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desire_v of_o they_o viz._n jewel_n of_o silver_n and_o of_o gold_n and_o fine_a raiment_n and_o you_o shall_v put_v they_o upon_o your_o son_n and_o upon_o your_o daughter_n and_o so_o you_o shall_v come_v forth_o with_o great_a substance_n as_o i_o have_v promise_v gen._n 15.14_o tabernacle_n 15.14_o this_o be_v no_o theft_n or_o sin_n god_n have_v command_v it_o who_o be_v lord_n paramount_n of_o all_o and_o likewise_o intend_v hereby_o to_o recompense_v his_o people_n for_o the_o injury_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o that_o by_o these_o spoil_n they_o may_v be_v furnish_v with_o precious_a material_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o shall_v spoil_v the_o egyptian_n moses_n reply_v that_o he_o fear_v his_o countryman_n the_o hebrew_n will_v be_v very_o difficult_a at_o first_o to_o believe_v he_o or_o that_o god_n have_v indeed_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o humble_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o he_o shall_v do_v in_o that_o case_n the_o lord_n to_o encourage_v 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and_o aaron_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 16._o louse_n three_o plague_n louse_n 3._o pharaoh_n have_v thus_o mock_v god_n promise_v and_o not_o perform_v the_o lord_n to_o manifest_v his_o indignation_n against_o he_o command_v moses_n now_o to_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o new_a judgement_n without_o give_v he_o any_o warning_n as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o have_v do_v aaron_z therefore_o be_v command_v forthwith_o to_o stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n and_o to_o strike_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o aaron_n according_o do_v abundance_n of_o louse_n come_v on_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o dust_n in_o very_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o it_o turn_v into_o that_o
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palestina_n the_o duke_n of_o edom_n and_o the_o mighty_a man_n of_o moab_n 5.1_o moab_n see_v this_o prophecy_n fulfil_v numb_a 22.3_o josh_n 2.9_o &_o 5.1_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n that_o their_o very_a heart_n shall_v faint_v and_o melt_v with_o fear_n as_o wax_n do_v before_o the_o fire_n insomuch_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o still_o as_o a_o stone_n and_o israel_n shall_v pass_v over_o jordan_n into_o canaan_n without_o opposition_n thou_o will_v bring_v they_o in_o and_o plant_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o thy_o inheritance_n that_o be_v in_o canaan_n a_o mountainous_a country_n deut._n 11.11_o and_o particular_o thou_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o mount_n moriah_n which_o thou_o have_v choose_v as_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o where_o by_o thy_o own_o hand_n and_o power_n thou_o intend_v to_o establish_v thy_o sanctuary_n and_o where_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o dwell_v and_o to_o afford_v thy_o gracious_a presence_n the_o lord_n will_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n miriam_n hebrew_n miriam_n she_o be_v the_o sister_n of_o moses_n also_o but_o her_o reference_n to_o aaron_n be_v best_o know_v by_o reason_n of_o moses_n absence_n she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o hur_z by_o the_o hebrew_n the_o sister_n of_o aaron_n who_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n numb_a 12.2_o and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o principal_a guide_n which_o god_n give_v his_o people_n mich._n 6.4_o take_v a_o timbrel_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o the_o woman_n follow_v she_o play_v on_o their_o timbrel_n also_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n in_o public_a rejoice_n judg._n 11.34_o and_o they_o express_v their_o exultation_n and_o rapture_n of_o mind_n by_o lively_a motion_n and_o tripudiation_n of_o their_o body_n and_o when_o the_o man_n have_v sing_v a_o verse_n of_o this_o song_n than_o she_o with_o the_o woman_n sing_v it_o over_o again_o at_o least_o they_o repeat_v the_o first_o verse_n of_o it_o sing_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n have_v he_o throw_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o possible_o they_o add_v for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o as_o it_o be_v psal_n 136._o 2_o chron._n 5.13_o with_o this_o song_n of_o moses_n for_o victory_n over_o the_o egyptian-pharaoh_n the_o holy_a ghost_n compare_v the_o song_n of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v victorious_a over_o the_o spiritual_a pharaoh_n viz._n the_o beast_n and_o antichrist_n rev._n 15._o from_o 1._o to_o 5._o exod._n 15._o from_o 1._o to_o 22._o sect_n vi_o the_o israelite_n be_v now_o come_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o red-sea_n they_o march_v three_o whole_a day_n through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n etham_n shur_n call_v also_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n numb_a 33.8_o one_o may_v be_v the_o general_a name_n of_o the_o whole_a wilderness_n and_o the_o other_o of_o some_o part_n of_o it_o it_o seem_v the_o wilderness_n on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o red-sea_n be_v call_v the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n but_o find_v no_o water_n all_o the_o way_n as_o for_o food_n it_o be_v probable_a they_o be_v sustain_v with_o that_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o other_o provision_n they_o have_v bring_v with_o they_o out_o of_o egypt_n at_o last_o they_o come_v to_o marah_n their_o five_o encamp_v where_o they_o find_v water_n indeed_o but_o it_o be_v so_o bitter_a they_o can_v not_o drink_v it_o hereupon_o they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n ask_v he_o in_o a_o discontent_a mood_n what_o they_o shall_v drink_v moses_n upon_o this_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o show_v he_o a_o tree_n which_o when_o he_o have_v cast_v into_o the_o water_n the_o water_n be_v make_v sweet_a but_o the_o change_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o taste_n of_o the_o water_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o any_o virtue_n in_o that_o tree_n after_o god_n have_v thus_o try_v they_o and_o prove_v they_o not_o only_o by_o their_o 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homines_fw-la sibi_fw-la confisos_fw-la liberat_fw-la psal_n 103._o v._n 3._o glasius_fw-la and_o can_v heal_v not_o only_o their_o body_n but_o their_o soul_n also_o by_o forgive_a their_o sin_n and_o sanctify_v their_o nature_n exod._n 15._o from_o 22._o to_o 27._o sect_n vii_o from_o marah_n they_o remove_v to_o elim_n their_o six_o station_n famous_a for_o twelve_o well_n of_o water_n and_o 70_o palm-tree_n and_o here_o it_o seem_v they_o stay_v many_o day_n because_o the_o place_n be_v so_o pleasant_a and_o convenient_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o shade_n exod._n 15._o vers_fw-la 27._o sect_n viii_o from_o elim_n they_o turn_v back_o again_o to_o the_o red-sea_n which_o be_v their_o seven_o station_n as_o appear_v from_o numb_a 33.10_o the_o lord_n so_o order_v it_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o
burn_v incense_n be_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n but_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o a_o mean_v enjoin_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v whither_o these_o man_n or_o only_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o former_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n corah_n have_v assemble_v his_o confederate_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o not_o find_v dathan_n and_o abiram_n there_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v go_v to_o their_o tent_n to_o talk_v with_o they_o see_v ch._n 26.10_o and_o probable_o from_o they_o he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o tent_n before_o moses_n and_o the_o elder_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o present_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o 250_o conspirator_n on_o the_o one_o side_n take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n and_o put_v it_o into_o their_o censer_n and_o lay_v incense_n thereon_o and_o aaron_n near_o to_o who_o moses_n stand_v do_v the_o like_a on_o the_o other_o god_n now_o signify_v his_o approach_n and_o the_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o his_o presence_n by_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o cloud_n which_o use_v to_o hover_v over_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o the_o door_n 12.5_o door_n see_v vers_fw-la 42._o of_o this_o chap._n and_o ch._n 12.5_o thereof_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v separate_a yourselves_o from_o among_o this_o congreation_n that_o i_o may_v consume_v these_o conspirator_n and_o all_o that_o join_v with_o they_o in_o a_o moment_n then_o moses_n and_o aaron_n fall_v upon_o their_o face_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o god_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n who_o forme_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n within_o he_o zach._n 12.1_o and_o see_v and_o know_v the_o spirit_n and_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n and_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v between_o those_o that_o sin_n obstinate_o and_o those_o that_o be_v only_o seduce_v by_o 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he_o he_o be_v of_o a_o turbulent_a spirit_n and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n thou_o will_v have_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o just_a occasion_n against_o he_o and_o though_o he_o have_v be_v general_n of_o my_o army_n almost_o all_o my_o reign_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o hoary_a head_n go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n in_o peace_n but_o when_o thou_o find_v just_a occasion_n against_o he_o cut_v he_o off_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n and_o so_o let_v the_o blood_n of_o abner_n and_o amasa_n be_v revenge_v upon_o he_o 2_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o to_o show_v kindness_n to_o the_o son_n of_o barzillai_n the_o gileadite_n for_o they_o come_v and_o bring_v provision_n for_o i_o and_o my_o follower_n when_o i_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v from_o thy_o brother_n absalon_n and_o therefore_o let_v they_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o eat_v at_o thy_o table_n 2_o sam._n 17.28_o 29._o 3_o thou_o have_v with_o thou_o shimei_n the_o benjamite_n who_o revile_v i_o and_o curse_v i_o 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