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or_o consort_n during_o the_o time_n of_o johns_n baptism_n or_o before_o he_o be_v to_o baptize_v our_o saviour_n the_o prophet_n malachy_n to_o my_o apprehension_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o prophecy_n intimate_v some_o great_a plague_n or_o curse_v ready_a to_o fall_v either_o upon_o the_o whole_a world_n or_o at_o least_o upon_o the_o land_n of_o jewry_n unless_o it_o be_v prevent_v by_o such_o mean_n as_o the_o flood_n may_v have_v be_v or_o as_o the_o destruction_n of_o niniveh_n in_o the_o day_n of_o jonas_n be_v prevent_v that_o be_v by_o humiliation_n and_o true_a repentance_n and_o this_o humiliation_n of_o the_o people_n or_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o true_a repentance_n be_v to_o be_v wrought_v as_o malachy_n speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n eliah_n that_o be_v as_o you_o hear_v before_o by_o john_n the_o baptist._n the_o prophet_n word_n be_v these_o behold_v i_o will_v send_v you_o eliah_n the_o prophet_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n unto_o the_o child_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o father_n lest_o i_o come_v and_o smite_v the_o earth_n with_o a_o curse_n malac._n 4._o vers_fw-la 5_o 6._o the_o best_a interpretation_n of_o this_o place_n be_v make_v by_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n luk._n 1._o vers_fw-la 16_o 17._o and_o many_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v he_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o he_o shall_v go_v before_o he_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o elias_n to_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n and_o the_o disobedient_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o just_a to_o make_v ready_a a_o people_n prepare_v to_o the_o lord_n unless_o some_o competent_a multitude_n have_v be_v thus_o prepare_v to_o entertain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n or_o the_o gospel_n or_o christ_n
beside_o the_o evident_a fulfil_n of_o this_o prophecy_n beyond_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o its_o plain_a grammatical_a sense_n the_o sign_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n will_v much_o avail_n john_n or_o other_o then_o better_o acquaint_v with_o the_o history_n or_o custom_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n than_o now_o we_o be_v concern_v the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o isaias_n utter_v this_o prophecy_n thus_o much_o in_o general_n be_v undoubted_o true_a the_o revelation_n or_o prophecy_n be_v first_o conceyve_v or_o utter_v by_o isaias_n at_o that_o very_a time_n wherein_o sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n have_v lay_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n waste_n and_o put_v jerusalem_n unto_o that_o great_a distress_n whereof_o you_o may_v read_v 36._o chapter_n of_o this_o prophecy_n as_o also_o in_o the_o eighteen_o and_o nineteen_o of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o king_n which_o desolation_n and_o distress_n as_o also_o the_o deliverance_n from_o it_o the_o same_o prophet_n isaias_n have_v foretold_v as_o you_o may_v read_v isa._n 8_o 9_o and_o 10._o chapâ—ers_n and_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o seven_o chapter_n the_o history_n of_o sennacheribs_n attempt_n against_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o mighty_a overthrow_n and_o of_o ezechias_n sickness_n and_o recovery_n arâ—_n insert_v at_o large_a between_o the_o 35._o and_o 40._o chapter_n of_o this_o prophet_n not_o through_o negligence_n of_o the_o collector_n or_o compiler_n of_o these_o sacred_a volume_n but_o by_o the_o special_a direction_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v compare_v the_o historical_a event_n with_o the_o prophetical_a prediction_n and_o their_o euangelical_n accomplishment_n with_o the_o historical_a event_n or_o portendment_n that_o these_o prophecy_n of_o isaias_n in_o particular_a although_o literal_o fore-shaddow_n and_o historical_o verify_v in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n do_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n portend_v or_o prefigure_v some_o great_a mystery_n to_o be_v accomplish_v in_o latter_a age_n we_o need_v no_o further_a testimony_n than_o that_o of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n chap._n 48._o vers_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o he_o smite_v the_o host_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o his_o angel_n destroy_v they_o for_o ezechias_n have_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o please_v the_o lord_n and_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n his_o father_n as_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n who_o be_v great_a and_o faithful_a in_o his_o vision_n have_v command_v he_o in_o his_o time_n the_o sun_n go_v backward_o and_o he_o lengthen_v the_o king_n life_n he_o see_v by_o a_o excellent_a spirit_n what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v at_o last_o and_o he_o comfort_v they_o that_o mourn_v in_o zion_n he_o show_v what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v for_o ever_o and_o secret_a thing_n or_o ever_o they_o come_v 71._o that_o blasphemous_a message_n which_o sennacherib_n send_v to_o hezekiah_n by_o rabshakeh_n his_o general_n happen_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o sabbaticall_a year_n and_o hezekiah_n and_o his_o people_n delmerance_n by_o sennacheribs_n 3._o overthrow_n be_v accomplish_v in_o the_o year_n follow_v which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n thus_o much_o â—he_n lirerall_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o sign_n which_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n give_v to_o hezekiah_n do_v to_o my_o apprehension_n direct_o import_v isaiah_n 37._o vers_fw-la 30._o this_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n unto_o thou_o you_o shall_v eat_v this_o year_n such_o as_o grow_v of_o it_o selse_a this_o be_v the_o express_a law_n of_o the_o sabbaticall_a or_o seven_o year_n as_o you_o may_v read_v levit._n 25._o vers_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o and_o the_o second_o year_n that_o which_o spring_v of_o the_o same_o this_o be_v the_o express_a law_n of_o the_o year_n of_o jabile_fw-la which_o do_v always_o immediate_o follow_v the_o seven_o sabbaticall_a year_n as_o you_o may_v read_v levit._n 25._o 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well_o prince_n as_o people_n after_o the_o siege_n be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o mighty_a army_n of_o the_o assyrian_n destroy_v and_o scatter_v for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o prophet_n vers_fw-la 31_o 32._o and_o the_o remnant_n that_o be_v escape_v of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n shall_v again_o take_v root_n downward_o and_o bear_v fruit_n upward_o for_o out_o of_o jerusalem_n shall_v go_v forth_o a_o remnant_n and_o they_o that_o escape_v out_o of_o mount_n zion_n the_o zeal_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v do_v this_o 73._o what_o question_n soever_o some_o curious_a chronologer_n may_v move_v concern_v the_o computation_n of_o time_n as_o whether_o this_o deliverance_n do_v precise_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n by_o the_o law_n appoint_v or_o in_o some_o year_n substitute_v in_o lieu_n of_o the_o jubilee_n before_o neglect_a sure_o i_o be_o that_o whatsoever_o this_o year_n of_o their_o deliverance_n do_v want_v of_o the_o legal_a form_n be_v abundant_o supply_v in_o the_o reality_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n no_o servant_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o jewry_n do_v ever_o rejoice_v more_o at_o the_o approach_n of_o any_o year_n of_o jubilee_n than_o all_o the_o freeman_n and_o master_n in_o jerusalem_n than_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o noble_n of_o judah_n than_o the_o king_n himself_o do_v rejoice_v at_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o assyrian_a who_o overthrow_n the_o prophet_n compare_v unto_o the_o overthrow_n of_o pharaoh_n 3._o 17._o isaiah_n 10._o vers_fw-la 26_o 27._o and_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v stir_v up_o a_o scourge_n for_o he_o according_a to_o the_o slaughter_n of_o midian_a at_o the_o rock_n of_o oreb_n and_o as_o his_o rod_n be_v upon_o the_o sea_n so_o shall_v he_o lift_v it_o up_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o egypt_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o his_o burden_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o off_o thy_o 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6._o thou_o have_v multiply_v the_o nation_n and_o not_o increase_v the_o joy_n or_o as_o the_o latter_a english_a have_v it_o to_o he_o thou_o have_v increase_v the_o joy_n or_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v render_v have_v thou_o not_o increase_v the_o joy_n they_o joy_v before_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o joy_n in_o harvest_n and_o as_o man_n rejoice_v when_o they_o divide_v the_o spoil_n for_o thou_o have_v break_v the_o yoke_n of_o his_o burden_n and_o the_o staff_n of_o his_o shoulder_n the_o rod_n of_o his_o oppressor_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o midian_a for_o every_o battle_n of_o the_o warrior_n be_v with_o confuse_a noise_n and_o garment_n roll_v in_o blood_n but_o this_o shall_v be_v with_o burn_v and_o fuel_n of_o fire_n for_o unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o we_o a_o son_n be_v give_v etc._n etc._n 74._o nothing_o more_o usual_a with_o god_n prophet_n than_o to_o prefix_v denunciation_n of_o woe_n and_o misery_n to_o prophecy_n of_o comfort_n and_o to_o make_v 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