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dream_n or_o vision_n supernatural_a which_o be_v not_o inspâ—…ration_n nor_o when_o our_o saviour_n breathe_v on_o his_o disciple_n say_v receive_v the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v that_o breath_n the_o spirit_n but_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o spiritual_a grace_n he_o give_v unto_o they_o and_o though_o it_o be_v say_v of_o many_o and_o of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n yet_o that_o fullness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o infusion_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o god_n but_o for_o accumulation_n of_o his_o gift_n such_o as_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o sanctity_n of_o life_n of_o tongue_n and_o the_o like_a whether_o attain_v supernatural_o or_o by_o study_n and_o industry_n for_o in_o all_o case_n they_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n so_o likewise_o where_o god_n say_v joel_n 2._o 28._o i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n and_o your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n shall_v prophesy_v your_o old_a man_n shall_v dream_v dream_n and_o your_o young_a man_n shall_v see_v vision_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o proper_a sense_n as_o if_o his_o spirit_n be_v like_o water_n subject_n to_o effusion_n or_o infusion_n but_o as_o if_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v they_o prophetical_a dream_n and_o vision_n for_o the_o proper_a use_n of_o the_o word_n infuse_v in_o speak_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v a_o abuse_n of_o it_o for_o those_o grace_n be_v virtue_n not_o body_n to_o be_v carry_v hither_o and_o thither_o and_o to_o be_v pour_v into_o man_n as_o into_o barrel_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o take_v inspiration_n in_o the_o proper_a sense_n or_o to_o say_v that_o good_a spirit_n enter_v into_o man_n to_o make_v they_o prophecy_n or_o evil_a spirit_n into_o those_o that_o become_v frenetic_a lunatic_n or_o epileptic_a be_v not_o to_o take_v the_o word_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o spirit_n there_o be_v take_v for_o the_o power_n of_o god_n work_v by_o cause_n to_o we_o unknown_a as_o also_o act_n 2._o 2._o the_o wind_n that_o be_v there_o say_v to_o fill_v the_o house_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n be_v assemble_v on_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o deity_n itself_o but_o for_o a_o external_a sign_n of_o god_n special_a work_n on_o their_o heart_n to_o effect_v in_o they_o the_o internal_a grace_n and_o holy_a virtue_n he_o think_v requisite_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o apostleship_n chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o signification_n in_o scripture_n of_o kingdom_n of_o god_n of_o holy_a sacred_a and_o sacrament_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o write_n of_o divine_n and_o proper_o special_o in_o sermon_n and_o treatise_n of_o devotion_n be_v take_v most_o common_o for_o eternal_a felicity_n after_o this_o life_n in_o the_o high_a heaven_n which_o they_o also_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n and_o sometime_o for_o the_o earnest_n of_o that_o felicity_n sanctification_n which_o they_o term_v the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n but_o never_o for_o the_o monarchy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o god_n over_o any_o subject_n acquire_v by_o their_o own_o consent_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a signification_n of_o kingdom_n to_o the_o contrary_a i_o find_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n to_o signify_v in_o most_o place_n of_o scripture_n a_o kingdom_n proper_o so_o name_v constitute_v by_o the_o vote_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o peculiar_a manner_n wherein_o they_o choose_v god_n for_o their_o king_n by_o covenant_n make_v with_o he_o upon_o god_n promise_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o but_o seldom_o metaphorical_o and_o than_o it_o be_v take_v for_o dominion_n over_o sin_n and_o only_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n because_o such_o a_o dominion_n as_o that_o every_o subject_a shall_v have_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o sovereign_n from_o the_o very_a creation_n god_n not_o only_o reign_v over_o all_o man_n natural_o by_o his_o might_n but_o also_o have_v peculiar_a subject_n who_o he_o command_v by_o a_o voice_n as_o one_o man_n speak_v to_o another_o in_o which_o manner_n he_o reign_v over_o adam_n and_o give_v he_o commandment_n to_o abstain_v from_o the_o tree_n of_o cognizance_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a which_o when_o he_o obey_v not_o but_o taste_v thereof_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v as_o god_n judge_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a not_o by_o his_o creator_n commandment_n but_o by_o his_o own_o sense_n his_o punishment_n be_v a_o privation_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o eternal_a life_n wherein_o god_n have_v at_o first_o create_v he_o and_o afterward_o god_n punish_v his_o posterity_n for_o their_o vice_n all_o but_o eight_o person_n with_o a_o universal_a deluge_n and_o in_o these_o eight_o do_v consist_v the_o then_o kingdom_n of_o god_n after_o this_o it_o please_v god_n to_o speak_v to_o abraham_n and_o gen._n 17._o 7_o 8._o god_n to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o in_o these_o word_n i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o euâ—…rlasting_a covenant_n to_o be_v a_o god_n to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o the_o land_n wherein_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n in_o this_o covenant_n abraham_n promise_v for_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n to_o obey_v as_o god_n the_o lord_n that_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o god_n on_o his_o part_n promise_v to_o abraham_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o everlasting_a
and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o seventy_o elder_n but_o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o chap._n 36._o by_o spirit_n be_v understand_v the_o mind_n so_o that_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o that_o god_n endue_v they_o with_o a_o mind_n conformable_a and_o subordinate_a to_o that_o of_o moses_n that_o they_o may_v prophecy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v speak_v to_o the_o people_n in_o god_n name_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o to_o set_v forward_o as_o minister_n of_o moses_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n such_o doctrine_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o moses_n his_o doctrine_n for_o they_o be_v but_o minister_n and_o when_o two_o of_o they_o prophesy_v in_o the_o camp_n it_o be_v think_v a_o new_a and_o unlawful_a thing_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 27._o and_o 28._o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n they_o be_v accuse_v of_o it_o and_o joshua_n advise_v moses_n to_o forbid_v they_o as_o not_o know_v that_o it_o be_v by_o moses_n his_o spirit_n that_o they_o prophesy_v by_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o no_o subject_a aught_o to_o pretend_v to_o prophecy_n or_o to_o the_o spirit_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o doctrine_n establish_v by_o he_o who_o god_n have_v set_v in_o the_o place_n of_o moses_n aaron_n be_v dead_a and_o after_o he_o also_o moses_n the_o kingdom_n as_o priest_n be_v a_o sacerdotal_a kingdom_n descend_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n to_o aaron_n son_n eleazar_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o god_n declare_v he_o next_o under_o himself_o for_o sovereign_a at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o appoint_v joshua_n for_o the_o general_n of_o their_o army_n for_o thus_o god_n say_v express_o numb_a 27._o 21._o concern_v joshua_n he_o shall_v stand_v before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n who_o shall_v ask_v counsel_n for_o he_o before_o the_o lord_n at_o his_o word_n shall_v they_o go_v out_o and_o at_o his_o word_n they_o shall_v come_v in_o both_o he_o aâ—…d_v all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n with_o he_o therefore_o the_o 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