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fulfil_v in_o no_o other_o person_n and_o no_o other_o person_n ever_o gain_v such_o victory_n over_o the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n who_o have_v so_o long_o tyrannize_v over_o the_o son_n of_o men._n god_n reveal_v the_o precise_a time_n of_o the_o flood_n to_o noah_n who_o thereupon_o build_v a_o ark_n and_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n to_o that_o wicked_a generation_n and_o be_v a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n and_o repentance_n to_o they_o gen._n vi_fw-la 3._o after_o the_o flood_n noah_n by_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n foretell_v the_o fate_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o his_o three_o son_n gen._n ix_o 25._o that_o canaan_n shall_v be_v servant_n to_o shem_n which_o be_v accomplish_v when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n subdue_v the_o canaanite_n and_o possess_v their_o land_n about_o eight_o hundred_o year_n after_o this_o prophecy_n that_o japhet_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem_n which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n descend_v from_o japhet_n when_o they_o conquer_v asia_n that_o canaan_n shall_v likewise_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o japhet_n as_o well_o as_o of_o shem._n upon_o which_o mr._n mede_n observe_v 28._o observe_v mede_n book_n 1_o disc_n 28._o that_o the_o posterity_n cham_fw-mi never_o subdue_v the_o child_n either_o of_o japhet_n or_o of_o shem_n though_o shem_n have_v subdue_v japhet_n and_o japhet_n have_v conquer_v shem_n which_o make_v 27._o make_v liv._o l._n 27._o hannibal_n descend_v from_o canaan_n cry_v out_o with_o amazement_n of_o soul_n agnosco_fw-la fatum_fw-la carthaginis_fw-la god_n promise_v abraham_n a_o son_n in_o his_o old_a age_n by_o sarah_n his_o wife_n who_o be_v likewise_o of_o a_o great_a age_n and_o declare_v that_o his_o posterity_n by_o this_o son_n shall_v be_v exceed_o numerous_a that_o they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n after_o they_o have_v be_v afflict_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n four_o hundred_o year_n gen._n xv._o 13._o and_o that_o then_o they_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o that_o land_n with_o great_a substance_n but_o that_o god_n will_v judge_v the_o nation_n that_o have_v oppress_v they_o or_o that_o he_o will_v procure_v their_o deliverance_n by_o signal_n judgement_n upon_o their_o oppressor_n and_o that_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n they_o shall_v be_v bring_v back_o again_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n ver_fw-la 16._o which_o agree_v exact_o with_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n compute_v the_o year_n from_o the_o time_n that_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o abraham_n exod._n twelve_o 40._o gal._n iii._o 17._o and_o reckon_v the_o four_o generation_n to_o be_v betwixt_o isaac_n the_o son_n promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o moses_n in_o who_o the_o prediction_n be_v fulfil_v this_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v renew_v several_a time_n and_o repeat_v again_o to_o he_o and_o to_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n gen._n xxvi_o 3._o &_o xxviii_o 14._o and_o be_v all_o along_o depend_v upon_o by_o the_o israelite_n god_n foretell_v of_o abraham_n that_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o gen._n xviii_o 18._o which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o that_o god_n make_v abraham_n '_o posterity_n his_o messenger_n to_o communicate_v his_o will_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n and_o more_o especial_o in_o that_o blessing_n which_o all_o nation_n receive_v in_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v a_o remarkable_a prophecy_n concern_v the_o great_a of_o blessing_n and_o be_v often_o repeat_v the_o prophecy_n of_o isaac_n concern_v esau_n and_o jacob_n gen._n xxvii_o 40._o first_o that_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n shall_v serve_v jacob_n posterity_n be_v fulfil_v in_o david_n victory_n over_o the_o edomite_n 2_o sam._n viij_o 14._o 1_o king_n xi_o 15._o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 13._o and_o by_o amaziah_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 7._o and_o then_o that_o part_n of_o it_o that_o the_o edomite_n shall_v break_v the_o yoke_n from_o off_o their_o neck_n be_v accomplish_v 2_o king_n viij_o 20._o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 8._o joseph_n own_o dream_n and_o his_o interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n when_o none_o of_o the_o magician_n or_o wiseman_n of_o egypt_n be_v able_a to_o interpret_v it_o have_v remarkable_a and_o public_a circumstance_n that_o can_v neither_o be_v mistake_v nor_o forget_v in_o the_o accomplishment_n jacob_n describe_v the_o border_n of_o their_o several_a possession_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n though_o it_o be_v so_o many_o year_n after_o divide_a among_o the_o tribe_n by_o lot_n gen._n xlix_o 13._o he_o foretell_v the_o different_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o son_n and_o particular_o prophesy_v that_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n until_o shiloh_n come_v and_o upon_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o and_o other_o prophecy_n in_o the_o pentateuch_n not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o samaritan_n who_o receive_v no_o other_o prophecy_n as_o they_o do_v these_o expect_v the_o messiah_n at_o the_o time_n in_o which_o our_o saviour_n appear_v in_o the_o world_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o because_o they_o see_v the_o prophecy_n fulfil_v in_o he_o joh._n four_o 25_o 29_o 39_o 42._o joseph_n take_v a_o oath_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v god_n will_v sure_o visit_v you_o and_o you_o shall_v carry_v up_o my_o bone_n from_o hence_o gen._n l._n 25._o which_o they_o do_v according_o exod._n xiii_o 19_o jacob_n have_v desire_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n insomuch_o that_o he_o cause_v joseph_n to_o swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v bury_v he_o there_o and_o not_o in_o egypt_n and_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n go_v into_o canaan_n to_o bury_v their_o father_n because_o that_o be_v the_o land_n where_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n have_v be_v bury_v and_o the_o land_n which_o their_o posterity_n be_v afterward_o to_o possess_v but_o joseph_n as_o a_o further_a token_n of_o assurance_n to_o the_o israelite_n that_o they_o shall_v inherit_v that_o land_n will_v not_o have_v his_o own_o corpse_n carry_v thither_o at_o his_o death_n but_o order_v his_o bone_n to_o be_v keep_v and_o carry_v up_o by_o their_o posterity_n at_o their_o leave_v egypt_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o be_v a_o perpetual_a monument_n and_o representation_n to_o they_o of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o their_o forefather_n and_o a_o ground_n and_o motive_n for_o their_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o god_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o the_o remembrance_n of_o balaam_n prophecy_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o east_n and_o the_o wiseman_n upon_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o star_n know_v it_o to_o be_v fulfil_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o inquire_v where_o they_o may_v find_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n then_o new_o bear_v num._n xxiv_o 15._o mat._n two_o 2._o he_o prophesy_v likewise_o of_o agag_n by_o name_n say_v of_o israel_n and_o his_o king_n shall_v be_v high_o than_o agag_n and_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v exalt_v num._n xxiv_o 7._o thereby_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o agag_n by_o saul_n who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n that_o ever_o israel_n have_v overcome_v agag_n king_n of_o the_o amalekite_n 1_o sam._n xv_o 8._o the_o same_o balaam_n foretell_v the_o conquest_n of_o alexander_n in_o these_o word_n and_o ship_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o chittim_n and_o shall_v afflict_v ashur_n num._n xxiv_o 24._o by_o the_o coast_n of_o chittim_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o coast_n of_o greece_n from_o whence_o alexander_n army_n be_v transport_v into_o asia_n for_o alexander_n come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o chettim_n or_o chittim_n 1_o mac._n i_o 1._o and_o perseus_n be_v king_n of_o the_o citim_n or_o macedonian_n chap._n viij_o 5._o these_o
to_o concern_v himself_o in_o it_o and_o yet_o he_o can_v but_o know_v every_o thing_n be_v omniscient_a and_o he_o can_v but_o concur_v in_o every_o operation_n of_o natural_a cause_n be_v omnipresent_v and_o wherever_o he_o be_v he_o acts._n it_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o eye_n to_o see_v all_o that_o be_v within_o view_n how_o small_a and_o inconsiderable_a soever_o it_o be_v nay_o the_o small_a the_o object_n discern_v be_v the_o more_o perfect_a it_o prove_v the_o sight_n to_o be_v and_o if_o a_o man_n can_v do_v every_o little_a thing_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o do_v thing_n of_o importance_n and_o with_o no_o trouble_n to_o himself_o it_o will_v be_v sure_o more_o perfection_n in_o he_o than_o to_o do_v these_o only_a but_o a_o variety_n of_o business_n be_v troublesome_a to_o man_n and_o small_a affair_n hinder_v and_o call_v they_o off_o from_o those_o of_o moment_n though_o with_o god_n it_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o he_o act_v with_o the_o same_o ease_n wherewith_o he_o see_v or_o know_v or_o exist_v he_o know_v all_o thing_n with_o one_o omniscient_a thought_n and_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n by_o one_o omnipotent_a act_n nothing_o can_v be_v in_o the_o least_o difficult_a to_o he_o and_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v without_o he_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v act._n xvii_o 28._o and_o what_o the_o scripture_n deliver_v relate_v to_o the_o creation_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o world_n may_v in_o strictness_n of_o philosophy_n be_v take_v in_o a_o proper_a and_o literal_a sense_n but_o do_v man_n indeed_o consider_v what_o it_o be_v to_o make_v and_o preserve_v a_o world_n when_o they_o pretend_v to_o show_v by_o what_o step_v god_n proceed_v in_o it_o and_o to_o explain_v the_o whole_a process_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o operation_n be_v there_o not_o infinite_a wisdom_n require_v to_o know_v what_o infinite_a power_n only_o can_v effect_v and_o after_o all_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a both_o from_o 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that_o god_n use_v the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n but_o how_o far_o and_o to_o what_o particular_a purpose_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o determine_v however_o those_o who_o have_v be_v the_o most_o curious_a inquirer_n into_o nature_n daily_o meet_v with_o so_o many_o new_a and_o strange_a discovery_n that_o they_o have_v be_v force_v to_o complain_v that_o the_o contriver_n of_o hypothesis_n have_v be_v too_o hasty_a in_o frame_v they_o without_o a_o sufficient_a number_n of_o experiment_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o if_o man_n will_v first_o content_v themselves_o to_o make_v experiment_n in_o order_n to_o give_v a_o true_a history_n of_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n before_o they_o attempt_v to_o solve_v they_o upon_o their_o own_o principle_n the_o world_n will_v have_v a_o end_n before_o any_o complete_a system_n can_v be_v contrive_v to_o give_v any_o tolerable_a account_n of_o they_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o chapter_n in_o the_o word_n with_o which_o m._n huygens_n conclude_v his_o conjecture_n concern_v the_o planetary_a world_n for_o my_o part_n say_v he_o i_o shall_v be_v very_o well_o content_v and_o shall_v count_v i_o have_v do_v a_o great_a matter_n if_o i_o can_v but_o come_v to_o any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o now_o be_v never_o trouble_v my_o head_n about_o their_o beginning_n or_o how_o they_o be_v make_v know_v that_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o humane_a knowledge_n or_o even_o conjecture_n chap._n x._o of_o other_o habitable_a world_n beside_o this_o earth_n those_o who_o think_v that_o there_o must_v be_v other_o world_n be_v inhabit_v beside_o this_o earth_n where_o we_o dwell_v or_o that_o else_o the_o planet_n will_v be_v useless_a and_o the_o star_n which_o be_v like_o so_o many_o sun_n will_v shine_v to_o little_a purpose_n do_v not_o consider_v that_o i._o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o omnipotence_n to_o make_v a_o planet_n or_o star_n as_o it_o be_v to_o make_v the_o least_o thing_n in_o nature_n ii_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n almighty_n in_o manifest_v his_o power_n and_o wisdom_n by_o make_v and_o preserve_v such_o vast_a body_n in_o their_o several_a orb_n and_o motion_n may_v be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n for_o their_o creation_n though_o his_o wisdom_n shall_v see_v it_o fit_v not_o to_o have_v they_o inhabit_v for_o though_o every_o thing_n be_v equal_o easy_a for_o god_n to_o perform_v yet_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o admire_v the_o work_n of_o this_o kind_n most_o they_o employ_v the_o wit_n of_o many_o man_n in_o all_o age_n to_o consider_v their_o end_n and_o nature_n and_o to_o calculate_v their_o distance_n and_o motion_n who_o curiosity_n may_v otherwise_o be_v very_o ill_o employ_v there_o be_v some_o genius_n design_v as_o it_o be_v for_o these_o study_n and_o they_o will_v want_v matter_n to_o work_v upon_o without_o such_o object_n iii_o as_o the_o satellite_n of_o 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unbelief_n the_o evil_a spirit_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o his_o son_n mark_v ix_o 23.24_o the_o end_n and_o design_n of_o christ_n miracle_n require_v that_o those_o who_o be_v cure_a by_o he_o shall_v believe_v in_o he_o for_o they_o be_v wrought_v with_o a_o design_n to_o convince_v man_n that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v come_v not_o so_o much_o to_o cure_v their_o body_n as_o to_o save_v their_o soul_n and_o he_o forgive_v their_o sin_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o heal_v they_o of_o their_o disease_n mark_v two_o 5._o and_o since_o faith_n be_v so_o necessary_a a_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v as_o requisite_a that_o christ_n shall_v teach_v this_o as_o any_o other_o doctrine_n but_o how_o can_v he_o do_v it_o more_o proper_o and_o more_o effectual_o than_o by_o require_v faith_n in_o those_o who_o come_v to_o be_v heal_v if_o they_o will_v partake_v of_o his_o mercy_n they_o must_v qualify_v themselves_o for_o it_o by_o believe_v 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