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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o paul_n cross_n the_o 13._o of_o june_n 1602._o genes_n 9_o vers_fw-la 27._o the_o lord_n shall_v allure_v japheth_n and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem_n and_o canaan_n shall_v be_v their_o servant_n after_o that_o moses_n have_v finish_v the_o story_n of_o the_o drown_n of_o the_o old_a world_n he_o begin_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o noah_n again_o and_o he_o mention_v the_o thankfulness_n of_o noah_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o and_o he_o by_o bestow_v both_o benefit_n law_n and_o promise_n upon_o they_o by_o name_n he_o prosper_v the_o handy_a work_n of_o noah_n in_o the_o vineyard_n which_o he_o have_v plant_v and_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v chronicle_v noah_n fall_n by_o infirmity_n into_o drunkenness_n and_o the_o little_a regard_n which_o he_o have_v of_o his_o honour_n in_o his_o drunkenness_n which_o appear_v by_o his_o discover_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o tent_n from_o hence_o as_o it_o follow_v his_o son_n cham_n take_v occasion_n to_o dishonour_v he_o both_o by_o impious_a look_n to_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o own_o reverence_n &_o also_o by_o impious_a and_o scornful_a report_n of_o that_o he_o see_v to_o draw_v his_o brethren_n to_o the_o like_a but_o he_o fail_v of_o his_o purpose_n for_o shem_n be_v affect_v with_o due_a piety_n as_o the_o author_n of_o this_o filial_a duty_n and_o japheth_n be_v induce_v by_o his_o brother_n shem_n to_o be_v a_o ready_a coadiutor_n in_o the_o same_o come_v to_o the_o succour_n of_o their_o father_n dishonour_n and_o throw_v his_o garment_n that_o lie_v by_o upon_o their_o shoulder_n with_o their_o face_n from_o he_o cover_v he_o with_o the_o same_o reserve_v their_o reverence_n unto_o he_o by_o not_o see_v when_o noah_n awake_v and_o his_o drunkenness_n be_v clean_o depart_v &_o have_v receive_v some_o information_n someway_o of_o the_o matter_n concern_v the_o behaviour_n of_o his_o son_n all_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n remove_v as_o become_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o publish_v unto_o they_o by_o way_n of_o oracle_n what_o shall_v several_o befall_v they_o after_o this_o deed_n especial_o in_o their_o prosteritie_n so_o this_o oracle_n have_v the_o commendation_n of_o the_o full_a recovery_n of_o his_o sobriety_n and_o of_o his_o due_a notice_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o first_o as_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o cham_n impiety_n who_o before_o be_v call_v cham_n the_o father_n of_o canaan_n he_o denounce_v a_o curse_n against_o this_o canaan_n be_v cham_n son_n 22._o verse_n 22._o because_o as_o aben_n ezra_n suppose_v this_o canaan_n abuse_v his_o grandfather_n to_o i_o know_v not_o upon_o what_o ground_n or_o rather_o because_o moses_n from_o god_n oracle_n not_o to_o be_v examine_v by_o man_n rule_n purpose_v to_o make_v the_o name_n of_o the_o canaanite_n odious_a to_o the_o israelite_n for_o who_o he_o write_v this_o story_n as_o they_o be_v now_o on_o their_o journey_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o win_v it_o the_o curse_n he_o denounce_v against_o canaan_n be_v 10.21_o gen._n 10.21_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o servant_n of_o servant_n to_o his_o brethren_n the_o other_o two_o which_o be_v after_o call_v brethren_n for_o their_o join_n in_o this_o deed_n he_o join_v in_o a_o blessing_n first_o he_o bless_v shem_n the_o author_n thereof_o though_o otherwise_o young_a than_o japheth_n in_o his_o behalf_n he_o bless_v the_o lord_n in_o a_o right_n fervent_a blessing_n as_o for_o some_o high_a benefit_n reveil_v give_v intitle_v intimation_n in_o his_o blessing_n that_o christ_n shall_v descend_v of_o he_o in_o who_o lie_n also_o from_o that_o time_n forward_o true_a religion_n continue_v next_o he_o bless_v in_o this_o text_n japheth_n shem_n helper_n in_o this_o work_n of_o piety_n he_o he_o bless_v in_o his_o posterity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o gentile_n which_o shall_v dwell_v far_o distant_a in_o asia_n and_o europe_n as_o rupertus_n observe_v special_o for_o as_o for_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o he_o mean_v the_o nation_n border_v on_o the_o holy_a land_n it_o may_v go_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o vanity_n he_o prophesi_v then_o that_o howsoever_o some_o generation_n of_o japheths_n offspring_n shall_v grow_v wild_a and_o barbarous_a and_o forsake_v the_o religion_n of_o shem_n yet_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v that_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o spirit_n will_v reclaim_v they_o and_o call_v they_o home_o to_o his_o grace_n and_o that_o he_o will_v work_v upon_o their_o wildness_n and_o fierceness_n with_o his_o sweet_a and_o amiable_a allurement_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o break_v their_o heart_n with_o kindness_n to_o draw_v they_o both_o to_o return_v and_o also_o to_o abide_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem._n speak_v after_o their_o manner_n of_o dwell_v then_o but_o mean_v that_o the_o gentile_n whereof_o as_o i_o have_v say_v a_o good_a part_n descend_v of_o japheth_n shall_v be_v win_v to_o the_o religion_n of_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n in_o god_n fatherly_a piety_n to_o they_o according_a to_o his_o eternal_a election_n and_o according_a to_o the_o grace_n and_o filial_a piety_n that_o god_n wrought_v in_o their_o father_n japheth_n when_o he_o help_v shem_n to_o cover_v his_o father_n noah_n for_o from_o hence_o god_n move_v noah_n to_o promise_n japheth_n thus_o much_o as_o from_o the_o occasion_n but_o not_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o blessing_n and_o further_o he_o promise_v to_o japheth_n as_o before_o he_o promise_v to_o shem_n that_o canaan_n shall_v be_v his_o servant_n because_o they_o shall_v both_o successive_o participate_v in_o this_o dominion_n over_o canaan_n as_o moses_n indeed_o have_v it_o plural_o in_o both_o place_n but_o japheth_n have_v this_o difference_n first_o that_o canaan_n which_o be_v promise_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n be_v 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