imposture_n and_o the_o real_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o from_o chap._n 8._o 18._o and_o from_o other_o passage_n and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o scripture-story_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o write_v by_o fiction_n and_o design_n for_o if_o moses_n have_v write_v these_o book_n to_o deceive_v the_o world_n and_o to_o advance_v his_o own_o reputation_n as_o some_o have_v impudent_o say_v it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o think_v that_o he_o will_v have_v put_v in_o this_o and_o many_o other_o passage_n which_o may_v seem_v so_o much_o to_o eclipse_v his_o honour_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o work_n with_o their_o enchantment_n 12_o for_o they_o cast_v down_o every_o man_n his_o rod_n and_o they_o become_v serpent_n 11._o serpent_n either_o 1._o in_o appearance_n for_o the_o scripture_n oft_o speak_v of_o thing_n otherwise_o then_o they_o be_v because_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o devil_n appear_v to_o saul_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o samuel_n be_v call_v samuel_n so_o may_v these_o rod_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n be_v call_v serpent_n because_o through_o diabolical_a illusion_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o or_o 2._o real_o in_o manner_n express_v ver_fw-la 11._o but_o aaron_n rod_n swallow_v up_o their_o rod_n devil_n rod_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a either_o that_o aaron_n rod_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o real_a serpent_n because_o it_o have_v the_o real_a property_n and_o effect_n of_o a_o serpent_n viz._n to_o devour_v or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v infinite_o more_o powerful_a than_o the_o egyptian_a idol_n or_o devil_n 13_o and_o he_o elsewhere_o he_o the_o lord_n to_o who_o this_o act_n of_o harden_v be_v frequent_o ascribe_v both_o in_o this_o book_n and_o elsewhere_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o 21._o they_o chap._n 4._o 21._o as_o the_o lord_z have_v say_v 14_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n 27._o moses_n chap._n 8._o 15._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 1_o 20_o 27._o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v he_o harden_v be_v obstinate_a and_o resolve_v in_o his_o way_n so_o as_o neither_o my_o word_n nor_o work_n can_v make_v any_o impression_n upon_o he_o he_o refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v 15_o get_v thou_o unto_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o morning_n lo_o he_o go_v out_o unto_o the_o water_n testify_v water_n i._n e._n nilus_n whither_o he_o go_v at_o that_o time_n either_o for_o his_o recreation_n or_o to_o pay_v his_o morning-worship_n to_o that_o river_n which_o the_o egyptian_n have_v in_o great_a veneration_n as_o plutarch_n testify_v and_o thou_o shall_v stand_v by_o the_o river_n brink_n against_o he_o come_v and_o the_o rod_n which_o be_v turn_v to_o a_o serpent_n shall_v thou_o take_v into_o thy_o hand_n 16_o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_z god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o say_v let_v my_o people_n go_v 3._o go_v chap._n 3._o 12_o 18._o &_o 5._o 1_o 3._o that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o behold_v hitherto_o thou_o will_v not_o hear_v 17_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o this_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n cost_n lord_n because_o thâ—…_n say_v 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n chap._n 5._o 2._o thou_o 〈◊〉_d know_v he_o experimental_o and_o to_o thy_o cost_n 9_o cost_n chap._n 4._o 9_o behold_v i_o will_v smite_v cause_n smite_v viz._n by_o aaron_n hand_n who_o shall_v do_v it_o by_o my_o command_n and_o direction_n thus_o pilate_n be_v say_v to_o give_v christ_n body_n to_o joseph_n mark_v 15._o 45._o because_o he_o command_v it_o to_o be_v deliver_v by_o other_o to_o he_o the_o same_o action_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o principal_a and_o instrumental_a cause_n with_o the_o rod_n that_o be_v in_o my_o hand_n upon_o the_o water_n which_o be_v in_o the_o river_n feel_v river_n nilus_n which_o be_v one_o of_o their_o principal_a god_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v inexcusable_a in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o renounce_v those_o â—…eeble_a god_n which_o be_v unable_a to_o help_v not_o only_o their_o worshipper_n but_o even_o themselves_o nor_o embrace_v the_o service_n and_o command_n of_o that_o god_n who_o almighty_a power_n they_o see_v and_o feel_v and_o they_o shall_v be_v turn_v 6._o turn_v rev._n 16._o 6._o to_o blood_n 22._o blood_n which_o be_v a_o very_a grievous_a plague_n to_o they_o both_o because_o it_o be_v a_o eternal_a dishonour_n to_o their_o religion_n and_o because_o from_o hence_o they_o have_v both_o their_o drink_n deut._n 11._o 10_o 11._o jer._n 2._o 18._o and_o their_o meat_n numb_a 11._o 5._o for_o great_a and_o lesser_a cattle_n they_o will_v not_o eat_v exod._n 8._o 26._o and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a proper_a punishment_n for_o they_o who_o have_v make_v that_o river_n a_o instrument_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o bloody_a design_n against_o the_o israelitish_n infant_n exod._n 1._o 22._o 18_o and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n shall_v die_v and_o the_o river_n shall_v stink_v and_o the_o egyptian_n blood_n egyptian_n therefore_o the_o israelite_n be_v free_a from_o this_o plague_n and_o those_o branch_n of_o nilus_n which_o they_o use_v be_v uncorrupted_a when_o all_o other_o be_v turn_v into_o blood_n shall_v loathe_v river_n loathe_v or_o shall_v weary_v themselves_o in_o run_v hither_o and_o thither_o in_o hope_n of_o find_v water_n in_o some_o part_n or_o branch_n of_o the_o river_n to_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod_n and_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n upon_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n upon_o their_o stream_n upon_o their_o river_n and_o upon_o their_o pond_n and_o upon_o all_o their_o water_n their_o heb._n gather_v of_o their_o water_n pool_n of_o water_n way_n water_n not_o that_o he_o be_v to_o go_v to_o every_o pool_n to_o use_v this_o ceremony_n there_o but_o he_o stretch_v his_o hand_n and_o rod_n over_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o may_v signify_v either_o by_o his_o word_n or_o by_o the_o various_a motion_n of_o his_o rod_n several_a way_n that_o they_o may_v become_v blood_n and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v blood_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n both_o in_o vessel_n of_o wood_n and_o in_o vessel_n of_o stone_n 20_o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v so_o as_o the_o lord_z command_v and_o he_o 5._o he_o chap._n 17._o 5._o lift_v up_o the_o rod_n and_o smite_v the_o water_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o all_o the_o 29._o the_o psal._n â—…8_n 44._o and_o 105._o 29._o water_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n be_v turn_v to_o blood_n 21_o and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n die_v and_o the_o river_n stink_v and_o the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n and_o there_o be_v blood_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 22_o â—…_n 22_o wisd._n 17._o â—…_n and_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n do_v so_o with_o their_o enchantment_n experiment_n enchantment_n it_o be_v not_o difficult_a for_o the_o devil_n to_o convey_v blood_n speedy_o and_o unperceivable_o and_o that_o in_o great_a quantity_n which_o may_v suffice_v to_o infect_v with_o a_o bloody_a colour_n those_o small_a parcel_n of_o water_n which_o be_v leave_v for_o they_o to_o show_v their_o art_n in_o qu._n whence_o can_v they_o have_v water_n when_o all_o their_o water_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n ans._n 1._o it_o may_v be_v have_v either_o 1._o by_o rain_n which_o at_o that_o time_n god_n be_v please_v to_o send_v down_o either_o for_o this_o purpose_n or_o to_o mitigate_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o plague_n or_o for_o other_o reason_n know_v to_o he_o though_o not_o to_o we_o for_o that_o rain_n sometime_o fall_v in_o egypt_n though_o not_o much_o nor_o often_o be_v affirm_v by_o ancient_a writer_n and_o late_a traveller_n or_o 2._o from_o goshen_n which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o court_n or_o from_o some_o house_n of_o the_o israelite_n who_o dwell_v among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o appear_v from_o many_o place_n of_o this_o history_n and_o who_o be_v free_a from_o these_o plague_n see_v exod._n 8._o 22._o and_o 9_o 26._o and_o 10._o 23._o and_o 12._o 13._o etc._n etc._n or_o 3._o from_o the_o pit_n which_o they_o dig_v ver_fw-la 24._o or_o 4._o from_o some_o branch_n of_o nilus_n or_o some_o vessel_n in_o their_o house_n who_o water_n be_v not_o yet_o change_v for_o this_o change_n may_v be_v wrought_v not_o sudden_o
with_o the_o city_n thereof_o in_o the_o coast_n even_o the_o city_n of_o the_o country_n round_o about_o 34_o and_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n build_v be_v build_v i._n e._n repair_v and_o fortify_v as_o that_o word_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o 1_o king_n 12._o 25._o 2_o king_n 14._o 22._o 2_o chron._n 8._o 1._o and_o 11._o 5_o etc._n etc._n and_o 26._o 2._o dan._n 4._o 30._o for_o they_o neither_o have_v need_n nor_o leisure_n as_o yet_o to_o do_v more_o the_o old_a city_n not_o be_v burn_v and_o ruin_v as_o divers_a in_o canaan_n be_v dibon_n and_o ataroth_n and_o aroer_n 35_o and_o atroth_o shophan_v and_o jazâ—…r_n and_o verse_n 1_o 3._o jazâ—…r_n jaazer_n and_o jogbehah_n 36_o and_o nimrah_n and_o verse_n 3._o nimrah_n bethnimrah_a and_o beth-haran_a fence_a city_n and_o fold_n for_o sheep_n 37_o and_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n 27._o reuben_n chap._n 21._o 27._o build_v heshbon_n and_o elealeh_n and_o kirjathaim_n 38_o and_o nebo_n 1._o nebo_n of_o which_o city_n see_v deut._n 34._o 1._o jer._n 48._o 1._o and_o baalmeon_a 7._o baalmeon_a see_v verse_n 3_o josh._n 23._o 7._o their_o name_n be_v change_v 20_o change_v either_o because_o conqueror_n of_o place_n use_v to_o do_v so_o or_o because_o the_o name_n of_o other_o god_n which_o nebo_n and_o baalmeon_a unquestionable_o be_v be_v not_o to_o be_v mention_v exod._n 23._o 13._o especial_o at_o the_o first_o settle_v of_o the_o israelite_n there_o that_o the_o very_a remembrance_n of_o the_o idol_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o and_o so_o the_o temptation_n to_o idolatry_n remove_v though_o afterward_o when_o that_o danger_n be_v over_o they_o be_v call_v by_o their_o old_a name_n again_o jos._n 13._o 17_o 20_o and_o shibmah_n and_o city_n and_o heb._n they_o call_v by_o name_n the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n give_v other_o name_n unto_o the_o city_n which_o they_o build_v 39_o and_o the_o child_n of_o 23._o of_o gen._n 50._o 23._o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n go_v to_o gilead_n and_o take_v it_o 13._o it_o i._n e._n part_v of_o it_o or_o gilead_n be_v here_o take_v more_o strict_o see_v above_o on_o ver_fw-la 29._o and_o gen._n 31._o 21._o deut._n 3._o 12_o 13._o and_o dispossess_v the_o amorite_n which_o be_v in_o it_o 40_o and_o moses_n 15._o moses_n deut._n 3._o 12_o 13_o 15._o give_v gilead_n unto_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n posterity_n manasseh_n i._n e._n not_o to_o machir_n himself_o who_o doubtless_o be_v long_a since_o dead_a see_v gen._n 50._o 23._o the_o family_n or_o posterity_n of_o machir_n which_o be_v call_v by_o their_o father_n name_n as_o the_o name_n of_o abraham_n act._n 7._o 16._o of_o isaac_n amos_n 7._o 9_o of_o jacob_n or_o israel_n frequent_o of_o judah_n and_o simeon_n judg._n 1._o 3._o of_o david_n 1_o king_n 12._o 6._o be_v manifest_o put_v for_o their_o posterity_n and_o he_o dwell_v therein_o 41_o and_o 30._o and_o deut._n 3._o 14._o josh._n 13._o 30._o jair_a the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n they_o manasseh_n call_v here_o the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n partly_o because_o he_o be_v so_o by_o his_o mother_n 1_o chron._n 2._o 21_o 22._o and_o partly_o because_o he_o join_v himself_o with_o the_o manassites_n in_o this_o expedition_n and_o settle_a himself_o among_o they_o go_v and_o take_v the_o small_a town_n thereof_o and_o call_v they_o havoth-jair_a 42_o and_o nobah_n manasseh_n nobah_n who_o though_o not_o elsewhere_o name_v be_v doubtless_o a_o eminent_a person_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n go_v and_o take_v kenath_n and_o the_o village_n daughter_n village_n heb._n daughter_n thereof_o and_o call_v it_o nobah_n after_o his_o own_o name_n chap._n xxxiii_o 1_o these_o be_v the_o journey_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o their_o army_n 18._o army_n i._n e._n in_o great_a number_n and_o exact_a order_n as_o armies_z march_z and_o they_o do_v exod._n 12._o 37_o 38_o and_o 13._o 18._o under_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n 2_o and_o moses_n write_v their_o go_n out_o according_a to_o their_o journey_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n undertake_n lord_n who_o will_v have_v this_o do_v partly_o to_o evince_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o history_n partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o remembrance_n of_o god_n glorious_a and_o miraculous_a work_n both_o of_o judgement_n and_o mercy_n towards_o his_o people_n and_o thereby_o to_o confirm_v their_o faith_n in_o their_o present_a difficult_a undertake_n and_o these_o be_v their_o journey_n according_a to_o their_o go_n out_o 3_o and_o they_o 37._o they_o exod._n 12._o 37._o depart_v from_o ramese_n land_n ramese_n whither_o they_o all_o repair_v by_o moses_n his_o order_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n in_o the_o first_o month_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o passover_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o 8._o out_o exod._n 14._o 8._o with_o a_o high_a hand_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o egyptian_n 30._o egyptian_n see_v exod._n 14._o 8._o numb_a 15._o 30._o 4_o for_o the_o egyptian_n bury_v all_o their_o first-born_a 〈◊〉_d first-born_a exod._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v among_o they_o 1._o they_o exod._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d &_o 18._o 11._o isa._n 21._o 9_o &_o 19_o 1._o upon_o their_o god_n 11._o god_n either_o 1._o their_o prince_n and_o ruler_n who_o be_v sometime_o call_v god_n in_o scripture_n and_o so_o this_o be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o amplification_n god_n fly_v their_o first-born_a not_o only_o of_o the_o mean_a sort_n but_o even_o of_o their_o king_n and_o prince_n or_o 2._o their_o falsegod_n to_o wit_n those_o beast_n which_o the_o brutish_a egyptian_n worship_v as_o god_n which_o be_v kill_v with_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o first-born_a both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v then_o kill_v exod._n 13._o 15._o see_v more_o on_o exod._n 12._o 12._o and_o 18._o 11._o also_o the_o lord_n execute_v judgement_n 5_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n remove_v from_o ramese_n and_o pitch_v in_o succoth_n 6_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o â—…_n from_o exod._n 13._o â—…_n succoth_n and_o pitch_v in_o etham_n which_o be_v in_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o wilderness_n 7_o and_o they_o 1â—…â—…_n they_o exod._n 1â—…â—…_n remove_v from_o etham_n and_o turn_v again_o unto_o pihahiroth_a which_o be_v before_o baalzephon_a and_o they_o pitch_v before_o migdol_n 8_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o before_o pihahiroth_a and_o 23._o and_o exod._n 1â—…â—…_n &_o 15._o 22_o 23._o pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n and_o pitch_v in_o marah_n 9_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o marah_n and_o 1â—…â—…_n and_o exod._n 1â—…â—…_n come_v unto_o elim_n and_o in_o elim_n be_v twelve_o fountain_n of_o water_n and_o threescore_o and_o ten_o palm-tree_n and_o they_o pitch_v there_o 10_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o elim_n and_o encamp_v by_o the_o red-sea_n over_o red-sea_n i._n e._n by_o another_o part_n of_o that_o sea_n which_o they_o pass_v over_o 11_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o the_o red-sea_n and_o encamp_v in_o the_o â—…_n the_o exod._n 1â—…_n â—…_n wilderness_n of_o sin_n 12_o and_o they_o take_v their_o journey_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n and_o encamp_v in_o dophkah_n 13_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o dophkah_n and_o encamp_v in_o alush_n 14_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o alush_n and_o encamp_v at_o â—…_n at_o exod._n 1â—…_n â—…_n rephidim_n where_o be_v no_o water_n for_o the_o people_n to_o drink_v 15_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o rephidim_n and_o pitch_v in_o the_o â—…_n the_o exod._n 16._o â—…_n wilderness_n of_o sinai_n 16_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o the_o desert_n of_o sinai_n and_o pitch_v 〈◊〉_d pitch_v chap._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d at_o lust_n at_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o lust_n kibroth-hattaavah_a 17_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o kibroth-hattaavah_a and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o chap._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d encamp_v at_o hazeroth_n 18_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o hazeroth_n and_o pitch_v in_o rithmah_n kadesh-barnea_a rithmah_n a_o place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n near_o kadesh-barnea_a 19_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o rithmah_n and_o pitch_v at_o rimmon-parez_a 20_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o rimmon-parez_a and_o pitch_v in_o libnah_n 21_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o libnah_n and_o pitch_v at_o rissah_n 22_o and_o they_o journey_v from_o rissah_n and_o pitch_v in_o kehelathah_n 23_o and_o they_o go_v from_o kehelathah_n and_o pitch_v in_o mount_n shapher_n 24_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o mount_n shapher_n and_o encamp_v in_o haradah_n 25_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o haradah_n and_o pitch_v in_o makheloth_n 26_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o makheloth_n and_o encamp_v at_o tahath_n 27_o and_o they_o depart_v from_o tahath_n and_o pitch_v at_o tarah_n 28_o
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but_o consute_v they_o as_o we_o shall_v clear_o discern_v in_o the_o exposition_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o other_o jew_n reject_v they_o both_o and_o understand_v it_o of_o abraham_n or_o moses_n or_o josiah_n or_o ezra_n or_o zorobabâ—…l_o and_o they_o may_v as_o well_o have_v name_v twenty_o person_n more_o to_o who_o this_o place_n may_v be_v apply_v upon_o as_o good_a ground_n as_o to_o any_o of_o these_o but_o there_o be_v not_o one_o clause_n in_o all_o this_o context_n which_o be_v not_o most_o true_o and_o fit_o apply_v to_o christ_n as_o i_o shall_v make_v apparent_a step_v by_o step_n and_o first_o this_o title_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v in_o a_o eminent_a and_o peculiar_a manner_n give_v to_o christ_n in_o this_o very_a pophecy_n as_o isa._n 42._o 1._o &_o 49._o 6._o &_o 53._o 11._o &_o ezek._n 34._o 23._o zech._n 3._o 8._o shall_v prosper_v shall_v or_o prosper_v deal_v prudent_o affliction_n prudent_o shall_v manage_v his_o kingdom_n with_o admirable_a wisdom_n or_o shall_v prosper_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n and_o as_o this_o word_n be_v frequent_o render_v and_o particular_o in_o this_o very_a case_n and_o of_o this_o same_o person_n jer._n 23._o 5._o which_o also_o seem_v best_a to_o agree_v with_o the_o follow_a clause_n and_o with_o chap._n 53._o 10_o 11._o and_o this_o intimation_n concern_v the_o future_a prosperity_n and_o advancement_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v fit_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o prevent_v those_o scandal_n which_o otherwise_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o succeed_a passage_n which_o large_o describe_v his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n and_o deep_a affliction_n he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v and_o extol_v and_o be_v very_o high_a 44._o high_a here_o be_v three_o word_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o express_v the_o height_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o exaltation_n which_o agree_v most_o fit_o to_o christ_n but_o can_v without_o great_a force_n be_v apply_v to_o jeremiah_n who_o have_v no_o great_a honour_n or_o favour_n do_v he_o by_o the_o chaldean_n at_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n than_o to_o be_v leave_v at_o liberty_n to_o go_v where_o he_o please_v jer._n 40._o 4._o and_o who_o after_o that_o time_n meet_v with_o great_a contempt_n and_o hardship_n from_o his_o own_o countryman_n jer._n 42_o and_o 43_o and_o 44._o 14_o as_o many_o be_v astonish_v good_a astonish_v be_v strike_v with_o wonder_n either_o 1._o at_o his_o glorious_a endowment_n and_o the_o excellency_n and_o power_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o his_o miraculous_a work_n or_o rather_o 2._o at_o his_o great_a deformity_n and_o stupendous_a humiliation_n and_o calamity_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v both_o from_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o from_o the_o use_n of_o this_o word_n in_o scripture_n which_o be_v general_o use_v in_o a_o bad_a sense_n or_o of_o wonder_v at_o some_o extraordinary_a evil_n as_o jer._n 18._o 16._o &_o 19_o 8._o and_o oft_o elsewhere_o and_o never_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n or_o of_o wonder_v at_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v extraordinary_o good_a at_o thou_o instance_n thou_o at_o thou_o o_o my_o servant_n to_o who_o he_o now_o turn_v his_o speech_n and_o then_o turn_v his_o speech_n from_o he_o and_o speak_v of_o he_o in_o the_o next_o word_n such_o sudden_a change_n of_o person_n and_o speak_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n sometime_o in_o one_o person_n and_o then_o present_o in_o another_o be_v very_o frequent_a in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o we_o have_v already_o see_v in_o divers_a instance_n his_o 3_o his_o ch._n 53._o 3_o visage_n be_v so_o mar_v more_o than_o any_o man_n and_o his_o form_n more_o than_o the_o son_n of_o man_n body_n man_n he_o be_v more_o deform_v or_o uncomely_o than_o any_o other_o man_n which_o be_v undoubted_o verify_v in_o christ_n who_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o breed_n and_o manner_n of_o life_n be_v most_o obscure_a and_o contemptible_a and_o therefore_o say_v to_o be_v a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n a_o reproach_n of_o man_n and_o despise_v of_o the_o people_n psal._n 22._o 6._o who_o be_v more_o hate_v and_o vilify_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o jew_n than_o any_o man_n upon_o earth_n and_o be_v account_v and_o call_v by_o they_o a_o deceiver_n a_o samaritan_n a_o blasphemer_n and_o a_o devil_n etc._n etc._n who_o countenance_n also_o be_v so_o mar_v with_o frequent_a watch_n and_o fast_n and_o trouble_n that_o he_o be_v think_v to_o be_v near_o fifty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v but_o about_o thirty_o joâ—…_n 8._o 57_o and_o be_v far_o spoil_v with_o buffeâ—…ings_n and_o crown_v with_o thorn_n and_o other_o cruel_a and_o despightful_a usage_n from_o man_n and_o with_o the_o deep_a and_o continual_a sense_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o man_n sin_n and_o of_o god_n displeasure_n due_a unto_o they_o all_o which_o do_v not_o only_o oppress_v his_o spirit_n but_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o the_o very_a constitution_n of_o his_o body_n 15_o so_o humiliation_n so_o his_o exaltation_n shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o his_o humiliation_n shall_v he_o sprinkle_v word_n sprinkle_v either_o 1._o with_o his_o blood_n which_o be_v call_v the_o blood_n of_o sprinkle_v heb._n 12._o 24._o or_o shall_v justify_v they_o as_o it_o follow_v isa._n 53._o 11._o which_o be_v frequent_o express_v by_o wash_v as_o psal._n 51._o 2_o 7._o ezek._n 16._o 9_o and_o by_o sprinkle_v clean_a water_n ezek._n 36._o 25._o or_o 2._o with_o his_o word_n or_o doctrine_n which_o be_v oft_o compare_v to_o rain_n or_o water_n as_o deut._n 32._o 2._o isa._n 55._o 10_o 11._o habak_v 2._o 14._o etc._n etc._n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v sprinkle_v as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v drop_v deut._n 32._o 2._o ezek._n 20._o 46._o &_o 21._o 2._o and_o this_o sense_n seem_v to_o be_v most_o favour_v by_o the_o