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but_o because_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o the_o good_a that_o man_n either_o do_v or_o receive_v therefore_o the_o blessing_n be_v emphatical_o give_v to_o god_n who_o only_o do_v the_o work_n and_o of_o right_n be_v to_o receive_v all_o the_o glory_n yet_o so_o as_o it_o redound_v to_o shem_n also_o and_o shem_n be_v here_o peculiar_o mention_v not_o japheth_n both_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o israelite_n who_o progenitor_n he_o be_v and_o because_o this_o blessing_n be_v first_o seat_v and_o long_o continue_v in_o shems_n posterity_n alone_o japheths_n posterity_n be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n exclude_v from_o it_o and_o because_o the_o lord_n christ_n who_o be_v often_o call_v the_o lord_n and_o god_n in_o scripture_n do_v take_v flesh_n from_o shem_n and_o so_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v here_o foretell_v and_o shem_n high_o honour_v and_o bless_v in_o this_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o father_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 9_o 5._o answ._n 2._o this_o may_v be_v a_o short_a and_o abrupt_a manner_n of_o speech_n which_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n and_o it_o may_v signify_v that_o shem_n shall_v be_v so_o eminent_o bless_v that_o man_n behold_v it_o shall_v be_v wrap_v up_o into_o admiration_n and_o break_v forth_o into_o the_o praise_n of_o that_o god_n who_o give_v such_o gift_n unto_o man_n and_o do_v so_o great_a thing_n for_o sâ—…m_n answ._n 3._o the_o word_n may_v be_v otherwise_o render_v either_o thus_o bâ—…essed_v o_o lord_n god_n let_v shem_n be_v i._n e._n do_v thou_o bless_v he_o so_o it_o be_v only_o the_o construct_v form_n elohe_n for_o the_o absolute_a elohim_n which_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n or_o thus_o bless_v of_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v shem_n or_o shall_v shem_n be_v so_o here_o be_v only_o a_o defect_n of_o the_o hebrew_n particle_n min_fw-mi which_o be_v oft_o want_v and_o canaan_n shall_v be_v they_o be_v heb._n servant_n to_o they_o his_o servant_n 27._o god_n shall_v persuade_v shall_v or_o persuade_v enlarge_v japheth_n jew_n japheth_n or_o enlarge_v to_o japheth_n understand_v here_o his_o place_n as_o gen._n 26._o 22._o psal._n 4._o 1._o or_o his_o border_n which_o be_v very_o literal_o make_v good_a to_o he_o because_o he_o have_v a_o very_a numerous_a posterity_n and_o by_o they_o he_o possess_v the_o large_a part_n of_o the_o world_n even_o all_o europe_n a_o great_a part_n of_o asia_n and_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a america_n also_o or_o god_n shall_v persuade_v japheth_n to_o do_v what_o follow_v to_o dwell_v in_o shems_n tent_n where_o god_n dwell_v and_o so_o to_o be_v reunite_v to_o his_o brother_n shem_n both_o in_o affection_n and_o in_o religion_n in_o both_o which_o the_o gentile_n the_o great_a part_n of_o who_o be_v japheths_n posterity_n be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n at_o a_o irreconcilable_a distance_n from_o the_o jew_n and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem_n 10._o shem_n i._n e._n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o church_n with_o shem_n i._n e._n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v call_v in_o scripture_n the_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n of_o judah_n or_o of_o jacob_n or_o in_o general_a of_o the_o saint_n zach._n 12._o 7._o mal_fw-fr 2._o 12._o revel_v 20._o 9_o and_o here_o of_o shem_n in_o who_o posterity_n the_o church_n be_v first_o and_o long_a settle_v and_o to_o dwell_v with_o another_o note_n friendly_a association_n and_o communion_n with_o he_o as_o when_o god_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v with_o man_n and_o when_o the_o wolf_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n isa._n 11._o 6._o possible_o this_o may_v note_v japheths_n succession_n into_o shems_n tent_n or_o come_v into_o their_o place_n and_o stead_n or_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n together_o with_o the_o rejection_n of_o jew_n as_o the_o reubenites_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o hagarens_n who_o they_o subdue_v and_o expel_v 1_o chron_n 5._o 10._o and_o canaan_n shall_v be_v they_o be_v heb._n servant_n to_o they_o his_o servant_n subject_n servant_n this_o be_v eminent_o accomplish_v for_o though_o shem_n and_o japheth_n in_o their_o posterity_n do_v successive_o conquer_v and_o rule_v one_o over_o the_o other_o yet_o none_o of_o ham_n posterity_n do_v ever_o bear_v rule_n over_o japheth_n but_o ham_n though_o for_o a_o time_n he_o bear_v sway_n in_o his_o son_n nimrod_n yet_o that_o dominion_n soon_o expire_v and_o the_o assrrians_n chaldean_n grecian_n and_o roman_n rule_v the_o world_n for_o a_o succession_n of_o many_o age_n and_o ham_n people_n be_v constant_o their_o servant_n and_o subject_n 28._o and_o noah_n live_v after_o the_o flood_n three_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n they_o year_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o fifty_o eight_o year_n of_o abraham_n age_n as_o the_o jew_n note_n and_o so_o we_o have_v a_o manifest_a account_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o religion_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o this_o day_n noah_n receive_v it_o from_o his_o parent_n who_o have_v the_o account_n of_o it_o from_o their_o first_o father_n adam_n own_o mouth_n and_o transmit_v it_o to_o abraham_n and_o its_o descent_n from_o he_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o by_o the_o jew_n to_o other_o be_v sufficient_o know_v within_o this_o time_n also_o noah_n see_v the_o building_n of_o babel_n tower_n the_o horrid_a wickedness_n and_o idolatry_n of_o his_o child_n and_o the_o bloody_a war_n which_o even_o then_o arise_v between_o some_o of_o they_o 29._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n be_v nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n chapter_n year_n here_o be_v a_o omission_n of_o that_o solemn_a clause_n use_v in_o all_o the_o precede_a generation_n and_o he_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n which_o imply_v that_o noah_n have_v no_o more_o than_o these_o three_o son_n which_o also_o appear_v from_o the_o 19_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o he_o die_v chap._n x._o this_o chapter_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o some_o unprofitable_a as_o consist_v almost_o whole_o of_o genealogy_n yet_o have_v indeed_o great_a and_o manifold_a use_n 1._o to_o show_v the_o true_a original_n of_o the_o several_a nation_n about_o which_o all_o other_o author_n write_v idle_o fabulous_o and_o false_o and_o thereby_o to_o manifest_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o church_n and_o the_o truth_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 2._o to_o discover_v and_o distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o nation_n that_o people_n or_o nation_n in_o which_o god_n church_n be_v to_o be_v and_o from_o which_o christ_n be_v to_o come_v 3._o that_o noah_n prophecy_n concern_v his_o three_o son_n may_v be_v better_o understand_v and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o make_v evident_a 4._o to_o explain_v divers_a prophetical_a prediction_n and_o other_o passage_n of_o scripture_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o sequel_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o chapter_n compare_v with_o it_o 1_o chron._n 1_o from_o ver_fw-la 4._o to_o 24._o and_o consider_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o in_o the_o search_n of_o these_o genealogy_n we_o must_v avoid_v both_o carelessness_n for_o the_o reason_n now_o mention_v and_o excessive_a curiosity_n about_o every_o particular_a person_n here_o name_v and_o the_o people_n spring_v from_o he_o which_o be_v neither_o necessary_a nor_o profitable_a nor_o indeed_o possible_a now_o to_o find_v out_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a change_n of_o name_n through_o length_n of_o time_n loss_n of_o ancient_a record_n difference_n of_o language_n extinction_n of_o family_n conquest_n and_o destruction_n of_o nation_n and_o other_o cause_n it_o may_v suffice_v that_o divers_a of_o they_o and_o those_o the_o most_o eminent_a be_v evident_a and_o discernible_a at_o this_o day_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o progress_n by_o which_o we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o presume_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o rest_n who_o name_n be_v lose_v in_o the_o public_a confusion_n of_o the_o world_n in_o former_a age_n of_o who_o i_o shall_v therefore_o be_v silent_a and_o only_o speak_v of_o the_o principal_a person_n and_o that_o brief_o 2._o the_o same_o people_n which_o be_v original_o seat_v in_o one_o place_n do_v ofttimes_o thift_v there_o place_n or_o at_o least_o send_v forth_o colony_n and_o that_o sometime_o into_o place_n far_o distant_a from_o their_o brethren_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o ancient_a and_o famous_a expedition_n mention_v in_o sacred_a and_o profane_a story_n so_o you_o must_v not_o wonder_v if_o you_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o people_n in_o divers_a country_n 3._o in_o general_n the_o world_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n whereof_o the_o more_o eastern_a part_n be_v allot_v to_o shem_n and_o his_o issue_n the_o more_o southern_a part_n to_o ham_n
congregation_n 19_o and_o he_o shall_v take_v all_o his_o fat_a from_o he_o and_o burn_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n 20_o and_o he_o shall_v do_v with_o the_o bullock_n as_o he_o do_v 3._o do_v ver._n 3._o with_o the_o bullock_n for_o a_o sin-offering_n 21._o sin-offering_n to_o wit_n for_o the_o priest_n sin-offering_n call_v the_o first_o bullock_n ver_fw-la 21._o so_o shall_v he_o do_v with_o this_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o they_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v they_o 21_o and_o he_o shall_v carry_v forth_o the_o bullock_n without_o the_o camp_n and_o burn_v he_o as_o he_o burn_v the_o first_o bullock_n it_o be_v a_o sin-offering_n for_o the_o congregation_n 22_o when_o a_o ruler_n magistrate_n ruler_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o people_n or_o a_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v sin_v and_o do_v somewhat_o through_o ignorance_n 2._o ignorance_n either_o not_o know_v it_o to_o be_v sin_n or_o not_o observe_v and_o consider_v it_o till_o it_o be_v do_v see_v before_o on_o ver_fw-la 2._o against_o any_o of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z his_o god_n concern_v thing_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v and_o be_v guilty_a 23_o 〈◊〉_d 23_o or_o 〈◊〉_d or_o sin_n or_o the_o disjunctive_a or_o be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o copulative_a and_o as_o it_o be_v 1_o cor._n 12._o 13._o and_o 13._o 8._o and_o 15._o 11._o for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o person_n and_o of_o the_o same_o sin_n if_o his_o sin_n wherein_o he_o have_v sin_v come_v to_o his_o knowledge_n he_o shall_v bring_v his_o offering_n a_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n a_o male_a without_o blemish_n 24_o and_o he_o shall_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o goat_n and_o kill_v it_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o kill_v the_o burnt-offering_a 11._o burnt-offering_a so_o call_v by_o way_n of_o eminency_n to_o wit_n the_o daily_a burnt-offering_a of_o which_o exod._n 29._o 38._o of_o which_o place_n see_v leu._n 1._o 11._o before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o sin-offering_n 2._o sin-offering_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v kill_v where_o the_o burnt-offering_a be_v kill_v as_o be_v express_v leu._n 6._o 25._o and_o 7._o 2._o whereby_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o peace-offering_n which_o be_v kill_v elsewhere_o leu._n 3._o 2._o 25_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n with_o his_o finger_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a and_o shall_v pour_v out_o his_o blood_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a 26_o and_o he_o shall_v burn_v all_o his_o fat_a upon_o the_o altar_n as_o 5._o as_o chap._n 3._o 5._o the_o fat_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o he_o as_o concern_v his_o sin_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o come_v he_o both_o ceremonial_o and_o judicial_o as_o to_o all_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n or_o civil_a punishment_n and_o real_o upon_o condition_n of_o their_o repentance_n and_o faith_n in_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v 27_o and_o 27._o and_o num._n 15._o 27._o if_o soul._n if_o heb._n any_o soul._n any_o one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o or_o people_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d common_a people_n 16._o people_n whether_o israelites_n or_o stranger_n embody_v with_o they_o and_o proselyte_n for_o both_o be_v under_o one_o and_o the_o same_o law_n exod._n 12._o 49._o numb_a 15._o 16._o sin_n through_o ignorance_n while_o he_o do_v somewhat_o against_o any_o one_o of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n concern_v thing_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v and_o be_v guilty_a 28_o and._n 28_o or_o and._n or_o if_o his_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v sin_v come_v to_o his_o knowledge_n then_o he_o shall_v bring_v his_o offering_n a_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n a_o female_a 21._o female_a which_o here_o be_v sufficient_a because_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o of_o those_o be_v less_o than_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o ruler_n for_o who_o a_o male_a be_v require_v ver_fw-la 21._o without_o blemish_n for_o his_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v sin_v 29_o and_o he_o shall_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n and_o slay_v the_o sin-offering_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a 30_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v of_o the_o blood_n thereof_o with_o his_o finger_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a and_o shall_v pour_v out_o all_o the_o blood_n thereof_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n 31_o and_o 14._o and_o leu._n 3._o 14._o he_o shall_v take_v away_o all_o the_o fat_a thereof_o 3_o thereof_o chap._n 3._o 3_o as_o the_o fat_a be_v take_v away_o from_o off_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v burn_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n for_o a_o 18._o a_o exod._n 29._o 18._o sweet_a savour_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o he_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o 32_o and_o if_o he_o bring_v a_o lamb_n for_o a_o sin-offering_n he_o shall_v bring_v it_o a_o female_a without_o blemish_n 33_o and_o he_o offerer_n he_o to_o wit_n the_o offerer_n shall_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sin-offering_n and_o slay_v priest_n slay_v not_o by_o himself_o but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o priest_n it_o for_o a_o sin_n offer_v in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o kill_v the_o burnt-offering_a 34_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n with_o his_o finger_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a and_o shall_v pour_v out_o all_o the_o blood_n thereof_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n 35_o and_o he_o shall_v take_v away_o all_o the_o fat_a thereof_o as_o the_o fat_a of_o the_o lamb_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v burn_v they_o 5._o they_o i._n e._n the_o fat_a but_o he_o use_v the_o plural_a number_n because_o the_o fat_a be_v of_o several_a kind_n as_o we_o see_v for_o 8_o 9_o heb._n upon_o they_o together_o with_o they_o or_o after_o they_o because_o the_o burnt-offering_n be_v to_o have_v the_o first_o place_n see_v on_o chap._n 3._o 5._o upon_o the_o altar_n according_a to_o the_o offering_n make_v by_o fire_n m_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o chap._n v._n 1_o and_o if_o a_o soul_n sin_n and_o be_v and_o and_o for_o that_o be_v as_o that_o particle_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o gen._n 13._o 15._o 1_o chron._n 〈◊〉_d 12._o compare_v with_o 2_o sam._n 24._o 13._o for_o this_o declare_v in_o particular_a what_o the_o sin_n be_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o adjuration_n of_o oâ—…_n adjuration_n swear_v instance_n swear_v either_o 1._o of_o adjuration_n upon_o oath_n when_o the_o judge_n adjure_v a_o witness_n to_o speak_v the_o whole_a truth_n of_o which_o see_n mat._n 26._o 63._o but_o this_o seem_v too_o much_o to_o narrow_a the_o sense_n and_o this_o and_o the_o other_o law_n both_o before_o and_o after_o it_o speak_v of_o private_a sin_n commit_v through_o ignorance_n or_o 2._o of_o false_a swear_n before_o a_o judge_n but_o that_o be_v express_o forbid_a leu._n 6._o 3._o or_o rather_o 3._o of_o curse_v or_o blasphemy_n or_o execration_n as_o the_o word_n common_o signify_v and_o that_o either_o 1._o against_o one_o neighbour_n as_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 7._o or_o 2._o against_o god_n as_o levit._n 24._o 10_o 11._o which_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v principal_o intend_v here_o because_o the_o crime_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n that_o he_o who_o hear_v it_o be_v oblige_v to_o reveal_v it_o and_o prosecute_v the_o guilty_a and_o though_o god_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v yet_o the_o general_a word_n be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o most_o famous_a particular_a as_o it_o be_v frequent_o in_o all_o author_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o instance_n and_o be_v a_o witness_n whether_o he_o have_v say_v have_v be_v present_a when_o it_o it_o be_v say_v see_v or_o know_v other_o know_v by_o sufficient_a information_n from_o other_o of_o it_o if_o he_o do_v not_o utter_v it_o than_o he_o shall_v bear_v his_o iniquity_n 11._o iniquity_n i._n e._n the_o punishment_n of_o it_o as_o that_o word_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o gen._n 19_o 15._o numb_a 18._o 1._o see_v of_o this_o phrase_n levit._n 17._o 16._o and_o 20._o 20._o isa._n 53._o 11._o 2_o or_o 39_o or_o chap._n 11._o 2â—…_n 28_o 31_o 39_o if_o a_o soul_n touch_v any_o unclean_a thing_n 14._o thing_n to_o wit_n ceremonial_o of_o which_o see_v more_o full_o chap._n
name_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o thing_n 2._o thing_n which_o he_o give_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o prophecy_n he_o mean_v the_o prediction_n of_o some_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a event_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v this_o with_o deut._n 13._o 1_o 2._o follow_v not_o nor_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v 3._o speak_v the_o falsehood_n of_o his_o prediction_n show_v he_o to_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n though_o the_o truth_n and_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o prediction_n have_v not_o prove_v he_o to_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o deut._n 13._o 2_o 3._o but_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v it_o presumptuous_o truth_n presumptuous_o impudent_o ascribe_v his_o own_o vain_a and_o lie_a fancy_n to_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o punishment_n he_o i._n e._n of_o his_o prediction_n or_o threaten_n so_o as_o to_o be_v scare_v from_o do_v thy_o duty_n in_o bring_v he_o to_o deserve_a punishment_n chap._n xix_o 1_o when_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 29._o god_n chap._n 12._o 29._o have_v cut_v off_o the_o nation_n who_o land_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o and_o thou_o possesse_v thou_o heb_fw-mi inherit_v or_o possesse_v succeede_v they_o and_o dwell_v in_o their_o city_n and_o in_o their_o house_n 2_o 2._o 2_o exod._n 21._o 13._o num._n 35._o 10._o 11._o josh._n 20._o 2._o thou_o shall_v separate_v three_o city_n for_o thou_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o land_n land_n land_n to_o wit_n beyond_o jordan_n as_o there_o be_v three_o already_o appoint_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n numb_a 35._o 14._o he_o say_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o land_n either_o for_o in_o the_o land_n as_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n jer._n 52._o 25._o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o in_o the_o city_n 2_o king_n 25._o 19_o or_o to_o design_n the_o place_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v situate_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o several_a part_n of_o their_o land_n to_o which_o they_o may_v convenient_o and_o speedy_o flee_v from_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o land_n which_z the_o lord_z thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o 3_o thou_o shall_v prepare_v thou_o a_o way_n delay_n way_n distinguish_v it_o by_o evident_a mark_n and_o make_v it_o plain_a and_o convenient_a to_o prevent_v mistake_n and_o delay_n and_o divide_v the_o coast_n of_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o inherit_v into_o three_o part_n ruin_n part_n not_o into_o more_o because_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o these_o place_n shall_v as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a be_v at_o some_o considerable_a distance_n from_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o slay_a person_n lest_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o manslayer_n may_v have_v provoke_v their_o passion_n and_o occasion_v his_o ruin_n that_o every_o slayer_n may_v flee_v thither_o 4_o and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o slayer_n which_o shall_v flee_v thither_o that_o he_o may_v live_v whoso_o kill_v his_o neighbour_n ignorant_o who_o he_o hate_v not_o day_n not_o heb._n froâ—…â—…terday_o the_o 〈◊〉_d day_n in_o time_n past_a 5_o as_o when_o a_o man_n go_v into_o the_o wood_n with_o his_o neighbour_n to_o hew_v wood_n and_o his_o hand_n fetch_v a_o stroke_n with_o the_o axe_n to_o cut_v down_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d head_n slip_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d helve_z and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d light_v upon_o his_o neighbour_n that_o he_o die_v he_o shall_v flee_v unto_o one_o of_o those_o city_n and_o live_v 6_o lest_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n pursue_v the_o slayer_n author_n slayer_n this_o verse_n be_v to_o be_v join_v with_o ver_fw-la 3._o as_o be_v evident_a the_o four_o and_o 5_o verse_n come_v in_o as_o a_o parenthesis_n which_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n and_o other_o author_n while_o his_o heart_n be_v hot_a and_o overtake_v he_o because_o the_o way_n be_v long_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d he_o in_o 〈◊〉_d slay_v he_o blood_n he_o which_o be_v suppose_v but_o not_o allow_v as_o appear_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n but_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n for_o kill_v the_o manslayer_n in_o case_n he_o find_v he_o without_o the_o border_n of_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n after_o he_o have_v be_v receive_v there_o numb_a 35._o 26_o 27._o because_o then_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o new_a crime_n to_o wit_n a_o contempt_n of_o god_n ordinance_n and_o a_o gross_a neglect_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o self-preservation_n and_o therefore_o deserve_a death_n from_o god_n who_o may_v permit_v it_o to_o be_v inflict_v by_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n whereas_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o death_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o hate_v he_o not_o 〈◊〉_d not_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o time_n past_a 7_o wherefore_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v separate_v three_o city_n for_o thou_o 8_o and_o if_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n 〈◊〉_d god_n chap._n 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d enlarge_v thy_o coast_n 7._o coast_n as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n see_v gen._n 15._o 18._o exod._n 23._o 31._o deut._n 1._o 7._o as_o he_o have_v swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n and_o give_v thou_o all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v unto_o thy_o father_n 9_o if_o thou_o shall_v keep_v all_o these_o commandment_n to_o do_v they_o which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o to_o walk_v ever_o in_o his_o way_n 〈◊〉_d way_n josh._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o shall_v thou_o add_v three_o city_n more_o for_o thou_o beside_o these_o three_o 10_o that_o innocent_a blood_n be_v not_o shed_v in_o thy_o land_n which_z the_o lord_z thy_o god_n give_v thou_o for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o so_o blood_n be_v upon_o thou_o 11_o but_o if_o any_o man_n hate_v his_o neighbour_n and_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o and_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o life_n he_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o life_n mortal_o that_o he_o die_v and_o flee_v into_o one_o of_o these_o city_n 12_o then_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n man_n city_n either_o of_o the_o slay_a person_n who_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o prosecute_v the_o murderer_n or_o of_o the_o murderer_n because_o god_n will_v oblige_v even_o his_o own_o fellow_n citizen_n to_o prosecute_v he_o to_o death_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o hateful_a murder_n and_o the_o murderer_n be_v to_o god_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v to_o all_o man_n shall_v send_v and_o fetch_v he_o thence_o justice_n thence_o demand_v he_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n who_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o murder_n be_v oblige_v to_o deliver_v the_o offender_n to_o justice_n and_o deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n that_o he_o may_v die_v 13_o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_v he_o but_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n from_o israel_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o thou_o 14_o 〈◊〉_d 14_o chap._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o remove_v thy_o neighbour_n 〈◊〉_d neighbour_n heb._n 〈◊〉_d landmark_a 10._o landmark_a by_o which_o the_o several_a portion_n of_o land_n distribute_v to_o several_a family_n be_v distinguish_v one_o from_o another_o see_v job_n 24._o 2._o prov._n 22._o 28._o hos._n 5._o 10._o which_o they_o of_o old_a time_n have_v set_v in_o thy_o inheritance_n which_o thou_o shall_v inherit_v in_o the_o land_n that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o 15_o 〈◊〉_d 15_o nâ—…m_fw-la 35._o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 17._o â—…_n mat._n 18._o 1â—…_n joh._n 8._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 13._o â—…_n heb._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d one_o witness_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o establish_v up_o or_o not_o stand_v or_o not_o be_v establish_v accept_v own_a as_o sufficient_a it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n which_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v render_v be_v establish_v against_o a_o man_n for_o any_o iniquity_n or_o for_o any_o sin_n in_o any_o sin_n that_o he_o sin_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o three_o witness_n shall_v the_o matter_n be_v establish_v 16_o if_o a_o false_a witness_n condemnation_n witness_n a_o single_a witness_n though_o he_o speak_v truth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v accept_v for_o the_o condemnation_n of_o another_o man_n but_o if_o he_o be_v convict_v of_o false_a witness_n this_o be_v sufficient_a for_o his_o own_o condemnation_n rise_v up_o against_o any_o man_n to_o testify_v against_o he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v wrong_a 17_o then_o both_o the_o man_n between_o who_o the_o controversy_n be_v shall_v stand_v before_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o judge_n pretend_v
the_o people_n do_v deut_n 1._o and_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o have_v god_n command_n and_o direction_n in_o it_o for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o army_n in_o their_o present_a enterprise_n †_o secret_o discourage_a secret_o with_o reference_n not_o to_o his_o enemy_n which_o be_v the_o constant_a and_o necessary_a practice_n of_o all_o spy_n be_v needless_a to_o be_v mention_v but_o to_o the_o israelite_n without_o their_o knowledge_n or_o desire_n and_o this_o seem_v add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n unto_o the_o like_a action_n deut_n 1_o where_o it_o be_v do_v with_o the_o people_n privity_n and_o upon_o their_o motion_n and_o therefore_o a_o account_n be_v give_v not_o only_o to_o moses_n but_o also_o to_o the_o congregation_n whereas_o here_o it_o be_v give_v to_o joshua_n only_o v._o 23._o which_o be_v a_o good_a caution_n to_o prevent_v the_o inconveniency_n which_o possible_o may_v have_v arisen_a if_o their_o report_n have_v be_v doubtful_a or_o discourage_a 〈◊〉_d ‡_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d say_v go_v view_v the_o land_n even_o jericho_n service_n jericho_n i_o e._n the_o land_n about_o jericho_n together_o with_o the_o city_n heb._n the_o land_n and_o jericho_n i._n e._n especial_o jericho_n so_o and_o be_v use_v 2_o sam._n 2._o 30._o 1_o king_n 11._o 1._o psal._n 18._o 1._o they_o obey_v ioshua_n command_n even_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o own_o life_n consider_v that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o divine_a providence_n which_o can_v very_o easy_o many_o way_n secure_v they_o or_o be_v willing_a to_o sacrifice_v their_o life_n in_o their_o country_n service_n and_o they_o go_v and_o 2â—…_n and_o heb._n 11._o â—…_n jam._n 2._o 2â—…_n come_v into_o a_o harlot_n discovery_n harlot_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v use_v judg._n 11._o 1._o and_o 16._o 1._o 1_o king_n 3._o 16._o ezek._n 23._o 44_o and_o so_o it_o be_v render_v by_o two_o apostle_n heb._n 11._o 31._o jam._n 2._o 25._o such_o she_o either_o now_o be_v or_o former_o have_v be_v and_o such_o a_o person_n house_n they_o may_v come_v to_o with_o less_o observation_n than_o to_o a_o hostess_n as_o some_o render_v it_o or_o to_o a_o public_a victualling-house_n and_o such_o a_o course_n of_o life_n be_v very_o common_a among_o the_o gentile_n who_o esteem_v fornication_n to_o be_v either_o no_o sin_n or_o a_o very_a small_a and_o trivial_a one_o or_o lay_v down_o as_o the_o same_o word_n be_v render_v v._o 8._o intend_v and_o compose_v themselves_o to_o rest_n but_o they_o be_v disturb_v and_o hinder_v from_o their_o intention_n upon_o the_o follow_a discovery_n house_n name_v â—…_n name_v matth._n 1._o â—…_n rahab_n and_o †_o lodge_v h_z there_o â—…_n ‡_o heb._n â—…_n â—…_n 2_o and_o it_o be_v tell_v the_o king_n of_o jericho_n say_v behold_v there_o come_v in_o man_n hither_o to_o night_n 5._o night_n this_o evening_n by_o compare_v this_o with_o v._n 5._o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o search_v out_o the_o country_n 3_o and_o the_o king_n of_o jericho_n send_v unto_o rahab_n say_v bring_v forth_o the_o man_n that_o be_v come_v to_o thou_o which_o be_v enter_v into_o thy_o house_n for_o they_o be_v come_v to_o search_v out_o all_o the_o country_n 4_o and_o the_o woman_n take_v the_o two_o man_n and_o hide_v they_o israelite_n they_o or_o but_o the_o woman_n have_v take_v and_o have_v hide_v they_o to_o wit_n before_o the_o messenger_n come_v from_o the_o king_n as_o soon_o as_o she_o understand_v from_o her_o neighbour_n or_o common_a rumour_n that_o there_o be_v a_o suspicion_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o guess_v that_o search_n will_v be_v make_v and_o this_o be_v just_o mention_v as_o a_o great_a and_o generous_a act_n of_o faith_n heb._n 11._o 31._o for_o she_o do_v apparent_o venture_v her_o life_n upon_o a_o steadfast_a persuasion_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n and_o promise_v give_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o say_v thus_o there_o come_v man_n unto_o i_o but_o i_o wist_v not_o whence_o they_o 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4._o that_o by_o his_o very_a outward_a habit_n he_o may_v represent_v elias_n in_o who_o spirit_n and_o power_n he_o come_v and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v elijah_n the_o tishbite_n 9_o then_o the_o king_n send_v unto_o he_o a_o captain_n of_o fifty_o with_o his_o fifty_o and_o he_o go_v up_o to_o he_o and_o behold_v he_o sit_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n and_o he_o speak_v unto_o he_o thou_o man_n of_o god_n man._n god_n so_o he_o call_v he_o in_o way_n of_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n q._n d._n thou_o that_o vaunt_v as_o if_o thou_o be_v more_o than_o a_o mere_a man._n the_o king_n have_v say_v come_v down_o force_n down_o the_o king_n command_v thou_o to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d he_o which_o if_o thou_o refuse_v i_o be_o here_o to_o carry_v thou_o to_o he_o by_o force_n 10_o and_o elijah_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o the_o captain_n of_o fifty_o if_o i_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n then_o let_v fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v thou_o and_o thy_o fifty_o 55._o fifty_o which_o 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glory_n from_o it_o or_o 3._o out_o of_o indulgence_n to_o elisha_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o grief_n at_o so_o sad_a a_o sight_n or_o 4._o that_o he_o may_v try_v his_o love_n and_o whet_v his_o desire_n to_o accompany_v he_o it_o be_v high_o convenient_a for_o god_n honour_n and_o the_o church_n good_a which_o elijah_n seek_v above_o all_o thing_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v witness_n of_o so_o glorious_a a_o translation_n 2_o and_o elijah_n say_v unto_o elisha_n tarry_v here_o i_o pray_v thou_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v i_o to_o bethel_n counsel_n bethel_n which_o be_v truth_n but_o not_o the_o whole_a truth_n for_o he_o be_v to_o go_v a_o far_o long_a journey_n but_o he_o be_v first_o to_o go_v
pretend_v to_o fear_v and_o serve_v both_o the_o lord_n and_o idol_n yet_o in_o truth_n they_o do_v not_o and_o do_v not_o fear_v or_o worship_v the_o lord_n but_o their_o own_o calf_n or_o other_o vain_a invention_n and_o god_n will_v not_o accept_v that_o mongrel_n and_o false_a worship_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o give_v to_o the_o true_a god_n or_o this_o may_v intimate_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v worse_o than_o their_o successor_n because_o these_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o idol_n too_o but_o they_o do_v quite_o cast_v off_o the_o fear_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o their_o captivity_n and_o whole_o degenerate_v into_o heathenish_a idolatry_n neither_o do_v they_o after_o their_o statute_n statute_n statute_n i_o e._n god_n law_n deliver_v to_o their_o father_n and_o to_o they_o as_o their_o inheritance_n psal._n 119._o 111._o this_o be_v allege_v as_o a_o evidence_n that_o they_o do_v not_o fear_v the_o lord_n whatsoever_o they_o pretend_v because_o they_o live_v in_o the_o constant_a breach_n of_o his_o statute_n or_o after_o their_o ordinance_n or_o after_o the_o law_n and_o commandment_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o child_n of_o jacob_n hebrew_n jacob_n i_o e._n themselves_o the_o noun_n put_v for_o the_o pronoun_n which_o be_v usual_a among_o the_o hebrew_n 10._o hebrew_n gen._n 32._o 28._o and_o 35._o 10._o who_o he_o name_v israel_n sin_n israel_n a_o name_n signify_v his_o special_a interest_n in_o god_n and_o power_n with_o he_o which_o be_v give_v to_o he_o not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o his_o posterity_n also_o who_o god_n frequent_o honour_v with_o that_o name_n and_o by_o this_o great_a favour_n he_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n 35_o with_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n 7._o covenant_n contain_v many_o precious_a promise_n upon_o the_o condition_n here_o follow_v see_v gen_n 17._o 7._o exod._n 19_o 5._o and_o 24._o 7._o and_o charge_v they_o say_v 10._o say_v judg._n 6._o 10._o you_o shall_v not_o fear_v other_o god_n nor_o bow_v yourselves_o to_o they_o nor_o serve_v they_o nor_o sacrifice_n to_o they_o 36_o but_o the_o lord_n who_o bring_v you_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o great_a power_n and_o a_o stretched-out_a arm_n he_o shall_v you_o fear_v he_o shall_v you_o worship_n and_o to_o he_o shall_v you_o do_v sacrifice_n 37_o and_o the_o statute_n and_o the_o ordinance_n and_o the_o law_n and_o the_o commandment_n which_o he_o write_v for_o you_o you_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v for_o evermore_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o fear_v other_o god_n 38_o and_o the_o covenant_n that_o i_o have_v make_v with_o you_o you_o shall_v not_o forget_v neither_o shall_v you_o fear_v other_o god_n 39_o but_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n show_n god_n i_o e._n god_n above_o as_o the_o whole_a context_n show_n you_o shall_v fear_v and_o he_o shall_v deliver_v you_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o your_o enemy_n relief_n enemy_n and_o therefore_o you_o have_v no_o pretence_n of_o need_n to_o go_v to_o other_o god_n for_o relief_n 40_o howbeit_o they_o do_v not_o hearken_v but_o they_o do_v after_o their_o former_a manner_n 41_o so_o example_n so_o i_o e._n in_o like_a manner_n and_o after_o their_o example_n these_o nation_n stead_n nation_n who_o come_v in_o their_o stead_n fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v their_o grave_a image_n both_o their_o child_n and_o their_o child_n child_n as_o do_v their_o father_n so_o do_v they_o unto_o this_o day_n chap._n xviii_o now_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o three_o year_n 10._o year_n in_o the_o three_o of_o those_o nine_o year_n mention_v chap._n 17._o 1._o of_o which_o see_v there_o see_v below_o for_o 10._o of_o hoshea_n son_n of_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n that_o 9_o that_o 2_o chron._n 28_o 2â—…_n and_o 29._o 1._o he_o be_v call_v ezekias_n mat._n 1._o 9_o hezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o twenty_o and_o five_o year_n old_a be_v he_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v explain_v reign_v how_o be_v this_o credible_a for_o then_o ahaz_n who_o live_v but_o six_o and_o thirty_o year_n chap._n 16._o 2._o must_v beget_v hezekiah_n at_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o age._n ans._n 1._o there_o be_v some_o like_a instance_n mention_v by_o credible_a author_n which_o these_o very_a man_n will_v not_o deny_v who_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o quarrel_v with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o such_o matter_n 2._o this_o be_v the_o confess_a custom_n of_o sacred_a and_o other_o writer_n in_o the_o number_n of_o year_n sometime_o to_o omit_v and_o sometime_o to_o add_v those_o which_o be_v imperfect_a or_o unfinished_a and_o so_o ahaz_n may_v be_v near_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o near_o seventeen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n hezekiah_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v may_v be_v only_o four_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a complete_a and_o but_o enter_v into_o his_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o thus_o ahaz_n may_v be_v between_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o get_v hezechiah_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o strange_a especial_o in_o that_o nation_n to_o which_o god_n have_v promise_v a_o singular_a degree_n of_o fruitfulness_n and_o in_o that_o house_n of_o david_n to_o which_o god_n have_v make_v so_o many_o and_o such_o great_a promise_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o ahaz_n live_v only_o thirty_o six_o year_n for_o those_o sixteen_o year_n which_o he_o reign_v chap._n 16._o 2._o may_v be_v compute_v not_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n when_o he_o reign_v with_o his_o father_n of_o which_o see_v the_o note_n on_o chap._n 15._o 30._o which_o be_v at_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n but_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n alone_o 4._o some_o affirm_v that_o hezekiah_n be_v not_o the_o natural_a but_o only_o the_o legal_a son_n and_o successor_n of_o ahaz_n for_o the_o name_n of_o son_n be_v give_v in_o scripture_n to_o such_o person_n as_o 1_o chron._n 3._o 16._o comp_n with_o 2_o king_n 24._o 17._o matt._n 1._o 12._o compare_v with_o jer._n 22._o 30._o and_o to_o adopt_a son_n act._n 7._o 21._o heb._n 11._o 24._o and_o to_o son_n in_o law_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 16._o and_o 26._o 17._o luk._n 3._o 23._o any_o of_o these_o solution_n be_v far_o more_o credible_a to_o any_o man_n of_o common_a prudence_n than_o that_o these_o sacred_a book_n who_o divine_a original_a have_v be_v so_o full_o evidence_v both_o by_o god_n and_o man_n be_v but_o the_o fiction_n and_o contrivance_n of_o a_o base_a impostor_n and_o if_o none_o of_o these_o solution_n be_v sufficient_a it_o be_v absurd_a to_o conclude_v that_o a_o true_a resolution_n 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v because_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o find_v because_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o many_o difficulty_n both_o in_o scripture_n and_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v former_o judge_v insoluble_a have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o we_o may_v just_o expect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d difficulty_n which_o may_v be_v think_v 〈◊〉_d explain_v and_o he_o reign_v twenty_o and_o nine_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n his_o mother_n name_n also_o be_v abi_n the_o daughter_n of_o zachariah_n 1._o c_o or_n abiah_n 2_o chron._n 29._o 1._o 3_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o all_o that_o which_o david_n his_o father_n do_v 4_o â—…_n 4_o 2_o chro._n 31._o â—…_n ¶_o he_o remove_v the_o high_a place_n king_n place_n i_o e._n the_o most_o of_o they_o or_o such_o as_o the_o people_n most_o frequent_v for_o all_o be_v not_o take_v away_o chap._n 23._o 13_o 14._o and_o this_o he_o attempt_v to_o do_v notwithstanding_o the_o people_n great_a and_o constant_a affection_n to_o they_o partly_o because_o he_o have_v more_o zeal_n and_o courage_n than_o his_o predecessor_n and_o partly_o because_o the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n for_o their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n have_v make_v the_o people_n of_o judah_n more_o pliable_a to_o the_o command_v of_o god_n and_o of_o their_o good_a king_n and_o break_v the_o †_o image_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n and_o break_v staâ—…es_n ‡_o heb._n staâ—…es_n in_o piece_n the_o 9_o the_o numb_a 21._o 9_o brazen_a serpent_n that_o moses_n have_v make_v destroy_v make_v by_o god_n command_n to_o be_v a_o ordinance_n or_o mean_v for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o god_n blessing_n to_o the_o people_n which_o therefore_o have_v be_v hitherto_o keep_v as_o a_o memorial_n of_o god_n mercy_n but_o be_v now_o common_o abuse_v to_o superstition_n be_v destroy_v for_o unto_o those_o day_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v burn_v incense_n to_o it_o sake_n it_o not_o
isa._n 27._o 1._o crooked_a serpent_n 31._o serpent_n by_o which_o he_o understand_v either_o 1._o all_o the_o kind_n of_o serpent_n or_o fish_n or_o monster_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o 2._o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o their_o kind_n particular_o the_o whale_n which_o may_v be_v here_o not_o unfit_o mention_v as_o it_o be_v afterward_o more_o large_o describe_v among_o the_o glorious_a work_n of_o god_n in_o this_o low_a world_n as_o the_o garnish_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v his_o noble_a work_n in_o the_o superior_a visible_a part_n of_o the_o world_n or_o 3._o a_o heavenly_a constellation_n call_v the_o great_a dragon_n and_o serpent_n which_o be_v most_o eminent_a as_o take_v up_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o northern_a hemisphere_n may_v well_o be_v put_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o constellation_n or_o star_n wherewith_o the_o heaven_n be_v garnish_v thus_o he_o persi_v still_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o god_n work_n and_o the_o latter_a branch_n explain_v the_o former_a and_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o job_n be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o astronomy_n and_o know_v the_o nature_n and_o name_n of_o the_o star_n and_o constellation_n as_o appear_v also_o from_o chapter_n 9_o 9_o and_o 38._o 31._o 14._o lo_o these_o be_v part_n operation_n part_n or_o the_o extremity_n but_o small_a parcel_n the_o outside_n and_o visible_a work_n how_o glorious_a then_o be_v his_o invisible_a and_o more_o inward_a perfection_n and_o operation_n of_o his_o way_n work_n way_n i_o e._n of_o his_o work_n but_o how_o little_a a_o portion_n be_v hear_v of_o he_o he_o he_o i_o e._n of_o his_o power_n and_o wisdom_n and_o providence_n and_o action_n the_o great_a part_n of_o what_o we_o see_v or_o know_v of_o he_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o what_o we_o do_v not_o know_v and_o of_o what_o be_v in_o he_o or_o be_v do_v by_o he_o but_o the_o thunder_n of_o his_o power_n thunder_n power_n either_o 1._o of_o his_o mighty_a and_o terrible_a thunder_n which_o be_v oft_o mention_v as_o a_o eminent_a work_n of_o god_n as_o job_n 28._o 25._o &_o 40._o 9_o psalm_n 29._o 3._o &_o 77._o 18._o or_o 2._o of_o his_o mighty_a power_n which_o be_v apt_o compare_v to_o thunder_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o irresistible_a force_n and_o the_o terror_n which_o it_o cause_v to_o wicked_a man_n this_o metaphor_n be_v use_v by_o other_o in_o like_a case_n as_o among_o the_o grecian_n who_o use_v to_o say_v of_o their_o vehement_a and_o powerful_a orator_n that_o they_o do_v thunder_n and_o lighten_v and_o in_o mark_n 3._o 17._o where_o powerful_a preacher_n be_v call_v son_n of_o thunder_n who_o can_v understand_v chap._n xxvii_o 1._o moreover_o job_n 〈◊〉_d job_n heb._n 〈◊〉_d to_o take_v 〈◊〉_d continue_v silent_a continue_v when_o he_o have_v wait_v a_o while_n to_o hear_v what_o his_o friend_n will_v reply_v and_o perceive_v they_o to_o be_v silent_a his_o parable_n 7._o parable_n his_o grave_n and_o weighty_a but_o withal_o dark_a and_o difficult_a discourse_n such_o as_o be_v oft_o call_v parable_n as_o numb_a 23._o 7._o &_o 24._o 3_o 15._o psal._n 49._o 4._o &_o 78._o 2._o prov._n 26._o 7._o and_o say_v 2._o as_o god_n live_v profession_n live_v he_o confirm_v the_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n of_o his_o expression_n by_o a_o oath_n because_o he_o find_v they_o very_o hard_o to_o believe_v all_o his_o profession_n who_o have_v take_v away_o my_o judgement_n so_o judgement_n or_o my_o right_n or_o my_o cause_n i._n e._n who_o though_o he_o know_v my_o integrity_n and_o piety_n towards_o he_o yet_o do_v not_o plead_v my_o cause_n against_o my_o friend_n not_o will_v admit_v i_o to_o plead_v my_o cause_n with_o he_o before_o they_o as_o i_o have_v so_o oft_o and_o earnest_o desire_v nor_o do_v deal_n with_o i_o according_a to_o those_o term_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n wherewith_o he_o treat_v other_o man_n and_o saint_n but_o use_v i_o with_o great_a rigour_n and_o by_o his_o sovereign_a power_n punish_v i_o sore_o without_o discover_v to_o i_o what_o singular_a cause_n i_o have_v give_v he_o to_o do_v so_o and_o the_o almighty_a who_o have_v 〈◊〉_d have_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vex_v my_o soul_n 3._o all_o the_o while_o my_o breath_n life_n breath_n which_o be_v the_o constant_a companion_n and_o certain_a sign_n of_o life_n both_o come_v in_o with_o it_o gen._n 2._o 7._o and_o go_v out_o with_o it_o 1_o king_n 17._o 17._o psal._n 146._o 4._o or_o my_o soul_n or_o life_n be_v in_o i_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d breath_n 〈◊〉_d god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o god_n nostril_n god_n that_o spirit_n or_o soul_n which_o god_n breathe_v into_o i_o gen._n 2._o 7._o and_o preserve_v in_o i_o or_o rather_o the_o breath_n of_o god_n i._n e._n which_o god_n breathe_v into_o i_o which_o eminent_o appear_v in_o a_o man_n nostril_n be_v in_o my_o nostril_n 4._o my_o lip_n shall_v not_o speak_v wickedness_n nor_o my_o tongue_n utter_a deceit_n innocent_a deceit_n i_o will_v speak_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n with_o all_o plainness_n and_o impartiality_n neither_o defend_v myself_o and_o cause_n by_o vain_a and_o false_a profession_n of_o those_o virtue_n or_o grace_n which_o i_o know_v i_o have_v not_o nor_o yet_o in_o compliance_n with_o your_o desire_n and_o design_n false_o accuse_v myself_o of_o those_o crime_n wherewith_o you_o charge_v i_o whereof_o i_o know_v myself_o to_o be_v innocent_a 5._o god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v justify_v you_o i_o you_o i_o e._n your_o opinion_n and_o censure_n concern_v i_o as_o one_o convict_v to_o be_v impious_a or_o hypocritical_a by_o god_n unusual_a and_o severe_a deal_n with_o i_o till_o i_o die_v â—…_n die_v 〈◊〉_d â—…_n â—…_n i_o will_v not_o remove_v false_a remove_v to_o wit_n declarative_o as_o real_a word_n be_v frequentlâ—…_n understand_v or_o by_o renounce_v or_o deny_v my_o integrity_n of_o which_o god_n and_o my_o own_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_v i_o will_v not_o to_o gratify_v you_o say_v that_o i_o be_o a_o hypocrite_n which_o i_o know_v to_o be_v false_a my_o integrity_n from_o i_o 6._o my_o righteousness_n i_o hold_v fast_o person_n fast_o heb._n i_o have_v hold_v fast_o i._n e._n i_o have_v not_o only_o begin_v well_o but_o continue_v in_o well_o do_v which_o be_v a_o plain_a evidence_n that_o i_o be_o no_o hypocrite_n or_o the_o past_a tense_n be_v put_v for_o the_o future_a as_o be_v usual_a i_o will_v 〈◊〉_d fast_o declarative_o as_o before_o i_o will_v maintain_v it_o that_o howsoever_o you_o calumniate_v i_o i_o be_o a_o righteous_a person_n and_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go_v my_o heart_n 21_o heart_n i_o e._n my_o conscience_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v oft_o use_v as_o 1_o sam_n 24._o 5._o &_o 25._o 31_o ezek._n 14._o 5._o 1_o job._n 3._o 20_o 21_o shall_v not_o reproach_v i_o i_o i_o either_o 1._o with_o betray_v my_o own_o cause_n and_o innocency_n and_o speak_v what_o i_o know_v to_o be_v false_a to_o wit_n that_o i_o be_o a_o hypocrite_n or_o 2._o for_o my_o former_a impiety_n or_o hypocrisy_n wherewith_o you_o charge_v i_o 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v metonymy_n live_v heb._n from_o or_o for_o or_o concern_v my_o day_n i._n e._n the_o time_n of_o my_o life_n whether_o past_a or_o to_o come_v or_o the_o course_n of_o my_o life_n day_n or_o time_n be_v put_v here_o as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o for_o action_n do_v in_o they_o by_o a_o metonymy_n 7._o let_v my_o enemy_n be_v as_o the_o wicked_a man_n wicked_a i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o love_v and_o practise_v wickedness_n whereof_o you_o accuse_v i_o that_o i_o abhor_v the_o thought_n oâ—…_n it_o and_o if_o i_o may_v and_o will_v wish_v to_o be_v revenge_v of_o my_o enemy_n i_o can_v wish_v he_o no_o great_a mischief_n than_o to_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n and_o he_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o i_o enemy_n i_o either_o 1._o you_o my_o friend_n who_o instead_o of_o comfort_v i_o be_v rise_v up_o to_o torment_v i_o or_o rather_o my_o worst_a enemy_n as_o the_o 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be_v my_o peculiar_a people_n and_o thou_o do_v avouch_v i_o to_o be_v thy_o god_n deut._n 26._o 17_o 18._o 8._o i_o will_v not_o reprove_v thou_o 6._o thou_o hos._n 6._o 6._o for_o thy_o sacrifice_n or_o thy_o burnt-offering_n with_o burnt-offering_n i_o do_v not_o charge_v thou_o or_o at_o least_o this_o be_v not_o the_o principal_a matter_n of_o my_o charge_n that_o thou_o have_v neglect_v sacrifice_n which_o thou_o shall_v have_v offer_v for_o although_o thou_o have_v many_o time_n omit_v thy_o duty_n in_o that_o kind_n yet_o i_o have_v great_a thing_n than_o these_o to_o charge_v thou_o with_o to_o have_v be_v life_n be_v or_o they_o have_v be_v i_o confess_v thou_o have_v be_v frequent_a in_o that_o work_n and_o have_v lay_v too_o great_a a_o stress_n upon_o it_o and_o satisfy_v thy_o conscience_n with_o it_o as_o if_o thereby_o thou_o have_v make_v i_o amends_o for_o the_o error_n of_o thy_o life_n continual_o before_o i_o 9_o 25._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 6_o 6._o act._n 17._o 25._o i_o 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shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o praise_n and_o glorify_v i_o for_o thy_o deliverance_n or_o 2._o as_o a_o further_a duty_n thou_o shall_v give_v i_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o deliverance_n by_o praise_v i_o for_o it_o and_o improve_n it_o to_o my_o service_n and_o glory_n 16._o but_o unto_o the_o wicked_a thing_n wicked_a i._n e._n the_o same_o ungodly_a and_o hypocritical_a professor_n who_o he_o call_v saint_n v._o 5._o in_o regard_n of_o their_o profession_n and_o here_o wicked_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o practice_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n god_n say_v religion_n say_v he_o tell_v they_o what_o he_o will_v not_o reprove_v they_o for_z v._o 8._o and_o why_o v._o 9_o 10._o etc._n etc._n now_o he_o tell_v they_o for_o what_o he_o do_v reprove_v and_o condemn_v they_o even_o for_o a_o vain_a and_o false_a profession_n of_o religion_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o declare_v my_o statute_n or_o that_o thou_o shall_v take_v my_o covenant_n in_o thy_o mouth_n speak_v 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not_o now_o cover_v or_o blot_v out_o or_o pass_v by_o our_o sin_n as_o thou_o have_v usual_o do_v to_o thy_o people_n but_o thou_o do_v diligent_o search_v they_o out_o and_o accurate_o observe_v they_o as_o a_o severe_a but_o righteous_a judge_n and_o be_v now_o call_v we_o to_o a_o account_n for_o they_o our_o secret_a sin_n judgement_n sin_n thou_o do_v not_o only_o punish_v we_o for_o our_o notorious_a and_o scandalous_a sin_n which_o thy_o honour_n may_v seem_v to_o oblige_v thou_o to_o do_v but_o even_o for_o our_o secret_a lust_n the_o murmur_a and_o unbelief_n and_o apostasy_n and_o idolatry_n of_o our_o heart_n which_o though_o hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n thou_o have_v set_v before_o thy_o eye_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o light_v by_o thy_o judgement_n countenance_n judgement_n heb._n at_o the_o luminary_n of_o thy_o countenance_n in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n 9_o for_o all_o our_o day_n be_v away_o be_v heb._n turn_v away_o pass_v away_o we_o away_o or_o turn_v away_o themselves_o or_o their_o face_n from_o we_o they_o do_v not_o continue_v with_o we_o but_o quick_o turn_v their_o back_n upon_o we_o and_o leave_v we_o in_o thy_o wrath_n we_o spend_v our_o year_n meditation_n year_n or_o as_o a_o meditation_n as_o a_o tale_n that_o be_v tell_v sense_n tell_v which_o may_v a_o little_a affect_v we_o for_o the_o present_a but_o be_v quick_o end_v and_o go_v out_o of_o mind_n or_o as_o a_o word_n as_o job_n 37._o 2._o which_o in_o a_o instant_n be_v go_v and_o that_o irrevocable_o or_o as_o a_o thought_n or_o a_o sigh_n or_o a_o breath_n all_o which_o come_v to_o one_o sense_n 10_o year_n 10_o heb._n as_o for_o the_o day_n of_o our_o year_n in_o they_o be_v seventy_o year_n the_o day_n of_o our_o year_n 12._o year_n either_o 1._o of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o desert_n who_o be_v twenty_o year_n old_a and_o some_o thirty_o some_o forty_o some_o fifty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o all_o of_o that_o age_n do_v numb_a 14._o 29._o a_o great_a number_n of_o they_o doubtless_o die_v in_o their_o seventi_v or_o eighti_v year_n as_o be_v here_o employ_v or_o rather_o 2._o of_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o israelite_n no_o less_o than_o other_o in_o that_o and_o all_o follow_a age_n some_o few_o person_n except_v among_o who_o be_v moses_n and_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n who_o live_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n which_o be_v therefore_o note_v of_o they_o as_o a_o thing_n singular_a and_o extraordinary_a this_o sense_n suit_v best_a with_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o with_o the_o scope_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v to_o represent_v the_o vain_a and_o transitory_a condition_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n and_o how_o much_o mankind_n be_v now_o sink_v below_o their_o ancestor_n who_o common_o live_v many_o hundred_o of_o year_n and_o that_o the_o israelite_n though_o god_n peculiar_a people_n and_o endow_v with_o many_o privilege_n yet_o in_o this_o be_v no_o better_o than_o other_o man_n all_o which_o may_v be_v consider_v either_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o move_v god_n to_o pity_n and_o spare_v they_o or_o as_o a_o motive_n to_o awaken_v and_o quicken_v the_o israelite_n to_o serious_a preparation_n for_o death_n by_o compare_v this_o with_o v._n 12._o be_v threescore_o year_n and_o ten_o life_n ten_o which_o time_n the_o ancient_a heathen_a writer_n also_o fix_v as_o the_o usual_a space_n of_o man_n life_n and_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o strength_n life_n strength_n i_o e._n by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o natural_a constitution_n which_o be_v the_o true_a and_o common_a cause_n of_o long_a life_n they_o be_v fourscore_o year_n yet_o be_v their_o strength_n glory_v strength_n their_o
25._o e_o there_o be_v much_o cruelty_n mix_v even_o with_o their_o most_o merciful_a action_n when_o they_o pretend_v or_o intend_v to_o show_v mercy_n heb._n the_o bowel_n of_o the_o etc._n etc._n those_o very_a bowel_n which_o in_o other_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o pity_n in_o he_o be_v harden_v and_o shut_v up_o and_o only_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o cruelty_n in_o stead_n of_o that_o mercy_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o other_o man_n he_o have_v nothing_o but_o cruelty_n their_o mercy_n be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v cruel_a as_o the_o foolishness_n and_o weakness_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v wise_a and_o strong_a 1_o cor._n 1._o 25._o 11._o 19_o 11._o ch._n 28._o 19_o he_o that_o till_v his_o land_n call_n land_n that_o employ_v his_o time_n and_o strength_n in_o a_o honest_a call_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o bread_n but_o he_o that_o follow_v vain_a person_n live_v person_n that_o use_v their_o society_n and_o idle_a course_n of_o live_v be_v void_a of_o understanding_n bread_n understanding_n shall_v through_o his_o own_o folly_n want_n bread_n 12._o the_o wicked_a desire_v fortress_n desire_v or_o the_o fortress_n the_o net_n of_o evil_a man_n practice_n man_n he_o approve_v and_o use_v those_o cunning_a and_o deceitful_a art_n which_o wicked_a man_n use_v like_o net_n to_o ensnare_v other_o man_n and_o to_o take_v their_o good_n to_o themselves_o or_o he_o desire_v the_o fortress_n of_o wicked_a man_n or_o of_o wickedness_n i._n e._n he_o seek_v to_o fortify_v and_o establish_v himself_o by_o wicked_a practice_n but_o the_o root_n of_o the_o righteous_a yield_v fruit_n wickedness_n fruit_n that_o justice_n and_o piety_n in_o which_o he_o be_v root_v and_o which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o his_o action_n do_v of_o itself_o without_o the_o aid_n of_o any_o indirect_a and_o sinful_a course_n yield_v he_o sufficient_a fruit_n both_o for_o his_o own_o need_n and_o to_o do_v good_a to_o other_o but_o because_o the_o word_n fruit_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v too_o great_a a_o supplement_n it_o be_v and_o may_v be_v render_v thus_o the_o root_n of_o the_o righteous_a give_v it_o to_o wit_n that_o fortress_n or_o security_n which_o other_o seek_v in_o wickedness_n 13._o li_n 13._o heb._n the_o snare_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v in_o the_o transgression_n of_o li_n 7._o li_n ch._n 18._o 7._o the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v trouble_n snare_v i_o e._n bring_v into_o trouble_n by_o the_o transgression_n of_o his_o lip_n man_n lip_n by_o his_o wicked_a speech_n against_o god_n and_o man_n but_o the_o just_a shall_v come_v out_o of_o trouble_n protection_n trouble_n to_o wit_n by_o his_o wise_a and_o holy_a and_o in_o offensive_a speech_n whereby_o he_o pacifi_v man_n and_o gain_v god_n favour_n and_o protection_n 14._o 2._o 14._o ch._n 13._o 2._o a_o man_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o good_a by_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o mouth_n discourse_n mouth_n by_o his_o pious_a and_o profitable_a discourse_n and_o the_o recompense_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n conversation_n hand_n i_o e._n of_o his_o work_n and_o action_n of_o which_o the_o hand_n be_v the_o great_a instrument_n whereby_o also_o may_v be_v imply_v that_o god_n will_v not_o regard_v nor_o recompense_v good_a word_n unless_o they_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o good_a conversation_n shall_v be_v render_v unto_o he_o belong_v he_o to_o wit_n by_o god_n to_o who_o the_o work_n of_o retribution_n belong_v 15._o 7._o 15._o ch._n 3._o 7._o the_o way_n of_o a_o fool_n affair_n fool_n the_o counsel_n and_o course_n which_o his_o own_o mind_n suggest_v to_o he_o in_o the_o order_n of_o his_o affair_n be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n other_o eye_n high_o please_v he_o so_o that_o he_o neglect_v and_o despise_v the_o opinion_n and_o advice_n of_o other_o but_o he_o that_o hearken_v unto_o counsel_n other_o counsel_n that_o distru_v his_o own_o judgement_n and_o seek_v counsel_n from_o other_o be_v wise_a 16._o a_o fool_n wrath_n be_v day_n be_v heb._n in_o that_o day_n present_o know_v shame_n know_v by_o his_o rash_a word_n and_o indecent_a action_n whereby_o he_o expose_v himself_o to_o shame_n but_o a_o prudent_a man_n cover_v shame_n he_o shame_n either_o 1._o the_o shame_n or_o reproach_n or_o injury_n do_v to_o he_o by_o other_o which_o he_o conceal_v and_o bear_v with_o patience_n and_o pass_v by_o as_o his_o duty_n and_o interest_n oblige_v he_o to_o do_v or_o 2._o his_o own_o shame_n to_o which_o the_o â—…olly_n of_o rash_a anger_n will_v have_v betray_v he_o 17._o 5._o 17._o ch._n 13._o 5._o &_o 14._o 5._o he_o that_o speak_v truth_n habit_n truth_n heb._n he_o that_o will_v speak_v truth_n i._n e._n he_o who_o accustome_v himself_o to_o speak_v truth_n in_o common_a conversation_n for_o the_o future_a tense_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n oft_o note_v a_o continue_a act_n or_o habit_n show_v forth_o righteousness_n testimony_n righteousness_n to_o wit_n as_o a_o witness_n in_o public_a judgement_n he_o will_v speak_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v true_a and_o just_a you_o may_v depend_v upon_o his_o testimony_n but_o a_o false_a witness_n deceit_n judgement_n deceit_n he_o who_o use_v himself_o to_o lie_v in_o his_o common_a talk_n will_v use_v falseshood_n and_o deceit_n in_o judgement_n 18._o 7._o 18._o ps._n 57_o 4._o &_o 59_o 7._o there_o be_v that_o speak_v like_o the_o piercing_n of_o a_o sword_n otherwise_o sword_n hurtful_a and_o pernicious_a word_n whereby_o they_o either_o corrupt_a man_n mind_n and_o manner_n or_o scandalize_v they_o or_o injure_v they_o in_o their_o reputation_n estate_n or_o life_n or_o otherwise_o but_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v gr._n be_v or_o heal_v so_o gr._n health_n other_o health_n his_o speech_n both_o in_o judgement_n and_o in_o common_a discourse_n be_v find_v and_o wholesome_a in_o itself_o and_o tend_v to_o the_o comfort_n and_o benefit_n of_o other_o 19_o the_o lip_n of_o truth_n shall_v be_v establish_v for_o ever_o but_o a_o lie_a tongue_n be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n falsehood_n d_o the_o speaker_n of_o truth_n be_v constant_a and_o always_o agreeable_a to_o himself_o and_o his_o word_n the_o more_o and_o long_o they_o be_v try_v the_o more_o do_v the_o truth_n of_o they_o appear_v whereas_o liar_n though_o they_o may_v make_v a_o fair_a show_n for_o a_o season_n yet_o be_v easy_o and_o quick_o convict_v of_o falsehood_n 20._o deceit_n themselves_o deceit_n either_o 1._o towards_o other_o who_o they_o design_v to_o deceive_v and_o then_o to_o destroy_v whilst_o good_a counsellor_n bring_v safety_n and_o joy_n to_o other_o or_o rather_o 2._o to_o themselves_o so_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v they_o who_o heart_n devise_v mischief_n against_o other_o shall_v be_v deceive_v in_o their_o hope_n and_o bring_v that_o trouble_n upon_o themselves_o which_o they_o design_v against_o other_o but_o they_o who_o by_o good_a counsel_n labour_n to_o promote_v the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o other_o shall_v reap_v the_o comfort_n and_o benefit_n of_o it_o to_o themselves_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o they_o that_o imagine_v evil_a but_o to_o the_o counsellor_n of_o peace_n be_v joy_n 21._o there_o shall_v no_o evil_n happen_v to_o the_o just_a but_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v fill_v with_o mischief_n they_o f_o either_o 1._o of_o sin_n or_o rather_o 2._o of_o suffering_n or_o mischief_n as_o the_o next_o clause_n explain_v this_o no_o such_o evil_n shall_v befall_v they_o as_o do_v common_o befall_v the_o wicked_a who_o be_v fill_v or_o overwhelm_v and_o utter_o destroy_v by_o it_o whereas_o good_a man_n be_v support_v under_o their_o trouble_n and_o shall_v be_v deliver_v out_o of_o they_o and_o receive_v much_o benefit_n by_o they_o 22._o 17._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 6._o 17._o lie_v lip_n be_v a_o a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o they_o that_o 21._o that_o 〈◊〉_d do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 21._o deal_v true_o action_n true_o that_o speak_v and_o act_v sincere_o and_o true_o he_o imply_v that_o although_o lie_v lip_n alone_o be_v sufficient_a to_o purchase_v god_n hatred_n yet_o truth_n in_o a_o man_n speech_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o procure_v god_n favour_n unless_o there_o be_v also_o truth_n and_o justice_n in_o his_o action_n be_v his_o delight_n 23._o 2._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 13._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 15._o 2._o a_o prudent_a man_n conceal_v knowledge_n other_o knowledge_n he_o do_v not_o vainglorious_o and_o unreasonable_o utter_v what_o he_o know_v but_o keep_v it_o in_o his_o breast_n till_o he_o have_v a_o fit_a occasion_n to_o bring_v it_o forth_o for_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o other_o but_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n proclaim_v foolishness_n 3._o foolishness_n while_o he_o make_v ostentation_n of_o his_o knowledge_n he_o betray_v his_o ignorance_n and_o folly_n compare_v eccles._n 10._o 3._o 24._o 4._o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 10._o 4._o
be_v that_o be_v destroy_v poverty_n destroy_v or_o consume_v to_o wit_n in_o his_o estate_n bring_v to_o poverty_n for_o want_n of_o judgement_n 11._o judgement_n either_o 1._o for_o want_v of_o discretion_n and_o convenient_a care_n and_o diligence_n in_o till_v his_o land_n and_o in_o manage_v his_o affair_n which_o he_o neglect_v himself_o and_o leaf_n to_o the_o care_n of_o other_o whereas_o poor_a man_n be_v force_v by_o their_o necessity_n to_o look_v to_o their_o own_o concern_v and_o to_o use_v their_o utmost_a diligence_n in_o they_o or_o rather_o 2._o by_o injustice_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v prov._n 16._o 8._o jer._n 17._o 11._o &_o 22._o 13._o ezek._n 22._o 29._o nor_o do_v i_o find_v it_o in_o any_o other_o scripture_n by_o his_o fraud_n rapine_n and_o oppression_n and_o other_o unjust_a and_o wicked_a practice_n whereby_o he_o seek_v to_o enrich_v himself_o as_o refuse_v and_o scorn_v to_o get_v a_o estate_n by_o honest_a labour_n so_o this_o agree_v with_o what_o 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favour_n and_o blessing_n give_v he_o a_o competent_a estate_n and_o a_o heart_n to_o use_v it_o and_o comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n in_o it_o whereas_o wicked_a man_n common_o want_v either_o all_o these_o blessing_n or_o some_o of_o they_o but_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v want_v chap._n fourteen_o 1_o every_o wise_a woman_n 31._o woman_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o woman_n not_o to_o exclude_v the_o man_n of_o who_o this_o be_v no_o less_o true_a but_o because_o the_o woman_n especial_o in_o those_o time_n be_v very_o industrious_a in_o manage_v their_o husband_n estate_n of_o which_o see_v prov._n 31._o build_v her_o house_n 1._o house_n maintain_v and_o improve_v her_o family_n and_o estate_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v exod._n 1._o 21._o 2_o sam._n 7._o 11._o psal._n 127._o 1._o but_o the_o foolish_a pluck_v it_o down_o with_o her_o hand_n course_n hand_n either_o by_o her_o idleness_n and_o not_o use_v her_o hand_n or_o by_o her_o foolish_a and_o sinful_a course_n 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next_o clause_n explain_v it_o and_o his_o child_n clause_n child_n either_o 1._o god_n child_n or_o 2._o the_o child_n of_o they_o that_o fear_v god_n who_o be_v sufficient_o understand_v out_o of_o the_o former_a clause_n shall_v have_v a_o place_n of_o refuge_n 27_o 12._o 27_o ch._n 13._o 12._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o fountain_n of_o life_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o snare_n of_o death_n course_n death_n to_o preserve_v man_n from_o deadly_a and_o destructive_a course_n 28._o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n be_v the_o king_n honour_n 7._o honour_n because_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o his_o wise_a and_o good_a government_n under_o honour_n he_o here_o comprehend_v also_o strength_n and_o safety_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o opposite_a clause_n which_o depend_v much_o upon_o a_o prince_n reputation_n and_o honour_n may_v be_v here_o put_v for_o strength_n as_o strength_n be_v put_v for_o honour_n or_o glory_n psal._n 8._o 2._o &_o 29._o 1._o &_o 96._o 7._o but_o 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of_o justice_n and_o much_o less_o in_o other_o way_n where_o there_o be_v no_o colour_n of_o justice_n 23_o 1â—…_n 23_o ch._n 23._o 1â—…_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v plead_v their_o cause_n do_v cause_n which_o he_o have_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n undertake_v to_o do_v and_o spoil_v the_o soul_n they_o soul_n take_v away_o not_o only_o their_o good_n but_o their_o life_n too_o so_o full_o will_v he_o recompense_v their_o wickedness_n to_o they_o of_o those_o that_o spoil_v they_o 24_o make_v no_o friendship_n with_o a_o angry_a man_n and_o with_o a_o furious_a man_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v do_v go_v into_o his_o company_n not_o converse_v frequent_o and_o familiar_o with_o he_o as_o friend_n use_v to_o do_v 25_o lest_o thou_o learn_v his_o way_n he_o way_n
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and_o he_o shall_v cut_v shall_v heb._n cut_v snatch_v clause_n snatch_v every_o one_o shall_v greedy_o and_o violent_o seize_v upon_o any_o provision_n that_o come_v in_o his_o way_n which_o imply_v either_o great_a scarcity_n or_o insatiable_a covetousness_n as_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o next_o clause_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o be_v hungry_a and_o he_o shall_v eat_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v 26._o satisfy_v chap._n 49._o 26._o they_o shall_v eat_v every_o man_n the_o flesh_n of_o his_o own_o arm_n elsewhere_o arm_n either_o 1._o proper_o so_o it_o note_v extreme_a famine_n in_o which_o case_n man_n be_v apt_a to_o eat_v their_o own_o flesh._n compare_v jer._n 19_o 9_o or_o 2._o metaphorical_o which_o seem_v best_a to_o suit_n with_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o flesh_n of_o his_o brethren_n by_o nation_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v our_o own_o flesh_n and_o be_v so_o call_v isa._n 58._o 7._o zech._n 11._o 9_o and_o 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they_o that_o 20._o that_o psal._n 58._o 1._o &_o 94._o 20._o decree_v unrighteous_a decree_n sentence_n decree_n unto_o those_o magistrate_n who_o make_v unjust_a law_n and_o give_v unjust_a sentence_n and_o grievousness_n and_o or_o to_o the_o writer_n that_o write_v grievousness_n that_o write_v they_o write_v either_o 1._o the_o scribe_n who_o be_v assistant_n to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o oft_o time_n do_v promote_v or_o execute_v such_o decree_n or_o 2._o the_o unjust_a magistrate_n who_o decree_n be_v usual_o write_v so_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v repeat_v in_o other_o word_n only_o this_o writing_n may_v note_v their_o obstinacy_n or_o perseverance_n in_o their_o unjust_a decree_n and_o their_o proceed_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o grievousness_n subject_n grievousness_n grievous_a thing_n such_o unjust_a decree_n as_o cause_v grief_n and_o vexation_n to_o their_o subject_n which_o they_o have_v prescribe_v 2_o to_o turn_n aside_o the_o needy_a from_o judgement_n 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