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such_o enclosure_n and_o tread_v down_o all_o fence_n because_o she_o mean_v to_o run_v wild_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o great_a use_n 1._o not_o with_o the_o widow_n of_o 20._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 20._o tekoah_n to_o fetch_v about_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o form_n of_o speech_n the_o better_a to_o deceive_v or_o to_o train_v up_o man_n to_o rest_v in_o formality_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v in_o that_o form_n of_o knowledge_n rom._n 2._o 20._o or_o as_o those_o deceiver_n in_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 5._o who_o yet_o be_v not_o there_o blame_v because_o they_o have_v a_o form_n but_o because_o they_o want_v life_n and_o power_n we_o very_o ready_o subscribe_v to_o
and_o i_o lay_v meat_n unto_o they_o this_o and_o much_o more_o there_o be_v in_o god_n that_o can_v afford_v it_o and_o proportionable_o as_o much_o reason_n 2_o there_o be_v in_o his_o weak_a church_n and_o poor_a people_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o and_o call_v for_o it_o so_o that_o they_o have_v not_o sometime_o more_o need_n as_o we_o before_o hear_v to_o be_v afflict_v then_o when_o humble_v and_o reform_v to_o be_v again_o relieve_v and_o comfort_v for_o otherwise_o 1._o the_o church_n will_v be_v whole_o waste_v and_o consume_v which_o christ_n in_o spite_n of_o all_o the_o malice_n and_o rage_n of_o man_n or_o devil_n will_v have_v continue_v mat._n 16._o 18._o such_o skarefire_n therefore_o need_v be_v timely_o quench_v and_o that_o in_o job_n 38._o 11._o say_v to_o those_o overflow_a sea_n hitherto_o shall_v you_o come_v and_o no_o further_o and_o here_o shall_v your_o proud_a wave_n be_v stay_v which_o otherwise_o will_v consume_v and_o overwhelm_v all_o so_o he_o provide_v that_o such_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v because_o else_o no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v save_v mat._n 24._o 22._o 2._o or_o in_o case_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o promise_n the_o church_n shall_v not_o fâ—â—l_v yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o servant_n will_v be_v very_o subject_a to_o faint_v and_o fail_v and_o sink_v down_o into_o despondency_n and_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v that_o he_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o nor_o be_v always_o wroth_a isa_n 57_o 17._o 3._o or_o in_o case_n they_o sink_v not_o down_o yet_o too_o ready_a they_o may_v be_v to_o start_v out_o to_o some_o sinful_a and_o unwarrantable_a mean_n for_o their_o ease_n and_o safety_n for_o so_o much_o and_o so_o long_a affliction_n may_v serve_v to_o try_v and_o express_v their_o grace_n which_o god_n desire_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v have_v it_o but_o if_o more_o and_o long_o it_o will_v it_o may_v be_v occasion_n they_o to_o manifest_v their_o weakness_n and_o 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rage_n and_o fury_n which_o know_v none_o answerable_a to_o which_o be_v that_o other_o expression_n isa_n 27._o 8._o in_o measure_n thou_o will_v debate_v with_o it_o he_o stay_v his_o rough_a wind_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o east_n wind_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v somewhat_o difficult_a and_o be_v diverse_o expound_v by_o interpreter_n among_o other_o this_o may_v be_v one_o way_n of_o unfold_a they_o that_o although_o a_o pierce_a east_n wind_n may_v sometime_o blow_v very_o cold_a upon_o god_n inheritance_n yet_o when_o it_o be_v once_o grow_v so_o rough_a as_o if_o continue_a it_o will_v blast_v and_o blow_v away_o all_o god_n then_o stay_v and_o calm_v it_o and_o when_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n he_o be_v say_v in_o measure_n to_o debate_v with_o it_o we_o have_v he_o as_o it_o be_v measure_v out_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o people_n and_o although_o sometime_o the_o measure_n may_v be_v full_a yea_o and_o double_a as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o use_v be_v double_v yet_o it_o be_v still_o in_o measure_n and_o never_o unmeasurable_a in_o mensura_fw-la ista_fw-la &_o non_fw-la supra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d schindler_n ad_fw-la vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o paraphrase_v it_o a_o three_o and_o as_o strong_a a_o expression_n to_o this_o purpose_n we_o have_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n of_o that_o 7._o isa_n 26_o 7._o prophecy_n and_o as_o in_o the_o former_a expression_n we_o have_v god_n measure_v so_o in_o this_o we_o have_v he_o weigh_v his_o people_n affliction_n thou_o most_o upright_o do_v weigh_v the_o path_n of_o the_o just_a which_o some_o render_v by_o complanare_fw-la and_o understand_v it_o of_o god_n make_v smooth_a and_o even_o those_o former_a rough_a way_n which_o before_o they_o walk_v and_o be_v so_o subject_a to_o stumble_v in_o and_o that_o way_n it_o will_v also_o serve_v to_o my_o present_a purpose_n but_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o use_v most_o proper_o signify_v the_o weigh_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o a_o balance_n &_o so_o our_o wise_a &_o gracious_a father_n deal_v with_o we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o judgement_n like_o the_o careful_a apothecary_n who_o weigh_v every_o dose_n prescribe_v to_o his_o sick_a patient_n to_o the_o least_o grain_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o scruple_n more_o or_o less_o than_o shall_v be_v true_o medicinal_a but_o what_o ever_o they_o do_v we_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o our_o heavenly_a physician_n course_n of_o physic_n be_v never_o so_o long_o or_o strong_a as_o to_o undo_v his_o patient_n but_o most_o wise_o weigh_v and_o ponder_v both_o what_o it_o be_v and_o our_o strength_n be_v and_o therefore_o have_v promise_v that_o the_o rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o rest_v on_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o righteous_a lest_o they_o put_v their_o hand_n unto_o iniquity_n psal_n 125._o 3._o a_o most_o sweet_a and_o gracious_a promise_n which_o as_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n it_o hint_n to_o we_o that_o not_o only_a infirmi_fw-la the_o weak_a but_o even_o justi_fw-la those_o that_o be_v righteous_a and_o more_o confirm_v yet_o fracti_fw-la tandem_fw-la malis_fw-la as_o calvin_n speak_v by_o over_o heavy_a and_o too_o long_o continue_v burden_n of_o themselves_o may_v be_v overbear_v &_o so_o give_v out_o as_o a_o strong_a wall_n may_v start_v out_o when_o too_o heavy_a a_o weight_n be_v lay_v on_o it_o even_o so_o a_o samson_n may_v be_v overcome_v by_o a_o dâ—lilahs_n continue_v 3._o ut_fw-la justonum_fw-la manus_fw-la quae_fw-la pâ—ius_fw-la erant_fw-la quasi_fw-la devinctae_fw-la &_o quarum_fw-la motus_fw-la compositi_fw-la erant_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la nunc_fw-la quasi_fw-la solutae_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandi_fw-la licentiam_fw-la ferantur_fw-la calvin_n in_o psal_n 125._o 3._o instant_a and_o strong_a solicitation_n so_o that_o those_o very_a hand_n which_o be_v before_o bind_v to_o their_o better_a behaviour_n may_v be_v stretch_v out_o to_o take_v of_o a_o forbid_a fruit_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o prevent_v this_o miscarriage_n god_n in_o much_o faithfulness_n and_o tenderness_n so_o temper_v lighten_v and_o shorten_v such_o overgrow_a pressure_n that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o issue_n with_o the_o temptation_n and_o so_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o and_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v once_o come_v to_o this_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v time_n then_o 126._o psal_n 119._o 126._o for_o god_n to_o work_v and_o then_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n the_o church_n have_v rest_n which_o comfortable_a truth_n shall_v help_v to_o wean_v we_o from_o this_o use_v 1_o troublesome_a world_n and_o make_v we_o more_o earnest_o breath_n after_o heaven_n see_v what_o ever_o short_a breathe_a time_n god_n may_v please_v to_o indulge_v we_o in_o the_o way_n yet_o our_o full_a and_o everlasting_a rest_n we_o shall_v never_o attain_v unto_o till_o we_o arrive_v at_o that_o our_o most_o happy_a journey_n end_n sometime_o we_o read_v that_o 30._o judg._n 3._o 11._o 30._o israel_n have_v rest_v forty_o and_o sometime_o eighty_o year_n and_o so_o still_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n have_v sometime_o short_a and_o sometime_o long_a breathe_v time_n but_o when_o best_o and_o long_a they_o be_v but_o more_o full_a bait_n and_o refreshment_n by_o the_o way_n and_o therefore_o to_o such_o even_o then_o the_o prophet_n say_v arise_v this_o be_v 9_o micah_n 2._o 10._o deut._n 12._o 9_o not_o your_o rest_n as_o moses_n before_o tell_v israel_n you_o be_v not_o come_v to_o your_o rest_n when_o yet_o they_o be_v at_o that_o time_n almost_o get_v through_o the_o wilderness_n nay_o in_o that_o last_o year_n of_o their_o travel_n they_o have_v long_a journey_n and_o great_a
1._o 22._o 28._o crescite_fw-la &_o multiplicamini_fw-la at_o the_o first_o creation_n 7._o 9_o 1._o 7._o 2._o and_o promise_v as_o such_o in_o the_o 4._o gen._n 22._o 17._o gen._n 26._o 4._o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o so_o all_o along_o that_o their_o seed_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n 3._o 28._o 3._o 3._o a_o blessing_n to_o a_o family_n when_o the_o wife_n be_v as_o the_o fruitful_a vine_n by_o the_o house_n side_n and_o the_o child_n like_o olive_n plant_n round_o about_o the_o table_n psal_n 128._o 3._o 4._o and_o a_o blessing_n to_o the_o state_n for_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o king_n honour_n but_o in_o the_o want_n of_o people_n be_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n prov._n 14._o 28._o 5._o and_o why_o not_o as_o great_a or_o rather_o a_o great_a blessing_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n as_o such_o it_o have_v be_v desire_v and_o pray_v for_o by_o the_o people_n of_o god_n let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v and_o let_v not_o his_o man_n be_v few_o deut._n 33._o 6._o and_o as_o such_o it_o have_v be_v promise_v by_o god_n to_o his_o people_n i_o will_v multiply_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v few_o i_o will_v also_o glorify_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v small_a jer._n 30._o 19_o the_o contrary_a to_o it_o have_v be_v frequent_o threaten_v on_o god_n part_n as_o a_o very_a heavy_a affliction_n that_o whereas_o they_o have_v be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n they_o shall_v be_v leave_v few_o in_o number_n deut._n 28._o 62._o when_o the_o glory_n of_o jacob_n be_v make_v thin_a and_o the_o fatness_n of_o his_o flesh_n wax_v lean_a and_o they_o leave_v as_o the_o shake_n of_o a_o olive-tree_n 27_o levit._fw-la 26._o 22._o deut._n 4._o 27_o two_o or_o three_o berry_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o uppermost_a branch_n isa_n 17._o 4._o 6._o or_o yet_o more_o lonesome_a and_o 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