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21._o so_o that_o i_o come_v again_o jacob_n vow_v in_o all_o point_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n v._o 15._o then_o shall_v not_o as_o if_o otherwise_o not_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o thereupon_o vow_v this_o in_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n v._o 12._o this_o stone_n see_v on_o v._o 18._o and_o ch_n 31._o 45._o god_n house_n so_o perform_v ch_n 35._o 7_o 14._o the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o a_o sign_n of_o homage_n and_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n thus_o by_o abraham_n and_o by_o jacob_n tithe_n pay_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1._o theu_fw-la jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o or_o seventy_o six_o year_n old_a see_v annotat._v on_o ver_fw-la 21._o east_n whence_o abraham_n come_v esay_n 41._o 2._o where_o job_n live_v afterward_o job_n 1._o 3._o but_o the_o particular_a place_n in_o the_o east_n here_o mean_v be_v haran_n v._o 4._o v._o 2._o a_o well_o so_o chap._n 24._o 11_o 15._o and_o exod._n 2._o 15_o 16_o 21._o a_o great_a stone_n to_o keep_v the_o store_n v._o 5._o the_o son_n of_o nahor_n that_o be_v the_o grandchild_n v._o 6._o be_v he_o well_o so_o ch_n 43._o 17_o 28._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 5_o 6._o 2_o sam_n 20._o 9_o v._o 8._o we_o can_v by_o right_a as_o ch_z 34._o 14._o 43._o 32._o or_o with_o our_o might_n and_o strength_n for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a stone_n v._o 2._o v._o 10._o roll_v the_o stone_n by_o his_o own_o strength_n or_o with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o shepherd_n v._o 11._o kiss_v rachel_n having_n first_o show_v she_o who_o he_o be_v ch_n 31._o 55._o v._o 12._o her_o father_n brother_n that_o be_v kinsman_n his_o sister_n son_n v._o 13._o v._o 13._o kiss_v he_o one_o man_n kiss_v another_o so_o ch_n 45._o 15._o exod._n 4._o 27._o 18._o 7._o luke_n 7_o 45._o rom_n 16._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 12._o traitorous_a be_v the_o kiss_n of_o joab_n and_o judas_n all_o these_o thing_n touch_v his_o father_n the_o birthright_n blessing_n esau_n his_o send_v away_o and_o the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o it_o and_o vision_n by_o the_o way_n else_o laban_n may_v have_v wonder_v at_o his_o poor_a and_o solitary_a manner_n of_o come_v deut._n 26._o 5._o consider_v he_o see_v the_o servant_n rich_a manner_n oâ—_n come_v ch_z 24._o 10_o â—2_n 53._o we_o read_v not_o here_o of_o any_o letter_n or_o token_n send_v by_o he_o v._o 14._o sure_o thou_o be_v i_o doubt_v not_o of_o thy_o person_n and_o welcome_a thou_o be_v whatever_o the_o occasion_n of_o thy_o journey_n be_v v._o 15._o shall_v thou_o therefore_o serve_v i_o for_o nought_o see_v he_o in_o his_o month_n abide_v not_o idle_a but_o active_a and_o able_a cast_v about_o to_o procure_v his_o stay_n beautiful_a so_o esther_n chap._n 2._o 7._o so_o joseph_n chap._n 39_o 6._o v._o 18._o i_o will_v serve_v thou_o in_o some_o country_n and_o in_o some_o age_n man_n buy_v wife_n so_o david_n 1_o sam._n 18._o 25._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 14._o hos._n 3._o 2._o gen._n 34._o 12._o v._o 19_o it_o be_v better_a laban_n out_o of_o his_o churlishness_n and_o covetousness_n make_v use_n of_o jacob_n love_v proffer_n and_o yet_o by_o his_o general_a word_n and_o ambiguous_a speech_n may_v be_v suspect_v not_o to_o intend_v fair_a and_o ingenuous_a deal_n with_o jacob_n as_o soon_o after_o appear_v v._o 23._o v._o 20._o serve_v seven_o year_n for_o rachel_n there_o be_v two_o several_a opinion_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o which_o must_v guide_v and_o rule_v the_o exposition_n of_o these_o word_n and_o some_o other_o also_o which_o be_v in_o the_o ensue_a passage_n of_o this_o history_n one_o be_v that_o jacob_n marry_v first_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o first_o seven_o year_n service_n and_o then_o have_v leah_n fraudulent_o put_v upon_o he_o in_o stead_n of_o rachel_n that_o he_o new_o contract_v the_o second_o time_n to_o have_v rachel_n for_o other_o seven_o year_n service_n but_o marry_v she_o a_o week_n after_o he_o have_v take_v leah_n and_o perform_v that_o seven_o year_n service_n for_o rachel_n after_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o and_o most_o expositor_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n but_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v two_o strong_a argument_n against_o it_o one_o be_v that_o they_o be_v thereby_o force_v to_o hold_v that_o jacob_n twelve_o child_n be_v all_o bear_v within_o those_o seven_o year_n viz._n reuben_n simeon_n levi_n judah_n dan_n naphtali_n gad_n ashur_n issachar_n zebulun_n dinah_n joseph_n v._o 25._o ch_n 31._o 38_o 41._o you_o may_v say_v this_o may_v well_o enough_o be_v by_o four_o woman_n i_o confess_v it_o but_o consider_v the_o plain_a and_o pregnant_a passage_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n in_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o birth_n i_o hold_v it_o impossible_a for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o none_o of_o they_o at_o any_o time_n have_v twin_n again_o leah_n have_v reuben_n simeon_n levi_n judah_n at_o several_a birth_n which_o will_v take_v up_o three_o or_o four_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n before_o rachel_n complain_v of_o barrenness_n or_o put_v case_n she_o complain_v soon_o than_o the_o history_n mention_n yet_o bilhah_n must_v have_v dan_n and_o naphtali_n at_o several_a birth_n before_o zilpah_n have_v gad_n and_o ashur_n at_o several_a birth_n and_o these_o last_o four_o son_n will_v take_v up_o three_o or_o four_o year_n and_o after_o all_o this_o leah_n have_v former_o leave_v bear_v when_o judah_n be_v bear_v v._o 35._o ch_n 30._o 9_o and_o when_o reuben_n her_o elder_a son_n be_v of_o age_n to_o find_v mandrake_n in_o the_o field_n then_o after_o her_o time_n of_o barrenness_n and_o after_o her_o maid_n zilpahs_n birth_n she_o then_o again_o conceive_v bear_n issachar_n and_o zebulun_n and_o dinah_n at_o several_a birth_n and_o last_o of_o all_o rachel_n bear_v jose_v all_o which_o must_v be_v do_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o seven_o year_n according_a to_o that_o opinion_n which_o how_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o truth_n and_o without_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o history_n and_o to_o many_o word_n of_o the_o text_n i_o confess_v i_o can_v comprehend_v and_o a_o second_o argument_n against_o that_o opinion_n be_v take_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o judah_n age_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o hezron_n and_o hamul_n his_o grandchild_n when_o they_o with_o jacob_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n ch_n â—_o 1â—_n to_o open_v this_o we_o must_v first_o know_v that_o jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o come_v down_o to_o laban_n which_o appear_v thus_o he_o be_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n ch_n 47._o 9_o and_o then_o joseph_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a viz._n thirty_o when_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o advance_v by_o pharaoh_n ch_n 41._o 46._o after_o which_o pass_v seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o three_o of_o famine_n when_o jacob_n come_v down_o joseph_n then_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a it_o appear_v also_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n after_o jacob_n come_v to_o laban_n ch_n 30._o 25._o 31._o 38_o 41._o take_v then_o those_o fourteen_o year_n before_o joseph_n be_v bear_v and_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o joseph_n age_n when_o his_o father_n stand_v before_o pharaoh_n out_o of_o his_o father_n age_n at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v then_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o it_o will_v so_o be_v clear_a that_o jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o or_o seventy_o six_o year_n old_a when_o he_o first_o come_v to_o laban_n now_o this_o be_v so_o judah_n the_o four_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leah_n must_v needs_o be_v by_o their_o opinion_n but_o three_o or_o four_o year_n elder_a than_o joseph_n jacob_n not_o 〈◊〉_d leah_n as_o they_o say_v till_o after_o his_o first_o seven_o year_n of_o service_n be_v end_v and_o so_o judah_n must_v be_v but_o forty_o three_o or_o forty_o four_o year_n old_a at_o most_o when_o he_o and_o his_o grandchild_n hezron_n and_o hamul_fw-la come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n to_o compass_v this_o they_o must_v cast_v their_o reckon_n thus_o that_o judah_n marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o have_v er_fw-mi at_o thirteen_o that_o ere_o marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o onan_n his_o young_a brother_n ch_n 38._o 4._o marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a that_o tamar_n remain_v a_o widow_n and_o wait_v till_o shâ—lah_n be_v grow_v and_o the_o day_n be_v multiply_v judah_n wife_n die_v and_o tamar_n bear_v to_o judah_n pharez_n and_o all_o this_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o three_o year_n that_o pharez_n marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o beget_v hezron_n and_o hamul_n and_o suppose_v
maschil_n all_o which_o belong_v to_o those_o instrument_n music_n or_o poetry_n then_o in_o use_n now_o unknown_a nor_o great_o material_a for_o we_o now_o to_o know_v may_v admit_v of_o conjectural_a probability_n yet_o no_o certainty_n can_v be_v have_v for_o the_o exact_a notion_n and_o signification_n of_o they_o psalm_n fourteen_o and_o liii_o be_v much_o the_o same_o and_o so_o again_o psalm_n lx._n and_o cviii_o and_o psalm_n xviii_o and_o 2_o sam_n xxii_o be_v more_o the_o same_o and_o psal._n cviii_o 1_o 5._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lvii_o psalm_n and_o ver_fw-la 6_o 18._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lx._n psalm_n psalm_n xxv_o begin_v each_o verse_n almost_o with_o the_o several_a letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v the_o xxxiv_o psal._n cxi_o and_o cxii_o begin_v each_o half_a verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n save_v that_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n in_o both_o psalm_n take_v up_o three_o letter_n apiece_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o number_n of_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n psal._n xxxvii_o begin_v every_o second_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n psalm_n cxix_o without_o david_n title_n begin_v each_o of_o the_o first_o eight_o verse_n with_o the_o first_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o each_o of_o the_o eight_o next_o verse_n with_o the_o second_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o so_o continue_v along_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o alphabet_n psalm_n cxlv_o begin_v each_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n omit_v only_o the_o letter_n nun._n some_o psalm_n compose_v long_o before_o david_n be_v bear_v as_o psalm_n xc_o some_o long_a after_o he_o be_v dead_a as_o psalm_n lxxiv_o lxxxiii_o cxxvi_o cxxxvii_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o psalm_n be_v put_v into_o the_o form_n and_o order_n they_o now_o have_v after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o babylon_n some_o be_v set-forme_n as_o psalm_n xx._n xxi_o cii_o cxxxvi_o esay_n xxvi_o 1._o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n authentical_a with_o the_o papist_n and_o by_o they_o father_v upon_o jerome_n be_v confess_v by_o he_o to_o be_v but_o a_o translation_n out_o of_o the_o greek_a lxx_o not_o out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o the_o popish_a bonaventure_n venture_v but_o bad_o when_o he_o substitute_n the_o word_n mary_n or_o lady_n in_o stead_n of_o lord_n or_o god_n and_o with_o some_o other_o alteration_n apply_v they_o to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n this_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v much_o cite_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o do_v appear_v in_o this_o table_n follow_v psalm_n allege_v or_o allude_v to_o in_o 2._o 1._o act_n 4._o 25._o 7._o act_n 13_o 33._o  _fw-fr hebr._n 1._o 5._o 9_o apoc._n 2._o 27._o  _fw-fr 19_o 15._o 5._o 9_o rom._n 3._o 13._o 8._o 2._o matth._n 21._o 16._o 4_o 5_o 6._o heb_fw-mi 2._o 6_o 7_o 8._o  _fw-fr 1_o co._n 15._o 27._o 10._o 7._o rom._n 3._o 14._o 14._o 2._o rom._n 3._o 10._o 16._o 8_o 11._o act_n 2._o 25_o 28._o 31._o  _fw-fr 13._o 35._o 18._o 2._o hebr._n 2._o 13._o 49._o rom._n 15._o 9_o 19_o 4._o rom._n 10._o 1â—_n 22._o 1._o matth._n 27._o 46._o  _fw-fr mark_n 15._o 34._o 7_o 8._o matth._n 27._o 35_o 39_o 43._o 16_o 18._o mark_n 15._o 24._o  _fw-fr luke_n 23._o 33._o  _fw-fr john_n 19_o 23._o 24._o 34._o 37_o 22._o hebr._n 2._o 12._o 24._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 26_o 28._o 31._o 5._o luke_n 23._o 46._o 32._o 1_o 2._o rom._n 4._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 34._o 12_o 16_o 1_o pet._n 3_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 37._o 11._o matth._n 5_o 5._o 40._o 6_o 7_o 8._o hebr._n 10._o 5_o 6_o 7._o 41._o 9_o john_n 13._o 18._o 44._o 22._o rom._n 8._o 36._o 45._o 6_o 7._o hebr._n 1._o 8_o 9_o 49._o 4._o matth._n 13._o 35._o 50._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 26._o 51._o 4._o rom._n 3._o 4._o 53._o 1_o 2_o 3._o rom._n 3._o 10_o 11_o 12._o 62._o 12._o matth._n 16._o 27._o 68_o 18._o ephes._n 4._o 8._o 69._o 9_o john_n 2._o 17._o  _fw-fr rom._n 15._o 3._o 21._o john_n 19_o 28_o 29._o 22_o 23._o rom._n 11._o 9_o 10._o 78._o 2._o matth._n 13._o 35._o 25._o john_n 6._o 31._o 81._o 12._o act_n 14._o 6_o 82._o 6._o john_n 10._o 34._o 90._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 8._o 91._o â—1_n matth._n 4._o 6._o  _fw-fr luke_n 4._o 10._o 94._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 20._o 95._o 8_o 11._o hebr._n 3._o 7_o 11._o  _fw-fr 4._o 7._o 97._o 7._o hebr._n 1._o 6._o 102._o 25_o 26_o 27_o heb._n 1_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 104_o 4._o hebr._n 1._o 7._o 105._o 41._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 4._o 109._o 8._o act_n 1._o 20_o 110._o 1._o mat._n 22._o 43_o 44._o  _fw-fr mark_n 12._o 36._o  _fw-fr luke_n 12._o 42._o  _fw-fr act_n 2._o 34_o 35._o  _fw-fr hebr._n 1._o 13._o 4._o hebr._n 5._o 6._o  _fw-fr 7._o 16._o 112._o 9_o 2_o cor._n 9_o 9_o 116._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 13._o 1â—_n rom_n 3._o 4._o 117_o 1._o rom._n 15._o â—1_n 118._o 6._o hebr._n 13._o 6._o 22_o 23._o matth._n 21._o 42._o  _fw-fr mar._n 12._o 10_o 11._o  _fw-fr luke_n 20._o 17._o  _fw-fr act_n 4._o 11._o 25_o 26._o matth._n 21._o 9_o 132._o 11._o act_n 2._o 30._o 17_o 18._o luke_n 1._o 69_o 70._o 140._o 3._o rom._n 3._o 13_o 14._o 143._o 2._o rom._n 3._o 20._o  _fw-fr gal._n 2._o 16._o 144._o 3._o hebr._n 2._o 6._o in_o these_o citation_n and_o allegation_n and_o allusion_n the_o penman_n of_o scripture_n regard_v more_o oftentimes_o the_o sense_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o text_n cite_v than_o the_o precise_a term_n where_o the_o one_o swerve_v not_o much_o from_o the_o other_o and_o what_o be_v in_o the_o word_n so_o read_v or_o employ_v be_v of_o undoubted_a truth_n and_o sometime_o they_o cite_v not_o the_o entire_a text_n nor_o tie_v themselves_o to_o the_o precise_a word_n of_o the_o place_n nor_o observe_v strict_o the_o order_n of_o they_o as_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o text_n but_o pick_v only_o out_o of_o they_o so_o much_o as_o may_v serve_v for_o their_o present_a purpose_n which_o in_o quotation_n of_o place_n be_v sufficient_a so_o john_n xii_o 40._o matth._n iu._n 15_o 16._o ezek._n xx._n 7._o and_o in_o citation_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o holy_a penman_n in_o some_o place_n follow_v the_o lxx_o as_o than_o most_o in_o use_n in_o synagogue_n &_o school_n public_o &_o private_o though_o therein_o depart_v from_o the_o hebrew_n but_o yet_o only_o in_o matter_n of_o no_o concernment_n as_o to_o the_o present_a allegation_n some_o be_v accommodation_n only_o when_o prophecy_n beside_o their_o litteral_n sense_n have_v sometime_o another_o in_o this_o sort_n affix_v to_o they_o to_o which_o when_o they_o be_v accommodate_v they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v i._n e._n to_o have_v a_o more_o eminent_a accomplishment_n in_o a_o high_a sense_n as_o esay_n ix_o 1_o 2._o the_o great_a light_n and_o comfort_n and_o deliverance_n from_o sennaoherib_n and_o out_o of_o babylon_n be_v accommodate_v matth._n iu._n 13_o 16._o to_o christ_n preach_v the_o light_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o his_o deliverance_n of_o they_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n bless_a this_o be_v the_o main_a end_n man_n aim_v at_o chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o walk_v not_o some_o here_o observe_v a_o climax_n or_o treble_a climax_n gradation_n or_o ascension_n from_o the_o less_o and_o low_a to_o the_o great_a and_o high_o and_o so_o there_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o sin_n here_o mention_v but_o not_o in_o the_o shun_v and_o avoid_v of_o sin_n as_o some_o conceive_v for_o so_o the_o first_o degree_n here_o mention_v seem_v to_o they_o to_o be_v the_o high_a of_o the_o three_o in_o that_o kind_n and_o so_o the_o speech_n do_v not_o ascend_v but_o descend_v low_a in_o each_o degree_n a_o true_a climax_n be_v that_o rom._n viii_o 29_o 30._o and_o again_o ver_fw-la 34._o and_o jer._n xv._o 5._o the_o sense_n here_o agree_v with_o david_n word_n psal._n xxvi_o 4_o 5._o he_o shall_v be_v like_o jer._n xvii_o 7_o 8._o verse_n 3_o job_n viii_o 16_o 17._o ezek._n xix_o 10._o and_o xxxi_o 4._o psal._n xcii_o 12_o 13_o 14._o a_o tree_n no_o mind_n or_o mention_v here_o of_o the_o palm_n tree_n or_o allusion_n to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o paradise_n not_o so_o thus_o be_v these_o word_n use_v verse_n 4_o gen._n xlviii_o 18._o exod._n x._o 11._o num._n xii_o 7._o deut._n xviii_o 14._o prov._n xv._o 7._o esay_n xvi_o 6._o repeat_v jer._n xlviii_o 30._o ephes._n iu._n 20._o and_o in_o matth._n xx._n 26._o where_o christ_n forbid_v not_o the_o exercise_n of_o superiority_n among_o christian_n or_o among_o
be_v offend_v with_o they_o reprove_v they_o make_v his_o saint_n smart_n for_o they_o as_o in_o the_o scripture_n plentiful_o appear_v that_o place_n num._n xxiii_o 21._o be_v blind_o bring_v against_o this_o truth_n as_o if_o they_o will_v make_v god_n a_o blind_a idol_n and_o not_o a_o omniscient_a god_n or_o as_o if_o that_o text_n have_v not_o relation_n to_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n before_o that_o grace_n which_o they_o say_v be_v give_v in_o the_o new_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v acquit_v glorify_v by_o this_o my_o confession_n josh._n vii_o 19_o when_o thou_o speak_v in_o thy_o reproof_n by_o nathan_n and_o be_v clear_v clearly_n overcome_v be_v unreprovable_a and_o win_v the_o victory_n in_o judgement_n when_o thou_o judge_v in_o sentencing_a my_o sin_n and_o my_o punishment_n for_o it_o or_o when_o thou_o be_v judge_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n and_o in_o their_o censure_n for_o thy_o deal_n with_o i_o saint_n paul_n cite_v these_o word_n rom._n iii_o 4._o apply_v they_o from_o the_o hypothesis_n in_o david_n singular_a case_n to_o the_o thesis_fw-la to_o god_n general_a faith_n and_o truth_n in_o all_o his_o promise_n and_o proceed_n and_o thus_o the_o injustice_n of_o man_n do_v commend_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o iniquity_n this_o we_o call_v original_a sin_n verse_n 5_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o inhabit_v sin_n rom._n vii_o 17._o whereby_o all_o man_n be_v carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n john_n iii_o 6._o rom._n vii_o 14._o the_o fountain_n of_o actual_a sin_n john_n ix_o 34._o ephes._n ii_o 1._o so_o as_o whole_a man_n be_v in_o evil_a and_o whole_a evil_n be_v in_o man_n the_o hide_a part_n the_o hide_v man_n of_o the_o heart_n 1_o pet._n iii_o 4._o thou_o shall_v make_v i_o thus_o rise_v up_o by_o faith_n to_o this_o hope_n verse_n 6_o or_o have_v make_v i_o thus_o oppose_v that_o integrity_n which_o god_n require_v to_o his_o present_a state_n of_o corruption_n by_o his_o foul_a fall_n contract_v to_o 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effectualy_a not_o sacrifice_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n xl._n 6._o indeed_o we_o find_v not_o express_v any_o sacrifice_n for_o murder_n verse_n 16_o or_o adultery_n or_o any_o capital_a crime_n the_o sacrifice_n the_o plural_a number_n be_v here_o use_v for_o the_o great_a emphasis_n and_o amplification_n verse_n 17_o and_o so_o judg._n vii_o 10._o 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 25._o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 3._o prov._n i._n 20._o mal._n i._n 6._o lam._n iii_o 22._o 2._o sam_n xxii_o 1._o unto_o zion_n the_o whole_a church_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o god_n judgement_n by_o his_o sin_n verse_n 18_o as_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 15._o and_o whole-burnt-offering_a see_v levit._n verse_n 19_o vi_o 23._o the_o edomite_n of_o edom_n chapter_n lii_o or_o idumea_n or_o adonite_n from_o adam_n a_o city_n in_o reuben_n or_o admah_n a_o city_n in_o judah_n or_o adam_n a_o town_n in_o naphtali_n or_o adummin_n in_o the_o border_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n the_o history_n of_o this_o be_v in_o 1_o sam._n xxi_o and_o xxii_o chapter_n here_o we_o have_v david_n 〈◊〉_d â—ation_n of_o doeg_n and_o imprecation_n against_o he_o and_o his_o own_o glorious_a 〈◊〉_d in_o god_n this_o 〈◊〉_d â—uch_o like_o the_o fourteen_o psalm_n chapter_n liii_o and_o so_o as_o i_o have_v say_v the_o lx._n and_o 〈◊〉_d cviii_o psalm_n be_v much_o alike_o 〈…〉_o fear_v be_v deut._n verse_n 5_o xxviii_o 65._o levit._fw-la xxvi_o 36._o job_n xv._o 21._o 〈…〉_o xviii_o 1._o 〈…〉_o citizen_n of_o ziph_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chapter_n livia_n josh._n xv._o 24._o have_v 〈…〉_o and_o wilderness_n of_o that_o name_n by_o it_o say_v 〈…〉_o this_o they_o do_v twice_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 19_o and_o again_o chap._n xxâ—i_n 1._o stranger_n tho_o of_o the_o same_o tribe_n verse_n 5_o yet_o at_o least_o they_o carry_v themselves_o so_o to_o he_o as_o job_n complain_v chap._n xix_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o so_o estrange_v from_o god_n psal._n lviii_o 3._o no_o stranger_n more_o strange_a than_o they_o that_o cast_v off_o the_o band_n of_o civility_n and_o nature_n wherein_o they_o be_v bind_v cut_v they_o off_o in_o thy_o wrath_n psal._n cxliii_o 12._o of_o imprecation_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n cix_o 14._o and_o make_v a_o noise_n in_o the_o earnestness_n of_o his_o prayer_n verse_n 2_o a_o doleful_a noise_n cast_a inquity_n upon_o i_o from_o themselves_o upon_o i_o chapter_n lv_o verse_n 3_o by_o unjust_a imputation_n and_o defamation_n my_o heart_n psal._n verse_n 4_o xxxi_o 9_o 12._o o_o that_o i_o have_v a_o passionate_a with_o verse_n 6_o as_o psal._n fourteen_o 7._o flee_v away_o as_o a_o bird_n psal._n xi_o 1._o swift_o and_o speedy_o wilderness_n as_o apoc._n verse_n 7_o xii_o 6_o 14._o divide_v their_o tongue_n their_o language_n verse_n 9_o and_o counsel_n as_o gen._n xi_o 7._o 2_o sam._n xvii_o 1_o 5_o 14._o not_o a_o enemy_n psal._n verse_n 12_o xli_o 9_o john_n xiii_o 18._o my_o equal_a my_o peer_n verse_n 13_o and_o chief_a counsellor_n this_o most_o likely_a aim_n at_o achitophel_n and_o the_o whole_a psalm_n to_o his_o distress_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absolom_n and_o his_o conspiracy_n quick_a into_o hell_n as_o num._n verse_n 15_o xvi_o 32_o 33._o evening_n verse_n 17_o dan._n vi_o 10._o act_n iii_o 1._o and_o chap._n x._o 9_o battle_n 2_o sam._n verse_n 18_o xviii_o psal._n xxvii_o 2_o 3._o because_o they_o have_v no_o change_n in_o their_o temporal_a estate_n and_o prosperity_n verse_n 19_o job_n x._o 17._o david_n therefore_o bless_v god_n for_o affliction_n psalm_n cxix_o 67_o 71._o which_o yet_o shall_v have_v make_v they_o change_v from_o evil_a to_o good_a but_o it_o wrought_v no_o change_n in_o they_o but_o the_o contrary_a they_o be_v in_o evil_a unchangeable_a jer._n xiii_o 23._o draw_v sword_n psal._n verse_n 21_o lvii_o 4._o and_o lix_n 7._o and_o prov._n xii_o 18._o and_o xxx_o 14._o cast_v thy_o burden_n 1_o pet._n verse_n 22_o v._o 7._o the_o duty_n and_o triumph_v of_o faith_n half_o their_o day_n job_n xv._o verse_n 23_o 32_o 33._o and_o xxi_o 21._o psal._n xxxvii_o 35_o 36._o jeremy_n xvii_o 11._o eccles._n viii_o 12_o 13._o jonath_n elem_n rechokim_n many_o take_v not_o these_o word_n for_o a_o musical_a instrument_n chapter_n lvi_o but_o thus_o translate_v they_o concern_v the_o dumb_a dove_n in_o a_o far_a place_n understand_v they_o of_o david_n himself_o and_o his_o case_n and_o condition_n now_o in_o gath._n see_v psal._n xxxiv_o and_o the_o title_n of_o gath_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o amos_n vi_o 2._o michtam_fw-mi be_v a_o jewel_n or_o golden_a psalm_n i_o be_o afraid_a verse_n 3_o i_o will_v trust_v in_o thou_o faith_n and_o fear_n stand_v together_o and_o so_o fear_v and_o love_n in_o god_n i_o will_v praise_v his_o word_n so_o again_o verse_n 10._o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 6._o in_o his_o word_n and_o promise_n verse_n 4_o the_o popish_a text_n and_o translation_n and_o their_o wrest_a and_o force_v sense_n upon_o it_o both_o here_o and_o very_o frequent_o throughout_o this_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o shall_v they_o escape_v by_o iniquity_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a so_o to_o do_v verse_n 7_o let_v their_o painful_a iniquity_n breed_v their_o pain_n as_o psal._n vii_o 15._o and_o ix_o 15._o and_o x._o 2._o prov._n v._n 22._o my_o wander_n from_o saul_n presence_n to_o gath._n verse_n 8_o and_o he_o have_v many_o wander_n after_o this_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o adullam_n to_o mizpeh_n in_o moab_n to_o the_o forest_n of_o hareth_n in_o judah_n to_o keilah_n to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o ziph_n of_o maon_n to_o engedi_n hunt_v as_o a_o partridge_n in_o the_o mountain_n will_v not_o thou_o verse_n 9_o 2_o cor._n
i._n 10._o sure_o thou_o will_v verse_n 13_o psal._n cxvi_o 8._o 9_o al-taschith_a that_o be_v chapter_n lvii_o destroy_v not_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o subject-matter_n of_o this_o psalm_n the_o same_o be_v in_o the_o title_n of_o psal._n lviii_o lix_n lxxv_o possible_o the_o word_n here_o may_v relate_v to_o that_o 1_o sam._n xxvi_o 9_o though_o that_o fall_v out_o after_o his_o be_v in_o the_o cave_n cave_n 1_n sam_n xxiv_o 3._o and_o in_o the_o cave_n he_o make_v a_o prayer_n which_o be_v the_o cxlii_o psalm_n perform_v all_o thing_n for_o i_o psal._n verse_n 2_o cxxxviii_o 8._o phil._n i._n 6._o some_o understand_v this_o psalm_n in_o this_o sense_n chapter_n lviii_o to_o admonish_v judge_n and_o magistrate_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o office_n mind_v they_o of_o their_o high_a power_n receive_v from_o god_n who_o they_o be_v against_o who_o they_o must_v exercise_v it_o even_o wicked_a man_n such_o as_o be_v here_o describe_v and_o so_o shall_v man_n count_v they_o worthy_a the_o title_n of_o god_n and_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o they_o and_o their_o do_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o in_o this_o psalm_n exclude_v all_o or_o any_o relation_n have_v to_o saul_n and_o his_o wicked_a courtier_n you_o he_o appeal_v to_o their_o conscience_n verse_n 1_o speak_v righteousness_n or_o dumb_a justice_n boast_v so_o to_o do_v when_o indeed_o justice_n be_v dumb_a and_o open_v not_o her_o mouth_n o_o congregation_n o_o assembly_n company_n of_o saul_n courtier_n and_o counsellor_n comply_v with_o the_o king_n against_o david_n you_o weigh_v not_o justice_n verse_n 2_o but_o wrong_n for_o right_n to_o serve_v your_o violence_n as_o you_o be_v able_a from_o the_o womb_n esay_n xlviii_o 8._o john_n ix_o 34._o ephes._n iu._n 18._o verse_n 30_o inbred_a inveterate_a incorrigible_a jer._n xiii_o 23._o charmer_n the_o adder_n craft_n against_o they_o be_v record_v by_o divers_a author_n verse_n 5_o some_o sinner_n like_o the_o adder_n act_n vii_o 57_o charmer_n seem_v to_o practice_v thus_o upon_o adder_n eccles._n x._o 11._o jer._n viii_o 17._o and_o charmer_n be_v forbidded_a by_o god_n law_n deut._n xviii_o 11._o yet_o this_o may_v seem_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n use_v by_o david_n without_o any_o purpose_n to_o maintain_v either_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n no_o more_o than_o sirenum_fw-la voces_fw-la or_o cygnea_fw-la cantio_fw-la do_v prove_v such_o thing_n to_o be_v or_o else_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o in_o relation_n to_o god_n and_o his_o law_n and_o proverb_n and_o similitude_n may_v be_v take_v from_o thing_n in_o themselves_o unlawful_a as_o from_o a_o thief_n apoc._n xvi_o 15._o the_o unjust_a steward_n luke_n xvi_o 18._o o_o god_n the_o plural_a word_n elohim_n here_o use_v be_v most_o time_n mean_v of_o one_o true_a god_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n verse_n 6_o see_v gen._n xx._n 13._o and_o xxxv_o 7._o and_o so_o may_v be_v understand_v that_o in_o exod._n xxxii_o 1._o and_o verse_n 4._o compare_v 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chron._n ix_o 17._o some_o take_v it_o to_o be_v phez_n in_o africa_n hosea_n hosea_n prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o four_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o seven_o king_n of_o israel_n from_o vzziah_n of_o judah_n to_o hezekiah_n and_o from_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o second_o of_o israel_n to_o hosheah_n when_o after_o that_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a have_v be_v carry_v captive_a by_o tiglath-pilesar_a king_n of_o assyria_n in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n 2_o king_n xv._o 29._o 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o all_o the_o rest_n of_o israel_n be_v captivate_v and_o that_o kingdom_n extirpate_v by_o shalmanesar_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n hosheah_n hos._n x._o 7_o 15._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 6._o and_o chap._n xviii_o 10._o but_o of_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o small_a prophet_n see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o my_o annotation_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o large_a annotation_n upon_o the_o whole_a bible_n print_v anno_fw-la 1651._o he_o be_v send_v chief_o to_o israel_n and_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v destruction_n to_o they_o even_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o prosperity_n under_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o second_o among_o other_o reason_n of_o god_n vengeance_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n for_o the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 4_o this_o may_v be_v one_o that_o his_o commission_n against_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n stretch_v not_o to_o slay_v king_n ahaziah_n of_o judah_n and_o his_o brethren_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o common_o take_v illative_o for_o therefore_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 14_o yet_o sometime_o in_o a_o discretive_a notion_n for_o notwithstanding_o nevertheless_o yet_o as_o here_o and_o esay_n vii_o 14._o and_o xxx_o 18._o and_o li._n 21._o jer._n xvi_o 14._o and_o xxx_o 16._o ezek._n thirty-nine_o 25._o nor_o swear_v chapter_n iv_o verse_n 15_o the_o lord_n live_v swear_v and_o this_o form_n of_o swear_v be_v lawful_a it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o god_n worship_n to_o swear_v when_o we_o be_v lawful_o thereunto_o call_v and_o warrant_v esay_n xix_o 18._o psael._n lxiii_o 11._o but_o not_o in_o our_o ordinary_a communication_n matth._n v._o 34_o 37._o jaâ—es_n v._o 12._o not_o upon_o vain_a and_o light_a cause_n as_o herod_n oath_n be_v to_o the_o dance_a damsel_n mark_v vi_o 23._o much_o less_o to_o be_v a_o bond_n to_o wickedness_n as_o those_o act_v xxiii_o 12._o to_o kill_v paul_n but_o in_o necessary_a and_o weighty_a cause_n as_o for_o ratification_n of_o covenant_n and_o promise_n of_o importance_n so_o do_v abraham_n and_o abimelech_n gen._n xxi_o 31._o isaac_n and_o abimelech_n gen._n xxvi_o 31._o jacob_n and_o laban_n gen._n xxxi_o 53._o david_n and_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n xx._n 17._o and_o so_o god_n command_v it_o for_o removal_n of_o suspicion_n of_o jealousy_n num._n v._o 21._o of_o theft_n exod._n xxii_o 11._o 1_o king_n viii_o 31._o 2_o chron._n vi_o 22._o and_o so_o many_o man_n in_o scripture_n upon_o weighty_a cause_n do_v lawful_o require_v a_o oath_n so_o do_v abraham_n of_o his_o servant_n gen._n xxiv_o 2._o jacob_n of_o esau_n gen._n xxv_o 33._o and_o of_o his_o son_n joseph_n gen._n xlvii_o 31._o rahab_n of_o the_o spy_n josh._n ii_o 12._o samson_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n judg._n xv._o 12._o saul_n and_o the_o egyptian_a of_o david_n 1_o sam._n xxiv_o 21._o and_o xxx_o 15._o nabuchadnezzar_n of_o zedekiah_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 13._o and_o many_o in_o like_a case_n do_v free_o and_o voluntary_o give_v their_o oath_n so_o moses_n to_o caleb_n josh._n fourteen_o 9_o david_n to_o bathshebah_n 1_o king_n i._n 13._o gedaliah_n to_o the_o remnant_n of_o judah_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 24._o king_n zedekiuh_o to_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n jer._n xxxviii_o 16._o and_o so_o godly_a man_n to_o bind_v themselves_o the_o more_o to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n and_o good_a duty_n have_v swear_v to_o the_o lord_n so_o david_n to_o find_v out_o a_o house_n and_o place_n for_o god_n habitation_n psal._n cxxxii_o 2._o so_o the_o priest_n levite_n and_o all_o israel_n to_o reform_v the_o strange_a marriage_n ezra_n x._o 5._o so_o king_n asa_n and_o all_o the_o people_n enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o they_o swear_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o with_o shout_v and_o with_o trumpet_n and_o with_o cornet_n 2_o chron._n xv._o 12_o 13_o 14._o yea_o god_n himself_o be_v merciful_o please_v so_o far_o to_o condescend_v as_o to_o swear_v unto_o man_n for_o the_o better_a assurance_n and_o confirmation_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n heb._n vi_o 13_o 18_o so_o he_o swear_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n gen._n xxiv_o 7._o and_o xxvi_o 3._o exod._n vi_o 8._o luke_n i._n 73._o so_o to_o david_n psal._n lxxxix_o 49_o and_o sometime_o in_o wrath_n to_o ratify_v his_o threaten_n against_o sinner_n so_o psal._n xcv_o 11._o heb._n iii_o 11._o in_o sacred_a account_n than_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o a_o oath_n though_o it_o be_v take_v to_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v call_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n eccles._n viii_o 2._o ezek._n xvii_o 19_o and_o why_o because_o therein_o man_n call_v god_n to_o be_v both_o a_o witness_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o a_o avenger_n of_o the_o lie_n and_o breach_n of_o promise_n and_o so_o a_o oath_n bind_v the_o soul_n with_o a_o bond_n num._n xxx_o 2._o it_o must_v therefore_o careful_o be_v take_v in_o truth_n in_o righteousness_n without_o rashness_n and_o in_o judgement_n upon_o just_a ground_n in_o just_a cause_n jer._n iu._n 2._o in_o truth_n without_o equivocation_n or_o mental_a reservation_n and_o careful_o keep_v yea_o though_o make_v to_o heathen_n or_o heretic_n without_o popish_a dispensation_n or_o relaxation_n we_o must_v fear_v a_o oath_n eccles._n ix_o 2._o fear_n to_o break_v it_o and_o therefore_o the_o godly_a man_n though_o he_o swear_v to_o his_o own_o hurt_n yet_o change_v not_o psal._n xv._o 4._o though_o the_o gibeonite_n beguile_v joshuah_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n yet_o say_v they_o we_o must_v let_v they_o live_v lest_o wrath_n be_v upon_o we_o because_o of_o the_o oath_n which_o we_o swear_v unto_o they_o josh._n ix_o 15_o 19_o 20._o and_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o oath_n by_o saul_n so_o long_o after_o we_o read_v punish_v sore_o upon_o he_o in_o his_o son_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 1_o 6._o and_o of_o god_n fierce_a wrath_n against_o false_a oath_n and_o oath-breaker_n we_o read_v more_o exod._n xx._n 7._o levit._fw-la xix_o 12._o jer._n vii_o 9_o and_o xxiii_o 10._o ezek._n xvii_o 15_o 21._o hos._n iu._n 2_o 3._o and_o x._o 4._o zech._n v._n 3_o 4._o and_o chap._n viii_o 17._o mal._n iii_o 5._o it_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o peter_n sin_n for_o which_o he_o weep_v so_o bitter_o matth._n xxvi_o 74_o 75._o now_o the_o form_n of_o this_o swear_v here_o hos._n iu._n 15._o be_v lawful_a it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o lord_n name_v god_n name_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o oath_n deut._n vi_o 13._o and_o x._o 20._o psal._n lxiii_o 11._o esay_n xlv_o 23._o and_o lxv_o 16._o jer._n xii_o 16._o so_o jacob_n swear_v to_o laban_n by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n gen._n xxxi_o 42_o 53._o we_o must_v not_o swear_v by_o false_a god_n josh._n xxiii_o 7._o â—er_n v._o 7._o and_o ch_n xii_o 16._o not_o by_o baal_n by_o the_o sin_n and_o idol_n of_o samaria_n the_o manner_n of_o beersheba_n by_o malcham_n against_o such_o swearer_n god_n threaten_v his_o judgement_n jer._n v._o 7._o amos_n viii_o 14._o zeph._n i._n 5._o nor_o must_v we_o swear_v by_o the_o creature_n as_o if_o they_o be_v god_n or_o we_o have_v power_n over_o they_o as_o our_o own_o to_o pawn_v they_o on_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o we_o say_v matth._n v._o