〈◊〉_d which_o proper_o signify_v a_o military_a captain_n or_o commander_n whereas_o the_o levite_n be_v no_o soldier_n and_o this_o be_v undoubted_o the_o reason_n why_o dr._n hammond_n think_v it_o be_v the_o tribune_n who_o be_v set_v over_o the_o roman_a garrison_n that_o be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n but_o he_o and_o other_o who_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o mistake_n shall_v have_v remember_v that_o the_o sacred_a function_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v more_o than_o once_o style_v by_o moses_n a_o warfare_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v num._n viij_o 24_o 25._o where_o the_o septuag_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o he_o that_o be_v chief_a over_o the_o levite_n may_v very_o well_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o greek_a be_v usual_o render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v the_o doctor_n upon_o chap._n xxiii_o 11_o note_v a._n chap._n xxiii_o verse_n 11._o note_v a._n have_v a_o care_n of_o think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ever_o signify_v to_o serve_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servant_n the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v apply_v sometime_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v therefore_o make_v use_n of_o because_o it_o signify_v congregari_fw-la to_o assemble_v or_o gather_v together_o as_o the_o levite_n use_v to_o do_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o temple_n or_o because_o they_o be_v god_n garrison_n soldier_n who_o come_v together_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o temple_n not_o because_o that_o word_n ever_o signify_v to_o serve_v timothy_n be_v call_v a_o good_a soldier_n not_o simple_o as_o a_o servant_n of_o god_n but_o as_o a_o fighter_n in_o god_n cause_n though_o the_o thing_n consider_v in_o itself_o be_v the_o same_o yet_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n be_v various_a and_o it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o whether_o we_o say_v a_o servant_n or_o a_o soldier_n though_o both_o may_v be_v say_v sometime_o of_o the_o same_o person_n our_o author_n therefore_o here_o look_v for_o a_o knot_n in_o a_o bulrush_n when_o it_o have_v be_v easy_a to_o understand_v the_o word_n here_o use_v of_o herod_n guard_n verse_n 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o cambridg_n copy_n here_o read_v xxiv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o a_o great_a many_o other_o place_n there_o be_v as_o great_a a_o variation_n as_o this_o between_o it_o and_o other_o copy_n which_o discover_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o paraphrase_n verse_n 47._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n he_o acknowledge_v the_o truth_n he_o confess_v that_o jesus_n be_v indeed_o the_o person_n who_o he_o will_v have_v himself_o believe_v to_o be_v that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o phrase_n appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n say_v true_o this_o be_v a_o just_a man_n and_o just_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o be_v use_v in_o chap._n v._n 26_o of_o this_o gospel_n and_o in_o josh_n seven_o 19_o and_o therefore_o grotius_n who_o interpret_v it_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o our_o author_n who_o follow_v he_o in_o his_o paraphrase_n be_v mistake_v chap._n xxiv_o verse_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n their_o sorrow_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o have_v not_o sufficient_o take_v notice_n nor_o look_v steadfast_o enough_o upon_o the_o man_n that_o have_v join_v himself_o to_o their_o company_n to_o know_v he_o to_o be_v jesus_n so_o hagar_n be_v so_o overwhelm_v with_o grief_n at_o the_o thought_n of_o her_o son_n be_v die_v that_o she_o do_v not_o see_v or_o do_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o well_o of_o water_n that_o be_v just_a by_o she_o gen._n xxi_o 19_o and_o so_o when_o it_o be_v say_v afterward_o verse_n 31._o of_o this_o chapter_n that_o the_o same_o disciple_n eye_n be_v open_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o meaning_n be_v nothing_o but_o this_o that_o look_v more_o steadfast_o upon_o christ_n they_o know_v he_o which_o very_a phrase_n be_v use_v in_o the_o story_n of_o hagar_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n verse_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n pious_a and_o eloquent_a not_o like_o the_o pharisee_n who_o talk_v very_o big_a of_o virtue_n without_o practise_v it_o and_o be_v powerful_a man_n in_o word_n but_o not_o work_n which_o be_v the_o general_a reproach_n cast_v upon_o the_o philosopher_n among_o the_o heathen_n cebes_n thebanus_n in_o his_o table_n describe_v a_o true_a philosopher_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o prudent_a man_n and_o mighty_a in_o wisdom_n both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n see_v act_n seven_o 22_o verse_n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o two_o disciple_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v speak_v with_o the_o woman_n themselves_o but_o only_o to_o have_v hear_v the_o report_n of_o other_o by_o which_o mean_v they_o come_v to_o know_v but_o half_a the_o truth_n for_o the_o woman_n affirm_v that_o they_o have_v also_o see_v jesus_n himself_o nor_o can_v this_o seem_v strange_a since_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o 21_o sy_n verse_n that_o these_o disciple_n go_v from_o jerusalem_n the_o same_o day_n that_o christ_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a a_o very_a few_o hour_n after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o so_o can_v not_o have_v a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o verse_n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v my_o note_n on_o gen._n nineteeen_o 2_o verse_n 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n they_o beseech_v he_o instant_o so_o 2_o king_n v._n 16_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d urge_v or_o importune_v elisha_n to_o take_v the_o gift_n which_o he_o refuse_v for_o cure_v he_o of_o his_o leprosy_n see_v note_n on_o chap._n fourteen_o 23_o verse_n 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o room_n on_o a_o sudden_a and_o they_o can_v not_o possible_o understand_v whether_o he_o be_v go_v for_o it_o be_v not_o 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critica_fw-la i_o have_v interpret_v this_o phrase_n more_o at_o large_a verse_n 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n st._n luke_n who_o often_o omit_v several_a circumstance_n which_o be_v relate_v by_o the_o other_o evangelist_n join_v together_o several_a discourse_n that_o be_v deliver_v by_o christ_n at_o different_a time_n and_o here_o in_o this_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o connect_v these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n though_o they_o be_v speak_v by_o christ_n many_o day_n after_o for_o he_o say_v the_o former_a on_o the_o very_a day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n but_o these_o latter_a be_v not_o speak_v till_o after_o the_o apostle_n be_v come_v back_o from_o galilee_n compare_v these_o thing_n with_o the_o history_n of_o the_o other_o evangelist_n annotation_n on_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o st._n john_n nb._n tho_n mr._n le_fw-fr clerc_n do_v not_o insert_v this_o paraphrase_n and_o animadversion_n on_o the_o 18_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o in_o greek_a and_o saecula_fw-la among_o the_o latin_n do_v now_o and_o then_o signify_v the_o world_n itself_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d holam_fw-la as_o learned_a man_n have_v long_o ago_o observe_v for_o which_o reason_n we_o use_v to_o interpret_v that_o word_n in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o rabbin_n sometime_o eternity_n sometime_o any_o long_a space_n of_o time_n during_o which_o a_o thing_n last_v whatsoever_o it_o be_v and_o sometime_o the_o world_n itself_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o in_o the_o place_n cite_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o tobit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v both_o that_o determinate_a space_n of_o time_n during_o which_o the_o temple_n be_v to_o continue_v and_o also_o the_o whole_a duration_n of_o the_o world_n for_o first_o tobit_n say_v that_o they_o shall_v build_v a_o temple_n but_o not_o such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o first_o which_o shall_v continue_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o duration_n viz._n of_o the_o temple_n be_v accomplish_v then_o he_o say_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o structure_n that_o shall_v be_v famous_a throughout_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n hence_o by_o most_o interpreter_n the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o place_n of_o st._n matthew_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o apostle_n ask_v christ_n first_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o then_o what_o be_v to_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o come_n and_o so_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ambiguous_a christ_n answer_n must_v be_v ambiguous_a too_o some_o of_o his_o expression_n agree_v best_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o dr._n hammond_n have_v extraordinary_o well_o show_v and_o other_o more_o proper_o describe_v 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original_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o various_a tract_n or_o territory_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v member_n of_o the_o same_o commonwealth_n and_o of_o the_o same_o lineage_n such_o as_o be_v the_o several_a tribe_n of_o the_o jew_n see_v my_o note_n on_o gen._n xlix_o 10_o upon_o the_o word_n people_n but_o yet_o there_o real_o be_v in_o judea_n itself_o very_o sharp_a contention_n between_o different_a nation_n viz._n the_o jew_n and_o syrian_n which_o be_v treat_v of_o by_o josephus_n in_o lib._n two_o cap._n nineteeen_o in_o latin_a de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la verse_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grothius_n think_v that_o the_o person_n here_o intend_v be_v the_o ill_a interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n and_o indeed_o as_o cicero_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr divin_n say_v oraculorum_fw-la interpretes_n ut_fw-la grammatici_fw-la poetarum_fw-la proxime_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la quos_fw-la interpretantur_fw-la divinationem_fw-la videntur_fw-la accedere_fw-la the_o 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conjux_fw-la dextrâ_fw-la laevaque_fw-la trahuntur_fw-la parvi_fw-la non_fw-la aequo_fw-la comitantes_fw-la ordine_fw-la nati_fw-la verse_n 22._o note_n k._n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v mean_v christian_n as_o also_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v set_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v as_o chap._n xx_o 16_o see_v the_o note_n upon_o that_o place_n verse_n 26._o note_n l._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v proper_o the_o inner_a room_n or_o chamber_n of_o the_o house_n and_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o hide_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o will_v have_v safe_o keep_v in_o such_o private_a place_n whenever_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v speak_v of_o it_o signify_v a_o treasury_n and_o whenever_o a_o family_n be_v speak_v of_o a_o storehouse_n so_o the_o old_a glossary_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fiscus_fw-la aerarium_fw-la the_o public_a treasury_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cellarium_fw-la cella_n a_o private_a storehouse_n or_o cellar_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o place_n it_o must_v be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o signification_n for_o a_o inner_a room_n or_o that_o part_n of_o the_o house_n into_o which_o person_n use_v to_o retire_v who_o be_v desirous_a of_o be_v private_a it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o respect_n here_o have_v to_o a_o fortify_v city_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o place_n for_o man_n to_o conceal_v themselves_o in_o than_o in_o other_o but_o only_o to_o a_o secret_a place_n in_o some_o house_n where_o the_o messiah_n may_v be_v say_v to_o lie_v hide_v see_v the_o septuagint_n in_o gen._n xliii_o 30_o and_o exod._n viij_o 3_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v in_o opposition_n to_o open_a place_n such_o as_o be_v a_o desert_n and_o christ_n meaning_n be_v nothing_o but_o this_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o deliverer_n to_o be_v find_v either_o without_o door_n or_o within_o see_v deut._n xxxii_o 25_o chap._n xxv_o verse_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grotius_n have_v observe_v that_o the_o syriack_n and_o latin_a add_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o do_v also_o the_o cambridg_n greek_a and_o latin_a copy_n verse_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o perfect_a decorum_n keep_v in_o parable_n as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v elsewhere_o as_o that_o every_o thing_n in_o they_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o what_o be_v general_o practise_v this_o appear_v sufficient_o from_o this_o place_n for_o those_o that_o use_v lamp_n do_v not_o for_o one_o night_n beside_o the_o oil_n that_o be_v in_o their_o lamp_n carry_v oil_n in_o another_o vessel_n with_o which_o they_o may_v supply_v their_o lamp_n that_o same_o night_n but_o they_o fill_v their_o lamp_n once_o for_o the_o whole_a night_n but_o it_o
of_o this_o regeneration_n st._n john_n speak_v afterward_o in_o chap._n iii._o 3_o &_o seqq_n and_o st._n paul_n insist_o upon_o it_o very_o much_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o elsewhere_o for_o to_o this_o all_o that_o he_o say_v almost_o about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o adoption_n of_o the_o gentile_n have_v a_o respect_n which_o my_o design_n in_o this_o place_n will_v not_o permit_v i_o at_o large_a to_o show_v verse_n 14._o be_v make_v flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o by_o flesh_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v human_a nature_n be_v general_o observe_v by_o interpreter_n who_o may_v be_v consult_v but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v make_v flesh_n or_o man_n in_o more_o respect_n than_o one_o and_o here_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v make_v flesh_n in_o regard_n that_o be_v clothe_v as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n it_o become_v conspicuous_a for_o flesh_n sometime_o signify_v a_o conspicuous_a nature_n in_o opposition_n to_o one_o that_o be_v spiritual_a or_o inconspicuous_a so_o it_o be_v use_v by_o st._n paul_n in_o 1_o tim._n three_o 16_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n appear_v in_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v justify_v in_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n god_n become_v as_o it_o be_v conspicuous_a when_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v bodily_a in_o christ_n in_o christ_n i_o say_v who_o be_v a_o man_n be_v conspicuous_a and_o visible_a and_o in_o who_o god_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v present_a i_o know_v other_o copy_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o that_o the_o word_n flesh_n be_v take_v here_o for_o human_a nature_n as_o conspicuous_a appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n in_o this_o and_o by_o the_o 18_o the_o verse_n though_o when_o i_o say_v that_o flesh_n be_v consider_v here_o by_o st._n john_n as_o conspicuous_a or_o precise_o under_o that_o notion_n that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o exclude_v the_o other_o property_n as_o the_o schoolman_n speak_v of_o human_a nature_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o suppose_v they_o for_o our_o flesh_n be_v therefore_o conspicuous_a because_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a property_n of_o human_a nature_n to_o be_v conspicuous_a it_o be_v right_o say_v by_o divine_n that_o reason_n be_v make_v flesh_n not_o by_o a_o conversion_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n into_o a_o human_a which_o be_v as_o impossible_a as_o for_o a_o human_a to_o be_v change_v into_o a_o divine_a but_o by_o a_o unexpressible_a indwel_n of_o god_n whereby_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n become_v the_o humanity_n of_o god_n in_o a_o singular_a and_o extraordinary_a manner_n as_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o divine_a reason_n be_v make_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n by_o that_o secret_a union_n from_o that_o time_n god_n may_v be_v call_v flesh_n and_o reciprocal_o the_o name_n of_o god_n may_v be_v attribute_v to_o flesh_n or_o man._n and_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o this_o conjunction_n of_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o he_o sometime_o as_o god_n sometime_o as_o a_o man_n and_o do_v not_o only_o ascribe_v to_o christ_n what_o they_o have_v see_v do_v by_o the_o man_n jesus_n but_o also_o what_o the_o divine_a reason_n do_v before_o jesus_n be_v bear_v see_v col._n i._n 14_o &_o seqq_n &_o heb._n i_o 2_o 10._o ibid._n dwell_v among_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v it_o dwell_v in_o a_o man_n who_o converse_v among_o we_o all_o these_o thing_n philo_n be_v ignorant_a of_o or_o else_o resolve_v to_o be_v so_o if_o it_o be_v true_a what_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n say_v that_o have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n he_o afterward_o apostatise_v from_o it_o see_v euseb_n hist_o eccles_n lib._n 2._o c._n 17._o &_o photius_n cod._n 105._o ibid._n we_o behold_v its_o glory_n i._n e._n such_o miracle_n as_o be_v never_o before_o or_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n do_v by_o any_o that_o miracle_n be_v call_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n i_o have_v show_v in_o my_o note_n on_o exod._n xuj_o 7_o among_o those_o miracle_n which_o be_v wrought_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n a_o very_a eminent_a one_o be_v that_o of_o his_o transfiguration_n speak_v of_o by_o st._n peter_n in_o his_o 2_o epist_n i._o 16_o 17._o who_o word_n give_v great_a light_n to_o this_o passage_n for_o we_o have_v not_o follow_v say_v he_o cunning_o devise_v fable_n when_o we_o make_v know_v unto_o you_o the_o power_n and_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o be_v eye_n witness_n of_o his_o majesty_n for_o be_v receive_v from_o god_n the_o father_n honour_n and_o glory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o there_o come_v such_o a_o voice_n to_o he_o from_o the_o magnificent_a glory_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v see_v mat._n xvii_o ibid._n as_o of_o the_o only_o beget_v who_o he_o according_o give_v that_o glory_n to_o which_o he_o have_v never_o before_o confer_v on_o any_o or_o ever_o will_n the_o prophet_n who_o be_v brethren_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o one_o another_o have_v often_o a_o equal_a glory_n put_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o miracle_n which_o god_n wrought_v at_o their_o request_n but_o the_o miracle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v so_o many_o and_o great_a that_o they_o be_v capable_a if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v of_o obscure_v all_o that_o have_v be_v former_o wrought_v by_o their_o multitude_n and_o splendour_n by_o this_o word_n only_o beget_v perhaps_o st._n john_n may_v have_v a_o secret_a design_n to_o oppose_v the_o doctrine_n of_o philo_n who_o general_o call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_o beget_v but_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o beget_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o ancient_a of_o the_o angel_n grotius_n think_v that_o the_o gnostic_n be_v here_o condemn_v who_o make_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v two_o different_a person_n but_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o those_o frivolous_a syzigiae_fw-la pleromatis_n have_v be_v invent_v when_o st._n john_n write_v see_v on_o vers_fw-la 16._o ibid._n of_o or_o from_o the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o word_n glory_n see_v grotius_n ibid._n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o these_o word_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o immediate_o forego_v we_o must_v supply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v viz._n the_o only_o beget_v otherwise_o they_o must_v be_v include_v in_o a_o parenthesis_n as_o i_o have_v do_v they_o grotius_n however_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n who_o may_v be_v consult_v grace_n and_o truth_n that_o be_v in_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bhesed_a veem_v of_o which_o phrase_n i_o have_v discourse_v in_o my_o note_n on_o gen._n xxiv_o 27_o there_o be_v a_o opposition_n make_v here_o between_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o law_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o 17_o the_o verse_n the_o moysaicall_a law_n appoint_v sacrifice_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o some_o sort_n of_o sin_n which_o if_o they_o be_v wilful_o and_o know_o neglect_v though_o it_o be_v but_o once_o it_o denounce_v death_n upon_o the_o sinner_n whatever_o his_o repentance_n be_v afterward_o for_o other_o sin_n there_o be_v no_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n institute_v but_o they_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n neither_o do_v god_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o covenant_n promise_v to_o any_o one_o that_o die_v for_o transgress_v the_o law_n though_o never_o so_o penitent_a any_o mercy_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o yet_o these_o be_v sin_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o law_n be_v frequent_o commit_v so_o that_o god_n discover_v nothing_o but_o his_o inflexible_a justice_n in_o the_o law_n it_o be_v true_a he_o promise_v forgiveness_n to_o the_o whole_a jewish_a nation_n become_v penitent_a after_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n in_o levit._n xxvi_o and_o elsewhere_o but_o particular_a person_n as_o long_o as_o the_o commonwealth_n stand_v sin_v in_o that_o manner_n as_o i_o have_v say_v have_v no_o hope_n of_o pardon_n but_o it_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o under_o the_o gospel_n in_o which_o god_n promise_v pardon_n to_o the_o great_a sinner_n upon_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n and_o that_o without_o the_o intervention_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o gospel_n alone_o be_v full_a of_o the_o grace_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n verse_n 15._o john_n bare_a witness_n or_o bear_v witness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n in_o
son_n who_o he_o send_v to_o man_n in_o his_o name_n see_v psal_n cxvi_o 1_o and_o afterward_o chap._n xiii_o 31_o 32._o of_o this_o gospel_n xiii_o chap._n xiii_o verse_n 26._o note_n c._n the_o doctor_n be_v conjecture_n be_v confirm_v by_o hesychius_n and_o phavorinus_n who_o interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o i_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d expound_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o draw_v in_o the_o lexicon_n out_o of_o the_o scholiast_n on_o nicander_n verse_n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v my_o note_n on_o exod._n four_o 13_o chap._n fourteen_o fourteen_o verse_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o phrase_n deserve_v in_o the_o paraphrase_n at_o least_o to_o be_v express_v in_o other_o word_n for_o a_o great_a many_o use_n it_o every_o day_n that_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v here_o brief_o explain_v it_o the_o jew_n use_v to_o ask_v god_n particular_o in_o their_o solemne_v prayer_n in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o especial_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n i_o e._n to_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v they_o their_o request_n because_o they_o be_v their_o posterity_n and_o call_v by_o their_o name_n or_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n posterity_n this_o be_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o patriarch_n but_o christ_n will_v have_v his_o disciple_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n in_o his_o name_n i._n e._n to_o desire_v what_o they_o will_v have_v grant_v to_o they_o because_o they_o be_v call_v and_o be_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n so_o the_o gather_v together_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v christian_a assembly_n in_o opposition_n to_o a_o assembly_n of_o jew_n see_v mat._n xviii_o 20_o and_o so_o afterward_o vers_fw-la 26._o of_o this_o chapter_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v say_v to_o be_v send_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n i._n e._n as_o that_o spirit_n which_o be_v to_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o be_v confer_v only_o on_o christ_n disciple_n a_o great_a many_o passage_n may_v receive_v light_n from_o this_o interpretation_n verse_n 16._o note_n b._n what_o our_o author_n observe_v about_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n be_v very_o true_a but_o that_o christ_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o talmudist_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phraklita_fw-la i_o very_o much_o doubt_n perhaps_o he_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mnahhman_n which_o in_o syriack_n signify_v only_o a_o comforter_n and_o if_o that_o be_v out_o of_o doubt_n the_o greek_a be_v to_o have_v no_o other_o signification_n put_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o hebrew_n word_n of_o the_o same_o latitude_n with_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n xvi_o xvi_o verse_n 7._o note_n a._n col._n 2._o lin._n 14._o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o footstep_n of_o any_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o devil_n in_o this_o matter_n by_o moses_n our_o learned_a author_n lend_v the_o prophet_n before_o he_o be_v aware_a his_o own_o conjecture_n chap._n xvii_o verse_n 1._o xvii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grotius_n conjecture_n that_o this_o prayer_n be_v conceive_v in_o the_o view_n of_o the_o temple_n when_o christ_n go_v into_o the_o garden_n of_o gethsemane_n but_o if_o we_o careful_o read_v chap._n xiii_o 21_o it_o will_v seem_v rather_o to_o have_v be_v pronounce_v in_o the_o same_o room_n in_o which_o the_o passover_n be_v celebrate_v after_o judas_n departure_n and_o that_o christ_n do_v not_o go_v with_o his_o disciple_n into_o the_o garden_n till_o he_o have_v say_v this_o prayer_n because_o chap._n xviii_o begin_v thus_o when_o jesus_n have_v speak_v these_o word_n he_o go_v forth_o with_o his_o disciple_n over_o the_o brook_n cedron_n verse_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n must_v be_v render_v thus_o that_o they_o may_v know_v thou_o who_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o jesus_n who_o be_v the_o christ_n that_o thou_o have_v send_v for_o the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v repeat_v before_o the_o word_n christ_n it_o be_v as_o if_o the_o sense_n be_v express_v by_o the_o infinitive_n mood_n thus_o that_o they_o may_v know_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o jesus_n to_o be_v the_o messiah_n who_o thou_o have_v send_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christ_n here_o say_v that_o this_o be_v eternal_a life_n not_o because_o the_o whole_a christian_a faith_n in_o its_o great_a extent_n be_v comprehend_v under_o these_o two_o head_n consider_v in_o themselves_o but_o because_o these_o two_o thing_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o believe_v he_o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o jesus_n to_o be_v the_o messiah_n who_o he_o purpose_v to_o send_v without_o these_o christianity_n can_v stand_v because_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o truth_n assert_v in_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o these_o and_o these_o be_v admit_v as_o true_a every_o one_o must_v admit_v the_o rest_n and_o regulate_v his_o life_n according_a to_o they_o unless_o he_o be_v mad_a and_o resolve_v to_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o himself_o as_o every_o body_n easy_o perceive_v see_v vers_fw-la 7_o 8_o 25._o verse_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v all_o man_n in_o this_o gospel_n yet_o in_o this_o chapter_n it_o seem_v to_o respect_v principal_o the_o jew_n as_o that_o word_n be_v also_o use_v elsewhere_o by_o st._n john_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o a_o note_n on_o chap._n four_o 42_o that_o christ_n choose_v disciple_n out_o of_o all_o mankind_n be_v too_o general_a a_o phrase_n to_o signify_v his_o choose_v some_o jew_n thus_o vers_fw-la 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n hate_v they_o because_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v mean_v the_o wicked_a jew_n who_o hate_v the_o apostle_n because_o they_o be_v no_o long_o of_o their_o number_n and_o not_o the_o heathen_n to_o who_o they_o be_v perfect_o unknown_a verse_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n by_o a_o power_n derive_v from_o thou_o be_v present_a with_o they_o and_o act_v as_o a_o ambassador_n in_o thy_o name_n and_o take_v upon_o i_o that_o character_n there_o seem_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o do_v thou_o keep_v they_o in_o my_o absence_n by_o thy_o spirit_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o set_v to_o answer_v the_o word_n while_o i_o be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o world_n i_o keep_v they_o in_o thy_o name_n in_o what_o come_v after_o which_o yet_o the_o context_n require_v and_o therefore_o what_o christ_n do_v not_o express_v in_o word_n he_o make_v up_o in_o his_o thought_n as_o the_o apostle_n easy_o understand_v for_o who_o sake_n this_o prayer_n be_v make_v and_o according_o after_o christ_n ascension_n the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v down_o to_o supply_v his_o place_n as_o christ_n have_v promise_v chap._n xuj_o 7_o 13._o verse_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n i_o do_v not_o pray_v thou_o to_o take_v they_o away_o from_o this_o wicked_a generation_n of_o man_n and_o particular_o of_o jew_n and_o within_o a_o few_o day_n translate_v they_o along_o with_o i_o into_o the_o region_n of_o happiness_n but_o that_o thou_o will_v preserve_v they_o from_o be_v corrupt_v by_o those_o evil_a custom_n and_o opinion_n with_o which_o mankind_n be_v so_o universal_o infect_v by_o the_o world_n here_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v wicked_a man_n who_o the_o apostle_n can_v not_o avoid_v converse_v with_o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n cause_v they_o to_o be_v so_o affect_v with_o that_o true_a doctrine_n that_o i_o have_v teach_v they_o as_o to_o express_v it_o in_o their_o life_n and_o indeed_o whoever_o understand_v christ_n doctrine_n and_o think_v it_o to_o be_v true_a if_o he_o suffer_v that_o thought_n to_o sink_v deep_a into_o his_o mind_n will_v at_o length_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o truth_n the_o doctor_n do_v not_o understand_v these_o word_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o paraphrase_n there_o be_v a_o expression_n much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o chap._n viij_o 31_o 32._o then_o say_v jesus_n to_o those_o jew_n which_o believe_v on_o he_o if_o you_o continue_v in_o my_o word_n then_o be_v you_o my_o disciple_n indeed_o and_o you_o shall_v know_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n shall_v make_v you_o free_a
the_o shore_n he_o present_o leap_v into_o the_o water_n impatient_a of_o delay_n that_o he_o may_v as_o soon_o as_o possible_a come_v to_o the_o lord_n whilst_o the_o rest_n tarry_v in_o the_o ship_n till_o they_o can_v step_v out_o of_o it_o upon_o land_n this_o occasion_n st._n peter_n give_v christ_n to_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o love_v he_o more_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o disciple_n because_o he_o come_v soon_o to_o he_o than_o they_o verse_n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grotius_n here_o have_v this_o gloss_n when_o thou_o have_v add_v almost_o forty_o year_n to_o those_o which_o thou_o have_v live_v already_o but_o out_o of_o what_o chronology_n do_v he_o learn_v that_o from_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n death_n to_o the_o last_o of_o nero_n beyond_o which_o the_o death_n of_o st._n peter_n can_v be_v defer_v there_o be_v the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n from_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 33_o in_o which_o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n to_o the_o 68_o the_o in_o which_o nero_n die_v there_o be_v only_o 35_o year_n and_o suppose_v st._n peter_n to_o have_v die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 65_o as_o the_o most_o exact_a chronologer_n think_v there_o will_v be_v few_o i_o wonder_v that_o dr._n hammond_n too_o shall_v follow_v grotius_n here_o without_o any_o examination_n verse_n 22._o note_n c._n this_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v very_o well_o interpret_v by_o dr._n hammond_n who_o deserve_v to_o have_v almost_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o for_o few_o other_o interpreter_n beside_o he_o ever_o discern_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o it_o and_o no_o body_n have_v ever_o so_o clear_o explain_v it_o or_o so_o copious_o demonstrate_v it_o this_o opinion_n of_o he_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n which_o in_o vers_n 24._o declare_v the_o truth_n of_o st._n john_n testimony_n both_o as_o to_o this_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n if_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o age_n have_v believe_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v till_o i_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o apostle_n have_v think_v they_o must_v have_v judge_v the_o testimony_n of_o st._n john_n not_o be_v true_a because_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o yet_o that_o last_o day_n be_v not_o come_v since_o therefore_o they_o think_v st._n john_n a_o faithful_a witness_n both_o of_o christ_n doctrine_n and_o resurrection_n and_o know_v that_o he_o be_v dead_a they_o must_v have_v understand_v this_o come_n of_o christ_n in_o another_o sense_n and_o nothing_o happen_v in_o all_o that_o interval_n of_o time_n which_o can_v be_v call_v christ_n come_n but_o that_o remarkable_a vengeance_n which_o he_o take_v upon_o the_o jew_n verse_n 24._o note_n d._n how_o can_v the_o ephesian_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o know_v that_o his_o testimony_n be_v true_a namely_o not_o only_o by_o those_o evidence_n of_o veracity_n and_o prudence_n which_o they_o observe_v in_o st._n john_n himself_o but_o chief_o by_o his_o doctrine_n and_o miracle_n the_o former_a be_v a_o holy_a doctrine_n and_o the_o latter_a god_n seal_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o annotation_n on_o the_o act_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o premon_n it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o st._n peter_n die_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o nero_n and_o that_o in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 65._o as_o a._n pagus_n have_v show_v in_o baron_n epicr_n ad_fw-la ann._n 67._o i._n chap._n i._n verse_n 13._o note_n d._n i_o have_v several_a remark_n to_o make_v on_o this_o interpretation_n of_o dr._n hammond_n i._o that_o he_o recur_v to_o this_o singular_a interpretation_n because_o he_o think_v that_o these_o two_o passage_n of_o st._n luke_n can_v hardly_o otherwise_o be_v reconcile_v in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o his_o gospel_n he_o have_v not_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n be_v always_o in_o the_o temple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o here_o he_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o upper_a room_n where_o they_o abide_v and_o pray_v to_o god_n but_o the_o doctor_n himself_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n the_o whole_a day_n but_o only_o at_o the_o state_v time_n of_o public_a prayer_n at_o other_o time_n therefore_o they_o be_v at_o their_o own_o house_n in_o which_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o there_o can_v not_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o which_o they_o may_v retire_v in_o order_n to_o pray_v or_o to_o spend_v their_o time_n with_o their_o master_n or_o in_o pious_a discourse_n about_o he_o and_o therefore_o this_o place_n may_v be_v very_o well_o understand_v thus_o where_o they_o abide_v when_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n or_o hinder_v by_o other_o affair_n where_o they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n when_o they_o keep_v at_o home_n ii_o it_o be_v indeed_o very_o true_a that_o there_o be_v several_a chamber_n or_o room_n in_o the_o temple_n which_o may_v be_v call_v so_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o doctor_n may_v have_v take_v less_o pain_n in_o prove_v it_o but_o he_o shall_v have_v give_v we_o some_o example_n to_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o common_a people_n and_o especial_o stranger_n do_v not_o only_o pray_v in_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n but_o go_v up_o also_o into_o the_o chamber_n that_o lay_v over_o the_o porch_n in_o order_n to_o pray_v with_o the_o more_o secrecy_n for_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o probable_a that_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v poor_a man_n and_o galilean_n and_o odious_a for_o their_o master_n sake_n to_o the_o jew_n dare_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o other_o can_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n in_o which_o they_o may_v have_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n our_o author_n therefore_o aught_o to_o have_v show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o pious_a man_n to_o retire_v sometime_o into_o the_o more_o secret_a chamber_n of_o the_o temple_n for_o their_o private_a devotion_n which_o i_o can_v tell_v whether_o any_o body_n can_v prove_v at_o least_o i_o never_o meet_v with_o any_o footstep_n of_o that_o custom_n iii_o he_o perfect_o force_v the_o word_n in_o chap._n two_o 46_o as_o i_o shall_v afterward_o show_v iv._o epiphanius_n do_v not_o affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o speak_v of_o be_v where_o the_o temple_n have_v be_v but_o in_o mount_n zion_n upon_o which_o as_o all_o know_v be_v build_v the_o palace_n or_o city_n of_o david_n and_o not_o the_o temple_n which_o lay_v more_o towards_o the_o east_n and_o south_n and_o stand_v upon_o another_o hill_n suppose_v to_o be_v mount_n moriah_n and_o common_o call_v the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n he_o that_o do_v not_o know_v this_o let_v he_o consult_v dr._n lightfoot_n in_o cent._n chorograph_n premise_a before_o st._n matthew_n cap._n xxii_o xxiii_o and_o xxvii_o where_o by_o passage_n take_v out_o of_o josephus_n and_o the_o rabbin_n he_o put_v this_o matter_n out_o of_o all_o doubt_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v however_o that_o epiphanius_n by_o the_o inaccurate_a order_n of_o his_o word_n give_v the_o doctor_n a_o occasion_n to_o mistake_v for_o he_o speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o find_v the_o whole_a city_n demolish_v and_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n trample_v upon_o except_z a_o few_o house_n the_o three_o last_o word_n the_o doctor_n make_v to_o refer_v to_o the_o temple_n when_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o city_n it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o be_v little_a in_o the_o place_n to_o which_o the_o disciple_n return_v when_o our_o saviour_n be_v catch_v up_o from_o mount_n olivet_n go_v up_o into_o the_o upper_a room_n for_o there_o it_o be_v build_v this_o church_n be_v not_o on_o the_o ground_n where_o the_o temple_n stand_v but_o in_o mount_n zion_n as_o epiphanius_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o next_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o a_o part_n of_o zion_n which_o be_v leave_v undestroy_v and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o house_n that_o be_v about_o the_o same_o zion_n and_o seven_o synagogue_n which_o stand_v alone_o in_o zion_n verse_n 15._o note_n e._n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n be_v often_o put_v for_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o the_o rabbin_n call_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o name_n with_o a_o emphasis_n but_o we_o never_o find_v it_o set_v to_o signify_v man_n or_o person_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o latinism_n than_o a_o hebraism_n for_o in_o latin_a author_n nothing_o be_v more_o common_a than_o for_o the_o word_n name_n to_o be_v
err_v through_o a_o false_a notion_n of_o wisdom_n and_o do_v mischief_n to_o the_o christian_a church_n so_o that_o what_o he_o think_v to_o be_v manifest_a seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v plain_o false_a iu._n chap._n iu._n verse_n 6._o note_v a._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o be_v to_o think_v and_o do_v not_o signify_v to_o be_v proud_a simple_o take_v but_o only_o when_o there_o be_v something_o else_o add_v to_o it_o as_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v be_v not_o lift_v up_o in_o your_o mind_n beyond_o what_o these_o instruction_n will_v allow_v which_o i_o have_v already_o write_v either_o in_o this_o chapter_n or_o the_o forego_n but_o especial_o in_o chap._n iii._o where_o st._n paul_n have_v teach_v the_o corinthian_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o think_v both_o of_o themselves_o and_o of_o their_o teacher_n verse_n 13._o note_n b._n i._n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o what_o our_o author_n say_v about_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o there_o be_v another_o notion_n give_v by_o the_o same_o grammarian_n of_o these_o word_n which_o i_o like_v better_o as_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o this_o place_n for_o purgamenta_fw-la filth_n quisquiliae_fw-la retrimenta_fw-la the_o dregs_o or_o refuse_v of_o any_o thing_n for_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n be_v no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o be_v the_o object_n of_o every_o body_n contempt_n and_o so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d look_v upon_o by_o all_o the_o world_n as_o refuse_v and_o this_o notion_n of_o the_o word_n be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o purge_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wipe_v off_o hesychius_n have_v indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o without_o any_o interpretation_n of_o it_o which_o must_v be_v supply_v out_o of_o phavorinus_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v the_o most_o correct_a copy_n of_o that_o grammarian_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o filth_n and_o as_o refuse_v the_o other_o word_n be_v interpret_v in_o hesychius_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wipe_v off_o and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v alter_v it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o former_a word_n be_v omit_v because_o of_o its_o likeness_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o go_v before_o in_o suidas_n also_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aemil._n portus_n observe_v who_o ought_v to_o have_v correct_v the_o whole_a passage_n by_o hesychius_n for_o it_o follow_v in_o suidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o ridiculous_o render_v ipsa_fw-la sub_fw-la vestigiis_fw-la redemptio_fw-la when_o it_o be_v manifest_v the_o word_n ought_v to_o be_v read_v with_o a_o comma_n after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o what_o be_v under_o foot_n also_o redemption_n phavorinus_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abomination_n but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o towel_n which_o wipe_v the_o sweat_n off_o one_o that_o be_v tire_v with_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o refuse_v which_o be_v cast_v away_o as_o useless_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o those_o who_o wipe_v down_o table_n after_o eat_v he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v for_o that_o which_o signify_v to_o purge_v to_o wipe_v off_o with_o a_o sponge_n but_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v a_o compound_v of_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wipe_v v._n to_o shave_v whence_o in_o a_o old_a onomasticon_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v scob_n shave_n or_o file_n the_o old_a gloss_n publish_v together_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d purgamentum_fw-la and_o eustathius_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v edit_v rom._n p._n 1935._o interpret_v both_o the_o word_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v wash_v and_o wipe_v with_o a_o sponge_n and_o apostolius_n in_o cent._n 16.3_o interpret_v they_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o every_o one_o tread_v under_o foot_n or_o despise_v ii_o i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o those_o nation_n who_o have_v purification_n in_o some_o respect_n like_o the_o jewish_a imitate_v therein_o the_o jew_n to_o who_o most_o of_o they_o be_v perfect_a stranger_n and_o some_o of_o they_o more_o powerful_a and_o ancient_a than_o they_o as_o the_o egyptian_n nor_o have_v such_o rite_n consider_v in_o themselves_o any_o thing_n divine_a in_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v refer_v to_o god_n as_o their_o first_o institutor_n it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o jew_n have_v be_v already_o accustom_v to_o they_o whilst_o they_o be_v among_o other_o nation_n and_o that_o god_n in_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beggarly_a element_n of_o the_o world_n as_o st._n paul_n call_v they_o do_v accommodate_v himself_o to_o their_o capacity_n and_o temper_n of_o which_o matter_n i_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v in_o many_o place_n of_o my_o commentary_n on_o the_o pentateuch_n chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o note_v a._n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v signify_v but_o two_o thing_n in_o this_o place_n first_o it_o may_v denote_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o report_n and_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o st._n paul_n meaning_n will_v be_v that_o that_o report_n have_v be_v a_o long_a while_n spread_v and_o it_o be_v universal_o affirm_v for_o a_o certain_a truth_n by_o all_o that_o know_v the_o church_n of_o corinth_n in_o which_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o adverb_n of_o affirm_v second_o it_o may_v be_v a_o particle_n whereby_o the_o apostle_n signify_v he_o will_v tell_v they_o brief_o and_o in_o one_o word_n why_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o rod._n in_o both_o these_o sense_n this_o particle_n be_v use_v in_o good_a author_n but_o never_o in_o dr._n hammond_n that_o i_o know_v of_o and_o if_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o this_o construction_n that_o can_v not_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o it_o signify_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whole_o or_o altogether_o but_o for_o that_o signification_n of_o it_o there_o can_v be_v no_o room_n neither_o here_o see_v mat._n v._n 34_o and_o afterward_o chap._n xv_o 29_o of_o this_o epistle_n i_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v here_o a_o adverb_n of_o affirm_v because_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d immediate_o follow_v it_o verse_n 2._o note_n c._n lin._n 13._o after_o the_o reference_n to_o rom._n twelve_o note_n c._n this_o passage_n of_o st._n clement_n as_o also_o the_o citation_n out_o of_o origen_n be_v take_v by_o our_o author_n out_o of_o grotius_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o that_o grotius_n refer_v we_o only_o to_o constit_fw-la 2._o without_o set_v down_o the_o chapter_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v in_o the_o quotation_n of_o a_o book_n that_o have_v be_v long_o since_o divide_v into_o chapter_n and_o so_o do_v the_o doctor_n grotius_n do_v not_o true_o cite_v the_o word_n of_o the_o constitution_n no_o more_o do_v dr._n hammond_n the_o place_n be_v in_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 41._o and_o the_o last_o word_n of_o it_o here_o allege_a be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cut_v off_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o learned_a man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v absolute_o trust_v in_o cite_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n ibid._n at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o note_n if_o our_o learned_a author_n to_o this_o passage_n in_o st._n paul_n have_v add_v only_o that_o in_o 2_o cor._n twelve_o 21_o no_o one_o will_v ever_o have_v dispute_v with_o he_o about_o these_o interpretation_n but_o all_o that_o he_o say_v afterward_o be_v manifest_o force_v because_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o that_o sorrow_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n or_o excommunication_n but_o concern_v sorrow_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o depravation_n of_o manner_n in_o the_o corinthian_n for_o which_o st._n paul_n have_v just_o reprehend_v they_o for_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o st._n paul_n speak_v to_o the_o whole_a corinthian_a church_n which_o no_o
the_o israelite_n on_o exod._n xvii_o but_o in_o quite_o another_o place_n viz._n on_o num._n xxi_o 19_o 20._o where_o moses_n speak_v of_o a_o well_o that_o be_v dig_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o the_o moabite_n the_o year_n before_o the_o israelite_n enter_v into_o canaan_n the_o word_n of_o jonathan_n be_v these_o and_o ever_o since_o the_o well_o be_v give_v they_o in_o mattan_n it_o go_v up_o again_o with_o they_o into_o the_o high_a mountain_n and_o from_o the_o high_a mountain_n be_v descend_v with_o they_o ihto_fw-mi the_o hill_n it_o encompass_v all_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o yield_v itself_o for_o every_o one_o to_o drink_v of_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n it_o descend_v also_o with_o they_o out_o of_o the_o high_a mountain_n into_o the_o low_a valley_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a we_o read_v in_o the_o jerusalem_n paraphrase_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o there_o say_v of_o this_o well_o encompass_v the_o camp_n or_o break_v out_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o jonathan_n affirm_v ii_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o want_v water_n because_o they_o both_o carry_v about_o with_o they_o the_o water_n of_o horeb_n and_o may_v also_o meet_v with_o spring_n in_o other_o place_n for_o though_o the_o rocky_a arabia_n be_v a_o dry_a country_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o every_o where_o without_o water_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o several_a river_n which_o run_v through_o it_o see_v my_o note_n on_o gen._n two_o 12_o iii_o what_o dr._n hammond_n say_v about_o the_o water_n cease_v to_o follow_v the_o jew_n upon_o the_o course_n of_o their_o travel_n be_v change_v be_v a_o mere_a invention_n to_o support_v his_o totter_a interpretation_n iv._o if_o the_o water_n of_o horeb_n follow_v the_o israelite_n without_o a_o miracle_n they_o must_v have_v all_o along_o journy_v near_o a_o valley_n in_o which_o it_o may_v have_v a_o free_a course_n after_o they_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o departure_n from_o horeb._n but_o that_o be_v another_o of_o dr._n hammond_n fiction_n which_o i_o need_v not_o say_v much_o about_o verse_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v wary_o here_o say_v by_o st._n paul_n with_o the_o most_o of_o they_o god_n be_v not_o well_o please_v not_o with_o all_o of_o they_o except_z two_o as_o our_o author_n say_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n which_o be_v not_o true_a see_v my_o note_n on_o num._n xxiv_o 65_o verse_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o the_o rebellious_a israelite_n be_v so_o many_o example_n which_o god_n propose_v to_o we_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o fall_v into_o the_o like_a sin_n so_o also_o vers_fw-la 11._o st._n paul_n have_v again_o make_v mention_n of_o god_n destroy_v the_o murmur_a jew_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o these_o thing_n happen_v unto_o they_o for_o example_n and_o be_v write_v for_o our_o admonition_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n design_v those_o thing_n for_o example_n to_o be_v record_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o propose_v as_o warning_n to_o every_o one_o that_o shall_v read_v they_o they_o that_o render_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o by_o in_o figura_fw-la in_o a_o figure_n or_o typice_n typical_o must_v show_v that_o god_n intend_v to_o prefigure_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o i_o suppose_v they_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o do_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v only_o in_o a_o threefold_a sense_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o first_o for_o any_o form_n whether_o corporeal_a or_o conspicuous_a only_o to_o the_o mind_n which_o sense_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o this_o place_n see_v john_n xx_o 25_o act_n seven_o 43_o 44._o and_o xxiii_o 25_o rom._n vi_fw-la 17_o heb._n viij_o 5_o second_o it_o signify_v a_o example_n as_o here_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n as_o we_o shall_v present_o see_v the_o first_o signification_n of_o it_o be_v proper_a this_o metaphorical_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v proper_o a_o figure_n or_o form_n into_o which_o any_o thing_n be_v beat_v or_o hammer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o because_o such_o figure_n be_v sometime_o make_v to_o serve_v instead_o of_o pattern_n to_o other_o in_o french_a pour_fw-fr servir_fw-fr de_fw-fr modelle_n therefore_o it_o be_v metaphorical_o apply_v to_o any_o sort_n of_o figure_n or_o example_n propose_v to_o other_o for_o their_o imitation_n or_o warning_n so_o phil._n iii._o 17_o brethren_n be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o and_o mark_v they_o which_o walk_v so_o as_o you_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o for_o a_o example_n so_o 1_o thess_n i._o 7_o you_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d example_n to_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o macedonia_n etc._n etc._n see_v also_o 2_o thess_n iii._o 9_o 1_o tim._n four_o 12_o tit._n two_o 7_o 1_o pet._n v_o 3_o three_o in_o another_o metaphorical_a signification_n because_o a_o model_n or_o pattern_n be_v like_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v make_v according_a to_o it_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o place_n of_o st._n paul_n be_v take_v for_o a_o thing_n which_o in_o some_o respect_n resemble_v another_o and_o that_o be_v in_o rom._n v._n 14_o where_o adam_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v like_v he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v viz._n in_o this_o that_o he_o alone_o have_v do_v something_o that_o be_v propagate_v to_o all_o mankind_n as_o christ_n do_v something_o alone_a which_o extend_v to_o all_o men._n for_o in_o other_o thing_n the_o apostle_n observe_v not_o only_o a_o dissimilitude_n but_o a_o opposition_n between_o they_o but_o now_o who_o will_v believe_v that_o it_o be_v god_n design_n that_o adam_n shall_v first_o of_o all_o sin_n alone_o and_o that_o that_o sin_n shall_v do_v mischief_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n to_o prefigure_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n who_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v the_o similitude_n before_o the_o event_n who_o after_o the_o event_n find_v his_o faith_n confirm_v by_o that_o similitude_n nor_o certain_o be_v this_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n but_o only_o that_o in_o the_o respect_n i_o have_v mention_v there_o be_v a_o similitude_n between_o adam_n and_o christ_n as_o there_o be_v between_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o last_o word_n perhaps_o may_v be_v make_v the_o ground_n of_o a_o objection_n which_o be_v twice_o find_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n ch._n ix_o 24_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v enter_v into_o holy_a place_n make_v with_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o be_v which_o be_v make_v after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o true_a viz._n heaven_n or_o which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o heaven_n not_o which_o prefigure_v heaven_n so_o baptism_n be_v say_v in_o 1_o pet._n three_o 21_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o noah_n ark_n that_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o resemble_v it_o but_o no_o man_n of_o sense_n will_v thence_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v god_n intention_n by_o the_o ark_n to_o prefigure_v baptism_n xi_o and_o reval_fw-fr this_o mystery_n which_o be_v before_o unknown_a by_o st._n peter_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n manifest_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aught_o to_o be_v render_v example_n for_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v on_o guilty_a person_n for_o a_o example_n to_o other_o not_o to_o imitate_v they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v absurd_o render_v by_o the_o vulgar_a and_o erasmus_n figura_fw-la and_o as_o ill_o by_o beza_n typi_fw-la but_o right_o in_o castalio_n and_o in_o the_o english_a and_o geneva_n translation_n example_n which_o be_v so_o i_o wonder_v grotius_n shall_v speak_v here_o of_o prefiguration_n verse_n 7._o note_n c._n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o doctor_n have_v with_o so_o much_o care_n here_o put_v together_o i_o rather_o think_v the_o place_n in_o exodus_fw-la here_o refer_v to_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o dance_v about_o the_o golden_a calf_n on_o which_o place_n see_v my_o note_n as_o also_o on_o gen._n xxi_o i_o do_v not_o pay_v so_o great_a a_o deference_n to_o the_o rabbin_n as_o to_o take_v all_o which_o those_o man_n fancy_n to_o explain_v the_o old_a testament_n for_o certain_a truth_n nor_o perhaps_o will_v our_o author_n himself_o have_v attribute_v so_o much_o to_o their_o authority_n if_o he_o have_v not_o resolve_v to_o force_v his_o gnostic_n here_o upon_o we_o verse_n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o
to_o do_v but_o also_o to_o will_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o he_o will_v have_v say_v you_o have_v begin_v not_o only_o to_o will_v but_o also_o to_o do_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o example_n of_o such_o a_o inversion_n so_o that_o i_o have_v rather_o with_o dr._n hammond_n inquire_v for_o some_o other_o notion_n to_o fix_v here_o upon_o this_o word_n will_n and_o because_o it_o be_v common_a with_o we_o to_o do_v some_o thing_n especial_o in_o act_n of_o charity_n with_o some_o kind_n of_o regret_n and_o not_o hearty_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o homer_n speak_v interpret_v it_o of_o a_o cheerful_a and_o liberal_a mind_n and_o so_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v you_o have_v not_o only_o from_o a_o year_n ago_o begin_v to_o contribute_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n but_o also_o as_o to_o your_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o it_o be_v not_o by_o compulsion_n or_o the_o bare_a importunate_a persuasion_n of_o those_o who_o you_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o with_o a_o ready_a cheerful_a and_o charitable_a mind_n without_o which_o qualification_n the_o liberality_n which_o any_o man_n exercise_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o his_o will_n and_o become_v unacceptable_a so_o that_o those_o who_o receive_v a_o benefit_n from_o one_o who_o be_v not_o hearty_a in_o bestow_v it_o have_v almost_o rather_o not_o receive_v it_o at_o all_o as_o esteem_v more_o the_o will_n of_o the_o giver_n than_o the_o gift_n itself_o and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o sometime_o among_o man_n with_o god_n it_o be_v always_o so_o who_o have_v ever_o a_o great_a regard_n to_o the_o disposition_n with_o which_o a_o man_n give_v than_o what_o he_o give_v st._n paul_n therefore_o may_v apt_o subjoin_v a_o word_n which_o signify_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o person_n who_o give_v to_o a_o word_n which_o signify_v their_o gift_n themselves_o and_o his_o discourse_n do_v not_o descend_v but_o ascend_v seneca_n have_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o same_o book_n this_o interpretation_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o ixth_o chapter_n ix_o verse_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n this_o our_o author_n must_v needs_o understand_v of_o a_o synod_n and_o bishop_n as_o if_o some_o church_n can_v not_o by_o letter_n declarative_a of_o their_o mind_n have_v agree_v about_o send_v a_o particular_a person_n along_o with_o st._n paul_n i_o shall_v rather_o have_v use_v general_a word_n because_o it_o in_o no_o wise_a appear_v that_o this_o matter_n be_v determine_v in_o a_o synod_n the_o same_o person_n that_o be_v here_o intend_a be_v afterward_o vers_fw-la 23._o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v one_o depute_v by_o the_o church_n to_o accompany_v st._n paul_n in_o his_o travel_n and_o ease_v he_o of_o part_n of_o his_o work_n of_o this_o see_v the_o learned_a mr._n dodwell_n in_o dissert_n cyprian_a 6._o s._n 17._o verse_n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v instrument_n say_v grotius_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n viz._n in_o advance_v the_o gospel_n say_v our_o author_n in_o his_o paraphrase_n but_o i_o think_v it_o be_v much_o more_o natural_a to_o say_v that_o those_o be_v here_o call_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o christ_n by_o the_o integrity_n and_o sanctity_n of_o their_o life_n as_o bad_a christian_n be_v a_o disgrace_n and_o reproach_n to_o he_o see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v about_o a_o like_a expression_n on_o 1_o cor._n xi_o 4_o chap._n ix_o verse_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o from_o a_o whole_a year_n pass_v they_o have_v be_v forward_o to_o give_v and_o begin_v already_o to_o contribute_v our_o author_n here_o fancy_v some_o new_a act_n of_o liberality_n in_o the_o corinthian_n as_o if_o they_o have_v already_o before_o send_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o judaea_n which_o be_v no_o where_o intimate_v by_o st._n paul_n this_o opinion_n of_o his_o proceed_v from_o misunderstand_v the_o 10_o verse_n of_o chap._n viij_o on_o which_o see_v my_o note_n st._n paul_n have_v not_o tell_v the_o macedonian_n that_o the_o corinthian_n have_v a_o year_n ago_o get_v ready_a a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o send_v to_o judaea_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v false_a but_o that_o they_o have_v begin_v to_o contribute_v from_o that_o time_n and_o be_v so_o forward_o and_o cheerful_a in_o their_o contribution_n that_o the_o whole_a sum_n expect_v from_o they_o will_v easy_o be_v complete_v so_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o a_o readiness_n of_o mind_n to_o which_o it_o be_v very_o proper_o apply_v gratissima_fw-la say_v seneca_n de_fw-fr beneficiis_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 1._o sunt_fw-la beneficia_fw-la parata_fw-la facile_fw-la occurrentia_fw-la ubi_fw-la nulla_fw-la mora_fw-la fuit_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o accipientis_fw-la verecundia_fw-la those_o benefit_n be_v most_o grateful_a which_o be_v ready_o bestow_v that_o come_v easy_o from_o a_o man_n and_o as_o it_o be_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o hesitation_n it_o be_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o bashful_a receiver_n verse_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o author_n interpret_v what_o st._n paul_n here_o say_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v so_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v certain_o do_v it_o and_o thence_o he_o infer_v that_o riches_n be_v promise_v to_o the_o liberal_a even_o under_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n respect_v all_o of_o they_o the_o soul_n and_o a_o future_a state_n as_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o evangelical_n covenant_n and_o innumerable_a place_n in_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o represent_v st._n paul_n as_o say_v here_o what_o he_o do_v not_o say_v nay_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v on_o set_v purpose_n speak_v cautious_o when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v make_v to_o abound_v because_o god_n do_v not_o promise_n or_o give_v such_o thing_n under_o the_o gospel_n but_o for_o certain_a reason_n which_o be_v many_o time_n unknown_a to_o we_o and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o give_v they_o we_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v because_o he_o have_v not_o promise_v they_o and_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o give_v we_o be_v infinite_o more_o valuable_a but_o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n you_o will_v say_v pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v reward_v the_o bounty_n of_o the_o corinthian_n by_o bestow_v upon_o they_o great_a riches_n i_o acknowledge_v he_o do_v but_o it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o make_v the_o bountiful_a always_o rich_a but_o only_o that_o this_o be_v sometime_o do_v by_o he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o pray_v for_o it_o because_o we_o may_v desire_v riches_n both_o for_o ourselves_o and_o other_o on_o this_o condition_n that_o we_o make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o they_o so_o that_o all_o that_o our_o learned_a author_n say_v about_o riches_n be_v promise_v under_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o liberal_a be_v insignificant_a and_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n more_o worthy_a of_o those_o who_o affirm_v riches_n to_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o the_o true_a church_n than_o of_o dr._n hammond_n verse_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n these_o word_n only_o which_o be_v allege_v by_o st._n paul_n aught_o to_o have_v be_v urge_v and_o not_o other_o which_o he_o omit_v for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o the_o apostle_n but_o dr._n hammond_n that_o here_o reason_n who_o groundless_o infer_v from_o hence_o that_o riches_n be_v promise_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o place_n which_o he_o refer_v to_o in_o his_o annotation_n on_o the_o forego_n verse_n viz._n mat._n nineteeen_o 29_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o good_a man_n shall_v be_v make_v rich_a in_o this_o world_n or_o receive_v again_o their_o kindred_n and_o friend_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n which_o they_o have_v forsake_v for_o christ_n but_o only_o what_o will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hundred-fold_n better_o in_o the_o room_n of_o they_o viz._n a_o mind_n content_v with_o its_o present_a state_n and_o the_o sure_a hope_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n so_o that_o what_o our_o author_n infer_v from_o the_o passage_n allege_v here_o out_o of_o the_o psalm_n have_v no_o foundation_n and_o can_v be_v attribute_v to_o st._n paul_n verse_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v before_o chap._n viij_o 2_o and_o my_o note_n on_o rom._n twelve_o 8_o chap._n x._o x._o verse_n 4._o note_n b._n i._o do_v not_o at_o all_o doubt_n but_o that_o st._n
paul_n here_o speak_v as_o grotius_n before_o our_o author_n have_v observe_v of_o that_o rod_n with_o which_o he_o have_v chastise_v elymas_n the_o incestuous_a person_n hymenaeus_n and_o philetus_n and_o with_o which_o st._n peter_n have_v chastise_v ananias_n and_o sapphira_n but_o i_o confess_v i_o can_v digest_v what_o dr._n hammond_n here_o and_o elsewhere_o do_v viz._n the_o confound_a of_o that_o miraculous_a power_n of_o the_o apostle_n with_o the_o ordinary_a excommunication_n of_o bishop_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v prove_v first_o that_o that_o deliver_n to_o satan_n or_o any_o other_o such_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o arm_n not_o only_o of_o the_o apostle_n but_o of_o all_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o he_o neither_o ever_o do_v before_o his_o death_n nor_o i_o believe_v will_v ever_o do_v if_o he_o be_v to_o live_v again_o this_o be_v a_o seal_n which_o god_n set_v to_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n to_o fix_v the_o 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and_o their_o horse_n flesh_n and_o not_o spirit_n the_o lord_n shall_v turn_v his_o hand_n and_o he_o that_o help_v shall_v fall_v and_o he_o that_o be_v holpen_v shall_v fall_v down_o and_o they_o shall_v all_o be_v consume_v together_o to_o this_o purpose_n also_o be_v that_o say_n of_o christ_n in_o mat._n xxvi_o 41_o the_o spirit_n indeed_o be_v willing_a but_o the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a iii_o though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v sometime_o excommunication_n in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v very_o apt_o be_v apply_v to_o a_o mind_n full_a of_o pride_n and_o obstinacy_n and_o by_o those_o vice_n fortify_v against_o the_o truth_n yet_o it_o in_o no_o wise_a follow_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o excommunication_n of_o a_o obdurate_a sinner_n what_o word_n do_v or_o may_v separately_z signify_v they_o do_v not_o always_o signify_v conjunct_o as_o every_o one_o know_v who_o be_v any_o thing_n of_o a_o critic_n in_o this_o sort_n of_o learning_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o one_o phrase_n can_v have_v but_o one_o metaphorical_a sense_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v proper_o a_o strong_a hold_n or_o fence_n and_o here_o translate_v to_o signify_v whatever_o flesh_n and_o blood_n put_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o hinder_v the_o success_n and_o efficacy_n of_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v render_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o fence_n and_o to_o destroy_v the_o fence_n by_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o military_a affair_n so_o in_o vers_fw-la 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o to_o excommunicate_v those_o that_o reason_n but_o to_o overthrow_v reason_v nor_o let_v any_o one_o say_v that_o fence_n be_v destroy_v and_o reason_v overthrow_v by_o excommunication_n for_o grant_v that_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o noun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o these_o phrase_n signify_v to_o excommunicate_v and_o excommunication_n iv._o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a mistake_n also_o in_o our_o author_n which_o his_o too_o great_a desirousness_n to_o find_v excommunication_n every_o where_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n lead_v he_o into_o when_o he_o say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o vers_fw-la 8._o signify_v excommunication_n where_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o he_o may_v boast_v of_o the_o power_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o for_o edification_n and_o not_o for_o destruction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o who_o do_v not_o see_v that_o the_o opposite_a here_o to_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v not_o excommunication_n but_o destruction_n one_o may_v as_o well_o say_v a_o edifice_n be_v excommunicate_v mean_v that_o it_o be_v destroy_v as_o that_o a_o excommunicate_v person_n be_v edify_v to_o signify_v that_o his_o sin_n be_v forgive_v he_o the_o same_o must_v be_v say_v of_o chap._n xiii_o 10_o where_o the_o same_o phrase_n occur_v v._o even_o in_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o proper_o signify_v excommunication_n but_o only_a abdication_n or_o degrade_n from_o office_n and_o be_v apply_v to_o clergyman_n nor_o be_v it_o always_o join_v with_o excommunication_n see_v intt._n on_o the_o eleven_o apostolical_a canon_n verse_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o author_n intrude_v again_o into_o this_o place_n the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n without_o any_o distinction_n whereas_o those_o apostolical_a arm_n of_o which_o i_o before_o speak_v be_v here_o intend_v and_o indeed_o with_o whatever_o argument_n any_o philosopher_n come_v arm_v or_o what_o sublimity_n soever_o his_o reason_n seem_v to_o have_v in_o they_o if_o he_o attempt_v to_o disturb_v the_o church_n by_o heretical_a doctrine_n and_o go_v to_o resist_v the_o apostle_n as_o if_o he_o have_v find_v they_o in_o a_o error_n the_o apostle_n can_v present_o show_v how_o much_o he_o be_v mistake_v by_o send_v a_o disease_n upon_o he_o such_o as_o blindness_n which_o st._n paul_n inflict_v on_o elymas_n or_o deliver_v to_o satan_n to_o which_o other_o be_v subject_v for_o these_o be_v plain_a sign_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n approve_v of_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n but_o in_o ordinary_a excommunication_n the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o for_o all_o that_o can_v be_v conclude_v from_o that_o be_v that_o when_o any_o one_o upon_o the_o spring_a up_o of_o some_o new_a controversy_n be_v excommunicate_v for_o disagree_v with_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o he_o belong_v the_o bishop_n and_o the_o rest_n perhaps_o of_o the_o clergy_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n which_o may_v as_o easy_o be_v the_o worse_a of_o the_o two_o as_o the_o better_a xi_o for_o excommunication_n be_v a_o certain_a evidence_n of_o man_n differ_v among_o themselves_o but_o not_o that_o the_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v in_o a_o error_n because_o one_o that_o have_v the_o truth_n on_o his_o side_n may_v be_v excommunicate_v by_o ignorant_a and_o prejudice_v person_n but_o if_o any_o be_v chastise_v in_o the_o manner_n aforesaid_a by_o the_o apostle_n viz._n by_o have_v a_o disease_n inflict_v on_o their_o body_n this_o be_v a_o infallible_a proof_n of_o their_o be_v heretic_n because_o god_n will_v not_o have_v suffer_v any_o pious_a orthodox_n person_n to_o undergo_v a_o punishment_n which_o he_o have_v not_o at_o all_o deserve_v beside_o that_o a_o miracle_n wrought_v in_o confirmation_n of_o any_o doctrine_n such_o as_o this_o be_v the_o present_a inflict_v of_o a_o distemper_n upon_o man_n body_n be_v of_o itself_o sufficient_a to_o show_v the_o falseness_n of_o any_o thing_n advance_v in_o contradiction_n to_o it_o though_o with_o some_o appearance_n of_o probability_n but_o certain_o the_o excommunication_n of_o any_o bishop_n who_o may_v as_o easy_o abuse_v his_o authority_n as_o other_o fall_v into_o error_n be_v no_o sure_a evidence_n of_o any_o man_n be_v be_v a_o heretic_n these_o two_o thing_n therefore_o must_v not_o be_v confound_v nor_o the_o ordinary_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n equal_v to_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o censure_n any_o more_o than_o in_o other_o gift_n and_o endowment_n as_o our_o author_n occult_o do_v whether_o design_o and_o know_o i_o can_v tell_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a without_o reason_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 2._o note_v a._n i._o the_o first_o signification_n which_o our_o author_n produce_v out_o of_o pollux_n suit_n best_o with_o this_o place_n for_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o say_v simple_o that_o he_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o can_v
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v say_v and_o another_o thing_n different_a from_o that_o signify_v be_v call_v a_o allegory_n verse_n 25._o note_n c._n our_o learned_a author_n have_v sufficient_o indeed_o here_o show_v that_o the_o arabian_n be_v circumcise_v but_o not_o in_o conformity_n to_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n but_o a_o more_o ancient_a precept_n give_v to_o abraham_n himself_o and_o in_o imitation_n of_o ishmael_n not_o of_o isaac_n whether_o they_o have_v any_o other_o custom_n which_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o imitation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n i_o can_v tell_v but_o it_o be_v false_a that_o the_o ismaelite_n ever_o bind_v themselves_o to_o observe_v the_o moysaicall_a ceremony_n as_o be_v observe_v by_o grotius_n who_o i_o wonder_v dr._n hammond_n do_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v that_o learned_a man_n supply_v out_o of_o their_o own_o invention_n what_o be_v want_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o afterward_o thence_o draw_v conclusion_n as_o ground_v upon_o the_o undoubted_a authority_n of_o ancient_a writer_n which_o yet_o be_v certain_o no_o good_a way_n of_o argue_v the_o 24_o the_o and_o two_o follow_a verse_n may_v be_v thus_o paraphrase_a ver._n 24._o these_o thing_n use_v to_o be_v allegorical_o explain_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o may_v be_v interpret_v so_o as_o to_o signify_v what_o i_o a_o little_a before_o say_v sarah_n and_o hagar_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o symbol_n of_o two_o covenant_n the_o latter_a viz._n hagar_n of_o the_o covenant_n give_v from_o mount_n sinai_n the_o law_n of_o which_o impose_v nothing_o but_o slavery_n upon_o those_o who_o seek_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o it_o 25._o and_o hagar_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o fit_o say_v to_o be_v a_o emblem_n of_o the_o covenant_n deliver_v from_o mount_n sinai_n because_o her_o name_n signify_v a_o rock_n and_o to_o that_o covenant_n of_o which_o the_o servantmaid_n hagar_n be_v a_o image_n belong_v the_o earthly_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v entire_o take_v up_o in_o the_o observation_n of_o servile_a rite_n and_o act_v by_o a_o slavish_a fear_n 26._o but_o sarah_n the_o free_a woman_n be_v a_o symbol_n of_o the_o evangelical_n covenant_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o which_o the_o citizen_n of_o the_o spiritual_a jerusalem_n live_v that_o be_v all_o we_o christian_n the_o apostle_n undoubted_o allude_v to_o the_o name_n of_o hagar_n which_o be_v write_v with_o a_o ח_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a confusion_n of_o the_o guttural_a letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hhagar_fw-mi signify_v a_o rock_n among_o the_o arabian_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v no_o very_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o arabian_n say_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n by_o way_n of_o allegory_n out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o moses_n to_o extol_v their_o nation_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o depress_v the_o hagarens_n and_o that_o st._n paul_n here_o apply_v to_o those_o who_o be_v israelites_n according_a to_o the_o spirit_n what_o the_o jew_n use_v to_o say_v in_o honour_n of_o their_o nation_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o the_o carnal_a jew_n what_o they_o often_o assert_v to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o hagarens_n i_o shall_v take_v the_o liberty_n here_o which_o i_o do_v not_o otherwise_o use_v to_o allegorise_v a_o little_a after_o the_o jewish_a manner_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o see_v what_o may_v give_v the_o apostle_n paul_n a_o occasion_n to_o speak_v so_o as_o he_o do_v and_o first_o i_o shall_v perform_v the_o part_n of_o a_o jewish_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d darschan_n or_o allegorical_a preacher_n and_o then_o represent_v a_o christian_a retort_v the_o like_a allegory_n upon_o the_o jew_n the_o jewish_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o you_o may_v be_v sensible_a o_o israelites_n of_o the_o great_a benefit_n which_o god_n have_v confer_v upon_o you_o compare_v your_o original_a with_o that_o of_o your_o neighbour_n the_o hagarens_n the_o founder_n of_o your_o nation_n isaac_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o free_a woman_n and_o mistress_n of_o a_o family_n sarah_n on_o the_o contrary_a ishmael_n the_o father_n and_o founder_n of_o the_o hagarens_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o servant_n isaac_n be_v conceive_v by_o a_o particular_a efficacy_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n when_o abraham_n be_v neither_o able_a to_o beget_v nor_o sarah_n to_o conceive_v by_o reason_n of_o old_a age_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n ishmael_n be_v bear_v of_o abraham_n and_o hagar_n when_o young_a according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n nor_o do_v the_o distinguish_a providence_n of_o god_n terminate_v only_o on_o sarah_n and_o hagar_n and_o their_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n but_o draw_v as_o it_o be_v in_o they_o the_o figure_n of_o what_o have_v already_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o former_a age_n and_o shall_v hereafter_o happen_v to_o both_o their_o progeny_n the_o posterity_n of_o isaac_n have_v be_v protect_v almost_o with_o perpetual_a miracle_n and_o often_o enjoy_v the_o sweet_n of_o liberty_n and_o have_v dominion_n over_o their_o neighbour_n nation_n and_o shall_v again_o have_v when_o that_o great_a king_n who_o we_o so_o much_o expect_v and_o long_o for_o and_o who_o reign_n our_o ancient_a prophecy_n foretell_v come_v to_o rule_v over_o we_o but_o the_o hagarens_n like_o their_o mother_n cast_v out_o and_o disinherit_v have_v already_o more_o than_o once_o be_v our_o servant_n and_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v so_o be_v subdue_v by_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o messiah_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o say_v for_o god_n have_v heretofore_o give_v you_o a_o pledge_n of_o future_a event_n on_o one_o hand_n in_o sarah_n and_o isaac_n and_o on_o the_o other_o in_o hagar_n and_o ishmael_n who_o as_o i_o say_v before_o represent_v the_o several_a condition_n of_o their_o posterity_n the_o christian_a allegorist_n we_o take_v you_o at_o your_o word_n o_o jew_n that_o ancient_a event_n do_v shadow_n out_o and_o represent_v thing_n future_a but_o as_o of_o old_a the_o offspring_n of_o abraham_n be_v twofold_a so_o it_o be_v now_o and_o the_o same_o which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o twofold_a race_n of_o abraham_n be_v at_o present_a the_o lot_n of_o their_o posterity_n hagar_n and_o ishmael_n be_v image_n of_o the_o carnal_a israelite_n who_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n indeed_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o because_o they_o do_v not_o imitate_v his_o faith_n and_o piety_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o he_o upon_o believe_v they_o shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o his_o spiritual_a family_n and_o be_v subject_a in_o a_o servile_a manner_n to_o the_o covenant_n establish_v on_o mount_n sinai_n in_o arabia_n of_o which_o hagar_n may_v the_o more_o fit_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o emblem_n because_o her_o name_n signify_v a_o rock_n and_o her_o posterity_n still_o inhabit_v that_o country_n so_o that_o the_o bondwoman_n hagar_n who_o be_v cast_v out_o together_o with_o her_o son_n represent_v the_o state_n of_o the_o earthly_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o slavish_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n but_o sarah_n the_o freewoman_n of_o who_o isaac_n be_v heretofore_o bear_v beside_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o now_o man_n be_v make_v christian_n by_o a_o extraordinary_a efficacy_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n be_v a_o image_n of_o the_o evangelical_n covenant_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v to_o come_v that_o be_v the_o christian_a church_n as_o sarah_n and_o isaac_n be_v free_a so_o also_o christian_n free_o obey_v god_n and_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o servile_a rite_n as_o isaac_n only_o be_v abraham_n heir_n v._n so_o none_o but_o christian_n shall_v obtain_v that_o heavenly_a inheritance_n which_o abraham_n by_o his_o faith_n obtain_v if_o the_o jew_n think_v their_o reason_n against_o the_o arabian_n to_o be_v cogent_a there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v reject_v the_o christian_a allegory_n and_o this_o i_o doubt_v not_o make_v st._n paul_n here_o use_v a_o allegorical_a way_n of_o reason_v which_o he_o otherwise_o will_v not_o have_v do_v chap._n v._n verse_n 6._o note_n b._n i._n see_v our_o author_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o put_v together_o in_o this_o place_n all_o he_o have_v to_o observe_v about_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o shall_v examine_v all_o that_o he_o say_v for_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n in_o it_o which_o i_o can_v assent_v to_o i_o grant_v the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v according_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o grammar_n be_v take_v as_o well_o in_o a_o passive_a as_o a_o active_a sense_n as_o the_o matter_n require_v but_o i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o be_v so_o use_v in_o all_o the_o place_n here_o allege_v in_o rom._n seven_o 5_o
here_o because_o there_o be_v some_o agonistical_a term_n use_v he_o strain_v they_o all_o to_o the_o same_o metaphor_n and_o can_v see_v nothing_o in_o this_o place_n but_o metaphor_n borrow_v from_o the_o use_n of_o the_o agones_fw-la the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o may_v much_o more_o natural_o be_v interpret_v of_o that_o action_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o sudden_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apprehend_o s._n paul_n as_o he_o be_v persecute_v the_o christian_n in_o his_o way_n to_o damascus_n in_o order_n to_o make_v he_o a_o apostle_n but_o if_o any_o one_o will_v needs_o with_o dr._n hammond_n have_v this_o to_o be_v a_o agonistical_a word_n i_o shall_v not_o interpret_v it_o of_o the_o attain_v a_o prize_n but_o of_o overtake_v or_o catch_v viz._n when_o a_o swift_a runner_n overtake_v another_o that_o run_v more_o slow_o as_o if_o christ_n shall_v be_v say_v to_o have_v run_v after_o st._n paul_n and_o overtake_v he_o suidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n be_v apply_v also_o to_o the_o swiftness_n of_o the_o foot_n and_o therefore_o we_o say_v such_o a_o one_o pursue_v another_o that_o run_v away_o overtake_v he_o verse_n 20._o note_n l._n i._n our_o author_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o note_n put_v municipium_fw-la for_o municipatus_fw-la for_o municipium_fw-la be_v the_o town_n corporate_a itself_o and_o municipatus_fw-la the_o privilege_n or_o condition_n of_o municipes_fw-la freeman_n of_o any_o city_n or_o corporation_n which_o word_n tertullian_n and_o s._n jerom_n make_v use_v of_o to_o explain_v this_o place_n as_o learned_a man_n have_v observe_v ii_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v neither_o of_o these_o word_n belong_v to_o it_o for_o no_o municeps_fw-la can_v say_v my_o municipatus_fw-la or_o my_o municipium_fw-la be_v in_o rome_n rome_n can_v not_o be_v call_v a_o municipium_fw-la which_o name_n belong_v first_o only_o to_o the_o city_n of_o italy_n but_o afterward_o also_o to_o other_o iu._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o which_o be_v indeed_o roman_a citizen_n but_o in_o their_o municipia_fw-la be_v govern_v by_o their_o own_o municipal_a law_n and_o not_o those_o of_o rome_n of_o which_o see_v a._n gellius_n lib._n xuj_o c._n 13._o if_o we_o will_v describe_v the_o condition_n of_o christian_n by_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o municipes_fw-la we_o ought_v to_o say_v that_o they_o have_v indeed_o a_o municipium_fw-la on_o earth_n but_o their_o city_n be_v in_o heaven_n iii_o i_o can_v tell_v whether_o the_o place_n in_o cicero_n be_v transcribe_v by_o our_o author_n out_o of_o cicero_n himself_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a it_o be_v false_a quote_v for_o it_o be_v in_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr legg_n cap._n 2._o in_o these_o word_n omnibus_fw-la municipibus_fw-la dvas_fw-la esse_fw-la censeo_fw-la patrias_fw-la unam_fw-la naturae_fw-la alteram_fw-la civitatis_fw-la not_o juris_fw-la ut_fw-la ille_fw-la cato_n cum_fw-la esset_fw-la tusculi_fw-la natus_fw-la not_o exemplo_fw-la catonis_fw-la qui_fw-la in_fw-la populi_fw-la romani_fw-la civitatem_fw-la not_o societatem_fw-la susceptus_fw-la est_fw-la if_o our_o author_n write_v this_o passage_n out_o of_o cicero_n himself_o he_o be_v scarce_o awake_a if_o he_o transcribe_v it_o out_o of_o another_o he_o do_v not_o act_v prudent_o see_v note_n on_o mat._n xiii_o 54_o ☜_o where_o this_o place_n be_v cite_v by_o mr._n le_fw-fr clerâ—_n upon_o another_o occasion_n iv._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o act_n xxii_o 28_o do_v not_o signify_v municipium_fw-la or_o municipatus_fw-la but_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n beside_o that_o word_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o this_o place_n for_o no_o one_o will_v say_v beside_o dr._n hammond_n who_o abound_v with_o impropriety_n of_o speech_n our_o privilege_n of_o citizenship_n be_v in_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v all_o one_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d city_n that_o be_v patria_fw-la country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v our_o city_n or_o country_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o not_o on_o earth_n elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o way_n of_o administer_a a_o commonwealth_n according_a to_o the_o twofold_a signification_n of_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v take_v for_o live_v in_o a_o city_n or_o administer_a a_o commonwealth_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v also_o the_o two_o allege_a signification_n but_o the_o former_a only_o can_v be_v admit_v here_o because_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o a_o place_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o heaven_n see_v heb._n xi_o 13_o and_o seqq_n chap._n iu._n verse_n 3._o note_v a._n of_o this_o phrase_n see_v my_o note_n on_o deut._n xxxii_o 32_o where_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o it_o at_o large_a and_o confirm_v what_o dr._n hammond_n here_o say_v but_o he_o produce_v imprudent_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o verse_n as_o out_o of_o homer_n take_v it_o upon_o trust_n which_o be_v no_o where_o extant_a in_o he_o at_o least_o as_o i_o never_o read_v it_o that_o i_o remember_v so_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v find_v by_o the_o help_n of_o seberus_n index_n it_o be_v very_o ill_o do_v in_o any_o to_o allege_v the_o ancient_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o the_o reader_n can_v know_v whether_o they_o be_v true_o cite_v such_o person_n deserve_v never_o to_o be_v trust_v verse_n 7._o note_n b._n i_o can_v easy_o assent_v to_o what_o our_o author_n here_o say_v if_o we_o put_v but_o jew_n instead_o of_o gnostic_n or_o if_o by_o the_o name_n of_o gnostic_n we_o understand_v the_o jew_n themselves_o because_o though_o it_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v judaizer_n wherever_o the_o jew_n be_v it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o the_o heathen_a sect_n of_o the_o gnostic_n be_v so_o wide_o disperse_v it_o must_v be_v further_o add_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o signify_v only_o the_o mind_n but_o also_o frequent_o quickness_n of_o wit_n or_o understanding_n whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v ingenious_a hesychius_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o word_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o the_o action_n of_o a_o compose_a mind_n that_o be_v a_o clear_a understanding_n of_o thing_n and_o so_o st._n paul_n meaning_n here_o will_v be_v that_o the_o love_n of_o peace_n be_v much_o better_a than_o all_o the_o wit_n and_o subtilty_n that_o the_o disturber_n of_o the_o church_n boast_v of_o annotation_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n the_o apostle_n to_o the_o colossian_n i._n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o praemon_n i._n it_o may_v not_o be_v unuseful_a to_o observe_v that_o colossae_n be_v even_o in_o ancient_a time_n a_o wealthy_a and_o populous_a city_n as_o those_o general_o be_v which_o the_o first_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n go_v to_o because_o of_o the_o likelihood_n of_o have_v a_o great_a harvest_n in_o they_o than_o in_o other_o xenophon_n in_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr exped_n cyri_n speak_v of_o it_o in_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o lead_v they_o through_o phrygia_n one_o station_n eight_o parasangae_fw-la to_o colossae_n a_o populous_a rich_a and_o great_a city_n ii_o this_o epistle_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v write_v in_o the_o same_o year_n with_o the_o two_o forego_v that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o account_n of_o dr._n pearson_n who_o i_o follow_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la lxii_o and_o the_o ix_o the_o of_o nero._n chap._n i._n verse_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v supply_v here_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o the_o visible_a image_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n itself_o as_o beza_n well_o observe_v who_o may_v be_v consult_v but_o to_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n we_o must_v add_v the_o visible_a miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o the_o view_n of_o multitude_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v otherwise_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o philip._n two_o 6_o our_o author_n ought_v to_o have_v express_v this_o more_o full_o in_o his_o paraphrase_n ibid._n note_v a._n i._o if_o we_o careful_o examine_v the_o place_n bring_v by_o our_o author_n and_o other_o to_o prove_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v sometime_o a_o lord_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o to_o be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o psal_n lxxxix_o 28_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o lord_n over_o other_o king_n but_o a_o excellent_a or_o most_o glorious_a king_n as_o dr._n hammond_n himself_o acknowledge_v and_o the_o thing_n itself_o show_v but_o joh_n xviii_o 13_o make_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o the_o first-born_a of_o death_n
multitude_n and_o pompous_a solemnity_n note_v that_o the_o law_n have_v impose_v this_o upon_o widow_n or_o such_o as_o be_v forsake_v by_o their_o husband_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v too_o hasty_a to_o marry_v a_o second_o time_n iv._o to_o the_o place_n allege_v by_o grotius_n and_o our_o author_n as_o well_o here_o as_o on_o chap._n v._n 9_o ☞_o add_v this_o out_o of_o livy_n lib._n x._o c._n 23._o mr._n le_fw-fr clere_n do_v not_o cite_v the_o place_n which_o i_o wonder_v at_o because_o he_o blame_v dr._n hammond_n so_o often_o for_o the_o same_o thing_n by_o which_o it_o will_v appear_v who_o it_o be_v that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n that_o historian_n describe_v the_o strife_n between_o the_o roman_a matron_n in_o the_o noble_n temple_n of_o chastity_n out_o of_o which_o virginia_n be_v expel_v because_o she_o be_v a_o noble_a woman_n have_v marry_v a_o commoner_n say_v brevis_fw-la altercatio_fw-la inde_fw-la ex_fw-la iracundia_fw-la muliebri_fw-la in_o contentionem_fw-la animorum_fw-la exarsit_fw-la cum_fw-la se_fw-la virginia_n patriciam_fw-la &_o pudicam_fw-la in_o patriciae_fw-la pudicitiae_fw-la templum_fw-la ingressam_fw-la &_o uni_fw-la nuptam_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la virgo_fw-la deducta_fw-la sit_fw-la verò_fw-la gloriaretur_fw-la a_o short_a quarrel_n occasion_v by_o that_o mean_n through_o the_o woman_n peevishness_n grow_v to_o a_o very_a fierce_a contention_n virginia_n boast_v that_o she_o be_v a_o noble_a and_o virtuous_a woman_n have_v enter_v into_o the_o noble_n temple_n of_o chastity_n and_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o one_o man_n to_o who_o she_o have_v be_v deliver_v a_o virgin_n verse_n 15._o in_o note_n e._n col._n 2._o lin._n 8._o after_o the_o word_n donour_n or_o plenipotentiary_n dr._n hammond_n will_v have_v do_v well_o if_o he_o have_v prove_v what_o he_o assert_v here_o about_o a_o metropolitan_a power_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o what_o he_o say_v out_o of_o scripture_n or_o those_o ancient_n which_o live_v near_a the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n because_o he_o can_v not_o but_o know_v that_o there_o be_v some_o in_o the_o world_n who_o will_v look_v upon_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o thing_n as_o fable_n but_o perhaps_o they_o be_v deliver_v first_o from_o the_o pulpit_n in_o a_o discourse_n to_o the_o people_n and_o afterward_o insert_v in_o his_o annotation_n on_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o in_o a_o improper_a place_n what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o church_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o one_o undoubted_o but_o know_v and_o it_o may_v have_v be_v say_v much_o more_o clear_o in_o three_o word_n without_o the_o tediousness_n of_o so_o many_o repetition_n ibid._n lin._n 39_o after_o the_o word_n one_o and_o the_o same_o title_n our_o learned_a author_n may_v have_v allege_v another_o place_n out_o of_o maimonides_n more_o like_o this_o of_o st._n paul_n which_o have_v be_v already_o allege_v by_o mr._n lightfoot_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jesus_n chap._n xxii_o this_o great_a council_n set_v in_o garith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o oral_a law_n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o instruction_n for_o this_o be_v say_v of_o a_o assembly_n as_o it_o be_v also_o a_o assembly_n which_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o ibid._n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o note_n i._n all_o this_o will_v be_v insignificant_a if_o the_o word_n pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n shall_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n but_o to_o that_o which_o follow_v viz._n the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o episcopius_n and_o camero_n none_o of_o the_o low_a rank_n of_o divine_n who_o may_v be_v consult_v ii_o i_o wonder_v our_o author_n shall_v produce_v these_o word_n as_o out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o magnesian_o for_o they_o that_o do_v so_o etc._n etc._n when_o there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n in_o that_o epistle_n whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o other_o place_n of_o ignatius_n i_o can_v tell_v nor_o have_v i_o time_n to_o look_v but_o it_o be_v not_o prudent_o do_v to_o cite_v they_o as_o out_o of_o a_o place_n where_o they_o be_v not_o iii_o nor_n be_v that_o confuse_a heap_n of_o place_n out_o of_o ignatius_n much_o to_o the_o purpose_n because_o st._n paul_n say_v nothing_o here_o about_o bishop_n and_o because_o such_o time_n may_v happen_v wherein_o it_o will_v be_v a_o piece_n of_o madness_n to_o trust_v bishop_n as_o our_o author_n acknowledge_v so_o that_o whatever_o be_v say_v by_o ignatius_n must_v all_o be_v understand_v with_o this_o exception_n provide_v a_o bishop_n true_o discharge_v the_o office_n of_o a_o pastor_n not_o if_o he_o be_v a_o heretic_n or_o a_o tyrant_n who_o think_v he_o be_v not_o for_o the_o flock_n but_o the_o flock_n for_o he_o not_o if_o he_o obstinate_o persist_v in_o gross_a error_n which_o he_o will_v not_o by_o any_o reason_n be_v bring_v to_o renounce_v through_o his_o pride_n or_o covetousness_n it_o be_v possible_a that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ignatius_n all_o the_o bishop_n of_o who_o many_o have_v see_v the_o apostle_n and_o many_o have_v their_o disciple_n for_o their_o teacher_n may_v be_v man_n devote_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o faithful_a pastor_n and_o that_o induce_v he_o to_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o their_o authority_n but_o these_o be_v not_o lesson_n for_o all_o time_n and_o place_n verse_n 16._o it_o must_v be_v own_v that_o our_o author_n in_o the_o precedent_a annotation_n have_v often_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o preacher_n or_o divine_a rather_o than_o a_o interpreter_n and_o therefore_o to_o supply_v what_o be_v want_v in_o he_o i_o shall_v subjoin_v here_o out_o of_o another_o english_a gentleman_n a_o discourse_n much_o more_o critical_a than_o any_o thing_n say_v by_o dr._n hammond_n i_o mean_v dr._n pearson_n who_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o true_a read_n of_o this_o place_n on_z the_o 2_o d_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n p._n 128._o where_o after_o he_o have_v say_v that_o all_o the_o greek_a copy_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v manifest_v etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v thus_o nor_o need_v we_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o observation_n of_o grotius_n on_o the_o place_n suspectam_fw-la nobis_fw-la hanc_fw-la lectionem_fw-la faciunt_fw-la interpretes_n veteres_fw-la latinus_n syrus_n arab_n &_o ambrose_n qui_fw-la omnes_fw-la legerunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o confess_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v it_o otherwise_o than_o the_o greek_a quod_fw-la manifestatum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o the_o syriack_n however_o translate_v by_o tremellius_n agree_v with_o the_o latin_a and_o both_o seem_v to_o have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o joint_a consent_n of_o the_o greek_a copy_n and_o interpreter_n be_v above_o the_o authority_n of_o these_o two_o translator_n and_o the_o arabic_a set_v forth_o in_o the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n agree_v express_o with_o they_o but_o that_o which_o grotius_n have_v far_a observe_v be_v of_o far_o great_a consideration_n addit_fw-la hinemarus_fw-la opusculo_fw-la lv_o illud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la positum_fw-la a_o nestorianis_fw-la for_o if_o at_o first_o the_o greek_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v alter_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o nestorian_n then_o ought_v we_o to_o correct_v the_o greek_a copy_n by_o the_o latin_a and_o confess_v there_o be_v not_o only_o no_o force_n but_o not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o ground_n or_o colour_n for_o our_o argument_n but_o first_o it_o be_v no_o way_n probable_a that_o the_o nestorian_n shall_v find_v it_o in_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o that_o by_o so_o do_v they_o have_v overthrow_v their_o own_o assertion_n which_o be_v that_o god_n be_v not_o incarnate_a nor_o bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n that_o god_n do_v not_o ascend_v unto_o heaven_n but_o christ_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n remain_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n ephes_n part._n 1._o cap._n 17._o second_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o do_v not_o make_v this_o alteration_n because_o the_o catholic_n greek_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o there_o be_v such_o heretic_n so_o call_v nestoriani_fw-la à _fw-la nestorio_n episcopo_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la constantinopolitano_n aug._n haeres_fw-la nestorius_n from_o who_o that_o heresy_n begin_v be_v patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n after_o sisinnius_n sisinnius_n after_o atticus_n atticus_n after_o nectarius_n who_o succeed_v joannes_n vulgar_o call_v chrysostomus_n but_o s._n
10_o undoubted_o to_o perform_v there_o the_o office_n of_o a_o evangelist_n which_o function_n can_v hardly_o consist_v with_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n watch_v over_o the_o flock_n commit_v to_o he_o with_o that_o care_n and_o diligence_n he_o ought_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n about_o this_o matter_n who_o judge_v rash_o of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o their_o own_o and_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o the_o language_n of_o their_o own_o age_n be_v of_o little_a moment_n and_o so_o do_v no_o more_o prove_v that_o titus_n be_v bishop_n of_o the_o island_n of_o crete_n than_o what_o dr._n hammond_n say_v prove_v he_o to_o have_v be_v dignify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o archbishop_n so_o the_o ancient_n very_o unanimous_o affirm_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o the_o more_o judicious_a sort_n of_o person_n present_o discover_v they_o to_o be_v in_o a_o error_n chap._n i._n verse_n 2._o note_v a._n it_o deserve_v to_o be_v note_v that_o in_o this_o one_o verse_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v in_o two_o several_a sense_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v eternal_a life_n that_o be_v which_o shall_v never_o have_v any_o end_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eternal_a time_n be_v no_o more_o than_o ancient_a time_n this_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n with_o st._n paul_n of_o which_o see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o my_o ars_fw-la critica_fw-la p._n 2._o s._n 1._o c._n 6._o verse_n 12._o note_n c._n i._n ii_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v phavorinus_n read_v these_o word_n otherwise_o than_o we_o but_o rather_o set_v they_o down_o as_o he_o remember_v they_o it_o be_v a_o improper_a etymology_n which_o our_o author_n give_v of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherein_o contrary_a to_o all_o analogy_n μ_n be_v insert_v between_o two_o word_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n give_v we_o a_o much_o better_a interpretation_n of_o it_o in_o paedag._n lib_fw-la two_o c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v a_o intemperance_n about_o food_n and_o as_o the_o word_n literal_o signify_v a_o madness_n in_o the_o belly_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v mad._n this_o etymology_n be_v suggest_v also_o by_o phavorinus_n which_o i_o wonder_v our_o author_n do_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o ii_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o in_o epimenides_n and_o in_o st._n paul_n signify_v what_o it_o ordinary_o signify_v that_o be_v idle_a and_o slothful_a as_o glutton_n usual_o be_v it_o be_v true_a slothfulness_n and_o gluttony_n be_v very_o often_o attend_v with_o uncleanness_n but_o idleness_n and_o uncleanness_n be_v not_o therefore_o the_o same_o in_o ezekiel_n idleness_n do_v not_o signify_v uncleanness_n but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o behold_v say_v he_o this_o be_v the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o sister_n sodom_n pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o abundance_n of_o idleness_n be_v in_o she_o etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o verse_n 2._o note_v a._n by_o a_o comparison_n of_o this_o place_n with_o 1_o tim._n iii._o our_o author_n have_v well_o show_v that_o the_o discourse_n here_o be_v about_o deacon_n but_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n he_o will_v hardly_o persuade_v those_o that_o understand_v greek_a and_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o read_n of_o these_o book_n to_o believe_v one_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o those_o word_n be_v promiscuous_o use_v in_o the_o version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n as_o well_o when_o they_o signify_v dignity_n as_o age_n as_o kircher_n concordance_n will_v show_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v for_o a_o judge_n in_o isa_n iii._o 2_o lament_n two_o 21_o &_o v_o 14._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o same_o in_o levit._n four_o 15_o num._n xuj_o 25_o and_o elsewhere_o often_o and_o so_o in_o many_o place_n both_o these_o word_n be_v use_v for_o a_o old_a man._n the_o degree_n of_o comparison_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v urge_v against_o the_o perpetual_a use_n of_o the_o language_n especial_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v proper_o say_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o young_a or_o young_a as_o these_o two_o last_o word_n signify_v the_o same_o so_o likewise_o the_o two_o former_a and_o the_o two_o last_o as_o logician_n speak_v be_v correlate_n to_o the_o two_o first_o they_o be_v use_v also_o indifferent_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n compare_v philem_n 9_o with_o 2_o john_n 1._o &_o 3_o john_n 1._o the_o other_o be_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o vers_fw-la 6._o signify_v believer_n who_o have_v no_o office_n in_o the_o church_n it_o signify_v only_o young_a man_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v before_o woman_n see_v what_o i_o have_v oppose_v to_o dr._n hammond_n on_o luke_n xxii_o 26_o iii_o verse_n 3._o note_n b._n though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o ordain_v or_o constitute_v it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o rank_n of_o those_o who_o be_v constitute_v in_o any_o certain_a office_n for_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a than_o for_o derivative_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o signification_n of_o their_o primitive_n so_o that_o the_o use_n of_o a_o word_n must_v always_o be_v join_v with_o analogy_n and_o etymology_n unless_o perhaps_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a word_n or_o the_o series_n of_o the_o discourse_n show_v it_o must_v necessary_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o particular_a sense_n but_o neither_o do_v the_o series_n of_o the_o discourse_n in_o this_o place_n favour_v our_o author_n and_o use_v be_v evident_o against_o he_o the_o deaconess_n be_v command_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o go_v in_o such_o a_o dress_n and_o behave_v themselves_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o become_v woman_n consecrate_v to_o god_n this_o very_a well_o agree_v with_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o the_o discourse_n and_o use_v constant_o interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o dress_n habit_n or_o gesture_n of_o body_n consult_v j._n c._n suicerus_fw-la in_o his_o thesaurus_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la or_o any_o other_o lexicographer_n verse_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o gentleman_n of_o great_a read_n who_o publish_v some_o year_n ago_o note_n and_o observation_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o polycarp_n think_v st._n paul_n here_o so_o allude_v to_o the_o cabiri_n or_o great_a god_n that_o be_v worship_v not_o only_o among_o the_o samothracian_o but_o also_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o crete_n as_o to_o oppose_v christ_n to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v certain_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chebir_n in_o arabic_a signify_v great_a and_o thence_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o have_v be_v form_v as_o s._n bochart_n well_o conjecture_v those_o god_n also_o be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o corybantes_n which_o every_o one_o know_v be_v very_o much_o worship_v in_o crete_n and_o there_o be_v a_o mighty_a talk_n concern_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o god_n as_o the_o learned_a gentleman_n before_o mention_v have_v large_o prove_v but_o i_o think_v there_o be_v more_o wit_n than_o truth_n in_o this_o interpretation_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o st._n paul_n word_n that_o show_v he_o have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o cretes_n for_o if_o there_o be_v it_o must_v be_v something_o else_o beside_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appearance_n and_o of_o the_o great_a god_n which_o be_v often_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o jew_n without_o any_o allusion_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o crete_n or_o its_o go_n see_v the_o greek_a index_n of_o kircher_n concordance_n chap._n iii_o verse_n 10._o note_n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v he_o that_o follow_v any_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n whether_o its_o doctrine_n be_v true_a or_o false_a but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostolical_a church_n govern_v by_o the_o apostle_n or_o by_o apostolical_a man_n that_o agree_v with_o their_o teacher_n be_v true_a whoever_o depart_v from_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o word_n be_v understand_v in_o a_o good_a sense_n do_v by_o consequence_n maintain_v false_a doctrine_n and_o hence_o person_n of_o erroneous_a opinion_n whether_o they_o be_v such_o as_o desire_v to_o live_v in_o the_o church_n provide_v they_o may_v be_v tolerate_v or_o whether_o they_o choose_v to_o
evil_a doer_n in_o this_o they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a that_o false_o accuse_v your_o good_a conversation_n in_o christ._n ii_o it_o be_v true_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o see_v for_o it_o be_v proper_o to_o look_v into_o or_o understand_v thorough_o for_o this_o verb_n be_v immediate_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o judge_n or_o witness_v of_o the_o more_o secret_a rite_n use_v in_o holy_a mystery_n the_o sight_n of_o which_o not_o only_o the_o profane_a multitude_n but_o also_o the_o mystae_fw-la themselves_o be_v debar_v which_o we_o may_v learn_v as_o from_o other_o so_o especial_o from_o j._n meursius_n in_o his_o eleusinia_n sacra_fw-la i_o shall_v produce_v but_o one_o testimony_n out_o of_o suidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v those_o who_o take_v part_n of_o the_o mystery_n they_o be_v call_v at_o first_o mystae_fw-la and_o the_o next_o year_n epoptae_fw-la and_o ephori_fw-la afterward_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o word_n he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o know_v viz._n superficial_o or_o external_o as_o between_o a_o epopta_fw-la and_o mysta_fw-la the_o same_o author_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consideration_n therefore_o i_o believe_v we_o ought_v to_o correct_v the_o old_a gloss_n in_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v prospicio_fw-la to_o look_v forward_o whereas_o it_o signify_v rather_o perspicio_fw-la to_o look_v through_o as_o i_o suppose_v it_o shall_v be_v read_v this_o signification_n be_v suppose_v there_o result_v a_o excellent_a sense_n for_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o christian_n deny_v that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o truth_n can_v not_o be_v understand_v which_o false_a pretender_n to_o virtue_n careful_o conceal_v by_o deceitful_a word_n but_o by_o their_o good_a work_n whereby_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v thorough_o discern_v for_o it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o good_a doctrine_n which_o make_v such_o good_a men._n christ_n show_v his_o disciple_n how_o they_o may_v distinguish_v hypocrite_n from_o good_a man_n sai_z beware_v of_o false_a prophet_n which_o will_v come_v unto_o you_o in_o sheep_n clothing_n but_o inward_o they_o be_v ravenous_a wolf_n you_o shall_v know_v they_o by_o their_o fruit_n mat._n seven_o 15_o for_o though_o they_o cunning_o dissemble_v their_o wickedness_n it_o be_v not_o long_o before_o it_o discover_v itself_o but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n when_o we_o see_v any_o man_n live_v well_o and_o that_o for_o many_o year_n we_o easy_o perceive_v that_o man_n can_v profess_v a_o doctrine_n which_o favour_v wickedness_n iii_o our_o author_n therefore_o without_o necessity_n recur_v to_o hesychius_n and_o suspect_v there_o be_v a_o mistake_n here_o commit_v by_o some_o scribe_n or_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contrary_a to_o all_o copy_n and_o the_o analogy_n of_o the_o greek_a language_n but_o it_o be_v the_o great_a absurdity_n imaginable_a what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o never_o signify_v suspicere_fw-la but_o only_o suspicari_fw-la to_o suspect_v for_o which_o signification_n there_o be_v here_o no_o place_n beside_o the_o latin_a suspicere_fw-la be_v not_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o ground_n but_o as_o it_o be_v from_o some_o low_a place_n to_o look_v upon_o another_o as_o above_o we_o or_o reverence_v he_o our_o author_n be_v scarce_o awake_v when_o he_o write_v this_o and_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v write_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o annotation_n ibid._n note_v g._n i._n no_o body_n will_v doubt_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phkoudah_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d visitation_n signify_v very_o often_o revenge_n but_o it_o be_v as_o well_o know_v that_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ambiguous_a and_o signify_v also_o god_n benefit_n so_o that_o we_o may_v as_o fit_o understand_v the_o day_n of_o visitation_n of_o the_o time_n in_o which_o god_n favourable_o visit_v the_o heathen_n when_o he_o convert_v they_o to_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n of_o st._n peter_n will_v be_v by_o your_o conversation_n so_o reconcile_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o heathen_n to_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o that_o they_o may_v at_o last_o acknowledge_v its_o truth_n when_o god_n shall_v more_o full_o set_v it_o before_o their_o eye_n the_o day_n of_o visitation_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o time_n when_o the_o gospel_n be_v more_o full_o and_o clear_o reveal_v as_o manifest_o appear_v from_o luke_n nineteeen_o 44_o where_o christ_n speak_v to_o jerusalem_n foretell_v all_o those_o evil_n which_o afterward_o come_v upon_o she_o because_o thou_o know_v not_o say_v he_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o visitation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v will_v not_o understand_v that_o god_n call_v thou_o by_o my_o ministry_n to_o salvation_n ii_o the_o fame_n of_o the_o christian_n flight_n out_o of_o jerusalem_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v so_o much_o as_o reach_v the_o ear_n of_o the_o heathen_n who_o live_v in_o asia_n minor_n or_o the_o roman_a magistrate_n and_o those_o that_o attend_v they_o through_o the_o asiatic_a province_n much_o less_o to_o have_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o they_o as_o a_o remarkable_a deliverance_n for_o a_o great_a while_n after_o the_o most_o learned_a man_n among_o the_o roman_n do_v not_o distinguish_v christian_n from_o jew_n as_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o tacitus_n and_o suetonius_n the_o haltionian_a day_n which_o our_o author_n tell_v we_o the_o christian_n enjoy_v throughout_o the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v mere_a dream_n verse_n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aeschylus_n in_o his_o seven_o captain_n that_o go_v against_o thebes_n say_v something_o very_o much_o like_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o any_o one_o suffer_v evil_a without_o infamy_n well_o and_o good_a for_o this_o be_v only_a gain_n among_o the_o dead_a but_o for_o wicked_a and_o vile_a man_n to_o suffer_v can_v be_v reckon_v any_o glory_n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o signify_v wickedness_n the_o punishment_n of_o which_o be_v suffer_v not_o without_o shame_n and_o infamy_n by_o he_o that_o commit_v it_o verse_n 24._o note_n h._n if_o the_o apostle_n word_n have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v upon_o the_o tree_n bear_v our_o sin_n there_o will_v have_v be_v some_o place_n for_o dr._n hammond_n interpretation_n but_o when_o st._n peter_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o take_v they_o up_o with_o his_o body_n upon_o the_o tree_n it_o be_v clear_o not_o so_o much_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o mortification_n of_o they_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v that_o be_v here_o signify_v for_o st._n peter_n meaning_n be_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v as_o it_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n that_o be_v mortify_v when_o christ_n be_v lift_v up_o upon_o it_o see_v rom._n vi_fw-la 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o render_v with_o his_o body_n because_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ב_n in_o hebrew_n be_v frequent_o so_o take_v so_o the_o phrase_n itself_o will_v not_o bear_v to_o be_v otherwise_o render_v chap._n iii_o verse_n 4._o note_v a._n our_o subtle_a author_n see_v here_o two_o hebraism_n where_o other_o can_v see_v so_o much_o as_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v say_v as_o well_o in_o greek_a as_o in_o hebrew_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o true_a a_o greek_a phrase_n that_o it_o be_v use_v by_o plato_n as_o henr._n stephanus_n in_o schediasmatibus_fw-la have_v long_a ago_o observe_v ibid._n note_v b._n i._n if_o st._n peter_n have_v make_v mention_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perhaps_o there_o will_v have_v be_v some_o place_n for_o what_o our_o author_n here_o say_v of_o the_o corruption_n of_o compound_a thing_n but_o because_o he_o mention_n no_o simplicity_n it_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v have_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n use_v by_o homer_n iliad_n 1._o vers_fw-la 50._o on_o which_o verse_n the_o scholiast_n make_v that_o remark_n which_o dr._n hammond_n set_v down_o ii_o the_o incorruptibleness_n of_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n wherewith_o st._n peter_n will_v have_v woman_n to_o be_v adorn_v seem_v to_o be_v oppose_v to_o two_o thing_n
such_o another_o expression_n there_o be_v in_o st._n john_n gospel_n chap._n xvii_o 3_o where_o see_v my_o note_n so_o also_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n twelve_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v v._n no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n but_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o st._n john_n word_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n contain_v first_o that_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n who_o be_v call_v a_o nazarene_n be_v the_o messiah_n which_o the_o jew_n deny_v second_o that_o jesus_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v be_v true_o a_o man_n and_o subject_a to_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o human_a life_n which_o many_o of_o the_o first_o heretic_n deny_v if_o we_o believe_v the_o ancient_n three_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v reject_v as_o impostor_n who_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a messiah_n and_o a_o man_n like_o we_o but_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v whether_o there_o can_v not_o be_v impostor_n who_o confess_v both_o and_o yet_o 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