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neglect_v yet_o their_o own_o parent_n and_o kindred_n shall_v have_v see_v execute_v 19_o and_o if_o such_o as_o work_v not_o ought_v not_o to_o eat_v why_o be_v they_o suffer_v who_o 10._o life_n be_v idleness_n let_v such_o therefore_o be_v purge_v out_o from_o among_o we_o and_o in_o all_o place_n let_v provision_n be_v make_v that_o they_o who_o be_v idle_a and_o vagrant_a be_v restrain_v and_o set_v on_o work_n though_o they_o have_v somewhat_o of_o their_o own_o that_o so_o will_v they_o will_v they_o as_o they_o will_v do_v no_o good_a they_o may_v be_v compel_v to_o stoop_v to_o good_a order_n and_o be_v hold_v in_o from_o do_v mischief_n at_o least_o that_o this_o evil_a may_v cease_v which_o threaten_v so_o great_a danger_n to_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n which_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v be_v hard_o to_o do_v consider_v how_o such_o person_n flock_v together_o to_o such_o place_n of_o the_o land_n as_o be_v populous_a and_o frequent_v where_o they_o may_v be_v in_o 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that_o so_o the_o hearer_n may_v see_v themselves_o wind_v into_o better_a communication_n ere_o they_o be_v aware_a and_o secret_o blush_v at_o their_o own_o ignorance_n the_o particular_a that_o the_o angel_n mention_v be_v to_o counsel_v he_o to_o offer_v 6._o a_o burn_a offering_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o signification_n thereof_o be_v that_o thereby_o he_o shall_v consecrate_v himself_o body_n and_o soul_n with_o the_o power_n and_o part_n of_o both_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v honour_v the_o lord_n as_o become_v he_o and_o show_v that_o he_o do_v thereby_o acknowledge_v himself_o willing_a and_o ready_a to_o obey_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o be_v our_o true_a serve_v of_o god_n to_o offer_v 1._o up_o ourselves_o whole_o under_o his_o government_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o the_o roman_n and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o do_v nothing_o less_o who_o give_v themselves_o to_o follow_v their_o own_o lust_n and_o the_o device_n and_o desire_n of_o their_o wicked_a heart_n or_o who_o in_o some_o thing_n will_v yield_v he_o duty_n and_o by_o half_n as_o we_o read_v that_o saul_n do_v for_o which_o cause_n the_o lord_n reject_v he_o let_v the_o reader_n look_v more_o of_o this_o point_n in_o chap._n 2._o and_o in_o chap._n 10._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o further_o as_o manoah_n for_o the_o kindness_n he_o receive_v of_o the_o angel_n be_v bid_v to_o offer_v to_o god_n that_o which_o he_o offer_v to_o he_o so_o we_o shall_v not_o offend_v who_o be_v god_n minister_n if_o in_o the_o like_a case_n we_o do_v the_o like_a as_o for_o example_n if_o for_o our_o travail_n by_o advice_n and_o counsel_n to_o any_o brother_n either_o trouble_v in_o conscience_n or_o otherwise_o with_o some_o great_a and_o dangerous_a doubt_n he_o be_v satisfy_v and_o quiet_v to_o his_o good_a contentment_n by_o our_o counsel_n if_o i_o say_v he_o the_o party_n so_o counsel_v by_o we_o out_o of_o a_o thankful_a mind_n shall_v offer_v gratuity_n to_o we_o as_o many_o think_v it_o their_o duty_n i_o say_v we_o shall_v not_o offend_v if_o we_o shall_v desire_v he_o to_o give_v it_o either_o whole_o or_o a_o part_n thereof_o as_o free_o to_o some_o very_a good_a use_n if_o he_o be_v well_o able_a as_o to_o some_o godly_a poor_a as_o he_o will_v have_v do_v to_o we_o see_v we_o think_v it_o unmeete_a for_o we_o to_o receive_v it_o because_o we_o will_v in_o no_o wise_n bring_v a_o reproach_n to_o our_o ministry_n orgive_v occasion_n to_o any_o to_o think_v that_o we_o do_v base_o sell_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n for_o money_n for_o if_o he_o be_v both_o able_a and_o willing_a as_o naaman_n the_o sirian_a in_o the_o like_a case_n be_v to_o show_v thankfulness_n which_o we_o think_v it_o unmeete_a to_o receive_v we_o shall_v do_v a_o good_a duty_n to_o help_v to_o benefit_v some_o other_o where_o there_o be_v need_n of_o it_o and_o so_o fit_a a_o occasion_n be_v offer_v by_o god_n providence_n to_o relieve_v he_o too_o few_o such_o occasion_n be_v offer_v of_o do_v good_a in_o that_o manner_n &_o if_o they_o be_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o take_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v well_o know_v how_o many_o there_o be_v to_o do_v good_a unto_o and_o how_o we_o be_v command_v by_o god_n to_o take_v all_o occasion_n thereof_o as_o he_o offer_v they_o and_o if_o you_o ask_v why_o elisha_n do_v not_o work_v upon_o naaman_n in_o that_o manner_n i_o say_v he_o be_v a_o heathen_a and_o a_o stranger_n new_o convert_v and_o if_o he_o have_v request_v any_o such_o kindness_n of_o he_o it_o must_v have_v be_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n to_o dispose_v in_o all_o which_o respect_n he_o refrain_v but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v say_v somewhat_o before_o chap._n 8._o in_o gedeon_n his_o refuse_v the_o kingdom_n and_o demand_v the_o earing_n the_o less_o therefore_o shall_v serve_v another_o thing_n i_o think_v good_a to_o stay_v about_o a_o little_a in_o this_o verse_n and_o that_o be_v by_o occasion_n of_o a_o word_n the_o angel_n speak_v and_o that_o be_v this_o that_o he_o call_v that_o bread_n which_o manoah_n call_v flesh_n for_o when_o he_o desire_v the_o angel_n that_o he_o may_v prepare_v for_o he_o a_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n the_o other_o answer_v he_o will_v not_o eat_v of_o his_o bread_n whereby_o who_o doubt_v will_n some_o say_v but_o that_o both_o mean_v one_o particular_a thing_n manoah_n that_o he_o will_v prepare_v some_o refresh_n for_o he_o and_o the_o angel_n that_o he_o will_v not_o eat_v with_o he_o here_o by_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v not_o bread_n only_o but_o all_o 7._o food_n and_o so_o flesh_n particular_o by_o this_o word_n i_o say_v the_o papist_n who_o be_v fain_o to_o catch_v hold_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o they_o think_v may_v serve_v for_o their_o purpose_n take_v occasion_n to_o maintain_v their_o transubstantiation_n and_o they_o cry_v aloud_o that_o the_o bread_n in_o the_o sacrament_n may_v signify_v flesh_n as_o it_o do_v in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n where_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v so_o hasty_a to_o allege_v a_o proof_n from_o hence_o for_o their_o purpose_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o take_v one_o thing_n for_o another_o for_o though_o the_o hebrew_n word_n may_v signify_v flesh_n as_o it_o do_v bread_n yet_o they_o shall_v remember_v that_o paul_n write_v in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n where_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v bread_n be_v never_o take_v for_o flesh_n and_o what_o gain_n they_o by_o thus_o play_v the_o sophister_n among_o the_o ignorant_a for_o they_o who_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v do_v see_v that_o they_o abuse_v the_o reader_n gross_o in_o say_v bread_n may_v be_v take_v for_o flesh_n because_o the_o hebrew_n word_n sometime_o signify_v so_o when_o the_o greek_a word_n never_o signify_v so_o in_o which_o tongue_n yet_o all_o that_o concern_v the_o lord_n supper_n be_v write_v and_o so_o while_o they_o go_v about_o with_o the_o dog_n to_o get_v the_o flesh_n that_o shine_v in_o the_o water_n they_o lose_v that_o which_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v in_o their_o mouth_n and_o so_o both_o and_o yet_o if_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v signify_v flesh_n as_o it_o do_v bread_n how_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o it_o shall_v signify_v so_o in_o the_o sacrament_n against_o sense_n reason_n scripture_n and_o truth_n so_o we_o see_v what_o substantial_a proof_n they_o bring_v to_o uphold_v and_o justify_v their_o absurd_a opinion_n and_o religion_n this_o i_o say_v upon_o this_o supposition_n grant_v that_o the_o angel_n and_o manoah_n speak_v of_o the_o same_o indiciduall_a thing_n which_o yet_o no_o man_n will_v grant_v to_o be_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n for_o though_o manoah_n mean_v flesh_n yet_o the_o angel_n may_v mean_v bread_n both_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n mean_v a_o refresh_n by_o bread_n and_o meat_n manoah_n may_v offer_v he_o a_o kid_n and_o he_o may_v answer_v i_o will_v not_o eat_v of_o thy_o bread_n in_o this_o sense_n prepare_v nothing_o for_o i_o i_o will_v not_o eat_v so_o much_o as_o any_o bread_n much_o less_o of_o thy_o flesh_n who_o be_v so_o simple_a as_o to_o think_v otherwise_o except_o any_o shall_v imagine_v that_o the_o meat_n be_v like_a to_o be_v set_v before_o the_o angel_n without_o bread_n if_o bread_n be_v needful_a also_o what_o necessity_n be_v it_o that_o both_o their_o meaning_n must_v needs_o be_v about_o the_o same_o particular_a but_o i_o spare_v thus_o much_o of_o manoahs_n desire_v he_o to_o eat_v the_o second_o thing_n follow_v of_o ask_v he_o his_o name_n but_o of_o this_o in_o the_o next_o sermon_n the_o seventy_o three_o sermon_n on_o the_o xiii_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n thus_o he_o still_o see_v the_o man_n of_o god_n as_o he_o take_v he_o to_o sense_n be_v to_o show_v such_o grace_n in_o his_o speech_n be_v the_o more_o knit_v to_o he_o and_o so_o desire_v to_o know_v his_o name_n and_o he_o show_v he_o the_o reason_n to_o wit_n that_o when_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o he_o promise_v manoah_n may_v honour_v he_o with_o some_o reward_n the_o angel_n see_v it_o a_o needless_a thing_n that_o he_o ask_v do_v not_o answer_v to_o he_o in_o word_n but_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o he_o in_o deed_n then_o in_o word_n and_o thereby_o to_o confirm_v the_o former_a promise_n make_v to_o they_o and_o this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o verse_n the_o next_o word_n do_v prove_v namely_o that_o he_o do_v wonderful_o for_o so_o be_v the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n he_o be_v marvelous_a or_o he_o do_v wonderful_o
afterward_o or_o some_o other_o improvidence_n and_o while_o man_n be_v yet_o hot_a and_o glow_a through_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n he_o do_v cast_v cold_a water_n upon_o their_o affection_n and_o quench_v the_o spirit_n which_o have_v kindle_v good_a desire_n in_o they_o before_o and_o yet_o few_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o suspect_v the_o danger_n but_o think_v themselves_o safe_a enough_o and_o well_o fence_v from_o the_o devil_n they_o have_v so_o late_o be_v take_v up_o in_o holy_a duty_n as_o in_o hear_v and_o prayer_n and_o so_o be_v easy_o beguile_v by_o he_o that_o dog_v they_o though_o invisible_o from_o the_o church_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o church_n and_o in_o it_o and_o this_o i_o speak_v not_o only_o of_o the_o common_a abuse_n of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o of_o christian_n ought_v to_o be_v abhor_v but_o even_o of_o other_o meeting_n occasion_v beside_o and_o not_o avoid_v but_o let_v this_o be_v well_o consider_v after_o their_o public_a hear_n beside_o the_o shun_v of_o unseasonable_a company_n that_o although_o i_o forbid_v not_o man_n to_o return_v to_o their_o lawful_a calling_n and_o affair_n after_o hear_v whereunto_o the_o word_n fit_v they_o much_o better_a and_o they_o be_v no_o enemy_n to_o the_o fruit_n which_o they_o have_v gain_v in_o public_a yet_o i_o say_v thus_o much_o first_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v some_o respite_n between_o the_o one_o and_o other_o if_o it_o may_v be_v so_o much_o as_o may_v serve_v to_o draw_v the_o mind_n and_o affection_n together_o and_o settle_v some_o reverence_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o rush_v not_o forward_o loose_o to_o matter_n of_o another_o nature_n as_o if_o with_o the_o fool_n in_o james_n they_o have_v forget_v the_o hue_n whereof_o they_o see_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o word_n second_o that_o if_o it_o can_v be_v that_o they_o separate_v themselves_o to_o the_o review_v of_o the_o thing_n they_o have_v hear_v prou._n 18._o 1._o but_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o they_o have_v to_o do_v with_o other_o as_o in_o market_n and_o fair_n where_o yet_o sermon_n be_v usual_a hear_v by_o all_o sort_n or_o the_o like_a occasion_n then_o let_v man_n watch_v more_o special_o to_o their_o heart_n and_o tongue_n that_o neither_o they_o break_v measure_n nor_o forget_v the_o right_a manner_n and_o end_n of_o their_o company_v together_o but_o rather_o take_v occasion_n to_o season_v other_o with_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o lately_o hear_v then_o to_o drive_v out_o one_o nail_n with_o another_o to_o use_v the_o phrase_n of_o ecclesiastes_n and_o lose_v all_o abroad_o which_o they_o shall_v have_v carry_v home_o for_o the_o provision_n of_o their_o family_n but_o alas_o as_o for_o the_o common_a sort_n whereunto_o shall_v i_o liken_v they_o they_o be_v like_a to_o foolish_a market_n man_n who_o have_v store_v their_o purse_n with_o money_n and_o their_o sack_n with_o necessary_n step_v into_o some_o lewd_a house_n or_o other_o where_o they_o find_v such_o companion_n as_o either_o by_o game_n or_o drunkenness_n or_o juggle_a pick_v that_o money_n out_o of_o their_o purse_n and_o their_o commodity_n which_o they_o have_v buy_v so_o that_o they_o send_v they_o home_o far_o more_o bare_a and_o empty_a than_o they_o come_v forth_o this_o deal_n be_v bad_a enough_o at_o a_o market_n but_o worse_a at_o a_o sermon_n or_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o religious_a action_n worse_o i_o say_v because_o the_o former_a common_o fall_v out_o against_o a_o man_n will_n but_o the_o latter_a wrong_n man_n offer_v to_o themselves_o voluntary_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o there_o be_v many_o such_o for_o as_o they_o who_o our_o saviour_n whip_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n because_o they_o make_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n a_o den_n of_o thief_n come_v not_o thither_o to_o serve_v god_n but_o themselves_o so_o now_o many_o come_v to_o the_o congregation_n only_o to_o meet_v their_o copesmate_n with_o who_o they_o be_v to_o deal_v contract_n buy_v and_o sell_v and_o the_o like_a the_o temple_n be_v their_o place_n to_o they_o where_o they_o appoint_v to_o concur_v their_o market_n begin_v not_o for_o the_o most_o part_n while_o god_n be_v do_v this_o point_n be_v needful_a to_o be_v enforce_v daily_o where_o such_o meeting_n be_v how_o much_o more_o then_o be_v the_o loose_a and_o unaduised_a gadding_n from_o our_o own_o house_n wanton_o and_o way_o without_o any_o good_a end_n how_o much_o more_o i_o say_v be_v they_o full_a of_o danger_n for_o of_o wilful_a go_n forth_o to_o evil_a end_n and_o purpose_n as_o in_o youth_n and_o masterless_a person_n be_v to_o be_v see_v i_o need_v not_o speak_v all_o do_v know_v how_o odious_a they_o be_v and_o what_o mischief_n they_o bring_v with_o they_o the_o most_o be_v easy_o deceive_v about_o the_o other_o dinah_n jacob_n 1._o daughter_n who_o go_v to_o see_v the_o maid_n of_o the_o country_n may_v be_v a_o example_n to_o all_o such_o it_o be_v meet_a for_o 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