monastical_a life_n it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n and_o we_o be_v all_o bind_v to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a we_o be_v all_o bind_v to_o bonum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la to_o resp_n that_o which_o be_v simple_o good_a but_o not_o always_o to_o that_o which_o be_v bonum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a in_o some_o respect_n est_fw-la fallacia_fw-la à _fw-la dicto_fw-la secundùm_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la quest._n 22._o verse_n 18._o god_n say_v i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o and_o yet_o on_o the_o six_o day_n when_o god_n make_v both_o the_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n there_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n here_o in_o the_o the_o singular_a this_o be_v to_o show_v the_o unity_n of_o essence_n resp_n in_o the_o trinity_n of_o person_n quest_n 23._o verse_n 18._o how_o the_o woman_n be_v make_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o adam_n when_o in_o stead_n of_o help_v he_o she_o deceive_v he_o here_o be_v as_o the_o learned_a call_v it_o fallacia_fw-la resp_n accidentis_fw-la she_o that_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o man_n to_o be_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n &_o the_o abuse_n of_o she_o own_o free_a will_n become_v a_o seducer_n of_o he_o though_o the_o woman_n do_v deceive_v the_o man_n yet_o she_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o because_o from_o her_o loin_n come_v the_o redeemer_n 1_o cor._n 7.34_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o unmarried_a object_n woman_n care_v for_o the_o â—hings_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o she_o that_o be_v marry_v care_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o wife_n be_v rather_o a_o impediment_n to_o man_n in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n than_o a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o here_o also_o be_v fallacia_fw-la accidentis_fw-la we_o resp_n 1_o may_v say_v here_o as_o our_o saviour_n in_o another_o case_n from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o the_o apostle_n assertion_n be_v not_o universal_a as_o if_o every_o one_o care_v more_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n marry_v then_o unmarried_a experience_n teach_v we_o that_o many_o single_a person_n care_v more_o for_o the_o world_n then_o marry_v person_n the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o of_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o what_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o corrupt_a heart_n oft_o come_v to_o pass_v quest_n 24._o verse_n 19_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n bring_v the_o creature_n unto_o adam_n to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v call_v they_o which_o imply_v adam_n great_a knowledge_n now_o the_o question_n be_v how_o far_o this_o knowledge_n do_v extend_v there_o be_v four_o kind_n of_o thing_n except_v resp_n from_o his_o knowledge_n in_o innocency_n 1._o the_o decree_n of_o god_n 2._o his_o fall_n 3._o the_o secret_a thought_n of_o the_o heart_n 4._o the_o number_n of_o all_o individuall_n viz._n how_o many_o sand_n there_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n how_o many_o bird_n in_o the_o air_n and_o 5._o futura_fw-la contingentia_fw-la quest_n 25._o verse_n 21._o why_o the_o lord_n cause_v a_o deep_a sleep_n to_o fall_v upon_o adam_n and_o why_o the_o woman_n be_v form_v adam_n sleep_v rather_o than_o adam_n wake_v some_o conceive_v because_o god_n will_v discover_v in_o a_o dream_n a_o usual_a way_n whereby_o resp_n 1_o god_n reveal_v himself_o to_o our_o forefather_n unto_o adam_n that_o he_o have_v form_v a_o woman_n of_o his_o rib_n and_o that_o he_o have_v give_v she_o unto_o he_o to_o be_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v say_v they_o that_o adam_n when_o the_o woman_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o say_v this_o be_v now_o bone_n of_o my_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o my_o flesh_n some_o hold_n that_o adam_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n that_o the_o rib_n of_o which_o eve_n be_v make_v may_v be_v take_v from_o he_o without_o pain_n physician_n cauterise_n the_o part_n that_o they_o intend_v to_o cut_v off_o which_o i_o rather_o close_o with_o other_o think_v that_o adam_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n by_o god_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v a_o spectator_n of_o his_o workmanship_n but_o a_o admirer_n of_o it_o god_n will_v have_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o work_n and_o thereby_o to_o admire_v his_o goodness_n and_o power_n but_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o work_n be_v one_o of_o those_o secret_n that_o god_n will_v have_v cabinet_v and_o lock_v up_o in_o his_o own_o breast_n which_o also_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v make_v before_o adam_n be_v create_v quest_n 26._o verse_n 22._o why_o god_n form_v the_o woman_n of_o a_o rib_n to_o note_v the_o cordial_a affection_n and_o intimacy_n resp_n of_o communion_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v between_o man_n and_o wife_n and_o here_o observe_v 1._o that_o whereas_o god_n make_v all_o the_o angel_n at_o once_o he_o make_v but_o one_o man_n and_o one_o woman_n to_o note_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v have_v his_o own_o wife_n and_o every_o wife_n her_o own_o husband_n 2._o whereas_o he_o may_v have_v make_v the_o woman_n of_o the_o same_o material_n whereof_o he_o make_v man_n he_o make_v she_o of_o a_o rib_n to_o note_v that_o she_o be_v bone_n of_o his_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n quest_n 27._o verse_n 24_o it_o be_v say_v a_o man_n must_v leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o yet_o god_n in_o the_o five_o commandment_n say_v we_o must_v honour_v father_n and_o mother_n to_o leave_v father_n and_o mother_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o to_o deny_v they_o that_o reverence_n and_o resp_n obedience_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v without_o natural_a affection_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v when_o we_o be_v engage_v in_o marry_a relation_n we_o must_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n in_o two_o respect_n 1_o positive_o in_o regard_n of_o cohabitation_n a_o man_n must_v leave_v his_o father_n house_n and_o dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n 2._o comparative_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o intimacy_n of_o affection_n and_o communion_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n degree_n of_o love_n be_v not_o contrary_a each_o unto_o other_o and_o therefore_o do_v not_o mutuò_fw-la se_fw-la tollere_fw-la mutual_o expel_v each_o other_o in_o some_o respect_n the_o parent_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o wife_n viz._n in_o respect_n of_o obedience_n &_o reverence_n in_o other_o respect_v the_o wife_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o parent_n in_o regard_n of_o cohabitation_n affection_n and_o intimacy_n of_o communion_n quest_n 28._o verse_n 24._o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v know_v you_o not_o that_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o a_o harlot_n be_v one_o body_n for_o two_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v one_o 6.16_o 1_o cor._n 6.16_o flesh_n unclean_a person_n become_v one_o flesh_n resp_n through_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n man_n and_o wife_n become_v one_o flesh_n by_o the_o institution_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n note_n on_o the_o three_o chapter_n quest._n 1._o verse_n 1._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o true_a serpent_n that_o talk_v with_o eve_n or_o not_o affir_n it_o be_v a_o true_a serpent_n but_o possess_v resp_n and_o act_v by_o the_o devil_n that_o it_o be_v a_o true_a serpent_n appear_v 1._o because_o here_o be_v a_o comparison_n make_v between_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n if_o we_o say_v the_o lion_n be_v more_o strong_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n it_o be_v imply_v that_o the_o lion_n be_v a_o beast_n so_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o serpent_n be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n it_o be_v imply_v that_o the_o serpent_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v a_o beast_n 2._o the_o punishment_n that_o be_v afterward_o pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n be_v agreeable_a to_o that_o which_o we_o find_v by_o experience_n verify_v on_o the_o true_a natural_a serpent_n viz._n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n 3._o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o say_v that_o satan_n have_v power_n before_o the_o fall_n in_o interiora_fw-la hominis_fw-la acccdere_fw-la to_o do_v he_o mischief_n by_o a_o inward_a temptation_n and_o therefore_o he_o make_v use_v of_o a_o serpent_n something_o ad_fw-la extra_fw-la quest_n 2._o verse_n 1._o why_o do_v the_o devil_n make_v use_v of_o a_o serpent_n in_o tempt_v our_o first_o parent_n to_o sin_n because_o though_o the_o serpent_n
deliver_v by_o a_o man_n be_v call_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n samuel_n also_o say_v unto_o saul_n the_o lord_n send_v i_o to_o anoint_v 15.1_o 1_o sa._n 15.1_o thou_o to_o be_v king_n over_o his_o people_n now_o therefore_o harken_v thou_o unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o learned_a conceive_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o sound_n or_o a_o noise_n but_o for_o a_o articulate_a voice_n but_o now_o whether_o this_o voice_n be_v form_v in_o the_o air_n as_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o baptism_n and_o transfiguration_n of_o our_o saviour_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v form_v in_o some_o body_n god_n at_o that_o time_n assume_v the_o visible_a shape_n of_o a_o man_n be_v not_o very_o clear_a yet_o the_o latter_a seem_v to_o be_v probable_a 1._o he_o deal_v with_o man_n by_o way_n of_o judicial_a process_n as_o a_o man_n first_o he_o call_v he_o to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o crime_n he_o have_v commit_v and_o then_o pronounce_v sentence_n against_o he_o 2._o you_o read_v of_o the_o lord_n god_n walk_v in_o the_o garden_n which_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v to_o point_v towards_o this_o opinion_n quest._n 21._o verse_n 8._o it_o be_v say_v they_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n walk_v in_o the_o garden_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v in_o jeremiah_n that_o the_o lord_n fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n 23.24_o jer._n 23.24_o the_o divine_a essence_n fill_v heaven_n and_o resp_n earth_n and_o yet_o that_o visible_a form_n whereby_o god_n manifest_v his_o presence_n may_v be_v circumscribe_v to_o a_o place_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n quest_n 22._o verse_n 8._o it_o be_v say_v they_o hide_v themselves_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o the_o psalmist_n 8._o ps_n 139.7_o 8._o say_v whither_o shall_v i_o go_v from_o thy_o spirit_n or_o whither_o shall_v i_o flee_v from_o thy_o presence_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a we_o can_v hide_v ourselves_o from_o god_n presence_n yet_o we_o may_v from_o that_o visible_a resp_n form_n that_o god_n appear_v in_o for_o the_o present_a and_o possible_o this_o may_v be_v the_o meaning_n in_o this_o place_n etc._n etc._n in_o vain_a do_v the_o sinner_n endeavour_v to_o run_v away_o from_o god_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n this_o be_v just_a as_o if_o the_o wound_a deer_n shall_v go_v about_o to_o run_v from_o the_o deadly_a arrow_n that_o stick_v in_o his_o side_n this_o be_v like_o the_o fish_n which_o swim_v to_o the_o length_n of_o the_o line_n with_o the_o hook_n in_o its_o mouth_n the_o best_a way_n to_o run_v from_o god_n be_v to_o run_v to_o god_n viz._n from_o his_o wrath_n to_o his_o mercy_n to_o close_v and_o get_v in_o avoid_v the_o blow_n when_o a_o storm_n arise_v the_o mariner_n put_v forth_o to_o sea_n quest_n 23._o verse_n 9_o god_n call_v man_n adam_n where_o be_v thou_o and_o yet_o in_o jeremiah_n my_o eye_n be_v upon_o all_o their_o way_n neither_o be_v there_o iniquity_n hide_v 16.17_o jer._n 16.17_o from_o my_o eye_n non_fw-la interogat_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la sciat_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la hominem_fw-la resp_n 1_o scire_fw-la et_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la faciat_fw-la god_n do_v not_o propound_v this_o question_n to_o adam_n that_o he_o may_v know_v but_o that_o man_n may_v know_v that_o he_o do_v know_v non_fw-fr est_fw-fr vox_fw-la ignorantis_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la citantis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o one_o that_o desire_v to_o be_v inform_v but_o of_o a_o judge_n call_v man_n to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o command_n quest_n 24._o verse_n 9_o why_o do_v not_o god_n call_v eve_n by_o her_o name_n as_o well_o as_o adam_n they_o have_v both_o sin_v some_o say_v to_o note_v it_o concern_v the_o husband_n resp_n to_o take_v heed_n not_o only_o of_o what_o be_v do_v by_o himself_o but_o also_o by_o his_o wife_n or_o family_n he_o may_v be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o it_o quest_n 25._o vers_fw-la 10._o it_o be_v say_v i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n in_o the_o garden_n and_o i_o be_v afraid_a do_v not_o adam_n fear_v god_n before_o yes_o but_o he_o fear_v he_o before_o with_o a_o resp_n son-like_a filial_a fear_n now_o with_o a_o base_a unworthy_a servile_a fear_n he_o fear_v he_o before_o because_o of_o his_o goodness_n now_o he_o fear_v he_o because_o of_o his_o vengeance_n so_o when_o the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v repair_v the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v not_o a_o slavish_a wiredrawen_v and_o compel_v affection_n towards_o god_n but_o their_o affection_n free_o melt_v and_o drop_v towards_o god_n as_o the_o honey_n drop_v out_o of_o the_o comb_n fear_v and_o love_n must_v be_v mix_v and_o temper_v together_o indeed_o they_o do_v not_o well_o asunder_o as_o if_o a_o man_n will_v make_v the_o most_o perfect_a beautiful_a colour_n he_o will_v temper_v the_o pure_a white_a and_o the_o fair_a red_a together_o such_o be_v that_o for_o which_o the_o spouse_n give_v she_o belove_v the_o commendation_n that_o he_o be_v candidus_fw-la et_fw-la rubicundus_fw-la white_a and_o ruddy_a fear_v without_o love_n will_v set_v we_o in_o the_o forlorn_a hope_n and_o precipitate_v we_o into_o despair_n and_o love_v without_o fear_n will_v make_v we_o wanton_a and_o secure_a therefore_o there_o be_v not_o only_a magnitude_n but_o pulchritude_n in_o god_n he_o be_v not_o only_o great_a to_o cause_v we_o to_o fear_v he_o but_o he_o be_v good_a to_o cause_v we_o to_o love_v he_o quest_n 26._o verse_n 12._o the_o man_n say_v the_o woman_n who_o thou_o give_v to_o be_v with_o i_o she_o give_v i_o of_o the_o tree_n and_o i_o do_v eat_v and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n say_v 14._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 14._o that_o adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v but_o the_o woman_n the_o apostle_n may_v speak_v of_o the_o manner_n resp_n 1_o of_o the_o seduction_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v viz._n by_o the_o serpent_n but_o the_o woman_n the_o serpent_n deceive_v eve_n but_o eve_n can_v not_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n be_v say_v to_o deceive_v adam_n for_o that_o person_n may_v be_v say_v proper_o to_o deceive_v who_o persuade_v to_o something_o false_a and_o injurious_a animo_fw-la fallendi_fw-la with_o a_o intention_n to_o wrong_v another_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o serpent_n may_v be_v say_v to_o deceive_v eve_n but_o eve_n have_v no_o thought_n of_o overreach_v her_o husband_n therefore_o adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v but_o the_o woman_n quest_n 27._o verse_n 14._o why_o the_o serpent_n be_v not_o examine_v by_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o man_n or_o woman_n the_o examination_n of_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n resp_n be_v in_o order_n to_o their_o repentance_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n in_o order_n to_o their_o salvation_n but_o god_n will_v show_v no_o mercy_n to_o the_o serpent_n quest_n 28._o verse_n 14._o upon_o who_o this_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n or_o satan_n or_o satan_n and_o the_o serpent_n some_o will_v have_v it_o only_o speak_v of_o the_o resp_n 1_o brute_n serpent_n and_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o zealous_a in_o the_o maintain_n of_o this_o assertion_n but_o if_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o brute_n creature_n that_o satan_n make_v use_v of_o shall_v be_v punish_v but_o satan_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o principal_a actor_n in_o tempt_v our_o first_o parent_n to_o sin_n shall_v escape_v unpunished_a some_o will_v have_v it_o only_o speak_v of_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n the_o devil_n because_o the_o brute_n be_v only_o passive_a and_o abuse_v by_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o call_n on_o of_o his_o sinful_a design_n but_o neither_o can_v this_o be_v for_o if_o this_o curse_n have_v not_o be_v pronounce_v upon_o a_o true_a serpent_n why_o shall_v this_o serpent_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o why_o do_v not_o moses_n make_v mention_n of_o satan_n in_o this_o whole_a chapter_n some_o will_v divide_v the_o controversy_n apply_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o curse_n in_o the_o 14._o verse_n to_o the_o brute_n serpent_n and_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o 15._o verse_n to_o the_o devil_n the_o spiritual_a serpent_n but_o neither_o can_v this_o be_v for_o 1._o the_o subject_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n speak_v of_o be_v not_o change_v but_o the_o same_o in_o the_o 14._o and_o 15._o verse_n ver_fw-la 14._o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o serpent_n thou_o be_v curse_v above_o all_o cattle_n and_o verse_n 15._o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n &_o c_o 2._o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o word_n in_o the_o 15._o ver_fw-la without_o any_o strain_n be_v applicable_a to_o the_o brute_n serpent_n viz._n
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to_o discourse_v by_o way_n of_o question_n and_o reply_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v act_v by_o some_o be_v of_o a_o intellectual_a nature_n now_o if_o what_o have_v be_v say_v have_v be_v good_a and_o holy_a we_o shall_v in_o reason_n have_v ascribe_v it_o to_o god_n or_o a_o good_a angel_n but_o be_v a_o lie_n and_o sinful_a we_o ascribe_v it_o to_o satan_n quest_n 5._o verse_n 1._o how_o can_v the_o serpent_n be_v say_v to_o speak_v the_o devil_n speak_v by_o the_o serpent_n as_o he_o resp_n do_v afterward_o by_o those_o that_o be_v possess_v person_n possess_v have_v natural_a organ_n object_n fit_a for_o the_o form_n of_o speech_n so_o have_v not_o the_o serpent_n it_o be_v true_a they_o have_v but_o the_o devil_n have_v resp_n speak_v in_o they_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o not_o yea_o when_o their_o mouth_n have_v be_v shut_v and_o their_o tooth_n set_v now_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o have_v no_o proper_a organ_n for_o speech_n and_o not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o thus_o by_o the_o ear_n death_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n but_o bless_v be_v god_n through_o christ_n life_n be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o same_o door_n quest_n 6._o verse_n 1._o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o eve_n be_v not_o astonish_v to_o hear_v the_o serpent_n speak_v and_o so_o dread_v to_o treat_v with_o he_o some_o conceive_v that_o in_o the_o beginning_n resp_n 1_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o serpent_n to_o speak_v julian_n laugh_v at_o this_o conceit_n and_o say_v he_o quo_fw-la idiomate_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la serpens_fw-la this_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v not_o natural_a for_o the_o serpent_n to_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n by_o way_n of_o rational_a discourse_n some_o say_v that_o eve_n know_v that_o a_o spirit_n speak_v in_o the_o serpent_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n treat_v with_o he_o but_o this_o tie_v the_o knot_n fast_o than_o it_o be_v for_o she_o may_v and_o indeed_o she_o ought_v before_o she_o enter_v into_o a_o treaty_n to_o consider_v why_o a_o spirit_n good_a or_o bad_a shall_v make_v use_n of_o such_o a_o instrument_n what_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v assert_v that_o eve_n do_v not_o know_v but_o that_o other_o creature_n may_v have_v a_o faculty_n to_o speak_v as_o well_o as_o man_n be_v knowledge_n imperfect_a in_o innocency_n object_n say_v some_o it_o be_v probable_a eve_n have_v less_a resp_n knowledge_n than_o adam_n and_o yet_o have_v as_o much_o as_o be_v require_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o that_o state_n and_o condition_n that_o god_n have_v place_v she_o in_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o she_o to_o know_v thing_n by_o their_o cause_n and_o to_o understand_v the_o natural_a property_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n but_o she_o be_v skill_v in_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v her_o family_n and_o relate_v to_o her_o husband_n and_o child_n the_o state_n of_o innocency_n be_v free_a from_o object_n all_o kind_n of_o evil_a both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n error_n be_v a_o evil_a of_o the_o mind_n now_o if_o eve_n do_v not_o know_v but_o that_o other_o creature_n may_v speak_v as_o well_o as_o the_o serpent_n she_o be_v in_o a_o error_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a ignorance_n resp_n 1_o ignorantia_fw-la prauae_fw-la disposiâ—ionis_fw-la when_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o know_v and_o this_o indeed_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n 2._o ignorantia_fw-la purae_fw-la negationis_fw-la which_o be_v when_o a_o person_n bare_o not_o know_v a_o thing_n this_o the_o learned_a call_n nescience_n this_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n christ_n as_o man_n may_v be_v say_v nescire_fw-la not_o to_o know_v some_o thing_n viz._n the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o yet_o christ_n as_o man_n be_v without_o sin_n so_o child_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n shall_v not_o have_v know_v so_o much_o as_o man_n yea_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v adam_n himself_o may_v have_v attain_v to_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n by_o experience_n 3._o though_o i_o have_v high_a thought_n of_o those_o learned_a author_n that_o be_v of_o this_o persuasion_n yet_o dogmatical_o to_o affirm_v that_o eve_n be_v create_v with_o less_o knowledge_n than_o the_o woman_n of_o after-age_n have_v attain_v to_o be_v a_o assertion_n hard_a of_o digestion_n to_o my_o understanding_n etc._n etc._n 4._o it_o be_v likely_a therefore_o eve_n be_v something_o astonish_v at_o first_o at_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o serpent_n but_o be_v desirous_a to_o hear_v what_o the_o serpent_n will_v say_v the_o understanding_n of_o a_o rational_a creature_n be_v as_o much_o delight_v with_o knowledge_n as_o the_o stomach_n with_o meat_n engage_v in_o a_o treaty_n with_o the_o serpent_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n both_o of_o her_o sin_n and_o punishment_n quest_n 7._o verse_n 1._o why_o satan_n set_v upon_o the_o woman_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o man_n 1._o because_o the_o precept_n be_v give_v to_o adam_n by_o god_n himself_o say_v some_o adam_n resp_n 1_o have_v the_o precept_n from_o god_n immediate_o and_o so_o have_v deep_a impression_n of_o it_o in_o his_o soul_n then_o eve_n that_o have_v it_o by_o tradition_n from_o her_o husband_n the_o woman_n be_v the_o weak_a vessel_n and_o the_o devil_n delight_v to_o set_v upon_o we_o where_o we_o be_v weak_a as_o he_o set_v upon_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v a_o hungry_a the_o devil_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o force_v we_o there_o most_o where_o we_o be_v least_o able_a to_o resist_v adam_n will_v soon_o be_v seduce_v by_o his_o wife_n then_o by_o the_o serpent_n saul_n know_v what_o he_o do_v when_o he_o marry_v his_o daughter_n unto_o
david_n i_o will_v give_v he_o she_o say_v saul_n that_o she_o may_v be_v a_o snare_n to_o he_o snare_n be_v tie_v fast_o 2d_o 1_o sam._n 18._o 2d_o with_o a_o false_a lover_n knot_n motion_n of_o a_o wife_n either_o to_o good_a or_o evil_n be_v very_o take_v on_o a_o husband_n heart_n to_o enhance_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o eve_n sin_n if_o the_o serpent_n have_v tempt_v adam_n and_o adam_n eve_n more_o may_v have_v be_v say_v by_o she_o by_o way_n of_o excuse_n as_o adam_n say_v the_o woman_n thou_o give_v i_o she_o give_v i_o of_o the_o tree_n and_o i_o do_v eat_v so_o may_v eve_n have_v say_v the_o man_n thou_o give_v i_o to_o be_v my_o head_n my_o governor_n give_v i_o etc._n etc._n quest_n 8._o verse_n 3._o whether_o the_o woman_n sin_v in_o say_v neither_o shall_v you_o touch_v it_o some_o conceive_v she_o do_v say_v they_o resp_n 1_o 1._o she_o endeavour_v to_o cast_v a_o reproach_n upon_o the_o way_n of_o god_n as_o if_o they_o be_v too_o severe_a and_o strict_a as_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v forbid_v by_o her_o husband_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o house_n and_o she_o be_v angry_a therewith_o when_o question_v about_o it_o shall_v say_v that_o her_o husband_n will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o stir_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n 2._o she_o add_v to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n god_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o eat_v and_o she_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o touch_v other_o conceive_v she_o do_v not_o sin_n and_o that_o she_o do_v only_o explain_v the_o precept_n that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o then_o the_o meaning_n be_v this_o thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n yea_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o fruit_n into_o thy_o hand_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o eat_v thereof_o the_o least_o motion_n and_o tendency_n to_o sin_n be_v sinful_a nemo_n repentè_fw-fr fit_n turpissimus_fw-la as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o do_v not_o as_o i_o conceive_v press_v much_o upon_o the_o reason_n and_o understanding_n of_o a_o man_n for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v but_o say_v not_o prove_v and_o for_o the_o second_o to_o explain_v a_o precept_n be_v not_o to_o add_v thereunto_o quest_n 9_o vers_fw-la 3._o whether_o eve_n speak_v doubt_o concern_v the_o threaten_a and_o the_o fulfil_n thereof_o when_o she_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o neither_o shall_v you_o touch_v it_o lest_o you_o die_v resp_n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o ury_n learned_a that_o from_o this_o pharase_n it_o can_v clear_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o eve_n doubt_v concern_v the_o threaten_a for_o 1._o the_o septuagint_n turn_v the_o word_n absolute_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pen_n do_v not_o always_o note_v dubitation_n as_o i_o the_o lord_n do_v keep_v it_o i_o will_v water_v it_o every_o moment_n lest_o any_o hurt_n it_o i_o will_v keep_v it_o night_n and_o day_n where_o there_o be_v 3._o isa_n 27._o 3._o not_o imply_v the_o least_o doubt_n whether_o the_o lord_n will_v keep_v it_o or_o not_o and_o true_o i_o conceive_v hitherto_o eve_n can_v be_v blame_v quest._n 10._o verse_n 5._o the_o serpent_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n which_o word_n imply_v that_o ambition_n be_v a_o main_a ingredient_n in_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n now_o the_o question_n be_v how_o the_o desire_n of_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n can_v be_v a_o sin_n when_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n for_o the_o answer_n of_o this_o question_n we_o must_v resp_n consider_v that_o god_n have_v two_o kind_n of_o attribute_n his_o communicable_a and_o his_o incommunicable_a wicked_a man_n strive_v to_o be_v like_o he_o in_o his_o incommunicable_a attribute_n as_o worship_n honour_n and_o glory_n and_o to_o be_v love_v and_o fear_v above_o all_o in_o self-dependance_n etc._n etc._n good_a man_n strive_v to_o be_v like_o he_o in_o his_o communicable_a attribute_n holiness_n mercy_n love_n patience_n the_o image_n of_o god_n after_o which_o man_n be_v create_v do_v certain_o consist_v in_o the_o participation_n of_o those_o attribute_n which_o be_v communicable_a good_a &_o bad_a strive_v to_o be_v like_o god_n the_o one_o will_v be_v like_o god_n in_o power_n and_o glory_n sicut_fw-la altissimus_fw-la the_o other_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n sicut_fw-la sanctissimus_fw-la quest_n 11._o verse_n 6._o whether_o the_o woman_n sin_v before_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n aff_n and_o that_o appear_v by_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o resp_n when_o the_o woman_n see_v the_o tree_n be_v good_a for_o food_n and_o a_o tree_n to_o be_v desire_v to_o make_v one_o wise_a she_o see_v the_o tree_n before_o but_o now_o she_o see_v it_o to_o be_v good_a for_o food_n which_o clear_o show_v her_o judgement_n to_o be_v taint_v how_o many_o thousand_o soul_n have_v die_v of_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o eye_n quest_n 12._o verse_n 6._o what_o be_v the_o first_o sin_n some_o conceive_v as_o the_o popish_a writer_n resp_n 1_o that_o pride_n be_v the_o first_o sin_n certain_o it_o be_v a_o poisonous_a ingredient_n in_o the_o transgression_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n other_o as_o protestant_a writer_n that_o unbelief_n be_v the_o first_o sin_n by_o unbelief_n they_o understand_v a_o defection_n or_o a_o put_n off_o from_o the_o command_n of_o god_n reason_n give_v by_o we_o for_o our_o judgement_n herein_o be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o the_o sacred_a history_n favour_v we_o in_o it_o first_o the_o devil_n solicit_v the_o woman_n to_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n you_o shall_v not_o sure_o die_v and_o then_o to_o pride_n for_o god_n do_v knâ—w_o that_o in_o the_o day_n you_o eat_v thereof_o your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n 2._o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o soul_n to_o rise_v up_o against_o that_o command_n which_o at_o present_a it_o peremptory_o and_o resolve_o purpose_v to_o observe_v pride_n and_o obedience_n â—_o diametro_fw-la pugnant_fw-la therefore_o pride_n can_v not_o in_o order_n of_o time_n be_v before_o disobedience_n to_o the_o command_n 3._o faith_n be_v the_o grace_n by_o which_o first_o of_o all_o we_o be_v unite_v unto_o god_n and_o so_o probable_o unbelief_n the_o first_o sin_n by_o which_o we_o depart_v from_o god_n rom._n 5._o 19_o the_o first_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v call_v disobedience_n for_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n object_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a now_o if_o the_o first_o sin_n be_v unbelief_n neither_o true_o nor_o proper_o do_v the_o apostle_n call_v it_o disobedience_n verè_fw-la et_fw-la propriè_fw-la true_o and_o proper_o resp_n 1_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v confound_v many_o thing_n be_v not_o say_v proper_o which_o notwithstanding_o may_v be_v say_v true_o unbelief_n be_v comprehend_v under_o disobedience_n certain_o a_o slack_n of_o the_o bent_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o first_o 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upon_o the_o mean_n without_o consideration_n of_o the_o end_n as_o a_o man_n may_v first_o be_v persuade_v to_o take_v a_o convenient_a delightful_a walk_n and_o afterward_o may_v be_v tell_v whither_o it_o will_v bring_v he_o as_o isaac_n be_v persuade_v by_o his_o father_n to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o &_o do_v ready_o assent_v though_o he_o do_v not_o know_v what_o his_o father_n end_n may_v be_v in_o persuade_v he_o thereunto_o as_o isaac_n have_v high_a thought_n of_o his_o father_n and_o what_o he_o say_v so_o eve_n of_o the_o serpent_n but_o you_o will_v say_v according_a to_o this_o account_n object_n in_o cogitancy_n or_o inconfiderateness_n be_v the_o first_o sin_n incogitancy_n be_v a_o part_n of_o unbelief_n viz._n a_o
god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o man_n but_o now_o consider_v they_o as_o to_o their_o sex_n or_o as_o to_o their_o relation_n of_o man_n and_o wife_n so_o man_n be_v her_o superior_a and_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o authority_n that_o the_o man_n have_v over_o the_o woman_n the_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o the_o woman_n the_o glory_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o well_o may_v she_o be_v call_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n for_o it_o be_v a_o far_o great_a honour_n for_o man_n to_o have_v dominion_n over_o one_o of_o his_o own_o kind_n then_o over_o all_o the_o beast_n quest._n 15._o verse_n 27._o it_o be_v say_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v create_v the_o six_o day_n male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o and_o yet_o after_o the_o six_o day_n be_v over_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n cause_v a_o deep_a sleep_n 22._o gen._n 2.21_o 22._o to_o fall_v upon_o adam_n and_o he_o sleep_v and_o of_o one_o of_o his_o rib_n he_o make_v a_o woman_n these_o scripture_n be_v easy_o reconcile_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n tell_v resp_n we_o wat_fw-mi god_n do_v the_o six_o day_n viz._n he_o create_v the_o man_n and_o woman_n male_a and_o female_a in_o the_o second_o chapter_n he_o tell_v we_o god_n manner_n of_o do_v it_o quest._n 16._o verse_n 28._o it_o be_v say_v god_n bless_v they_o and_o say_v be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n say_v luke_n 23._o 29._o behold_v the_o day_n be_v come_v when_o they_o shall_v say_v bless_a be_v the_o barren_a etc._n etc._n and_o so_o in_o another_o place_n woe_n to_o they_o that_o be_v with_o child_n in_o those_o day_n 24.19_o mat._n 24.19_o to_o have_v child_n to_o be_v fruitful_a in_o its_o self_n consider_v be_v a_o mercy_n and_o to_o be_v prefer_v resp_n before_o barrenness_n but_o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o some_o respect_n barrenness_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o it_o as_o when_o enemy_n be_v approach_v and_o a_o place_n be_v like_a to_o be_v destroy_v with_o the_o sword_n woman_n with_o child_n be_v not_o able_a to_o fly_v and_o shift_v for_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o woe_n to_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o those_o day_n and_o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v no_o child_n then_o to_o see_v they_o butcher_v and_o massacre_v before_o our_o eye_n and_o this_o show_v the_o singular_a difference_n between_o spiritual_a mercy_n and_o temporal_a spiritual_a mercy_n be_v always_o desirable_a and_o never_o out_o of_o season_n quest_n 17._o verse_n 29._o whether_o the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n or_o fish_n be_v allow_v by_o god_n to_o our_o forefather_n before_o the_o flood_n for_o after_o the_o flood_n we_o find_v this_o liberty_n be_v give_v every_o move_a thing_n that_o live_v shall_v be_v meat_n for_o you_o but_o in_o this_o 9.3_o gen_n 9.3_o chapter_n when_o god_n speak_v of_o the_o provision_n make_v for_o man_n he_o only_o speak_v of_o tree_n and_o herb_n and_o vegetable_n i_o humble_o conceive_v the_o affirmative_a incline_v resp_n thereunto_o by_o these_o reason_n 1._o god_n do_v not_o forbid_v they_o eat_v of_o flesh_n &_o therefore_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o liberty_n 2._o what_o use_n can_v there_o be_v make_v of_o fish_n and_o many_o other_o creature_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v allow_v for_o meat_n 3._o they_o offer_v up_o sacrifice_n of_o their_o cattle_n abel_n bring_v of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o 4.4_o gen._n 4.4_o flock_n now_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n receive_v and_o take_v for_o grant_v among_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o may_v eat_v of_o their_o sacrifice_n 4._o they_o wear_v the_o skin_n of_o beast_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o eat_v also_o the_o flesh_n unto_o adam_n also_o and_o unto_o his_o wife_n do_v the_o 3.21_o gen._n 3.21_o lord_n god_n make_v coat_n of_o skin_n but_o after_o the_o flood_n god_n express_o permit_v the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o he_o object_n do_v not_o permit_v it_o before_o negativa_fw-la non_fw-la probant_fw-la by_o the_o same_o reason_n resp_n 1_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o because_o the_o rainbow_n be_v not_o mention_v before_o the_o flood_n the_o rainbow_n be_v not_o before_o the_o flood_n which_o we_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o believe_v for_o positâ_fw-la causâ_fw-la ponitur_fw-la effectus_fw-la now_o the_o rainbow_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o a_o watery_a cloud_n it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v not_o the_o token_n of_o god_n covenant_n till_o after_o the_o flood_n but_o it_o be_v before_o god_n do_v not_o after_o the_o flood_n give_v man_n a_o right_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o before_o the_o flood_n but_o only_o reinve_v he_o with_o those_o possession_n and_o privilege_n which_o he_o have_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n note_n on_o the_o second_o chapter_n quest_n 1._o verse_n 1_o 2._o how_o be_v it_o say_v that_o god_n end_v his_o work_n the_o seven_o day_n when_o god_n be_v totus_fw-la actus_fw-la and_o beside_o john_n 5._o 17_o our_o saviour_n say_v my_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v cessavit_fw-la ab_fw-la actu_fw-la creationis_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la actu_fw-la resp_n 1_o moses_n do_v not_o say_v simple_o he_o rest_v from_o all_o his_o work_n but_o from_o all_o his_o work_n which_o he_o have_v make_v viz._n from_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o therefore_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n my_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o work_n of_o providence_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n object_n in_o the_o world_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v be_v create_v to_o this_o very_a day_n god_n rest_v from_o the_o creation_n of_o species_n resp_n or_o kind_n not_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o individual_n but_o the_o earth_n afterward_o bring_v forth_o object_n brier_n and_o thorn_n therefore_o new_a kind_n be_v create_v gen._n 3.17_o 18._o i_o know_v no_o inconvenience_n will_v follow_v resp_n if_o we_o affirm_v that_o brier_n and_o thorn_n be_v create_v the_o first_o six_o day_n it_o be_v true_a they_o shall_v not_o in_o the_o least_o have_v be_v prejudicial_a either_o to_o man_n or_o to_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o man_n have_v not_o sin_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a if_o man_n have_v continue_v in_o his_o primitive_a state_n of_o integrity_n brier_n and_o thorn_n shall_v have_v grow_v in_o their_o place_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o their_o place_n this_o blending_a and_o mix_v of_o brier_n and_o thorn_n among_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o product_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n but_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n object_n the_o creation_n whereof_o we_o read_v not_o the_o first_o six_o day_n as_o wine_n milk_n etc._n etc._n some_o thing_n be_v create_v in_o their_o perfection_n resp_n some_o thing_n in_o their_o principle_n though_o wine_n be_v not_o create_v the_o grape_n be_v though_o milk_n be_v not_o create_v the_o breast_n be_v quest_n 2._o verse_n 3._o whether_o god_n do_v from_o the_o first_o creation_n appoint_v that_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v keep_v as_o a_o holy_a sabbath_n or_o whether_o this_o be_v speak_v by_o way_n of_o prolepsis_n or_o anticipation_n viz._n because_o god_n rest_v from_o his_o work_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n therefore_o he_o do_v afterward_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n ordain_v that_o every_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n shall_v be_v keep_v holy_a as_o a_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o sabbath_n be_v appoint_v from_o the_o resp_n creation_n it_o be_v true_a it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n in_o scripture_n to_o set_v down_o thing_n in_o way_n of_o prolepsis_n or_o anticipation_n as_o they_o call_v it_o to_o set_v down_o thing_n aforehand_o in_o the_o history_n which_o happen_v many_o year_n afterward_o but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o prolepsis_n here_o as_o if_o the_o meaning_n shall_v be_v that_o he_o do_v this_o two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o creation_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o throughout_o the_o whole_a scripture_n we_o shall_v not_o find_v one_o prolepsis_n but_o that_o the_o history_n be_v evident_o and_o apparent_o false_a unless_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v a_o prolepsis_n and_o anticipation_n to_o be_v in_o the_o history_n the_o necessity_n of_o establish_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o history_n only_o can_v establish_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o prolepsis_n in_o the_o history_n but_o in_o this_o place_n allege_v can_v any_o say_v that_o the_o story_n be_v apparent_o false_a unless_o we_o imagine_v the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v first_o sanctify_v on_o mount_n sinai_n but_o god_n sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n
pronounce_v both_o upon_o the_o brute_n serpent_n and_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n the_o question_n may_v be_v how_o this_o phrase_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v &_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v can_v be_v accommodate_v unto_o satan_n per_fw-la analogiam_fw-la in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n we_o resp_n shall_v find_v that_o the_o scripture_n make_v use_v of_o such_o expression_n as_o these_o be_v to_o note_v unto_o we_o the_o low_a and_o most_o ignominious_a debasement_n when_o god_n threaten_v heavy_a judgement_n against_o jerusalem_n mark_v how_o he_o phrase_n it_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o and_o shall_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n thy_o 24.4_o isa_n 24.4_o speech_n shall_v be_v low_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o thy_o speech_n shall_v whisper_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o allude_v to_o the_o carriage_n of_o a_o poor_a captive_n take_v in_o war_n and_o lie_v prostrate_a at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o conqueror_n hardly_o dare_v so_o much_o as_o to_o whisper_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n you_o may_v find_v also_o expression_n something_a like_o to_o these_o esay_n 49.23_o lam._n 3.29_o mic._n 7.17_o so_o then_o these_o expression_n signify_v the_o debasement_n of_o satan_n from_o his_o primitive_a excellency_n a_o wonderful_a stoop_n indeed_o this_o be_v when_o that_o which_o be_v advance_v as_o high_a as_o heaven_n be_v make_v to_o fall_v down_o as_o low_a as_o hell_n it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o a_o learned_a author_n that_o as_o food_n be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o repair_n and_o preservation_n of_o nature_n so_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n thereof_o do_v make_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n better_o or_o worse_o hence_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o excellency_n in_o the_o creature_n their_o food_n be_v fine_a or_o courser_n plant_n suck_v moisture_n from_o the_o earth_n beast_n live_v upon_o plant_n man_n of_o beast_n foul_a and_o fish_n so_o that_o this_o expression_n dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v note_n unto_o we_o the_o lowness_n and_o baseness_n of_o the_o serpent_n quest_n 33._o verse_n 15._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o woman_n in_o this_o verse_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o woman_n with_o who_o resp_n the_o serpent_n have_v treat_v viz._n eve_n as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v see_v thou_o have_v by_o a_o treaty_n with_o the_o woman_n tempt_v she_o to_o sin_n i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n now_o the_o woman_n be_v mention_v and_o not_o the_o man_n not_o because_o god_n have_v not_o put_v enmity_n between_o the_o man_n and_o the_o serpent_n as_o well_o as_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n but_o because_o eve_n be_v immediate_o seduce_v by_o the_o serpent_n the_o man_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o his_o wife_n quest._n 34._o verse_n 15._o whether_o we_o may_v not_o with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n expound_v the_o woman_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n neg._n and_o among_o other_o this_o reason_n resp_n may_v be_v render_v the_o enmity_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n speak_v of_o in_o this_o verse_n be_v immediate_o to_o follow_v the_o curse_n now_o the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v not_o bear_v many_o hundred_o of_o year_n afterward_o but_o god_n speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n object_n i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n god_n speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n when_o resp_n 1_o he_o pronounce_v that_o other_o part_n of_o the_o curse_n upon_o the_o serpent_n verse_n 14._o upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v now_o this_o curse_n immediate_o follow_v upon_o the_o sentence_n and_o why_o not_o the_o other_o god_n speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n to_o note_v the_o duration_n and_o continuance_n of_o this_o curse_n quest_n 35._o verse_n 15._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o serpent_n seed_n this_o can_v be_v expound_v but_o in_o a_o resp_n spiritual_a sense_n for_o daemon_n propriè_fw-la seman_n non_fw-la habent_fw-la nec_fw-la 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the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o man_n it_o be_v true_a christ_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n resp_n and_o be_v so_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o man_n but_o yet_o that_o by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n christ_n singular_o and_o individual_o shall_v be_v mean_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o sufficient_o demonstrate_v by_o this_o phrase_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o such_o person_n as_o have_v be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n have_v be_v call_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n or_o that_o which_o amount_v thereunto_o so_o adam_n know_v his_o wife_n again_o 4.25_o gen._n 4.25_o and_o she_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o name_n seth_n for_o god_n faith_n she_o have_v appoint_v i_o another_o seed_n instead_o of_o abel_n who_o cain_n slay_v there_o you_o have_v eve_n call_v seth_n her_o seed_n so_o the_o wicked_a jew_n be_v 57.3_o isa_n 57.3_o 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〈◊〉_d the_o neuter_n it_o be_v oppose_v to_o one_o individual_a serpent_n arg._n 2_o it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n be_v imply_v resp_n 1_o there_o though_o not_o express_v for_o as_o the_o serpent_n not_o alone_o but_o with_o his_o seed_n shall_v bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n so_o christ_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n not_o individual_o consider_v but_o with_o his_o seed_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n for_o the_o further_a clear_v of_o this_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n may_v be_v say_v to_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n 1._o as_o the_o lord_n jesus_n spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n and_o blot_v out_o the_o handwriting_n of_o
as_o those_o which_o will_v follow_v now_o viz._n disgrace_n and_o reproach_n upon_o the_o person_n commit_v this_o sin_n and_o upon_o their_o seed_n 9_o prop._n that_o though_o have_v of_o many_o wife_n be_v a_o fault_n yet_o it_o will_v be_v something_o a_o unsavoury_a speech_n to_o affirm_v that_o abraham_n and_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n be_v adulterer_n i_o conceive_v the_o polygamy_n of_o the_o father_n may_v be_v place_v in_o the_o middle_n between_o adultery_n and_o holy_a wedlock_n they_o take_v not_o wife_n of_o a_o lewd_a mind_n for_o the_o satisfy_n of_o their_o lust_n but_o of_o a_o conscience_n not_o right_o inform_v in_o this_o point_n 10._o prop._n that_o upon_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o premise_n i_o think_v it_o safe_a to_o join_v issue_n with_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o even_o the_o patriarch_n themselves_o sin_v in_o have_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o learn_v from_o hence_o to_o detest_v that_o dangerous_a error_n of_o some_o sort_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n who_o hold_v plurality_n of_o wife_n under_o the_o gospel_n though_o this_o assertion_n be_v so_o unsavoury_a as_o that_o i_o very_o believe_v it_o stink_v in_o the_o nostril_n of_o all_o those_o that_o hold_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o lord_n yet_o because_o we_o live_v in_o such_o time_n when_o the_o serpent_n cast_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n water_n as_o a_o flood_n after_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o may_v 12.15_o rev._n 12.15_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o of_o the_o flood_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o hold_v up_o your_o head_n above_o water_n by_o several_a consideration_n 1._o that_o all_o the_o action_n of_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n though_o not_o blame-worthy_a be_v not_o record_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o our_o imitation_n but_o for_o other_o end_n and_o purpose_n 2._o that_o unto_o the_o follow_n of_o the_o example_n of_o any_o holy_a person_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o we_o do_v what_o he_o do_v but_o we_o must_v do_v it_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o for_o the_o same_o end_n as_o he_o do_v it_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o imitate_v elias_n by_o call_v down_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 3._o that_o in_o the_o gospel_n wherever_o our_o lord_n jesus_n or_o his_o apostle_n speak_v of_o marriage_n mention_n be_v make_v but_o of_o one_o man_n and_o one_o woman_n 4._o that_o although_o ephes_n 5._o 22._o col._n 3._o 18._o in_o those_o two_o place_n of_o scripture_n mention_v be_v make_v of_o wife_n yet_o there_o be_v also_o mention_v make_v of_o husband_n a_o ordinary_a eye_n may_v see_v haec_fw-la verba_fw-la accipi_fw-la per_fw-la distributionem_fw-la 5._o our_o saviour_n say_v whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n and_o shall_v marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n 19.9_o mat._n 19.9_o now_o if_o a_o man_n when_o he_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n then_o if_o he_o keep_v his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o he_o commit_v adultery_n our_o saviour_n there_o speak_v not_o of_o marry_v object_n more_o wife_n than_o one_o but_o of_o put_v away_o those_o who_o a_o man_n have_v marry_v the_o same_o argument_n that_o our_o saviour_n resp_n urge_v against_o divorce_n or_o put_v away_o of_o wife_n the_o same_o may_v be_v urge_v against_o polygamy_n he_o that_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n now_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o polygamy_n in_o part_n though_o not_o altogether_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o put_v off_o the_o first_o wife_n in_o marry_v another_o the_o wife_n have_v not_o the_o same_o power_n over_o the_o husband_n that_o former_o she_o have_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n not_o the_o same_o interest_n in_o he_o 6._o it_o be_v say_v in_o timothy_n a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n now_o we_o 2._o 1_o tim._n 3_o 2._o must_v not_o think_v that_o these_o word_n refer_v ad_fw-la bigamiam_fw-la successivam_fw-la as_o some_o phrase_n it_o to_o the_o 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the_o heart_n â—f_n the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v murder_v by_o lamech_v it_o be_v our_o best_a way_n to_o be_v silent_a also_o note_n on_o the_o five_o chapter_n quest_n 1._o vers_fw-la 2._o it_o be_v say_v god_n create_v male_a and_o female_a and_o 5._o gen._n 2._o 5._o bless_v they_o and_o call_v their_o name_n adam_n how_o be_v it_o then_o say_v that_o adam_n call_v his_o wife_n name_n eve_n eve_n be_v the_o woman_n proper_a name_n adam_n be_v a_o name_n common_a to_o they_o both_o resp_n quest_n 2._o verse_n 3._o why_o be_v it_o not_o say_v that_o adam_n beget_v cain_n or_o abel_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n as_o well_o as_o seth_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a be_v divers_a concern_v this_o expression_n he_o beget_v a_o son_n resp_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n 1._o some_o will_v have_v it_o expound_v of_o the_o rational_a soul_n as_o we_o may_v say_v of_o any_o other_o 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sudden_o extinguish_v scripturall_a ground_n be_v these_o the_o creation_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n god_n breathe_v into_o their_o face_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n be_v a_o argu._n 1_o good_a probable_a argument_n at_o least_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o this_o prove_v nothing_o because_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n shall_v be_v by_o creation_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o pre-existent_a whereby_o they_o may_v be_v natural_o propagate_v answer_n may_v be_v make_v that_o if_o any_o thing_n material_a have_v necessary_o be_v require_v to_o the_o be_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n as_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n then_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o creature_n be_v concreated_a in_o and_o with_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o they_o be_v make_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n in_o all_o reason_n shall_v god_n have_v deal_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n but_o we_o find_v it_o otherwise_o after_o the_o body_n be_v make_v and_o the_o matter_n 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