e._n this_o honourable_a man._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eminent_a in_o countenance_n as_o he_o be_v call_v esai_n 3.2_o he_o be_v likewise_o bear_v in_o zion_n the_o mighty_a man_n and_o the_o man_n of_o war._n the_o syriack_n interpreter_n be_v so_o far_o sensible_a of_o this_o as_o that_o he_o express_v it_o in_o the_o very_a text_n &_o therefore_o in_o stead_n of_o say_v this_o man_n be_v bear_v there_o he_o say_v a_o potent_a man_n be_v bear_v there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o have_v establish_v it_o whereby_o as_o i_o conceive_v he_o take_v in_o the_o word_n high_a which_o follow_v afterward_o in_o the_o verse_n and_o refer_v it_o here_o to_o this_o place_n and_o so_o the_o scripture_n set_v it_o in_o other_o place_n beside_o king_n shall_v see_v and_o arise_v prince_n also_o shall_v worship_v etc._n etc._n esai_n 49.7_o and_o again_o the_o king_n of_o tarshish_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n shall_v bring_v present_n the_o king_n of_o sheba_n and_o seba_n shall_v 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and_o common_a reason_n may_v sometime_o come_v up_o to_o these_o and_o that_o in_o a_o very_a great_a measure_n yea_o but_o now_o go_v a_o little_a high_o to_o brokenednesse_n of_o heart_n to_o self-denial_n to_o love_v of_o enemy_n to_o close_v with_o christ_n the_o frame_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o gospel_n this_o be_v to_o be_v find_v no_o where_o but_o only_o in_o zion_n and_o here_o it_o be_v this_o man_n be_v bear_v there_o amplification_n this_o in_o the_o amplification_n now_o this_o will_v further_o take_v a_o advancement_n and_o amplification_n of_o it_o not_o only_o by_o consider_v this_o man_n what_o he_o be_v now_o but_o what_o he_o be_v once_o which_o be_v also_o intimate_v in_o the_o text_n behold_v philistia_n and_o tyre_n and_o ethiopia_n this_o man_n be_v bear_v there_o here_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o that_o power_n and_o energy_n which_o be_v stir_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o work_v such_o a_o 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the_o second_o be_v the_o number_n or_o plurality_n this_o and_o that_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n again_o here_o for_o this_o man_n only_o to_o be_v bear_v there_o there_o have_v be_v no_o great_a matter_n in_o that_o one_o swallow_n do_v not_o make_v a_o summer_n and_o there_o be_v not_o the_o plain_a or_o mean_a place_n that_o be_v but_o may_v chance_v to_o have_v one_o eminent_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o it_o in_o this_o first_o variety_n second_o indifferency_n and_o three_o succession_n 1._o variety_n this_o and_o that_o man_n i._n e._n that_o man_n with_o this_o 2._o indifferency_n this_o and_o that_o man_n i._n e._n that_o man_n as_o well_o as_o this_o 3._o succession_n this_o and_o that_o man_n i._n e._n that_o man_n after_o this_o the_o one_o follow_v and_o succeed_v to_o the_o other_o variety_n 1._o variety_n first_o variety_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n and_o a_o man_n i._n e._n many_o man_n repetition_n it_o do_v denote_v 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beyond_o zion_n local_a and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o multitude_n of_o jew_n but_o also_o of_o gentile_n which_o be_v here_o intend_a as_o also_o elsewhere_o express_v in_o esai_n 2.2_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n shall_v be_v establish_v etc._n etc._n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v flow_v unto_o it_o yea_o and_o these_o too_o in_o great_a multitude_n as_o we_o may_v see_v further_o in_o esai_n 60.4,5,6,7_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n round_o about_o and_o see_v all_o they_o gather_v themselves_o together_o etc._n etc._n and_o than_o thou_o shall_v see_v and_o flow_v together_o and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v fear_v and_o be_v enlarge_v because_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o and_o the_o force_n or_o riches_n of_o the_o