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against_o thou_o 13._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o the_o woman_n what_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v allowance_n do_v how_o heinous_a a_o crime_n have_v thou_o commâ—…ted_v what_o a_o world_n of_o mischief_n have_v thou_o by_o this_o one_o 〈◊〉_d bring_v upon_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thy_o posterity_n or_o why_o have_v thou_o do_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d motive_n can_v thou_o have_v â—…or_n so_o wicked_a 〈◊〉_d what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o of_o meddle_v with_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o when_o i_o have_v gâ—…en_v thou_o so_o large_a and_o liberal_a a_o allowance_n and_o the_o woman_n say_v the_o serpent_n â—…e_a serpent_n a_o creature_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v and_o that_o assist_v by_o a_o high_a power_n by_o a_o evil_a angel_n for_o such_o i_o now_o perceive_v by_o sad_a experience_n there_o â—…e_a beguile_v i_o anger_n i_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o foolish_a woman_n who_o seduction_n cast_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anger_n and_o i_o do_v eat_v resolution_n eat_v be_v surprise_v and_o overperswade_v against_o my_o own_o judgement_n and_o resolution_n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o the_o serpent_n man_n serpent_n or_o rather_o this_o or_o that_o serpent_n which_o as_o be_v say_v before_o on_o ver_fw-la 1._o be_v no_o ordinary_a serpent_n but_o a_o serpent_n act_v and_o assist_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o therefore_o this_o sentence_n or_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v against_o both_o of_o they_o 1._o against_o the_o serpent_n itself_o which_o though_o a_o unreasonable_a creature_n and_o therefore_o not_o subject_a to_o a_o law_n and_o consequent_o not_o capable_a of_o guilt_n or_o sin_n rom._n 4._o 15._o yet_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o devil_n malice_n be_v right_o punish_v as_o other_o beast_n be_v abuse_v by_o man_n sin_n do_v suffer_v together_o â—…th_v he_o exod._n 32._o 20._o levit._fw-la 20._o 15_o 16._o not_o for_o their_o crime_n but_o partly_o for_o the_o punishment_n and_o partly_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o man_n who_o 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recovery_n and_o salvation_n of_o himself_o and_o of_o all_o his_o posterity_n he_o will_v doubtless_o careful_o and_o 〈◊〉_d teach_v and_o explain_v it_o as_o need_v require_v to_o those_o that_o descend_v from_o he_o 2._o that_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n and_o prophet_n be_v general_o acquaint_v with_o these_o doctrine_n be_v undeniable_o evident_a from_o heb._n 11._o and_o 1_o pet._n 1._o â—…_n 10._o 11_o 12._o 3_o particular_o abraham_n from_o who_o job_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v dâ—…ded_v have_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o he_o that_o christ_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n gen._n 12._o â—…_n and_o be_v say_v to_o have_v see_v christ_n day_n and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o see_v it_o john_n 8._o 56._o and_o have_v his_o hope_n and_o desire_v fix_v upon_o a_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a city_n and_o country_n heb._n â—…1_n 10_o 16._o and_o as_o 〈◊〉_d live_v light_n live_v knâ—…w_n and_o believe_v these_o thing_n himself_o so_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o â—…aught_v they_o to_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n gen._n 18._o 1â—…_n aâ—…d_a to_o his_o kiâ—…red_n and_o other_o as_o he_o have_v occasâ—…on_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v seem_v strange_a that_o job_n profess_v his_o faith_n and_o hope_n in_o these_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o a_o die_a man_n and_o my_o hope_n be_v die_v but_o he_o live_v and_o that_o for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o though_o i_o die_v 〈◊〉_d both_o caâ—…_n and_o will_v make_v i_o to_o live_v again_o in_o due_a time_n â—…ugh_v not_o in_o this_o world_n yet_o in_o the_o other_o which_o be_v much_o better_a and_o though_o i_o be_o now_o high_o censure_v and_o condemn_v by_o my_o friend_n and_o other_o as_o a_o great_a dissembler_n and_o a_o secret_a sinner_n who_o god_n haâ—…d_n have_v find_v out_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o day_n come_v wherein_o 〈◊〉_d caâ—…se_n shall_v be_v plead_v and_o my_o name_n and_o honour_n vindicate_v from_o all_o these_o reproach_n and_o my_o integrity_n bring_v to_o light_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v stand_v follow_v stand_v i_o be_o fall_v and_o die_v but_o he_o shall_v stand_v firm_a and_o unmoâ—…able_a and_o victorious_a in_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n all_o which_o this_o word_n stand_v signify_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v i_o to_o stand_v in_o judgement_n and_o to_o maintain_v my_o cause_n against_o all_o opposer_n or_o 〈◊〉_d â—…all_v arise_v as_o this_o verb_n most_o common_o signify_v i._n e._n either_o 1._o he_o shall_v exist_v or_o be_v bear_v as_o this_o word_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o num._n 32._o 14_o deut_n 29._o 22._o judg._n 2._o 10._o 1_o king_n 3_o 12._o matth._n 11._o 11._o and_o it_o note_v christ_n incarnation_n that_o although_o as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o be_v now_o and_o from_o all_o eternity_n in_o be_v yet_o he_o shall_v in_o due_a time_n be_v make_v man_n and_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n or_o 2._o he_o shall_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n which_o have_v be_v more_o probable_a if_o it_o have_v be_v in_o the_o text_n from_o or_o out_o of_o as_o now_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n or_o dust_n for_o christ_n resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a may_v be_v fiâ—…ly_o mention_v here_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o iob_n resurrection_n which_o follow_v last_o follow_v or_o at_o last_o at_o the_o latter_a day_n glory_n day_n either_o 1._o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n or_o of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v oft_o call_v the_o letter_n or_o last_o day_n or_o time_n as_o isa._n 2._o 2_o 〈◊〉_d â—…_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 28._o compare_v with_o act_n 2._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 1._o and_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 1._o or_o rather_o 2._o at_o the_o day_n of_o the_o general_a resurrection_n and_o judgement_n which_o as_o those_o holy_a patriarch_n well_o know_v and_o firm_o believe_v be_v to_o be_v at_o
that_o be_v my_o people_n though_o you_o can_v rejoice_v with_o that_o degree_n of_o joy_n that_o attend_v a_o present_a fruition_n of_o good_a yet_o be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v with_o the_o rejoice_v of_o hope_n for_o the_o thing_n be_v certain_a what_o i_o be_o already_o do_v nor_o let_v your_o present_a state_n or_o the_o discouragement_n you_o have_v from_o seem_a improbability_n spoil_v your_o joy_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o work_n to_o be_v produce_v in_o a_o ordinary_a course_n or_o by_o a_o ordinary_a power_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o i_o who_o bring_v something_o out_o of_o nothing_o or_o out_o of_o what_o have_v no_o fittedness_n to_o such_o a_o production_n and_o i_o will_v create_v in_o that_o which_o i_o create_v for_o behold_v i_o create_v jerusalem_n of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n a_o rejoice_v and_o her_o people_n a_o joy_n by_o jerusalem_n here_o must_v be_v mean_v the_o church_n as_o well_o under_o the_o gospel_n as_o under_o the_o law_n because_o the_o gospel_n church_n be_v graft_v into_o that_o olive_n or_o else_o this_o prophecy_n mâ—…st_v be_v understand_v as_o fulfil_v in_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n luke_n 2._o 10._o or_o else_o it_o refer_v to_o a_o more_o full_a call_n of_o the_o jew_n than_o we_o have_v yet_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o a_o rejoice_v and_o her_o people_n a_o joy_n 19_o and_o 5._o and_o chap._n 62._o 5._o i_o will_v rejoice_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o joy_n in_o my_o people_n 17._o people_n the_o nature_n of_o joy_n lie_v in_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o well_o pleasedness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o have_v will_v agree_v unto_o god_n and_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v be_v apply_v to_o he_o ch_z 62._o 5._o and_o in_o this_o text_n so_o also_o jer._n 32._o 41._o zeph._n 3._o 17._o and_o the_o 4._o the_o chap._n 35._o 10._o rev._n 7._o 17._o &_o 21._o 4._o voice_n of_o weep_v shall_v be_v no_o more_o hear_v in_o she_o nor_o the_o voice_n of_o cry_v happiness_n cry_v such_o kind_n of_o promise_n be_v to_o be_v find_v ch_n 35._o 10._o &_o 51._o 11._o jer._n 31._o 12._o rev._n 21._o 4._o which_o must_v be_v understand_v either_o comparative_o they_o shall_v endure_v no_o such_o misery_n as_o former_o or_o if_o interpret_v to_o a_o state_n in_o this_o life_n as_o signify_v only_o some_o long_a or_o eminent_a state_n of_o happiness_n if_o as_o to_o another_o life_n they_o may_v be_v take_v strict_o as_o signify_v perpetuity_n and_o persection_n of_o joy_n and_o happiness_n 20_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o thence_o a_o infant_n of_o day_n nor_o a_o old_a man_n that_o have_v not_o fill_v his_o day_n annotation_n day_n whereas_o god_n have_v make_v many_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n to_o 〈◊〉_d jew_n they_o shall_v all_o be_v fulfil_v to_o god_n people_n among_o they_o so_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v rare_a abortion_n among_o they_o exod._n 23._o 26._o few_o infant_n shall_v be_v carry_v out_o to_o burial_n nor_o but_o few_o that_o shall_v not_o have_v fill_v up_o their_o year_n those_o that_o be_v now_o child_n shall_v die_v at_o a_o great_a age_n nor_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v of_o any_o advantage_n to_o wicked_a man_n but_o if_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v live_v to_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a yet_o they_o shall_v die_v accurse_v this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o plain_a sense_n if_o any_o desire_n to_o read_v more_o opinion_n of_o these_o word_n he_o may_v find_v enough_o in_o the_o english_a annotation_n for_o the_o child_n shall_v die_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a but_o the_o sinner_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a shall_v be_v accurâ—…ed_v m._n 21_o and_o 14._o and_o amos_n 9_o 14._o they_o shall_v build_v house_n and_o inhabit_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v plant_v vineyard_n and_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o they_o 27._o they_o the_o quite_o contrary_a to_o what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o slothful_a man_n and_o job_n 27._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o prov._n 12._o 27._o 22_o they_o shall_v not_o build_v and_o another_o inhabit_v 12._o †_o psa._n 92._o 12._o they_o shall_v not_o plant_v and_o another_o eat_v for_o *_o as_o the_o day_n of_o a_o tree_n be_v the_o day_n of_o my_o people_n and_o my_o elect_a out_o elect_a shall_v make_v they_o continue_v long_o or_o shall_v wear_v out_o shall_v long_o enjoy_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n estate_n hand_n duration_n and_o perpetuity_n be_v promise_v to_o they_o in_o their_o happy_a estate_n 23_o they_o shall_v not_o labour_v in_o vain_a nor_o bring_v forth_o for_o trouble_n for_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o offspring_n with_o they_o therewith_o they_o and_o not_o only_o a_o blessing_n to_o they_o but_o also_o to_o their_o offspring_n but_o what_o be_v here_o promise_v which_o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o oft_o time_n enjoy_v and_o god_n people_n oft_o time_n want_v ans._n 1._o wicked_a man_n may_v have_v they_o for_o their_o good_a parent_n sake_n and_o good_a man_n may_v sometime_o want_v they_o for_o evil_a parent_n sake_n 2._o bad_a man_n may_v have_v some_o of_o these_o thing_n but_o they_o can_v expect_v they_o good_a man_n may_v at_o present_a want_n they_o but_o they_o may_v expect_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n if_o they_o be_v good_a for_o they_o 3._o bad_a man_n may_v have_v they_o in_o wrath_n the_o blessing_n of_o god_n give_v they_o to_o good_a man_n and_o add_v no_o sorrow_n therewith_o 24_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o before_o they_o call_v i_o will_v answer_v 12._o answer_v god_n promise_v ch_n 58._o 9_o to_o answer_v they_o when_o they_o call_v here_o he_o promise_v to_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o answer_v as_o to_o answer_v the_o word_n assoon_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v form_v in_o their_o heart_n before_o they_o shall_v get_v they_o out_o of_o their_o lip_n psal._n 32._o 5._o dan._n 10._o 12._o and_o while_o they_o be_v yet_o speak_v prayer_n speak_v yea_o while_o they_o be_v speak_v dan._n 9_o 20._o 23._o act_n 10._o 44._o nor_o do_v god_n say_v only_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o thing_n they_o will_v have_v for_o so_o wicked_a man_n may_v sometime_o have_v from_o the_o bountiful_a hand_n of_o divine_a providence_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v they_o as_o a_o answer_n or_o return_v unto_o their_o prayer_n i_o will_v hear_v 25_o the_o 9_o the_o ch._n 11._o 6._o 9_o wolf_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o lion_n shall_v eat_v straw_n like_o the_o bullock_n together_o bullock_n this_o verse_n contain_v a_o promise_n much_o like_o that_o ch_n 11._o 6_o 9_o and_o relate_v to_o the_o cease_n of_o persecution_n the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o their_o whiteness_n and_o innocency_n be_v often_o compare_v to_o lamb_n and_o sheep_n wicked_a man_n to_o wolf_n and_o lion_n for_o their_o antipathy_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n god_n here_o promise_v to_o take_v off_o the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o people_n enemy_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v live_v quiet_o and_o peaceable_o together_o and_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n bread_n meat_n wicked_a man_n be_v compare_v to_o serpent_n micah_n 7._o 17._o compare_v with_o psal._n 72._o 9_o god_n promise_v a_o time_n of_o tranquillity_n to_o his_o church_n under_o the_o metaphor_n of_o serpent_n eat_v the_o dust_n their_o proper_a meat_n gen._n 3._o 14._o instead_o of_o fly_v upon_o man_n it_o signify_v such_o a_o time_n when_o wicked_a man_n shall_v mind_v their_o proper_a business_n and_o not_o make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o eat_v up_o the_o people_n of_o god_n like_o bread_n they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v nor_o destroy_v in_o all_o my_o holy_a mountain_n they_o mountain_n for_o the_o last_o phrase_n see_v ch_n 11._o 9_o what_o be_v before_o note_v but_o will_v some_o say_v when_o shall_v these_o thing_n be_v the_o scripture_n give_v we_o no_o record_n of_o any_o such_o period_n of_o time_n yet_o past_a and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o this_o be_v a_o promise_n yet_o to_o be_v fulfil_v and_o it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o time_n and_o season_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o let_v our_o faith_n and_o patience_n be_v see_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o my_o learn_n that_o it_o be_v god_n work_n to_o restrain_v the_o wolf_n and_o serpent_n of_o the_o world_n who_o will_v else_o be_v always_o do_v what_o they_o be_v some_o time_n do_v &_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a sign_n that_o god_n be_v not_o yet_o at_o peace_n with_o that_o people_n where_o we_o see_v wolf_n devour_v lamb_n and_o serpent_n destroy_v man_n instead_o of_o lick_v up_o dust_n nor_o well_o please_v with_o that_o part_n of_o his_o holy_a mountain_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o hurt_v
his_o slave_n to_o be_v abuse_v despise_a or_o trample_v under_o his_o foot_n but_o to_o be_v kind_o treat_v and_o use_v like_o a_o companion_n with_o moderation_n respect_n and_o affection_n qu._n how_o can_v a_o rib_n be_v take_v from_o adam_n but_o it_o must_v be_v either_o superfluous_a in_o adam_n while_o it_o be_v in_o he_o or_o defective_a afterward_o both_o which_o reflect_v upon_o the_o creator_n answ._n 1._o it_o be_v no_o superfluity_n but_o a_o conveniency_n if_o adam_n have_v at_o first_o one_o rib_n extraordinary_a put_v into_o he_o for_o this_o purpose_n 2._o if_o adam_n lose_v a_o rib_n upon_o so_o glorious_a a_o occasion_n it_o be_v but_o a_o scar_n or_o badge_n of_o honour_n and_o no_o disparagement_n either_o to_o he_o or_o to_o his_o creator_n 3._o either_o god_n create_v he_o a_o new_a rib_n or_o harden_v the_o flesh_n to_o the_o nature_n and_o use_n of_o a_o rib_n and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o defect_n in_o he_o and_o close_v up_o the_o flesh_n rib._n flesh_n together_o with_o another_o bone_n or_o rib._n in_o stead_n thereof_o do_v thereof_o i._n e._n of_o that_o rib_n and_o flesh_n which_o he_o take_v away_o from_o he_o which_o be_v easy_a for_o god_n to_o do_v 22._o and_o the_o rib_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n have_v take_v from_o man_n build_v man_n heb_fw-mi build_v make_v he_o a_o woman_n and_o bring_v she_o thence_o she_o from_o some_o place_n at_o a_o little_a distance_n whether_o he_o first_o carry_v she_o that_o for_o the_o decency_n of_o the_o action_n he_o may_v bring_v she_o thence_o unto_o the_o man_n marriage_n man_n a_o bride_n to_o a_o bridegroom_n to_o be_v marry_v to_o he_o the_o great_a god_n be_v please_v to_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o father_n to_o give_v his_o daughter_n and_o workmanship_n to_o he_o thereby_o both_o teach_v parent_n their_o duty_n of_o provide_v marriage_n for_o their_o child_n and_o child_n their_o duty_n of_o expect_v their_o parent_n consent_v in_o marriage_n 23._o and_o adam_n say_v 5._o say_v qu._n how_o know_v he_o this_o answ._n either_o 1._o by_o his_o own_o observation_n for_o though_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v asleep_a till_o the_o rib_n be_v take_v out_o and_o restore_v yet_o he_o may_v awake_v as_o soon_o as_o ever_o that_o be_v do_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o sleep_n cease_v and_o so_o may_v see_v the_o make_n of_o the_o woman_n or._n 2._o by_o the_o revelation_n of_o god_n who_o put_v these_o word_n into_o adam_n mouth_n to_o who_o therefore_o these_o word_n of_o adam_n be_v ascribe_v matth._n 19_o 5._o this_o be_v now_o generation_n now_o or_o for_o this_o time_n the_o woman_n be_v make_v of_o my_o bone_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v the_o woman_n as_o well_o as_o the_o man_n shall_v be_v produce_v another_o way_n to_o wit_n by_o generation_n bone_n of_o my_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o my_o flesh_n myself_o flesh_n make_a of_o my_o rib_n and_o flesh_n i._n e._n god_n have_v provide_v i_o a_o meet_a help_n and_o wife_n not_o out_o of_o the_o brute_n creature_n but_o near_a hand_n a_o part_n of_o my_o own_o body_n and_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o myself_o she_o shall_v be_v call_v woman_n because_o she_o be_v 8._o be_v 2_o cor._n 11._o 8._o take_v out_o of_o man_n 24._o 31._o 24._o matth._n 19_o 5._o mar._n 10._o 7._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 16._o eph._n 5._o 31._o therefore_o word_n therefore_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n by_o divine_a instinct_n or_o his_o inference_n from_o adam_n word_n shall_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n affection_n mother_n in_o regard_n of_o habitation_n and_o society_n but_o not_o as_o to_o natural_a duty_n and_o affection_n and_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o his_o wife_n parent_n wife_n in_o coniâ—…gal_a relation_n and_o high_a affection_n even_o above_o what_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o parent_n and_o they_o 5._o they_o or_o they_o two_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o samaritan_n syriack_n and_o arabic_a translation_n and_o matthew_n 19_o 5._o shall_v be_v shall_v i._n e._n shall_v be_v esteem_v by_o themselves_o and_o other_o to_o be_v as_o entire_o and_o inseparable_o unite_v and_o shall_v have_v as_o intimate_v and_o universal_a communion_n as_o if_o they_o be_v be_v one_o flesh_n it_o flesh_n i._n e._n one_o person_n one_o soul_n one_o body_n and_o this_o first_o institution_n show_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o divorce_n and_o polygamy_n however_o god_n may_v upon_o a_o particular_a reason_n for_o a_o time_n dispense_v with_o his_o own_o institution_n or_o to_o remit_v the_o punishment_n due_a to_o the_o violater_n of_o it_o 25._o and_o they_o be_v both_o naked_a the_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a shame_n ashamed_a to_o wit_n of_o their_o nakedness_n as_o have_v no_o guilt_n nor_o cause_n of_o shame_n no_o filthy_a or_o evil_a inclination_n in_o their_o body_n no_o sinful_a concupiscence_n or_o impure_a motion_n in_o their_o soul_n but_o spotless_a innocency_n and_o perfection_n which_o must_v needs_o exclude_v shame_n chap._n iii_o 1._o now_o the_o serpent_n by_o serpent_n or_o rather_o this_o or_o that_o serpent_n for_o here_o be_v a_o emphatical_a article_n of_o which_o more_o by_o and_o by_o be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n follow_v field_n the_o serpent_n eminent_a subtlety_n be_v note_v both_o in_o sacred_a scripture_n gen._n 49._o 17._o psal._n 58._o 5._o mark_v 10._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 3._o and_o by_o heathen_a author_n whereof_o these_o instance_n be_v give_v that_o when_o it_o be_v assault_v it_o secure_v its_o head_n that_o it_o stop_v its_o ear_n at_o the_o charmer_n voice_n and_o the_o like_a if_o it_o be_v yet_o say_v that_o some_o beast_n be_v more_o subtle_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v not_o true_a it_o may_v be_v reply_v 1._o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o serpent_n for_o its_o instrumentality_n in_o man_n sin_n have_v lose_v the_o great_a part_n of_o its_o original_a subtlety_n even_o as_o man_n sin_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o great_a decay_n both_o of_o the_o natural_a endowment_n of_o his_o mind_n wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n and_o of_o the_o beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o body_n the_o instrument_n of_o his_o sin_n but_o this_o text_n may_v and_o seem_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o the_o whole_a kind_n of_o serpent_n but_o of_o this_o individual_a or_o particular_a serpent_n for_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n haunachaâ—…h_n that_o serpent_n or_o this_o serpent_n to_o signify_v that_o this_o be_v not_o only_o a_o ordinary_a serpent_n but_o be_v act_v and_o assist_v by_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v that_o old_a serpent_n rev._n 12._o 9_o and_o this_o seem_v most_o probable_a partly_o from_o the_o follow_a discourse_n which_o be_v add_v as_o a_o proof_n of_o that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v concern_v the_o serpent_n subtlety_n and_o that_o sâ—…rely_o be_v not_o the_o discourse_n of_o a_o beast_n but_o of_o a_o devil_n and_o partly_o from_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 3._o which_o have_v a_o manifest_a reference_n to_o this_o place_n where_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v that_o the_o serpent_n beguile_v eve_n through_o his_o subtlety_n not_o sure_o through_o that_o subtlety_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o serpent_n but_o through_o that_o subtlety_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o this_o as_o it_o be_v possess_v and_o act_v by_o the_o devil_n there_o seem_v indeed_o to_o be_v a_o all_o â—…sion_n here_o to_o the_o natural_a subtlety_n of_o all_o serpent_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o sacred_a penman_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v this_o as_o if_o he_o say_v the_o serpent_n indeed_o in_o itself_o be_v a_o subtle_a creature_n and_o think_v to_o be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n but_o howsoever_o this_o be_v in_o other_o serpent_n â—…t_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o serpent_n be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n if_o it_o be_v say_v the_o particle_n this_o or_o that_o be_v relative_a to_o something_o go_v before_o whereas_o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n about_o it_o in_o the_o forego_n word_n it_o may_v be_v reply_v that_o relative_a particle_n be_v often_o put_v without_o any_o antecedent_n and_o the_o antecedent_n be_v leave_v to_o be_v gather_v not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o forego_n but_o sometime_o also_o out_o of_o the_o follow_a passage_n as_o be_v apparent_a from_o exod._n 14._o 29._o numb_a 7._o 89._o and_o 24._o 17._o psal._n 87._o 1._o and_o 105._o 19_o and_o 114._o 2._o prov._n 7._o 8._o and_o 14._o 26._o so_o here_o that_o serpent_n that_o of_o which_o i_o be_o now_o to_o speak_v who_o discourse_n with_o the_o woman_n here_o follow_v which_o the_o lord_n god_n have_v make_v and_o he_o say_v condition_n say_v quest._n how_o the_o