but_o this_o be_v a_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a conceit_n for_o 1._o the_o follow_a sentence_n which_o expound_v the_o former_a as_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n plain_o show_v that_o this_o sâ—…ebet_fw-la or_o rod_n be_v such_o as_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o rod_n of_o authority_n or_o a_o sceptre_n which_o be_v call_v also_o a_o rod_n ezek._n 19_o 14._o and_o not_o a_o rod_n of_o affliction_n 2._o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o whole_a context_n wherein_o there_o be_v nothing_o prophefy_v of_o judah_n but_o honour_n and_o dominion_n and_o victory_n and_o safety_n 3._o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o the_o rod_n of_o affliction_n shall_v be_v appropriate_v to_o judah_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o come_v soon_o and_o fall_v heavy_a and_o abode_n long_o upon_o the_o other_o tribe_n than_o upon_o judah_n 4._o this_o interpretation_n be_v confute_v by_o the_o event_n or_o history_n both_o because_o the_o rod_n of_o correction_n do_v depart_v from_o judah_n and_o from_o they_o more_o than_o from_o the_o other_o tribe_n for_o many_o generation_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o because_o that_o rod_n be_v not_o remove_v from_o they_o but_o have_v continue_v long_o and_o more_o dreadful_o upon_o they_o since_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n than_o ever_o before_o which_o one_o consideration_n have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o many_o jew_n 5._o howsoever_o the_o modern_a jew_n pervert_v this_o word_n and_o text_n out_o of_o enmity_n to_o christ_n and_o christian_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o ancient_a jew_n the_o lxx_o and_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v with_o many_o other_o take_v the_o word_n as_o we_o do_v as_o the_o learned_a have_v prove_v out_o of_o their_o own_o writing_n see_v my_o latin_a synopsis_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o 8._o a_o psal._n 60._o 7._o &_o 1â—…8_n 8._o lawgiver_n it_o lawgiver_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v as_o here_o so_o also_o numb_a 21._o 18._o deut._n 33._o 21._o psal._n 60._o 7._o and_o 108._o 8._o isa._n 33._o 22._o and_o the_o verb_n from_o whence_o this_o word_n come_v signify_v to_o make_v law_n as_o prov._n 8._o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n chok_v which_o come_v from_o the_o same_o root_n constant_o signify_v a_o law_n or_o statute_n some_o render_v it_o the_o scribe_n and_o that_o either_o the_o civil_a scribe_n who_o belong_v to_o the_o ruler_n or_o the_o ecclesiastical_a scribe_n the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v that_o both_o the_o civil_a and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n shall_v continue_v in_o judah_n till_o christ_n come_v and_o then_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o both_o which_o the_o event_n do_v verify_v but_o indeed_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o scribe_n be_v soâ—…er_n not_o mechokek_n which_o never_o be_v so_o use_v in_o scripture_n but_o always_o for_o a_o lawgiver_n as_o i_o have_v show_v and_o so_o kimchi_n and_o aâ—…en_n egra_n two_o late_a and_o learned_a jew_n with_o other_o expound_v it_o from_o between_o his_o foot_n occasion_n foot_n from_o his_o posterity_n or_o from_o those_o that_o come_v from_o between_o his_o feâ—…t_n i._n e._n that_o be_v beget_v and_o bear_v of_o that_o tribe_n and_o thus_o kimâ—…i_n and_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o other_o ancient_a jew_n understand_v this_o place_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o interpretation_n may_v appear_v by_o compare_v hiâ—…_n with_o other_o text_n of_o scripture_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 28._o 5â—…_n where_o the_o young_a one_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v one_o that_o come_v from_o between_o she_o the_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d and_o ezek._n 16._o 25._o and_o with_o those_o place_n where_o the_o word_n foot_n be_v use_v for_o the_o secret_a part_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 7._o 20._o the_o hair_n of_o the_o foot_n not_o proper_o so_o call_v for_o hair_n seldom_o grow_v there_o and_o 2_o king_n â—…8_n 27._o iâ—…a_fw-la 36._o 12_o where_o the_o water_n which_o come_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d part_n be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o the_o foot_n and_o possible_o that_o phrase_n â—…f_n cover_v the_o foot_n apply_v to_o they_o that_o ease_v their_o belly_n may_v note_v so_o much_o because_o the_o care_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o that_o action_n be_v not_o to_o hide_v their_o foot_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o their_o secret_a part_n which_o without_o due_a care_n may_v be_v discover_v upon_o that_o occasion_n 32._o occasion_n luk._n 1._o 32._o until_o shiloh_n 5._o shiloh_n i._n e._n the_o messiah_n which_o we_o need_v not_o stand_v to_o prove_v because_o it_o be_v so_o expound_v by_o all_o the_o three_o chaldee_n paraphrast_n and_o by_o the_o jewish_a talmud_n and_o by_o divers_a of_o the_o latter_a jew_n themselves_o and_o the_o word_n signify_v either_o a_o peacemaker_n or_o saâ—…iour_n or_o as_o other_o her_o son_n or_o one_o that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o woman_n womb_n or_o out_o of_o that_o skin_n in_o which_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v wrap_v which_o this_o word_n or_o one_o near_o akin_a to_o it_o signify_v so_o it_o note_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n though_o without_o the_o help_n of_o man_n or_o as_o other_o the_o send_v he_o who_o be_v oft_o promise_v and_o to_o be_v send_v and_o this_o signification_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v warrant_v by_o compare_v john_n 9_o 7._o those_o place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o which_o the_o messiah_n be_v describe_v by_o that_o periphrasis_n of_o one_o send_v or_o to_o be_v send_v as_o joâ—…_n 3._o 39_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o phrase_n here_o use_v be_v remarkable_a till_o the_o shiloh_n come_v for_o the_o shiloh_n or_o messiah_n oft_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v as_o matth._n 21._o 9_o luke_n 7._o 20_o and_o 13._o 35._o and_o hence_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v call_v the_o world_n or_o kingdom_n to_o come_v i._n e._n of_o he_o who_o be_v to_o come_v heb._n 2._o 5._o and_o 6._o 5._o come_v and_o unto_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n 17._o gather_n they_o shall_v be_v gather_v together_o or_o unite_v both_o among_o themselves_o and_o with_o the_o jew_n under_o he_o as_o their_o head_n other_o the_o reverence_n obedience_n or_o worship_n which_o come_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o they_o that_o be_v gather_v to_o he_o do_v also_o reverence_v obey_v and_o worship_v he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v use_v only_o here_o and_o prov._n 30._o 17._o of_o the_o people_n people_n people_n i._n e._n the_o gentile_n as_o the_o jew_n themselves_o understand_v it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a prophecy_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n by_o and_o under_o the_o messiah_n signify_v that_o whereas_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o mean_n of_o worship_n and_o salvation_n be_v confine_v to_o the_o jew_n before_o christ_n come_n psal._n 1â—…7_n 19_o 20._o when_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v the_o partition_n wall_n between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n take_v down_o and_o the_o gentile_n shall_v worship_v the_o true_a god_n and_o the_o messiah_n and_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v foretell_v and_o promise_v in_o other_o prophecy_n 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o the_o sum_n of_o this_o verse_n be_v the_o scepâ—…â—…r_a dominion_n shall_v be_v seat_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n though_o â—…e_n do_v not_o determine_v when_o it_o shall_v come_v thither_o but_o when_o once_o it_o shall_v come_v it_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thence_o till_o the_o messiah_n come_v and_o then_o judah_n shall_v lose_v his_o sceptre_n and_o other_o privilege_n and_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v into_o the_o stead_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o shall_v embrace_v that_o messiah_n who_o they_o shall_v reject_v so_o now_o here_o be_v a_o undeniable_a argument_n to_o prove_v against_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o messiah_n be_v already_o come_v and_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v he_o because_o he_o be_v to_o come_v during_o the_o time_n wherein_o the_o sceptre_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n and_o about_o that_o time_n when_o jesus_n christ_n come_v the_o sceptre_n be_v take_v away_o from_o judah_n and_o the_o jew_n and_o have_v now_o be_v lose_v for_o sixteen_o hundred_o year_n together_o the_o jew_n be_v mighty_o perplex_v and_o confound_v with_o this_o argument_n one_o evidence_n whereof_o be_v their_o various_a and_o contradictory_n exposition_n of_o the_o place_n while_o some_o of_o they_o affirm_v this_o shiloh_n to_o be_v moses_n other_o saul_n other_o jeroboam_fw-la other_o nabuchadnezzar_n which_o neither_o need_n nor_o deserve_v confutation_n other_o david_n which_o though_o some_o of_o the_o acute_a of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n assert_v be_v as_o contemptible_a as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n it_o
man_n of_o zorah_n 41._o zorah_n a_o city_n of_o which_o see_n josh._n 15._o 33._o and_o 19_o 41._o of_o the_o family_n 18._o family_n i_o e._n of_o the_o tribe_n or_o people_n as_o family_n sometime_o signify_v josh._n 7._o 17._o jer._n 8._o 3._o and_o 10._o 25._o amos_n 3._o 1._o mich._n 2._o 3._o zach._n 14._o 18._o of_o the_o danite_n who_o name_n be_v manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v barren_a and_o bear_v not_o author_n not_o a_o emphatical_a repetition_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o divers_a word_n which_o be_v a_o usual_a elegancy_n both_o in_o scripture_n and_o other_o author_n 3_o and_o angel_n and_o heb._n a_o angel_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n father_n lord_n the_o son_n of_o god_n oft_o so_o call_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o v._o 18._o yet_o distinguish_v from_o the_o lord_n because_o he_o appear_v here_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n as_o a_o messenger_z send_v from_o god_n and_o be_v real_o a_o distinct_a person_n from_o god_n the_o father_n appear_v unto_o the_o woman_n and_o say_v unto_o she_o behold_v now_o thou_o be_v barren_a and_o bear_v not_o but_o thou_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n 4_o now_o therefore_o beware_v i_o pray_v thou_o nazarite_n thou_o because_o the_o child_n be_v to_o be_v a_o nazarite_n from_o the_o womb_n v._o 5._o and_o from_o the_o conception_n and_o because_o the_o mother_n pollution_n extend_v to_o the_o child_n she_o be_v enjoin_v from_o this_o time_n to_o observe_v the_o follow_a rule_n belong_v to_o the_o nazarite_n 3._o nazarite_n numb_a 6._o 2_o 3._o and_o drink_v not_o wine_n nor_o strong_a drink_n 14._o drink_n under_o which_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n be_v comprehend_v the_o other_o particular_n mention_v numb_a 6._o 2_o 3_o 4._o as_o be_v employ_v v._n 14._o and_o eat_v not_o any_o unclean_a thing_n nazarite_n thing_n any_o of_o those_o meat_n forbid_v levit._n 11._o which_o be_v forbid_v to_o all_o but_o especial_o to_o the_o nazarite_n 5_o for_o lo_o thou_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o 11._o and_o numb_a 6._o 5._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 11._o no_o razor_n shall_v come_v on_o his_o head_n for_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v a_o nazarite_n service_n nazarite_n a_o person_n separate_v from_o other_o and_o consecrate_v to_o god_n service_n unto_o god_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o he_o shall_v begin_v to_o deliver_v israel_n david_n israel_n and_o the_o deliverance_n shall_v be_v carry_v on_o and_o perfect_v by_o other_o as_o it_o be_v in_o part_n by_o eli_n and_o samuel_n and_o saul_n but_o especial_o by_o david_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n 6_o ¶_o then_o the_o woman_n come_v and_o tell_v her_o husband_n say_v a_o man_n of_o god_n god_n god_n a_o prophet_n or_o sacred_a person_n send_v with_o a_o message_n from_o god_n come_v unto_o i_o and_o his_o countenance_n be_v like_o the_o countenance_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n very_o terrible_a majesty_n terrible_a or_o venerable_a or_o awful_a full_a of_o majesty_n but_o i_o ask_v he_o not_o whence_o he_o be_v neither_o tell_v he_o i_o his_o name_n 7_o but_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o behold_v thou_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o now_o drink_v no_o wine_n nor_o strong_a drink_n neither_o eat_v any_o uncieanness_n any_o heb._n uncieanness_n unclean_a thing_n for_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v a_o nazarite_n to_o god_n from_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n 8_o ¶_o then_o manoah_n entreat_v the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o my_o lord_n let_v the_o man_n of_o god_n which_o thou_o do_v send_v come_v again_o unto_o we_o and_o teach_v we_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v unto_o the_o child_n that_o shall_v be_v bear_v 9_o and_o god_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o manoah_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n come_v again_o unto_o the_o woman_n as_o she_o sit_v in_o the_o field_n but_o manoah_n her_o husband_n be_v not_o with_o she_o 10_o and_o the_o woman_n make_v haste_n and_o run_v and_o show_v her_o husband_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o behold_v the_o man_n have_v appear_v unto_o i_o that_o come_v unto_o i_o the_o other_o day_n 11_o and_o manoah_n arise_v and_o go_v after_o his_o wife_n and_o come_v to_o the_o man_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o be_v thou_o the_o man_n that_o speak_v unto_o the_o woman_n and_o he_o say_v i_o be_o 12_o and_o manoah_n say_v now_o let_v thy_o word_n come_v to_o pass_v fulfil_v pass_v or_o thy_o word_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o firm_o believe_v that_o thy_o promise_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v etc._n fulfil_v heb._n what_o shall_v be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o etc._n etc._n how_o shall_v we_o order_v the_o child_n education_n child_n what_o rule_n shall_v we_o observe_v about_o his_o education_n and_o do_v and_o or_o what_o shall_v he_o do_v work_n do_v heb._n what_o shall_v be_v his_o work_n how_o shall_v we_o do_v unto_o he_o 13_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o manoah_n of_o all_o that_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o woman_n let_v she_o beware_v order_n beware_v while_o the_o child_n be_v in_o her_o womb_n and_o after_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v let_v he_o observe_v the_o same_o order_n 14_o she_o may_v not_o eat_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o come_v of_o the_o vine_n neither_o let_v she_o drink_v wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n neither_o eat_v any_o uncleanness_n any_o heb._n uncleanness_n unclean_a thing_n all_o that_o i_o command_v she_o let_v she_o observe_v 15_o ¶_o and_o manoah_n say_v unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v we_o detain_v thou_o until_o we_o shall_v have_v make_v ready_a a_o kid_n thou_o kid_n heb._n before_o thou_o for_o thou_o 18._o thou_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n and_o a_o prophet_n to_o who_o he_o will_v in_o this_o manner_n express_v his_o respect_n as_o be_v usual_a to_o stranger_n see_v gen._n 18._o 5._o judg._n 6._o 18._o 16_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o manoah_n though_o thou_o detain_v i_o i_o will_v not_o eat_v of_o thy_o bread_n scripture_n bread_n i_o e._n meat_n as_o bread_n be_v common_o take_v in_o scripture_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v offer_v a_o burnt-offering_a thou_o must_v offer_v it_o unto_o the_o lord_n be_v lord_n not_o unto_o a_o man_n as_o now_o thou_o apprehend_v i_o to_o be_v but_o unto_o the_o lord_n as_o thou_o wilt_v by_o and_o by_o perceive_v i_o to_o be_v for_o manoah_n know_v not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n 17_o and_o manoah_n say_v unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o be_v thy_o name_n that_o when_o thy_o say_n come_v to_o pass_v we_o may_v do_v thou_o hononr_v 3._o hononr_v either_o by_o make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o thou_o or_o by_o perform_v respect_n and_o service_n to_o thou_o by_o a_o present_a which_o they_o usual_o give_v to_o prophet_n 1_o sam._n 9_o 7_o 8._o 2_o king_n 14._o 3._o 18_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o why_o 29._o why_o gen._n 32_o 29._o ask_v thou_o thus_o after_o my_o name_n see_v it_o be_v wonderful_a be_v or_o wonderful_a secret_a god_n secret_a or_o hide_v from_o mortal_a man_n or_o wonderful_a such_o as_o thou_o can_v not_o comprehend_v my_o nature_n or_o essence_n which_o be_v oft_o signify_v by_o name_n in_o scripture_n be_v incomprehensible_a this_o show_v that_o this_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o son_n of_o god_n 19_o so_o manoah_n take_v a_o kid_n with_o a_o meat_n offering_n sacrifice_n offering_n which_o be_v general_o join_v with_o the_o chief_a sacrifice_n and_o offer_v it_o upon_o a_o rock_n forbid_v rock_n the_o angel_n presence_n and_o command_n be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o the_o offering_n of_o sacrifice_n by_o a_o person_n who_o be_v no_o priest_n and_o in_o a_o place_n otherwise_o forbid_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o angel_n do_v wondrous_o and_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n look_v on_o 20_o for_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o flame_n manner_n flame_n either_o arise_v from_o the_o fire_n which_o manoah_n bring_v for_o the_o offering_n or_o produce_v by_o the_o angel_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n in_o a_o miraculous_a manner_n go_v up_o towards_o heaven_n from_o off_o the_o altar_n lay_v altar_n i_o e._n from_o that_o part_n of_o the_o rock_n which_o serve_v instead_o of_o a_o altar_n upon_o which_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v lay_v that_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n ascend_v in_o the_o flame_n celestial_a flame_n to_o manifest_v his_o nature_n and_o essence_n to_o be_v spiritual_a because_o not_o capable_a of_o hurt_n by_o the_o fire_n and_o celestial_a of_o the_o altar_n and_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n look_v on_o it_o and_o fall_v on_o their_o face_n god_n face_n partly_o in_o reverence_n to_o that_o glorious_a
2_o chron._n 1._o 12._o i_o will_v as_o certain_o give_v they_o as_o if_o i_o have_v actual_o do_v it_o for_o future_a certain_a thing_n be_v oft_o express_v in_o scripture_n in_o the_o past_a time_n as_o be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o thou_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o ask_v both_o riches_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o there_o be_v there_o or_o 〈◊〉_d not_o be_v shall_v not_o be_v renown_n be_v so_o it_o be_v true_a of_o all_o the_o succeed_a king_n of_o israel_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v or_o have_v not_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v true_a of_o all_o the_o king_n that_o then_o be_v or_o have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n whereof_o none_o be_v like_a to_o he_o to_o wit_n in_o all_o the_o thing_n here_o mention_v and_o wherein_o he_o be_v compare_v with_o they_o which_o be_v not_o only_o in_o riches_n but_o also_o in_o wisdom_n and_o in_o honour_n or_o renown_n any_o among_o the_o king_n like_v unto_o thou_o all_o thy_o day_n live_v day_n to_o wit_n of_o thy_o life_n whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o these_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v not_o temporary_a and_o transient_a as_o they_o be_v in_o saul_n but_o such_o as_o shall_v abide_v with_o he_o whilst_o he_o live_v 14_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n other_o way_n this_o caution_n god_n give_v he_o lest_o his_o great_a wisdom_n shall_v make_v he_o proud_a or_o careless_a or_o presumptuous_a as_o if_o he_o be_v out_o of_o all_o danger_n and_o to_o oblige_v he_o to_o more_o care_n and_o circumspection_n to_o avoid_v the_o snare_n and_o mischief_n to_o which_o so_o much_o prosperity_n and_o glory_n will_v probable_o expose_v he_o and_o withal_o to_o justify_v himself_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v afterward_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o his_o providence_n towards_o solomon_n and_o that_o when_o man_n be_v surprise_v with_o solomon_n dreadful_a fall_n they_o may_v know_v it_o be_v no_o surprisal_n to_o god_n but_o that_o he_o do_v foresee_v it_o and_o will_v over-rule_v it_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n one_o way_n or_o other_o to_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o my_o commandment_n 5._o commandment_n chap._n 15._o 5._o as_o thy_o father_n david_n do_v walk_v than_o i_o will_v lengthen_v thy_o day_n 15_o and_o solomon_n awake_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o dream_n knowledge_n dream_n i_o e._n he_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v a_o dream_n not_o a_o vain_a dream_n wherewith_o man_n be_v common_o delude_v but_o a_o divine_a dream_n assure_v he_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o know_v partly_o by_o a_o divine_a impression_n and_o inspiration_n thereof_o in_o his_o mind_n after_o he_o be_v awaken_v and_o partly_o by_o the_o vast_a alteration_n which_o he_o present_o find_v within_o himself_o in_o point_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n and_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o stand_v before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n require_v lord_n which_o be_v there_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 17._o before_o which_o he_o present_v himself_o in_o way_n of_o holy_a ministration_n and_o adoration_n which_o may_v be_v note_v by_o the_o word_n stand_v or_o that_o word_n may_v note_v his_o abode_n there_o for_o some_o considerable_a time_n as_o the_o offering_n of_o so_o many_o sacrifice_n require_v and_o offer_v up_o burnt-offering_n sacrifice_n burnt-offering_n chief_o for_o the_o expiation_n of_o he_o and_o his_o people_n sin_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n manifest_o signify_v in_o these_o sacrifice_n and_o offer_v peace-offering_n he_o peace-offering_n solemn_o to_o praise_n god_n for_o all_o his_o mercy_n and_o especial_o for_o give_v he_o a_o quiet_a and_o fix_a possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o for_o his_o glorious_a appearance_n to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n and_o for_o the_o great_a promise_n therein_o make_v to_o he_o and_o the_o actual_a accomplishment_n of_o it_o since_o wrought_v in_o he_o and_o make_v a_o feast_n to_o all_o his_o servant_n 16_o ¶_o then_o come_v there_o two_o woman_n that_o be_v harlot_n house_n harlot_n or_o victualler_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v both_o see_v on_o jos._n 2._o 1._o and_o possible_o they_o may_v be_v both_o this_o by_o their_o open_a profession_n and_o the_o other_o by_o their_o secret_a practice_n not_o that_o they_o be_v common_a harlot_n for_o neither_o will_v solomon_n have_v tolerate_v such_o nor_o dare_v such_o have_v present_v themselves_o before_o so_o wise_a and_o just_a a_o ruler_n nor_o do_v such_o use_n either_o to_o bring_v forth_o child_n or_o to_o have_v such_o a_o tender_a care_n of_o and_o affection_n to_o they_o as_o these_o express_a yet_o that_o they_o be_v unmarried_a person_n and_o so_o guilty_a of_o fornication_n seem_v most_o probable_a both_o because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o husband_n who_o office_n it_o be_v if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o to_o contest_v for_o their_o wife_n and_o because_o they_o live_v a_o solitary_a life_n in_o one_o house_n unto_o the_o king_n wisdom_n king_n haply_o they_o have_v present_v their_o cause_n to_o the_o inferior_a court_n who_o can_v not_o determine_v and_o therefore_o now_o they_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o king_n as_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o famous_a for_o his_o wisdom_n and_o stand_v there_o before_o he_o case_n he_o desire_v and_o expect_v his_o sentence_n in_o the_o case_n 17_o and_o the_o one_o woman_n say_v o_o my_o lord_n i_o and_o this_o woman_n dwell_v in_o one_o house_n and_o i_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n with_o she_o in_o the_o house_n 18_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o three_o day_n age._n day_n so_o they_o can_v not_o be_v distinguish_v by_o their_o age._n after_o that_o i_o be_v deliver_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v also_o and_o we_o be_v together_o there_o be_v no_o stranger_n with_o we_o in_o the_o house_n all_o house_n therefore_o no_o witness_n on_o either_o side_n and_o although_o there_o may_v be_v some_o sensible_a difference_n to_o a_o exact_a observer_n between_o the_o feature_n of_o the_o two_o child_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o be_v much_o mind_v by_o the_o neighbour_n for_o though_o civil_a woman_n may_v assist_v they_o both_o in_o their_o childbirth_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o will_v afterward_o converse_v much_o with_o they_o as_o be_v person_n of_o suspect_a fame_n and_o the_o feature_n of_o the_o child_n especial_o for_o so_o few_o day_n night_n easy_o be_v so_o like_a that_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o discern_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v of_o equal_a credit_n i._n e._n of_o none_o at_o all_o save_v we_o two_o in_o the_o house_n 19_o and_o this_o woman_n child_n die_v in_o the_o night_n because_o she_o over-laid_a it_o thereof_o it_o and_o so_o smother_v it_o which_o she_o just_o conjecture_n because_o there_o be_v evidence_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o death_n but_o no_o appearance_n of_o any_o other_o cause_n thereof_o 20_o and_o she_o arise_v at_o midnight_n conclude_v midnight_n when_o i_o be_v asleep_a as_o she_o reasonable_o and_o true_o conclude_v and_o take_v my_o son_n from_o beside_o i_o she_o i_o either_o because_o the_o real_o desire_v the_o comfort_n of_o a_o child_n to_o be_v educate_v by_o she_o and_o own_a as_o she_o or_o because_o she_o will_v not_o be_v think_v guilty_a of_o the_o child_n death_n for_o which_o she_o know_v not_o how_o severe_o solomon_n will_v punish_v she_o while_o thy_o handmaid_n sleep_v design_n sleep_v as_o the_o may_v well_o know_v because_o have_v she_o be_v awake_a she_o have_v discover_v and_o prevent_v her_o design_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o her_o bosom_n and_o lay_v her_o dead_a child_n in_o my_o bosom_n 21_o and_o when_o i_o rise_v in_o the_o morning_n to_o give_v my_o child_n suck_v behold_v it_o be_v dead_a but_o when_o i_o have_v consider_v it_o in_o the_o morning_n behold_v it_o be_v not_o my_o son_n which_o i_o do_v bear_v 22_o and_o the_o other_o woman_n say_v nay_o but_o the_o live_n be_v my_o son_n and_o the_o dead_a be_v thy_o son_n and_o this_o say_v no_o but_o the_o dead_a be_v thy_o son_n and_o the_o live_n be_v my_o son_n thus_o they_o speak_v before_o the_o king_n word_n king_n both_o peremptory_o and_o vehement_o affirm_v the_o same_o thing_n oft_o repeat_v the_o same_o word_n 23_o then_o say_v the_o king_n the_o one_o say_v this_o be_v my_o son_n that_o live_v and_o thy_o son_n be_v the_o dead_a and_o the_o other_o say_v nay_o but_o thy_o son_n be_v the_o dead_a and_o my_o son_n be_v the_o live_n 24_o and_o the_o king_n say_v bring_v i_o a_o sword_n and_o they_o bring_v a_o sword_n before_o the_o king_n 25_o and_o the_o king_n say_v it_o say_v with_o seem_a sincerity_n and_o earnestness_n though_o with_o a_o
do_v so_o before_o the_o fall_n what_o then_o be_v natural_a be_v now_o become_v painful_a and_o shameful_a to_o it_o as_o nakedness_n and_o some_o other_o thing_n be_v to_o man_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o this_o serpent_n before_o the_o fall_n either_o have_v foot_n or_o rather_o do_v go_v with_o its_o breast_n erect_v as_o the_o basilisk_n at_o this_o day_n do_v god_n peradventure_o so_o order_v it_o as_o a_o testimony_n that_o some_o other_o serpent_n do_v once_o go_v so_o and_o so_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o curse_n be_v apply_v to_o this_o particular_a serpent_n and_o to_o its_o kind_n may_v be_v this_o whereas_o thou_o have_v a_o privilege_n above_o other_o kind_n of_o serpent_n whereby_o thou_o do_v go_v with_o erect_a breast_n and_o do_v feed_v upon_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n and_o other_o plant_n now_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o the_o same_o mean_a and_o vile_a estate_n with_o they_o upon_o thy_o belly_n or_o rather_o breast_n as_o the_o word_n also_o signify_v shall_v thou_o go_v etc._n etc._n as_o they_o do_v and_o 25._o and_o isa._n 65._o 25._o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thing_n eat_v dust_n be_v the_o food_n as_o of_o earthworm_n scorpion_n and_o some_o other_o creature_n so_o also_o of_o some_o serpent_n as_o appear_v both_o from_o isai._n 65._o last_o mic._n 7._o 17._o and_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o nicander_n thâ—…riac_n vers_fw-la 372._o and_o philo_z a_o arabic_a writer_n or_o the_o dust_n be_v the_o serpent_n sauce_n rather_o than_o his_o meat_n whilst_o creep_v and_o grovel_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o take_v his_o foâ—…_n from_o thence_o he_o must_v necessary_o take_v in_o dust_n and_o filth_n together_o with_o it_o these_o two_o clause_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o devil_n signify_v his_o fall_n from_o his_o noble_a state_n and_o place_n to_o earth_n and_o hell_n the_o baseneâ—…s_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o of_o his_o food_n his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o vile_a of_o mâ—…n_n and_o thing_n it_o be_v now_o his_o meâ—…t_n and_o drink_v to_o dishonour_n god_n and_o destroy_v mankind_n and_o promote_v the_o esteem_n and_o love_n of_o earthly_a thing_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n 15._o and_o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n i_o enmity_n though_o now_o you_o be_v swear_v friend_n league_v together_o against_o i_o between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n 35._o woman_n and_o the_o man_n too_o but_o the_o woman_n alone_o be_v mention_v for_o the_o devil_n great_a confusion_n 1._o the_o woman_n who_o as_o the_o weak_a vessel_n thou_o do_v seduce_v shall_v be_v the_o great_a occasion_n of_o thy_o overthrow_n 2._o because_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o conquer_v this_o great_a dragon_n and_o old_a serpent_n rev._n 12._o 9_o who_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n 1_o john_n 3._o 8._o be_v make_v of_o a_o woman_n gal._n 4._o 4._o without_o the_o help_n of_o man_n esa._n 7._o 14._o luk._n â—…_n 34_o 35._o and_o between_o thy_o 8._o thy_o matt._n 3._o 7._o and_o 13._o 38_o and_o 23._o 3â—…_n john_n 8._o 44._o act_n 13._o 10._o â—…_n john_n 3._o 8._o seed_n 8._o seed_n literal_o this_o serpent_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n the_o whole_a seed_n or_o race_n of_o serpent_n which_o of_o all_o creature_n be_v most_o loathsome_a and_o terrible_a to_o mankind_n and_o especial_o to_o woman_n mystical_o that_o evil_a spirit_n which_o seduce_v she_o and_o with_o he_o the_o whole_a society_n of_o devil_n who_o be_v general_o hate_v and_o dread_v by_o all_o man_n even_o by_o those_o that_o serve_v and_o obey_v they_o but_o much_o more_o by_o good_a man_n and_o all_o wicked_a man_n who_o with_o regard_n to_o this_o text_n be_v call_v devil_n and_o the_o child_n or_o seed_n of_o the_o devil_n john_n 6._o 70._o and_o 8._o 44._o act_n 13._o 10._o 1_o john_n 3._o 8._o and_o her_o 3._o her_o psal._n 132._o 11._o isi._n 7._o 14._o mic._n 5._o 3._o seed_n overcome_v seed_n her_o offspring_n first_o and_o principal_o the_o lord_n christ_n who_o with_o respect_n to_o this_o text_n and_o 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the_o serpent_n life_n which_o therefore_o man_n chief_o strike_v at_o and_o which_o be_v upon_o the_o ground_n a_o man_n may_v convenient_o tread_v upon_o and_o crush_v it_o to_o piece_n in_o the_o devil_n this_o note_n his_o power_n and_o authority_n over_o man_n the_o strength_n whereof_o consist_v in_o death_n which_o christ_n the_o bless_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n overthrow_v by_o take_v away_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n which_o be_v sin_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 55_o 56._o and_o destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n heb._n 2._o 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v bruise_v his_o heel_n thither_o heel_n the_o part_n which_o be_v most_o within_o the_o serpent_n reach_n and_o wherewith_o it_o be_v bruise_v and_o thereby_o provoke_v to_o fix_v his_o venomous_a tooth_n there_o but_o a_o part_n remote_a from_o the_o head_n and_o heart_n and_o therefore_o its_o wound_n though_o painful_a be_v not_o deadly_a nor_o dangerous_a if_o they_o be_v observe_v in_o time_n if_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n christ_n his_o heel_n may_v note_v either_o his_o humanity_n whereby_o he_o tread_v upon_o the_o earth_n which_o indeed_o the_o devil_n by_o god_n permission_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n do_v bruise_v and_o kill_v or_o his_o saint_n and_o member_n upon_o the_o earth_n who_o the_o devil_n do_v in_o diverse_a manner_n bruise_v and_o vex_v and_o afflict_v while_o he_o can_v reach_v their_o head_n christ_n in_o heaven_n nor_o those_o of_o his_o member_n who_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v advance_v thither_o 16._o unto_o the_o woman_n he_o say_v i_o will_v great_o imply_v great_o or_o certain_o as_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o word_n imply_v multiply_v thy_o sorrow_n 3._o sorrow_n in_o diverse_a pain_n and_o infirmity_n peculiar_a to_o thy_o sex_n i._n e._n thou_o shall_v have_v many_o and_o those_o ofttimes_o false_a and_o fruitless_a conception_n and_o abortive_a birth_n and_o whereas_o thou_o may_v common_o 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daughter_n too_o both_o be_v comprehend_v in_o that_o word_n as_o exod_a 22._o 24._o psal._n 128._o 6._o and_o thy_o desire_n deny_v desire_n thy_o desire_n shall_v be_v refer_v or_o submit_v to_o thy_o husband_n will_n and_o pleasure_n to_o grant_v or_o deny_v they_o as_o he_o see_v fit_a which_o sense_n be_v confirm_v from_o gen._n 4._o 7._o where_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o this_o punishment_n be_v both_o very_a proper_a for_o she_o that_o commit_v so_o great_a a_o error_n as_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n be_v in_o compliance_n with_o her_o own_o desire_n without_o ask_v her_o husband_n advise_v or_o consent_n as_o in_o all_o reason_n she_o shall_v have_v do_v in_o so_o weighty_a and_o doubtful_a
the_o whole_a society_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o wander_v hither_o and_o thither_o other_o render_v the_o word_n mourning_n and_o tremble_v or_o tremble_v and_o wander_v these_o two_o word_n note_v both_o the_o unquietness_n and_o horror_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o conscience_n and_o the_o unsettledness_n of_o his_o habitation_n and_o condition_n and_o as_o some_o add_v the_o tremble_a of_o his_o body_n shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n 13_o and_o cain_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n forgive_v lord_n or_o my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a than_o that_o it_o may_v be_v forgive_v my_o punishment_n 14._o punishment_n heb._n my_o sin_n but_o sin_n seem_v here_o to_o be_v put_v for_o punishment_n as_o before_o ver_fw-la 7._o and_o gen._n 19_o 15._o levit._fw-la 5._o 1._o psal._n 69._o 27._o prov._n 12._o 21._o for_o cain_n be_v not_o so_o sensible_a of_o his_o sin_n as_o of_o the_o ill_a effect_n of_o it_o as_o himself_o show_v for_o 14._o be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v 14._o behold_v i_o behold_v consider_v how_o severe_o thou_o use_v i_o thou_o have_v drive_v i_o out_o signify_v out_o with_o public_a infamy_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v this_o day_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n land_n earth_n or_o this_o earth_n my_o native_a land_n *_o and_o from_o thy_o face_n protection_n face_n i._n e._n favour_n and_o protection_n shall_v i_o be_v hide_v and_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o computation_n i_o as_o the_o public_a enemy_n of_o mankind_n and_o as_o one_o devote_v by_o thou_o to_o destruction_n quest._n who_o do_v cain_n fear_n when_o it_o appear_v not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o but_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n answ._n so_o ignorant_a people_n conceive_v but_o it_o be_v a_o fond_a conceit_n to_o think_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o man_n than_o be_v express_v in_o this_o book_n where_o god_n never_o intend_v to_o give_v a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o man_n but_o only_a of_o the_o church_n or_o those_o who_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o or_o concern_v with_o it_o nay_o that_o there_o be_v very_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n now_o in_o be_v be_v very_o credible_a upon_o these_o rational_a ground_n and_o supposition_n 1._o that_o adam_n and_o eve_n do_v according_a to_o god_n precept_n and_o blessing_n gen._n 1._o 26._o procreate_v child_n present_o after_o the_o fall_n and_o god_n gracious_a reconcilement_n to_o they_o and_o consequent_o their_o child_n do_v so_o when_o they_o come_v to_o competent_a age_n 2._o that_o those_o first_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v endow_v by_o god_n with_o extraordinary_a fruitfulness_n and_o may_v have_v two_o three_o four_o or_o more_o at_o a_o time_n as_o divers_a person_n long_o after_o have_v which_o be_v then_o expedient_a for_o the_o replenish_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v judge_v of_o their_o child_n during_o the_o world_n infancy_n 3._o that_o this_o murder_n be_v commit_v but_o a_o little_a before_o the_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o adam_n age_n which_o appear_v by_o compare_v gen._n 4._o 25._o and_o 5._o 3._o before_o which_o time_n how_o vast_a and_o numerous_a a_o offspring_n may_v have_v come_v from_o adam_n none_o can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o can_v and_o shall_v make_v a_o rational_a computation_n 15._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o therefore_o other_o therefore_o or_o assure_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v jer._n 2._o 32._o and_o 5._o 2._o zach._n 11._o 17._o that_o thou_o may_v see_v how_o i_o hate_v murder_n and_o how_o impartial_o i_o shall_v punish_v all_o murderer_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v unhappy_o free_a from_o this_o fear_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v for_o a_o example_n to_o mankind_n for_o a_o terror_n to_o thyself_o and_o other_o whosoever_o slay_v cain_n vengeance_n shall_v be_v take_v on_o he_o sevenfold_a place_n sevenfold_a i._n e._n abundant_o he_o shall_v be_v plague_v with_o many_o and_o grievous_a punishment_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v use_v levit._n 26._o 28._o psal._n 12._o 7._o and_o 79._o 12._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o the_o lord_n set_v a_o mark_n upon_o cain_n know_v cain_n what_o this_o be_v whether_o a_o tremble_a of_o his_o body_n or_o a_o ghastliness_n of_o his_o countenance_n or_o what_o other_o visible_a token_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n god_n have_v not_o reveal_v nor_o do_v it_o concern_v we_o to_o know_v lest_o any_o find_v he_o shall_v kill_v he_o 16._o and_o cain_n go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n earth_n lord_n i._n e._n be_v banish_v from_o the_o place_n of_o god_n special_a presence_n and_o habitation_n from_o the_o society_n of_o his_o father_n and_o of_o the_o only_a church_n which_o god_n have_v upon_o earth_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o nod_n it_o nod_n in_o the_o land_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v nod_n from_o cain_n unsettle_a condition_n because_o he_o continue_v wander_v hither_o and_o thither_o in_o it_o on_o the_o east_n of_o eden_n 17._o and_o cain_n know_v his_o wife_n 1._o wife_n of_o which_o phrase_n see_v on_o chap._n 4._o 1._o and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bare_a chaâ—…och_n bare_a heb._n chaâ—…och_n enoch_n and_o he_o build_v a_o city_n iniquity_n city_n partly_o to_o divert_v his_o trouble_a mind_n with_o business_n and_o pleasure_n and_o partly_o for_o his_o own_o security_n against_o the_o enemy_n and_o evil_n which_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n make_v he_o fear_n notwithstanding_o the_o assurance_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o and_o this_o he_o do_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v in_o capacity_n for_o it_o either_o by_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o own_o posterity_n or_o by_o the_o accession_n of_o other_o degenerate_a son_n of_o adam_n to_o he_o who_o either_o be_v banish_v or_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o church_n willing_o associate_v themselves_o with_o their_o brethren_n in_o iniquity_n and_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n after_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n enoch_n hateful_a enoch_n not_o after_o his_o own_o name_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v infamous_a and_o hateful_a 18._o and_o unto_o enoch_n be_v bear_v irad_n and_o irad_n beget_v mehujael_n and_o mehujael_n beget_v methusael_n and_o methusael_n beget_v lemech_v beget_v heb._n lemech_v lamech_v 19_o and_o lamech_v cain_n lamech_v the_o wicked_a branch_n of_o that_o curse_a root_n of_o cain_n take_v unto_o he_o two_o wife_n leave_n wife_n against_o god_n first_o institution_n gen._n 2._o 24._o mal._n 2._o 15._o and_o without_o god_n leave_n the_o name_n of_o the_o one_o be_v adah_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o zillah_n 20._o and_o adah_n bear_v jubal_n he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o such_o as_o dwell_v in_o tent_n father_n tent_n he_o teach_v shepherd_n to_o dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o to_o remove_v they_o from_o place_n to_o place_n for_o conveniency_n of_o pasture_n the_o first_o author_n or_o inventor_n of_o any_o thing_n be_v common_o call_v its_o father_n and_o of_o such_o as_o have_v cattle_n cattle_n cattle_n heb._n and_o of_o cattle_n i._n e._n the_o inventor_n of_o the_o art_n of_o keep_v and_o manage_v cattle_n 21._o and_o his_o brother_n name_n be_v jubal_n he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o such_o as_o handle_v the_o harp_n and_o organ_n instrument_n organ_n or_o the_o lovely_a instrument_n but_o what_o kind_n of_o instrument_n this_o be_v even_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o meaning_n be_v he_o be_v the_o inventor_n of_o music_n and_o musical_a instrument_n 22._o and_o zillah_n she_o also_o bare_a tubal-cain_n venus_n tubal-cain_n who_o as_o the_o learned_a conceive_v and_o the_o agreement_n of_o the_o name_n and_o function_n make_v probable_a the_o heathen_n worship_v by_o the_o name_n of_o vulcan_n the_o god_n of_o smith_n and_o his_o sister_n naamah_n by_o the_o name_n of_o venus_n a_o whâ—…tter_n a_o heb._n whâ—…tter_n instructor_n of_o every_o artificer_n in_o brass_n and_o iron_n iron_n iron_n who_o first_o teach_v man_n how_o to_o make_v arm_n and_o other_o instrument_n of_o iron_n and_o the_o sister_n of_o tubal-cain_n be_v naamah_n signify_v naamah_n so_o call_v from_o her_o beauty_n which_o her_o name_n signify_v 23._o and_o lamech_v say_v unto_o his_o wife_n adah_n and_o zillah_n sake_n zillah_n who_o observe_v his_o fierceness_n and_o cruelty_n fear_v that_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n or_o man_n will_v fall_v upon_o he_o and_o upon_o they_o for_o his_o sake_n hear_v my_o voice_n you_o wife_n of_o lamech_v harken_v unto_o my_o speech_n for_o etc._n for_o or_o i_o will_v slay_v a_o man_n in_o my_o wound_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v slay_v a_o man_n to_o my_o wound_n and_o child_n and_o heb._n a_o child_n a_o young_a man_n hurt_n man_n or_o in_o my_o hurt_n to_o my_o hurt_n own_o hurt_n i._n e._n
the_o same_o phrase_n gen._n 48._o 15._o 1_o king_n 8._o 25._o psal._n 116._o 9_o and_o be_v thou_o sincere_a thou_o or_o upright_o or_o sincere_a perfect_a 9_o perfect_a i._n e._n sincere_a universal_a and_o constant_a in_o thy_o belief_n of_o my_o promise_n and_o obedience_n to_o my_o command_n see_v gen._n 6._o 9_o 2._o and_o i_o will_v make_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o thou_o thou_o i_o be_o come_v to_o renew_v establish_v and_o enlarge_v that_o covenant_n which_o i_o former_o make_v with_o thou_o and_o will_v multiply_v thou_o exceed_o 3._o and_o abram_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n 3._o face_n partly_o in_o self-abasement_n and_o a_o humble_a sense_n of_o his_o own_o undeservedness_n of_o such_o favour_n and_o partly_o in_o reverence_n and_o worship_n to_o god_n and_o a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o marvellous_a kindess_n compare_v levit._n 9_o 24._o ezek._n 43._o 3._o and_o god_n talk_v with_o he_o say_v 4._o as_o for_o i_o behold_v my_o covenant_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o father_n of_o nation_n of_o heb._n multitude_n of_o nation_n many_o nation_n gentile-believer_n nation_n both_o literal_o or_o after_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o israelite_n ismaelite_n edomite_n etc._n etc._n and_o spiritual_o of_o all_o believer_n of_o all_o nation_n to_o who_o abram_n have_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o place_n of_o a_o father_n rom._n 4._o 12_o 17._o not_o only_o as_o he_o be_v the_o great_a example_n and_o teacher_n of_o that_o faith_n by_o which_o they_o be_v all_o save_v as_o the_o instructer_n of_o other_o be_v call_v their_o father_n both_o in_o scripture_n as_o gen._n 4._o 20_o 21._o and_o in_o profane_a author_n but_o as_o he_o be_v make_v by_o god_n the_o head_n of_o the_o covenant_n by_o or_o through_o who_o the_o covenant-right_a be_v convey_v to_o all_o his_o natural_a seed_n and_o afterward_o to_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n all_o gentile-believer_n 5._o neither_o shall_v thy_o name_n any_o more_o be_v call_v abram_n but_o thy_o name_n shall_v be_v abraham_n name_n abraham_n i._n e._n the_o father_n of_o a_o multitude_n ham_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v put_v for_o hamon_n which_o signify_v a_o multitude_n by_o a_o figure_n call_v apocope_n which_o be_v usual_a in_o proper_a name_n 17_o name_n rom._n 4._o 17_o for_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n have_v i_o make_v thou_o 6._o and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o exceed_o fruitful_a and_o nation_n and_o heb._n i_o will_v make_v thou_o nation_n i_o will_v make_v 11_o make_v chap._n 35._o 11_o nation_n of_o thou_o and_o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o thou_o lord_n thou_o so_o do_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n of_o edom_n of_o the_o saracen_n and_o the_o messiah_n who_o be_v king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n 7_o and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n to_o be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o 33._o thou_o i._n e._n whatsoever_o i_o be_o or_o have_v all_o that_o shall_v be_v thy_o and_z shall_v be_v employ_v for_o thy_o protection_n consolation_n and_o salvation_n this_o phrase_n contain_v in_o it_o the_o confluence_n of_o all_o blessing_n temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a see_v levit._n 26._o 12._o psal._n 33._o 12._o and_o 144._o 15._o jer._n 31._o 33._o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o 8_o and_o 7._o and_o chap._n 12._o 7._o i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n 17._o seed_n unto_o thou_o not_o in_o thy_o own_o person_n but_o in_o thy_o seed_n see_v gen._n 13._o 15_o 17._o after_o thou_o the_o land_n sojourning_n land_n heb._n of_o thy_o sojourning_n wherein_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n 18._o possession_n upon_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n to_o god_n as_o be_v oft_o express_v wherein_o see_v they_o so_o notorious_o fail_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o they_o possess_v it_o but_o a_o little_a while_n as_o the_o prophet_n complain_v isa._n 63._o 18._o and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n 9_o and_o god_n say_v unto_o abraham_n thou_o shall_v keep_v my_o covenant_n therefore_o thou_o annex_v thou_o the_o agreement_n be_v mutual_a my_o part_n be_v express_v before_o now_o follow_v thy_o part_n and_o the_o condition_n to_o which_o my_o promise_n and_o blessing_n be_v annex_v and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n 10_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n 28._o covenant_n circumcision_n be_v here_o call_v the_o covenant_n by_o a_o usual_a metonymy_n because_o it_o be_v the_o condition_n sign_n and_o seal_v of_o the_o covenant_n the_o pledge_n of_o god_n promise_n and_o man_n duty_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n the_o cup_n i._n e._n the_o wine_n be_v call_v the_o new_a testament_n in_o christ_n blood_n luke_n 22._o 20._o or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o christ_n blood_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n 26._o 28._o which_o you_o shall_v keep_v between_o i_o and_o you_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o every_o 8._o every_o act_n 7._o 8._o manchild_n come_v manchild_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n be_v comprehend_v in_o this_o covenant_n from_o gen._n 34._o 14._o exod._n 12._o 3_o 4._o joel_n 2._o 15_o 16._o yet_o circumcision_n be_v give_v only_o to_o the_o male_n partly_o because_o it_o can_v not_o at_o least_o not_o convenient_o be_v administer_v to_o female_n partly_o because_o man_n be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o child_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o propagation_n of_o that_o original_a corruption_n which_o cleave_v to_o they_o partly_o to_o signify_v that_o all_o person_n beget_v by_o man_n shall_v be_v pollute_v by_o sin_n though_o not_o all_o conceive_a by_o a_o woman_n as_o christ_n be_v and_o partly_o because_o man_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o of_o the_o family_n upon_o who_o all_o their_o concern_v be_v devolve_v and_o from_o who_o the_o distinction_n 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arise_v wherein_o there_o be_v nothing_o strange_a it_o be_v usual_a with_o drunken_a man_n to_o do_v many_o thing_n in_o that_o condition_n which_o when_o they_o come_v to_o themselves_o they_o perfect_o forget_v and_o so_o may_v lot_n when_o under_o the_o power_n of_o wine_n forget_v that_o his_o wife_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n and_o may_v mistake_v his_o daughter_n for_o his_o wife_n 34_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n that_o the_o first-born_a say_v unto_o the_o young_a behold_v i_o lay_v yesternight_o with_o my_o father_n let_v we_o make_v he_o drink_v wine_n this_o night_n also_o and_o go_v thou_o in_o and_o lie_v with_o he_o that_o we_o may_v preserve_v seed_n of_o our_o father_n 35_o and_o they_o make_v their_o father_n drink_v wine_n that_o night_n also_o and_o the_o young_a arise_v and_o lay_v with_o he_o and_o he_o perceive_v not_o when_o she_o lay_v down_o nor_o when_o she_o arise_v 36_o thus_o be_v both_o the_o daughter_n of_o lot_n with_o child_n shame_n child_n which_o they_o may_v possible_o imagine_v to_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o divine_a approbation_n of_o their_o fact_n whereas_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o design_n of_o god_n to_o make_v a_o last_a monument_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o shame_n by_o their_o father_n 37_o and_o the_o first-born_a bear_v a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o name_n moab_n 9_o moab_n i._n e._n of_o my_o father_n beget_v upon_o i_o by_o my_o father_n so_o she_o have_v learn_v from_o her_o neighbour_n to_o declare_v her_o siâ—…_n as_o sodom_n isa_n 3._o 9_o the_o same_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o moabite_n displeasure_n moabite_n a_o mischievous_a and_o infamous_a people_n brand_v as_o their_o brethren_n also_o the_o ammonite_n be_v with_o character_n of_o god_n displeasure_n unto_o this_o day_n 38_o and_o the_o young_a she_o also_o bare_a a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o name_n ben-ammi_a repent_v ben-ammi_a i._n e._n the_o son_n of_o my_o people_n or_o kindred_n not_o of_o the_o curse_a race_n of_o the_o sodomite_n where_o i_o be_v to_o be_v marry_v this_o be_v something_o more_o modest_a than_o the_o other_o in_o the_o name_n she_o give_v but_o both_o impudent_o glory_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o shame_n of_o which_o they_o shall_v have_v bitter_o repent_v the_o same_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n unto_o this_o day_n chap._n xx._n 1_o and_o abraham_n journy_v from_o thence_o determine_v thence_o from_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n chap._n 18._o 1._o where_o he_o have_v long_o dwell_v and_o whence_o he_o remove_v either_o because_o of_o its_o nearness_n to_o that_o filthy_a lake_n which_o now_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o that_o late_a fruitful_a plain_n or_o for_o other_o reason_n and_o convenience_n needless_a to_o be_v here_o inquire_v or_o determine_v towards_o the_o south_n country_n canaan_n country_n yet_o more_o towards_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n and_o dwell_v between_o cadesh_n and_o shur_n and_o sojourn_v in_o gerar._n 2_o and_o abraham_n say_v of_o sarah_n his_o wife_n 13._o wife_n chap._n 12._o 13._o she_o be_v my_o sister_n she_o sister_n leave_v they_o shall_v slay_v he_o for_o his_o beautiful_a wife_n sake_n as_o himself_o tell_v we_o ver_fw-la 11._o for_o though_o sarah_n be_v ninety_o year_n old_a yet_o she_o retain_v her_o beauty_n in_o good_a measure_n partly_o because_o she_o have_v not_o be_v break_v by_o bear_v and_o nurse_n of_o child_n partly_o because_o in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n man_n and_o woman_n as_o they_o live_v long_o so_o they_o do_v not_o so_o soon_o begin_v to_o decay_v as_o now_o they_o do_v and_o partly_o because_o of_o god_n especial_a blessing_n upon_o she_o and_o abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n send_v and_o take_v sarah_n it_o sarah_n not_o without_o violence_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o either_o abraham_n or_o sarah_n will_v consent_v to_o it_o 3_o but_o god_n 14._o god_n psal._n 105._o 14._o come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n concern_v dream_n god_n then_o use_v to_o manifest_v his_o mind_n in_o dream_n not_o only_o to_o his_o people_n but_o even_o to_o heathen_n for_o their_o sake_n or_o in_o thing_n wherein_o they_o be_v concern_v by_o night_n and_o say_v to_o he_o behold_v thou_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n thou_o man_n thou_o deserve_v a_o present_a and_o untimely_a death_n and_o if_o thou_o proceed_v in_o thy_o intend_a wickedness_n it_o shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o thou_o for_o the_o woman_n which_o chou_n have_v take_v execute_v take_v both_o for_o thy_o injustice_n in_o take_v she_o away_o by_o force_n and_o for_o thy_o intention_n to_o abuse_v she_o though_o not_o yet_o execute_v for_o she_o be_v husband_n be_v heb._n marry_v to_o a_o husband_n a_o man_n wife_n 4_o but_o abimelech_n have_v not_o come_v near_o she_o promise_n she_o i._n e._n have_v not_o yet_o lyen_fw-we with_o she_o a_o modest_a expression_n like_o that_o of_o know_v a_o woman_n gen._n 4._o 1._o or_o go_v in_o to_o she_o gen._n 6._o 4._o or_o touch_v she_o prov._n 6._o 29._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 1._o by_o which_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o use_v modesty_n in_o our_o speech_n and_o not_o with_o the_o rude_a cynic_n to_o express_v all_o thing_n by_o their_o proper_a name_n this_o clause_n and_o history_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v add_v here_o for_o sarahs_n vindication_n and_o especial_o for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o isaac_n original_a from_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n according_a to_o god_n promise_n and_o he_o say_v lord_z will_v thou_o slay_v also_o a_o righteous_a 11._o righteous_a i._n e._n innocent_a as_o to_o this_o matter_n compare_v 2_o sam._n 4._o 11._o nation_n fact_n nation_n for_o he_o know_v it_o be_v just_a and_o usual_a for_o god_n to_o punish_v a_o nation_n for_o their_o king_n sin_n and_o therefore_o
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in_o it_o especial_o upon_o god_n admonition_n to_o their_o king_n but_o because_o this_o history_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v do_v in_o a_o far_o less_o space_n of_o time_n it_o not_o be_v probable_a either_o that_o god_n will_v suffer_v sarah_n to_o be_v long_o with_o abimelech_n ere_o he_o warn_v he_o or_o that_o he_o be_v warn_v and_o so_o severe_o threaten_v and_o actual_o punish_v will_v delay_v the_o execution_n of_o god_n command_n or_o that_o upon_o his_o obedience_n to_o god_n the_o mercy_n and_o deliverance_n promise_v will_v be_v delay_v by_o god_n that_o seem_v more_o probable_a which_o other_o think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o indisposition_n or_o plague_n or_o sore_n in_o the_o secret_a part_n by_o which_o they_o be_v hinder_v from_o cohabitation_n and_o mutual_a converse_n and_o consequent_o from_o hope_n of_o conception_n and_o child-bearing_a upon_o the_o removal_n whereof_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o bear_v child_n where_o as_o ofttimes_o in_o scripture_n the_o last_o 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do_v unto_o sarah_n 10._o sarah_n chap._n 17._o 19_o and_o 18._o 10._o as_o he_o have_v speak_v 2_o for_o sarah_n 11._o sarah_n act_n 7._o 8._o gal._n 4._o 22._o heb._n 11._o 11._o conceive_v and_o bare_a abraham_n a_o son_n in_o his_o old_a age_n age_n age_n or_o for_o his_o old_a age_n i._n e._n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o old_a age_n at_o the_o set_a time_n of_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o 3_o and_o abraham_n call_v the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n that_o be_v bear_v unto_o he_o who_o sarah_n bear_v to_o he_o 19_o he_o chap._n 17._o 19_o isaac_n 4_o and_o abraham_n circumcise_v his_o son_n isaac_n be_v eight_o day_n old_a 12._o old_a chap._n 17._o 12._o as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o 5._o and_o 17._o and_o chap._n 17._o 17._o abraham_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a when_o his_o son_n isaac_n be_v bear_v unto_o he_o 6_o and_o sarah_n say_v god_n have_v make_v i_o to_o laugh_v joy_n laugh_v i._n e._n before_o my_o own_o distrustful_a heart_n make_v i_o to_o laugh_v now_o god_n make_v i_o laugh_v not_o through_o diffidence_n and_o irreverence_n as_o before_o chap._n 18._o 12._o but_o through_o excess_n of_o holy_a joy_n so_o that_o all_o that_o hear_v will_v laugh_v with_o i_o 15._o i_o or_o at_o i_o some_o through_o sympathy_n rejoice_v with_o i_o and_o for_o i_o laughter_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o joy_n as_o isa._n 54._o 1._o gal._n 4._o 27._o etc._n etc._n other_o through_o scorn_n and_o derision_n as_o at_o a_o thing_n which_o well_o may_v seem_v incredible_a to_o they_o because_o it_o do_v so_o to_o i_o see_v gen._n 17._o 17._o and_o 18._o 12_o 13_o 15._o 7_o and_o she_o say_v who_o will_v have_v say_v it_o say_v i._n e._n what_o man_n or_o woman_n can_v believe_v so_o improbable_a a_o thing_n or_o who_o but_o a_o god_n can_v have_v foresee_v and_o foretell_v it_o upto_o abraham_n that_o sarah_n shall_v have_v give_v child_n child_n child_n she_o say_v child_n though_o she_o have_v but_o one_o child_n either_o by_o a_o usual_a enallage_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n for_o the_o singular_a whereby_o the_o word_n son_n or_o daughter_n be_v use_v when_o there_o be_v but_o one_o as_o gen._n 36._o 25._o and_o 46._o 23._o numb_a 26._o 8._o or_o presage_v that_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n a_o new_a strength_n she_o may_v have_v more_o child_n suck_v it_o suck_v by_o which_o expression_n she_o show_v all_o mother_n what_o their_o duty_n be_v viz_o to_o give_v their_o child_n suck_v when_o they_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o that_o neither_o greatness_n of_o quality_n nor_o multitude_n of_o business_n nor_o other_o difficulty_n and_o inconvenience_n will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n to_o those_o that_o neglect_v it_o for_o i_o have_v bear_v he_o a_o son_n in_o his_o old_a age_n 8_o and_o the_o child_n grow_v and_o be_v wean_v wean_v wean_v it_o do_v not_o appear_v how_o old_a isaac_n be_v because_o the_o time_n for_o the_o wean_n of_o child_n be_v very_o various_a according_a to_o the_o differ_a temper_n and_o necessity_n of_o child_n or_o inclination_n of_o parent_n and_o in_o those_o time_n when_o man_n life_n be_v long_o than_o now_o they_o be_v proportionable_o the_o time_n be_v long_a ere_o child_n be_v wean_v and_o abraham_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n the_o same_o day_n that_o isaac_n be_v wean_v 9_o and_o sarah_n see_v the_o son_n of_o hagar_n the_o egyptian_a which_o she_o have_v bear_v unto_o abraham_n mock_v 14._o mock_v signify_v either_o by_o word_n or_o gesture_n his_o contempt_n of_o isaac_n and_o his_o derision_n of_o all_o that_o magnificence_n then_o show_v towards_o his_o young_a brother_n and_o this_o carriage_n proceed_v from_o a_o most_o envious_a and_o malicious_a disposition_n and_o be_v a_o sufficient_a indication_n of_o further_a mischief_n intend_v to_o he_o if_o ever_o he_o shall_v have_v opportunity_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n it_o be_v call_v persecution_n gal._n 4._o 29._o although_o the_o hebrew_n word_n may_v be_v render_v beat_v he_o as_o it_o be_v use_v 2_o sam._n 2._o 14._o 10_o wherefore_o she_o say_v unto_o abraham_n 12._o abraham_n be_v enrage_v by_o this_o fact_n and_o perceive_v it_o be_v but_o a_o beginning_n and_o earnest_n of_o great_a evil_n design_v by_o he_o against_o her_o belove_a isaac_n be_v also_o guide_v by_o the_o wise_a counsel_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 12._o 30._o 12._o gal._n 4._o 30._o cast_v out_o this_o bondwoman_n again_o bondwoman_n though_o the_o fact_n be_v do_v by_o ishmael_n yet_o sarah_n plain_o see_v that_o this_o and_o other_o like_a carriage_n be_v from_o his_o mother_n instigation_n and_o encouragement_n who_o be_v of_o a_o imperious_a and_o petulant_a disposition_n as_o appear_v from_o gen._n 16._o 4_o 9_o in_o all_o probability_n comfort_v herself_o and_o animate_v her_o son_n by_o that_o right_n he_o have_v to_o his_o father_n inheritance_n as_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a as_o may_v be_v gather_v both_o from_o the_o custom_n of_o woman_n in_o such_o case_n and_o from_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n beside_o if_o the_o mother_n have_v be_v continue_v she_o will_v easy_o have_v prevail_v with_o abraham_n to_o fetch_v the_o child_n back_o again_o and_o her_o son_n for_o the_o son_n of_o this_o bondwoman_n shall_v not_o be_v heir_n with_o my_o son_n even_o with_o isaac_n 11_o and_o the_o thing_n be_v very_o grievous_a in_o abraham_n sight_n it_o sight_n because_o of_o his_o tender_a affection_n to_o he_o and_o god_n promise_v concern_v he_o see_v gen._n 17._o 18_o 20._o he_o who_o cheerful_o part_v with_o isaac_n be_v hardly_o bring_v to_o part_v with_o ishmael_n because_o the_o former_a be_v do_v by_o god_n command_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v the_o latter_a
i_o use_v i_o heb._n will_v lift_v up_o my_o face_n or_o countenance_n which_o now_o be_v deject_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o displeasure_n compare_v gen._n 4._o 6._o or_o will_v accept_v of_o my_o person_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v oft_o use_v 21_o so_o go_v the_o present_a over_o before_o he_o and_o himself_o lodge_v that_o night_n in_o the_o company_n 22_o and_o he_o rise_v up_o that_o night_n and_o take_v his_o two_o wife_n and_o his_o two_o women-servant_n and_o his_o eleven_o son_n man_n son_n and_o diâ—…h_o though_o she_o be_v not_o here_o mention_v as_o the_o woman_n be_v oft_o omit_v in_o scripture_n as_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o man_n and_o pass_v over_o the_o ford_n jabbok_n 16._o jabbok_n which_o be_v here_o general_o relate_v but_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v particular_o describe_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n of_o this_o ford_n jabbok_n see_v numb_a 21._o 24._o deut._n 3._o 16._o 23_o and_o he_o take_v they_o and_o pass_v and_o heb._n cause_v to_o pass_v send_v they_o over_o the_o brook_n and_o send_v over_o that_o he_o have_v 24_o and_o jacob_n be_v leave_v alone_o god_n alone_o in_o some_o private_a place_n it_o matter_n not_o on_o which_o side_n jabbok_n that_o he_o may_v more_o free_o and_o ardent_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n unto_o god_n and_o there_o wrestle_v a_o man_n 4._o man_n a_o angel_n yea_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o ver_fw-la 28_o 30._o and_o hos._n 12._o 3_o 4._o who_o do_v here_o as_o oft_o elsewhere_o assume_v the_o shape_n and_o body_n of_o a_o man_n that_o he_o may_v do_v this_o work_n for_o this_o wrestle_n be_v real_a and_o corporeal_a in_o its_o nature_n though_o it_o be_v also_o mystical_a and_o spiritual_a in_o its_o signification_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v and_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o inward_a wrestle_n by_o ardent_a prayer_n join_v with_o tear_n hos._n 12._o 4._o with_o he_o until_o the_o morning_n the_o heb._n asâ—…nding_v of_o the_o morning_n break_n of_o the_o day_n 25_o and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o prevail_v not_o against_o he_o danger_n he_o not_o through_o impotency_n but_o in_o design_n he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v conquer_v to_o encourage_v jacobs_n faith_n and_o hope_n against_o the_o approach_a danger_n he_o touch_v 7._o touch_v see_v mat._n 26._o 41._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 7._o the_o hollow_a of_o his_o thigh_n be_v thigh_n the_o joint_n of_o his_o hipbone_n or_o rather_o the_o hollow_a in_o which_o that_o joint_n be_v and_o the_o hollow_a of_o jacob_n thigh_n be_v out_o of_o joint_n as_o he_o wrestle_v with_o he_o for_o he_o which_o be_v do_v that_o jacob_n may_v see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o own_o strength_n but_o only_o god_n grace_n which_o get_v he_o this_o victory_n and_o can_v give_v he_o the_o deliverance_n which_o he_o hope_v for_o 26_o and_o he_o say_v let_v i_o go_v 14._o go_v he_o say_v this_o partly_o to_o show_v the_o prevail_a power_n of_o his_o prayer_n with_o god_n and_o partly_o to_o quicken_v and_o encourage_v jacob_n to_o persist_v in_o his_o conflict_n compare_v exod._n 32._o 10._o deut._n 9_o 14._o for_o the_o day_n break_v thing_n break_v and_o i_o be_o not_o willing_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o spectator_n or_o witness_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o he_o say_v 4._o say_v hos._n 12._o 4._o i_o will_v not_o let_v thou_o go_v except_o thou_o bless_v i_o 30._o i_o with_o the_o blessing_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o to_o i_o among_o which_o one_o be_v protection_n in_o this_o hour_n of_o my_o danger_n for_o jacob_n now_o begin_v to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v no_o man_n nor_o ordinary_a angel_n that_o be_v with_o he_o but_o god_n himself_o as_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 30._o 27_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o what_o be_v thy_o name_n and_o he_o say_v jacob._n 28_o and_o he_o say_v 10._o say_v chap._n 35._o 10._o thy_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v no_o more_o jacob_n 17._o jacob_n not_o jacob_n only_o see_v the_o like_a manner_n of_o expression_n 1_o sam._n 8._o 7._o jer._n 23._o 7._o joh._n 7._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 17._o but_o israel_n conqueror_n israel_n which_o signify_v a_o prince_n or_o 〈◊〉_d with_o god_n or_o a_o prince_n of_o god_n i._n e._n a_o great_a prince_n and_o conqueror_n for_o as_o a_o prince_n have_v thou_o power_n with_o god_n and_o with_o man_n etc._n man_n thou_o have_v in_o some_o sort_n conquer_v both_o god_n in_o this_o conflict_n and_o man_n laban_n esau_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v prevail_v afraid_a prevail_v or_o and_o shall_v prevail_v over_o esau_n of_o who_o thou_o be_v afraid_a 29_o and_o jacob_n ask_v he_o and_o say_v tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o name_n god_n name_n that_o i_o may_v give_v thou_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o it_o be_v thou_o a_o create_a angel_n or_o be_v thou_o the_o everblessed_n god_n and_o he_o say_v wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o do_v ask_v after_o my_o name_n curiosity_n name_n a_o question_n which_o carry_v in_o it_o both_o a_o denial_n of_o his_o request_n as_o judg._n 13._o 17_o 18._o and_o a_o reproof_n of_o his_o curiosity_n and_o he_o bless_v he_o there_o nature_n there_o in_o a_o eminent_a and_o peculiar_a manner_n which_o be_v a_o real_a answer_n to_o jacobs_n question_n and_o give_v he_o to_o understand_v both_o his_o name_n and_o nature_n 30_o and_o jacob_n call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n god_n place_n that_o be_v the_o face_n of_o god_n peniel_n for_o i_o 5._o i_o exod._n 24._o 11._o and_o 33._o 20._o deut._n 5._o 24._o isa._n 6._o 5._o have_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n himself_o face_n not_o in_o his_o essence_n for_o so_o no_o man_n ever_o see_v god_n joh._n 1._o 18._o nor_o yet_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n but_o in_o a_o most_o evident_a sensible_a familiar_a and_o friendly_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o and_o my_o life_n be_v preserve_v 22._o preserve_v and_o i_o be_o now_o well_o assure_v of_o my_o safety_n from_o esau_n who_o approach_n threaten_v my_o life_n or_o he_o speak_v of_o it_o with_o wonder_n as_o other_o do_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v god_n and_o not_o be_v strike_v dead_a by_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o presence_n compare_v gen._n 16_o 13._o exod._n 20._o 19_o judg._n 6._o 22_o 23._o and_o 13._o 22._o 31_o and_o as_o he_o pass_v over_o peniel_n the_o sun_n rise_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o halt_v upon_o his_o thigh_n 32_o therefore_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n eat_v not_o receive_v not_o not_o from_o any_o superstitious_a conceit_n about_o it_o but_o only_o for_o a_o memorial_n of_o this_o admirable_a conflict_n the_o bless_a effect_n whereof_o even_o the_o future_a generation_n receive_v of_o the_o sinew_n which_o shrink_v which_o be_v upon_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o thigh_n unto_o this_o day_n because_o he_o touch_v the_o â—…ollow_a of_o jacob_n thigh_n in_o the_o sinew_n that_o shrink_v chap._n xxxiii_o 1_o and_o jacob_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o look_v and_o behold_v 6._o behold_v chap._n 32._o 6._o esau_n come_v and_o with_o he_o four_o hundred_o man_n and_o he_o divide_v the_o child_n unto_o leah_n and_o unto_o rachel_n and_o unto_o the_o two_o handmaid_n 2_o and_o he_o put_v the_o handmaid_n and_o their_o child_n foremost_a and_o leah_n and_o her_o child_n after_o and_o rachel_n and_o joseph_n hindermost_o place_n hindermost_o place_v his_o best_a belove_a in_o the_o last_o and_o safe_a place_n 3_o and_o he_o pass_v over_o before_o they_o child_n they_o expose_v himself_o to_o the_o first_o and_o great_a hazard_n for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n seven_o time_n until_o he_o come_v near_o to_o his_o brother_n 4_o and_o esau_n run_v to_o meet_v he_o and_o embrace_v he_o and_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o they_o weep_v 5_o and_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v the_o woman_n and_o the_o child_n and_o say_v who_o be_v those_o theâ—…_n those_o heb._n to_o theâ—…_n with_o thou_o and_o he_o say_v the_o child_n which_o god_n have_v gracious_o give_v thy_o servant_n 6_o then_o the_o handmaiden_n come_v near_o they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o they_o bow_v themselves_o 7_o and_o leah_n also_o with_o her_o child_n come_v near_o and_o bow_v themselves_o and_o after_o come_v joseph_n near_o and_o rachel_n and_o they_o bow_v themselves_o 8_o and_o he_o say_v thou_o say_v heb._n what_o be_v all_o this_o â—…and_n to_o thou_o what_o mean_v thou_o by_o all_o this_o drove_n which_o i_o meet_v gift_n meet_v he_o know_v his_o meaning_n before_o from_o the_o servant_n mouth_n but_o he_o ask_v that_o he_o may_v both_o be_v more_o certain_o inform_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o have_v a_o occasion_n for_o
of_o jethro_n see_v exod._n 2._o 18._o numb_a 10._o 29._o 5_o and_o aholibamah_n bear_v jeush_v and_o jaalam_n and_o korah_n these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o esau_n mention_v esau_n he_o have_v also_o daughter_n ver_fw-la 6._o though_o their_o name_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v which_o be_v bear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 6_o and_o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o daughter_n and_o all_o the_o soul_n the_o heb._n soul_n person_n of_o his_o house_n and_o his_o cattle_n and_o all_o his_o beast_n and_o all_o his_o substance_n which_o he_o have_v get_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o go_v brother_n go_v quest._n 1._o why_o go_v he_o thither_o answ._n partly_o by_o his_o own_o choice_n that_o wild_a and_o mountainous_a country_n be_v very_o commodious_a for_o hunt_v to_o which_o he_o whole_o addict_v himself_o partly_o by_o his_o wife_n persuasion_n who_o be_v both_o utter_o averse_a from_o cohabitation_n with_o isaac_n or_o jacob_n and_o strong_o incline_v to_o their_o own_o country_n but_o principal_o from_o the_o secret_a conduct_n of_o divine_a providence_n thus_o accomplish_v his_o promise_n see_v jos._n 24._o 4._o maâ—…_n 1._o 3._o quest._n 2._o when_o go_v he_o thither_o answ._n he_o go_v thither_o before_o this_o time_n in_o discontent_n at_o his_o parent_n and_o dwell_v in_o seir_n before_o jacobs_n return_n to_o canaan_n as_o appear_v from_o gen._n 32._o 3._o and_o 33._o 14_o 16._o yet_o so_o as_o he_o come_v sometime_o to_o canaan_n and_o to_o his_o father_n house_n and_o do_v not_o quit_v his_o interest_n in_o his_o father_n estate_n but_o when_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a and_o jacob_n and_o he_o agree_v about_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o estate_n he_o do_v total_o and_o final_o forsake_v canaan_n partly_o for_o the_o reason_n here_o follow_v partly_o for_o the_o other_o reason_n now_o allege_v and_o partly_o to_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n both_o of_o communication_n and_o contention_n with_o his_o brother_n into_o the_o country_n place_n country_n i._n e._n further_o up_o into_o the_o country_n or_o into_o another_o country_n as_o the_o chaldee_n render_v it_o namely_o into_o seir_n the_o word_n another_o be_v supply_v if_o that_o seem_v too_o bold_a a_o supplement_n the_o place_n may_v be_v render_v thus_o he_o go_v into_o a_o land_n distant_a or_o remote_a from_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n which_o supplement_n lie_v hide_v and_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o word_n mipne_n from_o the_o face_n or_o thus_o he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o land_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n preposition_n el_n be_v sometime_o use_v for_o min_n which_o signify_v off_o or_o out_o of_o as_o appear_v by_o compare_v 1_o king_n 8._o 30._o with_o 2_o chron._n 6._o 21._o and_o isaiah_n 59_o 20._o rom._n 11._o 26._o and_o judg._n 17._o 2._o 2_o chron._n 1._o 13._o and_o many_o other_o place_n from_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n jacob._n 7_o 11._o 7_o chap._n 13._o 6_o 11._o for_o their_o riches_n be_v more_o than_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v together_o and_o 4._o and_o chap._n 17._o 8._o and_o 28._o 4._o the_o land_n wherein_o they_o be_v stranger_n family_n stranger_n which_o word_n contain_v the_o reason_n why_o that_o land_n which_o be_v large_a and_o fruitful_a can_v not_o bear_v they_o because_o they_o be_v not_o entire_a possessor_n of_o it_o but_o only_a sojourner_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o must_v take_v the_o owner_n leave_n which_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o both_o of_o they_o and_o their_o numerous_a family_n can_v not_o bear_v they_o because_o of_o their_o cattle_n 8_o thus_o dwell_v esau_n in_o 4._o in_o josh._n 24._o 4._o mount_n seir_n esau_n be_v edom_n red._n edom_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o way_n of_o contempt_n or_o reproach_n this_o be_v he_o who_o sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o red_a pottage_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v edom_n or_o red._n 9_o and_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o esau_n the_o father_n of_o edom._n of_o heb._n edom._n the_o edomite_n in_o mount_n seir._n 10_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o esau_n son_n etc._n son_n 1_o chron._n 1._o 35._o etc._n etc._n eliphaz_n the_o son_n of_o adah_n the_o wife_n of_o esau_n revel_v the_o son_n of_o bashemath_n the_o wife_n of_o esau._n 11_o and_o the_o son_n of_o eliphaz_n be_v teman_fw-mi omar_n zephi_fw-la omar_n or_o zephi_fw-la zepho_n and_o gatam_fw-la and_o kenaz_n 12_o and_o timna_n be_v concubine_n to_o eliphaz_n esau_n son_n and_o she_o bear_v to_o eliphaz_n amalek_n these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o adah_n esau_n wife_n 13_o and_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o revel_v nahath_n and_o zerah_n shammah_n and_o mizzah_n these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o bashemath_n esau_n wife_n 14_o and_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n the_o daughter_n of_o zibeon_n esau_n wife_n and_o she_o bear_v to_o esau_n jeush_o and_o jaalam_n and_o korah_n 15_o these_o be_v duke_n 1._o duke_n prince_n or_o head_n of_o their_o several_a family_n and_o little_a principality_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n who_o rule_v their_o dominion_n either_o several_o each_z his_o own_o or_o joint_o by_o common_a advice_n or_o it_o may_v be_v under_o one_o chief_a prince_n their_o superior_a either_o in_o title_n or_o in_o power_n and_o in_o this_o division_n eliphaz_n as_o he_o be_v esau_n first-born_a so_o he_o have_v more_o than_o a_o double_a portion_n his_o six_o son_n be_v make_v duke_n as_o esau_n immediate_a son_n be_v compare_v 1_o chron._n 5._o 1._o of_o the_o son_n of_o esau_n the_o son_n of_o eliphaz_n the_o first-born_a son_n of_o esau_n duke_n teman_fw-mi duke_n omar_n duke_n zepho_n duke_n kenaz_n 16_o duke_n korah_n 18._o korah_n he_o be_v not_o mention_v among_o eliphaz_n his_o son_n and_o therefore_o be_v think_v to_o be_v his_o grandson_n there_o be_v another_o korah_n ver_fw-la 14._o and_o 18._o duke_n gatam_fw-la and_o duke_n amalek_n these_o be_v the_o duke_n that_o come_v of_o eliphaz_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o adah_n 17_o and_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o revel_v esau_n son_n duke_n nahath_n duke_n zerah_n duke_n shammah_n duke_n mizzah_n these_o be_v the_o duke_n that_o come_v of_o revel_v in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o bashemath_n esau_n wife_n 18_o and_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n esau_n wife_n duke_n jeush_o duke_n jaalam_n duke_n korah_n these_o be_v the_o duke_n that_o come_v of_o aholibamah_n the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n esau_n wife_n 19_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o esau_n who_o be_v edom_n and_o these_o be_v their_o duke_n 20_o 38._o 20_o 1_o chron._n â—…_n 38._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o seir_n family_n seir_n who_o be_v here_o mention_v partly_o because_o of_o their_o alliance_n with_o esau_n family_n ver_fw-la 2_o 20_o 22_o 24_o 25._o and_o partly_o because_o the_o government_n be_v translate_v from_o he_o to_o esau_n family_n the_o horite_n who_o inhabit_v the_o land_n 22._o land_n and_o rule_v there_o till_o esau_n and_o his_o posterity_n drive_v they_o out_o deut._n 2._o 12_o 22._o lotan_n and_o shobal_n and_o zibeon_n and_o anah_n 21_o and_o dishon_n and_o ezer_n and_o dishan_n these_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o the_o horites_n the_o child_n of_o seir_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n 22_o and_o the_o child_n of_o lotan_n be_v hori_n and_o 39_o and_o or_o homan_n 1_o chron._n 1._o 39_o heman_n and_o lotans_n sister_n be_v timna_n 23_o and_o the_o child_n of_o shobal_n be_v these_o 40._o these_o or_o alien_a 1_o chron._n 1._o 40._o alvan_n and_o manahath_n and_o ebal_n 40._o ebal_n or_o shephi_fw-la 1_o chron._n 1._o 40._o shepho_n and_o woman_n 24_o and_o these_o be_v the_o child_n of_o zibeon_n both_o ajah_n and_o anah_n this_o be_v that_o anah_n that_o find_v 19_o find_v leu._n 19_o 19_o the_o mule_n 10._o mule_n so_o must_v understand_v the_o word_n jemim_n which_o be_v not_o where_o else_o use_v and_o give_v this_o sense_n of_o it_o that_o he_o find_v out_o the_o way_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o mule_n by_o the_o copulation_n of_o a_o horse_n and_o a_o mare_n other_o render_v it_o water_n that_o he_o find_v out_o some_o spring_n of_o water_n which_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n be_v rare_a and_o precious_a or_o hot_a water_n some_o hot_a and_o medicinal_a spring_n but_o the_o chaldee_n render_v it_o giant_n and_o the_o samaritâ—…_n version_n emims_n a_o sort_n of_o giant_n mention_v deut._n 2._o 10_o 11._o who_o also_o be_v neighbour_n to_o the_o horites_n here_o speak_v of_o as_o appear_v from_o gen._n 14._o 5_o 6._o and_o therefore_o may_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n make_v inroad_n one_o upon_o another_o so_o jemim_n
not_o the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n at_o least_o not_o over_o she_o who_o be_v a_o canaanite_n and_o who_o be_v not_o in_o he_o but_o in_o her_o own_o father_n house_n but_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a estate_n and_o authority_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v of_o oblige_a conversation_n can_v do_v very_o much_o to_o persuade_v those_o who_o then_o have_v the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n either_o to_o draw_v it_o forth_o at_o least_o in_o a_o just_a cause_n on_o his_o behalf_n or_o to_o sheathe_v it_o upon_o his_o desire_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o let_v she_o be_v burn_v family_n burn_v as_o guilty_a of_o adultery_n which_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deut._n 22._o 23_o 24._o and_o of_o nation_n too_o jer._n 29._o 22_o 23._o he_o charge_v she_o with_o adultery_n because_o she_o be_v betroth_v to_o shelah_n see_v deut._n 22._o 23._o this_o eagerness_n of_o judah_n proceed_v not_o from_o zeal_n of_o justice_n for_o than_o he_o will_v not_o have_v endeavour_v to_o destroy_v the_o innocent_a child_n with_o the_o guilty_a mother_n against_o god_n law_n deut._n 24._o 16._o ezek._n 18._o 20_o but_o from_o worldly_a policy_n that_o he_o may_v take_v she_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o he_o esteem_v a_o burden_n and_o a_o blot_n to_o his_o family_n 25_o when_o she_o be_v bring_v forth_o she_o send_v to_o her_o father_n in_o law_n say_v by_o the_o man_n who_o these_o be_v be_o i_o with_o child_n and_o she_o say_v discern_v i_o pray_v thou_o who_o be_v these_o the_o signet_n and_o bracelet_n and_o staff_n 26_o and_o judah_n acknowledge_v they_o judge_n they_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o the_o horror_n of_o so_o foul_a a_o fact_n together_o with_o his_o sudden_a surprisal_n force_v he_o to_o a_o ingenuous_a confession_n whereas_o he_o may_v have_v use_v many_o pretence_n and_o evasion_n which_o will_v easy_o have_v prevail_v with_o such_o partial_a judge_n and_o say_v she_o have_v be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o sin_n i_o she_o be_v more_o unchaste_a because_o she_o know_o commit_v adultery_n and_o incest_n when_o he_o design_v neither_o but_o he_o be_v more_o unjust_a because_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o sin_n both_o by_o withhold_v shelah_n from_o she_o who_o be_v she_o both_o by_o right_n and_o by_o judahs_n promise_n and_o by_o who_o her_o chastity_n shall_v have_v be_v preserve_v and_o by_o his_o solicitation_n and_o encouragement_n of_o she_o to_o the_o sin_n because_o that_o i_o give_v she_o not_o to_o shelah_n my_o son_n and_o he_o know_v she_o again_o no_o more_o time_n more_o show_v the_o sincerity_n of_o his_o confession_n by_o his_o forsake_v of_o the_o sin_n confess_v see_v job_n 34._o 32._o and_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conclude_v that_o he_o neither_o know_v her_o nor_o any_o other_o woman_n afterward_o because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o child_n which_o he_o have_v after_o this_o time_n 27_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o travail_n that_o behold_v twin_n be_v in_o her_o womb_n 28_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o she_o travail_v that_o the_o one_o put_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o midwife_n take_v and_o bind_v upon_o his_o hand_n a_o scarlet_a thread_n be_v thread_n in_o token_n of_o his_o be_v the_o first-born_a which_o she_o confident_o expect_v he_o will_v be_v say_v this_o come_v out_o first_o 29_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o he_o draw_v back_o his_o hand_n that_o behold_v his_o brother_n come_v out_o and_o she_o say_v thou_o say_v or_o wherefore_o have_v thou_o make_v this_o breach_n against_o thou_o how_o have_v thou_o break_v forth_o this_o breach_n be_v upon_o thou_o 5._o thou_o be_v impute_v to_o thou_o as_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v take_v genesis_n 16._o 5._o therefore_o his_o name_n be_v call_v breach_n call_v that_o be_v a_o breach_n 3_o breach_n 1_o chron._n 2._o 4._o matth._n 1._o 3_o pharez_n 30_o and_o afterward_o come_v out_o his_o brother_n that_o have_v the_o scarlet_a thread_n upon_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o name_n be_v call_v zarah_n chap._n thirty-nine_o 1_o and_o joseph_n be_v bring_v down_o to_o egypt_n and_o 36._o and_o chap._n 37._o 36._o potiphar_n a_o officer_n of_o pharaoh_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n a_o egyptian_a buy_v he_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o ishmaelite_n which_o have_v bring_v he_o down_o thither_o 2_o and_o 9_o and_o 1_o sam._n 16._o 18._o and_o 18._o 28._o aâ—…t_fw-la 7._o 9_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n 24._o joseph_n with_o his_o gracious_a presence_n and_o blessing_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v take_v here_o for_o 21._o and_o gen._n 21._o 22._o and_o 26._o 24._o and_o he_o be_v a_o prosperous_a man_n and_o he_o be_v in_o the_o house_n he_o house_n he_o do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o escape_n to_o his_o father_n but_o demean_v himself_o patient_o and_o faithful_o in_o the_o station_n into_o which_o god_n providence_n have_v bring_v he_o of_o his_o master_n the_o egyptian_a 3_o and_o his_o master_n see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o 25._o he_o the_o heathen_n own_v a_o supreme_a god_n and_o his_o overrule_a providence_n in_o affair_n though_o they_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n but_o worship_v the_o creature_n with_o and_o more_o than_o the_o creator_n rom._n 1._o 25._o and_o that_o the_o lord_n make_v all_o that_o he_o do_v to_o prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n elsewhere_o hand_n i._n e._n under_o his_o ministry_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v exod._n 4._o 13._o levit._fw-la 8._o 36._o prov._n 26._o 6._o and_o oft_o elsewhere_o 4_o and_o joseph_n find_v grace_n in_o his_o sight_n and_o he_o serve_v he_o degree_n he_o not_o now_o as_o a_o slave_n but_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n and_o he_o make_v he_o overseer_n over_o his_o house_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v he_o put_v into_o his_o hand_n time_n hand_n i._n e._n commit_v to_o his_o care_n and_o management_n as_o gen._n 16._o 6._o object_n how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o joseph_n understand_v not_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n answ._n joseph_n doubtless_o when_o he_o come_v thither_o do_v as_o much_o as_o possible_o he_o can_v endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o language_n and_o be_v a_o person_n of_o excellent_a part_n will_v soon_o obtain_v it_o especial_o because_o of_o the_o great_a affinity_n between_o that_o language_n and_o his_o own_o nor_o must_v we_o think_v that_o joseph_n be_v thus_o high_o advance_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o by_o degree_n step_v by_o step_n and_o after_o some_o considerable_a time_n 5_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v make_v he_o overseer_n in_o his_o house_n and_o over_o all_o that_o he_o have_v that_o 27._o that_o chap._n 30._o 27._o the_o lord_z bless_a the_o egyptian_n house_n for_o joseph_n sake_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o all_o that_o he_o have_v in_o the_o house_n and_o in_o the_o field_n 6_o and_o he_o leave_v all_o that_o he_o have_v in_o joseph_n hand_n and_o he_o know_v not_o aught_o he_o have_v save_v the_o bread_n which_o he_o do_v eat_v side_n eat_v he_o take_v care_n for_o nothing_o but_o that_o he_o may_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o fare_v delicious_o nor_o do_v he_o indeed_o take_v any_o care_n for_o that_o it_o be_v provide_v for_o he_o by_o other_o hand_n other_o thus_o he_o take_v care_n for_o nothing_o but_o commit_v all_o to_o joseph_n except_o his_o bread_n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v provide_v by_o a_o hebrew_n hand_n because_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o eat_v bread_n with_o the_o hebrew_n gen._n 43._o 32._o but_o that_o be_v no_o impediment_n for_o neither_o do_v joseph_n eat_v with_o his_o master_n nor_o be_v he_o the_o cook_n to_o dress_v it_o for_o he_o but_o he_o may_v provide_v food_n for_o he_o as_o afterward_o he_o do_v for_o all_o the_o egyptian_n without_o any_o scruple_n on_o their_o side_n and_o joseph_n be_v a_o goodly_a person_n and_o well-favoured_a 7_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o these_o thing_n that_o his_o master_n wife_n cast_v her_o eye_n upon_o joseph_n 14._o joseph_n in_o a_o lascivious_a and_o unchaste_a manner_n see_v joâ—…_n 31._o 1._o mat._n 5._o 28._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 14._o and_o she_o say_v lie_v with_o i_o 8_o but_o he_o refuse_v and_o say_v unto_o his_o master_n wife_n behold_v my_o master_n wot_v not_o what_o be_v with_o i_o in_o the_o house_n and_o he_o have_v commit_v all_o that_o he_o have_v to_o my_o hand_n 9_o there_o be_v none_o great_a in_o this_o house_n than_o i_o neither_o have_v he_o keep_v back_o any_o thing_n from_o i_o but_o thou_o because_o thou_o be_v his_o wife_n how_o then_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o 4._o and_o chap._n 20._o 6._o leu._n
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19_o the_o clothes_n of_o service_n to_o do_v service_n in_o the_o holy_a place_n the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o garment_n of_o his_o son_n to_o minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n 20_o and_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o moses_n 21_o and_o they_o come_v every_o one_o who_o heart_n stir_v he_o up_o service_n up_o i._n e._n who_o heart_n be_v desirous_a and_o ready_a to_o serve_v god_n engage_v his_o hand_n to_o offer_v what_o he_o have_v to_o his_o service_n and_o every_o one_o who_o his_o spirit_n make_v willing_a and_o they_o bring_v the_o lord_n offer_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o for_o all_o his_o service_n and_o for_o the_o holy_a garment_n 22_o and_o they_o come_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o many_o as_o be_v willing-hearted_n and_o bring_v bracelet_n and_o earrings_a 3._o earrings_a obj._n aaron_n have_v goâ—…_n these_o from_o they_o for_o the_o make_n of_o the_o calf_n exod._n 32._o ans._n though_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n do_v then_o part_n with_o their_o earrings_a yet_o there_o be_v a_o considerable_a number_n who_o do_v not_o as_o be_v unsatisfied_a with_o that_o idolatrous_a design_n and_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o the_o woman_n will_v not_o part_v with_o they_o be_v more_o fond_a of_o their_o ornament_n than_o of_o their_o idol_n see_v the_o note_n on_o exod._n 32._o 3._o and_o ring_n and_o tablet_n all_o jewel_n of_o gold_n and_o every_o man_n that_o offer_v offer_v a_o offering_n of_o gold_n unto_o the_o lord_n 23_o and_o every_o man_n with_o who_o be_v find_v blue_a and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a and_o fine_a linen_n and_o goat_n hair_n and_o red_a skin_n of_o ram_n and_o badger_n skin_n bring_v they_o 24_o every_o one_o that_o do_v offer_v a_o offering_n of_o silver_n and_o brass_n bring_v the_o lord_n offering_z and_o every_o man_n with_o who_o be_v find_v shittim-wood_n for_o any_o work_n of_o the_o service_n bring_v it_o 25_o and_o all_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v wisehearted_a do_v spin_v with_o their_o hand_n and_o bring_v that_o which_o they_o have_v spin_v both_o of_o blue_a and_o of_o purple_a and_o of_o scarlet_a and_o of_o fine_a linen_n 26_o and_o all_o the_o woman_n who_o heart_n stir_v they_o up_o in_o wisdom_n art_n wisdom_n this_o word_n seem_v better_a to_o agree_v with_o the_o follow_v than_o with_o the_o forego_n word_n they_o spâ—…_n with_o wisdom_n i._n e._n with_o skill_n and_o art_n spin_a goat_n hair_n 27_o and_o the_o ruler_n bring_v onyx-stone_n and_o stone_n to_o be_v set_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o for_o the_o breastplate_n 28_o and_o 23._o and_o chap._n 30._o 23._o spice_n and_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n and_o for_o the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o for_o the_o sweet_a incense_n 29_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n bring_v a_o willing_a offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n every_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o heart_n make_v they_o willing_a to_o bring_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n 30_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v 2._o see_v chap._n 31._o 2._o the_o lord_n have_v call_v by_o name_n bezaleel_n the_o son_n of_o uri_n the_o son_n of_o hur_z of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 31_o and_o he_o have_v fill_v he_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o wisdom_n in_o understanding_n and_o in_o knowledge_n and_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o workmanship_n 32_o and_o to_o devise_v curious_a work_n to_o work_v in_o gold_n and_o in_o silver_n and_o in_o brass_n 33_o and_o in_o the_o cut_n of_o stone_n to_o set_v they_o and_o in_o carve_v of_o wood_n to_o make_v any_o manner_n of_o cunning_a work_n 34_o and_o he_o have_v put_v in_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v teach_v not_o teach_v to_o wit_n other_o to_o work_v under_o he_o for_o the_o work_n require_v many_o hand_n and_o it_o be_v a_o peculiar_a gift_n of_o god_n to_o be_v apt_a to_o teach_v which_o every_o skilful_a man_n have_v not_o both_o he_o and_o aholiab_n the_o son_n of_o ahisamach_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n 35_o they_o have_v he_o fill_v with_o wisdom_n of_o heart_n to_o work_v all_o manner_n of_o work_n of_o the_o ingrave_a and_o of_o the_o cunning_a workman_n and_o of_o the_o embroiderer_n in_o blue_a and_o in_o purple_a in_o scarlet_a and_o in_o fine_a linen_n and_o of_o the_o weaver_n even_o of_o they_o that_o do_v any_o work_n and_o of_o those_o that_o devise_v cunning_a work_n chap._n xxxvi_o 1_o then_o wrought_v bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n and_o every_o wisehearted_a man_n in_o who_o the_o lord_n put_v wisdom_n and_o understanding_n to_o know_v how_o to_o work_v all_o manner_n of_o work_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n synecdoche_n sanctuary_n or_o of_o the_o holy_a place_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n so_o call_v by_o a_o prolepsis_n and_o synecdoche_n according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v 2_o and_o moses_n call_v call_n call_v god_n have_v qualify_v they_o before_o but_o that_o be_v not_o sufficient_a without_o a_o call_n bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n and_o every_o wisehearted_a man_n in_o who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v wisdom_n even_o every_o one_o who_o heart_n stir_v he_o up_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o work_n to_o do_v it_o 3_o and_o they_o receive_v of_o moses_n all_o the_o offering_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v bring_v for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n to_o make_v it_o withal_o and_o they_o bring_v yet_o unto_o he_o free-offering_n every_o morning_n service_n morning_n which_o time_n they_o choose_v as_o the_o first_o and_o
you_o shall_v break_v it_o 34_o of_o all_o meat_n which_o may_v be_v eat_v that_o on_o which_o such_o water_n come_v dress_v come_v the_o meaning_n be_v that_o flesh_n or_o herb_n or_o other_o food_n which_o be_v dress_v in_o water_n to_o wit_n in_o a_o vessel_n so_o pollute_v shall_v be_v unclean_a not_o so_o if_o it_o be_v food_n which_o be_v eat_v dry_a as_o bread_n fruit_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n of_o which_o difference_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o the_o water_n do_v soon_o receive_v the_o pollution_n in_o itself_o and_o convey_v it_o to_o the_o food_n so_o dress_v shall_v be_v unclean_a and_o all_o drink_n that_o may_v be_v drink_v in_o every_o such_o vessel_n shall_v be_v unclean_a 35_o and_o every_o thing_n whereupon_o any_o part_n of_o their_o carcase_n fall_v shall_v be_v unclean_a whether_o it_o be_v oven_n or_o range_v for_o pot_n they_o shall_v be_v break_v down_o for_o they_o be_v unclean_a and_o shall_v be_v unclean_a unto_o you_o 36_o nevertheless_o a_o fountain_n or_o pit_n 〈◊〉_d pit_n heb._n a_o gather_v together_o of_o 〈◊〉_d wherein_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o water_n man_n water_n of_o which_o no_o solid_a reason_n can_v be_v give_v while_o such_o unclean_a thing_n remain_v in_o they_o but_o only_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o his_o merciful_a condescension_n to_o man_n necessity_n water_n be_v scarce_o in_o those_o country_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n god_n will_v have_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v to_o god_n give_v place_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o mercy_n towards_o man_n shall_v be_v clean_o but_o 〈◊〉_d ‖_o or_o â—…e_v that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o touch_v their_o carcase_n shall_v be_v unclean_a 37_o and_o if_o any_o part_n of_o their_o carcase_n fall_v upon_o any_o sow_a seed_n which_o be_v to_o be_v sow_o 36._o sow_o partly_o because_o this_o be_v necessary_a provision_n for_o man_n and_o partly_o because_o such_o seed_n will_v not_o be_v use_v for_o man_n food_n till_o it_o have_v receive_v many_o alteration_n in_o the_o earth_n whereby_o such_o pollution_n be_v take_v away_o see_v joh._n 12._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 36._o it_o shall_v be_v clean_o 38_o but_o if_o any_o water_n be_v put_v upon_o the_o seed_n case_n seed_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n be_v partly_o because_o wet_a seed_n do_v soon_o receive_v and_o long_o retain_v any_o pollution_n and_o partly_o because_o such_o seed_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v sow_o present_o and_o therefore_o that_o necessity_n which_o justify_v the_o use_n of_o the_o dry_a seed_n which_o be_v speedy_o to_o be_v sow_o can_v not_o be_v pretend_v in_o this_o case_n and_o any_o part_n of_o their_o carcase_n fall_v thereof_o it_o shall_v be_v unclean_a unto_o you_o 39_o and_o if_o any_o beast_n of_o which_o you_o may_v eat_v die_v sacrifice_n die_v either_o of_o itself_o or_o be_v kill_v by_o some_o wild_a beast_n in_o which_o case_n the_o blood_n be_v not_o pour_v forth_o as_o it_o be_v when_o they_o be_v kill_v by_o man_n either_o for_o food_n or_o sacrifice_n he_o that_o touch_v the_o carcase_n thereof_o shall_v be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_a 40_o and_o 31._o and_o chap._n 1â—…_n 1â—…_n &_o 22._o 8._o ezek._n 4._o 14._o &_o 44._o 31._o he_o that_o eat_v of_o the_o carcase_n of_o it_o 30._o it_o to_o wit_n unwitting_o for_o if_o he_o do_v it_o know_o it_o be_v a_o presumptuous_a sin_n against_o a_o express_a law_n deut._n 14._o 21._o and_o therefore_o punish_v with_o cut_v off_o numb_a 15._o 30._o shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_a he_o also_o that_o bear_v the_o carcase_n of_o it_o shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_a 41_o and_o every_o creep_a thing_n 30._o thing_n except_o those_o before_o express_o except_v above_o ver_fw-la 29_o 30._o that_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v a_o abomination_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v eat_v 42_o whatsoever_o go_v upon_o the_o belly_n snake_n belly_n as_o worm_n and_o snake_n and_o whatsoever_o go_v upon_o all_o four_o serpent_n four_o as_o â—…oads_n and_o divers_a serpent_n or_o whatsoever_o foot_n whatsoever_o heb._n do_v â—…tiply_v foot_n have_v more_o foot_n etc._n foot_n to_o wit_n more_o than_o four_o as_o caterpillar_n etc._n etc._n among_o all_o creep_a thing_n that_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n they_o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v for_o they_o be_v a_o abomination_n 43_o 〈◊〉_d 43_o chap._n 20._o 〈◊〉_d you_o shall_v not_o make_v your_o soviâ—…_n your_o heb._n soviâ—…_n self_n abominable_a with_o any_o creep_a thing_n that_o creep_v neither_o shall_v you_o make_v yourselves_o unclean_a with_o they_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v defile_v thereby_o 44_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n you_o shall_v therefore_o sanctify_v yourselves_o and_o 16._o and_o chap._n 19_o 2._o and_o 20._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 15_o 16._o you_o shall_v be_v holy_a sinner_n holy_a by_o which_o he_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o all_o these_o caution_n and_o prohibition_n about_o the_o eat_n or_o touch_v of_o these_o creature_n be_v not_o for_o any_o real_a uncleanness_n in_o they_o all_o be_v god_n good_a creature_n but_o only_o that_o by_o the_o diligent_a observation_n of_o these_o rule_v they_o may_v learn_v with_o great_a care_n to_o avoid_v all_o moral_a pollution_n and_o to_o keep_v themselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n and_o particular_o from_o all_o familiar_a and_o intimate_a converse_n with_o notorious_a sinner_n for_o i_o be_o holy_a neither_o shall_v you_o defile_v yourselves_o with_o any_o manner_n of_o creep_a thing_n that_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n 45_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o bring_v you_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o be_v your_o god_n you_o shall_v therefore_o be_v holy_a for_o i_o be_o holy_a 46_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o of_o the_o fowl_n and_o of_o every_o live_a creature_n that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d move_v in_o the_o water_n and_o of_o every_o creature_n that_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n 47_o to_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o unclean_a and_o the_o clean_a and_o between_o the_o beast_n that_o may_v be_v eat_v and_o the_o beast_n that_o may_v not_o be_v eat_v chap._n xii_o 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 2_o speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v if_o a_o 〈◊〉_d a_o chap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d woman_n have_v 〈◊〉_d have_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d conceive_v seed_n and_o bear_v a_o manchild_n than_o 〈◊〉_d than_o luk._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d she_o shall_v be_v unclean_a conception_n unclean_a not_o for_o any_o filthiness_n which_o be_v either_o in_o the_o conception_n or_o in_o bring_v forth_o but_o to_o signify_v the_o universal_a and_o deep_a pollution_n of_o man_n nature_n even_o from_o the_o birth_n and_o from_o the_o conception_n seven_o day_n woman_n day_n for_o so_o long_a or_o thereabouts_o nature_n be_v employ_v in_o the_o purgation_n of_o most_o woman_n according_a to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o separation_n for_o her_o infirmity_n etc._n infirmity_n i._n e._n for_o her_o monthly_a infirmity_n and_o it_o may_v note_v a_o agreement_n therewith_o not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n levit._n 15._o 19_o but_o in_o the_o degree_n of_o uncleanness_n which_o be_v such_o that_o she_o defile_v every_o thing_n she_o touch_v etc._n etc._n shall_v she_o be_v unclean_a ourselves_o from_o uncleanness_n contract_v by_o the_o touch_v or_o eat_v of_o external_a thing_n he_o now_o come_v to_o that_o uncleanness_n which_o arise_v from_o ourselves_o 3_o and_o in_o the_o 22._o the_o gen._n 17._o 12._o luk._n 1._o 59_o and_o 2._o 21._o joh._n 7._o 22._o eight_o day_n the_o flesh_n of_o his_o foreskin_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v day_n circumcise_v which_o law_n be_v here_o repeat_v because_o the_o woman_n uncleanness_n last_v for_o 7_o day_n be_v one_o though_o not_o the_o only_a reason_n why_o the_o child_n circumcision_n be_v put_v off_o till_o the_o eight_o day_n 4_o and_o she_o shall_v then_o continue_v sanctuary_n continue_v heb._n sit_v i._n e._n abide_v as_o that_o word_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o gen._n 22._o 5._o and_o 34._o 10._o or_o tarry_v at_o home_n not_o go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o her_o purify_n purify_v purify_n in_o her_o pollute_a and_o separate_a estate_n for_o the_o word_n blood_n or_o blood_n signify_v both_o guilt_n as_o gen._n 4._o 10._o and_o uncleanness_n as_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o see_v ezek._n 16._o 6._o and_o it_o be_v call_v the_o blood_n of_o her_o purify_n because_o by_o the_o expulsion_n or_o purgation_n of_o that_o blood_n which_o be_v do_v by_o degree_n she_o be_v purify_v three_o and_o thirty_o day_n she_o shall_v touch_v no_o hallow_a thing_n eat_v thing_n she_o shall_v not_o eat_v any_o part_n of_o the_o
be_v stop_v in_o great_a measure_n either_o by_o the_o grossness_n of_o the_o humour_n or_o by_o some_o obstruction_n in_o part_n that_o it_o can_v run_v free_o as_o it_o do_v but_o only_o drop_v it_o be_v his_o uncleanness_n 4_o every_o bed_n whereon_o he_o lie_v that_o have_v the_o issue_n be_v unclean_a and_o every_o vessel_n every_o heb._n vessel_n thing_n householdstuff_n thing_n heb._n vessel_n by_o which_o the_o hebrew_n understand_v all_o sort_n of_o householdstuff_n whereon_o he_o sit_v shall_v be_v unclean_a 5_o and_o whosoever_o touch_v his_o bed_n shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v himself_o in_o water_n and_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_a 6_o and_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o any_o thing_n whereon_o he_o sit_v that_o have_v the_o issue_n shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v himself_o in_o water_n and_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_a 7_o and_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o flesh_n 22._o flesh_n that_o be_v any_o part_n of_o his_o body_n the_o word_n 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word_n be_v use_v 1_o chroâ—…_n 21._o 14._o compare_v with_o 2_o sam._n 24._o 15._o and_o thy_o belly_n to_o swell_v religion_n swell_v sudden_o and_o violent_o till_o it_o burst_v which_o the_o jew_n note_n be_v frequent_a in_o this_o and_o like_a case_n as_o exod._n 32._o 20._o and_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o religion_n 22_o and_o this_o water_n that_o cause_v the_o curse_n shall_v go_v into_o thy_o bowel_n to_o make_v thy_o belly_n to_o swell_v and_o thy_o thigh_n to_o rot_v and_o the_o woman_n shall_v say_v amen_o amen_n desert_n amen_n i._n e._n so_o let_v it_o be_v if_o i_o be_v guilty_a the_o word_n be_v double_v by_o she_o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o her_o innocency_n and_o ardent_a desire_n that_o god_n will_v deal_v with_o she_o according_a to_o her_o desert_n 23_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v write_v these_o curse_n add_v curse_n wherewith_o she_o curse_v herself_o to_o which_o peradventure_o her_o name_n be_v add_v in_o a_o book_n 1._o book_n i._n e._n in_o a_o scroll_n of_o parchment_n which_o the_o hebrew_n common_o call_v a_o book_n as_o deut._n 24._o 1._o 2_o sam._n 11._o 14._o isa._n 39_o 1._o and_o he_o shall_v blot_v they_o out_o with_o the_o bitter_a water_n in_o water_n or_o race_n or_o serape_v they_o out_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o bitter_a water_n whereby_o it_o be_v signify_v that_o if_o she_o be_v innocent_a the_o curse_n shall_v be_v blot_v out_o and_o come_v to_o nothing_o and_o if_o she_o be_v guilty_a she_o shall_v find_v in_o she_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o water_n which_o she_o drink_v after_o the_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n have_v be_v scrape_v and_o put_v in_o 24_o and_o he_o shall_v cause_v the_o woman_n to_o drink_v 26._o drink_v to_o wit_n after_o the_o jealousie-offering_a be_v offer_v as_o be_v affirm_v for_o 26._o the_o bitter_a water_n that_o cause_v the_o curse_n and_o the_o water_n that_o cause_v the_o curse_n shall_v enter_v into_o she_o and_o become_v bitter_a 25_o then_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v the_o jealousie-offering_a out_o of_o the_o woman_n hand_n and_o shall_v wave_v the_o offering_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o offer_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n 26_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v a_o handful_n of_o the_o offering_n even_o the_o memorial_n thereof_o 2._o thereof_o of_o which_o see_v leu._n 2._o 2._o and_o burn_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n and_o afterward_o shall_v cause_v the_o woman_n to_o drink_v the_o water_n 27_o and_o when_o he_o have_v make_v she_o to_o drink_v the_o water_n than_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o if_o she_o be_v defile_v and_o have_v do_v trespass_n against_o her_o husband_n that_o the_o water_n that_o cause_v the_o curse_n shall_v enter_v into_o she_o and_o become_v bitter_a and_o her_o belly_n shall_v swell_v and_o her_o thigh_n shall_v rot_v and_o the_o woman_n shall_v be_v 13._o be_v deut._n 28._o 37._o psal._n 83._o 9_o 11._o jer._n 24._o 9_o and_o 29._o 18_o 22._o and_o 42._o 18._o zech._n 8._o 13._o a_o curse_n among_o her_o people_n 28_o and_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o defile_v but_o be_v clean_o than_o she_o shall_v be_v free_a misery_n free_a to_o wit_n from_o these_o bitter_a curse_n and_o misery_n and_o shall_v conceive_v seed_n woman_n seed_n i._n e._n shall_v bring_v forth_o child_n as_o the_o jew_n say_v in_o case_n of_o her_o innocency_n infallible_o she_o do_v yea_o though_o she_o be_v barren_a before_o or_o shall_v be_v as_o capable_a of_o bear_v child_n as_o other_o woman_n 29_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o jealousy_n when_o a_o wife_n go_v aside_o to_o another_o in_o stead_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o be_v defile_v 30_o or_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o jealousy_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o be_v jealous_a over_o his_o wife_n and_o shall_v set_v the_o woman_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v execute_v upon_o she_o all_o this_o law_n 31_o then_o shall_v the_o man_n be_v guiltless_a from_o iniquity_n innocent_a iniquity_n which_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v if_o he_o have_v either_o dissemble_v or_o indulge_v she_o in_o so_o great_a a_o wickedness_n and_o not_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v she_o either_o to_o repentance_n or_o punishment_n see_v mat._n 1._o 19_o or_o cherish_v suspicion_n in_o his_o breast_n and_o thereupon_o proceed_v to_o hate_v she_o or_o cast_v she_o off_o whereas_o now_o whatsoever_o the_o consequent_a be_v the_o husband_n shall_v not_o be_v blame_v or_o censure_v either_o for_o bring_v such_o curse_n and_o mischief_n upon_o she_o or_o for_o defame_v she_o if_o she_o appear_v to_o be_v innocent_a and_o this_o woman_n shall_v bear_v her_o iniquity_n so_o iniquity_n i._n e_fw-la the_o punishment_n of_o her_o iniquity_n whether_o she_o be_v false_a to_o her_o husband_n or_o by_o any_o light_n and_o foolish_a carriage_n give_v he_o occasion_n to_o suspect_v she_o to_o be_v so_o chap._n vi_o 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 2_o speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o when_o either_o man_n or_o woman_n perform_v woman_n for_o both_o sex_n may_v make_v this_o vow_n if_o they_o be_v free_a and_o at_o their_o own_o dispose_n for_o otherwise_o their_o parent_n or_o husband_n can_v disannul_v the_o vow_n numb_a 30._o 4._o and_o in_o that_o case_n they_o sin_v in_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a and_o vow_v what_o they_o can_v not_o perform_v shall_v nazarites_n shall_v or_o make_v themselves_o nazarites_n separate_v themselves_o to_o vow_v a_o vow_n of_o a_o nazarite_n chapter_n nazarite_n whereby_o they_o do_v sequester_v themselves_o in_o a_o great_a part_n from_o worldly_a employment_n and_o enjoyment_n that_o they_o may_v entire_o conâ—…ecrate_v themselves_o to_o god_n service_n and_o this_o either_o for_o their_o whole_a life_n time_n of_o which_o see_v jude._n 13._o 5._o and_o 16._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 11._o luk._n 1._o 15._o or_o for_o a_o less_o and_o limit_a space_n of_o time_n of_o which_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o separate_v themselves_o unto_o the_o lord_n 3_o he_o shall_v separate_v himself_o from_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n wine_n drink_n which_o be_v forbid_v he_o for_o great_a caution_n to_o keep_v he_o at_o the_o further_a distance_n from_o wine_n and_o shall_v drink_v no_o vinegar_n of_o wine_n or_o vinegar_n of_o strong_a drink_n neither_o shall_v he_o drink_v any_o liquor_n of_o grape_n nor_o eat_v moist_a grape_n or_o dry_v wine_n dry_v which_o be_v forbid_v he_o for_o great_a caution_n to_o keep_v he_o at_o the_o further_a distance_n from_o wine_n 9_o b_o lest_o they_o shall_v either_o inflame_v or_o dispose_v he_o to_o luxury_n and_o consequent_o to_o the_o break_n of_o his_o vow_n or_o cloud_v his_o reason_n and_o thereby_o occasion_v some_o mistake_n or_o miscarriage_n in_o the_o rule_n to_o which_o he_o have_v bind_v himself_o compare_v leu._n 10._o 9_o 4_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o nazariteship_n his_o or_o nazariteship_n separation_n appoint_v separation_n which_o be_v sometime_o more_o sometime_o few_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o appoint_v shall_v he_o eat_v nothing_o that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o wine_n the_o heb._n of_o the_o vine_n of_o the_o wine_n vinetree_n from_o the_o kernel_n even_o to_o the_o husk_n 5_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o vow_n of_o his_o separation_n there_o shall_v no_o 11._o no_o judg._n 13._o 5._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 11._o razor_n 18._o razor_n nor_o scissors_n or_o other_o instrument_n to_o cut_v off_o any_o part_n of_o his_o hair_n this_o be_v appoint_v partly_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o mortification_n to_o worldly_a delight_n and_o vain_a affectation_n of_o outward_a beauty_n which_o be_v promote_v by_o the_o poll_n or_o cut_v off_o the_o hair_n partly_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o that_o purity_n which_o hereby_o he_o profess_v because_o the_o cut_n off_o the_o hair_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o uncleanness_n as_o appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o levit._n 14._o 8_o 9_o partly_o that_o by_o the_o notorious_a length_n of_o his_o hair_n he_o may_v be_v constant_o mind_v of_o his_o vow_n and_o the_o exquisite_a holiness_n it_o require_v and_o that_o other_o might_n thereby_o be_v admonish_v and_o stir_v up_o to_o the_o imitation_n of_o his_o holy_a example_n and_o partly_o that_o he_o may_v reserve_v his_o hair_n entire_o for_o god_n to_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v ver_fw-la 18._o come_v upon_o his_o head_n until_o the_o day_n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o which_o he_o separate_v himself_o unto_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v be_v holy_a ceremony_n holy_a i._n e._n whole_o consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n whereby_o he_o show_v that_o inward_a and_o substantial_a holiness_n be_v the_o great_a thing_n which_o god_n require_v and_o value_v in_o these_o and_o consequent_o in_o other_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n
the_o ruler_n of_o ten_o or_o hundred_o or_o the_o like_a who_o as_o they_o do_v many_o of_o they_o partake_v with_o the_o people_n in_o other_o rebellion_n so_o probable_o be_v involve_v in_o this_o guilt_n now_o these_o be_v to_o be_v hang_v up_o as_o other_o malefactor_n and_o condemn_a person_n be_v deut._n 21._o 23._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 6._o before_o the_o lord_n justice_n lord_n to_o the_o vindication_n of_o god_n honour_n and_o justice_n against_o the_o sun_n 23._o sun_n i._n e._n public_o as_o their_o sin_n be_v public_a and_o scandalous_a and_o speedy_o before_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o but_o withal_o this_o phrase_n may_v signify_v that_o these_o also_o must_v be_v take_v down_o about_o sunset_a as_o other_o malefactor_n be_v deut._n 21._o 23._o that_o the_o fierce_a anger_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v turn_v away_o from_o israel_n 5_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o judge_n of_o israel_n 27._o israel_n exod._n 32._o 27._o slay_v you_o every_o one_o his_o man_n proportion_n man_n i._n e._n those_o under_o his_o charge_n for_o as_o these_o 70_o be_v choose_v to_o assist_v moses_n in_o the_o government_n so_o doubtless_o the_o care_n and_o management_n of_o the_o people_n be_v distribute_v among_o they_o by_o just_a and_o equal_a proportion_n that_o be_v join_v unto_o baal-peor_n 6_o and_o behold_v eye_n behold_v this_o be_v do_v either_o 1._o before_o god_n command_n to_o moses_n and_o by_o he_o to_o the_o judge_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o such_o transposition_n and_o disorder_n be_v not_o unusual_a in_o sacred_a story_n or_o rather_o 2._o in_o the_o order_n it_o be_v relate_v to_o wit_n when_o moses_n have_v give_v the_o charge_n to_o the_o judge_n and_z as_o it_o may_v seem_v before_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o otherwise_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o bold_a and_o foolish_a to_o have_v run_v upon_o present_a and_o certain_a ruin_n when_o the_o example_n be_v fresh_a and_o frequent_a before_o his_o eye_n one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n come_v and_o bring_v unto_o his_o brethren_n satisfaction_n brethren_n i._n e._n into_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o israelite_n or_o to_o his_o friend_n and_o relation_n in_o his_o tent_n whither_o he_o carry_v she_o ver_fw-la 8._o for_o he_o or_o their_o fleshly_a satisfaction_n a_o midianitish_a woman_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o moses_n moses_n moses_n a_o argument_n of_o intolerable_a impudence_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n and_o of_o moses_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n people_n congregation_n i._n e._n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o congregation_n with_o divers_a of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v weep_v favour_n weep_v bewail_v the_o abominable_a wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o implore_v god_n mercy_n and_o favour_n before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 7_o and_o 30._o and_o psal._n 106._o 30._o when_o phinehas_n the_o 25._o the_o exod_n 6._o 25._o son_n of_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n see_v it_o he_o rise_v up_o from_o among_o the_o congregation_n and_o take_v a_o javelin_n in_o his_o hand_n 8_o and_o he_o go_v after_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n into_o the_o brothel_n the_o or_o brothel_n tent_n wickedness_n tent_n or_o brothel-house_n for_o since_o they_o give_v way_n to_o such_o lewd_a practice_n no_o doubt_n they_o single_v out_o convenient_a place_n for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o thrust_v both_o of_o they_o through_o spirit_n through_o which_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o private_a person_n to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n upon_o any_o though_o the_o great_a malefactor_n because_o phinehas_n be_v himself_o a_o man_n in_o great_a authority_n and_o power_n and_o do_v this_o after_o the_o command_n give_v by_o moses_n to_o the_o ruler_n to_o slay_v these_o transgressor_n and_o in_o the_o very_a sight_n and_o no_o doubt_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o moses_n himself_o and_o 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god_n but_o both_o sort_n die_v of_o the_o plague_n the_o word_n be_v use_v as_o oft_o it_o be_v for_o the_o sword_n or_o hand_n or_o stroke_n of_o god_n 10_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 11_o â—…_n 11_o psal._n 106._o â—…_n phinehas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n have_v turn_v my_o wrath_n away_o from_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n while_o he_o be_v zealous_a valiant_a zealous_a fervent_a and_o resolute_a and_o valiant_a for_o my_o sake_n vindication_n sake_n for_o my_o satisfaction_n and_o vindication_n among_o they_o that_o i_o consume_v not_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o my_o jealousy_n 12_o wherefore_o say_v behold_v i_o give_v unto_o he_o my_o covenant_n of_o peace_n 7._o peace_n i._n e._n the_o covenant_n of_o a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n as_o it_o be_v expound_v v._o 13._o which_o be_v call_v a_o covenant_n of_o peace_n partly_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o happy_a effect_n of_o this_o heroical_a action_n of_o he_o 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they_o as_o slave_n to_o other_o or_o to_o use_v they_o as_o servant_n to_o yourselves_o or_o to_o marry_v they_o when_o you_o have_v prepare_v and_o instruct_v they_o 19_o and_o do_v you_o abide_v without_o the_o camp_n seven_o day_n 12._o day_n according_a to_o the_o law_n levit._n 15._o 13._o and_o numb_a 19_o 11_o 12._o whosoever_o have_v kill_v any_o person_n and_o etc._n and_o chap._n 19_o 11_o etc._n etc._n whosoever_o have_v touch_v any_o slay_v purify_v 9_o purify_v with_o the_o water_n of_o sprinkle_v numb_a 19_o 9_o both_o yourselves_o and_o your_o captive_n on_o the_o three_o day_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n 20_o and_o purify_v all_o 49._o all_o to_o wit_v your_o spoil_n and_o prey_n see_v levit._n 8._o 15._o and_o 14._o 49._o your_o raiment_n and_o all_o that_o be_v skin_n be_v heb._n instrument_n or_o vesseâ—…_n of_o skin_n make_v of_o skin_n and_o all_o work_n of_o goat_n hair_n make_v hair_n all_o which_o have_v contract_v some_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n either_o 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clothes_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v clean_a and_o afterward_o you_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o camp_n 25_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 26_o take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o prey_n captivity_n prey_n heb._n of_o the_o captivity_n that_o be_v take_v both_o of_o man_n and_o of_o beast_n thou_o and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o congregation_n 27_o and_o 24._o and_o josh._n 22._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 24._o divide_v the_o prey_n into_o two_o part_n between_o they_o that_o take_v the_o war_n upon_o they_o who_o go_v out_o to_o battle_n and_o between_o all_o the_o congregation_n danger_n congregation_n the_o congregation_n have_v some_o share_n because_o the_o warrior_n go_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o and_o because_o all_o
my_o lord_n to_o give_v the_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n by_o lot_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o 3._o and_o chap._n 27._o 1._o josh._n 17._o 3._o my_o lord_n be_v command_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o give_v the_o inheritance_n of_o zelophehad_n our_o brother_n 3._o brother_n i._n e._n our_o kinsman_n one_o of_o our_o tribe_n jos._n 17._o 2_o 3._o unto_o his_o daughter_n 3_o and_o if_o they_o be_v marry_v to_o any_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n then_o shall_v their_o inheritance_n be_v take_v from_o the_o inheritance_n of_o our_o father_n and_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n be_v tribe_n heb._n unto_o who_o they_o shall_v be_v whereunto_o they_o be_v receive_v place_n receive_v for_o their_o inheritance_n will_v pass_v to_o their_o child_n who_o will_v be_v of_o another_o tribe_n by_o their_o father_n side_n which_o alone_o be_v consider_v â—…n_o this_o place_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v take_v from_o 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prudence_n which_o be_v his_o own_o gift_n it_o be_v meet_v there_o shall_v be_v opportunity_n leave_v for_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o and_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o approve_v and_o ratify_v the_o prudent_a and_o profitable_a invention_n of_o man_n by_o his_o own_o law_n or_o sanction_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o jethro_n exod_n 18._o of_o zelophehad_n daughter_n num._n 27._o and_o here_o of_o their_o brethren_n but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o god_n allow_v this_o only_a in_o civil_a affair_n but_o never_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o worship_n where_o he_o utter_o forbid_v it_o 6_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v command_v concern_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n say_v let_v they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d marry_v to_o who_o they_o think_v best_a only_o to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n family_n father_n they_o seem_v hereby_o to_o be_v confine_v not_o only_o to_o the_o same_o tribe_n but_o also_o to_o the_o family_n of_o their_o tribe_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o law_n for_o god_n will_v have_v the_o inheritance_n of_o family_n as_o well_o as_o tribe_n keep_v entire_a and_o unmixed_a and_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n of_o that_o law_n of_o marry_v the_o brother_n wife_n deut._n 25._o and_o although_o the_o next_o verse_n may_v seem_v to_o thwart_v this_o interpretation_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n be_v there_o give_v that_o inheritance_n may_v not_o go_v from_o tribe_n to_o tribe_n yet_o ver_fw-la 8._o confirm_v it_o where_o the_o very_a same_o phrase_n be_v repeat_v and_o that_o more_o emphatical_o that_o such_o shall_v marry_v one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o her_o father_n and_o this_o further_a reason_n and_o restriction_n be_v add_v that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v every_o man_n the_o inheritance_n not_o only_o of_o his_o tribe_n but_o of_o his_o father_n to_o wit_n belong_v to_o his_o father_n family_n shall_v they_o marry_v 7_o so_o shall_v not_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n remove_v from_o tribe_n to_o tribe_n for_o every_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d shall_v heb_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d keep_v himself_o to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o his_o father_n 8_o and_o every_o daughter_n that_o possess_v a_o inheritance_n unquestionable_a inheritance_n by_o which_o clause_n it_o seem_v this_o law_n be_v not_o general_a to_o forbid_v every_o woman_n to_o marry_v into_o another_o tribe_n as_o may_v be_v reasonable_o conclude_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o so_o many_o patriarch_n king_n priest_n and_o other_o holy_a man_n who_o have_v marry_v woman_n of_o other_o tribe_n yea_o sometime_o of_o other_o nation_n which_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o will_v have_v do_v if_o this_o have_v be_v a_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n but_o restrain_v to_o heiress_n or_o such_o as_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v so_o see_v 1_o chron._n 23._o 22._o but_o if_o they_o have_v brethren_n it_o be_v probable_a they_o be_v free_a to_o marry_v into_o any_o tribe_n yet_o so_o that_o if_o their_o brethren_n die_v their_o punishment_n be_v that_o the_o inheritance_n go_v from_o they_o to_o the_o next_o a_o kin_n of_o their_o father_n tribe_n and_o family_n and_o the_o principal_a reason_n why_o god_n be_v solicitous_a to_o preserve_v tribe_n and_o family_n unmixed_a be_v that_o the_o tribe_n and_o family_n too_o out_o of_o which_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v and_o by_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v know_v may_v be_v evident_a and_o unquestionable_a in_o any_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v wife_n unto_o one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o her_o father_n that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n may_v enjoy_v every_o man_n the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n 9_o neither_o shall_v the_o inheritance_n remove_v from_o one_o tribe_n to_o another_o tribe_n but_o every_o one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v himself_o to_o his_o own_o inheritance_n 10_o even_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n so_o do_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n 11_o 〈◊〉_d 11_o chap._n 〈◊〉_d for_o mahlah_n tirzah_n and_o hoglah_n and_o milcah_n and_o noah_n the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v marry_v unto_o their_o father_n brother_n son_n scripture_n son_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o brother_n or_o son_n be_v take_v strict_o and_o proper_o or_o more_o large_a as_o those_o word_n be_v oâ—…t_o use_v in_o scripture_n 12_o and_o they_o be_v marry_v family_n marry_v heb._n to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v family_n into_o the_o family_n of_o the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n and_o their_o inheritance_n remain_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o family_n of_o their_o father_n 13_o these_o be_v the_o commandment_n and_o the_o judgement_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n by_o jordan_n near_o jericho_n annotation_n on_o deuteronomie_n the_o argument_n moses_n in_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o his_o life_n rehearse_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o their_o frequent_a murmur_n rebellion_n and_o constant_a ingratitude_n he_o beg_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n but_o be_v permit_v only_o to_o see_v it_o he_o forbid_v any_o communion_n with_o the_o nation_n for_o several_a reason_n chap._n 7._o he_o give_v a_o short_a repetition_n of_o those_o sundry_a law_n moral_n ceremonial_a judicial_a and_o military_a which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o from_o whence_o this_o book_n be_v call_v deuteronomy_n then_o after_o many_o exhortation_n he_o prophesi_v of_o christ_n afterward_o he_o show_v how_o matter_n of_o war_n be_v to_o be_v manage_v and_o give_v many_o other_o particular_a direction_n with_o reference_n to_o duty_n condition_n and_o person_n of_o both_o sex_n he_o pronounce_v blessing_n on_o the_o obedient_a and_o curse_n on_o the_o disobedient_a he_o than_o give_v a_o charge_n for_o the_o lay_n up_o and_o read_v of_o the_o law_n at_o certain_a time_n and_o every_o seven_o year_n to_o be_v solemn_o read_v before_o all_o the_o people_n he_o compose_v a_o song_n for_o common_a use_n comprise_v the_o wonderful_a thing_n here_o mention_v he_o prophesi_v of_o christ_n come_n and_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n see_v the_o land_n and_o die_v leave_v josnua_n after_o he_o have_v consecrate_v he_o to_o succeed_v chap._n i._n 1_o these_o be_v the_o word_n which_o moses_n speak_v god_n speak_v these_o be_v the_o law_n counsel_n and_o admonition_n deliver_v by_o moses_n from_o god_n to_o israel_n which_o be_v here_o repeat_v for_o the_o instruction_n and_o obligation_n of_o those_o who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o tender_a year_n be_v uncapable_a either_o of_o understand_v they_o or_o of_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o
either_o great_a or_o small_a sacrifice_n all_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o two_o most_o eminent_a kind_n see_v on_o levit._n 22._o 20_o 21._o wherein_o be_v blemish_n or_o any_o evil-favouredness_a for_o that_o be_v a_o abomination_n 12._o abomination_n i._n e._n abominable_a as_o deut._n 18._o 12._o unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n 2_o â—…_n 2_o chap._n 13._o â—…_n if_o there_o be_v find_v among_o you_o within_o any_o of_o thy_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o man_n or_o woman_n punishment_n woman_n the_o weakness_n and_o tenderness_n of_o that_o sex_n shall_v not_o excuse_v her_o sin_n nor_o prevent_v her_o punishment_n that_o have_v wrought_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o transgress_v his_o covenant_n go_n covenant_n i_o e._n in_o idolatry_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v v._n 3._o which_o be_v call_v a_o transgress_a of_o god_n covenant_n make_v with_o israel_n partly_o because_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o their_o faith_n give_v to_o god_n and_o of_o that_o law_n which_o they_o covenant_v to_o keep_v and_o principal_o because_o it_o be_v a_o dissolution_n of_o their_o matrimonial_a covenant_n with_o god_n a_o renounce_n of_o god_n and_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n and_o a_o choose_v other_o go_n 3_o and_o have_v go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o worship_v they_o either_o the_o 1â—…_n the_o chap._n 4._o 1â—…_n sun_n or_o the_o moon_n or_o any_o of_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n hand_n heaven_n those_o glorious_a creature_n which_o be_v to_o be_v admire_v as_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n but_o not_o to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o god_n stead_n nor_o worship_v as_o god_n see_v job_n 31._o 26._o by_o condemn_v the_o most_o specious_a and_o reasonable_a of_o all_o idolatry_n he_o intimate_v how_o absurd_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o worship_v stock_n and_o stone_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v 23._o command_v i._n e._n i_o have_v forbid_v to_o wit_n exod._n 20._o such_o negative_a expression_n be_v oft_o emphatical_a and_o imply_v the_o contrary_a as_o prov._n 10._o 2._o and_o 17._o 21._o and_o 24._o 23._o 4_o and_o it_o be_v tell_v thou_o crime_n thou_o by_o any_o person_n thou_o shall_v not_o sleight_v so_o much_o as_o a_o rumour_n or_o fly_a report_n of_o so_o gross_a a_o crime_n and_o thou_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o and_o inquire_v diligent_o etc._n diligent_o by_o send_v messenger_n examine_v witness_n etc._n etc._n and_o behold_v it_o be_v true_a and_o the_o thing_n certain_a that_o such_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v in_o israel_n 5_o then_o shall_v thou_o bring_v forth_o that_o man_n or_o that_o woman_n which_o have_v commit_v that_o wicked_a thing_n unto_o thy_o gate_n even_o that_o man_n or_o that_o woman_n and_o â—…_n and_o leu._n 2â—…_n â—…_n shall_v stone_n they_o with_o stone_n till_o they_o die_v 6_o 28._o 6_o num._n 35._o 30._o chap._n 19_o 15._o matth._n 18._o 16._o joh._n 8._o 17._o â—…_n cor._n 13._o 1._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 19_o heb._n 10._o 28._o at_o the_o mouth_n magistrate_n mouth_n i._n e._n upon_o the_o testimony_n deliver_v upon_o oath_n before_o the_o magistrate_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o three_o witness_n fame_n witness_n to_o wit_n credible_a and_o competent_a witness_n the_o jew_n reject_v the_o testimony_n of_o madman_n child_n woman_n servant_n familiar_a friend_n or_o enemy_n person_n of_o dissolute_a life_n and_o evil_a fame_n shall_v he_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o witness_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 7_o 9_o 7_o chap._n 13._o 9_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o witness_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o punishment_n he_o either_o lay_v upon_o his_o head_n to_o design_n the_o person_n or_o stretch_v out_o to_o throw_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o he_o god_n thus_o order_v it_o partly_o for_o the_o caution_n of_o witness_n that_o if_o they_o have_v through_o malice_n or_o wrath_n accuse_v he_o false_o they_o may_v now_o be_v afraid_a to_o imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o innocent_a blood_n partly_o for_o the_o security_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o punishment_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o afterward_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o people_n he_o people_n who_o be_v all_o high_o and_o particular_o oblige_v to_o god_n be_v bind_v to_o express_v their_o zeal_n for_o his_o honour_n and_o service_n and_o their_o detestation_n of_o all_o person_n and_o thing_n so_o high_o dishonourable_a and_o abominable_a to_o he_o so_o thou_o 5._o thou_o chap._n 13._o 5._o shall_v put_v the_o evil_a away_o from_o among_o you_o 8_o 10._o 8_o jer._n 32._o 27._o 2_o chro._n 19_o 10._o 2._o 10._o heb._n if_o a_o matter_n be_v bid_v from_o thou_o chap._n 30._o 11._o 2_o sam._n 13._o 2._o if_o there_o arise_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o cause_n thou_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o inferior_a magistrate_n who_o be_v erect_v in_o several_a city_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o opposition_n of_o these_o to_o they_o at_o jerusalem_n if_o faith_n he_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o skill_n or_o confidence_n to_o determine_v so_o weighty_a and_o difficult_a a_o cause_n in_o judgement_n between_o blood_n and_o blood_n 10._o blood_n i._n e._n in_o capital_a cause_n in_o matter_n of_o bloodshed_n whether_o it_o be_v wilful_a or_o casual_a murder_n whether_o punishable_a or_o pardonable_a by_o those_o law_n exod._n 21._o 13_o 20_o 22_o 28._o and_o 22._o 2._o numb_a 35._o 11_o 16_o 19_o deut._n 19_o 4_o 10._o between_o plea_n and_o plea_n estate_n plea_n in_o civil_a cause_n or_o suit_n between_o plaintiff_n and_o defendant_n about_o word_n or_o estate_n and_o between_o stroke_n and_o stroke_n there_o stroke_n i._n e._n either_o 1._o in_o ceremonial_a cause_n between_o plague_n and_o plague_n between_o the_o true_a leprosy_n which_o be_v oft_o time_n call_v the_o plague_n and_o the_o seem_a and_o counterfeit_a leprosy_n which_o be_v oft_o time_n hard_o to_o determine_v and_o under_o this_o as_o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o kind_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v contain_v all_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n but_o this_o seem_v not_o probable_a 1._o because_o the_o final_a determination_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o leprosy_n be_v manifest_o leave_v to_o any_o particular_a priest_n levit._n 13._o and_o 14._o 2._o because_o the_o person_n suspect_v of_o leprosy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v try_v there_o but_o be_v to_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o his_o own_o city_n and_o house_n levit._n 13._o 4_o 5._o and_o the_o judge_n at_o jerusalem_n neither_o can_v nor_o will_v determine_v his_o case_n without_o once_o see_v the_o person_n 3._o because_o the_o case_n of_o leprosy_n be_v not_o hard_a or_o difficult_a as_o those_o cause_n be_v say_v to_o be_v but_o plain_a and_o evident_a and_o so_o particular_o and_o punctual_o describe_v that_o the_o priest_n need_v only_a eye_n to_o decide_v it_o or_o rather_o 2._o in_o criminal_a cause_n concern_v blow_n or_o wound_n inflict_v by_o one_o man_n upon_o another_o and_o to_o be_v requite_v to_o he_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n according_a to_o that_o law_n exod._n 21._o 23_o 24_o 25._o wherein_o there_o may_v be_v many_o case_n of_o great_a difficulty_n and_o doubt_n about_o which_o see_v the_o annotation_n there_o be_v matter_n of_o controversy_n contention_n controversy_n i._n e._n such_o thing_n or_o matter_n of_o blood_n and_o plea_n and_o stroke_n be_v doubtful_a and_o the_o magistrate_n divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n about_o it_o for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a cause_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v some_o make_v this_o a_o additional_a clause_n to_o comprehend_v these_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n thus_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v and_o in_o general_a any_o word_n or_o matter_n of_o strife_n or_o contention_n within_o thy_o gate_n then_o shall_v thou_o arise_v and_o get_v thou_o up_o into_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v otherwise_o choose_v to_o wit_n to_o set_v up_o his_o worship_n and_o tabernacle_n or_o temple_n there_o because_o there_o be_v the_o abode_n both_o of_o their_o sanhedrim_n or_o chief_a council_n which_o be_v constitute_v of_o priest_n and_o civil_a magistrate_n who_o be_v most_o able_a to_o determine_v all_o controversy_n and_o of_o the_o high-priest_n who_o be_v to_o consult_v god_n by_o urim_n numb_a 27._o 21._o in_o great_a matter_n which_o can_v not_o be_v decide_v otherwise_o 9_o and_o thou_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n chief_a levite_n i._n e._n unto_o the_o great_a council_n which_o it_o be_v here_o denominate_v from_o because_o it_o consist_v chief_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o be_v the_o best_a expositor_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o which_o all_o those_o controversy_n
circumstance_n she_o which_o be_v to_o be_v examine_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o consideration_n of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n and_o lie_v with_o she_o then_o the_o man_n only_o that_o lie_v with_o she_o shall_v die_v 26_o but_o unto_o the_o damsel_n thou_o shall_v do_v nothing_o there_o be_v in_o the_o damsel_n no_o sin_n worthy_a of_o death_n for_o as_o when_o a_o man_n rise_v against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o slay_v he_o even_o so_o be_v this_o matter_n constraint_n matter_n not_o a_o act_n of_o choice_n but_o of_o force_n and_o constraint_n 27_o for_o he_o find_v she_o in_o the_o field_n and_o the_o betroth_a damsel_n cry_v manifest_a cry_v which_o be_v in_o that_o case_n to_o be_v presume_v charity_n oblige_v we_o to_o believe_v the_o best_a till_o the_o contrary_n be_v manifest_a and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o save_v she_o 28_o 16._o 28_o exod._n 22._o 16._o if_o a_o man_n death_n man_n i._n e._n a_o unmarried_a man_n as_o appear_v 1._o from_o his_o obligation_n to_o marry_v the_o person_n he_o abuse_v which_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a will_v have_v be_v impose_v upon_o he_o 2._o because_o if_o the_o man_n have_v be_v marry_v this_o have_v be_v adultery_n and_o so_o have_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n find_v a_o damsel_n that_o be_v a_o virgin_n which_o be_v not_o betroth_v and_o lie_v hold_v on_o she_o sin_n she_o which_o note_v some_o kind_n of_o force_n or_o artifice_v whereby_o she_o be_v overpowr_v whereas_o exod._n 22._o 16._o she_o be_v entice_v which_o imply_v consent_n and_o therefore_o the_o man_n do_v here_o receive_v a_o great_a punishment_n because_o he_o use_v hostile_a violence_n towards_o she_o which_o be_v the_o great_a sin_n and_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o they_o be_v find_v 29_o then_o the_o man_n that_o lay_v with_o she_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o damsel_n father_n fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n case_n silver_n beside_o the_o dowry_n as_o philo_n the_o learned_a jew_n note_n which_o be_v here_o omit_v because_o that_o be_v common_a 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wife_n of_o his_o bosom_n and_o towards_o the_o remnant_n of_o his_o child_n which_o he_o shall_v leave_v 55_o so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o give_v to_o any_o of_o they_o of_o the_o flesh_n of_o his_o child_n who_o he_o shall_v eat_v because_o he_o have_v nothing_o leave_v he_o in_o the_o siege_n and_o in_o the_o straitness_n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v distress_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o gate_n 56_o the_o tender_a and_o delicate_a woman_n among_o you_o which_o will_v not_o adventure_v to_o set_v the_o sole_a of_o her_o foot_n upon_o the_o ground_n for_o delicateness_n and_o tenderness_n her_o eye_n shall_v be_v evil_a food_n evil_a i._n e._n unmerciful_a she_o will_v desire_v or_o design_n their_o destruction_n for_o her_o food_n towards_o the_o husband_n of_o her_o bosom_n and_o towards_o her_o son_n and_o towards_o her_o daughter_n 57_o and_o towards_o her_o afterbirth_n her_o heb._n afterbirth_n young_a one_o expression_n one_o heb._n afterbirth_n that_o which_o be_v 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1._o 21._o and_o for_o person_n as_o act_n 1._o 15._o revel_v 3._o 4._o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 59_o then_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n even_o great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o sore_a sickness_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n 60_o moreover_o he_o will_v bring_v upon_o thou_o all_o the_o 1â—…_n the_o chap._n 7._o 1â—…_n disease_n of_o egypt_n which_o thou_o be_v afraid_a of_o and_o they_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o thou_o 61_o also_o every_o sickness_n and_o every_o plague_n which_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o this_o law_n they_o will_v the_o lord_n †_o bring_v upon_o thou_o until_o thou_o ascend_v heb._n cause_n to_o ascend_v be_v destroy_v 62_o and_o you_o 27._o you_o chap._n 4._o 27._o shall_v be_v leave_v few_o in_o number_n whereas_o you_o be_v 22._o be_v chap._n 10._o 22._o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n because_o thou_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n 63_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o the_o lord_n rejoice_v over_o you_o to_o do_v you_o good_a and_o to_o multiply_v you_o so_o the_o lord_n 24._o lord_n pro._n 1._o 26._o isa._n 1._o 24._o will_v rejoice_v over_o you_o to_o destroy_v you_o happy_a you_o his_o just_a indignation_n against_o you_o will_v be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o he_o to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o you_o for_o though_o he_o do_v not_o delight_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n in_o itself_o yet_o he_o do_v doubtless_o delight_v in_o the_o glorify_v of_o his_o justice_n upon_o incorrigible_a sinner_n see_v the_o exercise_n of_o all_o his_o attribute_n must_v needs_o please_v he_o else_o he_o be_v not_o perfect_o happy_a and_o to_o bring_v you_o to_o nought_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v pluck_v from_o off_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o it_o it_o which_o be_v no_o ordinary_a land_n but_o a_o most_o pleasant_a land_n a_o land_n of_o promise_n a_o token_n of_o god_n favour_n and_o a_o pledge_n of_o their_o eternal_a inheritance_n which_o be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o their_o loss_n of_o it_o 64_o and_o the_o lord_n 13._o lord_n leu._n 26._o 33._o neh._n 1._o 8._o jer._n 16._o 13._o shall_v scatter_v thou_o among_o all_o people_n from_o the_o one_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n even_o to_o the_o other_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o thou_o shall_v serve_v other_o god_n which_o neither_o thou_o nor_o thy_o father_n have_v know_v even_o wood_n and_o stone_n 65_o and_o 4._o and_o amos_n 9_o 4._o among_o these_o nation_n shall_v thou_o find_v no_o ease_n neither_o shall_v the_o sole_a of_o thy_o foot_n have_v rest_n vagabond_n rest_n you_o shall_v have_v no_o settlement_n in_o the_o land_n whither_o you_o be_v banish_v but_o there_o you_o shall_v be_v toss_v about_o from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o sell_v from_o person_n to_o person_n or_o cain-like_a wander_v about_o like_o a_o vagabond_n but_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o there_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o fail_v of_o eye_n and_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n 66_o and_o thy_o life_n shall_v hang_v in_o doubt_n before_o thou_o be_v thou_o either_o because_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o enemy_n that_o have_v power_n and_o want_v not_o will_n to_o destroy_v thou_o or_o because_o of_o the_o terror_n of_o thy_o own_o mind_n and_o the_o guilt_n of_o thy_o conscience_n make_v thou_o to_o fear_v even_o where_o no_o great_a cause_n to_o fear_n be_v and_o thou_o shall_v fear_v day_n and_o night_n and_o shall_v have_v none_o assurance_n of_o thy_o life_n 67_o 4._o 67_o job_n 7._o 4._o in_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o heart_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v fear_v and_o for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v 68_o and_o the_o lord_n 3â—…_n lord_n jer._n 44._o â—…_n hos._n 8._o 13._o and_o c._n 3â—…_n shall_v bring_v thou_o into_o egypt_n again_o they_o again_o whence_o he_o have_v now_o so_o glorious_o deliver_v thou_o as_o repent_v of_o all_o his_o kindness_n to_o thou_o and_o resolve_v to_o undo_v what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o what_o they_o endure_v in_o egypt_n can_v not_o but_o make_v the_o thought_n of_o return_v thither_o again_o very_o terrible_a to_o they_o with_o ship_n remember_v ship_n which_o be_v literal_o fulfil_v under_o titus_n when_o multitude_n of_o they_o be_v carry_v thither_o in_o ship_n and_o sell_v there_o for_o slave_n as_o josephus_n relate_v and_o this_o expression_n seem_v to_o mind_v they_o of_o that_o time_n when_o they_o go_v over_o the_o sea_n without_o ship_n god_n miraculous_o dry_v up_o the_o sea_n before_o they_o etc._n etc._n which_o now_o they_o will_v have_v occasion_n sad_o to_o remember_v by_o the_o way_n allude_v way_n or_o to_o the_o way_n the_o hebrew_n bâ—…th_v here_o signify_v to_o as_o it_o do_v gen._n 11._o 4._o levit._fw-la 16._o 22._o psal._n 19_o 5._o and_o 91._o 12._o isa._n 9_o 8._o and_o the_o way_n seem_v hot_a to_o be_v mean_v here_o of_o the_o usual_a roadway_n from_o canaan_n to_o egypt_n which_o be_v whole_o by_o land_n but_o to_o be_v put_v for_o the_o end_n of_o the_o way_n or_o journey_n even_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o to_o this_o and_o not_o to_o the_o roadway_n between_o canaan_n and_o egypt_n agree_v the_o word_n here_o follow_v whereof_o i_o speak_v unto_o thou_o thou_o shall_v see_v it_o i._n e._n egypt_n no_o more_o again_o and_o so_o that_o way_n be_v put_v for_o to_o that_o land_n in_o a_o place_n parallel_n to_o this_o where_o the_o very_a same_o word_n be_v use_v deut._n 17._o 16._o to_o which_o this_o place_n palpable_o allude_v whereof_o i_o speak_v unto_o thou_o 16._o thou_o chap._n 1â—…_n 16._o thou_o shall_v see_v it_o no_o more_o again_o and_o there_o you_o shall_v be_v sell_v unto_o your_o enemy_n for_o bondman_n and_o bondwoman_n and_o no_o man_n shall_v buy_v you_o record_n you_o either_o because_o the_o number_n of_o you_o captive_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o market_n shall_v be_v glut_v with_o you_o or_o because_o you_o shall_v be_v so_o loathsome_a and_o contemptible_a that_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v you_o for_o slave_n and_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o josephus_n the_o jew_n have_v leave_v upon_o record_n chap._n xxix_o 1_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n you_o covenant_n these_o be_v the_o term_n or_o condition_n upon_o which_o god_n have_v make_v i._n e._n renew_v covenant_n with_o you_o
the_o people_n do_v deut_n 1._o and_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o have_v god_n command_n and_o direction_n in_o it_o for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o army_n in_o their_o present_a enterprise_n †_o secret_o discourage_a secret_o with_o reference_n not_o to_o his_o enemy_n which_o be_v the_o constant_a and_o necessary_a practice_n of_o all_o spy_n be_v needless_a to_o be_v mention_v but_o to_o the_o israelite_n without_o their_o knowledge_n or_o desire_n and_o this_o seem_v add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n unto_o the_o like_a action_n deut_n 1_o where_o it_o be_v do_v with_o the_o people_n privity_n and_o upon_o their_o motion_n and_o therefore_o a_o account_n be_v give_v not_o only_o to_o moses_n but_o also_o to_o the_o congregation_n whereas_o here_o it_o be_v give_v to_o joshua_n only_o v._o 23._o which_o be_v a_o good_a caution_n to_o prevent_v the_o inconveniency_n which_o possible_o may_v have_v arisen_a if_o their_o report_n have_v be_v doubtful_a or_o discourage_a 〈◊〉_d ‡_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d say_v go_v view_v the_o land_n even_o jericho_n service_n jericho_n i_o e._n the_o land_n about_o jericho_n together_o with_o the_o city_n heb._n the_o land_n and_o jericho_n i._n e._n especial_o jericho_n so_o and_o be_v use_v 2_o sam._n 2._o 30._o 1_o king_n 11._o 1._o psal._n 18._o 1._o they_o obey_v ioshua_n command_n even_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o own_o life_n consider_v that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o divine_a providence_n which_o can_v very_o easy_o many_o way_n secure_v they_o or_o be_v willing_a to_o sacrifice_v their_o life_n in_o their_o country_n service_n and_o they_o go_v and_o 2â—…_n and_o heb._n 11._o â—…_n jam._n 2._o 2â—…_n come_v into_o a_o harlot_n discovery_n harlot_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v use_v judg._n 11._o 1._o and_o 16._o 1._o 1_o king_n 3._o 16._o ezek._n 23._o 44_o and_o so_o it_o be_v render_v by_o two_o apostle_n heb._n 11._o 31._o jam._n 2._o 25._o such_o she_o either_o now_o be_v 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the_o king_n of_o jericho_n send_v unto_o rahab_n say_v bring_v forth_o the_o man_n that_o be_v come_v to_o thou_o which_o be_v enter_v into_o thy_o house_n for_o they_o be_v come_v to_o search_v out_o all_o the_o country_n 4_o and_o the_o woman_n take_v the_o two_o man_n and_o hide_v they_o israelite_n they_o or_o but_o the_o woman_n have_v take_v and_o have_v hide_v they_o to_o wit_n before_o the_o messenger_n come_v from_o the_o king_n as_o soon_o as_o she_o understand_v from_o her_o neighbour_n or_o common_a rumour_n that_o there_o be_v a_o suspicion_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o guess_v that_o search_n will_v be_v make_v and_o this_o be_v just_o mention_v as_o a_o great_a and_o generous_a act_n of_o faith_n heb._n 11._o 31._o for_o she_o do_v apparent_o venture_v her_o life_n upon_o a_o steadfast_a persuasion_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n and_o promise_v give_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o say_v thus_o there_o come_v man_n unto_o i_o but_o i_o wist_v not_o whence_o they_o 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for_o the_o people_n be_v number_v and_o behold_v there_o be_v none_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabesh-gilead_a there_o 10_o and_o the_o congregation_n send_v thither_o twelve_o thousand_o man_n of_o the_o valiant_a and_o command_v they_o say_v go_v and_o smite_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabesh-gilead_a with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n with_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o child_n etc._n child_n who_o in_o such_o public_a and_o scandalous_a crime_n be_v for_o the_o great_a terror_n of_o such_o transgressor_n and_o prevention_n of_o the_o like_a sin_n oft_o involve_v in_o the_o same_o punishment_n with_o the_o man_n as_o deut._n 13._o 15._o jos._n 7._o 24_o etc._n etc._n 11_o and_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o shall_v do_v 31_o do_v numb_a 31_o you_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v every_o male_a and_o every_o woman_n that_o man_n that_o heb._n know_v the_o lie_v with_o man_n have_v lie_v by_o man_n offer_v man_n but_o not_o the_o virgin_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o 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call_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n that_o be_v in_o the_o rock_n rimmon_n and_o to_o call_v peace_n call_v or_o proclaim_v peace_n peaceable_o unto_o they_o 14_o and_o benjamin_n benjamin_n benjamin_n the_o poor_a remainder_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n come_v again_o at_o that_o time_n and_o they_o give_v they_o wife_n which_o they_o have_v save_v alive_a of_o the_o woman_n of_o jabesh-gilead_a and_o yet_o so_o they_o suffice_v they_o not_o 15_o and_o the_o people_n repent_v they_o for_o benjamin_n they_o benjamin_n be_v yet_o more_o grieve_v upon_o this_o unhappy_a disappointment_n for_o they_o suppose_v here_o will_v have_v be_v wife_n sufficient_a for_o they_o because_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v a_o breach_n executioner_n breach_n the_o benjamite_n be_v the_o only_a
and_o so_o by_o preserve_v another_o man_n name_n he_o shall_v lose_v his_o own_o or_o second_o because_o as_o his_o inheritance_n will_v be_v but_o very_o little_o increase_v by_o this_o marriage_n so_o it_o may_v be_v much_o diminish_v by_o be_v divide_v among_o his_o many_o child_n which_o he_o possible_o have_v already_o and_o may_v probable_o have_v more_o by_o ruth_n redeem_v thou_o my_o right_n thou_o right_n which_o i_o free_o renounce_v and_o resign_v to_o thou_o to_o thyself_o for_o i_o can_v redeem_v it_o 7_o 〈◊〉_d 7_o deut._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d now_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n in_o former_a time_n in_o israel_n concern_v redeem_n and_o concern_v change_v for_o to_o confirm_v all_o thing_n practice_n thing_n i_o e._n in_o all_o alienation_n of_o land_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o this_o ceremony_n differ_v a_o little_a from_o that_o deut._n 25._o 9_o because_o that_o concern_v only_o one_o case_n but_o this_o be_v more_o general_a beside_o he_o plead_v not_o the_o command_n of_o god_n but_o only_o ancient_a custom_n for_o this_o practice_n a_o man_n pluck_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o give_v it_o to_o his_o neighbour_n it_o neighbour_n he_o who_o relinquish_v his_o right_n to_o another_o pluck_v off_o his_o own_o shoe_n and_o give_v it_o to_o he_o this_o be_v symbolical_a and_o a_o significant_a and_o convenient_a ceremony_n as_o if_o he_o say_v take_v this_o shoe_n wherewith_o i_o use_v to_o go_v and_o tread_v upon_o my_o land_n and_o in_o that_o shoe_n do_v thou_o enter_v upon_o it_o and_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v a_o testimony_n in_o israel_n case_n israel_n this_o be_v admit_v for_o sufficient_a evidence_n in_o all_o such_o case_n 8_o therefore_o the_o kinsman_n say_v unto_o boaz_n buy_v it_o for_o thou_o so_o he_o draw_v off_o his_o shoe_n 9_o ¶_o and_o boaz_n say_v unto_o the_o elder_n and_o unto_o all_o the_o people_n you_o be_v witness_n this_o day_n that_o i_o have_v buy_v all_o that_o be_v elimelech_n and_o all_o 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family_n be_v who_o though_o he_o also_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o stranger_n god_n so_o far_o bless_v that_o his_o family_n be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o family_n to_o which_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n belong_v and_o the_o progenitor_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o city_n 3_o city_n gen._n 38._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o chron._n â—…_n â—…_n matth._n 1._o 3_o who_o tamar_n bear_v unto_o judah_n of_o the_o seed_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o of_o this_o young_a woman_n 13_o ¶_o so_o boaz_n take_v ruth_n israel_n ruth_n which_o he_o may_v do_v though_o she_o be_v a_o moabite_n because_o the_o prohibition_n against_o marry_v such_o be_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o those_o who_o continue_v in_o the_o heathenish_a estate_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o whereas_o ruth_n as_o a_o sincere_a proselyte_n and_o convert_n to_o the_o god_n and_o faith_n of_o israel_n and_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o when_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o 4._o she_o i_o e._n have_v conjugal_a converse_n with_o she_o see_v gen._n 6._o 4._o the_o lord_n give_v her_o conception_n seed_n conception_n i_o e._n strength_n to_o conceive_v and_o retain_v seed_n and_o in_o due_a time_n she_o bear_v a_o son_n 14_o and_o the_o woman_n say_v unto_o naomi_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n which_o have_v not_o thou_o not_o heb._n cause_v to_o cease_v unto_o thou_o leave_v thou_o this_o day_n without_o a_o redeemer_n a_o or_o redeemer_n kinsman_n do_v kinsman_n which_o be_v understand_v either_o first_o of_o the_o son_n new_a born_n or_o rather_o second_o of_o boaz_n for_o the_o name_n of_o goel_n which_o be_v translate_v kinsman_n or_o redeemer_n be_v never_o that_o i_o know_v of_o give_v to_o the_o child_n bear_v but_o always_o to_o the_o person_n beget_v he_o of_o his_o brother_n or_o near_o kinsman_n wife_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v object_v that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n for_o this_o congratulation_n at_o this_o time_n in_o reference_n to_o boaz_n because_o that_o be_v do_v divers_a month_n before_o this_o time_n it_o may_v be_v reply_v that_o the_o memory_n of_o that_o generous_a action_n be_v revive_v upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o therefore_o be_v fit_o mention_v as_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o child_n birth_n and_o this_o happy_a effect_n just_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o cause_n and_o original_a of_o it_o which_o be_v this_o that_o boaz_n have_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o kinsman_n or_o redeemer_n not_o only_o in_o name_n and_o title_n as_o the_o other_o kinsman_n be_v v._o 6._o but_o in_o truth_n and_o reality_n the_o word_n may_v be_v render_v which_o have_v not_o make_v or_o suffer_v thy_o kinsman_n to_o fail_v to_o thou_o i._n e._n to_o neglect_n or_o refuse_v the_o performance_n of_o his_o duty_n to_o thou_o and_o thou_o as_o the_o other_o kinsman_n do_v that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v famous_a in_o israel_n self-denial_n israel_n heb._n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v famon_n in_o israel_n for_o this_o noble_a and_o worthy_a action_n wherein_o he_o give_v so_o great_a a_o example_n of_o piety_n charity_n humility_n and_o self-denial_n 15_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v unto_o thou_o a_o restorer_n of_o thy_o life_n go_v life_n i_o e._n of_o the_o comfort_n of_o thy_o life_n which_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n dead_a and_o go_v and_o nourish_v and_o heb._n to_o nourish_v a_o nourisher_n of_o hair_n of_o heb._n thy_o gray_a hair_n thy_o old_a age_n for_o thy_o daughter_n in_o law_n which_o love_v thou_o which_o 8._o which_o 1_o sam._n 1._o 8._o be_v better_o to_o thou_o than_o seven_o son_n have_v bear_v he_o 3._o he_o to_o wit_n a_o son_n the_o pronoun_n for_o the_o noun_n understand_v which_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n or_o have_v bear_v to_o he_o i._n e._n to_o thy_o kinsman_n to_o wit_n a_o son_n which_o be_v easy_o understand_v and_o so_o the_o pronoun_n affix_v be_v put_v for_o the_o separate_a of_o which_o there_o be_v instance_n as_o jos._n 15._o 19_o 1_o king_n 19_o 21._o job_n 31._o 37._o ezek._n â—…9_n 3._o 16_o and_o naomi_n take_v the_o child_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o her_o bosom_n and_o become_v nurse_n unto_o it_o 17_o and_o the_o woman_n â—…er_v neighbour_n give_v it_o a_o name_n so_o name_n i_o e._n they_o give_v her_o advice_n about_o the_o name_n for_o otherwise_o they_o have_v no_o power_n or_o right_a to_o do_v so_o say_v there_o be_v a_o son_n bear_v to_o naomi_n and_o they_o call_v his_o name_n obed_n progenitor_n obed_n a_o servant_n to_o wit_n to_o thou_o to_o nourish_v and_o comfort_n and_o assist_v thou_o which_o duty_n child_n owe_v to_o their_o progenitor_n he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o jesse_n the_o father_n of_o david_n 18_o ¶_o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o pharez_n 3_o pharez_n 1_o chron._n 2
4._o matth._n 1._o 3_o pharez_n beget_v hezron_n 19_o and_o hezron_n beget_v ram_n and_o ram_n beget_v amminadab_n 20_o and_o amminadab_n beget_v nahshon_n and_o nahshon_n beget_v salmah_n beget_v or_o salmah_n salmon_n 21_o and_o salmon_n beget_v boaz_n and_o boaz_n beget_v obed_n 22_o and_o obed_n beget_v jesse_n and_o jesse_n beget_v david_n incredible_a david_n how_o can_v this_o be_v a_o true_a genealogy_n see_v by_o this_o mean_n four_o person_n take_v up_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n which_o be_v between_o salmon_n and_o david_n and_o consequent_o every_o one_o of_o they_o must_v beget_v a_o son_n when_o he_o be_v very_o old_a ans._n 1._o it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o each_o of_o these_o be_v the_o immediate_a parent_n of_o he_o who_o he_o be_v say_v to_o beget_v for_o sometime_o grandfather_n be_v say_v in_o scripture_n to_o beget_v their_o grandchild_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o intervention_n of_o their_o immediate_a son_n whereof_o instance_n have_v be_v give_v 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abundant_o suffice_v that_o there_o be_v in_o these_o time_n divers_a prophet_n and_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n as_o samuel_n and_o nathan_n and_o gad_n and_o david_n himself_o who_o may_v each_o of_o they_o write_v some_o part_n of_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a book_n but_o if_o any_o man_n will_v out_o of_o perverseness_n doubt_n or_o deny_v that_o these_o write_v it_o yet_o this_o i_o suppose_v no_o discreet_a and_o impartial_a man_n will_v deny_v that_o it_o be_v whole_o incredible_a that_o such_o book_n shall_v be_v write_v in_o their_o time_n and_o recommend_v to_o the_o church_n as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o so_o receive_v by_o the_o succeed_a generation_n without_o their_o approbation_n who_o have_v so_o great_a a_o power_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n chap._n i._n now_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a man_n of_o ramathaim_n zophim_n there_o zophim_n call_v ramah_n v._o 19_o and_o here_o be_v the_o dual_a number_n 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etc._n act._n 2._o 9_o 10_o 11._o because_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v there_o 2_o and_o he_o have_v two_o wife_n barren_a wife_n as_o divers_a other_o good_a man_n have_v in_o those_o age_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o take_v a_o second_o wife_n to_o wit_n peninnah_n because_o hannah_n who_o be_v first_o name_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v his_o first_o wife_n be_v barren_a the_o name_n of_o the_o one_o be_v hannah_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o peninnah_n and_o peninnah_n have_v child_n but_o hannah_n have_v no_o child_n 3_o and_o this_o man_n go_v up_o out_o of_o his_o city_n 6._o city_n deut._n 1â—…_n 6._o 29._o 6._o heb._n from_o day_n to_o day_n leu._n 25._o 29._o yearly_a course_n yearly_a to_o wit_n at_o one_o of_o the_o solemn_a feast_n which_o probable_o be_v the_o passeover_n when_o he_o not_o only_o go_v up_o himself_o but_o carry_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n with_o he_o compare_v v._o 7._o or_o at_o the_o appoint_a day_n or_o time_n heb._n from_o day_n to_o day_n or_o from_o time_n to_o time_n i._n e._n at_o the_o three_o solemn_a feast_n when_o he_o together_o with_o all_o other_o male_n be_v oblige_v to_o go_v to_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o place_n appoint_v and_o at_o other_o time_n when_o he_o as_o a_o levite_n be_v to_o go_v thither_o in_o his_o course_n to_o worship_n and_o to_o sacrifice_v 26._o sacrifice_v not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n which_o the_o levite_n can_v not_o do_v but_o by_o the_o priest_n in_o which_o sense_n david_n and_o solomon_n and_o absalon_n be_v say_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 8._o 1_o king_n 8._o 63._o 1_o chron._n 21._o 26._o unto_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o shiloh_n 19_o shiloh_n where_o the_o tabernacle_n have_v long_o be_v and_o now_o be_v see_v jos._n 18._o 1._o judg._n 18._o 31._o and_o 21._o 19_o and_o the_o two_o son_n of_o eli_n hophni_n and_o phinehas_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v there_o 24._o there_o or_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o to_o wit_n 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isa._n 51._o 21._o i_o have_v drink_v neither_o wine_n nor_o strong_a drink_n 8._o drink_n to_o wit_n this_o day_n see_v above_o v._o 7_o 8._o but_o have_v pour_v out_o my_o soul_n 2._o soul_n have_v be_v breathe_v forth_o the_o grief_n and_o perplexity_n and_o desire_v of_o my_o soul_n the_o like_a phrase_n be_v job_n 30._o 16._o psal._n 62._o 8._o and_o 142._o 2._o before_o the_o lord_n 16_o count_n not_o thy_o handmaid_n for_o a_o daughter_n of_o belial_n be_v belial_n for_o such_o a_o wicked_a monster_n as_o a_o drunken_a woman_n be_v for_o out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o my_o meditation_n my_o or_o meditation_n complaint_n and_o grief_n have_v i_o speak_v hitherto_o heart_n hitherto_o the_o oppression_n of_o my_o spirit_n have_v force_v i_o to_o speak_v and_o that_o so_o liberal_o at_o this_o time_n for_o the_o ease_n of_o my_o sink_a heart_n 17_o then_o eli_n answer_v and_o say_v go_v in_o peace_n hebrew_n peace_n i_o recall_v my_o censure_n and_o give_v thou_o my_o blessing_n 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and_o eli_n bless_v elkanah_n and_o his_o wife_n 21._o wife_n as_o their_o superior_a and_o god_n highpriest_n he_o bless_v they_o in_o god_n name_n and_o they_o receive_v his_o blessing_n by_o faith_n which_o make_v it_o effectual_a v._o 21._o and_o say_v the_o lord_z give_v thou_o seed_n show_v seed_n i_o e._n a_o child_n or_o rather_o child_n as_o the_o event_n show_v of_o this_o woman_n for_o the_o etc._n the_o or_o pâ—…_n which_o see_v â—…ed_v etc._n etc._n loan_n which_o be_v lend_v to_o the_o lord_n enjoyment_n lord_n or_o for_o the_o petition_n i._n e._n the_o thing_n desire_v to_o wit_n the_o child_n which_o she_o thy_o wife_n ask_v of_o the_o lord_n or_o for_o the_o lord_n as_o chap._n 1._o 28._o to_o who_o according_o she_o have_v give_v they_o and_o therefore_o as_o she_o ask_v he_o not_o so_o much_o for_o herself_o for_o she_o seldom_o see_v he_o as_o for_o the_o lord_n to_o who_o service_n she_o have_v whole_o devote_v he_o so_o now_o i_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v give_v you_o other_o child_n for_o both_o your_o comfort_n and_o enjoyment_n and_o they_o go_v unto_o their_o own_o home_n 21_o and_o the_o lord_n visit_v 16._o visit_v to_o wit_n in_o mercy_n and_o with_o his_o blessing_n as_o that_o word_n be_v use_v gen._n 21._o 1._o exod._n 13._o 19_o jer._n 15._o 15._o not_o in_o anger_n as_o it_o be_v take_v exod._n 32._o 34._o levit._fw-la 26._o 16._o hannah_n so_o that_o she_o conceive_v and_o bear_v three_o son_n and_o two_o daughter_n and_o the_o child_n samuel_n grow_v 26._o grow_v not_o only_o in_o age_n and_o stature_n but_o especial_o in_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n as_o luk._n 1._o 15._o or_o be_v magnify_v or_o grow_v great_a famous_a and_o acceptable_a as_o v._o 26._o before_o the_o lord_n god_n lord_n not_o only_o before_o man_n who_o may_v be_v deceive_v but_o in_o the_o presence_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o all-seeing_a god_n 22_o ¶_o now_o eli_n be_v very_o old_a wickedness_n old_a and_o therefore_o unfit_a either_o to_o manage_v his_o 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up_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 9_o 12._o luk._n 1._o 10._o because_o they_o can_v not_o have_v admittance_n into_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o because_o the_o altar_n on_o which_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v be_v by_o the_o door_n hence_o it_o seem_v probable_a that_o these_o woman_n be_v not_o such_o as_o devote_a themselves_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o tabernacle_n either_o by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n or_o by_o sow_v spin_v etc._n etc._n which_o if_o then_o there_o be_v any_o such_o have_v their_o station_n not_o at_o the_o door_n but_o in_o divers_a place_n allot_v to_o they_o round_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o of_o such_o as_o come_v up_o to_o worship_n god_n at_o his_o tabernacle_n as_o woman_n ofttimes_o do_v with_o their_o husband_n as_o here_o hannah_n do_v and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n luke_n 2._o 41._o or_o with_o their_o parent_n and_o this_o exposition_n may_v receive_v strength_n from_o exod._n 38._o 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his_o worship_n and_o with_o the_o horrible_a wickedness_n of_o the_o priest_n that_o upon_o that_o occasion_n they_o be_v hurry_v into_o the_o other_o extreme_a and_o live_v in_o the_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o their_o own_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o offer_v sacrifice_n because_o they_o come_v through_o the_o priest_n hand_n 25_o if_o one_o man_n sin_n against_o another_o injury_n another_o by_o do_v any_o injury_n lord_n injury_n heb._n god_n shall_v judge_v he_o gr._n they_o shall_v pray_v for_o he_o to_o the_o lord_n the_o judge_n shall_v judge_v he_o person_n he_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v by_o his_o sentence_n end_v the_o difference_n and_o both_o party_n shall_v acquiesce_v in_o his_o determination_n and_o so_o the_o breach_n shall_v be_v
jor._n 34._o 7._o ezek._n 13._o 9_o 20._o amos_n 7._o 15._o absalon_n i_o e._n have_v use_v some_o though_o it_o be_v probable_a but_o cold_a and_o remiss_a endeavour_n to_o pursue_v after_o absalon_n and_o to_o fetch_v he_o from_o his_o grandfather_n to_o receive_v condign_a punishment_n he_o now_o give_v over_o thought_n of_o it_o thus_o the_o same_o verb_n and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o conjugation_n be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n 1_o king_n 3._o 1._o he_o make_v a_o end_n of_o building_n it_o be_v to_o be_v object_v that_o the_o hebrew_n verb_n be_v of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o king_n david_n which_o be_v masculine_a it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o enallage_n of_o gender_n be_v a_o most_o frequent_a figure_n and_o as_o the_o masculine_a gender_n be_v sometime_o apply_v to_o woman_n when_o they_o do_v some_o manly_a and_o gallant_a action_n as_o exod._n 1._o 21._o so_o the_o feminine_a gender_n be_v sometime_o use_v of_o man_n when_o they_o show_v a_o effeminate_a tenderness_n in_o their_o disposition_n which_o be_v the_o case_n here_o as_o some_o learned_a hebrician_n have_v note_v for_o he_o be_v comfort_v concern_v amnon_n see_v he_o be_v dead_a chap._n fourteen_o now_o joab_n the_o son_n of_o zeruiah_n perceive_v that_o the_o king_n heart_n be_v towards_o absalon_n he_o absalon_n he_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o but_o be_v ashamed_a to_o show_v kindness_n to_o one_o who_o god_n law_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n oblige_v he_o to_o punish_v and_o want_v a_o fair_a pretence_n which_o therefore_o joab_n give_v he_o 2_o and_o joab_n send_v to_o tekoah_n manifest_v tekoah_n a_o city_n of_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 11._o 5_o 6._o one_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o convenient_a lest_o the_o king_n may_v know_v the_o person_n or_o search_v out_o the_o business_n and_o beside_o this_o woman_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o great_a eminency_n for_o her_o wisdom_n as_o the_o follow_a discourse_n manifest_v and_o fetch_v thence_o a_o wise_a woman_n request_n woman_n rather_o than_o a_o man_n because_o woman_n can_v more_o easy_o express_v their_o passion_n and_o do_v soon_o procure_v pity_n in_o their_o misery_n and_o a_o answer_n to_o their_o request_n and_o say_v unto_o she_o i_o pray_v thou_o feign_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o mourner_n and_o put_v on_o now_o mourn_a apparel_n and_o anoint_v not_o thyself_o with_o oil_n 17._o oil_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o a_o mourn_a state_n see_v ruth_n 3._o 3._o matth._n 6._o 17._o but_o be_v as_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o long_a time_n mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a 3_o and_o come_v to_o the_o king_n and_o speak_v on_o this_o manner_n unto_o he_o so_o joab_n put_v the_o word_n in_o her_o mouth_n 4_o ¶_o and_o when_o the_o woman_n of_o tekoah_n speak_v to_o the_o king_n she_o fall_v on_o her_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o do_v obeisance_n and_o say_v save_v say_v heb._n save_v help_v o_o king_n 5_o and_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o she_o 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omission_n of_o the_o king_n will_v bring_v guilt_n upon_o he_o and_o yet_o most_o prudent_o and_o decent_o order_v her_o phrase_n so_o as_o not_o to_o seem_v to_o blame_v or_o threaten_v the_o king_n compare_v exod._n 5._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 20._o 16._o this_o sense_n seem_v best_a to_o agree_v with_o david_n answer_n which_o show_v that_o she_o desire_v some_o further_a assurance_n of_o the_o king_n care_n and_o justice_n in_o she_o concern_v 10_o and_o the_o king_n say_v whosoever_o say_v aught_o unto_o thou_o bring_v he_o to_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v not_o touch_v thou_o son_n thou_o i_o e._n so_o as_o to_o hurt_v or_o molest_v thou_o by_o pursue_v thy_o son_n any_o more_o 11_o then_o say_v she_o i_o pray_v thou_o let_v the_o king_n remember_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n it_o god_n the_o sense_n be_v either_o first_o make_v mention_n as_o this_o hebrew_n verb_n be_v oft_o render_v of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o wit_n in_o a_o oath_n i._n e._n swear_v to_o i_o by_o god_n that_o thou_o will_v protect_v i_o and_o my_o son_n against_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n for_o so_o david_n do_v in_o compliance_n with_o this_o desire_n of_o she_o only_o she_o be_v force_v to_o express_v her_o mind_n in_o more_o general_n and_o ambiguous_a term_n because_o it_o have_v be_v presumption_n and_o rudeness_n for_o she_o in_o plain_a term_n to_o desire_v the_o king_n oath_n as_o if_o she_o dare_v not_o trust_v his_o word_n yet_o withal_o she_o insinuate_v her_o meaning_n so_o plain_o that_o the_o king_n understand_v it_o and_o yet_o so_o handsome_o and_o elegant_o that_o the_o king_n be_v much_o please_v with_o her_o wisdom_n and_o thereby_o incline_v to_o grant_v her_o request_n or_o second_o this_o remember_v the_o
design_n far_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o two_o woman_n or_o of_o the_o people_n present_a who_o probable_o with_o admiration_n and_o horror_n expect_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o divide_v the_o live_a child_n in_o two_o and_o give_v half_a to_o the_o one_o and_o half_a to_o the_o other_o 26_o then_o speak_v the_o woman_n who_o the_o live_a child_n be_v unto_o the_o king_n for_o 8._o for_o hos._n 11._o 8._o her_o bowel_n hot_a bowel_n heb._n be_v hot_a yern_v upon_o her_o son_n and_o she_o say_v o_o my_o lord_n give_v she_o the_o live_a child_n and_o in_o no_o wise_n slay_v it_o but_o the_o other_o say_v let_v it_o be_v neither_o mine_n nor_o thou_o but_o divide_v it_o 27_o then_o the_o king_n answer_v and_o say_v give_v she_o the_o live_a child_n and_o in_o no_o wise_n slay_v it_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n thereof_o destroy_v thereof_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o her_o natural_a and_o motherly_a affection_n to_o the_o child_n which_o she_o have_v rather_o have_v alienate_v and_o give_v away_o from_o she_o than_o destroy_v 28_o and_o all_o israel_n hear_v of_o the_o judgement_n which_o the_o king_n have_v judge_v and_o they_o fear_v the_o king_n for_o they_o see_v that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n people_n god_n either_o great_a and_o eminent_a wisdom_n as_o the_o cedar_n or_o mountain_n of_o god_n be_v the_o high_a and_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o kind_n or_o divine_a wisdom_n with_o which_o god_n have_v inspire_v he_o for_o the_o better_a government_n of_o his_o people_n be_v he_o be_v heb._n in_o the_o midst_n of_o he_o in_o he_o to_o do_v judgement_n people_n judgement_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o wise_o examine_v and_o just_o determine_v the_o cause_n and_o controversy_n of_o his_o people_n chap._n iu._n so_o king_n solomon_n be_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n it_o israel_n this_o be_v speak_v with_o respect_n to_o his_o successor_n who_o be_v king_n only_o over_o a_o part_n and_o that_o the_o small_a part_n of_o it_o or_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o time_n 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this_o with_o 1_o chron._n 6._o 8_o 9_o of_o zadok_n name_n zadok_n either_o zadok_v the_o priest_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 8_o 9_o or_o some_o other_o of_o that_o name_n officer_n name_n or_o the_o chief_a officer_n the_o priest_n etc._n priest_n so_o he_o be_v the_o second_o priest_n or_o the_o priest_n that_o attend_v upon_o solomon_n person_n in_o holy_a office_n and_o administration_n but_o when_o this_o sacred_a writer_n profess_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o solomon_n prince_n why_o shall_v he_o put_v the_o second_o priest_n or_o solomon_n domestic_a priest_n in_o the_o first_o place_n or_o why_o shall_v he_o be_v mention_v distinct_o from_o his_o father_n who_o be_v general_o present_a with_o solomon_n and_o can_v easy_o either_o by_o himself_o or_o some_o other_o fit_a person_n or_o person_n appoint_v by_o he_o manage_v all_o the_o king_n sacred_a concern_v or_o why_o be_v he_o name_v before_o his_o father_n other_o therefore_o render_v this_o hebrew_n word_n prince_n as_o it_o be_v use_v gen._n 41._o 45._o and_o 47._o 22_o 26._o exod._n 2._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 8._o 18._o so_o he_o be_v either_o the_o chief_a in_o dignity_n the_o first_o prince_n and_o the_o high_a officer_n in_o the_o state_n next_o to_o the_o king_n or_o the_o chief_a minister_n of_o state_n by_o who_o the_o great_a affair_n of_o state_n be_v manage_v and_o prepare_v for_o the_o king_n consideration_n etc._n etc._n 3_o elihoreph_n and_o ahiah_n the_o son_n of_o shisha_n secretary_n shisha_n or_o secretary_n scribe_n frequent_a scribe_n i_o e._n secretary_n of_o state_n he_o choose_v two_o whereas_o david_n have_v but_o one_o either_o because_o he_o observe_v some_o inconvenience_n in_o trust_v all_o those_o matter_n in_o one_o hand_n or_o because_o he_o have_v now_o much_o more_o employment_n than_o david_n have_v this_o be_v a_o time_n of_o great_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n and_o his_o empire_n enlarge_v and_o his_o correspondency_n with_o foreign_a prince_n more_o frequent_a jehoshaphat_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o the_o remembrancer_n the_o or_o remembrancer_n recorder_n 16._o recorder_n of_o which_o see_v on_o 2_o sam._n 8._o 16._o 4_o and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n be_v over_o the_o host_n and_o zadok_v and_o abiathar_n be_v the_o priest_n time_n priest_n i_o e._n the_o high-priest_n to_o wit_n successive_o first_o abiathar_n and_o then_o zadok_v quest._n why_o be_v abiathar_n name_v when_o he_o be_v depose_v ans._n first_o because_o it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o person_n to_o retain_v the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o those_o place_n which_o in_o reality_n they_o have_v lose_v second_o because_o though_o he_o be_v depose_v from_o the_o high-priesthood_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o one_o of_o the_o priestly_a family_n and_o as_o zadok_v be_v joint_o name_v with_o abiathar_n when_o abiathar_n alone_o be_v the_o highpriest_n as_o 2_o sam._n 8._o 17._o and_o 20._o 25_o so_o now_o zadok_v and_o abiathar_n be_v join_v although_o the_o high-priesthood_n be_v rest_v in_o zadok_n alone_o three_o possible_o abiathar_n though_o he_o be_v depose_v from_o the_o supreme_a priesthood_n yet_o upon_o his_o serious_a repentance_n and_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o his_o friend_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o priestly_a office_n and_o put_v into_o that_o place_n which_o zadok_v enjoy_v when_o abiathar_n be_v highpriest_n four_o some_o say_v that_o here_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o all_o solomon_n chief_a officer_n both_o such_o as_o now_o be_v and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v and_o such_o as_o be_v afterward_o as_o they_o gather_v from_o v._o 11._o and_o 15._o where_n two_o person_n be_v name_v who_o marry_v two_o of_o solomon_n daughter_n which_o can_v not_o be_v till_o many_o year_n after_o this_o time_n 5_o and_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o nathan_n be_v over_o the_o officer_n 10._o officer_n or_o overseer_n or_o surveyor_n to_o wit_n over_o those_o twelve_o officer_n name_v for_o 7_o etc._n etc._n where_o this_o hebrew_n word_n be_v use_v who_o be_v all_o subject_n and_o to_o give_v up_o their_o account_n to_o he_o though_o the_o word_n signify_v any_o governor_n or_o commander_n of_o the_o high_a sort_n as_o 1_o king_n 5._o 16._o 2_o chron._n 8._o 10._o and_o zabud_n the_o son_n of_o nathan_n throne_n nathan_n the_o prophet_n who_o have_v be_v so_o high_o instrumental_a in_o solomon_n establishment_n in_o the_o throne_n be_v principal_a officer_n friend_n officer_n possible_o precedent_n of_o the_o king_n council_n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v cohen_n which_o for_o 2._o be_v render_v priest_n whence_o some_o read_v this_o place_n thus_o zabud_n the_o son_n of_o nathan_n the_o priest_n or_o the_o minister_n as_o the_o word_n proper_o signify_v and_o that_o title_n well_o enough_o agree_v to_o a_o prophet_n or_o the_o prince_n for_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n be_v a_o man_n considerable_a both_o for_o his_o quality_n and_o for_o his_o honour_n and_o esteem_v with_o the_o king_n be_v the_o king_n friend_n and_o the_o king_n friend_n counsel_n friend_n either_o his_o special_a favourite_n both_o for_o his_o father_n sake_n and_o for_o his_o own_o have_v it_o seem_v be_v bring_v up_o with_o he_o or_o his_o confident_a with_o who_o he_o use_v to_o communicate_v his_o most_o secret_a counsel_n 6_o and_o abishar_n be_v over_o the_o household_n household_n household_n steward_z of_o the_o king_n household_n and_o 14._o and_o chap._n 5._o 14._o adoniram_n the_o son_n of_o abda_n be_v over_o the_o levy_n the_o or_o levy_n tribute_n commit_v tribute_n to_o wit_n the_o personal_a tribute_n or_o the_o levy_n of_o man_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v this_o with_o chap._n 5._o 13_o 14._o it_o be_v very_o sit_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o one_o person_n to_o who_o the_o chief_a conduct_n or_o inspection_n of_o that_o great_a
by_o other_o author_n that_o i_o may_v go_v in_o and_o dress_v it_o for_o i_o and_o my_o son_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v it_o and_o die_v place_n die_v for_o have_v no_o more_o provision_n we_o must_v needs_o perish_v with_o hunger_n for_o though_o the_o famine_n be_v only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n yet_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o be_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n which_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o corn_n of_o that_o land_n see_v act_n 12._o 20._o or_o the_o same_o famine_n may_v be_v in_o those_o part_n also_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o famine_n to_o wit_n the_o worship_n of_o baal_n be_v common_a to_o both_o place_n 13_o and_o elijah_n say_v unto_o she_o fear_v not_o go_v and_o do_v as_o thou_o have_v say_v but_o make_v i_o thereof_o a_o little_a cake_n first_o occasion_n first_o which_o he_o require_v as_o a_o trial_n and_o exercise_n of_o her_o faith_n and_o charity_n and_o obedience_n which_o he_o know_v god_n will_v gracious_o and_o plentiful_o reward_v and_o so_o this_o will_v be_v a_o great_a example_n to_o encourage_v other_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o same_o grace_n upon_o like_a occasion_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o i_o and_o after_o make_v for_o thou_o and_o for_o thy_o son_n 14_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n trust_v israel_n in_o who_o i_o perceive_v thou_o trust_v the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n cruse_a meal_n i_o e._n the_o meal_n of_o the_o barrel_n a_o hypallage_n or_o metonymy_n so_o the_o cruse_a of_o oilâ—…or_n â—…or_z the_o oil_n of_o the_o cruse_a shall_v not_o waste_v neither_o shall_v the_o cruse_v of_o oil_n fail_v until_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n give_v lord_n heb._n give_v send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earth_n 15_o and_o she_o go_v and_o do_v according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o elijah_n prophet_n elijah_n give_v glory_n to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n by_o believe_v his_o prophet_n and_o she_o and_o he_o and_o her_o house_n do_v eat_v year_n eat_v or_o a_o full_a year_n many_o day_n it_o day_n i_o e._n a_o long_a time_n even_o above_o two_o year_n see_v chap._n 18._o 1._o heb._n day_n i._n e._n a_o full_a year_n as_o ver_fw-la 7._o namely_o before_o the_o follow_a event_n about_o her_o son_n happen_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o famine_n after_o it_o 16_o and_o the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n waste_v not_o spend_v not_o god_n still_o create_v new_a as_o fast_o as_o the_o old_a be_v spend_v neither_o do_v the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o speak_v heb._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o by_o elijah_n 17_o ¶_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o these_o thing_n that_o the_o son_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o mistress_n of_o the_o house_n fall_v sick_a and_o his_o sickness_n be_v so_o sore_o that_o there_o be_v no_o breath_n 35._o breath_n or_o no_o soul_n or_o life_n as_o this_o hebrew_n word_n oft_o signify_v i._n e._n he_o die_v as_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o follow_a verse_n see_v also_o heb._n 11._o 35._o leave_v in_o he_o 18_o and_o she_o say_v unto_o elijah_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o impatience_n thou_o wherein_o have_v i_o injure_v or_o provoke_v thou_o or_o why_o do_v thou_o come_v to_o sojourn_v in_o my_o house_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n seem_v to_o explain_v these_o if_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o they_o be_v word_n of_o a_o trouble_a mind_n favour_v of_o some_o rashness_n and_o impatience_n o_o thou_o man_n of_o god_n be_v thou_o come_v unto_o i_o nation_n i_o do_v thou_o come_v for_o this_o end_n that_o thou_o may_v severe_o observe_v my_o sin_n and_o by_o thy_o prayer_n bring_v down_o god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o i_o for_o they_o as_o thou_o have_v for_o the_o like_a cause_n bring_v down_o this_o famine_n upon_o the_o nation_n to_o call_v my_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n curse_n remembrance_n either_o 1._o to_o my_o remembrance_n that_o i_o shall_v by_o this_o dreadful_a judgement_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o remembrance_n of_o my_o sin_n which_o have_v procure_v it_o or_o rather_o 2._o to_o god_n remembrance_n for_o god_n be_v oft_o say_v in_o scripture_n to_o remember_v sin_n when_o he_o punish_v they_o and_o to_o forget_v they_o when_o he_o spare_v the_o sinner_n see_v 2_o sem._n 16._o 10._o have_v i_o instead_o of_o the_o blessing_n which_o i_o expect_v from_o thy_o presence_n meet_v with_o a_o curse_n and_o to_o stay_v my_o son_n 19_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o give_v i_o thy_o son_n arms._n son_n into_o my_o arms._n and_o he_o take_v he_o out_o of_o her_o bosom_n and_o carry_v he_o up_o into_o a_o loft_n observation_n loft_n a_o private_a place_n where_o he_o may_v more_o free_o and_o full_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o use_v such_o gesture_n or_o method_n as_o he_o think_v most_o proper_a without_o any_o offence_n or_o observation_n where_o he_o abide_v and_o lay_v he_o upon_o his_o own_o bed_n 20_o and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_z my_o god_n have_v thou_o also_o bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o widow_n with_o who_o i_o sojourn_v by_o slay_v her_o son_n religion_n son_n a_o prayer_n full_a of_o powerful_a argument_n thou_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o can_v revive_v the_o child_n and_o my_o god_n and_o therefore_o wilt_v not_o do_v not_o deny_v i_o she_o be_v a_o widow_n add_v not_o affliction_n to_o the_o afflict_a deprive_v she_o not_o of_o the_o great_a support_n and_o staff_n of_o her_o age_n she_o have_v give_v i_o kind_a entertainment_n let_v she_o not_o fare_v the_o worse_a for_o her_o kindness_n to_o a_o prophet_n whereby_o wicked_a man_n will_v take_v occasion_n to_o reproach_n both_o she_o and_o religion_n 21_o and_o he_o measure_v he_o heb._n measure_v stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n 10._o child_n not_o as_o if_o he_o think_v this_o can_v contribute_v any_o warmth_n or_o life_n to_o the_o child_n but_o partly_o to_o express_v and_o withal_o to_o increase_v his_o grief_n for_o the_o child_n death_n and_o his_o desire_n of_o its_o revive_n that_o thereby_o his_o prayer_n may_v be_v more_o fervent_a and_o consequent_o more_o prevalent_a with_o god_n and_o partly_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o this_o miracle_n though_o wrought_v by_o god_n alone_o yet_o be_v do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o elijah_n and_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o prayer_n compare_v 2_o king_n 4._o 34._o joh._n 9_o 6._o act._n 20._o 10._o three_o time_n and_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n successive_o lord_n first_o he_o stretch_v himself_o than_o he_o pray_v and_o that_o for_o three_o time_n successive_o and_o say_v o_o lord_z my_o god_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v this_o child_n soul_n come_v part_n come_v heb._n into_o 〈◊〉_d inward_a part_n into_o he_o again_o it_o again_o by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o soul_n be_v go_v out_o of_o his_o body_n and_o therefore_o do_v subsist_v without_o it_o after_o death_n compare_v gen._n 35._o 18._o this_o be_v a_o great_a request_n but_o elias_n be_v encourage_v to_o make_v it_o partly_o by_o his_o zeal_n for_o god_n honour_n which_o he_o think_v be_v concern_v in_o it_o and_o will_v be_v eclipse_v by_o it_o partly_o by_o the_o experience_n which_o he_o have_v of_o his_o prevailingpower_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n and_o partly_o by_o a_o divine_a impulse_n move_v he_o to_o desire_v it_o 22_o and_o the_o lord_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o elijah_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n come_v into_o he_o again_o and_o he_o revive_v 23_o and_o elijah_n take_v the_o child_n and_o bring_v he_o down_o out_o of_o the_o chamber_n into_o the_o house_n and_o deliver_v he_o unto_o his_o mother_n and_o elijah_n say_v see_v thy_o son_n live_v 24_o ¶_o and_o the_o woman_n say_v to_o elijah_n now_o by_o this_o i_o know_v doubt_v know_v now_o i_o be_o assure_v of_o that_o concern_v which_o i_o begin_v upon_o this_o sad_a occasion_n to_o doubt_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o thy_o mouth_n be_v truth_n idol_n truth_n that_o the_o god_n who_o thou_o profess_v be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o the_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n which_o thou_o teach_v be_v the_o only_a true_a religion_n and_o therefore_o henceforth_o i_o whole_o renounce_v the_o worship_n of_o idol_n chap._n xviii_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o many_o day_n that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o elijah_n in_o the_o three_o year_n month_n year_n either_o 1._o from_o the_o time_n when_o he_o go_v to_o hide_v himself_o by_o the_o brook_n cerith_n six_o month_n before_o which_o time_n the_o famine_n may_v begin_v though_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o extremity_n and_o so_o this_o be_v in_o or_o
heathen_a author_n as_o porphyrius_n plutarch_n and_o other_o and_o partly_o to_o oblige_v the_o israelite_n to_o quit_v the_o siege_n out_o of_o compassion_n or_o as_o despair_v to_o conquer_v at_o least_o without_o great_a loss_n of_o man_n than_o it_o be_v worth_a he_o who_o be_v resolve_v to_o defend_v himself_o and_o city_n to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n that_o shall_v have_v reign_v in_o his_o stead_n and_o 1._o and_o amos_n 2._o 1._o offer_v he_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a upon_o the_o wall_n it_o wall_n that_o the_o besieger_n may_v see_v it_o and_o be_v move_v by_o it_o and_o there_o be_v israel_n be_v heb._n great_a repentance_n upon_o israel_n great_a indignation_n against_o israel_n it_o israel_n or_o great_a trouble_n or_o repentance_n upon_o israel_n i._n e._n the_o israelitish_n king_n and_o people_n who_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o war_n and_o have_v bring_v the_o rest_n into_o confederacy_n with_o he_o be_v great_o afflict_v and_o grieve_v for_o this_o 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poverty_n therefore_o be_v not_o procure_v by_o his_o idleness_n or_o prodigality_n or_o rather_o wickedness_n but_o by_o his_o piety_n because_o he_o will_v not_o comply_v with_o the_o king_n way_n of_o worship_n and_o therefore_o lose_v all_o worldly_a advantage_n and_o the_o creditor_n be_v come_v to_o take_v unto_o he_o my_o two_o son_n to_o be_v bondman_n 25._o bondman_n either_o to_o use_v they_o as_o his_o slave_n or_o to_o sell_v they_o to_o other_o according_a to_o his_o law_n of_o which_o see_v exod._n 21._o 2._o levit._fw-la 25._o 39_o isa._n 50._o 1._o matth._n 18._o 25._o 2_o and_o elisha_n say_v unto_o she_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v for_o thou_o poor_a thou_o how_o shall_v i_o relieve_v thou_o who_o be_o myself_o poor_a tell_v i_o what_o have_v thou_o in_o the_o house_n persuasion_n house_n which_o may_v contribute_v to_o the_o payment_n of_o thy_o debt_n or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o thy_o creditor_n who_o may_v perchance_o deal_v favourable_o with_o thou_o through_o my_o persuasion_n and_o she_o say_v thy_o handmaid_n have_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o house_n save_v a_o pot_n of_o oil_n 9_o oil_n which_o be_v useful_a for_o divers_a thing_n about_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o health_n or_o delight_n or_o ornament_n and_o other_o use_n of_o man_n see_v judg._n 9_o 9_o 3_o then_o he_o say_v go_v borrow_v thou_o vessel_n abroad_o of_o all_o thy_o neighbour_n even_o empty_a vessel_n not_o vessel_n or_o 〈◊〉_d not_o borrow_v not_o a_o few_o 4_o and_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v in_o thou_o shall_v shut_v the_o door_n upon_o thou_o alone_o thou_o partly_o that_o none_o may_v hinder_v thou_o from_o mind_v thy_o work_n of_o fill_v and_o remove_v the_o vessel_n which_o will_v require_v attention_n and_o diligence_n partly_o that_o thou_o alone_o may_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o partly_o lest_o any_o of_o thy_o creditor_n shall_v break_v in_o upon_o thou_o and_o seize_v upon_o thy_o borrow_a vessel_n before_o they_o be_v fill_v partly_o that_o thy_o mind_n be_v free_v from_o distraction_n may_v be_v whole_o employ_v in_o prayer_n and_o praising_n of_o god_n and_o partly_o that_o it_o may_v be_v manifest_a that_o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o upon_o thy_o son_n and_o shall_v pour_v out_o time_n out_o out_o of_o the_o pot_n in_o which_o god_n multiply_v the_o oil_n from_o time_n to_o time_n into_o all_o those_o vessel_n and_o thou_o shall_v set_v aside_o that_o which_o be_v full_a 5_o so_o she_o go_v from_o he_o and_o shut_v the_o door_n upon_o she_o and_o upon_o her_o son_n who_o bring_v the_o vessel_n to_o she_o and_o she_o pour_v out_o 6_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o vessel_n be_v full_a that_o she_o say_v unto_o her_o son_n 1._o son_n to_o one_o of_o they_o for_o she_o have_v two_o v._o 1._o bring_v i_o yet_o a_o vessel_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o there_o be_v not_o a_o vessel_n more_o and_o the_o oil_n stay_v unnecessary_o stay_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o waste_v any_o of_o god_n good_a creature_n and_o that_o god_n will_v not_o work_v miracle_n unnecessary_o 7_o then_o she_o come_v and_o tell_v the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o he_o say_v go_v sell_v the_o oil_n and_o pay_v thy_o creditor_n thy_o or_o creditor_n debt_n and_o live_v thou_o and_o thy_o child_n of_o the_o rest_n child_n rest_n first_o do_v justice_n to_o other_o and_o then_o take_v care_n of_o thyself_o and_o child_n 8_o ¶_o and_o day_n and_o heb._n there_o be_v a_o day_n it_o â—…ell_v on_o a_o day_n that_o elisha_n pass_v to_o shunem_n go_v shunem_n a_o city_n in_o issachar_n near_o mount_n carmel_n jos._n 19_o 17_o 18._o whither_o the_o prophet_n frequent_o go_v where_o be_v a_o great_a woman_n 2._o woman_n for_o estate_n or_o birth_n and_o quality_n see_v gen._n 24._o 35._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 2._o and_o she_o he_o she_o heb._n lay_v â—…old_v on_o he_o constrain_v he_o desire_n he_o by_o her_o importunate_a desire_n to_o eat_v bread_n there_o bread_n to_o take_v his_o repast_n there_o and_o so_o it_o be_v that_o as_o oft_o as_o he_o pass_v by_o he_o turn_v in_o thither_o to_o eat_v bread_n 9_o and_o she_o say_v unto_o her_o husband_n behold_v now_o i_o perceive_v that_o this_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n ourselves_o god_n a_o prophet_n as_o judg._n 13._o 6._o and_o that_o of_o eminent_a holiness_n by_o our_o kindness_n to_o who_o we_o shall_v procure_v a_o blessing_n to_o ourselves_o which_o pass_v by_o we_o continual_o 10_o let_v we_o make_v a_o little_a chamber_n i_o pray_v thou_o on_o the_o wall_n meditation_n wall_n that_o he_o may_v be_v free_a from_o the_o noise_n of_o family-business_n and_o enjoy_v that_o privacy_n which_o i_o perceive_v he_o desire_v for_o his_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n and_o let_v we_o set_v for_o he_o there_o a_o bed_n and_o a_o table_n and_o a_o stool_n and_o a_o candlestick_n necessary_n candlestick_n he_o will_v not_o be_v troublesome_a or_o thargeable_a to_o we_o he_o care_v not_o for_o rich_a furniture_n or_o costly_a entertainment_n and_o be_v content_a with_o bare_a necessary_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o he_o come_v to_o we_o that_o he_o shall_v turn_v in_o thither_o 11_o and_o it_o fall_v on_o a_o day_n that_o he_o come_v thither_o and_o he_o turn_v into_o the_o chamber_n and_o lay_v there_o 12_o and_o he_o say_v to_o gehazi_n his_o servant_n call_v this_o shunammite_n and_o when_o he_o have_v call_v she_o she_o stand_v before_o he_o passage_n he_o i_o e._n before_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o door_n of_o his_o chamber_n as_o it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 15._o the_o relation_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o little_a perplex_v but_o may_v be_v thus_o conceive_v it_o be_v in_o this_o verse_n record_v in_o the_o general_n that_o the_o prophet_n send_v gehazi_n to_o call_v she_o and_o that_o the_o come_v to_o he_o upon_o that_o call_n then_o follow_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o the_o whole_a business_n with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n first_o of_o the_o message_n with_o which_o gehazi_n be_v send_v when_o he_o go_v to_o call_v she_o and_o of_o her_o answer_n to_o that_o message_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o of_o gehazi_n conjecture_n thereupon_o ver_fw-la 14._o and_o then_o of_o her_o come_n to_o the_o prophet_n at_o his_o call_n which_o be_v there_o repeat_v to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o follow_a passage_n 13_o and_o he_o say_v say_v say_v or_o have_v say_v unto_o he_o say_v now_o unto_o she_o behold_v thou_o have_v be_v careful_a for_o we_o with_o all_o this_o care_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o thou_o servant_n thou_o where_o with_o shall_v i_o recompense_v all_o thy_o care_n and_o kindness_n to_o i_o and_o my_o servant_n will_v thou_o be_v speak_v for_o to_o the_o king_n or_o to_o the_o captain_n
among_o other_o his_o obstinate_a cleave_v to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o calf_n and_o the_o whoredom_n and_o witchcraft_n of_o his_o mother_n jezabel_n 2_o king_n 9_o 22._o and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o people_n which_o be_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o this_o and_o all_o their_o calamity_n and_o lay_v the_o blame_n of_o all_o upon_o elisha_n either_o suppose_v that_o he_o who_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o elijah_n rest_v upon_o he_o have_v bring_v this_o famine_n by_o his_o prayer_n as_o elijah_n have_v former_o do_v 1_o king_n 17._o 1._o or_o because_o he_o have_v encourage_v they_o to_o withstand_v the_o syrian_n by_o promise_v they_o help_v from_o god_n in_o due_a time_n or_o because_o he_o will_v not_o by_o his_o intercession_n to_o god_n and_o the_o work_n of_o a_o miracle_n deliver_v they_o from_o these_o calamity_n as_o he_o easy_o can_v have_v do_v but_o he_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o the_o prophet_n can_v not_o work_v what_o miracle_n and_o when_o 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stead_n have_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n and_o of_o the_o man_n of_o war._n 16_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n jehoshaphat_n be_v then_o king_n of_o judah_n 4._o judah_n 2_o chr._n 21._o 4._o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n reign_v judah_n heb._n reign_v begin_v to_o reign_v 1._o reign_v jehoram_n be_v first_o make_v king_n or_o viceroy_n by_o his_o father_n divers_a year_n before_o this_o time_n to_o wit_n at_o his_o expedition_n to_o ramoth-gilead_n as_o be_v note_v before_o which_o dominion_n of_o his_o end_v at_o his_o father_n return_n but_o now_o jehoshaphat_n be_v not_o far_o from_o his_o death_n and_o have_v divers_a son_n and_o fear_v some_o competition_n and_o dissension_n among_o they_o make_v jehoram_n king_n the_o second_o time_n as_o david_n do_v solomon_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n 1_o chron._n 29._o 22._o which_o be_v the_o thing_n here_o relate_v but_o of_o this_o 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not_o now_o resist_v be_v under_o the_o hand_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n and_o under_o the_o fear_n of_o further_a and_o worse_a plague_n if_o he_o do_v so_o for_o judgement_n for_o so_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a he_o dwell_v in_o a_o several_a house_n because_o he_o may_v not_o come_v into_o the_o temple_n or_o court_n nor_o consequent_o into_o any_o public_a assembly_n or_o the_o society_n of_o other_o or_o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o hebrew_a chi_fw-mi oft_o signify_v and_o the_o particle_n and_o be_v oft_o understand_v so_o it_o be_v a_o inference_n from_o the_o next_o forego_v word_n he_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o etc._n etc._n he_o who_o can_v not_o content_v himself_o with_o god_n allowance_n but_o usurp_v the_o priest_n place_n and_o office_n be_v now_o deprive_v of_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o people_n a_o just_a and_o most_o suitable_a judgement_n he_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o house_n 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take_v cognizance_n of_o and_o to_o punish_v and_o that_o with_o death_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o the_o â—…aw_n of_o moses_n deut._n 22._o 22._o but_o even_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o know_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o heathen_a nation_n in_o that_o case_n see_v also_o gen._n 38._o 24._o this_o be_v oppose_v to_o those_o secret_a and_o lesser_a sin_n which_o be_v only_o know_v to_o and_o punish_v by_o god_n 12._o for_o it_o be_v a_o fire_n that_o consume_v to_o destruction_n wickedness_n destruction_n for_o this_o sin_n will_v be_v as_o a_o secret_a but_o consume_a fire_n waste_v my_o estate_n and_o reputation_n and_o body_n and_o soul_n too_o provoke_v god_n and_o enrage_v the_o husband_n and_o bring_v down_o some_o extraordinary_a vengeance_n upon_o i_o and_o therefore_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n keep_v i_o from_o this_o and_o such_o like_a wickedness_n and_o will_v root_v out_o all_o my_o increase_n 27._o increase_n i_o e._n all_o my_o estate_n compare_v prov._n 6._o 27._o 13._o if_o i_o do_v despise_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o manservant_n i_o manservant_n if_o i_o use_v my_o power_n over_o he_o to_o overthrow_v he_o or_o his_o just_a right_n and_o see_v it_o be_v know_v that_o i_o be_v so_o just_a and_o kind_a to_o they_o over_o who_o i_o have_v such_o unlimited_a power_n it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o i_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o cruelty_n to_o other_o as_o you_o impute_v to_o i_o or_o of_o my_o maid-servant_n when_o they_o contend_v with_o i_o injury_n i_o either_o for_o impose_v heavy_a burden_n than_o they_o can_v bear_v or_o for_o not_o provide_v for_o they_o those_o support_v which_o their_o nature_n and_o necessity_n require_v or_o for_o any_o other_o plausible_a cause_n i_o hear_v they_o patient_o and_o indifferent_o and_o do_v they_o right_o even_o against_o myself_o if_o by_o any_o misinformation_n or_o passion_n i_o have_v do_v they_o any_o injury_n 14._o what_o then_o shall_v i_o do_v when_o 21._o 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consider_v that_o he_o be_v though_o my_o servant_n yet_o my_o fellow-creature_n make_v by_o the_o same_o god_n and_o therefore_o one_o of_o god_n subject_n who_o i_o can_v not_o abuse_v without_o the_o injury_n of_o his_o supreme_a lord_n and_o womb_n and_o or_o do_v he_o not_o fashion_v we_o in_o one_o womb_n do_v not_o one_o fashion_n we_o in_o the_o womb_n sake_n womb_n heb._n do_v he_o not_o form_v we_o in_o one_o womb_n not_o in_o one_o individual_a womb_n but_o in_o a_o womb_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n in_o a_o humane_a womb_n with_o a_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o quality_n a_o reasonable_a and_o immortal_a creature_n and_o make_v after_o
to_o god_n for_o all_o their_o hard_a speech_n and_o unrighteous_a decree_n against_o he_o 2._o yea_o in_o heart_n saul_n heart_n or_o with_o your_o heart_n with_o free_a choice_n and_o consent_n and_o not_o only_o by_o constraint_n and_o out_o of_o compliance_n with_o saul_n you_o work_v wickedness_n you_o 57_o you_o psal._n 78._o 57_o weigh_v the_o violence_n of_o your_o hand_n he_o hand_n or_o you_o weigh_v violence_n or_o injustice_n with_o your_o hand_n the_o phrase_n of_o weigh_v have_v respect_n to_o their_o office_n which_o be_v to_o administer_v justice_n which_o be_v usual_o express_v by_o a_o pair_n of_o balance_n so_o he_o intimate_v that_o they_o do_v great_a wrong_n under_o the_o pretence_n and_o with_o the_o formality_n of_o justice_n and_o whilst_o they_o seem_v exact_o to_o weigh_v and_o consider_v the_o true_a and_o fit_a proportion_n between_o the_o action_n and_o the_o recompense_n allot_v to_o they_o they_o turn_v the_o scale_n and_o partly_o to_o curry_v favour_n 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oppressor_n and_o woman_n write_n woman_n either_o 1._o proper_o so_o call_v by_o their_o favour_n and_o power_n with_o the_o ruler_n or_o 2._o weak_a and_o effeminate_a ruler_n such_o be_v call_v woman_n both_o in_o sacred_a and_o profane_a write_n rule_v over_o they_o o_o my_o people_n 16._o people_n chap._n 9_o 16._o bless_v 16._o or_o they_o which_o call_v thou_o bless_v they_o which_o lead_v thou_o thou_o thou_o thy_o ruler_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o show_v thou_o thâ—…_n right_a way_n or_o as_o other_o they_o that_o bless_v thou_o i._n e._n thy_o false_a prophet_n which_o flatter_v thou_o and_o speak_v peace_n to_o thou_o cause_v thou_o to_o err_v and_o up_o and_o heb._n swallow_v up_o destroy_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o path_n example_n path_n keep_v thou_o from_o the_o knowledge_n or_o practice_n of_o that_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o thy_o salvation_n and_o mislead_v thou_o into_o evil_a course_n by_o their_o wicked_a counsel_n or_o example_n 13_o 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vineyard_n as_o psal._n 80._o 8_o 14_o 15._o isa._n 5._o 1._o jer._n 2._o 21._o etc._n etc._n and_o here_o the_o vineyard_n by_o way_n of_o eminency_n or_o the_o vineyard_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o your_o care_n to_o keep_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o poor_a poor_a poor_a the_o good_n which_o you_o have_v violent_o take_v away_o from_o the_o poor_a be_v in_o your_o house_n 15_o what_o mean_v you_o it_o you_o what_o warrant_v have_v you_o for_o it_o how_o dare_v you_o presume_v to_o do_v it_o that_o you_o beat_v my_o people_n to_o piece_n and_o grind_v 4._o grind_v or_o batâ—…er_n as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v exod._n 32._o 20._o smite_v they_o cruel_o see_v chap._n 58._o 4._o the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n 16_o ¶_o moreover_o the_o lord_n say_v because_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n men._n zion_n the_o woman_n as_o hitherto_o he_o reprove_v the_o men._n be_v haughty_a and_o walk_v with_o stretched-forth_a neck_n tall_a neck_n affect_v stateliness_n 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and_o in_o stead_n of_o well-set_a hair_n baldness_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o stomacher_n a_o gird_v of_o sackcloth_n and_o burn_v care_n burn_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o which_o they_o be_v now_o common_o expose_v from_o which_o they_o use_v former_o to_o guard_v themselves_o with_o great_a care_n in_o stead_n of_o beauty_n 25_o thy_o man_n shall_v fall_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o thy_o might_n thy_o heb._n might_n mighty_a in_o the_o war_n 26_o and_o her_o gate_n do_v gate_n the_o gate_n of_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n which_o by_o a_o figure_n very_o usual_a in_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o all_o author_n be_v say_v to_o lament_v to_o imply_v the_o great_a desolation_n of_o the_o place_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o people_n to_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o by_o the_o gate_n or_o to_o meet_v together_o in_o the_o gate_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v shall_v lament_v and_o mourn_v and_o she_o be_v empty_v be_v or_o empty_v cleanse_v empty_v heb._n cleanse_v desolate_a shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o ground_n child_n ground_n like_o a_o mournful_a woman_n bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o child_n chap._n iu._n and_o in_o that_o day_n time_n day_n of_o which_o he_o have_v hitherto_o be_v speak_v chap._n 2._o &_o 3._o and_o still_o continue_v to_o speak_v in_o that_o calamitous_a time_n seven_o uncertain_a seven_o many_o a_o certain_a number_n for_o a_o uncertain_a woman_n shall_v take_v hold_n modesty_n hold_n shall_v sue_v to_o he_o and_o even_o lie_v hand_n upon_o he_o contrary_a to_o their_o custom_n and_o their_o natural_a modesty_n of_o one_o man_n husband_n man_n because_o few_o man_n shall_v survive_v that_o dreadful_a stroke_n they_o who_o before_o be_v not_o content_v with_o their_o own_o husband_n be_v now_o glad_a of_o a_o seven_o part_n of_o a_o husband_n say_v we_o will_v eat_v our_o own_o bread_n and_o wear_v our_o own_o apparel_n 10._o apparel_n we_o will_v ease_v thou_o of_o that_o charge_n which_o otherwise_o will_v fall_v 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the_o conscience_n of_o man_n separate_v the_o precious_a from_o the_o vile_a convince_a man_n of_o sin_n and_o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n joh._n 16._o 8_o 9_o manifest_v the_o secret_n of_o man_n heart_n in_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o word_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 25._o accuse_a and_o terrify_v and_o punish_v some_o witness_v for_o and_o with_o other_o and_o fill_v they_o with_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o believe_v harden_v some_o and_o soften_a and_o subdue_a other_o to_o god_n as_o this_o spirit_n be_v particular_o promise_v to_o do_v the_o jew_n zech._n 12._o 10._o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n may_v be_v fit_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o burn_a as_o he_o be_v compare_v to_o fire_n mat._n 3._o 11._o because_o he_o do_v burn_v up_o and_o consume_v the_o dross_n which_o be_v in_o the_o
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etc._n etc._n and_o psal._n 115._o 14._o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n the_o lord_n shall_v add_v upon_o or_o to_o you_o or_o 2._o in_o way_n of_o judgement_n of_o add_v to_o their_o plague_n or_o miscry_n of_o which_o we_o read_v rev._n 22._o 18._o in_o which_o sense_n the_o phrase_n be_v find_v in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n psal._n 120._o 3._o what_o shall_v be_v add_v to_o thou_o and_o in_o that_o usual_a form_n of_o imprecation_n the_o lord_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o ruth_n 1._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 16._o etc._n etc._n where_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o lord_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o add_v and_o this_o sense_n seem_v to_o be_v favour_v by_o the_o context_n as_o also_o by_o the_o ancient_a greek_a translator_n who_o render_v the_o word_n add_v to_o they_o evil_a or_o punishment_n and_o so_o the_o word_n add_v may_v be_v use_v emphatical_o and_o sarcastical_o god_n indeed_o will_v add_v to_o they_o but_o what_o not_o number_n and_o power_n and_o glory_n as_o they_o 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long-desired_a consolation_n of_o israel_n and_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o his_o afflict_a 14._o but_o zion_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o my_o lord_n have_v forget_v i_o be_v i_o this_o be_v a_o objection_n against_o all_o these_o glorious_a prediction_n and_o promise_n hitherto_o mention_v how_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v true_a when_o the_o condition_n of_o god_n church_n be_v now_o so_o sad_a and_o desperate_a as_o it_o be_v when_o the_o jew_n be_v captive_n in_o babylon_n in_o which_o the_o prophet_n here_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v 15._o can_v a_o woman_n forget_v her_o suck_a child_n compassion_n child_n heb._n from_o have_v compassion_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o son_n of_o her_o womb_n yea_o they_o may_v forget_v yet_o will_v i_o not_o forget_v thou_o thou_o thou_o earthly_a parent_n some_o time_n be_v so_o unnatural_a and_o monstrous_a but_o do_v not_o entertain_v such_o unworthy_a thought_n of_o i_o i_o will_v remember_v 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