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as_o follow_v verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o that_o thou_o may_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o obey_v his_o voice_n love_n be_v the_o noble_a and_o the_o strong_a spring_n of_o obedience_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v cleave_v unto_o he_o obedience_n to_o god_n be_v the_o sure_a preservative_n from_o apostasy_n for_o he_o be_v thy_o life_n and_o the_o length_n of_o thy_o day_n xxxi_o chapter_n xxxi_o the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o life_n which_o he_o preserve_v and_o prolong_v unto_o those_o who_o be_v obedient_a that_o thou_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n and_o to_o jacob_n to_o give_v they_o which_o promise_v confirm_v
follow_v which_o relate_v to_o the_o same_o person_n and_o most_o likely_a express_v god_n compassion_n towards_o the_o senseless_a jew_n huetius_n apply_v this_o to_o their_o stupid_a blindness_n at_o their_o last_o destruction_n which_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o prevent_v that_o they_o draw_v it_o upon_o themselves_o as_o josephus_n show_v see_v xxviii_o 28_o 29._o verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a so_o as_o serious_o to_o consider_v god_n deal_v with_o they_o exact_o according_a to_o what_o he_o foretell_v they_o that_o they_o understand_v this_o etc._n etc._n or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v then_o will_v they_o understand_v this_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n they_o will_v soon_o perceive_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o all_o that_o be_v befall_v they_o and_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o change_v their_o course_n they_o will_v in_o conclusion_n be_v utter_o undo_v verse_n 30_o ver._n 30._o how_o shall_v one_o chase_v a_o thousand_o and_o two_o put_v ten_o thousand_o to_o flight_n whence_o shall_v such_o a_o amaze_a change_n proceed_v that_o the_o israelite_n who_o former_o with_o a_o handful_n of_o man_n put_v vast_a army_n to_o flight_n xxvi_o levit._n 8._o shall_v now_o though_o never_o so_o numerous_a be_v beat_v by_o one_o or_o two_o of_o their_o enemy_n flee_v when_o none_o pursue_v they_o xxvi_o leu._n 17_o 36_o 37._o xxviii_o deut._n 25._o except_o their_o rock_n have_v sell_v they_o a_o little_a consideration_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v they_o understand_v that_o this_o have_v be_v impossible_a if_o they_o have_v not_o forsake_v their_o god_n who_o thereupon_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o the_o will_n of_o their_o enemy_n for_o by_o their_o rock_n be_v mean_v god_n and_o his_o sell_v they_o be_v his_o quit_v his_o interest_n in_o they_o and_o give_v they_o up_o to_o be_v slave_n to_o those_o that_o hate_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v shut_v they_o up_o so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n ver._n 31._o for_o their_o rock_n be_v not_o as_o our_o rock_n none_o verse_n 31_o of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o he_o call_v their_o rock_n because_o they_o rely_v on_o they_o for_o safety_n have_v such_o power_n as_o he_o that_o give_v we_o our_o be_v so_o maimonides_n interpret_v the_o word_n tzur_a the_o spring_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o thing_n our_o enemy_n themselves_o be_v judge_n who_o be_v often_o force_v to_o acknowledge_v his_o overrule_a power_n and_o providence_n control_v all_o their_o design_n as_o the_o egyptian_n confess_v fourteen_o exod._n 2_o 5._o and_o balaam_n xxiii_o numb_a 19_o 22._o and_o the_o philistines_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 7_o 8._o and_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n iii_o dan._n 29._o ver._n 32._o for_o their_o vine_n be_v the_o vine_n of_o sodom_n and_o of_o verse_n 32_o the_o field_n of_o gomorrah_n i_o suppose_v he_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o israelite_n give_v a_o account_n why_o their_o enemy_n so_o shameful_o chase_v they_o v._o 30._o who_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o vine_n which_o god_n bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o plant_v in_o canaan_n lxxx_o psal_n 8._o and_o the_o prophet_n afterward_o call_v they_o the_o plant_n of_o his_o pleasure_n v_n isa_n 7._o which_o be_v a_o ancient_a resemblance_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n where_o he_o represent_v they_o as_o such_o a_o degenerate_a people_n that_o they_o be_v as_o bad_a nay_o worse_o as_o the_o marginal_a translation_n be_v as_o the_o sodomite_n or_o the_o people_n of_o gomorrah_n and_o therefore_o deserve_v v._o 26._o to_o be_v utter_o destroy_v as_o they_o be_v see_v i_o isa_n 10._o two_o jerem_n 21._o their_o grape_n be_v grape_n of_o gall_n their_o cluster_n be_v bitter_a these_o word_n represent_v their_o action_n call_v fruit_n in_o scripture_n to_o be_v so_o wicked_a that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v endure_v and_o so_o josephus_n describe_v they_o before_o their_o last_o destruction_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la cap._n ult_n where_o he_o say_v if_o the_o roman_n have_v delay_v to_o fall_v upon_o such_o a_o wicked_a people_n he_o think_v either_o the_o earth_n will_v have_v open_v its_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v they_o up_o or_o a_o flood_n drown_v their_o city_n or_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n from_o heaven_n destroy_v it_o as_o it_o do_v sodom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o be_v a_o more_o atheistical_a generation_n than_o they_o who_o suffer_v such_o thing_n and_o again_o lib._n vii_o cap._n xxx_o he_o say_v that_o the_o time_n when_o they_o be_v destroy_v be_v so_o fruitful_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n among_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o work_v of_o wickedness_n that_o be_v not_o commit_v nor_o can_v one_o imagine_v any_o thing_n so_o bad_a that_o they_o do_v not_o do_v endeavour_v public_o as_o well_o as_o private_o to_o excel_v one_o another_o both_o in_o impiety_n towards_o god_n and_o injustice_n to_o their_o neighbour_n verse_n 33_o ver._n 33._o their_o wine_n be_v the_o poison_n of_o dragon_n this_o still_o represent_v their_o fruit_n that_o be_v their_o work_n to_o be_v most_o pernicious_a be_v compare_v to_o the_o poison_n of_o dragon_n many_o author_n indeed_o say_v that_o dragon_n have_v no_o poison_n in_o they_o as_o b._n chytraeus_n and_o other_o observe_v but_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n thaanim_fw-la signify_v any_o kind_n of_o serpent_n so_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o dragon_n of_o africa_n and_o arabia_n have_v a_o deadly_a poison_n in_o they_o though_o those_o of_o greece_n have_v not_o as_o the_o famous_a bochartus_n show_v at_o large_a in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o lib._n iii_o cap._n fourteen_o who_o also_o observe_v in_o another_o place_n that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n rosch_n signify_v both_o the_o head_n and_o also_o poison_n the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n lie_v partly_o in_o their_o gall_n partly_o in_o their_o tooth_n and_o partly_o in_o a_o little_a bladder_n under_o their_o tongue_n p._n i._o lib._n i._o cap._n iu._n and_o the_o cruel_a venom_n of_o asp_n the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v call_v cruel_a because_o it_o be_v account_v the_o acute_a of_o all_o other_o instant_o penetrate_v into_o the_o vital_a part_n whence_o the_o proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bite_n of_o asp_n for_o a_o incurable_a wound_n for_o they_o who_o be_v bite_v with_o a_o asp_n seldom_o escape_v with_o their_o life_n as_o aristotle_n pliny_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o author_n observe_v in_o bochart_n p._n ii_o lib._n iii_o cap._n v._o ver._n 34._o be_v not_o this_o that_o be_v the_o vengeance_n he_o verse_n 34_o be_v go_v to_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n for_o this_o particle_n hu_o often_o refer_v to_o what_o come_v after_o not_o to_o what_o go_v before_o as_o cocceius_n observe_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n with_o i_o to_o be_v produce_v in_o due_a time_n seal_a up_o among_o my_o treasure_n he_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o a_o matter_n determine_v or_o decree_v as_o deed_n be_v which_o be_v sign_v and_o seal_v though_o not_o present_o execute_v but_o keep_v safe_o in_o a_o cabinet_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o verse_n be_v that_o though_o he_o do_v not_o speedy_o punish_v evil-doer_n it_o be_v not_o because_o he_o do_v not_o observe_v they_o or_o forget_v what_o they_o do_v for_o he_o have_v prefix_v a_o time_n to_o reckon_v with_o they_o as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o issue_n ver._n 35._o to_o i_o belong_v vengeance_n and_o recompense_n verse_n 35_o as_o the_o supreme_a lord_n governor_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o punish_v offender_n it_o be_v evident_a the_o apostle_n allege_v these_o word_n xii_o rom._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vengeance_n be_v i_o or_o to_o i_o belong_v vengeance_n exact_o follow_v the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o not_o the_o present_a lxx_o which_o render_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n i_o will_v recompense_v their_o foot_n shall_v slide_v though_o they_o think_v themselves_o unmovable_o fix_v in_o their_o dominion_n they_o shall_v certain_o fall_v in_o due_a time_n not_o so_o soon_o perhaps_o as_o man_n may_v expect_v but_o when_o the_o great_a judge_n of_o the_o world_n see_v it_o most_o seasonable_a for_o the_o day_n of_o their_o calamity_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o the_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o make_v haste_n when_o they_o little_o think_v of_o it_o and_o pride_v themselves_o in_o their_o prosperity_n god_n sudden_o bring_v down_o the_o chaldoean_n who_o have_v be_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o plague_v the_o jew_n xlvii_o isaiah_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n l_o jerem._n 15_o 27_o 31._o li._n 6_o 8._o and_o so_o