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spirit_n of_o heaviness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v tree_n of_o righteousness_n the_o plant_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v and_o they_o shall_v build_v the_o old_a waste_v they_o shall_v raise_v up_o the_o former_a desolation_n and_o they_o shall_v repair_v the_o waste_a city_n the_o desolation_n of_o many_o generation_n and_o stranger_n shall_v stand_v and_o feed_v your_o flock_n and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o alien_n shall_v be_v your_o plowman_n and_o your_o vine_n dresser_n but_o you_o shall_v be_v name_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n man_n shall_v call_v you_o the_o minister_n of_o our_o god_n you_o shall_v eat_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o their_o glory_n shall_v you_o boast_v yourselves_o for_o your_o shame_n you_o shall_v have_v double_a and_o for_o confusion_n they_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o their_o portion_n therefore_o in_o their_o land_n they_o shall_v possess_v the_o double_a everlasting_a joy_n shall_v be_v upon_o they_o in_o 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and_o his_o ass_n colt_n unto_o the_o choice_a vine_n he_o wash_v his_o garment_n in_o wine_n and_o his_o clothes_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o grape_n his_o eye_n shall_v be_v red_a with_o wine_n and_o his_o tooth_n white_a with_o milk._n gen._n xlix_o 8._o 12._o i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n have_v pretend_v that_o moses_n ought_v to_o be_v understand_v for_o shiloh_n but_o this_o be_v so_o ridiculous_a a_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o probability_n to_o maintain_v it_o what_o sceptre_n have_v judah_n before_o moses_n come_v how_o be_v moses_n the_o expectation_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o object_n of_o their_o hope_n and_o indeed_o the_o body_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n be_v agree_v that_o this_o oracle_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o messiah_n so_o onkelos_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la and_o jonathan_n so_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n abenezra_n and_o kimchi_n be_v agree_v now_o these_o reflection_n may_v 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david_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o throne_n over_o all_o israel_n but_o his_o house_n lose_v the_o government_n over_o ten_o tribe_n in_o his_o grandson_n rehoboam_n time_n his_o successor_n be_v tributary_n to_o the_o neighbour_a prince_n whereas_o david_n carry_v his_o empire_n to_o the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n though_o afterward_o the_o babylonian_n subdue_v the_o jew_n and_o depose_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n at_o last_o they_o absolute_o lose_v all_o that_o authority_n which_o they_o have_v hitherto_o keep_v they_o recover_v a_o little_a in_o the_o person_n of_o zorobabel_n and_o though_o they_o be_v soon_o after_o invade_v by_o the_o seleucidae_n yet_o the_o maccabee_n preserve_v they_o a_o little_a till_o herod_n and_o the_o roman_n take_v away_o all_o those_o remnant_n which_o they_o have_v yet_o leave_v in_o carry_v these_o view_v of_o this_o oracle_n further_o we_o may_v yet_o further_o observe_v i._o that_o god_n intend_v to_o oblige_v the_o israelite_n to_o wait_v for_o the_o sceptre_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n it_o must_v be_v there_o before_o it_o can_v depart_v thence_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o conceive_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o look_v yet_o much_o further_a than_o david_n those_o word_n it_o shall_v not_o depart_v denote_v a_o continuance_n of_o the_o sceptre_n in_o the_o house_n of_o david_n for_o some_o considerable_a time_n ii_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o comprehend_v a_o lessen_v of_o the_o dignity_n in_o the_o term_n lawgiver_n see_v judges_n v._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_v god_n seem_v to_o have_v make_v use_n of_o as_o a_o mark_n of_o the_o fall_n which_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o person_n of_o zorobabel_n who_o as_o to_o the_o time_n be_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o oracle_n iii_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o oracle_n assign_v the_o epocha_n in_o gross_a for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n viz._n the_o ruin_n of_o that_o authority_n and_o power_n which_o the_o jew_n proper_o so_o call_v from_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n shall_v enjoy_v after_o their_o re-establishment_n god_n can_v not_o explain_v himself_o more_o particular_o in_o state_v the_o precise_a time_n when_o this_o thing_n shall_v happen_v there_o be_v two_o other_o very_o considerable_a oracle_n one_o utter_v by_o balaam_n in_o the_o year_n 2553_o before_o the_o king_n of_o the_o moabite_n who_o have_v send_v for_o he_o to_o curse_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o plain_n the_o other_o utter_v the_o same_o year_n by_o moses_n the_o famous_a legislator_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o first_o be_v insert_v by_o moses_n in_o the_o xxiv_o chapter_n of_o number_n the_o other_o be_v in_o the_o xviii_o of_o deuteronomy_n the_o first_o be_v in_o these_o word_n i_o shall_v see_v he_o but_o not_o now_o i_o shall_v behold_v he_o but_o not_o nigh_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n out_o of_o jacob_n and_o a_o sceptre_n shall_v rise_v out_o of_o israel_n and_o shall_v smite_v all_o the_o corner_n of_o moab_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o child_n of_o seth_n and_o edom_n shall_v be_v a_o possession_n seir_n also_o shall_v be_v a_o possession_n for_o his_o enemy_n and_o israel_n shall_v do_v valiant_o out_o of_o jacob_n shall_v come_v he_o that_o shall_v have_v dominion_n and_o shall_v destroy_v he_o that_o remain_v of_o the_o city_n one_o ought_v to_o observe_v that_o balaam_n character_n the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o moab_n and_o all_o the_o circumstance_n in_o which_o it_o be_v utter_v do_v advance_v its_o authority_n considerable_o but_o the_o turn_n of_o his_o expression_n be_v equal_o singular_a and_o remarkable_a i._o he_o speak_v of_o the_o messiah_n as_o of_o a_o star_n hint_v out_o to_o we_o the_o celestial_a nature_n
my_o people_n be_v destroy_v for_o lack_n of_o knowledge_n because_o thou_o have_v reject_v knowledge_n i_o will_v also_o reject_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v no_o priest_n to_o i_o see_v thou_o have_v forget_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n i_o will_v also_o forget_v thy_o child_n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n chap._n v._o vers_fw-la 21_o 22_o and_o 23._o hear_v now_o this_o o_o foolish_a people_n and_o without_o understanding_n which_o have_v eye_n and_o see_v not_o which_o have_v ear_n and_o hear_v not_o fear_v you_o not_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n will_v you_o not_o tremble_v at_o my_o presence_n who_o have_v place_v the_o sand_n for_o the_o bind_v of_o the_o sea_n by_o a_o perpetual_a decree_n that_o it_o can_v pass_v it_o and_o though_o the_o wave_n thereof_o toss_v themselves_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o prevail_v though_o they_o roar_v yet_o can_v they_o not_o pass_v over_o it_o but_o this_o people_n have_v a_o revolt_a and_o a_o rebellious_a heart_n they_o be_v revolt_v and_o go_v and_o he_o reiterate_v the_o same_o chap._n viii_o vers_fw-la 7._o the_o stork_n in_o the_o heaven_n know_v her_o appoint_a time_n and_o the_o turtle_n and_o the_o crane_n and_o the_o swallow_n observe_v the_o time_n of_o their_o come_n but_o my_o people_n know_v not_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n ezechiel_n prosecute_v the_o same_o matter_n chap._n ii_o vers_fw-la 5_o and_o 8._o calling_n the_o jew_n a_o rebellious_a house_n and_o chap._n xii_o vers_fw-la 1_o and_o 2._o he_o say_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o i_o say_v son_n of_o man_n thou_o dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o rebellious_a house_n who_o have_v eye_n to_o see_v and_o see_v not_o they_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v and_o hear_v not_o for_o they_o be_v a_o rebellious_a house_n neither_o do_v the_o prophet_n only_o represent_v to_o we_o in_o general_a the_o blindness_n of_o the_o jew_n upon_o several_a occasion_n but_o they_o also_o very_o particular_o inform_v we_o that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o most_o considerable_a person_n of_o their_o state_n and_o the_o great_a minister_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v notwithstanding_o reject_v by_o they_o and_o here_o first_o it_o be_v worth_a our_o note_n that_o moses_n threaten_v the_o worst_a of_o calamity_n to_o those_o who_o shall_v refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o great_a prophet_n like_v unto_o he_o who_o god_n be_v to_o raise_v to_o his_o people_n deut._n xviii_o vers_fw-la 18._o second_o david_n psalm_n cxviii_o v._o 22._o express_v this_o in_o these_o word_n the_o stone_n which_o the_o builder_n refuse_v be_v become_v the_o head_n of_o the_o corner_n from_o which_o word_n it_o be_v evident_a 1._o that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v 2._o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v by_o those_o who_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o care_n of_o build_v the_o house_n 3._o that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v before_o he_o shall_v be_v acknowledge_v the_o great_a minister_n of_o heaven_n god_n speak_v the_o same_o thing_n by_o isaiah_n chap._n xxviii_o vers_fw-la 6._o behold_v i_o lay_v in_o zion_n for_o a_o foundation_n a_o stone_n a_o try_a stone_n a_o precious_a corner_n stone_n a_o sure_a foundation_n he_o that_o believe_v shall_v not_o make_v haste_n which_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o messiah_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o daniel_n follow_v the_o same_o notion_n chap._n ii_o vers_fw-la 34_o 35._o thou_o see_v till_o a_o stone_n be_v cut_v out_o without_o hand_n which_o smite_v the_o image_n upon_o his_o foot_n and_o break_v they_o to_o piece_n and_o the_o stone_n become_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o earth_n on_o all_o which_o prophecy_n we_o may_v make_v these_o remark_n 1._o that_o jesus_n christ_n quote_v most_o of_o they_o as_o such_o which_o by_o the_o jew_n themselves_o be_v own_v to_o refer_v to_o the_o messiah_n thus_o matt._n xxi_o verse_n 42._o he_o say_v do_v you_o never_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o stone_n which_o the_o builder_n reject_v the_o same_o be_v become_v the_o head_n of_o the_o corner_n and_o st._n peter_n act_v iv_o vers_fw-la 11._o this_o be_v the_o stone_n which_o be_v set_v at_o nought_o by_o you_o bvilder_n which_o be_v become_v the_o head_n of_o the_o corner_n st._n paul_n make_v the_o same_o allusion_n ephes_n ii_o vers_fw-la 20._o and_o be_v build_v on_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n jesus_n christ_n himself_o be_v the_o chief_a corner_n stone_n and_o i_o cor._n iii_o verse_n 11._o for_o other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lay_v than_o that_o be_v lay_v which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n and_o when_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o say_v to_o peter_n matth._n xvi_o verse_n 18._o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n etc._n etc._n he_o allude_v to_o that_o of_o daniel_n then_o be_v the_o iron_n the_o clay_n the_o brass_n the_o silver_n and_o the_o gold_n break_v to_o piece_n together_o and_o become_v like_o the_o chaff_n of_o the_o summer_n thresh_v floor_n and_o the_o wind_n carry_v they_o away_o that_o no_o place_n be_v find_v for_o they_o and_o the_o stone_n which_o smite_v the_o image_n become_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n our_o saviour_n apply_v also_o to_o the_o jew_n those_o prophecy_n which_o foretell_v their_o be_v offend_v at_o the_o minister_n of_o heaven_n in_o particular_a that_o of_o isaiah_n chap._n vi_o verse_n 9_o go_v and_o tell_v this_o people_n hear_v you_o indeed_o but_o understand_v not_o and_o see_v you_o indeed_o but_o perceive_v not_o 2._o we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o jew_n of_o old_a apply_v those_o prophecy_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v to_o the_o harden_v of_o their_o own_o nation_n as_o appear_v from_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n rom._n x._o verse_n 21._o but_o to_o israel_n he_o say_v all_o the_o day_n long_o i_o have_v stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o a_o disobedient_a and_o gainsaying_n people_n 3._o we_o must_v take_v 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