second_o person_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v call_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n wherewith_o he_o be_v invest_v by_o his_o forerunner_n joh._n 1._o 29._o yea_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v term_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o dead_a apoc._n 1._o 5._o for_o that_o adam_n and_o all_o in_o he_o be_v dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o can_v hope_v for_o life_n until_o the_o seed_n be_v promise_v to_o a_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o after_o that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o all_o live_n as_o be_v the_o primitive_a mother_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o by_o he_o a_o restorer_n of_o the_o plenitude_n of_o angel_n some_o of_o which_o be_v fall_v and_o dead_a in_o trespass_n upon_o man_n creation_n that_o be_v to_o recrute_n the_o number_n draw_v he_o and_o embroil_v he_o in_o the_o same_o crime_n they_o be_v guilty_a off_o and_o make_v he_o dead_a also_o which_o again_o be_v adumbrate_v in_o 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the_o rescue_v of_o the_o woman_n who_o satan_n be_v to_o persecute_v and_o for_o maintain_v the_o body_n of_o moses_n viz._n the_o sacrifice_n typify_a christ_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o believer_n until_o he_o come_v jud._n 9_o whereupon_o the_o heaven_n rejoice_v and_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o they_o rev._n 12._o 12._o from_o which_o period_n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v often_o after_o call_v a_o angel_n of_o god_n countenance_n and_o emphatical_o a_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n i_o will_v not_o be_v bold_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n to_o think_v that_o the_o cherubin_n likewise_o stand_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o paradise_n after_o man_n banishment_n be_v the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o deity_n by_o his_o flame_a sword_n his_o word_n hebr._n 4._o 12_o 14._o to_o undeceive_v he_o of_o all_o he_o can_v presume_v of_o the_o earthly_a tree_n of_o life_n in_o order_n to_o his_o full_a rely_v upon_o the_o promise_a 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abraham_n according_a to_o deut._n 29._o 13._o than_o you_o shall_v be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n etc._n etc._n comp_n with_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o but_o what_o say_v the_o people_n to_o it_o they_o do_v not_o proceed_v so_o orderly_o as_o abraham_n who_o believe_v god_n ability_n above_o his_o own_o and_o it_o be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n gen._n 15._o 6._o afterward_o manifest_v his_o faith_n by_o walk_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v perfect_a gen._n 17._o 1._o but_o present_o ratify_v it_o by_o a_o promise_n of_o self-performance_n all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v we_o will_v do_v exod._n 19_o 8_o &_o 24._o 13._o place_v their_o work_n afore_o their_o faith_n and_o their_o own_o righteousness_n before_o that_o of_o god_n and_o christ_n rom._n 9_o 31_o 32._o whereby_o they_o sin_v against_o god_n and_o tie_v themselves_o by_o their_o ratihabition_n to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n under_o the_o brandish_v of_o a_o curse_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o confirm_v n.b._n not_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o deut._n 27._o 26._o and_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n why_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v vex_v or_o make_v sad_a the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o presence_n who_o in_o his_o love_n and_o pity_n have_v redeem_v they_o and_o bear_v they_o and_o carry_v they_o all_o the_o day_n of_o old_a gen._n 48._o 16._o and_o now_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v they_o feel_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o he_o and_o his_o father_n without_o a_o impend_a curse_n have_v they_o but_o rely_v on_o he_o and_o not_o their_o own_o ability_n have_v they_o require_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o not_o boast_v of_o natural_a self-performance_n in_o desault_v whereof_o he_o turn_v their_o
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among_o the_o jew_n that_o every_o promise_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v pronounce_v at_o first_o without_o further_a addition_n or_o limitation_n follow_v in_o process_n of_o time_n these_o have_v a_o collateral_a tendency_n to_o the_o same_o end_n which_o yet_o must_v take_v effect_n in_o that_o same_o simplicity_n as_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v forth_o in_o the_o first_o promise_n but_o it_o be_v agree_v on_o all_o side_n that_o gen._n 3._o 15._o after_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n the_o messiah_n be_v promise_v in_o these_o word_n i_o will_v put_v a_o enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v bruise_v his_o heel_n now_o these_o do_v represent_v he_o to_o we_o as_o a_o seed_n of_o a_o woman_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o a_o man._n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o promise_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n seed_n before_o she_o have_v know_v man_n gen._n 4._o 1._o which_o though_o it_o be_v reiterated_a to_o abram_n who_o thereupon_o be_v call_v abraham_n and_o sarai_n sarah_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o cabalist_n tell_v we_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr and_o add_v to_o both_o their_o name_n as_o well_o for_o confirm_v god_n covenant_n as_o to_o show_v they_o be_v equal_a sharer_n in_o the_o benefit_n and_o conveyance_n of_o the_o promise_n gen._n 17._o 5_o 16._o upon_o which_o the_o inspire_a apostle_n comment_v most_o significant_o gal._n 3._o 15_o etc._n etc._n though_o likewise_o this_o seed_n be_v call_v the_o rod_n out_o of_o the_o stem_n of_o jesse_n isaiah_n 11._o 12._o yet_o they_o be_v only_o as_o so_o many_o channel_n from_o which_o shall_v at_o last_o issue_n forth_o a_o woman_n to_o complete_a the_o promise_n of_o the_o seed_n or_o as_o so_o many_o holy_a predecessor_n of_o that_o virgin_n which_o be_v to_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n who_o name_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d immanuel_n isaiah_n 7._o 14._o pursuant_n to_o the_o promise_n make_v in_o paradise_n then_o shut_v and_o ever_o shut_v after_o this_o manner_n of_o messiah_n his_o birth_n be_v express_v in_o jer._n 31._o 22._o the_o lord_n have_v create_v a_o new_a thing_n in_o the_o earth_n a_o woman_n shall_v compass_v a_o man._n and_o if_o we_o will_v listen_v to_o cabalistical_a mystery_n who_o aver_v that_o on_o every_o letter_n of_o the_o holy_a word_n hang_v mountain_n or_o rock_n of_o conceal_a mystery_n which_o be_v strike_v at_o by_o refine_a reason_n as_o a_o hammer_n and_o by_o grace_n as_o a_o hand_n do_v yield_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o spark_n tend_v to_o the_o illuminate_n of_o our_o understanding_n we_o may_v have_v a_o pleasant_a observation_n in_o the_o passage_n of_o isaiah_n 9_o 7._o where_o the_o messiah_n be_v introduce_v as_o if_o he_o have_v appear_v already_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o follow_a attribute_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o order_n to_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o peace_n whereof_o there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n where_o in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d le_fw-fr marbe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v final_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o middle_n against_o the_o nature_n of_o orthography_n in_o that_o language_n the_o passage_n be_v on_o all_o side_n allow_v to_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v but_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o extraordinary_a place_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d final_a be_v in_o question_n what_o petrus_n galatinus_n say_v concern_v it_o we_o will_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o in_o his_o lib._n 4._o c._n 19_o de_fw-fr aro_n cath._n ver_fw-la and_o as_o for_o the_o masorah_n though_o that_o be_v for_o the_o read_n of_o this_o word_n with_o a_o open_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o it_o give_v no_o reason_n and_o a_o sphalma_fw-la it_o can_v not_o be_v for_o that_o it_o do_v not_o prejudice_v the_o sense_n the_o continue_a exemplary_n beside_o from_o the_o autograph_n to_o this_o day_n retain_v the_o same_o character_n let_v therefore_o a_o sober_a and_o pious_a christian_a reader_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o explain_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caballistical_o in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o letter_n consider_v numerical_o import_v 600._o now_o from_o this_o prediction_n to_o the_o come_n of_o messiah_n even_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v 600_o year_n complete_a and_o from_o henceforth_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n have_v reflect_v upon_o his_o mysterious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o increase_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v i._n e._n at_o the_o end_n of_o 600_o year_n from_o his_o prediction_n thence_o to_o continue_v for_o ever_o and_o to_o spread_v itself_o over_o all_o nation_n the_o increase_n not_o only_o over_o national_a israel_n in_o the_o next_o place_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v take_v figurative_o denote_v that_o the_o promise_a child_n and_o the_o son_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n the_o prophet_n have_v in_o another_o place_n deposit_v the_o same_o in_o express_a term_n that_o have_v not_o interfere_v with_o a_o man_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v close_o from_o all_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o promise_v messiah_n be_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n the_o truth_n whereof_o appear_v in_o the_o event_n so_o uncontrollable_a that_o beside_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n matth._n 2._o and_o all_o ancient_a founder_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n some_o of_o the_o rabbi_n have_v it_o upon_o record_n though_o not_o without_o blasphemous_a aspersion_n iii_o next_o to_o this_o i_o search_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n who_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n be_v certain_a but_o i_o find_v he_o also_o call_v god_n in_o the_o holy_a writ_n especial_o by_o the_o most_o venerable_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jehova_n whereon_o i_o will_v at_o present_v sole_o insist_v not_o willing_a to_o expatiate_v in_o a_o concern_n of_o itself_o require_v a_o volume_n and_o which_o this_o only_a instance_n be_v able_a to_o evince_v the_o jew_n call_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schem_n hamphorash_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o proper_a and_o essential_a name_n of_o god_n if_o so_o than_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o messiah_n he_o must_v proper_o and_o essential_o be_v god._n and_o that_o the_o messiah_n be_v call_v not_o only_o the_o mighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n isaiah_n 9_o 6._o who_o be_v go_n forth_o be_v from_o everlasting_a micah_n 5._o 2._o but_o also_o jehova_n be_v manifest_a out_o of_o jer._n 23._o 6._o and_o this_o be_v the_o name_n whereby_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o 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3_o upon_o the_o res_fw-la substrata_fw-la the_o mystical_a meaning_n involve_v in_o this_o veil_n which_o the_o lxx_o may_v also_o have_v hint_v at_o for_o the_o pierce_a or_o bore_v the_o ear_n with_o a_o awl_n be_v of_o moysaicall_a institution_n for_o such_o israelite_n who_o have_v serve_v six_o year_n with_o their_o brethren_n master_n be_v willing_a to_o continue_v in_o that_o state_n of_o servitude_n till_o death_n have_v free_v they_o deut._n 17._o 16_o 17._o by_o which_o pierce_v of_o a_o ear_n the_o israelite_n servant_n take_v upon_o he_o as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a political_a body_n whereof_o be_v thus_o inaugurate_v he_o can_v not_o be_v divest_v till_o the_o period_n of_o his_o earthly_a life_n so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o the_o lxx_o and_o great_a than_o they_o the_o apostle_n as_o be_v the_o immediate_a penman_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n render_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o fit_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d metonymical_o 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from_o everlasting_a thus_o a_o man_n be_v ideal_o come_v to_o nothing_o before_o he_o be_v something_o the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a trinity_n out_o of_o a_o mere_a compassion_n to_o so_o noble_a a_o creature_n in_o the_o production_n of_o who_o he_o be_v if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o to_o be_v instrumental_a psal_n 33._o 6._o joh._n 1._o 3._o enter_v upon_o a_o covenant_n with_o his_o father_n and_o for_o make_v a_o atonement_n since_o no_o other_o sacrifice_n will_v do_v condescend_v to_o the_o take_n upon_o he_o the_o humane_a nature_n therein_o to_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o future_a man_n and_o his_o posterity_n by_o offer_v up_o his_o own_o self_n a_o sacrifice_n rom._n 2._o 2_o 24_o 25._o and_o by_o become_v a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n gal._n 3._o 19_o 20._o the_o ratification_n whereof_o on_o both_o side_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod._n 6._o 3._o rev._n 1._o 8._o to_o which_o in_o token_n of_o approbation_n the_o father_n add_v a_o oath_n the_o lord_n have_v swear_v and_o will_v not_o repent_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedeck_v psal_n 110._o 4._o by_o two_o immutable_a thing_n viz._n his_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o oath_n to_o ratify_v his_o acceptance_n of_o that_o paction_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o such_o who_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o satan_n shall_v fly_v to_o it_o for_o a_o refuge_n and_o lie_v hold_v of_o the_o hope_v set_v before_o they_o hebr._n 6._o 18._o and_o the_o son_n on_o the_o other_o side_n declare_v his_o readiness_n to_o stand_v to_o his_o stipulation_n by_o a_o present_a compliance_n lo_o i_o be_o to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n hebr._n 10._o 9_o hence_o it_o proceed_v that_o this_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v only_o once_o in_o a_o year_n at_o the_o day_n of_o propitiation_n pronounce_v by_o the_o chief_a priest_n at_o the_o solemn_a blessing_n of_o the_o people_n num._n 6._o 24_o 25._o here_o be_v the_o true_a order_n of_o the_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n the_o father_n and_o his_o son_n jesus_n in_o order_n to_o our_o salvation_n on_o which_o depend_v that_o grace_n whereby_o we_o be_v save_v and_o the_o administration_n whereof_o to_o we_o in_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o covenant_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n and_o more_o significant_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace._n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o everlasting_a covenant_n none_o in_o order_n to_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n final_a purpose_n before_o it_o none_o after_o it_o hebr._n 13._o 20._o through_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o