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wind_n that_o fill_v all_o the_o house_n and_o the_o spirit_n with_o it_o that_o fill_v all_o they_o so_o when_o cornelius_n and_o his_o company_n hear_v peter_n preach_v in_o a_o private_a room_n the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v on_o they_o all_o act_v 10.44_o as_o no_o place_n can_v include_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o can_v none_o exclude_v it_o there_o be_v saint_n in_o nero_n court_n and_o this_o hand_n of_o god_n have_v be_v work_v there_o it_o be_v not_o a_o dungeon_n any_o prison_n can_v keep_v out_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n from_o come_v to_o and_o comfort_v of_o his_o servant_n glover_n find_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o when_o he_o say_v o_o austin_n he_o be_v come_v 4._o the_o more_o separate_a from_o the_o world_n the_o more_o fit_a for_o communion_n with_o god_n ezekiel_n must_v go_v into_o the_o plain_a and_o there_o the_o lord_n will_v talk_v with_o he_o he_o can_v have_v converse_v with_o he_o at_o telabib_fw-la among_o the_o people_n in_o his_o own_o habitation_n but_o the_o lord_n decline_v that_o intimate_v that_o while_o we_o be_v conversant_a with_o worldly_a and_o wicked_a man_n we_o be_v incapable_a of_o divine_a mystery_n but_o when_o we_o be_v remote_a from_o they_o solitary_a and_o sedate_v we_o be_v fit_a to_o hear_v god_n speak_v when_o the_o church_n be_v allure_v into_o the_o wilderness_n hosea_n 2.14_o then_o god_n will_v speak_v and_o that_o comfortable_o unto_o she_o it_o be_v by_o the_o river_n cbebar_v he_o have_v his_o former_a vision_n when_o he_o be_v absent_a from_o popular_a noise_n domestic_a trouble_n his_o mind_n serene_a and_o contemplative_a than_o the_o lord_n open_v himself_o unto_o he_o christ_n oft_o leave_v the_o multitude_n and_o when_o he_o be_v get_v aside_o into_o the_o mount_n than_o be_v his_o transfiguration_n and_o the_o voice_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v hear_v he_o matth._n 17._o verse_n 23._o then_o i_o arise_v and_o go_v into_o the_o plain_a etc._n etc._n if_o 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respect_n to_o god_n this_o glorious_a vision_n be_v set_v before_o his_o eye_n and_o frame_v he_o to_o a_o fitness_n for_o that_o employment_n he_o may_v now_o see_v christ_n sit_v as_o judge_n compass_v about_o with_o glory_n have_v angel_n ready_a to_o execute_v his_o pleasure_n power_n in_o and_o over_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v refuse_v the_o employment_n appoint_v he_o run_v a_o manifest_a hazard_n of_o his_o life_n second_o to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o prophecy_n and_o he_o in_o it_o three_o to_o prepare_v the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n to_o a_o high_a esteem_n of_o this_o prophecy_n that_o be_v usher_v into_o the_o world_n with_o such_o glorious_a vision_n observe_v 1._o divine_a virtue_n make_v man_n obedientiall_a unto_o the_o command_n of_o god_n the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o he_o he_o bid_v he_o go_v forth_o and_o present_o he_o arise_v and_o go_v forth_o into_o the_o plain_a if_o thing_n enjoin_v suit_n not_o with_o 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be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o what_o be_v write_v when_o god_n give_v john_n his_o revelation_n he_o lay_v in_o truth_n to_o suit_n with_o his_o providence_n and_o work_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v libre_fw-la providentialis_fw-la and_o many_o thing_n in_o it_o be_v act_v in_o our_o day_n and_o before_o our_o eye_n though_o we_o discern_v it_o not_o there_o be_v truth_n for_o these_o time_n and_o it_o be_v their_o advantage_n that_o can_v take_v they_o up_o 5._o that_o dreadful_a thing_n hang_v over_o the_o head_n of_o a_o sinful_a guilty_a nation_n ezekiel_n chap._n 3._o ver._n 1_o 2_o 3._o 1._o moreover_o he_o say_v son_n of_o man_n eat_v that_o thou_o find_v eat_v this_o roul_n and_o go_v speak_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n 2._o so_o i_o open_v my_o mouth_n and_o he_o cause_v i_o to_o eat_v that_o roul_n 3._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o son_n of_o man_n cause_n thy_o belly_n to_o eat_v and_o fill_v thy_o bowel_n with_o the_o roll_n that_o i_o give_v thou_o then_o do_v i_o eat_v and_o it_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n as_o honey_n for_o sweetness_n these_o word_n and_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 15_o verse_n by_o some_o expositor_n be_v make_v part_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n and_o when_o the_o division_n of_o chapter_n be_v make_v about_o 457._o year_n since_o it_o have_v be_v more_o suitable_a to_o have_v end_v the_o second_o chapter_n at_o the_o 4_o or_o 15_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n then_o where_o it_o be_v but_o we_o will_v take_v it_o as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o chapter_n you_o have_v 1._o a_o far_a narration_n of_o ezekiel_n call_v to_o the_o 12_o verse_n 2._o a_o declaration_n of_o what_o befall_v he_o thereupon_o from_o the_o 12_o to_o the_o 16_o 3._o a_o new_a revelation_n with_o the_o event_n follow_v it_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n you_o have_v two_o thing_n the_o first_o be_v the_o continuance_n of_o christ_n his_o speech_n and_o the_o prophet_n action_n about_o the_o sacramental_a sign_n viz._n the_o roul_n second_o a_o renewall_n of_o his_o send_v to_o prophesy_v which_o be_v from_o the_o three_o verse_n to_o the_o 12_o in_o these_o verse_n be_v little_a that_o needs_o explain_v that_o have_v most_o difficulty_n in_o it_o be_v the_o eat_n of_o the_o roll_n what_o eat_v be_v here_o mean_v how_o can_v the_o prophet_n eat_v a_o great_a roll_n a_o thing_n not_o credible_a without_o prejudice_n of_o his_o health_n life_n or_o both_o answ_n he_o that_o command_v he_o to_o eat_v can_v have_v prevent_v all_o danger_n and_o prejudice_n if_o the_o eat_n have_v be_v corporal_a and_o literal_a but_o it_o be_v conceive_v here_o that_o the_o eat_n be_v not_o literal_a but_o spiritual_a per_fw-la visionem_fw-la say_v one_o expositor_n non_fw-la re_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sed_fw-la spiritu_fw-la say_v another_o and_o that_o in_o the_o 10_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n confirm_v we_o in_o it_o where_o it_o be_v say_v all_o my_o word_n that_o i_o shall_v speak_v unto_o thou_o receive_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o hear_v with_o thy_o ear_n this_o be_v the_o eat_n to_o hear_v meditate_v and_o believe_v his_o journey_n be_v spiritual_a his_o work_n be_v spiritual_a he_o be_v to_o go_v and_o prophesy_v and_o such_o be_v his_o meat_n spiritual_a meat_n and_o spiritual_o eat_v but_o why_o be_v he_o bid_v to_o eat_v the_o roll_n have_v not_o see_v and_o read_v be_v more_o suitable_a look_v on_o it_o read_v it_o why_o be_v the_o mouth_n bring_v in_o rather_o than_o the_o eye_n or_o ear_n answ_n the_o scripture_n do_v attribute_v excellency_n to_o and_o place_n natural_a and_o supernatural_a virtue_n in_o that_o organ_n or_o sense_n by_o which_o it_o be_v exercise_v gen._n 2.7_o god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o put_v a_o soul_n into_o he_o the_o nostril_n be_v not_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o because_o the_o breath_n in_o the_o nostril_n do_v manifest_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o man_n and_o discover_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v he_o breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o so_o here_o ezekiel_n be_v say_v to_o eat_v the_o roll_n not_o to_o see_v or_o hear_v it_o because_o by_o the_o mouth_n the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n which_o be_v give_v he_o by_o the_o roll_n be_v to_o be_v manifest_v and_o discover_v to_o the_o people_n cause_o thy_o belly_n to_o eat_v can_v his_o or_o can_v any_o man_n belly_n eat_v this_o seem_v a_o strange_a speech_n but_o take_v it_o thus_o eat_v be_v take_v in_o scripture_n not_o only_o for_o chew_v but_o for_o all_o the_o action_n belong_v to_o meat_n as_o concoction_n and_o consumption_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v to_o eat_v to_o dissolve_v to_o consume_v and_o so_o that_o sword_n and_o fire_n in_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o eat_v that_o be_v to_o dissolve_v and_o to_o destroy_v the_o meaning_n than_o be_v do_v thou_o by_o this_o roll_n as_o the_o stomach_n and_o belly_n do_v by_o meat_n when_o they_o get_v good_a thereby_o the_o one_o do_v not_o present_o reject_v nor_o the_o other_o transmit_v but_o they_o retain_v the_o meat_n draw_v out_o all_o the_o virtue_n concoct_v it_o live_v and_o work_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o so_o here_o let_v thy_o belly_n eat_v that_o be_v concoct_v digest_v the_o truth_n thou_o hear_v by_o serious_a meditation_n and_o by_o faith_n do_v not_o like_o those_o that_o have_v weak_a and_o sickly_a stomach_n that_o quick_o return_v what_o they_o receive_v and_o get_v no_o benefit_n thereby_o but_o do_v thou_o take_v in_o all_o the_o argument_n and_o truth_n of_o this_o roll_n do_v thou_o so_o concoct_v and_o consume_v they_o by_o the_o stomach_n and_o belly_n of_o meditation_n and_o faith_n that_o they_o may_v become_v thy_o nutriment_n thou_o may_v feel_v the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o they_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o act_v according_o and_o fill_v thy_o bowel_n satisfy_v thyself_o take_v enough_o be_v not_o content_a with_o a_o little_a observe_v 1._o that_o our_o obedience_n unto_o christ_n must_v be_v absolute_a and_o simple_a eat_v that_o thou_o find_v say_v christ_n what_o ever_o thou_o find_v there_o may_v something_o unsavoury_a bitter_a have_v be_v tender_v to_o the_o prophet_n even_o that_o which_o nature_n abhor_v how_o ever_o he_o must_v eat_v it_o not_o dispute_v the_o case_n but_o yield_v obedience_n when_o christ_n command_v blind_a obedience_n be_v the_o best_a to_o do_v it_o upon_o that_o ground_n praecepti_fw-la authoritas_fw-la pracipientis_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la praecepti_fw-la and_o no_o other_o here_o the_o commander_n will_v be_v warrant_n for_o the_o fact_n luke_n 5.5_o this_o prevail_v with_o peter_n master_n we_o have_v toil_v all_o night_n and_o have_v take_v nothing_o nevertheless_o at_o thy_o word_n i_o will_v let_v down_o the_o net_n christ_n word_n be_v all_o unto_o he_o he_o look_v not_o at_o his_o labour_n 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great_a if_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v i_o their_o god_n they_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o my_o servant_n their_o prophet_n 2._o be_v from_o their_o disposition_n and_o the_o universality_n of_o it_o for_o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v impudent_a and_o hard-hearted_a and_o then_o a_o repetition_n of_o his_o mission_n in_o the_o 11_o verse_n i_o shall_v open_v what_o be_v difficult_a in_o the_o verse_n and_o then_o give_v you_o some_o observation_n out_o of_o they_o the_o word_n in_o the_o 5_o verse_n of_o a_o strange_a speech_n and_o hard_a language_n and_o the_o same_o in_o the_o 6_o verse_n be_v expound_v in_o that_o place_n in_o isa_n 33.19_o in_o the_o original_a the_o word_n be_v deep_a of_o lip_n and_o heavy_a of_o tongue_n or_o rather_o a_o people_n of_o depth_n of_o lip_n and_o heaviness_n of_o tongue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o word_n depth_n there_o be_v a_o metalepsis_n depth_n be_v dark_a and_o difficult_a hard_a to_o be_v understand_v it_o be_v not_o so_o here_o thou_o be_v not_o send_v to_o such_o a_o people_n a_o people_n of_o a_o hard_a and_o heavy_a language_n of_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o thus_o not_o to_o a_o people_n of_o a_o deep_a lip_n or_o heavy_a tongue_n gravilinguem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la polum_fw-la profundilabium_fw-la &_o gravilinguem_fw-la thou_o be_v send_v to_o a_o people_n that_o understand_v thou_o and_o what_o thou_o say_v and_o who_o thou_o do_v understand_v also_o it_o be_v not_o with_o thou_o as_o it_o be_v with_o ionas_n he_o be_v send_v to_o a_o people_n of_o a_o strange_a speech_n and_o hard_a language_n i_o send_v thou_o not_o to_o egyptian_n to_o chaldean_n but_o to_o israelite_n not_o parthian_n scythian_n etc._n etc._n but_o though_o thou_o be_v in_o babylon_n where_o be_v the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n yet_o thou_o be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o have_v hear_v moses_n and_o other_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o a_o adamant_n be_v which_o be_v lapis_fw-la servabilis_fw-la because_o it_o keep_v itself_o by_o its_o hardness_n from_o all_o injury_n no_o weather_n no_o violence_n of_o hammer_n or_o fire_n will_v conquer_v it_o so_o much_o the_o name_n adamant_n import_v be_v lapis_fw-la indomabilis_fw-la zach._n 7.12_o 37._o plin._n lib._n 37._o they_o have_v make_v their_o heart_n as_o a_o adamant_n there_o be_v four_o sort_n the_o arabic_a macedonian_a cyprian_a and_o indian_a which_o be_v the_o chief_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hard_o than_o a_o flint_n it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n strong_a above_o a_o rock_n by_o these_o expression_n be_v set_v out_o the_o invincible_a courage_n and_o constancy_n that_o god_n will_v give_v the_o prophet_n â—â—sceâ—e_n nec_fw-la pudere_fw-la â—â—inâ—retur_fw-la nec_fw-la mâ—tu_fw-la taceret_fw-la aut_fw-la pal_z â—â—sceâ—e_n such_o as_o neither_o shame_n nor_o fear_n shall_v prevail_v against_o in_o the_o 10_o verse_n all_o my_o word_n receive_v into_o thy_o heart_n and_o hear_v with_o thy_o ear_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o last_o first_o and_o first_o last_o bear_v with_o thy_o ear_n and_o receive_v into_o thy_o heart_n observe_v 1._o that_o those_o be_v send_v of_o god_n must_v speak_v with_o or_o in_o god_n word_n say_v paul_n what_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o i_o deliver_v not_o what_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o man_n of_o learned_a heathen_n and_o jew_n not_o what_o i_o have_v of_o my_o own_o but_z what_o i_o receive_v of_o the_o lord_n his_o word_n his_o institution_n god_n word_n be_v weighty_a and_o have_v divine_a authority_n in_o they_o but_o man_n be_v weak_a like_o himself_o 2_o from_o the_o 5_o and_o 6_o verse_n observe_v 1._o that_o its_o god_n determine_v and_o dispose_v of_o his_o prophet_n and_o minister_n for_o their_o place_n and_o people_n what_o place_n they_o shall_v be_v in_o what_o number_n they_o shall_v be_v over_o thou_o be_v not_o send_v 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