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that_o day_n thou_o see_v my_o face_n thou_o shall_v die_v and_o moses_n say_v thou_o have_v speak_v well_o i_o will_v see_v thy_o face_n again_o no_o more_o that_o sentence_n of_o wrath_n which_o then_o pharaoh_n pronounce_v and_o therefore_o calvin_n conclude_v omnibus_fw-la expensis_fw-la ad_fw-la secundum_fw-la exitum_fw-la refer_v male_a and_o for_o that_o fear_n that_o this_o will_v invert_v the_o order_n and_o method_n this_o be_v remove_v by_o observe_v that_o here_o be_v only_o touch_v what_o after_o be_v more_o ample_o and_o full_o instance_a this_o of_o moses_n in_o his_o personal_a capacity_n what_o relate_v unto_o himself_o that_o follow_v of_o his_o politic_a capacity_n as_o refer_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o hebrew_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o data_fw-la industria_fw-la here_o his_o forsake_v of_o egypt_n be_v mention_v with_o respect_n to_o all_o the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_n the_o preparative_n and_o concomitant_n thereof_o so_o that_o precise_o neither_o the_o first_o nor_o the_o last_o be_v intend_v but_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o contest_v betwixt_o moses_n and_o pharaoh_n though_o principal_o and_o chief_o it_o denote_v the_o whole_a space_n after_o the_o return_n of_o moses_n out_o of_o midian_a till_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n with_o israel_n and_o their_o family_n in_o the_o interval_n or_o some_o part_n of_o that_o time_n the_o passove_a be_v institute_v and_o observe_v there_o it_o be_v mention_v only_o in_o order_n to_o the_o last_o act_n when_o moses_n and_o the_o people_n forsake_v egypt_n once_o for_o all_o not_o by_o entreaty_n and_o permission_n but_o by_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o faith_n of_o moses_n q._n but_o how_o appear_v this_o to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o faith_n a._n certain_o to_o contest_v with_o pharaoh_n be_v a_o attempt_n which_o will_v have_v assright_v a_o worldly_a politician_n distract_v he_o and_o make_v he_o shrink_v if_o moses_n have_v consult_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n these_o objection_n may_v have_v overawe_v he_o from_o this_o enterprise_n for_o 1._o moses_n know_v the_o rage_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o withal_o he_o know_v the_o wrath_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v as_o a_o messenger_n of_o death_n prov._n 16.14_o against_o he_o particular_o be_v implacable_a for_o that_o he_o kill_v one_o of_o his_o egyptian_a subject_n which_o he_o may_v easy_o perceive_v by_o that_o strict_a enquiry_n which_o be_v use_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o mistake_a murderer_n 2._o moses_n have_v no_o visible_a strength_n and_o force_n only_a aaron_n for_o a_o assistant_n and_o counsellor_n and_o a_o rod_n for_o his_o arm_n and_o weapon_n 3._o he_o come_v on_o a_o message_n to_o pharaoh_n from_o that_o god_n which_o he_o know_v not_o exod._n 5.2_o who_o he_o be_v by_o his_o superstition_n oblige_v to_o hate_n and_o who_o in_o his_o sury_n and_o pride_n he_o oppose_v 4._o his_o demand_n to_o pharaoh_n be_v most_o distasteful_a as_o be_v high_o 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his_o faith_n have_v teach_v he_o to_o answer_v all_o these_o pretence_n and_o but_o carnal_a reason_n by_o oppose_v to_o they_o 1._o his_o warrant_n from_o the_o almighty_a who_o send_v he_o to_o pharaoh_n with_o commission_n to_o make_v and_o prosecute_v those_o demand_n and_o this_o moses_n well_o know_v be_v a_o pleni-potentiary_a power_n from_o he_o who_o be_v have_v both_o authority_n to_o command_v and_o strength_n to_o make_v good_a that_o authority_n against_o all_o rebellion_n opposer_n 2._o his_o promise_n of_o assistance_n from_o god_n exod._n 3.17_o god_n say_v and_o if_o he_o say_v it_o he_o will_v perform_v moses_n therefore_o may_v easy_o reply_v to_o his_o ground_n of_o fear_n he_o have_v for_o his_o security_n god_n power_n and_o truth_n assign_v he_o and_o this_o be_v infallible_o good_a that_o by_o commission_n this_o by_o promise_n both_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o abide_v for_o ever_o and_o this_o do_v only_o remove_v all_o distrust_n and_o jealousy_n 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seducement_n and_o flattery_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n here_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o be_v propose_v to_o we_o as_o a_o pattern_n of_o constancy_n courage_n and_o resolution_n to_o encounter_v all_o difficulty_n and_o hardness_n to_o struggle_v with_o all_o opposition_n and_o violence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n 1._o eth._n he_o be_v a_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o faithful_a soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o as_o he_o can_v be_v bribe_v or_o corrupt_v from_o his_o profession_n and_o allegiance_n so_o he_o can_v be_v affright_v or_o offend_v with_o the_o danger_n and_o opposition_n he_o shall_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o good_a fight_n of_o faith_n he_o approve_v his_o fidelity_n by_o his_o constancy_n in_o every_o estate_n it_o be_v a_o most_o true_a rule_n quicquid_fw-la recipitur_fw-la recipitur_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la some_o pretender_n be_v of_o such_o soft_a and_o 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