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beast_n that_o he_o have_v take_v in_o of_o every_o kind_n for_o that_o purpose_n and_o the_o lord_n accept_v he_o and_o promise_v never_o to_o destroy_v the_o world_n with_o water_n again_o and_o thus_o as_o the_o old_a world_n so_o also_o this_o new_a begin_v with_o sacrifice_n chap._n ix_o as_o god_n have_v bless_v adam_n and_o his_o wife_n at_o their_o creation_n with_o the_o blessing_n of_o increase_n and_o multiplication_n and_o of_o dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n so_o do_v
the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n as_o be_v more_o probable_a the_o reason_n therefore_o why_o the_o story_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o it_o be_v lay_v after_o this_o plague_n be_v because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v handle_v that_o matter_n of_o the_o passover_n all_o at_o once_o and_o though_o the_o command_n for_o it_o and_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o fall_v at_o some_o day_n distance_n yet_o have_v he_o bring_v both_o together_o and_o handle_v the_o story_n of_o its_o institution_n at_o that_o time_n when_o fall_v out_o the_o story_n of_o its_o observation_n namely_o on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n chap._n x._o from_o vers._n 21._o to_o the_o end_n and_o xi_o all_o and_o xii_o from_o vers._n 21._o to_o the_o end_n the_o plague_n of_o darkness_n for_o three_o day_n in_o it_o the_o egyptian_n see_v the_o apparition_n of_o devil_n and_o evil_a spirit_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o darkness_n the_o israelite_n be_v circumcise_v moses_n on_o the_o passover_n day_n morning_n give_v warning_n to_o pharaoh_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o first-born_a on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o give_v charge_n for_o preparation_n of_o the_o passover_n against_o even_o which_o be_v according_o do_v and_o the_o passover_n keep_v at_o midnight_n all_o the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n be_v slay_v and_o israel_n even_o drive_v out_o by_o the_o egyptian_n chap._n xiii_o fourteen_o xv._o xvi_o xvii_o world_n 2514_o moses_n 81_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n 1_o the_o command_n for_o observe_v the_o passover_n renew_v and_o a_o command_n for_o dedicate_a the_o first-born_a give_v the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n be_v their_o conductor_n their_o march_n be_v measure_v by_o these_o time_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o nisan_fw-la even_o while_o it_o be_v yet_o night_n they_o begin_v their_o march_n and_o go_v out_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o egypt_n while_o they_o be_v bury_v their_o dead_a this_o day_n they_o go_v from_o ramese_n to_o succoth_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n they_o come_v to_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n the_o red-sea_n point_v so_o into_o this_o wilderness_n that_o before_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o red-sea_n they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n and_o when_o they_o be_v pass_v through_o they_o be_v in_o it_o again_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n and_o shur_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o see_v numb_a 33._o 7_o 8._o and_o compare_v exod._a 15._o 22._o on_o the_o seventeen_o day_n they_o come_v to_o hiroth_n on_o the_o eighteen_o day_n it_o be_v tell_v pharaoh_n that_o the_o people_n flee_v for_o till_o their_o three_o day_n march_v they_o go_v right_a for_o horeb_n according_a as_o they_o have_v desire_v to_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n to_o sacrifice_v but_o when_o they_o turn_v out_o of_o that_o way_n towards_o the_o red-sea_n than_o pharaoh_n have_v intelligence_n that_o they_o intend_v to_o go_v some_o whither_o else_o then_o whither_o they_o ask_v to_o go_v thereupon_o he_o and_o egypt_n prepair_n to_o pursue_v they_o for_o their_o jewel_n and_o their_o servant_n on_o the_o nineteenth_o day_n they_o pursue_v on_o the_o twenty_o day_n towards_o even_o they_o overtake_v they_o and_o israel_n enter_v the_o sea_n and_o by_o break_v of_o day_n be_v all_o march_v through_o and_o the_o egyptian_n drown_v on_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o month_n in_o the_o morning_n betimes_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n this_o be_v the_o last_o holy_a day_n of_o the_o passover_n week_n they_o sing_v for_o their_o delivery_n and_o after_o three_o day_n march_v they_o come_v to_o marah_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o elim_n and_o there_o they_o pitch_v divers_a day_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n ijar_n they_o come_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n murmur_n for_o bread_n as_o they_o have_v do_v at_o marah_n for_o water_n and_o they_o have_v quail_n send_v they_o and_o manna_n the_o sabbath_n now_o first_o mention_v but_o not_o now_o first_o command_v in_o egypt_n they_o have_v neglect_v the_o sabbath_n since_o their_o come_n thence_o they_o have_v march_v on_o it_o now_o a_o rule_n be_v give_v for_o its_o constant_a observation_n the_o people_n murmur_v a_o four_o time_n and_o it_o be_v for_o water_n which_o they_o obtain_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n but_o be_v scourge_v by_o amalek_n for_o their_o repine_n amalek_n conquer_v by_o moses_n his_o prayer_n chap._n xix_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n that_o contain_v the_o story_n of_o jethro_n be_v anticipate_v and_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o at_o the_o ten_o of_o number_n betwixt_o the_o ten_o and_o eleven_o verse_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o dislocation_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o order_n shall_v be_v show_v there_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o sivan_n israel_n come_v to_o sinai_n on_o the_o second_o day_n moses_n call_v by_o the_o lord_n go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n talk_v with_o god_n and_o when_o he_o come_v down_o relate_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o people_n on_o the_o three_o day_n he_o go_v up_o and_o relate_v the_o people_n answer_n unto_o god_n on_o the_o four_o and_o five_o day_n he_o sanctifi_v the_o people_n and_o bound_v the_o mountain_n chap._n xx._n xxi_o xxii_o xxiii_o xxiv_o world_n 2514_o moses_n 81_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n 1_o on_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o month_n sivan_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v give_v by_o christ_n with_o such_o terror_n that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o able_a to_o abide_v it_o but_o desire_n moses_n to_o be_v a_o mediator_n he_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n in_o the_o thick_a darkness_n receive_v seven_o and_o fifty_o precept_n ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a which_o when_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n he_o tell_v the_o people_n of_o and_o write_v in_o a_o book_n on_o the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o month_n sivan_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o represent_v christ_n and_o set_v up_o twelve_o pillar_n to_o represent_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o with_o blood_n besprinkle_v upon_o both_o he_o bring_v the_o people_n into_o covenant_n with_o god_n after_o the_o make_n of_o which_o covenant_n the_o elder_n of_o israel_n that_o before_o may_v not_o come_v near_o the_o lord_n now_o see_v he_o and_o eat_v and_o drink_v before_o he_o and_o he_o lay_v not_o his_o avenge_a hand_n on_o they_o and_o from_o among_o they_o he_o call_v moses_n up_o into_o the_o mount_n to_o himself_o and_o he_o go_v up_o and_o from_o hence_o he_o begin_v his_o forty_o day_n fast_o which_o upon_o occasion_n he_o double_v yea_o treble_v and_o conclude_v his_o three_o or_o last_o fast_o on_o that_o day_n which_o be_v from_o thence_o forward_o ordain_v the_o day_n of_o expiation_n chap._n xxv_o xxvi_o xxvii_o xxviii_o xxix_o xxx_o xxxi_o while_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o mount_n with_o god_n he_o show_v he_o a_o tabernacle_n pitch_v with_o all_o the_o utensil_n of_o it_o and_o a_o priest_n array_v in_o all_o his_o habiliment_n and_o give_v he_o charge_n and_o instruction_n to_o make_v another_o according_a to_o that_o pattern_n and_o appoint_v bezaleel_n and_o aholiah_n for_o chief_a workman_n chap._n xxxii_o xxxiii_o xxxiv_o moses_n on_o the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tammuz_fw-fr come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n and_o find_v a_o golden_a calf_n break_v it_o and_o break_v the_o two_o table_n for_o whereas_o god_n have_v give_v he_o the_o two_o table_n write_v at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o first_o forty_o day_n fast_o moses_n break_v those_o table_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n to_o show_v that_o israel_n have_v make_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o so_o great_a a_o jewel_n and_o whereas_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o a_o pattern_n and_o a_o command_n for_o the_o make_n and_o set_v up_o of_o a_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o service_n of_o it_o that_o benefit_n be_v also_o forfeit_v by_o their_o calvish_a idolatry_n and_o neither_o table_n restore_v nor_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v make_v till_o moses_n by_o long_a and_o earnest_a prayer_n have_v make_v israel_n peace_n moses_n have_v destroy_v the_o golden_a calf_n and_o slay_v the_o idolater_n return_v the_o next_o day_n to_o god_n by_o prayer_n but_o be_v return_v back_o the_o same_o day_n with_o a_o sad_a message_n whereupon_o israel_n be_v humble_v the_o tent_n of_o moses_n which_o hitherto_o have_v be_v in_o stead_n of_o a_o tabernacle_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o unclean_a camp_n and_o then_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n which_o have_v be_v take_v away_o because_o of_o idolatry_n be_v restore_v the_o next_o day_n moses_n go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n again_o and_o fall_v into_o a_o second_o forty_o day_n fast_o and_o as_o in_o his_o first_o forty_o day_n fast_o he_o
from_o any_o other_o 1._o because_o just_o now_o be_v the_o middle_a time_n betwixt_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o temple_n which_o whole_a sum_n and_o space_n be_v three_o hundred_o ninety_o year_n so_o sum_v ezek._n 4._o 5._o and_o so_o shall_v the_o reader_n see_v by_o they_o when_o we_o come_v there_o if_o any_o will_v strict_o have_v these_o sixty_o five_o year_n reckon_v from_o the_o time_n of_o esay_n utter_v the_o prophecy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ahaz_n we_o shall_v lend_v they_o a_o conjecture_n hereafter_o after_o the_o death_n of_o jeroboam_n world_n 3216_o uzziah_n 16_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n division_n 187_o uzziah_n 17_o interregnum_fw-la 1_o be_v empty_a twenty_o two_o division_n 188_o uzziah_n 18_o interregnum_fw-la 2_o year_n for_o zachariah_n the_o son_n division_n 189_o uzziah_n 19_o interregnum_fw-la 3_o and_o next_o successor_n of_o jeroboam_n division_n 190_o uzziah_n 20_o interregnum_fw-la 4_o begin_v not_o to_o reign_v till_o the_o division_n 191_o uzziah_n 21_o interregnum_fw-la 5_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o uzziah_n division_n 192_o uzziah_n 22_o interregnum_fw-la 6_o 2_o king_n 15._o 8._o the_o reason_n of_o this_o division_n 193_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v partly_o world_n 3223_o uzziah_n 23_o interregnum_fw-la 7_o interregnum_fw-la 8_o sedition_n and_o disturbance_n in_o the_o division_n 194_o state_n for_o when_o a_o king_n do_v reign_v he_o be_v present_o slay_v 2_o king_n 15._o 10._o and_o partly_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o plague_n which_o have_v begin_v in_o jeroboam_n time_n esay_n i._n 2._o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n much_o more_o of_o samaria_n be_v now_o become_v so_o abominable_a that_o they_o be_v as_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n vers_fw-la 10._o full_a lade_v with_o iniquity_n vers_fw-la 4._o nothing_o amend_v by_o the_o sad_a judgement_n past_a vers_fw-la 5._o and_o therefore_o now_o determinate_o give_v up_o vers_fw-la 7._o 24._o and_o heaven_n and_o earth_n call_v to_o witness_v these_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v call_v to_o witness_v when_o these_o thing_n be_v foretell_v deut._n 32._o so_o that_o this_o be_v a_o proper_a place_n to_o count_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n when_o it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o fix_v the_o ruin_n of_o jerusalem_n 2_o chron._n xxvi_o vi_o vii_o viii_o world_n 3224_o uzziah_n 24_o uzziah_n overcome_v the_o division_n 195_o uzziah_n 25_o philistines_n and_o dismantle_v division_n 196_o uzziah_n 26_o their_o chief_a garrison_n of_o interregnum_fw-la 9_o interregnum_fw-la 10_o division_n 197_o uzziah_n 27_o gath_n jabueh_n and_o ashdod_n interregnum_fw-la 11_o division_n 198_o uzziah_n 28_o and_o build_v city_n and_o garrison_n interregnum_fw-la 12_o division_n 199_o uzziah_n 29_o of_o his_o own_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o interregnum_fw-la 13_o division_n 200_o uzziah_n 30_o they_o he_o subdue_v the_o ammonite_n interregnum_fw-la 14_o division_n 201_o uzziah_n 31_o and_o some_o arabian_n and_o interregnum_fw-la 15_o division_n 202_o uzziah_n 32_o here_o some_o part_n of_o the_o prophecy_n interregnum_fw-la 16_o division_n 203_o uzziah_n 33_o of_o amos_n against_o the_o philistines_n interregnum_fw-la 17_o division_n 204_o uzziah_n 34_o and_o ammon_n begin_v to_o interregnum_fw-la 18_o division_n 205_o uzziah_n 35_o take_v place_n amos_n 1._o 8._o 13._o but_o interregnum_fw-la 19_o division_n 206_o uzziah_n 36_o to_o be_v accomplish_v in_o a_o more_o interregnum_fw-la 20_o division_n 207_o world_n 3237_o uzziah_n 37_o complete_a desolation_n by_o the_o assyrian_n interregnum_fw-la 21_o division_n 208_o and_o babylonian_a afterward_o interregnum_fw-la 22_o the_o water_n of_o a_o great_a flood_n that_o sweep_v down_o all_o before_o they_o as_o esay_n 8._o 8._o world_n 3224_o uzziah_n 24_o the_o vacancy_n still_o continue_v division_n 195_o uzziah_n 25_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o division_n 196_o uzziah_n 26_o uzziah_n 27_o israel_n interregnum_fw-la 9_o interregnum_fw-la 10_o division_n 197_o 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shall_v be_v no_o long_o that_o quarrel_v that_o have_v be_v by_o all_o nation_n against_o the_o jew_n because_o of_o their_o religion_n for_o now_o religion_n shall_v be_v embrace_v by_o all_o nation_n that_o man_n reliance_n upon_o their_o own_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v abolish_v and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o repentance_n take_v place_n that_o christ_n the_o branch_n shall_v be_v glorious_a and_o the_o member_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n holy_a but_o the_o people_n of_o the_o time_n of_o his_o prophesy_v so_o abominable_a that_o he_o pray_v against_o they_o chap._n 2._o 9_o as_o elias_n have_v do_v against_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 1_o king_n 19_o 14._o and_o threaten_v sore_a destruction_n and_o judgement_n both_o upon_o man_n and_o woman_n thus_o be_v it_o with_o the_o people_n in_o manner_n though_o it_o be_v so_o prosperous_a with_o uzziah_n for_o victory_n the_o lord_n intend_v to_o try_v judah_n with_o kindness_n still_o as_o he_o have_v do_v israel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 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at_o thirty_o for_o strength_n at_o forty_o for_o understanding_n at_o fifty_o for_o counsel_n at_o sixty_o for_o old_a age_n at_o seventy_o for_o grey_a hair_n at_o eighty_o god_n eighty_o eighty_o eighty_o or_o fortitude_n of_o mind_n or_o god_n for_o profoundness_n at_o ninety_o for_o meditation_n at_o one_o hundred_o he_o be_v as_o dead_a and_o past_a and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n the_o jew_n look_v for_o a_o pompous_a kingdom_n when_o messiah_n the_o son_n of_o david_n shall_v come_v who_o they_o watch_v for_o every_o moment_n till_o he_o come_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o twelve_o article_n of_o their_o creed_n in_o their_o common_a prayer_n book_n he_o shall_v restore_v they_o as_o they_o hope_v a_o temporal_a kingdom_n and_o of_o that_o mind_n till_o they_o be_v better_o teach_v be_v the_o apostle_n act_n 1._o
bible_n make_v methushelah_n live_v fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n their_o reason_n of_o this_o their_o addition_n of_o year_n many_o render_v which_o i_o omit_v but_o s._n austen_n say_v some_o fall_n short_a of_o this_o man_n age_n in_o three_o greek_a book_n say_v he_o and_o one_o latin_a and_o one_o syrian_a book_n all_o agree_v one_o with_o another_o methusalem_n be_v find_v to_o die_v six_o year_n before_o the_o flood_n so_o austen_n in_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 15._o cap._n 13._o such_o difference_n may_v incite_v man_n to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n where_o be_v no_o falsify_v nor_o error_n chap._n l._n upon_o the_o word_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n the_o new_a testament_n afford_v a_o rich_a commentary_n upon_o these_o word_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o saint_n luke_n who_o in_o his_o three_o chapter_n show_v how_o through_o seventy_o five_o generation_n christ_n be_v this_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o in_o the_o four_o chapter_n how_o through_o messiah_n jerus_n and_o babylon_n targum_n do_v both_o apply_v these_o word_n to_o the_o messiah_n three_o temptation_n this_o seed_n begin_v to_o bruise_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n where_o the_o reader_n may_v observe_v how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v christ_n in_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n that_o he_o have_v tempt_v eve_n though_o not_o with_o the_o same_o success_n all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v bring_v by_o saint_n john_n to_o these_o three_o head_n lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n 1_o john_n 2._o 15._o by_o these_o three_o eve_n fall_v in_o the_o garden_n she_o see_v the_o tree_n be_v good_a for_o meat_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n entice_v she_o she_o see_v it_o fair_a to_o look_v on_o and_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n provoke_v she_o and_o she_o perceive_v it_o will_v make_v her_o wife_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n persuade_v she_o to_o take_v it_o by_o these_o three_o the_o devil_n tempt_v christ_n when_o he_o be_v hungry_a he_o will_v have_v he_o turn_v stone_n into_o bread_n and_o so_o try_v he_o by_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n he_o show_v and_o promise_v he_o all_o the_o pomp_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o try_v he_o by_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o he_o will_v have_v he_o to_o fly_v in_o the_o air_n and_o so_o tempt_v he_o to_o pride_n of_o life_n but_o as_o by_o these_o three_o the_o serpent_n have_v break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n so_o against_o these_o three_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n david_n prophesy_v of_o this_o conquest_n psal._n 91._o 13._o the_o dragon_n thou_o shall_v tread_v under_o thy_o foot_n the_o very_a next_o verse_n before_o this_o the_o devil_n use_v to_o tempt_v christ_n withal_o but_o to_o this_o he_o dare_v not_o come_v for_o it_o be_v to_o his_o sorrow_n chap._n li._n jewish_a hypocritical_a prayer_n reprove_v by_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 6._o 5._o because_o they_o love_v to_o stand_v pray_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o corner_n of_o the_o street_n this_o sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n be_v much_o in_o reproof_n of_o the_o jew_n talmudical_a tradition_n by_o which_o they_o make_v the_o word_n of_o god_n of_o none_o effect_n this_o verse_n reprove_v one_o of_o their_o tenet_n for_o their_o highway_n orison_n for_o which_o they_o have_v this_o tradition_n in_o their_o beracoth_n their_o their_o their_o in_o sepher_n beracoth_n talmud_n rabbi_n josi_n say_v on_o a_o time_n i_o be_v walk_v by_o the_o way_n and_o i_o go_v into_o one_o of_o the_o desert_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o pray_v then_o come_v eliah_n excommunication_n eliah_n eliah_n eliah_n heb._n zacâ—r_n lâ—ttobh_o remember_v for_o good_a heb._n morâ—_n which_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syrian_n signify_v a_o lord_n or_o master_n hence_o be_v maran_n atha_fw-mi our_o lord_n come_v the_o great_a excommunication_n of_o bless_a memory_n and_o watch_v i_o at_o the_o gate_n and_o stay_v for_o i_o till_o i_o have_v end_v my_o prayer_n after_o that_o i_o have_v end_v my_o prayer_n he_o say_v unto_o i_o peace_n be_v unto_o thou_o rabbi_n i_o say_v unto_o he_o peace_n be_v upon_o thou_o rabbi_n and_o master_n then_o say_v he_o to_o i_o my_o son_n wherefore_o wente_v thou_o into_o this_o desert_n i_o say_v unto_o he_o to_o pray_v he_o say_v to_o i_o thou_o may_v have_v pray_v in_o the_o way_n then_o say_v i_o i_o be_v afraid_a lest_o passenger_n will_v interrupt_v i_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o thou_o shall_v have_v pray_v a_o short_a prayer_n at_o that_o time_n i_o learn_v of_o he_o three_o thing_n i_o learn_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o go_v into_o the_o desert_n and_o i_o learn_v that_o we_o shall_v pray_v by_o the_o way_n and_o learned_a that_o he_o that_o pray_v by_o the_o way_n must_v pray_v a_o short_a prayer_n thus_o far_o their_o talmud_n make_v they_o these_o letter_n patent_n for_o hypocrisy_n father_v this_o bastard_n upon_o bless_a elias_n who_o be_v not_o a_o highway_n prayer_n 12._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 12._o or_o one_o that_o practise_v his_o own_o devotion_n in_o public_a for_o he_o be_v john_n baptist_n type_n for_o retiredness_n chap._n lii_o israel_n affliction_n in_o egypt_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o egypt_n many_o heathen_a author_n do_v touch_v though_o every_o one_o a_o several_a way_n and_o all_o of_o they_o the_o wrong_n josephus_n against_o appion_n be_v angry_a at_o their_o fable_n about_o it_o of_o the_o famine_n that_o bring_v they_o thither_o if_o we_o take_v the_o want_n of_o nilus_n flow_v to_o be_v the_o natural_a cause_n as_o most_o like_o it_o be_v there_o 1_o nilus_n the_o wonder_n of_o africa_n the_o river_n of_o egypt_n flow_v every_o year_n once_o over_o his_o bank_n and_o if_o it_o flow_v not_o at_o all_o or_o not_o to_o his_o right_a height_n it_o cause_v famine_n for_o egypt_n have_v no_o rain_n from_o this_o river_n under_o god_n come_v their_o plenty_n or_o famine_n and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o the_o fat_a and_o lean_a kine_n in_o pharaoh_n his_o dream_n which_o betoken_v the_o plenty_n or_o scarcity_n of_o the_o country_n come_v out_o of_o the_o river_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o flow_a of_o this_o river_n pigaffetra_n especial_o be_v large_a and_o i_o wonder_v that_o jordan_n be_v not_o as_o much_o wonder_v at_o for_o it_o do_v so_o also_o josh._n 1_o seem_v then_o to_o be_v some_o remembrance_n of_o those_o seven_o year_n in_o seneca_n in_o his_o natural_a question_n where_o he_o say_v per_fw-la novem_fw-la annos_fw-la nilum_n non_fw-la ascendisse_fw-la superioribus_fw-la saeculis_fw-la callimachus_n est_fw-fr author_n that_o be_v callimachus_n write_v that_o in_o old_a time_n nilus_n flow_v not_o of_o nine_o year_n together_o where_o he_o outstrip_v but_o two_o of_o the_o number_n but_o of_o israel_n affliction_n in_o egypt_n i_o find_v the_o heathen_n silent_a god_n have_v tell_v abraham_n of_o this_o their_o hardship_n long_o before_o and_o show_v he_o a_o token_n of_o it_o by_o the_o fowl_n light_v upon_o his_o carcase_n gen._n 15._o a_o type_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o egypt_n and_o of_o pharoahs_n be_v plague_v for_o their_o sake_n be_v when_o pharaoh_n suffer_v for_o take_v sarah_n from_o her_o husband_n and_o keep_v she_o in_o his_o house_n as_o it_o be_v gen._n 12._o how_o long_o they_o be_v in_o that_o land_n few_o there_o be_v but_o know_v but_o how_o long_o their_o affliction_n last_v be_v uncertain_a probable_a it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v about_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a world_n repentance_n and_o moses_n his_o age_n this_o be_v to_o be_v search_v by_o levi_n his_o age_n which_o within_o a_o little_a one_o may_v find_v certain_a all_o the_o generation_n of_o joseph_n time_n die_v before_o they_o be_v afflict_v as_o all_o the_o generation_n of_o joshuahs_n time_n die_v before_o they_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n judge_n 2._o 10._o the_o reason_n why_o god_n shall_v thus_o suffer_v they_o to_o suffer_v whether_o it_o be_v to_o fit_v they_o for_o the_o receive_n of_o he_o and_o his_o law_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v to_o whip_v they_o for_o their_o idolatry_n or_o for_o some_o other_o cause_n i_o dare_v not_o enter_v too_o near_o to_o search_v this_o i_o see_v that_o when_o the_o foundation_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v lay_v thus_o in_o affliction_n the_o church_n can_v but_o look_v for_o affliction_n while_o it_o live_v in_o the_o egypt_n of_o this_o world_n but_o as_o israel_n increase_v under_o persecution_n so_o do_v the_o church_n for_o even_o when_o sparsum_fw-la est_fw-la semen_fw-mi sanguinis_fw-la martyrum_fw-la surrexit_fw-la seges_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nec_fw-la frustra_fw-la oravit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la pro_fw-la
chastise_v his_o son_n stick_v up_o the_o rod_n in_o some_o eminent_a place_n where_o the_o child_n may_v see_v it_o and_o remember_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v remove_v the_o mischief_n by_o that_o which_o do_v the_o mischief_n and_o thou_o shall_v heal_v the_o disease_n by_o that_o which_o make_v thou_o sick_a nackmanid_n sick_a sick_a sick_a sick_a sick_a sick_a nackmanid_n the_o same_o have_v r._n bechai_n and_o both_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o miracle_n within_o a_o miracle_n but_o it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o jew_n to_o understand_v the_o mystery_n this_o be_v the_o christian_n attainment_n only_o verse_n xvii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n not_o to_o condemn_v the_o world_n in_o what_o sense_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v most_o common_a and_o proper_a the_o jewish_a school_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v see_v from_o these_o and_o such_o like_a instance_n i._o 2._o i._o i._o i._o i._o i._o i._o bava_n mezia_n fol._n 33._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a world_n have_v forsake_v the_o mishna_n and_o follow_v the_o gemara_n where_o something_o may_v be_v note_v in_o the_o story_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o grammar_n of_o it_o so_o joh._n xii_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v the_o world_n be_v go_v after_o he_o in_o jerusalem_n language_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o very_o often_o meet_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o world_n confess_v etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a world_n do_v not_o dissent_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o kind_n of_o phrase_n both_o among_o they_o and_o all_o other_o language_n be_v mean_v a_o very_a great_a number_n or_o multitude_n ii_o when_o they_o distinguish_v as_o frequent_o they_o do_v betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o poor_a of_o their_o own_o city_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o poor_a of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o discern_v that_o by_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o world_n be_v mean_v those_o poor_a that_o come_v from_o any_o other_o part_n iii_o 22._o iii_o iii_o iii_o iii_o iii_o iii_o rosh_n hashanah_n fol._n 22._o r._n ulla_n require_v not_o only_o that_o every_o great_a man_n shall_v be_v worthy_a of_o belief_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v so_o too_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v that_o by_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n be_v mean_v any_o person_n of_o any_o kind_n or_o degree_n iu._n but_o it_o be_v principal_o worthy_a our_o observation_n that_o they_o distinguish_v the_o whole_a world_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d israel_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o israelite_n and_o the_o gentile_n this_o distinction_n by_o which_o they_o call_v the_o gentile_n the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n occur_v almost_o in_o every_o leaf_n so_o that_o i_o need_v not_o bring_v instance_n of_o this_o nature_n compare_v luke_n xii_o 30._o with_o matth._n vi_o 32._o and_o that_o may_v suffice_v v._o they_o further_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o only_o not_o to_o be_v redeem_v but_o to_o be_v waste_v destroy_v and_o tread_v under_o foot_n xlix_o foot_n foot_n foot_n foot_n foot_n foot_n rambam_fw-la in_o gâ—â—_n xlix_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n the_o rod_n of_o the_o exactor_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n until_o his_o son_n shall_v come_v to_o who_o belong_v the_o subdue_a and_o break_v of_o the_o people_n for_o he_o shall_v vanquish_v they_o all_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o his_o sword_n so_o say_v rambam_n upon_o that_o passage_n in_o gen._n xlix_o 1._o xlix_o xlix_o xlix_o xlix_o xlix_o xlix_o hieros_n taanith_n sol_fw-mi 64._o 1._o the_o morning_n come_v and_o also_o the_o night_n isai._n xxi_o 12._o it_o will_v be_v the_o morning_n to_o israel_n when_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v but_o it_o will_v be_v night_n to_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n 5._o world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n shemoth_n rabba_fw-mi sect_n 5._o r._n abin_n say_v that_o the_o holy_a bless_a god_n will_v make_v the_o elder_n of_o israel_n sit_v down_o in_o a_o semicircle_n himself_o sit_v precedent_n as_o the_o father_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n and_o shall_v judge_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n ii_o world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n midras_n tillin_n in_o psal._n ii_o then_o come_v the_o thresh_a the_o straw_n they_o throw_v into_o the_o fire_n the_o chaff_n into_o the_o wind_n but_o the_o wet_a they_o keep_v upon_o the_o floor_n so_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o burn_a of_o a_o furnace_n but_o israel_n alone_o shall_v be_v preserve_v i_o can_v be_v endless_a in_o passage_n of_o this_o nature_n out_o of_o these_o author_n but_o that_o which_o be_v very_o observable_a in_o all_o of_o they_o be_v this_o that_o all_o those_o curse_n and_o dreadful_a judgement_n which_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a writ_n threaten_v against_o wicked_a man_n they_o post_v it_o off_o whole_o from_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o nation_n as_o if_o not_o at_o all_o belong_v to_o they_o devolve_v all_o upon_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o great_a reason_n that_o the_o apostle_n assert_v rom._n iii_o 19_o whatsoever_o thing_n the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v to_o they_o which_o be_v under_o the_o law_n which_o yet_o they_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n endure_v christ_n therefore_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o phrase_n or_o scheme_n of_o speech_n well_o enough_o know_v to_o nicodemus_n teach_v he_o contrary_a to_o a_o vulgar_a opinion_n which_o he_o also_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v as_o well_o become_v a_o redeemer_n and_o propitiation_n to_o the_o gentile_n as_o to_o the_o jew_n they_o have_v teach_v among_o themselves_o that_o god_n have_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v odious_a to_o he_o and_o the_o messiah_n when_o he_o come_v will_v destroy_v and_o condemn_v they_o but_o the_o truth_n say_v god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o have_v send_v his_o son_n not_o to_o condemn_v but_o to_o save_v the_o world_n this_o very_a evangelist_n himself_o be_v the_o best_a commentator_n upon_o this_o expression_n 1_o epist._n john_n ii_o 2._o he_o be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o for_o we_o only_o but_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n i._n e._n not_o for_o we_o jew_n only_a but_o for_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n verse_n xxv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o question_n about_o purify_n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syriack_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o which_o be_v so_o perpetual_o in_o use_n among_o the_o talmudick_n author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n n._n inquire_v of_o r._n n._n whence_o that_o also_o as_o familiar_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o you_o ask_v i_o will_v tell_v you_o if_o the_o word_n in_o this_o place_n be_v take_v according_a to_o this_o scholastic_a use_n of_o it_o as_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v than_o we_o may_v expound_v this_o passage_n thus_o the_o disciple_n of_o john_n have_v hear_v that_o jesus_n do_v baptise_v also_o they_o with_o the_o jew_n inquire_v what_o sort_n of_o purify_n result_v from_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n whether_o that_o purify_v more_o than_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d probable_o do_v not_o oppose_v one_o party_n against_o the_o other_o but_o join_v they_o together_o in_o one_o enquiry_n they_o inquire_v joint_o do_v jesus_n superinduce_v a_o baptism_n upon_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n and_o john_n his_o upon_o the_o baptism_n or_o wash_n of_o the_o jew_n whether_o will_v this_o purify_n at_o last_n tend_v and_o what_o virtue_n have_v this_o of_o jesus_n beyond_o that_o of_o john_n ii_o or_o if_o you_o will_v suppose_v we_o that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v a_o dispute_n betwixt_o the_o disciple_n of_o st._n john_n and_o the_o jew_n about_o their_o legal_a purification_n and_o the_o baptism_n now_o introduce_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o both_o party_n contend_v to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o their_o power_n verse_n xxvii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n can_v receive_v nothing_o the_o render_n of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d receive_v may_v be_v a_o little_a question_v the_o syriack_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o receive_v perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v fitly_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
if_o that_o condition_n will_v be_v a_o blessing_n to_o he_o and_o will_v forward_o and_o help_v he_o on_o the_o better_a to_o grace_n and_o peace_n the_o end_n of_o the_o covenant_n than_o he_o shall_v have_v it_o a_o man_n prosperous_a in_o the_o world_n grow_v proud_a secure_a insult_a be_v this_o covenant_n prosperity_n no_o it_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o be_v the_o forward_v man_n in_o grace_n so_o that_o i_o may_v wind_v my_o assertion_n high_o that_o outward_a peace_n and_o plenty_n be_v so_o little_a a_o sign_n of_o peace_n with_o god_n that_o it_o be_v oftentimes_o a_o sign_n rather_o of_o his_o enmity_n see_v eccles._n v._n 13._o there_o riches_n be_v say_v to_o be_v keep_v for_o the_o owner_n thereof_o to_o their_o hurt_n and_o mal._n ii_o 2._o there_o god_n threaten_v to_o curse_v these_o blessing_n but_o i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o upon_o this_o point_n but_o only_o to_o mention_v that_o our_o saviour_n set_v his_o peace_n and_o this_o peace_n of_o the_o world_n in_o opposition_n in_o fourteen_o joh._n 27._o 2._o there_o be_v another_o false_a coin_n that_o counterfeit_v peace_n with_o god_n and_o that_o be_v man_n have_v peace_n in_o their_o own_o conscience_n i_o shall_v discover_v how_o deceivable_a it_o be_v by_o speak_v to_o this_o second_o assertion_n that_o inward_a peace_n in_o the_o conscience_n do_v not_o at_o all_o infer_v have_v peace_n with_o god_n and_o let_v i_o add_v a_o three_o and_o speak_v reverse_o that_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n do_v not_o necessary_o infer_v inward_a peace_n of_o conscience_n 1._o that_o inward_a peace_n in_o the_o conscience_n do_v not_o infer_v have_v peace_n with_o god_n by_o inward_a peace_n in_o the_o conscience_n i_o mean_v the_o opposite_a to_o pang_n trouble_n storm_n of_o conscience_n and_o this_o peace_n be_v the_o common_a temper_n of_o the_o most_o conscience_n in_o the_o world_n they_o have_v no_o disquiet_n at_o all_o who_o have_v use_v to_o visit_v the_o sick_a on_o their_o die_a bed_n have_v he_o not_o find_v it_o too_o common_a that_o conscience_n have_v be_v in_o this_o temper_n i_o thank_v god_n nothing_o trouble_v i_o all_o be_v quiet_a in_o my_o conscience_n as_o elisha_n over_o hazael_n upon_o foresight_n of_o his_o mischievousness_n to_o come_v so_o can_v i_o weep_v over_o such_o a_o poor_a soul_n to_o see_v it_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n with_o such_o a_o delusion_n as_o this_o in_o its_o right_a hand_n ah_o say_v not_o peace_n peace_n when_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n for_o here_o indeed_o be_v neither_o peace_n with_o god_n nor_o peace_n of_o conscience_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o if_o you_o will_v have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o word_n it_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n rom._n xi_o 8._o it_o be_v a_o impenitent_a heart_n rom._n ii_o 5._o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d past_a feeling_n eph._n iu._n 19_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v a_o nabal_n heart_n dead_a within_o he_o and_o that_o such_o a_o conscience_n shall_v be_v quiet_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o mortui_fw-la non_fw-la mordent_fw-la but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o wonder_n if_o such_o a_o peace_n in_o the_o conscience_n shall_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o peace_n with_o god_n into_o such_o a_o peace_n let_v not_o my_o soul_n my_o conscience_n enter_v it_o be_v a_o strange_a request_n of_o he_o that_o say_v to_o his_o father_n smite_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o but_o i_o hardly_o know_v a_o more_o pertinent_a request_n that_o a_o sinner_n can_v put_v up_o to_o god_n and_o it_o must_v be_v i_o continual_o and_o i_o know_v that_o all_o that_o know_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o right_a frame_n of_o conscience_n will_v pray_v with_o i_o lord_n smite_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o wound_v i_o lash_v my_o conscience_n and_o spare_v it_o not_o rather_o than_o suffer_v i_o to_o lie_v and_o die_v and_o perish_v under_o such_o peace_n of_o conscience_n as_o this_o be_v if_o such_o stupidity_n may_v be_v call_v peace_n do_v any_o one_o by_o such_o a_o peace_n of_o conscience_n as_o this_o argue_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n i_o must_v now_o also_o wind_v this_o assertion_n high_o as_o i_o do_v the_o former_a it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o infer_v peace_n with_o god_n that_o it_o direct_o argue_v peace_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o our_o saviour_n the_o god_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o peace_n bear_v witness_n to_o it_o luk._n xi_o 21._o 2._o but_o do_v not_o peace_n with_o god_n argue_v or_o infer_v peace_n of_o conscience_n that_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n i_o shall_v speak_v to_o and_o here_o i_o can_v insist_v with_o delight_n for_o it_o be_v a_o very_a material_a case_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v a_o mystery_n in_o divinity_n and_o experience_n that_o a_o unregenerate_a person_n can_v hardly_o be_v drive_v off_o from_o presume_v on_o his_o salvation_n and_o that_o a_o regenerate_a man_n can_v hardly_o be_v bring_v to_o hope_v of_o his_o salvation_n that_o he_o who_o be_v further_a from_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n shall_v scarce_o be_v drive_v from_o not_o doubt_v of_o his_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o that_o he_o that_o undoubted_o have_v his_o peace_n with_o he_o shall_v so_o hardly_o be_v drive_v off_o from_o doubt_v it_o many_o a_o good_a soul_n be_v in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v justify_v and_o have_v without_o question_n quoad_fw-la reâ—_n ipsam_fw-la his_o peace_n with_o god_n according_a to_o the_o divine_a oracle_n of_o the_o text_n and_o yet_o be_v as_o it_o the_o fence_n of_o it_o exceed_v far_o from_o peace_n of_o conscience_n full_a of_o trouble_n and_o fear_n at_o all_o time_n think_v you_o not_o david_n be_v justify_v and_o that_o his_o peace_n be_v make_v with_o god_n who_o can_v doubt_v it_o and_o yet_o you_o have_v he_o sore_o break_v psal._n xxxviii_o 8._o think_v you_o not_o that_o he_o that_o pen_v the_o seventy_o seven_o psalm_n be_v justify_v and_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n be_v he_o david_n or_o asaph_n who_o can_v doubt_v it_o and_o yet_o you_o have_v his_o sore_a run_v etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 2._o be_v it_o not_o he_o that_o compose_v the_o eighty_o eight_o psalm_n justify_v and_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n it_o be_v past_o all_o question_n and_o yet_o you_o have_v he_o sad_o bemoan_v at_o vers_fw-la 15_o 16._o that_o from_o his_o youth_n up_o all_o his_o life_n he_o be_v so_o terrify_v in_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v even_o distract_v and_o that_o he_o feel_v the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o god_n go_v over_o he_o and_o his_o terror_n cut_v he_o off_o but_o let_v my_o lot_n be_v with_o such_o mourner_n of_o zion_n let_v i_o have_v such_o break_n of_o heart_n whilst_o other_o delight_n to_o be_v secure_a let_v i_o be_v in_o tear_n and_o such_o tremble_n of_o conscience_n as_o these_o man_n be_v and_o those_o that_o delight_n in_o have_v no_o trouble_n there_o let_v they_o take_v it_o to_o themselves_o if_o this_o case_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n then_o be_v such_o a_o condition_n of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a but_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v inconsistent_a that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a and_o constant_a condition_n of_o all_o that_o obtain_v peace_n with_o he_o though_o it_o be_v not_o alike_o to_o all_o and_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n it_o may_v seem_v as_o snow_n in_o harvest_n to_o speak_v of_o a_o mourning_n afflict_a grieve_a conscience_n at_o a_o feast_n of_o mirth_n but_o to_o show_v that_o yet_o such_o a_o unquiet_a soul_n may_v be_v for_o all_o that_o at_o peace_n with_o god_n will_v make_v the_o case_n like_o that_o at_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o new_a temple_n in_o ezra_n chap._n iii_o that_o the_o sound_n of_o rejoice_v may_v drown_v that_o of_o weep_v i_o can_v glad_o and_o delightsom_o as_o i_o say_v speak_v to_o this_o case_n and_o show_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o such_o afflict_a conscience_n how_o little_a their_o case_n do_v deny_v have_v peace_n with_o god_n how_o comfortable_a such_o a_o condition_n be_v though_o it_o be_v bitter_a also_o i_o may_v clear_v the_o state_n and_o nature_n of_o such_o man_n condition_n partly_o by_o observe_v under_o what_o predicament_n such_o a_o case_n come_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n partly_o by_o observe_v the_o quality_n of_o such_o trouble_n and_o how_o clear_a it_o be_v from_o be_v sinful_a partly_o by_o observe_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o ability_n of_o conscience_n to_o judge_v of_o a_o man_n estate_n partly_o by_o observe_v the_o proper_a original_n from_o whence_o it_o arise_v in_o the_o soul_n itself_o partly_o by_o observe_v the_o purpose_n of_o god_n in_o state_v conscience_n in_o such_o a_o condition_n by_o every_o one_o of_o which_o may_v be_v
law_n to_o be_v lay_v upon_o man_n that_o it_o require_v it_o the_o more_o because_o in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o look_v upon_o only_a as_o a_o creature_n to_o serve_v his_o creator_n but_o as_o a_o creature_n that_o be_v to_o enjoy_v his_o creator_n according_o when_o god_n create_v adam_n he_o write_v a_o law_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o upon_o the_o full_a term_n of_o the_o law_n for_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o this_o be_v common_o call_v his_o covenant_n of_o work_n with_o adam_n the_o short_a draught_n of_o that_o covenant_n be_v this_o if_o thou_o perform_v perfect_a obedience_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o law_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v and_o enjoy_v god_n for_o ever_o if_o not_o then_o thou_o shall_v be_v curse_v and_o perish_v for_o ever_o now_o observe_v the_o two_o contrary_a part_n of_o this_o proposal_n of_o god_n which_o we_o can_v but_o conceive_v to_o 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