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be_v go_v v._n 17._o that_o be_v we_o resolve_v to_o rescue_n dinah_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n unless_o you_o consent_v to_o our_o condition_n where_o their_o phrase_n they_o use_v call_v dinah_n their_o daughter_n plain_o import_v they_o manage_v the_o treaty_n in_o their_o father_n name_n as_o jezabel_n write_v her_o letter_n in_o her_o husband_n king_n ahab_n name_v not_o in_o she_o own_o which_o be_v not_o of_o that_o authority_n 1_o king_n 21.9_o for_o have_v they_o treat_v in_o their_o own_o name_n only_o than_o they_o will_v have_v say_v our_o sister_n and_o not_o our_o daughter_n thus_o royal_a authority_n be_v ofttimes_o abuse_v by_o evil_a mind_n to_o give_v power_n unto_o their_o hellish_a project_n as_o jezabel_n do_v the_o king_n secretary_n and_o signet_n for_o murder_a naboth_n as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v the_o king_n and_o ahab_n only_o the_o queen_n and_o as_o haman_n hide_v his_o murder_a malice_n against_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o royal_a cloak_n of_o king_n ahasuerus_n esth_n 3.12_o and_o thus_o likewise_o these_o two_o brethren_n in_o iniquity_n as_o their_o father_n after_o call_v they_o do_v palliate_v their_o own_o wicked_a project_n whereof_o the_o good_a old_a man_n be_v altogether_o ignorant_a with_o that_o plain_a patriarch_n authority_n to_o make_v their_o covenant_n the_o more_o creditable_a and_o authentic_a with_o the_o credulous_a shechemite_n this_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o prosecution_n of_o their_o plot_n to_o wit_n the_o success_n of_o it_o v._o 18_o etc._n etc._n hamor_n and_o shechem_n consent_n to_o this_o covenant_n though_o it_o be_v a_o harsh_a and_o hard_a condition_n for_o they_o must_v both_o bleed_v by_o it_o in_o circumcise_n their_o flesh_n this_o do_v they_o ready_o not_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o religion_n but_o for_o love_n to_o dinah_n and_o to_o the_o wealth_n of_o israel_n quid_fw-la non_fw-la mortalia_fw-la pectora_fw-la cogunt_fw-la auri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fame_fw-la &_o
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3.12_o 13._o these_o samaratans_n say_v to_o zerubbabel_n we_o worship_v god_n as_o you_o do_v ver_fw-la 2._o so_o offer_v their_o service_n and_o assistance_n in_o the_o work_n but_o be_v worshipper_n of_o god_n only_o after_o a_o mongreâ—manner_n 2_o kin._n 17.26_o etc._n etc._n 32_o 33_o 34._o they_o fear_v god_n not_o filial_o but_o for_o his_o lion_n only_o have_v a_o implacable_a hatred_n against_o the_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n and_o thereupon_o they_o crafty_o endeavour_v to_o mingle_v with_o they_o say_v flaocherus_n that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o set_v they_o together_o at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o and_o so_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o work_n n._n b._n just_o as_o the_o jesuit_n do_v now_o act_n in_o pretend_v to_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o lutheran_n church_n but_o intend_v by_o their_o building_n with_o they_o to_o nourish_v those_o animosity_n unhappy_o kindle_v betwixt_o the_o calvinist_n and_o lutheran_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o prince_n zerubbabel_n and_o the_o highpriest_n jehoshuah_n do_v most_o prudent_o refuse_v their_o assistance_n either_o of_o cost_n or_o pain_n ver_fw-la 3._o to_o prevent_v their_o project_v plot_n lyra_n vatablus_n etc._n etc._n render_v sundry_a reason_n of_o this_o refusal_n 1._o because_o they_o be_v heretic_n and_o idolater_n 2._o lest_o by_o their_o be_v in_o fellowship_n with_o they_o they_o may_v either_o be_v deceive_v or_o damnify_v by_o they_o 3._o lest_o those_o samaratans_n shall_v afterward_o challenge_v the_o temple_n to_o be_v they_o as_o build_v by_o they_o or_o some_o part_n of_o it_o wherein_o to_o worship_n idol_n however_o they_o receive_v this_o reason_n for_o their_o refusal_n here_o lo_o lakem_fw-mi we_o lanu_fw-la nihil_fw-la vobis_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la you_o be_v man_n of_o heterogeneous_a manner_n etc._n etc._n of_o another_o nation_n and_o religion_n therefore_o can_v never_o kind_o congregate_v with_o we_o pares_fw-la cum_fw-la paribus_fw-la quà m_fw-la facillimè_fw-la congregantur_fw-la like_o with_o like_a say_v the_o philosopher_n love_v best_a to_o be_v together_o hence_o wolphius_n excellent_o observe_v n._n b._n 1._o how_o vain_a be_v the_o pretend_a prescription_n of_o antiquity_n in_o the_o false_a church_n as_o these_o plead_v a_o long_a prescription_n ever_o since_o the_o day_n of_o esarhaddon_n ver_fw-la 2._o namely_o 200_o teaâ—s_n n._n b._n 2_o say_v the_o same_o wolphius_n let_v such_o as_o be_v for_o reconcile_a we_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n to_o the_o romish_a consider_v this_o instance_n be_v these_o reconciler_n and_o moderator_n the_o wise_a under_o heaven_n say_v another_o learned_a man_n they_o wouldbe_a bring_v to_o their_o wit_n end_n before_o they_o can_v accomplish_v that_o work_v end_n of_o make_v a_o reconciliation_n betwixt_o rome_n and_o the_o reform_a they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o we_o to_o build_v a_o house_n unto_o our_o god_n stand_v off_o 1_o tim._n 6.3.4_o 5._o n._n b._n 3_o these_o 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careful_o and_o conscientious_o keep_v this_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n remark_n upon_o the_o three_o part_n joshua_n victory_n be_v many_o the_o first_o remark_n be_v the_o time_n when_o ver_fw-la 9_o where_o we_o have_v the_o manner_n how_o he_o obtain_v it_o he_o march_v all_o night_n and_o fight_v for_o the_o gibeonite_n all_o the_o day_n scorn_v as_o once_o a_o brave_a general_n say_v to_o steal_v a_o victory_n in_o the_o dark_a he_o will_v have_v daylight_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o and_o those_o curse_a canaanite_n shall_v behold_v it_o in_o their_o own_o slaughter_n though_o it_o be_v say_v joshua_n march_v all_o the_o night_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o in_o one_o night_n space_n he_o come_v from_o gilgal_n to_o gibeon_n for_o that_o seem_v impracticable_a see_v the_o distance_n between_o those_o two_o place_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v 26_o mile_n too_o far_o for_o a_o army_n to_o march_v in_o one_o night_n therefore_o part_n of_o the_o forego_n 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the_o victory_n psal_n 98.1_o the_o instrument_n the_o lord_n use_v herein_o be_v two_o 1._o hurl_v great_a hailstone_n out_o of_o heaven_n to_o brain_n those_o that_o joshua_n can_v not_o overtake_v in_o flight_n and_o 2._o israel_n sword_n cut_v down_o all_o they_o overtake_v on_o earth_n ver_fw-la 11.19_o 20_o 21._o the_o lord_n hailstone_n mix_v with_o thunderbolt_n as_o josephus_n say_v and_o habb_n 3.11_o make_v it_o probable_a do_v hit_v and_o kill_v more_o than_o israel_n sword_n and_o this_o miracle_n be_v attend_v with_o another_o miracle_n that_o these_o huge_a hailstone_n shall_v only_o hit_v the_o fly_a canaanites_n yet_o altogether_o miss_v the_o pursue_a israelite_n who_o be_v all_o along_o at_o the_o very_a heel_n of_o they_o and_o must_v needs_o be_v intermingle_v with_o they_o see_v they_o
of_o headache_n ver_fw-la 19_o and_o 2._o he_o open_v his_o eye_n thus_o miracle_n god_n work_v say_v peter_n martyr_n though_o for_o most_o part_n in_o a_o instant_n yet_o sometime_o they_o be_v do_v by_o degree_n as_o here_o and_o 1_o king_n 18.44_o 45._o and_o mark_v 8.24_o 25._o to_o exercise_v we_o in_o faith_n and_o prayer_n 2._o the_o mother_n receive_v her_o live_a child_n with_o joy_n take_v thy_o son_n for_o 36._o two_o son_n as_o it_o be_v in_o one_o twice_o give_v so_o double_o dear_a to_o she_o n.b._n god_n know_v how_o to_o commend_v his_o blessing_n to_o we_o and_o to_o make_v they_o double-welcome_a then_o give_v she_o thank_v to_o god_n and_o fall_v down_o at_o those_o foot_n of_o his_o prophet_n which_o she_o have_v so_o bold_o lay_v hold_v on_o at_o carmel_n ver_fw-la 27._o now_o in_o due_a veneration_n to_o he_o as_o god_n instrument_n ver_fw-la 37._o she_o go_v out_o with_o her_o child_n doubtless_o sing_v this_o my_o son_n be_v dead_a but_o be_v alive_a etc._n etc._n luke_n 15.32_o the_o eight_o miracle_n of_o elisha_n follow_v next_o from_o ver_fw-la 38_o to_o ver_fw-la 42._o the_o remark_n hereupon_o be_v first_o elisha_n go_v to_o gilgal_n to_o instruct_v the_o prophet_n there_o as_o chief_a master_n of_o they_o ver_fw-la 38._o and_o to_o comfort_v they_o against_o the_o discouragement_n of_o the_o dearth_n which_o idolatry_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o land_n and_o the_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o that_o common_a calamity_n n.b._n the_o prophet_n be_v poor_a here_o be_v only_a pottage_n seethe_v for_o their_o food_n he_o do_v not_o call_v for_o partridge_n etc._n etc._n say_v peter_n martyr_n but_o for_o pottage_n etc._n etc._n the_o herb-gatherer_n out_o of_o ignorance_n gather_v coloquintida_n for_o a_o pot-herb_n because_o it_o resemble_v the_o vine_n in_o its_o leave_n shred_n a_o lapful_n of_o it_o and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o pot_n as_o they_o use_v wholesome_a pot_n herb_n it_o seem_v they_o have_v 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prophet_n phrophesy_v very_o sad_a calamity_n against_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o his_o chapter_n 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o wherein_o he_o tell_v they_o plain_o that_o jerusalem_n shall_v become_v like_o shiloh_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o doctor_n solid_o say_v that_o the_o sad_a restraint_n of_o rain_n mention_v jer._n 3.3_o do_v relate_v to_o the_o last_o year_n of_o josiah_n v._o 6._o and_o continue_v some_o part_n of_o jehoiakim_n time_n against_o who_o and_o his_o queen_n he_o prophesy_v jer._n 13.18_o and_o then_o mention_n the_o drought_n immediate_o after_o jer._n 14.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a observation_n of_o dr._n lightfoot_n that_o probable_o there_o be_v a_o league_n of_o judah_n with_o egypt_n in_o josiah_n time_n and_o such_o a_o reliance_n upon_o pharaoh_n as_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v jer._n 2.18_o 36_o 37._o and_o therefore_o josiah_n death_n by_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n may_v be_v a_o temporal_a punishment_n for_o his_o reliance_n upon_o egypt_n remark_n the_o three_o and_o in_o these_o latter_a year_n of_o josiah_n do_v the_o prophet_n zephaniah_n arise_v to_o prophesy_v who_o the_o rabbin_n relate_v to_o be_v the_o great_a grandchild_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n and_o he_o prophesi_v against_o the_o king_n child_n zeph._n 1.8_o the_o three_o son_n of_o josiah_n namely_o jehoahaz_n jehoiakim_n and_o zedekiah_n not_o only_o for_o their_o new_a fashion_n and_o new-fangled_a apparel_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o chaldean_a and_o egyptian_a habit_n but_o also_o for_o their_o personal_a wickedness_n of_o life_n even_o in_o their_o father_n life-time_n imitate_v manasseh_n impious_a manner_n more_o than_o the_o most_o pious_a example_n of_o josiah_n for_o who_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n zephany_n denounce_v most_o dreadful_a judgement_n as_o the_o plunder_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o slaughter_n of_o their_o person_n and_o destruction_n in_o all_o 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to_o recover_v carchemish_n this_o show_v he_o have_v no_o quarrel_n against_o josiah_n but_o rather_o more_o likely_a say_v dr._n lightgoot_o in_o league_n with_o he_o yet_o because_o part_v of_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n lie_v betwixt_o egypt_n and_o carchemish_n josiah_n dare_v not_o trust_v his_o march_n through_o his_o kingdom_n not_o so_o much_o sear_v his_o own_o danger_n say_v menochius_fw-la as_o because_o he_o be_v now_o in_o league_n with_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n 2_o king_n 20.12_o 13_o 14._o and_o therefore_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v this_o kindness_n for_o he_o as_o to_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o his_o adversary_n remark_n the_o five_o whatsoever_o the_o cause_n be_v herein_o good_a josiah_n great_o fail_v for_o 1._o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n send_v ambassador_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o desist_v a_o and_o dissuade_v he_o from_o resistance_n 2_o chron._n 35.21_o say_n i_o come_v not_o to_o quarrel_v with_o thou_o el_n beth_fw-mi milchamthi_fw-mi hebr._n but_o against_o the_o house_n of_o my_o war_n say_v vatablus_n to_o wit_n the_o assyrian_a house_n and_z chedal_n leca_n meelohim_n hebr._n that_o be_v desist_v to_o war_n against_o god_n by_o who_o authority_n i_o have_v undertake_v this_o war._n grotius_n think_v god_n give_v this_o command_n to_o he_o by_o jeremy_n as_o he_o do_v to_o jehu_n a_o stranger_n to_o true_a piety_n 2_o king_n 9.7_o but_o this_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o either_o jeremy_n shall_v not_o declare_v it_o to_o the_o king_n josiah_n or_o that_o josiah_n shall_v not_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n declare_v by_o jeremy_n 2ly_n he_o fail_v in_o so_o rash_o go_v forth_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o good_a counsel_n that_o necho_n give_v he_o in_o not_o fight_v against_o god_n though_o josiah_n may_v indeed_o judge_v that_o necho_n make_v use_v of_o god_n name_n in_o a_o pretence_n only_o to_o move_v josiah_n the_o soon_o to_o desist_v as_o rabshakeh_n have_v do_v before_o he_o 2_o king_n 18.25_o yet_o in_o so_o important_a a_o affair_n he_o shall_v have_v advise_v with_o that_o famous_a prophet_n jeremiah_n or_o with_o zephaniah_n or_o vrijah_n all_o prophet_n then_o live_v jerem._n 26.20_o beside_o a_o college_n of_o seer_n etc._n etc._n second_o the_o concomitant_n of_o josiah_n death_n where_o how_o and_o by_o who_o remark_n the_o first_o josiah_n persist_v in_o go_v out_o against_o pharaoh-necho_n who_o have_v give_v he_o such_o fair_a warning_n that_o god_n will_v kill_v he_o 2_o chron._n 35.21_o and_o meet_v he_o at_o megiddo_n without_o consider_v how_o the_o chance_n of_o war_n be_v very_o uncertain_a remark_n the_o second_o josiah_n disguise_v himself_o ver_fw-la 22._o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o king_n as_o ahab_n have_v do_v before_o he_o 1_o king_n 22.30_o know_v that_o enemy_n aim_v most_o at_o they_o if_o espy_v in_o the_o battle_n n.b._n peradventure_o he_o encourage_v himself_o to_o this_o fool_n hardiness_n by_o misinterpret_v god_n promise_n thou_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n 2_o chron._n 34.28_o therefore_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n 2_o king_n 23.29_o before_o the_o battle_n begin_v while_o he_o be_v ride_v from_o one_o wing_n to_o another_o to_o set_v his_o army_n in_o array_n etc._n etc._n say_v josephus_n a_o archer_n slay_v he_o remark_n the_o three_o it_o be_v say_v pharaoh_n slaw_v he_o 2_o king_n 23.29_o that_o be_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o egyptian_a archer_n who_o discern_v he_o though_o disguise_v to_o be_v the_o king_n by_o valorous_a venture_v himself_o in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o battle_n whereby_o he_o provoke_v the_o archer_n to_o aim_n at_o he_o and_o as_o menochius_fw-la well_o observe_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n so_o order_v the_o arrow_n of_o one_o of_o the_o archer_n that_o it_o hit_v he_o in_o a_o kill_a part_n of_o his_o body_n and_o give_v he_o his_o mortal_a wound_n remark_n the_o four_o this_o be_v to_o show_v say_v the_o same_o author_n that_o pharaoh-necho_n have_v not_o lie_v to_o he_o in_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o against_o the_o assyrian_a and_o if_o josiah_n hinder_v he_o therein_o he_o fight_v against_o god_n and_o god_n will_v kill_v he_o for_o so_o do_v yet_o josiah_n do_v not_o immediate_o fall_v down_o dead_a in_o his_o chariot_n but_o he_o say_v remove_v i_o out_o of_o the_o battle_n for_o i_o be_o sore_o wound_v 2_o chron._n 35.23_o as_o ahab_n have_v do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n 1_o king_n 22.34.35_o n.b._n one_a the_o same_o hand_n of_o divine_a providence_n that_o have_v direct_v david_n be_v sling_n stone_n to_o hit_v the_o kill_a place_n of_o goliah_n forehead_n which_o afterward_o make_v saul_n javelin_n to_o miss_v david_n be_v body_n do_v likewise_o direct_a the_o arrow_n of_o this_o archer_n to_o give_v this_o good_a king_n his_o fatal_a blow_n n.b._n two_o osiander_n observe_v well_o here_o that_o josiah_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v despise_v the_o advice_n that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n have_v give_v he_o for_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v not_o so_o much_o who_o speak_v it_o as_o what_o be_v speak_v etc._n etc._n n.b._n three_o no_o doubt_n but_o some_o corrupt_a courtier_n have_v such_o malignity_n as_o now_o to_o calumniate_v josiah_n for_o his_o former_a pious_a reformation_n and_o reflect_o to_o taunt_v he_o that_o he_o be_v now_o right_o serve_v for_o his_o fool-hardiness_n in_o pull_v down_o those_o idol_n etc._n etc._n that_o his_o predecessor_n have_v set_v up_o remark_n the_o five_o yet_o he_o have_v faithful_a servant_n about_o he_o who_o forsake_v he_o not_o in_o his_o extremity_n but_o remove_v he_o out_o of_o his_o chief_a chariot_n that_o doubtless_o be_v now_o full_a of_o blood_n into_o the_o next_o chariot_n that_o follow_v he_o say_v vatablus_n and_o they_o carry_v he_o not_o mortuum_n but_o moribundum_fw-la not_o dead_a but_o a_o die_a man_n
year_n up_o ezek._n 4.5_o reckon_n from_o jeroboani_n apostasy_n for_o israel_n and_o the_o forty_o year_n for_o judah_n from_o huldah_n prophecy_n in_o the_o eighteen_o of_o josiah_n then_o the_o last_o relic_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n be_v carry_v captive_a etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o the_o case_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n after_o this_o dismal_a destruction_n of_o their_o city_n and_o temple_n the_o conqueror_n say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n exercise_v his_o absolute_a dominion_n over_o the_o conquer_a who_o upon_o a_o second_o search_n fly_v seventy_o two_o more_o that_o have_v hide_v themselves_o beside_o the_o seven_o man_n seize_v upon_o before_o jer._n 52.25_o but_o only_o five_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v 2_o king_n 25.19_o for_o jeremy_n and_o ebedmelech_n be_v two_o of_o the_o seven_o take_v by_o nebuzaradan_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n and_o they_o both_o be_v deliver_v yet_o seventy_o two_o other_o be_v slaughter_v at_o riblah_n jer._n 52.25_o 26_o 27._o which_o number_n have_v a_o considerable_a reflection_n on_o the_o seventy_o two_o elder_n that_o make_v up_o the_o sanhedrim_n who_o have_v be_v first_o choose_v over_o they_o numb_a 11.26_o 27._o and_o after_o this_o he_o take_v the_o strong_a of_o the_o people_n captive_a to_o babylon_n leave_v the_o weak_a sort_n behind_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n 2_o king_n 25.12_o who_o will_v rather_o be_v a_o burden_n than_o a_o benefit_n to_o they_o remark_n the_o four_o the_o conqueror_n appoint_v gedaliah_n who_o according_a to_o jeremy_n advice_n have_v submit_v in_o due_a season_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v governor_n over_o this_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n 2_o king_n 25.22_o who_o josephus_n call_v virum_fw-la aequum_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o moderate_a and_o just_a man_n in_o who_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n much_o confide_v and_o therefore_o make_v he_o viceroy_n and_o tributary_n say_v menochius_fw-la it_o appear_v that_o this_o ahikam_n the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n be_v a_o righteous_a man_n and_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n jer._n 26.24_o ahikam_n have_v be_v one_o of_o good_a josiah_n counselor_n 2_o king_n 22.12_o by_o this_o man_n authority_n and_o influence_n jeremy_n be_v deliver_v and_o god_n reward_v he_o in_o make_v his_o son_n gedaliah_n governor_n gedaliah_n hebr._n signify_v a_o great_a lord_n he_o be_v a_o pious_a prudent_a and_o meek_a spirit_v man._n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v commit_v to_o gedaliah_n care_n jer._n 39.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o yet_o by_o some_o oversight_n of_o officer_n he_o be_v bring_v bind_v to_o ramah_n the_o place_n of_o the_o chaldee_n rendezvouz_n jer._n 40.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o there_o be_v a_o sad_a mourn_v of_o all_o the_o captive_n at_o ramah_n jer._n 31.15_o matth._n 2.18_o but_o jeremy_n be_v lose_v from_o the_o bond_n which_o the_o jew_n have_v put_v upon_o he_o and_o be_v dismiss_v to_o go_v back_o to_o gedaliah_n when_o it_o be_v perceive_v he_o have_v no_o mind_n for_o babylon_n now_o that_o promise_n take_v place_v i_o will_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o treat_v there_o well_o jer._n 15.11_o probatum_fw-la est_fw-la nebuzaradan_n be_v now_o as_o active_a in_o honour_v the_o lord_n prophet_n as_o before_o he_o have_v be_v in_o destroy_v the_o lord_n temple_n and_o the_o place_n where_o his_o honour_n dwell_v remark_n the_o five_o the_o mighty_a overrule_a power_n that_o the_o almighty_a god_n have_v over_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o most_o mighty_a man_n as_o here_o over_o that_o most_o mighty_a monarch_n nabuchadnezzar_n who_o now_o bid_v fare_n to_o be_v the_o absolute_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n when_o he_o conquer_a nation_n after_o nation_n jer._n 25.15_o to_o 32._o in_o who_o eye_n god_n give_v jeremy_n so_o much_o favour_n as_o to_o take_v a_o fatherlike_a care_n for_o his_o preservation_n and_o future_a provision_n jer._n 39.11_o etc._n etc._n have_v hear_v of_o his_o preach_a submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o yield_v etc._n etc._n as_o this_o divine_a heart-changing_a power_n be_v make_v more_o manifest_a upon_o nabuchadnezzar_n afterward_o when_o god_n send_v he_o a_o graze_a etc._n etc._n dan._n 4.31_o to_o 37._o so_o now_o it_o must_v eminent_o appear_v in_o change_v the_o heart_n of_o nebuzaradan_n that_o praefectus_fw-la laniorum_fw-la the_o prince_n of_o butcher_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o become_v so_o divine_a a_o preacher_n jer._n 40.2_o 3_o 4._o say_v the_o lord_n by_o god_n have_v bring_v all_o this_o evil_n he_o have_v pronounce_v against_o this_o place_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n a_o strange_a good_a and_o pious_a speech_n to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o so_o have_v a_o man._n how_o can_v the_o captive_a jew_n who_o be_v now_o present_a hear_v it_o but_o be_v much_o affect_v with_o it_o especial_o hear_v he_o say_v behold_v i_o dismiss_v thou_o with_o all_o due_a honour_n as_o a_o true_a prophet_n however_o despise_v and_o afflict_v by_o thy_o own_o worthless_a countryman_n i_o will_v not_o only_o loose_v those_o bond_n which_o they_o base_o put_v upon_o thou_o but_o i_o will_v look_v well_o to_o thou_o so_o that_o thou_o shall_v lack_v nothing_o and_o behold_v all_o the_o land_n be_v before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n what_o can_v pharaoh_n say_v more_o to_o joseph_n gen._n 47.6_o or_o abraham_n to_o lot_n gen._n 13.9_o in_o grant_v so_o noble_a a_o choice_n and_o moreover_o he_o give_v jeremy_n necessary_n for_o his_o journey_n come_v so_o naked_a and_o needy_a out_o of_o his_o late_a prison_n and_o a_o present_a fit_n for_o a_o prophet_n jer._n 40._o ver_fw-la 5._o remark_n the_o six_o the_o fate_n of_o that_o remnant_n who_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n leave_v behind_o 2_o king_n 25.23_o to_o 26._o jer._n 40.6_o 7._o mark_v 1_o it_o be_v god_n kindness_n to_o this_o poor_a people_n in_o move_a nabuchadnezzar_n to_o make_v so_o good_a a_o man_n one_o of_o their_o own_o country_n as_o gedaliah_n be_v to_o be_v their_o governor_n have_v a_o 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as_o many_o do_v yet_o he_o do_v the_o former_a he_o live_v in_o a_o due_a and_o daily_a expectation_n of_o death_n and_o it_o be_v the_o care_n of_o this_o bless_a patriarch_n and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v we_o to_o leave_v a_o blessing_n behind_o he_o he_o here_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o last_o act_n of_o a_o father_n office_n and_o his_o sweet_a farewell_n to_o the_o world_n this_o pattern_n shall_v be_v our_o practice_n we_o shall_v seek_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o child_n while_o we_o live_v and_o say_v something_o of_o weight_n worth_n and_o warmth_n that_o may_v stick_v by_o they_o when_o we_o die_v as_o that_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n mr._n robert_n bolton_n upon_o his_o die_a bed_n charge_v his_o child_n not_o to_o meet_v he_o in_o a_o unregenerate_a estate_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o word_n of_o die_a saint_n be_v live_a oracle_n in_o do_v thus_o when_o we_o be_v lay_v in_o our_o grave_n we_o leave_v a_o stock_n behind_o we_o which_o still_o not_o only_o 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well_o as_o his_o garment_n joel_n 2.12_o when_o he_o in_o the_o extremity_n of_o passion_n lamentable_o cry_v out_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o and_o i_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v gen._n 37.29_o 30._o now_o suspect_v that_o they_o have_v slay_v joseph_n in_o his_o absence_n he_o no_o long_o can_v conceal_v his_o design_n to_o deliver_v he_o which_o they_o have_v disappoint_v by_o put_v he_o to_o death_n as_o he_o imagine_v and_o as_o his_o phrase_n he_o be_v not_o import_v for_o that_o phrase_n be_v frequent_o use_v for_o one_o that_o be_v dead_a or_o so_o repute_v gen._n 42.13.36_o jer._n 31.15_o and_o matth._n 2.18_o and_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o jealous_a joseph_n be_v slay_v by_o they_o because_o of_o their_o resolve_v they_o express_v come_v let_v we_o kill_v he_o and_o cast_v he_o into_o some_o pit_n gen._n 37.20_o this_o do_v cause_v he_o to_o cry_v out_o oh_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v how_o can_v i_o look_v my_o father_n in_o the_o face_n who_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o blame_v i_o most_o as_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o who_o have_v beforehand_o a_o bad_a opinion_n of_o i_o above_o all_o my_o brethren_n because_o i_o have_v already_o more_o gross_o than_o any_o of_o you_o offend_v he_o by_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o bilhah_n my_o father_n will_v require_v his_o darling_n at_o my_o hand_n thus_o in_o this_o great_a perplexity_n before_o he_o understand_v what_o be_v do_v he_o bewail_v his_o case_n as_o desperate_a not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v or_o whither_o to_o go_v hence_o by_o these_o premise_a passage_n some_o learned_a man_n do_v conclude_v very_o charitable_o that_o reuben_n repent_v of_o his_o sin_n both_o against_o his_o father_n jacob_n and_o against_o his_o brother_n joseph_n and_o that_o he_o be_v also_o reconcile_v to_o god_n upon_o his_o repentance_n which_o may_v the_o rather_o be_v judicious_o judge_v see_v moses_n in_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n do_v so_o pathetical_o pray_v for_o reuben_n say_v let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v deut._n 33.6_o that_o be_v let_v he_o have_v a_o nail_n and_o a_o name_n in_o god_n house_n notwithstanding_o the_o heinousness_n off_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o harshness_n of_o jacob_n sentence_n denounce_v against_o he_o gen._n 49_o 4._o where_o jacob_n speak_v to_o he_o in_o v._o 3._o thou_o be_v my_o first-born_a thou_o and_o thou_o etc._n etc._n then_o out_o of_o high_a indignation_n for_o this_o odious_a transgression_n turn_v from_o he_o with_o abhorrency_n and_o direct_v his_o speech_n to_o his_o brethren_n say_v he_o go_v up_o etc._n etc._n that_o his_o severe_a censure_n may_v be_v their_o seasonable_a caution_n the_o severity_n of_o jacob_n doom_n reuben_n thou_o shall_v not_o excel_v to_o wit_n in_o number_n as_o well_o as_o valour_n moses_n pray_v that_o god_n will_v mitigate_v this_o say_v let_v not_o his_o man_n be_v few_o that_o be_v may_v continue_v one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o god_n people_n though_o diminish_v in_o dignity_n for_o his_o soul_n sin_n and_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o moses_n mention_n reuben_n the_o first_o of_o the_o patriarch_n though_o he_o have_v forfelt_v his_o birthright_n as_o be_v suppose_v for_o this_o his_o kindness_n to_o joseph_n together_o with_o his_o repentance_n whereas_o he_o whole_o omit_v simeon_n in_o his_o last_o legacy_n of_o blessing_n deut._n 33_o not_o only_o for_o his_o cruelty_n to_o shechem_n but_o as_o may_v well_o he_o suppose_v for_o his_o unkindness_n to_o joseph_n see_v joseph_n single_v out_o simeon_n as_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o brethren_n and_o who_o have_v show_v himself_o most_o harsh_a and_o hard-hearted_a towards_o he_o when_o they_o sell_v he_o take_v he_o from_o among_o they_o all_o as_o their_o chief_a ringleader_n and_o of_o the_o most_o turbulent_a spirit_n and_o bind_v he_o gen._n 42.24_o the_o want_n of_o who_o joseph_n know_v will_v be_v the_o least_o affliction_n to_o jacob._n and_o indeed_o bad_a simeon_n be_v so_o kind_o incline_v to_o joseph_n as_o be_v 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for_o we_o but_o alas_o we_o be_v make_v the_o tail_n and_o not_o the_o head_n v._o 44._o because_o of_o our_o disobedience_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o ephraim_n hos_n 13.1_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v such_o a_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n attend_v joseph_n that_o those_o very_a mean_n which_o let_v in_o upon_o he_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n be_v improve_v thereby_o to_o hand_n he_o into_o his_o state_n of_o exaltation_n thus_o god_n can_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n whereby_o we_o be_v cast_v down_o raise_v we_o up_o let_v we_o leave_v it_o with_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o search_v too_o deep_a into_o god_n secret_n deut._n 29.29_o as_o the_o declare_v of_o his_o own_o two_o dream_n to_o his_o envious_a brethren_n bring_v he_o into_o all_o this_o misery_n so_o the_o interpret_n of_o the_o butler_n and_o baker_n two_o dream_n to_o they_o prove_v in_o due_a rhyme_n a_o great_a mean_n for_o his_o full_a delivery_n at_o his_o age_n of_o 28_o and_o two_o year_n 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prince_n wear_v so_o he_o be_v rank_v among_o his_o high_a courtier_n 3._o for_o the_o iron_n fetter_n upon_o his_o fett_n psal_n 105.18_o he_o have_v a_o chain_n of_o gold_n about_o his_o neck_n that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v inferior_a to_o any_o prince_n in_o the_o kingdom_n 4._o for_o his_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o fast_n and_o firm_a prison_n and_o dungeon_n he_o can_v not_o stir_v his_o foot_n out_o of_o the_o stock_n pharaoh_n give_v he_o a_o movable_a chariot_n whereinto_o he_o set_v his_o foot_n to_o go_v abroad_o at_o his_o pleasure_n with_o honour_n yea_o the_o second_o chariot_n of_o the_o kingdom_n gen._n 41.43_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o royal_a chariot_n as_o 2_o chron._n 35.24_o wherein_o to_o ride_v as_o a_o viceroy_n raise_v above_o all_o the_o other_o prince_n as_o mordecai_n be_v mount_v upon_o the_o king_n horse_n esth_n 6.8_o so_o be_v joseph_n in_o the_o king_n chariot_n and_o be_v make_v the_o second_o man_n in_o the_o kingdom_n for_o interpret_n pharoah_n dream_n whereas_o daniel_n be_v but_o make_v the_o three_o man_n for_o read_v the_o write_n upon_o the_o wall_n dan._n 5.29_o 5._o for_o all_o his_o opprobrious_a reproach_n and_o contumelious_a disgrace_n that_o both_o his_o barbarous_a brethren_n and_o his_o lewd_a mistress_n load_v he_o with_o he_o have_v now_o in_o their_o stead_n the_o king_n herald_n to_o proclaim_v before_o he_o abrech_v tender-father_n or_o father_n of_o the_o king_n for_o as_o abbess_n hebr._n be_v father_n so_o reach_z in_o syriack_n be_v king_n from_o whence_o the_o latin_a rex_fw-la be_v derive_v or_o oh_o thou_o bless_a one_o as_o it_o come_v of_o barak_n to_o bless_n who_o god_n have_v make_v a_o father_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o the_o people_n gen._n 45.8_o and_o while_o they_o thus_o bless_v he_o who_o have_v be_v sufficient_o curse_v they_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o express_v their_o reverence_n to_o he_o who_o be_v young_a in_o year_n yet_o old_a in_o wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o old_a young_a man_n 6._o for_o his_o be_v separate_v from_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 49.26_o he_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o royal_a society_n of_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o king_n privy-councillor_n and_o be_v constitute_v as_o chairman_n at_o the_o conncil-table_n which_o though_o moses_n do_v not_o express_v yet_o david_n intimate_v in_o psal_n 105.21_o 22._o all_o the_o very_a privy-councillor_n as_o well_o as_o the_o private_a people_n be_v bind_v possible_o by_o oath_n to_o obey_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o as_o out_o of_o the_o chair_n he_o magisteral_o teach_v these_o senator_n wisdom_n thus_o the_o hebrew_n rend_v run_v he_o bind_v the_o prince_n to_o his_o soul_n or_o according_a to_o his_o will_n and_o make_v wise_a his_o elder_n teach_n they_o not_o only_o civil_a and_o moral_a but_o also_o divine_a wisdom_n for_o which_o cause_n god_n send_v joseph_n say_v he_o into_o egypt_n that_o some_o sound_n of_o the_o redemption_n of_o fall_a mankind_n may_v be_v hear_v in_o that_o kingdom_n at_o that_o time_n the_o most_o flourish_a in_o the_o world_n neither_o be_v moses_n altogether_o silent_a herein_o for_o he_o call_v he_o a_o master_n of_o wisdom_n or_o father_n to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 45.8_o much_o more_o to_o his_o councillor_n and_o he_o say_v that_o no_o hand_n or_o foot_n shall_v move_v to_o wit_n in_o affair_n of_o state_n at_o home_n or_o in_o foreign_a embassy_n abroad_o without_o joseph_n order_n he_o be_v the_o king_n plenipotextiary_n gen._n 41.44_o 7._o for_o his_o be_v sco_v at_o by_o that_o scornful_a title_n of_o dreamer_n captain-dreamer_n hebr._n or_o this_o architect_n of_o dream_n gen._n 37.19_o and_o rogue_n etc._n etc._n by_o potiphar_n and_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n behold_v now_o he_o have_v a_o high_a name_n of_o honour_n and_o office_n put_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v zaphnath_n paaneah_n gen._n 4â—_n 45_o which_o signify_v in_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n a_o revealer_n of_o secret_n for_o his_o foreshow_v the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n or_o thou_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n for_o his_o save_v many_o land_n from_o be_v famish_v by_o store_v up_o provision_n before_o the_o famine_n come_v wherein_o he_o become_v a_o most_o eminent_a type_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v so_o indeed_o 8._o for_o his_o solitary_a life_n he_o have_v lead_v a_o long_a time_n both_o as_o a_o servant_n and_o as_o a_o prisoner_n god_n give_v he_o in_o honourable_a marriage_n the_o daughter_n of_o potipherah_n prince_n of_o on._n for_o so_o cohen_n signify_v exod._n 18.1_o and_o david_n son_n be_v call_v cohenim_n 2_o sam._n 8.18_o chief_a ruler_n they_o be_v prince_n but_o not_o priest_n and_o though_o joseph_n be_v in_o this_o strange_a country_n constrain_v to_o marry_v a_o idolater_n because_o he_o can_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n out_o of_o his_o father_n kindred_n as_o jacob_n do_v the_o daughter_n of_o laban_n a_o idolater_n in_o syria_n and_o moses_n a_o midianitish_a woman_n yet_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o civil_a prince_n though_o idolatrous_a be_v a_o fit_a match_n for_o this_o religious_a man_n than_o one_o of_o a_o superstitious_a priest_n who_o be_v a_o master_n of_o idolatrous_a mystery_n this_o joseph_n conscience_n can_v not_o dispense_v with_o unless_o he_o have_v in_o this_o as_o he_o have_v in_o other_o thing_n some_o special_a direction_n from_o god_n however_o it_o be_v beyond_o doubt_n joseph_n instruct_v she_o in_o the_o true_a religion_n etc._n etc._n 9_o and_o that_o joseph_n may_v have_v a_o full_a accumulation_n of_o comfort_n proportionable_a to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o trouble_n for_o thirteen_o or_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n whereof_o about_o three_o year_n he_o lie_v in_o prison_n god_n give_v he_o fourscore_o year_n of_o
blessing_n in_o the_o success_n of_o they_o as_o here_o their_o hide_v the_o child_n he_o make_v successful_a they_o lean_v upon_o the_o lord_n providence_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n for_o moses_n safety_n mark_v here_o first_o how_o wonderful_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n qualify_v this_o pagan_a princess_n with_o many_o excellent_a moral_a virtue_n as_o 1._o with_o a_o tender_a heart_n of_o commiseration_n ver_fw-la 6._o 2._o with_o complaisant_a affability_n towards_o the_o infant_n be_v sister_n ver_fw-la 7.8_o 3._o with_o commutative_a justice_n in_o promise_a wage_n for_o the_o work_n of_o nurse_v the_o infant_n ver_fw-la 9_o 4._o with_o prudence_n in_o name_v the_o child_n suitable_a to_o the_o providence_n call_v he_o moses_n which_o signify_v draw_v out_o ver_fw-la 10._o musaeum_fw-la call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d water-sprung_a because_o draw_v as_o david_n be_v afterward_o psal_n 18.17_o out_o of_o many_o water_n and_o 5._o with_o princely_a bounty_n in_o 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name_n sound_v of_o sorrow_n and_o joy_n either_o as_o to_o his_o danger_n or_o at_o to_o his_o deliverance_n as_o we_o have_v of_o moses_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n so_o order_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o great_a deliverer_n be_v exercise_v with_o the_o great_a danger_n and_o be_v likewise_o honour_v with_o the_o great_a deliverance_n from_o those_o danger_n the_o great_a deliverer_n be_v draw_v out_o as_o the_o word_n moses_n signify_v out_o of_o the_o great_a danger_n it_o be_v not_o so_o concern_v aaron_n the_o less_o of_o man_n the_o more_o of_o god_n oh_o how_o wonderful_o the_o most_o high_a god_n do_v over-wit_n the_o seven_o head_n and_o overpower_v the_o ten_o horn_n of_o the_o fiery_a red_a dragon_n pharaoh_n daughter_n must_v save_v he_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o pharaoh_n kingdom_n to_o save_v israel_n moses_n must_v be_v countenance_v by_o public_a authority_n who_o have_v be_v cast_v out_o by_o private_a fear_n oh_o how_o do_v the_o most_o 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to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o therewithal_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a assurance_n of_o the_o divine_a truth_n of_o moses_n write_n in_o the_o pentateuch_n n.b._n moses_n here_o have_v no_o soon_o speak_v the_o word_n but_o god_n make_v it_o good_a by_o his_o deed_n dictum_fw-la factum_fw-la at_o once_o avouch_v moses_n and_o aaron_n authority_n and_o integrity_n and_o avenge_a his_o own_o and_o their_o cause_n in_o the_o just_a and_o miraculous_a punishment_n of_o the_o rebel_n notorious_a impiety_n dathan_n abiram_n etc._n etc._n stand_v impudent_o in_o their_o tent-door_n outface_v moses_n and_o scorn_v the_o judgement_n threaten_v ver_fw-la 27._o then_o they_o and_o their_o whole_a household_n go_v down_o into_o sheol_n a_o great_a grave_n of_o god_n own_o make_v not_o into_o hell_n as_o the_o papist_n say_v for_o how_o can_v their_o tent_n and_o good_n go_v down_o thither_o yea_o their_o little_a infant_n be_v not_o except_v who_o though_o not_o guilty_a of_o their_o parent_n sin_n have_v sin_n enough_o in_o their_o nature_n to_o deserve_v the_o shorten_n of_o their_o life_n and_o while_o god_n in_o justice_n kill_v their_o body_n he_o may_v in_o mercy_n save_o their_o soul_n yet_o their_o parent_n be_v punish_v in_o their_o death_n in_o who_o well_o lead_v live_v their_o memory_n may_v have_v flourish_v but_o korah_n and_o his_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o be_v kill_v by_o fire_n out_o of_o the_o shine_a cloud_n as_o they_o sin_v by_o fire_n as_o levit._n 10.1_o 2._o psal_n 106.18_o but_o kōrah_n child_n be_v not_o kill_v numb_a 26.10_o 11._o for_o either_o they_o consent_v not_o to_o their_o father_n rebellion_n or_o they_o repent_v at_o the_o warning_n give_v by_o moses_n numb_a 16.5_o their_o genealogy_n be_v reckon_v 1_o chron._n 6.22_o 38._o they_o be_v singer_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 32._o and_o of_o they_o come_v samuel_n ver_fw-la 33._o thus_o child_n by_o repentance_n cut_v off_o the_o entail_n of_o a_o curse_n from_o sinful_a parent_n etc._n etc._n last_o the_o consequent_n of_o this_o conspiracy_n and_o of_o god_n correction_n of_o the_o conspirator_n which_o be_v twofold_a first_o a_o monument_n and_o last_a memorial_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o those_o presumptuous_a sinner_n against_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o of_o his_o vindication_n of_o the_o innocency_n of_o his_o most_o faithful_a servant_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n that_o israel_n may_v be_v warn_v there_o by_o and_o that_o none_o hereafter_o shall_v dare_v to_o sin_n so_o presumptuous_o ver_fw-la 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o wherein_o 1._o eleazar_n be_v bid_v to_o take_v up_o the_o censer_n of_o those_o sinner_n now_o slay_v and_o to_o scatter_v the_o fire_n out_o into_o a_o unclean_a place_n to_o show_v that_o the_o lord_n reject_v their_o service_n as_o profane_v aaron_z must_v not_o do_v this_o because_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o right_a offerer_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o must_v not_o be_v pollute_v by_o step_v among_o the_o dead_a but_o eleazar_n as_o a_o confirmation_n of_o his_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o priesthood_n must_v do_v it_o 2._o those_o censer_n must_v not_o be_v convert_v to_o common_a use_n because_o they_o be_v consecrate_v not_o only_o as_o they_o have_v be_v offer_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o vessel_n of_o the_o holy_a ministry_n but_o more_o especial_o as_o now_o god_n sanctify_v they_o to_o be_v beat_v out_o into_o broad_a plate_n to_o make_v a_o cover_n for_o the_o brazen_a altar_n and_o so_o to_o be_v a_o last_a holy_a sign_n of_o this_o rebellious_a sin_n etc._n etc._n 3._o hereby_o israel_n must_v be_v mind_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o soul_n poison_n as_o it_o be_v in_o those_o sinner_n against_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o such_o be_v all_o such_o as_o spend_v the_o span_n of_o this_o transitory_a life_n after_o the_o way_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o thereby_o perish_v for_o ever_o alas_o how_o hearty_o do_v sinner_n feed_v upon_o this_o poison_n as_o the_o maid_n in_o pliny_n do_v upon_o 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ten_o etc._n etc._n v._n 15._o which_o god_n have_v reserve_v for_o his_o own_o service_n and_o servant_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o bestow_v they_o upon_o his_o eunuch_n officer_n in_o his_o court_n which_o god_n command_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o congregation_n deut_n 23.1_o yet_o to_o seed_v such_o forbid_a folk_n he_o will_v pill_v and_o poll_v you_o not_o by_o course_n of_o law_n but_o by_o his_o own_o absolute_a will_n and_o prerogative_n so_o violent_o and_o so_o insatiable_o until_o he_o receive_v of_o his_o subject_n as_o be_v once_o say_v in_o the_o like_a tyranny_n no_o less_o sum_n of_o curse_n than_o of_o coin_n etc._n etc._n six_o he_o will_v take_v your_o man_n servant_n etc._n etc._n v._n 16._o that_o be_v by_o constraint_n and_o without_o sufficient_a recompense_n will_v he_o rob_v master_n of_o their_o servant_n and_o speak_v the_o lofty_a language_n of_o tyrannical_a nero_n make_v the_o slave_n know_v that_o they_o can_v call_v nothing_o at_o all_o they_o have_v their_o own_o suetonius_n seven_o and_o he_o will_v impose_v tax_n on_o you_o and_o make_v you_o his_o slave_n v._o 17._o so_o deprive_v you_o of_o that_o freedom_n you_o now_o enjoy_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o shall_v be_v more_o like_a peasant_n of_o france_n than_o freeman_n of_o kent_n according_o to_o our_o proverb_n etc._n etc._n eight_o you_o shall_v bitter_o cry_v for_o the_o sad_a effect_n of_o this_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o a_o king_n but_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v you_o v._o 18._o because_o you_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o in_o dissuade_v you_o prov._n 1.24_o 28._o zech._n 7.13_o ezek._n 24.13_o the_o six_o remark_n be_v the_o event_n of_o all_o v._o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o the_o people_n be_v so_o pertinacious_a as_o to_o give_v samuel_n the_o lie_n as_o if_o he_o will_v fright_v they_o with_o bugbear_n with_o vain_a supposition_n such_o as_o can_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v mere_a pretence_n to_o keep_v the_o power_n in_o his_o own_o and_o in_o his_o son_n hand_n they_o cry_v we_o will_v be_v like_o other_o nation_n whereas_o it_o be_v their_o glory_n to_o be_v unlike_o they_o deut._n 33.28_o 29._o numb_a 23.9_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o king_n well_o then_o say_v god_n there_o shall_v be_v but_o for_o a_o mischief_n to_o you_o hos_n 13.11_o you_o shall_v have_v your_o will_n but_o i_o will_v have_v i_o too_o to_o your_o cost_n so_o god_n and_o samuel_n both_o consent_n 1_o samuel_n chap._n ix_o chapter_n the_o nine_o relate_v how_o saul_n come_v to_o be_v call_v the_o first_o king_n over_o israel_n n._n b._n here_o begin_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o book_n and_o here_o proper_o begin_v the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n as_o some_o say_v etc._n etc._n the_o remark_n hereupon_o be_v first_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o divine_a call_n to_o kingly_a authority_n to_o wit_n saul_n who_o be_v here_o describe_v 1._o by_o his_o ancestor_n and_o parentage_n v._o 1._o kish_n his_o father_n be_v call_v a_o benjamite_n and_o a_o mighty_a man_n of_o power_n which_o tend_v much_o to_o saul_n commendation_n fort_n creature_n à _fw-la fortibus_fw-la mighties_z beget_v mighties_n like_o father_n like_o son_n his_o father_n be_v heros_n fortis_fw-la a_o stout_a hero_n and_o so_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v father_n to_o a_o king_n 2._o by_o his_o name_n and_o stature_n v._o 2._o his_o name_n saul_n signify_v desire_v or_o seek_v after_o his_o nomen_fw-la be_v his_o omen_n conveniunt_fw-la rebus_fw-la nomina_fw-la saepe_fw-la suis_fw-la he_o be_v both_o desire_v and_o seek_v after_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o he_o be_v a_o comely_a personable_a man_n and_o of_o a_o kingly_a presence_n and_o posture_n his_o tall_a stature_n make_v he_o more_o valuable_a according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o eastern_a country_n who_o choose_v their_o king_n thereby_o in_o ancient_a time_n n._n b._n enquiry_n but_o why_o must_v israel_n be_v first_o king_n be_v a_o benjamite_n see_v god_n have_v promise_v the_o 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prodigious_a passage_n of_o providence_n whereby_o saul_n come_v to_o be_v call_v to_o the_o kingdom_n v._o 3._o to_o v._o 15._o so_o marvellous_a in_o all_o its_o circumstance_n concur_v hereunto_o that_o it_o be_v become_v a_o proverb_n while_n saul_n seek_v his_o father_n lose_a ass_n which_o he_o can_v not_o find_v yet_o find_v he_o a_o kingdom_n which_o he_o seek_v not_o quarens_n asinos_fw-la reperit_fw-la regnum_fw-la this_o be_v the_o rise_n of_o saul_n royalty_n n._n b._n the_o most_o wise_a god_n can_v bring_v about_o great_a matter_n by_o small_a and_o contemptible_a mean_n as_o god_n call_v saul_n from_o seek_v ass_n so_o david_n from_o keep_v sheep_n god_n oft_o erect_v stately_a fabric_n upon_o weak_a foundation_n but_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o do_v so_o when_o we_o be_v to_o build_v the_o tower_n of_o godliness_n luke_n 14.28_o then_o in_o solido_fw-la exstruendum_fw-la est_fw-la as_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o vitruvus_n we_o must_v build_v upon_o the_o rock_n and_o not_o on_o sand_n matth._n 7.24_o etc._n etc._n the_o notable_a passage_n of_o providence_n here_o may_v brief_o be_v remark_v upon_o as_o first_o saul_n father_n must_v at_o this_o juncture_n lose_v his_o ass_n and_o he_o the_o son_n must_v be_v send_v to_o seek_v they_o n._n b._n behold_v the_o simplicity_n and_o lowliness_n of_o those_o time_n though_o saul_n be_v in_o personage_n a_o prince's-fellow_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o below_o he_o to_o seek_v his_o father_n good_n when_v lose_v second_o those_o lose_a ass_n saul_n can_v find_v in_o no_o part_n of_o the_o country_n therefore_o he_o bethink_v himself_o that_o his_o age_a father_n will_v begin_v to_o fear_v he_o have_v lose_v his_o son_n and_o servant_n as_o well_o as_o his_o ass_n and_o this_o latter_a loss_n will_v double_v his_o father_n perplexity_n ver_fw-la 5._o herein_o saul_n show_v most_o filial-like_a affection_n to_o his_o old_a father_n in_o take_v such_o care_n to_o prevent_v his_o grief_n it_o be_v well_o observe_v hence_o n._n b._n that_o saul_n be_v a_o better_a son_n to_o his_o father_n than_o afterward_o he_o prove_v a_o father_n to_o his_o own_o son_n he_o can_v here_o be_v serviceable_a to_o his_o father_n and_o solicitous_a for_o his_o comfort_n but_o when_o himself_o become_v a_o father_n even_o of_o a_o good_a son_n jonathan_n oh_o how_o currish_a and_o cruel_a become_v he_o to_o he_o three_o the_o servant_n see_v saul_n at_o a_o nonplus_n say_v to_o he_o here_o be_v a_o seer_n hard_a by_o we_o let_v we_o consult_v he_o perhaps_o he_o can_v help_v we_o to_o our_o lose_a ass_n ver_fw-la 6._o n._n b._n so_o low_o sometime_o do_v the_o most_o high_a god_n stoop_v to_o his_o people_n meanness_n as_o to_o give_v answer_n in_o such_o case_n below_o a_o prophet_n of_o god_n by_o his_o prophet_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o seek_v unto_o sorcerer_n and_o the_o devil_n priest_n as_o he_o do_v in_o a_o case_n of_o sickness_n 1_o king_n 14.2_o and_o 2_o king_n 1.3_o god_n tell_v truth_n in_o natural_a thing_n make_v they_o believe_v in_o supernatural_a joh_n 3.12_o four_o saul_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n but_o we_o have_v spend_v our_o stock_n and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v manner_n for_o we_o to_o go_v to_o a_o man_n of_o god_n without_o a_o present_a in_o our_o hand_n v._o 7._o n._n b._n not_o as_o any_o wage_n of_o divination_n but_o as_o a_o honourable_a gratuity_n from_o we_o that_o be_v stranger_n to_o he_o jeroboam'_v wife_n will_v not_o go_v emptyhanded_a to_o the_o lord_n prophet_n 1_o king_n 14.3_o nor_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a to_o elisha_n 2_o king_n 5.5_o which_o be_v more_o to_o be_v admire_v than_o that_o man_n bring_v he_o bread_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 4.42_o n._n b._n it_o be_v pity_n the_o word_n and_o the_o world_n shall_v now_o
while_o their_o very_a weep_v have_v the_o voice_n of_o pray_v which_o god_n hear_v psalm_n 6.8_o n.b._n they_o know_v no_o better_a weapon_n to_o make_v use_n of_o now_o but_o only_o preces_fw-la &_o lachrymas_fw-la prayer_n and_o tear_n as_o be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o our_o lord_n tell_v we_o that_o fast_v and_o prayer_n will_v cast_v forth_o the_o most_o morose_a and_o most_o tenacious_a devil_n matth._n 17.21_o mark_v 3_o many-day_n in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n or_o hebr._n sackcloth_n and_o ash_n be_v lay_v under_o many_o so_o many_o as_o be_v more_o deep_o affect_v with_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o sad_a consequent_n thereof_o will_v decline_v their_o own_o soft_a bed_n say_v vatablus_n lay_v all_o along_o upon_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n and_o thus_o they_o restrain_v themselves_o not_o only_o from_o work_n meat_n and_o delight_n by_o day_n but_o also_o from_o sleep_n by_o night_n that_o they_o may_v watch_v as_o well_o as_o pray_v mark_v 13.33_o matth._n 26.41_o mark_v 4._o this_o fast_o be_v after_o command_v to_o be_v continue_v three_o day_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o wherein_o they_o abstain_v though_o not_o à _fw-la toto_fw-la from_o all_o necessary_a food_n yet_o at_o lest_o à _fw-la tanto_fw-la and_o à _fw-la tali_fw-la take_v no_o more_o of_o quantity_n than_o to_o keep_v alive_a and_o not_o any_o of_o a_o luscious_a and_o delightsome_a quality_n as_o dan._n 10.2_o 3._o n.b._n thus_o that_o like_a phrase_n act_v 27.33_o be_v to_o be_v take_v and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v for_o further_a their_o repentance_n a_o right_a remedy_n for_o reconcilement_n remark_n the_o second_o concern_v mordecai_n mourn_v in_o particular_a ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o mark_v 1_o so_o soon_o as_o mordecai_n jadan_n perceive_v either_o by_o the_o relation_n of_o some_o friend_n or_o by_o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o jew_n enemy_n say_v junius_n or_o rather_o by_o post_v up_o the_o proclamation_n in_o shushan_n say_v masius_n than_o he_o rend_v his_o clohth_n to_o show_v that_o his_o very_a heart_n be_v rend_v with_o sorrow_n for_o zion_n joel_n 2.12_o 13._o so_o solicitous_a be_v he_o for_o the_o church_n welfare_n as_o old_a eli_n have_v be_v for_o the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n 4.13_o mark_v 2._o he_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o mourner_n not_o only_o among_o the_o jew_n gen._n 37.29_o 34._o 1_o king_n 21.27_o and_o 2_o king_n 19.1_o etc._n etc._n but_o also_o among_o the_o gentile_n 1_o king_n 20.32_o and_o jon._n 3._o etc._n etc._n yea_o he_o put_v on_o a_o dusty_a garment_n besprinkle_v with_o ash_n say_v drusius_n as_o hold_v the_o worst_a clothes_n too_o good_a for_o such_o a_o woeful_a caitiff_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o he_o go_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n that_o be_v into_o the_o marketplace_n say_v a_o lapide_fw-la which_o usual_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o city_n and_o there_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a and_o bitter_a cry_n say_v josephus_n that_o a_o innocent_a nation_n be_v design_v to_o be_v destroy_v he_o do_v this_o partly_o as_o a_o pattern_n to_o his_o brethren_n partly_o to_o move_v the_o persian_n to_o pity_v they_o that_o they_o may_v do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o prevent_v it_o and_o partly_o that_o it_o may_v by_o this_o mean_n come_v to_o esther_n ear_n who_o be_v yet_o ignorant_a of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o to_o express_v his_o deep_a sense_n of_o danger_n mark_v 4._o in_o this_o mourn_a posture_n mordecai_n return_v to_o the_o place_n before_o the_o king_n gate_n but_o may_v not_o enter_v in_o to_o sit_v there_o as_o he_o have_v hitherto_o do_v lest_o his_o sackcloth_n be_v see_v at_o court_n it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o eyesore_a and_o cause_v sadness_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o jolly_a courtier_n who_o never_o can_v endure_v to_o see_v a_o nightcap_n for_o mar_v their_o mad_a merriment_n say_v tirinus_n that_o gate_n which_o shall_v always_o be_v open_a for_o poor_a petitioner_n be_v now_o shut_v against_o such_o mourner_n as_o mordecai_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o haman_n have_v likewise_o procure_v this_o law_n that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o courtier_n must_v see_v no_o sad_a sight_n lest_o their_o mirth_n shall_v be_v mar_v and_o themselves_o surprise_v with_o heaviness_n and_o horror_n and_o more_o especial_o lest_o any_o mourner_n shall_v make_v mean_n to_o complain_v to_o the_o king_n of_o his_o cruelty_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o concern_v esther_n mourn_v move_v by_o mordecai_n mark_v 1_o though_o the_o queen_n be_v keep_v close_o according_a to_o the_o supercilious_a custom_n of_o the_o persian_a court_n rare_o suffer_v their_o wife_n to_o be_v public_o see_v abroad_o etc._n etc._n yet_o her_o servant_n have_v more_o liberty_n and_o observe_v mordecai_n sackcloth_n and_o sorrow_n they_o acquaint_v esther_n herewith_o who_o be_v exceed_o grieve_v to_o hear_v it_o send_v present_o to_o change_v his_o sackcloth_n into_o satin_n to_o make_v he_o capable_a of_o return_v to_o his_o former_a place_n if_o not_o of_o come_v to_o she_o to_o acquaint_v she_o with_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o uncustomary_a carriage_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 4._o but_o so_o great_a be_v his_o grief_n as_o not_o to_o accept_v of_o the_o queen_n kindness_n think_v these_o mean_a clothes_n be_v good_a enough_o for_o he_o unless_o his_o condition_n be_v more_o comfortable_a mark_v 2._o holy_a esther_n be_v not_o sullen_a towards_o mordecai_n as_o vain_a vasthi_n have_v be_v to_o the_o king_n without_o any_o such_o affront_n as_o this_o of_o mordecai_n reject_v the_o queen_n courtesy_n in_o offer_v a_o change_n of_o his_o course_n clothing_n of_o a_o mourner_n into_o the_o bravery_n of_o a_o courtier_n but_o send_v hatach_n a_o honest_a servant_n and_o perhaps_o a_o jew_n at_o least_o a_o jew_n inward_o to_o he_o to_o know_v what_o and_o why_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 5._o n.b._n though_o esther_n of_o a_o poor_a captive_a maid_n be_v now_o make_v a_o eminent_a mistress_n over_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o seven_o province_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o burden_n the_o earth_n can_v bear_v prov._n 30.32_o yet_o do_v she_o not_o capricious_o tax_v her_o uncle_n of_o any_o incivility_n in_o reject_v her_o kindness_n nor_o turn_v short_a upon_o he_o by_o bid_v hatach_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v tie_v her_o hand_n from_o offer_v any_o more_o of_o her_o royal_a favour_n but_o she_o candid_o construe'_v all_o believe_v he_o have_v great_a ground_n of_o his_o grief_n and_o of_o such_o loud_a lamentation_n than_o she_o yet_o know_v of_o mark_v 3_o hatach_n ready_o run_v with_o his_o mistress_n message_n like_o a_o faithful_a servant_n to_o mordecai_n who_o he_o sound_v in_o the_o broad-street_n of_o the_o city_n as_o rechob_n hebr._n signify_v for_o no_o near_o the_o court_n may_v a_o mourner_n come_v ver_fw-la 6._o to_o he_o mordecai_n relate_v the_o whole_a matter_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o send_v she_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o bloody_a decree_n ver_fw-la 8._o that_o she_o may_v see_v it_o and_o be_v assure_v of_o it_o and_o now_o or_o never_o she_o must_v bestir_v herself_o and_o venture_v to_o go_v in_o to_o the_o king_n to_o intercede_v for_o god_n poor_a perish_a church_n all_o this_o mordecai_n push_v forward_o with_o utmost_a earnestness_n improve_n his_o ancient_a authority_n over_o she_o and_o press_v it_o upon_o she_o with_o most_o cogent_a argument_n n.b._n all_o which_o be_v purposely_o record_v here_o that_o all_o may_v learn_v to_o lay_v out_o themselves_o to_o the_o utmost_a for_o the_o church_n good_a remark_n the_o four_o hatach_n return_v with_o his_o strict_a charge_n from_o mordecai_n who_o have_v be_v her_o foster-father_n and_o still_o lay_v claim_v to_o a_o interest_n in_o she_o and_o a_o authority_n over_o she_o prudent_o presume_v upon_o her_o well-known_a ingenuity_n etc._n etc._n in_o persuade_v esther_n to_o venture_v in_o to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o request_v of_o he_o a_o remedy_n against_o so_o fatal_a a_o malady_n declare_v to_o she_o from_o mordecai_n mouth_n the_o reason_n of_o that_o cruel_a edict_n because_o he_o can_v not_o out_o of_o conscience_n bow_v his_o knee_n to_o haman_n that_o curse_a amalekite_n and_o the_o dreadful_a event_n that_o be_v like_a to_o follow_v thereupon_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o thus_o bonartius_fw-la excellent_o explain_v they_o remark_n the_o five_o queen_n esther_n refuse_v this_o command_a request_n of_o her_o foster-father_n mordecai_n render_v a_o reason_n for_o her_o refusal_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o plead_v shall_v she_o go_v uncalled_a she_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o break_v the_o law_n that_o forbid_v it_o n._n b._n the_o learned_a inquire_v when_o that_o wretched_a law_n be_v make_v and_o 1._o lyra_n and_o serrarius_n say_v it_o be_v procure_v by_o haman_n lest_o any_o way_n of_o access_n to_o the_o king_n shall_v lay_v open_a
14_o 15._o the_o apostle_n faith_n that_o which_o now_o let_v will_v let_v until_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 2_o thess_n 2.7_o hitherto_o say_v dr._n lightfoot_n have_v the_o jew_n be_v building_n god_n house_n at_o the_o instigation_n and_o encouragement_n of_o god_n prophet_n haggai_n and_o zechary_n but_o now_o they_o have_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n that_o remove_v all_o remora_n out_o of_o their_o way_n mark_v 1_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o jew_n now_o do_v prosper_v in_o their_o building_n work_n even_o those_o very_a man_n who_o name_n their_o adversary_n the_o informer_n have_v take_v say_v wolphius_n and_o send_v they_o upon_o evil_a design_n to_o king_n darius_n that_o he_o may_v order_v his_o officer_n to_o apprehend_v they_o and_o clap_v they_o up_o close_a prisoner_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o their_o work_n be_v become_v glorious_a which_o before_o have_v be_v dangerous_a mark_v 2._o their_o prosper_v in_o this_o building_n work_n be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o chance_n or_o fortune_n nor_o to_o dariu_n good_a humour_n but_o unto_o god_n only_o who_o both_o send_v his_o prophet_n to_o prompt_v they_o forward_o in_o their_o present_a proceed_n and_o by_o his_o almighty_a power_n so_o dispose_v darius_n heart_n as_o to_o publish_v this_o his_o noble_a decree_n for_o promote_a it_o by_o royal_a authority_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n for_o 14._o mark_v 3_o because_o it_o be_v add_v by_o the_o command_n of_o cyrus_n darius_n and_o artaxerxes_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 14._o some_o suppose_v this_o three_o king_n be_v darius_n son_n xerxes_n who_o be_v a_o favourer_n of_o the_o jew_n say_v josephus_n and_o as_o his_o father_n viceroy_n promote_v this_o favourable_a decree_n thus_o say_v masius_n out_o of_o junius_n but_o the_o most_o likely_a opinion_n be_v that_o of_o dr._n lightfoot_n concur_v herein_o with_o wolphius_n who_o say_v that_o darius_n and_o artaxerxes_n be_v but_o one_o man_n for_o the_o hebrew_n vaughan_n before_o artaxerxes_n be_v use_v there_o not_o for_o conjunction_n but_o for_o exposition_n as_o if_o it_o be_v say_v darius_n who_o be_v also_o call_v artaxerxes_n '_o which_o be_v the_o common_a name_n of_o persian_a king_n mark_v 4._o those_o two_o persian_a king_n cyrus_n and_o darius_n be_v of_o great_a renown_n both_o in_o sacred_a and_o civil_a history_n plato_n make_v they_o the_o two_o grand_a restorer_n and_o inlarger_n of_o of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n etc._n etc._n and_o herodotus_n testify_v that_o these_o two_o be_v high_o honour_v among_o the_o persian_n for_o their_o kingly_a munificency_n these_o testimony_n be_v the_o better_a because_o they_o hold_v consonancy_n with_o sacred_a writ_n which_o give_v a_o high_a and_o honourable_a character_n upon_o both_o those_o king_n they_o both_o honour_a god_n and_o therefore_o god_n honour_v they_o 1_o sam._n 2.30_o but_o such_o as_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o church_n shall_v perish_v isa_n 60.12_o mark_v 5._o darius_n decree_n be_v issue_v forth_o in_o his_o three_o year_n and_o the_o temple_n go_v forward_o that_o year_n and_o his_o four_o and_o five_o year_n without_o any_o interruption_n from_o the_o horn_n that_o be_v now_o break_v etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v finish_v in_o his_o six_o year_n ver_fw-la 15._o in_o haman_n lucky_a adar_n or_o february_n so_o that_o it_o be_v four_o year_n in_o building_n say_v sanctius_n and_o about_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o foundation_n have_v be_v lay_v say_v salmeron_n the_o jew_n therefore_o be_v out_o in_o their_o account_n of_o forty_o six_o year_n john_n 2.20_o unless_o they_o mean_v it_o of_o herod_n temple_n which_o be_v long_o in_o building_n and_o beautify_v whereby_o he_o seek_v to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o the_o jew_n ramark_n the_o five_o be_v the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v finish_v ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o wherein_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v solemn_o set_v it_o apart_o for_o sacred_a service_n say_v wolphius_n and_o for_o no_o other_o use_v whatsoever_o use_v all_o those_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o this_o they_o do_v with_o great_a joy_n as_o solomon_n have_v do_v at_o the_o dedication_n of_o his_o first_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 7.10_o thus_o god_n have_v require_v that_o his_o worship_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v with_o joy_n deut._n 12.7_o and_o have_v make_v it_o a_o condition_n of_o a_o acceptable_a service_n deut._n 26.14_o because_o say_v wolphius_n joy_n exhilarate_v man_n mind_n which_o sorrow_n suppress_v as_o they_o have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n with_o joy_n chap._n 3.11_o 12._o so_o much_o more_o now_o when_o they_o have_v lay_v the_o top-stone_n and_o in_o consecrate_v it_o to_o god_n worship_n which_o they_o do_v by_o a_o hecatomb_n so_o famous_a in_o homer_n and_o over_o all_o the_o world_n say_v wolphius_n that_o be_v a_o hundred_o bullock_n though_o it_o be_v small_a to_o solomon_n 1_o kin._n 8.63_o yet_o high_o accept_v in_o heaven_n because_o they_o do_v what_o they_o can_v mar._n 14.8_o leu._n 14.22_o 32_o etc._n etc._n and_o by_o twelve_o he-goat_n for_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n n._n b._n though_o ten_o of_o the_o tribe_n be_v go_v off_o and_o disperse_v they_o know_v not_o where_o yet_o will_v they_o remember_v they_o in_o their_o prayer_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o all_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n in_o all_o place_n this_o whole_a matter_n be_v manage_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n remark_n the_o six_o the_o next_o consequent_a after_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o complete_v temple_n be_v their_o solemn_a celebration_n of_o the_o passover_n in_o it_o thus_o consecrate_a for_o 19_o to_o 22._o mark_v 1_o this_o probable_o be_v the_o first_o passover_n say_v sanctius_n because_o no_o time_n before_o be_v peaceable_a enough_o to_o suffer_v it_o nor_o any_o place_n capacious_a enough_o to_o contain_v so_o vast_a a_o multitude_n nor_o indeed_o be_v they_o before_o so_o purify_v to_o keep_v it_o as_o ver_fw-la 20._o mark_v 2._o not_o only_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v purify_v themselves_o but_o also_o the_o people_n to_o partake_v worthy_o of_o this_o solemn_a passover_n n.b._n which_o now_o mind_v they_o of_o a_o double_a duty_n first_o their_o forefather_n deliverance_n from_o egypt_n and_o second_o their_o own_o deliverance_n from_o babylon_n but_o above_o all_o three_o it_o be_v for_o confirm_v their_o faith_n in_o christ_n the_o true_a paschal_n lamb._n they_o be_v all_o sinner_n so_o need_v a_o saviour_n mark_v 3_o many_o proselyte_n who_o have_v live_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v convert_v from_o pollute_a paganism_n by_o their_o pious_a instruction_n and_o conversation_n do_v purify_v themselves_o mark_v 4._o all_o those_o together_o keep_v the_o passover_n joyful_o because_o god_n have_v turn_v the_o king_n heart_n towards_o his_o temple_n and_o make_v their_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o the_o jew_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n darius_n be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n ver_fw-la 22._o for_o though_o persia_n be_v his_o hereditary_a kingdom_n yet_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v make_v he_o head_n of_o that_o grand_a assyrian_a monarchy_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o so_o style_v and_o his_o now_o strengthen_v the_o jew_n hand_n do_v more_o ennoble_v he_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o appointment_n of_o ezra_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n with_o a_o second_o return_v of_o the_o jew_n into_o judea_n and_o unto_o jerusalem_n from_o their_o captivity_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o first_o the_o description_n of_o his_o person_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o mark_v 1_o his_o name_n hebr._n signify_v a_o helper_n and_o according_a to_o the_o notation_n of_o his_o name_n he_o become_v a_o singular_a helper_n of_o the_o afflict_a church_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v in_o thâ—â—_n four_o follow_a chapter_n mark_v 2._o his_o genealogy_n wherein_o divers_a person_n be_v omit_v for_o brevitie_n sake_n which_o may_v be_v supply_v out_o of_o 1_o chron._n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o say_v capellus_n for_o ezra_n have_v wâ—â—_n both_o those_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n before_o he_o write_v this_o say_v buxtorf_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o the_o short_a here_o refer_v this_o latter_a to_o his_o former_a chronicle_n in_o both_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a say_v wolphius_n that_o ezra_n descend_v from_o aaron_n mark_v 3_o his_o qualification_n for_o his_o generation-work_n ver_fw-la 6._o he_o be_v sopher_n matir_n a_o nimble_a textman_n say_v piscatory_a a_o great_a scholar_n and_o excellent_o skill_v in_o scripture_n learn_v who_o have_v get_v say_v grotius_n the_o most_o accurate_a copy_n put_v forth_o
three_o follow_a malady_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o nehemiah_n return_v he_o find_v all_o the_o frame_n which_o he_o before_o his_o departure_n have_v frame_v to_o be_v run_v out_o of_o frame_n and_o notorious_o disjoint_v so_o fall_v afresh_o to_o reform_v that_o as_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n have_v notable_o bestir_v themselves_o in_o hurl_v all_o into_o a_o confusion_n and_o deform_v during_o his_o short_a absence_n what_o he_o have_v reform_v so_o he_o upon_o his_o return_n as_o notable_o bestirr_v himself_o to_o reform_v what_o they_o have_v deform_v remark_n the_o four_o some_o good_a soul_n to_o free_v themselves_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sinful_a silence_n inform_v nehemiah_n what_o eliashib_n have_v do_v this_o they_o do_v not_o to_o disgrace_n but_o to_o reclaim_v he_o and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o lie_v upon_o he_o this_o be_v hatred_n levit._n 19.17_o this_o information_n put_v the_o good_a man_n into_o a_o paroxysm_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o into_o a_o pang_n of_o passion_n that_o so_o sacred_a a_o place_n shall_v be_v pollute_v by_o tobiah_n one_o who_o in_o many_o respect_n ought_v not_o to_o come_v there_o 1._o being_n no_o preiest_n 2._o but_o a_o stranger_n and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o israelite_n 3._o one_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o stranger_n a_o curse_a ammonite_n and_o 4._o the_o worst_a of_o ammonite_n a_o cruel_a enemy_n to_o god_n church_n no_o wonder_n if_o his_o spirit_n be_v move_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bless_a paul_n be_v at_o the_o idolatry_n of_o athens_n act_v 17.16_o see_v this_o pollution_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o highpriest_n himself_o who_o ought_v to_o have_v punish_v the_o like_a profaneness_n in_o other_o and_o to_o reform_v it_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o five_o hereupon_o this_o holy_a man_n cast_v forth_o tobiah_n unholy_a householdstuff_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a place_n though_o his_o stuff_n be_v stately_a and_o so_o copious_a as_o to_o furnish_v many_o little_a chamber_n 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have_v hear_v out_o of_o moses_n law_n that_o no_o ammonite_n must_v enter_v god_n house_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 1._o this_o have_v startle_v they_o about_o tobiah_n entertainment_n etc._n etc._n so_o they_o have_v solemn_o swear_v that_o the_o levite_n portion_n shall_v be_v due_o and_o true_o pay_v lest_o the_o house_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v forsake_v by_o they_o chap._n 10.37_o 39_o now_o be_v nehemiah_n as_o much_o startle_v to_o find_v they_o guilty_a of_o gross_a perjury_n in_o detain_v the_o levite_n due_n and_o force_v they_o thereby_o to_o forsake_v the_o city_n and_o shift_n as_o they_o can_v in_o the_o country_n n._n b._n want_v of_o maintenance_n force_v minister_n to_o leave_v their_o charge_n say_v wolphius_n and_o pick_v up_o a_o livelihood_n out_o of_o rustic_a labour_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o many_o conjecture_n be_v make_v why_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o pay_v as_o one_a the_o people_n will_v not_o pay_v they_o though_o they_o have_v late_o swear_v to_o do_v it_o because_o the_o highpriest_n eliashib_n be_v now_o corrupt_v and_o they_o may_v think_v he_o have_v corrupt_v the_o levite_n under_o he_o like_o priest_n like_o levite_n therefore_o they_o detain_v their_o portion_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v maintain_v in_o their_o corrupt_a course_n 2_o they_o see_v that_o eliashib_n take_v those_o portion_n pay_v in_o as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o levite_n chamber_n and_o convert_v they_o to_o his_o own_o private_a service_n employ_v they_o for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o tobiah_n and_o his_o other_o great_a ally_n 3_o say_v wolphius_n they_o may_v be_v sensible_a that_o tobiah_n himself_o or_o some_o of_o tobiah_n servant_n make_v a_o seizure_n on_o they_o for_o their_o own_o proper_a service_n which_o be_v a_o profane_v of_o sacred_a thing_n and_o therefore_o they_o abhor_v the_o offering_n of_o god_n as_o other_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n 1_o sam._n 2.17_o when_o the_o highpriest_n be_v so_o bad_a they_o may_v well_o think_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v little_o better_a if_o the_o head_n of_o a_o fish_n do_v stink_n the_o body_n soon_o catch_v the_o putrefaction_n etc._n etc._n but_o 4_o it_o may_v be_v say_v wolphius_n from_o the_o covetousness_n of_o the_o people_n who_o take_v this_o occasion_n of_o advantage_n to_o reserve_v those_o portion_n to_o themselves_o contrary_a to_o their_o late_a solemn_a covenant_n chap._n 10.37_o n._n b._n oh_o how_o apt_a be_v man_n to_o argue_v god_n out_o of_o his_o own_o due_n and_o how_o witty_a will_n person_n be_v with_o excuse_n to_o save_v their_o purse_n remark_n the_o three_o those_o levite_n that_o be_v thus_o defraud_v of_o their_o due_n be_v true_o religious_a for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v for_o 10._o that_o they_o do_v their_o work_n and_o therefore_o be_v worthy_a of_o their_o wage_n n._n b._n even_o of_o that_o double_a honour_n due_a to_o they_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o the_o honour_n of_o countenance_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o maintenance_n which_o the_o magistrate_n must_v manage_v or_o religion_n will_v run_v towards_o ruin_n as_o it_o do_v here_o till_o reform_v etc._n etc._n remarks_n relate_v to_o the_o remedy_n be_v first_o nehemiah_n expostulation_n with_o the_o ruler_n ver_fw-la 11._o wherein_o he_o sharp_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o remissness_n and_o set_v loose_a the_o golden_a reins_o of_o ruledom_n sway_v the_o sword_n of_o justice_n in_o vain_a which_o wolphius_n call_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o culpable_a miscarriage_n insomuch_o as_o their_o passive_a connivance_n at_o least_o suffer_v all_o this_o sacrilege_n nor_o do_v nehemiah_n rest_n in_o word_n only_o but_o he_o add_v deed_n also_o in_o collect_v all_o the_o scatter_a levite_n from_o their_o country_n glebe_n into_o jerusalem_n that_o god_n service_n may_v no_o long_o be_v neglect_v and_o his_o displeasure_n provoke_v for_o break_v their_o covenant_n chap._n 10.38_o 39_o set_v they_o all_o in_o their_o own_o station_n to_o exercise_v their_o office_n remark_n the_o second_o this_o remedy_n remove_v the_o remora_n ver_fw-la 12._o for_o then_o all_o judah_n bring_v in_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n not_o only_o because_o they_o now_o be_v satisfy_v that_o they_o will_v be_v apply_v to_o their_o proper_a use_n and_o no_o more_o abuse_v by_o eliashib_n etc._n etc._n as_o before_o but_o more_o especial_o from_o that_o veneration_n they_o bear_v to_o their_o good_a governor_n be_v authority_n n._n b._n luther_n complain_v if_o there_o be_v no_o compulsory_a mean_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o minister_n and_o be_v they_o bare_o leave_v to_o the_o people_n benevolence_n they_o will_v meet_v with_o a_o sorry_a pittance_n and_o be_v but_o poor_o maintain_v but_o here_o nehemiah_n authority_n bring_v in_o all_o sort_n of_o tithe_n into_o a_o public_a treasury_n v._o 12._o a_o place_n purposely_o appoint_v say_v piscator_fw-la for_o their_o reception_n remark_n the_o three_o moreover_o nehemiah_n constitute_v such_o treasurer_n as_o be_v account_v faithful_a by_o common_a fame_n for_o no_o man_n say_v grotius_n can_v deceive_v all_o man_n because_o he_o have_v find_v the_o former_a trustee_n perfidious_a in_o their_o trust_n but_o these_o faithful_a man_n he_o be_v confident_a will_v make_v a_o due_a distribution_n ver_fw-la 13._o n._n b._n it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o very_o high_a honour_n to_o be_v find_v faithful_a in_o place_n of_o great_a trust_n numb_a 12.7_o 2_o kin._n 12.15_o and_o 22.7_o 2_o chron._n 19.9_o and_o 31.12_o and_o 34.11_o neh._n 7.2_o and_o it_o be_v honourable_a to_o be_v account_v faithful_a as_o here_o and_o 1_o tim._n 1.12_o to_o be_v so_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o steward_n 1_o cor._n 4.2_o and_o those_o treasurer_n here_o deal_v faithful_o 1._o in_o receive_v ready_o 2._o in_o
4.18_o 23._o not_o for_o recreation-sake_n or_o for_o a_o past_a time_n nor_o as_o the_o circumcelliones_fw-la of_o old_a to_o make_v a_o vain_a show_n of_o their_o hypocritical_a holiness_n nor_o as_o the_o jesuit_n into_o whim_n the_o false_a pharisee_n have_v flee_v and_o hide_v themselves_o do_v now_o to_o make_v proselyte_n and_o to_o pervert_v passenger_n that_o go_v right_a in_o their_o way_n prov._n 9.15_o but_o his_o end_n be_v to_o finish_v his_o father_n work_n and_o for_o call_v his_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v christ_n come_v to_o cana_n in_o galilee_n where_o he_o wrought_v his_o first_o miracle_n turn_v water_n into_o wine_n at_o a_o marriage_n feast_n which_o some_o say_v be_v make_v at_o john_n his_o belove_a disciple_n marriage_n john_n 2.1_o 11._o god_n the_o son_n work_v his_o first_o miracle_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o god_n the_o father_n first_o ordinance_n in_o marry_v adam_n and_o eve_n in_o paradise_n hereby_o his_o apostle_n 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cut_v and_o his_o own_o cheek_n shave_v in_o the_o coat_n and_o cheek_n of_o his_o servant_n 2_o sam._n 10.5_o 6._o the_o sovereign_n suffer_v in_o his_o subject_n nor_o be_v it_o other_o than_o just_o that_o the_o arraignment_n of_o the_o mean_a malefactor_n run_v in_o the_o stile_n of_o wrong_n to_o the_o king_n crown_n and_o dignity_n n.b._n notewell_n christ_n be_v as_o sensible_a of_o the_o abuse_v do_v to_o his_o saint_n act_n 9.4_o their_o suffering_n be_v hold_v his_o col._n 1.24_o and_o their_o reproach_n his_o heb._n 13.13_o &_o 11.26.4_o but_o if_o the_o devil_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o christ_n christ_n have_v something_o to_o do_v with_o he_o for_o vex_v a_o servant_n of_o christ_n notwithstanding_o his_o fair_a word_n he_o give_v christ_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o he_o as_o some_o do_v the_o
to_o god_n for_o the_o precious_a fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n jam._n 5.7_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o sheaf-shaking_a day_n be_v the_o morrow_n after_o the_o paschal_n sabbath_n leu._n 23.11_o which_o plain_o prefigure_v our_o christian-sabbath_n or_o lordsday_n upon_o which_o day_n christ_n rose_n as_o the_o first_o fruit_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o in_o the_o earthquake_n be_v wave_v before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v therefore_o prescribe_v and_o institute_v of_o god_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o very_a next_o sabbath_n after_o this_o shake-sheaf-day_n the_o disciple_n pluck_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n for_o which_o the_o jew_n do_v severe_o censure_v they_o and_o their_o master_n as_o if_o they_o know_v better_a than_o he_o how_o the_o sabbath_n be_v to_o be_v sanctify_v here_o the_o sow_n will_v teach_v minerva_n as_o the_o proverb_n be_v the_o blind_a pharisees_n christ_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v christ_n disciple_n must_v not_o only_o meet_v with_o hardfare_a on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o as_o if_o that_o be_v not_o enough_o they_o meet_v with_o hard_a censure_n too_o and_o that_o from_o those_o who_o have_v fare_v far_o better_a that_o day_n it_o be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o the_o jew_n religion_n to_o feed_v upon_o better_a meat_n on_o their_o sabbath_n day_n than_o on_o the_o weekday_n think_v themselves_o bind_v to_o eat_v three_o meal_n and_o that_o of_o the_o best_a upon_o that_o day_n allege_v isa_n 58.13_o to_o make_v their_o sabbath_n a_o delight_n and_o to_o honour_v it_o as_o the_o queen_n of_o day_n spend_v much_o of_o it_o save_o some_o little_a in_o slight_a synagogue-prayer_n and_o divinity-lecture_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v while_o the_o poor_a disciple_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v jew_n too_o be_v hungry_a and_o have_v no_o better_a provision_n for_o a_o sabbath-day_n dinner_n but_o a_o few_o barley_n corn_n ear_n which_o they_o must_v pluck_v rub_v and_o eat_v yet_o must_v be_v censure_v for_o so_o do_v etc._n etc._n may_v 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be_v all_o equal_o proper_a work_n for_o the_o sabbath-day_n our_o saviour_n grant_v indeed_o that_o it_o have_v be_v unlawful_a but_o only_o in_o case_n of_o hard_a hunger_n and_o those_o caviller_n who_o make_v their_o belly_n their_o god_n phil._n 3.19_o as_o be_v abovesaid_a be_v not_o competent_a judge_n of_o his_o disciple_n necessitate_v hunger_n nor_o be_v it_o david_n dignity_n but_o his_o necessity_n that_o excuse_v he_o from_o sin_n which_o no_o man_n can_v do_v by_o humane_a authority_n god_n regard_v it_o not_o in_o point_n of_o sin_n yet_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n god_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_n the_o marrow_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o second_o table_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o first_o beside_o the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n safety_n in_o danger_n whereof_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v observe_v but_o above_o all_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n of_o it_o mat._n 12_o 1â—_n so_o can_v dispense_v with_o it_o may_v not_o i_o do_v what_o i_o will_v with_o my_o own_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 20.15_o the_o six_o remark_n be_v then_o christ_n go_v into_o the_o pharisee_n synagogue_n upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n take_v all_o occasion_n of_o do_v good_a those_o jewish_a synagogue_n be_v chapel_n of_o ease_n to_o the_o temple_n as_o the_o cathedral_n of_o ancient_a use_n act_v 15.21_o and_o it_o seem_v of_o divine_a authority_n psal_n 74.8_o where_o they_o be_v call_v the_o synagogue_n of_o god_n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v kol_n mognedim_v which_o mountanus_n read_v all_o the_o conventicle_n this_o be_v call_v the_o pharisee'_v synagogue_n because_o they_o do_v dominari_fw-la in_o concionibus_fw-la domineer_v as_o doctor_n dictator_n and_o infallible_a oracle_n out_o of_o moses_n chair_n where_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v by_o the_o law_n have_v sit_v and_o teach_v who_o bare_a word_n the_o people_n must_v take_v without_o further_a proof_n or_o pawn_n rom._n 2.19_o 20._o mat._n 23.2_o 6_o 8_o etc._n etc._n christ_n be_v not_o so_o morose_a but_o he_o will_v occasional_o go_v into_o these_o pharisee_n synagogue_n and_o he_o caution_n the_o people_n that_o though_o they_o shall_v decline_v their_o tradition_n superstition_n and_o corrupt_a gloss_n upon_o the_o law_n yet_o not_o to_o despise_v such_o doctrine_n as_o be_v sound_n sincere_a without_o leaver_n and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o truth_n say_v so_o long_o as_o they_o sit_v close_o to_o moses_n chair_n and_o keep_v it_o warm_v as_o it_o be_v so_o far_o you_o may_v hearken_v and_o hear_v they_o mat._n 23.3_o the_o seven_o remark_n be_v in_o this_o synagogue_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n our_o saviour_n find_v the_o man_n with_o the_o wither_a hand_n this_o man_n stand_v before_o christ_n be_v a_o fit_a object_n for_o his_o compassion_n this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o move_v he_o to_o mercy_n who_o himself_n by_o sympathy_n take_v upon_o he_o our_o infirmity_n and_o bare_a our_o sickness_n mat._n 8.17_o especial_o be_v a_o mason_n who_o can_v not_o work_v in_o his_o call_v as_o jerom_n say_v this_o lame_a mason_n pray_v christ_n to_o heal_v he_o that_o he_o may_v work_v on_o his_o trade_n for_o his_o live_n and_o not_o be_v force_v to_o live_v by_o beg_v thus_o when_o right_a and_o fit_a object_n of_o pity_n be_v before_o we_o this_o shall_v be_v enough_o to_o excite_v exert_n and_o elicit_fw-la or_o draw_v forth_o our_o bowel_n of_o bounty_n towards_o they_o where_o god_n set_v up_o a_o altar_n we_o shall_v be_v ready_a with_o our_o sacrifice_n for_o with_o such_o sacrifice_n god_n be_v well_o please_v heb._n 13.16_o draw_v out_o thy_o soul_n to_o they_o isa_n 58.7_o 10._o the_o eight_o remark_n be_v how_o many_o covetous_a caitiff_n may_v christ_n find_v in_o our_o congregation_n such_o as_o have_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o their_o hoard_n no_o currant_n coin_n no_o quicksilver_n to_o run_v out_o for_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o other_o no_o they_o have_v wither_v hand_n and_o worse_o 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well_o as_o so_o lowly_a in_o his_o humbling_n through_o the_o cloud_n of_o his_o own_o weakness_n and_o unworthiness_n his_o eye_n of_o faith_n espy_v the_o worth_n of_o christ_n omnipotency_n call_v he_o a_o captain_n to_o command_v all_o disease_n for_o come_v and_o go_v and_o say_v i_o be_o a_o man_n and_o under_o authority_n yet_o can_v do_v these_o thing_n how_o much_o more_o thou_o that_o be_v god_n and_o under_o no_o authority_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n thou_o be_v all-sufficient_a in_o thyself_o to_o effect_v what_o thou_o will_v n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o centurion_n make_v a_o comparison_n betwixt_o himself_o and_o his_o saviour_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o person_n and_o of_o his_o power_n as_o of_o the_o lesser_a with_o the_o great_a say_v as_o it_o be_v thus_o 1._o as_o to_o my_o person_n i_o be_o but_o a_o man_n a_o mere_a man_n but_o thou_o be_v god_n also_o very_a god_n 2._o as_o to_o my_o power_n though_o i_o be_v subject_n to_o another_o yet_o have_v i_o soldier_n under_o i_o at_o my_o beck_n and_o check_n how_o much_o more_o have_v thou_o who_o have_v a_o soveragnity_n over_o all_o create_a being_n a_o absolute_a power_n over_o sickness_n and_o death_n and_o can_v heal_v this_o palsy_n or_o epilepsy_n as_o some_o say_v though_o it_o be_v sudden_a hide_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n incurable_a by_o man_n the_o nine_o remark_n be_v there_o be_v a_o marvellous_a beauty_n in_o grace_n especial_o in_o great_a grace_n as_o here_o in_o great_a faith_n as_o well_o as_o great_a humility_n this_o put_v christ_n here_o to_o the_o marvel_n mat._n 8.10_o as_o before_o he_o have_v be_v ravish_v with_o his_o spouse_n single_a eye_n and_o with_o one_o single_a chain_n of_o her_o neck_n cant._n 4.9_o how_o much_o more_o where_o he_o behold_v a_o beautiful_a concatenation_n of_o all_o gospel-grace_n hereat_o it_o be_v say_v christ_n marvel_v and_o what_o can_v be_v so_o great_a a_o marvel_n as_o to_o hear_v that_o he_o marvel_v who_o be_v it_o that_o wonder_v at_o this_o man_n grace_n no_o other_o but_o he_o that_o wrought_v all_o this_o faith_n and_o humility_n in_o he_o if_o any_o other_o hand_n have_v wrought_v this_o grace_n in_o this_o captain_n why_o shall_v christ_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la joh._n 21.17_o wonder_v at_o it_o christ_n wonder_v at_o his_o own_o work_n in_o this_o man_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o in_o nathaniel_n john_n 1.47_o and_o at_o his_o own_o love_n to_o mankind_n when_o he_o call_v himself_o wonderful_a etc._n etc._n isa_n 9.6_o he_o wonder_v here_o not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o any_o motion_n of_o a_o trouble_a mind_n in_o he_o as_o it_o be_v in_o we_o but_o as_o the_o grand_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n teach_v we_o hereby_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o wonder_v at_o christ_n do_v not_o wonder_v at_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o his_o disciple_n do_v mat._n 24.1_o nor_o be_v he_o at_o all_o ravish_v with_o the_o glitter_a glory_n of_o the_o world_n with_o its_o beauty_n and_o bravery_n represent_v as_o in_o a_o landscape_a by_o the_o devil_n before_o his_o eye_n mat._n 4.8_o 9.10_o as_o he_o be_v with_o the_o spouse_n grace_n and_o at_o this_o centurion_n faith_n he_o much_o marvel_v it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o almighty_a power_n eph._n 1.19_o and_o this_o his_o power_n christ_n never_o put_v forth_o but_o for_o mighty_a purpose_n the_o ten_o remark_n be_v christ_n extoll_v as_o well_o as_o admire_v his_o own_o grace_n in_o this_o gentile-proselyte_n above_o all_o that_o he_o find_v in_o those_o that_o be_v call_v his_o own_o people_n the_o multitude_n wonder_v at_o his_o powerful_a teach_v luke_n 4.22_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o praise_v the_o leper_n believe_v christ_n power_n to_o cure_v he_o mat._n 8.2_o and_o be_v therefore_o heal_v but_o not_o praise_v martha_n can_v say_v i_o know_v if_o thou_o ask_v my_o brother_n life_n it_o shall_v be_v grant_v john_n 11.22_o yet_o be_v she_o rather_o reprove_v than_o praise_v ver_fw-la 39_o 40._o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o many_o other_o instance_n in_o the_o new-testament_n behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n john_n 1.36_o 40._o so_o be_v peter_n by_o andrew_n ver_fw-la 41._o and_o philip_n by_o read_v moses_n &c_n &c_n v._o 45._o they_o all_o believe_v yet_o not_o praise_v because_o they_o be_v help_v indeed_o nathaniel_n be_v praise_v v._o 47._o yet_o believe_v he_o not_o till_o he_o see_v first_o a_o fiâ—â—_n of_o christ_n deity_n v._o 48_o 49._o but_o this_o centurion_n be_v praise_v and_o prefer_v above_o all_o not_o only_o because_o he_o believe_v without_o all_o help_n and_o mean_n to_o bring_v he_o into_o faith_n but_o also_o because_o he_o make_v such_o a_o high_a profession_n of_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n word_n to_o heal_v at_o distance_n beyond_o any_o natural_a operation_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n cry_v come_v quick_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 9.18_o but_o this_o man_n believe_v christ_n presence_n be_v not_o necessary_a his_o word_n though_o absent_a be_v enough_o therefore_o he_o and_o cornelius_n act_v 10._o be_v the_o sundard_n bearer_n of_o gentile_a proselyte_n christ_n extol_v he_o not_o above_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n but_o above_o those_o now_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n as_o be_v foretell_v mat_n 8.11_o 12._o last_o faith_n have_v a_o happy_a hand_n for_o help_v from_o heaven_n may_v have_v what_o it_o will_v as_o have_v the_o key_n of_o god_n treasury_n christ_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n be_v it_o unto_o thou_o even_o as_o thou_o will_v mat._n 15.28_o and_o to_o this_o man_n as_o thou_o believe_v so_o be_v it_o unto_o thou_o mat._n 8.13_o i'faith_o always_o speed_v in_o one_o kind_n or_o in_o another_o never_o fail_v in_o have_v its_o desire_n either_o in_o money_n or_o in_o money-worth_n it_o be_v say_v of_o luther_n iste_fw-la vir_fw-la potuit_fw-la quod_fw-la voluit_fw-la may_v have_v any_o mercy_n that_o he_o desire_v the_o second_o miracle_n wherewith_o christ_n confirm_v his_o oracle_n be_v the_o raise_v to_o life_n the_o dead_a son_n of_o the_o widow_n at_o naim_n luke_n 7.11_o to_o 17._o wherein_o be_v these_o remark_n first_o as_o to_o the_o time_n when._n it_o be_v the_o very_a day_n after_o he_o have_v heal_v the_o centurion_n servant_n v._o 11._o as_o christ_n cure_v one_o sick_a unto_o death_n grievous_o torment_v with_o a_o palsy_n or_o epilepsey_n which_o be_v the_o falling-sickness_n mat._n 8.6_o just_o a_o die_a and_o fall_v into_o a_o state_n of_o death_n upon_o the_o day_n before_o so_o now_o the_o very_a next_o day_n he_o raise_v this_o youngman_n who_o be_v altogether_o dead_a to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v according_a to_o the_o centurion_n character_n of_o he_o the_o great_a centurion_n both_o of_o sickness_n and_o of_o death_n give_v they_o both_o their_o command_n and_o commission_n both_o of_o come_v to_o we_o and_o of_o go_v from_o we_o when_o this_o great_a captain_n please_v etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v relate_v to_o the_o place_n where_o it_o wâ—â—_n do_v at_o naim_n a_o city_n that_o lie_v forty_o eight_o mile_n north_n from_o jerusalem_n upon_o the_o edge_n of_o samaria_n in_o the_o way_n as_o the_o galilean_v pass_v to_o jerusalem_n whither_o probable_o christ_n be_v now_o go_v to_o the_o pentecost_n feast_n naim_n hebrew_n signify_v beautiful_a fruitful_a fair_a and_o pleasant_a a_o emblem_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o the_o child_n thereof_o live_v in_o all_o delight_n never_o dream_v of_o death_n till_o it_o sudden_o seize_v upon_o they_o and_o spoil_v all_o their_o pleasure_n as_o it_o do_v in_o this_o youngman_n yet_o a_o deadman_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n
magdala_n call_v papus_n of_o judah_n so_o though_o bear_v at_o bethany_n be_v call_v magdalen_n by_o marriage_n this_o woman_n sinner_n meet_v christ_n at_o simon_n the_o pharisee'_v house_n not_o as_o many_o other_o for_o cure_v of_o their_o body_n but_o she_o come_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o her_o soul_n make_v her_o eye_n a_o fountain_n to_o wash_v christ_n foot_n in_o that_o she_o may_v have_v his_o side_n for_o a_o fountain_n to_o wash_v her_o soul_n in_o and_o wipe_v they_o with_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o towel_n that_o he_o may_v wipe_v away_o her_o sin_n from_o the_o caule_v of_o her_o heart_n likewise_o she_o kiss_v christ_n foot_n that_o he_o may_v kiss_v she_o with_o the_o kiss_n of_o his_o mouth_n cant._n 1.2_o we_o read_v not_o that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n ever_o do_v what_o this_o mary_n the_o great_a sinner_n do_v it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o innocency_n or_o penitency_n glorify_v god_n more_o this_o woman_n love_v much_o luke_n 7.47_o therefore_o bring_v she_o to_o christ_n a_o alabaster_n box_n of_o ointment_n very_o costly_a john_n 12_o â—_o present_v for_o a_o prince_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o cambyses_n send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o aethiopia_n as_o heroâ—â—tus_n and_o pliny_n relate_v spare_v for_o no_o cost_n at_o which_o simon_n the_o pharisee_n be_v offend_v as_o well_o as_o judas_n the_o traitor_n censure_v his_o better_n luke_n 7.39_o john_n 12.5_o 6._o simon_n pretend_v to_o be_v more_o holy_a as_o judas_n to_o be_v a_o better_a husband_n but_o christ_n answer_v both_o their_o cavil_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v after_o this_o dinner_n at_o simon_n the_o pharisee_n house_n christ_n be_v present_v with_o a_o sad_a sight_n of_o a_o demoniac_a that_o be_v both_o dumb_a and_o deaf_a yea_o and_o blind_a also_o luke_n 11.14_o &_o mat._n 12.22_o it_o be_v say_v in_o mark_n 3.19_o that_o christ_n go_v into_o the_o house_n with_o his_o disciple_n to_o wit_n unto_o this_o pharisee'_v feast_n where_o christ_n mouth_n be_v not_o stop_v with_o good_a cheer_v the_o proverb_n be_v he_o that_o receive_v a_o courtesy_n sell_v his_o liberty_n but_o so_o do_v not_o christ_n either_o at_o simon_n be_v table_n luke_n 7.40_o etc._n etc._n or_o at_o martha_n luke_n 10.40_o 41._o or_o at_o another_o pharisee'_v luke_n 11.37_o where_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o pharisee_n in_o their_o own_o colour_n and_o entertain_v they_o with_o as_o many_o menace_n and_o woe_n as_o they_o do_v he_o with_o mess_n of_o meat_n ver_fw-la 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43_o 44._o &_o mat._n 23.13_o 14_o 15.25_o 27_o 29._o but_o christ_n can_v not_o rest_v long_o in_o simon_n be_v house_n for_o this_o doleful_n spectacle_n of_o this_o demoniac_a be_v bring_v home_o to_o he_o and_o the_o multitude_n be_v meet_v to_o hear_v and_o see_v what_o christ_n will_v do_v with_o the_o devil_n in_o this_o possess_a and_o christ_n ready_o gratify_v they_o with_o the_o neglect_n of_o himself_o have_v more_o compassion_n upon_o this_o miserable_a man_n than_o upon_o his_o own_o weary_a body_n n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o possess_a man_n be_v matchless_a for_o say_v theophylact_v the_o devil_n have_v shut_v up_o in_o he_o all_o passage_n of_o faith_n and_o salvation_n by_o bereave_v he_o of_o the_o use_n of_o his_o eye_n ear_n and_o tongue_n oh_o what_o a_o great_a mercy_n have_v we_o all_o from_o our_o good_a god_n in_o the_o use_n of_o all_o our_o sense_n multò_fw-la plures_fw-la sunt_fw-la gratiae_fw-la privativae_fw-la quà m_fw-la positivae_fw-la say_v gerson_n the_o chancellor_n of_o paris_n there_o be_v more_o evil_a thing_n we_o be_v preserve_v from_o than_o be_v the_o good_a thing_n we_o be_v privilege_v with_o alas_o how_o soon_o may_v any_o of_o we_o be_v make_v blind_a deaf_a or_o dumb_a which_o be_v assert_v in_o the_o adage_n cuivis_fw-la potest_fw-la contingere_fw-la quod_fw-la cviquam_fw-la potest_fw-la that_o which_o be_v one_o man_n case_n though_o never_o so_o sad_a may_v be_v any_o man_n case_n n._n b._n note_v well_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v deaf_a must_v be_v dumb_a too_o because_o language_n be_v learn_v by_o hear_v it_o from_o other_o and_o n._n b._n note_v well_o 2._o when_o we_o see_v another_o strike_v with_o any_o divine_a stroke_n and_o ourselves_o spare_v then_o shall_v we_o keep_v a_o passover_n for_o ourselves_o for_o god_n pass_v over_o we_o and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v punish_v we_o less_o than_o we_o have_v deserve_v ezra_n 9.13_o the_o five_o remark_n be_v christ_n favour_n seldom_o come_v single_a to_o we_o here_o be_v a_o double_a yea_o a_o treble_a miracle_n of_o mercy_n from_o he_o to_o this_o man_n in_o this_o deplorable_a case_n it_o be_v say_v luke_n 11.14_o christ_n be_v cast_v out_o a_o devil_n and_o it_o mass_fw-mi dumb_n that_o be_v it_o have_v make_v the_o man_n dumb_a and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o deaf_a and_o blind_a too_o there_o be_v a_o series_n a_o concatenation_n of_o mercy_n in_o this_o miracle_n the_o dumb_a be_v make_v to_o speak_v the_o deaf_a to_o hear_v and_o the_o blind_a to_o see_v by_o the_o power_n of_o it_o at_o this_o the_o people_n wonder_v mat._n 12.22_o 23._o the_o word_n never_o work_v kind_o till_o man_n hear_v and_o admire_v it_o and_z oh_o that_o we_o can_v admire_v with_o this_o multitude_n god_n word_n and_o his_o multiply_a mercy_n on_o we_o etc._n etc._n the_o six_o remark_n be_v but_o the_o pharisee_n instead_o of_o admire_v fall_v on_o foul_a censure_v of_o christ_n 1._o say_v that_o he_o be_v mad._n and_o 2._o that_o he_o have_v do_v this_o miracle_n by_o magic_n art_n first_o of_o the_o first_o the_o pharisee_n be_v so_o mad_a to_o see_v so_o many_o mighty_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n almighty_a hand_n whereby_o they_o foresee_v not_o only_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o reputation_n among_o the_o people_n but_o also_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o pharisaical_a kingdom_n this_o enrage_a they_o so_o that_o as_o if_o that_o devil_n which_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o demoniack_n body_n have_v get_v into_o those_o man_n soul_n they_o spread_v abroad_o a_o report_n that_o christ_n be_v mad_a mark_n 3.21_o whereof_o his_o friend_n his_o mother_n and_o brethren_n hear_v come_v to_o see_v whether_o he_o be_v beside_o himself_o according_a to_o that_o malicious_a report_n and_o to_o make_v provision_n for_o he_o if_o they_o sound_v it_o true_a as_o for_o a_o madman_n but_o find_v it_o false_a those_o dog_n his_o accuser_n be_v mad_a not_o this_o meek_a lamb_n of_o god_n however_o they_o will_v have_v interrupt_v he_o in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o ministry_n mat._n 12.46_o while_o he_o yet_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n and_o ver_fw-la 47._o this_o must_v be_v a_o weakness_n in_o his_o mother_n who_o be_v otherwise_o full_a of_o grace_n luke_n 1.28_o yet_o be_v not_o without_o original_a sin_n as_o the_o sorbonist_n do_v assert_v but_o have_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o other_o woman_n in_o stop_v her_o son_n in_o god_n service_n which_o certain_o be_v a_o sin_n so_o have_v need_n of_o a_o saviour_n as_o well_o as_o other_o luke_n 1.47_o in_o this_o simon_n be_v house_n mary_n hear_v one_o say_v blessed_n be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o etc._n etc._n which_o might_n puff_n she_o up_o to_o vainglory_n and_o out_o of_o ostentation_n may_v send_v for_o her_o son_n out_o to_o show_v her_o authority_n etc._n etc._n say_v chrisostom_n as_o john_n 2.3_o his_o brethren_n believe_v not_o john_n 7.5_o therefore_o do_v christ_n give_v so_o smart_a a_o repartee_n to_o the_o messenger_n ver_fw-la 49_o 50._o show_v that_o no_o natural_a relation_n or_o request_n from_o they_o must_v come_v in_o competition_n with_o god_n work_n and_o glory_n in_o which_o case_n all_o must_v be_v neglect_v yea_o reject_a deut._n 33.9_o though_o their_o pretence_n be_v never_o so_o plausible_a see_v sanctior_fw-la est_fw-la copula_fw-la cordis_fw-la quà m_fw-la corporis_fw-la to_o be_v spiritual_o a_o kin_n to_o christ_n be_v more_o than_o natural_a and_o the_o way_n to_o be_v a_o kin_n to_o he_o be_v to_o do_v his_o will_n mat._n 12.50_o second_o the_o same_o devilish_a malice_n that_o lie_v as_o venom_n rankle_v in_o the_o pharisee_n heart_n break_v out_o oft_o at_o their_o mouth_n to_o decry_v the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o christ_n miracle_n and_o as_o before_o they_o have_v make_v he_o a_o turbulent_a madman_n so_o now_o their_o blasphemous_a mouth_n make_v he_o a_o infamous_a magician_n and_o a_o contemptible_a conjurer_n as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v they_o by_o the_o power_n of_o magic_n mat._n 12.24_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 3.22_o &_o luke_n 11.15_o they_o spiteful_o use_v the_o worst_a of_o name_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o devil_n in_o great_a detestation_n against_o christ_n call_v he_o beelzebub_n mat._n
the_o beginning_n of_o this_o latter_a wherein_o he_o justifi_v john_n person_n and_o doctrine_n and_o himself_o etc._n etc._n from_o the_o censure_n of_o caviller_n and_o invit_v the_o meek_a and_o lowly_a to_o come_v and_o take_v his_o yoke_n christ_n be_v never_o idle_a and_o out_o of_o good_a action_n three_o after_o this_o follow_v his_o irenicon_n or_o sermon_n for_o compose_v difference_n wherein_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n be_v assert_v and_o a_o heavy_a doom_n denounce_v against_o those_o that_o slight_a it_o and_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v by_o god_n forgive_a we_o to_o forgive_v our_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 18._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la mark_v 9.34_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 9_o from_o 46_o to_o 51._o quaerunt_fw-la non_fw-la quarenda_fw-la they_o seek_v what_o be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v four_o then_o his_o sharp_a sermon_n against_o the_o hypocritical_a scribe_n and_o pharisee_n mat._n 23._o wherein_o he_o denounce_v eight_o direful_a woe_n to_o thunder-slike_a those_o hypocrite_n and_o to_o draw_v they_o down_o as_o with_o this_o chain_n of_o eight_o link_n to_o their_o own_o place_n hell_n and_o there_o to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o enrage_a they_o to_o project_v his_o destruction_n five_o his_o prophetical_a sermon_n about_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 24_o &_o 25_o etc._n etc._n with_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n six_o his_o farewel-sermon_n touch_v upon_o before_o john_n chap._n 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n with_o 13.1_o 17_o 20_o 33._o where_o our_o saviour_n begin_v and_o sweet_o proceed_v to_o sing_v out_o his_o swan-like_o song_n most_o heavenly_a and_o most_o harmonious_o which_o long_o lively_a sermon_n he_o end_v in_o a_o seraphic_a prayer_n john_n 17._o n._n b._n note_v well_o together_o with_o those_o sermon_n there_o be_v a_o lovely_a intermixture_n and_o a_o comely_a contexture_n of_o many_o other_o parable_n as_o 1._o that_o of_o the_o good_a seed_n sow_o in_o the_o field_n but_o while_o minister_n slumber_n the_o devil_n sow_n blast_v corn_n heretic_n and_o hypocrite_n which_o at_o the_o harvest_n yield_v no_o better_a than_o dust_n and_o chaff_n mat._n 13.24_o 26_o etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o of_o the_o grain_n of_o mustard_n seed_n which_o soon_o pierce_v the_o nostril_n and_o brain_n to_o show_v how_o quick_a and_o powerful_a the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v in_o its_o operation_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 13.31_o 32._o 3_o that_o of_o the_o leaven_n which_o soon_o diffuse_v itself_o into_o the_o whole_a lump_n ver_fw-la 33._o to_o show_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v 2_o tim._n 2.9_o but_o run_v and_o be_v glorify_v 2_o thes_n 3.1.4_o that_o of_o the_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n and_o the_o pearl_n of_o price_n mat._n 13.44_o 45._o to_o show_n we_o must_v make_v ourselves_o master_n of_o eternal_a life_n by_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a pennyworth_n whatever_o it_o cost_v we_o etc._n etc._n 5._o that_o of_o the_o draw-net_n ver_fw-la 47._o wherein_o the_o fisher_n be_v gospel-minister_n the_o sea_n the_o world_n the_o net_n the_o word_n the_o ship_n the_o church_n and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v catch_v be_v profitable_a hearer_n 6._o that_o of_o the_o two_o son_n mat._n 21.28_o etc._n etc._n to_o show_v that_o penitent_a publican_n do_v better_a than_o proud_a pharisees_n 7._o that_o of_o the_o vineyard_n ver_fw-la 33._o to_o show_v god_n cast_v off_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o cruelty_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o minister_n etc._n etc._n 8._o that_o of_o the_o wedding_n supper_n hold_v forth_o the_o jew_n despise_v the_o gospel_n for_o which_o they_o be_v reject_v and_o the_o gentile_n receive_v mat._n 22._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 15._o so_o likewise_o that_o of_o the_o figtree_n of_o the_o talent_n of_o the_o virgin_n and_o many_o more_o too_o long_o to_o insist_v on_o for_o without_o a_o parable_n christ_n speak_v nothing_o to_o the_o multitude_n mat._n 13.34_o but_o pass_v by_o for_o brevity_n sake_n all_o far_a descant_n upon_o christ_n oracle_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o mighty_a in_o word_n let_v we_o now_o return_v to_o his_o miracle_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o mighty_a in_o deed_n luke_n 24.19_o make_v only_o a_o cursory_a gloss_n by_o the_o way_n upon_o the_o two_o man_n that_o will_v follow_v he_o mat._n 8.18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o or_o the_o three_o man_n who_o will_v do_v so_o luke_n 9.57_o to_o 62._o which_o story_n follow_v next_o in_o order_n of_o time_n be_v the_o same_o day_n at_o even_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 4.35_o when_o christ_n have_v leave_v simon_n be_v house_n and_o teach_v in_o parable_n upon_o the_o lake_n of_o tiberias_n or_o genezareth_n for_o the_o town_n stand_v upon_o its_o bank_n the_o remark_n whereof_o be_v these_o first_o the_o first_o that_o profess_v he_o will_v follow_v christ_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v be_v a_o scribe_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o letter-man_n or_o one_o in_o the_o letter_n not_o in_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o he_o wist_v not_o what_o he_o say_v as_o once_o peter_n upon_o a_o mistake_n do_v luke_n 9.33_o for_o only_a virgin_n that_o love_n christ_n with_o a_o chaste_a love_n and_o be_v undefiled_a with_o idolatry_n can_v follow_v the_o lamb_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v rev._n 14.4_o this_o man_n say_v athanasius_n do_v foolish_o compare_v himself_o with_o the_o incomprehensible_a power_n of_o christ_n in_o promise_v what_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o perform_v by_o any_o power_n of_o his_o own_o however_o he_o show_v himself_o a_o zealot_n above_o the_o multitude_n dismiss_v call_v christ_n master_n when_o he_o be_v to_o retire_v and_o repose_v himself_o after_o much_o pain_n and_o bold_o offer_v to_o be_v his_o follower_n never_o dream_v either_o of_o deny_v himself_o or_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n luke_n 9.23_o but_o he_o seek_v not_o to_o much_o the_o master_n as_o gain_v by_o the_o master_n therefore_o christ_n know_v the_o heart_n give_v this_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n a_o smart_n repartee_n reprove_v he_o for_o expect_v worldly_a wealth_n by_o follow_v i_o and_o my_o miracle_n and_o intimate_v in_o his_o sharp_a answer_n that_o the_o fox_n have_v holes_n in_o his_o heart_n as_o he_o be_v deceitful_a and_o the_o bird_n have_v nest_n therein_o as_o he_o be_v ambitious_a and_o say_v austin_n also_o how_o can_v a_o unsound_a soul_n follow_v simplicity_n or_o pride_n humility_n he_o will_v only_o follow_v christ_n as_o samson_n follow_v his_o parent_n till_o he_o meet_v with_o a_o honeycomb_n judge_n 14.5_o 8._o or_o as_o a_o dog_n do_v his_o master_n till_o he_o come_v to_o some_o carrion_n and_o there_o lurche_n he_o vix_fw-la diligitur_fw-la jesus_n propter_fw-la jesum_fw-la jesus_n be_v rare_o love_v for_o jesus_n sake_n say_v the_o father_n isaac_n love_v esau_n for_o his_o venison_n and_o many_o follow_v christ_n for_o his_o loaf_n dissemble_v sanctity_n rom._n 16.18_o &_o judas_n v._n 16_o be_v double_a iniquity_n etc._n etc._n or_o by_o subtle_a fox_n may_v be_v mean_v carnal_a temporizer_n and_o by_o fly_v bird_n aspirer_n after_o promotion_n however_o christ_n discover_v his_o hypocrisy_n say_v no_o secular_a honour_n will_v attend_v his_o follower_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o next_o to_o this_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n who_o pretend_v to_o be_v christ_n proselyte_n come_v a_o disciple_n who_o intend_v it_o only_o desire_v christ_n excuse_n for_o his_o absent_v from_o he_o for_o a_o while_n till_o his_o father_n be_v bury_v in_o his_o presence_n mat._n 8.21_o which_o request_n of_o he_o import_v not_o that_o his_o father_n be_v either_o now_o dead_a or_o very_o sick_a but_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o bound_n by_o the_o five_o commandment_n not_o to_o leave_v his_o father_n while_o he_o be_v live_v but_o to_o nourish_v and_o cherish_v he_o as_o joseph_n do_v jacob_n gen._n 47.12_o as_o obed._n do_v naomi_n ruth_n 4.15_o which_o the_o apostle_n commend_v as_o a_o duty_n not_o only_o laudable_a before_o man_n but_o also_o acceptable_a before_o god_n 1_o tim._n 5.4_o therefore_o christ_n do_v not_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o but_o regulate_v his_o request_n resolve_v he_o that_o good_a duty_n of_o less_o moment_n be_v to_o be_v neglect_v for_o great_a and_o that_o office_n less_o necessary_a must_v be_v let_v go_v that_o the_o main_n may_v be_v mind_v christ_n call_v he_o now_o to_o his_o present_a attendance_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v of_o weighty_a importance_n than_o turn_v his_o back_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o tarry_v but_o a_o little_a while_n in_o the_o world_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o return_v home_o to_o support_v his_o father_n till_o he_o die_v who_o possible_o may_v outlive_v christ_n himself_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v our_o lord_n
bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n gen._n 1.2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n even_o so_o do_v christ_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n draw_v his_o redeem_a people_n out_o of_o that_o horrible_a tohu_n vabohu_a or_o confusion_n through_o the_o fall_n out_o of_o a_o estate_n worse_o than_o nothing_o and_o bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v by_o the_o gospel_n 2_o tim._n 1.10_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n reveal_v therein_o the_o second_o reason_n be_v to_o transfer_v the_o legal_a sabbath_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n to_o the_o evangelical_n on_o the_o first_o day_n because_o 1._o the_o old_a creation-sabbath_n can_v not_o hold_v congruity_n with_o this_o new_a creation_n by_o christ_n who_o come_v now_o to_o create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n so_o as_o the_o former_a shall_v not_o be_v remember_v nor_o come_v into_o mind_n isa_n 65.17_o 2_o pet._n 3.13_o yea_o to_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a rev._n 21.5_o etc._n etc._n 2._o nor_o can_v it_o seem_v any_o other_o than_o incongruous_a that_o this_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n which_o begin_v a_o new_a kingdom_n to_o wit_n christ_n kingdom_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v pass_v away_o into_o the_o old_a sabbath_n that_o have_v for_o its_o basis_n or_o foundation_n the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n as_o well_o as_o of_o israel_n deliverance_n from_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n and_o 3._o it_o must_v be_v judge_v very_o convenient_a that_o a_o peculiar_a sabbath_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o christian_n that_o they_o may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o jew_n as_o they_o be_v by_o their_o peculiar_a rite_n from_o the_o pagan_n the_o 3d_o reason_n be_v we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o four_o terrible_a earthquake_n the_o first_o at_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n exod._n 19.18_o the_o second_o be_v at_o the_o death_n of_o our_o redeemer_n the_o three_o be_v at_o his_o resurrection_n and_o the_o four_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 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and_o ceremony_n be_v all_o unbottomed_a so_o the_o earthquake_n at_o christ_n resurrection_n do_v shake_v it_o again_o unto_o and_o upon_o a_o new_a bottom_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o morality_n and_o perpetuity_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o as_o the_o first_o famous_a earthquake_n at_o god_n give_v the_o law_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o by_o the_o disposition_n of_o angel_n act_n 7.53_o gal._n 3.19_o make_v such_o a_o mighty_a change_n and_o the_o last_o at_o christ_n judge_v the_o world_n by_o the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o gospel_n too_o will_v make_v the_o great_a change_n of_o change_n even_o of_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n into_o that_o to_o come_v so_o the_o two_o middle_a intervening_a famous_a earthquake_n especial_o be_v so_o contiguous_a touch_v almost_o each_o other_o as_o it_o be_v and_o be_v within_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o six_o hour_n one_o of_o another_o so_o that_o the_o earth_n have_v get_v but_o a_o very_a short_a 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person_n may_v deliver_v a_o whole_a island_n from_o destruction_n job_n 22.30_o what_o abundance_n of_o good_a do_v one_o holy_a man_n in_o a_o place_n these_o hundred_o of_o man_n fare_v better_a both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o one_o holy_a paul_n sake_n and_o mean_n the_o nine_o remark_n be_v the_o same_o god_n that_o ordain_v the_o end_n oradined_a also_o mean_v in_o tendency_n to_o that_o end_n and_o therefore_o to_o divide_v asunder_o what_o god_n have_v join_v together_o in_o neglect_v ordain_v mean_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o presumptuous_a tempt_a of_o god_n this_o great_a truth_n be_v here_o demonstrate_v by_o these_o divine_a word_n except_o these_o ship-man_n that_o be_v about_o to_o escape_v in_o the_o boat_n abide_v in_o the_o ship_n you_o can_v be_v save_v ver_fw-la 30.31_o notwithstanding_o god_n promise_n mention_v verse_n 24._o that_o they_o shall_v all_o be_v save_v not_o because_o the_o will_n of_o god_n or_o his_o power_n to_o save_v or_o the_o truth_n and_o efficacy_n of_o his_o promise_n do_v depend_v upon_o second_o cause_n as_o if_o all_o these_o be_v make_v effectual_a only_o by_o a_o virtue_n from_o the_o mean_n whereas_o in_o truth_n the_o mean_n be_v make_v efficacious_a only_o by_o a_o virtue_n from_o the_o will_n power_n and_o promise_v of_o god_n god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o they_o yet_o ordinary_o and_o usual_o he_o do_v work_n by_o they_o when_o he_o can_v work_v with_o they_o that_o we_o may_v not_o neglect_v the_o use_n of_o they_o that_o be_v ordain_v by_o he_o thus_o david_n shall_v have_v the_o victory_n but_o it_o must_v be_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o ambush_n 2._o sam._n 5.19_o 24_o and_o man_n shall_v be_v nourish_v but_o it_o must_v be_v by_o his_o labour_n psalm_n 128._o v._n 2_o many_o more_o such_o instance_n may_v be_v give_v yet_o so_o as_o god_n work_v all_o in_o all_o by_o those_o mean_n n.b._n for_o the_o grass_n corn_n trees_n be_v create_v by_o god_n before_o he_o create_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n by_o the_o influence_n whereof_o they_o now_o be_v and_o do_v grow_v sometime_o god_n to_o show_v his_o sovereignty_n do_v work_n without_o mean_n it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o he_o to_o save_v by_o few_o or_o none_o as_o well_o as_o by_o many_o 2_o chron._n 14.11_o and_o his_o omnipotency_n can_v work_v against_o mean_n also_o by_o suspend_v the_o power_n and_o operation_n of_o natural_a cause_n as_o when_o the_o fire_n burn_v not_o the_o water_n drown_v not_o the_o rock_n yield_v water_n and_o the_o iron_n swim_v the_o sun_n go_v back_o ten_o degree_n etc._n etc._n as_o god_n like_v not_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o mean_n so_o nor_o that_o we_o have_v his_o promise_n shall_v in_o defect_n of_o the_o mean_n doubt_v of_o his_o providence_n god_n will_v be_v trust_v but_o not_o tempt_v by_o a_o wilful_a neglect_n of_o due_a lawful_a mean_n the_o care_n of_o the_o mean_n belong_v to_o we_o but_o the_o care_n of_o the_o end_n belong_v to_o god_n whosoever_o neglect_v the_o mean_n under_o any_o pretence_n of_o a_o promise_n do_v not_o right_o believe_v in_o he_o but_o plain_o and_o presumptuous_o tempt_v he_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n these_o mariner_n have_v be_v willing_a enough_o to_o make_v use_n of_o all_o other_o mean_v for_o their_o safety_n as_o undergirding_n unlade_v etc._n etc._n and_o wish_v for_o the_o day_n verse_n 29._o oh_o that_o we_o wish_v so_o much_o for_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n to_o make_v use_n of_o more_o mean_n yet_o miss_v in_o this_o the_o mean_v god_n require_v the_o ten_o remark_n be_v god_n gospel-star_n shine_v most_o in_o the_o night_n and_o their_o splendour_n be_v best_a see_v in_o time_n of_o trouble_n thus_o be_v it_o here_o while_o this_o ship's-crew_n have_v a_o smouth_n sea_n and_o a_o calm_a season_n paul_n lie_v on_o the_o deck_n as_o a_o poor_a contemptible_a prisoner_n neglect_v of_o all_o but_o now_o in_o this_o eminent_a danger_n god_n make_v he_o the_o only_a counsellor_n and_o comforter_n unto_o this_o great_a company_n common_a calamity_n make_v they_o comply_v with_o that_o counsel_n and_o comfort_n which_o come_v from_o one_o in_o chain_n among_o they_o paul_n reprove_v they_o for_o reject_v his_o advice_n of_o winter_v in_o crete_n v._o 21._o yet_o now_o the_o storm_n have_v becalm_v that_o refractory_a mind_n they_o be_v mindful_a to_o follow_v his_o direction_n in_o take_v some_o food_n have_v have_v no_o set_a meal_n for_o fourteen_o day_n through_o the_o consternation_n &_o horror_n of_o death_n and_o in_o admit_v paul_n to_o become_v the_o chaplain_n of_o the_o ship_n for_o crave_v a_o blessing_n and_o for_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o their_o far_a preservation_n verse_n 33.34_o 35_o 36_o 37._o yea_o and_o for_o praise_v god_n also_o
the_o four_o though_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n do_v question_v this_o epistle_n etc._n etc._n yet_o more_o of_o they_o do_v confirm_v its_o authority_n not_o only_o they_o but_o also_o all_o modern_a author_n find_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o apostle_n all_o along_o breathe_v in_o it_o as_o well_o as_o in_o all_o other_o there_o be_v in_o this_o epistle_n the_o same_o majesty_n purity_n efficacy_n spirituality_n and_o power_n upon_o man_n conscience_n all_o which_o do_v demonstrate_v its_o divine_a impression_n moreover_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o enoch_n institute_v that_o great_a excommunication_n of_o maran-atha_a 1_o cor._n chap._n 16.22_o what_o become_v of_o judas_n at_o last_o the_o scripture_n mention_n not_o but_o eusebius_n tell_v of_o his_o go_v to_o agbarus_n king_n of_o edessa_n who_o he_o cure_v and_o convert_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n our_o lord_n return_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o king_n be_v first_o letter_n send_v to_o he_o and_o there_o he_o lie_v inter_v but_o other_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n say_v that_o he_o go_v with_o his_o brother_n simon_n into_o persia_n where_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o pagan_a priest_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v only_o humane_a testimony_n now_o come_v we_o through_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n phil._n 1.19_o to_o the_o four_o and_o last_o of_o all_o the_o apostle_n to_o wit_n john_n have_v no_o scripture-light_n concern_v the_o history_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o therefore_o be_v here_o omit_v in_o this_o discourse_n who_o as_o he_o be_v the_o best_a belove_a disciple_n so_o be_v honour_v above_o the_o other_o by_o his_o love_a lord_n both_o in_o write_v scripture_n be_v make_v a_o evangelist_n in_o his_o gospel_n a_o apostle_n in_o his_o epistle_n and_o a_o prophet_n in_o his_o revelation_n and_o also_o in_o prolong_v his_o life_n the_o long_a of_o all_o for_o he_o survive_v all_o his_o colleague_n and_o die_v last_o of_o all_o the_o apostle_n as_o be_v suppose_v 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