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of_o this_o oath_n upon_o a_o mistake_n that_o they_o be_v not_o canaanite_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o end_n of_o hostile_a quarrel_n between_o israel_n and_o the_o gibeonite_n or_o if_o any_o haply_o shall_v here_o reply_v that_o this_o league_n do_v valere_fw-la de_fw-la facto_fw-la be_v make_v valid_a more_o through_o ioshuah_n courtesy_n or_o scrupulosity_n of_o conscience_n then_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n nation_n or_o by_o any_o strict_a rule_n of_o equity_n the_o severity_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n for_o violate_v this_o league_n which_o joshua_n have_v make_v by_o oath_n more_o than_o four_o hundred_o year_n after_o he_o have_v make_v it_o will_v convince_v he_o of_o error_n saul_n seek_v to_o slay_v the_o gibeonite_n in_o his_o zeal_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n 2._o sam._n 21._o 2._o but_o as_o if_o israel_n have_v forfeit_v their_o estate_n in_o the_o promise_a land_n by_o breach_n of_o their_o 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high_o displease_v with_o they_o of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n a_o people_n for_o wealth_n inferior_a to_o none_o they_o come_v to_o he_o with_o one_o accord_n and_o have_v make_v blastus_n the_o king_n chamberlain_n their_o friend_n they_o desire_v peace_n what_o reason_n have_v they_o to_o become_v suitor_n for_o peace_n with_o he_o against_o who_o they_o have_v be_v able_a to_o have_v wage_v war_n who_o perhaps_o they_o be_v able_a to_o outmatch_n with_o number_n of_o man_n and_o weight_n of_o money_n s._n luke_n give_v the_o reason_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n because_o their_o country_n be_v nourish_v by_o herod_n country_n 3_o but_o infinite_o more_o miserable_a than_o the_o forlorn_a estate_n of_o any_o one_o people_n can_v be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o most_o potent_a and_o cruel_a adversary_n be_v the_o estate_n of_o all_o mankind_n whilst_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v at_o enimity_n for_o albeit_o god_n in_o mercy_n suffer_v his_o sun_n to_o rise_v aswell_o upon_o the_o unjust_a 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dabant_fw-la god_n be_v our_o lord_n by_o a_o high_a title_n than_o the_o right_n of_o conquest_n &_o we_o be_v worse_o than_o his_o mean_a vassal_n not_o his_o servant_n but_o his_o condemn_a prisoner_n it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v cut_v we_o off_o from_o all_o possibility_n of_o any_o league_n or_o amity_n save_v only_o with_o hell_n and_o death_n which_o we_o and_o our_o father_n have_v choose_v for_o our_o confederate_n and_o yet_o the_o condition_n of_o this_o league_n wherewith_o god_n prevent_v abraham_n for_o he_o seek_v it_o at_o abraham_n hand_n when_o abraham_n do_v not_o seek_v it_o at_o he_o be_v condition_n aequi_fw-la faederis_fw-la it_o be_v make_v upon_o as_o good_a term_n or_o condition_n as_o any_o league_n between_o free-state_n and_o kingdom_n independent_a be_v ever_o proffer_v or_o perform_v it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o league_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o league_n be_v but_o a_o ratification_n of_o that_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 12._o 2._o 3._o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o make_v thy_o name_n great_a and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o and_o curse_v he_o that_o curse_v thou_o and_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v chap._n 17._o ver_fw-la 19_o that_o god_n will_v establish_v his_o league_n with_o isaac_n but_o with_o isaac_n only_o as_o in_o the_o type_n or_o as_o he_o be_v the_o pledge_n only_o on_o abraham_n part_n for_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o lord_n in_o give_v sentence_n of_o blessing_n and_o curse_v will_v tie_v himself_o unto_o such_o strict_a conformity_n as_o this_o promise_n import_v with_o the_o party_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o he_o as_o that_o he_o will_v bless_v all_o whosoever_o bless_a abraham_n or_o 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resurrection_n do_v portend_v 5_o the_o second_o be_v how_o these_o forty_o day_n of_o his_o abode_n here_o on_o earth_n after_o his_o resurrection_n be_v fore-pictured_n or_o foretold_v 6_o this_o second_o query_n be_v in_o part_n already_o answer_v in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o jonas_n for_o as_o he_o expect_v forty_o day_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o nineveh_n so_o our_o saviour_n do_v respite_v the_o solemn_a declaration_n of_o ierusalem_n doom_n as_o many_o day_n nor_o can_v i_o mislike_v their_o opinion_n who_o think_v that_o the_o forty_o day_n intervenient_a betwixt_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n be_v prefigure_v by_o his_o forty_o day_n fast_v in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o his_o baptism_n as_o that_o questionless_a be_v by_o moses_n fast_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n in_o the_o mount_n moses_n do_v then_o bear_v as_o himself_o do_v witness_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o people_n to_o wit_n as_o in_o the_o type_n but_o our_o saviour_n as_o well_o in_o that_o long_a fast_n after_o his_o baptism_n as_o in_o the_o forty_o day_n after_o his_o resurrection_n do_v bear_v their_o and_o our_o sin_n real_o and_o according_a to_o the_o mystical_a and_o complete_a meaning_n of_o moses_n word_n 7_o but_o if_o we_o shall_v descend_v unto_o more_o exact_a search_n of_o the_o particular_a cricumstance_n of_o time_n as_o it_o include_v the_o day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n with_o the_o other_o thirty_o eight_o day_n intervenient_a these_o be_v most_o punctual_o and_o admirable_o foreshadowed_n and_o represent_v by_o the_o day_n of_o his_o first_o birth_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o by_o the_o day_n of_o his_o bless_a mother_n purification_n and_o his_o presentation_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o jerusalem_n 8_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o the_o firstborn_a be_v call_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n require_v they_o express_o of_o his_o people_n exod._n 22._o 29._o the_o first-born_a of_o thy_o son_n shall_v thou_o give_v unto_o i_o this_o do_v imply_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o one_o firstborn_a among_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o woman_n in_o who_o the_o light_n and_o life_n of_o holiness_n that_o holiness_n itself_o of_o which_o all_o the_o legal_a title_n of_o holiness_n be_v but_o shadow_n or_o glimmering_n shall_v reside_v or_o be_v incorporate_v as_o light_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n now_o that_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n be_v this_o firstborn_a in_o who_o the_o true_a and_o complete_a holiness_n do_v thus_o reside_v the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v declare_v or_o proclaim_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o simeon_n at_o that_o very_a time_n wherein_o our_o saviour_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o firstborn_a be_v to_o be_v present_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o temple_n to_o wit_n the_o time_n of_o his_o mother_n purification_n simeon_n say_v s._n luke_n come_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o temple_n and_o when_o the_o parent_n bring_v in_o the_o child_n jesus_n to_o do_v for_o he_o after_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o law_n than_o take_v he_o he_o up_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o bless_a god_n and_o say_v lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v before_o the_o face_n of_o all_o people_n a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o to_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o thy_o people_n israel_n and_o joseph_n and_o his_o mother_n marvail_v at_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o he_o and_o simeon_n bless_v they_o and_o say_v unto_o mary_n his_o mother_n behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_v again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o 9_o they_o good_a soul_n come_v not_o to_o the_o temple_n with_o any_o such_o intent_n or_o expectation_n but_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o firstborn_a male_n as_o s._n luke_n tell_v we_o chap._n 2._o 22._o 23._o 24._o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purification_n be_v accomplish_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n they_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o present_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o male_a that_o open_v the_o womb_n shall_v be_v call_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o pair_n of_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n the_o ordinary_a offering_n which_o the_o law_n in_o like_a case_n do_v require_v be_v a_o lamb_n as_o you_o may_v read_v levit._n 12._o 6._o yet_o with_o this_o express_a dispensation_n that_o if_o the_o party_n be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v a_o lamb_n two_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n shall_v suffice_v the_o bless_a virgin_n whether_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o husband_n poverty_n or_o as_o i_o rather_o think_v by_o reason_n she_o be_v deliver_v of_o her_o son_n in_o a_o strange_a place_n without_o the_o country_n or_o province_n wherein_o she_o dwell_v be_v content_a to_o use_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o dispensation_n 10_o but_o though_o our_o saviour_n have_v this_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o the_o firstborn_a that_o he_o be_v most_o holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o although_o as_o he_o say_v at_o his_o baptism_n it_o become_v he_o to_o fulfil_v all_o legal_a righteousness_n yet_o it_o be_v questionable_a whether_o he_o be_v redeem_v at_o other_o firstborn_a be_v the_o sacrifice_n mention_v by_o s._n luke_n be_v ordinary_a at_o every_o woman_n purification_n whether_o the_o child_n bring_v forth_o be_v male_a or_o female_a as_o for_o our_o saviour_n of_o all_o first_o bear_v he_o only_o need_v no_o legal_a redemption_n because_o he_o be_v destinate_a from_o his_o birth_n not_o to_o be_v redeem_v but_o to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o other_o and_o in_o this_o he_o do_v fulfil_v that_o legal_a rite_n or_o shadow_n of_o redeem_v those_o useful_a creature_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n unclean_a by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o such_o 12._o as_o by_o the_o law_n be_v account_v clean_o 11_o but_o be_v he_o exempt_v by_o any_o more_o peculiar_a right_n from_o the_o law_n of_o redemption_n than_o the_o bless_a virgin_n his_o mother_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o purification_n to_o this_o demand_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v not_o free_a from_o all_o taint_n of_o original_a sin_n as_o he_o be_v but_o this_o reply_n or_o answer_v be_v admit_v it_o will_v be_v a_o foul_a heresy_n or_o worse_a than_o so_o to_o say_v that_o she_o be_v either_o legal_o or_o natural_o unclean_a during_o all_o or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o time_n of_o her_o separation_n from_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a assembly_n for_o she_o be_v free_a from_o any_o actual_a sin_n in_o the_o time_n or_o manner_n of_o her_o conception_n and_o from_o all_o legal_a uncleanness_n either_o in_o her_o travail_n or_o for_o forty_o day_n after_o it_o otherwise_o that_o holy_a one_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o may_v have_v be_v conceive_v or_o bring_v forth_o or_o nourish_v by_o her_o milk_n in_o her_o uncleanness_n which_o to_o avouch_v or_o conceive_v be_v foul_a blasphemy_n be_v her_o observation_n then_o of_o the_o law_n concern_v purification_n either_o a_o will-worship_n or_o affect_a work_n of_o supererogation_n rather_o a_o excellent_a pattern_n or_o exemplary_a rule_n of_o obedience_n unto_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o adam_n that_o desire_n or_o intend_v to_o be_v the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o abraham_n the_o rule_n be_v that_o even_o such_o of_o either_o sex_n as_o know_v themselves_o not_o to_o be_v conscious_a of_o the_o occasion_n nor_o much_o liable_a to_o the_o temptation_n which_o public_a law_n or_o sacred_a canon_n seek_v to_o prevent_v or_o restrain_v from_o burst_v out_o into_o matter_n of_o fact_n shall_v do_v both_o wise_o and_o religious_o if_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o such_o decree_n or_o injunction_n as_o be_v useful_a or_o needful_a for_o most_o other_o man_n to_o observe_v for_o it_o well_o become_v and_o behoove_v the_o most_o strong_a and_o sound_a member_n of_o any_o body_n natural_a or_o civil_a of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n especial_o to_o sympathize_v thus_o far_o at_o least_o with_o unsound_a or_o decay_a part_n of_o the_o same_o body_n as_o to_o restrain_v themselves_o from_o use_v that_o liberty_n which_o they_o for_o their_o own_o part_n may_v safe_o enjoy_v be_v the_o object_n or_o matter_n prohibit_v void_a of_o danger_n unto_o other_o member_n of_o the_o same_o society_n which_o have_v more_o forcible_a temptation_n to_o the_o contrary_a or_o want_v skill_n
poesy_n whereof_o this_o and_o the_o eighteen_o psalm_n with_o some_o other_o bear_v lively_a character_n be_v partly_o the_o triumphant_a victory_n which_o he_o have_v already_o get_v over_o the_o enemy_n of_o israel_n peace_n and_o the_o confederator_n or_o conspirator_n against_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n partly_o the_o glorious_a promise_n which_o through_o patient_a expectation_n of_o deliverance_n he_o have_v obtain_v for_o the_o further_a establishment_n and_o advancement_n of_o his_o throne_n and_o the_o enlargement_n of_o his_o hereditary_a kingdom_n before_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o second_o psalm_n he_o have_v the_o glorious_a and_o gracious_a promise_n of_o which_o ethan_n the_o esrait_n so_o curious_o descant_v psalm_n 89._o i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o first_o borne_n high_o than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n now_o it_o can_v be_v no_o solecism_n to_o say_v that_o he_o who_o in_o sacred_a language_n be_v instil_v the_o first_o bear_v shall_v have_v the_o title_n of_o the_o first_o beget_v among_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n see_v the_o title_n of_o beget_v be_v ofttimes_o in_o sacred_a language_n to_o be_v measure_v not_o by_o the_o scale_n of_o philophes'â—_n or_o naturalist_n dialect_n â—ut_v of_o moral_a or_o civil_a language_n or_o interpretation_n for_o they_o that_o be_v son_n by_o adoption_n only_o or_o next_o heir_n in_o reversion_n to_o a_o crown_n or_o dignity_n be_v say_v to_o be_v beget_v of_o those_o which_o adopt_v thâ—â—_n or_o of_o who_o they_o be_v the_o immediate_a hair_n or_o successor_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n in_o the_o sacred_a genealogy_n jeconiah_n be_v say_v to_o have_v beget_v salathiel_n 12._o so_o that_o david_n upon_o his_o own_o occasion_n whether_o upon_o his_o anoint_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o judah_n in_o hâ—â—ron_n or_o of_o israel_n in_o zion_n may_v in_o the_o literal_a sense_n avouch_v these_o word_n psalm_n 2._o of_o himself_o i_o will_v preach_v the_o law_n whereof_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o thâ—â—_n be_v my_o sâ—â—t_n his_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o 7_o for_o david_n to_o call_v the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n or_o of_o his_o designment_n unto_o the_o crown_n of_o judah_n or_o of_o all_o israel_n his_o birthday_n or_o beget_n by_o god_n by_o who_o special_a power_n and_o providence_n he_o be_v crown_v be_v not_o so_o harsh_a a_o phrase_n as_o some_o haply_o will_v deem_v it_o that_o either_o know_v not_o or_o consider_v not_o that_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o other_o state_n or_o kingdom_n beside_o judah_n to_o celebrate_v two_o nâ—tales_fw-la dies_fw-la two_o solemn_a 〈◊〉_d or_o birthday_n in_o honour_n of_o their_o king_n and_o emperor_n the_o one_o they_o call_v diem_fw-la natalem_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la the_o other_o diem_fw-la natalem_fw-la etc._n imperij_fw-la the_o one_o the_o birthday_n of_o the_o emperor_n whereon_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o his_o natural_a mother_n the_o other_o the_o birthday_n of_o he_o as_o he_o be_v emperor_n which_o we_o call_v the_o coronation_n day_n the_o reason_n may_v hold_v more_o peculiar_a in_o david_n then_o many_o other_o prince_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n that_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n and_o settle_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n fore-phophecied_n of_o by_o his_o father_n jacob_n upon_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n 8_o but_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v think_v of_o david_n or_o of_o his_o son_n the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n may_v be_v as_o true_o and_o proper_o call_v the_o day_n of_o his_o nativity_n as_o the_o day_n wherein_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n this_o be_v his_o birthday_n or_o nativity_n to_o his_o mortal_a life_n as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o be_v the_o day_n of_o his_o nativity_n or_o beget_n to_o immortality_n the_o birthday_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o royal_a priesthood_n the_o most_o concludent_fw-la testimony_n though_o least_o observe_v by_o most_o interpreter_n be_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n before_o mention_v 4._o heb._n 5._o v_o 4._o no_o man_n take_v this_o honour_n to_o wit_n of_o priesthood_n but_o he_o that_o be_v call_v of_o god_n as_o be_v aaron_n so_o also_o christ_n glorify_v not_o himself_o to_o be_v make_v a_o high_a priest_n but_o he_o that_o say_v unto_o he_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n to_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o it_o be_v he_o that_o do_v glorify_v he_o with_o this_o title_n as_o he_o also_o say_v in_o another_o place_n thou_o be_v a_o priest_n forever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n the_o apostle_n drift_n and_o meaning_n be_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o intrude_v himself_o into_o the_o priesthood_n but_o have_v as_o solemn_a a_o call_n and_o consecration_n â—o_o it_o by_o god_n his_o father_n as_o aaron_n have_v to_o the_o legal_a priesthood_n by_o moses_n and_o he_o do_v deprecate_v his_o call_n or_o consecration_n to_o this_o priesthood_n more_o earnest_o and_o fervent_o then_o any_o high_a priest_n or_o bishop_n do_v their_o consecration_n although_o they_o say_v episcopari_n nolâ—_n they_o have_v no_o desire_n to_o be_v consecrate_v but_o sure_o our_o saviour_n speak_v as_o he_o mean_v when_o he_o pray_v unto_o his_o father_n father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o now_o thus_o he_o pray_v after_o god_n have_v begin_v to_o anoint_v and_o bathe_v he_o in_o his_o own_o blood_n unto_o the_o priesthood_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n as_o moses_n have_v anoint_v aaron_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o beast_n unto_o his_o legal_a priesthood_n and_o this_o place_n of_o our_o apostle_n conclude_v the_o point_n before_o handle_v to_o wit_n that_o our_o saviour_n do_v begin_v his_o priesthood_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n from_o the_o day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n for_o upon_o that_o day_n be_v the_o psalmist_n prophecy_n fulfil_v thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o 9_o 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