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design_v by_o god_n for_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n be_v a_o notion_n clear_a and_o evident_a to_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribe_n at_o the_o time_n when_o herod_n consult_v they_o for_o as_o then_o they_o have_v conceive_v no_o prejudice_n against_o the_o person_n birth_n or_o life_n of_o our_o saviour_n nor_o have_v the_o malice_n of_o their_o heart_n wrought_v any_o eclipse_n in_o their_o brain_n or_o understanding_n they_o have_v their_o answer_n ad_fw-la â—nguem_fw-la when_o herod_n the_o king_n say_v s._n matthew_n hear_v this_o thing_n he_o be_v trouble_v etc._n etc._n and_o when_o he_o have_v gather_v all_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribe_n together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o consult_v they_o as_o oracle_n where_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v and_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o without_o distraction_n or_o scatter_v of_o suffrage_n in_o bethleem_n of_o
and_o before_o she_o do_v conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n this_o in_o no_o wiâ—e_n may_v be_v grant_v nor_o any_o interpretation_n of_o any_o place_n admit_v from_o which_o such_o impious_a conclusion_n as_o this_o may_v be_v infer_v to_o conceive_v a_o son_n while_o she_o be_v a_o virgin_n be_v the_o incommunicable_a prerogative_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n yet_o will_v it_o not_o hence_o follow_v that_o the_o prophet_n by_o the_o emphatical_a character_n of_o a_o virgin_n hagnalma_n may_v not_o design_n some_o virgin_n then_o present_a not_o the_o prophet_n wife_n but_o rather_o some_o virgin_n of_o ahaz_n kindred_n or_o of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n for_o who_o he_o astipulate_v that_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o year_n follow_v she_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n not_o whilst_o she_o be_v a_o virgin_n but_o by_o become_v a_o lawful_a wife_n beyond_o or_o before_o her_o expectation_n 7._o but_o here_o such_o as_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v or_o take_v this_o passage_n to_o be_v literal_o mean_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n alone_o will_v reply_v what_o wonder_n be_v it_o or_o what_o matter_n worthy_a the_o usher_v in_o with_o a_o ecce_fw-la or_o other_o like_a injunction_n of_o attention_n for_o she_o who_o be_v now_o a_o virgin_n to_o conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n after_o the_o manner_n that_o other_o woman_n within_o a_o year_n after_o they_o be_v marry_v usual_o do_v but_o they_o who_o thus_o object_n facilè_fw-la pronunciant_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la pauca_fw-la respiciunt_fw-la they_o give_v sentence_n upon_o the_o view_n of_o one_o circumstance_n only_o when_o as_o they_o shall_v take_v a_o great_a many_o more_o into_o their_o consideration_n the_o virgin_n thus_o particularise_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o prophet_n whether_o then_o present_a as_o be_v most_o probable_a or_o otherwise_o so_o famous_o know_v that_o his_o word_n in_o all_o man_n apprehension_n then_o present_a have_v reference_n to_o she_o may_v be_v either_o for_o want_v of_o year_n or_o for_o some_o other_o defect_n as_o unlikely_a to_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n within_o the_o time_n limit_v as_o sarah_n after_o 90_o year_n age_n be_v more_o unlikely_a than_o the_o wife_n of_o manoah_n or_o zacharias_n however_o it_o far_o surpass_v the_o skill_n of_o astrologer_n physician_n of_o man_n expert_a in_o natural_a magic_n or_o other_o kind_n of_o divination_n whatsoever_o beside_o the_o divination_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n to_o give_v such_o full_a assurance_n as_o the_o prophet_n there_o do_v that_o any_o woman_n shall_v conceive_v within_o such_o a_o compass_n of_o time_n or_o that_o she_o shall_v conceive_v a_o son_n not_o a_o daughter_n lest_o of_o all_o that_o she_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n who_o shall_v deserve_o brook_v the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o emmanuel_n that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o pledge_n of_o god_n special_a presence_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n or_o land_n of_o judah_n or_o to_o protect_v they_o against_o their_o potent_a enemy_n or_o to_o be_v a_o demonstrative_a sign_n or_o hostage_n that_o before_o he_o can_v know_v how_o to_o refuse_v the_o evil_a and_o choose_v the_o good_a the_o land_n which_o ahaz_n abhor_v shall_v be_v forsake_v of_o both_o their_o king_n who_o be_v now_o ready_a and_o able_a without_o god_n special_a aid_n to_o devour_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n yet_o for_o all_o these_o and_o other_o like_a consequence_n of_o emmanuels_n birth_n the_o prophet_n confident_o astipulate_v in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o god_n which_o without_o a_o special_a warrant_n from_o he_o have_v be_v a_o intolerable_a presumption_n but_o as_o for_o ahaz_n himself_o his_o house_n and_o people_n because_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v this_o prediction_n according_a to_o the_o literal_a tenor_n they_o be_v to_o be_v plague_v by_o that_o nation_n in_o who_o potency_n they_o put_v their_o trust_n by_o the_o same_o enemy_n which_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v shall_v by_o god_n appointment_n defeat_v the_o present_a mischievous_a design_n of_o syria_n and_o samaria_n against_o judah_n and_o all_o this_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v without_o any_o future_a harm_n or_o danger_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n by_o they_o so_o ahaz_n and_o his_o people_n will_v have_v rely_v entire_o upon_o god_n promise_n or_o faithful_o accept_v of_o the_o sign_n promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n but_o not_o believe_v this_o they_o be_v not_o establish_v ver_fw-la 9_o for_o so_o the_o prophet_n immediate_o after_o ahaz_n refusal_n of_o this_o sign_n do_v threaten_v ahaz_n and_o his_o people_n ver_fw-la 17._o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v upon_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n and_o upon_o thy_o father_n house_n day_n that_o have_v not_o come_v from_o the_o day_n that_o ephraim_n depart_v from_o judah_n even_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v hiss_v for_o the_o fly_n that_o be_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o the_o bee_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v and_o shall_v rest_v all_o of_o they_o in_o the_o desolate_a valley_n and_o in_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o upon_o all_o thorn_n and_o upon_o all_o bush_n the_o demerit_n of_o ahaz_n and_o of_o his_o people_n which_o do_v deserve_v the_o denunciation_n and_o execution_n of_o the_o plague_n here_o threaten_v be_v their_o too_o much_o confidence_n in_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o their_o distrust_n hence_o occasion_v of_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n and_o will_v have_v perform_v by_o other_o mean_n than_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o assyrian_a so_o they_o will_v have_v rely_v upon_o they_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o either_o ahaz_n or_o his_o people_n do_v distrust_v much_o less_o that_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o distrust_n unto_o god_n promise_n concern_v the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o the_o appoint_a time_n but_o for_o not_o accept_v the_o sign_n or_o pledge_n as_o well_o of_o his_o come_n as_o of_o their_o instant_a deliverance_n from_o the_o danger_n wherein_o then_o they_o stand_v 8._o but_o what_o probability_n or_o just_a presumption_n be_v there_o that_o any_o woman_n who_o be_v a_o virgin_n at_o the_o time_n when_o ahaz_n and_o isaiah_n meet_v in_o the_o high_a way_n of_o the_o fuller_n field_n shall_v upon_o the_o occasion_n mention_v become_v a_o marry_a woman_n and_o conceive_v a_o son_n according_a to_o the_o time_n intimate_v by_o the_o prophet_n all_o this_o i_o take_v it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a from_o the_o true_a and_o literal_a meaning_n of_o the_o 1_o 2_o 3_o and_o 4_o verse_n of_o the_o 8_o chapter_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o exegeticall_a exposition_n of_o the_o former_a prophecy_n chap._n 7._o vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o or_o a_o more_o legal_a ratification_n or_o new_a assumption_n of_o make_v good_a the_o assurance_n which_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o have_v give_v moreover_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o take_v thou_o a_o great_a roll_n and_o write_v in_o it_o with_o a_o man_n pen_n concern_v maher-shalal-hash-baz_a and_o i_o take_v unto_o i_o faithful_a witness_n to_o record_v vriah_n the_o priest_n and_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeberechiah_n and_o i_o go_v unto_o the_o prophetess_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n then_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o i_o call_v his_o name_n maher-shalal-hash-baz_a for_o before_o the_o child_n shall_v have_v knowledge_n to_o cry_v my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n the_o riches_n of_o damascus_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o samaria_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o before_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n the_o child_n promise_v chap._n 7._o ver_fw-la 14_o and_o in_o this_o place_n according_a to_o the_o true_a connexion_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n be_v in_o my_o apprehension_n one_o and_o the_o same_o though_o describe_v by_o two_o name_n the_o one_o import_v comfort_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o this_o be_v give_v he_o before_o his_o conception_n the_o late_a import_v the_o sudden_a execution_n of_o the_o woe_n denounce_v against_o syria_n and_o samaria_n and_o be_v give_v he_o after_o his_o conception_n and_o lest_o we_o shall_v doubt_v whether_o this_o maher-shalal-hash-baz_a be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o emmanuel_n promise_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o be_v instyle_v again_o by_o the_o very_a same_o name_n chap._n 8._o unto_o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o i_o again_o say_v forsomuch_o as_o this_o people_n refuse_v the_o water_n of_o shiloah_n that_o go_v soft_o and_o rejoice_v in_o rezin_n remaliahs_n son_n now_o therefore_o behold_v the_o lord_n bring_v up_o