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my_o mouth_n it_o shall_v not_o return_v unto_o i_o void_a but_o it_o shall_v accomplish_v that_o which_o i_o please_v and_o it_o shall_v prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n whereto_o i_o send_v it_o isaiah_n 55.10,11_o and_o sharp_a than_o any_o two_o edge_a sword_n it_o strike_v and_o wound_n more_o fearful_o and_o deadly_a than_o any_o sword_n how_o sharp_a soever_o and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o decree_n of_o christ_n against_o ungodly_a and_o disobedient_a person_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o two_o edge_a sword_n go_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n or_o at_o least_o be_v signify_v by_o such_o a_o sword_n for_o god_n and_o christ_n do_v destroy_v all_o their_o enemy_n by_o their_o word_n go_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n i._o by_o their_o powerful_a and_o effectual_a command_n pierce_v even_o to_o the_o divide_v asunder_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o joint_n and_o marrow_n the_o sharpness_n of_o this_o sword_n have_v first_o this_o effect_n that_o it_o pierce_v 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not_o arrogate_v the_o priesthood_n to_o himself_o but_o be_v ordain_v into_o it_o by_o god_n himself_o the_o first_o of_o these_o edict_n be_v take_v out_o of_o psalm_n 2._o the_o other_o psal_n 110._o that_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v of_o god_n himself_o no_o man_n can_v be_v ignorant_a but_o in_o these_o very_a word_n christ_n be_v ordain_v high_a priest_n whence_o it_o manifest_o follow_v that_o he_o take_v not_o this_o dignity_n from_o himself_o but_o receive_v it_o of_o god_n concern_v the_o former_a of_o these_o testimony_n we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o chap._n 1.5_o we_o shall_v here_o note_v only_o three_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o god_n who_o or_o dained_a christ_n to_o be_v high_a priest_n be_v the_o father_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o father_n only_o have_v power_n to_o call_v christ_n by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n as_o in_o these_o word_n he_o do_v whence_o it_o appear_v that_o christ_n in_o this_o place_n how_o great_a soever_o he_o be_v yea_o as_o he_o be_v 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aaron_n say_v o_o lord_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o servant_n according_a to_o the_o blessing_n of_o aaron_n over_o thy_o people_n ecclus._n 36.17_o 8._o and_o here_o man_n that_o die_v receive_v tithe_n now_o follow_v the_o three_o reason_n whereby_o he_o prove_v that_o melchisedec_n be_v great_a than_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n namely_o because_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n receive_v tithe_n yet_o one_o of_o they_o die_v after_o another_o and_o they_o succeed_v one_o another_o in_o the_o priesthood_n but_o melchisedec_n have_v a_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n for_o he_o that_o he_o live_v here_o i._n here_o under_o the_o law_n and_o among_o we_o but_o there_o he_o of_o who_o it_o be_v witness_v that_o he_o live_v there_o where_o we_o read_v that_o abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_n he_o then_o receive_v they_o who_o the_o scripture_n witness_v that_o he_o live_v but_o we_o must_v note_v that_o the_o author_n oppose_v not_o melchisedec_n to_o mortal_a man_n but_o to_o die_a man_n only_o neither_o do_v he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v immortal_a but_o only_o that_o he_o live_v for_o life_n be_v not_o oppose_v to_o mortality_n but_o proper_o to_o death_n and_o there_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o melchisedec_n do_v live_v where_o she_o affirm_v he_o to_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o and_o she_o affirm_v it_o in_o her_o comparison_n of_o he_o with_o christ_n when_o she_o say_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedec_n psal_n 110.4_o as_o we_o explicate_v it_o before_o in_o this_o chapter_n vers_fw-la 3._o where_o we_o show_v that_o melchisedec_n be_v call_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o because_o he_o exercise_v his_o priesthood_n a_o long_a time_n even_o for_o the_o full_a term_n of_o his_o natural_a life_n and_o that_o he_o live_v so_o long_a a_o priest_n as_o there_o be_v any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n among_o the_o man_n of_o his_o time_n and_o any_o place_n for_o the_o priesthood_n so_o that_o melchisedec_n in_o 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type_n as_o of_o the_o antitype_n we_o many_o time_n so_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o of_o the_o anti-type_n itself_o although_o the_o word_n must_v be_v apply_v figurative_o to_o the_o type_n and_o proper_o to_o the_o antitype_n 9_o and_o as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v levi_n also_o who_o receive_v tithe_n pay_v tithe_n or_o be_v decimate_v in_o abraham_n here_o at_o last_o come_v in_o the_o other_o of_o the_o first_o reason_n which_o we_o say_v be_v bipartite_a and_o wherewith_o the_o author_n now_o confirm_v the_o dignity_n of_o melchisedec_n namely_o that_o when_o melchisedec_n take_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n he_o tithe_v also_o levi_n and_o all_o the_o priest_n spring_v from_o his_o loin_n who_o be_v themselves_o to_o receive_v tithe_n to_o show_v the_o great_a dignity_n of_o melchisedec_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o the_o author_n to_o say_v that_o he_o tithe_v abraham_n himself_o but_o levi_n also_o who_o take_v tithe_n be_v by_o he_o tithe_v in_o abraham_n for_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v take_v tithe_n of_o levi_n when_o he_o take_v they_o of_o he_o in_o who_o loin_n levi_n be_v yet_o latent_fw-la therefore_o in_o a_o figurative_a way_n of_o speech_n the_o author_n say_v that_o levi_n be_v tithe_v through_o abraham_n for_o because_o he_o can_v not_o say_v proper_o that_o levi_n give_v tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n through_o abraham_n therefore_o lest_o his_o word_n shall_v seem_v harsh_a he_o mollify_v they_o thus_o as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v whereby_o he_o plain_o declare_v that_o what_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o levi_n must_v not_o be_v take_v literal_o and_o proper_o but_o in_o a_o certain_a sense_n and_o form_n of_o speech_n levi_n also_o who_o receive_v tithe_n not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o in_o his_o posterity_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v tithe_n in_o his_o father_n who_o be_v also_o say_v to_o have_v take_v they_o in_o his_o child_n but_o now_o let_v we_o see_v how_o the_o author_n 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of_o metonymy_a the_o fruit_n of_o this_o holiness_n which_o be_v everlasting_a happiness_n 11._o now_o no_o chasten_n for_o the_o present_n he_n seem_v here_o to_o take_v away_o a_o objection_n some_o man_n may_v say_v that_o all_o chastisement_n of_o it_o own_o nature_n be_v unpleasing_a and_o bitter_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o endure_v it_o with_o patience_n the_o author_n confess_v this_o to_o be_v true_a in_o respect_n of_o some_o time_n that_o chastisement_n for_o the_o time_n present_a all_o the_o while_n the_o affliction_n of_o it_o last_v seem_v not_o so_o good_a as_o indeed_o it_o be_v seem_v to_o be_v joyous_a it_o do_v not_o appear_v or_o seem_v unto_o we_o to_o tend_v unto_o joy_n or_o the_o present_a sourness_n and_o bitterness_n of_o chastisement_n while_o the_o smart_n of_o it_o be_v upon_o we_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o we_o of_o that_o quality_n that_o it_o shall_v determine_v and_o end_v in_o great_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n but_o grievous_a it_o seem_v to_o bring_v nothing_o else_o unto_o we_o but_o smart_n and_o grief_n for_o all_o chastisement_n bring_v grief_n or_o pain_n else_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v chastisement_n for_o therefore_o we_o be_v chastise_v that_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o punishment_n may_v repel_v the_o lust_n of_o sin_n nevertheless_o afterward_o it_o yield_v the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n signify_v the_o fruit_n that_o be_v righteousness_n by_o a_o genetive_a of_o the_o difference_n and_o the_o word_n righteousness_n do_v in_o this_o place_n signify_v both_o the_o habit_n of_o do_v righteous_o and_o by_o way_n of_o metonymy_n the_o effect_n or_o reward_n follow_v it_o which_o be_v justification_n or_o the_o have_v of_o a_o right_a to_o life_n eternal_a as_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n holiness_n signify_v both_o holiness_n of_o manner_n and_o the_o happiness_n follow_v upon_o it_o and_o this_o fruit_n be_v call_v peaceable_a not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o righteousness_n proper_o take_v which_o bring_v we_o peace_n that_o be_v happiness_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o justification_n to_o life_n eternal_a because_o that_o consist_v in_o true_a peace_n which_o be_v our_o final_a happiness_n and_o bring_v it_o with_o it_o in_o a_o sense_n not_o unlike_a paul_n say_v that_o bless_a hope_n tit._n 2.13_o for_o hope_n be_v there_o take_v material_o for_o the_o thing_n hope_v which_o be_v eternal_a life_n which_o be_v call_v bless_v because_o it_o be_v blessedness_n itself_o and_o make_v they_o bless_v who_o attain_v it_o unto_o they_o which_o be_v exercise_v thereby_o he_o specify_v here_o the_o person_n to_o who_o this_o peaceable_a fruit_n accrue_v and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v exercise_v by_o chastisement_n for_o chastisement_n be_v a_o exercise_n to_o godliness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o
author_n therefore_o may_v tax_v these_o marriage_n in_o esau_n as_o profane_v unclean_a and_o incestuous_a which_o also_o be_v most_o careful_o to_o be_v avoid_v of_o all_o christian_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o they_o be_v more_o holy_a than_o the_o son_n of_o the_o patriarch_n notwithstanding_o the_o author_n seem_v proper_o to_o brand_v that_o fornication_n which_o be_v so_o grow_v into_o custom_n among_o the_o gentile_n that_o it_o be_v scarce_o account_v any_o vice_n or_o dishonesty_n as_o it_o plain_o appear_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n see_v act_n 15.20,29_o rom._n 1.29_o 1_o corinth_n 6.13_o and_o this_o sin_n he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v far_o from_o christian_n and_o in_o the_o prohibition_n of_o fornication_n be_v include_v also_o the_o prohibition_n of_o adultery_n and_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o unclean_a pleasure_n because_o they_o be_v great_a sin_n or_o profane_a person_n that_o person_n proper_o be_v profane_a who_o esteem_v nothing_o holy_a who_o either_o 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chief_a heir_n of_o then_o parent_n and_o by_o a_o natural_a right_n have_v a_o prerogative_n and_o preeminence_n above_o their_o brethren_n whence_o under_o the_o law_n the_o first_o bear_v be_v to_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n out_o of_o his_o father_n inheritance_n which_o come_v to_o as_o much_o as_o any_o two_o of_o his_o brethren_n deut._n 21.17_o hence_o we_o read_v that_o the_o dignity_n royal_a be_v devolve_v from_o reuben_n the_o firstborn_a of_o jacob_n unto_o judah_n pass_v by_o also_o simeon_n and_o levi_n who_o be_v elder_a than_o judah_n because_o all_o these_o have_v defile_v themselves_o with_o wickedness_n reuben_n because_o he_o have_v go_v up_o to_o his_o father_n bed_n and_o the_o rest_n because_o they_o have_v stain_v their_o hand_n with_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o sichemite_n and_o have_v make_v themselves_o incapable_a of_o that_o dignity_n if_o therefore_o esau_n be_v filthy_a and_o profane_a because_o he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o a_o morsel_n of_o meat_n how_o much_o more_o be_v they_o filthy_a profane_a and_o wicked_a who_o be_v choose_v and_o adopt_v for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n do_v esteem_v so_o base_o of_o their_o right_n to_o heaven_n which_o god_n through_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n have_v confer_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o countervalue_v they_o with_o fornication_n gluttony_n and_o other_o base_a pleasure_n and_o sin_n 17._o for_o you_o know_v that_o afterward_o when_o he_o will_v have_v inherit_v the_o blessing_n he_o be_v reject_v that_o we_o may_v learn_v what_o great_a calamity_n be_v incident_a to_o profane_a person_n such_o as_o esau_n be_v and_o consequent_o how_o much_o it_o concern_v we_o to_o shun_v profaneness_n therefore_o the_o author_n here_o show_v what_o great_a incommondity_n it_o bring_v unto_o esau_n that_o afterward_o when_o he_o will_v have_v inherit_v the_o blessing_n due_a by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o firstborn_a above_o other_o and_o sue_v to_o his_o father_n isaac_n for_o it_o he_o be_v reject_v because_o he_o have_v already_o sell_v it_o unto_o jacob_n and_o jacob_n have_v already_o get_v that_o blessing_n god_n so_o order_v the_o matter_n the_o same_o calamity_n therefore_o remain_v to_o all_o those_o that_o by_o lust_n and_o unclean_a pleasure_n and_o such_o like_a sin_n disable_v themselves_o from_o the_o right_n of_o that_o eternal_a blessing_n whereto_o god_n of_o his_o great_a mercy_n have_v admit_v they_o by_o adopt_v they_o for_o his_o son_n for_o he_o have_v no_o place_n of_o repentance_n though_o he_o seek_v it_o careful_o with_o tear_n the_o author_n therefore_o add_v this_o lest_o any_o profane_a person_n shall_v think_v that_o he_o can_v move_v god_n afterward_o by_o his_o tear_n and_o cry_n not_o to_o deprive_v he_o final_o of_o that_o blessing_n which_o be_v heavenly_a happiness_n for_o the_o same_o condition_n will_v befall_v they_o that_o happen_v unto_o esau_n who_o find_v no_o place_n for_o repentance_n though_o he_o seek_v it_o earnest_o with_o tear_n and_o cry_n as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v from_o this_o place_n it_o clear_o appear_v that_o to_o enjoy_v the_o birthright_n and_o the_o chief_a blessing_n otherwise_o due_a of_o course_n to_o the_o firstborn_a be_v thing_n distinct_a and_o esau_n though_o he_o have_v not_o sell_v his_o birthright_n may_v notwithstanding_o god_n so_o willing_a and_o dispose_v have_v fail_v of_o the_o chief_a blessing_n because_o it_o be_v already_o settle_v upon_o jacob._n for_o if_o esau_n have_v now_o solâ—_n and_o lose_v his_o birthright_n will_v yet_o have_v get_v the_o chief_a blessing_n and_o do_v sue_v with_o prayer_n and_o tear_n to_o his_o father_n for_o it_o why_o may_v not_o jacob_n though_o he_o have_v not_o get_v the_o birthright_n aspire_v to_o the_o blessing_n be_v it_o not_o free_a for_o god_n to_o bestow_v it_o rather_o upon_o jacob_n then_o esau_n although_o therefore_o without_o the_o rejection_n of_o his_o birthright_n esau_n may_v not_o be_v prefer_v 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thing_n be_v seek_v and_o another_o be_v not_o find_v for_o the_o thing_n who_o place_n can_v be_v find_v that_o thing_n can_v be_v make_v existent_n but_o now_o see_v esau_n seek_v not_o his_o own_o repentance_n for_o he_o do_v repent_v of_o his_o fact_n and_o testify_v his_o sorrow_n with_o tear_n and_o cry_n it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o by_o that_o repentance_n who_o place_n can_v not_o be_v find_v we_o understand_v the_o repentance_n of_o isaac_n whereto_o esau_n by_o his_o weep_a and_o complaint_n will_v move_v isaac_n that_o he_o will_v revoke_v the_o blessing_n give_v to_o jacob_n and_o translate_v it_o upon_o himself_o but_o he_o be_v therein_o disappoint_v and_o frustrate_v for_o his_o tear_n and_o cry_n come_v too_o late_a and_o do_v not_o help_v he_o and_o this_o point_n the_o author_n leave_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o all_o profane_a person_n that_o after_o they_o have_v reject_v or_o neglect_v their_o right_n to_o eternal_a salvation_n their_o tear_n and_o cry_n will_v avail_v they_o nothing_o if_o they_o come_v too_o late_o as_o all_o those_o do_v which_o only_o then_o be_v pour_v forth_o when_o the_o time_n be_v pass_v for_o amendment_n of_o life_n and_o the_o time_n already_o come_v for_o judgement_n and_o punishment_n or_o else_o their_o tear_n be_v not_o serious_a enough_o and_o effectual_a to_o a_o new_a course_n of_o life_n and_o to_o true_a holiness_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o that_o right_n which_o they_o have_v lose_v for_o the_o author_n have_v determine_v it_o before_o that_o without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 14._o and_o therefore_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o consequence_n must_v not_o think_v to_o be_v gain_v only_o with_o cry_n and_o tear_n wherein_o profane_a person_n can_v be_v as_o abundant_a and_o common_o be_v more_o fluent_a than_o the_o true_a saint_n of_o god_n hence_o it_o