belove_a child_n it_o plain_o prognosticate_v he_o will_v break_v up_o house_n there_o and_o short_o remove_v himself_o to_o some_o other_o place_n methuselah_n hebr._n signify_v he_o die_v and_o the_o dart_n come_v for_o immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o that_o holy_a patriarch_n the_o deluge_n come_v upon_o the_o wicked_a world_n then_o be_v the_o day_n of_o babylon_n vengeance_n when_o god_n call_v and_o cause_v his_o own_o people_n to_o come_v out_o from_o she_o rev._n 18.4_o as_o he_o do_v lot_n out_o of_o sodom_n and_o then_o out_o of_o zoar_n both_o which_o be_v destroy_v after_o his_o departure_n oh_o the_o mad_a censure_n of_o a_o frantic_a world_n cry_v away_o with_o they_o they_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o live_v whereas_o they_o be_v most_o worthy_a and_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o they_o heb._n 11.38_o and_o the_o world_n can_v noâ—_n indeed_o subsist_v without_o they_o therefore_o all_o shall_v learn_v with_o lydia_n to_o entreat_v such_o paul_n &_o 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name_n under_o heaven_n by_o which_o we_o must_v be_v save_v but_o by_o christ_n the_o covenant_n act_v 4.12_o 2._o noah_n be_v just_a and_o perfect_a gen._n 6.9_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n on_o man_n part_n why_o he_o be_v not_o destroy_v by_o the_o deluge_n with_o the_o old_a ungodly_a world_n as_o god_n grace_n or_o graciousness_n be_v the_o ground_n on_o god_n part_n this_o as_o the_o cause_n and_o that_o as_o the_o effect_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o damnable_a doctrine_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n which_o assert_v that_o because_o noah_n be_v just_a and_o perfect_a therefore_o he_o find_v grace_n in_o god_n sight_n noah_n indeed_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n gen._n 7.1_o he_o have_v it_o be_v true_a the_o twofold_n righteousness_n 1._o impute_v 2._o impart_v by_o the_o former_a he_o be_v justify_v and_o by_o the_o latter_a sanctify_a yet_o this_o be_v remarkable_a it_o be_v say_v express_o of_o he_o that_o he_o first_o find_v favour_n in_o god_n eye_n before_o he_o be_v 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among_o in_o comparison_n of_o who_o he_o be_v the_o only_a righteous_a one_o gen._n 7.1_o the_o worse_a they_o be_v by_o a_o holy_a antiperistasis_n the_o better_a will_v he_o be_v hereupon_o some_o say_v noah_n be_v above_o enoch_n in_o this_o that_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n a_o quite_o countermotion_n to_o the_o wicked_a world_n in_o far_o worse_a time_n no_o doubt_n than_o those_o in_o enoch_n day_n neither_o be_v noah_n perfect_a in_o measure_n and_o degree_n but_o in_o uprightness_n aim_v at_o perfection_n and_o willing_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o please_v god_n and_o keep_v himself_o from_o his_o and_o other_o iniquity_n psal_n 18.21_o 23._o this_o sincerity_n be_v his_o safety_n as_o well_o as_o his_o perfection_n so_o true_a be_v that_o of_o solomon_n he_o that_o walk_v upright_o walk_v sure_o prov._n 10.9_o such_o be_v as_o safe_a as_o if_o in_o a_o tower_n of_o brass_n or_o town_n of_o war_n prov._n 14.26_o from_o this_o double_a ground_n both_o on_o god_n part_n and_o on_o 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purposely_o suffer_v the_o serpent_n to_o tempt_v he_o although_o he_o foresee_v the_o tempter_n will_v master_v the_o tempt_v all_o this_o be_v a_o divine_a design_n to_o have_v the_o first_o covenant_n abolish_v and_o then_o to_o deal_v with_o fall_a man_n in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n they_o first_o covenant_n give_v way_n for_o the_o theatre_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v act_v in_o the_o second_o to_o be_v short_a the_o law_n covenant_n be_v abolish_v not_o only_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n under_o which_o the_o galatian_n be_v not_o but_o also_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o sundry_a respect_n 1._o it_o remain_v not_o for_o justification_n for_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n gal._n 3.11_o for_o the_o law_n promise_v life_n only_o on_o condition_n of_o complete_a obedience_n and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o man_n save_v in_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n 2._o it_o remain_v not_o for_o 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yea_o the_o main_a point_n and_o strong-hold_a or_o fort-royal_a of_o man_n salvation_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v well_o study_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o and_o have_v a_o wellgâ—â—â—â—d_a dâ—â—ssurance_n of_o â—ur_n interest_n in_o it_o this_o covenant_n be_v call_v the_o oath_n which_o god_n swear_v unto_o abraham_n luk._n 1.73_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hedge_n which_o a_o man_n may_v not_o break_v down_o lest_o a_o serpent_n bite_v he_o eccles_n 10.8_o and_o we_o may_v easy_o imagine_v that_o god_n will_v not_o break_v the_o hedge_n of_o his_o own_o make_n this_o be_v the_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la or_o grand_fw-fr charter_n that_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n in_o all_o his_o ten_o trial_n and_o of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n hold_v their_o hope_n and_o confidence_n on_o and_o that_o renew_v of_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n be_v accommodate_v to_o his_o then_o present_a condition_n of_o have_v no_o child_n therefore_o be_v it_o give_v to_o he_o in_o term_n of_o multiply_v his_o natural_a seed_n which_o shall_v receive_v circumcision_n as_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 4.11_o from_o who_o christ_n come_v the_o four_o period_n of_o renew_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v with_o moses_n another_o eminent_a public_a person_n and_o by_o he_o with_o all_o israel_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n where_o as_o it_o have_v before_o a_o clear_a manifestation_n to_o abraham_n for_o christ_n be_v promise_v to_o be_v his_o seed_n bear_v of_o the_o woman_n marry_o descend_v from_o abraham_n than_o to_o adam_n and_o noah_n so_o now_o it_o have_v a_o large_a extent_n even_o to_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o jacob_n or_o israel_n the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n god_n friend_n hereby_o the_o israelitish_n nation_n become_v a_o peculiar_a people_n near_o to_o god_n than_o any_o other_o nation_n as_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n 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of_o work_n betwixt_o a_o holy_a god_n and_o holy_a adam_n in_o his_o state_n of_o perfection_n but_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n with_o a_o stiff-necked_a people_n deut._n 9.6_o wherein_o he_o love_v they_o not_o because_o they_o be_v lovely_a but_o because_o he_o love_v they_o deut._n 7.7_o 8._o 1_o sam._n 12.22_o mere_o from_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o goodness_n 2_o thes_n 1.12_o &_o deut._n 7.9_o 12._o god_n join_v covenant_n and_o mercy_n together_o as_o also_o 2_o chron._n 6._o v._o 14._o 2_o king_n 13.23_o &_o neh._n 1.5_o to_o show_v his_o covenant_n do_v flow_v from_o his_o mercy_n arg._n 4._o that_o covenant_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o abraham_n be_v grant_v by_o all_o to_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o as_o that_o covenant_n at_o first_o find_v adam_n a_o apostate_n so_o after_o it_o find_v abraham_n a_o idolater_n josh_n 24.2_o it_o be_v not_o grace_n in_o fall_a adam_n or_o in_o idolatrous_a abraham_n that_o draw_v god_n into_o 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to_o sinai_n covenant_n be_v expound_v as_o point_v out_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v no_o other_o than_o their_o gospel_n the_o seven_o argument_n that_o covenant_n make_v with_o a_o mediator_n be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o be_v that_o of_o sinai_n gal._n 3.19_o adam_n have_v no_o need_n of_o one_o before_o the_o fall_n israel_n have_v moses_n their_o mediator_n not_o redemption_n sed_fw-la relationis_fw-la wherein_o he_o be_v a_o typical_a mediator_n only_o the_o second_o answer_n be_v the_o law_n press_v upon_o israel_n on_o sinai_n be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_v but_o a_o dark_a dispensation_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o consider_v four_o thing_n one_a that_o the_o law_n give_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n be_v take_v either_o strict_o or_o large_o 1._o strict_o as_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v press_v upon_o israel_n for_o a_o exact_a rule_n of_o all_o righteousness_n and_o 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to_o beat_v or_o his_o heart_n to_o pant_v and_o his_o lung_n to_o breath_n 2._o large_o as_o the_o law_n contain_v the_o whole_a doctrine_n deliver_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n with_o all_o the_o precept_n and_o promise_n which_o may_v be_v reduce_v thereunto_o all_o the_o ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v show_n and_o shadow_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o body_n so_o it_o be_v a_o dark_a dispensation_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o israel_n 2_o consider_v the_o offspring_n of_o abraham_n the_o jew_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n there_o be_v his_o carnal_a and_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n represent_v to_o we_o in_o god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n gen._n 22.17_o i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n
upon_o the_o sea_n shore_n this_o latter_a call_v also_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n gen._n 13.15_o resemble_v his_o carnal_a seed_n which_o with_o the_o curse_a serpent_n do_v seed_n upon_o dust_n but_o the_o former_a the_o star_n of_o heaven_n gen._n 15.5_o hold_v forth_o his_o seed_n of_o believer_n all_o heaven_n bear_v and_o shine_v as_o star_n in_o their_o generation_n according_o the_o lord_n design_n be_v double_a in_o give_v his_o law_n on_o sinai_n first_o unto_o the_o carnal_a seed_n it_o set_v out_o the_o old_a covenant_n of_o work_n which_o they_o have_v break_v and_o which_o god_n will_v not_o have_v whole_o blot_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o memory_n of_o man_n thus_o the_o law_n strict_o or_o absolute_o take_v as_o it_o be_v give_v to_o adam_n as_o his_o way_n to_o life_n in_o his_o first_o estate_n so_o it_o shut_v up_o all_o these_o jew_n under_o it_o as_o legal_o dead_a except_o they_o will_v slay_v to_o christ_n see_v they_o can_v not_o attain_v to_o any_o righteousness_n or_o life_n by_o the_o law_n simple_o consider_v for_o so_o it_o be_v the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o beget_v child_n to_o bondage_n which_o shall_v have_v no_o inheritance_n with_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n who_o all_o lie_v hold_v on_o christ_n in_o the_o new_a covenant_n as_o gal._n 4.21_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n demonstrate_v where_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o law_n absolute_o and_o proper_o as_o a_o law_n covenant_n strict_o take_v in_o a_o contradistinction_n from_o the_o gospel_n affirm_v how_o its_o child_n as_o those_o of_o the_o bondwoman_n come_v short_a of_o righteousness_n and_o salvation_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v persecutor_n of_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n the_o child_n of_o promise_n as_o now_o all_o reprobate_n be_v the_o second_o design_n be_v for_o the_o start_n of_o heaven_n the_o spiritual_a seed_n or_o believe_v jew_n to_o who_o the_o law_n on_o sinai_n do_v dark_o shadow_v out_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n therefore_o do_v it_o bind_v they_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a as_o well_o as_o moral_a part_n the_o former_a be_v a_o metaphorical_a or_o figurative_a gospel_n as_o the_o latter_a be_v a_o literal_a law_n the_o letter_n whereof_o be_v not_o so_o much_o kill_v even_o to_o the_o carnal_a jew_n in_o god_n intention_n as_o by_o their_o own_o corruption_n whereby_o they_o scorn_v christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n in_o the_o new_a covenant_n think_v to_o save_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o righteousness_n in_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n rom._n 10.3_o whereas_o this_o covenant_n on_o sinai_n be_v not_o otherwise_o design_v upon_o a_o damn_v but_o only_a upon_o a_o prove_a design_n hence_o moses_n say_v there_o exod._n 20.20_o fear_v not_o for_o god_n be_v come_v to_o prove_v you_o he_o say_v not_o to_o damn_v you_o and_o therein_o as_o israel_n avouch_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o god_n so_o god_n avouch_v they_o for_o his_o people_n deut._n 26.17_o 18._o and_o 29.10_o 11._o which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v with_o man_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o by_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o have_v this_o covenant_n on_o sinai_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n than_o be_v god_n injurious_a to_o israel_n in_o call_v they_o back_o from_o that_o covenant_n of_o grace_n give_v to_o abraham_n their_o father_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o gal._n 3.17_o to_o this_o worse_a covenant_n as_o if_o god_n have_v begin_v with_o they_o in_o the_o spirit_n will_v now_o perfect_v they_o by_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 3.3_o whereas_o it_o be_v god_n plain_a method_n to_o lead_v his_o people_n from_o faith_n to_o faith_n rom._n 1.17_o and_o from_o grace_n to_o grace_n john_n 1.16_o job_n 17.9_o and_o prov._n 4.18_o but_o never_o from_o grace_n to_o work_n object_n 3._o but_o then_o why_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n give_v to_o israel_n at_o 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2.3_o &_o exod._n 16.23_o 5._o gen._n 27.41_o all_o these_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v sin_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n even_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n but_o in_o moses_n time_n this_o light_n be_v almost_o extinguish_v and_o this_o law_n be_v obliterated_a and_o blot_v out_o by_o israel_n converse_v so_o long_o among_o the_o idolatrous_a as_o well_o as_o ignorant_a people_n of_o egypt_n indeed_o adam_n fall_n break_v this_o law_n and_o light_n in_o piece_n and_o afterward_o it_o grow_v dimmer_n and_o dim_a daily_o yea_o the_o shard_n of_o god_n image_n wherein_o man_n be_v create_v and_o be_v break_v by_o his_o fall_n become_v small_a and_o small_a every_o age_n after_o so_o that_o they_o can_v hardly_o be_v put_v together_o man_n successive_o mar_v their_o own_o conscience_n more_o and_o more_o and_o the_o devil_n step_v in_o to_o promote_v it_o the_o superseminator_fw-la sow_v tare_n to_o choke_v the_o good_a seed_n wherefore_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v lose_v for_o ever_o as_o a_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n god_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v write_v for_o the_o eye_n as_o well_o as_o speak_v to_o the_o ear_n the_o end_n why_o be_v express_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o law_n enter_v that_o the_o offence_n may_v abound_v rom._n 5.20_o to_o wit_n where_o it_o have_v abound_v in_o the_o conversation_n it_o may_v now_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o law_n abound_v also_o in_o the_o conscience_n in_o great_a grief_n for_o it_o and_o due_a detestation_n of_o it_o as_o the_o great_a evil_n he_o say_v also_o that_o he_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n rom._n 3.20_o and_o 7.7_o and_o therefore_o be_v the_o law_n add_v because_o of_o transgression_n gal._n 3.19_o which_o be_v discover_v by_o it_o ubi_fw-la lex_fw-la ibi_fw-la lux._fw-la torah_n or_o hebr._n god_n law_n be_v man_n light_n prov._n 6.23_o lay_v all_o open_a as_o 1_o cor._n 14.25_o and_o threaten_a destruction_n to_o transgressor_n rom._n 3.20_o 23._o answ_n 2._o the_o law_n on_o sinai_n be_v not_o give_v to_o stand_v as_o covenant_n of_o life_n betwixt_o god_n and_o israel_n by_o which_o they_o may_v live_v for_o when_o it_o be_v give_v in_o its_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n they_o be_v so_o affright_v that_o they_o see_v they_o can_v not_o come_v near_o the_o lord_n by_o that_o law_n wherefore_o then_o say_v the_o apostle_n serve_v the_o law_n gal._n 3.19_o he_o answer_v himself_o it_o serve_v to_o chase_v we_o to_o christ_n v._o 24._o who_o he_o call_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n be_v accommodate_v to_o that_o insantstate_n of_o the_o church_n which_o though_o a_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v to_o father_n abraham_n yet_o while_o under_o nonage_n be_v also_o under_o tutorage_n and_o so_o the_o law_n be_v her_o schoolmaster_n to_o scourge_v she_o to_o christ_n who_o be_v able_a to_o give_v her_o life_n which_o the_o law_n can_v not_o give_v she_o gal._n 3.18_o 21_o 24._o but_o rather_o clap_v she_o up_o close_a prisoner_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v as_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 3.22_o 23_o from_o whence_o she_o can_v not_o possible_o escape_v unless_o deliver_v by_o she_o goel_n or_o redeem_v angel_n gen._n 48.16_o christ_n jesus_n the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n be_v at_o her_o heel_n she_o must_v flee_v for_o she_o light_v to_o this_o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o three_o consideration_n be_v that_o the_o apostle_n in_o those_o chapter_n 3d._a and_o four_o of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n do_v not_o make_v the_o covenant_n on_o sinai_n a_o distinct_a covenant_n from_o that_o of_o work_n and_o that_o of_o grace_n to_o make_v a_o three_o covenant_n but_o he_o
handle_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o a_o double_a notion_n 1._o relative_o as_o it_o have_v relation_n to_o that_o jewish_a church_n in_o her_o minority_n under_o a_o tutor_n or_o schoolmaster_n and_o so_o it_o have_v a_o twofold_a respect_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o first_o be_v antecedent_n as_o it_o prepare_v they_o for_o and_o press_v they_o to_o christ_n and_o his_o covenant_n the_o second_o be_v subsequent_a or_o consequent_a teach_v they_o how_o to_o walk_v before_o the_o lord_n unto_o all_o please_a col._n 1.10_o regulate_v their_o life_n by_o that_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n the_o moral_a law_n then_o give_v they_o even_o by_o the_o mediator_n himself_n as_o well_o as_o by_o moses_n act_v 7.38_o 1_o cor._n 10.4_o 9_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n gal._n 3.19_o and_o so_o the_o law_n be_v to_o israel_n what_o it_o be_v to_o david_n a_o companion_n a_o counsellor_n and_o a_o comforter_n as_o before_o thus_o paul_n speak_v of_o sinai_n covenant_n gal._n 3._o v._n 17._o and_o from_o thence_o to_o gal._n 4.21_o as_o relate_v to_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o same_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v with_o they_o in_o abraham_n before_o then_o 2._o paul_n propound_v that_o law_n of_o sinai_n simple_o and_o absolute_o from_o v._o 21._o of_o chap._n the_o four_o to_o the_o end_n as_o it_o be_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n so_o he_o make_v it_o as_o a_o handmaid_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o gospel_n as_o hagar_n be_v to_o sarah_n yet_o beget_v child_n to_o bondage_n and_o such_o as_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o inheritance_n therefore_o show_v they_o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o be_v child_n of_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o work_n in_o its_o absolute_a proper_a and_o simple_a consideration_n which_o be_v hagar_n and_o unless_o of_o sarah_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n they_o can_v not_o be_v save_v and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o the_o regenerate_v in_o christ_n hand_n exod._n 20.19_o so_o it_o 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7.21_o 23._o as_o two_o army_n in_o he_o cant._n 6.13_o have_v thus_o see_v man_n malady_n the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n make_v a_o discovery_n of_o man_n remedy_n first_o convince_v he_o of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n john_n 16.8_o this_o be_v do_v two_o way_n 1._o by_o the_o law_n of_o work_v as_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n it_o convince_v 1._o of_o sin_n in_o its_o source_n and_o fountain_n jer._n 17.9_o and_o gen._n 6.5_o the_o heart_n be_v desperate_o wicked_a and_o be_v evil_n only_o evil_a and_o continual_o evil_a in_o all_o its_o imagination_n it_o be_v evil_a extensive_a intensive_a and_o protensive_a the_o truth_n of_o all_o this_o not_o only_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n but_o also_o our_o own_o smart_a experience_n teach_v we_o that_o till_o god_n touch_v our_o heart_n with_o his_o strong_a hand_n isa_n 8.11_o and_o break_v down_o window_n into_o our_o dark_a soul_n we_o never_o mind_v god_n or_o his_o good_a way_n god_n be_v neither_o in_o our_o head_n psal_n 10.4_o nor_o in_o our_o heart_n psal_n 14.1_o nor_o in_o our_o word_n psal_n 12.4_o nor_o in_o our_o work_v or_o way_n tit._n 1.16_o we_o be_v whole_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n eph._n 2.12_o thus_o the_o looking-glass_n of_o the_o law_n discover_v sin_n both_o original_a and_o actual_a to_o the_o man_n who_o eye_n be_v open_v jam._n 1.23_o and_o numb_a 24.3_o then_o god_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n convince_v he_o of_o sin_n and_o condemn_v he_o for_o it_o 1_o john_n 3.20_o as_o guilty_a 2._o it_o convince_v of_o righteousness_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o attain_v unto_o it_o by_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n because_o of_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o man_n nature_n and_o weakness_n of_o fall_a flesh_n rom._n 8.3_o and_o gal._n 2.16_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_v leave_v all_o mankind_n under_o the_o curse_n gal._n 3.10_o he_o that_o can_v keep_v some_o commandment_n and_o not_o all_o yea_o that_o continue_v not_o therein_o to_o the_o end_n be_v under_o the_o cusre_n of_o god_n jam._n 2.10_o and_o this_o curse_n contain_v the_o whole_a wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o next_o ready_a to_o be_v pour_v forth_o upon_o we_o continual_o both_o at_o home_o and_o abroad_o levit._n 26.16_o 18_o 21_o 24_o 28._o and_o deut._n 28.16_o to_o 20_o etc._n etc._n john_n 3.18_o 36._o job_n 18.15_o brimstone_n abide_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o house_n ready_a to_o take_v fire_n from_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o lord_n anger_n if_o grace_n prevent_v not_o its_o execution_n now_o every_o man_n guilty_a conscience_n do_v convince_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o breaker_n of_o go_n law_n time_n without_o number_n so_o be_v under_o god_n curse_n but_o can_v thereby_o have_v the_o blessing_n of_o justification_n and_o 3._o the_o law_n convince_v according_o of_o judgement_n that_o will_v follow_v and_o fall_v upon_o all_o the_o people_n of_o god_n curse_n isa_n 34.5_o that_o christ_n the_o 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physician_n for_o he_o by_o a_o eternal_a designation_n 1_o pet._n 1.20_o wherein_o he_o have_v also_o a_o eternal_a delectation_n prov._n 8.22_o 30_o 31._o there_o be_v a_o coexistency_n of_o the_o two_o person_n the_o son_n be_v with_o the_o father_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o way_n and_o the_o father_n delight_v in_o the_o son_n as_o he_o be_v the_o fore-ordained_n surety_n and_o mediator_n for_o man_n in_o this_o delight_n be_v spend_v all_o that_o vast_a space_n of_o eternity_n by_o themselves_o in_o a_o bare_a expectation_n of_o its_o actual_a application_n as_o if_o he_o have_v long_v as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o marriage-day_n of_o man_n and_o his_o mediator_n such_o prodigious_a glory_n be_v wrap_v up_o
manner_n of_o their_o vnder-writing_n and_o seal_v this_o covenant_n the_o head_n and_o chief_a man_n elder_n etc._n etc._n do_v this_o not_o only_o for_o themselves_o but_o as_o deputy_n and_o representative_n of_o and_o for_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 14._o this_o be_v do_v by_o appointment_n to_o avoid_v that_o tedious_a troublesome_a and_o unnecessary_a task_n for_o every_o individual_a person_n of_o the_o people_n to_o have_v seal_v those_o prince_n say_v vatablus_n subscribe_v and_o seal_v after_o the_o priest_n remark_n the_o three_o they_o that_o have_v separate_v themselves_o be_v subscriber_n and_o sealer_n likewise_o ver_fw-la 28._o not_o only_o such_o as_o have_v put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o such_o as_o have_v be_v pagan_n themselves_o and_o be_v now_o become_v true_a proselyte_n to_o the_o jew_n religion_n these_o have_v a_o right_n to_o all_o god_n ordinance_n exod._n 12.48_o n._n b._n these_o be_v lawful_a and_o holy_a separatist_n in_o the_o apostle_n sense_n 2_o cor._n 6.17_o 18._o they_o save_v themselves_o from_o a_o sinful_a generation_n at_o god_n command_n act_v 2.40_o they_o shun_v their_o sin_n lest_o they_o shall_v share_v of_o their_o plague_n rev._n 18.4_o remark_n the_o four_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n that_o be_v come_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o reason_n say_v grotius_n be_v all_o interest_v in_o this_o covenant_n ver_fw-la 28._o this_o be_v nehemiah_n prudence_n say_v wolphius_n that_o all_o person_n shall_v sign_v the_o covenant_n either_o by_o themselves_o or_o by_o their_o assign_v n._n b._n thus_o child_n be_v covenanter_n then_o and_o may_v be_v so_o still_o as_o partaker_n of_o the_o benefit_n 1_o tim._n 6.2_o and_o heir_n together_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n 1_o pet._n 3.7_o more_o especial_o such_o as_o have_v knowledge_n both_o of_o their_o own_o misery_n by_o sin_n and_o of_o that_o great_a mystery_n of_o their_o redemption_n by_o christ_n the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o content_n of_o this_o covenant_n remark_n the_o first_o the_o content_n in_o general_n be_v comprise_v in_o ver_fw-la 29._o every_o one_o own_a what_o other_o have_v do_v in_o their_o name_n ratify_v it_o by_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n the_o sign_n of_o their_o assent_n enter_v into_o a_o curse_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v break_v their_o oath_n wherein_o they_o have_v swear_v to_o walk_v in_o god_n law_n intimate_v hereby_o say_v piscator_fw-la that_o as_o the_o foederal_a rite_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o cut_v the_o calf_n in_o twain_n and_o such_o as_o enter_v into_o covenant_n pass_v between_o the_o part_n imprecate_v the_o same_o dissection_n to_o befall_v themselves_o if_o they_o deal_v false_o in_o god_n covenant_n jer._n 34.18_o thus_o be_v they_o say_v to_o cut_v a_o covenant_n with_o god_n 2_o chron._n 15.2_o the_o rise_v of_o this_o rite_n in_o convenant_v come_v from_o abraham_n gen._n 15.9_o 10_o 17._o and_o the_o heathen_n use_v the_o same_o ceremony_n et_fw-la caesâ_fw-la jungebant_fw-la foedera_fw-la porcâ_fw-la virg._n aeneid_n lib._n 8._o so_o this_o people_n enter_v between_o the_o part_n into_o a_o curse_n submit_v themselves_o to_o any_o violent_a judgement_n in_o case_n they_o break_v promise_n and_o thus_o christ_n threaten_v to_o dichotomize_v the_o evil_a servant_n or_o cut_v he_o in_o twain_n for_o forget_v the_o covenant_n of_o his_o god_n matth._n 24.50_o 51._o and_o all_o this_o they_o do_v here_o not_o only_o to_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n call_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n eccles_n 8.2_o the_o more_o thereby_o but_o also_o to_o keep_v their_o own_o loose_a and_o treacherous_a heart_n the_o close_o unto_o god_n that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o cleave_v to_o he_o as_o their_o life_n deut._n 30.20_o as_o they_o be_v say_v here_o to_o cleave_v unto_o their_o brethren_n which_o hebrew_n vatablus_n render_v they_o lay_v fast_o hold_v on_o they_o to_o wit_v by_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o covenant_n to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n from_o pollute_v it_o and_o to_o choose_v the_o thing_n that_o please_v god_n isa_n 56.4_o 6._o see_v deut._n 29.10_o 11_o 12_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 15.12_o 14._o and_o 34_o 31_o 32._o isa_n 19.18_o and_o 44.5_o yet_o in_o god_n strength_n psalm_n 71.16_o etc._n etc._n so_o far_o as_o god_n enable_v etc._n etc._n all_o aught_o to_o be_v promise_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o the_o content_n of_o this_o covenant_n in_o particular_a be_v branch_v into_o seven_o several_a subject_n mark_v 1_o they_o covenant_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o avoid_v their_o son_n marriage_n of_o strange_a wife_n ver_fw-la 30._o and_o their_o daughter_n of_o strange_a husband_n wherein_o themselves_o have_v late_o transgress_v or_o be_v most_o prone_a to_o transgress_v say_v menochius_fw-la they_o have_v now_o swear_v their_o obedience_n to_o god_n law_n in_o a_o general_n promise_v say_v grotius_n they_o begin_v here_o to_o specify_v those_o special_a duty_n that_o be_v most_o difficult_a to_o observe_v the_o first_o branch_n whereof_o be_v that_o they_o will_v for_o the_o future_a make_v no_o mix_v marriage_n with_o the_o heathen_a be_v sensible_a of_o the_o snare_n that_o herein_o satan_n have_v lay_v for_o their_o soul_n who_o have_v oft_o break_v the_o head_n by_o the_o rib_n as_o he_o have_v do_v adam_n by_o eve_n etc._n etc._n and_o solomon_n by_o strange_a wife_n 1_o king_n 11.4_o which_o god_n forbid_v exod._n 34.16_o deut._n 7.3_o mark_v 2._o the_o second_o particular_a branch_n be_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n to_o its_o primitive_a institution_n ver_fw-la 31._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o buy_v or_o sell_v of_o any_o ware_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n indeed_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n may_v bring_v ware_n to_o sell_v without_o the_o jew_n leave_n and_o do_v so_o chap_n 13.16_o therefore_o nehemiah_n prudent_o bound_v the_o jew_n by_o oath_n not_o to_o buy_v they_o because_o say_v wolphius_n well_o if_o there_o be_v no_o buyer_n the_o seller_n will_v soon_o be_v weary_a of_o bring_v their_o ware_n mark_v 3_o the_o three_o branch_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n ver_fw-la 31._o call_v a_o year_n of_o the_o lord_n release_n deut._n 15.2_o and_o their_o land_n by_o god_n law_n be_v to_o lay_v free_a from_o tillage_n every_o severenth_n year_n exod._n 23.10_o 11._o leu._n 25.4_o as_o in_o this_o year_n they_o be_v to_o exact_v no_o debt_n so_o they_o be_v say_v vatablus_n to_o gather_v no_o fruit_n but_o leave_v all_o for_o the_o poor_a n._n b._n this_o year_n prefigure_v the_o year_n of_o grace_n the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n who_o give_v his_o redeem_a a_o general_a release_n from_o all_o their_o spiritual_a debt_n and_o come_v not_o over_o they_o again_o with_o any_o after-reckoning_n peccata_fw-la non_fw-la redeunt_fw-la sin_n be_v as_o perfect_o remit_v by_o he_o as_o if_o never_o commit_v against_o he_o he_o so_o blot_v they_o out_o as_o to_o remember_v they_o no_o more_o isa_n 43.25_o mark_v 4._o the_o four_o branch_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v the_o contribution_n of_o money_n for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o make_v a_o atonement_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 32_o 33._o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n have_v former_o be_v uphold_v in_o its_o great_a expense_n out_o of_o the_o temple's-treasure_n 1_o chron_n 26.20_o and_o when_o that_o fail_v out_o of_o the_o king's-treasure_n 2_o chron._n 31.3_o but_o now_o both_o these_o fail_n and_o the_o half-shekel_a enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n exod._n 38.26_o be_v not_o sufficient_a they_o in_o this_o exigency_n bind_v every_o head_n to_o pay_v ten-pence_n more_o towards_o the_o charge_n of_o that_o holy-service_n to_o expiate_v their_o sin_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 1._o god_n high_o accept_v the_o small_a offering_n of_o his_o poor_a people_n when_o he_o behold_v they_o proceed_v from_o great_a love_n as_o mark_v 12.41_o 44._o we_o ought_v to_o do_v what_o we_o can_v when_o we_o can_v do_v what_o we_o ought_v mark_v 14.8_o as_o god_n measure_v not_o our_o work_n by_o weight_n but_o by_o will_n 2_o cor._n 8.12_o leu._n 5.7_o 11._o and_o 14.21_o 30_o 31._o so_o good_a man_n do_v samuel_n accept_v of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n from_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 9.8_o which_o be_v one_o part_n less_o than_o this_o offer_n here_o n._n b._n 2._o this_o atonement_n here_o to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o purify_n of_o man_n sin_n and_o for_o the_o pacify_v of_o god_n wrath_n be_v a_o legal_a type_n of_o christ_n reconcile_a man_n to_o god_n for_o he_o alone_o be_v our_o propitiation_n for_o sin_n 1_o john_n 2.2_o mark_v 5._o the_o five_o branch_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o particular_a be_v the_o wood-offering_a ver_fw-la 34._o which_o be_v the_o consecrate_a fuel_n to_o feed_v the_o holy_a fire_n and_o
enquiry_n the_o first_o how_o shall_v the_o servant_n have_v reward_n render_v to_o they_o answer_v this_o lord-judge_n will_v then_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n rom._n 2.6_o to_o well-doer_n eternal_a life_n ver_fw-la 7_o 10._o but_o to_o evil-doer_n eternal_a death_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o and_o this_o judgement_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v according_a to_o truth_n ver_fw-la 2._o for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o this_o scripture_n take_v these_o three_o caution_n caution_n the_o 1._o this_o must_v not_o be_v mean_v of_o child_n who_o die_v while_o young_a and_o live_v not_o to_o work_v good_a or_o evil_n etc._n etc._n some_o of_o which_o be_v save_v by_o the_o eternal_a purpose_n of_o electing-love_n and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o say_v i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n gen._n 17.7_o deut._n 30.6_o isa_n 61.9_o &_o 65.23_o rom._n 4.16_o &_o 9.8_o etc._n etc._n whereas_o other_o child_n be_v out_o of_o the_o unaccountable_a wisdom_n of_o god_n pass_v by_o and_o leave_v of_o god_n as_o child_n of_o wrath_n in_o the_o fall_v nature_n etc._n etc._n oh_o the_o depth_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 11.33_o 34_o 35._o that_o the_o election_n obtain_v and_o the_o rest_n do_v not_o ver_fw-la 2.5_o 7_o 8._o the_o 2._o caution_n be_v this_o reward_v every_o one_o according_a to_o their_o work_n must_v not_o be_v mean_v of_o such_o as_o be_v call_v at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n matth._n 20.6_o 9_o as_o be_v the_o penitent_a thief_n luke_n 23._o ver_fw-la 40_o 41_o 42_o 43._o he_o have_v live_v wicked_o all_o his_o life_n yet_o now_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n he_o be_v convert_v by_o hear_v christ_n precious_a prayer_n and_o by_o see_v his_o profound_a patience_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o break_v out_o into_o that_o brave_a confession_n worthy_a to_o be_v write_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n his_o real_a repentance_n receive_v from_o his_o gracious_a redeemer_n a_o full_a remission_n of_o all_o his_o former_a sin_n ingressa_fw-la pietas_fw-la priorem_fw-la impietatem_fw-la depulit_fw-la say_v the_o father_n his_o now_o begin_v piety_n drive_v away_o all_o his_o former_a impiety_n that_o little_a time_n he_o live_v after_o his_o conversion_n he_o spend_v it_o in_o express_v his_o faith_n by_o his_o work_n and_o so_o he_o be_v say_v to_o live_v very_o much_o in_o a_o very_a little_a space_n have_v he_o live_v long_o he_o will_v have_v do_v no_o less_o but_o have_v live_v better_a etc._n etc._n his_o penitent_a prayer_n which_o he_o make_v upon_o his_o cross_n be_v as_o jacob_n ladder_n whereon_o angel_n descend_v to_o fetch_v up_o his_o soul_n into_o paradise_n his_o judge_n jesus_n judge_v he_o by_o the_o state_n he_o die_v in_o and_o not_o by_o the_o state_n he_o have_v former_o live_v in_o etc._n etc._n the_o 3._o caution_n be_v that_o expression_n rom._n 2.6_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juxta_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la according_a and_o not_o for_o their_o deed_n and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o give_v every_o man_n according_a as_o his_o work_n shall_v be_v revel_v 22.12_o both_o which_o scripture_n do_v signify_v the_o quality_n quantity_n or_o measure_n rather_o than_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n which_o be_v but_o a_o popish_a delusion_n upon_o these_o account_n in_o short_a 1._o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n betwixt_o man_n work_n and_o god_n wage_n 2._o what_o we_o merit_v by_o must_v be_v our_o own_o but_o our_o good_a work_n be_v from_o god_n isa_n 26.12_o not_o from_o ourselves_o so_o can_v merit_v at_o god_n hand_n 3._o our_o good_a work_n be_v but_o a_o due_a debt_n to_o our_o maker_n so_o can_v merit_v any_o thing_n 4._o when_o we_o have_v do_v our_o best_a work_n we_o be_v still_o but_o unprofitable_a servant_n luke_n 17.10.5_o good_a work_n be_v the_o via_fw-la non_fw-la causa_fw-la regnandi_fw-la say_v bernard_n they_o be_v the_o way_n in_o christ_n john_n 14.6_o to_o walk_v in_o unto_o glory_n not_o the_o procure_a cause_n of_o glory_n etc._n etc._n the_o 2._o enquiry_n be_v how_o will_v the_o lord_n reckon_v with_o and_o reward_v the_o godly_a answer_v this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o saint_n shall_v rise_v first_o 1_o thess_n 4.16_o when_o christ_n appear_v the_o saint_n shall_v appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n col._n 3.4_o and_o shall_v reckon_v with_o their_o lord_n as_o they_o be_v the_o bless_a sheep_n set_v upon_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o christ_n mat._n 25.33_o 34_o etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o some_o divine_n do_v say_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o saint_n it_o a_o velantur_fw-la per_fw-la grattam_fw-la domini_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la revelentur_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la be_v so_o vall_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n as_o not_o to_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o their_o reason_n be_v these_o 1._o that_o exemplification_n of_o the_o judgement_n day_n be_v process_n mat._n 25.35_o 36._o the_o judge_n mention_n only_o their_o good_a deed_n not_o as_o a_o cause_n but_o only_o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o their_o acceptance_n etc._n etc._n which_o they_o in_o all_o humility_n seem_v ignorant_a of_o in_o admit_v christ_n candour_n and_o kindness_n to_o they_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 37_o 38_o 39_o but_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n mention_v of_o any_o evil_a deed_n etc._n etc._n 2._o our_o lord_n express_o say_v that_o believer_n have_v eternal_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o condemnation_n john_n 5.24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v not_o come_v into_o judgement_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v not_o as_o the_o rabbi'_v fond_o fancy_n say_v there_o be_v four_o sort_n that_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o judgement_n 1._o he_o that_o be_v extreme_a poor_a 2._o he_o that_o have_v a_o wicked_a wife_n 3._o he_o that_o be_v so_o deep_a in_o debt_n as_o can_v possible_o extricate_v himself_o and_o 4_o he_o that_o be_v torment_v with_o the_o torture_n of_o the_o colic_n as_o if_o all_o those_o have_v hell_n here_o in_o this_o life_n etc._n etc._n these_o jewish_a fable_n be_v record_v by_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr etc._n etc._n but_o the_o true_a sense_n be_v that_o believer_n shall_v not_o come_v into_o that_o judgement_n which_o end_v in_o condemnation_n for_o it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.1_o where_o the_o greek_a word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o signify_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o 3._o that_o maxim_n in_o divinity_n be_v allege_v peecata_fw-la non_fw-la redeunt_fw-la justificatis_fw-la sin_n return_v not_o to_o the_o justify_v for_o that_o bless_a scapegoat_n the_o redeem_v angel_n gen._n 48.16_o carry_v away_o upon_o his_o head_n all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o redeem_a into_o the_o land_n of_o forgetfulness_n as_o some_o sense_n it_o levit._n 16.21_o christ_n so_o blot_v out_o the_o black_a line_n of_o their_o many_o sin_n with_o the_o red_a line_n of_o his_o meritorious_a blood_n that_o even_o the_o thick_a cloud_n of_o their_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v remember_v no_o more_o isa_n 23.25_o and_o 24.22_o and_o hebr._n 10_o 16_o 17._o moreover_o it_o be_v allege_v 4._o what_o hezekiah_n affirm_v to_o god_n glory_n thou_o haste_v cast_v all_o my_o sin_n behind_o thy_o back_n isa_n 38.17_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v never_o appear_v before_o thy_o face_n any_o more_o 5._o david_n assertion_n be_v urge_v god_n have_v remove_v our_o sin_n so_o far_o from_o we_o as_o far_o as_o the_o east_n be_v from_o the_o west_n ps_n 103.13_o which_o two_o contrary_a quarter_n can_v never_o meet_v together_o again_o 6._o the_o prophet_n plead_v god_n promise_n thou_o will_v cast_v all_o our_o sin_n into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n mic._n 7.18_o 19_o that_o be_v so_o as_o they_o may_v never_o be_v buoy_v up_o again_o out_o of_o thy_o bottomless_a bowel_n etc._n etc._n 7._o it_o be_v say_v likewise_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v too_o gracious_a to_o shame_v his_o saint_n by_o lay_v open_a their_o sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o wicked_a world_n god_n himself_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v a_o grudge_n against_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o people_n levit._n 19.18_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n to_o pass_v by_o infirmity_n prov._n 19.11_o how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o gracious_a god_n to_o do_v so_o etc._n etc._n if_o man_n love_n can_v cover_v all_o sin_n prov._n 10.12_o much_o more_o can_v god_n love_n etc._n etc._n god_n multiply_v pardon_n isa_n 55.7_o even_o above_o 77._o time_n matth_n 18.22_o and_o upon_o real_a repentance_n our_o sin_n be_v all_o so_o full_o remit_v by_o he_o as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o be_v commit_v
of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v altogether_o improbable_a if_o not_o impossible_a that_o cain_n who_o be_v a_o wicked_a one_o and_o of_o the_o wicked_a one_o 1_o joh._n 3.12_o shall_v be_v a_o son_n of_o paradise_n or_o be_v beget_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n adam_n may_v have_v hope_n of_o a_o offspring_n by_o eve_n after_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o doom_n for_o their_o sin_n because_o he_o have_v hear_v both_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n and_o the_o threaten_n of_o a_o dolorous_a birth_n therefore_o in_o this_o hope_n he_o go_v in_o unto_o his_o wife_n which_o the_o holy_a tongue_n all_o along_o express_v by_o jadang_v or_o know_v she_o upon_o this_o god_n give_v eve_n the_o blessing_n of_o conception_n and_o then_o have_v she_o smart_a experience_n both_o of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o conceive_v and_o of_o pain_n in_o bring_v forth_o according_a to_o the_o divine_a doom_n pass_v upon_o she_o for_o her_o sin_n gen._n 3.16_o yet_o this_o pious_a mother_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o cain_n her_o first-born_a do_v acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n for_o save_v she_o from_o those_o sorrow_n and_o peril_n of_o birth_n and_o deliver_v she_o of_o a_o lovely_a son_n such_o as_o the_o world_n have_v never_o see_v before_o and_o therefore_o she_o will_v consecrate_v he_o to_o god_n as_o she_o have_v receive_v he_o from_o god_n say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4.1_o although_o in_o this_o the_o good_a woman_n be_v great_o deceive_v by_o her_o son_n degenerate_v into_o the_o devil_n offspring_n as_o many_o good_a parent_n be_v and_o may_v be_v deceive_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o their_o child_n yet_o must_v they_o bless_v god_n for_o give_v they_o child_n which_o be_v blessing_n in_o themselves_o psal_n 127.3_o and_o 128.3_o 4._o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o curse_n of_o barrenness_n thus_o eve_n acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n in_o give_v she_o seth_n gen._n 4.25_o who_o the_o devil_n in_o cain_n can_v not_o compass_v to_o kill_v as_o he_o do_v abel_n in_o who_o her_o expectation_n be_v not_o disappoint_v as_o it_o be_v in_o her_o first-born_a who_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o her_o husband_n unto_o who_o she_o be_v put_v in_o subjection_n gen._n 3.16_o she_o call_v cain_n which_o signify_v possession_n herein_o therefore_o eve_n do_v not_o usurp_v any_o authority_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o she_o but_o adam_n willing_o indulge_v she_o in_o this_o common_a right_n and_o gratify_v she_o in_o be_v so_o grateful_a to_o god_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o fruitfulness_n her_o say_n i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n though_o fallitur_fw-la augurio_fw-la spes_fw-la bona_fw-la saepe_fw-la svo_fw-la child_n be_v certain_a care_n but_o uncertain_a comfort_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o eve_n experience_v many_o molestation_n in_o the_o education_n of_o her_o offspring_n and_o perceive_v that_o cain_n be_v not_o like_o a_o man_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o like_v to_o be_v that_o man_n the_o lord_n the_o messiah_n promise_v call_v she_o second_o son_n abel_n which_o signify_v first_o vanity_n either_o 1_o because_o she_o then_o understand_v the_o vanity_n of_o her_o own_o thought_n in_o mistake_v cain_n for_o the_o promise_a seed_n or_o 2._o because_o she_o be_v now_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o vanity_n of_o humane_a life_n unto_o which_o all_o be_v subject_a in_o their_o fall_a and_o mortal_a state_n or_o 3._o because_o as_o some_o say_v she_o foresee_v that_o abel_n will_v be_v murder_v by_o cain_n sudden_o subtle_o and_o sinful_o so_o he_o will_v be_v a_o most_o memorable_a monument_n of_o humane_a misery_n and_o vanity_n or_o 4_o our_o first_o parent_n repent_v of_o their_o sinful_a fall_n resolve_v as_o other_o say_v to_o devote_v their_o first-born_a son_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o law_n be_v ever_o after_o observe_v till_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v bring_v in_o by_o moses_n law_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a exod._n 22.29_o numb_a 8.15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o their_o second_o son_n to_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n which_o compare_v to_o god_n worship_n be_v but_o vanity_n therefore_o they_o call_v his_o name_n abel_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n habel_n signify_v second_o luctus_n lamentation_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o grand_a cause_n of_o his_o parent_n long_a lamentation_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v murder_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o bloody_a butcher_n his_o brother_n cain_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o lord_n and_o messiah_n that_o he_o be_v rather_o the_o messenger_n and_o first-born_a of_o the_o devil_n though_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o so_o the_o highpriest_n of_o the_o family_n yea_o a_o devil_n incarnate_a thus_o to_o devour_v and_o destroy_v his_o own_o and_o only_a brother_n abel_n ☞_o hence_o those_o famous_a remark_n follow_v may_v natural_o be_v infer_v 1._o such_o be_v the_o unspeakable_a goodness_n of_o a_o most_o gracious_a god_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n he_o will_v not_o abolish_v his_o own_o blessing_n promise_v upon_o marriage_n but_o ratify_v it_o with_o the_o blessing_n of_o conception_n and_o birth_n even_o in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o elect_n which_o shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n thereby_o 2._o it_o be_v not_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o create_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n a_o continue_a succession_n of_o mankind_n as_o he_o have_v alone_o the_o first_o man_n but_o marriage_n be_v god_n own_o ordinance_n whereby_o the_o world_n must_v be_v propagate_v as_o by_o mean_n lawful_a holy_a and_o well_o please_v to_o god_n who_o ordain_v it_o before_o the_o fall_n so_o that_o all_o reproacher_n of_o this_o holy_a and_o honourable_a ordinance_n heb._n 13.4_o be_v reproacher_n of_o god_n himself_n the_o ordainer_n of_o it_o such_o be_v the_o romanist_n who_o impose_v that_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n in_o forbid_v it_o to_o their_o votary_n 1_o tim._n 4.1.3_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v insensible_a that_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n himself_n if_o man_n will_v not_o judge_n 3._o parent_n be_v teach_v here_o to_o be_v true_o thankful_a to_o god_n for_o those_o child_n who_o he_o gracious_o give_v they_o as_o eve_n be_v here_o and_o as_o jacob_n be_v after_o gen._n 33.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n child_n be_v god_n special_a gift_n as_o david_n teach_v solomon_n psal_n 127.3_o and_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n psal_n 128._o that_o nothing_o can_v beget_v no_o child_n can_v be_v beget_v without_o god_n blessing_n this_o be_v a_o fit_a lesson_n for_o solomon_n who_o of_o a_o 1000_o wife_n and_o concubine_n beget_v only_o one_o son_n that_o we_o read_v of_o and_o he_o none_o of_o the_o wise_a 4._o parent_n shall_v consecrate_v those_o child_n to_o god_n which_o they_o have_v so_o gracious_o receive_v from_o god_n they_o shall_v nurture_n their_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o nourish_v their_o body_n which_o latter_a be_v do_v even_o by_o brute_n to_o their_o young_a eph._n 6.4_o a_o godly_a education_n must_v make_v child_n as_o arrow_n psal_n 127.4_o arrow_n be_v not_o arrow_n by_o growth_n but_o by_o art_n pious_a instruction_n pare_v off_o the_o knotty_a nature_n of_o child_n and_o polish_v they_o for_o god_n their_o nature_n be_v refine_v and_o reform_v by_o grace_n thus_o adam_n and_o eve_n teach_v both_o their_o son_n to_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n 5._o hence_o also_o be_v a_o clear_a evidence_n both_o of_o the_o antiquity_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n not_o only_o as_o no_o other_o language_n will_v admit_v of_o any_o such_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n cain_n as_o this_o i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n but_o also_o as_o the_o three_o first_o name_n of_o man_n adam_n cain_n abel_n hold_v out_o a_o most_o practical_a and_o profitable_a aphorism_n or_o golden_a sentence_n adam_n signify_v earth_n cain_n possession_n and_o abel_n vanity_n all_o this_o be_v right_o spell_v and_o put_v together_o in_o god_n school_n afford_v we_o this_o divine_a maxim_n viz._n earthly_a possession_n be_v but_o vanity_n the_o sixth_z famous_a remark_n be_v the_o marvellous_a and_o absolute_a power_n which_o the_o principal_a potter_n have_v over_o his_o clay_n in_o frame_v and_o form_v of_o earthen_a vessel_n whether_o in_o the_o womb_n or_o in_o the_o world_n god_n sovereignty_n be_v eminent_o observable_a in_o respect_n of_o order_n as_o well_o as_o end_n as_o god_n end_n be_v wonderful_a in_o make_v up_o some_o clay_n vessel_n for_o honour_n and_o other_o for_o dishonour_n according_a to_o his_o own_o uncontrollable_a counsel_n and_o pleasure_n so_o god_n order_n have_v unsearchable_a wisdom_n in_o it_o here_o in_o frame_v and_o form_v first_o not_o the_o
be_v presumption_n not_o faith_n that_o esau_n come_v with_o to_o his_o father_n for_o he_o say_v presumptuous_o let_v my_o father_n arise_v and_o eat_v of_o his_o son_n venison_n that_o thy_o soul_n may_v bless_v i_o v._o 31._o presume_v he_o have_v merit_v his_o father_n blessing_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o answer_v by_o isaac_n with_o a_o who_o be_v thou_o v._n 32._o thus_o it_o be_v with_o we_o our_o heavenly_a father_n command_v we_o his_o child_n to_o provide_v he_o savoury_a meat_n such_o as_o he_o love_v isa_n 43.22_o 23_o 24._o in_o render_v and_o tender_v to_o he_o the_o gospel_n sacrifice_n of_o holy_a duty_n and_o we_o do_v according_o all_o of_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o faith_n that_o put_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o service_n of_o some_o and_o the_o service_n of_o other_o it_o be_v our_o have_a faith_n that_o render_v both_o our_o person_n and_o action_n accept_v eph._n 1.6_o but_o it_o be_v our_o want_a faith_n that_o make_v both_o to_o become_v reject_v of_o god_n enquiry_n how_o come_v faith_n to_o put_v this_o difference_n answer_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_n faith_n l._n fides_n mandati_fw-la 2._o fides_n promissi_fw-la a_o faith_n upon_o god_n precept_n and_o a_o faith_n upon_o god_n promise_n 1._o the_o faith_n upon_o god_n precept_n abel_n offer_v sacrifice_n not_o so_o much_o because_o adam_n but_o because_o god_n command_v as_o david_n seek_v god_n face_n be_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_v psal_n 27.8_o this_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o obedience_n when_o it_o come_v forth_o in_o conscience_n to_o god_n command_n many_o do_v many_o good_a thing_n as_o herod_n do_v mark_v 6.20_o but_o they_o do_v they_o not_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n it_o be_v more_o with_o respect_n to_o man_n either_o for_o prevent_v penalty_n or_o for_o procure_v praise_n but_o herein_o be_v the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o service_n demonstrate_v when_o we_o can_v do_v duty_n out_o of_o love_n to_o duty_n itself_o and_o out_o of_o conscience_n to_o god_n command_n though_o there_o be_v neither_o law_n to_o punish_v nor_o hell_n to_o damn_v no_o nor_o yet_o high_o heaven_n to_o make_v happy_a the_o doer_n of_o duty_n because_o in_o as_o well_o as_o for_o keep_v god_n law_n there_o be_v great_a reward_n psal_n 19.11_o and_o because_o god_n have_v command_v they_o and_o have_v forbid_v the_o neglect_n of_o they_o this_o be_v call_v the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n rom._n 16.26_o it_o be_v well_o argue_v if_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n have_v bid_v thou_o do_v some_o great_a thing_n will_v thou_o not_o have_v do_v it_o how_o much_o more_o when_o he_o only_o bid_v thou_o go_v wash_v in_o jordan_n a_o easy_a duty_n and_o be_v cleanse_v from_o thy_o leprosy_n 2_o kin._n 5.13_o second_o there_o be_v the_o faith_n upon_o god_n promise_n thus_o abel_n do_v not_o only_o lay_v a_o slay_a sacrifice_n upon_o the_o altar_n but_o he_o put_v faith_n under_o it_o he_o consider_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 13.8_o for_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_a in_o the_o world_n so_o he_o offer_v by_o faith_n heb._n 11.4_o look_v unto_o jesus_n the_o founder_n and_o finisher_n of_o faith_n heb._n 12.2_o as_o the_o grand_a trespass-offering_a and_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o sin_n whereas_o cain_n come_v with_o no_o such_o faith_n either_o the_o former_a or_o this_o latter_a he_o regard_v not_o either_o god_n precept_n but_o his_o father_n prescription_n or_o god_n promise_v of_o christ_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3.15_o he_o regard_v the_o opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la the_o do_v of_o the_o duty_n only_o he_o regard_v not_o christ_n in_o it_o to_o render_v it_o acceptable_a so_o the_o duty_n be_v do_v he_o matter_v not_o either_o the_o matter_n or_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o he_o look_v for_o no_o more_o than_o the_o formality_n his_o care_n be_v for_o no_o far_a the_o inference_n hence_o flow_v be_v it_o be_v christ_n and_o 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all_o our_o evangelical_n sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n praise_n alm_n obedience_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v accept_v through_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a altar_n that_o sanctifi_v all_o that_o be_v offer_v upon_o it_o rev._n 8.3_o 4._o all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n must_v be_v perfume_v with_o christ_n odour_n and_o then_o they_o ascend_v up_o from_o this_o golden_a altar_n and_o be_v high_o accept_v in_o heaven_n act_v 10.4_o and_o exod._n 3.9_o then_o be_v they_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o smoke_n of_o incense_n cant_n 3.6_o psal_n 141.2_o when_o many_o sweet_a spice_n as_o humility_n hope_n love_n zeal_n etc._n etc._n be_v burn_v together_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o faith_n whereas_o shall_v not_o christ_n thus_o compound_v and_o qualify_v they_o thus_o perfume_n and_o present_v they_o they_o will_v all_o stink_v worse_o than_o the_o garlic_n and_o onion_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n that_o be_v another_o gracious_a promise_n further_o illustrate_v this_o 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be_v jer._n 26.24_o for_o encouragement_n to_o follow_v good_a grandee_n as_o nicodemus_n a_o ruler_n of_o the_o jew_n member_n of_o the_o sanedrim_n have_v such_o a_o fire_n of_o love_n to_o christ_n hide_v in_o his_o heart_n while_o he_o be_v a_o night_n professor_n only_o and_o burr_n a_o slow_a scholar_n job_n 3.1_o 2_o 4_o 9_o 10._o that_o it_o break_v out_o at_o last_o after_o it_o have_v lie_v long_o hide_v as_o spark_n under_o the_o ash_n the_o sun_n under_o a_o cloud_n and_o as_o seed_n under_o the_o clod_n first_o at_o the_o council-table_n where_o by_o put_v in_o one_o word_n seasonable_o speak_v he_o dissolve_v the_o sanedrim_n when_o they_o be_v compass_v as_o well_o as_o consult_v christ_n death_n whereby_o he_o defeat_v their_o design_n for_o that_o time_n against_o david_n mystical_a as_o hushai_n have_v do_v achitophel_n &c._n &c._n against_o david_n literal_a though_o some_o of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n will_v have_v scoff_v he_o out_o of_o his_o religion_n say_v to_o he_o art_n thou_o also_o of_o galilee_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o devil_n do_v too_o many_o at_o this_o day_n but_o this_o honest_a ruler_n be_v better_o resolve_v joh._n 7.52_o 53._o another_o time_n his_o faith_n break_v out_o as_o fire_n into_o a_o great_a flame_n in_o this_o night-bird_n nicodemus_n who_o name_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v innocent_a blood_n as_o in_o the_o greek_a the_o victory_n of_o the_o people_n together_o with_o joseph_n of_o ramah_n samuel_n country_n another_o night-bird_n disciple_n though_o a_o dastard_n too_o both_o manifest_a their_o love_n to_o christ_n when_o his_o hour_n be_v come_v to_o be_v crucify_a and_o cruel_o handle_v as_o the_o true_a mother_n do_v she_o to_o her_o child_n when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v in_o two_o by_o solomon_n seem_a sentence_n 1_o king_n 3.25_o 26._o good_a blood_n as_o we_o say_v will_v not_o belie_v itself_o as_o nature_n there_o do_v work_v and_o speak_v out_o in_o the_o right_a mother_n so_o grace_n do_v here_o work_v up_o those_o two_o dastardly_a disciple_n courageous_o to_o embalm_v their_o dead_a redeemer_n whereby_o they_o both_o give_v a_o bold_a public_a testimony_n that_o they_o be_v his_o cordial_a friend_n though_o against_o the_o wind_n and_o tide_n of_o those_o present_a time_n as_o well_o as_o that_o they_o believe_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n joh._n 19.38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o and_o as_o ahikam_n jer._n 26.24_o who_o have_v be_v one_o of_o josiah_n brave_a counsellor_n 2_o king_n 22.12_o stand_v up_o for_o jeremy_n against_o the_o rage_n of_o king_n jehoiakim_n who_o do_v evil_a in_o god_n sight_n 2_o king_n 23.37_o and_o of_o both_o profane_a prince_n and_o people_n and_o deliver_v he_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n by_o his_o single_a hand_n have_v none_o to_o second_v he_o in_o that_o deliverance_n this_o god_n take_v so_o kind_o that_o he_o not_o only_o regard_v and_o record_v it_o for_o his_o sweet_a everlasting_a memorial_n but_o also_o reward_v it_o in_o his_o 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may_v do_v against_o a_o mischievous_a multitude_n sometime_o as_o these_o instance_n aforesaid_a do_v demonstrate_v oh_o what_o a_o stickler_n be_v nebemiah_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o many_o mote_n example_n may_v be_v produce_v oh_o that_o we_o have_v such_o grandee_n such_o patriot_n that_o will_v stand_v up_o in_o their_o lot_n yet_o according_a to_o law_n to_o patronize_v innocent_a joseph_n as_o reuben_n do_v here_o though_o they_o have_v few_o or_o none_o to_o second_v they_o it_o be_v good_a for_o man_n especial_o for_o great_a man_n to_o be_v serve_v their_o generation_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o david_n do_v act_n 13.36_o and_o to_o signify_v what_o they_o can_v to_o vindicate_v innocency_n in_o their_o generation-work_n though_o they_o stand_v alone_o as_o paphnutius_fw-la at_o the_o nicene_n council_n luther_n in_o his_o generation_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v quòd_fw-la unus_fw-la homo_fw-la solus_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la impetum_fw-la sustinuerit_fw-la he_o stand_v his_o ground_n sole_a and_o single_a against_o all_o the_o shock_n and_o assault_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n here_o reuben_n stand_v single_a against_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o his_o malignant_a brethren_n who_o all_o unanimous_o conspire_v to_o kill_v joseph_n reuben_n rescue_v he_o from_o slaughter_n yet_o he_o must_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o pit_n as_o jeremy_n rescue_v by_o ahikam_n aforesaid_a must_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o dungeon_n jer._n 37.16_o or_o hebr._n into_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o pit_n thus_o far_o joseph_n and_o jeremy_n case_n symbolize_v and_o hold_v congruity_n yet_o in_o this_o there_o be_v disparity_n jeremy_n have_v a_o ebedmelech_n the_o ethiopian_a to_o draw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o pit_n with_o much_o tenderness_n jer._n 38.12_o and_o to_o restore_v he_o to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n where_o he_o have_v more_o liberty_n fresh_a air_n and_o free_a access_n of_o friend_n to_o he_o v._o 1._o and_o 13._o but_o alas_o poor_a joseph_n have_v never_o a_o ebedmelech_n a_o servant_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o king_n as_o his_o name_n signify_v to_o draw_v he_o out_o reuben_n indeed_o design_v it_o but_o his_o merciless_a brethren_n those_o hebrew_n be_v worse_o than_o that_o ethiopian_a amos_n 9_o 7._o draw_v he_o up_o in_o reuben_n absence_n no_o doubt_n churlish_o enough_o to_o sell_v he_o gen._n 37.27_o 28._o as_o ebedmelech_n be_v well_o reward_v for_o this_o his_o kindness_n to_o jeremy_n for_o god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v this_o his_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n to_o this_o man_n of_o god_n his_o servant_n hebr._fw-la 6.10_o he_o have_v show_v kindness_n to_o god_n prophet_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v give_v he_o a_o prophet_n reward_n matth._n 10.41_o he_o shall_v have_v his_o life_n for_o a_o prey_n for_o save_v the_o prophet_n life_n he_o shall_v have_v his_o own_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o king_n be_v malicious_a courtier_n who_o vow_a revenge_n for_o his_o rescue_v jeremy_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n yea_o he_o shall_v live_v at_o liberty_n when_o these_o courtier_n shall_v either_o die_v by_o the_o chaldee_n or_o be_v lead_v captive_a by_o they_o jer._n 39.16_o 17_o 18._o so_o reuben_n go_v not_o without_o his_o reward_n for_o rescue_v joseph_n from_o death_n and_o for_o design_v to_o do_v more_o for_o he_o have_v he_o not_o be_v prevent_v by_o his_o brethren_n sell_n he_o in_o his_o absence_n to_o wit_n return_v he_o to_o jacob._n the_o hebrew_n rabble_n reckon_v god_n reward_n give_v to_o reuben_n for_o his_o compassion_n to_o as_o well_o as_o rescue_n of_o joseph_n to_o be_v three_o first_o for_o this_o he_o be_v honour_v to_o have_v the_o prophet_n hoseah_n descend_v from_o he_o in_o his_o tribe_n 1_o chron._n 5.6_o second_o to_o have_v one_o of_o the_o six_o city_n of_o refuge_n in_o his_o lot_n and_o division_n numb_a 35.6.14_o deut._n 4.41_o 43._o three_o to_o have_v a_o patriarch_n portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n notwithstanding_o his_o incest_n he_o commit_v for_o which_o he_o may_v just_o have_v be_v disinherit_v of_o all_o title_n to_o canaan_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o dominion_n and_o of_o his_o dignity_n mose_n add_v more_o testimony_n of_o reuben_n tenderness_n towards_o joseph_n as_o 1._o the_o pit_n joseph_n be_v cast_v into_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v a_o dry_a ditch_n or_o pit_n wherein_o be_v no_o water_n gen._n 37.24_o suppose_a to_o be_v a_o pit_n of_o reuben_n appoint_v on_o purpose_n choose_v that_o joseph_n may_v not_o be_v drown_v by_o any_o water_n in_o it_o but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v draw_v out_o by_o his_o hand_n safe_a and_o sound_a 2._o as_o the_o child_n joseph_n beseech_v his_o brethren_n in_o the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o spare_v he_o gen._n 41.21_o so_o reuben_n plead_v
piety_n to_o parent_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o thing_n prevalent_a with_o god_n proh_o pudor_fw-la oh_o shame_n to_o we_o after_o jacob_n have_v covenant_v with_o joseph_n about_o the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n that_o distemper_n which_o summon_v he_o to_o order_v it_o grow_v strong_a upon_o his_o old_a decay_a body_n which_o have_v be_v much_o wear_v and_o weaken_v by_o many_o sore_a travel_n and_o long_o toilsome_a trouble_n gen._n 48.1_o it_o be_v tell_v joseph_n behold_v thy_o father_n be_v sick_a which_o the_o septuagint_n express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turbatur_fw-la to_o show_n how_o he_o have_v be_v toil_v and_o turmoil_v with_o many_o cross_n calamity_n and_o trial_n all_o his_o life_n all_o which_o this_o last_o fatal_a sickness_n be_v about_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o he_o become_v sick_a unto_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o prepare_v for_o it_o before_o it_o come_v by_o make_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n which_o be_v twofold_a 1._o he_o constitute_v who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v his_o heir_n in_o gen._n 48._o 2._o he_o confer_v his_o patriarchal_a blessing_n upon_o all_o his_o twelve_o son_n gen._n 49._o this_o in_o the_o general_n from_o which_o we_o have_v these_o remarkable_a inference_n 1._o god_n love_n and_o man_n sickness_n may_v well_o consist_v together_o jacob_n be_v sick_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v jacob_n have_v god_n love_v mal._n 1.2_o and_o rom._n 9.13_o so_o lazarus_n be_v sick_a yet_o christ_n have_v this_o word_n send_v he_o behold_v he_o who_o thou_o love_v be_v sick_a john_n 11.3_o augustine_n ask_v si_fw-la amatur_fw-la quomodò_fw-la infirmatur_fw-la if_o he_o be_v love_v of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n how_o can_v he_o be_v lay_v down_o upon_o a_o bed_n of_o sickness_n oh_o well_o enough_o may_v we_o say_v affliction_n be_v christ_n love-token_n he_o say_v as_o many_o as_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v rev._n 3.19_o prov._n 3.12_o hebr._n 12.6_o such_o as_o escape_v affliction_n may_v well_o question_v their_o adoption_n god_n have_v one_o son_n sine_fw-la flagitio_fw-la without_o corruption_n but_o none_o sine_fw-la flagello_fw-la without_o correction_n the_o ground_n be_v displease_v love_n and_o the_o end_n be_v full_a embracement_n as_o here_o 2._o god_n exempt_v not_o his_o saint_n from_o sickness_n nor_o from_o death_n though_o they_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n rom._n 6.2_o and_o be_v redeem_v from_o death_n hos_n 13.14_o yet_o not_o from_o sickness_n unto_o death_n which_o be_v as_o god_n chariot_n wherein_o he_o fetch_v his_o child_n home_o to_o himself_o as_o joseph_n do_v for_o jacob_n gen._n 45.27_o so_o god_n do_v in_o this_o sickness_n send_v for_o he_o that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o reign_v with_o he_o in_o free_a embracement_n and_o full_a enjoyment_n in_o a_o better_a world_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o totter_a tabernacle_n of_o clay_n shall_v molder_v down_o that_o a_o better_a house_n may_v be_v erect_v for_o this_o do_v we_o groan_v earnest_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n that_o when_o the_o earthly_a house_n be_v dissolve_v or_o take_v down_o we_o may_v have_v a_o heavenly_a one_o and_o so_o be_v free_v from_o our_o back-burden_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n 3._o some_o saint_n die_v soon_o and_o sudden_o without_o much_o sickness_n to_o usher_v in_o death_n it_o be_v no_o more_o with_o moses_n but_o only_o god_n up_o and_o die_v deut._n 31.49.50_o he_o die_v hebr._n gnal-pi_a jehovah_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o read_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 34.5_o as_o if_o god_n have_v take_v away_o his_o life_n with_o a_o real_a sign_n of_o his_o love_n kill_v he_o with_o a_o kiss_n and_o suck_v his_o soul_n our_o of_o his_o body_n into_o himself_o in_o a_o friendly_a salutation_n this_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n equivalent_a to_o righteous_a elijah_n translation_n which_o then_o a_o bless_a couple_n confer_v with_o christ_n upon_o mount_n tabor_n at_o his_o transfiguration_n matth._n 17.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o that_o of_o enoch_n also_o other_o saint_n die_v of_o a_o long_a and_o linger_a sickness_n as_o do_v jacob_n here_o and_o elisha_n after_o 2_o king_n 13.14_o the_o best_a be_v subject_n to_o sickness_n and_o death_n and_o before_o they_o can_v come_v to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o death_n they_o oft_o pass_v through_o a_o strait_a long_o flabby_a lane_n of_o a_o linger_a sickness_n and_o all_o this_o in_o mercy_n that_o they_o may_v become_v more_o wean_v from_o the_o world_n better_o prepare_v for_o their_o death_n desirous_a to_o be_v dissolve_v to_o be_v with_o christ_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o more_o easy_a departure_n out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o a_o member_n the_o more_o it_o be_v mortify_v the_o better_a be_v its_o cut_n off_o endure_v so_o when_o the_o body_n be_v weaken_v and_o waste_v with_o much_o sickness_n natural_a strength_n be_v wear_v away_o can_v make_v resistance_n such_o die_v more_o easy_o the_o divine_a contemplation_n of_o dr._n hall_n hereupon_o be_v rich_o worth_a recording_n happy_a be_v the_o man_n say_v he_o who_o after_o due_a preparation_n be_v pass_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n ere_o he_o be_v aware_a and_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o by_o the_o holy_a use_n of_o long_a sickness_n be_v teach_v to_o see_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n afar_o off_o and_o address_v for_o a_o resolute_a passage_n the_o one_o die_v like_o enoch_n and_o elijah_n the_o other_o like_o jacob_n and_o elishah_n both_o bless_o to_o which_o i_o add_v some_o be_v hurry_v away_o to_o heaven_n in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n of_o a_o acute_a fever_n all_o on_o a_o sudden_a with_o the_o former_a other_o lie_v long_o under_o chronical_a disease_n die_v as_o it_o be_v by_o inch_n as_o those_o that_o be_v consumptive_a or_o be_v famish_v with_o the_o latter_a instance_n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o jacob_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n relate_v particular_o to_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n this_o godly_a patriarch_n be_v now_o sensible_a that_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v write_v upon_o he_o as_o 2_o cor._n 1.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o death_n donunciation_n he_o feel_v in_o himself_o well_o understand_v the_o double_a duty_n of_o a_o die_a man_n 1._o to_o set_v his_o heart_n in_o order_n 2._o to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n the_o former_a he_o have_v do_v already_o and_o now_o he_o address_v himself_o to_o accomplish_v the_o latter_a in_o declare_v the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o will_n which_o be_v thus_o occasion_v no_o soon_o do_v joseph_n hear_v of_o his_o father_n fatal_a sickness_n but_o he_o like_o a_o dutiful_a son_n not_o linger_a till_o he_o be_v send_v for_o lay_v by_o all_o his_o public_a affair_n and_o immediate_o hasten_v to_o visit_v his_o dear_a parent_n not_o only_o to_o pay_v his_o last_o respect_n and_o perform_v his_o last_o office_n of_o piety_n to_o he_o but_o also_o to_o receive_v his_o father_n last_o blessing_n which_o he_o prefer_v above_o all_o the_o wealth_n of_o egypt_n and_o all_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n from_o he_o and_o he_o carry_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n that_o they_o also_o may_v partake_v of_o the_o patriarchal_a blessing_n be_v enter_v by_o their_o grandfather_n into_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v betteâ—_n confirm_v in_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o true_a piety_n 1._o nb._n this_o practice_n be_v a_o pattern_n to_o all_o child_n of_o godly_a parent_n they_o shall_v be_v more_o solicitous_a to_o inherit_v their_o parent_n grace_n than_o their_o good_n die_v jacob_n be_v revive_v at_o his_o dear_a joseph_n approach_n the_o sight_n of_o he_o do_v corroborate_v his_o weak_a and_o comfort_v his_o sick_a soul_n beside_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o do_v transport_v he_o above_o his_o decay_a and_o die_a flesh_n jacob_n reverent_o entertain_v joseph_n as_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n so_o begin_v his_o oration_n to_o he_o gen._n 48.1_o 2_o 3._o read_v a_o divinity-lecture_n out_o of_o his_o calendar_n and_o catalogue_n of_o all_o god_n gracious_a deal_n with_o he_o and_o merciful_a dispensation_n to_o he_o which_o he_o have_v careful_o keep_v recount_v and_o reckon_v they_o up_o not_o by_o the_o lump_n or_o by_o wholesale_n as_o it_o be_v but_o by_o parcel_n and_o particular_n 2._o nb._n so_o ought_v every_o true_a son_n and_o daughter_n of_o jacob_n to_o do_v thus_o david_n do_v psal_n 9.1_o show_v forth_o or_o heb._n cipher_v one_o by_o one_o all_o the_o marvellous_a mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o this_o jacob_n do_v here_o v._o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n to_o testify_v in_o what_o great_a peace_n and_o recumbency_n or_o acquiescence_n in_o god_n promise_n he_o die_v 3._o nb._n
the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n both_o as_o to_o evil_a and_o as_o to_o good_a first_o as_o to_o evil._n a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n and_o a_o tooth_n for_o a_o tooth_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 21.24_o god_n command_v that_o like_a for_o like_a shall_v be_v requite_v according_o this_o be_v execute_v upon_o adonibezek_n even_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o poor_a blind_a heathen_a as_o i_o have_v do_v to_o other_o so_o god_n have_v requite_v i_o judg._n 1.7_o and_o like_v for_o like_a shall_v be_v return_v upon_o antichrist_n another_o adonibezek_n or_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v and_o as_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n style_v himself_o 2_o thes_n 2.4_o as_o rev._n 17.5_o 6._o compare_v with_o rev._n 16.6_o and_o 18.6_o do_v plain_o demonstrate_v in_o rev._n 17.5_o 6._o john_n admire_v with_o great_a admiration_n and_o mark_v the_o climax_n or_o gradation_n in_o the_o wonder_n behold_v i_o see_v 1._o a_o woman_n drink_v this_n be_v a_o more_o shameful_a sight_n usual_o than_o to_o behold_v a_o man_n drink_a and_o when_o drink_v 2._o no_o liquor_n will_v serve_v she_o to_o be_v drink_v withal_o but_o blood_n 3._o no_o blood_n but_o the_o blood_n of_o saint_n and_o martyr_n here_o be_v a_o gradation_n of_o wonder_n therefore_o that_o divine_a eagle_n foresee_v god_n have_v give_v her_o blood_n to_o drink_v rev._n 16.6_o and_o that_o he_o will_v stir_v up_o some_o king_n to_o double_a unto_o her_o double_a rev._n 18.6_o nec_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la justior_fw-la ulla_fw-la ovid._n quam_fw-la necis_fw-la artificis_fw-la arte_fw-la perire_fw-la suâ_fw-la talia_n cuique_fw-la luat_fw-la qualia_fw-la cuique_fw-la facit_fw-la god_n love_v to_o retaliate_v as_o to_o bishop_n arundel_n stephen_n gardiner_n who_o have_v silence_v god_n servant_n and_o god_n plague_v both_o their_o tongue_n and_o charles_n the_o ix_o of_o france_n that_o massacre_v coligni_n the_o admiral_n and_o many_o thousand_o protestant_n god_n write_v his_o sin_n in_o his_o punishment_n for_o he_o be_v stew_v in_o his_o own_o broth_n and_o choke_v in_o his_o own_o blood_n so_o be_v that_o earl_n of_o wartenburg_n that_o threaten_v to_o ride_v up_o to_o the_o spur_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lutheran_n second_o as_o to_o good_a dutiful_a child_n do_v indeed_o prolong_v the_o day_n of_o their_o parent_n as_o undutiful_a one_o do_v shorten_v they_o bring_v down_o their_o grey_a hair_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a and_o therefore_o in_o the_o five_o commandment_n god_n promise_v to_o prolong_v the_o day_n of_o such_o child_n obser_n 5._o it_o be_v the_o mighty_a work_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n to_o produce_v obedient_a wife_n and_o dutiful_a daughter_n out_o of_o a_o evil_a and_o idolatrous_a offspring_n the_o vnbelieve_a wife_n be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o believe_a husband_n 1_o cor._n 7.14_o one_o relation_n may_v win_v another_o to_o god_n as_o monica_n do_v augustine_n father_n and_o himself_o too_o 1_o pet._n 3.1_o to_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a tit._n 1.15_o howbeit_o it_o be_v not_o very_o safe_a to_o graft_v into_o a_o bad_a stock_n or_o to_o marry_o into_o a_o wicked_a family_n lest_o it_o bring_v a_o curse_n and_o not_o a_o blessing_n partake_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o of_o their_o plague_n too_o as_o ahab_n and_o azariah_n do_v v._o 9_o the_o lord_n grant_v you_o may_v find_v rest_n hence_o obser_n 1._o man_n maker_n be_v the_o chief_a maker_n of_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n marriage_n in_o the_o world_n the_o heathen_a philosopher_n make_v cecrops_n lycurgus_n or_o numa_n the_o first_o author_n and_o enditer_n of_o the_o law_n of_o marriage_n but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n tell_v we_o from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o the_o great_a god_n be_v its_o author_n and_o instituter_n and_o that_o in_o paradise_n gen._n 2.18_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n both_o from_o divine_a deliberation_n and_o divine_a determination_n to_o provide_v a_o helpmeet_a for_o man_n hence_o it_o be_v 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the_o gospel_n award_v life_n to_o repentance_n for_o sin_n and_o believe_v in_o christ_n act_v 2.38_o 39_o 40._o &_o 16.31_o &_o 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v david_n doom_n for_o his_o comfort_n thy_o surety_n die_v for_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v mark_v four_o the_o parity_n and_o disparity_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n doom_n as_o be_v witty_o yet_o wise_o observe_v by_o bernard_n as_o to_o the_o parity_n or_o congruity_n they_o be_v both_o king_n and_o sin_v both_o be_v warn_v by_o prophet_n both_o repent_v both_o confess_v and_o both_o be_v answer_v the_o word_n of_o both_o their_o confession_n be_v alike_o to_o the_o prophet_n i_o have_v sin_v and_o both_o their_o answer_n be_v alike_o in_o part_n from_o the_o prophet_n dominus_fw-la transtulit_fw-la the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o be_v the_o answer_n to_o they_o both_o but_o now_o behold_v the_o disparity_n and_o the_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o those_o two_o answer_n both_o in_o word_n and_o matter_n for_o 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eternal_a punishment_n due_a to_o it_o yea_o and_o that_o temporal_a death_n which_o david_n have_v denounce_v against_o himself_o v._o 5._o and_o which_o he_o now_o fear_v though_o as_o king_n he_o be_v above_o the_o lash_n of_o the_o law_n and_o next_o to_o he_o be_v his_o queen_n bathsheba_n also_o yet_o he_o well_o know_v that_o a_o offend_a god_n can_v punish_v they_o both_o who_o the_o magistrate_n can_v not_o come_v at_o so_o god_n have_v threaten_v levit._n 26.14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o though_o god_n do_v pardon_n eternal_o yet_o may_v he_o punish_v temporal_o both_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o own_o justice_n from_o partiality_n in_o pardon_v a_o more_o heinous_a act_n in_o david_n than_o be_v find_v in_o saul_n life_n yet_o reject_v yea_o and_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o religion_n too_o as_o if_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o form_n of_o profession_n without_o the_o power_n of_o piety_n mark_v first_o the_o commination_n of_o this_o temporal_a punishment_n the_o child_n beget_v in_o adultery_n shall_v die_v because_o thou_o have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v that_o be_v render_v as_o the_o reason_n not_o only_o the_o ammonite_n and_o pagan_n but_o also_o the_o profane_a among_o god_n people_n will_v lay_v reproach_n upon_o religion_n and_o rail_v against_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o author_n or_o at_o least_o the_o abettor_n of_o such_o impious_a act_n for_o his_o pardon_v or_o at_o least_o connive_v at_o great_a crime_n in_o david_n who_o he_o have_v prefer_v to_o be_v king_n yet_o punish_v lesser_o sin_n in_o saul_n who_o he_o have_v reject_v from_o his_o kingdom_n n._n b._n this_o imply_v that_o though_o david_n take_v so_o much_o care_n to_o colour_n and_o cover_v his_o sin_n yet_o all_o will_v not_o do_v it_o get_v wind_n among_o other_o both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o either_o from_o his_o over-hasty-marriage_n with_o bathsheba_n or_o from_o the_o sudden_a swell_a of_o her_o womb_n or_o from_o the_o blab_n of_o servant_n or_o from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o vriah_n such_o surmise_n at_o least_o arise_v as_o do_v occasion_n some_o blasphenies_n which_o be_v not_o bearable_a rom._n 2.24_o it_o be_v call_v chillul_n hashem_n isa_n 52.5_o ezek._n 36.20.23_o a_o great_a evil_n mark_v second_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o punishment_n upon_o his_o child_n the_o lord_n strike_v it_o etc._n etc._n v._n 15._o it_o be_v so_o sick_a that_o david_n despair_v of_o its_o recovery_n by_o any_o natural_a mean_n therefore_o make_v he_o use_v of_o spiritual_a remedy_n as_o fast_v and_o prayer_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d humicubatio_fw-la lay_v all_o night_n upon_o the_o earth_n v._o 16._o in_o which_o time_n some_o say_v he_o pen_v that_o penitential_a psalm_n the_o fifty_o first_o which_o he_o after_o publish_v however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o have_v now_o get_v good_a assurance_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n insomuch_o as_o he_o take_v that_o holy_a boldness_n to_o sue_v and_o supplicate_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o sick_a child_n which_o duty_n he_o know_v be_v the_o best_a lever_n at_o a_o dead_a lift_n w_v his_o devotion_n with_o due_a humiliation_n etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o his_o faithful_a servant_n the_o courtier_n come_v to_o comfort_v he_o in_o his_o mourn_a but_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v v._o 17._o n._n b._n though_o all_o this_o time_n he_o be_v do_v contrary_a to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n the_o child_n shall_v sure_o die_v v._o 14._o yet_o do_v david_n well_o as_o judas_n serve_v the_o secret_a will_n of_o god_n yet_o do_v ill_a david_n know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v god_n absolute_a will_n it_o may_v be_v conditional_a only_o like_o that_o to_o abraham_n slay_n thy_o son_n etc._n etc._n mark_v four_o the_o child_n die_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o its_o birth_n v._o 18._o so_o dye_v without_o circumcision_n yet_o be_v save_v v._o 23._o gratia_n non_fw-la est_fw-la alligata_fw-la symbolis_fw-la grace_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o outward_a sign_n it_o be_v not_o the_o want_n but_o the_o contempt_n of_o they_o say_v st._n ambrose_n that_o be_v dangerous_a when_o they_o may_v be_v have_v yet_o careless_o neglect_v for_o which_o moses_n narrow_o escape_v exod._n 4.24_o mark_v five_o when_o david_n understand_v by_o his_o servant_n whisper_v that_o god_n will_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o child_n death_n he_o give_v over_o pray_v know_v better_a than_o the_o romish_a church_n which_o pray_v for_o soul_n depart_v that_o it_o be_v both_o ineffectual_a and_o sinful_a this_o also_o make_v against_o their_o limbus_fw-la infantum_fw-la whereof_o pelagius_n say_v peter_n martyr_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n then_o david_n arise_v v._o 19_o he_o wash_v himself_o from_o his_o legal_a pollution_n numb_a 19.14_o then_o go_v into_o god_n tabernacle_n v._o 20._o and_o there_o thank_v a_o take_v as_o well_o as_o a_o give_a god_n job_n 1.21_o &_o 2.10_o say_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v act_v 21.14_o prefer_n god_n worship_n before_o his_o necessary_a food_n job_n 23.12_o mark_v sixthly_a david_n turn_n so_o sudden_o his_o sorrow_n into_o satisfaction_n be_v a_o riddle_n to_o his_o courtier_n which_o he_o resolve_v to_o they_o v._o 21_o 22_o 23._o say_v awhile_o i_o pray_v i_o know_v not_o but_o god_n may_v be_v gracious_a to_o i_o in_o the_o child_n life_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n whereas_o no_o doubt_n but_o god_n be_v more_o gracious_a to_o david_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n which_o have_v it_o live_v he_o can_v never_o have_v look_v upon_o without_o grief_n and_o shame_n so_o that_o god_n cross_v he_o with_o a_o blessing_n as_o oft_o he_o do_v we_o deus_fw-mi that_fw-mi iratus_fw-la quod_fw-la negate_fw-la propitius_fw-la god_n grant_v when_o angry_a
what_o he_o deny_v when_o please_v n._n b._n it_o seem_v the_o lord_n in_o answer_n to_o david_n prayer_n drop_v down_o some_o assurance_n that_o his_o child_n be_v save_v and_o therefore_o he_o say_v i_o must_v go_v to_o he_o not_o only_o with_o my_o body_n into_o the_o grave_a but_o also_o with_o my_o soul_n into_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n mark_v seven_o the_o mitigation_n of_o david_n punishment_n v._o 24_o 25._o wherein_n first_o he_o comfort_v bathsheba_n with_o the_o comfort_n wherewith_o god_n have_v comfort_v he_o 2_o cor._n 1.4_o to_o wit_n by_o tell_v she_o that_o the_o child_n be_v save_v second_o moreover_o god_n comfort_v david_n by_o make_v up_o his_o loss_n of_o a_o dead_a child_n with_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o wise_a solomon_n bear_v of_o bathsheba_n of_o who_o david_n have_v all_o his_o best_a son_n because_o they_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o parent_n solemn_a humiliation_n three_o nathan_n who_o be_v send_v to_o humble_a david_n be_v now_o send_v to_o comfort_v he_o and_o to_o become_v tutor_n to_o solomon_n who_o must_v live_v though_o that_o in_o adultery_n do_v die_v now_o david_n signify_v only_o belove_v he_o have_v a_o son_n jedediah_n signify_v the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n the_o last_o remark_n upon_o this_o twelve_o chapter_n be_v the_o take_n of_o rabbah_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o ammonite_n from_o v._o 26._o to_o the_o end_n first_o in_o part_n than_o the_o whole_a etc._n etc._n mark_v first_o here_o joab_n have_v lay_v close_a siege_n to_o this_o strong_a city_n about_o twelve_o month_n and_o now_o have_v take_v that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n where_o the_o royal_a palace_n stand_v the_o place_n of_o the_o king_n residence_n which_o be_v surround_v with_o water_n both_o for_o defence_n and_o for_o delight_n the_o whole_a city_n probable_o be_v supply_v by_o conduit-pipe_n from_o hence_o which_o therefore_o joab_n the_o general_n take_v care_n to_o cut_v off_o v._o 26_o 27._o mark_v second_o when_o general_n joab_n see_v the_o 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probable_a that_o david_n have_v not_o yet_o recover_v his_o mild_a temper_n and_o former_a tenderness_n towards_o saul_n and_o other_o his_o heart_n be_v yet_o harden_v with_o impenitency_n and_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o recover_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n which_o will_v have_v teach_v he_o more_o mercy_n and_o moderation_n so_o there_o be_v a_o transposition_n of_o the_o story_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n if_o the_o ammonite_n be_v so_o severe_o punish_v for_o abuse_v david_n ambassador_n oh_o what_o severity_n may_v they_o expect_v that_o abuse_v the_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 5.20_o god_n will_v strike_v through_o their_o loin_n deut._n 33.11_o never_o any_o such_o prosper_v job_n 9.4_o etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n chap._n xiii_o this_o chapter_n give_v a_o narrative_a how_o god_n justice_n which_o seem_v to_o sleep_v a_o while_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n beget_v in_o adultery_n now_o awaken_v and_o show_v itself_o in_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o david_n foul_a offence_n of_o his_o adultery_n and_o murder_n retaliate_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o adultery_n and_o murder_n of_o his_o elder_a son_n amnon_n first_o in_o general_n remark_n be_v first_o the_o lex_fw-la talionis_fw-la divine_a justice_n observe_v here_o in_o write_v david_n sin_n upon_o his_o punishment_n as_o david_n have_v commit_v adultery_n make_v vriah_n drink_v and_o then_o murder_v he_o so_o his_o elder_a son_n amnon_n commit_v incest_n be_v make_v drink_v by_o absalon_n and_o then_o be_v murder_v remark_n the_o second_o from_o the_o general_a prospect_n of_o this_o chapter_n lavater_n note_v excellent_o from_o those_o three_o name_n here_o mention_v amnon_n signify_v stable_a and_o faithful_a tamar_n the_o palmtree_n and_o absalon_n his_o father_n peace_n but_o not_o one_o of_o they_o answer_v their_o own_o name_n nisi_fw-la per_fw-la antiphrasin_n unless_o by_o contrary_n fallitur_fw-la augurio_fw-la spes_fw-la bona_fw-la saepe_fw-la svo_fw-la name_n and_o nature_n do_v not_o always_o agree_v now_o to_o the_o particular_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o first_o the_o adultery_n or_o incest_n of_o amnon_n the_o remark_n be_v first_o the_o agent_n be_v amnon_n david_n first_o bear_v chap._n 3.2_o who_o lust_v after_o his_o sister_n a_o virgin_n so_o violent_o that_o he_o fall_v sick_a upon_o it_o because_o he_o can_v not_o accomplish_v his_o lustful_a desire_n v._o 1_o 2._o n._n b._n the_o reason_n of_o his_o sickness_n be_v render_v by_o some_o to_o be_v this_o the_o affection_n be_v place_v in_o the_o gross_a part_n of_o man_n mind_n which_o have_v the_o great_a affinity_n with_o the_o body_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o affection_n both_o those_o call_v irascible_a and_o those_o call_v concupiscible_a in_o philosophy_n do_v so_o powerful_o produce_v strange_a distemper_n in_o the_o body_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o patient_n tamar_n a_o fair_a woman_n who_o beauty_n be_v the_o bait_n of_o amnon_n lust_n yet_o his_o sister_n by_o the_o father_n side_n though_o absolom_n sister_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n chap._n 3.3_o this_o daughter_n of_o david_n and_o for_o any_o thing_n we_o find_v to_o the_o contrary_a the_o king_n be_v only_a daughter_n and_o be_v a_o beautiful_a virgin_n be_v strict_o keep_v in_o from_o gad_v abroad_o lest_o dinah_n danger_n gen._n 34._o shall_v thereby_o entangle_v she_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o precious_a jewel_n this_o sparkle_a diamond_n david_n dear_a darling_n go_v always_o well_o attend_v when_o her_o occasion_n call_v she_o from_o home_n this_o daily_a diligence_n of_o guard_v she_o make_v amnon_n despair_v of_o satisfy_v his_o lustful_a desire_n and_o therefore_o lie_v he_o down_o broil_v upon_o the_o gridiron_n of_o his_o own_o unbridled_a concupiscence_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o instrument_n use_v for_o amnon_n ease_n v._o 3_o 4_o 5._o satan_n soon_o find_v he_o out_o a_o broker_n to_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o his_o mulligrub_n namely_o his_o cousin_n jonadab_n of_o a_o serpentine_a subtlety_n so_o a_o fit_a tool_n for_o that_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n to_o work_v with_o he_o be_v ingeniose_fw-la nequam_fw-la witty_o wicked_a pump_n out_o of_o amnon_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o paleness_n and_o droop_v so_o unlike_o a_o king_n son_n who_o well_o can_v have_v discontent_a say_v will_v it_o thou_o not_o tell_v i_o thy_o friend_n who_o can_v both_o keep_v counsel_n and_o give_v counsel_n amnon_n answer_v i_o love_v tamar_n my_o brother_n absolon_n sister_n he_o say_v not_o my_o sister_n for_o shame_n as_o he_o do_v after_o to_o david_n for_o obtain_v his_o end_n without_o suspicion_n v._o 6._o but_o here_o mince_v the_o matter_n of_o love_n to_o a_o half_a sister_n now_o jonadab_n give_v his_o pestilent_a advice_n a_o friend_n and_o no_o friend_n have_v he_o
talis_fw-la grex_n like_o prince_n like_a people_n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la etc._n etc._n people_z dress_v themselves_o by_o the_o looking-glass_n of_o their_o prince_n judah_n build_v they_o high_a place_n though_o they_o have_v the_o temple_n and_o holy_a levite_n to_o instruct_v they_o which_o israel_n want_v therefore_o be_v it_o worse_o in_o they_o and_o their_o idolatry_n usher_v in_o sodomy_n do_v in_o honour_n to_o their_o idol_n therefore_o in_o the_o great_a scorn_n those_o sodomite_n in_o hebrew_n be_v call_v kedesh_n holy_a one_o as_o consecrate_v to_o venus_n or_o priapus_n act_v unnatural_o in_o a_o pretence_n of_o worship_n n._n b._n god_n have_v no_o visible_a church_n upon_o earth_n but_o here_o and_z oh_o what_o a_o miserable_a prospect_n have_v she_o now_o when_o israel_n worship_v jeroboam_n calf_n and_o judah_n be_v corrupt_v with_o idolatry_n and_o sodomy_n oh_o how_o low_o be_v she_o sometime_o bring_v and_o as_o the_o moon_n wane_v away_o yet_o recover_v and_o rise_v again_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o judah_n sin_n and_o god_n punish_v ver_fw-la 25_o 26_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o five_o year_n god_n send_v shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o punish_v judah_n one_a not_o israel_n for_o spare_v justice_n and_o impunity_n harden_v and_o ripen_v they_o to_o a_o total_a destruction_n but_o judah_n chastize_v mercy_n bring_v they_o to_o be_v humble_v and_o so_o preserve_v 2_o chron._n 12.6_o 7._o god_n grant_v they_o some_o deliverance_n rehoboam_n hire_v shisak_n off_o with_o his_o treasure_n and_o golden_a shield_n as_o hezekiah_n do_v senacherib_n 2_o king_n 18.14_o 15._o and_o he_o do_v not_o plunder_v jerusalem_n as_o josephus_n say_v two_o this_o be_v not_o do_v till_o the_o five_o year_n of_o rehoboam_n p._n martyr_n say_v in_o his_o three_o first_o year_n religion_n flourish_v in_o his_o four_o it_o be_v corrupt_v and_o in_o his_o five_o year_n he_o be_v punish_v because_o they_o have_v transgress_v against_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 12._o 2_o 8_o etc._n etc._n 3_o jeroboam_n have_v live_v in_o the_o court_n of_o shishak_n and_o marry_v a_o wife_n there_o as_o some_o say_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a who_o after_o be_v force_v to_o disguise_v herself_o etc._n etc._n as_o before_o her_o husband_n stir_v up_o this_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o invade_v rehoboam_n country_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v until_o judah_n have_v sin_v and_o even_o then_o in_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o mark_v 5._o these_o branch_n also_o one_a jerusalem_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o neither_o nabuchadnezzar_n nor_o titus_n vespasian_n can_v take_v it_o but_o by_o a_o long_a siege_n yet_o now_o god_n smite_v they_o with_o such_o a_o fear_n for_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o soon_o give_v it_o up_o to_o shishak_n upon_o composition_n two_o rebohoam_v get_v some_o good_a by_o his_o affliction_n for_o he_o frequent_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 28._o here_o not_o the_o high_a place_n yet_o even_o there_o he_o fear_v treachery_n therefore_o have_v he_o man_n with_o brazen_a shield_n to_o guard_v he_o three_o though_o no_o invasive_a war_n with_o army_n be_v betwixt_o judah_n and_o israel_n all_o rehoboam_n reign_n after_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n chap._n 12.24_o and_o not_o revive_v till_o abijam_n reign_n 2_o chron._n 13._o yet_o be_v there_o frequent_a skirmish_n in_o defensive_a act_n of_o hostility_n betwixt_o the_o party_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o jeroboam_n upon_o the_o border_n of_o each_o their_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 30._o god_n have_v not_o forbid_v say_v p._n martyr_n their_o own_o defence_n 1_o king_n chap._n xv._o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o history_n of_o four_o king_n two_o of_o judah_n and_o two_o of_o israel_n the_o two_o of_o judah_n be_v abijam_n and_o asa_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o be_v first_o the_o son_n of_o rehoboam_n be_v call_v abijah_n 2_o chron._n 12.16_o which_o signify_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o father_n but_o here_o be_v call_v abijam_n which_o signify_v my_o father_n be_v a_o sea_n his_o father_n give_v he_o the_o former_a name_n while_o he_o hold_v his_o integrity_n and_o probable_o with_o respect_n unto_o that_o promise_v make_v to_o david_n i_o will_v be_v his_o father_n etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 7.15_o but_o because_o this_o abijah_n walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n therefore_o he_o be_v call_v here_o abijam_n because_o his_o father_n rehoboam_n keep_v not_o constant_a in_o goodness_n but_o waver_v like_o a_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n toss_v away_o by_o the_o wind_n james_z 1.6_o the_o reason_n why_o rehoboam_n make_v this_o man_n king_n rather_o than_o any_o of_o his_o many_o son_n be_v render_v because_o he_o love_v maachah_n this_o son_n mother_n above_o all_o his_o other_o wife_n 2_o chron._n 11.21_o 22._o remark_n the_o second_o though_o this_o abijah_n make_v a_o fair_a profession_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v good_a at_o the_o first_o 2_o chron._n 13.12_o yet_o have_v he_o a_o soon_o corrupt_a heart_n and_o show_v himself_o in_o his_o foul_a colour_n afterward_o for_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o wicked_a way_n of_o his_o father_n rehoboam_n latter_a reign_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o inherit_v his_o father_n sin_n no_o less_o than_o his_o crown_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n therefore_o that_o after_o his_o spend_v three_o year_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v nothing_o of_o kin_n to_o his_o good_a grandfather_n david_n his_o reign_n be_v so_o short_a see_v it_o be_v so_o wicked_a he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n to_o who_o he_o be_v a_o great_a scourge_n by_o god_n own_v he_o for_o david_n sake_n ver_fw-la 4._o not_o only_o make_v he_o a_o lamp_n in_o jerusalem_n but_o also_o a_o firebrand_n to_o consume_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o idolatrous_a israelite_n as_o before_o and_o recover_v bethel_n from_o jeroboam_n where_o one_o of_o his_o golden_a calf_n be_v set_v up_o 2_o chron._n 13.16_o 19_o but_o he_o destroy_v not_o that_o idol-worship_n 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be_v not_o its_o grave_a but_o sanctuary_n as_o christ-personal_n be_v too_o hot_a a_o mouthful_n for_o either_o the_o cold_a earth_n his_o grave_n or_o the_o rage_a sea_n in_o the_o storm_n to_o hold_v he_o long_o or_o swallow_v he_o up_o so_o be_v christ-mystical_a his_o church_n which_o by_o he_o swallow_v up_o death_n in_o victory_n and_o which_o never_o fight_v with_o the_o dragon_n but_o she_o either_o win_v the_o day_n by_o be_v victorious_a or_o gain_v ground_n by_o be_v persecute_v it_o be_v true_a as_o she_o consist_v of_o particular_a person_n moses_n die_v and_o david_n see_v corruption_n etc._n etc._n but_o still_o a_o new_a phoenix_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o old_a one_o god_n disappoint_v her_o foe_n either_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o malice_n or_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o in_o the_o end_n turn_v the_o fire_n on_o themselves_o or_o they_o as_o on_o pharaoh_n water_n etc._n etc._n this_o burn_a bush_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a be_v the_o most_o graphical_a and_o lively_a emblem_n of_o the_o church_n state_n in_o egypt_n bondage_n as_o the_o flame_n of_o fire_n can_v not_o consume_v it_o so_o nor_o do_v it_o always_o remain_v upon_o it_o but_o be_v at_o length_n remove_v from_o it_o leave_v the_o leave_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o bush_n according_a to_o the_o rabbin_n relation_n in_o their_o native_a and_o genuine_a splendour_n and_o greenness_n according_o the_o church_n in_o the_o furnace_n of_o iron_n deut._n 4.20_o be_v not_o destroy_v by_o that_o eminent_a danger_n but_o have_v in_o god_n due_a time_n her_o most_o eminent_a deliverance_n as_o the_o three_o noble_n of_o babylon_n have_v out_o of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o exact_a and_o ample_a account_n in_o the_o four_o follow_a book_n of_o moses_n namely_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n number_n and_o deuteronomy_n wherein_o be_v large_o relate_v the_o many_o famous_a transaction_n relate_v to_o the_o church_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n who_o die_v about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2369_o until_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n 2553_o as_o dr._n Ê‹sher_n affirm_v the_o first_o of_o these_o four_o book_n be_v call_v exodus_fw-la which_o in_o greek_a signify_v a_o go_v forth_o because_o it_o relate_v the_o story_n of_o israel_n go_v forth_o from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n contain_v a_o long_a historical_a narrative_n from_o joseph_n death_n to_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o god_n consecrate_v it_o himself_o by_o fill_v it_o with_o his_o glory_n exod._n 40._o the_o second_o book_n leviticus_n relate_v the_o story_n of_o one_o month_n only_o so_o call_v because_o it_o contain_v the_o levitical_a law_n or_o ceremony_n of_o the_o jewish_a worship_n relate_v both_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n animate_v and_o inanimate_a offering_n for_o sin-offering_n and_o thank-offering_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o to_o the_o person_n concern_v who_o be_v either_o the_o public_a priest_n ordain_v for_o that_o ministry_n and_o order_v by_o divine_a warrant_n how_o to_o manage_v it_o or_o the_o private_a person_n who_o be_v to_o be_v purify_v by_o ceremony_n from_o legal_a pollution_n and_o likewise_o instruct_v in_o their_o moral_n about_o both_o domestic_a and_o politic_a or_o civil_a duty_n and_o the_o accident_n or_o circumstance_n as_o well_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a worship_n be_v relate_v also_o both_o as_o to_o place_n consecrate_v for_o it_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o to_o time_n divine_o appoint_v namely_o both_o festival_n day_n and_o year_n too_o in_o their_o lesser_a and_o great_a jubilee_n all_o which_o leviticus_n contain_v the_o three_o book_n number_n give_v a_o account_n of_o almost_o forty_o year_n travel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o give_v the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o all_o their_o order_n sacred_a and_o civil_a both_o captain_n and_o soldier_n etc._n etc._n only_o omit_v the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n of_o woman_n and_o child_n and_o of_o all_o their_o martial_a march_n in_o a_o military_a posture_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n through_o the_o wilderness_n and_o likewise_o the_o many_o impediment_n of_o israel_n military_a march_n be_v number_v both_o those_o internal_a as_o 1._o want_v of_o provision_n in_o that_o numerous_a army_n chap._n 11._o 2._o miriam_n and_o aaron_n reproach_v moses_n chap._n 12._o 3._o the_o sedition_n occasion_v by_o the_o ten_o spy_n chap_n 13_o 14_o 15._o 4._o the_o conspiracy_n of_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n chap._n 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o those_o external_n hindrance_n as_o 1._o by_o the_o edomite_n chap_n 20_o 2._o by_o the_o canaanite_n chap._n 21._o 3._o by_o the_o moabite_n threat_v and_o wiles_n chap._n 22._o to_o chap._n 26._o the_o last_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v deuteronomy_n because_o it_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o moses_n life_n wherein_o moses_n give_v israel_n a_o short_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o great_a thing_n god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o a_o short_a repetition_n of_o the_o good_a law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o they_o as_o he_o crave_v and_o command_v attention_n by_o the_o former_a so_o he_o annex_v many_o argument_n to_o the_o latter_a for_o enforce_v their_o obedience_n draw_v from_o the_o manifold_a divine_a curse_n and_o blessing_n on_o obedient_a or_o disobedient_a chap._n 17.28_o last_o moses_n resign_v his_o office_n of_o generalship_n give_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o command_v the_o divine_o inspire_a song_n to_o be_v public_o sing_v chap._n 31.50_o with_o his_o swan-like_o song_n chap._n 32.33_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v chap._n 34._o the_o history_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n where_o 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