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he_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o on_o his_o enemy_n so_o in_o old_a timâ—_n pharaoh_n run_v headlong_o into_o the_o sea_n with_o his_o horse_n &_o chariot_n so_o the_o host_n of_o sennacherib_n 19_o exod._n 14._o 1_o king_n 19_o be_v slay_v and_o discomfit_v sometime_o indeed_o he_o use_v humane_a mean_n but_o thâ—se_a so_o strange_a and_o unlooked_a for_o that_o all_o man_n be_v drive_v to_o wonder_v at_o it_o as_o 22._o judg._n 3._o 2d_o 22._o &_o 4._o 21._o &_o 7._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d eglon_n be_v slay_v by_o ehud_n siserâ—_n by_o 〈◊〉_d the_o host_n of_o the_o madianites_fw-la overâ—â—â—wne_v with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n by_o three_o 〈◊〉_d man_n follow_v gedeon_n who_o 〈◊〉_d not_o but_o only_o blow_v their_o 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o this_o haman_n of_o who_o we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d hang_v upon_o the_o same_o gallows_n 〈◊〉_d himself_o have_v set_v up_o even_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d of_o who_o before_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d so_o great_a honour_n hereby_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o heart_n of_o king_n be_v in_o the_o 1._o 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and_o encourage_v hence_o also_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v how_o inconvenient_a the_o condition_n be_v of_o unequal_a marriage_n when_o one_o part_n be_v great_a and_o more_o worthy_a than_o the_o other_o and_o how_o the_o most_o mighty_a do_v most_o easy_o break_v the_o law_n of_o holy_a matrimony_n which_o be_v these_o that_o the_o man_n have_v not_o power_n over_o his_o 7._o 1._o cor._n 7._o body_n but_o the_o woman_n nor_o the_o woman_n power_n of_o her_o body_n but_o the_o man_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v separate_v but_o for_o a_o time_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o both_o party_n we_o may_v observe_v beside_o how_o king_n under_o pretence_n of_o their_o security_n and_o defence_n of_o their_o princely_a majesty_n do_v very_o often_o make_v tyrannical_a and_o unjust_a law_n and_o quite_o contrary_a and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n for_o what_o i_o pray_v be_v more_o contrary_a to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o good_a 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that_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o seeu_n overwhelm_v with_o shame_n and_o slander_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o approve_v the_o righteousness_n of_o our_o cause_n and_o to_o honour_v our_o right_n yea_o even_o the_o very_a enemy_n of_o the_o truth_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o innocence_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o of_o those_o who_o they_o have_v persecute_v the_o full_a accomplishment_n and_o effect_n whereof_o if_o we_o see_v not_o in_o this_o world_n at_o the_o last_o when_o the_o time_n of_o refresh_v shall_v come_v we_o shall_v behold_v it_o wherefore_o take_v courage_n my_o brethren_n let_v we_o follow_v righteousness_n and_o innocence_n let_v we_o constant_o suffer_v the_o cross_n of_o christ_n jesus_n let_v we_o not_o envy_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a let_v we_o repose_v our_o hope_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o god_n let_v we_o wait_v for_o the_o event_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v at_o length_n the_o confusion_n and_o 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their_o pridâ—_n and_o cruelty_n sudden_o be_v they_o see_v tâ—_n be_v entangle_v in_o the_o band_n of_o their_o iniquity_n amaze_v with_o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n overwhelm_v with_o shame_n to_o seek_v to_o hide_v themselves_o to_o be_v condemn_v by_o their_o own_o friend_n and_o sentence_n to_o be_v pronounce_v against_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o delight_n wherein_o they_o look_v for_o comfort_n in_o their_o distress_n which_o here_o we_o see_v to_o happen_v unto_o haman_n who_o when_o on_o the_o sudden_a he_o be_v fall_v from_o his_o hope_n hi_v he_o home_o with_o his_o head_n cover_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o exceed_a sorrow_n &_o there_o he_o hear_v sentence_n to_o be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o that_o most_o assure_o he_o shall_v fall_v see_v he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o jew_n thence_o be_v he_o bring_v unto_o the_o banquet_n with_o the_o king_n and_o the_o queen_n but_o that_o table_n be_v unto_o he_o a_o judgement_n seat_n of_o condemnation_n at_o which_o as_o anon_o after_o we_o shall_v hear_v judgement_n be_v give_v against_o he_o that_o here_o may_v be_v a_o example_n of_o the_o fearful_a vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o enemy_n when_o once_o he_o have_v turn_v his_o angry_a countenance_n against_o they_o and_o â—his_fw-la be_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v psal_n 39_o 11._o when_o thou_o with_o rebuke_n do_v chastise_v man_n for_o iniquity_n thou_o as_o a_o moth_a make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n psal_n 68_o 1._o 2._o let_v god_n arise_v and_o his_o enemy_n shall_v be_v scatter_v they_o also_o that_o hate_v he_o shall_v flee_v before_o he_o as_o the_o smoke_n vanish_v so_o shall_v thou_o drive_v they_o away_o and_z as_o wax_n melt_v before_o the_o fire_n so_o shall_v the_o wicked_a perish_v at_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n here_o also_o we_o see_v that_o fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o eliphaz_n job._n 5._o 13._o god_n take_v the_o wise_a in_o their_o craftiness_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v make_v foolishness_n and_o that_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n speak_v in_o the_o proverbe_n chap._n 11._o 6._o 8._o the_o transgressor_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o their_o own_o wickedness_n when_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o just_a shall_v deliver_v the._n and_o the_o righteous_a escape_v out_o of_o trouble_n and_o the_o wicked_a come_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o a_o general_a rule_n as_o though_o god_n deal_v withal_o the_o wicked_a after_o this_o manner_n in_o this_o world_n or_o as_o though_o they_o be_v all_o to_o be_v account_v wicked_a and_o unrighteous_a as_o many_o as_o be_v oppress_v with_o great_a and_o sudden_a calamity_n for_o many_o good_a man_n be_v oftentimes_o shake_v with_o the_o great_a misery_n and_o sorrow_n in_o this_o life_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a part_n many_o wicked_a &_o ungodly_a man_n live_v in_o prosperity_n &_o die_v quiet_o as_o though_o they_o have_v escape_v god_n 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man_n punish_v as_o he_o have_v deserve_v that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o psal_n 52._o vers_fw-la 7._o behold_v the_o man_n that_o take_v not_o god_n for_o his_o strength_n but_o trust_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o riches_n and_o put_v his_o strength_n in_o his_o malice_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v psal_n 58._o 10._o the_o righteous_a shall_v rejoice_v when_o he_o see_v the_o vengeance_n he_o shall_v wash_v his_o foot_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wicked_a yea_o they_o may_v also_o say_v that_o which_o deborah_n sometime_o sing_v in_o her_o song_n so_o let_v all_o thy_o enemy_n perish_v o_o lord_n 31._o jud._n 5._o 31._o and_o that_o which_o be_v psal_n 129._o 5._o they_o that_o hate_n zion_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a and_o turn_v backward_o yea_o and_o mardochaeus_n himself_o may_v right_o say_v with_o david_n i_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v in_o thou_o i_o will_v sing_v praise_n to_o 6._o psal_n 9_o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o thy_o name_n o_o thou_o most_o high_a for_o 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of_o rejoice_v for_o this_o felicity_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n we_o see_v it_o to_o â—appen_v that_o unto_o what_o part_n the_o king_n â—â—uour_n and_o affection_n do_v bend_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d also_o the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o people_n do_v â—â—cline_v many_o therefore_o be_v move_v â—ith_o so_o sudden_a and_o wonderful_a change_n and_o see_v they_o reviue_v who_o before_o â—â—ey_v think_v dead_a may_v well_o say_v with_o 〈◊〉_d prophet_n psal_n 126._o 2._o the_o lord_n have_v â—ne_a great_a thing_n for_o they_o and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o they_o that_o deliverance_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v for_o his_o church_n wherefore_o it_o be_v right_o say_v concern_v the_o jew_n who_o this_o happiness_n proper_o be_v that_o there_o appear_v unto_o they_o a_o light_n and_o gladness_n and_o joy_n and_o glory_n light_n be_v set_v against_o the_o darkness_n of_o affliction_n gladness_n against_o sorrow_n joy_n against_o tear_n glory_n against_o shame_n and_o 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which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d receive_v from_o god_n to_o invite_v and_o stir_v 103._o ps_n 103._o up_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n to_o praise_n god_n with_o he_o let_v we_o not_o therefore_o suppose_v that_o this_o be_v a_o profane_a joy_n or_o the_o laughter_n of_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n who_o delight_n themselves_o with_o all_o intemperancy_n and_o riot_n but_o a_o true_a spiritual_a joy_n proceed_v from_o god_n which_o have_v take_v so_o deep_a root_n in_o their_o mind_n that_o they_o do_v show_v forth_o the_o effect_n thereof_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o their_o body_n and_o namely_o with_o their_o mouth_n in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o brace_v forth_o into_o psalm_n and_o praise_n of_o god_n together_o with_o the_o faithful_a in_o these_o word_n praise_v be_v the_o 20._o ps_n 68_o 10._o 20._o lord_n even_o the_o god_n which_o lade_v we_o daily_o with_o benefit_n this_o be_v our_o god_n even_o the_o god_n that_o save_v we_o and_o to_o the_o lord_n god_n belong_v the_o issue_n of_o death_n likewise_o also_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o dwell_v in_o every_o province_n be_v say_v to_o have_v joy_n and_o gladness_n feast_n and_o mirth_n for_o they_o do_v not_o keep_v any_o festival_n day_n until_o after_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o decree_n and_o destruction_n of_o their_o enemy_n as_o afterward_o we_o shall_v see_v feast_n agree_v with_o prosperity_n fast_n with_o adversity_n and_o calamity_n but_o the_o â—easts_n of_o those_o which_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n â—re_n season_v with_o temperance_n &_o with_o thank_n give_v and_o adorn_v with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o exceed_a glorious_a work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o if_o the_o very_a ethnic_n in_o who_o there_o be_v any_o spark_n of_o honesty_n leave_v be_v wont_v in_o their_o feast_n to_o treat_v of_o grave_n and_o honest_a matter_n and_o to_o tell_v of_o the_o false_a miracle_n of_o their_o god_n what_o be_v seemly_a for_o christian_n to_o do_v unto_o who_o so_o abundant_a a_o argument_n 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that_o they_o be_v not_o careful_a for_o their_o affair_n or_o do_v not_o provide_v themselves_o against_o the_o day_n of_o execution_n and_o no_o doubt_n to_o this_o end_n do_v they_o often_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o their_o prayer_n the_o joy_n then_o that_o be_v breed_v in_o their_o heart_n for_o this_o new_a benefit_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n do_v likewise_o encourage_v they_o to_o hope_v the_o more_o bold_o for_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v because_o god_n be_v so_o excellent_a a_o workman_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o leave_v his_o work_n imperfect_a as_o psal_n 138._o 8._o it_o be_v say_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n endure_v for_o ever_o and_o that_o he_o never_o for_o sake_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n the_o lord_n therefore_o do_v so_o make_v glad_a those_o that_o be_v he_o that_o not_o withstand_v he_o leave_v they_o sufficient_a occasion_n to_o pray_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o look_v careful_o unto_o their_o affair_n and_o yet_o not_o with_o stand_v leave_v unto_o they_o a_o certain_a pledge_n and_o earnest_n of_o full_a deliverance_n he_o give_v they_o hope_v of_o happy_a success_n which_o yet_o depend_v whole_o upon_o he_o as_o also_o the_o prophet_n isai_n speak_v chap._n 26._o 12._o thou_o o_o lord_n will_v give_v we_o peace_n for_o thou_o also_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n for_o us._n that_o which_o be_v add_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n may_v avail_v much_o to_o raise_v up_o the_o jew_n into_o a_o good_a hope_n to_o weet_v that_o many_o of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n become_v jew_n because_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o jew_n fall_v upon_o they_o so_o that_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o on_o the_o one_o side_n many_o for_o desire_n take_v part_n with_o the_o jew_n on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o be_v strike_v with_o fear_n whosoever_o go_v about_o to_o procure_v their_o death_n that_o it_o be_v say_v that_o many_o of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n be_v make_v jew_n may_v thus_o be_v understand_v 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perceive_v that_o so_o mighty_o beyond_o all_o expectation_n deliver_v his_o out_o of_o the_o jaw_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o not_o only_o our_o of_o their_o tooth_n but_o even_o almost_o out_o of_o the_o bottom_n of_o their_o belly_n and_o bowel_n as_o it_o be_v whereinto_o they_o seem_v quite_o to_o have_v swallow_v they_o than_o they_o take_v part_n with_o the_o church_n and_o confess_v that_o this_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v &_o serve_v so_o when_o god_n have_v by_o so_o many_o miracle_n tame_v and_o subdue_v pharaoh_n and_o all_o egypt_n and_o after_o the_o last_o plague_n when_o his_o people_n go_v out_o with_o a_o high_a and_o mighty_a hand_n a_o great_a multitude_n join_v themselves_o to_o the_o israelite_n to_o go_v together_o 38._o exo._n 12._o 38._o with_o they_o out_o of_o egypt_n in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n when_o as_o he_o have_v obtain_v those_o noble_a victory_n many_o join_v themselves_o unto_o he_o some_o as_o himself_o say_v for_o 18._o psal_n 18._o servile_a fear_n some_o willing_o and_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n many_o stranger_n also_o follow_v the_o people_n return_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o ezra_n that_o 62._o ezra_n 2._o 59_o 62._o some_o be_v put_v from_o the_o priesthood_n because_o they_o know_v not_o their_o genealogy_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n also_o when_o as_o after_o that_o licinius_n be_v overcome_v by_o constantine_n the_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n cease_v which_o have_v continue_v almost_o three_o hundred_o year_n together_o a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o people_n which_o before_o serve_v idol_n be_v content_a to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o miraculous_a deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o profitable_a unto_o themselves_o but_o also_o turn_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o many_o idolater_n so_o that_o the_o church_n receive_v a_o double_a benefit_n by_o this_o help_n from_o god_n that_o be_v both_o her_o protection_n and_o defence_n and_o her_o increase_n also_o and_o multiplication_n so_o that_o as_o isai_n speak_v chap._n 49._o vers_fw-la 21._o she_o marueil_v whence_o so_o many_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o she_o who_o be_v so_o long_o barren_a and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o widow_n we_o be_v therefore_o to_o wish_v not_o the_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n of_o those_o that_o hate_v we_o and_o persecute_v we_o of_o a_o false_a zeal_n be_v bewitch_v by_o the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o the_o papist_n but_o rather_o their_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n and_o if_o any_o come_v into_o the_o church_n either_o by_o force_n or_o for_o fear_n and_o in_o hypocrisy_n in_o that_o also_o god_n be_v glorify_v for_o that_o his_o enemy_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v his_o power_n and_o confess_v his_o majesty_n and_o yield_v some_o sign_n of_o obedience_n hence_o then_o do_v there_o arise_v unto_o the_o jew_n good_a hope_n that_o many_o will_v stand_v on_o their_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n also_o they_o receive_v great_a comfort_n when_o they_o see_v that_o the_o fear_n of_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o people_n for_o this_o fear_n be_v from_o god_n who_o as_o oft_o as_o it_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o take_v away_o courage_n from_o the_o mighty_a and_o make_v they_o fall_v away_o like_a water_n that_o either_o their_o weapon_n fall_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n or_o be_v turn_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n oftentimes_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o fear_n whereby_o god_n protect_v he_o but_o terrify_v their_o enemy_n as_o gen._n 35._o 5._o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v fall_v on_o all_o the_o city_n near_o unto_o sichem_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o follow_v after_o jacob_n who_o son_n simeon_n &_o levi_n have_v spoil_v the_o city_n of_o sichem_n and_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o josue_n chap._n 2._o â—ver_n 9_o rahab_n which_o receive_v the_o spy_n â—mongst_a other_o 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