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head_n of_o a_o horse_n or_o mule_n as_o david_n speak_v psal_n 32.9_o not_o to_o cause_v either_o to_o err_v or_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o way_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o context_n of_o this_o chapter_n as_o also_o by_o the_o express_a text_n of_o the_o 37_o chapter_n v._n 29._o that_o this_o bridle_n be_v the_o lord_n power_n against_o senacharib_n and_o his_o host_n whereby_o as_o with_o a_o bridle_n in_o their_o jaw_n he_o divert_v they_o from_o their_o purpose_n of_o besiedge_v jerusalem_n it_o be_v a_o truth_n also_o to_o which_o we_o may_v warrantable_o enough_o apply_v those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o a_o way_n of_o allusion_n that_o good_a law_n be_v like_o a_o bridle_n in_o the_o jaw_n of_o a_o people_n the_o multitude_n or_o the_o most_o will_v else_o be_v like_o headstrong_a horse_n if_o authority_n do_v not_o keep_v they_o in_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n when_o law_n be_v as_o a_o bridle_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o err_a 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both_o these_o leader_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thy_o prophet_n and_o thy_o prince_n mislead_v thou_o and_o cause_v thou_o to_o err_v and_o therefore_o at_o ver_fw-la 14._o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n god_n declare_v his_o displeasure_n against_o they_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o the_o ancient_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o prince_n thereof_o the_o same_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 9.16_o complain_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n again_o the_o leader_n of_o this_o people_n cause_v they_o to_o err_v and_o they_o that_o be_v lead_v of_o they_o be_v destroy_v the_o hebrew_n be_v they_o that_o bless_v this_o people_n so_o we_o put_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n the_o leader_n of_o the_o people_n be_v so_o call_v either_o because_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o their_o office_n to_o pronounce_v the_o blessing_n upon_o the_o people_n or_o because_o the_o false_a prophet_n use_v to_o sooth_n up_o the_o people_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o as_o another_o prophet_n have_v it_o to_o sow_v pillow_n under_o their_o elbow_n as_o if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o very_a bless_a condition_n and_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o clamour_n of_o the_o true_a prophet_n against_o they_o and_o so_o the_o latter_a word_n they_o that_o be_v lead_v of_o they_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o former_a in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v thus_o read_v in_o the_o margin_n they_o that_o be_v call_v bless_v of_o they_o that_o be_v declare_v or_o assure_v by_o they_o to_o be_v in_o the_o right_a way_n and_o so_o such_o as_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o bless_a end_n though_o indeed_o their_o end_n prove_v destruction_n and_o if_o they_o who_o be_v mislead_v or_o call_v bless_a fall_v into_o destruction_n sure_o their_o misleader_n who_o call_v they_o bless_a shall_v not_o escape_v if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o fall_n into_o the_o ditch_n matth._n 15.14_o only_o the_o blind_a leader_n or_o misleader_n shall_v fall_v deep_a into_o it_o five_o observe_v 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tender_a the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v very_o wicked_a and_o do_v much_o ensnare_v the_o people_n go_v of_o their_o government_n most_o of_o they_o very_o speedy_o god_n do_v not_o let_v they_o reign_v long_o yea_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n which_o have_v not_o one_o good_a king_n be_v dissolve_v long_o before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n which_o have_v many_o good_a king_n god_n do_v not_o suffer_v the_o hypocritical_a king_n of_o israel_n to_o hold_v their_o power_n but_o give_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n 2_o king_n 17.6_o because_o vers_fw-la 8._o they_o walk_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o they_o have_v make_v from_o the_o whole_a verse_n i_o will_v give_v one_o note_n by_o way_n of_o corrolary_n a_o hypocrite_n be_v of_o all_o person_n most_o unfit_a for_o public_a service_n how_o unfit_a be_v he_o to_o have_v power_n in_o his_o hand_n who_o can_v use_v it_o no_o 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in_o make_v snare_n and_o yet_o that_o be_v the_o usual_a employment_n or_o improvement_n which_o hypocrite_n high_a or_o low_o put_v it_o to_o merl._n qui_fw-la regnare_fw-la facit_fw-la hominem_fw-la hypocritam_fw-la propter_fw-la offendicula_fw-la populi_fw-la vulg._n constituens_fw-la regem_fw-la hominem_fw-la delatorem_fw-la propter_fw-la scandala_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o populo_fw-la chald._n non_fw-la sunt_fw-la ita_fw-la repugnantes_fw-la hae_fw-la interpretationes_fw-la quin_fw-la una_fw-la ex_fw-la altera_fw-la consequatur_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la sinit_fw-la deus_fw-la diutius_fw-la regnare_fw-la hypocritam_fw-la certe_fw-la aliquandiu_fw-la smite_v that_o enim_fw-la reges_fw-la in_o iram_fw-la merl._n i_o have_v thus_o far_o open_v the_o text_n and_o give_v these_o note_n from_o it_o according_a to_o our_o read_n yet_o before_o i_o pass_v from_o it_o i_o shall_v mind_v you_o of_o another_o read_n or_o version_n of_o this_o whole_a verse_n which_o carry_v the_o 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the_o snare_n which_o other_o lay_v for_o they_o merc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fort_n interpretes_n pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la puncta_fw-la olim_fw-la voealia_fw-la deessent_fw-la legerunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d regnare_fw-la faciens_fw-la drus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_fw-fr sint_fw-la offendicula_fw-la quidam_fw-la propter_fw-la offendicula_fw-la populi_fw-la no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etiam_fw-la propter_fw-la signifiâ—at_fw-la drus_n posset_n &_o ita_fw-la accipi_fw-la ne_fw-la regnet_fw-la homo_fw-la hypocrita_fw-la qui_fw-la quidem_fw-la regnabat_fw-la ob_fw-la offendicula_fw-la populi_fw-la ut_fw-la utriusque_fw-la &_o regis_fw-la &_o populi_fw-la delictum_fw-la notetur_fw-la merc._n so_o very_a many_o by_o sin_v bring_v themselves_o into_o snare_n and_o usual_o when_o a_o people_n have_v entangle_v themselves_o in_o the_o snare_n of_o sin_n god_n set_v evil_a