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in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v send_v i_o as_o before_o verse_n 9_o &_o 10._o here_o repeat_v for_o their_o further_a assurance_n verse_n 11._o 3._o from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o election_n make_v with_o this_o people_n they_o be_v god_n inheritance_n of_o ancient_a descent_n his_o only_a portion_n and_o such_o as_o belong_v to_o his_o election_n and_o though_o there_o be_v some_o interruption_n in_o show_v of_o favour_n for_o a_o time_n yet_o be_v there_o no_o intercision_n and_o utter_a breach_n of_o covenant_n nor_o be_v to_o this_o time_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v rom._n 11.28_o 29._o and_n the_o lord_n shall_v inherit_v juda_n and_o who_o can_v put_v he_o by_o the_o claim_n and_o possession_n of_o his_o own_o inheritance_n his_fw-la portion_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n it_o imply_v a_o double_a prerogative_n first_o other_o nation_n there_o be_v that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o 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that_o enjoin_v also_o their_o heart_n to_o reverence_n and_o obedience_n as_o well_o as_o their_o tongue_n to_o silence_n be_v silent_a o_o all_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d st_o brag_v not_o threaten_v not_o dispute_v not_o doubt_v not_o the_o reason_n be_v three_o 1._o they_o be_v but_o flesh_n o_fw-la all_o flesh_n weak_a and_o ignorant_a man_n who_o may_v not_o compare_v their_o wisdom_n or_o oppose_v their_o strength_n to_o go_n 2._o he_o be_v jehovah_n before_o the_o lord_n able_a and_o well-skilled_a to_o bring_v to_o pass_v all_o his_o promise_n 3._o he_o be_v already_o come_v forth_o to_o show_v himself_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o people_n and_o who_o dare_v quatch_n in_o his_o presence_n however_o they_o dare_v make_v bold_a when_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v absent_a and_o out_o of_o hear_v for_o he_o be_v raise_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d awake_v as_o a_o man_n out_o of_o sleep_n psal_n 44.23_o out_o of_o his_o holy_a habitation_n it_o est_fw-la heaven_n as_o it_o be_v interpret_v deut._n 26.15_o from_o whence_o god_n will_v now_o send_v help_n for_o his_o people_n or_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v likewise_o god_n 2.29_o god_n 1._o sam._n 2.29_o habitation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o though_o now_o it_o be_v contemptible_a not_o half_o build_v etc._n etc._n yet_o be_v it_o holy_a and_o thence_o as_o out_o of_o a_o strong_a fort_n god_n will_v show_v himself_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o church_n verse_n 13._o that_o place_n of_o habacuk_n 2.20_o carry_v another_o meaning_n with_o it_o chap._n iii_o and_o he_o show_v i_o jehoshua_n the_o high_a priest_n stand_v before_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o satan_n stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o resist_v he_o 2_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o satan_n the_o lord_n reproove_v thou_o o_o satan_n even_o the_o lord_n that_o have_v choose_v jerusalem_n reproove_v thou_o be_v not_o this_o a_o brand_n take_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n 3_o now_o 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the_o accuser_n vehement_o urge_v they_o against_o both_o to_o the_o hindrance_n of_o any_o blessing_n they_o may_v expect_v and_o furtherance_n of_o their_o punishment_n against_o these_o god_n give_v the_o jew_n comfort_n by_o this_o vision_n namely_o that_o although_o their_o sin_n may_v be_v object_v against_o themselves_o and_o their_o intercessor_n the_o high_a priest_n yet_o they_o have_v another_o high_a priest_n who_o will_v plead_v their_o cause_n pardon_v their_o sin_n build_v up_o the_o temple_n and_o give_v peace_n to_o his_o church_n this_o vision_n have_v two_o part_n 1._o touch_v the_o type_n jehoshua_n the_o jewish_a high_a priest_n against_o who_o principal_o satan_n bend_v his_o accusation_n as_o that_o person_n who_o stand_v between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n to_o make_v intercession_n and_o atonement_n for_o
of_o two_o woman_n which_o carry_v away_o the_o ephah_n with_o the_o woman_n in_o it_o and_o talon_n upon_o it_o now_o this_o four_o part_n of_o the_o vision_n declare_v what_o manner_n of_o punishment_n god_n will_v lay_v upon_o this_o people_n which_o be_v no_o less_o than_o their_o final_a dispersion_n and_o scatter_v abroad_o from_o their_o own_o land_n figure_v by_o this_o carry_v away_o of_o the_o ephah_n into_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n which_o be_v describe_v to_o we_o 1._o by_o the_o instrument_n that_o convey_v it_o away_o two_o wing_a woman_n then_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n and_o look_v and_o behold_v there_o come_v out_o two_o woman_n that_o be_v say_v junius_n the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o respect_n of_o two_o several_a time_n first_o under_o ezra_n who_o purge_v and_o reform_v the_o church_n ezra_n 9_o &_o 10._o second_o under_o nehemiah_n who_o again_o reform_v the_o abuse_n thereof_o nehem._n 13._o so_o that_o in_o effect_n the_o two_o woman_n here_o be_v 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the_o punishment_n of_o her_o iniquity_n not_o at_o home_n in_o judaea_n but_o in_o perpetual_a banishment_n in_o foreign_a country_n and_o junius_n interpretation_n of_o this_o banishment_n into_o shinar_n to_o be_v the_o adjudge_v and_o enwrap_v of_o the_o wicked_a jew_n at_o home_n in_o the_o same_o jerusalem_n same_o if_o by_o the_o same_o judgement_n he_o mean_v perpetual_a it_o be_v true_a in_o some_o sort_n albeit_o those_o in_o babylon_n be_v not_o banish_v as_o yet_o from_o the_o jew_n society_n but_o may_v return_v home_o if_o they_o will_v yea_o do_v once_o a_o year_n ordinary_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n condemnation_n with_o their_o wicked_a brethren_n reside_v in_o babylon_n be_v intricate_a and_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o full_a meaning_n of_o that_o verse_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v wherefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o by_o these_o two_o woman_n be_v mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o those_o instrument_n and_o agent_n who_o god_n will_v employ_v in_o the_o speedy_a execution_n 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lift_v up_o the_o ephah_n between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n id_fw-la est_fw-la say_v junius_n and_o piscat_fw-la by_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n public_o denounce_v ezra_n 10.8_o for_o to_o that_o place_n i_o suppose_v they_o have_v reference_n but_o i_o take_v it_o this_o lift_v up_o between_o the_o earth_n and_o heaven_n be_v only_o a_o mere_a circumstance_n of_o the_o transportation_n of_o the_o ephah_n the_o woman_n that_o bear_v it_o away_o have_v wing_n and_o fly_v they_o do_v wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a they_o shall_v take_v up_o the_o ephah_n and_o mount_v with_o it_o aloft_o into_o the_o air_n that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o this_o punishment_n viz._n it_o shall_v be_v a_o removal_n and_o deportation_n of_o they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n which_o further_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o circumstance_n 3._o the_o place_n whither_o this_o ephah_n be_v carry_v and_o where_o it_o be_v leave_v which_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o prophet_n question_n verse_n 10._o the_o angel_n tell_v verse_n 11._o an_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o to_o build_v it_o a_o house_n it_o est_fw-la to_o appoint_v it_o a_o place_n of_o continual_a abode_n 29.5.28_o jer._n 29.5.28_o as_o in_o a_o settle_a dwelling_n in_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n id_fw-la est_fw-la babylon_n or_o mesopotamia_n and_o chaldaea_n gen._n 10.10_o &_o 11.2_o for_o although_o the_o jew_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n scatter_v into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n almost_o yet_o they_o do_v and_o do_v principal_o reside_v in_o those_o eastern_a part_n of_o 1.1_o of_o 1._o pet._n 1.1_o asia_n the_o less_o chaldaea_n mesopotamia_n and_o babylon_n wherefore_o this_o land_n of_o shinar_n be_v here_o special_o mention_v first_o because_o it_o be_v the_o place_n of_o their_o former_a captivity_n and_o the_o mention_v thereof_o be_v assyria_n be_v as_o say_v sanctius_n qui_fw-la ex_fw-la noâ—â—ris_fw-la argerij_fw-la captivi_fw-la suerunt_fw-la 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metaphorical_o fill_v they_o with_o joy_n and_o thanksgiving_a and_o proper_o make_v they_o strong_a lusty_a and_o fruitful_a who_o before_o pine_v and_o wither_v away_o lam._n 2.12.21_o and_o this_o be_v partly_o fulfil_v at_o that_o time_n when_o zacharie_n prophesy_v when_o god_n begin_v to_o ease_v the_o people_n of_o their_o long_a famine_n as_o it_o be_v chap._n 8.2_o and_o hag._n 2._o partly_o in_o time_n succeed_v chap._n x._o ask_v you_o of_o the_o lord_n rain_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o latter_a rain_n so_o shall_v the_o lord_n make_v white_a cloud_n and_o give_v you_o shower_n of_o rain_n and_o to_o every_o one_o grass_n in_o the_o field_n 2_o sure_o the_o idol_n have_v speak_v vanity_n and_o the_o soothsayer_n have_v see_v a_o lie_n and_o the_o dreamer_n have_v tell_v a_o vain_a thing_n they_o comfort_v in_o vain_a therefore_o they_o go_v away_o as_o sheep_n they_o be_v trouble_v because_o there_o be_v no_o shepherd_n 3_o my_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v against_o the_o 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the_o root_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d videre_fw-la the_o chaldaean_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ventos_fw-la but_o improper_o and_o not_o to_o the_o text_n the_o vulgar_a nives_fw-la for_o nubes_fw-la by_o a_o error_n of_o the_o translator_n or_o scribe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v fulgetra_fw-mi coruscationes_fw-la lightning_n job_n 28.26_o the_o french_a turn_v it_o proper_o de_fw-la esclair_n junius_n nimbos_fw-la i.e._n more_o stormy_a and_o violent_a rain_n our_o old_a translator_n white_a cloud_n our_o new_a bright_a cloud_n if_o we_o take_v it_o for_o lightning_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v by_o a_o pluvia_fw-la a_o as_o kimchi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coruscationes_fw-la erunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d pluvia_fw-la metonymy_n of_o the_o adjunct_n