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the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o shall_v yield_v they_o a_o fit_a regard_n and_o man_n may_v not_o ever_o disdain_v to_o follow_v they_o by_o who_o they_o see_v god_n sometime_o do_v work_n remember_v pilate_n wife_n advice_n have_v not_o thou_o to_o do_v with_o that_o just_a man._n verse_n 4._o no_o tyranny_n can_v forbid_v she_o to_o love_v he_o who_o she_o be_v forbiddento_fw-mi keep_v her_o daughter_n eye_n must_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o her_o arm_n and_o if_o the_o weak_a affection_n of_o a_o mother_n be_v thus_o effectual_o careful_a what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o he_o who_o love_n who_o compassion_n be_v as_o himself_o infinite_a his_o eye_n his_o hand_n can_v but_o be_v with_o we_o even_o when_o we_o forsake_v ourselves_o moses_n have_v never_o a_o strong_a protection_n about_o he_o no_o not_o when_o all_o his_o israelite_n be_v pitch_v about_o his_o tent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n than_o now_o when_o he_o lie_v sprawl_v upon_o the_o wave_n no_o water_n no_o egyptian_a can_v hurt_v he_o neither_o friend_n nor_o mother_n dare_v own_o he_o and_o now_o god_n challenge_v his_o custody_n when_o we_o seem_v most_o neglect_v and_o forlorn_v in_o ourselves_o then_o be_v god_n most_o present_a most_o vigilant_a verse_n 5._o from_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rock_n more_o sure_a nor_o refuge_n more_o comfortable_a when_o man_n power_n fail_v than_o god_n gracious_a providence_n second_o how_o able_a god_n be_v to_o dispose_v of_o man_n course_n otherwise_o than_o at_o the_o beginning_n they_o intend_v for_o this_o lady_n purpose_v only_o to_o walk_v and_o wash_v she_o but_o god_n have_v a_o work_n of_o mercy_n to_o do_v by_o she_o three_o where_o be_v they_o that_o talk_v of_o fortune_n what_o more_o casual_a in_o man_n eye_n than_o this_o lady_n walk_v that_o way_n yet_o you_o see_v it_o be_v no_o fortune_n but_o dispose_v whole_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o child_n the_o joy_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n last_o we_o see_v plain_o how_o man_n counsel_n can_v hinder_v that_o which_o god_n have_v determine_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v moses_n must_v live_v and_o become_v a_o deliverer_n unto_o israel_n do_v pharaoh_n what_o he_o can_v and_o though_o many_o poor_a infant_n be_v cast_v away_o to_o prevent_v his_o fear_n yet_o that_o very_a infant_n which_o must_v effect_v what_o he_o so_o much_o fear_v be_v preserve_v alive_a in_o despite_n of_o he_o yea_o nourish_v up_o by_o his_o own_o daughter_n in_o his_o own_o bosom_n the_o like_a to_o this_o we_o have_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o parallel_a example_n of_o herod_n and_o those_o infant_n where_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o anti-type_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o common_a slaughter_n of_o infant_n to_o deliver_v his_o people_n from_o a_o eternal_a slavery_n as_o moses_n be_v preserve_v to_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n from_o a_o temporal_a verse_n 9_o moses_n his_o sister_n find_v the_o princess_n compassionate_a offer_v to_o procure_v a_o nurse_n and_o fetch_v the_o mother_n and_o who_o can_v be_v so_o fit_a a_o nurse_n as_o a_o mother_n she_o now_o with_o glad_a hand_n receive_v her_o child_n both_o with_o authority_n and_o reward_n she_o will_v have_v give_v all_o her_o estate_n for_o the_o life_n of_o her_o son_n and_o now_o she_o have_v a_o reward_n to_o nurse_v he_o the_o exchange_n of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o mother_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o nurse_n have_v gain_v she_o both_o her_o son_n and_o his_o education_n and_o with_o both_o a_o recompense_n religion_n do_v not_o call_v we_o to_o a_o weak_a simplicity_n but_o allow_v we_o as_o much_o of_o the_o serpent_n as_o the_o dove_n lawful_a policy_n have_v from_o god_n both_o liberty_n in_o the_o use_n and_o blessing_n in_o the_o success_n verse_n 11._o moses_n go_v forth_o and_o look_v on_o the_o burden_n of_o israel_n what_o need_v moses_n to_o have_v afflict_v himself_o with_o the_o affliction_n of_o other_o himself_o be_v at_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n in_o the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n a_o good_a heart_n can_v endure_v to_o be_v happy_a alone_o and_o must_v needs_o unbidden_a share_n with_o other_o in_o misery_n he_o be_v no_o true_a moses_n that_o be_v not_o move_v with_o the_o calamity_n of_o god_n church_n to_o see_v a_o egyptian_a smite_v a_o hebrew_n it_o smite_v he_o and_o move_v he_o to_o smite_v he_o have_v no_o israelitish_n blood_n in_o he_o that_o can_v endure_v to_o see_v a_o israelite_n strike_v either_o with_o hand_n or_o tongue_n verse_n 13._o here_o magistrate_n may_v learn_v constancy_n and_o continuance_n in_o their_o care_n for_o their_o people_n for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o one_o day_n to_o come_v and_o see_v how_o all_o go_v as_o when_o they_o first_o enter_v upon_o their_o office_n but_o even_o the_o second_o day_n they_o shall_v do_v the_o same_o and_o so_o day_n by_o day_n as_o occasion_n serve_v during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o charge_n verse_n 14._o the_o man_n that_o complain_v here_o be_v he_o that_o offer_v the_o injury_n none_o so_o ready_a to_o except_v and_o exclaim_v as_o the_o wrongdoer_n the_o patient_n reply_v not_o and_o now_o the_o first_o adversary_n be_v forget_v and_o he_o that_o will_v have_v make_v they_o friend_n be_v the_o only_a enemy_n as_o it_o often_o happen_v to_o the_o parter_n of_o a_o fray_n the_o reconciler_n have_v the_o most_o blow_n a_o clear_a glass_n for_o all_o eye_n to_o see_v the_o reward_n many_o time_n give_v to_o peaceable_a man_n when_o they_o endeavour_v to_o unite_v their_o jar_a brethren_n but_o this_o must_v be_v no_o discouragement_n to_o moses_n for_o god_n will_v reward_v he_o although_o his_o brother_n think_v that_o friendly_a office_n
a_o rule_n to_o guide_v my_o conscience_n by_o either_o in_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n verse_n 4._o god_n action_n be_v general_a and_o particular_a general_a to_o all_o man_n particular_a to_o his_o friend_n so_o must_v we_o be_v as_o therefore_o by_o his_o general_a action_n he_o suffer_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v upon_o the_o bad_a as_o well_o as_o good_a so_o must_v we_o extend_v our_o love_n which_o be_v the_o common_a bond_n of_o mankind_n as_o well_o to_o our_o enemy_n as_o to_o our_o friend_n by_o which_o common_a love_n all_o hurt_v of_o the_o body_n or_o good_n of_o our_o enemy_n be_v forbid_v again_o as_o god_n have_v his_o special_a action_n to_o his_o friend_n and_o his_o church_n namely_o sanctification_n so_o must_v friendship_n which_o be_v our_o special_a action_n reach_v its_o self_n to_o such_o only_a as_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n for_o although_o we_o must_v love_v with_o that_o general_a love_n all_o mankind_n turk_n pagan_n yet_o to_o such_o may_v we_o not_o be_v friend_n and_o familiar_n but_o must_v beware_v of_o inward_a and_o usual_a conversation_n with_o they_o that_o hate_n god_n and_o all_o his_o grace_n this_o distinction_n tell_v you_o the_o meaning_n of_o mat._n 5._o 44._o love_v your_o enemy_n verse_n 5._o estne_v deo_fw-la cura_fw-la de_fw-la bobus_fw-la be_v the_o apostle_n question_v have_v god_n care_n of_o ox_n other_o man_n ox_n how_o much_o more_o of_o his_o own_o sheep_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o see_v one_o of_o his_o sheep_n one_o of_o thy_o fellow_n christian_n stray_v into_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n join_v he_o with_o thy_o own_o soul_n in_o thy_o prayer_n to_o god_n relieve_v he_o if_o what_o he_o needs_o be_v spiritual_a with_o thy_o prayer_n for_o he_o and_o relieve_v he_o if_o his_o want_n be_v of_o another_o kind_n according_a to_o his_o prayer_n to_o thou_o why_o shall_v not_o he_o that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o blood_n and_o redeem_v with_o the_o same_o blood_n as_o thou_o be_v why_o shall_v not_o he_o prevail_v with_o thou_o so_o far_o as_o to_o the_o obtain_n of_o a_o alm_n when_o some_o fellow-servant_n of_o thou_o have_v have_v that_o interest_n in_o god_n as_o by_o his_o intercession_n and_o prayer_n to_o advance_v thy_o salvation_n will_v not_o thou_o save_v the_o life_n of_o another_o man_n that_o pray_v to_o thou_o when_o perchance_o thy_o soul_n have_v be_v save_v by_o another_o man_n that_o pray_v for_o thou_o verse_n 6._o in_o the_o three_o verse_n god_n command_v that_o the_o poor_a man_n shall_v not_o be_v spare_v for_o pity_n here_o now_o he_o enjoin_v that_o a_o poor_a man_n shall_v not_o be_v wrong_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o poverty_n such_o equal_a step_n will_v god_n have_v judgement_n to_o walk_v in_o verse_n 11._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o provide_v for_o the_o poor_a the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v he_o in_o all_o his_o trouble_n psalm_n 41._o 1._o this_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o widow_n of_o zarepta_n who_o feed_v the_o prophet_n and_o never_o suffer_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o famine_n 1_o king_n 17._o when_o i_o be_v hungry_a you_o feed_v i_o say_v christ_n mat._n 25._o 35._o i_o i_o say_v in_o the_o poor_a with_o you_o to_o who_o what_o you_o do_v you_o do_v it_o to_o i_o and_o so_o i_o take_v it_o and_o will_v bless_v you_o for_o it_o both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o verse_n 19_o you_o must_v not_o seethe_v the_o kid_n etc._n etc._n to_o show_v that_o we_o must_v not_o use_v that_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o any_o creature_n which_o be_v intend_v for_o his_o preservation_n chap._n xxiv_o verse_n 3._o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o promise_v than_o not_o to_o keep_v promise_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v signify_v by_o the_o locust_n which_o sudden_o leap_v up_o and_o forthwith_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n again_o they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v leap_v up_o when_o in_o word_n they_o promise_v to_o do_v all_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v but_o they_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n again_o when_o in_o their_o deed_n they_o deny_v the_o same_o let_v we_o therefore_o always_o weigh_v our_o weakness_n and_o according_o frame_v our_o promise_n for_o as_o we_o see_v in_o this_o people_n we_o may_v purpose_v well_o that_o which_o we_o can_v so_o well_o perform_v verse_n 12._o it_o be_v not_o many_o week_n since_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n in_o which_o space_n god_n have_v cherish_v their_o faith_n by_o several_a wonder_n yet_o now_o he_o think_v it_o time_n to_o give_v they_o statute_n from_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o bread_n the_o manna_n and_o water_n from_o the_o rock_n which_o be_v christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v give_v before_o the_o law_n the_o sacrament_n of_o grace_n before_o the_o legal_a covenant_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n prevent_v our_o obedience_n therefore_o shall_v we_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n because_o we_o have_v a_o saviour_n o_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o before_o we_o see_v what_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v show_v we_o our_o remedy_n if_o we_o do_v it_o not_o how_o can_v our_o faith_n disannul_v the_o law_n when_o it_o be_v before_o it_o it_o may_v help_v to_o fulfil_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v it_o can_v frustrate_v that_o which_o be_v not_o the_o letter_n which_o god_n have_v write_v in_o our_o fleshly_a table_n be_v now_o as_o some_o that_o be_v carve_v in_o some_o bark_n almost_o grow_v out_o he_o see_v it_o time_n to_o write_v they_o in_o dead_a table_n who_o hardness_n shall_v not_o be_v capable_a of_o alteration_n he_o know_v that_o the_o stone_n will_v be_v more_o faithful_a than_o our_o heart_n verse_n 14._o minister_n whether_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a be_v not_o to_o leave_v their_o charge_n without_o deputy_n when_o moses_n here_o ascend_v he_o leave_v aaron_n and_o hur_z with_o the_o people_n that_o whosoever_o have_v any_o matter_n may_v come_v to_o they_o so_o watchful_a and_o faithful_a be_v moses_n in_o his_o place_n that_o without_o just_a cause_n he_o be_v not_o absent_a and_o then_o he_o leave_v able_a deputy_n verse_n 16._o moses_n ascend_v be_v not_o admit_v to_o god_n till_o after_o six_o day_n to_o teach_v all_o man_n patient_o and_o reverent_o to_o tarry_v god_n leisure_n and_o gracious_a pleasure_n for_o any_o matter_n of_o his_o will_n to_o be_v reveal_v to_o they_o not_o curious_o search_v but_o humble_o wait_v for_o the_o thing_n we_o seek_v be_v fit_a for_o we_o at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o day_n god_n call_v to_o moses_n so_o will_v the_o lord_n have_v a_o comfortable_a time_n for_o all_o those_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o they_o shall_v see_v and_o hear_v at_o last_o what_o he_o will_v say_v unto_o they_o but_o then_o they_o must_v come_v to_o god_n in_o the_o cloud_n that_o be_v in_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n whereof_o this_o cloud_n be_v a_o figure_n for_o without_o he_o there_o be_v no_o access_n to_o god_n and_o by_o he_o we_o come_v and_o that_o bold_o verse_n 17._o god_n appear_v here_o like_o a_o consume_a fire_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o to_o they_o who_o he_o draw_v to_o he_o he_o appear_v as_o a_o pleasant_a saphire_n verse_n 10._o just_o so_o to_o carnal_a man_n and_o to_o such_o as_o be_v his_o call_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n of_o he_o the_o one_o see_v with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a the_o other_o see_v feeling_n and_o taste_v joy_n and_o comfort_n verse_n 18._o moses_n be_v with_o god_n forty_o day_n and_o night_n without_o any_o repast_n that_o god_n that_o send_v the_o quail_n to_o the_o host_n of_o israel_n and_o manna_n from_o heaven_n can_v have_v feed_v he_o with_o dainty_n if_o he_o have_v so_o please_v but_o there_o be_v no_o life_n to_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n only_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_o satiate_v but_o feast_v he_o what_o a_o bless_a satiety_n shall_v there_o be_v when_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v and_o he_o shall_v be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o we_o since_o this_o very_a frail_a mortality_n of_o moses_n be_v sustain_v and_o comfort_v but_o with_o representation_n of_o his_o presence_n here_o again_o i_o see_v moses_n the_o receiver_n of_o the_o law_n elias_n the_o restorer_n of_o the_o law_n christ_n the_o fulfiller_n of_o the_o law_n all_o fast_v forty_o day_n abstinence_n prepare_v best_a for_o good_a duty_n full_a belly_n be_v fit_a for_o rest_n hence_o solemn_a prayer_n take_v ever_o fast_v to_o attend_v it_o and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o speed_v in_o heaven_n when_o it_o be_v so_o accompany_v it_o be_v good_a so_o to_o diet_v the_o body_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v fatten_v chap._n xxv_o
wonderful_a this_o be_v a_o fearful_a fall_n verse_n 8._o every_o earth_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o adam_n but_o a_o garden_n a_o paradise_n what_o excellent_a pleasure_n and_o rare_a variety_n have_v man_n find_v in_o garden_n plant_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o all_o the_o world_n of_o man_n can_v make_v one_o twig_n or_o leaf_n or_o spire_n of_o grass_n when_o he_o that_o make_v the_o matter_n undertake_v the_o fashion_n how_o must_v it_o need_v be_v beyond_o our_o capacity_n excellent_a no_o herb_n no_o tree_n no_o flower_n be_v want_v there_o that_o may_v be_v for_o ornament_n or_o use_n whether_o for_o sight_n or_o for_o scent_n or_o for_o taste_v the_o bounty_n of_o god_n wrought_v further_a than_o to_o necessity_n even_o to_o comfort_n and_o recreation_n why_o be_v we_o niggardly_a to_o ourselves_o when_o god_n be_v liberal_a but_o for_o all_o this_o if_o god_n have_v not_o there_o converse_v with_o man_n no_o abundance_n can_v have_v make_v he_o bless_v verse_n 9_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v a_o real_a tree_n in_o paradise_n but_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v immortality_n for_o no_o corruptible_a food_n can_v make_v the_o body_n incorruptible_a and_o if_o it_o can_v have_v give_v immortality_n it_o must_v have_v have_v a_o power_n to_o preserve_v from_o sin_n for_o by_o sin_v man_n become_v mortal_a therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n not_o effectiuè_n but_o significatiuè_fw-la as_o a_o sign_n of_o true_a immortality_n which_o adam_n shall_v have_v receive_v of_o god_n if_o he_o have_v continue_v in_o obedience_n and_o so_o also_o be_v that_o other_o tree_n call_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a not_o because_o it_o give_v knowledge_n but_o be_v a_o seal_n unto_o they_o of_o their_o miserable_a knowledge_n which_o they_o shall_v get_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o their_o transgression_n which_o be_v call_v a_o practical_a knowledge_n and_o yet_o here_o by_o the_o way_n though_o god_n forbid_v man_n to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n yet_o not_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n to_o show_v that_o he_o desire_v we_o shall_v be_v saint_n not_o rabbi_n and_o doctor_n verse_n 15._o that_o which_o be_v man_n storehouse_n be_v also_o his_o workhouse_n his_o pleasure_n be_v his_o task_n paradise_n serve_v not_o only_o to_o feed_v his_o sense_n but_o to_o exercise_v his_o hand_n if_o happiness_n have_v consist_v in_o do_v nothing_o man_n have_v not_o be_v employ_v all_o his_o delight_n can_v not_o have_v make_v he_o happy_a in_o a_o idle_a life_n man_n therefore_o be_v no_o soon_o make_v than_o he_o be_v set_v to_o work_v neither_o greatness_n nor_o perfection_n can_v privilege_v a_o fold_a hand_n he_o must_v labour_v because_o he_o be_v happy_a how_o much_o more_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v so_o this_o first_o labour_n of_o his_o be_v as_o without_o necessity_n so_o without_o pain_n without_o weariness_n how_o much_o more_o cheerful_o we_o go_v about_o our_o business_n so_o much_o near_o we_o come_v to_o our_o paradise_n verse_n 17._o here_o be_v a_o double_a comfort_n from_o these_o word_n to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o first_o consist_v in_o this_o in_o that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n that_o first_o name_v death_n morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la say_v god_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n i_o do_v the_o less_o fear_n and_o abhor_v death_n because_o i_o find_v it_o in_o his_o mouth_n even_o a_o malediction_n have_v a_o sweetness_n in_o god_n mouth_n for_o there_o be_v a_o blessing_n wrap_v up_o in_o it_o a_o mercy_n in_o every_o correction_n a_o resurrection_n upon_o every_o death_n from_o whence_o issue_n the_o other_o spiritual_a comfort_n that_o as_o god_n do_v cast_v upon_o the_o unrepentant_a sinner_n two_o death_n in_o the_o text_n a_o temporal_a and_o a_o spiritual_a death_n so_o have_v he_o breathe_v into_o we_o two_o life_n for_o so_o as_o the_o word_n for_o death_n be_v double_v morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n so_o the_o word_n for_o life_n be_v express_v in_o the_o plural_a at_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n chaim_n vitarum_fw-la god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n of_o divers_a life_n though_o our_o natural_a life_n be_v no_o life_n but_o a_o continual_a die_a yet_o we_o have_v two_o life_n beside_o that_o a_o eternal_a life_n reserve_v for_o heaven_n but_o yet_o a_o heavenly_a life_n too_o a_o spiritual_a life_n even_o in_o this_o world_n verse_n 18._o one_o cause_n of_o marriage_n be_v to_o avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o solitariness_n signify_v in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v this_o life_n will_v be_v miserable_a &_o irksome_a to_o man_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o give_v he_o a_o wife_n to_o bear_v a_o share_n in_o his_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n now_o if_o it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o then_o be_v it_o good_a for_o he_o to_o have_v a_o companion_n and_o therefore_o as_o god_n create_v a_o pair_n of_o all_o other_o kind_n so_o also_o of_o this_o and_o this_o be_v that_o help_n in_o the_o text_n in_o which_o we_o see_v that_o god_n do_v provide_v a_o help_n for_o man_n before_o he_o see_v his_o own_o want_n and_o while_o adam_n sleep_v and_o think_v nothing_o god_n be_v work_v and_o lay_v out_o for_o his_o good_a and_o prepare_v he_o a_o helper_n show_v that_o man_n be_v strong_a by_o his_o wife_n for_o as_o god_n have_v knit_v the_o bone_n and_o sinew_n together_o for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o man_n body_n so_o have_v he_o knit_v man_n and_o woman_n together_o for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o their_o life_n because_o two_o be_v firm_a than_o one_o verse_n 20._o as_o adam_n give_v every_o creature_n the_o name_n according_a as_o he_o see_v the_o nature_n thereof_o to_o be_v so_o god_n give_v every_o man_n reward_n or_o punishment_n the_o name_n of_o a_o saint_n or_o devil_n in_o his_o purpose_n as_o he_o see_v he_o a_o good_a or_o a_o bad_a user_n of_o his_o grace_n when_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o record_n of_o heaven_n among_o the_o reprobate_n i_o shall_v never_o see_v the_o name_n of_o cain_n alone_o but_o cain_n with_o his_o addition_n cain_n that_o kill_v his_o brother_n not_o iuda_n name_v alone_o but_o judas_n with_o his_o addition_n judas_n that_o betray_v his_o master_n god_n do_v not_o begin_v with_o a_o morte_fw-la moriendum_fw-la some_o body_n must_v die_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v make_v some_o body_n to_o kill_v but_o god_n come_v to_o a_o morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la yet_o thou_o be_v alive_a and_o may_v live_v but_o if_o thou_o will_v rebel_v thou_o must_v die_v verse_n 21._o this_o sleep_n that_o man_n be_v cast_v into_o while_n his_o wife_n be_v create_v do_v teach_v we_o that_o our_o affection_n our_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n shall_v sleep_v while_o we_o go_v about_o this_o action_n the_o choice_n of_o a_o wife_n for_o as_o the_o man_n sleep_v while_o his_o wife_n waâ—_n make_v so_o our_o flesh_n shall_v sleep_v while_o our_o wife_n be_v choose_v lest_o as_o the_o love_n of_o venison_n win_v isaac_n to_o bless_v one_o for_o the_o other_o so_o the_o love_n of_o gentry_n or_o riches_n or_o beauty_n shall_v make_v we_o take_v one_o for_o the_o other_o verse_n 22._o woman_n be_v not_o make_v of_o the_o head_n and_o therefore_o must_v not_o be_v the_o head_n nor_o yet_o of_o the_o foot_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o must_v not_o be_v set_v at_o his_o foot_n but_o the_o man_n must_v set_v she_o at_o his_o heart_n near_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o she_o come_v she_o which_o shall_v lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n be_v make_v in_o his_o bosom_n &_o shall_v be_v as_o close_v to_o he_o as_o the_o rib_n of_o which_o she_o be_v fashion_v verse_n 25._o comparative_o adam_n be_v better_a than_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o and_o yet_o we_o find_v no_o act_n of_o pride_n in_o adam_n when_o he_o be_v alone_o when_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o world_n but_o himself_o and_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v not_o another_o but_o himself_o though_o they_o be_v both_o naked_a they_o be_v neither_o of_o they_o ashamed_a soliture_n be_v not_o the_o scene_n of_o pride_n the_o danger_n of_o pride_n be_v in_o company_n when_o we_o meet_v to_o look_v upon_o one_o another_o thus_o in_o eve_n her_o first_o act_n be_v a_o act_n of_o pride_n a_o harken_v to_o that_o voice_n of_o the_o serpent_n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n as_o soon_o as_o there_o be_v more_o than_o themselves_o there_o be_v pride_n how_o many_o have_v we_o know_v that_o have_v be_v content_a all_o the_o week_n at_o home_n alone_o
temporary_a temporal_a and_o spiritual_a death_n verse_n 9_o adultery_n be_v call_v here_o a_o great_a sin_n not_o only_o for_o the_o uncleanness_n and_o filthiness_n of_o it_o but_o because_o of_o the_o punishment_n that_o follow_v and_o sometime_o overtake_v whole_a city_n and_o kingdom_n for_o that_o sin_n in_o their_o governor_n as_o it_o will_v have_v do_v here_o have_v not_o god_n withhold_v abimelech_n from_o that_o sin_n verse_n 6._o now_o god_n keep_v his_o child_n from_o sin_v either_o by_o instinct_n of_o his_o spirit_n or_o the_o instruction_n of_o his_o word_n or_o by_o the_o guide_n and_o guard_n of_o angel_n or_o by_o disease_n as_o here_o verse_n 11._o wheresoever_o be_v wickedness_n there_o can_v be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n these_o two_o can_v lodge_v under_o one_o roof_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n drive_v out_o evil_a ecclus._n 1._o 26._o as_o therefore_o abraham_n here_o argue_v well_o from_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o effect_n because_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o this_o place_n therefore_o they_o will_v kill_v i_o so_o david_n argue_v back_o from_o the_o effect_n to_o the_o cause_n they_o imagine_v wickedness_n on_o their_o bed_n therefore_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o before_o they_o i_o will_v to_o god_n neither_o of_o these_o argument_n be_v demonstrative_a but_o our_o life_n show_v they_o be_v for_o if_o we_o fear_v the_o lord_n dare_v we_o dally_v with_o his_o name_n dare_v we_o tear_v it_o in_o piece_n sure_o we_o contemn_v his_o person_n who_o name_n we_o contemn_v the_o jew_n have_v a_o conceit_n that_o the_o sin_n of_o that_o israelite_n which_o be_v stone_v for_o blasphemy_n be_v only_o this_o that_o he_o name_v that_o ineffable_a name_n jehovah_n shall_v their_o fear_n keep_v they_o from_o once_o mention_v the_o dreadful_a name_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v not_o our_o fear_n keep_v we_o from_o abuse_v it_o dare_v we_o so_o bold_o sin_n against_o god_n in_o the_o face_n if_o we_o fear_v he_o dare_v we_o mock_v god_n with_o a_o formal_a flourish_n of_o that_o which_o our_o heart_n tell_v we_o we_o be_v not_o if_o we_o fear_v he_o verse_n 14._o thus_o god_n come_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o a_o engine_n and_o help_v his_o people_n at_o a_o pinch_n abraham_n have_v bring_v himself_o into_o the_o briar_n and_o can_v find_v no_o way_n out_o many_o a_o heavy_a heart_n he_o have_v no_o doubt_n for_o his_o dear_a wife_n who_o suffer_v by_o his_o default_n and_o she_o again_o for_o he_o god_n upon_o their_o repentance_n provide_v gracious_o for_o they_o both_o she_o be_v keep_v undefiled_a he_o great_o enrich_v and_o now_o they_o be_v both_o secure_v and_o dismiss_v with_o reward_n and_o privilege_n oh_o who_o will_v not_o serve_v such_o a_o god_n as_o turn_v our_o error_n and_o evil_a counsel_n to_o our_o great_a good_a as_o the_o athenian_n believe_v their_o goddess_n minerva_n do_v for_o they_o verse_n 16._o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o veil_n of_o sarahs_n eye_n first_o that_o no_o man_n know_v she_o to_o be_v abraham_n wife_n shall_v look_v upon_o she_o to_o desire_v she_o second_o it_o put_v sarah_n in_o mind_n of_o her_o subjection_n to_o abraham_n whereof_o the_o veil_n be_v a_o sign_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 10._o three_o abraham_n be_v her_o veil_n that_o be_v her_o just_a excuse_n that_o she_o do_v this_o for_o his_o cause_n be_v by_o he_o persuade_v but_o the_o former_a exposition_n be_v the_o better_a for_o the_o follow_a word_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o all_o this_o be_v that_o she_o may_v he_o reprove_v or_o in_o all_o this_o she_o reprove_v herself_o so_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o word_n rather_o of_o the_o writer_n concern_v sarah_n than_o of_o abimelech_n to_o sarah_n verse_n 18._o barrenness_n be_v a_o just_a punishment_n for_o a_o incontinent_a life_n this_o may_v be_v see_v in_o solomon_n who_o of_o 300_o concubine_n and_o 700_o wife_n leave_v but_o one_o son_n rehoboam_n and_o he_o not_o very_o wise_a to_o succeed_v he_o chap._n xxi_o verse_n 6._o we_o must_v rejoice_v in_o the_o least_o mercy_n how_o great_o then_o in_o the_o great_a our_o joy_n take_v their_o measure_n by_o our_o mercy_n when_o sarah_n have_v a_o son_n she_o say_v god_n have_v make_v i_o to_o laugh_v so_o that_o all_o that_o hear_v i_o shall_v laugh_v with_o i_o her_o mercy_n in_o receive_v a_o son_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o will_v serve_v a_o whole_a world_n to_o make_v merry_a with_o the_o man_n that_o have_v find_v his_o lose_a sheep_n lay_v it_o on_o his_o shoulder_n rejoice_v it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a burden_n to_o he_o and_o when_o he_o come_v home_o he_o call_v together_o his_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n say_v rejoice_v with_o i_o as_o some_o affliction_n be_v so_o big_a that_o all_o our_o own_o sorrow_n be_v not_o large_a enough_o to_o weep_v and_o mourn_v over_o they_o so_o some_o blessing_n be_v so_o big_a that_o they_o call_v out_o more_o than_o our_o own_o affection_n to_o rejoice_v over_o they_o verse_n 9_o it_o be_v not_o always_o a_o disparagement_n to_o be_v laugh_v at_o the_o best_a may_v be_v laugh_v at_o the_o just_a upright_a man_n be_v so_o holiness_n be_v under_o disgrace_n among_o unholy_a man_n saint_n paul_n tell_v this_o story_n report_v it_o as_o a_o great_a example_n of_o unholy_a scorn_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n do_v persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n ishmael_n persecute_v isaac_n moses_n here_o tell_v we_o the_o manner_n how_o and_o the_o weapon_n wherewith_o ishmael_n do_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n against_o isaac_n as_o cain_n do_v against_o abel_n but_o his_o tongue_n he_o mock_v he_o those_o great_a difference_n in_o divine_a heraldry_n of_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n and_o after_o the_o spirit_n show_v where_o the_o quarrel_n lie_v it_o be_v the_o spiritualness_n of_o isaac_n which_o render_v he_o so_o obnoxious_a to_o his_o carnal_a brother_n ishmael_n isaac_n be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n and_o doubtless_o he_o show_v some_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o ishmael_n do_v not_o relish_v and_o therefore_o mock_v he_o and_o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o reason_n the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 14._o verse_n 10._o sarah_n speak_v angry_o concern_v ishmael_n this_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n shall_v not_o be_v heir_n with_o my_o son_n and_o may_v not_o god_n have_v say_v as_o roundly_o concern_v we_o these_o bondslave_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n shall_v not_o be_v heir_n with_o my_o son_n but_o such_o be_v the_o goodness_n of_o our_o gracious_a god_n he_o deal_v with_o we_o like_o the_o father_n of_o the_o prodigal_a child_n the_o son_n fear_v a_o sharp_a rebuke_n and_o the_o father_n provide_v a_o dainty_a feast_n and_o thus_o god_n not_o only_o pardon_v our_o indignity_n but_o crown_v we_o with_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n so_o that_o we_o may_v confess_v ingenious_o with_o the_o prodigal_a child_n we_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n make_v we_o as_o one_o of_o thy_o hire_a servant_n vouchsafe_v we_o even_o the_o least_o measure_n of_o thy_o favour_n and_o it_o be_v more_o than_o we_o can_v deserve_v or_o expect_v verse_n 12._o let_v we_o never_o be_v ashamed_a to_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o such_o as_o be_v discreet_a and_o godly_a neither_o be_v it_o great_o material_a who_o they_o be_v that_o give_v we_o good_a counsel_n whether_o our_o superior_n equal_n or_o inferior_n for_o we_o must_v not_o weigh_v so_o much_o who_o be_v the_o counsellor_n as_o what_o be_v the_o counsel_n the_o child_n be_v sometime_o make_v able_a to_o advise_v the_o father_n the_o servant_n may_v sometime_o see_v more_o than_o his_o master_n the_o wife_n may_v sometime_o give_v good_a counsel_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o it_o be_v no_o dispraise_n or_o disparagement_n for_o they_o to_o hearken_v to_o their_o inferior_n but_o they_o ought_v to_o receive_v it_o as_o a_o message_n bring_v unto_o they_o from_o god_n yea_o if_o a_o enemy_n shall_v persuade_v we_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a we_o ought_v to_o make_v this_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n of_o he_o as_o to_o hearken_v to_o our_o own_o profit_n abraham_n account_v it_o no_o reproach_n or_o reproof_n unto_o he_o to_o obey_v the_o counsel_n of_o his_o wife_n when_o she_o persuade_v he_o to_o cast_v out_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n and_o abraham_n be_v command_v to_o listen_v unto_o it_o for_o god_n say_v unto_o he_o in_o all_o that_o sarah_n shall_v say_v unto_o thou_o hear_v her_o voice_n away_o then_o with_o the_o pride_n and_o pevishness_n of_o all_o those_o that_o take_v it_o as_o a_o discredit_n unto_o
and_o reform_v their_o error_n verse_n 34._o who_o will_v have_v look_v for_o tear_n from_o esau_n or_o who_o dare_v trust_v tear_n when_o he_o see_v they_o fall_v from_o so_o graceless_a eye_n it_o be_v a_o good_a word_n here_o bless_v i_o also_o o_o my_o father_n every_o miscreant_n can_v wish_v himself_o well_o no_o man_n will_v be_v miserable_a if_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o desire_v happiness_n why_o do_v he_o not_o rather_o weep_v to_o his_o brother_n for_o the_o pottage_n than_o to_o isaac_n for_o a_o blessing_n if_o he_o have_v not_o then_o sell_v he_o have_v not_o need_v now_o to_o beg_v it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o deny_v we_o those_o favour_n which_o we_o be_v careless_a in_o keep_v and_o which_o we_o undervalue_v in_o enjoy_v how_o happy_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o know_v the_o season_n of_o grace_n and_o not_o to_o neglect_v they_o how_o desperate_a to_o have_v know_v and_o neglect_v they_o these_o tear_n be_v both_o late_a and_o false_a the_o tear_n of_o rage_n of_o envy_n of_o carnal_a desire_n worldly_a sorrow_n cause_v death_n yet_o while_o esau_n howl_v out_o thus_o for_o a_o blessing_n i_o hear_v he_o cry_v out_o of_o his_o father_n store_n have_v thou_o but_o one_o blessing_n o_o my_o father_n of_o his_o brother_n subtlety_n be_v he_o not_o right_o term_v jacob_n i_o do_v not_o hear_v he_o blame_v his_o own_o desert_n he_o do_v not_o see_v while_o his_o father_n be_v deceive_v and_o his_o brother_n crafty_a that_o god_n be_v just_a and_o himself_o uncapable_a he_o know_v himself_o profane_a and_o yet_o claim_v a_o blessing_n chap._n xxviii_o verse_n 11._o none_o of_o all_o the_o patriarch_n see_v so_o evil_a day_n as_o jacob_n do_v from_o who_o just_o have_v the_o church_n of_o god_n therefore_o take_v her_o name_n neither_o be_v the_o faithful_a ever_o since_o call_v abramite_n but_o israelite_n that_o no_o time_n may_v be_v lose_v he_o begin_v his_o strife_n in_o the_o womb_n after_o that_o he_o fly_v for_o his_o life_n from_o a_o cruel_a brother_n to_o a_o cruel_a uncle_n with_o a_o staff_n go_v he_o over_o jordan_n alone_o doubtful_a and_o comfortless_a not_o like_o the_o son_n of_o isaac_n in_o the_o way_n the_o earth_n be_v his_o bed_n and_o a_o stone_n his_o pillow_n yet_o even_o there_o he_o see_v a_o vision_n of_o angel_n iacob_n heart_n be_v never_o so_o full_a of_o joy_n as_o when_o his_o head_n lie_v hard_a god_n be_v most_o present_a with_o we_o in_o our_o great_a dejection_n and_o love_v to_o give_v comfort_n to_o those_o that_o be_v for_o saken_a of_o their_o hope_n verse_n 12._o this_o ladder_n betoken_v christ_n who_o above_o be_v god_n of_o his_o father_n beneath_o be_v man_n out_o of_o iacob_n loin_n joh._n 1._o 51_o the_o angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v be_v the_o bless_a spirit_n which_o first_o minister_v to_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o second_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o body_n namely_o the_o elect_n heb._n 1._o 14._o the_o angel_n go_v up_o and_o down_o none_o of_o they_o be_v see_v stand_v still_o we_o must_v always_o be_v go_v forward_o in_o our_o christian_a course_n and_o not_o think_v to_o be_v carry_v to_o heaven_n in_o a_o feather_n bed_n but_o we_o must_v climb_v a_o ladder_n if_o we_o expect_v to_o be_v carry_v as_o elias_n be_v in_o a_o chariot_n it_o will_v be_v a_o fiery_a chariot_n verse_n 14._o against_o iacob_n fourfold_a cross_v here_o be_v a_o fourfold_a comfort_n a_o plaster_n as_o broad_a as_o the_o sore_a and_o sovereign_a for_o it_o against_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o friend_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o say_v god_n against_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o country_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o this_o land_n against_o his_o poverty_n thou_o shall_v spread_v abroad_o to_o the_o east_n and_o to_o the_o west_n against_o his_o solitariness_n and_o lowness_n angel_n shall_v attend_v thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v that_o which_o surpass_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v shine_v as_o the_o star_n in_o heaven_n they_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v the_o blessing_n of_o both_o world_n they_o shall_v be_v bless_v here_o temporal_o and_o hereafter_o eternal_o verse_n 15._o it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o peculiar_a privilege_n of_o the_o church_n and_o every_o member_n of_o it_o to_o have_v god_n present_a with_o they_o and_o precedent_n over_o they_o he_o be_v not_o far_o off_o from_o those_o that_o be_v his_o however_o in_o time_n of_o affliction_n and_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o tentation_n he_o seem_v so_o to_o they_o but_o be_v ever_o with_o they_o and_o hold_v a_o gracious_a hand_n over_o they_o this_o be_v it_o which_o the_o lord_n so_o often_o promise_v in_o his_o word_n and_o true_o perform_v to_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o all_o his_o child_n this_o be_v it_o which_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o jacob_n go_v from_o his_o father_n house_n to_o padan_n aran_n lo_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n and_o god_n thus_o promise_v his_o presence_n that_o the_o faithful_a may_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o protection_n and_o defence_n be_v gather_v together_o by_o his_o power_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o have_v any_o comfort_n if_o he_o be_v not_o present_a with_o we_o he_o can_v not_o consider_v of_o our_o want_n nor_o succour_v we_o in_o our_o necessity_n nor_o refresh_v we_o with_o his_o help_n while_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n see_v therefore_o we_o have_v comfort_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o all_o peril_n and_o to_o be_v hear_v in_o our_o prayer_n and_o request_n that_o we_o make_v to_o god_n we_o be_v assure_v and_o persuade_v of_o his_o continual_a presence_n among_o we_o for_o our_o good_a and_o safety_n verse_n 17._o though_o the_o almighty_a be_v every_o where_o yet_o not_o every_o where_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n say_v the_o school_n his_o presence_n indeed_o shine_v forth_o in_o all_o but_o not_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o though_o his_o glory_n fill_v both_o the_o bush_n and_o the_o space_n about_o it_o yet_o not_o both_o alike_o the_o one_o with_o fire_n the_o other_o perchance_o but_o with_o smoke_n and_o therefore_o we_o read_v exod._n 3._o of_o a_o place_n where_o moses_n may_v stand_v and_o a_o place_n so_o holy_a whither_o he_o may_v not_o draw_v nigh_o the_o first_o too_o holy_a for_o his_o shoe_n the_o last_o too_o hot_a for_o his_o foot_n thus_o also_o we_o read_v of_o god_n house_n make_v with_o hand_n and_o his_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n and_o to_o both_o holiness_n require_v for_o their_o consecration_n and_o a_o awful_a esteem_n for_o their_o deity_n sanctify_v they_o must_v because_o they_o be_v god_n and_o reverence_v because_o he_o be_v in_o they_o to_o witness_v who_o personal_a residence_n be_v that_o solemn_a erect_n of_o altar_n where_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o appear_v thus_o god_n here_o appear_v to_o jacob_n and_o strait_a way_n his_o stone_n be_v anoint_v into_o a_o pillar_n and_o what_o the_o last_o night_n be_v a_o pillow_n for_o himself_o must_v now_o be_v a_o rest_a place_n for_o his_o god_n there_o offer_v up_o his_o due_n to_o heaven_n where_o he_o have_v before_o to_o nature_n verse_n 20._o a_o mean_a or_o middle_a estate_n which_o be_v neither_o too_o eminent_a nor_o too_o obscure_a too_o rich_a nor_o too_o poor_a above_o contempt_n below_o envy_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o great_a first_o because_o it_o be_v most_o free_a from_o danger_n as_o not_o be_v so_o low_a as_o to_o be_v tread_v upon_o nor_o so_o high_a as_o to_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o envy_n second_o because_o it_o preserve_v we_o from_o forgetfulness_n of_o god_n irreligion_n and_o profaneness_n which_o accompany_v prosperity_n and_o from_o the_o use_n of_o unlawful_a mean_n to_o maintain_v our_o estate_n and_o from_o impatiency_n murmur_a and_o repine_v against_o god_n to_o which_o we_o be_v tempt_v in_o poverty_n if_o then_o our_o god_n have_v be_v so_o gracious_a unto_o we_o as_o to_o give_v we_o a_o convenient_a competency_n in_o these_o outward_a matter_n let_v we_o reckon_v our_o lot_n to_o have_v fall_v unto_o we_o in_o a_o pleasant_a ground_n and_o that_o we_o have_v a_o goodly_a heritage_n and_o indeed_o our_o nature_n desire_v not_o much_o food_n and_o raiment_n be_v the_o only_a necessary_n for_o this_o life_n i_o mean_v the_o preservation_n of_o it_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o say_v jacob_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v all_o
evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o so_o christ_n will_v say_v to_o we_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o be_v the_o face_n and_o figure_n of_o a_o man_n but_o a_o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v my_o image_n the_o drunkard_n have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o swine_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o the_o covetous_a have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o ravenous_a wolf_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o the_o adulterer_n have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o goat_n or_o a_o horse_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o the_o crafty_a and_o contentious_a person_n have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o fox_n and_o a_o dog_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o chap._n xxxviii_o verse_n 2._o i_o find_v not_o many_o of_o jacob_n son_n more_o faulty_a than_o judah_n who_o yet_o be_v single_v out_o from_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v the_o royal_a progenitor_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o birthright_n that_o god_n election_n may_v not_o be_v of_o merit_n but_o of_o grace_n else_o howsoever_o he_o may_v have_v speed_v alone_o thamar_n have_v never_o be_v join_v with_o he_o in_o this_o line_n even_o judah_n marry_v a_o canaanite_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o his_o seed_n prosper_v not_o and_o yet_o that_o good_a child_n may_v not_o be_v too_o much_o discourage_v with_o their_o unlawful_a propagation_n the_o father_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n be_v raise_v from_o a_o incestuous_a bed_n judah_n be_v very_o young_a searce_a from_o under_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o father_n yet_o he_o take_v no_o other_o counsel_n for_o his_o marriage_n but_o from_o his_o own_o eye_n which_o be_v like_o his_o sister_n dinahs_n rove_a and_o wanton_a what_o better_a issue_n can_v be_v expect_v from_o such_o beginning_n those_o proud_a jew_n that_o glory_n so_o much_o in_o their_o pedigree_n and_o name_n from_o this_o patriarch_n may_v now_o choose_v whether_o they_o will_v have_v their_o mother_n a_o canaanite_n or_o a_o harlot_n verse_n 7._o even_o in_o wicked_a and_o sinful_a course_n ofttimes_o the_o birth_n follow_v the_o belly_n judahs_n elder_a son_n er_fw-mi be_v too_o wicked_a to_o live_v god_n strike_v he_o dead_a ere_o he_o can_v leave_v any_o issue_n not_o abide_v any_o sience_n to_o grow_v out_o of_o so_o bad_a a_o stock_n notorious_a sinner_n god_n reserve_v to_o his_o own_o vengeance_n he_o do_v not_o inflict_v sensible_a judgement_n upon_o all_o his_o enemy_n lest_o the_o wicked_a shall_v think_v there_o be_v no_o punishment_n abide_v for_o they_o elsewhere_o and_o again_o he_o do_v inflict_v such_o judgement_n upon_o some_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v careless_a of_o evil_n it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o strike_v all_o dead_a as_o one_o but_o he_o have_v rather_o all_o shall_v be_v warn_v by_o one_o and_o will_v have_v his_o enemy_n find_v he_o merciful_a as_o well_o as_o his_o child_n just_a verse_n 9_o onan_n see_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o brother_n er_o and_o yet_o will_v follow_v his_o sin_n every_o little_a thing_n discourage_v we_o from_o good_a nothing_o can_v alter_v the_o heart_n that_o be_v set_v upon_o evil_n er_fw-mi be_v not_o worthy_a of_o any_o love_n but_o though_o he_o be_v a_o miscreant_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o brother_n seed_n shall_v have_v be_v raise_v to_o he_o onan_n just_o leese_v his_o life_n with_o his_o seed_n which_o he_o will_v rather_o spill_v than_o lend_v to_o a_o wicked_a brother_n some_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o humanity_n more_o to_o nearness_n of_o blood_n ill_a deserve_n of_o other_o can_v be_v no_o excuse_n for_o our_o injustice_n for_o our_o uncharitableness_n verse_n 11._o judah_n have_v lose_v two_o son_n and_o now_o do_v but_o promise_v the_o three_o who_o he_o sin_n in_o not_o give_v it_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o nature_n rather_o to_o hazard_v a_o sin_n than_o a_o danger_n and_o to_o neglect_v our_o own_o duty_n for_o wrongful_a suspicion_n of_o other_o though_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o son_n in_o give_v he_o yet_o he_o shall_v have_v give_v he_o a_o faithful_a man_n promise_n be_v his_o debt_n which_o no_o fear_n of_o damage_n can_v dispense_v with_o but_o whereupon_o be_v this_o slackness_n judah_n fear_v that_o some_o unhappiness_n in_o the_o bed_n of_o thamar_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o son_n miscarriage_n whereas_o it_o be_v their_o fault_n that_o thamar_n be_v both_o a_o widow_n and_o childless_a those_o that_o be_v but_o the_o patient_n of_o evil_a be_v many_o time_n burden_a with_o suspicion_n and_o therefore_o be_v ill_o think_v of_o because_o they_o fare_v ill_o affliction_n will_v not_o be_v so_o heavy_a if_o they_o do_v not_o lay_v we_o open_v unto_o uncharitable_a conceit_n verse_n 14._o now_o thamar_n seek_v by_o subtlety_n that_o which_o she_o can_v not_o have_v by_o award_n of_o justice_n the_o neglect_n of_o due_a retribute_n drive_v man_n to_o indirect_a course_n neither_o know_v i_o whether_o they_o sin_v more_o in_o right_v themselves_o wrongful_o or_o the_o other_o in_o not_o right_v they_o she_o therefore_o take_v upon_o she_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o harlot_n that_o she_o may_v perform_v the_o act_n if_o she_o have_v not_o wish_v to_o seem_v a_o whore_n she_o have_v not_o wear_v that_o attire_n nor_o choose_v that_o place_n immodesty_n of_o outward_a fashion_n or_o gesture_n bewray_v evil_a desire_n the_o heart_n that_o mean_v well_o will_v never_o wish_v to_o seem_v ill_a for_o common_o we_o affect_v to_o show_v better_a than_o we_o be_v many_o harlot_n will_v put_v on_o the_o semblance_n of_o chastity_n of_o modesty_n never_o the_o contrary_n it_o be_v no_o trust_v those_o which_o do_v not_o wish_v to_o appear_v good_a vers._n 15._o judah_n esteem_v she_o by_o her_o habit_n and_o now_o the_o life_n of_o a_o harlot_n have_v stir_v up_o in_o he_o a_o thought_n of_o lust_n satan_n find_v well_o that_o a_o fit_a object_n be_v half_a a_o victory_n who_o will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o see_v a_o son_n of_o jacob_n thus_o transport_v with_o filthy_a affection_n at_o the_o first_o sight_n he_o be_v inflame_v neither_o yet_o do_v he_o see_v the_o face_n of_o she_o who_o he_o lust_v after_o it_o be_v motive_n enough_o to_o he_o that_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n neither_o can_v the_o presence_n of_o his_o neighbour_n the_o adullamite_n compose_v those_o wicked_a thought_n or_o hinder_v his_o unchaste_a act_n vers._n 20._o that_o sin_n must_v needs_o be_v impudent_a that_o can_v abide_v a_o witness_n yea_o so_o have_v his_o lust_n besot_v he_o that_o he_o can_v discern_v the_o voice_n of_o thamar_n that_o he_o can_v foresee_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o shame_n in_o part_v with_o such_o pledge_n there_o be_v no_o passion_n which_o do_v not_o for_o a_o time_n bereave_v a_o man_n of_o himself_o thamar_n have_v learn_v not_o to_o trust_v he_o without_o a_o pawn_n he_o have_v promise_v his_o son_n to_o she_o as_o a_o daughter_n and_o fail_v now_o he_o promise_v a_o kid_n to_o she_o as_o a_o harlot_n and_o perform_v it_o whether_o his_o pledge_n constrain_v he_o or_o the_o power_n of_o his_o word_n i_o inquire_v not_o many_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o thing_n save_o those_o that_o be_v the_o great_a and_o dear_a if_o his_o credit_n have_v be_v as_o much_o endanger_v in_o the_o former_a promise_n he_o have_v keep_v it_o vers._n 23._o now_o thamar_n have_v requite_v judah_n she_o expect_v long_o the_o enjoy_n of_o his_o promise_a son_n and_o he_o perform_v not_o but_o here_o he_o perform_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o kid_n and_o she_o stay_v not_o to_o expect_v it_o judah_n be_v sorry_a that_o he_o can_v pay_v the_o hire_n of_o his_o lust_n and_o now_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v beat_v with_o his_o own_o staff_n lest_o his_o signet_n shall_v be_v use_v to_o confirm_v and_o seal_v his_o reproach_n resolve_v not_o to_o know_v they_o and_o wish_v they_o be_v unknown_a of_o other_o shame_n be_v the_o easy_a wage_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o sure_a which_o ever_o begin_v first_o in_o ourselves_o nature_n be_v not_o more_o forward_o to_o commit_v sin_n then_o willing_a to_o hide_v it_o vers._n 24._o three_o month_n have_v judahs_n sin_n sleep_v and_o now_o when_o he_o be_v secure_a it_o awake_v and_o bate_v he_o news_n be_v bring_v he_o that_o thamar_n begin_v to_o swell_v with_o her_o conception_n and_o now_o he_o swell_v with_o rage_n and_o call_v she_o forth_o to_o the_o flame_n like_o a_o rigorous_a judge_n without_o so_o much_o as_o stay_v for_o the_o time_n of_o her_o deliverance_n that_o his_o cruelty_n in_o this_o justice_n shall_v be_v no_o less_o ill_a than_o the_o injustice_n of_o occasion_v it_o if_o judah_n have_v not_o forget_v his_o sin_n his_o pity_n have_v be_v more_o
have_v enrich_v pharaoh_n if_o joseph_n have_v not_o rule_v egypt_n and_o all_o the_o border_a nation_n have_v perish_v the_o providence_n of_o so_o faithful_a a_o officer_n have_v both_o give_v the_o egyptian_n their_o life_n and_o the_o money_n cattle_n body_n land_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o pharaoh_n both_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v well_o please_v the_o subject_n owe_v to_o he_o their_o life_n the_o king_n his_o subject_n and_o his_o dominion_n the_o bounty_n of_o god_n make_v joseph_n give_v more_o than_o he_o receive_v it_o be_v like_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o egypt_n other_o country_n adjoin_v be_v no_o less_o fruitful_a yet_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n egypt_n have_v corn_n when_o they_o want_v see_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o wise_a prudent_a frugality_n and_o a_o vain_a ignorant_a expense_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n the_o spare_a hand_n be_v both_o full_a and_o beneficial_a whereas_o the_o lavish_a be_v not_o only_o empty_a but_o injurious_a chap._n xlii_o verse_n 2._o good_a jacob_n be_v pinch_v with_o the_o common_a famine_n no_o piety_n can_v exempt_v we_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o neighbourhood_n no_o man_n can_v tell_v by_o outward_a event_n which_o be_v the_o patriarch_n and_o which_o the_o canaanite_n neither_o do_v his_o profession_n lead_v he_o to_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o miraculous_a preservation_n it_o be_v a_o vain_a tempt_a of_o god_n to_o cast_v ourselves_o upon_o a_o immediate_a provision_n with_o neglect_n of_o common_a mean_n his_o ten_o son_n must_v now_o leave_v their_o flock_n and_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n to_o be_v their_o father_n purveyor_n and_o now_o they_o go_v to_o buy_v of_o he_o who_o they_o have_v sell_v and_o bow_v their_o knee_n to_o he_o for_o his_o relief_n which_o have_v bow_v to_o they_o before_o for_o his_o own_o life_n vers._n 9_o it_o be_v no_o small_a joy_n to_o joseph_n to_o see_v this_o late_a accomplishment_n of_o his_o ancient_a dream_n to_o see_v the_o suppliant_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o more_o brethren_n or_o enemy_n grovel_v before_o he_o in_o a_o unknown_a submission_n he_o that_o be_v hate_v of_o his_o brethren_n for_o be_v his_o father_n spy_n now_o accuse_v his_o brethren_n for_o common_a spy_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o egypt_n he_o can_v not_o without_o their_o suspicion_n have_v come_v to_o a_o perfect_a intelligence_n of_o his_o father_n estate_n and_o they_o if_o he_o have_v not_o object_v to_o they_o that_o which_o be_v not_o it_o be_v more_o safe_a in_o case_n of_o inquisition_n to_o fetch_v far_o about_o and_o it_o be_v wisdom_n sometime_o to_o conceal_v our_o knowledge_n that_o we_o may_v not_o prejudice_v truth_n vers._n 16._o it_o now_o do_v joseph_n good_a to_o seem_v merciless_a to_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o have_v find_v wilful_o cruel_a to_o hide_v his_o love_n from_o they_o which_o have_v show_v their_o hate_n to_o he_o and_o to_o think_v how_o much_o he_o favour_v they_o and_o how_o little_a they_o know_v it_o and_o as_o sport_v himself_o with_o their_o present_a misery_n he_o pleasant_o imitate_v all_o those_o action_n reciprocal_o unto_o they_o which_o they_o in_o despite_n and_o earnest_n have_v do_v former_o to_o he_o he_o speak_v rough_o reject_v their_o persuasion_n put_v they_o in_o hold_n and_o one_o of_o they_o in_o bond_n the_o mind_n must_v not_o always_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o outward_a face_n of_o action_n god_n countenance_n be_v ofttimes_o severe_a and_o his_o hand_n heavy_a to_o they_o who_o he_o best_o love_v many_o a_o one_o under_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o egyptian_a have_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o israelite_n and_o here_o that_o joseph_n may_v seem_v enough_o and_o indeed_o too_o much_o a_o egyptian_a joseph_n swear_v heathenish_o how_o little_o can_v his_o brethren_n suspect_v that_o this_o oath_n can_v proceed_v from_o the_o son_n of_o he_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n how_o oft_o have_v sinister_a respect_n draw_v weak_a goodness_n to_o disguise_v its_o self_n even_o with_o sin_n vers._n 18._o the_o only_o best_a curb_v to_o restrain_v from_o evil_a and_o spur_v to_o incite_v to_o good_a be_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n all_o honesty_n flow_v from_o this_o holy_a fear_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o problem_n in_o aristotle_n why_o man_n be_v credit_v more_o than_o other_o creature_n the_o answer_n be_v man_n only_o reverence_v god_n therefore_o you_o may_v trust_v he_o therefore_o you_o may_v commit_v yourself_o to_o he_o he_o that_o true_o fear_v god_n be_v like_a unto_o cato_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v he_o never_o do_v well_o that_o he_o may_v appear_v to_o do_v so_o but_o because_o he_o can_v do_v no_o otherwise_o you_o need_v not_o fear_v i_o say_v joseph_n here_o to_o his_o brethren_n for_o i_o fear_v god_n and_o so_o dare_v do_v you_o no_o hurt_n verse_n 21._o as_o they_o former_o harden_v their_o heart_n against_o the_o pitiful_a complaint_n of_o their_o brother_n joseph_n so_o they_o confess_v to_o be_v just_a that_o now_o their_o suit_n and_o petition_n be_v not_o hear_v and_o then_o in_o that_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o have_v very_o sin_v we_o see_v the_o admirable_a effect_n of_o affliction_n which_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o so_o to_o repentance_n and_o further_o when_o they_o come_v to_o this_o repentance_n none_o of_o they_o transfer_v the_o sin_n from_o himself_o neither_o do_v any_o of_o they_o discharge_v any_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o sin_n they_o all_o take_v all_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o all_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a and_o therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o upon_o we_o all_o national_a calamity_n be_v induce_v by_o general_a sin_n and_o where_o they_o fall_v we_o can_v so_o charge_v the_o laity_n as_o to_o free_v the_o clergy_n nor_o so_o charge_v the_o people_n as_o to_o free_v the_o magistrate_n let_v we_o therefore_o never_o say_v that_o it_o be_v aliena_fw-la ambitio_fw-la the_o immoderate_a ambition_n of_o a_o pretend_v monarch_n that_o endanger_v we_o that_o it_o be_v aliena_fw-la perfidia_fw-la the_o falsehood_n of_o perfidious_a neighbour_n that_o have_v disappoint_v we_o that_o it_o be_v aliena_fw-la fortuna_fw-la the_o growth_n of_o other_o who_o have_v shoot_v up_o under_o our_o shelter_n that_o do_v overtop_v we_o they_o be_v peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la our_o own_o pride_n our_o own_o wantonness_n our_o own_o drunkenness_n that_o make_v god_n shut_v and_o close_v his_o hand_n towards_o we_o withdraw_v his_o former_a blessing_n from_o we_o and_o then_o strike_v we_o with_o that_o shut_v and_o close_v and_o heavy_a hand_n and_o multiply_v calamity_n upon_o we_o ver._n 24._o no_o song_n can_v be_v so_o delightful_a unto_o joseph_n as_o to_o hear_v they_o in_o a_o late_a remorse_n condemn_v themselves_o before_o he_o of_o their_o old_a cruelty_n towards_o he_o who_o be_v now_o their_o unknown_a witness_n and_o judge_n they_o have_v hear_v josephs_n deprecation_n of_o their_o evil_n with_o tear_n and_o have_v not_o pity_v he_o yet_o joseph_n do_v but_o hear_v their_o mention_n of_o this_o evil_n which_o they_o have_v do_v against_o he_o and_o pity_v they_o with_o tear_n he_o weep_v for_o joy_n to_o see_v their_o repentance_n and_o to_o compare_v his_o safety_n and_o happiness_n with_o the_o cruelty_n which_o they_o intend_v and_o do_v and_o think_v they_o have_v do_v verse_n 28._o simeon_n be_v leave_v in_o pawn_n in_o fetter_n while_o the_o rest_n of_o jacob_n son_n return_v with_o their_o corn_n with_o their_o pay_v nothing_o for_o their_o provision_n but_o their_o labour_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o much_o trouble_v with_o the_o beneficence_n of_o that_o strange_a egyptian_a lord_n as_o before_z with_o his_o imperious_a suspicion_n their_o wealth_n be_v now_o more_o irksome_a to_o they_o than_o their_o need_n and_o they_o fear_v god_n mean_v to_o punish_v they_o more_o in_o this_o superfluity_n of_o money_n than_o in_o the_o want_n of_o victual_n what_o be_v this_o that_o god_n have_v do_v to_o we_o it_o be_v a_o wise_a course_n to_o be_v jealous_a of_o our_o gain_n and_o more_o to_o fear_v than_o to_o desire_v abundance_n verse_n 38._o all_o temporal_a thing_n be_v troublesome_a if_o they_o be_v good_a it_o be_v trouble_v to_o forgo_v they_o and_o when_o we_o see_v that_o they_o must_v be_v part_v with_o either_o we_o wish_v that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o good_a or_o that_o we_o have_v never_o enjoy_v they_o as_o some_o do_v of_o st._n augustine_n when_o he_o die_v if_o they_o be_v evil_a their_o presence_n be_v troublesome_a and_o still_o we_o wish_v either_o that_o they_o be_v good_a or_o that_o we_o be_v ease_v of_o they_o good_a thing_n be_v troublesome_a in_o the_o event_n and_o evil_a
the_o large_a be_v our_o preparation_n the_o large_a be_v our_o vessel_n the_o large_a our_o vessel_n the_o large_a our_o dole_n at_o a_o sermon_n or_o sacrament_n if_o we_o carry_v not_o away_o as_o much_o as_o we_o will_v it_o be_v our_o own_o fault_n that_o by_o preparation_n we_o do_v not_o furnish_v ourselves_o with_o a_o large_a vessel_n verse_n 4._o this_o blind_a nature_n see_v to_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o sin_n ingratum_fw-la dixeris_fw-la omne_fw-la dixeris_fw-la some_o vice_n be_v such_o as_o nature_n smile_v upon_o though_o frown_v at_o by_o divine_a justice_n not_o so_o this_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n cause_v a_o soldier_n of_o his_o that_o have_v offer_v unkindness_n to_o one_o that_o have_v kind_o entertain_v he_o to_o be_v brand_v in_o the_o forehead_n with_o these_o two_o word_n hospes_fw-la ingratus_fw-la unthankfulness_n be_v a_o monster_n in_o nature_n a_o solecism_n in_o manner_n a_o paradox_n in_o divinity_n a_o parch_a wind_n to_o dry_v up_o the_o fountain_n of_o further_a favour_n benjamins_n fivefold_a mess_n be_v no_o small_a aggravation_n to_o the_o theft_n here_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n verse_n 12._o the_o grace_n which_o god_n find_v in_o we_o be_v like_o the_o silver_n which_o joseph_n find_v in_o benjamins_n sack_n of_o his_o own_o put_n in_o for_o our_o will_n herein_o be_v like_o the_o low_a sphere_n quae_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la mota_fw-la movet_fw-la move_v not_o unless_o it_o be_v first_o move_v why_o shall_v we_o then_o be_v loath_a to_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v all_o our_o ability_n of_o do_v good_a free_o from_o god_n and_o immediate_o by_o his_o grace_n when_o as_o even_o those_o faculty_n of_o nature_n by_o which_o we_o pretend_v to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o grace_n we_o have_v from_o god_n himself_o too_o for_o that_o question_n of_o the_o apostle_n involve_v all_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v thy_o natural_a faculty_n be_v no_o more_o thy_o own_o than_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v thy_o own_o but_o as_o thy_o body_n conceive_v in_o thy_o mother_n womb_n can_v not_o claim_v a_o soul_n at_o god_n hand_n nor_o wish_v a_o soul_n no_o nor_o know_v there_o be_v a_o soul_n to_o be_v have_v so_o neither_o by_o be_v a_o man_n endue_v with_o natural_a faculty_n can_v thou_o claim_v grace_n or_o wish_v grace_n nay_o those_o natural_a faculty_n if_o they_o be_v not_o pretincted_a with_o some_o infusion_n of_o grace_n before_o can_v make_v thou_o know_v what_o grace_n be_v or_o that_o grace_n be_v to_o a_o child_n right_o dispose_v in_o the_o womb_n god_n do_v give_v a_o soul_n to_o a_o natural_a man_n right_o dispose_v in_o his_o natural_a faculty_n god_n do_v give_v grace_n but_o that_o soul_n be_v not_o due_a to_o that_o child_n nor_o that_o grace_n to_o that_o man._n verse_n 14._o if_o i_o be_o bereave_v of_o my_o child_n say_v jacob_n here_o i_o be_o bereave_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o he_o not_o rash_o or_o desperate_o as_o if_o he_o care_v not_o what_o become_v of_o himself_o but_o through_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n in_o sacrifice_v his_o will_n unto_o go_n and_o this_o be_v according_a to_o that_o petition_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n thy_o will_v be_v do_v in_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n a_o godly_a man_n say_v amen_o to_o god_n amen_o and_o put_v his_o fiat_fw-la and_o placet_fw-la to_o god_n as_o one_o say_v he_o can_v have_v what_o he_o will_v of_o god_n why_o how_o be_v that_o because_o whatever_o be_v god_n will_n that_o be_v he_o and_o thus_o to_o submit_v unto_o god_n will_n be_v to_o serve_v he_o with_o a_o true_a heart_n a_o heart_n true_o and_o entire_o give_v up_o to_o god_n delight_v to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o therefore_o well_o content_a to_o wait_v or_o if_o god_n see_v good_a to_o want_v what_o it_o most_o desire_n be_v it_o health_n or_o wealth_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n be_v ambitious_a rather_o that_o god_n will_v shall_v be_v do_v than_o our_o own_o and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v though_o we_o be_v not_o gratify_v verse_n 16._o this_o iniquity_n which_o god_n be_v say_v here_o to_o find_v out_o be_v not_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o this_o present_a accusation_n whereof_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a but_o to_o their_o former_a trespass_n commit_v against_o joseph_n as_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n confess_v gen._n 42._o and_o by_o this_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o look_v to_o god_n in_o our_o affliction_n whereof_o we_o see_v no_o evident_a cause_n verse_n 17._o how_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o find_v advantage_n where_o there_o be_v a_o purpose_n to_o accuse_v benjamins_n sack_n make_v he_o guilty_a of_o that_o whereof_o his_o heart_n be_v free_a crime_n seem_v strange_a to_o the_o innocent_a well_o may_v they_o abjure_v this_o fact_n with_o the_o offer_n of_o bondage_n and_o death_n for_o they_o which_o careful_o bring_v again_o that_o which_o they_o may_v have_v take_v will_v never_o take_v that_o which_o be_v not_o give_v they_o but_o thus_o joseph_n will_v yet_o dally_v with_o his_o brethren_n and_o make_v benjamin_n a_o thief_n that_o he_o may_v make_v he_o a_o servant_n and_o fright_v his_o brethren_n with_o the_o peril_n of_o that_o their_o charge_n that_o he_o may_v double_v their_o joy_n and_o amazedness_n in_o give_v they_o two_o brother_n at_o once_o our_o happiness_n be_v great_a and_o sweet_a when_o we_o have_v well_o fear_v and_o smart_v with_o evil_n verse_n 23._o josephs_n steward_n like_o a_o good_a man_n speak_v comfort_n and_o life_n unto_o these_o faint_a dis-spirited_n patriarch_n he_o know_v there_o be_v a_o war_n in_o their_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o he_o bring_v peace_n unto_o their_o afflict_a spirit_n to_o break_v the_o bruise_a reed_n to_o grieve_v one_o that_o be_v in_o the_o agony_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o strike_v the_o breath_n out_o of_o a_o man_n body_n who_o be_v give_v up_o the_o ghost_n be_v cruelty_n upon_o cruelty_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o complaint_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n against_o the_o persecutor_n of_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n in_o seruis_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la torquebantur_fw-la membra_fw-la sed_fw-la vulnera_fw-la they_o lay_v stripe_n upon_o stripe_n and_o lay_v wound_n upon_o sore_n and_o tortuture_v not_o so_o much_o the_o member_n of_o god_n servant_n as_o their_o bleed_a wound_n chap._n xlv_o verse_n 1._o when_o judah_n have_v serious_o report_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o old_a father_n and_o the_o sadness_n of_o his_o last_o complaint_n compassion_n and_o joy_n will_v be_v conceal_v no_o long_o but_o break_v forth_o violent_o at_o josephs_n voice_n and_o eye_n many_o passion_n do_v not_o well_o abide_v witness_n because_o they_o be_v guilty_a to_o their_o own_o weakness_n joseph_n send_v forth_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o may_v free_o weep_v he_o know_v he_o can_v not_o say_v i_o be_o joseph_n without_o a_o unbeseeming_a vehemence_n verse_n 4._o i_o be_o joseph_n never_o any_o word_n sound_v so_o strange_o as_o this_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o patriarch_n wonder_n doubt_v reverence_n joy_n fear_v guiltiness_n strike_v they_o at_o once_o no_o marvel_n if_o they_o stand_v with_o paleness_n and_o silence_n before_o he_o look_v on_o he_o and_o on_o each_o other_o the_o more_o they_o consider_v the_o more_o they_o wonder_v and_o the_o more_o they_o believe_v the_o more_o they_o fear_v for_o those_o word_n i_o be_o joseph_n seem_v to_o sound_v thus_o much_o to_o their_o guilty_a thought_n you_o be_v murderer_n and_o i_o be_o a_o prince_n in_o spite_n of_o you_o my_o power_n and_o this_o place_n give_v i_o all_o opprotunity_n of_o revenge_n my_o glory_n be_v your_o shame_n my_o life_n your_o danger_n your_o sin_n live_v together_o with_o i_o but_o now_o the_o tear_n and_o graicous_a word_n of_o joseph_n have_v soon_o assure_v they_o of_o pardon_n and_o love_n and_o have_v bid_v they_o turn_v their_o eye_n from_o their_o sin_n against_o their_o brother_n to_o their_o happiness_n in_o he_o and_o have_v change_v their_o doubt_n into_o hope_n and_o joy_n thus_o action_n salve_v up_o with_o a_o free_a forgiveness_n be_v as_o not_o do_v and_o as_o a_o bone_n once_o break_v be_v strong_a after_n well_o set_v so_o be_v love_n after_o reconcilement_n verse_n 5._o let_v we_o remember_v this_o in_o all_o oppression_n we_o meet_v with_o that_o they_o fall_v not_o upon_o we_o without_o divine_a providence_n what_o eliphaz_n say_v of_o affliction_n in_o general_n be_v true_a of_o oppression_n in_o particular_a it_o come_v not_o forth_o of_o the_o dust_n neither_o do_v it_o spring_n out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o this_o truth_n be_v confirm_v by_o joseph_n in_o this_o text_n who_o though_o sell_v by_o his_o envious_a brethren_n into_o egypt_n yet_o say_v that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o into_o egypt_n
know_v as_o jacob_n answer_v joseph_n what_o he_o do_v and_o it_o become_v we_o to_o acquiess_v in_o what_o he_o do_v though_o we_o know_v it_o not_o and_o though_o god_n turn_v kingdom_n upside_o down_o though_o he_o send_v great_a affliction_n upon_o his_o own_o people_n and_o make_v they_o a_o reproach_n unto_o the_o heathen_a though_o he_o give_v they_o up_o unto_o the_o power_n of_o the_o adversary_n and_o make_v all_o their_o enemy_n to_o rejoice_v yet_o no_o man_n may_v say_v unto_o god_n why_o do_v you_o thus_o his_o work_n be_v unsearchable_a it_o be_v beyond_o the_o line_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o put_v any_o question_n a_o why_o or_o a_o wherefore_o about_o thr_fw-mi work_n of_o the_o creator_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n verse_n 21._o this_o good_a patriarch_n that_o have_v before_o wrestle_v with_o a_o angel_n do_v not_o now_o fear_v to_o wrestle_v with_o death_n and_o therefore_o speak_v of_o it_o without_o the_o least_o fear_n or_o consternation_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v no_o more_o betwixt_o jacob_n and_o death_n but_o behold_v i_o die_v he_o know_v he_o be_v to_o change_v his_o place_n indeed_o but_o not_o his_o company_n death_n be_v to_o he_o but_o the_o daybreak_n of_o eternal_a brightness_n it_o be_v but_o as_o that_o martyr_n say_v wink_v a_o little_a and_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n immediate_o why_o then_o shall_v this_o sad_a toil_n of_o mortality_n dishearten_v we_o why_o shall_v we_o be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o fear_v that_o which_o be_v the_o port_n which_o we_o ought_v one_o day_n to_o desire_v never_o to_o refuse_v and_o therefore_o some_o have_v welcome_a death_n some_o meet_v it_o in_o the_o way_n some_o baffy_v it_o in_o persecution_n sickness_n torment_n know_v it_o to_o bethe_o end_n of_o a_o temporal_a misery_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o a_o everlasting_a joy_n chap._n xlix_o verse_n 6._o godly_a man_n be_v not_o at_o all_o please_v with_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a how_o much_o soever_o they_o thrive_v in_o it_o job_n have_v say_v much_o of_o the_o greatness_n riches_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o say_v he_o however_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v far_o from_o i_o chap._n 21._o the_o way_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o wicked_a differ_v as_o much_o as_o their_o end_n &_o their_o counsel_n be_v as_o distant_a as_o their_o conclusion_n will_v be_v every_o good_a man_n say_v of_o the_o counsel_n and_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a how_o prosperous_a soever_o as_o jacob_n say_v of_o his_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n let_v i_o be_v far_o from_o their_o secret_n far_o from_o their_o cabinet_n counsel_n and_o close_a committee_n o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o have_v not_o walk_v in_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o ungodly_a the_o further_a we_o keep_v from_o their_o counsel_n the_o near_o we_o be_v to_o blessedness_n verse_n 7._o many_o time_n man_n though_o forbid_a curse_n than_o it_o be_v his_o sin_n and_o he_o be_v satan_n minister_n for_o evil_a against_o his_o brother_n yet_o in_o some_o case_n to_o curse_n be_v god_n command_n and_o our_o duty_n and_o then_o we_o be_v god_n minister_n for_o wrath_n against_o the_o wicked_a thus_o when_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n be_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n and_o bed_n of_o blessing_n yet_o he_o pronounce_v a_o curse_n upon_o the_o rage_n and_o anger_n of_o his_o two_o son_n here_o simeon_n and_o levi._n now_o in_o all_o lawful_a curse_n we_o must_v observe_v these_o two_o rule_n first_o to_o aim_v the_o curse_n at_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o sin_n not_o the_o sinner_n second_o where_o the_o sinner_n appear_v incorrigible_a yet_o to_o desire_v the_o clear_n up_o of_o god_n justice_n in_o punish_v not_o the_o punishment_n its_o self_n to_o curse_v any_o thing_n or_o person_n passionate_o be_v infirmity_n to_o curse_v any_o thing_n or_o person_n malicious_o be_v gross_a impiety_n verse_n 8._o what_o difference_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v please_v to_o put_v here_o betwixt_o sinner_n when_o yet_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o man_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n equal_a reubeus_fw-la incest_n in_o the_o four_o verse_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o curse_n and_o the_o like_a sin_n of_o judahs_n be_v pardon_v and_o in_o a_o sort_n prosper_v if_o this_o sin_n have_v not_o cost_n judah_n many_o a_o sigh_n he_o have_v no_o more_o escape_v his_o father_n curse_n than_o reuben_n do_v i_o see_v the_o difference_n not_o of_o sin_n but_o man_n remission_n go_v not_o by_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o sin_n but_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sinner_n yea_o rather_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o forgiver_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n not_o that_o sin_n not_o but_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o his_o sin_n verse_n 10._o this_o hebrew_n word_n shilo_n be_v derive_v from_o shalah_n which_o signify_v security_n and_o safety_n so_o that_o christ_n be_v shilo_n that_o be_v he_o in_o who_o all_o person_n may_v secure_o trust_v you_o may_v sit_v down_o in_o safety_n in_o christ_n and_o rest_v your_o soul_n for_o ever_o he_o be_v shilohs_n our_o lord_n protector_n our_o saviour_n and_o the_o hebrew_n use_v the_o same_o word_n to_o signify_v the_o fleshly_a mantle_n in_o which_o the_o infant_n be_v wrap_v in_o the_o mother_n belly_n because_o the_o infant_n lie_v there_o quiet_o and_o secure_o it_o be_v out_o of_o fear_n and_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o any_o danger_n but_o lie_v secure_o out_o of_o harm_n way_n verse_n 18._o god_n child_n upon_o the_o discovery_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o that_o happiness_n of_o the_o next_o life_n be_v fill_v with_o long_a desire_n after_o god_n and_o those_o enjoyment_n lord_n i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n say_v jacob_n he_o speak_v this_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n as_o that_o he_o have_v be_v look_v for_o all_o his_o life_n as_o if_o that_o be_v the_o account_n of_o all_o his_o action_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o story_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n i_o have_v long_v for_o thy_o salvation_n say_v david_n all_o desire_n be_v sum_v up_o in_o longing_n there_o be_v a_o strong_a desire_n in_o the_o saint_n to_o see_v and_o enjoy_v god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n now_o if_o there_o be_v so_o great_a and_o so_o long_v a_o desire_n to_o see_v the_o lord_n through_o these_o medium_n and_o in_o these_o glass_n how_o much_o more_o to_o see_v he_o immediate_o face_n to_o face_n how_o will_v that_o desire_n swallow_v up_o all_o our_o desire_n in_o glory_n and_o indeed_o we_o can_v not_o abide_v in_o glory_n with_o any_o other_o desire_n but_o that_o the_o saint_n be_v describe_v in_o their_o present_a state_n by_o this_o periphrasis_n such_o as_o love_v the_o appear_v of_o christ_n as_o if_o they_o love_v nothing_o else_o what_o then_o will_v christ_n be_v to_o they_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v they_o who_o love_n christ_n who_o they_o have_v not_o see_v how_o will_v they_o love_v christ_n when_o they_o see_v he_o verse_n 23._o god_n sometime_o seem_v a_o enemy_n to_o his_o faithful_a servant_n for_o one_o to_o be_v before_o god_n as_o a_o butt_n continual_o shoot_v at_o what_o other_o interpretation_n can_v sense_n make_v of_o it_o but_o this_o that_o god_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o enemy_n jacob_n say_v of_o joseph_n here_o the_o archer_n have_v sore_o grieve_v he_o and_o shoot_v at_o he_o joseph_n be_v the_o common_a mark_n of_o his_o brethren_n envy_n but_o in_o this_o case_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o joseph_n when_o his_o brethren_n come_v to_o he_o he_o make_v himself_o strange_a to_o they_o joseph_n be_v of_o a_o meek_a and_o love_a disposition_n and_o therefore_o like_o a_o player_n upon_o a_o stage_n he_o only_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o rigid_a master_n or_o governor_n thus_o many_o time_n the_o lord_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o posture_n of_o a_o enemy_n and_o force_v a_o frown_n upon_o a_o poor_a creature_n who_o he_o love_v and_o delight_n in_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n he_o make_v he_o as_o his_o mark_n to_o shoot_v at_o who_o he_o lay_v next_o to_o his_o heart_n beside_o observe_v from_o hence_o further_o that_o god_n take_v the_o most_o eminent_a and_o choice_a of_o his_o servant_n for_o the_o choice_a and_o most_o eminent_a affliction_n thus_o joseph_n be_v make_v the_o white_a here_o that_o the_o archer_n shoot_v at_o joseph_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a for_o grace_n and_o goodness_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n he_o be_v the_o most_o remarkable_a man_n for_o grace_n and_o holiness_n therefore_o he_o must_v be_v the_o mark._n verse_n 27._o tertullian_n will_v have_v
the_o enemy_n make_v to_o oppress_v i_o if_o he_o can_v verse_n 13._o note_v here_o how_o the_o law_n work_v without_o the_o gospel_n even_o rough_o and_o sharp_o and_o rigorous_o for_o do_v this_o do_v this_o and_o finish_v finish_v the_o work_n be_v still_o the_o voice_n whereby_o sin_n and_o the_o devil_n rage_v as_o here_o pharaoh_n do_v for_o sin_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o 8_o 9_o then_o cry_v the_o true_a israelite_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n verse_n 24._o bless_a therefore_o be_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o sweet_a gospel_n which_o help_v all_o this_o rigour_n and_o give_v we_o comfort_n and_o deliverance_n in_o his_o son_n verse_n 16._o while_o possible_a task_n be_v impose_v there_o be_v some_o comfort_n their_o diligence_n may_v save_v their_o back_n from_o stripe_n but_o to_o require_v task_n not_o feazible_a be_v tyrannical_a and_o do_v only_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n to_o punish_v they_o can_v neither_o make_v straw_n nor_o find_v yet_o they_o must_v have_v it_o do_v what_o may_v be_v be_v tolerable_a but_o do_v what_o can_v be_v be_v cruel_a those_o that_o be_v above_o other_o in_o place_n must_v measure_v their_o command_n not_o by_o their_o own_o will_n but_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o inferior_n the_o task_n be_v not_o do_v the_o taskmaster_n be_v beat_v the_o punishment_n lie_v where_o the_o charge_n be_v they_o must_v exact_v it_o of_o the_o people_n pharaoh_n of_o they_o it_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o those_o that_o be_v trust_v with_o authority_n that_o their_o inferior_n fault_n be_v beat_v upon_o their_o back_n verse_n 21._o see_v the_o condition_n and_o lot_n of_o faithful_a minister_n in_o this_o wretched_a world_n first_o the_o king_n and_o now_o their_o brethren_n accuse_v they_o for_o do_v their_o duty_n while_o all_o be_v well_o good_a be_v the_o minister_n but_o when_o the_o cross_n come_v he_o and_o his_o doctrine_n away_o with_o that_o and_o away_o with_o he_o as_o jer._n 44._o 16_o etc._n etc._n now_o mark_v their_o reason_n for_o than_o have_v we_o plenty_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o stay_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o this_o be_v the_o line_n they_o measure_v all_o thing_n by_o their_o prosperity_n in_o worldly_a matter_n and_o immunity_n from_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n any_o way_n chap._n vi_o verse_n 5._o miserable_a man_n remember_v and_o hear_v his_o friend_n when_o they_o be_v in_o prosperity_n but_o if_o adversity_n come_v neither_o hear_n nor_o see_v they_o but_o a_o proud_a scornful_a and_o bitter_a forget_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o so_o but_o when_o we_o be_v at_o the_o worst_a than_o he_o remember_v we_o than_o he_o hear_v our_o groan_n and_o sigh_n and_o pity_v help_v to_o our_o unspeakable_a comfort_n verse_n 7._o the_o end_n of_o all_o deliverance_n and_o of_o all_o benefit_n receive_v from_o god_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o that_o he_o may_v rule_v in_o we_o and_o over_o we_o 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and_o great_a remember_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o play_v not_o cain_n part_n to_o say_v they_o can_v be_v forgive_v be_v thy_o enemy_n bitter_o bend_v against_o thou_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o can_v stop_v and_o stay_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n be_v their_o infirmity_n many_o he_o can_v heal_v they_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v thy_o child_n untoward_a and_o unkind_a he_o can_v change_v they_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n last_o whatever_o grieve_v thou_o remember_v this_o that_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v ever_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v ever_o be_v thy_o lord_n to_o care_n for_o thy_o woe_n and_o relieve_v they_o only_o believe_v verse_n 9_o it_o be_v often_o a_o penalty_n lay_v upon_o the_o contemner_n of_o god_n grace_n that_o cleave_v altogether_o to_o the_o external_a favour_n of_o this_o life_n they_o taste_v not_o comfort_v in_o any_o affliction_n whereas_o the_o godly_a the_o more_o they_o be_v press_v down_o by_o god_n the_o more_o vehement_o they_o sigh_v unto_o god_n and_o look_v to_o his_o promise_n with_o patience_n and_o hope_n this_o also_o may_v teach_v god_n minister_n not_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o and_o discourage_v if_o their_o word_n be_v not_o hearken_v unto_o and_o regard_v since_o so_o worthy_a a_o man_n as_o moses_n find_v this_o measure_n the_o world_n will_v be_v the_o world_n crooked_a and_o perverse_a froward_a and_o unkind_a though_o we_o break_v our_o heart_n for_o their_o good_a verse_n 10._o before_o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o go_v to_o the_o people_n and_o now_o to_o pharaoh_n so_o be_v there_o never_o any_o time_n for_o man_n of_o place_n and_o public_a function_n to_o be_v idle_a now_o they_o must_v defend_v the_o oppress_a and_o wrong_v now_o they_o must_v comfort_v now_o they_o must_v chide_v see_v here_o likewise_o the_o bottomless_a mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o though_o he_o may_v just_o have_v cast_v off_o this_o people_n that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o his_o word_n and_o message_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o but_o still_o continue_v to_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o according_a to_o that_o of_o psalm_n 103._o 13._o verse_n 20._o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o amram_n the_o father_n of_o moses_n will_v think_v of_o the_o marriagebed_n in_o so_o troublesome_a a_o time_n when_o he_o know_v he_o shall_v beget_v child_n either_o to_o slavery_n or_o slaughter_n yet_o even_o now_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o this_o bondage_n he_o marry_v jochebed_n the_o drown_v of_o his_o son_n be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a as_o his_o own_o burn_n the_o thraldom_n of_o his_o daughter_n not_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a as_o the_o subjection_n unto_o sinful_a desire_n he_o therefore_o use_v god_n remedy_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o refer_v the_o sequel_n of_o his_o danger_n to_o god_n how_o necessary_a be_v this_o imitation_n for_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o contain_v perhaps_o we_o will_v have_v think_v it_o better_a to_o live_v childless_a but_o amram_n and_o jochebed_n dare_v not_o incur_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o sin_n to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o mischief_n verse_n 30._o behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n none_o in_o all_o egypt_n be_v comparable_o fit_a for_o this_o message_n which_o of_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v bring_v up_o a_o courtier_n a_o scholar_n learned_a wise_a valiant_a experience_v the_o more_o fit_a any_o man_n be_v for_o whatsoever_o vocation_n the_o less_o he_o think_v himself_o forwardness_n argue_v insufficiency_n once_o before_o moses_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o and_o lay_v about_o he_o hope_v than_o they_o will_v have_v know_v that_o by_o his_o hand_n god_n have_v mean_v to_o deliver_v israel_n but_o now_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o point_n he_o cry_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n god_n best_a servant_n be_v not_o ever_o in_o a_o equal_a disposition_n to_o good_a duty_n it_o be_v our_o frailty_n that_o those_o service_n which_o we_o be_v forward_o to_o aloof_o off_o we_o shrink_v at_o near_o at_o hand_n how_o many_o of_o we_o can_v bid_v defiance_n to_o death_n and_o suggest_v answer_n to_o absent_a temptation_n which_o when_o they_o come_v to_o we_o we_o fly_v off_o and_o change_v our_o note_n and_o instead_o of_o action_n pretend_v excuse_n chap._n vii_o verse_n 1._o god_n have_v make_v one_o man_n able_a to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o god_n to_o another_o in_o procure_v his_o regeneration_n here_o and_o advancing_z his_o salvation_n hereafter_o neither_o have_v god_n determine_v that_o power_n of_o assist_v other_o in_o the_o character_n of_o the_o priesthood_n only_o but_o he_o have_v also_o make_v the_o prince_n and_o the_o secular_a magistrate_n a_o god_n that_o be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o office_n and_o the_o work_n of_o god_n not_o
be_v save_v in_o the_o new_a by_o believe_v he_o be_v come_v chap._n xxxviii_o verse_n 1._o while_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v in_o a_o journey_a condition_n a_o small_a altar_n and_o a_o slender_a sacrifice_n be_v sufficient_a but_o in_o solomon_n time_n the_o altar_n be_v four_o time_n as_o big_a as_o this_o here_o and_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v multiply_v god_n look_v upon_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o will_v be_v content_a with_o what_o they_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v when_o the_o church_n be_v in_o persecution_n a_o grot_n or_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v pass_v with_o god_n for_o a_o temple_n and_o a_o turf_n of_o the_o same_o earth_n for_o a_o altar_n and_o god_n presence_n in_o such_o hole_n shall_v be_v as_o eminent_a as_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o that_o temple_n be_v in_o its_o great_a glory_n but_o when_o god_n shall_v please_v to_o restore_v his_o church_n to_o peace_n and_o plenty_n than_o god_n do_v expect_v that_o our_o return_n of_o duty_n shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o such_o blessing_n that_o as_o our_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n be_v more_o than_o it_o be_v so_o shall_v our_o service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n exceed_v in_o a_o due_a proportion_n verse_n 8._o a_o good_a prince_n do_v the_o office_n which_o moses_n his_o glass_n do_v at_o the_o brazen_a sea_n in_o the_o temple_n for_o he_o show_v other_o their_o spot_n and_o in_o a_o pious_a and_o unspotted_a life_n of_o his_o own_o show_v his_o subject_n their_o deficiency_n and_o to_o make_v a_o high_a use_n of_o moses_n his_o glass_n than_o to_o see_v a_o king_n in_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v that_o glass_n wherein_o we_o may_v see_v the_o king_n of_o king_n even_o our_o god_n himself_o scarce_o can_v you_o imagine_v a_o vain_a thing_n except_o you_o will_v except_v the_o vain_a looker_n on_o in_o that_o action_n than_o the_o looking-glass_n of_o woman_n and_o yet_o moses_n bring_v those_o looking-glass_n to_o a_o religious_a use_n to_o show_v they_o that_o come_v in_o the_o spot_n of_o dirt_n which_o they_o have_v take_v by_o the_o way_n that_o they_o may_v wash_v themselves_o clean_a before_o they_o pass_v any_o further_a there_o be_v not_o so_o poor_a a_o creature_n but_o may_v be_v thy_o glass_n to_o see_v thy_o god_n in_o the_o great_a flat_a glass_n that_o can_v be_v make_v can_v represent_v any_o thing_n great_a than_o it_o be_v if_o every_o gnat_n that_o fly_v be_v a_o archangel_n all_o that_o can_v but_o tell_v i_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o the_o poor_a worm_n that_o creep_v tell_v i_o that_o if_o i_o shall_v ask_v the_o basilisk_n how_o come_v thou_o by_o those_o kill_a eye_n he_o will_v tell_v i_o thy_o god_n make_v i_o so_o and_o if_o i_o shall_v ask_v the_o slow_a worm_n how_o come_v thou_o to_o be_v without_o eye_n he_o will_v tell_v i_o thy_o god_n make_v i_o so_o the_o cedar_n be_v no_o better_a a_o glass_n to_o see_v god_n in_o than_o the_o hyssop_n on_o the_o wall_n all_o thing_n that_o be_v be_v equal_o remove_v from_o be_v nothing_o and_o whatsoever_o have_v any_o be_v be_v by_o that_o very_o be_v a_o glass_n in_o which_o we_o see_v god_n who_o be_v the_o root_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o be_v verse_n 22._o the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v perform_v not_o according_a to_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o man_n but_o god_n not_o as_o bezaliel_n and_o aholiab_n think_v fit_a though_o they_o be_v know_v man_n and_o great_a artisan_n nor_o yet_o as_o moses_n will_v have_v it_o but_o say_v the_o text_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n in_o matter_n of_o concernment_n about_o god_n service_n and_o worship_n who_o so_o fit_a to_o command_v and_o prescribe_v as_o god_n man_n be_v but_o man_n and_o therefore_o may_v err_v the_o holy_a patriarch_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v holy_a man_n yet_o they_o stray_v into_o some_o sinful_a action_n the_o holy_a father_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v holy_a man_n yet_o they_o stray_v into_o some_o erroneous_a opinion_n and_o therefore_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o can_v be_v a_o infallible_a warrant_n for_o we_o if_o god_n command_v moses_n moses_n may_v command_v we_o neither_o temple_n nor_o sacrifice_n nor_o priest_n be_v of_o our_o own_o contrive_n any_o invention_n of_o man_n but_o prescribe_v and_o found_v by_o god_n himself_o chap._n thirty-nine_o verse_n 10._o in_o all_o which_o row_n we_o may_v observe_v these_o seven_o thing_n first_o the_o shine_a of_o the_o stone_n point_v to_o the_o purity_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n second_o their_o price_n of_o great_a value_n and_o worth_n signify_v at_o what_o price_n christ_n value_v his_o church_n at_o three_o their_o place_n or_o situation_n they_o be_v set_v in_o the_o pectoral_a and_o aaron_n must_v carry_v they_o on_o his_o heart_n signify_v that_o christ_n have_v as_o much_o care_n of_o his_o church_n as_o if_o it_o be_v enclose_v in_o his_o heart_n le_fw-fr we_o out_o his_o blood_n to_o make_v room_n in_o his_o heart_n for_o they_o four_o their_o number_n twelve_o imply_v that_o with_o christ_n be_v plentiful_a redemption_n five_o their_o order_n they_o stand_v in_o a_o comely_a quadrangle_n christ_n have_v establish_v a_o comely_a order_n in_o his_o church_n and_o we_o must_v keep_v our_o rank_n six_o the_o figure_n be_v foursquare_a signify_v the_o stability_n and_o firmness_n of_o the_o church_n satan_n and_o all_o deceiver_n shall_v not_o pick_v one_o stone_n out_o of_o christ_n pectoral_a last_o the_o quantity_n as_o all_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n be_v gather_v into_o a_o narrow_a compass_n so_o christ_n shall_v gather_v together_o into_o one_o all_o the_o disperse_a son_n of_o god_n and_o present_v they_o before_o god_n as_o the_o most_o beautiful_a and_o precious_a part_n of_o the_o world_n verse_n 23._o the_o care_n that_o be_v here_o take_v to_o preserve_v the_o ephod_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o rend_v serve_v to_o teach_v we_o our_o duty_n and_o that_o we_o be_v to_o use_v all_o circumspection_n and_o diligence_n to_o keep_v schism_n and_o division_n out_o of_o the_o church_n for_o to_o break_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o divide_v to_o cut_v asunder_o the_o very_a vein_n and_o sinew_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ._n and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n do_v conjure_v his_o corinthian_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 10._o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o they_o speak_v one_o and_o the_o something_o and_o that_o they_o be_v perfect_o join_v together_o in_o one_o mind_n and_o in_o one_o judgement_n i_o or_o schism_n do_v disjoint_v man_n they_o shake_v they_o out_o of_o their_o sense_n and_o fright_v they_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n beware_v therefore_o say_v the_o same_o apostle_n of_o the_o concision_n phil._n 3._o 2._o that_o be_v of_o those_o that_o make_v division_n and_o cut_v the_o church_n into_o little_a piece_n and_o suck_a congregation_n christ_n coat_n be_v seamless_a and_o his_o dove_n but_o one_o and_o upon_o this_o account_n the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v famous_a for_o their_o unity_n as_o the_o curtain_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v join_v together_o by_o loop_n so_o be_v they_o by_o love_n and_o as_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o temple_n they_o be_v so_o close_o cement_v together_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o but_o one_o stone_n to_o have_v all_o but_o one_o mind_n and_o one_o soul._n verse_n 26._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o minister_n to_o live_v their_o own_o sermon_n to_o be_v fruitful_a as_o well_o as_o painful_a preacher_n and_o to_o teach_v as_o well_o by_o their_o life_n as_o doctrine_n not_o like_o he_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o the_o pulpit_n it_o be_v pity_v he_o shall_v ever_o go_v into_o it_o and_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o pulpit_n it_o be_v pity_v he_o shall_v ever_o come_v out_o of_o it_o every_o good_a minister_n six_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o commentary_n on_o the_o seven_o and_o his_o own_o life_n in_o the_o week_n day_n shall_v be_v the_o use_n of_o that_o doctrine_n he_o deliver_v upon_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o the_o predicant_o of_o old_a be_v call_v operariâ—_n quia_fw-la opere_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la ore_fw-la praedicarent_fw-la because_o they_o shall_v preach_v no_o less_o by_o their_o action_n than_o their_o sermon_n and_o send_v forth_o a_o savour_n unto_o life_n as_o well_o by_o their_o life_n as_o their_o doctrine_n and_o this_o be_v to_o have_v the_o priest_n garment_n fringe_v about_o with_o a_o bell_n and_o a_o pomegranate_n to_o show_v they_o must_v be_v neither_o dumb_a dog_n nor_o stink_a weed_n but_o lead_v the_o people_n as_o well_o with_o the_o sweet_a
god_n wrath_n for_o our_o impurity_n second_o it_o teach_v the_o church_n that_o after_o christ_n example_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v free_a from_o both_o these_o to_o wit_n false_a doctrine_n and_o ill_a manner_n not_o teach_v if_o they_o be_v teacher_n any_o corrupt_a matter_n nor_o believe_v and_o hold_v if_o they_o be_v no_o teacher_n any_o absurd_a untruth_n verse_n 13._o salt_n be_v require_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o figure_v out_o christ_n who_o indeed_o be_v the_o true_a salt_n that_o season_v we_o and_o all_o our_o work_n or_o else_o neither_o we_o nor_o they_o please_v god_n sin_n have_v make_v we_o unsavoury_a to_o god_n and_o till_o this_o salt_n be_v sprinkle_v over_o we_o we_o have_v no_o access_n to_o he_o nor_o savour_n with_o he_o and_o further_o by_o salt_n here_o we_o may_v understand_v mortification_n and_o holy_a discretion_n or_o sincerity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n whereby_o the_o saint_n be_v season_v and_o preserve_v from_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o sin_n and_o error_n and_o be_v preserve_v themselves_o they_o preserve_v other_o for_o as_o salt_n keep_v flesh_n from_o putrify_v so_o do_v the_o saint_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v therefore_o sprinkle_v up_o and_o down_o here_o one_o and_o there_o one_o to_o keep_v the_o rest_n from_o stink_a chap._n iii_o verse_n 3._o the_o fat_a that_o be_v upon_o the_o inward_o be_v offer_v and_o yet_o the_o inward_o themselves_o in_o particular_a the_o heart_n be_v not_o offer_v for_o the_o heart_n &_o brain_n be_v never_o offer_v in_o sacrifice_n because_o they_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o secret_a ark_n wherein_o lurk_v all_o iniquity_n and_o yet_o though_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o give_v yet_o hearty_a thanks_o must_v be_v give_v to_o god_n such_o as_o come_v not_o from_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o mouth_n but_o the_o root_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o most_o inward_a part_n and_o bottom_n of_o our_o soul_n verse_n 4._o some_o have_v judge_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o be_v here_o 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withdraw_v his_o hand_n no_o fight_n no_o trust_n chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o i_o see_v be_v not_o this_o aaron_n that_o be_v brother_n in_o nature_n and_o by_o office_n joint_a commissioner_n with_o moses_n and_o be_v not_o this_o miriam_n the_o elder_a sister_n to_o moses_n which_o lay_v her_o brother_n in_o the_o reed_n and_o fetch_v his_o mother_n to_o be_v his_o nurse_n both_o prophet_n of_o god_n both_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o moses_n and_o do_v aaron_n repine_v at_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o give_v himself_o that_o honour_n and_o save_v his_o life_n when_o he_o have_v sin_v so_o gross_o in_o make_v the_o calf_n do_v this_o miriam_n repine_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o he_o who_o life_n she_o save_v but_o now_o envy_n have_v so_o blind_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v this_o privilege_n of_o nature_n nor_o yet_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n choice_n miriam_n and_o aaron_n be_v in_o mutiny_n against_o moses_n who_o so_o holy_a as_o 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along_o with_o you_o in_o all_o your_o action_n when_o christ_n ride_v as_o king_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o ride_v meek_a meek_a those_o that_o will_v accompany_v christ_n to_o his_o kingdom_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n their_o king_n be_v of_o moses_n never_o fail_v but_o once_o and_o it_o be_v then_o when_o he_o lose_v this_o meek_a spirit_n numb_a 20._o 10._o expound_v psal._n 106._o 32._o they_o anger_v he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n so_o that_o it_o go_v ill_o with_o moses_n for_o their_o sake_n for_o what_o reason_n see_v verse_n 23._o because_o they_o provoke_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n god_n be_v ofttimes_o in_o the_o small_a and_o still_a voice_n when_o neither_o in_o the_o whirlwind_n nor_o the_o earthquake_n nor_o the_o fire_n 1_o king_n 19_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 4._o god_n may_v have_v speak_v so_o loud_a that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v have_v hear_v it_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o 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into_o the_o reputation_n of_o her_o brother_n therefore_o a_o poisonous_a infection_n eat_v into_o her_o flesh_n now_o have_v moses_n and_o miriam_n need_v to_o wear_v a_o vail_n the_o one_o to_o hide_v his_o glory_n the_o other_o her_o deformity_n verse_n 15._o the_o israelite_n be_v stay_v seven_o day_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o miriam_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o governor_n be_v a_o just_a stop_n to_o the_o people_n all_o of_o they_o smart_n in_o one_o all_o of_o they_o must_v stay_v the_o leisure_n of_o miriams_n recovery_n whosoever_o seek_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n shall_v find_v many_o let_n amalek_n og_n and_o the_o king_n of_o canaan_n meet_v with_o israel_n these_o resist_v but_o hinder_v not_o their_o passage_n their_o sin_n only_o stay_v they_o from_o remove_v affliction_n be_v not_o cross_n to_o we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n in_o comparison_n of_o our_o sin_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o the_o base_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v common_o hold_v fit_a enough_o for_o 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and_o rag_n god_n be_v not_o infinite_a to_o i_o if_o i_o think_v a_o discontinue_v service_n will_v serve_v he_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o deny_v the_o unity_n of_o god_n to_o join_v other_o god_n pleasure_n or_o profit_n with_o he_o he_o be_v not_o one_o god_n to_o i_o if_o i_o join_v other_o associate_n and_o assistant_n to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o diffidence_n in_o christ_n as_o if_o i_o be_v not_o sure_a that_o he_o will_v stand_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n still_o as_o though_o i_o be_v afraid_a that_o there_o may_v rise_v a_o new_a favourite_n in_o heaven_n to_o who_o it_o may_v concern_v i_o to_o apply_v myself_o if_o i_o make_v the_o balance_n so_o even_o as_o to_o serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n if_o i_o make_v a_o complemental_a visit_n of_o god_n at_o his_o house_n upon_o sunday_n and_o then_o plot_n with_o the_o other_o faction_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n all_o the_o week_n after_o chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o 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the_o gospel_n lord_n i_o believe_v what_o mouth_n will_v not_o make_v one_o lie_v for_o its_o master_n unless_o i_o see_v say_v thomas_n of_o christ_n rise_v so_o unless_o i_o see_v and_o feel_v thy_o faith_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v if_o we_o be_v good_a tree_n by_o our_o fruit_n man_n shall_v know_v we_o mat._n 7._o by_o our_o fruit_n not_o by_o our_o blossom_n of_o good_a purpose_n or_o our_o leaf_n of_o good_a profession_n but_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o action_n verse_n 9_o parent_n be_v hence_o admonish_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o sin_v against_o god_n lest_o they_o be_v find_v unmerciful_a unnatural_a and_o
do_v with_o little_a mean_n and_o but_o once_o to_o teach_v we_o what_o he_o can_v do_v without_o mean_n once_o shall_v the_o prophet_n say_v man_n live_v by_o bread_n and_o but_o once_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n verse_n 5._o as_o a_o love_a father_n never_o beat_v his_o child_n but_o for_o a_o fault_n so_o neither_o do_v god_n chasten_v we_o without_o a_o cause_n our_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n which_o furnish_v god_n whip_v but_o then_o withal_o this_o will_v comfort_v those_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v afflict_v be_v any_o child_n of_o god_n either_o impoverish_v with_o loss_n or_o visit_v with_o sickness_n or_o strike_v with_o sore_n or_o oppress_v with_o heavy_a burden_n or_o grieve_v with_o death_n of_o friend_n or_o affright_v with_o terror_n of_o conscience_n let_v he_o lay_v this_o text_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o it_o will_v either_o cure_v his_o malady_n or_o at_o least_o make_v it_o sufferable_a yea_o and_o comfortable_a unto_o he_o for_o in_o his_o great_a extremity_n let_v he_o thus_o think_v with_o himself_o it_o be_v god_n that_o smite_v i_o can_v i_o resist_v his_o power_n must_v i_o not_o obey_v his_o will_n again_o god_n chasten_v i_o as_o a_o father_n he_o inflict_v with_o grief_n moderate_v with_o love_n guide_v with_o fatherly_a providence_n what_o he_o order_v i_o to_o suffer_v shall_v i_o refuse_v nurture_n and_o show_v myself_o a_o bastard_n and_o no_o son_n have_v i_o rather_o he_o shall_v leave_v i_o to_o myself_o to_o follow_v my_o own_o course_n according_a to_o the_o bent_n of_o my_o corrupt_a nature_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o deprive_v i_o of_o his_o glory_n and_o disinherit_v i_o of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o discipline_v all_o his_o child_n be_o i_o better_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v in_o love_n and_o shall_v i_o take_v that_o ill_a that_o be_v send_v to_o i_o in_o love_n but_o you_o will_v say_v do_v god_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o child_n no_o castigat_fw-la quos_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la amat_fw-la castigare_fw-la he_o chasten_v who_o he_o love_v yet_o he_o love_v not_o to_o chasten_v but_o this_o he_o do_v to_o purge_v our_o corruption_n and_o improve_v our_o grace_n verse_n 14._o not_o the_o mere_a possession_n and_o use_n of_o riches_n offend_v but_o the_o affectation_n the_o fault_n hang_v not_o upon_o riches_n but_o upon_o that_o which_o idol_n they_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o moses_n give_v here_o a_o strong_a caveat_n to_o the_o israelite_n that_o when_o their_o flock_n and_o herd_n increase_v their_o silver_n and_o their_o gold_n be_v multiply_v they_o shall_v be_v ware_n lest_o their_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v forget_v god_n those_o sublunary_a creature_n raise_v not_o distraction_n in_o we_o so_o we_o make_v they_o not_o our_o centre_n if_o we_o rest_v not_o in_o they_o if_o we_o can_v look_v through_o they_o to_o the_o giver_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o we_o may_v entertain_v riches_n not_o only_o as_o a_o servant_n but_o a_o friend_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n as_o a_o lord_n there_o be_v virtue_n in_o the_o true_a use_n of_o they_o if_o there_o be_v a_o qualification_n in_o our_o desire_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 10._o there_o be_v never_o so_o precious_a a_o monument_n as_o the_o table_n write_v with_o god_n own_o hand_n if_o we_o see_v but_o the_o stone_n which_o jacob_n head_n rest_v on_o or_o on_o which_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n do_v once_o tread_v we_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a respect_n with_o what_o eye_n shall_v we_o have_v behold_v this_o stone_n which_o be_v hew_v and_o write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n any_o manuscript_n scroll_n write_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o famous_a man_n be_v lay_v up_o among_o our_o jewel_n what_o place_n then_o shall_v we_o have_v give_v to_o the_o hand-writing_n of_o the_o almighty_a that_o which_o god_n have_v dictate_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n challenge_v just_a honour_n from_o we_o how_o do_v that_o deserve_v veneration_n which_o his_o own_o hand_n write_v immediate_o prophecy_n and_o evangelical_n discourse_v he_o have_v write_v by_o other_o never_o do_v he_o write_v any_o thing_n himself_o but_o these_o table_n of_o the_o law_n neither_o do_v he_o ever_o speak_v any_o thing_n audible_o to_o all_o mankind_n but_o it_o the_o hand_n the_o stone_n the_o law_n be_v all_o he_o by_o how_o much_o more_o precious_a this_o record_n be_v by_o so_o much_o be_v the_o faolt_n great_a of_o deface_v it_o verse_n 12._o god_n send_v down_o moses_n to_o remedy_v this_o sin_n he_o can_v as_o easy_o have_v prevent_v as_o redress_v it_o he_o know_v moses_n come_v up_o what_o israel_n will_v do_v ere_o he_o come_v down_o like_a as_o he_o know_v the_o two_o table_n will_v be_v break_v ere_o he_o give_v they_o god_n most_o wise_o permit_v and_o ordain_v sin_n to_o his_o own_o end_n without_o our_o excuse_n and_o though_o he_o can_v easy_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n remedy_v evil_n yet_o he_o will_v do_v it_o by_o mean_n both_o ordinary_a and_o subordinate_a it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o look_v for_o any_o immediate_a redress_n from_o god_n when_o we_o have_v a_o moses_n by_o who_o it_o may_v be_v wrought_v since_o god_n himself_o expect_v this_o from_o man_n why_o shall_v man_n expect_v it_o from_o god_n verse_n 14._o now_o may_v moses_n have_v find_v a_o time_n to_o have_v be_v even_o with_o israel_n for_o all_o their_o unthankfulness_n and_o mutinous_a insurrection_n let_v i_o alone_o i_o will_v consume_v they_o and_o make_v thou_o a_o mighty_a nation_n moses_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o solicit_v god_n for_o revenge_n god_n solicit_v he_o in_o a_o sort_n for_o leave_v to_o revenge_v who_o will_v look_v for_o such_o a_o word_n from_o god_n to_o man_n let_v i_o alone_o as_o yet_o moses_n have_v say_v nothing_o before_o he_o open_v his_o mouth_n god_n prevent_v 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