(seq. 5)

The order to ye Prophet (begins thus.) Tell this
people, Hear ye, but understand not.
See ye, but perceive not. - Why
sh-d ye prophet command you to
hear & see, but not forbid them to understand
& perceive what they heard & saw?
- To wt what purpose is it to hear ye word,
unless we understand it, or to see an
object, unless we preceive wt it is?

//Now this is not to be understood as
taken as a command, yt they should
not, but as a prediction, yt they would
not, understand & perceive ye truth
how plainly so ever it was laid before ym.
-The Hebrew language often uses the
imperative for the future - This
manner of speaking is very com-
mon in prophesy.

//That this is ye sense of ye Text is evi-
dent from Pauls interpretation of it
in ye last {Chapter} of ye Acts - Well spoke
Esaias unto our Fathers, saying, go
unto this {people] & say, Hearing ye
shall hear, & shall not understand,
& seeing ye shall see, & shall not
perceive.

//Instances of this manner of speaking
are numerous. {Chapter} 2.9. Their land
is full of idols - they {worship} ye {work} of yr own
hands - {therefore} forgive ym not; i.e. Thou
wilt not forgive ym. {Chapter} 23.16. The
Prophet says to ye City of Tyre, {which} he
compares to an Harlot Take an
harp, & go about the city, thou harlot

The order to ye Prophet (begins thus.) Tell this
people, Hear ye, but understand not.
See ye, but perceive not. - Why
sh-d ye prophet command you to
hear & see, but not forbid them to understand
& perceive what they heard & saw?
- To wt what purpose is it to hear ye word,
unless we understand it, or to see an
object, unless we preceive wt it is?

//Now this is not to be understood as
taken as a command, yt they should
not, but as a prediction, yt they would
not, understand & perceive ye truth
how plainly so ever it was laid before ym.
-The Hebrew language often uses the
imperative for the future - This
manner of speaking is very com-
mon in prophesy.

//That this is ye sense of ye Text is evi-
dent from Pauls interpretation of it
in ye last {Chapter} of ye Acts - Well spoke
Esaias unto our Fathers, saying, go
unto this {people] & say, Hearing ye
shall hear, & shall not understand,
& seeing ye shall see, & shall not
perceive.

//Instances of this manner of speaking
are numerous. {Chapter} 2.9. Their land
is full of idols - they {worship} ye {work} of yr own
hands - {therefore} forgive ym not; i.e. Thou
wilt not forgive ym. {Chapter} 23.16. The
Prophet says to ye City of Tyre, {which} he
compares to an Harlot Take an
harp, & go about the city, thou harlot