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phrase_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o gen._n 34._o 2._o deut._n 22._o 24_o 29._o judg._n 19_o 24._o ezek._n 22._o 10_o 11._o 15_o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n another_o wife_n either_o 1._o both_o together_o which_o practice_n though_o tolerate_v be_v not_o hereby_o make_v lawful_a but_o only_a provision_n be_v make_v for_o the_o child_n in_o that_o case_n or_o 2._o one_o after_o another_o one_o belove_v and_o another_o hate_a 26._o hate_a comparative_o i._n e._n less_o love_v as_o gen._n 29._o 31._o mat._n 6._o 24._o luk._n 14._o 26._o and_o they_o have_v bear_v he_o child_n both_o the_o belove_a and_o the_o hate_a and_o if_o the_o first-born_a son_n be_v she_o that_o be_v hate_v 16_o then_o it_o 〈◊〉_d be_v when_o he_o 22._o he_o chro._n 11._o 22._o make_v his_o son_n to_o inheriâ—…_n â—…t_v which_o he_o have_v that_o he_o may_v not_o nature_n not_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a because_o contrary_a to_o the_o right_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n make_v tâ—…â—…on_n of_o the_o belove_a 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he_o in_o his_o very_a sight_n and_o presence_n 17_o but_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v he_o acknowledge_v i._n e._n make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o own_v he_o the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a for_o the_o first_o bear_v by_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n 1._o portion_n for_o the_o phrase_n see_v 2_o king_n 2._o 9_o zach._n 13._o 8._o and_o for_o the_o thing_n see_v gen._n 25._o 31._o 1_o chron._n 5._o 1._o of_o all_o he_o all_o heb._n that_o be_v fouâ—…d_v with_o he_o that_o he_o have_v for_o he_o be_v the_o 3._o the_o gen._n 49._o 3._o begin_n of_o his_o strength_n procreation_n strength_n i._n e._n the_o first_o evidence_n of_o his_o manly_a strength_n and_o ability_n for_o procreation_n the_o right_a of_o the_o first-born_a be_v he_o 18_o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a son_n which_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o father_n or_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o that_o when_o they_o have_v chastened_a he_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o they_o 19_o than_o shall_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n powerful_a mother_n the_o consent_n of_o both_o be_v require_v to_o prevent_v the_o abuse_n of_o this_o law_n to_o cruelty_n and_o it_o can_v reasonable_o be_v suppose_v that_o both_o will_v agree_v without_o manifest_a necessity_n and_o the_o son_n abominable_a and_o incorrigible_a wickedness_n in_o which_o case_n it_o seem_v a_o fit_a and_o righteous_a law_n because_o the_o crime_n of_o rebellion_n against_o his_o own_o parent_n be_v so_o high_a in_o itself_o and_o do_v so_o full_o signify_v what_o a_o pernicious_a member_n and_o son_n of_o belial_n he_o will_v be_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v dissolve_v all_o his_o natural_a obligation_n yet_o the_o jew_n say_v this_o law_n be_v never_o put_v in_o practice_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v make_v for_o terror_n and_o prevention_n and_o to_o render_v the_o authority_n of_o parent_n more_o sacred_a and_o powerful_a lie_v hold_v of_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o out_o unto_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n sentence_n city_n which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a caution_n to_o preserve_v child_n from_o the_o malice_n of_o any_o hard-hearted_a parent_n because_o these_o elder_n be_v first_o to_o examine_v the_o cause_n with_o all_o exactness_n and_o then_o to_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n and_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o place_n 20_o and_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n this_o our_o son_n be_v stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a wickedness_n rebellious_a add_v incorrigibleness_n to_o all_o his_o wickedness_n he_o will_v not_o obey_v our_o voice_n he_o be_v a_o glutton_n and_o a_o drunkard_n synecdoche_n drunkard_n under_o which_o two_o offence_n other_o of_o a_o like_a or_o worse_a nature_n be_v comprehend_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n 21_o and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v stone_n he_o bud_n he_o which_o be_v the_o punishment_n appoint_v for_o blasphemer_n and_o idolater_n which_o if_o it_o seem_v severe_a it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o parent_n be_v in_o god_n stead_n and_o entrust_v in_o good_a measure_n with_o his_o authority_n over_o their_o child_n and_o that_o family_n be_v the_o matter_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o they_o who_o be_v namely_o member_n and_o rebellious_a child_n in_o they_o do_v common_o prove_v the_o bane_n and_o plague_n of_o these_o and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o they_o be_v nip_v in_o the_o bud_n with_o stone_n that_o he_o die_v so_o shall_v thou_o put_v evil_a away_o from_o among_o you_o and_o all_o israel_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n 22_o and_o if_o a_o man_n have_v commit_v a_o sin_n worthy_a of_o death_n and_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o thou_o hang_v he_o on_o a_o tree_n 12._o tree_n which_o be_v do_v after_o the_o malefactor_n be_v put_v to_o death_n some_o other_o way_n this_o public_a shame_n be_v add_v to_o his_o former_a punishment_n see_v jos._n 7._o 25._o and_o 8._o 29._o and_o 10._o 26._o 2_o sam._n 4._o 12._o 23_o his_o body_n shall_v not_o remain_v all_o night_n upon_o the_o tree_n but_o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a bury_v he_o that_o day_n for_o 13._o for_o gal._n 3._o 13._o he_o that_o be_v hang_v be_v god_n be_v heb._n the_o curse_n of_o god_n accurse_v of_o god_n be_v god_n i._n e._n he_o be_v in_o a_o singular_a manner_n curse_a and_o punish_v by_o god_n appointment_n with_o a_o most_o shameful_a kind_n of_o punishment_n as_o this_o be_v hold_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o nation_n and_o therefore_o this_o punishment_n may_v suffice_v for_o he_o and_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v add_v to_o it_o that_o of_o lie_v unbury_v which_o be_v another_o great_a calamity_n jer._n 16._o 4._o and_o this_o curse_n be_v here_o appropriate_v to_o those_o that_o be_v hang_v partly_o because_o this_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v only_o upon_o the_o most_o notorious_a and_o public_a offender_n and_o such_o as_o bring_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o community_n as_o numb_a 25._o 4._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 6._o and_o principal_o to_o foresignifie_v that_o christ_n shall_v undergo_v this_o execrable_a punishment_n and_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3._o 13._o which_o though_o it_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v in_o respect_n to_o man_n yet_o be_v present_a unto_o god_n and_o in_o his_o eye_n at_o this_o time_n and_o so_o this_o be_v deliver_v with_o respect_n unto_o christ_n as_o many_o other_o passage_n of_o scripture_n manifest_o be_v that_o thy_o land_n be_v not_o defile_v oblivion_n defile_v to_o wit_n moral_o either_o by_o inhumanity_n towards_o the_o dead_a or_o rather_o by_o suffer_v the_o monument_n or_o memorial_n of_o the_o man_n great_a wickedness_n and_o of_o god_n curse_n to_o remain_v public_a and_o visible_a a_o long_a time_n than_o god_n will_v have_v it_o whereas_o it_o shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o bury_v in_o oblivion_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o for_o a_o inheritance_n chap._n xxii_o 1_o thou_o 4._o thou_o exod._n 23._o 4._o shall_v not_o see_v thy_o brother_n gentile_n brother_n so_o call_v by_o communion_n not_o of_o religion_n but_o of_o nature_n as_o have_v one_o father_n even_o god_n malipiero_n 2._o 10._o as_o appear_v 1._o because_o the_o same_o law_n be_v give_v about_o their_o enemy_n ox_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 23._o 4._o 2._o because_o else_o the_o obligation_n of_o this_o law_n have_v be_v uncertain_a see_v man_n can_v not_o ordinary_o tell_v whether_o the_o stray_a ox_n or_o sheep_n belong_v to_o a_o jew_n or_o to_o a_o stranger_n 3._o because_o this_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o common_a justice_n and_o charity_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v even_o heathen_n and_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deliver_v to_o
come_v in_o thou_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_n deliver_v jeroboam_n by_o which_o discovery_n he_o both_o reprove_v their_o folly_n who_o think_v to_o conceal_v themselves_o or_o their_o design_n from_o that_o god_n from_o who_o they_o expect_v and_o desire_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o most_o secret_a thing_n and_o withal_o give_v her_o assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o that_o message_n which_o he_o be_v to_o deliver_v why_o feign_a thou_o thyself_o to_o be_v another_o for_o i_o be_o send_v to_o thou_o with_o 〈◊〉_d with_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d heavy_a tiding_n 7_o go_v tell_v jeroboam_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o exalt_v thou_o from_o among_o the_o people_n and_o make_v thou_o prince_n over_o my_o people_n they_o people_n for_o so_o they_o be_v when_o jeroboam_fw-la be_v first_o set_v over_o they_o israel_n 8_o and_o rend_v the_o kingdom_n away_o from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o give_v it_o thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o have_v not_o 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15._o by_o who_o instigation_n they_o be_v lead_v to_o such_o idolatrous_a practice_n and_o who_o alone_o they_o serve_v and_o worship_v therein_o whatsoever_o pretence_n they_o have_v to_o the_o contrary_n to_o provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n throne_n anger_n i_o e._n whereby_o thou_o do_v provoke_v i_o for_o otherwise_o this_o be_v not_o ieroboam_n design_n in_o it_o but_o only_o to_o establish_v himself_o in_o the_o throne_n and_o have_v cast_v i_o behind_o thy_o back_n back_n back_n despise_a and_o disregard_v and_o forsake_v i_o and_o my_o command_n and_o my_o worship_n as_o we_o do_v thing_n which_o we_o cast_v behind_o our_o back_n 10_o therefore_o behold_v i_o 29._o i_o chap._n 15._o 29._o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o jeroboam_n 8._o jeroboam_n chap._n 21._o 21._o 2_o king_n 9_o 8._o he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n 22._o wall_n either_o so_o much_o as_o a_o dog_n or_o any_o male_a child_n of_o which_o phrase_n see_v the_o note_n on_o 1_o sam._n 25._o 22._o and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v 36._o leave_v those_o who_o have_v escape_v the_o fury_n of_o their_o enemy_n invade_v they_o either_o because_o they_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o cave_n or_o castle_n or_o strong_a town_n or_o because_o they_o be_v leave_v over-looked_n or_o neglect_v by_o they_o or_o spare_v as_o poor_a impotent_a helpless_a creature_n but_o now_o say_v he_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o search_v out_o and_o bring_v to_o destruction_n see_v more_o on_o deut._n 32._o 36._o in_o israel_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_n universal_o dung_n which_o they_o remove_v as_o a_o loathsome_a thing_n out_o of_o their_o house_n and_o that_o thorough_o and_o universal_o till_o it_o be_v all_o go_v 11_o he_o that_o die_v of_o jeroboam_n in_o the_o city_n shall_v the_o dog_n eat_v and_o he_o that_o die_v in_o the_o field_n shall_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n eat_v unbury_v eat_v so_o both_o sort_n shall_v die_v unbury_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o 12_o arise_v thou_o therefore_o get_v thou_o to_o thinâ—…_n own_o house_n and_o when_o thy_o foot_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n prophecy_n city_n present_o upon_o thy_o entrance_n into_o the_o city_n when_o thou_o be_v go_v but_o a_o little_a way_n in_o it_o even_o as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o king_n door_n v._o 17._o which_o possible_o be_v near_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o by_o the_o event_n of_o this_o branch_n judge_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o prophecy_n the_o child_n shall_v die_v 13_o and_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o he_o he_o either_o first_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o worthy_a and_o hopeful_a a_o person_n or_o second_o for_o the_o sad_a calamity_n which_o shall_v follow_v his_o death_n which_o possible_o his_o moderation_n and_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n may_v have_v prevent_v whereof_o his_o death_n be_v a_o certain_a presage_n and_o evidence_n so_o they_o shall_v mourn_v not_o simple_o for_o he_o but_o for_o their_o own_o loss_n in_o he_o and_o bury_v he_o for_o he_o only_o of_o jeroboam_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o grave_n 11._o grave_n shall_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o burial_n deny_v to_o the_o rest_n v._o 11._o because_o in_o he_o 3._o 2_o chr._n 12._o 12._o and_o 19_o 3._o there_o be_v find_v some_o good_a thing_n towards_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n case_n israel_n some_o pâ—…ous_a inclination_n and_o intention_n of_o take_v away_o the_o calf_n or_o of_o permit_v or_o oblige_v his_o people_n to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n if_o god_n give_v he_o life_n and_o authority_n to_o do_v it_o and_o of_o trust_v god_n with_o his_o kingdom_n in_o that_o case_n in_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n stock_n jeroboam_n which_o be_v add_v for_o his_o great_a commendation_n he_o be_v good_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o many_o temptation_n and_o wicked_a example_n a_o 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