hundred_o year_n after_o so_o that_o herein_o breidenâ—ach_n seem_v to_o speak_v as_o s._n peter_n do_v in_o the_o same_o place_n not_o 33._o know_v what_o he_o say_v more_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o there_o may_v at_o this_o day_n remain_v some_o ruin_n of_o oratory_n erect_v many_o year_n since_o see_v there_o be_v there_o a_o monastery_n inhabit_v by_o friar_n until_o they_o be_v molest_v by_o the_o arabian_n to_o use_v my_o 101._o author_n expression_n take_v their_o holiness_n away_o with_o they_o and_o leave_v the_o mountain_n behind_o they_o §_o 29._o the_o great_a stream_n of_o kishon_n run_v northward_o through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o tribe_n sepulchre_n not_o far_o from_o the_o city_n of_o naim_n where_o christ_n meet_v the_o widow_n only_a child_n carried_z forth_o to_o be_v bury_v miraculous_o restore_v he_o to_o 11._o life_n hereabout_o also_o be_v the_o city_n aijalon_n where_o 12._o elon_n judge_n of_o israel_n be_v bury_v of_o who_o nothing_o else_o be_v record_v 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a_o tyrant_n recovery_n on_o this_o stream_n stand_v geâ—e_n lasha_n mention_v genesis_n 10._o 19_o afterward_o call_v callirrhoe_n or_o the_o fair_a stream_n and_o now_o what_o pity_n be_v it_o that_o such_o percious_a water_n shall_v present_o be_v spill_v into_o the_o the_o dead_a sea_n but_o what_o remedy_n fair_a and_o foul_a face_n must_v meet_v together_o in_o the_o grave_n §_o 10._o as_o for_o the_o dead_a sea_n which_o only_o peep_v into_o a_o corner_n of_o this_o tribe_n but_o steadfast_o face_v a_o whole_a side_n of_o judah_n more_o proper_o thereof_o hereafter_o and_o as_o for_o josephus_n his_o valley_n of_o 25._o baaras_n with_o the_o strange_a grow_v gather_v &_o work_v of_o the_o famous_a root_n therein_o we_o mention_v it_o not_o to_o seem_v whole_o ignorant_a thereof_o and_o but_o mention_v it_o not_o to_o seem_v over_o credulous_a therein_o hereabout_o be_v plenty_n of_o alum_n and_o brimstone_n the_o latter_a probable_o some_o straggle_a drop_n of_o that_o direful_a 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distance_n in_o our_o english_a climate_n as_o much_o as_o betwixt_o spring_n and_o autumn_n be_v easy_o reconcile_v and_o make_v to_o meet_v in_o judea_n where_o the_o harvest_n â—t_a large_a be_v date_v from_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o those_o ripe_a in_o april_n in_o that_o hot_a country_n let_v naturalist_n discuss_v the_o cause_n whence_o this_o inundation_n of_o jordan_n proceed_v whether_o from_o the_o violence_n of_o wind_n then_o blow_v on_o its_o stream_n and_o anger_v it_o beyond_o his_o bank_n or_o from_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o moon_n commandress_n over_o moist_a body_n and_o their_o motion_n or_o from_o the_o confluence_n of_o snow_n dissolve_v from_o the_o mountain_n but_o my_o discourse_n like_o jordan_n overflow_v it_o shall_v return_v within_o its_o bank_n §_o 12._o in_o the_o northwest_n corner_n of_o this_o tribe_n jordan_n first_o enter_v into_o it_o be_v fordeable_a at_o bethbara_n or_o bethabara_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o passage_n for_o gideon_n have_v the_o midianite_n in_o chase_n send_v messenger_n to_o all_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n a_o service_n most_o proper_a for_o they_o cause_n in_o their_o confine_n to_o 24._o take_v before_o they_o the_o water_n unto_o bethbara_n and_o jordan_n which_o there_o with_o good_a guide_n and_o high_a camel_n may_v be_v wade_v over_o but_o more_o southward_a the_o river_n be_v fence_v by_o its_o own_o breadth_n and_o depth_n against_o all_o passenger_n and_o here_o afterward_o do_v â—8_o john_n baptize_v our_o saviour_n as_o for_o 4._o aphek_n hard_o by_o we_o place_v it_o here_o rather_o in_o conformity_n to_o 126._o other_o then_o convince_v in_o our_o own_o judgement_n of_o the_o true_a situation_n thereof_o §_o 13._o the_o altar_n ed_n or_o witness_n be_v hereabout_o erect_v by_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n return_v from_o the_o conquest_n of_o canaan_n this_o altar_n be_v a_o bridge_n in_o effect_n to_o conjoin_v these_o divide_a tribe_n with_o the_o rest_n sever_v by_o water_n the_o same_o in_o worship_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n in_o position_n on_o the_o same_o side_n with_o the_o other_o tribe_n in_o religion_n but_o though_o there_o be_v a_o noonday_n of_o innocence_n in_o their_o intention_n yet_o because_o though_o not_o a_o night_n of_o guiltiness_n a_o twilight_n of_o suspicion_n obscure_v their_o action_n it_o occasion_v jealousy_n in_o their_o brethren_n as_o if_o they_o have_v hatch_v some_o idolatrous_a design_n but_o when_o the_o matter_n come_v to_o be_v dispute_v in_o a_o military_a way_n the_o controversy_n be_v end_v by_o the_o right_n state_v of_o the_o question_n and_o a_o seasonable_a distinction_n well_o apply_v that_o it_o be_v a_o altar_n only_o of_o memorial_n and_o 24._o not_o for_o any_o burn_a meat_n or_o peace-offering_a o_o that_o all_o difference_n between_o brethren_n may_v wind_v off_o in_o so_o welcome_a a_o conclusion_n §_o 14._o
david_n word_n guilty_a of_o infidelity_n see_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o withhold_v rain_n from_o a_o mountain_n then_o to_o remove_v it_o from_o its_o foundation_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n 20._o assure_v we_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v if_o in_o faith_n desire_v but_o be_v it_o know_v david_n intend_v not_o his_o curse_n shall_v take_v effect_n but_o mere_o to_o manifest_v his_o great_a grief_n and_o to_o show_v how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o delight_v at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o great_a enemy_n better_o to_o fall_v under_o david_n dirae_fw-la as_o he_o be_v a_o poet_n then_o as_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n the_o latter_a light_v heavy_o indeed_o as_o 20._o judas_n in_o 7._o achitophel_n can_v witness_v the_o weight_n thereof_o nor_o remain_v any_o thing_n more_o observable_a in_o this_o tribe_n save_v in_o the_o east_n part_v thereof_o on_o jordan_n they_o show_v pilgrim_n the_o place_n where_o 5._o naaman_n patient_a at_o last_o by_o his_o servant_n persuasion_n wash_v seven_o time_n and_o be_v cleanse_v of_o his_o leprosy_n §_o 24._o thus_o all_o the_o remarkable_a place_n of_o issachar_n issachar_n but_o not_o all_o those_o in_o issachar_n be_v already_o by_o we_o describe_v for_o as_o the_o text_n 11._o express_o say_v the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o in_o asher_n even_o three_o country_n that_o be_v lie_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n but_o environ_v round_o with_o those_o tribe_n possession_n yet_o pertain_v to_o the_o portion_n of_o manasseh_n let_v none_o blame_v divine_a providence_n of_o ill_a architecture_n for_o not_o well_o contrive_v the_o room_n in_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n not_o be_v well_o design_v wherein_o issachars_n chamber_n his_o portion_n be_v make_v a_o thoroughfare_n manasseh_n have_v three_o closert_n three_o small_a country_n within_o the_o same_o so_o that_o neither_o tribe_n can_v enjoy_v his_o own_o with_o privacy_n and_o entireness_n and_o manasseh_n if_o but_o step_v out_o of_o the_o highway_n must_v in_o a_o manner_n trespass_n on_o issachar_n or_o crave_v leave_v of_o he_o to_o come_v through_z his_o to_o his_o own_o inheritance_n but_o know_v all_o be_v order_v by_o the_o 11._o counsel_n of_o god_n will_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o who_o will_v not_o have_v his_o child_n churl_n to_o engross_v habitation_n by_o themselves_o but_o by_o such_o mixture_n of_o their_o portion_n invite_v yea_o engage_v their_o person_n to_o mutual_a intercourse_n see_v the_o very_a lot_n of_o their_o tribe_n give_v love_v visit_n and_o their_o country_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n come_v so_o courteous_o and_o confident_o one_o within_o another_o §_o 25._o but_o very_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v asher_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o land_n within_o asher_n which_o tribe_n lie_v many_o mile_n more_o northward_o and_o beyond_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n interpose_v the_o jewish_a rabbin_n be_v much_o perplex_v at_o the_o pedigree_n of_o aâ—zel_n why_o it_o be_v twice_o reckon_v up_o in_o 44._o chronicle_n use_v to_o say_v that_o they_o 202._o need_v four_o hundred_o camel_n load_v with_o commentary_n to_o give_v the_o true_a reason_n thereof_o but_o their_o expression_n be_v more_o appliable_a to_o this_o present_a difficulty_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o ground_n in_o asher_n except_o as_o we_o have_v present_v it_o in_o our_o map_n some_o part_n of_o asher_n lay_v southward_a at_o distance_n dis-jointed_n from_o the_o main_a body_n of_o that_o tribe_n which_o we_o have_v former_o describe_v who_o know_v not_o that_o piece_n of_o parish_n parcel_n of_o manor_n portion_n of_o county_n though_o far_o off_o dismember_v relate_v unto_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o intermediate_v distance_n betwixt_o they_o §_o 26._o but_o let_v not_o issachar_n or_o asher_n repine_v that_o manasseh_n have_v so_o much_o land_n in_o their_o country_n see_v though_o the_o right_n be_v assign_v unto_o they_o the_o canaanite_n for_o a_o long_a time_n till_o about_o david_n reign_n keep_v all_o the_o same_o in_o their_o possession_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n joshua_n 17._o 11._o and_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n bethshean_n and_o her_o town_n and_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o endor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o taanch_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o meggido_fw-la and_o her_o town_n even_o three_o country_n judge_n 1._o 27._o neither_o do_v manasseh_n drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethshean_a and_o her_o town_n nor_o taanach_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o megiddo_n and_o her_o town_n but_o the_o canaanite_n will_v dwell_v in_o that_o land_n of_o bethshean_n more_o convenient_o hereafter_o by_o ibleam_n 27._o ahaziah_n be_v wound_v as_o be_v former_o observe_v dor_n mention_v for_o a_o sea-town_n in_o ptolemy_n have_v the_o king_n thereof_o conquer_v 23._o by_o joshua_n endor_n whither_o sisera_n soldier_n defeat_v in_o fight_n not_o far_o off_o at_o 19_o taanach_n which_o alsoâ—was_fw-mi a_o regal_a city_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 21._o joshua_n and_o afterward_o belong_v to_o the_o levite_n flee_v be_v pursue_v 10._o perish_a and_o become_v as_o the_o dung_n of_o the_o earth_n hither_o saul_n repair_v to_o a_o witch_n to_o raise_v samuel_n and_o receive_v cold_a comfort_n from_o the_o dead_a or_o devil_n rather_o inform_v he_o of_o his_o future_a destruction_n so_o that_o saul_n former_o sick_a with_o fear_n of_o the_o worst_a live_v to_o hear_v satan_n toll_v his_o passing-bell_n in_o his_o sad_a prediction_n §_o 27._o but_o 11._o megiddo_n city_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n the_o king_n hereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n and_o many_o year_n after_o josiah_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o megiddo_n bid_v pharaoh_n necho_n battle_n in_o his_o march_n against_o charchemish_n by_o euphrates_n never_o prince_n show_v more_o devotion_n in_o his_o life_n or_o less_o discretion_n in_o his_o death_n court_v that_o danger_n which_o decline_v he_o see_v pharaoh_n desire_v 21._o peaceable_o to_o depart_v but_o haply_o josiah_n conceive_v himself_o engage_v to_o fight_v he_o in_o point_n of_o 1_o honour_n because_o without_o leave_n he_o have_v make_v his_o land_n a_o high_a way_n to_o pass_v through_o it_o 2_o policy_n suspicious_a though_o pharaoh_n go_v forth_o as_o a_o friend_n he_o will_v return_v as_o a_o foe_n especial_o if_o puff_v up_o with_o success_n in_o his_o expedition_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o subject_n will_v not_o suffer_v josiah_n to_o keep_v quiet_a at_o home_n their_o impiety_n make_v he_o to_o march_v thrust_v he_o into_o the_o field_n force_v he_o into_o the_o fight_n yea_o shoot_v the_o fatal_a arrow_n which_o wound_v he_o at_o the_o heart_n §_o 28._o now_o let_v none_o be_v trouble_v because_o josiah_n who_o rather_o deserve_v two_o life_n seem_v to_o have_v two_o death_n reconcile_v one_o text_n make_v he_o to_o die_v 29._o at_o megiddo_n another_o 24._o at_o jerusalem_n understand_v it_o death_n arrest_v he_o with_o a_o mortal_a wound_n at_o megiddo_n but_o do_v not_o imprison_v he_o till_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o expire_v much_o less_o let_v any_o challenge_n god_n as_o worse_a than_o his_o word_n with_o josiah_n have_v promise_v he_o by_o his_o prophet_n 20._o to_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o father_n in_o peace_n for_o beside_o that_o that_o promise_v principal_o relate_v to_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n from_o which_o josiah_n be_v exempt_v even_o such_o may_v be_v say_v to_o die_v in_o peace_n which_o swim_v to_o their_o grave_n in_o their_o own_o blood_n if_o withal_o embark_v in_o a_o good_a conscience_n §_o 29._o all_o israel_n thereat_o and_o principal_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n drop_v many_o a_o precious_a tear_n on_o his_o hearse_n who_o lamentation_n lamentation_n be_v a_o elegy_n on_o iosiah_n death_n yea_o their_o grief_n be_v no_o land-flood_n of_o present_a passion_n but_o a_o constant_a channel_n of_o continue_a sorrow_n stream_v from_o a_o annual_a fountain_n it_o be_v make_v a_o 25._o ordinance_n in_o israel_n the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o a_o grand_a and_o general_a grieve_v for_o man_n sin_n 11._o compare_v it_o to_o the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimmon_n conceive_v to_o be_v a_o place_n hard_o by_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n §_o 30._o jehosaphat_n the_o son_n of_o paruah_n be_v solomon_n purvey_v our_o in_o 17._o issachar_n issachar_n but_o the_o dis-jointed_n piece_n of_o manasseh_n in_o this_o tribe_n pertain_v partly_o to_o baanah_n the_o son_n
adventurous_a to_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n thereof_o so_o stifle_v and_o suffocate_a be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o in_o a_o word_n this_o sea_n have_v but_o one_o good_a quality_n namely_o that_o it_o entertain_v intercourse_n with_o no_o other_o sea_n which_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o providence_n of_o nature_n debar_v it_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o ocean_n lest_o otherwise_o it_o shall_v infect_v other_o water_n with_o its_o malignity_n nor_o do_v any_o healthful_a thing_n grow_v thereon_o save_v only_o this_o wholesome_a counsel_n which_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o this_o pestiferous_a lake_n for_o man_n to_o beware_v how_o they_o provoke_v divine_a justice_n by_o their_o lustful_a and_o unnatural_a enormity_n §_o 9_o heathen_a writer_n dead-sea_n tacitus_n and_o pliny_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o lake_n with_o the_o quality_n thereof_o but_o especial_o solinus_n who_o testimony_n but_o with_o some_o variation_n from_o scripture_n we_o think_v fit_a to_o insert_v and_o translate_v though_o the_o latter_a will_v scarce_o be_v do_v without_o some_o abatement_n of_o the_o native_a elegancy_n and_o expressiveness_n thereof_o longo_fw-la 38._o ab_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la recessu_fw-la tristis_fw-la sinus_fw-la panditur_fw-la quem_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la tactum_fw-la testatur_fw-la humus_fw-la nigra_fw-la &_o in_o cinerem_fw-la soluta_fw-la duo_o ibi_fw-la oppida_fw-la sodomum_fw-la nominatum_fw-la alterum_fw-la alterum_fw-la gomorrhum_fw-la apud_fw-la quae_fw-la pomum_fw-la gignitur_fw-la quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la speciem_fw-la licèt_fw-la maturitatis_fw-la mandi_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nam_fw-la fuliginem_fw-la intrinsecus_fw-la favillaceam_fw-la ambitio_fw-la tantùm_fw-la extimae_fw-la cutis_fw-la cohibet_fw-la quae_fw-la vel_fw-la levi_fw-la tactu_fw-la pressa_fw-la fumum_fw-la exhalat_n &_o fatiscit_fw-la in_o vagum_fw-la pulverem_fw-la a_o good_a way_n side_n of_o jerusalem_n lie_v open_v a_o melancholy_a bay_n which_o the_o black_a soil_n be_v also_o turn_v into_o ash_n witness_v to_o have_v be_v blast_v from_o heaven_n in_o it_o be_v two_o town_n the_o one_o call_v sodom_n the_o other_o gomorrah_n wherein_o grow_v a_o apple_n which_o though_o it_o seem_v fair_a and_o ripe_a yet_o can_v be_v eat_v for_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o outward_a rind_n only_o hold_v within_o it_o a_o ember-like_a soot_n which_o be_v but_o light_o press_v evaporate_v into_o smoke_n and_o become_v flitter_a dust_n §_o 10._o but_o lot_n be_v preserve_v salt_n and_o god_n be_v say_v therein_o to_o have_v 29._o remember_v abraham_n though_o he_o may_v have_v seem_v to_o have_v forget_v he_o in_o refuse_v to_o grant_v to_o spare_v sodom_n at_o his_o request_n thus_o though_o divine_a providence_n may_v deny_v good_a man_n prayer_n in_o the_o full_a latitude_n of_o their_o desire_n he_o always_o grant_v they_o such_o a_o competent_a proportion_n thereof_o as_o be_v most_o for_o his_o glory_n and_o their_o good_a lot_z with_o his_o wife_n be_v enjoin_v only_a not_o to_o look_v back_o wherein_o she_o disobey_v the_o commandment_n either_o out_o of_o 1_o high_a contempt_n yet_o see_v for_o the_o main_a she_o have_v be_v a_o good_a woman_n accompany_v her_o husband_n many_o mile_n from_o his_o native_a to_o a_o strange_a country_n mere_o depend_v on_o god_n providence_n our_o charity_n believe_v her_o fact_n proceed_v rather_o from_o 2_o carelessness_n or_o incogitancy_n have_v for_o that_o instant_n forget_v the_o command_n or_o 3_o curiosity_n to_o behold_v the_o manner_n of_o so_o strange_a and_o sudden_a a_o destruction_n or_o 4_o infidelity_n not_o conceive_v it_o possible_a so_o great_a a_o city_n can_v be_v so_o soon_o overthrow_v or_o 5_o covetousness_n when_o she_o think_v on_o the_o wealth_n she_o have_v leave_v behind_o she_o or_o 6_o compassion_n hear_v the_o whine_a of_o swine_n bray_a of_o ass_n bleat_v of_o sheep_n low_v of_o cow_n cry_v of_o child_n shriek_v of_o woman_n roar_v of_o man_n and_o some_o of_o they_o of_o her_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v they_o any_o or_o all_o of_o these_o back_o she_o look_v and_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o 26._o pillar_n of_o salt_n which_o saint_n hierome_n say_v be_v extant_a in_o his_o age-mean_a time_n how_o sad_a a_o case_n be_v lot_n in_o bear_v about_o he_o life_n and_o death_n one_o half_n of_o he_o quick_a lively_a and_o active_a the_o other_o half_o his_o wife_n both_o make_v but_o one_o flesh_n so_o strange_o and_o sudden_o senseless_a dead_a and_o immovable_a §_o 11._o not_o far_o off_o be_v the_o city_n of_o zoar_n littleton_n in_o english_a so_o name_v by_o lot_n request_n whereas_o former_o it_o be_v call_v belah_n i_o say_v by_o lot_n who_o be_v the_o best_a benefactor_n to_o this_o place_n which_o otherwise_o have_v be_v send_v the_o same_o way_n of_o destruction_n with_o the_o other_o four_o city_n have_v not_o his_o importunity_n 21._o prevail_v with_o god_n for_o the_o spare_v thereof_o yet_o i_o find_v not_o any_o monument_n of_o gratitude_n make_v by_o the_o man_n of_o zoar_n to_o the_o memory_n of_o lot_n their_o preserver_n yea_o they_o will_v not_o afford_v he_o a_o quiet_a and_o comfortable_a be_v among_o they_o insomuch_o that_o he_o 30._o fear_v to_o dwell_v in_o zoar._n either_o suspect_v that_o they_o will_v offer_v violence_n to_o his_o person_n or_o infect_v his_o soul_n with_o their_o bad_a example_n or_o that_o he_o may_v be_v involve_v in_o their_o sudden_a destruction_n as_o a_o wicked_a place_n spare_v not_o pardon_v by_o god_n and_o allow_v to_o himself_o for_o his_o present_a refuge_n not_o constant_a habitation_n their_o ill_a usage_n of_o so_o good_a a_o man_n mind_n i_o of_o solomon_n observation_n 15._o there_o be_v a_o little_a city_n and_o few_o man_n within_o it_o and_o there_o come_v a_o great_a king_n against_o it_o and_o besiege_v it_o and_o build_v great_a bulwark_n against_o it_o now_o there_o be_v find_v in_o it_o a_o poor_a wise_a man_n and_o â—e_z by_o his_o 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