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 save_o his_o name_n time_n of_o his_o rule_n ten_o year_n and_o place_n of_o his_o interment_n 'slight_o he_o not_o because_o so_o little_a be_v report_v of_o he_o it_o tend_v much_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o policy_n in_o prevent_v foreign_a invasion_n and_o domestic_a commotion_n so_o that_o the_o land_n enjoy_v peace_n as_o far_o better_a than_o victory_n as_o health_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o recovery_n from_o sickness_n yea_o time_n of_o much_o do_v be_v time_n of_o much_o suffering_n and_o many_o martial_a aâ—chievements_n be_v rather_o for_o the_o prince_n honour_n than_o the_o people_n ease_n §_o 30._o from_o naim_n the_o river_n kishon_n glide_v by_o the_o northern_a skirt_n of_o mount_n carmel_n eliah_n behold_v the_o place_n where_o eliah_n do_v execution_n on_o baal_n priest_n on_o this_o occasion_n all_o israel_n meet_v on_o mount_n carmel_n conclude_v he_o the_o true_a god_n who_o answer_v by_o fire_n unto_o their_o sacrifice_n baal_n priest_n be_v vain_o clamorous_a in_o invoke_v their_o idol_n who_o petition_n find_v no_o answer_n from_o heaven_n except_o the_o echo_n in_o the_o air_n descant_v in_o derision_n on_o their_o importunate_a bawl_n discontent_v hereat_o they_o 28._o cut_v themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lancer_n the_o ready_a way_n to_o make_v blood_n but_o not_o fire_n to_o come_v then_o enter_v eliah_n on_o his_o work_n and_o to_o prevent_v all_o suspicion_n of_o fraud_n he_o three_o time_n cause_v four_o barrel_n of_o water_n to_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o altar_n if_o any_o here_o demand_v how_o they_o come_v by_o such_o plenty_n of_o water_n a_o precious_a commodity_n after_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n drought_n when_o spring_n well_n and_o brook_n be_v 7._o dry_v up_o it_o be_v answer_v it_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o sea_n hard_o by_o who_o brackish_a water_n though_o useless_a to_o quench_v the_o thirst_v of_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v proper_a enough_o therewithal_o to_o try_v the_o present_a experiment_n hereupon_o at_o eliahs_n prayer_n fire_n from_o heaven_n lick_v up_o the_o water_n and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n the_o prophet_n take_v advantage_n of_o this_o juncture_n of_o time_n while_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v possess_v with_o a_o high_a opinion_n of_o his_o power_n and_o person_n king_n ahab_n stand_v admire_v at_o the_o miracle_n baal_n priest_n stand_v dispirited_a with_o guiltiness_n and_o wonder_n and_o jazebel_n their_o active_a patroness_n absent_a at_o great_a distance_n be_v a_o single_a man_n slay_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o they_o without_o any_o resistance_n former_o their_o flatter_a hand_n rather_o act_v and_o do_v do_v theatrical_o in_o superstitious_a formality_n let_v out_o some_o drop_n of_o wild_a blood_n in_o the_o surface_n of_o their_o flesh_n whereas_o now_o eliah_n in_o true_a earnest_n with_o a_o unpartial_a arm_n give_v vent_v to_o their_o heart_n blood_n by_o the_o brook_n kishon_n which_o present_o carry_v both_o their_o gore_n and_o its_o own_o water_n into_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n §_o 31._o however_o though_o satan_n then_o be_v silent_a carmelus_n when_o in_o credit_n most_o concern_v to_o speak_v in_o answer_n to_o baal_n priest_n it_o seem_v he_o find_v his_o tongue_n afterward_o and_o here_o pretend_a to_o inform_v people_n of_o their_o fortune_n suetonius_n tell_v we_o 5._o that_o vespasian_n in_o judea_n take_v counsel_n from_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n carmelus_n which_o foretell_v his_o good_a success_n in_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v undertake_v which_o god_n we_o conceive_v be_v some_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n though_o then_o speak_v true_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o or_o nigh_o this_o mountain_n of_o carmel_n §_o 32._o as_o for_o carmel_n in_o general_a carmel_n it_o be_v so_o delicious_a a_o place_n that_o more_o pleasure_n be_v hardly_o to_o be_v fancy_v then_o here_o to_o be_v find_v it_o consist_v of_o high_a hill_n where_o the_o wicked_a thought_n in_o vain_a by_o 3._o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o height_n thereof_o to_o be_v secure_v from_o divine_a justice_n a_o fruitful_a vale_n pleasant_a river_n of_o kishom_n and_o a_o goodly_a forest_n so_o that_o the_o foot_n of_o sennacherib_n do_v itch_n to_o 32._o enter_v it_o as_o his_o finger_n do_v long_o to_o fell_v the_o fair_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n from_o this_o carmel_n the_o platform_n of_o pleasure_n other_o delightful_a place_n be_v so_o name_v as_o copy_n and_o transcript_n of_o this_o the_o original_a yea_o the_o name_n be_v sometime_o note_n render_v appellative_o for_o any_o fruitful_a field_n §_o 33._o from_o the_o top_n hereof_o we_o may_v easy_o discover_v two_o neighbour_a town_n cain_n and_o adrichomii_fw-la caiaphas_n etc._n the_o one_o name_v from_o the_o murderer_n of_o 8._o abel_n the_o other_o from_o the_o 49._o active_a contriver_n of_o his_o death_n 2._o who_o blood_n speak_v better_a thing_n then_o that_o of_o abel_n but_o neither_o appear_v in_o scripture_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o name_v they_o more_o northerly_a we_o behold_v the_o valley_n of_o jiphthah-el_a or_o river_n thereof_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d word_n in_o hebrew_a express_v both_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v a_o vale_n especial_o in_o winter_n without_o a_o rivulet_n therein_o and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o the_o bourne_n in_o wilt-shire_n and_o the_o west_n signify_v both_o the_o river_n and_o the_o dale_n down_o which_o it_o run_v in_o the_o vale_n nigh_o the_o river_n of_o jiphthah-el_a stand_v the_o city_n zebulun_n so_o beautiful_o build_v say_v 32._o josephus_n let_v he_o forfeit_v his_o finger_n when_o he_o measure_v any_o thing_n to_o loss_n which_o concern_v his_o own_o country_n that_o cestius_n the_o roman_a governor_n who_o burn_v it_o admire_v the_o house_n therein_o as_o corrivall_n with_o those_o of_o tyre_n zidon_n and_o berytus_n in_o magnificence_n more_o southward_a be_v cana_n call_v common_o the_o less_o though_o greaten_v with_o christ_n first_o miracle_n wrought_v there_o at_o a_o marriage_n turn_v 1._o water_n into_o wine_n how_o many_o match_n have_v be_v make_v to_o which_o christ_n be_v never_o invite_v guest_n yea_o the_o riot_n and_o revel_n thereat_o will_v fright_v his_o gracious_a presence_n from_o the_o place_n hence_o the_o rivulet_n 11._o run_v to_o jokneam_fw-la surname_v 22._o of_o carmel_n from_o the_o vicinity_n thereof_o the_o king_n whereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n and_o the_o city_n afterward_o bestow_v upon_o the_o 34._o levite_n §_o 34._o have_v mention_v the_o levite-city_n difficulty_n a_o importunate_a difficulty_n while_o i_o hope_v silent_o to_o slip_v by_o it_o pluck_v i_o back_o in_o my_o passage_n it_o result_v from_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n joshua_n 21._o 34_o 35._o and_o unto_o the_o family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o mâ—râ—ri_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o levite_n out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n jokneam_fw-la with_o her_o suburb_n and_o kartah_n with_o her_o suburb_n dimnah_n with_o her_o suburb_n 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that_o it_o stand_v in_o but_o lead_v towards_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n §_o 7._o the_o galilean_n be_v high_o spirit_v people_n galiâ—eans_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d priâ—s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fighter_n from_o their_o infancy_n impatient_a of_o wrong_n lover_n of_o liberty_n and_o prone_a to_o revenge_v much_o of_o their_o nature_n may_v be_v read_v in_o their_o countryman_n saint_n peter_n forward_z not_o to_o say_v furious_a in_o hot_a blood_n to_o draw_v his_o 10._o sword_n though_o at_o great_a disadvantage_n and_o after_o at_o leisure_n to_o repent_v it_o apt_a they_o be_v to_o raise_v tumult_n against_o the_o roman_n but_o always_o with_o ill_a success_n witness_v especial_o when_o they_o pretend_v sacrifice_n to_o cloak_v their_o rebellion_n but_o pilate_n be_v too_o quick_a and_o cunning_a for_o they_o who_o subdue_a they_o 1._o mingle_v their_o blood_n with_o their_o sacrifice_n they_o be_v distinguishable_a by_o their_o dialect_n from_o other_o jew_n speak_v a_o broad_a or_o as_o i_o may_v say_v a_o doric_a syriack_n whereof_o the_o maid_n mind_v saint_n peter_n thou_o 70._o be_v a_o galilean_a and_o thy_o speech_n agree_v thereunto_o they_o be_v account_v courser_n and_o less_o refine_a jew_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o evangelist_n 45._o the_o galilean_v receive_v he_o have_v see_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v at_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o feast_n for_o they_o also_o go_v up_o unto_o the_o feast_n where_o those_o word_n for_o they_o also_o though_o they_o admit_v the_o galilean_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o same_o religion_n with_o the_o jew_n yet_o set_v they_o at_o a_o second_o table_n as_o inferior_a to_o the_o other_o yea_o the_o jew_n call_v our_o saviour_n in_o disgrace_n at_o least_o wise_a in_o diminution_n a_o galilean_a may_v i_o presume_v to_o interpose_v my_o opinion_n i_o shall_v conceive_v these_o galilean_n be_v chief_o extract_v from_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 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