first_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n while_o yet_o they_o stay_v at_o mount_n sinai_n compare_v together_o exod._n xl._n 2_o 17._o levit._fw-la i._n 1._o and_o chap._n xxvii_o 34._o and_o num._n i._n 1._o and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o 2509_o year_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o 1656._o to_o the_o flood_n thence_o to_o abraham_n birth_n in_o the_o 130_o year_n of_o terah_n 352._o thence_o to_o isaac_n birth_n 100_o thence_o to_o jacob_n birth_n 60._o thence_o to_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n 130._o thence_o to_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n 210_o and_o one_o year_n after_o their_o come_n forth_o in_o all_o 2509._o and_o not_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2455._o or_o 2514._o this_o book_n contain_v principal_o the_o function_n and_o office_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o ceremonial_n concern_v sacrifice_n and_o feast_n rite_n and_o purification_n deliver_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n when_o it_o be_v new_o rear_v levit._fw-la i._n 1._o and_o according_o be_v that_o levit._fw-la xxv_o 1._o to_o be_v expound_v the_o month_n of_o this_o book_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v thus_o spend_v take_v up_o and_o subdivide_v viz_o 1._o day_n the_o tabernacle_n altar_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n rear_v place_v anoint_a exod._n xl._n levit._n viii_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n command_v exod._n xxix_o begin_v exod._n xl._n full_o finish_v levit._n viii_o in_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o day_n and_o seven_o day_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o altar_n and_o sanctify_v it_o exod._n xxix_o 37._o 8._o day_n the_o prince_n offering_n of_o six_o wagon_n and_o twelve_o ox_n for_o carriage_n and_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n their_o offering_n at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n each_o prince_n on_o his_o day_n which_o so_o continue_v twelve_o day_n num._n vii_o and_o likely_a during_o that_o time_n of_o twelve_o day_n moses_n receive_v from_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n those_o law_n for_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n levit._fw-la ch._n ay_o vii_o 8._o day_n the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v end_v aaron_n do_v first_o sacrifice_n levit._n ix_o in_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n levitical_o be_v considerable_a principal_o and_o more_o general_o the_o person_n offerer_n or_o bringer_n leu._n 1._o 4._o and_o 3._o 2._o and_o 7._o 30._o sacrificer_n priest_n leu._n 1._o 6._o 2_o chron._n 29._o 24._o now_o wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n when_o etc._n etc._n leu._n 10._o 9_o levite_n in_o some_o part_n and_o in_o some_o case_n 2_o chron._n 29._o 34._o and_o ch_n 35._o 11_o 14._o place_n leu._n 17._o 3._o 9_o deut._n 12._o 5_o 14._o and_o ch_n 16_o 5_o 6._o fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n lev_n 19_o 24._o see_v further_o 1_o king_n 18._o 38._o 1_o chron._n 21._o 26._o 2_o chron._n 7._o 1._o must_v never_o be_v suffer_v to_o go_v out_o leu._n 6._o 12_o 13._o notwithstanding_o their_o journey_n in_o the_o wilderness_n numb_a 4_o 13._o fat_a in_o sacrifice_n always_o to_o be_v burn_v and_o what_o fat_a leu._n 3._o 16_o 17._o other_o case_n when_o not_o to_o be_v eat_v leviticus_n 7._o 23_o 25._o to_o be_v eat_v leviticus_n 7._o 23_o 25._o nehemiah_n 8._o 10._o to_o be_v use_v otherwise_o liviticus_fw-la 7._o 24._o oil_n lâ—viticus_n 2._o and_o 14._o exod._n 29._o ezra_n 7._o 22._o salt_n levit._n 2._o 13._o ezek._n 43._o 24._o mar._n 9_o 49._o ezra_n 6._o 9_o and_o 7._o 22._o blood_n never_o to_o be_v eat_v gen._n 9_o 4._o leu._n 7._o 26_o 27._o and_o 17._o 10_o 14._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 13._o deut._n 12._o 16_o 23_o 24_o 25._o in_o sacrifice_n sprinkle_a sometime_o before_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n leu._n 4._o 6_o 7_o 17_o 18._o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n leu._n 4._o 25_o 30._o 34._o round_o about_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a leu._n 1._o 5_o 11._o and_o 3_o 2_o 8_o 13._o and_o 7_o 2._o wring_v out_o at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o altar_n leu._n 1_o 15._o and_o 5._o 9_o pour_v out_o at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o altar_n or_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n leviticus_n 4_o 7_o 18._o 25_o 30_o 34_o and_o 8_o 15._o particular_o the_o kind_n and_o sort_n of_o they_o burnt-offering_a or_o holocaust_n leu._n 1._o matter_n of_o cattle_n herd_n ox_n or_o bullock_n male_n flock_v sheep_n male_n goat_n male_n fowl_n tuttle-dove_n young_a pigeon_n manner_n and_o law_n of_o it_o leu._n 1_o and_o ch_n 6._o 9_o 13._o and_o ch_n 7._o 8._o numb_a 10._o 10._o and_o ch_n 15._o 5_o 8_o 11_o 12._o meat-offering_a leu._n 2._o matter_n of_o fine_a flower_n no_o honey_n leaven_n v._o 11._o oil_n no_o honey_n leaven_n v._o 11._o incense_n no_o honey_n leaven_n v._o 11._o salt_n no_o honey_n leaven_n v._o 11._o or_o of_o first-fruit_n in_o the_o ear_n no_o honey_n leaven_n v._o 11._o no_o honey_n manner_n and_o law_n of_o it_o leu._n 2._o and_o ch_n 6._o 14_o 18._o and_o 7._o 9_o 10_o and_o 10._o 12_o 13._o numb_a 15._o 1_o 16._o and_o 18._o 9_o 10._o drink-offering_a matter_n wine_n manner_n measure_n and_o law_n of_o it_o lev_n 23._o 13_o 18_o 37._o numb_a 6._o 15_o 17_o and_o ch_n 15._o 5_o 7_o 10_o 24._o and_o ch_n 28._o 7_o 31._o and_o ch_n 29._o 6_o 11_o 39_o 1_o chron._n 9_o 29._o and_o 29._o 21._o 2_o chron._n 29._o 35._o ezra_n 7._o 17._o ezek_n 45._o 17._o jer._n 44._o 17._o 2_o king_n 16._o 13_o 15._o deut._n 32_o 38._o ezra_n 7._o 12._o meat_n and_o drink-offering_n ever_o join_v together_o numb_a 16._o 35_o 12._o and_o join_v almost_o to_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n numb_a 6._o 15_o 17._o 1_o chron._n 21._o 23._o and_o 29._o 21._o 1_o king_n 8._o 64._o ezra_n 7._o 17._o 2_o chron._n 29._o 35_o peace-offering_n or_o gratulatory_a of_o thanksgiving_n leu._n 3._o matter_n of_o herd_n ox_n or_o bullock_n male_a or_o female_a flock_n lamb_n male_a or_o female_a goat_n male_a or_o female_a manner_n and_o law_n of_o it_o leu._n 3._o and_o ch_n 7._o 11_o 34._o and_o 10._o 14_o 15._o and_o ch_n 22._o 23_o 29_o 30._o numb_a 10._o 10._o touch_v the_o wave-breast_n and_o heave-shoulder_n see_v leu._n 7._o 30_o 34._o sin-offering_a of_o ignorance_n leu._n 4._o of_o the_o highpriest_n the_o matter_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o leu._n 4._o 1_o 12._o and_o 6._o 30._o and_o 10._o 16_o 17_o 18._o whole_a congregation_n the_o matter_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o leu._n 4._o 13_o 21._o and_o 6._o 30._o numb_a 15._o 22_o 26._o ruler_n the_o matter_n a_o male_a and_o manner_n of_o it_o leu._n 4._o 22_o 26._o and_o ch_n 6._o 25_o 29._o vulgar_a the_o matter_n a_o female_a and_o manner_n of_o it_o leu._n 4._o 27_o 35._o and_o 6_o 25_o 29._o num._n 15._o 27_o 28._o and_o 18_o 9_o 10_o trespasse-offering_a for_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n leu._n 5._o in_o divers_a thing_n ch_n 51_o 13._o and_o therein_o after_o confession_n both_o the_o matter_n female_a and_o manner_n of_o it_o holy_a thing_n leu._n 5._o 15_o 19_o by_o diminution_n or_o sacrilege_n matter_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o add_v the_o five_o part_n with_o thy_o estimation_n otherwise_o matter_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o with_o thy_o estimation_n knowledge_n by_o weakness_n in_o divers_a case_n with_o the_o matter_n a_o ram_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o leu._n 6._o 1._o 8._o numb_a 5._o 6_o 7_o 8._o add_v a_o five_o part_n with_o thy_o estimation_n presumption_n there_o be_v no_o sacrifice_n for_o it_o but_o death_n num._n 15._o 30_o 36._o as_o the_o sin-offering_n be_v so_o be_v the_o trespasse-offering_a there_o be_v one_o law_n for_o they_o leu._n 7._o 1_o 7._o and_o in_o some_o thing_n they_o be_v hardly_o distinguishable_a and_o the_o trespasse-offering_a seem_v to_o be_v for_o the_o great_a offence_n time_n wherein_o several_a sort_n of_o they_o be_v to_o beuse_v and_o so_o some_o be_v voluntary_a free-will-offering_n at_o pleasure_n as_o many_o time_n the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n see_v those_o at_o the_o deduction_n of_o the_o ark_n 1_o king_n 8._o 5._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 13_o 17._o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n 8._o 63._o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n nehem._n 12._o 43._o upon_o voluntary_a promise_n by_o vow_n leu._n 22._o 23._o and_o deut._n 12._o 17_o 26._o and_o 23._o 21._o see_v here_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n numb_a 6._o enjoin_v upon_o fix_a time_n daily_o morning_n and_o evening_n exod._n 29_o 38._o numb_a 28._o 3_o 8_o weekly_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n numb_a 28._o 9_o 10._o monthly_o on_o the_o first_o day_n numb_a 28._o 11_o 15._o and_o 10._o 10._o
it_o in_o the_o magin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o he_o so_o observe_v a_o various_a read_n and_o indeed_o they_o observe_v divers_a reading_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o scripture_n but_o about_o no_o one_o word_n so_o many_o as_o about_o this_o as_o may_v be_v see_v levit._n xi_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxv_o 30._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 3._o 2_o king_n viii_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xi_o 20._o ezra_n iu._n 2._o job_n xiii_o 15._o psal._n c._n 3._o esay_n ix_o 3._o and_o xlix_o 5._o and_o lxiii_o 9_o and_o in_o many_o of_o these_o both_o sense_n come_v to_o one_o read_v the_o negative_a by_o way_n of_o interrogation_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n 13._o 15._o from_o my_o altar_n the_o tabernacle_n verse_n 14_o and_o temple_n and_o altar_n there_o may_v seem_v to_o pretend_v to_o some_o such_o privilege_n as_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n have_v exod._n xxi_o 14._o 1_o king_n 1._o 50_o 51._o and_o ch._n 11._o 28._o a_o oath_n a_o oath_n be_v pnt_v to_o the_o party_n suspect_v to_o accuse_v verse_n 11_o or_o clear_v himself_o so_o v._o 11._o somewhat_o like_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o bill_n in_o chancery_n or_o to_o the_o oath_n call_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la chapter_n xxii_o though_o haply_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o correspondent_a male_n woman_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o not_o circumcise_a verse_n 17_o so_o haply_o may_v seem_v neither_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n chapter_n xxiii_o exod._n xxiii_o 17._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 23_o 24._o deut._n xvi_o 16._o yet_o be_v this_o no_o ground_n to_o debar_v woman_n from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n more_o than_o from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n the_o partition-wall_n be_v now_o break_v down_o by_o christ_n and_o male_a and_o female_a in_o he_o be_v all_o one_o gal._n iii_o 8._o thy_o bound_n the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v large_a geâ—_n xv._o 18._o exod._n xxiii_o 31._o deut._n i._n 7._o and_o ch._n 11._o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o narrow_a verse_n 31_o num._n xxxiv_o 3._o etc._n etc._n num._n xiii_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 65._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 8._o judg._n xx._n 1._o the_o large_a bound_n be_v never_o possess_v and_o inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n at_o most_o make_v tributary_n only_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o the_o default_n may_v be_v no_o wise_a in_o god_n but_o in_o the_o israelite_n sin_v and_o break_v with_o god_n deut._n xix_o 8_o 9_o yea_o the_o narrow_a bound_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v scarce_o at_o any_o time_n full_o possess_v in_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 16_o see_v also_o exod._n xl._n 20._o and_o nothing_o else_o 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2._o chron._n v._n 10._o which_o table_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 16_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6._o and_o ch._n xl._n 20._o and_o the_o ark_n be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxvi_o 33._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6_o 26._o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n be_v say_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o testimony_n levit._n xvi_o 13._o by_o the_o ark_n be_v lay_v and_o keep_v the_o pot_n of_o manna_n before_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xvi_o 34._o and_o aaron_n rod_n before_o the_o testimony_n num._n xvii_o 10._o and_o that_o censer_n levit._n xvi_o 12._o heb._n ix_o 4._o and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n or_o on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o deut._n xxxi_o 26._o not_o only_o those_o piece_n of_o it_o exod._n xvii_o 14._o and_o ch._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 27._o and_o deut._n xxxi_o 9_o 22._o but_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o writing_n and_o inspire_v book_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v the_o book_n find_v in_o josiah_n time_n and_o to_o have_v be_v lose_v in_o the_o day_n of_o wicked_a manasseh_n and_o amon_n though_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o book_n when_o it_o be_v read_v to_o josiah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n seem_v so_o strange_a unto_o they_o as_o if_o no_o copy_n of_o it_o at_o all_o chapter_n xxv_o or_o wondrous_a rare_a have_v be_v extant_a among_o they_o lamp_n to_o burn_v always_o the_o lamp_n may_v seem_v to_o burn_v night_n and_o day_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 20_o because_o we_o read_v of_o no_o window_n for_o light_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v also_o exod._n iii_o 7_o 8._o levit._fw-la xxiv_o 2_o 3._o at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o daytime_n tabernacle_n moses_n his_o tent_n be_v call_v the_o tabernacle_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 7_o 8._o and_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 3._o and_o the_o temple_n diverse_a time_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o sanctuary_n and_o tent_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 2._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n moses_n twice_o fast_v 40_o day_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 28_o and_o 40_o night_n exod._n xxxiv_o 28._o deut._n ix_o 18._o and_o ch._n x._o 10._o and_o some_o conceive_v thrice_o out_o of_o deut._n ix_o 25._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o likely_a elias_n once_o and_o our_o saviour_n once_o of_o fast_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o skin_n of_o his_o face_n shine_v by_o reflexive_a ray_n and_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a splendour_n verse_n 29_o and_o have_v not_o horn_n as_o the_o trent_n bible_n render_v the_o word_n and_o painter_n common_o picture_n he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o substantive_a signify_v a_o horn_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o verb_n signify_v to_o shine_v and_o so_o saint_n paul_n interpret_v it_o 2_o cor._n iii_o 7._o looking-glass_n looking-glass_n make_v not_o of_o glass_n chapter_n xxxviii_o verse_n 8_o whereof_o we_o have_v no_o record_n in_o scripture_n but_o rather_o of_o steel_n or_o of_o brass_n which_o be_v much_o refine_v as_o ezra_n viii_o 27._o and_o of_o much_o use_n and_o special_o for_o armour_n inwarre_n as_o virgil_n often_o mention_n talent_n verse_n 24_o shekel_n shekel_n come_v from_o shakal_n to_o weigh_v and_o thence_o may_v our_o english_a word_n scale_v come_v a_o shekel_n be_v 20._o gerahs_n exod._n xxx_o 13._o ezek._n xlv_o 12._o or_o two_o bekah_n exod._n xxxviii_o 26._o the_o shekel_n be_v half_a a_o ounce_n in_o silver_n or_o 2_o s._n 6d_o and_o so_o the_o gerah_n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la and_o the_o bekah_n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n the_o talon_n be_v 3000_o shekel_n which_o appear_v thus_o in_o the_o text_n the_o 603550_o man_n be_v tax_v at_o a_o bekah_n a_o piece_n this_o make_v 301775_o shekel_n now_o reckon_v 3000_o shekel_n to_o a_o talon_n the_o 301775_o shekel_n make_v up_o 100_o talent_n and_o 1775_o shekel_n according_a to_o the_o sum_n there_o specify_v v._o 25_o 27_o 28._o and_o count_v the_o shekel_n at_o 2_o s._n 6d_o the_o talon_n so_o come_v to_o 375_o l._n starling_n the_o shekel_n of_o gold_n be_v of_o the_o same_o weight_n with_o that_o of_o silver_n but_o of_o far_o great_a value_n of_o ten_o to_o one_o with_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 14._o and_o so_o their_o shekel_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 1_o l._n 5_o s._n their_o talon_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 3750._o l._n but_o gold_n now_o in_o christendom_n be_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n by_o silvering_n as_o 2_o sam._n xviii_o 11_o 12._o matth._n xxvi_o 15._o usual_o shekel_n be_v understand_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n iu_o 10._o and_o on_o esther_n iii_o 9_o veil_n of_o the_o cover_v that_o hang_v before_o chapter_n thirty-nine_o verse_n 34_o and_o cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n lamp_n to_o be_v set_v in_o order_n dress_n they_o every_o morning_n verse_n 37_o and_o light_v they_o at_o even_o ch._n xxx_o 7_o 8._o if_o not_o at_o morning_n too_o there_o be_v no_o window_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o burn_v always_o ch._n xxxvii_o 20._o continual_o levit._n xxiv_o 2._o bless_a they_o the_o offerer_n verse_n 43_o and_o the_o workman_n of_o the_o gongregation_n where_o priest_n chapter_n xl_o verse_n 2_o levites_n and_o people_n assemble_v according_a to_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o their_o approach_n everlasting_a that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v anoint_v again_o verse_n 15_o of_o everlasting_a see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o a_o cloud_n even_o that_o cloud_n verse_n 34_o exod._n xiii_o 21_o 22._o miraculous_o remove_v hither_o not_o able_a the_o manner_n therefore_o of_o the_o cloud_n abode_n verse_n 35_o and_o the_o lord_n glory_v appear_v at_o this_o time_n be_v extraordinary_a leviticus_n leviticus_n take_v up_o only_o the_o time_n of_o one_o month_n viz_o the_o
11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
by_o lust_n ver_fw-la 2._o be_v plague_v by_o lust_n divide_v she_o a_o act_n barbarous_a in_o itself_o and_o inhuman_a verse_n 29_o though_o he_o do_v it_o to_o a_o good_a end_n to_o bring_v these_o son_n of_o belial_n to_o deserve_a punishment_n that_o such_o pest_n may_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o live_v and_o poison_v the_o air_n with_o their_o breath_n and_o so_o pollute_v the_o land_n and_o go_v unpunished_a the_o unbowel_v and_o enbalm_v of_o dead_a body_n and_o anatomise_v of_o they_o by_o physician_n and_o surgeon_n to_o good_a use_n be_v a_o case_n different_a in_o divers_a point_n mizpeh_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 1_o x._o 17._o footman_n footman_n four_o hundred_o thousand_o verse_n 2_o we_o read_v not_o of_o horseman_n among_o the_o israelite_n in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o their_o battle_n only_o we_o find_v they_o prepare_v in_o solomon_n time_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o and_o ix_o 19_o and_o ch._n x._o 26._o 2_o chron._n i._n 14._o and_o ch._n viii_o 9_o and_o ch._n ix_o 25._o where_o the_o four_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n for_o his_o chariot_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 25._o agree_v well_o with_o the_o forty_o thousand_o in_o 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o count_v ten_o single_a stall_n or_o division_n in_o every_o stable_n yet_o we_o find_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o the_o use_n of_o any_o horseman_n in_o any_o battle_n afterward_o and_o to_o this_o the_o command_n and_o care_n for_o the_o hough_n of_o the_o enemi_fw-fr es_fw-mi horse_n and_o the_o burn_a of_o their_o charâ—oâ—s_n may_v have_v relation_n josh_n xi_o 6_o 9_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 4._o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 4._o yet_o we_o read_v of_o many_o horse_n and_o chariot_n in_o war_n with_o the_o canaanâ—tes_n josh._n xi_o 4._o judg._n iv_o 3_o 13._o and_o many_o among_o the_o israelite_n esay_n ii_o 7._o trust_v in_o they_o be_v forbid_v dâ—uâ—_n xvii_o 16_o 17._o psal._n xx._n 7._o &_o xxxiii_o 16_o 17._o prov._n xxi_o 31._o ask_v counsel_v the_o eleven_o tribe_n presume_v here_o more_o upon_o their_o own_o strength_n verse_n 18_o and_o the_o justness_n of_o their_o cause_n then_o upon_o god_n and_o consult_v he_o at_o first_o only_o about_o the_o precedency_n in_o the_o war_n and_o who_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o day_n and_o upon_o their_o first_o overthrow_n they_o weep_v but_o more_o for_o their_o shame_n and_o smart_n then_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o they_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v fight_v again_o but_o neither_o crave_v his_o assistance_n nor_o inquire_v of_o the_o success_n be_v still_o so_o confident_a in_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o strength_n and_o still_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o upon_o the_o second_o overthrow_n they_o seek_v god_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n they_o more_o serious_o mourn_v and_o fast_o and_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n offer_v burnt-offering_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o they_o and_o peace_n offering_n to_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o testify_v their_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o gain_v a_o promise_n of_o success_n yet_o they_o careful_o use_v the_o mean_n and_o stratagem_n which_o former_o they_o slight_v and_o presumptuous_o neglect_v and_o by_o this_o stratagem_n they_o seem_v to_o divide_v their_o army_n into_o three_o part_n some_o to_o lie_v in_o wait_n some_o to_o fight_v and_o seem_o flee_v and_o the_o body_n of_o their_o army_n as_o a_o strong_a reserve_n to_o fall_v on_o and_o gain_v the_o victory_n upon_o a_o appoint_a sign_n when_o the_o benjamite_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o amaze_a stand_n and_o come_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o it_o phineas_n phineas_n here_o live_v verse_n 28_o yet_o die_v long_o before_o samson_n be_v bear_v which_o show_v this_o history_n precede_v samson_n a_o long_a time_n as_o the_o like_a may_v have_v be_v observe_v to_o a_o like_a end_n of_o many_o other_o passage_n in_o these_o five_o last_o chapter_n as_o have_v be_v former_o say_v all_o which_o fall_v the_o odd_a hundred_o man_n mention_v ver_fw-la 35_o be_v here_o omit_v verse_n 46_o as_o well_o know_v out_o of_o the_o foresay_a former_a verse_n the_o sacred_a author_n here_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o round_a number_n of_o 25000._o as_o the_o like_a be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o time_n of_o david_n reign_n 2_o sam._n v._o 5._o and_o ch._n ii_o 11._o and_o of_o the_o time_n of_o solomon_n building_n the_o temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1_o 38._o and_o the_o like_a be_v in_o jephthahs_n account_n of_o the_o 300._o year_n judg._n xi_o 26._o and_o likely_a here_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o remain_n of_o the_o benjamite_n that_o be_v slay_v after_o the_o three_o battle_n turn_v again_o this_o do_v in_o heat_n of_o war_n verse_n 48_o and_o rage_n of_o blood_n though_o after_o a_o sort_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v in_o cold_a blood_n and_o after_o the_o fierce_a brunt_n of_o war_n be_v over_o and_o of_o this_o they_o repent_v afterward_o as_o of_o a_o barbarous_a and_o bloody_a act_n as_o well_o they_o may_v this_o slaughter_n lessen_v the_o number_n of_o the_o benjamite_n in_o very_a many_o generation_n after_o see_v that_o in_o jehoshaphat_n time_n compare_v the_o number_n of_o benjamin_n with_o judah_n 2_o chron._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o have_v swear_v this_o oath_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 1_o and_o curse_n ver_fw-la 18._o be_v make_v in_o rashness_n and_o rage_n out_o of_o a_o blind_a zeal_n and_o superstitious_a ignorance_n and_o by_o god_n law_n may_v and_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v break_v and_o be_v unlawful_a to_o be_v keep_v and_o much_o less_o to_o have_v fraud_n and_o violent_a rape_n without_o consent_n either_o of_o party_n or_o parent_n use_v for_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o which_o yet_o they_o do_v think_v to_o silence_n thereby_o the_o cry_n of_o a_o superstitious_a conscience_n in_o themselves_o and_o to_o provide_v also_o for_o the_o like_a in_o those_o parent_n of_o the_o 200_o virgin_n ver_fw-la 22._o woman_n the_o woman_n and_o child_n verse_n 10_o here_o be_v unjust_o and_o outrageous_o slaughter_v here_o again_o rash_a zeal_n outruns_a right_a reason_n ruth_n the_o book_n and_o history_n of_o ruth_n fall_v in_o with_o the_o time_n of_o deborah_n or_o gideou_fw-mi as_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o compare_v matth._n 1._o 5._o with_o the_o end_n of_o this_o history_n and_o what_o former_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n and_o the_o history_n serve_v main_o to_o continue_v and_o declare_v the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n chap._n iu._n 18_o 22._o famine_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o oppression_n of_o jabin_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o or_o the_o midianite_n ephrathite_n ch._n iu_o 11._o bethlehem_n be_v call_v ephrath_n verse_n 2_o gen._n xxxv_o 19_o micah_n v._n 2._o matth._n ii_o 6._o of_o bethlehem_n judah_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o bethlehem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n josh._n xix_o 15._o and_o these_o person_n from_o those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v likewise_o call_v ephrathites_n 1_o king_n xi_o 26._o ruth_n the_o subject_a matter_n not_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n verse_n 4_o mother_n house_n i_o be_o but_o your_o mother-in-law_n verse_n 8_o moe_n son_n in_o my_o womb_n see_v deut._n xxv_o verse_n 11_o 5_o 6._o and_o unto_o her_o god_n orpha_n idolatrous_a inclination_n verse_n 15_o return_v thou_o asdruball_n josh._n xxiv_o 19_o testify_v against_o i_o as_o a_o witness_n of_o his_o just_a displeasure_n verse_n 21_o and_o my_o sin_n barley-harvest_n part_n of_o our_o march_n and_o april_n leu._n xxiii_o 10_o verse_n 22_o 15_o 16._o let_v i_o glean_v her_o modesty_n notwithstanding_o the_o law_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 7_o leu._n xix_o 9_o 10._o and_o xxiii_o 22._o a_o 20._o ephah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o exod._n xvi_o 36._o one_o of_o our_o next_o kinsman_n who_o have_v right_a to_o redeem_v verse_n 17_o etc._n etc._n and_o ought_v also_o to_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o his_o kinsman_n verse_n 20_o be_v dead_a without_o issue_n levit._n xxv_o 25_o 26._o deut._n xxv_o 5_o 6_o 7._o mar._n xii_o 19_o uncover_v his_o foot_n naomi_n well_o know_v the_o piety_n and_o chastity_n of_o boaz_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 4_o and_o of_o ruth_n and_o confident_o trust_v therein_o spread_v therefore_o thy_o skirt_n receive_v i_o into_o thy_o protection_n by_o take_v i_o to_o be_v thy_o wife_n verse_n 9_o according_a to_o the_o law_n lie_v down_o until_o the_o morning_n boaz_n not_o offend_v with_o this_o manner_n of_o her_o approach_n verse_n 13._o 14._o and_o motion_n not_o be_v know_v boaz_n than_o do_v lie_v alone_o in_o a_o room_n by_o himself_o and_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v scandal_n six_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n xviii_o 6._o verse_n 15_o
the_o room_n of_o joab_n 1_o king_n ii_o 34_o 35._o of_o he_o see_v more_o 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 20_o 21_o 22._o this_o benajah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n of_o kabzeel_n be_v call_v also_o a_o chief_a priest_n or_o principal_a officer_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 5._o another_o benajah_n a_o pirathonite_n be_v one_o of_o david_n thirty_o worthy_n 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 30._o and_o other_o benajah_n there_o be_v beside_o that_o be_v priest_n and_o levite_n and_o divers_a of_o the_o captain_n for_o the_o twelve_o month_n be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o david_n worthy_n and_o among_o the_o thirty_o be_v a_o son_n of_o achitophel_n uriah_n the_o hittite_n and_o the_o armourbearer_n of_o joab_n likewise_o although_o my_o house_n rather_o thus_o interrogative_o verse_n 5_o and_o be_v not_o my_o house_n so_o with_o god_n seven_o year_n seven_n year_n of_o famine_n here_o propound_v to_o david_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 13_o and_o three_o year_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 12._o that_o be_v three_o more_o to_o the_o three_o year_n of_o famine_n for_o the_o gibeonite_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 1._o to_o which_o three_o so_o late_o pass_v and_o david_n sin_n of_o number_v the_o people_n be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n which_o be_v a_o sabbatical_a year_n a_o new_a addition_n of_o other_o three_o make_v up_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n yet_o the_o lxx_o read_v three_o in_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 13._o of_o famine_n see_v more_o on_o lam._n i._n 11._o and_o ii_o 11_o 12_o 19_o 20._o and_o iu_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o v._o 10._o ezek._n iu._n 9_o 16._o and_o v._o 16._o i._o king_n the_o book_n of_o king_n do_v most_o pursue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n during_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o kingdom_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v write_v after_o their_o day_n 1_o king_n ix_o 13_o 21_o and_o x._o 12._o and_o xii_o 19_o 2_o king_n ii_o 22._o and_o viii_o 22._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o fourteen_o 7._o and_o xvi_o 6._o and_o xvii_o 23_o 34_o 41._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41_o and_o v._o 26._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 22_o 23._o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n or_o iii_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o year_n viz._n of_o solomon_n and_o after_o he_o of_o rehoboam_n abia_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n jeroboam_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n and_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n act_n of_o solomon_n rehoboam_n and_o abijah_n be_v write_v in_o book_n of_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n of_o shemaiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n the_o shilomite_n of_o the_o vision_n and_o story_n of_o iddo_n the_o seer_n and_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 29._o and_o xii_o 15._o and_o xiii_o 22._o which_o be_v lose_v and_o never_o be_v canonical_a scripture_n yet_o those_o of_o solomon_n seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v write_v by_o nathan_n ahijah_n and_o iddo_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n 2_o chron._n i_o 29._o adonijah_n the_o elder_a son_n than_o live_v chapter_n i_o verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n iii_o 3_o 4_o chileab_n or_o daniel_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 1._o be_v dead_a as_o absalon_n be_v elder_a when_o he_o former_o seek_v the_o crown_n begin_v with_o a_o courtly_a train_n and_o lifeguard_n as_o absalon_n do_v but_o get_v joab_n and_o abiathar_n to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o seek_v to_o be_v king_n and_o that_o by_o a_o fair_a way_n than_o absalon_n do_v 2_o sam._n xv._o 1_o king_n i._n enrogel_a or_o the_o well_o of_o rogel_n verse_n 9_o this_o be_v nigh_o jerusalem_n east_n and_o by_o south_n see_v josh._n xv._o 7._o 2_o sam._n xvii_o 17._o gihen_n gihen_n be_v a_o mount_n verse_n 33_o and_o a_o rivulet_n close_o on_o the_o westside_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 30._o and_o xxxiii_o 14._o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o so_o chap._n ii_o 28._o verse_n 50_o the_o altar_n whereunto_o adonijah_n and_o joab_n flee_v seem_v to_o be_v not_o any_o at_o jerusalem_n but_o that_o with_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n 2_o chron._n i_o 3_o 6._o forty_o year_n and_o so_o the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o seventy_o when_o he_o die_v of_o age_n for_o he_o be_v thirty_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o sam._n v._o 4._o and_o yet_o jesse_n be_v above_o one_o hundred_o when_o he_o beget_v he_o see_v on_o rahab_n josh._n ii_o and_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o king_n of_o judah_n or_o israel_n after_o david_n that_o attain_v to_o his_o age_n only_a vzziah_n and_o manasseh_n come_v very_o near_o it_o i_o will_v not_o say_v thou_o nay_o many_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o man_n verse_n 20_o have_v their_o prouiso_n and_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v conditional_o as_o 1_o sam._n ii_o 30._o ezek._n xxxiii_o 13._o 1_o chron._n xvii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n vi_o 16._o psal._n cxxxii_o 12._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 17_o 22._o as_o god_n manifold_a promise_n of_o long_a life_n and_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o deliverance_n and_o many_o the_o like_a and_o so_o for_o threaten_n and_o doom_n judg._n x._o 13._o jonah_n iii_o 4._o see_v my_o observation_n on_o that_o text_n of_o jonah_n abiathar_n abiathar_n the_o four_o from_o eli_n verse_n 35_o of_o the_o race_n of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a brother_n be_v high_a priest_n till_o solomon_n put_v zadok_v in_o his_o room_n be_v indeed_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o right_a line_n of_o eleazar_n and_o phineas_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 3_o etc._n etc._n num._n xxv_o 13._o high_a place_n high_n place_n call_v so_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 2_o because_o mostwhat_o on_o mountain_n esay_n lvii_o 7._o whence_o name_v bamah_n ezek._n xx._n 28_o 29._o there_o they_o build_v house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n temple_n chapel_n altar_n etc._n etc._n and_o put_v their_o idol_n and_o image_n there_o and_o deck_v all_o with_o tapestry_n and_o garment_n of_o divers_a colour_n they_o make_v priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n and_o there_o they_o sacrifice_v yea_o sometime_o their_o child_n and_o burn_v incense_n 1_o king_n xii_o 31_o 32._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 29_o 32._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 24_o 25_o 31._o jer._n xix_o 5._o the_o high_a place_n of_o heathen_a idolater_n be_v always_o abominable_a these_o high_a place_n god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o destroy_v and_o quite_o pluck_v down_o num._n xxxiii_o 52._o while_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v part_v one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o both_o from_o shiloh_n and_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o fix_v and_o settle_v we_o read_v of_o high_a place_n lawful_o resort_v to_o and_o use_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n ix_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 19_o 25._o and_o by_o other_o chap._n x._o 5_o 12_o 13._o and_o not_o much_o unlawful_o by_o these_o here_o 1_o king_n iii_o 2_o 3._o and_o gibeon_n itself_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n be_v there_o be_v call_v the_o great_a high_a place_n 1_o king_n iii_o 4._o but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v since_o build_v than_o all_o other_o high_a place_n for_o god_n solemneworship_n and_o ceremonial_a service_n be_v count_v abominable_a and_o in_o this_o sin_n the_o ten_o tribe_n after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o jeroboam_fw-la continua_o abound_v they_o make_v house_n and_o priest_n of_o high_a place_n in_o mountain_n and_o in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o their_o altar_n be_v as_o heap_n in_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o field_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 32._o hos._n xii_o 11._o yea_o and_o solomon_n himself_o afore_o that_o in_o his_o late_a day_n fearful_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n 1_o king_n xi_o 7._o 8._o and_o judah_n itself_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n even_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_v 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o and_o in_o aftertime_n they_o build_v high_a place_n to_o baal_n and_o to_o the_o idol_n of_o neighbour_a nation_n 2_o chr._n xxv_o 14._o in_o tophet_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n on_o mount_n olivet_n in_o jerusalem_n in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o every_o street_n of_o the_o city_n micah_n i._n 5._o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o jer._n vii_o 31._o and_o xix_o 5._o and_o xxxii_o 35._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 31._o and_o this_o special_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o ahaz_n joram_n and_o manasseh_n and_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o divers_a good_a king_n of_o judah_n as_o joash_n amatziah_n vzziah_n jotham_n it_o be_v record_v as_o a_o blemish_n in_o they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o high_a place_n but_o the_o people_n sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o they_o of_o good_a asa_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o do_v and_o he_o do_v not_o take_v they_o away_o 1_o king_n xv._o 14_o 2_o chron._n xv._o 17._o and_o so_o of_o
and_o pomegranate_n upon_o the_o network_n in_o two_o row_n one_o above_o another_o that_o be_v twenty_o four_o on_o a_o square_a or_o side_n and_o so_o ninety_o six_o in_o all_o upon_o the_o four_o side_n of_o each_o row_n which_o with_o the_o four_o corner_n one_o make_v up_o one_o hundred_o in_o each_o row_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 16._o jer._n lii_o 23._o and_o so_o two_o hundred_o on_o either_o pillar_n 1_o king_n vii_o 20._o and_o four_o hundred_o pomegranate_n on_o both_o joint_o pass_v through_o the_o porch_n they_o enter_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o body_n of_o the_o temple_n conjoin_v to_o the_o porch_n which_o sanctuary_n or_o body_n be_v forty_o sacred_a cubit_n long_o and_o twenty_o broad_a and_o thirty_o high_a 1_o king_n vi_o 17._o 2_o chron._n iii_o 3_o overlay_v within_o with_o gold_n upon_o palm_n tree_n and_o chain_n and_o cherubim_n and_o garnish_v with_o precious_a stone_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o in_o this_o body_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v the_o thing_n follow_v ten_o candlestick_n of_o gold_n with_o their_o lamp_n beside_o other_o of_o silver_n mention_v 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 16._o for_o other_o use_n in_o other_o place_n in_o the_o court_n and_o chamber_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n of_o which_o ten_o there_o be_v place_v five_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o five_o on_o the_o leave_v 2_o chron._n iu_o 7._o and_o each_o of_o they_o far_o great_a than_o that_o one_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n oil_n be_v use_v to_o the_o lamp_n ten_o table_n for_o shewbread_n likely_a of_o gold_n beside_o other_o of_o silver_n in_o other_o place_n for_o other_o use_n in_o the_o priest_n court_n chamber_n and_o treasury_n mention_v 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 16._o of_o which_o ten_o there_o be_v five_o place_v on_o the_o right_a side_n and_o five_o on_o the_o left_a 2_o chron._n iu_o 8_o 19_o though_o one_o table_n and_o one_o candlestick_n be_v name_v for_o the_o rest_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 11._o 1_o king_n vii_o 48._o altar_n of_o incense_n of_o gold_n place_v by_o the_o oracle_n at_o the_o west-end_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 1_o king_n vi_o 20_o 22._o and_o vii_o 48._o on_o which_o be_v daily_o burn_v the_o perfume_n exod._n xxx_o 34_o 38._o and_o ver_fw-la 1_o 10._o and_o that_o not_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n only_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxvi_o 16._o but_o by_o other_o priest_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o annotation_n on_o exod._n xxx_o 7._o thence_o straight_o forward_o through_o the_o veil_n and_o door_n the_o high_a priest_n once_o in_o the_o year_n enter_v into_o the_o oracle_n or_o most-holy-place_n twenty_o sacred_a cubit_n long_o twenty_o broad_a and_o twenty_o high_a a_o perfect_a square_n 1_o king_n vi_o 20._o be_v the_o west-end_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o the_o height_n here_o it_o seem_v plain_o to_o be_v ten_o cubit_n low_a than_o the_o body_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o our_o chancel_v common_o be_v low_o than_o the_o body_n of_o our_o church_n neither_o seem_v there_o to_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o text_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v though_o the_o great_a annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n vi_o 20._o seek_v out_o way_n to_o heighten_v the_o upmost_a outmost_a top_n of_o it_o to_o be_v level_a and_o even_o with_o the_o top_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o oracle_n be_v the_o ark_n call_v god_n strength_n and_o glory_n psal_n lxxviii_o 61_o and_o cxxxii_o 8._o 1_o sam._n iu._n 20._o and_o in_o it_o only_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n or_o testimony_n the_o propitiatory_a or_o cover_v upon_o it_o which_o make_v up_o the_o mercy-seat_n and_o the_o two_o cherubim_n not_o of_o massy_a gold_n as_o those_o two_o lesser_a one_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n exod._n xxxvii_o 7._o but_o of_o olive-tree_n cover_v with_o plate_n of_o gold_n and_o meet_v with_o one_o of_o their_o wing_n upon_o the_o mercy-seat_n and_o the_o other_o wing_n stretch_v to_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o oracle_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v the_o chariot_n of_o the_o cherubim_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 19_o see_v 1_o sam._n iu_o 4_o psal._n lxxx_o 1._o and_o xâ—ix_n 1._o esay_n xxxvii_o 16._o and_o their_o face_n be_v inward_a or_o towards_o the_o house_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 13._o these_o cherubim_n have_v one_o pair_n of_o wing_n apiece_o in_o ezekiel_n vision_n two_o pair_n apiece_o ezek._n i._n 6._o and_o chap._n x._o 21._o in_o esayes_n vision_n the_o seraphim_n have_v three_o pair_n a_o piece_n esay_n vi_o 2._o as_o also_o those_o four_o live_a wight_n apoc._n iu._n 8._o probably_n on_o their_o shoulder_n breast_n and_o hip_n these_o cherubim_n be_v so_o make_v as_o the_o part_n of_o they_o may_v be_v take_v asunder_o 2_o chron._n iii_o 10._o and_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n or_o before_o the_o testimony_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o pot_n of_o mannah_n aaron_n rod_n the_o censer_n and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n as_o they_o have_v former_o be_v in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o small_a cherubim_n which_o moses_n make_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o mercy-seat_n or_o propitiatory_a or_o cover_v if_o inseparable_o fasten_v to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o than_o they_o be_v also_o cover_v with_o the_o great_a cherubim_n exod._n xxv_o 18_o 19_o &_o ch_n xxxvii_o 8._o of_o all_o which_o see_v what_o more_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o exod._n see_v also_o 1_o king_n vi_o and_o viii_o chapter_n 2_o chron._n iii_o and_o iu_o chapter_n where_o more_o be_v set_v down_o of_o the_o gold_n and_o precious_a ornament_n of_o this_o place_n and_o the_o thing_n in_o it_o our_o western_a church_n have_v the_o chancel_v at_o the_o east-end_n and_o the_o steeple_n commou_o at_o the_o west-end_n otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v in_o solomon_n temple_n in_o relation_n likely_a to_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o temple_n east_n from_o we_o of_o the_o second_o temple_n in_o ezra_n we_o have_v little_a for_o the_o thing_n in_o it_o of_o herod_n temple_n little_a or_o nothing_o in_o scripture_n the_o window_n narrow_a without_o and_o broad_o within_o be_v above_o the_o chamber_n round_o about_o both_o the_o temple_n and_o oracle_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o door_n see_v 2_o chron._n iii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o chap._n iu._n 22._o 1_o king_n vi_o 15_o 16_o 22_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 35._o and_o vii_o 50._o the_o floor_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v of_o firre-planck_n 1_o king_n vi_o 15._o of_o the_o oracle_n be_v of_o cedar_n ver_fw-la 16._o both_o overlay_v with_o gold_n i._n e._n plate_n of_o gold_n ver_fw-la 30._o the_o cover_n of_o the_o house_n be_v with_o beam_n and_o board_n of_o cedar_n ver_fw-la 9_o siel_v or_o cover_v within_o with_o gold_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 5_o 8._o and_o in_o likelihood_n lead_v upon_o the_o outside_n of_o they_o to_o defend_v all_o against_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o weather_n gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o court_n of_o it_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 14._o and_o xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 19_o 20._o and_o xxiv_o 8._o and_o xxvii_o 3._o and_o xxxi_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 15._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n viii_o 3_o 5_o 14._o and_o on_o chap._n ix_o 2._o and_o on_o chap._n xl._n 3._o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v one_o of_o solomon_n temple_n at_o least_o two_o 2_o chron._n iu_o 9_o beside_o the_o court_n of_o the_o gentile_n or_o intermural_a the_o east-gate_n whereof_o be_v call_v solomon_n porch_n of_o ezekiel_n visionarie_a temple_n at_o least_o three_o beside_o that_o for_o the_o gentile_n the_o court_n be_v comprise_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o temple_n act_v xxi_o 28._o joh._n ii_o 14_o 16._o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o people_n or_o great_a court_n solomon_n erect_v his_o scaffold_n 2_o chron._n vi_o 13._o and_o joash_n be_v anoint_v king_n 2_o chron._n xxiii_o 13._o and_o here_o and_o in_o the_o porch_n of_o it_o be_v the_o people_n teach_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n by_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n by_o our_o saviour_n who_o never_o enter_v further_a than_o this_o court_n into_o the_o temple_n the_o time_n of_o building_n seven_o year_n though_o there_o be_v six_o month_n more_o by_o compare_v 1_o king_n vi_o 1_o 38._o 2_o chron._n iii_o 2._o like_o to_o that_o of_o the_o time_n of_o david_n reign_n 2_o sam._n v._o 4_o 5._o the_o time_n of_o dedication_n of_o the_o house_n and_o altar_n in_o the_o seven_o month_n 1_o king_n viii_o 2._o 2_o chron._n v._n 3._o and_o chap._n vii_o 9_o 10._o either_o the_o month_n before_o all_o the_o appurtenance_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o house_n be_v full_o finish_v or_o else_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n of_o the_o next_o year_n when_o the_o jubilee_n begin_v that_o so_o the_o celebrity_n of_o bring_v
from_o those_o ezra_n ii_o 68_o 69._o and_o be_v make_v at_o another_o time_n verse_n 70_o long_v after_o the_o other_o namely_o when_o nehemie_n gather_v the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n together_o ver_fw-la 5._o seven_o month_n begin_v with_o the_o autumnal_a equinoctial_a and_o be_v at_o first_o the_o first_o month_n but_o change_v exod._n xii_o 1_o 2._o the_o jew_n be_v then_o in_o their_o city_n gather_v themselves_o to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o chap._n viii_o 1_o 2._o seven_o month_n see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n viii_o chapter_n viii_o 2._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o leu._n xxiii_o ver_fw-la 24._o this_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n verse_n 2_o also_o jeshuah_n here_n be_v thirteen_o in_o several_a place_n at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o ezra_n verse_n 7_o reading_z and_o expound_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 12._o weep_v as_o weep_v at_o prayer_n ezra_n x._o 1._o so_o here_o weep_v at_o preach_v ver_fw-la 11._o second_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n verse_n 13_o feast_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n verse_n 14_o for_o seven_o day_n together_o of_o this_o feast_n see_v levit._n xxiii_o 34._o deut._n xvi_o 13._o roof_n of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v flat_a and_o most_o likely_o lead_v verse_n 16_o so_o deut._n xxii_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xi_o 2._o jer._n xix_o 13._o and_o xxxii_o 29._o matth._n x._o 27._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 12._o zeph._n i._n 5._o do_v so_o make_v such_o booth_n verse_n 17_o and_o have_v a_o holy_a convocation_n not_o only_o on_o the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n as_o the_o law_n require_v but_o on_o every_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n ver_fw-la 18._o eight_o day_n which_o likewise_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n verse_n 18_o levit._n xxiii_o 36._o twenty_o and_o four_o day_n the_o second_o day_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n be_v end_v chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1_o separate_v themselves_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o full_o perform_v what_o they_o have_v solemn_o covenant_v verse_n 2_o ezra_n x._o 3._o or_o soon_o fall_v into_o that_o sin_n again_o chap._n xiii_o 23_o 24._o and_o be_v also_o under_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o commandment_n deut._n xxiii_o 3._o hereupon_o they_o make_v a_o ample_a confession_n of_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o their_o own_o in_o this_o chapter_n and_o solemn_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n for_o amendment_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n one_o four_o part_n which_o be_v three_o hour_n verse_n 3_o viz._n those_o from_o our_o nine_o to_o twelve_o in_o read_v and_o expound_v another_o four_o part_n from_o twelve_o to_o three_o in_o prayer_n confess_v and_o worship_v all_o the_o time_n between_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n sacrifice_v spend_v in_o those_o two_o jeshua_n here_n be_v eight_o verse_n 4_o in_o eight_o several_a place_n preach_v to_o eight_o several_a congregation_n bread_n water_n 1_n cor._n verse_n 15_o x._o 2_o 3_o 4._o spiritual_a blessing_n also_o in_o 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