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have_v now_o arrive_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 110_o and_o have_v govern_v egypt_n under_o several_a king_n 80_o year_n and_o find_v his_o death_n approach_v he_o tell_v his_o brethren_n that_o god_n will_v sure_o visit_v they_o in_o mercy_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o that_o land_n into_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n that_o he_o will_v give_v it_o they_o and_o therefore_o to_o testify_v his_o own_o and_o confirm_v their_o faith_n concern_v the_o promise_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o heaven_n he_o command_v that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v keep_v and_o carry_v into_o canaan_n when_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o carry_v they_o thither_o see_v heb._n 11.20_o he_o take_v also_o a_o oath_n of_o they_o to_o perform_v it_o which_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v like_a be_v record_v and_o transmit_v to_o succeed_a generation_n that_o they_o in_o who_o time_n that_o deliverance_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v 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where_o he_o have_v such_o bad_a neighbour_n the_o chaldean_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o sabean_o on_o the_o other_o the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v undoubted_o a_o true_a history_n and_o accompany_v full_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n requisite_a to_o a_o true_a history_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o attest_v so_o to_o be_v by_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n 14.14_o though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v in_o it_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o by_o the_o apostle_n james_n ch._n 5.11_o behold_v we_o count_v they_o happy_a which_o endure_v you_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o patience_n of_o job_n and_o have_v see_v the_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o pitiful_a and_o of_o tender_a mercy_n this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o prose_n to_o vers_fw-la 3._o of_o chap._n 3._o and_o in_o verse_n from_o thence_o to_o chap._n 42._o vers_fw-la 6._o and_o then_o it_o conclude_v in_o prose_n the_o penman_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v elihu_n one_o of_o the_o speaker_n in_o it_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o chap._n 32._o vers_fw-la 15._o they_o be_v amaze_v they_o answer_v no_o more_o they_o leave_v off_o speak_v verse_n 16._o when_o i_o have_v wait_v for_o they_o speak_v not_o but_o stand_v still_o and_o answer_v no_o more_o verse_n 17._o i_o say_v i_o will_v answer_v also_o my_o part_n i_o also_o will_v show_v my_o opinion_n so_o that_o he_o seem_v here_o to_o speak_v of_o himself_o as_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o history_n job_n be_v the_o son_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n descend_v from_o he_o by_o his_o son_n huz_n gen._n 22.21_o huz_o his_o first-born_a and_o buz_v his_o brother_n etc._n etc._n three_o of_o his_o friend_n most_o likely_a be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n viz._n eliphaz_n and_o zophar_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n gen._n 36.10_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o 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hittites_n and_o perizzites_n canaanites_n hivites_n and_o jebusite_n and_o shall_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o land_n but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o enjoy_v that_o good_a land_n they_o must_v be_v especial_o careful_a not_o to_o bow_v down_o to_o their_o idol_n nor_o worship_n they_o nor_o to_o imitate_v the_o idolatry_n of_o that_o heathenish_a people_n 18.3.25_o people_n leu._n 18.3.25_o but_o contrariwise_o with_o detestation_n to_o overthrow_v and_o break_v down_o their_o image_n leu._n 7._o and_o if_o they_o be_v careful_a to_o worship_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o he_o only_o than_o he_o will_v bless_v their_o bread_n and_o their_o water_n and_o their_o food_n to_o they_o so_o that_o it_o shall_v nourish_v they_o and_o will_v give_v they_o health_n and_o keep_v evil_a disease_n from_o they_o and_o will_v make_v they_o very_o fruitful_a and_o preserve_v their_o woman_n and_o cattle_n from_o miscarry_v and_o abortive_a birth_n and_o will_v prolong_v 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child_n of_o israel_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o enjoin_v they_o sect_n xciv_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n which_o be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o himself_o masius_n himself_o if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v this_o book_n for_o the_o main_a to_o be_v write_v by_o joshua_n yet_o some_o passage_n may_v be_v insert_v afterward_o by_o some_o other_o holy_a penman_n so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n we_o find_v some_o passage_n which_o can_v not_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o but_o be_v afterward_o add_v by_o some_o other_o holy_a man_n as_o deut._n 34.5_o qui_fw-la hanc_fw-la historiam_fw-la ex_fw-la sacris_fw-la annalibus_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la seculi_fw-la nominibus_fw-la masius_n at_o least_o not_o all_o of_o it_o though_o it_o contain_v his_o act_n and_o achievement_n indeed_o joshua_n either_o write_v himself_o or_o order_v some_o 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death_n as_o that_o phrase_n 15.63_o phrase_n see_v ch._n 4._o 6._o &_o 6.29_o &_o 7.26_o &_o 8.29_o &_o 9.27_o &_o 10.27_o &_o 13.13_o &_o 14.14_o &_o 15.63_o remain_v unto_o this_o day_n so_o frequent_o use_v do_v intimate_v and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n 102._o jasher_n see_v sect._n 102._o be_v here_o name_v ch._n 10.13_o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o unless_o we_o shall_v suppose_v which_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v begin_v in_o moses_n time_n and_o continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v afterward_o by_o add_v several_a memorable_a act_n and_o passage_n unto_o it_o joshua_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n numb_a 13.8_o he_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o divide_v it_o by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o divers_a year_n he_o live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o be_v 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chronicle_n of_o the_o memorable_a act_n of_o god_n worthy_n in_o those_o time_n which_o book_n be_v since_o lose_v though_o it_o be_v mention_v again_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o see_v also_o numb_a 21.14_o and_o there_o be_v no_o day_n like_o this_o either_o before_o it_o or_o after_o it_o wherein_o god_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o a_o man_n make_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n to_o stand_v still_o and_o make_v the_o day_n twice_o as_o long_o as_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v indeed_o in_o hezekiah_n time_n the_o day_n be_v miraculous_o lengthen_v by_o the_o sun_n go_v backward_o 2_o king_n 20.11_o and_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o bring_v the_o shadow_n ten_o degree_n backward_o by_o which_o it_o have_v go_v down_o in_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o lengthen_v so_o much_o by_o far_o then_o as_o it_o be_v now_o to_o wit_n not_o above_o two_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a neither_o be_v that_o do_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o this_o be_v viz._n upon_o joshua_n prayer_n to_o god_n first_o desire_v it_o and_o then_o command_v in_o his_o name_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v see_v hab._n 3.11_o joshua_n have_v the_o day_n thus_o miraculous_o lengthen_v out_o for_o he_o and_o follow_v the_o chase_n those_o five_o king_n flee_v to_o a_o cave_n in_o the_o country_n belong_v to_o makkedah_n and_o there_o hide_v themselves_o joshua_n be_v inform_v thereof_o command_v that_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o cave_n shall_v be_v ram_v up_o with_o great_a stone_n and_o a_o guard_n set_v upon_o it_o but_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n shall_v pursue_v after_o their_o enemy_n and_o smite_v the_o hindmost_a of_o they_o and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o get_v into_o their_o fence_a city_n lest_o they_o shall_v put_v they_o to_o a_o new_a trouble_n for_o say_v he_o god_n fight_v for_o we_o and_o have_v deliver_v these_o our_o enemy_n into_o our_o hand_n therefore_o let_v we_o not_o by_o sloth_n and_o negligence_n lose_v this_o opportunity_n of_o destroy_v they_o which_o he_o now_o afford_v we_o according_o joshua_n and_o his_o soldier_n make_v that_o day_n a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o their_o enemy_n so_o that_o only_o a_o few_o of_o they_o escape_v which_o get_v into_o their_o fence_a city_n for_o though_o he_o at_o present_a destroy_v the_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n yet_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o take_v their_o fence_a city_n till_o some_o time_n after_o though_o they_o be_v relate_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o take_v present_o because_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o book_n do_v resolve_v to_o give_v as_o it_o be_v one_o short_a draught_n of_o the_o war._n now_o those_o who_o joshua_n have_v send_v forth_o to_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n return_v to_o he_o in_o peace_n that_o be_v sound_z and_o safe_a to_o makkedah_n where_o his_o camp_n be_v at_o present_a and_o now_o the_o canaanite_n be_v very_o quiet_a and_o dare_v not_o offer_v the_o israelite_n the_o least_o disturbance_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o dog_n bark_v against_o they_o to_o allude_v to_o that_o proverbial_a speech_n exod._n 11.7_o then_o joshua_n cause_v the_o five_o king_n to_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o cave_n to_o he_o and_o he_o call_v for_o his_o captain_n and_o chief_a commander_n and_o bid_v they_o put_v their_o foot_n upon_o their_o neck_n not_o in_o a_o proud_a insult_a manner_n but_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o they_o be_v to_o show_v no_o mercy_n to_o this_o people_n and_o to_o intimate_v to_o they_o that_o thus_o they_o shall_v tread_v all_o their_o enemy_n under_o their_o foot_n then_o joshua_n command_v that_o these_o five_o king_n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o hang_v masius_n hang_v quia_fw-la regum_fw-la stagitia_fw-la plurimis_fw-la exemplo_fw-la nocent_a ideo_fw-la acerbiore_fw-la supplicio_fw-la merito_fw-la debebant_fw-la expiari_fw-la masius_n on_o five_o tree_n where_o they_o hang_v till_o evening_n and_o then_o they_o take_v they_o down_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o cave_n where_o they_o have_v be_v hide_v and_o lay_v great_a stone_n in_o the_o caves_n mouth_n which_o remain_v when_o this_o history_n be_v write_v see_v josh_n 8.29_o and_o psal_n 91.13_o and_o psal_n 149.8_o &_o 110.1_o joshua_n 10._o from_o 1._o to_o 27._o sect_n civ_o joshua_n like_o a_o prudent_a general_n pursue_v his_o victory_n while_o the_o canaanite_n be_v under_o so_o great_a a_o terror_n and_o consternation_n upon_o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o five_o king_n and_o their_o army_n and_o therefore_o now_o he_o resolve_v to_o set_v upon_o their_o city_n and_o first_o he_o take_v makkedah_n 15.41_o makkedah_n a_o city_n in_o the_o uttermost_a confine_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n towards_o the_o west_n see_v ch._n 15.41_o and_o destroy_v all_o the_o people_n therein_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n reserve_v the_o cattle_n to_o themselves_o for_o a_o prey_n see_v ch._n 11.14_o and_o he_o do_v unto_o the_o king_n thereof_o as_o he_o have_v do_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o jericho_n that_o be_v he_o hang_v bonfrerius_n 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forth_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o tribe_n more_o full_o sect_n cxxiv_o jethro_n family_n call_v kenites_n that_o have_v come_v up_o with_o joshua_n and_o israel_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o dwell_v in_o their_o tent_n which_o be_v ever_o their_o way_n of_o live_v about_o jericho_n the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n among_o the_o people_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o judah_n have_v now_o clear_v his_o portion_n in_o so_o good_a a_o measure_n that_o they_o begin_v to_o spread_v into_o new_a plantation_n these_o kenites_n go_v along_o with_o they_o and_o settle_a themselves_o with_o they_o in_o the_o south_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o so_o in_o saul_n time_n be_v mingle_v among_o they_o see_v 1_o sam._n 15.6_o these_o kenites_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o rechabite_v of_o who_o more_o be_v
sect_n cxxviii_o joshua_n be_v now_o dead_a and_o all_o that_o generation_n who_o with_o joshua_n have_v see_v the_o wonder_n god_n have_v wrought_v for_o they_o there_o arise_v a_o new_a generation_n who_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v have_v not_o such_o effectual_a and_o experimental_a knowledge_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o heart_n as_o the_o former_a generation_n have_v neither_o have_v they_o see_v his_o miraculous_a work_n with_o their_o eye_n as_o their_o father_n have_v do_v so_o that_o now_o thing_n begin_v to_o run_v into_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n every_o one_o do_v what_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o then_o all_o those_o disorder_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v commit_v which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o five_o last_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n as_o first_o the_o idolatry_n of_o micah_n a_o man_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n who_o make_v a_o idol_n and_o set_v it_o up_o in_o his_o own_o house_n for_o his_o own_o use_n and_o possible_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o neighbourhood_n it_o seem_v micah_n mother_n have_v eleven_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n steal_v from_o she_o and_o she_o curse_v those_o who_o have_v steal_v it_o and_o do_v not_o restore_v it_o micah_n have_v take_v it_o and_o be_v touch_v in_o conscience_n for_o it_o come_v to_o she_o and_o say_v wretch_n that_o i_o be_o i_o have_v thy_o silver_n and_o have_v hitherto_o detain_v it_o but_o dare_v no_o long_o lie_v under_o a_o mother_n curse_n and_o therefore_o be_o i_o now_o come_v to_o confess_v my_o sin_n and_o restore_v again_o the_o money_n to_o thou_o his_o mother_n answer_v bless_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n my_o son_n that_o be_v free_a be_v thou_o from_o my_o curse_n and_o may_v thou_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o lord_n because_o thou_o have_v repent_v of_o this_o fact_n and_o do_v so_o ingenuous_o offer_v to_o restore_v what_o thou_o unadvised_o take_v from_o i_o she_o tell_v he_o she_o have_v whole_o dedicate_v this_o silver_n to_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v a_o grave_a image_n praecepit_fw-la image_n erat_fw-la haec_fw-la mulier_fw-la cultrix_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o idolorum_fw-la quales_fw-la cuthaei_n 2_o reg._n 17._o in_o honorem_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la frabricavit_fw-la idolum_fw-la volens_fw-la per_fw-la cultum_fw-la daemonis_fw-la honorare_fw-la deum_fw-la sic_fw-la verus_fw-la deus_fw-la colitur_fw-la non_fw-la eo_fw-la cultu_fw-la quem_fw-la ipse_fw-la praecepit_fw-la and_o a_o melt_a image_n for_o he_o namely_o to_o be_v representation_n of_o he_o so_o that_o she_o pretend_v and_o possible_o intend_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n by_o these_o idol_n she_z according_o take_v two_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o the_o silver_n and_o give_v they_o to_o the_o founder_n who_o make_v thereof_o a_o grave_a image_n menoch_n image_n duplex_fw-la idolum_fw-la fuit_fw-la alterum_fw-la ex_fw-la marmore_fw-la sculptum_fw-la alterum_fw-la ex_fw-la argento_fw-la arte_fw-la fulsoria_fw-la menoch_n and_o a_o melt_a image_n the_o other_o nine_o hundred_o shekel_n it_o be_v like_a be_v lay_v out_o in_o provide_v a_o ephod_n rich_a and_o glorious_a like_o aaron_n exod._n 28.6_o and_o other_o ornament_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o provide_v their_o teraphim_n lares_fw-la teraphim_n teraphim_n be_v certain_a image_n represent_v man_n hos_n 3.4_o 5._o which_o they_o make_v use_v of_o as_o oracle_n and_o receive_v answer_n from_o they_o in_o doubtful_a case_n ezek._n 21.21_o zach._n 10.2_o erant_fw-la teraphim_n idola_fw-la domestica_fw-la quae_fw-la domi_fw-la colebantur_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la oracula_fw-la consulebantur_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la arcanis_fw-la &_o futuris_fw-la quasi_fw-la penates_fw-la &_o lares_fw-la and_o adorn_v the_o chapel_n which_o her_o son_n have_v build_v for_o these_o superstitious_a uses_n and_o micah_n consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o own_o son_n though_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o not_o of_o aaron_n lineage_n to_o be_v his_o priest_n all_o which_o he_o do_v as_o a_o gross_a idolater_n contrary_a to_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o idolatry_n begin_v thus_o to_o creep_v in_o among_o they_o see_v at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v no_o ruler_n governor_n or_o judge_n no_o supreme_a magistrate_n reign_n magistrate_n king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v here_o proper_o for_o such_o there_o be_v none_o till_o saul_n reign_n among_o they_o such_o as_o moses_n or_o joshua_n be_v to_o restrain_v they_o to_o punish_v offender_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n there_o be_v a_o young_a levite_n that_o sojourn_v in_o bethlehem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o in_o those_o corrupt_a time_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v detain_v from_o they_o he_o be_v force_v to_o seek_v out_o for_o a_o livelihood_n where_o he_o can_v get_v it_o and_o come_v to_o micah_n house_n micah_n agree_v with_o he_o to_o be_v his_o priest_n for_o though_o he_o have_v consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o own_o son_n to_o be_v his_o priest_n in_o his_o idolatrous_a chapel_n before_o yet_o it_o seem_v he_o think_v it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o his_o idol-worship_n to_o have_v one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n to_o be_v his_o priest_n micah_n promise_v to_o reverence_v he_o though_o young_a in_o year_n as_o a_o father_n but_o yet_o he_o give_v he_o but_o a_o very_a poor_a salary_n viz._n ten_o shekel_n of_o silver_n by_o the_o year_n a_o suit_n of_o apparel_n and_o his_o victual_n whereas_o eleven_o hundred_o shekel_n be_v set_v apart_o by_o his_o mother_n as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o to_o make_v their_o idol_n and_o their_o appurtenance_n however_o this_o poor_a levite_n prostitute_n himself_o to_o this_o base_a service_n to_o be_v a_o priest_n to_o their_o idol-dunghil-god_n and_o that_o upon_o these_o mean_a term_n but_o micah_n love_v he_o and_o use_v he_o very_o well_o and_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v one_o of_o his_o own_o child_n and_o promise_v himself_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v bless_v he_o see_v he_o have_v now_o get_v a_o levite_n for_o his_o priest_n but_o he_o be_v herein_o much_o deceive_v as_o we_o shall_v show_v present_o ch._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxix_o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o be_v to_o show_v how_o the_o danite_n take_v micah_n idol_n from_o he_o and_o set_v it_o up_o public_o in_o their_o own_o tribe_n and_o so_o the_o first_o public_a idolatry_n be_v begin_v among_o they_o and_o therefore_o that_o tribe_n be_v not_o name_v among_o the_o seal_a of_o the_o lord_n rev._n 7._o the_o history_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v thus_o the_o danite_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o amorites_n who_o have_v coop_v they_o up_o in_o the_o mountain_n see_v ch._n 1.34_o be_v not_o get_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n that_o fall_v to_o they_o by_o lot_n and_o so_o their_o present_a possession_n be_v too_o scant_o and_o straight_o for_o they_o they_o begin_v to_o think_v of_o enlarge_a their_o border_n and_o according_o send_v out_o five_o man_n of_o their_o family_n as_o spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n possess_v by_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o may_v where_o they_o can_v convenient_o drive_v they_o out_o and_o so_o settle_v part_n of_o their_o tribe_n in_o their_o room_n these_o spy_n come_v to_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o near_o to_o micah_n house_n they_o meet_v with_o this_o levite_n who_o it_o seem_v some_o of_o they_o know_v and_o possible_o upon_o his_o invitation_n they_o turn_v in_o thither_o to_o lodge_v they_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o do_v there_o he_o tell_v they_o micah_n have_v hire_v he_o to_o he_o his_o priest_n they_o understanding_n that_o micah_n have_v a_o chapel_n or_o house_n of_o god_n there_o and_o a_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n which_o use_v by_o idolater_n to_o be_v consult_v as_o oracle_n and_o answer_n sometime_o be_v give_v by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o the_o priest_n they_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v addict_v to_o idolatry_n desire_v he_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n concern_v the_o success_n of_o the_o business_n they_o be_v go_v about_o he_o do_v so_o or_o pretend_v to_o do_v so_o and_o encouraging_o bid_v they_o go_v in_o peace_n for_o the_o way_n wherein_o they_o go_v be_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v his_o eye_n be_v upon_o their_o way_n he_o see_v what_o they_o be_v go_v about_o and_o will_v favour_v direct_a and_o prosper_v they_o in_o their_o way_n the_o spy_n much_o encourage_v hereby_o depart_v and_o come_v to_o laish_n or_o leshem_n josh_n 19.47_o in_o the_o utmost_a northern_a border_n of_o the_o land_n far_o remote_a from_o the_o body_n of_o their_o own_o tribe_n here_o they_o observe_v several_a thing_n first_o that_o the_o people_n of_o this_o place_n dwell_v careless_a and_o secure_a after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o sidonian_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a strength_n
raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a upon_o his_o inheritance_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o brethren_n and_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o place_n that_o be_v from_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethlehem_n who_o daily_o go_v in_o and_o out_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o upon_o all_o civil_a occasion_n resort_v thither_o as_o to_o their_o place_n of_o judicature_n hereupon_o the_o elder_n and_o all_o the_o people_n there_o present_a declare_v that_o they_o be_v all_o witness_n to_o these_o transaction_n and_o so_o they_o wish_v boaz_n all_o happiness_n with_o ruth_n who_o he_o intend_v to_o take_v for_o his_o wife_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o she_o may_v be_v to_o he_o what_o rachel_n he_o rachel_n here_o rachel_n be_v name_v before_o leah_n because_o she_o be_v jacob_n true_a and_o lawful_a wife_n leah_n be_v fraudulent_o put_v upon_o he_o and_o leah_n which_o then_o do_v build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o jacob_n viz._n that_o she_o may_v be_v very_o love_v and_o comfortable_a to_o he_o and_o may_v bear_v he_o many_o child_n as_o they_o do_v that_o thereby_o the_o israel_n or_o church_n of_o god_n may_v be_v increase_v then_o speak_v to_o he_o they_o say_v as_o for_o thyself_o we_o hearty_o wish_v thou_o may_v do_v worthy_o in_o ephratah_n and_o be_v famous_a in_o bethlehem_n we_o hearty_o wish_v thy_o house_n may_v be_v like_o the_o house_n of_o pharez_n 3._o pharez_n see_v sect._n 35._o of_o chap._n 3._o that_o be_v as_o pharez_n of_o who_o stock_n thou_o be_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o posterity_n though_o his_o mother_n be_v a_o stranger_n and_o not_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o his_o child_n and_o child_n child_n have_v be_v most_o honourable_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n so_o we_o wish_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v bless_v in_o thy_o child_n beget_v of_o this_o poor_a stranger_n and_o that_o they_o may_v still_o uphold_v the_o honour_n of_o that_o house_n so_o boaz_n take_v ruth_n to_o wife_n and_o god_n give_v she_o to_o conceive_v and_o she_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n upon_o this_o the_o woman_n congratulate_v naomi_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v not_o leave_v thou_o this_o day_n without_o a_o kinsman_n a_o pious_a kinsman_n indeed_o who_o have_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o kinsman_n thy_o son_n decease_v and_o let_v his_o name_n be_v famous_a in_o israel_n for_o it_o he_o will_v comfort_v and_o revive_v thou_o and_o restore_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v to_o a_o new_a life_n he_o will_v be_v a_o nourisher_n of_o thy_o old_a age_n and_o make_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v young_a again_o for_o ruth_n thy_o belove_a daughter-in-law_n who_o be_v better_o to_o thou_o than_o seven_o son_n have_v now_o bear_v he_o capel_n he_o verse_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d poterit_fw-la verti_fw-la peperit_fw-la ei_fw-la scil_n vindici_fw-la pronomen_fw-la enim_fw-la affixum_fw-la saepe_fw-la ponitur_fw-la et_fw-la exponendum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la dativum_fw-la separatum_fw-la capel_n a_o son_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v matter_n of_o great_a joy_n to_o he_o then_o naomi_n take_v the_o child_n and_o lay_v he_o in_o her_o bosom_n and_o become_v a_o dry-nurse_n to_o he_o and_o the_o woman_n her_o neighbour_n say_v there_o be_v a_o son_n bear_v to_o naomi_n because_o this_o son_n of_o ruth_n be_v to_o raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o her_o decease_a husband_n mahlon_n the_o son_n of_o naomi_n and_o to_o be_v account_v his_o son_n rather_o than_o the_o son_n of_o boaz._n however_o they_o give_v their_o advice_n that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v obed_n import_v that_o they_o hope_v he_o will_v be_v very_o serviceable_a to_o his_o mother_n and_o grandmother_n indeed_o every_o where_o in_o the_o genealogy_n obed_n be_v reckon_v the_o son_n of_o boaz_n but_o that_o be_v because_o there_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o line_n shall_v be_v draw_v according_a to_o the_o natural_a descent_n that_o we_o may_v true_o know_v the_o 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again_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n under_o none_o of_o the_o judge_n do_v they_o enjoy_v so_o long_a a_o peace_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ehud_n as_o we_o may_v see_v ch._n 3.30_o viz._n 80_o year_n and_o now_o we_o shall_v show_v how_o ill_o they_o requite_v the_o lord_n for_o so_o great_a a_o mercy_n as_o stand_v water_n be_v wont_a to_o putrify_v so_o they_o be_v corrupt_v by_o their_o long_a peace_n and_o by_o degree_n fall_v off_o from_o god_n unto_o idolatry_n as_o they_o former_o have_v do_v upon_o this_o god_n give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o jabin_n king_n of_o canaan_n that_o be_v of_o those_o canaanite_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o northern_a part_n successor_n to_o that_o jabin_n slay_v by_o joshua_n who_o chief_a city_n hazor_n he_o burn_v josh_n 11.1_o 10_o 11_o 12._o yet_o this_o son_n or_o successor_n of_o his_o it_o seem_v reinforce_a himself_n recover_v from_o the_o israelite_n that_o part_n of_o land_n and_o territory_n that_o lie_v about_o 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and_o weep_v and_o so_o mourn_v in_o a_o time_n when_o she_o ought_v to_o have_v rejoice_v it_o be_v true_a say_v he_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o afford_v thou_o child_n but_o be_o not_o i_o who_o love_v thou_o so_o dear_o better_a to_o thou_o than_o ten_o son_n gr._n son_n in_o concord_n matrimonio_fw-la plus_fw-la boni_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la faecunditate_fw-la gr._n but_o when_o elkanah_n and_o his_o family_n have_v eat_v and_o drink_v together_o with_o who_o hannah_n sit_v she_o be_v in_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n go_v out_o and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o weep_v sore_o and_o she_o say_v o_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o thou_o will_v please_v to_o look_v on_o the_o affliction_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n and_o will_v give_v unto_o i_o a_o manchild_n i_o will_v give_v he_o unto_o thou_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n mother_n life_n as_o to_o the_o power_n of_o her_o vow_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o she_o only_o vow_v to_o do_v what_o in_o she_o lay_v that_o 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gather_v from_o 2_o chron._n 11.17_o for_o three_o year_n they_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n his_o son_n where_o solomon_n and_o david_n be_v joint_o commend_v some_o also_o collect_v it_o from_o that_o promise_n psal_n 89.33_o nevertheless_o i_o will_v not_o utter_o take_v away_o my_o love_a kindness_n from_o he_o nor_o suffer_v my_o faithfulness_n to_o fail_v but_o especial_o from_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n which_o questionless_a be_v write_v as_o a_o public_a testimony_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o in_o the_o 2_o pet._n 1.20_o 21._o we_o find_v that_o all_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v holy_a man_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v probable_o conjecture_v that_o solomon_n before_o his_o death_n do_v throw_v down_o idolatry_n and_o restrain_v his_o wife_n from_o it_o in_o that_o the_o people_n who_o set_v themselves_o to_o defame_v his_o government_n complain_v of_o no_o such_o matter_n to_o rehoboam_n chap._n 12.4_o 1_o king_n ch._n 11._o from_o 41_o to_o the_o end_n 2_o chron._n ch._n 9_o from_o v._o 29_o write_v 29_o v._o 29._o in_o the_o vision_n of_o iddo_n that_o be_v such_o vision_n and_o revelation_n as_o be_v register_v be_v by_o god_n spirit_n manifest_v to_o iddo_n it_o seem_v this_o iddo_n who_o write_v the_o history_n of_o rehoboam_n ch._n 12.15_o do_v also_o join_v the_o story_n of_o jeroboam_n therewith_o against_o who_o he_o write_v to_o the_o end_n sect_n xix_o king_n of_o israel_n jeroboam_n be_v choose_v king_n by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n jeroboam_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n jeroboam_n he_o first_o repair_v and_o fortify_v shechem_n and_o build_v himself_o a_o palace_n there_o and_o make_v it_o the_o chief_a place_n of_o his_o residence_n and_o fortify_v penuel_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n and_o place_v a_o garrison_n in_o it_o and_o be_v now_o settle_v in_o his_o kingdom_n though_o god_n have_v promise_v he_o by_o ahijah_n the_o prophet_n ch._n 11.38_o that_o if_o he_o will_v walk_v in_o his_o way_n he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o build_v he_o a_o sure_a house_n as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o david_n yet_o have_v no_o confidence_n in_o this_o promise_n he_o begin_v to_o think_v that_o if_o he_o shall_v suffer_v his_o subject_n to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o sacrifice_v there_o as_o god_n command_v they_o will_v soon_o fall_v off_o from_o he_o to_o rehoboam_n for_o first_o he_o apprehend_v they_o will_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v seize_v upon_o as_o traitor_n when_o they_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n if_o they_o do_v not_o renounce_v their_o allegiance_n to_o he_o 2_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o their_o brethren_n of_o judah_n he_o think_v will_v be_v continual_o set_v before_o they_o the_o sin_n of_o fall_v off_o from_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n 3_o he_o suppose_v the_o very_a sight_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n there_o celebrate_v will_v much_o win_v upon_o they_o to_o come_v over_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o if_o their_o heart_n be_v once_o turn_v to_o rehoboam_n he_o think_v they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o kill_v he_o and_o not_o have_v faith_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n will_v either_o prevent_v or_o divert_v these_o danger_n from_o he_o if_o he_o be_v faithful_a to_o he_o he_o resolve_v to_o set_v up_o some_o other_o way_n of_o worship_n for_o his_o subject_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_v there_o and_o thus_o that_o very_a thing_n which_o god_n appoint_v to_o keep_v the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o one_o uniform_a way_n of_o worship_n viz._n that_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o altar_n and_o one_o place_n of_o sacrifice_n namely_o at_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n that_o prove_v the_o occasion_n of_o set_v up_o a_o new_a way_n of_o worship_n wherefore_o jeroboam_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o those_o about_o he_o make_v two_o golden_a calf_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o egyptian_n idol-god_n among_o who_o he_o have_v live_v of_o late_a and_o with_o who_o it_o be_v like_a he_o desire_v to_o hold_v a_o strict_a league_n and_o amity_n and_o that_o possible_o be_v another_o politic_a reason_n that_o induce_v he_o to_o make_v such_o idol_n as_o these_o however_o he_o pretend_v the_o people_n ease_n and_o accommodation_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n that_o move_v he_o to_o take_v this_o course_n and_o like_o a_o kind_n and_o indulgent_a prince_n tell_v they_o it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o they_o to_o go_v up_o thrice_o a_o year_n viz._n at_o the_o solemn_a feast_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v find_v out_o a_o way_n to_o save_v they_o that_o labour_n and_o according_o have_v make_v two_o golden_a calf_n for_o they_o to_o worship_n in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o these_o he_o have_v make_v not_o to_o represent_v any_o false_a god_n but_o as_o remembrance_n and_o representation_n of_o the_o true_a god_n of_o israel_n who_o bring_v they_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v to_o they_o these_o be_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n when_o he_o have_v give_v they_o this_o account_n of_o his_o proceed_n he_o place_v one_o of_o his_o calf_n in_o bethel_n a_o city_n 10.5_o city_n by_o reason_n of_o jeroboam_n impiety_n the_o prophet_n call_v it_o bethaven_n hos_n 10.5_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n but_o it_o seem_v it_o have_v revolt_v to_o he_o and_o so_o be_v now_o in_o his_o power_n and_o the_o southern_a border_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o other_o calf_n he_o place_v at_o dan_o which_o be_v the_o northern_a border_n and_o so_o he_o provide_v that_o his_o subject_n both_o in_o the_o north_n and_o south_n shall_v have_v a_o place_n to_o worship_n at_o but_o this_o thing_n become_v a_o grievous_a sin_n and_o high_a provocation_n to_o the_o almighty_a and_o draw_v all_o israel_n from_o god_n into_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v put_v into_o his_o stile_n jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 2_o king_n 10.31_o for_o the_o people_n do_v present_o yield_v to_o worship_v these_o his_o idol_n both_o at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n and_o further_o instead_o of_o god_n temple_n at_o jerusalem_n he_o make_v a_o temple_n on_o one_o of_o the_o high_a place_n or_o mountain_n where_o altar_n be_v rear_v to_o commit_v idolatry_n thereon_o and_o he_o make_v priest_n for_o the_o high_a place_n and_o for_o the_o devil_n call_v devil_n such_o devotion_n as_o be_v not_o do_v to_o the_o true_a god_n be_v do_v to_o devil_n see_v leu._n 17.7_o idol_n there_o so_o call_v and_o for_o the_o calf_n which_o he_o have_v make_v 2_o chron._n 11.15_o of_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n and_o such_o
their_o sin_n intermix_v exhortation_n and_o consolation_n to_o the_o penitent_a 2._o from_o the_o 13._o ch._n to_o the_o 29._o he_o prophecy_n against_o the_o border_a nation_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n viz._n the_o babylonian_n philistine_n moabite_n syrian_n assyrian_n ethiopian_n egyptian_n arabian_n tyrian_n and_o last_o against_o the_o israelite_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 3._o from_o the_o 29._o ch._n to_o the_o 40._o he_o prophecy_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o babylonian_n and_o their_o lead_v they_o captive_a into_o babylon_n in_o which_o there_o be_v four_o historical_a chapter_n viz._n ch._n 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o occasional_o interpose_v about_o the_o invasion_n of_o judea_n by_o senacherib_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v more_o particular_o in_o the_o life_n of_o hezekiah_n 4._o from_o ch._n 40._o to_o 49._o he_o foretell_v the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n 5._o from_o 49._o to_o the_o end_n be_v contain_v prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o his_o kingdom_n this_o prophecy_n be_v always_o of_o very_o great_a account_n in_o the_o church_n our_o saviour_n himself_o who_o sermon_n be_v all_o text_n take_v his_o text_n out_o of_o this_o prophet_n luk._n 4.17_o 18._o the_o ethiopian_a eunuch_n read_v this_o prophet_n in_o his_o chariot_n act._n 8.27_o 30._o it_o be_v often_o quote_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n than_o any_o book_n of_o the_o old_a except_v the_o psalm_n which_o be_v quote_v sixty_o four_o time_n and_o this_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n no_o less_o than_o sixty_o as_o the_o learned_a alsted_n observe_v 122._o observe_v in_o praecogn_n theolog_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 122._o and_o this_o be_v all_o we_o shall_v say_v at_o present_a concern_v this_o prophet_n another_o eminent_a prophet_n who_o god_n raise_v up_o at_o this_o time_n and_o send_v he_o to_o prophesy_v to_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v joel_n joel_n the_o prophet_n joel_n he_o set_v 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heart_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o his_o destruction_n so_o prone_a be_v man_n to_o abuse_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o pride_n and_o presumption_n which_o be_v usual_o a_o forerunner_n of_o ruin_n vzziah_n will_v needs_o now_o out_o of_o a_o strange_a arrogance_n usurp_v the_o priest_n office_n and_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n according_o he_o go_v presumptuous_o into_o the_o holy_a place_n to_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n which_o none_o but_o the_o priest_n may_v do_v the_o high_a priest_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o understand_v whither_o he_o be_v go_v immediate_o follow_v after_o he_o attend_v with_o eighty_o priest_n man_n of_o courage_n who_o come_v to_o he_o just_a as_o he_o be_v ready_a with_o a_o censer_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o burn_v incense_n they_o withstand_v he_o and_o plain_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v high_o trespass_v in_o come_v thither_o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o he_o but_o to_o the_o priest_n only_a and_o that_o by_o god_n appointment_n to_o burn_v incense_n therefore_o they_o advise_v he_o to_o go_v present_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n for_o he_o will_v receive_v no_o honour_n from_o god_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v but_o contrary_o may_v expect_v some_o severe_a punishment_n vzziah_n be_v very_o wroth_a at_o this_o their_o reprehension_n king_n and_o great_a man_n usual_o scorn_v to_o be_v stop_v in_o the_o career_n of_o their_o sin_n by_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n but_o his_o wrath_n against_o they_o do_v but_o the_o more_o incense_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o he_o for_o immediate_o the_o lord_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o leprosy_n in_o his_o forehead_n as_o he_o stand_v beside_o juxta_fw-la beside_o v._o 19_o megnal_n pro_fw-la inal_n juxta_fw-la the_o altar_n of_o incense_n and_o thus_o have_v sin_v with_o so_o bold_a a_o face_n and_o so_o much_o arrogance_n he_o be_v punish_v in_o his_o forehead_n that_o his_o sin_n may_v be_v read_v in_o his_o punishment_n the_o priest_n see_v this_o and_o be_v encourage_v by_o god_n so_o eminent_o own_v of_o they_o and_o appear_v for_o they_o they_o thrust_v he_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n yea_o he_o himself_o haste_v to_o go_v out_o perceive_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v he_o and_o from_o hence_o forward_o to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o house_n apart_o by_o himself_o and_o so_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o that_o have_v so_o presumptuous_o go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v now_o exclude_v from_o go_v even_o to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o people_n there_o to_o worship_v god_n vzziah_n be_v thus_o smite_v of_o the_o lord_n jotham_n his_o son_n as_o viceroy_n and_o deputy-king_n govern_v the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o stead_n as_o it_o be_v think_v about_o four_o year_n vzziah_n act_n be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n though_o that_o book_n seem_v not_o now_o extant_a as_o not_o necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n as_o neither_o that_o of_o 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the_o rod_n of_o he_o that_o smite_v thou_o be_v break_v for_o out_o of_o the_o serpent_n root_n shall_v come_v forth_o a_o cockatrice_n and_o his_o fruit_n shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n 2_o king_n 14.21_o 22._o 2_o king_n 15._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o 2_o chron._n 26._o wh_o ch._n jotham_n the_o 11_o king_n of_o judah_n jotham_n jotham_n be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o that_o be_v he_o maintain_v and_o encourage_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v so_o that_o he_o be_v like_o he_o not_o in_o the_o evil_n he_o
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to_o he_o and_o hereupon_o there_o grow_v a_o deadly_a feud_n between_o the_o samaritan_n and_o jew_n which_o last_v to_o our_o saviour_n time_n see_v job_n 4_o 20._o hereupon_o he_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o remember_v those_o man_n and_o to_o punish_v they_o who_o have_v defile_v the_o priesthood_n by_o such_o unlawful_a marriage_n and_o that_o more_o special_a and_o strict_a covenant_n that_o god_n have_v make_v with_o aaron_n and_o his_o seed_n together_o with_o the_o levite_n concern_v their_o holy_a function_n see_v levit._n 21.6_o 7._o and_o numb_a 25.12_o 13._o thus_o nehemiah_n cleanse_v all_o priest_n and_o levite_n from_o all_o stranger_n that_o be_v force_v they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n and_o such_o child_n as_o they_o have_v by_o they_o or_o else_o force_v they_o to_o leave_v the_o temple_n and_o the_o land_n further_o he_o appoint_v such_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o david_n have_v former_o appoint_v 1_o chron._n 23.24_o etc._n etc._n and_o order_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v do_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o place_n and_o function_n and_o take_v care_n about_o the_o wood-offering_a and_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o which_o before_o chap._n 10.34_o 35._o he_o close_v the_o whole_a book_n with_o this_o prayer_n remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_a nehem._n ch._n 13._o whole_a chapter_n the_o prophet_n malachi_n the_o last_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v contemporary_a with_o nehemiah_n malachi_n the_o prophecy_n of_o malachi_n for_o he_o not_o where_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o haggai_n and_o zachary_n have_v do_v he_o reprove_v those_o disorder_n that_o nehemiah_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n say_v he_o find_v in_o his_o absence_n to_o be_v creep_v in_o among_o the_o jew_n as_o particular_o marriage_n with_o strange_a woman_n chap._n 2._o 11._o withhold_a tithe_n chap._n 3._o 8._o and_o corruption_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n chap._n 1._o 13._o and_o chap._n 2._o 8._o his_o prophecy_n be_v call_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o israel_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o malachi_n who_o ever_o he_o be_v his_o prophecy_n be_v authentic_a and_o the_o authority_n thereof_o notable_o confirm_v by_o be_v so_o often_o allege_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o in_o mat._n 11.10_o mark_v 1.2_o &_o luk._n 1.16_o 17._o the_o occasion_n and_o scope_n of_o it_o be_v this_o the_o jew_n be_v new_o return_v from_o captivity_n do_v for_o a_o while_n hearty_o serve_v god_n they_o build_v the_o altar_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o then_o for_o a_o good_a while_o the_o work_n cease_v partly_o through_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o partly_o through_o their_o own_o sluggishness_n till_o haggai_n and_o zachary_n stir_v they_o up_o and_o darius_n encourage_v they_o they_o finish_v it_o and_o set_v up_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n therein_o aright_o but_o after_o relapsed_a to_o corruption_n and_o hypocrisy_n in_o god_n worship_n and_o to_o looseness_n in_o their_o life_n by_o mix_a marriage_n adultery_n divorce_n polygamy_n and_o other_o enormity_n hereupon_o god_n raise_v up_o this_o prophet_n who_o by_o his_o ministry_n endeavour_v to_o reclaim_v they_o and_o to_o reform_v those_o corruption_n in_o this_o his_o prophetic_a sermon_n he_o proceed_v much_o in_o the_o way_n of_o dialogue_n in_o it_o we_o may_v observe_v two_o part_n 1._o a_o reproof_n 2._o the_o effect_n of_o it_o in_o his_o reproof_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o these_o particular_n 1._o he_o aggravate_v the_o ungrateful_a wickedness_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o god_n singular_a love_n in_o elect_v they_o in_o jacob_n to_o be_v his_o people_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o when_o he_o reject_v the_o edomite_n in_o