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limit_n as_o he_o know_v will_v serve_v for_o the_o number_n of_o the_o israelite_n for_o the_o lord_n portion_n be_v his_o people_n jacob_n be_v the_o lot_n of_o his_o inheritance_n that_o be_v the_o israelite_n be_v that_o portion_n of_o mankind_n who_o he_o be_v please_v to_o make_v his_o peculiar_a people_n they_o be_v his_o inheritance_n and_o therefore_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o inheritance_n use_v to_o be_v to_o man_n which_o be_v divide_v to_o they_o by_o lot_n and_o they_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o lord_n over_o they_o but_o himself_o and_o they_o and_o their_o child_n after_o they_o be_v to_o be_v his_o successive_o he_o find_v they_o in_o a_o desert_a land_n in_o a_o waist_n howl_v wilderness_n inhabit_v only_o by_o wild_a howl_a beast_n of_o prey_n he_o find_v they_o there_o in_o desperate_a danger_n but_o come_v in_o seasonable_o to_o their_o succour_n when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v he_o lead_v they_o about_o he_o instruct_v they_o both_o by_o his_o word_n and_o work_n by_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o several_a dispensation_n of_o his_o providence_n he_o keep_v they_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n with_o tender_a care_n and_o love_n as_o a_o eagle_n stir_v up_o her_o nest_n that_o be_v awake_v her_o brood_n or_o young_a one_o in_o her_o nest_n rouse_a they_o up_o with_o the_o cry_n that_o she_o make_v to_o signify_v to_o they_o that_o she_o intend_v to_o teach_v they_o to_o fly_v and_o spread_v abroad_o her_o wing_n take_v they_o up_o and_o bear_v they_o thereon_o so_o do_v the_o lord_n carry_v israel_n towards_o canaan_n lead_v they_o himself_o thither_o and_o there_o be_v no_o strange_a god_n with_o he_o that_o be_v no_o strange_a god_n have_v any_o hand_n in_o
present_o impart_v it_o to_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o possible_o thereby_o design_v to_o draw_v off_o their_o heart_n from_o solomon_n and_o to_o make_v a_o party_n for_o himself_o solomon_n it_o seem_v get_v some_o intelligence_n hereof_o and_o thereupon_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o jeroboam_n hear_v of_o the_o king_n fierce_a anger_n against_o he_o flee_v present_o into_o egypt_n to_o shishack_n the_o present_a king_n thereof_o who_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v solomon_n wife_n brother_n and_o possible_o be_v much_o offend_v with_o he_o for_o take_v so_o many_o wife_n beside_o his_o sister_n and_o therefore_o for_o that_o or_o some_o other_o reason_n he_o give_v entertainment_n to_o jeroboam_n and_o he_o continue_v there_o till_o solomon_n death_n 1_o king_n ch._n 11._o from_o v._o 14_o to_o 41._o sect_n xviii_o solomon_n now_o have_v reign_v in_o jerusalem_n over_o all_o israel_n forty_o year_n die_v and_o sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n his_o father_n he_o leave_v only_o three_o child_n though_o he_o have_v so_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n viz._n two_o daughter_n who_o be_v marry_v to_o two_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n as_o we_o may_v see_v sect._n 13._o and_o one_o son_n viz._n rehoboam_n who_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n the_o act_n of_o solomon_n be_v write_v by_o nathan_n ahijah_n and_o iddo_n prophet_n that_o live_v in_o his_o time_n 2_o chron._n 9.29_o but_o this_o book_n of_o the_o act_n of_o solomon_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v some_o complete_a history_n not_o now_o extant_a of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o several_a writing_n of_o these_o prophet_n and_o other_o record_n of_o those_o time_n wherein_o possible_o many_o passage_n of_o his_o life_n be_v set_v down_o not_o express_v in_o the_o sacred_a history_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n possible_o that_o of_o his_o repentance_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o here_o so_o clear_o mention_v yet_o it_o may_v be_v 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
a_o deadly_a hatred_n as_o appear_v joh._n 4._o 9_o the_o main_a difference_n between_o they_o in_o point_n of_o religion_n be_v brief_o and_o clear_o state_v in_o those_o word_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n to_o our_o saviour_n our_o father_n viz._n samaritan_n worship_v in_o this_o mountain_n viz._n gerizim_n but_o you_o jew_n say_v that_o in_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o place_n where_o man_n ought_v to_o worship_n joh._n 4.20_o and_o observable_a it_o be_v that_o whereas_o moses_n appoint_v a_o altar_n to_o be_v build_v on_o mount_n ebal_n which_o joshua_n according_o afterward_o erect_v in_o that_o place_n josh_n 8.30_o yet_o the_o samaritan_n penteteuch_n make_v the_o same_o to_o be_v build_v on_o mount_n gerizim_n in_o the_o very_a place_n where_o afterward_o this_o mock-temple_n stand_v to_o gain_v thereto_o the_o great_a reputation_n of_o holiness_n and_o so_o they_o wilful_o deprave_v the_o original_n vide_fw-la samarit_fw-la pentet_fw-la in_o deut._n 27.4_o but_o if_o beside_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n these_o samaritan_n have_v receive_v the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n their_o testimony_n will_v have_v overthrow_v their_o cause_n for_o the_o psalmist_n say_v express_o psal_n 78._o 67._o he_o refuse_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o joseph_n and_o choose_v not_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n but_o choose_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o mount_n zion_n which_o he_o love_v but_o to_o return_v this_o temple_n on_o mount_n gerizim_n antiochus_n epiphanes_n afterward_o turn_v into_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n who_o be_v celebrate_v for_o hospitality_n and_o it_o be_v destroy_v something_o before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n by_o john_n hircanus_n after_o it_o have_v stand_v above_o two_o hundred_o year_n but_o though_o the_o temple_n be_v take_v away_o yet_o the_o mountain_n remain_v still_o in_o which_o the_o samaritan_n continue_v their_o adoration_n and_o false_a worship_n here_o end_v the_o reign_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n king_n of_o judah_n rehoboam_n the_o first_o king_n of_o judah_n rehoboam_n solomon_n be_v dead_a some_o of_o the_o head_n and_o officer_n of_o israel_n immediate_o send_v into_o egypt_n for_o jeroboam_n to_o come_v to_o they_o and_o it_o seem_v they_o contrive_v among_o themselves_o that_o before_o they_o will_v crown_v rehoboam_n king_n they_o will_v petition_v he_o to_o be_v ease_v of_o the_o tax_n his_o father_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o reign_n have_v impose_v on_o they_o for_o though_o he_o make_v not_o the_o israelite_n bondman_n ch._n 9.22_o yet_o we_o read_v of_o large_a provision_n that_o be_v gather_v in_o the_o land_n to_o maintain_v the_o royalty_n of_o his_o court_n ch._n 4.7_o 22_o 23._o and_o of_o levy_n make_v for_o his_o building_n ch._n 9.15_o and_o in_o his_o decline_a age_n especial_o when_o he_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o his_o idolatrous_a wife_n and_o concubine_n undoubted_o heavy_a tax_n be_v lay_v on_o the_o people_n and_o it_o may_v be_v hadad_n and_o rezon_n enmity_n against_o he_o may_v also_o occasion_v some_o imposition_n these_o tax_n they_o resolve_v to_o be_v ease_v of_o before_o they_o admit_v he_o to_o the_o government_n and_o it_o seem_v they_o meet_v at_o sechem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n to_o consult_v of_o these_o matter_n and_o from_o thence_o send_v to_o rehoboam_n that_o there_o they_o be_v convene_v to_o crown_v he_o rehoboam_n according_o go_v thither_o jeroboam_n and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n come_v to_o he_o and_o speak_v to_o he_o say_v thy_o father_n make_v our_o yoke_n grievous_a now_o therefore_o we_o pray_v thou_o ease_v thou_o somewhat_o the_o grievous_a servitude_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o his_o heavy_a yoke_n that_o he_o put_v upon_o we_o and_o we_o will_v serve_v thou_o rehoboam_n take_v three_o day_n time_n to_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o petition_n in_o which_o alone_o he_o show_v himself_o wise_a solomon_n son_n and_o during_o that_o time_n he_o consult_v 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