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civil_a both_o captain_n and_o soldier_n etc._n etc._n only_o omit_v the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n of_o woman_n and_o child_n and_o of_o all_o their_o martial_a march_n in_o a_o military_a posture_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n through_o the_o wilderness_n and_o likewise_o the_o many_o impediment_n of_o israel_n military_a march_n be_v number_v both_o those_o internal_a as_o 1._o want_v of_o provision_n in_o that_o numerous_a army_n chap._n 11._o 2._o miriam_n and_o aaron_n reproach_v moses_n chap._n 12._o 3._o the_o sedition_n occasion_v by_o the_o ten_o spy_n chap_n 13_o 14_o 15._o 4._o the_o conspiracy_n of_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n chap._n 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o those_o external_n hindrance_n as_o 1._o by_o the_o edomite_n chap_n 20_o 2._o by_o the_o canaanite_n chap._n 21._o 3._o by_o the_o moabite_n threat_v and_o wiles_n chap._n 22._o to_o chap._n 26._o the_o last_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v deuteronomy_n because_o it_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o moses_n life_n wherein_o moses_n give_v israel_n a_o short_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o great_a thing_n god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o a_o short_a repetition_n of_o the_o good_a law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o they_o as_o he_o crave_v and_o command_v attention_n by_o the_o former_a so_o he_o annex_v many_o argument_n to_o the_o latter_a for_o enforce_v their_o obedience_n draw_v from_o the_o manifold_a divine_a curse_n and_o blessing_n on_o obedient_a or_o disobedient_a chap._n 17.28_o last_o moses_n resign_v his_o office_n of_o generalship_n give_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o command_v the_o divine_o inspire_a song_n to_o be_v public_o sing_v chap._n 31.50_o with_o his_o swan-like_o song_n chap._n 32.33_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v chap._n 34._o the_o history_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n where_o they_o have_v suster_v long_o and_o barbarous_a bondage_n fall_v first_o in_o order_n to_o be_v discourse_v upon_o before_o we_o come_v to_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n this_o consist_v of_o three_o head_n namely_o the_o antecedent_n the_o concomitant_n and_o the_o conseqent_n of_o it_o first_o the_o antecedent_n as_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la give_v the_o most_o ample_a account_n of_o all_o those_o three_o particular_n both_o for_o substance_n and_o circumstance_n so_o more_o especial_o of_o this_o point_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o people_n oppress_v and_o of_o the_o person_n who_o deliver_v they_o from_o that_o oppression_n the_o oppression_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n be_v grievous_a and_o intolerable_a exod._n 1.8.14_o etc._n etc._n god_n turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 105.24_o
the_o lord_n be_v our_o lawgiver_n the_o lord_n be_v our_o king_n he_o will_v save_v we_o isa_n 33.22_o while_o they_o keep_v close_o to_o god_n and_o his_o covenant_n these_o be_v call_v judge_n here_o because_o they_o execute_v god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o israel_n enemy_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o time_n of_o these_o judge_n judge_v israel_n be_v affirm_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n act_n 13.19_o 20._o whereas_o this_o book_n set_v down_o the_o history_n of_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o year_n only_o under_o thirteen_o several_a judge_n call_v out_o by_o god_n from_o several_a tribe_n as_o in_o those_o sum_n and_o parcel_n appear_v i._o othniel_n of_o judah_n judged_n israel_n forty_o year_n chap._n 3.11_o ii_o ehud_n of_o benjamin_n and_o iii_o shamgar_n chap._n 3.30_o 31._o 80_o year_n iv_o deborah_n and_o barack_n of_o napthali_n 40_o year_n chap._n 5.31_o v._o gideon_n of_o manasseh_n 40_o year_n chap._n 8.28_o vi_o abimelech_n gideon_n son_n 3_o year_n chap._n 9.22_o vii_o tola_n of_o issachar_n 23_o year_n chap._n 10.2_o viii_o jair_a of_o manasseh_n 22_o year_n chap._n 10.3_o ix_o jephtah_n of_o manasseh_n 6_o year_n chap._n 11.1_o and_o 12.7_o x._o ibsan_n of_o judah_n 7_o year_n chap._n 12.8_o 9_o xi_o elon_n of_o zebulon_n 12_o year_n chap._n 12.11_o 12._o xii_o abdon_n of_o ephraim_n 8_o year_n chap._n 12.13_o 14._o xiii_o samson_n of_o dan_n 20_o year_n chap._n 13.2_o and_o 16.31_o the_o total_a sum_n be_v two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o year_n unto_o which_o if_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n judge_v israel_n with_o samuel_n mention_v 1_o sam._n 4.18_o be_v add_v it_o make_v three_o hundred_o thirty_o nine_o year_n now_o add_v the_o year_n of_o the_o oppressor_n as_o they_o be_v express_v i._o eight_o year_n chap._n 3.8_o ii_o eighteen_o year_n chap._n 3.14_o iii_o twenty_o year_n chap._n 4.3_o iv_o seven_o year_n chap._n 6.3_o v._o eighteen_o year_n chap._n 10.8_o vi_o forty_o year_n chap._n 13.1_o in_o all_o a_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o nine_o make_v up_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o that_o paul_n speak_v of_o act_v 13.20_o such_o harmony_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o a_o congruous_a chronology_n the_o four_o general_n remark_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o israel_n corruption_n and_o of_o its_o calamity_n by_o consequence_n be_v describe_v at_o large_a in_o this_o book_n the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n and_o its_o general_a apostasy_n in_o its_o cause_n which_o be_v two_o fold_n 1._o privative_a and_o 2._o positive_a first_o the_o privative_a cause_n be_v the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o of_o the_o elder_n that_o be_v contemporary_a with_o he_o judg._n 2.7_o who_o have_v hitherto_o prohibit_v corruption_n their_o death_n be_v the_o removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la remove_v that_o remora_n and_o rampart_n which_o hinder_v iniquity_n to_o come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o when_o god_n give_v they_o godly_a judge_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o it_o isa_n 59.19_o nor_o be_v this_o all_o but_o there_o be_v a_o second_o privative_a cause_n to_o wit_n the_o want_n of_o a_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n render_v this_o very_a reason_n of_o their_o wickedness_n no_o few_o than_o three_o time_n in_o the_o history_n of_o micha_n idolatry_n and_o of_o the_o gibeonite_n lasciviousness_n judg._n 17.61_o and_o 18.1_o and_o 21.25_o hence_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n that_o the_o war_n between_o the_o benjamite_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o lustful_a gibeah_n and_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n do_v likely_a fall_n out_o betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n and_o othniel_n for_o then_o say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n who_o lead_v the_o people_n against_o the_o canaanite_n judg._n 1._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o lead_v they_o also_o against_o the_o benjamite_n judg._n 20.18_o and_o both_o these_o thing_n of_o judah_n conduct_n be_v by_o god_n direction_n but_o second_o the_o positive_a cause_n both_o of_o their_o corruption_n and_o of_o their_o calamity_n thereby_o be_v 1._o their_o neglect_n of_o god_n command_n in_o drive_v out_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n they_o become_v slothful_a consult_v their_o own_o ease_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o what_o they_o have_v already_o get_v in_o their_o possession_n they_o begin_v to_o converse_v familiar_o with_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n have_v charge_v they_o to_o destroy_v root_n and_o branch_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o 2._o they_o mix_v marriage_n with_o they_o judg._n 3.6_o whereby_o they_o become_v notorious_o debauch_v both_o in_o their_o worship_n and_o in_o their_o manner_n israel_n now_o foul_o degenerate_v 1._o in_o their_o worship_n they_o serve_v baalim_fw-la and_o ashtaroth_n etc._n etc._n judg._n 2.11_o 12_o 13_o 17._o and_o particular_o idolatry_n be_v find_v in_o micha_n family_n judg._n 17._o and_o so_o it_o spread_v into_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o dan_n who_o 1._o rob_v micah_n of_o his_o graven_n image_n his_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o his_o molten_n image_n 2._o entice_v away_o his_o idolatrous_a priest_n and_o 3._o establish_v idolatry_n in_o their_o tribe_n which_o make_v a_o schism_n of_o a_o long_a continuance_n judg._n 18._o 2_o in_o their_o manner_n oh_o what_o wickedness_n be_v commit_v in_o that_o one_o city_n gibea_n judg._n 19_o beside_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n in_o their_o sin_n so_o that_o they_o repent_v not_o neither_o at_o the_o reproof_n of_o a_o angel_n nor_o of_o a_o prophet_n but_o go_v on_o in_o their_o own_o stubborn_a way_n judg._n 2.2.19_o for_o which_o god_n punish_v they_o not_o only_o by_o sell_v they_o into_o oppressor_n hand_n but_o also_o in_o their_o battle_n against_o benjamin_n the_o particular_a remark_n now_o follow_v the_o general_n which_o will_v add_v a_o far_a illustration_n to_o their_o darkness_n &c_n &c_n the_o first_o chapter_n of_o judge_n hold_v forth_o israel_n negligence_n in_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n and_o because_o contraria_fw-la juxta_fw-la se_fw-la posita_fw-la magis_fw-la elucescunt_fw-la one_o contrary_n give_v light_a and_o lustre_n to_o another_o when_o they_o be_v apt_o place_v together_o therefore_o israel_n valour_n and_o victory_n be_v first_o relate_v from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o in_o the_o expedition_n of_o judah_n tribe_n to_o which_o be_v subjoin_v the_o same_o success_n in_o joseph_n tribe_n from_o ver_fw-la 22._o to_o ver_fw-la 26._o that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o manifest_o appear_v what_o little_a reason_n israel_n have_v for_o their_o follow_a slothfulness_n in_o neglect_v to_o extirpate_v those_o nation_n which_o they_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n spare_v as_o be_v record_v from_o ver_fw-la 19_o and_o so_o on_o ver_fw-la 21.27_o 28._o to_o 36._o their_o forego_v success_n be_v a_o sufficient_a demonstration_n that_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o conquer_a no_o more_o be_v because_o in_o god_n name_n they_o undertake_v no_o more_o to_o conquer_v from_o love_n of_o ease_n or_o cowardly_a fear_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o remark_n be_v here_o we_o have_v israel_n first_o expedition_n against_o the_o canaanite_n after_o joshua_n death_n which_o can_v not_o but_o encourage_v the_o enemy_n and_o discourage_v israel_n for_o the_o canaanites_n may_v happy_o hope_v to_o hold_v their_o own_o now_o that_o the_o lion_n be_v dead_a who_o have_v so_o late_o and_o large_o devour_v their_o land_n and_o the_o israelite_n may_v well_o have_v misgive_a fear_n that_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o valiant_a and_o victorious_a a_o general_n may_v prove_v the_o loss_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n this_o have_v befall_v some_o other_o state_n in_o the_o world_n who_o weal_n have_v be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o a_o brave_a leader_n joshua_n have_v tell_v they_o before_o of_o his_o death_n that_o those_o nation_n yet_o leave_v in_o the_o land_n must_v be_v subdue_v josh_n 23.5_o and_o now_o all_o the_o tribe_n be_v so_o increase_v that_o they_o want_v room_n therefore_o a_o war_n must_v be_v undertake_v now_o for_o enlarge_n their_o quarter_n which_o may_v not_o be_v do_v before_o exod._n 23.29.30_o and_o because_o the_o success_n of_o this_o first_o expedition_n have_v so_o much_o influence_n for_o encourage_v or_o discourage_v the_o enemy_n hang_v upon_o it_o therefore_o they_o solemn_o seek_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o tribe_n shall_v begin_v this_o expedition_n and_o judah_n the_o royal_a tribe_n be_v choose_v by_o god_n for_o that_o work_n to_o avoid_v emulation_n among_o the_o tribe_n and_o this_o
chaldee_n call_v boaz_n the_o good_a man_n by_o who_o prayer_n canaan_n be_v free_v from_o the_o famine_n that_o drive_v out_o naomi_n etc._n etc._n laus_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o first_o book_n of_o samuel_n chap._n i._n the_o history_n and_o mystery_n of_o israel_n under_o eli_n the_o fourteen_o judge_n n._n b._n after_o the_o history_n of_o ruth_n which_o dr._n lightfoot_n place_v before_o deborah_n and_o which_o set_v out_o the_o marvellous_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n namely_o our_o lord_n christ_n the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n out_o of_o the_o dark_a corner_n of_o moab_n that_o come_v by_o lot_n incest_n gen._n 19.34_o yet_o ruth_n the_o moabitess_n must_v be_v a_o mother_n to_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 1.5_o then_o come_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o of_o samuel_n which_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o eighty_o year_n namely_o from_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n who_o die_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n glorious_o to_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n who_o also_o die_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o wretched_o and_o inglorious_o or_o shameful_o the_o first_o book_n of_o samuel_n be_v a_o synopsis_n or_o recapitulation_n which_o run_v upon_o two_o head_n first_o the_o history_n of_o eli_n and_o of_o samuel_n who_o be_v both_o the_o author_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o and_o second_o the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o wit_n saul_n and_o david_n the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o first_o book_n contain_v the_o birth_n of_o samuel_n within_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n judgeship_n or_o priesthood_n the_o remark_n upon_o it_o be_v these_o first_o samuel_n father_n be_v elkanah_n call_v a_o ephrathite_n ver_fw-la 1._o not_o because_o he_o be_v of_o ephraim_n tribe_n but_o because_o he_o be_v bear_v there_o for_o he_o be_v a_o levite_n 1_o chron._n 6.22_o 23._o and_o ver_fw-la 33_o 34._o n._n b._n this_o son_n descend_v from_o korah_n a_o good_a son_n from_o a_o bad_a father_n and_o these_o levite_n be_v scatter_v among_o all_o the_o tribe_n as_o afterward_o the_o jew_n be_v among_o other_o nation_n and_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o those_o nation_n act._n 2.9_o 10._o n._n b._n the_o rabbin_n do_v reckon_v this_o very_a elkanah_n among_o their_o forty_o and_o eight_o prophet_n that_o prophesy_v to_o israel_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n of_o god_n who_o so_o sharp_o reprove_v eli_n chap._n 2.27_o n._n b._n this_o good_a man_n have_v two_o wife_n ver_fw-la 2._o polygamy_n in_o the_o patriarch_n and_o in_o he_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n flat_o forbid_v levit._n 18.18_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v one_o wife_n to_o another_o to_o vex_v she_o as_o peninnah_n do_v hannah_n here_o v._o 6._o it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n matth._n 19.8_o mal._n 2.15_o but_o lamech_v of_o the_o curse_a seed_n of_o cain_n first_o bring_v in_o this_o sinful_a practice_n and_o so_o his_o second_o wife_n be_v call_v zilla_n which_o signify_v a_o shadow_n because_o she_o be_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o wife_n yet_o this_o shadow_n peninnah_n who_o elkanah_n make_v his_o second_o wife_n to_o supply_v hannah_n barrenness_n as_o abraham_n do_v hagar_n for_o sarah_n have_v a_o most_o petulant_a and_o peevish_a spirit_n in_o upbraid_v hannah_n not_o only_o with_o the_o fruitlessness_n of_o her_o body_n but_o also_o of_o her_o prayer_n for_o a_o child_n from_o year_n to_o year_n v._o 7._o this_o be_v undoubted_o vexatious_a to_o elkanah_n to_o behold_v his_o belove_a hannah_n so_o daily_o vex_v by_o peninnah_n who_o sarcasm_n he_o can_v not_o silence_n nor_o can_v he_o comfort_v hannah_n ver_fw-la 8._o so_o this_o good_a man_n have_v small_a peace_n in_o his_o polygamy_n which_o be_v his_o punishment_n for_o that_o sin_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v on_o samuel_n mother_n hannah_n who_o be_v so_o sore_o grieve_v with_o peninnah_n provocation_n that_o though_o she_o go_v up_o with_o her_o family_n to_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o shilo_n which_o the_o law_n require_v to_o be_v keep_v with_o rejoice_v deut._n 12.7_o and_o levit._n 10.19_o yet_o hannah_n both_o harp_n and_o heart_n be_v out_o of_o tune_n and_o can_v be_v cheerful_a but_o betake_v herself_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n before_o the_o lord_n while_o other_o be_v feast_v nor_o can_v she_o be_v comfort_v by_o her_o husband_n by_o tell_v she_o that_o he_o be_v better_a to_o she_o than_o the_o ten_o son_n which_o peninnah_n have_v wherein_o she_o so_o much_o glory_v over_o she_o and_o that_o her_o barrenness_n be_v no_o abatement_n of_o his_o fervent_a affection_n to_o she_o hannah_n still_o find_v prayer_n and_o patience_n the_o best_a anodines_n and_o antidote_n for_o asswage_v her_o grief_n cold_a patience_n must_v quench_v her_o corrival_n fiery_a contumely_n and_o hot_a fervent_a prayer_n must_v quicken_v and_o prevail_v with_o god_n to_o grant_v her_o desire_n and_o to_o animate_v her_o devotion_n the_o more_o she_o add_v warm_a tear_n thereunto_o and_o as_o if_o all_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o she_o subjoin_v likewise_o her_o solemn_a vow_n to_o god_n say_v if_o thou_o will_v give_v thy_o handmaid_n a_o man_n child_n then_o will_v i_o give_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n etc._n etc._n v._n 8.9_o 10_o 11._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v eli_n mistake_n concern_v this_o melancholic_a woman_n it_o seem_v hannah_n pray_v and_o continue_v pray_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o highpriest_n yet_o pray_v in_o her_o heart_n move_v only_o her_o lip_n but_o her_o voice_n be_v not_o hear_v partly_o to_o avoid_v all_o suspicion_n of_o vainglory_n partly_o that_o other_o may_v not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o her_o barrenness_n which_o be_v a_o great_a reproach_n in_o israel_n and_o partly_o that_o she_o may_v not_o give_v any_o disturbance_n to_o the_o public_a worship_n at_o that_o time_n with_o her_o private_a prayer_n have_v she_o utter_v they_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n however_o eli_n mark_v the_o writhe_n motion_n of_o her_o mouth_n and_o her_o unusual_a gesture_n she_o use_v through_o the_o vehemency_n of_o her_o affection_n and_o her_o fervency_n in_o prayer_n he_o hereupon_o judge_v she_o have_v drink_v wine_n too_o liberal_o at_o the_o feast_n and_o sit_v as_o judge_v there_o he_o to_o redress_v this_o disorder_n command_v she_o to_o go_v sleep_n out_o her_o drunkenness_n and_o repent_v of_o her_o wickedness_n which_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o the_o lord_n feast_n v._o 12_o 13._o thus_o the_o judge_n misjudge_v and_o misconstrue_v her_o true_a devotion_n as_o be_v that_o of_o those_o primitive_a christian_n act_n 2.13_o etc._n etc._n thus_o also_o both_o ancient_n and_o modern_a martyr_n have_v be_v misjudge_v in_o all_o age_n and_o if_o we_o be_v so_o in_o our_o age_n god_n be_v not_o lead_v we_o through_o any_o untrodden_a path_n many_o better_a than_o we_o have_v go_v before_o we_o in_o that_o way_n but_o our_o comfort_n be_v veniet_fw-la veniet_fw-la 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this_o enter_v into_o covenant_n the_o elder_n of_o israel_n that_o before_o may_v not_o come_v near_o the_o lord_n now_o see_v his_o glory_n eat_v and_o drink_v before_o he_o and_o he_o lay_v not_o his_o avenge_a hand_n upon_o they_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o great_a joy_n it_o be_v also_o to_o all_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 15_o 17._o but_o moses_n be_v call_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n with_o his_o servant_n joshua_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o where_o he_o must_v abide_v to_o receive_v the_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n with_o all_o the_o utensil_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n in_o who_o absence_n aaron_n and_o hur_z must_v manage_v all_o matter_n of_o controversy_n in_o the_o camp_n ver_fw-la 14._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n on_o mount_n sinai_n appear_v all_o that_o time_n in_o their_o sight_n like_o consume_a fire_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o six_o day_n god_n prepare_v moses_n for_o receive_v the_o law_n as_o in_o six_o day_n he_o create_v the_o world_n and_o rest_v upon_o the_o seven_o gen._n 2.2_o the_o same_o number_n be_v here_o at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n wherein_o god_n manifest_v as_o much_o wisdom_n as_o in_o make_v the_o world_n psal_n 19_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la upon_o the_o seven_o day_n god_n call_v moses_n alone_a into_o the_o cloud_n who_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n with_o his_o servant_n till_o call_v of_o god_n that_o seven_o day_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o sabbath_n be_v call_v the_o seven_o day_n by_o a_o emphatic_a article_n as_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n be_v emphatical_o also_o call_v the_o lord_n day_n above_o other_o rev._n 1.10_o the_o people_n have_v but_o three_o day_n of_o preparation_n to_o receive_v the_o law_n exod._n 19.10_o 11._o but_o moses_n must_v have_v six_o to_o show_v what_o singular_a holiness_n be_v require_v of_o minister_n the_o measure_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o the_o shekel_n cubit_n etc._n etc._n be_v double_a to_o the_o ordinary_a among_o the_o people_n minister_n must_v wish_v with_o elisha_n a_o double_a portion_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v save_v themselves_o and_o those_o that_o hear_v they_o moses_n abode_n in_o the_o cloud_n forty_o day_n and_o night_n ver_fw-la 18._o without_o eat_a bread_n or_o drink_v water_n deut._n 9.9_o the_o like_a number_n of_o day_n elias_n fast_v for_o revive_v the_o law_n which_o in_o his_o day_n be_v lose_v 1_o king_n 19.8_o and_o christ_n do_v the_o same_o when_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o ministry_n of_o give_v the_o gospel_n matth._n 4.2_o and_o it_o must_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o lord_n enable_v moses_n to_o abide_v there_o forty_o day_n as_o well_o as_o to_o enter_v the_o cloud_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v exod._n 40.35_o n._n b._n if_o it_o be_v ask_v what_o become_v of_o joshua_n all_o this_o time_n for_o he_o come_v down_o with_o moses_n and_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o calf_n set_v up_o in_o the_o camp_n exod._n 32.17_o when_o moses_n bring_v the_o two_o table_n it_o be_v thus_o answer_v though_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o joshua_n go_v up_o with_o moses_n and_o come_v down_o with_o he_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n how_o high_a he_o go_v or_o whether_o he_o hear_v what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v he_o stay_v still_o with_o moses_n during_o the_o six_o day_n preparation_n till_o god_n call_v his_o master_n from_o he_o into_o the_o cloud_n and_o like_o a_o faithful_a servant_n he_o stay_v in_o some_o place_n where_o his_o master_n appoint_v and_o know_v how_o to_o find_v he_o upon_o his_o return_n exod_n 32.17_o 18_o not_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o israel_n idolatry_n so_o have_v no_o meat_n from_o the_o camp_n nor_o do_v he_o fast_v the_o forty_o day_n as_o moses_n do_v but_o be_v as_o some_o say_v sustain_v all_o that_o time_n with_o manna_n etc._n etc._n in_o some_o extraordinary_a manner_n by_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o forty_o day_n and_o night_n conference_n which_o the_o lord_n hold_v with_o 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as_o to_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n of_o their_o consecration_n chap._n 28_o and_o 29._o 4._o god_n call_v forth_o and_o qualify_v the_o person_n for_o the_o whole_a workmanship_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n within_o and_o without_o as_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n with_o other_o who_o he_o fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o make_v they_o meet_v for_o the_o make_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o the_o manufacture_n thereof_o chap._n 31._o all_o which_o material_n must_v be_v exact_o make_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n or_o model_n that_o god_n now_o show_v in_o a_o vision_n unto_o moses_n in_o the_o mount_n give_v he_o as_o be_v suppose_v a_o aetherial_a idea_n or_o platform_n both_o of_o person_n and_o thing_n as_o god_n afterward_o
common_a politic_n have_v command_v this_o confederacy_n soon_o before_o the_o five_o southern_a king_n have_v be_v destroy_v this_o have_v assure_o be_v do_v at_o israel_n first_o entrance_n into_o their_o land_n have_v not_o the_o great_a god_n confound_v the_o counsel_n of_o those_o wicked_a king_n god_n holy_a hand_n order_v it_o thus_o that_o jabin_n who_o have_v probable_o a_o jurisdiction_n over_o all_o the_o other_o king_n in_o the_o north_n east_n and_o west_n must_v be_v a_o epimetheus_n a_o postmaster_n a_o after-witted_n monarch_n and_o wise_a too_o late_o lest_o israel_n shall_v be_v dishearten_v and_o overmatched_a have_v those_o many_o king_n confederate_v with_o the_o five_o king_n at_o the_o first_o these_o five_o king_n must_v first_o be_v conquer_a and_o israel_n must_v have_v time_n for_o rest_n and_o recruit_v before_o they_o be_v call_v forth_o to_o encounter_v this_o numerous_a host_n which_o be_v even_a as_o the_o sand_n upon_o the_o sea-shore_n for_o 4._o and_o thus_o do_v our_o lord_n still_o deal_v with_o his_o people_n they_o shall_v have_v their_o trial_n and_o trouble_n not_o by_o whole_a bushel_n at_o once_o but_o by_o peck_n and_o by_o peck_n as_o the_o hebrew_n read_v be_v isa_n 27.8_o he_o correct_v in_o measure_n jer._n 30.11_o and_o as_o his_o people_n can_v bear_v 1_o cor._n 10.13_o not_o rush_v in_o upon_o they_o in_o multitude_n but_o in_o mercy_n and_o moderation_n 2._o the_o preparation_n on_o israel_n side_n than_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n take_v care_n and_o come_v to_o encourage_v joshua_n say_v ver_fw-la 6._o fear_v not_o their_o many_o and_o mighty_a yea_o and_o malicious_a chariot_n and_o horseman_n though_o thou_o have_v only_o a_o company_n of_o raw_a and_o unexperienced_a footman_n yet_o will_v i_o make_v thou_o master_n of_o they_o all_o and_o for_o the_o far_o strengthen_n of_o joshua_n faith_n against_o his_o fear_n god_n give_v he_o before_o the_o battle_n such_o particular_a direction_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o the_o chariot_n and_o horse_n after_o the_o battle_n as_o if_o already_o he_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o battle_n itself_o in_o its_o concomitant_n by_o who_o where_o when_o in_o what_o manner_n and_o with_o what_o event_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o though_o joshua_n have_v god_n infallible_a promise_n of_o victory_n yet_o dare_v he_o not_o neglect_v any_o politic_a mean_n in_o subserviency_n to_o god_n providence_n for_o obtain_v the_o victory_n promise_v but_o in_o sublime_a prudence_n set_v upon_o the_o enemy_n sudden_o ver_fw-la 7._o when_o they_o least_o expect_v he_o they_o be_v weary_a with_o their_o march_n to_o the_o rendezvous_n be_v refresh_v themselves_o and_o probable_o to_o debauchery_n for_o joy_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o host_n and_o design_v to_o assault_n israel_n first_o this_o make_v they_o secure_a when_o joshua_n come_v first_o and_o surprise_v they_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v joshua_n victory_n according_a to_o god_n promise_n both_o obtain_v ver_fw-la 8._o and_o improve_v for_o 9_o the_o same_o god_n who_o be_v the_o promiser_n of_o victory_n ver_fw-la 7._o be_v the_o performer_n of_o it_o also_o ver_fw-la 8._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n deliver_v this_o vast_a host_n into_o israel_n be_v hand_n as_o if_o god_n have_v take_v they_o all_o up_o into_o his_o almighty_a hand_n and_o hand_v they_o over_o to_o joshua_n bid_v he_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o they_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o dread_a of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o which_o make_v they_o flee_v several_a way_n hence_o israel_n divide_v into_o two_o body_n to_o pursue_v the_o vanquish_a both_o those_o that_o flee_v eastward_o and_o those_o westward_n also_o see_v sidon_n lay_v west_n as_o mizpeh_n do_v east_n of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o joshua_n improve_v his_o victory_n according_a to_o god_n precept_n ver_fw-la 6._o for_o he_o hough_v their_o horse_n render_v they_o thereby_o altogether_o unserviceable_a for_o war_n and_o 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expedition_n destroy_v all_o of_o humane_a kind_n in_o it_o and_o burn_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n ver_fw-la 10.13_o because_o this_o city_n with_o its_o king_n begin_v this_o war_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o be_v the_o royal_a city_n may_v renew_v the_o war_n shall_v the_o canaanite_n have_v recover_v it_o as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o judge_n time_n after_o it_o be_v rebuilt_a when_o the_o canaanite_n recover_v strength_n by_o the_o sin_n of_o israel_n judg._n 4.2_o 3._o but_o all_o the_o minor_a city_n who_o wall_n be_v not_o batter_v down_o by_o the_o fury_n of_o war_n in_o storm_v they_o joshua_n still_o preserve_v entire_a for_o israel_n use_n that_o they_o may_v afterward_o more_o safe_o dwell_v in_o they_o and_o in_o this_o war_n do_v joshua_n destroy_v the_o anakins_n ver_fw-la 21._o who_o the_o ten_o spy_n have_v former_o represent_v and_o report_v invincible_a numb_a 13.28_o 32_o 33._o n._n b._n all_o this_o do_v our_o joshua_n and_o jesus_n for_o we_o subdue_a our_o giantlike_a corruption_n hough_v those_o chariot_n horse_n that_o will_v hurry_v away_o our_o soul_n to_o hell_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o mortification_n in_o we_o the_o five_o remark_n be_v though_o we_o have_v a_o short_a narrative_n of_o all_o those_o great_a and_o many_o conquest_n record_v together_o in_o this_o eleven_o chapter_n yet_o ver_fw-la 18._o give_v a_o account_n that_o it_o be_v a_o long_a war_n that_o last_v seven_o year_n as_o jericho_n have_v be_v seven_o day_n besiege_v so_o in_o seven_o year_n be_v canaan_n conquer_a that_o this_o be_v the_o term_n of_o time_n which_o joshua_n war_n continue_v appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n to_o joshua_n josh_n 14.7.10_o he_o be_v send_v one_o of_o the_o spy_n of_o the_o land_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o have_v live_v five_o and_o forty_o year_n since_o that_o time_n namely_o eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o seven_o in_o canaan_n which_o make_v up_o the_o number_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o xiii_o joshua_n the_o twelve_o be_v plain_o a_o epilogue_n or_o conclusion_n of_o israel_n war_n both_o under_o moses_n and_o under_o joshua_n conduct_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o those_o country_n which_o these_o two_o general_n conquer_a together_o with_o the_o name_n of_o all_o those_o king_n who_o they_o kill_v upon_o all_o which_o many_o remark_n have_v be_v already_o it_o may_v therefore_o suffice_v to_o say_v only_o this_o here_o that_o the_o divine_o inspire_a writer_n of_o this_o book_n of_o joshua_n purpose_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o relate_v how_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n be_v distribute_v and_o divide_v among_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n in_o order_n hereunto_o be_v first_o propose_v a_o prospect_n of_o all_o those_o place_n which_o do_v belong_v to_o that_o division_n and_o distribution_n and_o this_o he_o do_v by_o name_v the_o king_n rather_o than_o their_o kingdom_n for_o that_o be_v a_o more_o compendious_a method_n for_o a_o narrative_a of_o that_o nature_n not_o only_o because_o many_o place_n be_v under_o one_o king_n and_o because_o the_o conquest_n of_o king_n give_v a_o lustre_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o all_o those_o victory_n but_o also_o because_o the_o name_n and_o dignity_n of_o king_n be_v have_v in_o the_o high_a veneration_n among_o all_o nation_n therefore_o do_v this_o chapter_n give_v we_o a_o brief_a epitome_n a_o short_a compendium_n first_o of_o moses_n conquer_a the_o two_o king_n sihon_n and_o og_n from_o ver_fw-la 2._o to_o 6._o and_o second_o of_o joshua_n conquer_a other_o nine_o and_o twenty_o king_n make_v up_o the_o number_n to_o be_v thirty_o one_o from_o ver_fw-la 7._o to_o 24._o a_o number_n that_o be_v account_v a_o complete_a hitter_z among_o card-gamester_n joshua_n the_o
go_v etc._n etc._n this_o give_v they_o good_a cause_n to_o weep_v etc._n etc._n but_o they_o hope_v that_o in_o his_o wrath_n he_o will_v remember_v mercy_n habb_n 3.2_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o repetition_n of_o the_o story_n of_o joshua_n dismission_n of_o the_o people_n from_o his_o parliament_n at_o shechem_n etc._n etc._n borrow_a from_o josh_n 24.28_o 29._o and_o mention_v here_o from_o ver_fw-la 6._o to_o 11._o this_o be_v do_v in_o order_n to_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o time_n cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o israel_n defection_n from_o god_n and_o god_n desertion_n of_o they_o these_o five_o verse_n have_v joshua_n death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o those_o godly_a elder_n about_o his_o age_n etc._n etc._n insert_v in_o they_o to_o clear_v the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o ensue_a story_n vatablus_n his_o note_n here_o be_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v here_o by_o way_n of_o recapitulation_n that_o the_o sum_n and_o argument_n of_o this_o whole_a book_n may_v be_v in_o this_o place_n set_v down_o together_o and_o à _fw-la lapide_fw-la call_v it_o a_o hysteron-proteron_a repeat_v what_o be_v do_v long_o ago_o as_o if_o now_o do_v that_o the_o author_n may_v more_o commodious_o pass_v from_o joshua_n to_o the_o original_a and_o institution_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o succeed_v joshua_n but_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o these_o verse_n have_v a_o due_a connexion_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o ver_fw-la 1.2_o who_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o canaanite_n will_v become_v your_o ruin_n and_o now_o those_o verse_n declare_v how_o this_o real_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o when_o and_o by_o what_o mean_n date_v it_o from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n etc._n etc._n then_o they_o begin_v to_o forsake_v the_o lord_n but_o above_o all_o dr._n lightfoot'_v judgement_n in_o this_o point_n seem_v to_o i_o most_o cogent_a and_o of_o great_a importance_n say_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v pass_v be_v mention_v here_o as_o present_v that_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o future_a story_n may_v be_v better_o lay_v and_o that_o the_o time_n of_o the_o people_n beginning_n to_o degenerate_a may_v be_v the_o more_o manifest_o mark_v out_o and_o hereupon_o after_o the_o ten_o verse_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n he_o place_v all_o those_o story_n which_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o chapter_n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o and_o after_o all_o these_o chapter_n he_o begin_v again_o at_o chap._n 2.11_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o first_o judge_n of_o israel_n namely_o othniel_n let_v i_o have_v leave_n to_o transcribe_v his_o reason_n for_o his_o double_a assertion_n first_o that_o all_o those_o last_o chapter_n of_o judge_n ought_v to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n and_o second_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o preposterous_o lay_v those_o story_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v so_o soon_o in_o so_o late_a a_o place_n of_o this_o book_n of_o judge_n as_o to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o his_o argument_n take_v as_o follow_v his_o chronology_n may_v not_o be_v in_o every_o hand_n where_o this_o may_v come_v argument_n the_o first_o the_o danite_n be_v not_o settle_v when_o the_o story_n of_o the_o 17_o and_o 18_o chapter_n come_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o this_o can_v not_o be_v long_o after_o joshua_n be_v death_n second_o phinehas_n be_v alive_a at_o the_o battle_n at_o gibeah_n betwixt_o benjamin_n and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n chap._n 19_o and_o chap._n 20._o ver_fw-la 28._o three_o the_o wickedness_n of_o gibeah_n be_v reckon_v for_o one_o of_o their_o first_o villainy_n hos_fw-la 10.9_o there_o they_o begin_v it_o as_o in_o judg._n 19_o etc._n etc._n four_o deborah_n speak_v of_o the_o 40000_o of_o israel_n that_o perish_v by_o benjamin_n as_o if_o neither_o swâ—rd_n nor_o spear_n have_v be_v among_o they_o judg._n 5.8_o five_o mahaneh_n dan_n or_o as_o in_o our_o translation_n the_o camp_n of_o dan_n which_o be_v so_o name_v upon_o the_o march_n of_o the_o danite_n when_o they_o set_v up_o their_o idolatry_n judg._n 18.12_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o story_n of_o samson_n by_o that_o very_a name_n mahaneh-dan_a though_o that_o story_n of_o samson_n be_v set_v before_o the_o story_n of_o the_o danite_n judg._n 13.25_o six_o the_o first_o public_a idolatry_n that_o be_v find_v in_o israel_n have_v its_o first_o beginning_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n judg._n 18.30_o before_o the_o worship_v of_o baalim_fw-la and_o ashtaroth_n in_o any_o other_o tribe_n judg._n 2.13_o therefore_o dan_n be_v omit_v among_o the_o seal_a of_o the_o lord_n revel_v 7._o seven_o ehud_n mention_v in_o judg._n 3.15_o may_v very_o well_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o left-handed_a benjamite_n and_o one_o of_o they_o that_o escape_v at_o the_o rock_n rimmon_n judg._n 20.16_o 47._o and_o 21.13_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o second_o assertion_n why_o there_o be_v a_o transposition_n of_o those_o history_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o must_v refer_v to_o the_o reader_n lightfoot'_v chronicle_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n pag._n 93._o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n of_o quotation_n etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v this_o the_o private_a opinion_n of_o dr._n lightfoot_n alone_o and_o singular_a but_o i_o find_v a_o universal_a concurrence_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o judicious_a interpreter_n with_o he_o concern_v this_o dislocation_n etc._n etc._n such_o as_o judicious_a junius_n learned_a lavater_n bochartus_fw-la malvenda_fw-la and_o many_o other_o both_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a writer_n who_o do_v not_o only_o insist_v upon_o the_o reason_n aforemention_v but_o also_o do_v much_o amplify_v upon_o they_o all_o unanimous_o affirm_v that_o these_o story_n in_o the_o five_o last_o chapter_n of_o judge_n do_v not_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o order_n wherein_o they_o be_v place_v but_o much_o soon_o even_o present_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o elder_n that_o outlive_v joshua_n judg._n 2.7_o and_o not_o immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o in_o this_o book_n those_o divine_n afore-named_n make_v it_o more_o apparent_a by_o add_v amplification_n to_o the_o argument_n aforemention_v n._n b._n they_o add_v to_o the_o first_o that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o probable_a the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n which_o be_v numerous_a can_v want_v their_o proper_a possession_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n as_o 300_o year_n after_o joshua_n death_n yet_o be_v they_o say_v to_o seek_v a_o inheritance_n to_o dwell_v in_o etc._n etc._n judg._n 18.1_o this_o can_v not_o be_v after_o samson_n death_n to_o the_o second_o be_v add_v the_o story_n of_o the_o levite_n concubine_n and_o the_o war_n with_o the_o benjamite_n happen_v while_o phinehas_n be_v high_a priest_n judg._n 20.28_o who_o must_v have_v be_v about_o 350_o year_n old_a if_o these_o thing_n have_v fall_v out_o after_o samson_n death_n which_o be_v more_o than_o improbable_a for_o phinehas_n be_v at_o man_n estate_n when_o he_o slay_v zimri_n and_o cozbi_n numb_a 25.7_o 8._o which_o be_v before_o israel_n enter_v into_o canâ—an_n and_o he_o succeed_v in_o the_o high-priest_n office_n after_o his_o father_n eleazar_n who_o die_v about_o the_o same_o time_n that_o joshua_n do_v josh_n 24.33_o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o outlive_v samson_n to_o the_o three_o be_v add_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o gibeah_n hos_n 10.9_o must_v be_v soon_o after_o joshua_n death_n and_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n for_o jebus_n or_o that_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o benjamite_n be_v not_o yet_o take_v judg._n 19.11_o 12._o but_o be_v still_o possess_v by_o the_o jebusite_n so_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o gibeah_n that_o hosea_n mention_n must_v be_v very_o ancient_a etc._n etc._n to_o the_o four_o be_v add_v that_o deborah_n beside_o her_o mention_v the_o 40000_o of_o israel_n slay_v by_o benjamin_n judg._n 5.8_o do_v in_o ver_fw-la 14._o use_v a_o apostrophe_n turn_v to_o god_n in_o her_o word_n after_o thou_o oh_o benjamin_n among_o thy_o people_n and_o admire_a that_o the_o poor_a remnant_n of_o benjamin_n reserve_v from_o that_o general_n slaughter_n of_o they_o judg._n 20._o shall_v not_o be_v discourage_v by_o his_o paucity_n of_o number_n but_o become_v most_o forward_o in_o her_o expedition_n and_o encourage_v ephraim_n a_o numerous_a tribe_n thereunto_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o benjamin_n though_o now_o but_o small_a come_v forth_o to_o this_o war_n of_o deborah_n when_o the_o numerous_a tribe_n of_o ephraim_n send_v forth_o but_o a_o handful_n to_o it_o and_o do_v but_o follow_v after_o benjamin_n she_o admire_v god_n in_o this_o double_a precedency_n to_o the_o five_o be_v add_v that_o the_o place_n where_o samson_n parent_n dwell_v and_o where_o their_o son_n samson_n put_v forth_o the_o first_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o miraculous_a prowess_n
bowel_n and_o so_o he_o die_v even_o in_o a_o damnable_a state_n exit_fw-la tyrannus_n n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o josephus_n and_o the_o rabbin_n make_v saul_n a_o martyr_n in_o die_v thus_o valourous_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o avoid_v disgrace_n etc._n etc._n but_o sure_o he_o die_v the_o devil_n martyr_n not_o god_n who_o express_a command_n be_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v second_o saul_n have_v spare_v agag_n contrary_a to_o god_n command_n and_o now_o from_o a_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n he_o will_v not_o spare_v himself_o but_o be_v felo_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la a_o self-murderer_n destroy_v god_n image_n in_o himself_o three_o he_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n joh._n 8.21_o and_o in_o the_o worst_a sort_n of_o sin_n the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n whereof_o he_o be_v guilty_a in_o consult_v with_o a_o witch_n etc._n etc._n a_o man_n have_v better_a die_n in_o a_o ditch_n or_o in_o a_o dungeon_n than_o die_v in_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o or_o unpardoned_a four_o not_o one_o hint_n have_v we_o of_o his_o repentance_n but_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n slay_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n 1_o chron._n 10.14_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v what_o happen_v after_o saul_n death_n the_o remark_n hereupon_o be_v first_o if_o saul_n armour-bearer_n be_v doeg_n follow_v his_o master_n be_v evil_a example_n of_o self-murder_n when_o he_o see_v his_o master_n dead_a who_o he_o will_v not_o over-live_a because_o of_o his_o overlove_v as_o brethren_n in_o iniquity_n hereby_o god_n just_o revenge_v upon_o he_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n priest_n which_o he_o have_v slay_v in_o his_o be_v his_o own_o executioner_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v saul_n death_n and_o his_o army_n rout_v put_v the_o part_n adjacent_a to_o the_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n the_o place_n of_o this_o defeat_n into_o such_o a_o consternation_n that_o they_o flee_v from_o their_o city_n and_o the_o philistine_n come_v and_o dwell_v in_o they_o v._o 7._o thus_o the_o philistine_n prudent_o pursue_v their_o victory_n and_o have_v not_o god_n raise_v up_o david_n at_o this_o time_n to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o their_o proceed_n in_o all_o likelihood_n israel_n have_v lose_v canaan_n hereby_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o philistine_n triumph_n over_o slay_a saul_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10._o all_o saul_n care_n be_v for_o his_o body_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v abuse_v ver_fw-la 4._o but_o no_o care_n he_o take_v for_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o body_n be_v abuse_v nevertheless_o they_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n as_o david_n have_v do_v to_o goliath_n and_o devote_v it_o to_o dagon_n for_o this_o victory_n his_o armour_n they_o dedicate_v to_o ashtaroth_n another_o idol_n and_o they_o hang_v up_o his_o carcase_n as_o on_o a_o gibbet_n in_o bethshan_n for_o scorn_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o man_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n hear_v of_o it_o and_o remember_v the_o old_a kindness_n saul_n have_v do_v they_o chap._n 11.11_o march_v all_o night_n as_o he_o 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sam._n chap._n i._n which_o declare_v the_o state_n of_o israel_n after_o this_o their_o direful_a defeat_n by_o the_o philistine_n the_o tiding_n whereof_o david_n receive_v with_o deep_a deploration_n yea_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n though_o he_o be_v his_o capital_a enemy_n yet_o he_o profound_o bewail_v it_o remarks_n hereupon_o be_v first_o the_o messenger_z of_o those_o sad_a tiding_n be_v describe_v by_o sundry_a circumstance_n as_o 1._o when_o he_o come_v to_o david_n it_o be_v three_o day_n after_o david_n have_v return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o amalekite_n v._o 1._o and_o 2._o whither_o he_o come_v to_o wit_n unto_o ziklag_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o burn_v but_o david_n and_o his_o man_n may_v refresh_v themselves_o in_o it_o after_o so_o long_a a_o harrase_n until_o god_n provide_v they_o better_a quarter_n 3._o who_o he_o be_v a_o amalekite_n v._o 8._o the_o son_n of_o a_o stranger_n v._o 13._o 4._o in_o what_o posture_n he_o come_v pretend_v sorrow_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n people_n with_o his_o clothes_n rend_v and_o earth_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o fall_v down_o at_o david_n foot_n to_o humour_n and_o honour_v the_o rising-sun_n v._o 2._o and_o 5._o he_o be_v describe_v by_o his_o age_n he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n v._o 5_o 13._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o amalekite_n narrative_a of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o fight_n of_o the_o philistine_n against_o israel_n wherein_o he_o give_v david_n a_o distinct_a account_n upon_o david_n diligent_a enquiry_n v._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o wherein_o observe_v first_o he_o declare_v to_o david_n the_o flight_n of_o israel_n the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o army_n and_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n v._o 4._o second_o to_o confirm_v his_o story_n of_o saul_n death_n which_o most_o concern_v david_n he_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o by_o a_o casualty_n of_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v v._o 6._o and_o three_o to_o qualify_v his_o crime_n he_o say_v saul_n call_v i_o v._o 7._o choose_v i_o v._o 8._o and_o request_v i_o to_o be_v his_o executioner_n v._o 9_o he_o add_v four_o a_o compare_v saul_n desperate_a case_n say_v as_o josephus_n and_o other_o do_v relate_v saul_n say_v to_o i_o i_o be_o sore_o wound_v by_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o archer_n and_o by_o my_o own_o weapon_n i_o have_v fall_v upon_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o likely_a to_o die_v of_o those_o wound_n nor_o will_v i_o be_v willing_a to_o live_v with_o they_o until_o the_o philistine_n overtake_v i_o and_o put_v i_o to_o some_o shameful_a and_o more_o painful_a death_n and_o see_v my_o coat_n of_o mail_n will_v not_o suffer_v my_o lance_n to_o pierce_v deep_a enough_o to_o dispatch_v i_o do_v thou_o lean_v upon_o i_o with_o the_o whole_a weight_n of_o thy_o body_n that_o the_o weapon_n may_v pass_v through_o i_o and_o outright_o kill_v i_o to_o quit_v i_o of_o my_o dolorous_a pain_n five_o hereupon_o say_v he_o when_o i_o see_v he_o can_v not_o live_v both_o for_o anguish_n of_o mind_n and_o pain_n of_o body_n i_o think_v it_o a_o act_n of_o charity_n to_o do_v for_o he_o what_o he_o desire_v of_o i_o to_o dispatch_v he_o out_o of_o his_o misery_n and_o to_o die_v by_o my_o hand_n rather_o than_o by_o his_o cruel_a conqueror_n then_o take_v i_o the_o crown_n from_o off_o his_o head_n and_o the_o bracelet_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o arm_n and_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o my_o lord_n v._o 10._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v a_o scrutiny_n touch_v the_o veracity_n of_o this_o amalekite_n long_a harangue_n though_o i_o find_v some_o learned_a man_n patronise_a this_o amalekite_n and_o purge_v he_o from_o lie_v to_o david_n say_v his_o story_n be_v a_o real_a
the_o reputation_n of_o a_o prophet_n upon_o it_o ver_fw-la 28._o remark_n the_o three_o his_o curse_a carcase_n be_v carry_v in_o his_o all-bloody_a chariot_n out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o samaria_n the_o chariot_n be_v wash_v at_o the_o pool_n there_o the_o dog_n come_v to_o claim_v their_o due_a lap_v up_o blood_n and_o water_n together_o as_o vatablus_n say_v after_o their_o nature_n and_o the_o tongue_n of_o those_o brute_n verify_v the_o tongue_n of_o god_n prophet_n remark_n the_o last_o be_v micaiah_n and_o elijah_n be_v justify_v naboth_n be_v revenge_v ahab_n be_v judge_v and_o his_o whole_a council_n of_o false_a prophet_n be_v all_o confound_v which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a proof_n that_o council_n may_v err_v and_o now_o zedekiah_n ware_n horn_n thou_o be_v the_o next_o sacrifice_n to_o expiate_v the_o son_n joram_n vengeance_n for_o lead_v his_o father_n ahab_n into_o ruin_n the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 129.4_o and_o 145.17_o 2_o king_n chap._n the_o first_o before_o the_o history_n hereof_o some_o general_a remark_n must_v be_v make_v to_o make_v way_n for_o it_o the_o first_o be_v the_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o of_o king_n give_v a_o short_a account_n of_o jehosaphat_n life_n and_o death_n from_o ver_fw-la 41_o to_o ver_fw-la 51._o but_o speak_v nothing_o of_o he_o in_o this_o second_o book_n of_o king_n yet_o have_v we_o a_o large_a relation_n of_o jehosaphat_n reign_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n chapter_n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o the_o sum_n of_o which_o be_v refer_v to_o this_o last_o book_n of_o king_n remark_n the_o second_o in_o general_n be_v ahaziah_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n be_v brief_o describe_v 1_o king_n 22.51_o 52_o 53._o but_o more_o ample_o in_o this_o 2_o king_n chap._n 1._o but_o not_o at_o all_o mention_v in_o the_o 2d_o of_o chronicle_n because_o his_o reign_n be_v short_a and_o enough_o have_v be_v record_v already_o of_o so_o bad_a a_o king_n remark_n the_o thâ—â—d_n in_o general_n be_v ezra_n the_o scribe_n as_o be_v general_o affirm_v be_v the_o holy_a penman_n of_o these_o two_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o these_o two_o book_n and_o the_o three_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n which_o be_v almost_o the_o same_o word_n for_o word_n this_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o they_o be_v write_v after_o the_o captivity_n and_o therefore_o that_o book_n of_o chronicle_n to_o which_o the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n do_v so_o frequent_o make_v a_o reference_n can_v be_v those_o sacred_a chronicle_n which_o be_v write_v long_o after_o both_o the_o book_n of_o king_n as_o the_o hebrew_n do_v call_v these_o holy_a chronicle_n debre-haiamim_a the_o word_n or_o deed_n of_o day_n because_o they_o contain_v a_o history_n from_o adam_n to_o ezra_n day_n so_o the_o greek_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v remainder_n or_o gather_n up_o imply_v that_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n have_v gather_v up_o what_o the_o book_n of_o king_n have_v leave_v out_o and_o not_o record_v yet_o omit_v many_o passage_n that_o be_v before_o full_o relate_v as_o the_o foul_a fall_n of_o david_n and_o the_o foul_a fall_n of_o solomon_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v not_o a_o word_n there_o of_o they_o the_o four_o general_a remark_n be_v the_o second_o book_n of_o chronicle_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o two_o book_n of_o king_n save_v only_o that_o after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v the_o turn_a point_n and_o begin_v the_o declining_n of_o israel_n glory_n that_o holy_a penman_n give_v over_o his_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v sufficient_o supply_v out_o of_o this_o second_o book_n of_o king_n and_o insi_v only_o upon_o the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n until_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n and_o wherever_o he_o relate_v the_o same_o history_n former_o 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treat_v on_o in_o the_o second_o of_o king_n yet_o be_v he_o large_o in_o the_o second_o of_o chronicle_n therefore_o begin_v we_o with_o he_o omit_v what_o be_v already_o say_v before_o we_o come_v to_o ahaziah_n remark_n in_o particular_a first_o upon_o jehosaphat_n be_v first_o he_o be_v the_o four_o king_n of_o judah_n succeed_v his_o father_n asa_n 1_o king_n 15.24_o 2_o chron._n 17.1_o in_o who_o history_n be_v first_o his_o care_n of_o religion_n though_o he_o be_v contemporary_a with_o wicked_a ahab_n and_o reign_v about_o eighteen_o year_n in_o affinity_n with_o he_o yet_o be_v he_o both_o religious_a in_o his_o own_o person_n walk_v in_o the_o first_o way_n of_o david_n before_o his_o fall_n into_o foul_a infirmity_n ver_fw-la 3._o he_o be_v not_o corrupt_v with_o that_o contagious_a air_n of_o his_o neighbour_a idolatrous_a israel_n ver_fw-la 4._o but_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n not_o with_o pride_n but_o with_o zeal_n ver_fw-la 6._o he_o also_o endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o people_n religious_a by_o send_v teach_v prince_n priest_n and_o levite_n among_o they_o to_o teach_v they_o the_o law_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o not_o humane_a tradition_n for_o this_o the_o lord_n requite_v he_o with_o a_o rich_a reward_n 1._o when_o he_o have_v establish_v a_o preach_a ministry_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n fall_v upon_o kingdom_n round_o about_o he_o for_o 10._o and_o 2._o his_o grow_a greatness_n bring_v in_o great_a tribute_n to_o he_o from_o the_o philistine_n arabian_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 11._o and_o 3._o god_n bless_v he_o with_o a_o prodigious_a army_n of_o eleven_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o thousand_o brave_a fight_a man_n ver_fw-la 12_o 14_o 19_o of_o this_o 2d_o of_o chron._n c._n 17._o so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o ahab_n molest_v he_o not_o but_o make_v a_o league_n with_o he_o remark_n the_o second_o after_o this_o jehosaphat_n join_v with_o ahab_n and_o march_v with_o he_o to_o ramoth_n gilead_n as_o be_v before_o relate_v in_o 1_o king_n 22._o and_o now_o here_o again_o repeat_v in_o 2_o chron._n 18.1_o to_o the_o last_o verse_n n.b._n it_o be_v usual_a for_o this_o author_n ezra_n to_o give_v only_o a_o abridgement_n of_o those_o history_n he_o find_v so_o full_o record_v before_o yet_o this_o history_n he_o repeat_v over_o again_o almost_o word_n for_o word_n which_o must_v needs_o most_o high_o commend_v the_o content_n hereof_o as_o exceed_v necessary_a useful_a and_o profitable_a see_v the_o holy_a spirit_n who_o be_v ezra_n enditer_n can_v do_v nothing_o in_o vain_a but_o he_o add_v 2_o chron._n 19.1_o as_o well_o as_o that_o precious_a passage_n the_o lord_n help_v he_o note_v before_o jehosaphat_n return_v to_o his_o house_n in_o peace_n look_v upon_o his_o deliverance_n as_o no_o less_o than_o a_o miracle_n say_v vatablus_n and_o reckon_v himself_o as_o a_o brand_n pluck_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n zech._n 3.3_o and_o have_v see_v ahab_n suffer_v 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the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n n.b._n it_o be_v call_v topheth_n from_o toph_n hebr._n a_o drum_n because_o the_o pagan_n use_v to_o beat_v a_o drum_n while_o they_o be_v sacrifice_v their_o child_n that_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o burn_a child_n may_v not_o be_v hear_v from_o this_o valley_n gehinnon_n say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n come_v the_o word_n gehenna_n for_o hell_n matth._n 5.22_o 29._o and_o tophet_n also_o be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o signification_n isa_n 30.33_o mark_v 3_o he_o sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o high_a place_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o express_o against_o the_o command_n of_o god_n thus_o do_v he_o evil_a with_o both_o hand_n earnest_o mic._n 7.3_o as_o if_o afraid_a to_o be_v outdo_v by_o other_o take_v long_a stride_n towards_o hell_n mark_v 4._o this_o black_a brand_a ahaz_n 2_o chron._n 28.22_o stand_v here_o in_o the_o history_n say_v learned_a paraeus_n upon_o his_o life_n like_o a_o filthy_a thorn_n betwixt_o 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conduct_n n.b._n lyra_n observe_v the_o same_o objection_n against_o ezra_n name_v here_o ver_fw-la 1_o 13_o and_o 33._o saying_n if_o this_o be_v ezra_n the_o scribe_n he_o must_v now_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a if_o not_o more_o this_o wolphius_n well_o answer_v that_o these_o holy_a man_n that_o live_v sober_a life_n and_o be_v more_o conversant_a in_o their_o serious_a study_n than_o in_o riotous_a feast_n which_o shorten_v many_o man_n life_n plures_fw-la pereunt_fw-la gulâ_fw-la quam_fw-la gladio_fw-la more_n die_v by_o gluttony_n than_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o both_o of_o they_o most_o eminent_a instrument_n for_o preserve_v the_o church_n god_n may_v probable_o grant_v they_o a_o long_a lease_n of_o their_o life_n promise_v in_o the_o five_o command_n and_o perform_v unto_o aaron_n who_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a though_o he_o die_v before_o his_o time_n by_o a_o divine_a hand_n of_o god_n therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o 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with_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n so_o as_o to_o grant_v he_o a_o very_a large_a commission_n ezra_n 7.22_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v a_o government_n over_o the_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o nehemiah_n and_o therefore_o the_o year_n be_v reckon_v here_o by_o the_o time_n of_o nehemiah_n and_o of_o ezra_n government_n the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o concomitant_a circumstance_n of_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n new_o repair_v remark_n the_o first_o not_o only_o the_o wall_n ver_fw-la 27._o but_o also_o the_o gate_n ver_fw-la 30._o yea_o the_o whole_a city_n say_v tirinus_n be_v now_o solemn_o dedicate_v to_o god_n in_o thankfulness_n to_o he_o who_o have_v so_o wonderful_o bless_v they_o in_o the_o rebuilding_n of_o all_o and_o with_o earnest_a prayer_n for_o god_n presence_n to_o preserve_v for_o the_o future_a not_o only_o their_o life_n family_n and_o estate_n but_o also_o his_o own_o temple_n and_o worship_n therein_o from_o the_o furious_a assault_n of_o the_o enemy_n this_o dedication_n be_v do_v with_o prayer_n praise_n sacrifice_n and_o all_o fort_n of_o music_n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o say_v a_o lapide_fw-la a_o little_a after_o fifty_o day_n they_o have_v rest_v when_o all_o be_v perfect_v remark_n the_o second_o they_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v go_v into_o the_o country_n which_o they_o may_v do_v till_o their_o turn_n come_v to_o officiate_v in_o the_o temple_n that_o this_o legal_a consecration_n may_v be_v carry_v on_o with_o more_o solemnity_n in_o order_n whereunto_o the_o levite_n purify_v themselves_o with_o legal_a wash_n numb_a 10.9_o 10._o and_o then_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 30._o whence_o lyra_n learned_o observe_v n.b._n that_o minister_n who_o will_v reform_v other_o must_v first_o begin_v to_o reform_v themselves_o yet_o this_o legal_a dedication_n under_o the_o law_n will_v not_o warrant_v as_o wolphius_n say_v well_o those_o superstitious_a consecration_n use_v by_o 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prescribe_v upon_o all_o such_o solemn_a occasion_n of_o joy_n n.b._n say_v wolphius_n both_o those_o two_o company_n though_o they_o go_v differ_v way_n the_o one_o northward_o and_o the_o other_o southward_o round_o about_o yet_o can_v they_o come_v and_o convene_v together_o in_o the_o temple_n as_o in_o the_o proper_a centre_n and_o public_a shop_n of_o piety_n even_o so_o the_o brethren_n of_o differ_v persuasion_n have_v late_o by_o a_o gracious_a influence_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o make_v a_o amicable_a coalition_n and_o concord_n in_o god_n temple_n also_o the_o good_a lord_n grant_v that_o the_o envious_a one_o satan_n may_v never_o be_v permit_v to_o sow_v his_o tare_n of_o discord_n where_o god_n have_v sow_o the_o good_a seed_n of_o concord_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o part_n be_v the_o consequent_n of_o this_o solemn_a dedication_n namely_o a_o general_n joy_n and_o reformation_n ver_fw-la 43_o to_o 47._o remark_n the_o first_o this_o be_v a_o solemn_a and_o sacred_a procession_n far_o different_a from_o those_o antic_a procession_n practise_v by_o papist_n etc._n etc._n who_o have_v their_o jester_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o to_o make_v they_o merry_a epit._n hist_o gallic_n pag._n 191._o there_o be_v mad_a devotion_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n but_o these_o godly_a levite_n have_v the_o musical_a instrument_n of_o god_n so_o call_v 1_o chron._n 16.42_o because_o they_o be_v of_o god_n appoint_v under_o the_o law_n and_o though_o much_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o their_o go_v from_o gate_n to_o gate_n etc._n etc._n yet_o this_o they_o do_v to_o excite_v they_o the_o more_o in_o sing_v aloud_o to_o be_v hear_v a_o far_o off_o as_o vaiashmignu_n hebr._fw-la ver_fw-la 42._o signify_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o they_o and_o in_o praise_v god_n for_o his_o marvellous_a help_v they_o so_o soon_o to_o build_v such_o fortification_n and_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o god_n make_v they_o rejoice_v with_o great_a joy_n so_o that_o they_o offer_v up_o the_o great_a of_o sacrifice_n which_o sanctius_n say_v be_v ox_n the_o big_a beast_n ver_fw-la 43._o yea_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v wrought_v upon_o so_o as_o to_o rejoice_v with_o they_o this_o look_v not_o like_o that_o joy_n which_o jester_n but_o jehovah_n put_v into_o they_o psal_n 4.7_o remark_n the_o second_o the_o people_n here_o general_o rejoice_v to_o behold_v those_o eminent_a gift_n and_o grace_n shine_v forth_o in_o those_o godly_a priest_n and_o levite_n say_v wolphius_n while_o they_o so_o cheerful_o and_o devout_o execute_v their_o office_n in_o this_o religious_a work_n ver_fw-la 44._o and_o hereupon_o this_o spiritual_a joy_n do_v so_o enlarge_v the_o people_n heart_n that_o they_o most_o prompt_o provide_v all_o the_o prescribe_a maintenance_n for_o those_o pious_a minister_n and_o to_o pay_v they_o all_o their_o due_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v and_o themselves_o have_v late_o command_v to_o do_v that_o so_o none_o of_o the_o sacred_a function_n may_v be_v force_v out_o of_o the_o city_n into_o the_o country_n to_o seek_v a_o livelihood_n there_o for_o they_o and_o they_o n._n b._n this_o be_v a_o right_n and_o a_o religious_a reciprocation_n the_o people_n have_v receive_v much_o benefit_n by_o their_o ministry_n and_o therefore_o they_o most_o voluntary_o return_v a_o competent_a maintenance_n to_o they_o according_a to_o that_o rule_n gal._n 6.6_o 1_o cor._n 9.4_o 7_o 9_o 11_o to_o 14._o so_o warm_a be_v this_o people_n heart_n now_o by_o the_o word_n that_o they_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n part_n with_o their_o minister_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o competency_n in_o whole_o wait_v on_o their_o work_n for_o the_o people_n edification_n remark_n the_o three_o the_o reformation_n in_o appoint_v porter_n that_o no_o unclean_a person_n may_v enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n this_o care_n belong_v unto_o they_o 2_o chron._n 23.19_o the_o law_n of_o purification_n