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three_o month_n exod._n xix_o 1._o where_o the_o law_n be_v give_v exod._n xx._n and_o their_o make_n and_o erect_v of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o next_o year_n first_o month_n first_o day_n exod._n xl._n 1._o and_o so_o the_o sum_n of_o 141_o year_n and_o few_o day_n do_v arise_v which_o contain_v the_o whole_a history_n of_o exodus_fw-la whereof_o 140_o year_n within_o few_o day_n be_v comprise_v in_o the_o two_o first_o chapter_n and_o one_o year_n and_o few_o day_n be_v spend_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n his_o sister_n his_o sister_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 7_o that_o be_v miriam_n who_o be_v elder_a than_o moses_n or_o aaron_n and_o aaron_n elder_a than_o moses_n by_o three_o year_n exod._n vii_o 7._o all_o three_o be_v the_o child_n of_o jochebed_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n by_o amram_n the_o grandson_n of_o levi_n exod._n vi_o 16_o 18_o 20._o num._n xxvi_o 59_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 3._o moses_n moses_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o his_o age_n of_o 40_o year_n when_o he_o go_v to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n and_o fly_v the_o egyptian_a as_o also_o his_o skill_n in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_a 3_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o by_o saint_n stephen_n act_v vii_o 22_o 23._o jethro_n jethro_n who_o be_v likewise_o call_v jether_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o in_o the_o original_a exod._n iu_o 18._o and_o hobab_v num._n x._o 29._o judg._n iu._n 11._o be_v the_o name_n of_o moses_n his_o father-in-law_n and_o kenite_fw-la judg._n i._n 16._o seem_v to_o be_v his_o name_n patronymical_a and_o revel_v and_o raguel_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o jethros_n father_n exod._n ii_o 18._o num._n x._o 29._o horeb_n horeb_n hear_v and_o sinai_n exod._n xvi_o 1._o and_o xix_o 11._o be_v the_o same_o mountain_n or_o two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o mountain_n call_v sinai_n from_o the_o bush_n exod._n iii_o 2._o or_o bush_n grow_v there_o and_o thereabouts_o in_o that_o wilderness_n ch._n xix_o 1._o as_o mount_n zion_n and_o mount_v moriah_n be_v much_o alike_o a_o token_n this_o token_n or_o sign_n be_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v afterward_o verse_n 12_o yet_o be_v give_v to_o confirm_v a_o promiser_n make_v afore_o it_o and_o the_o like_a be_v esay_n vii_o 14._o and_o xxxvii_o 30._o jer._n xliii_o 9_o 10._o and_o ch._n li._n 63_o 64._o among_o other_o reason_n to_o assure_v there_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_n by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o promise_n foretell_v such_o event_n no_o lie_v no_o lie_v in_o this_o petition_n to_o pharaoh_n verse_n 18_o nor_o in_o that_o assertion_n ch._n v._o 3._o will_v not_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n do_v not_o impeach_v or_o trench_v upon_o the_o freewill_n of_o pharaoh_n verse_n 19_o borrow_n no_o wrong_v in_o that_o borrow_n and_o spoil_v the_o egyptian_n exod._n verse_n 22_o iii_o 22._o and_o ch._n xi_o 2._o and_o ch._n xii_o 35_o 36._o the_o magician_n the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 11_o be_v none_o of_o they_o name_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n yet_o jannes_n and_o jambres_n the_o two_o prime_a of_o they_o be_v name_v in_o the_o new_a 2_o tim._n iii_o 8._o the_o red-sea_n and_o so_o in_o the_o greek_a erythraeum_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 19_o act_n vii_o 36._o heb._n xi_o 29._o signify_v red_a and_o so_o the_o latin_n from_o they_o so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o seem_a colour_n of_o the_o water_n from_o the_o abundance_n of_o red_a bulrush_n therein_o or_o the_o red_a sand_n and_o gravel_n in_o it_o or_o red_a coral_n grow_v in_o it_o or_o red_a sandy_a mountain_n adjoin_v to_o it_o or_o why_o not_o from_o edom_n as_o the_o edomean_n sea_n 1_o king_n ix_o 26._o he_o be_v call_v red_a from_o his_o red_a colour_n and_o the_o red_a pottage_n gen._n xxv_o 25_o 30._o but_o the_o likely_a reason_n be_v from_o the_o hebrew_n appellation_n call_v it_o the_o sea_n of_o weed_n or_o sedge_n mare_fw-la algsum_fw-la of_o flag_n or_o rush_n or_o tange_fw-la rack_n or_o reet_n in_o latin_a alga_n jonah_n ii_o 5._o which_o radish_n weed_n in_o abundance_n grow_v in_o it_o be_v but_o shoaly_a and_o special_o about_o the_o bank_n of_o it_o neither_o rose_n the_o plague_n of_o darkness_n in_o egypt_n seem_v to_o obstruct_v both_o candle-light_n and_o firelight_n verse_n 23_o this_o month_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o year_n be_v here_o change_v from_o the_o time_n wherein_o former_o it_o be_v chapter_n xii_o to_o the_o month_n wherein_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n a_o little_a before_o our_o easter_n and_o about_o our_o vernal_a equinoctial_a as_o it_o then_o stand_v this_o argue_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o jew_n year_n former_o begin_v and_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n flood_n to_o begin_v the_o 17_o the_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n of_o that_o year_n which_o year_n be_v know_v to_o commence_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o autumnal_a equinoctial_a as_o it_o then_o stand_v from_o whence_o even_o after_o this_o change_n the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n and_o sabbath-year_n and_o year_n for_o some_o civil_a account_n do_v continue_v still_o to_o have_v and_o enjoy_v their_o former_a beginning_n as_o we_o see_v levit._n xxv_o 8_o 9_o 10._o exod._n xxiii_o 11_o 16._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 22._o in_o the_o evening_n the_o paschal_n lamb_n be_v appoint_v here_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o eat_v chapter_n xii_o verse_n 6_o and_o so_o the_o passeover_n to_o be_v keep_v at_o even_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n at_o or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n and_o so_o num._n ix_o 3._o leu._n xxiii_o 5._o and_o so_o keep_v by_o our_o saviour_n at_o even_o matth._n xxvi_o 20._o now_o the_o better_a to_o know_v the_o even_o and_o two_o evening_n we_o must_v first_o know_v that_o the_o artificial_a day_n be_v divide_v from_o sunrising_a to_o sunsetting_a into_o twelve_o hour_n john_n xi_o 9_o matth._n xx._n 6_o 12._o act_n ii_o 15._o which_o hour_n be_v sometime_o long_o sometime_o short_a as_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n measure_v they_o and_o again_o that_o day_n seem_v to_o have_v a_o division_n into_o three_o equal_a part_n allot_v four_o hour_n to_o each_o part_n or_o into_o four_o equal_a part_n allot_v three_o hour_n to_o each_o part_n and_o so_o the_o first_o part_n be_v from_o their_o sunrising_a to_o our_o nine_o hour_n the_o second_o from_o our_o nine_o to_o our_o twelve_o or_o noon_n and_o midday_n the_o three_o from_o that_o to_o our_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o four_o from_o that_o to_o sunsetting_a and_o sometime_o there_o be_v take_v into_o the_o first_o of_o these_o the_o time_n from_o daylight_n to_o sunrising_n and_o into_o the_o last_o of_o these_o the_o time_n from_o sunsetting_a to_o night_n and_o darkness_n as_o matth._n xvi_o 2._o and_o xxvii_o 57_o john_n xx._n 19_o and_o both_o these_o comprise_v the_o whole_a day_n fast_v 2_o sam._n i_o 12._o now_o the_o even_o in_o scripture_n be_v most_o proper_o and_o usual_o express_v and_o define_v strict_o by_o the_o go_v down_o or_o set_v of_o the_o sun_n so_o in_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o unclean_a levit._n xxii_o 6_o 7._o deut._n xxiii_o 11._o and_o so_o in_o that_o case_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ai_fw-fr josh._n viii_o 29._o and_o of_o ahab_n 2_o chron._n xviii_o 34._o and_o of_o those_o five_o king_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o makkedah_n josh._n x._o 26_o 27._o and_o so_o in_o mark_n i._n 32._o and_o so_o it_o be_v express_o for_o the_o passeover_n itself_o deut._n xvi_o 6._o to_o which_o acceptation_n of_o the_o even_o agree_v that_o psal._n civ_o 23._o mark_v xi_o 11_o 19_o luke_n xxiv_o 29._o act_n iu_o 3._o and_o xxviii_o 23._o yet_o in_o scripture_n the_o evening_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_o a_o large_a extent_n and_o latitude_n for_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o day_n begin_v from_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o sun_n at_o midday_n or_o from_o the_o abate_n of_o the_o heat_n and_o force_v of_o it_o at_o our_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n as_o may_v be_v clear_o gather_v from_o mat._n fourteen_o v._o 15_o 23._o mark_v vi_o 35_o 47._o luke_n ix_o 12._o and_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a take_v with_o we_o in_o our_o ordinary_a salutation_n now_o at_o or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n be_v mention_v as_o for_o the_o yearly_a passeover_n so_o for_o the_o daily_a evening_n sacrifice_n exod._n xxix_o 39_o num._n xxviii_o 4._o and_o for_o the_o daily_a burn_a of_o incense_n on_o the_o incense-altar_n and_o for_o the_o daily_a dress_n and_o light_v of_o the_o lamp_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n exod._n xxx_o 8._o so_o that_o in_o these_o four_o case_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o note_v out_o
it_o in_o the_o magin_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d signify_v to_o he_o so_o observe_v a_o various_a read_n and_o indeed_o they_o observe_v divers_a reading_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o scripture_n but_o about_o no_o one_o word_n so_o many_o as_o about_o this_o as_o may_v be_v see_v levit._n xi_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxv_o 30._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 3._o 2_o king_n viii_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xi_o 20._o ezra_n iu._n 2._o job_n xiii_o 15._o psal._n c._n 3._o esay_n ix_o 3._o and_o xlix_o 5._o and_o lxiii_o 9_o and_o in_o many_o of_o these_o both_o sense_n come_v to_o one_o read_v the_o negative_a by_o way_n of_o interrogation_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n 13._o 15._o from_o my_o altar_n the_o tabernacle_n verse_n 14_o and_o temple_n and_o altar_n there_o may_v seem_v to_o pretend_v to_o some_o such_o privilege_n as_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n have_v exod._n xxi_o 14._o 1_o king_n 1._o 50_o 51._o and_o ch._n 11._o 28._o a_o oath_n a_o oath_n be_v pnt_v to_o the_o party_n suspect_v to_o accuse_v verse_n 11_o or_o clear_v himself_o so_o v._o 11._o somewhat_o like_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o bill_n in_o chancery_n or_o to_o the_o oath_n call_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la chapter_n xxii_o though_o haply_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o correspondent_a male_n woman_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o not_o circumcise_a verse_n 17_o so_o haply_o may_v seem_v neither_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n chapter_n xxiii_o exod._n xxiii_o 17._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 23_o 24._o deut._n xvi_o 16._o yet_o be_v this_o no_o ground_n to_o debar_v woman_n from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n more_o than_o from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n the_o partition-wall_n be_v now_o break_v down_o by_o christ_n and_o male_a and_o female_a in_o he_o be_v all_o one_o gal._n iii_o 8._o thy_o bound_n the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v large_a geâ_n xv._o 18._o exod._n xxiii_o 31._o deut._n i._n 7._o and_o ch._n 11._o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o narrow_a verse_n 31_o num._n xxxiv_o 3._o etc._n etc._n num._n xiii_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 65._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 8._o judg._n xx._n 1._o the_o large_a bound_n be_v never_o possess_v and_o inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n at_o most_o make_v tributary_n only_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o the_o default_n may_v be_v no_o wise_a in_o god_n but_o in_o the_o israelite_n sin_v and_o break_v with_o god_n deut._n xix_o 8_o 9_o yea_o the_o narrow_a bound_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v scarce_o at_o any_o time_n full_o possess_v in_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 16_o see_v also_o exod._n xl._n 20._o and_o nothing_o else_o 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2._o chron._n v._n 10._o which_o table_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 16_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6._o and_o ch._n xl._n 20._o and_o the_o ark_n be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxvi_o 33._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6_o 26._o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n be_v say_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o testimony_n levit._n xvi_o 13._o by_o the_o ark_n be_v lay_v and_o keep_v the_o pot_n of_o manna_n before_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xvi_o 34._o and_o aaron_n rod_n before_o the_o testimony_n num._n xvii_o 10._o and_o that_o censer_n levit._n xvi_o 12._o heb._n ix_o 4._o and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n or_o on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o deut._n xxxi_o 26._o not_o only_o those_o piece_n of_o it_o exod._n xvii_o 14._o and_o ch._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 27._o and_o deut._n xxxi_o 9_o 22._o but_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o writing_n and_o inspire_v book_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v the_o book_n find_v in_o josiah_n time_n and_o to_o have_v be_v lose_v in_o the_o day_n of_o wicked_a manasseh_n and_o amon_n though_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o book_n when_o it_o be_v read_v to_o josiah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n seem_v so_o strange_a unto_o they_o as_o if_o no_o copy_n of_o it_o at_o all_o chapter_n xxv_o or_o wondrous_a rare_a have_v be_v extant_a among_o they_o lamp_n to_o burn_v always_o the_o lamp_n may_v seem_v to_o burn_v night_n and_o day_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 20_o because_o we_o read_v of_o no_o window_n for_o light_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v also_o exod._n iii_o 7_o 8._o levit._fw-la xxiv_o 2_o 3._o at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o daytime_n tabernacle_n moses_n his_o tent_n be_v call_v the_o tabernacle_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 7_o 8._o and_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 3._o and_o the_o temple_n diverse_a time_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o sanctuary_n and_o tent_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 2._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n moses_n twice_o fast_v 40_o day_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 28_o and_o 40_o night_n exod._n xxxiv_o 28._o deut._n ix_o 18._o and_o ch._n x._o 10._o and_o some_o conceive_v thrice_o out_o of_o deut._n ix_o 25._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o likely_a elias_n once_o and_o our_o saviour_n once_o of_o fast_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o skin_n of_o his_o face_n shine_v by_o reflexive_a ray_n and_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a splendour_n verse_n 29_o and_o have_v not_o horn_n as_o the_o trent_n bible_n render_v the_o word_n and_o painter_n common_o picture_n he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o substantive_a signify_v a_o horn_n but_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o verb_n signify_v to_o shine_v and_o so_o saint_n paul_n interpret_v it_o 2_o cor._n iii_o 7._o looking-glass_n looking-glass_n make_v not_o of_o glass_n chapter_n xxxviii_o verse_n 8_o whereof_o we_o have_v no_o record_n in_o scripture_n but_o rather_o of_o steel_n or_o of_o brass_n which_o be_v much_o refine_v as_o ezra_n viii_o 27._o and_o of_o much_o use_n and_o special_o for_o armour_n inwarre_n as_o virgil_n often_o mention_n talent_n verse_n 24_o shekel_n shekel_n come_v from_o shakal_n to_o weigh_v and_o thence_o may_v our_o english_a word_n scale_v come_v a_o shekel_n be_v 20._o gerahs_n exod._n xxx_o 13._o ezek._n xlv_o 12._o or_o two_o bekah_n exod._n xxxviii_o 26._o the_o shekel_n be_v half_a a_o ounce_n in_o silver_n or_o 2_o s._n 6d_o and_o so_o the_o gerah_n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la and_o the_o bekah_n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n the_o talon_n be_v 3000_o shekel_n which_o appear_v thus_o in_o the_o text_n the_o 603550_o man_n be_v tax_v at_o a_o bekah_n a_o piece_n this_o make_v 301775_o shekel_n now_o reckon_v 3000_o shekel_n to_o a_o talon_n the_o 301775_o shekel_n make_v up_o 100_o talent_n and_o 1775_o shekel_n according_a to_o the_o sum_n there_o specify_v v._o 25_o 27_o 28._o and_o count_v the_o shekel_n at_o 2_o s._n 6d_o the_o talon_n so_o come_v to_o 375_o l._n starling_n the_o shekel_n of_o gold_n be_v of_o the_o same_o weight_n with_o that_o of_o silver_n but_o of_o far_o great_a value_n of_o ten_o to_o one_o with_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 14._o and_o so_o their_o shekel_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 1_o l._n 5_o s._n their_o talon_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 3750._o l._n but_o gold_n now_o in_o christendom_n be_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n by_o silvering_n as_o 2_o sam._n xviii_o 11_o 12._o matth._n xxvi_o 15._o usual_o shekel_n be_v understand_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n iu_o 10._o and_o on_o esther_n iii_o 9_o veil_n of_o the_o cover_v that_o hang_v before_o chapter_n thirty-nine_o verse_n 34_o and_o cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n lamp_n to_o be_v set_v in_o order_n dress_n they_o every_o morning_n verse_n 37_o and_o light_v they_o at_o even_o ch._n xxx_o 7_o 8._o if_o not_o at_o morning_n too_o there_o be_v no_o window_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o burn_v always_o ch._n xxxvii_o 20._o continual_o levit._n xxiv_o 2._o bless_a they_o the_o offerer_n verse_n 43_o and_o the_o workman_n of_o the_o gongregation_n where_o priest_n chapter_n xl_o verse_n 2_o levites_n and_o people_n assemble_v according_a to_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o their_o approach_n everlasting_a that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v anoint_v again_o verse_n 15_o of_o everlasting_a see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o a_o cloud_n even_o that_o cloud_n verse_n 34_o exod._n xiii_o 21_o 22._o miraculous_o remove_v hither_o not_o able_a the_o manner_n therefore_o of_o the_o cloud_n abode_n verse_n 35_o and_o the_o lord_n glory_v appear_v at_o this_o time_n be_v extraordinary_a leviticus_n leviticus_n take_v up_o only_o the_o time_n of_o one_o month_n viz_o the_o
11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
all_o the_o people_n chapt._n xxxi_o 9_o 13._o as_o in_o the_o three_o foresay_a particular_n some_o will_v have_v it_o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o this_o book_n only_o or_o that_o song_n only_o deut._n xxxii_o that_o be_v to_o be_v put_v and_o place_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o at_z or_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n deut._n xxxi_o 25_o 26._o but_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n read_v in_o every_o sabbath-year_n and_o lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v safe_a by_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n the_o judicial_a law_n most_o of_o all_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n and_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o country_n and_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o equity_n of_o right_a reason_n for_o that_o country_n and_o people_n and_o so_o far_o be_v useful_a to_o all_o other_o the_o ten_o first_o chapter_n be_v mostwhat_a of_o precedent_a passage_n repetition_n of_o what_o thing_n be_v former_o do_v with_o exhortation_n to_o obedience_n intermix_v moses_n yet_o herein_o not_o bind_v himself_o to_o a_o exact_a order_n in_o observation_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n these_o be_v a_o inscription_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o a_o accurate_a description_n of_o the_o place_n where_o moses_n deliver_v and_o do_v what_o in_o this_o book_n be_v contain_v eleven_o the_o eleven_o day_n journey_n end_n either_o at_o kadesh-barneah_a verse_n 2_o or_o compass_v about_o by_o the_o way_n of_o mount_n seir_n and_o kadesh-barneah_a it_o end_v at_o and_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n both_o which_o serââ_n to_o show_v how_o soon_o they_o may_v have_v come_v from_o horeb_n or_o sinai_n to_o canaan_n have_v they_o not_o provoke_v god_n by_o their_o sin_n num._n fourteen_o instead_o of_o that_o eleven_o day_n journey_n to_o keep_v they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 38._o year_n after_o horeb_n horeb_n and_o mount_n sinai_n be_v take_v for_o the_o same_o exod._n iii_o 1._o see_v on_o that_o text_n deut._n i._n 2_o 6_o 19_o and_o iu_o 10_o 15._o and_o v._o 2._o and_o ix_o 8._o 1_o king_n xix_o 8_o mal._n iu_o 4._o they_o be_v close_a neighbour_n or_o rather_o two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o mount_n the_o israelite_n abide_v almost_o a_o year_n there_o deut._n i._n 6._o exod._n xix_o 1_o num._n x._o 11._o og_n that_o dwell_v at_o ashteroth_n verse_n 4_o be_v slay_v in_o edrei_n another_o of_o his_o royal_a city_n ch._n iii_o 1._o num._n xxi_o 33._o josh._n xiii_o 12_o 31._o and_o xii_o 4._o angry_a god_n anger_n at_o moses_n here_o mention_v verse_n 37_o be_v not_o in_o the_o second_o year_n when_o and_o where_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o but_o in_o the_o fourti_v year_n at_o that_o other_o kadesh_n when_o and_o where_o miriam_n die_v num._n xx._n 1_o 2_o 12._o many_o day_n the_o israelite_n abode_n in_o kadesh_n many_o day_n verse_n 46_o and_o they_o compass_v mount_n seir_n many_o day_n the_o space_n in_o which_o they_o come_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a till_o they_o come_v over_o the_o brook_n zered_a or_o pitch_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_a in_o moab_n be_v their_o thirty_o nine_o station_n be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n ii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 7_o 14._o some_o take_v thirty_o seven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o time_n to_o be_v spend_v at_o kadesh-barnea_a and_o sure_o the_o most_o of_o it_o be_v spend_v there_o and_o the_o lesser_a and_o late_a part_n of_o it_o in_o compass_v mount_n seir_n and_o the_o other_o half_a year_n spend_v in_o come_v from_o mount_n seir_n to_o zered_a see_v deut._n ii_o 7._o distress_n not_o and_o so_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 9_o v._n 19_o the_o israelite_n forbid_v to_o distress_n the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n or_o to_o possess_v their_o land_n yet_o what_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o they_o and_o possess_v which_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o their_o country_n all_o that_o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n by_o right_a of_o that_o conquest_n do_v fair_o possess_v josh._n xiii_o 15_o 25._o judg._n xi_o 12_o 27._o giant_n there_o be_v mention_v anakim_v verse_n 11_o emims_n zanzummims_n rephaims_n as_o several_a raze_n of_o gaint_n deut._n ii_o 11_o 20._o and_o ch._n iii_o 11_o 13._o num._n xiii_o 33._o see_v further_o gen._n vi_o 4_o 1_o sam._n xvii_o 4._o and_o 2_o sam._n xxi_o 16_o 22._o mount_v zion_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 48_o which_o be_v hermon_n called_n by_o the_o sidonian_n syrion_n by_o the_o amorites_n shenir_fw-fr in_o the_o valley_n of_o lebanon_n deut._n iii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 48._o josh._n xi_o 17._o and_o xiii_o 5._o and_o xii_o 5._o 1_o chron._n v._n 23._o and_o mount_v zion_n that_o strong_a hold_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o seat_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 7_o 9_o 1_o king_n viii_o 1._o psal._n ii_o 6._o and_o ix_o 11._o and_o xlviii_o 2._o upon_o which_o text_n see_v the_o annotation_n be_v two_o differ_a mountain_n and_o far_o asunder_o they_o differ_v also_o in_o their_o original_a character_n and_o letter_n the_o former_a be_v write_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o the_o late_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d though_o the_o new_a testament_n write_v the_o late_a also_o zion_n rom._n ix_o 33_o ãâã_d xi_o 26._o as_o likewise_o the_o hebrew_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v write_v sidon_n and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v write_v tyre_n matth._n xi_o 21_o 22._o call_v we_o may_v not_o conceive_v a_o miracle_n in_o moses_n voice_n chapter_n five_o verse_n 1_o as_o some_o do_v on_o this_o place_n my_o commandment_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o masoret_n marginal_a read_n verse_n 10_o but_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v his_o commandment_n and_o may_v import_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n expound_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o god_n word_n that_o go_v next_o before_o seven_o day_n some_o word_n be_v add_v by_o moses_n to_o those_o utter_v by_o god_n on_o mount_n sinai_n verse_n 14_o 15._o exod._n xx._n 10_o 11._o as_o a_o explication_n of_o they_o and_o also_o a_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o the_o four_o commandment_n differ_v altogether_o from_o that_o reason_n in_o exod._n xx._n 11._o which_o reason_n here_o yet_o evince_v not_o that_o therefore_o god_n bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o the_o put_n of_o wife_n before_o house_n ver_fw-la 21._o contrary_n to_o that_o order_n of_o house_n before_o wife_n in_o exod._n xx._n 17._o confound_v the_o late_a papist_n silly_a shift_n in_o divide_v the_o last_o commandment_n into_o two_o to_o make_v up_o ten_o deut._n iu._n 13._o to_o colour_n thereby_o their_o take_v away_o the_o second_o commandment_n or_o shuffle_n of_o it_o into_o the_o first_o so_o that_o by_o they_o be_v not_o know_v which_o be_v the_o nine_o and_o which_o the_o ten_o commandment_n seven_o nation_n so_o many_o be_v here_o reckon_v chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o and_o so_o josh._n iii_o 10._o six_o in_o exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o deut._n xx._n 17._o judg._n iii_o 5._o in_o many_o place_n few_o in_o gen._n xv._o 19_o 20_o 21._o ten_o nation_n be_v reckon_v and_o among_o they_o the_o philistine_n be_v never_o mention_v yet_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n go_v many_o time_n under_o the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n and_o amorites_n as_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o and_o ch._n xv._o 16._o utter_o destroy_v they_o such_o be_v god_n command_n verse_n 2_o and_o such_o his_o promise_n of_o assistance_n v._o 16._o see_v exod._n xxxiv_o 11_o 12._o deut._n ix_o 3._o and_o xx._n 16_o 17._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o one_o year_n or_o in_o ioshuah_n life-time_n josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 13._o judg._n l._n 9_o 21_o 27_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 33_o 34._o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a exod._a xxiii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n vii_o 22._o yet_o god_n just_o threaten_v and_o blame_v they_o for_o their_o neglect_n in_o conquer_a and_o expel_v they_o num._n xxxiii_o 55_o 56._o josh._n xxiii_o 13._o judg._n ii_o 3_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o he_o never_o give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o full_a bound_n as_o of_o tyre_n sidon_n and_o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o for_o their_o part_n the_o condition_n of_o their_o covenant_n with_o he_o judg._n ii_o 20_o 21._o neither_o shall_v thou_o marriage_n forbid_v with_o the_o canaanite_n strict_o verse_n 3_o yea_o also_o forbid_v with_o the_o ammonite_n moabite_n and_o egyptian_n ezra_n ix_o 1_o 2._o
in_o that_o levite_n time_n judg._n xix_o 10_o 11_o 12._o or_o haply_o at_o that_o time_n have_v never_o get_v any_o hold_n in_o it_o at_o all_o hebron_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o sam._n verse_n 10_o ii_o 1._o caleb_n of_o caleb_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n verse_n 12_o xv._o 16._o a_o south-land_n or_o dry_a land_n verse_n 15_o kenite_fw-la and_o ch._n iu._n 11._o and_o ch._n v._n 24._o see_v 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o verse_n 16_o as_o also_o gen._n xv._o 19_o num._n xxiv_o 21._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 6._o and_o see_v my_o observation_n on_o num._n x._o 29._o palm_n trees_n jericho_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n iii_o 13._o gaza_n judah_n take_v gaza_n verse_n 18_o and_o askelon_n and_o ekron_n and_o lose_v they_o soon_o afterward_o ch._n iii_o 3._o bethel_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 22_o xii_o 29._o and_o xxxii_o bethsâan_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v city_n in_o that_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n that_o lie_v west_n of_o jordan_n verse_n 27_o angel_n the_o angel_n here_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o create_a angel_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o but_o that_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n iii_o 1._o that_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n exod._n iii_o 2._o call_v jehovah_n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o to_o joshua_n josh._n v._o 14._o and_o to_o gideon_n judg._n vi_o 16._o and_o to_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n ch._n xiii_o of_o who_o jacob_n speak_v gen._n xlviii_o 24._o and_o of_o who_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n exod._n xxiii_o 21_o 22_o 23._o term_v both_o jehovah_n exod._n xiii_o 21._o fourteen_o 10_o 24._o and_o his_o face_n or_o presence_n exod._n xxxiii_o 14_o 15._o and_o a_o angel_n exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o the_o messiah_n act_v vii_o 38._o the_o son_n of_o god_n heb._n i._n 3._o see_v on_o judg._n xiii_o 3._o but_o whether_o this_o history_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o joshua_n or_o after_o his_o death_n be_v somewhat_o more_o uncertain_a all_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n therefore_o the_o angel_n come_v to_o bochim_n verse_n 7_o though_v premise_v be_v after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o those_o elder_n mount_v of_o ephraim_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o joshua_n xxiv_o verse_n 9_o 1._o baal_n and_o ashtaroth_n of_o these_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 13._o 16._o viii_o 33._o judge_n this_o chapter_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o summarie_n of_o the_o bulk_n of_o this_o book_n leave_v those_o nation_n ver._n verse_n 23_o 22._o and_o ch._n iii_o 1_o 2_o 4._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n vii_o 1._o and_o 2._o king_n of_o mesopotamia_n heb._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 8_o aram-naharaim_a i._n e._n of_o syria_n between_o the_o two_o river_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n naharaim_n be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n forty_o year_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n verse_n 11_o palmtree_n jericho_n the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n deut._n xxxiv_o 3._o verse_n 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grandchild_n of_o saul_n 1_o chron._n viii_o 33_o 34._o be_v call_v ishbosheth_n and_o mephibosheth_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 8._o and_o iu_o 4._o jezreel_n as_o hear_v in_o jezreel_n the_o midianites_n pitch_v verse_n 33_o so_o do_v both_o the_o philistine_n and_o israelite_n in_o saul_n time_n 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1_o 11._o and_o hence_o come_v the_o news_n of_o saul_n death_n 2_o sam._n iu_o 4._o who_o be_v slay_v in_o mount_n gilboa_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o jezreel_n this_o jezreel_n be_v not_o that_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 56._o but_o in_o manasseh_n towards_o issachar_n about_o twelve_o mile_n northward_o from_o samaria_n ahab_n from_o carmel_n ride_v hither_o and_o elijah_n do_v run_v before_o his_o chariot_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 45_o 46._o here_o ahab_n get_v naboth_n vineyard_n and_o come_v from_o samaria_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n hither_o to_o take_v possession_n 1_o king_n xxi_o 18._o have_v his_o habitation_n and_o palace_n in_o both_o city_n and_o 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jordan_n baalim_fw-la baalim_fw-la in_o the_o plural_a number_n verse_n 33_o signify_v lord_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o very_a common_a name_n to_o their_o he-god_n and_o idol_n among_o the_o moabitt_n ammonite_n canaanite_n philistine_n sidonian_n phoenicians_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o the_o idolatrous_a israelite_n themselves_o as_o ashtaroth_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o feminine_a gender_n seem_v to_o be_v so_o to_o their_o she-goddess_n judg._n ii_o 13._o and_o x._o 6._o and_o there_o be_v sundry_a specification_n of_o baal_n as_o berith_n and_o baal-berith_a here_o and_o ch._n ix_o 4_o 46._o the_o god_n of_o the_o shechemite_n peor_n and_o baal-peor_n the_o idol-god_n of_o the_o moabite_n and_o midianite_n num._n xxv_o 3_o 17_o 18._o baalzebub_a call_v also_o beelzebub_n or_o beelzebul_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n 2_o king_n i._o 2._o and_o from_o baal_n be_v name_n impose_v both_o upon_o person_n and_o place_n as_o we_o read_v of_o ethbaal_n the_o king_n of_o sidon_n jezebel_v father_n 1_o king_n xvi_o 31._o of_o eshbaal_a 1_o chron._n viii_o 32._o of_o baal-hanan_a gen._n xxxvi_o 38._o of_o jerubbaal_n judg._n vi_o 32._o of_o meribbaal_a the_o other_o name_n of_o mephibosheth_n 1_o chron._n viii_o 34._o as_o also_o of_o baalzephon_a exod._n fourteen_o 2._o and_o baal-meon_n josh._n xvii_o 17._o and_o from_o other_o particular_a idol_n special_o among_o the_o babylonian_n be_v like_o denomination_n takeâ_n whether_o bel_n be_v a_o contraction_n or_o in_o a_o diverse_a dialect_n the_o same_o with_o baal_n be_v not_o so_o certain_a god_n himself_o also_o be_v call_v baal_n but_o refuse_v after_o to_o be_v so_o style_v because_o the_o name_n have_v be_v so_o common_o give_v to_o idol_n hos._n ii_o 16._o of_o bel_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n xlvi_o 1._o ashteroth_n or_o ashtore_v or_o ashtaroth_n be_v more_o specifica_o the_o goddess_n of_o the_o sidonian_n 1_o king_n xi_o 5_o 33._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o and_o of_o the_o philistine_n 1_o sam._n xxxi_o 10._o take_v also_o these_o other_o name_n of_o idol-god_n in_o scripture_n chemosh_fw-mi of_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n judg._n xi_o 24._o 1_o king_n xi_o 5_o 7_o 33._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o dagon_n of_o the_o philistine_n judg._n xvi_o 23._o 1_o sam._n v._o 2_o 7._o 1_o chron._n x._o 10._o moloch_n or_o molech_n or_o milchom_n of_o the_o ammonite_n 1_o king_n xi_o 5_o 7_o 33._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o bel_n and_o nebo_n and_o belteshazzar_n and_o merodach_n and_o succoth-benoth_a of_o the_o babylonian_n esay_n xlvi_o 1._o dan._n iu._n 8._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 30._o jer._n l._n 2._o nishrosh_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o sennacherib_n 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o rimmon_n of_o the_o syrian_n 2_o king_n v._o 18._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 30_o 31._o nergal_o of_o the_o man_n of_o cuth_o ashimah_n
the_o room_n of_o joab_n 1_o king_n ii_o 34_o 35._o of_o he_o see_v more_o 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 20_o 21_o 22._o this_o benajah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n of_o kabzeel_n be_v call_v also_o a_o chief_a priest_n or_o principal_a officer_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 5._o another_o benajah_n a_o pirathonite_n be_v one_o of_o david_n thirty_o worthy_n 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 30._o and_o other_o benajah_n there_o be_v beside_o that_o be_v priest_n and_o levite_n and_o divers_a of_o the_o captain_n for_o the_o twelve_o month_n be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o david_n worthy_n and_o among_o the_o thirty_o be_v a_o son_n of_o achitophel_n uriah_n the_o hittite_n and_o the_o armourbearer_n of_o joab_n likewise_o although_o my_o house_n rather_o thus_o interrogative_o verse_n 5_o and_o be_v not_o my_o house_n so_o with_o god_n seven_o year_n seven_n year_n of_o famine_n here_o propound_v to_o david_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 13_o and_o three_o year_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 12._o that_o be_v three_o more_o to_o the_o three_o year_n of_o famine_n for_o the_o gibeonite_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 1._o to_o which_o three_o so_o late_o pass_v and_o david_n sin_n of_o number_v the_o people_n be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n which_o be_v a_o sabbatical_a year_n a_o new_a addition_n of_o other_o three_o make_v up_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n yet_o the_o lxx_o read_v three_o in_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 13._o of_o famine_n see_v more_o on_o lam._n i._n 11._o and_o ii_o 11_o 12_o 19_o 20._o and_o iu_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o v._o 10._o ezek._n iu._n 9_o 16._o and_o v._o 16._o i._o king_n the_o book_n of_o king_n do_v most_o pursue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n during_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o kingdom_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v write_v after_o their_o day_n 1_o king_n ix_o 13_o 21_o and_o x._o 12._o and_o xii_o 19_o 2_o king_n ii_o 22._o and_o viii_o 22._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o fourteen_o 7._o and_o xvi_o 6._o and_o xvii_o 23_o 34_o 41._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41_o and_o v._o 26._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 22_o 23._o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n or_o iii_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o year_n viz._n of_o solomon_n and_o after_o he_o of_o rehoboam_n abia_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n jeroboam_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n and_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n act_n of_o solomon_n rehoboam_n and_o abijah_n be_v write_v in_o book_n of_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n of_o shemaiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n the_o shilomite_n of_o the_o vision_n and_o story_n of_o iddo_n the_o seer_n and_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 29._o and_o xii_o 15._o and_o xiii_o 22._o which_o be_v lose_v and_o never_o be_v canonical_a scripture_n yet_o those_o of_o solomon_n seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v write_v by_o nathan_n ahijah_n and_o iddo_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n 2_o chron._n i_o 29._o adonijah_n the_o elder_a son_n than_o live_v chapter_n i_o verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n iii_o 3_o 4_o chileab_n or_o daniel_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 1._o be_v dead_a as_o absalon_n be_v elder_a when_o he_o former_o seek_v the_o crown_n begin_v with_o a_o courtly_a train_n and_o lifeguard_n as_o absalon_n do_v but_o get_v joab_n and_o abiathar_n to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o seek_v to_o be_v king_n and_o that_o by_o a_o fair_a way_n than_o absalon_n do_v 2_o sam._n xv._o 1_o king_n i._n enrogel_a or_o the_o well_o of_o rogel_n verse_n 9_o this_o be_v nigh_o jerusalem_n east_n and_o by_o south_n see_v josh._n xv._o 7._o 2_o sam._n xvii_o 17._o gihen_n gihen_n be_v a_o mount_n verse_n 33_o and_o a_o rivulet_n close_o on_o the_o westside_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 30._o and_o xxxiii_o 14._o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o so_o chap._n ii_o 28._o verse_n 50_o the_o altar_n whereunto_o adonijah_n and_o joab_n flee_v seem_v to_o be_v not_o any_o at_o jerusalem_n but_o that_o with_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n 2_o chron._n i_o 3_o 6._o forty_o year_n and_o so_o the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o seventy_o when_o he_o die_v of_o age_n for_o he_o be_v thirty_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o sam._n v._o 4._o and_o yet_o jesse_n be_v above_o one_o hundred_o when_o he_o beget_v he_o see_v on_o rahab_n josh._n ii_o and_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o king_n of_o judah_n or_o israel_n after_o david_n that_o attain_v to_o his_o age_n only_a vzziah_n and_o manasseh_n come_v very_o near_o it_o i_o will_v not_o say_v thou_o nay_o many_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o man_n verse_n 20_o have_v their_o prouiso_n and_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v conditional_o as_o 1_o sam._n ii_o 30._o ezek._n xxxiii_o 13._o 1_o chron._n xvii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n vi_o 16._o psal._n cxxxii_o 12._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 17_o 22._o as_o god_n manifold_a promise_n of_o long_a life_n and_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o deliverance_n and_o many_o the_o like_a and_o so_o for_o threaten_n and_o doom_n judg._n x._o 13._o jonah_n iii_o 4._o see_v my_o observation_n on_o that_o text_n of_o jonah_n abiathar_n abiathar_n the_o four_o from_o eli_n verse_n 35_o of_o the_o race_n of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a brother_n be_v high_a priest_n till_o solomon_n put_v zadok_v in_o his_o room_n be_v indeed_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o right_a line_n of_o eleazar_n and_o phineas_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 3_o etc._n etc._n num._n xxv_o 13._o high_a place_n high_n place_n call_v so_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 2_o because_o mostwhat_o on_o mountain_n esay_n lvii_o 7._o whence_o name_v bamah_n ezek._n xx._n 28_o 29._o there_o they_o build_v house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n temple_n chapel_n altar_n etc._n etc._n and_o put_v their_o idol_n and_o image_n there_o and_o deck_v all_o with_o tapestry_n and_o garment_n of_o divers_a colour_n they_o make_v priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n and_o there_o they_o sacrifice_v yea_o sometime_o their_o child_n and_o burn_v incense_n 1_o king_n xii_o 31_o 32._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 29_o 32._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 24_o 25_o 31._o jer._n xix_o 5._o the_o high_a place_n of_o heathen_a idolater_n be_v always_o abominable_a these_o high_a place_n god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o destroy_v and_o quite_o pluck_v down_o num._n xxxiii_o 52._o while_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v part_v one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o both_o from_o shiloh_n and_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o fix_v and_o settle_v we_o read_v of_o high_a place_n lawful_o resort_v to_o and_o use_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n ix_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 19_o 25._o and_o by_o other_o chap._n x._o 5_o 12_o 13._o and_o not_o much_o unlawful_o by_o these_o here_o 1_o king_n iii_o 2_o 3._o and_o gibeon_n itself_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n be_v there_o be_v call_v the_o great_a high_a place_n 1_o king_n iii_o 4._o but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v since_o build_v than_o all_o other_o high_a place_n for_o god_n solemneworship_n and_o ceremonial_a service_n be_v count_v abominable_a and_o in_o this_o sin_n the_o ten_o tribe_n after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o jeroboam_fw-la continua_o abound_v they_o make_v house_n and_o priest_n of_o high_a place_n in_o mountain_n and_o in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o their_o altar_n be_v as_o heap_n in_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o field_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 32._o hos._n xii_o 11._o yea_o and_o solomon_n himself_o afore_o that_o in_o his_o late_a day_n fearful_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n 1_o king_n xi_o 7._o 8._o and_o judah_n itself_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n even_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_v 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o and_o in_o aftertime_n they_o build_v high_a place_n to_o baal_n and_o to_o the_o idol_n of_o neighbour_a nation_n 2_o chr._n xxv_o 14._o in_o tophet_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n on_o mount_n olivet_n in_o jerusalem_n in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o every_o street_n of_o the_o city_n micah_n i._n 5._o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o jer._n vii_o 31._o and_o xix_o 5._o and_o xxxii_o 35._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 31._o and_o this_o special_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o ahaz_n joram_n and_o manasseh_n and_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o divers_a good_a king_n of_o judah_n as_o joash_n amatziah_n vzziah_n jotham_n it_o be_v record_v as_o a_o blemish_n in_o they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o high_a place_n but_o the_o people_n sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o they_o of_o good_a asa_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o do_v and_o he_o do_v not_o take_v they_o away_o 1_o king_n xv._o 14_o 2_o chron._n xv._o 17._o and_o so_o of_o
those_o name_n in_o those_o time_n first_o mention_v but_o in_o aftertime_n when_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o history_n live_v 1_o king_n xvi_o 24._o it_o seem_v of_o old_a to_o be_v call_v and_o belong_v to_o shimron-meron_n josh._n xi_o 1_o 5._o and_o xii_o 20._o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 19_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n do_v often_o cite_v the_o book_n of_o the_o chron_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o judah_n as_o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 19_o 20._o xv._o 7._o 23_o 31._o 2_o king_n i._n 18._o and_o viii_o 23._o and_o x._o 34._o not_o mean_v thereby_o our_o canonical_a book_n of_o chron._n for_o they_o be_v not_o then_o write_v before_o but_o after_o the_o book_n of_o king_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o be_v cite_v before_o they_o have_v a_o be_v but_o mean_v thereby_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o roll_n now_o not_o extant_a like_o those_o ezra_n vi_o 1_o 2._o esther_n vi_o 1._o maachah_n abijah_n mother_n chapter_n xv_o verse_n 2_o and_o her_o father_n have_v both_o of_o they_o two_o differ_v and_o various_a name_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2_o 10._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 20._o and_o xiii_o 2._o his_o marriage_n and_o child_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 21._o be_v all_o or_o almost_o all_o in_o his_o father_n reign_n save_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n in_o this_o sin_n david_n do_v lie_v long_o without_o repentance_n verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 14._o and_o to_o cover_v this_o sin_n he_o make_v uriah_n drink_v and_o after_o murder_v he_o yet_o afterward_o upon_o his_o repentance_n he_o publish_v it_o and_o his_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n for_o it_o in_o the_o li._n psalm_n and_o commit_v it_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n to_o be_v sing_v public_o in_o the_o congregation_n but_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v many_o other_o sin_n record_v of_o david_n as_o his_o speech_n and_o lie_v to_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n xx._n 6._o to_o ahimelech_n 1_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o to_o achish_n 1_o sam._n xxvii_o 10._o the_o slowness_n of_o his_o kindness_n to_o mephibosheth_n compare_v together_o 2_o sam._n iu_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 11_o 12._o and_o after_o his_o ill-managing_a of_o it_o 2_o sam._n xvi_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 29._o his_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n the_o spare_v of_o his_o son_n ammon_n and_o absolom_n his_o number_v of_o the_o people_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o upright_a intention_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o singular_a rare_a grace_n gift_n and_o qualification_n be_v the_o rest_n not_o reckon_v and_o this_o praise_n here_o give_v he_o by_o the_o indulgency_n of_o god_n forty_o and_o one_o year_n asa_n reign_v in_o judah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o eight_o king_n in_o israel_n verse_n 10_o viz._n jeroboham_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n ahab_n 1_o king_n xv._o 9_o and_o xvi_o 29._o and_o xxii_o 41._o in_o which_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v change_v into_o three_o several_a stock_n and_o family_n maachah_n maachah_n be_v wife_n to_o rehoboam_n verse_n 13_o mother_n to_o abijah_n and_o grandmother_n to_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2._o yet_o call_v the_o mother_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 13._o 2_o chron._n xv_o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o as_o mother_n use_v for_o grandmother_n so_o daughter_n for_o grandchild_n 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o brethren_n for_o kinsman_n 2_o king_n x._o 13._o matth._n xiii_o 55_o 56._o and_o many_o like_a phrase_n be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n see_v gen._n xiii_o 8._o exod._n ii_o 18._o 20_o 21._o dan._n v._o 10_o 11_o 13_o 22._o these_o year_n not_o this_o place_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 1_o nor_o chap._n xviii_o 1._o nor_o any_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v show_v that_o the_o drought_n be_v bring_v at_o elias_n his_o prayer_n or_o continue_v three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n but_o saint_n james_n first_o record_v it_o jam._n i._n 17._o four_o barrel_n with_o water_n elijah_n get_v this_o water_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o wonderful_a drought_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 33_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n mount_v carmel_n join_v to_o the_o sea_n jer_n xlvi_o 18._o the_o brook_n kishon_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o carmel_n be_v dry_v up_o as_o well_o as_o the_o brook_n cherith_n thy_o altar_n former_o erect_v to_o he_o chapter_n xix_o verse_n 10_o think_v not_o so_o warrantable_o see_v ver_fw-la 14._o thy_o prophet_n as_o chap._n xviii_o 4_o 13._o i_o only_o be_o leave_v in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n yet_o be_v there_o then_o a_o flourish_a church_n in_o judah_n anoint_v by_o another_o verse_n 15_o viz._n elisha_n 2_o king_n viii_o 7._o and_o likewise_o jehu_n be_v anoint_v by_o a_o young_a prophet_n at_o the_o command_n of_o elisha_n 2_o king_n ix_o 1._o thirty_o two_o king_n petty_n king_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 1_o as_o those_o gen._n fourteen_o josh._n xii_o judg._n i._n 7._o aphek_n a_o city_n who_o king_n be_v slay_v by_o joshuah_n verse_n 26_o josh._n xii_o 18._o fall_v by_o lot_n afterward_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n josh._n xix_o 30_o 31._o where_o the_o philistine_n pitch_v in_o battle_n against_o israel_n get_v the_o victory_n and_o take_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1._o and_o again_o gather_v their_o army_n in_o aphek_n go_v up_o to_o jezreel_n near_o the_o mount_n of_o gilboa_n and_o overthrow_v saul_n and_o his_o host_n 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1_o 11._o and_o chap._n xxx_o and_o here_o the_o syrian_n under_o benhadad_n fight_v against_o ahab_n and_o be_v slay_v even_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n in_o one_o day_n and_o the_o rest_n flee_v to_o aphek_n into_o the_o city_n and_o there_o a_o wall_n fall_v upon_o twenty_o seven_o thousand_o of_o the_o man_n that_o be_v leave_v 1_o king_n xx._n 26_o 29_o 30._o and_o here_o again_o the_o syrian_n be_v smite_v and_o consume_v by_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n xiii_o 17._o proclaim_v a_o fast_a chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 9_o it_o seem_v on_o fast-daye_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o try_v and_o execute_v heinous_a offender_n and_o stone_v he_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n be_v mention_v verse_n 13_o 2_o king_n ix_o 26._o which_o be_v in_o samaria_n verse_n 18_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n or_o will_v be_v in_o jezreel_n in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n in_o samaria_n when_o the_o message_n be_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o elias_n in_o the_o vineyard_n at_o jezreel_n when_o elias_n meet_v he_o even_o thou_o verify_v for_o the_o substance_n in_o himself_o verse_n 19_o in_o his_o wife_n jezebel_n and_o in_o his_o son_n jehoram_n 2_o king_n ix_o 25_o 26._o not_o bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n that_o evil_a verse_n 29_o ver_fw-la 21_o 24._o that_o total_o in_o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n which_o may_v extend_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 38_o or_o run_v into_o jezreel_n or_o another_o pool_n of_o that_o name_n be_v there_o or_o the_o armour_n wash_v there_o where_o his_o chief_a armoury_n be_v make_v peace_n make_v peace_n with_o ahab_n verse_n 44_o and_o his_o two_o son_n ahaziah_n and_o jehoram_n 2_o king_n iii_o 6_o 7._o 2_o chron._n xix_o 2._o and_o chap._n xx._n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v reprehend_v just_o therefore_o will_v not_o will_v not_o at_o first_o verse_n 49_o but_o yield_v afterward_o 2_o chron._n xx._n 35_o 36_o 37._o ii_o king_n the_o second_o book_n of_o king_n or_o four_o rather_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o 321_o year_n to_o the_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o head_n of_o jehoiachim_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o 16_o king_n of_o judah_n count_v in_o athaliah_n 12_o king_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o the_o number_n of_o king_n from_o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o extirpation_n of_o they_o both_o be_v twenty_o in_o each_o though_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n do_v expire_v in_o hoshea_n by_o shalmanasar_n before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n do_v expire_v in_o zedekiah_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o space_n of_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n not_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o five_o the_o twenty_o of_o judah_n be_v all_o of_o david_n line_n except_v athaliah_n the_o queen_n the_o twenty_o of_o israel_n be_v of_o ten_o several_a stock_n ahaziah_n joash_n amatziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o athaliah_n the_o queen_n all_o succeed_a one_o another_o be_v all_o slay_v amon_n likewise_o and_o his_o son_n josiah_n both_o slay_v and_o ten_o king_n of_o israel_n the_o half_a of_o all_o their_o number_n be_v likewise_o slay_v for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o ahab_n ahaziah_n jehoram_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o jehoshaphat_n jehoram_n ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n take_v this_o as_o follow_v ahab_n reign_v twenty_o two_o year_n 1_o king_n xvi_o
3._o ii_o chronicle_n the_o ii_o book_n of_o chronicle_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n not_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o little_a occasional_o when_o the_o two_o kingdom_n have_v to_o do_v one_o with_o another_o unto_o the_o last_o end_n of_o that_o kingdom_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n mention_v also_o the_o proclamation_n of_o cyrus_n for_o the_o return_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n contain_v in_o all_o till_o that_o return_n four_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o year_n or_o upward_o some_o say_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o which_o number_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o be_v exact_o complete_a from_o the_o come_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n till_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o horseman_n ver._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 14_o 28._o of_o horseman_n and_o solomon_n horse_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n xx._n 2._o how_o far_o his_o multiply_v of_o horse_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o and_o x._o 36._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o wife_n 1_o king_n xi_o 3._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n 1_o king_n x._o 21_o 27._o 2_o chron._n i._n 15._o and_o chap._n ix_o 27._o may_v square_v with_o or_o swarve_v from_o may_v stand_v or_o fall_v by_o that_o law_n for_o king_n deut._n xvii_o 16_o 17._o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o not_o very_o hard_a to_o be_v determine_v threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o and_o ver_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 2_o 17_o 18._o solomon_n workman_n in_o lebanon_n be_v 150000._o viz._n 70000._o bearer_n and_o 80000._o hewer_n all_o of_o stranger_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o his_o overseer_n of_o they_o be_v 3600._o such_o stranger_n likewise_o and_o so_o each_o of_o they_o be_v over_o forty_o two_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o these_o overseer_n which_o be_v more_o than_o those_o set_v down_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o may_v be_v extraordinary_a in_o case_n any_o of_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v fail_v by_o sickness_n death_n or_o any_o other_o way_n and_o thus_o the_o ordinary_a overseer_n will_v be_v one_o over_o forty_o five_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o or_o rather_o those_o three_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o be_v israelite_n &_o the_o chief_a of_o solomon_n officer_n add_v to_o the_o other_o three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o overseer_n and_o set_v partly_o as_o with_o they_o so_o over_o they_o and_o partly_o over_o the_o whole_a work_n and_o so_o each_o overseer_n will_v be_v over_o twenty_o one_o workman_n at_o least_o those_o sixteen_o thousand_o a_o month_n by_o course_n 1_o king_n v._o 13_o 14._o be_v by_o some_o add_v to_o the_o overseer_n and_o so_o there_o will_v be_v one_o overseer_n to_o eight_o workman_n but_o they_o may_v seem_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o better_a sort_n of_o workman_n of_o the_o israelite_n join_v to_o king_n hiram_n workman_n 1_o king_n v._o 6._o those_o officer_n viz._n five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 1_o king_n 9_o 23._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o officer_n that_o be_v over_o solomon_n other_o word_n when_o he_o build_v his_o own_o house_n and_o that_o for_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o all_o his_o other_o building_n beside_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 15_o 19_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 1_o 6._o these_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n that_o wrought_v in_o those_o work_n and_o the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 10._o seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o his_o officer_n that_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n i._n e._n over_o those_o canaanite_n that_o solomon_n have_v make_v tributary_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o to_o rule_v they_o and_o so_o iffer_v from_o the_o former_a five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o beat_a wheat_n the_o difference_n of_o the_o food_n and_o measure_n of_o they_o verse_n 10_o give_v by_o solomon_n here_o over_z and_o above_o that_o in_o 1_o king_n v._o 11._o may_v stand_v in_o this_o that_o the_o former_a be_v for_o king_n hiram_n court_n and_o household_n and_o this_o here_o for_o his_o workman_n in_o lebanon_n bath_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n verse_n 13_o xviii_o 6._o of_o huram_fw-la my_o father_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 16_o v._o 1._o to_o joppa_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 3._o solomon_n solomon_n have_v divers_a elder_n brethren_n live_v chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1._o 9_o beside_o adoniah_n when_o he_o be_v make_v king_n and_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o four_o by_o bathshuah_n or_o bathshebah_n though_o he_o be_v record_v last_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 24._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 5._o and_o fourteen_o 4_o 2_o sam._n v._o 14._o and_o nathan_n be_v the_o second_o from_o who_o christ_n come_v luke_n iii_o 31._o after_o the_o first_o measure_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n verse_n 3_o xl._n 5._o great_a house_n this_o be_v twice_o as_o big_a as_o the_o oracle_n verse_n 5_o and_o four_o time_n as_o big_a as_o the_o porch_n 1_o king_n vi_o 3._o he_o seiled_a or_o cover_v this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o floor_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 15._o the_o wall_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o seven_o verse_n follow_v chamber_n of_o these_o see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 5._o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 11_o 12._o ezek._n xl._n 44_o 45_o 46._o and_o chap._n xli_o 5_o 11._o and_o chap._n xlii_o 1_o 13._o a_o altar_n of_o brass_n that_o altar_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v make_v of_o shittim_n wood_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o hallow_v with_o board_n and_o over-laid_a with_o brass_n exod._n xxvii_o 1_o 2_o 8._o and_o the_o staff_n of_o it_o likewise_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o so_o exod._a xxxviii_o 1_o 6_o 7._o and_o again_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o broad_a plate_n make_v of_o the_o censer_n of_o those_o sinner_n num._n xvi_o 38._o this_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n in_o the_o temple_n though_o far_o great_a than_o the_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o material_n shittim_n wood_n and_o brass_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o ezekiel_n visionary_a temple_n see_v ezek._n xliii_o 13._o 17._o court_v of_o the_o court_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 36._o right_a side_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 10_o vii_o 39_o seven_o month_n see_v chap._n chapter_n five_o verse_n 3_o vii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o levite_n priest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n verse_n 4_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3._o num._n iu._n 15._o unto_o this_o day_n see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o viii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41._o till_o nabuchadnezzar_n or_o nebuzaradan_n burn_v all_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 9_o if_o ezra_n write_v these_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n than_o this_o phrase_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o a_o proverbial_a speech_n to_o signify_v a_o long_a time_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o neither_o choose_v i_o any_o man_n as_o i_o choose_v david_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 5_o a_o special_a type_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o who_o seed_n a_o royal_a succession_n be_v to_o continue_v from_o he_o to_o christ._n thou_o do_v well_o the_o purpose_n approve_v verse_n 8_o though_o the_o act_n forbid_v the_o fire_n of_o this_o see_v levit._n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o ix_o 24._o 1_o king_n xviii_o 38._o 1_o chron._n xxi_o 26._o sacrifice_n of_o 22000._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 7._o the_o great_a offer_v that_o we_o do_v read_v of_o those_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 21._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 11._o and_o chap._n xxix_o 32._o and_o xxx_o 24._o and_o xxxv_o 7_o 8_o 9_o come_v short_a of_o this_o appear_v former_o verse_n 12_o chap._n i._o 7._o this_o be_v the_o second_o time_n 1_o king_n ix_o 2._o my_o wife_n shall_v not_o dwell_v chapter_n viii_o verse_n 11_o solomon_n reverend_a and_o religious_a respect_n to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n have_v be_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o talent_n the_o thirty_o talent_n reckon_v here_o verse_n 18_o more_o than_o those_o 1_o king_n ix_o 28._o seem_v to_o go_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o charge_n of_o the_o navy_n and_o voyage_n four_o thousand_o stall_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 25_o xx._n 2._o forty_o year_n be_v bear_v after_o david_n war_n with_o the_o ammonite_n at_o rabbah_n verse_n 30_o 2_o sam._n xi_o and_o xii_o chapter_n a_o little_a before_o the_o time_n that_o ammon_n deflower_v tamar_n and_o so_o age_a about_o eighteen_o year_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v shechem_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o xxiv_o 1._o levite_n left_a cast_v out_o by_o jeroboam_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 14_o from_o their_o city_n house_n inheritance_n
3._o and_o 2_o chr._n viii_o 14._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 19_o 20._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 8._o and_o xxvii_o 3._o and_o xxxi_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 5._o the_o horse-gate_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n verse_n 15_o or_o of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o nehemy_n iii_o 1._o gather_v of_o all_o israel_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 5_o so_o much_o of_o israel_n as_o joash_n have_v from_o year_n to_o year_n one_o year_n will_v not_o suffice_v to_o make_v up_o this_o reparation_n hasten_v not_o for_o in_o the_o twenty_o three_o year_n of_o joash_n it_o be_v not_o do_v 2_o king_n xii_o 6._o the_o collection_n of_o moses_n so_o for_o verse_n 6_o 9_o such_o as_o moses_n use_v exod._n xxx_o 12_o 16._o or_o exod._n xxv_o but_o this_o differ_v from_o they_o both_o agree_v only_o in_o this_o as_o moses_n then_o provide_v for_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o service_n of_o it_o by_o those_o collection_n extraordinary_o as_o need_v then_o require_v so_o be_v they_o now_o by_o somewhat_o a_o like_a collection_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o temple_n yet_o be_v this_o because_o somewhat_o like_a call_v the_o collection_n of_o moses_n as_o like_o sin_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 3._o of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n exod._n xxxiv_o 7._o of_o the_o error_n of_o balaam_n and_o gainsaying_n of_o core_n judge_n 11._o and_o the_o sign_n of_o jonas_n matth._n xii_o 39_o be_v use_v in_o a_o like_a sense_n son_n of_o athaliah_n in_o their_o father_n jehorams_fw-mi life-time_n verse_n 7_o before_o they_o be_v take_v and_o slay_v by_o the_o enemy_n if_o son_n here_o be_v take_v proper_o high-priest_n officer_z 2_o king_n xii_o verse_n 11_o 10._o the_o highpriest_n himself_o do_v this_o but_o that_o jehoiada_n be_v this_o highpriest_n be_v not_o express_v day_n by_o day_n i._n e._n time_n after_o time_n so_o oft_o as_o the_o chest_n be_v full_a in_o israel_n the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n verse_n 16_o god_n people_n 2_o chr._n xxix_o 24._o prince_n hypocritical_a flatter_a prince_n see_v ver_fw-la verse_n 17_o 23._o zechariah_n zechariah_n slay_v and_o mention_v matth._n xxiii_o verse_n 20_o 35._o seem_v not_o to_o be_v this_o zechariah_n but_o rather_o the_o prophet_n zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o barachiah_n zech._n i._n 1._o slay_v his_o son_n cruel_a ingratitude_n verse_n 22_o host_n of_o syria_n this_o might_n be_v a_o second_n of_o that_o invasion_n verse_n 23_o 2_o king_n xii_o 17_o 18._o a_o small_a company_n god_n visible_a hand_n in_o it_o verse_n 24_o for_o the_o execute_n of_o his_o judgement_n against_o joash_n ver_fw-la 25._o son_n likely_a more_o slay_v than_o zechariah_n verse_n 25_o or_o take_v indefinite_o for_o one_o as_o gen._n xlvi_o 7._o book_n of_o the_o king_n most_o likely_a some_o civil_a record_n verse_n 27_o amaziah_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o amaziah_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 1_o and_o of_o uzziah_n as_o also_o of_o jotham_n and_o of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n xv._o 32._o and_o xvi_o 1._o and_o of_o their_o concordance_n with_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o king_n of_o isreel_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o hosea_n i._n 1._o but_o he_o slay_v not_o their_o child_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o this_o text_n verse_n 4_o do_v it_o a_o ironical_a concession_n verse_n 8_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o amos_n iu_o 4_o 5._o top_n of_o the_o rock_n selah_n verse_n 21_o or_o petra_n signify_v a_o rock_n whence_o the_o chief_a city_n in_o arabia_n petraea_n be_v call_v petra_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 7._o god_n of_o the_o child_n of_o seir_n worse_o then_o that_o of_o ahaz_n chap._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 23._o punish_v chap._n xxv_o 20_o 27._o altar_n of_o incense_n this_o the_o highpriest_n may_v do_v chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 16_o exod._n xxx_o 7._o and_o other_o priest_n also_o luke_n i._n 9_o but_o not_o the_o king_n or_o any_o else_o but_o priest_n the_o chief_a priest_n not_o style_v the_o highpriest_n verse_n 20_o be_v a_o leper_n yet_o bare_a the_o title_n of_o king_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n verse_n 21_o ophel_n ophel_n in_o jerusalem_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 3_o over-against_o the_o water-gate_n towards_o the_o east_n where_o the_o nethinim_n dwell_v 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 14._o neh._n iii_o 26._o and_o xi_o 21._o his_o war_n 2_o king_n xv._o verse_n 7_o 37._o his_o god_n though_o himself_o such_o a_o idolater_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 5_o ver_fw-la 22._o so_o ch_z xxxvi_o 5._o king_n of_o syria_n rezin_n 2_o king_n xvi_o 5._o slay_v slay_v a_o great_a number_n verse_n 6_o captive_a a_o great_a number_n verse_n 8_o fierce_a wrath_n pekah_n soon_o slay_v verse_n 11_o and_o in_o hosheah_n time_n all_o captivate_v and_o the_o kingdom_n extinguish_v esay_n vii_o 16._o the_o first_o day_n for_o chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 17_o 3._o hezekiah_n begin_v reformation_n on_o the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o his_o reign_n or_o rather_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o year_n which_o fall_v out_o towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o ezekiah_n reign_n sixteenth_o day_n so_o that_o passeover_n be_v pass_v and_o not_o keep_v seven_o bullock_n here_o be_v seven_o verse_n 21_o to_o represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o here_o be_v use_v all_o manner_n of_o beast_n fit_a for_o sacrifice_n the_o priest_n kill_v they_o and_o so_o levit._n iu._n 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 8_o verse_n 24_o 15_o 18._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 24_o 34._o the_o levite_n do_v flay_v they_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 11._o and_o in_o some_o extraordinary_a case_n slay_v they_o also_o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 34._o and_o receive_v the_o blood_n 2_o chron._n xxx_o 16_o 17._o the_o priest_n only_o not_o the_o levite_n come_v to_o the_o altar_n to_o lay_v the_o wood_n sprinkle_v the_o blood_n and_o burn_v they_o levit._n l._n 7._o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n iii_o 2_o 5._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 14._o the_o song_n psal_n cxxxvi_o verse_n 27_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezra_n iii_o 11._o to_o ephraim_n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 1_o and_o manasseh_n see_v for_o 5_o 11_o 18._o yet_o this_o be_v before_o their_o final_a captivity_n by_o shalmaneser_n 2_o king_n xvii_o in_o the_o second_o month_n for_o verse_n 2_o 1_o 3._o as_o in_o like_a case_n num._n ix_o 11._o king_n of_o assyria_n pull_v verse_n 6_o and_o tiglath_n pilneaser_n 2_o king_n xv._o 19_o 29._o 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 20._o mock_v they_o but_o a_o final_a judgement_n son_n follow_v verse_n 10_o have_v not_o cleanse_v themselves_o yet_o and_n verse_n 18_o it_o seem_v in_o josiah_n time_n all_o do_v not_o eat_v at_o the_o very_a hour_n appoint_v at_o even_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 14._o yet_o where_o the_o heart_n be_v upright_o god_n merciful_o heal_v such_o offender_n to_o keep_v other_o seven_o day_n the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n see_v herein_o verse_n 23_o and_o by_o god_n approve_v since_o the_o time_n of_o solomon_n and_o the_o division_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n verse_n 26_o so_o many_o out_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n come_v not_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o eat_v &_o celebrate_v the_o passeover_n yet_o see_v a_o large_a commendation_n of_o josiah_n passeover_n which_o follow_v after_o this_o chap._n xxxv_o 18_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 22_o 23._o finish_v present_o after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n chapter_n xxxi_o verse_n 1_o they_o pull_v down_o idolatry_n yea_o in_o ephraim_n also_o and_o manasseh_n which_o belong_v to_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n three_o month_n or_o feast_v of_o week_n verse_n 7_o of_o pentecost_n which_o be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o harvest_n and_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o ingather_v exod._n xxiii_o 16._o host_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n though_o that_o king_n sennacherib_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o and_o his_o host_n be_v so_o slay_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o father_n hezekiah_n chap._n xxxii_o 21._o a_o wall_n begin_v by_o his_o father_n chap._n xxxii_o 5._o yet_o unto_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o false_a god_n verse_n 14_o as_o be_v in_o the_o grosser_n kind_n of_o idolatrous_a sacrificer_n verse_n 17_o amon_n amon_n worse_o than_o his_o father_n manasseh_n eight_o year_n be_v then_o sixteen_o year_n old_a chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 20_o and_o before_o that_o the_o father_n of_o eliakim_n or_o jehojakim_n verse_n 3_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 36._o and_o chap._n xxii_o 1._o compare_v together_o twelve_o year_n himself_o be_v then_o twenty_o city_n of_o manasseh_n remanants_n then_o of_o the_o israelite_n verse_n 6_o for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v former_o carry_v away_o captive_n and_o the_o kingdom_n exterminate_v eighteen_o year_n
chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o sixthly_a of_o another_o axtaxerxes_n chap._n vii_o 1._o or_o rather_o thus_o of_o five_o persian_a monarch_n viz_o 1_o of_o cyrus_n 2_o of_o ahasuerus_n 3_o of_o artaxerce_n 4_o of_o darius_n take_v he_o mention_v chap._n iu._n ver_fw-la 5._o 24._o and_o chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o and_o chap._n vi_o 15._o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n and_o 5_o of_o another_o artaxerxes_n and_o the_o person_n of_o these_o by_o sundry_a learned_a man_n be_v sundry_a way_n understand_v some_o take_v the_o first_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n ahasuerus_n to_o be_v xerxes_n the_o first_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la the_o second_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n ochus_n and_o nothus_fw-la the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n mnemon_n or_o memor_n other_o take_v ahasuerus_n to_o be_v cambyses_n artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artashasta_fw-mi or_o smyrdis_n magnus_n darius_n not_o two_o but_o one_o to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n and_o the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la this_o diversity_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o silence_n of_o scripture_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o heathen_a greek_a history_n yet_o this_o late_a opinion_n i_o the_o rather_o embrace_v for_o that_o it_o stand_v best_o with_o the_o age_n of_o zeâubbabel_n ezra_n nehemiah_n and_o mordecai_n ezra_n a_o child_n when_o his_o father_n serajah_n the_o high_a priest_n chap._n vii_o 1._o be_v slay_v at_o riblah_n by_o nebuchadnezar_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 18_o 21._o and_o his_o brother_n jehozadak_v the_o succeed_a high_a priest_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 14_o 15._o and_o his_o son_n jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n the_o high_a priest_n the_o son_n of_o jehozadak_n or_o josedech_n neh._n xii_o 1._o ezra_n iii_o 2_o 8._o and_o v._o 2._o zech._n vi_o 11._o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o this_o ezra_n come_v up_o from_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n with_o a_o gracious_a commission_n ezra_n vii_o viii_o ix_o x._o chapter_n and_o he_o be_v with_o nehemiah_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n at_o that_o solemn_a read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o preach_v and_o at_o that_o singular_a keep_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n neh._n viii_o 1_o 6_o 9_o 13._o &c_n &c_n and_o after_o the_o feast_n chap._n ix_o and_o x._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n chap._n xii_o 26_o 36._o so_o that_o upon_o the_o least_o account_n he_o must_v live_v upon_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n that_o be_v fifty_o three_o or_o sixty_o before_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n twenty_o three_o to_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n sixty_o seven_o to_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n but_o upon_o the_o large_a and_o more_o improbable_a account_n he_o must_v live_v at_o least_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o be_v a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n chap._n vii_o 6_o 11._o and_o be_v genera_o repute_v the_o holy_a penman_n likewise_o of_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n and_o as_o some_o will_v of_o the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n and_o malachi_n also_o and_o be_v take_v by_o many_o to_o be_v the_o restorer_n and_o orderer_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n of_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o that_o sort_n and_o posture_n and_o character_n also_o wherein_o now_o we_o have_v they_o now_o in_o the_o first_o year_n hebr._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o in_o one_o year_n thus_o couple_v his_o book_n with_o the_o end_n of_o chronicle_n as_o the_o like_a be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n number_n joshua_n judge_n and_o many_o other_o book_n see_v moreover_o the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n i._n 1._o one_o for_o first_o be_v a_o usual_a scripture_n phrase_n and_o first_o here_o be_v of_o his_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o his_o reign_n there_o for_o he_o be_v king_n of_o persia_n not_o monarch_n many_o year_n before_o chap._n v._o 13._o charge_v i_o esay_n xliv_o verse_n 2_o 28._o and_o xlv_o 1_o 13._o this_o pprophecy_n may_v likely_o be_v show_v to_o cyrus_n by_o daniel_n or_o some_o other_o vessel_n such_o as_o be_v not_o cut_v in_o piece_n verse_n 7_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 13._o sheshbazzar_n the_o chaldee_n or_o court-name_n of_o zerubbabel_n ezra_n i._n verse_n 8_o 8._o and_o iii_o 8_o 10._o and_o v._o 2_o 14._o as_o belteshazzar_n be_v of_o daniel_n the_o same_o work_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o sheshbazzar_n chap._n v._o 16._o be_v ascribe_v to_o zerubbabel_n zech._n iu._n 9_o be_v five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o this_o number_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o particular_a number_n former_o mention_v verse_n 11_o amount_v to_o two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v unnumbered_a moreover_o be_v vessel_n give_v chap._n vii_o 19_o and_o chap._n viii_o 25_o 27_o see_v the_o carry_v of_o they_o away_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o four_o several_a time_n dan._n i._n 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 7_o 10_o 18._o province_n judah_n no_o kingdom_n now_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o but_o make_v a_o province_n by_o the_o conqueror_n see_v chap._n v._n 8._o neh._n i._n 3._o and_o chap._n vii_o 6._o and_o xi_o 3._o which_o come_v the_o manifold_a variation_n for_o name_n verse_n 2_o 60._o and_o number_n in_o this_o register_n and_o catalogue_n and_o that_o nehemie_n vii_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o name_n give_v to_o one_o man_n and_o from_o this_o that_o the_o one_o be_v take_v at_o their_o set_n out_o from_o babylon_n viz._n this_o ezra_n ii_o the_o other_o upon_o their_o come_n to_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n neh._n vii_o and_o so_o some_o may_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v not_o register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n and_o some_o may_v register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n which_o yet_o come_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n either_o change_a their_o mind_n to_o stay_v in_o babylon_n or_o die_v by_o the_o way_n or_o else_o that_o in_o nehemie_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v live_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o time_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o register_n beside_o this_o in_o ezra_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v with_o zerubbabel_n in_o this_o catalogue_n ezra_n ii_o and_o in_o that_o catalogue_n neh._n vii_o 6_o 62._o fall_n far_o short_a of_o that_o total_a sum_n both_o in_o ezra_n and_o nehemy_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o more_o of_o servant_n and_o proselyte_n ezra_n ii_o 64_o 65._o neh._n vii_o 66_o 67._o the_o number_n want_v seem_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o those_o ezra_n ii_o 62._o and_o out_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n that_o be_v both_o captivate_v and_o return_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o be_v not_o numerica_o set_v down_o yet_o after_o the_o return_n continue_v among_o they_o and_o profess_v their_o religion_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xi_o 3_o 16._o and_o xxxi_o 6._o ezra_n ii_o 70._o and_o vi_o 16_o 17._o matt._n iu._n 14._o luke_n ii_o 36._o act_n ii_o 5._o and_o xxvi_o 7._o of_o those_o which_o come_v up_o with_o ezra_n see_v chap._n viii_o 1_o 14._o tirshatha_n tirshatha_n signify_v governor_n in_o their_o tongue_n seem_v attribute_v here_o to_o zerubbabel_n verse_n 63_o and_o be_v after_o to_o nehemiah_n express_o neh._n viii_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o chap._n x._o 1._o urim_fw-la see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o the_o whole_a many_o more_o return_v verse_n 64_o then_o those_o upon_o record_n that_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n sing_v man_n verse_n 65_o and_o sing_v woman_n most_o likely_a such_o as_o be_v use_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o elsewhere_o for_o mirth_n as_o 2_o sam._n xix_o 35._o eccles_n ii_o 8._o esay_n xxiii_o 16._o amos_n vi_o 5._o and_o for_o mourning_n as_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o jer._n ix_o 17_o 18._o eccles._n xii_o 5._o amos_n v._n 16._o seven_o month_n ver._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o 6._o in_o this_o month_n the_o first_o day_n they_o first_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o new_a build_v after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o in_o the_o same_o month_n of_o the_o year_n be_v the_o solemn_a dedication_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n viii_o 2._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n they_o prepare_v for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 8_o or_o rather_o have_v former_o prepare_v they_o now_o begin_v the_o build_n weep_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n many_o ancient_a man_n that_o have_v see_v the_o former_a
he_o a_o free_a collection_n verse_n 16_o and_o what_o he_o can_v get_v and_o gather_v by_o it_o not_o lawful_a to_o impose_v artaxerxes_n give_v ezra_n the_o priest_n a_o grant_n and_o power_n for_o a_o immunity_n of_o the_o clergy_n verse_n 24_o and_o for_o set_v and_o appoint_v civil_a magistrate_n and_o judge_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xxvi_o 29._o male_n in_o all_o chapter_n viii_o verse_n 14_o 1496._o ahava_n a_o river_n verse_n 15_o ver_fw-la 21_o 31._o a_o few_o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o babylon_n in_o the_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 15_o 17_o 21._o 31._o levi_n levites_n hear_v distinguish_v from_o the_o priest_n verse_n 17_o chap._n vii_o 7._o casiphia_n not_o very_o far_o from_o ahava_n verse_n 17_o but_o far_a enough_o from_o the_o caspian_a sea_n nethinim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n verse_n 20_o ix_o 23._o a_o fast_n a_o good_a pattern_n here_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o and_o on_o jonah_n iii_o 5._o talent_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o exod._n xxxviii_o 24._o verse_n 26_o fine_a copper_n precious_a as_o gold_n rare_a this_o verse_n 27_o and_o so_o but_o two_o of_o they_o in_o the_o chamber_n divers_n of_o the_o chamber_n on_o the_o side_n or_o wall_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 29_o be_v for_o treasury_n to_o keep_v the_o holy_a treasure_n appertain_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o service_n of_o god_n their_o daughter_n of_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 2_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xxxvi_o 6._o yea_o more_o it_o may_v seem_v they_o put_v away_o their_o own_o wife_n to_o take_v these_o mal._n ii_o 11._o 13._o weep_v weep_n in_o prayer_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o twice_o here_o so_o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o and_o xxii_o 19_o num._n xxv_o 6._o judg._n xx._n 23_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 2._o 1_o sam._n i._n 10._o and_o vii_o 6._o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o heb._n v._n 7._o psal._n vi_o 8._o and_o thirty-nine_o 12._o a_o covenant_n covenant_n much_o use_v between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n verse_n 3_o gen._n vi_o 18._o and_o xv._o 18._o and_o xvii_o 2._o deut._n v._n 2._o josh._n xxiv_o 24._o 2_o king_n xi_o 17._o and_o xxiii_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 12._o and_o xxix_o 10._o neh._n ix_o 38._o esay_n lix_n 21._o and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v of_o they_o if_o the_o mother_n continue_a heathen_n and_o do_v not_o turn_v proselyte_n their_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v as_o freeborn_a son_n in_o the_o number_n of_o god_n people_n yet_o the_o father_n be_v to_o have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o they_o for_o maintenance_n and_o education_n forfeit_v according_a to_o that_o power_n give_v to_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 26._o verse_n 8_o separate_v by_o excommunication_n as_o john_n ix_o 22_o 34._o or_o by_o banishment_n chap._n vii_o 26._o nine_o month_n twenty_o day_n therefore_o the_o proclamation_n verse_n 9_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o be_v on_o the_o nine_o month_n seventeen_o day_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o december_n of_o one_o 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the_o persian_a empire_n and_o more_o do_v far_o pass_v the_o date_n of_o one_o man_n life_n in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o that_o nehemiah_n may_v well_o reach_v to_o the_o 32._o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o last_o passage_n of_o this_o book_n set_v that_o of_o jaddua_n aside_o however_o many_o make_v this_o nehemiah_n this_o famous_a governor_n to_o be_v another_o nehemiah_n of_o young_a and_o late_a year_n than_o he_o ezra_n ii_o 2._o this_o nehemiah_n come_v to_o his_o government_n when_o eliashib_n the_o grandchild_n of_o jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n be_v high_a priest_n chap._n iii_o 1._o and_o xii_o 10._o the_o whole_a time_n of_o his_o government_n be_v set_v down_o chap._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 14._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 6._o the_o first_o time_n be_v twelve_o year_n and_o the_o twelve_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n mention_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o the_o first_o year_n only_o of_o 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ever_o since_o the_o ruin_n make_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n verse_n 3_o nisan_fw-la which_o be_v the_o hebrew_n abib_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o about_o our_o march_n the_o vernal_a equinoctial_a artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la thirteen_o year_n after_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 7._o i_o take_v up_o his_o waiting-course_n be_v then_o come_v four_o month_n after_o hanani_n his_o come_n chap._n i._n 1_o 2._o pray_v nehemiah_n his_o prayer_n verse_n 4_o by_o ejaculation_n like_o that_o of_o moses_n exod._n fourteen_o 15._o and_o special_o his_o zeal_n in_o the_o build_n chap._n iu._n 16_o 17_o 23._o and_o v._o 11._o and_o his_o speed_n chap._n vi_o 15._o and_o his_o courage_n against_o all_o opposition_n chap._n iu._n and_o chap._n vi_o and_o his_o care_n for_o the_o needy_a
dead_a before_o nehemiah_n come_v as_o governor_n into_o judea_n verse_n 26_o yea_o or_o ezra_n with_o his_o commission_n dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n the_o former_a genealogy_n and_o record_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n seem_v to_o be_v insist_v upon_o verse_n 27_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o have_v so_o prime_a a_o hand_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v here_o so_o careful_o gather_v and_o bring_v together_o 27_o 28_o 29._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v also_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n purify_a see_v the_o annotation_n verse_n 30_o i_o bring_v up_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v thus_o the_o wall_n be_v thick_a and_o broad_a verse_n 31_o that_o divers_a go_v a_o breast_n on_o it_o nehemiah_n appoint_v two_o great_a company_n consist_v of_o priest_n levite_n prince_n and_o people_n they_o enter_v upon_o the_o wall_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o west_n wall_n near_o the_o dung-gate_n and_o there_o the_o two_o company_n part_v and_o each_o go_v as_o in_o procession_n in_o this_o order_n the_o one_o company_n have_v ezra_n the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n before_o they_o and_o other_o priest_n after_o he_o sound_v their_o trumpet_n after_o they_o the_o levite_n play_v on_o sacred_a musical_a instrument_n and_o singer_n of_o they_o that_o sing_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n all_o sound_v forth_o god_n praise_n and_o their_o own_o thankfulness_n and_o joy_n ver_fw-la 31_o 42._o after_o they_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n after_o they_o the_o people_n and_o last_o of_o all_o some_o great_a prince_n likely_a next_o in_o degree_n to_o nehemiah_n and_o this_o company_n thus_o go_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n southward_o by_o the_o fountain_n gate_n and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o all_o along_o the_o south-wall_n even_o unto_o the_o water-gate_n on_o the_o east_n the_o other_o company_n go_v in_o like_a equipage_n and_o nehemiah_n himself_o the_o 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on_o mount_n zion_n by_o which_o the_o king_n and_o courtier_n do_v usua_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o neh._n iii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 3_o 16._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 3_o 4._o and_o xxxii_o 6._o ezra_n some_o other_o ezra_n verse_n 33_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n that_o famous_a ezra_n verse_n 36_o gate_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o tower_n in_o this_o procession_n mention_v verse_n 39_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n iii_o 1._o great_a sacrifice_n as_o in_o like_a case_n of_o joy_n and_o thankfulness_n verse_n 43_o so_o 1_o chr._n xxix_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 62_o 63._o for_o the_o treasure_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 44_o ix_o 26._o and_o so_o in_o hezekiah_n time_n 2_o chr._n xxxi_o 4_o 5_o 11._o see_v again_o neh._n xiii_o 12_o 13._o and_o the_o levite_n sanctify_a they_o unto_o the_o levite_n pay_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o their_o tithe_n verse_n 47_o num._n xviii_o 26_o 30._o on_o that_o day_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o doubtful_a it_o be_v to_o what_o particular_a time_n this_o relate_v yet_o most_o likely_a to_o that_o interim_n of_o time_n which_o pass_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o nehemiah_n between_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o and_o beginning_n of_o his_o second_o government_n write_v deut._n xxiii_o 3._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o that_o text_n they_o meet_v not_o as_o melchizedek_n do_v verse_n 2_o gen._n fourteen_o 17._o separate_a see_v that_o ezra_n chap._n verse_n 3_o ix_o and_o x._o and_o neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o ch_n x._o 30._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 23_o 30._o so_o difficult_a be_v this_o point_n of_o the_o reformation_n and_o so_o ready_a they_o to_o relapse_n into_o this_o sin_n a_o great_a chamber_n pulling_n down_o the_o partition_n verse_n 5_o to_o make_v two_o or_o three_o into_o one_o i_o cast_v forth_o and_o so_o ver_fw-la 9_o verse_n 8_o bring_v i_o again_o by_o my_o command_n and_o authority_n not_o in_o my_o person_n have_v not_o be_v give_v this_n verse_n 10_o and_o other_o matter_n imply_v the_o interim_n of_o nehemiah_n absence_n to_o have_v be_v more_o than_o a_o year_n sabbath_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jer._n verse_n 15_o xvii_o 21_o 22_o 24_o 27._o dark_a the_o soon_o because_o of_o the_o hill_n about_o jerusalem_n verse_n 19_o and_o the_o sabbath_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o even_o to_o even_o some_o of_o my_o servant_n that_o the_o merchant_n may_v not_o thrust_v in_o among_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o gate_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 22_o by_o keep_v out_o person_n legaly_a unclean_a from_o the_o house_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n swear_v and_o so_o they_o have_v swear_v before_o verse_n 25_o chap._n x._o 29_o 30._o son_n of_o jojada_n his_o grandchild_n verse_n 28_o call_v menasche_n and_o brother_n of_o jaddua_n the_o high_a priest_n as_o josephus_n write_v antiq._n lib._n 11._o c._n 7._o i_o chase_v he_o from_o i_o this_n argue_v this_o nehemiah_n not_o to_o be_v that_o man_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 2._o that_o come_v 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viz._n the_o three_o of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n i._n 3._o the_o seven_o chap._n ii_o 16._o and_o the_o twelve_o chap._n iii_o 7._o in_o which_o twelve_o year_n be_v mention_v the_o first_o month_n chap._n iii_o 7_o 12._o the_o three_o month_n chap._n viii_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o the_o twelve_o month_n chap._n iii_o 7._o 13._o and_o chap._n viii_o 12._o and_o chap._n ix_o 1_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 17_o 21._o and_o some_o more_o year_n in_o his_o reign_n afterward_o be_v note_v indefinite_o chap._n x._o in_o this_o book_n only_o of_o all_o the_o scripture_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o god_n nor_o his_o name_n once_o use_v the_o book_n of_o canticle_n speak_v much_o of_o christ_n the_o bridegroom_n ahasuerus_n heb._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o ahasuerosh_n it_o be_v doubt_v which_o of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n this_o be_v the_o lxx_o still_o name_v he_o in_o their_o translation_n artaxerxes_n other_o take_v he_o to_o be_v xerxes_n other_o fix_v their_o several_a fancy_n upon_o sundry_a 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the_o former_a decree_n can_v not_o be_v reverse_v nor_o this_o new_a one_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o king_n seal_n see_v ch._n i._n 19_o three_o month_n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n after_o hamans_n decree_n verse_n 9_o chap._n iii_o 12._o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v in_o the_o first_o month_n and_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iii_o 7._o and_o the_o decree_n issue_v out_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o that_o month_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o do_v stretch_v even_o to_o the_o jew_n in_o jury_n ver_fw-la 6_o 8_o 13._o and_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o adar_n the_o twelve_o month_n follow_v but_o the_o edict_n on_o their_o behalf_n issue_v forth_o on_o the_o twenty_o three_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n sivan_n i._n e._n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n after_o hamans_n bloody_a edict_n sivan_n whereunto_o our_o may_n most_o answer_v and_o unto_o the_o jew_n who_o it_o so_o much_o concern_v crown_n of_o gold_n see_v chap._n verse_n 15_o vi_o 8._o become_v jew_n proselyte_n verse_n 17_o turn_v to_o their_o religion_n as_o seek_v their_o hurt_n asdruball_n assault_v they_o chapter_n ix_o verse_n 2_o so_o as_o they_o be_v on_o the_o defensive_a part_n and_o stand_v for_o their_o life_n chap._n viii_o 11._o and_o chap._n ix_o 16._o smite_v all_o their_o enemy_n wonder_v that_o they_o dare_v rise_v against_o the_o jew_n verse_n 5_o consider_v the_o mind_n and_o power_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o mordecai_n for_o they_o see_v ver_fw-la 3._o in_o shushan_n these_o likely_a of_o hamans_n faction_n verse_n 6_o eager_a set_v to_o revenge_v his_o death_n and_o downfall_n to_o do_v tomorrow_o it_o may_v be_v necessity_n to_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o shushan_n verse_n 13_o against_o such_o as_o may_v seek_v a_o opportunity_n hereafter_o to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o haman_n his_o son_n and_o other_o that_o be_v slay_v may_v move_v she_o to_o this_o petition_n so_o to_o rid_v their_o hand_n of_o all_o their_o enemy_n 75000_o it_o argue_v a_o great_a height_n of_o malice_n against_o the_o jew_n verse_n 16_o that_o haman_n ten_o son_n and_o other_o in_o shushan_n even_o on_o a_o second_o day_n and_o so_o many_o in_o all_o the_o king_n province_n dare_v so_o assault_v the_o jew_n that_o in_o their_o own_o defence_n they_o kill_v in_o all_o seventy_o five_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o likely_a most_o amalekite_n consider_v the_o king_n edict_n for_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o queen_n and_o mordecai_n with_o the_o king_n as_o have_v be_v say_v yet_o the_o jew_n lay_v not_o their_o hand_n on_o the_o prey_n and_o spoil_v though_o grant_v to_o they_o by_o the_o king_n chap._n viii_o 11._o chap._n ix_o 10_o 15_o 16._o to_o show_n they_o do_v it_o not_o for_o covetousness_n but_o to_o preserve_v their_o own_o life_n mordecai_n write_v some_o extend_v this_o to_o the_o whole_a book_n verse_n 20_o but_o more_o likely_a it_o relate_v to_o the_o point_n of_o deliverance_n and_o ordain_v the_o feast_n ver_fw-la xxiii_o 29._o and_o herein_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n be_v see_v in_o ordain_v set_v annual_a feast_n ver_fw-la 27._o 29_o 31._o and_o so_o for_o fast_n zech._n vii_o purim_fw-la i._n e._n lot_n verse_n 26_o of_o lot_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 7._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o fasting_n verse_n 31_o and_o their_o cry_n the_o occasion_n that_o be_v give_v of_o their_o fasting_n and_o cry_n by_o which_o they_o obtain_v such_o a_o blessing_n some_o take_v this_o as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o decree_n to_o fast_o on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n and_o allege_v for_o it_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o book_n some_o public_a record_n verse_n 32_o a_o tribute_n we_o read_v of_o a_o release_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o chap._n ii_o 18._o whether_o the_o jew_n by_o mordecai_n mean_n be_v release_v of_o this_o tribute_n the_o scripture_n express_v not_o job_n the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v a_o true_a history_n accompany_v full_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o a_o true_a history_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o attest_v ezek._n fourteen_o 14._o and_o jam._n v._n 11._o this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o in_o prose_n to_o chap._n iii_o v._n 3._o in_o verse_n thence_o to_o chap._n xlii_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o then_o again_o conclude_v in_o prose_n thence_o to_o the_o end_n job_n live_v most_o likely_a when_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o egypt_n his_o age_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o his_o affliction_n be_v end_v and_o he_o have_v seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n and_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n before_o his_o affliction_n begin_v job_n xlii_o 16._o and_o i._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o job_n patience_n be_v wonderful_a and_o so_o high_o commend_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n jam._n v._o 11._o his_o impatience_n too_o much_o accuse_v as_o by_o his_o friend_n then_o so_o by_o some_o other_o now_o not_o weigh_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o affliction_n outward_a and_o inward_a from_o heaven_n earth_n and_o hell_n and_o withal_o his_o fair_a clear_n of_o god_n and_o his_o justice_n and_o his_o full_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o own_o sinfulness_n though_o not_o of_o that_o hypocrisy_n wherewith_o his_o friend_n do_v false_o charge_v he_o chap._n vii_o 20_o 21._o and_o ix_o 2_o 3._o 14_o 15_o 20_o 21._o and_o xiii_o 26._o and_o fourteen_o 17._o and_o xxvii_o 5_o 6._o and_o xxxi_o 6._o 33_o 35_o 36_o 37._o and_o xxiii_o 10._o and_o xiii_o 15._o and_o ix_o 12._o job_n three_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 xxxvi_o 11_o 40._o bildad_o of_o abraham_n race_n by_o ketura_n gen._n xxv_o 2._o 1_o chron._n i._n 32._o and_o elihu_n the_o four_o of_o the_o race_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n gen._n xxii_o 21._o eliphaz_n bildad_n and_o zophar_n speak_v in_o order_n one_o after_o another_o eliphaz_n and_o bildad_n thrice_o zophar_n twice_o to_o every_o one_o of_o which_o job_n answer_n be_v annex_v and_o interpose_v elihu_n speak_v after_o they_o cease_v without_o any_o answer_n make_v by_o job_n to_o he_o jehovah_n speak_v last_o of_o all_o and_o order_v all_o uz_n uz_n in_o idumea_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o or_o arabia_n border_v upon_o it_o so_o call_v from_o uz_n the_o son_n of_o dishan_n of_o the_o lineage_n of_o seir_n gen._n xxxvi_o 28._o of_o this_o we_o read_v lam._n iu._n 21._o jer._n xxv_o 20._o or_o in_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n the_o desert_n near_o to_o chaldea_n where_o job_n have_v such_o bad_a neighbour_n the_o chaldean_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o sabean_o on_o the_o other_o chap._n i._n 15._o 17._o we_o read_v of_o king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o uz_n jer._n xxv_o 20._o and_o of_o uz_n the_o grandchild_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22_o 23._o and_o of_o we_o the_o son_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n gen._n xxii_o 21._o three_o thousand_o camel_n when_o god_n bless_v his_o latter_a end_n verse_n 3_o he_o have_v six_o thousand_o camel_n chap._n xlii_o 12._o a_o wondrous_a number_n for_o one_o man_n they_o be_v numerous_a and_o of_o much_o use_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n fifty_o thousand_o take_v from_o the_o hagarite_n 1_o chron._n v._n 20_o 21._o the_o midianite_n use_v very_o great_a multitude_n of_o they_o in_o war_n and_o put_v ornament_n and_o chain_n of_o gold_n about_o their_o neck_n judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o chap._n viii_o 21_o 26._o some_o of_o they_o be_v swift_a all_o for_o burden_n with_o bunch_n on_o their_o back_n fit_a for_o that_o purpose_n but_o not_o fit_a to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n david_n himself_o have_v a_o special_a officer_n only_o over_o his_o camel_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 30._o east_n whither_o abraham_n send_v his_o son_n gen._n xxv_o 6._o and_o sanctify_v they_o send_v to_o they_o verse_n 5_o require_v they_o to_o fit_v and_o prepare_v themselves_o by_o all_o mean_n in_o a_o holy_a manner_n to_o come_v and_o join_v with_o he_o in_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o and_o their_o sin_n see_v num._n x_o 1._o 18._o exod._n xix_o 10._o josh._n iii_o 5._o and_o chap._n vii_o 13._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 5._o continualy_fw-fr on_o those_o day_n when_o their_o feast_n be_v go_v about_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o good_a angel_n verse_n 6_o job_n xxxviii_o 7._o to_o present_v themselves_o see_v 1_o king_n xxii_o 19_o this_o be_v speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o rom._n iii_o 5._o among_o they_o not_o that_o satan_n come_v into_o heaven_n the_o similitude_n be_v take_v from_o earthly_a king_n escape_v
reunite_v in_o his_o resurrection_n this_o verse_n then_o and_z two_o before_o and_o one_o follow_v be_v most_o proper_o mean_v of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o resurrection_n act_n ii_o 25_o 28_o 31._o and_o xiii_o 35_o 36_o 37._o thou_o will_v show_v i_o experimentaly_n i_o christ_n speaâs_v of_o himself_o the_o path_n of_o life_n of_o glory_n after_o his_o resurrection_n verse_n 11_o all_o this_o true_a of_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o in_o and_o by_o he_o true_a also_o of_o david_n of_o all_o his_o member_n christ_n resurrection_n and_o glorification_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o we_o he_o the_o author_n and_o mean_n of_o it_o to_o we_o in_o our_o first_o resurrection_n here_o by_o regeneration_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n whereby_o christ_n live_v in_o we_o gal._n ii_o 20._o he_o in_o we_o and_o we_o in_o he_o by_o faith_n ephes._n iii_o 17._o rom._n i._n 17_o and_o in_o our_o second_o resurrection_n to_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n as_o follow_v in_o this_o verse_n in_o thy_o presence_n before_o thy_o face_n in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n see_v gen._n xxxii_o and_o exod._n xxxiii_o 14_o 15._o num._n vi_o 23._o psal._n iu._n 6._o and_o xxxi_o 16._o and_o lxxx_o 3._o deut._n xxxiv_o 10._o esay_n vi._n fullness_n yet_o all_o the_o former_a but_o in_o part_n while_o we_o be_v in_o the_o way_n in_o fullness_n when_o we_o come_v to_o our_o country_n or_o heavenly_a canaan_n job_n xix_o 26_o 27._o 1_o john_n iii_o 2._o 1_o cor._n xiii_o 12._o matth._n v._o 8._o and_o yet_o this_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o god_n in_o glory_n shall_v be_v to_o our_o fullness_n not_o to_o he_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o infinite_a essence_n by_o any_o create_a power_n of_o saint_n or_o angel_n by_o the_o eye_n of_o flesh_n though_o glorify_v or_o by_o the_o intellectual_a eye_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o spirit_n glorify_v can_v be_v see_v 1_o tim._n vi_o 16._o but_o to_o our_o fullness_n as_o far_o as_o creature_n be_v capable_a of_o our_o vessel_n throw_v into_o this_o infinite_a sea_n shall_v be_v brim_n full_a though_o it_o contain_v not_o all_o this_o ocean_n psal._n xvii_o 15._o and_o how_o great_a then_o shall_v this_o fullness_n then_o be_v when_o of_o thing_n in_o this_o kind_n reveal_v of_o god_n to_o his_o apostle_n in_o this_o life_n by_o his_o spirit_n the_o apostle_n so_o speak_v as_o we_o read_v 1_o cor._n xi_o 9_o out_o of_o esay_n lxiv_o 4_o this_o be_v a_o fullness_n beyond_o all_o that_o of_o faith_n and_o hope_v a_o fullness_n that_o fill_v up_o all_o desire_n a_o fullness_n of_o fruition_n of_o satisfaction_n without_o satiety_n apoc._n iii_o consider_v that_o say_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n 1_o king_n x._o 8._o and_o of_o the_o disciple_n at_o christ_n transfiguration_n mat._n xvii_o 4._o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_n by_o thy_o right_a hand_n psal._n xx._n 7._o lxiii_o 9_o cxviii_o 16._o for_o evermore_o without_o which_o eternity_n there_o be_v no_o true_a felicity_n right_n my_o plea_n for_o my_o righteous_a cause_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 1_o my_o righteous_a cause_n and_o complaint_n ver_fw-la 2._o i_o be_o purpose_v psal._n thirty-nine_o 1._o verse_n 3_o of_o thy_o lip_n guide_v and_o direct_v i_o verse_n 4_o when_o i_o awake_v our_o of_o the_o sleep_n of_o death_n verse_n 15_o esay_n xxvi_o 19_o with_o thy_o likeness_n 1_n cor._n xv._o 49._o 1_o john_n iii_o 2._o apoc._n xxii_o 4._o horn_n signify_v power_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 2_o and_o glory_n psal._n xcii_o 10._o amos_n vi_o 13._o and_o christ_n call_v the_o horn_n of_o salvation_n luke_n i._n 69._o earth_n shake_v here_o verse_n 7_o and_o hereafter_o be_v sublime_a expression_n not_o of_o what_o historica_o happen_v but_o of_o the_o marvellous_a manner_n of_o god_n mighty_a presence_n assistance_n and_o concurrence_n in_o david_n victory_n in_o some_o sort_n poetica_o set_v forth_o thunder_v thunder_n be_v call_v god_n voice_n verse_n 13_o apoc._n x._o 3_o 4._o and_o xix_o 6._o of_o thunder_n see_v psal._n xxix_o 3_o 10._o and_o lxxvii_o 18._o and_o civ_o 7._o exod._n xix_o 16._o &_o xx._n 18._o jer._n x._o 13._o job_n xxvi_o 14_o &_o xxxviii_o 25._o esay_n xxix_o 6._o apoc._n iu._n 5._o and_o 8._o 5._o some_o proud_a blasphemer_n have_v labour_v to_o imitate_v the_o thunder_n and_o some_o impious_a tyrant_n have_v exceed_o fear_v it_o according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n the_o justness_n of_o my_o cause_n against_o saul_n verse_n 24_o and_o other_o and_o my_o sincere_a desire_n and_o endeavour_v to_o serve_v and_o obey_v god_n though_o not_o for_o any_o merit_n of_o my_o work_n thyself_o froward_a meet_v with_o they_o in_o their_o own_o way_n verse_n 26_o as_o levit._n xxvi_o 23_o 24._o bow_v of_o steel_n verse_n 34_o therefore_o will_v i_o give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o this_o verse_n be_v apply_v verse_n 49_o rom._n xv._o 9_o to_o the_o call_v of_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o praise_n unto_o god_n therefore_o and_o so_o former_o ver_fw-la 43_o 44._o and_o again_o verse_n 50._o be_v more_o true_o verify_v in_o christ_n then_o in_o david_n to_o his_o anoint_v verse_n 50_o to_o david_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n for_o evermore_o to_o his_o messiah_n his_o christ_n as_o psal._n ii_o 2._o to_o david_n literaly_a to_o christ_n mystica_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o david_n jer._n xxx_o 9_o ezek._n xxxiv_o 23_o 24._o and_o chap._n xxxvii_o 24._o hos._n 5._o to_o his_o seed_n both_o himself_o proper_o call_v the_o seed_n of_o david_n rom._n i._n 3._o act_n xiii_o 23._o as_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gal._n iii_o 16._o and_o to_o his_o seed_n esay_n liii_o 10._o heb._n ii_o 13._o and_o thus_o proper_o it_o be_v for_o evermore_o day_n unto_o day_n or_o day_n after_o day_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 2_o the_o vicissitude_n or_o continual_a succession_n of_o day_n and_o night_n speak_v much_o divine_a knowledge_n the_o assiduity_n and_o constancy_n without_o any_o intermission_n by_o the_o heaven_n preach_v be_v hereby_o express_v there_o be_v no_o speech_n among_o all_o variety_n of_o language_n verse_n 3_o yet_o this_o language_n and_o idiom_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o understand_v of_o all_o and_o hear_v of_o all_o ver_fw-la 4._o their_o line_n rom._n x._o 18._o verse_n 4_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o their_o sound_n or_o voice_n and_o such_o a_o like_a difference_n be_v find_v in_o micah_n v._n 2._o with_o matth._n chap._n ii_o 6._o and_o again_o in_o rom._n ix_o 33._o with_o isa._n chap._n xxviii_o 16._o the_o apostle_n fit_v this_o testimony_n to_o his_o own_o purpose_n not_o derogate_a thereby_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n as_o that_o exod._n xvi_o 18._o be_v apply_v 2_o cor._n viii_o 15._o or_o rather_o the_o apostle_n retain_v the_o literal_a sense_n for_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o all_o the_o world_n rom._n xv._o 19_o col._n i._n 6_o 23._o and_o out_o of_o this_o testimony_n of_o the_o psalm_n in_o its_o literal_a sense_n prove_v that_o the_o gentile_n have_v hear_v and_o learn_v somewhat_o of_o god_n and_o piety_n before_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o creation_n rom._n i._n 19_o act_n fourteen_o 17._o which_o be_v a_o forerunner_n to_o this_o more_o ample_a doctrine_n and_o school_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o now_o god_n be_v please_v to_o vouchsafe_v unto_o they_o in_o sum_n the_o apostle_n herein_o follow_v the_o lxx_o and_o apply_v this_o to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o heathen_n as_o god_n have_v former_o teach_v they_o in_o another_z &_o a_o weak_a manner_n and_o degree_n by_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n they_o have_v as_o a_o voice_n to_o speak_v so_o a_o line_n to_o write_v rule_n direct_v and_o instruct_v as_o esay_n xxviii_o 10._o sun_n the_o carbuncle_n of_o heaven_n the_o eye_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o world_n for_o its_o light_n and_o heat_n to_o run_v a_o race_n his_o race_n be_v without_o intermission_n or_o weariness_n and_o the_o swiftness_n of_o his_o run_n verse_n 5_o be_v so_o great_a a_o body_n in_o its_o own_o orb_n be_v even_o to_o amazement_n and_o astonishment_n almost_o beyond_o imagination_n that_o the_o sun_n shall_v stand_v and_o the_o earth_n so_o move_v as_o some_o brain_n fancy_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o prodigious_a paradox_n the_o law_n from_o the_o book_n of_o god_n work_n verse_n 7_o he_o come_v now_o to_o the_o book_n of_o his_o word_n in_o five_o verse_n and_o in_o this_o school_n each_o verse_n in_o a_o manner_n do_v express_v the_o name_n the_o nature_n the_o effect_n the_o preciousness_n of_o this_o word_n much_o against_o all_o those_o imbasement_n and_o impeachment_n which_o the_o papist_n will_v put_v upon_o it_o gold_n gold_n of_o havilah_n verse_n 10_o good_a gen._n ii_o 11_o 12._o
god_n the_o beginning_n of_o their_o song_n verse_n 26_o or_o part_n of_o their_o praise_n from_o the_o fountain_n of_o israel_n you_o that_o flow_v from_o that_o fountain_n be_v of_o that_o progeny_n esay_n xlviii_o 2._o deut._n xxxiii_o 28._o deut._n v._n 15_o 18._o there_o be_v both_o those_o near_a verse_n 27_o and_o those_o a_o far_o off_o meet_a and_o join_v in_o this_o praise_n of_o god_n see_v psal._n lx._n 9_o little_a benjamin_n the_o young_a son_n of_o jacob_n and_o least_o tribe_n since_o their_o fatal_a blow_n judg._n xx._n and_o contest_v most_o for_o saul_n house_n against_o david_n yet_o he_o hear_v one_o if_o not_o first_o among_o they_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n likewiseâjoyne_v ruler_n of_o the_o enemy_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o benjamite_n but_o no_o way_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n thy_o god_n he_n petition_n for_o strength_n and_o growth_n of_o blessing_n verse_n 28_o as_o god_n have_v former_o begin_v to_o work_v for_o they_o have_v command_v so_n deut._n xxviii_o 8._o psal._n cxxxiii_o 2._o xlii_o 8._o and_o xliv_o 4._o and_o lxxi_o 3._o see_v psal._n xxxiii_o 9_o matth._n viii_o 8_o 9_o thy_o strength_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o people_n because_o of_o thy_o temple_n because_o of_o thy_o promise_n make_v to_o thy_o church_n verse_n 29_o and_o thy_o presence_n at_o thy_o temple_n ark_n and_o tabernacle_n therefore_o thou_o will_v grant_v and_o do_v according_a to_o the_o foresay_a petition_n shall_v king_n david_n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v therefore_o with_o all_o grateful_a and_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n worship_v thou_o rebuke_v he_n petition_n against_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o church_n verse_n 30_o proud_a cruel_a and_o malicious_a rebuke_v they_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n the_o meaning_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o verse_n the_o company_n of_o spear-man_n of_o enemy_n arm_v with_o lance_n and_o spear_n or_o reed_n fit_v and_o use_v for_o spear_n or_o arrow_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n be_v bull_n with_o the_o calf_n the_o robustick_a and_o strong_a enemy_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o rude_a and_o epicurish_a multitude_n psal._n xxii_o 12._o amos._n iu._n 1._o submit_v himself_o with_o piece_n of_o silver_n though_o hypocritica_o or_o rather_o that_o glory_n and_o vaunt_v himself_o in_o his_o brave_a attire_n embroider_v with_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o outbrave_a and_o trample_v upon_o other_o or_o be_v so_o rich_a as_o he_o seem_v to_o tread_v silver_n under_o foot_n yet_o indeed_o trust_v in_o it_o and_o boast_v himself_o of_o it_o and_o such_o usual_o though_o unprovoke_v delight_v to_o break_v forth_o into_o war_n and_o wrong-doing_a such_o enemy_n of_o thy_o people_n rebuke_v and_o break_v prince_n prophesy_v of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o christ_n verse_n 31_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o praise_n god_n ephes._n iii_o 5_o 6._o esay_n xlix_o 6._o and_o lxvi_o 19_o stretch_v out_o her_o hand_n in_o prayer_n in_o offering_n in_o way_n of_o subjection_n a_o mighty_a voice_n psal._n xxix_o his_o thunder_n verse_n 33_o heb._n iu_o 11._o ascribe_v add_v argument_n for_o god_n praise_n verse_n 34_o terrible_a to_o be_v have_v in_o reverence_n in_o the_o assembly_n of_o his_o saint_n verse_n 35_o and_o dreadful_a to_o his_o enemy_n fail_v while_o i_o wait_v the_o constancy_n and_o earnestness_n of_o david_n hope_n and_o expectation_n chapter_n lxix_o verse_n 3_o for_o the_o zeal_n of_o thy_o house_n literaly_n true_a in_o david_n verse_n 9_o psal._n xxvii_o 8._o principaly_n true_a in_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o to_o he_o apply_v by_o his_o disciple_n john_n ii_o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o so_o be_v the_o late_a word_n of_o this_o verse_n by_o the_o apostle_n rom._n xv._o 3._o they_o give_v i_o also_o gall_n verify_v in_o our_o saviour_n verse_n 21_o and_o in_o relation_n have_v to_o this_o text_n john_n xix_o 28_o 29._o let_v their_o table_n this_o use_v by_o david_n against_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 22_o apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n against_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o time_n rom._n xi_o 9_o let_v their_o habitation_n that_o which_o david_n speak_v here_o of_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 25_o and_o as_o type_n of_o christ_n of_o christ_n enemy_n saint_n peter_n appli_v to_o judas_n the_o traitor_n act_v i._o 20._o blot_v out_o phil._n iu_o 3._o apoc._n iii_o 5._o luke_n x._o 20._o heb._n xii_o 23._o verse_n 28_o of_o imprecation_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n cix_o 14_o 15._o zion_n the_o type_n of_o the_o church_n verse_n 36_o inherit_v it_o under_o the_o temporal_a promise_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n verse_n 35_o be_v comprehend_v the_o promise_n of_o life_n everlasting_a to_o the_o faithful_a and_o their_o posterity_n psal._n cii_o 28._o to_o the_o true_a israel_n of_o god_n the_o true_a member_n of_o the_o church_n esay_n xliv_o 26._o for_o to_o bring_v to_o remembrance_n for_o to_o record_n chapter_n lxx_o see_v the_o title_n of_o psal._n xxxviii_o both_o psalm_n be_v not_o to_o remember_v any_o notable_a deliverance_n or_o benefit_n already_o receive_v but_o rather_o a_o time_n and_o case_n of_o affliction_n and_o distress_n for_o the_o matter_n of_o both_o show_n that_o they_o be_v inspire_v in_o such_o a_o time_n and_o do_v make_v earnest_a petition_n for_o deliverance_n to_o deliver_v i_o this_o psalm_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o with_o psal._n xl._n 13_o 17._o verse_n 1_o cause_v i_o to_o escape_v likely_a from_o absalon_n chapter_n lxxi_o verse_n 2_o for_o this_o psalm_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v pen_v by_o david_n though_o his_o name_n be_v not_o in_o the_o title_n and_o in_o his_o old_a age_n god_n this_o word_n be_v jehovih_n verse_n 5_o that_o be_v with_o the_o vowel_n of_o elohim_n so_o again_o verse_n 16._o and_o psal._n lxviii_o 20._o and_o so_o it_o be_v usual_o write_v when_o as_o i_o have_v say_v adonai_n go_v before_o it_o or_o next_o follow_v it_o at_o other_o time_n have_v the_o vowel_n of_o adonai_n it_o be_v pronounce_v lord_n see_v 2_o sam._n vii_o 18_o 19_o 20._o a_o wonder_n esay_n viii_o 18._o verse_n 7_o heb._n ii_o 13._o zech._n iii_o 8._o and_o 1_o corinth_n iv_o 9_o even_o of_o thy_o only_a not_o i_o own_o verse_n 16_o which_o be_v none_o to_o thou_o quicken_v i_o again_o verse_n 20_o and_o shall_v bring_v i_o up_o me_n i_o in_o the_o hebrew_n margin_n but_o we_o we_o in_o the_o text_n for_o solomon_n made_n by_o david_n for_o he_o chapter_n lxxii_o verse_n ult_n by_o david_n in_o his_o old_a age_n the_o like_a inscription_n be_v psal._n cxxvii_o this_o psalm_n be_v compose_v as_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n and_o contain_v a_o prayer_n a_o praise_n and_o a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o just_a peaceable_a righteous_a merciful_a plentiful_a flourish_a estate_n and_o large_a extent_n and_o bound_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o solomon_n set_v out_o indeed_o with_o some_o hyperbolical_a expression_n scarce_o appliable_a to_o he_o or_o to_o any_o mortal_a man_n so_o as_o solomon_n may_v be_v the_o immediate_a object_n of_o the_o word_n he_o litera_o intend_v in_o they_o but_o yet_o he_o so_o as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n who_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o main_a subject_n of_o this_o psalm_n for_o all_o in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n be_v appliable_a to_o christ_n more_o true_o then_o to_o solomon_n appliable_a to_o he_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n exact_o without_o any_o hyperbole_n for_o solomon_n see_v that_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 14._o etc._n etc._n for_o christ_n see_v that_o heb._n i._n 5._o and_o that_o passage_n psal._n lxxxix_o 19_o 37._o be_v not_o unlike_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o psalm_n this_o premise_a may_v serve_v to_o clear_v the_o hard_a place_n of_o this_o psalm_n the_o prayer_n psalm_n verse_n 20_o hymn_n song_n be_v end_v as_o the_o like_a be_v say_v of_o david_n word_n 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 1._o the_o one_o may_v be_v as_o a_o appendix_n of_o the_o other_o this_o his_o last_o prayer_n though_o not_o place_v in_o the_o last_o place_n or_o the_o last_o of_o those_o that_o david_n set_v in_o order_n before_o his_o death_n or_o the_o last_o in_o this_o second_o part_n or_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n as_o they_o be_v all_o divide_v into_o five_o part_n or_o his_o last_o touch_v solomon_n and_o his_o prophesy_v of_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n so_o various_a may_v our_o thought_n and_o interpretation_n be_v and_o so_o uncertain_a and_o unsafe_a to_o pitch_v and_o fix_v upon_o any_o single_a one_o true_o the_o psalmist_n premise_v this_o chapter_n lxxiii_o verse_n 1_o as_o his_o undoubted_a ground_n against_o all_o conflict_a doubt_n as_o a_o pacificatory_a protestation_n before_o this_o his_o contest_a plea_n touch_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o his_o
he_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n ready_a to_o assist_v thou_o o_o christ_n as_o psal._n xvi_o 8._o and_o cix_o 31._o shall_v strike_v through_o king_n psal._n ii_o 2_o 4_o 5._o even_o the_o high_a power_n and_o potentate_n that_o oppose_v christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n 2_o cor._n x._o 5._o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n the_o time_n appoint_v in_o god_n wisdom_n the_o time_n of_o his_o just_a will_n so_o to_o punish_v they_o with_o plague_n temporal_a eternal_a in_o this_o life_n in_o that_o to_o come_v 1_o thes._n i._n 9_o 10._o not_o that_o christ_n the_o lord_n shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o this_o powerful_a conquest_n and_o overthrow_v of_o his_o enemy_n the_o son_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n coequal_a consubstantial_a with_o the_o father_n and_o so_o the_o act_n come_v from_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n but_o in_o this_o speech_n relation_n be_v have_v to_o christ_n as_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d god_n and_o man_n as_o the_o king_n mediator_n and_o receive_v his_o office_n from_o the_o father_n he_o shall_v judge_v the_o lord_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n shall_v execute_v judgement_n and_o punishment_n verse_n 6_o among_o the_o heathen_a psal._n ii_o 1._o act_n iu_o 27._o all_o his_o enemy_n whatsoever_o he_o shall_v fill_v the_o place_n with_o the_o dead_a body_n all_o place_n with_o the_o carcase_n of_o the_o slay_v see_v jer._n xvi_o 4._o a_o figurative_a and_o poetical_a expression_n of_o a_o huge_a slaughter_n such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n he_o shall_v wound_v the_o head_n in_o many_o country_n wound_v or_o strike_v through_o head_n for_o head_n collective_o psal._n lxviii_o 21._o in_o many_o or_o great_a country_n see_v that_o apoc._n xx._n 9_o 10._o he_o christ_n the_o lord_n verse_n 7_o thus_o the_o prophet_n pass_v from_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n the_o father_n act_v by_o the_o son_n the_o son_n from_o the_o father_n shall_v drink_v of_o the_o brook_n in_o the_o way_n in_o pursue_v the_o victory_n over_o his_o enemy_n he_o shall_v do_v as_o gideon_n soldier_n do_v judg._n vii_o 7._o admit_v of_o no_o delay_n which_o occasion_v that_o interdict_v adjuration_n and_o curse_v of_o saul_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 24._o or_o rather_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o have_v relation_n to_o christ_n state_n of_o humiliation_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o of_o that_o opposition_n thereunto_o in_o the_o word_n follow_v and_o so_o here_o we_o have_v christ_n exinanition_n and_o exaltation_n his_o passion_n and_o resurrection_n whereby_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n verse_n 1_o drink_v in_o passing_a through_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n in_o this_o world_n he_o shall_v drink_v deep_o of_o the_o cup_n of_o sorrow_n the_o water_n flood_n and_o torrent_n of_o affliction_n and_o misery_n shall_v overtake_v and_o encompass_v he_o if_o not_o overwhelm_v and_o drown_v he_o psal._n lxxxviii_o 7._o 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word_n esay_n xiii_o 3._o this_o stretch_v not_o to_o inward_a sanctification_n as_o that_o of_o john_n baptist_n do_v luke_n i._n 15._o nation_n both_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n also_o verse_n 10._o chap._n xxv_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n xliii_o and_o xlvi_o and_o xlvii_o and_o xlviii_o and_o xlix_o and_o l._n and_o li._n i_o can_v speak_v not_o dumb_a verse_n 6_o as_o zacharie_n luke_n i._n 20_o 22._o or_o slow_a and_o stammer_n as_o moses_n exod._n iu_o 10_o 14._o but_o that_o he_o can_v not_o deliver_v such_o a_o message_n in_o that_o manner_n as_o be_v fit_v consider_v his_o childhood_n and_o weakness_n want_v that_o gravity_n etc._n etc._n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n in_o a_o vision_n verse_n 9_o to_o root_n out_o by_o publish_v my_o word_n verse_n 10_o in_o threaten_n and_o in_o promise_n which_o shall_v as_o certain_o be_v perform_v as_o if_o the_o prophet_n himself_o have_v act_v they_o chap._n xviii_o 7_o 8_o 9_o a_o foolish_a application_n be_v make_v of_o these_o word_n to_o the_o pope_n pretend_a power_n over_o kingdom_n come_v unto_o i_o seem_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o former_a verse_n 11_o what_o see_v thou_o see_v the_o like_a amos_n vii_o 8._o and_o viii_o 2._o zech._n iu._n 2._o and_o v._o 1._o i_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n almond_n tree_n that_o do_v bud_n and_o blossom_n the_o early_a of_o any_o hasten_v my_o word_n to_o perform_v it_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o verse_n 12_o 33_o 35._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 2._o a_o seethe_a pot_n resemble_v jerusalem_n verse_n 13_o kingdom_n of_o the_o north_n babylonian_n verse_n 15_o and_o their_o assistant_n gird_v up_o thy_o loin_n address_v thyself_o manful_o to_o thy_o employment_n verse_n
as_o a_o bud_n or_o sprout_v from_o the_o root_n of_o jesse_n esay_n xi_o 1_o 10._o and_o so_o from_o david_n apoc._n v._n 5._o and_o xxii_o 16._o psal._n cxxxii_o 11_o 17._o act_n xiii_o 23_o 32._o call_v the_o righteous_a branch_n in_o this_o text_n and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 15._o spring_v from_o a_o wither_a stock_n and_o stump_n &_o sprout_v at_o first_o in_o a_o mean_a and_o despicable_a manner_n esay_n xxxiii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o yet_o after_o branch_a out_o beautiful_o retain_v its_o verdure_n perpetualy_a spread_a and_o grow_v flower_a and_o flourish_v to_o all_o eternity_n dan._n two_o 44_o 45._o a_o man_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n ii_o chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 6_o 9_o uncle_n son_n son_n omit_v in_o the_o original_a chapter_n xxxii_o verse_n 12_o haply_o for_o brevity_n fake_v as_o well_o know_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o verse_n 7._o precede_v as_o likewise_o the_o word_n sister_n seem_v to_o be_v omit_v 2_o sam._n xxi_o 8._o and_o the_o word_n brother_n verse_n 19_o of_o that_o chapter_n funeral_n burn_n chapter_n xxxiv_o among_o the_o heathen_a be_v of_o the_o dead_a body_n but_o among_o the_o jew_n not_o of_o the_o body_n but_o of_o sweet_a odour_n and_o divers_a kind_n of_o spice_n prepare_v by_o the_o art_n of_o the_o apothecary_n burn_v in_o the_o tomb_n where_o the_o embalm_v body_n be_v to_o lie_v 2_o chr._n xvi_o 14._o this_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o wicked_a king_n jehoram_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 19_o yet_o grant_v here_o to_o zedekiah_n in_o babylon_n and_o that_o burn_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n 1_o sam._n xxxi_o 12._o be_v a_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o as_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o that_o exigent_n seem_v to_o require_v when_o they_o cut_v the_o calf_n in_o twain_o chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 18_o etc._n etc._n the_o manner_n of_o make_v covenant_n whence_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v to_o cut_v a_o covenant_n that_o be_v from_o the_o right_n of_o cut_v a_o beast_n in_o twain_o sometime_o for_o sacrifice_n sometime_o for_o feast_v and_o the_o covenanter_n pass_v through_o between_o the_o part_n of_o it_o imply_v it_o seem_v and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o execration_n themselves_o to_o be_v alike_o cut_v in_o sunder_o in_o case_n of_o violate_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n matth._n 24._o 51._o though_o some_o make_v the_o cut_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o strict_a and_o exact_a cut_v out_o of_o article_n agree_v upon_o for_o mutual_a performance_n by_o both_o party_n gen_n xv._o 9_o 10_o 17._o deut._n xxix_o 12._o of_o covenant_n see_v more_o between_o man_n and_o man_n and_o between_o god_n and_o man_n gen._n ix_o 9_o 17._o gen._n xxi_o 27_o 32._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 28_o 31._o and_o chap._n xxxi_o 44_o 55._o exod._n xxiv_o 4_o 8._o deut._n v._n 2_o 3._o whence_o the_o two_o table_n be_v call_v the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o ark_n the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n josh._n xxiv_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o neh._n ix_o 38._o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 3_o 4._o and_o xxiii_o 18_o 1_o king_n v._n 12._o and_o xx._n 34._o 2_o king_n xi_o 17._o and_o xxiii_o 3._o ezra_n x._o 3._o esay_n lix_n 21._o jer._n l._n 5._o and_o god_n promise_v to_o make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o his_o people_n jer._n xxxi_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o cite_v heb._n viii_o 8_o 9_o which_o yet_o be_v not_o simple_o new_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o for_o the_o main_a matter_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o former_a covenant_n be_v there_o verse_n 33._o and_o gen._n xvii_o 7._o deut._n xxvi_o 17_o 18._o and_o xxix_o 13._o and_o both_o covenant_n ratify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o as_o love_n be_v call_v a_o new_a commandment_n john_n xiii_o 34._o so_o this_o a_o new_a covenant_n in_o that_o it_o be_v ratify_v by_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n exhibit_v in_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v now_o more_o full_o and_o clear_o reveal_v in_o that_o this_o run_v whole_o upon_o the_o spiritual_a and_o celestial_a blessing_n in_o that_o the_o ceremonial_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o more_o spiritual_a service_n substitute_v for_o it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v more_o generaly_a dilate_a and_o enlarge_v to_o all_o nation_n in_o that_o a_o large_a measure_n of_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v now_o vouchsafe_v in_o that_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o without_o change_n be_v to_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v swear_v by_o himself_o have_v no_o great_a to_o swear_v by_o chapter_n li_n verse_n 14_o heb._n vi_o 13._o so_o gen._n xxii_o 16._o jer._n xxii_o 5._o amos_n vi_o 8._o by_o his_o soul_n so_o be_v the_o hebrew_n in_o this_o text_n and_o chap._n li._n 14._o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o jacob_n amos_n viii_o 7._o by_o his_o holiness_n amos_n iu._n 2._o and_o again_o the_o form_n of_o his_o oath_n be_v thus_o express_v as_o i_o live_v heb._n i._o live_v so_o jer._n xxii_o 24._o and_o xlvi_o 18._o ezek._n v._n 11._o and_o i_o live_v for_o ever_o deut._n xxxii_o 40._o so_o man_n use_v to_o swear_v the_o lord_n live_v jer._n iu._n 2._o and_o v._o 2._o as_o the_o lord_n live_v that_o make_v we_o this_o soul_n jer._n xxxviii_o 16._o god_n oath_n shall_v undoubted_o be_v fulfil_v psal._n cx_o 4._o and_o cxxxii_o 11._o heb._n vi_o 17_o 18._o of_o oath_n see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o carry_v away_o captive_a chapter_n lii_o verse_n 28_o five_o captivity_n into_o babylon_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n lamentation_n these_o be_v not_o those_o of_o jeremy_n for_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o no_o more_o than_o those_o be_v for_o he_o ezek._n xix_o 1_o 14._o which_o indeed_o be_v command_v to_o be_v take_v up_o by_o ezekiel_n for_o jehoachaz_n and_o jehojakim_n but_o these_o be_v write_v by_o jeremy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n after_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v burn_v and_o destroy_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n lament_v here_o those_o more_o than_o lamentable_a misery_n as_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o content_n of_o this_o book_n do_v declare_v and_o particular_o that_o very_a passage_n itself_o chap._n iu._n 20._o which_o be_v appliable_a proper_o to_o king_n zedekiah_n and_o not_o to_o king_n josiah_n the_o lxx_o and_o jerome_n do_v express_v this_o very_a time_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n itself_o these_o lamentation_n be_v full_a of_o pathetical_a expression_n and_o for_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o help_v of_o memory_n the_o first_o second_o and_o four_o chapter_n do_v contain_v twenty_o two_o verse_n apiece_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o do_v begin_v each_o verse_n with_o one_o of_o they_o in_o their_o order_n methodica_o and_o chap._n iii_o contain_v 66._o verse_n treble_a the_o former_a number_n and_o begin_v each_o three_o of_o they_o with_o one_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o the_o order_n methodica_o the_o last_o chapter_n only_o be_v without_o this_o art_n many_o sign_n of_o lamentation_n be_v express_v here_o which_o from_o hence_o and_o other_o scripture_n may_v more_o full_o be_v gather_v thus_o sigh_v mourn_a mournful_a song_n weep_v howl_a fast_v change_v of_o the_o garment_n mourn_a woman_n jer._n ix_o 17._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o amos_n v._n 16._o rend_v of_o the_o clothes_n wear_v black_a and_z sack_z cloth_n sit_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o keep_v silence_n lie_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n sitting_z lie_a cover_a roll_a wallow_v in_o ash_n in_o dust_n and_o ash_n cast_v up_o dust_n ash_n earth_n upon_o they_o and_o their_o head_n spread_v and_o wring_v the_o hand_n lay_v the_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n smite_v with_o the_o hand_n stamp_v with_o the_o foot_n hang_v down_o the_o head_n uncover_v the_o head_n and_o bare_a and_o again_o in_o some_o age_n the_o cover_n the_o head_n cover_v head_n and_o face_n too_o as_o our_o close_a mourner_n cover_v the_o upper_a lip_n barefoot_a shave_v the_o head_n and_o beard_n make_v baldness_n pluck_v off_o the_o hair_n beat_v the_o breast_n print_v mark_n upon_o the_o flesh_n tear_v it_o cut_v it_o among_o other_o place_n see_v these_o viz._n lam._n ii_o 10._o and_o iii_o 16._o leu._n x._o 6._o and_o xiii_o 45._o and_o xix_o 27_o 28._o and_o xxi_o 5_o 10._o deut._n fourteen_o 1._o josh._n vii_o 6._o 1_o sam._n iu._n 12._o 2_o sam._n i._n 2._o and_o xiii_o 19_o and_o fourteen_o 2._o and_o xv._o 30_o 32._o and_o xix_o 4._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o
25._o jer._n ix_o 17._o ezra_n ix_o 3._o ester_n iu._n 1_o 3._o and_o vi_o 12._o job_n i._n 20._o ii_o 12._o xlii_o 6._o esay_n xv._o 2_o 3._o and_o lviii_o 8._o jer._n ii_o 37._o and_o vi_o 26._o and_o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o and_o xvi_o 6_o 7._o and_o xxv_o 34_o ezek._n xxiv_o 17._o and_o xxvii_o 30._o micah_n i._n 10_o 16._o amos_n v._n 16._o nahum_n ii_o 7._o luke_n xviii_o 13._o lam._n i._n 17._o jer._n vii_o 29._o and_o ix_o 17_o 18._o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o xvi_o 6_o 7._o xli_o 5._o xlviii_o 36_o 37._o lam._n iii_o 48._o ezek._n vi_o 11._o vii_o 18._o in_o the_o observation_n and_o explanation_n upon_o this_o book_n as_o also_o upon_o daniel_n and_o the_o twelve_o small_a prophet_n i_o be_o the_o brief_a because_o that_o portion_n fall_v to_o my_o share_n in_o the_o last_o great_a english_a annotation_n to_o which_o in_o many_o thing_n i_o shall_v now_o refer_v thou_o ezekiel_n ezekiel_n like_v as_o jeremie_n be_v both_o priest_n and_o prophet_n be_v carry_v captive_a with_o jehojacin_n he_o prophecy_v in_o chaldea_n and_o call_v that_o his_o captivity_n as_o be_v say_v he_o make_v it_o his_o epocha_n and_o from_o thence_o begin_v the_o account_n and_o reckon_n of_o year_n in_o all_o the_o distinct_a time_n of_o his_o several_a prophecy_n throughout_o his_o book_n thus_o in_o jehojacin_n captivity_n in_o the_o v._o year_n four_o month_n five_o day_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v chap._n i._n 2_o 3._o and_o so_o continue_v on_o in_o the_o seven_o first_o chapter_n with_o some_o other_o short_a notation_n of_o time_n soon_o follow_v chap._n iii_o verse_n 15_o 22_o 27._o and_o chap._n iu._n v._n 5._o vi_o year_n six_o month_n five_o day_n 420._o day_n from_o the_o former_a time_n chap._n i._o v._n 2._o he_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o vision_n to_o jerusalem_n chap._n viii_o 1_o 2_o 3._o chap._n ix_o chap._n x._o chap._n xi_o 24._o and_o thereafter_o do_v continue_v on_o prophesy_v to_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n vii_o year_n five_o month_n ten_o day_n 335._o day_n from_o that_o time_n chap._n viii_o 1._o he_o be_v consult_v by_o the_o elder_n and_o thereupon_o prophesy_v chapter_n 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o ix_o year_n ten_o month_n ten_o day_n when_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n begin_v 2_o king_n xxv_o 1_o 2._o he_o prophesy_v chapter_n 24_o 25._o x._o year_n ten_o month_n twelve_o day_n against_o pharaoh_n and_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 1_o 17._o xi_o year_n first_o month_n though_o some_o think_v the_o five_o fifth_z day_n against_o tyrus_n chapter_n 26_o 27_o 28._o v._o 1_o 20._o zidon_n chap._n xxviii_o v._o 20_o 26._o first_o month_n seven_o day_n against_o egypt_n chapter_n xxx_o v._o 20_o 26._o three_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxi_o four_o month_n nine_o day_n the_o city_n take_v jer._n lii_o 5_o 6._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 2_o 3_o 4._o five_o month_n ten_o day_n nebuzaradan_n burn_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n jer._n lii_o 12_o 13._o xii_o year_n ten_o month_n five_o day_n the_o news_n bring_v to_o ezekiel_n and_o then_o he_o prophesy_v chap._n xxxiii_o v._o 21_o 33._o and_o chapter_n xxxiv_o xl._n twelve_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n ch_n xxxii_o 1_o 16._o fifteen_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxii_o v._o 17_o 32._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 1_o 20._o xxv_o year_n first_o month_n ten_o day_n he_o have_v that_o large_a vision_n chapter_n xl._n xlviii_o xxvii_o year_n first_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 17_o 21._o and_o chap._n xxx_o v._o 1_o 19_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v by_o chebar_v ch_n i._o 3_o 28._o in_o the_o plain_a chap._n iii_o 22_o 23._o in_o jerusalem_n ch_n viii_o 4_o and_o c._n x._o 15_o 20_o 22._o depart_v by_o degree_n chap._n viii_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o ix_o 3._o and_o chap._n x._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 18_o 19_o and_o chap._n xi_o 22_o 23._o return_v chap._n xliii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o the_o measure_v mention_v in_o the_o description_n of_o ezekiel_n visionarie_a temple_n and_o division_n of_o the_o land_n chap._n xl._n xlviii_o be_v calamus_fw-la and_o cubitus_fw-la the_o reed_n and_o the_o cubit_n the_o length_n of_o the_o reed_n be_v define_v chap._n xl._n 5._o and_o xli_o 8._o that_o of_o the_o cubit_n be_v more_o usua_o know_v add_v that_o chap._n xli_o 8._o and_o xliii_o 13._o see_v more_o of_o these_o in_o my_o annotation_n upon_o ezekiel_n xl._n 5._o among_o those_o large_a annotation_n upon_o the_o bible_n print_v anno_fw-la 1651._o by_o the_o cubit_n be_v measure_v the_o gate_n east_n north_n south_n of_o the_o exterior_a and_o of_o the_o inner_a court_n with_o their_o post_n porch_n arch_n and_o chamber_n the_o court_n and_o the_o pillar_n and_o chamber_n about_o they_o the_o table_n chamber_n of_o the_o singer_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n xl._n the_o several_a part_n place_n and_o chamber_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o separate_a place_n chap._n xli_o the_o north-chamber_n and_o south-chamber_n before_o the_o separate_a place_n ch_n xlii_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n chap._n xliii_o and_o the_o water_n chap._n xlvii_o 3._o by_o reed_n beside_o a_o few_o other_o part_n chap._n xl._n 6_o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v measure_v the_o wall_n about_o the_o outmost_a court_n five_o hundred_o reed_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n ch_z xlii_o 15_o 20._o which_o if_o literaly_n understand_v it_o make_v the_o temple_n and_o all_o holy_a building_n about_o it_o and_o the_o court_n of_o it_o to_o be_v big_a than_o solomon_n temple_n and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o it_o but_o if_o we_o understand_v by_o five_o hundred_o reed_n reed_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n that_o be_v make_v up_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n as_o tremelius_fw-la do_v and_o indeed_o the_o suburb_n of_o it_o be_v name_v to_o be_v fifty_o cubit_n âound_v about_o chap._n xlv_o 2._o then_o we_o shall_v bring_v that_o sacred_a visionarie_a building_n into_o a_o spacious_a yet_o reasonable_a and_o proportionable_a quantity_n but_o with_o a_o very_a harsh_a as_o it_o seem_v translation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sacred_a text._n and_o as_o for_o that_o oblation_n of_o the_o land_n offer_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o holy_a portion_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o the_o levite_n and_o that_o land_n for_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o suburb_n and_o use_v of_o it_o be_v in_o all_o 25000._o square_a mention_v neither_o reed_n nor_o cubit_n chap._n xlviii_o 20._o and_o the_o prince_n portion_n of_o land_n lie_v on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o east_n and_o west_n chap._n xlviii_o 21._o if_o we_o take_v that_o great_a square_a to_o be_v so_o many_o reed_n as_o most_o do_v with_o very_o great_a probability_n in_o this_o visionarie_a division_n we_o shall_v so_o make_v that_o visionarie_a square_n to_o be_v as_o big_a as_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n but_o if_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o cubit_n we_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o be_v about_o the_o compass_n of_o twenty_o five_o mile_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o square_n and_o so_o leave_v a_o proportionable_a quantity_n of_o land_n for_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chap._n xlviii_o stand_v upon_o thy_o foot_n set_v i_o upon_o my_o foot_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o 2._o god_n with_o the_o command_n give_v the_o power_n and_o act_n of_o performance_n and_o so_o grace_n and_o regeneration_n be_v both_o god_n fromise_n and_o work_v ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o xviii_o 31._o with_o chap._n xxxvi_o 26._o and_o chap._n xi_o 19_o land_n of_o pathros_n a_o province_n in_o egypt_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 14_o chap._n xxx_o 14._o jer_n xliv_o 1_o 15._o possess_v by_o the_o pathrusim_n or_o pathruse_n which_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o mitsraim_n or_o egyptus_n gen._n x._o 14._o 1_o chron._n i._n 12._o likely_a the_o same_o with_o thebais_n high_a and_o further_o up_o in_o the_o country_n the_o noph_n esay_n xi_o 11._o lybia_n heb._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 5_o phut_v or_o phuth_n or_o put._n these_o lybian_o be_v of_o the_o same_o race_n with_o the_o ethiopian_n gen._n x._o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 6._o seat_v in_o africa_n to_o the_o west_n of_o egypt_n lybia_n these_o be_v in_o africa_n and_o come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n and_o grandchild_n of_o cham_n gen._n x_o 6_o 13._o ger._n xlvi_o 9_o the_o lydian_n in_o asia_n or_o anatolia_n come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o esay_n lxvi_o 19_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xxx_o 5._o tehaphnehe_n or_o tahapane_n verse_n 18_o or_o tachapane_n tapanhe_n or_o tachpanche_n and_o the_o same_o as_o it_o seem_v in_o a_o contract_a form_n hanes_n or_o chanes_n
choice_n observation_n and_o explanation_n upon_o the_o old_a testament_n genesis_n genesis_n containn_v a_o history_n of_o 2369_o year_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o adam_n to_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n the_o day_n of_o 24_o hour_n book_n i_o call_v day_n verse_n 5_o numb_a 8._o 17._o begin_v here_o at_o evening_n chap._n i._o v._n 5_o 8_o 13_o 19_o 23_o 31._o and_o so_o exod._n xii_o 18._o and_o levit._n xxiii_o 32._o and_o hence_o in_o daniel_n time_n it_o be_v call_v the_o evening-morning_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d dan._n viii_o 14_o 26._o 2_o cor._n xi_o 25._o yet_o the_o account_n sometime_o seem_v to_o begin_v in_o the_o morning_n as_o vulgar_o with_o we_o and_o many_o other_o nation_n and_o may_v seem_v so_o also_o in_o some_o kind_n of_o reckon_n with_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o num._n xxviii_o 3_o 4._o and_o so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n out_o of_o matth._n xxvi_o 17_o 20._o and_o xxviii_o 1._o mar._n xvi_o 1_o 2._o luke_n xxiv_o 1._o john_n xx._n 1_o 19_o unless_o we_o take_v the_o day_n there_o for_o the_o time_n of_o light_n contradistinguish_v to_o darkness_n as_o it_o be_v 2_o sam._n i_o 12._o divers_a other_o nation_n do_v begin_v their_o day_n diverse_o some_o with_o sunrising_a some_o at_o the_o set_n some_o at_o midnight_n as_o astronomer_n with_o we_o usual_o do_v and_o whereas_o our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o some_o to_o keep_v his_o last_o passeover_n a_o day_n before_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o john_n xviii_o 28._o and_o xix_o 14._o unless_o by_o passeover_n there_o we_o understand_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o immediate_o succeed_v the_o passeover_n or_o paschal_n lamb_n levit._n xxiii_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o not_o the_o passeover_n itself_o or_o both_o as_o luke_n xxii_o 1._o yet_o suppose_v he_o do_v so_o both_o upon_o the_o former_a diversity_n of_o account_n may_v be_v say_v to_o keep_v it_o on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n at_o even_o our_o saviour_n right_o reckon_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o day_n from_o the_o evening_n and_o the_o jew_n then_o reckon_v it_o amiss_o as_o vulgar_o and_o the_o roman_n then_o do_v from_o the_o morning_n follow_v but_o all_o this_o be_v only_o tender_v to_o consideration_n and_o yet_o this_o rather_o than_o that_o jesus_n shall_v not_o be_v say_v to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n at_o that_o time_n but_o only_o a_o like_a thing_n which_o they_o please_v to_o conceive_v and_o call_v without_o all_o ground_n save_o their_o own_o imagination_n a_o commemorative_n passeover_n commemorative_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v the_o next_o day_n eden_n a_o region_n in_o mesopotamia_n or_o chaldea_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 8._o 3._o act_n vii_o 2_o compare_v with_o gen._n xi_o 31._o it_o signify_v delicacy_n or_o delight_n psal._n xxxvi_o 8._o esay_n xlvii_o 8._o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n whereof_o and_o not_o only_o eastward_o from_o jury_n be_v this_o garden_n plant_v see_v esay_n xxxvii_o 12._o ezek._n xxvii_o 23._o ethiopia_n heb._n cush_n call_v so_o from_o the_o son_n of_o cham_n verse_n 13_o or_o ham_n ch_n x._o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 8_o 10._o the_o ethiopian_n or_o cushites_n seem_v first_o to_o inhabit_v some_o part_n of_o arabia_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o after_o to_o settle_v themselves_o on_o the_o southside_n of_o it_o and_o south_n of_o egypt_n whence_o we_o read_v in_o author_n of_o the_o asian_a and_o african_a ethiopian_n and_o in_o scripture_n we_o read_v of_o zerah_n their_o king_n who_o come_v out_o against_o asa_n with_o the_o hugh_a host_n that_o god_n word_n do_v mention_v 2_o chron._n fourteen_o 9_o and_o of_o tirhakah_n that_o come_v forth_o against_o sennacherib_n esay_n xxxvii_o 9_o of_o candace_n the_o queen_n act_n viii_o 27._o of_o those_o two_o great_a and_o good_a eunuch_n proselyte_n the_o one_o jeremy_n deliverer_n jer._n xxxviii_o and_o the_o other_o baptize_v by_o philip_n act_n viii_o 27_o 39_o and_o of_o zipporah_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n num._n xii_o the_o ethiopian_n be_v kinsman_n and_o ally_n to_o the_o egyptian_n come_v both_o of_o cham_n near_a neighbour_n and_o confederate_n esay_n xviii_o 1._o and_o xx._n 4._o jer._n xiii_o 23._o and_o xlvi_o 9_o ezek._n xxx_o 9_o see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o jer._n xiii_o 23._o a_o tree_n be_v mention_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o verse_n 16_o and_o so_o v._o 17._o and_o ch_n iii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 6._o but_o the_o appletree_n or_o what_o kind_n of_o tree_n be_v not_o specify_v cherubims_n and_o so_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 24_o num._n vii_o 89._o 1_o sam_n iu._n 4._o 1_o king_n vii_o 29._o esay_n xxxvii_o 16._o ezek._n x._o throughout_o that_o vision_n and_z ch_z xli_o 18._o heb._n ix_o 5._o and_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n and_o in_o like_a sort_n we_o have_v the_o word_n seraphim_n esay_n vi_o 2_o 6._o and_o this_o for_o expression-sake_n of_o our_o english_a plural_a by_o the_o letter_n s_o whereas_o the_o word_n may_v have_v be_v render_v cherub_n and_o seraph_n or_o cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n that_o be_v the_o termination_n plural_a in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n as_o also_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriak_n and_o so_o be_v right_o leave_v out_o in_o the_o word_n baalim_fw-la in_o all_o place_n of_o cherubin_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek_n ix_o 3._o and_o x._o 1_o 3_o 10_o and_o v._o 14_o 22._o and_o xi_o 22._o offer_v offer_v be_v here_o mention_v chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o and_o so_o v._n 4._o call_v sacrifice_n heb._n xi_o 4._o and_o as_o this_o so_o other_o nominate_v moysaicall_a and_o levitical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o time_n of_o levi_n and_o moses_n as_o 2._o beast_n and_o fowl_n clean_a and_o unclean_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n ch_z vii_o 3._o priest_n altar_n burnt-offering_n drink-offering_n viii_o 20._o and_o fourteen_o 18._o and_o xxii_o 13._o and_o xxxv_o 14._o 4._o eat_v of_o blood_n forbid_v ch_n iv_o 4._o 5._o oil_n in_o use_n for_o consecration_n xxviii_o 18._o and_o xxxv_o 14._o 6._o marry_v the_o brother_n widow_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o the_o brother_n decease_v ch_z xxxviii_o 8_o 9_o 26._o call_v his_o name_n name_v afterward_o usual_o impose_v at_o the_o time_n of_o circumâsion_n verse_n 25_o as_o appear_v partly_o in_o abraham_n plain_o in_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o other_o by_o the_o jew_n some_o of_o god_n title_n be_v many_o time_n insert_v into_o the_o composure_n of_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n as_o plentiful_o appear_v and_o the_o manner_n of_o many_o heathen_n be_v to_o impose_v or_o insert_v the_o name_n of_o their_o idol_n and_o pagan_a deity_n upon_o or_o into_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n and_o of_o their_o king_n and_o favourite_n rom._n xvi_o 1_o 14_o 15._o 1_o cor._n i._n 12._o 1_o thess._n i._n 1._o and_o hence_o we_o have_v among_o the_o babylonian_n from_o their_o idol_n bel_n nebo_n and_o merodach_n these_o name_n of_o belteshazzar_n dan._n i._n 7._o and_o iu_o 8._o and_o belshazzar_n dan._n v._o 1._o and_o merodach-baladan_a esay_n thirty-nine_o 1._o and_o evil-merodach_a 2_o king_n xxv_o 27._o and_o nebonatsar_n naâopolatsar_n and_o nebuchadnetsar_n and_o in_o the_o same_o name_n be_v many_o time_n a_o change_n of_o letter_n like_o letter_n put_v some_o time_n one_o for_o another_o as_o merodach_n be_v call_v berodach_n 2_o king_n xx._n 12._o as_o dibon_n the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n numb_a xi_o 30._o be_v call_v dimon_n esay_n xv._o 9_o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v write_v also_o in_o scripture_n nebuchadnetsar_n jer._n xxii_o 25._o and_o nebuchadrezzar_n and_o nebuchadretzer_n jer._n xxi_o 2._o and_o xxiv_o 1._o sometime_o letter_n or_o syllable_n be_v transpose_v and_o leave_v out_o and_o add_v and_o so_o there_o be_v much_o variation_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n esaias_n be_v call_v also_o jeshajah_n and_o jeshajahu_n hezekiah_n be_v call_v and_o write_v ezekias_n chiskijah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 1._o chiskijahu_n xxxvi_o 1._o jechiskijab_n micah_n i._n 1._o jechiskijahu_n esay_n i._n 1._o jehojacin_n be_v call_v also_o jechoniah_n jechonias_n coniah_n conijahu_n i_o omit_v other_o not_o much_o unlike_a yea_o sometime_o in_o scripture_n divers_a man_n have_v divers_a dissonant_n name_n some_o 2_o some_z 3_o as_o 1_o king_n xv._o 2_o 10._o compare_v with_o 2_o chron._n xi_o 20._o and_o ch._n xiii_o 2._o and_o as_o further_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 1_o 15_o 16._o and_o vi_o 1_o 20_o 24._o and_o viii_o 5_o 33._o and_o ch._n xi_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 10_o 16._o and_o ch._n xx._n 7._o and_o divers_a place_n have_v two_o several_a name_n as_o in_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 8._o compare_v with_o 1_o chron._n xx._n 4._o and_o many_o
there_o 2_o sam._n vi_o 12_o 17._o whereupon_o zion_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n god_n holy_a hill_n the_o northern_a and_o low_a part_n belong_v to_o benjamin_n wherein_o the_o temple_n stand_v on_o mount_n moriah_n 2_o chon_n iii_o 1._o honourable_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o this_o city_n psal._n lxxxvii_o 2_o 3._o this_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o most_o high_a psal._n xlvi_o 4._o and_o xlviii_o 8._o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n iii_o 17._o jehovah-shammah_a in_o that_o visionarie_a description_n ezek._n xlviii_o 35._o it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o solemnity_n esay_n xxxiii_o 20._o a_o city_n of_o righteousness_n esay_n v._n 26._o a_o city_n of_o truth_n zech._n viii_o 3._o a_o faithful_a city_n esay_n i._n 26._o a_o city_n seek_v out_o and_o not_o forsake_v esay_n lxii_o 12._o the_o wall_n thereof_o be_v call_v salvation_n and_o her_o gate_n praise_v and_o they_o be_v ever_o in_o god_n sight_n esay_n xlix_o 16._o and_o lx._n 18._o hoham_n these_o other_o four_o king_n be_v all_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o and_o all_o five_o do_v after_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n verse_n 8_o sometime_o immediate_o by_o himself_o sometime_o be_v consult_v with_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n hailstone_n god_n be_v two_o miracle_n in_o this_o battle_n verse_n 11_o i._n by_o wondrous_a hailstone_n like_o those_o in_o egypt_n exod._n ix_o 18_o 25._o which_o kill_v more_o amorites_n then_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n brain_v likely_a the_o body_n of_o their_o host_n as_o they_o flee_v where_o they_o be_v thick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v foremost_a in_o the_o flight_n and_o not_o hurt_v the_o pursuer_n who_o be_v intermingle_v yet_o likely_a mostwhat_o in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o enemy_n ii_o by_o the_o miraculous_a stand_v still_o upon_o joshua_n prayer_n first_o private_o make_v and_o grant_v after_o public_o pronounce_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n and_o with_o they_o of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o heaven_n about_o a_o whole_a day_n till_o the_o people_n have_v avenge_v themselves_o upon_o their_o enemy_n jasher_n the_o book_n of_o jasher_n record_v the_o miracle_n verse_n 13_o no_o heathen_a history_n be_v so_o ancient_a this_o book_n seem_v to_o be_v carry_v on_o and_o enlarge_v still_o with_o the_o story_n of_o thing_n act_v in_o after-age_n for_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o it_o in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o and_o this_o book_n be_v no_o part_n of_o canonical_a inspire_a scripture_n but_o a_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o annal_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v since_o perish_v as_o divers_a other_o of_o like_a nature_n among_o which_o be_v those_o book_n of_o chronicle_n not_o canonical_a but_o civil_a so_o often_o cite_v in_o our_o two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n no_o day_n that_o day_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n verse_n 14_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n like_o this_o 2_o king_n xx._n 11._o but_o that_o not_o till_o many_o age_n after_o and_o this_o book_n first_o write_v return_v if_o joshua_n here_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o gilgal_n verse_n 15_o yet_o many_o other_o victory_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n even_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o gaza_n in_o a_o short_a time_n intervene_v ver_fw-la 16_o 42._o before_o he_o actual_o return_v thither_o ver_fw-la 43._o joshua_n and_o c._n xi_o verse_n 36_o 31._o joshua_n take_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_n and_o debir_n or_o kiriath-seph_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o anakim_v yet_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n this_o be_v perfect_v joshua_n assign_v he_o out_o of_o his_o army_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o his_o assistance_n therein_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o and_o ch._n xv._o 13_o 19_o which_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v judg._n i._n 10_o 15._o rather_o then_o a_o new_a conquest_n make_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n goshen_n and_o ch._n xi_o verse_n 41_o 16._o and_o ch._n xv._o 51._o this_o goshen_n in_o canaan_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o egypt_n sand_n hyperbolees_n much_o use_v in_o scripture_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o so_o gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xli_o 49._o judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o ch._n xx._n 16._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i._n 23._o 1_o king_n i._n 40._o and_o iu_o 20_o 29._o 2_o king_n xix_o 24._o 1_o chron._n xii_o 8._o and_o xvi_o 33._o 2_o chron._n i._n 9_o and_o xxviii_o 9_o job_n xx._n 6._o and_o xxii_o 24._o and_o xl._n 23._o psal._n vi_o 6._o esay_n xxxiv_o 3_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o xlviii_o 19_o jer._n iu._n 24._o and_o xv._o 8._o joel._n iii_o 18._o amos_n ii_o 9_o and_o ix_o 13._o john_n xxi_o 25._o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n verse_n 18_o joshua_n do_v make_v war_n a_o long_a time_n with_o all_o those_o northern_a king_n in_o canaan_n about_o six_o year_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o arnon_n arnon_n the_o river_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o arise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o head-spring_n of_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o both_o from_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n it_o run_v southward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o border_n between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o west_n and_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o north_n and_o moab_n on_o the_o south_n jabbok_n jabbok_n the_o river_n verse_n 2_o arise_v as_o arnon_n but_o run_v north_n a_o little_a and_o after_o turn_v his_o stream_n west_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n a_o little_a below_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n between_o sihon_n and_o og_n and_o afterward_o between_o gad_n on_o the_o south_n and_o half_a manasseh_n on_o the_o north._n remain_v yet_o the_o land_n both_o conquer_a chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o unconquered_a be_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a so_o josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5._o begin_v at_o gilgal_n ch._n fourteen_o 6._o and_o ch._n xv._o and_o ch._n xvi_o and_o ch._n xvii_o resume_v and_o perfect_v at_o shiloh_n ch._n xviii_o and_o xix_o but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o do_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o all_o their_o several_a share_n and_o lot_n through_o their_o own_o default_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o disobedience_n chapt._n xxiii_o 13._o aroer_n the_o city_n aroer_n be_v near_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n verse_n 16_o and_o in_o the_o confine_n between_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n as_o also_o heshbon_n dibon_n and_o ataroth_n which_o be_v border_a city_n be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o sometime_o to_o the_o one_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o to_o reuben_n josh._n xiii_o 16_o 17._o num._n xxxii_o 37._o to_o gad_n josh._n xxi_o 39_o num._n xxxii_o 34._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 81._o distribute_v the_o whole_a country_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 1_o seem_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o part_n as_o there_o be_v tribe_n to_o possess_v they_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o bound_n of_o every_o part_n or_o province_n be_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v before_o the_o tribe_n have_v draw_v the_o lot_n but_o that_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v enlarge_v or_o lessen_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n of_o the_o number_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o num._n xxvi_o 53_o 56._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 54._o which_o last_v point_n of_o division_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o ch._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o by_o lot_n lot_n fall_v out_o providentia_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 2_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n in_o relation_n partly_o to_o their_o birth_n partly_o to_o the_o prophetical_a blessing_n of_o they_o by_o jacob_n gen._n xlix_o and_o moses_n deut._n xxxiii_o and_o so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o lot_n cast_v the_o thirteen_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v near_a the_o temple_n josh._n xxi_o 9_o 10_o 17._o when_o it_o be_v build_v old_a calebs_n age_n verse_n 7_o when_o he_o be_v send_v among_o the_o spy_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a be_v forty_o at_o this_o division_n of_o the_o land_n eighty_o five_o so_o that_o forty_o five_o year_n intervene_v viz._n 38._o in_o the_o
of_o the_o man_n of_o hamath_n nibhaz_n and_o tartak_v of_o the_o avite_v adrammelech_n and_o anammelech_n of_o se._n phervaim_v siccuth_n chiun_n and_o remphan_n name_v amos_n v._n 26._o act_n vii_o 43._o the_o seven_o planet_n under_o several_a name_n by_o several_a nation_n and_o from_o the_o egyptian_a apis_n the_o bull_n and_o mevis_n the_o cow_n the_o jew_n take_v their_o idol_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n or_o ox_n psal._n cvi_o 20._o and_o ieroboam_n calf_n these_o idol_n be_v call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d quasi_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d not_o god_n 1_o cor._n viii_o 4._o jer._n 2._o 11._o and_o v._o 7._o and_o ch._n xvi_o 20._o or_o nothing_o worth_a jer._n xi_o 13._o vanity_n they_o be_v call_v shame_n abomination_n 1_o king_n xi_o 5._o dungie_a or_o dunghil-god_n deut._n xxix_o 17._o devil_n deut._n xxxii_o 17._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 15._o 1_o cor._n x._o 20_o 21._o apoc._n ix_o 20._o psal._n cvi_o 37._o 2_o king_n xx._n 1._o shechem_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1._o 2._o xxiv_o 1._o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n so_o for_o 18_o 24_o 56._o and_o ch._n viii_o 30._o the_o whole_a number_n design_v to_o slaughter_n though_o the_o young_a of_o they_o jotham_n escape_v and_o abimelech_n himself_o be_v the_o murderer_n and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n as_o gen._n xlii_o 13._o num._n fourteen_o 32_o 33._o 1_o cor._n xv._o 5._o gerizim_n near_o shechem_n verse_n 7._o 20._o millo_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n v._o 9_o jair_a not_o that_o jair_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o num._n xxxii_o 41._o deut._n iii_o 14._o but_o of_o his_o posterity_n and_o name_n thirty_o city_n that_o former_a jair_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n verse_n 4_o have_v but_o twenty_o three_o city_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 22._o though_o the_o son_n of_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n and_o the_o father_n of_o gilead_n and_o grandfather_n of_o this_o jair_a have_v among_o they_o sixty_o city_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n josh._n xiii_o 30_o 31_o 32._o but_o here_o this_o jair_a the_o judge_n have_v thirty_o son_n and_o they_o have_v thirty_o city_n seven_o more_o than_o the_o former_a jair_n have_v all_o which_o they_o call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n of_o havoth-iair_a as_o their_o progenitor_n have_v call_v his_o twenty_o three_o philistine_n in_o this_o time_n of_o their_o oppress_a israel_n verse_n 7_o which_o be_v the_o six_o oppression_n samson_n live_v and_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o begin_v to_o deliver_v they_o ch._n xiii_o 5._o ammon_n this_o be_v the_o five_o oppression_n and_o jephthah_n be_v the_o judge_n and_o deliverer_n and_o that_o year_n the_o last_o of_o the_o eighteen_o of_o their_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n verse_n 8_o eighteen_o year_n which_o year_n of_o oppression_n fall_v upon_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a beyond_o jordan_n in_o jair_n time_n pass_v over_o jordan_n in_o this_o eighteen_o year_n the_o ammonite_n proceed_v verse_n 9_o further_n to_o invade_v the_o tribe_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n and_o then_o jephthah_n do_v vanquish_v they_o and_o begin_v his_o six_o year_n of_o judge_a israel_n and_o all_o this_o stand_v well_o with_o the_o chronologie_n of_o the_o time_n viz_o of_o two_o hundred_o ninty_n nine_o year_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o mention_v 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o the_o sidonian_n divers_n of_o these_o deliverance_n be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o holy_a history_n verse_n 12_o grieve_v god_n compassion_n to_o his_o people_n verse_n 16_o mizpeh_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o land_n of_o mizpeh_n verse_n 17_o under_o hermon_n josh._n xi_o 3._o but_o most_o common_o there_o be_v citiet_n of_o that_o name_n and_o those_o build_v on_o hill_n or_o high_a place_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v fit_a to_o set_v wath-tower_n upon_o as_o our_o beacon_n we_o read_v of_o divers_a such_o in_o scripture_n one_o mizpeh_n in_o moab_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o 3._o another_o in_o mount_n gilead_n in_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n not_o far_o from_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o here_o laban_n overtake_v jacob_n gen._n xxxi_o 49._o and_o here_o the_o israelite_n encamp_v against_o the_o midianite_n in_o this_o text_n judg._n x._o 17._o and_o jephthah_n their_o judge_n and_o general_n have_v his_o house_n here_o judg._n xi_o 11_o 29_o 34._o another_o mizpeh_n be_v in_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 38._o likely_a that_o rebuilt_a by_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 22._o 2_o chron._n xvi_o 6._o but_o the_o most_o famous_a mizpeh_n be_v that_o in_o benjamin_n upon_o the_o border_n of_o it_o josh._n xviii_o 26._o which_o be_v near_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o land_n and_o not_o far_o from_o shiloh_n which_o stand_v east_n from_o it_o this_o be_v a_o place_n and_o city_n fit_a for_o general_a meeting_n and_o assembly_n of_o the_o land_n thither_o all_o israel_n assemble_v against_o the_o benjamite_n judg._n xx._n 1_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 1._o there_o samuel_n bring_v all_o israel_n to_o public_a repentance_n 1_o sam._n vii_o 5_o 6._o and_o thither_o likewise_o as_o to_o bethel_n and_o gilgal_n he_o come_v in_o circuit_n from_o year_n to_o year_n to_o judge_n israel_n ver_fw-la 16._o there_o saul_n be_v find_v out_o and_o make_v king_n 1_o sam._n x._o 17_o 21._o and_o there_o gedaliah_n be_v governor_n so_o make_v by_o nebuchanezzar_n and_o there_o slay_v by_o ishmael_n 2_o king_n xxv_o verse_n 3_o 23_o 25._o tob_z some_o thirty_o mile_n east_n from_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n chapter_n xi_o my_o land_n no._n it_o be_v the_o land_n of_o the_o moabite_n after_o of_o sihon_n and_o from_o he_o conquer_v by_o the_o israelite_n by_o god_n command_n and_o donation_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22._o three_o hundred_o year_n and_o four_o of_o five_o over_o which_o be_v omit_v for_o the_o roundness_n of_o the_o number_n as_o ch._n xx._n 46._o 2_o sam._n v._o 5._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch_n xx._n 46._o a_o vow_n of_o vow_n verse_n 30._o 31._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._o 16._o and_o i_o will_v offer_v it_o these_o word_n of_o jephthah_n vow_n do_v fair_o admit_v a_o disjunctive_a acceptation_n of_o the_o letter_n vaughan_n to_o be_v interpret_v and_o render_v or_o and_o not_o and._n as_o it_o be_v likewise_o use_v in_o gen._n xxvi_o 11._o exod._n i._n 10_o and_o xxi_o 15_o 17._o deut._n xvii_o 9_o 12._o and_o xix_o 17._o judg._n xv._o 18._o 1_o sam._n vi_o 3._o jer._n vi_o 20._o and_o ix_o 12._o and_o xiii_o 23._o and_o xvi_o 2_o 7._o and_o xxi_o 9_o and_o in_o very_a many_o other_o place_n bewail_v my_o virginity_n much_o more_o her_o death_n verse_n 37_o if_o she_o have_v be_v vow_v to_o be_v a_o burnt-offering_a but_o that_o she_o do_v not_o mention_v and_o she_o know_v no_o man_n but_o live_v a_o virgin_n verse_n 39_o as_o her_o father_n have_v vow_v and_o she_o consent_v to_o lament_v or_o talk_v with_o she_o verse_n 40_o and_o comfort_v she_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o all_o hope_n of_o have_v posterity_n to_o uphold_v her_o father_n house_n ver_fw-la 34._o smite_v ephraim_n in_o a_o wood_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 4_o whence_o that_o place_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v the_o wood_n of_o ephraim_n from_o that_o slaughter_n of_o the_o ephraimite_n where_o afterward_o absolom_n be_v slay_v and_o his_o army_n 2_o sam._n xvii_o 6._o ephraim_n have_v in_o truth_n no_o wood_n or_o land_n or_o portion_n of_o inheritance_n on_o that_o side_n of_o jordan_n eastward_o because_o they_o say_v the_o ephraimite_n say_v the_o gileadite_n be_v fugitive_n mongrel_n the_o refuse_n of_o both_o tribe_n or_o the_o gileadite_n be_v get_v between_o the_o ephraimite_n and_o manassites_n say_v to_o the_o ephraimite_n you_o be_v but_o the_o fugitive_n of_o ephraim_n take_v the_o passage_n as_o the_o ephraimite_n be_v to_o return_v back_o from_o gilead_n verse_n 5_o westward_o shibbole_v which_o signify_v the_o stream_n of_o a_o river_n verse_n 6_o or_o foard_v a_o proper_a word_n for_o the_o present_a place_n and_o purpose_n forty_o year_n these_o forty_o year_n of_o oppression_n by_o the_o philistine_n fall_v in_o with_o the_o time_n of_o samson_n and_o eli_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o be_v a_o part_n thereof_o angel_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 3_o be_v call_v by_o manoah_n elohim_n god_n ver_fw-la 22._o and_o by_o his_o wife_n jehovah_n ver_fw-la 23._o he_o who_o name_n be_v wonderful_a ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o esay_n ix_o 6._o nazarite_n of_o nazarites_n verse_n 5_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n vi_o 2._o begin_v samson_n do_v but_o begin_v only_o for_o the_o philistine_n prevail_v and_o lord_v it_o over_o israel_n all_o the_o day_n of_o samson_n ch._n fourteen_o 4._o of_o eli_n of_o samuel_n partly_o 1._o sam._n
exod._n xxxii_o 4_o 5._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 17._o hos._n ii_o 16._o the_o other_o nine_o hundred_o shekel_n it_o be_v like_a she_o bestow_v on_o house_n vestment_n and_o other_o necessary_n for_o that_o idolatrous_a service_n a_o house_n of_o god_n so_o great_a be_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o time_n and_o their_o zeal_n great_a in_o their_o idolatry_n ch._n xviii_o 24._o ephod_n this_o ephod_n mention_v again_o verse_n 5_o ch._n xviii_o 14._o as_o likewise_o that_o of_o gideon_n ch._n viii_o 27._o be_v not_o like_o those_o linen_n ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 40._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 18._o and_o ch._n xxii_o 18._o but_o like_o aaron_n rich_a and_o glorious_a ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 6_o 34._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o teraphim_n or_o theraphim_n a_o word_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o still_o so_o use_v in_o scripture_n signify_v image_n or_o idol_n hos._n iii_o 4._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 23._o but_o of_o what_o kind_n or_o fashion_n it_o be_v uncertain_a some_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v make_v like_o man_n because_o michal_n put_v one_o of_o they_o in_o david_n bed_n thereby_o to_o deceive_v her_o father_n saul_n messenger_n 1_o sam._n xix_o 13._o some_o take_v they_o to_o be_v household-god_n and_o as_o such_o in_o laban_n house_n and_o family_n gen._n xxxi_o 19_o 34._o some_o to_o be_v such_o as_o they_o use_v to_o consult_v with_o as_o oracle_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o danite_n here_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 14_o 17_o 18_o 20._o and_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n ezek._n xxi_o 21._o and_o in_o zecharies_n time_n zech._n x._o 2._o answer_n likely_a be_v give_v by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o forgery_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o to_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o wizard_n they_o be_v join_v in_o josiah_n reformation_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o consecrate_a and_o ver_fw-la 12._o the_o gross_a abuse_n of_o consecration_n as_o in_o jeroboam_n time_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 33._o no_o king_n king_n here_o be_v take_v verse_n 6_o not_o proper_o for_o a_o king_n but_o for_o a_o judge_n such_o as_o the_o thirteen_o judge_n in_o this_o book_n for_o king_n proper_o there_o be_v none_o till_o saul_n reign_n a_o levite_n a_o levite_n bear_v or_o verse_n 7_o breed_v in_o bethlehem_n judah_n or_o sojourn_v there_o as_o a_o stranger_n where_o i_o may_v find_v a_o place_n the_o necessitous_a state_n of_o the_o levite_n verse_n 9_o in_o those_o idolatrous_a time_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o danites_n seek_v their_o inheritance_n by_o lot_n be_v set_v down_o chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o josh._n xix_o 40._o but_o they_o get_v it_o not_o all_o through_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o default_n judg._n i._n 34._o and_o their_o tribe_n be_v numerous_a they_o seek_v out_o large_a bound_n and_o more_o commodious_a habitation_n josh._n xix_o 47._o and_o this_o though_o mention_v in_o that_o text_n of_o ishua_n yet_o 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day_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v explain_v ver_fw-la 31._o all_o the_o time_n that_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v in_o shiloh_n till_o the_o philistine_n take_v the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n iu_o psalm_n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o which_o be_v at_o the_o death_n of_o elimine_n a_o concubine_n or_o a_o wife_n a_o concubine_n chapter_n xix_o the_o word_n for_o concubine_n in_o hebrew_n be_v etymologize_v witty_o by_o some_o from_o two_o other_o word_n of_o that_o language_n which_o put_v together_o verse_n 1_o signify_v that_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o old_a latin_a inscription_n viro-conjux_a a_o half-wife_n or_o secondary_a wife_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o concubine_n and_o wife_n various_o of_o many_o wife_n to_o one_o man_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o not_o only_o in_o profane_a and_o evil_a man_n as_o in_o lamech_v gen._n iu._n and_o esau_n and_o other_o but_o also_o in_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n as_o in_o jacob_n david_n and_o other_o and_o among_o these_o many_o wife_n we_o sometime_o find_v a_o kind_n of_o distinction_n of_o they_o into_o two_o sort_n one_o sort_n the_o first_o and_o principal_a and_o absolute_o lawful_a wife_n and_o mistress_n the_o other_o sort_n but_o in_o a_o secondary_a and_o inferior_a degree_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o dowry_n nor_o solemn_a rite_n of_o reception_n nor_o rule_v in_o the_o family_n nor_o their_o child_n have_v any_o inheritance_n but_o gift_n and_o portion_n for_o that_o of_o jacobs_n son_n by_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n be_v a_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o thus_o we_o find_v with_o abraham_n sarah_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n and_o hagar_n and_o keturah_n of_o the_o second_o with_o jacob_n rachel_n and_o leah_n of_o the_o first_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n of_o the_o second_o and_o those_o of_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v sometime_o call_v wife_n and_o sometime_o concubine_n as_o we_o see_v in_o keturah_n gen._n xxv_o 1_o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 32._o and_o in_o bilhah_n gen._n xxx_o 4._o and_o xxxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxxvii_o 2._o and_o david_n ten_o concubine_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 16._o and_o ch._n xvi_o 22._o and_o ch._n xx._n 3._o be_v call_v his_o wife_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 11._o and_o thus_o concubine_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v wife_n or_o half-wive_n other_o plain_o whore_n and_o harlot_n but_o this_o concubine_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o her_o lord_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 7_o 9_o 26_o 27._o and_o ch._n xx._n 4._o gibeah_n distinct_a from_o gibeah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 12_o josh._n xv._o 57_o and_o from_o gibeon_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n xviii_o 25._o this_o be_v either_o that_o which_o afterward_o be_v call_v gibeah_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 4._o or_o else_o very_a near_o it_o in_o the_o same_o tribe_n and_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o ramah_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 16._o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o shilo_n verse_n 18_o and_o so_o ch._n xx._n 18._o this_o be_v near_o mount_n ephraim_n where_o he_o sojourn_v and_o thither_o the_o whole_a camp_n come_v ch._n xxi_o 12._o know_v he_o so_o gen._n verse_n 22_o xix_o 5._o monstrous_a impudent_a wickedness_n a_o modest_a intimation_n of_o a_o most_o immodest_a meaning_n my_o brethren_n men_n in_o nature_n verse_n 23_o tho_o worse_o than_o beast_n in_o their_o lust_n behold_v my_o daughter_n sinful_a this_o verse_n 24_o to_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n though_o to_o a_o good_a end_n we_o may_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n iii_o 8._o not_o harken_v yet_o do_v in_o the_o next_o word_n verse_n 25_o and_o she_o sin_v
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viii_o 9_o and_o ch._n ix_o 25._o where_o the_o four_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n for_o his_o chariot_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 25._o agree_v well_o with_o the_o forty_o thousand_o in_o 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o count_v ten_o single_a stall_n or_o division_n in_o every_o stable_n yet_o we_o find_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o the_o use_n of_o any_o horseman_n in_o any_o battle_n afterward_o and_o to_o this_o the_o command_n and_o care_n for_o the_o hough_n of_o the_o enemi_fw-fr es_fw-mi horse_n and_o the_o burn_a of_o their_o charâoâs_n may_v have_v relation_n josh_n xi_o 6_o 9_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 4._o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 4._o yet_o we_o read_v of_o many_o horse_n and_o chariot_n in_o war_n with_o the_o canaanâtes_n josh._n xi_o 4._o judg._n iv_o 3_o 13._o and_o many_o among_o the_o israelite_n esay_n ii_o 7._o trust_v in_o they_o be_v forbid_v dâuâ_n xvii_o 16_o 17._o psal._n xx._n 7._o &_o xxxiii_o 16_o 17._o prov._n xxi_o 31._o ask_v counsel_v the_o eleven_o tribe_n presume_v here_o more_o upon_o their_o own_o strength_n verse_n 18_o and_o the_o justness_n of_o their_o cause_n then_o upon_o god_n and_o consult_v he_o at_o first_o only_o about_o the_o precedency_n in_o the_o war_n and_o who_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o day_n and_o upon_o their_o first_o overthrow_n they_o weep_v but_o more_o for_o their_o shame_n and_o smart_n then_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o they_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v fight_v again_o but_o neither_o crave_v his_o assistance_n nor_o inquire_v of_o the_o success_n be_v still_o so_o confident_a in_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o strength_n and_o still_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o upon_o the_o second_o overthrow_n they_o seek_v god_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n they_o more_o serious_o mourn_v and_o fast_o and_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n offer_v burnt-offering_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o they_o and_o peace_n offering_n to_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o testify_v their_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o gain_v a_o promise_n of_o success_n yet_o they_o careful_o use_v the_o mean_n and_o stratagem_n which_o former_o they_o slight_v and_o presumptuous_o neglect_v and_o by_o this_o stratagem_n they_o seem_v to_o divide_v their_o army_n into_o three_o part_n some_o to_o lie_v in_o wait_n some_o to_o fight_v and_o seem_o flee_v and_o the_o body_n of_o their_o army_n as_o a_o strong_a reserve_n to_o fall_v on_o and_o gain_v the_o victory_n upon_o a_o appoint_a sign_n when_o the_o benjamite_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o amaze_a stand_n and_o come_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o it_o phineas_n phineas_n here_o live_v verse_n 28_o yet_o die_v long_o before_o samson_n be_v bear_v which_o show_v this_o history_n precede_v samson_n a_o long_a time_n as_o the_o like_a may_v have_v be_v observe_v to_o a_o like_a end_n of_o many_o other_o passage_n in_o these_o five_o last_o chapter_n as_o have_v be_v former_o say_v all_o which_o fall_v the_o odd_a 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10_o here_o be_v unjust_o and_o outrageous_o slaughter_v here_o again_o rash_a zeal_n outruns_a right_a reason_n ruth_n the_o book_n and_o history_n of_o ruth_n fall_v in_o with_o the_o time_n of_o deborah_n or_o gideou_fw-mi as_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o compare_v matth._n 1._o 5._o with_o the_o end_n of_o this_o history_n and_o what_o former_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n and_o the_o history_n serve_v main_o to_o continue_v and_o declare_v the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n chap._n iu._n 18_o 22._o famine_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o oppression_n of_o jabin_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o or_o the_o midianite_n ephrathite_n ch._n iu_o 11._o bethlehem_n be_v call_v ephrath_n verse_n 2_o gen._n xxxv_o 19_o micah_n v._n 2._o matth._n ii_o 6._o of_o bethlehem_n judah_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o bethlehem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n josh._n xix_o 15._o and_o these_o person_n from_o those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v likewise_o call_v ephrathites_n 1_o king_n xi_o 26._o ruth_n the_o subject_a matter_n not_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n verse_n 4_o mother_n house_n i_o be_o but_o your_o mother-in-law_n verse_n 8_o moe_n son_n in_o my_o womb_n see_v deut._n xxv_o verse_n 11_o 5_o 6._o and_o unto_o her_o god_n orpha_n idolatrous_a inclination_n verse_n 15_o return_v thou_o asdruball_n josh._n xxiv_o 19_o testify_v against_o i_o as_o a_o witness_n of_o his_o just_a displeasure_n verse_n 21_o and_o my_o sin_n barley-harvest_n part_n of_o our_o march_n and_o april_n leu._n xxiii_o 10_o verse_n 22_o 15_o 16._o let_v i_o glean_v her_o modesty_n notwithstanding_o the_o law_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 7_o leu._n xix_o 9_o 10._o and_o xxiii_o 22._o a_o 20._o ephah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o exod._n xvi_o 36._o one_o of_o our_o next_o kinsman_n who_o have_v right_a to_o redeem_v verse_n 17_o etc._n etc._n and_o ought_v also_o to_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o his_o kinsman_n verse_n 20_o be_v dead_a without_o issue_n levit._n xxv_o 25_o 26._o deut._n xxv_o 5_o 6_o 7._o mar._n xii_o 19_o uncover_v his_o foot_n naomi_n well_o know_v the_o piety_n and_o chastity_n of_o boaz_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 4_o and_o of_o ruth_n and_o confident_o trust_v therein_o spread_v therefore_o thy_o skirt_n receive_v i_o into_o thy_o protection_n by_o take_v i_o to_o be_v thy_o wife_n verse_n 9_o according_a to_o the_o law_n lie_v down_o until_o the_o morning_n boaz_n not_o offend_v with_o this_o manner_n of_o her_o approach_n verse_n 13._o 14._o and_o motion_n not_o be_v know_v boaz_n than_o do_v lie_v alone_o in_o a_o room_n by_o himself_o and_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v scandal_n six_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n xviii_o 6._o verse_n 15_o
in_o the_o ark_n and_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o solomon_n sacrifice_n and_o his_o solemn_a prayer_n upon_o his_o brazen_a scaffold_n may_v then_o and_o thereby_o become_v the_o great_a and_o more_o illustrious_a 1_o king_n viii_o 1_o 66._o 2_o chron._n v._o and_o vi_o and_o vii_o chapter_n it_o begin_v the_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n of_o that_o month_n for_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n begin_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o relation_n to_o these_o two_o feast_n be_v those_o fourteen_o day_n mention_v 1_o king_n viii_o 65._o 2_o chron._n vii_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o and_o on_o the_o twenty_o three_o day_n of_o that_o month_n the_o people_n be_v dismiss_v 2_o chron._n vii_o 10._o the_o eight_o day_n of_o the_o late_a feast_n 1_o king_n viii_o 66._o house_n of_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n this_o be_v build_v in_o jerusalem_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 2_o see_v ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8._o his_o dwell_a house_n and_o throne_n not_o far_o from_o it_o and_o golden_a shield_n in_o it_o 1_o king_n x._o 16_o 17._o and_o there_o seize_v on_o by_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n 2_o chron._n xii_o 9_o 10._o it_o seem_v so_o call_v as_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o abridgement_n of_o that_o famous_a forest_n afar_o off_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o contain_v in_o it_o and_o in_o the_o grove_n and_o garden_n about_o it_o all_o the_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n of_o that_o forest_n in_o solitary_a walk_n sweet_a smell_n music_n of_o bird_n and_o sight_n of_o wilde-beast_n etc._n etc._n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o zech._n xi_o 1._o where_o conceive_v this_o house_n to_o be_v build_v in_o that_o forest_n not_o in_o jerusalem_n upon_o further_a consideration_n i_o think_v good_a to_o retract_v that_o opinion_n here_o two_o thousand_o bath_n bath_n the_o measure_n of_o liquid_a thing_n verse_n 26_o as_o epha_n of_o dry_n both_o of_o the_o same_o capacity_n this_o sea_n have_v ordinary_o put_v into_o it_o two_o thousand_o bath_n or_o five_o hundred_o barrel_n reckon_v eight_o gallon_n to_o the_o bath_n and_o four_o bath_n to_o the_o barrel_n but_o this_o sea_n be_v fill_v up_o to_o the_o brim_n it_o may_v contain_v three_o thousand_o bath_n 2_o chron._n iu_o 5._o or_o seven_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o barrel_n with_o water_n draw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o cock_n or_o otherways_o the_o priest_n wash_v etc._n etc._n ten_o laver_n but_o one_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n verse_n 38_o exod._n xxx_o 18._o here_o be_v ten_o laver_n beside_o the_o sea_n and_o so_o of_o the_o candlestick_n and_o table_n there_o be_v ten_o in_o the_o temple_n to_o one_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n 1_o king_n vii_o 49._o 2_o chron._n iu._n 8._o each_o laver_n contain_v forty_o bath_n bowl_n of_o pure_a gold_n of_o gold_n belong_v to_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n verse_n 50_o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 17._o some_o of_o silver_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 16._o and_o as_o those_o give_v by_o the_o twelve_o prince_n num._n vii_o 13_o 85._o some_o of_o brass_n for_o the_o brazen_a altar_n exod._n xxxviii_o 3_o num._n iu_o 14._o 1_o king_n vii_o 45._o and_o for_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n see_v on_o jer._n lii_o 17_o 23._o please_a he_o not_o king_n hiram_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 12_o though_o displease_v with_o the_o twenty_o city_n give_v he_o by_o solomon_n in_o the_o land_n of_o galilee_n yet_o please_v to_o restore_v they_o to_o he_o in_o love_n 2_o chron._n viii_o 2._o a_o tribute_n of_o bond-service_n these_o hear_v mention_v verse_n 21_o and_o their_o posterity_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v solomon_n servant_n ezra_n ii_o 55_o 58._o neh._n vii_o 57_o 60._o and_o xi_o 3._o gold_n from_o ophir_n so_o gold_n from_o uphaz_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 11_o jer._n x._o 9_o and_o gold_n of_o ophir_n psal._n xlv_o 9_o and_o gold_n of_o uphaz_n dan._n x._o 5._o and_o gold_n of_o sheba_n ps._n lxxii_o 15._o and_o gold_n of_o parvaim_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 6._o and_o these_o be_v take_v for_o the_o fine_a gold_n 1_o king_n x._o 18._o compare_v with_o 2_o chron._n ix_o 17._o job_n xxii_o 24._o but_o whether_o these_o place_n be_v peru_n in_o america_n or_o fez_n in_o africa_n or_o sumatra_n or_o taprobane_n or_o in_o arabia_n or_o elsewhere_o according_a to_o our_o modern_a name_n be_v in_o these_o day_n altogether_o doubtful_a tarshish_n the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o javan_n verse_n 22_o gen._n x._o 4._o who_o posterity_n as_o some_o imagine_v plant_v in_o that_o part_n of_o spain_n where_o a_o city_n and_o region_n adjacent_a thence_o take_v the_o denomination_n of_o tartesus_fw-la and_o tartesia_n afterward_o or_o rather_o as_o other_o conceive_v they_o seat_v themselves_o in_o cilicia_n and_o give_v this_o name_n of_o tarshish_n as_o to_o the_o whole_a region_n so_o special_o to_o the_o chief_a city_n and_o port-town_n there_o afterward_o call_v tarsus_n the_o place_n of_o paul_n birth_n act_v xxi_o 39_o and_o xxii_o 3._o and_o that_o thence_o the_o midland_n sea_n which_o border_v upon_o that_o port_n and_o territory_n be_v call_v tarshish_n and_o the_o ship_n either_o belong_v to_o that_o port_n or_o trade_v to_o and_o fro_o in_o that_o sea_n be_v thence_o call_v ship_n of_o tarshish_n esay_n ii_o 16._o yea_o sometime_o tarshish_n seem_v to_o denote_v the_o arabian_a and_o persian_a gulf_n the_o ocean_n either_o western_a or_o eastern_a ezek._n xxvii_o 12._o or_o any_o great_a sea_n as_o likewise_o pontus_n do_v in_o latin_a and_o ship_n of_o tarshish_n to_o be_v vessel_n of_o great_a bulk_n and_o burden_n fit_a to_o traverse_v and_o traffic_v in_o any_o such_o sea_n 1_o king_n x._o 22._o silver_n to_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n as_o stone_n the_o israelite_n ripe_a for_o rebellion_n verse_n 27_o complain_v so_o much_o of_o their_o oppression_n in_o solomon_n peaceable_a rich_a &_o glorious_a reign_n 1_o king_n x._o 27._o and_o xii_o 4._o 2_o chron._n i._n 15._o and_o viii_o 8_o 9_o love_a many_o strange_a woman_n wise_n solomon_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o or_o jedidiah_n fall_n be_v wonderful_a yet_o his_o repentance_n not_o to_o be_v doubt_v of_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n in_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 14_o 15._o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 10._o and_o xxviii_o 6._o and_o xvii_o 13_o 14._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 17._o 2._o pet._n i._n 21._o one_o tribe_n not_o one_o whole_a tribe_n verse_n 32_o but_o that_o of_o judah_n only_o do_v stick_v to_o rehoboam_n and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n after_o solomon_n reign_n 1_o king_n xi_o 32_o 36._o and_o xii_o 20._o 2._o king_n xvii_o v._o 18._o yet_o see_v 2_o chr._n xi_o 13_o 17._o and_o hence_o begin_v those_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninty_a day_n in_o ezek._n iu._n 5._o see_v the_o annotation_n there_o rehoboam_n rehoboam_n be_v the_o only_a son_n we_o read_v of_o that_o solomon_n have_v verse_n 43_o for_o all_o his_o shameful_a number_n of_o wife_n and_o concubine_n and_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v only_o of_o two_o of_o his_o daughter_n 1_o king_n iu_o 11_o 15._o set_v down_o in_o that_o chapter_n by_o anticipation_n this_o rehoboam_n be_v say_v to_o be_v young_a and_o tender-hearted_a 2_o chron._n xiii_o 7._o young_a in_o experience_a wisdom_n when_o yet_o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v forty_o one_o year_n of_o age_n 2_o chron._n xii_o 13._o be_v bear_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o young_a wise_a father_n solomon_n reign_n he_o foolish_o forsake_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o old_a man_n 1_o king_n xii_o 8_o 13_o 14._o to_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n yet_o afterward_o he_o be_v say_v to_o deal_v wise_o 2_o chron._n xi_o 23._o in_o bethel_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 29_o and_o the_o other_o put_v he_o in_o dan_n in_o the_o south_n and_o north_n border_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o bethel_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n bethel_n be_v take_v from_o he_o in_o his_o own_o day_n by_o abijah_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 19_o and_o dan_n be_v smite_v by_o benhadad_n in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n and_o baasha_n soon_o after_o 1_o king_n xv._o 20._o bethel_n though_o bethel_n be_v sometime_o call_v bethaven_n in_o the_o prophet_n verse_n 32_o as_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o v._o 8._o and_o x._o 5_o 15._o and_o aven_n chap._n x._o 8._o as_o mount_n olivet_n of_o mount_n mischa_n be_v call_v mount_n maschith_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o yet_o be_v there_o bethel_n and_o bethaven_n two_o distinct_a neighbour_a town_n or_o city_n josh._n vii_o 2._o and_o xviii_o 12._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o and_o chap._n fourteen_o 23._o a_o child_n fulfil_v 2_o king_n xxiii_o 15_o 16_o 17._o samaria_n samaria_n so_o call_v by_o anticipation_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 2_o as_o bethel_n gen._n xii_o 8._o and_o sundry_a other_o place_n in_o scripture_n verse_n 32_o not_o that_o they_o have_v
be_v not_o mean_v hereby_o that_o part_n of_o media_n which_o from_o this_o deportation_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v syromedia_n for_o media_n belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o assyria_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 6._o but_o cyrene_n never_o be_v very_o far_o distant_a from_o it_o of_o the_o altar_n of_o urijah_n new_a altar_n make_v by_o the_o command_n of_o king_n ahaz_n verse_n 14_o by_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o damascus_n urijah_n the_o priest_n this_o might_n be_v that_o uriah_n verse_n 15_o esay_n viii_o 2_o unfaithful_a to_o god_n a_o fawn_a parasite_n to_o the_o wicked_a king_n but_o no_o way_n appear_v to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n covert_a for_o the_o sabbath_n a_o covert_a for_o the_o priest_n and_o porter_n likely_a on_o the_o sabbath_n verse_n 18_o or_o a_o retire_a place_n cover_v over_o to_o keep_v from_o wind_n and_o rain_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 24._o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n but_o not_o in_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o king_n verse_n 20_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 27._o but_o not_o as_o hosheah_n be_v the_o best_a of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 2_o and_o yet_o with_o he_o and_o in_o he_o that_o kingdom_n be_v extirpate_v carry_v israel_n away_o into_o assyria_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 6_o xv._o 19_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n the_o same_o idolater_n be_v say_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n verse_n 32_o &_o 34_o and_o not_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 32_o 33_o 34._o their_o folly_n be_v deride_v jer._n x._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 14_o 15._o hezekiah_n godly_a hezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o most_o wicked_a ahaz_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 22._o and_o father_n of_o a_o like_a wicked_a manasseh_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o and_o godly_a josiah_n not_o much_o unlike_a he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n esay_n xxxii_o 1._o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o father_n ahaz_n verse_n 2_o because_o ahaz_n be_v twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o in_o all_o thirty_o six_o when_o he_o die_v out_o of_o which_o take_v the_o foresay_a twenty_o five_o and_o so_o hezekiah_n must_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o aforesaid_a a_o thing_n not_o impossible_a but_o to_o make_v ahaz_n to_o be_v twenty_o not_o when_o himself_o but_o his_o father_n jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v as_o it_o wre_v the_o text_n so_o it_o imply_v a_o utter_a impossibility_n because_o jotham_n be_v but_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o king_n xv._o 33._o which_o thing_n be_v not_o well_o consider_v by_o the_o excellent_a tremellius_n when_o he_o assert_v that_o opinion_n nor_o be_v it_o much_o favour_v though_o note_v by_o our_o annotator_n on_o 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n sennacherib_n come_v up_o against_o hezekiah_n verse_n 13_o and_o partly_o prevail_v against_o he_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o his_o war_n in_o the_o learned_a annotation_n on_o esay_n xxxvi_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o that_o year_n hezekiah_n fall_v sick_a for_o he_o have_v 15._o year_n add_v to_o his_o life_n 2_o king_n xx._n 6._o which_o make_v up_o the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o his_o reign_n and_o in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o sickness_n he_o have_v no_o some_o because_o manasseh_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v bear_v three_o year_n after_o this_o sickness_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n hezekiah_n die_v 2_o king_n xxi_o 1._o a_o sign_n the_o present_a plenty_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 29_o notwithstanding_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n and_o the_o enemy_n abode_n and_o waste_v make_v in_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o they_o for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sennacherib_n and_o their_o deliverance_n of_o sign_n see_v these_o observation_n on_o exod._n iii_o 12._o and_o on_o 2_o king_n xx._n 9_o camp_n of_o the_o assyrian_n either_o before_n libnah_n verse_n 35_o or_o jerusalem_n or_o both_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 9_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o esay_n xxxvii_o 36._o his_o son_n these_o word_n have_v a_o empty_a place_n leave_v for_o they_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tex_n verse_n 37_o and_o be_v print_v only_o in_o the_o margin_n but_o they_o be_v in_o the_o text_n xxxvii_o 38._o ten_o degree_n this_o choice_n be_v give_v to_o hezekiah_n about_o midday_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 9_o when_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n may_v go_v forward_o or_o backward_o ten_o degree_n on_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n a_o famous_a dial_n haply_o mural_a and_o haply_o visible_a to_o hezekiah_n out_o of_o his_o bedchamber_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o all_o other_o dial_n distinguish_v into_o half_a hour_n as_o that_o of_o ahaz_n be_v and_o so_o ten_o degree_n make_v five_o hour_n and_o the_o miracle_n be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o shadow_n go_v backward_o but_o in_o the_o sun_n also_o go_v backward_o ten_o degree_n though_o whether_o in_o a_o instant_n or_o in_o the_o set_a course_n of_o time_n or_o its_o ordinary_a continual_a motion_n be_v not_o certain_a esay_n xxxviii_o 8._o which_o make_v the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v send_v unto_o he_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o wonder_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o land_n 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 31._o see_v on_o esay_n xxxviii_o 8._o altar_n idolatrous_a altar_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 3_o and_o image_n set_v up_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 7._o eighteen_o year_n from_o this_o famous_a year_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 3_o both_o those_o thirty_o year_n ezek._n i._n 1._o and_o those_o forty_o day_n or_o year_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n chap._n iu._n 6._o seem_v to_o take_v their_o rise_n and_o reckon_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o verse_n 8_o and_o the_o law_n in_o it_o seem_v a_o rare_a and_o strange_a thing_n as_o at_o other_o time_n so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o good_a josiah_n 2_o king_n xxii_o 10_o 11._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 19_o 21._o notwithstanding_o that_o law_n deut._n xxxi_o 10_o 11._o in_o peace_n josiah_n die_v in_o peace_n verse_n 20_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n not_o see_v the_o evil_n to_o come_v though_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n 2_o king_n xxii_o 20._o and_o xxiii_o 29._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 28._o toph_v called_n tophte_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 10_o esay_n xxx_o 33._o the_o name_n be_v from_o toph_n signify_v a_o drum_n tabret_n or_o timbrel_n such_o as_o idolatrous_a priest_n use_v to_o beat_v upon_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o detestable_a sacrifice_v of_o child_n to_o moloch_n to_o drown_v their_o skrike_n and_o cry_n levit._fw-la xx._n 2._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 3._o and_o xxxiii_o 6._o 2_o king_n xvi_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 6._o psal._n cvi_o 38._o this_o the_o jew_n learn_v from_o the_o heathen_a deut._n xii_o 31._o this_o tophet_n stand_v in_o a_o pleasant_a valley_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o jerusalem_n josh._n xv._o 8._o and_o chap._n xviii_o 16._o belong_v to_o one_o hinnom_n and_o his_o son_n and_o call_v therefore_o the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n gehinnom_n or_o ge-bene-hinnom_n the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n whence_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a take_v the_o word_n gehenna_n and_o use_v it_o for_o hell_n fit_o resemble_v by_o such_o a_o type_n for_o the_o horrid_a act_n and_o suffering_n use_v therein_o matth._n xviii_o 8_o 9_o mar._n ix_o 43_o 48._o james_n iii_o 6._o and_o allusion_n be_v make_v hereunto_o matth._n v._o 22._o this_o place_n be_v defile_v and_o destroy_v by_o josiah_n in_o this_o text._n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n xxx_o 33._o and_o on_o jer._n vii_o 31._o jehoahaz_n called_n also_o joachaz_n verse_n 31_o and_o johanan_n and_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o and_o best_a shallum_n likewise_o the_o prophecy_n concern_v shallum_n jer._n xxii_o 10_o 11_o 12._o best_o agree_a to_o he_o and_o suppose_v that_o shallum_n the_o four_o son_n of_o josiah_n mention_v 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o to_o be_v dead_a before_o his_o father_n yet_o under_o the_o name_n of_o johanan_n he_o be_v call_v the_o firstborn_a of_o joââh_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o in_o respect_n likely_a that_o he_o first_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o throne_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 1._o of_o he_o see_v ezek._n xix_o 3_o 4._o jehojakim_n jehojakim_n call_v also_o joachim_n verse_n 36_o and_o eliakim_n as_o solomon_n be_v also_o call_v jedidiah_n and_o lemuel_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o josiah_n of_o he_o and_o his_o burial_n we_o read_v jer._n xxii_o 19_o and_o xxxvi_o 30._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 5_o 6._o ezek._n xix_o 5_o
9_o jehojakim_n in_o his_o four_o chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o year_n or_o three_o complete_a and_o 1._o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n daniel_n be_v carry_v captive_a dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o ezekiel_n and_o mordecai_n with_o jehojachin_n ezek._n xl._n 1._o esther_n ii_o 5_o 6._o of_o ezechiel_n see_v the_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n jehojacin_n called_n likewise_o coniah_n verse_n 6_o and_o jechoniah_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 16._o jer._n xxii_o 28_o of_o his_o age_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 9_o he_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o end_n and_o eight_o year_n begin_v of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v ver_fw-la 12._o jer._n lii_o 28._o and_o his_o head_n lift_v up_o again_o in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n twelve_o month_n on_o the_o twenty_o five_o and_o twenty_o seven_o day_n and_o first_o year_n of_o evilmerodach_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 27._o jer._n lii_o 31._o zedekiah_n rebel_v zedekiah_n rebel_v in_o his_o six_o year_n verse_n 20_o ezek._n xvii_o 15_o 17._o compare_v with_o ezek._n viii_o 1._o and_o xx._n 1._o the_o second_o priest_n ground_v on_o num._n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 8_o iii_o 32._o and_o mention_v as_o here_o so_o jer._n lii_o 24._o see_v 2_o king_n xxiii_o 4._o and_o the_o like_a 1_o chron._n v._n 12._o this_o second_o priest_n upon_o any_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o occurrent_a restrain_v or_o disable_n the_o high_a priest_n seem_v set_v to_o supply_v his_o place_n to_o riblah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xxxiv_o 11._o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n do_v chief_o pursue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o yet_o be_v more_o spare_v in_o relate_v the_o sin_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n these_o be_v not_o those_o chronicle_n often_o cite_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n as_o have_v be_v show_v heretofore_o but_o these_o be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o ezra_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 22_o 23._o ezra_n i._n 1_o 2_o 3_o and_o that_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n yet_o some_o thing_n be_v insert_v which_o extend_v beyond_o ezra_n time_n as_o that_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 21_o 24._o in_o these_o book_n as_o in_o a_o abridgement_n the_o holy_a penman_n be_v sometime_o short_a and_o obscure_a but_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n full_a and_o exact_a take_v the_o period_n of_o time_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o year_n of_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o so_o these_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o 3458._o year_n the_o first_o book_n 2986._o to_o the_o death_n of_o david_n thus_o genesis_n 2369_o exodus_fw-la 142_o levit_fw-la num._n deut._n 39_o joshuah_n 17._o judge_n 299._o 1_o sam._n 80._o 2_o sam._n 40._o in_o all_o 2986._o the_o second_o book_n 472._o from_o the_o begin_n of_o solomon_n reign_n to_o the_o say_a year_n of_o return_n other_o reckon_v thus_o 3467._o in_o the_o whole_a 2990._o in_o the_o first_o book_n 477._o in_o the_o second_o book_n other_o and_o that_o most_o likely_a 2986._o in_o the_o first_o book_n and_o 466._o in_o the_o second_o book_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o seventeen_o of_o jehoshaphat_n 118._o thance_o to_o the_o captivity_n in_o the_o first_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o four_o of_o jehojakim_n 278._o thence_o to_o the_o return_n 70._o in_o all_o 466._o and_o so_o the_o whole_a in_o both_o book_n will_v amount_v to_o 3452._o the_o first_o book_n mention_n occasional_o some_o thing_n long_o after_o david_n death_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o return_v from_o babylon_n chap._n ix_o and_o zerubbabels_n posterity_n long_o after_o that_o chap._n iii_o i._o chronicle_n in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o first_o eight_o chapter_n the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o zebulon_n be_v leave_v out_o edom_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 43_o eight_o king_n in_o edom_n before_o any_o in_o israel_n sister_n of_o david_n zerviah_n bare_a abishai_n joab_n asahel_n abigail_n bare_a amasa_n 2_o sam._n chapter_n two_o verse_n 16_o 17._o xvii_o 25_o caleb_n three_o calebs_n famous_a in_o israel_n first_o the_o son_n of_o hezron_n verse_n 18_o in_o this_o text_n call_v also_o carmi_n and_o chelubai_n chap._n ii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 1._o who_o have_v a_o son_n call_v hur_z and_o this_o hur_z a_o son_n call_v also_o caleb_n chap._n ii_o 9_o 19_o 50._o who_o be_v the_o second_o caleb_n and_o the_o three_o be_v that_o famous_a caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v num._n xiii_o 6._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 15._o the_o son_n of_o david_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o 9_o xvi_o 11._o verse_n 17_o salatheil_n hebrew_n shealtiel_n say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n matth._n i._n 12._o and_o so_o here_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n assir_n that_o be_v strict_o bind_v prisoner_n in_o babylon_n for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o son_n call_v assir_n that_o jechoniah_n have_v yet_o this_o salathiel_n be_v name_v the_o son_n of_o neri_n luke_n iii_o 27._o who_o come_v by_o many_o descent_n of_o another_o line_n that_o be_v of_o nathan_n the_o young_a brother_n of_o solomon_n from_o which_o line_n come_v our_o saviour_n and_o not_o of_o solomon_n line_n and_o though_o jechoniah_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v seed_n and_o son_n more_o out_o of_o jer._n xxii_o 28_o 30._o and_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 17_o 18._o yet_o he_o be_v doom_v childless_a jer._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o because_o neither_o salathiel_n if_o he_o be_v his_o son_n nor_o any_o of_o iechoniah_n race_n zedekiah_n the_o last_o king_n be_v uncle_n to_o jechoniah_n do_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o regality_n to_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n though_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o sovereignty_n as_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n or_o grandchild_n rather_o of_o salathiel_n by_o pedaiah_n do_v succeed_v in_o regard_n of_o which_o succession_n both_o salathiel_n and_o after_o also_o zerubbabel_n may_v be_v call_v son_n see_v ezra_n iii_o 2_o 8._o and_o v._o 2._o neh._n xii_o 1_o hag._n i_o 1_o 12_o 14._o and_o ii_o 3._o 24._o of_o jehojakim_n the_o father_n of_o jechoniah_n it_o be_v likewise_o say_v he_o shall_v have_v none_o to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n that_o be_v for_o any_o time_n worth_n speak_v of_o for_o his_o son_n jechoniah_n reign_v but_o three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n jer._n xxxvi_o 30._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 9_o son_n of_o zerubbabel_n among_o his_o son_n verse_n 19_o abihud_o and_o rhesa_n be_v not_o mention_v unless_o under_o other_o name_n nor_o else_o where_o find_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o yet_o from_o they_o two_o the_o genealogy_n matth._n i._n 13._o and_o luke_n iii_o 27._o be_v draw_v and_o derive_v which_o make_v some_o suppose_n that_o zerubbabel_n and_o this_o here_o to_o be_v different_a person_n ezra_n ezra_n not_o that_o learned_a scribe_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 17_o ezra_n vii_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o last_o letter_n of_o this_o hebrew_n name_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n from_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o simeonites_n lie_v within_o the_o inheritance_n and_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 41_o josh._n xix_o 9_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o captive_a by_o the_o assyrian_n but_o continue_v in_o their_o estate_n seek_v to_o enlarge_v their_o territory_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v amalekite_n they_o border_v on_o mount_n seir._n verse_n 43_o these_o the_o first_o that_o fight_v against_o israel_n num._n xxiv_o 20._o and_o after_o join_v oft_o with_o other_o enemy_n against_o god_n people_n they_o be_v overthrow_v by_o joshuah_n exod._n xvii_o 13._o saul_n in_o his_o time_n be_v send_v against_o they_o destroy_v many_o but_o spare_v agag_n their_o king_n and_o for_o so_o do_v lose_v his_o own_o kingdom_n 1_o sam._n xv._o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 18._o david_n afterward_o destroy_v more_o of_o they_o 2_o sam_n viii_o 12._o and_o here_o the_o simeonites_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n smite_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o amalekite_n that_o be_v escape_v thus_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v against_o they_o exod._n xvii_o 14_o 16._o deut_n xxv_o 17_o 18_o 19_o be_v accomplish_v see_v the_o observation_n on_o esth._n iii_o 1._o king_n of_o assyria_n this_o catalogue_n we_o find_v in_o scripture_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n chapter_n v._o verse_n 26_o pull_v or_o phul_n in_o the_o day_n of_o menachem_n so_o here_o and_o 2_o king_n xv_o 19_o tiglath-pilese_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n and_o achaz_n so_o here_o and_o 2_o king_n xv._o 29._o and_o xvi_o 7_o 10._o jareb_n hos._n v._o 13._o and_o x._o 16._o sargon_n esay_n xx._n 1._o shalmanesar_n call_v shalman_n hos._n x._o 14._o who_o take_v hoshea_n and_o samaria_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 3_o 4._o and_o
verse_n 9_o the_o prince_n by_o their_o authority_n and_o in_o the_o king_n name_n make_v way_n for_o they_o so_o to_o do_v with_o the_o better_a courage_n countenance_n and_o success_n philistine_n these_o verse_n 11_o and_o the_o arabian_n subdue_v by_o asa_n chap._n fourteen_o 14_o 15._o number_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 14_o xiii_o 3._o wait_v waited_n in_o their_o course_n verse_n 19_o some_o at_o one_o time_n some_o at_o another_o jehoshaphat_n jehoshaphat_n marry_v his_o son_n jehoram_n to_o athaliah_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o ahab_n daughter_n and_o this_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o jehoshaphats_n reign_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o age_n of_o ahaziah_n succeed_v his_o father_n jehoram_n in_o the_o kingdom_n when_o he_o be_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a 2_o king_n viii_o 18_o 26_o 27._o 2_o chron._n xxii_o 2._o with_o chap._n xxi_o 5._o go_v down_o to_o ahab_n in_o the_o twenty_o two_o and_o last_o year_n of_o ahabs_n reign_n verse_n 2_o and_o life_n and_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o jehoshaphat_n ramoth_n gilead_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o king_n viii_o 28._o at_o a_o venture_n god_n providence_n verse_n 33_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ester_n v._n 8._o and_o on_o ezek._n i_o 18._o wrath_n wrath_n deserve_v by_o he_o chapter_n xix_o verse_n 2_o and_o appear_v on_o he_o chapter_n xviii_o 31_o and_o xx._n 1._o from_o beershebah_n to_o mount_n ephraim_n the_o south_n and_o north_n border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n verse_n 4_o set_v as_o jehoshaphats_n commission_n for_o teach_v throughout_o the_o kingdom_n be_v chap._n verse_n 8._o 11._o xvii_o 9_o so_o here_o be_v his_o high-commission-court_n at_o jerusalem_n 2_o chron._n xix_o 8_o 11._o follow_v therein_o the_o ordinance_n of_o moses_n deut._n xvii_o and_o xix_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xvii_o 8_o 13._o hazazon-tamar_a gen._n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 2_o fourteen_o 7._o call_v also_o engedi_n a_o city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 62._o thy_o friend_n so_n esay_n xli_o verse_n 7_o 8._o james_n ii_o 23._o cliff_n of_o ziz_n and_o so_o the_o wilderness_n of_o jervel_n verse_n 16_o both_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n near_o tekoah_n and_o berakah_n ver_fw-la xx._n 26._o korhites_n korhites_n that_o descend_v of_o that_o korah_n the_o son_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n swallow_v up_o of_o the_o earth_n num._n xvi_o 1._o 32._o these_o be_v singer_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o some_o of_o they_o porter_n praise_v the_o lord_n psal._n verse_n 21_o cxxxvi_o so_o chap._n xxix_o 27._o begin_v to_o sing_v in_o assurance_n of_o victory_n verse_n 22_o three_o day_n a_o rich_a spoil_n verse_n 25_o of_o jehu_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 34_o xix_o 2._o in_o the_o book_n 1_o king_n xvi_o 1._o join_v himself_o jehoshaphat_n first_o verse_n 36_o it_o seem_v refuse_v to_o have_v ahaziah_n to_o join_v with_o he_o to_o make_v ship_n to_o go_v to_o tarshish_n 1_o king_n xxii_o 49._o do_v at_o last_o yield_v and_o be_v reprove_v by_o eliezer_n and_o the_o ship_n be_v break_v not_o that_o he_o join_v first_o and_o refuse_v after_o upon_o the_o prophet_n reproof_n for_o then_o the_o ship_n may_v well_o have_v be_v unbroken_a but_o however_o here_o the_o good_a king_n fall_v once_o and_o again_o into_o the_o same_o fault_n of_o join_v himself_o with_o wicked_a ahaziah_n as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v with_o wicked_a ahab_n chap._n xviii_o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o chap._n xix_o 2._o as_o we_o see_v the_o like_a in_o abraham_n gen._n xii_o 13._o with_o chap._n xx._n 2._o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o israel_n jehoshaphat_n here_o be_v call_v king_n of_o israel_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 2_o that_o be_v then_o a_o distinct_a kingdom_n from_o he_o so_o again_o be_v the_o prince_n call_v ver_fw-la 4._o and_o ahaz_n likewise_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 19_o 27._o and_o darius_n be_v call_v king_n of_o assyria_n ezra_n vi_o 22._o and_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o babylon_n neh._n xiii_o 6._o as_o indeed_o the_o persian_a monarch_n be_v the_o rightful_a king_n of_o persia_n assyria_n and_o babylon_n or_o chaldea_n of_o name_n see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 20._o of_o his_o father_n after_o his_o father_n jehoshaphat_v death_n verse_n 4_o in_o his_o father_n life-time_n jehoram_n carry_v himself_o better_a both_z as_o viceroy_n and_o king_n slay_v all_o his_o brethren_n and_o see_v god_n judgement_n upon_o his_o son_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o his_o grandchild_n chap._n xxii_o 10_o 11._o only_a jehoahaz_n or_o ahaziah_n or_o azariah_n leave_v of_o the_o one_o and_o joash_n of_o the_o other_o compel_v by_o force_n and_o persecution_n verse_n 11_o a_o most_o wicked_a son_n of_o a_o godly_a father_n a_o writing_n to_o he_o from_o elijah_n written_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o elijah_n verse_n 12_o 15._o who_o die_v before_o jehoshaphat_n 2_o king_n iii_o 11._o leave_v and_o direct_v to_o jehoram_n or_o for_o he_o who_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o reproof_n of_o a_o live_a prophet_n therein_o prophesy_v and_o foretell_v jehorams_fw-mi sin_n and_o punishment_n among_o other_o his_o wickedness_n he_o show_v all_o his_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n 2._o chron._n xxi_o 4._o and_o his_o son_n be_v all_o slay_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o arabian_n but_o ahaziah_n the_o young_a call_v also_o jehoachaz_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 17._o and_o azariah_n chap._n xxii_o 6_o 7._o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 17._o and_o xxii_o 1._o and_o ahaziah_n be_v slay_v by_o jehu_n 2_o chron._n xxii_o 9_o when_o he_o be_v twenty_o three_o year_n old_a 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o and_o the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n be_v slay_v by_o their_o grandmother_n athaliah_n save_v joash_n that_o be_v hide_v from_o she_o and_o after_o crown_a king_n and_o at_o last_o slay_v by_o his_o own_o servant_n 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 24_o 25._o we_o read_v that_o josiah_n and_o cyrus_n by_o their_o name_n be_v prophesy_v of_o many_o age_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v but_o their_o good_a deed_n be_v foretell_v not_o any_o evil_n of_o they_o as_o of_o idolatrous_a bloody_a jehoram_n here_o elisha_n foretell_v hazael_n face_n to_o face_n of_o his_o bloodinesse_n and_o evil_a that_o he_o will_v do_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n viii_o 12._o arabian_n near_v the_o ethiopian_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n verse_n 16_o ii_o 13._o he_o reign_v jehoram_n of_o judah_n his_o life_n verse_n 20_o death_n burial_n forty_o and_o two_o clear_v it_o be_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o that_o jehoram_n the_o father_n of_o ahaziah_n be_v but_o forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v chap._n xxi_o 5._o and_o that_o ahaziah_n himself_o be_v but_o twenty_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o but_o it_o be_v in_o the_o two_o and_o fourti_v year_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o omri_n and_o his_o race_n from_o who_o ahaziah_n descend_v by_o his_o mother_n athaliah_n 2_o king_n viii_o 18_o 26._o and_o the_o hebrew_n expression_n by_o the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o son_n together_o with_o a_o trajection_n of_o some_o clause_n in_o this_o verse_n do_v render_v this_o interpretation_n the_o more_o passable_a and_o a_o like_a passage_n we_o find_v as_o have_v be_v show_v in_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o and_o such_o trajection_n be_v use_v 1_o sam._n xx._n 16._o ezra_n x._o 17._o neh._n xii_o 22._o athaliah_n athaliah_n the_o mother_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o wife_n of_o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n and_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n and_o jezebel_n and_o grandchild_n of_o omri_n in_o samaria_n not_o in_o the_o city_n verse_n 9_o but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n 2_o king_n ix_o 27._o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n grandchild_n so_o daughter_n for_o grandchild_n verse_n 2._o a_o phrase_n usual_a in_o scripture_n seed_n royal_a son_n of_o ahaziah_n verse_n 10_o ver_fw-la 11._o likely_a by_o other_o woman_n of_o the_o king_n jehoram_n verse_n 11_o and_o sister_n of_o ahaziah_n as_o be_v express_v in_o this_o verse_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 4_o and_o of_o the_o levites_n they_o the_o prime_a man_n in_o the_o depose_n of_o athaliah_n and_o crown_v of_o joash_n guard_v the_o gate_n and_o compass_v the_o king_n round_o about_o with_o weapon_n in_o hand_n their_o course_n be_v not_o dismiss_v and_o other_o of_o they_o gather_v out_o of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n called_n shur_n verse_n 5_o 2_o king_n xi_o 6._o the_o high_a or_o high_a gate_n 2_o king_n xv._o 35._o 2_o chron._n xxvii_o 3._o of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o court_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n viii_o 3._o see_v also_o ezek._n viii_o 5._o 14._o and_o chap._n ix_o 2._o and_o chap._n xl._n
this_o reformation_n and_o covenant_n make_v verse_n 8_o and_o passeover_n keep_v chap._n xxxv_o 19_o and_o yet_o from_o this_o or_o rather_o from_o the_o twelve_o year_n above_o mention_v begin_v that_o reckon_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n ezek._n iu._n 6._o for_o under_o so_o good_a a_o king_n yet_o the_o people_n continue_v obstinate_o wicked_a as_o appear_v in_o jeremie_n who_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o iosiah_n reign_n jer._n i._n 2._o and_o xxv_o 3._o and_o ch_n iii_o 6._o and_o josiah_n only_o cause_v and_o make_v they_o outward_o to_o obey_v 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 32_o 33._o the_o house_n the_o house_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o levite_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o court_n levite_n scribe_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 13_o xxiv_o 6._o ezra_n vii_o 6._o 21._o neh._n viii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xii_o 26._o and_o xiii_o 13._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n iu_o 3._o more_o full_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o several_a person_n that_o be_v scribe_n some_o scribes_z of_o king_n or_o their_o secretary_n so_o david_n have_v one_o and_o solomon_n two_o joash_n one_o 2_o king_n xii_o 10._o josiah_n one_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 3._o of_o jonathan_n david_n uncle_n that_o he_o be_v a_o counsellor_n a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o scribe_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 32._o and_o of_o baruch_n that_o he_o be_v jeremies_n scribe_n and_o of_o family_n of_o scribe_n that_o dwell_v at_o jabez_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o but_o why_o so_o call_v or_o what_o their_o office_n be_v whether_o as_o public_a notary_n scrivener_n or_o transcriber_n of_o the_o law_n or_o what_o else_o it_o appear_v not_o here_o in_o iosiah_n time_n we_o find_v that_o in_o his_o business_n of_o repair_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v appoint_v of_o the_o levite_n scribe_n and_o in_o nehemiah_n time_n he_o make_v treasurer_n over_o the_o treasury_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n shelemiah_n the_o priest_n and_o zadok_v the_o scribe_n and_o in_o his_o time_n also_o be_v that_o famous_a ezra_n a_o priest_n son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n serajah_n slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o same_o a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n a_o scribe_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o statute_n to_o israel_n and_o the_o same_o a_o public_a reader_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o find_v they_o much_o more_o mention_v and_o to_o be_v of_o more_o esteem_n and_o themselves_o affect_v pre-eminence_n and_o precedency_n mark_n xii_o 38_o 39_o here_o they_o be_v often_o join_v with_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o often_o with_o the_o pharisee_n they_o pretend_v to_o extraordinary_a holiness_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v whence_o be_v that_o matth._n v._o 20._o and_o act_v xxiii_o 9_o they_o be_v of_o the_o pharisee_n part_n against_o the_o sadducee_n yea_o he_o that_o be_v call_v a_o scribe_n mark_v xii_o 28._o the_o same_o be_v call_v a_o pharisee_n and_o a_o lawyer_n matth._n xxii_o 34_o 35._o we_o read_v not_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n or_o essenes_n but_o we_o find_v they_o to_o join_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o question_v to_o pose_v and_o oppose_v our_o saviour_n to_o entangle_v and_o ensnare_v he_o by_o question_n to_o charge_v his_o miracle_n to_o be_v do_v by_o belzebub_n himself_o with_o blasphemy_n to_o apprehend_v and_o bind_v he_o to_o condemn_v he_o in_o the_o council_n to_o deliver_v he_o to_o pilate_n to_o accuse_v he_o before_o herod_n to_o prosecute_v he_o to_o death_n to_o mock_v he_o upon_o the_o crosse._n and_o we_o find_v that_o these_o scribe_n sit_v in_o moses-chair_n matth._n xxiii_o 2._o and_o be_v preacher_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o people_n mat._n vii_o 29._o and_o xiii_o 52._o and_o likely_a be_v all_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n rend_v his_o clothes_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 8._o verse_n 19_o huldah_n the_o prophetess_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o zeph._n verse_n 22_o iii_o 4._o the_o high_a priest_n hilkiah_n be_v here_o send_v to_o she_o she_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prophetess_n so_o near_o at_o hand_n put_v the_o holy_a ark_n it_o may_v be_v put_v out_o of_o his_o place_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 3_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wicked_a father_n if_o not_o of_o his_o grandfather_n passeover-offering_n so_o for_o verse_n 8_o 9_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o all_o this_o thirteen_o year_n after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n verse_n 20_o that_o be_v in_o the_o eighteen_o and_o this_o in_o the_o thirty_o one_o and_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n by_o euphrates_n heb._n phrat_n or_o prat_n or_o perath_n the_o four_o river_n in_o eden_n gen._n ii_o 14._o usual_o call_v the_o river_n and_o the_o great_a river_n make_v one_o of_o the_o boundary_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n gen_n xv._o 18._o deut._n 1._o 7_o and_o chap._n xi_o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o 2._o chron._n ix_o 26._o cut_a by_o cyrus_n into_o several_a channel_n when_o he_o lie_v in_o siege_n before_o babylon_n which_o stand_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o by_o he_o much_o drain_v and_o dry_v jer._n l._n 38._o see_v 1_o chron._n xviii_o 3._o jer._n xiii_o 4._o and_o chap._n li._n 63._o apoc._n ix_o 14._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 12._o see_v on_o dan._n iu._n 30._o megiddo_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o zech._n verse_n 22_o xii_o 11._o to_o carry_v he_o but_o he_o die_v by_o the_o way_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o jer._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o he_o be_v eighteen_o when_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v verse_n 9_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 8._o and_o but_o eight_o then_o when_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v the_o like_a relative_a sense_n may_v that_o speech_n admit_v 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o no_o remedy_n desperate_n sinner_n procure_v implacable_a wrath_n verse_n 16_o irrevocable_a exterminate_a judgement_n kingdom_n of_o persia_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n verse_n 20_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n for_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o dan._n ix_o 2._o rather_o than_o those_o on_o zech._n vii_o 3._o yet_o many_o learned_a be_v of_o the_o late_a opinion_n ezra_n the_o book_n of_o ezra_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventy_o year_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n or_o his_o proclamation_n chap._n i._n 1._o to_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la upon_o this_o account_n viz._n cyrus_n seven_o cambyses_n seven_o smerdis_n one_o darius_n hystaspis_n thirty_o six_o xerxes_n twelve_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la seven_o where_o ezra_n end_n or_o premise_v two_o of_o darius_n medus_n before_o cyrus_n it_o come_v to_o seventy_o two_o the_o four_o last_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n but_o of_o that_o one_o year_n concern_v ezra_n which_o be_v in_o that_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n see_v chap._n vii_o 7_o 9_o and_o chap._n viii_o 15_o 21_o 31_o 32_o 33._o and_o chap._n x._o 8_o 9_o 16_o 17._o but_o the_o six_o first_o chapter_n be_v extend_v by_o some_o otherwise_o learned_a man_n yet_o upon_o less_o probable_a ground_n to_o a_o far_o large_a scope_n of_o time_n even_o to_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o eight_o or_o one_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n and_o they_o end_v the_o book_n with_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n which_o seem_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o text_n chap._n vii_o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o divers_a thing_n in_o this_o book_n as_o likewise_o in_o nehemy_n and_o esther_n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n and_o of_o the_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v very_o useful_a which_o out_o of_o the_o best_a author_n with_o very_o little_a variation_n may_v be_v as_o follow_v  _fw-fr year_n darius_n medus_n 2_o cyrus_n 7_o cambyses_n 7_o smerdis_n 1_o darius_n hystaspis_n 36_o xerxes_n 12_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la 48_o xerxes_n 1_o sogdianus_n 1_o darius_n ochus_n seu_fw-la nothus_fw-la 19_o artazerxes_n mnemon_n 43_o darius_n ochus_n 23_o arsen_n 3_o darius_n codomannus_n 5_o and_o so_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n continue_v two_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n or_o there_o about_o in_o this_o book_n of_o ezra_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o six_o persian_a monarch_n first_o of_o cyrus_n chap._n i._n 1._o second_o of_o darius_n ch_n iv_o 5._o three_o of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iu._n 6._o fourthly_a of_o artaxerxes_n chap._n iu._n 7._o five_o of_o another_o darius_n chap._n iu._n 24._o and_o
temple_n verse_n 12_o which_o be_v burn_v but_o fifty_o two_o year_n before_o weep_v at_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o temple_n either_o at_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o wondrous_a glory_n of_o the_o former_a temple_n so_o burn_v and_o consume_v and_o consider_v the_o small_a preparation_n and_o mean_n for_o the_o building_n and_o furnish_v of_o this_o ezra_n i._n 4_o 6_o 68_o 69._o and_o chap._n vi_o 8_o 9_o and_o chap._n vii_o 15_o 22._o and_o chap._n viii_o 25_o 26_o 27._o 33_o 34._o neh._n vii_o 70_o 71_o 72._o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o for_o the_o former_a temple_n hag._n ii_o 3._o in_o which_o case_n god_n comfort_v they_o hag._n ii_o 7_o 9_o zech._n iu._n 6_o 10._o and_o viii_o 6_o 9_o mal._n iii_o 1._o or_o else_o see_v these_o foundation-stone_n not_o so_o goodly_a and_o precious_a as_o those_o be_v know_v to_o be_v that_o be_v in_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n vii_o 9_o 10._o for_o as_o for_o the_o largeness_n and_o compass_n of_o the_o foundation_n it_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n vi_o 2._o yea_o far_a superior_a if_o that_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n and_o the_o record_n of_o it_o find_v by_o darius_n ezra_n vi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o mistake_v not_o and_o the_o cubit_n be_v the_o same_o esarhaddon_a the_o son_n of_o sennacherib_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 2_o 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o and_o grandchild_n of_o salmaneser_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o assyrian_a king_n and_o the_o same_o with_o asnapper_n and_o to_o be_v he_o that_o carry_v manasseh_n prisoner_n to_o babylon_n then_o under_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 11._o and_o be_v likely_a the_o man_n who_o ptolemy_n call_v assaradinus_fw-la and_o the_o greek_n sardanapalus_n of_o sar_n for_o esar_n haddon_n and_o pull_v pull_v be_v much_o use_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o assyrian_a and_o chaldean_a king_n bring_v we_o up_o hither_o so_o that_o those_o adversary_n ver_fw-la 1._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o race_n of_o those_o samaritan_n bring_v in_o by_o salmanesar_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 6_o 24._o or_o a_o second_o kind_n of_o plantation_n by_o his_o grandchild_n ver_fw-la 9_o which_o ever_o continue_v fierce_a enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n whatever_o they_o mischeivous_o pretend_v here_o john_n iu_o 9_o luke_n ix_o 52_o 53._o and_o this_o make_v that_o answer_n return_v to_o they_o here_o ver_fw-la 3._o darius_n hystaspis_n ahasuerus_n ahasuerus_n seem_v most_o probable_o to_o be_v the_o man_n who_o heathen_a author_n call_v smerdis_n magus_n verse_n 5_o the_o son_n of_o cyrus_n and_o young_a brother_n of_o cambyses_n verse_n 6_o reign_v a_o very_a short_a time_n artaxerxes_n as_o they_o have_v former_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o this_o artaxerxes_n verse_n 7_o who_o most_o likely_a be_v cambyses_n for_o to_o understand_v this_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la and_o much_o more_o of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n and_o the_o temple_n to_o be_v build_v in_o the_o day_n of_o darius_n nothus_fw-la and_o much_o more_o of_o darius_n ochus_n will_v no_o way_n stand_v with_o these_o scripture_n and_o the_o notation_n of_o time_n contain_v in_o they_o zech._n iii_o 9_o and_o hag._n ii_o 3._o syrian_a tongue_n hebr._n aramite_n this_o be_v in_o ordinary_a use_n under_o the_o assurian_a chaldean_a and_o persian_a monarchy_n esay_n xxxvi_o 11._o dan._n ii_o 4._o this_o we_o common_o call_v the_o chaldee_n tongue_n it_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n dialect_n esay_n xxviii_o 11._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 13._o and_o xxxvi_o 11._o yet_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n it_o grow_v common_a among_o the_o jew_n also_o and_o be_v in_o that_o regard_n call_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n john_n xix_o 13_o 17._o act_n xxi_o 40._o and_o xxii_o 2._o rehum_fw-la this_n verse_n 8_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o chap._n vi_o 19_o be_v pen_v in_o the_o chaldee_n dialect_n and_o so_o chap._n vii_o 11_o 27._o build_v the_o rebellious_a and_o the_o bad_a city_n so_o for_o 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sam._n xxi_o and_o xxii_o chapter_n here_o we_o have_v david_n ãâã_d âation_n of_o doeg_n and_o imprecation_n against_o he_o and_o his_o own_o glorious_a ãâã_d in_o god_n this_o ãâã_d âuch_o like_o the_o fourteen_o psalm_n chapter_n liii_o and_o so_o as_o i_o have_v say_v the_o lx._n and_o ãâã_d cviii_o psalm_n be_v much_o alike_o ãâ¦ã_o fear_v be_v deut._n verse_n 5_o xxviii_o 65._o levit._fw-la xxvi_o 36._o job_n xv._o 21._o ãâ¦ã_o xviii_o 1._o ãâ¦ã_o citizen_n of_o ziph_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chapter_n livia_n josh._n xv._o 24._o have_v ãâ¦ã_o and_o wilderness_n of_o that_o name_n by_o it_o say_v ãâ¦ã_o this_o they_o do_v twice_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 19_o and_o again_o chap._n xxâi_n 1._o stranger_n tho_o of_o the_o same_o tribe_n verse_n 5_o yet_o at_o least_o they_o carry_v themselves_o so_o to_o he_o as_o job_n complain_v chap._n xix_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o so_o estrange_v from_o god_n psal._n lviii_o 3._o no_o stranger_n more_o strange_a than_o they_o that_o cast_v 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tubi_n optici_fw-la have_v make_v such_o strange_a discovery_n of_o many_o many_o number_n of_o they_o never_o see_v before_o young_a raven_n job_n xxxviii_o verse_n 9_o 41._o psal._n civ_o 27_o 28._o matth._n vi_o 26._o fat_a of_o wheat_n psal._n verse_n 14_o lxxxi_o 16._o deut._n xxxii_o 14._o run_v psal._n verse_n 15_o xxxiii_o 9_o snow_n like_o wool_n according_o the_o phrase_n be_v verse_n 16._o 17._o 19_o fleece_n of_o snow_n his_o ice_n like_o morsel_n frost_n or_o freeze_a hailstone_n his_o word_n unto_o jacob_n this_o be_v singular_a mercy_n and_o peculiar_a to_o his_o church_n far_o beyond_o all_o those_o former_o mention_v for_o which_o his_o church_n be_v so_o bind_v to_o praise_v he_o star_n of_o light_n job_n xxxviii_o chapter_n cxlviii_o verse_n 3_o 7._o haven_n of_o heaven_n the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n be_v the_o high_a heaven_n verse_n 4_o call_v the_o three_o heaven_n 2_o cor._n 2._o xii_o the_o sky_n where_o the_o star_n be_v be_v the_o second_o heaven_n and_o the_o air_n under_o it_o and_o next_o we_o be_v the_o first_o heaven_n in_o the_o upper_a part_n whereof_o be_v the_o water_n here_o mention_v for_o this_o text_n and_o gen._n ay_o 6_o 7._o yield_v not_o a_o sure_a foundation_n whereon_o to_o build_v a_o orb_n of_o supercelestial_a water_n above_o the_o starry_a heaven_n nor_o from_o the_o window_n of_o that_o orb_n come_v the_o water_n in_o noah_n flood_n but_o from_o the_o low_a region_n of_o the_o air_n call_v heaven_n and_o the_o firmament_n of_o heaven_n wherein_o the_o wind_n cloud_n and_o fowl_n do_v fly_v and_o do_v divide_v between_o the_o sea-water_n and_o the_o watery_a cloud_n which_o moisten_v the_o earth_n and_o make_v it_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n see_v gen._n i._n 20._o jer._n li._n 16._o dan._n vii_o 2_o 13._o psal._n lxxviii_o 23._o mal._n iii_o 10._o a_o decree_n statute_n verse_n 6_o rule_n and_o ordinance_n whereby_o every_o creature_n be_v bind_v to_o his_o set_a time_n place_n and_o function_n job_n fourteen_o 5._o and_o xxvi_o 10._o and_o xxxviii_o 33._o jer._n xxxi_o 35._o and_o xxxiii_o 25._o the_o horn_n of_o his_o people_n psal._n verse_n 14_o lxxv_o 10._o the_o power_n glory_n and_o kingdom_n of_o his_o people_n and_o church_n and_o that_o by_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o horn_n of_o salvation_n luke_n i._n 69._o he_o that_o make_v he_o heb._n chapter_n cxlix_o verse_n 2_o his_o maker_n likely_a relate_v to_o the_o trinity_n of_o person_n as_o gen._n i._n 26._o and_o iii_o 22._o and_o xi_o 7._o job_n xxxv_o 10._o eccles._n xii_o 1._o esay_n vi_o 8._o liv._o 5._o king_n christ_n of_o who_o king_n david_n be_v a_o type_n as_o mat._n xxi_o 5._o cant._n i._n 4_o upon_o their_o bed_n night_n and_o day_n verse_n 5_o psal._n lxiii_o 6._o job_n xxxv_o 10._o and_o a_o two-edged_a sword_n heb._n verse_n 9_o two-mouthed_n this_o chief_o at_o least_o aim_n at_o the_o spiritual_a sword_n ephes._n vi_o 17._o heb._n iu._n 12._o apoc._n i._n 16._o which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v out_o of_o christ_n mouth_n to_o execute_v vengeance_n upon_o the_o heathen_a chief_o in_o and_o by_o the_o power_n and_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n verse_n 7_o 2_o cor._n x._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 8._o see_v esay_n xli_o 15_o 16._o john_n xvi_o 8_o 9_o to_o hinder_v their_o king_n psal._n verse_n 8_o ii_o 2_o 3_o 9_o 10._o esay_n xlv_o 14._o mark_v vi_o 20._o act_v xxiv_o 25._o apoc._n xxi_o 24._o matth._n xvi_o 19_o the_o judgement_n write_v this_o may_v have_v reference_n to_o that_o law_n verse_n 6_o deut._n vii_o 1_o 2._o or_o to_o the_o exact_a rule_n of_o god_n word_n without_o any_o addition_n or_o diminution_n deut._n
verse_n 3_o be_v vain_o puff_v up_o by_o his_o fleshly_a mind_n col._n ii_o 18._o and_o contemn_v other_o job_n xi_o 12._o and_o as_o he_o contemn_v god_n and_o good_a man_n so_o contempt_n from_o god_n and_o good_a man_n come_v upon_o he_o chap._n iii_o 34._o they_o be_v pay_v in_o their_o own_o coin_n they_o be_v with_o ignomy_n repay_v reproach_n deep_a water_n which_o can_v never_o be_v draw_v dry_a verse_n 4_o chap._n x._o 11._o and_o ch_n xiii_o 14._o and_o fourteen_o 27._o and_o xx._n 5._o john_n vii_o 38._o brook_v that_o the_o simple_a may_v understand_v the_o holy_a scripture_n indeed_o be_v both_o text_n and_o gloss_n it_o be_v not_o good_a but_o very_a bad_a verse_n 5_o ch_z xxiv_o 23._o and_o xxviii_o 21._o levit._fw-la xix_o 15._o deut._n xv._o 7._o and_o ch_n xvi_o 19_o and_o i_o 17._o james_n ii_o 1_o 4._o stroke_n by_o his_o desire_n upon_o other_o verse_n 6_o but_o by_o desert_n and_o issue_n upon_o himself_o as_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n a_o fool_n mouth_n chap._n verse_n 7_o x._o 14._o and_o xii_o 13._o and_o xiii_o 3._o tale-bearer_n chap._n verse_n 8_o xii_o 18_o 1_o tim._n iii_o 8._o be_v brother_n be_v alike_o verse_n 9_o the_o slothful_a and_o prodigal_a both_o have_v the_o same_o event_n both_o come_v to_o want_v and_o poverty_n the_o name_n his_o attribute_n a_o strong_a tower_n esay_n xxvi_o 4._o and_o xxxiii_o 16._o and_o be_v safe_a and_o set_v aloft_o all_o other_o refuge_n will_v fail_v wealth_n hard_n to_o be_v rich_a verse_n 11_o and_o not_o to_o trust_v in_o riches_n mark_v x._o 23_o 24._o 1_o tim._n vi_o 17._o yet_o this_o his_o trust_n be_v not_o like_a that_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n this_o shall_v fail_v this_o trust_n be_v but_o only_o in_o conceit_n haughty_a chap._n verse_n 12_o xi_o 2._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 18._o and_o chap._n xv._o 33._o who_o can_v bear_v many_o be_v the_o example_n thereof_o verse_n 14_o yea_o even_o in_o heathen_a and_o in_o wicked_a man_n worldly_a comfort_n here_o be_v but_o as_o a_o fair_a shoe_n to_o a_o gouty_a foot_n or_o a_o silken_a stocking_n to_o a_o break_a leg_n gift_n chap._n verse_n 16_o xvii_o 8_o 23._o this_o jacob_n know_v well_o gen._n xxxiii_o 11._o he_o that_o be_v first_o therefore_o judges_n verse_n 17_o and_o all_o man_n have_v need_n to_o keep_v one_o ear_n for_o the_o defendant_n tertullus_n plead_v fair_o till_o paul_n come_v to_o answer_v and_o so_o ziba_n against_o mephibosheth_n a_o man_n be_v not_o easy_o to_o be_v believe_v in_o his_o own_o tale_n against_o another_o the_o lot_n josh._n verse_n 18_o fourteen_o 2._o act_n i._o 26._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 7._o a_o brother_n offend_v a_o brother_n natural_a verse_n 19_o or_o spiritual_a a_o swear_a brother_n too_o many_o be_v the_o sad_a experience_n of_o this_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o lxx_o read_v and_o render_v otherwise_o tongue_n that_o best_a and_o worst_a member_n of_o the_o body_n verse_n 21_o james_n iii_o 2_o 11._o mark_v xii_o 37._o a_o wife_n a_o good_a wife_n verse_n 22_o as_o a_o name_n for_o a_o good_a name_n eccles._n vii_o 1._o he_o obtain_v favour_n of_o the_o lord_n chap._n xix_o 14._o and_o xxxi_o 10._o the_o poor_a speak_n supplication_n verse_n 23_o much_o more_o shall_v poor_a man_n to_o god_n have_v friend_n love_n be_v the_o whetstone_n verse_n 24_o and_o loadstone_n of_o love_n a_o friend_n chap._n xvii_o 17._o as_o one_o own_o soul_n deut._n xiii_o 6._o better_o chap._n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 1_o xxviii_o 6._o perverse_a in_o his_o lip_n speak_v wicked_o rough_o and_o roboustious_o without_o knowledge_n a_o ignorant_a man_n be_v in_o the_o dark_a verse_n 2_o nor_o can_v be_v good_a knowledge_n be_v much_o magnify_v in_o this_o book_n of_o the_o proverb_n haste_v rashly_n without_o premeditation_n and_o forecast_n such_o be_v blind_a zeal_n as_o mettle_n in_o a_o blind_a horse_n pervert_v his_o way_n and_n god_n walk_v contrary_a to_o he_o verse_n 3_o levit._n xvi_o 24._o fret_v as_o 2_o king_n vi_o 33._o wealth_n chap._n verse_n 4_o fourteen_o 20._o donec_fw-la eris_fw-la foelix_fw-la multos_fw-la numerabis_fw-la amicos_fw-la tempora_fw-la si_fw-la fuerint_fw-la nubila_fw-la solus_fw-la eris_fw-la neighbour_fw-mi who_o turn_v strange_a to_o he_o or_o enemy_n against_o he_o unpunished_a by_o god_n and_o when_o know_v by_o man_n also_o verse_n 5_o there_o be_v a_o pillorie-perjury_n see_v verse_n 9_o and_o chap._n xxi_o 28._o and_o ch_n xxv_o 18._o exod._n xxiii_o 1_o deut._n xix_o 16_o 21._o prince_n for_o their_o own_o commodity_n verse_n 6_o poor_n ch._n verse_n 7_o fourteen_o 20._o delight_n butler_n stripe_n rather_o verse_n 10_o ch._n x._o 13_o ch._n xxx_o 22._o a_o servant_n as_o abimelech_n the_o bramble_n judg._n ix_o 15._o as_o pontifex_n romanus_n the_o bridgmaker_n of_o rome_n who_o write_v servus_n servorum_fw-la chap._n xxx_o 22._o eccles._n x._o 7._o defer_v ch._n verse_n 11_o fourteen_o 29._o but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v so_o as_o absalon_n do_v towards_o ammon_n pass_v by_o as_o wink_v at_o it_o or_o forgive_a it_o or_o overcome_v it_o with_o goodness_n king_n wrath_n chap._n verse_n 12_o xvi_o 14._o and_o xx._n 2._o and_o xxviii_o 15._o eccles_n viii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 2_o tim._n iu._n 17._o a_o foolish_a son_n chap._n verse_n 13_o x._o 1._o and_o chap._n xv._o 20._o and_o xvii_o 21_o 25._o contention_n of_o a_o wife_n chap._n xxi_o 9_o and_o xxvii_o 15_o 16._o this_o be_v like_o a_o tempest_n in_o the_o haven_n inheritance_n more_n immediate_o verse_n 14_o from_o the_o lord_n chap._n xviii_o 22._o by_o his_o peculiar_a providence_n tobias_n vi_o 22._o keep_v evangelica_o verse_n 16_o think_v upon_o they_o to_o do_v they_o psal._n ciii_o 18_o 2_o cor._n viii_o 12._o esay_n xxvi_o 12._o let_v we_o ask_v he_o to_o give_v what_o he_o command_v we_o to_o have_v his_o way_n god_n way_n or_o his_o own_o way_n live_v loose_o and_o careless_o and_o lawlesse_o dare_v matth._n verse_n 17_o x._o 42._o and_o chap._n xxv_o 40._o 2_o cor._n ix_o 6_o 7._o eph._n iu._n 28._o psal._n xli_o 1._o 1_o tim._n vi_o 17_o 18_o 19_o heb._n xiii_o 16._o 1_o john_n iii_o 17._o he_o lend_v it_o to_o the_o lord_n upon_o usury_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v it_o chasten_v chap._n verse_n 18_o xiii_o 24._o and_o xxii_o 15._o and_o xxiii_o 13._o and_o ch_n xxix_o 15_o 17._o of_o great_a wrath_n choleric_a and_o wrathful_a man_n verse_n 19_o their_o passion_n after_o their_o deliverance_n will_v bring_v they_o in_o danger_n again_o or_o if_o thou_o in_o great_a wrath_n yet_o pardon_v thy_o son_n fault_n yet_o threaten_v he_o with_o great_a punishment_n if_o he_o fault_n again_o hear_v this_o may_v be_v the_o father_n lesson_v his_o child_n who_o he_o have_v lash_v verse_n 20_o or_o may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o great_a latitude_n and_o sense_v more_o generaly_a many_o devise_n chap._n verse_n 21_o xvi_o 1_o 9_o job_n xxiii_o 13._o psal._n xxxiii_o 10_o 11._o and_o xlvi_o 10._o the_o desire_n a_o man_n will_n be_v to_o be_v accept_v for_o the_o deed_n verse_n 22_o if_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o give_v or_o man_n desire_n be_v to_o be_v count_v kind_n and_o bountiful_a not_o he_o that_o brag_v what_o he_o will_v do_v if_o he_o have_v wherewith_o and_o yet_o have_v it_o fail_v of_o performance_n a_o poor_a man_n have_v a_o give_a affection_n be_v better_a than_o such_o a_o brag_v liar_n the_o fear_n chap._n verse_n 23_o xxii_o 4._o and_o chap._n fourteen_o 27._o and_o i_o 7._o and_o viii_o 13._o smite_v a_o scorner_n though_o not_o he_o yet_o the_o simple_a will_v beware_v by_o it_o verse_n 25_o chap._n xxi_o 11._o devour_v job_n xv._o verse_n 28_o 16._o ephes._n iu._n 19_o wine_n chap._n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 1_o xxiii_o 29_o 35._o hos._n vii_o 5._o esay_n xxviii_o 1._o gen._n ix_o 21._o 1_o sam._n xxv_o 36._o not_o wise_a when_o the_o wine_n be_v in_o the_o wit_n be_v out_o of_o a_o king_n chap._n verse_n 2_o xvi_o 14._o and_o chap._n xix_o 12._o to_o cease_v from_o strife_n gen._n verse_n 3_o xiii_o 8_o 9_o 1_o cor._n xiii_o 4_o 5_o 7._o brawl_v become_v not_o a_o man_n of_o a_o magnanimous_a spirit_n counsel_n verse_n 27._o chap._n xviii_o 4._o draw_v it_o out_o verse_n 5_o for_o his_o use_n and_o imitation_n his_o own_o goodness_n so_n all_o heretic_n verse_n 6_o and_o ambitious_a man_n matth._n vi_o 1._o v._o 16._o but_o few_o faithfu_o perform_v what_o they_o proud_o proclaim_v his_o child_n personal_n piety_n be_v profitable_a to_o posterity_n verse_n 7_o 2_o king_n x._o 30._o exod._n xx._n 6._o psal._n cxii_o 2._o scatter_v verse_n 26._o psal._n verse_n 8_o ci._n 5._o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n be_v to_o be_v furbish_a with_o the_o oil_n of_o mercy_n yet_o there_o be_v case_n
angel_n yet_o it_o fail_v sometime_o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o most_o of_o these_o moral_a observation_n be_v servant_n as_o it_o be_v a_o servant_n verse_n 7_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d say_v the_o heathen_a author_n rod_n of_o his_o anger_n wherewith_o he_o whip_v other_o verse_n 8_o his_o underling_n scorner_n psal._n verse_n 10_o ci._n 5._o that_o take_v and_o turn_v every_o thing_n to_o the_o worst_a love_v affect_v verse_n 11_o though_o he_o can_v never_o effect_v it_o strange_a woman_n chap._n verse_n 14_o two_o 16._o and_o v._o 3_o and_o vii_o 5_o 27._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 27_o 28._o eccles._n vii_o 26._o of_o a_o child_n chap._n verse_n 15_o xiii_o 24._o and_o xix_o 18._o and_o xxiii_o 13._o and_o vi_o 23._o and_o xxix_o 15_o 17._o give_v to_o the_o rich_a with_o a_o mind_n to_o get_v more_o than_o he_o give_v verse_n 16_o and_o by_o his_o countenance_n to_o colour_n and_o cover_v his_o oppressive_a practice_n and_o escape_v with_o they_o by_o such_o bribery_n he_o shall_v not_o thrive_v bow_v down_o here_o seem_v to_o begin_v some_o alteration_n of_o stile_n and_o method_n verse_n 17_o he_o seem_v to_o assume_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o bespeak_v his_o son_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o the_o twelve_o precede_a chapter_n and_o much_o like_o that_o in_o the_o nine_o first_o wherein_o the_o several_a document_n and_o instruction_n be_v prosecute_v in_o more_o verse_n than_o one_o a_o pleasant_a thing_n psal._n xix_o 11._o verse_n 18_o and_o cxix_o 103._o more_o pleasant_a than_o all_o the_o tastlesse_a foolery_n of_o this_o present_a world_n fit_v whereby_o to_o get_v a_o singular_a dexterity_n and_o volubility_n in_o holy_a language_n matth._n xii_o 24._o thy_o trust_n ephes._n 1_n 13._o verse_n 19_o even_o to_o thou_o we_o must_v read_v the_o scripture_n as_o man_n do_v statute-book_n hold_v themselves_o as_o much_o concern_v therein_o as_o any_o other_o bind_v themselves_o in_o every_o precept_n threaten_v themselves_o in_o every_o threat_n blessing_n themselves_o in_o every_o promise_n for_o these_o be_v verba_fw-la vivenda_fw-la non_fw-la legenda_fw-la excellent_a thing_n princely_a thing_n verse_n 20_o rare_a and_o royal_a sentence_n chap._n viii_o 6._o the_o certainty_n col._n ii_o 2._o verse_n 21_o 2_o cor._n iu_o 13._o rob_v not_o by_o might_n verse_n 22_o as_o the_o great_a fish_n devour_v the_o lesser_a nor_o yet_o by_o false_a judgement_n zech._n vii_o 10._o plead_v without_o fee_n verse_n 23_o for_o they_o come_v forma_fw-la pauperis_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o 11._o job_n xxi_o 21._o spoil_v pay_v they_o in_o their_o kind_n chief_o when_o the_o cold_a grave_n shall_v hold_v their_o body_n and_o hot_a hell_n hold_v their_o soul_n angry_a man_n anger_n be_v a_o short_a madness_n verse_n 24_o he_o rage_v and_o cast_v firebrand_n fit_a to_o live_v alone_o as_o dragon_n and_o wild_a beast_n to_o be_v look_v on_o only_o as_o through_o a_o grate_n chap._n xv._o 18._o and_o xxvi_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 22._o least_o sin_n be_v as_o a_o leprosy_n and_o infectious_a plague_n landmark_a deut._n xxvii_o 17._o verse_n 28_o and_o chap._n xix_o 14._o and_o xxiii_o 10._o diligent_a chap._n xxvii_o 23._o verse_n 29_o ezra_n vi_o 13._o and_o vii_o 26._o gen._n xli_o 39_o 40_o 46._o and_o chap._n xlvii_o 6._o 1_o king_n xi_o 28._o to_o eat_v feed_v not_o without_o fear_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 1_o judas_n verse_n 12._o a_o knife_n bridle_v thy_o appetite_n verse_n 2_o or_o otherwise_o thou_o do_v put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n and_o dig_a thy_o grave_n with_o thy_o tooth_n for_o meat_n and_o the_o board_n kill_v more_o than_o the_o musket_n and_o the_o sword_n luke_n xxi_o 34._o deceitful_a a_o hook_n under_o that_o bait_n verse_n 3_o to_o be_v rich_a 1_o tim._n vi_o 9_o 10._o verse_n 4_o james_n iii_o 15._o 1_o john_n ii_o 15_o 16_o 17._o will_v thou_o cast_v a_o leer_a eye_n after_o such_o vanity_n verse_n 5_o and_o fly_v a_o fool_n pitch_n be_v not_o have_v no_o solid_a subsistence_n though_o we_o call_v riches_n substance_n 1_o cor._n vii_o 31._o earth_n be_v hang_v upon_o nothing_o as_o job_n speak_v and_o so_o all_o earthly_a thing_n amos_n vi_o 13._o esay_n xxviii_o 15._o eat_v thou_o not_o a_o miserly_a fordo_v muckworme_n verse_n 6_o think_v grudge_v at_o his_o guest_n as_o one_o willing_a to_o starve_v even_o his_o own_o genius_n sweet_a word_n which_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o thou_o verse_n 8_o or_o rather_o thy_o cheerful_a word_n at_o his_o table_n speak_v not_o chap._n ix_o 7_o 8._o verse_n 9_o matth._n vii_o 6._o land_n mark_v chap._n xxii_o 28._o verse_n 10_o deut._n xix_o 14._o and_o xxvii_o 17._o ovid_n ad_fw-la deum_fw-la terminum_fw-la omnis_fw-la erit_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la litigiosus_fw-la agre_z plead_v chap._n xxii_o 23._o verse_n 11_o job_n xxxi_o 23._o and_o xxvi_o 14._o psal._n xc_o 11._o eccles._n vi_o 10._o god_n be_v the_o great_a master_n of_o the_o ward_n apply_v busie_n they_o about_o the_o best_a thing_n verse_n 12_o withhold_v not_o correction_n chap._n xiii_o 24._o verse_n 13_o and_o chap._n xix_o 18._o and_o chap._n xxii_o 25._o and_o shall_v deliver_v this_o a_o mean_n for_o it_o verse_n 14_o and_o if_o it_o succeed_v not_o yet_o thou_o have_v do_v thy_o duty_n and_o so_o shall_v deliver_v thy_o own_o soul_n and_o have_v thy_o reward_n as_o the_o physician_n have_v his_o fee_n whether_o the_o patient_n live_v or_o die_v shall_v rejoice_v chap._n x._o 1._o verse_n 15_o and_o chap._n xv._o 20._o 3_o john_n 4._o 1_o thes._n iii_o 9_o envy_v sinner_n chap._n xxiv_o 1_o 19_o verse_n 17_o and_o chap._n iii_o 31._o psal._n xxxvii_o 1._o and_o lxxiii_o 3._o fear_v this_o cure_n one_o of_o the_o fret_n all_o the_o day_n long_v wake_v walk_v and_o lie_v down_o in_o his_o fear_n in_o continual_a communion_n with_o he_o and_o conformity_n to_o he_o ch_z xxviii_o 14._o 1_o pet._n i._n 17._o phil._n ii_o 12._o 2_o cor._n vii_o 11._o a_o end_n chap._n x._o 28._o verse_n 18_o a_o end_n of_o the_o sinner_n prosperity_n job_n viii_o 13_o 14._o and_o chap._n xi_o 20._o and_o xviii_o 14._o psal._n cxii_o 10._o and_o a_o end_n and_o reward_n to_o those_o that_o fear_n god_n psal._n xxxvii_o 37_o 38._o and_o lviii_o 11._o winebibbers_a verse_n 29_o 35._o verse_n 20_o rom._n xiii_o 13._o ephes._n v._n 18._o mat._n xxiv_o 49._o buy_v the_o truth_n tit._n i_o 9_o verse_n 23_o phil._n i_o 27._o jude_n 3_o either_o live_v with_o it_o or_o die_v for_o it_o the_o father_n chap._n x._o 1._o verse_n 24_o and_o chap._n xv._o 20._o thy_o heart_n this_o the_o seat_n of_o our_o affection_n verse_n 26_o and_o fountain_n of_o our_o action_n mark_v vii_o 21._o matth._n xii_o 34_o 35._o and_o therefore_o that_o care_n and_o caveat_n be_v give_v of_o it_o prov_n iu_o 23._o and_o god_n so_o crave_v and_o wish_v it_o deut._n v._n 29._o and_o complain_v of_o the_o want_n of_o it_o matth._n xv._o 8._o yea_o and_o deal_v as_o joseph_n with_o his_o brethren_n concern_v benjamin_n gen._n xliii_o 3._o no_o see_v his_o face_n without_o it_o thy_o eye_n look_v well_n to_o this_o pattern_n and_o copy_n get_v a_o full_a prospect_n and_o fix_v and_o feed_v thy_o eye_n hereupon_o a_o whore_n chap._n xxii_o 14._o verse_n 27_o see_v chap._n v._n 15._o who_o have_v woe_n chap._n xx._n 1._o verse_n 29_o mix_v wine_n chap._n ix_o 2._o psal._n lxxv_o 8._o verse_n 30_o move_v sparkle_v verse_n 31_o as_o the_o most_o generous_a wine_n use_v to_o do_v strange_a woman_n drunckennesse_n usher_v in_o whoredom_n verse_n 33_o wine_n the_o milk_n of_o venus_n and_o strange_a thing_n and_o sight_n disturb_v the_o brain_n et_fw-la geminum_fw-la solemn_a &_o duplices_fw-la consurgere_fw-la thebas_n midst_n of_o the_o sea_n thy_n brain_n shall_v turn_v round_o verse_n 34_o thyself_o reel_v as_o a_o ship_n toss_v at_o sea_n psal._n cvii_o 27._o or_o thy_o brain_n swim_v as_o if_o at_o sea_n and_o so_o druncken_o dream_v as_o if_o thou_o be_v at_o sea_n or_o be_v so_o stupid_a and_o senseless_a in_o this_o drunken_a lethargy_n as_o to_o be_v fearless_a and_o careless_a in_o the_o great_a danger_n whatsoever_o and_o not_o refuse_v or_o forbear_v to_o sleep_v on_o the_o top_n of_o maââ_n not_o sick_a a_o drunken_a man_n verse_n 35_o we_o say_v take_v no_o hurt_n feel_v no_o blow_n no_o smart_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o beast_n yea_o a_o block_n i_o will_v seek_v it_o yet_o again_o tho_o they_o be_v sick_a with_o it_o yet_o after_o their_o recovery_n and_o that_o fit_a past_a they_o will_v to_o it_o again_o for_o drunckennesse_n inflame_v increase_v thirst_n deut._n xxix_o 19_o and_o thirst_v drunckennesse_n and_o so_o the_o drunkard_n irrecoverable_a to_o be_v with_o they_o in_o their_o state_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o and_o at_o their_o stay_n
devil_n verse_n 14_o who_o promise_v christ_n excelsa_fw-la in_o excelsis_fw-la mountain_n on_o a_o mountain_n matth._n iu._n 9_o such_o be_v like_a cloud_n etc._n etc._n judas_n verse_n 12._o by_o long_o forbear_v chap._n xv._o 1._o verse_n 15_o and_o chap._n xvi_o 14._o gen._n xxxii_o 4._o 1_o sam._n xxv_o 24._o judg._n viii_o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o thus_o not_o minister_a occasion_n to_o provoke_v he_o further_o though_o itself_o be_v flesh_n yet_o thus_o it_o break_v the_o bone_n sufficieut_n philosophandum_fw-la sed_fw-la paveis_fw-la verse_n 16_o we_o must_v not_o overdo_v a_o business_n and_o vomit_v it_o by_o excess_n the_o sweet_a comfort_n will_v be_v dissweetn_v grow_v sour_a and_o loathsome_a 1_o cor._n vii_o 29._o we_o must_v hang_v loose_a and_o be_v weaned_o affect_v towards_o all_o creature_n comfort_n withdraw_v let_v thy_o foot_n be_v rare_a verse_n 17_o and_o so_o precious_a there_o 1_o sam._n iii_o 1_o overlie_v not_o thy_o neighbour_n nor_o abuse_v his_o courtesy_n take_v not_o too_o much_o of_o a_o free_a horse_n nulli_fw-la te_fw-la facias_fw-la nimis_fw-la sodalem_fw-la false_a witness_n chap._n xix_o 5._o verse_n 18_o psal._n xlii_o 10._o and_o lvii_o 4._o a_o sin_n of_o a_o deep_a die_n of_o a_o crimson_a colour_n confidence_n in_o a_o unfaithful_a man_n asdruball_n be_v achitophel_n to_o david_n verse_n 19_o job_n miserable_a comforter_n job_n vi_o 16_o 17._o there_o be_v faith_n to_o be_v keep_v with_o dog_n say_v the_o turk_n with_o heretic_n say_v the_o papist_n david_n dare_v not_o trust_v saul_n 1_o sam._n xxvii_o 1._o notwithstanding_o his_o fair_a speech_n and_o promise_n chap._n xxvi_o 17_o 21._o 25._o therefore_o try_v well_o before_o we_o trust_v song_n to_o a_o heavy_a heart_n verse_n 20_o music_n and_o mourn_a agree_v like_o harp_n and_o harrow_n ecclus._n xxii_o 6._o dan._n vi_o 18._o or_o as_o some_o render_v and_o sense_n the_o word_n music_n drive_v away_o sorrow_n 1_o sam._n xvi_o 24._o 2_o king_n iii_o 15._o enemy_n be_v hungry_a exod._n xxiii_o 4._o verse_n 21_o matth._n v._o 44._o rom._n xii_o 20._o heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n this_o seem_n to_o be_v relate_v to_o verse_n 22_o if_o not_o cite_v rom._n xii_o 19_o 20._o and_o the_o word_n be_v common_o expound_v and_o understand_v of_o heap_v vengeance_n on_o thy_o enemy_n head_n and_o blessing_n on_o thy_o own_o psal._n cxl_o 10._o but_o this_o seem_v a_o very_a uncharitable_a exposition_n but_o so_o savour_n of_o a_o vindictive_a policy_n and_o not_o to_o suit_v with_o solomon_n or_o paul_n main_a scope_n and_o charitable_a intention_n and_o contrary_a to_o that_o chap._n xx._n 22._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 9_o and_o to_o the_o tendency_n of_o the_o text_n and_o therefore_o these_o coal_n of_o fire_n thus_o heap_v on_o the_o enemy_n head_n may_v better_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o hearty_a repentance_n kindle_v and_o burn_a in_o his_o head_n and_o heart_n whereby_o his_o malice_n be_v melt_v and_o himself_o grieve_v with_o burn_v and_o scald_a sigh_n that_o he_o have_v be_v thy_o enemy_n who_o have_v be_v and_o be_v so_o good_a as_o to_o desire_v and_o do_v he_o good_a while_o he_o do_v thou_o evil_a and_o thus_o the_o fire_n of_o love_n and_o charity_n be_v kindle_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o evil_n overcome_v with_o thy_o goodness_n as_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n precept_n and_o exhortation_n annex_v rom._n xii_o 21._o reward_v thou_o tho_o he_o shall_v not_o nor_o be_v overcome_v by_o thy_o kindness_n and_o goodness_n a_o backbiting_a tongue_n browbeat_a it_o verse_n 23_o the_o tale-hearer_n be_v blamable_a as_o well_o at_o the_o tale-bearer_n and_o he_o that_o love_v a_o lie_n as_o he_o that_o make_v it_o apoc._n xxii_o 15._o good_a news_n the_o more_o unexpected_a verse_n 25_o the_o more_o welcome_a eminent_o be_v this_o true_a of_o the_o news_n of_o salvation_n from_o heaven_n fall_v down_o by_o infirmity_n verse_n 26_o yield_v to_o he_o by_o timorousness_n in_o a_o evil_a thing_n or_o otherwise_o fall_v under_o his_o reproof_n for_o sinniug_n he_o be_v prejudice_v and_o disgrace_v thereby_o he_o be_v as_o a_o trouble_a fountain_n or_o to_o fall_v down_o before_o he_o by_o any_o calamity_n be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v grieve_v at_o by_o all_o as_o at_o a_o public_a mischief_n their_o own_o glory_n it_o be_v not_o glory_n verse_n 27_o but_o vainglory_n gal._n v._o 26._o john_n v._n 44._o and_o chap._n xii_o 43._o gloria_fw-la fugientem_fw-la sequitur_fw-la no_o rule_n over_o chap._n xvi_o 32._o verse_n 28_o that_o reign_v not_o in_o his_o unruly_a affection_n so_o honour_v dignity_n shall_v wait_v upon_o desert_n chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 1_o psal._n xii_o 8._o the_o contrary_n be_v of_o very_o evil_a consequence_n many_o way_n the_o curse_n causeless_a as_o the_o pope_n excommunication_n verse_n 2_o and_o execration_n with_o bell_n book_n and_o candle_n psal._n cix_o 28._o such_o curser_n be_v curse_v the_o curse_n will_v fall_v upon_o the_o cursers_n head_n for_o the_o fool_n back_o verse_n 3_o verse_n 4_o 12._o chap._n x._o 13._o chap._n vii_o 22._o psal._n xxxii_o 9_o much_o and_o often_o be_v speak_v of_o fool_n in_o this_o book_n of_o solomon_n wise_a proverb_n to_o mark_v they_o out_o as_o rock_n at_o sea_n that_o we_o may_v avoid_v shipwreck_n thereon_o short_o thus_o that_o the_o fool_n feed_v on_o foolishness_n it_o be_v joy_n to_o he_o he_o be_v full_a of_o word_n delight_n that_o his_o heart_n may_v discover_v itself_o utter_v all_o his_o mind_n lay_v open_v his_o folly_n say_v to_o every_o one_o that_o he_o be_v a_o fool_n whereas_o if_o he_o hold_v his_o peace_n he_o may_v be_v count_v wise_a his_o instruction_n be_v folly_n excellent_a speech_n become_v he_o not_o honour_n be_v not_o seemly_a for_o he_o the_o leg_n of_o the_o lame_a be_v not_o equal_a and_o so_o be_v a_o parable_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o fool_n his_o eye_n be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n his_o heart_n at_o his_o left_a hand_n he_o will_v be_v meddle_v he_o enter_v into_o contention_n and_o his_o mouth_n call_v for_o stroke_n job_n v._n 2._o a_o stone_n be_v heavy_a and_o the_o sand_n weighty_a yet_o his_o wrath_n be_v heavy_a than_o they_o both_o and_o as_o a_o whip_n be_v for_o the_o horse_n a_o bridle_n for_o the_o ass_n so_o a_o rod_n for_o the_o fool_n back_o yet_o he_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o heart_n that_o though_o thou_o shall_v bray_v he_o in_o a_o mortar_n among_o wheat_n with_o a_o pestle_n yet_o will_v not_o his_o foolishness_n depart_v from_o he_o but_o as_o a_o dog_n return_v to_o his_o vomit_n so_o a_o fool_n to_o his_o folly_n he_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o understanding_n it_o be_v too_o high_a for_o he_o though_o a_o price_n be_v put_v in_o his_o hand_n to_o get_v wisdom_n yet_o he_o have_v no_o heart_n he_o do_v despise_v do_v hate_n knowledge_n and_o reproof_n yea_o the_o thought_n of_o foolishness_n be_v sin_n he_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o sport_n to_o he_o to_o do_v mischief_n and_o therefore_o say_v solomon_n meddle_v not_o with_o he_o or_o his_o company_n answer_v he_o not_o according_a to_o his_o folly_n unless_o it_o be_v short_o to_o convince_v he_o leave_v he_o and_o go_v from_o his_o presence_n for_o shame_n shall_v be_v his_o promotion_n and_o destruction_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o answer_v not_o say_v nothing_o verse_n 4_o and_o you_o pay_v he_o to_o purpose_n esay_n xxxvi_o 21._o jer._n xxviii_o 11._o john_n xix_o 9_o 10._o luke_n xxiii_o 9_o mark_v xv._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o like_o he_o as_o hot_a and_o as_o headlong_o as_o he_o and_o so_o at_o length_n there_o will_v be_v never_o a_o wise_a of_o the_o two_o but_o both_o fool_n not_o foolish_o as_o he_o speak_v verse_n 4_o 5._o or_o as_o soothe_v humour_v or_o consent_v to_o he_o therein_o but_o in_o fit_a time_n and_o place_n short_o and_o sound_o to_o convince_v he_o answer_v cast_n in_o somewhat_o that_o may_v sting_v he_o verse_n 5_o and_o stop_v his_o mouth_n least_o he_o take_v upon_o himself_o as_o a_o conqueror_n clap_v his_o wing_n and_o crow_n these_o seem_a contradiction_n and_o contrariety_n by_o due_a distinction_n of_o time_n and_o other_o incident_a circumstance_n and_o consideration_n be_v easy_o reconcile_v so_o matth._n xii_o 30._o fool_v see_v on_o verse_n 3._o verse_n 6_o 12._o bind_v a_o stone_n in_o a_o sling_n whereby_o the_o undiscreet_a and_o foolish_a verse_n 8_o slinger_n may_v do_v hurt_v to_o other_o putting_z as_o it_o be_v a_o sword_n in_o a_o mad_a man_n hand_n or_o as_o other_o as_o he_o that_o put_v a_o precious_a stone_n in_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n so_o etc._n etc._n some_o make_v these_o heap_n to_o be_v such_o as_o into_o which_o every_o traveller_n pass_v by_o out_o of_o
have_v own_v he_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 14._o and_o choose_v he_o for_o king_n before_o any_o of_o his_o elder_a brethren_n his_o mother_n thus_o style_v he_o as_o mother_n many_o time_n do_v frame_v affectionate_a title_n with_o some_o small_a variation_n to_o insinuate_v with_o their_o child_n she_o break_v off_o the_o first_o letter_n of_o his_o name_n and_o add_v in_o the_o end_n the_o name_n of_o god_n his_o mother_n teach_v he_o lemuel_n lesson_n teach_v he_o by_o bathsheba_n and_o if_o teach_v he_o haply_o be_v king_n then_o upon_o his_o beginning_n to_o warp_v and_o wander_v he_o be_v teach_v likewise_o by_o his_o father_n ch_z iv_o 3_o 4._o ps._n cxxvii_o and_o lxxii_o both_o which_o heighten_v his_o after-fall_a as_o well_o as_o that_o 1_o king_n xi_o 9_o these_o word_n and_o prophetical_a document_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v pen_v down_o by_o lemuel_n himself_o afterward_o what_o my_o son_n passionate_a verse_n 2_o and_o affectionate_a word_n a_o sweet_a school_n out_o of_o a_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n conceive_v and_o a_o care_n have_v to_o prevent_v his_o miscarry_v thy_o strength_n to_o woman_n chap._n verse_n 3_o v._o 9_o deut._n xvii_o 17._o to_o drink_v wine_n chap._n xxiii_o 29_o 30._o verse_n 4_o ephes._n v._n 18._o hos._n vii_o 5._o esay_n v._n 11._o hab._n ii_o 15_o 16._o eccles._n x._o 16_o 17._o lest_o one_o verse_n 5_o among_o many_o of_o the_o mischief_n of_o drunkenness_n in_o king_n and_o prince_n chap._n xxiii_o 29_o 35._o and_o wine_n to_o those_o jer._n xvi_o 7._o verse_n 6_o good_a thing_n well_o use_v hence_o as_o some_o conceive_v arise_v the_o custom_n of_o give_v wine_n to_o such_o as_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v as_o mark_v xv._o 23._o whereunto_o some_o apply_v that_o of_o amos_n ii_o 8._o and_o forget_v judg._n verse_n 7_o ix_o 13._o psal._n civ_o 15._o for_o the_o dumb_a chap._n xxiv_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 8_o such_o as_o may_v not_o or_o can_v speak_v for_o themselves_o job_n xxix_o 15_o 16._o jer._n xxxviii_o 8_o 9_o and_o plead_v levit._n xix_o 15._o deut._n i._n 17._o psal._n lxxii_o 4._o verse_n 9_o a_o virtuous_a woman_n chap._n xii_o 4._o 1_o cor._n xi_o 7._o verse_n 10_o her_o praise_n be_v set_v forth_o all_o along_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o that_o methodica_o begin_v every_o verse_n with_o a_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o order_n such_o a_o woman_n as_o this_o be_v the_o female_a glory_n the_o wonder_n of_o womankind_n amiable_a and_o admirable_a as_o the_o paragon_n of_o the_o world_n a_o fair_a pattern_n for_o solomon_n choice_n in_o a_o wife_n but_o a_o lesson_n ill_o learn_v by_o he_o a_o worse_o practise_v in_o this_o large_a description_n the_o whole_a text_n need_v not_o any_o gloss_n ecclesiastes_n this_o be_v the_o book_n of_o solomon_n repentance_n write_v in_o his_o old_a age_n as_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v gather_v both_o out_o of_o the_o title_n of_o the_o book_n and_o the_o closure_n of_o it_o in_o the_o six_o last_o verse_n and_o also_o out_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o it_o be_v write_v upon_o a_o serious_a view_n of_o the_o passage_n and_o practice_n of_o his_o life_n past_a and_o the_o great_a and_o manifold_a experience_n he_o have_v make_v and_o find_v therein_o his_o main_a business_n be_v a_o curious_a search_n after_o true_a felicity_n and_o real_a contentation_n and_o upon_o his_o search_n and_o experience_n he_o do_v find_v and_o pronounce_v that_o in_o order_n thereunto_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v but_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o for_o such_o experiment_a by_o he_o though_o the_o same_o improve_v by_o humane_a wisdom_n in_o he_o to_o the_o utmost_a chap._n ii_o 3_o 9_o this_o he_o show_v in_o a_o large_a manner_n in_o sundry_a sort_n in_o many_o particular_a vanity_n under_o the_o sun_n principaly_a in_o humane_a wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n humane_a labour_n industry_n and_o endeavour_n in_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n of_o all_o kind_n in_o honour_n greatness_n and_o power_n in_o riches_n and_o possession_n and_o in_o the_o utter_a insufficiency_n that_o be_v in_o all_o these_o to_o extract_v from_o they_o or_o the_o quintessence_n of_o they_o any_o true_a happiness_n or_o from_o any_o other_o sublunary_a thing_n or_o creature_n whatsoever_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v sometime_o in_o the_o person_n and_o according_a to_o the_o carnal_a reason_n of_o the_o atheist_n and_o epicure_n as_o recite_v their_o opinion_n with_o their_o argument_n yet_o he_o aver_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n against_o they_o and_o the_o just_a and_o wise_a course_n though_o to_o we_o secret_a hide_v and_o unsearchable_a of_o his_o providence_n administration_n and_o government_n of_o all_o the_o event_n issue_n accident_n and_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n in_o relation_n both_o to_o the_o just_a and_o to_o sinner_n even_o in_o thing_n befalling_a in_o common_a to_o both_o of_o they_o he_o give_v sundry_a sound_a remedy_n to_o abate_v and_o heal_v the_o say_a vanity_n he_o speak_v much_o for_o wisdom_n and_o against_o folly_n and_o prescribe_v many_o good_a rule_n for_o better_a thing_n for_o procure_v tranquillity_n unto_o the_o mind_n and_o peace_n and_o comfort_n to_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n eftsoon_o mind_v and_o mention_v among_o other_o thing_n a_o cheerful_a fruition_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o outward_a blessing_n and_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n with_o gladness_n contentation_n and_o thankfulness_n as_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o last_o in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n he_o conclude_v that_o in_o old_a age_n elegant_o describe_v by_o he_o and_o at_o death_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o to_o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n be_v the_o whole_a of_o man_n both_o the_o whole_a duty_n and_o felicity_n of_o man_n the_o one_o and_o only_a thing_n wherein_o it_o consist_v the_o word_n solomon_n ethic_n verse_n 1_o his_o sapiential_a tractate_n of_o the_o sovereign_n good_a chapter_n i_o his_o retractation_n and_o penitential_a sermon_n his_o experiment_n of_o the_o preacher_n or_o of_o a_o preach_v soul._n the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v feminine_a have_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o soul_n understand_v the_o penitent_a convert_n gather_v himself_o to_o the_o church_n he_o again_o give_v himself_o this_o title_n chap._n i._n 2_o 12._o and_o vii_o 27._o and_o xii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o yet_o in_o those_o place_n it_o be_v construe_v with_o a_o masculine_a and_o so_o the_o feminine_a be_v sometime_o use_v for_o the_o common_a gender_n which_o be_v want_v with_o the_o hebrew_n the_o greek_n and_o latin_n render_v it_o in_o the_o masculine_a ecclesiastes_n david_n publish_v his_o repentance_n in_o psal._n li._n vanity_n of_o vanity_n psal._n cxliv_o 4._o and_o thirty-nine_o 5._o verse_n 2_o all_o adam_n be_v all_o abel_n even_o at_o his_o best_a estate_n altogether_o vanity_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n be_v so_o a_o heap_n a_o nest_n of_o vanity_n vanity_n in_o the_o abstract_n this_o the_o last_o issue_n and_o result_v the_o upshot_n of_o all_o his_o curious_a critical_a enquiry_n search_n and_o experiment_n what_o profit_n a_o chief_a point_n in_o the_o wise_a man_n compass_n verse_n 3_o be_v cvi_fw-la bono_fw-mi who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o good_a thus_o worldly_a man_n look_v after_o this_o psal._n iu._n 6._o yea_o wicked_a man_n in_o their_o overture_n of_o religion_n mal._n iii_o 14._o no_o profit_n towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o true_a happiness_n labour_v which_o etc._n etc._n a_o labour_n in_o order_n to_o thing_n above_o the_o sun_n will_v profit_v phil._n iii_o 20._o colos._n iii_o 1_o 2._o john_n vi_o 27._o no_o toilsome_a labour_n in_o earthly_a thing_n will_v do_v so_o nothing_o remain_v or_o abide_v with_o he_o nothing_o more_o be_v add_v to_o he_o by_o it_o it_o add_v nothing_o of_o real_a worth_n unto_o he_o at_o all_o that_o we_o shall_v find_v to_o be_v truth_n which_o be_v in_o habak_n ii_o 13_o 6._o one_o generation_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la fourteen_o 18._o verse_n 4_o mere_a man_n be_v but_o the_o dream_n of_o a_o dream_n a_o curious_a picture_n of_o nothing_o mortality_n be_v the_o stage_n of_o mutability_n the_o inward_a principle_n of_o change_n and_o alteration_n be_v always_o work_v the_o child_n thrust_v out_o the_o father_n but_o the_o earth_n whereon_o as_o on_o a_o stage_n the_o several_a generation_n act_v their_o part_n and_o go_v off_o other_o come_v on_o abide_v for_o ever_o till_o its_o time_n of_o change_n in_o the_o end_n of_o all_o 2_o pet._n iii_o 10._o see_v my_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o the_o duration_n of_o the_o earth_n oppose_v to_o every_o man_n duration_n not_o the_o motion_n or_o stand_v of_o it_o be_v here_o intend_a the_o sun_n psal._n xix_o 3._o verse_n 5_o there_o be_v
another_o rom._n xi_o 34._o no_o good_a in_o they_o verse_n 12_o but_o etc._n etc._n to_o enjoy_v thing_n present_a and_o to_o do_v good_a here_o and_o so_o have_v good_a hereafter_o psal._n cxxviii_o 2._o 1_o tim._n vi_o 18_o 19_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o his_o do_v and_o counsel_n shall_v stand_v verse_n 14_o esay_n xlvi_o 10_o 11._o jer._n 44._o 28._o and_o be_v perfect_a and_o holy_a unalterable_a by_o man_n job_n xxxviii_o 31_o etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v therefore_o with_o willingness_n and_o contentment_n submit_v to_o he_o and_o his_o do_n acquiesce_v in_o he_o and_o dread_a and_o adore_v he_o though_o our_o blear_a eye_n can_v see_v the_o bright_a sunshine_n of_o his_o action_n his_o decree_n must_v not_o drive_v we_o to_o despair_v or_o to_o a_o neglect_n of_o use_v the_o mean_n but_o from_o deify_v ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o wisdom_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n still_o depend_v upon_o his_o blessing_n and_o moreover_o have_v former_o show_v the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o knowledge_n verse_n 16_o and_o of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o humane_a labour_n in_o many_o regard_v together_o with_o the_o remedy_n of_o they_o he_o now_o proceed_v to_o show_v more_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n and_o yet_o to_o vindicate_v god_n providence_n in_o they_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o sanctuary_n and_o city_n of_o refuge_n for_o wrong_a innocence_n that_o wickedness_n and_o oppression_n shall_v be_v and_o reign_v there_o be_v a_o great_a vexation_n and_o a_o great_a tentation_n too_o against_o god_n righteous_a providence_n i_o say_v that_o god_n shall_v judge_v and_o right_v all_o verse_n 17_o at_o least_o and_o last_o in_o that_o great_a assize_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o his_o son_n at_o the_o last_o day_n act_v xvii_o 31._o some_o he_o judge_v here_o lest_o his_o providence_n but_o not_o all_o lest_o his_o patience_n and_o promise_n of_o judgement_n may_v be_v call_v into_o question_n therefore_o this_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n ought_v not_o to_o dismay_v the_o innocent_a or_o hearten_v the_o oppressor_n see_v god_n will_v amend_v all_o that_o god_n may_v manifest_v they_o man_n in_o place_n and_o power_n verse_n 18_o though_o they_o carry_v themselves_o as_o beast_n to_o their_o brethren_n yet_o will_v hardly_o know_v themselves_o their_o own_o frail_a and_o base_a condition_n and_o that_o as_o to_o outward_a respect_n they_o be_v but_o as_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v psal._n xlix_o 20._o god_n must_v manifest_v it_o to_o they_o and_o this_o shall_v humble_v they_o and_o stain_v their_o pride_n this_o show_v and_o shall_v cure_v this_o vanity_n prov._n xxx_o 2._o for_o that_o which_o befall_v psal._n verse_n 19_o xlix_o 10._o chap._n ii_o 15_o 16._o hunger_n thirst_n disease_n etc._n etc._n all_o turn_n to_o dust_n again_o expire_v alike_o verse_n 20_o and_o the_o body_n turn_v to_o dust_n alike_o gen._n iii_o 19_o job_n xxxiv_o 15._o this_o still_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n only_o who_o know_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n no_o man_n can_v by_o sense_n discern_v the_o ascent_n of_o the_o one_o verse_n 21_o or_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o other_o but_o he_o can_v who_o have_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v see_v the_o inside_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n who_o be_v spiritual_a 1_o cor._n ii_o 14_o 15_o 16._o see_v chap._n xii_o 7._o of_o this_o book_n and_o solomon_n scope_n throughout_o this_o book_n be_v to_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o earthly_a thing_n and_o of_o humane_a action_n in_o order_n unto_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n as_o to_o satisfy_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n in_o the_o acquire_n of_o true_a felicity_n of_o his_o immortal_a or_o heavenly_a condition_n he_o speak_v not_o purposely_o but_o as_o he_o make_v piety_n the_o only_a remedy_n against_o all_o these_o earthly_a vanity_n and_o vexation_n and_o so_o conclude_v his_o book_n in_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n we_o need_v not_o here_o then_o to_o make_v these_o passage_n to_o be_v speech_n take_v up_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o epicure_n or_o atheist_n wherefore_o i_o perceive_v he_o resume_v his_o assertion_n verse_n 22_o verse_n 13._o and_o ch_n ii_o xxiv_o and_o v._o 18._o after_o he_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o his_o good_n how_o use_v and_o dispose_v and_o by_o who_o all_o the_o oppression_n more_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n in_o the_o civil_a state_n no_o comforter_n doubled_n here_o this_o add_v to_o their_o misery_n this_o be_v job_n case_n chap._n vi_o 14_o 15._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 2._o and_o chap._n xix_o 21._o he_o cry_v and_o call_v for_o this_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n it_o be_v david_n case_n psal._n lxix_o 20._o and_o jerusalem_n lam._n i._n 2_o 9_o 16._o god_n call_v for_o it_o towards_o jerusalem_n esay_n xl._n 1_o 2._o and_o himself_o do_v it_o esay_n li._n 3_o 12._o see_v nahum_n iii_o 7._o praise_v the_o dead_a he_n prefer_v the_o ease_n and_o quietness_n of_o death_n before_o the_o misery_n of_o such_o a_o die_a life_n see_v job_n chap._n iii_o throughout_o jonah_n iu._n 3._o 1_o king_n xix_o 4._o he_o speak_v here_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n under_o oppression_n without_o relation_n to_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n who_o state_n after_o death_n be_v in_o those_o terror_n and_o torment_n that_o shall_v either_o mend_v or_o end_n and_o they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o abide_v or_o avoid_v matth._n xxvi_o 24._o not_o yet_o be_v job_n iii_o verse_n 3_o 10._o and_o chap._n x._o 18_o 19_o envy_a for_o his_o eminent_a worth_n and_o work_n verse_n 4_o his_o ingenious_a act_n and_o part_n as_o the_o courtier_n of_o persia_n do_v daniel_n see_v prov._n xxvii_o 4._o fold_v his_o hand_n the_o foolish_a sluggard_n so_o describe_v verse_n 5_o prov._n vi_o 6._o see_v the_o explanation_n there_o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 15._o and_o chap._n xix_o 24._o eat_v his_o own_o flesh_n prov._n x._o 4._o make_v many_o a_o hungry_a meal_n better_a be_v a_o handful_n the_o sluggard_n plea._n verse_n 6_o sinner_n will_v have_v their_o shift_n see_v vanity_n another_o vanity_n contrary_a to_o the_o former_a fool_n while_o they_o shun_v the_o sand_n do_v rush_n upon_o the_o rock_n yet_o no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n this_o matchless_a miser_n verse_n 8_o and_o fellow_n that_o hardly_o have_v a_o fellow_n be_v never_o satisfy_v as_o prov._n xxx_o 15._o toil_n without_o end_n esay_n v._n 8._o hab._n ii_o 5._o and_o to_o no_o end_n trust_v he_o can_v draw_v up_o jordan_n into_o his_o mouth_n job_n xl._n 23._o and_o yet_o know_v he_o have_v none_o to_o who_o he_o may_v leave_v his_o good_n so_o toil_v for_o this_o be_v worse_a than_o that_o of_o psal._n thirty-nine_o 6._o neither_o be_v his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o riches_n indeed_n the_o eye_n only_o have_v the_o use_n of_o riches_n with_o such_o covetous_a man_n two_o be_v better_o than_o one_o in_o a_o natural_a verse_n 9_o and_o in_o a_o moral_a sense_n jer._n xli_o 13_o 14._o 2_o sam._n x._o 11._o and_o spiritualy_a next_o to_o communion_n with_o god_n be_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n psal._n xvi_o 2._o heb._n x._o 24._o he_o come_v to_o reign_v the_o poor_a and_o wise_a child_n verse_n 14_o i_o consider_v another_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o exemplification_n of_o the_o old_a foolish_a king_n dethrone_v and_o the_o poor_a wise_a child_n stand_v up_o in_o his_o stead_n all_o the_o living_n all_o the_o present_a generation_n of_o man_n live_v under_o a_o present_a prince_n or_o government_n the_o multitude_n many-headed_a give_v to_o change_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o fall_a sun_n and_o adore_v the_o rise_a sun_n with_o the_o second_o child_n the_o successor_n son_n or_o who_o ever_o he_o be_v join_v to_o he_o and_o follow_v he_o as_o think_v they_o must_v live_v by_o the_o live_n and_o not_o by_o the_o dead_a and_o so_o expect_v protection_n and_o preservation_n by_o and_o under_o he_o such_o be_v the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o prince_n that_o if_o they_o live_v long_o they_o outlive_v their_o own_o glory_n and_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o their_o own_o subject_n as_o fal_v sink_a bend_v to_o the_o grave_n and_o such_o be_v the_o vanity_n and_o levity_n of_o people_n that_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o present_a government_n and_o even_o sick_a for_o a_o change_n prove_v the_o change_n what_o it_o will_v 1_o sam._n viii_o 5_o 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o xii_o 12._o 2_o sam._n xv._o 12_o 13._o and_o chap._n xx._n 2._o 1_o king_n ii_o 15._o prov._n xxiv_o 21._o no_o end_n of_o all_o the_o people_n infinite_o discontent_a verse_n 16_o and_o restless_a in_o their_o desire_n of_o change_n never_o content_v with_o their_o present_a state_n the_o people_n put_v no_o end_n or_o stop_v to_o this_o vanity_n to_o this_o their_o epidemical_a
the_o fool_n speak_v with_o relation_n to_o wealth_n verse_n 8_o and_o the_o event_n of_o outward_a thing_n these_o thing_n promiscuous_o happen_v to_o all_o without_o peculiar_a prerogative_n to_o any_o and_o beyond_o their_o own_o natural_a use_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o supply_v a_o wise_a man_n more_o than_o a_o fool_n and_o the_o fool_n may_v have_v as_o much_o and_o as_o much_o also_o of_o they_o as_o the_o wise_a better_a be_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n to_o enjoy_v quiet_o and_o content_o what_o a_o man_n have_v in_o present_a possession_n verse_n 9_o then_o to_o wander_v and_o rove_v up_o and_o down_o in_o desire_n and_o pursuit_n of_o what_o we_o have_v not_o and_o can_v hardly_o attain_v but_o endless_o weary_v ourselves_o in_o hawk_v and_o hunt_v after_o they_o which_o never_o will_v nor_o can_v satisfy_v that_o which_o have_v be_v verse_n 10_o the_o name_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v know_v already_o that_o which_o be_v hope_v for_o hereafter_o be_v yet_o unknown_a that_o it_o be_v man_n man_n still_a earthly_a adam_n sorry_a man_n be_v his_o wealth_n or_o greatness_n what_o it_o will_n and_o god_n will_v make_v he_o know_v himself_o so_o to_o be_v psal._n ix_o 20._o ezek._n xxviii_o 6_o 9_o esay_n ii_o 22._o and_o xxxi_o 3._o contend_v with_o to_o enter_v plea_n against_o god_n or_o require_v a_o reason_n of_o his_o judgement_n or_o strive_v against_o this_o stream_n think_v to_o alter_v or_o break_v through_o the_o order_n &_o bound_n of_o his_o providence_n or_o decree_n esay_n xlv_o 9_o job_n ix_o 2_o 3_o 12._o and_o iu_o 17._o and_o chap._n xxxiv_o 23._o jer._n l._n 44._o rom._n ix_o 20._o see_v there_o be_v many_o thing_n a_o solemn_a conclusion_n of_o all_o the_o former_a discovery_n of_o vanity_n in_o the_o creature_n verse_n 11_o aver_v that_o first_o set_v down_o chap._n i._n 3._o which_o be_v the_o main_a matter_n of_o this_o book_n what_o be_v man_n the_o better_a in_o regard_n of_o sound_n and_o solid_a happiness_n for_o any_o or_o for_o all_o the_o former_a vanity_n for_o who_o know_v the_o animal_n creature_n by_o instinct_n of_o nature_n know_v what_o be_v good_a for_o they_o verse_n 12_o to_o maintain_v their_o be_v and_o well-being_n to_o remedy_v their_o malady_n but_o man_n know_v not_o what_o be_v good_a for_o he_o what_o be_v best_a for_o he_o in_o this_o life_n as_o to_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n whether_o to_o be_v rich_a or_o poor_a etc._n etc._n achitophel_n may_v have_v live_v long_o with_o less_o wisdom_n nabal_n with_o less_o riches_n herod_n with_o less_o pride_n and_o praise_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v please_v to_o show_v man_n the_o only_a good_a mic._n vi_o 8._o and_o solomon_n chap._n xii_o ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o vain_a life_n this_o life_n itself_o a_o vain_a shadow_n psal._n cxliv_o 4._o and_o thirty-nine_o 6._o job_n fourteen_o 2._o and_o chap._n viii_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 15._o what_o shall_v be_v after_o he_o he_o can_v promise_v to_o himself_o when_o he_o be_v go_v any_o satisfactory_a content_n in_o name_n family_n and_o posterity_n no_o more_o than_o he_o can_v in_o his_o life-time_n to_o himself_o chap._n ii_o 18_o 19_o nescis_fw-la quid_fw-la serus_fw-la vesper_n vehat_fw-la a_o good_a name_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o solomon_n in_o this_o chapter_n proceed_v to_o many_o other_o particular_a mean_n and_o remedy_n for_o heal_v the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o this_o life_n and_o procure_v tranquillity_n and_o peace_n of_o mind_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o yet_o here_o and_o there_o he_o do_v intermix_v some_o more_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n the_o first_o mean_n and_o remedy_n here_o be_v a_o good_a name_n or_o fame_n the_o first_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o good_a be_v here_o great_a than_o ordinary_a to_o intimate_v belike_o the_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a goodness_n of_o a_o good_a name_n which_o be_v better_o to_o a_o man_n to_o his_o conscience_n and_o soul_n than_o a_o precious_a ointment_n be_v to_o his_o body_n it_o refresh_v and_o cheer_v and_o comfort_v the_o soul_n and_o conscience_n in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o all_o wrong_n and_o suffering_n and_o special_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o remain_v fresh_a after_o the_o body_n rot_v in_o the_o grave_n they_o leave_v their_o name_n for_o a_o blessing_n and_o be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n whereas_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rot_v job_n xviii_o 17._o prov._n x._o 17._o and_o they_o leave_v their_o name_n as_o a_o curse_n and_o a_o stink_a snuff_n behind_o they_o esay_n lxv_o 15._o yea_o in_o this_o life_n this_o fatten_v the_o bone_n prov._n xv._o 30._o and_o procure_v reverence_n and_o esteem_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o other_o and_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v choose_v then_o all_o riches_n prov._n xxii_o 1._o herein_o the_o hebrew_n be_v a_o paranomasia_fw-la of_o the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o the_o same_o be_v in_o cant._n i._n 3._o and_o the_o day_n of_o death_n to_o such_o a_o man_n of_o a_o good_a name_n or_o to_o any_o man_n relation_n be_v have_v to_o the_o many_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o this_o life_n job_n fourteen_o 1._o life_n begin_v with_o cry_v 2_o nondum_fw-la loquor_fw-la infans_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la sic_fw-la prophetat_fw-la and_o lawyer_n define_v life_n by_o cry_v without_o which_o they_o be_v count_v stillborn_a 3_o now_o that_o day_n that_o deliver_v a_o man_n from_o they_o be_v better_a than_o that_o which_o let_v in_o and_o put_v a_o man_n in_o possession_n of_o they_o which_o make_v solomon_n here_o prefer_v his_o coffin_n before_o his_o cradle_n to_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n so_o wise_a man_n do_v and_o fool_n they_o be_v that_o do_v the_o contrary_a verse_n 4._o this_o be_v better_a for_o the_o live_n as_o the_o former_a for_o the_o dead_a for_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o man_n here_o be_v the_o reason_n man_n will_v so_o fall_v into_o deep_a and_o due_a consideration_n of_o their_o own_o die_a life_n as_o job_n xxx_o 33._o psal._n thirty-nine_o 4_o 5._o and_o xc_o 12._o that_o life_n be_v but_o to_o lie_v a_o die_a and_o so_o be_v wean_v from_o the_o vain_a jollity_n of_o this_o life_n and_o wrought_v to_o humiliation_n mortification_n and_o preparation_n for_o a_o better_a life_n from_o which_o feast_v call_v we_o off_o see_v josh._n xxiii_o 14._o heb._n ix_o 2._o and_o again_o amos_n vi_o 3_o 6._o deut._n viii_o 12_o 14._o esay_n xxii_o 12_o 13_o 14._o and_o chap._n v._n 12._o sorrow_n be_v better_a james_n iu._n verse_n 3_o 9_o luke_n vi_o 21._o 25._o matth._n v._o 4._o yet_o this_o be_v a_o paradox_n to_o the_o world_n which_o be_v always_o set_v upon_o the_o merry_a pin_n to_o be_v as_o merry_a greek_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o laugh_v and_o play_v and_o labour_n to_o banish_v all_o sorrow_n away_o as_o the_o bane_n of_o their_o life_n sadness_n of_o the_o countenance_n in_o ourselves_o by_o grave_a thought_n and_o sad_a and_o serious_a meditation_n and_o consideration_n or_o of_o a_o sour_a and_o severe_a yet_o sure_a friend_n the_o heart_n be_v make_v better_o the_o better_a part_n be_v better_v the_o inward_a man_n be_v amend_v by_o abandon_v those_o loose_a noisome_a and_o destructive_a vanity_n and_o jollity_n of_o laughter_n and_o of_o penitential_a humiliation_n compunction_n contrition_n of_o mortality_n death_n &_o judgement_n these_o sorrowful_a tear_n have_v much_o joy_n in_o they_o they_o wash_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n &_o as_o sweet_a april_n shower_n they_o bring_v on_o amain_o the_o may-flower_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o therefore_o where_o ever_o the_o body_n be_v upon_o several_a occasion_n yet_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v here_o he_o number_v the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o day_n of_o darkness_n psal._n xc_o 12._o eccles._n xi_o 8._o and_o where_o ever_o the_o body_n be_v yet_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n be_v on_o effuse_n mirth_n run_v a_o mad_n the_o way_n to_o rejoice_v in_o a_o thing_n of_o nought_o amos_n vi_o 13._o be_v on_o foolish_a folly_n in_o the_o filth_n and_o froth_n whereof_o be_v breed_v and_o feed_v that_o woeful_a worm_n that_o never_o die_v job_n xxi_o 12_o 13._o yet_o their_o laughter_n be_v indeed_o but_o the_o hypocrisy_n of_o mirth_n as_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n under_o a_o pot_n a_o sudden_a blaze_n soon_o go_v as_o sudden_a lightning_n which_o yet_o be_v follow_v with_o the_o rend_n and_o roar_v of_o thunderclap_n luke_n vi_o 25._o psalm_n cxviii_o 12._o the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o wise_a prov._n xiii_o 18._o verse_n 5_o and_o chap._n xv._o 31_o 32._o ch_z xxvii_o 6._o psal_n cxli_o 5._o a_o enemy_n in_o this_o case_n many_o time_n prove_v a_o good_a and_o
do_v supply_v and_o minister_v the_o former_a yea_o and_o have_v the_o dominion_n in_o humane_a affair_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n money_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o all_o thing_n buy_v all_o thing_n money_n be_v the_o sinew_n of_o war_n bear_v the_o mastery_n in_o match_n and_o marriage_n and_o lawsuit_n effect_v all_o thing_n curse_v not_o the_o king_n notwithstanding_o his_o error_n in_o government_n verse_n 20_o or_o miscarriage_n in_o live_v or_o wrong_n do_v to_o thou_o exod._n xxii_o 28._o 2_o pet._n ii_o 10._o no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n or_o conscience_n or_o heart_n thought_n be_v not_o free_a jer._n iu._n 14._o esay_n lix_n 7._o psal._n lxii_o 4._o it_o will_v likely_o break_v forth_o for_o a_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n the_o danger_n if_o thou_o mutter_v it_o in_o hugger-mugger_n god_n can_v reveal_v it_o by_o brute_n creature_n bird_n and_o beast_n by_o inanimate_a creature_n see_v gen._n iu._n 11._o esay_n xxvi_o 21._o hab._n ii_o 11._o as_o luke_n xix_o 40._o so_o in_o this_o case_n however_o king_n themselves_o have_v long_a ear_n yea_o we_o say_v walls_z and_o hedge_n have_v ear_n see_v that_o ester_n ii_o 22._o and_o consider_v the_o discovery_n of_o our_o hellish_a powder-plot_n cast_v thy_o bread_n it_o must_v be_v thou_o chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o well_o get_v ephes._n iu._n 28._o upon_o the_o water_n where_o it_o may_v seem_v clear_o cast_v away_o as_o if_o it_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o sea_n lose_v because_o the_o poor_a can_v recompense_v thou_o again_o luke_n fourteen_o 12_o 13_o 14._o yet_o lend_v in_o that_o manner_n look_v for_o nothing_o again_o luke_n vi_o 35._o god_n will_v repay_v it_o prov._n xix_o 17._o esay_n lviii_o 7._o yet_o some_o by_o water_n here_o do_v understand_v moist_a and_o fertile_a soil_n well_o water_v or_o ground_n on_o the_o side_n of_o water_n such_o as_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o nilus_n which_o yield_v increase_v very_o abundant_o and_o that_o so_o plentiful_o god_n will_v reward_v thy_o alm_n to_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o former_a chapter_n as_o the_o great_a annotation_n do_v well_o observe_v solomon_n show_v the_o excellent_a use_n of_o true_a wisdom_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n and_o remedy_n against_o the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o outward_a thing_n in_o order_v our_o behaviour_n aright_o towards_o superior_n for_o prevention_n of_o those_o danger_n which_o their_o displeasure_n may_v subject_v we_o unto_o in_o this_o chapter_n he_o further_o discover_v the_o use_n thereof_o unto_o the_o same_o end_n of_o comfortable_a live_n so_o still_o pursue_v his_o principal_a argument_n touch_v tranquillity_n and_o comfort_n of_o life_n in_o order_v our_o behaviour_n towards_o inferior_n those_o especial_o that_o be_v in_o want_n shall_v find_v it_o after_o gal._n vi_o 9_o prov._n xi_o 25._o and_o xix_o 17._o james_n v._n 7._o 2_o cor._n ix_o 6_o 10._o matth._n xix_o 21._o deut._n xv._o 9_o 10._o to_o seven_o and_o also_o to_o eight_o micah_n v._o verse_n 2_o 5._o to_o many_o as_o water_n former_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n may_v likewise_o intimate_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o man_n may_v require_v it_o when_o his_o person_n do_v not_o deserve_v it_o and_o thy_o ability_n must_v guide_v thou_o to_o give_v with_o discretion_n psal._n cxii_o 5._o luke_n vi_o 30._o prov._n xxxi_o 20._o thou_o know_v not_o what_o evil_n therefore_o sow_v while_o thou_o have_v it_o work_v while_o the_o tool_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n james_z iu_o 14._o prov._n xxvii_o 1._o by_o bounty_n evil_a of_o punishment_n and_o judgement_n be_v prevent_v by_o unmercifulnesse_n to_o the_o poor_a it_o be_v procure_v if_o the_o cloud_n they_o empty_a themselves_o in_o shower_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o earth_n verse_n 3_o so_o shall_v rich_a man_n do_v psal._n cxii_o 9_o and_o the_o shower_n fall_v upon_o all_o the_o ground_n this_o as_o well_o as_o that_o and_o so_o shall_v the_o full_a and_o rich_a not_o too_o solicitous_o inquire_v who_o it_o be_v to_o who_o they_o give_v he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o needy_a man_n and_o if_o the_o tree_n fall_v fall_v it_o must_v and_o man_n must_v die_v and_o as_o death_n leave_v he_o judgement_n find_v he_o and_o sentence_n go_v upon_o he_o for_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o the_o left_a according_a to_o his_o carriage_n towards_o the_o poor_a matth._n xxv_o 33_o 46._o or_o this_o seem_v a_o vulgar_a proverb_n touch_v thing_n of_o small_a concerment_n care_n or_o choice_n and_o to_o imply_v that_o our_o ordinary_a alm_n shall_v fall_v upon_o any_o this_o or_o that_o poor_a and_o be_v distribute_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o blind_a hand_n or_o hoodwinked_a eye_n without_o any_o overcurious_a choice_n he_o that_o observe_v the_o wind_n we_o must_v not_o stand_v scruple_v and_o cast_v peril_n and_o objection_n and_o pretence_n to_o hinder_v or_o delay_v our_o almsgiving_n and_o come_v with_o our_o talon_n tie_v up_o in_o a_o napkin_n whereas_o any_o pertext_n serve_v the_o covetous_a miser_n not_o to_o give_v what_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o wind_n verse_n 5_o say_v some_o john_n iii_o 8._o of_o the_o soul_n rather_o how_o it_o come_v into_o the_o body_n and_o quicken_v it_o nor_o how_o the_o bone_n psal._n cxxxix_o 14_o 15_o 16._o job_n x._o 8_o 13._o know_v not_o the_o work_n of_o god_n the_o work_n of_o his_o providence_n how_o he_o may_v dispose_v of_o thy_o life_n and_o state_n and_o ability_n of_o do_v good_a and_o therefore_o thou_o must_v take_v the_o present_a season_n and_o opportunity_n and_o not_o delay_n and_o defer_v it_o lest_o the_o lord_n haply_o will_v put_v thou_o out_o of_o all_o capacity_n and_o mean_n to_o do_v it_o neither_o know_v thou_o by_o what_o secret_a and_o wondrous_a way_n he_o may_v recompense_v thy_o liberality_n in_o the_o morning_n at_o all_o time_n verse_n 6_o upon_o every_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n chap._n ix_o 10._o john_n ix_o 4_o begin_v betimes_o and_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n lose_v not_o a_o day_n whether_o shall_v prosper_v though_o 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