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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 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o he_o so_o observe_v a_o various_a read_n and_o indeed_o they_o observe_v divers_a reading_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o scripture_n but_o about_o no_o one_o word_n so_o many_o as_o about_o this_o as_o may_v be_v see_v levit._n xi_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxv_o 30._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 3._o 2_o king_n viii_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xi_o 20._o ezra_n iu._n 2._o job_n xiii_o 15._o psal._n c._n 3._o esay_n ix_o 3._o and_o xlix_o 5._o and_o lxiii_o 9_o and_o in_o many_o of_o these_o both_o sense_n come_v to_o one_o read_v the_o negative_a by_o way_n of_o interrogation_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n 13._o 15._o from_o my_o altar_n the_o tabernacle_n verse_n 14_o and_o temple_n and_o altar_n there_o may_v seem_v to_o pretend_v to_o some_o such_o privilege_n as_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n have_v exod._n xxi_o 14._o 1_o king_n 1._o 50_o 51._o and_o ch._n 11._o 28._o a_o oath_n a_o oath_n be_v pnt_v to_o the_o party_n suspect_v to_o accuse_v verse_n 11_o or_o clear_v himself_o so_o v._o 11._o somewhat_o like_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o bill_n in_o chancery_n or_o to_o the_o oath_n call_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la chapter_n xxii_o though_o haply_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o correspondent_a male_n woman_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o not_o circumcise_a verse_n 17_o so_o haply_o may_v seem_v neither_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n chapter_n xxiii_o exod._n xxiii_o 17._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 23_o 24._o deut._n xvi_o 16._o yet_o be_v this_o no_o ground_n to_o debar_v woman_n from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n more_o than_o from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n the_o partition-wall_n be_v now_o break_v down_o by_o christ_n and_o male_a and_o female_a in_o he_o be_v all_o one_o gal._n iii_o 8._o thy_o bound_n the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v large_a geâ—_n xv._o 18._o exod._n xxiii_o 31._o deut._n i._n 7._o and_o ch._n 11._o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o narrow_a verse_n 31_o num._n xxxiv_o 3._o etc._n etc._n num._n xiii_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 65._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 8._o judg._n xx._n 1._o the_o large_a bound_n be_v never_o possess_v and_o inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n at_o most_o make_v tributary_n only_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o the_o default_n may_v be_v no_o wise_a in_o god_n but_o in_o the_o israelite_n sin_v and_o break_v with_o god_n deut._n xix_o 8_o 9_o yea_o the_o narrow_a bound_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v scarce_o at_o any_o time_n full_o possess_v in_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 16_o see_v also_o exod._n xl._n 20._o and_o nothing_o else_o 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2._o chron._n v._n 10._o which_o table_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 16_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6._o and_o ch._n xl._n 20._o and_o the_o ark_n be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxvi_o 33._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6_o 26._o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n be_v say_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o testimony_n levit._n xvi_o 13._o by_o the_o ark_n be_v lay_v and_o keep_v the_o pot_n of_o manna_n before_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xvi_o 34._o and_o aaron_n rod_n before_o the_o testimony_n num._n xvii_o 10._o and_o that_o censer_n levit._n xvi_o 12._o heb._n ix_o 4._o and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n or_o on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o deut._n xxxi_o 26._o not_o only_o those_o piece_n of_o it_o exod._n xvii_o 14._o and_o ch._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 27._o and_o deut._n xxxi_o 9_o 22._o but_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o writing_n and_o inspire_v book_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v the_o book_n find_v in_o josiah_n time_n and_o to_o have_v be_v lose_v in_o the_o day_n of_o wicked_a manasseh_n and_o amon_n though_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o book_n when_o it_o be_v read_v to_o josiah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n seem_v so_o strange_a unto_o they_o as_o if_o no_o copy_n of_o it_o at_o all_o chapter_n xxv_o or_o wondrous_a rare_a have_v be_v extant_a among_o they_o lamp_n to_o burn_v always_o the_o lamp_n may_v seem_v to_o burn_v night_n and_o day_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 20_o because_o we_o read_v of_o no_o window_n for_o light_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v also_o exod._n iii_o 7_o 8._o levit._fw-la xxiv_o 2_o 3._o at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o daytime_n tabernacle_n moses_n his_o tent_n be_v call_v the_o tabernacle_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 7_o 8._o and_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 3._o and_o the_o temple_n diverse_a time_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o sanctuary_n and_o tent_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 2._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n moses_n twice_o fast_v 40_o day_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 28_o and_o 40_o night_n exod._n xxxiv_o 28._o deut._n ix_o 18._o and_o ch._n x._o 10._o and_o some_o conceive_v thrice_o out_o of_o deut._n ix_o 25._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o likely_a elias_n once_o and_o our_o saviour_n once_o of_o fast_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o skin_n of_o his_o face_n shine_v by_o reflexive_a ray_n and_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a splendour_n verse_n 29_o and_o have_v not_o horn_n as_o the_o trent_n bible_n render_v the_o word_n and_o painter_n common_o picture_n he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o substantive_a signify_v a_o horn_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o verb_n signify_v to_o shine_v and_o so_o saint_n paul_n interpret_v it_o 2_o cor._n iii_o 7._o looking-glass_n looking-glass_n make_v not_o of_o glass_n chapter_n xxxviii_o verse_n 8_o whereof_o we_o have_v no_o record_n in_o scripture_n but_o rather_o of_o steel_n or_o of_o brass_n which_o be_v much_o refine_v as_o ezra_n viii_o 27._o and_o of_o much_o use_n and_o special_o for_o armour_n inwarre_n as_o virgil_n often_o mention_n talent_n verse_n 24_o shekel_n shekel_n come_v from_o shakal_n to_o weigh_v and_o thence_o may_v our_o english_a word_n scale_v come_v a_o shekel_n be_v 20._o gerahs_n exod._n xxx_o 13._o ezek._n xlv_o 12._o or_o two_o bekah_n exod._n xxxviii_o 26._o the_o shekel_n be_v half_a a_o ounce_n in_o silver_n or_o 2_o s._n 6d_o and_o so_o the_o gerah_n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la and_o the_o bekah_n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n the_o talon_n be_v 3000_o shekel_n which_o appear_v thus_o in_o the_o text_n the_o 603550_o man_n be_v tax_v at_o a_o bekah_n a_o piece_n this_o make_v 301775_o shekel_n now_o reckon_v 3000_o shekel_n to_o a_o talon_n the_o 301775_o shekel_n make_v up_o 100_o talent_n and_o 1775_o shekel_n according_a to_o the_o sum_n there_o specify_v v._o 25_o 27_o 28._o and_o count_v the_o shekel_n at_o 2_o s._n 6d_o the_o talon_n so_o come_v to_o 375_o l._n starling_n the_o shekel_n of_o gold_n be_v of_o the_o same_o weight_n with_o that_o of_o silver_n but_o of_o far_o great_a value_n of_o ten_o to_o one_o with_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 14._o and_o so_o their_o shekel_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 1_o l._n 5_o s._n their_o talon_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 3750._o l._n but_o gold_n now_o in_o christendom_n be_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n by_o silvering_n as_o 2_o sam._n xviii_o 11_o 12._o matth._n xxvi_o 15._o usual_o shekel_n be_v understand_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n iu_o 10._o and_o on_o esther_n iii_o 9_o veil_n of_o the_o cover_v that_o hang_v before_o chapter_n thirty-nine_o verse_n 34_o and_o cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n lamp_n to_o be_v set_v in_o order_n dress_n they_o every_o morning_n verse_n 37_o and_o light_v they_o at_o even_o ch._n xxx_o 7_o 8._o if_o not_o at_o morning_n too_o there_o be_v no_o window_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o burn_v always_o ch._n xxxvii_o 20._o continual_o levit._n xxiv_o 2._o bless_a they_o the_o offerer_n verse_n 43_o and_o the_o workman_n of_o the_o gongregation_n where_o priest_n chapter_n xl_o verse_n 2_o levites_n and_o people_n assemble_v according_a to_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o their_o approach_n everlasting_a that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v anoint_v again_o verse_n 15_o of_o everlasting_a see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o a_o cloud_n even_o that_o cloud_n verse_n 34_o exod._n xiii_o 21_o 22._o miraculous_o remove_v hither_o not_o able_a the_o manner_n therefore_o of_o the_o cloud_n abode_n verse_n 35_o and_o the_o lord_n glory_v appear_v at_o this_o time_n be_v extraordinary_a leviticus_n leviticus_n take_v up_o only_o the_o time_n of_o one_o month_n viz_o the_o
11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
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