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A57230 Choice observations and explanations upon the Old Testament containing in them many remarkable matters, either not taken notice of, or mistaken by most, which are additionals to the large annotations made by some of the Assembly of Divines : to which are added some further and larger observations of his upon the whole book of Genesis perused and attested by the Reverend Bishop of Armagh, and Mr. Gataker Pastor of Rederith / by ... John Richardson ... Richardson, John, 1580-1654.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656.; Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652) 1655 (1655) Wing R1385; ESTC R3676 529,737 519

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of_o i_o of_o my_o word_n of_o truth_n without_o mixture_n of_o hay_n or_o stubble_n 1_o cor._n iii_o 12._o make_v haste_n see_v chap._n ii_o verse_n 14_o 9_o 17._o they_o then_o wait_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n here_o be_v the_o church_n last_o speech_n and_o prayer_n like_o that_o apoc_n xxii_o 17_o 20._o she_o love_v and_o belong_v and_o look_n for_o his_o second_o advent_n 2_o pet._n iii_o 12._o as_o the_o espouse_a virgin_n do_v after_o the_o day_n of_o marriage_n like_o to_o a_o roe_n in_o nimbleness_n and_o swiftness_n come_v with_o all_o speed_n quick_o cut_v off_o of_o delay_n yet_o his_o come_n seem_v long_o to_o we_o because_o we_o be_v short_a we_o set_v the_o sun_n by_o our_o dyal_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o spice_n where_o christ_n be_v and_o whence_o the_o church_n expect_v he_o and_o whither_o she_o belong_v to_o be_v bring_v by_o he_o those_o high_a and_o heavenly_a those_o sweet_a and_o precious_a pleasure_n ps._n xvi_o 11._o be_v the_o issue_n and_o 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and_o his_o deliverance_n of_o they_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n bless_a this_o be_v the_o main_a end_n man_n aim_v at_o chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o walk_v not_o some_o here_o observe_v a_o climax_n or_o treble_a climax_n gradation_n or_o ascension_n from_o the_o less_o and_o low_a to_o the_o great_a and_o high_o and_o so_o there_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o sin_n here_o mention_v but_o not_o in_o the_o shun_v and_o avoid_v of_o sin_n as_o some_o conceive_v for_o so_o the_o first_o degree_n here_o mention_v seem_v to_o they_o to_o be_v the_o high_a of_o the_o three_o in_o that_o kind_n and_o so_o the_o speech_n do_v not_o ascend_v but_o descend_v low_a in_o each_o degree_n a_o true_a climax_n be_v that_o rom._n viii_o 29_o 30._o and_o again_o ver_fw-la 34._o and_o jer._n xv._o 5._o the_o sense_n here_o agree_v with_o david_n word_n psal._n xxvi_o 4_o 5._o he_o shall_v be_v like_o jer._n xvii_o 7_o 8._o verse_n 3_o job_n viii_o 16_o 17._o ezek._n xix_o 10._o and_o xxxi_o 4._o psal._n xcii_o 12_o 13_o 14._o a_o tree_n no_o mind_n or_o mention_v here_o of_o the_o palm_n tree_n or_o allusion_n to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o paradise_n not_o so_o thus_o be_v these_o word_n use_v verse_n 4_o gen._n xlviii_o 18._o exod._n x._o 11._o num._n xii_o 7._o deut._n xviii_o 14._o prov._n xv._o 7._o esay_n xvi_o 6._o repeat_v jer._n xlviii_o 30._o ephes._n iu._n 20._o and_o in_o matth._n xx._n 26._o where_o christ_n forbid_v not_o the_o exercise_n of_o superiority_n among_o christian_n or_o among_o
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 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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 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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
by_o lust_n ver_fw-la 2._o be_v plague_v by_o lust_n divide_v she_o a_o act_n barbarous_a in_o itself_o and_o inhuman_a verse_n 29_o though_o he_o do_v it_o to_o a_o good_a end_n to_o bring_v these_o son_n of_o belial_n to_o deserve_a punishment_n that_o such_o pest_n may_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o live_v and_o poison_v the_o air_n with_o their_o breath_n and_o so_o pollute_v the_o land_n and_o go_v unpunished_a the_o unbowel_v and_o enbalm_v of_o dead_a body_n and_o anatomise_v of_o they_o by_o physician_n and_o surgeon_n to_o good_a use_n be_v a_o case_n different_a in_o divers_a point_n mizpeh_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 1_o x._o 17._o footman_n footman_n four_o hundred_o thousand_o verse_n 2_o we_o read_v not_o of_o horseman_n among_o the_o israelite_n in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o their_o battle_n only_o we_o find_v they_o prepare_v in_o solomon_n time_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o and_o ix_o 19_o and_o ch._n x._o 26._o 2_o chron._n i._n 14._o and_o ch._n 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 char●o●s_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 canaan●tes_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 d●u●_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 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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 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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 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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 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the_o country_n five_o piece_n of_o silver_n or_o five_o silvering_n see_v these_o observation_n on_o exod._n xxxviii_o 24._o say_v say_v to_o the_o elder_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o to_o the_o messinger_n and_o to_o the_o king_n jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n ver_fw-la 17._o 18._o a_o measure_n see_v my_o observation_n on_o gen_n xviii_o 6._o twilight_n in_o the_o evening_n verse_n 5_o ver_fw-la 9_o 12._o edom_n edom_n revolt_v from_o judah_n chapter_n viii_o verse_n 20_o 1_o king_n xxii_o 47._o as_o moab_n have_v do_v from_o israel_n 2_o king_n iii_o 5._o libna_fw-it a_o city_n verse_n 22_o which_o with_o the_o king_n thereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshuah_n josh._n x._o 29._o and_o xii_o 15._o after_o fall_v by_o lot_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n xxi_o 13._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 57_o it_o rebel_v wonder_v it_o shall_v against_o judah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o wicked_a jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o good_a jehoshaphat_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 10._o 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meet_v with_o this_o pull_v in_o the_o day_n of_o menahem_n king_n of_o israel_n tiglath-pelese_a or_o tilgath-pilnese_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n who_o carry_v away_o captive_n the_o reubenites_n and_o the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n into_o assyria_n 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o and_o both_o help_v and_o afflict_a ahaz_n 2_o king_n 16._o with_o shalmanesar_n or_o shalman_n hos._n x._o 14._o or_o enemessar_n tobit_n i._n 2._o 15._o in_o the_o day_n of_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n who_o subdue_v hoshea_n besiege_v and_o take_v samaria_n carry_v israel_n captive_a into_o assyria_n and_o extirpate_v that_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o xviii_o 9_o 10._o with_o sargon_n mention_v esay_n xx._n 1._o if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o sennacherib_n with_o sennacherib_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 13._o who_o host_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o himself_o by_o his_o own_o son_n 2_o king_n 19_o with_o esarhaddon_n or_o esar-haddon_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v call_v asnapper_n ezra_n iu._n 10._o and_o sarchedonus_fw-la tobit_n 1._o 21._o with_o another_o king_n of_o assyria_n not_o name_v but_o live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n in_o who_o behalf_n josiah_n fight_v against_o pharaoh_n necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n at_o megiddo_n be_v slay_v there_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o see_v this_o same_o with_o some_o little_a variation_n in_o my_o observation_n on_o 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o kir_fw-fr this_n be_v cyrene_n chapter_n xvi_o verse_n 9_o mention_v act_v ii_o 10._o of_o this_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o amos_n i._n 5._o and_o ix_o 7._o if_o rather_o
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 ze●ubbabel_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 day_n or_o two_o but_o of_o three_o month_n verse_n 13_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o our_o ruler_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n such_o as_o deut._n xvii_o 9_o verse_n 14_o in_o semblance_n whereof_o in_o after_o age_n they_o build_v their_o sanedrin_n and_o great_a council_n examine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n beside_o all_o ordinary_a form_n of_o grammar_n verse_n 16_o and_o the_o like_a be_v again_o psal._n x._o 15._o son_n of_o jeshua_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n race_n which_o haply_o make_v the_o high_a priest_n absent_a himself_o in_o this_o action_n verse_n 18_o ver_fw-la 15._o all_o these_o seventeen_o priest_n verse_n 44_o of_o the_o levite_n singer_n and_o porter_n ten_o of_o all_o other_o tribe_n eighty_o six_o in_o all_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o as_o the_o great_a annotation_n count_v they_o nehemiah_n the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o last_o book_n and_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n mention_v matter_n after_o malachi_n it_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o reckon_v from_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la when_v nehemiah_n begin_v chap._n ii_o 1._o to_o the_o day_n of_o jaddua_n two_o year_n before_o the_o period_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n chap._n xii_o 11_o 22._o some_o make_v it_o about_o fifty_o five_o reckon_v so_o from_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n to_o the_o period_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n the_o two_o main_a and_o differ_a reckon_n then_o of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o two_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemie_n joint_o consider_v stand_v thus_o reckon_v as_o some_o do_v to_o ezra_n one_o hundred_o forty_o six_o and_o to_o nehemie_n fifty_o five_o the_o sum_n of_o both_o come_v to_o two_o hundred_o and_o one_o but_o rather_o reckon_v to_o ezra_n seventy_o two_o and_o to_o nehemie_n one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o the_o sum_n of_o both_o do_v arise_v to_o one_o hundred_o ninety_o two_o thus_o the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o reckon_n of_o both_o book_n joint_o amount_v to_o nine_o year_n if_o this_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o same_o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o jeshua_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 2._o neh._n vii_o 7._o and_o write_v this_o book_n then_o nehemiah_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a old_a man_n and_o that_o passage_n ch_z xii_o 10_o 11._o mention_v jaddua_n the_o high_a priest_n must_v needs_o be_v insert_v by_o some_o other_o prophet_n since_o his_o day_n and_o much_o more_o since_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n for_o jaddua_n live_v till_o the_o day_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o meet_v he_o come_v into_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o very_a last_o historical_a passage_n and_o record_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o psalm_n xliv_o and_o lxxiv_o conceive_a by_o some_o to_o be_v pen_v in_o the_o day_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n carry_v no_o sure_a ground_n for_o such_o a_o after-date_n and_o sure_o so_o many_o year_n as_o include_v the_o whole_a continuance_n of_o 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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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 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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 ●ound_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