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A49971 Orbis miraculum, or, The temple of Solomon pourtrayed by Scripture-light wherein all its famous buildings, the pompous worship of the Jewes, with its attending rites and ceremonies, the several officers employed in that work, with their ample revenues, and the spiritual mysteries of the Gospel vailed under all, are treated at large. Lee, Samuel, 1625-1691. 1659 (1659) Wing L903C; ESTC R41591 488,038 394

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scaliger_n against_o cardan_n exerc._n 307._o sect._n 12._o etc._n etc._n but_o crave_v pardon_n for_o insist_v so_o long_o on_o this_o point_n let_v i_o beg_v leave_n to_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o in_o the_o like_a manner_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n may_v be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o the_o chief_a the_o lively_a spiritual_a form_n of_o the_o dead_a lump_n and_o mass_n of_o the_o ancient_a ceremony_n some_o thing_n whereof_o may_v have_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n a_o waxy_n aptness_n to_o receive_v the_o impression_n of_o the_o similitude_n and_o likeness_n of_o a_o type_n upon_o they_o yet_o must_v not_o be_v so_o account_v for_o statue_n represent_v christ_n till_o they_o have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o actual_a impression_n sign_v and_o effigiate_v upon_o they_o till_o their_o potential_a receptivity_n be_v invigorate_v and_o actuate_v by_o a_o divine_a hand_n to_o which_o purpose_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o some_o thing_n in_o nature_n have_v in_o they_o some_o tolerable_a consignification_n of_o that_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o be_v design_v by_o god_n himself_o as_o for_o example_n his_o glorious_a majesty_n have_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la impose_v a_o signification_n of_o a_o future_a event_n upon_o a_o subject_n which_o do_v exist_v in_o nature_n before_o that_o imposition_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n do_v and_o still_o do_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n prognosticate_v what_o it_o be_v new_o design_v unto_o by_o divine_a praescription_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o rainbow_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o apparition_n doubtless_o in_o the_o age_n before_o the_o flood_n for_o heathen_n who_o possible_o have_v never_o see_v the_o writing_n of_o moses_n do_v acquaint_v we_o with_o this_o as_o a_o prognostic_n of_o rain_n as_o for_o instance_n aratus_n the_o poet_n cite_v by_o paul_n for_o another_o end_n have_v this_o passage_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 206._o &_o 208._o 1600._o 208._o pag._n 34._o edit_fw-la grotii_fw-la antwerp_n 1600._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o double_a rainbow_n encircle_v the_o great_a heaven_n be_v many_o time_n a_o token_n of_o rain_n at_o hand_n on_o which_o place_n the_o commentary_n of_o 103._o of_o ed._n par._n 1559._o pag._n 103._o theon_n may_v be_v consult_v by_o which_o verse_n the_o poet_n do_v intimate_v that_o a_o single_a bow_n be_v no_o prognostic_n of_o any_o durable_a or_o soak_a rain_n to_o follow_v wherefore_o 15._o wherefore_o lib._n 6._o artic._n 15._o fromondus_n a_o late_a meteorologist_n agree_v with_o aquinas_n and_o the_o philosopher_n of_o conimbra_n do_v declare_v that_o the_o rainbow_n natural_o may_v 〈◊〉_d sign_n of_o no_o vast_a inundation_n to_o follow_v the_o shower_n which_o it_o signify_v for_o when_o the_o
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to_o our_o present_a work_n the_o denomination_n of_o this_o mountain_n may_v yield_v we_o some_o light_n and_o information_n in_o this_o matter_n see_v the_o very_a name_n of_o it_o probable_o be_v impose_v by_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o command_v abraham_n to_o get_v he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o 22.2_o of_o gen._n 22.2_o moriah_n who_o manner_n in_o the_o imposition_n of_o name_n be_v to_o read_v a_o lecture_n worthy_a the_o attention_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n as_o to_o the_o signification_n whereof_o there_o be_v various_a conjecture_n offer_v by_o learned_a man_n and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v sum_v up_o by_o a_o eminent_a 12._o eminent_a nic._n fuller_n miscell_n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o critic_n of_o our_o own_o nation_n some_o it_o seem_v derive_v it_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d myrrh_n as_o if_o this_o tract_n of_o ground_n have_v be_v ancient_o famous_a in_o bring_v forth_o that_o curious_a rarity_n conceit_v withal_o that_o the_o mountain_n of_o myrrh_n mention_v 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former_a text_n in_o genesis_n vade_fw-la in_fw-la terram_fw-la excelsam_fw-la get_v thou_o to_o the_o high_a or_o hilly_a country_n aquila_n turn_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v perspicuous_a shine_a or_o illustrious_a symmachus_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o land_n of_o vision_n which_o be_v therefore_o interpret_v illuminate_v and_o irradiate_a according_a as_o learned_a 216._o learned_a edit_fw-la ludg._n 1530._o vol._n 3._o p._n 216._o jerom_n in_o his_o question_n upon_o genesis_n other_o apprehend_v it_o to_o have_v be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o eminent_a conspicuousnesse_n of_o the_o place_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o height_n see_v by_o traveller_n at_o a_o very_a great_a distance_n &_o from_o whence_o by_o such_o as_o stand_v upon_o it_o many_o rare_a and_o lovely_a prospect_n present_v themselves_o to_o the_o covetous_a eye_n of_o delight_a spectator_n whereby_o be_v shadow_v the_o rare_a beauty_n and_o comeliness_n of_o the_o church_n the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n when_o she_o be_v enammel_v with_o the_o 16.14_o the_o ezek._n 16.14_o glory_n of_o her_o lord_n and_o husband_n and_o when_o present_v to_o the_o view_n of_o other_o that_o pass_v by_o in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o have_v be_v enamour_a with_o her_o beauty_n and_o have_v turn_v in_o to_o her_o habitation_n to_o gain_v acquaintance_n with_o she_o or_o else_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o profound_a and_o deep_a mystery_n the_o delicious_a and_o pleasant_a prospect_n of_o mercy_n and_o grace_n which_o have_v be_v present_v to_o the_o view_n of_o such_o person_n who_o have_v stand_v upon_o this_o holy_a mountain_n there_o be_v that_o apprehend_v it_o to_o have_v be_v term_v the_o land_n of_o vision_n from_o the_o apparition_n of_o that_o holy_a angel_n who_o accoa_v abraham_n at_o the_o intend_a sacrifice_n of_o his_o only_a son_n but_o the_o learned_a man_n forecited_a
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o colour_n which_o we_o see_v in_o the_o common_a blue_a field-hyacinth_n some_o expound_v it_o of_o the_o violet_n colour_n but_o general_o they_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v blue_a although_o one_o take_v it_o to_o be_v yellow_a but_o that_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v true_a because_o of_o the_o gold_n be_v of_o the_o same_o colour_n some_o think_v it_o be_v make_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o certain_a fish_n but_o how_o the_o jew_n do_v die_v or_o give_v the_o blue_a tincture_n to_o wool_n or_o thread_n i_o have_v not_o read_v any_o certain_a relation_n as_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o perform_v it_o among_o the_o roman_n vitruvius_n have_v lest_o upon_o it_o record_v in_o his_o architecture_n l._n 7._o c._n 11._o the_o other_o be_v purple_a in_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wear_v the_o 70_o turn_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o general_o consent_v 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〈◊〉_d and_o by_o the_o vulgar_a lat._n here_o in_o exodus_fw-la turn_v bis_fw-la tinctum_fw-la twice_o die_v and_o by_o some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o for_o the_o story_n we_o have_v it_o in_o dioscorides_n that_o there_o be_v a_o small_a shrub_n grow_v in_o galatia_n armenia_n and_o other_o place_n 43._o place_n dioscor_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 43._o to_o which_o there_o stick_v little_a grain_n or_o seed_n which_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o contain_v a_o red_a liquor_n or_o moisture_n in_o they_o and_o abound_v with_o little_a red_a worm_n and_o therefore_o mathiolus_n note_v out_o of_o 4._o of_o li._n 24._o cap._n 4._o pliny_n that_o it_o be_v call_v scoletion_n from_o the_o little_a worm_n with_o which_o clothes_n be_v colour_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o he_o further_a note_n out_o of_o serapio_n that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n which_o the_o arabian_n call_v cherme_n of_o which_o as_o the_o principal_a ingredient_n that_o noble_a confection_n of_o 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and_o a_o half_a here_o the_o account_n fall_v in_o precise_o with_o grecian_a measure_n for_o 400_o cubit_n 600_o grecian_a foot_n and_o one_o stadium_n you_o see_v be_v now_o coincident_a well_o then_o as_o to_o the_o reconciliation_n intend_v josephus_n say_v 18._o de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 6._o c._n 14._o pag._n 916._o c._n antiq._n l._n 15._o c._n 14._o p._n 544._o b._n pag._n 27._o l._n 18._o that_o the_o whole_a compass_n of_o the_o sacred_a ground_n together_o with_o the_o antonian_a tower_n be_v six_o furlong_n which_o must_v be_v thus_o understand_v that_o the_o temple-ground_n contain_v four_o furlong_n in_o compass_n for_o so_o he_o say_v distinct_o that_o each_o side_n be_v a_o furlong_n and_o that_o the_o tower-plot_n take_v up_o in_o compass_n two_o furlong_n even_o as_o dr._n lightfoot_n have_v determine_v it_o in_o his_o second_o temple_n and_o be_v foursquare_a at_o the_o north-west_n end_n of_o the_o temple_n porch_n each_o side_n of_o the_o tower_n then_o be_v half_o a_o furlong_n so_o that_o the_o north_n and_o west-side_n take_v up_o but_o half_a of_o the_o whole_a viz._n one_o furlong_n by_o which_o computation_n josephus_n will_v agree_v with_o the_o rabbin_n exact_o enough_o though_o i_o fear_v both_o of_o they_o speak_v but_o at_o large_a that_o their_o measure_n may_v fall_v into_o round_a number_n but_o let_v it_o be_v here_o remember_v that_o this_o tower_n be_v at_o first_o use_v for_o the_o mansion-house_n and_o lay_v up_o of_o the_o garment_n of_o highpriest_n which_o stand_v upon_o a_o spare_a place_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n be_v by_o they_o cast_v into_o the_o reckon_a of_o holy_a ground_n not_o but_o that_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o portion_n of_o ground_n remain_v on_o the_o west_n and_o on_o the_o north_n for_o profane_a and_o not_o at_o all_o count_v in_o any_o of_o their_o sum_n so_o then_o take_v the_o circuit_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o antonia_n distinct_o and_o apart_o we_o see_v that_o the_o temple_n be_v four_o furlong_n about_o and_o antonia_n but_o two_o which_o be_v put_v into_o one_o sum_n make_v six_o but_o if_o you_o join_v the_o circuit_n round_o about_o both_o of_o they_o reckon_v only_o the_o two_o outside_n of_o antonia_n that_o be_v far_a from_o the_o temple_n there_o will_v result_v but_o five_o furlong_n for_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o holy_a ground_n common_o so_o repute_v to_o which_o very_o clear_o and_o pat_o agree_v a_o passage_n of_o eusebius_n out_o of_o aristaeus_n concern_v the_o pipe_n lay_v under_o the_o temple_n for_o conveyance_n of_o water_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o five_o furlong_n round_o about_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n see_v euseb_n prapar_fw-la evang._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 38._o the_o same_o word_n for_o word_n we_o read_v in_o aristaeus_n his_o own_o greek_a copy_n pag._n 27._o
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it_o better_o say_v the_o whole_a city_n be_v but_o thirty_o three_o furlong_n in_o compass_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 13._o graec._n pag._n 914._o b._n which_o receive_v far_a confirmation_n by_o his_o testimony_n concern_v the_o circumvallation_n of_o titus_n in_o his_o siege_n against_o the_o city_n which_o he_o relate_v to_o take_v up_o but_o 39_o stadia_fw-la in_o his_o 6_o book_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la cap._n 31._o or_o 13_o lat._n pag._n 937._o b._n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o we_o must_v necessary_o infer_v the_o compass_n of_o the_o city_n itself_o to_o be_v less_o than_o the_o line_n of_o the_o besieger_n which_o encompass_v the_o city_n of_o thirty_o three_o furlong_n in_o circuit_n as_o he_o have_v relate_v before_o so_o that_o there_o will_v be_v leave_v by_o ezekiel_n measure_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o a_o little_a above_o two_o furlong_n for_o the_o whole_a city_n insomuch_o that_o we_o may_v just_o 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or_o holy_a of_o all_o mention_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n and_o not_o the_o ark_n which_o relation_n of_o a_o pronoun_n to_o a_o remote_a antecedent_n be_v not_o altogether_o unusual_a among_o even_o some_o learned_a author_n there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v possible_o they_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n till_o solomon_n time_n and_o then_o by_o divine_a appointment_n lay_v in_o some_o other_o place_n for_o why_o shall_v scripture_n say_v express_o in_o two_o place_n they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o ark_n seem_v thereby_o to_o imply_v some_o change_n 5.10_o 1_o king_n 8.9_o 2_o chr._n 5.10_o as_o to_o this_o particular_a which_o if_o so_o than_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n speak_v of_o moses_n tabernacle_n may_v consist_v more_o grammatical_o with_o itself_o and_o other_o scripture_n if_o this_o may_v be_v the_o true_a mind_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o golden_a censer_n of_o aaron_n also_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o some_o place_n near_o the_o ark_n for_o which_o the_o forecited_n text_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o for_o the_o other_o we_o read_v also_o of_o five_o golden_a emerods_n and_o five_o golden_a mouse_n dedicate_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistines_n unto_o god_n when_o they_o be_v smite_v for_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v put_v up_o into_o a_o coffer_n and_o send_v with_o the_o ark_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o god_n vengeance_n and_o of_o their_o deliverance_n but_o whether_o they_o be_v convey_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n with_o the_o ark_n and_o reserve_v unto_o solomon_n temple_n be_v one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o we_o must_v leave_v it_o for_o a_o clear_a discovery_n in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n there_o be_v also_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n call_v by_o some_o the_o deuteronomion_n lay_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n but_o whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v place_v there_o in_o solomon_n day_n we_o do_v not_o read_v yet_o we_o find_v in_o josiah_n reign_n when_o the_o temple_n be_v purge_v the_o book_n of_o the_o 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and_o solemn_a work_n of_o judgement_n among_o the_o people_n for_o they_o come_v in_o and_o go_v out_o by_o set-number_n every_o week_n in_o 24_o course_n do_v appear_v but_o once_o in_o 24_o week_n at_o the_o temple_n unless_o at_o the_o three_o grand_a solemnity_n and_o so_o have_v leisure_n sufficient_a in_o their_o several_a city_n and_o village_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o expound_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o moral_a ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a part_n thereof_o and_o to_o judge_v final_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o controversy_n about_o those_o law_n and_o of_o their_o live_a according_a to_o or_o the_o disobey_v of_o they_o of_o the_o izharites_n chenaniah_n and_o his_o son_n be_v for_o the_o outward_a business_n over_o israel_n for_o officer_n and_o judge_n 29._o ver._n 29._o say_v the_o text_n in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n and_o moreover_o that_o hashabiah_n and_o his_o brethren_n 30._o ver._n 30._o man_n of_o valour_n among_o the_o hebronites_n 1700_o be_v officer_n among_o they_o of_o israel_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n westward_o in_o all_o business_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n eastward_o be_v jerijah_n chief_a among_o the_o hebronites_n according_a to_o the_o generation_n of_o his_o father_n 31._o ver._n 31._o in_o the_o 40th_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n david_n who_o be_v find_v among_o the_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n at_o jazer_n of_o gilead_n which_o be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n 6.81_o 1_o chron._n 6.81_o of_o the_o brethren_n of_o jerijah_n man_n of_o valour_n there_o be_v 2700_o chief_a father_n who_o king_n david_n make_v ruler_n over_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n for_o every_o matter_n pertain_v to_o god_n and_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n so_o that_o we_o find_v by_o record_n 1700_o of_o the_o lineage_n of_o hebron_n 26.32_o 1_o chron._n 26.32_o 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the_o art_n and_o science_n wherein_o those_o age_n be_v verse_v the_o school_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v under_o their_o cognizance_n and_o institution_n and_o particular_o the_o college_n at_o jerusalem_n mention_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n insomuch_o that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o saxon_a and_o norman_a ancestor_n be_v high_o to_o be_v honour_v in_o that_o they_o first_o admit_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n as_o skill_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o sit_v with_o the_o earl_n of_o the_o county_n in_o their_o tribunal_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o decision_n of_o cause_n according_a to_o the_o word_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v co-incident_a with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n even_o as_o holy_a ambrose_n in_o his_o 32d_o epistle_n tell_v valentinian_n the_o emperor_n concern_v bless_v constantine_n qui_fw-la nullas_fw-la leges_fw-la ante_fw-la pramisit_fw-la sed_fw-la liberum_fw-la dedit_fw-la judicium_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la which_o appear_v by_o sir_n h._n spelman_n in_o 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&_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o like_a to_o be_v set_v in_o the_o true_a path_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n so_o that_o whereas_o other_o be_v say_v to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o violence_n in_o another_o sense_n 11.12_o math._n 11.12_o here_o the_o gibeonite_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v take_v it_o by_o craft_n and_o out-witted_n themselves_o into_o true_a happiness_n the_o work_n which_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o by_o joshuah_n be_v hew_v of_o wood_n and_o draw_v of_o water_n for_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o for_o the_o congregation_n that_o be_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o congregation_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o for_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o translation_n read_v it_o thus_o 27._o josh_n 9.23_o ver._n 21_o 27._o ver._n 27._o that_o joshuah_n make_v they_o such_o that_o day_n but_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o dedit_fw-la eos_fw-la and_o he_o give_v they_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nathan_n to_o give_v or_o deliver_v over_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v style_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nethinims_n or_o the_o person_n give_v and_o deliver_v over_o for_o such_o a_o service_n and_o therefore_o the_o text_n say_v they_o be_v curse_v that_o be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n as_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o slave_n of_o canaan_n 23._o ver._n 23._o even_o as_o the_o city_n jericho_n 7.1_o josh_n 6.19_o &_o 7.1_o with_o all_o the_o good_n be_v curse_v as_o be_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o city_n take_v in_o the_o land_n therefore_o be_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o it_o consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o achan_n herein_o sin_v by_o meddle_v with_o the_o accurse_a or_o dedicate_v spoil_n every_o person_n be_v curse_v and_o condemn_v that_o dare_v touch_v any_o dedication_n to_o diminish_v from_o or_o take_v they_o away_o but_o as_o to_o these_o nethinim_n which_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n that_o be_v thus_o accurse_v and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o 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first_o employ_v in_o these_o service_n but_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o the_o day_n of_o josuah_n conversant_a in_o that_o labour_n but_o be_v now_o methodise_v for_o temple-service_n according_a to_o the_o incense_n of_o their_o generation_n since_o the_o day_n of_o their_o primitive_a admission_n to_o be_v the_o minister_n or_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o the_o low_a work_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 7.24_o ezra_n 7.24_o the_o habitation_n of_o these_o nethinim_n or_o gibeonite_n be_v in_o ophel_n when_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v 11.21_o neh._n 3.26_o &_o 11.21_o that_o be_v either_o in_o the_o tower_n itself_o as_o some_o conceive_v or_o else_o in_o house_n near_o to_o that_o tower_n or_o the_o wall_n so_o call_v of_o ophel_n in_o a_o capacious_a place_n or_o street_n possible_o run_v near_o the_o wall_n and_o adjacent_a to_o the_o tower_n of_o ophel_n on_o which_o stately_a building_n there_o be_v much_o expend_v by_o king_n jotham_n and_o it_o be_v afterward_o magnificent_o raise_v to_o a_o very_a great_a height_n by_o king_n manasseh_n 33.14_o 2_o chron._n 27.3_o 2_o chron._n 33.14_o now_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o lodge_v in_o or_o near_a ophel_n be_v because_o of_o its_o proximity_n or_o nearness_n to_o the_o east-gate_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o ordinary_a stately_a entrance_n into_o that_o sacred_a place_n for_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n may_v not_o lodge_v within_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o those_o that_o be_v in_o course_n to_o attend_v upon_o the_o wood_n and_o water_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o other_o sacred_a use_n lodge_v close_o by_o till_o their_o week_n be_v finish_v and_o then_o probable_o they_o go_v out_o to_o their_o city_n and_o village_n abroad_o in_o the_o country_n as_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n do_v for_o we_o have_v express_v mention_n of_o city_n abroad_o wherein_o these_o nethinim_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o temple_n dwell_v 2.70_o ezra_n 2.70_o but_o so_o much_o let_v it_o suffice_v to_o have_v speak_v concern_v the_o sacred_a officer_n attendant_a upon_o divine_a worship_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n at_o jerusalem_n sect_n ii_o the_o second_o paragraph_n of_o this_o chapter_n according_a to_o the_o division_n of_o it_o in_o the_o beginning_n shall_v contain_v the_o several_a season_n quantity_n number_n and_o measure_n of_o thing_n sacrifice_v unto_o god_n under_o the_o jewish_a paedagogie_n in_o the_o first_o place_n let_v we_o remember_v that_o the_o division_n of_o this_o section_n ratione_fw-la temporum_fw-la will_n out_o of_o scripture_n produce_v some_o short_a discourse_n about_o 1_o the_o daily_a service_n 2_o the_o weekly_a 3_o the_o monthly_a and_o fourthly_a the_o annual_a festivity_n which_o be_v to_o be_v punctual_o observe_v and_o solemn_o perform_v in_o their_o due_a time_n and_o method_n according_a to_o the_o divine_a injunction_n in_o this_o holy_a place_n here_o before_o i_o proceed_v it_o be_v somewhat_o requisite_a that_o i_o brief_o speak_v a_o little_a to_o the_o dry_a and_o liquid_a measure_n of_o the_o hebrew_n so_o far_o and_o of_o so_o many_o only_a as_o we_o shall_v use_v in_o this_o discourse_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n as_o to_o dry_a measure_n there_o be_v three_o only_a that_o we_o shall_v use_v the_o omer_n ephah_n and_o homer_n concern_v which_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n 7._o exod._n 16.36_o ezek._n 45.11_o antiq._n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o that_o ten_o omers_n make_v a_o ephah_n and_o ten_o ephah_n produce_v a_o homer_n by_o a_o ten_o deal_n of_o flour_n so_o often_o mention_v in_o the_o levitical_a sacrifice_n we_o understand_v a_o omer_n which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n of_o leviticus_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v retain_v by_o josephus_n who_o call_v this_o quantity_n and_o measure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o
1_o king_n 11.42_o 2_o rehoboam_n 17_o chap._n 14.21_o 3_o abijah_n 03_o chap._n 15.11_o 4_o asa_n 41_o 15.10_o 5_o jehoshaphat_n 25_o 22.42_o 6_o jehoram_fw-la jehoshaphat_n whereas_o it_o be_v relate_v concern_v jehoram_n that_o he_o reign_v 8_o year_n we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o 4_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v co-incident_a with_o the_o 4_o last_o of_o jehoshaphat_n 04_o 2_o king_n 8.16_o 17._o 7_o ahaziah_n 01_o 8.26_o 8_o athaliah_n queen_n 06_o 11.03_o 9_o joash_n complete_a 39_o 12.1_o 10_o amaziah_n 29_o 14.2_o 11_o azariah_n or_o vzziah_n 52_o 15.2_o 12_o jetham_fw-la 15_o 15.33_o 13_o ahaz_n complete_a 15_o 16.2_o 14_o hezekiah_n 29_o 18.2_o 15_o manasses_n 55_o 21.1_o 16_o ammon_n 2_o 21.19_o 17_o josiah_n 31_o 22.1_o 18_o jehojahaz_n 0_o three_o month_n 23.31_o 19_o jehojakim_n 11_o 23.36_o 20_o jeconiah_n 0_o three_o month_n 24._o 8._o 36.9_o and_o ten_o day_n 2_o chro._n 36.9_o 21_o zedekiah_n 11_o 24.18_o  _fw-fr year_n 415._o 6_o month_n and_o 10_o day_n i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o all_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o chain_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n as_o to_o their_o particular_a year_n be_v clear_o resolve_v by_o chronologer_n but_o that_o the_o current_n and_o complete_a year_n be_v examine_v by_o the_o co-incident_a reign_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n will_v produce_v the_o sum_n total_a of_o their_o reign_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o catalogue_n i_o suppose_v the_o character_n of_o the_o temple_n dissolution_n by_o the_o 11_o of_o zedekiah_n and_o the_o 19_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n will_v clear_o evince_v so_o that_o we_o may_v hence_o learn_v that_o it_o stand_v though_o not_o constant_o in_o equal_a beauty_n and_o lustre_n under_o the_o reign_v of_o twenty_o king_n and_o one_o queen_n the_o space_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n complete_a and_o two_o hundred_o eighty_o five_o day_n or_o a_o little_a above_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n or_o if_o you_o reckon_v from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o its_o foundation_n lay_v which_o as_o you_o hear_v cap._n 2._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n according_a to_o the_o learned_a primate_n of_o ireland_n be_v in_o the_o three_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o second_o julian_n year_n may_v 21._o to_o the_o four_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o twenty_o six_o year_n aug._n 27._o it_o continue_v four_o hundred_o twenty_o four_o year_n and_o ninety_o eight_o day_n complete_a as_o the_o same_o author_n compute_v pag._n 131._o to_o which_o petavius_n agree_v in_o his_o diagram_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o rationarium_fw-la part._n 2._o lib._n 2._o c._n 11._o pag._n 108._o i_o know_v the_o rabbin_n from_o their_o pseudo-mysterious_a cabal_n will_v fain_o deduce_v the_o length_n of_o its_o duration_n to_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n only_o which_o they_o derive_v most_o learned_o from_o bereshith_n the_o first_o word_n in_o genesis_n have_v rare_a inspection_n into_o the_o blind_a vision_n of_o letter_n and_o idle_a dream_n concern_v syllable_n but_o their_o rabbinical_a astronomer_n soar_v yet_o one_o sphere_n high_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o nebuzaradan_n be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o its_o conflagration_n legible_a in_o the_o heaven_n there_o be_v eleven_o star_n then_o vertical_a which_o by_o a_o rabbi_n feskue_n may_v be_v point_v out_o for_o to_o make_v five_o letter_n and_o according_a to_o their_o canon_n of_o abbreviature_n will_v yield_v a_o man_n learn_v in_o those_o hyper-aegyptian_a hieroglyphic_n some_o word_n to_o premonish_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n ruin_n but_o leave_v these_o crude_a conjecture_n to_o be_v boil_v up_o to_o a_o romance_n in_o the_o skull-pans_n of_o those_o chemical_a divine_n we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o mention_v the_o name_n of_o the_o several_a high-priest_n under_o who_o rule_n and_o by_o who_o guidance_n the_o sacred_a service_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v administer_v whereof_o we_o shall_v give_v in_o two_o platform_n and_o in_o each_o three_o author_n make_v up_o six_o in_o all_o and_o then_o produce_v a_o connexion_n of_o these_o author_n together_o in_o a_o successive_a story_n wherein_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v with_o all_o possible_a care_n and_o perspicuity_n to_o untie_v the_o difficulty_n that_o have_v as_o yet_o in_o many_o thing_n lock_v up_o this_o part_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n from_o vulgar_a capacity_n or_o cursory_a reader_n of_o these_o ancient_a matter_n the_o author_n i_o shall_v mention_v and_o digest_v be_v these_o follow_v 1._o the_o holy_a scripture_n 2._o josephus_n in_o the_o 10_o book_n and_o 11_o chapter_n of_o his_o antiquity_n pag._n 342._o g._n edit_n gen._n who_o be_v himself_o a_o priest_n possible_o may_v receive_v some_o intelligence_n from_o his_o ancestor_n in_o these_o affair_n 3._o nicephorus_n callistus_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o 4._o the_o book_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o breviary_n of_o time_n which_o be_v annex_v by_o scaliger_n to_o eusebius_n his_o chronicle_n and_o think_v to_o be_v the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n 5._o nicephorus_n the_o patriarch_n set_v forth_o also_o by_o scaliger_n in_o the_o same_o book_n and_o late_o also_o at_o paris_n 6._o a_o jewish_a chronicle_n recite_v by_o petavius_n in_o his_o doctrine_n of_o the_o time_n '_o lib._n 10._o cap._n 49._o pag._n 242._o and_o by_o learned_a selden_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr successione_n in_o pontificatum_fw-la ebraeorum_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o pag._n 134._o i_o can_v undertake_v to_o bring_v all_o these_o in_o a_o peaceable_a compliance_n and_o union_n and_o make_v they_o in_o all_o point_n agree_v with_o scripture_n but_o shall_v first_o exhibit_v the_o sory_n and_o then_o endeavour_v to_o give_v the_o best_a satisfaction_n we_o can_v the_o first_o platform_n josephus_n nicephorus_n callistus_n scripture_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o zadok_v 1_o king_n 2.35_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o ahimaaz_n 2_o sam._n 15.36_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3_o azariah_n 1_o chron._n 6.9_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4_o johanan_n 1_o chron._n 6.9_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5_o azariah_n 1_o chron._n 6.10_o 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6_o amariah_n 1_o chron._n 6.11_o 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7_o ahitub_n 1_o chron._n 6.11_o 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8_o mera●oth_n 1_o chron._n 9.11_o 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o zadok_n 1_o chron._n 6.12_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10_o uriah_n 2_o king_n 16.11_o 15_o 16._o 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11_o azariah_n 2_o chron._n 31.10_o 13._o 13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o shallum_n 2_o chron._n 6.12_o 15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13_o hilkiah_n 2_o chron._n 6.13_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o azarian_n 2_o chron._n 6.13.14_o 16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15_o serajah_n 2_o chron._n 6.14_o 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16_o jehozadak_v 2_o chron._n 6.14_o the_o second_o platform_n nicephorus_n the_o patriarch_n chronicle_n of_o alexandria_n the_o jewish_a chronicle_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o sadoc_n under_o solomon_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o ahimaaz_n under_o rehoboam_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o azariah_n under_o abijah_n  _fw-fr 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5_o jehojarib_n under_o joram_n  _fw-fr 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4_o joahaz_n the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o josephus_n and_o transpose_v for_o jehojadah_n and_o set_v under_o jehoshaphat_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o jehojadah_fw-mi the_o same_o with_o jehoahaz_n the_o four_o and_o set_v under_o joash_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 6_o jehoshaphat_n transpose_v be_v the_o same_o with_o zachariah_n in_o petavius_n
likewise_o in_o place_v zadok_n under_o athaliah_n who_o be_v under_o vzziah_n before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o next_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o josephus_n intersert_n two_o more_o priest_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o by_o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o the_o chronicle_n joel_n and_o jotham_n the_o first_o be_v place_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vzziah_n the_o other_o of_o king_n jotham_n but_o who_o they_o be_v or_o where_o and_o how_o to_o insert_v they_o scripture_n yield_v no_o light_n that_o i_o have_v yet_o discern_v 10_o vriah_n who_o some_o think_v to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o line_n of_o ithamar_n and_o exalt_v to_o this_o dignity_n by_o ungodly_a ahaz_n who_o though_o he_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o genealogy_n pen_v by_o ezra_n be_v omit_v as_o some_o guess_n because_o of_o his_o idolatrous_a obsequiousness_n to_o king_n ahaz_n about_o the_o altar_n of_o damascus_n yet_o we_o have_v a_o certain_a record_n of_o his_o name_n and_o time_n he_o be_v express_v again_o and_o again_o in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n 16._o 2_o king_n 16.11_o 15_o 16._o with_o who_o scripture-name_n josephus_n do_v clear_o agree_v call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o more_o particular_o nicephorus_n express_o record_v that_o he_o live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n and_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v mention_v esai_n 8.2_o 11_o azariah_n another_o highpriest_n succeed_v though_o not_o express_v by_o name_n in_o ezra_n or_o in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n chap._n 6_o or_o 9_o yet_o have_v we_o famous_a mention_n of_o he_o by_o the_o title_n of_o chief_a priest_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 13._o 2_o chron._n 31.10_o 13._o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n of_o bless_a memory_n and_o likewise_o that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o house_n of_o zadock_n be_v in_o josephus_n corrupt_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o chronicle_n ne●iah_n which_o claim_v he_o as_o contemporary_a with_o hezekiah_n here_o in_o this_o place_n there_o intervene_v another_o highpriest_n cite_v by_o josephus_n under_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o that_o hebrew_n chronicle_n osaiah_n and_o in_o selden_n copy_n hoshaiah_n which_o be_v probable_o a_o grand_a mistake_n intervert_v the_o order_n and_o invert_v the_o name_n of_o jehojadah_n before_o mention_v for_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d probable_o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o six_o in_o the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n who_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o nicephorus_n callistus_n osaiah_n by_o the_o jewish_a chronicle_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o josephus_n in_o the_o five_o place_n all_o conspire_v either_o with_o the_o true_a or_o corrupt_a writing_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jehojadah_n otherwise_o concern_v this_o man_n line_n there_o be_v no_o scripture-light_n to_o i_o apparent_a i_o shall_v remit_v he_o to_o his_o author_n till_o clear_a time_n moreover_o we_o must_v not_o here_o forget_v the_o two_o high-priest_n insert_v by_o some_o author_n as_o follow_v first_o by_o nicephorus_n the_o patriarch_n in_o his_o chronography_n set_v forth_o by_o scaliger_n an._n do._n 1606_o together_o with_o eusebius_n his_o chronicle_n and_o print_v again_o a._n d._n 1658._o pag._n 307._o of_o the_o greek_n copy_n and_o again_o in_o another_o edition_n at_o paris_n 1652_o wherein_o he_o be_v call_v archbishop_n of_o constantinople_n pag._n 407._o i_o b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corrupt_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o shallum_n the_o next_o highpriest_n in_o order_n in_o the_o epitome_n of_o chronicle_n likewise_o be_v another_o tract_n set_v out_o by_o scaliger_n pag._n 240._o and_o suppose_v by_o some_o to_o be_v a_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n we_o read_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o author_n some_o have_v be_v impose_v upon_o to_o apprehend_v that_o somnas_n or_o sobnas_n as_o also_o eliakim_n be_v high-priest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n 36.22_o 2_o kin._n 18.18_o isa_n 36.22_o whereas_o indeed_o eliakim_n the_o son_n of_o hilkiah_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o ruler_n or_o steward_n of_o the_o king_n household_n and_o shebna_n the_o chief_a scribe_n or_o recorder_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o royal_a history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n without_o all_o doubt_n both_o these_o writer_n be_v deceive_v by_o a_o misapprehension_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 22.21_o isai_n 22.21_o who_o mention_v the_o robe_n and_o the_o girdle_n of_o eliakim_n may_v give_v occasion_n to_o conceive_v of_o they_o as_o high-priest_n especial_o since_o the_o text_n say_v they_o be_v o●er_o the_o house_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o misconstrue_v the_o king_n house_n for_o the_o temple_n concern_v which_o you_o may_v be_v more_o satisfy_v in_o selden_n discourse_n de_fw-fr success_n pontif._n ebrae_fw-la c._n 5._o p._n 142._o for_o in_o one_o verse_n of_o isaiah_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a calling_n shebna_fw-la praepositus_fw-la templi_fw-la 22.15_o isa_n 22.15_o the_o provost_n or_o ruler_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o sequacious_a pen_n of_o popish_a author_n not_o dare_v to_o start_v from_o it_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o fork_a curse_n of_o the_o tridentine_a convention_n have_v follow_v this_o old_a and_o blind_a error_n as_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o dr._n rainolds_n 78._o pag._n 78._o in_o his_o conference_n with_o hart_n concern_v that_o inconsequent_a argument_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n draw_v from_o one_o highpriest_n set_v over_o the_o jewish_a church_n during_o that_o oeconomy_n to_o let_v then_o these_o popish_a dream_n alone_o to_o their_o wilful_o stupefy_v brain_n as_o give_v up_o by_o god_n to_o believe_v lie_n we_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o high-priest_n mention_v in_o scripture-record_n 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in_o the_o judgement_n that_o befall_v this_o king_n 15.14_o 2_o kin._n 15.14_o who_o heart_n in_o the_o main_n be_v upright_o before_o the_o lord_n all_o his_o day_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n love_v to_o give_v a_o gracious_a report_n of_o saint_n when_o go_v into_o their_o grave_n and_o weigh_v their_o heart_n not_o their_o action_n in_o the_o scale_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n jehoshophat_n the_o five_o king_n 3090_o a.m._n 3090_o this_o pious_a and_o victorious_a king_n be_v assail_v by_o the_o force_n of_o moab_n and_o ammon_n make_v his_o application_n to_o he_o that_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n for_o divine_a assistance_n and_o pour_v out_o a_o fervent_a prayer_n 20.5_o 2_o chr._n 20.5_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o new_a court_n whether_o this_o court_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o other_o two_o or_o call_v new_a only_o from_o some_o late_a reparation_n make_v by_o his_o father_n asa_n in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o his_o 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that_o he_o also_o dispose_v of_o some_o treasure_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o it_o seem_v 24.7_o 2_o chro._n 22.3_o 2_o kin._n 12.18_o 2_o chr._n 24.7_o be_v seduce_v by_o his_o wicked_a mother_n athaliah_n he_o with_o his_o brethren_n break_v up_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o bestow_v all_o the_o dedicate_v thing_n upon_o baalim_fw-la and_o have_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n but_o one_o year_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o follower_n of_o jehu_n show_v we_o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o society_n of_o the_o wicked_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o divine_a judgement_n athaliah_n the_o queen_n 3120_o a.m._n 3120_o athaliah_n the_o wife_n of_o joram_n and_o mother_n of_o ahaziah_n the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n and_o granddaughter_n of_o omri_n see_v her_o son_n slay_v 22.10_o 2_o kin._n 8.18_o 2_o chr._n 21.6_o 22.10_o arise_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o seed_n royal_a of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n except_o little_a joash_n who_o be_v 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the_o back_n of_o the_o brazen_a ox_n and_o set_v it_o on_o the_o stone-pavement_n 16.17_o 2_o kin._n 16.17_o certain_o he_o be_v trouble_v in_o conscience_n that_o they_o have_v so_o long_o serve_v god_n in_o bear_v that_o stately_a vessel_n and_o pity_v their_o weariness_n under_o their_o long_a burden_n out_o of_o a_o sacrilegious_a madness_n of_o spirit_n mix_v with_o his_o distress_n and_o necessity_n the_o covert_a also_o for_o the_o sabbath_n which_o probable_o be_v build_v to_o shelter_v the_o priest_n in_o rainy_a and_o tempestuous_a weather_n he_o turn_v out_o of_o door_n nay_o lightfoot_n dr._n lightfoot_a harm_n p._n 116._o mr._n fuller_n be_v pisgah_n pag._n 283._o usher_n annal_n p._n 93._o 2_o chr._n 28.25_o ver._n 22._o dr._n lightfoot_n that_o stately_a passage_n or_o entry_n of_o the_o king_n to_o the_o temple_n call_v the_o causey_n or_o shallech_v on_o the_o west_n he_o either_o obstruct_v divert_v or_o destroy_v and_o that_o either_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o 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