gate_n gates_n of_o city_n be_v the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o audience_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o and_o judicature_n deut._n xvii_o 2_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 8._o prov._n xxxi_o 23._o jer._n xxxviii_o 7._o lam._n v._o 13._o and_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o prophet_n be_v to_o publish_v their_o prophecy_n in_o the_o gate_n either_o of_o the_o temple_n or_o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n jer._n vii_o 2._o and_o xix_o 2._o and_o xxvi_o 10._o and_o sometime_o of_o the_o king_n house_n as_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n jer._n xvii_o 19_o and_o xxii_o 1_o 2._o lest_o i_o mar_v my_o own_o inheritance_n want_v a_o heir_n verse_n 6_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v but_o one_o child_n by_o she_o or_o have_v many_o she_o be_v young_a and_o poor_a weaken_v my_o own_o inheritance_n in_o divide_v it_o among_o so_o many_o special_o if_o he_o be_v now_o a_o widower_n and_o have_v child_n by_o his_o former_a wife_n a_o man_n pluck_v off_o his_o shoe_n these_o ceremony_n then_o use_v in_o buy_v verse_n 7_o and_o bargain_v of_o land_n in_o reedeem_v and_o change_v have_v some_o resemblance_n to_o that_o law_n deut._n xxv_o 8_o 9_o but_o with_o diverse_a difference_n see_v psal._n lx._n 8._o the_o ceremony_n that_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o ruth_n be_v here_o not_o mention_v but_o may_v seem_v either_o omit_v or_o else_o transact_v with_o much_o alteration_n from_o the_o first_o institution_n as_o those_o time_n now_o be_v the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o samuel_n nathan_n and_o gad_n one_o after_o another_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 29._o yet_o some_o passage_n in_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o write_n of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v of_o a_o late_a time_n as_o 1_o sam._n v._o 5._o and_o xxvii_o 6._o and_o xxx_o 25._o 2._o sam._n vi_o 8_o and_o xviii_o 8._o they_o may_v better_o be_v call_v the_o i._o and_o ii_o book_n of_o king_n the_o i._o contain_v all_o the_o history_n of_o king_n saul_n samuel_n die_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o 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when_o david_n do_v eat_v the_o shewbread_n because_o abiathar_n then_o be_v with_o his_o father_n ahimelech_n join_v in_o that_o action_n of_o give_v the_o bread_n to_o david_n instant_o succeed_v in_o his_o father_n room_n and_o priesthood_n be_v therein_o more_o eminent_a than_o his_o father_n and_o continue_v therein_o with_o david_n in_o his_o persecution_n by_o saul_n and_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n afterward_o and_o thus_o have_v we_o no_o need_n in_o that_o whole_a history_n of_o ahimelech_n and_o abiathar_n father_n and_o son_n to_o make_v they_o binomii_n to_o be_v both_o know_v by_o both_o those_o name_n and_o both_o indifferent_o call_v by_o either_o yet_o see_v the_o great_a annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 16._o this_o abiather_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n by_o solomon_n 1_o king_n ii_o 26_o 27._o and_o the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v ahimelech_n and_o jonathan_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o and_o xv._o 27._o this_o ahimelech_n and_o not_o his_o grandfather_n of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v he_o that_o be_v usua_o join_v with_o zadok_n in_o david_n reign_n and_o both_o than_o be_v name_v priest_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o 1._o chron._n xxiv_o 31._o i._n e._n priest_n of_o the_o second_o rank_n or_o next_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o then_o be_v abiathar_n such_o a_o second_o priest_n we_o read_v of_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 18._o jer._n lii_o 24._o who_o upon_o any_o extraordinary_a occurrent_a restrain_v or_o disable_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v to_o supply_v his_o place_n this_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v employ_v with_o ahimaaz_n the_o son_n of_o zadok_n as_o newes-bearer_n to_o david_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absolom_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 27_o 28._o and_o xvii_o 17._o of_o zadok_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o temple_n so_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n here_o call_v verse_n 9_o and_o so_o chap._n iii_o 3._o 2_o sam._n xxii_o 7._o psal._n xxvii_o 6._o and_o so_o again_o the_o temple_n be_v call_v a_o tabernacle_n lam._n ii_o 6._o samuel_n we_o read_v not_o that_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n verse_n 20_o or_o ever_o so_o call_v but_o a_o extraordinary_a prophet_n and_o judge_n a_o nazarite_n ver_fw-la 11._o a_o sacrificer_n though_o a_o levite_n only_o and_o most_o likely_a of_o the_o posterity_n of_o that_o korah_n num._n xvi_o 32._o and_o of_o the_o race_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n as_o be_v former_o say_v 1_o chron._n vi_o a_o rare_a and_o worthy_a person_n the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o hang_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 15_o exod_n xxvii_o 16._o ark_n the_o ark_n so_o precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o and_o of_o the_o israelite_n and_o that_o worthy_o psal_n lxxviii_o 61._o and_o cxxxii_o 8._o 1._o sam._n iu._n 20._o be_v carry_v about_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n and_o then_o return_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o shiloh_n it_o be_v take_v thence_o and_o never_o come_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n again_o and_o be_v carry_v to_o eben-eze_a a_o place_n ominous_a then_o but_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n help_v soon_o after_o into_o the_o camp_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o v._o 1._o that_o it_o may_v save_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n as_o we_o read_v the_o philistine_n themselves_z in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n bring_v their_o image_n into_o their_o camp_n 2_o same_o v._o 21._o 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 12._o the_o ark_n be_v take_v there_o by_o the_o philistine_n they_o carry_v it_o about_o to_o ashdod_n into_o
those_o name_n in_o those_o time_n first_o mention_v but_o in_o aftertime_n when_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o history_n live_v 1_o king_n xvi_o 24._o it_o seem_v of_o old_a to_o be_v call_v and_o belong_v to_o shimron-meron_n josh._n xi_o 1_o 5._o and_o xii_o 20._o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 19_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n do_v often_o cite_v the_o book_n of_o the_o chron_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o judah_n as_o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 19_o 20._o xv._o 7._o 23_o 31._o 2_o king_n i._n 18._o and_o viii_o 23._o and_o x._o 34._o not_o mean_v thereby_o our_o canonical_a book_n of_o chron._n for_o they_o be_v not_o then_o write_v before_o but_o after_o the_o book_n of_o king_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o be_v cite_v before_o they_o have_v a_o be_v but_o mean_v thereby_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o roll_n now_o not_o extant_a like_o those_o ezra_n vi_o 1_o 2._o esther_n vi_o 1._o maachah_n abijah_n mother_n chapter_n xv_o verse_n 2_o and_o her_o father_n have_v both_o of_o they_o two_o differ_v and_o various_a name_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2_o 10._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 20._o and_o xiii_o 2._o his_o marriage_n and_o child_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 21._o be_v all_o or_o almost_o all_o in_o his_o father_n reign_n save_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n in_o this_o sin_n david_n do_v lie_v long_o without_o repentance_n verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 14._o and_o to_o cover_v this_o sin_n he_o make_v uriah_n drink_v and_o after_o murder_v he_o yet_o afterward_o upon_o his_o repentance_n he_o publish_v it_o and_o his_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n for_o it_o in_o the_o li._n psalm_n and_o commit_v it_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n to_o be_v sing_v public_o in_o the_o congregation_n but_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v many_o other_o sin_n record_v of_o david_n as_o his_o speech_n and_o lie_v to_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n xx._n 6._o to_o ahimelech_n 1_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o to_o achish_n 1_o sam._n xxvii_o 10._o the_o slowness_n of_o his_o kindness_n to_o mephibosheth_n compare_v together_o 2_o sam._n iu_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 11_o 12._o and_o after_o his_o ill-managing_a of_o it_o 2_o sam._n xvi_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 29._o his_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n the_o spare_v of_o his_o son_n ammon_n and_o absolom_n his_o number_v of_o the_o people_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o upright_a intention_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o singular_a rare_a grace_n gift_n and_o qualification_n be_v the_o rest_n not_o reckon_v and_o this_o praise_n here_o give_v he_o by_o the_o indulgency_n of_o god_n forty_o and_o one_o year_n asa_n reign_v in_o judah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o eight_o king_n in_o israel_n verse_n 10_o viz._n jeroboham_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n ahab_n 1_o king_n xv._o 9_o and_o xvi_o 29._o and_o xxii_o 41._o in_o which_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v change_v into_o three_o several_a stock_n and_o family_n maachah_n maachah_n be_v wife_n to_o rehoboam_n verse_n 13_o mother_n to_o abijah_n and_o grandmother_n to_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2._o yet_o call_v the_o mother_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 13._o 2_o chron._n xv_o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o as_o mother_n use_v for_o grandmother_n so_o daughter_n for_o grandchild_n 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o brethren_n for_o kinsman_n 2_o king_n x._o 13._o matth._n xiii_o 55_o 56._o and_o many_o like_a phrase_n be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n see_v gen._n xiii_o 8._o exod._n ii_o 18._o 20_o 21._o dan._n v._o 10_o 11_o 13_o 22._o these_o year_n not_o this_o place_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 1_o nor_o chap._n xviii_o 1._o nor_o any_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v show_v that_o the_o drought_n be_v bring_v at_o elias_n his_o prayer_n or_o continue_v three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n but_o saint_n james_n first_o record_v it_o jam._n i._n 17._o four_o barrel_n with_o water_n elijah_n get_v this_o water_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o wonderful_a drought_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 33_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n mount_v carmel_n join_v to_o the_o sea_n jer_n xlvi_o 18._o the_o brook_n kishon_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o carmel_n be_v dry_v up_o as_o well_o as_o the_o brook_n cherith_n thy_o altar_n former_o erect_v to_o he_o chapter_n xix_o verse_n 10_o think_v not_o so_o warrantable_o see_v ver_fw-la 14._o thy_o prophet_n as_o chap._n xviii_o 4_o 13._o i_o only_o be_o leave_v in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n yet_o be_v there_o then_o a_o flourish_a church_n in_o judah_n anoint_v by_o another_o verse_n 15_o viz._n elisha_n 2_o king_n viii_o 7._o and_o likewise_o jehu_n be_v anoint_v by_o a_o young_a prophet_n at_o the_o command_n of_o elisha_n 2_o king_n ix_o 1._o thirty_o two_o king_n petty_n king_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 1_o as_o those_o gen._n fourteen_o josh._n xii_o judg._n i._n 7._o aphek_n a_o city_n who_o king_n be_v slay_v by_o joshuah_n verse_n 26_o josh._n xii_o 18._o fall_v by_o lot_n afterward_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n josh._n xix_o 30_o 31._o where_o the_o philistine_n pitch_v in_o battle_n against_o israel_n get_v the_o victory_n and_o take_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1._o and_o again_o gather_v their_o army_n in_o aphek_n go_v up_o to_o jezreel_n near_o the_o mount_n of_o gilboa_n and_o overthrow_v saul_n and_o his_o host_n 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1_o 11._o and_o chap._n xxx_o and_o here_o the_o syrian_n under_o benhadad_n fight_v against_o ahab_n and_o be_v slay_v even_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n in_o one_o day_n and_o the_o rest_n flee_v to_o aphek_n into_o the_o city_n and_o there_o a_o wall_n fall_v upon_o twenty_o seven_o thousand_o of_o the_o man_n that_o be_v leave_v 1_o king_n xx._n 26_o 29_o 30._o and_o here_o again_o the_o syrian_n be_v smite_v and_o consume_v by_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n xiii_o 17._o proclaim_v a_o fast_a chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 9_o it_o seem_v on_o fast-daye_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o try_v and_o execute_v heinous_a offender_n and_o stone_v he_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n be_v mention_v verse_n 13_o 2_o king_n ix_o 26._o which_o be_v in_o samaria_n verse_n 18_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n or_o will_v be_v in_o jezreel_n in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n in_o samaria_n when_o the_o message_n be_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o elias_n in_o the_o vineyard_n at_o jezreel_n when_o elias_n meet_v he_o even_o thou_o verify_v for_o the_o substance_n in_o himself_o verse_n 19_o in_o his_o wife_n jezebel_n and_o in_o his_o son_n jehoram_n 2_o king_n ix_o 25_o 26._o not_o bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n that_o evil_a verse_n 29_o ver_fw-la 21_o 24._o that_o total_o in_o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n which_o may_v extend_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 38_o or_o run_v into_o jezreel_n or_o another_o pool_n of_o that_o name_n be_v there_o or_o the_o armour_n wash_v there_o where_o his_o chief_a armoury_n be_v make_v peace_n make_v peace_n with_o ahab_n verse_n 44_o and_o his_o two_o son_n ahaziah_n and_o jehoram_n 2_o king_n iii_o 6_o 7._o 2_o chron._n xix_o 2._o and_o chap._n xx._n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v reprehend_v just_o therefore_o will_v not_o will_v not_o at_o first_o verse_n 49_o but_o yield_v afterward_o 2_o chron._n xx._n 35_o 36_o 37._o ii_o king_n the_o second_o book_n of_o king_n or_o four_o rather_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o 321_o year_n to_o the_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o head_n of_o jehoiachim_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o 16_o king_n of_o judah_n count_v in_o athaliah_n 12_o king_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o the_o number_n of_o king_n from_o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o extirpation_n of_o they_o both_o be_v twenty_o in_o each_o though_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n do_v expire_v in_o hoshea_n by_o shalmanasar_n before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n do_v expire_v in_o zedekiah_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o space_n of_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n not_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o five_o the_o twenty_o of_o judah_n be_v all_o of_o david_n line_n except_v athaliah_n the_o queen_n the_o twenty_o of_o israel_n be_v of_o ten_o several_a stock_n ahaziah_n joash_n amatziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o athaliah_n the_o queen_n all_o succeed_a one_o another_o be_v all_o slay_v amon_n likewise_o and_o his_o son_n josiah_n both_o slay_v and_o ten_o king_n of_o israel_n the_o half_a of_o all_o their_o number_n be_v likewise_o slay_v for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o ahab_n ahaziah_n jehoram_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o jehoshaphat_n jehoram_n ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n take_v this_o as_o follow_v ahab_n reign_v twenty_o two_o year_n 1_o king_n xvi_o
from_o those_o ezra_n ii_o 68_o 69._o and_o be_v make_v at_o another_o time_n verse_n 70_o long_v after_o the_o other_o namely_o when_o nehemie_n gather_v the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n together_o ver_fw-la 5._o seven_o month_n begin_v with_o the_o autumnal_a equinoctial_a and_o be_v at_o first_o the_o first_o month_n but_o change_v exod._n xii_o 1_o 2._o the_o jew_n be_v then_o in_o their_o city_n gather_v themselves_o to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o chap._n viii_o 1_o 2._o seven_o month_n see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n viii_o chapter_n viii_o 2._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o leu._n xxiii_o ver_fw-la 24._o this_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n verse_n 2_o also_o jeshuah_n here_n be_v thirteen_o in_o several_a place_n at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o ezra_n verse_n 7_o reading_z and_o expound_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 12._o weep_v as_o weep_v at_o prayer_n ezra_n x._o 1._o so_o here_o weep_v at_o preach_v ver_fw-la 11._o second_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n verse_n 13_o feast_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n verse_n 14_o for_o seven_o day_n together_o of_o this_o feast_n see_v levit._n xxiii_o 34._o deut._n xvi_o 13._o roof_n of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v flat_a and_o most_o likely_o lead_v verse_n 16_o so_o deut._n xxii_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xi_o 2._o jer._n xix_o 13._o and_o xxxii_o 29._o matth._n x._o 27._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 12._o zeph._n i._n 5._o do_v so_o make_v such_o booth_n verse_n 17_o and_o have_v a_o holy_a convocation_n not_o only_o on_o the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n as_o the_o law_n require_v but_o on_o every_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n ver_fw-la 18._o eight_o day_n which_o likewise_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n verse_n 18_o levit._n xxiii_o 36._o twenty_o and_o four_o day_n the_o second_o day_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n be_v end_v chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1_o separate_v themselves_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o full_o perform_v what_o they_o have_v solemn_o covenant_v verse_n 2_o ezra_n x._o 3._o or_o soon_o fall_v into_o that_o sin_n again_o chap._n xiii_o 23_o 24._o and_o be_v also_o under_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o commandment_n deut._n xxiii_o 3._o hereupon_o they_o make_v a_o ample_a confession_n of_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o their_o own_o in_o this_o chapter_n and_o solemn_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n for_o amendment_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n one_o four_o part_n which_o be_v three_o hour_n verse_n 3_o viz._n those_o from_o our_o nine_o to_o twelve_o in_o read_v and_o expound_v another_o four_o part_n from_o twelve_o to_o three_o in_o prayer_n confess_v and_o worship_v all_o the_o time_n between_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n sacrifice_v spend_v in_o those_o two_o jeshua_n here_n be_v eight_o verse_n 4_o in_o eight_o several_a place_n preach_v to_o eight_o several_a congregation_n bread_n water_n 1_n cor._n verse_n 15_o x._o 2_o 3_o 4._o spiritual_a blessing_n also_o in_o they_o appoint_a a_o captain_n this_n explain_v that_o verse_n 17_o num._n fourteen_o 4._o seraiah_n chap._n chapter_n x_o verse_n 2_o xi_o 11._o the_o person_n that_o seal_v the_o covenant_n be_v set_v down_o priest_n twenty_o two_o levites_n seventeen_o chief_a of_o the_o people_n forty_o four_o do_v it_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n enter_v into_o a_o curse_n as_o by_o covenant_n verse_n 29_o and_o seal_v and_o oath_n so_o by_o a_o execration_n they_o bind_v themselves_o see_v judg._n xxi_o 18._o to_o observe_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o covenant_n set_v forth_o afterward_o in_o seven_o main_a branch_n three_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n a_o new_a ordinance_n for_o this_o time_n and_o present_a necessity_n verse_n 32_o year_n by_o year_n as_o so_o bind_v by_o the_o law_n verse_n 35_o shall_v be_v with_o the_o levites_n see_v num._n verse_n 38_o xviii_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o take_v tithe_n or_o rather_o give_v tithe_n lot_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o 7._o this_o also_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n to_o dwell_v chap._n vii_o 4_o the_o inhabitant_n few_o therefore_o here_o be_v care_n take_v to_o increase_v the_o number_n and_o by_o lot_n to_o take_v one_o out_o of_o ten_o beside_o volunteer_n solomon_n servant_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n ix_o 21._o verse_n 3_o at_o jerusalem_n dwell_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o return_n be_v recrode_v here_o verse_n 4_o and_o 1_o chron._n ix_o but_o with_o much_o variation_n and_o many_o more_o be_v record_v in_o that_o of_o 1_o chr._n ix_o as_o intend_v there_o all_o promiscuous_o both_o such_o as_o be_v choose_v by_o lot_n and_o also_o volunteer_n and_o moreover_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o ephraimite_n menaschites_n zerachites_n and_o other_o which_o be_v not_o once_o name_v here_o and_o also_o the_o account_n be_v take_v likely_a at_o another_o time_n after_o the_o first_o record_n in_o nehemie_n chap._n vii_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ophel_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxvii_o 3._o verse_n 21_o over_o the_o business_n these_o for_o the_o inward_a business_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n verse_n 22_o to_o assist_v it_o in_o execute_v their_o function_n there_o as_o those_o levite_n ver_fw-la 16._o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o the_o outward_a business_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n ix_o 15_o 16._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 29._o the_o king_n commandment_n as_o former_o verse_n 23_o ezra_n vi_o 8_o 9_o and_o ezra_n vii_o 2_o 24._o so_o here_o by_o the_o king_n grant_v to_o nehemiah_n village_n from_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n verse_n 25_o he_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o other_o city_n village_n and_o place_n and_o first_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 25_o 30._o then_o in_o benjamin_n ver_fw-la 31_o 36._o and_o of_o the_o levites_n city_n verse_n 36_o and_o suburb_n be_v give_v to_o the_o levite_n in_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n for_o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o instruct_v and_o teach_v the_o people_n priest_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o chapter_n xii_o ver_fw-la 7._o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jeshua_n verse_n 1_o in_o number_n twenty_o two_o many_o of_o these_o priest_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o that_o catalogue_n ezra_n ii_o 36_o 39_o and_o might_n well_o be_v there_o leave_v out_o without_o blame_n the_o levites_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o in_o the_o foresay_a time_n verse_n 8_o in_o number_n eight_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o jeshua_n catalogue_n or_o series_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n from_o jeshua_n or_o joshua_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n verse_n 10_o from_o cyrus_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a in_o six_o generation_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o of_o these_o eliashib_n be_v ally_v to_o tobia_n and_o joiada_n to_o sanballet_n both_o alient_n and_o enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n chap._n xiii_o 4_o 5_o 28_o 29._o and_o jaddua_n the_o last_o of_o they_o have_v his_o name_n insert_v here_o by_o some_o prophet_n after_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n too_o special_o if_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o man_n that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n as_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o observation_n upon_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n see_v they_o day_n of_o jojakim_n the_o son_n of_o jeshua_n verse_n 12_o as_o former_o in_o his_o father_n day_n so_o here_o in_o his_o day_n the_o prime_a priest_n that_o be_v head_n of_o family_n those_o in_o his_o father_n time_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v now_o dead_a be_v set_v down_o in_o number_n twenty_o from_o ver_fw-la 12._o to_o 21._o these_o relate_v to_o those_o ver_fw-la 1_o 7._o yet_o the_o number_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n appoint_v by_o david_n be_v twenty_o four_o 1_o chron._n xxiv_o 7_o 18._o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v now_o but_o few_o that_o place_n ezra_n viii_o 15._o do_v import_n the_o levites_n the_o chief_a father_n of_o they_o verse_n 22_o in_o the_o time_n here_o mention_v record_v and_o so_o to_o be_v find_v register_v by_o name_n in_o the_o public_a record_n so_o as_o they_o need_v not_o here_o to_o be_v set_v down_o again_o also_o the_o priest_n they_o likewise_o so_o record_v and_o so_o not_o needful_a to_o be_v here_o recite_v darius_n darius_n codomannus_n the_o last_o persian_a emperor_n conquer_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n 1_n chron._n ix_o 14_o 15_o 16._o seem_v to_o be_v relate_v to_o in_o these_o word_n verse_n 23_o for_o these_o levite_n in_o the_o time_n of_o these_o high_a priest_n porter_n see_v 1_o chron._n xxvi_o and_o chap._n ix_o verse_n 25_o nehemiah_n it_o seem_v hereby_o that_o joshuah_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v
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 â—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
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 charâ—oâ—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 canaanâ—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 dâ—uâ—_n xvii_o 16_o 17._o psal._n xx._n 7._o &_o xxxiii_o 16_o 17._o prov._n xxi_o 31._o ask_v counsel_v the_o eleven_o tribe_n presume_v here_o more_o upon_o their_o own_o strength_n verse_n 18_o and_o the_o justness_n of_o their_o cause_n then_o upon_o god_n and_o consult_v he_o at_o first_o only_o about_o the_o precedency_n in_o the_o war_n and_o who_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o day_n and_o upon_o their_o first_o overthrow_n they_o weep_v but_o more_o for_o their_o shame_n and_o smart_n then_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o they_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v fight_v again_o but_o neither_o crave_v his_o assistance_n nor_o inquire_v of_o the_o success_n be_v still_o so_o confident_a in_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o strength_n and_o still_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o upon_o the_o second_o overthrow_n they_o seek_v god_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n they_o more_o serious_o mourn_v and_o fast_o and_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n offer_v burnt-offering_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o they_o and_o peace_n offering_n to_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o testify_v their_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o gain_v a_o promise_n of_o success_n yet_o they_o careful_o use_v the_o mean_n and_o stratagem_n which_o former_o they_o slight_v and_o presumptuous_o neglect_v and_o by_o this_o stratagem_n they_o seem_v to_o divide_v their_o army_n into_o three_o part_n some_o to_o lie_v in_o wait_n some_o to_o fight_v and_o seem_o flee_v and_o the_o body_n of_o their_o army_n as_o a_o strong_a reserve_n to_o fall_v on_o and_o gain_v the_o victory_n upon_o a_o appoint_a sign_n when_o the_o benjamite_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o amaze_a stand_n and_o come_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o it_o phineas_n phineas_n here_o live_v verse_n 28_o yet_o die_v long_o before_o samson_n be_v bear_v which_o show_v this_o history_n precede_v samson_n a_o long_a time_n as_o the_o like_a may_v have_v be_v observe_v to_o a_o like_a end_n of_o many_o other_o passage_n in_o these_o five_o last_o chapter_n as_o have_v be_v former_o say_v all_o which_o fall_v the_o odd_a hundred_o man_n mention_v ver_fw-la 35_o be_v here_o omit_v verse_n 46_o as_o well_o know_v out_o of_o the_o foresay_a former_a verse_n the_o sacred_a author_n here_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o round_a number_n of_o 25000._o as_o the_o like_a be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o time_n of_o david_n reign_n 2_o sam._n v._o 5._o and_o ch._n ii_o 11._o and_o of_o the_o time_n of_o solomon_n building_n the_o temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1_o 38._o and_o the_o like_a be_v in_o jephthahs_n account_n of_o the_o 300._o year_n judg._n xi_o 26._o and_o likely_a here_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o remain_n of_o the_o benjamite_n that_o be_v slay_v after_o the_o three_o battle_n turn_v again_o this_o do_v in_o heat_n of_o war_n verse_n 48_o and_o rage_n of_o blood_n though_o after_o a_o sort_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v in_o cold_a blood_n and_o after_o the_o fierce_a brunt_n of_o war_n be_v over_o and_o of_o this_o they_o repent_v afterward_o as_o of_o a_o barbarous_a and_o bloody_a act_n as_o well_o they_o may_v this_o slaughter_n lessen_v the_o number_n of_o the_o benjamite_n in_o very_a many_o generation_n after_o see_v that_o in_o jehoshaphat_n time_n compare_v the_o number_n of_o benjamin_n with_o judah_n 2_o chron._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o have_v swear_v this_o oath_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 1_o and_o curse_n ver_fw-la 18._o be_v make_v in_o rashness_n and_o rage_n out_o of_o a_o blind_a zeal_n and_o superstitious_a ignorance_n and_o by_o god_n law_n may_v and_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v break_v and_o be_v unlawful_a to_o be_v keep_v and_o much_o less_o to_o have_v fraud_n and_o violent_a rape_n without_o consent_n either_o of_o party_n or_o parent_n use_v for_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o which_o yet_o they_o do_v think_v to_o silence_n thereby_o the_o cry_n of_o a_o superstitious_a conscience_n in_o themselves_o and_o to_o provide_v also_o for_o the_o like_a in_o those_o parent_n of_o the_o 200_o virgin_n ver_fw-la 22._o woman_n the_o woman_n and_o child_n verse_n 10_o here_o be_v unjust_o and_o outrageous_o slaughter_v here_o again_o rash_a zeal_n outruns_a right_a reason_n ruth_n the_o book_n and_o history_n of_o ruth_n fall_v in_o with_o the_o time_n of_o deborah_n or_o gideou_fw-mi as_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o compare_v matth._n 1._o 5._o with_o the_o end_n of_o this_o history_n and_o what_o former_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n and_o the_o history_n serve_v main_o to_o continue_v and_o declare_v the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n chap._n iu._n 18_o 22._o famine_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o oppression_n of_o jabin_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o or_o the_o midianite_n ephrathite_n ch._n iu_o 11._o bethlehem_n be_v call_v ephrath_n verse_n 2_o gen._n xxxv_o 19_o micah_n v._n 2._o matth._n ii_o 6._o of_o bethlehem_n judah_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o bethlehem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n josh._n xix_o 15._o and_o these_o person_n from_o those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v likewise_o call_v ephrathites_n 1_o king_n xi_o 26._o ruth_n the_o subject_a matter_n not_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n verse_n 4_o mother_n house_n i_o be_o but_o your_o mother-in-law_n verse_n 8_o moe_n son_n in_o my_o womb_n see_v deut._n xxv_o verse_n 11_o 5_o 6._o and_o unto_o her_o god_n orpha_n idolatrous_a inclination_n verse_n 15_o return_v thou_o asdruball_n josh._n xxiv_o 19_o testify_v against_o i_o as_o a_o witness_n of_o his_o just_a displeasure_n verse_n 21_o and_o my_o sin_n barley-harvest_n part_n of_o our_o march_n and_o april_n leu._n xxiii_o 10_o verse_n 22_o 15_o 16._o let_v i_o glean_v her_o modesty_n notwithstanding_o the_o law_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 7_o leu._n xix_o 9_o 10._o and_o xxiii_o 22._o a_o 20._o ephah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o exod._n xvi_o 36._o one_o of_o our_o next_o kinsman_n who_o have_v right_a to_o redeem_v verse_n 17_o etc._n etc._n and_o ought_v also_o to_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o his_o kinsman_n verse_n 20_o be_v dead_a without_o issue_n levit._n xxv_o 25_o 26._o deut._n xxv_o 5_o 6_o 7._o mar._n xii_o 19_o uncover_v his_o foot_n naomi_n well_o know_v the_o piety_n and_o chastity_n of_o boaz_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 4_o and_o of_o ruth_n and_o confident_o trust_v therein_o spread_v therefore_o thy_o skirt_n receive_v i_o into_o thy_o protection_n by_o take_v i_o to_o be_v thy_o wife_n verse_n 9_o according_a to_o the_o law_n lie_v down_o until_o the_o morning_n boaz_n not_o offend_v with_o this_o manner_n of_o her_o approach_n verse_n 13._o 14._o and_o motion_n not_o be_v know_v boaz_n than_o do_v lie_v alone_o in_o a_o room_n by_o himself_o and_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v scandal_n six_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n xviii_o 6._o verse_n 15_o
maschil_n all_o which_o belong_v to_o those_o instrument_n music_n or_o poetry_n then_o in_o use_n now_o unknown_a nor_o great_o material_a for_o we_o now_o to_o know_v may_v admit_v of_o conjectural_a probability_n yet_o no_o certainty_n can_v be_v have_v for_o the_o exact_a notion_n and_o signification_n of_o they_o psalm_n fourteen_o and_o liii_o be_v much_o the_o same_o and_o so_o again_o psalm_n lx._n and_o cviii_o and_o psalm_n xviii_o and_o 2_o sam_n xxii_o be_v more_o the_o same_o and_o psal._n cviii_o 1_o 5._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lvii_o psalm_n and_o ver_fw-la 6_o 18._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lx._n psalm_n psalm_n xxv_o begin_v each_o verse_n almost_o with_o the_o several_a letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v the_o xxxiv_o psal._n cxi_o and_o cxii_o begin_v each_o half_a verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n save_v that_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n in_o both_o psalm_n take_v up_o three_o letter_n apiece_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o number_n of_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n psal._n xxxvii_o begin_v every_o second_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n psalm_n cxix_o without_o david_n title_n begin_v each_o of_o the_o first_o eight_o verse_n with_o the_o first_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o each_o of_o the_o eight_o next_o verse_n with_o the_o second_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o so_o continue_v along_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o alphabet_n psalm_n cxlv_o begin_v each_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n omit_v only_o the_o letter_n nun._n some_o psalm_n compose_v long_o before_o david_n be_v bear_v as_o psalm_n xc_o some_o long_a after_o he_o be_v dead_a as_o psalm_n lxxiv_o lxxxiii_o cxxvi_o cxxxvii_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o psalm_n be_v put_v into_o the_o form_n and_o order_n they_o now_o have_v after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o babylon_n some_o be_v set-forme_n as_o psalm_n xx._n xxi_o cii_o cxxxvi_o esay_n xxvi_o 1._o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n authentical_a with_o the_o papist_n and_o by_o they_o father_v upon_o jerome_n be_v confess_v by_o he_o to_o be_v but_o a_o translation_n out_o of_o the_o greek_a lxx_o not_o out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o the_o popish_a bonaventure_n venture_v but_o bad_o when_o he_o substitute_n the_o word_n mary_n or_o lady_n in_o stead_n of_o lord_n or_o god_n and_o with_o some_o other_o alteration_n apply_v they_o to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n this_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v much_o cite_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o do_v appear_v in_o this_o table_n follow_v psalm_n allege_v or_o allude_v to_o in_o 2._o 1._o act_n 4._o 25._o 7._o act_n 13_o 33._o  _fw-fr hebr._n 1._o 5._o 9_o apoc._n 2._o 27._o  _fw-fr 19_o 15._o 5._o 9_o rom._n 3._o 13._o 8._o 2._o matth._n 21._o 16._o 4_o 5_o 6._o 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sufficient_a so_o john_n xii_o 40._o matth._n iu._n 15_o 16._o ezek._n xx._n 7._o and_o in_o citation_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o holy_a penman_n in_o some_o place_n follow_v the_o lxx_o as_o than_o most_o in_o use_n in_o synagogue_n &_o school_n public_o &_o private_o though_o therein_o depart_v from_o the_o hebrew_n but_o yet_o only_o in_o matter_n of_o no_o concernment_n as_o to_o the_o present_a allegation_n some_o be_v accommodation_n only_o when_o prophecy_n beside_o their_o litteral_n sense_n have_v sometime_o another_o in_o this_o sort_n affix_v to_o they_o to_o which_o when_o they_o be_v accommodate_v they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v i._n e._n to_o have_v a_o more_o eminent_a accomplishment_n in_o a_o high_a sense_n as_o esay_n ix_o 1_o 2._o the_o great_a light_n and_o comfort_n and_o deliverance_n from_o sennaoherib_n and_o out_o of_o babylon_n be_v accommodate_v matth._n iu._n 13_o 16._o to_o christ_n preach_v the_o light_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o gospel_n 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
reunite_v in_o his_o resurrection_n this_o verse_n then_o and_z two_o before_o and_o one_o follow_v be_v most_o proper_o mean_v of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o resurrection_n act_n ii_o 25_o 28_o 31._o and_o xiii_o 35_o 36_o 37._o thou_o will_v show_v i_o experimentaly_n i_o christ_n speaâ—s_v of_o himself_o the_o path_n of_o life_n of_o glory_n after_o his_o resurrection_n verse_n 11_o all_o this_o true_a of_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o in_o and_o by_o he_o true_a also_o of_o david_n of_o all_o his_o member_n christ_n resurrection_n and_o glorification_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o we_o he_o the_o author_n and_o mean_n of_o it_o to_o we_o in_o our_o first_o resurrection_n here_o by_o regeneration_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n whereby_o christ_n live_v in_o we_o gal._n ii_o 20._o he_o in_o we_o and_o we_o in_o he_o by_o faith_n ephes._n iii_o 17._o rom._n i._n 17_o and_o in_o our_o second_o resurrection_n to_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n as_o follow_v in_o this_o verse_n in_o thy_o presence_n before_o thy_o face_n in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n see_v gen._n xxxii_o and_o exod._n xxxiii_o 14_o 15._o num._n vi_o 23._o psal._n iu._n 6._o and_o xxxi_o 16._o and_o lxxx_o 3._o deut._n xxxiv_o 10._o esay_n vi._n fullness_n yet_o all_o the_o former_a but_o in_o part_n while_o we_o be_v in_o the_o way_n in_o fullness_n when_o we_o come_v to_o our_o country_n or_o heavenly_a canaan_n job_n xix_o 26_o 27._o 1_o john_n iii_o 2._o 1_o cor._n xiii_o 12._o matth._n v._o 8._o and_o yet_o this_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o god_n in_o glory_n shall_v be_v to_o our_o fullness_n not_o to_o he_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o infinite_a essence_n by_o any_o create_a power_n of_o saint_n or_o angel_n by_o the_o eye_n of_o flesh_n though_o glorify_v or_o by_o the_o intellectual_a eye_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o spirit_n glorify_v can_v be_v see_v 1_o tim._n vi_o 16._o but_o to_o our_o fullness_n as_o far_o as_o creature_n be_v capable_a of_o our_o vessel_n throw_v into_o this_o infinite_a sea_n shall_v be_v brim_n full_a though_o it_o contain_v not_o all_o this_o ocean_n psal._n xvii_o 15._o and_o how_o great_a then_o shall_v this_o fullness_n then_o be_v when_o of_o thing_n in_o this_o kind_n reveal_v of_o god_n to_o his_o apostle_n in_o this_o life_n by_o his_o spirit_n the_o apostle_n so_o speak_v as_o we_o read_v 1_o cor._n xi_o 9_o out_o of_o esay_n lxiv_o 4_o this_o be_v a_o fullness_n beyond_o all_o that_o of_o faith_n and_o hope_v a_o fullness_n that_o fill_v up_o all_o desire_n a_o fullness_n of_o fruition_n of_o satisfaction_n without_o satiety_n apoc._n iii_o consider_v that_o say_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n 1_o king_n x._o 8._o and_o of_o the_o disciple_n at_o christ_n transfiguration_n mat._n xvii_o 4._o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_n by_o thy_o right_a hand_n psal._n xx._n 7._o lxiii_o 9_o cxviii_o 16._o for_o evermore_o without_o which_o eternity_n there_o be_v no_o true_a felicity_n right_n my_o plea_n for_o my_o righteous_a cause_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 1_o my_o righteous_a cause_n and_o complaint_n ver_fw-la 2._o i_o be_o purpose_v psal._n thirty-nine_o 1._o verse_n 3_o of_o thy_o lip_n guide_v and_o direct_v i_o verse_n 4_o when_o i_o awake_v our_o of_o the_o sleep_n of_o death_n verse_n 15_o esay_n xxvi_o 19_o with_o thy_o likeness_n 1_n cor._n xv._o 49._o 1_o john_n iii_o 2._o apoc._n xxii_o 4._o horn_n signify_v power_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 2_o and_o glory_n psal._n xcii_o 10._o amos_n vi_o 13._o and_o christ_n call_v the_o horn_n of_o salvation_n luke_n i._n 69._o earth_n shake_v here_o verse_n 7_o and_o hereafter_o be_v sublime_a expression_n not_o of_o what_o historica_o happen_v but_o of_o the_o marvellous_a manner_n of_o god_n mighty_a presence_n assistance_n and_o concurrence_n in_o david_n victory_n in_o some_o sort_n poetica_o set_v forth_o thunder_v thunder_n be_v call_v god_n voice_n verse_n 13_o apoc._n x._o 3_o 4._o and_o xix_o 6._o of_o thunder_n see_v psal._n xxix_o 3_o 10._o and_o lxxvii_o 18._o and_o civ_o 7._o exod._n xix_o 16._o &_o xx._n 18._o jer._n x._o 13._o job_n xxvi_o 14_o &_o xxxviii_o 25._o esay_n xxix_o 6._o apoc._n iu._n 5._o and_o 8._o 5._o some_o proud_a blasphemer_n have_v labour_v to_o imitate_v the_o thunder_n and_o some_o impious_a tyrant_n have_v exceed_o fear_v it_o according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n the_o justness_n of_o my_o cause_n against_o saul_n verse_n 24_o and_o other_o and_o my_o sincere_a desire_n and_o endeavour_v to_o serve_v and_o obey_v god_n though_o not_o for_o any_o merit_n of_o my_o work_n thyself_o froward_a meet_v with_o they_o in_o their_o own_o way_n verse_n 26_o as_o levit._n xxvi_o 23_o 24._o bow_v of_o steel_n verse_n 34_o therefore_o will_v i_o give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o this_o verse_n be_v apply_v verse_n 49_o rom._n xv._o 9_o to_o the_o call_v of_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o praise_n unto_o god_n therefore_o and_o so_o former_o ver_fw-la 43_o 44._o and_o again_o verse_n 50._o be_v more_o true_o verify_v in_o christ_n then_o in_o david_n to_o his_o anoint_v verse_n 50_o to_o david_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n for_o evermore_o to_o his_o messiah_n his_o christ_n as_o psal._n ii_o 2._o to_o david_n literaly_a to_o christ_n mystica_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o david_n jer._n xxx_o 9_o ezek._n xxxiv_o 23_o 24._o and_o chap._n xxxvii_o 24._o hos._n 5._o to_o his_o seed_n both_o himself_o proper_o call_v the_o seed_n of_o david_n rom._n i._n 3._o act_n xiii_o 23._o as_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gal._n iii_o 16._o and_o to_o his_o seed_n esay_n liii_o 10._o heb._n ii_o 13._o and_o thus_o proper_o it_o be_v for_o evermore_o day_n unto_o day_n or_o day_n after_o day_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 2_o the_o vicissitude_n or_o continual_a succession_n of_o day_n and_o night_n speak_v much_o divine_a knowledge_n the_o assiduity_n and_o constancy_n without_o any_o intermission_n by_o the_o heaven_n preach_v be_v hereby_o express_v there_o be_v no_o speech_n among_o all_o variety_n of_o language_n verse_n 3_o yet_o this_o language_n and_o idiom_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o understand_v of_o all_o and_o hear_v of_o all_o ver_fw-la 4._o their_o line_n rom._n x._o 18._o verse_n 4_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o their_o sound_n or_o voice_n and_o such_o a_o like_a difference_n be_v find_v in_o micah_n v._n 2._o with_o matth._n chap._n ii_o 6._o and_o again_o in_o rom._n ix_o 33._o with_o isa._n chap._n xxviii_o 16._o the_o apostle_n fit_v this_o testimony_n to_o his_o own_o purpose_n not_o derogate_a thereby_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n as_o that_o exod._n xvi_o 18._o be_v apply_v 2_o cor._n viii_o 15._o or_o rather_o the_o apostle_n retain_v the_o literal_a sense_n for_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o all_o the_o world_n rom._n xv._o 19_o col._n i._n 6_o 23._o and_o out_o of_o this_o testimony_n of_o the_o psalm_n in_o its_o literal_a sense_n prove_v that_o the_o gentile_n have_v hear_v and_o learn_v somewhat_o of_o god_n and_o piety_n before_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o creation_n rom._n i._n 19_o act_n fourteen_o 17._o which_o be_v a_o forerunner_n to_o this_o more_o ample_a doctrine_n and_o school_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o now_o god_n be_v please_v to_o vouchsafe_v unto_o they_o in_o sum_n the_o apostle_n herein_o follow_v the_o lxx_o and_o apply_v this_o to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o heathen_n as_o god_n have_v former_o teach_v they_o in_o another_z &_o a_o weak_a manner_n and_o degree_n by_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n they_o have_v as_o a_o voice_n to_o speak_v so_o a_o line_n to_o write_v rule_n direct_v and_o instruct_v as_o esay_n xxviii_o 10._o sun_n the_o carbuncle_n of_o heaven_n the_o eye_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o world_n for_o its_o light_n and_o heat_n to_o run_v a_o race_n his_o race_n be_v without_o intermission_n or_o weariness_n and_o the_o swiftness_n of_o his_o run_n verse_n 5_o be_v so_o great_a a_o body_n in_o its_o own_o orb_n be_v even_o to_o amazement_n and_o astonishment_n almost_o beyond_o imagination_n that_o the_o sun_n shall_v stand_v and_o the_o earth_n so_o move_v as_o some_o brain_n fancy_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o prodigious_a paradox_n the_o law_n from_o the_o book_n of_o god_n work_n verse_n 7_o he_o come_v now_o to_o the_o book_n of_o his_o word_n in_o five_o verse_n and_o in_o this_o school_n each_o verse_n in_o a_o manner_n do_v express_v the_o name_n the_o nature_n the_o effect_n the_o preciousness_n of_o this_o word_n much_o against_o all_o those_o imbasement_n and_o impeachment_n which_o the_o papist_n will_v put_v upon_o it_o gold_n gold_n of_o havilah_n verse_n 10_o good_a gen._n ii_o 11_o 12._o
bone_n david_n verse_n 7_o and_o his_o follower_n they_o be_v in_o such_o like_o present_a danger_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o cave_n psal_n lvii_o 1_o sam._n xxiv_o 4._o the_o late_a part_n of_o this_o prayer_n seem_v chapter_n cxlii_o as_o speak_v in_o the_o cave_n yet_o it_o all_o may_v be_v compose_v after_o his_o deliverance_n out_o of_o it_o as_o that_o prayer_n jonah_n ii_o prison_n this_o cave_n verse_n 7_o wherein_o i_o be_o shut_v up_o as_o in_o a_o close_a prison_n faithfulness_n chapter_n cxliii_o verse_n 1_o for_o performance_n of_o thy_o faithful_a and_o true_a promise_n make_v to_o i_o righteousness_n to_o maintain_v and_o defend_v a_o righteous_a cause_n enter_v not_o though_o my_o cause_n be_v just_a verse_n 2_o yet_o my_o person_n be_v sinful_a and_o unjust_a not_o able_a to_o abide_v thy_o judgement_n rom._n iii_o 20._o so_o job_n xxii_o 4._o and_o fourteen_o 3._o gal._n ii_o 16._o no_o man_n living_n heb._n not_o all_o live_a i._n e._n not_o any_o live_n as_o 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11._o 7_o 17_o  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n 14._o 21_o 16_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8_o  _fw-fr rom._n 9_o 33_o 29._o 10_o rom._n 11._o 8_o 13_o mat._n 15._o 7_o 8_o 9_o  _fw-fr mar._n 7._o 6_o 14_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 19_o 33._o 18_o 1._o cor._n 1._o 19_o 20_o 34._o 4_o apoc._n 6._o 13_o 14_o 35._o 5_o 6_o in_o many_o place_n 40._o 3_o matth._n 3._o 3_o  _fw-fr mark_n 1._o 3_o  _fw-fr john_n 1._o 23_o 3_o 4_o 5_o luke_n 3._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 24_o 25_o 13_o rom._n 11._o 34_o  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n 2._o 16_o 41._o 4_o ap._n 1._o 17_o &_o 22._o 13_o 8_o james_n 2._o 23_o 42._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o mat._n 12._o 17_o 18_o  _fw-fr 19_o 20_o 6_o act_n 13._o 47_o 43._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17_o 44._o 3_o john_n 7._o 38_o 39_o 45._o 9_o rom._n 9_o 20_o 23_o rom._n 4._o 11_o  _fw-fr phil._n 2._o 10_o 11_o 47._o 8_o apoc._n 18._o 7_o 49._o 6_o luke_n 2._o 32_o  _fw-fr act_n 13._o 47_o 8_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o 10_o apoc._n 7._o 16_o 50._o 6_o luk._n 22._o 64_o  _fw-fr john_n 18._o 22_o 8_o rom._n 8._o 30_o 34_o 52._o 5_o rom._n 2._o 24_o 7_o rom._n 10._o 15_o 10_o luke_n 3._o 6_o 11_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 17_o 15_o rom._n 15._o 21._o 53._o 1_o john_n 12._o 38_o  _fw-fr rom._n 10._o 16_o 3_o mark_n 9_o 12_o 4_o matth_n 8._o 17_o 5_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 3_o 53._o 5_o 6_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 24_o 25_o 7_o 8_o mark_v 15._o 3_o etc._n etc._n  _fw-fr act_n 8._o 32_o 9_o 1_o pet_n 2._o 22_o 12_o mark_n 15._o 28_o  _fw-fr lu._n 22_o 37_o &_o 23_o 34_o 54._o 1_o gal._n 4._o 27_o 13_o john_n 6._o 45_o 55._o 1_o john_n 7._o 37_o 3_o act_n 13._o 34_o  _fw-fr psal._n 89._o 35_o 56._o 7_o matth._n 21._o 13_o  _fw-fr mark_n 11._o 17_o  _fw-fr luk_n 19_o 46_o 59_o 7_o rom._n 3_o 15_o 17_o eph._n 6._o 17_o  _fw-fr 1_o thes._n 5._o 8_o 20_o rom._n 11._o 26_o 60_o 3_o apoc._n 21._o 24._o 11_o apoc._n 21._o 25_o 19_o ap._n 21._o 23._o &_o 22._o 5_o 61_o 1_o 2_o lnk_v 4._o 17_o 21_o 62._o 11_o matth._n 21._o 5_o 63_o 2_o 3_o apoc._n 19_o 13_o 15_o 64_o 4_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o 11_o 65._o 1_o 2_o rom_n 10._o 20_o 21_o 17_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 13._o 66_o 1_o act_n 7._o 48_o 49_o 21_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5_o 9_o  _fw-fr apoc_fw-fr 1._o 6._o 24_o mark_v 9_o 44_o chap._n vii_o ver_fw-la 16._o have_v reference_n to_o shear-jashub_a chap._n viii_o ver_fw-la 18._o have_v reference_n to_o shear-jashub_a and_o mahershalah-hash-baz_a chap._n xxxviii_o ver_fw-la 5._o ezekiah_n tear_n among_o other_o cause_n may_v chief_o be_v because_o at_o that_o time_n he_o have_v no_o son_n manasseh_n be_v bear_v
as_o a_o bud_n or_o sprout_v from_o the_o root_n of_o jesse_n esay_n xi_o 1_o 10._o and_o so_o from_o david_n apoc._n v._n 5._o and_o xxii_o 16._o psal._n cxxxii_o 11_o 17._o act_n xiii_o 23_o 32._o call_v the_o righteous_a branch_n in_o this_o text_n and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 15._o spring_v from_o a_o wither_a stock_n and_o stump_n &_o sprout_v at_o first_o in_o a_o mean_a and_o despicable_a manner_n esay_n xxxiii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o yet_o after_o branch_a out_o beautiful_o retain_v its_o verdure_n perpetualy_a spread_a and_o grow_v flower_a and_o flourish_v to_o all_o eternity_n dan._n two_o 44_o 45._o a_o man_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n ii_o chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 6_o 9_o uncle_n son_n son_n omit_v in_o the_o original_a chapter_n xxxii_o verse_n 12_o haply_o for_o brevity_n fake_v as_o well_o know_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o verse_n 7._o precede_v as_o likewise_o the_o word_n sister_n seem_v to_o be_v omit_v 2_o sam._n xxi_o 8._o and_o the_o word_n brother_n verse_n 19_o of_o that_o chapter_n funeral_n burn_n chapter_n xxxiv_o among_o the_o heathen_a be_v of_o the_o dead_a body_n but_o among_o the_o jew_n not_o of_o the_o body_n but_o of_o sweet_a odour_n and_o divers_a kind_n of_o spice_n prepare_v by_o the_o art_n of_o the_o apothecary_n burn_v in_o the_o tomb_n where_o the_o embalm_v body_n be_v to_o lie_v 2_o chr._n xvi_o 14._o this_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o wicked_a king_n jehoram_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 19_o yet_o grant_v here_o to_o zedekiah_n in_o babylon_n and_o that_o burn_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n 1_o sam._n xxxi_o 12._o be_v a_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o as_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o that_o exigent_n seem_v to_o require_v when_o they_o cut_v the_o calf_n in_o twain_o chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 18_o etc._n etc._n the_o manner_n of_o make_v covenant_n whence_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v to_o cut_v a_o covenant_n that_o be_v from_o the_o right_n of_o cut_v a_o beast_n in_o twain_o sometime_o for_o sacrifice_n sometime_o for_o feast_v and_o the_o covenanter_n pass_v through_o between_o the_o part_n of_o it_o imply_v it_o seem_v and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o execration_n themselves_o to_o be_v alike_o cut_v in_o sunder_o in_o case_n of_o violate_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n matth._n 24._o 51._o though_o some_o make_v the_o cut_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o strict_a and_o exact_a cut_v out_o of_o article_n agree_v upon_o for_o mutual_a performance_n by_o both_o party_n gen_n xv._o 9_o 10_o 17._o deut._n xxix_o 12._o of_o covenant_n see_v more_o between_o man_n and_o man_n and_o between_o god_n and_o man_n gen._n ix_o 9_o 17._o gen._n xxi_o 27_o 32._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 28_o 31._o and_o chap._n xxxi_o 44_o 55._o exod._n xxiv_o 4_o 8._o deut._n v._n 2_o 3._o whence_o the_o two_o table_n be_v call_v the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o ark_n the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n josh._n xxiv_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o neh._n ix_o 38._o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 3_o 4._o and_o xxiii_o 18_o 1_o king_n v._n 12._o and_o xx._n 34._o 2_o king_n xi_o 17._o and_o xxiii_o 3._o ezra_n x._o 3._o esay_n lix_n 21._o jer._n l._n 5._o and_o god_n promise_v to_o make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o his_o people_n jer._n xxxi_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o cite_v heb._n viii_o 8_o 9_o which_o yet_o be_v not_o simple_o new_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o for_o the_o main_a matter_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o former_a covenant_n be_v there_o verse_n 33._o and_o gen._n xvii_o 7._o deut._n xxvi_o 17_o 18._o and_o xxix_o 13._o and_o both_o covenant_n ratify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o as_o love_n be_v call_v a_o new_a commandment_n john_n xiii_o 34._o so_o this_o a_o new_a covenant_n in_o that_o it_o be_v ratify_v by_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n exhibit_v in_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v now_o more_o full_o and_o clear_o reveal_v in_o that_o this_o run_v whole_o upon_o the_o spiritual_a and_o celestial_a blessing_n in_o that_o the_o ceremonial_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o more_o spiritual_a service_n substitute_v for_o it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v more_o generaly_a dilate_a and_o enlarge_v to_o all_o nation_n in_o that_o a_o large_a measure_n of_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v now_o vouchsafe_v in_o that_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o without_o change_n be_v to_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v swear_v by_o himself_o have_v no_o great_a to_o swear_v by_o chapter_n li_n verse_n 14_o heb._n vi_o 13._o so_o gen._n xxii_o 16._o jer._n xxii_o 5._o amos_n vi_o 8._o by_o his_o soul_n so_o be_v the_o hebrew_n in_o this_o text_n and_o chap._n li._n 14._o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o jacob_n amos_n viii_o 7._o by_o his_o holiness_n amos_n iu._n 2._o and_o again_o the_o form_n of_o his_o oath_n be_v thus_o express_v as_o i_o live_v heb._n i._o live_v so_o jer._n xxii_o 24._o and_o xlvi_o 18._o ezek._n v._n 11._o and_o i_o live_v for_o ever_o deut._n xxxii_o 40._o so_o man_n use_v to_o swear_v the_o lord_n live_v jer._n iu._n 2._o and_o v._o 2._o as_o the_o lord_n live_v that_o make_v we_o this_o soul_n jer._n xxxviii_o 16._o god_n oath_n shall_v undoubted_o be_v fulfil_v psal._n cx_o 4._o and_o cxxxii_o 11._o heb._n vi_o 17_o 18._o of_o oath_n see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o carry_v away_o captive_a chapter_n lii_o verse_n 28_o five_o captivity_n into_o babylon_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n lamentation_n these_o be_v not_o those_o of_o jeremy_n for_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o no_o more_o than_o those_o be_v for_o he_o ezek._n xix_o 1_o 14._o which_o indeed_o be_v command_v to_o be_v take_v up_o by_o ezekiel_n for_o jehoachaz_n and_o jehojakim_n but_o these_o be_v write_v by_o jeremy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n after_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v burn_v and_o destroy_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n lament_v here_o those_o more_o than_o lamentable_a misery_n as_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o content_n of_o this_o book_n do_v declare_v and_o particular_o that_o very_a passage_n itself_o chap._n iu._n 20._o which_o be_v appliable_a proper_o to_o king_n zedekiah_n and_o not_o to_o king_n josiah_n the_o lxx_o and_o jerome_n do_v express_v this_o very_a time_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n itself_o these_o lamentation_n be_v full_a of_o pathetical_a expression_n and_o for_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o help_v of_o memory_n the_o first_o second_o and_o four_o chapter_n do_v contain_v twenty_o two_o verse_n apiece_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o do_v begin_v each_o verse_n with_o one_o of_o they_o in_o their_o order_n methodica_o and_o chap._n iii_o contain_v 66._o verse_n treble_a the_o former_a number_n and_o begin_v each_o three_o of_o they_o with_o one_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o the_o order_n methodica_o the_o last_o chapter_n only_o be_v without_o this_o art_n many_o sign_n of_o lamentation_n be_v express_v here_o which_o from_o hence_o and_o other_o scripture_n may_v more_o full_o be_v gather_v thus_o sigh_v mourn_a mournful_a song_n weep_v howl_a fast_v change_v of_o the_o garment_n mourn_a woman_n jer._n ix_o 17._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o amos_n v._n 16._o rend_v of_o the_o clothes_n wear_v black_a and_z sack_z cloth_n sit_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o keep_v silence_n lie_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n sitting_z lie_a cover_a roll_a wallow_v in_o ash_n in_o dust_n and_o ash_n cast_v up_o dust_n ash_n earth_n upon_o they_o and_o their_o head_n spread_v and_o wring_v the_o hand_n lay_v the_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n smite_v with_o the_o hand_n stamp_v with_o the_o foot_n hang_v down_o the_o head_n uncover_v the_o head_n and_o bare_a and_o again_o in_o some_o age_n the_o cover_n the_o head_n cover_v head_n and_o face_n too_o as_o our_o close_a mourner_n cover_v the_o upper_a lip_n barefoot_a shave_v the_o head_n and_o beard_n make_v baldness_n pluck_v off_o the_o hair_n beat_v the_o breast_n print_v mark_n upon_o the_o flesh_n tear_v it_o cut_v it_o among_o other_o place_n see_v these_o viz._n lam._n ii_o 10._o and_o iii_o 16._o leu._n x._o 6._o and_o xiii_o 45._o and_o xix_o 27_o 28._o and_o xxi_o 5_o 10._o deut._n fourteen_o 1._o josh._n vii_o 6._o 1_o sam._n iu._n 12._o 2_o sam._n i._n 2._o and_o xiii_o 19_o and_o fourteen_o 2._o and_o xv._o 30_o 32._o and_o xix_o 4._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o