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〈◊〉_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 oâ—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 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238._o or_o at_o the_o further_a at_o 50._o if_o so_o be_v that_o be_v the_o same_o place_n with_o the_o former_a which_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o same_o author_n pag._n 818._o but_o when_o and_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v carry_v thither_o it_o do_v not_o full_o appear_v but_o that_o it_o be_v here_o in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n david_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o solomon_n be_v 1.3_o be_v 1_o kin._n 3.4_o 1_o chr._n 16.39_o &_o 21.29_o 2_o chr._n 1.3_o plain_a and_o evident_a out_o of_o the_o sacred_a book_n till_o it_o be_v 5.5_o be_v 2_o chr._n 5.5_o bring_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o the_o ark_n steer_v another_o course_n by_o the_o special_a guidance_n of_o god_n for_o the_o philistine_n have_v overthrow_v the_o israelite_n in_o battle_n take_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o carry_v it_o from_o eben-eze_a to_o 5.1_o to_o 1_o sam._n 5.1_o ashdâ—d_v thence_o to_o 8._o to_o ver_fw-la 8._o gath_n thence_o to_o 10._o to_o ver_fw-la 10._o ekron_n and_o have_v continue_v seven_o month_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistius_n it_o be_v send_v home_o to_o 6.12_o to_o 1_o sam._n 6.12_o bethshemesh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n thence_o to_o kiriath_n jearim_n in_o the_o same_o tribe_n call_v also_o 18.14_o also_o jos_n 15.60_o &_o 18.14_o kiriath-baal_n to_o the_o house_n of_o 2._o of_o 1_o sam._n 7.1_o 2._o abinadab_n in_o the_o hill_n and_o theâ—e_n it_o continue_v twenty_o year_n this_o place_n be_v call_v 6.2_o call_v 2_o sam._n 6.2_o baaleh_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n that_o be_v in_o 3.4_o in_o ver_fw-la 3.4_o gibeah_n or_o in_o the_o hill_n which_o josephus_n report_v to_o have_v be_v at_o the_o distance_n of_o fifty_o stadiae_fw-la or_o furlong_n from_o jerusalem_n the_o head-city_n pag._n 907._o indeed_o we_o find_v one_o city_n of_o judah_n to_o be_v call_v 15.57_o call_v josh_n 15.57_o gibeah_n and_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o exact_o with_o 6._o with_o josh_n 15.9_o 1_o chron._n 13.5_o 6._o 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four_o part_n of_o a_o hin_n there_o be_v three_o season_n distinct_o mention_v wherein_o drink-offering_n be_v by_o name_n enjoin_v though_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a that_o they_o be_v constant_o pour_v out_o according_a to_o the_o law_n with_o all_o the_o offering_n fore-spoken_a of_o but_o the_o particular_a time_n be_v these_o 23.13_o numb_a 6.15_o 17._o leu._n 23.13_o first_o at_o the_o limit_a period_n of_o the_o nazarite_n vow_n he_o be_v command_v to_o bring_v his_o drink-offering_n together_o with_o the_o rest_n second_o at_o the_o offering_n up_o or_o dedicate_a of_o the_o sheaf_n of_o first-fruit_n the_o drink-offering_a then_o to_o be_v present_v be_v the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o hin_n of_o wine_n 18._o ver._n 18._o three_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o first-fruit_n the_o drink-offering_n be_v distinct_o mention_v and_o appoint_v for_o the_o 7_o lamb_n one_o bullock_n and_o two_o ram_n that_o be_v slay_v in_o that_o festival_n the_o manner_n of_o this_o offer_n be_v to_o pour_v 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which_o we_o shall_v lay_v down_o brief_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o revenue_n and_o endowment_n assign_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o its_o officer_n the_o first_o work_n we_o have_v to_o do_v in_o this_o chapter_n be_v to_o provide_v house_n over_o their_o head_n and_o to_o give_v in_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o city_n which_o come_v to_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n by_o lot_n when_o joshua_n divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o country_n be_v estimate_v by_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n in_o his_o large_a work_n of_o tithe_n pag._n 3._o according_a to_o the_o description_n of_o it_o by_o jerom_n not_o to_o have_v be_v equal_a to_o the_o principality_n of_o wales_n with_o the_o march_n yet_o it_o do_v yield_v for_o inhabitation_n to_o that_o tribe_n of_o levi_n 48_o wall_v city_n more_o than_o be_v as_o he_o say_v there_o in_o all_o england_n which_o though_o possible_o most_o of_o they_o may_v not_o have_v be_v so_o large_a as_o many_o of_o our_o city_n and_o 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21.16_o &_o 19.7_o in_o simeon_n the_o priest_n have_v ain_z or_o ashan_n 1_o chron._n 6.59_o in_o benjamin_n they_o have_v gibeon_n gebah_n anathoth_o and_o almon_n or_o aleme_v 1_o chron._n 6.60_o so_o that_o the_o priest_n have_v 13_o goodly_a city_n with_o their_o suburb_n 21.19_o josh_n 21.19_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v of_o kohath_n have_v these_o city_n 21.25_o josh_n 21.21_o etc._n etc._n josh_n 21.25_o in_o ephraim_n 1_o schechem_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n then_o gezer_n 3_o kibzaim_n possible_o the_o same_o with_o jokneam_fw-la 1_o chron._n 7.68_o and_o bethoron_n in_o dan_n they_o have_v eltekeh_n gibbethon_n aijalon_n and_o gathrimmon_n in_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n or_o west_n of_o jordan_n they_o have_v tanach_n call_v abner_n 1_o chron._n 6.70_o and_o gathrimmon_n possible_o the_o same_o with_o bileam_n 26._o ver._n 26._o 1_o chron._n 7.70_o in_o all_o they_o have_v ten_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n the_o levite_n that_o be_v of_o gershom_n have_v these_o city_n in_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n beyond_o or_o east_n of_o jordan_n they_o have_v etc._n josh_n 21.27_o etc._n etc._n 1._o golan_n in_o bashan_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 2._o beshterah_n call_v ashteroth_n 1_o chron._n 6.71_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n they_o have_v kishon_n or_o kedesh_n 1_o chron._n 7.72_o dabareh_n or_o dabarath_n 1_o chron._n 6.72_o than_o they_o have_v jarmuth_n or_o ramoth_n 1_o chron._n 6.73_o and_o last_o engaunim_fw-la call_v anem_fw-la 1_o chron._n 6.73_o in_o asher_n they_o have_v mishal_n or_o mashel_n 1_o chron._n 7.74_o abdon_n helkath_v 32._o josh_n 21.30_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 32._o or_o hukok_n 1_o chron._n 6.75_o and_o rehob_n in_o naphthali_n they_o have_v kedesh_n in_o galilee_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n hamoth-dor_n or_o hammon_n 1_o chron._n 6.76_o and_o kartan_a call_v also_o kiriathaim_n 1_o chron._n 6.76_o these_o all_o belong_v to_o the_o gershomite_n even_o 13_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n the_o levite_n that_o descend_v from_o merari_n have_v these_o city_n in_o zebulun_n they_o have_v jokneam_fw-la and_o kartah_n and_o dimnah_n 34._o ver._n 34._o otherwise_o call_v rimmon_n 1_o chron._n 6.77_o and_o last_o nahalal_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o tabor_n 1_o chron._n 6.77_o in_o reuben_n they_o have_v bezer_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 36._o ver._n 36._o the_o same_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n on_o the_o plain_a josh_n 20.8_o then_o jahazah_n call_v jahzah_n 1_o chron._n 6.78_o and_o kedemoth_n and_o mephaath_v in_o gad_n they_o have_v ramoth_n in_o gilead_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n mahanaim_n heshbon_n 38._o ver._n 38._o and_o jazer_n these_o be_v the_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o merarite_n even_o 12_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o priest_n have_v 13_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n simeon_n and_o benjamin_n second_o the_o levite_n of_o kohath_n have_v ten_o city_n in_o ephraim_n dan_n and_o manasseh_n three_o the_o gershonite_n have_v 13_o city_n in_o manasseh_n issachar_n asher_n and_o naphtali_n four_o the_o merarite_n have_v 12_o city_n in_o zebulun_n reuben_n and_o gad_n 12._o josh_n 12._o that_o be_v 48_o city_n in_o all_o whereof_o nine_o be_v kingly_a city_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o probable_o according_a to_o those_o time_n be_v brave_o build_v and_o fortify_v viz._n hebron_n jarmuth_n gezer_n debir_n libnah_n taanach_n kedesh_n jokneam_fw-la and_o dor_n or_o hamath-dor_n six_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n viz._n hebron_n shechem_n golan_n kedesh_n bezer_n and_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o the_o rest_n no_o doubt_n be_v very_o famous_a among_o the_o thousand_o of_o israel_n these_o 48_o city_n have_v suburb_n assign_v to_o they_o for_o their_o cattle_n and_o their_o good_n and_o all_o their_o beast_n here_o i_o shall_v not_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n the_o conjecture_n of_o sir_n h._n spelman_n in_o his_o large_a tract_n about_o tithe_n chap._n 3._o apprehend_v by_o the_o somewhat_o 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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 meraâ—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
and_o set_v under_o ahaziah_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o phadea_n under_o athaliah_n and_o joash_n be_v call_v phedajah_n by_o petavius_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o person_n 9_o zedekiah_n under_o amaziah_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 10_o joel_n under_o vzziah_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 11_o jotham_n under_o king_n jotham_n 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o vriah_n under_o ahaz_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 13_o neriah_n under_o hezekiah_n 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o hoshajah_n under_o manasseh_n  _fw-fr 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15_o sallum_n under_o amon._n 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 16_o hilkiah_n under_o josiah_n  _fw-fr 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17_o azariah_n under_o jehojakim_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 18_o serajah_n under_o jehojakim_n 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 19_o jehozedek_n at_o the_o captivity_n this_o last_o highpriest_n call_v jehozedek_n jehozadak_v and_o jozedek_n be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n be_v the_o son_n of_o serajah_n and_o the_o father_n of_o jeshuah_n who_o assist_v zorobabel_n in_o the_o re-edify_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o their_o babylonian_a captivity_n as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o these_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n follow_v viz._n ezra_n 5.2_o hag._n 2.2_o zechar._n 3.1_o to_o conclude_v ezra_n that_o famous_a scribe_n so_o often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n be_v the_o son_n of_o serajah_n brother_n to_o jozedek_n and_o uncle_n to_o jeshuah_n the_o highpriest_n ezra_n 7.1_o now_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o connex_v these_o several_a lineal_a succession_n of_o priest_n which_o have_v be_v hitherto_o present_v in_o these_o precede_a scheme_n or_o diagram_n in_o one_o historical_a view_n after_o a_o orderly_a method_n declare_v as_o clear_o as_o may_v be_v the_o corruption_n of_o several_a of_o the_o author_n and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o lamp_n of_o truth_n have_v shine_v forth_o upon_o we_o do_v our_o utmost_a to_o chain_v they_o by_o several_a probable_a coincidencies_a with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o afterward_o proceed_v to_o lay_v down_o the_o more_o ample_a story_n of_o the_o temple_n duration_n and_o the_o various_a transaction_n respect_v it_o under_o the_o time_n of_o those_o noble_a king_n that_o sway_v the_o imperial_a sceptre_n of_o judah_n who_o time_n be_v more_o famous_o register_v in_o the_o sacred_a write_n of_o scripture-pen-man_n and_o according_o more_v precise_o make_v know_v to_o the_o diligent_a inquirer_n into_o those_o bless_a volume_n but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n according_a to_o our_o proposal_n let_v we_o examine_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o high-priest_n who_o serve_v in_o that_o sacred_a function_n under_o the_o first_o temple_n the_o succession_n of_o the_o high-priest_n under_o the_o first_o temple_n 1_o zadok_v be_v the_o first_o highpriest_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o descend_v of_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n be_v institute_v and_o induct_v into_o his_o office_n by_o king_n solomon_n himself_o after_o that_o abiathar_n of_o the_o line_n of_o eli_n and_o ithamar_n have_v be_v displace_v by_o that_o royal_a king_n for_o take_v part_n with_o adonijah_n in_o his_o conspiracy_n for_o the_o kingdom_n this_o zadok_n be_v the_o son_n of_o ahitub_n and_o be_v corrupt_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n who_o lineal_a descent_n will_v be_v more_o apparent_a and_o manifest_v by_o this_o genealogical_a scheme_n hereunto_o annex_v aaron_n eleazar_n josh_n 24.33_o phinâ—has_n josh_n 22.13_o 30._o abishua_n bukki_n uzzi_n 1_o chron._n 6.50_o zerahiah_o merajoth_o amariah_n ahitub_n zadok_v 2_o sam._n 8.17_o ithamar_n eli_n contemporary_a with_o samuel_n but_o how_o many_o person_n be_v betwixt_o he_o and_o ithamar_n be_v not_o mention_v hophni_fw-la phinehas_n 1_o sam._n 4.4_o ahitub_n 1_o sam._n 14.3_o ahijah_n 1_o sam._n 14.3_o ahimelech_n 1_o sam._n 22.11_o abiathar_n 1_o sam._n 22.20_o &_o 23.6_o ichabod_n 1_o sam._n 4.21_o there_o be_v that_o interpose_v betwixt_o samuel_n eli_n and_o ithamar_n three_o person_n viz._n abiezer_n buzi_n and_o ozi_n but_o upon_o no_o warrantable_a ground_n and_o therefore_o scarce_o deserve_v to_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o place_n wherefore_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o our_o temple-priest_n 2_o ahimaaz_n the_o son_n of_o zadok_n this_o person_n corrupt_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n be_v send_v by_o joab_n to_o carry_v the_o tiding_n of_o absalom_n death_n to_o king_n david_n 2_o sam._n 18.19_o 23_o 27_o etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 15.27_o 36._o he_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o roll_n of_o the_o high-priest_n recite_v in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n 1_o chron._n 6.8_o and_o possible_o may_v be_v the_o same_o person_n who_o marry_v basmath_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v familiar_a for_o the_o high-priest_n to_o link_v themselves_o with_o the_o royal_a family_n as_o be_v observable_a of_o jehojadah_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o joash_n intimate_v the_o union_n of_o both_o the_o kingly_a and_o priestly_a office_n in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v prefigure_v by_o the_o high-priest_n of_o israel_n 3_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o ahimaaz_n 1_o chron._n 6.9_o 4_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o azariah_n 1_o chron._n 6.9_o as_o to_o who_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o same_o person_n who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n 2_o sam._n 15.36_o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o both_o these_o be_v omit_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o josephus_n nicephorus_n callistus_n alsted_n and_o the_o hebrew_n chronicle_n cite_v by_o petavius_n although_o mention_v by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n nay_o none_o of_o these_o 4_o first_o high_a priest_n be_v find_v in_o the_o register_n of_o ezra_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v conjecture_v at_o by_o dr._n lightfoot_n in_o his_o temple_n service_n to_o be_v because_o the_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n begin_v not_o till_o the_o day_n of_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o johanan_n as_o he_o expound_v that_o place_n in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n of_o his_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n 5_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o johanan_n 1_o chron._n 6.10_o &_o ezra_n 7.3_o in_o the_o former_a text_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o man_n that_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n in_o the_o temple_n that_o solomon_n build_v in_o jerusalem_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v thus_o understand_v sc_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o person_n who_o do_v execute_v his_o office_n in_o that_o place_n only_o whereas_o his_o predecessor_n have_v officiate_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n not_o only_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o also_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n 1.3_o 2_o chron._n 1.3_o and_o at_o zion_n other_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o some_o notable_a act_n which_o he_o perform_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o that_o azariah_n who_o thrust_v k._n uzziah_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n but_o the_o great_a distance_n of_o time_n will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o that_o exposition_n see_v this_o azariah_n if_o the_o two_o former_a be_v exclude_v from_o the_o high-priesthood_n as_o to_o the_o chief_a office_n may_v in_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o solomon_n be_v of_o age_n sufficient_a after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o progenitor_n to_o have_v perform_v his_o work_n in_o the_o temple_n even_o in_o that_o king_n day_n and_o also_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o abijah_n which_o be_v but_o twenty_o year_n and_o in_o some_o part_n of_o asa_n reign_n for_o some_o do_v apprehend_v that_o azariah_n and_o johanan_n the_o three_o and_o four_o in_o this_o orderly_a nomination_n be_v of_o the_o line_n of_o ithamar_n and_o as_o substitute_n to_o zadok_v and_o ahimaaz_n may_v assist_v they_o as_o secondary_a priest_n in_o time_n of_o sickness_n and_o separation_n from_o ordinary_a pollution_n according_a as_o it_o be_v usual_a whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n now_o whereas_o they_o be_v call_v son_n in_o a_o lineal_a descent_n let_v we_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n for_o such_o person_n to_o be_v style_v by_o the_o name_n of_o son_n by_o virtue_n of_o some_o office_n wherein_o man_n succeed_v or_o attend_v other_o if_o this_o be_v a_o real_a truth_n than_o the_o omission_n of_o the_o two_o former_a by_o josephus_n and_o other_o will_v claim_v kindred_n with_o our_o
to_o azariah_n that_o he_o stand_v not_o in_o so_o immediate_a a_o relation_n to_o he_o but_o this_o place_n of_o nehemiah_n possible_o may_v give_v occasion_n to_o the_o three_o author_n to_o omit_v azariah_n whereas_o this_o person_n be_v call_v by_o josephus_n and_o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 21._o 2_o kin._n 25.18_o 21._o and_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n at_o riblah_n 16_o jehozadak_v the_o son_n of_o seraiah_n the_o father_n of_o jeshua_n mention_v by_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n and_o brother_n of_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n call_v by_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o 1_o chro._n 6.14_o 15._o be_v carry_v captive_a to_o babylon_n by_o the_o army_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n with_o who_o end_v the_o line_n of_o the_o priest_n during_o the_o first_o temple_n so_o that_o according_a to_o this_o view_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o high-priest_n intend_v for_o the_o enodation_n and_o untie_n of_o some_o former_a difficulty_n in_o the_o historical_a relation_n of_o the_o jewish_a high-priest_n in_o some_o measure_n i_o humble_o conceive_v there_o need_v no_o such_o vexatious_a and_o perplex_v figure_n as_o a_o metathesis_n to_o be_v introduce_v see_v the_o apprehend_a mislocation_n wherein_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v extreme_a spare_v of_o impose_v upon_o any_o scripture_n without_o urgent_a necessity_n and_o clear_a testimony_n from_o other_o place_n may_v be_v now_o more_o safe_o lay_v aside_o and_o the_o chronicle_n vindicate_v to_o its_o purity_n in_o a_o regular_a procedure_n with_o its_o name_n according_a to_o which_o have_v examine_v several_a author_n the_o several_a high-priest_n of_o the_o first_o temple_n may_v tolerable_o well_o synchronize_v with_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o this_o method_n follow_v 1_o zadok_v 2_o ahimaaz_v 3_o azariah_n with_o king_n solomon_n &_o 4_o johanan_n with_o king_n solomon_n 5_o azariah_n with_o the_o 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amon_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o josiah_n 14_o azariah_n in_o the_o end_n of_o josiah_n jehoahaz_n and_o jehoiakim_n day_n 15_o seraiah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o jeconiah_n and_o zedekiah_n and_o be_v then_o slay_v at_o riblah_n 16_o josedek_n at_o the_o end_n of_o zedekiah_n reign_n who_o be_v carry_v captive_a to_o babylon_n after_o that_o the_o holy_a temple_n be_v lay_v in_o rubbish_n the_o more_o complete_a story_n of_o which_o most_o famous_a build_n as_o to_o the_o various_a accident_n which_o befall_v it_o shall_v now_o follow_v while_o it_o continue_v under_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o particular_a king_n of_o judah_n before_o we_o conclude_v this_o present_a chapter_n we_o shall_v give_v in_o a_o historical_a view_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o temple_n during_o the_o several_a king_n of_o judah_n according_a to_o the_o various_a change_n relate_v in_o holy_a scripture_n under_o which_o it_o labour_v together_o with_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o annal_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a primate_n of_o ireland_n the_o state_n of_o the_o temple_n under_o solomon_n the_o royal_a founder_n of_o that_o glorious_a pile_n 3000._o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3000._o 11.9_o 1_o king_n 11.9_o the_o divine_a history_n present_v to_o our_o view_n in_o the_o first_o place_n a_o very_a sad_a relation_n concern_v solomon_n himself_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israël_n have_v twice_o appear_v viz._n that_o in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o shall_v affront_v the_o temple-worship_n 11.7_o 1_o kin._n 11.7_o by_o the_o erection_n of_o heathenish_a idol_n on_o mount_n olivet_n the_o hill_n over_o against_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o full_a view_n of_o the_o habitation_n of_o god_n sacred_a majesty_n for_o there_o he_o fix_v a_o seat_n for_o moloch_n or_o milcom_n the_o abomination_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n so_o call_v from_o the_o kingly_a power_n of_o that_o damnable_a statue_n inspire_v by_o the_o devil_n over_o the_o heart_n of_o stupid_a idolater_n nay_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o prepare_v a_o high_a place_n for_o chemosh_fw-mi which_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o history_n of_o jephthah_n be_v also_o the_o god_n of_o ammon_n judg._n 11.24_o be_v also_o excellent_o style_v in_o the_o sacred_a leau_v the_o abomination_n of_o moab_n because_o of_o those_o horrid_a and_o libidinous_a rite_n perform_v near_o his_o dunghill_n throne_n his_o denomination_n be_v take_v as_o some_o observe_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d palpare_fw-la a_o thing_n not_o fit_a to_o be_v explain_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n do_v worship_v this_o chemosh_fw-mi 9.10_o hos_fw-la 9.10_o together_o with_o priapus_n of_o baalphegor_n that_o shameful_a idol_n and_o other_o of_o the_o same_o litter_n under_o such_o detestable_a and_o pudendous_a figure_n 37._o edit_fw-la hen._n steph._n l._n 1._o p._n 55._o lin_v 30._o &_o lib._n 4._o p._n 149._o lin_v 37._o be_v best_a render_v by_o diodorus_n siculus_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o causer_n of_o foecundity_n therefore_o do_v they_o many_o time_n male_a and_o female_a lie_n together_o in_o the_o very_a temple_n implore_v the_o aid_n of_o those_o beastly_a numen_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n likewise_o be_v the_o moon_n or_o as_o some_o think_v the_o planet_n venus_n exalt_v unto_o the_o dignity_n of_o worship_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ashtore_v by_o the_o sidonian_n allow_v also_o by_o the_o same_o king_n solomon_n in_o connivance_n with_o his_o idolatrous_a wife_n who_o steal_v away_o his_o heart_n from_o the_o true_a god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o full_a millenary_a of_o female_n which_o he_o enjoy_v permit_v mean_a while_o their_o sacrifice_n to_o those_o strange_a god_n possible_o to_o gain_v their_o aid_n in_o point_n of_o fruitfulness_n we_o may_v bring_v in_o solomon_n though_o in_o a_o sense_n alien_n from_o that_o place_n 13.26_o 1_o kin._n 11.3_o eccles_n 7.28_o cap._n 2.19_o neh._n 13.26_o yet_o allusive_a to_o this_o purpose_n complain_v in_o his_o own_o word_n that_o among_o a_o thousand_o woman_n have_v i_o find_v but_o one_o man_n rehoboam_n and_o he_o a_o foolish_a prince_n to_o sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n after_o i_o for_o we_o read_v but_o of_o one_o son_n and_o two_o daughter_n that_o he_o have_v of_o all_o his_o wife_n 1_o king_n 4.11_o 15._o do_v not_o solomon_n king_n of_o israël_n sin_n by_o these_o thing_n yet_o none_o like_o he_o among_o the_o nation_n belove_v of_o his_o god_n to_o warn_v the_o wise_a and_o the_o holy_a among_o man_n to_o beware_v the_o dangerous_a enticement_n and_o solicitation_n of_o near_a relation_n unto_o sin_n concern_v these_o idol_n whereby_o god_n be_v deep_o provoke_v you_o may_v please_v to_o consult_v more_o at_o large_a three_o learned_a man_n viz._n 6._o viz._n syntag._n 1._o c._n 5._o &_o 6._o selden_n in_o his_o tract_n of_o the_o syrian_a deity_n 5._o deity_n lib._n 2._o c._n 5._o vossius_fw-la in_o his_o book_n about_o heathen_a idolatry_n and_o nicolas_n 13_o nicolas_n lib._n 11._o c._n 13_o fuller_n in_o his_o sacred_a miscellany_n the_o exact_a time_n of_o solomon_n age_n or_o reign_n at_o the_o erection_n of_o these_o pagan_a impurity_n as_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v mention_v in_o a_o divine_a calendar_n we_o do_v not_o read_v neither_o of_o the_o place_n of_o one_o of_o they_o viz._n ashtore_v where_o it_o exact_o stand_v though_o it_o appear_v in_o general_a that_o they_o stand_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o mount_n olivet_n 2_o kin._n 23.13_o that_o be_v on_o the_o westside_n of_o the_o mountain_n be_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o they_o go_v up_o to_o the_o temple_n to_o worship_n oâ—_n as_o other_o the_o southerly_a side_n which_o be_v common_o express_v by_o the_o right_a hand_n in_o scripture_n happy_a king_n solomon_n have_v he_o be_v as_o great_a a_o stranger_n to_o their_o defile_n and_o kingdom-consuming_a ceremony_n as_o we_o be_v
a_o former_a king_n but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v former_o treat_v chap._n 3._o pag._n 53._o &_o do_v incline_v to_o think_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o great_a eastern_a gate_n of_o the_o priest_n court_n which_o be_v decay_v he_o new_o build_v in_o a_o magnificent_a manner_n it_o be_v call_v the_o upper-gate_n in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n and_o the_o newgate_n in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n 36.10_o 2_o kin._n 15.35_o jer._n 36.10_o by_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n from_o this_o king_n be_v new_a work_n about_o it_o who_o have_v walk_v religious_o reign_v victorious_o he_o die_v peaceable_o and_o sleep_v quiet_o in_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o his_o famous_a ancestor_n 3262_o a.m._n 3262_o ahaz_n the_o 12_o king_n now_o arise_v up_o into_o the_o throne_n one_o of_o the_o most_o wicked_a king_n of_o judah_n walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n he_o make_v his_o son_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n and_o burn_a incense_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n he_o erect_v melt_a image_n to_o baalim_fw-la 28.3_o 2_o kin._n 16.3_o 2_o chr._n 28.3_o and_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o high_a place_n and_o on_o the_o hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n send_v rezin_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o his_o confederate_a pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o besiege_v he_o in_o jerusalem_n wherein_o though_o they_o prevail_v not_o to_o take_v the_o city_n yet_o rezin_n smite_v his_o land_n and_o carry_v a_o great_a multitude_n away_o captive_a to_o damascus_n and_o recover_v elath_n a_o strong_a fortress_n from_o judah_n 26.2_o 2_o chr._n 26.2_o which_o his_o father_n vzziah_n have_v fortify_v pekah_n slay_v one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o valiant_a man_n in_o one_o day_n and_o carry_v away_o captive_a two_o hundred_o thousand_o with_o much_o spoil_n to_o samaria_n this_o king_n be_v thus_o sore_o distress_v send_v a_o message_n to_o tiglath-pileze_a king_n of_o assyria_n with_o a_o present_a of_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n find_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 28.21_o 2_o kin._n 16.8_o 2_o chr._n 28.21_o for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o desperate_o plunge_v by_o the_o two_o former_a king_n but_o sore_o afflict_v by_o the_o edomite_n and_o the_o philistine_n the_o former_a carry_v some_o away_o captive_a and_o the_o latter_a seize_v many_o of_o his_o to_n the_o assyrian_a king_n upon_o this_o invitation_n fall_v in_o upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n slay_v its_o king_n take_v damascus_n the_o chief_a city_n and_o subdue_v it_o under_o he_o whereupon_o ahaz_n meet_v he_o at_o damascus_n and_o take_v there_o the_o pattern_n of_o a_o idolatrous_a altar_n and_o send_v it_o to_o vriah_n the_o priest_n and_o be_v return_v cause_v the_o brazen_a altar_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v remove_v and_o his_o new_a altar_n damascenum_n to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o court_n for_o his_o own_o sacrifice_n new_a invention_n of_o man_n in_o god_n worship_n never_o thrive_v for_o his_o confederated_a friend_n out_o of_o assyria_n fall_v now_o upon_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n himself_o 10.28_o 2_o chr._n 28.19_o 20._o isai_n 10.28_o for_o he_o come_v up_o say_v isaiah_n to_o ajath_n he_o pass_v to_o migron_n and_o lay_v up_o his_o carriage_n at_o michmash_n mention_v with_o these_o other_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o say_v he_o shall_v shake_v his_o hand_n against_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n 28.23_o ver._n 32._o 2_o chr._n 28.23_o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o his_o great_a distress_n he_o do_v trespass_n yet_o more_o against_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n of_o damascus_n that_o smite_v he_o which_o be_v his_o ruin_n now_o he_o plunder_v the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o purpose_n and_o make_v mad_a work_n in_o the_o temple_n he_o gather_v together_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o cut_v they_o in_o piece_n he_o pull_v away_o the_o border_n of_o the_o base_n and_o remove_v the_o laver_n take_v the_o sea_n of_o brass_n off_o from_o 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 surprisal_n by_o the_o assyrian_a or_o rather_o to_o manifest_v his_o utter_a rejection_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o favour_n to_o the_o emperor_n idolatry_n afterward_o he_o put_v out_o the_o lamp_n and_o leau_n off_o burn_a incense_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n he_o shut_v up_o the_o door_n and_o turn_n highpriest_n to_o the_o devil_n for_o he_o make_v he_o altar_n in_o every_o corner_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o every_o several_a city_n of_o judah_n he_o make_v high_a place_n to_o burn_v incense_n to_o other_o god_n and_o provoke_v to_o anger_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n this_o be_v that_o king_n ahaz_n but_o what_o follow_v most_o probable_o depose_v for_o all_o this_o by_o his_o fault_n or_o the_o king_n of_o assyriae_n and_o see_v his_o own_o son_n lift_v up_o to_o the_o royal_a throne_n in_o his_o stead_n for_o if_o his_o son_n hezekiah_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israël_n as_o you_o read_v express_o 2_o 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the_o sake_n and_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o infinite_o precious_a sacrifice_n condemn_v and_o destroy_v sin_n that_o it_o shall_v never_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o elect_n 8.34_o elect_n rom._n 8.34_o see_v christ_n have_v die_v the_o sin_n offer_v be_v usual_o a_o male_a to_o signify_v the_o strength_n of_o christ_n merit_n perfect_a and_o without_o spot_n to_o show_v the_o integrity_n and_o purity_n of_o his_o nature_n he_o offer_v himself_o without_o spot_n 16.14_o spot_n heb._n 9.14_o 1_o pet._n 1.19_o jer._n 11.19_o heb._n 9.14_o leu._n 16.14_o or_o blemish_n he_o be_v a_o lamb_n without_o spot_n as_o there_o be_v heifer_n goat_n and_o lamb_n offer_v in_o this_o case_n so_o be_v our_o lord_n in_o scripture_n resemble_v to_o they_o in_o his_o bless_a sacrifice_n there_o be_v several_a season_n of_o the_o present_v sin-offering_n to_o god_n but_o the_o principal_a time_n be_v on_o the_o expiation_n day_n to_o which_o i_o will_v speak_v somewhat_o large_o first_o 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