advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
be_v not_o mean_v hereby_o that_o part_n of_o media_n which_o from_o this_o deportation_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v syromedia_n for_o media_n belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o assyria_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 6._o but_o cyrene_n never_o be_v very_o far_o distant_a from_o it_o of_o the_o altar_n of_o urijah_n new_a altar_n make_v by_o the_o command_n of_o king_n ahaz_n verse_n 14_o by_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o damascus_n urijah_n the_o priest_n this_o might_n be_v that_o uriah_n verse_n 15_o esay_n viii_o 2_o unfaithful_a to_o god_n a_o fawn_a parasite_n to_o the_o wicked_a king_n but_o no_o way_n appear_v to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n covert_a for_o the_o sabbath_n a_o covert_a for_o the_o priest_n and_o porter_n likely_a on_o the_o sabbath_n verse_n 18_o or_o a_o retire_a place_n cover_v over_o to_o keep_v from_o wind_n and_o rain_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 24._o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n but_o not_o in_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o king_n verse_n 20_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 27._o but_o not_o as_o hosheah_n be_v the_o best_a of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 2_o and_o yet_o with_o he_o and_o in_o he_o that_o kingdom_n be_v extirpate_v carry_v israel_n away_o into_o assyria_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 6_o xv._o 19_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n the_o same_o idolater_n be_v say_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n verse_n 32_o &_o 34_o and_o not_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 32_o 33_o 34._o their_o folly_n be_v deride_v jer._n x._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 14_o 15._o hezekiah_n godly_a hezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o most_o wicked_a ahaz_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 22._o and_o father_n of_o a_o like_a wicked_a manasseh_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o and_o godly_a josiah_n not_o much_o unlike_a he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n esay_n xxxii_o 1._o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o father_n ahaz_n verse_n 2_o because_o ahaz_n be_v twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o in_o all_o thirty_o six_o when_o he_o die_v out_o of_o which_o take_v the_o foresay_a twenty_o five_o and_o so_o hezekiah_n must_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o aforesaid_a a_o thing_n not_o impossible_a but_o to_o make_v ahaz_n to_o be_v twenty_o not_o when_o himself_o but_o his_o father_n jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v as_o it_o wre_v the_o text_n so_o it_o imply_v a_o utter_a impossibility_n because_o jotham_n be_v but_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o king_n xv._o 33._o which_o thing_n be_v not_o well_o consider_v by_o the_o excellent_a tremellius_n when_o he_o assert_v that_o opinion_n nor_o be_v it_o much_o favour_v though_o note_v by_o our_o annotator_n on_o 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n sennacherib_n come_v up_o against_o hezekiah_n verse_n 13_o and_o partly_o prevail_v against_o he_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o his_o war_n in_o the_o learned_a annotation_n on_o esay_n xxxvi_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o that_o year_n hezekiah_n fall_v sick_a for_o he_o have_v 15._o year_n add_v to_o his_o life_n 2_o king_n xx._n 6._o which_o make_v up_o the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o his_o reign_n and_o in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o sickness_n he_o have_v no_o some_o because_o manasseh_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v bear_v three_o year_n after_o this_o sickness_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n hezekiah_n die_v 2_o king_n xxi_o 1._o a_o sign_n the_o present_a plenty_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 29_o notwithstanding_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n and_o the_o enemy_n abode_n and_o waste_v make_v in_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o they_o for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sennacherib_n and_o their_o deliverance_n of_o sign_n see_v these_o observation_n on_o exod._n iii_o 12._o and_o on_o 2_o king_n xx._n 9_o camp_n of_o the_o assyrian_n either_o before_n libnah_n verse_n 35_o or_o jerusalem_n or_o both_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 9_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o esay_n xxxvii_o 36._o his_o son_n these_o word_n have_v a_o empty_a place_n leave_v for_o they_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tex_n verse_n 37_o and_o be_v print_v only_o in_o the_o margin_n but_o they_o be_v in_o the_o text_n xxxvii_o 38._o ten_o degree_n this_o choice_n be_v give_v to_o hezekiah_n about_o midday_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 9_o when_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n may_v go_v forward_o or_o backward_o ten_o degree_n on_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n a_o famous_a dial_n haply_o mural_a and_o haply_o visible_a to_o hezekiah_n out_o of_o his_o bedchamber_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o all_o other_o dial_n distinguish_v into_o half_a hour_n as_o that_o of_o ahaz_n be_v and_o so_o ten_o degree_n make_v five_o hour_n and_o the_o miracle_n be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o shadow_n go_v backward_o but_o in_o the_o sun_n also_o go_v backward_o ten_o degree_n though_o whether_o in_o a_o instant_n or_o in_o the_o set_a course_n of_o time_n or_o its_o ordinary_a continual_a motion_n be_v not_o certain_a esay_n xxxviii_o 8._o which_o make_v the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v send_v unto_o he_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o wonder_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o land_n 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 31._o see_v on_o esay_n xxxviii_o 8._o altar_n idolatrous_a altar_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 3_o and_o image_n set_v up_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 7._o eighteen_o year_n from_o this_o famous_a year_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 3_o both_o those_o thirty_o year_n ezek._n i._n 1._o and_o those_o forty_o day_n or_o year_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n chap._n iu._n 6._o seem_v to_o take_v their_o rise_n and_o reckon_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o verse_n 8_o and_o the_o law_n in_o it_o seem_v a_o rare_a and_o strange_a thing_n as_o at_o other_o time_n so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o good_a josiah_n 2_o king_n xxii_o 10_o 11._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 19_o 21._o notwithstanding_o that_o law_n deut._n xxxi_o 10_o 11._o in_o peace_n josiah_n die_v in_o peace_n verse_n 20_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n not_o see_v the_o evil_n to_o come_v though_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n 2_o king_n xxii_o 20._o and_o xxiii_o 29._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 28._o toph_v called_n tophte_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 10_o esay_n xxx_o 33._o the_o name_n be_v from_o toph_n signify_v a_o drum_n tabret_n or_o timbrel_n such_o as_o idolatrous_a priest_n use_v to_o beat_v upon_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o detestable_a sacrifice_v of_o child_n to_o moloch_n to_o drown_v their_o skrike_n and_o cry_n levit._fw-la xx._n 2._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 3._o and_o xxxiii_o 6._o 2_o king_n xvi_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 6._o psal._n cvi_o 38._o this_o the_o jew_n learn_v from_o the_o heathen_a deut._n xii_o 31._o this_o tophet_n stand_v in_o a_o pleasant_a valley_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o jerusalem_n josh._n xv._o 8._o and_o chap._n xviii_o 16._o belong_v to_o one_o hinnom_n and_o his_o son_n and_o call_v therefore_o the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n gehinnom_n or_o ge-bene-hinnom_n the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n whence_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a take_v the_o word_n gehenna_n and_o use_v it_o for_o hell_n fit_o resemble_v by_o such_o a_o type_n for_o the_o horrid_a act_n and_o suffering_n use_v therein_o matth._n xviii_o 8_o 9_o mar._n ix_o 43_o 48._o james_n iii_o 6._o and_o allusion_n be_v make_v hereunto_o matth._n v._o 22._o this_o place_n be_v defile_v and_o destroy_v by_o josiah_n in_o this_o text._n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n xxx_o 33._o and_o on_o jer._n vii_o 31._o jehoahaz_n called_n also_o joachaz_n verse_n 31_o and_o johanan_n and_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o and_o best_a shallum_n likewise_o the_o prophecy_n concern_v shallum_n jer._n xxii_o 10_o 11_o 12._o best_o agree_a to_o he_o and_o suppose_v that_o shallum_n the_o four_o son_n of_o josiah_n mention_v 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o to_o be_v dead_a before_o his_o father_n yet_o under_o the_o name_n of_o johanan_n he_o be_v call_v the_o firstborn_a of_o joâ—â—h_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o in_o respect_n likely_a that_o he_o first_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o throne_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 1._o of_o he_o see_v ezek._n xix_o 3_o 4._o jehojakim_n jehojakim_n call_v also_o joachim_n verse_n 36_o and_o eliakim_n as_o solomon_n be_v also_o call_v jedidiah_n and_o lemuel_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o josiah_n of_o he_o and_o his_o burial_n we_o read_v jer._n xxii_o 19_o and_o xxxvi_o 30._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 5_o 6._o ezek._n xix_o 5_o
3._o ii_o chronicle_n the_o ii_o book_n of_o chronicle_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n not_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o little_a occasional_o when_o the_o two_o kingdom_n have_v to_o do_v one_o with_o another_o unto_o the_o last_o end_n of_o that_o kingdom_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n mention_v also_o the_o proclamation_n of_o cyrus_n for_o the_o return_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n contain_v in_o all_o till_o that_o return_n four_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o year_n or_o upward_o some_o say_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o which_o number_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o be_v exact_o complete_a from_o the_o come_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n till_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o horseman_n ver._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 14_o 28._o of_o horseman_n and_o solomon_n horse_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n xx._n 2._o how_o far_o his_o multiply_v of_o horse_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o and_o x._o 36._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o wife_n 1_o king_n xi_o 3._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n 1_o king_n x._o 21_o 27._o 2_o chron._n i._n 15._o and_o chap._n ix_o 27._o may_v square_v with_o or_o swarve_v from_o may_v stand_v or_o fall_v by_o that_o law_n for_o king_n deut._n xvii_o 16_o 17._o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o not_o very_o hard_a to_o be_v determine_v threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o and_o ver_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 2_o 17_o 18._o solomon_n workman_n in_o lebanon_n be_v 150000._o viz._n 70000._o bearer_n and_o 80000._o hewer_n all_o of_o stranger_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o his_o overseer_n of_o they_o be_v 3600._o such_o stranger_n likewise_o and_o so_o each_o of_o they_o be_v over_o forty_o two_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o these_o overseer_n which_o be_v more_o than_o those_o set_v down_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o may_v be_v extraordinary_a in_o case_n any_o of_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v fail_v by_o sickness_n death_n or_o any_o other_o way_n and_o thus_o the_o ordinary_a overseer_n will_v be_v one_o over_o forty_o five_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o or_o rather_o those_o three_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o be_v israelite_n &_o the_o chief_a of_o solomon_n officer_n add_v to_o the_o other_o three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o overseer_n and_o set_v partly_o as_o with_o they_o so_o over_o they_o and_o partly_o over_o the_o whole_a work_n and_o so_o each_o overseer_n will_v be_v over_o twenty_o one_o workman_n at_o least_o those_o sixteen_o thousand_o a_o month_n by_o course_n 1_o king_n v._o 13_o 14._o be_v by_o some_o add_v to_o the_o overseer_n and_o so_o there_o will_v be_v one_o overseer_n to_o eight_o workman_n but_o they_o may_v seem_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o better_a sort_n of_o workman_n of_o the_o israelite_n join_v to_o king_n hiram_n workman_n 1_o king_n v._o 6._o those_o officer_n viz._n five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 1_o king_n 9_o 23._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o officer_n that_o be_v over_o solomon_n other_o word_n when_o he_o build_v his_o own_o house_n and_o that_o for_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o all_o his_o other_o building_n beside_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 15_o 19_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 1_o 6._o these_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n that_o wrought_v in_o those_o work_n and_o the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 10._o seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o his_o officer_n that_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n i._n e._n over_o those_o canaanite_n that_o solomon_n have_v make_v tributary_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o to_o rule_v they_o and_o so_o iffer_v from_o the_o former_a five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o beat_a wheat_n the_o difference_n of_o the_o food_n and_o measure_n of_o they_o verse_n 10_o give_v by_o solomon_n here_o over_z and_o above_o that_o in_o 1_o king_n v._o 11._o may_v stand_v in_o this_o that_o the_o former_a be_v for_o king_n hiram_n court_n and_o household_n and_o this_o here_o for_o his_o workman_n in_o lebanon_n bath_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n verse_n 13_o xviii_o 6._o of_o huram_fw-la my_o father_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 16_o v._o 1._o to_o joppa_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 3._o solomon_n solomon_n have_v divers_a elder_n brethren_n live_v chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1._o 9_o beside_o adoniah_n when_o he_o be_v make_v king_n and_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o four_o by_o bathshuah_n or_o bathshebah_n though_o he_o be_v record_v last_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 24._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 5._o and_o fourteen_o 4_o 2_o sam._n v._o 14._o and_o nathan_n be_v the_o second_o from_o who_o christ_n come_v luke_n iii_o 31._o after_o the_o first_o measure_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n verse_n 3_o xl._n 5._o great_a house_n this_o be_v twice_o as_o big_a as_o the_o oracle_n verse_n 5_o and_o four_o time_n as_o big_a as_o the_o porch_n 1_o king_n vi_o 3._o he_o seiled_a or_o cover_v this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o floor_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 15._o the_o wall_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o seven_o verse_n follow_v chamber_n of_o these_o see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 5._o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 11_o 12._o ezek._n xl._n 44_o 45_o 46._o and_o chap._n xli_o 5_o 11._o and_o chap._n xlii_o 1_o 13._o a_o altar_n of_o brass_n that_o altar_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v make_v of_o shittim_n wood_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o hallow_v with_o board_n and_o over-laid_a with_o brass_n exod._n xxvii_o 1_o 2_o 8._o and_o the_o staff_n of_o it_o likewise_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o so_o exod._a xxxviii_o 1_o 6_o 7._o and_o again_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o broad_a plate_n make_v of_o the_o censer_n of_o those_o sinner_n num._n xvi_o 38._o this_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n in_o the_o temple_n though_o far_o great_a than_o the_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o material_n shittim_n wood_n and_o brass_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o ezekiel_n visionary_a temple_n see_v ezek._n xliii_o 13._o 17._o court_v of_o the_o court_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 36._o right_a side_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 10_o vii_o 39_o seven_o month_n see_v chap._n chapter_n five_o verse_n 3_o vii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o levite_n priest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n verse_n 4_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3._o num._n iu._n 15._o unto_o this_o day_n see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o viii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41._o till_o nabuchadnezzar_n or_o nebuzaradan_n burn_v all_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 9_o if_o ezra_n write_v these_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n than_o this_o phrase_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o a_o proverbial_a speech_n to_o signify_v a_o long_a time_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o neither_o choose_v i_o any_o man_n as_o i_o choose_v david_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 5_o a_o special_a type_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o who_o seed_n a_o royal_a succession_n be_v to_o continue_v from_o he_o to_o christ._n thou_o do_v well_o the_o purpose_n approve_v verse_n 8_o though_o the_o act_n forbid_v the_o fire_n of_o this_o see_v levit._n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o ix_o 24._o 1_o king_n xviii_o 38._o 1_o chron._n xxi_o 26._o sacrifice_n of_o 22000._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 7._o the_o great_a offer_v that_o we_o do_v read_v of_o those_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 21._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 11._o and_o chap._n xxix_o 32._o and_o xxx_o 24._o and_o xxxv_o 7_o 8_o 9_o come_v short_a of_o this_o appear_v former_o verse_n 12_o chap._n i._o 7._o this_o be_v the_o second_o time_n 1_o king_n ix_o 2._o my_o wife_n shall_v not_o dwell_v chapter_n viii_o verse_n 11_o solomon_n reverend_a and_o religious_a respect_n to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n have_v be_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o talent_n the_o thirty_o talent_n reckon_v here_o verse_n 18_o more_o than_o those_o 1_o king_n ix_o 28._o seem_v to_o go_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o charge_n of_o the_o navy_n and_o voyage_n four_o thousand_o stall_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 25_o xx._n 2._o forty_o year_n be_v bear_v after_o david_n war_n with_o the_o ammonite_n at_o rabbah_n verse_n 30_o 2_o sam._n xi_o and_o xii_o chapter_n a_o little_a before_o the_o time_n that_o ammon_n deflower_v tamar_n and_o so_o age_a about_o eighteen_o year_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v shechem_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o xxiv_o 1._o levite_n left_a cast_v out_o by_o jeroboam_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 14_o from_o their_o city_n house_n inheritance_n
he_o a_o free_a collection_n verse_n 16_o and_o what_o he_o can_v get_v and_o gather_v by_o it_o not_o lawful_a to_o impose_v artaxerxes_n give_v ezra_n the_o priest_n a_o grant_n and_o power_n for_o a_o immunity_n of_o the_o clergy_n verse_n 24_o and_o for_o set_v and_o appoint_v civil_a magistrate_n and_o judge_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xxvi_o 29._o male_n in_o all_o chapter_n viii_o verse_n 14_o 1496._o ahava_n a_o river_n verse_n 15_o ver_fw-la 21_o 31._o a_o few_o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o babylon_n in_o the_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 15_o 17_o 21._o 31._o levi_n levites_n hear_v distinguish_v from_o the_o priest_n verse_n 17_o chap._n vii_o 7._o casiphia_n not_o very_o far_o from_o ahava_n verse_n 17_o but_o far_a enough_o from_o the_o caspian_a sea_n nethinim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n verse_n 20_o ix_o 23._o a_o fast_n a_o good_a pattern_n here_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o and_o on_o jonah_n iii_o 5._o talent_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o exod._n xxxviii_o 24._o verse_n 26_o fine_a copper_n precious_a as_o gold_n rare_a this_o verse_n 27_o and_o so_o but_o two_o of_o they_o in_o the_o chamber_n divers_n of_o the_o chamber_n on_o the_o side_n or_o wall_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 29_o be_v for_o treasury_n to_o keep_v the_o holy_a treasure_n appertain_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o service_n of_o god_n their_o daughter_n of_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 2_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xxxvi_o 6._o yea_o more_o it_o may_v seem_v they_o put_v away_o their_o own_o wife_n to_o take_v these_o mal._n ii_o 11._o 13._o weep_v weep_n in_o prayer_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o twice_o here_o so_o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o and_o xxii_o 19_o num._n xxv_o 6._o judg._n xx._n 23_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 2._o 1_o sam._n i._n 10._o and_o vii_o 6._o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o heb._n v._n 7._o psal._n vi_o 8._o and_o thirty-nine_o 12._o a_o covenant_n covenant_n much_o use_v between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n verse_n 3_o gen._n vi_o 18._o and_o xv._o 18._o and_o xvii_o 2._o deut._n v._n 2._o josh._n xxiv_o 24._o 2_o king_n xi_o 17._o and_o xxiii_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 12._o and_o xxix_o 10._o neh._n ix_o 38._o esay_n lix_n 21._o and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v of_o they_o if_o the_o mother_n continue_a heathen_n and_o do_v not_o turn_v proselyte_n their_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v as_o freeborn_a son_n in_o the_o number_n of_o god_n people_n yet_o the_o father_n be_v to_o have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o they_o for_o maintenance_n and_o education_n forfeit_v according_a to_o that_o power_n give_v to_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 26._o verse_n 8_o separate_v by_o excommunication_n as_o john_n ix_o 22_o 34._o or_o by_o banishment_n chap._n vii_o 26._o nine_o month_n twenty_o day_n therefore_o the_o proclamation_n verse_n 9_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o be_v on_o the_o nine_o month_n seventeen_o day_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o december_n of_o one_o day_n or_o two_o but_o of_o three_o month_n verse_n 13_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o our_o ruler_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n such_o as_o deut._n xvii_o 9_o verse_n 14_o in_o semblance_n whereof_o in_o after_o age_n they_o build_v their_o sanedrin_n and_o great_a council_n examine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n beside_o all_o ordinary_a form_n of_o grammar_n verse_n 16_o and_o the_o like_a be_v again_o psal._n x._o 15._o son_n of_o jeshua_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n race_n which_o haply_o make_v the_o high_a priest_n absent_a himself_o in_o this_o action_n verse_n 18_o ver_fw-la 15._o all_o these_o seventeen_o priest_n verse_n 44_o of_o the_o levite_n singer_n and_o porter_n ten_o of_o all_o other_o tribe_n eighty_o six_o in_o all_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o as_o the_o great_a annotation_n count_v they_o nehemiah_n the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o last_o book_n and_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n mention_v matter_n after_o malachi_n it_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o reckon_v from_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la when_v nehemiah_n begin_v chap._n ii_o 1._o to_o the_o day_n of_o jaddua_n two_o year_n before_o the_o period_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n chap._n xii_o 11_o 22._o some_o make_v it_o about_o fifty_o five_o reckon_v so_o from_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n to_o the_o period_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n the_o two_o main_a and_o differ_a reckon_n then_o of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o two_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemie_n joint_o consider_v stand_v thus_o reckon_v as_o some_o do_v to_o ezra_n one_o hundred_o forty_o six_o and_o to_o nehemie_n fifty_o five_o the_o sum_n of_o both_o come_v to_o two_o hundred_o and_o one_o but_o rather_o reckon_v to_o ezra_n seventy_o two_o and_o to_o nehemie_n one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o the_o sum_n of_o both_o do_v arise_v to_o one_o hundred_o ninety_o two_o thus_o the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o reckon_n of_o both_o book_n joint_o amount_v to_o nine_o year_n if_o this_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o same_o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o jeshua_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 2._o neh._n vii_o 7._o and_o write_v this_o book_n then_o nehemiah_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a old_a man_n and_o that_o passage_n ch_z xii_o 10_o 11._o mention_v jaddua_n the_o high_a priest_n must_v needs_o be_v insert_v by_o some_o other_o prophet_n since_o his_o day_n and_o much_o more_o since_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n for_o jaddua_n live_v till_o the_o day_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o meet_v he_o come_v into_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o very_a last_o historical_a passage_n and_o record_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o psalm_n xliv_o and_o lxxiv_o conceive_a by_o some_o to_o be_v pen_v in_o the_o day_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n carry_v no_o sure_a ground_n for_o such_o a_o after-date_n and_o sure_o so_o many_o year_n as_o include_v the_o whole_a continuance_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n and_o more_o do_v far_o pass_v the_o date_n of_o one_o man_n life_n in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o that_o nehemiah_n may_v well_o reach_v to_o the_o 32._o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o last_o passage_n of_o this_o book_n set_v that_o of_o jaddua_n aside_o however_o many_o make_v this_o nehemiah_n this_o famous_a governor_n to_o be_v another_o nehemiah_n of_o young_a and_o late_a year_n than_o he_o ezra_n ii_o 2._o this_o nehemiah_n come_v to_o his_o government_n when_o eliashib_n the_o grandchild_n of_o jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n be_v high_a priest_n chap._n iii_o 1._o and_o xii_o 10._o the_o whole_a time_n of_o his_o government_n be_v set_v down_o chap._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 14._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 6._o the_o first_o time_n be_v twelve_o year_n and_o the_o twelve_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n mention_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o the_o first_o year_n only_o of_o 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ever_o since_o the_o ruin_n make_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n verse_n 3_o nisan_fw-la which_o be_v the_o hebrew_n abib_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o about_o our_o march_n the_o vernal_a equinoctial_a artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la thirteen_o year_n after_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 7._o i_o take_v up_o his_o waiting-course_n be_v then_o come_v four_o month_n after_o hanani_n his_o come_n chap._n i._n 1_o 2._o pray_v nehemiah_n his_o prayer_n verse_n 4_o by_o ejaculation_n like_o that_o of_o moses_n exod._n fourteen_o 15._o and_o special_o his_o zeal_n in_o the_o build_n chap._n iu._n 16_o 17_o 23._o and_o v._o 11._o and_o his_o speed_n chap._n vi_o 15._o and_o his_o courage_n against_o all_o opposition_n chap._n iu._n and_o chap._n vi_o and_o his_o care_n for_o the_o needy_a
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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 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heb._n cush_n call_v so_o from_o the_o son_n of_o cham_n verse_n 13_o or_o ham_n ch_n x._o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 8_o 10._o the_o ethiopian_n or_o cushites_n seem_v first_o to_o inhabit_v some_o part_n of_o arabia_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o after_o to_o settle_v themselves_o on_o the_o southside_n of_o it_o and_o south_n of_o egypt_n whence_o we_o read_v in_o author_n of_o the_o asian_a and_o african_a ethiopian_n and_o in_o scripture_n we_o read_v of_o zerah_n their_o king_n who_o come_v out_o against_o asa_n with_o the_o hugh_a host_n that_o god_n word_n do_v mention_v 2_o chron._n fourteen_o 9_o and_o of_o tirhakah_n that_o come_v forth_o against_o sennacherib_n esay_n xxxvii_o 9_o of_o candace_n the_o queen_n act_n viii_o 27._o of_o those_o two_o great_a and_o good_a eunuch_n proselyte_n the_o one_o jeremy_n deliverer_n jer._n xxxviii_o and_o the_o other_o baptize_v by_o philip_n act_n viii_o 27_o 39_o and_o of_o zipporah_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n num._n xii_o the_o ethiopian_n be_v kinsman_n and_o ally_n to_o the_o egyptian_n come_v both_o of_o cham_n near_a neighbour_n and_o confederate_n esay_n xviii_o 1._o and_o xx._n 4._o jer._n xiii_o 23._o and_o xlvi_o 9_o ezek._n xxx_o 9_o see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o jer._n xiii_o 23._o a_o tree_n be_v mention_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o verse_n 16_o and_o so_o v._o 17._o and_o ch_n iii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 6._o but_o the_o appletree_n or_o what_o kind_n of_o tree_n be_v not_o specify_v cherubims_n and_o so_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 24_o num._n vii_o 89._o 1_o sam_n iu._n 4._o 1_o king_n vii_o 29._o esay_n xxxvii_o 16._o ezek._n x._o throughout_o that_o vision_n and_z ch_z xli_o 18._o heb._n ix_o 5._o and_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n and_o in_o like_a sort_n we_o have_v the_o word_n seraphim_n esay_n vi_o 2_o 6._o and_o this_o for_o expression-sake_n of_o our_o english_a plural_a by_o the_o letter_n s_o whereas_o the_o word_n may_v have_v be_v render_v cherub_n and_o seraph_n or_o cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n that_o be_v the_o termination_n plural_a in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n as_o also_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriak_n and_o so_o be_v right_o leave_v out_o in_o the_o word_n baalim_fw-la in_o all_o place_n of_o cherubin_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek_n ix_o 3._o and_o x._o 1_o 3_o 10_o and_o v._o 14_o 22._o and_o xi_o 22._o offer_v offer_v be_v here_o mention_v chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o and_o so_o v._n 4._o call_v sacrifice_n heb._n xi_o 4._o and_o as_o this_o so_o other_o nominate_v moysaicall_a and_o levitical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o time_n of_o levi_n and_o moses_n as_o 2._o beast_n and_o fowl_n clean_a and_o unclean_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n ch_z vii_o 3._o priest_n altar_n burnt-offering_n drink-offering_n viii_o 20._o and_o fourteen_o 18._o and_o xxii_o 13._o and_o xxxv_o 14._o 4._o eat_v of_o blood_n forbid_v ch_n iv_o 4._o 5._o oil_n in_o use_n for_o consecration_n xxviii_o 18._o and_o xxxv_o 14._o 6._o marry_v the_o brother_n widow_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o the_o brother_n decease_v ch_z xxxviii_o 8_o 9_o 26._o call_v his_o name_n name_v afterward_o usual_o impose_v at_o the_o time_n of_o circumâ—sion_n verse_n 25_o as_o appear_v partly_o in_o abraham_n plain_o in_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o other_o by_o the_o jew_n some_o of_o god_n title_n be_v many_o time_n insert_v into_o the_o composure_n of_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n as_o plentiful_o appear_v and_o the_o manner_n of_o many_o heathen_n be_v to_o impose_v or_o insert_v the_o name_n of_o their_o idol_n and_o pagan_a deity_n upon_o or_o into_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n and_o of_o their_o king_n and_o favourite_n rom._n xvi_o 1_o 14_o 15._o 1_o cor._n i._n 12._o 1_o thess._n i._n 1._o and_o hence_o we_o have_v among_o the_o babylonian_n from_o their_o idol_n bel_n nebo_n and_o merodach_n these_o name_n of_o belteshazzar_n dan._n i._n 7._o and_o iu_o 8._o and_o belshazzar_n dan._n v._o 1._o and_o merodach-baladan_a esay_n thirty-nine_o 1._o and_o evil-merodach_a 2_o king_n xxv_o 27._o and_o nebonatsar_n naâ—opolatsar_n and_o nebuchadnetsar_n and_o in_o the_o same_o name_n be_v many_o time_n a_o change_n of_o letter_n like_o letter_n put_v some_o time_n one_o for_o another_o as_o merodach_n be_v call_v berodach_n 2_o king_n xx._n 12._o as_o dibon_n the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n numb_a xi_o 30._o be_v call_v dimon_n esay_n xv._o 9_o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v write_v also_o in_o scripture_n nebuchadnetsar_n jer._n xxii_o 25._o and_o nebuchadrezzar_n and_o nebuchadretzer_n jer._n xxi_o 2._o and_o xxiv_o 1._o sometime_o letter_n or_o syllable_n be_v transpose_v and_o leave_v out_o and_o add_v and_o so_o there_o be_v much_o variation_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n esaias_n be_v call_v also_o jeshajah_n and_o jeshajahu_n hezekiah_n be_v call_v and_o write_v ezekias_n chiskijah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 1._o chiskijahu_n xxxvi_o 1._o jechiskijab_n micah_n i._n 1._o jechiskijahu_n esay_n i._n 1._o jehojacin_n be_v call_v also_o jechoniah_n jechonias_n coniah_n conijahu_n i_o omit_v other_o not_o much_o unlike_a yea_o sometime_o in_o scripture_n divers_a man_n have_v divers_a dissonant_n name_n some_o 2_o some_z 3_o as_o 1_o king_n xv._o 2_o 10._o compare_v with_o 2_o chron._n xi_o 20._o and_o ch._n xiii_o 2._o and_o as_o further_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 1_o 15_o 16._o and_o vi_o 1_o 20_o 24._o and_o viii_o 5_o 33._o and_o ch._n xi_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 10_o 16._o and_o ch._n xx._n 7._o and_o divers_a place_n have_v two_o several_a name_n as_o in_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 8._o compare_v with_o 1_o chron._n xx._n 4._o and_o many_o
it_o in_o the_o magin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o he_o so_o observe_v a_o various_a read_n and_o indeed_o they_o observe_v divers_a reading_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o scripture_n but_o about_o no_o one_o word_n so_o many_o as_o about_o this_o as_o may_v be_v see_v levit._n xi_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxv_o 30._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 3._o 2_o king_n viii_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xi_o 20._o ezra_n iu._n 2._o job_n xiii_o 15._o psal._n c._n 3._o esay_n ix_o 3._o and_o xlix_o 5._o and_o lxiii_o 9_o and_o in_o many_o of_o these_o both_o sense_n come_v to_o one_o read_v the_o negative_a by_o way_n of_o interrogation_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n 13._o 15._o from_o my_o altar_n the_o tabernacle_n verse_n 14_o and_o temple_n and_o altar_n there_o may_v seem_v to_o pretend_v to_o some_o such_o privilege_n as_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n have_v exod._n xxi_o 14._o 1_o king_n 1._o 50_o 51._o and_o ch._n 11._o 28._o a_o oath_n a_o oath_n be_v pnt_v to_o the_o party_n suspect_v to_o accuse_v verse_n 11_o or_o clear_v himself_o so_o v._o 11._o somewhat_o like_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o bill_n in_o chancery_n or_o to_o the_o oath_n call_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la chapter_n xxii_o though_o haply_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o correspondent_a male_n woman_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o not_o circumcise_a verse_n 17_o so_o haply_o may_v seem_v neither_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n chapter_n xxiii_o exod._n xxiii_o 17._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 23_o 24._o deut._n xvi_o 16._o yet_o be_v this_o no_o ground_n to_o debar_v woman_n from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n more_o than_o from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n the_o partition-wall_n be_v now_o break_v down_o by_o christ_n and_o male_a and_o female_a in_o he_o be_v all_o one_o gal._n iii_o 8._o thy_o bound_n the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v large_a geâ—_n xv._o 18._o exod._n xxiii_o 31._o deut._n i._n 7._o and_o ch._n 11._o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o narrow_a verse_n 31_o num._n xxxiv_o 3._o etc._n etc._n num._n xiii_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 65._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 8._o judg._n xx._n 1._o the_o large_a bound_n be_v never_o possess_v and_o inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n at_o most_o make_v tributary_n only_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o the_o default_n may_v be_v no_o wise_a in_o god_n but_o in_o the_o israelite_n sin_v and_o break_v with_o god_n deut._n xix_o 8_o 9_o yea_o the_o narrow_a bound_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v scarce_o at_o any_o time_n full_o possess_v in_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 16_o see_v also_o exod._n xl._n 20._o and_o nothing_o else_o 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2._o chron._n v._n 10._o which_o table_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 16_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6._o and_o ch._n xl._n 20._o and_o the_o ark_n be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxvi_o 33._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6_o 26._o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n be_v say_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o testimony_n levit._n xvi_o 13._o by_o the_o ark_n be_v lay_v and_o keep_v the_o pot_n of_o manna_n before_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xvi_o 34._o and_o aaron_n rod_n before_o the_o testimony_n num._n xvii_o 10._o and_o that_o censer_n levit._n xvi_o 12._o heb._n ix_o 4._o and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n or_o on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o deut._n xxxi_o 26._o not_o only_o those_o piece_n of_o it_o exod._n xvii_o 14._o and_o ch._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 27._o and_o deut._n xxxi_o 9_o 22._o but_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o writing_n and_o inspire_v book_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v the_o book_n find_v in_o josiah_n time_n and_o to_o have_v be_v lose_v in_o the_o day_n of_o wicked_a manasseh_n and_o amon_n though_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o book_n when_o it_o be_v read_v to_o josiah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n seem_v so_o strange_a unto_o they_o as_o if_o no_o copy_n of_o it_o at_o all_o chapter_n xxv_o or_o wondrous_a rare_a have_v be_v extant_a among_o they_o lamp_n to_o burn_v always_o the_o lamp_n may_v seem_v to_o burn_v night_n and_o day_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 20_o because_o we_o read_v of_o no_o window_n for_o light_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v also_o exod._n iii_o 7_o 8._o levit._fw-la xxiv_o 2_o 3._o at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o daytime_n tabernacle_n moses_n his_o tent_n be_v call_v the_o tabernacle_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 7_o 8._o and_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 3._o and_o the_o temple_n diverse_a time_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o sanctuary_n and_o tent_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 2._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n moses_n twice_o fast_v 40_o day_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 28_o and_o 40_o night_n exod._n xxxiv_o 28._o deut._n ix_o 18._o and_o ch._n x._o 10._o and_o some_o conceive_v thrice_o out_o of_o deut._n ix_o 25._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o likely_a elias_n once_o and_o our_o saviour_n once_o of_o fast_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o skin_n of_o his_o face_n shine_v by_o reflexive_a ray_n and_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a splendour_n verse_n 29_o and_o have_v not_o horn_n as_o the_o trent_n bible_n render_v the_o word_n and_o painter_n common_o picture_n he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o substantive_a signify_v a_o horn_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o verb_n signify_v to_o shine_v and_o so_o saint_n paul_n interpret_v it_o 2_o cor._n iii_o 7._o looking-glass_n looking-glass_n make_v not_o of_o glass_n chapter_n xxxviii_o verse_n 8_o whereof_o we_o have_v no_o record_n in_o scripture_n but_o rather_o of_o steel_n or_o of_o brass_n which_o be_v much_o refine_v as_o ezra_n viii_o 27._o and_o of_o much_o use_n and_o special_o for_o armour_n inwarre_n as_o virgil_n often_o mention_n talent_n verse_n 24_o shekel_n shekel_n come_v from_o shakal_n to_o weigh_v and_o thence_o may_v our_o english_a word_n scale_v come_v a_o shekel_n be_v 20._o gerahs_n exod._n xxx_o 13._o ezek._n xlv_o 12._o or_o two_o bekah_n exod._n xxxviii_o 26._o the_o shekel_n be_v half_a a_o ounce_n in_o silver_n or_o 2_o s._n 6d_o and_o so_o the_o gerah_n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la and_o the_o bekah_n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n the_o talon_n be_v 3000_o shekel_n which_o appear_v thus_o in_o the_o text_n the_o 603550_o man_n be_v tax_v at_o a_o bekah_n a_o piece_n this_o make_v 301775_o shekel_n now_o reckon_v 3000_o shekel_n to_o a_o talon_n the_o 301775_o shekel_n make_v up_o 100_o talent_n and_o 1775_o shekel_n according_a to_o the_o sum_n there_o specify_v v._o 25_o 27_o 28._o and_o count_v the_o shekel_n at_o 2_o s._n 6d_o the_o talon_n so_o come_v to_o 375_o l._n starling_n the_o shekel_n of_o gold_n be_v of_o the_o same_o weight_n with_o that_o of_o silver_n but_o of_o far_o great_a value_n of_o ten_o to_o one_o with_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 14._o and_o so_o their_o shekel_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 1_o l._n 5_o s._n their_o talon_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 3750._o l._n but_o gold_n now_o in_o christendom_n be_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n by_o silvering_n as_o 2_o sam._n xviii_o 11_o 12._o matth._n xxvi_o 15._o usual_o shekel_n be_v understand_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n iu_o 10._o and_o on_o esther_n iii_o 9_o veil_n of_o the_o cover_v that_o hang_v before_o chapter_n thirty-nine_o verse_n 34_o and_o cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n lamp_n to_o be_v set_v in_o order_n dress_n they_o every_o morning_n verse_n 37_o and_o light_v they_o at_o even_o ch._n xxx_o 7_o 8._o if_o not_o at_o morning_n too_o there_o be_v no_o window_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o burn_v always_o ch._n xxxvii_o 20._o continual_o levit._n xxiv_o 2._o bless_a they_o the_o offerer_n verse_n 43_o and_o the_o workman_n of_o the_o gongregation_n where_o priest_n chapter_n xl_o verse_n 2_o levites_n and_o people_n assemble_v according_a to_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o their_o approach_n everlasting_a that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v anoint_v again_o verse_n 15_o of_o everlasting_a see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o a_o cloud_n even_o that_o cloud_n verse_n 34_o exod._n xiii_o 21_o 22._o miraculous_o remove_v hither_o not_o able_a the_o manner_n therefore_o of_o the_o cloud_n abode_n verse_n 35_o and_o the_o lord_n glory_v appear_v at_o this_o time_n be_v extraordinary_a leviticus_n leviticus_n take_v up_o only_o the_o time_n of_o one_o month_n viz_o the_o
point_n and_o circumstance_n easy_o to_o be_v gather_v and_o understand_v deut._n xi_o 26_o 30._o and_o xxvii_o 12_o 26_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o come_n over_o jordan_n josh._n viii_o 32_o 35._o when_o and_o where_o be_v read_v likewise_o all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n before_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n with_o ship_n ship_n beside_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 68_o be_v first_o mentione_n in_o jacob_n blessing_n of_o zebulun_n gen._n xlix_o 13._o and_o in_o moses_n his_o threaten_v the_o israelite_n in_o this_o place_n not_o give_v god_n hand_n in_o give_v and_o work_v of_o grace_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 4_o see_v ch._n xxx_o 6._o jer._n xxiv_o 7._o and_o xxxi_o 33._o and_o xxxii_o 39_o ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o ch._n xxxvi_o 26_o 27._o heb._n viii_o 10_o 11._o john_n vi_o 44_o 45_o 65_o phil._n i_o 29._o and_o ii_o 13._o ephes._n ii_o 8._o 2._o tim._n ii_o 25._o and_o he_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o remnant_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n matth._n xi_o 25._o and_o xiii_o 11._o mark_v iu_o 11_o 12_o john_n xii_o 39_o rom._n xi_o 7._o ephes._n i._n 5._o 2_o chron._n xxx_o 12._o mount_v this_o mount_n hor_n chapter_n xxxii_o verse_n 50_o where_n aaron_n die_v num._n xx._n 25_o 26._o be_v south_n of_o judea_n and_o mount_v hor_n on_o the_o north-bound_n of_o judea_n num._n xxxiv_o 7._o be_v far_o differ_v and_o distant_a mountain_n king_n in_o jeshurum_fw-la moses_n king_n in_o jeshurum_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 5_o 25._o in_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n do_v omit_v simeon_n if_o we_o account_v he_o not_o include_v in_o judah_n as_o his_o lot_n in_o the_o division_n of_o canaan_n fall_v within_o the_o lot_n and_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o their_o expedition_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o conquer_a their_o own_o share_n be_v joint_a and_o undertake_v together_o josh._n xviii_o and_o xix_o judg._n i_o 3._o dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n that_o be_v verse_n 12_o in_o jerusalem_n for_o though_o the_o southern_a and_o superior_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o mount_n zion_n be_v and_o which_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o northern_a and_o inferior_a part_n of_o it_o where_o mount_n moriah_n be_v whereon_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o huge_a deep_a valley_n of_o mello_n between_o the_o two_o mountain_n be_v fill_v up_o and_o level_v by_o solomon_n so_o that_o thence_o afterward_o zion_n and_o moriah_n may_v be_v call_v two_o top_n of_o one_o mountain_n zion_n the_o high_a top_n and_o moriah_n the_o low_a die_v the_o time_n of_o moses_n his_o death_n be_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 5_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n see_v upon_o aaron_n death_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o no_o man_n know_v the_o reason_n of_o conceal_v the_o place_n of_o the_o burial_n of_o moses_n verse_n 6_o and_o michael_n the_o archangel_n his_o contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o be_v not_o reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o dispute_n may_v be_v lest_o the_o israelite_n know_v it_o may_v carry_v it_o with_o they_o as_o josephs_n bone_n into_o canaan_n into_o which_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v or_o rather_o that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o idolise_v it_o joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o he_o though_o of_o and_o concern_v he_o for_o beside_o some_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o which_o be_v deem_v by_o some_o to_o be_v do_v after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o concern_v caleb_n and_o his_o daughter_n achsah_n ch._n xv._o 16_o 19_o and_o most_o sure_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n xix_o 47._o judg._n xviii_o 7._o 29._o and_o those_o thing_n record_v ch._n xxiv_o 29_o 33._o some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o plead_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n long_o after_o his_o death_n whence_o that_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n be_v so_o frequent_o use_v ch._n iu._n 9_o and_o ch._n vi_o 25._o and_o vii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 29_o and_o ix_o 27._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o xiii_o 13._o and_o fourteen_o 14._o and_o xv._o 63._o and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v name_v ch._n x._o 13._o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o unless_o we_o say_v this_o book_n of_o jasher_n in_o ioshua_n time_n to_o be_v continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v in_o aftertime_n by_o add_v and_o insert_v memorable_a act_n in_o after-age_n and_o so_o in_o david_n time_n and_o further_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n be_v mention_v josh._n xi_o 21._o which_o many_o possible_o seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o book_n to_o be_v write_v after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o nation_n into_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n joshua_n be_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n num._n xiii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n vii_o 27._o and_o he_o live_v one_o hundred_o &_o ten_o year_n ch._n xxiv_o 29._o and_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o fall_v to_o the_o divide_v of_o it_o by_o lot_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o age_n of_o caleb_n josh._n fourteen_o 7_o 10._o and_o divers_a year_n joshua_n live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o this_o book_n yet_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o other_o place_n to_o be_v ten_o year_n more_o and_o so_o this_o book_n to_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventeen_o year_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o government_n to_o his_o death_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o account_n stand_v upon_o this_o computation_n from_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o four_o of_o solomon_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o which_o be_v make_v up_o thus_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n seventeen_o of_o joshua_n two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o of_o the_o judge_n count_v in_o the_o twenty_o of_o samson_n as_o coincident_a and_o concur_v with_o the_o first_o twenty_o year_n of_o eli_n twenty_o year_n more_o of_o eli_n twenty_o of_o samuel_n forty_o of_o saul_n forty_o of_o david_n four_o of_o solomon_n in_o all_o 480._o within_o three_o day_n this_o edict_n and_o proclamation_n of_o three_o day_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o for_o preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n set_v down_o here_o do_v begin_v and_o commence_v after_o the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o spy_n and_o their_o return_n to_o joshua_n which_o history_n yet_o be_v record_v after_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v and_o thereupon_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o say_v three_o day_n be_v take_v up_o again_o the_o second_o time_n ch._n iii_o 2._o when_o new_a direction_n be_v give_v for_o their_o passage_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o rahab_n rahab_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o a_o harlot_n because_o at_o least_o she_o have_v be_v so_o though_o now_o a_o believe_a convert_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o heb._n xi_o 31._o james_n ii_o 25._o she_o have_v her_o house_n on_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n ver_fw-la 15._o which_o fall_v not_o when_o the_o rest_n of_o wall_n fall_v ch._n vi_o 20_o 22._o in_o frame_v her_o excuse_n for_o the_o spy_n sake_n she_o betray_v her_o infirmity_n in_o make_v equivocation_n or_o untruth_n rather_o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o in_o transact_v with_o the_o spy_n some_o speech_n seem_v to_o pass_v between_o they_o after_o they_o be_v let_v down_o the_o wall_n ver_fw-la 18._o in_o plead_v for_o her_o family_n she_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o husband_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o ch._n vi_o 23._o she_o be_v after_o marry_v to_o salmon_n elder_a son_n of_o nahshon_n which_o nahshon_n be_v great-grand-childe_n to_o hezron_n or_o esrom_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egppt_v gen._n xlvi_o 12._o and_o be_v prince_n of_o judah_n at_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n num._n i._n 7._o at_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o camp_n num._n ii_o 3._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n num._n vii_o 12._o and_o at_o the_o set_n forward_o in_o their_o journey_n num._n x._o 14._o but_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n num._n fourteen_o 29._o this_o marriage_n of_o rahab_n to_o salmon_n now_o prince_n of_o judah_n be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o mention_v matth._n i._n 5._o in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n wherein_o as_o rachab_n so_o thamar_n ruth_n
there_o 2_o sam._n vi_o 12_o 17._o whereupon_o zion_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n god_n holy_a hill_n the_o northern_a and_o low_a part_n belong_v to_o benjamin_n wherein_o the_o temple_n stand_v on_o mount_n moriah_n 2_o chon_n iii_o 1._o honourable_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o this_o city_n psal._n lxxxvii_o 2_o 3._o this_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o most_o high_a psal._n xlvi_o 4._o and_o xlviii_o 8._o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n iii_o 17._o jehovah-shammah_a in_o that_o visionarie_a description_n ezek._n xlviii_o 35._o it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o solemnity_n esay_n xxxiii_o 20._o a_o city_n of_o righteousness_n esay_n v._n 26._o a_o city_n of_o truth_n zech._n viii_o 3._o a_o faithful_a city_n esay_n i._n 26._o a_o city_n seek_v out_o and_o not_o forsake_v esay_n lxii_o 12._o the_o wall_n thereof_o be_v call_v salvation_n and_o her_o gate_n praise_v and_o they_o be_v ever_o in_o god_n sight_n esay_n xlix_o 16._o and_o lx._n 18._o hoham_n these_o other_o four_o king_n be_v all_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o and_o all_o five_o do_v after_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n verse_n 8_o sometime_o immediate_o by_o himself_o sometime_o be_v consult_v with_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n hailstone_n god_n be_v two_o miracle_n in_o this_o battle_n verse_n 11_o i._n by_o wondrous_a hailstone_n like_o those_o in_o egypt_n exod._n ix_o 18_o 25._o which_o kill_v more_o amorites_n then_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n brain_v likely_a the_o body_n of_o their_o host_n as_o they_o flee_v where_o they_o be_v thick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v foremost_a in_o the_o flight_n and_o not_o hurt_v the_o pursuer_n who_o be_v intermingle_v yet_o likely_a mostwhat_o in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o enemy_n ii_o by_o the_o miraculous_a stand_v still_o upon_o joshua_n prayer_n first_o private_o make_v and_o grant_v after_o public_o pronounce_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n and_o with_o they_o of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o heaven_n about_o a_o whole_a day_n till_o the_o people_n have_v avenge_v themselves_o upon_o their_o enemy_n jasher_n the_o book_n of_o jasher_n record_v the_o miracle_n verse_n 13_o no_o heathen_a history_n be_v so_o ancient_a this_o book_n seem_v to_o be_v carry_v on_o and_o enlarge_v still_o with_o the_o story_n of_o thing_n act_v in_o after-age_n for_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o it_o in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o and_o this_o book_n be_v no_o part_n of_o canonical_a inspire_a scripture_n but_o a_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o annal_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v since_o perish_v as_o divers_a other_o of_o like_a nature_n among_o which_o be_v those_o book_n of_o chronicle_n not_o canonical_a but_o civil_a so_o often_o cite_v in_o our_o two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n no_o day_n that_o day_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n verse_n 14_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n like_o this_o 2_o king_n xx._n 11._o but_o that_o not_o till_o many_o age_n after_o and_o this_o book_n first_o write_v return_v if_o joshua_n here_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o gilgal_n verse_n 15_o yet_o many_o other_o victory_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n even_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o gaza_n in_o a_o short_a time_n intervene_v ver_fw-la 16_o 42._o before_o he_o actual_o return_v thither_o ver_fw-la 43._o joshua_n and_o c._n xi_o verse_n 36_o 31._o joshua_n take_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_n and_o debir_n or_o kiriath-seph_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o anakim_v yet_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n this_o be_v perfect_v joshua_n assign_v he_o out_o of_o his_o army_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o his_o assistance_n therein_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o and_o ch._n xv._o 13_o 19_o which_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v judg._n i._n 10_o 15._o rather_o then_o a_o new_a conquest_n make_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n goshen_n and_o ch._n xi_o verse_n 41_o 16._o and_o ch._n xv._o 51._o this_o goshen_n in_o canaan_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o egypt_n sand_n hyperbolees_n much_o use_v in_o scripture_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o so_o gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xli_o 49._o judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o ch._n xx._n 16._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i._n 23._o 1_o king_n i._n 40._o and_o iu_o 20_o 29._o 2_o king_n xix_o 24._o 1_o chron._n xii_o 8._o and_o xvi_o 33._o 2_o chron._n i._n 9_o and_o xxviii_o 9_o job_n xx._n 6._o and_o xxii_o 24._o and_o xl._n 23._o psal._n vi_o 6._o esay_n xxxiv_o 3_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o xlviii_o 19_o jer._n iu._n 24._o and_o xv._o 8._o joel._n iii_o 18._o amos_n ii_o 9_o and_o ix_o 13._o john_n xxi_o 25._o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n verse_n 18_o joshua_n do_v make_v war_n a_o long_a time_n with_o all_o those_o northern_a king_n in_o canaan_n about_o six_o year_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o arnon_n arnon_n the_o river_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o arise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o head-spring_n of_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o both_o from_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n it_o run_v southward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o border_n between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o west_n and_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o north_n and_o moab_n on_o the_o south_n jabbok_n jabbok_n the_o river_n verse_n 2_o arise_v as_o arnon_n but_o run_v north_n a_o little_a and_o after_o turn_v his_o stream_n west_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n a_o little_a below_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n between_o sihon_n and_o og_n and_o afterward_o between_o gad_n on_o the_o south_n and_o half_a manasseh_n on_o the_o north._n remain_v yet_o the_o land_n both_o conquer_a chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o unconquered_a be_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a so_o josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5._o begin_v at_o gilgal_n ch._n fourteen_o 6._o and_o ch._n xv._o and_o ch._n xvi_o and_o ch._n xvii_o resume_v and_o perfect_v at_o shiloh_n ch._n xviii_o and_o xix_o but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o do_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o all_o their_o several_a share_n and_o lot_n through_o their_o own_o default_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o disobedience_n chapt._n xxiii_o 13._o aroer_n the_o city_n aroer_n be_v near_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n verse_n 16_o and_o in_o the_o confine_n between_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n as_o also_o heshbon_n dibon_n and_o ataroth_n which_o be_v border_a city_n be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o sometime_o to_o the_o one_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o to_o reuben_n josh._n xiii_o 16_o 17._o num._n xxxii_o 37._o to_o gad_n josh._n xxi_o 39_o num._n xxxii_o 34._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 81._o distribute_v the_o whole_a country_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 1_o seem_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o part_n as_o there_o be_v tribe_n to_o possess_v they_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o bound_n of_o every_o part_n or_o province_n be_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v before_o the_o tribe_n have_v draw_v the_o lot_n but_o that_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v enlarge_v or_o lessen_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n of_o the_o number_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o num._n xxvi_o 53_o 56._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 54._o which_o last_v point_n of_o division_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o ch._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o by_o lot_n lot_n fall_v out_o providentia_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 2_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n in_o relation_n partly_o to_o their_o birth_n partly_o to_o the_o prophetical_a blessing_n of_o they_o by_o jacob_n gen._n xlix_o and_o moses_n deut._n xxxiii_o and_o so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o lot_n cast_v the_o thirteen_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v near_a the_o temple_n josh._n xxi_o 9_o 10_o 17._o when_o it_o be_v build_v old_a calebs_n age_n verse_n 7_o when_o he_o be_v send_v among_o the_o spy_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a be_v forty_o at_o this_o division_n of_o the_o land_n eighty_o five_o so_o that_o forty_o five_o year_n intervene_v viz._n 38._o in_o the_o
in_o that_o levite_n time_n judg._n xix_o 10_o 11_o 12._o or_o haply_o at_o that_o time_n have_v never_o get_v any_o hold_n in_o it_o at_o all_o hebron_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o sam._n verse_n 10_o ii_o 1._o caleb_n of_o caleb_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n verse_n 12_o xv._o 16._o a_o south-land_n or_o dry_a land_n verse_n 15_o kenite_fw-la and_o ch._n iu._n 11._o and_o ch._n v._n 24._o see_v 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o verse_n 16_o as_o also_o gen._n xv._o 19_o num._n xxiv_o 21._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 6._o and_o see_v my_o observation_n on_o num._n x._o 29._o palm_n trees_n jericho_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n iii_o 13._o gaza_n judah_n take_v gaza_n verse_n 18_o and_o askelon_n and_o ekron_n and_o lose_v they_o soon_o afterward_o ch._n iii_o 3._o bethel_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 22_o xii_o 29._o and_o xxxii_o bethsâ—an_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v city_n in_o that_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n that_o lie_v west_n of_o jordan_n verse_n 27_o angel_n the_o angel_n here_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o create_a angel_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o but_o that_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n iii_o 1._o that_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n exod._n iii_o 2._o call_v jehovah_n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o to_o joshua_n josh._n v._o 14._o and_o to_o gideon_n judg._n vi_o 16._o and_o to_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n ch._n xiii_o of_o who_o jacob_n speak_v gen._n xlviii_o 24._o and_o of_o who_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n exod._n xxiii_o 21_o 22_o 23._o term_v both_o jehovah_n exod._n xiii_o 21._o fourteen_o 10_o 24._o and_o his_o face_n or_o presence_n exod._n xxxiii_o 14_o 15._o and_o a_o angel_n exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o the_o messiah_n act_v vii_o 38._o the_o son_n of_o god_n heb._n i._n 3._o see_v on_o judg._n xiii_o 3._o but_o whether_o this_o history_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o joshua_n or_o after_o his_o death_n be_v somewhat_o more_o uncertain_a all_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n therefore_o the_o angel_n come_v to_o bochim_n verse_n 7_o though_v premise_v be_v after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o those_o elder_n mount_v of_o ephraim_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o joshua_n xxiv_o verse_n 9_o 1._o baal_n and_o ashtaroth_n of_o these_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 13._o 16._o viii_o 33._o judge_n this_o chapter_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o summarie_n of_o the_o bulk_n of_o this_o book_n leave_v those_o nation_n ver._n verse_n 23_o 22._o and_o ch._n iii_o 1_o 2_o 4._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n vii_o 1._o and_o 2._o king_n of_o mesopotamia_n heb._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 8_o aram-naharaim_a i._n e._n of_o syria_n between_o the_o two_o river_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n naharaim_n be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n forty_o year_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n verse_n 11_o palmtree_n jericho_n the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n deut._n xxxiv_o 3._o verse_n 13_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 15._o this_o be_v nigh_o jordan_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o it_o and_o gilgal_n in_o the_o east_n border_n of_o jericho_n where_o rahab_n entertain_v and_o hide_v the_o two_o spy_n and_o from_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n pisga_n and_o shirtim_fw-la which_o be_v over_o against_o jericho_n on_o the_o east-side_n of_o jordan_n the_o israelite_n pass_v over_o here_o the_o israelite_n keep_v the_o passeover_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o lord_n host_n appear_v to_o joshua_n this_o be_v burn_v josh._n vi_o 24._o and_o the_o re-builder_n of_o it_o curse_v ver_fw-la 26._o and_o the_o same_o verify_v in_o hiel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahab_n 1_o king_n xvi_o 34._o so_o that_o the_o kenites_n be_v in_o it_o and_o eglon_n possess_v of_o it_o mention_v here_o and_o that_o of_o david_n ill-intreated_n messenger_n reside_v here_o 2_o sam._n x._o 5._o must_v be_v mean_v of_o some_o mean_a building_n or_o fort_n only_o in_o it_o or_o rather_o by_o it_o it_o fall_v by_o lot_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n xviii_o 21._o here_o be_v a_o college_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o time_n of_o elias_n and_o eliseus_n and_o the_o water_n heal_v by_o eliseus_n hither_o be_v send_v back_o courteous_o the_o many_o jew_n captive_v by_o pekah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o and_o in_o the_o plain_n here_o be_v zedekiah_n take_v by_o nebuchadnezar_n force_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n he_o do_v herein_o or_o hard_o by_o give_v sight_n to_o blind_a man_n and_o convert_v zacheus_n and_o he_o arise_v reverence_n to_o god_n and_o his_o word_n verse_n 20_o num._n xxiii_o 18_o 2_o king_n xx_o iii_o 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 31._o neh._n viii_o 6._o oxe-goad_n miraculous_a be_v the_o victory_n of_o shamgar_n verse_n 31_o slay_v six_o hundred_o philistine_n with_o a_o oxe-goad_n and_o of_o samson_n slay_v one_o thousand_o of_o they_o with_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n ch._n xv._o 15_o 16._o jabin_n this_o jabin_n successor_n to_o that_o jabin_n slay_v by_o joshua_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 2_o and_o his_o city_n hazor_n burn_v josh._n xi_o 1_o 10_o 11_o 13._o yet_o this_o successor_n or_o son_n reinforce_v himself_o and_o twenty_o year_n oppress_v israel_n and_o be_v destroy_v at_o last_o by_o deborah_n and_o barak_n ver_fw-la 24._o hazor_n a_o city_n in_o naphtali_n and_o upper_a galilee_n east_n from_o rehob_n in_o asher_n and_o in_o former_a time_n head_n of_o the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n iâ—sh_n xi_o 10._o there_o be_v another_o hazor_n or_o two_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 23_o 25._o haresh_v of_o the_o gentile_n ver._n 16._o in_o naphtali_n about_o thirty_o mile_n east_n from_o hazor_n near_o the_o south-bottome_n of_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n here_o he_o dwell_v because_o joshua_n have_v burn_v hazor_n josh._n xi_o 11_o 13._o charet_n of_o iron_n much_o use_n of_o these_o in_o war_n verse_n 3_o not_o by_o the_o jew_n but_o by_o their_o enemy_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n xx._n 2._o and_o on_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 5._o a_o prophetess_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o zeph._n verse_n 4_o iii_o 4._o and_o on_o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 10._o at_o that_o time_n even_o when_o and_o while_o jabin_n oppress_v they_o so_o that_o those_o twenty_o year_n v._o 3._o be_v within_o those_o forty_o year_n of_o deborah_n v._o 31._o ramah_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n verse_n 5_o v._o 8._o there_o be_v divers_a city_n of_o this_o name_n in_o divers_a tribe_n see_v josh._n xviii_o 25._o and_o xix_o 29_o 36._o 1_o sam._n i._n 1._o those_o in_o benjamin_n ephraim_n and_o judah_n be_v the_o chief_a place_n famous_a by_o deborah_n samuel_n saul_n and_o david_n as_o the_o sacred_a history_n do_v record_v barak_n this_o barak_n verse_n 6_o as_o also_o rahab_n gideon_n jephthah_n samson_n commend_v for_o their_o faith_n heb._n xi_o 31_o 32._o though_o weak_a in_o faith_n and_o not_o without_o their_o many_o fail_n tabor_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o zebulon_n not_o far_o from_o the_o river_n kishon_n as_o it_o run_v into_o the_o south-bottome_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n of_o tabor_n see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n v._n 1._o of_o a_o woman_n deborah_n verse_n 9_o and_o jael_n zaanaim_n zaanaim_n by_o kedesh_n in_o naphtali_n verse_n 11_o where_n barak_n dwell_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v in_o the_o field_n to_o make_v any_o resistance_n verse_n 16_o psal._n fourteen_o 3._o and_o liii_o 3._o rom._n iii_o 12._o shamgar_fw-mi of_o he_o chapter_n five_o verse_n 4_o ch._n iii_o 31._o and_o of_o jael_n ch._n iu._n 18._o be_v there_o a_o spear_n 1_n sam_n xiii_o 19_o verse_n 8_o from_o the_o noise_n they_o can_v not_o fetch_v water_n without_o danger_n from_o the_o enemy_n verse_n 11_o out_o of_o hence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o song_n verse_n 14_o and_o chapter_n deborah_n relate_v how_o the_o several_a tribe_n behave_v themselves_o in_o this_o expedition_n with_o their_o praise_n or_o dispraise_v and_o here_o reuben_n gilead_n and_o dan_n and_o asher_n be_v blame_v and_o meroz_n curse_v and_o jael_n the_o wife_n of_o heber_n be_v bless_v root_n most_o likely_a understand_v of_o deborah_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n the_o firstrise_n and_o mover_n of_o this_o expedition_n though_o some_o extend_v it_o to_o joshua_n and_o other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o simeon_n amalek_n amalek_n join_v here_o with_o the_o canaanite_n in_o this_o battle_n against_o the_o israelite_n after_o thou_o benjamin_n after_o ephraim_n come_v benjamin_n to_o assist_v in_o this_o war_n out_o of_o machir_n that_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n that_o dwell_v within_o canaan_n for_o though_o the_o one_o half_a
verse_n 9_o the_o prince_n by_o their_o authority_n and_o in_o the_o king_n name_n make_v way_n for_o they_o so_o to_o do_v with_o the_o better_a courage_n countenance_n and_o success_n philistine_n these_o verse_n 11_o and_o the_o arabian_n subdue_v by_o asa_n chap._n fourteen_o 14_o 15._o number_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 14_o xiii_o 3._o wait_v waited_n in_o their_o course_n verse_n 19_o some_o at_o one_o time_n some_o at_o another_o jehoshaphat_n jehoshaphat_n marry_v his_o son_n jehoram_n to_o athaliah_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o ahab_n daughter_n and_o this_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o jehoshaphats_n reign_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o age_n of_o ahaziah_n succeed_v his_o father_n jehoram_n in_o the_o kingdom_n when_o he_o be_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a 2_o king_n viii_o 18_o 26_o 27._o 2_o chron._n xxii_o 2._o with_o chap._n xxi_o 5._o go_v down_o to_o ahab_n in_o the_o twenty_o two_o and_o last_o year_n of_o ahabs_n reign_n verse_n 2_o and_o life_n and_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o jehoshaphat_n ramoth_n gilead_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o king_n viii_o 28._o at_o a_o venture_n god_n providence_n verse_n 33_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ester_n v._n 8._o and_o on_o ezek._n i_o 18._o wrath_n wrath_n deserve_v by_o he_o chapter_n xix_o verse_n 2_o and_o appear_v on_o he_o chapter_n xviii_o 31_o and_o xx._n 1._o from_o beershebah_n to_o mount_n ephraim_n the_o south_n and_o north_n border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n verse_n 4_o set_v as_o jehoshaphats_n commission_n for_o teach_v throughout_o the_o kingdom_n be_v chap._n verse_n 8._o 11._o xvii_o 9_o so_o here_o be_v his_o high-commission-court_n at_o jerusalem_n 2_o chron._n xix_o 8_o 11._o follow_v therein_o the_o ordinance_n of_o moses_n deut._n xvii_o and_o xix_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xvii_o 8_o 13._o hazazon-tamar_a gen._n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 2_o fourteen_o 7._o call_v also_o engedi_n a_o city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 62._o thy_o friend_n so_n esay_n xli_o verse_n 7_o 8._o james_n ii_o 23._o cliff_n of_o ziz_n and_o so_o the_o wilderness_n of_o jervel_n verse_n 16_o both_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n near_o tekoah_n and_o berakah_n ver_fw-la xx._n 26._o korhites_n korhites_n that_o descend_v of_o that_o korah_n the_o son_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n swallow_v up_o of_o the_o earth_n num._n xvi_o 1._o 32._o these_o be_v singer_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o some_o of_o they_o porter_n praise_v the_o lord_n psal._n verse_n 21_o cxxxvi_o so_o chap._n xxix_o 27._o begin_v to_o sing_v in_o assurance_n of_o victory_n verse_n 22_o three_o day_n a_o rich_a spoil_n verse_n 25_o of_o jehu_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 34_o xix_o 2._o in_o the_o book_n 1_o king_n xvi_o 1._o join_v himself_o jehoshaphat_n first_o verse_n 36_o it_o seem_v refuse_v to_o have_v ahaziah_n to_o join_v with_o he_o to_o make_v ship_n to_o go_v to_o tarshish_n 1_o king_n xxii_o 49._o do_v at_o last_o yield_v and_o be_v reprove_v by_o eliezer_n and_o the_o ship_n be_v break_v not_o that_o he_o join_v first_o and_o refuse_v after_o upon_o the_o prophet_n reproof_n for_o then_o the_o ship_n may_v well_o have_v be_v unbroken_a but_o however_o here_o the_o good_a king_n fall_v once_o and_o again_o into_o the_o same_o fault_n of_o join_v himself_o with_o wicked_a ahaziah_n as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v with_o wicked_a ahab_n chap._n xviii_o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o chap._n xix_o 2._o as_o we_o see_v the_o like_a in_o abraham_n gen._n xii_o 13._o with_o chap._n xx._n 2._o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o israel_n jehoshaphat_n here_o be_v call_v king_n of_o israel_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 2_o that_o be_v then_o a_o distinct_a kingdom_n from_o he_o so_o again_o be_v the_o prince_n call_v ver_fw-la 4._o and_o ahaz_n likewise_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 19_o 27._o and_o darius_n be_v call_v king_n of_o assyria_n ezra_n vi_o 22._o and_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o babylon_n neh._n xiii_o 6._o as_o indeed_o the_o persian_a monarch_n be_v the_o rightful_a king_n of_o persia_n assyria_n and_o babylon_n or_o chaldea_n of_o name_n see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 20._o of_o his_o father_n after_o his_o father_n jehoshaphat_v death_n verse_n 4_o in_o his_o father_n life-time_n jehoram_n carry_v himself_o better_a both_z as_o viceroy_n and_o king_n slay_v all_o his_o brethren_n and_o see_v god_n judgement_n upon_o his_o son_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o his_o grandchild_n chap._n xxii_o 10_o 11._o only_a jehoahaz_n or_o ahaziah_n or_o azariah_n leave_v of_o the_o one_o and_o joash_n of_o the_o other_o compel_v by_o force_n and_o persecution_n verse_n 11_o a_o most_o wicked_a son_n of_o a_o godly_a father_n a_o writing_n to_o he_o from_o elijah_n written_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o elijah_n verse_n 12_o 15._o who_o die_v before_o jehoshaphat_n 2_o king_n iii_o 11._o leave_v and_o direct_v to_o jehoram_n or_o for_o he_o who_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o reproof_n of_o a_o live_a prophet_n therein_o prophesy_v and_o foretell_v jehorams_fw-mi sin_n and_o punishment_n among_o other_o his_o wickedness_n he_o show_v all_o his_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n 2._o chron._n xxi_o 4._o and_o his_o son_n be_v all_o slay_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o arabian_n but_o ahaziah_n the_o young_a call_v also_o jehoachaz_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 17._o and_o azariah_n chap._n xxii_o 6_o 7._o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 17._o and_o xxii_o 1._o and_o ahaziah_n be_v slay_v by_o jehu_n 2_o chron._n xxii_o 9_o when_o he_o be_v twenty_o three_o year_n old_a 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o and_o the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n be_v slay_v by_o their_o grandmother_n athaliah_n save_v joash_n that_o be_v hide_v from_o she_o and_o after_o crown_a king_n and_o at_o last_o slay_v by_o his_o own_o servant_n 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 24_o 25._o we_o read_v that_o josiah_n and_o cyrus_n by_o their_o name_n be_v prophesy_v of_o many_o age_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v but_o their_o good_a deed_n be_v foretell_v not_o any_o evil_n of_o they_o as_o of_o idolatrous_a bloody_a jehoram_n here_o elisha_n foretell_v hazael_n face_n to_o face_n of_o his_o bloodinesse_n and_o evil_a that_o he_o will_v do_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n viii_o 12._o arabian_n near_v the_o ethiopian_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n verse_n 16_o ii_o 13._o he_o reign_v jehoram_n of_o judah_n his_o life_n verse_n 20_o death_n burial_n forty_o and_o two_o clear_v it_o be_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o that_o jehoram_n the_o father_n of_o ahaziah_n be_v but_o forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v chap._n xxi_o 5._o and_o that_o ahaziah_n himself_o be_v but_o twenty_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o but_o it_o be_v in_o the_o two_o and_o fourti_v year_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o omri_n and_o his_o race_n from_o who_o ahaziah_n descend_v by_o his_o mother_n athaliah_n 2_o king_n viii_o 18_o 26._o and_o the_o hebrew_n expression_n by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o son_n together_o with_o a_o trajection_n of_o some_o clause_n in_o this_o verse_n do_v render_v this_o interpretation_n the_o more_o passable_a and_o a_o like_a passage_n we_o find_v as_o have_v be_v show_v in_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o and_o such_o trajection_n be_v use_v 1_o sam._n xx._n 16._o ezra_n x._o 17._o neh._n xii_o 22._o athaliah_n athaliah_n the_o mother_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o wife_n of_o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n and_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n and_o jezebel_n and_o grandchild_n of_o omri_n in_o samaria_n not_o in_o the_o city_n verse_n 9_o but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n 2_o king_n ix_o 27._o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n grandchild_n so_o daughter_n for_o grandchild_n verse_n 2._o a_o phrase_n usual_a in_o scripture_n seed_n royal_a son_n of_o ahaziah_n verse_n 10_o ver_fw-la 11._o likely_a by_o other_o woman_n of_o the_o king_n jehoram_n verse_n 11_o and_o sister_n of_o ahaziah_n as_o be_v express_v in_o this_o verse_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 4_o and_o of_o the_o levites_n they_o the_o prime_a man_n in_o the_o depose_n of_o athaliah_n and_o crown_v of_o joash_n guard_v the_o gate_n and_o compass_v the_o king_n round_o about_o with_o weapon_n in_o hand_n their_o course_n be_v not_o dismiss_v and_o other_o of_o they_o gather_v out_o of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n called_n shur_n verse_n 5_o 2_o king_n xi_o 6._o the_o high_a or_o high_a gate_n 2_o king_n xv._o 35._o 2_o chron._n xxvii_o 3._o of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o court_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n viii_o 3._o see_v also_o ezek._n viii_o 5._o 14._o and_o chap._n ix_o 2._o and_o chap._n xl._n
xii_o 37._o but_o that_o where_o jacob_n build_v booth_n gen._n xxxiii_o 5._o afterward_o a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n upon_o the_o river_n jabbok_n east_n of_o jordan_n just_o destroy_v by_o gideon_n judg._n viii_o but_o repair_v after_o gilead_n be_v my_o thus_o david_n triumph_v in_o have_v verse_n 7_o or_o in_o assurance_n to_o have_v upon_o god_n word_n and_o promise_n these_o utmost_a bound_n and_o tribe_n of_o judea_n beyond_o jordan_n though_o they_o stand_v long_a out_o for_o ishbosheth_n saul_n son_n moab_n be_v my_o washpot_n i_o can_v and_o will_v use_v it_o to_o base_a office_n verse_n 8_o as_o to_o wash_v my_o foot_n use_v it_o as_o a_o conquer_a nation_n in_o servile_a and_o abject_a condition_n see_v 2_o sam._n 2._o viii_o psal._n cviii_o 9_o over_o edom_n trample_v it_o under_o foot_n or_o use_v it_o to_o base_a office_n see_v matt._n iii_o 11._o as_o to_o pull_v off_o my_o shoe_n to_o wipe_v my_o shoe_n or_o as_o sapores_fw-la the_o persian_a use_v valerian_n the_o romand_n emperor_n or_o temerlan_n the_o scythian_a use_v bajazeth_n the_o turk_n or_o pope_n alexander_n the_o three_o use_v frederik_n the_o emperor_n and_o pope_n celestine_n the_o three_o do_v to_o henry_n the_o emperor_n bring_v it_o to_o a_o base_a and_o ignominious_a subjection_n triumph_v thou_o a_o ironical_a apostrophe_n or_o bitter_a mock_n to_o philistia_n or_o the_o philistine_n in_o the_o west_n border_n of_o palestine_n and_o divers_a such_o irony_n be_v in_o scripture_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o amos_n iu_o 4._o who_o will_v the_o answer_n be_v in_o the_o two_o next_o verse_n verse_n 9_o through_o god_n david_n wish_v verse_n 12_o and_o confidence_n see_v 1_o chron._n xix_o 13._o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o judea_n chapter_n lxi_o verse_n 2_o be_v now_o likely_o drive_v thither_o by_o saul_n or_o absalon_n rather_o 2_o sam._n xvii_o 24._o prolong_v in_o this_o likely_a david_n have_v a_o principal_a eye_n to_o christ._n verse_n 6_o once_o chapter_n lxii_o verse_n 11_o twice_o see_v the_o like_a job_n xl._n 5._o mercy_n verse_n 12_o for_o thou_o rendere_v even_o reward_v itself_o be_v of_o mercy_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o judah_n chapter_n lxiii_o 1_o sam._n xxii_o 5._o and_o xxiii_o 14_o 15._o thus_o david_n psalm_n be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o this_o book_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o occasion_n wherein_o and_o whereupon_o they_o be_v make_v and_o inspire_v see_v thou_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n david_n desire_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n verse_n 2_o and_o to_o god_n ordinance_n therein_o psal._n xxvii_o 4._o and_o lxv_o 4._o meditate_v david_n night-meditation_n verse_n 6_o my_o soul_n follow_v hard_a after_o thou_o 1_o cor._n vi_o 17._o verse_n 8_o phil._n iii_o 13_o 14._o that_o swear_v by_o he_o swear_v here_o take_v for_o the_o whole_a worship_n of_o god_n verse_n 11_o deut._n vi_o 13._o esay_n xlv_o 23._o and_o lxv_o 16._o of_o swear_v see_v the_o observation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o o_o thou_o that_o hear_v prayer_n chapter_n lxv_o verse_n 2_o to_o thou_o a_o heavenly_a encouragement_n to_o prayer_n choose_v verse_n 4_o and_z cause_v god_n be_v free_a grace_n not_o man_n free_a will_n thou_o visite_a the_o earth_n this_o psalm_n may_v seem_v compose_v after_o some_o year_n of_o famine_n verse_n 9_o with_o the_o river_n of_o god_n the_o rain_n deut._n xi_o 10_o 11._o submit_v though_o feign_o and_o false_o chapter_n lxvi_o verse_n 3_o psal._n xviii_o 44._o 1_o sam._n xxii_o 45._o as_o the_o faithful_a shall_v obey_v god_n willing_o and_o sincere_o with_o the_o incense_n of_o ram_n mean_v their_o fat_n which_o be_v burn_v on_o the_o altar_n verse_n 15_o or_o incense_n with_o it_o as_o in_o peace-offering_n levit._n ii_o 1_o 2_o 16._o and_o vi_o 15._o if_o i_o regard_v john_n ix_o 31._o verse_n 18_o james_n iu_o 3._o job_n xxvii_o 8_o 9_o prov._n i._n 28_o 29._o esay_n i._n 15._o micah_n iii_o 4._o ezek._n viii_o 18._o prov._n xv._o 29._o he_o that_o turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o hear_v the_o law_n his_o prayer_n be_v abomination_n prov._n xxviii_o 9_o david_n pen_v by_o inspiration_n this_o psalm_n chapter_n lxviii_o it_o seem_v after_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o philistine_n and_o other_o neighbour_a enemy_n and_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o public_a joyful_a solemnity_n in_o bring_v the_o ark_n into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n vi_o 1_o chron._n xiii_o fourteen_o xv._o chapter_n it_o consist_v most_o of_o praise_n and_o prophecy_n let_v god_n these_o word_n moses_n use_v verse_n 1_o num._n x._o 35_o at_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n from_o mount_n sinai_n and_o may_v be_v take_v as_o a_o prayer_n or_o a_o prediction_n or_o a_o assertion_n of_o what_o be_v do_v when_o god_n thus_o arise_v arise_v to_o help_v he_o to_o scatter_v his_o enemy_n see_v psal._n iii_o 7._o and_o x._o 12._o and_o lix_n 5._o extol_v he_o that_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n verse_n 33._o psal._n xviii_o 10._o deut._n xxxiii_o 26._o esay_n 19_o 1._o some_o translate_v thus_o verse_n 4_o make_v a_o highway_n for_o he_o prepare_v it_o as_o esay_n xl._n 3_o 4._o matth._n iii_o 2._o luke_n i._n 76._o as_o matth._n xxi_o 8._o and_o thus_o be_v do_v or_o thus_o he_o that_o ride_v in_o the_o desert_n that_o be_v as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o arabia_n before_o his_o ark_n and_o people_n verse_n 7._o this_o variety_n of_o interpretation_n be_v of_o small_a concernment_n jah_n some_o will_v have_v it_o the_o contract_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o not_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v the_o strong_a god_n jah_n be_v use_v again_o ver_fw-la 18._o god_n be_v call_v also_o by_o the_o heathen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o jove_n or_o jupiter_n that_o be_v jah-father_n deem_v by_o varro_n to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o jew_n this_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n esay_n xlii_o 8._o exod._n vi_o 3._o 2_o chron._n vi_o 33._o act_n xvii_o 23_o 25_o 28._o psal._n lxxxiii_o 18._o see_v more_o in_o the_o observation_n on_o esay_n xxvi_o 4._o habitation_n of_o heaven_n verse_n 5_o and_o of_o his_o sanctuary_n 1._o â—ings_n viii_o 30_o 38_o 39_o solitary_a in_o family_n senseless_a here_o be_v the_o popish_a text_n verse_n 6_o throughout_o the_o verse_n and_o foolish_a be_v bellarmine_n interpretation_n and_o application_n see_v exod._n i._n 21._o psal._n cxiii_o 9_o ruth_n iu._n 11._o a_o dry_a land_n without_o fountain_n of_o water_n or_o shower_n of_o rain_n a_o special_a judgement_n in_o those_o hot_a country_n when_o thou_o wente_v forth_o judg._n verse_n 7_o v._o 4_o 5._o god_n praise_n in_o bring_v his_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n in_o give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o canaan_n in_o destroy_v the_o king_n their_o enemy_n verse_n 7_o 13._o the_o earth_n shake_v ezod_n verse_n 8_o xix_o 18._o judg._n v._o 4._o psal._n cxiv_o and_o civ_o 32._o heb._n xii_o 18._o sinai_n a_o hill_n of_o a_o great_a height_n of_o sinai_n see_v more_o in_o the_o observation_n on_o exod._n ii_o 11._o and_o on_o xix_o 3._o a_o plentiful_a rain_n god_n do_v bless_v his_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o give_v to_o they_o verse_n 9_o with_o rain_n and_o all_o temporal_a blessing_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n for_o their_o praise_v of_o he_o and_o special_o as_o the_o inheritance_n of_o canaan_n and_o all_o temporal_a promise_n and_o earthly_a blessing_n to_o they_o be_v shadow_n and_o type_n intimation_n and_o pledge_n of_o spiritual_a blessing_n and_o eternal_a life_n in_o heaven_n heb._n xi_o 13_o 16_o and_o 26._o john_n v._n 39_o give_v the_o word_n the_o occasion_n verse_n 11_o it_o be_v his_o do_v he_o minister_v the_o matter_n and_o speech_n unto_o they_o in_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o victory_n as_o psal._n cxviii_o 23._o of_o those_o that_o publish_v it_o the_o word_n here_o be_v of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n and_o so_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o maid_n and_o woman_n entertain_v and_o publish_v these_o good_a news_n of_o victory_n with_o song_n and_o melody_n as_o exod._n xv._o 20._o judg._n v._n 11._o and_o xi_o 34._o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 6._o or_o of_o man_n as_o the_o feminine_a be_v use_v for_o a_o masculine_a in_o koheleth_n eccl._n i._n 1._o such_o publisher_n as_o 2_o sam._n xviii_o 19_o do_v flee_v deut._n verse_n 12_o xxviii_o 7._o as_o exod._n fourteen_o 25_o 27._o josh._n x._o 11_o 16._o judg._n v._n 19_o 22._o and_o viii_o 12._o 2_o sam._n v._o 25._o and_o in_o this_o verse_n again_o the_o popish_a text_n scarce_o bear_v any_o sense_n and_o their_o interpretation_n be_v suitable_a though_o you_o
of_o i_o of_o my_o word_n of_o truth_n without_o mixture_n of_o hay_n or_o stubble_n 1_o cor._n iii_o 12._o make_v haste_n see_v chap._n ii_o verse_n 14_o 9_o 17._o they_o then_o wait_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n here_o be_v the_o church_n last_o speech_n and_o prayer_n like_o that_o apoc_n xxii_o 17_o 20._o she_o love_v and_o belong_v and_o look_n for_o his_o second_o advent_n 2_o pet._n iii_o 12._o as_o the_o espouse_a virgin_n do_v after_o the_o day_n of_o marriage_n like_o to_o a_o roe_n in_o nimbleness_n and_o swiftness_n come_v with_o all_o speed_n quick_o cut_v off_o of_o delay_n yet_o his_o come_n seem_v long_o to_o we_o because_o we_o be_v short_a we_o set_v the_o sun_n by_o our_o dyal_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o spice_n where_o christ_n be_v and_o whence_o the_o church_n expect_v he_o and_o whither_o she_o belong_v to_o be_v bring_v by_o he_o those_o high_a and_o heavenly_a those_o sweet_a and_o precious_a pleasure_n ps._n xvi_o 11._o be_v the_o issue_n and_o upshot_n of_o all_o and_o the_o end_n of_o this_o spiritual_a heavenly_a song_n the_o great_a and_o small_a prophet_n according_a to_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o prophesy_v may_v seem_v to_o stand_v in_o this_o rank_a and_o order_n viz._n jonah_n esay_n hosea_n joel_n amos_n micah_n nahum_n habakkuk_n zephanie_n jeremy_n daniel_n ezekiel_n obadiah_n haggai_n zechariah_n malachi_n in_o the_o lxx_o the_o lesser_a prophet_n be_v place_v before_o the_o great_a esay_n esay_n prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n and_o samaria_n short_o to_o be_v accomplish_v by_o the_o assyrian_a and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n afterward_o by_o the_o babylonian_a and_o of_o the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n round_o about_o by_o they_o both_o and_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n by_o the_o babylonian_a and_o of_o the_o babylonian_a by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_a intermix_a sharp_a accusation_n of_o sin_n severe_a threaten_n of_o judgement_n and_o comfortable_a promise_n chief_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o israelite_n and_o extend_v his_o evangelical_n prophecy_n and_o promise_v to_o christ_n and_o his_o glorious_a spiritual_a kingdom_n and_o the_o vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o it_o and_o all_o in_o a_o stately_a stile_n and_o lofty_a language_n the_o time_n of_o his_o prophesy_v must_v needs_o be_v 46._o year_n from_o the_o first_o of_o jotham_n to_o the_o 14_o of_o hezekiah_n beside_o the_o time_n that_o the_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vzziah_n and_o after_o the_o 14_o of_o hezekiah_n which_o for_o the_o number_n of_o year_n be_v uncertain_a yet_o it_o be_v record_v that_o he_o write_v the_o act_n of_o uzziah_n first_o and_o last_o 2_o chron._n xxvi_o 22._o though_o that_o book_n seem_v not_o extant_a now_o as_o not_o so_o necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n as_o neither_o that_o of_o jasher_n 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o nor_o that_o of_o jeremy_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o the_o time_n in_o esay_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v thus_o distinguish_v viz._n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n uzziah_n chapter_n i._o 5._o who_o be_v reign_n be_v mention_v chap._n i._n 1._o and_o his_o death_n chap._n vi_o 1._o wherein_o some_o thing_n most_o prophetical_o be_v speak_v and_o understand_v both_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n which_o otherwise_o be_v fit_v rather_o to_o the_o time_n of_o ahaz_n in_o the_o day_n of_o jotham_n chap._n vi_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n chap._n vii_o fourteen_o ver_fw-la 28._o who_o reign_n be_v mention_v chap._n vii_o 1._o and_o his_o death_n chap._n fourteen_o 28._o and_o the_o rest_n may_v seem_v most_o if_o not_o all_o to_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o special_a notation_n of_o time_n in_o chap._n xx._n mention_v the_o year_n that_o tartan_a 2_o king_n xviii_o 17._o come_v to_o ashâ—od_a or_o azotus_n and_o take_v it_o when_o sargon_n next_o predecessor_n to_o sennacharib_n or_o sennacharib_v himself_o king_n of_o assria_n send_v he_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v about_o the_o eight_o or_o nine_o year_n of_o hezek_n and_o in_o the_o xxxvi_o &_o xxxvii_o chap._n mention_v the_o 14_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o the_o history_n contain_v in_o it_o and_o in_o chap._n xxxviii_o thirty-nine_o contain_v history_n that_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o that_o fourteen_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n without_o any_o other_o or_o further_a notation_n of_o time_n to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o book_n in_o this_o prophecy_n be_v chief_o contain_v manifold_a evangelical_n promise_v and_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n of_o his_o person_n and_o office_n his_o gospel_n and_o kingdom_n more_o particular_o of_o his_o incarnation_n and_o birth_n his_o breed_n call_v teach_n suffering_n life_n death_n rise_v again_o glory_n ensue_v kingdom_n length_n and_o extent_n that_o esay_n be_v well_o call_v a_o evangelical_n prophet_n or_o prophetical_a evangelist_n conclude_v with_o the_o destruction_n 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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
subject_a matter_n of_o it_o agree_v much_o with_o ch_z xxiv_o this_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n people_n and_o more_o particular_o of_o the_o edomite_n in_o idumea_n set_v forth_o in_o many_o hyperbolical_a expression_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n so_o strange_a and_o dreadful_a shall_v god_n judgement_n be_v verse_n 4_o that_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v dissolve_v it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o god_n prophet_n in_o their_o description_n of_o some_o extraordinary_a judgement_n to_o set_v they_o forth_o in_o such_o colour_n as_o if_o they_o be_v decipher_v the_o face_n of_o that_o last_o universal_a judgement_n whereof_o such_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n resemblance_n and_o forerunner_n and_o again_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o restitution_n and_o restauration_n of_o god_n people_n out_o of_o great_a calamity_n in_o such_o term_n as_o have_v occasion_v many_o to_o be_v mistake_v in_o they_o 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god_n people_n sharon_n a_o fertile_a region_n verse_n 2_o and_o pleasant_a lie_v beneath_o mount_n lebanon_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o god_n and_o adjoin_v unto_o bashan_n 1_o chron._n v._n 16._o there_o be_v the_o rose_n mention_v cant._n ii_o 1._o there_o have_v david_n his_o herd_n feed_v 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 29._o likely_a it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o lassharon_n josh._n xii_o 18._o strengthen_v you_o he_o incite_v they_o to_o hearten_v and_o encourge_v one_o another_o verse_n 3_o with_o faith_n and_o patience_n to_o expect_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o those_o glorious_a promise_n then_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a fulfil_v in_o christ_n time_n verse_n 5_o both_o corporaly_a and_o spiritualy_a for_o in_o the_o wilderness_n literaly_n true_a in_o the_o jewish_a kingdom_n verse_n 6_o be_v there_o â—n_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o high_a way_n they_o shall_v be_v bless_v with_o peace_n verse_n 8_o and_o safety_n the_o way_n of_o holiness_n a_o type_n of_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o those_o holy_a one_o verse_n 5_o 6._o no_o lion_n shall_v be_v there_o as_o the_o way_n so_o plain_a verse_n 9_o so_o as_o free_v from_o danger_n this_o history_n be_v bring_v in_o to_o confirm_v and_o seal_v up_o the_o truth_n of_o some_o of_o the_o prophecy_n and_o prediction_n aforego_v this_o be_v record_v 2_o king_n xviii_o and_o xix_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o come_v up_o upon_o pretence_n likely_a of_o the_o contribution_n withhold_v by_o hezekiah_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 1_o which_o his_o father_n ahaz_n have_v pay_v to_o tiglath-pileze_a 2_o king_n xvi_o 7_o 9_o and_o xviii_o 7._o without_o the_o lord_n heb._n jehovah_n verse_n 10_o that_o son_n of_o four_o letter_n as_o the_o hebrew_n call_v it_o use_v here_o by_o rabshakeh_n six_o time_n in_o his_o speech_n syrian_a language_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ezra_n iu_o 7._o verse_n 11_o dung_n and_o piss_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o king_n x._o 27._o verse_n 12_o and_o take_v you_o away_o the_o manner_n of_o conqueror_n to_o transplant_v the_o native_n verse_n 17_o sepharvaim_n subdue_v before_o his_o time_n verse_n 19_o 2_o king_n xvii_o 24._o eliakim_n now_o in_o shebna_n office_n and_o place_n verse_n 22_o and_o shebna_n now_o the_o scribe_n and_o so_o here_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o his_o fall_n chap._n xxii_o 20_o 21._o chap._n xxxvii_o 2._o this_o chapter_n the_o same_o in_o substance_n with_o 2_o king_n xix_o chapter_n xxxvii_o a_o rumour_n verse_n 9_o and_o 36._o verse_n 7_o so_o rabshakeh_n return_v most_o likely_a leave_v the_o army_n still_o before_o jerusalem_n verse_n 8_o libnah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o king_n viii_o 22._o lachish_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._n 13._o ethiopia_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n ii_o 13._o war_n with_o thou_o either_o to_o assist_v the_o jew_n verse_n 9_o or_o in_o assyria_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o sennacherib_n and_o his_o force_n thus_o shall_v you_o speak_v instruction_n to_o his_o messenger_n verse_n 10_o deliver_v to_o they_o in_o writing_n and_o so_o by_o they_o in_o write_v to_o hezekiah_n likely_a as_o if_o he_o scorn_v to_o write_v himself_o to_o hezekiah_n but_o send_v he_o only_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o instruction_n eden_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n ii_o 8._o verse_n 12_o cherubim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n iii_o 24._o verse_n 16_o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n ix_o 3._o and_o on_o this_o text_n a_o sign_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n vii_o 14._o verse_n 30_o and_o on_o exod._n iii_o 12._o you_o shall_v eat_v this_o year_n a_o confirmation_n of_o sennacherib_n sudden_a departure_n and_o return_n home_o and_o also_o include_v in_o it_o a_o assurance_n of_o a_o comfortable_a provision_n of_o necessary_a food_n for_o they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o havoc_n that_o sennacherib_n army_n have_v make_v in_o it_o and_o the_o coincident_a sabbatical_a year_n for_o intermission_n of_o culture_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o leu._n xxv_o 21._o then_o in_o that_o night_n verse_n 36_o 2_o king_n xix_o 35._o the_o very_a next_o night_n after_o the_o message_n send_v from_o god_n by_o esay_n and_o smite_v the_o manner_n how_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o camp_n likely_a both_o before_o jerusalem_n and_o libnah_n see_v ch._n xxxvi_o 2._o and_o verse_n 8_o 9_o 14_o 33._o of_o this_o chapter_n all_o dead_a corpse_n all_n in_o a_o manner_n yet_o some_o escape_v and_o sle_z with_o sennacherib_n himself_o see_v chap._n xvii_o 14._o nineveh_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 2._o verse_n 37_o and_o on_o this_o text_n his_o son_n these_o word_n here_o write_v verse_n 38_o be_v read_v in_o the_o margin_n but_o not_o write_v in_o the_o text_n 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o armenia_n heb._n ararat_n on_o the_o mountain_n whereof_o the_o ark_n rest_v esarhaddon_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ezra_n iu_o 2._o in_o those_o day_n chapter_n xxxviii_o verse_n 1_o short_o after_o sennacherib_n defeat_v and_o departure_n shall_v die_v yet_o a_o secret_a reservation_n there_o be_v see_v jer._n xviii_o 7_o 8._o ezek._n iii_o 18._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o jonah_n iii_o 4._o to_o the_o wall_n which_o haply_o may_v be_v towards_o the_o temple_n verse_n 2_o or_o by_o that_o withdraw_a that_o he_o may_v with_o the_o more_o privacy_n and_o intention_n make_v his_o address_n to_o god_n remember_v now_o humble_o appeal_n to_o god_n verse_n 3_o touch_v the_o integrity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o endeavour_n weep_v sâ—re_v one_o cause_n may_v be_v the_o want_n of_o a_o son_n manasseh_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v and_o the_o state_n of_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n much_o unsettle_a then_o afore_o esay_n be_v go_v out_o into_o the_o middle_a court_n verse_n 4_o 2_o king_n xx._n 4._o where_o the_o text_n be_v city_n but_o the_o margin_n court_n and_o the_o first_o court_n of_o the_o king_n house_n that_o near_o the_o palace_n and_o far_a from_o the_o 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three_o month_n exod._n xix_o 1._o where_o the_o law_n be_v give_v exod._n xx._n and_o their_o make_n and_o erect_v of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o next_o year_n first_o month_n first_o day_n exod._n xl._n 1._o and_o so_o the_o sum_n of_o 141_o year_n and_o few_o day_n do_v arise_v which_o contain_v the_o whole_a history_n of_o exodus_fw-la whereof_o 140_o year_n within_o few_o day_n be_v comprise_v in_o the_o two_o first_o chapter_n and_o one_o year_n and_o few_o day_n be_v spend_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n his_o sister_n his_o sister_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 7_o that_o be_v miriam_n who_o be_v elder_a than_o moses_n or_o aaron_n and_o aaron_n elder_a than_o moses_n by_o three_o year_n exod._n vii_o 7._o all_o three_o be_v the_o child_n of_o jochebed_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n by_o amram_n the_o grandson_n of_o levi_n exod._n vi_o 16_o 18_o 20._o num._n xxvi_o 59_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 3._o moses_n moses_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o his_o age_n of_o 40_o year_n when_o he_o go_v to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n and_o fly_v the_o egyptian_a as_o also_o his_o skill_n in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_a 3_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o by_o saint_n stephen_n act_v vii_o 22_o 23._o jethro_n jethro_n who_o be_v likewise_o call_v jether_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o in_o the_o original_a exod._n iu_o 18._o and_o hobab_v num._n x._o 29._o judg._n iu._n 11._o be_v the_o name_n of_o moses_n his_o father-in-law_n and_o kenite_fw-la judg._n i._n 16._o seem_v to_o be_v his_o name_n patronymical_a and_o revel_v and_o raguel_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o jethros_n father_n exod._n ii_o 18._o num._n x._o 29._o horeb_n horeb_n hear_v and_o sinai_n exod._n xvi_o 1._o and_o xix_o 11._o be_v the_o same_o mountain_n or_o two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o mountain_n call_v sinai_n from_o the_o bush_n exod._n iii_o 2._o or_o bush_n grow_v there_o and_o thereabouts_o in_o that_o wilderness_n ch._n xix_o 1._o as_o mount_n zion_n and_o mount_v moriah_n be_v much_o alike_o a_o token_n this_o token_n or_o sign_n be_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v afterward_o verse_n 12_o yet_o be_v give_v to_o confirm_v a_o promiser_n make_v afore_o it_o and_o the_o like_a be_v esay_n vii_o 14._o and_o xxxvii_o 30._o jer._n xliii_o 9_o 10._o and_o ch._n li._n 63_o 64._o among_o other_o reason_n to_o assure_v there_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_n by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o promise_n foretell_v such_o event_n no_o lie_v no_o lie_v in_o this_o petition_n to_o pharaoh_n verse_n 18_o nor_o in_o that_o assertion_n ch._n v._o 3._o will_v not_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n do_v not_o impeach_v or_o trench_v upon_o the_o freewill_n of_o pharaoh_n verse_n 19_o borrow_n no_o wrong_v in_o that_o borrow_n and_o spoil_v the_o egyptian_n exod._n verse_n 22_o iii_o 22._o and_o ch._n xi_o 2._o and_o ch._n xii_o 35_o 36._o the_o magician_n the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 11_o be_v none_o of_o they_o name_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n yet_o jannes_n and_o jambres_n the_o two_o prime_a of_o they_o be_v name_v in_o the_o new_a 2_o tim._n iii_o 8._o the_o red-sea_n and_o so_o in_o the_o greek_a erythraeum_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 19_o act_n vii_o 36._o heb._n xi_o 29._o signify_v red_a and_o so_o the_o latin_n from_o they_o so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o seem_a colour_n of_o the_o water_n from_o the_o abundance_n of_o red_a bulrush_n therein_o or_o the_o red_a sand_n and_o gravel_n in_o it_o or_o red_a coral_n grow_v in_o it_o or_o red_a sandy_a mountain_n adjoin_v to_o it_o or_o why_o not_o from_o edom_n as_o the_o edomean_n sea_n 1_o king_n ix_o 26._o he_o be_v call_v red_a from_o his_o red_a colour_n and_o the_o red_a pottage_n gen._n xxv_o 25_o 30._o but_o the_o likely_a reason_n be_v from_o the_o hebrew_n appellation_n call_v it_o the_o sea_n of_o weed_n or_o sedge_n mare_fw-la algsum_fw-la of_o flag_n or_o rush_n or_o tange_fw-la rack_n or_o reet_n in_o latin_a alga_n jonah_n ii_o 5._o which_o radish_n weed_n in_o abundance_n grow_v in_o it_o be_v but_o shoaly_a and_o special_o about_o the_o bank_n of_o it_o neither_o rose_n the_o plague_n of_o darkness_n in_o egypt_n seem_v to_o obstruct_v both_o candle-light_n and_o firelight_n verse_n 23_o this_o month_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o year_n be_v here_o change_v from_o the_o time_n wherein_o former_o it_o be_v chapter_n xii_o to_o the_o month_n wherein_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n a_o little_a before_o our_o easter_n and_o about_o our_o vernal_a equinoctial_a as_o it_o then_o stand_v this_o argue_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o jew_n year_n former_o begin_v and_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n flood_n to_o begin_v the_o 17_o the_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n of_o that_o year_n which_o year_n be_v know_v to_o commence_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o autumnal_a equinoctial_a as_o it_o then_o stand_v from_o whence_o even_o after_o this_o change_n the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n and_o sabbath-year_n and_o year_n for_o some_o civil_a account_n do_v continue_v still_o to_o have_v and_o enjoy_v their_o former_a beginning_n as_o we_o see_v levit._n xxv_o 8_o 9_o 10._o exod._n xxiii_o 11_o 16._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 22._o in_o the_o evening_n the_o paschal_n lamb_n be_v appoint_v here_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o eat_v chapter_n xii_o verse_n 6_o and_o so_o the_o passeover_n to_o be_v keep_v at_o even_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n at_o or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n and_o so_o num._n ix_o 3._o leu._n xxiii_o 5._o and_o so_o keep_v by_o our_o saviour_n at_o even_o matth._n xxvi_o 20._o now_o the_o better_a to_o know_v the_o even_o and_o two_o evening_n we_o must_v first_o know_v that_o the_o artificial_a day_n be_v divide_v from_o sunrising_a to_o sunsetting_a into_o twelve_o hour_n john_n xi_o 9_o matth._n xx._n 6_o 12._o act_n ii_o 15._o which_o hour_n be_v sometime_o long_o sometime_o short_a as_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n measure_v they_o and_o again_o that_o day_n seem_v to_o have_v a_o division_n into_o three_o equal_a part_n allot_v four_o hour_n to_o each_o part_n or_o into_o four_o equal_a part_n allot_v three_o hour_n to_o each_o part_n and_o so_o the_o first_o part_n be_v from_o their_o sunrising_a to_o our_o nine_o hour_n the_o second_o from_o our_o nine_o to_o our_o twelve_o or_o noon_n and_o midday_n the_o three_o from_o that_o to_o our_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o four_o from_o that_o to_o sunsetting_a and_o sometime_o there_o be_v take_v into_o the_o first_o of_o these_o the_o time_n from_o daylight_n to_o sunrising_n and_o into_o the_o last_o of_o these_o the_o time_n from_o sunsetting_a to_o night_n and_o darkness_n as_o matth._n xvi_o 2._o and_o xxvii_o 57_o john_n xx._n 19_o and_o both_o these_o comprise_v the_o whole_a day_n fast_v 2_o sam._n i_o 12._o now_o the_o even_o in_o scripture_n be_v most_o proper_o and_o usual_o express_v and_o define_v strict_o by_o the_o go_v down_o or_o set_v of_o the_o sun_n so_o in_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o unclean_a levit._n xxii_o 6_o 7._o deut._n xxiii_o 11._o and_o so_o in_o that_o case_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ai_fw-fr josh._n viii_o 29._o and_o of_o ahab_n 2_o chron._n xviii_o 34._o and_o of_o those_o five_o king_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o makkedah_n josh._n x._o 26_o 27._o and_o so_o in_o mark_n i._n 32._o and_o so_o it_o be_v express_o for_o the_o passeover_n itself_o deut._n xvi_o 6._o to_o which_o acceptation_n of_o the_o even_o agree_v that_o psal._n civ_o 23._o mark_v xi_o 11_o 19_o luke_n xxiv_o 29._o act_n iu_o 3._o and_o xxviii_o 23._o yet_o in_o scripture_n the_o evening_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_o a_o large_a extent_n and_o latitude_n for_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o day_n begin_v from_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o sun_n at_o midday_n or_o from_o the_o abate_n of_o the_o heat_n and_o force_v of_o it_o at_o our_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n as_o may_v be_v clear_o gather_v from_o mat._n fourteen_o v._o 15_o 23._o mark_v vi_o 35_o 47._o luke_n ix_o 12._o and_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a take_v with_o we_o in_o our_o ordinary_a salutation_n now_o at_o or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n be_v mention_v as_o for_o the_o yearly_a passeover_n so_o for_o the_o daily_a evening_n sacrifice_n exod._n xxix_o 39_o num._n xxviii_o 4._o and_o for_o the_o daily_a burn_a of_o incense_n on_o the_o incense-altar_n and_o for_o the_o daily_a dress_n and_o light_v of_o the_o lamp_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n exod._n xxx_o 8._o so_o that_o in_o these_o four_o case_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o note_v out_o
11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
call_v harosheth_n of_o the_o gentile_n judg._n iu._n 2._o as_o lie_v in_o that_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n thirteen_o thirteen_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n in_o title_n and_o dominion_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 19_o xxi_o 4._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 59_o though_o one_o of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n be_v too_o much_o for_o their_o present_a use_n and_o habitation_n we_o read_v but_o of_o three_o of_o they_o in_o number_n about_o fifty_o year_n before_o this_o time_n call_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a dismiss_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 1_o likely_a at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n and_o stay_v not_o fourteen_o year_n till_o after_o the_o division_n which_o division_n may_v yet_o possible_o be_v make_v soon_o than_o so_o josh._n xx._n 11._o divide_v this_o divide_v the_o spoil_n with_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 8_o those_o that_o stay_v at_o home_n beyond_o jordan_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 27._o and_o david_n seem_v hereupon_o to_o revive_v and_o enact_v that_o law_n of_o like_a division_n 1_o saem_n xxx_o 24_o 25._o mention_v of_o the_o name_n the_o not_o name_v of_o idol_n be_v mention_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 7_o as_o here_o so_o exod._n xxiii_o 13._o deut._n xii_o 3._o psal._n xvi_o 4._o and_o a_o like_a ephes._n v._n 3._o yet_o the_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o unlawful_a shechem_n shechem_n be_v a_o city_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o josh._n xx._n 7._o north-north-east_n from_o shiloh_n and_o bethel_n and_o close_o by_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o ebal_n judg._n ix_o 7._o here_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n have_v sojourn_v and_o jacob_n two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n young_a man_n upon_o dinah_n ravishment_n murder_v the_o citizen_n gen._n xxxiv_o here_o after_o gideon_n death_n the_o citizen_n worship_v baal-berith_a and_o rebel_v with_o abimelech_n and_o be_v after_o punish_v and_o spoil_v by_o he_o judg._n ix_o this_o city_n in_o ioshua_n time_n be_v make_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o give_v to_o the_o kohathite-levite_n josh._n xxi_o 21._o and_o here_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o all_o the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n chap._n xxiv_o ver_fw-la 25._o the_o mount_n ephraim_n whereon_o the_o city_n stand_v be_v famous_a for_o burial_n here_o they_o bury_v josephs_n bone_n in_o shechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n or_o emor_n josh._n xxiv_o 32._o act_n vii_o 16._o gen._n xxxiii_o 19_o here_o be_v great_a joshua_n himself_o a_o ephraimite_n bury_v in_o his_o inheritance_n in_o timnath-scrah_a or_o here_o be_v which_o be_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o hill_n goash_fw-mi josh._n xxiv_o 30._o judg._n ii_o 9_o and_o here_o be_v the_o highpriest_n eleazar_n bury_v in_o a_o hill_n that_o pertain_v to_o phineas_n his_o son_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n josh._n xxiv_o 33._o here_o deborah_n dwell_v judg._n iu._n 5._o and_o tola_n the_o judge_n ch_n x._o 1._o hither_o come_v rehoboam_n to_o be_v make_v king_n but_o jeroboam_n be_v there_o make_v king_n in_o his_o stead_n who_o build_v or_o fortify_v the_o city_n and_o dwell_v there_o 1_o king_n xii_o 1_o 20_o 25._o judge_n the_o book_n of_o judge_n contain_v a_o history_n not_o of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n but_o of_o two_o hundred_o ninty_a and_o nine_o year_n so_o count_v the_o year_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n within_o the_o year_n and_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n as_o i_o have_v show_v they_o necessary_o must_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n with_o prince_n salmon_n josh._n ii_o and_o so_o expound_v the_o text_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o time_n thus_o that_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n by_o othniel_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o it_o be_v first_o settle_v in_o rest_n by_o joshua_n at_o his_o death_n judg._n iii_o 11._o not_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o ehud_n in_o the_o eighti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o othniel_n ch._n iii_o 30._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o deborah_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o ehud_n ch._n v._o 31._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o gideon_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o deborah_n ch._n viii_o 28._o these_o make_v up_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o then_o follow_v three_o of_o abimelech_n twenty_o three_o of_o tolah_n twenty_o two_o of_o jair_a six_o of_o jephthah_n seven_o of_o ibzan_n ten_o of_o elon_n eight_o of_o abdon_n twenty_o of_o samson_n which_o make_v np_v the_o other_o ninty_a nine_o year_n in_o all_o two_o hund_v ninty_a nine_o the_o text_n judg._n iu._n 3_o 4._o seem_v to_o accord_v with_o rhis_n reckon_n and_o to_o account_v jabins_n oppression_n within_o the_o year_n of_o deborah_n but_o yet_o count_v beside_o these_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n distinct_o over_o and_o above_o which_o amount_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n and_o be_v according_a to_o the_o seem_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n and_o then_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n be_v add_v thereunto_o the_o sum_n arise_v to_o those_o 450._o year_n mention_v by_o paul_n act_v xiii_o 20._o but_o read_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n as_o in_o order_n they_o stand_v there_o in_o the_o original_a and_o after_o these_o thing_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n we_o may_v rather_o conceive_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n from_o the_o choose_n of_o the_o father_n till_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o joshua_n it_o be_v four_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o from_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n and_o four_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o from_o the_o rejection_n of_o ishmael_n both_o way_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o wherein_o those_o thing_n mention_v ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o be_v do_v and_o accomplish_v and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o king_n and_o thus_o the_o most_o learned_a primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n have_v it_o in_o his_o learned_a annal_n this_o book_n seem_v write_v of_o and_o concern_v the_o judge_n as_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n concern_v ruth_n and_o long_o after_o their_o time_n as_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v gather_v by_o those_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n and_o the_o like_a ch._n i._n 21_o 26._o and_o vi_o 24._o and_o x._o 4._o and_o xv._o 19_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 30._o must_v needs_o have_v relation_n at_o soon_a to_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 17._o psal._n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o ask_v they_o ask_v the_o lord_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o by_o phineas_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n make_v answer_v num._n xxvii_o 21._o both_o which_o be_v on_o or_o in_o the_o breastplate_n and_o the_o breastplate_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 28_o 30._o and_o thirty-nine_o 21._o which_o make_v david_n call_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o high_a priest_n thereby_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o ch._n xxviii_o 6._o so_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o see_v more_o on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o bezek_n bezek_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 4_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n lie_v from_o it_o south-west_n and_o midway_n between_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bethlehem_n adoni-bezek_n verse_n 5_o of_o he_o see_v on_o josh._n x._o 1._o say_a verse_n 7_o seventy_o king_n his_o seventy_o king_n subdue_v and_o mangle_v by_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o petty_a king_n of_o province_n or_o city_n if_o not_o such_o prince_n as_o be_v now_o in_o germany_n where_o all_o the_o brethren_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v call_v prince_n likewise_o and_o these_o seventy_o be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o all_o his_o reign_n and_o tyranny_n adoni-bezek_a have_v subdue_v he_o be_v bring_v from_o bezek_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v make_v a_o public_a example_n there_o jerusalem_n judah_n have_v take_v jerusalem_n verse_n 8_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n i._n e._n that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 8._o yet_o so_o as_o the_o jebusite_n still_o dwell_v therein_o with_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 63._o even_o till_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o benjamin_n do_v the_o like_a and_o no_o more_o with_o their_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n judg._n i._n 21._o yet_o both_o have_v little_o hold_v in_o it_o
exod._n xxxii_o 4_o 5._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 17._o hos._n ii_o 16._o the_o other_o nine_o hundred_o shekel_n it_o be_v like_a she_o bestow_v on_o house_n vestment_n and_o other_o necessary_n for_o that_o idolatrous_a service_n a_o house_n of_o god_n so_o great_a be_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o time_n and_o their_o zeal_n great_a in_o their_o idolatry_n ch._n xviii_o 24._o ephod_n this_o ephod_n mention_v again_o verse_n 5_o ch._n xviii_o 14._o as_o likewise_o that_o of_o gideon_n ch._n viii_o 27._o be_v not_o like_o those_o linen_n ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 40._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 18._o and_o ch._n xxii_o 18._o but_o like_o aaron_n rich_a and_o glorious_a ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 6_o 34._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o teraphim_n or_o theraphim_n a_o word_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o still_o so_o use_v in_o scripture_n signify_v image_n or_o idol_n hos._n iii_o 4._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 23._o but_o of_o what_o kind_n or_o fashion_n it_o be_v uncertain_a some_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v make_v like_o man_n because_o michal_n put_v one_o of_o they_o in_o david_n bed_n thereby_o to_o deceive_v her_o father_n saul_n messenger_n 1_o sam._n xix_o 13._o some_o take_v they_o to_o be_v household-god_n and_o as_o such_o in_o laban_n house_n and_o family_n gen._n xxxi_o 19_o 34._o some_o to_o be_v such_o as_o they_o use_v to_o consult_v with_o as_o oracle_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o danite_n here_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 14_o 17_o 18_o 20._o and_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n ezek._n xxi_o 21._o and_o in_o zecharies_n time_n zech._n x._o 2._o answer_n likely_a be_v give_v by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o forgery_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o to_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o wizard_n they_o be_v join_v in_o josiah_n reformation_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o consecrate_a and_o ver_fw-la 12._o the_o gross_a abuse_n of_o consecration_n as_o in_o jeroboam_n time_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 33._o no_o king_n king_n here_o be_v take_v verse_n 6_o not_o proper_o for_o a_o king_n but_o for_o a_o judge_n such_o as_o the_o thirteen_o judge_n in_o this_o book_n for_o king_n proper_o there_o be_v none_o till_o saul_n reign_n a_o levite_n a_o levite_n bear_v or_o verse_n 7_o breed_v in_o bethlehem_n judah_n or_o sojourn_v there_o as_o a_o stranger_n where_o i_o may_v find_v a_o place_n the_o necessitous_a state_n of_o the_o levite_n verse_n 9_o in_o those_o idolatrous_a time_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o danites_n seek_v their_o inheritance_n by_o lot_n be_v set_v down_o chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o josh._n xix_o 40._o but_o they_o get_v it_o not_o all_o through_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o default_n judg._n i._n 34._o and_o their_o tribe_n be_v numerous_a they_o seek_v out_o large_a bound_n and_o more_o commodious_a habitation_n josh._n xix_o 47._o and_o this_o though_o mention_v in_o that_o text_n of_o ishua_n yet_o fall_v out_o after_o his_o death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o those_o elder_n that_o outlive_v he_o likely_a soon_o after_o but_o sure_o before_o the_o day_n of_o samson_n mount_v ephraim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n 2._o xxiv_o 1._o ask_v counsel_n these_o danite_n verse_n 5_o be_v superstitious_a idolater_n ascribe_v thus_o much_o to_o this_o levite_n and_o to_o his_o idolatrous_a ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o grave_v and_o melt_a image_n ver_fw-la 14_o 17._o laish_n laish_n very_a far_o off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n verse_n 7_o that_o lie_a next_o to_o simeon_n and_o judah_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o under_o mount_n libanon_n by_o asher_n and_o naphtali_n in_o the_o north-bound_n this_o city_n first_o burn_v and_o after_o rebuilt_a by_o these_o danite_n they_o then_o call_v dan_n which_o be_v take_v as_o the_o north-bound_a of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o ch._n xx._n 1._o 1_o sam._n iii_o 20._o 2_o sam._n iii_o 10._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o here_o jeroboam_n do_v set_v up_o one_o of_o his_o golden_a calf_n 1_o king_n xii_o 29._o jonathan_n a_o levite_n the_o great_a grandchild_n of_o moses_n verse_n 30_o though_v bear_v in_o bethlehem-judah_n and_o so_o as_o of_o the_o family_n of_o judah_n ch._n xvii_o 7._o and_o though_o a_o levite_n yet_o take_v and_o use_v as_o a_o priest_n and_o consecrate_v thereunto_o by_o micah_n a_o ephraimitie_n ver_fw-la 1_o 12._o who_o likewise_o have_v consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o own_o son_n to_o become_v his_o priest_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o this_o jonathan_n force_v to_o seek_v and_o shift_v for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o livelihood_n and_o to_o accept_v of_o one_o so_o poor_a and_o base_a ver_fw-la 10._o all_o this_o bespeak_v the_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a condition_n and_o coufusion_n of_o those_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v captivity_n of_o the_o land_n this_o idolatry_n of_o the_o danite_n in_o this_o city_n dan_n continue_v until_o the_o day_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v explain_v ver_fw-la 31._o all_o the_o time_n that_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v in_o shiloh_n till_o the_o philistine_n take_v the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n iu_o psalm_n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o which_o be_v at_o the_o death_n of_o elimine_n a_o concubine_n or_o a_o wife_n a_o concubine_n chapter_n xix_o the_o word_n for_o concubine_n in_o hebrew_n be_v etymologize_v witty_o by_o some_o from_o two_o other_o word_n of_o that_o language_n which_o put_v together_o verse_n 1_o signify_v that_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o old_a latin_a inscription_n viro-conjux_a a_o half-wife_n or_o secondary_a wife_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o concubine_n and_o wife_n various_o of_o many_o wife_n to_o one_o man_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o not_o only_o in_o profane_a and_o evil_a man_n as_o in_o lamech_v gen._n iu._n and_o esau_n and_o other_o but_o also_o in_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n as_o in_o jacob_n david_n and_o other_o and_o among_o these_o many_o wife_n we_o sometime_o find_v a_o kind_n of_o distinction_n of_o they_o into_o two_o sort_n one_o sort_n the_o first_o and_o principal_a and_o absolute_o lawful_a wife_n and_o mistress_n the_o other_o sort_n but_o in_o a_o secondary_a and_o inferior_a degree_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o dowry_n nor_o solemn_a rite_n of_o reception_n nor_o rule_v in_o the_o family_n nor_o their_o child_n have_v any_o inheritance_n but_o gift_n and_o portion_n for_o that_o of_o jacobs_n son_n by_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n be_v a_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o thus_o we_o find_v with_o abraham_n sarah_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n and_o hagar_n and_o keturah_n of_o the_o second_o with_o jacob_n rachel_n and_o leah_n of_o the_o first_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n of_o the_o second_o and_o those_o of_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v sometime_o call_v wife_n and_o sometime_o concubine_n as_o we_o see_v in_o keturah_n gen._n xxv_o 1_o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 32._o and_o in_o bilhah_n gen._n xxx_o 4._o and_o xxxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxxvii_o 2._o and_o david_n ten_o concubine_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 16._o and_o ch._n xvi_o 22._o and_o ch._n xx._n 3._o be_v call_v his_o wife_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 11._o and_o thus_o concubine_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v wife_n or_o half-wive_n other_o plain_o whore_n and_o harlot_n but_o this_o concubine_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o her_o lord_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 7_o 9_o 26_o 27._o and_o ch._n xx._n 4._o gibeah_n distinct_a from_o gibeah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 12_o josh._n xv._o 57_o and_o from_o gibeon_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n xviii_o 25._o this_o be_v either_o that_o which_o afterward_o be_v call_v gibeah_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 4._o or_o else_o very_a near_o it_o in_o the_o same_o tribe_n and_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o ramah_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 16._o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o shilo_n verse_n 18_o and_o so_o ch._n xx._n 18._o this_o be_v near_o mount_n ephraim_n where_o he_o sojourn_v and_o thither_o the_o whole_a camp_n come_v ch._n xxi_o 12._o know_v he_o so_o gen._n verse_n 22_o xix_o 5._o monstrous_a impudent_a wickedness_n a_o modest_a intimation_n of_o a_o most_o immodest_a meaning_n my_o brethren_n men_n in_o nature_n verse_n 23_o tho_o worse_o than_o beast_n in_o their_o lust_n behold_v my_o daughter_n sinful_a this_o verse_n 24_o to_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n though_o to_o a_o good_a end_n we_o may_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n iii_o 8._o not_o harken_v yet_o do_v in_o the_o next_o word_n verse_n 25_o and_o she_o sin_v
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
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 and_o the_o ii_o the_o history_n of_o king_n ishbosheth_n short_o and_o of_o king_n david_n at_o large_a and_o so_o do_v the_o lxx_o and_o many_o other_o style_v they_o i._o samuel_n this_o first_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o eighty_o year_n viz_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o heli_n ch._n iv_o 18._o in_o the_o four_o first_o chapter_n and_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n and_o king_n saul_n in_o the_o rest_n if_o samuel_n time_n be_v reckon_v in_o with_o that_o of_o saul_n or_o rather_o thus_o forty_o to_o eli_n whereof_o the_o former_a half_n run_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o late_a half_n or_o twenty_o begin_v with_o this_o book_n after_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o then_o follow_v twenty_o year_n of_o samuel_n government_n alone_o and_o after_o that_o forty_o year_n of_o king_n saul_n act_v xiii_o 21._o in_o the_o former_a part_n whereof_o samuel_n also_o live_v and_o partly_o judge_v with_o he_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o xiii_o xv._o &_o xvi_o &_o xix_o chater_n of_o this_o book_n though_o he_o withdraw_v from_o saul_n in_o his_o last_o day_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 35._o and_o die_v ch_z xxv_o and_o in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o be_v name_v as_o joint_a partner_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 7._o still_o in_o the_o whole_a eighty_o year_n a_o ephrathite_n as_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v cretes_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o arabian_n parthian_n mede_n elamites_n etc._n etc._n because_o bear_v and_o breed_v up_o in_o those_o country_n act_n ii_o 9_o 10_o 11._o for_o though_o bear_v or_o at_o least_o dwell_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n in_o ramah_n yet_o be_v elkanah_n and_o so_o samuel_n his_o son_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33_o 38._o eli_n eli_n or_o heli_n verse_n 3_o be_v by_o unknown_a descent_n of_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
a_o miracle_n and_o to_o declare_v to_o all_o that_o they_o be_v gift_v and_o assume_v to_o that_o their_o present_a office_n and_o employment_n naked_a i._n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 24_o e._n strip_v of_o his_o upper_a garment_n or_o military_a habit_n so_o peter_n john_n xxi_o 7._o and_o micah_n chap._n i._n 8._o esay_n chap._n xx._n 2_o 4._o and_o those_o act_n xix_o 16._o slay_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 18_o saul_n most_o horrid_a and_o bloody_a act._n ephod_n the_o ephod_n here_o be_v that_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 9_o wherein_o be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n exod._n xxviii_o 30._o which_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v not_o the_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n of_o the_o breastplate_n mention_v v._o 17-21_a or_o the_o word_n of_o urim_n and_o thummim_n engrave_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n on_o the_o breastplate_n or_o thing_n commit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o workman_n to_o make_v they_o but_o rather_o give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n to_o put_v they_o not_o on_o but_o into_o the_o breastplate_n which_o haply_o to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v double_v ver_fw-la 16._o so_o to_o have_v they_o hide_v there_o and_o according_o levit._n viii_o 8._o moses_n be_v say_v to_o put_v in_o the_o breastplate_n the_o urim_n and_o the_o thummim_n yet_o what_o thing_n or_o what_o kind_n of_o thing_n they_o be_v appear_v not_o only_o we_o know_v the_o name_n signify_v light_n and_o perfection_n haply_o intimate_v knowledge_n of_o doctrine_n and_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n and_o that_o by_o these_o the_o high_a priest_n extraordinary_o do_v ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v receive_v answer_n as_o oracle_n from_o he_o so_o we_o see_v the_o precept_n for_o it_o num._n xxvii_o 21._o joshuah_n shall_v stand_v before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n who_o shall_v ask_v counsel_n for_o he_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o urim_n before_o the_o lord_n at_o his_o word_n shall_v they_o go_v out_o and_o at_o his_o word_n they_o shall_v come_v in_o both_o he_o i._n e._n joshuah_n and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n with_o he_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o we_o find_v expect_v earnest_o by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n xxviii_o 6._o though_o the_o same_o it_o may_v seem_v lighty_a slight_v by_o he_o 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 18_o 19_o and_o here_o act_v by_o abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o david_n david_n hereunto_o adjoin_v his_o request_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o answer_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o again_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 7._o and_o not_o unlike_a but_o david_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 19_o 23._o and_o xxi_o 1._o and_o possible_o that_o judg._n xx._n 18_o 23_o 27_o 28._o be_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o if_o it_o be_v burn_v or_o lose_v at_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n yet_o the_o tirshatha_n entertain_v a_o expectation_n of_o the_o restore_n of_o it_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o neh._n vii_o 65._o a_o messinger_n god_n providence_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o he_o verse_n 27_o unto_o achish_n this_o second_o time_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 2_o upon_o better_a security_n beforehand_o give_v then_o former_o be_v have_v in_o shunem_n in_o shunem_n and_o aphek_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 4_o 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1._o the_o philistine_n pitch_v and_o the_o israelite_n in_o gilboa_n by_o a_o fountain_n which_o be_v in_o jezreel_n all_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n josh_n xix_o 18._o this_o be_v david_n spoil_n i._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 20_o e._n all_o that_o the_o amalakite_n have_v take_v from_o other_o save_v from_o they_o of_o ziglag_n this_o by_o his_o right_n and_o free_a consent_n and_o gift_n of_o his_o soldier_n he_o make_v use_v of_o to_o gratify_v his_o friend_n and_o engage_v they_o to_o he_o ver_fw-la 26_o 31._o they_o shall_v part_v alike_o they_o both_o alike_o shall_v have_v their_o share_n verse_n 24_o according_a to_o god_n appointment_n num._n xxxi_o 27_o 30._o josh._n xxii_o 8._o though_o not_o both_o equal_a share_n fall_v upon_o it_o saul_n he_o own_o bloody_a butcher_n and_o selfmurderer_n chapter_n xxxi_o verse_n 4_o the_o amalakite_n belie_v himself_o in_o most_o of_o his_o relation_n to_o david_n 2_o sam._n i._o 5_o 10._o in_o hope_n of_o grace_n and_o reward_n from_o david_n but_o in_o issue_n to_o the_o lose_n of_o his_o life_n god_n in_o his_o secret_a justice_n just_o take_v it_o upon_o himself_o that_o he_o slay_v he_o 1_o chron._n x._o 14._o his_o head_n this_o they_o fasten_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o dagon_n verse_n 9_o 1_o chron._n x._o 10._o his_o body_n to_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n or_o bethshean_a and_o his_o armour_n in_o the_o house_n of_o ashteroth_n a_o name_n of_o their_o female_a goddess_n ii_o samuel_n this_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o forty_o year_n from_o the_o death_n of_o king_n saul_n to_o the_o death_n of_o king_n david_n or_o the_o time_n immediate_o precede_v it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 4_o 5._o the_o time_n and_o story_n of_o david_n reign_n crown_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n likely_a not_o so_o wear_v by_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 10_o 1_o king_n xxii_o 30._o but_o carry_v with_o he_o or_o before_o he_o by_o his_o armourbearer_n verse_n 18_o or_o some_o other_o as_o a_o ensign_n of_o his_o kingly_a honour_n bow_v that_o they_o may_v be_v skilful_a in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o their_o arm_n and_o weapon_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o this_o time_n of_o need_n of_o the_o bow_n in_o war_n see_v ver_fw-la 22._o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n i._n 5._o and_o on_o zech._n x._o 4._o how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v repeat_v verse_n 19_o ver_fw-la 25._o and_o 27._o as_o the_o foot_n of_o this_o sad_a song_n and_o elegy_n tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n this_o impossible_a not_o to_o be_v tell_v there_o but_o this_o show_v david_n desire_n verse_n 20_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a a_o pathetical_a expression_n not_o much_o unlike_a be_v that_o ver_fw-la 21._o unto_o hebron_n of_o this_o place_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o thus_o once_o for_o all_o hebron_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n and_o mountain_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 54._o call_v also_o mamre_o and_o kiriath-arba_a the_o city_n of_o arba_n the_o father_n of_o anak_n where_o anak_n live_v his_o son_n and_o the_o anakim_v a_o race_n of_o giant_n here_o former_o dwell_v the_o child_n of_o heth_n and_o hittites_n and_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n sojourn_v here_o and_o they_o and_o sarah_n and_o rebekah_n and_o leah_n be_v bury_v here_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n before_o mamre_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n gen._n xiii_o 18._o and_o xxiii_o 19_o and_o xlix_o 31._o hence_o joseph_n be_v send_v to_o see_v the_o welfare_n of_o his_o brethren_n hither_o the_o spy_n come_v that_o be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n to_o search_v the_o land_n hoham_n the_o king_n of_o hebron_n be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o king_n mure_v up_o by_o joshuah_n in_o a_o cave_n and_o after_o slay_v and_o hang_v up_o and_o soon_o after_o the_o city_n take_v and_o another_o king_n thereof_o seem_v then_o to_o be_v slay_v by_o he_o and_o he_o and_o caleb_n slay_v the_o anakim_v that_o dwell_v here_o this_o city_n and_o suburb_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o field_n and_o the_o village_n of_o it_o to_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v the_o kenezite_n that_o good_a spy_n josh._n xx._n 7._o and_o xxi_o ii_o to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n before_o hebron_n samson_n carry_v the_o gate_n of_o gaza_n to_o they_o in_o hebron_n david_n send_v a_o present_a of_o the_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o amalakite_n 1_o sam._n xxx_o 31._o hither_o god_n direct_v he_o to_o go_v in_o this_o text._n and_o here_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n and_o reign_v seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o here_o he_o have_v six_o son_n bear_v to_o he_o 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9_o jehojakim_n in_o his_o four_o chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o year_n or_o three_o complete_a and_o 1._o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n daniel_n be_v carry_v captive_a dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o ezekiel_n and_o mordecai_n with_o jehojachin_n ezek._n xl._n 1._o esther_n ii_o 5_o 6._o of_o ezechiel_n see_v the_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n jehojacin_n called_n likewise_o coniah_n verse_n 6_o and_o jechoniah_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 16._o jer._n xxii_o 28_o of_o his_o age_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 9_o he_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o end_n and_o eight_o year_n begin_v of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v ver_fw-la 12._o jer._n lii_o 28._o and_o his_o head_n lift_v up_o again_o in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n twelve_o month_n on_o the_o twenty_o five_o and_o twenty_o seven_o day_n and_o first_o year_n of_o evilmerodach_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 27._o jer._n lii_o 31._o zedekiah_n rebel_v zedekiah_n 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3._o and_o 2_o chr._n viii_o 14._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 19_o 20._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 8._o and_o xxvii_o 3._o and_o xxxi_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 5._o the_o horse-gate_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n verse_n 15_o or_o of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o nehemy_n iii_o 1._o gather_v of_o all_o israel_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 5_o so_o much_o of_o israel_n as_o joash_n have_v from_o year_n to_o year_n one_o year_n will_v not_o suffice_v to_o make_v up_o this_o reparation_n hasten_v not_o for_o in_o the_o twenty_o three_o year_n of_o joash_n it_o be_v not_o do_v 2_o king_n xii_o 6._o the_o collection_n of_o moses_n so_o for_o verse_n 6_o 9_o such_o as_o moses_n use_v exod._n xxx_o 12_o 16._o or_o exod._n xxv_o but_o this_o differ_v from_o they_o both_o agree_v only_o in_o this_o as_o moses_n then_o provide_v for_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o service_n of_o it_o by_o those_o collection_n extraordinary_o as_o need_v then_o require_v so_o be_v 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of_o uzziah_n as_o also_o of_o jotham_n and_o of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n xv._o 32._o and_o xvi_o 1._o and_o of_o their_o concordance_n with_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o king_n of_o isreel_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o hosea_n i._n 1._o but_o he_o slay_v not_o their_o child_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o this_o text_n verse_n 4_o do_v it_o a_o ironical_a concession_n verse_n 8_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o amos_n iu_o 4_o 5._o top_n of_o the_o rock_n selah_n verse_n 21_o or_o petra_n signify_v a_o rock_n whence_o the_o chief_a city_n in_o arabia_n petraea_n be_v call_v petra_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 7._o god_n of_o the_o child_n of_o seir_n worse_o then_o that_o of_o ahaz_n chap._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 23._o punish_v chap._n xxv_o 20_o 27._o altar_n of_o incense_n this_o the_o highpriest_n may_v do_v chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 16_o exod._n xxx_o 7._o and_o other_o priest_n also_o luke_n i._n 9_o but_o not_o the_o king_n or_o any_o else_o but_o priest_n the_o chief_a 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on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o year_n which_o fall_v out_o towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o ezekiah_n reign_n sixteenth_o day_n so_o that_o passeover_n be_v pass_v and_o not_o keep_v seven_o bullock_n here_o be_v seven_o verse_n 21_o to_o represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o here_o be_v use_v all_o manner_n of_o beast_n fit_a for_o sacrifice_n the_o priest_n kill_v they_o and_o so_o levit._n iu._n 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 8_o verse_n 24_o 15_o 18._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 24_o 34._o the_o levite_n do_v flay_v they_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 11._o and_o in_o some_o extraordinary_a case_n slay_v they_o also_o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 34._o and_o receive_v the_o blood_n 2_o chron._n xxx_o 16_o 17._o the_o priest_n only_o not_o the_o levite_n come_v to_o the_o altar_n to_o lay_v the_o wood_n sprinkle_v the_o blood_n and_o burn_v they_o levit._n l._n 7._o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n iii_o 2_o 5._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 14._o the_o song_n psal_n cxxxvi_o verse_n 27_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezra_n iii_o 11._o to_o ephraim_n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 1_o and_o manasseh_n see_v for_o 5_o 11_o 18._o yet_o this_o be_v before_o their_o final_a captivity_n by_o shalmaneser_n 2_o king_n xvii_o in_o the_o second_o month_n for_o verse_n 2_o 1_o 3._o as_o in_o like_a case_n num._n ix_o 11._o king_n of_o assyria_n pull_v verse_n 6_o and_o tiglath_n pilneaser_n 2_o king_n xv._o 19_o 29._o 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 20._o mock_v they_o but_o a_o final_a judgement_n son_n follow_v verse_n 10_o have_v not_o cleanse_v themselves_o yet_o and_n verse_n 18_o it_o seem_v in_o josiah_n time_n all_o do_v not_o eat_v at_o the_o very_a hour_n appoint_v at_o even_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 14._o yet_o where_o the_o heart_n be_v upright_o god_n merciful_o heal_v such_o offender_n to_o keep_v other_o seven_o day_n the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n see_v herein_o verse_n 23_o and_o by_o god_n approve_v since_o the_o time_n of_o solomon_n and_o the_o division_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n verse_n 26_o so_o many_o out_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n come_v not_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o eat_v &_o celebrate_v the_o passeover_n yet_o see_v a_o large_a commendation_n of_o josiah_n passeover_n which_o follow_v after_o this_o chap._n xxxv_o 18_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 22_o 23._o finish_v present_o after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n chapter_n xxxi_o verse_n 1_o they_o pull_v down_o idolatry_n yea_o in_o ephraim_n also_o and_o manasseh_n which_o belong_v to_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n three_o month_n or_o feast_v of_o week_n verse_n 7_o of_o pentecost_n which_o be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o harvest_n and_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o ingather_v exod._n xxiii_o 16._o host_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n though_o that_o king_n sennacherib_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o and_o his_o host_n be_v so_o slay_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o father_n hezekiah_n chap._n xxxii_o 21._o a_o wall_n begin_v by_o his_o father_n chap._n xxxii_o 5._o yet_o unto_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o false_a god_n verse_n 14_o as_o be_v in_o the_o grosser_n kind_n of_o idolatrous_a sacrificer_n verse_n 17_o amon_n amon_n worse_o than_o his_o father_n manasseh_n eight_o year_n be_v then_o sixteen_o year_n old_a chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 20_o and_o before_o that_o the_o father_n of_o eliakim_n or_o jehojakim_n verse_n 3_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 36._o and_o chap._n xxii_o 1._o compare_v together_o twelve_o year_n himself_o be_v then_o twenty_o city_n of_o manasseh_n remanants_n then_o of_o the_o israelite_n verse_n 6_o for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v former_o carry_v away_o captive_n and_o the_o kingdom_n exterminate_v eighteen_o year_n
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for_o this_o david_n befool_v and_o bebeast_n himself_o psal._n lxxiii_o 10_o 22._o study_v great_n student_n verse_n 2_o to_o be_v witty_o wicked_a lip_n it_o blister_v out_o at_o their_o tongue_n end_n through_o wisdom_n chap._n iii_o 13_o 19_o verse_n 3_o be_v strong_a chap._n xxi_o 22._o verse_n 5_o war_n chap._n xx._n 18._o verse_n 6_o and_o chap._n xv._o 22._o and_o chap._n xi_o 14._o too_o high_a chap._n fourteen_o 6._o verse_n 7_o and_o chap._n viii_o verse_n 9_o and_o chap._n ix_o 1._o yet_o the_o high_a and_o save_v wisdom_n be_v too_o high_a for_o the_o wise_a natural_a man_n 1_o cor._n two_o 14._o open_v not_o he_o be_v two_o fool_n if_o he_o do_v devise_v be_v a_o artist_n at_o any_o evil_n verse_n 8_o the_o thought_n chap._n fourteen_o 22._o verse_n 9_o and_o chap._n vi_o 18._o and_o chap._n xii_o 5._o and_o chap._n xv._o 26._o esay_n lix_n 7._o jer._n iu._n 14._o if_o thou_o faint_v gen._n xlix_o 23_o 24._o verse_n 10_o man_n have_v no_o trial_n of_o his_o strength_n till_o he_o be_v in_o trouble_n if_o thou_o forbear_v psal._n lxxxii_o 4._o verse_n 11_o esay_n lviii_o 6_o 7._o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o deliver_v such_o innocent_a person_n mark_v iii_o 4._o job_n xxix_o 17._o and_o xxxi_o 8_o 9_o if_o thou_o say_v sin_n be_v not_o to_o seek_v for_o excuse_n verse_n 12_o but_o they_o avail_v not_o with_o god_n psal._n xi_o 4._o job_n xxxiv_o 22._o jer._n xvii_o 9_o 10._o when_o thou_o have_v find_v it_o experimental_a knowledge_n be_v the_o only_a true_a knowledge_n verse_n 14_o heb._n x._o 34._o josh._n xxiii_o 14._o a_o literal_a notion_n of_o the_o brain_n come_v short_a of_o it_o a_o reward_n psal_n xix_o 10_o 11._o and_o cxix_o 103._o chap._n xxiii_o 18._o fall_v into_o trouble_n verse_n 16_o it_o be_v not_o here_o mean_v of_o fall_v into_o sin_n micah_n vii_o 8._o and_o rise_v job_n v._n 19_o psal._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20._o and_o xxxvii_o 24._o and_o xci_o 3._o james_n i._o 2._o the_o wicked_a fall_n as_o nahum_n i._n 9_o into_o a_o only_a 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lord_n and_o the_o king_n these_o thing_n also_o belong_v to_o the_o wise_a concern_v wise_n man_n to_o look_v unto_o verse_n 23_o not_o that_o the_o sentence_n follow_v be_v take_v out_o of_o wise_a man_n book_n or_o saying_n after_o solomon_n and_o before_o the_o time_n of_o ezechiah_n not_o good_a very_o bad_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o like_a be_v chap._n x._o 2._o and_o chap._n xx._n 23._o psal._n v._n 5._o 1_o cor._n xvi_o 22._o exod._n xx._n 7._o respect_n of_o person_n chap._n xviii_o 5._o chap._n xxviii_o 21._o levi._n xix_o 25._o deut._n i._n 17._o and_o xvi_o 19_o thou_o be_v righteous_a chap._n xvii_o 15._o verse_n 24_o esay_n v._n 23._o exod._n xxiii_o 7._o that_o rebuke_n he_o job_n xxix_o 11_o 17._o verse_n 25_o a_o good_a blessing_n of_o every_o good_a man_n kiss_v gen._n xli_o 40._o verse_n 26_o shall_v do_v he_o honour_n psal._n two_o 11._o afterward_o build_v thy_o house_n first_n be_v sure_a of_o the_o mean_n how_o to_o compass_v it_o verse_n 27_o luke_n fourteen_o 28_o 33._o do_v thing_n of_o necessity_n first_o after_o of_o accommodation_n without_o cause_n without_o a_o call_n verse_n 28_o or_o against_o thy_o own_o conscience_n deceive_v not_o to_o bolster_v out_o a_o bad_a cause_n or_o outface_v a_o good_a or_o ot_fw-mi entice_v another_o to_o suborn_v he_o to_o be_v a_o false_a witness_n say_v not_o chap._n xx._n 22._o verse_n 29_o rom._n xii_o 17._o 1_o thes._n v._o 15._o 1_o pet._n iii_o 9_o matth._n v._o 39_o rom._n xii_o 17._o this_o be_v to_o wring_v the_o sword_n out_o of_o god_n have_v rom._n xii_o 19_o slothful_a see_v on_o chap._n vi_o 6._o verse_n 30_o receive_v instruction_n a_o bee_n can_v suck_v honey_n out_o of_o a_o flower_n verse_n 32_o which_o a_o fly_n can_v a_o spiritual_a man_n can_v extract_v good_a out_o of_o other_o man_n fault_n and_o folly_n can_v gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n and_o fig_n of_o thistle_n the_o worse_a other_o be_v the_o better_a we_o shall_v be_v save_v ourselves_o from_o a_o untoward_a generation_n and_o redeem_v the_o time_n because_o the_o day_n be_v evil_a yet_o a_o little_a sleep_n little_n verse_n 33_o and_o yet_o sleep_v plutaly_a in_o the_o original_a a_o little_a he_o ask_v but_o a_o little_a will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n thus_o he_o personate_v the_o sluggard_n speak_v poverty_n the_o beggar_n shall_v catch_v he_o by_o the_o back_n verse_n 34_o swift_o and_o irresistible_o these_o here_o begin_v a_o new_a collection_n of_o proverb_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 1_o long_v after_o solomon_n time_n which_o some_o choice_a man_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n likely_a by_o his_o appointment_n copy_v out_o of_o some_o of_o solomon_n writing_n then_o extant_a or_o out_o of_o public_a record_n register_n and_o commentary_n wherein_o for_o their_o worth_n and_o wisdom_n they_o be_v insert_v and_o in_o these_o solomon_n mostwhat_a intreat_v of_o high_a matter_n of_o state_n business_n of_o regal_a and_o civil_a administration_n to_o conceal_v such_o as_o be_v verse_n 2_o the_o union_n of_o three_o person_n into_o one_o nature_n and_o of_o two_o nature_n into_o one_o person_n his_o wonderful_a decree_n and_o the_o no_o less_o wonderful_a execution_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n rom._n xi_o 33._o deut._n xxix_o 29._o to_o search_v out_o chap._n xvi_o 10._o job_n xxix_o 16._o 1_o king_n iii_o 24_o 27._o unsearchable_a verse_n 3_o as_o the_o two_o former_a jer._n xxxi_o 37._o profundum_fw-la sine_fw-la fundo_fw-la jer._n xvii_o 9_o 1_o king_n iu._n 29._o much_o more_o unsearchable_a be_v the_o deep_a and_o hide_a way_n of_o god_n rom._n xi_o 33_o 34._o we_o must_v adore_v they_o when_o we_o can_v comprehend_v they_o neither_o must_v the_o subject_n think_v to_o attain_v to_o the_o depth_n of_o all_o the_o secret_a reason_n and_o do_n of_o a_o king_n even_o when_o he_o be_v upright_o and_o do_v his_o duty_n wicked_a from_o chap._n xx._n 8._o verse_n 5_o evil_a counsellor_n about_o a_o king_n be_v great_a mean_n of_o much_o mischief_n as_o human_a doeg_n 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and_o interlacing_n a_o wise_a reprover_n chap._n ix_o 9_o verse_n 12_o touch_v some_o never_o so_o gentle_o yet_o like_o the_o nettle_n it_o will_v sting_v you_o exod._n ii_o 14._o prov._n xiii_o 18._o but_o a_o obedient_a ear_n deserve_v such_o earing_n of_o gold_n as_o diamond_n in_o a_o diadem_n as_o well_o as_o the_o wise_a reprover_n that_o right_o order_n and_o circumstantiate_n his_o word_n messenger_n verse_n 25._o verse_n 13_o and_o chap._n xiii_o 17._o his_o speed_n and_o trustiness_n revive_v and_o refresh_v the_o longing_n and_o languish_v mind_n of_o they_o that_o send_v he_o job_n xxxiii_o 23._o of_o a_o false_a gift_n as_o the_o
vanity_n of_o vanity_n he_n resume_v and_o conclude_v his_o main_a text_n verse_n 8_o after_o his_o large_a demonstration_n of_o it_o by_o so_o many_o convince_a argument_n the_o preacher_n be_v wise_a and_o moreover_o verse_n 9_o because_o he_o know_v how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o work_v man_n to_o a_o firm_a belief_n of_o this_o maxim_n that_o all_o these_o earthly_a thing_n be_v but_o vanity_n he_o heap_v up_o in_o these_o few_o word_n of_o his_o conclusion_n many_o cogent_a argument_n yet_o more_o to_o reinforce_v the_o same_o from_o his_o own_o wisdom_n from_o his_o care_n to_o teach_v the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o principal_a lesson_n his_o heed_n his_o search_n his_o order_n of_o it_o and_o other_o proverb_n from_o the_o delight_n and_o acceptablenesse_n of_o it_o from_o the_o uprightness_n and_o truth_n of_o it_o all_o which_o as_o they_o may_v relate_v to_o his_o teach_n and_o write_v in_o general_a so_o more_o special_o to_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o book_n the_o 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in_o the_o praise_n of_o both_o be_v not_o applicable_a to_o bodily_a or_o natural_a beauty_n but_o to_o spiritual_a and_o supernatural_a here_o be_v hide_v manna_n sancta_fw-la sanctis_fw-la pearl_n be_v not_o for_o swine_n here_o solomon_n rip_v up_o and_o rifle_v as_o it_o be_v all_o the_o rarity_n of_o nature_n to_o describe_v his_o sacred_a and_o supernatural_a mystery_n yea_o such_o be_v the_o matchless_a riches_n and_o sweetness_n of_o this_o poem_n and_o the_o subject_n of_o it_o that_o though_o the_o storehouse_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n from_o both_o her_o sphere_n contribute_v to_o it_o yet_o all_o be_v not_o sufficient_a the_o rich_a earthly_a thing_n be_v but_o gross_a and_o sensible_a illustration_n of_o spiritual_a majesty_n and_o glory_n they_o can_v serve_v but_o as_o mystical_a representation_n as_o emblem_n as_o hieroglyphik_n as_o manuduction_n and_o perspective_n to_o grace_n and_o glory_n here_o between_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n be_v interchanging_n of_o mutual_a praise_n gloriation_n and_o congratulation_n of_o zealous_a spiritual_a long_n and_o breathe_n of_o love_n and_o vow_n and_o joy_n of_o acclamation_n attestation_n and_o administration_n his_o divine_a and_o glorious_a excellency_n in_o himself_o and_o rich_a bounty_n and_o blessing_n to_o she_o and_o her_o precious_a heavenly_a grace_n and_o endowment_n ornament_n and_o privilege_n by_o he_o in_o a_o high_a character_n in_o lofty_a and_o stately_a say_n and_o simile_n be_v portray_v and_o lay_v out_o to_o the_o life_n by_o she_o and_o by_o he_o and_o yet_o withal_o her_o fail_n and_o recovery_n and_o his_o withdrawing_n thereupon_o and_o returning_n be_v not_o omit_v and_o last_o she_o be_v never_o satisfy_v with_o his_o love_n out_o of_o the_o unquenchable_a flame_n of_o her_o affection_n she_o do_v beg_v still_o a_o more_o intimate_a union_n and_o communion_n with_o he_o and_o a_o perpetual_a fruition_n of_o he_o for_o herself_o and_o for_o all_o her_o member_n that_o yet_o know_v he_o not_o and_o that_o he_o will_v hasten_v his_o last_o come_n for_o the_o full_a finish_n of_o all_o and_o her_o enjoyment_n of_o he_o in_o vision_n beatifical_a in_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n in_o all_o these_o interlocution_n betwixt_o they_o she_o speak_v nine_o time_n he_o seven_o time_n and_o both_o joint_o together_o the_o same_o thing_n as_o in_o a_o chorus_n two_o time_n in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v such_o divine_a rapture_n as_o be_v able_a to_o fire_v the_o holy_a affection_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n let_v he_o kiss_v i_o chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o etc._n etc._n the_o speech_n of_o the_o church_n the_o spouse_n to_o christ_n the_o bridegroom_n to_o the_o 8._o ver_fw-la set_v forth_o in_o her_o wish_n of_o his_o love_n in_o expression_n of_o the_o worth_n of_o it_o of_o his_o sweet_a smell_a grace_n and_o the_o powerful_a virtue_n of_o they_o in_o she_o and_o in_o other_o in_o his_o rich_a and_o gracious_a provision_n for_o she_o in_o her_o vindication_n of_o her_o own_o deformity_n and_o defect_n against_o the_o envious_a and_o uncharitable_a censure_n of_o other_o concern_v she_o and_o in_o petition_v he_o for_o further_a counsel_n and_o direction_n if_o thou_o know_v not_o etc._n etc._n christ_n his_o reply_n verse_n 8_o in_o the_o four_o next_o verse_n grant_v her_o last_o request_n with_o gracious_a and_o great_a commendation_n of_o she_o and_o rich_a promise_n make_v unto_o she_o while_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n the_o church_n in_o this_o verse_n 12_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n return_v the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n love_n and_o bounty_n magnify_v by_o simile_n his_o gracious_a goodness_n to_o she_o and_o declare_v what_o her_o cate_z shall_v be_v to_o keep_v and_o endear_v he_o to_o she_o behold_v thou_o be_v fair_a christ_n hear_v in_o this_o verse_n 15_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n congratulate_v his_o church_n praise_v again_o and_o so_o
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
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
esay_n xxx_o 4._o a_o prime_a city_n in_o egypt_n take_v likely_a its_o name_n from_o tahpenes_n queen_n of_o egypt_n 1_o king_n xi_o 19_o 20._o seat_v not_o far_o from_o pelusium_n whence_o term_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n daphnae_n pelusiacae_n see_v jer._n ii_o 16._o here_o jâ—remy_n be_v chap._n xliii_o 8._o ezek._n xlviii_o 8_o 22._o in_o this_o visionary_a description_n the_o portion_n or_o holy_a oblation_n of_o land_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o the_o levite_n for_o the_o city_n and_o suburb_n for_o the_o prince_n be_v all_o at_o most_o not_o great_a or_o biger_n than_o the_o several_a portion_n for_o each_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o draught_n of_o i_o set_v forth_o by_o my_o learned_a and_o industrious_a friend_n master_n thomas_n fuller_n in_o his_o pisgah-sight_n of_o palestine_n v._o book_n page_n 189._o i_o desire_v to_o be_v right_o so_o understand_v and_o no_o otherwise_o the_o say_a draught_n be_v represent_v there_o in_o a_o far_o large_a proportion_n but_o the_o only_a reason_n be_v that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v room_n enough_o for_o the_o set_n down_o of_o the_o several_a situation_n and_o limit_n among_o themselves_o of_o the_o priest_n portion_n and_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o levite_n portion_n by_o themselves_o and_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n and_o suburb_n of_o it_o by_o themselves_o and_o of_o the_o prince_n portion_n lie_v and_z guarding_z as_o it_o be_v all_o the_o former_a at_o both_o end_n east_n and_o west_n the_o true_a quantity_n of_o all_o this_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v no_o other_o than_o i_o have_v former_o express_v daniel_n daniel_n be_v carry_v captive_a in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o three_o or_o four_o of_o jehojakim_n dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o and_o at_o this_o time_n begin_v the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n and_o the_o jew_n subjection_n or_o captivity_n which_o last_v seventy_o year_n daniel_n live_v and_o young_a be_v so_o famous_a for_o prayer_n and_o piety_n that_o in_o the_o thirteen_o or_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n he_o be_v match_v with_o noah_n and_o job_n ezek._n fourteen_o 14._o and_o in_o the_o eighteen_o or_o nineteenth_o year_n he_o be_v hold_v such_o a_o unparalleled_a pattern_n for_o wisdom_n that_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n who_o think_v himself_o so_o wise_a above_o other_o be_v taunt_v in_o these_o word_n behold_v thou_o be_v wise_a than_o daniel_n ezek._n xxviii_o 2._o his_o book_n begin_v with_o his_o own_o captivity_n reach_v to_o our_o saviour_n time_n dan._n ix_o 25._o and_o end_v a_o while_n after_o with_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n dan._n ix_o 27._o daniel_n prophecy_n stretch_v not_o beyond_o daniel_n own_o people_n the_o jew_n some_o reckon_v the_o time_n thus_o seventy_o year_n in_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n or_o subjection_n to_o babylon_n seventy_o year_n seven_o time_n or_o seven_o week_n of_o year_n that_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n thence_o to_o our_o saviour_n death_n and_o forty_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n destruction_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o jew_n commonwealth_n in_o all_o six_o hundred_o year_n but_o other_o rather_o upon_o more_o likely_a ground_n extend_v the_o number_n of_o year_n to_o a_o great_a sum_n his_o book_n be_v historical_a in_o the_o first_o six_o chapter_n prophetical_a in_o the_o rest_n the_o language_n of_o it_o be_v chaldee_n from_o chap._n ii_o v._n 4_o to_o chap._n viii_o a_o little_a arabic_a be_v intermix_v in_o the_o six_o chapter_n because_o as_o some_o conceive_v the_o matter_n contain_v in_o those_o chapter_n mostwhat_o concern_v the_o chaldean_n and_o be_v thing_n know_v to_o they_o or_o at_o least_o such_o as_o no_o danger_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o accrue_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o all_o the_o rest_n before_z and_o after_o it_o be_v hebrew_n the_o church_n dialect_n and_o treasure_n and_o yet_o here_o be_v sometime_o some_o kind_n of_o concealment_n from_o the_o hebrew_n themselves_o in_o the_o dark_a vision_n chap._n viii_o 26._o and_o chap._n xii_o 4._o the_o chapter_n in_o daniel_n fall_v within_o the_o reign_v of_o several_a king_n thus_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o his_o i._o year_n chapter_n i._n v._o year_n chap._n ii_o vi_o year_n most_o likely_a chap._n iii_o xxxv_o year_n chap._n iu._n belshazzar_n in_o his_o i._o year_n chap_n vii_o iii_o year_n chap._n viii_o last_o year_n chap._n v._n darius_n in_o his_o first_o year_n chapter_n vi_o and_o ix_o cyrus_n in_o his_o three_o year_n first_o month_n chapter_n x._o and_o xi_o and_o xii_o so_o that_o in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o chapter_n there_o be_v this_o transposition_n that_o the_o seven_o and_o eight_o chapter_n as_o now_o they_o stand_v number_v and_o place_v in_o order_n of_o time_n go_v before_o the_o five_o and_o six_o chapter_n and_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o some_o chapter_n those_o prophetical_a dream_n and_o vision_n chap._n ii_o and_o iu_o and_o vii_o and_o viii_o and_o xi_o seem_v mostwhat_o to_o expound_v one_o another_o fall_v so_o oft_o upon_o the_o same_o matter_n less_o or_o more_o and_o go_v over_o they_o or_o some_o of_o they_o still_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o babylonian_a be_v the_o golden_a head_n chap._n ii_o the_o tree_n chap._n iu._n the_o lion_n chap._n vii_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_a be_v the_o breast_n and_o arm_n of_o silver_n chap._n ii_o the_o bear_n chap._n vii_o the_o ram_n chap._n viii_o and_o chap._n x._o 1_o 13_o 20._o and_o chap._n xi_o 1_o 2._o the_o grecian_a alexander_n be_v the_o belly_n and_o thigh_n of_o brass_n chap._n ii_o the_o leopard_n chap._n vii_o the_o he-goat_n chap._n viii_o and_o chap._n x._o 20._o and_o chap._n xi_o 3_o 4._o the_o grecian_a divide_v chief_o into_o the_o seleucide_n and_o lagide_a be_v the_o leg_n of_o iron_n and_o foot_n part_n of_o iron_n and_o part_n of_o clay_n chap._n ii_o the_o four_o beast_n chap._n vii_o and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o of_o the_o south_n chap._n xi_o daniel_n have_v his_o suit_n deny_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o eunuch_n make_v his_o address_n to_o his_o steward_n and_o prevail_v chap._n i._n 10_o 11._o that_o second_o year_n dan._n ii_o 1._o be_v not_o of_o cyrus_n the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n but_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n nor_o of_o his_o reign_n or_o monarchy_n either_o but_o in_o his_o reign_n as_o the_o hebrew_n distinction_n in_o the_o context_n seem_v to_o import_v namely_o the_o second_o year_n after_o the_o three_o year_n of_o daniel_n education_n be_v pass_v and_o he_o bring_v in_o to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n which_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o five_o year_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v and_o daniel_n captivity_n and_o with_o the_o eight_o or_o nine_o of_o jehojakim_n in_o the_o second_o year_n in_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v nabuchadnezzar_n have_v this_o dream_n and_o daniel_n be_v then_o seek_v for_o to_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o wiseman_n and_o magician_n that_o huge_a image_n of_o gold_n though_o hollow_a within_o as_o the_o two_o brazen_a pillar_n be_v jer._n lii_o 21._o which_o be_v set_v up_o to_o be_v worship_v dan._n iii_o seem_v to_o be_v soon_o after_o the_o former_a dream_n and_o before_o jehojacin_n captivity_n be_v daniel_n three_o companion_n only_o new_o advance_v be_v accuse_v and_o no_o other_o jew_n for_o not_o worship_v it_o and_o commit_v such_o gross_a and_o open_a idolatry_n that_o dream_n and_o vsion_n of_o the_o great_a tree_n chap._n iu._n be_v when_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v at_o rest_n after_o all_o his_o victory_n chap._n iu._n 4._o and_o flourish_v in_o his_o palace_n after_o his_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o jehojacin_n captivity_n ezek._n xxix_o 17_o 20._o seem_v to_o be_v some_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o former_a dream_n chap._n ii_o and_o in_o the_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n own_o reign_n and_o daniel_n captivity_n a_o year_n after_o this_o dream_n he_o fall_v mad_a chap._n iu._n 29._o and_o continue_v so_o seven_o year_n verse_n 16_o 25_o 3._o even_o so_o long_o as_o solomon_n temple_n be_v in_o building_n which_o he_o destroy_v and_o about_o two_o year_n after_o his_o restore_n to_o his_o wit_n and_o kingdom_n v._o 26_o 34_o 36._o in_o the_o forty_o four_o or_o forty_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o thirty_o seven_o of_o jehojacin_n captivity_n he_o die_v jer._n lii_o 31._o evilmerodach_n the_o son_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n advance_v jehojacin_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 27_o 30._o jer._n lii_o 31_o 34._o belshazzar_n the_o grandchild_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v the_o
34_o 35_o 36._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 16_o 22._o james_n v._o 12._o see_v on_o matth._n xxiii_o 16_o 22._o and_o again_o though_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n the_o lord_n live_v may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o way_n of_o a_o strange_a asseveration_n only_o thus_o as_o sure_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v as_o likewise_o that_o gen._n xlii_o 15._o 1_o sam._n i._n 26._o and_o xxv_o 26._o yet_o it_o go_v often_o in_o scripture_n under_o the_o notion_n and_o name_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o 1_o sam._n xix_o 6._o jer._n v._o 2._o and_o chap._n xii_o 16._o and_o be_v here_o forbid_a because_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o name_n once_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o idolater_n as_o not_o endure_v to_o be_v join_v with_o idol_n 2_o cor._n vi_o 15._o zeph._n i._n 5._o ezek._n xx._n 39_o of_o oath_n see_v more_o in_o page_n 10_o 52_o 74._o and_o upon_o jer._n li._n 14._o and_o of_o the_o manner_n and_o ceremony_n in_o swear_v see_v gen._n xxiv_o 2._o and_o xlvii_o 29._o and_o fourteen_o 22._o exod._n vi_o 8._o exod._n xx._n 5_o 15_o 23._o dan._n xii_o 7._o apoc._n x._o 5_o 6._o and_o there_o be_v divers_a rite_n and_o gesture_n for_o it_o in_o divers_a country_n in_o all_o age_n as_o the_o rain_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 3_o as_o the_o late_a and_o former_a rain_v in_o due_a season_n be_v mention_v levit._n xxvi_o 4._o deut._n xxviii_o 12._o ezek._n xxxiv_o 26._o the_o first_o or_o former_a rain_n and_o the_o late_a rain_n be_v mention_v deut._n xi_o 14._o jer._n v._o 24._o so_o call_v in_o relation_n to_o their_o husbandry_n and_o the_o order_n thereof_o the_o former_a rain_n be_v in_o their_o seed_v time_n in_o the_o eight_o month_n part_n of_o our_o october_n and_o november_n requisite_a for_o the_o bring_n up_o of_o their_o seed_n and_o thereupon_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n rain_n esay_n xxx_o 23._o and_o that_o month_n be_v call_v bull_n from_o the_o abundance_n of_o rain_n and_o great_a shower_n then_o requisite_a and_o fall_a as_o make_v a_o deluge_n jer._n iii_o 3._o and_o this_o former_a rain_n be_v call_v yoreh_n or_o moreh_n from_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v to_o pour_v down_o the_o late_a rain_n be_v in_o the_o first_o month_n joel_n ii_o 23._o part_n of_o our_o march_n and_o april_n for_o the_o fill_n of_o the_o corn_n then_o in_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o fit_v of_o it_o for_o harvest_n whence_o this_o month_n be_v call_v abib_fw-la exod._n xiii_o 4._o which_o signify_v the_o stalk_n with_o the_o ear_n of_o corn_n their_o harvest-time_n for_o corn_n be_v common_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o two_o month_n half_a abib_fw-la or_o nisan_fw-la all_o jair_a or_o zif_n and_o half_a sivan_n and_o hereupon_o be_v those_o two_o offering_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o sheaf_n and_o of_o two_o loaf_n enjoin_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o harvest_n levit._n xxiii_o 10_o 21._o num._n xxviii_o 26._o deut._n xvi_o 9_o 10._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o zech._n x._o 1._o bread_n of_o mourner_n banquet_n at_o burial_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 4_o as_o well_o as_o bridal_n as_o of_o mirth_n the_o one_o so_o of_o consolation_n against_o mourning_n the_o other_o see_v prov._n xxxi_o 6_o 7._o jer._n xvi_o 7._o ezek._n xxiv_o 17._o matth._n ix_o 23._o memphiâ—_n verse_n 6_o in_o the_o original_a moph_n and_o thence_o with_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n memphis_n in_o esay_n and_o jermie_n name_v moph_n jer._n xliv_o 1._o and_o xlvi_o 14_o 19_o likely_a now_o that_o grand_a cairo_n the_o great_a city_n see_n esay_n xix_o 13._o ezek._n xxx_o 13._o chap._n ix_o 7._o and_o chap_n x._o 3_o 4._o do_v show_v the_o miserable_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o thing_n in_o those_o time_n be_v true_a liberality_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o and_o true_a mystica_o of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n whereupon_o the_o apostle_n do_v allude_v to_o this_o place_n and_o allege_v it_o matth._n ii_o 15._o jacob_n weep_v chapter_n xii_o verse_n 4_o in_o wrestle_v and_o make_v supplication_n to_o the_o angel_n though_o his_o weep_n be_v not_o record_v by_o moses_n the_o name_n for_o lion_n in_o hebrew_n be_v very_o many_o chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 8_o and_o distinguish_v in_o scripture_n according_a to_o their_o age_n and_o quality_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n iv_o 10_o the_o like_a be_v true_a for_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o name_n of_o gold_n see_v the_o annotatton_n on_o job_n xxviii_o 15_o 19_o i_o do_v know_v thou_o own_o thou_o as_o psal._n i._o ult_n verse_n 5_o exod._n iii_o 7._o deut._n xxxiv_o 10._o psal._n xxxi_o 7._o and_o xxxvii_o 18._o and_o cxlii_o 4._o matth._n vii_o 23._o rom._n vii_o 15._o as_o for_o that_o place_n act_v xxiii_o 5._o most_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o paul_n do_v not_o know_v ananias_n to_o be_v high_a priest_n he_o be_v so_o long_o absent_a from_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v so_o often_o change_v in_o those_o time_n joel_n joel_n preach_v to_o judah_n and_o by_o the_o matter_n and_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o rank_n wherein_o we_o find_v he_o place_v he_o seem_v to_o prophesy_v when_o hosea_n do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n uzziah_n yet_o some_o assign_v to_o he_o a_o late_a time_n upon_o those_o passage_n chap._n iii_o 1_o 9_o he_o declare_v a_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o famine_n bring_v upon_o they_o by_o a_o drought_n and_o vermin_n exhort_v to_o true_a mourn_a fast_v and_o repent_v with_o promise_n thereupon_o of_o abundant_a blessing_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a upon_o themselves_o and_o of_o god_n dreadful_a judgement_n and_o revenge_n upon_o their_o enemy_n the_o army_n and_o camp_n describe_v chap._n ii_o be_v not_o of_o the_o assyrian_n or_o babylonian_n but_o of_o those_o vermin_n god_n host_n name_v chap._n i._n 4._o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v not_o the_o place_n for_o the_o general_n judgement_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n at_o christ_n second_o come_v but_o serve_v only_o to_o note_v out_o thus_o much_o that_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v be_v visible_o in_o her_o sight_n and_o before_o her_o eye_n as_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v nigh_o the_o wall_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v between_o the_o porch_n and_o the_o altar_n the_o porch_n of_o the_o temple_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 17_o and_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a in_o the_o priest_n court_n or_o inner_a court_n where_o they_o stand_v to_o minister_v and_o officiate_v see_v ezra_n x._o 1._o and_o 1_o macc._n vii_o 38._o vision_n by_o they_o god_n of_o old_a do_v speak_v to_o man_n verse_n 28_o and_o reveal_v his_o will_n unto_o he_o job_n xxxiii_o 15._o particular_o to_o his_o prophet_n num._n xii_o 6._o hos._n xii_o 10._o ezek._n vii_o 26._o so_o to_o abraham_n to_o jacob_n to_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 1_o 15._o to_o esay_n ezekiel_n and_o other_o whence_o judea_n be_v call_v the_o valley_n of_o vision_n esay_n xxii_o 1._o and_o so_o to_o daniel_n to_o peter_n act_v x._o 19_o and_o to_o paul_n act_n xvi_o 9_o and_o xviii_o 9_o 2_o cor._n xii_o 1._o yea_o to_o balaam_n num._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n ii_o 28._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n i._n 1._o this_o whole_a text_n and_o so_o on_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v cite_v by_o saint_n peter_n act_v ii_o 16_o 21._o and_o apply_v to_o his_o present_a time_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o time_n immediate_o precede_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jewish_a polity_n their_o city_n and_o temple_n as_o be_v fulfil_v and_o complete_v then_o and_o there_o he_o show_v that_o both_o this_o effusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o likewise_o those_o wonder_n show_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n so_o particular_o mention_v have_v their_o accomplishment_n before_o that_o terrible_a day_n of_o their_o destruction_n by_o vespasian_n and_o titus_n about_o forty_o year_n after_o their_o crucify_a of_o our_o saviour_n which_o say_v great_a and_o terrible_a day_n our_o saviour_n likewise_o foretell_v and_o give_v the_o dreadful_a sign_n the_o forerunner_n of_o it_o very_o large_o in_o the_o twenty_o four_o chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v more_o special_o out_o of_o ver_fw-la 33_o 34._o vain_o therefore_o be_v this_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n apply_v to_o our_o time_n so_o far_o advance_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o patronize_v our_o new_a light_n and_o pretend_v divine_a illumination_n our_o extraordinary_a gift_n and_o inspiration_n pour_v now_o by_o the_o spirit_n on_o all_o sort_n of_o christian_n young_a and_o old_a son_n and_o daughter_n even_o to_o the_o slight_v and_o
for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o other_o deacon_n act_n 6._o 3._o of_o peter_n act._n 4._o 8._o of_o paul_n act_v 9_o 17._o yet_o peter_n err_v act_v 10._o 14._o gal._n 2._o 11_o etc._n etc._n and_o all_o the_o apostle_n err_v in_o the_o point_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n act_v 1._o 6._o and_o of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o st._n luke_n may_v do_v right_a in_o record_v it_o as_o it_o come_v from_o stephen_n as_o the_o like_a be_v in_o ch_z 27._o 19_o 24._o and_o 1_o king_n 13._o 18._o joseph_n bone_n be_v bury_v in_o shechem_n the_o place_n his_o father_n bequeath_v to_o he_o and_o he_o on_o his_o deathbed_n and_o likely_a the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o conformity_n to_o his_o example_n will_v be_v bury_v there_o have_v their_o bone_n likewise_o carry_v thither_o and_o this_o though_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n may_v by_o other_o record_n or_o revelation_n be_v make_v know_v to_o stephen_n as_o the_o name_n of_o â—annes_n and_o jambre_n to_o paul_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 8._o the_o prophecy_n of_o enoch_n to_o judas_n v._o 14._o the_o genealogy_n to_o luke_n ch_n 3._o v._n 23_o to_o 31._o jacob_n himself_o be_v certain_o bury_v in_o machpelah_n as_o be_v here_o record_v and_o though_o he_o be_v join_v together_o with_o his_o son_n in_o a_o state_n of_o mortality_n act_v 7._o 15._o yet_o the_o sixteenth_o verse_n of_o their_o burial_n may_v well_o be_v confine_v to_o his_o son_n as_o the_o next_o antecedent_n without_o take_v he_o into_o the_o number_n and_o that_o jacob_n buy_v the_o field_n of_o the_o son_n of_o emor_n or_o hamor_n shechems_n father_n be_v likewise_o certain_a by_o abraham_n then_o act_v 7._o 16._o we_o must_v understand_v abraham_n grandchild_n jacob_n and_o so_o expound_v it_o which_o be_v a_o very_a harsh_a exposition_n the_o whole_a text_n consider_v and_o can_v not_o be_v so_o apprehend_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o hearer_n or_o rather_o we_o may_v say_v that_o stephen_n mistake_v the_o story_n and_o name_v abraham_n in_o stead_n of_o jacob_n which_o may_v be_v do_v without_o any_o great_a offence_n as_o have_v be_v show_v and_o so_o luke_n relate_v what_o right_o he_o shall_v for_o to_o lay_v a_o error_n upon_o the_o sacred_a text_n by_o say_v jacob_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o the_o text_n in_o stead_n of_o abraham_n and_o that_o abraham_n come_v into_o it_o by_o the_o error_n of_o the_o transcriber_n mistake_v the_o one_o name_n for_o the_o other_o or_o whereas_o neither_o be_v in_o the_o original_a and_o abraham_n error_n be_v put_v in_o the_o margin_n that_o from_o the_o margin_n they_o put_v it_o into_o the_o text_n all_o this_o be_v not_o so_o likely_a nor_o any_o way_n so_o safe_a that_o emor_n or_o hamor_n be_v father_n to_o sichem_n not_o son_n to_o sichem_n appear_v josh._n 24._o 32._o gen._n 33._o 19_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v supply_v in_o act_n 7._o 16._o so_o be_v the_o word_n mother_n supply_v luke_n 24._o 10._o out_o of_o mar_n 15._o 40._o that_o zohar_n gen._n 23._o 8._o be_v not_o otherwise_o call_v hamor_n not_o have_v a_o son_n call_v sechem_n but_o call_v ephron_n the_o scripture-story_n declare_v and_o sechem_n of_o hamor_n son_n be_v only_o mention_v because_o he_o be_v more_o honourable_a than_o all_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n and_o so_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o in_o the_o sale_n of_o the_o ground_n to_o jacob_n he_o have_v most_o to_o do_v and_o the_o rest_n consent_v to_o his_o transaction_n they_o that_o will_v make_v a_o reconciliation_n by_o say_v that_o the_o two_o place_n and_o sepulcher_n that_o abraham_n buy_v and_o that_o which_o jacob_n buy_v be_v near_o one_o another_o presuppose_v what_o be_v not_o sound_a for_o hebron_n and_o machpelah_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o sechem_n or_o sychar_n a_o city_n of_o samaria_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n above_o twenty_o mile_n distant_a and_o if_o grant_v yet_o help_v nothing_o to_o answer_v the_o other_o difficulty_n of_o the_o text_n of_o the_o field_n place_n for_o burial_n have_v be_v very_o various_a field_n as_o here_o moses_n in_o a_o valley_n deut._n 34._o 6._o uzziah_n in_o the_o field_n of_o the_o burial_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o same_o field_n but_o apart_o from_o the_o corpse_n of_o the_o king_n 2_o chron._n 26._o 23._o the_o potter_n field_n be_v buy_v to_o bury_v stranger_n in_o mat._n 27._o 7._o manasseh_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o garden_n of_o his_o own_o house_n 2_o king_n 21._o 18._o our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o a_o garden_n joh._n 19_o 41._o among_o christian_n after_o they_o have_v peace_n from_o persecution_n and_o church_n for_o divine_a service_n they_o soon_o bury_v in_o the_o church_n yard_n and_o afterward_o come_v to_o bury_v in_o the_o church_n themselves_o which_o grow_v in_o time_n into_o a_o superstition_n among_o many_o and_o to_o be_v a_o annoyance_n to_o the_o live_n through_o the_o commonness_n of_o it_o v._o 15._o and_o will_v certain_o require_v we_o the_o unquietness_n of_o guilty_a conscience_n now_o after_o forty_o year_n lev_n 26._o 36._o v._o 16._o send_v a_o messenger_n and_n after_o go_v themselves_o v._o 18._o thy_o father_n do_v most_o likely_a that_o they_o feign_v this_o v._o 17._o so_o shall_v you_o say_v unto_o joseph_n they_o use_v argument_n from_o his_o father_n command_n their_o relation_n as_o brethren_n their_o penitency_n his_o piety_n weep_v as_o pity_v their_o perplexity_n and_o grieve_v at_o their_o doubt_n of_o his_o good_a will_n v._o 18._o fall_v down_o before_o his_o face_n witting_o confirm_v the_o prediction_n ch_n 37._o 7._o and_o yield_v themselves_o his_o servant_n who_o they_o have_v sell_v for_o a_o slave_n v._o 19_o be_o i_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n ch._n 30._o 2._o be_o i_o in_o god_n stead_n to_o revenge_v myself_o or_o to_o cross_v god_n purpose_n turn_v it_o to_o your_o hurt_n which_o he_o turn_v to_o your_o preservation_n or_o fear_v you_o i_o more_o than_o god_n be_o not_o i_o under_o god_n v._o 20._o but_o god_n joseph_n ascribe_v nothing_o to_o himself_o but_o all_o to_o god_n who_o goodness_n over-master_n man_v malignity_n and_o badness_n chap._n 45._o 5._o act_n 3._o 12_o 13._o psal._n 119._o 71._o much_o people_n they_o egyptian_n and_o other_o v._o 21._o i_o will_v nourish_v you_o do_v good_a for_o evil_n mat._n 5._o 44._o rom._n 12._o 21._o v._o 23._o three_o generation_n so_o soon_o be_v jacob_n blessing_n begin_v to_o be_v accomplish_v in_o joseph_n life-time_n ch_n 48._o 19_o 49._o 22._o of_o machir_n numb_a 32._o 39_o 1_o chron_n 7._o 16._o v._o 24._o sure_o visit_n ch._n 15._o 14._o 46._o 4._o heb._n 11._o 22._o v._o 25._o take_v a_o oath_n v._n 5._o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n his_o brethren_n haply_o be_v now_o dead_a many_o of_o they_o yet_o be_v levi_n alive_a who_o live_v one_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o year_n exod._n 6._o 6._o and_o so_o outlive_v joseph_n some_o sixteen_o year_n therefore_o the_o oath_n be_v take_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o it_o may_v be_v renew_v by_o the_o succeed_a generation_n that_o they_o in_o who_o time_n the_o deliverance_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v shall_v perform_v this_o oath_n from_o hence_o mean_a while_n his_o body_n be_v inter_v in_o egypt_n to_o the_o contentment_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o family_n and_o kindred_n to_o have_v his_o body_n and_o bone_n among_o they_o and_o so_o to_o have_v they_o there_o the_o more_o preserve_v for_o their_o good_a and_o joseph_n bone_n be_v carry_v thence_o and_o not_o keep_v as_o relic_n to_o be_v worship_v but_o be_v bury_v at_o shechem_n josh._n 24._o 32._o jacob_n purchase_n and_o joseph_n son_n heritage_n and_o this_o to_o testify_v his_o own_o and_o confirm_v his_o brethren_n faith_n in_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o canaan_n and_o that_o as_o a_o type_n or_o pledge_n of_o the_o heavenly_a cannon_n there_o be_v the_o other_o patriarch_n jacob_n son_n and_o joseph_n brethren_n also_o bury_v act_v 7._o 16._o their_o bone_n likely_a be_v carry_v with_o his_o bone_n v._o 26._o a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a eighty_o year_n after_o his_o advancement_n at_o that_o age_n also_o die_v joshua_n who_o be_v of_o his_o race_n josh._n 24._o 29._o joseph_n die_v in_o the_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o nine_o year_n of_o the_o world_n sixty_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o gen._n 15._o 13._o and_o exod._n 12._o 41._o see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 15._o 13._o finis_fw-la