law_n those_o two_o i_o ider_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n by_o which_o judgement_n daniel_n afterward_o obtain_v great_a renown_n and_o authority_n among_o the_o people_n god_n tell_v he_o many_o thing_n by_o gabriel_n the_o angel_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o persia-greece_n and_o egypt_n also_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n the_o restitution_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o bring_v back_o of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o book_n which_o by_o his_o name_n be_v reckon_v among_o those_o of_o the_o bible_n he_o die_v at_o babylon_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o king_n cave_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v who_o say_v also_o that_o his_o sepulchre_n in_o his_o time_n be_v very_o well_o know_v to_o all_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxix_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n be_v of_o the_o country_n of_o bezzocherene_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o he_o flee_v have_v leave_v his_o country_n into_o ostracina_n a_o country_n of_o the_o 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the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o cushi_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n he_o prophesy_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n when_o josias_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n first_o he_o terrifi_v and_o afterward_o comfor_v he_o foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o wickedness_n which_o he_o reckon_v up_o first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o judge_n and_o for_o terror_n sake_n he_o call_v the_o day_n by_o such_o name_n as_o use_v to_o strike_v terror_n into_o man_n he_o foretell_v also_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o nation_n as_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n assyrian_n moabite_n and_o philistine_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o come_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o centiles_n unto_o he_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v alone_o in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxi_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n commandment_n undergo_v he_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o very_a young_a man_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspes_n first_o unto_o zorobabell_a the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n josedec_n the_o priest_n and_o afterward_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n be_v this_o when_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v at_o his_o command_n bring_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n say_v that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v god_n send_v aggaeus_n to_o tell_v zorobabell_a the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jozedec_n that_o the_o people_n speak_v false_o that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n god_n house_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v see_v it_o be_v come_v and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o the_o building_n be_v omit_v what_o they_o have_v sow_v in_o great_a abundance_n have_v afford_v slender_a profit_n the_o rain_n be_v withhold_v from_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v diligent_o begin_v and_o dispatch_v the_o work_n these_o two_o man_n like_v well_o of_o this_o word_n of_o aggaeus_n or_o rather_o of_o god_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n all_o the_o people_n and_o when_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n of_o that_o same_o year_n he_o be_v again_o send_v to_o these_o two_o who_o i_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n first_o to_o exhort_v these_o two_o to_o go_v on_o because_o god_n will_v help_v they_o and_o then_o to_o tell_v they_o all_o that_o that_o new_a temple_n shall_v exceed_v the_o old_a one_o in_o glory_n because_o of_o god_n come_v which_o be_v at_o hand_n in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n he_o be_v send_v again_o to_o tell_v they_o have_v wrest_v a_o confession_n from_o the_o priest_n by_o a_o simile_n and_o a_o induction_n that_o those_o gift_n be_v not_o very_o welcome_a and_o acceptable_a which_o they_o bring_v to_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o the_o work_n of_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v so_o please_v to_o he_o that_o for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v increase_v their_o come_n be_v send_v again_o the_o same_o day_n under_o the_o name_n of_o zorobabell_a he_o foretell_v the_o come_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n this_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n bid_v do_v not_o only_o tell_v zorobabel_n and_o jesus_n the_o priest_n that_o the_o time_n of_o build_v the_o temple_n be_v come_v but_o also_o when_o they_o believe_v he_o he_o help_v they_o in_o finish_v the_o work_n not_o only_o as_o a_o workman_n but_o also_o by_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o sing_v for_o there_o he_o and_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v say_v to_o have_v first_o sing_v a_o haleluia_o which_o be_v a_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v the_o same_o that_o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o hymn_n and_o praise_n of_o aggaeus_n and_o zacharias_n be_v call_v haleluia_o he_o die_v at_o that_o same_o place_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o honour_n by_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o priest_n zacharias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxii_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o barachias_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o addon_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v the_o same_o year_n that_o aggaeus_n that_o be_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o king_n but_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n whereas_o he_o begin_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n but_o he_o prophesy_v long_o than_o he_o and_o to_o more_o for_o he_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n in_o the_o four_o
in_o that_o felicity_n that_o both_o he_o and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v hence_o know_v this_o for_o that_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o ahaz_n his_o dial_n shall_v go_v back_o ten_o degree_n and_o so_o the_o king_n recover_v have_v by_o esaias_n direction_n lay_v to_o the_o wound_n a_o plaster_n of_o dry_a figs._n sect._n 4._o mcrodach_n king_n of_o babylon_n have_v hear_v that_o hezechiah_n be_v recover_v from_o that_o sickness_n and_o he_o send_v he_o letter_n congratulatory_a and_o present_v by_o ambassador_n unto_o who_o hezechiah_n show_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v brave_a and_o costly_a in_o his_o treasury_n this_o deed_n of_o he_o be_v full_a of_o arrogancy_n and_o glory_n be_v so_o displease_v to_o god_n that_o he_o send_v his_o prophet_n isaiah_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v this_o very_a thing_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o and_o his_o posterity_n become_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o these_o thing_n hezechiah_n make_v no_o answer_n but_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v right_a and_o good_a only_o may_v there_o be_v peace_n while_o he_o live_v and_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o find_v concern_v esaias_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o epiphanius_n write_v that_o he_o be_v cut_v in_o two_o pecces_fw-la by_o manasses_n and_o bury_v under_o a_o oak_n at_o rogel_n he_o also_o speak_v so_o plain_o and_o open_o concern_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o religion_n as_o of_o the_o conception_n birth_n sermon_n or_o preach_a wonderful_a work_n in_o cure_v disease_n death_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o foretell_v they_o as_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o to_o relate_v they_o as_o thing_n present_a or_o do_v and_o pass_v therefore_o st_n hierom_n will_v have_v he_o reckon_v not_o so_o much_o a_o prophet_n as_o a_o evangelist_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n joel_n chap._n xxi_o joel_n the_o prophet_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v be_v a_o bethorian_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o the_o son_n of_o phatuel_a it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o his_o prophecy_n under_o what_o king_n he_o prophesy_v or_o live_v but_o st_o hierom_n write_v that_o he_o prophesy_v under_o the_o same_o king_n that_o hosea_n do_v that_o be_v vzziah_n joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n and_o he_o will_v have_v all_o his_o prophecy_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n only_o and_o not_o also_o to_o israel_n 2.28_o act._n 2.16_o joel_n 2.28_o he_o speak_v much_o concern_v the_o come_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o apostle_n which_o st_n peter_n the_o apostle_n interpret_v and_o many_o concern_v that_o repentance_n which_o god_n require_v in_o his_o child_n moreover_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v he_o be_v bury_v honourable_o in_o his_o own_o country_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n micha_n chap._n xxii_o micha_n the_o morastite_n so_o call_v of_o morasthi_n a_o little_a town_n of_o palestina_n of_o thâ—_n tribe_n of_o ephraim_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o minister_v when_o joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n we_o find_v nothing_o write_v concern_v the_o life_n of_o this_o prophet_n nor_o concern_v many_o other_o only_a there_o be_v extant_a a_o little_a book_n wherein_o his_o prophecy_n be_v set_v down_o and_o that_o indeed_o chief_o relate_v to_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o somewhat_o also_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n st_o matthew_n a_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n so_o interpret_v that_o place_n of_o bethlehem_n the_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o rebuke_n the_o wickedness_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o israelite_n first_o against_o god_n and_o then_o against_o their_o neighbour_n in_o his_o disallow_v those_o thing_n he_o show_v and_o declare_v not_o only_o to_o they_o but_o also_o to_o all_o man_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o he_o say_v this_o be_v good_a and_o this_o god_n require_v do_v judgement_n that_o be_v that_o we_o perform_v what_o we_o right_o determine_v and_o that_o we_o love_v mercy_n and_o bounty_n and_o that_o we_o careful_o and_o diligent_o walk_v with_o god_n epiphanius_n write_v that_o because_o he_o reprehend_v and_o blame_v the_o wicked_a villainy_n of_o joram_n king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v throw_v by_o he_o from_o a_o steep_a place_n and_o be_v afterward_o bury_v in_o his_o own_o country_n with_o honour_n joram_n be_v father_n to_o vzziah_n be_v it_o not_o jotham_n and_o how_o can_v jotham_n kill_v he_o he_o prophesy_v in_o ahazia_n and_o hezekia_n day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n of_o oded_a the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiii_o oded_a the_o prophet_n be_v find_v once_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o ahaz_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n for_o when_o zizchria_n mighty_a man_n of_o ephraim_n have_v kill_v maaseiah_n the_o king_n son_n and_o azrica_n the_o ruler_n of_o his_o house_n and_o elkana_n who_o be_v next_o to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o isralitos_fw-la beside_o have_v take_v captive_a two_o hundred_o thousand_o woman_n and_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o a_o infinite_a booty_n and_o carry_v all_o to_o samaria_n then_o this_o oded_a who_o be_v there_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o victorious_a army_n come_v in_o tell_v they_o that_o that_o deed_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o have_v suffer_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v kill_v for_o their_o wickedness_n who_o wife_n child_n and_o good_n they_o take_v away_o and_o spoil_v contrary_a to_o all_o right_a and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v follow_v his_o advice_n to_o carry_v their_o captive_n back_o again_o for_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n grow_v hot_a upon_o they_o these_o thing_n he_o speak_v to_o azaria_n berechia_n ichizkiah_n and_o amosa_n the_o commander_n in_o chief_a who_o present_o tell_v the_o same_o to_o their_o company_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o bring_v back_o their_o prisoner_n and_o restore_v all_o the_o booty_n as_o sacred_a lest_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v rage_v against_o they_o which_o thing_n they_o do_v with_o so_o great_a devotion_n and_o affection_n that_o they_o send_v back_o those_o that_o be_v naked_a clothe_v and_o set_v they_o that_o be_v weak_a upon_o beast_n after_o that_o they_o have_v well_o refresh_v they_o nahum_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiv_o nahum_n the_o elkeshite_v so_o call_v of_o elkesis_n a_o small_a village_n in_o galilee_n which_o st_n hierome_n write_v be_v show_v unto_o he_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o nineve_n and_o the_o ninevite_n who_o before_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o persuade_v by_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n have_v obtain_v pardon_n from_o god_n upon_o their_o repentance_n he_o prophesy_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o king_n as_o st_z hierome_n will_v have_v it_o at_o the_o last_o he_o die_v in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o there_o be_v bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n chap._n xxv_o section_n 1_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n benjamin_n ieremiah_n father_n be_v of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v in_o anathoth_n in_o terra_n benjamin_n be_v the_o son_n of_o halchiah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n a_o priest_n of_o anathoth_n he_o prophesy_v as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n from_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o josiah_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n king_n of_o judah_n to_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n who_o then_o be_v lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n after_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v with_o the_o remnant_n of_o judah_n as_o jeremiah_n have_v constant_o foretell_v by_o god_n command_n which_o thing_n occasion_v he_o great_a trouble_n for_o he_o be_v both_o lay_v in_o iron_n and_o cast_v into_o a_o prison_n and_o a_o most_o nast_a dungeon_n and_o yet_o by_o all_o these_o duress_n his_o undaunted_a spirit_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v either_o to_o think_v or_o prophesy_v otherwise_o then_o god_n command_v though_o the_o false_a prophet_n tell_v the_o contrary_n this_o because_o it_o much_o commend_v he_o i_o have_v resolve_v to_o set_v down_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v do_v god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o tope_v to_o foretell_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v back_o from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n tell_v all_o the_o people_n plain_o that_o all_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v both_o the_o city_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v because_o they_o obey_v not_o his_o commandment_n phashur_n the_o priest_n can_v not_o endure_v such_o word_n with_o patience_n but_o present_o cast_v he_o after_o he_o
have_v beat_v he_o into_o prison_n the_o next_o day_n very_o early_o when_o phashur_n have_v bring_v he_o out_o whatever_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v it_o write_v jeremiah_n constant_o and_o free_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o call_v phashur_n by_o god_n but_o magor-missabib_a jer._n 20._o fear_n on_o every_o side_n forasmuch_o as_o god_n will_v astonish_v he_o with_o fear_n and_o his_o friend_n so_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v run_v through_o with_o the_o enemy_n whilst_o he_o look_v on_o and_o that_o god_n will_v deliver_v all_o judah_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o their_o riches_n for_o a_o spoil_n and_o phashur_n himself_o shall_v be_v lead_v captive_a thither_o with_o all_o his_o family_n and_o die_v there_o and_o all_o his_o friend_n unto_o who_o he_o prophesy_v lie_n what_o answer_n phashur_n make_v to_o these_o word_n or_o what_o he_o do_v be_v move_v with_o they_o be_v not_o foe_n down_o in_o the_o scripture_n sect._n 2._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichoiakim_n son_n of_o josiah_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o denounce_v to_o all_o that_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n god_n that_o unless_o they_o keep_v god_n law_n both_o that_o shall_v befall_v the_o temple_n which_o besell_v siloh_n and_o that_o all_o nation_n shall_v abhor_v that_o city_n jer._n 26._o the_o priest_n false_a prophet_n and_o people_n who_o have_v hear_v he_o speak_v these_o word_n apprehend_v he_o and_o say_v first_o among_o themselves_o afterward_o to_o the_o prince_n who_o have_v hear_v this_o doom_n of_o he_o go_v from_o the_o palace_n into_o the_o temple_n that_o for_o that_o matter_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o he_o have_v leave_n give_v he_o to_o speak_v tell_v they_o that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o declare_v every_o word_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v repent_v and_o observe_v god_n commandment_n who_o thereupon_o also_o will_v repent_v and_o not_o bring_v the_o evil_a upon_o they_o that_o he_o have_v purpose_v ver_fw-la 13._o and_o as_o for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v resolve_v what_o they_o will_v against_o he_o yet_o thus_o much_o they_o shall_v understand_v &_o know_v it_o they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n they_o shall_v kill_v one_o that_o be_v innocent_a towards_o they_o and_o the_o city_n because_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o prophesy_v all_o those_o thing_n unto_o they_o ver_fw-la 14._o the_o great_a man_n and_o the_o ruler_n be_v persuade_v by_o these_o speech_n persuade_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o kill_v he_o that_o be_v send_v by_o god_n and_o among_o these_o some_o elder_n stand_v up_o alter_v their_o mind_n by_o mind_v they_o of_o micah_n the_o prophet_n who_o when_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n have_v foretell_v many_o thing_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o all_o that_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n but_o the_o man_n which_o live_v that_o time_n appease_v god_n by_o their_o repentance_n prayer_n and_o fear_n but_o herein_o the_o pain_n and_o diligence_n of_o ahicam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n most_o of_o all_o appear_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n sect._n 3_o in_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n god_n command_v jeremiah_n to_o bring_v the_o posterity_n of_o richab_n who_o be_v call_v rechabite_v into_o the_o temple_n and_o give_v they_o wine_n now_o they_o have_v a_o command_n from_o jonadah_n their_o father_n to_o abstain_v from_o wine_n therefore_o when_o jeremiah_n have_v set_v wine_n before_o they_o at_o god_n command_n they_o bring_v this_o command_n of_o their_o father_n for_o anexcuse_n refrain_v altogether_o from_o wine_n which_o have_v not_o be_v well_o do_v of_o they_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o god_n have_v command_v they_o this_o but_o god_n by_o this_o example_n of_o the_o rechabite_v intend_v to_o show_v and_o shame_v the_o deprave_a and_o corrupt_a manner_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o he_o send_v afterward_o to_o jieremias_n to_o tell_v they_o how_o grievous_o they_o offend_v because_o the_o rechabite_v at_o their_o father_n bid_v abstain_v from_o wine_n all_o their_o whole_a life_n whereas_o he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o wicked_a course_n of_o life_n by_o his_o prophet_n of_o who_o he_o have_v send_v a_o great_a many_o and_o can_v not_o because_o of_o their_o obstinate_a will_n hereupon_o also_o he_o denounce_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v plague_v with_o famine_n pestilence_n and_o captivity_n but_o to_o the_o rechabite_v he_o promise_v that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v never_o fail_v before_o he_o because_o they_o have_v obey_v their_o father_n command_n with_o such_o constancy_n of_o spirit_n sect._n 4._o and_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n god_n command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v write_v in_o a_o book_n all_o the_o misery_n with_o which_o he_o will_v punish_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n that_o when_o they_o shall_v hear_v they_o read_v they_o may_v by_o repentance_n seek_v to_o appease_v god_n wrath_n against_o they_o jer._n 36._o he_o be_v then_o as_o i_o say_v in_o prison_n therefore_o he_o send_v for_o baruch_n the_o son_n of_o neriah_n a_o good_a man_n who_o he_o bid_v first_o write_v in_o a_o book_n what_o he_o dictate_v and_o afterward_o to_o rehearse_v it_o in_o the_o temple_n whither_o he_o can_v not_o come_v on_o the_o fast_a day_n to_o all_o the_o people_n and_o all_o that_o come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o worship_n that_o if_o they_o will_v believe_v those_o word_n which_o be_v rehearse_v and_o live_v according_a to_o they_o they_o may_v find_v god_n more_o favourable_a unto_o they_o when_o he_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o at_o a_o set_v fast_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n and_o the_o nine_o month_n have_v rehearse_v they_o all_o michaiah_n the_o son_n of_o gemariah_n tell_v they_o all_o to_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o court_n and_o they_o send_v jehudi_n the_o son_n of_o nethaniah_n to_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v the_o role_n to_o they_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o read_v all_o out_o of_o the_o writing_n as_o they_o command_v and_o that_o with_o such_o admiration_n or_o aftonishment_n rather_o that_o they_o say_v they_o will_v acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o all_o those_o word_n yet_o first_o they_o inquire_v of_o he_o how_o he_o write_v all_o those_o word_n when_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v take_v all_o those_o word_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremiah_n who_o dictare_v they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v they_o out_o of_o a_o book_n and_o that_o he_o have_v write_v they_o all_o with_o ink_n then_o they_o advise_v he_o that_o he_o and_o jeremiah_n will_v hide_v themselves_o some_o where_n so_o as_o no_o body_n may_v know_v it_o &_o they_o give_v the_o book_n to_o elishama_n the_o scribe_n then_o jehudi_n at_o the_o king_n command_n begin_v to_o read_v the_o book_n but_o after_o three_o or_o four_o page_n only_o be_v read_v the_o king_n cut_v it_o with_o a_o penknife_n and_o afterward_o throw_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n nor_o can_v elnathan_n delaiah_n and_o gemariah_n dissuade_v he_o but_o that_o he_o will_v needs_o do_v the_o thing_n nor_o be_v ichojakim_n content_a with_o this_o so_o grievous_a a_o wicked_a act_n but_o he_o also_o command_v jerahmiel_n hammelech_n and_o seraiah_n the_o son_n of_o azriel_n and_o shelemiah_n the_o son_n of_o abdul_n to_o apprehend_v baruch_n the_o scribe_n and_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n but_o god_n hide_v they_o from_o the_o king_n wrath_n but_o god_n be_v so_o offend_v with_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o book_n that_o he_o bid_v jeremias_n to_o write_v the_o same_o role_n over_o again_o and_o to_o add_v thereunto_o many_o other_o thing_n and_o to_o tell_v the_o king_n front_v he_o that_o there_o shall_v remain_v none_o of_o his_o posterity_n that_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n but_o withal_o that_o his_o carcase_n shall_v be_v throw_v out_o and_o that_o he_o his_o posterity_n and_o servant_n shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v they_o the_o city_n and_o people_n which_o when_o they_o be_v foretell_v they_o have_v so_o neglect_v and_o slight_v jeremiah_n as_o he_o be_v command_v by_o god_n deliver_v the_o other_o book_n to_o baruch_n whether_o baruch_n read_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o the_o people_n or_o both_o or_o what_o the_o king_n do_v or_o the_o rest_n be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o same_o jeremiah_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichotakim_n
year_n of_o darius_n and_o the_o book_n that_o be_v entitle_v by_o his_o name_n &_o reckon_v among_o scripture_n contain_v many_o more_o verse_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n at_o god_n bid_v he_o charge_v the_o jew_n who_o be_v new_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n that_o they_o will_v return_v to_o he_o and_o so_o at_o last_o he_o will_v return_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o live_v as_o their_o forefather_n have_v do_v who_o have_v contemn_v the_o command_n of_o the_o former_a prophet_n who_o persuade_v they_o from_o their_o wickedness_n to_o a_o holy_a course_n of_o life_n that_o they_o will_v not_o lie_v but_o speak_v the_o truth_n to_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v judge_v true_o and_o friendly_a that_o they_o will_v not_o devise_v evil_a in_o their_o mind_n against_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v not_o love_v a_o false_a oath_n forasmuch_o as_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n hate_v these_o thing_n if_o they_o will_v do_v that_o they_o shall_v receive_v all_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v sow_v with_o increase_n and_o abundance_n he_o foretell_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o jerusalem_n upon_o a_o she_o ass_n and_o the_o price_n of_o his_o betray_n god_n show_v he_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedec_n the_o high_a priest_n stand_v before_o his_o angel_n and_o satan_n stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o withstand_v he_o who_o when_o god_n have_v rebuke_v he_o signify_v by_o the_o angel_n that_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v by_o the_o change_n of_o his_o apparel_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v become_v a_o judge_n if_o he_o will_v observe_v his_o commandment_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o darius_n in_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n that_o be_v of_o november_n some_o among_o who_o be_v sarasar_n and_o regemmelech_n have_v send_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o ask_v the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n whether_o they_o shall_v weep_v and_o fast_o in_o the_o five_o month_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o they_o have_v do_v already_o in_o former_a time_n and_o for_o many_o year_n now_o god_n bad_a zacharias_n be_v inspire_v and_o move_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n to_o ask_v of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n whether_o they_o have_v fast_v to_o god_n these_o seventy_o year_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v out_o of_o their_o land_n when_o they_o keep_v a_o fast_a the_o five_o and_o nine_o month_n or_o when_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o he_o god_n declare_v by_o these_o word_n that_o their_o fasting_n dinner_n &_o supper_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o he_o because_o they_o be_v not_o join_v with_o work_n of_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n as_o he_o have_v wish_v they_o by_o former_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v move_v against_o they_o have_v scatter_v they_o abroad_o into_o all_o country_n he_o prophesi_v also_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v beside_o my_o present_a purpose_n he_o foretell_v also_o to_o josedec_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n that_o shall_v serve_v as_o a_o priest_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o to_o salathiell_n how_o he_o shall_v have_v zorobabel_n there_o be_v some_o as_o hierome_n say_v that_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v the_o zacharias_n who_o christ_n affirm_v in_o matthew_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v betwixt_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o altar_n but_o epiphanius_n refer_v this_o to_o zacharias_n the_o father_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o his_o life_n and_o write_v how_o that_o this_o man_n be_v very_o age_v die_v in_o judaea_n and_o be_v bury_v near_o aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n esdras_n chap._n xxxiii_o esdras_n the_o prophet_n and_o scribe_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v the_o son_n of_o saraias_n he_o as_o himself_o say_v be_v a_o captive_n when_o artaxerxes_n be_v king_n of_o babylon_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirty_o year_n almost_o after_o jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v he_o make_v mention_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o prophesy_a of_o malachias_n the_o prophet_n who_o nevertheless_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o people_n be_v bring_v back_o again_o from_o captivity_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v foretell_v this_o as_o be_v move_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n but_o because_o we_o write_v the_o life_n and_o act_n of_o esdras_n we_o must_v keep_v the_o order_n of_o the_o time_n as_o long_o as_o we_o can_v in_o set_v they_o down_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n in_o which_o the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n foretell_v by_o hieremiah_n be_v fulfil_v by_o his_o grant_n this_o esdras_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n with_o zorobabel_n the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedeck_v and_o other_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o go_v after_o they_o but_o how_o long_o he_o be_v there_o it_o be_v uncertain_a for_o he_o come_v afterward_o 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