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〈◊〉_d make_v reconciliation_n for_o all_o thing_n for_o though_o it_o be_v write_v write_v jeconiah_n childless_a yet_o be_v it_o afterward_o write_v the_o son_n of_o jeconiah_n be_v salathiel_n and_o his_o son_n zerubbabel_n a_o signet_n upon_o god_n finger_n â—…th_n rambam_n also_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o repentance_n bring_v in_o jeconiah_n for_o a_o example_n who_o say_v he_o be_v a_o signet_n pluck_v off_o and_o in_o zerubbabell_n be_v a_o signet_n place_v again_o and_o kimchi_n the_o spanish_a jew_n be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v he_o die_v childless_a that_o he_o will_v have_v the_o word_n assir_fw-fr in_o 1._o chro._n 3._o 17._o to_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o man_n &_o that_o man_n jeconiahs_n son_n but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o 21._o ephraim_n herein_o fight_v against_o manasses_n and_o manasses_n against_o ephraim_n for_o this_o be_v a_o principal_a point_n hold_v of_o the_o rabbin_z ancient_a rabbin_n that_o repentance_n can_v not_o put_v back_o a_o decree_n 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house_n end_v in_o his_o son_n elah_n so_o that_o another_o intent_n move_v saint_n matthew_n to_o continue_v a_o continual_a succession_n from_o jeconiah_n unto_o salathiel_n and_o that_o the_o evangelist_n speak_v of_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o not_o of_o the_o kindred_n in_o blood_n it_o further_o appear_v in_o that_o he_o ascend_v by_o the_o make_v legal_a line_n through_o joseph_n abiud_n jeconiah_n and_o solomon_n no_o high_a than_o unto_o abraham_n who_o first_o of_o the_o father_n have_v promise_n either_o of_o king_n or_o kingdom_n whereas_o saint_n luke_n our_o other_o fuangelist_n in_o the_o natural_a line_n by_o marie_n eli_n rhesa_n and_o nathan_n ascend_v up_o unto_o adam_n the_o first_o man_n to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o christ_n his_o humanity_n and_o how_o from_o adam_n to_o omit_v the_o other_o collateral_n that_o in_o another_o kind_a lead_n unto_o christ_n let_v we_o here_o insert_v that_o so_o the_o whole_a generation_n of_o his_o manhood_n may_v full_o appear_v so_o careful_o record_v in_o all_o former_a age_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o and_o in_o the_o late_a time_n continue_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o truth_n in_o his_o instrument_n saint_n luke_n our_o holy_a evangelist_n unto_o his_o mother_n the_o virgin_n marie_n herself_o the_o first_o table_n end_v at_o david_n as_o the_o writer_n of_o ruth_n do_v and_o the_o other_o from_o david_n by_o solomon_n to_o jeconiah_n be_v record_v by_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n &_o where_o they_o end_v be_v again_o continue_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n unto_o joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o marie_n by_o the_o evangelist_n saint_n matthew_n both_o which_o their_o descent_n from_o david_n downward_o that_o the_o eiemay_n witness_n what_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n pen_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o scribe_n
be_v here_o in_o this_o ensue_a table_n express_v to_o sight_n so_o plain_a and_o for_o truth_n so_o strong_a that_o a_o man_n run_v may_v read_v and_o embrace_v it_o with_o faith_n 2._o a_o general_a table_n of_o the_o ancestor_n of_o christ._n adam_n seth._n enos_n cainan_n mahalaleel_n jare_v enoch_n methuselah_n lamech_n noah_n sem._n arphaxad_n salah_n eber._n peleg_n reu._n serug_v nahor_n terah_n abram_n isaac_n jacob_n judah_n pharez_n hezron_n aram._n aminadab_n naasson_n salmon_n booz_n obed._n jesse_n jesus_n christ_n by_o law_n be_v heir_n unto_o these_o david_n solomon_n roboam_n abia._n asa._n josaphat_n joram_n these_o with_o joakim_n be_v omit_v by_o s._n matthew_n achaziah_n joash_n amaziah_n ozias_n joatham_n achaz_n ezechias_n manasseh_n auion_n josiaâ—…_n joakim_n jeconiah_n die_v child_n jesse_n his_o son_n be_v 22.30_o salathiel_n agree_v pedaiah_n zerobabel_n jesu_n christ_n suppose_v and_o by_o law_n be_v son_n unto_o these_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a dan._n 7_o abiud_fw-la eliakim_n azor._n sadoc_n achim_n elihud_o eliazar_n matthan_n jacob_n joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o mary_n jesus_n christ_n jesus_n christ_n by_o nature_n come_v of_o these_o david_n nathan_n matthathi_o menan_n melea._n eliahim_n jonan_n joseph_n juda_n simeon_n levi._n matthat_n jorim_n eliezer_n jose_n er._n elmodan_n cosam_fw-la addi_fw-la melchi_n neri_n salathiel_n agree_v pedaiah_n zerobabel_n jesus_n christ_n by_o nature_n be_v son_n unto_o these_o the_o holy_a seed_n the_o substance_n esa._n 6_o rhesa_n joanna_n juda_n joseph_n semel_fw-la matthathias_n maath_n nag_n essi_fw-it naum._n amos._n matthathias_n joseph_n janna_n melchi_n levi._n matthat_n heli._n joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o mary_n jesus_n christ_n chap._n ix_o how_o the_o evangelist_n saint_n matthew_n and_o saint_n luke_n do_v agree_v in_o record_v christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o solomon_n by_o law_n and_o the_o son_n of_o nathan_n by_o nature_n salomons_n house_n end_v 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