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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
chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o sixthly_a of_o another_o axtaxerxes_n chap._n vii_o 1._o or_o rather_o thus_o of_o five_o persian_a monarch_n viz_o 1_o of_o cyrus_n 2_o of_o ahasuerus_n 3_o of_o artaxerce_n 4_o of_o darius_n take_v he_o mention_v chap._n iu._n ver_fw-la 5._o 24._o and_o chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o and_o chap._n vi_o 15._o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n and_o 5_o of_o another_o artaxerxes_n and_o the_o person_n of_o these_o by_o sundry_a learned_a man_n be_v sundry_a way_n understand_v some_o take_v the_o first_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n ahasuerus_n to_o be_v xerxes_n the_o first_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la the_o second_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n ochus_n and_o nothus_fw-la the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n mnemon_n or_o memor_n other_o take_v ahasuerus_n to_o be_v cambyses_n artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artashasta_fw-mi or_o smyrdis_n magnus_n darius_n not_o two_o but_o one_o to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n and_o the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la this_o diversity_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o silence_n of_o scripture_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o heathen_a greek_a history_n yet_o this_o late_a opinion_n i_o the_o rather_o embrace_v for_o that_o it_o stand_v best_o with_o the_o age_n of_o zeâ—ubbabel_n ezra_n nehemiah_n and_o mordecai_n ezra_n a_o child_n when_o his_o father_n serajah_n the_o high_a priest_n chap._n vii_o 1._o be_v slay_v at_o riblah_n by_o nebuchadnezar_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 18_o 21._o and_o his_o brother_n jehozadak_v the_o succeed_a high_a priest_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 14_o 15._o and_o his_o son_n jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n the_o high_a priest_n the_o son_n of_o jehozadak_n or_o josedech_n neh._n xii_o 1._o ezra_n iii_o 2_o 8._o and_o v._o 2._o zech._n vi_o 11._o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o this_o ezra_n come_v up_o from_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n with_o a_o gracious_a commission_n ezra_n vii_o viii_o ix_o x._o chapter_n and_o he_o be_v with_o nehemiah_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n at_o that_o solemn_a read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o preach_v and_o at_o that_o singular_a keep_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n neh._n viii_o 1_o 6_o 9_o 13._o &c_n &c_n and_o after_o the_o feast_n chap._n ix_o and_o x._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n chap._n xii_o 26_o 36._o so_o that_o upon_o the_o least_o account_n he_o must_v live_v upon_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n that_o be_v fifty_o three_o or_o sixty_o before_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n twenty_o three_o to_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n sixty_o seven_o to_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n but_o upon_o the_o large_a and_o more_o improbable_a account_n he_o must_v live_v at_o least_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o be_v a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n chap._n vii_o 6_o 11._o and_o be_v genera_o repute_v the_o holy_a penman_n likewise_o of_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n and_o as_o some_o will_v of_o the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n and_o malachi_n also_o and_o be_v take_v by_o many_o to_o be_v the_o restorer_n and_o orderer_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n of_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o that_o sort_n and_o posture_n and_o character_n also_o wherein_o now_o we_o have_v they_o now_o in_o the_o first_o year_n hebr._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o in_o one_o year_n thus_o couple_v his_o book_n with_o the_o end_n of_o chronicle_n as_o the_o like_a be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n number_n joshua_n judge_n and_o many_o other_o book_n see_v moreover_o the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n i._n 1._o one_o for_o first_o be_v a_o usual_a scripture_n phrase_n and_o first_o here_o be_v of_o his_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o his_o reign_n there_o for_o he_o be_v king_n of_o persia_n not_o monarch_n many_o year_n before_o chap._n v._o 13._o charge_v i_o esay_n xliv_o verse_n 2_o 28._o and_o xlv_o 1_o 13._o this_o pprophecy_n may_v likely_o be_v show_v to_o cyrus_n by_o daniel_n or_o some_o other_o vessel_n such_o as_o be_v not_o cut_v in_o piece_n verse_n 7_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 13._o sheshbazzar_n the_o chaldee_n or_o court-name_n of_o zerubbabel_n ezra_n i._n verse_n 8_o 8._o and_o iii_o 8_o 10._o and_o v._o 2_o 14._o as_o belteshazzar_n be_v of_o daniel_n the_o same_o work_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o sheshbazzar_n chap._n v._o 16._o be_v ascribe_v to_o zerubbabel_n zech._n iu._n 9_o be_v five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o this_o number_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o particular_a number_n former_o mention_v verse_n 11_o amount_v to_o two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v unnumbered_a moreover_o be_v vessel_n give_v chap._n vii_o 19_o and_o chap._n viii_o 25_o 27_o see_v the_o carry_v of_o they_o away_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o four_o several_a time_n dan._n i._n 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 7_o 10_o 18._o province_n judah_n no_o kingdom_n now_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o but_o make_v a_o province_n by_o the_o conqueror_n see_v chap._n v._n 8._o neh._n i._n 3._o and_o chap._n vii_o 6._o and_o xi_o 3._o which_o come_v the_o manifold_a variation_n for_o name_n verse_n 2_o 60._o and_o number_n in_o this_o register_n and_o catalogue_n and_o that_o nehemie_n vii_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o name_n give_v to_o one_o man_n and_o from_o this_o that_o the_o one_o be_v take_v at_o their_o set_n out_o from_o babylon_n viz._n this_o ezra_n ii_o the_o other_o upon_o their_o come_n to_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n neh._n vii_o and_o so_o some_o may_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v not_o register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n and_o some_o may_v register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n which_o yet_o come_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n either_o change_a their_o mind_n to_o stay_v in_o babylon_n or_o die_v by_o the_o way_n or_o else_o that_o in_o nehemie_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v live_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o time_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o register_n beside_o this_o in_o ezra_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v with_o zerubbabel_n in_o this_o catalogue_n ezra_n ii_o and_o in_o that_o catalogue_n neh._n vii_o 6_o 62._o fall_n far_o short_a of_o that_o total_a sum_n both_o in_o ezra_n and_o nehemy_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o more_o of_o servant_n and_o proselyte_n ezra_n ii_o 64_o 65._o neh._n vii_o 66_o 67._o the_o number_n want_v seem_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o those_o ezra_n ii_o 62._o and_o out_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n that_o be_v both_o captivate_v and_o return_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o be_v not_o numerica_o set_v down_o yet_o after_o the_o return_n continue_v among_o they_o and_o profess_v their_o religion_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xi_o 3_o 16._o and_o xxxi_o 6._o ezra_n ii_o 70._o and_o vi_o 16_o 17._o matt._n iu._n 14._o luke_n ii_o 36._o act_n ii_o 5._o and_o xxvi_o 7._o of_o those_o which_o come_v up_o with_o ezra_n see_v chap._n viii_o 1_o 14._o tirshatha_n tirshatha_n signify_v governor_n in_o their_o tongue_n seem_v attribute_v here_o to_o zerubbabel_n verse_n 63_o and_o be_v after_o to_o nehemiah_n express_o neh._n viii_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o chap._n x._o 1._o urim_fw-la see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o the_o whole_a many_o more_o return_v verse_n 64_o then_o those_o upon_o record_n that_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n sing_v man_n verse_n 65_o and_o sing_v woman_n most_o likely_a such_o as_o be_v use_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o elsewhere_o for_o mirth_n as_o 2_o sam._n xix_o 35._o eccles_n ii_o 8._o esay_n xxiii_o 16._o amos_n vi_o 5._o and_o for_o mourning_n as_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o jer._n ix_o 17_o 18._o eccles._n xii_o 5._o amos_n v._n 16._o seven_o month_n ver._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o 6._o in_o this_o month_n the_o first_o day_n they_o first_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o new_a build_v after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o in_o the_o same_o month_n of_o the_o year_n be_v the_o solemn_a dedication_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n viii_o 2._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n they_o prepare_v for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 8_o or_o rather_o have_v former_o prepare_v they_o now_o begin_v the_o build_n weep_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n many_o ancient_a man_n that_o have_v see_v the_o former_a
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
maschil_n all_o which_o belong_v to_o those_o instrument_n music_n or_o poetry_n then_o in_o use_n now_o unknown_a nor_o great_o material_a for_o we_o now_o to_o know_v may_v admit_v of_o conjectural_a probability_n yet_o no_o certainty_n can_v be_v have_v for_o the_o exact_a notion_n and_o signification_n of_o they_o psalm_n fourteen_o and_o liii_o be_v much_o the_o same_o and_o so_o again_o psalm_n lx._n and_o cviii_o and_o psalm_n xviii_o and_o 2_o sam_n xxii_o be_v more_o the_o same_o and_o psal._n cviii_o 1_o 5._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lvii_o psalm_n and_o ver_fw-la 6_o 18._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lx._n psalm_n psalm_n xxv_o begin_v each_o verse_n almost_o with_o the_o several_a letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v the_o xxxiv_o psal._n cxi_o and_o cxii_o begin_v each_o half_a verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n save_v that_o the_o two_o 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heb_fw-mi 2._o 6_o 7_o 8._o  _fw-fr 1_o co._n 15._o 27._o 10._o 7._o rom._n 3._o 14._o 14._o 2._o rom._n 3._o 10._o 16._o 8_o 11._o act_n 2._o 25_o 28._o 31._o  _fw-fr 13._o 35._o 18._o 2._o hebr._n 2._o 13._o 49._o rom._n 15._o 9_o 19_o 4._o rom._n 10._o 1â—_n 22._o 1._o matth._n 27._o 46._o  _fw-fr mark_n 15._o 34._o 7_o 8._o matth._n 27._o 35_o 39_o 43._o 16_o 18._o mark_n 15._o 24._o  _fw-fr luke_n 23._o 33._o  _fw-fr john_n 19_o 23._o 24._o 34._o 37_o 22._o hebr._n 2._o 12._o 24._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 26_o 28._o 31._o 5._o luke_n 23._o 46._o 32._o 1_o 2._o rom._n 4._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 34._o 12_o 16_o 1_o pet._n 3_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 37._o 11._o matth._n 5_o 5._o 40._o 6_o 7_o 8._o hebr._n 10._o 5_o 6_o 7._o 41._o 9_o john_n 13._o 18._o 44._o 22._o rom._n 8._o 36._o 45._o 6_o 7._o hebr._n 1._o 8_o 9_o 49._o 4._o matth._n 13._o 35._o 50._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 26._o 51._o 4._o rom._n 3._o 4._o 53._o 1_o 2_o 3._o rom._n 3._o 10_o 11_o 12._o 62._o 12._o matth._n 16._o 27._o 68_o 18._o 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 _fw-fr luke_n 20._o 17._o  _fw-fr act_n 4._o 11._o 25_o 26._o matth._n 21._o 9_o 132._o 11._o act_n 2._o 30._o 17_o 18._o luke_n 1._o 69_o 70._o 140._o 3._o rom._n 3._o 13_o 14._o 143._o 2._o rom._n 3._o 20._o  _fw-fr gal._n 2._o 16._o 144._o 3._o hebr._n 2._o 6._o in_o these_o citation_n and_o allegation_n and_o allusion_n the_o penman_n of_o scripture_n regard_v more_o oftentimes_o the_o sense_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o text_n cite_v than_o the_o precise_a term_n where_o the_o one_o swerve_v not_o much_o from_o the_o other_o and_o what_o be_v in_o the_o word_n so_o read_v or_o employ_v be_v of_o undoubted_a truth_n and_o sometime_o they_o cite_v not_o the_o entire_a text_n nor_o tie_v themselves_o to_o the_o precise_a word_n of_o the_o place_n nor_o observe_v strict_o the_o order_n of_o they_o as_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o text_n but_o pick_v only_o out_o of_o they_o so_o much_o as_o may_v serve_v for_o their_o present_a purpose_n which_o in_o quotation_n of_o place_n be_v sufficient_a so_o john_n xii_o 40._o matth._n iu._n 15_o 16._o ezek._n xx._n 7._o and_o in_o citation_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o holy_a penman_n in_o some_o place_n follow_v the_o lxx_o as_o than_o most_o in_o use_n in_o synagogue_n &_o school_n public_o &_o private_o though_o therein_o depart_v from_o the_o hebrew_n but_o yet_o only_o in_o matter_n of_o no_o concernment_n as_o to_o the_o present_a allegation_n some_o be_v accommodation_n only_o when_o prophecy_n beside_o their_o litteral_n sense_n have_v sometime_o another_o in_o this_o sort_n affix_v to_o they_o to_o which_o when_o they_o be_v accommodate_v they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v i._n e._n to_o have_v a_o more_o eminent_a accomplishment_n in_o a_o high_a sense_n as_o esay_n ix_o 1_o 2._o the_o great_a light_n and_o comfort_n and_o deliverance_n from_o sennaoherib_n and_o out_o of_o babylon_n be_v accommodate_v matth._n iu._n 13_o 16._o to_o christ_n preach_v the_o light_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o his_o deliverance_n of_o they_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n bless_a this_o be_v the_o main_a end_n man_n aim_v at_o chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o walk_v not_o some_o here_o observe_v a_o climax_n or_o treble_a climax_n gradation_n or_o ascension_n from_o the_o less_o and_o low_a to_o the_o great_a and_o high_o and_o so_o there_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o sin_n here_o mention_v but_o not_o in_o the_o shun_v and_o avoid_v of_o sin_n as_o some_o conceive_v for_o so_o the_o first_o degree_n here_o mention_v seem_v to_o they_o to_o be_v the_o high_a of_o the_o three_o in_o that_o kind_n and_o so_o the_o speech_n do_v not_o ascend_v but_o descend_v low_a in_o each_o degree_n a_o true_a climax_n be_v that_o rom._n viii_o 29_o 30._o and_o again_o ver_fw-la 34._o and_o jer._n xv._o 5._o the_o sense_n here_o agree_v with_o david_n word_n psal._n xxvi_o 4_o 5._o he_o shall_v be_v like_o jer._n xvii_o 7_o 8._o verse_n 3_o job_n viii_o 16_o 17._o ezek._n xix_o 10._o and_o xxxi_o 4._o psal._n xcii_o 12_o 13_o 14._o a_o tree_n no_o mind_n or_o mention_v here_o of_o the_o palm_n tree_n or_o allusion_n to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o paradise_n not_o so_o thus_o be_v these_o word_n use_v verse_n 4_o gen._n xlviii_o 18._o exod._n x._o 11._o num._n xii_o 7._o deut._n xviii_o 14._o prov._n xv._o 7._o esay_n xvi_o 6._o repeat_v jer._n xlviii_o 30._o ephes._n iu._n 20._o and_o in_o matth._n xx._n 26._o where_o christ_n forbid_v not_o the_o exercise_n of_o superiority_n among_o christian_n or_o among_o
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 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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
the_o former_a decree_n can_v not_o be_v reverse_v nor_o this_o new_a one_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o king_n seal_n see_v ch._n i._n 19_o three_o month_n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n after_o hamans_n decree_n verse_n 9_o chap._n iii_o 12._o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v in_o the_o first_o month_n and_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iii_o 7._o and_o the_o decree_n issue_v out_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o that_o month_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o do_v stretch_v even_o to_o the_o jew_n in_o jury_n ver_fw-la 6_o 8_o 13._o and_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o adar_n the_o twelve_o month_n follow_v but_o the_o edict_n on_o their_o behalf_n issue_v forth_o on_o the_o twenty_o three_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n sivan_n i._n e._n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n after_o hamans_n bloody_a edict_n sivan_n whereunto_o our_o may_n most_o answer_v and_o unto_o the_o jew_n who_o it_o so_o much_o concern_v crown_n of_o gold_n see_v chap._n verse_n 15_o vi_o 8._o become_v jew_n proselyte_n verse_n 17_o turn_v to_o their_o religion_n as_o seek_v their_o hurt_n asdruball_n assault_v they_o chapter_n ix_o verse_n 2_o so_o as_o they_o be_v on_o the_o defensive_a part_n and_o stand_v for_o their_o life_n chap._n viii_o 11._o and_o chap._n ix_o 16._o smite_v all_o their_o enemy_n wonder_v that_o they_o dare_v rise_v against_o the_o jew_n verse_n 5_o consider_v the_o mind_n and_o power_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o mordecai_n for_o they_o see_v ver_fw-la 3._o in_o shushan_n these_o likely_a of_o hamans_n faction_n verse_n 6_o eager_a set_v to_o revenge_v his_o death_n and_o downfall_n to_o do_v tomorrow_o it_o may_v be_v necessity_n to_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o shushan_n verse_n 13_o against_o such_o as_o may_v seek_v a_o opportunity_n hereafter_o to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o haman_n his_o son_n and_o other_o that_o be_v slay_v may_v move_v she_o to_o this_o petition_n so_o to_o rid_v their_o hand_n 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deliverance_n and_o ordain_v the_o feast_n ver_fw-la xxiii_o 29._o and_o herein_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n be_v see_v in_o ordain_v set_v annual_a feast_n ver_fw-la 27._o 29_o 31._o and_o so_o for_o fast_n zech._n vii_o purim_fw-la i._n e._n lot_n verse_n 26_o of_o lot_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 7._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o fasting_n verse_n 31_o and_o their_o cry_n the_o occasion_n that_o be_v give_v of_o their_o fasting_n and_o cry_n by_o which_o they_o obtain_v such_o a_o blessing_n some_o take_v this_o as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o decree_n to_o fast_o on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n and_o allege_v for_o it_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o book_n some_o public_a record_n verse_n 32_o a_o tribute_n we_o read_v of_o a_o release_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o chap._n ii_o 18._o whether_o the_o jew_n by_o mordecai_n mean_n be_v release_v of_o this_o tribute_n the_o scripture_n express_v not_o job_n the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v a_o true_a history_n accompany_v full_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o a_o true_a history_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o attest_v ezek._n fourteen_o 14._o and_o jam._n v._n 11._o this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o in_o prose_n to_o chap._n iii_o v._n 3._o in_o verse_n thence_o to_o chap._n xlii_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o then_o again_o conclude_v in_o prose_n thence_o to_o the_o end_n job_n live_v most_o likely_a when_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o egypt_n his_o age_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o his_o affliction_n be_v end_v and_o he_o have_v seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n and_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n before_o his_o affliction_n begin_v job_n xlii_o 16._o and_o i._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o job_n patience_n be_v wonderful_a and_o so_o high_o commend_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n jam._n v._o 11._o his_o impatience_n too_o much_o accuse_v as_o by_o his_o friend_n then_o so_o by_o 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xxii_o 21._o three_o thousand_o camel_n when_o god_n bless_v his_o latter_a end_n verse_n 3_o he_o have_v six_o thousand_o camel_n chap._n xlii_o 12._o a_o wondrous_a number_n for_o one_o man_n they_o be_v numerous_a and_o of_o much_o use_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n fifty_o thousand_o take_v from_o the_o hagarite_n 1_o chron._n v._n 20_o 21._o the_o midianite_n use_v very_o great_a multitude_n of_o they_o in_o war_n and_o put_v ornament_n and_o chain_n of_o gold_n about_o their_o neck_n judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o chap._n viii_o 21_o 26._o some_o of_o they_o be_v swift_a all_o for_o burden_n with_o bunch_n on_o their_o back_n fit_a for_o that_o purpose_n but_o not_o fit_a to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n david_n himself_o have_v a_o special_a officer_n only_o over_o his_o camel_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 30._o east_n whither_o abraham_n send_v his_o son_n gen._n xxv_o 6._o and_o sanctify_v they_o send_v to_o they_o verse_n 5_o require_v they_o to_o fit_v and_o prepare_v 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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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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 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of_o babylon_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o god_n people_n thence_o the_o glorious_a restauration_n of_o the_o church_n and_o numerous_a vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o premise_n it_o be_v that_o this_o book_n be_v so_o often_o cite_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o in_o the_o table_n ensue_a may_v appear_v esay_n allege_v or_o allude_v to_o in_o 1._o 9_o rom._n 9_o 29_o 6._o 9_o 10_o mat._n 13._o five_o 14_o 15_o  _fw-fr joh._n 12._o 39_o 40_o 41_o  _fw-fr act._n 28._o 25_o 26_o 27_o 7._o 14_o mat._n 1._o 22_o 23_o 8._o 14_o rom._n 9_o 33_o 15_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 8_o  _fw-fr mat._n 21._o 44_o 17_o luke_n 20._o 18_o 18_o heb._n 2._o 13_o 14_o 9_o 2_o mat._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 7_o luke_n 1._o 32_o 33_o 10._o 22_o 23_o rom._n 9_o 27_o 28_o 11_o 1_o mat._n 2._o 23_o 10_o rom._n 15._o 12_o 13._o 10_o mat._n 24._o 29._o 21._o 9_o apoc._n 14._o 8_o 22._o 13_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 32._o 22_o apoc._n 3._o 7_o 25._o 8_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 54._o 28._o 11_o apoc._n 11._o 7_o 17_o  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n 14._o 21_o 16_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8_o  _fw-fr rom._n 9_o 33_o 29._o 10_o rom._n 11._o 8_o 13_o mat._n 15._o 7_o 8_o 9_o  _fw-fr mar._n 7._o 6_o 14_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 19_o 33._o 18_o 1._o cor._n 1._o 19_o 20_o 34._o 4_o apoc._n 6._o 13_o 14_o 35._o 5_o 6_o in_o many_o place_n 40._o 3_o matth._n 3._o 3_o  _fw-fr mark_n 1._o 3_o  _fw-fr john_n 1._o 23_o 3_o 4_o 5_o luke_n 3._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 24_o 25_o 13_o rom._n 11._o 34_o  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n 2._o 16_o 41._o 4_o ap._n 1._o 17_o &_o 22._o 13_o 8_o james_n 2._o 23_o 42._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o mat._n 12._o 17_o 18_o  _fw-fr 19_o 20_o 6_o act_n 13._o 47_o 43._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17_o 44._o 3_o john_n 7._o 38_o 39_o 45._o 9_o rom._n 9_o 20_o 23_o rom._n 4._o 11_o  _fw-fr phil._n 2._o 10_o 11_o 47._o 8_o apoc._n 18._o 7_o 49._o 6_o luke_n 2._o 32_o  _fw-fr act_n 13._o 47_o 8_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o 10_o apoc._n 7._o 16_o 50._o 6_o luk._n 22._o 64_o  _fw-fr john_n 18._o 22_o 8_o rom._n 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word_n to_o the_o pope_n pretend_a power_n over_o kingdom_n come_v unto_o i_o seem_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o former_a verse_n 11_o what_o see_v thou_o see_v the_o like_a amos_n vii_o 8._o and_o viii_o 2._o zech._n iu._n 2._o and_o v._o 1._o i_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n almond_n tree_n that_o do_v bud_n and_o blossom_n the_o early_a of_o any_o hasten_v my_o word_n to_o perform_v it_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o verse_n 12_o 33_o 35._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 2._o a_o seethe_a pot_n resemble_v jerusalem_n verse_n 13_o kingdom_n of_o the_o north_n babylonian_n verse_n 15_o and_o their_o assistant_n gird_v up_o thy_o loin_n address_v thyself_o manful_o to_o thy_o employment_n verse_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