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out_o of_o thy_o country_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o time_n and_o speak_v in_o the_o same_o place_n whereas_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n in_o the_o word_n themselves_o and_o so_o be_v there_o of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n where_o they_o be_v speak_v steven_n tell_v that_o while_n abraham_n be_v in_o mesopotamia_n or_o chaldea_n as_o ver_fw-la 4._o before_o he_o dwell_v in_o haran_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n and_o from_o thy_o kindred_n but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o depart_v from_o his_o father_n house_n for_o he_o take_v his_o father_n and_o his_o whole_a household_n along_o with_o he_o and_o dwell_v with_o they_o a_o good_a while_n in_o haran_n gen._n 11._o 31._o and_o terah_n die_v in_o haran_n ver_fw-la 32._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o abram_n for_o so_o shall_v gen._n 12._o 1._o be_v translate_v and_o not_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v and_o his_o say_n be_v this_o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n and_o from_o thy_o kindred_n and_o from_o thy_o father_n house_n too_o for_o that_o also_o he_o now_o leave_v behind_o he_o namely_o nahor_n and_o all_o his_o father_n family_n but_o only_o lâ—t_v and_o sarah_n that_o be_v fatherless_a child_n and_o this_o difference_n consider_v as_o necessary_o it_o must_v it_o do_v make_v this_o difficulty_n which_o have_v cost_v so_o much_o canvas_v so_o easy_a as_o a_o thing_n need_v not_o to_o be_v more_o sect._n iii_o from_o the_o promise_n give_v to_o abram_n upon_o his_o father_n terahs_n death_n to_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n be_v 430_o year_n exod._n 12._o 40._o gal._n 3._o 17._o this_o sum_n be_v join_v to_o that_o before_o of_o 2083._o it_o make_v the_o world_n to_o be_v in_o the_o two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o year_n of_o her_o age_n 2513._o when_o israel_n be_v deliver_v and_o the_o law_n give_v this_o space_n 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iu._n from_o the_o come_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n temple_n be_v 480_o year_n 1_o king_n 6._o 1._o and_o seven_o year_n be_v it_o in_o building_n ver_fw-la 38._o so_o that_o join_v these_o 487_o that_o pass_v from_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o 2513._o year_n of_o which_o age_n the_o world_n be_v when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o solomon_n temple_n be_v finish_v exact_o in_o the_o three_o thousand_o yeâ—r_n of_o the_o world_n 300â—_n this_o sum_n be_v make_v up_o of_o these_o many_o parcel_n israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 40_o year_n joshua_n rule_v 17_o year_n othniel_n judge_v 40_o year_n judg._n 3._o 11._o â—hud_z judge_v 80_o year_n judg._n 3._o 30._o deborah_n etc._n etc._n 40_o year_n judg._n 5._o 31._o gideon_n 40_o year_n judg._n 8._o 28._o abimelech_n 3_o year_n judg._n 9_o 22._o tolah_n 23_o year_n judg._n 10._o 2._o 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themselves_o will_v help_v to_o clear_v and_o satisfy_v some_o obscurity_n which_o otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o clear_v and_o satisfy_v as_o some_o example_n will_v be_v give_v in_o their_o place_n tisri_n or_o ethanim_fw-la month_n 1_o king_n 8._o 2._o 2_o chron._n 5._o 3._o marheshuan_n month_n 1_o a_o delaiah_n october_n the_o three_o and_o twenty_o course_n feast_n of_o trumpet_n lesson_n 1_o c_o  _fw-fr 2_o b_o  _fw-fr 2_o d_o  _fw-fr 3_o c_o deut._n chap._n 26._o from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o chap._n 29._o ver_fw-la 10._o 3_o e_o  _fw-fr 4_o d_o  _fw-fr 4_o f_o  _fw-fr 5_o e_z isa._n chap._n 60._o from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n 5_o g_o  _fw-fr 6_o f_o  _fw-fr 6_o a_o harim_n november_n the_o three_o course_n begin_v 7_o g_o  _fw-fr 7_o b_o lesson_n 8_o a_o maaziah_n the_o four_o and_o twenty_o course_n lesson_n 8_o c_z gen._n chap._n 18._o 1._o to_o chap._n 23._o 1._o 2_o king_n 4._o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n to_o ver_fw-la 38._o 9_o b_o deut._n chap._n 29._o ver_fw-la 10._o to_o i_o 31_o 9_o d_o  _fw-fr 10_o c_z 1._o when_o there_o be_v more_o week_n in_o the_o year_n otherwise_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n isa._n chap_n 61._o 10._o to_o chap._n 63._o 10._o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o month_n be_v the_o solemn_a and_o mysterious_a feast_n of_o expiation_n leu._n 16._o 29._o 10_o e_o  _fw-fr 11_o d_o  _fw-fr 11_o f_o  _fw-fr 12_o e_z  _fw-fr 12_o g_o  _fw-fr 13_o f_o  _fw-fr 13_o a_o seorim_n the_o four_o course_n begin_v 14_o g_o  _fw-fr 14_o b_o lesson_n 15_o a_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n all_o the_o priest_n be_v present_a &_o serve_v the_o law_n be_v begin_v to_o be_v read_v 15_o c_z gen._n chap._n 23._o 1._o to_o chap._n 25._o 19_o 16_o b_o  _fw-fr 16_o d_o 1_o king_n chap._n 1._o from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 32._o 17_o c_o lesson_n 17_o e_z  _fw-fr 18_o d_o gen._n chap._n 1._o 1._o to_o chap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 9_o isa._n chap._n 42._o ver_fw-la 5._o to_o ver_fw-la 11._o of_o chap._n 43._o 18_o f_o  _fw-fr 19_o e_z  _fw-fr 19_o g_z  _fw-fr 20_o f_o  _fw-fr 20_o a_o malchijah_n the_o five_o course_n begin_v 21_o g_o  _fw-fr 21_o b_o lesson_n 22_o a_o jehoiarib_n the_o first_o course_n begin_v 22_o c_o gen._n chap._n 25._o 19_o to_o chap._n 28._o 10_o malachi_n chap._n 1._o from_o the_o begin_n to_o ver_fw-la 8._o of_o chap._n 2._o 23_o b_o lesson_n 23_o d_o  _fw-fr 24_o c_o gen_n chap_n 6._o from_o ver_n 9_o to_o chap._n 12._o ver_fw-la 1._o 24_o e_o  _fw-fr 25_o d_o isa._n 54._o 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 5._o of_o chap._n 55._o 25_o f_o  _fw-fr 26_o e_z  _fw-fr 26_o g_z
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ship_n kingdom_n province_n tribute_n or_o subsidy_n and_o relief_n money_n and_o beneficence_n dion_z also_o in_o the_o life_n of_o augustus_n and_o much_o also_o about_o this_o time_n mention_v a_o tax_n lay_v by_o he_o upon_o those_o that_o dwell_v in_o italy_n who_o estate_n be_v not_o less_o than_o five_o thousand_o sesterce_n and_o poor_a than_o these_o he_o tax_v not_o ver._n 2._o this_o tax_v be_v first_o make_v when_o cyrenius_n be_v governor_n of_o syria_n the_o tax_n be_v date_v by_o the_o time_n of_o cyrenius_n his_o govern_n of_o syria_n first_o because_o judea_n be_v annex_v to_o syria_n as_o a_o member_n of_o it_o and_o in_o name_v the_o one_o the_o other_o be_v include_v second_o hereby_o the_o loss_n and_o want_n of_o the_o sceptre_n and_o lawgiver_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o better_o see_v for_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o this_o be_v show_v to_o be_v in_o the_o three_o degree_n they_o subject_n to_o herod_n herod_n to_o cyrenius_n and_o cyrenius_n to_o augustus_n three_o from_o syria_n have_v israel_n have_v their_o great_a affliction_n that_o ever_o they_o have_v in_o their_o own_o land_n as_o by_o gog_n and_o magog_n ezek._n 38._o or_o the_o house_n of_o the_o north_n dan._n 11._o and_o luke_n derive_v the_o tax_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o syria_n call_v those_o thing_n to_o mind_n and_o say_v as_o it_o be_v the_o last_o verse_n of_o dan._n 11._o and_o the_o first_o of_o dan._n 12._o together_o the_o tax_v be_v say_v first_o to_o be_v make_v in_o his_o time_n as_o first_o deny_v that_o ever_o there_o be_v such_o a_o universal_a taxation_n in_o the_o empire_n before_o for_o the_o empire_n be_v never_o in_o that_o case_n of_o universal_a quietness_n to_o be_v tax_v before_o and_o second_o import_v the_o tax_n of_o that_o country_n that_o follow_v after_o augustus_n at_o this_o very_a time_n lay_v the_o platform_n subjection_n and_o submission_n of_o the_o empire_n for_o succeed_a posterity_n and_o here_o let_v it_o be_v say_v again_o in_o exact_a propriety_n begin_v the_o roman_a monarchy_n and_o be_v far_o from_o be_v any_o of_o the_o four_o mention_v dan._n 2._o or_o 7._o josephus_n 1._o mention_v cyrenius_n his_o come_n into_o syria_n after_o archelaus_n his_o death_n to_o do_v justice_n and_o to_o assess_v and_o tax_v every_o man_n good_n and_o he_o come_v into_o judea_n which_o be_v now_o annex_v to_o syria_n and_o do_v so_o there_o now_o archelaus_n reign_v after_o herod_n mat._n 2._o and_o reign_v till_o christ_n be_v about_o ten_o year_n old_a forten_v year_n he_o reign_v as_o say_v the_o same_o josephus_n 15._o and_o therefore_o either_o cyrenius_n come_v twice_o into_o syria_n to_o lay_v taxation_n as_o funccius_n conclude_v or_o else_o josephus_n fail_v here_o as_o he_o do_v not_o seldom_o elsewhere_o in_o chronology_n ver._n 3._o and_o all_o go_v to_o be_v tax_v this_o tax_v be_v first_o by_o kingdom_n and_o country_n then_o by_o city_n and_o town_n and_o then_o by_o poll_n first_o kingdom_n and_o province_n be_v divide_v one_o from_o another_o second_o city_n and_o town_n in_o every_o kingdom_n and_o province_n be_v also_o particularise_v and_o notice_n give_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v repair_v to_o the_o place_n to_o which_o by_o stock_n and_o descent_n they_o do_v belong_v three_o the_o people_n be_v thus_o convene_v in_o their_o several_a city_n their_o name_n be_v take_v and_o enrol_v and_o so_o the_o greek_a word_n here_o use_v do_v signify_v in_o the_o near_a propriety_n then_o do_v they_o make_v profession_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o roman_a empire_n either_o by_o some_o set_a form_n of_o word_n or_o at_o least_o by_o payment_n of_o some_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o be_v lay_v upon_o every_o poll_n and_o now_o first_o be_v the_o jew_n enter_v under_o the_o yoke_n of_o that_o subjection_n which_o they_o never_o cast_v off_o again_o but_o it_o press_v they_o into_o a_o final_a desolation_n even_o to_o this_o day_n second_o they_o have_v voluntary_o bring_v this_o misery_n upon_o themselves_o in_o call_v in_o the_o roman_n in_o their_o civil_a war_n three_o no_o spark_n of_o their_o former_a freedom_n and_o authority_n be_v leave_v among_o they_o for_o their_o king_n and_o lawgiver_n be_v clean_o go_v four_o they_o be_v now_o to_o be_v enrol_v and_o register_v for_o vassal_n to_o all_o succeed_a generation_n five_o they_o must_v now_o leave_v their_o own_o occasion_n and_o many_o of_o they_o their_o own_o house_n to_o attend_v their_o own_o bondage_n and_o misery_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o our_o rabbin_n if_o thou_o see_v a_o generation_n that_o have_v many_o affliction_n then_o look_v for_o the_o redeemer_n from_o isa._n 59_o 17_o 18._o jer._n 30._o 6_o 7._o etc._n etc._n d._n kimch_o in_o isa._n 59_o ver._n 4._o and_o joseph_n also_o go_v up_o from_o galilee_n etc._n etc._n whether_o it_o be_v for_o the_o fear_n of_o herod_n that_o have_v a_o murderous_a spite_n at_o the_o stock_n of_o david_n or_o for_o the_o more_o commodiousness_n for_o his_o trade_n or_o for_o whatsoever_o else_o it_o be_v that_o josoph_n a_o bethlehemite_n become_v a_o resident_a in_o galilee_n sure_o it_o be_v the_o wondrous_a disposal_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o a_o decree_n from_o rome_n shall_v bring_v he_o now_o from_o galilee_n to_o bethlehem_n that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n be_v bear_v in_o that_o place_n may_v take_v effect_n ver._n 7._o she_o bring_v forth_o her_o firstborn_a this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o propriety_n and_o phrase_n of_o the_o law_n agreeable_a to_o which_o it_o speak_v now_o the_o law_n speak_v of_o the_o firstborn_a regard_v not_o whether_o any_o be_v bear_v after_o or_o no_o but_o only_o that_o none_o be_v bear_v before_o as_o hur_z be_v call_v the_o first-born_a of_o ephrâ—â—â—_n 1_o chron._n 2._o 5._o and_o yet_o no_o mention_n of_o any_o child_n that_o she_o have_v after_o so_o christ_n be_v here_o call_v the_o firstborn_a not_o as_o though_o she_o have_v any_o child_n beside_o but_o to_o show_v that_o in_o he_o be_v fulfil_v what_o be_v typify_v by_o the_o firstborn_a under_o the_o law_n who_o be_v as_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n in_o the_o family_n and_o holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o that_o spâ—â—ch_n of_o matthew_n chap._n 1._o 25._o he_o know_v she_o not_o till_o she_o have_v bring_v fâ—rth_o her_o firstborn_a it_o imply_v not_o that_o 〈◊〉_d know_v she_o after_o for_o the_o word_n till_o enforce_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o see_v the_o geneva_n note_n upon_o the_o place_n but_o the_o evangelist_n intention_n be_v to_o clear_v the_o birth_n and_o generation_n of_o christ_n from_o any_o carnal_a mixture_n of_o joseph_n and_o mary_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o here_o it_o be_v not_o unseasonable_a to_o look_v a_o little_a narrow_o into_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n birth_n namely_o the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n â—â—_o which_o he_o be_v bear_v as_o we_o have_v do_v into_o the_o year_n itself_o or_o the_o time_n of_o the_o world_n heretofore_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n as_o we_o observe_v then_o be_v 3928._o the_o year_n of_o augustus_n be_v neither_o so_o necessary_a to_o seek_v nor_o so_o ease_v to_o find_v partly_o because_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n among_o historian_n about_o the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o partly_o because_o there_o may_v be_v some_o about_o the_o year_n of_o tiberius_n in_o which_o christ_n be_v baptise_a from_o which_o we_o shall_v count_v backward_o for_o though_o it_o be_v say_v that_o john_n come_v baptise_v in_o his_o fifteen_o year_n luk._n 31._o yet_o may_v it_o be_v questionable_a whether_o he_o baptise_a christ_n in_o that_o year_n or_o no_o but_o not_o to_o swarve_v from_o the_o most_o common_a