another_o in_o which_o course_n some_o considerable_a scruple_n will_v arise_v before_o the_o student_n as_o he_o go_v along_o which_o unless_o he_o see_v and_o resolve_v he_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o account_n right_a and_o which_o unless_o he_o frame_v to_o himself_o such_o a_o chronicall_a table_n as_o be_v mention_v he_o will_v never_o see_v nor_o find_v out_o he_o will_v by_o the_o very_a table_n as_o he_o go_v along_o see_v that_o sometime_o the_o year_n be_v reckon_v complete_a as_o reboboam_v seventeen_o be_v count_v 1_o king_n 15._o 1._o sometime_o current_n as_o ahijam_n three_o 1_o king_n 15._o 1_o 2_o 9_o and_o elahs_n two_o 1_o king_n 16._o 8._o but_o this_o will_v breed_v no_o difficulty_n since_o it_o be_v ordinary_a in_o scripture_n thus_o various_o to_o compute_v and_o since_o the_o draw_n of_o his_o table_n will_v every_o where_o show_v he_o ready_o this_o variety_n but_o these_o thing_n will_v he_o find_v of_o more_o obscurity_n and_o challenge_v more_o serious_a study_n and_o consideration_n first_o it_o be_v say_v that_o jeroboam_n reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n '_o 1._o king_n 14._o 20._o and_o nadab_n his_o son_n two_o year_n chap._n 15._o 25._o yet_o that_o nadab_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n which_o be_v in_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o so_o nadabs_n two_o year_n fall_n within_o the_o sum_n of_o his_o father_n two_o and_o twenty_o now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o account_v be_v this_o it_o be_v say_v in_o 2_o chron._n 13._o 20._o that_o the_o lord_n stroke_n jeroboam_n and_o he_o die_v that_o be_v with_o some_o ill_a and_o languish_a disease_n that_o he_o can_v not_o administer_v nor_o rule_v the_o kingdom_n therefore_o be_v he_o force_v to_o substitute_v his_o son_n nadab_n in_o his_o life_n time_n and_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n both_o father_n and_o son_n die_v second_o it_o be_v say_v that_o baasha_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n 13._o 28._o and_o reign_v four_o and_o twenty_o year_n ver_fw-la 33._o then_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o die_v in_o the_o six_o and_o twenty_v year_n of_o asa_n as_o the_o text_n reckon_v the_o year_n current_n 1_o king_n 16._o 8._o and_o yet_o in_o the_o fix_n and_o thirty_o year_n of_o asa_n baasha_n come_v up_o and_o make_v war_n against_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 16._o 1._o so_o that_o this_o war_n will_v seem_v to_o be_v make_v by_o â—im_n nine_o or_o ten_o year_n after_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o from_o the_o original_n be_v easy_a for_o that_o text_n in_o the_o chronicle_n mean_v not_o that_o baasha_n make_v war_n against_o judah_n in_o the_o six_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o asaes_n reign_n but_o in_o the_o six_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o asaes_n kingdom_n that_o be_v six_o and_o thirty_o year_n from_o the_o division_n of_o the_o tribe_n under_o rehoboam_n for_o reâ—oboam_n reign_v seventeen_o year_n abijam_v his_o son_n three_o year_n and_o in_o the_o sixteen_o year_n of_o asa_n be_v this_o war_n make_v thirty_o six_o year_n in_o all_o from_o the_o first_o division_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o shall_v there_o be_v render_v the_o kingdom_n and_o not_o the_o reign_n and_o the_o thing_n be_v clear_a now_o the_o text_n date_v this_o war_n not_o from_o the_o time_n of_o asaes_n reign_n but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o tribe_n because_o that_o though_o they_o be_v divide_v hitherto_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o king_n yet_o not_o total_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o converse_n and_o affection_n for_o some_o of_o the_o revolt_a one_o affect_v still_o the_o house_n of_o david_n but_o baasha_n to_o make_v the_o division_n sure_a build_v ramah_n that_o none_o may_v go_v in_o or_o out_o to_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o this_o be_v as_o a_o second_o division_n and_o therefore_o the_o text_n reckon_v from_o the_o first_o three_o it_o be_v say_v 1_o king_n 16._o 23._o that_o in_o the_o one_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v omri_n to_o reign_v over_o israel_n twelve_o year_n six_o year_n reign_v be_v in_o tirzah_n and_o yet_o in_o verse_n 29._o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o the_o eight_o and_o thirty_v year_n of_o asa_n begin_v ahab_n thâ—_n son_n of_o omri_n to_o reign_v now_o how_o can_v there_o possible_o be_v twelve_o year_n reign_n betwixt_o asae_n thirty_o first_o and_o thirty_o eight_o answer_n omri_n begin_v to_o reign_v as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o have_v slay_v zimri_n which_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o asa_n but_o he_o be_v not_o sole_a and_o entire_a king_n till_o his_o thirty_o first_o for_o tibni_n his_o competitor_n and_o corrival_n for_o the_o crown_n hold_v he_o in_o agitation_n and_o war_n till_o asae_n thirty_o first_o and_o then_o be_v he_o overcome_v and_o omri_n acknowledge_v absolute_a king_n by_o tibnies_n soldier_n and_o so_o from_o thence_o forward_o he_o reign_v sole_a king_n in_o tirzah_n but_o yet_o the_o doubt_n remain_v how_o omri_n begin_v his_o monarchy_n in_o the_o thirty_o first_o of_o asa_n and_o end_v it_o in_o his_o thirty_o eight_o can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v but_o six_o year_n whereas_o it_o be_v eight_o current_n answer_n the_o six_o complete_a year_n only_o be_v reckon_v for_o the_o thirty_o first_o of_o asa_n be_v even_o end_v when_o tibni_n be_v conquer_v and_o the_o thirty_o eight_o but_o new_o begin_v when_o omri_n die_v such_o another_o kind_n of_o reckon_n may_v be_v observe_v in_o cast_v up_o the_o age_n of_o abraham_n and_o ishmael_n at_o their_o circumcision_n compare_v with_o the_o age_n of_o abraham_n at_o ismaels_n death_n four_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n have_v three_o date_n the_o first_o in_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o jehoshaphat_n his_o father_n compare_v 2_o king_n 22._o 51._o and_o 2_o king_n 1._o 17._o and_o 2_o king_n 3._o 1._o the_o second_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n 2_o king_n 8_o 16._o this_o be_v the_o in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_v year_n of_o his_o father_n jehoshaphat_n and_o the_o three_o at_o his_o father_n jehoshaphat_v death_n 2_o chron._n 21._o 1._o now_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o ambiguity_n be_v thus_o the_o first_o time_n he_o be_v make_v viceroy_n when_o his_o father_n go_v out_o of_o the_o land_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o ramoth_n gilead_n and_o because_o ahab_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n go_v with_o he_o ahaziah_n his_o son_n be_v make_v viceroy_n in_o that_o kingdom_n also_o the_o second_o time_n he_o be_v viceroy_n again_o in_o his_o father_n jehoshaphat_v absence_n upon_o his_o voyage_n into_o moah_n with_o jehoram_n 2_o king_n 3._o and_o from_o this_o time_n do_v the_o text_n date_n the_o fix_a beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n as_o be_v plain_a â—_o king_n 8._o 17._o 2_o chron._n 21._o 20._o for_o jehoshaphat_n after_o this_o â—â—me_n be_v little_a at_o home_n but_o abroad_o either_o in_o his_o own_o land_n perambulate_v it_o to_o reduce_v the_o people_n to_o true_a religion_n or_o in_o moah_n to_o reduce_v that_o to_o subjection_n 2_o chron._n 19_o 20._o five_o but_o a_o great_a doubt_n meet_v you_o by_o far_o when_o you_o come_v to_o cast_v up_o the_o time_n of_o his_o son_n ahaziah_n for_o whereas_o joram_n be_v thirty_o and_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o reign_v eight_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n 2_o king_n 6._o 17._o 2_o chron._n 21._o 20._o and_o so_o die_v when_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a and_o instant_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n set_v ahaziah_n upon_o his_o throne_n who_o be_v his_o young_a son_n yet_o be_v this_o ahaziah_n forty_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o chron._n 22._o 1._o and_o so_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v two_o year_n old_a than_o his_o father_n answer_n the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n in_o this_o place_n mean_v not_o that_o ahaziah_n be_v so_o old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v for_o the_o book_n of_o king_n tell_v plain_o that_o he_o be_v but_o two_o and_o twenty_o 2_o king_n 8._o 26._o but_o these_o two_o &_o forty_o year_n have_v relation_n to_o another_o thing_n nam_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o house_n of_o omri_n and_o not_o to_o the_o age_n of_o ahaziah_n for_o count_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o omri_n and_o you_o find_v ahaziah_n to_o enter_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n from_o thence_o as_o he_o will_v ready_o see_v that_o shall_v make_v such_o a_o chronicall_a table_n as_o be_v mention_v the_o original_a word_n therefore_o ben_n arbaguim_v ushethajim_a shanaâ—_n
be_v not_o to_o be_v translate_v as_o they_o be_v ahaziah_n be_v two_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a but_o ahaziah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n as_o seder_n olâ—m_n have_v acute_o observe_v long_o ago_o now_o the_o reason_n why_o his_o reign_n be_v thus_o date_v different_o from_o all_o other_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v because_o he_o in_o a_o kind_n be_v a_o imp_n of_o the_o house_n of_o omri_n for_o athaliah_n his_o mother_n be_v ahab_n daughter_n 2_o king_n 8._o 18._o and_o she_o both_o pervert_v her_o husband_n joram_n and_o bring_v up_o this_o her_o son_n ahaziah_n in_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n therefore_o be_v not_o ahaziah_n fit_v to_o be_v reckon_v by_o the_o line_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o by_o the_o house_n of_o omri_n and_o ahab_n see_v the_o evangelist_n matthew_n set_v a_o special_a mark_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o joram_n at_o the_o note_n on_o mat._n 1._o 8._o six_o there_o be_v yet_o one_o scruple_n more_o arise_v concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o ahaziah_n for_o the_o same_o book_n of_o king_n say_v that_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n 2_o king_n 8._o 25._o and_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n 2_o king_n 9_o 29._o answer_n the_o resolution_n of_o this_o doubt_n will_v be_v easy_a to_o he_o that_o have_v such_o a_o chronicall_a table_n as_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o before_o his_o eye_n for_o there_o will_v he_o see_v that_o jehoram_n reign_v one_o year_n before_o his_o father_n ahab'_v death_n for_o in_o the_o twenty_v year_n of_o ahab_n which_o be_v the_o seventeen_o of_o jehoshaphat_n do_v ahaziah_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n begin_v to_o reign_v 1_o king_n 22._o 51._o be_v make_v viceroy_n when_o his_o father_n go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n he_o reign_v but_o that_o year_n jehoram_n his_o son_n be_v viceroy_n or_o begin_v to_o rule_v in_o his_o stead_n the_o next_o year_n namely_o in_o ahab_n one_o and_o twenty_v ahab_n in_o his_o two_o and_o twenty_v die_v and_o so_o jehoram_n become_v absolute_a and_o entire_a king_n and_o reign_v so_o eleven_o year_n so_o that_o his_o reign_n have_v a_o double_a reckon_n he_o reign_v as_o viceroy_n twelve_o year_n but_o as_o entire_a king_n but_o eleven_o 7._o amaziah_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 14._o 1._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o and_o thirty_v year_n of_o his_o father_n joash_n king_n of_o judah_n three_o year_n current_a before_o his_o death_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o his_o father_n have_v cast_v himself_o into_o so_o much_o misery_n and_o mischief_n through_o his_o apostasy_n and_o murder_n of_o zacharies_n 2_o king_n 12._o 17_o 18_o 2_o chron._n 24._o 23_o 24_o 25._o that_o he_o be_v become_v unfit_a and_o unable_a to_o manage_v the_o kingdom_n 8._o vzziah_n or_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o this_o amaziah_n be_v but_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n in_o the_o seven_o and_o twenty_v year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o 2_o king_n 15._o 1_o 2._o it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v but_o four_o year_n old_a at_o his_o father_n death_n therefore_o be_v the_o throne_n empty_a for_o eleven_o year_n and_o the_o rule_n manage_v by_o some_o as_o protector_n in_o the_o king_n minority_n 9_o there_o be_v also_o a_o interregnum_fw-la or_o vacancy_n of_o 22_o year_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n between_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o and_o zachariah_n whereof_o what_o the_o reason_n shall_v be_v be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v whether_o through_o war_n from_o abroad_o which_o jeroboam_n may_v have_v provoke_v against_o his_o house_n by_o the_o conquest_n of_o hamath_n and_o damascus_n 2_o king_n 14._o 28._o or_o through_o war_n at_o home_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o end_n of_o zachariah_n 2_o king_n 15._o 10._o or_o through_o what_o else_o it_o be_v it_o be_v uncertain_a but_o most_o sure_a it_o be_v that_o the_o throne_n be_v so_o long_o without_o a_o king_n since_o jeroboam_n beginning_n to_o reign_v in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o amaziah_n and_o reign_v forty_o one_o year_n 1_o king_n 14._o 23._o die_v in_o the_o fifteen_o of_o vzziah_n and_o zachariah_n begin_v not_o to_o reign_v till_o the_o eight_o and_o thirty_v 2_o king_n 15._o 8._o 10._o hoshea_n be_v say_v to_o slay_v pekah_n in_o the_o twenty_v year_n of_o jotham_n the_o son_n of_o vzziah_n 2_o king_n 15._o 30._o whereas_o jotham_n reign_v but_o sixteen_o year_n in_o all_o 2_o king_n 15._o 33._o but_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o account_v be_v because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o achaz_n in_o who_o reign_n this_o occurrence_n be_v and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n choose_v rather_o to_o reckon_v by_o holy_a jotham_n in_o the_o dust_n then_o by_o wicked_a ahaz_n alive_a for_o in_o the_o slaughter_n of_o pekah_n the_o lord_n avenge_v upon_o pekah_n the_o bloodshed_n and_o misery_n he_o have_v cause_v in_o judah_n for_o he_o have_v slay_v of_o the_o man_n thereof_o 120000_o in_o one_o day_n 2_o chron._n 28._o 6._o now_o ahaz_n have_v cause_v this_o wrath_n upon_o the_o people_n in_o withdraw_v they_o from_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o when_o the_o lord_n avenge_v this_o injury_n of_o his_o people_n upon_o pekah_n the_o time_n of_o it_o be_v compute_v from_o jotham_n who_o be_v holy_a and_o upright_a and_o not_o from_o ahaz_n who_o have_v cause_v the_o mischief_n 11._o there_o be_v a_o scruple_n of_o no_o small_a difficulty_n about_o the_o reckon_n of_o this_o twenty_v year_n of_o jotham_n if_o it_o once_o be_v spy_v out_o and_o that_o be_v this_o if_o pekah_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o two_o and_o fifty_v or_o last_v year_n of_o vzziah_n and_o reign_v twenty_o year_n as_o 2_o king_n 15._o 27._o and_o if_o jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o pekah_n 2_o king_n 15._o 33._o then_o certain_o the_o twenty_v year_n of_o pekah_n the_o year_n when_o hoshea_n slay_v he_o be_v but_o the_o nineteen_o year_n of_o jotham_n and_o not_o the_o twenty_v answer_n in_o this_o very_a difficulty_n have_v the_o text_n fix_v the_o time_n of_o vzziahs_n become_v leprous_a which_o elsewhere_o be_v not_o determine_v and_o it_o show_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n when_o he_o assay_v to_o offer_v incense_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o be_v strike_v with_o the_o leprosy_n a_o disease_n with_o which_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o it_o can_v not_o be_v touch_v nor_o insect_v and_o his_o son_n jotham_n be_v over_o the_o house_n judge_v the_o land_n 2_o king_n 15._o 5._o till_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n now_o that_o last_o year_n of_o vzziah_n be_v count_v for_o the_o first_o of_o jotham_n in_o this_o reckon_n that_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n and_o although_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v as_o absolute_a and_o sole_a king_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o pekah_n yet_o begin_v he_o to_o reign_v as_o viceroy_n in_o the_o diseasednesse_n of_o his_o father_n the_o year_n before_o 12._o it_o be_v say_v that_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n 17._o 1._o whereas_o he_o have_v slay_v pekah_n in_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n or_o the_o twenty_v of_o jotham_n which_o show_v that_o he_o obtain_v not_o the_o crown_n immediate_o upon_o pekahs_n death_n but_o be_v seven_o or_o eight_o year_n before_o he_o can_v settle_v it_o quiet_o upon_o his_o head_n it_o be_v like_o that_o ahaz_n in_o this_o time_n do_v disquiet_a israel_n when_o his_o potent_a enemy_n pekah_n be_v dead_a in_o revenge_n of_o that_o slaughter_n that_o he_o have_v make_v in_o judah_n and_o that_o he_o keep_v hoshea_n out_o of_o the_o throne_n and_o for_o this_o be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n 2_o chron._n 28._o 19_o as_o well_o as_o for_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o those_o king_n 13._o it_o be_v say_v that_o hezekiah_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n 2_o king_n 18._o 1._o now_o hoshea_n begin_v in_o the_o twelve_o of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n 17._o 1._o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o hezekiah_n begin_v in_o the_o fourteen_o and_o so_o reign_v two_o or_o three_o year_n with_o his_o father_n ahaz_n who_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n 2_o king_n 16._o 2._o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o ahaz_n and_o because_o of_o the_o misery_n and_o entanglement_n that_o his_o wickedness_n have_v bring_v he_o into_o as_o 2_o chron._n 28._o 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o chap._n 29._o 7_o 8_o 9_o
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 of_o time_n of_o 430_o year_n betwixt_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o law_n the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o providence_n cast_v into_o two_o equal_a portion_n of_o 215_o year_n before_o the_o people_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o 215_o year_n of_o their_o be_v there_o the_o former_a moiety_n be_v take_v up_o in_o these_o parcel_n five_o and_o twenty_o year_n betwixt_o the_o give_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n compare_v gen._n 12._o 4._o with_o gen._n 21._o 5._o sixty_o year_n betwixt_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n &_o the_o birth_n of_o jacoh_n gen._n 25._o 26_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n betwixt_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n and_o israel_n go_v into_o egypt_n gen._n 27._o 9_o the_o latter_a in_o these_o ninety_o five_o year_n from_o their_o go_v into_o egypt_n to_o the_o death_n of_o levi._n forty_o year_n from_o the_o death_n of_o levi_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n eighty_o year_n from_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n to_o their_o delivery_n sect._n 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 jair_a 22_o year_n judg._n 10._o 3._o jephtah_n 6_o year_n judg._n 12._o 7._o ibsan_n 7_o year_n judg._n 12._o 9_o elon_n judged_n 10_o year_n judg._n 12._o 11._o abdon_n 8_o year_n judg._n 12._o 14_o samson_n 20_o year_n jud._n 15._o 20._o &_o 16._o 31._o eli_n 40_o year_n 1_o sam._n 4._o 18._o samuel_n &_o saul_n 40_o year_n act_n 13._o 21._o david_n 40_o year_n 1_o king_n 2._o 11._o solomon_n 4_o year_n 1_o king_n 6._o 1._o totall_n 480._o now_o among_o all_o these_o parcel_n there_o be_v no_o number_n that_o have_v not_o a_o text_n to_o warrant_v it_o but_o only_o the_o date_n of_o the_o government_n of_o joshua_n which_o yet_o can_v be_v doubt_v of_o to_o have_v be_v seventeen_o year_n see_v that_o so_o many_o year_n only_o be_v not_o specify_v by_o express_a text_n of_o all_o the_o 480_o mention_v 1_o king_n 6._o 1._o and_o here_o also_o may_v the_o reader_n observe_v that_o the_o year_n that_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n for_o year_n of_o israel_n oppression_n as_o judg._n 3._o 8._o 14._o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o space_n of_o time_n distinct_a from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n but_o include_v in_o the_o sum_n of_o their_o time_n now_o it_o thus_o fall_v out_o as_o it_o be_v more_o than_o apparent_a that_o solomon_n temple_n be_v finish_v and_o perfect_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 3000_o this_o belike_o have_v help_v to_o strengthen_v that_o opinion_n that_o have_v be_v take_v up_o by_o some_o that_o as_o the_o world_n be_v six_o day_n in_o create_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v six_o thousand_o year_n in_o continuance_n and_o then_o shall_v come_v the_o everlasting_a sabbath_n and_o indeed_o the_o observation_n can_v not_o but_o please_v those_o that_o be_v please_v with_o this_o opinion_n for_o when_o they_o find_v that_o the_o first_o three_o thousand_o year_n of_o the_o world_n do_v end_n in_o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o earthly_a temple_n it_o will_v make_v they_o to_o conclude_v the_o bold_a that_o the_o other_o three_o thousand_o shall_v conclude_v in_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o spiritual_a sect._n v._o from_o the_o finish_n of_o solomon_n temple_n to_o the_o fall_v away_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v 30_o year_n for_o solomon_n reign_v 40_o year_n 3030._o 1_o king_n 11._o 42._o and_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v the_o temple_n finish_v 1_o king_n 6._o 38._o and_o so_o count_v from_o that_o year_n to_o the_o expiration_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n and_o it_o will_v appear_v easy_o that_o the_o fall_v away_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v 30_o year_n after_o the_o temple_n be_v finish_v and_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 3030._o sect._n vi_o from_o the_o fall_n away_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n under_o jeroboam_n to_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n into_o babylon_n be_v 390._o these_o be_v thus_o reckon_v in_o a_o gross_a sum_n by_o ezekiel_n chap._n 4_o 5._o i_o have_v lay_v upon_o thou_o the_o year_n of_o their_o iniquity_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o day_n three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n so_o shall_v thou_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n vers_fw-la 6._o and_o when_o thou_o have_v accomplish_v they_o lie_v again_o on_o thy_o right_a side_n and_o thou_o shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n forty_o day_n i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o each_o day_n for_o a_o year_n now_o these_o be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v for_o two_o different_a and_o distinct_a sum_n as_o if_o it_o be_v 390_o year_n from_o the_o fall_n away_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o the_o captive_a of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o 40_o year_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o captive_a of_o judah_n for_o it_o be_v but_o 200_o year_n and_o a_o little_a above_o a_o half_a between_o the_o two_o first_o period_n and_o above_o a_o hundred_o year_n between_o the_o two_o last_o but_o the_o forty_o year_n be_v to_o be_v repute_v and_o count_v within_o the_o 390_o as_o the_o 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assembly_n and_o that_o year_n as_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v the_o sabbath_n day_n now_o in_o the_o week_n of_o the_o feast_n so_o great_a be_v the_o company_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o so_o many_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o no_o single_a course_n be_v able_a to_o undergo_v the_o service_n but_o than_o as_o also_o at_o the_o other_o two_o great_a feastival_n all_o the_o course_n serve_v indifferent_o and_o so_o have_v they_o do_v at_o the_o temple_n dedication_n 2_o chron._n 5._o 11._o and_o on_o the_o next_o sabbath_n the_o course_n of_o jehojarib_n or_o the_o first_o begin_v they_o change_v every_o week_n come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o on_o the_o next_o go_v out_o 2_o king_n 11._o 7._o 2_o chron._n 23._o 4._o so_o that_o by_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passover_n they_o be_v just_o go_v about_o and_o from_o thence_o they_o begin_v their_o second_o round_n again_o in_o the_o eight_o course_n of_o which_o second_v round_o for_o so_o be_v the_o course_n 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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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not_o to_o express_v this_o sense_n it_o be_v a_o small_a thing_n by_o the_o word_n tsagnir_fw-fr but_o by_o megnat_n as_o esa._n 7._o 13._o gen._n 30._o 15._o and_o in_o other_o place_n but_o as_o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o often_o use_v megnat_n for_o that_o expression_n so_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o 〈◊〉_d use_v not_o that_o word_n alone_o but_o other_o also_o as_o tikton_n in_o 2_o sam._n 7._o 19_o and_o nakel_n in_o esa._n 49._o 6._o and_o why_o not_o tsagnir_n then_o as_o well_o here_o ss_z among_o the_o prince_n of_o juda._n in_o micah_n it_o be_v among_o the_o thousand_o of_o juda_n and_o so_o be_v it_o translate_v by_o the_o lxx_o the_o chaldee_n the_o vnlgar_a and_o uninamous_o by_o all_o other_o translator_n so_o that_o here_o be_v yet_o another_o difficulty_n and_o difference_n in_o this_o allegation_n the_o evangelist_n still_o swerve_v from_o the_o text_n he_o cit_v by_o the_o thousand_o of_o juda_n 〈…〉_z understand_v the_o family_n and_o dau._n kimchi_n the_o city_n the_o word_n be_v once_o use_v in_o the_o very_a propriety_n of_o that_o sense_n in_o which_o the_o prophet_n take_v it_o here_o judg._n 6._o 15._o my_o thousand_o say_v gedeon_n be_v poor_a in_o manasseh_n which_o st._n austin_n and_o r._n esaiah_n expound_v that_o he_o be_v captain_n of_o a_o thousand_o levi_n gershom_n that_o his_o father_n be_v captain_n but_o the_o chaldee_n and_o other_o rabbin_n understand_v it_o of_o the_o thousand_o in_o which_o his_o amily_n be_v number_v and_o enrol_v howsoever_o it_o be_v understand_v it_o be_v apparent_a by_o this_o and_o other_o place_n lay_v unto_o it_o that_o the_o several_a tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v divide_v into_o their_o several_a thousand_o and_o that_o these_o thousand_o be_v enrol_v to_o this_o or_o that_o city_n to_o which_o they_o have_v relation_n by_o habitation_n or_o by_o inheritance_n village_n that_o be_v not_o so_o populous_a be_v reduce_v into_o hundred_o but_o city_n into_o one_o or_o more_o 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