they_o from_o ver_fw-la 16._o to_o 26._o utter_o to_o renounce_v all_o idol_n and_o idolatry_n let_v they_o to_o have_v no_o place_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o affection_n but_o to_o cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o their_o life_n as_o deut._n 30.20_o second_o by_o read_v a_o lecture_n out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o they_o ver_fw-la 25._o repeat_v the_o head_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n out_o of_o deutronomy_n which_o he_o have_v by_o he_o in_o the_o ark_n lay_v up_o there_o for_o the_o ruler_n direction_n deut._n 17_o 18._o and_o 31.9.26_o and_o three_o by_o write_v this_o covenant_n and_o the_o act_n of_o of_o this_o present_a parliament_n that_o this_o solemn_a action_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o perpetual_a remembrance_n litera_fw-la scripta_fw-la manes_fw-la and_o to_o lay_v the_o strong_a obligation_n upon_o the_o people_n to_o keep_v true_a to_o their_o covenant_n and_o likewise_o that_o this_o write_n may_v be_v a_o last_a witness_n for_o god_n against_o 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qui_fw-la malè_fw-la judicata_fw-la rejudicabit_fw-la dies_fw-la the_o day_n of_o judgement_n will_v judge_v over_o again_o all_o that_o be_v misjudge_v psal_n 37.6_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v hannah_n just_a apology_n to_o eli_n unjust_a accusation_n v._o 15_o 16._o it_o be_v indeed_o foul_a play_n that_o eli_n shall_v be_v both_o plaintiff_n witness_v and_o judge_n alone_o yet_o hannah_n make_v a_o fair_a defence_n be_v the_o defendant_n and_o force_v to_o be_v she_o own_o advocate_n say_v no_o my_o lord_n i_o be_o a_o woman_n of_o a_o sorrowful_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o this_o plea_n that_o she_o enter_v contain_v say_v chrysostom_n a_o sweet_a bundle_n of_o precious_a grace_n as_o n._n b._n first_o her_o patience_n she_o then_o have_v not_o render_v to_o peninnah_n reproach_n rail_v for_o rail_v have_v she_o do_v so_o how_o will_v elkanah_n house_n have_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o contention_n constant_a combustion_n in_o his_o house_n betwixt_o his_o two_o corrival_n in_o emulation_n will_v have_v fill_v that_o good_a man_n heart_n with_o horrible_a anxiety_n as_o it_o have_v be_v no_o small_a cross_n to_o good_a jacob_n in_o keep_v the_o peace_n betwixt_o his_o two_o envious_a wife_n rachel_n and_o leah_n who_o both_o of_o they_o take_v their_o turn_n of_o discontent_a speech_n to_o the_o trouble_v of_o jacob_n tranquillity_n but_o hannah_n here_o be_v silent_a touch_v the_o taunt_n of_o peninnah_n that_o be_v so_o peevish_a to_o she_o and_o though_o she_o can_v not_o be_v so_o to_o eli_n taunt_n here_o but_o answer_v they_o yet_o she_o set_v not_o up_o a_o loud_a note_n at_o he_o call_v he_o a_o false_a accuser_n nor_o do_v she_o twit_v he_o in_o the_o tooth_n with_o bid_v he_o to_o look_v better_o to_o those_o drunken_a whoremaster_n
hire_v to_o perfidiousness_n therein_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v do_v foolish_o asa_n four_o frailty_n be_v his_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o lord_n prophet_n for_o his_o plain-dealing_a and_o faithfulness_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o which_o may_v better_o have_v become_v a_o ahah_n a_o joash_n or_o a_o herod_n all_o bad_a man_n than_o such_o a_o good_a king_n as_o be_v asa_n what_o be_v hanani_n but_o god_n herald_n from_o heaven_n to_o denounce_v war_n against_o he_o for_o these_o his_o sin_n upon_o earth_n here_o repentance_n be_v his_o duty_n but_o rage_n and_o choler_n be_v his_o sin_n n._n b._n and_o as_o dr._n hall_n say_v well_o it_o have_v be_v more_o meet_a that_o the_o water_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n have_v be_v find_v in_o his_o eye_n gush_v out_o with_o tear_n than_o such_o sparkle_n of_o fire_n and_o fury_n flame_v forth_o at_o they_o upon_o this_o innocent_a seer_n his_o holy_a grandfather_n david_n do_v not_o so_o with_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o like_a case_n of_o heavy_a tiding_n 2_o sam._n 12.4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n yet_o asa_n imprison_v the_o prophet_n for_o deliver_v god_n message_n only_o his_o five_o blemish_n be_v asa_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o long_a reign_n be_v strike_v with_o the_o gout_n 2._o chron._n 16.12_o as_o he_o have_v lay_v up_o the_o good_a prophet_n by_o the_o heel_n in_o prison_n even_o so_o do_v god_n lay_v he_o up_o by_o the_o heel_n in_o his_o bed_n he_o shall_v therefore_o have_v seek_v to_o the_o lord_n principal_o who_o have_v imprison_v he_o and_o with_o who_o he_o have_v solemn_o covenant_v to_o own_o for_o his_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o he_o seek_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n though_o his_o name_n asa_n hebr._n signify_v a_o physician_n to_o mind_v he_o of_o jehovah_n rophekah_n the_o almighty_a healer_n exod._n 15.26_o no_o wonder_n then_o that_o his_o gouty_a sit_fw-mi serve_v to_o carry_v he_o to_o his_o grave_n no_o doubt_n but_o before_o he_o die_v he_o repent_v of_o this_o and_o his_o other_o sin_n see_v 2_o chron._n 15.17_o and_o 20.32_o where_o it_o be_v say_v for_o his_o heart_n be_v perfect_a with_o god_n all_o his_o day_n etc._n etc._n the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o fifteen_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o two_o king_n of_o israel_n contemporary_a with_o those_o of_o judah_n first_o nadah_n reign_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n even_o while_o his_o father_n jeroboam_n be_v alive_a say_v dr._n lightfoot_n for_o god_n smite_v jeroboam_n with_o some_o sad_a disease_n that_o he_o can_v not_o rule_v the_o kingdom_n 2_o chron._n 13.20_o this_o make_v he_o resign_v his_o crown_n to_o his_o son_n before_o his_o death_n as_o some_o suppose_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o before_o he_o have_v reign_v two_o full_a year_n baasha_n slay_v he_o as_o appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 28_o and_o 33._o the_o lord_n see_v the_o son_n as_o wicked_a as_o the_o father_n see_v it_o high_a time_n to_o cut_v he_o off_o according_a to_o the_o threaten_v chap._n 14.10_o etc._n etc._n for_o his_o own_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o father_n remark_n the_o three_o baasha_n traitorous_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o army_n as_o he_o be_v besiege_v gibbethon_n which_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v from_o israel_n but_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o recovery_n of_o this_o right_n josh_n 19.44_o and_o 21.23_o therefore_o the_o siege_n be_v renew_v to_o recover_v it_o chap._n 16.15_o remark_n the_o four_o it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v that_o this_o murderer_n of_o nadab_n baasha_n do_v cast_v his_o dead_a body_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o dog_n or_o fowl_n as_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n have_v fore-threatned_n chap._n 14.7_o 10_o 11._o say_v menochius_fw-la the_o next_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v baasha_n who_o place_v himself_o in_o the_o throne_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v murder_a nadab_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30_o to_o 34._o concern_v this_o king_n remark_n the_o first_o baasha_n destroy_v all_o jeroboam_n house_n and_o jeroboam_n himself_o be_v alive_a this_o year_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n and_o if_o he_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o baasha_n yet_o die_v he_o not_o long_o before_o baasha_n destroy_v his_o family_n remark_n the_o second_o though_o baasha_n in_o all_o these_o murder_n do_v but_o aim_n to_o gratify_v his_o own_o ambition_n and_o cruel_a disposition_n to_o establish_v himself_o upon_o the_o throne_n more_o firm_o and_o without_o emulation_n yet_o god_n wise_o order_v baasha_n wicked_a both_o intention_n and_o action_n to_o bring_v to_o pass_v his_o own_o righteous_a and_o glorious_a ends._n god_n overrule_v his_o pride_n and_o malice_n to_o accomplish_v his_o own_o counsel_n and_o prediction_n n.b._n thus_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o imp_n and_o instrument_n be_v make_v to_o do_v god_n will_n not_o only_o while_o they_o be_v do_v their_o own_o but_o oft_o sore_o against_o their_o own_o wi_n thus_o wise_a physician_n use_v leech_n which_o aim_v only_o at_o suck_v of_o blood_n for_o cure_n of_o their_o patient_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o though_o this_o baasha_n be_v god_n instrument_n to_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o wicked_a father_n jeroboam_n and_o of_o his_o wicked_a son_n nadab_n yet_o neither_o do_v he_o aim_v at_o any_o obedience_n to_o god_n in_o those_o execution_n of_o god_n justice_n nor_o be_v he_o reclaim_v at_o all_o thereby_o from_o the_o same_o wicked_a way_n ver_fw-la 34._o remark_n the_o four_o those_o very_a mean_n and_o method_n of_o wickedness_n whereby_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o house_n namely_o by_o set_v up_o idolatry_n become_v indeed_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o utter_a ruin_n baasha_n be_v employ_v in_o execute_v this_o divine_a vengeance_n yet_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o true_a procure_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o mischief_n and_o misery_n to_o jeroboam_n house_n he_o still_o retain_v in_o himself_o remark_n the_o five_o baasha_n now_o settle_a in_o his_o kingdom_n begin_v to_o bustle_v and_o disturb_v good_a asa_n with_o inroad_n into_o judah_n though_o he_o see_v such_o a_o mighty_a presence_n of_o god_n with_o he_o in_o his_o victory_n over_o a_o million_o of_o the_o ethiopian_a army_n yet_o will_v he_o still_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o he_o god_n punish_v asa_n by_o baasha_n for_o his_o harshness_n to_o judah_n as_o well_o as_o to_o hanani_n tyrannize_a over_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o over_o the_o prophet_n in_o his_o decline_a day_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o 1_o king_n chap._n xvi_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o five_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n omri_n and_o ahab_n the_o general_n remark_n be_v first_o good_a asa_n notwithstanding_o his_o many_o miscarriage_n which_o be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o his_o uprightness_n imperfection_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o most_o refine_a soul_n do_v outlive_v not_o only_a jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n nadab_n but_o also_o this_o his_o worst_a rival_n and_o troubler_n baasha_n though_o he_o reign_v over_o israel_n twenty_o and_o four_o year_n chap._n 15.33_o for_o asa_n forty_o and_o one_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n expire_v not_o until_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ahab_n wherein_o jehosaphat_n succeed_v his_o father_n asa_n after_o his_o death_n 1_o king_n 22.41_o 42._o so_o that_o while_n asa_n hold_v the_o throne_n of_o judah_n he_o see_v many_o change_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n the_o second_o general_n remark_n be_v the_o holy_a penman_n of_o this_o sacred_a history_n in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n give_v a_o large_a narrative_n of_o asa_n life_n etc._n etc._n altogether_o chap._n 15._o from_o ver_fw-la 9_o to_o 24._o because_o many_o king_n do_v reign_v over_o israel_n during_o asa_n long_a reign_n asa_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n divide_v from_o judah_n and_o he_o continue_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o eight_o king_n of_o israel_n asa_n great_a work_n of_o reformation_n require_v it_o and_o god_n give_v he_o a_o great_a continuance_n in_o his_o kingdom_n wherein_o to_o accomplish_v it_o the_o three_o general_n remark_n asa_n want_v not_o god_n fatherly_a chastisement_n for_o his_o decline_v from_o his_o former_a goodness_n for_o beside_o his_o gout_n in_o his_o foot_n because_o he_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d walk_v upright_o in_o god_n way_n gal._n 2.14_o he_o have_v continual_a war_n and_o trouble_n after_o his_o alteration_n into_o act_n of_o unbelief_n passion_n against_o the_o prophet_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n which_o trouble_v we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o chap._n 15._o both_o the_o rise_v of_o they_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o removal_n
the_o reputation_n of_o a_o prophet_n upon_o it_o ver_fw-la 28._o remark_n the_o three_o his_o curse_a carcase_n be_v carry_v in_o his_o all-bloody_a chariot_n out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o samaria_n the_o chariot_n be_v wash_v at_o the_o pool_n there_o the_o dog_n come_v to_o claim_v their_o due_a lap_v up_o blood_n and_o water_n together_o as_o vatablus_n say_v after_o their_o nature_n and_o the_o tongue_n of_o those_o brute_n verify_v the_o tongue_n of_o god_n prophet_n remark_n the_o last_o be_v micaiah_n and_o elijah_n be_v justify_v naboth_n be_v revenge_v ahab_n be_v judge_v and_o his_o whole_a council_n of_o false_a prophet_n be_v all_o confound_v which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a proof_n that_o council_n may_v err_v and_o now_o zedekiah_n ware_n horn_n thou_o be_v the_o next_o sacrifice_n to_o expiate_v the_o son_n joram_n vengeance_n for_o lead_v his_o father_n ahab_n into_o ruin_n the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 129.4_o and_o 145.17_o 2_o king_n chap._n the_o first_o before_o the_o history_n hereof_o some_o general_a remark_n must_v be_v make_v to_o make_v way_n for_o it_o the_o first_o be_v the_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o of_o king_n give_v a_o short_a account_n of_o jehosaphat_n life_n and_o death_n from_o ver_fw-la 41_o to_o ver_fw-la 51._o but_o speak_v nothing_o of_o he_o in_o this_o second_o book_n of_o king_n yet_o have_v we_o a_o large_a relation_n of_o jehosaphat_n reign_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n chapter_n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o the_o sum_n of_o which_o be_v refer_v to_o this_o last_o book_n of_o king_n remark_n the_o second_o in_o general_n be_v ahaziah_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n be_v brief_o describe_v 1_o king_n 22.51_o 52_o 53._o but_o more_o ample_o in_o this_o 2_o king_n chap._n 1._o but_o not_o at_o all_o mention_v in_o the_o 2d_o of_o chronicle_n because_o his_o reign_n be_v short_a and_o enough_o have_v be_v record_v already_o of_o so_o bad_a a_o king_n remark_n the_o thâ—â—d_n in_o general_n be_v ezra_n the_o scribe_n as_o be_v general_o affirm_v be_v the_o holy_a penman_n of_o these_o two_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o these_o two_o book_n and_o the_o three_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n which_o be_v almost_o the_o same_o word_n for_o word_n this_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o they_o be_v write_v after_o the_o captivity_n and_o therefore_o that_o book_n of_o chronicle_n to_o which_o the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n do_v so_o frequent_o make_v a_o reference_n can_v be_v those_o sacred_a chronicle_n which_o be_v write_v long_o after_o both_o the_o book_n of_o king_n as_o the_o hebrew_n do_v call_v these_o holy_a chronicle_n debre-haiamim_a the_o word_n or_o deed_n of_o day_n because_o they_o contain_v a_o history_n from_o adam_n to_o ezra_n day_n so_o the_o greek_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v remainder_n or_o gather_n up_o imply_v that_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n have_v gather_v up_o what_o the_o book_n of_o king_n have_v leave_v out_o and_o not_o record_v yet_o omit_v many_o passage_n that_o be_v before_o full_o relate_v as_o the_o foul_a fall_n of_o david_n and_o the_o foul_a fall_n of_o solomon_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v not_o a_o word_n there_o of_o they_o the_o four_o general_a remark_n be_v the_o second_o book_n of_o chronicle_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o two_o book_n of_o king_n save_v only_o that_o after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v the_o turn_a point_n and_o begin_v the_o declining_n of_o israel_n glory_n that_o holy_a penman_n give_v over_o his_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v sufficient_o supply_v out_o of_o this_o second_o book_n of_o king_n and_o insi_v only_o upon_o the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n until_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n and_o wherever_o he_o relate_v the_o same_o history_n former_o record_v he_o return_v as_o one_o phrase_v it_o with_o usury_n as_o be_v before_o note_v n.b._n only_o sometime_o some_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n wherein_o the_o two_o kingdom_n have_v to_o do_v one_o with_o another_o be_v intermingle_v the_o five_o general_a remark_n be_v the_o cogency_n of_o this_o consideration_n cause_v it_o therefore_o to_o be_v unavoidable_o necessary_a that_o as_o it_o hitherto_o have_v be_v do_v so_o the_o history_n both_o in_o this_o second_o of_o king_n and_o in_o that_o second_o of_o chronicle_n must_v go_v hand_n in_o hand_n in_o conjunction_n so_o far_o as_o the_o coincidency_n of_o matter_n do_v constrain_v hereupon_o this_o history_n of_o the_o second_o of_o king_n must_v be_v supply_v out_o of_o that_o in_o the_o second_o of_o chronicle_n and_o so_o begin_v this_o book_n with_o the_o history_n of_o jehosaphat_n of_o who_o we_o have_v hear_v a_o little_a out_o of_o the_o first_o of_o king_n and_o though_o he_o be_v not_o 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and_o jer._n 50._o and_o 51._o in_o another_o letter_n afterward_o to_o comfort_v they_o that_o they_o must_v exercise_n patience_n and_o not_o antedate_v promise_n as_o their_o false_a prophet_n prompt_v they_o to_o do_v against_o who_o jeremy_n denounce_v their_o most_o dreadful_a doom_n jer._n 29.21_o 22._o yet_o will_v they_o but_o wait_v god_n in_o due_a time_n will_v deliver_v they_o and_o destroy_v babylon_n and_o elam_n that_o help_v she_o calvin_n say_v that_o zedekiah_n suffer_v jeremy_n letter_n to_o be_v send_v by_o his_o messenger_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la pietatis_fw-la study_v not_o from_o any_o respect_n either_o to_o god_n or_o to_o his_o prophet_n but_o out_o of_o self-love_n for_o he_o have_v hear_v by_o hananiah_n that_o itconiah_n his_o corrival_n and_o the_o captive_n will_v in_o two_o year_n time_n come_v back_o to_o jerusalem_n if_o so_o he_o must_v resign_v up_o his_o throne_n wherein_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v seat_v he_o therefore_o send_v he_o 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with_o god_n ezek._n 16.38_o and_o then_o with_o man_n even_o with_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n ezek._n 17.15_o who_o have_v set_v he_o up_o and_o swear_v he_o to_o be_v faithful_a yet_o he_o revolt_v and_o seek_v succour_n from_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n which_o perfidious_a perjury_n and_o treachery_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o ruine_v all_o 2_o chron._n 36.13_o mark_v four_o ezekiel_n also_o in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o jeconiah_n captivity_n and_o the_o fourteen_o of_o the_o first_o have_v the_o lord_n show_v he_o chapter_n all_o ezekiel_n from_o chap._n 8._o to_o the_o end_n daniel_n 2_o 3_o and_o 4._o chapter_n what_o just_a cause_n he_o have_v to_o remove_v his_o glory_n from_o the_o temple_n ezek._n 8.1_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 9_o and_o 10._o and_o 11._o and_o 12._o and_o so_o on_o to_o chap._n 20._o all_o this_o must_v be_v while_n zedekiah_n reign_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v set_v he_o as_o a_o vine_n ezek._n 17.6_o but_o not_o content_a with_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o cedar_n out_o caesar_n aut_fw-la nullus_fw-la therefore_o do_v he_o bend_v his_o bough_n and_o root_n towards_o the_o other_o great_a eagle_n pharaoh_n for_o relief_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o so_o falsify_v his_o fidelity_n which_o be_v his_o utter_a destruction_n mark_v five_o again_o ezekiel_n prophecy_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o jeconiah_n captivity_n and_o of_o zedekiah_n reign_n ezek._n 20.1_o which_o be_v two_o year_n and_o five_o month_n before_o the_o fatal_a siege_n begin_v here_o some_o rank_a hypocrite_n come_v to_o be_v resolve_v of_o ezekiel_n whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o shake_v off_o the_o babylonian_a yoke_n or_o patient_o to_o bear_v it_o whereas_o beforehand_o they_o come_v conclude_v what_o course_n to_o take_v ver_fw-la 31_o 32._o ezekiel_n by_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n pierce_v into_o their_o putid_v hypocrisy_n loathe_v their_o false_a look_n and_o abhor_v their_o motion_n god_n have_v no_o answer_n for_o such_o no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v for_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 28.15_o the_o prayer_n of_o such_o be_v a_o abomination_n prov._n 21.27_o yet_o tell_v they_o the_o day_n of_o this_o profane_a person_n be_v now_o come_v and_o the_o crown_n must_v be_v overturn_v overturn_v overturn_v until_o christ_n come_v ezek._n 21.25_o 26_o 27._o the_o earthly_a kingdom_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o in_o its_o former_a glory_n remark_n the_o nine_o now_o ezekiel_n return_v we_o to_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o of_o the_o first_o captivity_n ezek._n 26.1_o etc._n etc._n all_o which_o computation_n grotius_n etc._n etc._n make_v contemporary_a now_o be_v ezekiel_n three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n complete_v from_o the_o first_o division_n of_o israel_n kingdom_n into_o ten_o tribe_n and_o two_o ezek._n 4.5_o and_o now_o be_v the_o city_n and_o the_o temple_n destroy_v etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 25.2_o to_o 20._o 2_o chron._n 36.17_o to_o 21._o jer._n 39.2_o to_o 15._o and_o 52.5_o to_o 28._o n.b._n have_v make_v this_o most_o necessary_a digression_n in_o inquire_v what_o happen_v betwixt_o the_o nine_o and_o nineteenth_o of_o the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n the_o enquiry_n follow_v be_v what_o follow_v this_o fatal_a nineteenth_o year_n answer_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n do_v supply_v what_o be_v not_o record_v either_o in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n or_o in_o that_o of_o chronicle_n mark_v 1_o jeremy_n give_v a_o account_n of_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o twenty_o three_o year_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 52.30_o nebuzaradan_n come_v then_o and_o carry_v away_o seven_o hundred_o and_o forty_o five_o more_o captive_n probable_o to_o revenge_n gedaliah_n be_v murder_n mark_v 2._o ezekiel_n tell_v of_o a_o messenger_n that_o come_v with_o sad_a tiding_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v do_v at_o jerusalem_n unto_o he_o now_o captive_a in_o babylon_n ezek._n 33.21_o and_o
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1.22_o which_o be_v a_o point_n not_o only_o of_o great_a difficulty_n to_o be_v believe_v but_o also_o of_o weighty_a importance_n for_o support_v the_o christian_a faith_n and_o not_o only_o of_o that_o but_o also_o of_o the_o whole_a doctrine_n life_n death_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n too_o whereof_o mathias_n be_v one_o of_o the_o spectator_n upon_o mount_n olivet_n which_o be_v the_o place_n from_o whence_o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n mark_v 16.19_o luke_n 24.51_o act_n 1.19_o 12._o bethany_n lay_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o and_o the_o garden_n wherein_o he_o have_v his_o agony_n and_o be_v betray_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o mount_v our_o lord_n choose_v to_o ascend_v upon_o be_v cause_n it_o be_v in_o the_o view_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o have_v be_v scorn_v condemn_a and_o crucify_v about_o the_o same_o distance_n from_o the_o city_n as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o people_n joshua_n 3.4_o from_o hence_o the_o rather_o our_o lord_n ascend_v that_o he_o may_v begin_v to_o receive_v his_o crown_n and_o glory_n nigh_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o have_v endure_v his_o cross_n and_o contempt_n etc._n etc._n because_o i_o do_v adjourn_v our_o lord_n ascension_n to_o this_o proper_a place_n where_o we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n those_o same_o principal_a secretary_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o his_o successor_n but_o also_o many_o more_o disciple_n eye-wittness_n thereof_o let_v i_o here_o give_v a_o distinct_a discourse_n upon_o it_o as_o before_z upon_o his_o resurrection_n the_o grand_a remark_n upon_o christ_n ascension_n be_v reducible_a to_o those_o three_o head_n 1._o the_o antecedent_n 2._o the_o concomitant_n 3._o the_o consequent_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o second_o degree_n of_o his_o state_n of_o his_o exaltation_n as_o his_o resurrection_n be_v the_o first_o and_o his_o sit_v down_o at_o god_n right-hand_n a_o place_n high_o than_o that_o of_o angel_n those_o minister_a spirit_n that_o 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and_o a_o profane_a wretch_n like_o esau_n aie_v the_o soul_n of_o esau_n enter_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n for_o this_o cause_n they_o call_v christian_n edomite_n as_o the_o jew_n of_o maroceo_n pag._n 172.173_o say_v more_o particular_o now_o the_o first_o remark_n of_o his_o ascension_n be_v the_o antecedent_n thereof_o which_o have_v a_o short_a relation_n by_o st._n mark_n chap._n 16.19_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v to_o they_o to_o wit_v when_o he_o have_v deliver_v all_o the_o precept_n and_o promise_n which_o his_o pleasure_n be_v to_o deliver_v to_o his_o disciple_n during_o the_o 40_o day_n he_o endure_v upon_o earth_n n.b._n though_o immediate_o when_o he_o rise_v from_o the_o grave_a his_o right_n be_v to_o go_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o he_o wave_v his_o own_o glory_n so_o long_o for_o the_o church_n good_a now_o have_v nothing_o more_o to_o say_v or_o do_v for_o settle_v his_o church_n save_v only_o to_o seal_v up_o all_o by_o send_v the_o holy_a spirit_n 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sabbath_n upon_o god_n own_o example_n of_o rest_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v render_v as_o the_o grand_a reason_n of_o that_o day_n benediction_n and_o sanctification_n gen._n 2.2_o 3._o and_o exod._n 20.11_o and_o though_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o patriarch_n keep_v the_o sabbath_n in_o all_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n before_o moses_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o invalidate_v the_o original_a of_o it_o to_o be_v from_o the_o creation_n for_o 1_o all_o and_o every_o thing_n the_o patriarch_n observe_v for_o above_o two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o year_n can_v not_o possible_o be_v particularise_v in_o so_o short_a a_o history_n as_o that_o of_o genesis_n be_v 2_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n after_o moses_n have_v give_v the_o law_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o other_o book_n of_o judge_n king_n etc._n etc._n yet_o this_o prove_v not_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o then_o institute_v because_o in_o all_o those_o succeed_a 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be_v not_o its_o grave_a but_o sanctuary_n as_o christ-personal_n be_v too_o hot_a a_o mouthful_n for_o either_o the_o cold_a earth_n his_o grave_n or_o the_o rage_a sea_n in_o the_o storm_n to_o hold_v he_o long_o or_o swallow_v he_o up_o so_o be_v christ-mystical_a his_o church_n which_o by_o he_o swallow_v up_o death_n in_o victory_n and_o which_o never_o fight_v with_o the_o dragon_n but_o she_o either_o win_v the_o day_n by_o be_v victorious_a or_o gain_v ground_n by_o be_v persecute_v it_o be_v true_a as_o she_o consist_v of_o particular_a person_n moses_n die_v and_o david_n see_v corruption_n etc._n etc._n but_o still_o a_o new_a phoenix_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o old_a one_o god_n disappoint_v her_o foe_n either_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o malice_n or_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o in_o the_o end_n turn_v the_o fire_n on_o themselves_o or_o they_o as_o on_o pharaoh_n water_n etc._n etc._n this_o burn_a bush_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a be_v the_o most_o graphical_a and_o lively_a emblem_n of_o the_o church_n state_n in_o egypt_n bondage_n as_o the_o flame_n of_o fire_n can_v not_o consume_v it_o so_o nor_o do_v it_o always_o remain_v upon_o it_o but_o be_v at_o length_n remove_v from_o it_o leave_v the_o leave_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o bush_n according_a to_o the_o rabbin_n relation_n in_o their_o native_a and_o genuine_a splendour_n and_o greenness_n according_o the_o church_n in_o the_o furnace_n of_o iron_n deut._n 4.20_o be_v not_o destroy_v by_o that_o eminent_a danger_n but_o have_v in_o god_n due_a time_n her_o most_o eminent_a deliverance_n as_o the_o three_o noble_n of_o babylon_n have_v out_o of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o exact_a and_o ample_a account_n in_o the_o four_o follow_a book_n of_o moses_n namely_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n number_n and_o deuteronomy_n wherein_o be_v large_o relate_v the_o many_o famous_a transaction_n relate_v to_o the_o church_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n who_o die_v about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2369_o until_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n 2553_o as_o dr._n Ê‹sher_n affirm_v the_o first_o of_o these_o four_o book_n be_v call_v exodus_fw-la which_o in_o greek_a signify_v a_o go_v forth_o because_o it_o relate_v the_o story_n of_o israel_n go_v forth_o from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n contain_v a_o long_a historical_a narrative_n from_o joseph_n death_n to_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o god_n consecrate_v it_o himself_o by_o fill_v it_o with_o his_o glory_n exod._n 40._o the_o second_o book_n leviticus_n relate_v the_o story_n of_o one_o month_n only_o so_o call_v because_o it_o contain_v the_o levitical_a law_n or_o ceremony_n of_o the_o jewish_a worship_n relate_v both_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n animate_v and_o inanimate_a offering_n for_o sin-offering_n and_o thank-offering_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o to_o the_o person_n concern_v who_o be_v either_o the_o public_a priest_n ordain_v for_o that_o ministry_n and_o order_v by_o divine_a warrant_n how_o to_o manage_v it_o or_o the_o private_a person_n who_o be_v to_o be_v purify_v by_o ceremony_n from_o legal_a pollution_n and_o likewise_o instruct_v in_o their_o moral_n about_o both_o domestic_a and_o politic_a or_o civil_a duty_n and_o the_o accident_n or_o circumstance_n as_o well_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a worship_n be_v relate_v also_o both_o as_o to_o place_n consecrate_v for_o it_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o to_o time_n divine_o appoint_v namely_o both_o festival_n day_n and_o year_n too_o in_o their_o lesser_a and_o great_a jubilee_n all_o which_o leviticus_n contain_v the_o three_o book_n number_n give_v a_o account_n of_o almost_o forty_o year_n travel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o give_v the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o all_o their_o order_n sacred_a and_o civil_a both_o captain_n and_o soldier_n etc._n etc._n only_o omit_v the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n of_o woman_n and_o child_n and_o of_o all_o their_o martial_a march_n in_o a_o military_a posture_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n through_o the_o wilderness_n and_o likewise_o the_o many_o impediment_n of_o israel_n military_a march_n be_v number_v both_o those_o internal_a as_o 1._o want_v of_o provision_n in_o that_o numerous_a army_n chap._n 11._o 2._o miriam_n and_o aaron_n reproach_v moses_n chap._n 12._o 3._o the_o sedition_n occasion_v by_o the_o ten_o spy_n chap_n 13_o 14_o 15._o 4._o the_o conspiracy_n of_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n chap._n 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o those_o external_n hindrance_n as_o 1._o by_o the_o edomite_n chap_n 20_o 2._o by_o the_o canaanite_n chap._n 21._o 3._o by_o the_o moabite_n threat_v and_o wiles_n chap._n 22._o to_o chap._n 26._o the_o last_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v deuteronomy_n because_o it_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o moses_n life_n wherein_o moses_n give_v israel_n a_o short_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o great_a thing_n god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o a_o short_a repetition_n of_o the_o good_a law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o they_o as_o he_o crave_v and_o command_v attention_n by_o the_o former_a so_o he_o annex_v many_o argument_n to_o the_o latter_a for_o enforce_v their_o obedience_n draw_v from_o the_o manifold_a divine_a curse_n and_o blessing_n on_o obedient_a or_o disobedient_a chap._n 17.28_o last_o moses_n resign_v his_o office_n of_o generalship_n give_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o command_v the_o divine_o inspire_a song_n to_o be_v public_o sing_v chap._n 31.50_o with_o his_o swan-like_o song_n chap._n 32.33_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v chap._n 34._o the_o history_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n where_o 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bondage_n than_o be_v she_o a_o forlorn_a outcast_n as_o ezekiel_n there_o describe_v she_o yet_o even_o then_o say_v hosea_n god_n love_v this_o unlovely_a child_n when_o she_o little_o deserve_v his_o love_n he_o love_v she_o because_o he_o love_v she_o deut._n 7.7_o it_o be_v a_o spontaneous_a and_o a_o gratuitous_a act_n of_o god_n idea_n dei_fw-la non_fw-la advenit_fw-la â—i_fw-la aliundè_fw-la no_o motive_n of_o love_n be_v in_o the_o object_n outward_o but_o all_o spring_v from_o the_o agent_n inward_o god_n heal_v their_o backslide_n and_o love_v they_o free_o as_o he_o do_v afterward_o when_o they_o have_v render_v themselves_o unworthy_a object_n of_o his_o love_n hos_n 10.9_o and_o 14.4_o only_a because_o he_o remember_v his_o own_o mercy_n luk._n 1.53_o than_o he_o call_v his_o son_n israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n even_o out_o of_o the_o iron_n furnace_n hos_fw-la 11.1_o deut._n 4.20_o god_n have_v no_o need_n of_o such_o a_o son_n as_o israel_n be_v for_o first_o there_o be_v no_o defect_n on_o god_n part_n he_o have_v his_o own_o natural_a son_n by_o eternal_a generation_n isa_n 53.8_o psal_n 2.6_o one_o bring_v up_o with_o he_o prov._n 8.22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n so_o need_v not_o to_o adopt_v any_o son_n second_o there_o be_v no_o desert_n on_o israel_n part_n who_o be_v now_o cast_v out_o to_o the_o loathe_n of_o his_o person_n etc._n etc._n no_o eye_n pity_v he_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 16.4_o 6_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n then_o do_v god_n eye_n pity_v he_o and_o this_o pitiless_a fatherless_a child_n find_v mercy_n in_o god_n hos_n 14.3_o even_o at_o such_o a_o time_n when_o this_o untoward_a child_n have_v so_o high_o provoke_v his_o heavenly_a father_n as_o he_o be_v just_a upon_o resolve_v to_o ruin_v he_o and_o to_o make_v his_o grave_a for_o he_o in_o egypt_n yet_o even_o then_o god_n wrought_v for_o his_o own_o name_n sake_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v blaspheme_v among_o the_o heathen_a ezek._n 20.8_o 9_o 10._o some_o godly_a israelite_n have_v 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archelaus_n journey_n to_o rome_n for_o his_o inthronization_n in_o his_o father_n stead_n must_v take_v up_o some_o considerable_a time_n however_o he_o stay_v in_o egypt_n till_o god_n send_v he_o word_n that_o they_o be_v dead_a who_o seek_v his_o life_n matth._n 2.13_o 14_o 15_o 20_o 21_o 22._o will_v to_o god_n we_o can_v be_v content_a to_o stay_v till_o god_n bring_v we_o word_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o bless_a prognostic_n that_o israel_n slavery_n in_o egypt_n be_v near_o its_o expiration_n when_o god_n give_v they_o heart_n to_o sigh_v groan_n mourn_v and_o cry_v etc._n etc._n oh_o that_o those_o best_a prognostic_n be_v find_v among_o we_o can_v we_o but_o cry_v lord_n we_o be_v hell_n but_o thou_o be_v heaven_n we_o be_v all_o sin_n but_o thou_o be_v all_o grace_n etc._n etc._n alas_o we_o be_v all_o abject_n both_o as_o to_o our_o person_n and_o condition_n oh_o let_v we_o now_o be_v the_o object_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o emperor_n symbol_n or_o mottos_n miseria_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la digna_fw-la misericordiâ_fw-la misery_n be_v a_o object_n that_o be_v worthy_a of_o mercy_n how_o much_o better_a become_v it_o the_o king_n of_o king_n to_o say_v my_o zion_n be_v now_o a_o outcast_n who_o no_o man_n seek_v after_o but_o i_o will_v heal_v she_o etc._n etc._n jer._n 30.17_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v she_o as_o a_o orphan_n joh._n 14.18_o but_o will_v hear_v her_o very_a breathe_n lam._n 3.56_o when_o such_o king_n rule_n as_o know_v not_o joseph_n exod._n 1.8_o nor_o know_v the_o lord_n exod._n 5.2_o nor_o jesus_n our_o brother_n nor_o his_o brethren_n but_o deal_v hardly_o with_o they_o deo_fw-la confisi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la confusi_fw-la such_o as_o trust_v in_o god_n shall_v never_o be_v ashamed_a much_o less_o confound_v isa_n 28.16_o rom._n 9.33_o 1_o pet._n 2.6_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v as_o the_o motive_n for_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v only_o the_o mere_a mercy_n and_o compassion_n of_o a_o gracious_a god_n upon_o his_o groan_a people_n under_o most_o grievous_a oppression_n so_o the_o mean_n whereby_o this_o deliverance_n be_v effect_v be_v the_o ten_o miraculous_a plague_n which_o god_n by_o moses_n pour_v down_o upon_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n etc._n etc._n for_o deal_v so_o injurious_o with_o abraham_n seed_n etc._n etc._n note_v here_o 1._o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v be_v in_o a_o evil_a case_n when_o deliverance_n be_v at_o the_o door_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o israel_n in_o egypt_n they_o see_v how_o they_o be_v in_o a_o evil_a case_n exod._n 5.19_o because_o of_o their_o evil_a course_n be_v taint_v with_o the_o idolatry_n of_o egypt_n ezek._n 20.5_o 7_o 8_o and_o 23.8_o josh_n 24.14_o as_o before_o it_o be_v write_v as_o a_o heavy_a curse_n of_o god_n if_o you_o still_o transgress_v against_o i_o i_o will_v set_v prince_n over_o you_o that_o shall_v hate_v you_o levit._n 26.17_o such_o as_o be_v odious_a to_o god_n and_o malicious_a to_o his_o people_n and_o the_o more_o that_o moses_n by_o commission_n from_o god_n mediate_v for_o israel_n the_o more_o be_v the_o tyrant_n enrage_v and_o their_o affliction_n aggravate_v as_o this_o evil_a case_n provoke_v the_o passionate_a people_n by_o mistake_v occasion_n for_o cause_n like_o dog_n in_o a_o chafe_v to_o bark_v at_o their_o best_a friend_n as_o if_o moses_n have_v make_v they_o stink_v before_o pharaoh_n when_o he_o have_v promise_v their_o deliverance_n so_o this_o startle_v moses_n himself_o be_v displease_v with_o the_o disappointment_n and_o he_o be_v too_o short-spirited_n also_o complain_v of_o it_o to_o god_n not_o distinguish_v betwixt_o god_n deny_v and_o delay_v exod._n 5.20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o god_n can_v have_v cut_v off_o pharaoh_n at_o once_o by_o his_o power_n but_o his_o wisdom_n be_v to_o glorify_v himself_o gradual_o and_o though_o he_o have_v promise_v deliverance_n yet_o have_v he_o leave_v to_o himself_o a_o liberty_n both_o for_o the_o time_n mean_n and_o manner_n of_o its_o performance_n we_o must_v not_o awake_v our_o love_n till_o he_o please_v cant._n 2.7_o but_o we_o must_v wait_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o we_o shall_v we_o shall_v we_o shall_v be_v deliver_v hab._n 2.3_o so_o that_o text_n sound_v 2._o note_v now_o god_n begin_v to_o make_v himself_o know_v by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n to_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o patriarch_n in_o perform_v that_o promise_n make_v to_o they_o who_o only_o know_v he_o by_o the_o name_n elshaddai_n in_o propound_v this_o very_a promise_n of_o bring_v their_o seed_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o live_v not_o to_o see_v the_o full_a performance_n of_o it_o exod._n 6.3_o now_o god_n begin_v to_o work_v miracle_n as_o the_o great_a jehovah_n who_o be_v be_v of_o
10.10_o where_o he_o express_v how_o afraid_a he_o be_v lest_o god_n shall_v destroy_v they_o be_v far_o more_o trouble_v for_o they_o than_o they_o be_v for_o themselves_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o this_o eminent_a history_n of_o his_o intercede_v for_o they_o this_o second_o time_n when_o their_o case_n be_v almost_o desperate_a insomuch_o that_o moses_n be_v put_v upon_o a_o peradventure_o i_o may_v make_v a_o atonement_n exod._n 32.30_o imply_v the_o difficulty_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o make_v he_o use_v of_o his_o best_a lever_n at_o a_o dead_a lift_n as_o prayer_n and_o fast_v three_o that_o there_o be_v sufficiency_n and_o consistency_n of_o time_n for_o all_o those_o three_o forty_o day_n fast_n dr._n lightfoot_n make_v manifest_a in_o his_o chronology_n affirm_v that_o moses_n come_v down_o to_o break_v the_o golden-calf_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o 17_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tammuz_fw-fr which_o answer_v to_o our_o june_n the_o next_o day_n he_o return_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n but_o be_v return_v back_o the_o same_o day_n with_o a_o sad_a answer_n whereupon_o israel_n be_v humble_v etc._n etc._n exod._n 33._o from_o 5_o to_z 12_o etc._n etc._n the_o next_o day_n moses_n go_v up_o again_o and_o fall_v upon_o his_o second_o forty_o day_n fast_o wherein_o he_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o in_o his_o first_o he_o have_v see_v a_o glorious_a tabernacle_n upon_o israel_n humble_v the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n which_o have_v be_v remove_v by_o their_o idolatry_n be_v restore_v etc._n etc._n on_o the_o 30_o day_n of_o the_o month_n ab_n which_o answer_v to_o our_o july_n he_o enter_v on_o his_o three_o fast_n than_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n and_o hear_v he_o proclaim_v himself_o by_o most_o glorious_a attribute_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o and_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tisri_n which_o answer_v to_o our_o september_n he_o come_v down_o with_o the_o glad_a tiding_n that_o all_o be_v well_o betwixt_o god_n and_o 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of_o god_n exod._n 31.18_o and_o 32.16_o moses_n break_v those_o table_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n to_o show_v that_o israel_n have_v make_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o so_o great_a a_o jewel_n and_o whereas_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o a_o pattern_n and_o a_o command_n for_o make_v and_o set_v up_o a_o glorious_a tabernacle_n and_o die_v service_n of_o it_o that_o benefit_n be_v also_o forfeit_v by_o their_o calfish_a idolatry_n and_o neither_o table_n to_o be_v restore_v nor_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v make_v though_o moses_n have_v direction_n for_o it_o exod._n 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o chapt._n all_o those_o love_n token_n from_o the_o lord_n be_v lose_v by_o their_o peccatum_fw-la flagrans_fw-la the_o flame_a sin_n in_o exod._n 32.1_o to_o 7._o until_o moses_n by_o long_a and_o earnest_a prayer_n have_v prevail_v for_o israel_n peace_n upon_o their_o due_a humiliation_n it_o be_v say_v the_o people_n mourn_v exod._n 33.4_o even_o in_o mourn_a habit_n as_o they_o have_v good_a cause_n they_o look_v after_o moses_n etc._n etc._n v._o 8._o to_o see_v what_o success_n his_o intercede_v for_o their_o sin_n may_v obtain_v and_o when_o they_o see_v sign_n that_o god_n be_v appeasable_a they_o bow_v in_o thankfulness_n v._o 9_o 10_o 11._o this_o friendship_n and_o familiarity_n of_o god_n with_o moses_n be_v further_o manifest_v in_o those_o word_n hew_v thou_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 34.1_o 4_o etc._n etc._n herein_o they_o differ_v from_o die_v first_o table_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n exod._n 32.16_o but_o these_o be_v of_o moses_n hew_v to_o show_v the_o work_n of_o moses_n law_n be_v to_o hew_v a_o hear_v heart_n hos_fw-la 6.5_o yet_o can_v change_v it_o from_o stone_n to_o flesh_n nor_o write_v the_o law_n in_o it_o that_o be_v christ_n work_n ezek._n 36.36_o 37._o he_o make_v all_o new_a rev._n 21.5_o the_o first_o law_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n be_v break_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n the_o messiah_n as_o moses_n here_o renew_v all_o both_o heart_n and_o life_n god_n write_v the_o law_n again_o here_o in_o moses_n two_o new_a hew_a table_n renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o israel_n thus_o humble_v give_v a_o new_a commission_n to_o set_v about_o make_v the_o tabernacle_n the_o people_n fresh_o fall_v on_o the_o work_n exod._n chap._n 35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o and_o so_o free_o frame_v they_o furniture_n for_o this_o worldly_a sanctuary_n heb._n 9.1_o as_o they_o not_o only_o do_v but_o over_o do_v exod._n 36.7_o to_o make_v amends_o for_o break_v the_o law_n by_o idolatry_n the_o woman_n devote_v their_o looking-glass_n whereby_o they_o dress_v their_o body_n to_o make_v the_o laver_n whereby_o through_o faith_n they_o may_v sanctify_v their_o soul_n exod._n 38.8_o all_o be_v finish_v by_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n in_o the_o second_o year_n than_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v erect_v the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n fill_v it_o exod._n 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jordan_n figure_v the_o church_n unsettled_a estate_n under_o moses_n law_n that_o bring_v not_o to_o rest_v deut._n 12.9_o as_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o messiah_n do_v heb._n 4_o 3._o isa_n 33.20_o heb._n 12.27_o 28._o as_o moses_n reckon_v up_o 42_o remove_n from_o egypt_n to_o canaan_n so_o matthew_n reckon_v up_o 42_o generation_n from_o abraham_n to_o christ_n mat._n 1._o by_o who_o we_o have_v entrance_n into_o heaven_n all_o those_o manifold_a station_n wherein_o israel_n meet_v with_o manifold_a exercise_n as_o hunger_n thirst_v fiery_a serpent_n plague_n etc._n etc._n show_v we_o that_o through_o manifold_a tribulation_n we_o must_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n act._n 14.22_o 2_o tim._n 3.12_o n.b._n the_o jew_n do_v miserable_o comfort_v themselves_o that_o these_o 42_o journey_n be_v so_o distinct_o describe_v by_o moses_n to_o make_v out_o the_o hope_n of_o their_o redemption_n by_o the_o messiah_n yet_o to_o come_v after_o their_o long_a wander_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v then_o return_v into_o their_o promise_a land_n it_o be_v well_o they_o will_v more_o mind_v what_o their_o own_o rabbi_n moses_n hadarschan_n most_o true_o say_v the_o true_a redeemer_n be_v bear_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v that_o reduce_v israel_n into_o this_o last_o captivity_n the_o last_o of_o those_o mansion_n be_v abel-shittim_n v._o 49._o so_o call_v from_o their_o woeful_a bewail_v the_o sad_a plague_n numb_a 25.6_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o command_n of_o god_n for_o israel_n destroy_v all_o the_o idol_n and_o the_o idolater_n also_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n from_o v._o 51_o to_o the_o end_n and_o this_o command_n be_v back_v with_o a_o grievous_a commination_n if_o you_o dare_v be_v sparer_n of_o any_o of_o they_o know_v that_o those_o spare_v will_v not_o spare_v you_o no_o not_o your_o tender_a part_n your_o eye_n to_o which_o they_o will_v be_v prick_n v._o 55._o and_o they_o will_v gore_v your_o side_n also_o with_o the_o sharp_a weapon_n without_o either_o measure_n or_o mercy_n the_o trouble_n which_o those_o spare_v jebusite_n bring_v upon_o israel_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o history_n of_o jabin_n sisera_n and_o other_o n.b._n no_o less_o pernicious_a be_v those_o spare_v jesuit_n to_o those_o christian_a state_n that_o harbour_v they_o a_o interpreter_n say_v here_o shall_v we_o suffer_v those_o viper_n to_o lodge_v in_o our_o bosom_n till_o they_o eat_v out_o our_o bowel_n this_o extirpate_v command_n of_o root_a out_o those_o curse_a jebusite_n be_v oft_o repeat_v by_o god_n exod._n 23.33_o deut._n 7.1_o 2_o 5._o and_o again_o deut._n 12.2_o 3._o no_o less_o will_v be_v the_o preserve_a jesuit_n but_o prick_v briar_n and_o grieve_v thorn_n ezek._n 28.24_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o psalm_n 106.34_o 35_o 36._o nor_o ought_v it_o to_o be_v object_v why_o do_v not_o god_n command_v israel_n to_o endeavour_v the_o conversion_n of_o those_o gentile_n rather_o than_o their_o confusion_n and_o utter_a extirpation_n answer_n because_o 1._o the_o time_n of_o persuade_v japhet_n to_o come_v over_o to_o the_o tent_n of_o shem_n gen._n 9.27_o that_o be_v of_o propagate_a the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o now_o come_v 2._o because_o these_o canaanite_n be_v the_o curse_a offspring_n of_o cham_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o lest_o israel_n shall_v be_v harm_v by_o any_o sinful_a society_n with_o such_o notorious_a sinner_n their_o land_n do_v spew_v they_o out_o and_o god_n who_o be_v the_o true_a proprietary_n of_o all_o land_n give_v it_o to_o israel_n which_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n to_o all_o the_o tribe_n numb_a chap._n 34._o and_o a_o portion_n for_o the_o levite_n and_o city_n of_o refuge_n chap._n 35._o and_o the_o inconveniency_n of_o alienate_v the_o inheritance_n of_o daughter_n be_v remedy_v by_o their_o marry_v in_o their_o own_o tribe_n hence_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n marry_v their_o uncle_n son_n lest_o their_o inheritance_n shall_v be_v remove_v from_o their_o tribe_n chap._n 36._o all_o which_o divine_a command_n must_v certain_o corroborate_v israel_n confidence_n of_o a_o conquest_n of_o canaan_n see_v all_o these_o order_n be_v give_v as_o if_o israel_n have_v be_v now_o in_o present_a possession_n of_o the_o land_n already_o etc._n etc._n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o last_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v deuteronomy_n in_o greek_a signify_v the_o second_o edition_n of_o the_o law_n and_o unto_o the_o last_o two_o month_n of_o moses_n life_n and_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o israel_n forty_o year_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n this_o book_n do_v plain_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o rehearsal_n and_o explanation_n of_o those_o law_n god_n give_v israel_n mention_v in_o the_o three_o former_a book_n
exodus_fw-la leviticus_n and_o number_n as_o likewise_o it_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o principal_a matter_n that_o have_v befall_v they_o in_o their_o forty_o year_n travel_n from_o egypt_n to_o this_o last_o station_n and_o record_v in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o moses_n aforesaid_a there_o be_v but_o few_o history_n fall_v forth_o in_o this_o record_n of_o only_a the_o two_o last_o month_n and_o therefore_o the_o few_o remark_n must_v be_v make_v upon_o it_o so_o far_o as_o it_o afford_v new_a history_n the_o first_o remark_n be_v to_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o moses_n in_o this_o five_o book_n run_v over_o and_o repeat_v the_o old_a law_n and_o the_o old_a story_n before_o record_v the_o first_o reason_n be_v because_o all_o that_o old_a generation_n of_o israel_n who_o receive_v the_o law_n at_o mount_n sinai_n be_v now_o dead_a in_o the_o wilderness_n deut._n 1.35_o 39_o and_o among_o the_o aaron_n their_o highpriest_n be_v now_o dead_a also_o numb_a 20.25_o therefore_o moses_n rehearse_v here_o the_o principal_a law_n give_v to_o their_o father_n unto_o this_o new_a generation_n that_o be_v either_o not_o yet_o bear_v at_o that_o time_n or_o be_v then_o so_o young_a as_o to_o be_v uncapable_a of_o understand_v the_o law_n at_o sinai_n to_o who_o moses_n add_v a_o large_a explication_n of_o the_o law_n not_o before_o deliver_v which_o may_v be_v remark_v upon_o afterward_o the_o second_o reason_n be_v that_o moses_n have_v conduct_v this_o new_a generation_n to_o the_o very_a confine_n of_o canaan_n for_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n in_o a_o long_a pilgrimage_n through_o the_o wilderness_n he_o may_v prepare_v they_o for_o their_o possession_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n therefore_o he_o public_o preach_v these_o two_o last_o month_n to_o they_o and_o press_v they_o to_o obedience_n etc._n etc._n lest_o their_o sin_n shall_v cut_v they_o off_o in_o canaan_n as_o their_o father_n sin_n have_v cut_v themselves_o off_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o three_o reason_n be_v that_o moses_n may_v renew_v the_o covenant_n betwixt_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o new_a generation_n require_v a_o solemn_a promise_n from_o they_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o thus_o all_o this_o be_v do_v deut._n 29._o and_o thus_o moses_n spend_v the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o his_o life_n will_v to_o god_n we_o can_v learn_v to_o do_v so_o when_o he_o know_v by_o divine_a revelation_n that_o he_o must_v live_v no_o long_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v after_o moses_n have_v make_v a_o rehearsal_n of_o god_n inestimable_a benefit_n to_o they_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o of_o their_o ingratitude_n murmur_n and_o rebellion_n on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o the_o four_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n he_o out_o of_o a_o pastoral_n prudence_n and_o providence_n lay_v the_o law_n again_o before_o they_o chap._n 5._o and_o expound_v the_o first_o command_n of_o the_o decalogue_n chap._n 6_o to_o the_o 11._o in_o which_o and_o the_o 12_o chap._n be_v the_o 2d_o command_v explain_v by_o abolish_n false_a worship_n then_o the_o 3d_o command_n be_v open_v in_o the_o abuse_n of_o god_n name_n by_o false_a prophet_n chap._n 13._o and_o how_o holy_a communion_n must_v be_v be_v teach_v by_o clean_a meat_n etc._n etc._n ch_n 14._o the_o four_o command_n be_v explain_v by_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o sabbath_n year_n the_o solemn_a feast_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 15_o 16._o the_o 5_o command_n of_o obedience_n to_o governor_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a but_o not_o to_o hearken_v unto_o false_a prophet_n chap._n 17.18_o the_o 6_o command_n concern_v murder_n war_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 19_o and_o 20_o 21._o the_o seven_o command_n touch_v adultery_n rape_n incest_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 22._o the_o 8_o command_n concern_v usury_n and_o payment_n of_o vow_n pledge_n or_o man-stealer_n wage_n weight_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 23_o 24_o 25._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v moses_n add_v some_o more_o ordinance_n which_o he_o have_v not_o mention_v before_o in_o the_o three_o former_a book_n as_o the_o homage_n unto_o god_n to_o be_v pay_v when_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n chap._n 26._o and_o the_o write_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o stone_n chap._n 27._o and_o the_o many_o blessing_n promise_v to_o the_o obedient_a and_o many_o curse_n threaten_v to_o the_o disobedient_a chap._n 28._o and_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o covenant_n chap._n 29._o together_o with_o a_o promise_n of_o mercy_n to_o penitent_a sinner_n believe_v in_o christ_n chap._n 30._o then_o follow_v a_o history_n till_o moses_n death_n n._n b._n to_o all_o which_o be_v add_v that_o moses_n rehearse_v the_o ten_o commandment_n in_o deut._n 5._o propose_v a_o reason_n for_o the_o sabbath_n ordain_v differ_v from_o that_o in_o exod._n 20._o there_o it_o be_v because_o god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n imply_v the_o sabbath_n morality_n and_o perpetuity_n but_o here_o it_o be_v because_o of_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o so_o it_o respect_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n most_o proper_o etc._n etc._n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o last_o history_n concern_v moses_n to_o wit_n the_o last_o fact_n of_o his_o life_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n after_o which_o follow_v the_o famous_a relation_n both_o of_o his_o death_n and_o of_o his_o burial_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o first_o of_o those_o famous_a fact_n that_o moses_n do_v last_o before_o his_o death_n a_o account_n be_v give_v in_o deuteronomy_n chap._n 31._o wherein_o we_o find_v a_o treble_a record_n thereof_o the_o first_o be_v the_o resignation_n of_o his_o grand_a government_n of_o israel_n unto_o joshua_n his_o successor_n in_o which_o resign_v act_n moses_n declare_v the_o ground_n of_o lay_v down_o that_o great_a burden_n to_o be_v just_a and_o honest_a 1._o because_o of_o his_o old_a age._n and_o 2._o because_o it_o be_v the_o decline_a will_n of_o god_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v and_o withal_o he_o encourage_v his_o successor_n both_o to_o possess_v and_o to_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n have_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n with_o he_o in_o that_o double_a work_n from_o ver_fw-la 1_o to_z 9_o and_o ver_fw-la 23._o the_o second_o record_n be_v his_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v write_v by_o himself_o this_o he_o command_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v relate_v by_o who_o to_o who_o where_o when_o why_o and_o how_o oft_o and_o to_o be_v lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v in_o the_o ark_n from_o ver_fw-la 9_o to_o ver_fw-la 14._o and_o ver_fw-la 25_o 26_o 27._o the_o three_o record_n be_v his_o prophetical_a song_n wherein_o he_o foretell_v israel_n fall_n away_o from_o god_n and_o god_n anger_n against_o they_o for_o so_o do_v moses_n command_v this_o song_n to_o be_v write_v to_o be_v learn_v and_o sing_v by_o all_o the_o people_n as_o a_o stand_a testimony_n against_o their_o apostasy_n from_o ver_fw-la 14_o to_o 30._o now_o follow_v the_o remark_n upon_o this_o chap._n 31._o the_o first_o be_v such_o a_o accent_n and_o emphasis_n be_v put_v upon_o this_o histoircal_n passage_n that_o as_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o israel_n be_v make_v by_o the_o rabbin_n deut._n 29._o the_o one_o and_o fifty_o section_n or_o lecture_n of_o the_o law_n so_o here_o they_o begin_v the_o two_o and_o fifty_o section_n wherein_o moses_n set_v forth_o the_o state_n of_o israel_n before_o his_o death_n and_o vatablus_n make_v this_o story_n in_o chap._n 31._o the_o nine_o division_n of_o the_o book_n render_v vaialek_n ambidavit_n moses_n walk_v from_o his_o house_n to_o his_o pulpit_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v moses_n age_n ver_fw-la 2._o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o which_o be_v divide_v in_o scripture_n into_o three_o equal_a forty_n moses_n live_v in_o pharaoh_n court_n forty_o year_n act._n 7.20_o 23._o and_o his_o second_o forty_o be_v in_o banishment_n in_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a act._n 7.29_o 30._o exod._n 7.7_o and_o his_o last_o forty_o be_v his_o conduct_n of_o israel_n through_o their_o wander_n in_o the_o wilderness_n this_o same_o term_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n be_v noah_n preach_v to_o the_o old_a world_n and_o build_v his_o ark_n gen._n 6_o 3_o 14._o 1_o pet._n 3.19_o 20._o the_o doctrine_n he_o teach_v they_o be_v aut_fw-la poenitendum_fw-la aut_fw-la pereundum_fw-la either_o repent_v in_o that_o time_n or_o perish_v for_o ever_o as_o to_o the_o complaint_n moses_n make_v of_o his_o inability_n here_o to_o bear_v any_o long_o so_o great_a a_o burden_n may_v be_v wonder_v at_o on_o this_o account_n because_o his_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n have_v not_o make_v he_o unable_a for_o when_o he_o die_v his_o sight_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v deut._n 34.7_o but_o it_o be_v upon_o another_o account_n that_o disenable_v he_o namely_o he_o
and_o mystery_n of_o israel_n conduct_n to_o canaan_n by_o joshua_n have_v finish_v the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n which_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o 2554_o year_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n reckon_v such_o variety_n be_v in_o the_o computation_n of_o chronologer_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o history_n of_o israel_n conduct_n into_o canaan_n under_o general_n joshua_n who_o be_v moses_n successor_n in_o the_o government_n constitute_v their_o supreme_a governor_n by_o god_n himself_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n give_v we_o a_o narrative_a hereof_o on_o which_o book_n the_o general_n remark_n be_v first_o to_o be_v observe_v and_o they_o be_v threefold_a the_o first_o be_v concern_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o book_n the_o second_o be_v concern_v the_o author_n of_o it_o and_o the_o three_o be_v concern_v the_o subject_a of_o the_o whole_a book_n first_o as_o to_o the_o scope_n of_o it_o in_o the_o general_n it_o be_v a_o solemn_a doxology_n or_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o four_o glorious_a attribute_n his_fw-la mercy_n his_o justice_n his_o power_n and_o his_o truth_n namely_o 1._o his_o mercy_n to_o israel_n his_o old_a testament_n church_n though_o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o the_o high_a displeasure_n with_o their_o most_o heinous_a sin_n both_o in_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n yet_o god_n will_v not_o write_v lo-ammi_a upon_o they_o hos_n 1.9_o so_o as_o to_o unchurch_n or_o unpeople_v they_o but_o his_o mercy_n still_o triumph_v over_o his_o justice_n jam._n 2.13_o bear_v with_o their_o evil_a manner_n in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o year_n act._n 13.18_o god_n pardoning-mercy_n do_v follow_v they_o from_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n numb_a 14.19_o 2._o his_o justice_n to_o those_o curse_a canaanites_n who_o when_o their_o sin_n be_v full_a gen._n 15.16_o fill_v up_o their_o ephah_n zech._n 5.6_o and_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n matth._n 23.32_o be_v universal_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n save_v only_o some_o reserve_v not_o only_o for_o the_o exercise_n but_o also_o for_o drudgery_n to_o that_o royal_a nation_n 3._o his_o power_n that_o such_o a_o poor_a contemptible_a people_n bear_v all_o of_o bondslave_n and_o brick-maker_n in_o egypt_n all_o footman_n shall_v be_v impower_v to_o conquer_v so_o many_o warlike_a nation_n who_o have_v iron_n chariot_n and_o horseman_n josh_n 10.6_o 9_o and_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n 4._o his_o truth_n in_o perform_v his_o promise_n that_o god_n make_v to_o abraham_n of_o give_v canaan_n to_o his_o seed_n gen._n 12.7_o &_o 13.15_o &_o 15.18_o though_o that_o promise_n have_v be_v make_v four_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o yet_o now_o god_n fulfil_v with_o his_o hand_n what_o his_o mouth_n have_v speak_v and_o now_o do_v as_o he_o have_v say_v beside_o all_o this_o respect_v god_n glory_n etc._n etc._n the_o scope_n of_o this_o book_n aim_v at_o a_o most_o graphical_a description_n and_o character_n both_o of_o a_o right_n godly_a man_n and_o of_o a_o right_n godly_a magistrate_n such_o a_o one_o as_o joshua_n appear_v to_o be_v as_o will_v be_v demonstrate_v occasional_o in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o discourse_n the_o second_o general_a remark_n be_v concern_v the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n which_o respect_v joshua_n under_o a_o twofold_a capacity_n 1._o as_o the_o sacred_a penman_n or_o writer_n of_o it_o and_o 2._o as_o the_o principal_a swordman_n or_o warrior_n in_o it_o 1._o of_o the_o writer_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v indeed_o various_a opinion_n in_o this_o point_n as_o 1._o some_o make_v isaiah_n the_o author_n but_o without_o any_o argument_n this_o be_v gratis_o dictum_fw-la or_o 2._o eleazar_n the_o then_o highpriest_n who_o office_n be_v not_o only_o by_o speak_v viuâ_fw-la voce_fw-la but_o also_o by_o writing_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n 3._o some_o say_v it_o be_v either_o samuel_n or_o ezra_n we_o grant_v some_o part_n and_o passage_n may_v be_v add_v to_o this_o book_n by_o either_o of_o they_o to_o wit_n what_o happen_v after_o joshua_n death_n as_o joshua_n write_v the_o last_o of_o deuteronomy_n the_o occurrence_n after_o moses_n death_n 4._o other_o affirm_v it_o be_v write_v by_o phinchas_n ground_v their_o opinion_n only_o upon_o mention_v the_o consequence_n of_o joshua_n death_n which_o joshua_n himself_o can_v give_v no_o particular_a account_n of_o but_o 5._o the_o most_o probable_a opinion_n be_v that_o joshua_n be_v its_o writer_n for_o 1._o he_o be_v call_v moses_n successor_n in_o prophecying_n that_o be_v in_o write_v the_o sacred_a scripture_n ecclesiastic_a 46.1_o 2._o joshua_n be_v all_o along_o moses_n minister_n may_v well_o learn_v from_o his_o master_n to_o write_v his_o own_o act_n as_o moses_n have_v do_v he_o 3._o it_o be_v say_v josh_n 24.26_o joshua_n write_v all_o these_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o general_n remark_n respect_v the_o subject_a of_o this_o book_n which_o as_o it_o bearech_v the_o name_n of_o joshua_n so_o joshua_n be_v the_o subject_a of_o it_o throughout_o consist_v upon_o three_o topic_n wherein_o he_o be_v describe_v 1._o by_o his_o office_n or_o figure_n he_o bear_v in_o the_o world_n 2._o by_o his_o action_n both_o in_o the_o time_n of_o war_n and_o of_o peace_n and_o 3._o by_o his_o end_n first_o as_o to_o his_o office_n he_o be_v solemn_o call_v and_o inaugurate_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o be_v moses_n successor_n in_o the_o chief_a magistracy_n and_o conduct_n of_o israel_n this_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o change_n of_o his_o name_n from_o oshea_n into_o jehoshua_n or_o joshua_n numb_v 13.16_o the_o former_a name_n fignify_v save_o we_o o_o god_n or_o let_v god_n save_v we_o the_o latter_a god_n shall_v save_v we_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o under_o the_o law_n which_o bring_v we_o as_o it_o be_v into_o the_o wilderness_n we_o may_v desire_v wish_v and_o pray_v that_o there_o be_v a_o saviour_n but_o under_o the_o gospel_n we_o be_v sure_a of_o salvation_n for_o as_o moses_n foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n that_o this_o man_n his_o successor_n will_v certain_o save_v israel_n from_o all_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n name_v he_o joshua_n in_o greek_a jesus_n act._n 7.45_o and_o heb._n 4.8_o which_o signify_v a_o saviour_n matth._n 1.21_o so_o he_o become_v a_o type_n of_o our_o jehoshua_n or_o jesus_n who_o have_v as_o the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n heb._n 2.10_o bind_v himself_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n for_o we_o matth._n 3.15_o that_o he_o may_v ensure_v salvation_n to_o we_o and_o land_n we_o safe_a at_o the_o key_n of_o a_o better_a canaan_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o monarch_n to_o change_v the_o name_n of_o their_o minister_n gen._n 41.4_o 5._o and_o dan._n 1.7_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o honour_n but_o moses_n learn_v this_o from_o god_n himself_o who_o have_v change_v the_o name_n of_o abram_n sarai_n jacob_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 17.5_o 15._o &_o 32.28_o thereby_o put_v a_o great_a dignity_n on_o they_o god_n at_o moses_n request_v constitute_v joshua_n his_o successor_n in_o his_o supremacy_n numb_a 27.15_o 18._o at_o which_o time_n moses_n give_v to_o his_o minister_n his_o honour_n or_o glory_n v._n 20._o as_o if_o the_o shine_a of_o moses_n face_n exod._n 34.30_o 35._o have_v be_v transfer_v upon_o joshua_n hereupon_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o the_o face_n of_o moses_n shine_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o face_n of_o joshua_n shine_v as_o the_o moon_n be_v inferior_a to_o moses_n deut._n 34.10_o yet_o our_o joshua_n or_o jesus_n be_v count_v worthy_a of_o great_a honour_n than_o moses_n heb._n 3.3_o second_o joshua_n action_n in_o his_o public_a office_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n 1._o military_a 2._o sacred_a 3_o civil_a relate_v to_o his_o time_n both_o of_o war_n and_o peace_n as_o to_o his_o inauguration_n into_o moses_n imperial_a office_n whereof_o a_o account_n be_v give_v josh_n chap._n 1._o have_v be_v already_o discourse_v upon_o in_o the_o end_n of_o deuteronomy_n therefore_o do_v i_o omit_v it_o here_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o joshua_n action_n be_v military_a whereof_o we_o have_v this_o short_a scheme_n 1._o his_o send_v forth_o the_o two_o spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n chap._n 2._o 2._o his_o miraculous_a march_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o jordan_n chap._n 3._o for_o a_o memorial_n of_o which_o twelve_o stone_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o river_n and_o set_v up_o in_o gilgal_n chap._n 4._o 3._o his_o besiege_v and_o destroy_v of_o jericho_n chap._n 6._o where_o sacrilege_n be_v commit_v but_o expiate_v chap._n 7._o after_o this_o 4._o his_o storm_a of_o ai_fw-fr in_o chap._n 8._o 5._o his_o conquer_a five_o king_n chap._n 10._o 6._o
common_a politic_n have_v command_v this_o confederacy_n soon_o before_o the_o five_o southern_a king_n have_v be_v destroy_v this_o have_v assure_o be_v do_v at_o israel_n first_o entrance_n into_o their_o land_n have_v not_o the_o great_a god_n confound_v the_o counsel_n of_o those_o wicked_a king_n god_n holy_a hand_n order_v it_o thus_o that_o jabin_n who_o have_v probable_o a_o jurisdiction_n over_o all_o the_o other_o king_n in_o the_o north_n east_n and_o west_n must_v be_v a_o epimetheus_n a_o postmaster_n a_o after-witted_n monarch_n and_o wise_a too_o late_o lest_o israel_n shall_v be_v dishearten_v and_o overmatched_a have_v those_o many_o king_n confederate_v with_o the_o five_o king_n at_o the_o first_o these_o five_o king_n must_v first_o be_v conquer_a and_o israel_n must_v have_v time_n for_o rest_n and_o recruit_v before_o they_o be_v call_v forth_o to_o encounter_v this_o numerous_a host_n which_o be_v even_a as_o the_o sand_n upon_o the_o sea-shore_n for_o 4._o and_o thus_o do_v our_o lord_n still_o deal_v with_o his_o people_n they_o shall_v have_v their_o trial_n and_o trouble_n not_o by_o whole_a bushel_n at_o once_o but_o by_o peck_n and_o by_o peck_n as_o the_o hebrew_n read_v be_v isa_n 27.8_o he_o correct_v in_o measure_n jer._n 30.11_o and_o as_o his_o people_n can_v bear_v 1_o cor._n 10.13_o not_o rush_v in_o upon_o they_o in_o multitude_n but_o in_o mercy_n and_o moderation_n 2._o the_o preparation_n on_o israel_n side_n than_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n take_v care_n and_o come_v to_o encourage_v joshua_n say_v ver_fw-la 6._o fear_v not_o their_o many_o and_o mighty_a yea_o and_o malicious_a chariot_n and_o horseman_n though_o thou_o have_v only_o a_o company_n of_o raw_a and_o unexperienced_a footman_n yet_o will_v i_o make_v thou_o master_n of_o they_o all_o and_o for_o the_o far_o strengthen_n of_o joshua_n faith_n against_o his_o fear_n god_n give_v he_o before_o the_o battle_n such_o particular_a direction_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o the_o chariot_n and_o horse_n after_o the_o battle_n as_o if_o already_o he_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o battle_n itself_o in_o its_o concomitant_n by_o who_o where_o when_o in_o what_o manner_n and_o with_o what_o event_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o though_o joshua_n have_v god_n infallible_a promise_n of_o victory_n yet_o dare_v he_o not_o neglect_v any_o politic_a mean_n in_o subserviency_n to_o god_n providence_n for_o obtain_v the_o victory_n promise_v but_o in_o sublime_a prudence_n set_v upon_o the_o enemy_n sudden_o ver_fw-la 7._o when_o they_o least_o expect_v he_o they_o be_v weary_a with_o their_o march_n to_o the_o rendezvous_n be_v refresh_v themselves_o and_o probable_o to_o debauchery_n for_o joy_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o host_n and_o design_v to_o assault_n israel_n first_o this_o make_v they_o secure_a when_o joshua_n come_v first_o and_o surprise_v they_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v joshua_n victory_n according_a to_o god_n promise_n both_o obtain_v ver_fw-la 8._o and_o improve_v for_o 9_o the_o same_o god_n who_o be_v the_o promiser_n of_o victory_n ver_fw-la 7._o be_v the_o performer_n of_o it_o also_o ver_fw-la 8._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n deliver_v this_o vast_a host_n into_o israel_n be_v hand_n as_o if_o god_n have_v take_v they_o all_o up_o into_o his_o almighty_a hand_n and_o hand_v they_o over_o to_o joshua_n bid_v he_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o they_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o dread_a of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o which_o make_v they_o flee_v several_a way_n hence_o israel_n divide_v into_o two_o body_n to_o pursue_v the_o vanquish_a both_o those_o that_o flee_v eastward_o and_o those_o westward_n also_o see_v sidon_n lay_v west_n as_o mizpeh_n do_v east_n of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o joshua_n improve_v his_o victory_n according_a to_o god_n precept_n ver_fw-la 6._o for_o he_o hough_v their_o horse_n render_v they_o thereby_o altogether_o unserviceable_a for_o war_n and_o burn_v their_o chariot_n with_o fire_n ver_fw-la 9_o neither_o of_o which_o utensil_n of_o war_n do_v god_n permit_v israel_n to_o use_v in_o their_o war_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v to_o trust_v in_o he_o alone_o for_o all_o their_o follow_a victory_n israel_n must_v not_o say_v mine_v own_o hand_n have_v save_v i_o judg._n 7.2_o some_o trust_n in_o chariot_n and_o some_o in_o horse_n but_o israel_n must_v trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n psal_n 20.7_o hereupon_o god_n forbid_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o multiply_v horse_n deut._n 17.16_o and_o what_o joshua_n do_v here_o david_n hereupon_o do_v afterward_o 2_o sam._n 8.4_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o consequent_n of_o the_o victory_n relate_v to_o the_o city_n and_o country_n which_o joshua_n conquer_a after_o this_o battle_n they_o be_v all_o describe_v ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n he_o begin_v with_o the_o metropolis_n hazor_n the_o head_n of_o those_o country_n that_o be_v conquer_v in_o this_o expedition_n destroy_v all_o of_o humane_a kind_n in_o it_o and_o burn_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n ver_fw-la 10.13_o because_o this_o city_n with_o its_o king_n begin_v this_o war_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o be_v the_o royal_a city_n may_v renew_v the_o war_n shall_v the_o canaanite_n have_v recover_v it_o as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o judge_n time_n after_o it_o be_v rebuilt_a when_o the_o canaanite_n recover_v strength_n by_o the_o sin_n of_o israel_n judg._n 4.2_o 3._o but_o all_o the_o minor_a city_n who_o wall_n be_v not_o batter_v down_o by_o the_o fury_n of_o war_n in_o storm_v they_o joshua_n still_o preserve_v entire_a for_o israel_n use_n that_o they_o may_v afterward_o more_o safe_o dwell_v in_o they_o and_o in_o this_o war_n do_v joshua_n destroy_v the_o anakins_n ver_fw-la 21._o who_o the_o ten_o spy_n have_v former_o represent_v and_o report_v invincible_a numb_a 13.28_o 32_o 33._o n._n b._n all_o this_o do_v our_o joshua_n and_o jesus_n for_o we_o subdue_a our_o giantlike_a corruption_n hough_v those_o chariot_n horse_n that_o will_v hurry_v away_o our_o soul_n to_o hell_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o mortification_n in_o we_o the_o five_o remark_n be_v though_o we_o have_v a_o short_a narrative_n of_o all_o those_o great_a and_o many_o conquest_n record_v together_o in_o this_o eleven_o chapter_n yet_o ver_fw-la 18._o give_v a_o account_n that_o it_o be_v a_o long_a war_n that_o last_v seven_o year_n as_o jericho_n have_v be_v seven_o day_n besiege_v so_o in_o seven_o year_n be_v canaan_n conquer_a that_o this_o be_v the_o term_n of_o time_n which_o joshua_n war_n continue_v appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n to_o joshua_n josh_n 14.7.10_o he_o be_v send_v one_o of_o the_o spy_n of_o the_o land_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o have_v live_v five_o and_o forty_o year_n since_o that_o time_n namely_o eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o seven_o in_o canaan_n which_o make_v up_o the_o number_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o xiii_o joshua_n the_o twelve_o be_v plain_o a_o epilogue_n or_o conclusion_n of_o israel_n war_n both_o under_o moses_n and_o under_o joshua_n conduct_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o those_o country_n which_o these_o two_o general_n conquer_a together_o with_o the_o name_n of_o all_o those_o king_n who_o they_o kill_v upon_o all_o which_o many_o remark_n have_v be_v already_o it_o may_v therefore_o suffice_v to_o say_v only_o this_o here_o that_o the_o divine_o inspire_a writer_n of_o this_o book_n of_o joshua_n purpose_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o relate_v how_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n be_v distribute_v and_o divide_v among_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n in_o order_n hereunto_o be_v first_o propose_v a_o prospect_n of_o all_o those_o place_n which_o do_v belong_v to_o that_o division_n and_o distribution_n and_o this_o he_o do_v by_o name_v the_o king_n rather_o than_o their_o kingdom_n for_o that_o be_v a_o more_o compendious_a method_n for_o a_o narrative_a of_o that_o nature_n not_o only_o because_o many_o place_n be_v under_o one_o king_n and_o because_o the_o conquest_n of_o king_n give_v a_o lustre_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o all_o those_o victory_n but_o also_o because_o the_o name_n and_o dignity_n of_o king_n be_v have_v in_o the_o high_a veneration_n among_o all_o nation_n therefore_o do_v this_o chapter_n give_v we_o a_o brief_a epitome_n a_o short_a compendium_n first_o of_o moses_n conquer_a the_o two_o king_n sihon_n and_o og_n from_o ver_fw-la 2._o to_o 6._o and_o second_o of_o joshua_n conquer_a other_o nine_o and_o twenty_o king_n make_v up_o the_o number_n to_o be_v thirty_o one_o from_o ver_fw-la 7._o to_o 24._o a_o number_n that_o be_v account_v a_o complete_a hitter_z among_o card-gamester_n joshua_n the_o
the_o lord_n be_v our_o lawgiver_n the_o lord_n be_v our_o king_n he_o will_v save_v we_o isa_n 33.22_o while_o they_o keep_v close_o to_o god_n and_o his_o covenant_n these_o be_v call_v judge_n here_o because_o they_o execute_v god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o israel_n enemy_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o time_n of_o these_o judge_n judge_v israel_n be_v affirm_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n act_n 13.19_o 20._o whereas_o this_o book_n set_v down_o the_o history_n of_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o year_n only_o under_o thirteen_o several_a judge_n call_v out_o by_o god_n from_o several_a tribe_n as_o in_o those_o sum_n and_o parcel_n appear_v i._o othniel_n of_o judah_n judged_n israel_n forty_o year_n chap._n 3.11_o ii_o ehud_n of_o benjamin_n and_o iii_o shamgar_n chap._n 3.30_o 31._o 80_o year_n iv_o deborah_n and_o barack_n of_o napthali_n 40_o year_n chap._n 5.31_o v._o gideon_n of_o manasseh_n 40_o year_n chap._n 8.28_o vi_o abimelech_n gideon_n son_n 3_o year_n chap._n 9.22_o vii_o tola_n of_o issachar_n 23_o year_n chap._n 10.2_o viii_o jair_a of_o manasseh_n 22_o year_n chap._n 10.3_o ix_o jephtah_n of_o manasseh_n 6_o year_n chap._n 11.1_o and_o 12.7_o x._o ibsan_n of_o judah_n 7_o year_n chap._n 12.8_o 9_o xi_o elon_n of_o zebulon_n 12_o year_n chap._n 12.11_o 12._o xii_o abdon_n of_o ephraim_n 8_o year_n chap._n 12.13_o 14._o xiii_o samson_n of_o dan_n 20_o year_n chap._n 13.2_o and_o 16.31_o the_o total_a sum_n be_v two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o year_n unto_o which_o if_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n judge_v israel_n with_o samuel_n mention_v 1_o sam._n 4.18_o be_v add_v it_o make_v three_o hundred_o thirty_o nine_o year_n now_o add_v the_o year_n of_o the_o oppressor_n as_o they_o be_v express_v i._o eight_o year_n chap._n 3.8_o ii_o eighteen_o year_n chap._n 3.14_o iii_o twenty_o year_n chap._n 4.3_o iv_o seven_o year_n chap._n 6.3_o v._o eighteen_o year_n chap._n 10.8_o vi_o forty_o year_n chap._n 13.1_o in_o all_o a_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o nine_o make_v up_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o that_o paul_n speak_v of_o act_v 13.20_o such_o harmony_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o a_o congruous_a chronology_n the_o four_o general_n remark_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o israel_n corruption_n and_o of_o its_o calamity_n by_o consequence_n be_v describe_v at_o large_a in_o this_o book_n the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n and_o its_o general_a apostasy_n in_o its_o cause_n which_o be_v two_o fold_n 1._o privative_a and_o 2._o positive_a first_o the_o privative_a cause_n be_v the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o of_o the_o elder_n that_o be_v contemporary_a with_o he_o judg._n 2.7_o who_o have_v hitherto_o prohibit_v corruption_n their_o death_n be_v the_o removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la remove_v that_o remora_n and_o rampart_n which_o hinder_v iniquity_n to_o come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o when_o god_n give_v they_o godly_a judge_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o it_o isa_n 59.19_o nor_o be_v this_o all_o but_o there_o be_v a_o second_o privative_a cause_n to_o wit_n the_o want_n of_o a_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n render_v this_o very_a reason_n of_o their_o wickedness_n no_o few_o than_o three_o time_n in_o the_o history_n of_o micha_n idolatry_n and_o of_o the_o gibeonite_n lasciviousness_n judg._n 17.61_o and_o 18.1_o and_o 21.25_o hence_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n that_o the_o war_n between_o the_o benjamite_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o lustful_a gibeah_n and_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n do_v likely_a fall_n out_o betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n and_o othniel_n for_o then_o say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n who_o lead_v the_o people_n against_o the_o canaanite_n judg._n 1._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o lead_v they_o also_o against_o the_o benjamite_n judg._n 20.18_o and_o both_o these_o thing_n of_o judah_n conduct_n be_v by_o god_n direction_n but_o second_o the_o positive_a cause_n both_o of_o their_o corruption_n and_o of_o their_o calamity_n thereby_o be_v 1._o their_o neglect_n of_o god_n command_n in_o drive_v out_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n they_o become_v slothful_a consult_v their_o own_o ease_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o what_o they_o have_v already_o get_v in_o their_o possession_n they_o begin_v to_o converse_v familiar_o with_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n have_v charge_v they_o to_o destroy_v root_n and_o branch_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o 2._o they_o mix_v marriage_n with_o they_o judg._n 3.6_o whereby_o they_o become_v notorious_o debauch_v both_o in_o their_o worship_n and_o in_o their_o manner_n israel_n now_o foul_o degenerate_v 1._o in_o their_o worship_n they_o serve_v baalim_fw-la and_o ashtaroth_n etc._n etc._n judg._n 2.11_o 12_o 13_o 17._o and_o particular_o idolatry_n be_v find_v in_o micha_n family_n judg._n 17._o and_o so_o it_o spread_v into_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o dan_n who_o 1._o rob_v micah_n of_o his_o graven_n image_n his_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o his_o molten_n image_n 2._o entice_v away_o his_o idolatrous_a priest_n and_o 3._o establish_v idolatry_n in_o their_o tribe_n which_o make_v a_o schism_n of_o a_o long_a continuance_n judg._n 18._o 2_o in_o their_o manner_n oh_o what_o wickedness_n be_v commit_v in_o that_o one_o city_n gibea_n judg._n 19_o beside_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n in_o their_o sin_n so_o that_o they_o repent_v not_o neither_o at_o the_o reproof_n of_o a_o angel_n nor_o of_o a_o prophet_n but_o go_v on_o in_o their_o own_o stubborn_a way_n judg._n 2.2.19_o for_o which_o god_n punish_v they_o not_o only_o by_o sell_v they_o into_o oppressor_n hand_n but_o also_o in_o their_o battle_n against_o benjamin_n the_o particular_a remark_n now_o follow_v the_o general_n which_o will_v add_v a_o far_a illustration_n to_o their_o darkness_n &c_n &c_n the_o first_o chapter_n of_o judge_n hold_v forth_o israel_n negligence_n in_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n and_o because_o contraria_fw-la juxta_fw-la se_fw-la posita_fw-la magis_fw-la elucescunt_fw-la one_o contrary_n give_v light_a and_o lustre_n to_o another_o when_o they_o be_v apt_o place_v together_o therefore_o israel_n valour_n and_o victory_n be_v first_o relate_v from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o in_o the_o expedition_n of_o judah_n tribe_n to_o which_o be_v subjoin_v the_o same_o success_n in_o joseph_n tribe_n from_o ver_fw-la 22._o to_o ver_fw-la 26._o that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o manifest_o appear_v what_o little_a reason_n israel_n have_v for_o their_o follow_a slothfulness_n in_o neglect_v to_o extirpate_v those_o nation_n which_o they_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n spare_v as_o be_v record_v from_o ver_fw-la 19_o and_o so_o on_o ver_fw-la 21.27_o 28._o to_o 36._o their_o forego_v success_n be_v a_o sufficient_a demonstration_n that_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o conquer_a no_o more_o be_v because_o in_o god_n name_n they_o undertake_v no_o more_o to_o conquer_v from_o love_n of_o ease_n or_o cowardly_a fear_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o remark_n be_v here_o we_o have_v israel_n first_o expedition_n against_o the_o canaanite_n after_o joshua_n death_n which_o can_v not_o but_o encourage_v the_o enemy_n and_o discourage_v israel_n for_o the_o canaanites_n may_v happy_o hope_v to_o hold_v their_o own_o now_o that_o the_o lion_n be_v dead_a who_o have_v so_o late_o and_o large_o devour_v their_o land_n and_o the_o israelite_n may_v well_o have_v misgive_a fear_n that_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o valiant_a and_o victorious_a a_o general_n may_v prove_v the_o loss_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n this_o have_v befall_v some_o other_o state_n in_o the_o world_n who_o weal_n have_v be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o a_o brave_a leader_n joshua_n have_v tell_v they_o before_o of_o his_o death_n that_o those_o nation_n yet_o leave_v in_o the_o land_n must_v be_v subdue_v josh_n 23.5_o and_o now_o all_o the_o tribe_n be_v so_o increase_v that_o they_o want_v room_n therefore_o a_o war_n must_v be_v undertake_v now_o for_o enlarge_n their_o quarter_n which_o may_v not_o be_v do_v before_o exod._n 23.29.30_o and_o because_o the_o success_n of_o this_o first_o expedition_n have_v so_o much_o influence_n for_o encourage_v or_o discourage_v the_o enemy_n hang_v upon_o it_o therefore_o they_o solemn_o seek_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o tribe_n shall_v begin_v this_o expedition_n and_o judah_n the_o royal_a tribe_n be_v choose_v by_o god_n for_o that_o work_n to_o avoid_v emulation_n among_o the_o tribe_n and_o this_o
go_v etc._n etc._n this_o give_v they_o good_a cause_n to_o weep_v etc._n etc._n but_o they_o hope_v that_o in_o his_o wrath_n he_o will_v remember_v mercy_n habb_n 3.2_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o repetition_n of_o the_o story_n of_o joshua_n dismission_n of_o the_o people_n from_o his_o parliament_n at_o shechem_n etc._n etc._n borrow_a from_o josh_n 24.28_o 29._o and_o mention_v here_o from_o ver_fw-la 6._o to_o 11._o this_o be_v do_v in_o order_n to_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o time_n cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o israel_n defection_n from_o god_n and_o god_n desertion_n of_o they_o these_o five_o verse_n have_v joshua_n death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o those_o godly_a elder_n about_o his_o age_n etc._n etc._n insert_v in_o they_o to_o clear_v the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o ensue_a story_n vatablus_n his_o note_n here_o be_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v here_o by_o way_n of_o recapitulation_n that_o the_o sum_n and_o argument_n of_o this_o whole_a book_n may_v be_v in_o this_o place_n set_v down_o together_o and_o à _fw-la lapide_fw-la call_v it_o a_o hysteron-proteron_a repeat_v what_o be_v do_v long_o ago_o as_o if_o now_o do_v that_o the_o author_n may_v more_o commodious_o pass_v from_o joshua_n to_o the_o original_a and_o institution_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o succeed_v joshua_n but_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o these_o verse_n have_v a_o due_a connexion_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o ver_fw-la 1.2_o who_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o canaanite_n will_v become_v your_o ruin_n and_o now_o those_o verse_n declare_v how_o this_o real_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o when_o and_o by_o what_o mean_n date_v it_o from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n etc._n etc._n then_o they_o begin_v to_o forsake_v the_o lord_n but_o above_o all_o dr._n lightfoot'_v judgement_n in_o this_o point_n seem_v to_o i_o most_o cogent_a and_o of_o great_a importance_n say_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v pass_v be_v mention_v here_o as_o present_v that_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o future_a story_n may_v be_v better_o lay_v and_o that_o the_o time_n of_o the_o people_n beginning_n to_o degenerate_a may_v be_v the_o more_o manifest_o mark_v out_o and_o hereupon_o after_o the_o ten_o verse_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n he_o place_v all_o those_o story_n which_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o chapter_n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o and_o after_o all_o these_o chapter_n he_o begin_v again_o at_o chap._n 2.11_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o first_o judge_n of_o israel_n namely_o othniel_n let_v i_o have_v leave_n to_o transcribe_v his_o reason_n for_o his_o double_a assertion_n first_o that_o all_o those_o last_o chapter_n of_o judge_n ought_v to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n and_o second_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o preposterous_o lay_v those_o story_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v so_o soon_o in_o so_o late_a a_o place_n of_o this_o book_n of_o judge_n as_o to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o his_o argument_n take_v as_o follow_v his_o chronology_n may_v not_o be_v in_o every_o hand_n where_o this_o may_v come_v argument_n the_o first_o the_o danite_n be_v not_o settle_v when_o the_o story_n of_o the_o 17_o and_o 18_o chapter_n come_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o this_o can_v not_o be_v long_o after_o joshua_n be_v death_n second_o phinehas_n be_v alive_a at_o the_o battle_n at_o gibeah_n betwixt_o benjamin_n and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n chap._n 19_o and_o chap._n 20._o ver_fw-la 28._o three_o the_o wickedness_n of_o gibeah_n be_v reckon_v for_o one_o of_o their_o first_o villainy_n hos_fw-la 10.9_o there_o they_o begin_v it_o as_o in_o judg._n 19_o etc._n etc._n four_o deborah_n speak_v of_o the_o 40000_o of_o israel_n that_o perish_v by_o benjamin_n as_o if_o neither_o swâ—rd_n nor_o spear_n have_v be_v among_o they_o judg._n 5.8_o five_o mahaneh_n dan_n or_o as_o in_o our_o translation_n the_o camp_n of_o dan_n which_o be_v so_o name_v upon_o the_o march_n of_o the_o danite_n when_o they_o set_v up_o their_o idolatry_n judg._n 18.12_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o story_n of_o samson_n by_o that_o very_a name_n mahaneh-dan_a though_o that_o story_n of_o samson_n be_v set_v before_o the_o story_n of_o the_o danite_n judg._n 13.25_o six_o the_o first_o public_a idolatry_n that_o be_v find_v in_o israel_n have_v its_o first_o beginning_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n judg._n 18.30_o before_o the_o worship_v of_o baalim_fw-la and_o ashtaroth_n in_o any_o other_o tribe_n judg._n 2.13_o therefore_o dan_n be_v omit_v among_o the_o seal_a of_o the_o lord_n revel_v 7._o seven_o ehud_n mention_v in_o judg._n 3.15_o may_v very_o well_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o left-handed_a benjamite_n and_o one_o of_o they_o that_o escape_v at_o the_o rock_n rimmon_n judg._n 20.16_o 47._o and_o 21.13_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o second_o assertion_n why_o there_o be_v a_o transposition_n of_o those_o history_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o must_v refer_v to_o the_o reader_n lightfoot'_v chronicle_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n pag._n 93._o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n of_o quotation_n etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v this_o the_o private_a opinion_n of_o dr._n lightfoot_n alone_o and_o singular_a but_o i_o find_v a_o universal_a concurrence_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o judicious_a interpreter_n with_o he_o concern_v this_o dislocation_n etc._n etc._n such_o as_o judicious_a junius_n learned_a lavater_n bochartus_fw-la malvenda_fw-la and_o many_o other_o both_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a writer_n who_o do_v not_o only_o insist_v upon_o the_o reason_n aforemention_v but_o also_o do_v much_o amplify_v upon_o they_o all_o unanimous_o affirm_v that_o these_o story_n in_o the_o five_o last_o chapter_n of_o judge_n do_v not_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o order_n wherein_o they_o be_v place_v but_o much_o soon_o even_o present_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o elder_n that_o outlive_v joshua_n judg._n 2.7_o and_o not_o immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o in_o this_o book_n those_o divine_n afore-named_n make_v it_o more_o apparent_a by_o add_v amplification_n to_o the_o argument_n aforemention_v n._n b._n they_o add_v to_o the_o first_o that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o probable_a the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n which_o be_v numerous_a can_v want_v their_o proper_a possession_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n as_o 300_o year_n after_o joshua_n death_n yet_o be_v they_o say_v to_o seek_v a_o inheritance_n to_o dwell_v in_o etc._n etc._n judg._n 18.1_o this_o can_v not_o be_v after_o samson_n death_n to_o the_o second_o be_v add_v the_o story_n of_o the_o levite_n concubine_n and_o the_o war_n with_o the_o benjamite_n happen_v while_o phinehas_n be_v high_a priest_n judg._n 20.28_o who_o must_v have_v be_v about_o 350_o year_n old_a if_o these_o thing_n have_v fall_v out_o after_o samson_n death_n which_o be_v more_o than_o improbable_a for_o phinehas_n be_v at_o man_n estate_n when_o he_o slay_v zimri_n and_o cozbi_n numb_a 25.7_o 8._o which_o be_v before_o israel_n enter_v into_o canâ—an_n and_o he_o succeed_v in_o the_o high-priest_n office_n after_o his_o father_n eleazar_n who_o die_v about_o the_o same_o time_n that_o joshua_n do_v josh_n 24.33_o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o outlive_v samson_n to_o the_o three_o be_v add_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o gibeah_n hos_n 10.9_o must_v be_v soon_o after_o joshua_n death_n and_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n for_o jebus_n or_o that_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o benjamite_n be_v not_o yet_o take_v judg._n 19.11_o 12._o but_o be_v still_o possess_v by_o the_o jebusite_n so_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o gibeah_n that_o hosea_n mention_n must_v be_v very_o ancient_a etc._n etc._n to_o the_o four_o be_v add_v that_o deborah_n beside_o her_o mention_v the_o 40000_o of_o israel_n slay_v by_o benjamin_n judg._n 5.8_o do_v in_o ver_fw-la 14._o use_v a_o apostrophe_n turn_v to_o god_n in_o her_o word_n after_o thou_o oh_o benjamin_n among_o thy_o people_n and_o admire_a that_o the_o poor_a remnant_n of_o benjamin_n reserve_v from_o that_o general_n slaughter_n of_o they_o judg._n 20._o shall_v not_o be_v discourage_v by_o his_o paucity_n of_o number_n but_o become_v most_o forward_o in_o her_o expedition_n and_o encourage_v ephraim_n a_o numerous_a tribe_n thereunto_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o benjamin_n though_o now_o but_o small_a come_v forth_o to_o this_o war_n of_o deborah_n when_o the_o numerous_a tribe_n of_o ephraim_n send_v forth_o but_o a_o handful_n to_o it_o and_o do_v but_o follow_v after_o benjamin_n she_o admire_v god_n in_o this_o double_a precedency_n to_o the_o five_o be_v add_v that_o the_o place_n where_o samson_n parent_n dwell_v and_o where_o their_o son_n samson_n put_v forth_o the_o first_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o miraculous_a prowess_n
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ten_o etc._n etc._n v._n 15._o which_o god_n have_v reserve_v for_o his_o own_o service_n and_o servant_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o bestow_v they_o upon_o his_o eunuch_n officer_n in_o his_o court_n which_o god_n command_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o congregation_n deut_n 23.1_o yet_o to_o seed_v such_o forbid_a folk_n he_o will_v pill_v and_o poll_v you_o not_o by_o course_n of_o law_n but_o by_o his_o own_o absolute_a will_n and_o prerogative_n so_o violent_o and_o so_o insatiable_o until_o he_o receive_v of_o his_o subject_n as_o be_v once_o say_v in_o the_o like_a tyranny_n no_o less_o sum_n of_o curse_n than_o of_o coin_n etc._n etc._n six_o he_o will_v take_v your_o man_n servant_n etc._n etc._n v._n 16._o that_o be_v by_o constraint_n and_o without_o sufficient_a recompense_n will_v he_o rob_v master_n of_o their_o servant_n and_o speak_v the_o lofty_a language_n of_o tyrannical_a nero_n make_v the_o slave_n know_v that_o they_o can_v call_v nothing_o at_o all_o they_o have_v their_o own_o suetonius_n seven_o and_o he_o will_v impose_v tax_n on_o you_o and_o make_v you_o his_o slave_n v._o 17._o so_o deprive_v you_o of_o that_o freedom_n you_o now_o enjoy_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o shall_v be_v more_o like_a peasant_n of_o france_n than_o freeman_n of_o kent_n according_o to_o our_o proverb_n etc._n etc._n eight_o you_o shall_v bitter_o cry_v for_o the_o sad_a effect_n of_o this_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o a_o king_n but_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v you_o v._o 18._o because_o you_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o in_o dissuade_v you_o prov._n 1.24_o 28._o zech._n 7.13_o ezek._n 24.13_o the_o six_o remark_n be_v the_o event_n of_o all_o v._o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o the_o people_n be_v so_o pertinacious_a as_o to_o give_v samuel_n the_o lie_n as_o if_o he_o will_v fright_v they_o with_o bugbear_n with_o vain_a supposition_n such_o as_o can_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v mere_a pretence_n to_o keep_v the_o power_n in_o his_o own_o and_o in_o his_o son_n hand_n they_o cry_v we_o will_v be_v like_o other_o nation_n whereas_o it_o be_v their_o glory_n to_o be_v unlike_o they_o deut._n 33.28_o 29._o numb_a 23.9_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o king_n well_o then_o say_v god_n there_o shall_v be_v but_o for_o a_o mischief_n to_o you_o hos_n 13.11_o you_o shall_v have_v your_o will_n but_o i_o will_v have_v i_o too_o to_o your_o cost_n so_o god_n and_o samuel_n both_o consent_n 1_o samuel_n chap._n ix_o chapter_n the_o nine_o relate_v how_o saul_n come_v to_o be_v call_v the_o first_o king_n over_o israel_n n._n b._n here_o begin_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o book_n and_o here_o proper_o begin_v the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n as_o some_o say_v etc._n etc._n the_o remark_n hereupon_o be_v first_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o divine_a call_n to_o kingly_a authority_n to_o wit_n saul_n who_o be_v here_o describe_v 1._o by_o his_o ancestor_n and_o parentage_n v._o 1._o kish_n his_o father_n be_v call_v a_o benjamite_n and_o a_o mighty_a man_n of_o power_n which_o tend_v much_o to_o saul_n commendation_n fort_n creature_n à _fw-la fortibus_fw-la mighties_z beget_v mighties_n like_o father_n like_o son_n his_o father_n be_v heros_n fortis_fw-la a_o stout_a hero_n and_o so_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v father_n to_o a_o king_n 2._o by_o his_o name_n and_o stature_n v._o 2._o his_o name_n saul_n signify_v desire_v or_o seek_v after_o his_o nomen_fw-la be_v his_o omen_n conveniunt_fw-la rebus_fw-la nomina_fw-la saepe_fw-la suis_fw-la he_o be_v both_o desire_v and_o seek_v after_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o he_o be_v a_o comely_a personable_a man_n and_o of_o a_o kingly_a presence_n and_o posture_n his_o tall_a stature_n make_v he_o more_o valuable_a according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o eastern_a country_n who_o choose_v their_o king_n thereby_o in_o ancient_a time_n n._n b._n enquiry_n but_o why_o must_v israel_n be_v first_o king_n be_v a_o benjamite_n see_v god_n have_v promise_v the_o 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prodigious_a passage_n of_o providence_n whereby_o saul_n come_v to_o be_v call_v to_o the_o kingdom_n v._o 3._o to_o v._o 15._o so_o marvellous_a in_o all_o its_o circumstance_n concur_v hereunto_o that_o it_o be_v become_v a_o proverb_n while_n saul_n seek_v his_o father_n lose_a ass_n which_o he_o can_v not_o find_v yet_o find_v he_o a_o kingdom_n which_o he_o seek_v not_o quarens_n asinos_fw-la reperit_fw-la regnum_fw-la this_o be_v the_o rise_n of_o saul_n royalty_n n._n b._n the_o most_o wise_a god_n can_v bring_v about_o great_a matter_n by_o small_a and_o contemptible_a mean_n as_o god_n call_v saul_n from_o seek_v ass_n so_o david_n from_o keep_v sheep_n god_n oft_o erect_v stately_a fabric_n upon_o weak_a foundation_n but_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o do_v so_o when_o we_o be_v to_o build_v the_o tower_n of_o godliness_n luke_n 14.28_o then_o in_o solido_fw-la exstruendum_fw-la est_fw-la as_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o vitruvus_n we_o must_v build_v upon_o the_o rock_n and_o not_o on_o sand_n matth._n 7.24_o etc._n etc._n the_o notable_a passage_n of_o providence_n here_o may_v brief_o be_v remark_v upon_o as_o first_o saul_n father_n must_v at_o this_o juncture_n lose_v his_o ass_n and_o he_o the_o son_n must_v be_v send_v to_o seek_v they_o n._n b._n behold_v the_o simplicity_n and_o lowliness_n of_o those_o time_n though_o saul_n be_v in_o personage_n a_o prince's-fellow_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o below_o he_o to_o seek_v his_o father_n good_n when_v lose_v second_o those_o lose_a ass_n saul_n can_v find_v in_o no_o part_n of_o the_o country_n therefore_o he_o bethink_v himself_o that_o his_o age_a father_n will_v begin_v to_o fear_v he_o have_v lose_v his_o son_n and_o servant_n as_o well_o as_o his_o ass_n and_o this_o latter_a loss_n will_v double_v his_o father_n perplexity_n ver_fw-la 5._o herein_o saul_n show_v most_o filial-like_a affection_n to_o his_o old_a father_n in_o take_v such_o care_n to_o prevent_v his_o grief_n it_o be_v well_o observe_v hence_o n._n b._n that_o saul_n be_v a_o better_a son_n to_o his_o father_n than_o afterward_o he_o prove_v a_o father_n to_o his_o own_o son_n he_o can_v here_o be_v serviceable_a to_o his_o father_n and_o solicitous_a for_o his_o comfort_n but_o when_o himself_o become_v a_o father_n even_o of_o a_o good_a son_n jonathan_n oh_o how_o currish_a and_o cruel_a become_v he_o to_o he_o three_o the_o servant_n see_v saul_n at_o a_o nonplus_n say_v to_o he_o here_o be_v a_o seer_n hard_a by_o we_o let_v we_o consult_v he_o perhaps_o he_o can_v help_v we_o to_o our_o lose_a ass_n ver_fw-la 6._o n._n b._n so_o low_o sometime_o do_v the_o most_o high_a god_n stoop_v to_o his_o people_n meanness_n as_o to_o give_v answer_n in_o such_o case_n below_o a_o prophet_n of_o god_n by_o his_o prophet_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o seek_v unto_o sorcerer_n and_o the_o devil_n priest_n as_o he_o do_v in_o a_o case_n of_o sickness_n 1_o king_n 14.2_o and_o 2_o king_n 1.3_o god_n tell_v truth_n in_o natural_a thing_n make_v they_o believe_v in_o supernatural_a joh_n 3.12_o four_o saul_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n but_o we_o have_v spend_v our_o stock_n and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v manner_n for_o we_o to_o go_v to_o a_o man_n of_o god_n without_o a_o present_a in_o our_o hand_n v._o 7._o n._n b._n not_o as_o any_o wage_n of_o divination_n but_o as_o a_o honourable_a gratuity_n from_o we_o that_o be_v stranger_n to_o he_o jeroboam'_v wife_n will_v not_o go_v emptyhanded_a to_o the_o lord_n prophet_n 1_o king_n 14.3_o nor_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a to_o elisha_n 2_o king_n 5.5_o which_o be_v more_o to_o be_v admire_v than_o that_o man_n bring_v he_o bread_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 4.42_o n._n b._n it_o be_v pity_n the_o word_n and_o the_o world_n shall_v now_o
than_o word_n and_o fear_v of_o punishment_n he_o know_v will_v prevail_v most_o with_o the_o mobile_n especial_o with_o those_o who_o wealth_n lie_v most_o in_o cattle_n n._n b._n nor_o do_v he_o threaten_v to_o hew_v themselves_o in_o piece_n lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o begin_v his_o reign_n with_o too_o much_o rigour_n but_o prudent_o lay_v the_o penalty_n upon_o their_o good_n and_o not_o upon_o their_o person_n the_o more_o to_o sweeten_v his_o government_n to_o they_o nor_o will_v all_o saul_n minaces_fw-la in_o word_n have_v avail_v with_o the_o malcontent_n especial_o have_v not_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n fall_v upon_o they_o also_o it_o be_v this_o make_v they_o come_v forth_o with_o one_o consent_n to_o the_o number_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o man_n v._o 8._o saul_n dispatch_v the_o messenger_n with_o glad_a tiding_n to_o jabesh_n v._o 9_o who_o next_o morning_n wy_o send_v word_n to_o nahash_n they_o will_v come_v forth_o according_a to_o covenant_n v._o 3.10_o this_o make_v the_o ammonite_n secure_v n._n b._n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o deceive_v by_o stratagem_n such_o enemy_n as_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o slay_v with_o the_o sword_n the_o second_o particular_a of_o the_o specimen_fw-la be_v the_o concomitant_n of_o it_o as_o first_o the_o time_n when_o saul_n assault_v the_o secure_a besieger_n it_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n watch_n before_o they_o be_v look_v for_o by_o either_o side_n for_o jabesh_n expect_v they_o not_o till_o the_o sun_n be_v hot_a v._o 9_o and_o ammon_n be_v lull_v asleep_a with_o expectation_n of_o the_o besiege_a come_v forth_o to_o they_o the_o next_o day_n to_o have_v their_o one_o eye_n put_v out_o which_o indeed_o blind_v the_o besieger_n of_o both_o their_o eye_n with_o the_o sleep_n of_o security_n second_o the_o manner_n how_o saul_n assault_v they_o namely_o by_o a_o stratagem_n of_o divide_v his_o army_n into_o three_o battalion_n to_o make_v onset_n upon_o all_o side_n at_o once_o that_o so_o he_o may_v strike_v the_o whole_a camp_n with_o the_o great_a terror_n and_o prevent_v the_o escape_n of_o any_o and_o three_o the_o event_n the_o utter_a discomfiture_n of_o the_o ammonite_n all_o these_o three_o be_v in_o ver_fw-la 11._o n._n b._n though_o they_o have_v few_o sword_n leave_v in_o israel_n chap._n 13.19_o 22._o yet_o they_o conquer_v here_o etc._n etc._n the_o three_o particular_a be_v the_o consequent_n which_o be_v two_o first_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o people_n to_o vindicate_v the_o dignity_n of_o their_o new_a king_n against_o such_o as_o the_o belialist_n that_o have_v despise_v he_o they_o say_v to_o samuel_n whoever_o reject_v saul_n as_o king_n shall_v die_v v._n 12._o n._n b._n it_o seem_v samuel_n be_v present_a with_o they_o in_o this_o expedition_n and_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n how_o his_o old_a age_n can_v endure_v the_o march_v of_o all_o the_o day_n and_o all_o the_o night_n before_o and_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n likewise_o n._n b._n how_o saul_n can_v raise_v such_o a_o army_n as_o josephus_n say_v but_o false_o as_o a_o brag_v of_o his_o jew_n to_o the_o roman_n consist_v of_o seven_o hundred_o thousand_o but_o the_o scripture_n say_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o raise_v they_o but_o also_o rally_v and_o muster_v they_o into_o company_n and_o regiment_n yea_o and_o march_v they_o over_o jordan_n to_o jabesh_n and_o conquer_v the_o enemy_n all_o in_o one_o day_n and_o night_n n._n b._n sure_o saul_n may_v say_v as_o to_o his_o wonderful_a celerity_n what_o the_o great_a caesar_n say_v after_o he_o veni_fw-la vidi_n vici_fw-la i_o no_o soon_o come_v but_o i_o overcome_v the_o second_o consequence_n be_v saul_n prudence_n and_o modesty_n yea_o piety_n v._o 13._o the_o people_n have_v be_v so_o prudent_a as_o not_o to_o speak_v their_o aforesaid_a word_n to_o saul_n lest_o they_o shall_v have_v provoke_v he_o to_o revenge_n in_o his_o own_o proper_a cause_n but_o they_o speak_v to_o samuel_n as_o to_o their_o judge_n who_o place_n it_o appertain_v more_o unto_o than_o for_o saul_n to_o right_v himself_o now_o saul_n both_o prudent_o and_o modest_o prevent_v samuel_n answer_n to_o the_o people_n with_o a_o god_n forbid_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v die_v this_o day_n wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v such_o a_o glorious_a victory_n the_o glory_n of_o this_o deliverance_n shall_v not_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o any_o of_o my_o subject_n and_o by_o thus_o open_o declare_v his_o clemency_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o do_v much_o ingratiate_v himself_o into_o their_o affection_n to_o his_o own_o establishment_n n._n b._n 1._o humane_a law_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o upon_o emergency_n but_o not_o the_o divine_a law_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 2._o many_o good_a virtue_n be_v find_v in_o saul_n before_o the_o evil_a spirit_n enter_v into_o he_o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o two_o consequent_n may_v be_v add_v a_o three_o not_o here_o mention_v namely_o jabesh_n gilead'_v thankfulness_n to_o saul_n for_o his_o so_o seasonable_a save_v of_o their_o right_a eye_n etc._n etc._n the_o memory_n of_o a_o good_a turn_n must_v never_o wax_v old_a n._n b._n those_o man_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n be_v true_o grateful_a such_o as_o be_v rare_a to_o be_v find_v these_o man_n remember_v this_o kindness_n of_o saul_n to_o they_o many_o year_n after_o for_o when_o the_o philistine_n have_v beat_v his_o army_n and_o abuse_v his_o dead_a body_n by_o hang_v it_o up_o in_o the_o sun_n against_o a_o wall_n till_o it_o putrify_a and_o become_v full_a of_o vermin_n they_o arm_v themselves_o and_o go_v all_o night_n to_o rescue_v his_o dead_a body_n from_o the_o philistine_n as_o he_o have_v march_v all_o night_n to_o rescue_v they_o from_o the_o ammonite_n burn_v it_o and_o bury_v his_o bone_n fast_v seven_o day_n 1_o sam._n 31.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o the_o second_o and_o last_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n that_o israel_n universal_o swear_v to_o the_o new_a king_n v._o 14_o 15._o where_o note_v n._n b._n first_o samuel_n sublime_a wisdom_n in_o make_v no_o motion_n nor_o mention_n of_o this_o covenant_n of_o the_o kingdom_n at_o saul_n first_o election_n while_o the_o people_n be_v general_o disaffect_v towards_o he_o because_o of_o his_o mean_a extract_n rustic_a life_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o when_o saul_n have_v give_v they_o such_o eminent_a proof_n of_o his_o valour_n and_o virtue_n and_o when_o god_n have_v honour_v he_o with_o so_o glorious_a a_o victory_n which_o have_v make_v the_o people_n place_n their_o affection_n upon_o he_o both_o eager_o and_o unanimous_o then_o do_v samuel_n strike_v while_o the_o iron_n be_v hot_a and_o set_v in_o with_o this_o fit_a season_n n._n b._n second_o samuel_n call_v a_o general_n assembly_n from_o jabesh_n to_o gilgal_n which_o be_v in_o their_o way_n home_o to_o most_o of_o they_o but_o more_o especial_o because_o it_o be_v a_o place_n famous_a for_o many_o public_a convention_n there_o keep_v and_o particular_o for_o the_o covenant_n renew_v by_o joshua_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n when_o god_n roll_v away_o reproach_n from_o israel_n in_o their_o circumcision_n therefore_o be_v the_o place_n call_v gilgal_n which_o signify_v rolling_n etc._n etc._n josh_n 5.8_o n._n b._n three_o here_o it_o be_v say_v the_o people_n make_v saul_n king_n whereas_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n immediate_a act_n to_o constitute_v he_o king_n chap._n 8_o 9_o and_o 10.1_o and_o the_o people_n only_o accept_v of_o that_o election_n the_o lord_n have_v make_v for_o they_o recognise_v the_o first_o act_n by_o a_o renew_a universal_a consent_n all_o now_o personal_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o he_o to_o prevent_v any_o future_a faction_n and_o insurrection_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n four_o the_o ceremony_n of_o saul_n inauguration_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o prophet_n samuel_n some_o suppose_v to_o be_v these_o 1._o they_o set_v the_o king_n upon_o his_o throne_n 2._o they_o crowned_z he_o 3._o they_o anoint_v he_o 4._o they_o put_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n into_o his_o hand_n 5._o they_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o he_o to_o observe_v it_o 6._o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o all_o sort_n upon_o the_o altar_n that_o be_v at_o gilgal_n partly_o praise_v god_n for_o present_a mercy_n both_o in_o the_o victory_n over_o ammon_n and_o in_o their_o settlement_n under_o saul_n from_o sad_a distraction_n and_o partly_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o his_o future_a favour_n etc._n etc._n 7._o shut_v all_o up_o with_o sundry_a sign_n of_o public_a joy_n 1_o samuel_n chap._n xii_o chapter_n the_o twelve_o show_v how_o old_a samuel_n abdicate_v himself_o from_o the_o office_n and_o magistracy_n of_o judge_n in_o that_o public_a convention_n hold_v
of_o that_o doleful_a chain_n of_o david_n lust_n so_o far_o be_v david_n still_o from_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n that_o see_v his_o craft_n for_o conceal_v his_o adultery_n he_o fail_v he_o in_o all_o the_o other_o fair_a mean_n he_o contrive_v now_o resolve_v upon_o cruelty_n in_o the_o use_n of_o foul_a method_n to_o get_v this_o good_a uriah_n cut_v off_o insensible_o and_o so_o to_o cover_v his_o adultery_n with_o murder_n that_o so_o he_o may_v not_o live_v to_o accuse_v the_o adulteress_n mark_v 1._o in_o order_n hereunto_o he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o joab_n v._o 14._o not_o with_o black_a but_o rather_o with_o blood_n and_o vriah_n must_v carry_v this_o sword_n to_o joab_n for_o the_o cut_n of_o his_o own_o throat_n hence_o be_v feign_v that_o fable_n by_o satan_n subtlety_n of_o bellerophontis_fw-la literas_fw-la portare_fw-la to_o elude_v this_o true_a scripture-story_n when_o a_o man_n bear_v the_o message_n of_o his_o own_o death_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o vriah_n must_v be_v set_v in_o the_o hot_a battle_n and_o then_o lurch_v v._o 15._o joab_n must_v believe_v this_o most_o excellent_a person_n have_v some_o way_n deserve_v death_n and_o he_o must_v be_v the_o executioner_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n that_o no_o criminal_n shall_v die_v without_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n against_o they_o therefore_o he_o be_v too_o obsequious_a in_o obey_v so_o tyrannical_a a_o command_n v._o 16_o 17._o but_o joab_n happy_o hope_v hereby_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o david_n for_o the_o murder_n of_o abner_n which_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o answer_v for_o now_o david_n be_v like_a to_o be_v no_o less_o guilty_a than_o himself_o right_o or_o wrong_n he_o will_v please_v the_o king_n mark_v 3._o tiding_n hereof_o be_v dictate_v by_o joab_n in_o what_o order_n the_o messenger_n must_v tell_v david_n v._o 18_o 19_o and_o if_o the_o king_n object_n any_o rashness_n in_o the_o enterprise_n he_o must_v answer_v vriah_n be_v slay_v also_o and_o that_o answer_v all_o objection_n v._o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o the_o messenger_n play_v his_o part_n notable_o like_o a_o pickthank_a and_o make_v haste_n to_o tell_v david_n of_o vriah_n death_n which_o salve_v all_o so_o that_o he_o need_v not_o to_o tell_v he_o of_o the_o death_n of_o abimelech_n judg._n 9.53_o as_o joab_n have_v tutor_v he_o to_o qualify_v the_o death_n of_o any_o of_o his_o brave_a soldier_n etc._n etc._n mark_v four_o david_n be_v please_v say_v let_v not_o joab_n be_v displease_v etc._n etc._n v._n 25._o where_o he_o smooth_v up_o his_o general_n slight_v the_o slaughter_n of_o so_o many_o gallant_a man_n and_o deep_o dissemble_v with_o the_o messenger_n that_o so_o neither_o his_o bloody_a command_n nor_o joab_n fawn_v obedience_n may_v be_v discover_v to_o he_o n._n b._n david_n have_v be_v still_o strive_v against_o the_o stream_n in_o the_o use_n of_o fair_a mean_n and_o none_o will_v do_v to_o his_o content_n but_o have_v find_v 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afterward_o doubtless_o she_o be_v she_o will_v have_v mourn_v like_o a_o dove_n as_o queen_n huzzah_n do_v nah._n 2.7_o but_o after_o seven_o day_n of_o mourning_n say_v josephus_n the_o ordinary_a time_n gen._n 50.10_o 1_o sam._n 31.13_o the_o adulterer_n marry_v the_o adulteress_n and_o probable_o more_o haste_n may_v be_v make_v here_o that_o she_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v with_o child_n by_o david_n after_o they_o be_v marry_v v._o 27._o but_o the_o thing_n that_o david_n have_v do_v displease_v the_o lord_n which_o be_v not_o simple_o his_o marry_v of_o she_o for_o that_o be_v no_o where_o forbid_v in_o scripture_n but_o for_o his_o allure_a she_o to_o adultery_n and_o for_o murder_v her_o husband_n after_o it_o as_o will_n more_o plain_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n where_o david_n conscience_n be_v awaken_v the_o three_o volume_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n and_o mystery_n of_o the_o old-testament_n logical_o discuss_v and_o theological_o improve_v begin_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o solomon_n and_o end_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n wherein_o a_o ample_a account_n be_v give_v of_o all_o the_o apocryphal_a time_n also_o betwixt_o malachy_n and_o the_o messiah_n as_o well_o as_o of_o all_o the_o canonical_a book_n till_o that_o time_n by_o christopher_n ness_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o london_n london_n print_v by_o thomas_n snowden_n for_o the_o author_n in_o the_o year_n 1695._o 2_o sam._n chap._n xii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v first_o david_n repentance_n for_o his_o double_a sin_n and_o both_o of_o they_o of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n adultery_n and_o murder_n he_o be_v reduce_v to_o repent_v by_o nathan_n parable_n and_o by_o direful_a punishment_n denounce_v against_o he_o for_o they_o and_o second_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o repentance_n both_o as_o to_o his_o private_a and_o as_o to_o his_o public_a capacity_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n be_v first_o the_o procure_a cause_n of_o david_n repentance_n as_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o principal_a so_o nathan_n god_n prophet_n be_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n send_v nathan_n and_o he_o have_v need_n be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n send_v that_o can_v rouse_v and_o awaken_v a_o sleepy_a conscience_n so_o harden_v in_o sin_n as_o david_n be_v v._o 1._o mark_v 1._o the_o time_n how_o long_a david_n lie_v in_o his_o sin_n without_o repentance_n it_o be_v compute_v about_o ten_o month_n be_v the_o time_n of_o his_o impenitency_n for_o god_n send_v not_o nathan_n until_o the_o child_n beget_v in_o adultery_n be_v bear_v by_o bathsheba_n so_o long_o do_v david_n indulge_v himself_o in_o his_o amorous_a embracement_n of_o his_o dear_a adulteress_n who_o he_o the_o adulterer_n have_v now_o venture_v to_o marry_v yet_o all_o this_o long_a ten_o month_n as_o peter_n martyr_n well_o observe_v david_n sanctify_v every_o sabbath_n present_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o holy_a assembly_n and_o do_v purify_v himself_o with_o other_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o sanctuarie_n purification_n but_o oh_o wonderful_a with_o what_o kind_n of_o mind_n sure_o he_o do_v nothing_o sincere_o nothing_o from_o real_a piety_n it_o be_v all_o in_o hypocrisy_n and_o from_o a_o customary_a formality_n when_o the_o ordinary_a use_n of_o the_o ordinancy_n of_o god_n can_v not_o cure_v david_n of_o his_o lethargy_n but_o still_o he_o stick_v fast_o with_o his_o foot_n in_o the_o cloggy_a clay_n because_o the_o god_n of_o ordinance_n be_v not_o in_o they_o he_o have_v only_o get_v the_o mantle_n of_o elijah_n in_o his_o tabernacle-worship_n but_o he_o still_o for_o these_o ten_o month_n time_n want_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o that_o mantle_n of_o elijah_n which_o elisha_n pray_v for_o 2_o king_n 2.14_o even_o than_o god_n out_o of_o mere_a commiseration_n and_o free_a grace_n to_o david_n make_v use_n of_o extraordinary_a mean_n to_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o this_o horrible_a pit_n and_o miry_a clay_n as_o david_n acknowledge_v psal_n 40.2_o n._n b_o this_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o as_o no_o man_n can_v awaken_v himself_o out_o of_o a_o dead_a sleep_n so_o the_o best_a of_o man_n may_v fall_v when_o they_o will_v but_o they_o can_v rise_v when_o they_o will_v until_o the_o lord_n lend_v he_o his_o holy_a hand_n to_o help_v he_o and_o to_o do_v for_o he_o what_o ebedmelech_n do_v for_o jeremy_n to_o draw_v he_o up_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o mercy_n out_o of_o a_o miry_a dungeon_n jer._n 38.6_o 12_o 13._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v nathan_n be_v the_o ebedmelech_n to_o david_n this_o nathan_n have_v be_v send_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o david_n with_o glad_a tiding_n about_o fill_v david_n house_n with_o variety_n of_o sweet_a cordial_n and_o comfort_n chap._n 7.4_o to_o 17._o and_o
5._o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n give_v a_o differ_a account_n of_o the_o child_n bear_v by_o joab_n travel_v from_o the_o account_n here_o about_o the_o number_n of_o the_o poll-returned_n v._o 9_o where_o the_o number_n be_v but_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o yet_o in_o 1_o chron._n 21.5_o they_o be_v eleven_o hundred_o thousand_o here_o be_v three_o hundred_o thousand_o difference_n n._n b._n the_o solution_n of_o this_o difference_n be_v the_o sum_n here_o express_v be_v only_o of_o such_o as_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o settle_a militia_n that_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n as_o his_o stand_a guard_n every_o month_n which_o be_v twenty_o four_o thousand_o monthly_a as_o be_v large_o relate_v 1_o chron._n 27._o do_v amount_v to_o two_o hundred_o eighty_o eight_o thousand_o which_o together_o with_o several_a commander_n and_o soldier_n place_v in_o several_a garrison_n may_v very_o well_o make_v up_o the_o odd_a three_o hundred_o thousand_o all_o these_o be_v already_o list_a and_o 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in_o the_o night_n season_n psal_n 16.7_o the_o breathe_n of_o god_n spirit_n upon_o he_o in_o the_o night_n to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o make_v he_o thus_o active_a in_o his_o humiliation_n make_v most_o severe_a reflection_n upon_o himself_o for_o his_o sin_n all_o that_o wearisome_a night_n long_o long_o beg_v pardon_n for_o his_o sin_n before_o god_n send_v the_o prophet_n gad_n to_o he_o when_o david_n be_v early_o up_o the_o next_o morning_n v._o 11_o 12._o but_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o david_n conscience_n be_v not_o thus_o awaken_v to_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v himself_o for_o his_o sin_n by_o a_o immediate_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o he_o over_o night_n but_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o prophet_n gad_n the_o next_o morning_n after_o joab_n have_v give_v in_o his_o number_n to_o the_o king_n n._n b._n and_o this_o seem_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o this_o be_v god_n more_o ordinary_a method_n for_o convince_a man_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o prophet_n more_o than_o by_o any_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n of_o his_o spirit_n upon_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o very_a mean_n god_n have_v before_o make_v use_n of_o to_o awaken_v david_n conscience_n out_o of_o that_o about_o ten_o month_n long_o sleep_v in_o his_o sin_n of_o adultery_n with_o bathsheba_n than_o god_n rouse_v he_o out_o of_o that_o long_a lethargy_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n chap._n 12.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o immediate_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n either_o there_o or_o here_o but_o what_o be_v mediate_o attend_v with_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n god_n have_v appoint_v that_o his_o spirit_n shall_v give_v testimony_n to_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n act._n 14.3_o luk._n 5.17_o etc._n etc._n some_o gripe_n and_o grumble_n of_o conscience_n david_n may_v have_v before_o either_o nathan_n or_o gad_n come_v to_o he_o psal_n 32.3_o 4._o but_o they_o boil_v not_o up_o to_o the_o full_a height_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o his_o sin_n as_o afterward_o in_o psal_n 51._o the_o five_o remark_n be_v god_n send_v gad_n to_o david_n with_o a_o difficult_a choice_n v._o 11_o 12_o 13._o gad_n may_v now_o say_v to_o the_o king_n as_o that_o other_o prophet_n say_v to_o that_o queen_n i_o be_o send_v to_o thou_o with_o heavy_a tiding_n 1_o king_n 14.6_o wherein_o mark._n 1._o david_n rise_v in_o the_o morning_n v._o 11._o he_o can_v not_o sleep_v for_o his_o clamorous_a conscience_n that_o trouble_v he_o say_v sanctius_n he_o pray_v in_o the_o night_n to_o god_n for_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n because_o it_o be_v cordial_a and_o send_v gad_n immediate_o to_o he_o in_o the_o morning_n say_v peter_n martyr_n mark_v 2._o god_n bid_v gad_n tell_v david_n his_o mind_n v._o 12._o peter_n martyr_n observe_v well_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o former_a phrase_n it_o be_v but_o plain_n david_n now_o whereas_o before_o it_o have_v be_v tell_v my_o servant_n david_n chap._n 7.5_o but_o now_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v by_o david_n sin_n it_o be_v only_o tell_v david_n to_o declare_v the_o detestation_n of_o his_o pride_n carnal_a confidence_n and_o covetousness_n thus_o when_o israel_n set_v up_o their_o golden_a idol_n god_n will_v own_v they_o no_o long_o but_o father_n they_o on_o moses_n exod._n 32.7_o mark_v 3._o it_o be_v not_o gad_n message_n here_o as_o before_o have_v be_v nathan_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n chap._n 12.13_o but_o here_o three_o sore_a judgement_n be_v instant_o set_v before_o he_o to_o teach_v he_o how_o strict_a god_n be_v in_o his_o discipline_n and_o do_v not_o present_o take_v off_o punishment_n from_o man_n upon_o their_o first_o profession_n of_o repentance_n mark_v 4._o david_n have_v deserve_v all_o those_o three_o judgement_n by_o his_o detestable_a sin_n yet_o god_n like_o a_o tender-hearted_a father_n be_v resolve_v to_o chastise_v his_o child_n for_o some_o 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gad_n again_o to_o david_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 1_o chron._n 21.18_o that_o as_o he_o have_v be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o law_n to_o he_o in_o the_o sad_a tiding_n of_o a_o approach_a pestilence_n so_o he_o may_v be_v of_o the_o gospel_n to_o he_o in_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o pardon_v his_o sin_n and_o stay_v the_o plague_n as_o likewise_o to_o give_v direction_n unto_o david_n who_o dare_v not_o go_v to_o gibeon_n 1_o chron._n 21.29_o 30._o mark_v 3._o david_n thus_o direct_v dare_v go_v to_o araunah_n notwithstanding_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o angel_n have_v a_o call_n from_o god_n n._n b._n this_o man_n be_v a_o gentile_a that_o have_v mount_n moriah_n now_o in_o his_o possession_n which_o figure_v say_v peter_n martyr_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o who_o the_o jew_n must_v come_v at_o their_o last_o conversion_n as_o david_n do_v to_o araunah_n here_o in_o believe_v the_o messiah_n if_o ever_o they_o be_v save_v mark_v 4._o araunah_n peep_v out_o of_o his_o 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mason_n to_o hew_v stone_n for_o the_o building_n etc._n etc._n 1_o chron._n 22.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o to_o typify_v the_o gospel_n temple_n to_o be_v build_v up_o by_o believe_v gentile_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n etc._n etc._n second_o david_n before_o his_o death_n dispose_v of_o all_o chief_a office_n both_o of_o church_n state_n and_o army_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o exact_a account_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n of_o the_o first_o of_o chronicle_n there_o describe_v three_o david_n likewise_o compose_v all_o those_o other_o psalm_n that_o bear_v no_o certain_a date_n as_o the_o other_o already_o mention_v in_o the_o series_n of_o the_o history_n do_v we_o find_v many_o of_o those_o undated_a psalm_n dispose_v by_o david_n to_o asaph_n jeduthun_n and_o heman_n who_o he_o have_v set_v
be_v only_a external_n whereof_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v already_o i_o shall_v now_o apply_v myself_o to_o such_o only_a as_o be_v internal_a the_o inward_a ornament_n and_o furniture_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o they_o be_v reducible_a to_o three_o head_n as_o to_o the_o three_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n mark_v 1._o to_o begin_v with_o the_o noble_a court_n first_o to_o wit_n the_o oracle_n or_o holy_a of_o holies_n wherein_o solomon_n settle_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n after_o all_o its_o manifold_a wander_n in_o its_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a rest_a place_n n._n b._n the_o ark_n of_o god_n before_o this_o settlement_n have_v be_v toss_v about_o 1._o from_o the_o desert_n to_o gilgal_n 2._o from_o gilgal_n to_o shiloh_n 3._o from_o shiloh_n to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n 4._o from_o thence_o to_o bethshemesh_n 5._o from_o bethshemesh_n to_o kirjath-jearim_a 6._o from_o thence_o to_o the_o house_n of_o obededom_a 7._o from_o thence_o to_o gibâ—on_n 8._o to_o 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afterward_o remark_n the_o three_o in_o this_o siege_n of_o ramoth_n joram_n king_n of_o israel_n receive_v by_o the_o syrian_n such_o a_o mortal_a wound_n as_o make_v he_o sick_a of_o a_o fever_n 2_o king_n 8.29_o it_o seem_v king_n in_o those_o time_n expose_v themselves_o unto_o great_a danger_n in_o battle_n as_o this_o same_o war_n be_v begin_v by_o ahab_n the_o father_n and_o prove_v fatal_a to_o he_o 1_o king_n 22.3.34_o so_o it_o do_v no_o less_o to_o this_o joram_n ahab_n son_n here_o be_v he_o wound_v and_o go_v down_o from_o ramoth_n about_o twentyfour_o miles_n to_o jezreel_n a_o place_n of_o great_a security_n to_o be_v heal_v etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 9.15_o so_o that_o jehu_n have_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n say_v p._n martyr_n to_o fall_v upon_o joram_n when_o he_o be_v withdraw_v from_o his_o army_n thither_o for_o cure_v his_o wound_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o final_a fall_n of_o those_o two_o wicked_a confederate_a king_n be_v describe_v together_o with_o the_o 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determine_v to_o be_v jonah_n the_o son_n of_o amittai_n jon._n 1.1_o who_o they_o say_v be_v the_o widow_n son_n of_o sereptah_n who_o elisha_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a 1_o king_n 17.22_o however_o he_o be_v one_o unknown_a to_o jehu_n have_v elisha_n himself_o go_v it_o will_v have_v make_v joram_n party_n jealous_a etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o this_o young_a prophet_n elisha_n order_v not_o to_o fetch_v the_o sacred_a oil_n from_o the_o temple_n say_v p._n martyr_n but_o take_v that_o which_o be_v at_o hand_n because_o the_o matter_n admit_v of_o no_o delay_n nor_o do_v he_o take_v a_o horn_n of_o oil_n wherewith_o both_o david_n and_o solomon_n be_v anoint_v 1_o sam._n 16.1_o and_o 1_o king_n 1.39_o which_o intimate_v a_o perpetuity_n of_o their_o two_o kingdom_n but_o a_o glass_n vial_n or_o box._n as_o 1_o sam._n 10.1_o the_o same_o hebrew_n word_n in_o both_o place_n to_o show_v a_o deficiency_n or_o failure_n in_o saul_n and_o jehu_n kingdom_n jehu_n be_v anoint_v say_v p._n martyr_n that_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n he_o may_v succeed_v ahab_n son_n who_o he_o be_v utter_o to_o extirpate_v remark_n the_o three_o this_o young_a prophet_n obey_v elisha_n though_o in_o peril_n of_o his_o life_n for_o high-treason_n because_o joram_n be_v still_o live_v he_o go_v to_o ramoth_n which_o cajetan_n p._n martyr_n etc._n etc._n think_v be_v now_o win_v from_o the_o syrian_n by_o israel_n army_n though_o jorant_a be_v go_v to_o jezreel_n leave_v jehu_n his_o general_n in_o his_o absence_n this_o they_o gather_v from_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o inner_a chamber_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stair_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o the_o charge_n let_v none_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n for_o 15._o here_o the_o prophet_n anoint_v jehu_n and_o in_o god_n name_n tell_v he_o of_o royal-work_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o this_o be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o elijah_n to_o elisha_n 1_o king_n 19.16_o and_o now_o of_o elisha_n to_o this_o young_a prophet_n remark_n the_o four_o this_o act_n though_o secret_o manage_v do_v startle_v at_o the_o first_o the_o other_o captain_n under_o jehu_n the_o general_n they_o ask_v wherefore_o come_v this_o mad_a fellow_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 11._o n._n b._n thus_o those_o profane_a captain_n flout_v the_o lord_n prophet_n for_o their_o declaim_n against_o their_o debauchery_n and_o idolatry_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n minister_n be_v count_v and_o call_v by_o a_o mad_a world_n always_o beside_o itself_o in_o matter_n of_o salvation_n even_o in_o all_o age_n as_o jerem._n 29.26_o hos_fw-la 9.7_o act_n 26.24_o 2_o cor._n 5.13_o yea_o christ_n himself_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v beside_o himself_o by_o his_o carnal_a kindred_n mark_v 3.21_o remark_n the_o five_o however_o those_o rude_a ruffian_n know_v he_o by_o his_o habit_n and_o gesture_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o that_o he_o come_v upon_o some_o great_a errand_n which_o they_o be_v more_o eager_a to_o know_v because_o jehu_n modest_o endeavour_v to_o conceal_v it_o ver_fw-la 12._o and_o when_o they_o know_v it_o partly_o from_o expect_a preferment_n partly_o from_o humane_a nature_n that_o desire_v novelty_n but_o principal_o from_o god_n providence_n incline_v their_o heart_n they_o consent_v and_o confirm_v what_o this_o mad_a man_n have_v do_v ver_fw-la 13._o make_v use_n of_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stair_n for_o jehu_n throne_n and_o their_o own_o garment_n instead_o of_o a_o cloth_n of_o state_n for_o he_o to_o tread_v upon_o remark_n the_o six_o joram_n absence_n from_o his_o army_n because_o of_o his_o wound_n make_v very_o much_o for_o jehu_n advantage_n say_v p._n martyr_n jehu_n immediate_o march_v to_o jezreel_n where_o joram_n be_v and_o where_o jehoaaz_n or_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v come_v to_o visit_v his_o cousin_n king_n of_o israel_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o which_o be_v mark_v as_o a_o marvellous_a act_n of_o god_n providence_n 2_o chron._n 22.6_o 7._o n._n b._n that_o as_o these_o two_o wicked_a king_n have_v join_v themselves_o together_o in_o sin_v so_o god_n order_v it_o that_o they_o shall_v both_o be_v join_v together_o in_o suffer_v joram_n come_v thither_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o his_o wound_n and_o ahaziah_n come_v thither_o to_o condole_v with_o his_o wound_a cousin-king_n at_o this_o juncture_n come_v jehu_n and_o catch_v they_o both_o in_o his_o net_n the_o second_o part_n be_v what_o jehu_n act_v after_o he_o be_v thus_o anoint_v remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o no_o soon_o have_v joram_n watchman_n discover_v jehu_n by_o his_o furious_a march_v but_o he_o send_v first_o one_o scout_n and_o then_o another_o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o both_o which_o jehu_n detain_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v himself_o give_v a_o answer_n to_o joram_n upon_o this_o discovery_n joram_n though_o sick_a and_o wound_a go_v in_o his_o chariot_n to_o meet_v jehu_n ver_fw-la 21._o never_a dream_v of_o a_o enemy_n but_o rather_o think_v though_o his_o messenger_n be_v detain_v that_o jehu_n come_v with_o good_a tiding_n from_o the_o army_n whereof_o he_o have_v leave_v he_o the_o general_n and_o that_o jehu_n himself_o be_v resolve_v to_o be_v the_o first_o messenger_n of_o their_o success_n against_o the_o syrian_n thus_o god_n infatuate_v who_o he_o design_n to_o destroy_v remark_n the_o second_o when_o joram_n see_v jehu_n ver_fw-la 22._o he_o ask_v if_o he_o come_v in_o peace_n suspect_v some_o treachery_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o jehu_n answer_v brisk_o and_o brave_o again_o say_v p._n martyr_n what_o peace_n etc._n etc._n his_o answer_n be_v as_o fierce_a and_o furious_a as_o his_o march_n be_v he_o mention_n not_o joram_n but_o his_o mother_n jezebel_n sin_n who_o be_v a_o notorious_a adulteress_n and_o
make_v any_o strict_a search_n and_o enquiry_n after_o it_o lest_o the_o people_n shall_v listen_v and_o learn_v that_o there_o be_v yet_o one_o of_o david_n family_n leave_v alive_a and_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o her_o tyrannical_a government_n may_v hearken_v and_o hanker_v after_o he_o through_o desire_n of_o a_o change_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o part_n be_v jehoiada_n prudent_a contrivance_n to_o bring_v joash_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o to_o depose_v she_o from_o be_v queen_n who_o have_v no_o title_n to_o it_o remark_n the_o first_o jehoiada_n conspiracy_n against_o usurp_a athaliah_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n and_o 2_o chron._n 23._o throughout_o and_o set_v up_o of_o joash_n the_o antecedent_n whereof_o be_v the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o plot._n mark_v 1_o the_o time_n when_o namely_o when_o the_o young_a prince_n be_v now_o seven_o year_n old_a ver_fw-la 4_o 21._o so_o long_o have_v jehoiada_n wait_v for_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o settle_v the_o right_a heir_n upon_o the_o throne_n no_o doubt_n but_o during_o the_o six_o year_n of_o this_o idolatrous_a and_o tyrannical_a usurp_a queen_n he_o communicate_v his_o counsel_n to_o some_o faithful_a friend_n but_o can_v not_o come_v at_o a_o sufficient_a preparation_n to_o protect_v this_o young_a king_n against_o the_o power_n of_o athaliah_n now_o fetch_v he_o ruler_n five_o only_a at_o the_o first_o into_o covenant_n with_o he_o ver_fw-la 4._o and_o 2_o chron._n 23.1_o 2._o and_o priest_n and_o levite_n with_o some_o pick_v out_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o conscience_n and_o interest_n oblige_v they_o mark_v 2._o the_o lawfulness_n of_o this_o conspiracy_n appear_v say_v peter_z martyr_n because_o 1._o jehoiada_n be_v no_o private_a person_n but_o the_o highpriest_n to_o who_o belong_v not_o only_o the_o judgement_n of_o sacred_a but_o also_o of_o civil_a thing_n especial_o have_v the_o concurrence_n of_o prince_n priest_n and_o levite_n and_o 2._o he_o be_v the_o husband_n of_o the_o right_a heir_n aunt_n so_o have_v by_o the_o right_n of_o affinity_n the_o guardianship_n of_o this_o fatherless_a and_o motherless_a child_n etc._n etc._n 3._o athaliah_n have_v not_o so_o much_o right_n to_o the_o crown_n as_o jehoiada_n wife_n a_o princess_n but_o be_v a_o mere_a usurper_n and_o one_o of_o that_o wicked_a house_n of_o ahab_n which_o god_n have_v particular_o devote_v to_o destruction_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o proper_a place_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o see_v god_n promise_n to_o david_n perform_v and_o the_o law_n in_o deut._n 17.15_o observe_v which_o admit_v of_o brethren_n to_o rule_n but_o no_o sister_n much_o less_o stranger_n 5._o grotius_n add_v she_o be_v a_o incurable_a idolatress_n so_o depose_v be_v her_o due_a 6._o he_o do_v this_o by_o divine_a direction_n of_o the_o unerring_a spirit_n of_o god_n mark_v 3_o this_o prudent_a and_o pious_a high_a priest_n jehoiada_n of_o the_o house_n of_o zadok_n say_v the_o annotation_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o all_o he_o find_v faithful_a among_o the_o prince_n lord_n priest_n and_o levite_n to_o depose_v athaliah_n to_o set_v up_o joash_n to_o put_v down_o idolatry_n and_o to_o establish_v the_o true_a religion_n n.b._n thus_o good_a governor_n resolve_v to_o reform_v religion_n use_v to_o begin_v with_o a_o covenant_n 2_o chron._n 15.12_o and_o 29.10_o and_o 34.31_o ezra_n 10.3_o neh._n 9.38_o and_o thus_o jehoiada_n do_v as_o he_o be_v the_o young_a king_n protector_n at_o this_o time_n take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o here_o to_o secrecy_n from_o athaliah_n and_o fidelity_n to_o joash_n than_o he_o show_v they_o the_o king_n to_o quicken_v they_o up_o the_o more_o to_o act_n vigorous_o in_o accomplish_v the_o high_a priest_n honest_a and_o honourable_a design_n the_o next_o circumstance_n be_v the_o concomitant_n of_o this_o godly_a conspiracy_n mark_v 1_o the_o prudent_a and_o politic_a management_n of_o this_o religious_a association_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o 2_o chron._n 23.7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o where_o i_o find_v some_o learned_a man_n say_v that_o jehoiada_n choose_v the_o passover-feast-time_n wherein_o to_o transact_v this_o important_a matter_n lest_o athaliah_n shall_v suspect_v a_o conspiracy_n from_o any_o unusual_a concourse_n of_o prince_n priest_n and_o people_n which_o yet_o be_v usual_a and_o customary_a at_o the_o pascal_n feast_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o as_o it_o be_v wise_o do_v as_o to_o time_n so_o as_o to_o place_v likewise_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o temple_n upon_o account_n both_o of_o its_o capacity_n able_a to_o contain_v vast_a multitude_n without_o suspicion_n at_o a_o solemn_a feast_n and_o likewise_o because_o it_o be_v contiguous_a to_o the_o king_n who_o jehoiada_n show_v to_o his_o company_n say_v as_o osiander_n say_v god_n never_o command_v that_o a_o woman_n shall_v reign_v much_o less_o a_o strange_a woman_n that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o judah_n therefore_o do_v he_o say_v the_o king_n son_n shall_v reign_v 2_o chron._n 23.3_o and_o last_o because_o david_n armoury_n be_v there_o ver_fw-la 10._o 2_o king_n 11._o wherewith_o to_o arm_n they_o mark_v 3_o all_o come_v into_o the_o temple_n unarm_v to_o avoid_v suspicion_n now_o prince_n priest_n and_o levite_n be_v all_o upon_o this_o extraordinary_a occasion_n arm_v all_o watch_n and_o guard_n be_v set_v and_o settle_v in_o all_o their_o post_n and_o proper_a place_n the_o king_n be_v bring_v forth_o under_o the_o name_n of_o only_a the_o king_n son_n for_o 12._o here_o but_o when_o jehoiada_n have_v put_v the_o royal_a crown_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n into_o his_o hand_n deut._n 17.18_o and_o likewise_o anoint_v he_o with_o the_o holy_a oil_n than_o be_v the_o loud_a acclamation_n of_o all_o that_o be_v present_v god_n save_v the_o king_n and_o they_o clap_v their_o hand_n for_o joy_n a_o visible_a expression_n thereof_o psal_n 47.1_o ezek._n 25.6_o the_o three_o part_n be_v the_o consequent_n of_o all_o this_o holy_a confederacy_n mark_v 1_o athaliah_n destruction_n occasion_v by_o the_o rumour_n of_o a_o new_a king_n soon_o hand_v to_o athaliah_n palace_n be_v very_o nigh_o to_o the_o temple_n n.b._n which_o verify_v that_o old_a adage_n the_o near_o the_o church_n the_o far_a from_o god_n this_o hold_v true_a in_o athaliah_n and_o her_o idolatrous_a accomplice_n she_o upon_o the_o noise_n and_o news_n hereof_o come_v run_v into_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o violent_o break_v through_o the_o range_v ver_fw-la 8._o to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o tumult_n this_o be_v do_v by_o a_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n to_o bring_v she_o that_o know_v nothing_o all_o this_o time_n of_o this_o so_o secret_a contrivance_n within_o their_o power_n when_o she_o see_v the_o king_n ver_fw-la 14._o though_o she_o be_v the_o grand_a traitor_n yet_o she_o cry_v out_o treason_n treason_n jehoiada_n bid_v carry_v she_o forth_o and_o not_o kill_v she_o in_o the_o temple_n she_o run_v away_o the_o horse-way_n and_o there_o be_v slay_v probable_o among_o the_o horse_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o that_o her_o death_n may_v be_v like_o her_o mother_n jezebel_n be_v chap._n 9.33_o as_o she_o be_v not_o unlike_o she_o in_o her_o sin_n josephus_n say_v she_o be_v carry_v down_o to_o the_o town-ditch_n and_o there_o dispatch_v however_o it_o be_v among_o the_o stable_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o none_o do_v defend_v she_o so_o weary_a be_v all_o man_n of_o her_o tyrannical_a government_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o the_o double_a covenant_n of_o jehoiada_n the_o first_o be_v sacred_a betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o king_n that_o the_o king_n may_v be_v oblige_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n to_o maintain_v his_o worship_n and_o to_o root_v out_o idolatry_n and_o the_o second_o be_v a_o civil_a covenant_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o 2_o chron._n 23.16_o n.b._n in_o the_o first_o of_o those_o jehoiada_n do_v not_o 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appear_v from_o his_o name_v the_o place_n of_o it_o jockteel_n that_o be_v hebr._n obedience_n to_o god_n when_o god_n bid_v he_o by_o his_o prophet_n to_o dismiss_v israel_n army_n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o second_o part_n wherein_o amaziah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v not_o right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n remark_n the_o first_o in_o hebrew_a this_o amaziah_n be_v call_v amaziahu_n the_o former_a signify_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o latter_a the_o strength_n of_o his_o lord_n now_o begin_v he_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v his_o strength_n begin_v to_o depart_v from_o he_o he_o now_o discover_v himself_o a_o notorious_a hypocrite_n as_o his_o father_n joash_n before_o he_o have_v do_v both_o of_o they_o prove_v gross_a idolater_n 2_o chron._n 24.17_o 18._o and_o chap._n 25.14_o when_o amaziah_n have_v conquer_v the_o edomite_n have_v slay_v ten_o thousand_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o break_v the_o bone_n of_o other_o ten_o thousand_o that_o obstinate_o stand_v out_o and_o will_v not_o own_v he_o their_o king_n the_o very_a idol_n of_o the_o conquer_a do_v conquer_v he_o for_o he_o bring_v they_o home_o and_o instead_o of_o burn_v they_o as_o david_n have_v do_v 1_o chron._n 14_o 12._o according_a to_o god_n command_n deut._n 7.5_o he_o burn_v incense_v to_o they_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n this_o be_v the_o more_o monstrous_a idolatry_n in_o a_o hypocrite_n who_o have_v do_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 3._o who_o have_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 7_o 10._o and_o who_o have_v just_a now_o receive_v so_o glorious_a a_o victory_n from_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12._o remark_n the_o second_o amaziah_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o this_o late_a victory_n over_o edom_n proud_o conceit_v he_o shall_v prosper_v in_o all_o his_o undertake_n so_o send_v a_o challenge_n to_o jehoash_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 14.8_o fond_o believe_v his_o army_n be_v invincible_a indeed_o he_o have_v be_v wrong_v in_o his_o absense_n by_o those_o hundred_o thousand_o mercenary_n of_o israel_n who_o he_o have_v dismiss_v at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o prophet_n who_o have_v make_v sad_a havoc_n in_o judah_n therefore_o junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la think_v this_o challenge_n be_v for_o revenge_n but_o sanctius_n out_o of_o josephus_n say_v it_o be_v his_o ambition_n of_o advance_v his_o glory_n by_o his_o arm_n and_o to_o conquer_v israel_n also_o remark_n the_o three_o jehoash_fw-mi as_o ambitious_a and_o arrogant_a as_o be_v amaziah_n return_v he_o a_o scornful_a answer_n to_o his_o haughty_a challenge_n in_o a_o most_o elegant_a apologue_n a_o well_o adapt_v fable_n of_o the_o thistle_n and_o of_o the_o cedar_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 9_o wherein_o mark_v 1._o by_o the_o thistle_n which_o be_v a_o low_a contemptible_a yet_o pricky_a and_o troublesome_a shrub_n he_o mean_v amaziah_n and_o by_o the_o cedar_n which_o be_v the_o tall_a of_o tree_n 1_o king_n 4.33_o himself_o whereby_o he_o intimate_v that_o himself_o be_v the_o lofty_a of_o king_n out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o such_o a_o low_a weak_a weed_n as_o amaziah_n be_v who_o be_v but_o a_o petty_a king_n in_o comparison_n of_o himself_o say_v vatablus_n they_o both_o grow_v in_o lebanon_n within_o canaan_n but_o the_o thistle_n grow_v under_o the_o cedar_n mark_v 2._o by_o give_v thy_o daughter_n to_o my_o son_n etc._n etc._n he_o understand_v that_o he_o scorn_v it_o as_o a_o matter_n infinite_o below_o he_o to_o make_v any_o such_o match_n with_o my_o so_o much_o inferior_a the_o meaning_n be_v say_v lavater_n let_v thy_o kingdom_n and_o i_o be_v unite_v under_o one_o king_n as_o former_o they_o be_v and_o let_v we_o decide_v it_o by_o a_o pitch_a battle_n whether_o thou_o or_o i_o shall_v be_v that_o king_n this_o challenge_n jehoash_n scorn_v in_o his_o heart_n see_v such_o marriage_n seek_v after_o presuppose_v a_o equality_n of_o party_n mark_v 3_o by_o the_o wild_a beast_n tread_v down_o the_o thistle_n be_v mean_v say_v sanctius_n his_o own_o soldier_n which_o be_v most_o brutish_a and_o barbarous_a hence_o bellum_n war_n be_v true_o call_v belluinum_fw-la a_o beastly_a thing_n and_o thus_o soldier_n be_v call_v brutish_a man_n skilful_a to_o destroy_v ezek._n 21.31_o my_o army_n say_v he_o shall_v as_o easy_o tread_v thou_o down_o as_o the_o beast_n do_v the_o scorn_a thistle_n mark_v 4._o from_o the_o parable_n jehoash_n proceed_v to_o speak_v plain_o ver_fw-la 10._o use_v a_o dissuasive_a exprobration_n rather_o revile_v his_o folly_n than_o give_v he_o advice_n wherein_o vice_n as_o we_o say_v correct_v sin_n for_o he_o show_v himself_o full_a as_o proud_a and_o insolent_a as_o amaziah_n and_o have_v it_o please_v the_o lord_n he_o may_v have_v fail_v of_o his_o confidence_n for_o his_o pride_n also_o remark_n the_o four_o this_o parabolical_a speech_n prevail_v not_o with_o proud_a amaziah_n to_o tarry_v at_o home_n and_o to_o cease_v boast_v of_o his_o success_n over_o edom_n in_o his_o own_o country_n but_o god_n so_o blind_v he_o for_o his_o ridiculous_a idolatry_n 2_o chron._n 25.20_o that_o he_o resolve_v to_o go_v fetch_v his_o own_o ruin_n for_o which_o he_o be_v now_o full_o ripe_a jehoash_n perceive_v his_o precipitancy_n prove_v too_o quick_a for_o he_o prudent_o and_o politic_o meet_v he_o at_o bethshemesh_n in_o judah_n ver_fw-la 11._o force_v he_o to_o fight_v in_o his_o own_o land_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o ten_o tribe_n carry_v the_o war_n crafty_o into_o his_o enemy_n country_n the_o two_o army_n say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n no_o soon_o come_v in_o sight_n one_o of_o another_o but_o that_o of_o judah_n flee_v josephus_n say_v that_o before_o any_o fight_n they_o begin_v to_o
flee_v god_n strike_v they_o with_o a_o panic_n fear_n they_o flee_v every_o man_n to_o his_o tent_n ver_fw-la 12._o be_v both_o discourage_v with_o their_o king_n be_v foolish_a idolatry_n and_o unsatisfied_a with_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o quarrel_n so_o the_o king_n forsake_v by_o his_o man_n be_v take_v by_o the_o enemy_n ver_fw-la 13._o remark_n the_o five_o jehoash_fw-mi take_v amaziah_n leave_v to_o shift_n for_o himself_o say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n prisoner_n at_o bethshemesh_n carry_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o the_o way_n threaten_v he_o with_o death_n if_o he_o do_v not_o cause_v the_o citizen_n to_o set_v open_a the_o gate_n and_o leave_v all_o to_o his_o mercy_n he_o command_v entrance_n in_o amaziah_n name_n which_o they_o dare_v not_o deny_v the_o gate_n be_v present_o open_v to_o jehoash_n which_o hold_v out_o two_o year_n against_o nabuchadnezzar_n then_o he_o ransack_v the_o temple_n and_o palace_n of_o their_o treasury_n break_v down_o four_o hundred_o cubit_n of_o the_o wall_n that_o the_o city_n may_v rebel_v no_o more_o take_v hostage_n that_o the_o war_n may_v not_o be_v renew_v and_o return_n to_o samaria_n ver_fw-la 14._o remark_n the_o six_o jehoash_n take_v not_o the_o crown_n nor_o unite_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n thus_o subdue_v and_o their_o king_n his_o captive_n to_o his_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o may_v have_v do_v have_v not_o god_n overrule_v he_o that_o his_o promise_n to_o david_n of_o a_o lamp_n in_o jerusalem_n may_v still_o be_v perform_v and_o he_o know_v all_o judah_n have_v great_a love_n to_o david_n house_n therefore_o return_v he_o home_o to_o samaria_n when_o he_o have_v dismiss_v the_o king_n amaziah_n upon_o condition_n impose_v by_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n in_o the_o same_o year_n of_o this_o victory_n over_o judah_n god_n smite_v jehoash_fw-mi with_o sickness_n and_o death_n for_o his_o sacrilege_n say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n in_o rob_v god_n temple_n however_o it_o be_v sure_o for_o his_o forementioned_a pride_n god_n punish_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o treasure_n and_o honour_n and_o this_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o life_n ver_fw-la 16._o both_o of_o they_o for_o pride_n remark_n the_o seven_o though_o amaziah_n live_v after_o this_o jehoash_fw-mi fifteen_o year_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o 2_o chron._n 25.25_o yet_o be_v it_o but_o a_o lifeless_a life_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o hatred_n of_o his_o subject_n both_o for_o his_o idolatry_n and_o misgovernment_n which_o have_v bring_v so_o many_o mischief_n upon_o they_o at_o last_o they_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o and_o 2_o chron._n 25.27_o for_o his_o turn_n from_o the_o true_a god_n to_o the_o idol_n of_o edom_n those_o conspirator_n force_v he_o to_o flee_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o lachish_n where_o he_o can_v find_v no_o security_n for_o though_o he_o may_v live_v some_o time_n there_o as_o a_o exile_n so_o contemptible_a be_v he_o become_v to_o his_o own_o people_n yet_o when_o they_o see_v good_a they_o send_v their_o executioner_n thither_o and_o there_o fly_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o in_o a_o chariot_n with_o horse_n to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o 2_o chron._n 25.28_o n.b._n the_o rabbin_n say_v because_o he_o have_v bring_v the_o idol_n of_o edom_n to_o jerusalem_n upon_o horse_n therefore_o be_v his_o corpse_n bring_v thither_o upon_o horse_n likewise_o and_o not_o upon_o man_n shoulder_n remark_n the_o eight_o all_o this_o befall_v amaziah_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n send_v to_o bring_v he_o to_o repentance_n this_o history_n be_v record_v in_o 2_o chron._n 25.15_o 16._o but_o not_o in_o 2_o king_n 14._o the_o story_n in_o short_a be_v this_o amaziah_n serve_v the_o idol_n of_o edom_n as_o before_o god_n be_v angry_a at_o it_o yet_o in_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n so_o as_o to_o send_v he_o a_o prophet_n to_o reclaim_v he_o when_o he_o may_v just_o have_v at_o the_o same_o time_n hurl_v he_o into_o hell_n for_o disow_v his_o deliverer_n and_o for_o worship_v idol_n that_o can_v not_o deliver_v either_o themselves_o or_o their_o worshipper_n n.b._n the_o king_n threaten_v the_o prophet_n to_o slay_v he_o for_o his_o sauciness_n when_o the_o prophet_n find_v he_o indocible_a he_o forbear_v to_o cast_v pearl_n before_o a_o hog_n but_o read_v he_o his_o doom_n god_n have_v determine_v to_o destroy_v thou_o vncounsellable_a wretch_n be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o destruction_n prov._n 29.1_o and_o this_o judgement_n aforesaid_a befall_v amaziah_n as_o be_v foretell_v he_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o fourteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o of_o king_n relate_v to_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o successor_n to_o jehoash_n ver_fw-la 23_o to_o ver_fw-la 29._o as_o to_o vzziah_n and_o azariah_n the_o successor_n of_o amaziah_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22._o that_o story_n belong_v to_o the_o next_o chapter_n remark_n upon_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o first_o he_o be_v a_o valiant_a and_o victorious_a prince_n who_o somewhat_o refresh_v the_o low_a state_n of_o israel_n reign_v forty_o and_o one_o year_n ver_fw-la 23._o which_o be_v the_o long_a reign_n of_o any_o king_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o division_n and_o before_o the_o captivity_n though_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o idolatrous_a way_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o first_o ver_fw-la 24._o yet_o the_o lord_n have_v compassion_n upon_o his_o afflict_a israel_n make_v use_v of_o he_o to_o restore_v their_o lose_a land_n upon_o both_o side_n of_o jordan_n their_o northern_a and_o southern_a border_n ver_fw-la 25_o 26_o 27._o remark_n the_o second_o as_o divine_a goodness_n appear_v here_o in_o not_o determine_v as_o yet_o to_o write_v lo-ammi_n upon_o israel_n which_o afterward_o he_o both_o say_v it_o hos_fw-la 1.6_o 9_o and_o do_v it_o chap._n 17.18_o so_o divine_a truth_n shine_v forth_o in_o fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o jonah_n ver_fw-la 25._o by_o which_o say_v grotius_n we_o learn_v when_o that_o prophet_n live_v suppose_a to_o be_v send_v to_o comfort_n jehoahaz_n when_o humble_v chap._n 13.3_o 4._o remark_n the_o three_o after_o this_o jeroboam_n prosperous_a reign_n forty_o one_o year_n for_o revive_v the_o almost_o decay_a condition_n of_o israel_n he_o die_v and_o his_o son_n zachariah_n succeed_v he_o ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o who_o be_v the_o four_o by_o lineal_a descent_n from_o jehu_n in_o who_o god_n promise_n make_v to_o jehu_n chap._n 10.30_o be_v faithful_o accomplish_v here_o ver_fw-la 25._o jonah_n the_o son_n of_o amittai_n be_v name_v as_o jonah_n 1.1_o whence_o some_o say_v that_o this_o jonah_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n next_o elisha_n who_o prophecy_n be_v extant_a upon_o record_n etc._n etc._n but_o more_o of_o this_o after_o the_o six_o remark_n upon_o 2_o king_n 15._o where_o other_o learned_a make_v jonah_n the_o four_o prophet_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o all_o jonah_n prophecy_n 2_o king_n chap._n xv._o this_o 2_o king_n chapter_n the_o 15_o treat_v both_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o israel_n too_o but_o the_o 2_o chron._n 26._o chap._n of_o judah_n only_o the_o first_o part_n in_o both_o those_o book_n and_o chapter_n concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n namely_o of_o vzziah_n successor_n to_o amaziah_n remark_n upon_o he_o be_v first_o this_o king_n have_v two_o name_n of_o much_o affinity_n say_v vatablus_n he_o be_v call_v azariah_n chap_n 14.21_o and_o 15.1_o and_o uzziah_n ver_fw-la 13_o 30._o 2_o chron._n 26.1_o both_o name_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o substance_n azariah_n god_n help_n and_o vzziah_n god_n strength_n upon_o his_o father_n amaziah_n murder_n all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v this_o vzziah_n his_o son_n when_o but_o sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n chap._n 14.21_o which_o they_o do_v either_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o conspirator_n or_o to_o show_v their_o affection_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o that_o their_o quarrel_n be_v only_o personal_a against_o amaziah_n who_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o author_n of_o all_o their_o late_a calamity_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o character_n of_o this_o king_n ver_fw-la 3._o he_o do_v right_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v this_o be_v no_o very_a laudable_a character_n as_o tilinus_n observe_v for_o as_o the_o father_n begin_v his_o reign_n fair_o but_o end_v it_o foul_o so_o do_v the_o son_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n without_o sincerity_n and_o only_o for_o a_o season_n neither_o of_o they_o do_v so_o well_o at_o last_o as_o at_o first_o whereas_o their_o last_o work_n shall_v have_v have_v be_v better_a than_o their_o first_o have_v they_o be_v of_o that_o golden_a temper_n of_o thratira_n revel_v 2.19_o but_o both_o of_o they_o wax_v worse_a and_o worse_o 2_o tim._n 3.13_o they_o both_o base_o
its_o height_n he_o be_v victorious_a against_o the_o ammonite_n god_n prosper_v he_o because_o he_o prove_v as_o good_a at_o last_o as_o at_o first_o his_o good_a way_n blessed_v his_o war_n with_o success_n and_o then_o he_o die_v the_o three_o part_n of_o 2_o king_n chapter_n the_o 15_o give_v a_o account_n of_o five_o king_n that_o reign_v over_o israel_n from_o ver_fw-la 8_o to_o ver_fw-la 31._o remark_n the_o first_o zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o succeed_v ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o who_o reign_v but_o six_o month_n so_o soon_o do_v god_n dispatch_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o with_o he_o all_o jehu_n generation_n because_o this_o four_o be_v as_o wicked_a as_o the_o first_o all_o of_o they_o be_v worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n long_a continuance_n in_o the_o same_o sin_n of_o father_n grandfather_n great-grandfather_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o this_o man_n sin_n and_o do_v high_o incense_v god_n anger_n against_o he_o so_o now_o when_o god_n have_v make_v his_o promise_n chap._n 10.30_o good_a to_o jehu_n he_o suffer_v shallum_n some_o great_a commander_n in_o the_o army_n to_o conspire_v against_o he_o and_o to_o cut_v he_o off_o as_o the_o last_o of_o jehu_n n.b._n i_o find_v lavater_n and_o many_o learned_a man_n say_v that_o a_o inter-reign_a can_v be_v deny_v in_o those_o time_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n to_o make_v the_o scripture-computation_n currant_n see_v dr._n lightfoot'_v chronology_n remark_n the_o second_o shallum_n of_o another_o family_n cut_v of_o jehu_n family_n out_o of_o his_o ambitious_a aspire_a after_o the_o crown_n of_o israel_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15._o as_o this_o zachary_n of_o jehu_n race_n have_v soon_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o iniquity_n matth._n 23.32_o even_o in_o six_o month_n time_n so_o this_o shallum_n of_o another_o race_n fill_v up_o his_o ephah_n zech._n 5.6_o much_o soon_o even_o in_o one_o month_n time_n who_o as_o cluverius_n well_o observe_v lose_v his_o kingdom_n the_o same_o way_n that_o he_o have_v get_v it_o and_o that_o before_o he_o be_v well_o warm_a in_o his_o throne_n for_o menahem_n another_o captain_n of_o the_o army_n retaliate_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o zacharias_n blood_n for_o blood_n write_v his_o sin_n upon_o his_o punishment_n even_o in_o legible_a letter_n write_v not_o with_o black_a but_o with_o blood_n n.b._n josephus_n say_v this_o menahem_n be_v king_n zacharias_n general_n of_o the_o army_n that_o besiege_v tirzah_n who_o hear_v there_o of_o shallum_n murder_v his_o lord_n and_o master_n be_v say_v to_o go_v up_o from_o the_o siege_n to_o samaria_n where_o he_o likewise_o murder_v the_o murderer_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o menahem_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o blood_n and_o carry_v it_o on_o in_o blood_n rip_v open_a the_o woman_n with_o child_n of_o tipsah_n because_o their_o man_n will_v not_o set_v open_a their_o gate_n to_o he_o as_o he_o pass_v along_o to_o tirzah_n ver_fw-la 16._o though_o this_o barbarous_a cruelty_n be_v act_v by_o he_o to_o terrify_v his_o opposer_n who_o he_o doubtless_o fear_v because_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o treason_n murder_n and_o usurpation_n yet_o this_o bloody_a act_n do_v endanger_v he_o the_o more_o so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o call_v in_o a_o foreign_a force_n to_o confirm_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o raise_v a_o vast_a sum_n out_o of_o his_o rich_a subject_n get_v no_o less_o of_o curse_n then_o of_o coin_n he_o hire_v pull_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n to_o be_v on_o his_o side_n whereby_o he_o reign_v ten_o year_n and_o then_o die_v remark_n the_o four_o his_o son_n pekahiah_n thus_o bring_v by_o his_o father_n into_o a_o alliance_n with_o and_o a_o reliance_n on_o assyria_n make_v a_o shift_n to_o reign_v two_o year_n more_o ver_fw-la 23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o but_o pekah_n one_o of_o his_o captain_n slay_v he_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o argob_n and_o arieh_n etc._n etc._n his_o fellow_n conspirator_n say_v vatablus_n though_o josephus_n affirm_v they_o be_v on_o pekah_n side_n and_o be_v slay_v with_o he_o however_o the_o king_n be_v cut_v short_a by_o a_o syllable_n as_o call_v pekah_n only_o and_o no_o more_o pekahiah_n remark_n the_o five_o now_o be_v pekah_n king_n instead_o of_o pekahiah_n who_o reign_v twenty_o year_n but_o his_o reign_n be_v troublesome_a for_o the_o assyrian_n now_o infest_a israel_n as_o the_o syrian_n have_v do_v before_o ver_fw-la 27_o 28_o 29._o and_o at_o last_o as_o he_o have_v slay_v his_o sovereign_n so_o hoshea_n one_o of_o his_o subject_n slay_v he_o ver_fw-la 30._o of_o who_o more_o in_o chap._n 17._o mark_v 1_o in_o one_o year_n time_n there_o be_v four_o king_n in_o israel_n one_o after_o another_o and_o those_o dreadful_a calamity_n foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n amos_n chap._n 7.9_o begin_v to_o be_v fulfil_v mark_v 2._o ephraim_n be_v bring_v by_o menahem_n to_o rest_v upon_o assyria_n this_o they_o do_v to_o their_o utter_a undo_n as_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n foretell_v they_o again_o and_o again_o hos_fw-la 5.13_o and_o 7.11_o and_o 8.9_o and_o 9.3_o and_o 11.5_o tiglathpileser_n hebr._n signify_v a_o remover_n of_o captive_n as_o he_o be_v chap._n 17.6_o unto_o israel_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n chap._n xvi_o and_o 2_o chron._n chap._n xxviii_o the_o holy_a penman_n of_o both_o those_o book_n now_o return_v to_o the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n or_o samaria_n come_v now_o to_o and_o go_v upon_o its_o last_o leg_n namely_o hoshea_n mention_v bare_o before_o 2_o king_n 15.30_o but_o large_o describe_v in_o chap._n 17._o where_o that_o kingdom_n be_v extinguish_v and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v carry_v into_o a_o final_a captivity_n these_o two_o chapter_n 2_o king_n 16._o 2_o chron._n 28._o be_v a_o narrative_a joint_o of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o impious_a king_n that_o judah_n have_v to_o wit_n a_o history_n of_o the_o life_n of_o king_n ahaz_n the_o eleven_o from_o the_o division_n remark_n the_o first_o this_o ahaz_n be_v a_o bad_a son_n of_o a_o good_a father_n jotham_n n.b._n and_o though_o ahaz_n be_v a_o bad_a father_n yet_o have_v he_o a_o good_a son_n hezekiah_n which_o show_v that_o grace_n be_v not_o entail_v the_o wickedness_n of_o this_o king_n be_v describe_v in_o general_n first_o negative_o he_o walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n and_o then_o positive_o but_o in_o all_o that_o be_v not_o right_a which_o be_v describe_v in_o particular_a 2_o king_n 16.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o 2_o chron._n 28_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o mark_v 1_o he_o be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n account_v that_o dumb_a and_o deaf_a idol_n at_o elijah_n sacrifice_n 1_o king_n 18.26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o to_o be_v his_o lord_n as_o baal_n hebr._n signify_v utter_o reject_v a_o prayer-hearing_a god_n mark_v 2._o he_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n to_o moloch_n in_o topheth_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n n.b._n it_o be_v call_v topheth_n from_o toph_n hebr._n a_o drum_n because_o the_o pagan_n use_v to_o beat_v a_o drum_n while_o they_o be_v sacrifice_v their_o child_n that_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o burn_a child_n may_v not_o be_v hear_v from_o this_o valley_n gehinnon_n say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n come_v the_o word_n gehenna_n for_o hell_n matth._n 5.22_o 29._o and_o tophet_n also_o be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o signification_n isa_n 30.33_o mark_v 3_o he_o sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o high_a place_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o express_o against_o the_o command_n of_o god_n thus_o do_v he_o evil_a with_o both_o hand_n earnest_o mic._n 7.3_o as_o if_o afraid_a to_o be_v outdo_v by_o other_o take_v long_a stride_n towards_o hell_n mark_v 4._o this_o black_a brand_a ahaz_n 2_o chron._n 28.22_o stand_v here_o in_o the_o history_n say_v learned_a paraeus_n upon_o his_o life_n like_o a_o filthy_a thorn_n betwixt_o two_o fair_a lily_n or_o like_o a_o black_a besmear_v collier_n betwixt_o two_o neat_a and_o fine_a fuller_n namely_o his_o godly_a father_n jotham_n and_o his_o godly_a son_n hezekiah_n himself_o be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o and_o more_o wicked_a by_o how_o much_o better_o the_o father_n and_o son_n be_v and_o more_o virtuous_a and_o true_o godly_a remark_n the_o second_o god_n suffer_v not_o this_o none-such_a sinner_n to_o pass_v unpunished_a it_o be_v say_v express_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n which_o will_v have_v be_v his_o god_n have_v he_o be_v docible_a do_v deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o he_o smite_v he_o etc._n etc._n and_o carry_v away_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o captive_n to_o damascus_n
the_o heb._n vaiegnather_o signify_v though_o he_o have_v cast_v off_o his_o god_n and_o have_v be_v inexorable_a to_o he_o yet_o his_o god_n have_v not_o cast_v off_o he_o when_o his_o soul_n be_v great_o humble_v for_o his_o great_a sin_n than_o be_v he_o quicken_v to_o pray_v for_o pardon_n ver_fw-la 13._o which_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o meet_v with_o mercy_n from_o god_n who_o be_v high_a and_o mighty_a and_o merciful_a too_o isa_n 57.15_o and_o 66.2_o and_o then_o god_n likewise_o grant_v he_o his_o enlargement_n which_o he_o desire_v this_o undoubted_o be_v do_v though_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o by_o god_n move_v the_o enemy_n to_o show_v he_o mercy_n according_a to_o his_o precious_a promise_n jer._n 15.11_o and_o according_a to_o solomon_n prayer_n 1_o king_n 8.46_o 47_o 48_o 49_o 50._o which_o be_v here_o perform_v when_o he_o have_v his_o bond_n loose_v and_o dismiss_v to_o return_v to_o his_o own_o country_n n.b._n 1_o this_o confute_v that_o novel_a opinion_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o of_o the_o new_a novatian_o who_o teach_v that_o the_o great_a god_n have_v no_o mercy_n for_o great_a sinner_n none_o though_o never_o so_o sinful_a if_o they_o have_v not_o sin_v that_o sin_n unto_o death_n need_v to_o despair_v of_o mercy_n see_v a_o sinner_n of_o the_o vast_a size_n find_v mercy_n here_o if_o man_n can_v but_o find_v a_o pray_v heart_n god_n will_v find_v a_o pity_v heart_n and_o a_o help_a hand_n n.b._n 2._o the_o rabbin_n report_v their_o uncertainty_n whether_o manasseh_n get_v out_o of_o prison_n with_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n good_a leave_n or_o he_o make_v his_o escape_n and_o some_o say_v his_o prison_n door_n be_v open_v his_o chain_n loose_v etc._n etc._n and_o he_o be_v deliver_v as_o peter_n be_v afterward_o act_v 12.6_o 7_o 10._o but_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v his_o 2_o pet._n 2.9_o remark_n the_o three_o manasseh_n be_v return_v home_o his_o first_o work_n be_v 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in_o this_o space_n of_o twelve_o year_n say_v the_o doctor_n we_o may_v well_o conceive_v that_o the_o prophet_n zechary_n be_v prophesy_v among_o the_o people_n and_o help_v for_o ward_v the_o reformation_n which_o time_n say_v he_o take_v up_o his_o 9.10.11.12.13.14_o chapter_n in_o which_o the_o prophet_n prophesi_v plain_o of_o many_o thing_n concern_v christ_n and_o the_o time_n of_o his_o come_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o the_o place_n where_o nehemiah_n be_v in_o shushan_n ver_fw-la 1._o which_o be_v the_o king_n winter-palace_n as_o ecbatana_n be_v his_o summer-palace_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o city_n be_v call_v shushan_n which_o signify_v a_o lily_n not_o only_o because_o it_o abound_v with_o lily_n in_o the_o spring_n but_o chief_o for_o its_o beautiful_a situation_n in_o this_o palace_n nehemiah_n be_v a_o courtiâ—â—_n with_o the_o king_n and_z as_o cupbearer_n to_o he_o ver_fw-la 11._o as_o esther_n come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n so_o nehemiah_n to_o this_o office_n for_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o esth_n 4.14_o though_o he_o be_v a_o captive_n a_o stranger_n and_o one_o of_o another_o religion_n yet_o be_v make_v the_o king_n taster_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d office_n not_o only_o of_o great_a honour_n but_o also_o of_o mighty_a trust_n wherein_o the_o life_n of_o the_o theâ—â—_n great_a king_n upon_o earth_n be_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n this_o must_v needs_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o overrule_a work_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o cause_v sundry_a pagan_a prince_n thus_o to_o countenance_v a_o religion_n the_o excellency_n whereof_o they_o be_v so_o ignorant_a and_o to_o protect_v that_o people_n who_o their_o subject_n hate_v even_o with_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n remark_n the_o four_o the_o mean_n whereby_o nehemiah_n come_v to_o be_v stir_v up_o be_v the_o come_n of_o hanani_n etc._n etc._n from_o jerusalem_n to_o
from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o lesser_a ver_fw-la 26_o 27._o saying_n if_o none-such_a solomon_n both_o for_o wealth_n and_o wisdom_n be_v draw_v away_o by_o strange_a wife_n unto_o strange_a sin_n if_o this_o befall_v such_o a_o green-tree_n what_o may_v dry_a tree_n expect_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o nehemiah_n severity_n in_o special_a against_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o joiada_n eliashib_n the_o high_a priest_n son_n ver_fw-la 28._o who_o he_o banish_v for_o ever_o from_o all_o civil_a society_n either_o at_o court_n or_o in_o the_o city_n this_o priest_n be_v not_o name_v here_o but_o wolphius_n out_o of_o josephus_n call_v he_o manasses_n who_o marry_a sanballat_n daughter_n n.b._n who_o be_v banish_v to_o samaria_n sanballat_n build_v he_o a_o fair_a temple_n upon_o mount_n gerizim_n near_o the_o city_n shechem_n and_o to_o keep_v he_o with_o his_o wife_n make_v he_o the_o high_a priest_n thereof_o thus_o this_o vile_a apostate_n brother_n to_o jaddua_n the_o right_a high_a priest_n who_o meet_v great_a alexander_n as_o before_o draw_v many_o other_o profane_a priest_n like_o himself_o and_o many_o people_n also_o who_o will_v not_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n unto_o this_o mock_n temple_n of_o sanballat_n and_o so_o become_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o that_o deadly_a feud_n and_o sad_a schism_n betwixt_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o samaritan_n so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o deal_n between_o they_o john_n 4.9_o remark_n the_o three_o nehemiah_n in_o his_o vezakarah_n lehem_o hebr._n remember_v they_o o_o my_o god_n ver_fw-la 29._o turn_v the_o incorrigible_a of_o those_o priest_n that_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v over_o unto_o god_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o himself_o for_o pollute_v the_o priesthood_n and_o profane_v the_o covenant_n of_o that_o sacred_a function_n wherein_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v they_o a_o everlasting_a office_n numb_a 25.12_o 13._o 1_o sam._n 2.30_o mal._n 2.4_o 5._o and_o wherein_o they_o have_v likewise_o reciprocal_o promise_v all_o faithfulness_n on_o their_o part_n according_a to_o the_o holy_a rule_n god_n give_v they_o levit._n 8.35_o and_o 21.1_o etc._n etc._n and_o 22.2_o etc._n etc._n vatablus_n say_v here_o n.b._n woe_n to_o those_o priest_n that_o shall_v outshine_v all_o other_o in_o godly_a pattern_n yet_o dare_v to_o debauch_v the_o people_n by_o their_o wicked_a practice_n corruptio_fw-la optimi_fw-la est_fw-la pessima_fw-la the_o sweet_a wine_n make_v the_o sour_a vinegar_n and_o a_o wicked_a priest_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o mankind_n and_o woe_n to_o such_o profane_a priest_n who_o god_n people_n do_v thus_o turn_v over_o unto_o god_n to_o punish_v remark_n the_o four_o nehemiah_n purge_v the_o priesthood_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 30_o 31._o mark_v 1_o he_o make_v all_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n and_o the_o child_n bear_v of_o they_o as_o chap._n 9.2_o and_o such_o as_o will_v not_o do_v so_o he_o force_v they_o to_o forsake_v both_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o land_n of_o their_o nativity_n lest_o they_o shall_v corrupt_v other_o mark_v 2._o when_o he_o have_v purge_v away_o all_o the_o filth_n and_o rubbish_n from_o the_o priesthood_n and_o make_v clean_a work_n he_o set_v all_o such_o as_o willing_o reform_v in_o their_o several_a station_n appertain_v to_o they_o in_o their_o sacred_a function_n so_o cause_v the_o priesthood_n to_o shine_v again_o as_o the_o word_n here_o tahar_n hebr._fw-la ver_fw-la 30._o signify_v mark_v 3_o he_o prepare_v the_o wood-offering_a which_o say_v vatablus_n be_v the_o sacred_a fuel_n to_o nourish_v the_o celestial_a fire_n to_o keep_v it_o always_o burn_v upon_o god_n altar_n and_o the_o first-fruit_n likewise_o see_v chap._n 10.34_o 35._o grotius_n out_o of_o josephus_n say_v there_o be_v a_o solemn_a day_n appoint_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o memory_n of_o this_o wood-offering_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n a_o bear_n of_o wood_n observe_v both_o a_o season_n to_o cut_v it_o and_o a_o season_n to_o carry_v it_o remark_n the_o five_o the_o most_o sweet_a conclusion_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n history_n a_o sacred_a sentence_n of_o his_o fervent_a supplication_n mark_v 1_o nehemiah_n have_v pray_v before_o that_o god_n will_v remember_v those_o profane_a priest_n for_o evil_a ver_fw-la 29._o and_o now_o he_o shut_v up_o his_o hole_n history_n with_o this_o pithy_a and_o pregnant_a prayer_n for_o himself_o remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_a for_o 31._o as_o he_o have_v do_v ver_fw-la 15._o and_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o chap._n 5.19_o wherein_o he_o do_v not_o brag_n or_o boast_v of_o his_o good_a deed_n but_o only_o produce_v they_o in_o his_o prayer_n as_o bless_a testimony_n of_o his_o sincerity_n whereof_o he_o beg_v god_n gracious_a acceptance_n he_o pray_v with_o so_o much_o reverence_n as_o to_o god_n yet_o with_o so_o much_o confidence_n as_o to_o his_o god_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o this_o devout_a sentence_n in_o nehemiah_n last_o supplication_n be_v the_o close_a sweet-bit_n of_o the_o old_a testament-time_n upon_o sacred_a record_n for_o though_o the_o book_n of_o esther_n be_v set_v after_o this_o yet_o be_v it_o a_o history_n of_o many_o year_n before_o this_o as_o be_v abovesaid_a as_o for_o the_o prophet_n they_o all_o but_o the_o three_o last_v live_v before_o the_o captivity_n haggai_n and_o zechariah_n prophesy_v while_o the_o temple_n be_v in_o building_n malachy_n when_o it_o be_v build_v say_v mr._n pemble_n reprove_v mix_v marriage_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o learned_a dr._n lightfoot_n excellent_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o scripture_n be_v utter_o silent_a to_o express_v the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n who_o be_v husband_n to_o queen_n esther_n long_o before_o nehemiah_n last_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n or_o of_o any_o of_o his_o successor_n in_o clear_a expression_n so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o long_o he_o reign_v yet_o the_o scripture_n mention_n artaxerxes_n darius_n his_o second_o year_n ezra_n 4.24_o his_o four_o year_n zech._n 7.1_o his_o six_o year_n ezra_n 6.15_o his_o seven_o year_n ezra_n 7.8_o his_o twenty_o year_n neh._n 1.1_o and_o 2.1_o and_o his_o thirty_o second_o year_n neh._n 13.6_o but_o how_o long_o he_o far_o reign_v the_o scripture_n give_v no_o account_n no_o more_o than_o of_o the_o former_a king_n and_o here_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o old_a testament-time_n as_o to_o any_o express_a term_n end_v n._n b._n 1._o it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v act_v 15.28_o and_o to_o his_o sacred_a penman_n to_o name_v some_o several_a year_n of_o those_o king_n intend_v to_o continue_v the_o scripture_n chronicle_n until_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n be_v complete_v and_o the_o temple_n thereof_o be_v complete_o reform_v and_o its_o worship_n reduce_v to_o its_o primitive_a purity_n of_o the_o legal_a priesthood_n and_o there_o to_o end_v the_o church_n annal_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 2._o the_o former_a of_o the_o two_o last_o prophet_n namely_o zechariah_n do_v indeed_o prophesy_v concern_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n of_o his_o ride_v upon_o a_o ass_n zech._n 9.1_o 9_o of_o his_o confound_v the_o three_o shepherd_n to_o wit_n the_o pharisee_n sadducee_n and_o essean_n and_o of_o his_o be_v sell_v for_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n zech._n 11.8_o 12._o and_o of_o his_o disciple_n to_o be_v scatter_v zech._n 13.7_o and_o of_o divers_a jew_n mourn_v over_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v zech._n 12.10_o as_o likewise_o of_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n now_o restore_v to_o their_o pristine_a beauty_n their_o second_o destruction_n zech._n 11.1_o etc._n etc._n because_o of_o their_o unbelief_n though_o the_o time_n of_o zechary_n prophesy_a be_v express_v as_o above_o yet_o have_v we_o no_o history_n of_o the_o time_n between_o these_o time_n n._n b._n 3._o the_o latter_a of_o the_o two_o last_o prophet_n namely_o malachy_n conclude_v his_o prophecy_n chap._n 4._o with_o a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o jew_n to_o study_v well_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o give_v they_o a_o expectation_n of_o elias_n come_n namely_o john_n the_o baptist_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n because_o after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o prophet_n malachy_n the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v to_o depart_v with_o this_o malachy_n from_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v a_o stranger_n among_o they_o until_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v true_a some_o apocryphal_a book_n be_v write_v betwixt_o those_o time_n but_o they_o all_o want_v the_o dictate_v of_o that_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v now_o depart_v n._n b._n 4._o malachy_n conclude_v the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n with_o a_o prediction_n of_o elias_n the_o baptist_n come_n and_o with_o a_o threaten_v
of_o their_o kill_v of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n lie_v so_o severe_o upon_o they_o for_o that_o wicked_a act_n act_v a._n 23._o that_o it_o not_o only_o confute_v their_o unbelief_n and_o confirm_v our_o faith_n in_o christ_n but_o also_o it_o have_v convince_v sundry_a of_o the_o jew-doctor_n who_o by_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o this_o text_n have_v be_v compel_v to_o confess_v that_o the_o true_a messiah_n be_v already_o come_v and_o that_o he_o be_v that_o jesus_n who_o their_o forefather_n crucify_a as_o r._n samuel_n acknowledge_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o r._n isaac_n relate_v by_o dionys-carthur's_a comment_n on_o this_o text_n and_o rab._n hosea_n in_o his_o lamentation_n for_o this_o inexpiable_a gild_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n record_v by_o galatinus_n lib._n 4_o cap._n 18._o n._n b._n 2._o jerome_n well_o observe_v that_o all_o those_o sad_a occurrence_n contain_v in_o the_o seventy_o week_n or_o ten_o jubilee_n which_o make_v up_o 490_o year_n be_v determine_v even_o until_o the_o consummation_n so_o be_v all_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o divine_a decree_n and_o therefore_o irrevocable_a and_o irresistible_a and_o the_o precise_a period_n of_o time_n wherein_o each_o particular_a will_v be_v perform_v be_v express_o reveal_v in_o this_o prophetical_a prediction_n the_o like_a whereunto_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o other_o of_o the_o prophet_n namely_o the_o time_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n of_o burn_v the_o city_n that_o slaughter-house_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n that_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o likewise_o how_o long_o their_o desolation_n shall_v last_v even_o until_o the_o end_n determine_v by_o god_n decree_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o jew_n have_v oft_o attempt_v yet_o can_v never_o to_o this_o day_n recover_v their_o own_o land_n nor_o be_v ever_o like_a to_o do_v until_o they_o be_v make_v willing_a to_o say_v blessed_n be_v he_o that_o come_v in_o 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of_o god_n curse_n upon_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n mal._n 4._o ver_fw-la last_o sixtus_n senensis_n set_v this_o prophet_n malachy_n so_o low_a as_o about_o five_o hundred_o year_n before_o christ_n alsted_n make_v the_o distance_n of_o time_n betwixt_o this_o second_o and_o last_o prophet_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v five_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o nine_o year_n alsted_n encucloppad_v lib._n 33._o cap._n 3._o and_o so_o do_v other_o author_n to_o write_v a_o history_n of_o this_o interspace_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o propheâ—y_n be_v withdraw_v hic_fw-la labour_n hoc_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v hard_a work_n apocrypha_fw-la chap._n i._n remark_n in_o general_n first_o be_v first_o malachy_n know_v that_o after_o he_o no_o prophet_n shall_v arise_v until_o the_o day_n of_o john_n baptist_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a therefore_o he_o shut_v up_o his_o prophecy_n with_o a_o most_o solemn_a exhortation_n to_o the_o jew_n that_o from_o henceforth_o after_o his_o departure_n and_o in_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n with_o he_o also_o they_o must_v read_v and_o remember_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o with_o it_o the_o prophet_n those_o interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n and_o excellent_a commentator_n thereupon_o mal._n 4.4_o buxtorf_n observe_v that_o a_o great_a zain_n be_v put_v in_o the_o hebrew_n word_n zakor_n remember_v to_o intimate_v the_o necessity_n and_o excellency_n of_o this_o duty_n of_o mind_v moses_n law_n etc._n etc._n during_o the_o deficiency_n of_o prophecy_n while_o there_o be_v no_o more_o any_o prophet_n among_o they_o etc._n etc._n psalm_n 74.9_o from_o which_o expression_n there_o some_o do_v conclude_v that_o this_o psalm_n be_v pen_v after_o the_o captivity_n for_o there_o be_v then_o cathimath_n chazon_n a_o seal_v up_o of_o prophecy_n as_o dan._n 8.26_o and_o 12.4_o 9_o and_o though_o this_o seal_n up_o and_o cease_v of_o that_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n continue_v for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n yet_o at_o their_o expiration_n malachy_n tell_v they_o god_n will_v send_v they_o one_o as_o great_a as_o elijah_n to_o prepare_v the_o way_n for_o the_o bless_a messiah_n mal._n 4.5_o he_o say_v not_o the_o same_o in_o person_n as_o the_o jew_n and_o romanist_n fond_o fable_n in_o favour_n of_o such_o mistake_v as_o they_o have_v adopt_v the_o one_o that_o jesus_n who_o be_v crucify_v be_v not_o the_o christ_n and_o the_o other_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o the_o antichrist_n because_o elias_n the_o thisbite_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v but_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n better_a interpret_v malachy_n meaning_n luke_n 1.15_o 16_o 17._o and_o so_o do_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o lord_n of_o angel_n matth._n 11.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o and_o 17.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o though_o john_n deny_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n in_o their_o sense_n john_n 1.21_o yet_o do_v not_o that_o contradict_v this_o for_o christ_n call_v he_o one_o great_a than_o a_o prophet_n matth._n 11.9_o and_o the_o evangelist_n mark_n begin_v his_o gospel_n with_o these_o very_a word_n of_o malachy_n remark_n the_o second_o in_o general_n the_o book_n call_v apocrypha_fw-la which_o be_v write_v after_o malachy_n death_n and_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v never_o receive_v among_o the_o canonical_a book_n by_o the_o ancient_a jewish_a church_n to_o who_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n be_v betrust_v rom._n 3.2_o the_o authentic_a catalogue_n whereof_o be_v collect_v by_o ezra_n who_o some_o suppose_v to_o be_v malachy_n as_o above_o either_o alone_a or_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o other_o prophet_n who_o live_v in_o his_o time_n and_o as_o neither_o christ_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o holy_a apostle_n condemn_v any_o where_o the_o unfaithfulness_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o corrupt_v the_o canon_n so_o nor_o do_v they_o honour_v the_o apocrypha_fw-la with_o one_o quotation_n out_o of_o it_o n._n b._n the_o synodicum_fw-la set_v forth_o by_o pappus_n tell_v we_o this_o story_n that_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a make_v a_o miraculous_a mound_n betwixt_o the_o apocryphal_a and_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n set_v they_o altogether_o a_o little_a below_o the_o holy_a table_n and_o earnest_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o those_o book_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v of_o divine_a inspiration_n may_v be_v find_v above_o but_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o spurious_a extract_n may_v be_v leave_v below_o and_o this_o say_v gregory_z god_n grant_v they_o gracious_o for_o a_o distinguish_a sign_n between_o they_o n._n b._n we_o be_v command_v by_o the_o two_o great_a apostle_n to_o give_v no_o heed_n to_o jewish_a fable_n 1_o tim._n 1.4_o and_o 4.7_o and_o 2_o tim._n 4.4_o and_o tit._n 1.14_o and_o again_o 2_o pet._n 1.16_o such_o as_o the_o history_n of_o susanna_n and_o of_o bell_n and_o the_o dragon_n both_o additional_o to_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n and_o both_o which_o jerom_n confident_o condemn_v for_o a_o couple_n of_o jewish_a fable_n and_o no_o better_a a_o character_n can_v be_v give_v of_o the_o history_n of_o judeth_n whereof_o josephus_n the_o jewish_a historian_n and_o a_o exact_a searcher_n of_o the_o hebrew_n history_n and_o the_o antiquity_n of_o that_o church_n make_v not_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o n._n b._n luther_n bold_o affirm_v that_o those_o book_n of_o judeth_n tobit_n etc._n etc._n be_v at_o the_o first_o but_o play_n or_o comedy_n act_v as_o stage_n play_v and_o then_o convert_v into_o history_n afterward_o the_o best_a title_n i_o find_v give_v they_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v sacred_a poem_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la be_v the_o best_a undoubted_o of_o all_o the_o other_o apocryphal_a book_n for_o a_o moral_a discourse_n about_o the_o avoid_n of_o vice_n and_o the_o pursue_v of_o virtue_n etc._n etc._n yet_o therein_o be_v find_v a_o minture_n of_o many_o matter_n say_v diodate_v contrary_a to_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o too_o low_a for_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n spirit_n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o historical_a and_o therefore_o improper_a for_o our_o present_a purpose_n in_o relate_v the_o history_n of_o the_o jew_n remark_n the_o three_o in_o general_n though_o both_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n be_v a_o historical_a narrative_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o interval_n betwixt_o malachy_n and_o john_n baptist_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o write_v by_o infallible_a inspiration_n see_v then_o be_v a_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o first_o book_n be_v very_o profitable_a and_o necessary_a for_o the_o understanding_n of_o daniel_n prophecy_n etc._n etc._n yet_o see_v it_o can_v be_v make_v manifest_a that_o the_o author_n of_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inspire_v of_o god_n therefore_o can_v it_o never_o be_v account_v canonical_a have_v only_o the_o greek-translation_n and_o not_o any_o hebrew_n original_a much_o less_o have_v the_o second_o book_n of_o maccabee_n find_v reception_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n because_o first_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o second_o book_n we_o have_v a_o strange_a story_n how_o the_o holy_a fire_n that_o first_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n be_v find_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n after_o the_o captivity_n and_o of_o the_o altar_n ark_n and_o tabernacle_n all_o hide_a by_o jeremiah_n second_o the_o other_o part_n of_o that_o second_o book_n which_o begin_v at_o chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 20._o beside_o the_o description_n of_o the_o death_n of_o antiochus_n chap._n 3._o be_v very_o much_o differ_v from_o that_o in_o the_o first_o book_n chap._n 6._o there_o be_v likewise_o the_o commend_v of_o rhasis_n for_o murder_a himself_o chap._n 14.41_o to_o 46_o which_o act_n of_o self-murder_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o six_o commandment_n and_o of_o all_o canonical_a scripture_n be_v quite_o contrary_a unto_o and_o therefore_o all_o learned_a divine_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o 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