law_n those_o two_o i_o ider_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n by_o which_o judgement_n daniel_n afterward_o obtain_v great_a renown_n and_o authority_n among_o the_o people_n god_n tell_v he_o many_o thing_n by_o gabriel_n the_o angel_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o persia-greece_n and_o egypt_n also_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n the_o restitution_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o bring_v back_o of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o book_n which_o by_o his_o name_n be_v reckon_v among_o those_o of_o the_o bible_n he_o die_v at_o babylon_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o king_n cave_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v who_o say_v also_o that_o his_o sepulchre_n in_o his_o time_n be_v very_o well_o know_v to_o all_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxix_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n be_v of_o the_o country_n of_o bezzocherene_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o he_o flee_v have_v leave_v his_o country_n into_o ostracina_n a_o country_n of_o the_o 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the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o cushi_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n he_o prophesy_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n when_o josias_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n first_o he_o terrifi_v and_o afterward_o comfor_v he_o foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o wickedness_n which_o he_o reckon_v up_o first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o judge_n and_o for_o terror_n sake_n he_o call_v the_o day_n by_o such_o name_n as_o use_v to_o strike_v terror_n into_o man_n he_o foretell_v also_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o nation_n as_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n assyrian_n moabite_n and_o philistine_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o come_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o centiles_n unto_o he_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v alone_o in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxi_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n commandment_n undergo_v he_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o very_a young_a man_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspes_n first_o unto_o zorobabell_a the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n josedec_n the_o priest_n and_o afterward_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n be_v this_o when_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v at_o his_o command_n bring_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n say_v that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v god_n send_v aggaeus_n to_o tell_v zorobabell_a the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jozedec_n that_o the_o people_n speak_v false_o that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n god_n house_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v see_v it_o be_v come_v and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o the_o building_n be_v omit_v what_o they_o have_v sow_v in_o great_a abundance_n have_v afford_v slender_a profit_n the_o rain_n be_v withhold_v from_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v diligent_o begin_v and_o dispatch_v the_o work_n these_o two_o man_n like_v well_o of_o this_o word_n of_o aggaeus_n or_o rather_o of_o god_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n all_o the_o people_n and_o when_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n of_o that_o same_o year_n he_o be_v again_o send_v to_o these_o two_o who_o i_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n first_o to_o exhort_v these_o two_o to_o go_v on_o because_o god_n will_v help_v they_o and_o then_o to_o tell_v they_o all_o that_o that_o new_a temple_n shall_v exceed_v the_o old_a one_o in_o glory_n because_o of_o god_n come_v which_o be_v at_o hand_n in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n he_o be_v send_v again_o to_o tell_v they_o have_v wrest_v a_o confession_n from_o the_o priest_n by_o a_o simile_n and_o a_o induction_n that_o those_o gift_n be_v not_o very_o welcome_a and_o acceptable_a which_o they_o bring_v to_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o the_o work_n of_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v so_o please_v to_o he_o that_o for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v increase_v their_o come_n be_v send_v again_o the_o same_o day_n under_o the_o name_n of_o zorobabell_a he_o foretell_v the_o come_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n this_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n bid_v do_v not_o only_o tell_v zorobabel_n and_o jesus_n the_o priest_n that_o the_o time_n of_o build_v the_o temple_n be_v come_v but_o also_o when_o they_o believe_v he_o he_o help_v they_o in_o finish_v the_o work_n not_o only_o as_o a_o workman_n but_o also_o by_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o sing_v for_o there_o he_o and_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v say_v to_o have_v first_o sing_v a_o haleluia_o which_o be_v a_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v the_o same_o that_o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o hymn_n and_o praise_n of_o aggaeus_n and_o zacharias_n be_v call_v haleluia_o he_o die_v at_o that_o same_o place_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o honour_n by_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o priest_n zacharias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxii_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o barachias_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o addon_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v the_o same_o year_n that_o aggaeus_n that_o be_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o king_n but_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n whereas_o he_o begin_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n but_o he_o prophesy_v long_o than_o he_o and_o to_o more_o for_o he_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n in_o the_o four_o
desire_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v grow_v ancient_a and_o his_o son_n do_v not_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n he_o will_v grant_v and_o appoint_v they_o a_o king_n who_o they_o may_v make_v use_n on_o for_o a_o judge_n that_o say_v displease_v samuel_n and_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o advise_v with_o god_n god_n bid_v he_o do_v as_o they_o have_v desirod_v for_o that_o they_o have_v not_o reject_v and_o cast_v off_o samuel_n but_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v not_o rule_v over_o they_o and_o he_o show_v he_o saul_n the_o son_n of_o kish_n who_o he_o shall_v anoint_v and_o ordain_v king_n 1_o sam._n 10._o when_o he_o have_v find_v he_o because_o he_o be_v tall_a than_o any_o man_n by_o the_o shoulder_n he_o bid_v all_o the_o people_n see_v how_o that_o none_o be_v like_o he_o who_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o when_o they_o have_v cry_v god_n save_v their_o new_a king_n verse_n 24._o after_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o write_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o bless_v the_o people_n after_o this_o by_o recital_n of_o god_n benefit_n which_o they_o and_o their_o father_n have_v always_o neglect_v he_o make_v know_v to_o they_o what_o a_o grievous_a sin_n they_o have_v commit_v when_o they_o ask_v a_o king_n which_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v there_o be_v thunderclap_n hear_v rain_v pour_v down_o at_o his_o request_n as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o aforehand_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v at_o which_o so_o strange_a and_o usual_a a_o matter_n be_v much_o affright_v they_o speak_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v beseech_v god_n that_o they_o may_v not_o die_v forasmuch_o as_o they_o confess_v they_o have_v grievous_o sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n samuel_n exhort_v they_o at_o large_a to_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o not_o to_o fear_v 1_o sam_n 12.3_o for_o that_o they_o indeed_o have_v sin_v exceed_o yet_o ought_v not_o to_o forsake_v god_n but_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o care_n &_o earnestness_n of_o spirit_n scorn_v and_o neglect_v the_o worship_n of_o strange_a god_n who_o see_v they_o be_v vain_a and_o unprofitable_a can_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v from_o evil_a for_o thus_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o god_n will_v not_o forsake_v they_o for_o his_o great_a name_n see_v especial_o he_o have_v make_v it_o good_a with_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v make_v they_o his_o people_n but_o it_o they_o shall_v go_v on_o to_o sin_n that_o both_o they_o and_o their_o king_n shall_v perish_v sect._n 7._o saul_n be_v king_n have_v offer_v sacrifice_n short_o after_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n because_o samuel_n come_v not_o within_o the_o 7_o day_n 1_o sam._n 13._o in_o which_o time_n he_o have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v come_v and_o the_o jew_n slip_v away_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o huge_a company_n of_o philistine_n that_o come_v to_o battle_n when_o as_o samuel_n come_v in_o the_o mean_a while_o rebuke_v he_o sharp_o and_o foretell_v that_o the_o end_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o in_o his_o stead_n there_o shall_v succeed_v a_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o god_n ver_fw-la 13._o a_o second_o time_n as_o god_n prophet_n he_o tell_v saul_n of_o the_o end_n or_o downfall_n of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o the_o very_a same_o cause_n 1_o sam._n 13._o the_o amalekite_n have_v make_v resistance_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n who_o wrong_v when_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o revenge_v by_o saul_n he_o send_v samuel_n to_o he_o to_o charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v raise_v a_o mighty_a army_n and_o utter_o destroy_v amaleck_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o but_o he_o spated_a king_n agag_n when_o he_o be_v take_v and_o reserve_v the_o herd_n and_o the_o flock_n and_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o any_o value_n hereupon_o god_n tell_v samuel_n that_o he_o be_v displease_v and_o that_o he_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v make_v saul_n king_n who_o set_v light_n by_o his_o commandment_n 1_o sam._n 15._o upon_o these_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n which_o saul_n have_v commit_v samuel_n take_v such_o grief_n that_o he_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o night_n in_o cry_v and_o pray_v and_o care_o in_o the_o morning_n he_o haste_v by_o long_a journey_n to_o saul_n who_o when_o he_o have_v sound_o chide_v have_v reckon_v up_o god_n benefit_n towards_o he_o because_o he_o have_v not_o again_o observe_v god_n and_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_n maintain_v that_o he_o have_v obey_v he_o and_o the_o people_n only_o have_v reserve_v the_o rich_a of_o the_o spoil_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v it_o to_o god_n he_o say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o desire_v sacrifice_n but_o will_v rather_o that_o man_n shall_v obey_v and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n for_o obedience_n be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n therefore_o he_o shall_v know_v and_o persuade_v himself_o thus_o much_o that_o he_o have_v reject_v god_n and_o that_o he_o also_o be_v reject_v by_o god_n from_o be_v king_n when_o saul_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o he_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n and_o entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v also_o bear_v with_o his_o fault_n and_o go_v back_o with_o he_o to_o worship_n god_n and_o samuel_n say_v he_o will_v not_o do_v so_o because_o god_n have_v despise_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o now_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n he_o catch_v hold_v on_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o mantle_n as_o he_o be_v go_v away_o with_o such_o a_o force_n as_o that_o it_o rend_v by_o which_o passage_n as_o by_o a_o token_n aforehand_o samuel_n tell_v he_o that_o god_n have_v rend_v away_o his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v it_o to_o one_o better_a than_o he_o when_o again_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o entreat_v samuel_n that_o he_o will_v do_v he_o honour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o of_o his_o people_n and_o that_o he_o will_v return_v with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v worship_v god_n he_o follow_v he_o and_o cut_v in_o piece_n king_n agag_n who_o be_v a_o corpulent_a man_n with_o these_o word_n as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v mother_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a among_o woman_n sect._n 8._o after_o that_o samuel_n go_v to_o his_o house_n in_o ramath_n neither_o do_v he_o from_o that_o day_n forward_o see_v saul_n who_o chance_n and_o misfortune_n nevertheless_o he_o be_v sorry_a for_o 1_o sam._n 16._o god_n rebuke_v he_o when_o he_o sorrow_v and_o ask_v how_o long_o he_o will_v mourn_v for_o he_o who_o he_o have_v put_v from_o his_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v fill_v a_o horn_n with_o oil_n that_o he_o may_v send_v he_o to_o jesse_n the_o bethlehemite_n who_o son_n he_o have_v choose_v king_n when_o he_o ask_v how_o he_o can_v go_v but_o he_o shall_v be_v quick_o kill_v by_o saul_n when_o he_o know_v it_o he_o show_v a_o way_n and_o a_o mean_n how_o he_o may_v easy_o avoid_v his_o fury_n thus_o at_o the_o last_o be_v very_o confident_a he_o go_v diligent_o and_o dutiful_o to_o execute_v what_o god_n have_v command_v he_o and_o he_o anoint_v david_n king_n who_o god_n have_v manifest_v and_o show_v to_o he_o sect._n 9_o samuel_n after_o all_o these_o famous_a and_o holy_a performance_n dye_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n at_o his_o own_o house_n in_o ramath_n 1_o sam_n 25._o which_o when_o the_o jew_n know_v of_o they_o all_o meet_v and_o mourn_v for_o he_o and_o bury_v he_o there_o if_o we_o follow_v the_o scry_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o king_n he_o will_v seem_v to_o have_v dye_v before_o saul_n death_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o david_n reign_n or_o his_o take_n upon_o he_o the_o government_n and_o kingly_a office_n but_o if_o we_o respect_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o booko_n of_o the_o chronicle_n how_o that_o david_n and_o samuel_n the_o seer_n that_o be_v the_o prophet_n choose_v two_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o porter_n which_o be_v there_o reckon_v a_o thing_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o ha_o have_v be_v do_v whilst_o saul_n be_v live_v he_o do_v not_o die_v till_o after_o saul_n death_n nathan_n the_o prophet_n chap._n iii_o section_n 1_o nathan_n be_v prophet_n when_o david_n be_v king_n of_o the_o kindred_n of_o that_fw-mi as_o epiphanius_n say_v who_o who_o also_o write_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o gabath_n and_o that_o he_o know_v beforehand_o that_o grievous_a sin_n which_o david_n be_v to_o commit_v with_o bersheba_n and_o that_o as_o he_o come_v a_o long_a journey_n to_o keep_v the_o king_n from_o
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take_v my_o brethren_n the_o prophet_n who_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o example_n of_o suffer_a affliction_n and_o of_o patience_n behold_v we_o count_v they_o happy_a which_o endure_v you_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o patience_n of_o job_n etc_n james_n 5.10.11_o the_o holy_a life_n of_o god_n prophet_n by_o j._n h._n london_n print_v for_o will_n hope_v at_o the_o blue_a anchor_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1654._o to_o his_o worthy_o much_o honour_a kinsman_n george_n smith_n esq_n most_o worthy_a sir_n such_o and_o so_o extraordinary_a be_v your_o favour_n and_o so_o free_o confer_v upon_o i_o that_o i_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v i_o be_o in_o a_o strict_a manner_n oblige_v to_o all_o opportunity_n of_o humble_a gratitude_n whereupon_o not_o without_o some_o praemeditation_n i_o have_v thought_n sit_v to_o take_v this_o and_o have_v adventure_v to_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n the_o life_n of_o these_o holy_a man_n 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interpreter_n deliver_v in_o the_o same_o place_n for_o abraham_n beget_v isaac_n isaac_n esau_n esau_n zara_n of_o his_o wife_n basemath_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n zara_n jobad_n who_o also_o be_v job_n sect._n 2._o this_o man_n although_o he_o live_v among_o wicked_a and_o lewd_a people_n and_o dwell_v in_o that_o country_n call_v aâ—…sotis_n or_o hus_n in_o the_o border_n of_o idumaea_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o infect_v with_o any_o vice_n or_o lewdness_n from_o they_o but_o even_o from_o his_o childhood_n he_o eschew_v vice_n and_o follow_v virtue_n with_o that_o resolution_n of_o spirit_n that_o he_o will_v never_o do_v otherwise_o than_o he_o ought_v even_o when_o he_o have_v lose_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o money_n esteem_v most_o dear_a his_o fotrane_n and_o child_n and_o his_o whole_a body_n be_v so_o pester_v with_o sore_n that_o his_o very_a friend_n can_v not_o endure_v to_o look_v upon_o he_o which_o thing_n because_o they_o be_v so_o excellent_a and_o make_v for_o his_o great_a commendation_n than_o if_o he_o have_v moderate_o behave_v himself_o only_o in_o prosperity_n i_o resolve_v to_o declare_v all_o several_o that_o all_o man_n in_o adversity_n and_o misery_n may_v have_v a_o notable_a example_n set_v before_o they_o of_o this_o man_n sect._n 3_o and_o because_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n of_o praise_n nor_o any_o such_o rare_a virtue_n for_o a_o man_n to_o lose_v but_o a_o indifferent_a estate_n and_o to_o bear_v out_o that_o misfortune_n gallant_o we_o must_v understand_v this_o that_o job_n be_v no_o mean_a person_n nor_o one_o that_o have_v but_o a_o poor_a or_o slender_a fortune_n for_o he_o be_v the_o second_o king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o succeed_v in_o the_o room_n of_o bela_n or_o balach_n the_o first_o king_n and_o he_o be_v very_o rich_a for_o those_o time_n wherein_o man_n wealth_n consist_v much_o in_o flock_n and_o herd_n it_o be_v therefore_o record_v in_o the_o scripture_n which_o mention_n that_o he_o be_v a_o wealthy_a person_n how_o that_o he_o have_v seven_o thousand_o sheep_n three_o thousand_o camel_n five_o hundred_o yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o five_o hundred_o she_o ass_n and_o a_o very_a great_a family_n now_o before_o i_o tell_v by_o what_o mean_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o with_o what_o mind_n he_o bear_v the_o loss_n of_o they_o i_o will_v relate_v how_o he_o demean_v himself_o in_o his_o prosperity_n sect._n 4._o though_o he_o be_v a_o king_n and_o a_o prince_n as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o one_o that_o have_v such_o a_o great_a estate_n yet_o do_v he_o never_o misuse_v his_o sovereignty_n or_o authority_n to_o the_o injury_n of_o his_o friend_n or_o stranger_n like_o a_o proud_a man_n nor_o his_o good_n to_o the_o satisfy_n of_o his_o lust_n for_o in_o judgement_n he_o decide_v matter_n with_o such_o equity_n that_o when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o have_v his_o seat_n prepare_v he_o in_o the_o court_n city_n the_o 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as_o soon_o as_o it_o touch_v his_o bone_n the_o man_n revive_v and_o stand_v upright_o he_o die_v the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o junè_n as_o oswald_n write_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n amos._n chap._n fourteen_o amos_n the_o prophet_n be_v as_o he_o say_v himself_o a_o tekâ—aite_n and_o the_o father_n of_o esaias_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o epiphanius_n although_o the_o hebrew_n deny_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n in_o 1_o in_o amoz_fw-mi es_fw-ge 1_o spell_a the_o name_n 1_o name_n amos_n am._n 1_o he_o of_o a_o shepherd_n become_v a_o prophet_n and_o be_v call_v and_o choose_v by_o god_n from_o feed_v flock_n of_o sheep_n to_o feed_v and_o teach_v the_o flock_n of_o israel_n he_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o prophet_n when_o ozias_n or_o azarias_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n and_o jeroboam_fw-la son_n of_o joas_n be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o be_v when_o sardanapalus_n rule_v over_o the_o assyrian_n and_o procas_n silvius_n over_o the_o latin_n i_o can_v sin_v in_o what_o year_n of_o azarias_n who_o rule_v over_o judah_n two_o and_o fifty_o year_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v or_o to_o what_o year_n of_o hieroboam_n who_o reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n his_o ministry_n of_o prophecy_n last_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o what_o i_o say_v see_v that_o vzziah_n that_o vzziah_n ozias_n succeed_v his_o father_n amazias_n in_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o hieroboam_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o amos_n himself_o say_v that_o he_o prophesy_v when_o azias_n and_o hieroboam_n be_v king_n that_o he_o end_v his_o pprophecy_n within_o the_o remain_v two_o year_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la when_o the_o son_n of_o amazia_n the_o priest_n slay_v he_o as_o i_o will_v show_v you_o by_o and_o by_o and_o this_o i_o be_v willing_a to_o premise_v that_o all_o may_v understand_v that_o i_o have_v a_o good_a cause_n why_o i_o write_v the_o life_n of_o amos_n before_o the_o live_v of_o esaiah_n hosea_n zachary_n and_o 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with_o a_o club_n because_o he_o have_v prove_v that_o he_o close_o steal_v two_o golden_a heifer_n and_o that_o amos_n be_v carry_v into_o his_o own_o country_n be_v yet_o alive_a where_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v among_o his_o ancestor_n oswald_z who_o write_v a_o book_n called_z the_o story_n of_o martyr_n in_o the_o day_n of_o clante_n the_o great_a say_v that_o he_o be_v strike_v through_o the_o temple_n with_o a_o leaver_n by_o vzziah_n king_n of_o israel_n the_o last_o day_n of_o march_n and_o that_o be_v half_o dead_a he_o be_v carry_v into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o there_o bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n obadiah_n or_o abdias_n chap._n xv._o obadiah_n the_o prophet_n be_v a_o sichemite_n of_o beththaca_n near_o the_o sea_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o also_o have_v lest_o upon_o record_n that_o he_o be_v the_o three_o captain_n of_o the_o fifty_o man_n who_o be_v send_v to_o elias_n by_o abazias_n king_n of_o israel_n for_o when_o abazias_n have_v fall_v through_o a_o lettuce_n and_o by_o that_o fall_n have_v get_v a_o hurt_n not_o know_v whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v from_o that_o disease_n or_o no_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o inquire_v of_o baalzebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n concern_v his_o disease_n whereupon_o god_n send_v elias_n to_o charge_v they_o before_o they_o come_v thither_o that_o they_o shall_v return_v to_o their_o master_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v send_v to_o inquire_v of_o that_o god_n as_o though_o there_o be_v not_o a_o god_n in_o israel_n he_o shall_v never_o rise_v sound_a from_o his_o bed_n which_o when_o they_o have_v tell_v he_o and_o he_o understand_v by_o his_o habit_n and_o apparel_n that_o it_o be_v elias_n that_o have_v command_v these_o thing_n send_v once_o or_o twice_o a_o captain_n of_o fifty_o with_o his_o man_n who_o shall_v fetch_v elias_n to_o he_o who_o when_o they_o be_v destroy_v with_o lightning_n he_o send_v another_o captain_n with_o his_o fifty_o who_o when_o he_o have_v humble_o beseech_v elias_n that_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o man_n he_o pardon_v they_o and_o this_o three_o captain_n as_o epiphanius_n maintain_v be_v this_o abdias_n who_o life_n we_o write_v he_o also_o write_v that_o have_v relinquish_v the_o estate_n or_o rank_n in_o which_o the_o king_n have_v place_v he_o he_o follow_v elias_n and_o become_v his_o disciple_n and_o that_o have_v endure_v many_o thing_n he_o be_v preserve_v by_o he_o and_o hierome_n write_v that_o this_o be_v that_o abdias_n as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v who_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahab_n feed_v a_o hundred_o propher_n in_o cave_n which_o story_n that_o it_o may_v the_o berter_n be_v understand_v i_o mean_v to_o report_v more_o full_o elias_n by_o god_n command_n have_v tell_v ahab_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o rain_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a together_o a_o little_a while_n after_o he_o first_o go_v to_o the_o brook_n kerith_n and_o afterward_o to_o sarepta_n a_o city_n of_o sidon_n lest_o he_o shall_v be_v slay_v by_o ahab_n in_o the_o three_o year_n god_n send_v he_o to_o ahab_n to_o give_v rain_n unto_o the_o earth_n now_o upon_o the_o drought_n there_o follow_v such_o a_o famine_n that_o at_o the_o last_o ahab_n who_o think_v elias_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o great_a mischief_n be_v constrain_v have_v divide_v the_o land_n and_o appoint_v one_o way_n to_o abdias_n steward_n of_o his_o house_n himself_o take_v the_o other_o way_n to_o seek_v out_o water-spring_n that_o the_o horse_n and_o mule_n and_o labour_a cattle_n may_v not_o perish_v for_o thirst_n so_o it_o fall_v out_o by_o god_n providence_n that_o elias_n meet_v abdias_n on_o the_o way_n who_o
in_o that_o felicity_n that_o both_o he_o and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v hence_o know_v this_o for_o that_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o ahaz_n his_o dial_n shall_v go_v back_o ten_o degree_n and_o so_o the_o king_n recover_v have_v by_o esaias_n direction_n lay_v to_o the_o wound_n a_o plaster_n of_o dry_a figs._n sect._n 4._o mcrodach_n king_n of_o babylon_n have_v hear_v that_o hezechiah_n be_v recover_v from_o that_o sickness_n and_o he_o send_v he_o letter_n congratulatory_a and_o present_v by_o ambassador_n unto_o who_o hezechiah_n show_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v brave_a and_o costly_a in_o his_o treasury_n this_o deed_n of_o he_o be_v full_a of_o arrogancy_n and_o glory_n be_v so_o displease_v to_o god_n that_o he_o send_v his_o prophet_n isaiah_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v this_o very_a thing_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o and_o his_o posterity_n become_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o these_o thing_n hezechiah_n make_v no_o answer_n but_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v right_a and_o good_a only_o may_v there_o be_v peace_n while_o he_o live_v and_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o find_v concern_v esaias_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o epiphanius_n write_v that_o he_o be_v cut_v in_o two_o pecces_fw-la by_o manasses_n and_o bury_v under_o a_o oak_n at_o rogel_n he_o also_o speak_v so_o plain_o and_o open_o concern_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o religion_n as_o of_o the_o conception_n birth_n sermon_n or_o preach_a wonderful_a work_n in_o cure_v disease_n death_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o foretell_v they_o as_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o to_o relate_v they_o as_o thing_n present_a or_o do_v and_o pass_v therefore_o st_n hierom_n will_v have_v he_o reckon_v not_o so_o much_o a_o prophet_n as_o a_o evangelist_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n joel_n chap._n xxi_o joel_n the_o prophet_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v be_v a_o bethorian_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o the_o son_n of_o phatuel_a it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o his_o prophecy_n under_o what_o king_n he_o prophesy_v or_o live_v but_o st_o hierom_n write_v that_o he_o prophesy_v under_o the_o same_o king_n that_o hosea_n do_v that_o be_v vzziah_n joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n and_o he_o will_v have_v all_o his_o prophecy_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n only_o and_o not_o also_o to_o israel_n 2.28_o act._n 2.16_o joel_n 2.28_o he_o speak_v much_o concern_v the_o come_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o apostle_n which_o st_n peter_n the_o apostle_n interpret_v and_o many_o concern_v that_o repentance_n which_o god_n require_v in_o his_o child_n moreover_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v he_o be_v bury_v honourable_o in_o his_o own_o country_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n micha_n chap._n xxii_o micha_n the_o morastite_n so_o call_v of_o morasthi_n a_o little_a town_n of_o palestina_n of_o thâ—_n tribe_n of_o ephraim_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o minister_v when_o joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n we_o find_v nothing_o write_v concern_v the_o life_n of_o this_o prophet_n nor_o concern_v many_o other_o only_a there_o be_v extant_a a_o little_a book_n wherein_o his_o prophecy_n be_v set_v down_o and_o that_o indeed_o chief_o relate_v to_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o somewhat_o also_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n st_o matthew_n a_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n so_o interpret_v that_o place_n of_o bethlehem_n the_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o rebuke_n the_o wickedness_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o israelite_n first_o against_o god_n and_o then_o against_o their_o neighbour_n in_o his_o disallow_v those_o thing_n he_o show_v and_o declare_v not_o only_o to_o they_o but_o also_o to_o all_o man_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o he_o say_v this_o be_v good_a and_o this_o god_n require_v do_v judgement_n that_o be_v that_o we_o perform_v what_o we_o right_o determine_v and_o that_o we_o love_v mercy_n and_o bounty_n and_o that_o we_o careful_o and_o diligent_o walk_v with_o god_n epiphanius_n write_v that_o because_o he_o reprehend_v and_o blame_v the_o wicked_a villainy_n of_o joram_n king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v throw_v by_o he_o from_o a_o steep_a place_n and_o be_v afterward_o bury_v in_o his_o own_o country_n with_o honour_n joram_n be_v father_n to_o vzziah_n be_v it_o not_o jotham_n and_o how_o can_v jotham_n kill_v he_o he_o prophesy_v in_o ahazia_n and_o hezekia_n day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n of_o oded_a the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiii_o oded_a the_o prophet_n be_v find_v once_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o ahaz_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n for_o when_o zizchria_n mighty_a man_n of_o ephraim_n have_v kill_v maaseiah_n the_o king_n son_n and_o azrica_n the_o ruler_n of_o his_o house_n and_o elkana_n who_o be_v next_o to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o isralitos_fw-la beside_o have_v take_v captive_a two_o hundred_o thousand_o woman_n and_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o a_o infinite_a booty_n and_o carry_v all_o to_o samaria_n then_o this_o oded_a who_o be_v there_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o victorious_a army_n come_v in_o tell_v they_o that_o that_o deed_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o have_v suffer_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v kill_v for_o their_o wickedness_n who_o wife_n child_n and_o good_n they_o take_v away_o and_o spoil_v contrary_a to_o all_o right_a and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v follow_v his_o advice_n to_o carry_v their_o captive_n back_o again_o for_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n grow_v hot_a upon_o they_o these_o thing_n he_o speak_v to_o azaria_n berechia_n ichizkiah_n and_o amosa_n the_o commander_n in_o chief_a who_o present_o tell_v the_o same_o to_o their_o company_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o bring_v back_o their_o prisoner_n and_o restore_v all_o the_o booty_n as_o sacred_a lest_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v rage_v against_o they_o which_o thing_n they_o do_v with_o so_o great_a devotion_n and_o affection_n that_o they_o send_v back_o those_o that_o be_v naked_a clothe_v and_o set_v they_o that_o be_v weak_a upon_o beast_n after_o that_o they_o have_v well_o refresh_v they_o nahum_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiv_o nahum_n the_o elkeshite_v so_o call_v of_o elkesis_n a_o small_a village_n in_o galilee_n which_o st_n hierome_n write_v be_v show_v unto_o he_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o nineve_n and_o the_o ninevite_n who_o before_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o persuade_v by_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n have_v obtain_v pardon_n from_o god_n upon_o their_o repentance_n he_o prophesy_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o king_n as_o st_z hierome_n will_v have_v it_o at_o the_o last_o he_o die_v in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o there_o be_v bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n chap._n xxv_o section_n 1_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n benjamin_n ieremiah_n father_n be_v of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v in_o anathoth_n in_o terra_n benjamin_n be_v the_o son_n of_o halchiah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n a_o priest_n of_o anathoth_n he_o prophesy_v as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n from_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o josiah_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n king_n of_o judah_n to_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n who_o then_o be_v lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n after_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v with_o the_o remnant_n of_o judah_n as_o jeremiah_n have_v constant_o foretell_v by_o god_n command_n which_o thing_n occasion_v he_o great_a trouble_n for_o he_o be_v both_o lay_v in_o iron_n and_o cast_v into_o a_o prison_n and_o a_o most_o nast_a dungeon_n and_o yet_o by_o all_o these_o duress_n his_o undaunted_a spirit_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v either_o to_o think_v or_o prophesy_v otherwise_o then_o god_n command_v though_o the_o false_a prophet_n tell_v the_o contrary_n this_o because_o it_o much_o commend_v he_o i_o have_v resolve_v to_o set_v down_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v do_v god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o tope_v to_o foretell_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v back_o from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n tell_v all_o the_o people_n plain_o that_o all_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v both_o the_o city_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v because_o they_o obey_v not_o his_o commandment_n phashur_n the_o priest_n can_v not_o endure_v such_o word_n with_o patience_n but_o present_o cast_v he_o after_o he_o
have_v he_o in_o such_o veneration_n until_o epiphanius_n his_o time_n that_o they_o pray_v in_o that_o place_n and_o with_o the_o dust_n which_o they_o take_v out_o of_o the_o sepulchre_n they_o both_o heal_v the_o bite_n of_o asp_n and_o drive_v the_o crocodile_n out_o of_o the_o river_n oswaldus_n have_v record_v that_o he_o be_v at_o tahpanhe_n the_o first_o day_n of_o may._n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n baruch_n chap._n xxvi_o baruch_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o neriah_n he_o be_v servant_n and_o assistant_n to_o hieremiah_n the_o prophet_n in_o take_v the_o book_n from_o he_o at_o god_n command_n wherein_o god_n denounce_v the_o evil_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o that_o go_v not_o out_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o good_a thing_n that_o shall_v befall_v they_o that_o go_v and_o in_o read_v in_o the_o temple_n on_o the_o fast_a day_n to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n our_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n there_o be_v extant_a a_o book_n which_o be_v not_o the_o very_a same_o he_o write_v then_o as_o may_v be_v conceive_v by_o the_o time_n and_o place_n for_o the_o former_a book_n be_v take_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ichoiakim_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n in_o the_o nine_o month_n when_o a_o fast_o be_v appoint_v at_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o when_o it_o be_v cut_v in_o piece_n by_o king_n ichoiakim_n and_o throw_v into_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v copy_v out_o again_o by_o this_o same_o baruch_n in_o the_o same_o word_n and_o more_o at_o god_n command_n while_o the_o same_o hieremias_n dictate_v or_o certain_o it_o be_v deliver_v he_o by_o hieremiah_n but_o this_o that_o be_v extant_a be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v by_o this_o baruch_n and_o to_o be_v there_o read_v by_o he_o to_o jeconias_n the_o son_n of_o joackim_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n so_o that_o this_o be_v write_v late_a concern_v that_o former_a we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n hieremiah_n and_o when_o this_o be_v read_v they_o all_o weep_v fast_v and_o pray_v unto_o god_n but_o when_o the_o other_o be_v read_v they_o send_v money_n that_o they_o gather_v as_o every_o man_n estate_n will_v bear_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o they_o that_o be_v there_o to_o buy_v sacrifice_n entreat_v they_o that_o they_o will_v both_o offer_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o beseech_v god_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v a_o prosperous_a life_n to_o nebuchadnezzer_n and_o his_o son_n balshazar_n and_o afford_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o nebuchadnezzer_n and_o his_o son_n that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o make_v their_o prayer_n before_o god_n against_o who_o they_o have_v offend_v and_o who_o wrath_n be_v not_o yet_o pacify_v they_o exhort_v they_o also_o that_o they_o will_v take_v order_n that_o the_o book_n which_o they_o have_v send_v shall_v be_v rehearse_v upon_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o word_n be_v spend_v in_o detestation_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v &_o reckon_v up_o the_o evil_n with_o which_o they_o be_v right_o press_v there_o be_v also_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o hieremias_n book_n a_o letter_n wherein_o as_o a_o prophet_n of_o god_n he_o do_v foretell_v the_o captive_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o babylon_n by_o nebuchadaezzar_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o exhort_v they_o that_o when_o they_o be_v there_o they_o shall_v not_o worship_v the_o god_n which_o they_o shall_v see_v but_o the_o true_a god_n now_o baruch_n be_v of_o such_o familiarity_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o hieremiah_n that_o when_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v and_o the_o people_n lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n with_o zedechias_n and_o the_o great_a man_n he_o tarry_v with_o those_o which_o out_o of_o several_a country_n return_v to_o judah_n and_o dwell_v there_o at_o the_o command_n of_o nebuchadnezzer_n the_o king_n gedaliah_n be_v governor_n and_o after_o gedaliah_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o remnant_n have_v entreat_v hieremiah_n to_o inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o egypt_n or_o no_o and_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o by_o god_n command_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v they_o say_v god_n do_v not_o forbid_v this_o but_o that_o baruch_n be_v one_o who_o move_v he_o against_o they_o and_o because_o they_o do_v not_o obey_v god_n command_n the_o commander_n bring_v hieremias_n and_o baruch_n by_o force_n into_o egypt_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o there_o as_o i_o suppose_v he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n xxvii_o section_n 1._o ezekiel_n a_o prophet_n and_o a_o priest_n be_v the_o son_n of_o buzi_n he_o prophesy_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o hieremiah_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o hieremias_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o josiah_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o in_o the_o five_o year_n after_o jechoniah_n be_v lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n and_o hieremias_n continue_v prophesy_v till_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n wherein_o he_o be_v take_v and_o little_o more_o than_o so_o but_o ezekiel_n unto_o the_o fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o city_n be_v spoil_v which_o he_o call_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o after_o he_o himself_o be_v lead_v away_o which_o that_o it_o may_v more_o easy_o be_v understand_v and_o the_o life_n of_o ezekiel_n better_a know_v i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o fetch_v the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o thing_n a_o little_a more_o from_o the_o bottom_n sect._n 2._o ichoiakim_n after_o his_o father_n josiah_n be_v slay_v who_o reign_v thirty_o one_o year_n 2_o chro._n 36._o and_o after_o ichoahaz_n his_o brother_n who_o reign_v only_o three_o month_n be_v lead_v into_o egypt_n be_v make_v king_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o brother_n stead_n by_o nechokin_n king_n of_o egypt_n jehoiakim_n die_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n leave_v ichoiakim_n who_o be_v also_o call_v jechoniah_n the_o heir_n to_o his_o kingdom_n this_o ichoiakim_n in_o the_o three_o month_n of_o his_o reign_n when_o the_o city_n be_v vanquish_v and_o the_o temple_n spoil_v be_v take_v and_o lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n with_o his_o mother_n wife_n and_o eunuch_n and_o a_o great_a many_o more_o and_o among_o these_o ezekiel_n now_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o babylon_n as_o himself_o say_v in_o the_o five_o year_n after_o ichoiakim_n be_v take_v that_o be_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o zedechias_n who_o be_v place_v in_o his_o stead_n by_o nebuchadnezzer_n the_o king_n and_o zedechiah_n be_v take_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o cast_v into_o bond_n to_o these_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n wherein_o ezekiel_n be_v now_o captive_a if_o we_o add_v the_o other_o fourteen_o after_o jerusalem_n and_o zedechiah_n be_v take_v we_o shall_v find_v five_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o that_o five_o and_o twenty_o be_v the_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n unto_o which_o he_o continue_v all_o his_o prophecy_n and_o therefore_o ezekiel_n do_v not_o prophesy_v in_o judah_n but_o in_o babylon_n and_o foretell_v first_o that_o other_o captivity_n which_o befall_v when_o zedechiah_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o people_n because_o of_o their_o wickedness_n both_o old_a and_o new_a all_o which_o god_n show_v unto_o he_o though_o do_v by_o they_o not_o in_o babylon_n he_o speak_v of_o their_o deliverance_n also_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o six_o year_n after_o jehoniah_n be_v take_v and_o carry_v to_o babylon_n and_o that_o in_o the_o four_o month_n and_o the_o five_o day_n a_o year_n after_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o six_o year_n on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o fasten_v his_o eye_n upon_o the_o way_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o north_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o behold_v a_o image_n the_o image_n of_o jealousy_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n worship_v that_o by_o this_o their_o villainy_n they_o may_v even_o drive_v god_n away_o from_o they_o this_o be_v a_o great_a wickedness_n but_o he_o show_v they_o another_o great_a than_o this_o he_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o bid_v he_o dig_v through_o the_o wall_n when_o he_o have_v do_v this_o there_o appear_v a_o door_n by_o which_o when_o upon_o god_n commandment_n he_o have_v go_v in_o he_o see_v upon_o the_o wall_n the_o picture_n of_o
year_n of_o darius_n and_o the_o book_n that_o be_v entitle_v by_o his_o name_n &_o reckon_v among_o scripture_n contain_v many_o more_o verse_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n at_o god_n bid_v he_o charge_v the_o jew_n who_o be_v new_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n that_o they_o will_v return_v to_o he_o and_o so_o at_o last_o he_o will_v return_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o live_v as_o their_o forefather_n have_v do_v who_o have_v contemn_v the_o command_n of_o the_o former_a prophet_n who_o persuade_v they_o from_o their_o wickedness_n to_o a_o holy_a course_n of_o life_n that_o they_o will_v not_o lie_v but_o speak_v the_o truth_n to_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v judge_v true_o and_o friendly_a that_o they_o will_v not_o devise_v evil_a in_o their_o mind_n against_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v not_o love_v a_o false_a oath_n forasmuch_o as_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n hate_v these_o thing_n if_o they_o will_v do_v that_o they_o shall_v receive_v all_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v sow_v with_o increase_n and_o abundance_n he_o foretell_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o jerusalem_n upon_o a_o she_o ass_n and_o the_o price_n of_o his_o betray_n god_n show_v he_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedec_n the_o high_a priest_n stand_v before_o his_o angel_n and_o satan_n stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o withstand_v he_o who_o when_o god_n have_v rebuke_v he_o signify_v by_o the_o angel_n that_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v by_o the_o change_n of_o his_o apparel_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v become_v a_o judge_n if_o he_o will_v observe_v his_o commandment_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o darius_n in_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n that_o be_v of_o november_n some_o among_o who_o be_v sarasar_n and_o regemmelech_n have_v send_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o ask_v the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n whether_o they_o shall_v weep_v and_o fast_o in_o the_o five_o month_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o they_o have_v do_v already_o in_o former_a time_n and_o for_o many_o year_n now_o god_n bad_a zacharias_n be_v inspire_v and_o move_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n to_o ask_v of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n whether_o they_o have_v fast_v to_o god_n these_o seventy_o year_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v out_o of_o their_o land_n when_o they_o keep_v a_o fast_a the_o five_o and_o nine_o month_n or_o when_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o he_o god_n declare_v by_o these_o word_n that_o their_o fasting_n dinner_n &_o supper_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o he_o because_o they_o be_v not_o join_v with_o work_n of_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n as_o he_o have_v wish_v they_o by_o former_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v move_v against_o they_o have_v scatter_v they_o abroad_o into_o all_o country_n he_o prophesi_v also_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v beside_o my_o present_a purpose_n he_o foretell_v also_o to_o josedec_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n that_o shall_v serve_v as_o a_o priest_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o to_o salathiell_n how_o he_o shall_v have_v zorobabel_n there_o be_v some_o as_o hierome_n say_v that_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v the_o zacharias_n who_o christ_n affirm_v in_o matthew_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v betwixt_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o altar_n but_o epiphanius_n refer_v this_o to_o zacharias_n the_o father_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o his_o life_n and_o write_v how_o that_o this_o man_n be_v very_o age_v die_v in_o judaea_n and_o be_v bury_v near_o aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n esdras_n chap._n xxxiii_o esdras_n the_o prophet_n and_o scribe_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v the_o son_n of_o saraias_n he_o as_o himself_o say_v be_v a_o captive_n when_o artaxerxes_n be_v king_n of_o babylon_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirty_o year_n almost_o after_o jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v he_o make_v mention_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o prophesy_a of_o malachias_n the_o prophet_n who_o nevertheless_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o people_n be_v bring_v back_o again_o from_o captivity_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v foretell_v this_o as_o be_v move_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n but_o because_o we_o write_v the_o life_n and_o act_n of_o esdras_n we_o must_v keep_v the_o order_n of_o the_o time_n as_o long_o as_o we_o can_v in_o set_v they_o down_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n in_o which_o the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n foretell_v by_o hieremiah_n be_v fulfil_v by_o his_o grant_n this_o esdras_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n with_o zorobabel_n the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedeck_v and_o other_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o go_v after_o they_o but_o how_o long_o he_o be_v there_o it_o be_v uncertain_a for_o he_o come_v afterward_o again_o to_o babylon_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n he_o return_v thence_o to_o jerusalem_n by_o his_o grant_n with_o many_o other_o and_o so_o as_o that_o when_o they_o set_v out_o from_o babylon_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n which_o journey_n and_o return_n of_o he_o why_o and_o how_o it_o befall_v or_o be_v procure_v because_o it_o pertain_v to_o his_o exceed_a commendation_n i_o have_v thought_n meet_v to_o be_v relate_v the_o work_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jierusalem_n which_o be_v begin_v by_o the_o edict_n of_o cyrus_n have_v be_v intermit_v by_o the_o hatred_n &_o envy_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o complete_v in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o darius_n and_o the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o twelve_o month_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n the_o son_n of_o darius_n see_v he_o by_o god_n blessing_n be_v in_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o king_n both_o because_o of_o his_o great_a virtue_n with_o which_o he_o be_v endow_v and_o also_o because_o he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o scribe_n very_o skilful_a in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n he_o not_o only_o willing_o grant_v his_o petition_n that_o he_o may_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o country_n man_n that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o explain_v the_o law_n but_o also_o he_o give_v he_o a_o patent_n whereby_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v conceive_v how_o gracious_a he_o be_v with_o he_o now_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o patent_n be_v thus_o artaxerxee_v king_n of_o king_n to_o esdras_n the_o priest_n ascribe_v exceed_o skilful_a of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n greeting_n i_o have_v make_v a_o decree_n that_o he_o that_o will_v of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n may_v go_v with_o thou_o to_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o my_o kingdom_n for_o thou_o be_v send_v by_o i_o according_a to_o the_o advice_n and_o judgement_n of_o my_o seven_o councillor_n that_o thou_o may_v teach_v and_o explain_v in_o judaea_n and_o jerusalem_n the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n which_o thou_o understand_v and_o propound_v it_o to_o all_o and_o may_v carry_v the_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o i_o and_o my_o councillor_n have_v of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o our_o own_o accord_n offer_v unto_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o temple_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o if_o the_o people_n which_o be_v in_o the_o country_n will_v give_v gold_n and_o silver_n i_o give_v thou_o leave_v to_o receive_v it_o all_o and_o buy_v with_o it_o calf_n ramm_v lamb_n and_o other_o necessary_a sacrifice_n which_o thou_o may_v offer_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o silver_n or_o gold_n leave_v that_o you_o may_v dispose_v of_o it_o as_o it_o like_v thou_o or_o thy_o people_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o vessel_n also_o which_o be_v deliver_v thou_o to_o do_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o thy_o god_n do_v thou_o there_o look_v to_o that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a at_o hand_n but_o if_o thou_o want_v any_o thing_n beside_o i_o will_v that_o thou_o require_v of_o my_o ruler_n who_o i_o have_v set_v over_o my_o treasury_n beyond_o the_o river_n for_o this_o i_o have_v give_v they_o charge_n of_o in_o thy_o decree_n lest_o perhaps_o thy_o god_n shall_v be_v angry_a at_o i_o and_o my_o child_n and_o also_o that_o they_o that_o attend_v god_n service_n may_v be_v altogether_o free_a let_v it_o be_v also_o lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o appoint_v some_o punishment_n either_o of_o banishment_n or_o death_n or_o prison_n or_o fine_a esdras_n have_v receive_v this_o patent_n after_o he_o have_v thank_v the_o king_n in_o