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heart_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o his_o destruction_n so_o prone_a be_v man_n to_o abuse_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o pride_n and_o presumption_n which_o be_v usual_o a_o forerunner_n of_o ruin_n vzziah_n will_v needs_o now_o out_o of_o a_o strange_a arrogance_n usurp_v the_o priest_n office_n and_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n according_o he_o go_v presumptuous_o into_o the_o holy_a place_n to_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n which_o none_o but_o the_o priest_n may_v do_v the_o high_a priest_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o understand_v whither_o he_o be_v go_v immediate_o follow_v after_o he_o attend_v with_o eighty_o priest_n man_n of_o courage_n who_o come_v to_o he_o just_a as_o he_o be_v ready_a with_o a_o censer_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o burn_v incense_n they_o withstand_v he_o and_o plain_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v high_o trespass_v in_o come_v thither_o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o he_o but_o to_o the_o priest_n only_a and_o that_o by_o god_n appointment_n to_o burn_v 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god_n so_o eminent_o own_v of_o they_o and_o appear_v for_o they_o they_o thrust_v he_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n yea_o he_o himself_o haste_v to_o go_v out_o perceive_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v he_o and_o from_o hence_o forward_o to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o house_n apart_o by_o himself_o and_o so_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o that_o have_v so_o presumptuous_o go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v now_o exclude_v from_o go_v even_o to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o people_n there_o to_o worship_v god_n vzziah_n be_v thus_o smite_v of_o the_o lord_n jotham_n his_o son_n as_o viceroy_n and_o deputy-king_n govern_v the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o stead_n as_o it_o be_v think_v about_o four_o year_n vzziah_n act_n be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n though_o that_o book_n seem_v not_o now_o extant_a as_o not_o necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n as_o neither_o that_o of_o jasher_n mention_v 2_o sam._n 1.18_o vzziah_n be_v dead_a they_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o field_n where_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o king_n be_v but_o in_o some_o remote_a corner_n thereof_o where_o none_o of_o the_o former_a king_n sepulcher_n be_v because_o he_o be_v a_o leper_n loc_n leper_n supplicium_fw-la triplex_fw-la lepra_fw-la excommunicatio_fw-la funus_fw-la inglorium_fw-la ut_fw-la a_fw-la populo_fw-la vivum_fw-la lepra_fw-la defunctum_fw-la a_o regibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la dimoverit_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n when_o this_o king_n die_v it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n great_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_v because_o he_o have_v be_v such_o a_o scourge_n to_o they_o as_o be_v relate_v 2_o chron._n 26.6_o whereupon_o isaiah_n prophesy_v that_o a_o king_n shall_v spring_v from_o this_o vzziah_n viz._n hezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o his_o grandchild_n ahaz_n who_o shall_v sting_v they_o worse_o than_o ever_o he_o have_v do_v isa_n 14.29_o rejoice_v not_o thou_o whole_a palestina_n because_o the_o rod_n of_o he_o that_o smite_v thou_o be_v break_v for_o out_o of_o the_o serpent_n root_n shall_v come_v forth_o a_o cockatrice_n and_o his_o fruit_n shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n 2_o king_n 14.21_o 22._o 2_o king_n 15._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o 2_o chron._n 26._o wh_o ch._n jotham_n the_o 11_o king_n of_o judah_n jotham_n jotham_n be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o that_o be_v he_o maintain_v and_o encourage_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v so_o that_o he_o be_v like_o he_o not_o in_o the_o evil_n he_o
grant_v they_o acquaint_v he_o that_o it_o be_v their_o father_n command_n before_o he_o die_v that_o they_o shall_v humble_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o they_o and_o according_o they_o do_v earnest_o beg_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n and_o they_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o deny_v it_o they_o see_v they_o be_v his_o brethren_n and_o serve_v the_o same_o god_n that_o he_o do_v namely_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o be_v true_o penitent_a for_o their_o former_a heinous_a transgression_n against_o he_o then_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n they_o tell_v he_o they_o be_v his_o servant_n joseph_n can_v not_o forbear_v weep_v at_o this_o their_o behaviour_n towards_o he_o and_o pity_v their_o perplexity_n and_o be_v grieve_v that_o they_o shall_v in_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o his_o kindness_n towards_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v in_o great_a power_n there_o yet_o he_o be_v under_o god_n sum_fw-la god_n masius_n sic_fw-la reddit_fw-la v._n 19_o anon_o sub_fw-la deo_fw-la sum_fw-la under_o his_o all-seeing-eye_n and_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o action_n unto_o he_o who_o have_v forbid_v he_o all_o revenge_n and_o have_v wonderful_o raise_v he_o up_o not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v do_v good_a to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o especial_o to_o they_o that_o be_v his_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v offend_v at_o what_o they_o have_v for_o whatever_o their_o intent_n be_v god_n mean_v it_o for_o good_a both_o to_o he_o and_o they_o and_o therefore_o bid_v they_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o fear_v any_o hurt_n from_o he_o for_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o hurt_v they_o that_o he_o will_v nourish_v they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o according_o he_o do_v so_o for_o 54_o year_n after_o his_o father_n death_n all_o which_o time_n even_o unto_o his_o own_o death_n he_o continue_v his_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o continue_v in_o his_o authority_n and_o 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have_v now_o arrive_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 110_o and_o have_v govern_v egypt_n under_o several_a king_n 80_o year_n and_o find_v his_o death_n approach_v he_o tell_v his_o brethren_n that_o god_n will_v sure_o visit_v they_o in_o mercy_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o that_o land_n into_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n that_o he_o will_v give_v it_o they_o and_o therefore_o to_o testify_v his_o own_o and_o confirm_v their_o faith_n concern_v the_o promise_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o heaven_n he_o command_v that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v keep_v and_o carry_v into_o canaan_n when_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o carry_v they_o thither_o see_v heb._n 11.20_o he_o take_v also_o a_o oath_n of_o they_o to_o perform_v it_o which_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v like_a be_v record_v and_o transmit_v to_o succeed_a generation_n that_o they_o in_o who_o time_n that_o deliverance_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v shall_v perform_v it_o and_o according_o his_o body_n be_v embalm_v and_o keep_v in_o a_o chest_n until_o the_o time_n it_o may_v be_v carry_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v afterward_o carry_v thither_o and_o bury_v at_o shechem_n see_v josh_n 24.32_o jacob_n purchase_n and_o joseph_n inheritance_n and_o there_o also_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o body_n of_o the_o other_o patriarch_n jacob_n son_n and_o joseph_n brethren_n be_v bury_v see_v act_n 7.16_o their_o body_n be_v carry_v up_o into_o canaan_n with_o his._n thus_o die_v joseph_n in_o egypt_n in_o eusebius_n in_o his_o chronicle_n have_v this_o passage_n concern_v joseph_n joseph_n say_v he_o be_v make_v governor_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o his_o age_n when_o his_o father_n jacob_n be_v 122_o year_n old_a which_o government_n he_o hold_v 80_o year_n after_o who_o decease_n the_o hebrew_n be_v hold_v in_o bondage_n by_o the_o egyptian_n 144_o year_n so_o that_o the_o whole_a time_n which_o the_o hebrew_n spend_v in_o egypt_n be_v 215_o year_n reckon_v from_o the_o time_n that_o jacob_n and_o his_o son_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n the_o 2369th_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 16_o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o levi_n 60_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n 140_o year_n before_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o gen._n 15.13_o &_o exod._n 12.41_o ch._n 50._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xlix_o with_o the_o life_n of_o joseph_n end_v the_o first_o book_n of_o moses_n history_n call_v genesis_n which_o contain_v a_o space_n of_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o nine_o year_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o next_o to_o it_o in_o order_n of_o time_n be_v the_o book_n of_o job_n as_o learned_a man_n conceive_v it_o be_v likely_a that_o job_n live_v when_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o egypt_n and_o that_o he_o live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o we_o in_o idumea_n or_o arabia_n border_v upon_o it_o see_v lam._n 4.21_o where_o he_o have_v such_o bad_a neighbour_n the_o chaldean_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o sabean_o on_o the_o other_o the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v undoubted_o a_o true_a history_n and_o accompany_v full_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n requisite_a to_o a_o true_a history_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o attest_v so_o to_o be_v by_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n 14.14_o though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v in_o it_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o by_o the_o apostle_n james_n ch._n 5.11_o 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 and_o have_v see_v the_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o pitiful_a and_o of_o tender_a mercy_n this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o prose_n to_o vers_fw-la 3._o of_o chap._n 3._o and_o in_o verse_n from_o thence_o to_o chap._n 42._o vers_fw-la 6._o and_o then_o it_o conclude_v in_o prose_n the_o penman_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v elihu_n one_o of_o the_o speaker_n in_o it_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o chap._n 32._o vers_fw-la 15._o they_o be_v amaze_v they_o answer_v no_o more_o they_o leave_v off_o speak_v verse_n 16._o when_o i_o have_v wait_v for_o they_o speak_v not_o but_o stand_v still_o and_o answer_v no_o more_o verse_n 17._o i_o say_v i_o will_v answer_v also_o my_o part_n i_o also_o will_v show_v my_o opinion_n so_o that_o he_o seem_v here_o to_o speak_v of_o himself_o as_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o history_n job_n be_v the_o son_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n descend_v from_o he_o by_o his_o son_n huz_n gen._n 22.21_o huz_o his_o first-born_a and_o buz_v his_o brother_n etc._n etc._n three_o of_o his_o friend_n most_o likely_a be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n viz._n eliphaz_n and_o zophar_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n gen._n 36.10_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o esau_n son_n eliphaz_n the_o son_n adah_n the_o wife_n of_o esau_n bildad_o of_o abraham_n race_n by_o keturah_n and_o elihu_n the_o four_o of_o the_o race_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n the_o book_n consist_v of_o these_o general_a part_n 1._o a_o description_n of_o job_n uprightness_n he_o be_v a_o upright_a man_n fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil_a regio_fw-la verse_n 3._o orientalium_fw-la i._n e._n in_o genere_fw-la neglecto_fw-la judaeae_fw-la situ_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la erat_fw-la haec_fw-la austrina_fw-la regio_fw-la 2._o of_o his_o prosperity_n 1._o he_o have_v a_o numerous_a issue_n seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n 2._o for_o estate_n he_o be_v the_o great_a man_n in_o the_o east_n have_v 7000_o sheep_n 3000_o
moses_n and_o proclaim_v before_o he_o now_o hide_v in_o the_o hollow_a cleave_v of_o the_o rock_n the_o lord_n the_o lord_n merciful_a and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n upon_o man_n hearty_a repentance_n and_o that_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n and_o upon_o the_o child_n child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n if_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o father_n transgression_n moses_n hear_v these_o thing_n instant_o bow_v his_o head_n towards_o the_o earth_n and_o worship_v exod._n 34._o from_o 1._o to_o 9_o sect_n xxv_o moses_n now_o stay_v again_o 40_o day_n and_o 40_o night_n in_o the_o mount_n without_o meat_n or_o drink_n vers_fw-la 28._o he_o humble_o and_o earnest_o beseech_v the_o lord_n with_o many_o press_a argument_n see_v deut._n 9.18_o 19_o and_o from_o 25._o to_o the_o end_n to_o pardon_v the_o people_n and_o to_o own_v they_o still_o for_o his_o inheritance_n 2.12_o inheritance_n see_v ps_n 33.12_o &_o zach._n 2.12_o and_o to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o and_o to_o manifest_v his_o gracious_a presence_n among_o they_o for_o they_o be_v he_o ackowledge_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n and_o have_v need_n both_o of_o his_o mercy_n and_o conduct_n the_o lord_n be_v now_o appease_v renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o they_o upon_o certain_a condition_n and_o promise_n that_o his_o presence_n with_o they_o shall_v work_v more_o powerful_o than_o ever_o and_o show_v itself_o in_o more_o stupendous_a miracle_n then_o ever_o it_o have_v do_v before_o and_o that_o he_o will_v do_v terrible_a thing_n by_o they_o his_o almighty_a power_n and_o providence_n accompany_v of_o they_o and_o will_v give_v they_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o will_v drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o before_o they_o the_o condition_n he_o 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or_o pentecost_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o booth_n or_o tabernacle_n at_o which_o three_o feast_n all_o their_o male_n shall_v appear_v before_o he_o with_o a_o offer_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n which_o he_o will_v account_v as_o give_v to_o himself_o and_o he_o will_v take_v care_n that_o none_o shall_v desire_v their_o land_n in_o their_o absence_n 3_o that_o the_o first-born_a male_n both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n shall_v be_v consecrate_v unto_o he_o see_v ch._n 22.29_o 30._o but_o the_o firstling_n of_o a_o ass_n shall_v be_v redeem_v with_o a_o lamb_n see_v exod._n 13.13_o 4_o that_o they_o shall_v careful_o observe_v the_o weekly_a sabbath_n 23.12_o sabbath_n see_v ch._n 23.12_o and_o not_o violate_v it_o either_o in_o seedtime_n or_o harvest_n 5_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o offer_v the_o blood_n vatab._n blood_n certain_o removebis_fw-la fermentatum_fw-la cum_fw-la immolas_fw-la pascha_fw-la vatab._n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n with_o leaven_n and_o that_o nothing_o thereof_o shall_v be_v leave_v till_o the_o morning_n 6_o that_o the_o first_o of_o their_o frist-fruit_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 7._o that_o they_o shall_v not_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o its_o mother_n milk_n which_o law_n be_v all_o enjoin_v ch._n 23._o and_o be_v now_o repeat_v these_o be_v the_o law_n that_o moses_n be_v to_o write_v down_o in_o a_o book_n and_o to_o enjoin_v the_o people_n to_o observe_v then_o the_o lord_n write_v the_o ten_o commandment_n on_o the_o table_n moses_n have_v bring_v up_o and_o give_v they_o unto_o he_o who_o bring_v they_o and_o the_o other_o law_n which_o himself_o have_v write_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o have_v see_v god_n glory_n in_o so_o great_a a_o measure_n and_o degree_n there_o be_v a_o dazzle_a brightness_n imprint_v by_o god_n on_o his_o face_n while_o he_o talk_v with_o he_o so_o that_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o face_n it_o face_n the_o glory_n of_o moses_n face_n signify_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o bring_v 2_o cor._n 3.7_o 8._o his_o ministration_n be_v death_n and_o condemnation_n because_o the_o law_n give_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n but_o no_o pardon_n for_o it_o shine_v which_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o excellentiam_fw-la of_o sic_fw-la humilitas_fw-la propriam_fw-la jubet_fw-la ignorare_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la by_o the_o reflective_a ray_n and_o beam_n horn_v beam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o shine_v from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o horn_n be_v derive_v which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o papist_n to_o paint_v mose_n face_n with_o two_o horn_n like_o a_o ox._n the_o vulgar_a latin_a say_v mose_n face_n be_v horn_v of_o the_o divine_a splendour_n which_o may_v assure_v the_o israelite_n he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n who_o teach_v and_o instruct_v he_o and_o that_o thereupon_o they_o may_v the_o more_o reverence_v he_o may_v fear_v break_v this_o law_n again_o aaron_z and_o the_o people_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o splendour_n of_o his_o face_n but_o be_v afraid_a flee_v from_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v some_o angel_n but_o moses_n call_v they_o back_o and_o put_v a_o veil_n on_o his_o face_n 16._o face_n ut_fw-la ipsum_fw-la mosaicae_n facici_fw-la splendorem_fw-la israelitae_n non_fw-la viderunt_fw-la ob_fw-la impositum_fw-la velamen_fw-la sic_fw-la carnales_fw-la judaei_n spiritualem_fw-la mosis_fw-la splendorem_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la ejus_fw-la summum_fw-la finem_fw-la atque_fw-la scopum_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la non_fw-la intelligebant_fw-la ob_fw-la sponte_fw-la attractam_fw-la mentis_fw-la caecitatem_fw-la quae_fw-la instar_fw-la velaminis_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la corda_fw-la eorum_fw-la &_o verum_fw-la legis_fw-la intellectum_fw-la quasi_fw-la obducti_fw-la neque_fw-la hoc_fw-la tolli_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la praedicationem_fw-la evangelij_fw-la &_o per_fw-la veram_fw-la conversionem_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la 2_o cor._n 13.14_o 15_o 16._o whilst_o he_o speak_v with_o they_o and_o then_o deliver_v to_o they_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n but_o moses_n when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o people_n take_v the_o veil_n off_o and_o it_o be_v like_a that_o this_o brightness_n on_o his_o face_n continue_v not_o all_o his_o life_n after_o but_o only_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o go_v to_o and_o fro_o between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n exod._n 34._o from_o 9_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xxvi_o moses_n now_o enjoin_v they_o again_o a_o strict_a observation_n of_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o kindle_v a_o fire_n they_o fire_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n to_o warm_v themselves_o by_o in_o the_o extreme_a cold_a of_o winter_n or_o when_o any_o other_o exigency_n of_o necessity_n or_o mercy_n require_v it_o be_v allow_v they_o thereon_o to_o dress_v meat_n or_o to_o do_v any_o work_n by_o though_o for_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n threaten_v death_n to_o they_o that_o disobey_v then_o he_o enjoin_v the_o people_n to_o bring_v their_o freewill_n offering_n towards_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v now_o forthwith_o to_o be_v go_v in_o hand_n with_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n give_v he_o by_o god_n ch._n 25._o the_o people_n very_o ready_o agree_v hereunto_o and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o this_o good_a work_n may_v the_o more_o effectual_o be_v promote_v all_o the_o male_n be_v number_v from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o who_o be_v find_v to_o be_v 603550_o who_o every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o law_n prescribe_v exod._n 30.12_o 13._o contribute_v half_o a_o shekel_n the_o total_a sum_n of_o the_o poll-money_n amount_v to_o a_o hundred_o talent_n annal_n talent_n a_o talon_n among_o the_o jew_n amount_v to_o 3000_o shekel_n or_o 50_o l._n sterling_a every_o pound_n contain_v 60_o shekel_n see_v 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child_n of_o israel_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o enjoin_v they_o sect_n xciv_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n which_o be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o himself_o masius_n himself_o if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v this_o book_n for_o the_o main_a to_o be_v write_v by_o joshua_n yet_o some_o passage_n may_v be_v insert_v afterward_o by_o some_o other_o holy_a penman_n so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n we_o find_v some_o passage_n which_o can_v not_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o but_o be_v afterward_o add_v by_o some_o other_o holy_a man_n as_o deut._n 34.5_o qui_fw-la hanc_fw-la historiam_fw-la ex_fw-la sacris_fw-la annalibus_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la seculi_fw-la nominibus_fw-la masius_n at_o least_o not_o all_o of_o it_o though_o it_o contain_v his_o act_n and_o achievement_n indeed_o joshua_n either_o write_v himself_o or_o order_v some_o of_o the_o priest_n to_o write_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o enter_v into_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o ch._n 24.26_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o put_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o if_o they_o transgress_v it_o but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v do_v after_o joshua_n death_n as_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n 19.47_o judg._n 18.7_o to_o 29._o and_o ch._n 24._o from_o 29._o to_o 32._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n be_v mention_v some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n masius_n prophet_n a_o propheta_fw-la aliquo_fw-la collectus_fw-la videtur_fw-la hic_fw-la libre_fw-la ex_fw-la antiquis_fw-la diariis_fw-la &_o annalibus_fw-la masius_n long_o after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o phrase_n 15.63_o phrase_n see_v ch._n 4._o 6._o &_o 6.29_o &_o 7.26_o &_o 8.29_o &_o 9.27_o &_o 10.27_o &_o 13.13_o &_o 14.14_o &_o 15.63_o remain_v unto_o this_o day_n so_o frequent_o use_v do_v intimate_v and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n 102._o jasher_n see_v sect._n 102._o be_v here_o name_v ch._n 10.13_o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o unless_o we_o shall_v suppose_v which_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v begin_v in_o moses_n time_n and_o continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v afterward_o by_o add_v several_a memorable_a act_n and_o passage_n unto_o it_o joshua_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n numb_a 13.8_o he_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o divide_v it_o by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o divers_a year_n he_o live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o be_v 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arise_v and_o lead_v his_o people_n over_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v before_o promise_v they_o and_o intend_v now_o actual_o to_o give_v they_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o every_o place_n in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o sole_a of_o their_o foot_n shall_v tread_v upon_o from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n which_o be_v the_o south-bound_a to_o lebanon_n which_o be_v the_o north-bound_a and_o the_o great_a sea_n or_o midland-sea_n which_o be_v the_o western-bound_a and_o the_o river_n euphrates_n border_n euphrates_n that_o the_o israelite_n do_v never_o extend_v their_o bound_n thus_o far_o be_v evident_a for_o though_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n all_o the_o nation_n as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n become_v tributary_n to_o they_o 1_o king_n 4.21_o yet_o they_o never_o destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n there_o and_o plant_v themselves_o in_o their_o country_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o the_o israelite_n fail_v of_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n and_o it_o be_v only_o upon_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n that_o god_n promise_v thus_o to_o enlarge_v their_o border_n which_o be_v the_o eastern-bound_a even_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hittite_n which_o seem_v here_o mention_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o seven_o nation_n shall_v be_v their_o coast_n the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o not_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n but_o as_o he_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o nor_o forsake_v he_o he_o bid_v he_o therefore_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n for_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o people_n of_o
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nabuchadnezzar_n have_v take_v from_o astyages_n the_o whole_a province_n of_o elamais_fw-fr with_o the_o city_n susa_n the_o metropolis_n thereof_o which_o be_v seat_v upon_o the_o river_n vlai_n and_o annex_v it_o to_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o chaldean_n as_o we_o may_v see_v from_o jer._n 25.25_o compare_v with_o dan._n 8.1_o 2._o but_o afterward_o those_o elamites_n combine_v with_o the_o mede_n against_o the_o babylonian_n see_v isa_n 21.2_o when_o belshazzar_n be_v destroy_v recover_v their_o state_n again_o under_o cyrus_n and_o their_o chief_a city_n susa_n be_v make_v by_o he_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n as_o strabo_n in_o his_o fifteen_o book_n declare_v ambassador_n now_o come_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n but_o the_o four_o after_o the_o sabbatical_a course_n or_o seven_o year_n rest_n jer._n 28.1_o from_o the_o several_a king_n of_o edom_n moab_n ammon_n tyre_n and_o sidon_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o visit_v the_o new_a king_n zedekiah_n and_o 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david_n my_o servant_n sake_n and_o for_o jerusalem_n sake_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v for_o the_o place_n of_o my_o public_a worship_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o king_n from_o who_o the_o messiah_n who_o i_o have_v promise_v be_v to_o come_v 1_o king_n 11._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 14._o sect_n xvi_o solomon_n as_o it_o be_v conceive_v be_v so_o terrify_v with_o this_o threaten_n that_o he_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n and_o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o repentance_n write_v his_o book_n call_v ecclesiaste_n in_o which_o he_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n his_o remorse_n for_o his_o former_a sin_n and_o folly_n and_o the_o vanity_n to_o which_o he_o have_v be_v too_o intemperate_o addict_v vanity_n addict_v ecclesiaste_n or_o the_o preach_a soul_n true_o penitent_a gather_v itself_o to_o the_o church_n and_o by_o wholesome_a admonition_n gather_v other_o also_o that_o be_v go_v astray_o after_o vanity_n in_o this_o book_n he_o reflect_v upon_o the_o honour_n pleasure_n and_o wealth_n he_o have_v so_o abundant_o enjoy_v the_o error_n and_o miscarriage_n he_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o observation_n he_o have_v make_v of_o thing_n natural_a moral_a domestical_a civil_a sensual_a and_o divine_a and_o the_o curious_a enquiry_n he_o have_v make_v after_o true_a happiness_n and_o in_o the_o first_o six_o chapter_n he_o show_v wherein_o it_o do_v not_o consist_v and_o in_o the_o six_o last_v wherein_o it_o do_v and_o first_o he_o show_v it_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o knowledge_n either_o natural_a or_o moral_a 2._o not_o in_o pleasure_n or_o sensual_a delight_n 3._o not_o in_o honour_n greatness_n and_o power_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v man_n happy_a that_o without_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o correct_v and_o temper_v it_o it_o be_v ordinary_o the_o occasion_n of_o much_o wickedness_n in_o they_o that_o have_v it_o and_o of_o much_o misery_n to_o other_o 4._o not_o in_o a_o outward_a formal_a religiousness_n 5._o not_o in_o riches_n and_o great_a possession_n which_o be_v often_o snare_n and_o occasion_n of_o much_o hurt_n to_o the_o possessor_n who_o must_v leave_v they_o and_o many_o time_n they_o know_v not_o to_o who_o then_o he_o show_v wherein_o man_n happiness_n do_v consist_v 1._o in_o contentation_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o free_a and_o regular_a and_o joyful_a fruition_n of_o god_n blessing_n and_o the_o comfort_n he_o give_v we_o with_o humility_n moderation_n and_o thankfulness_n 2._o in_o a_o quiet_a and_o humble_a acquiescence_n in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 3._o in_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o in_o a_o due_a care_n that_o we_o offend_v not_o in_o vow_n prayer_n and_o address_n unto_o he_o 4._o in_o patience_n of_o spirit_n under_o all_o oppression_n 5._o in_o a_o compose_a preparedness_n of_o mind_n to_o undergo_v affliction_n 6._o in_o a_o pious_a and_o prudent_a behaviour_n towards_o all_o man_n that_o so_o we_o may_v preserve_v our_o name_n from_o calumny_n and_o our_o person_n from_o danger_n 7._o in_o meekness_n charity_n and_o patience_n towards_o such_o as_o offend_v we_o consider_v humane_a frailty_n 8._o in_o a_o due_a deportment_n of_o ourselves_o towards_o our_o superior_n that_o our_o life_n may_v not_o be_v make_v uncomfortable_a to_o we_o by_o their_o dispeasure_n 9_o in_o a_o practical_a prudence_n or_o wisdom_n right_o to_o judge_n and_o discern_v of_o time_n wherein_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v 10._o in_o submission_n to_o the_o holy_a and_o invincible_a providence_n of_o god_n admire_v his_o work_n and_o adore_v his_o judgement_n 11._o in_o a_o conscionable_a industriousness_n in_o our_o particular_a calling_n and_o last_o he_o conclude_v that_o in_o old_a age_n elegant_o describe_v by_o he_o and_o at_o death_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n be_v both_o the_o duty_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o man_n and_o the_o chief_a thing_n wherein_o it_o consist_v and_o so_o
much_o of_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n sect_n xvii_o god_n threaten_v solomon_n 2_o sam._n 7.13_o 14_o 15._o that_o if_o he_o commit_v iniquity_n he_o will_v chasten_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n and_o with_o the_o stripe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o his_o mercy_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o and_o according_o he_o now_o stir_v up_o three_o adversary_n revolt_n adversary_n though_o solomon_n enemy_n have_v herein_o their_o own_o end_n yet_o the_o lord_n use_v they_o as_o instrument_n of_o his_o justice_n to_o punish_v his_o revolt_n against_o he_o 1._o hadad_n the_o edomite_n when_o david_n subdue_v the_o edomite_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o sam._n 8.14_o he_o put_v garrison_n through_o all_o edom_n and_o they_o become_v his_o servant_n and_o at_o this_o time_n as_o it_o seem_v whilst_o joab_n pursue_v his_o victory_n slay_v all_o the_o male_n where_o he_o come_v hadad_n then_o be_v very_o young_a be_v hide_v and_o afterward_o secret_o carry_v away_o by_o some_o 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