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chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o sixthly_a of_o another_o axtaxerxes_n chap._n vii_o 1._o or_o rather_o thus_o of_o five_o persian_a monarch_n viz_o 1_o of_o cyrus_n 2_o of_o ahasuerus_n 3_o of_o artaxerce_n 4_o of_o darius_n take_v he_o mention_v chap._n iu._n ver_fw-la 5._o 24._o and_o chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o and_o chap._n vi_o 15._o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n and_o 5_o of_o another_o artaxerxes_n and_o the_o person_n of_o these_o by_o sundry_a learned_a man_n be_v sundry_a way_n understand_v some_o take_v the_o first_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n ahasuerus_n to_o be_v xerxes_n the_o first_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la the_o second_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n ochus_n and_o nothus_fw-la the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n mnemon_n or_o memor_n other_o take_v ahasuerus_n to_o be_v cambyses_n artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artashasta_fw-mi or_o smyrdis_n magnus_n darius_n not_o two_o but_o one_o to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n and_o the_o second_o 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v._o 13._o charge_v i_o esay_n xliv_o verse_n 2_o 28._o and_o xlv_o 1_o 13._o this_o pprophecy_n may_v likely_o be_v show_v to_o cyrus_n by_o daniel_n or_o some_o other_o vessel_n such_o as_o be_v not_o cut_v in_o piece_n verse_n 7_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 13._o sheshbazzar_n the_o chaldee_n or_o court-name_n of_o zerubbabel_n ezra_n i._n verse_n 8_o 8._o and_o iii_o 8_o 10._o and_o v._o 2_o 14._o as_o belteshazzar_n be_v of_o daniel_n the_o same_o work_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o sheshbazzar_n chap._n v._o 16._o be_v ascribe_v to_o zerubbabel_n zech._n iu._n 9_o be_v five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o this_o number_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o particular_a number_n former_o mention_v verse_n 11_o amount_v to_o two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v unnumbered_a moreover_o be_v vessel_n give_v chap._n vii_o 19_o and_o chap._n viii_o 25_o 27_o see_v the_o carry_v of_o they_o away_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o four_o several_a time_n dan._n i._n 2._o 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seraph_n or_o cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n that_o be_v the_o termination_n plural_a in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n as_o also_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriak_n and_o so_o be_v right_o leave_v out_o in_o the_o word_n baalim_fw-la in_o all_o place_n of_o cherubin_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek_n ix_o 3._o and_o x._o 1_o 3_o 10_o and_o v._o 14_o 22._o and_o xi_o 22._o offer_v offer_v be_v here_o mention_v chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o and_o so_o v._n 4._o call_v sacrifice_n heb._n xi_o 4._o and_o as_o this_o so_o other_o nominate_v moysaicall_a and_o levitical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o time_n of_o levi_n and_o moses_n as_o 2._o beast_n and_o fowl_n clean_a and_o unclean_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n ch_z vii_o 3._o priest_n altar_n burnt-offering_n drink-offering_n viii_o 20._o and_o fourteen_o 18._o and_o xxii_o 13._o and_o xxxv_o 14._o 4._o eat_v of_o blood_n forbid_v ch_n iv_o 4._o 5._o oil_n in_o use_n for_o consecration_n xxviii_o 18._o and_o xxxv_o 14._o 6._o marry_v the_o brother_n widow_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o the_o brother_n decease_v ch_z xxxviii_o 8_o 9_o 26._o call_v his_o name_n name_v afterward_o usual_o impose_v at_o the_o time_n of_o circumâ—sion_n verse_n 25_o as_o appear_v partly_o in_o abraham_n plain_o in_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o other_o by_o the_o jew_n some_o of_o god_n title_n be_v many_o time_n insert_v into_o the_o composure_n of_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n as_o plentiful_o appear_v and_o the_o manner_n of_o many_o heathen_n be_v to_o impose_v or_o insert_v the_o name_n of_o their_o idol_n and_o pagan_a deity_n upon_o or_o into_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n and_o of_o their_o king_n and_o favourite_n rom._n xvi_o 1_o 14_o 15._o 1_o cor._n i._n 12._o 1_o thess._n i._n 1._o and_o hence_o we_o have_v among_o the_o babylonian_n from_o their_o idol_n bel_n nebo_n and_o merodach_n these_o name_n of_o belteshazzar_n dan._n i._n 7._o and_o iu_o 8._o and_o belshazzar_n dan._n v._o 1._o and_o merodach-baladan_a esay_n thirty-nine_o 1._o and_o evil-merodach_a 2_o king_n xxv_o 27._o and_o nebonatsar_n naâ—opolatsar_n and_o nebuchadnetsar_n and_o in_o the_o same_o name_n be_v many_o time_n a_o change_n of_o letter_n like_o letter_n put_v some_o time_n one_o for_o another_o as_o merodach_n be_v call_v berodach_n 2_o king_n xx._n 12._o as_o dibon_n the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n numb_a xi_o 30._o be_v call_v dimon_n esay_n xv._o 9_o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v write_v also_o in_o scripture_n nebuchadnetsar_n jer._n xxii_o 25._o and_o nebuchadrezzar_n and_o nebuchadretzer_n jer._n xxi_o 2._o and_o xxiv_o 1._o sometime_o letter_n or_o syllable_n be_v transpose_v and_o leave_v out_o and_o add_v and_o so_o there_o be_v much_o variation_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n esaias_n be_v call_v also_o jeshajah_n and_o jeshajahu_n hezekiah_n be_v call_v and_o write_v ezekias_n chiskijah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 1._o chiskijahu_n xxxvi_o 1._o jechiskijab_n micah_n i._n 1._o jechiskijahu_n esay_n i._n 1._o jehojacin_n be_v call_v also_o jechoniah_n jechonias_n coniah_n conijahu_n i_o omit_v other_o not_o much_o unlike_a yea_o sometime_o in_o scripture_n divers_a man_n have_v divers_a dissonant_n name_n some_o 2_o some_z 3_o as_o 1_o king_n xv._o 2_o 10._o compare_v with_o 2_o chron._n xi_o 20._o and_o ch._n xiii_o 2._o and_o as_o further_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 1_o 15_o 16._o and_o vi_o 1_o 20_o 24._o and_o viii_o 5_o 33._o and_o ch._n xi_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 10_o 16._o and_o ch._n xx._n 7._o and_o divers_a place_n have_v two_o several_a name_n as_o in_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 8._o compare_v with_o 1_o chron._n xx._n 4._o and_o many_o
point_n and_o circumstance_n easy_o to_o be_v gather_v and_o understand_v deut._n xi_o 26_o 30._o and_o xxvii_o 12_o 26_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o come_n over_o jordan_n josh._n viii_o 32_o 35._o when_o and_o where_o be_v read_v likewise_o all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n before_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n with_o ship_n ship_n beside_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 68_o be_v first_o mentione_n in_o jacob_n blessing_n of_o zebulun_n gen._n xlix_o 13._o and_o in_o moses_n his_o threaten_v the_o israelite_n in_o this_o place_n not_o give_v god_n hand_n in_o give_v and_o work_v of_o grace_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 4_o see_v ch._n xxx_o 6._o jer._n xxiv_o 7._o and_o xxxi_o 33._o and_o xxxii_o 39_o ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o ch._n xxxvi_o 26_o 27._o heb._n viii_o 10_o 11._o john_n vi_o 44_o 45_o 65_o phil._n i_o 29._o and_o ii_o 13._o ephes._n ii_o 8._o 2._o tim._n ii_o 25._o and_o he_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o remnant_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n matth._n xi_o 25._o and_o xiii_o 11._o mark_v iu_o 11_o 12_o john_n xii_o 39_o rom._n xi_o 7._o ephes._n i._n 5._o 2_o chron._n xxx_o 12._o mount_v this_o mount_n hor_n chapter_n xxxii_o verse_n 50_o where_n aaron_n die_v num._n xx._n 25_o 26._o be_v south_n of_o judea_n and_o mount_v hor_n on_o the_o north-bound_n of_o judea_n num._n xxxiv_o 7._o be_v far_o differ_v and_o distant_a mountain_n king_n in_o jeshurum_fw-la moses_n king_n in_o jeshurum_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 5_o 25._o in_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n do_v omit_v simeon_n if_o we_o account_v he_o not_o include_v in_o judah_n as_o his_o lot_n in_o the_o division_n of_o canaan_n fall_v within_o the_o lot_n and_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o their_o expedition_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o conquer_a their_o own_o share_n be_v joint_a and_o undertake_v together_o josh._n xviii_o and_o xix_o judg._n i_o 3._o dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n that_o be_v verse_n 12_o in_o jerusalem_n for_o though_o the_o southern_a and_o superior_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o mount_n zion_n be_v and_o which_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o northern_a and_o inferior_a part_n of_o it_o where_o mount_n moriah_n be_v whereon_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o huge_a deep_a valley_n of_o mello_n between_o the_o two_o mountain_n be_v fill_v up_o and_o level_v by_o solomon_n so_o that_o thence_o afterward_o zion_n and_o moriah_n may_v be_v call_v two_o top_n of_o one_o mountain_n zion_n the_o high_a top_n and_o moriah_n the_o low_a die_v the_o time_n of_o moses_n his_o death_n be_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 5_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n see_v upon_o aaron_n death_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o no_o man_n know_v the_o reason_n of_o conceal_v the_o place_n of_o the_o burial_n of_o moses_n verse_n 6_o and_o michael_n the_o archangel_n his_o contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o be_v not_o reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o dispute_n may_v be_v lest_o the_o israelite_n know_v it_o may_v carry_v it_o with_o they_o as_o josephs_n bone_n into_o canaan_n into_o which_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v or_o rather_o that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o idolise_v it_o joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o he_o though_o of_o and_o concern_v he_o for_o beside_o some_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o which_o be_v deem_v by_o some_o to_o be_v do_v after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o concern_v caleb_n and_o his_o daughter_n achsah_n ch._n xv._o 16_o 19_o and_o most_o sure_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n xix_o 47._o judg._n xviii_o 7._o 29._o and_o those_o thing_n record_v ch._n xxiv_o 29_o 33._o some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o plead_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n long_o after_o his_o death_n whence_o that_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n be_v so_o frequent_o use_v ch._n iu._n 9_o and_o ch._n vi_o 25._o and_o vii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 29_o and_o ix_o 27._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o xiii_o 13._o and_o fourteen_o 14._o and_o xv._o 63._o and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v name_v ch._n x._o 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 i_o 18._o unless_o we_o say_v this_o book_n of_o jasher_n in_o ioshua_n time_n to_o be_v continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v in_o aftertime_n by_o add_v and_o insert_v memorable_a act_n in_o after-age_n and_o so_o in_o david_n time_n and_o further_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n be_v mention_v josh._n xi_o 21._o which_o many_o possible_o seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o book_n to_o be_v write_v after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o nation_n into_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n joshua_n be_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n num._n xiii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n vii_o 27._o and_o he_o live_v one_o hundred_o &_o ten_o year_n ch._n xxiv_o 29._o and_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 fall_v to_o the_o divide_v of_o it_o by_o lot_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o age_n of_o caleb_n josh._n fourteen_o 7_o 10._o and_o divers_a year_n joshua_n live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o this_o book_n yet_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o other_o place_n to_o be_v ten_o year_n more_o and_o so_o this_o book_n to_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventeen_o year_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o government_n to_o his_o death_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o account_n stand_v upon_o this_o computation_n from_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o four_o of_o solomon_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o which_o be_v make_v up_o thus_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n seventeen_o of_o joshua_n two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o of_o the_o judge_n count_v in_o the_o twenty_o of_o samson_n as_o coincident_a and_o concur_v with_o the_o first_o twenty_o year_n of_o eli_n twenty_o year_n more_o of_o eli_n twenty_o of_o samuel_n forty_o of_o saul_n forty_o of_o david_n four_o of_o solomon_n in_o all_o 480._o within_o three_o day_n this_o edict_n and_o proclamation_n of_o three_o day_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o for_o preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n set_v down_o here_o do_v begin_v and_o commence_v after_o the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o spy_n and_o their_o return_n to_o joshua_n which_o history_n yet_o be_v record_v after_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v and_o thereupon_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o say_v three_o day_n be_v take_v up_o again_o the_o second_o time_n ch._n iii_o 2._o when_o new_a direction_n be_v give_v for_o their_o passage_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o rahab_n rahab_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o a_o harlot_n because_o at_o least_o she_o have_v be_v so_o though_o now_o a_o believe_a convert_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o heb._n xi_o 31._o james_n ii_o 25._o she_o have_v her_o house_n on_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n ver_fw-la 15._o which_o fall_v not_o when_o the_o rest_n of_o wall_n fall_v ch._n vi_o 20_o 22._o in_o frame_v her_o excuse_n for_o the_o spy_n sake_n she_o betray_v her_o infirmity_n in_o make_v equivocation_n or_o untruth_n rather_o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o in_o transact_v with_o the_o spy_n some_o speech_n seem_v to_o pass_v between_o they_o after_o they_o be_v let_v down_o the_o wall_n ver_fw-la 18._o in_o plead_v for_o her_o family_n she_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o husband_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o ch._n vi_o 23._o she_o be_v after_o marry_v to_o salmon_n elder_a son_n of_o nahshon_n which_o nahshon_n be_v great-grand-childe_n to_o hezron_n or_o esrom_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egppt_v gen._n xlvi_o 12._o and_o be_v prince_n of_o judah_n at_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n num._n i._n 7._o at_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o camp_n num._n ii_o 3._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n num._n vii_o 12._o and_o at_o the_o set_n forward_o in_o their_o journey_n num._n x._o 14._o but_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n num._n fourteen_o 29._o this_o marriage_n of_o rahab_n to_o salmon_n now_o prince_n of_o judah_n be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o mention_v matth._n i._n 5._o in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n wherein_o as_o rachab_n so_o thamar_n ruth_n
those_o name_n in_o those_o time_n first_o mention_v but_o in_o aftertime_n when_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o history_n live_v 1_o king_n xvi_o 24._o it_o seem_v of_o old_a to_o be_v call_v and_o belong_v to_o shimron-meron_n josh._n xi_o 1_o 5._o and_o xii_o 20._o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 19_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n do_v often_o cite_v the_o book_n of_o the_o chron_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o judah_n as_o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 19_o 20._o xv._o 7._o 23_o 31._o 2_o king_n i._n 18._o and_o viii_o 23._o and_o x._o 34._o not_o mean_v thereby_o our_o canonical_a book_n of_o chron._n for_o they_o be_v not_o then_o write_v before_o but_o after_o the_o book_n of_o king_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o be_v cite_v before_o they_o have_v a_o be_v but_o mean_v thereby_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o roll_n now_o not_o extant_a like_o those_o ezra_n vi_o 1_o 2._o esther_n vi_o 1._o maachah_n abijah_n mother_n chapter_n xv_o verse_n 2_o and_o her_o father_n have_v both_o of_o they_o two_o differ_v and_o various_a name_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2_o 10._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 20._o and_o xiii_o 2._o his_o marriage_n and_o child_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 21._o be_v all_o or_o almost_o all_o in_o his_o father_n reign_n save_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n in_o this_o sin_n david_n do_v lie_v long_o without_o repentance_n verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 14._o and_o to_o cover_v this_o sin_n he_o make_v uriah_n drink_v and_o after_o murder_v he_o yet_o afterward_o upon_o his_o repentance_n he_o publish_v it_o and_o his_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n for_o it_o in_o the_o li._n psalm_n and_o commit_v it_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n to_o be_v sing_v public_o in_o the_o congregation_n but_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v many_o other_o sin_n record_v of_o david_n as_o his_o speech_n and_o lie_v to_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n xx._n 6._o to_o ahimelech_n 1_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o to_o achish_n 1_o sam._n xxvii_o 10._o the_o slowness_n of_o his_o kindness_n to_o mephibosheth_n compare_v together_o 2_o sam._n iu_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 11_o 12._o and_o after_o his_o ill-managing_a of_o it_o 2_o sam._n xvi_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 29._o his_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n the_o spare_v of_o his_o son_n ammon_n and_o absolom_n his_o number_v of_o the_o people_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o upright_a intention_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o singular_a rare_a grace_n gift_n and_o qualification_n be_v the_o rest_n not_o reckon_v and_o this_o praise_n here_o give_v he_o by_o the_o indulgency_n of_o god_n forty_o and_o one_o year_n asa_n reign_v in_o judah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o eight_o king_n in_o israel_n verse_n 10_o viz._n jeroboham_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n ahab_n 1_o king_n xv._o 9_o and_o xvi_o 29._o and_o xxii_o 41._o in_o which_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v change_v into_o three_o several_a stock_n and_o family_n maachah_n maachah_n be_v wife_n to_o rehoboam_n verse_n 13_o mother_n to_o abijah_n and_o grandmother_n to_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2._o yet_o call_v the_o mother_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 13._o 2_o chron._n xv_o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o as_o mother_n use_v for_o grandmother_n so_o daughter_n for_o grandchild_n 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o brethren_n for_o kinsman_n 2_o king_n x._o 13._o matth._n xiii_o 55_o 56._o and_o many_o like_a phrase_n be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n see_v gen._n xiii_o 8._o exod._n ii_o 18._o 20_o 21._o dan._n v._o 10_o 11_o 13_o 22._o these_o year_n not_o this_o place_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 1_o nor_o chap._n xviii_o 1._o nor_o any_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v show_v that_o the_o drought_n be_v bring_v at_o elias_n his_o prayer_n or_o continue_v three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n but_o saint_n james_n first_o record_v it_o jam._n i._n 17._o four_o barrel_n with_o water_n elijah_n get_v this_o water_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o wonderful_a drought_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 33_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n mount_v carmel_n join_v to_o the_o sea_n jer_n xlvi_o 18._o the_o brook_n kishon_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o carmel_n be_v dry_v up_o as_o well_o as_o the_o brook_n cherith_n thy_o altar_n former_o erect_v to_o he_o chapter_n xix_o verse_n 10_o think_v not_o so_o warrantable_o see_v ver_fw-la 14._o thy_o prophet_n as_o chap._n xviii_o 4_o 13._o i_o only_o be_o leave_v in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n yet_o be_v there_o then_o a_o flourish_a church_n in_o judah_n anoint_v by_o another_o verse_n 15_o viz._n elisha_n 2_o king_n viii_o 7._o and_o likewise_o jehu_n be_v anoint_v by_o a_o young_a prophet_n at_o the_o command_n of_o elisha_n 2_o king_n ix_o 1._o thirty_o two_o king_n petty_n king_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 1_o as_o those_o gen._n fourteen_o josh._n xii_o judg._n i._n 7._o aphek_n a_o city_n who_o king_n be_v slay_v by_o joshuah_n verse_n 26_o josh._n xii_o 18._o fall_v by_o lot_n afterward_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n josh._n xix_o 30_o 31._o where_o the_o philistine_n pitch_v in_o battle_n against_o israel_n get_v the_o victory_n and_o take_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1._o and_o again_o gather_v their_o army_n in_o aphek_n go_v up_o to_o jezreel_n near_o the_o mount_n of_o gilboa_n and_o overthrow_v saul_n and_o his_o host_n 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1_o 11._o and_o chap._n xxx_o and_o here_o the_o syrian_n under_o benhadad_n fight_v against_o ahab_n and_o be_v slay_v even_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n in_o one_o day_n and_o the_o rest_n flee_v to_o aphek_n into_o the_o city_n and_o there_o a_o wall_n fall_v upon_o twenty_o seven_o thousand_o of_o the_o man_n that_o be_v leave_v 1_o king_n xx._n 26_o 29_o 30._o and_o here_o again_o the_o syrian_n be_v smite_v and_o consume_v by_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n xiii_o 17._o proclaim_v a_o fast_a chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 9_o it_o seem_v on_o fast-daye_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o try_v and_o execute_v heinous_a offender_n and_o stone_v he_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n be_v mention_v verse_n 13_o 2_o king_n ix_o 26._o which_o be_v in_o samaria_n verse_n 18_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n or_o will_v be_v in_o jezreel_n in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n in_o samaria_n when_o the_o message_n be_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o elias_n in_o the_o vineyard_n at_o jezreel_n when_o elias_n meet_v he_o even_o thou_o verify_v for_o the_o substance_n in_o himself_o verse_n 19_o in_o his_o wife_n jezebel_n and_o in_o his_o son_n jehoram_n 2_o king_n ix_o 25_o 26._o not_o bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n that_o evil_a verse_n 29_o ver_fw-la 21_o 24._o that_o total_o in_o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n which_o may_v extend_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 38_o or_o run_v into_o jezreel_n or_o another_o pool_n of_o that_o name_n be_v there_o or_o the_o armour_n wash_v there_o where_o his_o chief_a armoury_n be_v make_v peace_n make_v peace_n with_o ahab_n verse_n 44_o and_o his_o two_o son_n ahaziah_n and_o jehoram_n 2_o king_n iii_o 6_o 7._o 2_o chron._n xix_o 2._o and_o chap._n xx._n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v reprehend_v just_o therefore_o will_v not_o will_v not_o at_o first_o verse_n 49_o but_o yield_v afterward_o 2_o chron._n xx._n 35_o 36_o 37._o ii_o king_n the_o second_o book_n of_o king_n or_o four_o rather_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o 321_o year_n to_o the_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o head_n of_o jehoiachim_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o 16_o king_n of_o judah_n count_v in_o athaliah_n 12_o king_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o the_o number_n of_o king_n from_o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o extirpation_n of_o they_o both_o be_v twenty_o in_o each_o though_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n do_v expire_v in_o hoshea_n by_o shalmanasar_n before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n do_v expire_v in_o zedekiah_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o space_n of_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n not_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o five_o the_o twenty_o 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he_o a_o free_a collection_n verse_n 16_o and_o what_o he_o can_v get_v and_o gather_v by_o it_o not_o lawful_a to_o impose_v artaxerxes_n give_v ezra_n the_o priest_n a_o grant_n and_o power_n for_o a_o immunity_n of_o the_o clergy_n verse_n 24_o and_o for_o set_v and_o appoint_v civil_a magistrate_n and_o judge_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xxvi_o 29._o male_n in_o all_o chapter_n viii_o verse_n 14_o 1496._o ahava_n a_o river_n verse_n 15_o ver_fw-la 21_o 31._o a_o few_o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o babylon_n in_o the_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 15_o 17_o 21._o 31._o levi_n levites_n hear_v distinguish_v from_o the_o priest_n verse_n 17_o chap._n vii_o 7._o casiphia_n not_o very_o far_o from_o ahava_n verse_n 17_o but_o far_a enough_o from_o the_o caspian_a sea_n nethinim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n verse_n 20_o ix_o 23._o a_o fast_n a_o good_a pattern_n here_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o and_o on_o jonah_n iii_o 5._o talent_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o exod._n xxxviii_o 24._o verse_n 26_o fine_a copper_n precious_a as_o gold_n rare_a this_o verse_n 27_o and_o so_o but_o two_o of_o they_o in_o the_o chamber_n divers_n of_o the_o chamber_n on_o the_o side_n or_o wall_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 29_o be_v for_o treasury_n to_o keep_v the_o holy_a treasure_n appertain_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o service_n of_o god_n their_o daughter_n of_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 2_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xxxvi_o 6._o yea_o more_o it_o may_v seem_v they_o put_v away_o their_o own_o wife_n to_o take_v these_o mal._n ii_o 11._o 13._o weep_v weep_n in_o prayer_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o twice_o here_o so_o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o and_o xxii_o 19_o num._n xxv_o 6._o judg._n xx._n 23_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 2._o 1_o sam._n i._n 10._o and_o vii_o 6._o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o heb._n v._n 7._o psal._n vi_o 8._o and_o thirty-nine_o 12._o a_o covenant_n covenant_n much_o use_v between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n verse_n 3_o gen._n vi_o 18._o and_o xv._o 18._o and_o xvii_o 2._o deut._n v._n 2._o josh._n xxiv_o 24._o 2_o king_n xi_o 17._o and_o xxiii_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 12._o and_o xxix_o 10._o neh._n ix_o 38._o esay_n lix_n 21._o and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v of_o they_o if_o the_o mother_n continue_a heathen_n and_o do_v not_o turn_v proselyte_n their_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v as_o freeborn_a son_n in_o the_o number_n of_o god_n people_n yet_o the_o father_n be_v to_o have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o they_o for_o maintenance_n and_o education_n forfeit_v according_a to_o that_o power_n give_v to_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 26._o verse_n 8_o separate_v by_o excommunication_n as_o john_n ix_o 22_o 34._o or_o by_o banishment_n chap._n vii_o 26._o nine_o month_n twenty_o day_n therefore_o the_o proclamation_n verse_n 9_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o be_v on_o the_o nine_o month_n seventeen_o day_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o december_n of_o one_o day_n or_o two_o but_o of_o three_o month_n verse_n 13_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o our_o ruler_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n such_o as_o deut._n xvii_o 9_o verse_n 14_o in_o semblance_n whereof_o in_o after_o age_n they_o build_v their_o sanedrin_n and_o great_a council_n examine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n beside_o all_o ordinary_a form_n of_o grammar_n verse_n 16_o and_o the_o like_a be_v again_o psal._n x._o 15._o son_n of_o jeshua_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n race_n which_o haply_o make_v the_o high_a priest_n absent_a himself_o in_o this_o action_n verse_n 18_o ver_fw-la 15._o all_o these_o seventeen_o priest_n verse_n 44_o of_o the_o levite_n singer_n and_o porter_n ten_o of_o all_o other_o tribe_n eighty_o six_o in_o all_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o as_o the_o great_a annotation_n count_v they_o nehemiah_n the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o last_o book_n and_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n mention_v matter_n after_o malachi_n it_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o reckon_v from_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la when_v nehemiah_n begin_v chap._n ii_o 1._o to_o the_o day_n of_o jaddua_n two_o year_n before_o the_o period_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n chap._n xii_o 11_o 22._o some_o make_v it_o about_o fifty_o five_o reckon_v so_o from_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n to_o the_o period_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n the_o two_o main_a and_o differ_a reckon_n then_o of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o two_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemie_n joint_o consider_v stand_v thus_o reckon_v as_o some_o do_v to_o ezra_n one_o hundred_o forty_o six_o and_o to_o nehemie_n fifty_o five_o the_o sum_n of_o both_o come_v to_o two_o hundred_o and_o one_o but_o rather_o reckon_v to_o ezra_n seventy_o two_o and_o to_o nehemie_n one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o the_o sum_n of_o both_o do_v arise_v to_o one_o hundred_o ninety_o two_o thus_o the_o difference_n between_o 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the_o persian_a empire_n and_o more_o do_v far_o pass_v the_o date_n of_o one_o man_n life_n in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o that_o nehemiah_n may_v well_o reach_v to_o the_o 32._o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o last_o passage_n of_o this_o book_n set_v that_o of_o jaddua_n aside_o however_o many_o make_v this_o nehemiah_n this_o famous_a governor_n to_o be_v another_o nehemiah_n of_o young_a and_o late_a year_n than_o he_o ezra_n ii_o 2._o this_o nehemiah_n come_v to_o his_o government_n when_o eliashib_n the_o grandchild_n of_o jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n be_v high_a priest_n chap._n iii_o 1._o and_o xii_o 10._o the_o whole_a time_n of_o his_o government_n be_v set_v down_o chap._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 14._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 6._o the_o first_o time_n be_v twelve_o year_n and_o the_o twelve_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n mention_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o the_o first_o year_n only_o of_o those_o twelve_o the_o second_o time_n of_o his_o government_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n and_o the_o beginning_n and_o durance_n of_o it_o be_v uncertain_a yet_o long_o it_o be_v as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o chap._n xiii_o 28._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o that_o text._n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o particle_n may_v seem_v to_o join_v this_o book_n to_o that_o of_o ezra_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o some_o translatour_n give_v this_o book_n the_o title_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o esdras_n as_o suppose_v ezra_n to_o be_v the_o sacred_a penman_n of_o both_o though_o nehemiah_n be_v bring_v in_o usualy_a speak_v in_o his_o own_o person_n chisleu_n about_o our_o november_n shushan_n shushan_n signify_v a_o lily_n in_o the_o greek_a a_o fountain_n or_o well_o in_o that_o country_n language_n the_o chief_a city_n in_o persia_n the_o winter_n mansion_n of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n see_v ezra_n vi_o 2._o esther_n i._n 2._o dan._n viii_o 2._o the_o wall_n 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maschil_n all_o which_o belong_v to_o those_o instrument_n music_n or_o poetry_n then_o in_o use_n now_o unknown_a nor_o great_o material_a for_o we_o now_o to_o know_v may_v admit_v of_o conjectural_a probability_n yet_o no_o certainty_n can_v be_v have_v for_o the_o exact_a notion_n and_o signification_n of_o they_o psalm_n fourteen_o and_o liii_o be_v much_o the_o same_o and_o so_o again_o psalm_n lx._n and_o cviii_o and_o psalm_n xviii_o and_o 2_o sam_n xxii_o be_v more_o the_o same_o and_o psal._n cviii_o 1_o 5._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lvii_o psalm_n and_o ver_fw-la 6_o 18._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lx._n psalm_n psalm_n xxv_o begin_v each_o verse_n almost_o with_o the_o several_a letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v the_o xxxiv_o psal._n cxi_o and_o cxii_o begin_v each_o half_a verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n save_v that_o the_o two_o 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and_o penitential_a sermon_n his_o experiment_n of_o the_o preacher_n or_o of_o a_o preach_v soul._n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v feminine_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n understand_v the_o penitent_a convert_n gather_v himself_o to_o the_o church_n he_o again_o give_v himself_o this_o title_n chap._n i._n 2_o 12._o and_o vii_o 27._o and_o xii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o yet_o in_o those_o place_n it_o be_v construe_v with_o a_o masculine_a and_o so_o the_o feminine_a be_v sometime_o use_v for_o the_o common_a gender_n which_o be_v want_v with_o the_o hebrew_n the_o greek_n and_o latin_n render_v it_o in_o the_o masculine_a ecclesiastes_n david_n publish_v his_o repentance_n in_o psal._n li._n vanity_n of_o vanity_n psal._n cxliv_o 4._o and_o thirty-nine_o 5._o verse_n 2_o all_o adam_n be_v all_o abel_n even_o at_o his_o best_a estate_n altogether_o vanity_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n be_v so_o a_o heap_n a_o nest_n of_o vanity_n vanity_n in_o the_o abstract_n this_o the_o last_o issue_n and_o result_v the_o upshot_n of_o all_o his_o curious_a critical_a enquiry_n search_n and_o experiment_n what_o profit_n a_o chief_a point_n in_o the_o wise_a man_n compass_n verse_n 3_o be_v cvi_fw-la bono_fw-mi who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o good_a thus_o worldly_a man_n look_v after_o this_o psal._n iu._n 6._o yea_o wicked_a man_n in_o their_o overture_n of_o religion_n mal._n iii_o 14._o no_o profit_n towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o true_a happiness_n labour_v which_o etc._n etc._n a_o labour_n in_o order_n to_o thing_n above_o the_o sun_n will_v profit_v phil._n iii_o 20._o colos._n iii_o 1_o 2._o john_n vi_o 27._o no_o toilsome_a labour_n in_o earthly_a thing_n will_v do_v so_o nothing_o remain_v or_o abide_v with_o he_o nothing_o more_o be_v add_v to_o he_o by_o it_o it_o add_v nothing_o of_o real_a worth_n unto_o he_o at_o all_o that_o we_o shall_v find_v to_o be_v truth_n which_o be_v in_o habak_n ii_o 13_o 6._o one_o generation_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la fourteen_o 18._o verse_n 4_o mere_a man_n be_v but_o the_o dream_n of_o a_o dream_n a_o curious_a picture_n of_o nothing_o mortality_n be_v the_o stage_n of_o mutability_n the_o inward_a principle_n of_o change_n and_o alteration_n be_v always_o work_v the_o child_n thrust_v out_o the_o father_n but_o the_o earth_n whereon_o as_o on_o a_o stage_n the_o several_a generation_n act_v their_o part_n and_o go_v off_o other_o come_v on_o abide_v for_o ever_o till_o its_o time_n of_o change_n in_o the_o end_n of_o all_o 2_o pet._n iii_o 10._o see_v my_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o the_o duration_n of_o the_o earth_n oppose_v to_o every_o man_n duration_n not_o the_o motion_n or_o stand_v of_o it_o be_v here_o intend_a the_o sun_n psal._n xix_o 3._o verse_n 5_o there_o be_v
of_o i_o of_o my_o word_n of_o truth_n without_o mixture_n of_o hay_n or_o stubble_n 1_o cor._n iii_o 12._o make_v haste_n see_v chap._n ii_o verse_n 14_o 9_o 17._o they_o then_o wait_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n here_o be_v the_o church_n last_o speech_n and_o prayer_n like_o that_o apoc_n xxii_o 17_o 20._o she_o love_v and_o belong_v and_o look_n for_o his_o second_o advent_n 2_o pet._n iii_o 12._o as_o the_o espouse_a virgin_n do_v after_o the_o day_n of_o marriage_n like_o to_o a_o roe_n in_o nimbleness_n and_o swiftness_n come_v with_o all_o speed_n quick_o cut_v off_o of_o delay_n yet_o his_o come_n seem_v long_o to_o we_o because_o we_o be_v short_a we_o set_v the_o sun_n by_o our_o dyal_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o spice_n where_o christ_n be_v and_o whence_o the_o church_n expect_v he_o and_o whither_o she_o belong_v to_o be_v bring_v by_o he_o those_o high_a and_o heavenly_a those_o sweet_a and_o precious_a pleasure_n ps._n xvi_o 11._o be_v the_o issue_n and_o upshot_n of_o all_o and_o the_o end_n of_o this_o spiritual_a heavenly_a song_n the_o great_a and_o small_a prophet_n according_a to_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o prophesy_v may_v seem_v to_o stand_v in_o this_o rank_a and_o order_n viz._n jonah_n esay_n hosea_n joel_n amos_n micah_n nahum_n habakkuk_n zephanie_n jeremy_n daniel_n ezekiel_n obadiah_n haggai_n zechariah_n malachi_n in_o the_o lxx_o the_o lesser_a prophet_n be_v place_v before_o the_o great_a esay_n esay_n prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n and_o samaria_n short_o to_o be_v accomplish_v by_o the_o assyrian_a and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n afterward_o by_o the_o babylonian_a and_o of_o the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n round_o about_o by_o they_o both_o and_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n by_o the_o babylonian_a and_o of_o the_o babylonian_a by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_a intermix_a sharp_a accusation_n of_o sin_n severe_a threaten_n of_o judgement_n and_o comfortable_a promise_n chief_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o israelite_n and_o extend_v his_o evangelical_n prophecy_n and_o promise_v to_o christ_n and_o his_o glorious_a spiritual_a kingdom_n and_o the_o vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o it_o and_o all_o in_o a_o stately_a stile_n and_o lofty_a language_n the_o time_n of_o his_o prophesy_v must_v needs_o be_v 46._o year_n from_o the_o first_o of_o jotham_n to_o the_o 14_o of_o hezekiah_n beside_o the_o time_n that_o the_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vzziah_n and_o after_o the_o 14_o of_o hezekiah_n which_o for_o the_o number_n of_o year_n be_v uncertain_a yet_o it_o be_v record_v that_o he_o write_v the_o act_n of_o uzziah_n first_o and_o last_o 2_o chron._n xxvi_o 22._o though_o that_o book_n seem_v not_o extant_a now_o as_o not_o so_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 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o nor_o that_o of_o jeremy_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o the_o time_n in_o esay_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v thus_o distinguish_v viz._n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n uzziah_n chapter_n i._o 5._o who_o be_v reign_n be_v mention_v chap._n i._n 1._o and_o his_o death_n chap._n vi_o 1._o wherein_o some_o thing_n most_o prophetical_o be_v speak_v and_o understand_v both_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n which_o otherwise_o be_v fit_v rather_o to_o the_o time_n of_o ahaz_n in_o the_o day_n of_o jotham_n chap._n vi_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n chap._n vii_o fourteen_o ver_fw-la 28._o who_o reign_n be_v mention_v chap._n vii_o 1._o and_o his_o death_n chap._n fourteen_o 28._o and_o the_o rest_n may_v seem_v most_o if_o not_o all_o to_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o special_a notation_n of_o time_n in_o chap._n xx._n mention_v the_o year_n that_o tartan_a 2_o king_n xviii_o 17._o come_v to_o ashâ—od_a or_o azotus_n and_o take_v it_o when_o sargon_n next_o predecessor_n to_o sennacharib_n or_o sennacharib_v himself_o king_n of_o assria_n send_v he_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v about_o the_o eight_o or_o nine_o year_n of_o hezek_n and_o in_o the_o xxxvi_o &_o xxxvii_o chap._n mention_v the_o 14_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o the_o history_n contain_v in_o it_o and_o in_o chap._n xxxviii_o thirty-nine_o contain_v history_n that_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o that_o fourteen_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n without_o any_o other_o or_o further_a notation_n of_o time_n to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o book_n in_o this_o prophecy_n be_v chief_o contain_v manifold_a evangelical_n promise_v and_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n of_o his_o person_n and_o office_n his_o gospel_n and_o kingdom_n more_o particular_o of_o his_o incarnation_n and_o birth_n his_o breed_n call_v teach_n suffering_n life_n death_n rise_v again_o glory_n ensue_v kingdom_n length_n and_o extent_n that_o esay_n be_v well_o call_v a_o evangelical_n prophet_n or_o prophetical_a evangelist_n conclude_v with_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o god_n people_n thence_o the_o glorious_a restauration_n of_o the_o church_n and_o numerous_a vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o premise_n it_o be_v that_o this_o book_n be_v so_o often_o cite_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o in_o the_o table_n ensue_a may_v appear_v esay_n allege_v or_o allude_v to_o in_o 1._o 9_o rom._n 9_o 29_o 6._o 9_o 10_o mat._n 13._o five_o 14_o 15_o  _fw-fr joh._n 12._o 39_o 40_o 41_o  _fw-fr act._n 28._o 25_o 26_o 27_o 7._o 14_o mat._n 1._o 22_o 23_o 8._o 14_o rom._n 9_o 33_o 15_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 8_o  _fw-fr mat._n 21._o 44_o 17_o luke_n 20._o 18_o 18_o heb._n 2._o 13_o 14_o 9_o 2_o mat._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 7_o luke_n 1._o 32_o 33_o 10._o 22_o 23_o rom._n 9_o 27_o 28_o 11_o 1_o mat._n 2._o 23_o 10_o rom._n 15._o 12_o 13._o 10_o mat._n 24._o 29._o 21._o 9_o apoc._n 14._o 8_o 22._o 13_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 32._o 22_o apoc._n 3._o 7_o 25._o 8_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 54._o 28._o 11_o apoc._n 11._o 7_o 17_o  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n 14._o 21_o 16_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8_o  _fw-fr rom._n 9_o 33_o 29._o 10_o rom._n 11._o 8_o 13_o mat._n 15._o 7_o 8_o 9_o  _fw-fr mar._n 7._o 6_o 14_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 19_o 33._o 18_o 1._o cor._n 1._o 19_o 20_o 34._o 4_o apoc._n 6._o 13_o 14_o 35._o 5_o 6_o in_o many_o place_n 40._o 3_o matth._n 3._o 3_o  _fw-fr mark_n 1._o 3_o  _fw-fr john_n 1._o 23_o 3_o 4_o 5_o luke_n 3._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 24_o 25_o 13_o rom._n 11._o 34_o  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n 2._o 16_o 41._o 4_o ap._n 1._o 17_o &_o 22._o 13_o 8_o james_n 2._o 23_o 42._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o mat._n 12._o 17_o 18_o  _fw-fr 19_o 20_o 6_o act_n 13._o 47_o 43._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17_o 44._o 3_o john_n 7._o 38_o 39_o 45._o 9_o rom._n 9_o 20_o 23_o rom._n 4._o 11_o  _fw-fr phil._n 2._o 10_o 11_o 47._o 8_o apoc._n 18._o 7_o 49._o 6_o luke_n 2._o 32_o  _fw-fr act_n 13._o 47_o 8_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o 10_o apoc._n 7._o 16_o 50._o 6_o luk._n 22._o 64_o  _fw-fr john_n 18._o 22_o 8_o rom._n 8._o 30_o 34_o 52._o 5_o rom._n 2._o 24_o 7_o rom._n 10._o 15_o 10_o luke_n 3._o 6_o 11_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 17_o 15_o rom._n 15._o 21._o 53._o 1_o john_n 12._o 38_o  _fw-fr rom._n 10._o 16_o 3_o mark_n 9_o 12_o 4_o matth_n 8._o 17_o 5_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 3_o 53._o 5_o 6_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 24_o 25_o 7_o 8_o mark_v 15._o 3_o etc._n etc._n  _fw-fr act_n 8._o 32_o 9_o 1_o pet_n 2._o 22_o 12_o mark_n 15._o 28_o  _fw-fr lu._n 22_o 37_o &_o 23_o 34_o 54._o 1_o gal._n 4._o 27_o 13_o john_n 6._o 45_o 55._o 1_o john_n 7._o 37_o 3_o act_n 13._o 34_o  _fw-fr psal._n 89._o 35_o 56._o 7_o matth._n 21._o 13_o  _fw-fr mark_n 11._o 17_o  _fw-fr luk_n 19_o 46_o 59_o 7_o rom._n 3_o 15_o 17_o eph._n 6._o 17_o  _fw-fr 1_o thes._n 5._o 8_o 20_o rom._n 11._o 26_o 60_o 3_o apoc._n 21._o 24._o 11_o apoc._n 21._o 25_o 19_o ap._n 21._o 23._o &_o 22._o 5_o 61_o 1_o 2_o lnk_v 4._o 17_o 21_o 62._o 11_o matth._n 21._o 5_o 63_o 2_o 3_o apoc._n 19_o 13_o 15_o 64_o 4_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o 11_o 65._o 1_o 2_o rom_n 10._o 20_o 21_o 17_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 13._o 66_o 1_o act_n 7._o 48_o 49_o 21_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5_o 9_o  _fw-fr apoc_fw-fr 1._o 6._o 24_o mark_v 9_o 44_o chap._n vii_o ver_fw-la 16._o have_v reference_n to_o shear-jashub_a chap._n viii_o ver_fw-la 18._o have_v reference_n to_o shear-jashub_a and_o mahershalah-hash-baz_a chap._n xxxviii_o ver_fw-la 5._o ezekiah_n tear_n among_o other_o cause_n may_v chief_o be_v because_o at_o that_o time_n he_o have_v no_o son_n manasseh_n be_v bear_v