the Countrey five peeces of silver Or five silverings See these Observations on Exod. XXXVIII 24. said Said to the Elders chapter VII verse 1 to the Messinger and to the King Jehoram the son of Ahab ver 17. 18. a measure See my Observations on Gen XVIII 6. twilight In the evening verse 5 ver 9 12. Edom Edom revolts from Judah chapter VIII verse 20 1 King XXII 47. As Moab had done from Israel 2 King III. 5. Libna A Citie verse 22 which with the King thereof was destroyed by Joshuah Josh. X. 29. and XII 15. After fell by lot to the Tribe of Judah And given to the Priests Josh. XXI 13. 1 Chron. VI. 57. It rebelled wonder it should against Judah in the dayes of wicked Iehoram the son of good Iehoshaphat 2 Chron. XXI 10. Senacherib did warre against it in the dayes of Hezekiah 2 King XIX 8. Esay XXXVII 8. And there likely had his army or a great part of it slaine by the Angel of the Lord. There was another place called Libna the seventeenth Station of the Israelites mentioned Num. XXXIII 20 21. Sonne-in-law His father was so verse 27 And himself might be to that House Ramoth-Gilead A Citie of Refuge verse 28 in the Tribe of Gad given to the Merarites Deut. IV. 43. Josh. XIII 26. and chap. XXI 38. This was taken by the King of Syria And Ahab with the joynt forces of Jehoshaphat seeking to recover it yet failed of his purpose and was there slaine by Benhadad whose life he had unjustly spared 1 King XX. 30 42. and XXII 3 35. And Jehoram the sonne of Ahab with the joynt forces of Ahaziah King of Judah actualy recovered it from Hazael King of Syria But was wounded there And Jehu being left there as a Captaine under Jehoram to keep it was anointed there by command and direction of the Prophet Elisha to be King of Israel who thereupon soone slew both Jehoram and Ahaziah 2 King VIII 28 29. and chap. IX his sonnes chapter IX verse 26 Naboths sons slaine with him a draught-house Here the Masorets put a more cleanly word chapter X verse 27 in their Keri in the margin to be read then is the Cetib written in the Text as if they would prompt to the Holy Ghost a more manerly speech And so Deut. XXVIII 30. Jer. III. 2. Lesse marvaile then if they deale so with the words of Rabshakeh Esay XXXVI 12. And in Zechary speaking of Jerusalems destruction and womens usage by soldiers grosse to speak the Text telleth the terme to be seene the margin what they would have read And in Jer. XXXI 38. they leave a blanck in the Text with the vowel points underneath and place the head letters in the margin of a word which they suppose to be wanting Some various Readings seeme to be in the Hebrew Text. See the learned Annotations on Jer. IX 8. and on chap. XVII 13. And some learned seeme to grant some superfluous insertions as Jer. LI. 3 in the word bending and Jer. LII 19. in the word Cauldrons See the Annotations on those places Yet some other learned men assert the sacred Text to be absolutely entire and perfect without the least default or defect without altering a syllable letter or situation of a letter holding the margin-reading to be given with equal authority as the other which is in the Text and serving to expound it And the vowels and accents to have been ab origine in the Text and so of equal authority with it Insisting upon the Jews care for preservation of the Text in numbering the letters in every Book and naming the middle letter in it and the middle letter in the Law or Books of Moses And this done not only by the Masorets that lived five hundred years or more after Christ but also by those ancient Masorets that are called the men of the Great Synagogue and succeeded next to the last Prophets of the Old Testament of whom the Jewes make Ezra to be one And that in his time the whole number of the letters were reckoned in all the Law to be 600045. in the Prophets 815280. See more in my Observations on Eccles. IX 4. and on Ier. XXXII 12. Iehoiadah This Iehoiadah was a Priest and prime man chapter XI verse 4 2 Chron. XXIII 1 11 16 18 19 20. and chap. XXIV 6. seemes not to be the High Priest for he is no where so called in Scripture except he be understood in that place 2 Chron. XXIV 11. where yet he is not called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 neither is there any of his name in that Catalogue of the High Priests 1 Chron. III. 6 15. And yet this Priest Iehoiada marries King Iehorams daughter and King Ahaziah's sister 2 Chron. XXII 11. And gives wives to King Ioash 2 Chron. XXIV 3. And was buried among the Kings ver 16. Elisha or Elizeus prophesied in the reignes of six Kings of Israel chapter XIII verse 14 viz. Ahab Ahaziah Iehoram Iehu Iehoahaz and Ioash 1 King XIX 16 19. 2 King XIII ver 14. with Lachish See the Annotations on Micah I. chapter XIV XV. verse 1 13. Azariah Called also Uzziah verse 19 and Ozias Matth. I 8 9. reigned in the times of six Kings of Israel viz. Ieroboam the second Zachariah Shallum Menahem Pekahiah Pekah 2 King XV. 1. 27 In which time the Kingdome of Israel was changed into four several stocks or families Pul Pul or Phul verse 19 1 Chron. V. 26. This Catalogue of the Assyrian Monarchs we finde in Scripture viz. Passing by Nimrod and Ashur in the ancientest times Gen. X. We meet with this Pul in the dayes of Menahem King of Israel Tiglath-Peleser or Tilgath-Pilneser in the dayes of Pekah King of Israel and of Ahaz King of Judah who carried away captives the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half Tribe of Manasseh into Assyria 1 Chron. V. 26. And both helped and afflicted Ahaz 2 King 16. with Shalmanesar or Shalman Hos. X. 14. or Enemessar Tobit I. 2. 15. in the dayes of Hoshea King of Israel who subdued Hoshea beseiged and took Samaria carried Israel captive into Assyria and extirpated that Kingdome of Israel 2 King XVII 4 5 6. and XVIII 9 10. with Sargon mentioned Esay XX. 1. If he be not the same with Sennacherib with Sennacherib in the dayes of Hezekiah 2 King XVIII 13. whose hoast was slaine by the Angel of the Lord and himself by his owne sons 2 King 19. with Esarhaddon or Esar-Haddon who seemes to be called Asnapper Ezra IV. 10. and Sarchedonus Tobit 1. 21. with Another King of Assyria not named but living in the dayes of Iosiah in whose behalf Iosiah fighting against Pharaoh Necho King of Egypt at Megiddo was slaine there 2 King XXIII See this same with some little variations in my Observations on 1 Chron. V. 26. Kir This is Cyrene chapter XVI verse 9 mentioned Acts II. 10. Of this see the Annotations on Amos I. 5. and IX 7. If rather
Advertise thee Balaam called a South-sayer chapter XXIV verse 14 Josh. XIII 22. and a Prophet 2 Pet. II. 16. gives this advertisement to Balak which seems to have a relation to that which follows in the residue of that Chapter Yet besides he gives counsel to Balak or at least after to the Midianites to draw the Israelites into sinne Num. XXXI 16. which coming so to passe He himself in his return is slaine by the sword amongst the Midianites Num. XXXI 8. in that Expedition wherein Joshuah though not named may seeme to be the General and Phineas chief of the Priests sounding Trumpets in that warre wherein 12000. Israelites not having one man slaine did yet slay five Kings of Midian or Dukes of Sihon dwelling in the Countrey as it is Josh. XIII 21. and all the males of that populous Nation save such as escaped by flight whose posterities in the dayes of Gideon came to prevaile against Israel Judg. VI. 1 2. And they took a mighty prey and booty whereout after Purifications of themselves and the Prey there was paid a tribute and portion to the Priests and a portion to the Levites and a voluntary Oblation after made by the Captaines to the Lord Num. XXXI Of the 24000. chapter XXV verse 9 that died in the Plague and stroak of Gods vengeance the 23000. mentioned 1 Cor. X. 8. likely were the vulgar sort that died in the slaughter Num. XXV 5. and the other thousand were the heads of the people hung up ver 4. without supposing any Pestilence at that time Or if by Plague Num. XXV 9. Psal CVI. 30. we understand the Pestilence then most probably the 23000. died of it and the other thousand by Hanging and Slaughter 22200. chapter XXVI verse 14 In this last numbering of the people in the Plains of Moab in the fourtieth year of their wandering in the Wildernesse Simeon was farre the least in number and Judah the most And the whole number of fighting men of the twelve Tribes after that generation died in the Wildernesse upon that judgement Numb XIV 29 35. and upon sundry other judgements besides was now 1820. lesse in number then in the former numbering at Mount Sinai thirty nine years before 23000. And so but 700 more then they were in the former numbering at Sinai Ch. III. verse 62 Being likely not altogether free from that sinne and punishment Num. XIII and XIV Sin This Wildernesse differs from Zin chapter XXXIII verse 11 ver 36. This being the eighth Station of the Israelites that of Zin the thirty third which is Kadesh where Miriam died as was said Num. XXXIII 11 36. Rephidim See the Observations on Ch. verse 14 XXVIII 8. Abarim Pluraly verse 47 Mountains being a continuation of Mountains or Hills Num. XXXIII 47. in the Confines of the Amorites and Moabites whereof the tops had several names as Nebo Pisgah Pehor But Mount Sinai was none of them being farre enough of Salt Sea Is not that Lake of Genesareth chapter XXXIV verse 3 But only that Dead Sea and Salt Sea where formerly Sodom and Gomorrah Admah and Zeboim had stood Deut. XXIX 23. Hos. XI 8. Riblah Riblah in the Land of Hamath part of the East border of Canaan near the North quarter Here Pharaoh-Nechoh put Jehoahaz in bonds 2 Kings XXIII 33. And Nebuchadnezzar put King Zedekiah in bonds and put out his eyes 2 King XXV 6 7. And slew the High Priest and second Priest and the sonnes of Zedekiah and other prime men ver 18 21. Jer. LII 10 27. This Riblah seems to be that which was afterwards called Antiochia in Syria Of this see my Annotations on Ezek. XI 10 11. Chinnereth Num. XXXIV 11. Deut. III. 17. Josh. XI 2. and XII 27. and XIX 35. is called in the New Testament Genezareth Luke V. 1. which Lake is also called the Sea of Galilee Matth. IV. 18. Mark I. 16. And the Sea of Tiberias Josh. XXI 1. And absolutely the Sea Matth. XVII 27. Suburbs The Suburbs of the Cities of the Priests chapter XXXV verse 4 and Levites were 1000. Cubits from the Cities on every side And so 2000. in the limits and utmost Bounds and Borders of each Quarter East West North and South Fourty eight Cities See Josh. verse 7 XX. and XXI and 1 Chron. 6. compared together and the Great Annotations upon the said sixth Chapter Shall not be guilty The innocent man verse 27 that by meere accident against his will slew a man might yet as it seemes be lawfully slaine by the revenger of blood if he took him without the Citie of refuge Which the more shews the wrath of God against murder Onely to the family Israelites might marry wives of other Tribes chapter XXXVI verse 6 so that they were not inheritrixes of Land Num. XXXVI Yea of other Nations if they were Proselytes and not of those Nations which God expressely devoted to destruction Deut. VII 3. and XXI 10 13. Of their marriages with Heathens and mixing the holy seed See Ezra IX and X. Ch. Neh. IX 2. and X. 30. and XIII 3. 23 30. Deuteronomie DEUTERONOMIE was written in the yeare of the world not 2493. But in the year 2553. or rather 2548. thirty eight years and odde moneths from the time of the beginning of the Book of Numbers And about 1450 years before Christ's time It containes to the fifteenth Verse of the last Chapter an History of one moneth and seven dayes viz From moneth eleven day one to moneth twelve day seven at which time Moses died as hath been formerly gathered upon Aarons death See and compare together Deut. I. 3. and XXXIV 8. and Josh. IV. 19. In which short time the Book was written by Moses And besides sundry Repetitions and Explications other new Lawes given A second Edition as it were of the Covenant made with the new Generation with some other Consequences and last Acts of Moses The last Chapter of Deuteronomie was written after Moses his death As likewise the Conclusion of the Book of Jeremie was written after his Death Jer. LI. 64. and LII 31 34. And that XXXIV Chapter contains one moneth more of the Israelites mourning for the death of Moses This Book of Deuteronomie and that of the Psalmes are of chief note in the Old Testament for the Life of Religion the spiritual power of Worship and Obedience in the inner man Yet this Book of Deuteronomie seemes not to be that which was to be written very plainly upon great stones plaistered in Mount Ebal For that was the Decalogue only or those Blessings and Curses only Deut. XXVII 2 26. Josh. VIII 30 35. Nor seemes it to be this book of Deuteronomie only that was to be Copied out by the King and He to read therein all the dayes of his life Deut. XVII v. 18 19 20. Not yet seemes it to be this book only that was to be solemnly read by the Priests every seventh or Sabbatical year in the Feast of Tabernacles in the audience of
chap. V. 5 6. sixthly of another Axtaxerxes chap. VII 1. Or rather thus Of five Persian Monarchs viz 1 of Cyrus 2 of Ahasuerus 3 of Artaxerces 4 of Darius taking him mentioned chap. IV. ver 5. 24. and Chap. V. 5 6. and chap. VI. 15. to be the same man And 5 of another Artaxerxes And the Persons of these by sundry learned men are sundry wayes understood Some take the first Darius to be Darius Hystaspis Ahasuerus to be Xerxes the first Artaxerxes to be Artaxerxes Longimanus the second Darius to be Darius Ochus and Nothus the second Artaxerxes to be Artaxerxes Mnemon or Memor Others take Ahasuerus to be Cambyses Artaxerxes to be Artashasta or Smyrdis Magnus Darius not two but one to be Darius Hystaspis and the second Artaxerxes to be Artaxerxes Longimanus This diversity is occasioned by the silence of Scripture and uncertainties of Heathen Greek Histories yet this later opinion I the rather imbrace for that it stands best with the ages of Zeâ—ubbabel Ezra Nehemiah and Mordecai Ezra a childe when his father Serajah the High Priest chap. VII 1. was slaine at Riblah by Nebuchadnezar 2 Kings XXV 18 21. And his brother Jehozadak the succeeding High Priest was carried into Captivity 1 Chron. VI. 14 15. And his sonne Jeshua or Joshua or Jehoshua the High Priest the sonne of Jehozadak or Josedech Neh. XII 1. Ezra III. 2 8. and V. 2. Zech. VI. 11. came up with Zerubbabel And this Ezra came up from Babylon in the seventh of Artaxerxes with a gracious Commission Ezra VII VIII IX X. chapters And he was with Nehemiah after the building of the Walls of Jerusalem at that solemne Reading of the Law and Preaching and at that singular keeping of the Feast of Tabernacles Neh. VIII 1 6 9 13. c And after the Feast chap. IX and X. at the Dedication of the Walls chap. XII 26 36. So that upon the least accompt He must live upon one hundred and fifty years that is fifty three or sixty before the Returne from Babylon twenty three to the Building of the Temple sixty seven to the Dedication of the Walls of the Citie But upon the larger and more improbable accompt he must live at least two hundred and twenty years He was a ready Scribe in the Law of God chap. VII 6 11. And is generaly reputed the holy Pen-man likewise of the Books of Chronicles And as some would of the Books of Nehemiah and Malachi also And is taken by many to be the restorer and orderer after the returne from the Babylonish Captivity of all the Books of the Old Testament in that sort and posture and character also wherein now we have them Now in the first year Hebr. chapter I verse 1 And in one year Thus coupling his Book with the end of Chronicles As the like is in the beginning of Exodus Leviticus Numbers Joshua Judges and many other Books See moreover the Annotations on Ezek. I. 1. One for First is an usual Scripture phrase And First here is of his Conquest of Babylon and of his reigne there For he was King of Persia not Monarch many years before chap. V. 13. Charged me Esay XLIV verse 2 28. and XLV 1 13. This prophesie might likely be shewed to Cyrus by Daniel or some other vessels Such as were not cut in pieces verse 7 2 Kings XXIV 13. Sheshbazzar The Chaldee or Court-name of Zerubbabel Ezra I. verse 8 8. and III. 8 10. and V. 2 14. As Belteshazzar was of Daniel The same work that is ascribed to Sheshbazzar chap. V. 16. is ascribed to Zerubbabel Zech. IV. 9. were five thousand four hundred This number ariseth out of the particular numbers formerly mentioned verse 11 amounting to two thousand four hundred ninety nine and the rest that were unnumbered Moreover are vessels given chap. VII 19. and chap. VIII 25 27 See the carrying of them away by Nebuchadnezzar at four several times Dan. I. 2. 2 Chron. XXXVI 7 10 18. Province Judah no Kingdome now chapter II verse 1 but made a Province by the Conquerour See chap. V. 8. Neh. I. 3. and chap. VII 6. and XI 3. which came The manifold variations for Names verse 2 60. and Numbers in this Register and Catalogue and that Nehemie VII may arise from the diversity of names given to one man And from this That the one was taken at their setting out from Babylon viz. this Ezra II. The other upon their coming to Judea and Jerusalem Neh. VII And so some might come to Jerusalem which had not registred their names in Babylon and some might register their names in Babylon which yet came not up to Jerusalem either changing their mindes to stay in Babylon or dying by the way Or else that in Nehemie might be applied to the persons that were living and remaining in the Land of Judah in his time or else it might be taken out of some other Register besides this in Ezra The numbers of them that returned with Zerubbabel in this Catalogue Ezra II. and in that Catalogue Neh. VII 6 62. fall farre short of that total summe both in Ezra and Nehemy which is said to be fourty two thousand three hundred and sixty besides seven thousand three hundred thirty seven more of servants and Proselites Ezra II. 64 65. Neh. VII 66 67. The number wanting seems to be supplied out of those Ezra II. 62. and out of the Relicts of the ten Tribes that were both captivated and returned with them of Judah and are not numericaly set down yet after the Returne continued among them and professed their Religion even till the coming of our Saviour and the final destruction of Jerusalem See 2 Chron. XI 3 16. and XXXI 6. Ezra II. 70. and VI 16 17. Matt. IV. 14. Luke II. 36. Acts II. 5. and XXVI 7. Of those which came up with Ezra see chap. VIII 1 14. Tirshatha Tirshatha signifying Governour in their tongue seemes attributed here to Zerubbabel verse 63 And is after to Nehemiah expressely Neh. VIII ver 9. and chap. X. 1. Urim See the Observations on 1 Sam. XXIII 9. the whole Many more returned verse 64 then those upon record that were carried into captivity Singing men verse 65 and singing women Most likely such as were used not in the Temple but elsewhere for mirth as 2 Sam. XIX 35. Eccles II. 8. Esay XXIII 16. Amos VI. 5. and for mourning as 2 Chron. XXXV 25. Jer. IX 17 18. Eccles. XII 5. Amos V. 16. seventh moneth Ver. chapter III verse 1 6. In this moneth the first day they first offered sacrifice on the new built after their returne from the Babylonish captivity And in the same moneth of the year was the solemn Dedication of Solomons Temple 1 Kings VIII 2. In the second year of their coming They prepare for the building of the Temple verse 8 or rather having formerly prepared they now begin the building wept with a loud voice Many ancient men that had seene the former
CHOICE OBSERVATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS Upon the Old Testament Containing in them many remarkable matters either not taken notice of or mistaken by most which are Additionals to the large ANNOTATIONS made by some of the Assembly of DIVINES To which are added some further and larger OBSERVATIONS Of his upon the whole BOOK of GENESIS Perused and Attested by the Reverend BISHOP of ARMAGH And Mr. GATAKER Pastor of REDERITH By the Learned and Industrious JOHN RICHARDSON Bishop of Ardagh in Ireland one who had a considerable hand in the forenamed large ANNOTATIONS LONDON Printed by T. R. and E. M. for John Rothwell at the Fountain and Beare in the Goldsmiths-Row in Cheapside Anno Dom. 1655. Reader THou art seriously to consider that the Reverend AuTHOUR did not cite Scriptures by number but weight He did not jumble Scriptures together fortuitously as too many do as Democritus did his atomes but judiciously selected out those which were most apposite And surely nothing is more helpful to the right understanding of Scripture then comparing it with it selfe do not therefore sleightly passe over his Scriptures as if they were of no moment but diligently peruse them and let it not be grievous to turne to the places cited for the marrow of this Book consists in the Authours dexterous paralleling of Scriptures together Farewell To my REVEREND and LEARNED Brother Doctor Richardson B P. OF ARDAGH IN IRELAND Right Reverend and Worthy Brother YOu know that out of that intimacy which hath ever been betwixt us from our youths I cannot be unacquainted with the course of your studies And you being now entred upon the last Scene of your life as well as I thereupon I would willingly become a Perswader of you not to let your Labours be lost and die with you but to publish some or most of them to the view of the World for the benefit of the Church The last thing I viewed of yours were your Annotations upon GENESIS having before perused your other Explanations and Observations upon the Old Testament though sleight and suddenly done as you say yet think them not unworthy of the Presse For I finde therein divers things of moment which I meet not withal in others And to prevail with you herein let this finde some place That it is the judgment and desire of Your endeared Friend and Brother JAMES ARMAGH The EPISTLE Dedicatory to the REVEREND BISHOP of ARMAGH Most Reverend and my very good Lord YOur word shall be my warrant and your desire my duty to publish my Annotations upon GENESIS together also with my Explanations and Observations upon the Old Testament yet I would be loth your Lordship should beare any share of the blame or harsh censure that may hap to passe upon them Coming abroad I know not to whom I may rather dedicate them then to him who is the cause that they see the light And the inscribing of whose name will bring lustre and credit to the Work it self however otherways but too weak and unworthy To speak much in this kinde of your selfe to your selfe suits not so well with that humility and modesty which befitteth us both And in so doing I should but light a candle before the Sunne Yet you will give me leave to enjoy and make this expression of mine own comforts which I have still derived from all those endearments wherewith you have vouchsafed to oblige and honour me even from our younger years in our joynt Educations and first Employments until now that we both are ready to leave the stage of this life My thankfulnesse for your favours may haply receive some piece of emprovement hereby And my Prayers shall still be continued for the Prolongation of your dayes to the further good and glory of the Church of God This tribute you may duly and daily expect from Your obedient Servant Suffragane and Loving Brother JOHN ARDAGH Mr. GATAKER'S EPISTLE to the Bishop of Armagh wherein is his Attestation upon the Reverend BISHOP RICHARDSONS Observations and Explanations upon the OLD TESTAMENT Right Reverend I Acknowledge my self besides many other fore-passed real fruits 〈…〉 favour much beholden to your Lordship for your late kinde 〈…〉 and the addition unto it in imparting unto me those learned and 〈…〉 Observations of that Worthy Bishop whose eminent parts I had formerly taken notice of and upon occasion given testimony of to others in his Annotations on a great part of the Prophets whereunto he herein sometime referreth himself Now albeit when your Lordship left them with me you were pleased to afford me a longer space of time for the perusal of them which I was willing to accept not knowing what leisure I should have for them in regard of some present distractions yet I could not forbear to lay hold on all opportunities to enjoy the view of them which I much thirsted after which upon serious survey I found to be answerable to my pre-conceived expectation of them and well-worthy their Authour containing in them many remarkable matters either not commonly taken notice of or mistaken by the most In the Computation of times your Lordship well knoweth and much better then my self that there are divers difficult points much disputed and debated among the grand Masters of that part of learning in which being not so exactly versed in such Accounts I dare not take upon me to determine ought I have drawn up here a short note of some things of no great moment which meeting with I stick at or have doubt of that it may appear to your Lordship that I have not slighted or laid it by me but have advisedly run it over which having dispatched I was the rather willing to return it to your Lordship by the hands of my sonne Tayler who was willing to take thereby occasion to wait upon your Lordship to present you with a sorry fruit of my fruitlesse labours which I shall intreat your Lordship to accept and to look on with a favourable eye This short list of my work and undigested thoughts your Lordship may be pleased if you shall think good and deem them worthy of his consideration to impart unto the Venerable Bishop with recommendation of my due respects and sincere affection to him whom I should be right glad to be better acquainted withal together with my humble request to him that he will pardon my boldnesse and bear with my weaknesse which in these scriblings I doubt I have too much discovered So with sincere acknowledgement of your Lordships manifold favours and my deep engagements in lieu whereof I have nothing of worth to return but thanks to you and prayers unto the Lord in whose work you labour for his gracious and powerful support of you therein I take leave craving liberty to subscribe my self Your Lordships weak and unworthy but sincere well-wisher much obliged in him THO. GATAKER Roderith June 1652. TO THE Reader THE first draught of these Observations was ready for the Presse before the Great Annotations upon
the Bible printed in Anno 1651. did come forth Afterwards perusing them I found some differences between those Annotations and these Observations which did minister some occasion of enlarging my first draught chiefly by noting and insisting upon these differences yet rarely naming the said Annotations but leaving rather the full animadverting comparing and judging of them to the judicious Reader Thereafter I committed these to the Presse And after a good progress had been made by it for some reasons not so fit to trouble thee withal I was again induced and over-ruled to enlarge my self yet much more and to descend to very many Particulars by way of Exposition and Explanation in some of the ensuing Books of Scripture much beyond what was my first Proposal and Intendment Which thing I conceive will dim the light and lustre of those choice places and Observations which primarily were my only aime Yet I hope to the Candid Reader These larger additions will not seem altogether impertinent or improfitable as to the speedier understanding of Gods Holy Word Neverthelesse I never undertook or intended to meddle with or mention all the difficult places of Sacred Scripture For them in general I refer thee to the said Great Annotations as the best extant in that kinde Neither do I here touch upon the New Testament save only when and where the Text or the Old Testament doth crave for the quotation of it In this Collection of Observations and Explanations I follow the Order of the Books and Chapters of the Bible And I heartily wish that the holy Text were alwayes before their eyes who shall vouchsafe to read them without which the life of them or of many of them will be lost And the numerous quotations therein used will really appear specially to Divines to be of good concernment to them and who shall have occasion to use them and will take the paines to turne unto them Be pleased not to think that I am too curious or thy self can be too ambitious of knowing any truth revealed in the Scriptures Thou canst not search them too much nor can the Word of God dwell too richly and plentifully in thee Indeed the substantial and essential matters therein must first be known and cared for Yet these may help to bring divers remarkable Places and Passages of Scripture into more common knowledge and familiar notion then I suppose yet they are Such as they are yet now at the last though the Presse much retarded them if they may any wayes make for thy spiritual use and profit that same is the earnest desire of Thy Servant in Christ J. A. A TABLE Of such things as are occasionally discoursed of in this Book But for the maine things the whole Book is a TABLE to it selfe For the larger ANNOTATIONS upon GENESIS the INDEX referres you to the Chapter and Verse A. THe Ark its mansions pag. 76 77 B Baal and Baalim p. 62 63 Of Bethel Gen. 28. 19. Branch taken for the Messias 423 C Covenant how it is new under the Gospel 424 To be cut off to what sins threatned and what it is Gen. ch 17. 14. 21 D Day when it begins p. 1. Gen. 1. 5. Christs Descent into hell in what sense it is to be taken 181 E Egypt 5 Ephod 81 Places of Esay cited in the New Testament 352 Evening diversly taken 12 For ever a phrase diversly taken 40 F Solomons foole who 298 The foure hundred years of Israels bondage how accounted 15 13 H God how he hardens without being the Authour of sin 359 High places 90 91 Hyperbolies much used in Scripture 52 I. Jacob marries Leah at or before the beginning of the fourteen years service 8 Of Jerusalem 50 51 Of imprecations 195 Isreal how foure hundred years strangers and where 5 Israels number when they came into Egypt 9 K Kings of Israel and Judah their names reignes c. 100. to 104 M Hebrew-measures 6 14 Melchizedech who he was Gen. 14. 18. 254 255 Ministers among the Jewes what a liberal maintenance they had 32 N Of Names 3 O Of Oathes 138 Of the Oath with the Gibeonites 50 Oathes are to be kept 435 P Passeover whether Christ kept it on the 〈◊〉 day with the Jewes Passeover when kept by Christ when by the Jews and how the difference of their dayes 〈◊〉 Gen. 1. 5. Of Prophets 80 81 Psalmes their division 172. the musick mentioned in them 173 Psalmes cited in the New Testament 175 176 R Red sea why so called 11 Repentance how a scribed to God 422 S Scribes 129 130 Seven yeares Jacob served for Leaâ— and seven for Rachel when and how Gen. 29. 20. Shâ—kel 16 Shihor 115 Of Christs sitting at his Fathers right hand 251 The Sluggard how described in the Book of the Proverbs 274 275 Sun how it returned ten degrees 389 Of swearing and forswearing 434 435 Gen. 24. 3. Swearing a duty 434 T Temple described 92 to 96 Tempting how ascribed to God how to men ch 22. 1. Of tithes among the Jewes 31 32 V About various readings in Scripture 106 107 Of vowes Gen. 28. 20. Y Yeare when begins 11 12 ANNOTATIONS ON Genesis CHAP. I. Ver. 1. IN the beginning Of the Creation which God created Mark 13. 19. and so in the beginning of the world then not eternal nor the matter of it but God only eternal And this beginning most probably was at the Autumnal Equinoctial or Spring and that for the Ecclesiastical accompt only upon and because of Gods mâ—raculous bringing them out of Egypt at that season of the year from whence Gods people constantly began their year till the change made to the vernal Equinoctial God Elohim in the plural number intimating a plurality not of Gods Exod. 12. 2. 23. 11 16. 34. 22. Lev. 25. 9 10. Deut. 16. 13 c. but therefore of persons in the Deity The word Creators Eccles. 12. 1. hath a singular number viz. El. Gen. 14. 8. and Eloah Job 12. 4. And it signifies Strong Almighties powers Sometimes it is used but improperly to signifie false gods Exod. 20. 3. Angels and Magistrates among men Ps. 8. 5. 82. 1 6. created Bara This word is proper to God and a word in the singular number importing the singular unity of the Deity And that God had no Assistants Co-adjutors or subordinate Agents and Instruments in the work of Creation But the Angels themselves are his Creatures Col. 1. 16. A God and He the Creator of the World are acknowledged in a manner by all Heathen Writers if not by all men the heaven Or heavens and the earth Heaven and Earth here may be taken as a summary proposition of the whole Creation as ch 2. 1. and Exod 20 11. And the rather considering the Hebrew Articles here used ETH and HA as pointing to these now in being And yet as probably and more of the common Chaos and Masse and Stock of both as seeming to be included within the work of the first day and
CHOISE OBSERVATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS UPON THE Old Testament Genesis GENESIS Containns an History of 2369 years from the Creation of the World and Adam to the death of Joseph The Day of 24 hours book I called Day verse 5 Numb 8. 17. begins here at Evening Chap. I. v. 5 8 13 19 23 31. And so Exod. XII 18. and Levit. XXIII 32. And hence in Daniels time it is called the Evening-Morning 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dan. VIII 14 26. 2 Cor. XI 25. Yet the Account sometimes seemes to begin in the Morning as vulgarly with us and many other Nations And may seeme so also in some kinde of reckoning with the Jewes out of Num. XXVIII 3 4. And so in the dayes of our Saviour out of Matth. XXVI 17 20. and XXVIII 1. Mar. XVI 1 2. Luke XXIV 1. John XX. 1 19. Unlesse we take the day there for the time of Light contradistinguished to Darknesse as it is 2 Sam. I. 12. Divers other Nations did begin their day diversly Some with Sunne-rising some at the setting some at mid-night as Astronomers with us usually do And whereas our Saviour seemes to some to keep his last Passeover a day before the Jewes out of John XVIII 28. and XIX 14. Unlesse by Passeover there we understand the Feast of Unleavened Bread which immediately succeeded the Passeover or Paschal Lamb Levit. XXIII 5 6 7 8. and not the Passeover it self or both as Luke XXII 1. yet supposing he did so both upon the former diversities of accompts may be said to keep it on the XIV day at Even Our Saviour rightly reckoning the Beginning of the day from the Evening And the Jewes then reckoning it amisse as vulgarly and the Romanes then did from the morning following But all this is only tendered to consideration And yet this rather then that Jesus should not be said to eate the Passeover at that time But onely a like thing which they please to conceive and call without all ground save their own imagination a commemorative Passeover commemorative of that which was to be kept the next day Eden A Region in Mesopotamia or Chaldea chapter II verse 8. 3. Acts VII 2 compared with Gen. XI 31. It signifies Delicacy or Delight Psal. XXXVI 8. Esay XLVII 8. In the Eastern part whereof and not onely Eastward from Jurie was this Garden planted See Esay XXXVII 12. Ezek. XXVII 23. Ethiopia Heb. Cush Called so from the sonne of Cham verse 13 or Ham ch X. 6. 1 Chron. I. 8 10. The Ethiopians or Cushites seeme first to inhabite some parts of Arabia on the North-side of the Red Sea And after to settle themselves on the South-side of it and South of Egypt whence we read in Authors of the Asian and African Ethiopians And in Scripture we reade of Zerah their King who came out against Asa with the hughest hoast that Gods Word doth mention 2 Chron. XIV 9. And of Tirhakah that came forth against Sennacherib Esay XXXVII 9. Of Candace the Queen Acts VIII 27. Of those two great and good Eunuchs Proselytes the one Jeremies deliverer Jer. XXXVIII and the other baptized by Philip Acts VIII 27 39. And of Zipporah the wife of Moses Num. XII The Ethiopians were kinsmen and allies to the Egyptians coming both of Cham near neighbours and confederates Esay XVIII 1. and XX. 4. Jer. XIII 23. and XLVI 9. Ezek. XXX 9. See more in the Annotations on Jer. XIII 23. A Tree is mentioned and the Fruit of it verse 16 And so v. 17. and ch III. 1 2 3 6. But the Apple-tree or what kinde of Tree is not specified Cherubims And so chapter III verse 24 Num. VII 89. 1 Sam IV. 4. 1 King VII 29. Esay XXXVII 16. Ezek. X. throughout that Vision and ch XLI 18. Heb. IX 5. and in sundry other places And in like sort we have the word Seraphims Esay VI. 2 6. And this for expression-sake of our English plural by the letter s whereas the words might have been rendered Cherubs and Seraphs or Cherubim and Seraphim that being the termination plural in the Original Hebrew as also in the Chaldee and Syriak And so is rightly left out in the word Baalim in all places Of Cherubin see my Annotations on Ezek IX 3. and X. 1 3 10 and v. 14 22. and XI 22. Offering Offering is here mentioned chapter IV verse 3 And so v. 4. Called Sacrifice Heb. XI 4. And as this so other nominated Mosaical and Levitical Rites and Ceremonies were in use before the times of Levi and Moses As 2. Beasts and Fowles clean and unclean at the time of the Flood ch VII 3. Priests Altars Burnt-Offerings Drink-Offerings VIII 20. and XIV 18. and XXII 13. and XXXV 14. 4. Eating of Blood forbidden ch IV. 4. 5. Oile in use for Consecration XXVIII 18. and XXXV 14. 6. Marrying the brothers widow to raise up seed to the brother deceased ch XXXVIII 8 9 26. Called his name Names afterwards usually imposed at the time of Circumâ—sion verse 25 as appears partly in Abraham plainly in John the Baptist and others By the Jewes some of Gods Titles were many times inserted into the Composure of the names of their children as plentifully appears And the maner of many Heathens was to impose or insert the names of their Idols and Pagan Deities upon or into the names of their children and of their Kings and Favourites Rom. XVI 1 14 15. 1 Cor. I. 12. 1 Thess. I. 1. And hence we have among the Babylonians from their Idols Bel Nebo and Merodach these Names of Belteshazzar Dan. I. 7. and IV. 8. and Belshazzar Dan. V. 1. And Merodach-Baladan Esay XXXIX 1. and Evil-Merodach 2 Kings XXV 27. And Nebonatsar Naâ—opolatsar and Nebuchadnetsar And in the same names are many times a change of letters like letters put some times one for another as Merodach is called Berodach 2 King XX. 12. As Dibon the name of a Citie Numb XI 30. is called Dimon Esay XV. 9. And Nebuchadnezzar is written also in Scripture Nebuchadnetsar Ier. XXII 25. and Nebuchadrezzar and Nebuchadretzer Ier. XXI 2. and XXIV 1. Sometimes letters or syllables are transposed and left out and added And so there is much variation in one and the same name Esaias is called also Ieshajah and Ieshajahu Hezekiah is called and written Ezekias Chiskijah 2 King XVIII 1. Chiskijahu XXXVI 1. Jechiskijab Micah I. 1. Iechiskijahu Esay I. 1. Iehojacin is called also Iechoniah Iechonias Coniah Conijahu I omit others not much unlike Yea sometimes in Scripture divers men have divers dissonant names some 2 some 3 as 1 King XV. 2 10. compared with 2 Chron. XI 20. and Ch. XIII 2. And as further may be seene at large in the Great Annotations upon 1 Chron. III. 1 15 16. and VI. 1 20 24. and VIII 5 33. and Ch. XI and Ch. XVIII 10 16. and Ch. XX. 7. And divers places have two several names as in 2 Sam. VIII 8. compared with 1 Chron. XX. 4. And many
points and circumstances easily to be gathered and understood Deut. XI 26 30. and XXVII 12 26 This was done in the first year of their coming over Jordan Josh. VIII 32 35. when and where were read likewise all the words of the Law of Moses before all the Congregation of Israel With ships Ships besides the Ark of Noah chapter XXVIII verse 68 are first mentione in Jacobs blessing of Zebulun Gen. XLIX 13. and in Moses his threatning the Israelites in this place Not given Gods hand in giving and working of Grace chapter XXIX verse 4 See Ch. XXX 6. Jer. XXIV 7. and XXXI 33. and XXXII 39. Ezek. XI 19 20. and Ch. XXXVI 26 27. Heb. VIII 10 11. John VI. 44 45 65 Phil. I. 29. and II. 13. Ephes. II. 8. 2. Tim. II. 25. And he gives grace to the remnant which is according to the election of Grace Matth. XI 25. and XIII 11. Mark IV. 11 12 John XII 39. Rom. XI 7. Ephes. I. 5. 2 Chron. XXX 12. Mount This Mount Hor chapter XXXII verse 50 where Aaron died Num. XX. 25 26. was South of Judea And Mount Hor on the North-bounds of Judea Num. XXXIV 7. are far differing and distant mountains King in Jeshurum Moses King in Ieshurum chapter XXXIII verse 5 25. in Blessing the twelve Tribes doth omit Simeon if we accompt him not included in Iudah as his Lot in the division of Canaan fell within the Lot and Tribe of Iudah and their expeditions against their enemies in conquering their own shares were joynt and undertaken together Iosh. XVIII and XIX Iudg. I 3. Dwell between his shoulders That is verse 12 In Ierusalem For though the Southerne and Superior part of Ierusalem where Mount Sion was and which was called the City of David did belong to the Tribe of Iudah yet the Northerne and inferior part of it where Mount Moriah was whereon the Temple was built belonged to the Tribe of Benjamin The huge deep valley of Mello between the two Mountains being filled up and levelled by Solomon so that thence afterward Sion and Moriah might be called two tops of one Mountain Sion the higher top and Moriah the lower Died The time of Moses his death was in the fourtieth year chapter XXXIV verse 5 twelfth moneth seventh day of their coming out of Egypt and one hundred and twentieth year of his age See upon Aarons death Num. XXXIII 38. No man knoweth The reason of concealing the place of the Burial of Moses verse 6 And Michael the Archangel his contending with the Devil and disputing about the body of Moses Iude ver 9. was not revealed in the Scripture of the Old Testament And this dispute might be lest the Israelites knowing it might carry it with them as Iosephs bones into Canaan into which God had said That he should not enter or rather That the people might not idolize it Joshua THE Book of Joshua was not probably written by him though of and concerning him For besides some things contained in it which are deemed by some to be done after his death As that concerning Caleb and his daughter Achsah Ch. XV. 16 19. And most surely the Conquering of Leshem or Laish by the Danites Ch. XIX 47. Iudg. XVIII 7. 29. And those things recorded Ch. XXIV 29 33. Some other things seeme to plead That it was written by some Prophet Long after his death Whence that phrase remaines unto this day is so frequently used Ch. IV. 9. and Ch. VI. 25. and VII 26. and VIII 29 and IX 27. and X. 27. and XIII 13. and XIV 14. and XV. 63. And the Book of Iasher is named Ch. X. 13. which seemes written at soonest in Davids time as recording an Act of his 2 Sam. I. 18. unlesse we say This Book of Iasher in Ioshua's time to be continued on and enlarged in after-times by adding and inserting memorable acts in after-ages And so in Davids time And further the Mountains of Iudah and the Mountains of Israel are mentioned Iosh. XI 21. Which many possibly seeme to intimate the Book to be written after the division of the Nation into the two Kingdomes of Iudah and Israel Ioshua was the Tribe of Ephraim Num. XIII 8. 1 Chron. VII 27. And he lived one hundred ten years Ch. XXIV 29. and was six full years in conquering the Land and in the seventh fell to the Dividing of it by Lot as is gathered out of the age of Caleb Iosh. XIV 7 10. And divers years Ioshua lived and governed after that time but how many it doth not appear out of this Book yet is gathered out of other places to be ten years more and so this Book to containe an History of seventeen years from the Beginning of his Government to his Death The truth of this account stands upon this computation from the coming out of Egypt to the fourth of Solomon are four hundred and eighty years 1 King VI. 1. which are made up thus fourty years in the Wildernesse seventeen of Ioshua two hundred ninety nine of the Iudges counting in the twenty of Sampson as coincident and concurring with the first twenty years of Eli twenty years more of Eli twenty of Samuel fourty of Saul fourty of David four of Solomon In all 480. Within three dayes This Edict and Proclamation of three dayes chapter I verse 2 for preparation to passe over Iordan set down here doth begin and commence after the History of the two Spies and their returne to Ioshua which History yet is recorded after in the Chapter following And thereupon the mention of the said three dayes is taken up again the second time Ch. III. 2. when new directions are given for their Passage and the manner of it Rahab Rahab chapter II verse 1 an Harlot because at least she had been so though now a beleeving Convert ver 9 10 11. Heb. XI 31. Iames II. 25. She had her house on the wall of Iericho ver 15. which fell not when the rest of wall fell Ch. VI. 20 22. In framing her excuses for the Spies sake she bewrayes her infirmity in making equivocations or untruths rather ver 4 5. In transacting with the Spies some speeches seeme to passe between them after they were let down the wall ver 18. In pleading for her family she makes no mention of an Husband ver 13. and Ch. VI. 23. She was after married to Salmon eldest sonne of Nahshon which Nahshon was great-grand-childe to Hezron or Esrom that went down with Iacob into Egppt Gen. XLVI 12. And was Prince of Iudah at the numbring of the people Num. I. 7. at the marshalling of the Camps Num. II. 3. at the Dedication of the Altar Num. VII 12. and at the setting forward in their journeys Num. X. 14. But died in the Wildernesse Num. XIV 29. This marriage of Rahab to Salmon now Prince of Iudah is not recorded in the Old Testament But mentioned Matth. I. 5. in the Genealogy of our Saviour wherein as Rachab so Thamar Ruth
those names in those times first mentioned But in after-times when the writers of those Histories lived 1 King XVI 24. It seemes of old to be called and belong to Shimron-Meron Josh. XI 1 5. and XII 20. Book of the Chronicles chapter XIV verse 19 After the division of the Kingdomes The Books of the Kings do often cite the Books of the Chron of Israel and of Judah as 1 King XIV 19 20. XV. 7. 23 31. 2 King I. 18. and VIII 23. and X. 34. Not meaning thereby our Canonical Books of Chron. for they were not then written before but after the Books of Kings and therefore they could not be cited before they had a Being But meaning thereby Civil Chronicles or Rolls now not extant Like those Ezra VI. 1 2. Esther VI. 1. Maachah Abijahs mother chapter XV verse 2 and her Father had both of them two differing and various names 1 King XV. 2 10. 2 Chron. XI 20. and XIII 2. His marriages and children 2 Chron. XIII 21. were all or almost all in his fathers reigne Save only in the matter of Vriah In this sin David did lie long without repentance verse 5 2 Sam. XII 14. And to cover this sin he made Uriah drunck and after murthered him yet afterwards upon his repentance he publisheth it and his shame and sorrow for it in the LI. Psalme and commits it to the chief Musician to be sung publickly in the Congregation But besides this there are many other sins recorded of David As his speech and lyes to Jonathan 1 Sam. XX. 6. to Ahimelech 1 Sam. XXI 2. to Achish 1 Sam. XXVII 10. the slownesse of his kindnesse to Mephibosheth compare together 2 Sam. IV. 4. and chap. IX 11 12. And after his ill-managing of it 2 Sam. XVI 4. and chap. IX 29. his many Wives and Concubines the sparing of his sons Ammon and Absolom his numbering of the people Yet by reason of the upright intention of his heart and his singular rare graces gifts and qualifications are the rest not reckoned and this Praise here given him by the indulgency of God Fourty and one years Asa reigned in Judah in the times of the reignes of eight Kings in Israel verse 10 viz. Jeroboham Nadab Baasha Elah Zimri Tibni Omri Ahab 1 King XV. 9 and XVI 29. and XXII 41. In which time the Kingdome of Israel was changed into three several stocks and families Maachah Maachah was wife to Rehoboam verse 13 mother to Abijah and grandmother to Asa 1 King XV. 2. yet called the mother of Asa 1 King XV. 13. 2 Chron. XV ver 16. And as mother used for grandmother so daughter for grandchilde 2 Kings VIII 26. Brethren for Kinsmen 2 Kings X. 13. Matth. XIII 55 56. And many like phrases are frequent in Scripture See Gen. XIII 8. Exod. II. 18. 20 21. Dan. V. 10 11 13 22. these years Not this place chapter XVII verse 1 nor chap. XVIII 1. nor any place in the Old Testament do shew that the drought was brought at Elias his Prayer or continued three years and six moneths But Saint James first recordeth it Jam. I. 17. Four Barrels with water Elijah got this water in the time of that wonderful drought for three years and a half chapter XVIII verse 33 out of the sea Mount Carmel joyning to the sea Jer XLVI 18. The brook Kishon at the foot of Carmel being dryed up as well as the brook Cherith thine Altars Formerly erected to him chapter XIX verse 10 thought not so warrantably See ver 14. thy Prophets As chap. XVIII 4 13. I only am left In his own apprehension Yet was there then a flowrishing Church in Judah anoint By another verse 15 viz. Elisha 2 King VIII 7. And likewise Jehu was anointed by a young Prophet at the command of Elisha 2 King IX 1. Thirty two Kings Petty Kings chapter XX verse 1 As those Gen. XIV Josh. XII Judg. I. 7. Aphek A Citie whose Kings was slaine by Joshuah verse 26 Josh. XII 18. Fell by lot afterwards to the Tribe of Asher Josh. XIX 30 31. Where the Philistines pitching in battel against Israel got the victory and took the Ark of God 1 Sam. IV. 1. And again gathering their armies in Aphek went up to Jezreel near the Mount of Gilboa and overthrew Saul and his hoast 1 Sam. XXIX 1 11. and chap. XXX And here the Syrians under Benhadad fought against Ahab and were slaine even one hundred thousand footmen in one day And the rest fled to Aphek into the Citie and there a wall fell upon twenty seven thousand of the men that were left 1 King XX. 26 29 30. And here again the Syrians were smitten and consumed by Joash King of Israel 2 King XIII 17. Proclaime a Fast chapter XXI verse 9 It seemes on Fast-dayes they were wont to try and execute heynous offendors and stoned him The blood of his sons is mentioned verse 13 2 Kings IX 26. Which is in Samaria verse 18 behold he is in the Vineyard of Naboth Or will be in Jezreel in the Vineyard of Naboth In Samaria when the message was given in charge to Elias in the Vineyard at Jezreel when Elias met him even thine Verified for the substance in himself verse 19 in his wife Jezebel and in his son Jehoram 2 Kings IX 25 26. not bring the evil in his dayes That evil verse 29 ver 21 24. that totally in the Poole of Samaria Which might extend chapter XXII verse 38 or run into Jezreel or another poole of that name be there or the armour washed there where his chief armory was made peace Made peace with Ahab verse 44 and his two sons Ahaziah and Jehoram 2 Kings III. 6 7. 2 Chron. XIX 2. and chap. XX. 35 36. and is reprehended justly therefore would not Would not at first verse 49 but yeelded afterwards 2 Chron. XX. 35 36 37. II. Kings THE second Book of Kings or fourth rather containes the History of 321 years to the lifting up of the head of Jehoiachim In the reignes of 16 Kings of Iudah counting in Athaliah 12 King of Israel So that the number of Kings from the first division of the Kingdomes to the extirpation of them both were twenty in each Though the Kingdome of Israel did expire in Hoshea by Shalmanasar before the Kingdome of Judah did expire in Zedekiah by Nebuchadnezzar the space of one hundred thirty and three years not one hundred thirty and five The twenty of Judah were all of Davids line excepting Athaliah the Queen The twenty of Israel were of ten several stocks Ahaziah Joash Amatziah Kings of Judah and Athaliah the Queene all succeeding one another were all slaine Amon likewise and his son Josiah both slaine And ten Kings of Israel the half of all their number were likewise slaine For the times of the reignes of Ahab Ahaziah Jehoram Kings of Israel and of Iehoshaphat Iehoram Ahaziah Kings of Judah take this as followeth Ahab reigned twenty two years 1 King XVI
him a free Collection verse 16 and what he can get and gather by it not lawfull to impose Artaxerxes gives Ezra the Priest a grant and power for an immunity of the Clergy verse 24 and for setting and appointing Civil Magistrates and Judges See the Observations on 1 Chron. XXVI 29. Males In all chapter VIII verse 14 1496. Ahava A river verse 15 ver 21 31. a few dayes journey distant from Babylon in the way to Jerusalem ver 15 17 21. 31. Levi Levites here distinguished from the Priests verse 17 chap. VII 7. Casiphia Not very farre from Ahava verse 17 but farre enough from the Caspian Sea Nethinims See the Observations on Josh. verse 20 IX 23. a Fast A good patterne here verse 21 See the Annotations on Joel I. 14. and on Jonah III. 5. Talents See the Observations on Exod. XXXVIII 24. verse 26 fine Copper precious as Gold Rare this verse 27 and so but two of them in the chambers Divers of the Chambers on the sides or walls of the Temple verse 29 were for Treasuries to keep the holy treasures appertaining to the Temple and service of God their daughters Of marriages with Heathens chapter IX verse 2 see the Observations on Num. XXXVI 6. yea more it may seeme they put away their own wives to take these Mal. II. 11. 13. weeping Weeping in Prayer chapter X verse 1 twise here So 2 Kings XX. 3. and XXII 19. Num. XXV 6. Judg. XX. 23 26. and XXI 2. 1 Sam. I. 10. and VII 6. 2 Kings XX. 3. Heb. V. 7. Psal. VI. 8. and XXXIX 12. a Covenant Covenants much used between God and his People verse 3 Gen. VI. 18. and XV. 18. and XVII 2. Deut. V. 2. Josh. XXIV 24. 2 Kings XI 17. and XXIII 3. 2 Chron. XV. 12. and XXIX 10. Neh. IX 38. Esay LIX 21. and such as were borne of them If the mothers continued Heathens and did not turne Proselytes their children were not to be reputed as free-borne sons in the number of Gods people yet the fathers were to have a fatherly care of them for maintenance and education forfeited According to that power given to Ezra chap. VII 26. verse 8 separated By excommunication as John IX 22 34. or by banishment chap. VII 26. ninth moneth twentieth day Therefore the Proclamation verse 9 ver 7 8 was on the ninth moneth seventeenth day about the beginning of our December of one day or two But of three moneths verse 13 ver 16 17. Our Rulers of all the Congregation Such as Deut. XVII 9. verse 14 In semblance whereof in after ages they builded their Sanedrin and great Councel examine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a word beside all ordinary forme of Grammer verse 16 And the like is again Psal. X. 15. sonnes of Jeshua of the High Priests race which haply made the High Priest absent himself in this action verse 18 ver 15. All these Seventeen Priests verse 44 Of the Levites Singers and Porters ten of all other Tribes eighty six In all one hundred and thirteen as the great Annotations count them Nehemiah THE Book of Nehemiah is the last Book and History of the Old Testament mentioning matters after Malachi It containes an History of one hundred and twenty years or thereabout reckoning from the twentieth of Artaxerxes Longimanus when Nehemiah began chap. II. 1. to the days of Jaddua two years before the period of the Persian Empire chap. XII 11 22. Some make it about fifty five reckoning so from the twentieth of Artaxerxes Mnemon to the period of the Persian Empire The two maine and differing reckonings then of the years of the two Books of Ezra and Nehemie joyntly considered stand thus Reckoning as some do to Ezra one hundred fourty six and to Nehemie fifty five the summe of both comes to two hundred and one But rather reckoning to Ezra seventy two and to Nehemie one hundred and twenty the summe of both doth arise to one hundred ninety two Thus the difference between these two reckonings of both Books joyntly amounteth to nine years If this Nehemiah be the same that came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua mentioned Ezra II. 2. Neh. VII 7. and writ this Book then Nehemiah must needs be a very old man And that passage ch XII 10 11. mentioning Jaddua the High Priest must needs be inserted by some other Prophet since his dayes And much more since the dayes of Ezra For Jaddua lived till the dayes of Alexander the Great and met him coming into Jerusalem which is the very last Historical Passage and Record of the Old Testament For Psalm XLIV And LXXIV conceived by some to be penned in the dayes of Antiochus Epiphanes carrie no sure ground for such an after-date And surely so many years as include the whole continuance of the Persian Empire and more do far passe the date of one mans life in that age of the world Yet that Nehemiah might well reach to the 32. year of Artaxerxes Longimanus which is the last passage of this Book setting that of Jaddua aside However many make this Nehemiah this famous Governour to be another Nehemiah of younger and later years then he Ezra II. 2. This Nehemiah came to his Government when Eliashib the Grand-childe of Jeshua or Joshua or Jehoshua was High Priest chap. III. 1. and XII 10. The whole time of his Government is set down chap. II. 1. and chap. V. 14. and chap. XIII 6. The first time was twelve years And the twelve first Chapters of his Book mention the things that were done by him in the first year only of those twelve The second time of his Government is contained in the last chapter And the beginning and durance of it is uncertaine yet long it was as may be gathered out of chap. XIII 28. See the Observations on that Text. And it was The first particle may seeme to joyne this Book to that of Ezra chapter I verse 1 And some Translatours give this Book the title of the second Book of Esdras as supposing Ezra to be the sacred Penman of both though Nehemiah be brought in usualy speaking in his own person Chisleu About our November Shushan Shushan signifying a Lillie in the Greek a Fountaine or Well in that Countrey language The chief Citie in Persia the winter Mansion of the Persian Monarchs See Ezra VI. 2. Esther I. 2. Dan. VIII 2. the wall Ever since the ruine made by Nebuchadnezzar verse 3 Nisan which is the Hebrew Abib chapter II verse 1 about our March the vernal equinoctial Artaxerxes Longimanus thirteene years after Ezra chap. VII 7. I took up His waiting-course being then come four moneths after Hanani his coming chap. I. 1 2. prayed Nehemiah his Prayer verse 4 by ejaculation like that of Moses Exod. XIV 15. And specialy his zeale in the building chap. IV. 16 17 23. and V. 11. And his speed chap. VI. 15. And his courage against all oppositions chap. IV. and chap. VI. And his care for the needy
Maschil All which belonging to those instruments Musick or Poetry then in use now unknown nor greatly material for us now to know may admit of conjectural probabilities yet no certainties can be had for the exact notions and significations of them Psalme XIV and LIII are much the same And so again Psalme LX. and CVIII and Psalme XVIII and 2 Sam XXII are more the same And Psal. CVIII 1 5. are the same with the end of the LVII Psalme And ver 6 18. are the same with the end of the LX. Psalme Psalme XXV begins each verse almost with the several letters of the Hebrew Alphabet in order And so in a maner doth the XXXIV Psal. CXI and CXII begin each half verse with the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet in order save that the two last verses in both Psalmes take up three letters apiece to fill up the number of the two and twenty letters of the Hebrew Alphabet Psal. XXXVII begins every second verse with the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet in order Psalme CXIX without Davids Title begins each of the first eight verses with the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet and each of the eight next verses with the second letter of the Hebrew Alphabet And so continues along to the end of the Alphabet Psalme CXLV begins each verse with the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet omitting only the letter Nun. Some Psalmes composed long before David was borne as Psalme XC Some long after he was dead as Psalme LXXIV LXXXIII CXXVI CXXXVII Whereby it appears that the Psalmes were put into the forme and order they now have after the returne of the Jewes from Babylon Some are set-formes as Psalmes XX. XXI CII CXXXVI Esay XXVI 1. The Book of Psalmes authentical with the Papists and by them fathered upon Jerome is confessed by him to be but a Translation out of the Greek LXX not out of the Hebrew text And the Popish Bonaventure ventures but badly when he substitutes the word Mary or Lady in stead of Lord or God and with some other alterations applies them to the Virgin Mary This Book of the Psalmes is much cited in the New Testament As doth appear in this Table following Psalmes Alledged or Alluded to in 2. 1. Acts 4. 25. 7. Acts 13 33. Â Hebr. 1. 5. 9. Apoc. 2. 27. Â 19 15. 5. 9. Rom. 3. 13. 8. 2. Matth. 21. 16. 4 5 6. Heb 2. 6 7 8. Â 1 Co. 15. 27. 10. 7. Rom. 3. 14. 14. 2. Rom. 3. 10. 16. 8 11. Acts 2. 25 28. 31. Â 13. 35. 18. 2. Hebr. 2. 13. 49. Rom. 15. 9. 19. 4. Rom. 10. 1â— 22. 1. Matth. 27. 46. Â Mark 15. 34. 7 8. Matth. 27. 35 39 43. 16 18. Mark 15. 24. Â Luke 23. 33. Â John 19. 23. 24. 34. 37 22. Hebr. 2. 12. 24. 1. 1 Cor. 10. 26 28. 31. 5. Luke 23. 46. 32. 1 2. Rom. 4. 6 7 8. 34. 12 16 1 Pet. 3 10 11 12. 37. 11. Matth. 5 5. 40. 6 7 8. Hebr. 10. 5 6 7. 41. 9. John 13. 18. 44. 22. Rom. 8. 36. 45. 6 7. Hebr. 1. 8 9. 49. 4. Matth. 13. 35. 50. 12. 1 Cor. 10. 26. 51. 4. Rom. 3. 4. 53. 1 2 3. Rom. 3. 10 11 12. 62. 12. Matth. 16. 27. 68. 18. Ephes. 4. 8. 69. 9. John 2. 17. Â Rom. 15. 3. 21. John 19. 28 29. 22 23. Rom. 11. 9 10. 78. 2. Matth. 13. 35. 25. John 6. 31. 81. 12. Acts 14. 6 82. 6. John 10. 34. 90. 4. 2 Pet. 3. 8. 91. â—1 Matth. 4. 6. Â Luke 4. 10. 94. 11. 1 Cor. 3. 20. 95. 8 11. Hebr. 3. 7 11. Â 4. 7. 97. 7. Hebr. 1. 6. 102. 25 26 27 Heb. 1 10 11 12. 104 4. Hebr. 1. 7. 105. 41. 1 Cor. 10. 4. 109. 8. Acts 1. 20 110. 1. Mat. 22. 43 44. Â Mark 12. 36. Â Luke 12. 42. Â Acts 2. 34 35. Â Hebr. 1. 13. 4. Hebr. 5. 6. Â 7. 16. 112. 9. 2 Cor. 9. 9. 116. 10. 2 Cor. 4. 13. 1â— Rom 3. 4. 117 1. Rom. 15. â—1 118. 6. Hebr. 13. 6. 22 23. Matth. 21. 42. Â Mar. 12. 10 11. Â Luke 20. 17. Â Acts 4. 11. 25 26. Matth. 21. 9. 132. 11. Acts 2. 30. 17 18. Luke 1. 69 70. 140. 3. Rom. 3. 13 14. 143. 2. Rom. 3. 20. Â Gal. 2. 16. 144. 3. Hebr. 2. 6. In these Citations and Allegations and Allusions The Penmen of Scripture regard more oftentimes the sense and intent of the Text cited then the precise termes where the one swerves not much from the other and what is in the words so read or implyed is of undoubted truth And sometimes they cite not the entire Text nor tie themselves to the precise words of the place nor observe strictly the Order of them as they lie in the Text but pick only out of them so much as may serve for their present purpose which in quotation of places is sufficient So John XII 40. Matth. IV. 15 16. Ezek. XX. 7. And in Citations in the New Testament the holy Penmen in some places follow the LXX as then most in use in Synagogues Schools publikely privately though therein departing from the Hebrew but yet only in matters of no concernment as to the present Allegation Some are Accommodations only when Prophesies besides their Litteral sense have sometimes another in this sort affixed to them To which when they are accommodated they are said to be fulfilled i. e. to have a more eminent accomplishment in a higher sense As Esay IX 1 2. the great Light and comfort and deliverance from Sennaoherib and out of Babylon is accommodated Matth. IV. 13 16. to Christs preaching the Light and comfort of the Gospel and his deliverance of them from the bondage of Sin and Satan Blessed This is the maine end man aimes at chapter I verse 1 Walketh not Some here observe a Climax or treble Climax gradation or ascension from the lesse and lower to the greater and higher And so there is indeed in the sins here mentioned But not in the shunning and avoiding of sinne as some conceive For so the first degree here mentioned seemes to them to be the highest of the three in that kind And so the speech doth not ascend but descend lower in each degree A true Climax is that Rom. VIII 29 30. And again ver 34. And Jer. XV. 5. The sense here agrees with Davids words Psal. XXVI 4 5. He shall be like Jer. XVII 7 8. verse 3 Job VIII 16 17. Ezek. XIX 10. and XXXI 4. Psal. XCII 12 13 14. a tree No minde or mention here of the Palme tree or allusion to the tree of Life in Paradise not so Thus are these words used verse 4 Gen. XLVIII 18. Exod. X. 11. Num. XII 7. Deut. XVIII 14. Prov. XV. 7. Esay XVI 6. repeated Jer. XLVIII 30. Ephes. IV. 20. And in Matth. XX. 26. where Christ forbids not the exercise of Superiority among Christians or among
had owned him 2 Sam. VII 14. and chosen him for King before any of his elder brethren His mother thus stiles him as mothers many times do frame affectionate titles with some smal variations to insinuate with their children she breaks off the first letter of his name and adds in the end the name of God his mother taught him Lemuels lesson taught him by Bathsheba and if taught him haply being King then upon his beginning to warp and wander He was taught likewise by his father ch IV. 3 4. Ps. CXXVII and LXXII Both which heighten his after-fall as well as that 1 Kings XI 9. These words and Prophetical documents may seeme to be penned down by Lemuel himself afterwards What my sonne Passionate verse 2 and affectionate words a sweet schooling out of a fear and jealousie conceived and a care had to prevent his miscarrying thy strength to women Chap. verse 3 V. 9. Deut. XVII 17. to drink wine Chap. XXIII 29 30. verse 4 Ephes. V. 18. Hos. VII 5. Esay V. 11. Hab. II. 15 16. Eccles. X. 16 17. Lest One verse 5 amongst many of the mischiefs of drunkennesse in Kings and Princes chap. XXIII 29 35. and wine to those Jer. XVI 7. verse 6 Good things well used Hence as some conceive arose the custome of giving wine to such as were condemned to die as Mark XV. 23. Whereunto some apply that of Amos II. 8. and forget Judg. verse 7 IX 13. Psal. CIV 15. for the dumb Chap. XXIV 11 12. verse 8 such as may not or cannot speak for themselves Iob XXIX 15 16. Ier. XXXVIII 8 9. and plead Levit. XIX 15. Deut. I. 17. Psal. LXXII 4. verse 9 a vertuous woman Chap. XII 4. 1 Cor. XI 7. verse 10 Her praise is set forth all along to the end of this Chapter And that methodicaly beginning every verse with a letter of the Hebrew Alphabet as it stands in order Such a woman as this is the female glorie the wonder of woman-kinde amiable and admirable as the paragon of the world A faire patterne for Solomons choise in a wife But a lesson ill learned by him a worse practised In this large Description the whole Text needs not any Glosse Ecclesiastes THis is the Book of Solomons Repentance written in his old age as may seeme to be gathered both out of the Title of the Book and the Closure of it in the six last verses and also out of the whole Body of it Being written upon a serious view of the Passages and practises of his life past and the great and manifold Experiences he had made and found therein His maine businesse is a curious search after true Felicitie and real Contentation And upon his search and experience he doth finde and pronounce That in order thereunto all things under the Sunne were but vanitie of vanities and vexation of spirit and for such experimented by him though the same improved by humane wisdome in him to the utmost Chap. II. 3 9. This he shews in a large maner in sundry sorts in many particular vanities under the Sunne principaly in humane wisdome and knowledge humane labours industries and endeavours in Delights and Pleasures of all kinds in Honours Greatnesse and Power in Riches and Possessions and in the utter insufficiencie that is in all these to extract from them or the quintessence of them any true happinesse or from any other sublunarie thing or creature whatsoever He seemes to speak sometimes in the person and according to the carnal reasonings of the Atheist and Epicure as reciting their opinions with their arguments yet he avers the truth of God against them and the just and wise course though to us secret hid and unsearchable of his Providence Administration and government of all the events issues accidents and affairs of this life in relation both to the just and to sinners even in things befalling in common to both of them He giveth sundry sound remedies to abate and heale the said Vanities He speaks much for Wisdome and against Folly And prescribes many good Rules for better things for procuring tranquillity unto the mind and peace and comfort to the life of a man eftsoones minding and mentioning among other things a chearful fruition and enjoyment of the outward Blessings and Comforts of this Life with gladnesse contentation and thankfulnesse as from the hand of God And lastly in the twelfth Chapter he concludes That in Old age elegantly described by him and at Death It will appear That to Fear God and Keep his Commandments is the whole of man both the whole Dutie and Felicitie of Man the one and only thing wherein it consisteth The words Solomons Ethicks verse 1 his Sapiential Tractate of the Sovereign good chapter I his Retractations and Penitential Sermon his Experiments of the Preacher Or of a preaching soul. The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being Foeminine hath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the soul understood The penitent convert gathering himself to the Church He again gives himself this title chap. I. 2 12. and VII 27. and XII 8 9 10. Yet in those places it is construed with a Masculine And so the foeminine is sometimes used for the Common gender which is wanting with the Hebrews The Greeks and Latins render it in the Masculine Ecclesiastes David published his Repentance in Psal. LI. Vanitie of vanities Psal. CXLIV 4. and XXXIX 5. verse 2 All Adam is all Abel even at his best estate altogether vanitie And all worldly things are so an heap a nest of vanities vanitie in the abstract This the last issue and result the upshot of all his curious critical enquirie search and experiments what profit A chief point in the wise mans Compasse verse 3 is cui bono Who will shew us any good Thus worldly men look after this Psal. IV. 6. Yea wicked men in their overtures of Religion Mal. III. 14. No profit towards the attainment of true happinesse Labour which c. A labour in order to things above the Sunne will profit Phil. III. 20. Colos. III. 1 2. John VI. 27. No toilsome labour in earthly things will do so Nothing remaineth or abideth with him nothing more is added to him by it it addes nothing of real worth unto him at all That we shall finde to be truth which is in Habak II. 13 6. One generation Ecclesiasticus XIV 18. verse 4 Meere man is but the dream of a dream a curious picture of nothing Mortalitie is the stage of mutabilitie The inward principles of change and alteration are alwayes working The children thrust out the fathers but the earth Whereon as on a stage the several Generations act their parts and go off others come on abideth for ever Till its time of change in the end of all 2 Pet. III. 10. See my Observations on Deut. XV. 17. The duration of the earth opposed to every mans duration not the motion or standing of it is here intended The Sunne Psal. XIX 3. verse 5 There is
of me of my Word of truth without mixture of hay or stubble 1 Cor. III. 12. Make haste See chap. II. verse 14 9 17. They then waited for the consolation of Israel Here is the Churches last speech and prayer like that Apoc XXII 17 20. She loves and longs and looks for his second Advent 2 Pet. III. 12. As the espoused Virgin doth after the day of marriage like to a Roe In nimblenesse and swiftnesse Come with all speed quickly cut off of delaies Yet his coming seemes long to us because we are short we set the Sun by our Dyal upon the mountaine of spices Where Christ is and whence the Church expects him and whither she longs to be brought by him Those high and heavenly those sweet and precious pleasures Ps. XVI 11. are the issue and upshot of all and the end of this spiritual heavenly Song THe Great and Small Prophets according to the Times wherein they lived and prophesied may seeme to stand in this ranck and Order viz. Jonah Esay Hosea Joel Amos Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephanie Ieremy Daniel Ezekiel Obadiah Haggai Zechariah Malachi In the LXX the Lesser Prophets are placed before the Greater Esay ESAY Prophesies of the Destruction of the Kingdomes of Syria and Samaria shortly to be accomplished by the Assyrian And of the Kingdome of Iudah afterwards by the Babylonian And of the Neighbouring Kingdomes round about by them both And of the Ruine of the Assyrian Empire by the Babylonian And of the Babylonian by the Mede and Persian Intermixing sharp accusations of sins severe threatnings of judgments and comfortable Promises chiefly to the Jewes and Israelites And extending his Evangelical Prophecies and Promises to Christ and his glorious spiritual Kingdome And the Vocation of the Gentiles to the Communion of it And all in a stately stile and lofty language The time of his Prophesying must needs be 46. years from the first of Iotham to the 14th of Hezekiah Besides the Times that the Prophesied in the dayes of Vzziah and after the 14th of Hezekiah which for the number of years are uncertaine Yet it is recorded that he writ the Acts of Uzziah first and last 2 Chron. XXVI 22. though that Book seeme not extant now as not so necessary for the use of the Church As neither that of Iasher 2 Sam. I. 18. Nor that of Ieremy 2 Chron. XXXV 25. The Times in Esay may seem to be thus distinguished viz. In the dayes of King Uzziah Chapter I. 5. whos 's reigne is mentioned chap. I. 1. and his Death chap. VI. 1. Wherein some things most Prophetickly be spoken and understood both of sinnes and Punishments which otherwise are fitting rather to the times of Ahaz In the dayes of Iotham chap. VI. In the dayes of Ahaz Chap. VII XIV ver 28. whose reigne is mentioned chap. VII 1. And his Death chap. XIV 28. And the rest may seeme most if not all to be in the dayes of Hezekiah wherein there is a special notation of time in chap. XX. mentioning the year that Tartan 2 Kings XVIII 17. came to Ashâ—od or Azotus and took it when Sargon next Predecessor to Sennacharib or Sennacharib himself King of Assria sent him which seems to be about the eighth or ninth year of Hezek And in the XXXVI XXXVII chap. mentioning the 14th year of Hezekiah and the Histories contained in it And in chap. XXXVIII XXXIX containing Histories that fell out in the later end of that fourteenth year of Hezekiah without any other or further Notation of Times to the end of all the Book In this Prophecie are chiefly contained manifold Evangelical Promises and Prophecies of Christ of his Person and Offices his Gospel and Kingdome more Particularly of his Incarnation and Birth His Breeding Calling Teachings Sufferings Life Death Rising again Glory ensuing Kingdomes Length and Extent That Esay is well called an Evangelical Prophet or Prophetical Evangelist Concluding with the destruction of Babylon and the Deliverance of Gods People thence the glorious restauration of the Church and Numerous Vocation of the Gentiles And by reason of the Premises it is That this Book is so often cited in the New Testament As in the Table ensuing may appear Esay Alledged or Alluded to in 1. 9. Rom. 9. 29 6. 9 10 Mat. 13. v 14 15 Â Joh. 12. 39 40 41 Â Act. 28. 25 26 27 7. 14 Mat. 1. 22 23 8. 14 Rom. 9. 33 15 1 Pet. 2. 8 Â Mat. 21. 44 17 Luke 20. 18 18 Heb. 2. 13 14 9. 2 Mat. 4. 14 15 16 7 Luke 1. 32 33 10. 22 23 Rom. 9. 27 28 11 1 Mat. 2. 23 10 Rom. 15. 12 13. 10 Mat. 24. 29. 21. 9 Apoc. 14. 8 22. 13 1 Cor. 15. 32. 22 Apoc. 3. 7 25. 8 1 Cor. 15. 54. 28. 11 Apoc. 11. 7 17 Â 1 Cor. 14. 21 16 1 Pet. 2. 6 7 8 Â Rom. 9. 33 29. 10 Rom. 11. 8 13 Mat. 15. 7 8 9 Â Mar. 7. 6 14 1 Cor. 1. 19 33. 18 1. Cor. 1. 19 20 34. 4 Apoc. 6. 13 14 35. 5 6 in many places 40. 3 Matth. 3. 3 Â Mark 1. 3 Â John 1. 23 3 4 5 Luke 3. 4 5 6 6 7 8 1 Pet. 1. 24 25 13 Rom. 11. 34 Â 1 Cor. 2. 16 41. 4 Ap. 1. 17 22. 13 8 James 2. 23 42. 1 2 3 4 Mat. 12. 17 18 Â 19 20 6 Acts 13. 47 43. 19 2 Cor. 5. 17 44. 3 John 7. 38 39 45. 9 Rom. 9. 20 23 Rom. 4. 11 Â Phil. 2. 10 11 47. 8 Apoc. 18. 7 49. 6 Luke 2. 32 Â Acts 13. 47 8 2 Cor. 6. 2. 10 Apoc. 7. 16 50. 6 Luk. 22. 64 Â John 18. 22 8 Rom. 8. 30 34 52. 5 Rom. 2. 24 7 Rom. 10. 15 10 Luke 3. 6 11 2 Cor. 6. 17 15 Rom. 15. 21. 53. 1 John 12. 38 Â Rom. 10. 16 3 Mark 9. 12 4 Matth 8. 17 5 1 Cor. 15. 3 53. 5 6 1 Pet. 2. 24 25 7 8 Mark 15. 3 c. Â Acts 8. 32 9 1 Pet 2. 22 12 Mark 15. 28 Â Lu. 22 37 23 34 54. 1 Gal. 4. 27 13 John 6. 45 55. 1 John 7. 37 3 Acts 13. 34 Â Psal. 89. 35 56. 7 Matth. 21. 13 Â Mark 11. 17 Â Luk 19. 46 59. 7 Rom. 3 15 17 Eph. 6. 17 Â 1 Thes. 5. 8 20 Rom. 11. 26 60 3 Apoc. 21. 24. 11 Apoc. 21. 25 19 Ap. 21. 23. 22. 5 61 1 2 Lnk 4. 17 21 62. 11 Matth. 21. 5 63 2 3 Apoc. 19. 13 15 64 4 1 Cor. 2. 9. 11 65. 1 2 Rom 10. 20 21 17 2 Pet. 3. 13. 66 1 Acts 7. 48 49 21 1 Pet. 2. 5 9 Â Apoc 1. 6. 24 Mark 9. 44 Chap. VII ver 16. hath reference to Shear-jashub Chap. VIII ver 18. hath reference to Shear-jashub and Mahershalah-hash-baz Chap. XXXVIII ver 5. Ezekiah's tears among other causes might chiefly be because at that time he had no sonne Manasseh being borne