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the_o father_n of_o esay_n be_v by_o interpretation_n fortis_fw-la &_o lyra._n &_o hieronym_n nic._n de_fw-fr lyra._n robustus_fw-la stout_a and_o valiant_a but_o amos_n our_o prophet_n be_v paulin._n be_v hieron_n ep_v ad_fw-la paulin._n onustus_fw-la a_o man_n burden_v and_o load_v or_o lyran_n or_o hier._n lyran_n avulsus_fw-la one_o that_o be_v separate_v from_o other_o these_o divers_a interpretation_n of_o these_o two_o name_n the_o name_n of_o esays_n father_n and_o this_o our_o prophet_n name_n be_v evidence_n and_o proof_n sufficient_a that_o they_o be_v not_o one_o but_o two_o name_n and_o consequent_o not_o one_o but_o two_o man_n beside_o amos_n our_o prophet_n be_v in_o the_o ancient_a monument_n of_o the_o hebrew_n surname_v balbus_fw-la surname_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la balbus_fw-la a_o stutterer_n stammerer_n or_o maffler_n as_o drusius_n note_v upon_o my_o text_n we_o find_v not_o any_o such_o surname_n give_v to_o esays_n father_n therefore_o 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witness_n himself_o cap._n 7.14_o i_o be_v no_o prophet_n neither_o be_v i_o a_o prophet_n son_n but_o i_o be_v a_o herdsman_n or_o shepherd_n you_o see_v now_o his_o former_a condition_n of_o life_n profession_n and_o vocation_n see_v also_o the_o place_n where_o he_o live_v at_o tekoa_n this_o town_n prophet_n town_n lib_fw-la de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr prophet_n epiphanius_n ascribe_v to_o the_o land_n of_o zabulâ—n_n mercerum_fw-la zabulâ—n_n apud_fw-la mercerum_fw-la r._n david_n to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o son_n of_o aser_n but_o st_n hierome_n who_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o expositor_n of_o this_o book_n i_o choose_v to_o follow_v place_v it_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judae_fw-la six_o mile_n southward_a from_o bethlehem_n adrachâ—m_o in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n say_v it_o be_v two_o mile_n from_o bethlehem_n more_n or_o less_o it_o be_v not_o much_o pertinent_a to_o my_o present_a occasion_n for_o the_o place_n itself_o tekoa_n be_v 2._o chron._n 12.6_o rehearse_v among_o all_o those_o strong_a city_n which_o rehoboam_n build_v in_o juda_n beyond_o the_o city_n tekoa_n as_o st_n hieromae_n observe_v there_o be_v not_o any_o little_a village_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o cottage_n only_o there_o be_v a_o great_a wilderness_n call_v 2._o chron._n 20.20_o the_o wilderness_n of_o tekoa_n a_o fit_a place_n for_o a_o shepherd_n walk_n here_o amos_n for_o a_o time_n lead_v a_o shepherd_n life_n at_o length_n god_n separate_v he_o to_o carry_v his_o word_n against_o israel_n which_o be_v the_o four_o circumstance_n of_o this_o verse_n the_o matter_n or_o argument_n of_o this_o prophecy_n imply_v in_o these_o word_n the_o word_n of_o amos_n which_o he_o see_v upon_o israel_n the_o hebrew_n manner_n be_v to_o call_v sermon_n word_n as_o jerem._n 1.1_o the_o word_n of_o jeremie_n and_o eccles_n 1.1_o the_o word_n of_o the_o preacher_n and_o haggei_n 1.12_o the_o word_n of_o haggei_n and_o luk._n 3.4_o the_o word_n of_o esay_n by_o 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sin_n he_o spare_v neither_o priest_n nor_o prince_n nor_o king_n and_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o first_o read_v of_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n after_o the_o hebrew_n thus_o their_o king_n shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n he_o &_o his_o prince_n together_o after_o the_o septuagint_n thus_o their_o king_n shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n their_o priest_n and_o prince_n likewise_o i_o commend_v unto_o you_o another_o read_n out_o of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a melchom_n shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n he_o and_o his_o prince_n together_o &_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o exercise_n what_o melchom_n be_v i_o say_v it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o milchom_n or_o molech_n or_o moloch_n a_o abomination_n of_o the_o ammonite_n their_o idol_n their_o god_n to_o who_o they_o yield_v divine_a worship_n &_o consecrate_v their_o child_n through_o fire_n all_o this_o i_o make_v plain_a unto_o you_o out_o of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n the_o doctrine_n neither_o melchom_n of_o the_o ammonite_n nor_o any_o other_o idol_n of_o any_o other_o people_n can_v save_v themselves_o in_o the_o day_n of_o captivity_n much_o less_o can_v they_o save_v the_o people_n that_o do_v trust_v in_o they_o &_o worship_v they_o first_o they_o can_v save_v themselves_o second_o nor_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o they_o they_o can_v save_v themselves_o for_o what_o be_v become_v of_o succoth-benoth_a the_o god_n of_o babel_n of_o nergal_o the_o god_n of_o cuth_o of_o ashima_fw-la the_o god_n of_o hamath_n of_o nibhaz_n and_o tartack_n the_o god_n of_o the_o avim_n of_o adrammelach_n and_o anammelech_n the_o god_n of_o sepharvaim_n their_o name_n indeed_o remain_v upon_o record_n 2._o king_n 17.30_o 31._o but_o themselves_o be_v vanish_v they_o be_v come_v to_o nought_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n he_o who_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o moses_n make_v because_o his_o people_n offer_v incense_v to_o it_o he_o put_v down_o those_o idol_n god_n 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in_o a_o generality_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n 2._o king_n 19.18_o that_o they_o do_v set_v on_o fire_n the_o god_n of_o the_o nation_n god_n and_o yet_o set_v on_o fire_n true_a but_o they_o be_v but_o idol_n god_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o help_v themselves_o not_o help_v themselves_o why_o not_o the_o reason_n be_v give_v in_o the_o same_o place_n for_o they_o be_v no_o god_n 〈◊〉_d idol_n god_n be_v no_o god_n they_o be_v no_o god_n but_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n even_o wood_n and_o stone_n therefore_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n destroy_v they_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n be_v deliver_v in_o the_o very_a same_o word_n by_o the_o prophet_n esai_n chap._n 37.19_o they_o be_v no_o god_n but_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n even_o wood_n and_o stone_n therefore_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n destroy_v they_o the_o holy_a prophet_n be_v very_o zealous_a in_o god_n cause_n against_o those_o idol_n esai_n chapter_n 41.29_o say_v they_o be_v all_o vanity_n their_o work_n 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