advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
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
there_o 2_o sam._n vi_o 12_o 17._o whereupon_o zion_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n god_n holy_a hill_n the_o northern_a and_o low_a part_n belong_v to_o benjamin_n wherein_o the_o temple_n stand_v on_o mount_n moriah_n 2_o chon_n iii_o 1._o honourable_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o this_o city_n psal._n lxxxvii_o 2_o 3._o this_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o most_o high_a psal._n xlvi_o 4._o and_o xlviii_o 8._o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n iii_o 17._o jehovah-shammah_a in_o that_o visionarie_a description_n ezek._n xlviii_o 35._o it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o solemnity_n esay_n xxxiii_o 20._o a_o city_n of_o righteousness_n esay_n v._n 26._o a_o city_n of_o truth_n zech._n viii_o 3._o a_o faithful_a city_n esay_n i._n 26._o a_o city_n seek_v out_o and_o not_o forsake_v esay_n lxii_o 12._o the_o wall_n thereof_o be_v call_v salvation_n and_o her_o gate_n praise_v and_o they_o be_v ever_o in_o god_n sight_n esay_n xlix_o 16._o and_o lx._n 18._o hoham_n these_o other_o four_o king_n be_v all_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o and_o all_o five_o do_v after_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n verse_n 8_o sometime_o immediate_o by_o himself_o sometime_o be_v consult_v with_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n hailstone_n god_n be_v two_o miracle_n in_o this_o battle_n verse_n 11_o i._n by_o wondrous_a hailstone_n like_o those_o in_o egypt_n exod._n ix_o 18_o 25._o which_o kill_v more_o amorites_n then_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n brain_v likely_a the_o body_n of_o their_o host_n as_o they_o flee_v where_o they_o be_v thick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v foremost_a in_o the_o flight_n and_o not_o hurt_v the_o pursuer_n who_o be_v intermingle_v yet_o likely_a mostwhat_o in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o enemy_n ii_o by_o the_o miraculous_a stand_v still_o upon_o joshua_n prayer_n first_o private_o make_v and_o grant_v after_o public_o pronounce_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n and_o with_o they_o of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o heaven_n about_o a_o whole_a day_n till_o the_o people_n have_v avenge_v themselves_o upon_o their_o enemy_n jasher_n the_o book_n of_o jasher_n record_v the_o miracle_n verse_n 13_o no_o heathen_a history_n be_v so_o ancient_a this_o book_n seem_v to_o be_v carry_v on_o and_o enlarge_v still_o with_o the_o story_n of_o thing_n act_v in_o after-age_n for_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o it_o in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o and_o this_o book_n be_v no_o part_n of_o canonical_a inspire_a scripture_n but_o a_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o annal_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v since_o perish_v as_o divers_a other_o of_o like_a nature_n among_o which_o be_v those_o book_n of_o chronicle_n not_o canonical_a but_o civil_a so_o often_o cite_v in_o our_o two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n no_o day_n that_o day_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n verse_n 14_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n like_o this_o 2_o king_n xx._n 11._o but_o that_o not_o till_o many_o age_n after_o and_o this_o book_n first_o write_v return_v if_o joshua_n here_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o gilgal_n verse_n 15_o yet_o many_o other_o victory_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n even_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o gaza_n in_o a_o short_a time_n intervene_v ver_fw-la 16_o 42._o before_o he_o actual_o return_v thither_o ver_fw-la 43._o joshua_n and_o c._n xi_o verse_n 36_o 31._o joshua_n take_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_n and_o debir_n or_o kiriath-seph_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o anakim_v yet_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n this_o be_v perfect_v joshua_n assign_v he_o out_o of_o his_o army_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o his_o assistance_n therein_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o and_o ch._n xv._o 13_o 19_o which_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v judg._n i._n 10_o 15._o rather_o then_o a_o new_a conquest_n make_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n goshen_n and_o ch._n xi_o verse_n 41_o 16._o and_o ch._n xv._o 51._o this_o goshen_n in_o canaan_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o egypt_n sand_n hyperbolees_n much_o use_v in_o scripture_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o so_o gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xli_o 49._o judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o ch._n xx._n 16._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i._n 23._o 1_o king_n i._n 40._o and_o iu_o 20_o 29._o 2_o king_n xix_o 24._o 1_o chron._n xii_o 8._o and_o xvi_o 33._o 2_o chron._n i._n 9_o and_o xxviii_o 9_o job_n xx._n 6._o and_o xxii_o 24._o and_o xl._n 23._o psal._n vi_o 6._o esay_n xxxiv_o 3_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o xlviii_o 19_o jer._n iu._n 24._o and_o xv._o 8._o joel._n iii_o 18._o amos_n ii_o 9_o and_o ix_o 13._o john_n xxi_o 25._o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n verse_n 18_o joshua_n do_v make_v war_n a_o long_a time_n with_o all_o those_o northern_a king_n in_o canaan_n about_o six_o year_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o arnon_n arnon_n the_o river_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o arise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o head-spring_n of_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o both_o from_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n it_o run_v southward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o border_n between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o west_n and_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o north_n and_o moab_n on_o the_o south_n jabbok_n jabbok_n the_o river_n verse_n 2_o arise_v as_o arnon_n but_o run_v north_n a_o little_a and_o after_o turn_v his_o stream_n west_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n a_o little_a below_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n between_o sihon_n and_o og_n and_o afterward_o between_o gad_n on_o the_o south_n and_o half_a manasseh_n on_o the_o north._n remain_v yet_o the_o land_n both_o conquer_a chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o unconquered_a be_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a so_o josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5._o begin_v at_o gilgal_n ch._n fourteen_o 6._o and_o ch._n xv._o and_o ch._n xvi_o and_o ch._n xvii_o resume_v and_o perfect_v at_o shiloh_n ch._n xviii_o and_o xix_o but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o do_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o all_o their_o several_a share_n and_o lot_n through_o their_o own_o default_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o disobedience_n chapt._n xxiii_o 13._o aroer_n the_o city_n aroer_n be_v near_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n verse_n 16_o and_o in_o the_o confine_n between_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n as_o also_o heshbon_n dibon_n and_o ataroth_n which_o be_v border_a city_n be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o sometime_o to_o the_o one_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o to_o reuben_n josh._n xiii_o 16_o 17._o num._n xxxii_o 37._o to_o gad_n josh._n xxi_o 39_o num._n xxxii_o 34._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 81._o distribute_v the_o whole_a country_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 1_o seem_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o part_n as_o there_o be_v tribe_n to_o possess_v they_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o bound_n of_o every_o part_n or_o province_n be_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v before_o the_o tribe_n have_v draw_v the_o lot_n but_o that_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v enlarge_v or_o lessen_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n of_o the_o number_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o num._n xxvi_o 53_o 56._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 54._o which_o last_v point_n of_o division_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o ch._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o by_o lot_n lot_n fall_v out_o providentia_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 2_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n in_o relation_n partly_o to_o their_o birth_n partly_o to_o the_o prophetical_a blessing_n of_o they_o by_o jacob_n gen._n xlix_o and_o moses_n deut._n xxxiii_o and_o so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o lot_n cast_v the_o thirteen_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v near_a the_o temple_n josh._n xxi_o 9_o 10_o 17._o when_o it_o be_v build_v old_a calebs_n age_n verse_n 7_o when_o he_o be_v send_v among_o the_o spy_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a be_v forty_o at_o this_o division_n of_o the_o land_n eighty_o five_o so_o that_o forty_o five_o year_n intervene_v viz._n 38._o in_o the_o
call_v harosheth_n of_o the_o gentile_n judg._n iu._n 2._o as_o lie_v in_o that_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n thirteen_o thirteen_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n in_o title_n and_o dominion_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 19_o xxi_o 4._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 59_o though_o one_o of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n be_v too_o much_o for_o their_o present_a use_n and_o habitation_n we_o read_v but_o of_o three_o of_o they_o in_o number_n about_o fifty_o year_n before_o this_o time_n call_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a dismiss_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 1_o likely_a at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n and_o stay_v not_o fourteen_o year_n till_o after_o the_o division_n which_o division_n may_v yet_o possible_o be_v make_v soon_o than_o so_o josh._n xx._n 11._o divide_v this_o divide_v the_o spoil_n with_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 8_o those_o that_o stay_v at_o home_n beyond_o jordan_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 27._o and_o david_n seem_v hereupon_o to_o revive_v and_o enact_v that_o law_n of_o like_a division_n 1_o saem_n xxx_o 24_o 25._o mention_v of_o the_o name_n the_o not_o name_v of_o idol_n be_v mention_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 7_o as_o here_o so_o exod._n xxiii_o 13._o deut._n xii_o 3._o psal._n xvi_o 4._o and_o a_o like_a ephes._n v._n 3._o yet_o the_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o unlawful_a shechem_n shechem_n be_v a_o city_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o josh._n xx._n 7._o north-north-east_n from_o shiloh_n and_o bethel_n and_o close_o by_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o ebal_n judg._n ix_o 7._o here_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n have_v sojourn_v and_o jacob_n two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n young_a man_n upon_o dinah_n ravishment_n murder_v the_o citizen_n gen._n xxxiv_o here_o after_o gideon_n death_n the_o citizen_n worship_v baal-berith_a and_o rebel_v with_o abimelech_n and_o be_v after_o punish_v and_o spoil_v by_o he_o judg._n ix_o this_o city_n in_o ioshua_n time_n be_v make_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o give_v to_o the_o kohathite-levite_n josh._n xxi_o 21._o and_o here_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o all_o the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n chap._n xxiv_o ver_fw-la 25._o the_o mount_n ephraim_n whereon_o the_o city_n stand_v be_v famous_a for_o burial_n here_o they_o bury_v josephs_n bone_n in_o shechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n or_o emor_n josh._n xxiv_o 32._o act_n vii_o 16._o gen._n xxxiii_o 19_o here_o be_v great_a joshua_n himself_o a_o ephraimite_n bury_v in_o his_o inheritance_n in_o timnath-scrah_a or_o here_o be_v which_o be_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o hill_n goash_fw-mi josh._n xxiv_o 30._o judg._n ii_o 9_o and_o here_o be_v the_o highpriest_n eleazar_n bury_v in_o a_o hill_n that_o pertain_v to_o phineas_n his_o son_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n josh._n xxiv_o 33._o here_o deborah_n dwell_v judg._n iu._n 5._o and_o tola_n the_o judge_n ch_n x._o 1._o hither_o come_v rehoboam_n to_o be_v make_v king_n but_o jeroboam_n be_v there_o make_v king_n in_o his_o stead_n who_o build_v or_o fortify_v the_o city_n and_o dwell_v there_o 1_o king_n xii_o 1_o 20_o 25._o judge_n the_o book_n of_o judge_n contain_v a_o history_n not_o of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n but_o of_o two_o hundred_o ninty_a and_o nine_o year_n so_o count_v the_o year_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n within_o the_o year_n and_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n as_o i_o have_v show_v they_o necessary_o must_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n with_o prince_n salmon_n josh._n ii_o and_o so_o expound_v the_o text_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o time_n thus_o that_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n by_o othniel_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o it_o be_v first_o settle_v in_o rest_n by_o joshua_n at_o his_o death_n judg._n iii_o 11._o not_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o ehud_n in_o the_o eighti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o othniel_n ch._n iii_o 30._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o deborah_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o ehud_n ch._n v._o 31._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o gideon_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o deborah_n ch._n viii_o 28._o these_o make_v up_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o then_o follow_v three_o of_o abimelech_n twenty_o three_o of_o tolah_n twenty_o two_o of_o jair_a six_o of_o jephthah_n seven_o of_o ibzan_n ten_o of_o elon_n eight_o of_o abdon_n twenty_o of_o samson_n which_o make_v np_v the_o other_o ninty_a nine_o year_n in_o all_o two_o hund_v ninty_a nine_o the_o text_n judg._n iu._n 3_o 4._o seem_v to_o accord_v with_o rhis_n reckon_n and_o to_o account_v jabins_n oppression_n within_o the_o year_n of_o deborah_n but_o yet_o count_v beside_o these_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n distinct_o over_o and_o above_o which_o amount_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n and_o be_v according_a to_o the_o seem_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n and_o then_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n be_v add_v thereunto_o the_o sum_n arise_v to_o those_o 450._o year_n mention_v by_o paul_n act_v xiii_o 20._o but_o read_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n as_o in_o order_n they_o stand_v there_o in_o the_o original_a and_o after_o these_o thing_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n we_o may_v rather_o conceive_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n from_o the_o choose_n of_o the_o father_n till_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o joshua_n it_o be_v four_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o from_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n and_o four_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o from_o the_o rejection_n of_o ishmael_n both_o way_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o wherein_o those_o thing_n mention_v ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o be_v do_v and_o accomplish_v and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o king_n and_o thus_o the_o most_o learned_a primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n have_v it_o in_o his_o learned_a annal_n this_o book_n seem_v write_v of_o and_o concern_v the_o judge_n as_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n concern_v ruth_n and_o long_o after_o their_o time_n as_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v gather_v by_o those_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n and_o the_o like_a ch._n i._n 21_o 26._o and_o vi_o 24._o and_o x._o 4._o and_o xv._o 19_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 30._o must_v needs_o have_v relation_n at_o soon_a to_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 17._o psal._n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o ask_v they_o ask_v the_o lord_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o by_o phineas_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n make_v answer_v num._n xxvii_o 21._o both_o which_o be_v on_o or_o in_o the_o breastplate_n and_o the_o breastplate_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 28_o 30._o and_o thirty-nine_o 21._o which_o make_v david_n call_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o high_a priest_n thereby_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o ch._n xxviii_o 6._o so_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o see_v more_o on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o bezek_n bezek_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 4_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n lie_v from_o it_o south-west_n and_o midway_n between_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bethlehem_n adoni-bezek_n verse_n 5_o of_o he_o see_v on_o josh._n x._o 1._o say_a verse_n 7_o seventy_o king_n his_o seventy_o king_n subdue_v and_o mangle_v by_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o petty_a king_n of_o province_n or_o city_n if_o not_o such_o prince_n as_o be_v now_o in_o germany_n where_o all_o the_o brethren_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v call_v prince_n likewise_o and_o these_o seventy_o be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o all_o his_o reign_n and_o tyranny_n adoni-bezek_a have_v subdue_v he_o be_v bring_v from_o bezek_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v make_v a_o public_a example_n there_o jerusalem_n judah_n have_v take_v jerusalem_n verse_n 8_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n i._n e._n that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 8._o yet_o so_o as_o the_o jebusite_n still_o dwell_v therein_o with_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 63._o even_o till_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o benjamin_n do_v the_o like_a and_o no_o more_o with_o their_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n judg._n i._n 21._o yet_o both_o have_v little_o hold_v in_o it_o
gate_n gates_n of_o city_n be_v the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o audience_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o and_o judicature_n deut._n xvii_o 2_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 8._o prov._n xxxi_o 23._o jer._n xxxviii_o 7._o lam._n v._o 13._o and_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o prophet_n be_v to_o publish_v their_o prophecy_n in_o the_o gate_n either_o of_o the_o temple_n or_o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n jer._n vii_o 2._o and_o xix_o 2._o and_o xxvi_o 10._o and_o sometime_o of_o the_o king_n house_n as_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n jer._n xvii_o 19_o and_o xxii_o 1_o 2._o lest_o i_o mar_v my_o own_o inheritance_n want_v a_o heir_n verse_n 6_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v but_o one_o child_n by_o she_o or_o have_v many_o she_o be_v young_a and_o poor_a weaken_v my_o own_o inheritance_n in_o divide_v it_o among_o so_o many_o special_o if_o he_o be_v now_o a_o widower_n and_o have_v child_n by_o his_o former_a wife_n a_o man_n pluck_v off_o his_o shoe_n these_o ceremony_n then_o use_v in_o buy_v verse_n 7_o and_o bargain_v of_o land_n in_o reedeem_v and_o change_v have_v some_o resemblance_n to_o that_o law_n deut._n xxv_o 8_o 9_o but_o with_o diverse_a difference_n see_v psal._n lx._n 8._o the_o ceremony_n that_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o ruth_n be_v here_o not_o mention_v but_o may_v seem_v either_o omit_v or_o else_o transact_v with_o much_o alteration_n from_o the_o first_o institution_n as_o those_o time_n now_o be_v the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o samuel_n nathan_n and_o gad_n one_o after_o another_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 29._o yet_o some_o passage_n in_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o write_n of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v of_o a_o late_a time_n as_o 1_o sam._n v._o 5._o and_o xxvii_o 6._o and_o xxx_o 25._o 2._o sam._n vi_o 8_o and_o xviii_o 8._o they_o may_v better_o be_v call_v the_o i._o and_o ii_o book_n of_o king_n the_o i._o contain_v all_o the_o history_n of_o king_n saul_n samuel_n die_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o and_o the_o ii_o the_o history_n of_o king_n ishbosheth_n short_o and_o of_o king_n david_n at_o large_a and_o so_o do_v the_o lxx_o and_o many_o other_o style_v they_o i._o samuel_n this_o first_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o eighty_o year_n viz_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o heli_n ch._n iv_o 18._o in_o the_o four_o first_o chapter_n and_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n and_o king_n saul_n in_o the_o rest_n if_o samuel_n time_n be_v reckon_v in_o with_o that_o of_o saul_n or_o rather_o thus_o forty_o to_o eli_n whereof_o the_o former_a half_n run_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o late_a half_n or_o twenty_o begin_v with_o this_o book_n after_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o then_o follow_v twenty_o year_n of_o samuel_n government_n alone_o and_o after_o that_o forty_o year_n of_o king_n saul_n act_v xiii_o 21._o in_o the_o former_a part_n whereof_o samuel_n also_o live_v and_o partly_o judge_v with_o he_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o xiii_o xv._o &_o xvi_o &_o xix_o chater_n of_o this_o book_n though_o he_o withdraw_v from_o saul_n in_o his_o last_o day_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 35._o and_o die_v ch_z xxv_o and_o in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o be_v name_v as_o joint_a partner_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 7._o still_o in_o the_o whole_a eighty_o year_n a_o ephrathite_n as_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v cretes_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o arabian_n parthian_n mede_n elamites_n etc._n etc._n because_o bear_v and_o breed_v up_o in_o those_o country_n act_n ii_o 9_o 10_o 11._o for_o though_o bear_v or_o at_o least_o dwell_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n in_o ramah_n yet_o be_v elkanah_n and_o so_o samuel_n his_o son_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33_o 38._o eli_n eli_n or_o heli_n verse_n 3_o be_v by_o unknown_a descent_n of_o the_o posterity_n not_o of_o eleazar_n the_o elder_a but_o of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a son_n of_o aaron_n the_o son_n of_o amram_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n eli_n be_v extraordinary_o both_o high_a priest_n and_o judge_n and_o a_o good_a and_o famous_a man_n though_o faulty_a and_o infamous_a in_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o more_o grievous_o punish_v for_o their_o flagitious_a wickedness_n than_o samuel_n for_o his_o son_n lesser_a fault_n see_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n ezra_n x._o 18._o from_o eli_n descend_v phinehas_n his_o son_n ahitub_n his_o son_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 19_o 21._o compare_v with_o chap._n fourteen_o 3._o ahimelech_n his_o son_n slay_v by_o saul_n his_fw-la brother_n be_v ahijah_n 1_n sam_n fourteen_o 3._o and_o xxii_o 9_o 11._o abiathar_n his_o son_n in_o david_n time_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o 20._o 1_o king_n i._n 7._o this_o abiathar_n be_v name_v high_a priest_n by_o our_o saviour_n mark_v ii_o 26._o when_o david_n do_v eat_v the_o shewbread_n because_o abiathar_n then_o be_v with_o his_o father_n ahimelech_n join_v in_o that_o action_n of_o give_v the_o bread_n to_o david_n instant_o succeed_v in_o his_o father_n room_n and_o priesthood_n be_v therein_o more_o eminent_a than_o his_o father_n and_o continue_v therein_o with_o david_n in_o his_o persecution_n by_o saul_n and_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n afterward_o and_o thus_o have_v we_o no_o need_n in_o that_o whole_a history_n of_o ahimelech_n and_o abiathar_n father_n and_o son_n to_o make_v they_o binomii_n to_o be_v both_o know_v by_o both_o those_o name_n and_o both_o indifferent_o call_v by_o either_o yet_o see_v the_o great_a annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 16._o this_o abiather_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n by_o solomon_n 1_o king_n ii_o 26_o 27._o and_o the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v ahimelech_n and_o jonathan_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o and_o xv._o 27._o this_o ahimelech_n and_o not_o his_o grandfather_n of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v he_o that_o be_v usua_o join_v with_o zadok_n in_o david_n reign_n and_o both_o than_o be_v name_v priest_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o 1._o chron._n xxiv_o 31._o i._n e._n priest_n of_o the_o second_o rank_n or_o next_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o then_o be_v abiathar_n such_o a_o second_o priest_n we_o read_v of_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 18._o jer._n lii_o 24._o who_o upon_o any_o extraordinary_a occurrent_a restrain_v or_o disable_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v to_o supply_v his_o place_n this_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v employ_v with_o ahimaaz_n the_o son_n of_o zadok_n as_o newes-bearer_n to_o david_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absolom_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 27_o 28._o and_o xvii_o 17._o of_o zadok_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o temple_n so_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n here_o call_v verse_n 9_o and_o so_o chap._n iii_o 3._o 2_o sam._n xxii_o 7._o psal._n xxvii_o 6._o and_o so_o again_o the_o temple_n be_v call_v a_o tabernacle_n lam._n ii_o 6._o samuel_n we_o read_v not_o that_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n verse_n 20_o or_o ever_o so_o call_v but_o a_o extraordinary_a prophet_n and_o judge_n a_o nazarite_n ver_fw-la 11._o a_o sacrificer_n though_o a_o levite_n only_o and_o most_o likely_a of_o the_o posterity_n of_o that_o korah_n num._n xvi_o 32._o and_o of_o the_o race_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n as_o be_v former_o say_v 1_o chron._n vi_o a_o rare_a and_o worthy_a person_n the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o hang_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 15_o exod_n xxvii_o 16._o ark_n the_o ark_n so_o precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o and_o of_o the_o israelite_n and_o that_o worthy_o psal_n lxxviii_o 61._o and_o cxxxii_o 8._o 1._o sam._n iu._n 20._o be_v carry_v about_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n and_o then_o return_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o shiloh_n it_o be_v take_v thence_o and_o never_o come_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n again_o and_o be_v carry_v to_o eben-eze_a a_o place_n ominous_a then_o but_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n help_v soon_o after_o into_o the_o camp_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o v._o 1._o that_o it_o may_v save_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n as_o we_o read_v the_o philistine_n themselves_z in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n bring_v their_o image_n into_o their_o camp_n 2_o same_o v._o 21._o 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 12._o the_o ark_n be_v take_v there_o by_o the_o philistine_n they_o carry_v it_o about_o to_o ashdod_n into_o
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 of_o judah_n be_v all_o of_o david_n line_n except_v athaliah_n the_o queen_n the_o twenty_o of_o israel_n be_v of_o ten_o several_a stock_n ahaziah_n joash_n amatziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o athaliah_n the_o queen_n all_o succeed_a one_o another_o be_v all_o slay_v amon_n likewise_o and_o his_o son_n josiah_n both_o slay_v and_o ten_o king_n of_o israel_n the_o half_a of_o all_o their_o number_n be_v likewise_o slay_v for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o ahab_n ahaziah_n jehoram_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o jehoshaphat_n jehoram_n ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n take_v this_o as_o follow_v ahab_n reign_v twenty_o two_o year_n 1_o king_n xvi_o
9_o jehojakim_n in_o his_o four_o chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o year_n or_o three_o complete_a and_o 1._o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n daniel_n be_v carry_v captive_a dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o ezekiel_n and_o mordecai_n with_o jehojachin_n ezek._n xl._n 1._o esther_n ii_o 5_o 6._o of_o ezechiel_n see_v the_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n jehojacin_n called_n likewise_o coniah_n verse_n 6_o and_o jechoniah_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 16._o jer._n xxii_o 28_o of_o his_o age_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 9_o he_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o end_n and_o eight_o year_n begin_v of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v ver_fw-la 12._o jer._n lii_o 28._o and_o his_o head_n lift_v up_o again_o in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n twelve_o month_n on_o the_o twenty_o five_o and_o twenty_o seven_o day_n and_o first_o year_n of_o evilmerodach_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 27._o jer._n lii_o 31._o zedekiah_n rebel_v zedekiah_n rebel_v in_o his_o six_o year_n verse_n 20_o ezek._n xvii_o 15_o 17._o compare_v with_o ezek._n viii_o 1._o and_o xx._n 1._o the_o second_o priest_n ground_v on_o num._n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 8_o iii_o 32._o and_o mention_v as_o here_o so_o jer._n lii_o 24._o see_v 2_o king_n xxiii_o 4._o and_o the_o like_a 1_o chron._n v._n 12._o this_o second_o priest_n upon_o any_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o occurrent_a restrain_v or_o disable_n the_o high_a priest_n seem_v set_v to_o supply_v his_o place_n to_o riblah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xxxiv_o 11._o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n do_v chief_o pursue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o yet_o be_v more_o spare_v in_o relate_v the_o sin_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n these_o be_v not_o those_o chronicle_n often_o cite_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n as_o have_v be_v show_v heretofore_o but_o these_o be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o ezra_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 22_o 23._o ezra_n i._n 1_o 2_o 3_o and_o that_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n yet_o some_o thing_n be_v insert_v which_o extend_v beyond_o ezra_n time_n as_o that_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 21_o 24._o in_o these_o book_n as_o in_o a_o abridgement_n the_o holy_a penman_n be_v sometime_o short_a and_o obscure_a but_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n full_a and_o exact_a take_v the_o period_n of_o time_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o year_n of_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o so_o these_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o 3458._o year_n the_o first_o book_n 2986._o to_o the_o death_n of_o david_n thus_o genesis_n 2369_o exodus_fw-la 142_o levit_fw-la num._n deut._n 39_o joshuah_n 17._o judge_n 299._o 1_o sam._n 80._o 2_o sam._n 40._o in_o all_o 2986._o the_o second_o book_n 472._o from_o the_o begin_n of_o solomon_n reign_n to_o the_o say_a year_n of_o return_n other_o reckon_v thus_o 3467._o in_o the_o whole_a 2990._o in_o the_o first_o book_n 477._o in_o the_o second_o book_n other_o and_o that_o most_o likely_a 2986._o in_o the_o first_o book_n and_o 466._o in_o the_o second_o book_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o seventeen_o of_o jehoshaphat_n 118._o thance_o to_o the_o captivity_n in_o the_o first_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o four_o of_o jehojakim_n 278._o thence_o to_o the_o return_n 70._o in_o all_o 466._o and_o so_o the_o whole_a in_o both_o book_n will_v amount_v to_o 3452._o the_o first_o book_n mention_n occasional_o some_o thing_n long_o after_o david_n death_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o return_v from_o babylon_n chap._n ix_o and_o zerubbabels_n posterity_n long_o after_o that_o chap._n iii_o i._o chronicle_n in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o first_o eight_o chapter_n the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o zebulon_n be_v leave_v out_o edom_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 43_o eight_o king_n in_o edom_n before_o any_o in_o israel_n sister_n of_o david_n zerviah_n bare_a abishai_n joab_n asahel_n abigail_n bare_a amasa_n 2_o sam._n chapter_n two_o verse_n 16_o 17._o xvii_o 25_o caleb_n three_o calebs_n famous_a in_o israel_n first_o the_o son_n of_o hezron_n verse_n 18_o in_o this_o text_n call_v also_o carmi_n and_o chelubai_n chap._n ii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 1._o who_o have_v a_o son_n call_v hur_z and_o this_o hur_z a_o son_n call_v also_o caleb_n chap._n ii_o 9_o 19_o 50._o who_o be_v the_o second_o caleb_n and_o the_o three_o be_v that_o famous_a caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v num._n xiii_o 6._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 15._o the_o son_n of_o david_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o 9_o xvi_o 11._o verse_n 17_o salatheil_n hebrew_n shealtiel_n say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n matth._n i._n 12._o and_o so_o here_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n assir_n that_o be_v strict_o bind_v prisoner_n in_o babylon_n for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o son_n call_v assir_n that_o jechoniah_n have_v yet_o this_o salathiel_n be_v name_v the_o son_n of_o neri_n luke_n iii_o 27._o who_o come_v by_o many_o descent_n of_o another_o line_n that_o be_v of_o nathan_n the_o young_a brother_n of_o solomon_n from_o which_o line_n come_v our_o saviour_n and_o not_o of_o solomon_n line_n and_o though_o jechoniah_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v seed_n and_o son_n more_o out_o of_o jer._n xxii_o 28_o 30._o and_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 17_o 18._o yet_o he_o be_v doom_v childless_a jer._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o because_o neither_o salathiel_n if_o he_o be_v his_o son_n nor_o any_o of_o iechoniah_n race_n zedekiah_n the_o last_o king_n be_v uncle_n to_o jechoniah_n do_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o regality_n to_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n though_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o sovereignty_n as_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n or_o grandchild_n rather_o of_o salathiel_n by_o pedaiah_n do_v succeed_v in_o regard_n of_o which_o succession_n both_o salathiel_n and_o after_o also_o zerubbabel_n may_v be_v call_v son_n see_v ezra_n iii_o 2_o 8._o and_o v._o 2._o neh._n xii_o 1_o hag._n i_o 1_o 12_o 14._o and_o ii_o 3._o 24._o of_o jehojakim_n the_o father_n of_o jechoniah_n it_o be_v likewise_o say_v he_o shall_v have_v none_o to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n that_o be_v for_o any_o time_n worth_n speak_v of_o for_o his_o son_n jechoniah_n reign_v but_o three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n jer._n xxxvi_o 30._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 9_o son_n of_o zerubbabel_n among_o his_o son_n verse_n 19_o abihud_o and_o rhesa_n be_v not_o mention_v unless_o under_o other_o name_n nor_o else_o where_o find_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o yet_o from_o they_o two_o the_o genealogy_n matth._n i._n 13._o and_o luke_n iii_o 27._o be_v draw_v and_o derive_v which_o make_v some_o suppose_n that_o zerubbabel_n and_o this_o here_o to_o be_v different_a person_n ezra_n ezra_n not_o that_o learned_a scribe_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 17_o ezra_n vii_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o last_o letter_n of_o this_o hebrew_n name_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n from_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o simeonites_n lie_v within_o the_o inheritance_n and_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 41_o josh._n xix_o 9_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o captive_a by_o the_o assyrian_n but_o continue_v in_o their_o estate_n seek_v to_o enlarge_v their_o territory_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v amalekite_n they_o border_v on_o mount_n seir._n verse_n 43_o these_o the_o first_o that_o fight_v against_o israel_n num._n xxiv_o 20._o and_o after_o join_v oft_o with_o other_o enemy_n against_o god_n people_n they_o be_v overthrow_v by_o joshuah_n exod._n xvii_o 13._o saul_n in_o his_o time_n be_v send_v against_o they_o destroy_v many_o but_o spare_v agag_n their_o king_n and_o for_o so_o do_v lose_v his_o own_o kingdom_n 1_o sam._n xv._o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 18._o david_n afterward_o destroy_v more_o of_o they_o 2_o sam_n viii_o 12._o and_o here_o the_o simeonites_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n smite_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o amalekite_n that_o be_v escape_v thus_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v against_o they_o exod._n xvii_o 14_o 16._o deut_n xxv_o 17_o 18_o 19_o be_v accomplish_v see_v the_o observation_n on_o esth._n iii_o 1._o king_n of_o assyria_n this_o catalogue_n we_o find_v in_o scripture_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n chapter_n v._o verse_n 26_o pull_v or_o phul_n in_o the_o day_n of_o menachem_n so_o here_o and_o 2_o king_n xv_o 19_o tiglath-pilese_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n and_o achaz_n so_o here_o and_o 2_o king_n xv._o 29._o and_o xvi_o 7_o 10._o jareb_n hos._n v._o 13._o and_o x._o 16._o sargon_n esay_n xx._n 1._o shalmanesar_n call_v shalman_n hos._n x._o 14._o who_o take_v hoshea_n and_o samaria_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 3_o 4._o and_o
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 these_o two_o reckon_n of_o both_o book_n joint_o amount_v to_o nine_o year_n if_o this_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o same_o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o jeshua_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 2._o neh._n vii_o 7._o and_o write_v this_o book_n then_o nehemiah_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a old_a man_n and_o that_o passage_n ch_z xii_o 10_o 11._o mention_v jaddua_n the_o high_a priest_n must_v needs_o be_v insert_v by_o some_o other_o prophet_n since_o his_o day_n and_o much_o more_o since_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n for_o jaddua_n live_v till_o the_o day_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o meet_v he_o come_v into_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o very_a last_o historical_a passage_n and_o record_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o psalm_n xliv_o and_o lxxiv_o conceive_a by_o some_o to_o be_v pen_v in_o the_o day_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n carry_v no_o sure_a ground_n for_o such_o a_o after-date_n and_o sure_o so_o many_o year_n as_o include_v the_o whole_a continuance_n of_o 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 ever_o since_o the_o ruin_n make_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n verse_n 3_o nisan_fw-la which_o be_v the_o hebrew_n abib_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o about_o our_o march_n the_o vernal_a equinoctial_a artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la thirteen_o year_n after_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 7._o i_o take_v up_o his_o waiting-course_n be_v then_o come_v four_o month_n after_o hanani_n his_o come_n chap._n i._n 1_o 2._o pray_v nehemiah_n his_o prayer_n verse_n 4_o by_o ejaculation_n like_o that_o of_o moses_n exod._n fourteen_o 15._o and_o special_o his_o zeal_n in_o the_o build_n chap._n iu._n 16_o 17_o 23._o and_o v._o 11._o and_o his_o speed_n chap._n vi_o 15._o and_o his_o courage_n against_o all_o opposition_n chap._n iu._n and_o chap._n vi_o and_o his_o care_n for_o the_o needy_a
by_o jeremiah_n and_o be_v after_o execute_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekeih_n when_o the_o messenger_n of_o those_o neighbour_a king_n verse_n 3._o come_v to_o zedekiah_n to_o congratulate_v he_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n or_o to_o solicit_v he_o to_o rebel_v against_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n chap._n xxviii_o 1_o 10._o or_o otherwise_o jehojakim_n in_o chap._n xxvii_o v._o 1._o must_v by_o error_n of_o the_o scribe_n be_v creep_v in_o for_o zedekiah_n mention_v again_o v._o 12._o which_o thing_n in_o all_o copy_n may_v not_o be_v admit_v he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n chap._n xxiii_o 6._o she_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n chap._n xxxiii_o 16._o the_o lord_n be_v our_o righteousness_n jehojakim_n be_v make_v king_n by_o pharaoh_n necho_n and_o pay_v to_o he_o the_o tribute_n impose_v 2_o king_n xxiii_o 31_o 32_o 34_o 35._o slay_v uriah_n the_o prophet_n jer._n xxvi_o 20_o 23._o and_o in_o the_o three_o or_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o first_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n he_o be_v conquer_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o jeremy_n foretell_v chap._n xxv_o 1_o 11._o and_o he_o serve_v he_o three_o year_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 1._o in_o which_o time_n he_o burn_v the_o book_n write_v by_o baruc_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremy_n chap._n xxxvi_o after_o rebel_n against_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o at_o last_o after_o that_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 2._o he_o be_v take_v by_o he_o and_o bind_v in_o fetter_n to_o be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 6._o but_o die_v by_o the_o way_n his_o dead_a body_n be_v cast_v out_o and_o he_o bury_v with_o the_o burial_n of_o a_o ass_n as_o jeremy_n foretell_v chap._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o and_o xxxvi_o 30._o and_o so_o he_o sleep_v with_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 6._o zedekiah_n see_v with_o his_o eye_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n but_o not_o babylon_n itself_o where_o yet_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o captivity_n have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o ribla_n jer._n xxxii_o 4_o 5._o and_o lii_o 10_o 11._o ezek._n xii_o v._o 13._o and_o xvii_o 16._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o zedekiahs_n captivity_n and_o nineteenth_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n nebuzaradan_n come_v in_o the_o five_o month_n seven_o day_n unto_o jerusalem_n and_o after_o two_o day_n preparation_n and_o take_v order_n about_o it_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n burn_v the_o temple_n king_n house_n and_o all_o the_o great_a man_n house_n or_o begin_v to_o burn_v they_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o fire_n continue_v burn_v and_o come_v to_o its_o height_n or_o end_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n jer._n lii_o 12._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 8._o jew_n carry_v capive_n into_o babylon_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o his_o i._o year_n and_o three_o or_o four_o month_n of_o jehojakim_n daniel_n and_o his_o three_o companion_n and_o other_o and_o part_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n jer._n xxv_o 1._o dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o vii_o year_n and_o eleven_o and_o last_o of_o jehojacin_n 3023._o person_n and_o it_o seem_v more_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n jer._n lii_o 28._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 7._o viii_o year_n with_o jehojakim_n man_n of_o might_n and_o apt_a for_o war_n 10000_o out_o of_o all_o jerusalem_n and_o 1000_o smyth_n and_o more_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o cut_v they_o in_o piece_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 13_o 14_o 16._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 10._o and_o at_o that_o time_n mordecai_n ester_n ii_o 5_o 6._o and_o ezekiel_n who_o call_v it_o his_o deportation_n ezek_n xxxiii_o 21._o and_o xl._n 1._o xviii_o and_o xix_o year_n and_o last_o of_o zedekiah_n he_o carry_v away_o zedekiah_n and_o 832._o person_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n great_a and_o small_a and_o by_o nebuzaradan_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n burn_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n break_v down_o the_o wall_n slay_v serajah_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o second_o priest_n and_o twelve_o other_o principal_a man_n and_o sixty_o other_o bring_v to_o he_o to_o ribla_fw-mi by_o nebuzaradan_n jer._n lii_o 11_o 29._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 8_o 21._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 17_o 18_o 19_o xxiii_o year_n and_o five_o of_o zedekiah_n captivity_n by_o the_o aforesaid_a nebuzaradan_n 745._o jer._n lii_o 30._o this_o be_v after_o the_o murder_n of_o gedaliah_n their_o number_n at_o their_o return_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n be_v far_o great_a ezra_n ii_o 64_o 65._o neh._n vii_o 66_o 67._o leopard_n or_o rather_o a_o ounse_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 23_o or_o catamountain_n i_o be_o weary_a with_o repent_v god_n repent_v chapter_n xv_o verse_n 6_o see_v gen._n vi_o 6_o 7._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n but_o this_o be_v not_o proper_o repentance_n such_o as_o be_v in_o man_n man_n repent_v with_o trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o conscience_n for_o some_o fault_n or_o out_o of_o fickleness_n or_o through_o some_o oversight_n or_o impotence_n in_o which_o respect_v god_n can_v repent_v num._n xxiii_o 19_o 1_o sam._n xv._o 29._o mal._n iii_o 6._o james_n i._n 17._o but_o he_o be_v say_v to_o repent_v improper_o and_o so_o this_o and_o other_o humane_a passion_n in_o some_o semblance_n be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o improper_o for_o our_o better_a apprehension_n and_o thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v when_o he_o do_v as_o man_n use_v to_o do_v when_o they_o repent_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o 33_o 34._o when_o he_o undo_v what_o he_o have_v do_v before_o revoke_v a_o doom_n that_o he_o have_v pass_v before_o stay_v the_o execution_n of_o a_o sentence_n that_o former_o he_o have_v denounce_v withhold_v the_o punishment_n denounce_v against_o sin_n when_o the_o person_n repent_v of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n so_o judg._n x_o 13._o 15_o 16._o 1_o king_n xxi_o 21_o 27_o 29._o jonah_n iâ—i_n 10._o jer._n xviii_o 8_o 10._o and_o xlii_o 10._o psal._n cvi_o 45._o the_o end_n be_v thus_o accomplish_v for_o which_o the_o doom_n be_v denounce_v without_o which_o repentance_n in_o man_n god_n will_v not_o repent_v of_o his_o purpose_a punishment_n esay_n fourteen_o 24_o 27._o jer._n iu._n 28._o zech._n viii_o 14._o thus_o repentance_n in_o man_n produce_v this_o kind_n of_o repentance_n in_o god_n man_n repent_v change_v his_o mind_n will_n and_o act_v but_o god_n repent_v will_v this_o change_n in_o man_n alter_v the_o act_n his_o mind_n and_o purpose_n abide_v still_o the_o same_o jer._n xx._n 16._o shallum_n this_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o jehoachaz_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 11_o and_o johanan_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 30._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o and_o that_o shallum_n name_v 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o seem_v to_o be_v another_o from_o this_o shallum_n as_o be_v reckon_v distinct_o the_o four_o son_n of_o josiah_n and_o haply_o die_v before_o his_o father_n josiah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 31._o branch_v be_v take_v for_o the_o messiah_n and_o so_o chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 5_o chap._n xxxiii_o 15._o and_o zech._n iii_o 8._o and_o vi_o 12._o esay_n iu._n 2._o xi_o 1._o yet_o that_o king_n esay_n xxxii_o 12._o and_o xxxiii_o 17._o seem_v proper_o and_o immediate_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o ezekiah_n of_o christ_n only_o typical_o and_o that_o esay_n viii_o 18._o and_o xlix_o 1._o and_o chap._n lxi_o 1._o of_o esay_n partly_o but_o of_o christ_n principaly_fw-fr as_o likewise_o that_o esay_n xlix_o 1._o and_o that_o esay_n viii_o 8._o of_o esay_n literaly_a of_o christ_n figurative_o heb._n ii_o 14._o and_o again_o esay_n xlii_o 1._o of_o christ_n principaly_a of_o cyrus_n typical_o that_o esay_n xli_o 2._o of_o cyrus_n only_o many_o speech_n of_o the_o prophet_n concern_v themselves_o and_o other_o who_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n apply_v to_o christ_n be_v one_o way_n and_o in_o one_o manner_n verify_v of_o they_o and_o another_o way_n and_o in_o another_o manner_n also_o many_o time_n fulfil_v in_o he_o and_o so_o those_o word_n 2_o sam._n vii_o 14._o compare_v with_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 10._o and_o heb._n i._n 5._o and_o those_o heb._n ii_o 13._o yea_o in_o diverse_a prophecy_n some_o particular_n agree_v to_o the_o type_n and_o not_o to_o the_o truth_n as_o psal._n xxii_o 6._o and_o xl._n 12._o some_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o the_o type_n as_o psal._n xvi_o 10._o with_o act_n ii_o 29._o and_o xiii_o 36_o 37._o or_o to_o the_o type_n in_o one_o sense_n to_o the_o truth_n in_o another_o so_o in_o those_o psalm_n wherein_o david_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n as_o psal._n ii_o and_o xvi_o and_o xxii_o and_o those_o in_o which_o solomon_n as_o psal._n xlv_o and_o lxxii_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o branch_n because_o spring_v up_o
it_o in_o the_o magin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o he_o so_o observe_v a_o various_a read_n and_o indeed_o they_o observe_v divers_a reading_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o scripture_n but_o about_o no_o one_o word_n so_o many_o as_o about_o this_o as_o may_v be_v see_v levit._n xi_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxv_o 30._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 3._o 2_o king_n viii_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xi_o 20._o ezra_n iu._n 2._o job_n xiii_o 15._o psal._n c._n 3._o esay_n ix_o 3._o and_o xlix_o 5._o and_o lxiii_o 9_o and_o in_o many_o of_o these_o both_o sense_n come_v to_o one_o read_v the_o negative_a by_o way_n of_o interrogation_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n 13._o 15._o from_o my_o altar_n the_o tabernacle_n verse_n 14_o and_o temple_n and_o altar_n there_o may_v seem_v to_o pretend_v to_o some_o such_o privilege_n as_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n have_v exod._n xxi_o 14._o 1_o king_n 1._o 50_o 51._o and_o ch._n 11._o 28._o a_o oath_n a_o oath_n be_v pnt_v to_o the_o party_n suspect_v to_o accuse_v verse_n 11_o or_o clear_v himself_o so_o v._o 11._o somewhat_o like_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o bill_n in_o chancery_n or_o to_o the_o oath_n call_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la chapter_n xxii_o though_o haply_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o correspondent_a male_n woman_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o not_o circumcise_a verse_n 17_o so_o haply_o may_v seem_v neither_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n chapter_n xxiii_o exod._n xxiii_o 17._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 23_o 24._o deut._n xvi_o 16._o yet_o be_v this_o no_o ground_n to_o debar_v woman_n from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n more_o than_o from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n the_o partition-wall_n be_v now_o break_v down_o by_o christ_n and_o male_a and_o female_a in_o he_o be_v all_o one_o gal._n iii_o 8._o thy_o bound_n the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v large_a geâ—_n xv._o 18._o exod._n xxiii_o 31._o deut._n i._n 7._o and_o ch._n 11._o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o narrow_a verse_n 31_o num._n xxxiv_o 3._o etc._n etc._n num._n xiii_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 65._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 8._o judg._n xx._n 1._o the_o large_a bound_n be_v never_o possess_v and_o inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n at_o most_o make_v tributary_n only_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o the_o default_n may_v be_v no_o wise_a in_o god_n but_o in_o the_o israelite_n sin_v and_o break_v with_o god_n deut._n xix_o 8_o 9_o yea_o the_o narrow_a bound_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v scarce_o at_o any_o time_n full_o possess_v in_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 16_o see_v also_o exod._n xl._n 20._o and_o nothing_o else_o 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2._o chron._n v._n 10._o which_o table_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 16_o 21._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6._o and_o ch._n xl._n 20._o and_o the_o ark_n be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxvi_o 33._o and_o ch._n xxx_o 6_o 26._o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n be_v say_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o testimony_n levit._n xvi_o 13._o by_o the_o ark_n be_v lay_v and_o keep_v the_o pot_n of_o manna_n before_o the_o testimony_n exod._n xvi_o 34._o and_o aaron_n rod_n before_o the_o testimony_n num._n xvii_o 10._o and_o that_o censer_n levit._n xvi_o 12._o heb._n ix_o 4._o and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n or_o on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o deut._n xxxi_o 26._o not_o only_o those_o piece_n of_o it_o exod._n xvii_o 14._o and_o ch._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o ch._n xxxiv_o 27._o and_o deut._n xxxi_o 9_o 22._o but_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o writing_n and_o inspire_v book_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v the_o book_n find_v in_o josiah_n time_n and_o to_o have_v be_v lose_v in_o the_o day_n of_o wicked_a manasseh_n and_o amon_n though_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o book_n when_o it_o be_v read_v to_o josiah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n seem_v so_o strange_a unto_o they_o as_o if_o no_o copy_n of_o it_o at_o all_o chapter_n xxv_o or_o wondrous_a rare_a have_v be_v extant_a among_o they_o lamp_n to_o burn_v always_o the_o lamp_n may_v seem_v to_o burn_v night_n and_o day_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 20_o because_o we_o read_v of_o no_o window_n for_o light_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v also_o exod._n iii_o 7_o 8._o levit._fw-la xxiv_o 2_o 3._o at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o daytime_n tabernacle_n moses_n his_o tent_n be_v call_v the_o tabernacle_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 7_o 8._o and_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 3._o and_o the_o temple_n diverse_a time_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o sanctuary_n and_o tent_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 2._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n moses_n twice_o fast_v 40_o day_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 28_o and_o 40_o night_n exod._n xxxiv_o 28._o deut._n ix_o 18._o and_o ch._n x._o 10._o and_o some_o conceive_v thrice_o out_o of_o deut._n ix_o 25._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o likely_a elias_n once_o and_o our_o saviour_n once_o of_o fast_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o skin_n of_o his_o face_n shine_v by_o reflexive_a ray_n and_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a splendour_n verse_n 29_o and_o have_v not_o horn_n as_o the_o trent_n bible_n render_v the_o word_n and_o painter_n common_o picture_n he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o substantive_a signify_v a_o horn_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o verb_n signify_v to_o shine_v and_o so_o saint_n paul_n interpret_v it_o 2_o cor._n iii_o 7._o looking-glass_n looking-glass_n make_v not_o of_o glass_n chapter_n xxxviii_o verse_n 8_o whereof_o we_o have_v no_o record_n in_o scripture_n but_o rather_o of_o steel_n or_o of_o brass_n which_o be_v much_o refine_v as_o ezra_n viii_o 27._o and_o of_o much_o use_n and_o special_o for_o armour_n inwarre_n as_o virgil_n often_o mention_n talent_n verse_n 24_o shekel_n shekel_n come_v from_o shakal_n to_o weigh_v and_o thence_o may_v our_o english_a word_n scale_v come_v a_o shekel_n be_v 20._o gerahs_n exod._n xxx_o 13._o ezek._n xlv_o 12._o or_o two_o bekah_n exod._n xxxviii_o 26._o the_o shekel_n be_v half_a a_o ounce_n in_o silver_n or_o 2_o s._n 6d_o and_o so_o the_o gerah_n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la and_o the_o bekah_n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n the_o talon_n be_v 3000_o shekel_n which_o appear_v thus_o in_o the_o text_n the_o 603550_o man_n be_v tax_v at_o a_o bekah_n a_o piece_n this_o make_v 301775_o shekel_n now_o reckon_v 3000_o shekel_n to_o a_o talon_n the_o 301775_o shekel_n make_v up_o 100_o talent_n and_o 1775_o shekel_n according_a to_o the_o sum_n there_o specify_v v._o 25_o 27_o 28._o and_o count_v the_o shekel_n at_o 2_o s._n 6d_o the_o talon_n so_o come_v to_o 375_o l._n starling_n the_o shekel_n of_o gold_n be_v of_o the_o same_o weight_n with_o that_o of_o silver_n but_o of_o far_o great_a value_n of_o ten_o to_o one_o with_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 14._o and_o so_o their_o shekel_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 1_o l._n 5_o s._n their_o talon_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o 3750._o l._n but_o gold_n now_o in_o christendom_n be_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n by_o silvering_n as_o 2_o sam._n xviii_o 11_o 12._o matth._n xxvi_o 15._o usual_o shekel_n be_v understand_v see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n iu_o 10._o and_o on_o esther_n iii_o 9_o veil_n of_o the_o cover_v that_o hang_v before_o chapter_n thirty-nine_o verse_n 34_o and_o cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n lamp_n to_o be_v set_v in_o order_n dress_n they_o every_o morning_n verse_n 37_o and_o light_v they_o at_o even_o ch._n xxx_o 7_o 8._o if_o not_o at_o morning_n too_o there_o be_v no_o window_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o burn_v always_o ch._n xxxvii_o 20._o continual_o levit._n xxiv_o 2._o bless_a they_o the_o offerer_n verse_n 43_o and_o the_o workman_n of_o the_o gongregation_n where_o priest_n chapter_n xl_o verse_n 2_o levites_n and_o people_n assemble_v according_a to_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o their_o approach_n everlasting_a that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v anoint_v again_o verse_n 15_o of_o everlasting_a see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o a_o cloud_n even_o that_o cloud_n verse_n 34_o exod._n xiii_o 21_o 22._o miraculous_o remove_v hither_o not_o able_a the_o manner_n therefore_o of_o the_o cloud_n abode_n verse_n 35_o and_o the_o lord_n glory_v appear_v at_o this_o time_n be_v extraordinary_a leviticus_n leviticus_n take_v up_o only_o the_o time_n of_o one_o month_n viz_o the_o
all_o the_o people_n chapt._n xxxi_o 9_o 13._o as_o in_o the_o three_o foresay_a particular_n some_o will_v have_v it_o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o this_o book_n only_o or_o that_o song_n only_o deut._n xxxii_o that_o be_v to_o be_v put_v and_o place_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o at_z or_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n deut._n xxxi_o 25_o 26._o but_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n read_v in_o every_o sabbath-year_n and_o lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v safe_a by_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n the_o judicial_a law_n most_o of_o all_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n and_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o country_n and_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o equity_n of_o right_a reason_n for_o that_o country_n and_o people_n and_o so_o far_o be_v useful_a to_o all_o other_o the_o ten_o first_o chapter_n be_v mostwhat_a of_o precedent_a passage_n repetition_n of_o what_o thing_n be_v former_o do_v with_o exhortation_n to_o obedience_n intermix_v moses_n yet_o herein_o not_o bind_v himself_o to_o a_o exact_a order_n in_o observation_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n these_o be_v a_o inscription_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o a_o accurate_a description_n of_o the_o place_n where_o moses_n deliver_v and_o do_v what_o in_o this_o book_n be_v contain_v eleven_o the_o eleven_o day_n journey_n end_n either_o at_o kadesh-barneah_a verse_n 2_o or_o compass_v about_o by_o the_o way_n of_o mount_n seir_n and_o kadesh-barneah_a it_o end_v at_o and_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n both_o which_o serâ—â—_n to_o show_v how_o soon_o they_o may_v have_v come_v from_o horeb_n or_o sinai_n to_o canaan_n have_v they_o not_o provoke_v god_n by_o their_o sin_n num._n fourteen_o instead_o of_o that_o eleven_o day_n journey_n to_o keep_v they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 38._o year_n after_o horeb_n horeb_n and_o mount_n sinai_n be_v take_v for_o the_o same_o exod._n iii_o 1._o see_v on_o that_o text_n deut._n i._n 2_o 6_o 19_o and_o iu_o 10_o 15._o and_o v._o 2._o and_o ix_o 8._o 1_o king_n xix_o 8_o mal._n iu_o 4._o they_o be_v close_a neighbour_n or_o rather_o two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o mount_n the_o israelite_n abide_v almost_o a_o year_n there_o deut._n i._n 6._o exod._n xix_o 1_o num._n x._o 11._o og_n that_o dwell_v at_o ashteroth_n verse_n 4_o be_v slay_v in_o edrei_n another_o of_o his_o royal_a city_n ch._n iii_o 1._o num._n xxi_o 33._o josh._n xiii_o 12_o 31._o and_o xii_o 4._o angry_a god_n anger_n at_o moses_n here_o mention_v verse_n 37_o be_v not_o in_o the_o second_o year_n when_o and_o where_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o but_o in_o the_o fourti_v year_n at_o that_o other_o kadesh_n when_o and_o where_o miriam_n die_v num._n xx._n 1_o 2_o 12._o many_o day_n the_o israelite_n abode_n in_o kadesh_n many_o day_n verse_n 46_o and_o they_o compass_v mount_n seir_n many_o day_n the_o space_n in_o which_o they_o come_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a till_o they_o come_v over_o the_o brook_n zered_a or_o pitch_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_a in_o moab_n be_v their_o thirty_o nine_o station_n be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n ii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 7_o 14._o some_o take_v thirty_o seven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o time_n to_o be_v spend_v at_o kadesh-barnea_a and_o sure_o the_o most_o of_o it_o be_v spend_v there_o and_o the_o lesser_a and_o late_a part_n of_o it_o in_o compass_v mount_n seir_n and_o the_o other_o half_a year_n spend_v in_o come_v from_o mount_n seir_n to_o zered_a see_v deut._n ii_o 7._o distress_n not_o and_o so_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 9_o v._n 19_o the_o israelite_n forbid_v to_o distress_n the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n or_o to_o possess_v their_o land_n yet_o what_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o they_o and_o possess_v which_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o their_o country_n all_o that_o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n by_o right_a of_o that_o conquest_n do_v fair_o possess_v josh._n xiii_o 15_o 25._o judg._n xi_o 12_o 27._o giant_n there_o be_v mention_v anakim_v verse_n 11_o emims_n zanzummims_n rephaims_n as_o several_a raze_n of_o gaint_n deut._n ii_o 11_o 20._o and_o ch._n iii_o 11_o 13._o num._n xiii_o 33._o see_v further_o gen._n vi_o 4_o 1_o sam._n xvii_o 4._o and_o 2_o sam._n xxi_o 16_o 22._o mount_v zion_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 48_o which_o be_v hermon_n called_n by_o the_o sidonian_n syrion_n by_o the_o amorites_n shenir_fw-fr in_o the_o valley_n of_o lebanon_n deut._n iii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 48._o josh._n xi_o 17._o and_o xiii_o 5._o and_o xii_o 5._o 1_o chron._n v._n 23._o and_o mount_v zion_n that_o strong_a hold_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o seat_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 7_o 9_o 1_o king_n viii_o 1._o psal._n ii_o 6._o and_o ix_o 11._o and_o xlviii_o 2._o upon_o which_o text_n see_v the_o annotation_n be_v two_o differ_a mountain_n and_o far_o asunder_o they_o differ_v also_o in_o their_o original_a character_n and_o letter_n the_o former_a be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o late_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o new_a testament_n write_v the_o late_a also_o zion_n rom._n ix_o 33_o 〈◊〉_d xi_o 26._o as_o likewise_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v sidon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v tyre_n matth._n xi_o 21_o 22._o call_v we_o may_v not_o conceive_v a_o miracle_n in_o moses_n voice_n chapter_n five_o verse_n 1_o as_o some_o do_v on_o this_o place_n my_o commandment_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o masoret_n marginal_a read_n verse_n 10_o but_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v his_o commandment_n and_o may_v import_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n expound_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o god_n word_n that_o go_v next_o before_o seven_o day_n some_o word_n be_v add_v by_o moses_n to_o those_o utter_v by_o god_n on_o mount_n sinai_n verse_n 14_o 15._o exod._n xx._n 10_o 11._o as_o a_o explication_n of_o they_o and_o also_o a_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o the_o four_o commandment_n differ_v altogether_o from_o that_o reason_n in_o exod._n xx._n 11._o which_o reason_n here_o yet_o evince_v not_o that_o therefore_o god_n bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o the_o put_n of_o wife_n before_o house_n ver_fw-la 21._o contrary_n to_o that_o order_n of_o house_n before_o wife_n in_o exod._n xx._n 17._o confound_v the_o late_a papist_n silly_a shift_n in_o divide_v the_o last_o commandment_n into_o two_o to_o make_v up_o ten_o deut._n iu._n 13._o to_o colour_n thereby_o their_o take_v away_o the_o second_o commandment_n or_o shuffle_n of_o it_o into_o the_o first_o so_o that_o by_o they_o be_v not_o know_v which_o be_v the_o nine_o and_o which_o the_o ten_o commandment_n seven_o nation_n so_o many_o be_v here_o reckon_v chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o and_o so_o josh._n iii_o 10._o six_o in_o exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o deut._n xx._n 17._o judg._n iii_o 5._o in_o many_o place_n few_o in_o gen._n xv._o 19_o 20_o 21._o ten_o nation_n be_v reckon_v and_o among_o they_o the_o philistine_n be_v never_o mention_v yet_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n go_v many_o time_n under_o the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n and_o amorites_n as_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o and_o ch._n xv._o 16._o utter_o destroy_v they_o such_o be_v god_n command_n verse_n 2_o and_o such_o his_o promise_n of_o assistance_n v._o 16._o see_v exod._n xxxiv_o 11_o 12._o deut._n ix_o 3._o and_o xx._n 16_o 17._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o one_o year_n or_o in_o ioshuah_n life-time_n josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 13._o judg._n l._n 9_o 21_o 27_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 33_o 34._o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a exod._a xxiii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n vii_o 22._o yet_o god_n just_o threaten_v and_o blame_v they_o for_o their_o neglect_n in_o conquer_a and_o expel_v they_o num._n xxxiii_o 55_o 56._o josh._n xxiii_o 13._o judg._n ii_o 3_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o he_o never_o give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o full_a bound_n as_o of_o tyre_n sidon_n and_o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o for_o their_o part_n the_o condition_n of_o their_o covenant_n with_o he_o judg._n ii_o 20_o 21._o neither_o shall_v thou_o marriage_n forbid_v with_o the_o canaanite_n strict_o verse_n 3_o yea_o also_o forbid_v with_o the_o ammonite_n moabite_n and_o egyptian_n ezra_n ix_o 1_o 2._o
of_o the_o child_n of_o machir_n have_v their_o inheritance_n in_o gilead_n josh._n xiii_o 31._o which_o be_v here_o blame_v ver_fw-la 17._o yet_o the_o other_o half_a of_o machir_n child_n have_v their_o inheritance_n within_o canaan_n west_n of_o jordan_n josh._n xvii_o 1_o 2._o who_o be_v here_o commend_v barak_n not_o of_o issachar_n verse_n 15_o but_o of_o naphtali_n dwell_v in_o kedesh_n of_o naphtali_n ch._n iu._n 6._o division_n of_o reuben_n divide_v among_o themselves_o touch_v this_o war_n or_o divide_v from_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o desert_v they_o in_o it_o megiddo_n megiddo_n a_o eminent_a city_n which_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n verse_n 19_o josh._n xvii_o 11._o not_o far_o from_o jezreel_n and_o the_o river_n kishon_n joshua_n slay_v the_o king_n of_o it_o josh._n xii_o 21._o and_o josiah_n be_v slay_v or_o have_v his_o death_n wound_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o it_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 29_o 30._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 34._o taanach_n taanach_n a_o royal_a city_n near_o megiddo_n josh._n xii_o 21._o take_v not_o gain_v took_n none_o of_o jabin_n nor_o get_v any_o gain_n by_o this_o fight_n with_o israel_n the_o staâ—s_v the_o star_n in_o their_o station_n verse_n 20_o by_o extraordinary_a influence_n at_o god_n appointment_n raise_v stormy_a meteor_n do_v help_v to_o ruin_v they_o as_o it_o be_v in_o ioshua_n time_n josh._n x._o and_o in_o samuel_n time_n 1_o sam._n vii_o or_o fright_v they_o with_o dreadful_a noise_n as_o in_o jehorams_fw-mi time_n 2_o king_n vii_o 6._o rest_v forty_o year_n from_o that_o eighti_v year_n mention_v verse_n 31_o ch._n iii_o 30._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ch._n iii_o 11._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n midian_a see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hab._n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 1._o 11._o 14._o iii_o 7._o angel_n christ_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16_o 22_o 23._o thy_o might_n which_o i_o now_o give_v thou_o with_o my_o promise_n to_o assist_v thou_o as_o ver_fw-la 16._o my_o present_a not_o sacrifice_n verse_n 18_o or_o meat-offering_a but_o for_o thy_o food_n and_o repast_n as_o abraham_n entertain_v the_o angel_n gen._n xviii_o and_o manoab_n judg._n xiii_o 15._o fire_v here_o fire_n come_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n verse_n 2._o 25._o as_o water_n do_v exod._n xvii_o 7._o of_o seven_o year_n old_a the_o same_o age_n that_o the_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o midianite_n have_v arrive_v to_o and_o build_v a_o altar_n gideon_n have_v god_n warrant_n and_o command_v for_o all_o verse_n 26_o for_o his_o building_n the_o altar_n and_o for_o his_o sacrifice_v upon_o it_o and_o this_o be_v that_o altar_n mention_v ver_fw-la 24._o that_o he_o may_v die_v their_o idolatrous_a zeal_n verse_n 30._o 32._o jerubbaal_n gideon_n so_o call_v by_o his_o father_n not_o in_o way_n of_o reproach_n but_o of_o honour_n rather_o in_o 2_o sam._n xi_o 21._o he_o be_v call_v jerubbosheth_n and_o so_o eshbaal_n and_o meribbaal_n the_o son_n and_o grandchild_n of_o saul_n 1_o chron._n viii_o 33_o 34._o be_v call_v ishbosheth_n and_o mephibosheth_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 8._o and_o iu_o 4._o jezreel_n as_o hear_v in_o jezreel_n the_o midianites_n pitch_v verse_n 33_o so_o do_v both_o the_o philistine_n and_o israelite_n in_o saul_n time_n 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1_o 11._o and_o hence_o come_v the_o news_n of_o saul_n death_n 2_o sam._n iu_o 4._o who_o be_v slay_v in_o mount_n gilboa_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o jezreel_n this_o jezreel_n be_v not_o that_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 56._o but_o in_o manasseh_n towards_o issachar_n about_o twelve_o mile_n northward_o from_o samaria_n ahab_n from_o carmel_n ride_v hither_o and_o elijah_n do_v run_v before_o his_o chariot_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 45_o 46._o here_o ahab_n get_v naboth_n vineyard_n and_o come_v from_o samaria_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n hither_o to_o take_v possession_n 1_o king_n xxi_o 18._o have_v his_o habitation_n and_o palace_n in_o both_o city_n and_o beside_o god_n judgement_n upon_o ahab_n himself_o ver_fw-la 19_o both_o joram_n and_o jezebel_n the_o son_n and_o wife_n of_o ahab_n be_v slay_v here_o by_o jehu_n and_o also_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o ahab_n in_o jezreel_n and_o the_o head_n of_o ahab_n seventy_o son_n be_v bring_v from_o samaria_n to_o jezreel_n 2_o king_n ix_o and_o x_o chapter_n messenger_n the_o tribe_n here_o name_v be_v the_o next_o to_o gideon_n verse_n 35_o and_o to_o jabin_n fleece_n of_o wool_n herein_o be_v god_n great_a condescension_n to_o gideon_n verse_n 37_o work_v a_o miracle_n forward_o and_o backward_o as_o it_o be_v yea_o many_o miracle_n for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o his_o vocation_n and_o in_o god_n promise_n from_o mount_n gilead_n or_o towards_o mount_n gilead_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 3_o haply_o to_o be_v there_o in_o a_o readiness_n against_o the_o enemy_n flight_n that_o way_n the_o people_n the_o three_o hundred_o lapper_n verse_n 8_o take_v the_o trumpet_n of_o they_o that_o be_v dismiss_v flee_v the_o place_n name_v here_o be_v in_o that_o half_a manasseh_n where_o the_o overthrow_n be_v give_v verse_n 22_o and_o abelmeholah_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o prophet_n elizaeus_n in_o after-age_n 1_o king_n xix_o 19_o succoth_n and_o so_o of_o penuel_n chapter_n viii_o verse_n 5_o ver_fw-la 8._o see_v gen._n xxxiii_o 17._o and_o xxxii_o 30._o they_o and_o karker_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n ishmaelite_n midianites_n and_o ishmaelite_n seem_v confound_v together_o verse_n 24_o as_o be_v intermingle_v one_o with_o another_o so_o gen._n xxxvii_o 25_o 27_o 28._o golden_a earrings_a the_o weight_n and_o multitude_n of_o they_o verse_n 26_o and_o chain_n about_o their_o camel_n neck_n of_o earrings_a see_v exod._n xxxii_o 2._o and_o xxxv_o 22._o ephod_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n verse_n 27_o xxiii_o 9_o and_o on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o ophrah_n in_o the_o east_n border_n of_o this_o western_a half_a manasseh_n near_o jordan_n baalim_fw-la baalim_fw-la in_o the_o plural_a number_n verse_n 33_o signify_v lord_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o very_a common_a name_n to_o their_o he-god_n and_o idol_n among_o the_o moabitt_n ammonite_n canaanite_n philistine_n sidonian_n phoenicians_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o the_o idolatrous_a israelite_n themselves_o as_o ashtaroth_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o feminine_a gender_n seem_v to_o be_v so_o to_o their_o she-goddess_n judg._n ii_o 13._o and_o x._o 6._o and_o there_o be_v sundry_a specification_n of_o baal_n as_o berith_n and_o baal-berith_a here_o and_o ch._n ix_o 4_o 46._o the_o god_n of_o the_o shechemite_n peor_n and_o baal-peor_n the_o idol-god_n of_o the_o moabite_n and_o midianite_n num._n xxv_o 3_o 17_o 18._o baalzebub_a call_v also_o beelzebub_n or_o beelzebul_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n 2_o king_n i._o 2._o and_o from_o baal_n be_v name_n impose_v both_o upon_o person_n and_o place_n as_o we_o read_v of_o ethbaal_n the_o king_n of_o sidon_n jezebel_v father_n 1_o king_n xvi_o 31._o of_o eshbaal_a 1_o chron._n viii_o 32._o of_o baal-hanan_a gen._n xxxvi_o 38._o of_o jerubbaal_n judg._n vi_o 32._o of_o meribbaal_a the_o other_o name_n of_o mephibosheth_n 1_o chron._n viii_o 34._o as_o also_o of_o baalzephon_a exod._n fourteen_o 2._o and_o baal-meon_n josh._n xvii_o 17._o and_o from_o other_o particular_a idol_n special_o among_o the_o babylonian_n be_v like_o denomination_n takeâ—_n whether_o bel_n be_v a_o contraction_n or_o in_o a_o diverse_a dialect_n the_o same_o with_o baal_n be_v not_o so_o certain_a god_n himself_o also_o be_v call_v baal_n but_o refuse_v after_o to_o be_v so_o style_v because_o the_o name_n have_v be_v so_o common_o give_v to_o idol_n hos._n ii_o 16._o of_o bel_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n xlvi_o 1._o ashteroth_n or_o ashtore_v or_o ashtaroth_n be_v more_o specifica_o the_o goddess_n of_o the_o sidonian_n 1_o king_n xi_o 5_o 33._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o and_o of_o the_o philistine_n 1_o sam._n xxxi_o 10._o take_v also_o these_o other_o name_n of_o idol-god_n in_o scripture_n chemosh_fw-mi of_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n judg._n xi_o 24._o 1_o king_n xi_o 5_o 7_o 33._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o dagon_n of_o the_o philistine_n judg._n xvi_o 23._o 1_o sam._n v._o 2_o 7._o 1_o chron._n x._o 10._o moloch_n or_o molech_n or_o milchom_n of_o the_o ammonite_n 1_o king_n xi_o 5_o 7_o 33._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o bel_n and_o nebo_n and_o belteshazzar_n and_o merodach_n and_o succoth-benoth_a of_o the_o babylonian_n esay_n xlvi_o 1._o dan._n iu._n 8._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 30._o jer._n l._n 2._o nishrosh_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o sennacherib_n 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o rimmon_n of_o the_o syrian_n 2_o king_n v._o 18._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 30_o 31._o nergal_o of_o the_o man_n of_o cuth_o ashimah_n
of_o the_o man_n of_o hamath_n nibhaz_n and_o tartak_v of_o the_o avite_v adrammelech_n and_o anammelech_n of_o se._n phervaim_v siccuth_n chiun_n and_o remphan_n name_v amos_n v._n 26._o act_n vii_o 43._o the_o seven_o planet_n under_o several_a name_n by_o several_a nation_n and_o from_o the_o egyptian_a apis_n the_o bull_n and_o mevis_n the_o cow_n the_o jew_n take_v their_o idol_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n or_o ox_n psal._n cvi_o 20._o and_o ieroboam_n calf_n these_o idol_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o god_n 1_o cor._n viii_o 4._o jer._n 2._o 11._o and_o v._o 7._o and_o ch._n xvi_o 20._o or_o nothing_o worth_a jer._n xi_o 13._o vanity_n they_o be_v call_v shame_n abomination_n 1_o king_n xi_o 5._o dungie_a or_o dunghil-god_n deut._n xxix_o 17._o devil_n deut._n xxxii_o 17._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 15._o 1_o cor._n x._o 20_o 21._o apoc._n ix_o 20._o psal._n cvi_o 37._o 2_o king_n xx._n 1._o shechem_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1._o 2._o xxiv_o 1._o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n so_o for_o 18_o 24_o 56._o and_o ch._n viii_o 30._o the_o whole_a number_n design_v to_o slaughter_n though_o the_o young_a of_o they_o jotham_n escape_v and_o abimelech_n himself_o be_v the_o murderer_n and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n as_o gen._n xlii_o 13._o num._n fourteen_o 32_o 33._o 1_o cor._n xv._o 5._o gerizim_n near_o shechem_n verse_n 7._o 20._o millo_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n v._o 9_o jair_a not_o that_o jair_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o num._n xxxii_o 41._o deut._n iii_o 14._o but_o of_o his_o posterity_n and_o name_n thirty_o city_n that_o former_a jair_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n verse_n 4_o have_v but_o twenty_o three_o city_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 22._o though_o the_o son_n of_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n and_o the_o father_n of_o gilead_n and_o grandfather_n of_o this_o jair_a have_v among_o they_o sixty_o city_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n josh._n xiii_o 30_o 31_o 32._o but_o here_o this_o jair_a the_o judge_n have_v thirty_o son_n and_o they_o have_v thirty_o city_n seven_o more_o than_o the_o former_a jair_n have_v all_o which_o they_o call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n of_o havoth-iair_a as_o their_o progenitor_n have_v call_v his_o twenty_o three_o philistine_n in_o this_o time_n of_o their_o oppress_a israel_n verse_n 7_o which_o be_v the_o six_o oppression_n samson_n live_v and_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o begin_v to_o deliver_v they_o ch._n xiii_o 5._o ammon_n this_o be_v the_o five_o oppression_n and_o jephthah_n be_v the_o judge_n and_o deliverer_n and_o that_o year_n the_o last_o of_o the_o eighteen_o of_o their_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n verse_n 8_o eighteen_o year_n which_o year_n of_o oppression_n fall_v upon_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a beyond_o jordan_n in_o jair_n time_n pass_v over_o jordan_n in_o this_o eighteen_o year_n the_o ammonite_n proceed_v verse_n 9_o further_n to_o invade_v the_o tribe_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n and_o then_o jephthah_n do_v vanquish_v they_o and_o begin_v his_o six_o year_n of_o judge_a israel_n and_o all_o this_o stand_v well_o with_o the_o chronologie_n of_o the_o time_n viz_o of_o two_o hundred_o ninty_n nine_o year_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o mention_v 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o the_o sidonian_n divers_n of_o these_o deliverance_n be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o holy_a history_n verse_n 12_o grieve_v god_n compassion_n to_o his_o people_n verse_n 16_o mizpeh_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o land_n of_o mizpeh_n verse_n 17_o under_o hermon_n josh._n xi_o 3._o but_o most_o common_o there_o be_v citiet_n of_o that_o name_n and_o those_o build_v on_o hill_n or_o high_a place_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v fit_a to_o set_v wath-tower_n upon_o as_o our_o beacon_n we_o read_v of_o divers_a such_o in_o scripture_n one_o mizpeh_n in_o moab_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o 3._o another_o in_o mount_n gilead_n in_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n not_o far_o from_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o here_o laban_n overtake_v jacob_n gen._n xxxi_o 49._o and_o here_o the_o israelite_n encamp_v against_o the_o midianite_n in_o this_o text_n judg._n x._o 17._o and_o jephthah_n their_o judge_n and_o general_n have_v his_o house_n here_o judg._n xi_o 11_o 29_o 34._o another_o mizpeh_n be_v in_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 38._o likely_a that_o rebuilt_a by_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 22._o 2_o chron._n xvi_o 6._o but_o the_o most_o famous_a mizpeh_n be_v that_o in_o benjamin_n upon_o the_o border_n of_o it_o josh._n xviii_o 26._o which_o be_v near_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o land_n and_o not_o far_o from_o shiloh_n which_o stand_v east_n from_o it_o this_o be_v a_o place_n and_o city_n fit_a for_o general_a meeting_n and_o assembly_n of_o the_o land_n thither_o all_o israel_n assemble_v against_o the_o benjamite_n judg._n xx._n 1_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 1._o there_o samuel_n bring_v all_o israel_n to_o public_a repentance_n 1_o sam._n vii_o 5_o 6._o and_o thither_o likewise_o as_o to_o bethel_n and_o gilgal_n he_o come_v in_o circuit_n from_o year_n to_o year_n to_o judge_n israel_n ver_fw-la 16._o there_o saul_n be_v find_v out_o and_o make_v king_n 1_o sam._n x._o 17_o 21._o and_o there_o gedaliah_n be_v governor_n so_o make_v by_o nebuchanezzar_n and_o there_o slay_v by_o ishmael_n 2_o king_n xxv_o verse_n 3_o 23_o 25._o tob_z some_o thirty_o mile_n east_n from_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n chapter_n xi_o my_o land_n no._n it_o be_v the_o land_n of_o the_o moabite_n after_o of_o sihon_n and_o from_o he_o conquer_v by_o the_o israelite_n by_o god_n command_n and_o donation_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22._o three_o hundred_o year_n and_o four_o of_o five_o over_o which_o be_v omit_v for_o the_o roundness_n of_o the_o number_n as_o ch._n xx._n 46._o 2_o sam._n v._o 5._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch_n xx._n 46._o a_o vow_n of_o vow_n verse_n 30._o 31._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._o 16._o and_o i_o will_v offer_v it_o these_o word_n of_o jephthah_n vow_n do_v fair_o admit_v a_o disjunctive_a acceptation_n of_o the_o letter_n vaughan_n to_o be_v interpret_v and_o render_v or_o and_o not_o and._n as_o it_o be_v likewise_o use_v in_o gen._n xxvi_o 11._o exod._n i._n 10_o and_o xxi_o 15_o 17._o deut._n xvii_o 9_o 12._o and_o xix_o 17._o judg._n xv._o 18._o 1_o sam._n vi_o 3._o jer._n vi_o 20._o and_o ix_o 12._o and_o xiii_o 23._o and_o xvi_o 2_o 7._o and_o xxi_o 9_o and_o in_o very_a many_o other_o place_n bewail_v my_o virginity_n much_o more_o her_o death_n verse_n 37_o if_o she_o have_v be_v vow_v to_o be_v a_o burnt-offering_a but_o that_o she_o do_v not_o mention_v and_o she_o know_v no_o man_n but_o live_v a_o virgin_n verse_n 39_o as_o her_o father_n have_v vow_v and_o she_o consent_v to_o lament_v or_o talk_v with_o she_o verse_n 40_o and_o comfort_v she_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o all_o hope_n of_o have_v posterity_n to_o uphold_v her_o father_n house_n ver_fw-la 34._o smite_v ephraim_n in_o a_o wood_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 4_o whence_o that_o place_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v the_o wood_n of_o ephraim_n from_o that_o slaughter_n of_o the_o ephraimite_n where_o afterward_o absolom_n be_v slay_v and_o his_o army_n 2_o sam._n xvii_o 6._o ephraim_n have_v in_o truth_n no_o wood_n or_o land_n or_o portion_n of_o inheritance_n on_o that_o side_n of_o jordan_n eastward_o because_o they_o say_v the_o ephraimite_n say_v the_o gileadite_n be_v fugitive_n mongrel_n the_o refuse_n of_o both_o tribe_n or_o the_o gileadite_n be_v get_v between_o the_o ephraimite_n and_o manassites_n say_v to_o the_o ephraimite_n you_o be_v but_o the_o fugitive_n of_o ephraim_n take_v the_o passage_n as_o the_o ephraimite_n be_v to_o return_v back_o from_o gilead_n verse_n 5_o westward_o shibbole_v which_o signify_v the_o stream_n of_o a_o river_n verse_n 6_o or_o foard_v a_o proper_a word_n for_o the_o present_a place_n and_o purpose_n forty_o year_n these_o forty_o year_n of_o oppression_n by_o the_o philistine_n fall_v in_o with_o the_o time_n of_o samson_n and_o eli_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o be_v a_o part_n thereof_o angel_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 3_o be_v call_v by_o manoah_n elohim_n god_n ver_fw-la 22._o and_o by_o his_o wife_n jehovah_n ver_fw-la 23._o he_o who_o name_n be_v wonderful_a ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o esay_n ix_o 6._o nazarite_n of_o nazarites_n verse_n 5_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n vi_o 2._o begin_v samson_n do_v but_o begin_v only_o for_o the_o philistine_n prevail_v and_o lord_v it_o over_o israel_n all_o the_o day_n of_o samson_n ch._n fourteen_o 4._o of_o eli_n of_o samuel_n partly_o 1._o sam._n
exod._n xxxii_o 4_o 5._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 17._o hos._n ii_o 16._o the_o other_o nine_o hundred_o shekel_n it_o be_v like_a she_o bestow_v on_o house_n vestment_n and_o other_o necessary_n for_o that_o idolatrous_a service_n a_o house_n of_o god_n so_o great_a be_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o time_n and_o their_o zeal_n great_a in_o their_o idolatry_n ch._n xviii_o 24._o ephod_n this_o ephod_n mention_v again_o verse_n 5_o ch._n xviii_o 14._o as_o likewise_o that_o of_o gideon_n ch._n viii_o 27._o be_v not_o like_o those_o linen_n ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 40._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 18._o and_o ch._n xxii_o 18._o but_o like_o aaron_n rich_a and_o glorious_a ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 6_o 34._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o teraphim_n or_o theraphim_n a_o word_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o still_o so_o use_v in_o scripture_n signify_v image_n or_o idol_n hos._n iii_o 4._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 23._o but_o of_o what_o kind_n or_o fashion_n it_o be_v uncertain_a some_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v make_v like_o man_n because_o michal_n put_v one_o of_o they_o in_o david_n bed_n thereby_o to_o deceive_v her_o father_n saul_n messenger_n 1_o sam._n xix_o 13._o some_o take_v they_o to_o be_v household-god_n and_o as_o such_o in_o laban_n house_n and_o family_n gen._n xxxi_o 19_o 34._o some_o to_o be_v such_o as_o they_o use_v to_o consult_v with_o as_o oracle_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o danite_n here_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 14_o 17_o 18_o 20._o and_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n ezek._n xxi_o 21._o and_o in_o zecharies_n time_n zech._n x._o 2._o answer_n likely_a be_v give_v by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o forgery_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o to_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o wizard_n they_o be_v join_v in_o josiah_n reformation_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o consecrate_a and_o ver_fw-la 12._o the_o gross_a abuse_n 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fall_v out_o after_o his_o death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o those_o elder_n that_o outlive_v he_o likely_a soon_o after_o but_o sure_o before_o the_o day_n of_o samson_n mount_v ephraim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n 2._o xxiv_o 1._o ask_v counsel_n these_o danite_n verse_n 5_o be_v superstitious_a idolater_n ascribe_v thus_o much_o to_o this_o levite_n and_o to_o his_o idolatrous_a ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o grave_v and_o melt_a image_n ver_fw-la 14_o 17._o laish_n laish_n very_a far_o off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n verse_n 7_o that_o lie_a next_o to_o simeon_n and_o judah_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o under_o mount_n libanon_n by_o asher_n and_o naphtali_n in_o the_o north-bound_n this_o city_n first_o burn_v and_o after_o rebuilt_a by_o these_o danite_n they_o then_o call_v dan_n which_o be_v take_v as_o the_o north-bound_a of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o ch._n xx._n 1._o 1_o sam._n iii_o 20._o 2_o sam._n iii_o 10._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o here_o jeroboam_n do_v set_v up_o one_o of_o his_o golden_a calf_n 1_o king_n xii_o 29._o jonathan_n a_o levite_n the_o great_a grandchild_n of_o moses_n verse_n 30_o though_v bear_v in_o bethlehem-judah_n and_o so_o as_o of_o the_o family_n of_o judah_n ch._n xvii_o 7._o and_o though_o a_o levite_n yet_o take_v and_o use_v as_o a_o priest_n and_o consecrate_v thereunto_o by_o micah_n a_o ephraimitie_n ver_fw-la 1_o 12._o who_o likewise_o have_v consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o own_o son_n to_o become_v his_o priest_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o this_o jonathan_n force_v to_o seek_v and_o shift_v for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o livelihood_n and_o to_o accept_v of_o one_o so_o poor_a and_o base_a ver_fw-la 10._o all_o this_o bespeak_v the_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a condition_n and_o coufusion_n of_o those_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v captivity_n of_o the_o land_n this_o idolatry_n of_o the_o danite_n in_o this_o city_n dan_n continue_v until_o the_o day_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v explain_v ver_fw-la 31._o all_o the_o time_n that_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v in_o shiloh_n till_o the_o philistine_n take_v the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n iu_o psalm_n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o which_o be_v at_o the_o death_n of_o elimine_n a_o concubine_n or_o a_o wife_n a_o concubine_n chapter_n xix_o the_o word_n for_o concubine_n in_o hebrew_n be_v etymologize_v witty_o by_o some_o from_o two_o other_o word_n of_o that_o language_n which_o put_v together_o verse_n 1_o signify_v that_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o old_a latin_a inscription_n viro-conjux_a a_o half-wife_n or_o secondary_a wife_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o concubine_n and_o wife_n various_o of_o many_o wife_n to_o one_o man_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o not_o only_o in_o profane_a and_o evil_a man_n as_o in_o lamech_v gen._n iu._n and_o esau_n and_o other_o but_o also_o in_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n as_o in_o jacob_n david_n and_o other_o and_o among_o these_o many_o wife_n we_o sometime_o find_v a_o kind_n of_o distinction_n of_o they_o into_o two_o sort_n one_o sort_n the_o first_o and_o principal_a and_o absolute_o lawful_a wife_n and_o mistress_n the_o other_o sort_n but_o in_o a_o secondary_a and_o inferior_a degree_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o dowry_n nor_o solemn_a rite_n of_o reception_n nor_o rule_v in_o the_o family_n nor_o their_o child_n have_v any_o inheritance_n but_o gift_n and_o portion_n for_o that_o of_o jacobs_n son_n by_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n be_v a_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o thus_o we_o find_v with_o abraham_n sarah_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n and_o hagar_n and_o keturah_n of_o the_o second_o with_o jacob_n rachel_n and_o leah_n of_o the_o first_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n of_o the_o second_o and_o those_o of_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v sometime_o call_v wife_n and_o sometime_o concubine_n as_o we_o see_v in_o keturah_n gen._n xxv_o 1_o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 32._o and_o in_o bilhah_n gen._n xxx_o 4._o and_o xxxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxxvii_o 2._o and_o david_n ten_o concubine_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 16._o and_o ch._n xvi_o 22._o and_o ch._n xx._n 3._o be_v call_v his_o wife_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 11._o and_o thus_o concubine_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v wife_n or_o half-wive_n other_o plain_o whore_n and_o harlot_n but_o this_o concubine_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o her_o lord_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 7_o 9_o 26_o 27._o and_o ch._n xx._n 4._o gibeah_n distinct_a from_o gibeah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 12_o josh._n xv._o 57_o and_o from_o gibeon_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n xviii_o 25._o this_o be_v either_o that_o which_o afterward_o be_v call_v gibeah_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 4._o or_o else_o very_a near_o it_o in_o the_o same_o tribe_n and_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o ramah_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 16._o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o shilo_n verse_n 18_o and_o so_o ch._n xx._n 18._o this_o be_v near_o mount_n ephraim_n where_o he_o sojourn_v and_o thither_o the_o whole_a camp_n come_v ch._n xxi_o 12._o know_v he_o so_o gen._n verse_n 22_o xix_o 5._o monstrous_a impudent_a wickedness_n a_o modest_a intimation_n of_o a_o most_o immodest_a meaning_n my_o brethren_n men_n in_o nature_n verse_n 23_o tho_o worse_o than_o beast_n in_o their_o lust_n behold_v my_o daughter_n sinful_a this_o verse_n 24_o to_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n though_o to_o a_o good_a end_n we_o may_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n iii_o 8._o not_o harken_v yet_o do_v in_o the_o next_o word_n verse_n 25_o and_o she_o sin_v
the_o room_n of_o joab_n 1_o king_n ii_o 34_o 35._o of_o he_o see_v more_o 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 20_o 21_o 22._o this_o benajah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n of_o kabzeel_n be_v call_v also_o a_o chief_a priest_n or_o principal_a officer_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 5._o another_o benajah_n a_o pirathonite_n be_v one_o of_o david_n thirty_o worthy_n 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 30._o and_o other_o benajah_n there_o be_v beside_o that_o be_v priest_n and_o levite_n and_o divers_a of_o the_o captain_n for_o the_o twelve_o month_n be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o david_n worthy_n and_o among_o the_o thirty_o be_v a_o son_n of_o achitophel_n uriah_n the_o hittite_n and_o the_o armourbearer_n of_o joab_n likewise_o although_o my_o house_n rather_o thus_o interrogative_o verse_n 5_o and_o be_v not_o my_o house_n so_o with_o god_n seven_o year_n seven_n year_n of_o famine_n here_o propound_v to_o david_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 13_o and_o three_o year_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 12._o that_o be_v three_o more_o to_o the_o three_o year_n of_o famine_n for_o the_o gibeonite_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 1._o to_o which_o three_o so_o late_o pass_v and_o david_n sin_n of_o number_v the_o people_n be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n which_o be_v a_o sabbatical_a year_n a_o new_a addition_n of_o other_o three_o make_v up_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n yet_o the_o lxx_o read_v three_o in_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 13._o of_o famine_n see_v more_o on_o lam._n i._n 11._o and_o ii_o 11_o 12_o 19_o 20._o and_o iu_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o v._o 10._o ezek._n iu._n 9_o 16._o and_o v._o 16._o i._o king_n the_o book_n of_o king_n do_v most_o pursue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n during_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o kingdom_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v write_v after_o their_o day_n 1_o king_n ix_o 13_o 21_o and_o x._o 12._o and_o xii_o 19_o 2_o king_n ii_o 22._o and_o viii_o 22._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o fourteen_o 7._o and_o xvi_o 6._o and_o xvii_o 23_o 34_o 41._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41_o and_o v._o 26._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 22_o 23._o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n or_o iii_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o year_n viz._n of_o solomon_n and_o after_o he_o of_o rehoboam_n abia_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n jeroboam_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n and_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n act_n of_o solomon_n rehoboam_n and_o abijah_n be_v write_v in_o book_n of_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n of_o shemaiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n the_o shilomite_n of_o the_o vision_n and_o story_n of_o iddo_n the_o seer_n and_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 29._o and_o xii_o 15._o and_o xiii_o 22._o which_o be_v lose_v and_o never_o be_v canonical_a scripture_n yet_o those_o of_o solomon_n seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v write_v by_o nathan_n ahijah_n and_o iddo_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n 2_o chron._n i_o 29._o adonijah_n the_o elder_a son_n than_o live_v chapter_n i_o verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n iii_o 3_o 4_o chileab_n or_o daniel_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 1._o be_v dead_a as_o absalon_n be_v elder_a when_o he_o former_o seek_v the_o crown_n begin_v with_o a_o courtly_a train_n and_o lifeguard_n as_o absalon_n do_v but_o get_v joab_n and_o abiathar_n to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o seek_v to_o be_v king_n and_o that_o by_o a_o fair_a way_n than_o absalon_n do_v 2_o sam._n xv._o 1_o king_n i._n enrogel_a or_o the_o well_o of_o rogel_n verse_n 9_o this_o be_v nigh_o jerusalem_n east_n and_o by_o south_n see_v josh._n xv._o 7._o 2_o sam._n xvii_o 17._o gihen_n gihen_n be_v a_o mount_n verse_n 33_o and_o a_o rivulet_n close_o on_o the_o westside_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 30._o and_o xxxiii_o 14._o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o so_o chap._n ii_o 28._o verse_n 50_o the_o altar_n whereunto_o adonijah_n and_o joab_n flee_v seem_v to_o be_v not_o any_o at_o jerusalem_n but_o that_o with_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n 2_o chron._n i_o 3_o 6._o forty_o year_n and_o so_o the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o seventy_o when_o he_o die_v of_o age_n for_o he_o be_v thirty_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o sam._n v._o 4._o and_o yet_o jesse_n be_v above_o one_o hundred_o when_o he_o beget_v he_o see_v on_o rahab_n josh._n ii_o and_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o king_n of_o judah_n or_o israel_n after_o david_n that_o attain_v to_o his_o age_n only_a vzziah_n and_o manasseh_n come_v very_o near_o it_o i_o will_v not_o say_v thou_o nay_o many_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o man_n verse_n 20_o have_v their_o prouiso_n and_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v conditional_o as_o 1_o sam._n ii_o 30._o ezek._n xxxiii_o 13._o 1_o chron._n xvii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n vi_o 16._o psal._n cxxxii_o 12._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 17_o 22._o as_o god_n manifold_a promise_n of_o long_a life_n and_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o deliverance_n and_o many_o the_o like_a and_o so_o for_o threaten_n and_o doom_n judg._n x._o 13._o jonah_n iii_o 4._o see_v my_o observation_n on_o that_o text_n of_o jonah_n abiathar_n abiathar_n the_o four_o from_o eli_n verse_n 35_o of_o the_o race_n of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a brother_n be_v high_a priest_n till_o solomon_n put_v zadok_v in_o his_o room_n be_v indeed_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o right_a line_n of_o eleazar_n and_o phineas_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 3_o etc._n etc._n num._n xxv_o 13._o high_a place_n high_n place_n call_v so_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 2_o because_o mostwhat_o on_o mountain_n esay_n lvii_o 7._o whence_o name_v bamah_n ezek._n xx._n 28_o 29._o there_o they_o build_v house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n temple_n chapel_n altar_n etc._n etc._n and_o put_v their_o idol_n and_o image_n there_o and_o deck_v all_o with_o tapestry_n and_o garment_n of_o divers_a colour_n they_o make_v priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n and_o there_o they_o sacrifice_v yea_o sometime_o their_o child_n and_o burn_v incense_n 1_o king_n xii_o 31_o 32._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 29_o 32._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 24_o 25_o 31._o jer._n xix_o 5._o the_o high_a place_n of_o heathen_a idolater_n be_v always_o abominable_a these_o high_a place_n god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o destroy_v and_o quite_o pluck_v down_o num._n xxxiii_o 52._o while_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v part_v one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o both_o from_o shiloh_n and_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o fix_v and_o settle_v we_o read_v of_o high_a place_n lawful_o resort_v to_o and_o use_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n ix_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 19_o 25._o and_o by_o other_o chap._n x._o 5_o 12_o 13._o and_o not_o much_o unlawful_o by_o these_o here_o 1_o king_n iii_o 2_o 3._o and_o gibeon_n itself_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n be_v there_o be_v call_v the_o great_a high_a place_n 1_o king_n iii_o 4._o but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v since_o build_v than_o all_o other_o high_a place_n for_o god_n solemneworship_n and_o ceremonial_a service_n be_v count_v abominable_a and_o in_o this_o sin_n the_o ten_o tribe_n after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o jeroboam_fw-la continua_o abound_v they_o make_v house_n and_o priest_n of_o high_a place_n in_o mountain_n and_o in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o their_o altar_n be_v as_o heap_n in_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o field_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 32._o hos._n xii_o 11._o yea_o and_o solomon_n himself_o afore_o that_o in_o his_o late_a day_n fearful_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n 1_o king_n xi_o 7._o 8._o and_o judah_n itself_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n even_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_v 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o and_o in_o aftertime_n they_o build_v high_a place_n to_o baal_n and_o to_o the_o idol_n of_o neighbour_a nation_n 2_o chr._n xxv_o 14._o in_o tophet_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n on_o mount_n olivet_n in_o jerusalem_n in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o every_o street_n of_o the_o city_n micah_n i._n 5._o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o jer._n vii_o 31._o and_o xix_o 5._o and_o xxxii_o 35._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 31._o and_o this_o special_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o ahaz_n joram_n and_o manasseh_n and_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o divers_a good_a king_n of_o judah_n as_o joash_n amatziah_n vzziah_n jotham_n it_o be_v record_v as_o a_o blemish_n in_o they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o high_a place_n but_o the_o people_n sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o they_o of_o good_a asa_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o do_v and_o he_o do_v not_o take_v they_o away_o 1_o king_n xv._o 14_o 2_o chron._n xv._o 17._o and_o so_o of_o
this_o reformation_n and_o covenant_n make_v verse_n 8_o and_o passeover_n keep_v chap._n xxxv_o 19_o and_o yet_o from_o this_o or_o rather_o from_o the_o twelve_o year_n above_o mention_v begin_v that_o reckon_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n ezek._n iu._n 6._o for_o under_o so_o good_a a_o king_n yet_o the_o people_n continue_v obstinate_o wicked_a as_o appear_v in_o jeremie_n who_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o iosiah_n reign_n jer._n i._n 2._o and_o xxv_o 3._o and_o ch_n iii_o 6._o and_o josiah_n only_o cause_v and_o make_v they_o outward_o to_o obey_v 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 32_o 33._o the_o house_n the_o house_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o levite_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o court_n levite_n scribe_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 13_o xxiv_o 6._o ezra_n vii_o 6._o 21._o neh._n viii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xii_o 26._o and_o xiii_o 13._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n iu_o 3._o more_o full_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o several_a person_n that_o be_v scribe_n some_o scribes_z of_o king_n or_o their_o secretary_n so_o david_n have_v one_o and_o solomon_n two_o joash_n one_o 2_o king_n xii_o 10._o josiah_n one_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 3._o of_o jonathan_n david_n uncle_n that_o he_o be_v a_o counsellor_n a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o scribe_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 32._o and_o of_o baruch_n that_o he_o be_v jeremies_n scribe_n and_o of_o family_n of_o scribe_n that_o dwell_v at_o jabez_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o but_o why_o so_o call_v or_o what_o their_o office_n be_v whether_o as_o public_a notary_n scrivener_n or_o transcriber_n of_o the_o law_n or_o what_o else_o it_o appear_v not_o here_o in_o iosiah_n time_n we_o find_v that_o in_o his_o business_n of_o repair_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v appoint_v of_o the_o levite_n scribe_n and_o in_o nehemiah_n time_n he_o make_v treasurer_n over_o the_o treasury_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n shelemiah_n the_o priest_n and_o zadok_v the_o scribe_n and_o in_o his_o time_n also_o be_v that_o famous_a ezra_n a_o priest_n son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n serajah_n slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o same_o a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n a_o scribe_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o statute_n to_o israel_n and_o the_o same_o a_o public_a reader_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o find_v they_o much_o more_o mention_v and_o to_o be_v of_o more_o esteem_n and_o themselves_o affect_v pre-eminence_n and_o precedency_n mark_n xii_o 38_o 39_o here_o they_o be_v often_o join_v with_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o often_o with_o the_o pharisee_n they_o pretend_v to_o extraordinary_a holiness_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v whence_o be_v that_o matth._n v._o 20._o and_o act_v xxiii_o 9_o they_o be_v of_o the_o pharisee_n part_n against_o the_o sadducee_n yea_o he_o that_o be_v call_v a_o scribe_n mark_v xii_o 28._o the_o same_o be_v call_v a_o pharisee_n and_o a_o lawyer_n matth._n xxii_o 34_o 35._o we_o read_v not_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n or_o essenes_n but_o we_o find_v they_o to_o join_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o question_v to_o pose_v and_o oppose_v our_o saviour_n to_o entangle_v and_o ensnare_v he_o by_o question_n to_o charge_v his_o miracle_n to_o be_v do_v by_o belzebub_n himself_o with_o blasphemy_n to_o apprehend_v and_o bind_v he_o to_o condemn_v he_o in_o the_o council_n to_o deliver_v he_o to_o pilate_n to_o accuse_v he_o before_o herod_n to_o prosecute_v he_o to_o death_n to_o mock_v he_o upon_o the_o crosse._n and_o we_o find_v that_o these_o scribe_n sit_v in_o moses-chair_n matth._n xxiii_o 2._o and_o be_v preacher_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o people_n mat._n vii_o 29._o and_o xiii_o 52._o and_o likely_a be_v all_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n rend_v his_o clothes_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 8._o verse_n 19_o huldah_n the_o prophetess_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o zeph._n verse_n 22_o iii_o 4._o the_o high_a priest_n hilkiah_n be_v here_o send_v to_o she_o she_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prophetess_n so_o near_o at_o hand_n put_v the_o holy_a ark_n it_o may_v be_v put_v out_o of_o his_o place_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 3_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wicked_a father_n if_o not_o of_o his_o grandfather_n passeover-offering_n so_o for_o verse_n 8_o 9_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o all_o this_o thirteen_o year_n after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n verse_n 20_o that_o be_v in_o the_o eighteen_o and_o this_o in_o the_o thirty_o one_o and_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n by_o euphrates_n heb._n phrat_n or_o prat_n or_o perath_n the_o four_o river_n in_o eden_n gen._n ii_o 14._o usual_o call_v the_o river_n and_o the_o great_a river_n make_v one_o of_o the_o boundary_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n gen_n xv._o 18._o deut._n 1._o 7_o and_o chap._n xi_o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o 2._o chron._n ix_o 26._o cut_a by_o cyrus_n into_o several_a channel_n when_o he_o lie_v in_o siege_n before_o babylon_n which_o stand_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o by_o he_o much_o drain_v and_o dry_v jer._n l._n 38._o see_v 1_o chron._n xviii_o 3._o jer._n xiii_o 4._o and_o chap._n li._n 63._o apoc._n ix_o 14._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 12._o see_v on_o dan._n iu._n 30._o megiddo_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o zech._n verse_n 22_o xii_o 11._o to_o carry_v he_o but_o he_o die_v by_o the_o way_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o jer._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o he_o be_v eighteen_o when_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v verse_n 9_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 8._o and_o but_o eight_o then_o when_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v the_o like_a relative_a sense_n may_v that_o speech_n admit_v 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o no_o remedy_n desperate_n sinner_n procure_v implacable_a wrath_n verse_n 16_o irrevocable_a exterminate_a judgement_n kingdom_n of_o persia_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n verse_n 20_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n for_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o dan._n ix_o 2._o rather_o than_o those_o on_o zech._n vii_o 3._o yet_o many_o learned_a be_v of_o the_o late_a opinion_n ezra_n the_o book_n of_o ezra_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventy_o year_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n or_o his_o proclamation_n chap._n i._n 1._o to_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la upon_o this_o account_n viz._n cyrus_n seven_o cambyses_n seven_o smerdis_n one_o darius_n hystaspis_n thirty_o six_o xerxes_n twelve_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la seven_o where_o ezra_n end_n or_o premise_v two_o of_o darius_n medus_n before_o cyrus_n it_o come_v to_o seventy_o two_o the_o four_o last_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n but_o of_o that_o one_o year_n concern_v ezra_n which_o be_v in_o that_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n see_v chap._n vii_o 7_o 9_o and_o chap._n viii_o 15_o 21_o 31_o 32_o 33._o and_o chap._n x._o 8_o 9_o 16_o 17._o but_o the_o six_o first_o chapter_n be_v extend_v by_o some_o otherwise_o learned_a man_n yet_o upon_o less_o probable_a ground_n to_o a_o far_o large_a scope_n of_o time_n even_o to_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o eight_o or_o one_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n and_o they_o end_v the_o book_n with_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n which_o seem_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o text_n chap._n vii_o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o divers_a thing_n in_o this_o book_n as_o likewise_o in_o nehemy_n and_o esther_n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n and_o of_o the_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v very_o useful_a which_o out_o of_o the_o best_a author_n with_o very_o little_a variation_n may_v be_v as_o follow_v  _fw-fr year_n darius_n medus_n 2_o cyrus_n 7_o cambyses_n 7_o smerdis_n 1_o darius_n hystaspis_n 36_o xerxes_n 12_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la 48_o xerxes_n 1_o sogdianus_n 1_o darius_n ochus_n seu_fw-la nothus_fw-la 19_o artazerxes_n mnemon_n 43_o darius_n ochus_n 23_o arsen_n 3_o darius_n codomannus_n 5_o and_o so_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n continue_v two_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n or_o there_o about_o in_o this_o book_n of_o ezra_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o six_o persian_a monarch_n first_o of_o cyrus_n chap._n i._n 1._o second_o of_o darius_n ch_n iv_o 5._o three_o of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iu._n 6._o fourthly_a of_o artaxerxes_n chap._n iu._n 7._o five_o of_o another_o darius_n chap._n iu._n 24._o and_o
the_o former_a decree_n can_v not_o be_v reverse_v nor_o this_o new_a one_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o king_n seal_n see_v ch._n i._n 19_o three_o month_n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n after_o hamans_n decree_n verse_n 9_o chap._n iii_o 12._o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v in_o the_o first_o month_n and_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iii_o 7._o and_o the_o decree_n issue_v out_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o that_o month_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o do_v stretch_v even_o to_o the_o jew_n in_o jury_n ver_fw-la 6_o 8_o 13._o and_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o adar_n the_o twelve_o month_n follow_v but_o the_o edict_n on_o their_o behalf_n issue_v forth_o on_o the_o twenty_o three_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n sivan_n i._n e._n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n after_o hamans_n bloody_a edict_n sivan_n whereunto_o our_o may_n most_o answer_v and_o unto_o the_o jew_n who_o it_o so_o much_o concern_v crown_n of_o gold_n see_v chap._n verse_n 15_o vi_o 8._o become_v jew_n proselyte_n verse_n 17_o turn_v to_o their_o religion_n as_o seek_v their_o hurt_n asdruball_n assault_v they_o chapter_n ix_o verse_n 2_o so_o as_o they_o be_v on_o the_o defensive_a part_n and_o stand_v for_o their_o life_n chap._n viii_o 11._o and_o chap._n ix_o 16._o smite_v all_o their_o enemy_n wonder_v that_o they_o dare_v rise_v against_o the_o jew_n verse_n 5_o consider_v the_o mind_n and_o power_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o mordecai_n for_o they_o see_v ver_fw-la 3._o in_o shushan_n these_o likely_a of_o hamans_n faction_n verse_n 6_o eager_a set_v to_o revenge_v his_o death_n and_o downfall_n to_o do_v tomorrow_o it_o may_v be_v necessity_n to_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o shushan_n verse_n 13_o against_o such_o as_o may_v seek_v a_o opportunity_n hereafter_o to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o haman_n his_o son_n and_o other_o that_o be_v slay_v may_v move_v she_o to_o this_o petition_n so_o to_o rid_v their_o hand_n of_o all_o their_o enemy_n 75000_o it_o argue_v a_o great_a height_n of_o malice_n against_o the_o jew_n verse_n 16_o that_o haman_n ten_o son_n and_o other_o in_o shushan_n even_o on_o a_o second_o day_n and_o so_o many_o in_o all_o the_o king_n province_n dare_v so_o assault_v the_o jew_n that_o in_o their_o own_o defence_n they_o kill_v in_o all_o seventy_o five_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o likely_a most_o amalekite_n consider_v the_o king_n edict_n for_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o queen_n and_o mordecai_n with_o the_o king_n as_o have_v be_v say_v yet_o the_o jew_n lay_v not_o their_o hand_n on_o the_o prey_n and_o spoil_v though_o grant_v to_o they_o by_o the_o king_n chap._n viii_o 11._o chap._n ix_o 10_o 15_o 16._o to_o show_n they_o do_v it_o not_o for_o covetousness_n but_o to_o preserve_v their_o own_o life_n mordecai_n write_v some_o extend_v this_o to_o the_o whole_a book_n verse_n 20_o but_o more_o likely_a it_o relate_v to_o the_o point_n of_o deliverance_n and_o ordain_v the_o feast_n ver_fw-la xxiii_o 29._o and_o herein_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n be_v see_v in_o ordain_v set_v annual_a feast_n ver_fw-la 27._o 29_o 31._o and_o so_o for_o fast_n zech._n vii_o purim_fw-la i._n e._n lot_n verse_n 26_o of_o lot_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 7._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o fasting_n verse_n 31_o and_o their_o cry_n the_o occasion_n that_o be_v give_v of_o their_o fasting_n and_o cry_n by_o which_o they_o obtain_v such_o a_o blessing_n some_o take_v this_o as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o decree_n to_o fast_o on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n and_o allege_v for_o it_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o book_n some_o public_a record_n verse_n 32_o a_o tribute_n we_o read_v of_o a_o release_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o chap._n ii_o 18._o whether_o the_o jew_n by_o mordecai_n mean_n be_v release_v of_o this_o tribute_n the_o scripture_n express_v not_o job_n the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v a_o true_a history_n accompany_v full_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o a_o true_a history_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o attest_v ezek._n fourteen_o 14._o and_o jam._n v._n 11._o this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o in_o prose_n to_o chap._n iii_o v._n 3._o in_o verse_n thence_o to_o chap._n xlii_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o then_o again_o conclude_v in_o prose_n thence_o to_o the_o end_n job_n live_v most_o likely_a when_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o egypt_n his_o age_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o his_o affliction_n be_v end_v and_o he_o have_v seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n and_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n before_o his_o affliction_n begin_v job_n xlii_o 16._o and_o i._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o job_n patience_n be_v wonderful_a and_o so_o high_o commend_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n jam._n v._o 11._o his_o impatience_n too_o much_o accuse_v as_o by_o his_o friend_n then_o so_o by_o some_o other_o now_o not_o weigh_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o affliction_n outward_a and_o inward_a from_o heaven_n earth_n and_o hell_n and_o withal_o his_o fair_a clear_n of_o god_n and_o his_o justice_n and_o his_o full_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o own_o sinfulness_n though_o not_o of_o that_o hypocrisy_n wherewith_o his_o friend_n do_v false_o charge_v he_o chap._n vii_o 20_o 21._o and_o ix_o 2_o 3._o 14_o 15_o 20_o 21._o and_o xiii_o 26._o and_o fourteen_o 17._o and_o xxvii_o 5_o 6._o and_o xxxi_o 6._o 33_o 35_o 36_o 37._o and_o xxiii_o 10._o and_o xiii_o 15._o and_o ix_o 12._o job_n three_o friend_n most_o likely_a be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n viz._n eliphaz_n and_o zophar_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n gen._n xxxvi_o 11_o 40._o bildad_o of_o abraham_n race_n by_o ketura_n gen._n xxv_o 2._o 1_o chron._n i._n 32._o and_o elihu_n the_o four_o of_o the_o race_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n gen._n xxii_o 21._o eliphaz_n bildad_n and_o zophar_n speak_v in_o 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heb._n x._o 5._o but_o a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o or_o fit_v i_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n either_o follow_v the_o lxx_o or_o cite_v not_o the_o word_n but_o the_o sense_n rom._n viii_o 3._o phil._n ii_o 7._o it_o be_v the_o same_o both_o way_n in_o issue_n beside_o that_o variety_n of_o reading_n in_o both_o place_n be_v allege_v out_o of_o ancient_a copy_n by_o the_o learned_a papist_n themselves_o deny_v not_o this_o text_n to_o be_v incorrupt_a the_o apostle_n faithfu_o retain_v the_o sense_n and_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n without_o tie_v himself_o to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o word_n in_o his_o quotation_n the_o variation_n be_v but_o a_o change_n of_o the_o figurative_a phrase_n into_o a_o proper_a to_o express_v the_o ready_a obedience_n of_o christ_n to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n john_n v._n 30._o vi_o 38._o and_o iu_o 34._o whereunto_o by_o frame_v he_o a_o body_n god_n have_v fit_v he_o sinne-offering_a heb_fw-mi sinne._n put_v often_o in_o the_o law_n for_o the_o sinne-offering_a so_o levit._n iu._n 3._o 24._o exod._n xxix_o 14._o in_o which_o sense_n christ_n be_v call_v sin_n 2_o cor._n v._o 21._o then_o say_v i_o verse_n 7_o lo_o i_o come_v when_o thou_o have_v so_o fit_v i_o mark_v x._o 32_o 33_o 34._o in_o the_o volume_n for_o scroll_n roll_v up_o jer._n xxxvi_o 2._o ezek._n ii_o 9_o the_o volume_n of_o the_o law_n and_o scripture_n luke_n xxiv_o 27_o 44._o john_n v._n 39_o of_o the_o book_n sepher_n or_o book_n generaly_a signify_v any_o writing_n court-rools_a etc._n etc._n deut._n xxiv_o 1._o 2_o king_n v._n 5_o 6._o jer._n xxxii_o 11._o it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o so_n christ_n himself_o say_v matth._n xxvi_o 24_o john_n five_o 46._o see_v luke_n xxiv_o 44_o 46._o act_n xiii_o 29._o i_o delight_v luke_n xxii_o 15._o heb._n x._o 10._o to_o do_v thy_o will_n heb._n x._o 10._o john_n vi_o 38._o luke_n xxii_o 42._o in_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o i_o in_o my_o flesh_n which_o be_v require_v by_o thou_o for_o the_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n of_o man_n even_o to_o my_o obedience_n in_o suffer_v the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n phil._n ii_o 8._o thus_o christ_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v true_o less_o than_o the_o father_n john_n fourteen_o 28._o be_v subject_a to_o he_o his_o will_n to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n phil._n ii_o 7._o be_v true_o a_o servant_n esay_n xlii_o 1._o obey_v the_o mandate_n of_o the_o father_n john_n xii_o 49._o and_o fourteen_o 31._o and_o xv._o 10._o be_v our_o surety_n be_v make_v under_o
have_v own_v he_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 14._o and_o choose_v he_o for_o king_n before_o any_o of_o his_o elder_a brethren_n his_o mother_n thus_o style_v he_o as_o mother_n many_o time_n do_v frame_v affectionate_a title_n with_o some_o small_a variation_n to_o insinuate_v with_o their_o child_n she_o break_v off_o the_o first_o letter_n of_o his_o name_n and_o add_v in_o the_o end_n the_o name_n of_o god_n his_o mother_n teach_v he_o lemuel_n lesson_n teach_v he_o by_o bathsheba_n and_o if_o teach_v he_o haply_o be_v king_n then_o upon_o his_o beginning_n to_o warp_v and_o wander_v he_o be_v teach_v likewise_o by_o his_o father_n ch_z iv_o 3_o 4._o ps._n cxxvii_o and_o lxxii_o both_o which_o heighten_v his_o after-fall_a as_o well_o as_o that_o 1_o king_n xi_o 9_o these_o word_n and_o prophetical_a document_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v pen_v down_o by_o lemuel_n himself_o afterward_o what_o my_o son_n passionate_a verse_n 2_o and_o affectionate_a word_n a_o sweet_a school_n out_o of_o a_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n conceive_v and_o a_o care_n have_v to_o prevent_v his_o miscarry_v thy_o strength_n to_o woman_n chap._n verse_n 3_o v._o 9_o deut._n xvii_o 17._o to_o drink_v wine_n chap._n xxiii_o 29_o 30._o verse_n 4_o ephes._n v._n 18._o hos._n vii_o 5._o esay_n v._n 11._o hab._n ii_o 15_o 16._o eccles._n x._o 16_o 17._o lest_o one_o verse_n 5_o among_o many_o of_o the_o mischief_n of_o drunkenness_n in_o king_n and_o prince_n chap._n xxiii_o 29_o 35._o and_o wine_n to_o those_o jer._n xvi_o 7._o verse_n 6_o good_a thing_n well_o use_v hence_o as_o some_o conceive_v arise_v the_o custom_n of_o give_v wine_n to_o such_o as_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v as_o mark_v xv._o 23._o whereunto_o some_o apply_v that_o of_o amos_n ii_o 8._o and_o forget_v judg._n verse_n 7_o ix_o 13._o psal._n civ_o 15._o for_o the_o dumb_a chap._n xxiv_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 8_o such_o as_o may_v not_o or_o can_v speak_v for_o themselves_o job_n xxix_o 15_o 16._o jer._n xxxviii_o 8_o 9_o and_o plead_v 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greatness_n and_o power_n in_o riches_n and_o possession_n and_o in_o the_o utter_a insufficiency_n that_o be_v in_o all_o these_o to_o extract_v from_o they_o or_o the_o quintessence_n of_o they_o any_o true_a happiness_n or_o from_o any_o other_o sublunary_a thing_n or_o creature_n whatsoever_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v sometime_o in_o the_o person_n and_o according_a to_o the_o carnal_a reason_n of_o the_o atheist_n and_o epicure_n as_o recite_v their_o opinion_n with_o their_o argument_n yet_o he_o aver_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n against_o they_o and_o the_o just_a and_o wise_a course_n though_o to_o we_o secret_a hide_v and_o unsearchable_a of_o his_o providence_n administration_n and_o government_n of_o all_o the_o event_n issue_n accident_n and_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n in_o relation_n both_o to_o the_o just_a and_o to_o sinner_n even_o in_o thing_n befalling_a in_o common_a to_o both_o of_o they_o he_o give_v sundry_a sound_a remedy_n to_o abate_v and_o heal_v the_o say_a 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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 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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
woman_n exod._n i._n 19_o but_o principaly_a this_o relate_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o christian_a church_n under_o christ_n to_o which_o the_o other_o be_v subordinate_a a_o manchild_n collectively_o multitude_n be_v mean_v verse_n 8._o ezra_n ii_o 64_o 65._o act_n ii_o 41._o and_o iu_o 4._o shall_v i_o set_v upon_o a_o work_n verse_n 9_o and_o not_o go_v through_o with_o it_o suck_v chap._n verse_n 11_o lx._n 16._o and_o your_o bow_n shall_v get_v vigour_n verse_n 14_o and_o verdure_n again_o as_o those_o bone_n ezek._n xxxvii_o 1_o 10._o come_v with_o fine_a towards_o and_o against_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 15_o full_o to_o be_v accomplish_v at_o the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n they_o that_o sanctify_v themselves_o use_v superstitious_a rite_n of_o expiation_n verse_n 17_o in_o the_o garden_n set_v apart_o for_o idolatrous_a service_n behind_o one_o in_o the_o midst_n or_o one_o person_n or_o company_n after_o another_o possible_o purify_n themselves_o in_o the_o fountain_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n it_o shall_v come_v since_o this_o people_n do_v take_v such_o course_n verse_n 18_o ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o i_o will_v execute_v judgement_n upon_o they_o and_o cast_v they_o off_o take_v in_o the_o gentile_n rom._n xi_o 11_o 12_o 15_o 17._o set_a a_o sign_n a_o sign_n or_o ensign_n to_o gather_v they_o verse_n 19_o or_o a_o save_a sign_n and_o mark_n upon_o they_o as_o ezek._n ix_o 4_o 6._o apoc._n vii_o 3._o and_o ix_o 4._o those_o that_o escape_n of_o they_o the_n reserve_v and_o holy_a remnant_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n the_o apostle_n and_o other_o faithful_a to_o all_o nation_n to_o call_v they_o in_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n your_o brethren_n in_o christ_n verse_n 20_o the_o convert_v of_o the_o gentile_n chap._n lx._n 4_o 9_o for_o priest_n verse_n 21_o and_o for_o levites_n make_v of_o they_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o as_o the_o new_a heaven_n chap._n verse_n 22_o lxv_o 17._o heb._n xii_o 28._o remain_v stand_v continue_v for_o ever_o matth._n xvi_o 18._o to_o worship_v before_o i_o by_o allusion_n in_o term_n to_o the_o old_a jewish_a manner_n of_o worship_n verse_n 23_o zech_n fourteen_o 16._o and_o look_v upon_o the_o carcase_n be_n spectator_n and_o witness_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o god_n vengeance_n upon_o those_o wicked_a one_o verse_n 24_o verse_n 15_o 16._o psal._n lviii_o 10._o for_o their_o worm_n hell_n here_o be_v principa_o intend_v see_v chap._n xxx_o 33._o matth._n iii_o 12._o and_o x._o 28._o and_o xviii_o 8_o 9_o and_o xxv_o 41._o james_n v._n 3._o apoc._n fourteen_o 10_o 11._o and_o xix_o 20._o and_o xx._n 14_o 15._o jeremiah_n jeremy_n a_o priest_n of_o anathoth_n in_o benjamin_n prophesy_v forty_o one_o year_n and_o upward_o thus_o from_o the_o thirteen_o of_o king_n josiah_n reign_n to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v nineteen_o year_n eleven_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o jehojakim_n and_o eleven_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n chap._n i._n 1_o 2._o and_o chap._n xxv_o 3._o and_o thirty-nine_o 11._o and_o he_o prophesy_v some_o year_n after_o that_o in_o judea_n first_o and_o egypt_n last_o ch_z xlii_o 2._o and_o xliii_o 10._o and_o xliv_o 8_o 24._o but_o how_o long_o be_v uncertain_a he_o be_v much_o oppose_v by_o false_a prophet_n and_o sustain_v much_o hard_a measure_n from_o the_o priest_n prince_n and_o people_n and_o after_o the_o take_n and_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n city_n and_o temple_n we_o read_v of_o his_o usage_n chap._n thirty-nine_o 11_o 14._o and_o chap._n xl._n 1_o 6._o and_o xlii_o 2._o and_o xliii_o 2_o 6._o jeremiah_n in_o this_o book_n main_o preach_v against_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o they_o foretell_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o state_n by_o the_o babylonian_n which_o he_o live_v to_o see_v and_o to_o lament_v in_o his_o book_n of_o lamentation_n he_o foretell_v the_o lxx_o year_n captivity_n there_o their_o return_n thence_o and_o happy_a enlargement_n under_o that_o bless_a branch_n the_o messiah_n and_o he_o propesi_v also_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o book_n against_o other_o nation_n the_o enemy_n and_o oppressor_n of_o god_n people_n against_o egypt_n the_o philistine_n moab_n the_o ammonity_n edom_n damascus_n kedar_n hazor_n elam_n and_o foretell_v chief_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o empire_n by_o cyrus_n the_o mede_n and_o persian_n his_o chapter_n as_o they_o now_o stand_v number_v and_o place_v in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o in_o our_o english_a translation_n if_o they_o be_v rank_v according_a to_o the_o course_n and_o history_n of_o the_o time_n and_o the_o thing_n do_v in_o they_o after_o the_o first_o twenty_o chapter_n will_v follow_v in_o this_o ensue_a order_n keep_v the_o number_n of_o the_o chapter_n that_o we_o now_o have_v 20._o 22._o 23._o 47._o 26._o 25._o 36._o 1_o 8._o 45._o 46._o 36._o 9_o 32._o 35._o 27._o 24._o 49._o v._o 34_o 39_o 29._o 30._o 31._o 28._o 51._o v._o 59_o 64._o 21._o 32._o 33._o 34._o 37._o 38._o 39_o 40._o 41._o 42._o 43._o 44._o 48._o 49._o 50._o 51._o v._o 1_o 59_o 52._o thus_o much_o vary_v from_o the_o order_n wherein_o we_o have_v they_o the_o lxx_o also_o marshal_v they_o in_o another_o rank_n and_o order_n much_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n text._n and_o as_o chapter_n here_o be_v thus_o displace_v so_o also_o in_o daniel_n partly_o and_o the_o hebrew_n text_n seem_v sometime_o not_o so_o right_o to_o divide_v the_o chapter_n as_o esay_n lxiv_o and_o in_o our_o english_a bibles_n chapter_n sometime_o be_v not_o so_o fit_o and_o exact_o divide_v as_o esay_n 4._o 1._o and_o 26._o 20._o and_o 52._o 13._o 14._o 15._o and_o in_o other_o book_n no_o nor_o verse_n neither_o as_o esay_n 53._o 9_o 10._o and_o 58._o 9_o and_o 59_o 15._o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n chap._n 52._o 31_o 34._o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n after_o jeremy_n death_n but_o when_o and_o where_o he_o die_v be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n then_o jeremy_n be_v call_v from_o be_v ordinary_a priest_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o to_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prophet_n captive_n there_o be_v captive_n under_o jehojakim_n verse_n 3_o and_o under_o jeconiah_n but_o this_o be_v the_o last_o and_o great_a of_o jerusalem_n itself_o when_o both_o city_n and_o temple_n be_v sack_v and_o burn_v and_o the_o kingdom_n destroy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o zedekiah_n in_o the_o five_o month_n this_o might_n end_n the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n reign_n chap._n lii_o 12_o then_o when_o god_n first_o call_v he_o verse_n 4_o as_o thus_o the_o time_n so_o now_o follow_v in_o this_o chapter_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o call_v and_o such_o general_a instruction_n as_o god_n be_v please_v then_o to_o give_v he_o concern_v his_o carriage_n in_o it_o and_o discharge_v of_o it_o i_o sanctify_v thou_o design_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n verse_n 5_o to_o which_o office_n i_o do_v now_o call_v thou_o so_o gal._n i._n 15._o see_v the_o like_a use_n of_o the_o word_n esay_n xiii_o 3._o this_o stretch_v not_o to_o inward_a sanctification_n as_o that_o of_o john_n baptist_n do_v luke_n i._n 15._o nation_n both_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n also_o verse_n 10._o chap._n xxv_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n xliii_o and_o xlvi_o and_o xlvii_o and_o xlviii_o and_o xlix_o and_o l._n and_o li._n i_o can_v speak_v not_o dumb_a verse_n 6_o as_o zacharie_n luke_n i._n 20_o 22._o or_o slow_a and_o stammer_n as_o moses_n exod._n iu_o 10_o 14._o but_o that_o he_o can_v not_o deliver_v such_o a_o message_n in_o that_o manner_n as_o be_v fit_v consider_v his_o childhood_n and_o weakness_n want_v that_o gravity_n etc._n etc._n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n in_o a_o vision_n verse_n 9_o to_o root_n out_o by_o publish_v my_o word_n verse_n 10_o in_o threaten_n and_o in_o promise_n which_o shall_v as_o certain_o be_v perform_v as_o if_o the_o prophet_n himself_o have_v act_v they_o chap._n xviii_o 7_o 8_o 9_o a_o foolish_a application_n be_v make_v of_o these_o word_n to_o the_o pope_n pretend_a power_n over_o kingdom_n come_v unto_o i_o seem_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o former_a verse_n 11_o what_o see_v thou_o see_v the_o like_a amos_n vii_o 8._o and_o viii_o 2._o zech._n iu._n 2._o and_o v._o 1._o i_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n almond_n tree_n that_o do_v bud_n and_o blossom_n the_o early_a of_o any_o hasten_v my_o word_n to_o perform_v it_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o verse_n 12_o 33_o 35._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 2._o a_o seethe_a pot_n resemble_v jerusalem_n verse_n 13_o kingdom_n of_o the_o north_n babylonian_n verse_n 15_o and_o their_o assistant_n gird_v up_o thy_o loin_n address_v thyself_o manful_o to_o thy_o employment_n verse_n
as_o a_o bud_n or_o sprout_v from_o the_o root_n of_o jesse_n esay_n xi_o 1_o 10._o and_o so_o from_o david_n apoc._n v._n 5._o and_o xxii_o 16._o psal._n cxxxii_o 11_o 17._o act_n xiii_o 23_o 32._o call_v the_o righteous_a branch_n in_o this_o text_n and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 15._o spring_v from_o a_o wither_a stock_n and_o stump_n &_o sprout_v at_o first_o in_o a_o mean_a and_o despicable_a manner_n esay_n xxxiii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o yet_o after_o branch_a out_o beautiful_o retain_v its_o verdure_n perpetualy_a spread_a and_o grow_v flower_a and_o flourish_v to_o all_o eternity_n dan._n two_o 44_o 45._o a_o man_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n ii_o chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 6_o 9_o uncle_n son_n son_n omit_v in_o the_o original_a chapter_n xxxii_o verse_n 12_o haply_o for_o brevity_n fake_v as_o well_o know_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o verse_n 7._o precede_v as_o likewise_o the_o word_n sister_n seem_v to_o be_v omit_v 2_o sam._n xxi_o 8._o and_o the_o word_n brother_n verse_n 19_o of_o that_o chapter_n funeral_n burn_n chapter_n xxxiv_o among_o the_o heathen_a be_v of_o the_o dead_a body_n but_o among_o the_o jew_n not_o of_o the_o body_n but_o of_o sweet_a odour_n and_o divers_a kind_n of_o spice_n prepare_v by_o the_o art_n of_o the_o apothecary_n burn_v in_o the_o tomb_n where_o the_o embalm_v body_n be_v to_o lie_v 2_o chr._n xvi_o 14._o this_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o wicked_a king_n jehoram_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 19_o yet_o grant_v here_o to_o zedekiah_n in_o babylon_n and_o that_o burn_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n 1_o sam._n xxxi_o 12._o be_v a_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o as_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o that_o exigent_n seem_v to_o require_v when_o they_o cut_v the_o calf_n in_o twain_o chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 18_o etc._n etc._n the_o manner_n of_o make_v covenant_n whence_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v to_o cut_v a_o covenant_n that_o be_v from_o the_o right_n of_o cut_v a_o beast_n in_o twain_o sometime_o for_o sacrifice_n sometime_o for_o feast_v and_o the_o covenanter_n pass_v through_o between_o the_o part_n of_o it_o imply_v it_o seem_v and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o execration_n themselves_o to_o be_v alike_o cut_v in_o sunder_o in_o case_n of_o violate_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n matth._n 24._o 51._o though_o some_o make_v the_o cut_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o strict_a and_o exact_a cut_v out_o of_o article_n agree_v upon_o for_o mutual_a performance_n by_o both_o party_n gen_n xv._o 9_o 10_o 17._o deut._n xxix_o 12._o of_o covenant_n see_v more_o between_o man_n and_o man_n and_o between_o god_n and_o man_n gen._n ix_o 9_o 17._o gen._n xxi_o 27_o 32._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 28_o 31._o and_o chap._n xxxi_o 44_o 55._o exod._n xxiv_o 4_o 8._o deut._n v._n 2_o 3._o whence_o the_o two_o table_n be_v call_v the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o ark_n the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n josh._n xxiv_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o neh._n ix_o 38._o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 3_o 4._o and_o xxiii_o 18_o 1_o king_n v._n 12._o and_o xx._n 34._o 2_o king_n xi_o 17._o and_o xxiii_o 3._o ezra_n x._o 3._o esay_n lix_n 21._o jer._n l._n 5._o and_o god_n promise_v to_o make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o his_o people_n jer._n xxxi_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o cite_v heb._n viii_o 8_o 9_o which_o yet_o be_v not_o simple_o new_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o for_o the_o main_a matter_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o former_a covenant_n be_v there_o verse_n 33._o and_o gen._n xvii_o 7._o deut._n xxvi_o 17_o 18._o and_o xxix_o 13._o and_o both_o covenant_n ratify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o as_o love_n be_v call_v a_o new_a commandment_n john_n xiii_o 34._o so_o this_o a_o new_a covenant_n in_o that_o it_o be_v ratify_v by_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n exhibit_v in_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v now_o more_o full_o and_o clear_o reveal_v in_o that_o this_o run_v whole_o upon_o the_o spiritual_a and_o celestial_a blessing_n in_o that_o the_o ceremonial_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o more_o spiritual_a service_n substitute_v for_o it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v more_o generaly_a dilate_a and_o enlarge_v to_o all_o nation_n in_o that_o a_o large_a measure_n of_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v now_o vouchsafe_v in_o that_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o without_o change_n be_v to_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v swear_v by_o himself_o have_v no_o great_a to_o swear_v by_o chapter_n li_n verse_n 14_o heb._n vi_o 13._o so_o gen._n xxii_o 16._o jer._n xxii_o 5._o amos_n vi_o 8._o by_o his_o soul_n so_o be_v the_o hebrew_n in_o this_o text_n and_o chap._n li._n 14._o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o jacob_n amos_n viii_o 7._o by_o his_o holiness_n amos_n iu._n 2._o and_o again_o the_o form_n of_o his_o oath_n be_v thus_o express_v as_o i_o live_v heb._n i._o live_v so_o jer._n xxii_o 24._o and_o xlvi_o 18._o ezek._n v._n 11._o and_o i_o live_v for_o ever_o deut._n xxxii_o 40._o so_o man_n use_v to_o swear_v the_o lord_n live_v jer._n iu._n 2._o and_o v._o 2._o as_o the_o lord_n live_v that_o make_v we_o this_o soul_n jer._n xxxviii_o 16._o god_n oath_n shall_v undoubted_o be_v fulfil_v psal._n cx_o 4._o and_o cxxxii_o 11._o heb._n vi_o 17_o 18._o of_o oath_n see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o carry_v away_o captive_a chapter_n lii_o verse_n 28_o five_o captivity_n into_o babylon_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n lamentation_n these_o be_v not_o those_o of_o jeremy_n for_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o no_o more_o than_o those_o be_v for_o he_o ezek._n xix_o 1_o 14._o which_o indeed_o be_v command_v to_o be_v take_v up_o by_o ezekiel_n for_o jehoachaz_n and_o jehojakim_n but_o these_o be_v write_v by_o jeremy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n after_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v burn_v and_o destroy_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n lament_v here_o those_o more_o than_o lamentable_a misery_n as_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o content_n of_o this_o book_n do_v declare_v and_o particular_o that_o very_a passage_n itself_o chap._n iu._n 20._o which_o be_v appliable_a proper_o to_o king_n zedekiah_n and_o not_o to_o king_n josiah_n the_o lxx_o and_o jerome_n do_v express_v this_o very_a time_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n itself_o these_o lamentation_n be_v full_a of_o pathetical_a expression_n and_o for_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o help_v of_o memory_n the_o first_o second_o and_o four_o chapter_n do_v contain_v twenty_o two_o verse_n apiece_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o do_v begin_v each_o verse_n with_o one_o of_o they_o in_o their_o order_n methodica_o and_o chap._n iii_o contain_v 66._o verse_n treble_a the_o former_a number_n and_o begin_v each_o three_o of_o they_o with_o one_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o the_o order_n methodica_o the_o last_o chapter_n only_o be_v without_o this_o art_n many_o sign_n of_o lamentation_n be_v express_v here_o which_o from_o hence_o and_o other_o scripture_n may_v more_o full_o be_v gather_v thus_o sigh_v mourn_a mournful_a song_n weep_v howl_a fast_v change_v of_o the_o garment_n mourn_a woman_n jer._n ix_o 17._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o amos_n v._n 16._o rend_v of_o the_o clothes_n wear_v black_a and_z sack_z cloth_n sit_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o keep_v silence_n lie_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n sitting_z lie_a cover_a roll_a wallow_v in_o ash_n in_o dust_n and_o ash_n cast_v up_o dust_n ash_n earth_n upon_o they_o and_o their_o head_n spread_v and_o wring_v the_o hand_n lay_v the_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n smite_v with_o the_o hand_n stamp_v with_o the_o foot_n hang_v down_o the_o head_n uncover_v the_o head_n and_o bare_a and_o again_o in_o some_o age_n the_o cover_n the_o head_n cover_v head_n and_o face_n too_o as_o our_o close_a mourner_n cover_v the_o upper_a lip_n barefoot_a shave_v the_o head_n and_o beard_n make_v baldness_n pluck_v off_o the_o hair_n beat_v the_o breast_n print_v mark_n upon_o the_o flesh_n tear_v it_o cut_v it_o among_o other_o place_n see_v these_o viz._n lam._n ii_o 10._o and_o iii_o 16._o leu._n x._o 6._o and_o xiii_o 45._o and_o xix_o 27_o 28._o and_o xxi_o 5_o 10._o deut._n fourteen_o 1._o josh._n vii_o 6._o 1_o sam._n iu._n 12._o 2_o sam._n i._n 2._o and_o xiii_o 19_o and_o fourteen_o 2._o and_o xv._o 30_o 32._o and_o xix_o 4._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o
25._o jer._n ix_o 17._o ezra_n ix_o 3._o ester_n iu._n 1_o 3._o and_o vi_o 12._o job_n i._n 20._o ii_o 12._o xlii_o 6._o esay_n xv._o 2_o 3._o and_o lviii_o 8._o jer._n ii_o 37._o and_o vi_o 26._o and_o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o and_o xvi_o 6_o 7._o and_o xxv_o 34_o ezek._n xxiv_o 17._o and_o xxvii_o 30._o micah_n i._n 10_o 16._o amos_n v._n 16._o nahum_n ii_o 7._o luke_n xviii_o 13._o lam._n i._n 17._o jer._n vii_o 29._o and_o ix_o 17_o 18._o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o xvi_o 6_o 7._o xli_o 5._o xlviii_o 36_o 37._o lam._n iii_o 48._o ezek._n vi_o 11._o vii_o 18._o in_o the_o observation_n and_o explanation_n upon_o this_o book_n as_o also_o upon_o daniel_n and_o the_o twelve_o small_a prophet_n i_o be_o the_o brief_a because_o that_o portion_n fall_v to_o my_o share_n in_o the_o last_o great_a english_a annotation_n to_o which_o in_o many_o thing_n i_o shall_v now_o refer_v thou_o ezekiel_n ezekiel_n like_v as_o jeremie_n be_v both_o priest_n and_o prophet_n be_v carry_v captive_a with_o jehojacin_n he_o prophecy_v in_o chaldea_n and_o call_v that_o his_o captivity_n as_o be_v say_v he_o make_v it_o his_o epocha_n and_o from_o thence_o begin_v the_o account_n and_o reckon_n of_o year_n in_o all_o the_o distinct_a time_n of_o his_o several_a prophecy_n throughout_o his_o book_n thus_o in_o jehojacin_n captivity_n in_o the_o v._o year_n four_o month_n five_o day_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v chap._n i._n 2_o 3._o and_o so_o continue_v on_o in_o the_o seven_o first_o chapter_n with_o some_o other_o short_a notation_n of_o time_n soon_o follow_v chap._n iii_o verse_n 15_o 22_o 27._o and_o chap._n iu._n v._n 5._o vi_o year_n six_o month_n five_o day_n 420._o day_n from_o the_o former_a time_n chap._n i._o v._n 2._o he_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o vision_n to_o jerusalem_n chap._n viii_o 1_o 2_o 3._o chap._n ix_o chap._n x._o chap._n xi_o 24._o and_o thereafter_o do_v continue_v on_o prophesy_v to_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n vii_o year_n five_o month_n ten_o day_n 335._o day_n from_o that_o time_n chap._n viii_o 1._o he_o be_v consult_v by_o the_o elder_n and_o thereupon_o prophesy_v chapter_n 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o ix_o year_n ten_o month_n ten_o day_n when_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n begin_v 2_o king_n xxv_o 1_o 2._o he_o prophesy_v chapter_n 24_o 25._o x._o year_n ten_o month_n twelve_o day_n against_o pharaoh_n and_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 1_o 17._o xi_o year_n first_o month_n though_o some_o think_v the_o five_o fifth_z day_n against_o tyrus_n chapter_n 26_o 27_o 28._o v._o 1_o 20._o zidon_n chap._n xxviii_o v._o 20_o 26._o first_o month_n seven_o day_n against_o egypt_n chapter_n xxx_o v._o 20_o 26._o three_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxi_o four_o month_n nine_o day_n the_o city_n take_v jer._n lii_o 5_o 6._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 2_o 3_o 4._o five_o month_n ten_o day_n nebuzaradan_n burn_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n jer._n lii_o 12_o 13._o xii_o year_n ten_o month_n five_o day_n the_o news_n bring_v to_o ezekiel_n and_o then_o he_o prophesy_v chap._n xxxiii_o v._o 21_o 33._o and_o chapter_n xxxiv_o xl._n twelve_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n ch_n xxxii_o 1_o 16._o fifteen_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxii_o v._o 17_o 32._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 1_o 20._o xxv_o year_n first_o month_n ten_o day_n he_o have_v that_o large_a vision_n chapter_n xl._n xlviii_o xxvii_o year_n first_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 17_o 21._o and_o chap._n xxx_o v._o 1_o 19_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v by_o chebar_v ch_n i._o 3_o 28._o in_o the_o plain_a chap._n iii_o 22_o 23._o in_o jerusalem_n ch_n viii_o 4_o and_o c._n x._o 15_o 20_o 22._o depart_v by_o degree_n chap._n viii_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o ix_o 3._o and_o chap._n x._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 18_o 19_o and_o chap._n xi_o 22_o 23._o return_v chap._n xliii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o the_o measure_v mention_v in_o the_o description_n of_o ezekiel_n visionarie_a temple_n and_o division_n of_o the_o land_n chap._n xl._n xlviii_o be_v calamus_fw-la and_o cubitus_fw-la the_o reed_n and_o the_o cubit_n the_o length_n of_o the_o reed_n be_v define_v chap._n xl._n 5._o and_o xli_o 8._o that_o of_o the_o cubit_n be_v more_o usua_o know_v add_v that_o chap._n xli_o 8._o and_o xliii_o 13._o see_v more_o of_o these_o in_o my_o annotation_n upon_o ezekiel_n xl._n 5._o among_o those_o large_a annotation_n upon_o the_o bible_n print_v anno_fw-la 1651._o by_o the_o cubit_n be_v measure_v the_o gate_n east_n north_n south_n of_o the_o exterior_a and_o of_o the_o inner_a court_n with_o their_o post_n porch_n arch_n and_o chamber_n the_o court_n and_o the_o pillar_n and_o chamber_n about_o they_o the_o table_n chamber_n of_o the_o singer_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n xl._n the_o several_a part_n place_n and_o chamber_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o separate_a place_n chap._n xli_o the_o north-chamber_n and_o south-chamber_n before_o the_o separate_a place_n ch_n xlii_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n chap._n xliii_o and_o the_o water_n chap._n xlvii_o 3._o by_o reed_n beside_o a_o few_o other_o part_n chap._n xl._n 6_o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v measure_v the_o wall_n about_o the_o outmost_a court_n five_o hundred_o reed_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n ch_z xlii_o 15_o 20._o which_o if_o literaly_n understand_v it_o make_v the_o temple_n and_o all_o holy_a building_n about_o it_o and_o the_o court_n of_o it_o to_o be_v big_a than_o solomon_n temple_n and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o it_o but_o if_o we_o understand_v by_o five_o hundred_o reed_n reed_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n that_o be_v make_v up_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n as_o tremelius_fw-la do_v and_o indeed_o the_o suburb_n of_o it_o be_v name_v to_o be_v fifty_o cubit_n â—ound_v about_o chap._n xlv_o 2._o then_o we_o shall_v bring_v that_o sacred_a visionarie_a building_n into_o a_o spacious_a yet_o reasonable_a and_o proportionable_a quantity_n but_o with_o a_o very_a harsh_a as_o it_o seem_v translation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sacred_a text._n and_o as_o for_o that_o oblation_n of_o the_o land_n offer_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o holy_a portion_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o the_o levite_n and_o that_o land_n for_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o suburb_n and_o use_v of_o it_o be_v in_o all_o 25000._o square_a mention_v neither_o reed_n nor_o cubit_n chap._n xlviii_o 20._o and_o the_o prince_n portion_n of_o land_n lie_v on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o east_n and_o west_n chap._n xlviii_o 21._o if_o we_o take_v that_o great_a square_a to_o be_v so_o many_o reed_n as_o most_o do_v with_o very_o great_a probability_n in_o this_o visionarie_a division_n we_o shall_v so_o make_v that_o visionarie_a square_n to_o be_v as_o big_a as_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n but_o if_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o cubit_n we_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o be_v about_o the_o compass_n of_o twenty_o five_o mile_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o square_n and_o so_o leave_v a_o proportionable_a quantity_n of_o land_n for_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chap._n xlviii_o stand_v upon_o thy_o foot_n set_v i_o upon_o my_o foot_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o 2._o god_n with_o the_o command_n give_v the_o power_n and_o act_n of_o performance_n and_o so_o grace_n and_o regeneration_n be_v both_o god_n fromise_n and_o work_v ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o xviii_o 31._o with_o chap._n xxxvi_o 26._o and_o chap._n xi_o 19_o land_n of_o pathros_n a_o province_n in_o egypt_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 14_o chap._n xxx_o 14._o jer_n xliv_o 1_o 15._o possess_v by_o the_o pathrusim_n or_o pathruse_n which_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o mitsraim_n or_o egyptus_n gen._n x._o 14._o 1_o chron._n i._n 12._o likely_a the_o same_o with_o thebais_n high_a and_o further_o up_o in_o the_o country_n the_o noph_n esay_n xi_o 11._o lybia_n heb._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 5_o phut_v or_o phuth_n or_o put._n these_o lybian_o be_v of_o the_o same_o race_n with_o the_o ethiopian_n gen._n x._o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 6._o seat_v in_o africa_n to_o the_o west_n of_o egypt_n lybia_n these_o be_v in_o africa_n and_o come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n and_o grandchild_n of_o cham_n gen._n x_o 6_o 13._o ger._n xlvi_o 9_o the_o lydian_n in_o asia_n or_o anatolia_n come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o esay_n lxvi_o 19_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xxx_o 5._o tehaphnehe_n or_o tahapane_n verse_n 18_o or_o tachapane_n tapanhe_n or_o tachpanche_n and_o the_o same_o as_o it_o seem_v in_o a_o contract_a form_n hanes_n or_o chanes_n
34_o 35_o 36._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 16_o 22._o james_n v._o 12._o see_v on_o matth._n xxiii_o 16_o 22._o and_o again_o though_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n the_o lord_n live_v may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o way_n of_o a_o strange_a asseveration_n only_o thus_o as_o sure_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v as_o likewise_o that_o gen._n xlii_o 15._o 1_o sam._n i._n 26._o and_o xxv_o 26._o yet_o it_o go_v often_o in_o scripture_n under_o the_o notion_n and_o name_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o 1_o sam._n xix_o 6._o jer._n v._o 2._o and_o chap._n xii_o 16._o and_o be_v here_o forbid_a because_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o name_n once_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o idolater_n as_o not_o endure_v to_o be_v join_v with_o idol_n 2_o cor._n vi_o 15._o zeph._n i._n 5._o ezek._n xx._n 39_o of_o oath_n see_v more_o in_o page_n 10_o 52_o 74._o and_o upon_o jer._n li._n 14._o and_o of_o the_o manner_n and_o ceremony_n in_o swear_v see_v gen._n xxiv_o 2._o and_o xlvii_o 29._o and_o fourteen_o 22._o exod._n vi_o 8._o exod._n xx._n 5_o 15_o 23._o dan._n xii_o 7._o apoc._n x._o 5_o 6._o and_o there_o be_v divers_a rite_n and_o gesture_n for_o it_o in_o divers_a country_n in_o all_o age_n as_o the_o rain_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 3_o as_o the_o late_a and_o former_a rain_v in_o due_a season_n be_v mention_v levit._n xxvi_o 4._o deut._n xxviii_o 12._o ezek._n xxxiv_o 26._o the_o first_o or_o former_a rain_n and_o the_o late_a rain_n be_v mention_v deut._n xi_o 14._o jer._n v._o 24._o so_o call_v in_o relation_n to_o their_o husbandry_n and_o the_o order_n thereof_o the_o former_a rain_n be_v in_o their_o seed_v time_n in_o the_o eight_o month_n part_n of_o our_o october_n and_o november_n requisite_a for_o the_o bring_n up_o of_o their_o seed_n and_o thereupon_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n rain_n esay_n xxx_o 23._o and_o that_o month_n be_v call_v bull_n from_o the_o abundance_n of_o rain_n and_o great_a shower_n then_o requisite_a and_o fall_a as_o make_v a_o deluge_n jer._n iii_o 3._o and_o this_o former_a rain_n be_v call_v yoreh_n or_o moreh_n from_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v to_o pour_v down_o the_o late_a rain_n be_v in_o the_o first_o month_n joel_n ii_o 23._o part_n of_o our_o march_n and_o april_n for_o the_o fill_n of_o the_o corn_n then_o in_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o fit_v of_o it_o for_o harvest_n whence_o this_o month_n be_v call_v abib_fw-la exod._n xiii_o 4._o which_o signify_v the_o stalk_n with_o the_o ear_n of_o corn_n their_o harvest-time_n for_o corn_n be_v common_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o two_o month_n half_a abib_fw-la or_o nisan_fw-la all_o jair_a or_o zif_n and_o half_a sivan_n and_o hereupon_o be_v those_o two_o offering_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o sheaf_n and_o of_o two_o loaf_n enjoin_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o harvest_n levit._n xxiii_o 10_o 21._o num._n xxviii_o 26._o deut._n xvi_o 9_o 10._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o zech._n x._o 1._o bread_n of_o mourner_n banquet_n at_o burial_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 4_o as_o well_o as_o bridal_n as_o of_o mirth_n the_o one_o so_o of_o consolation_n against_o mourning_n the_o other_o see_v prov._n xxxi_o 6_o 7._o jer._n xvi_o 7._o ezek._n xxiv_o 17._o matth._n ix_o 23._o memphiâ—_n verse_n 6_o in_o the_o original_a moph_n and_o thence_o with_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n memphis_n in_o esay_n and_o jermie_n name_v moph_n jer._n xliv_o 1._o and_o xlvi_o 14_o 19_o likely_a now_o that_o grand_a cairo_n the_o great_a city_n see_n esay_n xix_o 13._o ezek._n xxx_o 13._o chap._n ix_o 7._o and_o chap_n x._o 3_o 4._o do_v show_v the_o miserable_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o thing_n in_o those_o time_n be_v true_a liberality_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o and_o true_a mystica_o of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n whereupon_o the_o apostle_n do_v allude_v to_o this_o place_n and_o allege_v it_o matth._n ii_o 15._o jacob_n weep_v chapter_n xii_o verse_n 4_o in_o wrestle_v and_o make_v supplication_n to_o the_o angel_n though_o his_o weep_n be_v not_o record_v by_o moses_n the_o name_n for_o lion_n in_o hebrew_n be_v very_o many_o chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 8_o and_o distinguish_v in_o scripture_n according_a to_o their_o age_n and_o quality_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n iv_o 10_o the_o like_a be_v true_a for_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o name_n of_o gold_n see_v the_o annotatton_n on_o job_n xxviii_o 15_o 19_o i_o do_v know_v thou_o own_o thou_o as_o psal._n i._o ult_n verse_n 5_o exod._n iii_o 7._o deut._n xxxiv_o 10._o psal._n xxxi_o 7._o and_o xxxvii_o 18._o and_o cxlii_o 4._o matth._n vii_o 23._o rom._n vii_o 15._o as_o for_o that_o place_n act_v xxiii_o 5._o most_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o paul_n do_v not_o know_v ananias_n to_o be_v high_a priest_n he_o be_v so_o long_o absent_a from_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v so_o often_o change_v in_o those_o time_n joel_n joel_n preach_v to_o judah_n and_o by_o the_o matter_n and_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o rank_n wherein_o we_o find_v he_o place_v he_o seem_v to_o prophesy_v when_o hosea_n do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n uzziah_n yet_o some_o assign_v to_o he_o a_o late_a time_n upon_o those_o passage_n chap._n iii_o 1_o 9_o he_o declare_v a_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o famine_n bring_v upon_o they_o by_o a_o drought_n and_o vermin_n exhort_v to_o true_a mourn_a fast_v and_o repent_v with_o promise_n thereupon_o of_o abundant_a blessing_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a upon_o themselves_o and_o of_o god_n dreadful_a judgement_n and_o revenge_n upon_o their_o enemy_n the_o army_n and_o camp_n describe_v chap._n ii_o be_v not_o of_o the_o assyrian_n or_o babylonian_n but_o of_o those_o vermin_n god_n host_n name_v chap._n i._n 4._o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v not_o the_o place_n for_o the_o general_n judgement_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n at_o christ_n second_o come_v but_o serve_v only_o to_o note_v out_o thus_o much_o that_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v be_v visible_o in_o her_o sight_n and_o before_o her_o eye_n as_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v nigh_o the_o wall_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v between_o the_o porch_n and_o the_o altar_n the_o porch_n of_o the_o temple_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 17_o and_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a in_o the_o priest_n court_n or_o inner_a court_n where_o they_o stand_v to_o minister_v and_o officiate_v see_v ezra_n x._o 1._o and_o 1_o macc._n vii_o 38._o vision_n by_o they_o god_n of_o old_a do_v speak_v to_o man_n verse_n 28_o and_o reveal_v his_o will_n unto_o he_o job_n xxxiii_o 15._o particular_o to_o his_o prophet_n num._n xii_o 6._o hos._n xii_o 10._o ezek._n vii_o 26._o so_o to_o abraham_n to_o jacob_n to_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 1_o 15._o to_o esay_n ezekiel_n and_o other_o whence_o judea_n be_v call_v the_o valley_n of_o vision_n esay_n xxii_o 1._o and_o so_o to_o daniel_n to_o peter_n act_v x._o 19_o and_o to_o paul_n act_n xvi_o 9_o and_o xviii_o 9_o 2_o cor._n xii_o 1._o yea_o to_o balaam_n num._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n ii_o 28._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n i._n 1._o this_o whole_a text_n and_o so_o on_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v cite_v by_o saint_n peter_n act_v ii_o 16_o 21._o and_o apply_v to_o his_o present_a time_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o time_n immediate_o precede_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jewish_a polity_n their_o city_n and_o temple_n as_o be_v fulfil_v and_o complete_v then_o and_o there_o he_o show_v that_o both_o this_o effusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o likewise_o those_o wonder_n show_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n so_o particular_o mention_v have_v their_o accomplishment_n before_o that_o terrible_a day_n of_o their_o destruction_n by_o vespasian_n and_o titus_n about_o forty_o year_n after_o their_o crucify_a of_o our_o saviour_n which_o say_v great_a and_o terrible_a day_n our_o saviour_n likewise_o foretell_v and_o give_v the_o dreadful_a sign_n the_o forerunner_n of_o it_o very_o large_o in_o the_o twenty_o four_o chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v more_o special_o out_o of_o ver_fw-la 33_o 34._o vain_o therefore_o be_v this_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n apply_v to_o our_o time_n so_o far_o advance_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o patronize_v our_o new_a light_n and_o pretend_v divine_a illumination_n our_o extraordinary_a gift_n and_o inspiration_n pour_v now_o by_o the_o spirit_n on_o all_o sort_n of_o christian_n young_a and_o old_a son_n and_o daughter_n even_o to_o the_o slight_v and_o