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seem_v to_o have_v be_v miss_v ever_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o manasseh_n reign_v who_o possible_o at_o first_o endeavour_v to_o burn_v all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o this_o book_n be_v hide_v in_o some_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o some_o faithful_a priest_n that_o it_o may_v be_v preserve_v for_o future_a time_n hilkiah_n have_v find_v it_o he_o send_v it_o by_o shaphan_n the_o scribe_n unto_o the_o king_n who_o have_v hear_v it_o read_v all_o over_o to_o he_o be_v exceed_o affect_v therewith_o and_o rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o more_o especial_o as_o it_o be_v likely_a at_o those_o dreadful_a threaten_n against_o idolatry_n which_o be_v write_v in_o levit._n 26._o &_o deut._n 28._o hereupon_o he_o immediate_o send_v to_o sex_n to_o miriam_n and_o deborah_n and_o anna_n be_v all_o prophetess_n thus_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o endue_v some_o woman_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o sex_n huldah_n a_o famous_a prophetess_n who_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o suburb_n or_o second_o part_n and_o desire_v she_o to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o jeremy_n possible_o be_v not_o then_o at_o jerusalem_n but_o at_o anathoth_n for_o josiah_n hear_v those_o curse_n in_o the_o law_n denounce_v against_o idolatry_n and_o know_v how_o much_o some_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v be_v guilty_a thereof_o he_o much_o sear_v lest_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v in_o that_o book_n may_v fall_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o desire_v to_o know_v whither_o there_o may_v be_v any_o mean_n to_o pacify_v god_n wrath_n and_o prevent_v those_o judgement_n huldah_fw-mi return_v this_o answer_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o this_o place_n and_o upon_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o even_o all_o the_o curse_n write_v in_o the_o book_n which_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n have_v read_v because_o they_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o burn_v incense_n to_o other_o god_n and_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n with_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n viz._n their_o idol_n and_o altar_n therefore_o my_o wrath_n shall_v be_v kindle_v against_o this_o place_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v quench_v intimate_v the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o that_o good_a land_n but_o to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n who_o send_v you_o say_v to_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n as_o touch_v the_o word_n and_o threaten_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v read_v out_o of_o the_o book_n because_o thy_o heart_n be_v tender_a and_o soon_o move_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o my_o threaten_n and_o thou_o have_v humble_v thyself_o before_o i_o when_o thou_o hear_v what_o i_o speak_v against_o this_o place_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o that_o they_o shall_v become_v a_o desolation_n and_o a_o curse_n that_o be_v have_v the_o curse_n write_v in_o this_o book_n execute_v upon_o it_o and_o have_v rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o weep_v before_o i_o behold_v i_o will_v gather_v thou_o unto_o thy_o pious_a ancestor_n in_o heaven_n before_o these_o dreadful_a calamity_n shall_v fall_v upon_o this_o place_n and_o people_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o grave_n in_o peace_n this_o answer_n of_o huldahs_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n his_o heart_n be_v so_o affect_v with_o it_o that_o to_o prevent_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a this_o judgement_n threaten_v he_o call_v together_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n together_o with_o the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n viz._n jeremy_n baruck_n zephany_n and_o vriah_n and_o the_o people_n both_o small_a and_o great_a and_o cause_v one_o of_o the_o levite_n to_o read_v in_o their_o ear_n all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n part_n covenant_n the_o law_n be_v call_v a_o cove_n of_o it_o because_o obedience_n be_v therein_o require_v on_o the_o people_n part_n and_o a_o blessing_n thereupon_o promise_v on_o god_n part_n so_o call_v because_o it_o contain_v the_o covenant_n that_o god_n make_v with_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n see_v 1_o king_n 8.9_o and_o the_o king_n stand_v by_o the_o pillar_n on_o the_o brazen_a scaffold_n or_o on_o some_o throne_n erect_v by_o a_o pillar_n in_o the_o temple_n for_o he_o to_o stand_v upon_o at_o that_o time_n and_o there_o solemn_o make_v a_o covenant_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n to_o walk_v after_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o observe_v what_o he_o prescribe_v unto_o they_o and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n testimony_n and_o statute_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o their_o soul_n and_o to_o perform_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n write_v in_o that_o book_n and_o he_o cause_v all_o that_o be_v present_a to_o give_v their_o consent_n to_o it_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o most_o forward_o to_o engage_v themselves_o to_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n and_o do_v according_o so_o walk_v then_o the_o king_n command_v hilkiah_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v next_o unto_o he_o and_o the_o levite_n to_o bring_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n together_o temple_n josiah_n do_v begin_v to_o purge_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n of_o idol_n in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n six_o year_n before_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n be_v find_v but_o upon_o hear_v those_o dreadful_a threaten_n in_o the_o law_n against_o idolatry_n he_o now_o proceed_v further_o and_o perfect_v that_o reformation_n which_o be_v then_o begin_v therefore_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n of_o the_o chronicle_n relate_v the_o reformation_n that_o josiah_n wrought_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n add_v also_o what_o be_v do_v afterward_o when_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n be_v find_v and_o speak_v how_o he_o suppress_a idolatry_n upon_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n read_v to_o he_o he_o join_v many_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n that_o all_o his_o zealous_a act_n in_o root_a out_o idolatry_n may_v he_o relate_v together_o all_o the_o vessel_n that_o be_v make_v for_o baal_n and_o use_v in_o his_o worship_n or_o in_o the_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o grove_n or_o of_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o he_o burn_v they_o in_o the_o field_n by_o which_o the_o river_n kidron_n do_v run_v and_o carry_v the_o ash_n of_o they_o to_o bethel_n therewith_o to_o defile_v the_o prime_a seat_n of_o jeroboam_n idolatry_n these_o thing_n have_v be_v use_v by_o manasseh_n and_o amon_n but_o be_v set_v aside_o as_o it_o seem_v in_o some_o by-place_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o josiah_n time_n and_o see_v still_o they_o remain_v there_o this_o good_a king_n zeal_n will_v not_o permit_v they_o to_o be_v there_o any_o long_o and_o he_o put_v down_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n or_o chemarim_n who_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n have_v ordain_v to_o burn_v incense_n in_o high_a place_n in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o place_n round_o about_o jerusalem_n he_o put_v down_o those_o also_o who_o burn_a incense_n to_o baal_n or_o to_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o planet_n and_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o he_o bring_v out_o the_o image_n whereon_o a_o grove_n be_v engrave_v which_o it_o seem_v be_v hang_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o stamp_v it_o to_o powder_n and_o cast_v the_o dust_n thereof_o upon_o the_o grave_n of_o those_o that_o have_v worship_v idol_n and_o sacrifice_v unto_o they_o 2_o chron._n 34.4_o and_o he_o break_v down_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o sodomite_n that_o be_v in_o the_o grove_n by_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o where_o the_o woman_n weave_v hang_n for_o those_o filthy_a tent_n so_o that_o in_o that_o grove_n they_o not_o only_o worship_v idol_n but_o as_o it_o seem_v defile_v themselves_o also_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o abominable_a uncleanness_n and_o he_o bring_v all_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aaron_n and_o have_v serve_v the_o true_a god_n in_o high_a place_n out_o of_o the_o city_n where_o they_o have_v exercise_v that_o false_a worship_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o live_v there_o and_o he_o defile_v the_o high_a place_n even_o from_o geba_n the_o north_n border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n to_o beersheba_n the_o south-border_n and_o beat_v down_o their_o altar_n and_o burn_v dead_a man_n bone_n on_o they_o v._o 14._o to_o make_v they_o unclean_a and_o break_v down_o the_o high_a place_n that_o be_v erect_v at_o the_o enter_v of_o the_o gate_n by_o joshua_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n whither_o it_o seem_v many_o of_o the_o people_n use_v to_o
wife_n yea_o further_v it_o by_o suffer_v they_o to_o build_v temple_n for_o their_o idol_n and_o thus_o his_o idolatrous_a wife_n turn_v his_o heart_n from_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n which_o enjoin_v he_o to_o root_v out_o idolatry_n but_o it_o seem_v his_o carnal_a love_n to_o they_o devour_v his_o zeal_n for_o god_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o root_a it_o out_o that_o he_o permit_v it_o and_o thereupon_o be_v say_v to_o have_v follow_v suppeditavit_fw-la follow_v dicitur_fw-la secutus_fw-la deos_fw-la alienos_fw-la quod_fw-la eorum_fw-la cultum_fw-la non_fw-la repulcrit_fw-fr debuit_fw-la quatenus_fw-la vir_fw-la ab_fw-la idololatria_fw-la vxores_fw-la reprimere_fw-la quatenus_fw-la vero_fw-la rex_fw-la ditionem_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o vero_fw-la dei_fw-la cultu_fw-la retinere_fw-la horum_fw-la neutrum_fw-la praestitit_fw-la sed_fw-la uxorum_fw-la blanditiis_fw-la dilinitus_fw-la templa_fw-la &_o fana_fw-la extruxit_fw-la &_o impensas_fw-la ad_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la suppeditavit_fw-la after_o ashtaroth_n 2.13_o ashtaroth_n see_v judg._n 2.13_o the_o goddess_n of_o the_o zidonian_o and_o milcom_a 18.21_o milcom_a levit._fw-la 18.21_o or_o molech_n the_o abomination_n of_o the_o ammonite_n namely_o because_o he_o connive_v at_o the_o worship_n of_o these_o idol_n and_o to_o the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o his_o guilt_n he_o permit_v eas_fw-la permit_v v._o 7._o aedificavit_fw-la scil_n permisit_fw-la ut_fw-la vxores_fw-la aedificarent_fw-la non_fw-la increpavit_fw-la eas_fw-la a_o temple_n or_o a_o image_n or_o both_o to_o be_v build_v for_o chemosh_fw-mi 21.29_o chemosh_fw-mi numb_a 21.29_o the_o abomination_n of_o moab_n and_o for_o molech_n on_o mount_n olivet_n 23.13_o olivet_n and_o there_o it_o seem_v they_o continue_v till_o josiahs_n day_n 2_o king_n 23.13_o nigh_o unto_o jerusalem_n even_o in_o the_o very_a face_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o affront_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o though_o at_o first_o possible_o he_o grant_v this_o favour_n but_o only_o to_o two_o or_o three_o of_o his_o idolatrous_a wife_n yet_o the_o rest_n by_o degree_n so_o far_o wrought_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o gratify_v all_o of_o they_o that_o seek_v to_o he_o for_o it_o and_o undoubted_o many_o of_o the_o people_n be_v hereby_o ensnare_v and_o thus_o he_o show_v that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o so_o upright_o with_o god_n as_o his_o father_n david_n be_v for_o though_o david_n be_v guilty_a of_o many_o gross_a sin_n yet_o he_o never_o yield_v to_o any_o idolatry_n but_o keep_v the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n pure_a all_o his_o day_n and_o a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o solomon_n guilt_n it_o be_v that_o he_o turn_v from_o observe_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v in_o so_o extraordinary_a a_o manner_n twice_o appear_v to_o he_o viz._n once_o at_o gibeon_n ch._n 3.5_o and_o a_o second_o time_n at_o jerusalem_n ch._n 9.2_o and_o have_v command_v he_o particular_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o thing_n namely_o not_o to_o go_v after_o other_o go_n the_o lord_n therefore_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o for_o this_o and_o according_o he_o send_v ahiah_n the_o shilonite_n or_o some_o other_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o and_o have_v not_o keep_v my_o covenant_n 25._o covenant_n a_o covenant_n when_o apply_v to_o god_n signify_v a_o law_n appoint_v or_o enjoin_v to_o be_v keep_v and_o that_o with_o promise_n of_o reward_n to_o they_o that_o keep_v it_o and_o of_o penalty_n to_o such_o as_o transgress_v it_o deut._n 29.9_o 25._o and_o my_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o i_o will_v sure_o rend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n from_o thou_o and_o will_v give_v it_o to_o thy_o servant_n but_o i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o in_o thy_o day_n because_o of_o my_o promise_n to_o david_n thy_o father_n 2_o sam._n 7._o from_o v._o 12_o to_o 16._o but_o i_o will_v rend_v it_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o son_n and_o so_o thou_o shall_v be_v punish_v attrahant_fw-la punish_v monentur_fw-la hinc_fw-la parent_n ut_fw-la sancte_fw-la vivre_fw-fr ne_fw-la filiis_fw-la poenas_fw-la intempestive_a attrahant_fw-la in_o he_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o rend_v away_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n from_o he_o but_o will_v give_v he_o one_o 9_o one_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o one_o of_o the_o tribe_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n consider_v as_o separate_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n which_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o eminency_n be_v reckon_v apart_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n see_v 1_o sam._n 11.8_o so_o much_o also_o of_o simeon_n as_o lay_v within_o judah_n be_v comprise_v under_o judah_n see_v josh_n 19_o from_o 1_o to_o 9_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n viz._n benjamin_n beside_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n see_v 2_o chron._n 11.12_o and_o this_o i_o will_v do_v for_o 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