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ishmael_n 22_o isaac_n 8_o league_n etc._n etc._n god_n have_v foretell_v abraham_n of_o the_o egyptian_a abram_n 109_o ishmael_n 23_o isaac_n 9_o affliction_n and_o his_o affliction_n begin_v first_o by_o a_o egyptian_a abram_z 110_o ishmael_n 24_o isaac_n 10_o namely_o by_o hagar_n and_o her_o son_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o abram_n 111_o ishmael_n 25_o isaac_n 11_o a_o double_a space_n of_o his_o seed_n sojourn_v in_o a_o land_n not_o abram_n 112_o ishmael_n 26_o isaac_n 12_o they_o viz._n 400_o year_n chap._n 15._o 13._o which_o be_v from_o abram_n 113_o ishmael_n 27_o isaac_n 13_o ismaels_n mock_v to_o their_o delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o abram_n 114_o ishmael_n 28_o isaac_n 14_o 430_o year_n exod._n 12._o 40._o which_o be_v from_o the_o promise_n abram_n 115_o ishmael_n 29_o isaac_n 15_o give_v to_o abram_n gen._n 17._o 1._o to_o their_o delivery_n gal._n 3._o 17._o abram_n 116_o ishmael_n 30_o isaac_n 16_o abraham_n consecrate_v a_o grove_n at_o beersheba_n that_o he_o abram_n 117_o ishmael_n 31_o isaac_n 17_o might_n have_v hallow_v wood_n for_o his_o sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o holy_a fire_n see_v chap._n 21._o 7._o he_o have_v have_v fire_n from_o heaven_n at_o some_o time_n upon_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o he_o preserve_v it_o world_n 2126_o sem_fw-mi 568_o salah_n 433_o eber_n 403_o abram_n 118_o ishmael_n 32_o isaac_n 18_o salah_n or_o shelah_n die_v be_v 433_o year_n old_a read_v gen._n 11._o 14_o 15._o abram_n 119_o ishmael_n 33_o isaac_n 19_o there_o be_v a_o good_a space_n of_o time_n pass_v over_o in_o silence_n abram_n 120_o ishmael_n 34_o isaac_n 20_o concern_v isaac_n for_o from_o the_o time_n of_o ismaels_n mock_v abram_n 121_o ishmael_n 35_o isaac_n 21_o which_o be_v at_o his_o five_o year_n till_o the_o time_n of_o his_o offering_n abram_n 122_o ishmael_n 36_o isaac_n 22_o up_o in_o a_o figure_n which_o be_v at_o his_o thirty_o three_o as_o abram_z 123_o ishmael_n 37_o isaac_n 23_o may_v be_v conceive_v there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o he_o for_o as_o abram_n 124_o ishmael_n 38_o isaac_n 24_o yet_o the_o story_n most_o especial_o follow_v the_o act_n of_o abraham_n abram_n 125_o ishmael_n 39_o isaac_n 25_o now_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o as_o the_o offering_n up_o of_o abram_n 126_o ishmael_n 40_o isaac_n 26_o isaac_n be_v so_o plain_a and_o perfect_a a_o figure_n of_o the_o offering_n up_o abram_n 127_o ishmael_n 41_o isaac_n 27_o of_o christ_n in_o other_o thing_n so_o also_o that_o these_o two_o thing_n the_o type_n and_o antitype_n do_v agree_v in_o the_o time_n and_o that_o isaac_n be_v offer_v when_o he_o be_v two_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o a_o half_a old_a or_o three_o and_o thirty_o current_n which_o be_v the_o age_n abraham_n 128_o ishmael_n 42_o isaac_n 28_o of_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o be_v crucify_v and_o the_o like_a concurrence_n abraham_n 129_o ishmael_n 43_o isaac_n 29_o and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n may_v be_v also_o well_o abraham_n 130_o ishmael_n 44_o isaac_n 30_o conceive_v of_o abel_n at_o his_o death_n who_o murder_v by_o his_o brother_n abraham_n 131_o ishmael_n 45_o isaac_n 31_o typify_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o isaac_n do_v sacrifice_v by_o abraham_n 132_o ishmael_n 46_o isaac_n 32_o his_o father_n chap._n xxii_o abraham_n 133_o ishmael_n 47_o isaac_n 33_o isaac_n probable_o offer_v up_o this_o year_n the_o mount_n moriah_n abraham_n 134_o ishmael_n 48_o isaac_n 34_o ver._n 2._o the_o three_o day_n ver._n 4._o his_o first_o bear_v the_o abraham_n 135_o ishmael_n 49_o isaac_n 35_o wood_n and_o then_o the_o wood_n bear_v he_o vers._n 6_o 9_o his_fw-la abraham_n 136_o ishmael_n 50_o isaac_n 36_o being_n bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n vers._n 9_o do_v call_v we_o to_o remember_v such_o circumstance_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ._n chap._n xxiii_o world_n 2145_o sem_fw-mi 587_o eber_n 422_o abraham_n 137_o ishmael_n 51_o isaac_n 37_o sarah_n die_v be_v 127_o year_n old_a the_o only_a woman_n abraham_n 138_o ishmael_n 52_o isaac_n 38_o who_o age_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n a_o burial_n place_n be_v abraham_n 139_o ishmael_n 53_o isaac_n 39_o the_o first_o land_n that_o abraham_n have_v in_o canaan_n chap._n xxiv_o &_o xxv_o to_o verse_n 7._o and_o 1_o chron._n 1._o vers._n 32_o 33._o world_n 2148_o sem_fw-mi 590_o eber_n 425_o abraham_n 140_o ishmael_n 54_o isaac_n 40_o isaac_n be_v marry_v to_o rebeccah_n abraham_n after_o sarahs_n abraham_n 141_o ishmael_n 55_o isaac_n 41_o death_n marry_v keturah_n and_o have_v divers_a child_n by_o abraham_n 142_o ishmael_n 56_o isaac_n 42_o her_n those_o child_n when_o they_o come_v to_o age_n he_o send_v abraham_n 143_o ishmael_n 57_o isaac_n 43_o away_o into_o those_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o in_o arabia_n abraham_n 144_o ishmael_n 58_o isaac_n 44_o which_o kedarlaomer_n and_o the_o king_n with_o he_o have_v conquer_v abraham_n 145_o ishmael_n 59_o isaac_n 45_o and_o by_o the_o conquest_n of_o they_o they_o descend_v to_o abraham_n abraham_n 146_o ishmael_n 60_o isaac_n 46_o there_o these_o son_n of_o his_o grow_v into_o nation_n and_o become_v continual_a abraham_n 147_o ishmael_n 61_o isaac_n 47_o enemy_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o israel_n though_o abraham_n be_v abraham_n 148_o ishmael_n 62_o isaac_n 48_o very_a old_a at_o sarahs_n death_n be_v 137_o year_n old_a then_o yet_o be_v abraham_n 149_o ishmael_n 63_o isaac_n 49_o he_o not_o past_o the_o strength_n of_o generation_n through_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o promise_n i_o will_v multiply_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o great_a wonder_n of_o isaac_n birth_n be_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o old_a barren_a woman_n world_n 2158_o sem_fw-mi 600_o eber_n 435_o abraham_n 150_o ishmael_n 64_o isaac_n 50_o sem_fw-mi die_v be_v 600_o year_n old_a read_v gen._n 11._o 11._o the_o abraham_n 151_o ishmael_n 65_o isaac_n 51_o same_o be_v melchisedech_n the_o only_a man_n in_o the_o world_n great_a abraham_n 152_o ishmael_n 66_o isaac_n 52_o then_o abraham_n for_o though_o eber_n and_o arphaxad_n and_o the_o abraham_n 153_o ishmael_n 67_o isaac_n 53_o other_o patriarch_n have_v this_o dignity_n above_o abraham_n that_o they_o abraham_n 154_o ishmael_n 68_o isaac_n 54_o be_v his_o father_n yet_o he_o be_v dignify_v above_o they_o all_o in_o abraham_n 155_o ishmael_n 69_o isaac_n 55_o this_o that_o he_o have_v the_o singular_a and_o glorious_a promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n 156_o ishmael_n 70_o isaac_n 56_o he_o which_o be_v not_o make_v to_o any_o of_o they_o but_o only_a sem_fw-mi abraham_n 157_o ishmael_n 71_o isaac_n 57_o sem_fw-mi see_v the_o two_o great_a misery_n of_o the_o world_n the_o flood_n abraham_n 158_o ishmael_n 72_o isaac_n 58_o and_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n but_o he_o see_v comfort_n in_o abraham_n abraham_n 159_o ishmael_n 73_o isaac_n 59_o and_o isaac_n he_o live_v as_o many_o year_n after_o abraham_n come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o abraham_n be_v old_a when_o he_o come_v thither_o namely_o 75_o year_n chap._n xxv_o ver._n 11._o and_o from_o ver._n 19_o to_o the_o end_n world_n 2168_o eber_n 445_o abraham_n 160_o ishmael_n 74_o isaac_n 60_o jacob_n and_o esau_n bear_v first_o he_o that_o be_v natural_a abraham_n 161_o ishmael_n 75_o isaac_n 61_o jacob_n 1_o and_o then_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a these_o child_n abraham_n 162_o ishmael_n 75_o isaac_n 61_o jacob_n 2_o strive_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o rebeccah_n inquire_v after_o the_o abraham_n 163_o ishmael_n 77_o isaac_n 63_o jacob_n 3_o cause_n and_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o oracle_n it_o be_v like_a by_o abraham_n abraham_n 164_o ishmael_n 78_o isaac_n 64_o jacob_n 4_o oracle_n at_o beersheba_n resolve_v she_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o abraham_n 165_o ishmael_n 79_o isaac_n 65_o jacob_n 5_o child_n and_o of_o the_o nation_n that_o shall_v descend_v of_o abraham_n 166_o ishmael_n 80_o isaac_n 66_o jacob_n 6_o they_o esau_n be_v bear_v all_o hairy_a over_o like_o a_o kid_n a_o strange_a abraham_n 167_o ishmael_n 81_o isaac_n 67_o jacob_n 7_o birth_n and_o he_o be_v therefore_o name_v esau_n that_o be_v make_v abraham_n 168_o ishmael_n 82_o isaac_n 68_o jacob_n 8_o for_o he_o have_v his_o beard_n and_o his_o pubes_fw-la now_o even_o from_o the_o abraham_n 169_o ishmael_n 83_o isaac_n 69_o jacob_n 9_o birth_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o mature_a man_n the_o story_n be_v abraham_n 170_o ishmael_n 84_o isaac_n 70_o jacob_n 10_o now_o to_o fall_v upon_o the_o act_n of_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o chapter_n it_o conclude_v the_o story_n of_o abraham_n and_o ishmael_n reckon_v up_o the_o term_n of_o their_o life_n and_o mention_v their_o death_n by_o anticipation_n the_o reader_n abrah_n 171_o ishmael_n 85_o isaac_n 71_o jacob_n 11_o will_n ready_o reduce_v the_o text_n that_o mention_v these_o to_o abrah_n
go_v from_o his_o brethren_n at_o shechem_n and_o marry_v isaac_n 161_o jacob_n 101_o joseph_n 10_o er_fw-mi bear_v to_o judah_n isaac_n 162_o jacob_n 102_o joseph_n 11_o onan_n bear_v to_o judah_n isaac_n 163_o jacob_n 103_o joseph_n 12_o shelah_n bear_v to_o judah_n judah_n be_v now_o resident_a at_o chezib_n near_o the_o border_n of_o the_o philistines_n observe_v these_o particular_n concern_v judah_n 1._o that_o he_o be_v but_o three_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a at_o their_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n 2._o that_o his_o son_n pharez_n have_v then_o two_o son_n gen._n 46._o 12._o 3._o observe_v the_o story_n of_o er_fw-mi onan_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o pharez_n and_o then_o guess_v how_o very_a young_a judah_n be_v when_o he_o have_v his_o first_o child_n these_o story_n of_o his_o marriage_n and_o birth_n of_o his_o child_n be_v lay_v after_o the_o story_n of_o the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n though_o they_o be_v before_o because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v handle_v all_o judah_n story_n together_o now_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n in_o that_o chapter_n that_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o joseph_n sale_n and_o be_v lay_v there_o in_o their_o proper_a order_n and_o so_o these_o be_v lay_v with_o they_o that_o all_o that_o story_n may_v be_v take_v up_o at_o once_o chap._n xxxiv_o isaac_n 164_o jacob_n 104_o joseph_n 13_o dinah_n ravish_v give_v cause_n of_o tear_n to_o the_o tender_a eye_n of_o her_o mother_n leah_n this_o be_v the_o first_o miscarriage_n in_o jacob_n house_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o lord_n overtake_v he_o with_o some_o scourge_n when_o he_o be_v so_o slack_a to_o purge_v his_o family_n and_o to_o pay_v his_o vow_n it_o be_v now_o seven_o or_o eight_o year_n since_o the_o lord_n bring_v he_o back_o from_o haran_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o think_v of_o the_o vow_n that_o he_o make_v when_o he_o go_v thither_o circumcision_n grow_v deadly_a to_o the_o sichemite_n chap._n xxxv_o from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 28._o isaac_n 165_o jacob_n 105_o joseph_n 14_o now_o it_o be_v time_n for_o jacob_n to_o pay_v his_o vow_n and_o to_o purge_v his_o isaac_n 166_o jacob_n 106_o joseph_n 15_o house_n from_o idol_n when_o he_o have_v neglect_v it_o so_o long_o and_o when_o isaac_n 167_o jacob_n 107_o joseph_n 16_o so_o sad_a a_o dysaster_n be_v befall_v he_o in_o his_o family_n the_o lord_n therefore_o command_v he_o to_o bethel_n where_o his_o vow_n have_v be_v make_v and_o there_o he_o buri_v all_o his_o family_n idol_n under_o a_o oak_n and_o admit_v the_o proselyte_n of_o shechem_n and_o syria_n into_o his_o religion_n by_o baptism_n for_o circumcision_n be_v become_v deadly_a before_o their_o eye_n he_o buri_v deborah_n at_o shechem_n have_v a_o vision_n and_o set_v up_o a_o pillar_n he_o make_v thence_o for_o hebron_n have_v benjamin_n bear_v by_o the_o way_n and_o buri_v rachel_n beside_o bethlehem_n and_o have_v bilhah_n defile_v by_o reuben_n and_o at_o length_n he_o come_v up_o to_o hebron_n to_o his_o father_n isaac_n when_o he_o have_v now_o be_v thirty_o year_n absent_a from_o he_o chap._n xxxvi_o &_o 1_o chron._n 1._o ver_fw-la 34._o to_o the_o end_n the_o thirty_o and_o six_o chapter_n do_v very_o proper_o come_v next_o after_o these_o story_n for_o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v relate_v the_o story_n of_o jacob_n hitherto_o and_o be_v now_o to_o fall_v upon_o the_o story_n of_o joseph_n he_o do_v first_o dispatch_v the_o story_n of_o esau_n he_o have_v reckon_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n immediate_o before_o and_o now_o he_o come_v to_o reckon_v up_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n that_o the_o blessing_n of_o isaac_n upon_o esau_n may_v be_v observe_v how_o it_o take_v place_n observe_v in_o this_o genealogy_n of_o esau_n and_o seir_n beside_o the_o change_n of_o the_o name_n of_o esau_n wife_n 1._o that_o esau_n marry_v aholibamah_n the_o great_a grandchild_n of_o seir_n the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n the_o son_n of_o zibeon_n the_o son_n of_o seir_n ver_fw-la 20_o 24_o 25._o whereas_o eliphaz_n the_o son_n of_o esau_n marry_v timnah_n seir_n immediate_a daughter_n ver_fw-la 20_o 22._o and_o so_o the_o father_n wife_n be_v of_o the_o three_o generation_n after_o the_o son_n 2._o that_o timna_n the_o concubine_n of_o eliphaz_n be_v reckon_v as_o his_o son_n 1_o chron._n 1._o 36._o 3._o that_o there_o be_v a_o duke_n korah_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o eliphaz_n in_o aftertime_n whereas_o eliphaz_n have_v no_o immediate_a son_n of_o that_o name_n compare_v ver_fw-la 11._o with_o ver_fw-la 16._o 4._o that_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n and_o his_o cattle_n and_o go_v into_o the_o country_n from_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n jacob_n ver_fw-la 6._o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o he_o do_v this_o to_o make_v room_n for_o jacob_n against_o he_o shall_v come_v from_o haran_n for_o when_o he_o go_v thither_o he_o leave_v esau_n in_o canaan_n and_o when_o he_o come_v thence_o he_o find_v he_o in_o seir._n chap._n xxxvii_o world_n 2276_o isaac_n 168_o jacob_n 108_o joseph_n 17_o joseph_n sell_v he_o be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a ver_fw-la 2._o the_o 36_o chapter_n handle_v the_o story_n of_o esau_n the_o hater_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o that_o lose_v his_o birthright_n by_o his_o own_o fault_n now_o this_o 37_o chapter_n come_v and_o handle_v the_o story_n of_o joseph_n the_o hate_a of_o his_o brethren_n and_o he_o that_o obtain_v the_o birthright_n by_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o reuben_n have_v forfeit_v his_o birthright_n about_o a_o year_n or_o two_o ago_o by_o lie_v with_o his_o father_n wife_n and_o now_o jacob_n devolve_v the_o birthright_n upon_o joseph_n and_o make_v he_o a_o part-coloured_n coat_n as_o the_o badge_n of_o it_o for_o this_o love_n of_o jacob_n to_o he_o and_o for_o this_o privilege_n confer_v upon_o he_o his_o brethren_n hate_v he_o and_o for_o his_o dream_n their_o hate_n increase_v that_o they_o sell_v he_o his_o father_n first_o set_v he_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n with_o his_o brethren_n but_o the_o son_n of_o the_o very_a handmaid_n make_v 2._o make_v make_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vers._n 2._o a_o servant_n of_o he_o then_o his_o father_n send_v he_o to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n at_o their_o flock_n at_o shechem_n but_o there_o the_o amorite_n have_v take_v possession_n upon_o jacob_n departure_n and_o they_o after_o shechems_n slaughter_n so_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o go_v for_o pasture_n at_o dothan_n there_o joseph_n find_v they_o and_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o judah_n as_o christ_n by_o the_o villainy_n of_o judas_n he_o be_v sell_v to_o medanites_n midianites_n and_o ismaelite_n for_o by_o all_o these_o name_n be_v the_o merchant_n that_o bring_v he_o name_v for_o these_o people_n live_v so_o promiscuous_o together_o that_o any_o of_o they_o do_v indifferent_o bear_v any_o of_o these_o name_n jacob_n be_v now_o deceive_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o kid_n in_o stead_n of_o joseph_n as_o he_o have_v deceive_v his_o father_n with_o the_o flesh_n and_o skin_n of_o a_o kid_n in_o stead_n of_o venison_n and_o his_o own_o skin_n joseph_n be_v sell_v to_o potiphar_n chap._n thirty-nine_o isaac_n 169_o jacob_n 109_o joseph_n 18_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n be_v prosperous_a in_o his_o master_n house_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v isaac_n 170_o jacob_n 110_o joseph_n 19_o with_o he_o his_o master_n intru_v he_o with_o all_o that_o he_o have_v his_o isaac_n 171_o jacob_n 111_o joseph_n 20_o black-moor_n mistress_n lust_a after_o his_o beauty_n cause_v his_o misery_n she_o isaac_n 172_o jacob_n 112_o joseph_n 21_o cloak_n her_o villainy_n under_o his_o coat_n the_o show_v of_o his_o coat_n have_v before_o cause_v his_o father_n sorrow_n and_o now_o it_o do_v his_o own_o here_o the_o chastity_n of_o joseph_n now_o the_o first-born_a shame_v the_o unchastity_n of_o reuben_n the_o first-born_a before_o the_o one_o deny_v his_o mistress_n the_o other_o solicit_v his_o father_n wife_n chap._n xxxviii_o from_o ver_fw-la 6._o to_o the_o end_n isaac_n 173_o jacob_n 113_o joseph_n 22_o er_o and_o onan_n about_o this_o time_n miscarry_v and_o judah_n himself_o not_o isaac_n 174_o jacob_n 114_o joseph_n 23_o very_o long_o after_o incestuate_v his_o own_o daughter-in-law_n of_o which_o isaac_n 175_o jacob_n 115_o joseph_n 24_o incest_n pharez_n be_v beget_v yet_o a_o father_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o isaac_n 176_o jacob_n 116_o joseph_n 25_o flesh_n the_o story_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o judah_n be_v lay_v present_o after_o isaac_n 177_o jacob_n 117_o joseph_n 26_o the_o story_n of_o the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n though_o some_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o isaac_n 178_o jacob_n 118_o joseph_n 27_o come_n to_o pass_v a_o long_a time_n before_o
as_o they_o will_v make_v he_o chap._n 31._o then_o elihu_n the_o penman_n undertake_v to_o moderate_v but_o incline_v to_o the_o same_o misprision_n with_o the_o other_o the_o lord_n himself_o convince_v they_o all_o of_o the_o uprightness_n of_o job_n which_o no_o argument_n of_o job_n can_v do_v and_o this_o not_o only_o by_o a_o oracle_n from_o heaven_n but_o also_o by_o job_n revive_v prosperity_n wherein_o every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v lose_v be_v restore_v double_a to_o he_o but_o only_o his_o child_n which_o though_o they_o die_v yet_o be_v not_o lose_v his_o year_n be_v double_v for_o he_o live_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o his_o trouble_n and_o so_o be_v seventy_o year_n old_a when_o his_o trouble_n come_v and_o die_v two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a the_o long_a liver_n bear_v since_o terah_n chap._n ii_o to_o ver._n 11._o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 341_o israel_n affliction_n increase_v upon_o they_o the_o cruel_a king_n of_o egypt_n command_v year_n of_o the_o promise_n 342_o all_o the_o male_a child_n to_o be_v slay_v miriam_n be_v bear_v not_o far_o from_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 343_o this_o time_n she_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v and_o watch_n moses_n when_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 344_o river_n her_o name_n signify_v bitterness_n and_o rebellion_n both_o and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v year_n of_o the_o promise_n 345_o doubt_v but_o holy_a amram_n when_o he_o give_v her_o name_n have_v regard_n to_o that_o sad_a year_n of_o the_o promise_n 346_o cause_n and_o effect_n of_o which_o they_o have_v so_o great_a cause_n to_o be_v sensible_a miriam_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 347_o be_v a_o prophetess_n exod._n 15._o 20._o micah_n 6._o 4._o world_n 2431_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 348_o aaron_z bear_v a_o saint_n of_o the_o lord_n psal._n 106._o 16._o his_o name_n sound_v year_n of_o the_o promise_n 349_o both_o of_o sorrow_n and_o joy_n as_o the_o tenor_n of_o psal._n 88_o 89._o make_v in_o these_o affliction_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 350_o do_v world_n 2433_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 351_o moses_n 1_o moses_n bear_v supernatural_o his_o mother_n be_v exceed_v old_a at_o his_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 352_o moses_n 2_o birth_n she_o be_v his_o father_n own_o aunt_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n so_o be_v moses_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 353_o moses_n 3_o a_o levite_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n he_o be_v preserve_v in_o a_o ark_n like_o a_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 354_o moses_n 4_o second_o noah_n his_o mother_n be_v pay_v for_o nurse_v she_o own_o child_n he_o be_v adopt_v year_n of_o the_o promise_n 355_o moses_n 5_o by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n for_o her_o own_o son_n and_o so_o the_o king_n be_v his_o nurse_n father_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 356_o moses_n 6_o and_o the_o queen_n his_o nurse_n mother_n and_o in_o this_o do_v moses_n typify_v year_n of_o the_o promise_n 357_o moses_n 7_o christ_n that_o his_o true_a father_n be_v unknown_a to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o he_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 358_o moses_n 8_o repute_a the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o the_o true_a father_n of_o christ_n unknown_a to_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 359_o moses_n 9_o the_o jew_n and_o he_o repute_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 360_o moses_n 10_o moses_n be_v educate_v and_o learn_v in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 361_o moses_n 11_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 362_o moses_n 12_o act_n 7._o 22._o stephen_n speak_v this_o from_o necessary_a consequence_n not_o have_v year_n of_o the_o promise_n 363_o moses_n 13_o express_a text_n for_o it_o for_o it_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o adopt_a year_n of_o the_o promise_n 364_o moses_n 14_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 365_o moses_n 15_o son_n of_o a_o king_n and_o of_o a_o king_n of_o egypt_n which_o nation_n be_v exceed_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 366_o moses_n 16_o give_v to_o learning_n and_o study_n job_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o probable_o out-liveth_a year_n of_o the_o promise_n 367_o moses_n 17_o moses_n in_o the_o read_n of_o his_o book_n it_o may_v be_v advantageous_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 368_o moses_n 18_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 369_o moses_n 19_o reader_n to_o observe_v how_o in_o very_o many_o place_n it_o touch_v upon_o the_o history_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 370_o moses_n 20_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 371_o moses_n 21_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n though_o that_o book_n be_v not_o then_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 372_o moses_n 22_o write_v the_o creation_n be_v handle_v chap._n 38._o the_o first_o adam_n mention_v year_n of_o the_o promise_n 373_o moses_n 23_o chap._n 15._o 7._o the_o fall_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n chap._n 4._o 20._o &_o 5._o 2._o the_o miserable_a year_n of_o the_o promise_n 374_o moses_n 24_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 375_o moses_n 25_o case_n of_o cain_n that_o be_v hedge_v in_o that_o he_o can_v not_o die_v chap._n 3._o 21._o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 376_o moses_n 26_o the_o old_a world_n and_o the_o flood_n chap._n 22._o 6._o the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n chap._n 3._o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 377_o moses_n 27_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 378_o moses_n 28_o 15._o &_o 5._o 13._o the_o fire_n of_o sedom_n chap._n 20._o 23_o 26._o and_o divers_a such_o reference_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 379_o moses_n 29_o may_v be_v observe_v which_o be_v close_o touch_v in_o the_o book_n which_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 380_o moses_n 30_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 381_o moses_n 31_o they_o come_v to_o know_v partly_o by_o tradition_n partly_o by_o live_v so_o near_o the_o hebrew_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 382_o moses_n 32_o and_o the_o place_n where_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v and_o partly_o by_o revelation_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 383_o moses_n 33_o as_o chap._n 4._o 12._o &_o 38._o 1_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 384_o moses_n 34_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 385_o moses_n 35_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o book_n before_o and_o after_o the_o speech_n of_o job_n and_o his_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 386_o moses_n 36_o friend_n often_o use_v the_o name_n jehovah_n but_o in_o all_o the_o speech_n never_o but_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 387_o moses_n 37_o once_o and_o that_o be_v in_o chap._n 12._o 10._o speak_v there_o of_o god_n give_v the_o creature_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 388_o moses_n 38_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 389_o moses_n 39_o his_o being_n chap._n ii_o from_o ver._n 11._o to_o the_o end_n world_n 2473_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 390_o moses_n 40_o moses_n by_o faith_n at_o forty_o year_n old_a act_v 7._o 23._o refuse_v the_o court_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 391_o moses_n 41_o visit_v his_o brethren_n slay_v a_o egyptian_a flee_v into_o midian_a year_n of_o the_o promise_n 392_o moses_n 42_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 393_o moses_n 43_o heb._n 11._o 24_o 25_o 26._o by_o faith_n moses_n refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 394_o moses_n 44_o daughter_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 395_o moses_n 45_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 396_o moses_n 46_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 397_o moses_n 47_o great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n for_o he_o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o recompense_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 398_o moses_n 48_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 399_o moses_n 49_o of_o the_o reward_n in_o midian_a he_o marry_v zipporah_n and_o have_v a_o son_n by_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 400_o moses_n 50_o her_o who_o he_o call_v gershom_n which_o signify_v a_o desolate_a stranger_n because_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 401_o moses_n 51_o of_o his_o remote_a residence_n from_o his_o own_o people_n in_o a_o foreign_a land_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 402_o moses_n 52_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 403_o moses_n 53_o israel_n be_v not_o yet_o thorough_o humble_v under_o their_o affliction_n and_o therefore_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 404_o moses_n 54_o it_o be_v but_o just_a they_o shall_v continue_v under_o it_o they_o refuse_v the_o deliverer_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 405_o moses_n 55_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 406_o moses_n 56_o when_o he_o offer_v himself_o unto_o they_o with_o who_o make_v thou_o a_o prince_n year_n of_o the_o promise_n 407_o moses_n 57_o and_o a_o ruler_n over_o we_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v but_o answer_v according_a to_o year_n of_o the_o
darius_n and_o their_o astyages_n be_v all_o one_o and_o that_o darius_n because_o of_o his_o grand-fathership_a do_v bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o royalty_n though_o cyrus_n in_o this_o conquest_n have_v equal_a share_n with_o he_o and_o be_v for_o other_o victory_n a_o conqueror_n beyond_o he_o not_o to_o insist_v upon_o those_o mixture_n of_o fabulousness_n that_o the_o heathen_n have_v invent_v for_o the_o inhance_a of_o the_o credit_n of_o cyrus_n as_o they_o be_v use_v to_o do_v about_o man_n that_o be_v the_o first_o raiser_n of_o a_o kingdom_n as_o that_o his_o grandfather_n astyages_n deliver_v he_o to_o harpagus_n a_o noble_a man_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v to_o be_v make_v away_o that_o harpagus_n afraid_a of_o such_o a_o fact_n deliver_v he_o to_o the_o king_n chief_a shepherd_n for_o such_o a_o purpose_n that_o he_o lay_v and_o leave_v the_o infant_n in_o a_o wood_n that_o it_o be_v there_o nourish_v by_o a_o bitch_n that_o the_o shepherd_n wife_n take_v it_o home_o and_o nurse_v it_o and_o expose_v a_o infant_n of_o her_o own_o instead_o of_o it_o etc._n etc._n to_o omit_v these_o thing_n which_o be_v invent_v only_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n we_o may_v safe_o take_v up_o that_o relation_n which_o be_v unanimous_o give_v by_o all_o their_o historian_n and_o in_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o flattery_n at_o all_o suspect_v and_o that_o be_v of_o the_o pedigree_n and_o descent_n of_o cyrus_n and_o the_o name_n and_o quality_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o so_o they_o give_v he_o for_o the_o son_n of_o cambyses_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o of_o mandane_n the_o daughter_n and_o only_a child_n of_o astyages_n king_n of_o media_n and_o so_o be_v he_o heir_n to_o both_o the_o kingdom_n now_o upon_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n darius_n or_o astyages_n plat-form_n the_o government_n of_o that_o monarchy_n under_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o governor_n in_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o province_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o and_o above_o these_o he_o set_v a_o triumvirate_n or_o three_o prince_n to_o be_v supervisor_n to_o they_o and_o to_o take_v their_o account_n both_o of_o tribute_n and_o affair_n daniel_n knownness_n in_o babylon_n which_o be_v new_o take_v for_o his_o divine_a and_o wonderful_a wisdom_n and_o spirit_n bring_v he_o to_o be_v one_o of_o these_o three_o and_o that_o promotion_n and_o his_o singular_a carriage_n in_o it_o bring_v he_o into_o envy_n and_o that_o into_o the_o lion_n den_n etc._n etc._n this_o occurrence_n may_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v be_v present_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o babel_n even_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o year_n upon_o these_o ground_n 1._o because_o darius_n it_o be_v like_a will_v form_v the_o government_n of_o his_o monarchy_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v it_o and_o daniel_n will_v not_o be_v long_o unenvied_a when_o promote_v 2._o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o darius_n reign_v but_o a_o little_a beyond_o this_o year_n 3._o the_o writing_n of_o this_o chapter_n in_o the_o chaldee_n tongue_n may_v be_v some_o argument_n that_o this_o occurrence_n befall_v daniel_n while_o he_o be_v in_o chaldea_n daniel_n viii_o the_o first_o and_o second_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n plain_o show_v that_o belshazzar_n reign_v but_o three_o year_n for_o it_o tell_v that_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n daniel_n be_v in_o shushan_n the_o royal_a city_n of_o persia._n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o he_o be_v there_o in_o belshazzar_n life_n time_n for_o his_o preferment_n and_o residence_n be_v in_o babylon_n till_o babylon_n fall_v but_o his_o come_n thither_o be_v by_o the_o transport_v of_o he_o thither_o by_o the_o persian_a monarch_n after_o he_o have_v conquer_v babylon_n who_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o vers_n 27._o have_v prefer_v he_o there_o and_o interest_v he_o in_o the_o king_n employment_n this_o be_v call_v the_o three_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n purposely_o that_o we_o 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with_o thy_o eye_n from_o hence_o they_o have_v appoint_v to_o make_v a_o honourable_a chair_n for_o elias_n who_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n thus_o kimch_o on_o mal._n 3._o 1._o of_o this_o matter_n and_o of_o the_o jew_n present_a expectation_n of_o elias_n at_o every_o circumcision_n learned_a buxtorfius_n give_v a_o ample_a relation_n in_o his_o synagoga_fw-la judaica_n cap._n 2._o on_o the_o eight_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n say_v he_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o circumcision_n be_v due_o prepare_v and_o first_o of_o all_o two_o seat_n be_v set_v or_o one_o seat_n so_o make_v as_o that_o two_o may_v sit_v one_o by_o another_o in_o it_o cover_v with_o rich_a cover_n or_o cushion_n according_a as_o every_o one_o state_n will_v bear_v in_o the_o one_o of_o these_o seat_n when_o the_o child_n come_v to_o be_v circumcise_v sit_v the_o sponsor_n or_o godfather_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o other_o seat_n be_v set_v for_o elias_n for_o 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as_o if_o he_o desire_v to_o make_v himself_o the_o head_n of_o a_o party_n no_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o honour_n from_o man_n that_o i_o look_v after_o but_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o to_o approve_v myself_o to_o he_o etc._n etc._n vers._n 42._o but_o i_o know_v you_o that_o you_o have_v not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o you_o there_o need_v no_o much_o curious_a insist_v upon_o the_o manner_n of_o expression_n whether_o to_o take_v the_o verse_n as_o it_o lie_v verbatim_o before_o we_o or_o to_o make_v only_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o as_o some_o do_v i_o know_v that_o you_o have_v not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o you_o to_o take_v it_o either_o way_n it_o be_v very_o sharp_a and_o cut_a and_o carry_v a_o smart_n and_o a_o sad_a but_o a_o most_o deserve_a censure_n in_o it_o compare_n exod._n 3._o 19_o revel_v 2._o 2_o 7._o 13._o 19_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 2._o 25._o etc._n etc._n the_o juncture_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o former_a for_o the_o word_n but_o relate_v 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24._o 24._o as_o to_o omit_v all_o other_o instance_n rabbi_n akibah_n the_o very_a head_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n in_o his_o time_n become_v even_o armour-bearer_n to_o ben_n cozba_fw-la a_o false_a pretend_a messiah_n who_o draw_v many_o thousand_o into_o error_n and_o ruin_n in_o the_o time_n of_o adrian_n 3._o he_o show_v that_o their_o principle_n carry_v they_o necessary_o to_o despise_v those_o that_o be_v send_v of_o god_n and_o to_o embrace_v they_o that_o come_v in_o their_o own_o name_n because_o they_o look_v after_o and_o regard_v humane_a glory_n and_o upon_o this_o point_n our_o saviour_n christ_n differ_v from_o all_o false_a prophet_n and_o false_a christ_n that_o have_v appear_v either_o before_o or_o after_o he_o because_o he_o seek_v not_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n the_o false_a cheat_n that_o come_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n even_o as_o he_o do_v and_o yet_o he_o say_v they_o come_v in_o their_o own_o name_n because_o they_o seek_v their_o own_o glory_n and_o worldly_a advancement_n which_o he_o do_v not_o ben_fw-mi cozba_fw-la make_v war_n obtain_v great_a victory_n stamp_a coin_n in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o look_v only_o after_o worldly_a pompousness_n but_o our_o saviour_n come_v poor_a and_o lowly_a seek_v nothing_o of_o this_o world_n and_o ascribe_v all_o he_o do_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o he_o that_o send_v he_o vers._n 44._o how_o can_v you_o believe_v which_o receive_v honour_v one_o of_o another_o etc._n etc._n how_o these_o great_a one_o look_v after_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n not_o care_v to_o approve_v themselves_o to_o god_n it_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o gospel_n many_o time_n over_o matth._n 23._o 5._o all_o their_o work_n they_o do_v for_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n joh._n 12._o 43._o they_o love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n now_o this_o ambitious_a humour_n of_o they_o be_v as_o far_o contrary_a to_o believe_v in_o 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the_o woman_n be_v censure_v and_o they_o be_v question_v also_o before_o they_o be_v sentence_v but_o so_o be_v not_o satan_n for_o god_n have_v mercy_n in_o store_n for_o they_o but_o none_o for_o he_o the_o curse_n be_v not_o upon_o man_n himself_o but_o upon_o the_o earth_n to_o teach_v he_o to_o set_v his_o affection_n on_o thing_n above_o and_o not_o on_o the_o curse_a ground_n and_o not_o to_o look_v for_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n on_o this_o earth_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v curse_v adam_n apprehend_v and_o lay_v hold_v upon_o the_o promise_n by_o faith_n and_o in_o evidence_n of_o this_o his_o faith_n he_o call_v his_o wife_n name_n eve_n or_o life_n because_o she_o be_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n by_o who_o life_n shall_v come_v and_o of_o all_o believer_n that_o by_o faith_n shall_v live_v in_o he_o for_o a_o outward_a sign_n and_o seal_v of_o this_o his_o faith_n and_o for_o a_o further_o and_o more_o lively_a 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the_o seven_o day_n or_o the_o first_o week_n of_o the_o world_n altogether_o without_o interposition_n and_o partly_o because_o he_o will_v show_v by_o set_v it_o before_o adam_n fall_n that_o have_v he_o persist_v in_o innocency_n yet_o must_v he_o have_v observe_v a_o sabbath_n the_o seven_o day_n or_o sabbath_n be_v not_o bound_v in_o the_o text_n with_o the_o same_o limit_n that_o the_o other_o day_n be_v for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v of_o they_o the_o evening_n and_o the_o morning_n be_v the_o seven_o day_n because_o a_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o it_o shall_v have_v a_o new_a beginning_n and_o end_n and_o though_o to_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v from_o even_o to_o even_o yet_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o express_v chap._n iu._n cain_n and_o abel_n twin_n of_o one_o birth_n and_o first_o be_v bear_v he_o that_o be_v natural_a and_o after_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a the_o faith_n of_o abel_n appear_v in_o the_o very_a material_n of_o his_o 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insomuch_o that_o he_o take_v care_n for_o the_o burial_n of_o stephen_n and_o receive_v nicodemus_n when_o the_o jew_n have_v cast_v he_o out_o which_o will_v prove_v incredible_a in_o regard_n of_o his_o scholar_n saul_n for_o who_o can_v believe_v either_o that_o the_o scholar_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a a_o persecutor_n when_o the_o master_n be_v so_o great_a a_o professor_n or_o that_o if_o it_o be_v so_o gamaliel_n of_o all_o other_o shall_v escape_v with_o his_o life_n when_o his_o scholar_n of_o all_o other_o can_v not_o but_o know_v where_o to_o find_v he_o out_o and_o how_o to_o follow_v he_o close_v or_o who_o can_v imagine_v that_o paul_n when_o he_o be_v answer_v for_o his_o life_n for_o be_v a_o christian_n shall_v plead_v his_o education_n under_o gamaliel_n if_o he_o be_v as_o notorious_a a_o christian_n as_o â—e_v this_o have_v be_v to_o bring_v his_o master_n into_o danger_n and_o not_o himself_o out_o and_o to_o mar_v another_o man_n cause_n not_o mend_v his_o own_o 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text_n be_v plain_a in_o this_o and_o in_o other_o place_n but_o since_o it_o mention_v none_o of_o their_o journey_n any_o further_a what_o be_v say_v of_o they_o more_o be_v but_o groundless_a conjecture_n or_o rather_o ridiculous_a fable_n for_o though_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o they_o scatter_v through_o other_o country_n of_o the_o heathen_a yet_o to_o bring_v they_o as_o far_o as_o france_n and_o england_n as_o some_o do_v be_v almost_o as_o far_o from_o reason_n as_o these_o place_n be_v distant_a from_o jerusalem_n unless_o some_o other_o cause_n can_v be_v allege_v of_o this_o their_o flight_n than_o to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n yes_o it_o may_v be_v say_v they_o take_v so_o long_a a_o journey_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o 1._o the_o text_n
vid._n leu._n gers._fw-la ibid._n if_o this_o be_v speak_v concern_v the_o lamp_n in_o the_o candlestick_n this_o be_v somewhat_o before_o day_n for_o the_o lamp_n burn_v from_o even_o till_o morning_n yet_o do_v they_o sometime_o some_o of_o they_o go_v out_o in_o the_o night_n they_o put_v oil_n into_o they_o by_o such_o a_o measure_n as_o shall_v keep_v they_o burn_v from_o even_o till_o morning_n and_o many_o time_n they_o do_v burn_v till_o morning_n and_o they_o always_o find_v the_o western_a lamp_n burn_v now_o it_o be_v say_v that_o this_o prophecy_n come_v to_o samuel_n before_o the_o lamp_n go_v out_o while_o it_o be_v yet_o night_n about_o the_o time_n of_o cock_n crow_v for_o it_o be_v say_v afterward_o that_o samuel_n lie_v till_o morning_n or_o allegorical_o it_o speak_v of_o the_o candle_n of_o prophecy_n as_o they_o say_v the_o sun_n arise_v and_o the_o sun_n set_v before_o the_o holy_a bless_a god_n cause_n the_o sun_n of_o one_o righteous_a man_n to_o set_v he_o 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candlestick_n and_o ten_o table_n and_o set_v they_o intermix_o by_o five_o and_o five_o on_o either_o side_n the_o house_n he_o add_v nothing_o to_o god_n but_o he_o add_v only_o more_o splendour_n to_o the_o service_n and_o more_o lustre_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n and_o of_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n xxiv_o life_n life_n life_n baal_n hatturim_n in_o leu._n xxiv_o our_o wise_a man_n say_v say_v baal_n hatturim_fw-la that_o the_o western_a lamp_n which_o never_o go_v out_o be_v a_o testimony_n that_o the_o divine_a glory_n dwell_v among_o israel_n sect_n v._o the_o shewbread_n table_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o house_n which_o be_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n stand_v the_o shewbread_n table_n of_o two_o cubit_n long_o and_o a_o cubit_n and_o a_o half_a broad_a 23._o broad_a broad_a broad_a exod_a xxv_o 23._o in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moses_n sup_n moses_n moses_n moses_n maym._n ubi_fw-la sup_n but_o want_v that_o half_a cubit_n in_o breadth_n in_o the_o second_o temple_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o fall_a short_a not_o give_v by_o they_o that_o give_v the_o relation_n it_o stand_v length_n way_n in_o its_o place_n that_o be_v east_n and_o west_n and_o have_v a_o crown_n of_o gold_n round_o about_o it_o towards_o the_o upmost_a edge_n of_o it_o which_o xxv_o which_o which_o which_o vid._n baal_n hatturim_fw-la in_o exod._n xxv_o the_o jew_n resemble_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o this_o table_n there_o stand_v continual_o twelve_o loaf_n which_o because_o they_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v xii_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bread_n of_o set_v before_o for_o which_o our_o english_a have_v find_v a_o very_a sit_fw-la word_n call_v it_o the_o shewbread_n the_o manner_n of_o make_v and_o place_v of_o which_o loaf_n be_v thus_o 5._o thus_o thus_o thus_o maym._n in_o tamidâ—n_n per._n 5._o out_o of_o four_o and_o twenty_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sata_fw-la three_o of_o which_o go_v to_o a_o ephah_n that_o be_v out_o of_o eight_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n be_v ground_n they_o sift_v out_o 5._o out_o out_o out_o leu._n xxiv_o 5._o four_o and_o twenty_o ten_o deal_v 36_o deal_v deal_v deal_v exod._n xvi_o 36_o or_o omers_n of_o the_o pure_a flower_n and_o that_o they_o make_v into_o twelve_o cake_n two_o omers_n in_o a_o cake_n or_o the_o five_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n of_o corn_n in_o every_o cake_n they_o make_v the_o cake_n square_a namely_o ten_o hand_n breadth_n long_o and_o five_o broad_a and_o seven_o finger_n thick_a they_o be_v make_v and_o bake_v in_o a_o room_n that_o be_v in_o the_o great_a building_n beth_n mokadh_fw-mi on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o court_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v anon_o and_o they_o be_v bake_v on_o the_o day_n before_o the_o sabbath_n on_o the_o sabbath_n they_o set_v they_o on_o the_o table_n in_o this_o manner_n four_o priest_n go_v 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whole_a house_n with_o the_o train_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n where_o the_o lord_n be_v enthrone_v with_o such_o live_a creature_n attend_v he_o as_o be_v describe_v here_o there_o be_v so_o plain_a intimation_n that_o it_o mean_v his_o glory_n at_o his_o temple_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v plain_o for_o when_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o sea_n of_o glass_n before_o the_o throne_n and_o of_o seven_o lamp_n rev._n iv_o vers_fw-la 5_o 6._o and_o of_o a_o golden_a altar_n of_o incense_n chap._n viii_o 3._o and_o of_o a_o voice_n from_o that_o altar_n chap._n ix_o 13._o etc._n etc._n the_o allusion_n be_v so_o clear_a to_o the_o molten_n sea_n seven_o lamp_n of_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n the_o altar_n of_o incense_n and_o the_o oracle_n give_v from_o beyond_o it_o which_o all_o be_v before_o the_o ark_n where_o the_o lord_n glory_n dwell_v in_o the_o cloud_n that_o the_o matter_n need_v no_o more_o proof_n than_o only_o to_o observe_v this_o and_o that_o the_o throne_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n throughout_o all_o that_o description_n mean_v in_o this_o sense_n there_o be_v evidence_n enough_o in_o that_o one_o clause_n in_o chap._n xvi_o vers_fw-la 17._o a_o voice_n come_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o heaven_n from_o the_o throne_n 2._o ezekiel_n himself_o show_v that_o this_o glory_n refer_v to_o the_o temple_n because_o he_o have_v show_v it_o pitch_v there_o flit_a thence_o and_o return_v thither_o again_o 1._o he_o say_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v at_o the_o temple_n namely_o that_o that_o he_o have_v seâ—n_v and_o describe_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n chap._n viii_o 4._o though_o he_o be_v there_o in_o number_v up_o the_o abomination_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v great_a and_o many_o yet_o do_v he_o relate_v that_o this_o glory_n be_v there_o still_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o yet_o withdraw_v his_o presence_n thence_o but_o 2._o at_o the_o last_o the_o provocation_n in_o that_o place_n do_v cause_n it_o to_o depart_v and_o that_o departure_n he_o describe_v in_o chap._n x._o and_o there_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o very_a same_o glory_n and_o almost_o in_o the_o very_a same_o term_n that_o he_o do_v in_o chap._n i._n he_o tell_v that_o this_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o off_o the_o cherub_n that_o be_v from_o off_o the_o mercy_n seat_n where_o it_o have_v always_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubin_n and_o go_v out_o first_o to_o the_o threshold_n vers_fw-la 4._o then_o to_o the_o east-gate_n vers_fw-la 19_o then_o to_o the_o city_n and_o to_o the_o mount_n olivet_n and_o so_o depart_v chap._n ix_o 23._o but_o 3._o when_o he_o speak_v of_o and_o describe_v a_o new_a temple_n than_o he_o show_v his_o glory_n return_v thither_o again_o chap._n xliii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o upon_o these_o three_o particular_n of_o its_o pitch_v at_o the_o temple_n flit_a thence_o and_o return_v thither_o again_o we_o may_v take_v up_o these_o observation_n for_o the_o further_o clear_v of_o this_o signification_n 1._o that_o the_o prophet_n make_v some_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n dwell_v upon_o the_o cherub_n that_o be_v on_o the_o mercy_n seat_n over_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o these_o cherubin_n for_o he_o say_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v up_o from_o the_o cherub_n and_o stand_v over_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n these_o cherubin_n then_o stand_v on_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n x._o 3_o 4._o and_o then_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o off_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n and_o stand_v over_o the_o cherubin_n vers_fw-la 18._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o representation_n that_o the_o prophet_n describe_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n be_v upon_o the_o cherubin_n already_o for_o he_o say_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v there_o according_a to_o the_o vision_n that_o i_o see_v in_o the_o plain_a chap._n viii_o 4._o and_o yet_o he_o mention_v another_o glory_n now_o add_v to_o it_o namely_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o mercy_n seat_n for_o he_o say_v that_o upon_o the_o flit_a of_o that_o glory_n from_o off_o the_o cherub_n to_o the_o threshold_n the_o house_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o cloud_n the_o meaning_n of_o this_o we_o shall_v look_v at_o afterward_o 2._o as_o to_o the_o flit_a of_o this_o glory_n from_o the_o temple_n the_o prophet_n say_v he_o see_v it_o when_o he_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o city_n chap._n xliii_o 3._o that_o be_v when_o he_o come_v to_o foretell_v that_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o he_o date_v the_o time_n of_o his_o first_o see_v of_o this_o glory_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jehoiakim_n chap._n i._n 2._o which_o be_v the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 8_o 17_o 18._o in_o which_o very_a year_n zedekiah_n do_v rebel_n against_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n which_o action_n be_v the_o very_a beginning_n of_o jerusalem_n ruin_n 3._o as_o to_o the_o return_v of_o this_o flitted_a glory_n again_o to_o the_o new_a build_v temple_n chap._n xliii_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n which_o have_v descend_v and_o fill_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o have_v do_v the_o like_a at_o solomon_n temple_n do_v never_o so_o at_o the_o second_o temple_n or_o that_o build_v after_o the_o captivity_n as_o the_o jew_n themselves_o confess_v and_o that_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n yet_o do_v the_o prophet_n as_o clear_o bring_v that_o glory_n into_o his_o new_a temple_n as_o ever_o it_o have_v come_v into_o they_o but_o only_o that_o this_o be_v in_o a_o vision_n and_o so_o it_o show_v visionary_o the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o his_o ordinance_n and_o presence_n among_o his_o people_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n unto_o which_o the_o people_n return_v out_o of_o babel_n and_o in_o the_o spiritual_a temple_n or_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n for_o ezekiel_n new_a temple_n promise_v a_o bodily_a temple_n to_o the_o return_v and_o promise_v and_o typify_v a_o spiritual_a temple_n under_o the_o gospel_n even_o as_o he_o have_v do_v visible_o in_o his_o cloud_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o first_o temple_n and_o second_o he_o add_v further_a that_o when_o that_o glory_n be_v enter_v the_o east-gate_n at_o which_o it_o come_v in_o be_v shut_v and_o never_o open_v after_o chap._n xliv_o 2._o to_o denote_v the_o everlasting_a dwell_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gospel_n among_o his_o people_n and_o never_o depart_v as_o he_o have_v do_v from_o jerusalem_n temple_n this_o then_o
xlvi_o the_o country_n of_o jericho_n and_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o city_n here_o we_o will_v borrow_v josephus_n his_o pencil_n 27._o pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n â—_o cap._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v seat_v in_o a_o plain_a yet_o a_o certain_a barren_a mountain_n hang_v over_o it_o narrow_a indeed_o but_o long_o for_o it_o run_v out_o northward_o to_o the_o country_n of_o scythopolis_n and_o southward_o to_o the_o country_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o utmost_a coast_n of_o the_o asphaltites_n of_o this_o mountain_n mention_n be_v make_v jos._n ii_o 22._o where_o the_o two_o spy_n send_v by_o josua_n and_o receive_v by_o rahab_n be_v say_v to_o conceal_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n opposite_a against_o this_o lie_v a_o mountain_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n begin_v from_o julias_n on_o the_o north_n and_o stretch_v southward_o as_o far_o as_o somorrha_n which_o bound_v the_o rock_n of_o arabia_n in_o this_o be_v a_o mountain_n which_o be_v call_v the_o iron_n mountain_n reach_v out_o as_o far_o as_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n but_o the_o country_n which_o lie_v between_o these_o two_o mount_n anous_a place_n be_v call_v the_o great_a plain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d extend_v from_o the_o village_n ginnaber_n to_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n in_o length_n a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o furlong_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o mile_n in_o breadth_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o furlong_n fifteen_o mile_n and_o jordan_n cut_v it_o in_o the_o middle_n hence_o you_o may_v understand_v more_o plain_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v relate_v of_o the_o plain_n of_o jericho_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 5._o and_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o region_n about_o jordan_n mean_n matth._n iii_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v distant_a from_o jerusalem_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o furlong_n eighteen_o mile_n and_o three_o quarter_n and_o from_o jordan_n sixty_o furlong_n seven_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a the_o space_n from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n be_v desert_n and_o rocky_a but_o to_o jordan_n and_o the_o asphaltites_n more_o plain_a indeed_o but_o alike_o desert_n and_o barren_a this_o our_o author_n assert_v the_o same_o distance_n between_o jericho_n and_o jordan_n elsewhere_o in_o these_o word_n 1._o word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n antiq._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o israelite_n travail_v forward_o fifty_o furlong_n from_o jordan_n encamp_v the_o distance_n of_o ten_o furlong_n from_o jericho_n that_o be_v in_o gilgal_n in_o the_o east_n coast_n of_o jericho_n jos._n iu._n 19_o but_o concern_v the_o distance_n between_o jericho_n and_o jerusalem_n he_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o his_o countryman_n for_o however_o they_o according_a to_o their_o hyperbolical_a style_n feign_v very_o many_o thing_n to_o be_v hear_v from_o jerusalem_n as_o far_o as_o jericho_n to_o wit_n 8._o wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n tamid_n cap._n 3_o hall_n 8._o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n when_o it_o be_v open_v the_o sound_n of_o migrepha_n or_o the_o little_a bell_n etc._n etc._n yet_o there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o who_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o distance_n of_o ten_o parsae_fw-la 2._o parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la bab._n joma_n fol._n 20._o 2._o &_o 39_o 2._o rabbath_n bar_n bar_n channah_n say_v rabbi_n jochanan_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n be_v ten_o parsae_fw-la and_o yet_o from_o thence_o thither_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n pronounce_v the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v hear_v etc._n etc._n the_o hinge_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o far_o as_o the_o eight_o bind_v of_o the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v as_o far_o as_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n eight_o time_n number_v the_o gloss_n have_v these_o word_n the_o hinge_n indeed_o not_o further_o but_o the_o gate_n themselves_o be_v hear_v to_o jericho_n there_o be_v a_o hyperbole_n in_o their_o measure_n of_o the_o space_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o that_o plain_n burn_v in_o the_o summer_n and_o by_o too_o much_o heat_n render_v the_o air_n unhealthful_a for_o it_o be_v all_o without_o water_n except_o jordan_n the_o palm_n that_o grow_v in_o who_o bank_n be_v more_o flourish_a and_o more_o fruitful_a than_o those_o that_o grow_v more_o remote_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n near_a jericho_n be_v a_o very_a plentiful_a spring_n and_o very_o rich_a for_o water_v and_o moisten_v the_o ground_n it_o rise_v near_o the_o old_a city_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o nave_n take_v it_o of_o which_o spring_n there_o be_v a_o report_n that_o in_o former_a time_n it_o do_v not_o only_o make_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o tree_n to_o decay_v but_o also_o the_o offspring_n of_o woman_n and_o be_v universal_o unwholesome_a and_o harmful_a to_o all_o but_o it_o be_v change_v into_o a_o better_a condition_n by_o elizeus_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v 2_o king_n ii_o 21._o so_o that_o those_o water_n which_o before_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o barrenness_n and_o famine_n do_v thenceforth_o produce_v fruitfulness_n and_o abundance_n and_o they_o have_v so_o great_a a_o virtue_n in_o their_o water_v that_o whatsoever_o place_n they_o touch_v they_o bring_v on_o to_o a_o very_a speedy_a ripeness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o overflow_v the_o plain_a seventy_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o twenty_o in_o breadth_n and_o there_o they_o nourish_v very_o fair_a and_o thick_a garden_n of_o palm-tree_n of_o divers_a kind_n etc._n etc._n that_o place_n also_o feed_v bee_n and_o produce_v opobalsamum_n and_o cyprinum_n and_o myrobalanum_n so_o that_o one_o may_v not_o call_v it_o amiss_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a country_n etc._n etc._n strabo_n speak_v like_o thing_n 16._o thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n strabo_n geogr._n lib._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v a_o plain_a cirround_v with_o mountain_n which_o in_o some_o place_n bend_v to_o it_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o theatre_n a_o grove_n of_o palmtrees_n be_v there_o with_o which_o be_v mix_v also_o other_o garden_n plant_n a_o fruitful_a place_n abound_v with_o palmtree_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n all_o well_o water_v and_o full_a of_o habitation_n the_o royal_a court_n and_o paradise_n of_o balsam_n be_v there_o etc._n etc._n and_o pliny_n 14._o pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n plin._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o jericho_n plant_v with_o grove_n of_o palm_n and_o well_o water_v with_o spring_n etc._n etc._n hence_o the_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n deut._n xxxiv_o 3._o and_o judg._n i._n 16._o where_o for_o that_o which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n the_o targum_fw-la have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o city_n jericho_n which_o nevertheless_o kimchi_n approve_v not_o of_o reckon_v the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n to_o be_v near_o hebron_n who_o see_v see_v also_o the_o targum_fw-la upon_o judg._n iii_o 13._o and_o kimchi_n there_o and_o the_o targum_fw-la upon_o judg._n iu_o 5._o when_o you_o take_v a_o view_n of_o that_o famous_a fountain_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v by_o josephus_n thence_o you_o understand_v what_o water_n of_o jericho_n the_o holy_a ghost_n point_v out_o in_o jos._n xvi_o 1._o and_o when_o you_o think_v of_o that_o most_o pleasant_a country_n water_v from_o thence_o let_v that_o rabbinical_a story_n come_v into_o your_o mind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gift_n of_o jericho_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n square_a grant_v to_o the_o son_n of_o hobab_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n of_o which_o see_v baal_n turim_n upon_o numb_a x._o 29._o and_o the_o rabbin_n upon_o judg._n 1._o chap._n xlvii_o jericho_n itself_o we_o read_v that_o this_o city_n be_v not_o only_o waste_v by_o josua_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n but_o curse_v also_o curse_a be_v he_o before_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v rise_v up_o and_o build_v that_o city_n jericho_n jos._n vi_o 26._o 4._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o hieros_n sanhedr_n fol_z 29._o 4._o nor_o be_v another_o city_n to_o be_v build_v say_v the_o talmudist_n which_o be_v to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jericho_n nor_o be_v jericho_n itself_o to_o be_v build_v although_o to_o be_v call_v by_o another_o name_n and_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o chance_n this_o city_n creep_v out_o of_o dust_n and_o rubbish_n live_v again_o and_o
this_o be_v a_o rabbi_n let_v there_o not_o be_v many_o such_o in_o israel_n verse_n fourteen_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o devour_v widow_n house_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v ingenious_a enough_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n hear_v one_o argument_n among_o many_o forge_v upon_o the_o anvil_n of_o their_o covetousness_n a_o little_a rude_o draw_v but_o gainful_a enough_o 2._o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o bab._n joma_n fol._n 72._o 2._o say_v the_o lord_n make_v i_o a_o ark_n of_o shittim-wood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hence_o it_o be_v decide_v say_v they_o in_o behalf_n of_o a_o disciple_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o his_o fellow_n citizen_n be_v bind_v to_o perform_v his_o servile_a work_n for_o he_o o_o money_n thou_o mistress_n of_o art_n and_o mother_n of_o wit_n so_o he_o that_o be_v prefer_v to_o be_v precedent_n of_o the_o council_n be_v to_o be_v maintain_v and_o enrich_v by_o the_o council_n see_v the_o gloss_n on_o bab._n taanith_n 1._o taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n fol._n 21._o 1._o they_o angle_v among_o the_o people_n for_o respect_n and_o by_o respect_n for_o gain_n with_o a_o double_a hook_n i._o as_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n where_o they_o first_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n instill_v into_o their_o disciple_n and_o the_o common_a people_n that_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o master_n be_v to_o be_v respect_v above_o all_o mortal_a man_n whatsoever_o behold_v the_o rank_n and_o order_n of_o bench_n according_a to_o these_o judge_n 2._o judge_n judge_n judge_n judge_n judge_n judge_n jerus_n horaioth_n fol._n 84._o 2._o a_o wise_a man_n be_v to_o take_v place_n of_o a_o king_n a_o king_n of_o a_o high_a priest_n a_o high_a priest_n of_o a_o prophet_n a_o prophet_n of_o one_o anoint_a for_o war_n one_o anoint_a for_o war_n of_o a_o precedent_n of_o the_o course_n a_o precedent_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o head_n of_o a_o family_n the_o head_n of_o a_o family_n of_o a_o counsellor_n a_o counsellor_n of_o a_o treasurer_n a_o treasurer_n of_o a_o private_a priest_n a_o private_a priest_n of_o a_o levite_n a_o levite_n of_o a_o israelite_n a_o israelite_n of_o a_o bastard_n a_o bastard_n of_o a_o nethinim_n a_o nethinim_n of_o a_o proselyte_n a_o proselyte_n of_o a_o free_a slave_n but_o when_o be_v this_o to_o be_v namely_o when_o they_o be_v alike_o as_o to_o other_o thing_n but_o indeed_o if_o a_o bastard_n be_v a_o disciple_n or_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v unlearned_a the_o bastard_n be_v to_o take_v place_n of_o he_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o king_n for_o if_o a_o wise_a man_n die_v he_o have_v not_o leave_v his_o equal_a but_o if_o a_o king_n die_v any_o israelite_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o kingdom_n this_o last_o bring_v to_o my_o mind_n those_o word_n of_o ignatius_n the_o martyr_n if_o indeed_o they_o be_v his_o in_o his_o ten_o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n my_o 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may_v lord_n it_o over_o their_o conscience_n and_o purse_n verse_n xvi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n whosoever_o shall_v swear_v by_o the_o gold_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o be_v a_o debtor_n these_o word_n agree_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o those_o of_o the_o corban_n chap._n xv._o 5._o we_o must_v not_o understand_v the_o gold_n of_o the_o temple_n here_o of_o that_o gold_n which_o shine_v all_o about_o in_o the_o wall_n and_o ceiling_n but_o the_o gold_n here_o mean_v be_v that_o which_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o the_o corban_n it_o be_v a_o common_a thing_n with_o they_o and_o esteem_v as_o nothing_o to_o swear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o temple_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o altar_n which_o we_o have_v observe_v at_o the_o 31_o vers_fw-la of_o the_o 5_o
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those_o thanks_o so_o due_a to_o your_o honour_n i_o have_v commit_v to_o these_o paper_n unlearned_a indeed_o they_o be_v and_o undress_v but_o such_o as_o carry_v sincerity_n with_o they_o though_o not_o learn_v thankfulness_n though_o not_o eloquence_n and_o i_o have_v entrust_v this_o charge_n with_o they_o the_o rather_o because_o i_o suppose_v they_o may_v disperse_v themselves_o far_o and_o near_o and_o perhaps_o may_v live_v to_o posterity_n and_o that_o which_o i_o desire_v of_o they_o be_v that_o they_o will_v declare_v to_o all_o how_o indebt_v he_o be_v to_o your_o honour_n and_o to_o your_o great_a humanity_n with_o how_o great_a obligation_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o you_o and_o with_o how_o grateful_a a_o mind_n and_o inward_a affection_n he_o profess_v all_o this_o and_o will_v acknowledge_v it_o for_o ever_o who_o be_v my_o lord_n your_o honour_n most_o oblige_v servant_n john_n lightfoot_n a_o chorographical_n decad_n search_v into_o some_o place_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n those_o especial_o whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o st._n mark_n when_o this_o our_o evangelist_n who_o we_o have_v undertake_v to_o handle_v make_v mention_n of_o some_o place_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o situation_n be_v somewhat_o obscure_a and_o more_o remote_a from_o vulgar_a knowledge_n i_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v want_v to_o my_o task_n if_o i_o shall_v pass_v they_o over_o unsaluted_a and_o not_o clear_v they_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o i_o with_o some_o illustration_n which_o i_o think_v very_o convenient_a to_o do_v here_o in_o the_o very_a entrance_n partly_o lest_o by_o the_o thrust_v in_o of_o these_o discourse_n into_o the_o body_n of_o this_o comment_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v the_o order_n of_o it_o may_v be_v too_o much_o break_v and_o partly_o because_o i_o will_v do_v the_o same_o here_o that_o i_o do_v before_o my_o animadversion_n on_o st._n matthew_n the_o place_n which_o here_o be_v handle_v be_v these_o i._o idumea_n mark_v iii_o 8._o ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wilderness_n chap._n i._n 4._o iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o treasury_n chap._n xii_o 41._o iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o village_n over_o against_o chap._n xi_o 2._o v._o dalmanutha_n chap._n viii_o 10._o vi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o border_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n chap._n vii_o 24._o vii_o the_o coast_n of_o decapolis_n chap._n vii_o 31._o and_o to_o complete_a the_o decad_n be_v add_v viii_o some_o measuring_n ix_o some_o place_n here_o and_o there_o note_v x._o concern_v some_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n that_o i_o have_v enlarge_v upon_o some_o place_n beside_o those_o in_o the_o evangelist_n i_o have_v do_v it_o for_o the_o reader_n sake_n to_o who_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v not_o be_v unacceptable_a to_o hear_v such_o thing_n which_o do_v either_o bring_v with_o they_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n or_o at_o lest_o such_o as_o be_v not_o common_o hear_v of_o chap._n i._n i._o idumea_n ii_o a_o few_o thing_n of_o pelusium_n iii_o casiotis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cas-iah_a exod._n xvii_o 16._o iv_o rhinocorura_n the_o arabic_a interpreter_n note_v v._o the_o country_n of_o the_o avite_v a_o part_n of_o of_o new_a idumea_n vi_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o simeon_n within_o idumea_n vii_o the_o whole_a southern_a country_n of_o judea_n within_o idumea_n viii_o concern_v healthful_a palestine_n section_n i._o idumea_n mark_v iii_o 8._o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o idumea_n be_v not_o only_o distinct_a country_n but_o separate_v with_o a_o iron_n wall_n as_o it_o be_v of_o arm_n and_o hostility_n but_o i_o know_v not_o how_o idumea_n at_o last_o creep_v into_o judea_n and_o scarce_o leave_v its_o name_n at_o home_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o arabia_n they_o be_v truth_n
it_o shall_v necessary_o be_v suppose_v that_o they_o be_v now_o at_o jerusalem_n that_o passage_n ver_fw-la 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o be_v come_v together_o may_v signify_v their_o assemble_v in_o that_o place_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o command_v they_o etc._n etc._n may_v very_o well_o be_v construe_v that_o he_o command_v they_o to_o repair_v straightway_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o to_o depart_v thence_o iii_o i_o conceive_v therefore_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v and_o do_v in_o the_o mountain_n of_o galilee_n where_o probable_o the_o five_o hundred_o at_o once_o be_v together_o to_o see_v he_o 1_o cor._n xv._o 6._o and_o that_o when_o the_o time_n of_o his_o ascension_n draw_v near_o for_o reason_n will_v persuade_v we_o that_o they_o will_v not_o delay_v their_o return_n into_o the_o city_n when_o he_o have_v command_v they_o thither_o nor_o that_o he_o command_v they_o thither_o but_o when_o the_o time_n draw_v near_a wherein_o he_o be_v to_o meet_v they_o there_o and_o whereas_o he_o add_v in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n and_o discourse_n ver_fw-la 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o many_o day_n hence_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v have_v its_o due_a force_n have_v not_o be_v add_v here_o in_o vain_a but_o seem_v to_o respect_v the_o day_n that_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v between_o that_o and_o pentecost_n we_o have_v frequent_a mention_n among_o the_o rabbin_n concern_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paras_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paras_n of_o pentecost_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paras_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n now_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paras_n themselves_o be_v the_o interpreter_n be_v that_o space_n of_o fifteen_o day_n immediate_o before_o any_o of_o these_o feast_n so_o that_o five_o and_o thirty_o day_n after_o the_o second_o of_o the_o passover_n begin_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paras_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o second_o day_n of_o those_o fifteen_o be_v this_o year_n the_o lordsday_n on_o which_o i_o almost_o think_v they_o have_v that_o assembly_n on_o the_o mountain_n of_o galilee_n and_o that_o the_o disciple_n be_v remand_v from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n get_v thither_o within_o three_o day_n but_o lest_o we_o shall_v straighten_v the_o matter_n within_o too_o narrow_a a_o compass_n of_o time_n and_o seem_v too_o nice_a and_o curious_a about_o the_o very_a day_n i_o shall_v judge_v we_o can_v hardly_o more_o proper_o apply_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v assemble_v together_o with_o they_o than_o to_o that_o meeting_n on_o the_o mountain_n of_o galilee_n which_o christ_n himself_o have_v make_v the_o appointment_n of_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n command_v they_o to_o jerusalem_n a_o place_n which_o have_v taint_v itself_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o lord_n they_o may_v probable_o have_v very_o little_a mind_n to_o return_v to_o again_o have_v it_o not_o be_v by_o some_o special_a command_n and_o do_v we_o think_v they_o will_v have_v go_v thither_o to_o have_v celebrate_v the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n or_o indeed_o have_v be_v present_a all_o at_o it_o in_o that_o place_n have_v not_o their_o master_n direct_v they_o so_o to_o do_v verse_n vi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v thou_o at_o this_o time_n restore_v the_o kingdom_n to_o israel_n it_o be_v very_o apparent_a that_o the_o apostle_n have_v the_o same_o phansiful_a conception_n about_o the_o earthly_a reign_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o nation_n but_o yet_o they_o seem_v here_o a_o little_a to_o doubt_v and_o hesitate_n either_o as_o to_o the_o thing_n itself_o or_o at_o least_o as_o to_o the_o time_n and_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n consider_v some_o thing_n which_o have_v so_o late_o fall_v our_o lord_n will_v thou_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n to_o those_o that_o have_v deal_v so_o base_o and_o perfidious_o with_o thou_o what_o to_o this_o generation_n that_o lie_v under_o the_o actual_a guilt_n of_o thy_o bloodshed_n or_o indeed_o to_o this_o nation_n at_o all_o which_o by_o the_o perpetration_n of_o the_o late_a wickedness_n have_v make_v itself_o unworthy_a of_o so_o great_a a_o kindness_n now_o what_o our_o saviour_n return_v for_o answer_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o they_o to_o know_v the_o time_n or_o the_o season_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o hint_n any_o such_o kingdom_n ever_o to_o be_v but_o he_o open_o rebuke_n their_o curiosity_n in_o inquire_v into_o the_o time_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n the_o opinion_n itself_o when_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v receive_v power_n from_o heaven_n and_o shall_v be_v his_o witness_n etc._n etc._n what_o that_o nation_n apprehend_v concern_v the_o temporal_a reign_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o to_o many_o thing_n they_o speak_v plain_o and_o open_o enough_o but_o in_o other_o thing_n a_o man_n may_v inquire_v but_o can_v hardly_o satisfy_v himself_o what_o they_o mean_v or_o intend_v to_o omit_v other_o they_o be_v in_o three_o thing_n somewhat_o obscure_a i._o whether_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o felicity_n of_o this_o reign_n for_o as_o to_o this_o matter_n it_o be_v dispute_v by_o the_o rabbin_n the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v not_o to_o return_v 7._o return_v return_v return_v return_v return_v return_v sanhedr_n cap._n chelek_n halak_a 7._o but_o in_o the_o jerusalem_n talmudist_n it_o be_v express_v thus_o the_o ten_o tribe_n have_v not_o a_o part_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o shall_v they_o see_v the_o future_a age_n which_o be_v discourse_v in_o the_o babylonian_a writer_n viz._n whether_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o those_o individual_a person_n only_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n that_o they_o indeed_o shall_v not_o partake_v of_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o messiah_n though_o their_o posterity_n shall_v so_o that_o there_o may_v lie_v hide_v something_o of_o ambiguity_n in_o the_o word_n israel_n in_o this_o passage_n we_o be_v now_o examine_v that_o be_v whether_o in_o the_o conception_n of_o those_o that_o speak_v it_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v include_v yea_o or_o no._n for_o common_o the_o name_n israel_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o jew_n only_o so_o that_o they_o call_v themselves_o israel_n and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n by_o way_n of_o distinction_n the_o ten_o tribe_n in_o which_o sense_n and_o according_a to_o which_o distinction_n that_o of_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o be_v say_v be_v they_o hebrew_n so_o be_o i._o be_v they_o israelites_n so_o be_o i_o 2_o cor._n xi_o 22._o ii_o what_o opinion_n be_v to_o be_v have_v of_o the_o two_o messiah_n messiah_n ben_fw-mi david_n and_o messiah_n be_v joseph_n or_o be_v ephraim_n as_o he_o be_v call_v by_o the_o paraphra_v cant._n iu._n 5._o whether_o they_o be_v to_o reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o one_o over_o the_o ten_o tribe_n the_o other_o over_o the_o two_o or_o whether_o in_o succession_n to_o one_o another_o both_o of_o they_o over_o the_o whole_a nation_n messiah_n ben_fw-mi joseph_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o 1._o off_o off_o off_o off_o off_o off_o succah_n fol._n 52._o 1._o and_o then_o what_o must_v become_v of_o his_o subject_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n or_o of_o the_o two_o or_o of_o all_o iii_o it_o be_v further_a obscure_a in_o their_o writing_n whether_o they_o have_v a_o apprehension_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v reign_v alone_o or_o whether_o he_o shall_v substitute_v any_o king_n or_o king_n under_o he_o or_o after_o he_o it_o seem_v probable_a to_o they_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v reign_v his_o thousand_o year_n alone_o but_o then_o as_o to_o that_o age_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o eternity_n be_v not_o mean_v by_o it_o what_o do_v they_o conceive_v must_v be_v do_v in_o it_o whether_o king_n shall_v be_v substitute_v in_o it_o of_o the_o race_n of_o david_n they_o can_v dream_v of_o nothing_o but_o mere_a earthly_a thing_n and_o if_o from_o such_o kind_n of_o dream_n we_o may_v conjecture_v what_o kind_n of_o future_a state_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v we_o may_v guess_v what_o shall_v then_o be_v do_v but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o trace_v error_n where_o as_o we_o can_v so_o much_o as_o fix_v a_o foot_n so_o the_o further_o we_o proceed_v the_o more_o we_o slip_v what_o kind_n of_o kingdom_n the_o apostle_n have_v frame_v in_o their_o imagination_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o conceive_v there_o be_v something_o
therefore_o very_o much_o deceive_v who_o think_v that_o absalon_n let_v his_o hair_n grow_v out_o of_o pride_n when_o he_o do_v so_o indeed_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o vow_n at_o least_o a_o feign_a vow_n of_o nazarite-ship_n the_o jerusalem_n talmudist_n say_v very_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazir_n fol._n 51._o 2._o absalon_n say_v they_o be_v a_o perpetual_a nazarite_n very_o true_o i_o say_v in_o this_o that_o they_o assert_v he_o be_v a_o nazarite_n but_o of_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o his_o vow_n we_o will_v not_o here_o dispute_v see_v 2_o sam._n xv._o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v in_o tacitus_n a_o wicked_a votary_n not_o unlike_o he_o civilis_n by_o name_n of_o who_o thus_o he_o speak_v 14._o speak_v speak_v speak_v speak_v speak_v speak_v hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 14._o civilis_fw-la barbaro_fw-la voto_fw-la post_fw-la coepta_fw-la adversus_fw-la romanos_fw-la arma_fw-la propexum_fw-la rutilatumque_fw-la crinem_fw-la etc._n etc._n civilis_fw-la by_o a_o barbarous_a vow_n after_o arm_n take_v up_o against_o the_o roman_n lay_v down_o his_o long_a red_a hair_n the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o legion_n be_v at_o last_o execute_v the_o jew_n if_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v by_o the_o vow_n of_o a_o nazarite_n cut_v their_o hair_n very_o often_o and_o however_o they_o do_v it_o at_o other_o time_n certain_o always_o before_o a_o feast_n and_o that_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o feast_n that_o be_v approach_v whence_o a_o great_a suspicion_n may_v here_o arise_v that_o these_o corinthian_n by_o their_o long_a hair_n profess_v themselves_o nazarites_n these_o 1._o these_o these_o these_o these_o these_o these_o moe_v katâ—n_o cap._n 3._o hall_n 1._o cut_v their_o hair_n in_o the_o feast_n itself_o he_o that_o come_v from_o a_o heathen_a place_n and_o he_o that_o come_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o the_o excommunicate_a person_n who_o be_v loose_v from_o his_o excommunication_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o tradition_n be_v this_o those_z who_o be_v detain_v by_o some_o necessity_n before_o the_o feast_n that_o they_o can_v not_o cut_v their_o hair_n may_v cut_v it_o in_o the_o feast_n itself_o but_o if_o no_o such_o necessity_n hinder_v they_o cut_v their_o hair_n before_o the_o feast_n and_o common_o on_o the_o very_a eve_n of_o the_o feast_n 78._o feast_n feast_n feast_n feast_n feast_n feast_n piske_n tosaph_n at_o moed_n katon_n art_n 78._o when_o any_o man_n cut_v not_o his_o hair_n on_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o festival_n day_n but_o three_o day_n before_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o cut_v not_o his_o hair_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o feast_n we_o can_v here_o omit_v this_o story_n 1._o story_n story_n story_n story_n story_n story_n hieros_n avodah_fw-mi zarab_n fol._n 41._o 1._o a_o certain_a traveller_n who_o be_v a_o barber_n and_o a_o astrologer_n see_v by_o his_o astrology_n that_o the_o jew_n will_v shed_v his_o blood_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o proselytism_n namely_o when_o they_o circumcise_v he_o when_o a_o certain_a jew_n therefore_o come_v to_o he_o to_o have_v his_o hair_n cut_v he_o cut_v his_o throat_n and_o how_o many_o throat_n do_v he_o cut_v r._n lazar_n ben_fw-mi jose_n say_v eighty_o r._n jose_n ben_fw-mi r._n bon_n say_v three_o hundred_o verse_n xv._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d her_o hair_n be_v give_v she_o for_o a_o cover_v the_o daughter_n of_o nicodemus_n be_v reduce_v to_o miserable_a poverty_n go_v to_o rabban_n jochanan_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bab._n chetubb_n fol._n 66._o 2._o veil_a herself_o with_o her_o hair_n and_o stand_v before_o he_o the_o poor_a woman_n have_v no_o other_o vail_n therefore_o she_o use_v that_o which_o be_v give_v she_o by_o nature_n and_o she_o use_v it_o shall_v i_o say_v as_o a_o sign_n or_o as_o a_o instrument_n and_o mark_v of_o modesty_n and_o shamefacedness_n verse_n xxi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o one_o take_v before_o other_o his_o own_o supper_n i._o i_o wonder_v the_o agapae_n the_o love_n feast_n of_o which_o s._n judas_n speak_v vers_fw-la 12._o shall_v among_o interpreter_n receive_v their_o exposition_n hence_o in_o those_o feast_n say_v beza_n which_o they_o call_v agapae_n that_o they_o use_v to_o take_v the_o holy_a supper_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v from_o 1_o cor._n xi_o of_o which_o thing_n discourse_n be_v have_v in_o tertullia_n apologetic_n chap._n thirty-nine_o and_o in_o other_o writing_n of_o the_o ancient_n so_o he_o also_o speak_v at_o act._n ii_o 42._o and_o upon_o this_o place_n the_o apostle_n say_v he_o pass_v to_o another_o head_n of_o this_o discourse_n namely_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o which_o the_o love-feast_n be_v join_v etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o love-feast_n although_o they_o have_v be_v use_v a_o long_a while_n in_o the_o church_n and_o commendable_o too_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o yet_o the_o apostle_n judge_v they_o to_o be_v take_v away_o because_o of_o their_o abuse_n so_o also_o baronius_n the_o use_n of_o a_o most_o commendable_a thing_n persevere_v as_o yet_o in_o the_o church_n that_o what_o christ_n have_v do_v at_o his_o last_o supper_n and_o have_v admonish_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o that_o christian_n meet_v in_o the_o church_n shall_v sup_v together_o and_o withal_o shall_v receive_v the_o most_o holy_a eucharist_n which_o nevertheless_o when_o the_o corinthian_n fulfil_v not_o as_o they_o ought_v paul_n do_v deserve_o reprove_v he_o that_o shall_v deny_v such_o charitable_a feast_n to_o have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o church_n together_o with_o the_o eucharist_n certain_o will_v contradict_v all_o antiquity_n but_o whether_o those_o feast_n be_v these_o agapae_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n judas_n speak_v whether_o those_o feast_n have_v christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n for_o their_o author_n and_o whether_o these_o corinthian_a feast_n be_v such_o if_o any_o doubt_n he_o do_v it_o not_o without_o cause_n nor_o do_v he_o without_o probability_n believe_v the_o contrary_n of_o these_o corinthian_a feast_n here_o what_o sedulius_n say_v among_o the_o corinthian_n say_v he_o heretofore_o as_o some_o assert_v prevail_v a_o ill_a custom_n to_o dishonour_v the_o church_n every_o where_o by_o feast_n which_o they_o eat_v before_o the_o lord_n oblation_n which_o supper_n they_o begin_v a_o night_n and_o when_o the_o rich_a come_v drink_v to_o the_o eucharist_n the_o poor_a be_v vex_v with_o hunger_n but_o that_o custom_n as_o they_o report_v come_v from_o the_o gentile_a superstition_n as_o yet_o among_o they_o mark_v that_o i_o shall_v say_v from_o the_o jewish_a superstition_n the_o very_a same_o be_v in_o primasius_n ii_o if_o i_o may_v with_o the_o good_a leave_n of_o antiquity_n speak_v free_o that_o which_o i_o think_v concern_v the_o agapâ—_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n judas_n speak_v take_v it_o in_o a_o few_o word_n those_o agapae_n we_o suppose_v be_v when_o stranger_n be_v hospitable_o entertain_v in_o each_o church_n and_o that_o at_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o church_n and_o we_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o laudable_a custom_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n 2._o jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n gloss_n in_o bauâ—_n bathra_fw-la f._n 3._o 2._o in_o the_o synagogue_n they_o neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v etc._n etc._n but_o there_o be_v a_o place_n near_o the_o synagogue_n in_o which_o traveller_n be_v wont_a to_o sleep_v and_o eat_v hence_o that_o in_o pesachin_n 1._o pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n fol._n 101._o 1._o where_o it_o be_v ask_v why_o they_o consecrate_v the_o day_n which_o be_v usual_a over_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o it_o be_v answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o traveller_n also_o may_v do_v their_o duty_n who_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o feast_v in_o the_o synagogue_n here_o the_o glosser_n inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o the_o synagogue_n when_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o a_o open_a canon_n 1._o canon_n canon_n canon_n canon_n canon_n canon_n megil_n fol._n 28._o 1._o and_o at_o length_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o answer_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chamber_n which_o join_v to_o the_o synagogue_n be_v call_v synagogue_n also_o and_o from_o thence_o traveller_n hear_v the_o consecration_n there_o be_v therefore_o a_o certain_a hospital_n either_o near_a or_o join_v to_o the_o synagogue_n wherein_o traveller_n and_o pilgrim_n be_v receive_v and_o entertain_v at_o the_o common_a cost_n of_o the_o synagogue_n compare_v act._n xviii_o 7._o but_o now_o that_o a_o custom_n of_o so_o great_a charity_n be_v translate_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o persuade_v as_o also_o that_o
lord_n day_n they_o celebrate_v it_o and_o make_v no_o manner_n of_o scruple_n as_o appear_v concern_v it_o but_o they_o will_v have_v their_o old_a festival_n day_n retain_v too_o and_o they_o dispute_v not_o at_o all_o whether_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v to_o be_v celebrate_v but_o whether_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n be_v not_o to_o be_v celebrate_v also_o so_o they_o admit_v baptism_n but_o it_o go_v against_o they_o not_o to_o admit_v circumcision_n also_o and_o so_o also_o in_o some_o other_o article_n of_o judaisme_n not_o reject_v the_o gospel_n but_o superinduce_v something_o of_o judaisme_n as_o i_o have_v ordain_v in_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n say_v the_o apostle_n so_o do_v you_o also_o on_o every_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o same_o galatian_n you_o observe_v day_n and_o month_n not_o that_o they_o refuse_v the_o christian_a sabbath_n but_o that_o they_o retain_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n ii_o the_o lord_n day_n sufficient_o commend_v itself_o by_o its_o own_o authority_n nor_o can_v the_o institution_n of_o it_o at_o all_o be_v doubt_v by_o the_o convert_a gentile_n as_o never_o know_v or_o at_o least_o own_v any_o other_o sabbath_n nor_o by_o the_o convert_a jew_n if_o they_o acknowledge_v jesus_n for_o the_o true_a messiah_n because_o they_o have_v learn_v in_o their_o school_n that_o messiah_n shall_v make_v a_o new_a law_n as_o moses_n have_v make_v the_o old_a and_o that_o also_o which_o they_o have_v drink_v in_o from_o their_o cradle_n that_o messiah_n shall_v not_o abolish_v the_o institution_n of_o moses_n but_o raise_v they_o high_o and_o make_v they_o more_o splendid_a although_o it_o may_v be_v more_o a_o scruple_n among_o they_o of_o the_o abolish_n the_o jewish_a sabbath_n yet_o it_o can_v make_v none_o of_o superinduce_v the_o christian_a sabbath_n iii_o in_o that_o controversy_n of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o sabbath_n from_o the_o jewish_a to_o the_o christian_a which_o some_o prosecute_v too_o much_o without_o any_o cause_n they_o reckon_v the_o scripture_n silence_n concern_v the_o institution_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o a_o denial_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o if_o it_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v believe_v because_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o plain_a word_n among_o many_o thing_n say_v in_o that_o case_n let_v we_o put_v in_o these_o few_o i._o the_o holy_a text_n indeed_o be_v silent_a of_o this_o matter_n while_o the_o scene_n of_o christian_a affair_n be_v lay_v in_o judea_n mention_n be_v only_o make_v by_o the_o evangelist_n of_o the_o appearance_n of_o christ_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n namely_o on_o that_o day_n wherein_o he_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n follow_v joh._n xx._n 26._o but_o when_o the_o scene_n be_v transfer_v to_o the_o gentile_n than_o there_o be_v very_o open_a mention_n of_o it_o namely_o in_o this_o place_n and_o act._n xx._n 7._o and_o revel_v i._o 10._o ii_o for_o the_o chief_a care_n concern_v mention_v the_o sabbath_n be_v this_o that_o mention_n may_v be_v make_v of_o that_o sabbath_n which_o be_v to_o be_v among_o the_o gentile_a church_n and_o be_v to_o endure_v for_o ever_o and_o of_o that_o mention_n be_v most_o evident_o make_v in_o the_o history_n of_o those_o church_n iii_o therefore_o the_o former_a silence_n do_v by_o no_o mean_n argue_v that_o the_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n in_o judea_n convert_v to_o the_o faith_n do_v not_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n day_n or_o that_o they_o observe_v it_o not_o by_o divine_a institution_n but_o by_o good_a right_n and_o reason_n the_o mention_n of_o it_o be_v reserve_v to_o its_o most_o proper_a place_n that_o be_v in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o gentile_a church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lay_v up_o for_o these_o say_v beza_n be_v true_a riches_n lay_v up_o in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n by_o occasion_n of_o who_o word_n let_v we_o add_v these_o few_o passage_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n a_o 2._o a_o a_o a_o a_o a_o a_o bab._n cherub_n fol._n 66._o 2._o certain_a woman_n come_v to_o rabban_n jochanan_n ben_fw-mi zaccai_n and_o say_v sir_n vouchsafe_v i_o sustinence_n to_o who_o he_o answer_v and_o who_o be_v thou_o my_o daughter_n ay_o say_v she_o be_o the_o daughter_n of_o nicodemus_n ben_fw-mi gorion_n and_o reply_v he_o o_o daughter_n what_o be_v become_v of_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o family_n of_o thy_o father_n she_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o rabbi_n do_v not_o they_o use_v this_o proverb_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o salt_n of_o riches_n be_v the_o want_n of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o those_o that_o stand_v by_o say_v to_o she_o but_o mercy_n or_o alm_n be_v their_o salt_n where_o the_o gloss_n be_v whosoever_o will_v season_v his_o riches_n that_o be_v make_v they_o not_o to_o putrify_v let_v he_o bestow_v they_o in_o alm_n and_o the_o want_n of_o riches_n arise_v from_o such_o a_o cause_n be_v the_o season_n of_o they_o verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o i_o do_v pass_v through_o macedonia_n there_o be_v a_o division_n about_o the_o sense_n and_o translation_n of_o these_o word_n and_o here_o indeed_o the_o whole_a hinge_n of_o the_o controversy_n turn_v upon_o the_o place_n whence_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v there_o be_v some_o that_o render_v it_o to_o this_o sense_n i_o be_o now_o pass_v through_o macedonia_n which_o without_o doubt_n he_o do_v whosoever_o he_o be_v who_o first_o join_v those_o word_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n be_v write_v from_o philippi_n and_o they_o must_v do_v the_o same_o who_o think_v it_o send_v from_o thence_o but_o the_o vulgar_a and_o interlineary_a interpreter_n for_o i_o shall_v pass_v through_o macedonia_n in_o the_o future_a tense_n be_v more_o true_a and_o best_a of_o all_o for_o that_o this_o epistle_n be_v send_v from_o ephesus_n these_o and_o other_o thing_n make_v plain_a i._o that_o the_o apostle_n salute_v the_o corinthian_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n which_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o will_v not_o at_o all_o have_v do_v if_o he_o now_o be_v in_o macedonia_n but_o be_v it_o grant_v that_o he_o very_o late_o come_v out_o of_o asia_n carry_v the_o salutation_n of_o those_o church_n along_o with_o he_o it_o be_v as_o improbable_a that_o he_o will_v not_o also_o salute_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n of_o macedonia_n ii_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o write_v this_o epistle_n before_o he_o come_v into_o macedonia_n from_o what_o he_o say_v in_o the_o second_o epistle_n chap._n ii_o 12_o 13._o and_o chap._n vii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o for_o when_o he_o meet_v not_o titus_n at_o troas_n who_o together_o with_o stephanus_n fortunatus_n and_o achaicus_n he_o have_v send_v to_o corinth_n with_o this_o epistle_n nor_o as_o yet_o can_v know_v what_o fruit_n it_o have_v gain_v among_o the_o corinthian_n he_o hasten_v a_o journey_n into_o macedonia_n and_o when_o he_o come_v thither_o and_o find_v not_o titus_n there_o he_o stay_v for_o some_o time_n with_o a_o unquiet_a mind_n until_o titus_n the_o messenger_n of_o good_a news_n at_o last_o come_v iii_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o shall_v tarry_v in_o ephesus_n as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v here_o at_o ephesus_n where_o now_o i_o be_o i_o shall_v remain_v until_o pentecost_n verse_n viii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o will_v tarry_v in_o ephesus_n whether_o he_o tarry_v at_o ephesus_n until_o the_o time_n determine_v by_o he_o that_o be_v pentecost_n or_o the_o uproar_n of_o demetrius_n drive_v he_o away_o thence_o soon_o be_v uncertain_a be_v drive_v thence_o macedonia_n receive_v he_o as_o be_v relate_v act._n xx._n where_o although_o among_o his_o travail_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o his_o journey_n to_o corinth_n yet_o thither_o he_o travail_v while_o his_o companion_n go_v before_o to_o troas_n and_o expect_v he_o there_o verse_n ix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n for_o a_o door_n be_v open_v to_o i_o etc._n etc._n see_v act._n xix_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o verse_n x._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o if_o timothy_n come_v this_o place_n deceive_v he_o again_o who_o add_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o underwriting_n to_o this_o epistle_n in_o who_o fancy_n timothy_n be_v send_v with_o stephanus_n fortunatus_n and_o achaicus_n to_o bring_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n by_o no_o light_n mistake_v for_o timothy_n indeed_o be_v send_v but_o from_o ephesus_n into_o macedonia_n with_o erastus_n act._n xix_o 22._o to_o see_v the_o corinthian_n in_o his_o return_n but_o not_o at_o all_o send_v
speak_v in_o scripture_n of_o this_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o never_o enough_o my_o righteousness_n be_v never_o to_o be_v reveal_v to_o bring_v in_o everlasting_a righteousness_n new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n etc._n etc._n never_o enough_o speak_v never_o enough_o conceive_v of_o this_o righteousness_n the_o most_o mysterious_a act_n of_o heaven_n the_o wonder_n of_o wonder_n among_o man_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o justify_v a_o sinner_n a_o divine_a justice_n that_o exceed_v divine_a justice_n divine_a justice_n turn_v into_o mercy_n you_o may_v think_v i_o speak_v strange_o if_o i_o do_v it_o i_o be_o something_o excusable_a with_o peter_n ravish_v with_o the_o transfiguration_n i_o be_o upon_o a_o subject_n that_o may_v swallow_v up_o all_o mind_n with_o amazement_n but_o i_o clear_v my_o meaning_n in_o rom._n i._n 17._o it_o be_v say_v therein_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o 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rigida_fw-la penna_fw-la caduca_fw-la manu_fw-la ipse_fw-la licet_fw-la stupeat_fw-la concretus_fw-la pyxidis_fw-la humour_n durus_n &_o in_fw-la nigras_fw-la perneget_fw-la ire_n notas_fw-la immo_n etiam_fw-la resoluta_fw-la focis_fw-la prodire_fw-la tremiscit_fw-la pallens_fw-la conspecta_fw-la lacryma_fw-la nigra_fw-la nive_v quamvis_fw-la musarum_fw-la stagnent_fw-la in_o marmora_fw-la fontes_fw-la fluminis_fw-la obliti_fw-la vena_fw-la nec_fw-la ulla_fw-la fluat_fw-la attamen_fw-la huic_fw-la dextrae_fw-la veteri_fw-la ne_fw-la desit_fw-la amico_fw-la quod_fw-la negate_fw-la undarum_fw-la vena_fw-la dabit_fw-la silicis_fw-la gratulor_fw-la ergo_fw-la tibi_fw-la lightfoot_n volumine_fw-la justo_fw-la quod_fw-la libros_fw-la donet_fw-la postuma_fw-la cura_fw-la tuos_fw-la nam_fw-la quasi_fw-la praesentem_fw-la nunâ—_n te_fw-la compellat_fw-la amice_fw-la musa_fw-la memor_fw-la palpi_fw-la suspicion_n procul_fw-la tu_fw-la rabbinorum_fw-la percurris_fw-la singula_fw-la sordes_fw-la 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thalmudica_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o orbi_fw-la restituit_fw-la qui_fw-la bonas_fw-la literas_fw-la optimis_fw-la ornavit_fw-la moribus_fw-la svavitate_fw-la singulari_fw-la candore_fw-la summo_fw-la humilitate_fw-la eximia_fw-la amicis_fw-la maximum_fw-la reliquit_fw-la svi_fw-la desiderium_fw-la omnibus_fw-la exemplum_fw-la senectute_n vegeta_fw-la studendo_fw-la scribendo_fw-la concionando_fw-la lubenter_fw-la impensa_fw-la deposuit_fw-la tandem_fw-la quicquid_fw-la erat_fw-la mortale_fw-la horis_fw-la vero_fw-la hebraice_n &_o talmudice_fw-la impensis_fw-la nomen_fw-la suum_fw-la reliquit_fw-la aeternitati_fw-la sacrum_n whereas_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o index_n of_o this_o volume_n there_o be_v insert_v several_a error_n escape_v in_o the_o same_o here_o follow_v some_o other_o since_o observe_v upon_o review_v thereof_o what_o more_o the_o judicious_a reader_n shall_v meet_v with_o he_o be_v desire_v courteous_o to_o correct_v with_o his_o pen._n errata_n in_o the_o life_n and_o appendix_n page_n ix_o line_n 10._o read_v lodice_n p._n xix_o l._n 1._o r._n all_o p._n xxii_o l._n 37._o r._n knorr_n p._n xxvi_o l._n 1._o r._n turretinus_n ibid._n l._n 36._o r._n and_o as_o one_o p._n xxix_o l._n 12._o r._n master_n and_o patron_n p._n xxx_o l._n 2._o r._n we_o now_o commemorate_v ibid._n l._n 12._o r._n myself_o i_o shall_v p._n xxxvii_o l._n 19_o r._n let_v we_o in_o the_o first_o volume_n page_n 21._o for_o §_o 14._o read_v 24._o p._n 46._o for_o 400_o man_n r._n 600._o p._n 37._o for_o syris_n r._n syria_n p._n 369._o for_o mugdala_n r._n magdala_n p._n 453._o l._n