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all_o 1_o kin._n 11._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 1._o for_o david_n sake_n which_o be_v five_o time_n repeat_v there_o for_o his_o honour_n and_o 2._o for_o jerusalem_n sake_n both_o which_o have_v peculiar_a promise_n as_o 1._o david_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 16._o all_o perform_v by_o the_o promiser_n either_o in_o the_o type_n '_o or_o antitype_n 2._o jerusalem_n that_o holy_a city_n neh._n 11._o 1._o 18._o isa_n 52._o 1._o wherein_o zion_n and_o the_o temple_n stand_v and_o be_v the_o special_a type_n of_o the_o church_n psal_n 51._o 18._o isa_n 62._o 1_o 7._o and_o 66._o 20._o revel_v 21._o 2._o and_o therein_o god_n promise_v to_o david_n his_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o light_n or_o lamp_n always_o 1_o kin._n 11._o v._n 36._o to_o wit_n a_o royal_a successor_n that_o shall_v shine_v before_o his_o people_n which_o be_v most_o proper_o accomplish_v in_o christ_n luke_n 2._o 32._o the_o sceptre_n can_v not_o be_v take_v either_o by_o man_n or_o devil_n from_o judah_n until_o shilo_n come_v gen._n 49._o 10._o and_o then_o be_v he_o a_o light_n to_o the_o gentile_n as_o he_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v a_o glory_n to_o israel_n now_o though_o the_o devil_n that_o grand_a makebate_n of_o the_o world_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n in_o this_o rent_n or_o division_n together_o with_o his_o impious_a instrument_n jeroboam_n yet_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n in_o it_o to_o ordain_v order_n and_o over-rule_v all_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n this_o thing_n be_v from_o i_o and_o the_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o devil_n 1_o kin._n 12._o 15.24_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n call_v rebellion_n ch._n 12._o 19_o so_o it_o be_v from_o the_o devil_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n both_o of_o solomon_n idolatry_n ch._n 11._o v._n 11._o and_o of_o rehoboam_n insolency_n so_o it_o be_v from_o god_n as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n from_o the_o supreme_a judge_n am._n 3._o 6._o god_n here_o withdraw_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n from_o rehoboam_n and_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o own_o egregious_a folly_n as_o chap._n 22._o 23._o 2_o chron._n 25._o 20._o and_o 32._o 31._o god_n know_v how_o to_o order_v the_o disorder_n of_o the_o world_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n as_o have_v a_o overrule_a providence_n beyond_o man_n purpose_n and_o a_o overpouring_a power_n still_o to_o preserve_v his_o poor_a church_n though_o solomon_n have_v be_v share_v himself_o betwixt_o god_n and_o idol_n and_o therefore_o his_o servant_n jeroboam_n shall_v share_v the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n yea_o and_o bear_v away_o the_o better_a half_n from_o he_o yet_o judah_n still_o rule_v with_o god_n and_o god_n with_o they_o and_o be_v faithful_a with_o the_o saint_n when_o ephraim_n the_o ten_o tribe_n compass_v god_n about_o with_o lie_n hos_fw-la 11._o v._n 12._o that_o be_v while_o backslide_n israel_n go_v after_o their_o leaden_a priest_n make_v by_o jeroboam_n of_o the_o base_a of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o golden_a calf_n judah_n keep_v right_o to_o the_o temple-worship_n and_o firm_a in_o the_o true_a religion_n thus_o the_o most_o gracious_a god_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n and_o leave_v this_o blessing_n soon_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_a behind_o he_o that_o a_o lamp_n shall_v be_v light_v in_o jerusalem_n which_o the_o most_o boisterous_a blast_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n shall_v not_o blow_v out_o the_o sixteenth_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n in_o canaan_n defeat_v by_o god._n chap._n xvi_o now_o when_o the_o devil_n have_v divide_v so_o great_a a_o share_n of_o david_n kingdom_n to_o himself_o by_o divine_a permission_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_n hos_fw-la 9_o 3._o isa_n 8._o 8._o give_a way_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n to_o such_o sad_a encroachment_n he_o fall_v upon_o sow_v the_o curse_a seed_n of_o his_o tare_n upon_o the_o lord_n land_n among_o those_o tribe_n who_o disdain_v to_o live_v any_o 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hedge_n be_v go_v begin_v to_o lay_v waste_n god_n vineyard_n isa_n 5._o 5_o 6._o he_o now_o fall_v to_o work_v for_o debauch_v israel_n he_o first_o make_v they_o cast_v off_o their_o true_a sovereign_n and_o choose_v a_o false_a one_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la must_v be_v the_o man_n one_o that_o want_v neither_o craft_n nor_o courage_n to_o back_o this_o horse_n which_o have_v cast_v his_o rider_n next_o to_o achitophel_n the_o devil_n have_v not_o a_o crafty_a head_n to_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n than_o this_o leader_n of_o the_o faction_n and_o fraction_n as_o the_o subtle_a serpent_n infuse_v into_o he_o his_o subtlety_n for_o steal_v a_o sceptre_n so_o for_o secure_v it_o to_o he_o when_o he_o have_v steal_v it_o his_o plot_v head_n have_v this_o consider_a cap_n upon_o it_o it_o be_v but_o a_o pang_n of_o discontent_n that_o make_v i_o king_n violent_a thing_n be_v not_o permanent_a sudden_a paroxysme_n or_o fit_v of_o passion_n have_v as_o sudden_a 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violent_a death_n his_o son_n ahab_n the_o seven_o that_o none-such_a sinner_n succeed_v who_o be_v a_o uxorious_a man_n jezabel_n his_o wife_n stir_v up_o even_o to_o unparalleled_a wickedness_n v._o 31_o 32_o 33._o god_n set_v this_o black_a brand_n upon_o this_o virago_n jezabel_n 1_o kin._n 21._o 25_o 26._o who_o hold_v her_o husband_n in_o such_o slavery_n by_o a_o mischievous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o woman_n wear_v the_o breeches_n that_o for_o a_o quiet_a life_n with_o she_o he_o do_v not_o dare_v to_o deny_v she_o any_o thing_n that_o she_o will_v have_v do_v hereby_o he_o prove_v worse_a than_o his_o ancestor_n extort_v naboth_n vineyard_n and_o life_n from_o he_o where_o the_o dog_n lick_v his_o blood_n afterward_o yea_o and_o the_o dog_n do_v eat_v up_o jezabel_n also_o 1_o
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