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the_o former_a 6._o barak_n the_o son_n of_o abinoham_n who_o act_v by_o deborah_n do_v act_v so_o valiant_o against_o sisera_n the_o half-one_a hiram_n a_o 14._o naphtalite_n though_o his_o part_n father_n be_v a_o man_n of_o tyre_n that_o curious_a artificer_n in_o solomon_n temple_n other_o eminent_a person_n though_o unknown_a doubtless_o be_v of_o this_o tribe_n for_o in_o their_o martial_a address_n to_o david_n in_o hebron_n none_o appear_v in_o more_o excellent_a equipage_n for_o number_n and_o warlike_a accoutrement_n 34._o and_o of_o naphtali_n a_o thousand_o captain_n and_o with_o they_o with_o shield_n and_o spear_n thirty_o and_o seven_o thousand_o §_o 2._o this_o tribe_n border_v plain_o intimate_v though_o not_o express_v in_o the_o bound_a thereof_o on_o mount_n libanus_n on_o the_o north_n 34._o and_o reach_v as_o be_v plain_o express_v to_o zebulun_n
more_o moisture_n of_o the_o sea_n through_o which_o they_o be_v bring_v the_o man_n also_o of_o dan_n and_o javan_n of_o who_o hereafter_o furnish_v tire_n with_o 19_o cassia_n and_o calamus_fw-la drug_n of_o high_a worth_n and_o value_n 3_o merchant-drapers_n such_o as_o bring_v 20._o precious_a clothes_n for_o or_o with_o chariot_n be_v the_o man_n of_o dedan_n which_o be_v a_o eminent_a country_n in_o idumea_n 4_o merchant-fishmonger_n many_o of_o these_o must_v be_v presume_v in_o tyre_n where_o fish_n be_v a_o staple_n commodity_n which_o they_o transport_v into_o other_o country_n and_o vent_v for_o their_o own_o gain_n without_o any_o other_o respect_n of_o time_n or_o place_n this_o cause_v nehemiah_n complaint_n that_o in_o jerusalem_n there_o dwell_v man_n of_o tyre_n which_o bring_v 16._o fish_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o ware_n and_o sell_v they_o on_o the_o sabbath_n 5_o merchant-gold-smith_n such_o as_o occupy_v in_o her_o fair_n 22._o with_o all_o precious_a stone_n out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o sheba_n and_o raamah_n aforesaid_a beside_o 16._o emerald_n coral_n and_o agate_n bring_v out_o of_o syria_n silver_n from_o tarshish_n i_o e._n spain_n as_o our_o 7._o author_n irrefragable_o prove_v plenty_n of_o that_o metal_n therein_o and_o 22_o gold_n from_o arabia_n yea_o as_o some_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n arise_v in_o the_o east_n yet_o his_o shine_a by_o reflection_n be_v first_o discover_v in_o the_o 196._o west_n so_o grant_v gold_n original_o to_o grow_v in_o land_n east_n from_o tyre_n yet_o in_o this_o city_n most_o gorgeous_a and_o glitter_a be_v the_o lustre_n thereof_o beat_v and_o draw_v out_o in_o most_o artificial_a embroidery_n and_o embosment_n 6_o merchant-skinner_n although_o no_o mention_n of_o their_o trade_n in_o this_o city_n where_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o climate_n make_v fur_n not_o only_o useless_a but_o burdensome_a yet_o we_o may_v be_v confident_a there_o want_v not_o those_o therein_o which_o trade_v in_o such_o skin_n which_o be_v in_o valuation_n in_o these_o part_n 7_o merchant-taylours_n such_o as_o deal_v in_o 24._o all_o sort_n of_o thing_n in_o blue_a clothes_n and_o broider_a work_n and_o in_o chest_n of_o rich_a apparel_n bind_v with_o cord_n and_o make_v of_o cedar_n those_o that_o traffic_v in_o these_o commodity_n be_v pri_fw-la of_o haran_n and_o canneh_n and_o eden_n and_o sheba_n ashur_n and_o chilmad_n all_o near_a one_o another_o as_o appear_v by_o their_o bundling_n up_o together_o about_o the_o confluence_n of_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n 8_o merchant-haberdasher_n great_a their_o number_n who_o by_o wholesale_n sell_v â—he_v fine_a manufacture_n wrought_v here_o of_o gold_n silver_n 15._o ivory_n and_o ebony_n bring_v from_o dedan_n different_a from_o the_o former_a country_n of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o idumea_n at_o this_o day_n call_v daden_v situate_a on_o the_o persian_a gulf_n but_o oh_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o precious_a toy_n make_v thereof_o well_o do_v 54._o homer_n give_v the_o sidonian_n the_o epithet_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o very_o much_o ingenious_a their_o finger_n may_v seem_v all_o of_o bone_n so_o strong_a and_o hardy_a to_o endure_v any_o labour_n and_o yet_o all_o of_o flesh_n so_o flexible_a and_o limber_a to_o any_o employment_n those_o mystery_n in_o manufacture_n which_o english_a man_n in_o our_o age_n gaze_v on_o as_o rare_a discovery_n the_o phoenicians_n of_o tyre_n will_v but_o smile_v at_o as_o rude_a recovery_n of_o what_o by_o they_o be_v most_o perfect_o perform_v 9_o merchant-salters_n store_n of_o these_o may_v be_v conclude_v therein_o not_o only_o because_o salt_n be_v so_o needful_a a_o commodity_n but_o also_o because_o at_o 8._o misrepothmaim_n or_o the_o boil_a of_o water_n hard_o by_o sidon_n great_a store_n of_o salt_n be_v make_v 10_o merchant-iron-monger_n such_o as_o barter_v 12._o in_o iron_n tin_n or_o lead_v bring_v from_o spain_n or_o tarshish_n as_o also_o in_o 13._o vessel_n of_o brass_n from_o javan_n tubal_n and_o mesech_n that_o be_v jonia_n pontus_n and_o moscovia_n as_o our_o sanc._n author_n will_v have_v it_o though_o we_o be_v not_o at_o leisure_n several_o to_o examine_v his_o judgement_n therein_o 11_o merchant-vintner_n such_o as_o trade_v in_o 18._o wine_n of_o helbon_n no_o doubt_n most_o delicious_a to_o the_o palate_n bring_v hither_o by_o the_o merchant_n of_o damascus_n helbon_n we_o conceive_v the_o same_o with_o calybon_n a_o city_n in_o syria_n whereof_o mention_n in_o ptolemy_n and_o from_o which_o the_o country_n about_o it_o be_v denominate_v calybonidis_n 12_o merchant-clothworker_n such_o as_o from_o the_o whitewooll_n bring_v from_o damascus_n transmit_v the_o same_o from_o the_o spinster_n wheel_n to_o the_o weaver_n loom_n to_o the_o fuller_n shears_n to_o the_o dyer_n what_o and_o so_o to_o be_v wear_v by_o the_o great_a prince_n in_o the_o world_n who_o be_v behold_v to_o tyre_n the_o centre_n of_o rich_a clothing_n for_o all_o their_o holiday_n apparel_n thus_o be_v their_o city_n fraught_v with_o commodity_n of_o all_o kind_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o their_o smithfield_n full_a of_o 14._o horse_n horseman_n and_o mule_n from_o togarma_n or_o cappadocia_n their_o east-cheap_a full_a of_o the_o flesh_n of_o 21._o ram_n lamb_n goat_n etc._n etc._n from_o arabia_n their_o leaden-hall_n where_o a_o market_n be_v keep_v with_o the_o wheat_n of_o 17._o minnith_n and_o pannag_n out_o of_o judea_n so_o that_o all_o thing_n save_o piety_n humility_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o this_o city_n §_o 16._o thus_o sit_v tyre_n on_o her_o throne_n in_o a_o princely_a posture_n no_o less_o envious_a than_o proud_a witness_v she_o rejoice_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o break_v of_o one_o merchant_n be_v the_o make_n of_o another_o when_o she_o say_v to_o herself_o 2._o jerusalem_n be_v turn_v unto_o i_o i_o shall_v be_v replenish_v now_o she_o be_v make_v waste_n meaning_n that_o all_o trade_v divide_v before_o shall_v now_o be_v engross_v to_o herself_o alone_o but_o god_n mar_v her_o market_n threaten_v by_o isaiah_n to_o 9_o stain_v the_o pride_n of_o her_o glory_n allude_v to_o tire_n masterpiece_n which_o be_v to_o fix_v fair_a and_o fresh_a colour_n which_o god_n will_v soil_v and_o blur_v notwithstanding_o all_o her_o curiosity_n in_o that_o kind_n ezekiel_n use_v two_o maritime_a expression_n as_o most_o proper_a for_o a_o port_n first_o that_o her_o enemy_n shall_v come_v up_o against_o she_o as_o the_o sea_n cause_v his_o 3._o wave_n to_o come_v up_o and_o then_o that_o a_o east_n wind_n shall_v break_v she_o meaning_n nabuchadnezzar_n live_v north-east_n from_o this_o place_n who_o afterward_o besiege_v and_o sack_v the_o city_n §_o 17._o it_o seem_v the_o take_v thereof_o call_v elsewhere_o the_o strong_a city_n tyre_n 29._o do_v not_o quit_v cost_v for_o the_o take_v thereof_o the_o profit_n receive_v by_o it_o not_o countervail_v the_o pain_n expend_v upon_o it_o god_n himself_o confess_v that_o nabuchadnezzar_n serve_v a_o great_a service_n against_o tyre_n and_o yet_o have_v 18._o no_o wage_n 285._o one_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o tyrian_n after_o thirteen_o year_n siege_n despoil_v of_o all_o hope_n of_o relief_n abandon_v their_o city_n and_o in_o their_o ship_n transport_v their_o wife_n child_n and_o portable_a wealth_n to_o carthage_n cyprus_n and_o other_o colony_n leave_v nabuchadnezzar_n their_o empty_a nest_n when_o all_o the_o bird_n worth_a plume_v be_v fly_v away_o however_o god_n afterward_o give_v he_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o 20_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o wage_n for_o his_o army_n thus_o not_o only_o those_o who_o do_v god_n will_v in_o a_o direct_a line_n but_o also_o such_o who_o collateral_o not_o to_o say_v casual_o work_v his_o pleasure_n shall_v find_v a_o reward_n see_v in_o sack_v of_o tyre_n nabuchadnezzar_n go_v in_o the_o path_n and_o pace_n of_o his_o own_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n though_o haply_o in_o his_o own_o way_n he_o meet_v with_o god_n will_n not_o only_o beside_o his_o intention_n but_o without_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o §_o 18._o as_o the_o ruin_n so_o the_o 15._o restauration_n of_o tyre_n be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n not_o the_o same_o numericall_a tire_n in_o place_n and_o position_n for_o paletyrus_fw-la or_o old_a tyre_n ever_o after_o remain_v desolate_a according_a to_o the_o prediction_n 14._o thou_o shall_v be_v build_v no_o more_o but_o the_o same_o in_o name_n country_n convenience_n of_o site_n wealth_n and_o wickedness_n yea_o she_o exchange_v and_o improve_v her_o place_n for_o commodity_n and_o strength_n remove_v from_o the_o entrance_n to_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n from_o the_o continent_n to_o almost_o a_o island_n here_o to_o use_v the_o prophet_n expression_n 15._o after_o seventy_o year_n the_o end_n of_o the_o babylonish_n kingdom_n tyre_n begin_v
david_n word_n guilty_a of_o infidelity_n see_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o withhold_v rain_n from_o a_o mountain_n then_o to_o remove_v it_o from_o its_o foundation_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n 20._o assure_v we_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v if_o in_o faith_n desire_v but_o be_v it_o know_v david_n intend_v not_o his_o curse_n shall_v take_v effect_n but_o mere_o to_o manifest_v his_o great_a grief_n and_o to_o show_v how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o delight_v at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o great_a enemy_n better_o to_o fall_v under_o david_n dirae_fw-la as_o he_o be_v a_o poet_n then_o as_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n the_o latter_a light_v heavy_o indeed_o as_o 20._o judas_n in_o 7._o achitophel_n can_v witness_v the_o weight_n thereof_o nor_o remain_v any_o thing_n more_o observable_a in_o this_o tribe_n save_v in_o the_o east_n part_v thereof_o on_o jordan_n they_o show_v pilgrim_n the_o place_n where_o 5._o naaman_n patient_a at_o last_o by_o his_o servant_n persuasion_n wash_v seven_o time_n and_o be_v cleanse_v of_o his_o leprosy_n §_o 24._o thus_o all_o the_o remarkable_a place_n of_o issachar_n issachar_n but_o not_o all_o those_o in_o issachar_n be_v already_o by_o we_o describe_v for_o as_o the_o text_n 11._o express_o say_v the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o in_o asher_n even_o three_o country_n that_o be_v lie_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n but_o environ_v round_o with_o those_o tribe_n possession_n yet_o pertain_v to_o the_o portion_n of_o manasseh_n let_v none_o blame_v divine_a providence_n of_o ill_a architecture_n for_o not_o well_o contrive_v the_o room_n in_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n not_o be_v well_o design_v wherein_o issachars_n chamber_n his_o portion_n be_v make_v a_o thoroughfare_n manasseh_n have_v three_o closert_n three_o small_a country_n within_o the_o same_o so_o that_o neither_o tribe_n can_v enjoy_v his_o own_o with_o privacy_n and_o entireness_n and_o manasseh_n if_o but_o step_v out_o of_o the_o highway_n must_v in_o a_o manner_n trespass_n on_o issachar_n or_o crave_v leave_v of_o he_o to_o come_v through_z his_o to_o his_o own_o inheritance_n but_o know_v all_o be_v order_v by_o the_o 11._o counsel_n of_o god_n will_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o who_o will_v not_o have_v his_o child_n churl_n to_o engross_v habitation_n by_o themselves_o but_o by_o such_o mixture_n of_o their_o portion_n invite_v yea_o engage_v their_o person_n to_o mutual_a intercourse_n see_v the_o very_a lot_n of_o their_o tribe_n give_v love_v visit_n and_o their_o country_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n come_v so_o courteous_o and_o confident_o one_o within_o another_o §_o 25._o but_o very_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v asher_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o land_n within_o asher_n which_o tribe_n lie_v many_o mile_n more_o northward_o and_o beyond_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n interpose_v the_o jewish_a rabbin_n be_v much_o perplex_v at_o the_o pedigree_n of_o aâ—zel_n why_o it_o be_v twice_o reckon_v up_o in_o 44._o chronicle_n use_v to_o say_v that_o they_o 202._o need_v four_o hundred_o camel_n load_v with_o commentary_n to_o give_v the_o true_a reason_n thereof_o but_o their_o expression_n be_v more_o appliable_a to_o this_o present_a difficulty_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o ground_n in_o asher_n except_o as_o we_o have_v present_v it_o in_o our_o map_n some_o part_n of_o asher_n lay_v southward_a at_o distance_n dis-jointed_n from_o the_o main_a body_n of_o that_o tribe_n which_o we_o have_v former_o describe_v who_o know_v not_o that_o piece_n of_o parish_n parcel_n of_o manor_n portion_n of_o county_n though_o far_o off_o dismember_v relate_v unto_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o intermediate_v distance_n betwixt_o they_o §_o 26._o but_o let_v not_o issachar_n or_o asher_n repine_v that_o manasseh_n have_v so_o much_o land_n in_o their_o country_n see_v though_o the_o right_n be_v assign_v unto_o they_o the_o canaanite_n for_o a_o long_a time_n till_o about_o david_n reign_n keep_v all_o the_o same_o in_o their_o possession_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n joshua_n 17._o 11._o and_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n bethshean_n and_o her_o town_n and_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o endor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o taanch_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o meggido_fw-la and_o her_o town_n even_o three_o country_n judge_n 1._o 27._o neither_o do_v manasseh_n drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethshean_a and_o her_o town_n nor_o taanach_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o megiddo_n and_o her_o town_n but_o the_o canaanite_n will_v dwell_v in_o that_o land_n of_o bethshean_n more_o convenient_o hereafter_o by_o ibleam_n 27._o ahaziah_n be_v wound_v as_o be_v former_o observe_v dor_n mention_v for_o a_o sea-town_n in_o ptolemy_n have_v the_o king_n thereof_o conquer_v 23._o by_o joshua_n endor_n whither_o sisera_n soldier_n defeat_v in_o fight_n not_o far_o off_o at_o 19_o taanach_n which_o alsoâ—was_fw-mi a_o regal_a city_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 21._o joshua_n and_o afterward_o belong_v to_o the_o levite_n flee_v be_v pursue_v 10._o perish_a and_o become_v as_o the_o dung_n of_o the_o earth_n hither_o saul_n repair_v to_o a_o witch_n to_o raise_v samuel_n and_o receive_v cold_a comfort_n from_o the_o dead_a or_o devil_n rather_o inform_v he_o of_o his_o future_a destruction_n so_o that_o saul_n former_o sick_a with_o fear_n of_o the_o worst_a live_v to_o hear_v satan_n toll_v his_o passing-bell_n in_o his_o sad_a prediction_n §_o 27._o but_o 11._o megiddo_n city_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n the_o king_n hereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n and_o many_o year_n after_o josiah_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o megiddo_n bid_v pharaoh_n necho_n battle_n in_o his_o march_n against_o charchemish_n by_o euphrates_n never_o prince_n show_v more_o devotion_n in_o his_o life_n or_o less_o discretion_n in_o his_o death_n court_v that_o danger_n which_o decline_v he_o see_v pharaoh_n desire_v 21._o peaceable_o to_o depart_v but_o haply_o josiah_n conceive_v himself_o engage_v to_o fight_v he_o in_o point_n of_o 1_o honour_n because_o without_o leave_n he_o have_v make_v his_o land_n a_o high_a way_n to_o pass_v through_o it_o 2_o policy_n suspicious_a though_o pharaoh_n go_v forth_o as_o a_o friend_n he_o will_v return_v as_o a_o foe_n especial_o if_o puff_v up_o with_o success_n in_o his_o expedition_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o subject_n will_v not_o suffer_v josiah_n to_o keep_v quiet_a at_o home_n their_o impiety_n make_v he_o to_o march_v thrust_v he_o into_o the_o field_n force_v he_o into_o the_o fight_n yea_o shoot_v the_o fatal_a arrow_n which_o wound_v he_o at_o the_o heart_n §_o 28._o now_o let_v none_o be_v trouble_v because_o josiah_n who_o rather_o deserve_v two_o life_n seem_v to_o have_v two_o death_n reconcile_v one_o text_n make_v he_o to_o die_v 29._o at_o megiddo_n another_o 24._o at_o jerusalem_n understand_v it_o death_n arrest_v he_o with_o a_o mortal_a wound_n at_o megiddo_n but_o do_v not_o imprison_v he_o till_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o expire_v much_o less_o let_v any_o challenge_n god_n as_o worse_a than_o his_o word_n with_o josiah_n have_v promise_v he_o by_o his_o prophet_n 20._o to_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o father_n in_o peace_n for_o beside_o that_o that_o promise_v principal_o relate_v to_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n from_o which_o josiah_n be_v exempt_v even_o such_o may_v be_v say_v to_o die_v in_o peace_n which_o swim_v to_o their_o grave_n in_o their_o own_o blood_n if_o withal_o embark_v in_o a_o good_a conscience_n §_o 29._o all_o israel_n thereat_o and_o principal_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n drop_v many_o a_o precious_a tear_n on_o his_o hearse_n who_o lamentation_n lamentation_n be_v a_o elegy_n on_o iosiah_n death_n yea_o their_o grief_n be_v no_o land-flood_n of_o present_a passion_n but_o a_o constant_a channel_n of_o continue_a sorrow_n stream_v from_o a_o annual_a fountain_n it_o be_v make_v a_o 25._o ordinance_n in_o israel_n the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o a_o grand_a and_o general_a grieve_v for_o man_n sin_n 11._o compare_v it_o to_o the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimmon_n conceive_v to_o be_v a_o place_n hard_o by_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n §_o 30._o jehosaphat_n the_o son_n of_o paruah_n be_v solomon_n purvey_v our_o in_o 17._o issachar_n issachar_n but_o the_o dis-jointed_n piece_n of_o manasseh_n in_o this_o tribe_n pertain_v partly_o to_o baanah_n the_o son_n
to_o fall_v out_o with_o their_o friend_n count_v other_o man_n honour_n to_o be_v their_o injury_n except_o they_o may_v be_v admit_v joint_a purchaser_n with_o they_o in_o all_o gallant_a undertake_n this_o cause_v their_o contest_v first_o with_o 2._o gideon_n who_o pacify_v they_o with_o his_o compliance_n &_o afterward_o with_o jephthah_n where_o their_o brawl_n be_v heighten_v into_o a_o battle_n how_o quick_o do_v hot_a spirit_n hatch_v word_n into_o blow_n of_o which_o we_o have_v 20._o spoke_v before_o §_o 3._o this_o tribe_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o natural_a imperfection_n of_o lisp_a lisp_n the_o cause_n whereof_o we_o leave_v to_o other_o to_o dispute_v whether_o get_v by_o imitation_n or_o some_o hereditary_a defect_n in_o their_o tongue_n or_o proceed_v from_o some_o secret_a quality_n in_o their_o soil_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o a_o village_n at_o charleton_n in_o lecest._n leicestershire_n that_o the_o people_n therein_o be_v trouble_v with_o wharling_n in_o their_o utterance_n the_o best_a be_v man_n must_v answer_v to_o god_n for_o their_o vicious_a habit_n not_o natural_a impediment_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o lisp_v the_o language_n of_o canaan_n then_o plain_o to_o pronounce_v the_o speech_n of_o ashdod_n §_o 4._o sure_o i_o be_o fortunate_a no_o tribe_n judah_n except_v can_v vie_v eminent_a person_n with_o ephraim_n as_o deborah_n and_o abdon_n both_o judge_n of_o israel_n the_o one_o by_o heâ—_n 5._o habitation_n while_o live_v the_o other_o by_o his_o 15._o sepulchre_n when_o dead_a true_o collect_v to_o be_v of_o this_o tribe_n as_o also_o 26._o jeroboam_fw-la and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 〈…〉_z §_z 5._o 〈…〉_z ephraim_n dan_fw-mi on_o the_o south_n 〈…〉_z but_o as_o for_o the_o particular_a 〈◊〉_d and_o flexure_n 〈…〉_z border_n of_o this_o tribe_n they_o be_v so_o many_o and_o so_o small_a they_o will_v be_v scatter_v out_o of_o our_o memory_n except_o bind_v together_o as_o we_o find_v they_o in_o the_o text_n §_o 6._o condemn_v not_o this_o our_o diligence_n for_o needless_a curiosity_n herein_o but_o know_v that_o every_o meer-stone_n that_o stand_v for_o a_o landmark_a though_o in_o substance_n but_o a_o hard_a flint_n or_o plain_a pebble_n be_v a_o precious_a stone_n in_o virtue_n and_o be_v cordial_a against_o dangerous_a controversy_n between_o party_n and_o party_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v of_o great_a consequence_n to_o be_v well_o skill_v in_o the_o out-limit_n and_o boundary_n of_o this_o or_o any_o other_o considerable_a 〈◊〉_d §_o 7._o the_o particular_a bound_n therefore_o of_o this_o tribe_n 〈◊〉_d exact_o as_o follow_v bound_n south_n west_n north._n east_n 1_o from_o jordan_n by_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o 〈…〉_z 2_o thence_o to_o the_o wilderness_n that_o go_v up_o from_o 〈◊〉_d throughout_o mounâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 3_o thence_o to_o 〈◊〉_d thence_o to_o be_v bordâ—â—s_n archite_a 〈…〉_z ataroth_n 4_o thence_o westward_o to_o the_o coast_n of_o japbleâ—i_n 5_o thence_o to_o the_o coast_n of_o bethhoron_a 〈…〉_z 6_o thenâ—e_v 〈◊〉_d gezer_n thence_o to_o the_o sea_n the_o medditerranean_a sea_n northwest_o 1_o from_o the_o sea_n to_o 〈…〉_z kâ—na_fw-la thence_o to_o 〈◊〉_d north-east_n 2_o thence_o to_o beth-horâ—n_a the_o upper_a thence_o to_o michmâ—â—ha_n 3_o thence_n go_v about_o unto_o 〈…〉_z eastward_o 4_o and_o pass_v on_o the_o east_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 5_o thence_o to_o atâ—roth_n 6_o thence_o to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o river_n 〈◊〉_d we_o reserve_v the_o satisfy_n of_o such_o difficulty_n as_o encumber_v these_o border_n to_o our_o five_o â—nd_n last_o book_n intend_v it_o shall_v serve_v our_o four_o former_a in_o the_o same_o office_n wherein_o the_o spleen_n attend_v on_o the_o liver_n for_o as_o that_o be_v the_o drain_v or_o sewer_n of_o the_o feculent_a and_o melancholy_a blood_n so_o we_o design_v our_o last_o book_n of_o objection_n for_o the_o repository_n of_o all_o hard_a doubt_n and_o difficulty_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o work_n may_v be_v more_o cheerful_a and_o pleasant_a in_o the_o read_n thereof_o §_o 8._o among_o these_o limitary_a town_n 〈◊〉_d beside_o the_o bâ—th-horons_a both_o of_o they_o with_o uzzen-sherah_a 24._o found_v by_o sherah_n the_o daughter_n of_o ephraim_n the_o young_a the_o great_a buildress_n in_o the_o whole_a bible_n gezer_n be_v most_o remarkable_a the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o joshuâ—_n 1â—_n and_o the_o city_n be_v give_v to_o the_o levite_n but_o keep_v by_o the_o canaanite_n in_o defiance_n of_o all_o the_o power_n of_o 29._o ephraim_n until_o pharaoh_n take_v it_o burn_v it_o and_o kill_v the_o canaanite_n therein_o give_v it_o for_o a_o 16._o present_a to_o his_o daughter_n solomon_n wife_n behold_v here_o two_o title_n on_o foot_n at_o once_o and_o the_o question_n be_v which_o shall_v take_v effect_n whether_o the_o title_n of_o the_o levite_n derive_v it_o from_o god_n 21._o grant_v though_o a_o main_a matter_n they_o never_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o gezer_n give_v they_o or_o that_o of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n claim_v it_o as_o a_o donative_n from_o her_o father_n the_o best_a be_v the_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v try_v before_o the_o wisdom_n and_o integrity_n of_o solomon_n who_o no_o doubt_n be_v so_o bountiful_a to_o the_o temple_n will_v not_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o minister_n thereof_o but_o that_o as_o he_o give_v the_o child_n to_o the_o true_a mother_n he_o will_v adjudge_v the_o city_n to_o the_o original_a owner_n thereof_o though_o make_v his_o queen_n some_o reparation_n otherwise_o proceed_v we_o now_o to_o the_o description_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o will_v begin_v with_o two_o eminent_a city_n in_o the_o south_n part_v thereof_o §_o 9_o rama_fw-mi ramathaimzophine_n otherwise_o 1._o ramathaim-zophim_a because_o consist_v of_o two_o town_n and_o seat_v in_o the_o land_n of_o 5._o zuph_n be_v the_o place_n where_o samuel_n be_v 19_o bear_v wonderful_o of_o a_o long_a barren_a mother_n 17._o live_v unblamable_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o 14._o national_a testimony_n of_o his_o integrity_n die_v peaceable_o and_o be_v 1._o bury_v honourable_o naioth_n never_a rama_fw-mi be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o house_n where_o david_n sometime_o converse_v with_o samuel_n two_o eminent_a prophet_n then_o live_v together_o under_o the_o same_o roof_n §_o 10._o yea_o prophecte_n the_o very_a air_n of_o this_o place_n seem_v prophetical_a see_v saul_n come_v hither_o to_o attach_v david_n be_v by_o the_o great_a well_o that_o be_v in_o sâ—chu_n the_o helicon_n of_o heavenly_a rapture_n strange_o inspire_v and_o strip_v himself_o fall_v a_o 21._o prophesy_v a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n together_o §_o 11._o this_o saul_n continue_v constant_o a_o carnal_a man_n though_o we_o meet_v with_o many_o spirit_n which_o successive_o possess_v and_o desert_v he_o 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n which_o 10._o twice_o ravish_v then_o final_o forsake_v he_o 2._o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n fit_v he_o for_o government_n which_o 14._o depart_v from_o he_o after_o david_n be_v anoint_v 3._o a_o ibidem_fw-la evil_a spirit_n which_o trouble_v he_o partly_o allay_v by_o david_n music_n 4._o his_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n which_o partial_o forsake_v he_o at_o the_o witch_n sad_a news_n when_o he_o fall_v all_o along_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o 20._o strength_n in_o he_o 5._o his_o spirit_n or_o soul_n final_o force_v from_o he_o by_o his_o own_o sword_n on_o mount_n gilboa_n what_o need_v then_o have_v man_n to_o try_v the_o 1._o spirit_n before_o they_o trust_v they_o see_v so_o many_o of_o they_o may_v be_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n §_o 12._o in_o the_o new_a testament_n this_o rama_fw-mi be_v call_v arimatheâ—_n arimathea_n whereof_o be_v 57_o joseph_n that_o honourable_a counsellor_n who_o so_o free_o resign_v his_o own_o sepulchre_n to_o the_o body_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o with_o nicodemus_n provide_v for_o the_o decent_a inter_v thereof_o §_o 13._o shiloh_n succeed_v in_o a_o narrow_a southern_a spong_n of_o this_o tribe_n where_o after_o the_o conquer_a of_o canaan_n residence_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v solemn_o set_v up_o and_o remain_v there_o almost_o four_o hundred_o year_n this_o place_n be_v for_o that_o purpose_n prefer_v before_o other_o partly_o because_o almost_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o land_n and_o partly_o in_o honourable_a respect_n to_o 1._o joshua_n extract_v from_o and_o live_v in_o this_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o pity_v it_o be_v that_o god_n and_o the_o prince_n shall_v be_v part_v perchance_o the_o allusion_n of_o shiloh_n with_o 6._o shiloah_n or_o 7._o siloam_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n send_v clear_o point_v at_o our_o saviour_n may_v promote_v this_o place_n for_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n therein_o §_o 14._o at_o shiloh_n there_o be_v a_o anniversary_n dance_v of_o the_o daughter_n thereof_o probable_o collect_v out_o of_o all_o israel_n come_v then_o to_o the_o
content_v to_o join_v together_o so_o that_o not_o david_n but_o his_o necessity_n choose_v they_o to_o attend_v he_o who_o now_o in_o adversity_n discover_v their_o impious_a disposition_n but_o david_n to_o avoid_v this_o shower_n of_o stone_n ready_a to_o rain_v upon_o he_o run_v for_o shelter_n to_o god_n his_o rock_n in_o who_o he_o comfort_v himself_o thus_o as_o it_o be_v always_o dark_a just_o before_o the_o day_n daw_v so_o god_n use_v to_o visit_v his_o servant_n with_o great_a affliction_n when_o he_o intend_v their_o speedy_a advancement_n for_o immediate_o after_o david_n not_o only_o recover_v his_o loss_n with_o advantage_n but_o also_o be_v proclaim_v king_n of_o israel_n though_o some_o war_n arise_v for_o a_o time_n between_o he_o and_o ishbosheth_n §_o 6._o but_o the_o most_o memorable_a place_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v seat_v on_o or_o near_o the_o brook_n of_o bezor_n which_o arise_v in_o judah_n take_v his_o course_n south-west_n not_o far_o from_o 7._o ethar_n or_o 32._o etan_n in_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o this_o tribe_n in_o the_o rock_n of_o 11._o etan_a near_o the_o city_n of_o that_o name_n samson_n repose_v himself_o whence_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n bring_v he_o down_o bind_v with_o two_o cord_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o philistine_n but_o he_o present_o find_v his_o spirit_n and_o in_o that_o place_n the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n bad_a weapon_n be_v better_a than_o none_o and_o it_o matter_n not_o what_o they_o be_v so_o that_o they_o be_v wield_v by_o samson_n arm_n that_o guide_v by_o god_n hand_n this_o jawbone_n which_o use_v to_o feed_v on_o grass_n here_o eat_v up_o a_o 15._o thousand_o man_n hereupon_o the_o place_n be_v call_v rama-lehi_n the_o lift_v up_o of_o a_o jawbone_n §_o 7._o thus_o samson_n thirst_v of_o revenge_n be_v allay_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o philistine_n but_o the_o quench_n of_o one_o thirst_n be_v the_o kindle_v of_o another_o how_o quick_o can_v god_n tame_a fury_n into_o 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that_o name_n in_o or_o near_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 1_o 45._o where_o the_o disobedient_a israelite_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o canaanite_n 2_o where_o the_o canaanite_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o penitent_a 3._o israelite_n 3_o where_o the_o tribe_n of_o 17._o judah_n and_o simeon_n associate_a together_o destroy_v the_o canaanite_n 30._o be_v proper_o in_o this_o tribe_n we_o see_v that_o destruction_n so_o hormah_n sound_v in_o hebrew_a give_v the_o name_n to_o they_o all_o and_o wonder_v not_o then_o that_o in_o a_o country_n the_o seat_n of_o war_n there_o be_v so_o many_o town_n of_o this_o sad_a denomination_n but_o pray_v rather_o that_o god_n will_v seasonable_o settle_v a_o peace_n in_o england_n lest_o therein_o be_v find_v more_o hormah_n than_o be_v in_o israel_n §_o 10._o as_o for_o gerar_n the_o city_n above_o mention_v it_o be_v ancient_o a_o kingdom_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o king_n seem_v all_o to_o be_v call_v abimelech_n to_o one_o of_o these_o abraham_n false_o affirm_v that_o sarah_n his_o wife_n be_v his_o 2._o sister_n and_o afterward_o isaac_n see_v the_o powerful_a influence_n of_o parent_n fault_n on_o their_o child_n practice_n to_o another_o of_o the_o same_o name_n offend_v in_o the_o like_a falsehood_n this_o latter_a abimelech_n look_v out_o of_o his_o window_n behold_v isaac_n 8._o sport_v with_o rebekah_n gesture_n not_o unlawful_a as_o do_v but_o as_o see_v and_o from_o this_o familiarity_n great_a his_o charity_n than_o isaac_n caution_n therein_o interpret_v she_o to_o be_v not_o his_o harlot_n but_o his_o wife_n §_o 11._o afterward_o isaac_n out_v of_o the_o city_n dwell_v in_o the_o neighbour_a valley_n of_o gerar_n and_o whithersoever_o he_o remove_v god_n blessing_n and_o the_o philistine_n envy_v follow_v he_o he_o grow_v fat_a in_o estate_n his_o enemy_n lean_a at_o the_o fight_n thereof_o which_o make_v they_o spiteful_o stop_v the_o 15._o well_n which_o his_o father_n have_v dig_v happy_a that_o they_o can_v 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make_v room_n for_o he_o the_o two_o former_a pass_n for_o the_o emblem_n of_o our_o militant_a condition_n in_o this_o life_n the_o last_o typyifi_v our_o happy_a estate_n in_o a_o better_a and_o more_o roomthy_a place_n in_o my_o father_n house_n there_o be_v many_o 2._o mansion_n §_o 12._o this_o vale_n of_o gerar_n be_v the_o granary_n of_o canaan_n whither_o the_o patriarch_n retire_v in_o time_n of_o famine_n for_o plenty_n dwell_v there_o when_o penury_n be_v elsewhere_o nor_o will_v it_o be_v amiss_o to_o insert_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o p._n modern_a traveller_n to_o show_v how_o the_o country_n hereabout_o even_o at_o this_o day_n retain_v a_o indelible_a character_n of_o its_o former_a fruitfulness_n we_o pass_v this_o day_n through_o the_o most_o pregnant_a and_o pleasant_a valley_n that_o ever_o eye_n behold_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n
ache_v for_o samson_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o two_o pillar_n most_o fundamental_a to_o the_o roof_n of_o dagons_n temple_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o arm_n and_o 30._o prayer_n pull_v they_o down_o kill_v and_o die_v together_o strange_a that_o his_o enemy_n know_v his_o strength_n reside_v in_o his_o hair_n prevent_v not_o the_o second_o growth_n thereof_o but_o god_n first_o stupefy_v who_o he_o intend_v for_o destruction_n samson_n have_v lose_v his_o sight_n the_o philistine_n their_o foresight_n at_o the_o same_o time_n §_o 23._o many_o age_n after_o gaza_n be_v smite_v by_o 1._o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o not_o warn_v thereby_o to_o repent_v utter_a desolation_n be_v denounce_v against_o it_o there_o need_v no_o clear_a comment_n on_o the_o prophet_n prediction_n 4._o gaza_n shall_v be_v forsake_v than_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o way_n unto_o gaza_n which_o be_v 26._o waste_v this_o vastation_n be_v cause_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a when_o he_o utter_o raze_v the_o city_n fulfil_v what_o 5._o jeremy_n have_v foretell_v baldness_n be_v come_v upon_o gaza_n whereby_o not_o only_o the_o hair_n but_o skin_n and_o flesh_n of_o this_o proud_a place_n fall_v away_o scarce_o any_o sign_n of_o a_o city_n remain_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n hereof_o some_o two_o mile_n westward_o where_o bezor_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n majuma_n or_o sea-gaza_n once_o a_o proper_a port-town_n take_v its_o rise_n and_o increase_v call_v afterward_o constantia_n by_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o gatzra_n at_o this_o day_n where_o simple_a roof_n support_v with_o carve_a column_n and_o break_a piece_n of_o parian_a 149._o marble_n serve_v for_o threshold_n jambe_n of_o door_n and_o side_n of_o window_n almost_o to_o every_o beggarly_a cottage_n testify_v its_o former_a better_a condition_n so_o much_o for_o these_o philistine_n who_o be_v tax_v for_o their_o soothsay_v by_o 6._o isaiah_n accuse_v of_o 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demand_n why_o simeon_n alone_o be_v omit_v in_o moses_n his_o solemn_a 33._o blessing_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n let_v they_o remember_v how_o jacob_n couple_v simeon_n 6._o and_o levi_n in_o a_o curse_n since_o which_o time_n the_o levite_n have_v unstrain_a their_o credit_n by_o their_o exemplary_a 26._o zeal_n against_o the_o idolater_n but_o the_o simeonites_n have_v not_o recover_v their_o reputation_n by_o any_o eminent_a act_n by_o they_o achieve_v moses_n therefore_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o recall_v jacob_n curse_n and_o loath_a to_o repeat_v it_o lest_o the_o double-cursed_n simeonites_n shall_v be_v utter_o dishearten_v think_v it_o in_o pious_a policy_n best_o to_o pass_v they_o over_o in_o silence_n of_o such_o person_n of_o who_o we_o will_v willing_o say_v no_o bad_a and_o can_v true_o say_v any_o good_a it_o be_v the_o wiseâ—t_a way_n to_o say_v nothing_o as_o for_o their_o tradition_n that_o the_o simeonites_n be_v employ_v to_o be_v scribe_n and_o notary_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o mention_v it_o know_v no_o sound_a authority_n whereon_o the_o same_o be_v ground_v here_o the_o map_n of_o benjamin_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n chap._n 12._o §_o 1._o benjamin_n young_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o rachel_n benjamin_n be_v by_o his_o mother_n die_v of_o he_o in_o childbirth_n name_v ben-oni_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o sorrow_n but_o by_o his_o father_n call_v benjamin_n that_o be_v the_o son_n 18._o of_o the_o right_a hand_n say_v not_o jacob_n do_v ill_a in_o alter_v the_o will_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o revoke_v the_o name_n the_o last_o legacy_n she_o bequeath_v to_o her_o child_n see_v the_o alteration_n be_v perfective_a and_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o legatee_n not_o to_o say_v that_o rachel_n pang_n impose_v that_o name_n and_o may_v be_v presume_v scarce_o compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la in_o what_o she_o do_v but_o the_o main_a reason_n of_o the_o alteration_n be_v because_o jacob_n can_v not_o call_v his_o son_n but_o must_v recall_v his_o lose_a wife_n to_o his_o mind_n so_o that_o his_o very_a name_n constant_o carry_v a_o coffin_n in_o the_o mention_n thereof_o high_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o his_o father_n and_o good_a reason_n first_o because_o beget_v in_o his_o old_a age_n second_o because_o the_o young_a and_o affection_n which_o always_o descend_v when_o it_o can_v go_v no_o low_o settle_v itself_o three_o because_o he_o be_v motherless_a last_o because_o brotherless_a joseph_n be_v conceive_v dead_a and_o so_o the_o portion_n of_o affection_n due_a to_o he_o fall_v to_o benjamin_n as_o the_o right_a heir_n thereof_o §_o 2._o of_o this_o tribe_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n 37._o thirty_o five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o benjamin_n all_o which_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o 4._o five_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o of_o their_o child_n enter_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n afterward_o a_o heavy_a dysaster_n befall_v this_o tribe_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o manner_n whereof_o hereafter_o insomuch_o that_o no._n 16._o woman_n and_o only_o six_o hundred_o man_n be_v leave_v of_o bemjamin_n yea_o none_o of_o benjamin_n be_v leave_v above_o ground_n be_v destroy_v from_o be_v visible_a on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o six_o hundred_o remain_v all_o 47._o hide_v in_o the_o rock_n of_o rimmon_n thus_o benjamin_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o israel_n and_o only_o hang_v dangle_v by_o one_o small_a sinew_n which_o by_o the_o careful_a chirurgery_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o god_n blessing_n upon_o it_o in_o short_a time_n recover_v itself_o to_o be_v very_o considerable_a in_o israel_n §_o 3._o herein_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n deserve_v to_o be_v observe_v weigh_v there_o be_v little_a 27._o benjamin_n with_o their_o ruler_n little_a benjamin_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o court-complement_n or_o modest_a excuse_n but_o a_o downright_a truth_n saul_n say_v unto_o samuel_n 21._o be_o i_o not_o a_o benjamiâ—_n of_o the_o small_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v add_v with_o their_o ruler_n no_o tribe_n judah_n except_v more_o trade_n in_o commander_n than_o benjamin_n do_v hereof_o be_v saul_n and_o ishbosheth_n both_o crown_v king_n jonathan_n the_o elder_a son_n 5._o mordecai_n the_o favourite_n esther_n the_o wife_n of_o a_o king_n 15._o ehud_n the_o judge_n and_o abner_n the_o general_n of_o israel_n with_o divers_a other_o and_o among_o ecclesiastical_a ruler_n let_v not_o he_o be_v forget_v who_o have_v the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o 28._o church_n even_o 5._o saint_n paul_n the_o apostle_n but_o beside_o these_o ruler_n benjamin_n breed_v some_o enemy_n to_o authority_n ziba_n that_o false_a cheater_n shimei_n that_o foul_a railer_n baanah_n and_o 2._o rechab_n privy_a traitor_n sheba_n a_o profess_a rebel_n so_o impossible_a it_o be_v all_o shall_v be_v good_a herb_n which_o grow_v in_o great_a garden_n §_o 4._o the_o 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attendance_n come_v â—â—_o a_o little_a past_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n ziba_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o couple_n of_o ass_n load_v with_o bread_n raisin_n summer_n fruit_n and_o wine_n for_o the_o refection_n of_o david_n and_o his_o company_n but_o o_o the_o bran_n in_o that_o bread_n rottenness_n in_o those_o raisin_n dregs_o in_o that_o wine_n he_o bring_v join_v with_o they_o a_o false_a accusation_n of_o his_o master_n mephibosheth_n to_o be_v a_o traitor_n while_o alas_o all_o the_o disloyalty_n that_o good_a man_n be_v guilty_a of_o be_v only_o his_o lame_a leg_n his_o lie_a servant_n and_o his_o over_o credulous_a sovereign_n david_n do_v rash_o believe_v this_o information_n §_o 11._o a_o little_a far_o eastward_o be_v bahurim_n david_n where_o shimei_n lord_n of_o that_o place_n curse_a david_n cast_v stone_n and_o dust_n at_o he_o what_o mean_v the_o mad_a man_n thus_o to_o rail_v be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o david_n army_n except_o he_o intend_v to_o vent_v out_o 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endure_v well!_o let_v shimei_n know_v though_o he_o pass_v unpaid_a for_o the_o present_a yet_o either_o david_n himself_o or_o his_o executor_n administrator_n or_o assign_n shall_v one_o day_n see_v this_o debt_n due_o discharge_v §_o 12._o to_o this_o place_n of_o bahurim_n phaltiel_n the_o son_n of_o laish_n follow_v michal_n conceal_v his_o or_o rather_o david_n wife_n 16._o weeping_z when_o david_n demand_v the_o restitution_n of_o she_o as_o unjust_o detain_v from_o he_o wherefore_o all_o phaltieâ—â—_n tear_n move_v no_o pity_n of_o i_o caveat_n raptor_n let_v he_o beware_v who_o violent_o take_v another_o man_n wife_n see_v shame_n and_o sorrow_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o such_o ungodly_a marriage_n here_o in_o a_o man_n 18._o court_n at_o bahurim_n jonathan_n and_o ahimaaz_n david_n intelligencer_n be_v conceal_v in_o this_o manner_n a_o equivocate_a cover_n be_v spread_v on_o the_o ground_n pretend_v nothing_o but_o ground_n corn_n lay_v upon_o it_o but_o have_v under_o it_o the_o reservation_n of_o a_o dry_a well_o into_o which_o the_o messenger_n be_v put_v and_o by_o it_o a_o woman_n to_o manage_v the_o fallacy_n with_o the_o less_o suspicion_n she_o tell_v the_o pursuer_n after_o they_o 20._o that_o they_o be_v go_v over_o the_o river_n which_o nigh_o enrogell_n fall_v into_o kidron_n o_o that_o i_o can_v in_o the_o same_o instant_n commend_v her_o loyalty_n and_o condemn_v she_o lie_v which_o be_v impossible_a we_o must_v be_v content_v successive_o first_o to_o praise_v her_o charity_n and_o then_o to_o protest_v against_o her_o falsehood_n §_o 13._o come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n bethlehem_n where_o we_o meet_v some_o seven_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n with_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o bethlehem-ephrath_a the_o first_o mention_n of_o this_o place_n we_o find_v be_v when_o jacob_n near_o to_o it_o bury_v his_o belove_a wife_n 7._o rachel_n die_v in_o childbed_n this_o be_v that_o rachel_n who_o 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