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do_v and_o a_o continue_a course_n of_o victory_n never_o interrupt_v but_o for_o achan_n offence_n strike_v such_o a_o mighty_a terror_n into_o the_o canaanite_n that_o some_o of_o they_o seek_v out_o way_n to_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o the_o israelite_n by_o submission_n and_o other_o flee_v into_o foreign_a country_n and_o to_o show_v that_o they_o conquer_v by_o a_o miraculous_a and_o divine_a power_n not_o by_o any_o carnal_a force_n or_o strength_n joshua_n by_o god_n command_n destroy_v the_o horse_n and_o the_o chariot_n that_o he_o take_v from_o the_o enemy_n josh_n xi_o 9_o which_o have_v be_v a_o strange_a action_n in_o humane_a policy_n but_o by_o such_o unlikely_a mean_n he_o subdue_v one_o and_o thirty_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n chap._n twelve_o and_o then_o divide_v the_o land_n not_o yet_o conquer_v among_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v as_o certain_a of_o it_o as_o if_o they_o have_v it_o already_o in_o possession_n chap._n xiii_o 2_o 7._o joshua_n after_o 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division_n of_o nation_n for_o when_o the_o most_o high_o divide_v to_o the_o nation_n their_o inheritance_n when_o he_o separate_v the_o son_n of_o adam_n he_o set_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n deut._n xxxii_o 8._o he_o determine_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o habitation_n that_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o lord_n if_o haply_o they_o may_v feel_v after_o he_o and_o find_v he_o act._n xvii_o 26_o 27._o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o nation_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n there_o be_v a_o particular_a regard_n have_v to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o choose_a seed_n that_o they_o may_v bear_v a_o fit_a proportion_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n and_o may_v be_v as_o so_o much_o leaven_n to_o the_o whole_a mass_n as_o a_o quicken_a and_o enliven_a principle_n to_o excite_v and_o maintain_v due_a apprehension_n of_o god_n and_o his_o worship_n and_o 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providence_n of_o god_n so_o dispose_v of_o thing_n that_o he_o and_o lot_n go_v into_o egypt_n and_o when_o he_o be_v there_o he_o be_v by_o a_o very_a remarkable_a accident_n take_v great_a notice_n of_o by_o pharaoh_n himself_o for_o pharaoh_n admire_v the_o beauty_n of_o sarah_n abraham_n wife_n take_v she_o into_o his_o house_n for_o which_o great_a plague_n be_v inflict_v on_o he_o and_o his_o household_n and_o pharaoh_n perceive_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o send_v he_o away_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v by_o this_o it_o become_v notorious_a to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o prince_n that_o abraham_n be_v under_o god_n peculiar_a care_n and_o providence_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o concern_v they_o to_o regard_v what_o he_o profess_v concern_v religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n abimelech_n likewise_o king_n of_o gerar_n send_v and_o take_v sarah_n upon_o which_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n and_o declare_v to_o he_o that_o abraham_n be_v a_o prophet_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v pray_v for_o he_o and_o this_o abimelech_n tell_v to_o all_o his_o servant_n gen._n 20.7_o 8._o and_o he_o call_v upon_o god_n by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n ver_fw-la 4._o which_o show_v that_o he_o have_v knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n after_o abraham_n and_o lot_n be_v return_v into_o canaan_n from_o egypt_n upon_o some_o disagreement_n between_o their_o herdsman_n they_o part_v from_o each_o other_o lot_z going_z towards_o sodom_n and_o abraham_n to_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n in_o hebron_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v war_n between_o nine_o king_n of_o that_o country_n four_o be_v confederate_a on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o five_o on_o the_o other_o but_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o confederate_n be_v defeat_v in_o battle_n lot_n who_o dwell_v in_o sodom_n be_v with_o all_o his_o good_n carry_v away_o by_o the_o enemy_n of_o which_o when_o abraham_n be_v inform_v he_o arm_v his_o servant_n and_o with_o no_o more_o than_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o man_n gain_v a_o signal_n victory_n retake_v lot_n and_o bring_v he_o back_o with_o all_o his_o family_n and_o good_n and_o at_o his_o return_n he_o be_v meet_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o by_o melchizedeck_v king_n of_o salem_n who_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n in_o a_o most_o solemn_a manner_n bless_v abraham_n who_o give_v he_o the_o ten_o of_o all_o his_o spoil_n which_o whole_a action_n must_v needs_o render_v abraham_n mighty_o renown_v in_o all_o that_o country_n so_o much_o mercy_n do_v god_n extend_v to_o the_o canaanite_n who_o after_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n be_v to_o be_v root_v out_o to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o israelite_n to_o possess_v their_o land_n that_o abraham_n and_o lot_n and_o melchizedeck_v and_o their_o family_n be_v appoint_v as_o monitor_n and_o instructor_n to_o they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o piety_n and_o when_o all_o this_o be_v ineffectual_a to_o their_o amendment_n sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v destroy_v by_o a_o most_o miraculous_a and_o visible_a judgement_n with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n after_o god_n have_v declare_v at_o abraham_n intercession_n that_o if_o there_o have_v be_v but_o ten_o righteous_a person_n in_o those_o city_n he_o will_v have_v save_v the_o rest_n for_o their_o sake_n lot_z with_o his_o family_n only_o escape_v this_o dreadful_a judgement_n and_o his_o wife_n look_v back_o out_o of_o fondness_n for_o the_o place_n she_o have_v leave_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n which_o be_v so_o strange_a and_o so_o remarkable_a judgement_n that_o it_o must_v be_v a_o prodigious_a obstinacy_n in_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v reclaim_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n power_n and_o authority_n by_o they_o the_o moabite_n and_o
forty_o year_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n their_o child_n shall_v be_v bring_v in_o to_o possess_v it_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v i_o will_v sure_o do_v it_o unto_o all_o this_o evil_a congregation_n that_o be_v gather_v together_o against_o i_o in_o this_o wilderness_n they_o shall_v be_v consume_v and_o there_o shall_v they_o die_v num._n fourteen_o 35._o and_o the_o man_n who_o be_v send_v out_o to_o search_v the_o land_n and_o bring_v the_o evil_a report_n upon_o it_o die_v forthwith_o by_o the_o plague_n before_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 37._o and_o these_o man_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israeâ—_n a_o man_n of_o every_o tribe_n be_v choose_v out_o every_o one_o a_o ruler_n among_o they_o chap._n xiii_o 2_o 3._o and_o but_o two_o of_o they_o agree_v in_o give_v the_o true_a account_n of_o the_o land_n so_o great_a a_o aversion_n they_o have_v to_o proceed_v any_o far_a in_o their_o way_n thither_o and_o all_o the_o congregation_n lift_v up_o their_o voice_n 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