inimicis_fw-la suis_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la persequebantur_fw-la aust._n ser._n de_fw-fr temp._n 109._o to_o omit_v the_o jew_n fancy_n that_o the_o israelitish_n woman_n bare_a six_o at_o a_o birth_n and_o to_o omit_v question_v whether_o faetifer_n nilus_n the_o drink_n of_o the_o water_n of_o nilus_n which_o as_o some_o say_v be_v good_a for_o generation_n do_v conduce_v to_o the_o increase_n of_o israel_n i_o can_v only_o look_v at_o god_n and_o his_o work_n which_o do_v thus_o multiply_v and_o sustain_v they_o in_o the_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n si_fw-mi deus_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la quis_fw-la contra_fw-la nos_fw-la god_n have_v promise_v this_o increase_n to_o jacob_n as_o he_o flee_v to_o haran_n gen._n 28._o in_o a_o dream_n from_o the_o top_n of_o jacob_n ladder_n and_o here_o he_o prove_v faithful_a who_o have_v promise_v chap._n liii_o israel_n camp_n according_a to_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v his_o description_n numb_a 2._o the_o chaldee_n be_v precise_a about_o pitch_v israel_n camp_n i_o have_v not_o think_v much_o to_o translate_v a_o whole_a chapter_n out_o of_o he_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v at_o the_o least_o his_o will_n if_o not_o his_o truth_n numb_a 11._o 1._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o aaron_n say_v 2._o every_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v pitch_v by_o his_o standard_n by_o the_o ensign_n whereto_o they_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o standard_n of_o their_o father_n shall_v they_o pitch_v over_o against_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n round_n congregation_n congregation_n congregation_n chald._a round_n round_n round_o about_o 3._o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n be_v twelve_o mile_n long_o and_o twelve_o mile_n broad_a and_o they_o that_o pitch_v eastward_o towards_o the_o sunrising_n the_o standard_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o judah_n four_o mile_n square_a and_o his_o ensign_n be_v of_o three_o party_n colour_n like_o the_o three_o pearl_n that_o be_v in_o the_o breastplate_n or_o rational_a the_o ruby_n topaz_n and_o carbuncle_n and_o in_o it_o be_v decipher_v and_o express_v the_o name_n of_o three_o tribe_n judah_n issachar_n zebulon_n and_o in_o the_o middle_n be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arise_v o_o lord_n and_o let_v thy_o enemy_n be_v scatter_v and_o let_v they_o that_o hate_v thou_o flee_v before_o thou_o and_o in_o it_o be_v draw_v the_o picture_n of_o a_o lion_n whelp_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n nahshon_n the_o son_n of_o aminadab_n 4._o and_o his_o host_n and_o the_o number_n of_o they_o seventy_o four_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 5._o and_o they_o that_o pitch_v next_o he_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v over_o the_o army_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o son_n of_o issachar_n nethaneel_n the_o son_n of_o tsuar_n 6._o and_o his_o army_n and_o the_o number_n of_o his_o tribe_n fifty_o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o 7._o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulon_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v set_v over_o the_o army_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o son_n of_o zebulon_n eliah_n the_o son_n of_o hhelon_n 8._o and_o the_o army_n and_o their_o number_n of_o his_o tribe_n fifty_o seven_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o 9_o all_o the_o number_n of_o the_o host_n of_o judah_n be_v hebrew_n be_v be_v be_v the_o chaâ—â—_n numbers_z 〈…〉_o wise_a but_o it_o 〈…〉_o misprint_n therefore_o i_o take_v the_o hebrew_n one_o hundred_o eighty_o six_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o by_o their_o army_n they_o go_v first_o 10._o the_o standard_n of_o the_o host_n of_o reuben_n shall_v pitch_v southward_o by_o their_o army_n four_o mile_n square_a and_o his_o ensign_n be_v of_o three_o party_n colour_n like_o the_o three_o stone_n in_o the_o breastplate_n the_o emeraud_n saphire_n and_o diamond_n and_o in_o it_o be_v decipher_v and_o express_v the_o name_n of_o three_o tribe_n reuben_n simeon_n gad_n and_o in_o the_o middle_n be_v write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hear_v o_o israel_n the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v one_o lord_n and_o in_o it_o be_v draw_v the_o picture_n of_o a_o young_a hart_n but_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v draw_v in_o it_o a_o bullock_n but_o moses_n the_o prophet_n change_v it_o because_o he_o will_v not_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o sin_n about_o the_o calf_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v set_v over_o the_o host_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n be_v elitzur_n the_o son_n of_o shedeur_fw-fr 12._o and_o his_o host_n and_o the_o number_n of_o his_o tribe_n fifty_o nine_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o verse_n the_o chaldee_n miss_v the_o 11._o &_o 12._o verse_n 13._o and_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v set_v over_o the_o host_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n eliasaph_n the_o son_n of_o devel_n 15._o and_o his_o host_n and_o the_o number_n of_o his_o tribe_n number_n tribe_n tribe_n tribe_n the_o chaldee_n come_v so_o short_a of_o the_o right_a number_n forty_o five_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 16._o all_o the_o number_n of_o the_o host_n of_o reuben_n one_o hundred_o fifty_o one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o by_o their_o army_n they_o go_v second_o 17._o then_o go_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o host_n of_o the_o levite_n in_o the_o camp_n and_o their_o camp_n be_v four_o mile_n square_a they_o go_v in_o the_o middle_n as_o they_o pitch_v so_o they_o go_v every_o one_o in_o his_o rank_n according_a to_o his_o standard_n 18._o the_o standard_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o ephraim_n by_o their_o host_n pitch_v westward_o and_o their_o camp_n be_v four_o mile_n square_a and_o his_o ensign_n be_v of_o three_o party_n colour_n like_o the_o three_o stone_n in_o the_o breastplate_n a_o turkey_n a_o achat_n and_o a_o hamatite_n and_o in_o it_o be_v decipher_v and_o express_v the_o name_n of_o three_o tribe_n ephraim_n manasseh_n and_o benjamin_n and_o in_o the_o middle_n be_v write_v etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o cloud_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o by_o day_n when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n and_o in_o it_o be_v draw_v the_o picture_n of_o a_o child_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v set_v over_o the_o army_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n be_v elishama_n the_o son_n of_o ammihud_o 19_o and_o his_o host_n and_o the_o number_n of_o his_o tribe_n forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o 20._o and_o next_o he_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasses_n and_o the_o prince_n which_o be_v set_v over_o the_o host_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o manasses_n gamliel_n the_o son_n of_o pedah_n tzur_a 21._o and_o his_o host_n and_o their_o number_n of_o his_o tribe_n thirty_o two_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o 22._o and_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v set_v over_o the_o host_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n abidan_n the_o son_n of_o gideoni_n 23._o and_o his_o host_n and_o their_o number_n of_o his_o tribe_n thirty_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o 24._o all_o the_o number_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o ephraim_n one_o hundred_o eighty_o thousand_o and_o one_o hundred_o by_o their_o army_n and_o they_o go_v in_o the_o three_o place_n 25._o the_o standard_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o dan_n northward_o and_o their_o camp_n four_o mile_n square_a and_o his_o ensign_n be_v of_o three_o party_n colour_n according_a to_o the_o three_o stone_n in_o the_o breastplate_n a_o chrysolite_n onyx_n and_o jasper_n and_o in_o it_o be_v decipher_v and_o express_v the_o name_n of_o three_o tribe_n dan_o naphtali_n asher_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n be_v write_v and_o express_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o it_o rest_v he_o say_v return_v o_o lord_n to_o the_o ten_o thousand_o of_o israel_n and_o in_o it_o be_v draw_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o serpent_n or_o arrow-snake_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v set_v over_o the_o host_n of_o the_o child_n of_o dan_n ahiezer_n the_o son_n of_o ammishaddai_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n he_o go_v on_o just_a with_o the_o hebrew_n text_n so_o that_o i_o will_v spare_v further_a labour_n about_o translate_n only_a i_o must_v tell_v the_o reader_n thus_o much_o that_o the_o pearl_n he_o speak_v of_o i_o have_v not_o punctual_o follow_v the_o chaldee_n in_o render_v their_o name_n but_o have_v follow_v the_o geneva_n bible_n which_o be_v at_o that_o instant_n the_o only_a english_a bible_n about_o i_o as_o also_o for_o perfect_a and_o future_a tense_n i_o find_v the_o chaldee_n confuse_v and_o for_o this_o i_o have_v be_v the_o less_o curious_a chap._n liv._o of_o job._n about_o israel_n be_v in_o egypt_n job_n live_v in_o arabia_n a_o heathen_a
joseph_n be_v sell_v and_o some_o after_o the_o story_n of_o the_o thirty_o nine_o chapter_n that_o judah_n requital_n for_o his_o sale_n for_o he_o have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o it_o might_n be_v show_v assoon_o as_o his_o sell_v of_o he_o be_v relate_v judah_n be_v marry_v before_o joseph_n be_v sell_v and_o er_fw-mi and_o onan_n be_v also_o bear_v before_o as_o be_v observe_v erewhile_o therefore_o the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o chapter_n at_o that_o time_n be_v not_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o next_o word_n go_v before_o in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n concern_v joseph_n sale_n to_o potiphar_n but_o be_v of_o a_o more_o large_a extent_n as_o that_o phrase_n and_o the_o phrase_n in_o those_o day_n be_v oft_o in_o scripture_n it_o link_v joseph_n sell_v and_o judah_n miscarriage_n very_o well_o together_o that_o it_o may_v be_v show_v how_o he_o be_v punish_v in_o his_o child_n that_o have_v be_v so_o unnatural_a to_o a_o brother_n and_o joseph_n not_o sin_v with_o his_o mistress_n and_o judah_n sin_v with_o his_o daughter-in-law_n do_v help_n to_o set_v off_o one_o another_o towards_o such_o a_o observation_n the_o four_o elder_a son_n of_o jacob_n fall_v under_o foul_a guilt_n and_o so_o repentance_n and_o mercy_n be_v teach_v and_o show_v in_o their_o conversion_n chap._n xl._n world_n 2287_o isaac_n 179_o jacob_n joseph_n 28_o joseph_n expound_v his_o two_o fellow_n prisoner_n dream_n and_o like_o the_o two_o thief_n with_o christ_n the_o one_o be_v save_v and_o the_o other_o condemn_v one_o of_o these_o when_o joseph_n say_v to_o he_o remember_v i_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o forget_v he_o but_o one_o of_o those_o when_o he_o say_v to_o christ_n remember_v i_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o kingdom_n be_v not_o forget_v thus_o as_o the_o tell_n of_o two_o dream_n have_v bring_v joseph_n into_o misery_n so_o this_o expound_v of_o two_o dream_n will_v prove_v in_o time_n a_o forward_a of_o his_o delivery_n as_o yet_o the_o butler_n fill_v and_o drink_v wine_n in_o bowl_n but_o be_v not_o grieve_v for_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n as_o am._n 6._o 6._o world_n 2288_o isaac_n 180_o jacob_n 120_o joseph_n 29_o isaac_n die_v and_o jacob_n and_o esau_n be_v friend_n and_o bury_v he_o read_v chap._n 35._o ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o and_o ruminate_v upon_o how_o esau_n be_v change_v from_o what_o he_o say_v chap._n 27._o 41._o chap._n xli_o jacob_n 121_o joseph_n 30_o joseph_n expound_v pharaoh_n dream_n compare_v dan._n 2._o seven_o jacob_n 122_o joseph_n 31_o jacob_n 123_o joseph_n 32_o year_n famine_n begin_v joseph_n treasure_v up_o corn_n have_v manasseh_n jacob_n 124_o joseph_n 33_o and_o ephraim_n bear_v to_o he_o within_o these_o year_n of_o a_o egyptian_a lady_n jacob_n 125_o joseph_n 34_o jacob_n 126_o joseph_n 35_o how_o look_v his_o wretched_a mistress_n upon_o he_o now_o if_o she_o be_v alive_a towards_o jacob_n 127_o joseph_n 36_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n famine_n or_o thereabouts_o pharez_n jacob_n 128_o joseph_n 37_o have_v hezron_n bear_v to_o he_o chap._n xlii_o world_n 2289_o jacob_n 129_o joseph_n 38_o the_o first_o year_n of_o famine_n joseph_n brethren_n bow_v to_o he_o for_o corn_n as_o their_o sheaf_n of_o corn_n have_v do_v to_o he_o in_o his_o dream_n chap._n xliii_o xliv_o xlv_o xlvi_o &_o xlvii_o to_o vers._n 13._o world_n 2290_o jacob_n 130_o joseph_n 39_o the_o second_o year_n of_o famine_n benjamin_n be_v bring_v by_o his_o brethren_n world_n 2291_o into_o egypt_n he_o be_v now_o the_o father_n of_o ten_o child_n the_o feast_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n be_v the_o better_a to_o pretend_v the_o steal_n of_o a_o silver_n bowl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 44._o 5._o for_o which_o joseph_n will_v make_v a_o very_a narrow_a search_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o that_o be_v in_o so_o high_a a_o place_n can_v make_v a_o very_a strict_a inquiry_n ver_fw-la 15._o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o seventy_o soul_n himself_o and_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n be_v count_v in_o the_o number_n the_o septuagint_n have_v add_v five_o more_o viz._n machir_n gilead_n shutelah_n tahan_n eden_n from_o 1_o chron._n 7._o 14_o 20._o etc._n etc._n follow_v by_o saint_n luke_n act_v 7._o 14._o jacob_n and_o joseph_n after_o thirteen_o year_n distance_n meet_v jacob_n present_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o king_n ask_v no_o other_o question_n then_o about_o his_o age_n it_o be_v news_n in_o egypt_n to_o see_v so_o old_a a_o man_n jacob_n be_v now_o 130_o year_n old_a and_o now_o just_a the_o half_a of_o the_o 430_o between_o the_o promise_n and_o delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v pass_v see_v exod._n 12._o 40._o gal._n 3._o 17._o they_o have_v be_v take_v up_o in_o these_o parcel_n five_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o abraham_n come_v into_o the_o land_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n sixty_o year_n of_o isaac_n age_n until_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n and_o now_o jacob_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o 215._o and_o now_o to_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n we_o must_v count_v 215_o more_o and_o that_o count_v must_v lead_v we_o on_o thither_o chap._n xlvii_o from_o ver_fw-la 13._o to_o the_o end_n and_o chap._n xlviii_o world_n 2299_o jacob_n 131_o joseph_n 40_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 216_o the_o three_o year_n of_o famine_n jacob_n 132_o joseph_n 41_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 217_o the_o four_o year_n of_o famine_n jacob_n 133_o joseph_n 42_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 218_o the_o five_o year_n of_o famine_n jacob_n 134_o joseph_n 43_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 219_o the_o six_o year_n of_o famine_n jacob_n 135_o joseph_n 44_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 220_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n joseph_n buy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o pharaoh_n he_o feed_v joseph_o 67_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 243_o his_o father_n and_o family_n seventeen_o year_n before_o jacob_n 136_o joseph_n 45_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 221_o his_o father_n death_n jacob_n 137_o joseph_n 46_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 222_o as_o his_o father_n have_v nourish_v he_o seventeen_o year_n before_o his_o sale_n the_o jacob_n 138_o joseph_n 47_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 223_o child_n of_o israel_n grow_v numerous_a and_o into_o multitude_n even_o before_o jacob_n 139_o joseph_n 48_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 224_o jacob_n death_n he_o adopt_a joseph_n two_o son_n for_o tribe_n he_o bestow_v jacob_n 140_o joseph_n 49_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 225_o the_o portion_n of_o land_n upon_o joseph_n that_o he_o have_v first_o buy_v of_o the_o shechemite_n jacob_n 141_o joseph_n 50_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 226_o chap._n 33._o and_o be_v after_o put_v to_o recover_v it_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n jacob_n 142_o joseph_n 51_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 227_o of_o the_o amorite_n with_o his_o sword_n and_o bow_n who_o have_v usurp_v it_o and_o jacob_n 143_o joseph_n 52_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 228_o seize_v upon_o it_o in_o his_o absence_n after_o his_o departure_n thence_o to_o bethel_n and_o jacob_n 144_o joseph_n 53_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 229_o hebron_n he_o swear_v joseph_n to_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n jacob_n 145_o joseph_n 54_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 230_o with_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n thus_o be_v the_o birthright_n clear_o jacob_n 146_o joseph_n 55_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 231_o pass_v upon_o joseph_n when_o his_o two_o son_n be_v take_v by_o jacob_n as_o simeon_n and_o levi_n and_o when_o the_o land_n be_v bestow_v on_o he_o for_o inheritance_n chap._n xlix_o l._n world_n 2315_o jacob_n 147_o joseph_n 56_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 232_o jacob_n die_v have_v first_o bless_v all_o his_o son_n even_o every_o one_o joseph_n 57_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 233_o of_o they_o a_o blessing_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o his_o passage_n to_o reuben_n joseph_n 58_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 234_o simeon_n and_o levi_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v the_o bitter_a thing_n his_o joseph_n 59_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 235_o word_n throughout_o concern_v the_o future_a event_n and_o occurrence_n of_o the_o joseph_n 60_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 236_o tribe_n most_o especial_o for_o he_o profess_v to_o tell_v they_o what_o shall_v befall_v joseph_n 61_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 237_o they_o in_o the_o last_o day_n joseph_n 62_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 238_o that_o reuben_n shall_v have_v jether_o see_v vejether_o gnaz_v a_o remnant_n of_o joseph_n 63_o year_n of_o the_o promise_n 239_o dignity_n and_o a_o remnant_n of_o strength_n for_o he_o be_v to_o lead_v the_o field_n in_o the_o war_n of_o joseph_n 64_o year_n of_o the_o
clear_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v neither_o when_o uzziah_n be_v make_v leprous_a nor_o in_o the_o year_n when_o he_o die_v as_o the_o jew_n conjecture_n but_o it_o be_v before_o after_o this_o come_v a_o plague_n of_o more_o misery_n but_o of_o lesser_a terror_n and_o that_o be_v of_o fearful_a and_o horrid_a locust_n caterpillar_n and_o cankerworm_n who_o like_a the_o old_a man_n alive_a have_v never_o see_v joel_n 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n these_o come_v towards_o harvest_n time_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o growth_n after_o mow_v amos_n 7._o 1._o and_o then_o be_v the_o field_n and_o tree_n lade_v with_o corn_n and_o fruit_n but_o these_o lay_v the_o vine_n waste_v and_o bark_v the_o figtree_n joel_n 1._o 7._o and_o cause_v the_o harvest_n of_o the_o field_n to_o perish_v and_o the_o tree_n to_o wither_v so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o corn_n and_o wine_n sufficient_a for_o a_o meet_v offer_v and_o drink_v offer_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o then_o do_v the_o cattle_n groan_v ver_fw-la 18._o and_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n do_v languish_v hos._n 4._o 3._o this_o heavy_a plague_n of_o locust_n be_v at_o last_o remove_v by_o prayer_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n call_v for_o another_o therefore_o the_o lord_n call_v to_o contend_v by_o fire_n amos_n 7._o 4._o namely_o by_o a_o extreme_a drought_n with_o which_o be_v mingle_v fearful_a flash_n of_o fire_n which_o fall_v from_o heaven_n as_o in_o egypt_n eccl._n 9_o 23._o and_o devour_v all_o the_o pasture_n of_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o flame_n burn_v up_o all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n joel_n 1._o 19_o and_o some_o city_n be_v consume_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n as_o be_v sodom_n amos_n 4._o 11._o esay_n 1._o 9_o and_o the_o river_n of_o water_n be_v dry_v up_o joel_n 1._o 2._o yea_o even_o the_o great_a deep_a be_v devour_v by_o the_o heat_n and_o part_n of_o it_o eat_v up_o amos_n 7._o 4._o and_o the_o fish_n destroy_v hos._n 4._o 3._o after_o all_o these_o judgement_n when_o they_o prevail_v not_o but_o the_o people_n be_v still_o the_o same_o god_n set_v a_o line_n upon_o his_o people_n and_o decree_v that_o the_o high_a place_n of_o isaac_n shall_v be_v desolate_a and_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v lay_v waste_n amos_n 7._o 9_o yet_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n leave_v himself_o without_o witness_n but_o against_o and_o in_o these_o time_n of_o judgement_n and_o successive_o and_o continual_o do_v the_o lord_n raise_v up_o a_o race_n of_o prophet_n among_o they_o both_o in_o israel_n and_o judah_n that_o give_v they_o warning_n threaten_a instruction_n and_o exhortation_n from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o do_v not_o this_o only_a by_o word_n of_o mouth_n but_o also_o commit_v the_o same_o to_o writing_n and_o to_o posterity_n that_o all_o generation_n to_o come_v may_v see_v the_o abomination_n and_o ingratitude_n of_o that_o people_n write_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o pen_n of_o iron_n and_o a_o point_n of_o a_o diamond_n and_o may_v read_v and_o fear_n and_o not_o do_v the_o like_a the_o prophecy_n of_o hosea_n chap._n ay_o two_o iii_o iu_o the_o first_o prophet_n of_o this_o race_n be_v hosea_n and_o so_o he_o testify_v of_o himself_o chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n speak_v first_o by_o hosea_n and_o thus_o as_o under_o a_o hosea_n israel_n do_v enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n numb_a 13._o 16._o and_o under_o a_o hosea_n be_v captive_v out_o 2_o king_n 17._o so_o do_v the_o lord_n raise_v up_o a_o hosea_n the_o first_o of_o these_o prophet_n to_o tax_v their_o unthankfulness_n for_o the_o one_o and_o to_o foretell_v the_o fearfulness_n of_o the_o other_o his_o prophecy_n be_v common_a both_o to_o israel_n and_o judah_n even_o as_o be_v his_o adulterous_a wife_n a_o mate_n as_o unfit_a for_o so_o holy_a a_o prophet_n as_o her_o action_n be_v fit_a to_o resemble_v such_o a_o wicked_a people_n the_o date_n of_o his_o prophecy_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o begin_v in_o the_o day_n of_o uzziah_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o day_n of_o ezekiah_n and_o so_o be_v a_o preacher_n at_o the_o least_o seventy_o year_n and_o so_o see_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o prophecy_n fulfil_v upon_o captive_a israel_n of_o all_o the_o sermon_n that_o he_o make_v and_o threaten_n and_o admonition_n that_o he_o give_v in_o so_o long_a a_o time_n only_o this_o small_a parcel_n be_v reserve_v which_o be_v contain_v in_o his_o little_a book_n the_o lord_n reserve_v only_o what_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n see_v to_o be_v most_o pertinent_a for_o those_o present_a time_n and_o most_o profitable_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v that_o be_v to_o be_v account_v canonical_a scripture_n not_o what_o every_o prophet_n deliver_v in_o his_o whole_a time_n but_o what_o the_o lord_n see_v good_a to_o commit_v to_o write_v for_o posterity_n to_o fit_v every_o prophecy_n of_o this_o book_n whether_o chapter_n or_o part_n of_o chapter_n to_o its_o proper_a year_n when_o it_o be_v deliver_v be_v so_o far_o impossible_a as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o fit_v they_o certain_o to_o the_o king_n reign_n and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n can_v but_o conceive_v of_o their_o time_n in_o gross_a as_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o preach_v which_o be_v exceed_v long_o only_o these_o two_o or_o three_o consideration_n and_o conjecture_n may_v not_o be_v unprofitable_a towards_o the_o cast_n up_o of_o some_o of_o the_o time_n and_o towards_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o his_o prophecy_n in_o some_o particular_a 1._o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o uzziah_n and_o begin_v first_o of_o any_o that_o be_v prophet_n in_o his_o reign_n as_o be_v joel_n amos_n and_o esaiah_n jonah_n be_v a_o prophet_n in_o these_o time_n but_o there_o be_v no_o prophecy_n of_o his_o left_a against_o israel_n or_o judah_n the_o second_o verse_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n cite_v even_o now_o can_v be_v understand_v so_o proper_o in_o any_o sense_n as_o this_o that_o god_n now_o raise_v up_o in_o the_o day_n of_o uzziah_n a_o generation_n of_o prophet_n that_o shall_v continue_v in_o a_o succession_n till_o the_o captivity_n and_o that_o shall_v leave_v their_o prophecy_n behind_o they_o in_o writing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n speak_v first_o of_o all_o these_o by_o hosea_n therefore_o whereas_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o amos_n by_o the_o date_n of_o his_o prophecy_n ver_fw-la 1._o live_v in_o those_o day_n of_o uzziah_n which_o be_v contemporary_a with_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n so_o also_o be_v it_o apparent_a by_o this_o passage_n of_o hosea_n that_o he_o himself_o begin_v in_o some_o time_n of_o those_o concurrent_a year_n of_o uzziah_n and_o jeroboam_n which_o be_v fifteen_o and_o somewhat_o before_o the_o begin_n of_o amos._n 2._o his_o two_o first_o chapter_n seem_v to_o be_v utter_v by_o he_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o preach_a of_o the_o first_o there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n nor_o controversy_n and_o the_o other_o two_o may_v be_v well_o conceive_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o date_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n under_o the_o parable_n of_o his_o marry_v a_o adulterous_a wife_n which_o he_o name_v gomer_n the_o daughter_n of_o diblaim_n either_o for_o that_o there_o be_v some_o notorious_a whorish_a wife_n in_o those_o time_n of_o that_o name_n or_o for_o the_o significansie_n of_o the_o word_n for_o they_o import_v corruption_n of_o fig_n as_o jer._n 24._o 3._o as_o our_o saviour_n in_o a_o parable_n name_v a_o beggar_n lazarus_n either_o because_o there_o be_v some_o note_a poor_a needy_a wretch_n of_o that_o name_n in_o those_o time_n or_o for_o the_o significansie_n of_o the_o word_n lazarus_n signify_v god_n help_v i_o as_o proper_a a_o name_n for_o a_o beggar_n as_o can_v be_v give_v under_o this_o parable_n i_o say_v of_o his_o marry_v a_o adulterous_a wife_n and_o beget_v child_n of_o she_o he_o foretell_v first_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n this_o typify_v by_o a_o son_n she_o bear_v call_v jezrael_n than_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n this_o typify_v by_o a_o daughter_n she_o bear_v which_o he_o call_v lo-ruchamah_a or_o unpitied_a for_o in_o these_o time_n of_o jeroboam_n when_o hosea_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v the_o lord_n have_v pity_v israel_n exceed_o and_o ease_v they_o much_o of_o their_o trouble_n and_o oppression_n 2_o king_n 24_o 26_o 27._o but_o now_o he_o will_v do_v so_o no_o more_o but_o judah_n he_o will_v yet_o pity_v and_o save_v they_o not_o by_o bow_n and_o sword_n but_o by_o a_o angel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ezekiah_n
horhagidgad_a the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n and_o be_v lament_v all_o that_o month_n chap._n xxi_o some_o canaanite_n be_v overcome_v here_o appear_v some_o glimpse_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n promise_n but_o the_o people_n turn_v clean_a back_n again_o they_o begin_v to_o murmur_v here_o the_o strange_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 5._o and_o the_o scornful_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v for_o manna_n show_v their_o scornfulness_n and_o fume_v seraphim_n nehashim_n fiery_a serpent_n or_o serpent_n of_o a_o flame_n colour_n sting_v the_o murmurer_n and_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n lift_v up_o and_o look_v at_o cure_v they_o a_o figure_n of_o better_a thing_n to_o come_v joh._n 3._o 14._o this_o brazen_a serpent_n seem_v to_o have_v name_v the_o place_n zalmonah_n num._n 33._o 42._o that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o the_o image_n and_o the_o come_n up_o of_o the_o serpent_n upon_o the_o people_n seem_v also_o to_o have_v name_v the_o place_n there_o about_o maaleh_n akrabbim_n the_o come_n up_o of_o the_o scorpion_n see_v josh._n 15._o 3._o from_o zalmonah_n they_o remove_v to_o pimon_n to_o oboth_n to_o ije_n aharim_n by_o the_o border_n of_o moab_n they_o be_v forbid_v to_o invade_v moab_n deut._n 2._o 9_o they_o pass_v the_o valley_n zare_v and_o here_o all_o the_o generation_n number_v at_o sinai_n be_v clean_o go_v deut._n 2._o 14._o they_o coast_n along_o moab_n and_o ammon_n and_o so_o to_o the_o other_o side_n arnon_n deut._n 2._o 13_o 18_o 24._o in_o numb_a 21._o ver_fw-la 14._o there_o be_v this_o geographical_a quotation_n take_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o describe_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n thus_o vaheh_n in_o suphah_n and_o the_o brook_n of_o arnon_n and_o the_o stream_n of_o the_o brook_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o dwell_n of_o be_v and_o lie_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o moab_n this_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v some_o book_n of_o remembrance_n and_o direction_n write_v by_o moses_n for_o joshua_n private_a instruction_n in_o the_o manage_n of_o the_o war_n after_o he_o see_v exod._n 17._o 14_o 16._o it_o may_v be_v this_o book_n be_v also_o call_v sepher_n jasher_n libre_fw-la rectus_fw-la or_o a_o directory_n for_o joshua_n from_o moses_n what_o to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o expect_v in_o his_o war_n and_o in_o it_o moses_n direct_v the_o set_n up_o of_o archery_n 2_o sam._n 1._o 18._o and_o warrant_v he_o to_o command_v the_o sun_n and_o to_o expect_v its_o obedience_n josh._n 10._o 13._o from_o thence_o they_o come_v to_o beer_n where_o the_o seventy_o elder_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n by_o moses_n appointment_n do_v bring_v forth_o water_n by_o the_o stroke_n of_o their_o staff_n as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o the_o stroke_n of_o his_o rod_n this_o great_a work_n and_o wonder_n and_o this_o great_a privilege_n bestow_v upon_o so_o many_o of_o they_o make_v all_o the_o people_n to_o sing_v for_o joy_n sihon_n and_o og_n conquer_v it_o be_v now_o six_o and_o twenty_o generation_n from_o the_o creation_n or_o from_o adam_n to_o moses_n and_o according_o do_v psal._n 136._o rehearse_v the_o durableness_n of_o god_n mercy_n six_o and_o twenty_o time_n over_o beginning_z world_n 2553_o moses_n 120_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n 40_o the_o story_n with_o the_o creation_n and_o end_v it_o in_o the_o conquest_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n the_o numeral_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n amount_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o six_o and_o twenty_o chap._n xxii_o xxiii_o xxiv_o xxv_o balaam_n can_v curse_v israel_n but_o curse_v amalek_n their_o first_o and_o rome_n their_o last_o enemy_n he_o foretell_v that_o israel_n shall_v be_v so_o prosperous_a and_o happy_a that_o he_o wish_v that_o his_o end_n may_v be_v like_o they_o he_o return_v to_o his_o own_o place_n chap._n 24._o 25._o that_o be_v say_v baal_n turim_n he_o go_v to_o hell_n as_o act_n 1._o 25._o he_o go_v not_o home_n to_o syris_n his_o own_o country_n but_o he_o go_v homeward_o and_o by_o the_o way_n fall_v in_o with_o midian_a and_o give_v they_o the_o curse_a counsel_n to_o entangle_v israel_n with_o their_o daughter_n and_o idolatry_n israel_n be_v yoke_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o baal_n peor_n not_o only_o to_o the_o idol_n but_o to_o the_o woman_n the_o old_a generation_n of_o wicked_a israel_n be_v utter_o go_v and_o this_o new_a generation_n that_o must_v enter_v canaan_n begin_v after_o their_o father_n with_o such_o course_n as_o these_o there_o die_v for_o this_o sin_n 24000_o man_n viz._n 23000_o by_o the_o plague_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 8._o and_o 1000_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n chap._n xxvi_o xxvii_o xxviii_o xxix_o xxx_o the_o people_n be_v number_v that_o must_v go_v into_o canaan_n as_o those_o have_v be_v that_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n one_o family_n of_o simeon_n that_o have_v go_v into_o egypt_n be_v extinct_a namely_o that_o of_o ohad_fw-mi a_o prince_n of_o simeon_n have_v be_v chief_a actor_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o peor_n chap._n 25._o 14._o it_o may_v be_v that_o utter_o root_v out_o his_o stock_n divers_a law_n give_v chap._n xxxi_o xxxii_o midian_a destroy_v though_o abraham_n child_n reuben_n gad_n and_o half_a manasseh_n have_v thereby_o the_o quiet_a settle_v beyond_o jordan_n when_o they_o say_v we_o will_v build_v we_o sheepfold_n and_o city_n chap._n 32._o 6._o and_o when_o the_o text_n say_v they_o do_v so_o ver_fw-la 34._o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o take_v course_n for_o such_o building_n for_o they_o themselves_o go_v over_o jordan_n and_o be_v in_o canaan_n war_n seven_o year_n chap._n xxxiii_o xxxiv_o xxxv_o xxxvi_o israels_n two_o and_o forty_o station_n from_o egypt_n to_o jordan_n the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o disposal_n of_o zelophohad_n daughter_n the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n be_v a_o rehearsal_n and_o explanation_n make_v to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o law_n give_v to_o their_o father_n the_o time_n of_o the_o book_n be_v but_o two_o month_n namely_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o their_o forty_o year_n divide_v into_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n his_o repeat_v the_o law_n and_o die_v and_o israel_n mourning_n thirty_o day_n for_o he_o there_o can_v be_v little_a dislocation_n of_o story_n expect_v where_o there_o be_v so_o few_o story_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v the_o less_o needful_a to_o insist_v much_o upon_o the_o book_n when_o that_o which_o we_o chief_o aim_v at_o in_o this_o undertake_n be_v already_o do_v namely_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o story_n in_o its_o proper_a method_n and_o order_n only_o some_o few_o thing_n it_o may_v not_o be_v impertinent_a nor_o unprofitable_a to_o observe_v 1._o whereas_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o explain_v this_o law_n chap._n 1._o 1._o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o he_o be_v over_o against_o suph_n in_o moab_n and_o not_o near_o the_o red-sea_n see_v numb_a 21._o 14._o vaheb_fw-mi in_o suphah_n world_n 2553_o moses_n 120_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n 40_o 2._o speak_v of_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o people_n out_o of_o canaan_n for_o their_o murmur_a at_o kadesh_n barnea_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n numb_a 14._o he_o bring_v in_o the_o story_n of_o his_o own_o exclusion_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n chap._n 1._o 35_o 36_o 37._o whereas_o it_o be_v not_o till_o eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o but_o thus_o close_a and_o concise_o do_v the_o scripture_n sometime_o use_v to_o speak_v in_o rehearse_v know_v story_n see_v act_n 7._o 7._o 3._o he_o speak_v to_o the_o generation_n then_o present_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v the_o generation_n that_o be_v already_o perish_v and_o consume_v in_o the_o wilderness_n see_v chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 26._o 27_o 34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n for_o he_o put_v the_o murmur_a at_o kadesh_n and_o the_o decree_n against_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n upon_o these_o man_n present_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v the_o man_n whereas_o those_o man_n that_o be_v proper_o concern_v in_o that_o business_n be_v already_o dead_a and_o go_v but_o he_o use_v this_o manner_n of_o stile_n 1._o because_o they_o be_v abundance_n of_o they_o capable_a of_o murmur_v then_o as_o well_o as_o their_o father_n they_o be_v many_o thousand_o of_o they_o indeed_o under_o twenty_o year_n and_o yet_o not_o so_o much_o under_o but_o that_o they_o can_v be_v and_o can_v show_v themselves_o as_o untoward_o and_o unlucky_a as_o they_o that_o be_v above_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o by_o this_o manner_n of_o expression_n moses_n will_v bring_v
they_o to_o be_v humble_v some_o for_o their_o father_n guilt_n some_o for_o their_o own_o and_o some_o for_o both_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o their_o be_v alive_a till_o now_o and_o their_o liberty_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n be_v a_o free_a and_o a_o great_a mercy_n for_o their_o own_o and_o their_o father_n fault_n may_v just_o have_v cause_v it_o to_o have_v be_v otherwise_o with_o they_o 2._o they_o have_v imitate_v their_o father_n rebellion_n to_o the_o utmost_a in_o their_o murmur_a at_o kadesh_n at_o their_o last_o come_v up_o thither_o and_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o baal_n peor_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v very_o well_o personate_v they_o by_o their_o father_n when_o their_o father_n fault_n be_v so_o legible_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v see_v in_o they_o 4._o he_o reckon_v not_o their_o second_o journey_n to_o kadesh_n by_o name_n but_o slip_v by_o it_o chap._n 2._o 1_o 4._o nor_o mention_n their_o long_a wander_n for_o seven_o and_o thirty_o year_n together_o between_o kadesh_n and_o kadesh_n but_o only_o under_o this_o expression_n we_o compass_v mount_v seir_n many_o day_n chap._n 2._o 1._o because_o in_o that_o rehearsal_n he_o main_o insi_v but_o upon_o these_o two_o head_n god_n decree_v against_o they_o that_o have_v first_o murmur_v at_o kadesh_n and_o how_o that_o be_v make_v good_a upon_o they_o and_o god_n promise_v of_o bring_v their_o child_n into_o the_o land_n and_o how_o that_o be_v make_v good_a upon_o they_o therefore_o when_o he_o have_v large_o relate_v both_o the_o decree_n and_o the_o promise_n he_o hasten_v to_o show_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o both_o 5._o in_o rehearse_v the_o ten_o commandment_n he_o propose_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o sabbath_n ordain_v differ_v from_o that_o in_o exodus_fw-la there_o it_o be_v because_o god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n here_o it_o be_v because_o of_o their_o delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o so_o here_o it_o respect_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n more_o proper_o there_o the_o sabbath_n in_o its_o pure_a morality_n and_o perpetuity_n and_o here_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o what_o be_v now_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o our_o sabbath_n celebrate_v in_o memorial_n of_o redemption_n as_o well_o as_o of_o creation_n in_o the_o five_o commandment_n in_o this_o his_o rehearsal_n there_o be_v a_o addition_n or_o two_o more_o than_o there_o be_v in_o it_o in_o exod._n 20._o and_o the_o letter_n t_v be_v bring_v in_o twice_o which_o in_o the_o twenty_o of_o exodus_fw-la be_v only_o want_v of_o all_o the_o letter_n 6._o in_o chap._n 10._o ver_fw-la 6._o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v a_o strange_a and_o remarkable_a transposition_n and_o a_o matter_n that_o afford_v a_o double_a scruple_n 1._o in_o that_o after_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n in_o chap._n 9_o and_o of_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o table_n chap._n 10._o which_o occur_v in_o the_o first_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n he_o bring_v in_o their_o depart_n from_o beeroth_n to_o mosera_n where_o aaron_n die_v which_o be_v in_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o he_o will_v show_v god_n reconciliation_n to_o aaron_n and_o his_o reconciliation_n to_o the_o people_n to_o aaron_n in_o that_o though_o he_o have_v deserve_v death_n sudden_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o die_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n yet_o the_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o spare_v he_o and_o he_o die_v not_o till_o forty_o year_n after_o and_o to_o the_o people_n because_o that_o for_o all_o that_o transgression_n yet_o the_o lord_n bring_v they_o through_o that_o wilderness_n to_o a_o land_n of_o river_n of_o water_n but_o 2._o there_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a doubt_n lie_v in_o these_o word_n then_o this_o for_o in_o numb_a 33._o the_o people_n march_n be_v set_v down_o to_o be_v from_o moseroth_n to_o bene_n jahaan_n ver_fw-la 31._o and_o here_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v from_o beeroth_n of_o bene_n jaahan_n to_o moseroth_n there_o it_o be_v say_v aaron_n die_v at_o mount_n hor_n but_o here_o it_o be_v say_v he_o die_v at_o moseroth_n now_o there_o be_v world_n 2553_o moses_n 120_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n 40_o seven_o several_a encamp_n between_o moseroth_n and_o mount_n hor_n numb_a 33._o 31_o 32_o etc._n etc._n now_o the_o answer_n to_o this_o must_v arise_v from_o this_o consideration_n that_o in_o those_o station_n mention_v numb_a 33._o from_o moseroth_n to_o bene_n jaahan_n to_o horhagidgad_v etc._n etc._n they_o be_v march_v towards_o kadesh_n before_o their_o forty_o year_n and_o so_o they_o go_v from_o moseroth_n to_o bene_n jaahan_n but_o in_o these_o station_n deut._n 10._o 6._o they_o be_v march_v from_o kadish_n in_o their_o forty_o year_n by_o some_o of_o that_o way_n that_o they_o come_v thither_o and_o so_o they_o must_v now_o go_v from_o bene_n jaahan_n to_o moseroth_n and_o 2._o how_o moseroth_n and_o mount_v hor_n gudgodah_n and_o horhagidgad_v be_v but_o the_o compare_v the_o the_o the_o as_o horeb_n and_o sinai_n be_v though_o they_o be_v count_v two_o several_a encamp_n of_o israel_n exod._n 17._o 1_o 6._o and_o 19_o 1._o compare_v same_o place_n and_o country_n and_o how_o though_o israel_n be_v now_o go_v back_o from_o kadish_n yet_o hit_v in_o the_o very_a same_o journey_n that_o they_o go_v in_o when_o they_o be_v come_v thither_o as_o to_o gudgodah_n or_o horhagidgad_v to_o jotbathah_n or_o jotbath_n require_v a_o discourse_n geographical_a by_o itself_o which_o be_v the_o next_o thing_n that_o be_v promise_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o evangelist_n and_o with_o some_o part_n of_o that_o work_n by_o god_n permission_n and_o his_o good_a hand_n upon_o the_o workman_n shall_v come_v forth_o 7._o it_o can_v pass_v the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o read_v the_o text_n in_o the_o original_a but_o he_o must_v observe_v it_o how_o in_o chap._n 29._o ver_fw-la 29._o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v point_v one_o clause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n belong_v the_o reveal_v thing_n after_o a_o extraordinary_a and_o unparallelled_a manner_n to_o give_v warning_n against_o curiosity_n in_o pry_v into_o god_n secret_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v content_v ourselves_o with_o his_o revealed_z will_n 8._o moses_n in_o blessing_n of_o the_o tribe_n chap._n 33._o name_v they_o not_o according_a to_o their_o seniority_n but_o in_o another_o order_n reuben_n be_v set_v first_o though_o he_o have_v lose_v the_o birthright_n to_o show_v his_o repentance_n and_o that_o he_o die_v not_o death_n not_o not_o not_o so_o the_o chaldee_n render_v ver_fw-la 6._o let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v the_o second_o death_n the_o second_o death_n simeon_n be_v omit_v because_o of_o his_o cruelty_n to_o sichem_n and_o joseph_n and_o therefore_o he_o the_o fit_a to_o be_v leave_v out_o when_o there_o be_v twelve_o tribe_n beside_o judah_n be_v place_v before_o levi_n for_o the_o kingdom_n dignity_n above_o the_o priesthood_n christ_n be_v promise_v a_o king_n of_o that_o tribe_n benjamin_n be_v set_v before_o joseph_n for_o the_o dignity_n of_o jerusalem_n above_o samaria_n etc._n etc._n 9_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o some_o other_o then_o moses_n for_o it_o relate_v his_o death_n and_o how_o he_o be_v bury_v by_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v by_o michael_n judas_n 9_o or_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o bury_v moses_n ceremony_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n this_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o joshua_n which_o though_o they_o be_v not_o express_o name_v by_o this_o sum_n in_o clear_a word_n yet_o be_v they_o to_o be_v collect_v to_o be_v so_o many_o from_o that_o gross_a sum_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n from_o the_o delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n temple_n mention_v 1_o king_n 6._o 1._o for_o the_o scripture_n have_v parcel_v out_o that_o sum_n into_o these_o particular_n forty_o year_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n two_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o nine_o year_n of_o the_o judge_n forty_o year_n of_o eli_n forty_o of_o samuel_n and_o saul_n forty_o of_o david_n and_o four_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o temple_n sound_v in_o all_o four_o hundred_o sixty_o three_o and_o therefore_o the_o seventeen_o year_n that_o must_v make_v up_o the_o sum_n four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o must_v needs_o be_v conclude_v to_o have_v be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o joshua_n chap._n i._n world_n 2554_o joshua_n 1_o joshua_n of_o joseph_n succee_v moses_n the_o seven_o from_o ephraim_n 1_o chron._n 7._o 25._o and_o in_o he_o first_o appear_v joseph_n birthright_n 1_o chron._n 5._o 1._o and_o
grandchilds_n action_n be_v like_o manasses_n his_o action_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n chap._n xix_o othniel_n 27_o israel_n tolerate_v this_o idolatry_n and_o never_o stir_v either_o against_o micah_n or_o the_o danite_n which_o toleration_n breed_v all_o iniquity_n so_o that_o gibeah_n a_o city_n of_o israel_n become_v as_o abominable_a as_o sodom_n a_o whorish_a woman_n be_v kill_v with_o whoredom_n chap._n xx._n all_o israel_n go_v against_o gibeah_n and_o that_o by_o god_n express_a commission_n and_o command_n and_o yet_o 40000_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v by_o that_o wicked_a and_o wretched_a town_n and_o by_o the_o tribe_n that_o take_v part_n with_o it_o thus_o do_v god_n avenge_v his_o own_o cause_n against_o israel_n because_o israel_n will_v not_o avenge_v god_n cause_n against_o idolatry_n they_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o a_o injury_n do_v to_o a_o whore_n in_o gibeah_n but_o be_v not_o at_o all_o sensible_a of_o a_o injury_n do_v to_o god_n by_o dan_n idolatry_n when_o god_n have_v thus_o use_v benjamin_n to_o execute_v his_o justice_n against_o israel_n for_o not_o punish_v idolatry_n he_o than_o use_v israel_n to_o punish_v benjamin_n for_o not_o deliver_v gibeah_n up_o to_o justice_n othniel_n it_o be_v like_o be_v chief_a commander_n in_o this_o service_n and_o phineas_n be_v zealous_a in_o this_o case_n as_o he_o have_v be_v in_o one_o of_o a_o not_o much_o different_a nature_n numb_a 25._o benjamin_n be_v now_o benoni_n a_o son_n of_o sorrow_n and_o rachel_n have_v cause_n to_o weep_v for_o her_o child_n chap._n xxi_o hadad_n rimmon_n zech._n 12._o 11._o or_o the_o sad_a shout_n of_o rimmon_n the_o prophet_n allude_v to_o the_o two_o great_a and_o general_a lamentation_n of_o israel_n the_o one_o about_o the_o rock_n rimmon_n where_o a_o whole_a tribe_n be_v now_o come_v to_o 400_o man_n and_o whereupon_o even_o the_o very_a conqueror_n become_v mourner_n the_o other_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddo_n for_o the_o death_n of_o josiah_n the_o one_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o estate_n the_o other_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n jabesh_n gilead_n be_v destroy_v for_o affection_n to_o benjamin_n they_o be_v both_o of_o joseph_n and_o both_o have_v pitch_v under_o one_o standard_n benjamin_n raven_v like_o a_o wolf_n for_o wife_n joseph_n daughter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 49._o 22._o go_v to_o the_o enemy_n and_o repair_v the_o decay_a tribe_n when_o the_o daughter_n of_o shiloh_n in_o ephraim_n and_o of_o jabesh_n in_o manasseh_n supply_n benjamin_n a_o hostile_a tribe_n with_o wife_n or_o else_o it_o have_v perish_v and_o thus_o be_v the_o story_n of_o these_o chapter_n knit_v to_o itself_o now_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n be_v the_o proper_a time_n and_o place_n of_o these_o story_n may_v be_v conclude_v upon_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o danite_n be_v unsettle_a when_o the_o story_n of_o the_o seventeen_o and_o eighteen_o chapter_n come_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o this_o can_v not_o be_v long_o after_o joshua_n death_n 2._o phinehas_n be_v alive_a at_o the_o battle_n at_o gibeah_n chap._n 20._o 28._o 3._o the_o wickedness_n of_o gibeah_n be_v reckon_v for_o their_o first_o villainy_n hos._n 10_o 9_o 4._o deborah_n speak_v of_o the_o 40000_o of_o israel_n that_o perish_v by_o benjamin_n as_o if_o neither_o sword_n nor_o spear_n have_v be_v among_o they_o chap._n 5._o 8._o 5._o mahaneh_n dan_o which_o be_v so_o name_v upon_o the_o march_n of_o the_o danite_n when_o they_o set_v up_o their_o idolatry_n chap._n 18._o 12._o be_v mention_v in_o the_o story_n of_o samson_n though_o that_o story_n be_v set_v before_o the_o story_n of_o their_o march_n chap._n 15._o 25._o 6._o dan_fw-mi be_v omit_v among_o the_o seal_a of_o the_o lord_n rev._n 7._o because_o idolatry_n first_o begin_v in_o his_o tribe_n as_o be_v say_v before_o 7._o ehud_n may_v very_o well_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o left-handed_a benjamite_n and_o one_o of_o they_o that_o escape_v at_o the_o rock_n rimmon_n chap._n 20._o 16._o &_o 21._o now_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v lay_v these_o story_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v so_o soon_o in_o so_o late_a a_o place_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v this_o 1._o that_o the_o reader_n observe_v how_o their_o state-policy_n fail_v in_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n which_o be_v a_o danite_n may_v present_o be_v show_v god_n justice_n in_o it_o because_o their_o religion_n have_v first_o fail_v among_o the_o danite_n 2._o that_o when_o he_o observe_v that_o eleven_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n be_v give_v by_o every_o philistim_a prince_n for_o the_o ruin_n of_o samson_n chap._n 16._o 5._o he_o may_v present_o observe_v the_o eleven_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n that_o be_v give_v by_o micahs_n mother_n for_o the_o make_n of_o a_o idol_n which_o ruin_v religion_n in_o samson_n tribe_n 3._o that_o the_o story_n of_o micah_n of_o the_o hill_n country_n of_o ephraim_n the_o first_o destroyer_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o story_n of_o saemuel_n of_o the_o hill_n country_n of_o ephraim_n the_o first_o reformer_n of_o religion_n may_v be_v lay_v together_o somewhat_o near_o chap._n ii_o ver._n 11._o to_o the_o end_n and_o chap._n iii_o to_o ver._n 11._o othniel_n 28_o when_o these_o story_n be_v read_v the_o story_n return_v to_o chap._n 2._o 11._o and_o relate_v othniel_n 29_o the_o spread_a of_o idolatry_n over_o all_o the_o tribe_n as_o it_o have_v do_v over_o othniel_n 30_o that_o of_o dan_fw-mi and_o how_o mix_v marriage_n with_o curse_a canaanites_n undo_v israel_n their_o othniel_n 31_o first_o afflict_a be_v cushan_n rishathaim_n a_o mesopotamian_n he_o oppress_v they_o eight_o othniel_n 32_o year_n it_o be_v like_a he_o break_v in_o upon_o the_o tribe_n that_o lay_v on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n othniel_n 33_o as_o those_o that_o lie_v near_a to_o his_o own_o country_n and_o there_o get_v possession_n for_o so_o othniel_n 34_o many_o year_n together_o and_o encroach_v upon_o they_o within_o jordan_n by_o degree_n as_o othniel_n 35_o he_o find_v strength_n and_o opportunity_n but_o othniel_n of_o judah_n make_v good_a the_o othniel_n 36_o prophecy_n of_o judah_n be_v a_o lion_n whelp_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o the_o tent_n of_o cushan_n come_v into_o othniel_n 37_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n hab._n 3._o 7._o the_o consideration_n and_o observe_v that_o the_o first_o foreign_a othniel_n 38_o oppressor_n of_o all_o other_o that_o trouble_v israel_n in_o their_o own_o land_n be_v a_o man_n of_o othniel_n 39_o aram_n naharaim_n or_o a_o mesopotamian_n it_o can_v but_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o deal_n of_o laban_n with_o jacob_n in_o that_o place_n and_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o question_n and_o some_o strangeness_n how_o and_o why_o a_o man_n of_o that_o country_n of_o all_o other_o shall_v thus_o oppress_v they_o chap._n iii_o vers._n 11._o world_n 2610_o othniel_n 40_o othniel_n die_v chap._n iii_o verse_n 12._o to_o the_o end_n world_n 2611_o ehud_n 1_o ehud_n 2_o ehud_n 3_o ehud_n eighty_o year_n begin_v not_o that_o he_o rule_v so_o long_o without_o intermission_n ehud_n 4_o ehud_n 5_o or_o so_o long_o in_o any_o sense_n at_o all_o for_o eighty_o year_n be_v even_o a_o man_n ehud_n 6_o ehud_n 7_o whole_a life_n but_o that_o there_o be_v fourscore_o year_n from_o the_o death_n of_o othniel_n ehud_n 8_o and_o that_o after_o ehud_n deliver_v they_o from_o eglon_n he_o be_v judge_n and_o a_o ruler_n ehud_n 9_o ehud_n 10_o over_o they_o while_o he_o live_v not_o as_o a_o monarch_n for_o the_o sanhedrin_n bear_v the_o ehud_n 11_o sway_n but_o as_o a_o chief_a commander_n and_o one_o ready_a to_o undertake_v for_o they_o if_o ehud_n 12_o ehud_n 13_o any_o enemy_n shall_v arise_v and_o one_o ready_a to_o teach_v and_o lead_v they_o in_o the_o way_n ehud_n 14_o of_o god_n as_o be_v say_v before_o of_o othniel_n it_o be_v say_v of_o othniels_n time_n that_o the_o ehud_n 15_o ehud_n 16_o land_n have_v rest_n ehud_n 17_o forty_o year_n and_o othniel_n die_v by_o which_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o forty_o year_n be_v reckon_v till_o othniels_n death_n so_o in_o chap._n 22._o ibsan_n judge_v ehud_n 18_o ehud_n 19_o seven_o year_n and_o die_v elon_n judge_v ten_o year_n and_o die_v abdon_n judge_v eight_o ehud_n 20_o year_n and_o die_v etc._n etc._n samson_n judge_v twenty_o year_n and_o these_o twenty_o year_n ehud_n 21_o end_v in_o his_o death_n and_o so_o be_v we_o to_o conceive_v of_o these_o fourscore_o of_o ehud_n ehud_n 22_o ehud_n 23_o that_o they_o end_v with_o his_o death_n also_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v improper_a to_o conceive_v ehud_n 24_o that_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o cushan_n afflict_v be_v the_o last_o eight_o year_n of_o ehud_n 25_o ehud_n 26_o othniel_n
the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n the_o lord_n pardon_v thy_o servant_n for_o this_o thing_n for_o so_o shall_v the_o word_n be_v render_v as_o crave_v pardon_n for_o idolatry_n past_a and_o not_o beg_v leave_n to_o be_v idolatrous_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v gehazy_n covetousness_n bring_v upon_o he_o naaman_n leprosy_n the_o text_n have_v divine_o omit_v a_o letter_n in_o one_o word_n that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o brand_v he_o with_o a_o blot_n for_o this_o his_o villainy_n i_o will_v run_v after_o naaman_n say_v he_o and_o will_v take_v of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o blot_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d somewhat_o ver_fw-la 20._o the_o three_o year_n elisha_n make_v iron_n to_o swim_v prevent_v the_o syrian_n ambushment_n and_o strike_v those_o with_o blindness_n that_o be_v send_v to_o catch_v he_o and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o samaria_n and_o there_o fea_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 6._o 23._o so_o the_o band_n of_o syria_n come_v no_o more_o as_o yet_o into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n for_o so_o the_o very_a next_o verse_n teach_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v for_o it_o relate_v that_o after_o this_o benhadad_n gather_v all_o his_o host_n and_o besiege_a samaria_n so_o be_v the_o like_a passage_n to_o be_v render_v 2_o king_n 24._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n come_v no_o more_o as_o yet_o or_o at_o that_o time_n out_o of_o his_o land_n for_o in_o jer._n 37._o 5._o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v a_o foot_n with_o his_o army_n and_o abroad_o again_o the_o four_o year_n jehoshaphat_n die_v edom_n rebell_v and_o shake_v off_o judah_n yoke_n which_o david_n have_v lay_v upon_o they_o till_o jorams_fw-mi time_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o edom_n of_o absolute_a power_n and_o rule_v but_o a_o deputy_n under_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v king_n 1_o king_n 22._o 47._o but_o now_o edom_n revolt_v from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n and_o make_v a_o king_n over_o themselves_o 2_o king_n 8._o 20._o then_o libnah_n revolt_v also_o joram_n go_v against_o they_o and_o by_o night_n smite_v their_o squadron_n which_o be_v pitch_v about_o he_o to_o give_v he_o battle_n the_o next_o morning_n the_o five_o year_n samaria_n be_v besiege_v by_o benhadad_n and_o the_o famine_n become_v so_o great_a in_o the_o city_n that_o woman_n eat_v their_o own_o child_n as_o deut._n 28._o 53._o 56._o and_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n eat_v dove_n dung_n all_o the_o fault_n be_v lay_v upon_o elisha_n and_o he_o must_v be_v behead_v but_o he_o foretell_v a_o sudden_a and_o wonderful_a delivery_n and_o a_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a plenty_n which_o according_o come_v to_o pass_v a_o unbelieving_a prince_n be_v tread_v to_o death_n the_o six_o year_n philistines_n and_o arabian_n oppress_v joram_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o captive_a his_o wife_n and_o child_n leave_v he_o only_o one_o son_n behind_o here_o he_o be_v meet_v with_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o own_o brethren_n the_o seven_o year_n joram_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o sad_a disease_n of_o his_o bowel_n 2_o chron._n 21._o 19_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o the_o end_n of_o two_o year_n his_o bowel_n fall_v out_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o sickness_n for_o he_o show_v no_o bowel_n to_o his_o brethren_n this_o year_n the_o famine_n end_v at_o harvest_n and_o at_o that_o harvest_n the_o shunamite_n child_n die_v and_o be_v recover_v by_o elisha_n his_o death_n and_o revive_n be_v relate_v instant_o after_o the_o story_n of_o his_o birth_n though_o when_o he_o die_v he_o be_v able_a to_o follow_v the_o reaper_n because_o his_o story_n may_v be_v relate_v together_o and_o not_o long_o after_o his_o mother_n go_v to_o the_o king_n to_o beg_v and_o petition_v to_o be_v settle_v in_o her_o estate_n again_o and_o there_o she_o find_v leprous_a gehazi_n with_o he_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o chapter_n 8._o shall_v chronical_o be_v translate_v as_o of_o the_o time_n past_a now_o elisha_n have_v speak_v to_o the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o the_o woman_n have_v rise_v and_o do_v after_o the_o say_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n this_o year_n elisha_n be_v at_o damaseus_fw-la benhadad_o sick_a hazael_n stifle_v he_o with_o a_o wet_a cloth_n and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n xxii_o to_o ver_fw-la 10._o 2_o king_n viii_o 25._o to_o the_o end_n world_n 3117_o jehoram_fw-la 8_o jehoram_fw-la 12_o division_n 88_o ahaziah_n the_o son_n of_o joram_n reign_v and_o die_v this_o year_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o jehu_n 2_o king_n 8._o 26._o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n do_v ahaziah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoram_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v to_o reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v ahaziah_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v one_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v athaliah_n the_o daughter_n of_o omri_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o 2_o king_n 9_o 29._o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n begin_v ahaziah_n to_o reign_v over_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 22._o 2._o forty_o and_o two_o year_n old_a be_v ahaziah_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v etc._n etc._n here_o the_o reader_n see_v two_o plain_a and_o visible_a difference_n the_o one_o about_o the_o age_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o the_o other_o about_o the_o time_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v the_o same_o book_n of_o king_n say_v he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n now_o the_o reconcile_n of_o this_o difference_n be_v easy_a when_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n reign_v one_o whole_a year_n in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o father_n and_o eleven_o year_n afterward_o and_o so_o one_o text_n call_v his_o last_o year_n his_o twelve_o that_o be_v of_o his_o whole_a reign_n and_o another_o text_n call_v it_o his_o eleven_o that_o be_v of_o his_o sole_a reign_n after_o his_o father_n death_n but_o the_o other_o difference_n be_v both_o the_o more_o visible_a and_o the_o more_o difficult_a for_o the_o book_n of_o king_n say_v ahaziah_n be_v but_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n say_v he_o be_v two_o and_o forty_o and_o so_o this_o latter_a reckon_n make_v he_o two_o year_n old_a than_o his_o father_n for_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v when_o he_o be_v two_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o and_o reign_v eight_o year_n and_o so_o die_v be_v forty_o 2_o king_n 8._o 17._o now_o for_o the_o reconcile_n of_o this_o scruple_n the_o original_a help_v we_o which_o in_o our_o translation_n be_v not_o visible_a the_o original_a mean_v thus_o ahaziah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n namely_o of_o the_o house_n of_o omri_n of_o who_o seed_n he_o be_v by_o the_o mother_n side_n and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o that_o house_n and_o come_v to_o ruin_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o it_o this_o the_o text_n direct_v we_o to_o look_v after_o when_o it_o call_v his_o mother_n the_o daughter_n of_o omri_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n now_o these_o forty_o two_o year_n be_v easy_o reckon_v by_o any_o that_o will_v count_v back_o in_o the_o chronicle_n to_o the_o second_o of_o omri_n such_o another_o reckon_n there_o be_v about_o jechoniah_n or_o jehojachin_n 2_o king_n 24._o 8._o jehojachin_n be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v but_o 2_o chron._n 36._o 9_o jehojachin_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o eight_o year_n that_o be_v his_o beginning_n of_o reign_n fall_v in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o of_o judah_n first_o captivity_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v there_o world_n 3117_o jehoram_fw-la 8_o jehoram_fw-la 12_o division_n 88_o joram_n king_n of_o israel_n fight_v at_o ramoth_n gilead_n be_v wound_v come_v to_o be_v heal_v of_o his_o wound_n at_o jezreel_n and_o be_v there_o slay_v by_o jehu_n ahaziah_n have_v be_v with_o joram_n at_o ramoth_n and_o be_v slay_v with_o joram_n at_o jezreel_n 2_o chron._n xxii_o vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o 2_o king_n xi_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o world_n 3118_o athaliah_n 1_o jehu_n 1_o division_n 89_o athaliah_n destroy_v athaliah_n 2_o jehu_n 2_o division_n 90_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o seed_n royal_a athaliah_n 3_o jehu_n 3_o division_n 91_o that_o be_v leave_v beside_o the_o forty_o athaliah_n 4_o jehu_n 4_o division_n 92_o two_o slay_v by_o jehu_n she_o she_o athaliah_n 5_o
of_o it_o be_v nineteen_o or_o twenty_o year_n ago_o to_o show_v and_o to_o record_v the_o truth_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o that_o wretched_a king_n jehoiakim_n will_v not_o believe_v but_o burn_v the_o book_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o these_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o other_o copy_n that_o baruch_n write_v when_o the_o first_o be_v burn_v ezekiel_n xxxiii_o this_o twenty_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_a and_o of_o the_o first_o captivity_n be_v the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ezekiel_n captivity_n with_o jeconiah_n and_o on_o the_o ten_o month_n of_o this_o year_n and_o on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o that_o month_n ezekiel_n have_v intelligence_n that_o jerusalem_n be_v fire_v vers_fw-la 21._o temple_n and_o all_o it_o be_v almost_o a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a since_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v and_o yet_o intelligence_n come_v but_o now_o the_o evening_n before_o these_o tiding_n come_v to_o he_o his_o mouth_n be_v open_v again_o to_o prophesy_v to_o his_o own_o people_n which_o he_o have_v not_o do_v since_o the_o day_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_a first_o lay_v siege_n to_o jerusalem_n three_o year_n ago_o whereof_o one_o year_n and_o a_o half_a be_v take_v up_o in_o that_o siege_n and_o one_o year_n and_o somewhat_o above_o a_o half_a since_o the_o city_n be_v take_v compare_v chap._n 24._o vers_fw-la 1._o &_o 26_o 27._o in_o this_o space_n of_o time_n though_o ezekiel_n be_v dumb_a to_o israel_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o to_o other_o nation_n for_o he_o prophesi_v many_o sad_a thing_n against_o other_o country_n as_o be_v apparent_a by_o the_o chapter_n take_v up_o before_o ezekiel_n xxxii_o in_o the_o same_o year_n viz._n the_o twelve_o of_o ezekiel_n and_o jechonias_n captivity_n he_o have_v a_o prophecy_n against_o egypt_n in_o the_o last_o month_n of_o the_o year_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n and_o another_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n vers_fw-la 27._o now_o the_o dislocation_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v easy_o see_v for_o the_o three_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n that_o follow_v it_o be_v date_v in_o the_o ten_o month_n of_o this_o twelve_o year_n and_o this_o in_o the_o twelve_o month_n but_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o transposition_n be_v almost_o as_o easy_o see_v namely_o because_o there_o be_v divers_a prophecy_n against_o egypt_n and_o other_o country_n before_o and_o this_o be_v also_o bring_v thither_o to_o they_o that_o it_o may_v lie_v with_o they_o ezekiel_n xxxiv_o xxxv_o xxxvi_o xxxvii_o xxxviii_o thirty-nine_o captivity_n 21_o alice_n these_o chapter_n of_o ezekiel_n fall_v not_o under_o any_o express_v or_o determinate_a captivity_n 22_o date_n the_o forty_o chapter_n do_v under_o the_o date_n of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o jechoniahs_n captivity_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o conceive_v at_o large_a of_o the_o time_n of_o these_o chapter_n that_o they_o be_v deliver_v between_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o that_o captivity_n by_o which_o the_o three_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n be_v date_v and_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o by_o which_o the_o forty_o jeremy_n lii_o vers_fw-la 30._o world_n 3424_o captivity_n 23_o in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_a or_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o first_o captivity_n for_o these_o run_v parallel_n nebuzaradan_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n carry_v away_o captive_a of_o the_o jew_n seven_o hundred_o and_o forty_o five_o person_n it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v in_o revenge_n of_o the_o base_a usage_n of_o gedaliah_n and_o the_o chaldean_n that_o be_v with_o he_o and_o here_o be_v the_o last_o blow_n of_o the_o jew_n give_v by_o the_o babylonian_a and_o now_o be_v judea_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o full_a and_o complete_a captivity_n psal._n cxxxvii_o and_o here_o it_o may_v not_o be_v impertinent_a to_o take_v in_o the_o 137_o psalm_n which_o describe_v the_o posture_n and_o sorrow_n and_o soorn_v of_o these_o captive_a one_o as_o they_o sit_v in_o babel_n 1_o chron._n two_o iii_o iv_o five_o vi_o vii_o viii_o ix_o captivity_n 24_o nor_o may_v it_o be_v unproper_a in_o this_o place_n to_o read_v and_o view_v again_o these_o captivity_n 25_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o of_o chronicle_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o they_o and_o captivity_n 26_o their_o text_n break_v in_o piece_n may_v be_v lay_v to_o be_v read_v in_o other_o place_n as_o be_v captivity_n 27_o say_v before_o as_o those_o genealogy_n and_o story_n that_o be_v recite_v elsewhere_o in_o captivity_n 28_o scripture_n to_o be_v lay_v with_o those_o place_n where_o they_o be_v mention_v and_o those_o captivity_n 29_o that_o be_v not_o mention_v again_o in_o scripture_n to_o be_v lay_v with_o the_o story_n of_o such_o captivity_n 30_o time_n as_o the_o best_a evidence_n or_o probability_n will_v tell_v when_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v or_o captivity_n 31_o be_v in_o be_v those_o text_n that_o tell_v of_o plantation_n of_o city_n or_o country_n captivity_n 32_o to_o be_v lay_v in_o that_o place_n in_o the_o book_n 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remove_v it_o may_v be_v very_o methodical_a and_o proper_a upon_o these_o consideration_n and_o very_o profitable_a to_o take_v in_o these_o chapter_n and_o to_o read_v they_o here_o again_o ezek_n xl_o xli_o xlii_o xliii_o xliv_o xlv_o xlvi_o xlvii_o xlviii_o world_n 3434_o captivity_n 33_o this_o thirty_o three_o year_n of_o the_o first_o captivity_n and_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_a captivity_n 34_o be_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jechoniah_n and_o ezekiel_n and_o now_o the_o lord_n show_v the_o prophet_n a_o new_a temple_n big_a than_o all_o the_o old_a jerusalem_n and_o a_o new_a jerusalem_n big_a than_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o these_o very_a dimension_n show_v that_o these_o thing_n can_v literal_o but_o must_v spiritual_o be_v understand_v ezekiel_n xxix_o from_z vers_n 17._o to_o the_o end_n and_o xxx_o to_z vers_n 20._o world_n 3436_o captivity_n 35_o this_o seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n ezekiel_n have_v another_o 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exceed_o fair_a gr._n fair_a to_o god_n he_o be_v a_o goodly_a child_n supernatural_o bear_v when_o his_o mother_n be_v past_o the_o natural_a course_n of_o childbearing_n vers._n 22._o and_o moses_n be_v learn_v in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n this_o steven_n speak_v by_o necessary_a consequence_n from_o his_o princely_a education_n vers._n 23._o and_o when_o he_o be_v full_o forty_o year_n old_a there_o be_v that_o say_v that_o moses_n be_v forty_o year_n in_o pharaoh_n palace_n forty_o year_n in_o midian_a and_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n tauchuna_fw-la in_o exod._n 2._o vers._n 43._o you_o take_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moloch_n etc._n etc._n i._o in_o amos_n the_o word_n lie_v thus_o chap._n 5._o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o rabbin_n kimchi_n and_o jarchi_n construe_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n and_o take_v it_o for_o a_o threaten_n of_o their_o punishment_n as_o much_o as_o a_o upbraid_v of_o their_o sin_n as_o if_o he_o 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the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n candle_n like_o that_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o never_o go_v out_o but_o be_v dress_v morning_n and_o evening_n and_o keep_v burn_v continual_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n candle_n search_v all_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n that_o be_v able_a to_o acquaint_v man_n with_o himself_o with_o his_o conscience_n his_o thought_n affection_n a_o candle_n that_o search_v the_o thing_n of_o nature_n look_v into_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n compare_v this_o spirit_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o beast_n a_o swine_n a_o ox_n the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o wisdom_n learning_n contrivance_n with_o the_o act_n of_o a_o brute_n and_o then_o guess_v what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o active_a in_o the_o body_n when_o fetter_v in_o flesh_n what_o think_v you_o it_o will_v be_v when_o loose_v out_o and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v one_o day_n and_o go_v into_o another_o world_n not_o to_o be_v at_o its_o own_o liberty_n there_o but_o it_o go_v to_o god_n to_o dispose_v of_o it_o and_o so_o he_o do_v to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n go_v away_o then_o with_o this_o meditation_n in_o thy_o bosom_n and_o keep_v it_o there_o my_o soul_n must_v certain_o one_o day_n go_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o receive_v her_o due_a reward_n finis_fw-la a_o chorographical_a table_n of_o the_o several_a place_n contain_v and_o describe_v in_o the_o two_o volume_n of_o dr._n lightfoot_v work_n by_o john_n williams_n the_o jewish_a writer_n divide_v the_o world_n into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o without_o the_o land_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 1._o the_o land_n of_o israel_n first_o call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n than_o canaan_n and_o palestine_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v consider_v as_o to_o its_o length_n and_o breadth_n v._o ii_o p._n 327._o the_o length_n of_o it_o be_v say_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v from_o dan_fw-mi to_o beersheba_n and_o from_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o hamath_n north_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o plain_a or_o dead_a sea_n south_n v._o i._n p._n 90._o v._n ii_o p._n 44_o the_o jew_n do_v reckon_v it_o from_o the_o mountain_n of_o amana_n or_o the_o upper_a tarnegola_n which_o be_v at_o the_o neck_n of_o anti-libanus_n to_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n v._o ii_o p._n 3_o 62_o 517_o other_o do_v measure_n it_o by_o the_o coast_n and_o if_o phoenicia_n be_v include_v then_o from_o sidon_n to_o rhinocorura_n or_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n be_v 232_o mile_n according_a to_o antoninus_n but_o if_o phoenicia_n be_v exclude_v then_o from_o the_o south_n bound_n of_o that_o to_o rhinocorura_n be_v 189_o mile_n according_a to_o pliny_n v._o ii_o p._n 10_o 322_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o land_n within_o jordan_n be_v not_o always_o the_o same_o since_o the_o sea_n bound_v on_o all_o side_n here_o the_o mediterranean_a there_o those_o of_o sodom_n genesaret_n and_o samochonitis_n with_o the_o river_n jordan_n can_v but_o make_v the_o space_n very_o unequal_a by_o their_o various_a wind_n but_o if_o we_o take_v the_o measure_n of_o it_o from_o the_o bay_n of_o gaza_n to_o the_o shoar_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v upward_o of_o 50_o mile_n and_o if_o we_o extend_v it_o also_o beyond_o jordan_n then_o from_o gaza_n to_o pâ—tra_n the_o metropolis_n of_o moab_n be_v 110_o mile_n as_o may_v be_v compute_v from_o ptolemy_n and_o pliny_n v._o ii_o p._n 320_o 321_o the_o jew_n do_v say_v that_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n contain_v a_o square_a of_o four_o hundred_o parsae_fw-la a_o parsa_n be_v four_o mile_n which_o make_v 1600_o mile_n v._o ii_o p._n 318_o and_o they_o have_v a_o tradition_n and_o not_o amiss_o that_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n include_v the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n be_v within_o three_o day_n journey_n of_o jerusalem_n v._o ii_o p._n 319._o sometime_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v bound_v with_o euphrates_n east_n as_o indeed_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v and_o contiguous_a with_o mesopotamia_n the_o river_n only_o between_o v._o ii_o p._n 365_o the_o several_a division_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v ancient_o divide_v according_a to_o the_o people_n and_o nation_n that_o inhabit_v it_o viz._n the_o canaanite_n perizzites_n etc._n etc._n vol._n ii_o p._n 202_o 328_o when_o first_o possess_v by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v part_v among_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o upon_o the_o division_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n they_o be_v know_v by_o the_o two_o name_n of_o judab_n and_o israel_n but_o after_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n it_o be_v divide_v by_o the_o jew_n into_o judea_n galilee_n and_o the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n or_o peraea_n exclude_v samaria_n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v idumea_n then_o be_v palestine_n divide_v into_o five_o country_n viz._n idumea_n judea_n samaria_n galilee_n and_o the_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n vol._n i._o pag._n 282_o â—64_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 4_o 61._o there_o be_v also_o a_o imperial_a division_n of_o it_o viz._n 1._o into_o palestine_n more_o especial_o so_o call_v the_o head_n of_o which_o be_v caesarea_n 2._o palestine_n the_o second_o the_o head_n of_o which_o be_v jerusalem_n and_o 3._o palestine_n call_v salutaris_n or_o the_o healthful_a which_o its_o likely_a be_v the_o same_o with_o idumea_n the_o less_o the_o head_n of_o which_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v gaza_n asâ—alon_n or_o elâ—utheropolis_n v._o ii_o p._n 293._o a._n abel_n abila_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o the_o hebrew_a abel_n be_v according_o to_o the_o greek_a termination_n abila_n or_o abella_n there_o be_v many_o place_n of_o that_o name_n vol._n ii_o