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ahazâ—ah_n have_v a_o martial_a interview_n with_o jehu_n and_o be_v both_o worsted_n by_o he_o here_o jehu_n with_o a_o shot_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n archery_n fatal_a both_o to_o 34._o ahab_n and_o his_o son_n wound_v jehoram_n to_o the_o 24_o heart_n and_o by_o special_a order_n to_o bidkarâ—_n captain_n command_v that_o his_o corpse_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o field_n of_o naboth_n the_o jezrâ—â—lite_a oh_o the_o exact_a topography_n observe_v in_o divine_a justice_n so_o accurate_a be_v god_n not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n but_o place_n of_o his_o punishment_n §_o 9_o great_a be_v the_o difficulty_n about_o the_o death_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n slay_v about_o the_o same_o time_n reconcile_v for_o whereas_o it_o be_v 27._o appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o he_o seem_v twice_o to_o die_v and_o that_o in_o far_o distant_a place_n 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o but_o when_o ahaziah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n see_v this_o he_o flee_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o garden-house_n and_o jehu_n follow_v after_o he_o and_o say_v smite_v he_o also_o in_o the_o chariot_n and_o they_o do_v so_o at_o the_o go_v up_o to_o gur_z which_o be_v by_o ibleam_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o megiddo_n and_o die_v there_o 2_o chron._n 22._o 9_o and_o jehu_n seek_v ahaziah_n and_o they_o catch_v he_o for_o he_o be_v hide_v in_o samaria_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o jehu_n and_o when_o they_o have_v slay_v he_o they_o bury_v he_o because_o say_v they_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n who_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n but_o all_o be_v reconcile_v if_o we_o take_v samaria_n not_o for_o the_o city_n so_o name_v but_o for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n in_o which_o notion_n ahab_n be_v style_v king_n of_o 1._o samaria_n that_o be_v the_o ten_o tribe_n whereof_o samaria_n be_v the_o metropolis_n in_o this_o acception_n megiddo_n and_o all_o the_o passage_n thereunto_o be_v in_o samaria_n where_o ahaziah_n hope_v in_o vain_a by_o his_o flight_n to_o hide_v and_o conceal_v himself_o §_o 10._o all_o thus_o agree_v concern_v the_o death_n doublâ—â—â—riall_n i_o hope_v no_o difference_n will_v arise_v about_o the_o burial_n of_o ahaziah_n though_o in_o one_o text_n his_o 28._o owâ—_n servant_n in_o another_o jehu_n 9_o his_o man_n be_v say_v to_o buâ—y_v he_o the_o one_o may_v do_v it_o by_o the_o leave_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o other_o and_o jehu_n his_o soldier_n do_v deliver_v ahaziah_n deâ—d_a corpse_n to_o his_o own_o servant_n to_o inter_v it_o in_o jerusalem_n §_o 11._o jezebel_n survive_v not_o long_o after_o death_n as_o jehu_n be_v enter_v jezreel_n she_o new_o paint_v entertain_v he_o with_o a_o taunt_n out_o of_o the_o window_n to_o try_v whether_o her_o tongue_n or_o his_o sword_n be_v the_o sharp_a we_o meet_v but_o with_o three_o principal_a speech_n of_o she_o in_o scripture_n the_o first_o a_o idolatrous_a oath_n and_o curse_n the_o 2_o god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o the_o next_o a_o mortal_a threat_n and_o loud_o lie_v 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shunem_n to_o 1._o aphek_n thence_o to_o 11._o jezreel_n backward_o and_o forward_o to_o find_v a_o advantageous_a place_n for_o fight_v thence_o to_o mount_v gilboa_n where_o they_o encounter_v and_o conquer_v the_o israelite_n in_o battle_n saul_n be_v here_o grievous_o wound_v desire_v his_o armour-bearer_n to_o slay_v he_o who_o refuse_v it_o as_o bear_v his_o arm_n for_o the_o defence_n not_o destruction_n of_o his_o master_n hereupon_o saul_n slay_v himself_o and_o his_o armour-bearer_n follow_v his_o example_n both_o which_o have_v since_o cast_v up_o their_o audit_n can_v tell_v what_o be_v get_v by_o the_o prodigal_a thrift_n of_o throw_v away_o one_o life_n to_o prevent_v the_o lose_n thereof_o then_o a_o fourfold_a division_n be_v make_v of_o what_o remain_v of_o saul_n his_o 10._o head_n send_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n body_n hang_v up_o upon_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshean_a armour_n offer_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o ashtaroth_n 10._o crown_n and_o 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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 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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
he_o with_o the_o twelve_o what_o in_o several_a team_n or_o all_o in_o the_o same_o to_o draw_v one_o plough_n the_o latter_a be_v most_o likely_a while_o our_o english_a husbandman_n will_v not_o wonder_v at_o such_o a_o herd_n of_o ox_n twenty_o four_o hale_v at_o one_o plough_n when_o they_o shall_v read_v that_o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n wherein_o lay_v abel-meholah_a be_v note_v for_o 46._o clay_n ground_n and_o therefore_o such_o stiff_a land_n especial_o at_o the_o first_o tilth_n thereof_o must_v needs_o require_v a_o great_a strength_n thereunto_o but_o have_v his_o ox_n be_v as_o many_o more_o elisha_n will_v willing_o have_v leave_v they_o when_o eliah_n his_o manâ—le_n be_v once_o cast_v upon_o he_o moâ—â—le_a which_o can_v stop_v river_n in_o the_o full_a speed_n of_o their_o 8._o course_n and_o therefore_o may_v stay_v a_o man_n in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o call_n hereby_o we_o perceive_v that_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n no_o 62._o â—an_v have_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o literal_o but_o spiritual_o to_o be_v expound_v of_o such_o as_o have_v well_o begin_v apostate_n from_o their_o religious_a resolution_n §_o 17._o in_o the_o aforesaid_a vale_n of_o jordan_n jordan_n lay_n zarthan_a betwixt_o which_o and_o sâ—ccoth_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n the_o two_o brazen_a pillar_n jachin_n and_o boaz_n with_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v make_v by_o hiram_n of_o bright_a brass_n in_o the_o clay_n 46._o ground_n which_o probable_a serve_v he_o for_o molde_n to_o run_v the_o melt_a metal_n therein_o and_o somewhat_o more_o towards_o the_o north_n lay_v aenon_n near_o to_o salim_n where_o john_n be_v baptise_v because_o there_o be_v much_o 23._o water_n there_o here_o his_o disciple_n complain_v to_o john_n concern_v jesus_n eclipse_v he_o with_o his_o lustre_n john_n true_o state_v the_o controversy_n and_o modest_o determine_v it_o against_o himself_o how_o he_o must_v decrease_v while_o christ_n must_v increase_v §_o 18._o as_o these_o place_n lay_v on_o the_o east_n of_o this_o tribe_n tappuah_n in_o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n so_o in_o the_o western_a part_n thereof_o in_o the_o vale_n of_o jezreel_n lay_v 25._o gath-rimmon_n in_o chronicle_n call_v 70._o bileam_n the_o sole_a city_n which_o the_o levite_n have_v in_o this_o entire_a part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n see_v taanach_n call_v anar_n in_o chronicle_n lie_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a in_o that_o part_n of_o manasseh_n which_o be_v surround_v with_o issachar_n the_o land_n of_o tappuah_n belong_v also_o to_o this_o half_a tribe_n though_o tappuah_n the_o city_n pertain_v to_o ephraim_n thus_o the_o town_n and_o late_a castle_n of_o belvoir_n stand_v in_o lincolnshire_n though_o the_o vale_n thence_o denominate_v lie_v in_o three_o shire_n round_o about_o it_o §_o 19_o among_o the_o mountain_n in_o manasseh_n oâ—adiah_n we_o take_v especial_a notice_n of_o gilead_n so_o call_v from_o gilead_n the_o grand_a son_n of_o manasseh_n 3._o whence_o gideon_n coward_n depart_v the_o hill_n moreh_n 1._o nigh_o which_o the_o midtanitish_a army_n be_v encamp_v and_o above_o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o obadiah_n so_o call_v because_o therein_o in_o two_o cave_n he_o hide_v a_o 13._o hundred_o prophet_n so_o close_o that_o neither_o foe_n nor_o friend_n know_v thereof_o neither_o jezebel_n nor_o elijah_n get_v intelligence_n of_o their_o be_v there_o the_o latter_a erroneous_o conceive_v himself_o alone_o leave_v of_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o land_n their_o bill_n of_o fare_n be_v bread_n and_o water_n precious_a liquor_n when_o it_o have_v not_o rain_v in_o israel_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a hereto_o our_o saviour_n reflect_v that_o none_o shall_v lose_v his_o reward_n that_o give_v his_o little_a one_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n yea_o that_o such_o who_o receive_v a_o prophet_n shall_v receive_v a_o prophet_n 41._o reward_n as_o here_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o the_o spark_n of_o his_o guest_n spirit_n catch_v hold_v on_o obadiah_n their_o host_n so_o far_o inflame_v his_o breast_n with_o inspiration_n that_o the_o short_a prophecy_n bear_v his_o name_n be_v by_o learned_a man_n refer_v to_o he_o as_o the_o author_n thereof_o saint_n â—â—arcellum_fw-la hierome_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o lady_n paula_n as_o weak_a as_o she_o be_v climb_v up_o this_o mountain_n to_o behold_v those_o monimental_a cave_n therein_o §_o 20._o in_o this_o land_n we_o also_o meet_v with_o the_o woody_a hill_n of_o the_o perizzites_n chariot_n and_o of_o the_o rephaim_v or_o giant_n mingle_v among_o they_o much_o affright_v the_o manassites_n with_o their_o iron_n chariot_n not_o as_o if_o all_o make_v of_o massy_a iron_n such_o will_v have_v be_v slug_n in_o fight_n and_o so_o heavy_a that_o they_o need_v horse_n of_o steel_n for_o strength_n to_o draw_v they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v plate_v and_o arm_v with_o iron_n hook_n mischievous_a instrument_n of_o execution_n especial_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o a_o break_a army_n man_n be_v as_o grass_n whereof_o whole_a swath_n be_v mow_v down_o with_o these_o crooked_a scythe_n in_o chase_v a_o rout_v enemy_n enough_o almost_o to_o make_v one_o suspect_v our_o ancient_a britones_n akin_a to_o these_o canaanite_n see_v such_o chariot_n be_v so_o fashionable_a in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d fight_n be_v it_o not_o that_o we_o find_v the_o like_a all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frequent_o use_v in_o all_o eastern_a country_n however_o joshua_n give_v the_o manassites_n both_o a_o promise_n and_o prophecy_n that_o notwithstanding_o those_o ironmoving_a fort_n of_o the_o canaanite_n they_o shall_v in_o process_n of_o time_n certain_o overcome_v they_o §_o 21._o we_o must_v not_o forget_v bethsâ—n_o bâ—iâ—d_v belong_v to_o mâ—nasseh_n but_o 11._o seat_v and_o environ_v with_o issachâ—r_n whence_o for_o a_o long_a time_n they_o can_v not_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n therefore_o call_v it_o bethsan_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o a_o enemy_n here_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v hang_v up_o by_o the_o 12._o philistine_n bethsan_n be_v afterward_o call_v nysa_n by_o 18._o humane_a writer_n and_o at_o last_o scythopolis_n from_o nysa_n bacchus_n his_o nurse_n who_o he_o be_v say_v there_o solemn_o to_o have_v bury_v a_o jolly_a dame_n no_o doubt_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o well_o battle_v of_o the_o plump_a boy_n her_o nursery_n but_o see_v wine_n be_v bacchus_n his_o milk_n when_o a_o child_n meat_z when_o a_o man_n food_z when_o well_o physic_n when_o sick_a we_o may_v just_o conceive_v the_o history_n mythological_o true_a the_o bury_n of_o bacchus_n his_o nurse_n in_o this_o place_n plain_o import_v plenty_n of_o the_o best_a wine_n in_o the_o country_n hereabout_o §_o 22._o as_o for_o bezek_n bezek_n i_o name_v it_o last_o of_o all_o because_o ambiguous_o place_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n different_a from_o a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n near_a moriah_n jerusalem_n where_o the_o tyrant_n adonibezek_n live_v in_o this_o bezek_n 8._o soul_fw-mi number_v the_o israelite_n be_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o and_o thence_o march_v to_o the_o relieve_n of_o lâ—besh-gilead_n from_o the_o ammonite_n the_o arm_n of_o manasseh_n have_v be_v former_o blazon_v and_o expound_v in_o our_o description_n of_o the_o half_a tribe_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o in_o the_o solomon_n purveyourship_v this_o land_n with_o some_o of_o zebulun_n fall_v under_o the_o care_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o here_o the_o map_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n chap._n 9_o §_o 1._o ephraim_n the_o young_a son_n of_o josâ—ph_n be_v blessed_v by_o his_o grandfather_n jacob_n elder_a lay_v 14._o his_o right_a hand_n on_o his_o head_n the_o print_n of_o who_o finger_n remain_v visible_a in_o the_o happiness_n of_o ephraim_n posterity_n that_o behind_o manasseh_n in_o age_n he_o shall_v prove_v before_o he_o in_o honour_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o such_o be_v his_o increase_n in_o egypt_n that_o they_o amount_v to_o forty_o 33._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o man_n all_o who_o carcase_n fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o a_o new_a generation_n of_o thirty_o two_o 37._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n §_o 2._o a_o princely_a and_o puissant_a tribe_n ephraim_n say_v david_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o 7._o my_o head_n tribe_n and_o be_v often_o put_v by_o a_o honourable_a synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n or_o whole_a 2._o kingdom_n of_o israel_n the_o people_n thereof_o be_v active_a valiant_a ambitious_a of_o honour_n but_o withal_o hasty_a humorous_a hard_a to_o be_v please_v forward_o enough_o to_o fight_v with_o their_o foe_n and_o too_o forward_o
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
tabernacle_n where_o the_o benjamite_n as_o yet_o unprovided_a for_o wife_n wife_n lie_v in_o ambush_n in_o the_o vineyard_n violent_o 23._o seize_v some_o of_o those_o maid_n for_o their_o bride_n happy_a man_n be_v his_o dole_n make_v strange_a match_n if_o each_o interest_n concern_v therein_o be_v serious_o consider_v §_o 15._o first_o for_o the_o father_n of_o these_o virgin_n equivocation_n do_v this_o equivocate_a expedient_a satisfy_v their_o conscience_n who_o have_v former_o 1._o swear_v not_o to_o give_v their_o daughter_n to_o the_o benjamite_n to_o wife_n and_o yet_o now_o by_o lay_v the_o design_n 20._o themselves_o do_v in_o effect_n give_v these_o woman_n in_o marriage_n to_o these_o man_n §_o 16._o second_o match-lottery_n for_o the_o young_a man_n what_o assurance_n have_v they_o they_o can_v love_v not_o choose_v the_o fit_a who_o they_o like_v of_o but_o catch_v the_o first_o they_o light_v on_o or_o that_o they_o can_v be_v belove_v storm_v their_o wife_n with_o violence_n in_o stead_n of_o take_v their_o affection_n by_o mutual_a composition_n §_o 17._o as_o for_o these_o bride_n of_o fortune_n goldenchance_n may_v we_o not_o presume_v that_o many_o of_o they_o which_o dance_v this_o day_n weep_v on_o the_o morrow_n yet_o one_o thing_n may_v comfort_v they_o they_o be_v all_o rich_o marry_v to_o mighty_a match_n of_o land_a man_n see_v the_o fair_a and_o fruitful_a tribe_n of_o benjamin_n with_o all_o the_o city_n therein_o be_v to_o be_v share_v among_o their_o six_o hundred_o husband_n alone_o as_o the_o sole_a surviver_n and_o absolute_a heir_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n §_o 18._o in_o shiloh_n eli_n live_v priest_n son_n and_o judge_n of_o israel_n whither_o elkanah_n and_o hannah_n samuel_n parent_n repair_v to_o god_n public_a worship_n this_o hannah_n though_o silent_a 7._o when_o twiâ—ted_v by_o peninnah_n for_o barrenness_n find_v her_o tongue_n when_o here_o 15._o tax_v by_o eli_n of_o drunkenness_n because_o a_o mere_a sufferer_n in_o the_o former_a but_o in_o the_o latter_a a_o sinner_n have_v the_o accusation_n be_v true_a samuel_n here_o pray_v for_o afterward_o here_o serve_v god_n in_o a_o linen_n ephod_n and_o though_o general_o there_o be_v a_o 1._o dearth_n of_o vision_n in_o this_o age_n here_o he_o have_v many_o reveal_v unto_o he_o but_o eli_n dim_a eye_n connive_v here_o at_o his_o son_n impiety_n who_o servant_n with_o his_o 13._o trident_n a_o innovation_n no_o doubt_n and_o none_o of_o the_o utensil_n make_v by_o moses_n according_a to_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o mount_n will_v have_v raw_a flesh_n for_o his_o master_n so_o that_o what_o between_o the_o raw_a flesh_n here_o sacrilegious_o steal_v and_o the_o strange_a flesh_n wherewith_o those_o priest_n 22._o abuse_v themselves_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n any_o pious_a ear_n will_v now_o 11._o tingle_v to_o hear_v their_o fault_n as_o hereafter_o at_o their_o punishment_n §_o 19_o for_o soon_o after_o happen_v the_o destruction_n of_o hophni_n and_o phinehas_n destroy_v slay_v in_o battle_n the_o arkes_n captivity_n eli_n heart-breaking_a with_o the_o news_n neck-breaking_a with_o his_o fall_n the_o death_n of_o phinehas_n his_o wife_n new_o deliver_v who_o son_n get_v the_o sad_a name_n not_o of_o benoni_n a_o name_n calculate_v for_o private_a pang_n but_o of_o 21._o ichabod_n from_o this_o sorrowful_a accident_n because_o bear_v in_o this_o grand_a eclipse_n when_o the_o glory_n be_v depart_v from_o israel_n §_o 20._o yea_o the_o very_a city_n of_o shiloh_n itself_o tabernacle_n may_v seem_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o expire_v on_o the_o same_o occasion_n which_o as_o it_o owe_v its_o life_n and_o lustre_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n residence_n therein_o so_o sink_v down_o in_o silence_n at_o the_o captivity_n thereof_o for_o we_o find_v no_o after_o mention_v of_o any_o eminent_a act_n therein_o only_o that_o ahijah_n the_o prophet_n long_o after_o live_v 2._o there_o he_o be_v the_o jewish_a tiresias_n though_o blind_a a_o seer_n who_o discern_v jeroboam'_v wife_n through_o her_o disguise_n foretell_v the_o death_n of_o her_o sick_a son_n abijah_n so_o much_o of_o shiloh_n proceed_v we_o now_o to_o the_o more_o northern_a and_o mountainous_a part_n of_o this_o tribe_n §_o 21._o among_o the_o remarkable_a place_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n joshua_n we_o find_v timnath_n serah_n or_o timnath_n 9_o here_o be_v by_o inversion_n of_o the_o letter_n on_o the_o northside_n of_o the_o hill_n gaash_n where_o 50._o when_o they_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o divide_v the_o land_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n give_v a_o inheritance_n to_o joshua_n see_v here_o his_o public_a spirit_n not_o improve_n his_o power_n though_o comamnder_v in_o chief_a to_o pickout_n the_o fat_a pasture_n fair_a meadow_n fertile_a field_n for_o himself_o but_o as_o if_o he_o count_v it_o possession_n enough_o for_o he_o to_o have_v gain_v possession_n for_o other_o when_o the_o mean_a man_n be_v first_o serve_v he_o be_v content_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o people_n courtesy_n what_o they_o will_v bestow_v upon_o he_o if_o it_o sound_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o a_o general_n valour_n to_o come_v last_o out_o of_o the_o field_n when_o it_o be_v win_v no_o less_o be_v the_o commendation_n of_o his_o temperance_n to_o come_v last_o into_o it_o when_o it_o be_v divide_v in_o timnath_n serah_n ask_v and_o build_v by_o he_o joshua_n afterward_o be_v 30._o bury_v and_o as_o saint_n hierome_n report_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o sun_n be_v depict_v on_o his_o monument_n this_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v that_o whereas_o modern_a herald_n blazon_v arm_n by_o the_o specious_a title_n of_o planet_n their_o fancy_n be_v with_o most_o truth_n appliable_a to_o ioshua_n shield_n bearing_z sol_fw-mi and_o luna_n indeed_o have_v make_v both_o sun_n and_o moon_n stand_v still_o by_o his_o prayer_n also_o eleazar_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v 33._o bury_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n in_o a_o hill_n which_o pertain_v to_o phinehas_n his_o son_n §_o 22._o tirzah_n be_v another_o city_n near_o mount_n ephâ—aim_n israel_n who_o king_n be_v conquer_v by_o 24._o joshua_n in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a repute_n thou_o be_v beautiful_a o_o my_o love_n as_o 4._o tirzah_n comely_a as_o jerusalem_n terrible_a as_o a_o army_n with_o banner_n jeroboam_fw-la choose_v it_o to_o be_v his_o 17._o royall-seat_n perchance_o because_o near_a 26._o zereda_n his_o native_a place_n where_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n live_v for_o wellnigh_o sixty_o year_n indeed_o baasha_n have_v a_o project_n to_o make_v ramah_n the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n as_o near_a to_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o more_o convenient_a to_o mark_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o frustrate_v of_o his_o design_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o 21._o return_v to_o tirzah_n 9_o reign_v and_o be_v bury_v here_o elah_n baasha_n son_n be_v here_o drink_v in_o the_o house_n of_o azzah_n his_o steward_n when_o a_o dear_a reckon_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o no_o less_o than_o his_o life_n extort_a from_o he_o by_o zimri_n his_o successor_n afterward_o when_o tirzah_n be_v take_v zimri_n either_o out_o of_o envy_n that_o the_o royal_a palace_n shall_v survive_v he_o or_o desire_v to_o prevent_v a_o more_o shameful_a death_n burn_v himself_o and_o the_o king_n house_n together_o we_o read_v of_o king_n asa_n that_o after_o his_o death_n his_o subject_n make_v a_o very_a great_a 14._o burn_a for_o he_o but_o zimri_n exceed_v make_v a_o bonfire_n for_o and_o of_o himself_o when_o alive_a herein_o stand_v alone_o except_o second_v by_o 1._o sardanapalus_n who_o in_o like_a manner_n destroy_v himself_o on_o the_o same_o occasion_n thus_o die_v zimri_n a_o king_n only_o for_o a_o week_n who_o reign_n like_o a_o winter_n day_n be_v short_a and_o dirty_a yet_o long_o enough_o to_o leave_v this_o taunt_n for_o jezebel_n mouth_n 31._o and_o proverb_n to_o posterity_n have_v zimri_n peace_n 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king_n 23._o 16._o 16._o 1_o king_n 13._o 2._o 2._o 2_o king_n 23._o 18_o 18_o holy_a state_n cap._n of_o company_n company_n josh._n 18._o 13._o quere_z how_o benjamin_n westward_o can_v boder_v on_o thâ—_n sea_n sea_n josh._n 18._o 14._o 14._o description_n of_o gad_n num_fw-la 7._o 7._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 13._o 13._o jer._n 41._o 12._o 12._o vid._n macium_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la vzzah_n slay_v for_o his_o presumption_n 1_o sam._n 7._o 2._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 6._o 7._o 7._o 1_o sam._n 4._o 3._o 3._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 7._o jewish_a several_a invention_n to_o thresh_v out_o their_o grain_n grain_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 6._o 6._o deut._n 25._o 4._o 4._o prov._n 20._o 26._o 26._o amos_n 3._o 4._o 4._o camd._n brit._n p._n jerichâ—_n a_o pleasant_a place_n place_n 2_o king_n 2._o 21._o 2_o king_n 2._o 19_o miraculous_o take_v take_v josh._n 6._o 16._o jericho_n term_v a_o city_n of_o palm_n palm_n deut_n 34._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 3._o 13._o 13._o with_fw-mi adagium_fw-la palmam_n far_o the_o wall_n of_o jerichâ—_n unhappy_o build_v again_o again_o 1_o kin._n 16._o 34._o jericho_n first_o belong_v to_o israel_n afterward_o to_o judah_n judah_n 1_o â—in_z 16._o 34._o 34._o 2_o chr._n 28._o 15._o 15._o ezra_n 2._o 34._o 34._o nehe._n 3._o 2._o zacâ—eus_n convert_v at_o jericho_n jericho_n luke_n 19_o 4._o plain_n of_o jericâ—â—_n jericâ—â—_n 2_o king_n 25._o 5._o 5._o luke_n 10._o 33._o ai_fw-fr at_o last_o take_v by_o joshua_n joshua_n josh._n 7._o 5._o 5._o josh._n 7._o 24._o 24._o hosea_n 2._o 15._o the_o mellifluous_a wood_n near_o beth-aven_a beth-aven_a gen._n 12._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 13._o 9_o 9_o eccles._n 1._o 2._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 23._o 23._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 45._o gibeoâ—ites_n overreach_v the_o israelite_n israelite_n josh._n 10._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 10._o 9_o 9_o josh._n 9_o 27._o 27._o josh._n 10._o 11._o 11._o josh._n 10._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 10._o 16._o 16._o psal._n 8._o 40._o 40._o josh._n 10._o 28._o gibeon_n the_o cockpit_n of_o war_n though_o a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n levite_n josh._n 2d_o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 24._o amasa_n base_o murder_v by_o iâ—ab_n iâ—ab_n 2_o sam._n 20._o 8._o 8._o 2_o sâ—m_n 20._o 8._o 8._o 2_o sam._n 20._o 12._o 12._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 25._o gibeâ—n_v a_o place_n of_o public_a worship_n worship_n 1_o sam._n 4._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 6._o 18._o 18._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 1._o 1._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 10._o 10._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 1._o 3_o giheaâ—_n distinct_a from_o gibeon_n a_o wicked_a city_n city_n judg._n 20._o 16._o 16._o judg._n 19_o 12._o 12._o judg._n 19_o 16._o 16._o judg._n 19_o 2._o israel_n twice_o worsted_n by_o benjamin_n benjamin_n judg._n 20._o 20._o judg._n 20._o 47._o 47._o gen._n 41._o 13._o 13._o description_n of_o ephraim_n gibeah_n why_o surname_v of_o saul_n saul_n 1_o sam._n 11._o 4._o 4._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 15._o 9_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 21._o 11._o saul_n bury_v by_o david_n in_o gibeah_n gibeah_n 1_o sam._n 31._o 10._o migron_n and_o ramah_n ramah_n 1_o sam._n 14._o 2._o 2._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o 2._o camd._n bâ—it_fw-la fol._n 436._o 436._o 1_o king_n 15._o 17_o 17_o 1_o kin._n 15._o 22._o mizpah_n for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o seat_n of_o juâ—ice_fw-la juâ—ice_fw-la 1_o sam._n 7._o 16._o 16._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 10._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 2._o 18._o 18._o sam._n 10._o 23._o asa_n his_o pit_n in_o mizpaâ—_n employ_v otherwise_o then_o it_o be_v intend_v intend_v jer._n 41._o 9_o 9_o see_v our_o description_n of_o asher_n §_o 5._o 5._o jer._n 40._o 6._o 6._o jer._n 41._o
hereof_o in_o our_o objection_n against_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n judah_n vide_fw-la kalendarium_n hebrai_n cum_fw-la munsteri_fw-la pag._n 62._o the_o arm_n of_o judah_n judah_n gen._n 49._o 9_o 9_o prov._n 30._o 30._o the_o adjacent_a part_n to_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n gen._n 22._o 2._o 2._o exod._n 23_o 26._o the_o brook_n kidron_n kidron_n 1_o king_n 15._o 13_o 2_o chr._n 30._o 14._o 14._o 2_o king_n 23._o 6._o 6._o 2_o king_n 23._o 12_o 12_o job_n 6._o 15._o the_o valley_n of_o jehosaphat_n jehosaphat_n 2_o chr._n 20._o 20._o 20._o joel_n 3._o 2_o 2_o act._n 1._o 11._o 11._o luke_n 22._o 44._o 44._o joh._n 18._o 18._o châ—ist_v betray_v in_o this_o garden_n garden_n joh._n 18._o 3._o 3._o joh._n 18._o 6._o luk._n 22._o 52._o 52._o luk._n 22._o 51._o the_o rock_n of_o offence_n offence_n 1_o kin._n 11._o 7._o 5._o 5._o exod._n 20._o 20._o rom._n 9_o 33_o absaloms_n pillar_n in_o the_o king_n dale_n dale_n gen._n 14._o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 16._o the_o stone_n of_o zoheleth_n zoheleth_n 1_o king_n 1._o 9_o 9_o 1_o king_n 1._o 40._o three_o top_n on_o mount_n olivet_n olivet_n mat._n 21._o 8._o david_n fly_v from_o absalon_n absalon_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 24._o 24._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 14_o 14_o 2_o sam._n 15._o 25._o 25._o 2_o sam._n 15_o 30._o &_o 16._o â—â—_o bahurim_n where_o shimei_n rail_v on_o david_n david_n 2_o sam._n 16._o 45_o 45_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 9_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 11._o sple_n at_o bahurim_n conceal_v conceal_v 2_o sam._n 3._o 16._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 18._o 18._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 20._o rachel_n burâ—ed_v nigh_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n gen._n 35._o 14._o &_o 48._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 30._o 1._o 1._o virgil._n eclo_n 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 10._o 2._o ruth_n glean_v in_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n ruth_n 1._o 4._o 6._o 6._o ruth_n 2._o 8._o 8._o ruth_n 3._o 6._o david_n birth_n and_o life_n in_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n 1_o sam._n 17._o 54._o 54._o 2_o sam._n 23._o 15._o 15._o 2_o sam._n 23._o 16._o jesus_n bear_v in_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n isaiah_n 9_o 6._o 6._o luk._n 2._o 7._o 7._o luk._n 2._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 35._o 21_o 22_o the_o wiseman_n direct_v by_o a_o star_n to_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n num._n 24._o 17._o 17._o mat._n 2._o 2._o 2._o mica_n 5._o 2._o joh._n 7._o 42._o return_v to_o their_o country_n another_o way_n the_o babe_n of_o bethlehem_n massacre_v massacre_v mat._n 2._o 16._o ramah_n nigh_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n mat._n 2._o 18._o 18._o gen._n 29._o 17._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 10._o 2._o 2._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 32._o how_o so_o many_o king_n in_o bezek_n bezek_n 2_o sam._n 19_o 38._o 38._o jer._n 41._o 17._o 17._o judg._n 1._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 27._o 20._o the_o vale_n of_o rephaim_n rephaim_n com'd_a brit._n in_o northumberland_n northumberland_n 2_o sam._n 5._o 18._o 20._o 20._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 22_o 23_o 24._o mulberry_n tree_n and_o silk_n plentiful_a in_o palestine_n saul_n first_o make_v bravery_n frequent_a in_o israel_n israel_n ezek._n 1â—_n 10._o 10._o mat._n 11._o 18._o 18._o 2_o sam._n 1._o 24._o 24._o in_o esiacis_n lib._n 1._o â—maus_fw-la where_o christ_n appear_v to_o the_o two_o disciple_n disciple_n luk._n 24._o 13._o 13._o luk._n 24._o 28._o 28._o vers._n 30._o 30._o 1_o mac._n 4._o zachariah_n his_o house_n house_n mat._n 3._o 3._o luk._n 1._o 41._o 41._o josh._n 21._o 17._o gebah_n a_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n levite_n 1_o sam._n 13._o 3._o 3._o nehem._n 7._o 30._o david_n dance_v before_o the_o ark_n ark_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 20._o 20._o act._n 26._o 24._o store_n of_o stork_n in_o palestin_n palestin_n psal._n 104._o 17._o 17._o levit._fw-la 11._o 19_o 19_o jer._n 8._o 7._o 7._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 26._o 26._o gen._n 13._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 25._o 19_o 19_o john_n 4._o 39_o 39_o ruth_n 2._o 16._o 16._o act_n 17._o 11._o 11._o colos._n 2._o 19_o 19_o psal._n 119._o 96._o 96._o 1_o sam._n â—7_n 51._o 51._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 23._o 23._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 23._o 23._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 25._o 25._o deut._n 31._o 26._o 26._o isa._n 4._o 1._o 1._o gen._n 14._o 18._o 18._o gen._n 22_o 13._o 13._o judg._n 19_o 10._o 10._o it_o be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n in_o hebrew_n because_o first_o consist_v of_o two_o principal_a part_n zion_n and_o the_o low_a city_n city_n gen._n 22._o 14._o 14._o psal._n 76._o 2._o 2._o euseb._n li._n 9_o prâ—par_fw-la evange_fw-mi â—â—geâ—ippus_fw-la l._n 5._o ca._n 9_o &_o niceph._n calixt_v l._n 10._o cap._n 33._o 33._o absurdum_fw-la esse_fw-la peregrinae_fw-la linguae_fw-la mixtura_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la hieronymus_n evagrâ—_n evagrâ—_n 2_o sam._n 10._o 4._o 4._o statius_n sylvar_n li._n 5._o in_o protrâ—ptico_n ad_fw-la crispinum_n crispinum_n 〈◊〉_d zâ—ta_fw-it &_o odyss_n beta_n beta_n sands_n trau._n li._n 3._o pag._n 155._o 155._o isa._n 1._o 21._o 21._o mat._n 5._o 35._o 35._o mat._n 27._o 53._o 53._o de_fw-fr bellâ—_n jud._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o 4._o ezek._n 5._o 5._o 5._o eusebius_n say_v that_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v ancient_o algariza_n that_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d mountain_n mountain_n in_o perap_n evang_fw-fr lib._n 12._o cap._n 27._o 27._o nuâ—_n 36._o 9_o 9_o josephus_n contra_fw-la appiâ—n_n lib_n primâ—_n primâ—_n josep._n ibid._n ibid._n exod._n 34_o 23._o 23._o iâ—sep_n bâ—l._n juda_n ca._n gr_n 45._o lat_fw-la 17._o 17._o luk._n 8._o 45._o 45._o aboth_o r._n natâ—â—n_o per._n 34_o 34_o psal._n 80._o 9_o 9_o mat._n 23._o 37._o 37._o psal._n 122._o 3._o 3._o deut._n 22._o 8._o 8._o jer._n 19_o 13._o &_o jer._n 32._o 29._o 29._o isa._n 26._o 1._o 1._o joan._n mena_n poeta_fw-la mercat_n pag._n 118._o in_o atlante_n atlante_n zech._n 2._o 5._o 5._o joseph_n lib._n 6._o bâ—ll_n iâ—d_n â—a_n 6._o 6._o con._n app._n lib._n 1._o 1._o geogr._n li._n 16._o pag._n 762._o 762._o idem_fw-la ibidâ—â—_fw-la ibidâ—â—_fw-la psal._n 48._o 12._o four_o sortâ—_n of_o gate_n in_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n act._n 12._o 10._o 10._o act._n 3._o 2._o 2._o 2_o chr._n 23._o 15._o the_o sheep-gate_n sheep-gate_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o the_o golden-gate_n golden-gate_n brâ—c_fw-la itâ—_n 6._o sal._n 〈◊〉_d 9_o c._n 4._o breid_n 14._o jul_n pasch._n d._n 184._o 184._o see_v adricho_n theatrum_fw-la terr_n sanct_a pâ—_n â—67_n â—67_n act._n 11._o 9_o 10._o 10._o luk._n 19_o 00._o the_o horse-gate_n horse-gate_n jer._n 31._o 40._o 40._o nhem_n 3._o 28._o 28._o compare_v 2_o king_n 11._o 16._o with_o â—_o chr._n 23._o 1â—_n the_o water-gate_n water-gate_n neh._n 12._o 37._o 37._o neh._n 6._o 15._o 15._o jer._n 19_o 2._o why_o no_o gate_n on_o the_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o fountain-gate_n fountain-gate_n nehem_n 3._o 15._o 15._o neh._n 12._o 37._o 37._o nehem._n 3._o 15._o the_o dung-gate_n dung-gate_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 22._o 22._o nehem._n 3._o 4._o the_o valley-gate_n valley-gate_n pâ—al_a 125._o 2._o 2._o neh._n 2._o 13._o 15._o 15._o neh._n 3._o 13._o the_o corner-gate_n corner-gate_n 2_o chr._n 25._o 23._o 23._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 9_o why_o not_o repair_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n time_n for_o this_o gate_n be_v mention_v zech._n 14._o 10._o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n ephraim_n 1_o chr._n 9_o 3._o 3._o stow_n survey_n of_o london_n pag._n 448._o the_o old-gate_n old-gate_n nehem._n 3._o 6._o the_o fish-gate_n fish-gate_n nehe._n 13._o 16._o 16._o nehem._n 3._o 3._o the_o gate_n of_o benjamin_n benjamin_n jer._n 20._o 2._o 2._o jer._n 37._o 13._o 13._o arias_n montanus_n adrichoâ—ius_n &_o m._n moor._n a_o strange_a mistake_n in_o learned_a man_n man_n m._n william_n summer_n in_o his_o antiquitle_n of_o canturbury_n pa._n 16._o &_o 17._o 17._o zech._n 14._o 10._o the_o needles-eye_n needles-eye_n mat._n 19_o 24._o 24._o mark_n 10._o 24._o 24._o camden_n in_o yorkshire_n pag._n 700._o the_o tower_n of_o mâ—â—â—_n mâ—â—â—_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o &_o 12._o 39_o 39_o nehem._n 3._o 1._o the_o tower_n of_o furnace_n furnace_n neh._n 3._o 11_o the_o tower_n of_o hananeel_n hananeel_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o 1._o nehem._n 3._o 25._o the_o tower_n that_o lie_v out_o out_o nehem._n 3._o 27._o the_o great_a tower_n that_o lie_v out_o out_o nehem._n 3._o 19_o the_o tower_n of_o david_n david_n cant._n 4._o 4._o the_o tower_n of_o siloe_n siloe_n luk._n 13_o 4._o 4._o mat._n 21._o 44._o the_o tower_n of_o ophel_n where_o the_o nethinim_n dwell_v dwell_v nehem._n 3._o 26._o 26._o ezra_n 2._o 70._o their_o service_n and_o privilege_n privilege_n josh._n 9_o 27._o 27._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 2._o 2._o ezra_n 8._o 20._o 20._o ezra_n 2._o 62._o 62._o ezra_n 2._o 43._o 43._o psal_n 133._o 2._o 2._o ezra_n 7._o 24._o the_o tower_n of_o woman_n woman_n joseph_n bel._n jud._n li._n 6._o c._n 2._o 5._o 5._o caâ—d_n brit._n in_o dorset_n shire_n and_o another_o so_o call_v in_o yorkâ—â—ire_n the_o high_a priest_n begin_v the_o building_n building_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o people_n of_o all_o sort_n second_v they_o they_o nehem._n 3._o 12._o why_o after_o the_o captivity_n two_o governor_n to_o one_o city_n
the_o future_a michal_n daughter_n shall_v never_o mock_v her_o husband_n on_o the_o like_a occasion_n punish_v she_o with_o perpetual_a barrenness_n §_o 29._o look_v on_o the_o prospect_n of_o this_o map_n palestin_n especial_o the_o eastern_a part_n thereof_o and_o behold_v it_o overspread_v with_o tree_n of_o all_o sort_n olive_n pine_n mulberry_n fir_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o last_o say_v the_o psalmist_n 17._o and_o the_o fir-tree_n be_v a_o refuge_n for_o the_o stork_n breed_v here_o in_o the_o great_a abundance_n because_o forbid_v by_o the_o 19_o leviticall_a law_n to_o be_v feed_v upon_o a_o speckled_a bird_n therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d niger_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d albus_fw-la black_a and_o white_a and_o be_v remarkable_a for_o their_o love_n to_o their_o parent_n feed_v they_o in_o their_o old_a age_n hence_o call_v chesida_n in_o hebrew_a that_o be_v the_o merciful_a bird_n and_o in_o dutch_a oudevaer_fw-ge that_o be_v the_o carrier_n of_o the_o old_a one_o because_o every_o stork_n be_v a_o aeneas_n bear_v his_o anchises_n on_o his_o back_n carrying_z his_o parent_n when_o for_o age_n it_o can_v fly_v of_o itself_o some_o have_v confident_o report_v that_o stork_n will_v not_o live_v save_v in_o a_o republic_n who_o may_v with_o as_o much_o truth_n affirm_v that_o a_o eagle_n the_o sovereign_n of_o bird_n will_v not_o breed_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n not_o to_o say_v that_o stork_n be_v name_v in_o the_o monarchy_n of_o adam_n preserve_v in_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o monarchy_n of_o noah_n jeremy_n who_o live_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n upbraid_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o people_n therein_o yea_o the_o 7._o stork_n in_o the_o heaven_n know_v her_o appoint_a time_n which_o bird_n have_v they_o know_v their_o time_n and_o the_o jew_n not_o know_v the_o bird_n as_o frequent_v and_o familiar_a with_o they_o both_o the_o prophet_n illustration_n have_v beed_o obscure_a and_o exprobration_n improper_a for_o his_o present_a purpose_n finis_fw-la libri_fw-la secundi_fw-la to_o the_o right_n honourable_a john_n lord_n rosse_n son_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a john_n earl_n of_o rutland_n my_o lord_n it_o have_v be_v charge_v by_o foreiner_n on_o our_o english_a gentry_n that_o many_o of_o they_o very_o know_v beyond_o the_o sea_n have_v be_v stranger_n in_o their_o native_a country_n as_o able_a to_o give_v a_o better_a account_n of_o the_o spa_n than_o our_o own_o bath_n the_o dive_v of_o the_o spanish_a anas_n under_o ground_n then_o of_o our_o own_o river_n diverill_n in_o wiltshire_n and_o mole_n in_o surrey_n wherein_o the_o same_o wonder_n of_o nature_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o a_o lesser_a edition_n how_o just_a this_o accusation_n be_v for_o the_o present_a i_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o inquire_v but_o be_o afraid_a that_o too_o many_o of_o our_o nation_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a ignorance_n that_o be_v quicâ—_n sight_v in_o other_o kingdom_n and_o country_n they_o be_v altogether_o blind_a as_o touch_v judea_n and_o the_o land_n of_o palestine_n the_o home_n for_o their_o meditation_n who_o be_v conversant_a in_o all_o the_o historical_a passage_n of_o scripture_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o have_v any_o wilful_o to_o expose_v themselves_o as_o saint_n paul_n be_v against_o his_o will_n to_o 26._o peril_n of_o water_n peril_n of_o robber_n peril_n by_o the_o heathen_a etc._n etc._n personal_o to_o pace_n and_o trace_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o rather_o conceive_v that_o precept_n to_o abraham_n 17._o arise_v walk_v through_o the_o land_n in_o the_o breadth_n thereof_o and_o in_o the_o length_n thereof_o may_v be_v perform_v by_o we_o even_o while_o we_o also_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o joash_n to_o amaziah_n abide_v 19_o now_o at_o home_n this_o may_v be_v do_v by_o daily_a and_o diligent_a peruse_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o compare_v the_o same_o with_o itself_o diamond_n only_o cut_v diamond_n as_o 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