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be_v send_v unto_o thou_o §_o 5._o the_o structure_n of_o this_o city_n be_v beautiful_a and_o high_a of_o hew_a freestone_n very_o uniform_a whether_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o house_n or_o street_n one_o toanother_n 3._o jerusalem_n 〈◊〉_d build_v as_o a_o city_n which_o be_v at_o unity_n in_o itself_o their_o roof_n be_v flat_a â—nd_n fence_v with_o battlement_n by_o special_a 8._o command_n from_o god_n to_o prevent_v casualty_n of_o people_n fall_v thence_o these_o roof_n be_v the_o jew_n watch-tower_n for_o prospect_n gallery_n for_o pleasure_n and_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a their_o â—igh_a place_n for_o idolatry_n which_o cause_v the_o prophet_n complaint_n more_o than_o 29._o once_o that_o thereon_o they_o burn_v incense_v unto_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n sure_o the_o weight_n of_o this_o wickedness_n do_v break_v the_o strong_a beam_n and_o stiff_a rafter_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o though_o idol_n be_v light_a than_o vanity_n itself_o in_o point_n 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strength_n to_o carry_v mortar_n or_o be_v it_o suitable_a with_o the_o modesty_n of_o their_o sex_n to_o climb_v ladder_n clamber_v scaffold_n see_v there_o be_v no_o act_n for_o any_o builder_n but_o upon_o such_o stage_n sure_o they_o refuse_v no_o pain_n proportionable_a with_o decency_n to_o their_o power_n and_o what_o be_v want_v in_o their_o person_n supply_v with_o their_o purse_n expend_v it_o perchance_o out_o of_o their_o own_o portion_n and_o if_o orphan_n money_n put_v into_o the_o chamber_n of_o london_n be_v account_v so_o sure_o god_n no_o doubt_n do_v repay_v what_o they_o lay_v out_o on_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n §_o 3._o now_o whereas_o shallum_n their_o father_n be_v style_v ruler_n of_o the_o half_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n city_n rather_o subtle_a then_o solid_a be_v the_o note_n of_o tremellius_n 12._o thereupon_o for_o say_v he_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o two_o tribe_n judah_n and_o benjamin_n have_v therefore_o two_o ruler_n thereof_o not_o consider_v how_o 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§_o 1._o next_o to_o the_o distinguish_n of_o this_o land_n into_o seven_o nation_n canaan_n we_o must_v observe_v the_o division_n thereof_o among_o 9_o one_o and_o thirty_o king_n strange_a that_o their_o sceptre_n except_o very_o short_a do_v not_o justle_v one_o another_o in_o so_o narrow_a a_o country_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o genius_n of_o that_o age_n delight_v not_o so_o much_o in_o scrape_v much_o together_o as_o in_o have_v absolute_a authority_n in_o that_o little_a which_o be_v their_o own_o pride_n be_v common_o the_o sin_n of_o young_a man_n covetousness_n of_o old_a folk_n the_o world_n in_o the_o youth_n thereof_o more_o affect_v honour_n than_o wealth_n high_a title_n then_o large_a treasure_n and_o these_o royolet_n content_v themselves_o that_o their_o crown_n though_o not_o so_o big_a be_v as_o bright_a their_o sceptre_n though_o not_o so_o great_a be_v as_o glister_n as_o those_o of_o the_o mighty_a monarch_n be_v as_o absolute_a sovereign_n in_o their_o own_o small_a territory_n §_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v tribe_n how_o these_o one_o and_o thirty_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o dispose_v of_o and_o how_o they_o be_v share_v among_o the_o several_a tribe_n in_o reckon_v up_o their_o name_n we_o observe_v the_o method_n in_o ibid._n joshua_n as_o he_o marshal_n they_o upon_o order_n follow_v kingdom_n of_o 1._o jericho_n 2._o ali._n 3._o jerusalem_n 4._o hebâ—oâ—_n 5._o jarmuth_n 6._o laâ—hish_n 7._o eglon._n 8._o gezer_n 9_o dâ—ber_n 10._o gâ—der_n 11._o hormah_n 12._o arad_n 13._o libnath_n 14._o adullaâ—â—_n 15._o makkedaâ—_n 16._o bethel_n 17._o tappuah_n 18._o hepher_n 19_o aphek_n 20._o lasharon_n 21._o madâ—n_n 22._o haâ—or_n 23._o shimrâ—n-mâ—ron_a 24._o achshaph_n 25._o taâ—â—aâ—h_o 26._o megiddo_n 27._o kedesh_n 28._o insteam_n of_o caâ—mel_n 29._o dor_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o dor._n 30._o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n 31._o tirza_n allot_v to_o 1._o benjamin_n 2._o benjamin_n 3._o benâ—amin_n judah_n 4._o judaâ—_n 5._o judah_n 6._o judah_n 7._o judah_n 8._o ephraim_n 9_o judah_n 10._o judah_n simâ—on_n 11._o simeon_n 12._o judah_n 13._o judah_n 14._o judah_n 15._o beâ—jamin_n 16._o benjamin_n 17._o manasseh_n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 18._o mâ—nasâ—cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 19_o asâ—er_n 20._o zebulon_n 21._o nephâ—hali_n 22._o nephthali_n 23._o zebulon_n 24._o asher_n 25._o manas._n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 26._o 〈◊〉_d cisâ—or_n 27._o nephthali_n 28._o zebulon_n 29._o manasseb_n issachar_n 30._o bâ—njaâ—in_n 31._o ephraim_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n understand_v a_o sovereign_n over_o a_o miscellaneous_a company_n of_o people_n the_o master-bee_a of_o a_o swarm_n not_o yet_o fix_v in_o a_o hive_n have_v a_o sufficient_a territory_n for_o his_o man_n but_o no_o considerable_a metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o this_o catalogue_n sihon_n and_o og_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o dominion_n lay_v â—ast_v of_o jordan_n and_o they_o make_v up_o thirty_o three_o king_n in_o all_o so_o much_o of_o 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nahalol_n with_o her_o suburb_n four_o city_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 77._o unto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n of_o merari_n be_v give_v out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n rimmon_n with_o her_o suburb_n tabor_n with_o her_o suburb_n the_o difficulty_n be_v double_a first_o four_o city_n be_v mention_v in_o joshua_n and_o but_o two_o in_o chronicle_n second_o those_o two_o fall_n out_o by_o their_o different_a name_n nothing_o like_o the_o four_o former_o assign_v they_o §_o 35._o in_o solution_n hereof_o satisfy_v some_o will_v say_v that_o the_o levite_n may_v have_v six_o city_n in_o zebulun_n but_o why_o shall_v this_o tribe_n be_v not_o the_o big_a be_v most_o bountiful_a unto_o they_o be_v it_o because_o zebuluns_n lot_n advantage_v by_o the_o sea-situation_n thereof_o be_v large_a in_o worth_n then_o in_o view_n and_o so_o the_o merchant_n adventurer_n of_o this_o tribe_n make_v gainful_a voyage_n and_o profitable_a
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 if_o i_o make_v not_o elijah_n like_o ibidem_fw-la one_o of_o their_o life_n by_o to_o morrow_n this_o time_n the_o last_o a_o impudent_a and_o unseasonable_a jeer_n have_v zimri_n 31._o peace_n that_o slay_v his_o master_n present_o she_o be_v throw_v down_o headlong_o and_o the_o dog_n eat_v she_o up_o to_o the_o reversion_n of_o her_o 35._o skull_n palm_n of_o her_o hand_n and_o foot_n what_o hâ—d_n the_o poison_n of_o her_o paint_n 〈◊〉_d deep_o pierce_v into_o these_o the_o naked_a iâ—â—andalâ—_n part_n of_o her_o body_n that_o the_o dog_n be_v afraid_a to_o feed_v oâ—_n they_o however_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v jezebel_v skull_n may_v be_v wear_v as_o a_o deaths-head_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o wicked_a person_n abuse_v their_o power_n to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o certain_a ruin_n without_o serious_a repentance_n the_o head_n also_o of_o ahab_n child_n kill_v in_o samaria_n be_v lay_v in_o two_o heap_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o 8._o jezreel_n §_o 12._o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a jehu_n that_o see_v jehu_n be_v warrant_v by_o commission_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o ahab_n family_n and_o friend_n that_o god_n shall_v afterward_o threaten_v by_o his_o prophet_n i_o will_v 4._o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n but_o it_o seem_v though_o herein_o jehu_n his_o chariot_n go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o god_n command_n yet_o he_o do_v drive_v it_o on_o furious_o the_o pace_n of_o his_o own_o cruelty_n vainglory_n and_o ambition_n thus_o that_o officer_n be_v a_o murderer_n though_o act_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o withal_o he_o please_v his_o private_a malice_n in_o execute_v person_n condemn_v to_o die_v the_o matter_n of_o jehu_n his_o act_n be_v reward_v the_o manner_n revenge_v by_o god_n §_o 13._o the_o river_n kishon_n run_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o tribe_n 〈◊〉_d which_o enter_v in_o at_o naboth_n vineyard_n take_v his_o course_n northward_n with_o a_o wind_a channel_n not_o far_o from_o shamir_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n wherein_o tola_n the_o judge_n or_o rather_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o israel_n nothing_o of_o war_n be_v achieve_v in_o his_o government_n both_o dwell_v 2._o and_o be_v bury_v hence_o on_o his_o western_a bank_n kishon_n behold_v the_o place_n where_o barak_n fight_v that_o famous_a battle_n against_o sisera_n it_o be_v record_v to_o the_o commendation_n of_o such_o israelite_n 19_o as_o assist_v he_o that_o they_o take_v no_o gain_n of_o money_n indeed_o they_o of_o zebulun_n be_v by_o their_o calling_n 14._o such_o as_o handle_v the_o pen_n though_o now_o turn_v swordman_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o when_o man_n of_o peaceable_a profession_n be_v on_o a_o pinch_n of_o extremity_n for_o a_o short_a time_n force_v to_o fight_v they_o ought_v not_o like_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n to_o make_v a_o tradeto_o enrich_v themselves_o thereby_o see_v defence_n of_o religion_n life_n and_o liberty_n be_v the_o only_a wage_n they_o seek_v for_o in_o their_o service_n §_o 14._o in_o this_o most_o eminent_a battle_n waâ—â—curs_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n what_o be_v the_o numerous_a people_n of_o israel_n mean_v thereby_o who_o god_n 17._o promise_v to_o multiply_v as_o the_o star_n in_o heaven_n or_o be_v only_o the_o principal_a officer_n in_o their_o army_n intend_v therein_o sure_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o embrace_v the_o literal_a sense_n that_o those_o celestial_a light_n frown_v with_o their_o malignant_a aspect_n cause_v fright_n and_o fear_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o canaanite_n such_o as_o utter_o deny_v all_o influence_n of_o star_n on_o man_n mind_n show_v therein_o that_o the_o moon_n have_v make_v too_o much_o impression_n on_o their_o crazy_a judgement_n and_o lunatic_a opinion_n §_o 15._o but_o the_o river_n of_o kishon_n bosom_n be_v not_o only_o a_o spectator_n of_o this_o fight_n but_o also_o a_o actor_n of_o a_o principal_a part_n therein_o for_o when_o the_o canaanite_n rout_v in_o the_o battle_n assay_v to_o wade_v this_o river_n so_o to_o recover_v their_o country_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o stream_n thereof_o probable_o late_o make_v more_o deep_a and_o rapid_a with_o extraordinary_a rain_n the_o largess_n of_o some_o waâ—ry_a planet_n which_o fight_v for_o israel_n 21._o sweep_v they_o away_o so_o that_o what_o fragment_n of_o these_o canaanite_n be_v leave_v by_o the_o israelite_n sword_n glut_v with_o slaughter_n kishon_n be_v the_o voider_n to_o take_v they_o clean_o away_o §_o 16._o hence_o kishon_n engaâ—â—im_n run_v on_o by_o kishion_n the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o name_n be_v argument_n enough_o to_o place_v it_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o this_o river_n elsewhere_o 6._o call_v kedesh_n be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o city_n in_o this_o tribe_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n 28._o gershonite_n more_o east_n whereof_o lie_v another_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n engannim_n call_v jenine_a at_o this_o day_n be_v now_o a_o very_a pleasant_a 113._o place_n have_v fine_a garden_n orchard_n and_o water_n about_o it_o as_o it_o have_v its_o hebrew_a name_n from_o a_o fountain_n and_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o the_o country_n hereabout_o still_o retain_v more_o than_o the_o ruin_n of_o its_o former_a fertility_n a_o judicious_a ibidem_fw-la modern_a traveller_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o his_o whole_a journey_n from_o damascus_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o see_v not_o more_o fruitful_a ground_n and_o so_o much_o together_o than_o he_o do_v in_o two_o and_o twenty_o mile_n ride_v betwixt_o mount_n tabor_n and_o engannim_n §_o 17._o hence_o kishon_n continue_v his_o course_n northward_o birthplach_v leave_v the_o city_n 18._o shunem_n at_o some_o distance_n from_o his_o western_a bank_n the_o birthplace_n of_o abishag_fw-mi wife-nurse_n to_o king_n david_n
to_o procure_v 3_o heat_n to_o his_o decay_a age_n time_n be_v when_o he_o boast_v that_o his_o youth_n be_v 5._o renew_v as_o the_o eagle_n but_o eagle_n notwithstanding_o the_o often_o cast_v of_o their_o bill_n and_o year_n therewith_o be_v at_o last_o seize_v on_o with_o age_n and_o death_n as_o it_o fare_v then_o with_o decrepit_a david_n adonijah_n david_n son_n afterward_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o petition_v to_o have_v this_o abishag_fw-mi 23._o for_o his_o wife_n what_o be_v his_o fault_n incest_n or_o treason_n sure_o neither_o effect_v no_o nor_o attempt_v in_o any_o clandestine_v way_n without_o leave_n from_o the_o king_n let_v it_o suffice_v solomon_n see_v more_o than_o we_o in_o this_o matter_n his_o eye_n also_o not_o want_v the_o magnifying-glass_n of_o state-jealousie_n to_o improve_v his_o discovery_n herein_o but_o this_o accident_n be_v only_o the_o hilt_n or_o handle_n for_o solomon_n to_o take_v hold_v on_o adonijah_n former_a fault_n be_v the_o edge_n to_o 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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
turn_v it_o for_o a_o time_n into_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n that_o keep_v hospitality_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o samaritan_n practise_v small_a hospitality_n in_o the_o country_n hereabout_o deny_v to_o give_v our_o saviour_n entertainment_n in_o their_o town_n 53._o because_o he_o be_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o truth_n be_v this_o temple_n be_v destroy_v somewhat_o before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n by_o john_n 26._o hyrcanus_n after_o it_o have_v flourish_v above_o two_o hundred_o year_n but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v take_v away_o the_o mountain_n remain_v in_o which_o the_o samaritan_n continue_v their_o adoration_n we_o conclude_v all_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o son_n of_o 25._o sirach_n there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o nation_n which_o my_o heart_n abhor_v and_o the_o three_o be_v no_o nation_n they_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o samaria_n and_o they_o that_o dwell_v among_o the_o philistine_n and_o that_o foolish_a people_n that_o dwell_v in_o sichem_n mean_v by_o the_o first_o the_o idolatrous_a by_o the_o last_o the_o heretical_a samaritan_n who_o indeed_o be_v no_o distinct_a nation_n as_o leopard_n and_o mule_n be_v proper_o no_o creature_n but_o a_o mixture_n of_o jew_n and_o heathen_a blend_v together_o §_o 41._o expect_v not_o here_o from_o i_o as_o alien_a from_o our_o work_n in_o hand_n any_o argument_n pentateuch_n against_o their_o presumption_n who_o have_v dare_v to_o compare_v yea_o prefer_v the_o samaritan_n pentateuch_n for_o authenticalness_n before_o the_o hebrew_n original_a for_o three_o thing_n say_v 23._o solomon_n the_o earth_n be_v disquiet_v and_o the_o four_o it_o can_v not_o bear_v namely_o a_o handmaid_n that_o be_v heir_n to_o her_o mistress_n how_o much_o more_o intolerable_a than_o be_v it_o when_o a_o translation_n which_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o dutiful_a servant_n to_o the_o original_n shall_v presume_v her_o mistress_n be_v extant_a and_o in_o presence_n to_o take_v the_o place_n and_o precedency_n of_o she_o as_o here_o apographum_fw-la do_v of_o the_o autographum_fw-la when_o the_o samaritan_n transcript_n be_v by_o some_o moriâ—um_fw-la advance_v above_o the_o canonical_a copy_n in_o the_o hebrew_n all_o i_o will_v add_v be_v this_o that_o to_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 2._o commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n and_o to_o give_v they_o their_o due_n they_o be_v careful_a preserver_n thereof_o be_v never_o reprove_v by_o our_o saviour_n though_o often_o for_o false-gloss_n thereon_o of_o any_o forgery_n in_o corrupt_v deprave_a or_o alter_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n whereas_o no_o such_o trust_n appear_v deliver_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o samaâ—itans_n in_o a_o word_n such_o as_o defend_v that_o the_o pentateuch_n come_v from_o the_o heretical_a not_o to_o say_v apostate_n samaritan_n be_v pure_a than_o that_o in_o hebrew_n transmit_v to_o we_o from_o the_o jew_n in_o that_o age_n the_o only_a 2._o true_a church_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n may_v with_o as_o much_o truth_n maintain_v that_o breath_n proceed_v from_o putrefy_a and_o corrupt_a lung_n be_v more_o healthful_a and_o wholesome_a than_o what_o come_v from_o vital_n sound_a and_o entire_a §_o 42._o shechem_n 1._o which_o we_o late_o mention_v lie_v betwixt_o the_o aforesaid_a mountain_n a_o place_n stain_v with_o many_o treacherous_a practice_n which_o be_v act_v therein_o here_o dinah_n go_v out_o to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n so_o to_o please_v her_o fancy_n with_o gaze_v on_o foreign_a fashion_n o_o where_o be_v the_o tent_n wherein_o her_o great-grand-mother_n 9_o sarah_n live_v that_o now_o she_o have_v leave_v it_o where_o be_v the_o 65_o veil_n wherewith_o her_o grandmother_n rebekah_n cover_v her_o face_n that_o now_o she_o have_v lose_v it_o her_o own_o mother_n lâ—ahs_n 17._o eye_n which_o be_v weak_a and_o tender_a those_o worse_a be_v better_a than_o dinahs_n which_o be_v wanton_a and_o wander_v she_o see_v and_o be_v see_v and_o be_v like_v â—nd_n lust_v after_o and_o whether_o by_o force_n or_o fraud_n defile_v and_o still_o passionate_o affect_v contrary_a to_o what_o common_o happen_v that_o the_o snuff_n of_o lust_n go_v out_o in_o the_o stink_n 15._o of_o loathe_v yea_o shechem_n be_v so_o honest_a in_o his_o dishonesty_n that_o he_o desire_v to_o make_v dinah_n the_o best_a amends_o he_o can_v give_v or_o she_o receive_v and_o on_o any_o rate_n go_v about_o to_o purchase_v the_o vine_n to_o himself_o so_o to_o colour_v a_o title_n to_o those_o unripe_a grape_n which_o he_o have_v snatch_v from_o it_o the_o agreement_n be_v make_v on_o condition_n all_o the_o shechemite_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v which_o do_v on_o the_o 25._o three_o day_n when_o common_o wound_n be_v more_o painful_a then_o when_o first_o give_v simeon_n and_o levi_n kill_v all_o the_o male_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n fall_v on_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o §_o 42._o long_o after_o shechemite_n abimelech_n the_o base-born_a and_o bloody-minded_a son_n of_o good_a gedeon_n be_v by_o the_o shechemite_n his_o townsman_n by_o his_o mother_n side_n here_o at_o the_o 6._o stone_n in_o the_o plain_a make_v king_n of_o iâ—rael_n while_o jotham_n which_o of_o his_o seventy_o brethren_n have_v only_o escape_v his_o cruelty_n from_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n 7._o gerizim_n utter_v his_o parable_n of_o the_o bramble_n king_v it_o over_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n bramble_n which_o he_o apply_v so_o home_o to_o the_o man_n of_o shechem_n that_o for_o the_o present_a he_o leave_v the_o prick_v thereof_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o his_o auditor_n the_o pain_n whereof_o they_o find_v and_o feel_v afterward_o in_o their_o heart_n when_o god_n put_v a_o spirit_n of_o discord_n betwixt_o they_o and_o abimelech_n §_o 43._o we_o find_v not_o the_o particular_a cause_n abimeleâ—h_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o discord_n betwixt_o they_o insomuch_o that_o abimelech_n sack_v the_o city_n of_o shechem_n and_o 45._o sow_v it_o with_o salt_n a_o formality_n usual_a in_o that_o age_n in_o execration_n of_o people_n perfidiousness_n but_o whence_o fetch_v its_o original_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o decide_v i_o dare_v not_o say_v in_o imitation_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o when_o he_o destroy_v the_o wicked_a city_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n turn_v the_o fruitful_a vale_n wherein_o they_o stand_v into_o the_o 3._o salt-sea_n in_o token_n of_o their_o perpetual_a desolation_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o custom_n have_v be_v imitate_v in_o these_o western_a part_n for_o frederick_n barbarossa_n for_o some_o affront_v offer_v to_o his_o empress_n by_o those_o of_o milan_n raze_v the_o city_n and_o sow_v it_o with_o italy_n salt_n §_o 44._o the_o shechemite_v retreat_v into_o the_o house_n of_o baal-berith_a their_o god_n hope_v in_o vain_a to_o make_v it_o good_a for_o their_o defence_n thebez_n for_o abimelech_n fetch_v fuel_n from_o the_o neighbour_a mountain_n of_o zalmon_n 48._o whence_o the_o psalmist_n fetch_v his_o expression_n of_o spotless_a purity_n white_a as_o snow_n in_o 14._o zalmon_n which_o common_o candy_v the_o top_n of_o this_o mountain_n be_v the_o jewish_a albion_n and_o fire_v the_o tower_n of_o the_o temple_n slay_v therein_o a_o thousand_o man_n and_o woman_n then_o no_o doubt_n the_o 6._o house_n of_o millo_n be_v destroy_v which_o i_o take_v not_o for_o any_o build_n in_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n though_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a street_n of_o that_o 27_o name_n in_o jerusalem_n but_o for_o a_o potent_a and_o puissant_a family_n therein_o as_o the_o house_n of_o the_o fugger_n in_o auspurge_n who_o first_o advance_v abimelech_n and_o seek_v when_o too_o late_o to_o suppress_v but_o the_o weak_a sex_n revenge_v on_o abimelech_n his_o cruelty_n to_o they_o when_o besiege_v the_o tower_n of_o thebez_n which_o we_o conceive_v hard_o by_o shechem_n have_v no_o other_o indication_n but_o this_o single_a mention_n for_o the_o posture_n thereof_o a_o woman_n break_v his_o brainpan_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o 53._o millstone_n §_o 45._o though_o not_o the_o salt_n which_o be_v sow_v shechem_n yet_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n grow_v up_o again_o to_o its_o former_a greatness_n hither_o repair_v rehoboam_n for_o the_o people_n to_o make_v he_o king_n one_o may_v haply_o send_v jeroboam'_v policy_n &_o his_o hand_n in_o appoint_v the_o place_n in_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n where_o his_o party_n be_v most_o puissant_a â—â—_o who_o intend_v to_o run_v a_o race_n with_o rehoboam_n for_o a_o crown_n choose_v out_o the_o ground_n most_o advantageous_a for_o himself_o here_o the_o people_n present_v rehoboam_n with_o a_o petition_n for_o the_o mitigation_n of_o the_o intolerable_a burden_n whether_o personal_a or_o pecuniary_a which_o solomon_n impose_v upon_o they_o how_o come_v he_o to_o be_v behind_o hand_n who_o be_v the_o most_o wealthy_a prince_n in_o
be_v bring_v hither_o for_o the_o instant_a occasion_n and_o afterward_o return_v back_o unto_o shiloh_n §_o 51._o dothan_n lay_v east_n of_o shechem_n blindness_n wherein_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n for_o some_o time_n make_v his_o abode_n here_o he_o be_v complain_v of_o to_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n for_o be_v the_o picklock_n of_o his_o cabinet-councel_n and_o therefore_o a_o army_n be_v order_v to_o apprehend_v he_o but_o why_o so_o many_o to_o attach_v a_o single_a person_n and_o his_o servant_n indeed_o no_o more_o than_o need_v for_o elisha_n alone_o be_v a_o army_n in_o himself_o 14._o be_v the_o horseman_n of_o israel_n and_o chariot_n thereof_o his_o servant_n see_v themselves_o surround_v cry_n out_o till_o have_v his_o eye_n open_v he_o discover_v themselves_o guard_v with_o a_o fiery_a army_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n thus_o angel_n be_v good_a man_n janissary_n to_o protect_v they_o and_o those_o native_n of_o heaven_n grudge_v not_o to_o guard_v those_o who_o be_v only_o free_a denizen_n thereof_o the_o syrian_n be_v 18._o smite_v with_o blindness_n and_o they_o that_o come_v for_o the_o destruction_n be_v glad_a to_o follow_v the_o direction_n of_o elisha_n indeed_o to_o who_o shall_v blind_a man_n go_v but_o to_o the_o prophet_n the_o seer_n to_o guide_v they_o he_o lead_v they_o for_o the_o present_a the_o wrong_a way_n to_o their_o intent_n and_o desire_n but_o in_o fine_a the_o right_a way_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o their_o safety_n in_o stead_n of_o dothan_n bring_v they_o to_o samaria_n how_o easy_o be_v those_o mislead_v who_o lack_n the_o use_n of_o eye_n and_o alas_o whither_o will_v implicire_fw-la faith_n and_o blind_a obedience_n steer_v the_o follower_n thereof_o yet_o here_o all_o come_v off_o in_o a_o peaceable_a close_o so_o that_o their_o life_n be_v save_v sight_n restore_v body_n feast_v and_o mind_n better_a inform_v they_o return_v to_o damascus_n if_o i_o must_v be_v a_o captive_a may_v i_o be_v a_o prisoner_n to_o a_o pious_a prophet_n so_o shall_v i_o be_v best_a use_v and_o my_o ransom_n easy_a procure_v §_o 52._o this_o dothan_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o very_a place_n brethren_n where_o joseph_n find_v his_o brethren_n and_o there_o be_v put_v into_o the_o pit_n and_o sell_v to_o the_o merchant_n for_o be_v send_v by_o his_o father_n to_o 12._o shechem_n he_o be_v by_o a_o man_n direct_v to_o dothan_n whither_o his_o brethren_n have_v remove_v their_o flock_n and_o which_o probable_o be_v not_o far_o off_o but_o some_o few_o mile_n from_o the_o former_a place_n wherefore_o when_o former_o in_o the_o description_n of_o zebulun_n we_o place_v dothan_n in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o that_o tribe_n threescore_o mile_n from_o shechem_n therein_o we_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o common_a current_n of_o other_o man_n judgement_n and_o now_o have_v watch_v our_o advantage_n to_o swim_v back_o again_o and_o show_v our_o private_a opinion_n in_o the_o position_n thereof_o and_o beside_o the_o aforesaid_a text_n settle_v dothan_n near_o shechem_n in_o this_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n it_o be_v proportionable_a to_o divine_a providence_n that_o the_o place_n whereon_o joseph_n be_v betray_v and_o pit_n wherein_o he_o be_v put_v shall_v in_o after_o age_n fall_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ephraim_n descend_v from_o he_o §_o 53._o but_o here_o a_o material_a question_n will_v be_v start_v hebrew_n how_o joseph_n can_v proper_o say_v that_o he_o be_v steal_v away_o out_o of_o the_o 15._o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o the_o hebrew_n at_o that_o time_n have_v none_o inheritance_n in_o it_o no_o not_o so_o 5._o much_o as_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n on_o say_v not_o that_o joseph_n be_v a_o child_n when_o take_v away_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o speak_v incongruous_o for_o we_o behold_v his_o word_n as_o utter_v by_o he_o when_o a_o man_n and_o sure_o he_o who_o then_o can_v expound_v dream_n can_v express_v himself_o in_o proper_a language_n some_o conceive_v it_o be_v term_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 1_o from_o those_o few_o hebrew_n the_o family_n of_o jacob_n live_v there_o though_o not_o as_o inhabitant_n but_o only_o as_o sojourner_n therein_o 2_o it_o be_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n by_o promise_n and_o in_o due_a time_n shall_v be_v they_o by_o possession_n 3_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n though_o not_o in_o lineage_n in_o language_n the_o canaanite_n speak_v the_o same_o tongue_n with_o jacob_n family_n 4_o some_o conceive_v this_o land_n ancient_o belong_v to_o heber_n as_o all_o asia_n to_o the_o son_n of_o shem_n and_o that_o the_o canaanite_n have_v before_o abraham_n time_n encroach_v on_o that_o country_n to_o strengthen_v this_o last_o conjecture_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o melchisedech_n king_n of_o salem_n who_o general_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v shem_fw-mi the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o hebrew_n still_o retain_v his_o 18._o kingdom_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o 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and_o therefore_o some_o difference_n of_o letter_n after_o so_o large_a a_o time_n be_v no_o strange_a thing_n for_o see_v here_o we_o have_v no_o continue_a 14._o city_n it_o can_v be_v expect_v that_o any_o city_n shall_v have_v a_o continue_a name_n and_o yet_o great_a place_n long_o retain_v their_o name_n unaltered_a as_o london_n from_o taeitus_fw-la to_o our_o time_n whereas_o small_a city_n like_o these_o in_o simeon_n be_v as_o often_o alterable_a as_o pass_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o several_a owner_n yea_o seeing_z it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o 11._o call_v their_o land_n after_o their_o own_o name_n this_o haply_o may_v change_v 6._o beth-lebaoth_a in_o this_o tribe_n into_o 31._o bethbirei_a when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o new_a landlord_n §_o 20._o so_o much_o of_o this_o small_a tribe_n who_o portion_n be_v too_o little_a for_o his_o people_n and_o therefore_o they_o make_v two_o happy_a expedition_n to_o enlarge_v their_o 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it_o be_v grace_n not_o the_o place_n can_v secure_v man_n soul_n from_o sin_n see_v lot_n fast_v from_o lust_n in_o wanton_a and_o populous_a sodom_n surfeit_v thereof_o in_o a_o solitary_a cave_n and_o while_o he_o careful_o fence_v the_o castle_n of_o chastity_n even_o to_o make_v it_o impregnable_a against_o the_o battery_n of_o foreign_a force_n he_o never_o suspect_v to_o be_v surprise_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o own_o family_n §_o 13._o so_o much_o for_o pentepolis_n boundary_n once_o a_o country_n of_o five_o city_n now_o all_o turn_v into_o one_o lake_n come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o particular_a limit_n of_o this_o tribe_n that_o maxim_n qui_fw-la bene_fw-la distinguit_fw-la bene_fw-la docet_fw-la hold_v most_o true_a herein_o the_o well_o distinguish_v of_o bound_n conduce_v much_o to_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o this_o country_n especial_o see_v the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v be_v so_o exact_a in_o assign_v they_o where_o god_n be_v please_v to_o point_n for_o man_n not_o to_o vouchsafe_v a_o look_n sheweth_z that_o proud_a earth_n value_v his_o eye_n as_o more_o worth_a than_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n §_o 14._o the_o border_n of_o judah_n with_o all_o their_o particular_a flexure_n be_v thus_o judah_n describe_v in_o etc._n joshua_n east_n south_n north._n west_n the_o salt-sea_n 1_o from_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o salt-sea_n to_o the_o go_v up_o of_o acrabbin_n 2_o thence_o to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n 3_o thence_o to_o the_o southside_n unto_o kadesh-barnea_a 4_o thence_o to_o hezron_n 5_o thence_o it_o go_v up_o to_o adar_n 6_o thence_o fetch_v a_o compass_n to_o karkaa_n 7_o thence_o it_o pass_v to_o azmon_n 8_o thence_o unto_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n 9_o thence_o go_v out_o at_o the_o sea_n observe_v we_o that_o these_o south_n bound_n of_o judah_n be_v for_o the_o main_a the_o same_o with_o the_o south_n limit_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n assign_v number_n 34._o 1_o from_o the_o end_n of_o jordan_n at_o
7._o canaanite_n some_o remnant_n of_o the_o anakim_v which_o escape_v his_o hand_n do_v in_o his_o absence_n return_v possess_v hebron_n and_o put_v caleb_n to_o a_o new_a task_n of_o a_o second_o subdue_a they_o §_o 22._o david_n afterward_o make_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o reign_v almost_o seven_o year_n therein_o abner_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abner_n repair_v hither_o with_o full_a intent_n to_o reduce_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o obedience_n have_v not_o joabs_n sudden_a murder_a he_o frustrate_v his_o design_n probably_n some_o mixture_n of_o jealousy_n may_v put_v joab_n on_o this_o foul_a action_n fear_v to_o be_v out_v of_o his_o office_n that_o if_o abner_n make_v david_n king_n david_n will_v make_v abner_n general_n over_o all_o israel_n certain_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n asahels_n blood_n prompt_v he_o thereunto_o joab_n send_v messenger_n to_o fetch_v abner_n back_o from_o the_o well_o of_o siriah_n slay_v he_o treacherous_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o 27._o gate_n of_o hebron_n §_o 23._o forget_v we_o not_o that_o hebron_n murder_n in_o the_o gate_n whereof_o joab_n so_o base_o and_o barbarous_o murder_v he_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 7._o appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o save_n of_o such_o as_o have_v kill_v one_o unaware_o do_v not_o joab_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o place_n act_v wilful_a murder_n in_o a_o high_a hand_n rely_v on_o his_o own_o greatness_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o in_o so_o bloody_a a_o deed_n as_o if_o he_o neither_o fear_v the_o justice_n of_o man_n nor_o need_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o many_o year_n after_o he_o 31._o fly_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v deny_v the_o protection_n of_o that_o place_n who_o former_o so_o cruel_o despiteful_o and_o presumptuous_o have_v defile_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n with_o innocent_a blood_n §_o 24._o thus_o die_v 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of_o ishbosheth_n hebron_n all_o israel_n repair_v to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n their_o king_n who_o several_a number_n deserve_v our_o observation_n 1_o out_o of_o 24._o judah_n six_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 2_o simeon_n seven_o thousand_o &_o one_o hundred_o 3_o levi_n eight_o thousand_o &_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o 4_o benjamin_n three_o thousand_o 5_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 6_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n eighteen_o thousand_o 7_o issachar_n two_o hundred_o officer_n and_o all_o their_o brethren_n at_o their_o commandment_n 8_o zebulun_n fifty_o thousand_o 9_o naphtali_n thirty_o seven_o â—housand_o beside_o a_o thousand_o captain_n 10_o dan_o twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d forty_o thousand_o 12_o reuben_n gâ—d_n and_o manassâ—h_v beyond_o jordan_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o behold_v here_o those_o tribe_n which_o live_v far_a from_o hebron_n appear_v 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other_o tribe_n in_o bring_v their_o 40._o victual_n along_o with_o they_o lest_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v hold_v as_o occasioner_n of_o scarcity_n in_o judah_n and_o enhauncer_n of_o the_o price_n of_o provision_n §_o 26._o afterward_o absalon_n hebron_n when_o he_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n choose_v hebron_n as_o the_o fit_a city_n from_o whence_o he_o mean_v to_o mount_v into_o the_o throne_n hither_o he_o come_v under_o pretence_n to_o do_v sacrifice_n 1._o with_o his_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o fifty_o man_n run_v before_o he_o but_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v pity_v he_o bring_v with_o he_o from_o jerusalem_n 11._o two_o hundred_o man_n which_o be_v as_o one_o may_v say_v loyal_a traitor_n come_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o mere_o drawn-in_a to_o treasonable_a practice_n but_o hebron_n prove_v not_o a_o place_n so_o successful_a to_o absalon_n the_o son_n as_o formerly_z fortunate_a to_o david_n his_o father_n this_o traitor_n sovereignty_n soon_o expire_v when_o forsake_v of_o god_n man_n and_o beast_n his_o own_o mule_n go_v away_o from_o he_o he_o be_v slay_v of_o joab_n as_o university_n former_o relate_v §_o 27._o some_o ten_o mile_n south_n of_o hebron_n lay_v debir_n ancient_o call_v kiriah-seph_a 11._o the_o city_n of_o a_o book_n conceive_v a_o canaanitish_a university_n and_o although_o the_o giant_n anakim_v dwell_v hereabout_o may_v be_v presume_v but_o little_a bookish_a yet_o civilise_a country_n in_o all_o age_n have_v allow_v such_o place_n for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n who_o be_v better_a unborn_a then_o unbred_a caleb_n proffer_a 12._o acsah_n his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o any_o one_o that_o shall_v conquer_v this_o city_n which_o be_v according_o perform_v by_o othniel_n his_o young_a brother_n son_n and_o first_o judge_n of_o israel_n what_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o his_o country_n enough_o to_o set_v a_o edge_n on_o his_o valour_n 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put_v my_o tear_n in_o thy_o bottle_n be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o thy_o book_n §_o 51._o now_o beside_o the_o city_n mention_v in_o our_o description_n city_n many_o more_o remain_v which_o be_v obscure_a without_o any_o memorable_a act_n achieve_v in_o they_o and_o be_v thus_o reckon_v up_o in_o joshua_n 1_o towards_o the_o coast_n of_o edom_n southward_o 21._o twenty_o nine_o 2_o in_o the_o vale_n 36._o fourteen_o in_o the_o first_o 41._o sixteen_o in_o the_o second_o 44._o nine_o in_o the_o three_o catalogue_n 3_o on_o the_o sea_n two_o 46._o ekron_n and_o ashdod_n 4_o in_o the_o mountain_n 51._o eleven_o in_o the_o first_o 54._o nine_o in_o the_o second_o 57_o ten_o in_o the_o three_o 59_o six_o in_o the_o four_o catalogue_n 5_o two_o by_o themselves_o kiriath-baal_n and_o rabbah_n 6_o in_o the_o wilderness_n six_o in_o all_o a_o
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arad_n now_o as_o once_o it_o be_v the_o question_n of_o the_o disciple_n to_o our_o saviour_n from_o 4._o whence_o can_v a_o man_n satisfy_v these_o man_n with_o bread_n here_o in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o here_o it_o may_v material_o be_v demand_v where_o do_v the_o man_n of_o judah_n find_v food_n to_o sustain_v themselves_o who_o country_n seem_v a_o heap_n of_o wilderness_n cast_v together_o here_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o palestine_n be_v dress_v and_o keep_v like_o a_o garden_n plot_n and_o enclose_v into_o olive-yard_n vine-yard_n and_o arable_a field_n save_o some_o extravagant_a place_n which_o lay_v common_a where_o wild_a beast_n do_v harbour_v in_o the_o wood_n common_o call_v wilderness_n such_o notwithstanding_o be_v full_a of_o fruitful_a 19_o pasture_n and_o have_v fair_a 61._o town_n though_o more_o thin_o inhabit_v then_o other_o part_n of_o the_o country_n so_o that_o this_o tribe_n be_v more_o fright_v then_o hurt_v with_o the_o 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to_o be_v a_o winebibber_n so_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o please_v affect_v frowardness_n either_o full_a or_o fast_a §_o 57_o some_o make_v john_n baptist_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o eremites_n eremite_n but_o how_o little_a his_o precedent_n befriend_v their_o practice_n who_o not_o out_o of_o any_o impulsion_n but_o mere_a election_n delight_v to_o dwell_v in_o desert_n will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n he_o 1_o by_o immediate_a command_n from_o god_n to_o fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o 3._o isaiah_n 2_o go_v into_o a_o wilderness_n a_o place_n more_o thin_o people_v then_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o land_n 3_o where_o he_o daily_o busy_v himself_o with_o preach_v to_o multitude_n of_o people_n repair_v unto_o he_o 4_o and_o at_o last_o do_v end_v his_o life_n in_o a_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n even_o the_o 20._o court_n of_o king_n herod_n himself_o they_o 1_o by_o dictate_v of_o their_o own_o fancy_n follow_v the_o principle_n of_o will-worship_n 2_o go_v 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that_o jabal_n be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o such_o as_o dwell_v in_o tent_n because_o the_o scripture_n 20._o affirm_v the_o same_o yet_o for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a we_o utter_o deny_v john_n baptist_n the_o founder_n and_o author_n of_o all_o those_o which_o live_v wilful_o in_o hill_n and_o hole_n a_o eremitical_a life_n §_o 58._o the_o son_n of_o heseâ—_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o 10._o aruboth_n to_o he_o belong_v sochoth_o purveyor_n and_o all_o the_o land_n of_o hepher_n a_o land_n which_o lie_v as_o we_o gather_v by_o other_o proportion_n in_o the_o northwest_n part_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o indeed_o we_o find_v a_o king_n of_o hepher_n among_o those_o which_o joshua_n 17._o destroy_v but_o dare_v not_o confident_o aver_v he_o to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n judah_n however_o it_o appear_v that_o for_o the_o main_a the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o
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be_v say_v to_o have_v leave_v shield_n in_o india_n far_o great_a than_o those_o which_o they_o do_v or_o can_v wear_v in_o war_n only_o to_o possess_v posterity_n with_o a_o false_a opinion_n that_o his_o man_n be_v mighty_a than_o they_o be_v yet_o we_o may_v presume_v this_o bed_n of_o og_n be_v not_o unproportionable_o great_a than_o he_o necessary_o use_v for_o his_o ordinary_a repose_n no_o doubt_n og_n confident_a of_o his_o own_o strength_n certain_o conclude_v that_o as_o he_o do_v often_o lie_v in_o health_n upon_o that_o bed_n so_o he_o shall_v quiet_o die_v on_o the_o same_o whereas_o contrary_a to_o his_o expectation_n he_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o field_n and_o now_o his_o bed_n serve_v he_o for_o a_o cenotaph_n or_o empty_a monument_n §_o 27._o this_o rabbah_n be_v besiege_v by_o joab_n to_o revenge_n hanun_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n his_o despiteful_a usage_n of_o david_n ambassador_n here_o uriah_n engage_v in_o battle_n be_v kill_v though_o not_o conquer_v by_o the_o treacherous_a retreat_n of_o 15._o his_o own_o countryman_n what_o a_o deal_n of_o do_v be_v here_o to_o bring_v one_o innocent_a man_n to_o his_o grave_n david_n wicked_a design_n joabs_n unworthy_a compliance_n ammon_n open_a force_n israel_n secret_a fraud_n and_o yet_o all_o too_o little_a have_v not_o uriah_n own_o credulous_a simplicity_n unspotted_a loyalty_n undaunted_a courage_n rather_o to_o die_v then_o to_o fly_v concur_v to_o hasten_v his_o own_o destruction_n afterward_o joab_n have_v bring_v the_o city_n to_o term_n of_o yield_v politic_o send_v for_o david_n solemn_o to_o take_v his_o place_n to_o decline_v all_o envy_n from_o himself_o and_o invest_v all_o honour_n on_o his_o sovereign_n here_o the_o glorious_a crown_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v take_v and_o set_v on_o david_n 1._o head_n and_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v it_o become_v david_n better_a then_o he_o from_o whom_o it_o be_v take_v but_o oh_o what_o a_o bridewell_n or_o house_n of_o correction_n be_v provide_v for_o the_o people_n of_o this_o place_n they_o be_v 31._o put_v under_o saw_n and_o under_o harrow_n of_o iron_n and_o under_o axe_n of_o iron_n and_o make_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o brick_n kilne_v see_v here_o david_n patience_n provoke_v into_o fury_n and_o be_v it_o not_o just_a that_o they_o who_o will_v not_o civil_o like_o man_n use_v david_n 4._o ambassador_n shall_v by_o david_n man_n be_v barbarous_o use_v like_o beast_n in_o slavish_a employment_n §_o 28._o the_o most_o populous_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ammon_n lie_v betwixt_o aroer_n and_o minnith_n contain_v no_o few_o than_o twenty_o city_n so_o many_o represent_v in_o our_o map_n and_o have_v i_o find_v their_o name_n in_o scripture_n i_o have_v impart_v they_o to_o the_o reader_n all_o these_o 33._o city_n be_v smite_v by_o jephthah_n that_o most_o valiant_a judge_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o pass_v over_o to_o the_o enemy_n to_o fight_v with_o they_o other_z judges_z only_o expel_v they_o out_o of_o israel_n and_o pursue_v they_o to_o their_o own_o country_n a_o action_n of_o very_a much_o prowess_n in_o jephthah_n to_o rouse_v those_o wild_a beast_n in_o their_o own_o den_n and_o no_o less_o policy_n prevent_v the_o spoil_n of_o his_o native_a soil_n and_o translate_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o war_n into_o the_o land_n of_o a_o foreign_a so_o here_o if_o any_o demand_n how_o the_o wheat_n of_o minnith_n come_v to_o be_v reckon_v by_o the_o 17._o prophet_n among_o the_o staple_n commodity_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n wherewith_o she_o barter_v with_o tyre_n when_o minnith_n be_v 33._o undoubted_o a_o city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n it_o be_v answer_v 1_o this_o fine_a wheat_n may_v first_o be_v denominate_v from_o minnith_n as_o original_o grow_v there_o though_o afterward_o as_o good_a and_o more_o of_o that_o kind_n grow_v general_o in_o judea_n thus_o some_o flower_n and_o fruit_n province-rose_n burgamo_n pear_n &c._n &c._n be_v as_o full_a and_o fair_a in_o other_o country_n as_o in_o that_o place_n whence_o they_o take_v their_o name_n 2_o by_o minnith-wheat_n may_v be_v mean_v wheat_n winnow_v cleanse_v and_o dress_v after_o the_o fine_a and_o curious_a fashion_n of_o minnith_n thus_o they_o be_v call_v hungar-dollar_n which_o be_v refine_v to_o the_o standard_n of_o hungarian_a gold_n in_o what_o place_n or_o by_o what_o prince_n soever_o in_o germany_n they_o be_v coin_v §_o 29._o we_o must_v not_o forget_v that_o after_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a by_o tiglath-pilese_a the_o ammonite_n seize_v on_o and_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o that_o tribe_n for_o which_o reason_n so_o many_o of_o they_o be_v set_v down_o in_o this_o our_o map_n this_o cause_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o 1._o prophet_n have_v israel_n no_o son_n have_v he_o no_o heir_n why_o then_o do_v their_o king_n inherit_v gad_n and_o his_o people_n dwell_v in_o his_o city_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o ammon_n double_v bar_v with_o bastardy_n and_o incest_n though_o somewhat_o ally_v can_v never_o legal_o succeed_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o israel_n but_o in_o such_o case_n the_o keen_a sword_n be_v next_o to_o the_o kin_n not_o to_o say_v that_o ammon_n have_v a_o title_n to_o that_o kingdom_n before_o that_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n take_v that_o land_n away_o from_o they_o whereof_o large_o before_o in_o the_o description_n of_o gad._n if_o any_o ask_v i_o what_o become_v of_o the_o ammonite_n in_o after_o age_n i_o answer_v with_o david_n he_o â—6_n pass_v away_o and_o lo_o he_o be_v not_o yea_o i_o testament_n seek_v he_o but_o he_o can_v not_o be_v find_v yea_o the_o less_o there_o appear_v of_o ammon_n the_o more_o there_o appear_v of_o god_n justice_n and_o divine_a truth_n foretell_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o 7._o ezekiel_n i_o will_v cut_v thou_o off_o from_o the_o people_n and_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o perish_v out_o of_o the_o country_n §_o 30._o esau_n elder_a son_n of_o isaac_n be_v red_a and_o hairy_a at_o his_o birth_n the_o one_o show_v his_o ireful_a nature_n the_o other_o his_o hardy_a constitution_n he_o be_v high_o belove_v of_o his_o father_n while_o jacob_n be_v god_n and_o his_o mother_n darling_n chief_o for_o provide_v he_o 28._o venison_n a_o consideration_n beneath_o so_o good_a a_o man_n and_o for_o which_o isaac_n smart_v afterward_o sauce_n each_o morsel_n of_o his_o son_n venison_n in_o his_o own_o tear_n cause_v by_o esau_n unhappy_a 5._o match_n and_o undutiful_a demeanour_n this_o esau_n be_v as_o general_o know_v in_o scripture_n by_o the_o name_n of_o edom_n give_v he_o on_o this_o occasion_n come_v one_o day_n hungry_a from_o hunt_v he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n to_o his_o brother_n jacob_n for_o 30._o red_a pottage_n red_a being_n edom_n in_o hebrew_a i_o confess_v many_o flaw_n may_v be_v find_v in_o this_o bargain_n and_o sale_n as_o namely_o 1_o it_o be_v no_o fair_a but_o fraudulent_a deal_n for_o jacob_n to_o surprise_v his_o brother_n take_v advantage_n of_o his_o hunger_n 2_o the_o contract_n be_v not_o make_v on_o a_o valuable_a compensation_n not_o to_o say_v it_o be_v simoniacal_a to_o sell_v or_o buy_v such_o heavenly_a privilege_n 3_o the_o heir_n of_o esau_n as_o yet_o in_o his_o loin_n concern_v therein_o but_o not_o consent_v thereto_o may_v just_o question_v their_o father_n grant_v in_o pass_v away_o what_o by_o nature_n be_v entail_v upon_o they_o wherefore_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o turn_v all_o our_o excuse_v of_o jacob_n into_o our_o admire_v of_o god_n wisdom_n who_o make_v man_n crooked_a action_n to_o tend_v in_o a_o straight_a line_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o forget_v that_o even_o after_o esau_n have_v satisfy_v himself_o with_o food_n the_o text_n say_v thus_o 34._o esau_n despise_v his_o birthright_n it_o
eminent_a of_o his_o name_n a_o great_a lord_n no_o doubt_n who_o can_v qualify_v four_o 19_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o prophet_n for_o his_o chaplain_n he_o be_v serve_v with_o 18._o bow_v of_o the_o knee_n and_o his_o priest_n in_o a_o religious_a frenzy_n 28._o use_v to_o cut_v themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lancer_n till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o upon_o they_o ohâ—_n how_o do_v some_o go_v down_o hill_n with_o difficulty_n and_o take_v pain_n to_o the_o place_n of_o eternal_a pain_n in_o the_o interim_n betwixt_o the_o 13._o judge_n baalisme_n be_v first_o bring_v into_o israel_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n be_v 4._o public_o abandon_v by_o the_o people_n afterward_o the_o worship_n of_o baal_n ebb_v and_o flow_v various_o as_o follow_v in_o israel_n 1_o 31._o jezebel_n daughter_n to_o ethbaal_a king_n of_o the_o zidonian_o wife_n to_o ahab_n bring_v in_o baal_n as_o part_n of_o her_o portion_n into_o samaria_n 2_o eliah_n give_v his_o worship_n a_o mortal_a wound_n when_o kill_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o his_o prophet_n at_o mount_n carmel_n 3._o jezebel_n before_o ahab_n death_n recruit_v the_o number_n of_o baal_n prophet_n to_o about_o 6._o four_o hundred_o and_o set_v up_o his_o service_n again_o 4_o ichoram_fw-la her_o son_n best_a of_o all_o the_o bad_a king_n put_v away_o the_o image_n 2._o of_o baal_n which_o ahab_n have_v make_v 5_o jehu_n so_o total_o and_o final_o rout_v baal_n and_o his_o priest_n that_o they_o never_o after_o rally_v up_o their_o force_n in_o israeal_a in_o judah_n 1_o athaliath_n jezebel_n daughter_n public_o plant_v the_o service_n of_o baal_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o bestow_v 7._o on_o he_o all_o the_o dedicate_v thing_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o jehoiada_n root_v it_o out_o when_o he_o slay_v mattan_n 18._o baal_n priest_n before_o the_o altar_n 3_o ahaz_n set_v up_o bankrupt_a baal_n with_o a_o new_a stock_n and_o make_v melt_a 2._o image_n for_o his_o service_n 4_o hezekiah_n be_v 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equivalent_a be_v understand_v if_o this_o satisfy_v not_o even_o let_v baal_n plead_v for_o himself_o and_o make_v his_o own_o vindication_n for_o the_o monstrosity_n of_o a_o hermaphrodite_n baal-berith_a and_o baalmeon_a §_o 25._o i_o take_v these_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o baal_n only_o distinguish_v by_o the_o place_n wherein_o they_o be_v worship_v thus_o the_o lady_n of_o lauretta_n hall_n and_o walsingham_n be_v not_o several_a person_n but_o the_o same_o adore_v in_o sundry_a shrine_n baal-berith_a perchance_o because_o first_o worship_v in_o berithus_n a_o city_n in_o phoenicia_n have_v a_o temple_n in_o or_o near_o shechem_n whence_o abimelech_n take_v seventy_o piece_n of_o silver_n to_o raise_v his_o 4._o army_n baalmeon_a be_v place_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n baal-peor_a §_o 26._o take_v his_o name_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o lay_v open_a deus_fw-la apertionis_fw-la a_o idol_n which_o show_v all_o that_o adam_n cover_v with_o figleaf_n the_o 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tribe_n 29_o galilee_n namely_o so_o much_o thereof_o as_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o naphtali_n unto_o assyria_n 3_o shalmaneser_n clear_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o hoshea_n carry_v they_o away_o to_o 6._o halath_n and_o habor_n by_o the_o river_n gozan_n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o mede_n probably_n the_o second_o or_o middle_a captivity_n of_o the_o naphtalite_n afterward_o remove_v themselves_o into_o tartary_n where_o ortelius_n find_v their_o very_a name_n and_o a_o city_n call_v tabor_n 34._o asnoth-tabor_n we_o know_v be_v a_o place_n in_o the_o border_n of_o naphtali_n impose_v no_o doubt_n to_o perpetuate_v the_o memory_n of_o their_o native_a country_n §_o 4._o scripture_n give_v we_o no_o account_n what_o afterward_o become_v of_o these_o ten_o tribe_n lose_v only_o in_o 40._o esdras_n â—_o book_n account_v by_o some_o as_o the_o apocrypha_n of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la because_o never_o own_v for_o canonical_a either_o by_o the_o jew_n romish_a it_o 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have_v utter_o extinguish_v the_o be_v a_o opinion_n as_o unreasonable_a as_o uncharitable_a but_o have_v hitherto_o conceal_v the_o know_a bâ—ing_n of_o so_o numerous_a a_o nation_n who_o we_o may_v call_v the_o lost-loâ—t_a sheep_n of_o israel_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o spiritual_a condition_n and_o corporal_a habitation_n §_o 5._o america_n some_o america_n conceive_v the_o modern_a amâ—ricans_n of_o the_o jewish_a race_n collect_v the_o same_o from_o some_o resemblance_n in_o rite_n community_n of_o custom_n conformity_n of_o clothes_n fragment_n of_o letter_n footstep_n of_o knowledge_n ruin_n of_o language_n though_o by_o a_o casual_a coincidence_n some_o straggle_a word_n of_o the_o athenian_n may_v meet_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o very_a barbarian_n and_o many_o other_o judaisme_n among_o the_o indian_n and_o late_o a_o israelis_fw-la jewish_a rabbin_z of_o amsterdam_n tell_v we_o that_o beyond_o the_o cordill_a hill_n and_o river_n maragnon_n a_o fair_a people_n 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