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they_o that_o be_v they_o be_v victorious_a in_o all_o their_o war_n and_o none_o of_o their_o enemy_n who_o they_o encounter_v whilst_o joshua_n be_v their_o general_n be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o they_o not_o any_o good_a thing_n that_o god_n have_v promise_v they_o and_o which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v good_a for_o they_o fail_v of_o come_v to_o pass_v josh_n 21._o from_o 43._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cxix_o the_o land_n be_v thus_o conquer_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n settle_v in_o a_o peaceful_a possession_n of_o it_o joshua_n now_o call_v the_o company_n of_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half-tribe_n of_o manasseh_n who_o come_v over_o jordan_n to_o help_v their_o brethren_n in_o this_o achievement_n and_o have_v leave_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n so_o long_o and_o have_v stick_v to_o their_o brethren_n till_o they_o have_v see_v they_o peaceable_o settle_v in_o their_o inheritance_n and_o commend_v they_o for_o their_o great_a faithfulness_n and_o obey_v of_o 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now_o say_v he_o his_o blood_n be_v just_o require_v by_o god_n at_o our_o hand_n aperit_fw-la hand_n hic_fw-la est_fw-la effectus_fw-la afflictionis_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o se_fw-la redeat_fw-la peccator_fw-la &_o causam_fw-la quaerat_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la ad_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la perducatur_fw-la oculos_fw-la quos_fw-la culpa_fw-la claudit_fw-la poena_fw-la aperit_fw-la joseph_n by_o some_o mean_n overhear_v this_o their_o discourse_n among_o themselves_o though_o they_o little_a thought_n that_o he_o have_v be_v so_o near_o they_o or_o if_o they_o have_v they_o can_v not_o have_v imagine_v that_o he_o understand_v their_o language_n because_o he_o use_v to_o speak_v to_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n and_o be_v inward_o move_v with_o this_o their_o sad_a acknowledgement_n of_o their_o fault_n and_o especial_o with_o reuben_n sharp_a upbraid_v they_o for_o it_o his_o natural_a affection_n so_o overpowr_v he_o that_o he_o
how_o old_a he_o be_v he_o humble_o answer_v that_o the_o year_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o 147._o thirty_o abraham_n live_v 175_o year_n isaac_n 180_o jacob_n die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 147._o few_o and_o evil_n say_v he_o have_v they_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o life_n be_v and_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o toil_n trouble_n and_o vexation_n neither_o have_v i_o attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o my_o father_n and_o many_o more_o thing_n it_o be_v like_a he_o say_v to_o he_o not_o here_o relate_v and_o so_o humble_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o as_o he_o have_v bless_v pharaoh_n at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o he_o so_o he_o do_v now_o again_o at_o his_o departure_n from_o he_o when_o jacob_n be_v go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n joseph_n give_v to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n habitation_n in_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n viz._n in_o goshen_n they_o goshen_n afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n multiply_v and_o spread_v further_o and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n among_o they_o and_o about_o they_o so_o that_o their_o door_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o egyptian_o by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n exod._n 12.7_o 23._o and_o vers_n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v near_o they_o they_o soon_o borrow_a jewel_n of_o they_o where_o afterward_o their_o posterity_n build_v the_o city_n rameses_n exod._n 1.11_o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o father_n family_n with_o bread_n and_o other_o necessary_n express_v all_o manner_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o a_o very_a great_a care_n of_o they_o gen._n 47._o from_o 1._o to_o 13._o sect_n xlv_o the_o famine_n now_o grow_v very_o sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n also_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o extreme_a want_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o sustenance_n especial_o among_o the_o common_a people_n who_o be_v force_v general_o to_o part_v with_o all_o the_o money_n they_o have_v to_o buy_v corn_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n of_o joseph_n these_o money_n joseph_n faithful_o dispose_v into_o the_o king_n treasury_n not_o enrich_v himself_o thereby_o nor_o convert_v any_o part_n of_o they_o to_o his_o own_o use_n as_o some_o unfaithful_a courtier_n will_v have_v do_v when_o the_o people_n money_n fail_v joseph_n require_v they_o shall_v bring_v their_o cattle_n to_o he_o janson_n he_o pecora_n alibant_n aegyptii_n ut_fw-la patet_fw-la v._o 16._o si_fw-mi non_fw-la ad_fw-la esum_fw-la saltem_fw-la ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la ex_fw-la lacte_fw-la lana_fw-la labour_v &_o venditione_n capiendam_fw-la janson_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o corn_n for_o they_o and_o so_o for_o this_o year_n he_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n for_o their_o cattle_n which_o he_o can_v maintain_v by_o the_o vast_a quantity_n of_o straw_n and_o chaff_n he_o have_v preserve_v when_o that_o year_n be_v end_v which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o second_o of_o their_o extremity_n they_o come_v to_o he_o again_o viz._n in_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o tell_v he_o they_o have_v part_v with_o their_o money_n and_o their_o cattle_n they_o have_v now_o nothing_o leave_v but_o their_o person_n and_o their_o land_n and_o why_o shall_v they_o die_v and_o their_o land_n become_v barren_a waist_n and_o desolate_a they_o desire_v he_o therefore_o to_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o food_n and_o for_o seed_n to_o sow_v their_o land_n with_o and_o they_o themselves_o will_v become_v servant_n and_o their_o land_n shall_v be_v tributary_n to_o pharaoh_n so_o joseph_n buy_v their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n use_n then_o he_o transplant_v they_o from_o one_o place_n or_o town_n to_o another_o feudatarios_fw-la another_o ut_fw-mi sese_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la agnoscerent_fw-la feudatarios_fw-la not_o leave_v they_o in_o that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o before_o to_o gain_v the_o right_n of_o propriety_n and_o possession_n from_o the_o people_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o people_n mutiny_v not_o in_o all_o these_o extremity_n nor_o break_v open_a the_o granary_n of_o pharaoh_n but_o by_o joseph_n prudence_n and_o god_n overrule_a providence_n keep_v themselves_o quiet_a but_o the_o land_n assign_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n 45._o priest_n some_o by_o priest_n understand_v pharaoh_n chief_a officer_n of_o state_n see_v ch._n 41._o 45._o or_o such_o as_o be_v employ_v about_o their_o public_a heathenish_a worship_n or_o be_v professor_n or_o teacher_n of_o philosophy_n or_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o natural_a knowledge_n that_o then_o have_v the_o vogue_n among_o they_o he_o buy_v not_o beneficentia_fw-la not_o hinc_fw-la elicit_fw-la bellarminus_n immunem_fw-la a_o vectigalibus_fw-la esse_fw-la clerum_fw-la exer._n 7.24_o verum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la habenda_fw-la principum_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la for_o though_o those_o land_n in_o that_o extreme_a dearth_n fail_v of_o produce_v any_o thing_n as_o other_o land_n do_v yet_o those_o priest_n have_v a_o portion_n assign_v to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o king_n store_n be_v not_o necessitate_v to_o sell_v their_o land_n as_o other_o be_v that_o have_v no_o such_o provision_n then_o joseph_n tell_v the_o people_n he_o have_v now_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o will_v deal_v merciful_o with_o they_o and_o not_o make_v his_o utmost_a advantage_n of_o their_o necessity_n he_o will_v therefore_o furnish_v they_o with_o seed_n wherewith_o to_o sow_v their_o land_n and_o of_o the_o increase_n they_o shall_v pay_v only_o the_o five_o part_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o other_o four_o part_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o restore_v to_o they_o their_o cattle_n also_o else_o how_o can_v they_o have_v till_v their_o land_n this_o be_v grant_v they_o with_o a_o great_a acclamation_n they_o applaud_v his_o generosity_n and_o beneficence_n declare_v that_o he_o have_v save_v their_o life_n and_o see_v they_o have_v find_v so_o much_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n they_o will_v willing_o serve_v pharaoh_n and_o be_v his_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n on_o those_o condition_n before_o mention_v joseph_n hereupon_o settle_v it_o for_o a_o law_n and_o statute_n in_o egypt_n which_o remain_v still_o in_o force_n among_o they_o when_o this_o be_v write_v that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v all_o the_o king_n be_v own_a except_v the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v pay_v a_o five_o part_n loc_n part_n moderate_a quintam_fw-la donat_fw-la corporibus_fw-la interim_n liberatio_fw-la regem_fw-la prudenter_fw-la locupletat_fw-la ne_fw-la jacobi_n sumptus_fw-la aegre_fw-la ferat_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n of_o the_o yearly_a increase_n constant_o to_o he_o as_o a_o tribute_n and_o acknowledgement_n and_o thus_o joseph_n show_v himself_o a_o prudent_a faithful_a and_o very_o profitable_a servant_n to_o pharaoh_n by_o so_o great_o increase_v his_o revenue_n and_o without_o the_o regret_n or_o murmur_a of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o pharaoh_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v much_o of_o those_o land_n and_o possession_n he_o have_v give_v to_o joseph_n brethren_n in_o goshen_n thus_o jacob_n dwell_v very_o comfortable_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n he_o and_o his_o son_n have_v possession_n therein_o and_o they_o grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o jacob_n live_v after_o his_o first_o settlement_n there_o seventeen_o year_n so_o that_o his_o whole_a age_n be_v 147_o year_n the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n now_o draw_v nigh_o which_o he_o perceive_v either_o by_o the_o decay_n of_o nature_n in_o he_o or_o some_o revelation_n from_o god_n he_o send_v for_o his_o son_n joseph_n and_o desire_v he_o as_o he_o love_v he_o to_o swear_v to_o he_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n see_v ch._n 24._o 2._o that_o he_o will_v not_o bury_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o carry_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n with_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n in_o their_o bury_a place_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n in_o hebron_n see_v ch._n 23._o 19_o and_o 25._o 8._o and_o 35_o 29._o whereby_o he_o testify_v his_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v return_v thither_o and_o possess_v that_o land_n 50.25_o land_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n joseph_n also_o order_v his_o own_o bone_n to_o be_v carry_v thither_o ch._n 50.25_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v perform_v his_o desire_n then_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o up_o and_o turn_v himself_o towards_o his_o beds-head_n and_o to_o help_v himself_o herein_o possible_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n see_v heb._n 11.21_o anonym_n 11.21_o the_o lxx_o read_v it_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n the_o hebrew_n word_n without_o prick_n may_v be_v read_v
and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o it_o be_v like_a that_o it_o be_v either_o decide_v by_o lot_n who_o among_o they_o shall_v pay_v this_o redemption-money_n and_o who_o not_o or_o it_o be_v pay_v in_o common_a by_o they_o all_o the_o levite_n be_v thus_o number_v and_o their_o place_n and_o order_n how_o they_o shall_v pitch_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v prescribe_v now_o the_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v enter_v upon_o their_o office_n be_v appoint_v at_o the_o age_n of_o 25_o year_n they_o be_v to_o enter_v as_o novice_n and_o subservient_n in_o some_o inferior_a office_n and_o ministration_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n ch._n 8.24_o but_o they_o be_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o full_a execution_n of_o their_o office_n till_o the_o age_n of_o 30_o and_o then_o they_o be_v to_o continue_v in_o it_o till_o 50_o and_o though_o after_o 50_o they_o be_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o hard_a and_o most_o laborious_a service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n such_o as_o remove_n and_o carry_v the_o holy_a thing_n thereof_o yet_o still_o they_o be_v to_o be_v assistant_n to_o their_o brethren_n as_o overseer_n to_o see_v that_o the_o work_n be_v do_v and_o beside_o they_o be_v still_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o teach_v and_o instruct_v the_o people_n and_o in_o their_o several_a city_n as_o be_v well_o experience_v in_o the_o judicial_a law_n they_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o matter_n bring_v before_o they_o see_v numb_a 8._o from_o 23._o to_o the_o end_n the_o time_n of_o their_o enter_v upon_o their_o office_n be_v thus_o order_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o prevent_v confusion_n and_o ambition_n among_o they_o each_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n have_v its_o particular_a service_n eo_fw-la service_n v_o 3._o all_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o host_n i._o e._n qui_fw-la ingrediuntur_fw-la in_o coetum_fw-la vel_fw-la turmam_fw-la mimistrantium_fw-la in_o tabernaculo_fw-la nempe_fw-la ut_fw-la operentur_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la appoint_v 1._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n be_v 1._o the_o ten_o curtain_n of_o fine_a twine_v linen_n blue_a purple_a and_o scarlet_a 2_o the_o eleven_o curtain_n of_o goat_n hair_n that_o be_v lay_v over_o they_o 3_o the_o cover_n of_o ram-skin_n die_v red_a 4_o the_o cover_n of_o badgers-skin_n which_o lay_v over_o all_o and_o the_o hang_n for_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o for_o the_o court_n ch._n 3.25_o 26._o and_o ch._n 4.25_o 26._o 2._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n be_v the_o ark_n 15._o ark_n v._o 6._o shall_v put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o viz._n into_o the_o case_n or_o cover_n prepare_v for_o they_o that_o so_o the_o levite_n may_v not_o touch_v so_o much_o as_o the_o staff_n of_o the_o ark_n uncover_v for_o the_o staff_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o ark_n exod._n 25_o 15._o and_o the_o table_n of_o shewbread_n jansen_n shewbread_n v._o 7._o and_o the_o continual_a bread_n shall_v be_v thereon_o intellige_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la quietem_fw-la terrae_fw-la promissionis_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la enim_fw-la sicut_fw-la non_fw-la fiebant_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la in_o festis_fw-la aut_fw-la sabbatis_fw-la ut_fw-la clare_v dicitur_fw-la act_n 7.42_o &_o amos_n 5.25_o ita_fw-la nec_fw-la offerebantur_fw-la pane_n quod_fw-la erat_fw-la genus_fw-la quoddam_fw-la oblationis_fw-la aut_fw-la sacrificij_fw-la nec_fw-la thus_o aut_fw-la vinum_fw-la quod_fw-la adjungi_fw-la solebat_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la deerant_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la ut_fw-la conqueruntur_fw-la numb_a 21.5_o nam_fw-la multis_fw-la annis_fw-la manserunt_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la prorsus_fw-la inhabitatis_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gentibus_fw-la seperati_fw-la jansen_n and_o the_o gold_a candlestick_n and_o the_o altar_n and_o all_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v to_o be_v take_v down_o and_o remove_v the_o priest_n only_o be_v to_o do_v it_o and_o wrap_v up_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n in_o cover_n of_o blue_a or_o scarlet_a and_o to_o put_v cover_n of_o badgers-skin_n over_o they_o which_o be_v call_v the_o clothes_n of_o service_n exod._n 31.10_o and_o then_o to_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o kohathite_n to_o bear_v they_o on_o their_o shoulder_n increase_v shoulder_n the_o ark_n indeed_o be_v sometime_o carry_v by_o the_o priest_n see_v deut._n 31.9_o so_o when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh_n 3.6_o and_o compass_v the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n josh_n 6.6_o but_o ordinary_o this_o service_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o levite_n see_v deut._n 31.25_o especial_o till_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v more_o increase_v who_o may_v not_o otherwise_o touch_v they_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n so_o that_o though_o their_o office_n be_v most_o honourable_a because_o they_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n yet_o it_o be_v also_o perilous_a and_o burdensome_a ch._n 3.31_o ch._n 4.15_o 3._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n be_v the_o board_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o bar_n the_o pillar_n the_o scocket_n pin_n cord_n and_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o court_n etc._n etc._n ch._n 3.36_o 37._o &_o ch._n 4.31_o 32._o eleazar_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o aaron_n be_v to_o be_v chief_a over_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o levite_n viz._n the_o kohathite_n that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n and_o his_o brother_n ithamar_n over_o the_o gershonite_n and_o merarite_n to_o the_o inspection_n and_o care_n also_o of_o eleazar_n be_v commit_v the_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n the_o sweet_a incense_n the_o daily_a meat-offering_a and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o the_o oversight_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o appoint_v the_o kohathite_n every_o one_o to_o his_o several_a burden_n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v charge_v that_o all_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n shall_v be_v so_o cover_v that_o the_o kohathite_n may_v neither_o see_v nor_o touch_v what_o they_o shall_v not_o which_o if_o they_o shall_v do_v they_o will_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o to_o die_v for_o it_o 7._o it_o uzzah_n though_o a_o levite_n for_o such_o a_o transgression_n be_v smite_v dead_a 2_o sam._n 6.6_o 7._o for_o the_o holy_a fire_n that_o be_v always_o to_o be_v keep_v alive_a upon_o the_o altar_n it_o be_v like_a when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v remove_v it_o be_v put_v into_o some_o pot_n or_o vessel_n and_o so_o preserve_v still_o with_o supply_n of_o wood_n numb_a ch._n 3._o whole_a chapter_n numb_a ch._n 4._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xlv_o the_o levite_n thus_o set_v apart_o be_v with_o all_o due_a solemnity_n consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n but_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v themselves_o equal_a to_o the_o priest_n they_o be_v neither_o consecrate_a at_o the_o same_o time_n nor_o with_o the_o same_o ceremony_n the_o consecration_n of_o the_o priest_n take_v up_o seven_o day_n see_v exod._n 29.35_o levit._fw-la 8.33_o but_o this_o of_o the_o levite_n be_v do_v in_o one_o day_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v thus_o 1._o moses_n be_v to_o take_v the_o levite_n and_o to_o cleanse_v they_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o sprinkle_v the_o water_n of_o purify_n upon_o they_o which_o be_v make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o red_a heifer_n book_n heifer_n therefore_o direction_n for_o make_v this_o water_n be_v give_v before_o this_o time_n though_o not_o mention_v by_o moses_n till_o the_o 19_o ch._n of_o this_o book_n mention_v ch._n 19_o and_o then_o to_o shave_v off_o all_o their_o hair_n which_o be_v another_o sign_n of_o purification_n see_v levit._n 14.8_o 9_o &_o numb_a 6.9_o and_o to_o wash_v their_o clothes_n by_o which_o rite_n be_v signify_v what_o great_a holiness_n and_o purity_n god_n require_v in_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o sacred_a function_n 2_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v there_o assemble_v and_o the_o levite_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o lord_n some_o of_o the_o chief_a levitae_fw-la chief_a non_fw-la omnes_fw-la sed_fw-la omnium_fw-la nomine_fw-la principes_fw-la vel_fw-la sort_n primogeniti_a in_o quorum_fw-la loco_fw-la erant_fw-la levitae_fw-la of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o put_v their_o hand_n 48.17_o hand_n which_o rite_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o officer_n both_o in_o the_o old_a t._n and_o the_o n._n numb_a 27.23_o act._n 6.6_o &_o 13.3_o and_o in_o benediction_n gen._n 48.17_o upon_o they_o thereby_o testify_v that_o they_o do_v now_o free_o offer_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v whole_o set_v apart_o for_o his_o service_n 3_o then_o aaron_n be_v to_o present_v they_o freidlib_n they_o v._o 11._o and_o aaron_n shall_v wave_v the_o levite_n before_o the_o lord_n hac_fw-la elevatione_fw-la significabatur_fw-la eos_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la domino_fw-la offerri_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la in_o munus_fw-la ut_fw-la scil_n loco_fw-la
come_v now_o to_o set_v out_o their_o portion_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n and_o first_o he_o tell_v aaron_n that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o office_n to_o which_o he_o be_v anoint_v and_o because_o he_o and_o his_o son_n be_v separate_v from_o worldly_a employment_n to_o attend_v upon_o holy_a thing_n therefore_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o part_n in_o every_o meat-offering_a sin-offering_a trespass-offering_a and_o in_o the_o court_n 14._o court_n see_v levit._n 6.16.26_o &_o leu._n 7.6_o ezek._n 42_o 13_o 14._o of_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o tent_n round_o about_o it_o call_v here_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n comparative_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o great_a court_n for_o the_o people_n which_o be_v without_o the_o priest_n court_n they_o may_v eat_v of_o they_o 2_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o heave-offering_n and_o wave-offering_n that_o be_v the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o wave-breast_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n with_o all_o other_o gift_n that_o be_v heave_v and_o wave_v no_o part_n thereof_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o of_o these_o the_o priest_n daughter_n may_v eat_v whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o their_o father_n house_n but_o be_v marry_v to_o stranger_n they_o may_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o holy_a thing_n see_v levit._n 22.12_o 13._o neither_o may_v any_o unclean_a person_n eat_v thereof_o 3_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o first-fruit_n some_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o lord_n at_o their_o three_o great_a feast_n as_o a_o sheaf_n of_o their_o barley_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n levit._n 23.10_o and_o two_o loaf_n of_o their_o new-wheat_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n vers_fw-la 17._o and_o the_o first_o of_o their_o wine_n and_o oil_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n but_o these_o be_v bring_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n in_o general_n beside_o these_o particular_a man_n be_v of_o their_o own_o corn_n and_o fruit_n to_o bring_v the_o first-fruit_n unto_o the_o lord_n as_o be_v enjoin_v exod._n 22.29_o &_o 23.19_o concern_v which_o there_o be_v no_o other_o direction_n give_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o first_o and_o of_o the_o best_a the_o quantity_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o liberty_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o owner_n to_o bring_v according_a as_o he_o have_v find_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o ground_n 4_o they_o shall_v have_v all_o thing_n devote_v that_o be_v all_o votive_a and_o freewilloffering_n see_v levit._n 27.28_o except_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v devote_v as_o a_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n 5_o the_o first-born_a of_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o first-born_a redemption_n first-born_a the_o first-born_a of_o man_n before_o they_o be_v redeem_v be_v to_o be_v present_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o temple_n exod._n 13.12_o levit._fw-la 2.22_o and_o that_o can_v not_o be_v do_v before_o the_o mother_n be_v purify_v which_o require_v forty_o day_n time_n levit._n 12.4_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v free_a from_o this_o redemption_n of_o man_n they_o be_v to_o permit_v to_o be_v redeem_v at_o a_o month_n old_a bonfrerius_n old_a v._o 16._o secundum_fw-la aestimationem_fw-la seu_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la refero_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la post_fw-la mensem_fw-la q._n d._n constitues_fw-la diem_fw-la quando_fw-la velles_fw-fr eum_fw-la redimi_fw-la hic_fw-la dies_fw-la communi_fw-la usu_fw-la erat_fw-la 40_o a_o partu_fw-la ut_fw-la eadem_fw-la opera_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la purificaretur_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la redimeretur_fw-la bonfrerius_n for_o five_o shekel_n see_v levit._n 27.6_o and_o the_o firstling_n of_o unclean_a beast_n they_o be_v to_o permit_v to_o be_v redeem_v after_o eight_o day_n at_o a_o low_a price_n but_o the_o firstling_n of_o cow_n sheep_n and_o goat_n be_v not_o to_o be_v redeem_v they_o must_v be_v sacrifice_v and_o their_o blood_n sprinkle_v and_o their_o fat_a burn_v on_o the_o altar_n that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o sweet_a savour_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o their_o flesh_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o priest_n god_n tell_v they_o he_o have_v allot_v they_o these_o thing_n for_o their_o maintenance_n 113._o maintenance_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n write_v of_o 24_o gift_n which_o god_n bestow_v on_o the_o priest_n with_o the_o order_n and_o use_v of_o they_o see_v ainsworth_n pag._n 113._o for_o ever_o that_o be_v whilst_o this_o dispensation_n last_v by_o a_o perpetual_a and_o unchangeable_a covenant_n call_v a_o covenant_n of_o salt_n because_o firm_a and_o incorruptible_a salt_n have_v a_o virtue_n to_o preserve_v any_o thing_n from_o corruption_n god_n further_o tell_v aaron_n that_o when_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o lot_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o lot_n for_o the_o levite_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o it_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v their_o part_n and_o portion_n indeed_o they_o have_v city_n 32._o city_n concern_v the_o 35_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o 13_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o priest_n see_v richardson_n pag._n 32._o and_o suburb_n but_o they_o be_v give_v they_o by_o the_o other_o tribe_n the_o lord_n further_o tell_v aaron_n that_o he_o have_v give_v the_o levite_n all_o the_o ten_o or_o tithe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n blessing_n israel_n v._o 24._o which_o they_o offer_v as_o a_o heave-offering_a that_o be_v a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o homage_n and_o subjection_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o he_o for_o his_o blessing_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n levit._n 27.30_o and_o strait_o charge_v that_o no_o israelite_n that_o be_v not_o of_o that_o tribe_n presume_v to_o come_v nigh_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o do_v any_o part_n of_o the_o service_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n lest_o they_o die_v for_o it_o and_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o levite_n shall_v bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o own_o iniquity_n if_o they_o shall_v transgress_v yea_o and_o of_o the_o people_n too_o if_o by_o their_o not_o watch_v over_o the_o holy_a thing_n they_o suffer_v the_o people_n to_o transgress_v about_o they_o he_o further_o enjoin_v that_o the_o levite_n shall_v offer_v as_o a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o pay_v a_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o tithe_n they_o receive_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n will_v accept_v at_o their_o hand_n no_o less_o than_o if_o have_v land_n as_o other_o have_v they_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n do_v to_o they_o and_o hereby_o they_o shall_v testify_v their_o homage_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n and_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v and_o separate_v out_o of_o the_o tithe_n pay_v to_o they_o for_o the_o hallow_a part_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o priest_n that_o which_o be_v of_o all_o the_o best_a and_o the_o priest_n may_v eat_v of_o these_o tithe_n indifferent_o in_o any_o place_n and_o he_o further_o declare_v that_o if_o the_o levite_n do_v heave_v or_o separate_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o best_a of_o their_o tithe_n for_o the_o priest_n use_v they_o shall_v not_o expose_v themselves_o to_o punishment_n which_o they_o will_v else_o do_v if_o they_o neglect_v it_o in_o conclusion_n here_o be_v add_v a_o general_a warning_n that_o both_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v take_v heed_n of_o pollute_v or_o profane_v the_o holy_a thing_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v profane_v by_o other_o which_o may_v be_v do_v many_o way_n that_o so_o they_o may_v prevent_v wrath_n from_o fall_v on_o themselves_o and_o other_o ch._n 18._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxvi_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o watch_v over_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v not_o transgress_v about_o any_o of_o the_o holy_a thing_n he_o here_o appoint_v a_o water_n of_o separation_n to_o be_v make_v that_o so_o if_o any_o of_o the_o people_n have_v contract_v any_o legal_a uncleanness_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o this_o water_n upon_o they_o they_o may_v be_v cleanse_v and_o so_o may_v come_v free_o again_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n without_o fear_n of_o those_o plague_n which_o otherwise_o their_o pollution_n may_v bring_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o make_n of_o this_o water_n a_o red_a heifer_n be_v to_o be_v provide_v and_o that_o by_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o they_o all_o and_o for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o any_o one_o among_o they_o that_o be_v by_o any_o accident_n legal_o unclean_a it_o must_v be_v a_o heifer_n without_o spot_n and_o upon_o which_o never_o come_v yoke_n for_o they_o use_v in_o those_o time_n to_o
plough_v and_o draw_v their_o cart_n with_o heifer_n and_o cow_n as_o well_o as_o with_o ox_n see_v judg._n 14.18_o this_o heifer_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o eleazar_n because_o by_o do_v this_o service_n that_o be_v now_o to_o be_v do_v he_o be_v to_o be_v unclean_a and_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o he_o rather_o than_o aaron_n shall_v be_v defile_v she_o must_v also_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n as_o a_o accurse_a thing_n figure_v christ_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n and_o suffer_v without_o the_o city_n heb._n 13.12_o and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o sprinkle_v of_o her_o blood_n seven_o time_n turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o her_o skin_n and_o her_o flesh_n her_o blood_n and_o her_o dung_n be_v all_o to_o be_v burn_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o take_v cedar-wood_n and_o hyssop_n and_o scarlet_a and_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o heifer_n to_o signify_v that_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v use_v for_o a_o sprinkle_n in_o sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n see_v levit._n 14.4_o and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v his_o flesh_n and_o to_o be_v unclean_a unto_o the_o evening_n 21._o evening_n the_o like_a be_v enjoin_v to_o he_o that_o burn_v this_o heifer_n v._o 8._o and_o to_o he_o that_o gather_v up_o the_o ash_n v._o 10._o and_o to_o he_o that_o sprinkle_v a_o unclean_a person_n with_o the_o water_n make_v of_o those_o ash_n v._o 21._o this_o may_v intimate_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o water_n make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o this_o heifer_n as_o the_o thing_n signify_v thereby_o that_o have_v virtue_n in_o it_o to_o purify_v those_o that_o be_v spiritual_o unclean_a and_o consequent_o to_o show_v the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o legal_a priesthood_n because_o they_o that_o be_v employ_v in_o prepare_v this_o water_n which_o be_v for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o other_o be_v themselves_o defile_v it_o be_v further_o enjoin_v that_o the_o ash_n of_o this_o heifer_n shall_v be_v gather_v up_o by_o a_o man_n that_o be_v clean_a and_o lay_v up_o without_o the_o camp_n in_o a_o clean_a place_n themselves_o place_n as_o for_o the_o place_n where_o those_o ash_n be_v keep_v when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v not_o express_v some_o hold_n that_o those_o ash_n be_v disperse_v into_o all_o the_o city_n that_o those_o who_o be_v unclean_a may_v have_v wherewith_o to_o purify_v and_o cleanse_v themselves_o because_o they_o be_v now_o conseerate_v to_o a_o holy_a use_n however_o the_o man_n that_o gather_v they_o up_o be_v thereby_o make_v unclean_a because_o they_o be_v the_o remainder_n of_o a_o heifer_n slay_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o make_v and_o reserve_v of_o these_o ash_n for_o a_o water_n of_o separation_n be_v to_o bind_v both_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o proselyte_n or_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v with_o they_o as_o long_o as_o this_o dispensation_n last_v by_o this_o law_n it_o be_v further_o enjoin_v that_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v to_o be_v unclean_a seven_o day_n and_o he_o be_v to_o purify_v himself_o with_o this_o water_n on_o the_o three_o day_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n vers_fw-la 19_o and_o then_o he_o be_v to_o be_v clean_o else_o not_o and_o whoever_o have_v contract_v this_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o do_v not_o make_v use_n of_o this_o way_n to_o purify_v himself_o but_o come_v in_o that_o state_n into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o do_v it_o presumptuous_o because_o he_o despise_v not_o only_o the_o ceremonial_a purify_n but_o the_o thing_n signify_v thereby_o viz._n the_o spiritual_a cleanse_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messiah_n otherwise_o if_o he_o do_v it_o ignorant_o he_o be_v to_o bring_v 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etc._n etc._n numb_a 20._o vers_fw-la 1._o sect_n lxviii_o at_o this_o kadesh_n dead_a kadesh_n so_o that_o in_o their_o travel_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a where_o the_o spy_n come_v back_o to_o moses_n to_o this_o kadesh_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o zin_n there_o be_v about_o 38_o year_n spend_v and_o most_o of_o their_o father_n that_o be_v number_v at_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v in_o this_o time_n dead_a the_o people_n for_o want_v of_o water_n murmur_v again_o against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n with_o the_o same_o want_n god_n have_v try_v their_o father_n in_o the_o first_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 17.4_o and_o they_o murmur_v then_o as_o their_o child_n do_v now_o and_o they_o have_v water_n give_v they_o out_o of_o a_o rock_n but_o these_o their_o child_n be_v worse_a than_o their_o father_n because_o the_o supply_n their_o father_n have_v from_o god_n in_o that_o extremity_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o argument_n and_o encouragement_n to_o 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tabernacle_n to_o intercede_v with_o god_n as_o former_o for_o this_o rebellious_a people_n and_o the_o lord_n immediate_o signify_v his_o approach_n and_o the_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o his_o glorious_a presence_n by_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o cloud_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v ch._n 14.10_o and_o ch._n 16.19_o and_o here_o he_o command_v moses_n to_o take_v the_o rod_n viz._n aaron_n rod_n which_o bud_v out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n 17.10_o tabernacle_n see_v numb_a 20._o v._n 9_o &_o ch._n 17.10_o and_o with_o that_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o speak_v to_o the_o rock_n before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o it_o shall_v give_v forth_o water_n moses_n indeed_o with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n at_o
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not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o scare_v they_o or_o put_v they_o in_o any_o fright_n this_o be_v do_v the_o lord_n say_v to_o joshua_n this_o day_n have_v i_o roll_v away_o from_o you_o the_o reproach_n of_o egypt_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v have_v these_o israelite_n continue_v in_o their_o uncircumcision_n they_o will_v rather_o have_v seem_v to_o be_v uncircumcised_a egyptian_n than_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n but_o now_o be_v circumcise_v this_o reproach_n of_o egypt_n be_v roll_v away_o from_o they_o see_v 1_o sam._n 17.26_o gen._n 34.14_o josh_n ch._n 5._o from_o 1._o to_o 10._o sect_n xcvii_o upon_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o this_o first_o month_n in_o the_o evening_n the_o israelite_n celebrate_v their_o first_o passover_n 2._o passover_n which_o be_v likewise_o intermit_v in_o the_o wilderness_n save_v only_o the_o second_o year_n see_v numb_a 9.1_o 2._o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o on_o the_o morrow_n after_o do_v eat_v both_o unleavened_a cake_n of_o the_o old_a corn_n and_o parch_a corn_n of_o the_o new_a even_o the_o very_a same_o day_n whereon_o the_o sheaf_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o harvest_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o offering_n whereof_o they_o may_v lawful_o eat_v of_o the_o new_a corn_n and_o not_o till_o then_o and_o manna_n cease_v the_o very_a day_n after_o they_o begin_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o after_o that_o they_o see_v it_o no_o more_o by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o they_o that_o manna_n come_v not_o all_o that_o time_n they_o have_v enjoy_v it_o from_o any_o natural_a cause_n in_o the_o cloud_n but_o be_v provide_v for_o they_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n by_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o god_n josh_n ch._n 5._o vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o sect_n xcviii_o joshua_n now_o approach_v near_o to_o jericho_n possible_o to_o observe_v the_o country_n about_o it_o and_o to_o contrive_v how_o he_o may_v best_o assail_v it_o and_o perhaps_o retire_v a_o little_a alone_o to_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o direction_n in_o this_o matter_n on_o a_o sudden_a he_o behold_v a_o man_n stand_v over_o against_o he_o with_o his_o sword_n draw_v in_o his_o hand_n joshua_n go_v to_o he_o and_o say_v be_v thou_o for_o we_o or_o for_o our_o adversary_n the_o man_n say_v nay_o but_o as_o a_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o lord_n be_o i_o come_v unto_o thou_o then_o joshua_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o worship_v he_o say_v what_o say_v my_o lord_n to_o his_o servant_n and_o he_o say_v loose_v thy_o shoe_n from_o off_o thy_o foot_n for_o the_o place_n whereon_o thou_o stand_v his_o holy_a and_o joshua_n do_v so_o this_o captain_n of_o the_o lord_n host_n be_v not_o gabriel_n or_o any_o other_o create_v angel_n but_o michael_n the_o archangel_n judas_n v._n 9_o the_o great_a prince_n of_o god_n people_n dan._n 10.21_o &_o 12.1_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n 3.1_o christ_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n who_o appear_v here_o and_o sundry_a other_o time_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n as_o a_o forego_n presage_v and_o pre-signification_n of_o his_o future_a incarnation_n and_o this_o appear_v by_o joshua_n adore_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n ch._n 6.2_o and_o his_o acceptance_n of_o it_o which_o a_o create_a angel_n will_v have_v refuse_v rev._n 19.10_o and_o by_o his_o command_a joshua_n to_o put_v off_o his_o shoe_n because_o the_o place_n be_v holy_a like_o to_o that_o exod._n 3.5_o not_o that_o the_o place_n be_v capable_a of_o any_o inherent_a holiness_n in_o itself_o but_o hallow_v by_o god_n holy_a presence_n in_o it_o and_o in_o relation_n to_o that_o only_a to_o be_v so_o esteem_v and_o which_o cease_v to_o be_v so_o when_o his_o appearance_n be_v withdraw_v from_o it_o this_o captain_n instruct_v joshua_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o besiege_v and_o conquer_a jericho_n he_o command_v he_o for_o six_o fulfil_v six_o thus_o god_n love_v to_o try_v the_o say_v and_o patience_n of_o his_o people_n to_o see_v whither_o they_o will_v wait_v for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o promise_n when_o they_o be_v not_o present_o fulfil_v day_n together_o to_o march_v his_o army_n round_o about_o the_o city_n that_o the_o priest_n shall_v carry_v the_o ark_n about_o it_o and_o seven_o priest_n with_o trumpet_n of_o rams-horn_n shall_v blow_v before_o it_o and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n to_o do_v it_o seven_o several_a time_n at_o the_o last_o of_o which_o when_o the_o priest_n blow_v with_o a_o long_a blast_n all_o the_o people_n shall_v give_v a_o great_a shout_n at_o which_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n shall_v fall_v down_o and_o so_o the_o israelite_n shall_v enter_v into_o it_o and_o destroy_v it_o joshua_n have_v receive_v these_o direction_n from_o the_o lord_n acquaint_v the_o people_n with_o they_o who_o believe_v the_o lord_n will_v work_v this_o miracle_n for_o they_o as_o he_o have_v new_o divide_v the_o water_n of_o jordan_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v heb._n 11.30_o by_o faith_n the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n fall_v down_o joshua_n tell_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v the_o city_n into_o their_o hand_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v accurse_v or_o devote_v 27.28_o devote_v see_v levit._n 27.28_o even_o it_o and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o to_o the_o lord_n except_o rahab_n and_o her_o family_n who_o hide_v the_o spy_n that_o be_v shall_v be_v offer_v to_o divine_a justice_n as_o a_o kind_n of_o first-fruit_n thereby_o intimate_v that_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v it_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o all_z the_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o vessel_n of_o brass_n and_o iron_n be_v to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v into_o his_o treasury_n
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resolution_n concern_v his_o son_n what_o say_v they_o shall_v jonathan_n die_v who_o have_v wrought_v this_o great_a salvation_n in_o israel_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v innocent_a and_o have_v commit_v no_o offence_n that_o deserve_v death_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v so_o brave_a a_o prince_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n and_o reward_n see_v the_o lord_n by_o he_o have_v give_v a_o great_a and_o miraculous_a deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o forlorn_a and_o desperate_a condition_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v there_o shall_v not_o one_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n for_o he_o have_v wrought_v with_o god_n that_o be_v under_o god_n and_o by_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n a_o great_a deliverance_n for_o we_o so_o the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n that_o he_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n thus_o saul_n cease_v from_o pursue_v the_o philistine_n any_o further_o at_o present_a and_o so_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o get_v 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his_o concubine_n the_o daughter_n he_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n who_o name_n be_v ahinoam_v be_v merab_n and_o michal_n the_o captain_n of_o his_o host_n be_v abner_n his_o cousin-german_n son_n to_o his_o uncle_n ner._n and_o when_o he_o see_v any_o strong_a or_o valiant_a man_n he_o take_v he_o into_o his_o service_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 14._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxvi_o sometime_o after_o samuel_n by_o god_n appointment_n send_v saul_n to_o destroy_v the_o amalekite_n but_o before_o he_o tell_v he_o what_o god_n command_v he_o to_o do_v he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n singular_a favour_n towards_o he_o and_o the_o high_a honour_n he_o have_v exalt_v he_o unto_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v move_v he_o to_o perform_v what_o god_n command_v he_o with_o the_o more_o diligence_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o though_o he_o have_v former_o fail_v in_o his_o duty_n yet_o now_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v sure_a strict_o to_o observe_v his_o command_n and_o injunction_n samuel_n now_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v he_o against_o ameleck_n three_o several_a time_n the_o lord_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v destroy_v the_o amalekite_n exod._n 17.14_o numb_a 24.20_o and_o deut._n 25.19_o and_o now_o saul_n be_v send_v to_o execute_v that_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o long_o ago_o at_o several_a time_n threaten_v and_o though_o the_o present_a king_n and_o subject_n of_o amalek_n have_v be_v cruel_a and_o bloody_a adversary_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o samuel_n intimate_v v._o 33._o as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v many_o woman_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a and_o so_o deserve_v to_o be_v destroy_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o because_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o israelite_n know_v that_o he_o have_v not_o forget_v the_o former_a injury_n of_o their_o ancestor_n towards_o his_o people_n though_o it_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n since_o it_o be_v do_v he_o resolve_v now_o to_o visit_v it_o upon_o they_o and_o he_o mention_n one_o circumstance_n that_o great_o aggravate_v it_o viz._n that_o when_o his_o poor_a people_n have_v be_v long_o under_o a_o miserable_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n and_o be_v new_o escape_v from_o it_o yet_o even_o then_o they_o come_v out_o against_o they_o and_o seek_v to_o destroy_v they_o nor_o need_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o present_a amalekite_n shall_v be_v utter_o destroy_v for_o that_o which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v do_v so_o many_o year_n before_o for_o though_o god_n destroy_v none_o everlasting_o but_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o with_o temporal_a punishment_n he_o do_v usual_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o ancestor_n especial_o when_o the_o child_n go_v on_o in_o their_o father_n step_n as_o by_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o agag_n v._o 33._o it_o seem_v those_o amalekite_n do_v samuel_n therefore_o command_v saul_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o go_v and_o smite_v amalek_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o not_o to_o spare_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o their_o very_a cattle_n peccantium_fw-la cattle_n v._o 7._o jumenta_fw-la bruta_n pereunt_fw-la quip_n possessiones_fw-la organa_fw-la fulcra_fw-la gaudia_fw-la peccantium_fw-la for_o he_o have_v anathematise_v and_o devote_v they_o all_o to_o destruction_n as_o he_o do_v jericho_n saul_n hereupon_o gather_v a_o great_a army_n and_o number_n they_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o telaim_n or_o telem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n 15.24_o and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n beside_o ten_o thousand_o man_n of_o judah_n tribe_n judah_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v reckon_v apart_o from_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n 1._o because_o they_o usual_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o go_v first_o against_o the_o enemy_n in_o any_o common_a danger_n 2._o because_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v of_o his_o tribe_n saul_n march_v his_o army_n and_o come_v near_o to_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o amalek_n he_o send_v to_o the_o kenites_n the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n who_o live_v in_o tent_n see_v judg._n 4.17_o among_o these_o amalekite_n to_o depart_v and_o get_v they_o out_o from_o among_o they_o if_o they_o love_v their_o life_n for_o jethro_n and_o his_o family_n have_v show_v kindness_n to_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n he_o himself_o come_v out_o with_o much_o joy_n to_o meet_v moses_n and_o to_o congratulate_v all_o the_o goodness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v to_o israel_n therefore_o now_o saul_n give_v they_o warning_n to_o remove_v away_o that_o they_o may_v not_o suffer_v with_o the_o amalekite_n who_o god_n intend_v at_o this_o time_n to_o punish_v for_o the_o wrong_n their_o progenitor_n have_v do_v to_o his_o people_n but_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o spare_v the_o kenites_n for_o the_o kindness_n their_o ancestor_n have_v show_v to_o they_o the_o kenites_n according_o remove_v from_o they_o soon_o after_o saul_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o their_o chief_a city_n fight_v eo_fw-la fight_v v._o 5._o vajareb_n pugnavit_fw-la contendit_fw-la scil_n cum_fw-la eo_fw-la with_o the_o amalekite_n and_o discomfit_v they_o and_o take_v their_o king_n agag_n prisoner_n and_o pursue_v they_o from_o havilah_n to_o shur_n which_o be_v over_o against_o egypt_n and_o destroy_v all_o that_o come_v out_o with_o agag_n to_o fight_v against_o they_o with_o all_o other_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o and_o destroy_v also_o their_o city_n and_o to_n but_o that_o many_o of_o they_o do_v escape_v this_o slaughter_n be_v manifest_a from_o ch._n 27.8_o and_o ch._n 30.1_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o saul_n have_v take_v their_o king_n who_o he_o shall_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v slay_v he_o and_o
the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n o_o you_o unfortunate_a mountain_n of_o gilboa_n let_v no_o dew_n or_o rain_v ever_o fall_v upon_o you_o more_o be_v you_o curse_v with_o drought_n and_o barrenness_n 3.3_o barrenness_n gravitas_fw-la doloris_fw-la etiam_fw-la rebus_fw-la inanimatis_fw-la maledicere_fw-la consuevit_fw-la vid._n job_n 3.3_o as_o a_o sad_a and_o woeful_a monument_n of_o this_o calamity_n and_o let_v there_o be_v no_o fruitful_a plot_n or_o field_n find_v among_o you_o that_o may_v yield_v offering_n of_o first_o fruit_n percelluntur_fw-la fruit_n poëtica_fw-la exclamatio_fw-la cum_fw-la hyperbolica_fw-la imprecatione_fw-la ad_fw-la figurandum_fw-la horrorem_fw-la quo_fw-la pii_fw-la recordantes_fw-la accepti_fw-la mali_fw-la percelluntur_fw-la and_o tithe_n may_v those_o hill_n which_o have_v give_v so_o much_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n never_o afford_v any_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v for_o there_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v vile_o cast_v away_o viz._n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v rout_v in_o the_o field_n yea_o the_o shield_n of_o saul_n as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n that_o be_v there_o saul_n himself_o drop_v his_o shield_n and_o fall_v contemptible_o as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o common_a ordinary_a man_n and_o not_o a_o king_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o former_o for_o jonathan_n bow_n and_o saul_n sword_n use_v not_o to_o return_v empty_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v and_o from_o the_o fat_a strong_a fat_a eat_v be_v mention_v to_o signify_v man_n healthful_a lusty_a and_o strong_a of_o the_o mighty_a that_o be_v they_o do_v usual_o devour_v the_o blood_n and_o flesh_n of_o their_o stout_a enemy_n saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v lovely_a and_o pleasant_a in_o their_o life_n that_o be_v they_o dear_o love_v one_o another_o though_o saul_n in_o his_o frantic_a fit_n be_v sometime_o enrage_v against_o jonathan_n yet_o no_o doubt_n he_o dear_o love_v he_o when_o those_o fit_n be_v over_o and_o in_o their_o death_n they_o be_v not_o divide_v that_o be_v they_o fall_v together_o in_o the_o field_n they_o be_v swift_a than_o eagle_n and_o strong_a than_o lion_n that_o be_v they_o be_v nimble_a and_o active_a in_o pursue_v their_o enemy_n and_o strong_a and_o valiant_a in_o subdue_a they_o you_o daughter_n of_o israel_n weep_v over_o saul_n who_o clothe_v you_o in_o scarlet_n with_o other_o delight_n and_o give_v you_o ornament_n of_o gold_n upon_o your_o apparel_n remember_v the_o peace_n you_o enjoy_v under_o his_o government_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o great_a plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n both_o for_o necessity_n and_o delight_n remember_v how_o he_o enrich_v the_o land_n with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o enemy_n but_o o_o sad_a and_o deplorable_a how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o battle_n o_o jonathan_n how_o be_v thou_o slay_v upon_o those_o curse_a high_a mountain_n i_o be_o distress_v exceed_o distress_v for_o thou_o my_o brother_n jonathan_n very_o pleasant_a have_v thou_o be_v unto_o i_o thy_o love_n to_o i_o be_v wonderful_a exceed_v the_o love_n of_o woman_n who_o affection_n usual_o be_v very_o strong_a how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v and_o the_o weapon_n of_o war_n lose_v viz._n the_o arm_n that_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o battle_n and_o become_v a_o spoil_n to_o the_o philistine_n to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n and_o weaken_n of_o god_n own_o people_n o_o tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n publish_v it_o not_o in_o the_o street_n of_o askalon_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 1._o from_o 17_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n clxxvi_o david_n now_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o ephod_n whither_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o any_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o he_o receive_v direction_n from_o god_n to_o go_v up_o to_o hebron_n bury_v hebron_n this_o be_v at_o present_a the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v withal_o the_o place_n where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v bury_v according_o he_o with_o his_o two_o wife_n and_o his_o follower_n with_o their_o family_n go_v up_o to_o that_o city_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n present_o flock_v thither_o and_o anoint_v david_n king_n over_o they_o for_o though_o before_o he_o have_v be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n yet_o that_o they_o may_v testify_v their_o approbation_n of_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v they_o cheerful_o now_o consent_v to_o accept_v he_o for_o their_o king_n and_o sovereign_a and_o he_o reign_v over_o they_o in_o hebron_n seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n before_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n do_v general_o submit_v to_o he_o soon_o after_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n have_v thus_o acknowledge_v he_o he_o make_v inquiry_n after_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n intend_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o have_v honourable_o bury_v they_o and_o he_o be_v tell_v what_o have_v be_v do_v concern_v they_o by_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n of_o which_o before_o 1_o sam._n 31.11_o 12_o 13._o hereupon_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o they_o to_o thank_v they_o for_o the_o kindness_n they_o have_v show_v to_o saul_n desire_v the_o lord_n to_o recompense_v it_o unto_o they_o and_o to_o manifest_v his_o mercy_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o they_o for_o it_o and_o he_o be_v now_o anoint_a king_n over_o judah_n will_v not_o have_v they_o entertain_v any_o thought_n of_o jealousy_n as_o if_o he_o will_v bear_v they_o any_o spleen_n or_o ill_a will_n for_o their_o kindness_n show_v to_o saul_n but_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v the_o rather_o endeavour_v to_o manifest_v all_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o to_o requite_v they_o for_o it_o 2_o sam._n ch._n 2._o from_o 1_o to_o 8._o sect_n clxxvii_o abner_n saul_n cousin-german_n who_o in_o saul_n life-time_n have_v be_v general_n of_o his_o army_n fear_v that_o if_o david_n be_v make_v king_n he_o shall_v be_v displace_v or_o disregard_v and_o know_v he_o can_v not_o in_o reason_n expect_v that_o favour_n and_o preferment_n under_o david_n which_o he_o may_v under_o a_o king_n of_o his_o own_o kindred_n and_o family_n especial_o if_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n to_o make_v he_o king_n and_o further_o consider_v that_o mephibosheth_n jonathans_n son_n the_o heir_n apparent_a to_o saul_n be_v but_o five_o year_n old_a and_o now_o late_o lame_v in_o his_o foot_n and_o so_o unfit_a for_o his_o purpose_n see_v ch._n 4.4_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o take_v ishbosheth_n who_o be_v the_o only_a son_n of_o saul_n that_o be_v now_o leave_v except_o those_o he_o have_v by_o his_o concubine_n and_o to_o make_v he_o king_n and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o take_v and_o carry_v he_o to_o mahanaim_n a_o city_n in_o gilead_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n beyond_o jordan_n choose_v there_o to_o settle_v his_o new_a king_n where_o he_o may_v be_v safe_a and_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o david_n party_n abner_n well_o know_v that_o david_n be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n to_o succeed_v saul_n in_o the_o throne_n see_v chap._n 3.4_o but_o be_v a_o ambitious_a and_o atheistical_a man_n he_o regard_v not_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v and_o see_v ishbosheth_n to_o be_v a_o weak_a and_o poor-spirited_a man_n he_o think_v he_o may_v make_v use_n of_o he_o as_o a_o shadow_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n rule_v all_o himself_o and_o according_o in_o that_o city_n he_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n judah_n except_v who_o to_o their_o great_a praise_n stick_v to_o david_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v king_n though_o they_o know_v it_o be_v like_a to_o prove_v the_o occasion_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n and_o of_o much_o danger_n to_o they_o however_o they_o resolve_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o event_n to_o god_n ishbosheth_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n quiet_o without_o any_o quarrel_n with_o the_o house_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 2._o from_o 8_o to_o 11._o sect_n clxxviii_o david_n now_o the_o better_a to_o strengthen_v himself_o in_o his_o new_a kingdom_n contract_v affinity_n with_o talmai_n king_n of_o geshur_n prey_n geshur_n israelitis_n ut_fw-la puto_fw-la era_fw-la vectigalis_fw-la rex_fw-la geshur_n eumque_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la devinciret_fw-la david_n &_o ishboshetho_fw-mi adversarium_fw-la faceret_fw-la filiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la maacham_n sibi_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la deposcit_fw-la tirinus_n geshur_n pars_fw-la est_fw-la syriae_n contermina_fw-la gileadi_n in_o trachionitide_n deut._n 3.14_o there_o be_v also_o geshurite_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o canaan_n towards_o egypt_n 1_o sam._n 27._o and_o from_o who_o david_n be_v at_o ziklag_n fetch_v great_a store_n of_o prey_n a_o city_n lie_v in_o the_o north_n in_o the_o border_n of_o gilead_n and_o marry_v his_o daughter_n maacha_n who_o bear_v he_o absalon_n and_o a_o
and_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o lion_n stand_v by_o it_o so_o that_o the_o lion_n have_v neither_o eat_v the_o carcase_n nor_o tear_v the_o ass_n the_o lion_n it_o seem_v run_v away_o immediate_o upon_o the_o old_a prophet_n come_v as_o have_v now_o do_v what_o he_o stay_v for_o and_o so_o the_o old_a prophet_n take_v and_o carry_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o other_o prophet_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o lay_v it_o in_o his_o own_o sepulchre_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o himself_o and_o he_o and_o his_o son_n mourn_v over_o he_o and_o say_v alas_o my_o brother_n see_v jer._n 22.18_o and_o the_o old_a prophet_n further_o speak_v unto_o his_o son_n say_v when_o i_o be_o dead_a bury_v i_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n wherein_o this_o man_n of_o god_n be_v bury_v lay_v my_o bone_n by_o his_o bone_n that_o so_o my_o bone_n may_v lie_v at_o rest_n and_o not_o be_v dig_v up_o and_o burn_v by_o josiah_n and_o for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o this_o end_n he_o cause_v a_o superscription_n to_o be_v engrave_v on_o the_o sepulchre_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v know_v who_o be_v bury_v there_o and_o herein_o he_o have_v his_o desire_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.17_o 18._o he_o further_o declare_v that_o the_o say_n of_o the_o decease_a prophet_n which_o he_o utter_v by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n against_o the_o altar_n of_o bethel_n and_o against_o all_o the_o house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n afterward_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n shall_v sure_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o notwithstanding_o this_o fair_a warning_n jeroboam_n return_v not_o from_o his_o idolatry_n and_o evil_a way_n one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o his_o hand_n be_v miraculous_o strike_v dead_a and_o as_o miraculous_o heal_v upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o shall_v present_o with_o that_o hand_n have_v pluck_v down_o his_o idolatrous_a calf_n and_o altar_n but_o neither_o that_o nor_o the_o cleave_a of_o the_o altar_n asunder_o nor_o the_o strange_a death_n that_o befall_v the_o young_a prophet_n whereby_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v be_v mighty_o confirm_v can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o forsake_v that_o idolaty_n whereby_o he_o seek_v to_o assure_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n but_o therein_o he_o be_v miserable_o deceive_v for_o this_o idolatry_n be_v not_o only_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o own_o house_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n at_o last_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o possible_o from_o the_o violent_a death_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o come_v from_o judah_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o harden_v himself_o in_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o not_o to_o regard_v his_o threaten_n and_o thereupon_o be_v obstinate_a in_o his_o idolatry_n he_o cast_v off_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o make_v of_o the_o low_a of_o the_o people_n priest_n of_o the_o high-place_n even_o whosoever_o will_v offer_v himself_o he_o consecrate_v he_o and_o make_v he_o a_o priest_n of_o that_o order_n whereupon_o many_o priest_n and_o levite_n leave_v their_o possession_n which_o they_o have_v in_o those_o part_n retire_v into_o jury_n and_o be_v follow_v by_o all_o such_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o set_v their_o mind_n upon_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n some_o year_n after_o his_o son_n abijah_n fall_v sick_a at_o tirzah_n for_o though_o shechem_n be_v at_o first_o the_o royal_a city_n of_o jeroboam_n kingdom_n yet_o afterward_o as_o it_o seem_v he_o build_v some_o stately_a palace_n for_o himself_o at_o tirzah_n a_o goodly_a and_o pleasant_a city_n to_o which_o solomon_n allude_v cant._n 6.4_o and_o so_o both_o jeroboam_n and_o the_o other_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o succeed_v he_o do_v usual_o keep_v their_o court_n there_o till_o samaria_n be_v build_v by_o omri_n from_o thence_o therefore_o he_o send_v his_o wife_n to_o shiloh_n to_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n who_o first_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o be_v now_o blind_a with_o old_a age_n he_o appoint_v she_o to_o go_v disguise_v lest_o if_o the_o prophet_n know_v she_o he_o shall_v either_o refuse_v to_o answer_v she_o be_v offend_v with_o their_o idolatry_n or_o else_o give_v she_o such_o a_o answer_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o hear_v he_o enjoin_v she_o therefore_o to_o go_v to_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n and_o to_o carry_v a_o small_a present_a to_o he_o viz._n ten_o loaf_n and_o cake_n and_o a_o bottle_n of_o honey_n that_o by_o so_o small_a a_o present_a she_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v only_o the_o wife_n of_o some_o poor_a countryman_n and_o only_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o her_o son_n that_o be_v sick_a it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o send_v she_o not_o to_o he_o to_o beg_v his_o prayer_n for_o the_o child_n though_o he_o have_v have_v experience_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o prophet_n prayer_n in_o the_o miraculous_a restore_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n it_o seem_v his_o obstinacy_n in_o his_o idolatry_n discourage_v he_o from_o seek_v such_o a_o favour_n from_o he_o his_o wife_n going_z according_o to_o shiloh_n the_o lord_n by_o the_o secret_a inspiration_n of_o his_o spirit_n inform_v ahijah_n of_o her_o come_n and_o that_o she_o will_v feign_v herself_o to_o be_v another_o woman_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o she_o according_o when_o ahijah_n hear_v the_o sound_n of_o her_o foot_n as_o she_o come_v into_o the_o door_n of_o his_o house_n he_o say_v to_o she_o come_v in_o thou_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_n why_o feign_a thou_o thyself_o to_o be_v another_o woman_n i_o be_o send_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o thou_o with_o heavy_a tiding_n go_v tell_v jeroboam_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n i_o exalt_v thou_o from_o among_o the_o people_n and_o make_v thou_o king_n over_o israel_n and_o rend_v ten_o of_o the_o tribe_n away_o from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v as_o my_o servant_n david_n who_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o follow_v i_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o as_o to_o my_o worship_n do_v only_o that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o sight_n but_o thou_o have_v do_v evil_a above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o thou_o saul_n though_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v no_o idolater_n solomon_n though_o by_o his_o wife_n instigation_n he_o permit_v idolatry_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o a_o idolater_n himself_o but_o thou_o have_v make_v thou_o other_o god_n go_n god_n representation_n of_o god_n be_v account_v as_o go_n and_o melt_a image_n to_o provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n and_o have_v cast_v my_o law_n behind_o thy_o back_n therefore_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o thy_o house_n and_o will_v so_o utter_o destroy_v it_o and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o it_o that_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v in_o it_o so_o much_o as_o a_o dog_n to_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o will_v destroy_v both_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o at_o home_n or_o leave_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o remove_v for_o be_v a_o noisome_a and_o filthy_a thing_n he_o will_v take_v it_o every_o whit_n away_o 15.29_o away_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o see_v chap._n 15.29_o furthermore_o let_v thy_o husband_n know_v that_o he_o of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n that_o die_v in_o the_o city_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v and_o he_o that_o die_v in_o the_o field_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v eat_v burial_n eat_v intimate_v they_o shall_v die_v unhappy_a death_n and_o not_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o burial_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o arise_v therefore_o and_o go_v thy_o way_n home_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o thy_o foot_n enter_v into_o thy_o house_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n tirzah_n thy_o son_n shall_v die_v and_o this_o judgement_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o your_o sorrow_n but_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v with_o lamentation_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o grave_n because_o of_o all_o jeroboam'_v family_n in_o he_o only_o there_o be_v find_v some_o good_a thing_n some_o seed_n of_o piety_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o consequent_o some_o regard_n to_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n moreover_o i_o must_v tell_v thou_o the_o lord_n will_v raise_v up_o a_o king_n 15.27_o king_n viz._n baasha_n who_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o nadab_n jeroboam_n son_n and_o slay_v he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n
son_n of_o nebat_fw-la for_o their_o king_n but_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n stick_v fast_o to_o rehoboam_n in_o memorial_n of_o this_o sad_a rent_n the_o jew_n afterward_o keep_v a_o solemn_a fast_a yearly_a upon_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n call_v sivan_n rehoboam_n be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n forthwith_o raise_v a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o thousand_o valiant_a man_n out_o of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n to_o reduce_v the_o ten_o tribe_n back_o to_o his_o subjection_n but_o be_v forbid_v to_o proceed_v on_o in_o that_o enterprise_n by_o the_o prophet_n shemaiah_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v of_o god_n who_o have_v so_o order_v it_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o father_n defection_n from_o he_o and_o so_o the_o people_n return_v to_o their_o own_o home_n but_o though_o for_o the_o present_a that_o design_n be_v lay_v aside_o yet_o there_o follow_v continual_a bicker_n between_o the_o two_o king_n all_o their_o day_n and_o the_o borderer_n on_o both_o side_n do_v continual_o make_v inroad_n one_o upon_o another_o see_v ch._n 14.30_o rehoboam_n dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o build_v and_o fortify_v fifteen_o city_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o judah_n and_o make_v great_a warlike_a provision_n and_o put_v garrison_n into_o the_o city_n and_o place_v captain_n and_o commander_n over_o they_o some_z whereof_o it_o seem_v be_v his_o own_o son_n for_o 2_o chron._n 11.23_o it_o be_v say_v he_o deal_v wise_o and_o disperse_v all_o his_o child_n throughout_o all_o the_o country_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n into_o every_o fence_a city_n and_o in_o that_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v he_o deal_v prudent_o for_o in_o his_o own_o son_n he_o may_v most_o secure_o confide_v and_o he_o store_v those_o garrison_n with_o plenty_n of_o victual_n and_o with_o wine_n and_o oil_n and_o in_o every_o garrison_n he_o put_v shield_n and_o spear_n and_o other_o warlike_a ammunition_n and_o make_v they_o exceed_v strong_a and_o many_o priest_n and_o levite_n that_o be_v cast_v off_o by_o jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n judah_n son_n they_o probable_o be_v place_v as_o captain_n in_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n as_o rehoboam_n son_n be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n who_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n in_o their_o city_n and_o many_o people_n out_o of_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n who_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n resort_v unto_o he_o whereby_o his_o kingdom_n be_v much_o strengthen_v for_o three_o year_n he_o and_o his_o people_n walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n and_o in_o the_o way_n of_o solomon_n viz._n his_o first_o way_n before_o his_o fall_n but_o afterward_o they_o forsake_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o some_o particular_a person_n among_o they_o undoubted_o remain_v faithful_a to_o god_n and_o make_v themselves_o high-place_n image_n rehoboam_n image_n so_o that_o none_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n at_o this_o time_n continue_v faithful_a to_o god_n the_o ten_o revolt_a with_o jeroboam_n and_o these_o two_o with_o rehoboam_n and_o grove_n do_v according_a to_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o they_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o provoke_v he_o to_o jealousy_n with_o their_o sin_n insomuch_o that_o in_o none_o of_o their_o father_n day_n there_o be_v such_o a_o general_a apostasy_n and_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v among_o they_o some_o that_o practise_v that_o abominable_a sin_n of_o sodomy_n so_o that_o they_o do_v after_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o god_n cast_v out_o before_o their_o father_n as_o for_o the_o domestic_a affair_n of_o rehoboam_n we_o find_v that_o he_o take_v eighteen_o wife_n and_o sixty_o concubine_n and_o beget_v twenty_o eight_o son_n and_o sixty_o daughter_n and_o disperse_v his_o son_n through_o all_o the_o country_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n into_o the_o several_a fence_a city_n and_o there_o give_v they_o liberal_a and_o princely_a allowance_n and_o seek_v out_o many_o wife_n for_o they_o out_o of_o noble_a family_n to_o strengthen_v their_o interest_n by_o their_o alliance_n of_o all_o his_o wife_n he_o love_v maachah_n best_o the_o daughter_n of_o absalon_n who_o be_v a_o great_a idolatress_n see_v 1_o king_n 15.13_o and_o he_o make_v abijah_n her_o son_n to_o be_v chief_a ruler_n over_o his_o brethren_n intend_v he_o shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n because_o he_o have_v so_o heinous_o transgress_v against_o the_o lord_n shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n invite_v possible_o thereunto_o by_o jeroboam_n who_o have_v live_v there_o and_o be_v kind_o entertain_v by_o he_o before_o he_o be_v make_v king_n come_v up_o against_o he_o with_o twelve_o hundred_o chariot_n and_o threescore_o thousand_o horseman_n and_o people_n without_o number_n some_o of_o they_o be_v lybian_n a_o people_n 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their_o wife_n son_n and_o daughter_n throughout_o the_o whole_a multitude_n or_o congregation_n of_o priest_n and_o levite_n for_o they_o have_v sanctify_v themselves_o in_o their_o distinct_a office_n for_o the_o holy_a service_n of_o the_o temple_n they_o have_v not_o time_n or_o leisure_n to_o provide_v temporal_a thing_n for_o themselves_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n as_o other_o have_v and_o beside_o those_o person_n before_o mention_v that_o be_v to_o distribute_v the_o holy_a thing_n to_o those_o that_o dwell_v at_o jerusalem_n or_o come_v up_o thither_o in_o their_o several_a course_n to_o perform_v their_o service_n at_o the_o temple_n there_o be_v other_o also_o of_o the_o priest_n choose_v that_o dwell_v in_o the_o other_o city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o be_v to_o give_v portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n who_o name_n be_v register_v according_a to_o their_o family_n who_o be_v then_o abide_v in_o those_o place_n and_o not_o attend_v at_o the_o temple_n this_o care_n do_v hezekiah_n take_v throughout_o all_o judah_n and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o right_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o do_v it_o in_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n and_o in_o every_o work_n that_o he_o begin_v relate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o the_o ordinance_n about_o divine_a worship_n by_o all_o which_o he_o take_v care_n that_o god_n may_v be_v due_o seek_v unto_o and_o honour_v and_o obey_v he_o do_v it_o upright_o and_o with_o a_o fervent_a zeal_n and_o the_o lord_n prosper_v he_o therein_o 2_o chron._n 31._o from_o v._o 2_o to_o the_o end_n about_o this_o time_n as_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o copy_n of_o solomon_n proverb_n mention_v prov._n 25.1_o be_v find_v and_o transcribe_v by_o some_o of_o hezekiah_n servant_n out_o of_o the_o old_a manuscript_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v like_a much_o spot_a and_o soil_v with_o time_n and_o neglect_n 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