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
those_o that_o profess_v themselves_o his_o people_n to_o carry_v themselves_o as_o those_o that_o serve_v a_o holy_a god_n with_o all_o possible_a care_n fear_v and_o reverence_n or_o else_o he_o will_v manifest_v his_o holiness_n and_o justice_n in_o punish_v of_o they_o see_v ezek._n 28.22_o and_o he_o have_v give_v they_o holy_a law_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o their_o sanctification_n he_o expect_v they_o shall_v walk_v answerable_o thereunto_o and_o to_o the_o great_a mercy_n he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o they_o levit._n 22._o from_o 17._o to_o the_o end_n 11_o law_n concern_v the_o holy_a day_n and_o festival_n time_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o 1._o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o their_o dwell_n see_v act_n 15.21_o levit._fw-la 23._o from_o 1._o to_o 4._o 2_o the_o passover_n to_o be_v keep_v on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n at_o even_o or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n that_o be_v between_o our_o three_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o sunset_n at_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fifteen_o day_n the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n begin_v and_o continue_v seven_o day_n the_o first_o day_n of_o which_o and_o the_o last_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a convocation_n and_o they_o be_v to_o do_v no_o servile_a they_o servile_a on_o the_o rest_n they_o may_v work_v unless_o the_o sabbath_n fall_v on_o any_o of_o they_o work_n therein_o what_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v that_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v on_o each_o of_o these_o seven_o day_n see_v numb_a 28._o from_o 18._o to_o 26._o on_o the_o second_o day_n of_o this_o feast_n they_o be_v to_o bring_v a_o sheaf_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o barley-harvest_n which_o be_v first_o ripe_a pentecost_n ripe_a see_v exod._n 9.31_o 32._o ruth_n 2.23_o their_o wheat-harvest_n be_v at_o pentecost_n in_o that_o country_n be_v ready_a about_o the_o end_n of_o our_o march_n or_o beginning_n of_o our_o april_n to_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v to_o wave_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o and_o not_o before_o they_o may_v reap_v their_o harvest_n and_o dress_v of_o the_o corn_n of_o it_o for_o themselves_o and_o a_o he-lamb_n be_v appoint_v peculiarly_a to_o accompany_v this_o sheaf_n beside_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o those_o appoint_v for_o every_o one_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o the_o meat-offering_a be_v to_o be_v double_a to_o the_o usual_a proportion_n in_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n of_o lamb_n 15.4_o lamb_n see_v numb_a 15.4_o perhaps_o because_o this_o be_v a_o gratulatory_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o be_v enjoin_v to_o be_v always_o observe_v by_o they_o as_o long_o as_o the_o levitical_a worship_n be_v to_o last_o from_o vers_fw-la 4._o to_o 15._o 3_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n for_o from_o this_o second_o day_n they_o be_v to_o number_v seven_o complete_a sabbath_n or_o week_n which_o make_v 49_o day_n then_o on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o seven_o sabbath_n or_o week_n which_o be_v the_o 50th_o day_n reckon_v the_o day_n on_o which_o they_o begin_v their_o account_n inclusive_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n and_o to_o offer_v a_o new_a meat-offering_a unto_o the_o lord_n viz._n two_o wave-loave_n of_o two_o ten_o deal_v of_o fine_a flower_n to_o be_v make_v in_o some_o of_o their_o habitation_n of_o the_o new-wheat_n of_o their_o land_n and_o to_o be_v offer_v as_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o wheat-harvest_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wave_v by_o the_o priest_n together_o with_o the_o peace-offering_n and_o these_o loaf_n be_v to_o be_v bake_v with_o leaven_n for_o though_o the_o meat-offering_n which_o be_v in_o part_n to_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n be_v always_o to_o be_v without_o leaven_n see_v levit._n 2.11_o yet_o these_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n which_o be_v whole_o for_o the_o priest_n food_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v leaven_v they_o be_v also_o to_o offer_v with_o the_o bread_n seven_o lamb_n of_o the_o first_o year_n and_o one_o young_a bullock_n and_o two_o ram_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a and_o one_o kid_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o two_o lamb_n of_o the_o first_o year_n for_o a_o peace-offering_a to_o these_o in_o this_o feast_n be_v to_o be_v add_v other_o oblation_n as_o we_o may_v see_v numb_a 28.27_o and_o whereas_o ordinary_o the_o priest_n have_v but_o the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o breast_n of_o the_o peace-offering_a 33._o peace-offering_a levit._fw-la 7.31_o 32_o 33._o here_o he_o be_v to_o have_v all_o because_o this_o be_v offer_v in_o general_a for_o the_o whole_a congreation_n and_o no_o man_n in_o such_o a_o common_a concernment_n have_v right_a to_o challenge_v a_o singular_a portion_n to_o himself_o all_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o priest_n this_o feast_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v as_o a_o holy_a convocation_n and_o no_o servile_a work_n to_o be_v do_v thereon_o partly_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o partly_o in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n 4._o law_n see_v sect._n 13._o of_o ch._n 4._o at_o this_o time_n of_o the_o year_n at_o mount_n sinah_n levit._n 23._o from_o vers_n 15._o to_o 22._o 4_o the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n so_o call_v because_o solemnize_v with_o blow_v of_o trumpet_n by_o way_n of_o rejoice_v as_o it_o be_v think_v through_o all_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n see_v psal_n 81.3_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o sabbath_n or_o a_o holy_a day_n and_o solemn_a feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n numb_v 29.1_o and_o they_o be_v to_o do_v no_o servile_a work_n thereon_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o memorial_n to_o they_o that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o their_o new_a year_n as_o to_o civil_a affair_n month_n affair_n for_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n god_n appoint_v the_o month_n nisan_fw-la or_o abib_fw-la which_o answer_v to_o part_v of_o our_o march_n and_o part_n of_o our_o april_n to_o be_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o that_o in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o come_n then_o out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 12.2_o the_o seven_o month_n from_o thence_o be_v call_v tizri_n and_o begin_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o our_o september_n and_o have_v be_v former_o the_o first_o month_n of_o their_o year_n yea_o and_o so_o continue_v still_o for_o civil_a affair_n see_v sect._n 1._o of_o ch._n 1._o therefore_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n begin_v still_o at_o this_o month_n and_o be_v on_o the_o ten_o day_n thereof_o viz._n on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n proclaim_v chap._n 25.9_o the_o first_o day_n of_o every_o month_n which_o be_v their_o new_a moon_n they_o keep_v as_o a_o holy_a day_n a_o day_n of_o special_a solemnity_n and_o thereon_o the_o priest_n do_v blow_v with_o their_o silver_n trumpet_n over_o their_o sacrifice_n see_v numb_a 10.10_o but_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n be_v keep_v as_o a_o far_o more_o solemn_a festival_n the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v because_o this_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o new_a year_n as_o to_o civil_a affair_n and_o it_o be_v also_o to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o special_a holiness_n of_o this_o month_n for_o as_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o every_o week_n be_v a_o sabbath_n and_o every_o seven_o year_n a_o sabbatical_a year_n so_o god_n will_v have_v the_o seven_o month_n of_o every_o year_n to_o be_v holy_a to_o himself_o in_o some_o singular_a manner_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o month_n what_o the_o sacrifice_n appoint_v for_o this_o feast_n be_v see_v numb_a 29._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o levit._fw-la 23._o from_o vers_n 23._o to_o 26._o 5_o the_o day_n of_o atonement_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n on_o which_o day_n they_o be_v to_o afflict_v their_o soul_n by_o fast_v and_o abstinence_n from_o all_o fleshly_a delight_n as_o also_o by_o the_o inward_a duty_n of_o humiliation_n and_o contrition_n and_o that_o under_o the_o severe_a penalty_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o case_n of_o presumptuous_a neglect_n the_o solemnity_n begin_v on_o the_o evening_n or_o forego_v the_o ten_o day_n levit._fw-la 23.32_o but_o the_o ten_o day_n to_o the_o evening_n be_v chief_o allot_v for_o this_o service_n on_o which_o there_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n just_a as_o much_o as_o on_o the_o first_o day_n see_v numb_a 29._o from_o 7._o to_o the_o 12._o on_o this_o day_n be_v the_o jubilee_n to_o be_v proclaim_v levit._fw-la 25.9_o levit._fw-la 23._o from_o vers_n 26._o to_o 33._o 6_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n which_o begin_v on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o this_o month_n and_o last_v seven_o day_n on_o this_o day_n it_o seem_v they_o make_v their_o booth_n
epulis_fw-la deut._n 12.12_o 17._o &_o praecipue_fw-la 14._o 22._o 3._o decima_fw-la de_fw-la decimâ_fw-la quae_fw-la â—at_a sacerdotum_fw-la 4._o decima_fw-la trieterica_fw-la tertio_fw-la quovis_fw-la anno_fw-la from_o he_o which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o his_o livelihood_n all_o the_o time_n they_o shall_v live_v upon_o the_o land_n he_o show_v they_o may_v kill_v and_o eat_v for_o their_o own_o refresh_n whatsoever_o they_o desire_v at_o home_n and_o when_o they_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o offer_v peace-offering_n and_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o some_o eminent_a mercy_n to_o rejoice_v together_o if_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v too_o far_o from_o they_o they_o may_v feast_v together_o upon_o their_o cattle_n which_o they_o may_v kill_v for_o food_n only_o then_o they_o must_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o eat_v they_o as_o holy_a thing_n but_o even_o as_o they_o will_v eat_v the_o roebuck_n or_o hart._n only_o say_v he_o as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v sure_a you_o eat_v not_o the_o blood_n for_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o vehicle_n of_o the_o animal_n life_n and_o therefore_o you_o may_v not_o eat_v it_o with_o the_o flesh_n and_o you_o must_v observe_v this_o precept_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o you_o and_o your_o child_n father_n child_n a_o man_n can_v better_o bless_v his_o child_n than_o by_o his_o own_o obedience_n to_o his_o heavenly_a father_n after_o you_o continual_o as_o for_o their_o burnt-offering_n he_o show_v they_o they_o must_v offer_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n together_o upon_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o other_o pacific_a sacrifice_n and_o peace-offering_n must_v be_v pour_v out_o upon_o the_o altar_n and_o then_o they_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o 15._o of_o for_o only_o the_o fl_fw-mi sh_z of_o these_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o owner_n levit._n 15._o they_o further_o he_o show_v they_o that_o when_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n shall_v have_v destroy_v the_o nation_n before_o they_o who_o land_n they_o go_v to_o possess_v than_o they_o must_v especial_o take_v heed_n that_o they_o be_v not_o ensnare_v by_o follow_v their_o idolatry_n therefore_o say_v he_o i_o advise_v you_o not_o to_o inquire_v after_o their_o god_n or_o how_o they_o worship_v they_o think_v to_o serve_v the_o true_a god_n as_o they_o serve_v their_o idol_n for_o they_o use_v to_o perform_v such_o rite_n and_o service_n to_o their_o idol_n which_o be_v most_o abominable_a to_o the_o lord_n particular_o they_o burn_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n 19.5_o daughter_n of_o this_o abomination_n practise_v by_o the_o heathen_a and_o imitate_v by_o the_o backslide_a jew_n see_v jer._n 7.31_o &_o 19.5_o in_o the_o fire_n to_o their_o god_n take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o follow_v they_o in_o these_o or_o any_o other_o of_o their_o abomination_n do_v what_o i_o command_v you_o from_o the_o lord_n neither_o add_v it_o to_o it_o nor_o diminish_v from_o it_o 18._o he_o come_v now_o to_o expound_v and_o dilate_v upon_o the_o three_o commandment_n commandment_n the_o three_o commandment_n by_o prohibit_v chap._n xiii_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o lord_n name_v which_o be_v profane_v by_o false_a prophet_n revolter_n and_o inticer_n to_o idolatry_n have_v give_v the_o people_n warning_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v seduce_v to_o idolatry_n by_o stranger_n of_o other_o nation_n here_o he_o give_v they_o the_o like_a warning_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v seduce_v by_o any_o that_o shall_v arise_v among_o their_o own_o brethren_n if_o there_o shall_v arise_v say_v he_o among_o you_o any_o that_o shall_v pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o shall_v say_v that_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o he_o a_o vision_n or_o a_o dream_n and_o he_o give_v you_o a_o sign_n or_o wonder_n he_o wonder_n such_o as_o the_o cleave_a jeroboam_n altar_n which_o the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o of_o before_o hand_n 1_o king_n 13.3_o as_o a_o sure_a sign_n that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o that_o be_v labour_v to_o confirm_v what_o he_o say_v he_o have_v by_o vision_n or_o dream_n by_o foretell_v some_o wonderful_a and_o supernatural_a thing_n that_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v though_o this_o sign_n and_o wonder_v come_v to_o pass_v yet_o if_o withal_o he_o shall_v persuade_v you_o to_o worship_v false_a god_n or_o to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n in_o a_o false_a manner_n you_o shall_v not_o because_o of_o his_o sign_n and_o wonder_n regard_v what_o he_o say_v if_o his_o doctrine_n be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n which_o god_n have_v teach_v you_o for_o the_o lord_n may_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n reveal_v thing_n to_o come_v to_o wicked_a man_n and_o false_a prophet_n as_o he_o do_v to_o balaam_n and_o caiaphas_n he_o know_v how_o thereby_o to_o bring_v glory_n to_o himself_o though_o they_o intend_v only_o to_o corrupt_v and_o seduce_v thereby_o for_o the_o lord_n may_v suffer_v the_o devil_n and_o false_a prophet_n thus_o to_o abuse_v man_n to_o try_v and_o make_v know_v whether_o they_o love_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o will_v cleave_v to_o he_o for_o those_o who_o heart_n be_v upright_o towards_o god_n will_v not_o be_v draw_v away_o from_o the_o true_a doctrine_n he_o have_v teach_v they_o by_o such_o delusion_n see_v gal._n 1.8_o therefore_o he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o put_v to_o death_n every_o dreamer_n or_o false_a prophet_n that_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o seduce_v they_o from_o the_o true_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n unto_o idolatry_n and_o in_o so_o do_v they_o shall_v not_o only_o just_o punish_v evil_a doer_n but_o prevent_v the_o hurt_n which_o they_o will_v do_v among_o the_o people_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o not_o only_o the_o false_a prophet_n but_o all_o other_o whatsoever_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n that_o shall_v seduce_v they_o though_o secret_o to_o idolatry_n and_o they_o be_v not_o to_o spare_v those_o that_o be_v dear_a to_o they_o in_o this_o case_n if_o thy_o brother_n say_v he_o or_o thy_o son_n or_o daughter_n or_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n or_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n entice_v thou_o secret_o say_v let_v we_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n of_o what_o nation_n soever_o thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v and_o hearken_v unto_o he_o neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o neither_o shall_v thou_o spare_v or_o conceal_v he_o thou_o shall_v certain_o procure_v his_o death_n by_o declare_v the_o thing_n to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o inform_v and_o bear_v testimony_n against_o he_o and_o procure_v justice_n to_o be_v execute_v upon_o he_o according_a to_o this_o law_n and_o as_o his_o just_a accuser_n thou_o shall_v throw_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o he_o see_v deut._n 17.7_o and_o then_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v stone_n he_o and_o all_o israel_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o shall_v do_v no_o more_o any_o such_o wickedness_n as_o this_o be_v among_o you_o further_o that_o he_o may_v manifest_v god_n extreme_a hatred_n and_o detestation_n of_o idolatry_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o in_o any_o of_o their_o city_n they_o shall_v hear_v of_o the_o revolt_n of_o any_o other_o of_o their_o city_n through_o the_o instigation_n of_o some_o wicked_a man_n son_n of_o belial_n that_o go_v out_o from_o among_o they_o separate_v themselves_o from_o god_n people_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n they_o must_v first_o inquire_v diligent_o concern_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o if_o they_o find_v it_o certain_a that_o such_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v among_o they_o than_o they_o shall_v smite_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n destroy_v it_o utter_o and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o and_o the_o cattle_n thereof_o and_o they_o shall_v gather_v all_o the_o spoil_n of_o it_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o street_n thereof_o and_o shall_v burn_v with_o fire_n the_o city_n and_o all_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o every_o whit_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o in_o obedience_n unto_o his_o command_n thereby_o offer_v it_o up_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o he_o and_o that_o city_n shall_v be_v a_o ruinous_a heap_n for_o ever_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v build_v again_o they_o must_v not_o take_v to_o themselves_o or_o their_o own_o use_n any_o part_n of_o the_o accurse_a good_n of_o the_o city_n see_v josh_n 6.17_o that_o so_o the_o lord_n may_v turn_v from_o the_o firceness_n of_o his_o anger_n which_o oftentimes_o be_v kindle_v not_o only_o against_o the_o sinner_n themselves_o but_o all_o israel_n for_o their_o sake_n see_v joshua_n 7.1_o 11_o 12._o chap._n fourteen_o 19_o he_o come_v now_o to_o give_v they_o some_o precept_n concern_v their_o conversation_n among_o themselves_o which_o he_o show_v shall_v be_v holy_a
they_o to_o make_v a_o better_a use_n of_o the_o success_n he_o have_v give_v his_o people_n than_o their_o neighbour_n do_v according_o they_o send_v some_o of_o their_o city_n unto_o joshua_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v ambassador_n from_o a_o far_a country_n with_o old_a sack_n upon_o their_o ass_n and_o old_a wine_n bottle_n patch_v and_o mend_v with_o old_a clout_a shoe_n on_o their_o foot_n and_o old_a garment_n upon_o their_o back_n and_o old_a mouldy_a and_o dry_a bread_n and_o they_o come_v to_o joshua_n at_o gilgal_n and_o tell_v he_o they_o be_v come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n for_o they_o have_v hear_v as_o it_o seem_v that_o god_n have_v forbid_v the_o israelite_n to_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o cannon_n vers_fw-la 24._o to_o desire_v he_o to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o which_o the_o israelite_n may_v do_v with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o remote_a country_n provide_v they_o will_v submit_v to_o become_v tributary_n unto_o they_o see_v deut._n 20.11_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n reply_v that_o peradventure_o they_o dwell_v near_o they_o in_o that_o very_a land_n that_o they_o be_v come_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o and_o then_o they_o may_v not_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o nor_o let_v they_o dwell_v among_o they_o see_v deut._n 20.15_o 16._o the_o gibeonite_n apply_v themselves_o to_o joshua_n who_o they_o discover_v to_o be_v the_o general_n of_o the_o army_n say_v unto_o he_o we_o be_v thy_o servant_n we_o pray_v thou_o look_v upon_o we_o not_o as_o enemy_n to_o thou_o as_o the_o canaanite_n be_v but_o as_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v thy_o faithful_a ally_n yea_o thy_o servant_n and_o whole_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o thy_o pleasure_n and_o to_o accept_v of_o any_o condition_n thou_o shall_v please_v to_o impose_v on_o we_o joshua_n ask_v they_o whence_o they_o come_v they_o reply_v they_o come_v from_o a_o very_a far_a country_n where_o they_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o mighty_a work_n he_o have_v do_v in_o egypt_n and_o to_o sihon_n and_o og_n but_o they_o mention_v nothing_o of_o the_o take_a jericho_n or_o ai_fw-fr lest_o the_o take_a notice_n of_o these_o thing_n may_v have_v discover_v they_o to_o be_v near_a neighbour_n therefore_o say_v they_o our_o elder_n commonwealth_n elder_n v._o 11._o they_o mention_v their_o elder_n but_o no_o mention_n of_o their_o king_n so_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v at_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o our_o country_n speak_v to_o we_o to_o take_v victual_n for_o our_o long_a journey_n and_o to_o come_v and_o address_v ourselves_o to_o you_o and_o to_o desire_v you_o to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o we_o on_o what_o term_n you_o please_v and_o you_o may_v the_o rather_o be_v induce_v to_o believe_v that_o we_o come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n for_o this_o bread_n of_o we_o that_o you_o see_v now_o to_o be_v dry_a and_o mouldy_a we_o take_v hot_a out_o of_o our_o house_n on_o the_o day_n we_o come_v out_o and_o these_o leathern_a wine-sack_n or_o bottle_n which_o we_o fill_v with_o wine_n be_v new_a when_o we_o come_v out_o and_o behold_v they_o be_v now_o rend_v and_o tear_v and_o our_o very_a garment_n and_o shoe_n you_o see_v be_v become_v old_a by_o reason_n of_o our_o very_a long_a journey_n then_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n take_v and_o look_v on_o their_o victual_n and_o through_o too_o much_o credulity_n judge_v by_o their_o mouldy_a bread_n that_o they_o be_v indeed_o come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n never_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o high_a priest_n what_o answer_v they_o shall_v give_v they_o hereupon_o joshua_n make_v peace_n with_o they_o and_o a_o league_n promise_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o not_o be_v destroy_v by_o they_o and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o congregation_n swear_v to_o they_o to_o perform_v this_o covenant_n this_o they_o may_v lawful_o do_v as_o we_o say_v before_o to_o city_n that_o be_v far_o off_o and_o not_o of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o canaanite_n but_o after_o three_o day_n they_o understand_v these_o gibeonite_n be_v their_o neighbour_n and_o that_o their_o city_n be_v nigh_o unto_o they_o upon_o this_o the_o people_n murmur_v against_o their_o prince_n for_o this_o rash_a and_o hasty_a league_n but_o the_o prince_n tell_v they_o they_o have_v swear_v to_o they_o by_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n to_o perform_v that_o covenant_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o destroy_v they_o lest_o wrath_n from_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o shall_v violate_v their_o oath_n as_o it_o happen_v afterward_o in_o the_o day_n of_o saul_n who_o 400_o year_n after_o this_o slay_v some_o of_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o so_o break_v the_o oath_n which_o their_o father_n have_v make_v with_o they_o upon_o which_o god_n send_v a_o famine_n upon_o the_o land_n see_v 2_o sam._n 21.1_o 2._o joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n find_v themselves_o thus_o deceive_v by_o the_o gibeonite_n they_o march_v up_o to_o they_o but_o smite_v they_o not_o joshua_n high_o expostulate_v with_o they_o and_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v thus_o beguile_v they_o they_o reply_v it_o be_v certain_o tell_v thy_o servant_n that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v his_o servant_n moses_n to_o bring_v you_o to_o this_o land_n and_o to_o give_v it_o you_o in_o his_o name_n and_o that_o you_o shall_v destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o before_o you_o therefore_o we_o be_v sore_o afraid_a of_o our_o life_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n we_o have_v do_v what_o we_o have_v do_v and_o now_o behold_v say_v they_o we_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n be_v willing_a to_o submit_v unto_o thou_o so_o that_o thou_o may_v do_v with_o we_o and_o impose_v upon_o we_o what_o service_n thou_o please_v joshua_n tell_v they_o they_o be_v curse_v that_o be_v of_o those_o curse_a nation_n who_o god_n command_v they_o to_o destroy_v but_o yet_o because_o of_o the_o oath_n they_o have_v make_v to_o they_o this_o curse_n shall_v be_v upon_o they_o only_o in_o bondage_n and_o shall_v not_o extend_v to_o the_o take_v away_o their_o life_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o be_v bondman_n they_o shall_v be_v hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o so_o the_o curse_n be_v literal_o and_o particular_o fulfil_v on_o the_o gibeonite_n which_o noah_n pronounce_v against_o the_o canaanite_n in_o general_a gen._n 9.25_o curse_a be_v canaan_n a_o servant_n of_o servant_n shall_v he_o be_v unto_o his_o brethren_n but_o yet_o this_o curse_n through_o god_n mercy_n become_v in_o some_o respect_v a_o great_a blessing_n to_o these_o gibeonite_n see_v by_o these_o service_n though_o base_a in_o themselves_o they_o have_v a_o near_a approach_n to_o god_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o soul_n and_o be_v in_o a_o sort_n give_v and_o consecrate_v to_o god_n as_o the_o name_n nethinims_n afterward_o give_v they_o do_v import_v see_v 1_o chron._n 9.2_o and_o ezra_n 8.20_o josh_n ch._n 9_o whole_a chapter_n sect_n ciii_o adonizedek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o the_o king_n of_o hebron_n jarmath_n lachish_n and_o eglon_n hear_v gibeon_n be_v fall_v off_o from_o they_o which_o be_v a_o great_a city_n and_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v have_v incorporate_v themselves_o with_o they_o to_o be_v one_o people_n with_o they_o and_o to_o live_v under_o the_o same_o law_n and_o government_n and_o that_o the_o israelite_n and_o gibeonite_n have_v daily_o free_a intercourse_n one_o with_o another_o they_o join_v their_o force_n together_o and_o come_v and_o besiege_v gibeon_n resolve_v to_o chastise_v it_o for_o its_o fall_v off_o from_o they_o and_o thereby_o to_o prevent_v the_o like_a revolt_n of_o other_o city_n the_o gibeonite_n immediate_o dispatch_v away_o messenger_n to_o joshua_n implore_v he_o not_o to_o slack_v his_o hand_n but_o to_o come_v up_o speedy_o with_o his_o force_n to_o save_v and_o help_v they_o for_o these_o five_o neighbour_a king_n who_o city_n be_v situate_a on_o hill_n and_o mountain_n be_v come_v up_o against_o they_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o joshua_n and_o bid_v he_o not_o fear_v they_o for_o he_o have_v deliver_v they_o into_o his_o hand_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o joshua_n according_o mad_a haste_n and_o march_v his_o army_n all_o night_n come_v upon_o they_o sudden_o and_o the_o lord_n discomfit_v they_o before_o israel_n and_o they_o slay_v they_o with_o a_o very_a great_a slaughter_n near_o to_o gibeon_n and_o chase_v they_o along_o the_o way_n that_o go_v to_o bethhoron_n 7.24_o bethhoron_n there_o be_v
misrephothmaim_v a_o place_n near_o zidon_n and_o to_o the_o valley_n of_o mizpeh_n near_o mount_n hermon_n and_o they_o smite_v they_o till_o they_o leave_v none_o of_o they_o remain_v in_o the_o field_n and_o joshua_n do_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o both_z as_o to_o hough_v their_o horse_n and_o burn_v their_o chariot_n themselves_o chariot_n in_o future_a time_n the_o israelite_n make_v use_v of_o horse_n and_o chariot_n in_o war_n and_o that_o without_o sin_n but_o god_n will_v not_o allow_v it_o at_o this_o time_n that_o the_o less_o provide_v they_o be_v for_o the_o conquest_n of_o these_o nation_n the_o more_o his_o power_n may_v appear_v in_o the_o subdue_a of_o they_o and_o the_o less_o cause_n will_v they_o have_v to_o glory_n in_o themselves_o then_o joshua_n turn_v back_o with_o his_o army_n and_o take_v hazor_n the_o head_n of_o all_o those_o kingdom_n and_o slay_v the_o king_n thereof_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o burn_v the_o city_n 4.2_o city_n concern_v the_o rebuild_n of_o this_o city_n and_o another_o jabins_n reign_v in_o it_o and_o mighty_o oppress_v israel_n see_v judg._n 4.2_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n of_o those_o king_n that_o combine_v against_o he_o joshua_n take_v they_o and_o utter_o destroy_v they_o as_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v numb_a 33.52_o 53._o deut._n 7.2_o &_o 20.16_o 17._o but_o as_o for_o those_o city_n that_o yield_v themselves_o or_o be_v not_o beat_v down_o and_o ruin_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o war_n in_o the_o take_n of_o they_o the_o israelite_n burn_v not_o but_o reserve_v for_o their_o own_o use_n so_o joshua_n in_o the_o compass_n of_o about_o six_o year_n take_v all_o the_o place_n of_o canaan_n beforementioned_a and_o the_o hill_n and_o all_o the_o south-country_n and_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n situate_a in_o the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o judah_n famous_a for_o the_o land_n about_o it_o and_o the_o valley_n and_o the_o plain_a and_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o same_o that_o be_v the_o mountain_n where_o old_a jacob_n once_o live_v and_o so_o call_v from_o he_o and_o the_o valley_n thereunto_o belong_v he_o take_v all_o the_o land_n from_o the_o mountain_n halak_n that_o go_v up_o to_o seir_n which_o be_v the_o frontier_n of_o edom_n unto_o baal-gad_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o lebanon_n which_o lie_v under_o the_o hill_n hermon_n joshua_n ch._n 11._o from_o 1._o to_o 21._o sect_n cvii_o joshua_n have_v now_o so_o far_o subdue_v the_o land_n that_o none_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n dare_v any_o more_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o they_o though_o there_o be_v some_o place_n that_o the_o canaanite_n have_v still_o in_o their_o possession_n as_o be_v show_v ch._n 13._o yet_o they_o dare_v not_o stir_v against_o the_o israelite_n so_o that_o now_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n from_o open_a war_n therefore_o in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n there_o be_v present_v brief_o as_o in_o a_o table_n or_o map_n the_o several_a country_n and_o king_n vanquish_v by_o moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n that_o so_o behold_v they_o all_o together_o god_n goodness_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o people_n may_v the_o more_o eminent_o appear_v in_o that_o chapter_n it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n take_v two_o king_n on_o the_o east-side_n of_o jordan_n viz._n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o dispose_v of_o their_o country_n to_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o that_o joshua_n take_v 31_o king_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o these_o some_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o victory_n before_o relate_v which_o show_v that_o not_o every_o particular_a but_o only_o the_o general_a head_n of_o thing_n be_v touch_v before_o now_o whereas_o here_o be_v mention_v 31_o king_n subdue_v by_o joshua_n many_o of_o which_o reign_v over_o divers_a town_n beside_o their_o chief_a city_n this_o may_v show_v we_o the_o wonderful_a fertility_n and_o fruitfulness_n of_o this_o soil_n that_o in_o so_o small_a a_o compass_n of_o land_n which_o be_v but_o a_o 160_o mile_n in_o length_n from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n and_o only_o 60_o in_o breadth_n from_o joppa_n to_o jordan_n there_o shall_v such_o a_o vast_a multitude_n of_o people_n so_o plentiful_o be_v provide_v for_o josh_n ch._n 12._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cviii_o joshua_n have_v so_o far_o conquer_v the_o land_n as_o we_o have_v show_v and_o be_v now_o well_o in_o year_n god_n call_v he_o to_o divide_v the_o land_n by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a for_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o shall_v do_v it_o ch._n 1.6_o and_o therefore_o he_o command_v he_o to_o go_v about_o it_o now_o and_o not_o to_o defer_v it_o till_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o all_o as_o possible_o joshua_n think_v he_o must_v have_v do_v he_o command_v he_o to_o divide_v those_o part_n that_o be_v not_o subdue_v nor_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o life_n time_n as_o if_o they_o be_v already_o conquer_v he_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v not_o promise_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o his_o people_n but_o only_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v they_o into_o it_o deut._n 31.23_o and_o divide_v it_o for_o a_o inheritance_n among_o they_o he_o tell_v he_o how_o much_o of_o the_o land_n remain_v yet_o unconquered_a which_o notwithstanding_o he_o intend_v shall_v be_v divide_v among_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v it_o in_o their_o charter_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o the_o division_n and_o this_o may_v be_v a_o spur_n to_o they_o to_o endeavour_v the_o gain_n of_o it_o and_o to_o drive_v out_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n now_o the_o land_n yet_o unconquered_a he_o tell_v he_o be_v this_o first_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n that_o lie_v a_o long_a the_o coast_n of_o the_o midland-sea_n from_o sihor_n which_o divide_v palestine_n from_o egypt_n and_o the_o land_n of_o geshuri_n in_o syria_n and_o border_v on_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o canaan_n this_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n he_o show_v he_o belong_v to_o canaan_n and_o consequent_o to_o the_o israelite_n though_o as_o yet_o they_o have_v not_o take_v it_o for_o the_o philistine_n call_v caphtorim_n because_o they_o come_v from_o caphtor_n amos_n 9.7_o enter_v upon_o this_o part_n of_o canaan_n drive_v out_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n and_o dwell_v in_o it_o themselves_o deut._n 2.23_o and_o now_o this_o land_n be_v under_o five_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n yet_o unsubdued_a there_o be_v also_o the_o avite_n who_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o their_o land_n by_o the_o philistine_n do_v yet_o it_o seem_v continue_v in_o some_o portion_n of_o their_o land_n adjoin_v to_o the_o philistine_n all_o this_o land_n lie_v along_o the_o seacoast_n from_o the_o south_n unto_o mearah_n or_o the_o cave_n which_o be_v by_o the_o sidonian_n and_o aphek_n a_o town_n not_o far_o from_o sidon_n and_o so_o to_o the_o border_n of_o the_o amorites_n for_o there_o be_v amorites_n on_o both_o side_n of_o jordan_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o giblites_n a_o people_n that_o inhabit_v gebal_n psal_n 83.7_o a_o promontory_n near_o sidon_n and_o all_o lebanon_n towards_o the_o east_n be_v not_o conquer_v and_o so_o easterly_a as_o far_o as_o hamath_n where_o even_o in_o david_n time_n there_o be_v a_o canaanitish_a king_n 2_o sam._n 8.9_o all_o these_o god_n promise_v to_o drive_v out_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n provide_v they_o continue_v faithful_a in_o keep_v covenant_n with_o he_o but_o they_o fail_v herein_o never_o come_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o all_o those_o nation_n though_o in_o david_n and_o solomon_n time_n they_o bring_v they_o to_o be_v tributary_n to_o they_o however_o god_n enjoin_v joshua_n to_o divide_v that_o land_n before_o speak_v of_o though_o not_o yet_o conquer_v among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o jordan_n for_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n with_o the_o other_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v already_o receive_v their_o inheritance_n on_o the_o other_o side_n which_o moses_n have_v give_v they_o and_o have_v mention_v their_o inheritance_n he_o first_o describe_v the_o whole_a land_n without_o jordan_n from_o arnon_n to_o lebanon_n and_o then_o show_v what_o each_o of_o they_o several_o have_v the_o border_n of_o the_o geshurite_n and_o maachathite_n be_v here_o mention_v as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o land_n without_o jordan_n belong_v to_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_o plant_v there_o because_o give_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n with_o the_o rest_n but_o they_o do_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o for_o these_o geshurite_n and_o maachathite_n dwell_v in_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o their_o country_n and_o they_o have_v land_n enough_o
due_a time_n to_o perform_v what_o god_n command_v they_o in_o drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n out_o of_o the_o land_n now_o the_o canaanite_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n and_o not_o cast_v out_o be_v these_o viz._n five_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n viz._n the_o lord_n of_o ashdod_n gaza_n askelon_n gath_n and_o ekron_n and_o the_o canaanite_n sidonian_n and_o hivites_n that_o dwell_v about_o libanus_n and_o from_o mount_n baal-hermon_a on_o the_o east_n of_o libanus_n to_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o hamath_n a_o city_n in_o the_o north_n of_o canaan_n afterward_o call_v antiochia_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v thus_o among_o the_o canaanite_n grow_v extreme_o corrupt_v so_o that_o they_o serve_v their_o god_n and_o the_o idol_n which_o they_o set_v up_o and_o worship_v in_o grove_n and_o make_v interchangeable_a marriage_n with_o they_o upon_o which_o great_a provocation_n the_o lord_n give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o chushan-rishathaim_a king_n of_o mesopotamia_n it_o be_v like_a he_o first_o break_v in_o upon_o the_o tribe_n that_o lay_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n and_o then_o encroach_v upon_o those_o within_o jordan_n by_o degree_n and_o this_o be_v their_o first_o servitude_n judge_n servitude_n first_o servitude_n under_o cushan_n eight_o year_n othniel_n first_o judge_n which_o continue_v eight_o year_n then_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o cry_v unto_o he_o for_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n he_o be_v please_v to_o raise_v up_o for_o they_o a_o saviour_n and_o deliverer_n namely_o othniel_n the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n caleb_n nephew_n and_o son_n in_o law_n see_v ch._n 1.13_o so_o that_o to_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n the_o first_o judge_n after_o joshua_n be_v of_o their_o tribe_n thus_o that_o prophecy_n be_v make_v good_a gen._n 49.8_o judah_n thou_o be_v he_o who_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v praise_v thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o thy_o enemy_n thy_o father_n child_n shall_v bow_v down_o before_o thou_o othniel_n be_v thus_o raise_v up_o by_o god_n to_o this_o high_a office_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v he_o be_v furnish_v with_o those_o gift_n and_o grace_n that_o be_v requisite_a to_o make_v he_o a_o wise_a and_o valiant_a general_n in_o war_n and_o a_o prudent_a governor_n in_o peace_n and_o the_o lord_n give_v cushan_n into_o his_o hand_n so_o that_o he_o prevail_v against_o he_o and_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o their_o bondage_n under_o he_o and_o so_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v forty_o year_n not_o as_o if_o there_o be_v forty_o year_n of_o peace_n in_o the_o land_n uninterrupted_a from_o this_o time_n but_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n till_o forty_o year_n be_v expire_v from_o the_o first_o rest_v wherein_o it_o be_v settle_v by_o joshua_n before_o his_o death_n and_o then_o othniel_n die_v judg._n 2._o from_o 11._o to_o the_o end_n ch._n 3._o from_o 1._o to_o 12._o sect_n cxxxiv_o after_o the_o death_n of_o othniel_n the_o israelite_n again_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o stir_v up_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n and_o give_v he_o courage_n and_o resolution_n to_o go_v against_o israel_n and_o he_o join_v with_o the_o ammonite_n and_o amalekite_n overthrow_v they_o and_o take_v jericho_n that_o be_v possess_v himself_o of_o the_o land_n and_o territory_n thereabouts_o where_o the_o city_n of_o jericho_n once_o stand_v and_o possible_o build_v some_o great_a fortress_n there_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n that_o be_v the_o passage_n over_o to_o his_o own_o country_n judge_n second_o oppression_n under_o eglon_n eighteen_o year_n ehud_n second_o judge_n and_o this_o second_o oppression_n continue_v eighteen_o year_n the_o israelite_n then_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v he_o raise_v up_o for_o they_o ehud_n son_n of_o gera_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o be_v but_o a_o 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philistine_n make_v some_o inroad_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o israelite_n shamgar_n the_o son_n of_o anath_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o countryman_n or_o farmer_n of_o note_n do_v on_o a_o sudden_a raise_v the_o country_n thereabouts_o and_o they_o 16._o they_o some_o think_v that_o this_o victory_n of_o shamgar_n be_v miraculous_a and_o that_o he_o himself_o slay_v 600_o as_o samson_n slay_v a_o 1000_o of_o they_o with_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n ch._n 15.15_o 16._o with_o their_o ox-goad_n set_v upon_o the_o philistine_n and_o slay_v 600_o of_o they_o so_o that_o he_o be_v a_o deliverer_n though_o not_o a_o judge_n judg._n ch._n 3._o from_o 12._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cxxxv_o ruth_n the_o book_n of_o ruth_n
with_o cymbal_n of_o brass_n and_o some_o with_o psaltery_n on_o argutissime_fw-la on_o alamoth_n signify_v young_a maiden_n or_o virgin_n and_o therefore_o expositor_n hereby_o understand_v the_o treble_a because_o their_o voice_n be_v shrill_a and_o fit_a for_o that_o part_n in_o music_n see_v tit._n of_o 46_o psal_n symphonia_fw-la acuta_fw-la quam_fw-la virgin_n edunt_fw-la argutissime_fw-la alamoth_n sing_v the_o treble_a and_o other_o on_o sheminith_n or_o a_o instrument_n of_o eight_o string_n play_v the_o bass_n to_o make_v the_o music_n more_o excellent_a and_o delightful_a and_o some_o of_o the_o priest_n do_v blow_v with_o trumpet_n and_o berechiah_n and_o elkanah_n be_v appoint_v to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o doorkeeper_n to_o keep_v the_o people_n off_o from_o press_v upon_o the_o ark_n and_o so_o be_v obed-edom_n and_o jehiah_n two_o of_o they_o go_v before_o and_o two_o behind_o and_o when_o the_o levite_n who_o carry_v the_o ark_n perceive_v after_o they_o have_v go_v a_o little_a way_n with_o it_o that_o god_n be_v with_o they_o and_o do_v not_o strike_v they_o with_o death_n as_o he_o do_v vzzah_n but_o manifest_v his_o favour_n to_o they_o so_o that_o they_o go_v on_o without_o interruption_n see_v 2_o sam._n 6.13_o they_o make_v a_o stand_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n david_n order_v it_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o priest_n who_o no_o doubt_n make_v a_o altar_n there_o according_a to_o the_o law_n exod._n 20.24_o david_n also_o clothe_v himself_o with_o a_o robe_n of_o white_a linen_n like_v to_o a_o priest_n ephod_n and_o gird_v it_o to_o he_o with_o a_o linen_n girdle_n and_o so_o also_o the_o levite_n and_o singer_n be_v clothe_v with_o robe_n of_o white_a linen_n and_o david_n transport_v with_o a_o holy_a joy_n dance_v before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o might_n it_o be_v in_o those_o day_n usual_a to_o testify_v their_o thankfulness_n and_o joy_n by_o dance_v 15.20_o dance_v see_v psal_n 149.3_o &_o 150.4_o &_o 30.11_o exod._n 15.20_o and_o so_o david_n do_v here_o dance_v grave_o and_o decent_o answerable_a to_o the_o religious_a music_n and_o testify_v his_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o his_o worship_n with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o his_o thankfulness_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o settle_v the_o ark_n in_o his_o city_n thus_o david_n and_o all_o israel_n bring_v up_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o joyful_a acclamation_n and_o sing_v and_o the_o sound_n of_o cornet_n trumpets_z cymbal_n psaltery_n and_o harp_n and_o when_o the_o ark_n come_v into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n in_o this_o solemn_a manner_n michal_n saul_n daughter_n look_v out_o at_o a_o window_n and_o see_v david_n dance_v videretur_fw-la dance_v pra_fw-la gaudio_fw-la immenso_fw-la david_n uchementer_fw-la saltabat_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la nasutis_fw-la non_fw-la judicantibus_fw-la recte_fw-la de_fw-la pio_fw-la davidis_fw-la zelo_fw-la regiae_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la oblitus_fw-la videretur_fw-la and_o play_v on_o his_o harp_n before_o the_o ark_n she_o despise_v he_o in_o her_o heart_n so_o they_o bring_v the_o ark_n and_o set_v it_o in_o the_o place_n or_o tabernacle_n david_n have_v prepare_v for_o it_o and_o then_o they_o offer_v burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o david_n like_o a_o pious_a prince_n bless_v the_o people_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o pray_v for_o their_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n then_o he_o royal_o feast_v they_o appoint_v to_o each_o person_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n a_o loaf_n of_o bread_n a_o good_a piece_n of_o flesh_n and_o a_o flagon_n of_o wine_n and_o so_o he_o dismiss_v they_o and_o they_o depart_v to_o their_o own_o house_n with_o great_a content_n and_o satisfaction_n have_v perform_v this_o public_a service_n david_n then_o return_v to_o bless_v his_o own_o house_n viz._n to_o pray_v with_o and_o for_o his_o family_n as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o the_o people_n but_o michal_n saul_n daughter_n too_o much_o resemble_v her_o father_n in_o evil_a quality_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o and_o be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o suppress_v her_o disdainful_a thought_n she_o cry_v out_o o_o how_o glorious_a be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n this_o day_n who_o uncovered_v himself_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o handmaid_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o one_o of_o the_o vain_a fellow_n shameless_o uncover_v indueret_fw-la uncover_v v._o 20._o discooperiens_fw-la se_fw-la &_o nudatus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la omnino_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la deposuisset_fw-la extimam_fw-la vestem_fw-la regalem_fw-la ut_fw-la ephod_n indueret_fw-la himself_o intimate_v that_o by_o lay_v aside_o his_o princely_a attire_n and_o mix_v himself_o with_o the_o multitude_n and_o dance_v and_o leap_v in_o the_o open_a street_n as_o vain_a fellow_n use_v to_o do_v he_o have_v thereby_o expose_v himself_o to_o the_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n of_o every_o girl_n that_o come_v to_o see_v the_o pomp_n of_o this_o remove_n the_o ark._n he_o tell_v she_o that_o what_o he_o have_v do_v he_o have_v do_v as_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o for_o his_o glory_n and_o he_o can_v never_o honour_v he_o sufficient_o who_o have_v choose_v and_o appoint_v he_o to_o be_v king_n and_o ruler_n over_o israel_n and_o have_v reject_v her_o father_n and_o his_o house_n and_o say_v he_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o think_v it_o a_o disgrace_n to_o i_o to_o honour_n and_o glorify_v my_o god_n though_o among_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o people_n and_o make_v myself_o therein_o as_o it_o be_v equal_a with_o they_o that_o if_o that_o be_v to_o be_v vile_a i_o will_v yet_o be_v more_o vile_a and_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o humble_a and_o abase_v myself_o more_o that_o i_o may_v glorify_v he_o and_o as_o to_o the_o maidservant_n of_o who_o thou_o speak_v as_o if_o they_o laugh_v at_o this_o my_o carriage_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o more_o i_o humble_v myself_o for_o god_n the_o more_o i_o shall_v be_v have_v in_o honour_n of_o all_o my_o servant_n for_o god_n have_v promise_v that_o those_o that_o honour_v he_o he_o will_v honour_v 1_o sam._n 2.30_o whither_o michal_n be_v any_o thing_n move_v with_o what_o david_n say_v be_v uncertain_a but_o certain_a it_o be_v she_o get_v nothing_o but_o a_o curse_n for_o this_o her_o scorn_v of_o he_o for_o the_o lord_n adjudge_v she_o from_o henceforth_o to_o perpetual_a barrenness_n they_o barrenness_n michal_n never_o have_v any_o child_n those_o 5_o son_n mention_v 2_o sam._n 21.8_o be_v the_o son_n of_o merab_n her_o sister_n who_o michal_n bring_v up_o for_o adriel_n merab_n husband_n 1_o sam._n 18.19_o and_o be_v call_v michal_n son_n because_o she_o do_v educate_v if_o not_o adopt_v they_o which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o no_o small_a curse_n among_o the_o hebrew_a woman_n but_o must_v needs_o be_v account_v a_o great_a curse_n in_o a_o king_n wife_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o king_n who_o be_v of_o a_o more_o illustrious_a family_n than_o any_o other_o of_o david_n wife_n if_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n he_o may_v in_o likelihood_n have_v be_v heir_n to_o the_o crown_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 6._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 13._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 15._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 16._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 7._o sect_n clxxxvii_o david_n now_o depute_v certain_a of_o the_o levite_n 29.30_o levite_n see_v 1_o chro._n 6.31_o there_o the_o chief_a mention_v be_v asaph_n heman_n and_o ethan_n call_v also_o jeduthun_n these_o be_v famous_a man_n and_o chief_a singer_n and_o withal_o prophet_n and_o penman_n of_o some_o psalm_n 2_o chron._n 29.30_o to_o attend_v upon_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o declare_v and_o publish_v his_o great_a and_o glorious_a act_n in_o their_o song_n and_o hymn_n and_o to_o praise_v he_o with_o their_o voice_n and_o musical_a instrument_n namely_o such_o as_o be_v appoint_v for_o his_o servic_a god_n servic_a 1_o chron._n 16._o v._o 42._o call_v musical_a instrument_n of_o god_n and_o that_o constant_o every_o day_n at_o the_o hour_n appoint_v then_o david_n who_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o divine_a skill_n he_o have_v in_o compose_v psalm_n be_v style_v the_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n 2_o sam._n 23.1_o deliver_v to_o asaph_n and_o his_o brethren_n a_o psalm_n to_o have_v a_o tune_v put_v to_o it_o and_o to_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n which_o be_v here_o record_v the_o several_a part_n whereof_o be_v afterward_o much_o enlarge_v by_o he_o and_o reduce_v into_o several_a psalm_n as_o we_o may_v see_v psal_n 105._o &_o 96._o the_o former_a part_n of_o it_o to_o v._o 23._o be_v part_n of_o psal_n 105._o and_o the_o sum_n of_o it_o be_v to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o public_a benefit_n afford_v to_o his_o
and_o the_o lord_n answer_v it_o be_v for_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n shed_v by_o saul_n and_o his_o bloody_a family_n for_o saul_n pretend_v a_o great_a zeal_n for_o the_o good_a of_o israel_n attempt_v to_o destroy_v the_o amorites_n and_o with_o they_o all_o wizard_n and_o witch_n 1_o sam._n 28.3_o 9_o and_o with_o they_o he_o also_o fall_v upon_o the_o gibeonite_n 15.16_o gibeonite_n v._o 2._o of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o amorites_n all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n be_v usual_o in_o the_o scripture_n call_v amorites_n see_v gen._n 15.16_o and_o destroy_v many_o of_o they_o occuparetur_fw-la they_o occidit_fw-la eos_fw-la ut_fw-la eorum_fw-la urbes_fw-la &_o possessiones_fw-la israelitis_n traderet_fw-la indignam_fw-la ratus_fw-la ut_fw-la praestans_fw-la illa_fw-la terrae_fw-la portio_fw-la ab_fw-la alienigenis_fw-la occuparetur_fw-la notwithstanding_o the_o oath_n which_o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n have_v swear_v to_o they_o that_o they_o 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4._o christ_n speak_v from_o v._o 1_o to_o 15._o and_o at_o v._o 15_o &_o 16._o the_o church_n at_o ch._n 5._o v._n 1._o christ_n grant_v the_o request_n of_o the_o church_n and_o come_v into_o his_o garden_n and_o accept_v her_o entertainment_n and_o bring_v his_o friend_n with_o he_o and_o fea_v they_o but_o this_o kindness_n it_o seem_v be_v not_o so_o well_o improve_v by_o she_o as_o it_o deserve_v for_o she_o be_v surprise_v with_o a_o fit_a of_o drowsy_a negligence_n and_o so_o be_v bring_v into_o danger_n of_o lose_v he_o who_o after_o much_o patient_a wait_a knock_v and_o call_v upon_o she_o and_o her_o unkind_a answer_n become_v angry_a and_o be_v not_o receive_v when_o he_o tender_v himself_o depart_v displease_v and_o be_v hardly_o reconcile_v though_o she_o afterward_o express_v much_o care_n and_o
of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v judge_v and_o to_o suborn_v against_o he_o two_o false_a witness_n wicked_a fellow_n son_n of_o belial_n that_o will_v swear_v any_o thing_n for_o money_n that_o shall_v witness_v that_o he_o blaspheme_v god_n 22.28_o god_n leu._n 24.15_o 16._o exod._n 21.17_o exod._n 22.28_o and_o the_o king_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o evidence_n they_o shall_v condemn_v he_o and_o then_o immediate_o carry_v he_o out_o and_o stone_n he_o as_o a_o blasphemer_n these_o magistrate_n be_v it_o seem_v themselves_o wicked_a man_n have_v receive_v these_o order_n and_o be_v desirous_a to_o ingratiate_v themselves_o with_o jezebel_n and_o possible_o willing_a and_o forward_a enough_o to_o take_v off_o so_o good_a and_o conscientious_a a_o man_n as_o naboth_n be_v do_v ready_o execute_v her_o bloody_a purpose_n in_o all_o particular_n according_o they_o proclaim_v a_o fast_a and_o then_o arraign_v innocent_a naboth_n and_o condemn_v he_o upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o false_a witness_n by_o themselves_o suborn_v and_o then_o stone_v he_o and_o which_o be_v mor_n cruel_a and_o barbarous_a with_o he_o as_o it_o seem_v his_o son_n also_o see_v 2_o king_n 9.36_o which_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deut._n 24.16_o and_o against_o all_o humanity_n justice_n and_o common_a equity_n if_o this_o be_v do_v as_o some_o interpreter_n from_o the_o forementioned_a place_n suppose_v it_o be_v like_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v that_o none_o may_v be_v leave_v to_o lay_v claim_n to_o the_o vineyard_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v these_o good_a magistrate_n give_v notice_n to_o jezebel_n that_o they_o have_v execute_v her_o command_n and_o naboth_n be_v dead_a jezebel_n hear_v this_o go_v to_o ahab_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o naboth_n vineyard_n for_o now_o it_o be_v he_o ahab_n according_o go_v down_o to_o jezreel_n for_o that_o purpose_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o elijah_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o meet_v ahab_n who_o chief_a residence_n be_v at_o samaria_n but_o he_o be_v now_o in_o jezreel_n and_o at_o this_o present_a in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n which_o he_o be_v go_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o and_o possible_o be_v now_o give_v order_n about_o it_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o he_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n what!_o have_v thou_o kill_v and_o take_v possession_n well_o i_o tell_v thou_o from_o the_o lord_n according_a poli._n according_a v._o 19_o aliqui_fw-la vertunt_fw-la propterea_fw-la quod_fw-la aut_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la aut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la vide_fw-la belgic_a annot._n &_o poli._n as_o the_o dog_n have_v lick_v the_o blood_n of_o naboth_n so_o shall_v they_o lick_v thy_o blood_n even_o thou_o chapter_n thou_o and_o thus_o the_o dog_n lick_v the_o blood_n of_o ahab_n in_o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n ch._n 22.38_o and_o the_o dog_n lick_v the_o blood_n of_o joram_n ahabs_n son_n 2_o king_n 9.26_o and_o his_o dead_a body_n be_v cast_v out_o into_o that_o very_a place_n of_o ground_n where_o naboth_n be_v stone_v it_o be_v also_o in_o part_n fulfil_v in_o jezebel_n herself_o see_v v._o 33._o of_o that_o chapter_n it_o argue_v a_o mighty_a faith_n and_o courage_n in_o elijah_n that_o he_o dare_v deliver_v such_o a_o message_n as_o this_o to_o ahab_n his_o servant_n and_o courtier_n be_v about_o he_o but_o god_n holy_a prophet_n when_o strengthen_v by_o he_o be_v as_o bold_a as_o lion_n ahab_n hear_v the_o prophet_n speak_v thus_o to_o he_o what_o say_v he_o have_v thou_o find_v i_o o_o my_o enemy_n what_o shall_v i_o never_o be_v at_o quiet_a for_o thou_o thus_o wicked_a man_n count_v those_o their_o enemy_n who_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o fault_n elijah_n reply_v yes_o indeed_o i_o have_v find_v thou_o and_o be_o come_v to_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v sell_v thyself_o to_o do_v evil_a vineyard_n evil_a if_o ahab_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o design_n of_o murder_a naboth_n yet_o he_o punish_v not_o the_o actor_n of_o it_o but_o approve_v and_o ratify_v it_o by_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o vineyard_n and_o as_o it_o be_v whole_o yield_v up_o thyself_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o to_o work_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n see_v 2_o king_n 17.17_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o thou_o and_o take_v away_o thy_o posterity_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o ahab_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n 14.10_o wall_n see_v note_n on_o ch._n 14.10_o and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_n and_o will_v make_v thy_o house_n like_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o like_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n 11._o baasha_n see_v ch._n 16.3_o 4_o 11._o the_o son_n of_o ahijah_n for_o the_o provocation_n wherewith_o thou_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n and_o thereby_o have_v make_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o as_o for_o jezebel_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v she_o by_o the_o wall_n of_o jezreel_n and_o as_o for_o he_o of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n that_o die_v in_o the_o city_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v israel_n eat_v none_o need_v wonder_n at_o these_o dreadful_a thing_n denounce_v against_o ahab_n for_o there_o be_v none_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n before_o he_o like_a unto_o he_o for_o he_o sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n jezebel_n his_o wise_a stir_v he_o up_o he_o do_v very_o abominable_o in_o follow_v idol_n and_o that_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o amorites_n even_o the_o worst_a of_o the_o heathen_n who_o god_n cast_v out_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 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 elijah_n have_v deliver_v this_o dreadful_a message_n depart_v ahab_n hear_v these_o dismal_a word_n rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n and_o fast_v and_o lay_v in_o sackcloth_n and_o go_v soft_o that_o be_v slow_o and_o heavy_o as_o sorrowful_a man_n and_o mourner_n use_v to_o do_v thus_o ahab_n humble_v himself_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o the_o vengeance_n threaten_v against_o he_o but_o do_v not_o true_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v however_o hereupon_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o elijah_n again_o say_v see_v thou_o how_o ahab_n humble_v himself_o before_o i_o that_o the_o world_n therefore_o may_v see_v how_o well_o i_o accept_v of_o true_a repentance_n and_o serious_a humiliation_n i_o will_v so_o far_o regard_v this_o seem_a humiliation_n of_o his_o though_o i_o know_v he_o be_v not_o true_o penitent_a that_o i_o will_v defer_v these_o my_o threaten_a judgement_n during_o his_o life_n and_o will_v in_o his_o son_n day_n bring_v these_o evil_n upon_o his_o housâ—_n it_o be_v like_a elijah_n be_v to_o acquaint_v ahab_n herewith_o and_o thus_o god_n make_v his_o prophet_n messenger_n of_o good_a tiding_n as_o well_o as_o of_o evil_a and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o effectual_a true_a repentance_n and_o serious_a humiliation_n and_o contrition_n be_v and_o what_o it_o may_v assure_o expect_v from_o god_n when_o such_o a_o humiliation_n as_o this_o of_o ahab_n be_v so_o far_o regard_v 1_o king_n 21._o wh_o ch._n we_o have_v show_v before_o that_o upon_o the_o covenant_n make_v between_o ahab_n and_o benhadad_n ch._n 20.34_o there_o be_v a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n between_o they_o for_o three_o year_n but_o ramoth-gilead_n syrian_n ramoth-gilead_n it_o be_v a_o goodly_a city_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o levite_n and_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n 21.38_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n he_o be_v unwilling_a it_o shall_v be_v any_o long_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o syrian_n not_o be_v all_o this_o while_n restore_v by_o benhadad_n ahab_n at_o last_o resolve_v to_o take_v it_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n by_o force_n it_o seem_v jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v now_o come_v to_o visit_v ahab_n it_o be_v strange_a that_o a_o king_n of_o judah_n shall_v go_v down_o to_o visit_v a_o king_n of_o israel_n none_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v ever_o do_v it_o before_o he_o but_o more_o strange_a that_o a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n shall_v go_v to_o visit_v such_o a_o idolater_n as_o ahab_n be_v see_v 2_o chron._n 19.2_o however_o jehoshaphat_n be_v there_o ahab_n take_v occasion_n to_o speak_v to_o his_o counsellor_n of_o state_n after_o this_o manner_n do_v you_o not_o forget_v that_o ramoth-gilead_n that_o goodly_a city_n a_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v we_o and_o shall_v have_v be_v restore_v to_o
who_o will_v seek_v thou_o out_o to_o slay_v thou_o as_o a_o false_a prophet_n and_o a_o deceiver_n of_o thy_o king_n and_o to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o army_n upon_o thou_o ahab_n hear_v these_o thing_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o mere_a dream_n and_o enthusiastical_a fancy_n and_o so_o regard_v they_o not_o thus_o god_n judicial_o blind_v those_o who_o he_o intend_v to_o destroy_v and_o be_v in_o a_o rage_n he_o order_v they_o to_o carry_v back_o michaiah_n to_o amon_n the_o governor_n and_o to_o joash_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n who_o it_o seem_v have_v some_o place_n of_o authority_n in_o the_o city_n and_o to_o command_v they_o in_o his_o name_n to_o put_v he_o again_o into_o prison_n and_o to_o feed_v he_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n see_v deut._n 16.3_o until_o he_o come_v again_o in_o peace_n micaiah_n reply_n if_o thou_o return_v at_o all_o in_o peace_n the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v by_o i_o and_o all_o you_o that_o be_v here_o present_a take_v notice_n and_o observe_v what_o i_o say_v and_o whither_o i_o be_o a_o true_a prophet_n or_o no._n it_o be_v strange_a that_o jehoshaphat_n shall_v see_v this_o holy_a prophet_n micaiah_n thus_o injurious_o use_v by_o a_o proud_a priest_n of_o baal_n and_o afterward_o send_v away_o to_o prison_n and_o yet_o speak_v never_o a_o word_n in_o his_o behalf_n we_o may_v see_v from_o hence_o how_o dangerous_a a_o snare_n even_o to_o good_a man_n ill_a company_n be_v but_o it_o be_v much_o more_o strange_a that_o after_o the_o prophet_n have_v tell_v they_o so_o plain_o what_o will_v be_v the_o event_n of_o this_o expedition_n that_o he_o shall_v yet_o join_v with_o ahab_n therein_o it_o seem_v have_v join_v himself_o late_o in_o affinity_n with_o he_o and_o engage_v his_o word_n to_o he_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o shrink_v from_o it_o notwithstanding_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o so_o he_o and_o ahab_n go_v up_o to_o fight_v against_o ramoth-gilead_n ahab_n be_v as_o it_o be_v like_a something_a inward_o trouble_v at_o the_o threaten_n of_o micaiah_n though_o he_o seem_v outward_o to_o slight_v they_o and_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n charge_n to_o his_o captain_n concern_v himself_o v._o 31._o viz._n that_o they_o shall_v fight_v neither_o with_o small_a nor_o great_a save_o only_a with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v observe_v especial_o where_o he_o be_v and_o to_o bend_v their_o main_a force_n against_o he_o as_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o war_n he_o tell_v jehoshaphat_n that_o he_o himself_o will_v go_v into_o the_o battle_n disguise_v as_o a_o ordinary_a commander_n but_o advise_v he_o to_o put_v on_o his_o royal_a robe_n or_o such_o kind_n of_o armour_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o general_n of_o the_o field_n that_o he_o may_v appear_v like_o himself_o this_o be_v according_o do_v when_o the_o battle_n be_v join_v the_o syrian_n see_v jehoshaphat_n they_o think_v he_o have_v be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o according_o leave_v all_o other_o assault_v the_o party_n where_o he_o be_v and_o compass_v they_o about_o hereupon_o jehoshaphat_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o succour_n who_o help_v he_o in_o that_o great_a strait_n and_o move_v the_o syrian_n to_o depart_v from_o he_o for_o it_o seem_v they_o gather_v from_o some_o circumstance_n or_o other_o that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o so_o not_o the_o man_n they_o aim_v at_o thus_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v by_o bring_v jehoshaphat_n into_o so_o great_a danger_n to_o let_v he_o see_v his_o folly_n in_o join_v with_o ahab_n notwithstanding_o the_o prophet_n fair_a warning_n to_o the_o contrary_n but_o the_o battle_n go_v on_o against_o that_o party_n in_o which_o ahab_n be_v a_o syrian_a draw_v a_o bow_n at_o a_o venture_n and_o the_o arrow_n be_v direct_v by_o god_n hit_v ahab_n and_o enter_v between_o the_o joint_n of_o his_o harness_n and_o wound_v he_o sore_o he_o be_v thus_o wound_v speak_v to_o the_o driver_n of_o his_o chariot_n to_o carry_v he_o out_o of_o the_o host_n the_o battle_n grow_v fierce_a and_o fierce_a it_o seem_v they_o have_v not_o time_n to_o dress_v his_o wound_n but_o only_o stay_v he_o up_o in_o his_o chariot_n in_o which_o he_o go_v out_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o syrian_n and_o towards_o the_o evening_n he_o die_v and_o his_o blood_n run_v out_o of_o his_o wound_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o chariot_n and_o thus_o at_o last_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n fall_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o idolatry_n and_o persecute_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o naboth_n when_o the_o commander_n of_o the_o army_n have_v notice_n of_o the_o king_n death_n they_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o continue_v the_o fight_n any_o long_o and_o so_o make_v proclamation_n about_o sunsetting_a that_o every_o man_n shall_v depart_v to_o his_o own_o country_n and_o to_o his_o own_o city_n and_o so_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v fulfil_v which_o he_o speak_v v._n 17._o i_o see_v all_o israel_n scatter_v upon_o the_o hill_n as_o sheep_n that_o have_v not_o a_o shepherd_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v these_o have_v no_o master_n let_v they_o return_v every_o man_n to_o his_o house_n in_o peace_n thus_o die_v ahab_n and_o be_v bring_v to_o samaria_n and_o be_v there_o bury_v and_o they_o wash_v his_o chariot_n in_o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n and_o possible_o his_o bloody_a armour_n may_v be_v wash_v in_o jezreel_n where_o his_o chief_a armoury_n be_v and_o where_o naboth_n be_v kill_v and_o the_o dog_n lick_v up_o his_o blood_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v by_o elijah_n ch._n 21.19_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o ahab_n and_o the_o ivory_n house_n which_o he_o make_v 3.15_o make_v see_v amos_n 3.15_o and_o the_o city_n of_o defence_n which_o he_o build_v be_v write_v in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o 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that_o want_v issue_n he_o want_v the_o comfort_n that_o other_o parent_n have_v he_o see_v he_o have_v not_o a_o son_n to_o be_v under_o himself_o the_o guide_n and_o stay_v of_o his_o family_n but_o be_v force_v at_o present_a to_o put_v his_o concern_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o eliezer_n his_o steward_n damascus_n steward_n who_o ancestor_n be_v of_o damascus_n and_o for_o aught_o he_o see_v his_o estate_n will_v be_v enjoy_v by_o he_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a for_o want_v of_o a_o heir_n god_n tell_v he_o his_o servant_n shall_v not_o be_v his_o heir_n but_o one_o that_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n and_o further_o assure_v he_o that_o his_o seed_n how_o improbable_a soever_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o at_o present_a shall_v be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n especial_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n the_o child_n of_o his_o
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shall_v be_v accomplish_v so_o many_o month_n hence_o as_o be_v usual_a according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o go_v from_o her_o conception_n to_o the_o bring_v a_o child_n into_o the_o world_n sarah_n hear_v this_o in_o her_o tent-door_n laugh_v within_o herself_o not_o out_o of_o faith_n and_o joy_n as_o abraham_n have_v do_v before_o ch._n 17.17_o but_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n very_o unlikely_a by_o reason_n of_o her_o great_a age_n if_o not_o impossible_a but_o though_o she_o laugh_v only_o within_o herself_o and_o do_v not_o break_v out_o into_o a_o loud_a and_o open_a laughter_n yet_o the_o lord_n discern_v it_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o ask_v she_o why_o she_o laugh_v do_v she_o look_v more_o upon_o she_o own_o and_o her_o husband_n decay_a nature_n and_o age_n than_o upon_o the_o power_n of_o god_n sarah_n be_v thus_o reprove_v she_o out_o of_o shame_n and_o weakness_n in_o that_o sudden_a disturbance_n of_o her_o mind_n deny_v that_o she_o laugh_v but_o though_o she_o do_v not_o open_o yet_o she_o do_v within_o herself_o and_o she_o begin_v now_o to_o be_v ashamed_a because_o she_o perceive_v the_o person_n that_o speak_v to_o her_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man_n because_o he_o can_v discern_v her_o inward_a affection_n but_o she_o do_v present_o as_o it_o seem_v recollect_v herself_o when_o she_o understand_v who_o it_o be_v that_o speak_v and_o make_v this_o promise_n and_o according_o believe_v it_o and_o therefore_o her_o faith_n be_v commend_v heb._n 11.11_o through_o faith_n sarah_n herself_o receive_v strength_n to_o conceive_v seed_n and_o afterward_o she_o laugh_v for_o joy_n as_o we_o find_v ch._n 21.6_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v these_o three_o person_n that_o be_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n arise_v and_o abraham_n in_o civility_n accompany_v they_o some_o part_n of_o the_o way_n the_o two_o holy_a angel_n go_v on_o direct_o towards_o sodom_n but_o the_o lord_n stay_v commune_v with_o abraham_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v not_o hide_v 3.7_o hide_v amos_n 3.7_o from_o he_o what_o judgement_n he_o now_o intend_v to_o execute_v upon_o sodom_n and_o those_o neighbour_a wicked_a city_n for_o he_o have_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v the_o stock_n of_o a_o great_a and_o mighty_a nation_n his_o peculiar_a people_n yea_o the_o stock_n out_o of_o who_o the_o bless_a seed_n shall_v spring_v in_o who_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v and_o he_o know_v that_o he_o will_v instruct_v and_o command_v his_o child_n 32.46_o child_n deut._n 6.7_o deut._n 32.46_o and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n then_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o one_o that_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o punish_v without_o first_o inquire_v into_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v whether_o their_o wicked_a deed_n be_v answerable_a to_o 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mental_a reservation_n at_o first_o to_o accept_v his_o kindness_n and_o proffer_v to_o lodge_v in_o the_o street_n all_o night_n which_o possible_o they_o intend_v to_o have_v do_v to_o observe_v the_o manner_n and_o behaviour_n of_o that_o people_n have_v he_o not_o be_v so_o importunate_a with_o they_o to_o turn_v in_o to_o he_o therefore_o upon_o his_o importunity_n they_o accept_v his_o courteous_a offer_n 13.2_o offer_n thus_o both_o abraham_n and_o lot_n entertain_v angel_n unaware_o heb._n 13.2_o and_o do_v go_v with_o he_o to_o his_o house_n and_o there_o he_o make_v they_o the_o best_a entertainment_n he_o can_v and_o for_o haste_n bake_a unleavened-bread_n for_o they_o and_o they_o do_v eat_v see_v ch._n 18.6_o but_o the_o appearance_n of_o these_o two_o angel_n now_o entertain_v by_o lot_n be_v as_o it_o be_v like_a of_o young_a man_n of_o rare_a and_o extraordinary_a beauty_n notice_n hereof_o be_v take_v by_o some_o of_o the_o wicked_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n 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far_o off_o that_o he_o fear_v lest_o the_o destruction_n will_v overtake_v they_o before_o they_o can_v get_v thither_o and_o therefore_o he_o earnest_o desire_v that_o zoar_n former_o call_v bela_n may_v be_v the_o place_n they_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o fly_v unto_o which_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n and_o that_o god_n will_v please_v to_o spare_v that_o place_n for_o his_o sake_n the_o angel_n undoubted_o by_o god_n direction_n grant_v his_o request_n but_o bid_v he_o haste_v away_o for_o he_o can_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o sodom_n till_o he_o be_v get_v thither_o for_o god_n have_v decree_v in_o mercy_n to_o save_v he_o it_o be_v break_v of_o day_n when_o the_o angel_n haste_v lot_n and_o his_o company_n away_o and_o by_o that_o time_n the_o sun_n be_v well_o rise_v the_o lord_n 5.17_o lord_n v._o 24._o jehovah_n from_o jehovah_n that_o be_v the_o son_n from_o the_o father_n who_o work_v by_o the_o son_n joh._n 5.17_o rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admath_n and_o zeboim_n deut._n 29.23_o hosea_n 11.8_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n 422._o heaven_n this_o be_v a_o type_n and_o forerunner_n of_o the_o everlasting_a punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o that_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n for_o ever_o rev._n 21.8_o and_o so_o the_o apostle_n say_v jud._n v._n 7._o that_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o eternal_a fire_n viz._n that_o temporal_a destruction_n be_v as_o a_o forerunner_n of_o those_o eternal_a torment_n in_o hell_n which_o they_o now_o suffer_v and_o so_o may_v well_o be_v a_o terrify_a example_n and_o warning_n to_o all_o that_o fall_v into_o the_o like_a sin_n see_v apostol_n histor_n pag._n 422._o but_o it_o seem_v while_o lot_n and_o his_o company_n be_v hasten_v towards_o zoar_n his_o wife_n either_o doubt_v whether_o any_o such_o judgement_n will_v fall_v upon_o sodom_n as_o be_v threaten_v or_o linger_a in_o her_o desire_n after_o those_o friend_n and_o the_o wealth_n and_o estate_n they_o have_v leave_v behind_o they_o look_v back_o against_o the_o express_a command_n of_o the_o angel_n before_o give_v whereupon_o she_o be_v immediate_o turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n or_o statue_n of_o a_o rocky_a mineral_n salt_n which_o will_v endure_v all_o weather_n as_o a_o stand_a monument_n of_o her_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n and_o to_o season_v other_o with_o more_o wisdom_n abraham_n get_v up_o early_o that_o morning_n and_o look_v towards_o sodom_n and_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a who_o destruction_n the_o lord_n have_v acquaint_v he_o with_o before_o he_o see_v the_o smoke_n from_o that_o country_n go_v up_o as_o the_o smoke_n of_o a_o furnace_n and_o god_n remember_v the_o intercession_n of_o abraham_n for_o lot_n neither_o do_v he_o forget_v the_o piety_n and_o righteousness_n of_o lot_n himself_o which_o we_o find_v mention_v 2_o pet._n 2.7_o 8._o lot_z quick_o find_v that_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o have_v follow_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o angel_n at_o the_o first_o and_o go_v immediate_o to_o the_o mountain_n for_o now_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o stay_v any_o long_o in_o zoar._n possible_o the_o wickedness_n he_o see_v among_o they_o may_v make_v he_o afraid_a that_o a_o like_a judgement_n to_o that_o of_o sodom_n will_v fall_v upon_o they_o or_o it_o may_v be_v he_o fear_v lest_o the_o people_n of_o that_o place_n will_v fall_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o overthrow_n of_o those_o neighbour_a city_n see_v he_o and_o his_o family_n only_o have_v escape_v so_o he_o and_o his_o two_o daughter_n leave_v that_o town_n and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o mountain_n and_o dwell_v there_o in_o a_o cave_n where_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n immure_v up_o his_o daughter_n begin_v to_o think_v that_o by_o that_o solitary_a life_n they_o be_v
and_o return_v and_o in_o this_o vision_n jacob_n see_v jehovah_n stand_v on_o the_o top_n of_o this_o ladder_n and_o say_v to_o he_o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n thy_o father_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n the_o land_n whereon_o thou_o lie_v to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v it_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n and_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o shall_v spread_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v thus_o he_o renew_v the_o promise_n to_o he_o and_o state_n it_o in_o he_o which_o be_v former_o make_v to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n ch._n 12.3_o &_o 22.18_o act_n 3.25_o further_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o he_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o and_o will_v keep_v thou_o in_o all_o place_n whether_o thou_o go_v and_o will_v bring_v thou_o again_o into_o this_o land_n for_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o until_o i_o have_v do_v all_o that_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o thou_o of_o jacob_n awake_v and_o consider_v the_o glorious_a vision_n he_o have_v see_v cry_v out_o assure_o god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n though_o i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v or_o imagine_v to_o have_v meet_v with_o such_o a_o glorious_a manifestation_n and_o revelation_n of_o himself_o to_o i_o here_o and_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o reverend_a awe_n and_o fear_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n who_o have_v thus_o appear_v to_o he_o he_o cry_v out_o how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n this_o be_v none_o other_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n the_o very_a gate_n of_o heaven_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o place_n where_o god_n manifest_v himself_o in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o whence_o they_o may_v by_o pray_v unto_o he_o and_o worship_v of_o he_o as_o by_o a_o gate_n ascend_v up_o into_o heaven_n and_o converse_v with_o he_o above_o and_o upon_o this_o account_n he_o think_v this_o a_o fit_a place_n for_o the_o build_n a_o house_n to_o god_n as_o we_o may_v see_v vers_n 22._o rise_v up_o therefore_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n he_o take_v the_o stone_n which_o he_o have_v lay_v under_o his_o head_n and_o set_v it_o up_o as_o a_o pillar_n 7.5_o pillar_n this_o in_o likelihood_n be_v of_o erwards_o demolish_v he_o erect_v about_o 30_o year_n after_o a_o new_a pillar_n of_o stone_n upon_o another_o apparition_n in_o the_o same_o place_n ch._n 35.14_o 15._o this_o pillar_n be_v a_o religious_a sign_n and_o monument_n as_o altar_n be_v esay_n 19.19_o there_o be_v also_o pillar_n for_o civil_a use_n as_o rachel_n pillar_n on_o her_o grave_a ch._n 35.20_o and_o absolon_n pillar_n 2_o sam._n 18.18_o the_o pillar_n galeed_n gen._n 31.45_o 47_o 52._o but_o when_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n pillar_n for_o religious_a use_n be_v forbid_v levit._n 26.1_o deut._n 16.22_o and_o the_o pillar_n of_o idolater_n command_v to_o be_v break_v down_o deut._n 12.3_o &_o ch._n 7.5_o and_o as_o a_o memorial_n of_o that_o vision_n and_o then_o pour_v out_o a_o little_a of_o the_o oil_n upon_o it_o which_o he_o have_v take_v with_o he_o for_o his_o provision_n by_o the_o way_n as_o a_o oblation_n and_o offer_v of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n have_v no_o other_o sacrifice_n at_o hand_n and_o he_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n afterward_o at_o the_o same_o place_n again_o about_o 30_o year_n after_o see_v ch._n 35.14_o and_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n bethel_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o city_n near_o to_o it_o be_v before_o call_v luz_n then_o jacob_n make_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n that_o if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o to_o keep_v he_o in_o the_o way_n wherein_o he_o be_v now_o to_o go_v and_o to_o give_v he_o food_n and_o raiment_n 1_o tim._n 6.8_o and_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o to_o his_o father_n house_n in_o peace_n it_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a and_o strong_a obligation_n and_o engagement_n upon_o he_o to_o worship_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n faithful_o all_o his_o day_n and_o that_o stone_n or_o pillar_n now_o erect_v by_o he_o shall_v be_v god_n house_n 35.7_o house_n see_v the_o performance_n of_o this_o ch._n 35.7_o viz._n that_o place_n shall_v be_v consecrate_v to_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n for_o he_o and_o he_o to_o worship_v he_o in_o and_o that_o he_o will_v give_v the_o ten_o loc_n ten_o thus_o we_o see_v tithe_n pay_v by_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n decimas_fw-la non_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la pendendas_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o usus_fw-la pios_fw-la arras_n holocausta_fw-la etc._n etc._n levit_fw-la 27.30_o numb_a 18.24_o anonym_n in_o loc_n of_o all_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v to_o god_n that_o be_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o for_o pious_a and_o charitable_a use_v gen._n 27._o whole_a chapter_n gen._n 28._o from_o 1._o to_o 6._o and_o from_o 10._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xxiv_o esau_n understanding_n that_o his_o father_n isaac_n have_v bless_v jacob_n and_o that_o he_o have_v send_v he_o away_o into_o mesopotamia_n there_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o his_o own_o kindred_n express_o forbid_v he_o to_o marry_v any_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o that_o jacob_n have_v express_v his_o readiness_n to_o obey_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n therein_o he_o to_o pacify_v his_o father_n mind_n who_o be_v much_o offend_v with_o he_o for_o take_v for_o his_o first_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o hitty_n see_v sect._n 21._o go_v to_o the_o ishmaelite_n ishmael_n himself_o be_v now_o dead_a and_o take_v another_o wife_n viz._n mahalatha_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o abraham_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v this_o either_o to_o please_v his_o father_n by_o match_v into_o his_o kindred_n or_o else_o to_o strengthen_v himself_o by_o this_o new_a alliance_n with_o the_o israelite_n against_o his_o brother_n jacob._n gen._n 28._o from_o 6._o to_o 10._o sect_n xxv_o jacob_n be_v now_o comfort_v and_o strengthen_v by_o the_o late_a heavenly_a vision_n go_v on_o cheerful_o in_o his_o journey_n and_o at_o length_n come_v near_o to_o haran_n in_o mesopotamia_n where_o at_o a_o well_o in_o the_o field_n which_o be_v guard_v by_o a_o great_a stone_n he_o see_v a_o great_a many_o flock_n of_o sheep_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o to_o be_v water_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o shepherd_n shall_v have_v roll_v away_o the_o stone_n jacob_n ask_v they_o civil_o whence_o they_o be_v they_o answer_v they_o belong_v to_o haran_n he_o inquire_v if_o they_o know_v laban_n the_o son_n of_o bethuel_n and_o grandchild_n of_o nahor_n they_o tell_v he_o they_o know_v he_o very_o well_o he_o inquire_v of_o his_o health_n they_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v in_o very_o good_a health_n and_o one_o of_o his_o daughter_n viz._n rachel_n be_v hard_a by_o come_v with_o his_o sheep_n to_o be_v water_v jacob_n tell_v they_o it_o be_v yet_o too_o soon_o in_o the_o day_n as_o he_o apprehend_v to_o gather_v the_o flock_n together_o in_o order_n to_o their_o fold_n therefore_o he_o advise_v they_o to_o water_v the_o sheep_n and_o to_o go_v and_o feed_v they_o again_o they_o tell_v he_o they_o may_v not_o their_o custom_n or_o agreement_n among_o themselves_o be_v otherwise_o or_o can_v not_o water_v the_o sheep_n till_o all_o the_o flock_n be_v come_v together_o and_o all_o the_o shepherd_n join_v their_o strength_n to_o remove_v the_o stone_n but_o jacob_n see_v rachel_n come_v with_o she_o father_n flock_n he_o be_v strong_a with_o the_o help_n of_o these_o shepherd_n there_o present_a roll_v away_o the_o stone_n and_o water_v her_o sheep_n then_o salute_v she_o he_o acquaint_v she_o that_o he_o be_v son_n to_o rebecca_n her_o father_n sister_n and_o weep_v for_o joy_n that_o he_o have_v so_o soon_o and_o so_o opportune_o meet_v his_o cousin_n rachel_n she_o run_v and_o acquaint_v her_o father_n therewith_o he_o present_o come_v forth_o to_o jacob_n and_o embrace_v and_o kiss_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o house_n then_o jacob_n relate_v to_o he_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n and_o occasion_n of_o his_o journey_n and_o his_o come_n so_o private_o else_o laban_n may_v have_v wonder_v to_o see_v he_o come_v so_o unfurnished_v he_o have_v see_v abraham_n servant_n eliezer_n come_v so_o rich_o provide_v when_o he_o fetch_v thence_o rebecca_n laban_n reply_v that_o he_o be_v satisfy_v that_o he_o be_v his_o nephew_n his_o very_a bone_n and_o flesh_n and_o whatever_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o journey_n he_o
cup_n wherein_o he_o use_v to_o drink_v into_o the_o sack_n of_o the_o young_a and_o this_o possible_o he_o do_v to_o try_v how_o they_o stand_v affect_v to_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o brother_n benjamin_n conceive_v that_o if_o they_o envy_v benjamin_n as_o former_o they_o envy_v he_o they_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v he_o apprehend_v for_o theft_n and_o cast_v into_o prison_n this_o be_v do_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o begin_v their_o journey_n homeward_o but_o they_o be_v not_o go_v far_o out_o of_o the_o city_n before_o joseph_n steward_n follow_v after_o they_o and_o overtake_v they_o and_o then_o begin_v to_o expostulate_v high_o with_o they_o and_o upbraid_v they_o that_o they_o have_v so_o ill_o requite_v his_o master_n for_o his_o great_a kindness_n to_o they_o he_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o have_v steal_v his_o master_n silver_n cup_n in_o which_o he_o himself_o do_v drink_v and_o by_o which_o he_o use_v to_o divine_a of_o divine_a it_o seem_v the_o egyptian_n think_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o skill_n in_o interpret_n dream_n he_o use_v divination_n as_o their_o magician_n and_o wise_a man_n do_v and_o possible_o joseph_n be_v not_o unwilling_a it_o shall_v be_v believ_n d_o he_o can_v do_v it_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o better_a awe_n though_o he_o only_o rational_o guess_v at_o thing_n and_o follow_v the_o guidance_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o assistance_n he_o have_v great_a experience_n of_o and_o discover_v and_o foretell_v secret_a and_o hide_a thing_n the_o man_n be_v strange_o surprise_v and_o amaze_v at_o this_o unexpected_a charge_n and_o say_v to_o he_o god_n forbid_v that_o thy_o servant_n shall_v be_v find_v such_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o thou_o accuse_v we_o to_o be_v thou_o know_v we_o bring_v again_o the_o money_n which_o we_o find_v in_o our_o sack_n when_o we_o come_v home_o and_o therefore_o sure_o we_o can_v with_o any_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v man_n that_o will_v steal_v aught_o from_o thy_o master_n we_o be_v so_o well_o assure_v of_o our_o innocency_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o let_v we_o all_o be_v search_v and_o if_o thy_o master_n cup_n be_v find_v among_o we_o let_v he_o with_o who_o it_o be_v find_v die_v for_o it_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o we_o will_v be_v thy_o master_n bondman_n the_o steward_n reply_v he_o will_v not_o deal_v so_o rigorous_o with_o they_o but_o according_a to_o their_o own_o offer_n he_o will_v search_v they_o and_o he_o only_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v shall_v be_v his_o servant_n the_o rest_n shall_v be_v blameless_a hereupon_o immediate_o they_o all_o take_v down_o their_o sack_n and_o the_o steward_n search_v they_o all_o begin_v at_o the_o elder_a and_o so_o go_v on_o to_o the_o young_a viz._n benjamin_n and_o in_o his_o sack_n the_o cup_n be_v find_v when_o they_o see_v that_o they_o rend_v their_o clothes_n and_o in_o great_a horror_n and_o amazement_n load_v their_o ass_n again_o and_o return_v back_o into_o the_o city_n then_o judah_n and_o his_o brethren_n come_v to_o joseph_n and_o fall_v before_o he_o on_o the_o ground_n he_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v serve_v he_o so_o do_v they_o not_o think_v that_o such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o can_v discover_v they_o judah_n answer_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o my_o lord_n what_o shall_v we_o speak_v or_o how_o shall_v we_o clear_v ourselves_o for_o how_o innocent_a soever_o we_o think_v ourselves_o as_o to_o this_o matter_n yet_o we_o can_v no_o way_n clear_v ourselves_o before_o man_n and_o therefore_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n be_v just_a in_o punish_v we_o for_o our_o former_a sin_n gen._n 42.21_o 22._o we_o have_v therefore_o no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o that_o we_o be_v all_o my_o lord_n bondman_n both_o he_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o we_o also_o nay_o say_v joseph_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v he_o only_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v shall_v be_v my_o bondman_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o you_o go_v to_o your_o father_n in_o peace_n then_o judah_n approach_v near_o to_o he_o and_o say_v o_o my_o lord_n let_v thy_o servant_n without_o offence_n speak_v a_o few_o word_n private_o to_o thou_o and_o let_v not_o thy_o anger_n burn_v against_o thy_o servant_n thou_o be_v even_o as_o pharaoh_n be_v second_o to_o he_o in_o authority_n and_o so_o thy_o anger_n to_o be_v dread_v even_o as_o his._n my_o lord_n may_v please_v to_o remember_v that_o when_o we_o come_v first_o down_o into_o egypt_n thou_o do_v ask_v thy_o servant_n have_v you_o a_o father_n live_v or_o any_o other_o brother_n and_o we_o say_v unto_o my_o lord_n we_o have_v a_o father_n a_o old_a man_n and_o a_o brother_n that_o be_v but_o a_o youth_n 46.21_o youth_n namely_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o be_v about_o 24_o or_o 27_o year_n of_o age_n be_v 12_o or_o 13_o year_n young_a than_o joseph_n see_v gen._n 22.5_o and_o have_v now_o nine_o or_o ten_o son_n ch._n 46.21_o bear_v to_o our_o father_n in_o his_o old_a age_n his_o only_a brother_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v dead_a and_o he_o alone_o be_v leave_v of_o his_o mother_n offspring_n and_o his_o father_n tender_o love_v he_o and_o thou_o say_v unto_o thy_o servant_n bring_v he_o down_o that_o i_o may_v see_v he_o we_o than_o tell_v my_o lord_n that_o the_o lad_n can_v not_o leave_v his_o father_n without_o extreme_a danger_n to_o his_o father_n life_n and_o thou_o tell_v we_o peremptory_o that_o except_o our_o young_a brother_n come_v down_o with_o we_o we_o shall_v see_v thy_o face_n no_o more_o and_o behold_v when_o we_o come_v unto_o thy_o servant_n our_o father_n we_o tell_v he_o the_o word_n of_o my_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v extreme_a unwilling_a to_o let_v our_o young_a brother_n come_v down_o with_o we_o yet_o afterward_o the_o famine_n press_v sore_o upon_o we_o he_o command_v we_o to_o go_v down_o again_o into_o egypt_n to_o buy_v food_n we_o tell_v he_o we_o dare_v not_o go_v again_o except_o our_o young_a brother_n go_v down_o with_o we_o he_o say_v you_o know_v that_o my_o wife_n rachel_n first_o in_o my_o choice_n and_o dear_a in_o my_o love_n bear_v i_o two_o son_n the_o elder_a go_v out_o from_o i_o when_o he_o be_v about_o seventeen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v tear_v in_o piece_n of_o wild_a beast_n he_o beast_n hereby_o joseph_n see_v what_o they_o have_v tell_v his_o father_n when_o they_o have_v sell_v he_o namely_o that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o see_v ch._n 37.33_o so_o that_o i_o see_v he_o no_o more_o and_o if_o you_o take_v this_o son_n also_o from_o i_o and_o mischief_n befall_v he_o you_o will_v bring_v my_o gray_a head_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a i_o thy_o servant_n engage_v myself_o to_o my_o father_n for_o the_o bring_v the_o lad_n safe_a home_n to_o he_o again_o i_o tell_v he_o i_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o and_o of_o my_o hand_n he_o shall_v require_v he_o ch._n 43.8_o 9_o now_o therefore_o when_o thy_o servant_n shall_v come_v back_o to_o our_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n it_o will_v sure_o be_v his_o death_n and_o so_o thy_o servant_n shall_v bring_v down_o the_o gray_a head_n of_o our_o father_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a see_v therefore_o i_o thy_o servant_n stand_v engage_v to_o my_o father_n for_o the_o lad_n accept_v i_o pray_v thou_o of_o i_o for_o thy_o bondam_a instead_o of_o the_o lad_n and_o let_v the_o lad_n go_v up_o with_o his_o brethren_n for_o i_o dare_v not_o look_v my_o father_n again_o in_o the_o face_n except_o the_o lad_n be_v with_o i_o nor_o can_v i_o endure_v to_o see_v the_o woe_n and_o misery_n that_o will_v befall_v my_o father_n if_o the_o lad_n be_v leave_v behind_o gen._n 44._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xlii_o joseph_n heart_n be_v so_o melt_v with_o this_o pathetic_a speech_n of_o judah_n that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o refrain_v no_o long_o but_o command_v all_o beside_o his_o brethren_n to_o withdraw_v he_o give_v vent_v to_o his_o passion_n and_o burst_v out_o into_o tear_n and_o weep_v aloud_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v joseph_n their_o brother_n and_o ask_v they_o whether_o his_o father_n be_v yet_o alive_a they_o be_v so_o astonish_v and_o amaze_v at_o the_o strangeness_n and_o unexpectedness_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o so_o terrify_v with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o own_o guiltiness_n and_o trespass_n against_o he_o that_o they_o can_v not_o answer_v he_o a_o word_n he_o bid_v they_o come_v near_o he_o and_o tell_v
boil_n and_o blain_n break_v out_o upon_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o go_v away_o and_o cease_v fight_v against_o god_n but_o yet_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v so_o harden_v that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v for_o all_o this_o exod._n ch._n 9_o from_o 8._o to_o vers_fw-la 13._o hail_o seven_o plague_n hail_o 7._o some_o few_o day_n after_o god_n send_v moses_n again_o to_o pharaoh_n to_o require_v he_o to_o let_v his_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v he_o and_o to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o though_o his_o hand_n have_v be_v already_o heavy_a upon_o he_o yet_o there_o be_v far_o sore_a plague_n still_o behind_o which_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o bring_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n if_o he_o continue_v obstinate_a and_o which_o shall_v sting_v he_o to_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o these_o he_o will_v present_o pour_v forth_o thick_a and_o threefold_a upon_o he_o that_o he_o may_v know_v there_o be_v no_o god_n like_o to_o the_o great_a jehovah_n in_o all_o the_o world_n moses_n be_v further_o command_v to_o speak_v thus_o to_o he_o from_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n and_o destroy_v a_o great_a part_n of_o thy_o cattle_n by_o murrain_n and_o pestilence_n and_o i_o shall_v have_v destroy_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n thereby_o also_o t._n also_o sic_fw-la ergo_fw-la vertendum_fw-la v._o 16._o modo_fw-la enim_fw-la cum_fw-la extendi_fw-la manum_fw-la meam_fw-la percussissem_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la pecus_fw-la sed_fw-la te_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la tuum_fw-la veruntamen_fw-la seci_fw-la ut_fw-la restares_fw-la etc._n etc._n j._n t._n as_o you_o well_o deserve_v but_o that_o i_o have_v raise_v thou_o up_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v my_o justice_n in_o punish_v of_o thou_o and_o my_o power_n in_o my_o conquest_n over_o thou_o and_o do_v thou_o yet_o so_o impudent_o exalt_v thyself_o against_o i_o and_o my_o people_n behold_v about_o this_o time_n to_o morrow_n i_o will_v cause_v it_o to_o rain_v a_o very_a grievous_a hail_n upon_o thou_o such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v in_o egypt_n since_o it_o become_v a_o land_n inhabit_v by_o misraim_n son_n of_o cham_n who_o give_v name_n to_o that_o people_n and_o country_n and_o moses_n the_o more_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o terror_n of_o this_o plague_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o advise_v the_o egyptian_n to_o send_v for_o and_o get_v home_o their_o cattle_n and_o servant_n and_o all_o that_o they_o have_v in_o the_o field_n for_o all_o that_o be_v find_v there_o will_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o hail_n some_o of_o pharaoh_n servant_n believe_v this_o threaten_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o get_v their_o servant_n and_o cattle_n into_o house_n and_o so_o have_v they_o preserve_v but_o other_o regard_v it_o not_o on_o the_o morrow_n moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod_n towards_o heaven_n and_o the_o lord_n send_v thunder_n and_o hail_v mix_v with_o fire_n that_o run_v upon_o the_o ground_n which_o destroy_v not_o only_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o corn_n viz._n the_o barley_n drufius_n barley_n v._o 32._o but_o the_o wheat_n and_o the_o rye_n be_v not_o smite_v for_o they_o be_v not_o grow_v up_o that_o be_v so_o much_o as_o the_o barley_n it_o seem_v in_o egypt_n they_o sow_v their_o barley_n at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o their_o wheat_n which_o we_o do_v not_o and_o there_o the_o barley_n will_v be_v by_o far_o the_o forward_a hordeo_fw-la laeso_fw-la incolume_fw-la mansit_fw-la triticum_fw-la quip_n cum_fw-la hordei_fw-la culmus_fw-la aliquantum_fw-la arefactus_fw-la adeoque_fw-la induratus_fw-la non_fw-la cederet_fw-la grandini_fw-la sed_fw-la obniteretur_fw-la itaque_fw-la frangebatur_fw-la triticum_fw-la autem_fw-la tenerum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la &_o in_fw-la herba_fw-la velut_fw-la abditum_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la sub_fw-la terra_fw-la lenta_fw-la flexilique_fw-la sva_fw-la mollitia_fw-la procellae_fw-la impetum_fw-la devitavit_fw-la drufius_n that_o be_v ear_v and_o the_o flax_n that_o be_v boll_v and_o in_o the_o stalk_v and_o their_o herb_n but_o break_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o tree_n and_o kill_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o be_v in_o the_o storm_n vers_n 25._o so_o say_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 78.47_o 48._o he_o destroy_v their_o vine_n with_o hail_n and_o their_o sycamore-tree_n with_o hailstone_n he_o give_v up_o their_o cattle_n also_o to_o the_o hail_v and_o their_o flock_n to_o the_o thunderbolt_n and_o this_o dreadful_a hail_n fall_v on_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egppt_v only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n there_o be_v none_o pharaoh_n terrify_v with_o this_o dreadful_a judgement_n send_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o tell_v they_o he_o do_v now_o plain_o see_v and_o according_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o he_o mercy_n he_o the_o wicked_a do_v sometime_o confess_v their_o sin_n to_o god_n glory_n but_o will_v not_o true_o repent_v and_o reform_v that_o they_o may_v be_v receive_v to_o mercy_n have_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o confess_v that_o god_n be_v righteous_a and_o he_o and_o his_o people_n wicked_a he_o desire_v they_o therefore_o to_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o remove_v this_o judgement_n and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o more_o such_o dreadful_a thunder_n and_o hail_n and_o he_o will_v let_v they_o go_v they_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o moses_n promise_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o city_n he_o will_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n in_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n he_o know_v by_o inspiration_n from_o god_n that_o then_o the_o thunder_n and_o hail_n shall_v immediate_o cease_v and_o pharaoh_n may_v hereby_o be_v instruct_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v at_o his_o disposal_n but_o as_o for_o thou_o and_o thy_o servant_n say_v he_o i_o know_v beforehand_o that_o you_o will_v be_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o better_a for_o the_o removal_n of_o this_o judgement_n and_o the_o event_n prove_v it_o to_o be_v so_o for_o when_o upon_o moses_n prayer_n the_o thunder_n and_o hail_v seize_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n be_v harden_v as_o before_o and_o they_o will_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v exod._n ch._n 9_o from_o 13._o to_o the_o end_n locust_n eight_o plague_n locust_n 8._o about_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o this_o month_n god_n send_v moses_n to_o pharaoh_n again_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v harden_v 58._o harden_v see_v sect._n 58._o his_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o may_v glorify_v his_o power_n and_o justice_n in_o bring_v more_o signal_n judgement_n on_o he_o however_o though_o pharaoh_n be_v obstinate_a yet_o thou_o moses_n say_v god_n shall_v for_o a_o remembrance_n of_o my_o power_n and_o justice_n declare_v to_o thy_o child_n and_o child_n child_n the_o wonder_n i_o have_v do_v in_o egypt_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n that_o so_o you_o in_o your_o several_a generation_n may_v know_v and_o be_v assure_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n then_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v to_o pharaoh_n again_o and_o expostulate_v with_o he_o ask_v he_o how_o long_o he_o will_v refuse_v to_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o keep_v his_o people_n from_o go_v to_o serve_v he_o they_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o continue_v still_o obstinate_a on_o the_o morrow_n the_o lord_n will_v send_v grasshopper_n and_o locust_n into_o all_o his_o quarter_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v send_v in_o such_o vast_a number_n that_o they_o shall_v in_o a_o manner_n cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o man_n sight_n and_o shall_v devour_v the_o residue_n of_o the_o grass_n herb_n and_o what_o be_v green_a on_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o wheat_n and_o corn_n which_o have_v escape_v the_o hail_n and_o they_o shall_v fill_v his_o house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o of_o all_o the_o egyptian_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o ancestor_n nor_o any_o that_o live_v in_o egypt_n before_o he_o 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yoke_n under_o which_o they_o be_v bow_v down_o so_o that_o now_o they_o shall_v walk_v upright_o be_v free_v from_o their_o yoke_n and_o bondage_n second_o he_o threaten_v dreadful_a and_o terrible_a and_o manifold_a judgement_n to_o they_o in_o case_n they_o be_v disobedient_a and_o to_o multiply_v their_o plague_n as_o they_o multiply_v their_o sin_n particular_o 1._o he_o threaten_v to_o inflict_v corporal_a disease_n on_o they_o yea_o terrible_a disease_n such_o as_o the_o consumption_n and_o burning-ague_n that_o shall_v weaken_v and_o darken_v their_o very_a sight_n and_o cause_n in_o they_o great_a sorrow_n of_o heart_n 2_o depredation_n by_o enemy_n and_o fall_v before_o their_o enemy_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n so_o that_o they_o that_o hate_v they_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o 3_o terror_n and_o causeless_a astonishment_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v flee_v when_o none_o pursue_v 4_o weaken_v and_o break_v the_o pride_n of_o their_o power_n 5_o make_v the_o heaven_n as_o iron_n and_o the_o earth_n as_o brass_n and_o render_v their_o labour_n in_o their_o husbandry_n fruitless_a 6_o ravenous_a beast_n to_o devour_v their_o child_n and_o cattle_n 7_o the_o sword_n that_o shall_v avenge_v their_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o he_o 8ly_a send_v pestilence_n into_o their_o besiege_a city_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o stick_v bind_v up_o in_o a_o faggot_n to_o be_v burn_v together_o 9_o captivity_n 10_o break_v their_o staff_n of_o bread_n that_o be_v deprive_v they_o of_o their_o bread_n which_o be_v the_o staff_n of_o life_n and_o bring_v such_o scarcity_n upon_o they_o that_o one_o oven_n shall_v bake_v the_o bread_n of_o ten_o family_n and_o the_o baker_n shall_v deliver_v they_o their_o bread_n by_o weight_n see_v ezek._n 4.16_o 11_o such_o a_o dreadful_a famine_n that_o they_o shall_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o their_o own_o child_n 12_o to_o cast_v down_o their_o high_a place_n whereon_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n and_o to_o destroy_v their_o idol_n and_o to_o cast_v their_o carcase_n upon_o their_o break_a idol_n and_o his_o soul_n shall_v abhor_v they_o 13_o desolation_n of_o their_o city_n and_o country_n and_o of_o all_o place_n of_o public_a worship_n refuse_v and_o reject_v their_o offering_n and_o oblation_n 14_o exile_v and_o dispersion_n among_o the_o heathen_a so_o that_o their_o land_n shall_v be_v desolate_a and_o their_o city_n waist_n and_o their_o enemy_n that_o shall_v take_v possession_n of_o some_o part_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v astonish_v at_o the_o desolation_n thereof_o and_o further_o the_o lord_n threaten_v that_o he_o will_v scatter_v they_o among_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o sword_n shall_v there_o also_o pursue_v they_o and_o then_o the_o land_n shall_v enjoy_v her_o sabbath_n and_o rest_v from_o tillage_n from_o which_o it_o shall_v have_v rest_v on_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n and_o year_n of_o jubilee_n but_o can_v not_o be_v permit_v because_o of_o their_o covetousness_n 15_o faintness_n of_o heart_n so_o that_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o shake_a leaf_n shall_v chase_v they_o yea_o they_o shall_v flee_v as_o from_o the_o sword_n when_o none_o pursue_v and_o through_o weakness_n or_o have_v fall_v one_o upon_o another_o 16_o death_n in_o captivity_n they_o shall_v perish_v and_o pine_v away_o in_o their_o iniquity_n and_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o father_n who_o they_o imitate_v in_o their_o transgression_n in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n three_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o commination_n he_o promise_v if_o they_o shall_v repent_v and_o their_o carnal_a impure_a and_o uncircumcised_a heart_n be_v humble_v and_o shall_v confess_v their_o own_o iniquity_n and_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o father_n and_o accept_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o just_o deserve_v on_o their_o part_n and_o just_o inflict_v by_o god_n then_o he_o will_v remember_v his_o covenant_n make_v with_o their_o father_n and_o be_v gracious_a unto_o they_o and_o will_v remember_v the_o land_n he_o give_v they_o for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v of_o they_o for_o a_o time_n and_o shall_v enjoy_v its_o rest_n yet_o he_o will_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v inhabit_v and_o till_v by_o they_o again_o and_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n he_o will_v not_o utter_o cast_v they_o away_o nor_o whole_o abhor_v they_o but_o for_o their_o good_a will_v remember_v the_o covenant_n he_o make_v with_o their_o ancestor_n levit._fw-la ch._n 26._o whole_a chapter_n in_o the_o last_o place_n moses_n receive_v law_n and_o direction_n concern_v person_n jackson_n person_n some_o hold_n that_o the_o end_n and_o intention_n of_o these_o personal_a vow_n be_v only_a that_o they_o shall_v pay_v the_o price_n of_o their_o redemption_n to_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v either_o for_o their_o maintenance_n numb_a 18.14_o or_o for_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 2_o king_n 4.5_o jackson_n and_o thing_n devote_v by_o vow_n unto_o god_n and_o how_o these_o vow_n may_v be_v redeem_v in_o case_n the_o person_n that_o make_v they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o stand_v to_o they_o 1._o a_o person_n prescribe_v person_n for_o these_o vow_n of_o person_n they_o be_v usual_o make_v in_o some_o time_n of_o affliction_n or_o distress_n as_o when_o marry_a person_n have_v no_o child_n they_o do_v sometime_o vow_n that_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o give_v they_o a_o child_n they_o will_v give_v that_o child_n unto_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v hannah_n vow_n 1_o sam._n 1.11_o and_o these_o person_n vow_v be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v vow_v to_o such_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o as_o for_o draw_v of_o water_n or_o hew_v of_o wood_n which_o the_o gibeonite_n afterward_o do_v josh_n 9.27_o or_o if_o they_o be_v woman_n they_o be_v devote_v to_o spin_v cloth_n to_o make_v the_o priest_n garment_n and_o to_o provide_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o other_o such_o like_a service_n which_o according_o they_o do_v perform_v or_o else_o pay_v the_o price_n of_o their_o redemption_n here_o prescribe_v vow_v be_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n or_o else_o to_o be_v redeem_v according_a to_o the_o estimation_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v to_o set_v the_o value_n this_o estimation_n be_v to_o vary_v according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o sex_n and_o age._n 1_o the_o redemption_n of_o a_o male_a from_o 20_o year_n to_o 60_o be_v to_o be_v 50_o shekel_n of_o silver_n according_a to_o the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o a_o female_a of_o the_o same_o age_n but_o 30._o 2._o of_o a_o male_a from_o five_o year_n old_a to_o 20_o 20_o shekel_n of_o a_o female_a 10_o shekel_n 3._o of_o a_o male_a from_o a_o month_n old_a to_o five_o year_n old_a five_o shekel_n of_o a_o female_a three_o shekel_n 4._o of_o a_o male_a from_o 60_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o fifteen_o shekel_n of_o a_o female_a ten_o shekel_n but_o in_o case_n any_o person_n be_v grow_v poor_a who_o possible_o be_v of_o ability_n when_o he_o vow_v so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v the_o â—rate_n set_v according_a to_o this_o law_n than_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o set_v a_o reasonable_a rate_n upon_o he_o according_a to_o his_o ability_n chap._n 27._o from_o 1._o to_o 9_o 2._o concern_v beast_n devote_v to_o god_n 1._o clean_n beast_n devote_v be_v to_o be_v give_v as_o they_o be_v to_o god_n and_o not_o change_v for_o other_o which_o if_o any_o man_n attempt_v to_o do_v both_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v change_v and_o that_o which_o be_v put_v in_o its_o place_n shall_v both_o be_v consecrate_v to_o god_n 2._o
be_v a_o prey_n to_o their_o sword_n and_o therefore_o like_o person_n almost_o distract_v they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o come_v let_v we_o choose_v to_o ourselves_o a_o captain_n and_o under_o he_o let_v we_o march_v back_o again_o into_o egypt_n see_v nehem._n 9.17_o but_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v the_o difficulty_n they_o must_v needs_o meet_v with_o have_v they_o proceed_v in_o such_o a_o resolution_n they_o can_v not_o reasonable_o expect_v to_o be_v feed_v with_o manna_n from_o heaven_n in_o their_o return_n be_v in_o rebellion_n against_o god_n nor_o to_o have_v the_o red-sea_n divide_v for_o they_o again_o and_o if_o they_o shall_v though_o very_o unlikely_a ever_o get_v back_o into_o egypt_n what_o scorn_n and_o cruel_a bondage_n must_v they_o there_o expect_v if_o the_o egyptian_n oppress_v they_o before_o how_o much_o more_o hardly_o and_o severe_o will_v they_o deal_v with_o they_o now_o remember_v the_o death_n of_o their_o first-born_a and_o the_o drown_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o army_n in_o the_o red-sea_n but_o man_n in_o passion_n usual_o lose_v all_o consideration_n moses_n and_o aaron_n see_v they_o in_o such_o a_o rage_n and_o mutiny_n fall_v down_o on_o their_o face_n before_o they_o entreat_v they_o to_o desist_v from_o such_o a_o desperate_a purpose_n moses_n earnest_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o dread_v the_o canaanite_n for_o god_n will_v go_v before_o they_o and_o fight_v for_o they_o deut._n 1.29_o 30_o 31._o and_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n rend_v their_o clothes_n testify_v that_o their_o heart_n be_v rend_v with_o grief_n and_o indignation_n at_o those_o blasphemous_a speech_n the_o people_n have_v utter_v against_o god_n they_o tell_v they_o the_o land_n they_o go_v to_o search_v be_v a_o exceed_a good_a land_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o they_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o it_o therefore_o they_o shall_v take_v heed_n lest_o by_o their_o rebellion_n they_o provoke_v he_o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o it_o as_o 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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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and_o flock_n see_v numb_a 18.17_o 18._o and_o when_o you_o have_v carry_v your_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n to_o the_o place_n the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v there_o shall_v you_o and_o your_o households_n 1.4_o households_n though_o the_o male_n only_o be_v bind_v thrice_o a_o year_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n exod._n 23.17_o yet_o at_o these_o time_n the_o master_n of_o family_n be_v wont_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n to_o carry_v their_o wife_n daughter_n and_o maid-servant_n with_o they_o as_o elkanah_n do_v 1_o sam._n 1.4_o feast_n with_o your_o holy_a thing_n and_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n praise_v of_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o you_o have_v get_v through_o the_o lord_n blessing_n upon_o your_o labour_n furthermore_o you_o must_v know_v that_o god_n will_v be_v serve_v after_o a_o more_o exact_a manner_n when_o you_o come_v into_o canaan_n than_o you_o serve_v he_o now_o for_o now_o many_o sacrifice_n rite_n and_o 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inflectere_fw-la 1_o reg._n 8.29_o 44._o and_o glory_n and_o thither_o shall_v you_o bring_v all_o your_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n and_o your_o choice_a thing_n that_o you_o free_o vow_v to_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o you_o shall_v rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n you_o and_o your_o son_n and_o daughter_n your_o men-servant_n and_o maid-servant_n and_o you_o shall_v make_v the_o levite_n that_o dwell_v within_o your_o city_n or_o habitation_n to_o rejoice_v also_o in_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o offering_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o you_o in_o the_o land_n but_o must_v live_v upon_o what_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o have_v appoint_v see_v ch._n 10.9_o take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o offer_v your_o burnt-offering_n sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n in_o any_o other_o place_n than_o that_o which_o god_n shall_v choose_v but_o in_o your_o own_o private_a dwelling_n you_o may_v kill_v and_o eat_v of_o those_o kind_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v appoint_v for_o sacrifice_n as_o free_o as_o of_o the_o roebuck_n and_o hart_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v yet_o allow_v to_o your_o table_n neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o difference_n of_o person_n observe_v in_o those_o private_a meal_n in_o respect_n of_o legal_a cleanness_n or_o pollution_n but_o all_o may_v partake_v of_o any_o of_o they_o according_a as_o through_o the_o lord_n blessing_n they_o can_v provide_v for_o themselves_o only_o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v the_o blood_n blood_n blood_n this_o restraint_n possible_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v they_o the_o more_o fearful_a of_o shed_v man_n blood_n you_o shall_v pour_v it_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o water_n and_o cover_v it_o with_o dust_n levit._fw-la 17.13_o further_o he_o show_v they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o eat_v within_o their_o gate_n the_o tithe_n fridlib_n tithe_n non_fw-la sunt_fw-la hic_fw-la intelligendae_fw-la decimae_fw-la levitis_fw-la &_o sacerdotibus_fw-la debitae_fw-la sed_fw-la aliae_fw-la quas_fw-la post_fw-la solutas_fw-la decimas_fw-la ordinarias_fw-la soluâ—bant_fw-la deut._n 14.22_o 23._o exit_fw-la illis_fw-la instituebant_fw-la â—pulas_fw-la fridlib_n of_o their_o corn_n or_o wine_n or_o oil_n that_o be_v the_o second_o tithe_n of_o those_o thing_n the_o first_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o levite_n nor_o the_o firstling_n commutaveris_fw-la firstling_n quae_fw-la deo_fw-la osterre_fw-fr debueris_fw-la vel_fw-la volueris_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la constitutum_fw-la deferas_fw-la vel_fw-la ea_fw-la vel_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la qua_fw-la ea_fw-la commutaveris_fw-la of_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v not_o those_o firstling_n speak_v of_o numb_a 18.17_o 18._o which_o as_o holy_a thing_n consecrate_v to_o god_n be_v allot_v for_o the_o priest_n portion_n but_o either_o the_o female_a firstling_n the_o male-firstling_n be_v only_o challenge_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o his_o own_o exod._n 13.12_o or_o the_o first-born_a after_o those_o first_o which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v the_o owner_n own_o or_o the_o chief_a and_o best_a of_o their_o lamb_n kid_n and_o calf_n call_v here_o the_o firstling_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n nor_o any_o of_o their_o vow_a or_o free-will-offering_n or_o heave-offering_n but_o must_v eat_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v they_o and_o their_o household_n and_o the_o levite_n together_o and_o there_o they_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n allow_v they_o to_o put_v their_o hand_n to_o and_o to_o eat_v and_o partake_v of_o further_o he_o caution_n they_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o forsake_v the_o levite_n by_o withhold_v their_o offering_n and_o oblation_n anno_fw-la oblation_n decimarum_fw-la varia_fw-la erant_fw-la gen_fw-la ra_fw-mi 1._o decima_fw-la levitica_fw-la quae_fw-la tota_fw-la levitis_fw-la cedebat_fw-la 2._o decima_fw-la secundaria_fw-la quae_fw-la post_fw-la primam_fw-la separabatur_fw-la absumenda_fw-la in_o his_o
and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o hold_v communion_n with_o idolater_n nor_o conform_v themselves_o to_o they_o in_o their_o rite_n and_o usage_n you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n say_v he_o he_o have_v choose_v you_o to_o himself_o for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n above_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n therefore_o you_o shall_v not_o as_o the_o heathen_n do_v cut_v themselves_o or_o make_v any_o incision_n in_o your_o flesh_n at_o the_o death_n of_o any_o of_o your_o dear_a friend_n levit._n 19.28_o nor_o make_v any_o baldness_n between_o your_o eye_n nor_o mourn_v so_o inordinate_o as_o they_o do_v who_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o a_o bless_a resurrection_n or_o eternal_a life_n these_o custom_n god_n forbid_v they_o to_o take_v up_o not_o only_o because_o they_o be_v the_o desperate_a effect_n of_o immoderate_a mourning_n but_o also_o because_o they_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o idolater_n and_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o people_n to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o they_o in_o these_o thing_n lest_o they_o shall_v from_o thence_o grow_v to_o a_o conformity_n to_o they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_v of_o false_a god_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o show_v they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o eat_v any_o abominable_a thing_n namely_o such_o as_o god_n have_v forbid_v they_o and_o therefore_o here_o he_o set_v down_o what_o may_v and_o what_o may_v not_o be_v eat_v of_o beast_n of_o fowl_n of_o fish_n of_o all_o which_o see_v sect._n 33._o and_o levit._n 11._o if_o any_o clean_a creature_n die_v of_o itself_o it_o may_v be_v sell_v to_o or_o eat_v by_o a_o stranger_n but_o not_o by_o themselves_o which_o restraint_n be_v to_o mind_v they_o of_o the_o difference_n god_n put_v between_o they_o and_o other_o nation_n and_o the_o especial_a purity_n he_o require_v of_o they_o above_o other_o people_n further_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o seethe_v a_o 22.6_o a_o id_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la matre_fw-la lactante_fw-la q._n d._n satis_fw-la tibi_fw-la sit_fw-la comedere_fw-la haedum_fw-la abstine_fw-la a_o matre_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la fâ—rt_fw-la crudelitatem_fw-la quandam_fw-la sic_fw-la praecepit_fw-la pullas_fw-la avium_fw-la comprehendere_fw-la in_o nido_fw-la matre_fw-la dimissa_fw-la deut._n 22.6_o kid_n in_o its_o mother_n milk_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v cruel_a as_o to_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o that_o milk_n of_o its_o dam_n which_o be_v give_v it_o for_o its_o nourishment_n see_v sect._n 17._o of_o ch._n 4._o further_o he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o tithe_v all_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o seed_n that_o the_o field_n bring_v forth_o year_n by_o year_n and_o that_o not_o only_o the_o first_o tithe_n which_o they_o be_v to_o pay_v yearly_a to_o the_o levite_n in_o the_o several_a place_n of_o their_o habitation_n numb_a 18.24_o but_o the_o second_o tithe_n take_v after_o that_o which_o they_o shall_v spend_v in_o holy_a feast_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v together_o with_o the_o firstling_n of_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n that_o be_v either_o the_o female-firstling_n or_o the_o first-born_a after_o the_o male-firstling_n be_v pay_v to_o the_o priest_n see_v ch._n 12.17_o and_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v why_o they_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o the_o place_n the_o lord_n have_v choose_v and_o there_o feast_v together_o with_o these_o their_o holy_a thing_n be_v that_o they_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n always_o because_o the_o present_v themselves_o thus_o yearly_o before_o the_o lord_n with_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n must_v needs_o be_v of_o itself_o a_o good_a mean_n to_o keep_v their_o heart_n in_o a_o continual_a awe_n and_o reverence_n of_o god_n and_o at_o that_o holy_a place_n and_o in_o those_o holy_a convocation_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_v concern_v the_o messiah_n and_o in_o their_o sacrifice_n they_o may_v behold_v a_o shadow_n of_o their_o redemption_n by_o he_o all_o which_o must_v needs_o conduce_v to_o teach_v they_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o in_o case_n they_o dwell_v very_o far_o from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o tithe_n and_o firstling_n be_v so_o many_o that_o they_o can_v not_o well_o carry_v they_o so_o far_o than_o they_o may_v sell_v those_o thing_n and_o carry_v the_o money_n with_o they_o and_o buy_v 2.14_o buy_v praetextu_fw-la legis_fw-la huius_fw-la irrepsit_fw-la improba_fw-la consâ—etudo_fw-la joh._n 2.14_o therewith_o what_o they_o be_v to_o use_v there_o namely_o ox_n or_o sheep_n or_o wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n or_o what_o else_o they_o desire_v to_o make_v a_o cheerful_a feast_n that_o they_o may_v rejoice_v together_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v he_o remember_v that_o thou_o forsake_v not_o nor_o neglect_v the_o levite_n that_o be_v not_o only_o pay_v he_o the_o first_o tithe_n but_o communicate_v to_o he_o also_o of_o these_o second_o tithe_n that_o he_o may_v be_v sufficient_o provide_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o thyself_o see_v he_o be_v to_o have_v no_o land_n of_o inheritance_n among_o you_o to_o supply_v this_o unto_o he_o and_o every_o three_o year_n after_o the_o sabbatical_a when_o the_o land_n be_v to_o rest_v and_o so_o in_o the_o six_o year_n after_o that_o thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o all_o judaeorum_fw-la all_o dam_fw-la decimas_fw-la ut_fw-la ditescas_fw-la proverbium_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n that_o year_n that_o be_v separate_z a_o three_o tithe_n poor_a tithe_n so_o that_o every_o three_o year_n they_o separate_v three_o several_a tithe_n the_o first_o be_v the_o levite_n yearly_a livelihood_n the_o second_o they_o carry_v up_o with_o they_o to_o jerusalem_n therewith_o to_o feast_v before_o the_o lord_n the_o three_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o the_o poor_a which_o shall_v be_v lay_v up_o in_o some_o public_a place_n in_o the_o town_n and_o city_n where_o they_o dwell_v and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o the_o levite_n but_o also_o for_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n deut._n 26.12_o that_o they_o may_v eat_v and_o be_v satisfy_v and_o in_o so_o do_v they_o may_v expect_v the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o bless_v they_o and_o prosper_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n chap._n xv_o he_o amplify_v and_o enlarge_v upon_o the_o four_o commandment_n dilate_v upon_o the_o rite_n and_o observance_n require_v in_o the_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n reckon_v inchoative_a from_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n say_v he_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o release_n that_o be_v every_o creditor_n that_o dare_v aught_o unto_o his_o neighbour_n shall_v release_v it_o he_o shall_v not_o exact_v it_o of_o his_o neighbour_n or_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v of_o any_o israelite_n whatsoever_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v ordain_v it_o to_o be_v a_o year_n of_o release_n but_o of_o a_o foreigner_n or_o heathen_a not_o proselyte_v thou_o may_v require_v what_o be_v thou_o with_o he_o and_o the_o end_n why_o you_o shall_v so_o release_v be_v this_o that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v through_o your_o exact_v debt_n of_o your_o brethren_n any_o of_o they_o bring_v to_o extreme_a poverty_n and_o if_o in_o this_o and_o other_o thing_n they_o be_v obedient_a to_o god_n law_n he_o tell_v they_o god_n will_v so_o abundant_o bless_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v well_o able_a to_o forbear_v the_o exact_v of_o their_o debt_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o prejudice_n at_o all_o to_o they_o he_o will_v so_o bless_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v enough_o to_o lend_v 28.12_o lend_v see_v deut._n 28.12_o to_o many_o nation_n and_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o borrow_v of_o they_o and_o as_o otherways_o so_o particular_o in_o lend_v to_o they_o say_v he_o thou_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o for_o the_o borrower_n be_v servant_n to_o the_o lender_n prov._n 22.7_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o reign_v over_o thou_o if_o there_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n of_o thy_o brethren_n within_o any_o of_o thy_o gate_n thou_o shall_v not_o harden_v thy_o heart_n nor_o shut_v thy_o hand_n from_o he_o but_o shall_v open_v it_o wide_o unto_o he_o and_o shall_v lend_v he_o sufficient_a for_o his_o need_n beware_v therefore_o lest_o there_o be_v such_o a_o wicked_a thought_n in_o thy_o heart_n say_v the_o seven_o year_n the_o year_n of_o release_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o thy_o eye_n be_v evil_a against_o thy_o poor_a brother_n so_o that_o thou_o look_v dogged_o upon_o he_o and_o give_v he_o naught_o and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n against_o thou_o and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n for_o which_o thou_o shall_v be_v punish_v no_o on_o the_o contrary_n thou_o shall_v sure_o give_v he_o 11._o he_o see_v esay_n
necromancer_n who_o by_o raise_v the_o dead_a do_v consult_v with_o they_o about_o secret_a thing_n see_v 1_o sam._n 28.7_o these_o nation_n who_o land_n thou_o be_v go_v to_o possess_v hearken_v to_o these_o but_o thou_o shall_v be_v upright_o and_o sincere_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o devote_v thyself_o entire_o to_o he_o who_o will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o imitate_v they_o in_o these_o abomination_n and_o he_o show_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n to_o seek_v to_o such_o enchanter_n and_o diviner_n because_o god_n will_v still_o raise_v up_o prophet_n from_o among_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o brethren_n to_o reveal_v his_o will_n to_o they_o and_o at_o last_o about_o 1400_o year_n after_o this_o will_v send_v they_o the_o great_a prophet_n debet_fw-la prophet_n per_fw-la hunc_fw-la prophetam_fw-la aliqui_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la joshuam_fw-la alij_fw-la omnes_fw-la prophetas_fw-la mosen_n secutos_fw-la hic_fw-la locus_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la prophetas_fw-la referri_fw-la potest_fw-la maximè_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o imprimis_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la referri_fw-la debet_fw-la the_o messiah_n see_v act_n 3.22_o &_o 7.37_o joh._n 1.45_o joh._n 5.46_o and_o though_o the_o prophet_n send_v to_o israel_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o moses_n deut._n 34.10_o yet_o they_o be_v like_o he_o be_v man_n send_v from_o god_n as_o he_o be_v and_o raise_v up_o from_o among_o their_o brethren_n as_o he_o be_v and_o so_o christ_n be_v a_o high_a priest_n take_v from_o among_o man_n heb._n 5.1_o and_o like_v unto_o moses_n yet_o above_o he_o as_o moses_n bring_v they_o the_o law_n from_o god_n so_o christ_n the_o gospel_n out_o of_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n joh._n 6.40_o and_o he_o show_v how_o faithful_a these_o prophet_n will_v be_v that_o he_o shall_v send_v to_o they_o to_o deliver_v what_o ever_o he_o give_v they_o in_o charge_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o what_o he_o shall_v put_v into_o their_o mouth_n and_o this_o be_v most_o eminent_o verify_v in_o christ_n joh._n 15.15_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n have_v i_o make_v know_v unto_o you_o he_o further_o show_v that_o god_n will_v severe_o punish_v those_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v his_o prophet_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o his_o name_n and_o this_o be_v principal_o to_o be_v fulfil_v upon_o the_o jew_n who_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n for_o which_o god_n destroy_v their_o city_n and_o sanctuary_n as_o be_v prophesy_v dan._n 9.26_o and_o further_o lest_o false_a prophet_n shall_v arise_v and_o come_v to_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n name_v he_o give_v they_o a_o rule_n how_o they_o shall_v discover_v they_o if_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v predict_v or_o foretell_v any_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a thing_n insuperabilem_fw-la thing_n referendum_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la naturam_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la ut_fw-la virgam_fw-la in_o colubrum_fw-la 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hezekiah_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v of_o his_o sickness_n 2_o king_n 20.1_o for_o in_o all_o such_o prediction_n the_o people_n may_v know_v that_o those_o thing_n be_v conditional_o foretell_v though_o the_o condition_n be_v not_o always_o express_v and_o therefore_o that_o in_o case_n they_o repent_v god_n will_v not_o inflict_v the_o evil_n denounce_v against_o they_o but_o as_o for_o false_a prophet_n that_o prophesy_v presumptuous_o father_v their_o own_o fantasy_n and_o wild_a conceit_n on_o the_o true_a god_n they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v they_o nor_o their_o prediction_n nor_o fear_v to_o put_v they_o to_o death_n when_o they_o find_v they_o upon_o clear_a proof_n so_o to_o be_v have_v before_o assign_v they_o three_o city_n of_o refuge_n in_o the_o land_n without_o jordan_n chap._n xix_o which_o they_o have_v already_o vanquish_v deut._n 4.41_o now_o he_o give_v direction_n that_o when_o they_o have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n within_o 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only_o three_o city_n of_o refuge_n within_o jordan_n yet_o he_o command_v they_o that_o if_o afterward_o the_o lord_n shall_v enlarge_v their_o coast_n viz._n by_o give_v they_o the_o land_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n to_o the_o great_a river_n euphrates_n they_o euphrates_n conditional_o promise_v to_o they_o gen._n 15.18_o if_o they_o continue_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n the_o jew_n by_o their_o disobedience_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n never_o get_v possession_n of_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o those_o land_n conditional_o promise_v they_o than_o they_o shall_v separate_v three_o city_n of_o refuge_n more_o in_o those_o quarter_n that_o innocent_a blood_n may_v not_o be_v shed_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v they_o for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o so_o blood_n be_v upon_o they_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o any_o man_n do_v hate_v his_o neighbour_n and_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o and_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o mortal_o so_o that_o he_o die_v and_o then_o flee_v unto_o any_o of_o these_o city_n in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n or_o place_n where_o the_o slayer_n dwell_v and_o unto_o which_o he_o belong_v shall_v send_v and_o fetch_v he_o thence_o viz._n from_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n yea_o or_o from_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n exod._n 21.14_o and_o deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n that_o he_o may_v slay_v he_o in_o such_o case_n they_o must_v not_o pity_v he_o upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n from_o among_o they_o that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o from_o 1._o to_o 14._o and_o to_o prevent_v occasion_n of_o quarrel_v and_o bloodshed_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o charge_v they_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v remove_v his_o neighbour_n landmark_n potest_fw-la
landmark_n see_v prov._n 22.28_o hos_fw-la 5.10_o v._o 14._o non_fw-la transferes_fw-la terminos_fw-la i._n e._n lapides_fw-la vel_fw-la alia_fw-la signa_fw-la quae_fw-la fixa_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ad_fw-la distinguendos_fw-la agros_fw-la tuos_fw-la ab_fw-la agris_fw-la proximi_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la genus_fw-la furti_fw-la infame_n quod_fw-la difficulter_fw-la convinci_fw-la potest_fw-la see_v deut._n 27.17_o which_o will_v be_v a_o piece_n of_o great_a injustice_n and_o may_v occasion_v quarrel_n about_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o land_n and_o possession_n next_o he_o declare_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o single_a man_n rise_v up_o as_o a_o witness_n against_o another_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v as_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o crime_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v condemn_v for_o it_o but_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n matter_n shall_v be_v establish_v settle_a confirm_v and_o stand_v good_a see_v joh._n 8.17_o and_o in_o case_n two_o or_o more_o witness_n do_v rise_v up_o against_o a_o man_n and_o only_o one_o of_o they_o speak_v home_o as_o to_o the_o proof_n of_o that_o whereof_o he_o be_v accuse_v if_o here_o the_o party_n accuse_v do_v allege_v that_o this_o man_n bear_v false_a witness_n against_o he_o than_o both_o these_o man_n between_o who_o the_o controversy_n be_v shall_v stand_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v and_o shall_v be_v set_v before_o the_o ark_n or_o sanctuary_n and_o there_o the_o witness_n shall_v be_v examine_v as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o possible_o if_o they_o can_v not_o find_v out_o the_o matter_n by_o examination_n than_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o that_o 1_o king_n 8.31_o 32._o and_o if_o the_o judge_n find_v that_o the_o man_n have_v testify_v false_o against_o his_o brother_n than_o they_o shall_v do_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o think_v to_o have_v do_v to_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n 39_o magistrate_n indeed_o the_o pharisee_n in_o christ_n time_n expound_v this_o of_o private_a revenge_n viz._n that_o a_o private_a person_n may_v take_v life_n for_o life_n eye_n for_o eye_n tooth_n for_o tooth_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v that_o which_o our_o saviour_n condemn_v matth._n 5.38_o 39_o shall_v without_o tenderness_n or_o pity_n inflict_v such_o punishment_n on_o he_o as_o shall_v have_v be_v inflict_v on_o the_o party_n accuse_v have_v he_o be_v find_v guilty_a according_a to_o that_o law_n exod._n 21.23_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o they_o and_o those_o which_o remain_v shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o shall_v no_o more_o commit_v any_o such_o abominable_a thing_n chap._n xx_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o come_v to_o give_v they_o direction_n concern_v war_n and_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v manage_v 1._o the_o priest_n 31.6_o priest_n ordinary_o some_o of_o the_o priest_n go_v along_o with_o the_o army_n with_o the_o holy_a trumphet_n to_o animate_v they_o to_o the_o battle_n see_v numb_a 10.9_o &_o 31.6_o shall_v encourage_v the_o people_n when_o they_o draw_v nigh_o to_o battle_n with_o their_o enemy_n exhort_v they_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a though_o they_o be_v more_o than_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o hear_v o_o israel_n you_o approach_v this_o day_n unto_o battle_n against_o your_o enemy_n let_v not_o your_o heart_n faint_a fear_v not_o neither_o be_v you_o terrify_v because_o of_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n be_v with_o you_o and_o go_v forth_o with_o you_o to_o fight_v for_o you_o against_o your_o enemy_n and_o to_o save_v you_o 2_o the_o officer_n shall_v proclaim_v to_o the_o people_n before_o the_o battle_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o man_n there_o that_o have_v build_v a_o new_a house_n and_o have_v not_o dedicate_v 12.27_o dedicate_v dedicari_fw-la res_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quando_fw-la cum_fw-la solenni_fw-la aliquo_fw-la ritu_fw-la vel_fw-la convivio_fw-la usus_fw-la inchoatur_fw-la menoch_n see_v title_n of_o psalm_n 30._o and_o neh._n 12.27_o it_o or_o initiate_v it_o that_o be_v take_v possession_n of_o it_o and_o begin_v to_o use_v it_o and_o dwell_v in_o it_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o pray_v sing_a psalm_n and_o feast_v he_o may_v go_v home_o if_o he_o will_v damno_fw-la will_v ratio_fw-la huius_fw-la legis_fw-la 1._o ne_fw-fr quis_fw-la otiosus_fw-la fruatur_fw-la alienis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la 2._o ne_fw-fr desiderio_fw-la eorum_fw-la remissius_fw-la agerent_fw-la in_o praelio_fw-la sibique_fw-la parrentes_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la fugam_fw-la capessentes_fw-la aliis_fw-la &_o scandalo_fw-la essent_fw-la &_o damno_fw-la god_n in_o this_o and_o the_o two_o next_o particular_n manifest_v a_o special_a compassion_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o sudden_o be_v take_v off_o from_o those_o comfort_n which_o they_o have_v long_o labour_v for_o even_o when_o they_o be_v first_o enter_v upon_o the_o fruition_n of_o they_o that_o be_v threaten_v as_o a_o curse_n ch._n 28.30_o thou_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n and_o shall_v not_o dwell_v therein_o or_o if_o any_o man_n have_v plant_v a_o vineyard_n etc._n vineyard_n they_o may_v not_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n eat_v of_o any_o tree_n they_o have_v plant_v till_o they_o have_v consecrate_v the_o four_o year_n fruit_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o first_o three_o year_n be_v lose_v as_o uncircumcised_a the_o four_o year_n fruit_n be_v holy_a to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n and_o then_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o five_o year_n be_v free_a for_o the_o owner_n and_o other_o to_o eat_v levit._n 19.23_o etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o make_v common_a that_o be_v such_o as_o himself_o and_o other_o may_v free_o eat_v of_o which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v by_o the_o law_n till_o the_o five_o year_n from_o the_o plant_n of_o it_o he_o may_v also_o return_v to_o his_o house_n lest_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o another_o enjoy_v his_o vineyard_n or_o if_o any_o man_n have_v betroth_v a_o wife_n 1.18_o wife_n the_o ancient_a custom_n be_v to_o have_v some_o time_n interpose_v between_o betrthe_v and_o marriage_n see_v deut._n 22.23_o matth._n 1.18_o whither_o maid_n or_o widow_n and_o have_v not_o yet_o take_v she_o to_o himself_o he_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o go_v home_o also_o and_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n and_o last_o if_o any_o be_v fearful_a and_o fainthearted_a they_o may_v also_o depart_v if_o they_o will_v lest_o by_o their_o fear_n and_o faint-heartedness_n they_o shall_v infect_v their_o brethren_n also_o god_n hereby_o testify_v how_o much_o he_o dislike_v a_o timorous_a fearful_a spirit_n in_o those_o that_o serve_v he_o who_o he_o will_v have_v by_o faith_n to_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o to_o rest_v secure_a of_o his_o protection_n see_v judg._n 7.3_o the_o officer_n have_v proclaim_v these_o thing_n they_o be_v 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which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o but_o when_o they_o go_v to_o besiege_v any_o of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o seven_o nation_n amalekite_n nation_n unto_o which_o the_o hebrew_n add_v from_o deut._n 25.19_o the_o amalekite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n see_v ch._n 7.1.2_o which_v god_n have_v command_v they_o to_o destroy_v than_o they_o be_v not_o to_o spare_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n lest_o be_v leave_v alive_a they_o shall_v teach_v they_o to_o do_v after_o their_o abomination_n which_o they_o have_v practise_v towards_o their_o god_n and_o so_o occasion_v they_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n further_n he_o enjoin_v they_o that_o when_o they_o besiege_v a_o city_n they_o shall_v not_o cut_v down_o the_o fruit-tree_n that_o grow_v about_o it_o for_o their_o use_n in_o the_o siege_n except_o upon_o unavoidable_a necessity_n because_o those_o be_v very_o useful_a for_o man_n food_n and_o with_o these_o the_o land_n can_v not_o be_v
establish_v they_o for_o a_o people_n that_o may_v be_v his_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o may_v appertain_v to_o he_o as_o his_o peculiar_a treasure_n to_o serve_v he_o faithful_o and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o covenant_n see_v ch._n 7.6_o and_o all_o nation_n shall_v see_v by_o the_o singular_a blessing_n that_o shall_v be_v heap_v upon_o this_o people_n that_o god_n do_v indeed_o own_v they_o for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o that_o they_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n and_o so_o own_a as_o his_o child_n and_o thereupon_o call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n upon_o which_o account_n other_o nation_n shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o they_o 8._o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v with_o rain_n the_o lord_n will_v open_v to_o they_o his_o good_a treasure_n the_o heaven_n shall_v give_v they_o rain_v in_o due_a season_n the_o heaven_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n treasure_n because_o he_o keep_v therein_o those_o thing_n wherewith_o he_o cause_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v fruitful_a as_o rain_v to_o water_v the_o ground_n and_o snow_n to_o make_v it_o fertile_a and_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n to_o make_v all_o thing_n therein_o to_o grow_v and_o prosper_v 9_o they_o shall_v so_o increase_v in_o riches_n that_o they_o shall_v lend_v unto_o many_o nation_n and_o shall_v not_o borrow_v of_o they_o ch._n 15.6_o these_o blessing_n he_o show_v will_v follow_v and_o overtake_v they_o if_o they_o walk_v faithful_o in_o god_n statute_n and_o do_v not_o turn_v aside_o from_o they_o either_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a nor_o do_v decline_v to_o other_o god_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 15._o but_o if_o they_o be_v disobedient_a than_o he_o tell_v they_o such_o judgement_n and_o curse_n shall_v pursue_v they_o and_o overtake_v they_o as_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o these_o blessing_n first_o god_n will_v send_v upon_o they_o curse_v vexation_n and_o rebuke_n in_o all_o that_o they_o set_v their_o 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choice_a tree_n shall_v cast_v their_o fruit_n 12_o the_o stranger_n that_o be_v leave_v among_o they_o shall_v prevail_v against_o they_o and_o be_v lord_n over_o they_o and_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o far_o better_a state_n than_o themselves_o and_o all_o these_o curse_n which_o shall_v overtake_v they_o shall_v be_v upon_o they_o and_o their_o seed_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n great_a indignation_n against_o they_o and_o for_o a_o wonder_n that_o a_o people_n who_o be_v once_o so_o high_a in_o his_o favour_n shall_v be_v so_o unwise_a and_o wicked_a as_o to_o provoke_v he_o to_o bring_v such_o a_o change_n upon_o they_o and_o because_o they_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n with_o joyfulness_n and_o gladness_n of_o heart_n with_o delight_n and_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n he_o give_v they_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o serve_v their_o enemy_n in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n nakedness_n and_o want_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o 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to_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n therefore_o say_v he_o consider_v all_o these_o great_a mercy_n god_n have_v bestow_v on_o you_o you_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o observe_v the_o 〈◊〉_d â—ditions_n and_o article_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o you_o be_v now_o to_o enter_v into_o and_o to_o confirm_v with_o a_o oath_n that_o so_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o you_o and_o that_o you_o may_v prosper_v in_o all_o that_o you_o do_v attend_v therefore_o all_o of_o you_o with_o all_o seriousness_n to_o this_o solemn_a business_n you_o be_v now_o about_o behold_v you_o all_o stand_v this_o day_n before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n the_o captain_n of_o your_o tribe_n your_o elder_n and_o officer_n you_o your_o wife_n and_o little_a one_o and_o the_o stranger_n that_o be_v in_o your_o camp_n even_o from_o the_o hewer_n of_o wood_n unto_o the_o drawer_n of_o water_n you_o be_v all_o meet_v together_o and_o stand_v here_o before_o the_o 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he_o come_v to_o zebulun_n of_o who_o he_o say_v rejoice_v zebulun_n in_o thy_o go_v out_o and_o issachar_n in_o thy_o tent_n here_o he_o bless_v two_o tribe_n together_o of_o zebulun_n he_o prophecy_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v happy_a in_o their_o go_v forth_o to_o trade_n and_o in_o their_o merchandise_v by_o ship_n agreeable_a to_o what_o jacob_n prophesy_v of_o they_o gen._n 49.13_o zebulun_n shall_v dwell_v at_o the_o harbour_n of_o the_o sea_n he_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o haven_n of_o ship_n and_o of_o issachar_n he_o prophecy_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v happy_a in_o their_o tent_n that_o be_v in_o their_o quiet_a life_n at_o home_n and_o in_o their_o husbandry_n and_o tillage_n and_o breed_v and_o feed_v of_o cattle_n both_o their_o way_n of_o live_v shall_v yield_v they_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v in_o the_o goodness_n and_o bounty_n of_o god_n to_o they_o issachar_n shoul_n be_v happy_a in_o their_o husbandry_n zebulun_n in_o follow_v their_o merchandise_n they_o shall_v suck_v 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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 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chapter_n sect_n xcix_o joshua_n now_o send_v spy_n to_o ai_fw-fr not_o to_o go_v into_o it_o as_o those_o send_v to_o jericho_n do_v but_o to_o bring_v he_o intelligence_n in_o what_o posture_n the_o city_n and_o country_n thereabouts_o be_v the_o spy_n return_v and_o make_v a_o report_n as_o if_o the_o place_n be_v of_o no_o great_a strength_n and_o may_v easy_o be_v take_v by_o a_o few_o of_o the_o israelite_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o carry_v up_o the_o whole_a host_n of_o israel_n against_o it_o let_v only_o about_o two_o or_o three_o thousand_o say_v they_o go_v up_o and_o finite_a it_o joshua_n according_o send_v up_o about_o three_o thousand_o against_o it_o but_o the_o man_n of_o ai_fw-fr courageous_o sally_v out_o upon_o they_o the_o israelite_n flee_v present_o before_o they_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o god_n be_v offend_v with_o they_o for_o something_o amiss_o among_o they_o do_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n strike_v they_o with_o fear_n and_o 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what_o shall_v i_o say_v when_o israel_n turn_v their_o back_n before_o their_o enemy_n for_o the_o canaanite_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o land_n will_v hear_v of_o it_o and_o will_v environ_v we_o round_o and_o cut_v off_o our_o name_n and_o memorial_n from_o off_o the_o earth_n and_o what_o will_v thou_o then_o do_v to_o thy_o great_a name_n how_o will_v thou_o preserve_v thy_o glory_n when_o the_o canaanites_n shall_v say_v thou_o have_v not_o power_n to_o subdue_v they_o nor_o defend_v we_o against_o they_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v we_o this_o land_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v we_o see_v deut._n 33.27_o then_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n say_v get_v thou_o up_o why_o lie_v thou_o prostrate_v on_o thy_o face_n
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chronicle_n of_o the_o memorable_a act_n of_o god_n worthy_n in_o those_o time_n which_o book_n be_v since_o lose_v though_o it_o be_v mention_v again_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o see_v also_o numb_a 21.14_o and_o there_o be_v no_o day_n like_o this_o either_o before_o it_o or_o after_o it_o wherein_o god_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o a_o man_n make_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n to_o stand_v still_o and_o make_v the_o day_n twice_o as_o long_o as_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v indeed_o in_o hezekiah_n time_n the_o day_n be_v miraculous_o lengthen_v by_o the_o sun_n go_v backward_o 2_o king_n 20.11_o and_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o bring_v the_o shadow_n ten_o degree_n backward_o by_o which_o it_o have_v go_v down_o in_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o lengthen_v so_o much_o by_o far_o then_o as_o it_o be_v now_o to_o wit_n not_o above_o two_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a neither_o be_v that_o do_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o this_o be_v viz._n upon_o joshua_n prayer_n to_o god_n first_o desire_v it_o and_o then_o command_v in_o his_o name_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v see_v hab._n 3.11_o joshua_n have_v the_o day_n thus_o miraculous_o lengthen_v out_o for_o he_o and_o follow_v the_o chase_n those_o five_o king_n flee_v to_o a_o cave_n in_o the_o country_n belong_v to_o makkedah_n and_o there_o hide_v themselves_o joshua_n be_v inform_v thereof_o command_v that_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o cave_n shall_v be_v ram_v up_o with_o great_a stone_n and_o a_o guard_n set_v upon_o it_o but_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n shall_v pursue_v after_o their_o enemy_n and_o smite_v the_o hindmost_a of_o they_o and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o get_v into_o their_o fence_a city_n lest_o they_o shall_v put_v they_o to_o a_o new_a trouble_n for_o say_v he_o god_n fight_v for_o we_o and_o have_v deliver_v these_o our_o enemy_n into_o our_o hand_n therefore_o let_v we_o not_o by_o sloth_n and_o negligence_n lose_v this_o opportunity_n of_o destroy_v they_o which_o he_o now_o afford_v we_o according_o joshua_n and_o his_o soldier_n make_v that_o day_n a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o their_o enemy_n so_o that_o only_o a_o few_o of_o they_o escape_v which_o get_v into_o their_o fence_a city_n for_o though_o he_o at_o present_a destroy_v the_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n yet_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o take_v their_o fence_a city_n till_o some_o time_n after_o though_o they_o be_v relate_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o take_v present_o because_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o book_n do_v resolve_v to_o give_v as_o it_o be_v one_o short_a draught_n of_o the_o war._n now_o those_o who_o joshua_n have_v send_v forth_o to_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n return_v to_o he_o in_o peace_n that_o be_v sound_z and_o safe_a to_o makkedah_n where_o his_o camp_n be_v at_o present_a and_o now_o the_o canaanite_n be_v very_o quiet_a and_o dare_v not_o offer_v the_o israelite_n the_o least_o disturbance_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o dog_n bark_v against_o they_o to_o allude_v to_o that_o proverbial_a speech_n exod._n 11.7_o then_o joshua_n cause_v the_o five_o king_n to_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o cave_n to_o he_o and_o he_o call_v for_o his_o captain_n and_o chief_a commander_n and_o bid_v they_o put_v their_o foot_n upon_o their_o neck_n not_o in_o a_o proud_a insult_a manner_n but_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o they_o be_v to_o show_v no_o mercy_n to_o this_o people_n and_o to_o intimate_v to_o they_o that_o thus_o they_o shall_v tread_v all_o their_o enemy_n under_o their_o foot_n then_o joshua_n command_v that_o these_o five_o king_n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o hang_v masius_n hang_v quia_fw-la regum_fw-la stagitia_fw-la plurimis_fw-la exemplo_fw-la nocent_a ideo_fw-la acerbiore_fw-la supplicio_fw-la merito_fw-la debebant_fw-la expiari_fw-la masius_n on_o five_o tree_n where_o they_o hang_v till_o evening_n and_o then_o they_o take_v they_o down_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o cave_n where_o they_o have_v be_v hide_v and_o lay_v great_a stone_n in_o the_o caves_n mouth_n which_o remain_v when_o this_o history_n be_v write_v see_v josh_n 8.29_o and_o psal_n 91.13_o and_o psal_n 149.8_o &_o 110.1_o joshua_n 10._o from_o 1._o to_o 27._o sect_n civ_o joshua_n like_o a_o prudent_a general_n pursue_v his_o victory_n while_o the_o canaanite_n be_v under_o so_o great_a a_o terror_n and_o consternation_n upon_o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o five_o king_n and_o their_o army_n and_o therefore_o now_o he_o resolve_v to_o set_v upon_o their_o city_n and_o first_o he_o take_v makkedah_n 15.41_o makkedah_n a_o city_n in_o the_o uttermost_a confine_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n towards_o the_o west_n see_v ch._n 15.41_o and_o destroy_v all_o the_o people_n therein_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n reserve_v the_o cattle_n to_o themselves_o for_o a_o prey_n see_v ch._n 11.14_o and_o he_o do_v unto_o the_o king_n thereof_o as_o he_o have_v do_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o jericho_n that_o be_v he_o hang_v bonfrerius_n hang_v hoc_fw-la non_fw-la indicat_fw-la scriptura_fw-la ex_fw-la caeterorum_fw-la tamen_fw-la regum_fw-la exemplo_fw-la colligunt_fw-la eum_fw-la suspensum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la bonfrerius_n he_o from_o makkedah_n he_o march_v the_o whole_a army_n that_o be_v with_o he_o to_o libnah_n 21.13_o libnah_n a_o city_n situate_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n ch._n 15.42_o and_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n ch._n 21.13_o and_o the_o lord_n deliver_v that_o city_n also_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o put_v all_o to_o the_o sword_n he_o find_v therein_o and_o do_v unto_o their_o king_n as_o he_o do_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o makkedah_n from_o libnah_n he_o march_v to_o lachish_n gibeon_n lachish_n a_o strong_a city_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n restore_v ch._n 15.39_o who_o king_n be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o make_v war_n against_o gibeon_n and_o besiege_v it_o
horam_n king_n of_o gezer_n a_o city_n near_o to_o lachish_n understand_v this_o come_v forth_o with_o his_o force_n to_o relieve_v it_o but_o joshua_n utter_o rout_v and_o defeat_v he_o and_o then_o the_o day_n after_o the_o lord_n deliver_v lachish_n into_o his_o hand_n who_o inhabitant_n he_o utter_o destroy_v as_o he_o have_v do_v those_o of_o libnah_n then_o he_o march_v to_o eglon_n jerusalem_n eglon_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n ch._n 15.39_o five_o league_n southward_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o take_v it_o the_o very_a day_n he_o encamp_v against_o it_o and_o put_v all_o to_o the_o sword_n he_o find_v there_o from_o thence_o he_o march_v to_o hebron_n 14._o hebron_n a_o famous_a ancient_a city_n see_v numb_a 13.23_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n call_v former_o kirjath-jearim_a the_o king_n hereof_o be_v one_o of_o those_o hang_v at_o makkedah_n but_o he_o be_v dead_a either_o his_o heir_n succeed_v he_o or_o they_o choose_v another_o how_o this_o city_n be_v afterward_o say_v to_o be_v take_v by_o caleb_n see_v note_n on_o ch._n 15.13_o 14._o and_o take_v it_o with_o the_o new_a king_n thereof_o for_o the_o old_a one_o be_v late_o hang_v at_o makkedah_n and_o all_o the_o city_n it_o have_v under_o its_o jurisdiction_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o joshua_n then_o bend_v his_o course_n towards_o gilgal_n he_o take_v debir_n hebron_n debir_n a_o city_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n butt_v upon_o simeon_n before_o call_v kirjah-seph_a josh_n 15.15_o five_o or_o six_o mile_n southward_o of_o hebron_n and_o the_o king_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o town_n belong_v to_o it_o utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o people_n therein_o and_o as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o the_o king_n of_o libnah_n so_o he_o do_v to_o the_o king_n of_o debir_n all_o these_o king_n and_o their_o land_n do_v joshua_n take_v in_o one_o expedition_n because_o the_o lord_n fight_v for_o israel_n he_o subdue_v also_o all_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n which_o lie_v to_o the_o south_n both_o those_o city_n that_o be_v build_v on_o hill_n and_o those_o that_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o plain_n he_o subdue_v and_o vanquish_v all_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a the_o utmost_a southren_n bind_v unto_o gaza_n upon_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o all_o the_o country_n of_o goshen_n in_o the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o judah_n even_o to_o gibeon_n and_o destroy_v their_o inhabitant_n to_o a_o vast_a number_n do_v therein_o according_a to_o what_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n have_v command_v he_o deut._n 20.16_o 17._o then_o joshua_n return_v with_o his_o army_n to_o the_o camp_n at_o gilgal_n joshua_n ch._n 10._o from_o 28._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cv_o from_o the_o autumn_n of_o this_o year_n wherein_o after_o the_o fail_v of_o manna_n they_o begin_v to_o till_o the_o ground_n and_o sow_v it_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o tillage_n and_o the_o rise_v of_o the_o sabhatical_a year_n be_v hence_o to_o be_v take_v exod._n 23.10_o 11._o levit._fw-la 25._o from_o 2._o to_o 7._o sect_n cvi_o the_o five_o southern_a king_n be_v thus_o destroy_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o northern_a king_n combine_v together_o against_o the_o israelite_n and_o with_o they_o joshua_n have_v a_o long_a war_n see_v vers_fw-la 18._o which_o last_v till_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o six_o year_n of_o his_o government_n by_o which_o time_n he_o subdue_v they_o very_o observable_a be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n at_o once_o to_o join_v their_o force_n together_o against_o the_o israelite_n but_o order_v it_o so_o that_o only_o some_o of_o they_o fight_v against_o israel_n at_o one_o time_n and_o some_o at_o another_o by_o which_o mean_v the_o israelite_n be_v hearten_v with_o frequent_a victory_n and_o have_v leisure_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o between_o they_o and_o though_o joshua_n wonderful_a success_n and_o victory_n be_v succinct_o 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canaanite_n which_o render_v they_o the_o more_o inexcusable_a the_o lord_n also_o have_v determine_v that_o they_o shall_v drive_v out_o these_o nation_n by_o little_a and_o littlâ—_n and_o not_o consume_v they_o all_o at_o once_o lest_o the_o wild_a beast_n may_v increase_v upon_o they_o for_o want_v of_o people_n to_o inhabit_v the_o land_n see_v deut._n 7.22_o and_o we_o may_v add_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n to_o all_o the_o former_a why_o the_o war_n continue_v so_o long_o namely_o god_n leave_v these_o canaanite_n to_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n none_o of_o they_o beside_o the_o gibeonite_n desire_v to_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o israelite_n but_o desperate_o and_o obstinate_o resolve_v to_o fight_v with_o they_o and_o to_o oppose_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a and_o god_n do_v judicial_o thus_o suffer_v they_o to_o harden_v their_o heart_n more_o and_o more_o that_o so_o they_o may_v have_v no_o favour_n but_o be_v utter_o destroy_v vers_fw-la 20._o but_o to_o return_v the_o northern_a king_n that_o have_v combine_v against_o israel_n be_v jabin_n king_n of_o hazor_n a_o city_n lie_v in_o the_o upper_a galilee_n not_o far_o from_o kadesh_n who_o send_v to_o jobab_v king_n of_o madon_n dan._n madon_n a_o city_n near_o dan._n and_o to_o the_o king_n of_o shimron_n 12.20_o shimron_n a_o city_n in_o zebulun_n near_o mount_n carmel_n call_v shimron-meron_a ch._n 12.20_o and_o to_o the_o king_n of_o ackshaph_n ptolemais_n ackshaph_n in_o asher_n near_o accho_n or_o ptolemais_n and_o to_o the_o king_n that_o be_v towards_o the_o north_n on_o the_o mountain_n and_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o plain_n that_o lie_v on_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o country_n of_o cinneroth_n call_v afterward_o tiberias_n and_o genne-sereth_a and_o in_o the_o valley_n or_o low_a ground_n and_o in_o the_o border_n of_o dor_n mediterranean-sea_n dor_n a_o city_n and_o county_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o mediterranean-sea_n on_o 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vast_a a_o army_n as_o this_o which_o consist_v so_o much_o of_o horse_n and_o have_v so_o many_o iron-chariot_n but_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o for_o on_o the_o morrow_n by_o that_o time_n he_o will_v deliver_v they_o up_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o shall_v hough_v their_o horse_n that_o be_v cut_v their_o hamstring_n and_o so_o make_v they_o unserviceable_a either_o in_o war_n or_o for_o any_o other_o use_n and_o burn_v their_o chariot_n according_o joshua_n very_o early_a next_o morning_n fall_v upon_o they_o with_o his_o whole_a army_n probable_o before_o they_o be_v in_o any_o order_n and_o make_v a_o vast_a slaughter_n among_o they_o and_o chase_v they_o to_o zidon_n 53.12_o zidon_n the_o metropolis_n of_o phoenicia_n tyre_n be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o it_o isa_n 53.12_o the_o great_a and_o to_o
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be_v give_v to_o phineas_n his_o son_n with_o who_o it_o be_v probable_a his_o father_n live_v for_o though_o the_o priest_n have_v their_o city_n by_o lot_n in_o other_o tribe_n namely_o judah_n simeon_n and_o benjamin_n see_v ch._n 21.4_o yet_o that_o the_o high_a priest_n may_v be_v near_o to_o joshua_n the_o governor_n who_o dwell_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o that_o he_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o upon_o any_o special_a occasion_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v near_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o at_o this_o time_n be_v in_o shiloh_n it_o be_v like_a eleazar_n loc_n eleazar_n donarunt_fw-la forsan_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la honorarium_fw-la eleazaro_n ut_fw-la joshuae_fw-la contiguus_fw-la habitaret_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la est_fw-la a_o filio_fw-la cognominatus_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n here_o live_v and_o be_v now_o here_o bury_v josh_n ch._n 24._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxii_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n judge_n the_o book_n of_o judge_n which_o comprehend_v a_o history_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n to_o the_o day_n of_o eli_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 299_o year_n during_o which_o time_n they_o live_v under_o the_o government_n of_o certain_a judge_n who_o god_n successive_o and_o extraordinary_o raise_v up_o and_o endow_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o as_o his_o deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n there_o be_v twelve_o of_o these_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n viz._n 1._o othniel_n who_o government_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v 40_o year_n 2._o ehud_n 80_o 3._o deborath_n 40_o 4._o gideon_n 40_o 5._o abimelech_n 3_o 6._o thola_fw-la 23_o 7._o jair_a 22_o 8._o jephtha_n 6_o 9_o ibzan_n 7_o 10._o elon_n 10_o 11._o abdon_n 8_o 12._o samson_n 20_o 299_o within_o which_o space_n of_o time_n we_o be_v to_o comprehend_v the_o six_o oppression_n of_o the_o israelite_n 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take_v it_o in_o the_o pursuit_n when_v the_o king_n thereof_o with_o many_o of_o his_o people_n flee_v to_o save_v his_o life_n they_o kill_v ten_o thousand_o man_n they_o also_o take_v their_o king_n adonibezek_n and_o cut_v off_o his_o thumb_n and_o his_o great_a toe_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v when_o they_o take_v the_o city_n find_v some_o of_o those_o poor_a captive_a king_n that_o have_v be_v thus_o inhumane_o use_v by_o he_o or_o else_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o tyranny_n he_o have_v exercise_v upon_o they_o in_o that_o kind_n and_o therefore_o think_v fit_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n exod._n 21.24_o to_o serve_v he_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n adonibezek_n can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o herein_o for_o say_v he_o threescore_o and_o ten_o king_n trunci_fw-la king_n reguli_fw-la diversarum_fw-la urbium_fw-la ante_fw-la ninum_fw-la testae_fw-la justino_n cuique_fw-la rex_fw-la terminis_fw-la civitatis_fw-la suae_fw-la contentus_fw-la erat_fw-la petty_a king_n of_o particular_a city_n not_o that_o he_o have_v so_o many_o at_o once_o under_o this_o base_a slavery_n but_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n some_o after_o other_o it_o be_v like_a he_o do_v it_o in_o a_o base_a sport_v cruelty_n or_o else_o thereby_o to_o unfit_a they_o for_o war_n unde_fw-la homines_fw-la viles_fw-la &_o defides_fw-la italis_n &_o gallis_fw-la poltroni_fw-la vocantur_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la policy_n trunci_fw-la have_v their_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n cut_v off_o gather_v their_o meat_n under_o my_o table_n as_o i_o have_v do_v to_o they_o so_o god_n have_v requite_v i_o then_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n carry_v this_o great_a tyrant_n and_o show_v he_o before_o jerusalem_n to_o strike_v the_o great_a terror_n into_o the_o jebusite_n and_o there_o they_o kill_v he_o and_o then_o sack_v and_o burn_v that_o city_n viz._n that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v in_o their_o tribe_n for_o though_o the_o former_a king_n of_o it_o have_v be_v slay_v in_o the_o field_n josh_n 10._o yet_o be_v not_o the_o city_n take_v nor_o it_o nor_o any_o other_o city_n fire_v in_o joshua_n time_n but_o only_o jericho_n ai_fw-fr and_o hazor_n and_o therefore_o the_o eight_o verse_n shall_v be_v read_v and_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n war_v against_o jerusalem_n and_o take_v it_o and_o smite_v it_o etc._n etc._n not_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v take_v before_o judge_n 1._o from_o 1._o to_o 9_o full_o 9_o for_o these_o verse_n from_o v._o 9_o to_o 16._o see_v sect._n 108._o because_o the_o author_n of_o this_o history_n be_v here_o to_o relate_v the_o memorable_a exploit_n that_o be_v do_v by_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n therefore_o together_o with_o those_o noble_a act_n which_o they_o do_v after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n he_o repeat_v also_o those_o which_o be_v do_v by_o they_o whilst_o joshua_n live_v under_o the_o command_n of_o caleb_n both_o against_o hebron_n and_o debir_n that_o he_o may_v set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o tribe_n more_o full_o sect_n cxxiv_o jethro_n family_n call_v kenites_n that_o have_v come_v up_o with_o joshua_n and_o israel_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o dwell_v in_o their_o tent_n which_o be_v ever_o their_o way_n of_o live_v about_o jericho_n the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n among_o the_o people_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o judah_n have_v now_o clear_v his_o portion_n in_o so_o good_a a_o measure_n that_o they_o begin_v to_o spread_v into_o new_a plantation_n these_o kenites_n go_v along_o with_o they_o and_o settle_a themselves_o with_o they_o in_o the_o south_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o so_o in_o saul_n time_n be_v mingle_v among_o they_o see_v 1_o sam._n 15.6_o these_o kenites_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o rechabite_v of_o who_o more_o be_v
speak_v jer._n ch._n 35._o judg._n ch._n 1._o vers_fw-la 16._o sect_n cxxv_o as_o simeon_n have_v before_o assist_v judah_n in_o clear_v his_o lot_n so_o now_o judah_n assist_v simeon_n in_o clear_v his_o and_o join_v together_o they_o first_o conquer_v hormah_n and_o utter_o destroy_v it_o and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o seem_v to_o be_v because_o of_o the_o vow_n which_o the_o israelite_n have_v make_v long_o since_o when_o arad_n a_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n have_v make_v war_n against_o they_o see_v numb_a 21.3_o they_o take_v also_o gaza_n and_o askelon_n and_o ekron_n with_o their_o coast_n though_o it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n soon_o recover_v these_o three_o city_n again_o and_o drive_v out_o the_o israelite_n before_o they_o have_v well_o settle_v themselves_o in_o they_o see_v ch._n 3.1_o 2_o 3._o 1_o sam._n 6.17_o and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v because_o the_o israelite_n soon_o provoke_v the_o lord_n by_o their_o sin_n as_o for_o ekron_n it_o be_v in_o dan_n lot_n josh_n 19.43_o therefore_o it_o seem_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n join_v with_o those_o of_o dan_n as_o well_o as_o with_o those_o of_o simeon_n to_o help_v they_o to_o clear_v their_o coast_n the_o lord_n be_v thus_o with_o judah_n they_o drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o mountainous_a country_n but_o their_o own_o fear_n disable_n they_o and_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n withdraw_v his_o help_n from_o they_o they_o can_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o the_o valley_n and_o plain_n not_o dare_v it_o seem_v to_o set_v upon_o they_o because_o of_o their_o iron-chariot_n of_o which_o see_v josh_n 17.16_o whereas_o this_o be_v no_o just_a cause_n to_o deter_v they_o see_v they_o have_v god_n promise_n of_o victory_n it_o be_v therefore_o their_o own_o sinful_a fear_n and_o want_v of_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n that_o hinder_v they_o from_o drive_v they_o out_o judge_n 1.17_o 18_o 19_o sect_n cxxvi_o the_o several_a tribe_n be_v now_o work_v themselves_o into_o a_o settlement_n in_o their_o several_a lot_n but_o be_v not_o careful_a to_o root_v out_o the_o canaanite_n but_o suffer_v they_o to_o live_v among_o they_o notwithstanding_o god_n command_v which_o enjoin_v they_o utter_o to_o destroy_v they_o and_o root_v they_o out_o and_o particular_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n do_v not_o drive_v out_o the_o jebusite_n that_o inhabit_v that_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o their_o lot_n viz._n the_o castle_n and_o fort_n josh_n 15.63_o so_o that_o the_o jebusite_n dwell_v there_o unconquered_a till_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n 5.6_o 7._o and_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n go_v up_o against_o bethel_n to_o take_v it_o because_o it_o belong_v to_o their_o lot_n josh_n 16.2_o and_o their_o spy_n catch_v a_o man_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o they_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o will_v show_v they_o how_o they_o may_v enter_v the_o city_n that_o be_v some_o weak_a place_n thereof_o where_o they_o may_v make_v their_o entry_n the_o gate_n be_v lock_v and_o bar_v they_o will_v show_v he_o mercy_n and_o not_o only_o spare_v his_o life_n but_o the_o life_n of_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o the_o man_n hereupon_o do_v show_v they_o where_o they_o may_v enter_v the_o city_n and_o they_o enter_v according_o smite_v it_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n but_o let_v the_o man_n nou._n man_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la rahab_n se_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la hebraeis_n adjungit_fw-la sed_fw-la avaritia_fw-la ductus_fw-la aut_fw-la pavore_fw-la prodidit_fw-la patriam_fw-la &_o civitatem_fw-la cujus_fw-la tamen_fw-la excitat_fw-la memoriam_fw-la sic_fw-la salamina_n posuit_fw-la teucer_n in_o cypro_n nou._n and_o all_o his_o family_n go_v so_o the_o man_n and_o his_o company_n go_v among_o the_o hittite_n who_o inhabit_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o there_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v a_o rich_a man_n with_o his_o family_n friend_n and_o ally_n who_o be_v spare_v for_o his_o sake_n build_v a_o city_n and_o call_v it_o luz_n after_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n in_o which_o probable_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v that_o the_o memory_n of_o it_o may_v not_o perish_v but_o be_v preserve_v to_o posterity_n further_o that_o half-tribe_n of_o manasseh_n that_o dwell_v in_o canaan_n have_v disable_v themselves_o by_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o god_n assistance_n drive_v not_o out_o the_o canaanite_n out_o of_o bethshean_a taanach_n dor_n ibleam_n and_o megiddo_n but_o they_o will_v dwell_v there_o either_o by_o force_n or_o by_o composition_n see_v josh_n 17.11_o 12._o and_o when_o the_o israelite_n be_v grow_v strong_a and_o so_o by_o god_n assistance_n may_v easy_o have_v drive_v they_o out_o if_o they_o have_v have_v a_o heart_n to_o set_v about_o it_o they_o out_o of_o sloth_n cowardliness_n or_o covetousness_n let_v they_o alone_o on_o condition_n they_o will_v pay_v they_o tribute_n neither_o do_v the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n that_o dwell_v in_o gezer_n viz._n out_o of_o the_o city_n but_o they_o possess_v it_o till_o pharaoh_n take_v it_o and_o burn_v it_o 1_o king_n 9.16_o neither_o do_v zebulun_n drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n out_o of_o his_o lot_n but_o only_o make_v they_o tributary_n which_o show_v that_o they_o may_v have_v subdue_v they_o see_v they_o can_v force_v they_o to_o pay_v they_o tribute_n neither_o do_v asher_n drive_v out_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n out_o of_o his_o lot_n but_o they_o be_v force_v to_o live_v intermix_v with_o they_o neither_o do_v naphtali_n drive_v the_o canaanite_n out_o of_o his_o portion_n but_o only_o make_v they_o tributary_n and_o though_o the_o child_n of_o dan_n have_v at_o first_o prevail_v against_o the_o amorites_n and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o their_o country_n yet_o afterward_o the_o amorites_n get_v more_o strength_n recover_v the_o best_a part_n of_o it_o namely_o the_o valley_n and_o force_v the_o danite_n into_o the_o mountain_n where_o be_v much_o straiten_v they_o take_v occasion_n to_o enlarge_v their_o possession_n by_o make_v that_o expedition_n unto_o laish_n mention_v ch._n 18._o but_o the_o more_o fruitful_a mountain_n of_o heres_fw-la they_o will_v not_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o till_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n assist_v the_o danity_n they_o so_o far_o prevail_v that_o they_o make_v they_o tributary_n and_o thus_o the_o israelite_n by_o their_o own_o sloth_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v hem_v in_o with_o those_o accurse_a canaanites_n content_v themselves_o if_o they_o will_v pay_v they_o some_o small_a tribute_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o step_n of_o their_o defection_n from_o god_n which_o do_v afterward_o lead_v they_o into_o great_a and_o grosser_n enormity_n judg._n 1._o from_o 21._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cxxvii_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n now_o find_v themselves_o sore_o annoy_v by_o the_o canaanite_n in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o land_n there_o be_v it_o seem_v a_o assembly_n call_v of_o the_o head_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n to_o shiloh_n that_o they_o may_v consult_v what_o be_v fit_a for_o they_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o send_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n to_o they_o in_o a_o humane_a shape_n the_o same_o angel_n that_o appear_v to_o joshua_n at_o gilgal_n josh_n 5.14_o and_o therefore_o be_v here_o say_v to_o come_v up_o from_o gilgal_n who_o sharp_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o remissness_n and_o carelessness_n in_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o god_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o bring_v they_o up_o out_o of_o egypt_n into_o that_o good_a land_n and_o he_o will_v never_o break_v his_o covenant_n with_o they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o first_o break_v their_o covenant_n with_o he_o he_o have_v command_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v make_v no_o league_n with_o the_o canaanite_n deut._n 7.2_o but_o shall_v throw_v down_o their_o altar_n deut._n 11.3_o but_o they_o have_v not_o obey_v his_o voice_n therein_o therefore_o say_v he_o i_o say_v i_o will_v not_o drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n before_o you_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o thorn_n in_o your_o side_n and_o their_o god_n shall_v be_v a_o snare_n unto_o you_o to_o entangle_v you_o in_o their_o idolatry_n to_o your_o perdition_n exod._n 23.33_o &_o 34.12_o the_o people_n be_v convince_v by_o the_o angel_n word_n of_o their_o great_a sin_n they_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o weep_v and_o they_o call_v the_o place_n upon_o that_o occasion_n bochim_n place_n bochim_n call_v so_o v._n 1._o by_o anticipation_n and_o here_o from_o the_o event_n because_o the_o israelite_n do_v weep_v abundant_o in_o this_o place_n viz._n the_o place_n of_o weeper_n and_o here_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o their_o sin_n judg._n 2._o from_o 1._o to_o 6._o
thummim_n whither_o they_o shall_v go_v up_o any_o more_o against_o the_o benjamite_n the_o lord_n bid_v they_o go_v up_o for_o to_o morrow_n he_o will_v deliver_v the_o benjamite_n into_o their_o hand_n the_o israelite_n have_v this_o promise_n from_o god_n undoubted_o be_v much_o encourage_v thereby_o however_o they_o resolve_v not_o to_o neglect_v any_o good_a mean_n to_o obtain_v the_o victory_n but_o by_o policy_n and_o military_a stratagem_n to_o get_v all_o advantage_n they_o can_v of_o their_o enemy_n according_o they_o divide_v their_o army_n into_o three_o part_n the_o one_o be_v lay_v in_o ambush_n in_o the_o meadow_n of_o gibeah_n vers_fw-la 33._o the_o second_o be_v send_v against_o gibeah_n with_o order_n that_o they_o shall_v present_o fly_v before_o the_o benjamite_n that_o so_o they_o may_v draw_v they_o far_o off_o from_o the_o city_n vers_fw-la 30_o 31._o and_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o main_a body_n be_v to_o stay_v at_o baal-tamar_a and_o to_o renew_v the_o battle_n when_o the_o benjamite_n come_v thither_o in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o flee_v before_o they_o thing_n be_v thus_o order_v that_o part_n of_o the_o army_n that_o be_v to_o make_v the_o first_o onset_a upon_o the_o benjamite_n and_o then_o present_o to_o fly_v and_o give_v back_o 8._o back_o see_v a_o like_a stratagem_n in_o the_o take_n of_o ai_fw-fr josh_n 8._o march_v up_o against_o the_o city_n and_o according_o fly_a when_o the_o benjamite_n come_v out_o against_o they_o the_o benjamite_n eager_o pursue_v they_o and_o kill_v about_o thirty_o man_n and_o think_v they_o shall_v have_v cut_v they_o down_o as_o they_o do_v before_o but_o be_v draw_v a_o good_a way_n off_o from_o the_o city_n the_o ambush_n arise_v be_v ten_o thousand_o man_n and_o sudden_o take_v the_o city_n and_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n which_o when_o they_o have_v do_v they_o put_v themselves_o between_o the_o city_n and_o the_o army_n of_o the_o benjamite_n to_o hinder_v their_o retreat_n the_o benjamite_n that_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n little_o think_v of_o this_o or_o that_o evil_a be_v so_o near_o they_o for_o on_o a_o sudden_a the_o fly_a israelite_n turn_v head_n and_o with_o the_o main_a body_n of_o the_o army_n that_o stay_v at_o baal-tamar_a renew_v the_o battle_n with_o great_a courage_n and_o violence_n the_o benjamite_n look_v back_o see_v the_o smoke_n of_o the_o city_n ascend_v at_o which_o be_v much_o terrify_v they_o flee_v before_o the_o israelite_n who_o destroy_v eighteen_o thousand_o loss_n thousand_o v._o 15._o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n be_v twenty_o six_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o of_o these_o the_o israelite_n slay_v when_o they_o prevail_v against_o they_o twenty_o five_o thousand_o and_o one_o hundred_o v._o 35._o six_o hundred_o of_o they_o only_o save_v themselves_o in_o rimmon_n it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o two_o first_o battle_n wherein_o the_o benjamitâ—s_n overcome_v the_o israelite_n for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a they_o can_v conquer_v they_o in_o two_o battle_n without_o some_o loss_n of_o they_o in_o the_o chase_n those_o that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o assist_v the_o israelite_n hem_v they_o in_o on_o every_o side_n vers_n 42._o and_o vers_n 44._o and_o five_o thousand_o more_o of_o they_o they_o kill_v in_o the_o highway_n as_o they_o find_v they_o in_o the_o pursuit_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o vers_n 45._o and_o two_o thousand_o more_o they_o slay_v at_o gidom_n vers_fw-la 45._o and_o the_o odd_a hundred_o 100_o hundred_o verse_n 46._o here_o the_o great_a or_o round_a number_n be_v only_o express_v and_o not_o the_o odd_a 100_o which_o be_v not_o express_v in_o particular_n be_v slay_v as_o it_o seem_v some_o in_o one_o place_n and_o some_o in_o another_o so_o that_o of_o the_o benjamite_n there_o fall_v that_o day_n twenty_o five_o thousand_o and_o one_o hundred_o six_o hundred_o of_o they_o only_o escape_v who_o flee_v to_o rimmon_n a_o city_n build_v on_o a_o rock_n betwixt_o gibeah_n and_o bethel_n and_o abode_n there_o four_o month_n the_o israelites_n not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n and_o the_o benjamite_n that_o come_v to_o fight_v in_o their_o defence_n they_o fall_v upon_o all_o other_o city_n in_o that_o tribe_n because_o they_o have_v send_v aid_n and_o have_v assist_v their_o brethren_n in_o this_o war_n and_o in_o their_o rage_n slay_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o even_o the_o very_a beast_n and_o set_v fire_n on_o their_o city_n spare_v no_o live_a thing_n that_o come_v in_o their_o way_n be_v transport_v with_o fury_n that_o the_o benjamite_n have_v undertake_v the_o defence_n of_o so_o horrible_a a_o villainy_n and_o that_o they_o have_v slay_v no_o less_o than_o forty_o thousand_o of_o the_o israelite_n in_o this_o war._n thus_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v use_n of_o benjamin_n to_o execute_v his_o justice_n upon_o israel_n for_o not_o punish_v idolatry_n and_o for_o their_o other_o sin_n he_o than_o use_v israel_n to_o punish_v benjamin_n for_o not_o deliver_v the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n up_o to_o justice_n judg._n 20._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxxii_o the_o israelite_n have_v thus_o destroy_v all_o the_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n of_o benjamin_n except_v only_o those_o six_o hundred_o that_o flee_v to_o rimmon_n they_o now_o begin_v to_o consider_v into_o what_o a_o strait_a they_o have_v bring_v themselves_o for_o have_v slay_v all_o the_o woman_n of_o benjamin_n and_o have_v make_v a_o vow_n that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v give_v their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o the_o man_n of_o that_o tribe_n either_o those_o six_o hundred_o man_n must_v take_v themselves_o wife_n from_o the_o heathen_n which_o be_v unlawful_a and_o the_o holy_a seed_n will_v be_v thereby_o pollute_v or_o else_o a_o tribe_n must_v perish_v from_o israel_n and_o so_o their_o body_n politic_a which_o god_n have_v form_v will_v be_v dismember_v or_o themselves_o must_v break_v a_o oath_n which_o they_o have_v solemn_o take_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v exceed_o perplex_a about_o this_o matter_n they_o thereupon_o go_v with_o their_o whole_a army_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o shiloh_n there_o to_o bewail_v their_o case_n and_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v in_o these_o difficulty_n they_o rise_v therefore_o early_a the_o next_o morning_n and_o build_v there_o a_o altar_n and_o offer_v thereon_o burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n because_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o offer_v up_o such_o a_o vast_a multitude_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o be_v now_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o people_n after_o they_o have_v prevail_v against_o the_o benjamite_n see_v a_o like_a thing_n do_v 1_o king_n 8.64_o and_o the_o rear_n altar_n upon_o such_o extraordinary_a occasion_n be_v not_o unlawful_a see_v exod._n 20.24_o then_o they_o begin_v to_o consider_v what_o city_n or_o town_n in_o all_o their_o tribe_n have_v send_v none_o to_o help_v they_o against_o the_o benjamite_n for_o there_o have_v be_v a_o solemn_a oath_n swear_v by_o they_o all_o at_o mizpeh_n before_o they_o engage_v in_o this_o war_n and_o it_o be_v take_v with_o a_o severe_a execration_n against_o any_o that_o shall_v break_v it_o that_o whatsoever_o city_n or_o town_n do_v not_o come_v in_o to_o help_v and_o assist_v they_o in_o this_o quarrel_n shall_v be_v destroy_v upon_o inquiry_n they_o find_v that_o jabesh-gilead_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n have_v send_v none_o to_o their_o assistance_n hereupon_o they_o send_v twelve_o thousand_o valiant_a man_n to_o destroy_v that_o city_n give_v they_o order_n that_o they_o shall_v destroy_v all_o the_o man_n and_o all_o the_o woman_n thereof_o that_o have_v know_v man_n but_o the_o virgin_n that_o be_v marriageable_a they_o shall_v spare_v not_o doubt_v but_o of_o those_o there_o will_v be_v enough_o find_v to_o make_v wife_n for_o the_o six_o hundred_o benjamite_n but_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v be_v only_o four_o hundred_o such_o find_v in_o that_o city_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o wife_n enough_o for_o they_o the_o israelites_n much_o blame_v themselves_o that_o they_o have_v in_o their_o rage_n destroy_v all_o the_o benjamitish-woman_n see_v vers_fw-la 22._o these_o four_o hundred_o virgin_n be_v bring_v to_o shiloh_n the_o israelite_n send_v a_o kind_a message_n to_o the_o benjamite_n at_o rimmon_n to_o come_v to_o they_o who_o according_o coming_z they_o give_v to_o four_o hundred_o of_o they_o these_o four_o hundred_o virgin_n to_o make_v they_o wife_n wherein_o they_o conceive_v that_o they_o break_v not_o their_o oath_n because_o they_o be_v not_o their_o own_o daughter_n but_o these_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o the_o remain_a benjamite_n the_o israelite_n much_o repent_v their_o
raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a upon_o his_o inheritance_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o brethren_n and_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o place_n that_o be_v from_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethlehem_n who_o daily_o go_v in_o and_o out_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o upon_o all_o civil_a occasion_n resort_v thither_o as_o to_o their_o place_n of_o judicature_n hereupon_o the_o elder_n and_o all_o the_o people_n there_o present_a declare_v that_o they_o be_v all_o witness_n to_o these_o transaction_n and_o so_o they_o wish_v boaz_n all_o happiness_n with_o ruth_n who_o he_o intend_v to_o take_v for_o his_o wife_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o she_o may_v be_v to_o he_o what_o rachel_n he_o rachel_n here_o rachel_n be_v name_v before_o leah_n because_o she_o be_v jacob_n true_a and_o lawful_a wife_n leah_n be_v fraudulent_o put_v upon_o he_o and_o leah_n which_o then_o do_v build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o jacob_n viz._n that_o she_o may_v be_v very_o love_v and_o comfortable_a to_o he_o and_o may_v bear_v he_o many_o child_n as_o they_o do_v that_o thereby_o the_o israel_n or_o church_n of_o god_n may_v be_v increase_v then_o speak_v to_o he_o they_o say_v as_o for_o thyself_o we_o hearty_o wish_v thou_o may_v do_v worthy_o in_o ephratah_n and_o be_v famous_a in_o bethlehem_n we_o hearty_o wish_v thy_o house_n may_v be_v like_o the_o house_n of_o pharez_n 3._o pharez_n see_v sect._n 35._o of_o chap._n 3._o that_o be_v as_o pharez_n of_o who_o stock_n thou_o be_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o posterity_n though_o his_o mother_n be_v a_o stranger_n and_o not_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o his_o child_n and_o child_n child_n have_v be_v most_o honourable_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n so_o we_o wish_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v bless_v in_o thy_o child_n beget_v of_o this_o poor_a stranger_n and_o that_o they_o may_v still_o uphold_v the_o honour_n of_o that_o house_n so_o boaz_n take_v ruth_n to_o wife_n and_o god_n give_v she_o to_o conceive_v and_o she_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n upon_o this_o the_o woman_n congratulate_v naomi_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v not_o leave_v thou_o this_o day_n without_o a_o kinsman_n a_o pious_a kinsman_n indeed_o who_o have_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o kinsman_n thy_o son_n decease_v and_o let_v his_o name_n be_v famous_a in_o israel_n for_o it_o he_o will_v comfort_v and_o revive_v thou_o and_o restore_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v to_o a_o new_a life_n he_o will_v be_v a_o nourisher_n of_o thy_o old_a age_n and_o make_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v young_a again_o for_o ruth_n thy_o belove_a daughter-in-law_n who_o be_v better_o to_o thou_o than_o seven_o son_n have_v now_o bear_v he_o capel_n he_o verse_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d poterit_fw-la verti_fw-la peperit_fw-la ei_fw-la scil_n vindici_fw-la pronomen_fw-la enim_fw-la affixum_fw-la saepe_fw-la ponitur_fw-la et_fw-la exponendum_fw-la est_fw-la 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under_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o that_o small_a tribe_n which_o not_o many_o year_n ago_o be_v almost_o utter_o destroy_v judg._n 20._o and_o be_v not_o my_o family_n the_o few_o in_o number_n of_o all_o the_o ten_o family_n in_o my_o tribe_n wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o mention_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o i_o however_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o high-place_n where_o the_o feast_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v samuel_n take_v saul_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o parlour_n make_v they_o sit_v down_o in_o the_o chief_a place_n among_o those_o that_o be_v bid_v who_o probable_o be_v the_o elder_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o city_n and_o in_o number_n about_o thirty_o and_o samuel_n have_v give_v order_n to_o the_o cook_n to_o provide_v one_o special_a extraordinary_a mess_n that_o shall_v be_v set_v by_o and_o reserve_v as_o for_o some_o extraordinary_a guest_n and_o not_o send_v up_o till_o he_o send_v for_o it_o he_o now_o according_o call_v for_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v set_v before_o saul_n and_o the_o cook_n take_v up_o the_o shoulder_n which_o be_v account_v a_o chief_a joint_n with_o some_o other_o meat_n that_o be_v lay_v upon_o it_o or_o some_o sauce_n to_o make_v it_o more_o acceptable_a and_o grateful_a and_o set_v it_o before_o saul_n and_o samuel_n say_v take_v this_o dish_n that_o be_v provide_v for_o thou_o set_v it_o before_o thou_o and_o eat_v of_o it_o for_o i_o give_v charge_n that_o this_o portion_n of_o meat_n shall_v be_v reserve_v for_o thou_o when_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o cook_n i_o have_v invite_v some_o to_o eat_v with_o i_o make_v ready_a for_o they_o so_o that_o saul_n may_v see_v hereby_o that_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o come_n to_o samuel_n before_o hand_n saul_n according_o do_v eat_v with_o samuel_n that_o day_n and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v down_o from_o the_o high-place_n into_o the_o city_n the_o next_o morning_n samuel_n commune_v with_o saul_n about_o this_o great_a matter_n upon_o the_o roof_n of_o his_o house_n which_o be_v flat_a as_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o house_n be_v it_o be_v a_o fit_a place_n for_o they_o to_o be_v private_a in_o after_o which_o saul_n and_o his_o servant_n depart_v samuel_n accompany_v they_o some_o part_n of_o the_o way_n and_o as_o they_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n samuel_n desire_v saul_n to_o send_v his_o servant_n before_o that_o he_o may_v not_o hear_v what_o they_o say_v nor_o see_v what_o they_o do_v but_o that_o he_o himself_o will_v stay_v with_o he_o and_o he_o will_v then_o declare_v to_o he_o what_o he_o have_v in_o commission_n from_o god_n further_a to_o say_v and_o do_v unto_o he_o samuel_n think_v good_a to_o use_v such_o secrecy_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v when_o saul_n be_v choose_v king_n that_o there_o have_v be_v any_o plot_v or_o contrivance_n between_o samuel_n and_o he_o about_o it_o and_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v samuel_n choice_n but_o plain_o the_o lord_n samuel_n and_o saul_n be_v now_o alone_o samuel_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o 15.1_o he_o see_v ch._n 15.1_o take_v a_o viol_n of_o oil_n and_o pour_v it_o upon_o his_o head_n sanctuary_n head_n it_o have_v be_v a_o constant_a custom_n among_o other_o nation_n to_o anoint_v their_o king_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n anoint_v isa_n 45.1_o it_o be_v think_v that_o saul_n be_v anoint_v with_o ordinary_a oil_n as_o be_v also_o jehu_n 2_o king_n 9_o 1_o 6._o which_o samuel_n bring_v with_o he_o in_o a_o viol_n from_o his_o own_o house_n though_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o other_o king_n that_o succeed_v they_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o holy_a oil_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n
have_v show_v i_o that_o my_o son_n have_v make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n and_o there_o be_v none_o of_o you_o that_o be_v sorry_a for_o i_o or_o discover_v to_o i_o that_o my_o son_n have_v stir_v up_o my_o servant_n against_o i_o to_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o destroy_v i_o as_o you_o see_v it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n then_o doeg_n the_o edomite_n of_o who_o before_o tell_v unto_o saul_n the_o story_n of_o david_n come_v to_o ahimelech_n at_o nob_n and_o what_o pass_v between_o they_o malicious_o wrest_v all_o they_o do_v to_o the_o worst_a sense_n title_n david_n compose_v the_o 52_o psalm_n on_o this_o occasion_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o title_n and_o conceal_v all_o that_o may_v any_o way_n excuse_v they_o and_o this_o cause_v david_n to_o charge_v he_o with_o lie_v and_o slander_v as_o well_o as_o with_o malice_n and_o mischief_n and_o to_o threaten_v against_o he_o utter_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n psal_n 52.3_o 4_o 5._o which_o psalm_n be_v compose_v on_o 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the_o king_n that_o attend_v upon_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o choose_v rather_o to_o obey_v god_n who_o have_v forbid_v murder_n than_o this_o wicked_a king_n then_o saul_n command_v doeg_n that_o he_o shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o doeg_n according_o take_v unto_o himself_o such_o person_n as_o be_v alike_o bloody-minded_a with_o himself_o and_o so_o fit_a for_o his_o purpose_n fall_v upon_o they_o and_o slay_v on_o that_o day_n fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n that_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n and_o thus_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v threaten_v against_o the_o house_n of_o eli_n ch._n 2.31_o 32._o be_v in_o part_n fulfil_v for_o of_o that_o family_n these_o priest_n be_v then_o doeg_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v saul_n commission_n for_o it_o go_v to_o nob_n and_o there_o destroy_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o suckling_n yea_o the_o very_a ox_n ass_n and_o sheep_n that_o belong_v to_o that_o city_n so_o great_a a_o abhorrence_n and_o detestation_n do_v he_o manifest_v against_o all_o that_o seem_v favourer_n of_o david_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o destroy_v of_o this_o city_n at_o this_o time_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v remove_v from_o hence_o to_o gibeon_n where_o it_o continue_v to_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n 2_o chron._n 1.3_o 1_o sam._n ch._n 22._o from_o v._o 5._o to_o 20._o 6_o keilah_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v now_o on_o a_o sudden_a besiege_v by_o the_o philistine_n their_o neighbour_n and_o david_n lie_v with_o his_o force_n not_o far_o from_o they_o in_o the_o forest_n of_o hareth_n and_o so_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o afford_v they_o some_o speedy_a succour_n than_o saul_n can_v do_v who_o be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n it_o seem_v some_o of_o they_o come_v to_o he_o to_o acquaint_v he_o with_o their_o present_a distress_n namely_o that_o the_o philistine_n now_o besiege_v their_o city_n and_o that_o they_o have_v rob_v the_o thresh_a floor_n of_o the_o corn_n that_o be_v bring_v unto_o they_o they_o be_v 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for_o we_o be_v but_o a_o few_o to_o go_v against_o such_o a_o potent_a enemy_n as_o the_o philistine_n and_o that_o in_o the_o border_n of_o their_o own_o land_n david_n to_o satisfy_v his_o follower_n inquire_v again_o of_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v for_o he_o will_v deliver_v the_o philistine_n into_o his_o hand_n so_o david_n and_o his_o man_n go_v to_o keilah_n and_o smite_v the_o philistine_n with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n and_o bring_v away_o their_o cattle_n either_o such_o as_o they_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n for_o the_o provision_n of_o their_o army_n or_o such_o as_o they_o have_v bring_v with_o they_o to_o carry_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o
israelite_n home_n with_o they_o while_o david_n and_o his_o force_n be_v here_o about_o keilah_n abiathar_n the_o son_n of_o ahimelech_n who_o only_o escape_v of_o the_o priest_n at_o nob_n be_v now_o highpriest_n in_o his_o father_n room_n come_v to_o david_n and_o bring_v the_o ephod_n with_o he_o which_o be_v a_o visible_a pledge_n that_o god_n have_v forsake_v saul_n and_o will_v be_v with_o david_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o all_o his_o way_n so_o that_o david_n have_v now_o the_o highpriest_n and_o a_o prophet_n in_o his_o army_n abiathar_n relate_v to_o he_o the_o sad_a story_n of_o saul_n destroy_a nob_n and_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v there_o david_n reply_n i_o fear_v when_o i_o be_v at_o nob_n that_o doeg_n will_v acquaint_v saul_n therewith_o alas_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v to_o my_o great_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n that_o i_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n though_o not_o intentional_o of_o the_o death_n of_o thy_o father_n family_n see_v they_o suffer_v these_o calamity_n not_o only_o for_o my_o sake_n but_o partly_o through_o my_o fault_n however_o abide_v thou_o under_o my_o protection_n and_o i_o shall_v take_v care_n of_o thou_o that_o i_o may_v as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o i_o make_v thou_o some_o amends_o thou_o may_v assure_v thyself_o that_o i_o will_v be_v as_o careful_a of_o thy_o safety_n as_o of_o my_o own_o for_o i_o know_v that_o he_o that_o seek_v my_o life_n seek_v thou_o also_o 1_o sam._n ch._n 23._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o ch._n 22._o from_o v._o 20_o to_o the_o end_n 7_o saul_n now_o understand_v that_o david_n with_o his_o force_n have_v get_v into_o the_o city_n of_o keilah_n which_o he_o have_v late_o rescue_v from_o the_o philistine_n he_o say_v god_n propitium_fw-la god_n hypocritae_fw-la semper_fw-la praedicare_fw-la solent_fw-la deum_fw-la a_o se_fw-la stare_v &_o sibi_fw-la esse_fw-la propitium_fw-la have_v deliver_v he_o into_o my_o hand_n for_o he_o be_v shut_v in_o be_v enter_v into_o a_o town_n that_o have_v gate_n and_o bar_n he_o 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into_o his_o hand_n the_o lord_n who_o by_o his_o prescience_n lap._n prescience_n deus_fw-la â—erto_fw-la praescit_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la quae_fw-la re_fw-la ipsa_fw-la &_o absolute_a futura_fw-la sunt_fw-la sâ—d_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la quavis_fw-la conditione_n posita_fw-la futura_fw-la essent_fw-la a_o lap._n know_v future_a contingent_n which_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o a_o course_n of_o natural_a cause_n if_o not_o prevent_v or_o cross_v by_o other_o contingent_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o saul_n will_v come_v thither_o that_o be_v if_o he_o viz._n david_n stay_v there_o and_o the_o man_n of_o keilah_n will_v deliver_v he_o into_o saul_n hand_n that_o be_v if_o their_o intention_n and_o purpose_n be_v not_o prevent_v and_o cross_v by_o his_o speedy_a departure_n from_o they_o david_n have_v receive_v this_o answer_n he_o with_o his_o man_n which_o be_v now_o about_o six_o hundred_o martyr_n hundred_o semper_fw-la in_o cruse_n crescit_fw-la numerus_fw-la pionum_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sacris_fw-la historiis_fw-la facile_fw-la possumus_fw-la intelligere_fw-la p._n martyr_n arise_v and_o depart_v out_o of_o keilah_n and_o go_v whither_o soever_o they_o can_v go_v and_o seek_v up_o and_o down_o for_o some_o place_n to_o shelter_v themselves_o in_o and_o saul_n hear_v they_o be_v go_v from_o keilah_n forbear_v to_o go_v with_o his_o army_n thither_o 1_o sam._n ch._n 23._o from_o v._o 7_o to_o 14._o 8_o david_n intend_v only_o to_o stand_v on_o his_o own_o defence_n and_o not_o to_o raise_v a_o offensive_a war_n betake_v himself_o with_o his_o force_n to_o the_o strong_a hold_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o ziph_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o particular_o to_o hachilah-hill_n south_n of_o jessimon_n and_o saul_n continual_o seek_v his_o life_n but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o not_o into_o his_o hand_n jonathan_n have_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a secret_a intelligence_n from_o david_n where_o he_o be_v he_o go_v private_o to_o he_o and_o strengthen_v his_o hand_n in_o god_n by_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o assure_v he_o of_o his_o protection_n and_o favour_n and_o thereby_o strengthen_v his_o faith_n he_o fill_v his_o heart_n with_o comfort_n and_o courage_n he_o bid_v he_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n for_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n his_o father_n shall_v not_o find_v he_o to_o do_v he_o any_o hurt_n thou_o shall_v say_v he_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n and_o that_o my_o father_n know_v very_o well_o from_o the_o word_n of_o samuel_n ch._n 15.28_o see_v also_o ch._n 20.30_o 31._o and_o i_o shall_v be_v next_o unto_o thou_o of_o this_o it_o seem_v he_o conceive_v some_o hope_n ground_v on_o david_n great_a love_n to_o he_o and_o possible_o on_o some_o particular_a promise_n he_o have_v make_v to_o he_o and_o the_o firm_a covenant_n that_o be_v between_o they_o though_o he_o have_v no_o assurance_n of_o it_o god_n have_v make_v no_o such_o promise_n to_o he_o but_o intend_v otherwise_o to_o dispose_v of_o he_o and_o to_o take_v he_o to_o a_o better_a kingdom_n so_o that_o he_o live_v not_o to_o see_v david_n sit_v on_o israel_n throne_n jonathan_n have_v speak_v after_o this_o manner_n to_o david_n they_o renew_v and_o confirm_v their_o covenant_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o have_v former_o make_v and_o jonathan_n go_v to_o his_o own_o house_n david_n abide_v still_o in_o the_o wood._n the_o ziphites_n be_v terrify_v possible_o with_o that_o severity_n saul_n have_v use_v against_o nob_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o ch._n 22.18_o 19_o they_o come_v now_o and_o acquaint_v he_o that_o david_n do_v hide_v himself_o in_o the_o wood_n near_o they_o and_o if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o come_v down_o with_o his_o force_n thither_o they_o will_v do_v their_o utmost_a to_o deliver_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n saul_n take_v their_o message_n very_o kind_o bless_a be_v you_o say_v he_o of_o the_o lord_n for_o you_o have_v compassion_n on_o i_o go_v therefore_o and_o prepare_v or_o order_v the_o matter_n with_o care_n and_o diligence_n before_o hand_n and_o observe_v all_o his_o haunt_n and_o lurk_a place_n that_o we_o may_v not_o miss_v of_o he_o for_o i_o understand_v he_o be_v very_o cùnning_a and_o subtle_a in_o his_o proceed_n when_o you_o have_v find_v out_o these_o thing_n come_v to_o i_o again_o with_o certain_a intelligence_n of_o they_o and_o i_o will_v go_v along_o with_o you_o and_o will_v find_v he_o out_o if_o he_o be_v above_o ground_n though_o he_o lurk_v in_o the_o most_o secret_a corner_n of_o the_o land_n so_o these_o ziphites_n go_v before_o to_o do_v as_o saul_n have_v enjoin_v they_o but_o david_n understand_v that_o they_o have_v discover_v he_o to_o saul_n show_v saul_n upon_o this_o occasion_n he_o compose_v the_o 54_o psalm_n as_o the_o title_n do_v show_v and_o that_o saul_n be_v come_v with_o a_o army_n to_o take_v he_o he_o remove_v with_o his_o force_n from_o that_o place_n 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perceive_v every_o thing_n to_o prosper_v that_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n however_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n have_v resolve_v that_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v with_o they_o to_o battle_n wherefore_o arise_v very_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o with_o thy_o force_n that_o be_v saul_n subject_n depart_v and_o be_v go_v lest_o our_o people_n fall_v upon_o thou_o achish_n intend_v no_o more_o by_o his_o advice_n than_o this_o but_o god_n have_v a_o further_a design_n in_o it_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v david_n be_v not_o only_o free_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v perfidious_a and_o ungrateful_a to_o achish_n who_o so_o much_o trust_v in_o he_o but_o also_o from_o fight_v against_o his_o brethren_n and_o countryman_n and_o hereby_o also_o he_o come_v in_o time_n to_o rescue_v the_o prey_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amalekite_n which_o they_o have_v carry_v away_o from_o ziklag_n 22._o ziklag_n as_o he_o go_v forth_o with_o the_o philistine_n and_o as_o he_o return_v from_o they_o divers_a fall_v to_o he_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 1_o chron._n 12.19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 1_o sam._n ch._n 29._o whole_a chapter_n 15._o david_n according_a to_o achish_n advice_n march_v back_o with_o his_o force_n and_o come_v on_o the_o three_o day_n after_o to_o ziklag_n he_o find_v it_o to_o his_o great_a astonishment_n burn_v by_o the_o amalekite_n for_o such_o of_o they_o as_o have_v escape_v saul_n sword_n former_o and_o his_o sword_n of_o late_a take_v advantage_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o his_o absence_n and_o resolve_v to_o revenge_v themselves_o on_o he_o they_o sudden_o invade_v the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o philistine_n 2.5_o philistine_n v._o 14._o call_v cherethites_n some_o part_n of_o the_o philistine_n country_n be_v call_v cherith_n and_o thence_o the_o philistine_n call_v chereshim_n or_o cherethites_n see_v ezek._n 25.15_o 16._o zeph._n 2.5_o country_n and_o the_o south_n of_o judah_n widow_n judah_n by_o 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country_n and_o slaughter_v their_o people_n ch._n 27.8_o 9_o he_o have_v imprudent_o draw_v out_o his_o force_n out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o leave_v it_o naked_a to_o the_o malice_n of_o their_o enemy_n all_o this_o only_a to_o employ_v they_o in_o assist_v the_o philistine_n in_o a_o pernicious_a war_n against_o their_o own_o people_n however_o in_o this_o desperate_a danger_n david_n encourage_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o by_o a_o humble_a and_o actual_a trust_n cast_v himself_o upon_o his_o power_n goodness_n and_o fatherly_a care_n of_o which_o he_o have_v have_v so_o large_a experience_n then_o call_v to_o the_o highpriest_n abiathar_n to_o bring_v the_o ephod_n and_o by_o it_o to_o inquire_v direction_n inquire_v this_o david_n have_v divers_a time_n neglect_v to_o do_v upon_o weighty_a occasion_n as_o particular_o before_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o judea_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o before_o he_o follow_v achish_a in_o the_o war_n but_o 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and_o plunder_v the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o of_o judah_n and_o have_v burn_v ziklag_n david_n ask_v he_o if_o he_o can_v bring_v he_o down_o to_o the_o camp_n where_o his_o master_n be_v it_o seem_v the_o amalekite_n have_v tell_v he_o where_o they_o intend_v to_o encamp_v that_o so_o if_o he_o recover_v he_o may_v come_v to_o they_o according_o he_o tell_v david_n that_o if_o he_o will_v swear_v to_o he_o by_o god_n that_o he_o will_v neither_o kill_v he_o himself_o nor_o deliver_v he_o into_o the_o power_n of_o his_o master_n he_o will_v bring_v he_o down_o to_o they_o david_n promise_v he_o faithful_o he_o will_v not_o and_o so_o he_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o amalekite_n have_v pitch_v david_n find_v they_o in_o a_o careless_a posture_n spread_v abroad_o upon_o the_o earth_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o dance_v and_o rejoice_v for_o the_o great_a spoil_n they_o have_v get_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o out_o of_o 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fifty_o thousand_o the_o great_a number_n that_o come_v out_o of_o any_o one_o tribe_n man_n expert_a in_o war_n and_o arm_v with_o all_o military_a instrument_n and_o who_o can_v keep_v rank_a and_o order_n and_o be_v not_o of_o a_o divide_a or_o double_a heart_n but_o man_n of_o great_a singleness_n and_o sincerity_n of_o naphtali_n a_o thousand_o captain_n and_o with_o they_o thirty_o seven_o thousand_o arm_v with_o shield_n and_o spear_n of_o the_o danite_n twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o expert_a soldier_n of_o asher_n forty_o thousand_o of_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o weapon_n and_o military_a instrument_n all_o these_o which_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v in_o all_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o be_v man_n of_o war_n who_o know_v how_o to_o keep_v rank_n and_o observe_v military_a order_n and_o discipline_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v with_o a_o upright_a heart_n to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o those_o that_o come_v not_o up_o with_o they_o yet_o join_v in_o heart_n and_o affection_n with_o they_o therein_o and_o there_o they_o stay_v with_o david_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o feast_v three_o day_n together_o their_o brethren_n of_o hebron_n make_v what_o preparation_n for_o they_o they_o can_v and_o other_o that_o be_v nigh_o unto_o they_o send_v in_o provision_n yea_o as_o far_o as_o from_o issachar_n tremel_n issachar_n v._o 40._o usque_fw-la ab_fw-la issachar_n etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la jun._n &_o tremel_n zebulon_n and_o naphtali_n they_o bring_v bread_n and_o other_o provision_n some_o on_o ass_n and_o camel_n and_o mule_n and_o some_o draw_v by_o ox_n and_o meat_n and_o meal_n cake_n of_o fig_n and_o bunch_n of_o raisin_n wine_n and_o oil_n they_o bring_v also_o ox_n and_o sheep_n in_o great_a abundance_n to_o make_v the_o feast_n for_o there_o be_v then_o great_a joy_n in_o israel_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 5._o from_o v._o 1._o to_o 6._o 1_o chron._n ch._n 11._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 4._o 1_o chron._n ch._n 12._o from_o v._o 23_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n clxxxiv_o david_n have_v now_o so_o many_o of_o his_o subject_n together_o and_o most_o of_o they_o arm_v he_o resolve_v to_o make_v some_o good_a use_n of_o they_o to_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n have_v take_v that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v unto_o they_o see_v judg._n 1.8_o but_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n can_v not_o drive_v out_o the_o jebusite_n out_o of_o their_o part_n see_v judg._n 1.21_o no_o not_o when_o they_o have_v the_o help_n of_o their_o brethren_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n see_v josh_n 15.63_o and_o therefore_o we_o read_v that_o afterward_o it_o be_v a_o city_n of_o stranger_n when_o the_o levite_n with_o his_o concubine_n go_v that_o way_n judg._n 19_o and_o so_o it_o continue_v to_o this_o time_n it_o be_v a_o place_n it_o seem_v of_o very_o great_a strength_n because_o the_o jebusite_n have_v hold_v it_o ever_o since_o joshua_n have_v enter_v the_o land_n and_o it_o be_v even_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n david_n have_v therefore_o so_o vast_a a_o number_n of_o his_o subject_n that_o be_v man_n of_o war_n about_o he_o who_o on_o this_o solemn_a occasion_n have_v come_v up_o to_o he_o to_o hebron_n he_o think_v fit_a to_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o lead_v they_o forth_o against_o jerusalem_n viz._n that_o part_n of_o it_o that_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o jebusite_n resolve_v that_o the_o wrest_n of_o that_o place_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n shall_v be_v his_o first_o enterprise_n after_o his_o be_v anoint_a king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o intend_v when_o he_o have_v take_v it_o to_o make_v it_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o his_o kingdom_n according_o he_o lead_v his_o army_n up_o thither_o but_o when_o he_o have_v lay_v siege_n thereto_o the_o jebusite_n that_o be_v within_o presume_v upon_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n in_o a_o flout_a manner_n tell_v he_o that_o except_o he_o can_v take_v from_o they_o their_o tutelar_a god_n that_o be_v their_o idol_n and_o image_n in_o which_o they_o put_v their_o trust_n though_o he_o and_o his_o people_n count_v they_o and_o in_o contempt_n call_v they_o blind_a and_o lame_a god_n he_o must_v not_o expect_v to_o come_v in_o thither_o and_o so_o confident_a they_o be_v of_o the_o power_n and_o protection_n of_o their_o idol_n that_o they_o think_v david_n and_o all_o israel_n can_v never_o take_v their_o fort_n or_o castle_n david_n hereupon_o to_o encourage_v his_o captain_n in_o the_o enterprise_n promise_v they_o that_o whoever_o with_o his_o soldier_n do_v first_o scale_v the_o wall_n and_o get_v into_o the_o gutter_n and_o kill_v the_o jebusite_n and_o destroy_v the_o lame_a and_o blind_a idol_n they_o so_o much_o trust_v in_o which_o his_o soul_n hate_v he_o shall_v be_v chief_a captain_n and_o general_n of_o his_o force_n joab_n possible_o that_o he_o may_v recover_v the_o king_n favour_n who_o he_o have_v high_o offend_v by_o kill_a abner_n do_v hereupon_o first_o scale_v the_o wall_n and_o so_o be_v make_v lord_n general_n of_o the_o king_n force_n see_v 1_o chron._n 11.6_o and_o david_n do_v the_o rather_o promise_v this_o reward_n to_o he_o that_o shall_v take_v the_o fort_n because_o the_o jebusite_n have_v say_v in_o scorn_n the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a as_o you_o call_v they_o be_v here_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v that_o you_o shall_v ever_o come_v into_o this_o house_n place_n house_n some_o think_v it_o be_v use_v as_o a_o proverb_n the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a be_v here_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o this_o house_n that_o be_v take_v heed_n lest_o your_o confidence_n prove_v like_o that_o of_o the_o jebusite_n see_v oftentimes_o as_o it_o be_v with_o they_o that_o which_o begin_v in_o confidence_n end_v in_o shame_n other_o think_v that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n do_v thus_o insult_v over_o the_o jebusite_n after_o they_o have_v take_v the_o fort_n your_o blind_a and_o lame_a idol_n that_o shall_v have_v keep_v we_o out_o be_v never_o like_a to_o enter_v into_o this_o fort_n again_o for_o no_o blind_a or_o lame_a or_o dumb_a idol_n shall_v ever_o be_v tolerate_v in_o this_o place_n david_n have_v thus_o take_v the_o fort_n he_o build_v it_o round_o about_o from_o millo_n inward_a that_o be_v he_o do_v at_o his_o own_o cost_n and_o charge_n build_v and_o re-edify_v the_o inside_n of_o the_o city_n from_o millo_n and_o leave_v the_o care_n of_o build_v the_o outwall_n to_o joab_n 1_o chron._n 11.8_o millo_n be_v a_o deep_a and_o broad_a ditch_n that_o separate_a mount_n zion_n from_o the_o low_a city_n which_o solomon_n afterward_o fill_v up_o 1_o king_n 9.15_o 24._o and_o so_o david_n dwell_v in_o this_o city_n and_o it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n no_o less_o than_o 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generous_o resolve_v give_v order_n that_o he_o and_o his_o man_n shall_v pass_v over_o the_o river_n kidron_n 18.1_o kidron_n call_v cedron_n joh._n 18.1_o which_o lie_v between_o the_o city_n and_o mount_n olivet_n which_o they_o according_o do_v their_o child_n who_o they_o bring_v along_o with_o they_o follow_v they_o and_o the_o people_n thereabouts_o woeful_o lament_v the_o sad_a condition_n they_o see_v their_o king_n now_o in_o and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 15._o from_o v._o 17_o to_o 24._o 2_o zadock_n who_o be_v next_o to_o the_o highpriest_n abiathar_n and_o who_o course_n it_o seem_v it_o be_v at_o this_o time_n to_o attend_v upon_o the_o ark_n come_v with_o many_o of_o the_o levite_n to_o david_n bear_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o david_n and_o his_o company_n stay_v they_o set_v it_o down_o and_o abiathar_n the_o highpriest_n go_v in_o the_o 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the_o enemy_n and_o give_v i_o intelligence_n thereof_o and_o this_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o do_v for_o i_o and_o i_o will_v tarry_v in_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o wilderness_n till_o i_o hear_v from_o you_o zadock_n and_o abiathar_n according_o carried_z the_o ark_n back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o do_v not_o take_v their_o son_n ahimaaz_n and_o jonathan_n along_o with_o they_o as_o david_n appoint_v but_o order_v they_o to_o stay_v at_o enrogel_n in_o the_o border_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n see_v ch._n 17.17_o that_o lie_v there_o in_o obscurity_n they_o may_v receive_v intelligence_n from_o their_o father_n and_o so_o acquaint_v david_n therewith_o as_o occasion_v require_v 2_o sam._n ch._n 15._o from_o 24_o to_o 30._o 3_o david_n now_o march_v up_o to_o mount_n olivet_n weep_v bitter_o for_o his_o sin_n that_o have_v bring_v these_o trouble_n upon_o he_o and_o he_o go_v barefoot_a and_o with_o his_o head_n cover_v as_o be_v the_o custom_n 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of_o rest_n and_o i_o will_v give_v he_o rest_v from_o all_o his_o enemy_n round_o about_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v solomon_n that_o be_v peaceable_a for_o i_o will_v give_v peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o israel_n in_o his_o day_n he_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n for_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n and_o i_o will_v be_v his_o father_n and_o i_o will_v establish_v the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n over_o israel_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o as_o long_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n shall_v continue_v one_o of_o solomon_n posterity_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n that_o david_n possible_o none_n of_o
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heaven_n can_v contain_v thou_o much_o less_o this_o house_n that_o i_o have_v build_v but_o though_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v contain_v within_o this_o house_n yet_o i_o pray_v thou_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o prayer_n and_o humble_a supplication_n of_o i_o thy_o poor_a servant_n which_o i_o make_v to_o thou_o in_o behalf_n of_o this_o house_n namely_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o favour_n and_o providence_n may_v be_v open_a towards_o it_o day_n and_o night_n see_v thou_o have_v say_v of_o it_o that_o thy_o name_n 12.11_o name_n deut._n 12.11_o shall_v be_v there_o call_v upon_o and_o worship_v i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o therefore_o when_o ever_o either_o myself_o or_o any_o of_o thy_o people_n shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o in_o this_o place_n or_o towards_o it_o 10._o it_o v._o 30._o versus_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la quasi_fw-la respiciens_fw-la ad_fw-la promissionem_fw-la praesentiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la exemplum_fw-la in_o daniele_n cap._n 6._o v._n 10._o that_o then_o thou_o will_v please_v to_o hear_v in_o heaven_n thy_o dwell_a place_n where_o thy_o glory_n be_v most_o eminent_o manifest_v and_o when_o thou_o hear_v be_v please_v to_o forgive_v and_o pardon_v our_o transgression_n against_o thou_o for_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n in_o obtain_v any_o other_o mercy_n if_o our_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v particular_o i_o humble_o request_v of_o thou_o that_o if_o any_o man_n be_v charge_v that_o he_o have_v trespass_v against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o thy_o altar_n juv._n altar_n tacto_fw-la altar_n jurare_fw-la mos_fw-la omnium_fw-la prope_fw-la gentium_fw-la intrepidi_fw-la quicunque_fw-la altaria_fw-la tangunt_fw-la juv._n in_o the_o court_n of_o this_o house_n to_o clear_v himself_o by_o oath_n sufficient_a proof_n by_o witness_n be_v want_v that_o thou_o will_v please_v to_o deal_v with_o he_o according_a to_o innocence_n or_o guiltiness_n punish_v he_o if_o he_o be_v faulty_a and_o bring_v his_o wicked_a way_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n but_o justify_v and_o acquit_v he_o if_o he_o be_v innocent_a or_o if_o thy_o people_n be_v smite_v before_o their_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n because_o they_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o and_o shall_v turn_v again_o to_o thou_o and_o confess_v thy_o name_n to_o wit_n thy_o justice_n in_o suffer_v their_o enemy_n to_o prevail_v against_o they_o and_o shall_v acknowledge_v thy_o mercy_n and_o power_n and_o so_o seek_v to_o thou_o for_o pardon_n and_o help_v and_o shall_v make_v supplication_n to_o thou_o turn_v their_o face_n towards_o this_o house_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n and_o forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o bring_v they_o again_o into_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o give_v to_o their_o father_n or_o when_o the_o heaven_n be_v shut_v up_o and_o there_o be_v no_o rain_n because_o thy_o people_n have_v sin_v against_o thou_o if_o they_o shall_v pray_v towards_o this_o place_n and_o confess_v thy_o justice_n in_o punish_v of_o they_o and_o turn_v from_o their_o sin_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n and_o forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o teach_v they_o the_o good_a way_n bonam_fw-la way_n v._o 36._o et_fw-la ostende_v eye_n viam_fw-la bonam_fw-la wherein_o they_o shall_v walk_v and_o then_o give_v rain_n upon_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v thy_o people_n for_o a_o inheritance_n or_o if_o any_o of_o these_o great_a judgement_n fall_v upon_o the_o land_n to_o wit_n famine_n pestilence_n and_o blast_v or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o plague_n or_o sickness_n upon_o thy_o people_n what_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o any_o man_n single_o or_o by_o all_o thy_o people_n joint_o who_o shall_v know_v every_o man_n the_o plague_n sin_n plague_n 2_o chron._n 6.29_o when_o every_o one_o shall_v know_v his_o own_o sore_a and_o his_o own_o grief_n grief_n be_v put_v for_o that_o which_o shall_v cause_v grief_n viz._n sin_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n to_o wit_n the_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o be_v punish_v and_o shall_v spread_v forth_o his_o hand_n towards_o this_o house_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n and_o forgive_v and_o do_v what_o in_o thy_o infinite_a wisdom_n seem_v good_a and_o give_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o way_n not_o his_o former_a sin_n but_o his_o present_a repentance_n who_o heart_n thou_o see_v to_o be_v sincere_a and_o upright_a for_o thou_o and_o thou_o only_o o_o lord_n know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o deal_v thus_o merciful_o with_o thy_o people_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v thou_o and_o walk_v in_o thy_o way_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n moreover_o if_o a_o stranger_n that_o be_v not_o of_o thy_o people_n israel_n who_o hear_v of_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n and_o righteous_a law_n and_o this_o holy_a house_n shall_v come_v from_o his_o own_o country_n to_o testify_v his_o high_a esteem_n of_o thy_o great_a name_n and_o to_o worship_n and_o praise_v thou_o and_o shall_v pray_v towards_o this_o house_n gentile_n house_n or_o in_o this_o house_n viz._n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o gentile_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n and_o grant_v all_o that_o he_o shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o for_o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o thy_o holy_a will_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v know_v thy_o name_n and_o learn_v to_o fear_v thou_o as_o do_v thy_o people_n israel_n and_o that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o thy_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o in_o this_o house_n that_o i_o have_v build_v to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o be_v so_o in_o reality_n by_o thy_o hear_v the_o prayer_n that_o be_v here_o make_v unto_o thou_o furthermore_o if_o thy_o people_n shall_v go_v out_o to_o battle_n against_o their_o enemy_n and_o shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o and_o seek_v thy_o favour_n and_o help_v in_o that_o enterprise_n look_v towards_o this_o city_n and_o this_o house_n which_o i_o have_v build_v for_o thy_o great_a name_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n their_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n and_o maintain_v their_o just_a and_o righteous_a cause_n by_o give_v they_o good_a success_n but_o if_o they_o by_o their_o sin_n provoke_v thou_o for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o so_o that_o thou_o give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o they_o carry_v they_o away_o captive_a either_o further_a off_o or_o near_a hand_n however_o if_o they_o shall_v bethink_v themselves_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o they_o be_v carry_v captive_a and_o shall_v repent_v and_o make_v supplication_n to_o thou_o say_v we_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v perverse_o we_o have_v commit_v wickedness_n and_o so_o shall_v return_v unto_o thou_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o all_o their_o soul_n and_o shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o look_v towards_o this_o land_n this_o city_n and_o this_o house_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n their_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n and_o maintain_v their_o cause_n take_v part_n with_o thy_o people_n that_o repent_v and_o pray_v unto_o thou_o against_o the_o unjust_a oppression_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o then_o turn_v thou_o o_o lord_n the_o heart_n of_o their_o enemy_n towards_o they_o that_o they_o may_v have_v pity_n and_o compassion_n on_o they_o for_o remember_v o_o lord_n they_o be_v thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n 32.9_o inheritance_n this_o people_n be_v to_o god_n as_o a_o man_n inheritance_n be_v to_o he_o which_o he_o have_v buy_v and_o make_v his_o own_o for_o ever_o see_v dâ—ut_o 32.9_o which_o thou_o bring_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n even_o out_o of_o a_o iron_n furnace_n 4.20_o furnace_n deut._n 4.20_o and_o furthermore_o let_v the_o eye_n 6.40_o eye_n 2_o chron._n 6.40_o of_o thy_o favour_n be_v upon_o i_o thy_o poor_a servant_n
as_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n but_o of_o other_o tribe_n indeed_o the_o base_a of_o the_o people_n be_v priest_n good_a enough_o for_o his_o golden_a calf_n but_o because_o he_o pretend_v to_o have_v erect_v they_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n this_o also_o be_v charge_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o provocation_n and_o he_o ordain_v a_o feast_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o eight_o month_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n which_o god_n ordain_v to_o be_v keep_v on_o the_o 15_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n levit._n 23.34_o he_o ordain_v it_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o another_o month_n that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o take_v it_o for_o the_o same_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o keep_v it_o and_o to_o grace_v this_o idolatrous_a worship_n that_o he_o have_v set_v up_o even_o he_o himself_o do_v sacrifice_n upon_o the_o altar_n that_o he_o have_v build_v to_o work_v in_o his_o people_n mind_n a_o high_a esteem_n of_o it_o and_o also_o burn_v incense_n to_o his_o idol_n whereby_o he_o usurp_v the_o priest_n office_n office_n office_n so_o do_v uzziah_n 2_o chro._n 26.16_o intrude_v himself_o into_o the_o priest_n office_n whilst_o he_o be_v thus_o sacrifice_v at_o bethel_n a_o certain_a prophet_n send_v by_o god_n out_o of_o judah_n come_v unto_o he_o thus_o timely_o do_v the_o lord_n give_v he_o warning_n and_o call_v he_o to_o repentance_n and_o in_o the_o zeal_n and_o fervency_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o cry_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n invent_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o head_n against_o this_o altar_n say_v o_o altar_n altar_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v a_o child_n shall_v be_v bear_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o david_n josiah_n 23.16_o josiah_n about_o 300_o year_n after_o this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.16_o by_o name_n and_o upon_o thou_o shall_v he_o offer_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high-place_n that_o do_v now_o or_o shall_v hereafter_o burn_v incense_n upon_o thou_o so_o that_o this_o altar_n shall_v one_o day_n have_v a_o goodly_a sacrifice_n burn_v upon_o it_o viz._n the_o bone_n of_o the_o priest_n that_o sacrifice_v upon_o it_o and_o the_o defile_n and_o pollute_v of_o this_o altar_n in_o this_o manner_n will_v be_v a_o sacrifice_n very_o please_v unto_o god_n possible_o o_o jeroboam_n say_v he_o thou_o will_v not_o believe_v this_o therefore_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o sign_n from_o the_o lord_n that_o this_o shall_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v behold_v this_o altar_n shall_v now_o be_v rend_v in_o sunder_o and_o the_o ash_n upon_o it_o shall_v fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n to_o signify_v the_o utter_a demolish_n of_o it_o hereafter_o jeroboam_n hear_v this_o and_o be_v enrage_v at_o the_o prophet_n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n from_o the_o altar_n where_o he_o be_v burn_v incense_n and_o cry_v out_o lie_v hold_v on_o he_o and_o immediate_o his_o hand_n be_v dry_v up_o 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he_o be_v not_o go_v far_o from_o the_o old_a prophet_n house_n before_o a_o lion_n meet_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o his_o body_n be_v fall_v in_o the_o way_n the_o ass_n stand_v by_o it_o as_o also_o the_o lion_n that_o the_o ass_n shall_v not_o fly_v from_o the_o lion_n nor_o the_o lion_n prey_n upon_o the_o live_a ass_n nor_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o that_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v stand_v rather_o as_o a_o guard_n to_o preserve_v it_o from_o other_o creature_n and_o that_o the_o ass_n shall_v stay_v there_o as_o it_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o carry_v back_o the_o dead_a prophet_n body_n to_o bethel_n to_o be_v bury_v there_o these_o be_v strange_a passage_n of_o providence_n and_o do_v show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o hunger_n that_o provoke_v the_o lion_n to_o kill_v the_o prophet_n but_o the_o overrule_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o that_o god_n have_v regard_n to_o the_o prophet_n body_n and_o will_v preserve_v it_o for_o burial_n though_o he_o testify_v his_o displeasure_n against_o his_o sin_n for_o the_o warn_n of_o other_o and_o behold_v man_n pass_v by_o and_o see_v the_o carcase_n cast_v in_o the_o way_n and_o the_o lion_n stand_v by_o the_o carcase_n and_o they_o come_v and_o tell_v it_o in_o the_o city_n where_o the_o old_a prophet_n dwell_v who_o thereupon_o say_v undoubted_o it_o be_v the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o be_v disobedient_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v he_o unto_o the_o lion_n which_o have_v slay_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n threaten_v so_o he_o go_v immediate_o and_o find_v his_o carcase_n cast_v in_o the_o way_n
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
of_o his_o reign_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n ch._n 15.27_o over_o israel_n that_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n if_o thou_o ask_v when_o or_o at_o what_o time_n this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o answer_v very_o quick_o and_o soon_o than_o you_o do_v expect_v and_o the_o lord_n will_v smite_v israel_n as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v in_o the_o water_n he_o will_v afflict_v both_o prince_n and_o people_n with_o uncessant_a war_n and_o trouble_n both_o intestine_a and_o foreign_a so_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o abide_v long_o in_o any_o settle_a condition_n but_o as_o reed_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o water_n be_v continual_o shake_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o this_o kingdom_n partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a transfer_v the_o crown_n from_o one_o family_n to_o another_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a invasion_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n or_o some_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v root_v up_o 17.6_o up_o first_o by_o tiglath-pilesar_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekak_a king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 15.29_o &_o the_o great_a part_n after_o by_o salmanassar_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hoshea_n 2_o k._n 17.6_o israel_n out_o of_o this_o good_a land_n which_o he_o give_v to_o their_o father_n and_o will_v scatter_v they_o beyond_o the_o river_n to_o wit_n euphrates_n into_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o media_n whither_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a because_o they_o have_v make_v grove_n for_o idol_n thereby_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n and_o he_o will_v give_v up_o israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n because_o they_o consent_v to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o do_v sin_n high_o against_o god_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o cause_v they_o to_o leave_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o worship_v the_o calf_n he_o have_v set_v up_o ahijah_n have_v thus_o speak_v jeroboam_n wife_n depart_v and_o as_o she_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o her_o house_n her_o son_n die_v and_o they_o bury_v he_o and_o all_o israel_n lament_v for_o he_o as_o god_n have_v foretell_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o prophet_n there_o be_v many_o bicker_n and_o continual_a hostility_n between_o jeroboam_n and_o rehoboam_n all_o their_o day_n and_o the_o borderer_n on_o both_o side_n do_v continual_o invade_v one_o another_o but_o after_o rehoboam_n death_n jeroboam_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n gather_v together_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n to_o set_v upon_o abijah_n rehoboam_n son_n new_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o abijah_n meet_v he_o with_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o with_o they_o discomfit_v his_o mighty_a army_n and_o slay_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o pursue_v his_o victory_n take_v from_o he_o bethel_n and_o two_o other_o city_n as_o may_v be_v more_o full_o see_v in_o the_o life_n of_o abijah_n neither_o do_v jeroboam_n recover_v strength_n again_o during_o abijah_n reign_v jeroboam_n at_o last_o be_v strike_v with_o some_o extraordinary_a sickness_n or_o disease_n from_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abijah_n but_o he_o die_v not_o till_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n son_n of_o abijah_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o die_v not_o a_o ordinary_a death_n he_o reign_v 22_o year_n and_o nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 1_o king_n 12._o from_o 12_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n 13._o wh_o ch._n 1_o king_n 14._o from_o 1_o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 13._o wh_o ch._n nadab_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n nadab_n second_o king_n of_o israel_n nadab_n and_o reign_v only_o two_o year_n namely_o in_o part_n of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o father_n gibbethon_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n josh_n 19.44_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n in_o the_o israelite_n possession_n but_o now_o it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n have_v get_v it_o nadab_n therefore_o and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o go_v and_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o to_o recover_v it_o and_o here_o during_o the_o siege_n he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o baasha_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o so_o the_o siege_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v raise_v for_o twenty_o six_o year_n after_o or_o thereabouts_o the_o son_n of_o baasha_n do_v again_o lay_v siege_n to_o this_o city_n as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 16.15_o baasha_n now_o set_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o smite_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n 1_o king_n 14.10_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o jeroboam_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_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 go_v so_o with_o nadab_n the_o regal_a power_n in_o jeroboam_n house_n end_v and_o thus_o the_o idolatry_n wherewith_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o family_n and_o the_o transfer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o another_o 1_o king_n 15._o from_o 25_o to_o 32._o baasha_n the_o son_n of_o ahijah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n baasha_n three_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n and_o reign_v twenty_o and_o four_o year_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o the_o thirty_o six_o year_n of_o asa_n kingdom_n as_o it_o stand_v divide_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o asa_n own_o reign_n and_o about_o the_o fourteen_o of_o baasha_n he_o perceive_v asa_n to_o grow_v potent_a and_o that_o many_o of_o his_o subject_n fall_v off_o to_o he_o he_o begin_v to_o arm_v against_o he_o and_o never_o cease_v from_o henceforward_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o all_o his_o day_n and_o he_o go_v up_o to_o build_v ramah_n which_o lie_v between_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v suffer_v no_o man_n to_o come_v out_o from_o or_o go_v unto_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o give_v it_o over_o be_v recall_v by_o a_o invasion_n make_v into_o his_o country_n by_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n hire_v thereunto_o by_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o and_o 1_o king_n 15.32_o jehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n the_o prophet_n deliver_v he_o a_o sad_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o his_o house_n for_o his_o idolatry_n and_o kill_v of_o nadab_n oppugnant_fw-la nadab_n for_o though_o baasha_n do_v herein_o what_o god_n have_v decree_v yet_o he_o have_v no_o command_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o but_o do_v it_o only_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o end_n and_o to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n saepe_fw-la deus_fw-la decreta_fw-la sva_fw-la exequitur_fw-la per_fw-la malos_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la long_a aliud_fw-la agentes_fw-la sva_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la ideoque_fw-la poena_fw-la digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la impii_fw-la saepe_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la serviunt_fw-la voluntati_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la patefactam_fw-la scientes_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la this_o jehu_n be_v that_o prophet_n that_o be_v send_v afterward_o to_o jehoshaphat_n to_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o league_n with_o ahab_n 2_o chr._n 19.2_o and_o he_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o those_o time_n 2_o chron._n 20.34_o and_o his_o father_n hanani_n be_v the_o prophet_n that_o reprove_v asa_n for_o seek_v to_o benhadad_n for_o aid_n against_o baasha_n so_o that_o both_o father_n and_o son_n be_v eminent_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o both_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o send_v many_o prophet_n to_o reclaim_v they_o jehu_n come_v to_o baasha_n tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o exalt_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o from_o a_o mean_a condition_n make_v thou_o prince_n attribuuntur_fw-la prince_n for_o it_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o make_v baasha_n attempt_n against_o nadab_n so_o successful_a collatio_fw-la regni_fw-la deo_fw-la doll_n vero_fw-la &_o parricidium_fw-la baasae_fw-la attribuuntur_fw-la over_o my_o they_o my_o they_o be_v god_n people_n by_o covenant_n and_o outward_a profession_n and_o they_o retain_v still_o circumcision_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o there_o be_v many_o pious_a prophet_n and_o some_o good_a people_n among_o they_o people_n israel_n and_o thou_o have_v walk_v in_o
the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o have_v make_v my_o people_n to_o sin_n by_o thy_o example_n and_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n behold_v i_o will_v cut_v off_o thy_o posterity_n and_o will_v make_v thy_o house_n as_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o as_o this_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v against_o jeroboam_n 1_o king_n 14.11_o viz._n that_o such_o of_o his_o house_n as_o die_v in_o the_o city_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v and_o such_o as_o die_v in_o the_o field_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v eat_v that_o be_v they_o shall_v die_v unhappy_a death_n and_o not_o come_v to_o a_o honourable_a burial_n the_o very_a same_o judgement_n must_v i_o pronounce_v against_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o same_o word_n see_v v._n 4._o because_o thou_o persiste_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n baasha_n die_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o tirzah_n and_o his_o son_n elah_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 1_o king_n 15.33_o 34._o 1_o king_n 16._o from_o 1_o to_o 8._o elah_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o 26_o year_n of_o asa_n elah_n four_o king_n of_o israel_n elah_n and_o reign_v two_o year_n though_o not_o complete_a be_v upon_o the_o throne_n his_o servant_n zimri_n captain_n of_o half_a his_o chariot_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o as_o he_o be_v drink_v himself_o drink_v in_o the_o house_n of_o arza_n his_o steward_n he_o slay_v he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n his_o force_n lie_v then_o encamp_v against_o gibbethon_n and_o than_o zimri_n immediate_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o soldier_n that_o be_v under_o his_o command_n slay_v all_o his_o kindred_n and_o near_a relation_n and_o so_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n he_o leave_v he_o not_o one_o that_o piss_v against_o a_o wall_n by_o which_o proverbial_a speech_n a_o utter_a destruction_n of_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v thus_o the_o lord_n deal_v with_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n for_o as_o baasha_n slay_v nadab_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v two_o year_n and_o that_o whilst_o he_o be_v lay_v siege_n to_o gibbethon_n and_o then_o immediate_o destroy_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n so_o zimri_n slay_v elah_n the_o son_n of_o baasha_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o then_o immediate_o cut_v off_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n and_o friend_n and_o that_o whilst_o his_o army_n lie_v encamp_v against_o gibbethon_n and_o thus_o god_n destroy_v both_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n and_o elah_n for_o their_o great_a sin_n and_o transgression_n whereby_o they_o have_v provoke_v he_o and_o particular_o by_o their_o vanity_n that_o be_v image-god_n and_o idol_n 1_o king_n 16._o from_o 8_o to_o 15._o zimri_n have_v thus_o wicked_o make_v himself_o king_n zimri_n five_o king_n of_o israel_n zimri_n his_o reign_n continue_v but_o a_o week_n for_o notice_n that_o the_o king_n be_v slay_v come_v to_o the_o camp_n at_o gibbethon_n all_o the_o host_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v there_o encamp_v present_o make_v omri_n their_o general_n king_n over_o israel_n omri_n hasten_v with_o his_o army_n to_o tirzah_n to_o besiege_v zimri_n and_o so_o the_o siege_n of_o gibbethon_n be_v a_o second_o time_n raise_v zimri_n when_o he_o see_v the_o city_n be_v take_v by_o storm_n betake_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n palace_n and_o burn_v himself_o with_o it_o that_o he_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n thus_o those_o that_o be_v cruel_a to_o other_o be_v oftentimes_o give_v over_o to_o be_v cruel_a at_o last_o to_o themselves_o but_o though_o zimri_n reign_v but_o seven_o day_n before_o omri_n be_v proclaim_v king_n by_o the_o soldier_n yet_o perhaps_o it_o be_v long_o ere_o he_o be_v force_v to_o burn_v himself_o and_o beside_o within_o the_o space_n of_o those_o seven_o day_n he_o may_v by_o his_o edict_n make_v know_v to_o the_o people_n his_o resolution_n to_o continue_v the_o worship_n of_o jeroboam_n calf_n and_o may_v destroy_v the_o family_n of_o baasha_n 1_o king_n 16_o v._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o thing_n be_v now_o at_o this_o pass_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v much_o divide_v some_o of_o they_o mislike_v that_o the_o soldier_n shall_v choose_v a_o king_n for_o they_o and_o they_o choose_v tibni_n for_o their_o king_n between_o tibni_n and_o omri_n there_o be_v continual_a war_n for_o about_o four_o year_n till_o at_o last_o omri_n prevail_v and_o tibni_n die_v omri_n reign_v alone_o 1_o king_n 16._o from_o 15_o to_o 23._o omri_n reign_v twelve_o year_n omri_n six_o king_n of_o israel_n omri_n reckon_v from_o his_o first_o election_n whereof_o six_o year_n in_o tirzah_n zimri_n have_v burn_v the_o royal_a palace_n in_o that_o city_n he_o remove_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o kingdom_n from_o thence_o to_o samaria_n which_o he_o build_v in_o the_o hill_n which_o he_o buy_v of_o shemer_n for_o two_o talent_n of_o silver_n hill_n silver_n a_o talon_n of_o silver_n be_v reckon_v at_o 375_o l._n sterling_a but_o a_o talon_n of_o gold_n at_o 3750_o l._n so_o he_o pay_v 750_o l._n sterl_n for_o the_o hill_n and_o so_o make_v that_o his_o royal_a city_n and_o the_o metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o worse_o than_o all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o for_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o only_o obstinate_o continue_v in_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n himself_o but_o with_o violence_n force_v and_o press_v the_o people_n thereunto_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o judgement_n he_o have_v see_v on_o all_o the_o former_a king_n of_o israel_n for_o that_o sin_n in_o micah_n 6.16_o we_o read_v of_o the_o statute_n of_o omri_n to_o wit_n concern_v their_o idolatrous_a worship_v of_o the_o golden_a calf_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o samaria_n and_o ahab_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 1_o king_n 16._o from_o 23_o to_o 29._o ahab_n in_o the_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o asa_n begin_v to_o reign_v ahab_n seven_o king_n of_o israel_n ahab_n and_o reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n over_o israel_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n above_o all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o and_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o small_a thing_n for_o he_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n he_o take_v to_o wife_n jezebel_n 2.20_o jezebel_n who_o be_v a_o most_o wicked_a woman_n jehu_n complain_v of_o her_o witchcraft_n and_o whoredom_n 2_o king_n 9.22_o and_o she_o be_v often_o mention_v as_o a_o great_a persecutor_n of_o god_n prophet_n and_o a_o great_a promoter_n of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o baal_n and_o therefore_o st._n john_n call_v that_o false_a prophetess_n who_o in_o his_o time_n have_v seduce_v many_o to_o uncleanness_n and_o idolatry_n in_o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n jezabel_n rev._n 2.20_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o sidonian_n and_o serve_v baal_n the_o idol-god_n of_o that_o people_n and_o build_v a_o house_n and_o a_o altar_n for_o he_o in_o samaria_n now_o this_o idolatry_n be_v far_o worse_a than_o that_o of_o jeroboam_n for_o in_o that_o though_o they_o have_v idol_n to_o wit_n the_o golden_a calf_n yet_o they_o pretend_v still_o to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n but_o in_o this_o they_o worship_v baal_n as_o their_o god_n in_o his_o day_n do_v hiel_n the_o bethelite_n which_o show_v the_o horrible_a profaneness_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n at_o this_o time_n adventure_v to_o rebuild_v jericho_n which_o though_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n yet_o it_o seem_v be_v at_o this_o time_n under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n notwithstanding_o joshuah_n curse_n pronounce_v against_o any_o that_o shall_v attempt_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o have_v continue_v a_o heap_n of_o rubbish_n from_o that_o time_n till_o this_o but_o now_o that_o bold_a wretch_n hiel_n that_o dwell_v at_o bethel_n undertake_v the_o work_n and_o pay_v dear_a for_o it_o as_o joshua_n have_v threaten_v for_o it_o cost_v he_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o his_o son_n of_o the_o first-born_a when_o he_o begin_v it_o and_o of_o some_o more_o of_o they_o as_o he_o go_v forward_o with_o the_o work_n and_o of_o the_o young_a when_o he_o finish_v it_o and_o hang_v up_o the_o gate_n of_o it_o josh_n 6.26_o and_o joshua_n adjure_v they_o at_o that_o time_n say_v curse_v be_v the_o man_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o rise_v up_o and_o build_v this_o city_n jericho_n he_o shall_v lay_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o his_o first-born_a and_o in_o his_o young_a son_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o the_o gate_n of_o it_o though_o the_o israelite_n be_v at_o this_o present_a fall_v to_o the_o horrid_a idolatry_n of_o worship_v baal_n land_n baal_n 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o sidonian_n ahab_n
marry_v a_o wife_n from_o thence_o do_v soon_o set_v up_o his_o wife_n idolatry_n in_o the_o land_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n neglect_v and_o disregard_v and_o the_o prophet_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n that_o will_v not_o bow_v to_o baal_n be_v persecute_v see_v ch._n 19.10_o yet_o there_o be_v never_o more_o prophet_n send_v to_o they_o than_o at_o this_o time_n we_o see_v ch._n 18.13_o that_o obadiah_n have_v hide_v a_o hundred_o of_o they_o in_o cave_n nor_o never_o more_o eminent_a one_o than_o now_o and_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o god_n raise_v up_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n we_o find_v not_o any_o of_o who_o so_o strange_a thing_n be_v record_v both_o for_o courage_n and_o miracle_n as_o there_o be_v of_o elijah_n and_o therefore_o at_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n mat._n 17._o elijah_n as_o chief_a of_o the_o prophet_n appear_v together_o with_o moses_n talk_v with_o christ_n to_o signify_v that_o both_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v in_o their_o several_a season_n give_v testimony_n of_o he_o this_o prophet_n elijah_n be_v at_o this_o time_n send_v to_o the_o israelite_n a_o man_n of_o transcendent_a courage_n and_o zeal_n as_o be_v fit_v for_o those_o corrupt_a time_n whence_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o baptist_n who_o in_o his_o ministry_n be_v very_o zealous_a and_o fervent_a luk._n 1.17_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v before_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o elias_n ahab_n and_o jezebel_n be_v very_o zealous_a to_o promote_v idolatry_n and_o now_o god_n raise_v up_o a_o prophet_n as_o zealous_a to_o oppose_v it_o and_o to_o defend_v god_n own_o worship_n elijah_n see_v how_o thing_n go_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v exceed_o move_v with_o the_o horrible_a wickedness_n of_o ahab_n and_o jezabel_n and_o particular_o perhaps_o with_o the_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n they_o cast_v upon_o god_n prophet_n do_v it_o seem_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n pray_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v shut_v up_o the_o heaven_n for_o some_o year_n and_o not_o suffer_v it_o to_o rain_v till_o he_o seek_v unto_o he_o for_o it_o that_o so_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o the_o iniquity_n of_o that_o time_n may_v be_v discover_v and_o the_o precious_a account_n he_o make_v of_o his_o prophet_n may_v be_v manifest_v and_o be_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o god_n assure_v that_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v he_o come_v to_o ahab_n and_o threaten_v he_o beforehand_o that_o he_o may_v see_v it_o be_v of_o god_n with_o a_o approach_a drought_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o a_o great_a famine_n that_o shall_v ensue_v thereupon_o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n live_v say_v he_o who_o i_o continual_o serve_v and_o in_o who_o presence_n i_o now_o stand_v and_o who_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o say_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v dew_n or_o rain_v these_o ensue_a year_n but_o according_a to_o 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to_o withdraw_v and_o hide_v himself_o by_o the_o brook_n cherith_n in_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n that_o be_v in_o some_o solitary_a place_n or_o cave_n near_o the_o brook_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v feed_v by_o raven_n with_o bread_n and_o flesh_n morning_n and_o evening_n and_o shall_v drink_v of_o the_o brook_n elijah_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o and_o be_v according_o feed_v by_o raven_n who_o be_v a_o very_a greedy_a and_o ravenous_a kind_n of_o bird_n so_o that_o they_o often_o neglect_v the_o feed_n of_o their_o young_a one_o to_o feed_v themselves_o it_o be_v the_o more_o miraculous_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v they_o caterer_n for_o elijah_n and_o in_o such_o a_o orderly_a manner_n to_o bring_v he_o his_o provision_n morning_n and_o evening_n he_o direct_v they_o where_o they_o shall_v have_v it_o possible_o out_o of_o some_o rich_a man_n pantry_n or_o storehouse_n thus_o we_o see_v by_o what_o unlikely_a mean_v god_n can_v provide_v for_o his_o servant_n 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revolt_v from_o he_o and_o make_v a_o king_n over_o themselves_o jehoram_n to_o reduce_v they_o go_v over_o to_o zair_a a_o city_n in_o idumea_n and_o take_v with_o he_o all_o the_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n and_o soldier_n he_o can_v provide_v and_o he_o arise_v by_o night_n that_o he_o may_v come_v upon_o they_o sudden_o and_o unexpected_o but_o the_o edomite_n be_v so_o numerous_a and_o so_o well_o prepare_v that_o they_o compass_v his_o army_n round_o about_o however_o his_o soldier_n so_o manful_o stand_v to_o it_o that_o they_o put_v the_o edomite_n to_o flight_n and_o slay_v many_o of_o they_o and_o thereupon_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o edomite_n chariot_n and_o many_o of_o their_o soldier_n flee_v to_o their_o own_o house_n but_o though_o joram_n overthrow_v they_o at_o this_o time_n yet_o they_o retire_v into_o place_n of_o advantage_n persist_v resolute_o in_o their_o revolt_n and_o so_o he_o be_v force_v to_o return_v again_o into_o his_o own_o land_n without_o conquer_a of_o they_o and_o thus_o according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaac_n gen._n 27.40_o by_o thy_o sword_n thou_o shall_v live_v and_o serve_v thy_o brother_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n that_o thou_o shall_v break_v his_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n they_o for_o ever_o after_o shake_v off_o his_o yoke_n 2._o whilst_o he_o be_v endeavour_v to_o reduce_v the_o edomite_n libnah_n a_o great_a city_n within_o judah_n one_o of_o the_o royal_a city_n of_o canaan_n josh_n 10.29_o 30._o and_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh_n 21.13_o now_o rebel_v against_o he_o possible_o because_o he_o have_v make_v such_o innovation_n in_o religion_n and_o force_v the_o people_n to_o idolatry_n and_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n the_o revolt_n of_o this_o city_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n it_o be_v a_o frontier_n city_n and_o one_o of_o those_o which_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n set_v upon_o when_o he_o come_v with_o his_o huge_a host_n to_o have_v take_v jerusalem_n 2_o chron._n 32.9_o it_o be_v much_o indeed_o that_o one_o city_n alone_o shall_v venture_v upon_o such_o a_o attempt_n but_o perhaps_o the_o king_n absence_n whilst_o he_o be_v in_o edom_n and_o the_o discontent_n of_o the_o people_n yea_o perhaps_o some_o correspondence_n they_o may_v have_v with_o the_o philistine_n who_o soon_o after_o invade_v the_o land_n give_v they_o hope_n of_o some_o abettor_n and_o how_o they_o speed_v in_o the_o conclusion_n the_o scripture_n no_o where_o express_v 3_o god_n stir_v up_o against_o he_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o arabian_n who_o border_v upon_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o have_v be_v tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o run_v through_o the_o land_n so_o far_o as_o to_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o plunder_v and_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o substance_n they_o find_v in_o the_o king_n house_n and_o carry_v away_o all_o his_o son_n servant_n son_n here_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n against_o he_o he_o slay_v all_o his_o brethren_n and_o all_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o arabian_n except_v his_o young_a ahaziah_n and_o he_o be_v slay_v afterward_o by_o jehu_n 2_o chron._n 22.9_o and_o all_o the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n be_v slay_v by_o their_o grandmother_n athaliah_n except_v joash_n who_o be_v hide_v from_o she_o and_o afterward_o crown_v king_n and_o joash_n himself_o be_v at_o last_o slay_v by_o his_o own_o servant_n but_o the_o young_a call_v ahaziah_n david_n ahaziah_n and_o herein_o appear_v the_o divine_a providence_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n to_o david_n who_o it_o seem_v they_o can_v not_o find_v and_o all_o his_o wife_n they_o can_v lay_v their_o hand_n on_o but_o it_o seem_v they_o unhappy_o miss_v athaliah_n who_o remain_v to_o usurp_v the_o crown_n and_o to_o be_v a_o scourge_n to_o the_o nation_n afterward_o 4_o after_o all_o this_o the_o lord_n smite_v he_o in_o his_o bowel_n with_o a_o incurable_a disease_n his_o malady_n be_v very_o torment_v and_o after_o two_o year_n continuance_n a_o long_a time_n for_o a_o man_n to_o lie_v under_o such_o a_o sharp_a disease_n his_o torment_n be_v so_o great_a that_o at_o last_o it_o force_v out_o his_o very_a gut_n and_o bowel_n from_o he_o and_o so_o he_o die_v under_o the_o heavy_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o great_a sin_n he_o have_v commit_v against_o god_n the_o great_a wrong_n he_o have_v do_v to_o his_o subject_n and_o the_o great_a judgement_n he_o have_v bring_v upon_o the_o land_n turn_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n from_o he_o so_o that_o they_o show_v he_o little_a respect_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a make_v no_o burn_n for_o he_o like_o the_o burn_v make_v for_o his_o father_n see_v 2_o chron._n 16.14_o and_o so_o he_o depart_v without_o be_v desire_a or_o lament_v howbeit_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n but_o obscure_o not_o in_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o his_o ancestor_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o without_o the_o lamentation_n and_o solemnity_n that_o have_v be_v use_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o other_o king_n he_o reign_v eight_o year_n four_o in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n and_o four_o after_o which_o though_o a_o short_a reign_n in_o its_o self_n yet_o seem_v undoubted_o long_a to_o the_o poor_a people_n that_o be_v so_o ill_o treat_v by_o he_o all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o king_n reign_n another_o king_n of_o the_o same_o name_n reign_v in_o israel_n to_o wit_n joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n his_o wife_n brother_n 2_o king_n 8._o v._n from_o 16_o to_o 25._o 2_o chron._n 21._o wh_o ch._n ahaziah_n the_o six_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n be_v ahaziah_n ahaziah_n call_v jehoahaz_n 2_o chron._n 21.17_o and_o azariah_n 2_o chron._n
in_o the_o enterprise_n but_o amaziah_n be_v nothing_o move_v with_o what_o he_o say_v for_o who_o god_n intend_v to_o destroy_v he_o usual_o first_o harden_v and_o god_n intend_v to_o punish_v he_o for_o his_o abominable_a idolatry_n into_o which_o he_o have_v late_o fall_v joash_n understand_v this_o will_v not_o stay_v till_o amaziah_n come_v to_o he_o but_o he_o enter_v judah_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n wise_o resolve_v to_o make_v his_o enemy_n country_n the_o stage_n of_o the_o war_n so_o they_o meet_v in_o a_o pitch_a field_n at_o bethshemesh_n which_o belong_v to_o judah_n and_o judah_n be_v worsted_n before_o israel_n and_o amaziah_n himself_o take_v prisoner_n and_o bring_v in_o triumph_n idolatry_n triumph_n thus_o in_o this_o amaziah_n the_o son_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n god_n do_v yet_o further_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jehniada_n who_o be_v most_o inhumane_o and_o ungrateful_o murder_v in_o his_o father_n day_n according_a to_o what_o he_o say_v at_o his_o death_n the_o lord_n will_v look_v upon_o it_o and_o require_v it_o and_o withal_o amaziah_n himself_o be_v severe_o punish_v for_o his_o apostasy_n to_o idolatry_n to_o jerusalem_n by_o joash_n which_o city_n as_o it_o seem_v stand_v out_o against_o he_o he_o batter_v down_o that_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n by_o the_o north-gate_n which_o be_v towards_o ephraim_n even_o four_o hundred_o cubit_n in_o length_n and_o so_o take_v the_o city_n by_o force_n then_o he_o seize_v upon_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o the_o posterity_n of_o obed-edom_n who_o be_v porter_n and_o keeper_n of_o the_o treasure_n in_o the_o temple_n 1_o chron._n 26.15_o as_o also_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o have_v make_v what_o spoil_n he_o think_v fit_a in_o jerusalem_n he_o set_v amaziah_n free_a upon_o certain_a condition_n impose_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n and_o for_o the_o sure_a performance_n of_o the_o covenant_n on_o judah_n part_n he_o take_v hostage_n of_o he_o viz._n some_o noble_a man_n child_n who_o he_o carry_v along_o with_o he_o to_o samaria_n and_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o go_v away_o with_o his_o present_a spoil_n than_o to_o hazard_v all_o by_o endeavour_v to_o conquer_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n which_o he_o be_v not_o like_a to_o hold_v if_o he_o do_v obtain_v the_o subject_n thereof_o be_v so_o great_o addict_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n amaziah_n live_v after_o this_o fifteen_o year_n but_o a_o very_a miserable_a life_n for_o his_o subject_n be_v so_o disaffect_v to_o he_o for_o the_o idolatry_n he_o have_v bring_v in_o that_o from_o that_o time_n they_o begin_v to_o conspire_v against_o he_o though_o it_o break_v not_o forth_o open_o till_o by_o his_o rash_a unadvised_a and_o unprosperous_a war_n with_o joash_n he_o have_v bring_v so_o many_o misery_n upon_o his_o kingdom_n the_o conspiracy_n now_o break_v forth_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n and_o possible_o there_o hide_v himself_o and_o live_v in_o obscurity_n so_o those_o that_o have_v conspire_v against_o he_o as_o it_o seem_v govern_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o absence_n about_o twelve_o year_n after_o these_o conspirator_n be_v man_n of_o power_n in_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o some_o new_a occasion_n be_v so_o enrage_v against_o he_o that_o they_o send_v some_o to_o lachish_n to_o slay_v he_o amaziah_n be_v dead_a they_o bring_v he_o from_o lachish_n in_o a_o chariot_n draw_v with_o horse_n and_o bury_v he_o in_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 14._o from_o v._o 1._o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 25._o wh_o ch._n uzziah_n ten_o king_n of_o judah_n uzziah_n vzziah_n or_o azariah_n as_o he_o be_v call_v 2_o king_n 15.1_o son_n of_o amaziah_n be_v the_o next_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n in_o mat._n 1.8_o it_o be_v say_v that_o vzziah_n succeed_v joram_n and_o joram_n beget_v ozias_n whereas_o there_o be_v four_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n between_o joram_n and_o vzziah_n viz._n ahaziah_n athaliah_n joash_n and_o amaziah_n some_o think_v that_o these_o be_v omit_v because_o of_o their_o evil_a government_n and_o unnatural_a death_n each_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v one_o after_o another_o or_o because_o by_o the_o mother-side_n they_o descend_v from_o the_o stock_n of_o wicked_a ahab_n who_o house_n the_o lord_n doom_v to_o be_v root_v up_o vzziah_n when_o his_o father_n be_v slay_v be_v about_o four_o or_o five_o year_n old_a and_o there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o interregnum_fw-la or_o vacancy_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o judah_n for_o about_o twelve_o year_n viz_o from_o the_o 15_o to_o the_o 27_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o king_n of_o israel_n at_o which_o time_n vzziah_n be_v sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o throne_n by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n and_o not_o till_o then_o and_o this_o possible_o may_v be_v intimate_v to_o we_o by_o that_o unusual_a phrase_n and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v vzziah_n be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n instead_o of_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 14.21_o and_o this_o may_v happen_v partly_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o minority_n and_o partly_o through_o the_o prevalency_n of_o some_o powerful_a man_n who_o perchance_o have_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o put_v his_o father_n to_o death_n or_o possible_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n may_v be_v carry_v on_o in_o his_o name_n all_o that_o time_n though_o he_o come_v not_o to_o the_o full_a exercise_n of_o his_o regal_a power_n till_o the_o 27_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n so_o that_o the_o twelve_o year_n from_o his_o father_n death_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n see_v 2_o king_n 14.23_o unto_o the_o 27_o of_o jeroboam_n when_o he_o be_v put_v into_o full_a possession_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v to_o be_v account_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o fifty_o two_o year_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v and_o according_a to_o this_o account_n in_o the_o 26_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n jeroboam_n die_v after_o which_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o interregnum_fw-la or_o vacancy_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n also_o for_o about_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o year_n viz._n to_o the_o 38th_o year_n of_o vzziah_n reign_n after_o which_o zachariah_n reign_v in_o israel_n six_o month_n shallum_n one_o month_n menahem_n ten_o year_n pekahiah_n two_o year_n and_o pekah_n have_v reign_v a_o year_n or_o something_o more_o before_o he_o die_v which_o be_v in_o the_o fifty_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 2_o king_n 15.27_o so_o that_o he_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o six_o king_n that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o maintain_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n uncorrupt_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v save_v that_o the_o high_a place_n be_v not_o remove_v but_o the_o people_n still_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o burn_v incense_n on_o they_o and_o during_o the_o life_n of_o zachariah_n son_n of_o that_o zachariah_n that_o be_v stone_v in_o the_o temple_n who_o be_v a_o eminent_a prophet_n and_o have_v understanding_n in_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n that_o be_v be_v accustom_v to_o see_v vision_n and_o have_v a_o singular_a understanding_n in_o ancient_a prophecy_n and_o so_o be_v able_a to_o counsel_v and_o instruct_v vzziah_n in_o matter_n that_o concern_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o law_n and_o possible_o be_v skilful_a to_o interpret_v the_o dream_n and_o night-vision_n of_o other_o as_o joseph_n and_o daniel_n be_v i_o say_v during_o the_o life_n of_o this_o prophet_n vzziah_n seek_v the_o lord_n and_o so_o long_a the_o lord_n make_v he_o to_o prosper_v he_o recover_v elath_n a_o city_n near_o the_o red-sea_n which_o have_v be_v take_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o judah_n by_o the_o enemy_n border_v upon_o it_o and_o repair_v and_o fortify_v it_o in_o ahaz'_v time_n it_o be_v lose_v again_o be_v take_v by_o the_o syrian_n see_v 2_o king_n 14.22_o he_o be_v a_o great_a warrior_n he_o have_v under_o his_o command_n three_o hundred_o seven_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o fight_a man_n under_o two_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o captain_n all_o which_o be_v dispose_v into_o regiment_n and_o company_n and_o register_v that_o they_o may_v be_v in_o readiness_n against_o any_o urgent_a occasion_n and_o he_o furnish_v all_o these_o with_o shield_n and_o spear_n helmet_n and_o habergeon_n breast_n habergeon_n armour_n for_o back_n and_o breast_n and_o bow_n and_o sling_n to_o cast_v stone_n he_o be_v very_o victorious_a against_o the_o philistine_n of_o who_o town_n he_o break_v down_o the_o
in_o a_o seem_a piety_n say_v he_o will_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n by_o desire_v a_o sign_n whereas_o they_o do_v not_o tempt_v god_n who_o ask_v a_o sign_n when_o he_o allow_v they_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o instance_n of_o gideon_n judg._n 6.36_o 37._o and_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.8_o but_o they_o that_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o will_v save_v they_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n except_o he_o show_v they_o a_o miracle_n to_o confirm_v his_o promise_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o luk._n 11.16_o see_v therefore_o ahaz_n refuse_v to_o ask_v a_o sign_n when_o the_o lord_n permit_v he_o to_o do_v it_o isaiah_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n himself_o will_v give_v he_o a_o sign_n without_o ask_v and_o that_o be_v this_o behold_v one_o that_o be_v now_o a_o redemption_n a_o though_o in_o the_o first_o sense_n the_o virgin_n here_o mean_v be_v the_o virgin_n which_o isaiah_n afterward_o take_v to_o wife_n by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o son_n call_v immanuel_n who_o name_n be_v 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they_o can_v not_o do_v for_o the_o lord_n be_v provoke_v by_o his_o grievous_a sin_n first_o give_v he_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o syrian_n who_o have_v worsted_n he_o carried_z away_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o his_o people_n captive_a to_o damascus_n then_o rezin_n at_o the_o same_o time_n as_o it_o seem_v subdue_v elath_n which_o vzziah_n have_v recover_v to_o judah_n and_o build_v it_o a_o new_a and_o place_v his_o syrian_n to_o dwell_v there_o the_o lord_n also_o give_v he_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o his_o people_n god_n therein_o use_v one_o idolater_n to_o scourge_v another_o for_o pekah_n slay_v in_o one_o day_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o they_o zickri_n a_o man_n of_o ephraim_n slay_v one_o of_o the_o king_n son_n and_o two_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v mention_v for_o his_o particular_a honour_n and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n carry_v away_o 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the_o four_o year_n of_o ahaz_n see_v more_o in_o the_o life_n of_o pekah_n and_o chap._n 8._o before_o the_o child_n shall_v have_v knowledge_n to_o cry_v my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n the_o riches_n of_o damascus_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o samaria_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o before_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n that_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v plunder_v and_o waste_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o by_o his_o command_n and_o ch._n 9.11_o therefore_o the_o lord_n shall_v set_v up_o the_o adversary_n of_o rezin_n against_o he_o and_o join_v his_o enemy_n together_o amos_n also_o prohesy_v of_o these_o thing_n ch._n 1.3_o 4_o 5._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o three_o transgression_n of_o damascus_n and_o for_o four_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v away_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o but_o i_o will_v break_v the_o bar_n of_o damascus_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o inhabitant_n from_o the_o plain_a or_o aven_n and_o he_o that_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n from_o the_o house_n of_o eden_n and_o the_o people_n of_o syria_n shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n unto_o kir_n say_v the_o lord_n thus_o the_o kingdom_n of_o damascus_n and_o with_o it_o that_o of_o hamath_n of_o which_o as_o be_v then_o in_o a_o flourish_a condition_n mention_n be_v make_v isa_n 37.13_o and_o jer._n 49.23_o which_o be_v begin_v in_o rezon_n 1_o king_n 11.23_o 24._o now_o end_v in_o this_o rezin_n after_o it_o have_v continue_v about_o ten_o generation_n ahaz_n now_o go_v to_o damascus_n to_o tiglath-pilesar_a to_o congratulate_v he_o for_o his_o late_a victory_n obtain_v over_o the_o syrian_n he_o see_v there_o a_o idolatrous_a altar_n the_o fashion_n and_o pattern_n of_o which_o with_o all_o the_o workmanship_n thereof_o he_o take_v and_o send_v to_o vrijah_n the_o priest_n at_o jerusalem_n with_o command_n that_o he_o shall_v make_v the_o like_a there_o which_o he_o according_o do_v against_o his_o return_n and_o ahaz_n take_v a_o resolution_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n of_o damascus_n which_o he_o vain_o think_v have_v smite_v he_o and_o help_v the_o syrian_n against_o he_o whereas_o he_o see_v they_o can_v not_o defend_v their_o own_o worshipper_n from_o the_o power_n of_o tiglath-pilesar_a however_o he_o say_v because_o the_o god_n of_o the_o syrian_n help_v they_o i_o will_v sacrifice_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o may_v also_o help_v i_o but_o this_o idolatry_n prove_v fatal_a to_o he_o and_o to_o all_o that_o join_v with_o he_o therein_o for_o thereby_o they_o provoke_v god_n to_o give_v they_o over_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n ahaz_n be_v now_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o this_o new_a idolatrous_a altar_n provide_v for_o he_o he_o command_v vrijah_n to_o remove_v the_o brazen_a altar_n which_o solomon_n have_v make_v from_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o priests-court_n where_o it_o stand_v and_o to_o set_v it_o on_o the_o north-side_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o corner_n out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o to_o place_v this_o new_a altar_n in_o the_o 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which_o trespass_v against_o the_o lord_n who_o therefore_o give_v they_o up_o to_o desolation_n as_o you_o see_v at_o this_o day_n neither_o be_v you_o stiff-necked_a as_o your_o father_n be_v but_o yield_v yourselves_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o willing_o give_v up_o yourselves_o in_o obedience_n unto_o he_o and_o enter_v into_o his_o sanctuary_n and_o temple_n which_o he_o have_v consecrate_v to_o himself_o for_o a_o place_n of_o workship_n even_o as_o long_o as_o it_o shall_v stand_v and_o there_o appear_v before_o he_o viz._n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o people_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n that_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath_n may_v turn_v away_o from_o you_o for_o if_o you_o turn_v again_o unto_o the_o lord_n your_o brethren_n and_o your_o child_n that_o be_v lead_v away_o captive_a shall_v find_v compassion_n from_o
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revenge_v the_o horrible_a blasphemy_n of_o that_o dare_a wretch_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n against_o his_o great_a and_o glorious_a majesty_n his_o prayer_n be_v after_o this_o manner_n o_o lord_n of_o host_n god_n of_o israel_n who_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_v on_o the_o mercy-seat_n and_o thence_o be_v wont_v to_o manifest_v thy_o gracious_a presence_n and_o thy_o power_n to_o thy_o poor_a people_n thou_o be_v god_n even_o thou_o alone_o and_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v thou_o thou_o have_v make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o be_v subject_a unto_o thou_o incline_v thy_o ear_n o_o lord_n and_o hear_v the_o blasphemous_a word_n of_o sennacherib_n letter_n which_o i_o here_o present_a before_o thou_o and_o open_v thy_o eye_n and_o see_v the_o blasphemy_n he_o have_v write_v therein_o hear_v i_o pray_v thou_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o these_o blasphemous_a rail_n wherewith_o he_o have_v blaspheme_v and_o reproach_v thou_o the_o live_a god_n of_o a_o truth_n o_o lord_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v lay_v waste_v the_o nation_n they_o war_v against_o and_o have_v cast_v their_o god_n into_o the_o fire_n for_o they_o be_v no_o god_n but_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n wood_n and_o stone_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o destroy_v they_o but_o thou_o be_v the_o ever_o live_v and_o true_a god_n a_o god_n of_o infinite_a power_n and_o might_n therefore_o we_o pray_v thou_o save_v we_o save_v we_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n that_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v know_v that_o thou_o be_v god_n and_o thou_o only_o hezekiah_n have_v end_v his_o prayer_n isaiah_n send_v unto_o he_o this_o message_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n whereas_o thou_o have_v pray_v unto_o i_o against_o sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n this_o be_v the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v concern_v he_o the_o virgin-daughter_n of_o zion_n thereof_o zion_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o any_o city_n or_o country_n be_v call_v the_o virgin-daughter_n of_o it_o because_o delicate_o and_o tender_o bring_v up_o by_o their_o mother_n as_o a_o virgin-daughter_n and_o because_o jerusalem_n be_v fair_a beautiful_a and_o comely_a as_o a_o virgin_n use_v to_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o other_o excellency_n thereof_o shall_v future_a shall_v isaiah_n ch._n 37.22_o have_v despise_v thou_o enallage_n temporis_fw-la a_o preterperfect_a tense_n for_o a_o future_a despise_v and_o laugh_v thou_o to_o scorn_v o_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o shake_v her_o head_n at_o thou_o to_o wit_n when_o she_o shall_v see_v thy_o army_n destroy_v and_o consider_v o_o thou_o blasphemous_a wretch_n who_o it_o be_v who_o thou_o have_v reproach_v and_o blaspheme_v and_o against_o who_o thou_o have_v lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n so_o high_a and_o carry_v thyself_o so_o proud_o be_v it_o not_o against_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n by_o rabshakeh_n and_o his_o companion_n thy_o servant_n thou_o have_v reproach_v the_o lord_n and_o have_v say_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o chariot_n be_o i_o come_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o mountain_n as_o if_o thou_o shall_v have_v say_v the_o strong_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v i_o subdue_v and_o pass_v through_o as_o a_o conqueror_n even_o those_o that_o seem_v most_o inaccessible_a and_o be_o come_v to_o the_o side_n of_o metaphor_n of_o from_o the_o famous_a forest_n of_o lebanon_n jerusalem_n be_v here_o call_v lebanon_n by_o a_o metaphor_n lebanon_n that_o be_v to_o their_o chief_a city_n and_o strength_n the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o king_n his_o noble_n and_o prince_n dwell_v be_v like_o tall_a cedar_n and_o firr-tree_n in_o lebanon_n and_o will_v cut_v down_o the_o tall-cedar_n and_o the_o choice_a firr-tree_n thereof_o that_o be_v i_o will_v destroy_v the_o noble_n and_o prince_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o will_v enter_v into_o the_o lodging_n of_o his_o 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himself_o as_o it_o be_v think_v to_o meet_v he_o with_o his_o army_n and_o have_v discomfit_v he_o he_o lead_v away_o abundance_n of_o they_o captive_n in_o such_o scornful_a manner_n as_o be_v express_v isa_n 20.4_o so_o shall_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n lead_v away_o the_o egyptian_n prisoner_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n captive_a young_a and_o old_a naked_a and_o barefoot_a even_o with_o their_o buttock_n uncover_v to_o the_o shame_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o jew_n be_v ashamed_a of_o ethiopia_n their_o expectation_n and_o egypt_n their_o glory_n isa_n 20._o from_o 3_o to_o the_o end_n after_o this_o victory_n over_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o egyptian_n it_o seem_v the_o assyrian_n do_v reinforce_v their_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n begirt_a it_o with_o a_o vast_a host_n of_o man_n though_o sennacherib_n himself_o in_o person_n do_v not_o come_v thither_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o isa_n 37.33_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n he_o shall_v not_o 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become_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o sun_n go_v back_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o god_n fight_v immediate_o for_o he_o against_o his_o enemy_n and_o be_v grow_v rich_a and_o wealthy_a his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o with_o pride_n and_o self-confidence_n and_o he_o render_v not_o unto_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o benefit_n do_v unto_o he_o therefore_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o his_o anger_n be_v kindle_v by_o his_o pride_n and_o ingratitude_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n he_o afterward_o in_o a_o just_a judgement_n bring_v on_o the_o whole_a nation_n the_o babylonish_n captivity_n 2_o chron._n 32.25_o sennacherib_n be_v now_o dead_a as_o be_v before_o relate_v and_o esarhaddon_n his_o three_o son_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n it_o seem_v merodach_n or_o berodach_n baladan_n sennacherib_n lieutenant_n or_o viceroy_n in_o babylon_n take_v advantage_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o assyrian_n before_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o the_o young_a king_n weakness_n and_o contention_n with_o his_o brother_n revolt_v from_o he_o and_o make_v himself_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o be_v thus_o possess_v of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o inform_v by_o his_o chaldean_n the_o great_a astronomer_n of_o those_o time_n of_o that_o wonderful_a strange_a alteration_n in_o the_o sun_n motion_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o hear_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o god_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o assure_v their_o king_n of_o his_o recovery_n from_o a_o desperate_a sickness_n he_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o hezekiah_n both_o to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n as_o also_o to_o inquire_v about_o this_o wonder_n of_o the_o sun_n retrogradation_n and_o withal_o doubtless_o to_o assure_v to_o himself_o the_o friendship_n of_o such_o a_o king_n who_o be_v a_o know_a enemy_n to_o the_o assyrian_n from_o who_o he_o have_v late_o revolt_v now_o here_o god_n leave_v hezekiah_n to_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v know_v what_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n labascunt_fw-la heart_n ita_fw-la deo_fw-la deserente_fw-la prodente_fw-la carne_fw-la satana_n denuo_fw-la insidiante_fw-la pii_fw-la labascunt_fw-la and_o how_o weak_a and_o frail_a he_o be_v that_o so_o he_o may_v thereupon_o humble_v himself_o for_o in_o a_o vain_a glorious_a ostentation_n he_o show_v these_o ambassador_n all_o his_o treasury_n and_o riches_n that_o be_v in_o his_o own_o palace_n at_o jerusalem_n or_o in_o other_o house_n which_o he_o have_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o he_o be_v too_o ambitious_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o assure_v to_o himself_o the_o friendship_n of_o this_o new_a king_n of_o babylon_n which_o argue_v too_o much_o trust_v and_o confidence_n in_o the_o babylonish_n aid_n and_o too_o much_o distrust_n of_o god_n care_n over_o he_o which_o be_v the_o more_o blame-worthy_a in_o hezekiah_n who_o have_v have_v such_o large_a experience_n of_o god_n protection_n of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o it_o seem_v hezekiah_n do_v not_o own_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o his_o deliverance_n and_o mercy_n and_o magnify_v he_o before_o these_o ambassador_n so_o much_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v hereupon_o god_n send_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n unto_o he_o who_o inquire_v of_o he_o who_o these_o ambassador_n be_v and_o from_o whence_o they_o come_v and_o what_o they_o have_v see_v hezekiah_n tell_v he_o they_o come_v from_o babylon_n and_o that_o he_o have_v show_v they_o all_o his_o treasury_n the_o prophet_n than_o deliver_v to_o he_o a_o sad_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n behold_v say_v he_o the_o day_n be_v come_v when_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n shall_v carry_v away_o this_o people_n and_o all_o their_o riches_n unto_o babylon_n and_o thy_o son_n which_o shall_v issue_v from_o thou_o shall_v they_o make_v captive_n afterward_o captive_n this_o be_v
begin_v in_o manasseh_n his_o son_n time_n 2_o chron._n 33.11_o and_o further_o accomplish_v in_o jehoiakim_v and_o zedekiahs_n time_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v more_o afterward_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v minister_n and_o servant_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n 2_o king_n 24._o &_o 25._o hezekiah_n be_v wound_v to_o the_o heart_n with_o this_o dreadful_a message_n however_o he_o meek_o reply_v good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v that_o be_v it_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a and_o no_o more_o than_o what_o i_o and_o my_o people_n have_v deserve_v then_o humble_v himself_o for_o his_o pride_n and_o vanity_n and_o the_o people_n join_v with_o he_o therein_o two_o chron._n 32.26_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n to_o declare_v to_o he_o that_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v shall_v not_o come_v in_o his_o day_n whereupon_o he_o say_v that_o though_o it_o be_v a_o grievous_a thing_n to_o he_o to_o think_v of_o those_o judgement_n that_o shall_v befall_v those_o who_o be_v to_o come_v after_o he_o yet_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o a_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o day_n 2_o king_n 20._o from_o 12_o to_o 20._o 2_o chron._n 32.31_o isa_n 39_o wh_o ch._n hezekiah_n three_o year_n after_o his_o recovery_n have_v his_o son_n manasses_n by_o hephzibah_n twelve_o year_n before_o his_o death_n 2_o king_n 21.1_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n as_o it_o be_v think_v live_v nahum_n the_o prophet_n he_o prophesy_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n and_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n and_o comfort_v the_o jew_n with_o a_o promise_n of_o deliverance_n from_o the_o assyrian_a tyranny_n he_o mention_v the_o evil_a counsel_n of_o sennacherib_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o foretell_v his_o death_n in_o his_o idol-temple_n nahum_n 1.11_o there_o be_v one_o come_v out_o of_o thou_o that_o imagine_v evil_a against_o the_o lord_n a_o wicked_a counsellor_n and_o ver_fw-la 14._o the_o lord_n have_v give_v a_o commandment_n concern_v thou_o that_o no_o more_o of_o thy_o name_n be_v sow_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o thy_o god_n will_v i_o cut_v off_o the_o grave_a image_n and_o the_o melt_a image_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o grave_n for_o thou_o be_v vile_a this_o prophet_n denounce_v destruction_n to_o nineveh_n in_o very_o plain_a term_n they_o have_v repent_v former_o at_o the_o preach_a of_o jonah_n but_o now_o have_v relapse_v to_o their_o former_a wickedness_n the_o israelite_n have_v be_v much_o oppress_v by_o they_o first_o by_o pull_v 2_o king_n 15.19_o then_o by_o tiglath-pilese_a 2_o king_n 16._o at_o last_o by_o salmanassar_n who_o carry_v away_o the_o ten_o tribe_n captive_n 2_o king_n 17.18_o after_o this_o sennacherib_n invade_v judea_n and_o besiege_a jerusalem_n and_o grow_v to_o be_v like_o a_o great_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n ezek._n 31.3_o and_o now_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n declare_v god_n great_a power_n and_o the_o furious_a revenge_n he_o will_v take_v upon_o his_o enemy_n and_o that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o utter_a end_n of_o nineveh_n affliction_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o the_o second_o time_n and_o no_o more_o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o assyrian_a shall_v be_v sow_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v for_o judahs_n consolation_n his_o prophecy_n contain_v first_o a_o general_a denunciation_n of_o nineveh_n destruction_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n he_o show_v their_o destruction_n shall_v be_v sudden_a total_a irresistible_a chap._n 1._o and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n hear_v these_o glad_a tiding_n of_o her_o destruction_n proclaim_v open_o as_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n shall_v exceed_o rejoice_v at_o they_o as_o at_o tiding_n of_o peace_n to_o they_o and_o shall_v then_o without_o disturbance_n keep_v their_o solemn_a feast_n and_o perform_v their_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n their_o enemy_n who_o disquiet_v they_o be_v cut_v off_o chap._n 1._o second_o he_o give_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n and_o lively_o set_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o dreadful_a approach_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o terror_n of_o their_o army_n the_o taking_z of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o huzzah_n the_o queen_n and_o her_o maid_n and_o their_o mournful_a deportment_n under_o their_o captivity_n groan_v and_o bemoan_v their_o condition_n with_o the_o mournful_a voice_n of_o dove_n and_o taber_v or_o beat_v upon_o their_o breast_n to_o express_v their_o sorrow_n then_o he_o describe_v the_o spoil_n and_o plunder_v of_o the_o city_n the_o astonishment_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o how_o their_o face_n will_v gather_v blackness_n also_o the_o insult_a of_o the_o enemy_n at_o the_o desolation_n of_o this_o city_n which_o have_v be_v a_o habitation_n of_o lion_n that_o be_v of_o cruel_a oppressor_n ch._n 2._o three_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o cause_n of_o nineveh_n ruin_n the_o lord_n set_v himself_o against_o she_o for_o her_o great_a sin_n viz._n her_o cruelty_n and_o bloodguiltiness_n her_o falsehood_n her_o robbery_n and_o oppression_n and_o her_o filthy_a idolatry_n for_o all_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o shameful_a spectacle_n and_o lest_o nineveh_n presume_v upon_o her_o own_o strength_n shall_v think_v these_o calamity_n shall_v not_o befall_v she_o he_o show_v she_o be_v not_o comparable_a to_o populous_a no_o or_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n which_o yet_o be_v ruin_v and_o so_o shall_v she_o notwithstanding_o all_o her_o strong_a hold_n her_o numerous_a inhabitant_n strong_a gate_n repair_v tower_n multitude_n of_o merchant_n and_o her_o many_o counsellor_n prince_n and_o commander_n so_o that_o her_o bruise_n shall_v be_v incurable_a and_o her_o wound_n mortal_a chap._n 3._o hezekiah_n now_o die_v his_o act_n be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n and_o by_o those_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n they_o possible_o can_v at_o his_o death_n he_o have_v be_v so_o pious_a and_o good_a a_o king_n and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n 32.32_o 33._o 2_o king_n 20.20_o 21._o manasseh_n the_o 14_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n manasseh_n manasseh_n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v about_o twenty_o four_o year_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n and_o so_o long_o than_o any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o do_v worse_a than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o be_v carry_v away_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o such_o noble_n about_o he_o as_o do_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n approve_v the_o reformation_n of_o his_o good_a father_n he_o again_o set_v up_o the_o high_a place_n which_o his_o father_n have_v pull_v down_o he_o rear_v up_o altar_n for_o baal_n and_o make_v a_o grove_n as_o ahab_n have_v do_v 1_o king_n 16.33_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o idol_n he_o build_v altar_n to_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n in_o the_o two_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n where_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o name_n that_o he_o alone_o may_v be_v there_o worship_v he_o make_v one_o of_o his_o son_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n sacrifice_v he_o to_o molech_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v he_o continue_v long_o in_o his_o idolatry_n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v a_o son_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n he_o observe_v time_n esteem_v some_o day_n as_o lucky_a other_o as_o unlucky_a he_o use_v enchantment_n and_o deal_v with_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n and_o with_o wizard_n he_o set_v up_o a_o grave_a image_n in_o the_o temple_n contain_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a grove_n he_o have_v make_v it_o make_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.6_o where_o it_o be_v say_v josiah_n bring_v out_o the_o grove_n from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o burn_v it_o though_o god_n have_v say_v to_o david_n and_o solomon_n that_o he_o have_v choose_v that_o house_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o and_o will_v have_v his_o name_n alone_o there_o worship_v as_o long_o as_o that_o dispensation_n shall_v last_v and_o promise_v upon_o their_o obedience_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o other_o land_n but_o they_o obey_v not_o and_o manasseh_n seduce_v they_o and_o make_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n go_v astray_o and_o do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o
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now_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n let_v my_o supplication_n be_v accept_v before_o thou_o that_o thou_o cause_v i_o not_o to_o return_v to_o the_o house_n of_o jonathan_n the_o scribe_n lest_o i_o die_v there_o then_o zedekiah_n the_o king_n command_v that_o they_o shall_v commit_v jeremiah_n unto_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v give_v he_o daily_o a_o piece_n of_o bread_n out_o of_o the_o baker_n street_n until_o all_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o city_n be_v spend_v and_o so_o jeremiah_n remain_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n jer._n 37._o from_o 16_o to_o the_o end_n the_o siege_n continue_v zedekiah_n send_v again_o to_o jeremy_n but_o he_o return_v the_o same_o answer_n viz._n that_o both_o king_n and_o people_n must_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o that_o they_o that_o will_v stay_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v perish_v either_o by_o famine_n sword_n or_o pestilence_n but_o they_o that_o will_v go_v out_o shall_v have_v their_o life_n save_v the_o prince_n be_v so_o exceed_o enrage_v against_o he_o for_o this_o answer_n that_o they_o desire_v of_o the_o king_n that_o he_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o person_n that_o weaken_v the_o hand_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o king_n leave_v it_o to_o they_o they_o cast_v jeremy_n into_o malchias_n dungeon_n which_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n into_o which_o be_v let_v down_o by_o cord_n his_o foot_n sink_v in_o the_o mire_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o ground_n from_o which_o loathsome_a dungeon_n he_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o intercession_n and_o help_n of_o ebedmelech_n one_o of_o the_o king_n eunuch_n and_o put_v again_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n jer._n 21._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 38._o from_o 1_o to_o 14._o zedekiah_n send_v for_o jeremy_n once_o more_o and_o in_o the_o principal_a entry_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n privately_z consults_z him_z the_o prophet_n 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this_o place_n and_o so_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o god_n threaten_v levit._n 26.34_o 35._o then_o shall_v the_o land_n enjoy_v her_o sabbath_n as_o long_o as_o it_o lie_v desolate_a it_o shall_v rest_v because_o it_o do_v not_o rest_n in_o your_o sabbath_n when_o you_o dwell_v upon_o it_o 169._o it_o see_v pag._n 169._o hereupon_o many_o begin_v the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n from_o the_o destruction_n 24.12_o destruction_n here_o many_o begin_v the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n though_o some_o begin_v it_o from_o the_o carry_v away_o of_o jeconiah_n 2_o king_n 24.12_o of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v call_v the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n dan._n 9.2_o now_o the_o desolation_n of_o that_o city_n be_v not_o till_o the_o last_o fatal_a destruction_n of_o it_o and_o the_o same_o term_n also_o of_o seventy_o year_n be_v set_v for_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n as_o we_o find_v isai_n 23.15_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o tyre_n shall_v be_v forget_v seventy_o year_n according_a to_o the_o day_n of_o one_o king_n after_o the_o end_n of_o seventy_o year_n shall_v tyre_n sing_v as_o a_o harlot_n etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o the_o six_o age_n of_o the_o world_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o time_n from_o the_o carry_n of_o judah_n into_o captivity_n unto_o the_o liberty_n grant_v by_o cyrus_n for_o their_o return_n and_o consist_v of_o seventy_o year_n end_v in_o the_o 3478_o year_n of_o the_o world_n the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n be_v thus_o destroy_v and_o burn_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n by_o nebuzaradan_n he_o leave_v only_o a_o few_o and_o those_o of_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o the_o people_n there_o to_o dress_v the_o vineyard_n and_o to_o be_v husbandman_n over_o who_o gedaliah_n the_o son_n of_o ahikam_n a_o man_n of_o the_o same_o nation_n be_v place_v governor_n but_o as_o a_o provincial_a governor_n only_o without_o any_o badge_n of_o regality_n 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have_v his_o choice_n give_v he_o whither_o he_o will_v go_v on_o to_o babylon_n and_o there_o to_o be_v honourable_o treat_v or_o stay_v in_o judea_n with_o those_o poor_a people_n that_o be_v there_o leave_v and_o he_o choose_v to_o stay_v be_v send_v back_o with_o money_n in_o his_o purse_n to_o gedaliah_n the_o governor_n who_o make_v his_o residence_n at_o mizpeh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n jer._n 39_o from_o 11_o to_o 15._o jer._n 40._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o some_o of_o those_o captain_n and_o soldier_n which_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v flee_v away_o by_o night_n and_o be_v scatter_v over_o the_o country_n and_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o have_v flee_v to_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n return_v after_o a_o while_n to_o gedaliah_n into_o their_o own_o country_n where_o they_o have_v good_a provision_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n and_o other_o summer-fruit_n to_o subsist_v withal_o gedaliah_n make_v his_o residence_n at_o mizpeh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n leave_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v with_o he_o to_o live_v in_o such_o town_n as_o they_o think_v fit_a jer._n 40._o from_o 7_o to_o 13._o 2_o king_n 25.23_o 24._o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o nethaniah_n of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n have_v it_o seem_v during_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n keep_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o storm_n with_o baalis_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n 40.14_o and_o be_v of_o the_o royal_a seed_n he_o envy_v that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o gedaliah_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o of_o private_a condition_n and_o be_v stir_v up_o likewise_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n he_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n with_o some_o few_o more_o to_o slay_v he_o johanan_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v 2_o king_n 25.23_o come_v and_o discover_v this_o conspiracy_n to_o gedaliah_n and_o offer_v his_o help_n to_o dispatch_v ishmael_n to_o prevent_v it_o but_o gedaliah_n will_v not_o believe_v it_o but_o think_v he_o speak_v false_o of_o ishmael_n and_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n consent_n he_o shall_v be_v take_v off_o not_o long_o after_o ishmael_n come_v to_o he_o with_o ten_o resolute_a fellow_n to_o mizpeh_n where_o gedaliah_n friendly_o entertain_v he_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o such_o as_o inform_v he_o of_o his_o treacherous_a intention_n against_o he_o and_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n ishmael_n with_o his_o associate_n take_v their_o opportunity_n wicked_o murder_v gedaliah_n and_o such_o jew_n and_o chaldaean_n as_o he_o have_v then_o about_o he_o and_o a_o day_n or_o two_o after_o fourscore_o jew_n come_v from_o several_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o a_o most_o sad_a and_o mournful_a manner_n with_o their_o beard_n shave_v and_o clothes_n rend_v and_o have_v cut_v themselves_o deplore_a the_o desolation_n that_o be_v fall_v upon_o jerusalem_n and_o bring_v certain_a offering_n and_o incense_n with_o they_o which_o they_o purpose_v to_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o temple_n before_o stand_v now_o lie_v in_o its_o dust_n ishmael_n have_v notice_n of_o their_o come_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v they_o and_o with_o counterfeit_a tear_n make_v show_n that_o he_o also_o bear_v a_o part_n with_o they_o in_o their_o sorrow_n he_o invite_v they_o to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o gedaliah_n feign_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o of_o his_o friend_n thereby_o to_o try_v how_o they_o stand_v affect_v to_o he_o and_o have_v get_v they_o within_o the_o city_n of_o mizpeh_n he_o and_o his_o companion_n slay_v they_o all_o there_o in_o the_o open_a street_n ten_o only_o except_v who_o he_o spare_v because_o they_o promise_v to_o discover_v to_o he_o some_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n during_o the_o war_n and_o the_o body_n of_o the_o slay_v he_o throw_v into_o king_n asa_n pit_n here_o pit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n baasha_n asa_n king_n of_o judah_n it_o seem_v make_v a_o pit_n in_o mizpâ—h_n for_o a_o hide_v place_n in_o case_n of_o danger_n of_o which_o we_o find_v no_o mention_n but_o only_o here_o which_o he_o make_v in_o mizpeh_n for_o fear_n of_o baasha_n see_v 1_o king_n 15.22_o jer._n 40._o from_o 13_o to_o the_o end_n jer._n 41._o from_o 1_o to_o 10._o 2_o king_n 25.25_o ishmael_n have_v now_o take_v the_o king_n daughter_n who_o the_o chaldaean_n have_v leave_v behind_o be_v hide_v possible_o at_o first_o and_o afterward_o come_v forth_o have_v commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o care_n of_o gedaliah_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o people_n captive_a he_o be_v return_v with_o they_o as_o his_o prisoner_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n but_o johanan_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o band_n of_o man_n
these_o seem_v write_v by_o jeremy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n after_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v the_o woeful_a calamity_n of_o that_o city_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a subject_n thereof_o that_o passage_n chap._n 4.20_o the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n the_o anoint_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v take_v in_o their_o pit_n of_o who_o we_o say_v under_o his_o shadow_n we_o shall_v live_v among_o the_o heathen_a be_v more_o proper_o applicable_a to_o king_n zedekiah_n than_o josiah_n the_o great_a city_n of_o tyre_n be_v now_o as_o it_o seem_v besiege_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o siege_n last_v thirteen_o year_n as_o josephus_n report_v antiq._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 11._o and_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o those_o thirteen_o year_n the_o neighbour_a nation_n as_o the_o moabite_n ammonite_n and_o edomite_n be_v also_o subdue_v by_o he_o according_a to_o the_o prediction_n of_o jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n jer._n 27.5_o 6_o 7._o jer._n 48._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 49._o whole_a chapter_n whilst_o nabuchadnezzar_n lie_v before_o tyre_n in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n nebuzaradan_n captain_n of_o his_o guard_n carry_v away_o all_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o hundred_o forty_o five_o person_n unto_o babylon_n these_o possible_o be_v such_o as_o have_v flee_v from_o the_o babylonian_n and_o hide_v themselves_o do_v return_v into_o the_o land_n and_o dwell_v therein_o for_o some_o time_n but_o be_v now_o carry_v away_o captive_a and_o bring_v to_o their_o brethren_n in_o babylon_n and_o this_o be_v the_o last_o and_o extreme_a depopulation_n which_o cause_v the_o very_a earth_n to_o lie_v untiled_a as_o god_n have_v before_o threaten_v jer._n ch._n 52._o v._n 30._o in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jeconiah_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n ezekiel_n have_v that_o glorious_a vision_n of_o a_o new_a temple_n surpass_v the_o glory_n of_o zerubbabel_n of_o a_o new_a worship_n new_a land_n and_o new_a city_n which_o as_o here_o describe_v be_v uncapable_a of_o a_o literal_a meaning_n but_o signify_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n with_o the_o greatness_n honour_n and_o excellency_n thereof_o possible_o the_o evangelist_n allude_v to_o it_o in_o his_o celestial_a jerusalem_n rev._n 21.10_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n so_o we_o may_v say_v the_o sense_n of_o ezekiel_n land_n city_n and_o temple_n be_v mystical_a and_o spiritual_a it_o be_v general_o conceive_v that_o this_o vision_n import_v the_o great_a enlargement_n of_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n when_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v call_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o jew_n also_o as_o main_o concern_v though_o not_o sole_o intend_v in_o this_o vision_n bring_v home_n to_o the_o true_a messiah_n not_o exclude_v those_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o have_v each_o one_o a_o child_n portion_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o prophecy_n ezekiel_n 40_o 41_o 42_o 43_o 44_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48_o chapter_n tyre_n at_o last_o be_v give_v up_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v render_v upon_o condition_n and_o not_o take_v by_o force_n as_o josephus_n report_v lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la apion_n nabuchadnezzar_n lay_v hold_n of_o the_o trouble_n and_o commotion_n that_o be_v in_o egypt_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n amasis_n and_o peradventure_o solicit_v by_o amasis_n to_o assist_v he_o against_o his_o father_n he_o invade_v that_o country_n with_o his_o army_n and_o have_v get_v it_o into_o his_o hand_n even_o from_o see_z to_o the_o end_n thereof_o he_o make_v havoc_n not_o only_o of_o the_o egyptian_n but_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o dwell_v among_o they_o kill_v some_o and_o lead_v away_o the_o rest_n into_o captivity_n according_a to_o the_o several_a prophecy_n of_o jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n jer._n 43._o from_o 8_o to_o the_o end_n jer._n 44._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 46._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 29._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 30._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 31._o whole_a chapter_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v finish_v his_o conquest_n return_v to_o babylon_n and_o there_o in_o his_o thirty_o five_o year_n as_o he_o lie_v at_o ease_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n in_o his_o own_o house_n have_v that_o remarkable_a dream_n of_o the_o great_a tree_n who_o destiny_n it_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v down_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o he_o can_v not_o learn_v from_o his_o magician_n and_o wizard_n of_o caldea_n but_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n unfold_v it_o to_o he_o and_o show_v he_o though_o with_o great_a astonishment_n that_o the_o dream_n be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o himself_o and_o therefore_o exhort_v he_o to_o repentance_n dan._n 4._o from_o 1_o to_o 28._o nabuchadnezzar_n it_o seem_v about_o this_o time_n new-built_a babylon_n in_o a_o magnificent_a manner_n and_o raise_v also_o there_o many_o vast_a and_o stately_a structure_n among_o which_o that_o famous_a and_o so_o much_o renown_v garden_n bear_v upon_o pillar_n call_v the_o hang_a garden_n be_v one_o which_o he_o build_v in_o favour_n to_o his_o wife_n amyrtis_n who_o desire_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o hill_n in_o that_o low_a country_n as_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o media_n as_o berosus_n report_v vid._n usher_n pag._n 94._o twelve_o whole_a month_n be_v no_o soon_o pass_v but_o nabuchadnezzar_n grow_v proud_a and_o insolent_a and_o boast_v of_o the_o magnificence_n of_o his_o building_n fall_v distract_v and_o be_v put_v from_o his_o house_n 5.21_o house_n some_o think_v he_o be_v possess_v by_o a_o evil_a spirit_n and_o that_o be_v mischievous_a he_o be_v drive_v from_o among_o man_n see_v ch._n 5.21_o and_o home_n spend_v seven_o year_n in_o the_o wood_n and_o field_n among_o beast_n but_o at_o the_o end_n of_o seven_o year_n be_v restore_v both_o to_o his_o right_a wit_n and_o kingdom_n again_o and_o thereupon_o public_o proclaim_v god_n great_a grace_n and_o mercy_n manifest_v unto_o he_o and_o his_o power_n over_o all_o nation_n and_o so_o depart_v this_o life_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v about_o twenty_o month_n copartner_n in_o the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o father_n and_o forty_o three_o year_n by_o himself_o alone_o dan._n 4._o from_o 28_o to_o the_o end_n after_o he_o come_v evilmerodach_n his_o son_n in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jeconiah_n he_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o throne_n give_v order_n for_o the_o enlarge_n of_o jeconiah_n lord_n jeconiah_n zedekiah_n die_v in_o prison_n at_o babylon_n jer._n 52.11_o and_o have_v only_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v bury_v as_o a_o prince_n and_o lament_v at_o his_o funeral_n by_o his_o people_n jer._n 34.5_o thou_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n and_o with_o the_o burn_n of_o thy_o father_n the_o former_a king_n which_o be_v before_o thou_o so_o shall_v they_o burn_v odour_n for_o thou_o and_o they_o will_v lament_v thou_o say_v ah_o lord_n for_o i_o have_v pronounce_v the_o word_n say_v the_o lord_n on_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o twelve_o month_n and_o two_o day_n after_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o prison-clothe_n and_o set_v above_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o court_n and_o reckon_v among_o the_o number_n of_o the_o king_n friend_n so_o that_o all_o his_o life_n time_n after_o he_o do_v eat_v at_o the_o king_n table_n and_o be_v use_v with_o all_o princely_a respect_n jer._n 52._o from_o 31_o to_o the_o end_n 2_o king_n 25._o from_o 27_o to_o the_o end_n evilmerodach_n be_v a_o man_n much_o hate_v for_o his_o vicious_a life_n have_v many_o attempt_n make_v upon_o he_o and_o at_o last_o be_v murder_v by_o neriglissarus_n his_o sister_n husband_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v little_o more_o than_o two_o year_n as_o josephus_n testify_v lib._n 1._o 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tent_n slay_v 4000_o man_n and_o give_v a_o alarm_n to_o the_o whole_a army_n at_o break_v of_o the_o day_n safe_o retreat_v whereupon_o the_o king_n march_v towards_o he_o next_o day_n and_o they_o come_v to_o a_o engagement_n antiochus_n lose_v several_a hundred_o more_o but_o the_o jew_n see_v themselves_o overpower_v retreat_v the_o king_n then_o return_v to_o the_o siege_n and_o they_o not_o be_v well_o store_v with_o provision_n this_o be_v the_o sabbatical_a year_n at_o last_o yield_v up_o the_o town_n upon_o composition_n antiochus_n have_v herein_o place_v a_o garrison_n march_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o make_v all_o provision_n possible_a for_o the_o gain_n of_o it_o all_o manner_n of_o engine_n be_v raise_v for_o the_o cast_n of_o fire_n and_o stone_n but_o the_o besiege_v defend_v themselves_o brave_o though_o provision_n be_v very_o short_a with_o they_o and_o the_o famine_n prevail_v so_o much_o among_o they_o that_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o fall_v into_o 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they_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o they_o many_o of_o the_o scribe_n go_v out_o to_o they_o to_o seek_v peace_n expect_v they_o shall_v have_v obtain_v it_o of_o alcimus_n who_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n and_o have_v now_o great_a power_n in_o the_o army_n but_o have_v get_v they_o into_o his_o hand_n he_o most_o wicked_o contrary_a to_o agreement_n and_o his_o oath_n put_v sixty_o of_o they_o to_o death_n all_o in_o one_o day_n by_o which_o perfidiousness_n many_o be_v terrify_v flee_v from_o the_o city_n then_o bacchides_n go_v from_o jerusalem_n cause_v many_o that_o have_v flee_v from_o he_o and_z several_z other_o of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o cast_v into_o a_o great_a pit_n and_o so_o commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o country_n to_o alcimus_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o which_o he_o leave_v he_o some_o force_n he_o return_v unto_o the_o king_n after_o his_o departure_n alcimus_n strive_v all_o he_o can_v to_o confirm_v himself_o in_o the_o priesthood_n make_v great_a havoc_n of_o the_o people_n hereupon_o judas_n go_v out_o through_o the_o whole_a country_n take_v vengeance_n on_o such_o as_o have_v revolt_v from_o he_o and_o so_o terrify_v those_o that_o adhere_v to_o alcimus_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o keep_v themselves_o within_o their_o garrison_n and_o dare_v not_o make_v any_o more_o incursion_n into_o the_o country_n alcimus_n apprehend_v danger_n to_o himself_o from_o these_o proceed_n go_v once_o more_o to_o demetrius_n carry_v along_o with_o he_o a_o crown_n of_o gold_n to_o present_v unto_o he_o for_o judas_n and_o his_o party_n increase_v in_o power_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o holy_a altar_n at_o which_o be_v enrage_v he_o eager_o accuse_v they_o to_o the_o king_n as_o author_n of_o all_o the_o commotion_n and_o disturbance_n in_o judea_n further_o complain_v that_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o priesthood_n the_o honour_n as_o he_o say_v of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o further_o affirm_v that_o as_o long_o as_o maccabeus_n live_v the_o king_n affair_n can_v not_o be_v secure_a this_o be_v second_v by_o some_o ill-willer_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o his_o friend_n demetrius_n be_v so_o inflame_v that_o send_v for_o nicanor_n one_o of_o his_o chief_a prince_n and_o a_o bitter_a enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n make_v he_o general_n against_o judea_n give_v he_o order_n to_o destroy_v judas_n and_o disperse_v his_o associate_n the_o assidean_o and_o to_o settle_v alcimus_n in_o the_o high_a priesthood_n the_o jew_n upon_o the_o report_n of_o nicanor_n approach_v and_o the_o association_n of_o several_a gentile_n with_o he_o cast_v dust_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o make_v their_o supplication_n to_o god_n and_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o after_o a_o short_a skirmish_n betwixt_o simon_n judas_n brother_n and_o a_o party_n of_o nicanor_n near_o the_o village_n dessaro_n nicanor_n understand_v the_o courage_n and_o resolution_n of_o judas_n and_o his_o party_n in_o defend_v their_o country_n he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o a_o battle_n but_o send_v to_o parley_v with_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o upon_o mutual_a engagement_n of_o fidelity_n each_o to_o other_o and_o article_n be_v agree_v upon_o between_o they_o the_o two_o captain_n meet_v and_o the_o conference_n prove_v very_o successful_a and_o close_v in_o a_o league_n without_o the_o king_n privity_n nicanor_n after_o this_o abide_v a_o while_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dismiss_v the_o company_n he_o have_v collect_v and_o be_v so_o take_v with_o judas_n that_o he_o continue_v with_o he_o some_o time_n and_o love_v he_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o live_v so_o friendly_a and_o familiar_o with_o he_o that_o he_o persuade_v he_o to_o marry_v a_o wife_n but_o when_o that_o wretched_a fellow_n alcimus_n observe_v this_o correspondence_n between_o they_o he_o address_v
so_o jacob_n require_v of_o joseph_n ch._n 47.29_o to_o he_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n god_n thigh_n though_o the_o usual_a custom_n of_o swear_v be_v by_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n that_o he_o will_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n of_o any_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanity_n because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o seed_n mix_v themselves_o with_o that_o profane_a and_o idolatrous_a people_n who_o blood_n his_o posterity_n be_v to_o shed_v without_o pity_n and_o to_o succeed_v in_o their_o room_n but_o shall_v go_v to_o his_o own_o country_n to_o charran_n to_o seek_v for_o a_o wife_n there_o where_o be_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n next_o to_o that_o in_o his_o own_o family_n though_o indeed_o very_o much_o corrupt_v as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o laban_n ch._n 31.30_o 53._o the_o servant_n very_o discreet_o object_v that_o possible_o a_o woman_n of_o that_o country_n will_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o come_v 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unto_o the_o lord_n to_o prosper_v he_o in_o his_o business_n and_o that_o by_o such_o a_o sign_n he_o may_v know_v the_o damosel_n god_n have_v appoint_v for_o his_o master_n son_n and_o this_o sign_n he_o find_v point_v he_o clear_o to_o rebecca_n these_o thing_n be_v all_o true_a and_o real_a he_o desire_v they_o that_o they_o will_v please_v to_o deal_v kind_o and_o upright_o with_o his_o master_n and_o to_o let_v he_o have_v a_o direct_a answer_n concern_v this_o great_a and_o weighty_a matter_n that_o he_o may_v know_v whether_o to_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a that_o be_v that_o if_o they_o consent_v not_o he_o may_v somewhere_o else_o look_v for_o a_o wife_n for_o his_o young_a master_n then_o laban_n who_o as_o it_o be_v like_a have_v the_o manage_n of_o all_o their_o affair_n his_o father_n be_v old_a speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o they_o all_o and_o tell_v the_o servant_n that_o the_o thing_n seem_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o his_o alwise_a providence_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v unto_o he_o either_o good_a or_o bad_a good_a reason_n they_o have_v none_o against_o this_o motion_n and_o bid_v they_o will_v not_o urge_v so_o that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v against_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v have_v their_o free_a consent_n to_o have_v rebecca_n for_o his_o master_n son_n provide_v she_o be_v willing_a see_v god_n have_v declare_v his_o good_a pleasure_n therein_o by_o point_v she_o out_o to_o he_o by_o that_o sign_n when_o eliezer_n hear_v this_o he_o worship_v god_n bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n then_o he_o present_v rebecca_n with_o some_o rich_a piece_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n plate_n and_o with_o rich_a suit_n of_o apparel_n and_o present_v her_o mother_n also_o and_o her_o brother_n with_o rich_a gift_n all_o thing_n have_v thus_o prosperous_o succeed_v eliezer_n and_o his_o company_n be_v now_o willing_a to_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o laban_n which_o have_v do_v they_o repose_v themselves_o there_o that_o night_n then_o rise_v early_o the_o next_o morning_n eliezer_n like_o a_o man_n that_o serious_o mind_v his_o business_n desire_v they_o to_o hasten_v he_o away_o with_o his_o young_a mistress_n her_o mother_n and_o brother_n be_v not_o willing_a so_o soon_o to_o part_v with_o she_o but_o desire_v that_o she_o may_v stay_v with_o they_o at_o least_o ten_o day_n before_o she_o go_v but_o eliezer_n be_v impatient_a of_o so_o long_a a_o stay_n and_o therefore_o entreat_v they_o that_o see_v the_o lord_n have_v so_o eminent_o prosper_v he_o in_o his_o business_n hitherto_o he_o may_v now_o hasten_v home_o to_o his_o master_n they_o reply_v they_o will_v call_v rebecca_n and_o see_v what_o she_o say_v to_o it_o rebecca_n express_v a_o modest_a willingness_n to_o go_v provide_v it_o may_v be_v with_o their_o good_a like_n they_o say_v they_o see_v the_o thing_n be_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o she_o shall_v go_v then_o solemn_o bless_v she_o and_o pray_v that_o she_o may_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o thousand_o of_o million_o that_o be_v of_o a_o innumerable_a posterity_n who_o may_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o their_o enemy_n they_o forthwith_o send_v she_o away_o with_o deborah_n her_o nurse_n and_o some_o young_a maid_n to_o attend_v she_o rebecca_n with_o her_o attendant_n be_v thus_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o eliezer_n they_o begin_v their_o journey_n towards_o canaan_n and_o after_o some_o day_n travel_v they_o draw_v near_o to_o beersheba_n where_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n dwell_v it_o be_v now_o eventide_v isaac_n be_v walk_v in_o the_o field_n to_o pray_v and_o meditate_v his_o walk_n be_v in_o the_o way_n puteum_fw-la way_n veniebat_fw-la ea_fw-la via_fw-la qua_fw-la itur_fw-la ad_fw-la puteum_fw-la that_o lead_v to_o the_o well_o lahairoi_a where_o on_o a_o sudden_a lift_v up_o his_o eye_n he_o see_v the_o camel_n come_v towards_o he_o rebecca_n see_v he_o at_o some_o distance_n ask_v eliezer_n who_o he_o be_v and_o he_o tell_v she_o it_o be_v isaac_n his_o young_a master_n she_o immediate_o light_v off_o from_o her_o camel_n and_o take_v a_o veil_n and_o cover_v her_o face_n in_o token_n of_o modesty_n and_o subjection_n when_o they_o meet_v the_o servant_n tell_v isaac_n all_o that_o have_v happen_v and_o present_v rebecca_n to_o he_o isaac_n joyful_o receive_v and_o welcome_v she_o and_o forthwith_o conduct_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarahs_n tent_n 31.33_o tent_n woman_n it_o seem_v have_v their_o tent_n apart_o see_v ch._n 31.33_o which_o it_o seem_v at_o her_o death_n about_o three_o year_n before_o have_v be_v reserve_v with_o its_o furniture_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o soon_o after_o he_o take_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n by_o solemn_a marry_n of_o she_o and_o love_v she_o exceed_o and_o be_v high_o please_v with_o she_o so_o that_o the_o great_a grief_n he_o have_v before_o lie_v under_o for_o his_o dear_a mother_n death_n be_v now_o well_o mitigate_v and_o abate_v by_o the_o comfort_n he_o have_v in_o his_o new_a wife_n ch._n 24._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xv._o abraham_n have_v thus_o happy_o dispatch_v that_o weighty_a business_n of_o his_o son_n marriage_n he_o take_v to_o himself_o another_o wife_n multiplicaretur_fw-la wife_n non_fw-la libidine_fw-la motus_fw-la sed_fw-la amore_fw-la prolis_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la divino_fw-la instinctu_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la semen_fw-mi inter_fw-la gentes_fw-la quoque_fw-la multiplicaretur_fw-la by_o name_n keturah_n when_o he_o be_v about_o 140_o year_n old_a for_o though_o forty_o year_n before_o that_o time_n his_o body_n be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a rom._n 4.19_o as_o to_o any_o humane_a likelihood_n of_o beget_v child_n yet_o god_n who_o strengthen_v he_o then_o to_o beget_v isaac_n do_v it_o seem_v now_o renew_v that_o masculine_a vigour_n and_o strength_n to_o he_o to_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n of_o multiply_v his_o seed_n ch._n 17._o 5._o in_o other_o also_o though_o principal_o in_o isaac_n that_o he_o enable_v he_o to_o beget_v six_o son_n of_o keturah_n in_o his_o old_a age_n to_o these_o he_o give_v portion_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o to_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o hagar_n be_v his_o child_n by_o his_o concubine_n inheritance_n concubine_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o not_o only_o they_o be_v call_v concubine_n who_o as_o hagar_n be_v take_v after_o a_o man_n be_v marry_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v partner-wive_n or_o by-wive_n for_o the_o right_n of_o the_o bed_n and_o propagation_n of_o child_n though_o not_o solemn_o betroth_v nor_o take_v with_o dowry_n nor_o to_o be_v partner_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o family_n but_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o lawful_a wife_n and_o their_o child_n be_v not_o to_o inherit_v except_o the_o father_n please_v as_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n do_v extraordinary_o become_v head_n of_o tribe_n i_o say_v not_o only_o such_o as_o these_o be_v call_v concubine_n but_o second_o wife_n take_v after_o the_o first_o be_v dead_a be_v so_o call_v because_o their_o child_n have_v no_o right_n of_o inheritance_n and_o before_o his_o death_n send_v they_o away_o into_o the_o east-country_n into_o part_n of_o arabia_n a_o good_a way_n off_o from_o isaac_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n who_o he_o make_v the_o sole_a and_o full_a heir_n of_o all_o his_o remain_a estate_n thus_o testify_v his_o faith_n that_o only_a isaac_n and_o his_o seed_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n chap._n 25._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o sect_n xvi_o rebecca_n continue_v 19_o year_n barren_a after_o her_o marriage_n but_o at_o last_o upon_o isaac_n prayer_n who_o have_v pray_v many_o year_n for_o she_o the_o lord_n be_v entreat_v to_o bless_v she_o with_o power_n to_o conceive_v and_o she_o conceive_v twin_n who_o struggle_v in_o her_o womb_n she_o say_v if_o it_o be_v so_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o i_o be_o indeed_o with_o child_n why_o be_o i_o thus_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n i_o feel_v such_o a_o strange_a and_o extraordinary_a and_o painful_a struggle_v in_o my_o womb_n more_o than_o other_o woman_n do_v that_o be_v in_o my_o condition_n hereupon_o she_o betake_v herself_o either_o by_o she_o own_o private_a prayer_n or_o by_o some_o prophet_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o answer_n she_o receive_v be_v that_o she_o have_v two_o son_n in_o her_o womb_n that_o shall_v be_v the_o head_n of_o two_o several_a nation_n viz._n edomite_n and_o israelites_n that_o these_o two_o nation_n shall_v differ_v very_o much_o one_o from_o the_o other_o they_o shall_v be_v divide_v in_o habitation_n and_o shall_v differ_v very_o much_o in_o their_o law_n religion_n and_o manner_n that_o esau_n for_o some_o time_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o jacob_n
samuel_n v._o 32._o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o thy_o kingdom_n saul_n hear_v this_o say_v unto_o samuel_n i_o perceive_v now_o that_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v not_o oserve_v the_o order_n that_o thou_o give_v i_o from_o he_o indeed_o i_o fear_v the_o people_n and_o obey_v their_o voice_n which_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o i_o however_o i_o entreat_v thou_o earnest_o to_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o i_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o pardon_v my_o sin_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o i_o and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o go_v with_o i_o to_o gilgal_n that_o there_o we_o may_v together_o praise_n god_n for_o our_o late_a victory_n and_o also_o pray_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o this_o great_a sin_n which_o myself_o and_o the_o people_n have_v commit_v samuel_n reply_v i_o will_v not_o go_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v have_v no_o conversation_n with_o thou_o who_o have_v show_v thyself_o such_o a_o rebel_n against_o god_n lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v any_o way_n to_o allow_v or_o approve_v what_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o undoubted_o samuel_n real_o mean_v ascendit_fw-la mean_v non_fw-la intendebat_fw-la reverti_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la mutavit_fw-la propositum_fw-la ex_fw-la causis_fw-la quae_fw-la dicentur_fw-la v._n 31._o sic_fw-la christus_fw-la joh._n 7._o dixit_fw-la ego_fw-la non_fw-la ascendam_fw-la sed_fw-la statim_fw-la postea_fw-la ascendit_fw-la to_o do_v as_o he_o say_v and_o according_o turn_v about_o to_o go_v away_o but_o saul_n be_v extreme_a loath_a that_o he_o shall_v thus_o go_v away_o from_o he_o in_o a_o anger_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v take_v notice_n of_o his_o and_o consequent_o of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o he_o wherefore_o he_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o mantle_n to_o detain_v he_o and_o use_v some_o force_n to_o hold_v he_o the_o mantle_n rend_v samuel_n tell_v he_o that_o this_o be_v a_o sad_a omen_n etc._n omen_n the_o hebrew_n add_v that_o it_o be_v also_o to_o show_v that_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v hereafter_o tear_v off_o the_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n shall_v be_v the_o man_n that_o shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n and_o hence_o be_v that_o which_o saul_n say_v ch._n 24.20_o now_o behold_v i_o know_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v king_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o lord_n against_o he_o and_o signify_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v rend_v from_o he_o and_o give_v to_o a_o neighbour_n of_o his_o that_o be_v better_a than_o he_o viz._n to_o david_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o know_v either_o to_o saul_n or_o samuel_n himself_o and_o samuel_n to_o assure_v he_o that_o what_o he_o have_v denounce_v against_o he_o will_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n who_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o israel_n be_v absolute_o able_a to_o effect_v what_o he_o have_v threaten_v and_o he_o will_v not_o lie_v nor_o repent_v nor_o alter_v his_o decree_n consilium_fw-la decree_n mutat_fw-la aliquando_fw-la deus_fw-la sententiam_fw-la per_fw-la prophetas_fw-la significatam_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la consilium_fw-la and_o purpose_n as_o weak_a man_n oftentimes_o do_v saul_n hereupon_o confess_v again_o his_o sin_n and_o though_o the_o sentence_n of_o his_o depose_n be_v so_o firm_o decree_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v alter_v yet_o he_o entreat_v samuel_n for_o the_o present_a to_o uphold_v his_o credit_n with_o the_o people_n and_o to_o grace_v he_o with_o his_o presence_n and_o and_o to_o accompany_v he_o in_o worship_v god_n samuel_n be_v thus_o importune_v go_v along_o with_o he_o propositum_fw-la he_o non_fw-la intendebat_fw-la reverti_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la mutavit_fw-la propositum_fw-la to_o preserve_v his_o government_n for_o the_o present_a from_o the_o disrespect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o he_o may_v perform_v what_o saul_n have_v omit_v namely_o to_o destroy_v agag_n samuel_n therefore_o be_v come_v to_o gilgal_n command_v that_o agag_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o he_o agag_n come_v to_o he_o delicate_o that_o be_v in_o the_o attire_n and_o with_o the_o gesture_n and_o gate_n of_o a_o king_n think_v sure_o that_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n have_v be_v past_a see_v he_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v not_o before_o the_o king_n that_o take_v he_o prisoner_n but_o before_o the_o old_a prophet_n who_o he_o think_v as_o it_o be_v like_a will_v only_o reprehend_v he_o when_o he_o come_v before_o samuel_n he_o say_v to_o he_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 among_o woman_n then_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o hew_v he_o in_o piece_n 18.40_o piece_n see_v a_o like_a instance_n 1_o kin._n 18.40_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n then_o samuel_n go_v to_o ramah_n and_o saul_n to_o his_o own_o house_n at_o gibeah_n and_o samuel_n never_o go_v after_o to_o visit_v saul_n to_o instruct_v he_o and_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o affair_n or_o to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v he_o do_v indeed_o afterward_o see_v he_o at_o naioth_n but_o it_o be_v accidental_o and_o unaware_o ch._n 19.24_o however_o samuel_n mourn_v exceed_o for_o he_o and_o be_v grieve_v at_o his_o disobedience_n whereby_o he_o have_v so_o high_o provoke_v god_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 15._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxvii_o the_o lord_n now_o make_v know_v to_o samuel_n that_o all_o his_o mourning_n for_o saul_n be_v but_o in_o vain_a partly_o because_o he_o continue_v still_o obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a and_o partly_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v absolute_o determine_v to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o in_o which_o case_n though_o samuel_n may_v bewail_v saul_n condition_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o bewail_v it_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o may_v imply_v a_o unwillingness_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n and_o determination_n of_o god_n therein_o and_o though_o the_o lord_n intend_v not_o that_o saul_n shall_v present_o be_v depose_v from_o be_v king_n 24.6_o king_n see_v ch._n 24.6_o yet_o he_o order_v samuel_n present_o to_o fill_v his_o horn_n with_o oil_n and_o to_o go_v to_o jesse_n the_o bethlemite_n for_o he_o have_v choose_v one_o of_o his_o son_n to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n and_o he_o shall_v anoint_v he_o to_o that_o office_n who_o he_o shall_v point_v out_o unto_o he_o that_o as_o he_o have_v anoint_v saul_n so_o by_o anoint_v one_o of_o another_o family_n by_o god_n appointment_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o may_v testify_v that_o god_n have_v reject_v saul_n posterity_n indeed_o saul_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n but_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o violent_a importunity_n of_o the_o people_n that_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o so_o and_o will_v not_o be_v beat_v off_o from_o it_o so_o that_o saul_n be_v the_o people_n king_n rather_o than_o god_n and_o give_v to_o they_o in_o wrath_n but_o david_n be_v mere_o choose_v of_o god_n who_o do_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n no_o body_n think_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o send_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v he_o and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o king_n of_o god_n own_o provide_v the_o king_n in_o who_o seed_n the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v establish_v and_o one_o who_o will_v in_o his_o government_n careful_o perform_v the_o will_n of_o god_n see_v ch._n 13.14_o samuel_n be_v something_o afraid_a to_o go_v upon_o this_o enterprise_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v lord_n how_o can_v i_o go_v if_o saul_n hear_v of_o it_o he_o will_v certain_o kill_v i_o the_o lord_n instruct_v he_o how_o to_o avoid_v this_o danger_n he_o bid_v he_o to_o go_v to_o bethlem_n and_o to_o take_v a_o heifer_n and_o say_v he_o come_v to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n there_o that_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n fecit_fw-la sacrifice_n authoritas_fw-la prophetae_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la be_v adest_fw-la &_o imperat_fw-la rite_n fiat_fw-la subsunt_fw-la enim_fw-la prophetae_fw-la imperio_fw-la leges_fw-la rituales_fw-la fatenâ—ibus_fw-la hebraeis_n samuel_n ex_fw-la peculiari_fw-la mandato_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecit_fw-la of_o thanksgiving_n or_o a_o peace-offering_a after_o which_o follow_v a_o feast_n make_v of_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n see_v ch._n 9.12_o he_o order_v he_o to_o invite_v jesse_n and_o his_o son_n to_o this_o feast_n thus_o the_o lord_n direct_v he_o to_o conceal_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o pretend_v only_o that_o business_n which_o may_v be_v safe_o make_v know_v samuel_n according_o go_v to_o bethlehem_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n tremble_v when_o they_o see_v he_o fear_v lest_o some_o heinous_a sin_n commit_v among_o they_o have_v draw_v he_o thither_o and_o that_o he_o come_v to_o deliver_v some_o sad_a
message_n from_o the_o lord_n against_o they_o therefore_o they_o present_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o come_v peaceable_o he_o say_v yes_o for_o i_o come_v to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n sanctify_v therefore_o yourselves_o and_o come_v with_o i_o to_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o particular_o let_v jesse_n and_o his_o son_n prepare_v and_o sanctify_v themselves_o both_o legal_o and_o spiritual_o that_o they_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v like_a samuel_n have_v acquaint_v jesse_n private_o with_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o come_n and_o that_o thereupon_o jesse_n bring_v in_o his_o son_n one_o by_o one_o into_o some_o private_a place_n whether_o before_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o have_v retire_v themselves_o for_o that_o purpose_n that_o that_o person_n may_v be_v anoint_v who_o god_n shall_v point_v out_o to_o samuel_n according_o eliab_n jesse_n elder_a son_n be_v first_o bring_v forth_o when_o samuel_n see_v he_o he_o think_v within_o himself_o sure_o this_o be_v the_o man_n the_o comeliness_n of_o his_o person_n make_v he_o think_v this_o be_v he_o who_o god_n have_v choose_v but_o herein_o he_o be_v lead_v and_o guide_v only_o by_o his_o own_o spirit_n for_o the_o lord_n present_o say_v to_o he_o look_v not_o on_o his_o countenance_n or_o the_o height_n of_o his_o stature_n consider_v the_o lord_n see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v for_o man_n look_v on_o the_o outward_a appearance_n but_o god_n look_v on_o the_o heart_n then_o jesse_n call_v abinadab_n and_o make_v he_o appear_v before_o samuel_n and_o samuel_n be_v admonish_v by_o a_o secret_a voice_n of_o god_n spirit_n that_o neither_o be_v this_o the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v then_o shammah_n be_v call_v he_o also_o be_v refuse_v jesse_n then_o call_v four_o more_o of_o his_o son_n in_o order_n and_o set_v they_o one_o after_o another_o before_o samuel_n but_o he_o tell_v he_o never_o a_o one_o of_o these_o be_v the_o person_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v 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which_o so_o distemper_v and_o distract_v he_o that_o he_o fall_v into_o fit_n of_o frenzy_n and_o sometime_o grow_v outrageous_a and_o ready_a to_o kill_v any_o body_n that_o come_v in_o his_o way_n and_o be_v for_o a_o time_n as_o one_o possess_v with_o a_o devil_n he_o have_v prefer_v his_o own_o reason_n before_o god_n direction_n in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o so_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o it_o and_o now_o god_n just_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o use_n of_o it_o his_o physician_n tell_v he_o that_o a_o evil_a spirit_n send_v of_o the_o lord_n to_o execute_v his_o righteous_a judgement_n trouble_v he_o and_o therefore_o advise_v he_o to_o seek_v out_o a_o man_n that_o be_v skilful_a to_o play_v on_o the_o harp_n who_o by_o his_o music_n may_v cheer_v and_o revive_v his_o spirit_n and_o allay_v his_o melancholy_a passion_n and_o thereby_o he_o will_v be_v less_o subject_a to_o the_o devil_n operation_n one_o of_o saul_n servant_n that_o stand_v by_o say_v he_o have_v 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