tribe_n some_o according_a as_o their_o number_n be_v great_a or_o lesser_a and_o choose_v such_o city_n as_o they_o in_o their_o wisdom_n think_v most_o convenient_a for_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o people_n and_o then_o divide_v the_o city_n they_o have_v choose_v into_o four_o part_n one_o for_o the_o priest_n a_o second_o for_o the_o levite_n of_o the_o family_n of_o cohath_n a_o three_o for_o the_o gershonite_n a_o four_o for_o the_o merarite_n it_o be_v decide_v by_o lot_n in_o which_o of_o these_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v place_v and_o in_o which_o the_o three_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o priest_n who_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o cohah_n by_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n be_v seat_v partly_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o partly_o in_o the_o two_o neighbour_a tribe_n of_o simeon_n and_o benjamin_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v near_o the_o temple_n thirteen_o city_n fall_v to_o their_o lot_n and_o herein_o respect_n be_v have_v to_o future_a 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city_n the_o particular_a city_n that_o fall_v to_o each_o division_n be_v set_v down_o josh_n ch._n 21._o from_o vers_n 9_o to_o 43._o of_o these_o six_o be_v appoint_v for_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o sanctuary_n for_o such_o as_o have_v kill_v a_o man_n unwitting_o and_o not_o of_o malice_n prepense_n the_o city_n of_o refuge_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n be_v kadesh_n in_o galilee_n in_o mount_n naphtali_n sechem_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o hebron_n in_o mount_n judah_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n bezer_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n ramoth-gilead_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n and_o golan_n in_o bashan_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n see_v numb_a 35._o deut._n 19.2_o etc._n etc._n joshua_n ch._n 20._o whole_a chapter_n joshua_n 21._o from_o 1._o to_o 43._o sect_n cxviii_o thus_o god_n give_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o their_o father_n to_o give_v they_o for_o though_o there_o remain_v some_o part_n 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they_o that_o be_v they_o be_v victorious_a in_o all_o their_o war_n and_o none_o of_o their_o enemy_n who_o they_o encounter_v whilst_o joshua_n be_v their_o general_n be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o they_o not_o any_o good_a thing_n that_o god_n have_v promise_v they_o and_o which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v good_a for_o they_o fail_v of_o come_v to_o pass_v josh_n 21._o from_o 43._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cxix_o the_o land_n be_v thus_o conquer_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n settle_v in_o a_o peaceful_a possession_n of_o it_o joshua_n now_o call_v the_o company_n of_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half-tribe_n of_o manasseh_n who_o come_v over_o jordan_n to_o help_v their_o brethren_n in_o this_o achievement_n and_o have_v leave_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n so_o long_o and_o have_v stick_v to_o their_o brethren_n till_o they_o have_v see_v they_o peaceable_o settle_v in_o their_o inheritance_n and_o commend_v they_o for_o their_o great_a faithfulness_n and_o obey_v of_o the_o lord_n therein_o he_o therefore_o now_o permit_v they_o to_o return_v to_o their_o own_o possession_n but_o first_o grave_o and_o religious_o exhort_v they_o to_o love_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o commandment_n and_o to_o cleave_v to_o he_o and_o to_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o that_o they_o be_v very_o careful_a and_o watchful_a over_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v not_o draw_v away_o from_o do_v what_o he_o have_v enjoin_v they_o then_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o have_v get_v very_o much_o spoil_n in_o the_o war_n and_o will_v return_v to_o their_o tent_n lade_v with_o riches_n with_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o brass_n with_o iron_n and_o very_o much_o raiment_n and_o with_o much_o cattle_n therefore_o when_o they_o come_v home_o they_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n they_o have_v get_v with_o their_o brethren_n that_o be_v that_o they_o that_o have_v be_v engage_v in_o the_o war_n shall_v have_v one_o half_a and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n that_o stay_v behind_o shall_v have_v the_o other_o as_o moses_n have_v before_o order_v it_o in_o that_o war_n when_o they_o go_v out_o against_o the_o midianite_n numb_a 31.27_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a joshua_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o moses_n in_o this_o direction_n then_o earnest_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o bless_v they_o he_o kind_o dismiss_v they_o they_o have_v take_v their_o leave_n of_o joshua_n and_o their_o brethren_n begin_v their_o march_n homeward_o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n they_o think_v fit_a before_o they_o pass_v the_o river_n to_o build_v a_o great_a altar_n there_o after_o the_o pattern_n of_o that_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n not_o with_o any_o intent_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n thereon_o but_o only_o that_o it_o may_v be_v in_o future_a time_n a_o memorial_n that_o those_o tribe_n that_o dwell_v without_o jordan_n be_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o israel_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o dwell_v within_o and_o have_v a_o right_a to_o come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o offer_v their_o sacrifice_n on_o god_n altar_n there_o as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o that_o in_o succeed_a generation_n it_o may_v be_v know_v that_o that_o altar_n be_v build_v by_o the_o tribe_n without_o jordan_n when_o they_o return_v that_o way_n home_o from_o help_v their_o brethren_n against_o the_o canaanite_n at_o the_o first_o conquer_a of_o the_o land_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n within_o jordan_n hear_v of_o this_o altar_n which_o their_o brethren_n have_v build_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o jordan_n and_o suppose_v they_o have_v do_v it_o with_o a_o purpose_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n thereon_o which_o will_v have_v be_v a_o manifest_a rebellion_n against_o god_n law_n whereby_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v enjoin_v to_o bring_v all_o their_o sacrifice_n to_o that_o one_o altar_n that_o be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n deut._n 12.5_o 6._o and_o consider_v that_o god_n have_v enjoin_v they_o that_o in_o case_n any_o of_o their_o brethren_n of_o any_o city_n in_o israel_n shall_v fall_v off_o from_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o false_a god_n and_o consequent_o to_o any_o idolatrous_a worship_n whatsoever_o they_o shall_v then_o gather_v themselves_o together_o and_o utter_o destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n deut._n 13.13_o etc._n etc._n in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o command_n the_o israelite_n within_o jordan_n unanimous_o gather_v themselves_o together_o at_o shiloh_n with_o a_o intent_n if_o they_o find_v the_o matter_n as_o they_o suppose_v to_o make_v war_n immediate_o against_o those_o tribe_n that_o have_v build_v this_o altar_n but_o they_o think_v it_o requisite_a first_o to_o send_v messenger_n to_o inquire_v concern_v what_o
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of_o judah_n have_v ordain_v to_o burn_v incense_n in_o high_a place_n in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o place_n round_o about_o jerusalem_n he_o put_v down_o those_o also_o who_o burn_a incense_n to_o baal_n or_o to_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o planet_n and_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o he_o bring_v out_o the_o image_n whereon_o a_o grove_n be_v engrave_v which_o it_o seem_v be_v hang_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o stamp_v it_o to_o powder_n and_o cast_v the_o dust_n thereof_o upon_o the_o grave_n of_o those_o that_o have_v worship_v idol_n and_o sacrifice_v unto_o they_o 2_o chron._n 34.4_o and_o he_o break_v down_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o sodomite_n that_o be_v in_o the_o grove_n by_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o where_o the_o woman_n weave_v hang_n for_o those_o filthy_a tent_n so_o that_o in_o that_o grove_n they_o not_o only_o worship_v idol_n but_o as_o it_o seem_v defile_v themselves_o also_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o abominable_a uncleanness_n and_o he_o bring_v all_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aaron_n and_o have_v serve_v the_o true_a god_n in_o high_a place_n out_o of_o the_o city_n where_o they_o have_v exercise_v that_o false_a worship_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o live_v there_o and_o he_o defile_v the_o high_a place_n even_o from_o geba_n the_o north_n border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n to_o beersheba_n the_o south-border_n and_o beat_v down_o their_o altar_n and_o burn_v dead_a man_n bone_n on_o they_o v._o 14._o to_o make_v they_o unclean_a and_o break_v down_o the_o high_a place_n that_o be_v erect_v at_o the_o enter_v of_o the_o gate_n by_o joshua_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n whither_o it_o seem_v many_o of_o the_o people_n use_v to_o
and_o ahaziah_n brethren_n baal_n priest_n slay_v jehu_n idolatry_n and_o death_n 11._o jehoahaz_n reign_v p._n 590._o the_o syrian_n oppress_v he_o he_o die_v 12._o joash_n p._n 591._o he_o visit_v elisha_n elisha_n die_v joash_n take_v amaziah_n after_o his_o conquer_a the_o syrian_n joash_n die_v 13._o jeroboam_n the_o second_o p._n 593._o jonah_n hosea_n and_o amos_n prophecy_n jeroboam_n death_n the_o anarchy_n or_o interregnum_fw-la 14._o zachariah_n his_o short_a reign_n p._n 598._o 15._o shallum_n be_v slay_v by_o menahem_n p._n 599._o 16._o menahem_o p._n 599._o his_o cruelty_n the_o assyrian_a invade_v he_o he_o die_v 17._o pekaliah_n p._n 600._o 18._o pekah_n reign_v p._n 600._o his_o victory_n over_o ahaz_n the_o assyrian_a carry_v five_o tribe_n into_o captivity_n pekah_n slay_v 19_o hoshea_n p._n 602._o he_o continue_v jeroboam_n idolatry_n salman_n after_o make_v he_o tributary_n upon_o his_o revolt_n samaria_n be_v take_v and_o himself_o confine_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n end_n new_a colony_n plant_v other_o send_v after_o they_o a_o anti-temple_n build_v afterward_o destroy_v by_o john_n hircanus_n chap._n vi_o the_o six_o age_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n to_o their_o return_n zedekiah_n take_v see_v his_o child_n slay_v and_o then_o have_v his_o own_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o in_o chain_n be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n pag._n 627._o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n burn_v gedaliah_n set_v over_o those_o poor_a people_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n to_o dress_v the_o vineyard_n and_o till_o the_o ground_n pag._n 630_o seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n with_o other_o principal_a man_n carry_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o riblah_n and_o there_o put_v to_o death_n ibid._n jeremy_n have_v his_o choice_n whither_o he_o will_v go_v into_o babylon_n and_o there_o be_v honourable_o treat_v or_o stay_v in_o judea_n he_o choose_v the_o latter_a ibid._n ishmael_n conspire_v against_o gedaliah_n johanan_n discover_v it_o but_o gedaliah_n will_v not_o believe_v it_o and_o so_o be_v treacherous_o murder_v by_o ishmael_n pag._n 631._o johanan_n take_v from_o ishmael_n his_o prisoner_n but_o he_o himself_o escape_v with_o eight_o more_o to_o the_o ammonite_n johanan_n and_o his_o captain_n and_o many_o of_o the_o people_n go_v into_o egypt_n and_o carry_v jeremy_n and_o baruck_v along_o with_o they_o ezekiel_n prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o last_o remainder_n of_o the_o israelite_n he_o threaten_v murmurer_n and_o hypocrite_n and_o unfaithful_a shepherd_n and_o the_o edomite_n pag._n 632_o obadiah_n prophecy_n against_o edom._n ezekiel_n comfort_v the_o captive_a israelite_n promise_v that_o god_n will_v avenge_v they_o on_o their_o enemy_n he_o prophecy_v their_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n though_o their_o condition_n there_o seem_v as_o hopeless_a as_o of_o dead_a man_n in_o their_o grave_n who_o be_v become_v dry_a bone_n pag._n 633_o he_o prophecy_v of_o their_o victory_n over_o gog_n and_o magog_n he_o prophecy_v against_o egypt_n he_o prophecy_v against_o the_o israelite_n that_o be_v go_v into_o egypt_n and_o against_o pharaoh_n himself_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremy_n pag._n 633._o tyre_n besiege_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n nabuzaradan_n carry_v away_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 ibid._n ezekiel_n have_v that_o glorious_a vision_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o new_a temple_n pag._n 634._o tyre_n take_v nabuchadnezzar_n invade_v egypt_n make_v great_a havoc_n there_o ibid._n he_o return_v now_o into_o babylon_n he_o have_v there_o the_o dream_n of_o the_o great_a tree_n who_o destiny_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v down_o ibid._n he_o new_o build_v babylon_n he_o fall_v distract_v and_o so_o continue_v for_o seven_o year_n pag._n 635_o he_o return_v to_o his_o wit_n praise_n god_n and_o die_v evilmerodach_n succeed_v he_o jechoniah_n advance_v zedekiah_n die_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n engage_v in_o a_o war_n against_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n of_o who_o army_n cyrus_n be_v make_v general_n he_o obtain_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o babylonian_n ibid._n belshazzar_n succeed_v in_o belshazzar_n first_o year_n daniel_n have_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n ibid._n in_o his_o three_o year_n he_o have_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o ram_n and_o he-goat_n pag._n 636._o cyrus_n conquer_v the_o babylonian_n besiege_n babylon_n with_o a_o vast_a army_n belshazzar_n carouse_v with_o his_o noble_n see_v the_o hand-writing_n on_o the_o wall_n daniel_n interpret_v it_o be_v thereupon_o advance_v pag._n 636_o belshazzar_n slay_v his_o kingdom_n bring_v to_o a_o end_n darius_n take_v on_o he_o the_o kingdom_n cyrus_n marry_v darius_n only_a daughter_n and_o so_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o media_n darius_n set_v over_o the_o province_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o governor_n over_o who_o he_o make_v three_o principal_a overseer_n and_o daniel_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o noble_n be_v stir_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o envy_n against_o he_o move_z the_o king_n to_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o for_o thirty_o day_n space_n no_o petition_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o any_o god_n or_o man_n but_o to_o himself_o daniel_n hereupon_o cast_v into_o the_o lion_n den_n ibid._n the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o jew_n captivity_n draw_v to_o a_o end_n daniel_n pray_v for_o the_o promise_a deliverance_n the_o angel_n gabriel_n give_v he_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o seventy_o week_n pag._n 637._o cyrus_n upon_o darius_n death_n be_v make_v absolute_a monarch_n of_o the_o east_n the_o jew_n show_v he_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v their_o deliverer_n he_o thereupon_o make_v a_o edict_n for_o their_o return_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v and_o build_v their_o temple_n chap._n vii_o the_o seven_o age_n from_o their_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n to_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n cyrus_n make_v zerubbabel_n chief_a captain_n of_o those_o jew_n that_o return_v and_o consign_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v they_o offer_v towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o return_n they_o build_v the_o altar_n and_o thereon_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o 15_o day_n keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o return_n they_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o old_a man_n weep_v the_o young_a man_n rejoice_v pag._n 642_o the_o cuthaean_o or_o samaritan_n offer_v to_o join_v with_o they_o but_o be_v refuse_v by_o their_o interest_n in_o cambyses_n court_n give_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o work_n ibid._n daniel_n vision_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o of_o alexander_n and_o his_o successor_n ibid._n cyrus_n die_v cambyses_n succeed_v the_o samaritan_n now_o frame_v a_o open_a accusation_n against_o the_o jew_n pag._n 643._o cambyses_n die_v darius_n histaspis_n succeed_v call_v ahashuerus_n he_o marry_v alosta_n or_o vashti_n the_o daughter_n of_o cyrus_n in_o his_o second_o year_n haggai_n prophecy_n and_o reprove_v the_o jew_n for_o their_o negligence_n in_o not_o go_v on_o with_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n whereupon_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n take_v the_o work_n in_o hand_n afresh_o pag._n 644._o in_o the_o eight_o month_n of_o the_o same_o year_n zachary_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n that_o haggai_n do_v ibid._n in_o the_o nine_o month_n of_o that_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o temple_n begin_v to_o be_v rear_v by_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n the_o two_o last_o prophecy_n of_o haggai_n be_v reveal_v to_o he_o the_o samaritan_n viz._n tatnai_n and_o sether-hoznai_a strive_v again_o to_o hinder_v they_o pag._n 645_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n have_v a_o vision_n of_o horseman_n and_o several_a other_o vision_n ibid._n cyrus_n decree_n be_v find_v the_o king_n command_v the_o samaritan_n not_o only_o not_o to_o hinder_v the_o jew_n in_o build_v their_o temple_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v furnish_v they_o with_o money_n out_o of_o the_o king_n treasure_n for_o it_o pag._n 646_o darius_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n make_v a_o royal_a feast_n for_o his_o prince_n vashti_n refuse_v to_o come_v to_o he_o when_o he_o send_v for_o she_o she_o be_v thereupon_o divorce_v pag._n 647._o god_n answer_v the_o jew_n inquire_v concern_v their_o fast_n of_o the_o five_o and_o seven_o month_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o zachary_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v change_v their_o fast_n into_o day_n of_o rejoice_v ibid._n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o second_o temple_n be_v finish_v and_o dedicate_v pag._n 650._o upon_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n they_o celebrate_v the_o first_o passover_n in_o
nimrod_n see_v the_o king_n thereof_o pag._n 15._o of_o chap._n ii_o the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o child_n of_o noah_n the_o original_a of_o several_a nation_n 1819_o serug_v bear_v 1846_o nahor_n bear_v 1878_o terah_n bear_v 2008_o abraham_n bear_v the_o king_n of_o elam_n and_o his_o ally_n conquer_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o confederate_n 2078_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o three_o age_n from_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n unto_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n 2094_o abraham_n removal_n to_o charran_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n two_o altar_n there_o build_v by_o he_o a_o promise_n of_o that_o land_n make_v unto_o his_o posterity_n he_o go_v into_o egypt_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n in_o canaan_n his_o danger_n there_o on_o the_o account_n of_o sarah_n his_o wife_n he_o return_v into_o canaan_n vanquish_v chedorlaomer_n rescue_v lot_n be_v meet_v by_o melchizedec_n and_o bless_a he_o take_v hagar_n ishmael_n born_n 2107_o circumcision_n institute_v abraham_n entertain_v three_o angel_n intercede_v for_o sodom_n sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n consume_v with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n lot_n incest_n 2108_o isaac_n born_n hagar_n and_o ishmael_n cast_v out_o abraham_n sacrifice_v isaac_n isaac_n marry_v rebeccah_n 2168_o esau_n and_o jacob_n born_n jacob_n marriage_n with_o leah_n and_o rachel_n his_o hard_a service_n under_o 〈◊〉_d 2259_o joseph_n born_n joseph_n dream_n his_o brethren_n sell_v he_o he_o be_v sell_v after_o to_o potiphar_n his_o mistress_n be_v false_a accusation_n his_o imprisonment_n pharaoh_n dream_n joseph_n interpretation_n thereof_o and_o advancement_n the_o famine_n begin_v jacob_n send_v his_o son_n into_o egypt_n to_o buy_v corn._n joseph_n make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o brethren_n jacob_n go_v into_o egypt_n he_o bless_v his_o son_n and_o die_v joseph_n die_v the_o history_n of_o job_n aaron_n born_n 2418_o moses_n born_n his_o education_n by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n he_o fly_v into_o midian_a he_o be_v send_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o deliver_v israel_n he_o work_v miracle_n before_o pharaoh_n the_o ten_o plague_n 2508_o the_o israelite_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o four_o age_n from_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 2548_o the_o paschal_n lamb._n the_o fiery_a pillar_n the_o israelite_n pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n manna_n joshua_n fight_v with_o amaleck_n the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n on_o mount_n sinai_n moses_n 40_o day_n in_o the_o mount_n direction_n concern_v frame_v the_o tabernacle_n the_o golden_a calf_n the_o history_n of_o the_o israelite_n during_o their_o 40_o year_n continuance_n in_o the_o wilderness_n moses_n have_v govern_v 40_o year_n die_v joshua_n succeed_v conquer_v and_o divide_v the_o land_n and_o govern_v in_o all_o 17_o year_n the_o judge_n 2565_o othniel_n 40_o year_n 2605_o ehud_n 80_o year_n the_o history_n of_o ruth_n 2685_o deborah_n 40_o y._n 2725_o gideon_n 40_o y._n 2765_o abimelech_n 3_o y._n 2768_o tholah_n 23_o y._n 2791_o jair_n 22_o y._n 2813_o jephtha_n 6_o y._n 2819_o ibzan_n 7_o y._n 2826_o elon_n 10_o y._n 2836_o abdon_n 8._o y._n 2844_o samson_n 20_o y._n 2864_o eli_n 40._o y._n 2904_o samuel_n and_o king_n saul_n 40_o y._n 2944_o king_n david_n 40_o y._n 2985_o king_n solomon_n 4_o y._n 2988_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n lay_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o solomon_n reign_n the_o five_o age_n from_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n be_v temple_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o and_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n solomon_n reign_v over_o all_o israel_n from_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n 36_o year_n the_o kingdom_n divide_v king_n of_o judah_n 302â—_n rehoboam_n reign_v 17_o year_n 304â—_n abijam_n 3_o y._n 3044_o asa_n 41_o y._n 3085_o jehoshaphat_n 25_o y._n 3106_o jehoram_fw-la 8._o y._n 3113_o ahaziah_n 1_o y._n 3114_o athaliah_n 7_o y._n 3120_o jehoash_n 40_o y._n 31â—9_n amaziah_n 29_o y._n 31â—9_n vzziah_n 52_o y._n 32â—0_n jotham_n 16_o y._n 32â—6_n ahaz_n 16_o y._n 3271_o hezekiah_n 29_o y._n 3300_o manasseh_n 55_o y._n 3355_o amon_n 2_o y._n 335â—_n josiah_n 31_o y._n 3387_o jehohaaz_n 3_o mon._n 3388_o jehoiakim_n 11_o y._n 3398_o jehoiakin_n or_o jechoniah_n 3_o mon._n 3â—99_n zedekiah_n 11_o y._n king_n of_o israel_n 302â—_n jeroboam_n reign_v 22_o year_n nadab_n 2._o y._n 304â—_n baasha_n 24_o y._n elah_n 2_o y._n zimri_n 7_o day_n 3044_o omri_n 12_o y._n ahab_n 22_o y._n 3085_o ahaziah_n 2_o y._n jehoram_fw-la 12_o y._n 3106_o jehu_n 28_o y._n 3113_o jehoahaz_n 17_o y._n joah_n 16_o y._n 3114_o jeroboam_n 2d_o 41_o y._n 3120_o a_o interregnum_fw-la of_o about_o eleven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a zachariah_n 6_o month_n shallum_n 1_o month_n 31â—9_n menahem_n 10_o y._n 31â—9_n pekahiah_n 2_o y._n 32â—0_n pekah_n 20_o y._n 32â—6_n 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mediterranean-sea_n parthrusim_n he_o place_v in_o thebais_n a_o province_n of_o egypt_n call_v pathros_n and_o by_o many_o distinguish_v from_o egypt_n though_o people_v from_o it_o captorim_n seem_v to_o be_v neighbour_n to_o casluhim_n from_o both_o which_o the_o philistine_n seem_v to_o have_v descend_v as_o appear_v from_o amos_n 9.7_o be_v you_o not_o as_o child_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n unto_o i_o o_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v not_o i_o bring_v up_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o philistine_n from_o caphtor_n and_o the_o assyrian_n from_o kir_n phut_v the_o three_o son_n of_o cham_n who_o divide_v africa_n with_o his_o brother_n mizraim_n to_o mizraim_n fall_v egypt_n and_o so_o much_o of_o africa_n as_o reach_v to_o the_o lake_n tritonis_n which_o divide_v africa_n into_o two_o equal_a part_n to_o phut_v fell_a all_o from_o the_o lake_n as_o far_o as_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o herodotus_n lib._n 4._o cannon_n the_o four_o son_n of_o cham._n his_o posterity_n be_v sidon_n his_o first-born_a and_o heth._n from_o he_o descend_v the_o jebusite_n the_o emorite_fw-la the_o girgasite_n the_o hivite_n the_o archite_a the_o sinite_fw-la the_o arvadite_n the_o zemarite_n and_o the_o hamathite_n by_o canaan_n be_v inhabit_v the_o land_n which_o afterward_o bear_v his_o name_n and_o be_v conquer_v by_o the_o hebrew_n his_o family_n be_v propagate_v as_o far_o as_o the_o sea_n the_o phaenician_o be_v descend_v of_o he_o the_o scripture_n call_v phoenicia_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n sidon_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o sidonian_n who_o city_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o tyre_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o it_o for_o the_o sidonian_n lead_v a_o colony_n thither_o and_o found_v tyre_n two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n temple_n as_o josephus_n report_v antiq._n lib._n 8._o c._n 2._o the_o child_n of_o heth_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n about_o hebron_n and_o barsheba_n towards_o the_o south_n and_o from_o they_o the_o anakim_v descend_v the_o jebusite_n hold_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o castle_n or_o fort_n of_o zion_n until_o david_n time_n the_o amorites_n pass_v the_o mountain_n of_o judea_n and_o pass_v over_o jordan_n make_v war_n with_o the_o moabite_n and_o they_o seize_v upon_o basan_n hesbon_n and_o all_o the_o country_n lie_v between_o the_o river_n jabbek_n and_o arnon_n in_o memory_n whereof_o one_o of_o their_o poet_n write_v a_o poem_n which_o moses_n have_v insert_v into_o his_o write_n numb_a 21.27_o wherefore_o they_o that_o speak_v in_o proverb_n say_v come_v into_o heshbron_n let_v the_o city_n of_o sihon_n be_v build_v and_o prepare_v the_o girgasite_n seem_v to_o have_v continue_v about_o gadara_n over_o against_o galilee_n beyond_o jordan_n till_o christ_n time_n matth._n 8.28_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o the_o other_o side_n to_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gergesens_n the_o hivites_n dwell_v in_o mount_n hermon_n towards_o the_o east_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n from_o who_o descend_v the_o gibeonite_n live_v nigh_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o sichemite_n dwell_v near_o to_o samaria_n more_o towards_o the_o west_n the_o archites_n inhabit_v area_n a_o city_n in_o libanus_n the_o sinites_n have_v a_o city_n call_v sin_n not_o far_o from_o area_n the_o arvadite_n or_o aradite_v possess_v the_o island_n aradus_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o phaenice_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n eleutherus_n the_o zemarite_n dwell_v as_o it_o be_v think_v about_o tinesa_n a_o notable_a city_n of_o coelosyria_n upon_o the_o river_n orontes_n and_o build_v zemarajim_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o hemathite_n be_v seat_v about_o epiphania_fw-la a_o city_n of_o syria_n this_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n who_o border_n be_v from_o sidon_n as_o thou_o come_v to_o gerar_n unto_o gaza_n as_o thou_o go_v unto_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o admah_n and_o zeboim_n even_o unto_o lasha_n or_o lysa_n a_o city_n of_o the_o arabian_n in_o the_o mid_a way_n between_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o red-sea_n thus_o be_v the_o earth_n as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v understand_v ancient_o divide_v and_o possess_v after_o the_o flood_n though_o it_o have_v since_o in_o several_a part_n of_o it_o change_v its_o inhabitant_n gen._n 10._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n vi_o the_o year_n of_o man_n life_n 90.10_o life_n man_n life_n be_v half_v or_o thereabouts_o at_o the_o time_n of_o flood_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o compare_v gen._n 11.11_o with_o gen._n 5._o and_o again_o shorten_v about_o another_o half_n at_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n ch._n 10.25_o &_o 11.29_o and_o well_o nigh_o the_o three_o time_n between_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n and_o moses_n ch._n 25.7_o psal_n 90.10_o be_v now_o cut_v short_a by_o one_o half_a then_o they_o be_v before_o as_o we_o may_v see_v gen._n 11.19_o etc._n etc._n we_o show_v sect._n 4._o that_o sem_fw-mi beget_v arphaxad_v and_o arphaxad_v salah_n and_o salah_n heber_n and_o heber_n peleg_n and_o unto_o peleg_n reu_fw-fr be_v bear_v when_o he_o be_v 30_o year_n old_a gen._n 11._o 18_o 19_o serug_v be_v bear_v to_o reu_fw-fr when_o he_o be_v 32_o year_n old_a gen._n 11.20_o nahor_n be_v bear_v to_o serug_v when_o he_o be_v 30_o year_n old_a gen._n 11.22_o terah_n be_v bear_v to_o nahor_n when_o he_o be_v 29_o year_n old_a gen._n 11.24_o when_o terah_n have_v live_v 70_o year_n there_o be_v bear_v unto_o he_o haran_n his_o elder_a son_n for_o though_o abram_n be_v set_v first_o gen._n 11.26_o yet_o that_o be_v not_o because_o he_o be_v elder_a but_o because_o he_o be_v worthy_a 10.1_o worthy_a the_o like_a we_o read_v before_o of_o sem_fw-mi ch._n 5.32_o &_o ch._n 10.1_o for_o he_o come_v not_o into_o the_o world_n till_o 60_o year_n after_o his_o brother_n nahor_n be_v between_o he_o and_o haran_n as_o for_o haran_n he_o die_v at_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n and_o presence_n and_o leave_v three_o child_n to_o wit_n one_o son_n name_v lot_n and_o two_o daughter_n viz._n milchah_n who_o be_v afterward_o marry_v to_o his_o next_o brother_n and_o her_o uncle_n nahor_v and_o sarai_n after_o marry_v to_o his_o three_o brother_n and_o her_o uncle_n abram_n gen._n 11._o from_o 26._o to_o 30._o sect_n vii_o peleg_n the_o six_o from_o noah_n die_v 209_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o rue_n gen._n 11.19_o nahor_n the_o nine_o from_o noah_n die_v 119_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o his_o son_n terah_n gen._n 10.25_o noah_n die_v when_o he_o have_v live_v 950_o year_n in_o all_o and_o 350_o of_o they_o after_o the_o flood_n gen._n 9.28_o in_o the_o two_o thousand_o and_o eight_o year_n of_o the_o world_n be_v abram_n bear_v and_o in_o the_o 130th_o year_n of_o his_o father_n terah_n life_n for_o he_o be_v 75_o year_n old_a when_o terah_n his_o father_n die_v who_o live_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n gen._n 11.32_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n two_o thousand_o and_o eighteen_o sarai_n who_o be_v also_o call_v iscah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n abram_n elder_a brother_n be_v bear_v be_v ten_o year_n young_a than_o abram_n see_v gen._n 17.17_o reu_fw-fr the_o seven_o from_o noah_n die_v two_o hundred_o and_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o serug_v gen._n 11.21_o serug_v the_o eight_o from_o noah_n die_v two_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o nahor_n gen._n 11.23_o sect_n viii_o near_o about_o this_o time_n chedorlaomer_n king_n of_o elam_n or_o elamais_fw-fr a_o country_n in_o persia_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o three_o other_o petty_a king_n whereof_o one_o be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o nation_n because_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a his_o subject_n be_v of_o several_a nation_n subdue_v the_o
come_v now_o to_o set_v out_o their_o portion_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n and_o first_o he_o tell_v aaron_n that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o office_n to_o which_o he_o be_v anoint_v and_o because_o he_o and_o his_o son_n be_v separate_v from_o worldly_a employment_n to_o attend_v upon_o holy_a thing_n therefore_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o part_n in_o every_o meat-offering_a sin-offering_a trespass-offering_a and_o in_o the_o court_n 14._o court_n see_v levit._n 6.16.26_o &_o leu._n 7.6_o ezek._n 42_o 13_o 14._o of_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o tent_n round_o about_o it_o call_v here_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n comparative_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o great_a court_n for_o the_o people_n which_o be_v without_o the_o priest_n court_n they_o may_v eat_v of_o they_o 2_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o heave-offering_n and_o wave-offering_n that_o be_v the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o wave-breast_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n with_o all_o other_o gift_n that_o be_v heave_v and_o wave_v no_o part_n thereof_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o of_o these_o the_o priest_n daughter_n may_v eat_v whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o their_o father_n house_n but_o be_v marry_v to_o stranger_n they_o may_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o holy_a thing_n see_v levit._n 22.12_o 13._o neither_o may_v any_o unclean_a person_n eat_v thereof_o 3_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o first-fruit_n some_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o lord_n at_o their_o three_o great_a feast_n as_o a_o sheaf_n of_o their_o barley_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n levit._n 23.10_o and_o two_o loaf_n of_o their_o new-wheat_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n vers_fw-la 17._o and_o the_o first_o of_o their_o wine_n and_o oil_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n but_o these_o be_v bring_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n in_o general_n beside_o these_o particular_a man_n be_v of_o their_o own_o corn_n and_o fruit_n to_o bring_v the_o first-fruit_n unto_o the_o lord_n as_o be_v enjoin_v exod._n 22.29_o &_o 23.19_o concern_v which_o there_o be_v no_o other_o direction_n give_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o first_o and_o of_o the_o best_a the_o quantity_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o liberty_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o owner_n to_o bring_v according_a as_o he_o have_v find_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o ground_n 4_o they_o shall_v have_v all_o thing_n devote_v that_o be_v all_o votive_a and_o freewilloffering_n see_v levit._n 27.28_o except_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v devote_v as_o a_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n 5_o the_o first-born_a of_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o first-born_a redemption_n first-born_a the_o first-born_a of_o man_n before_o they_o be_v redeem_v be_v to_o be_v present_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o temple_n exod._n 13.12_o levit._fw-la 2.22_o and_o that_o can_v not_o be_v do_v before_o the_o mother_n be_v purify_v which_o require_v forty_o day_n time_n levit._n 12.4_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v free_a from_o this_o redemption_n of_o man_n they_o be_v to_o permit_v to_o be_v redeem_v at_o a_o month_n old_a bonfrerius_n old_a v._o 16._o secundum_fw-la aestimationem_fw-la seu_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la refero_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la post_fw-la mensem_fw-la q._n d._n constitues_fw-la diem_fw-la quando_fw-la velles_fw-fr eum_fw-la redimi_fw-la hic_fw-la dies_fw-la communi_fw-la usu_fw-la erat_fw-la 40_o a_o partu_fw-la ut_fw-la eadem_fw-la opera_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la purificaretur_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la redimeretur_fw-la bonfrerius_n for_o five_o shekel_n see_v levit._n 27.6_o and_o the_o firstling_n of_o unclean_a beast_n they_o be_v to_o permit_v to_o be_v redeem_v after_o eight_o day_n at_o a_o low_a price_n but_o the_o firstling_n of_o cow_n sheep_n and_o goat_n be_v not_o to_o be_v redeem_v they_o must_v be_v sacrifice_v and_o their_o blood_n sprinkle_v and_o their_o fat_a burn_v on_o the_o altar_n that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o sweet_a savour_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o their_o flesh_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o priest_n god_n tell_v they_o he_o have_v allot_v they_o these_o thing_n for_o their_o maintenance_n 113._o maintenance_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n write_v of_o 24_o gift_n which_o god_n bestow_v on_o the_o priest_n with_o the_o order_n and_o use_v of_o they_o see_v ainsworth_n pag._n 113._o for_o ever_o that_o be_v whilst_o this_o dispensation_n last_v by_o a_o perpetual_a and_o unchangeable_a covenant_n call_v a_o covenant_n of_o salt_n because_o firm_a and_o incorruptible_a salt_n have_v a_o virtue_n to_o preserve_v any_o thing_n from_o corruption_n god_n further_o tell_v aaron_n that_o when_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o lot_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o lot_n for_o the_o levite_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o it_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v their_o part_n and_o portion_n indeed_o they_o have_v city_n 32._o city_n concern_v the_o 35_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o 13_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o priest_n see_v richardson_n pag._n 32._o and_o suburb_n but_o they_o be_v give_v they_o by_o the_o other_o tribe_n the_o lord_n further_o tell_v aaron_n that_o he_o have_v give_v the_o levite_n all_o the_o ten_o or_o tithe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n blessing_n israel_n v._o 24._o which_o they_o offer_v as_o a_o heave-offering_a that_o be_v a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o homage_n and_o subjection_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o he_o for_o his_o blessing_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n levit._n 27.30_o and_o strait_o charge_v that_o no_o israelite_n that_o be_v not_o of_o that_o tribe_n presume_v to_o come_v nigh_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o do_v any_o part_n of_o the_o service_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n lest_o they_o die_v for_o it_o and_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o levite_n shall_v bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o own_o iniquity_n if_o they_o shall_v transgress_v yea_o and_o of_o the_o people_n too_o if_o by_o their_o not_o watch_v over_o the_o holy_a thing_n they_o suffer_v the_o people_n to_o transgress_v about_o they_o he_o further_o enjoin_v that_o the_o levite_n shall_v offer_v as_o a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o pay_v a_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o tithe_n they_o receive_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n will_v accept_v at_o their_o hand_n no_o less_o than_o if_o have_v land_n as_o other_o have_v they_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n do_v to_o they_o and_o hereby_o they_o shall_v testify_v their_o homage_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n and_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v and_o separate_v out_o of_o the_o tithe_n pay_v to_o they_o for_o the_o hallow_a part_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o priest_n that_o which_o be_v of_o all_o the_o best_a and_o the_o priest_n may_v eat_v of_o these_o tithe_n indifferent_o in_o any_o place_n and_o he_o further_o declare_v that_o if_o the_o levite_n do_v heave_v or_o separate_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o best_a of_o their_o tithe_n for_o the_o priest_n use_v they_o shall_v not_o expose_v themselves_o to_o punishment_n which_o they_o will_v else_o do_v if_o they_o neglect_v it_o in_o conclusion_n here_o be_v add_v a_o general_a warning_n that_o both_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v take_v heed_n of_o pollute_v or_o profane_v the_o holy_a thing_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v profane_v by_o other_o which_o may_v be_v do_v many_o way_n that_o so_o they_o may_v prevent_v wrath_n from_o fall_v on_o themselves_o and_o other_o ch._n 18._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxvi_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o watch_v over_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v not_o transgress_v about_o any_o of_o the_o holy_a thing_n he_o here_o appoint_v a_o water_n of_o separation_n to_o be_v make_v that_o so_o if_o any_o of_o the_o people_n have_v contract_v any_o legal_a uncleanness_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o this_o water_n upon_o they_o they_o may_v be_v cleanse_v and_o so_o may_v come_v free_o again_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n without_o fear_n of_o those_o plague_n which_o otherwise_o their_o pollution_n may_v bring_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o make_n of_o this_o water_n a_o red_a heifer_n be_v to_o be_v provide_v and_o that_o by_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o they_o all_o and_o for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o any_o one_o among_o they_o that_o be_v by_o any_o accident_n legal_o unclean_a it_o must_v be_v a_o heifer_n without_o spot_n and_o upon_o which_o never_o come_v yoke_n for_o they_o use_v in_o those_o time_n to_o
plough_v and_o draw_v their_o cart_n with_o heifer_n and_o cow_n as_o well_o as_o with_o ox_n see_v judg._n 14.18_o this_o heifer_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o eleazar_n because_o by_o do_v this_o service_n that_o be_v now_o to_o be_v do_v he_o be_v to_o be_v unclean_a and_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o he_o rather_o than_o aaron_n shall_v be_v defile_v she_o must_v also_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n as_o a_o accurse_a thing_n figure_v christ_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n and_o suffer_v without_o the_o city_n heb._n 13.12_o and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o sprinkle_v of_o her_o blood_n seven_o time_n turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o her_o skin_n and_o her_o flesh_n her_o blood_n and_o her_o dung_n be_v all_o to_o be_v burn_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o take_v cedar-wood_n and_o hyssop_n and_o scarlet_a and_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o heifer_n to_o signify_v that_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v use_v for_o a_o sprinkle_n in_o sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n see_v levit._n 14.4_o and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v his_o flesh_n and_o to_o be_v unclean_a unto_o the_o evening_n 21._o evening_n the_o like_a be_v enjoin_v to_o he_o that_o burn_v this_o heifer_n v._o 8._o and_o to_o he_o that_o gather_v up_o the_o ash_n v._o 10._o and_o to_o he_o that_o sprinkle_v a_o unclean_a person_n with_o the_o water_n make_v of_o those_o ash_n v._o 21._o this_o may_v intimate_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o water_n make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o this_o heifer_n as_o the_o thing_n signify_v thereby_o that_o have_v virtue_n in_o it_o to_o purify_v those_o that_o be_v spiritual_o unclean_a and_o consequent_o to_o show_v the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o legal_a priesthood_n because_o they_o that_o be_v employ_v in_o prepare_v this_o water_n which_o be_v for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o other_o be_v themselves_o defile_v it_o be_v further_o enjoin_v that_o the_o ash_n of_o this_o heifer_n shall_v be_v gather_v up_o by_o a_o man_n that_o be_v clean_a and_o lay_v up_o without_o the_o camp_n in_o a_o clean_a place_n themselves_o place_n as_o for_o the_o place_n where_o those_o ash_n be_v keep_v when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v not_o express_v some_o hold_n that_o those_o ash_n be_v disperse_v into_o all_o the_o city_n that_o those_o who_o be_v unclean_a may_v have_v wherewith_o to_o purify_v and_o cleanse_v themselves_o because_o they_o be_v now_o conseerate_v to_o a_o holy_a use_n however_o the_o man_n that_o gather_v they_o up_o be_v thereby_o make_v unclean_a because_o they_o be_v the_o remainder_n of_o a_o heifer_n slay_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o make_v and_o reserve_v of_o these_o ash_n for_o a_o water_n of_o separation_n be_v to_o bind_v both_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o proselyte_n or_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v with_o they_o as_o long_o as_o this_o dispensation_n last_v by_o this_o law_n it_o be_v further_o enjoin_v that_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v to_o be_v unclean_a seven_o day_n and_o he_o be_v to_o purify_v himself_o with_o this_o water_n on_o the_o three_o day_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n vers_fw-la 19_o and_o then_o he_o be_v to_o be_v clean_o else_o not_o and_o whoever_o have_v contract_v this_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o do_v not_o make_v use_n of_o this_o way_n to_o purify_v himself_o but_o come_v in_o that_o state_n into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o do_v it_o presumptuous_o because_o he_o despise_v not_o only_o the_o ceremonial_a purify_n but_o the_o thing_n signify_v thereby_o viz._n the_o spiritual_a cleanse_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messiah_n otherwise_o if_o he_o do_v it_o ignorant_o he_o be_v to_o bring_v such_o a_o sacrifice_n as_o be_v enjoin_v levit._n 5.3_o 6._o further_o if_o any_o man_n come_v into_o the_o tent_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n it_o render_v he_o unclean_a yea_o and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o tent_n every_o open_a vessel_n that_o take_v in_o the_o air_n of_o the_o tent_n be_v ceremonious_o unclean_a or_o if_o a_o man_n touch_v a_o dead_a body_n or_o the_o bone_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n it_o render_v he_o unclean_a and_o thus_o hereby_o be_v figure_v the_o spread_a and_o infectious_a nature_n of_o sin_n and_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v clean_o be_v to_o put_v run_v water_n to_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o burnt-heifer_n and_o with_o a_o bunch_n of_o hyssop_n tie_v to_o a_o cedar-stick_a with_o a_o scarlet-thread_n to_o sprinkle_v the_o person_n or_o tent_n or_o vessel_n that_o be_v unclean_a and_o then_o to_o be_v himself_o unclean_a until_o the_o evening_n because_o he_o have_v touch_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n and_o whatsoever_o any_o unclean_a person_n touch_v be_v to_o be_v hold_v unclean_a to_o signify_v the_o contagion_n of_o sin_n spread_v from_o one_o to_o another_o numb_a 19_o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxvii_o the_o camp_n now_o advance_v to_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o there_o miriam_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v four_o month_n before_o her_o brother_n aaron_n and_o eleven_o month_n before_o her_o brother_n moses_n she_o be_v the_o elder_a of_o the_o three_o she_o attain_v to_o the_o age_n of_o 130_o see_v exod._n 2.4_o 7._o she_o be_v a_o prophetess_n and_o by_o she_o also_o god_n guide_v the_o israelite_n in_o their_o travel_n see_v mich._n 6.4_o she_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v the_o girl_n that_o be_v set_v to_o watch_v what_o will_v become_v of_o moses_n when_o he_o be_v expose_v in_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n on_o the_o river_n nile_n see_v exod._n 2.4_o 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 they_o to_o rely_v on_o his_o providence_n now_o and_o not_o to_o have_v distrustful_o murmur_v or_o wish_v so_o desperate_o as_o they_o do_v will_v god_n say_v they_o we_o have_v die_v with_o our_o brethren_n who_o god_n sudden_o destroy_v in_o the_o insurrection_n of_o corah_n and_o at_o other_o time_n thereby_o as_o it_o be_v slight_v that_o fearful_a judgement_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o god_n firery_a indignation_n in_o comparison_n of_o be_v pinch_v with_o a_o present_a want_n of_o water_n they_o high_o expostulate_v with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o bring_v they_o into_o that_o barren_a wilderness_n which_o be_v no_o place_n to_o sow_v seed_n in_o or_o plant_v figg-tree_n vine_n or_o pomegranate_n but_o a_o land_n of_o desert_n a_o land_n of_o drought_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n a_o land_n through_o which_o no_o man_n pass_v and_o where_o no_o man_n dwell_v see_v jer._n 2.6_o moses_n and_o aaron_n hereupon_o betake_v themselves_o unto_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o intercede_v with_o god_n as_o former_o for_o this_o rebellious_a people_n and_o the_o lord_n immediate_o signify_v his_o approach_n and_o the_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o his_o glorious_a presence_n by_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o cloud_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v ch._n 14.10_o and_o ch._n 16.19_o and_o here_o he_o command_v moses_n to_o take_v the_o rod_n viz._n aaron_n rod_n which_o bud_v out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n 17.10_o tabernacle_n see_v numb_a 20._o v._n 9_o &_o ch._n 17.10_o and_o with_o that_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o speak_v to_o the_o rock_n before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o it_o shall_v give_v forth_o water_n moses_n indeed_o with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n at_o
before_o they_o the_o lord_n great_a goodness_n to_o they_o and_o the_o several_a gracious_a manifestation_n of_o his_o favour_n towards_o they_o as_o he_o conduct_v they_o along_o from_o egypt_n to_o canaan_n first_o he_o come_v and_o appear_v to_o they_o from_o sinai_n where_o he_o give_v they_o his_o law_n 2_o he_o further_o manifest_v himself_o to_o they_o from_o mount_n seir_n when_o he_o command_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n to_o be_v set_v up_o by_o which_o those_o among_o they_o be_v cure_v that_o be_v mortal_o bite_v with_o fiery_a serpent_n and_o thereby_o he_o give_v they_o a_o notable_a type_n of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n 3_o he_o shine_v forth_o from_o mount_n paran_n that_o be_v repeat_v and_o explain_v the_o law_n to_o they_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n who_o exhort_v they_o to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o it_o and_o when_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o his_o law_n at_o sinai_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o come_v attend_v with_o royal_a majesty_n with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o glorious_a angel_n who_o be_v here_o call_v saint_n because_o of_o their_o purity_n and_o holiness_n see_v act_n 7.53_o from_o his_o right_a hand_n go_v a_o fiery_a law_n for_o they_o that_o be_v he_o speak_v it_o to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n deut._n 5.22_o and_o yet_o that_o give_v they_o his_o law_n be_v a_o singular_a effect_n of_o his_o special_a love_n to_o they_o he_o thereby_o testify_v his_o great_a kindness_n to_o they_o and_o so_o he_o do_v also_o in_o his_o protect_a of_o they_o from_o their_o enemy_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v true_o say_v all_o israel_n saint_n be_v under_o thy_o care_n and_o protection_n o_o lord_n they_o sit_v at_o thy_o foot_n they_o attend_v upon_o thou_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n sinai_n as_o scholar_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o their_o master_n and_o all_o that_o be_v true_a israelite_n will_v receive_v instruction_n from_o thy_o word_n and_o such_o israelite_n will_v ready_o declare_v that_o god_n give_v they_o his_o law_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n even_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o jacob_n that_o be_v which_o be_v as_o dear_a to_o they_o as_o a_o inheritance_n be_v to_o any_o man_n they_o will_v declare_v that_o he_o give_v it_o they_o as_o a_o rare_a and_o precious_a treasure_n and_o not_o for_o their_o use_n only_o but_o for_o the_o use_n and_o instruction_n also_o of_o their_o posterity_n after_o they_o and_o they_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o moses_n be_v king_n in_o jeshurun_n that_o be_v chief_a king_n and_o magistrate_n in_o israel_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o tribe_n be_v gather_v together_o to_o receive_v the_o law_n at_o mount_n sinai_n and_o they_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v a_o person_n so_o extraordinary_o favour_v guide_v and_o assist_v by_o god_n can_v not_o but_o receive_v what_o he_o deliver_v unto_o they_o as_o speak_v by_o god_n himself_o from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 6._o he_o come_v now_o to_o bless_v the_o tribe_n particular_o he_o begin_v with_o reuben_n let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v and_o let_v not_o his_o man_n be_v few_o jacob_n have_v prophesy_v of_o this_o tribe_n that_o they_o shall_v lose_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o birthright_n and_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o any_o eminency_n among_o the_o tribe_n either_o for_o number_n of_o people_n or_o any_o other_o excellency_n and_o that_o because_o of_o reuben_n incest_n with_o his_o father_n concubine_n see_v gen._n 49.4_o now_o therefore_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o tribe_n moses_n pronounce_v this_o blessing_n upon_o they_o let_v reuben_n live_v that_o be_v though_o reuben_n by_o his_o incest_n borough_n that_o curse_n upon_o he_o pronounce_v by_o his_o father_n yea_o though_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o reubenites_n in_o adhere_v to_o corah_n they_o deserve_v that_o god_n shall_v utter_o destroy_v they_o yet_o say_v he_o the_o name_n and_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n shall_v still_o continue_v among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o though_o for_o his_o sin_n he_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o excel_v the_o other_o tribe_n in_o number_n of_o man_n which_o as_o the_o first-born_a he_o may_v otherwise_o have_v expect_v however_o he_o shall_v continue_v a_o numerous_a tribe_n 2_o he_o come_v next_o to_o judah_n because_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o birthright_n be_v partly_o give_v from_o reuben_n to_o judah_n and_o in_o his_o tribe_n the_o regal_a power_n be_v afterward_o settle_v hear_v lord_n say_v he_o the_o voice_n of_o judah_n oleaster_n judah_n audi_fw-la domine_fw-la preces_fw-la jehudae_fw-la scil_n cum_fw-la egressus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ad_fw-la bellum_fw-la &_o reduc_fw-la eum_fw-la scil_n a_o bello_fw-la incolumem_fw-la ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la suos_fw-la oleaster_n that_o be_v the_o prayer_n that_o this_o tribe_n shall_v make_v to_o thou_o particular_o that_o the_o promise_v messiah_n may_v according_o to_o thy_o promise_n come_v of_o their_o stock_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n and_o grant_v they_o o_o lord_n sufficient_a strength_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n thou_o be_v their_o helper_n and_o when_o thou_o shall_v suffer_v this_o tribe_n with_o that_o of_o benjamin_n to_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o babylonian_n into_o captivity_n bring_v they_o back_o again_o in_o thy_o due_a time_n to_o their_o people_n that_o be_v to_o the_o poor_a that_o be_v leave_v in_o judea_n to_o husband_n the_o land_n jer._n 39.10_o &_o 40.7_o &_o 52.16_o 3_o he_o bless_v levi_n let_v thy_o urim_n and_o thy_o thummim_n be_v with_o thy_o holy_a one_o that_o be_v let_v the_o high_a priesthood_n to_o which_o appertain_v the_o breastplate_n in_o which_o be_v the_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n exod._n 28.30_o be_v continue_v in_o aaron_n posterity_n and_o let_v they_o be_v furnish_v with_o those_o gift_n and_o grace_n with_o that_o knowledge_n and_o piety_n which_o be_v requisite_a for_o their_o high_a call_v and_o signify_v by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n who_o thou_o do_v prove_v at_o massah_n and_o with_o who_o thou_o do_v strive_v at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n that_o be_v who_o faith_n thou_o do_v try_v at_o meribah-kadesh_n see_v numb_a 20._o and_o sharp_o reprove_v both_o moses_n and_o he_o for_o their_o infidelity_n who_o say_v to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o this_o may_v have_v reference_n either_o to_o the_o law_n forbid_v the_o high_a priest_n to_o defile_v himself_o by_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a see_v levit._n 21.11_o neither_o shall_v he_o go_v into_o any_o dead_a body_n nor_o defile_v himself_o for_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o else_o to_o that_o notable_a fact_n of_o the_o levite_n exod._n 32._o who_o be_v so_o impartial_a in_o god_n cause_n as_o not_o to_o spare_v any_o though_o near_o relate_v to_o they_o who_o they_o find_v have_v worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n for_o they_o observe_v thy_o word_n and_o keep_v the_o covenant_n which_o they_o make_v with_o thou_o exod._n 24.8_o let_v they_o therefore_o teach_v jacob_n that_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n thy_o judgement_n or_o statute_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n let_v they_o put_v incense_n before_o and_o whole_a burnt-offering_n upon_o thy_o altar_n bless_v lord_n their_o substance_n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n that_o be_v bless_v they_o in_o their_o outward_a estate_n and_o accept_v in_o good_a part_n the_o work_n and_o service_n they_o do_v for_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o those_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o and_o hate_v they_o that_o be_v break_v the_o power_n of_o those_o that_o oppose_v they_o in_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o office_n see_v jer._n 15.10_o 4_o he_o come_v to_o benjamin_n of_o who_o he_o say_v the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o he_o that_o be_v as_o benjamin_n be_v his_o father_n darling_n when_o joseph_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v dead_a so_o he_o be_v much_o belove_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o shall_v dwell_v safe_o by_o he_o that_o be_v near_o his_o temple_n which_o be_v build_v in_o his_o portion_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v cover_v he_o all_o the_o day_n long_o that_o be_v protect_v and_o defend_v he_o and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n that_o be_v god_n will_v choose_v for_o himself_o a_o habitation_n in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o this_o tribe_n for_o though_o the_o south_n part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o be_v mount_n zion_n moriah_n zion_n god_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o mount_n zion_n and_o thence_o some_o conceive_v his_o temple_n be_v situate_a upon_o it_o but_o where_o it_o be_v so_o say_v the_o word_n zion_n must_v not_o be_v take_v strict_o for_o the_o hill_n zion_n but_o
by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o therewith_o for_o the_o temple_n found_v on_o mount_n moriah_n call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o northern_a part_n with_o mount_n moriah_n where_o the_o temple_n stand_v be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o be_v set_v upon_o that_o hill_n it_o be_v conspicuous_o eminent_a as_o the_o head_n place_v above_o and_o between_o the_o shoulder_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n 5_o he_o come_v now_o to_o joseph_n who_o two_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v head_n of_o two_o tribe_n of_o who_o he_o say_v bless_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o land_n and_o let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o most_o excellent_a thing_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v with_o rain_n and_o dews_n that_o fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o deep_a that_o couch_v beneath_o that_o be_v with_o spring_n arise_v from_o the_o deep_a let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o precious_a fruit_n bring_v forth_o by_o the_o heat_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o kindly_a moisture_n of_o the_o night_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o moon_n let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o the_o ancient_a mountain_n and_o with_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o last_a hill_n that_o be_v with_o the_o choice_a tree_n and_o fruit_n and_o herb_n that_o grow_v on_o hill_n such_o as_o be_v vine_n olive_n cedar_n pine_n cypress_n and_o other_o useful_a tree_n and_o with_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o other_o metal_n which_o be_v usual_o find_v in_o hill_n 49.26_o hill_n see_v gen._n 49.26_o and_o mountain_n and_o let_v the_o posterity_n of_o joseph_n be_v bless_v not_o only_o with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o with_o plenty_n of_o they_o but_o with_o the_o goodwill_n of_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o bush_n in_o the_o bush_n god_n appear_v to_o moses_n as_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o the_o goodwill_n of_o god_n thus_o manifest_v viz._n as_o a_o god_n in_o covenant_n with_o they_o be_v that_o which_o alone_o can_v make_v they_o true_o happy_a see_v psal_n 106.4_o let_v this_o blessing_n say_v he_o come_v on_o the_o head_n of_o joseph_n that_o be_v on_o his_o posterity_n who_o father_n be_v separate_v from_o his_o brethren_n and_o advance_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o a_o high_a and_o singular_a degree_n of_o honour_n above_o they_o his_o glory_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o bullock_n that_o be_v of_o a_o fair_a young_a bullock_n in_o his_o best_a strength_n and_o his_o horn_n like_o the_o horn_n of_o vnicorn_n that_o be_v his_o power_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o irresistible_a wherewith_o he_o shall_v conquer_v far_o remote_a nation_n now_o these_o horn_n of_o he_o he_o show_v be_v the_o ten_o thousand_o of_o ephraim_n and_o the_o thousand_o of_o manasseh_n 6_o 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 of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v of_o the_o riches_n and_o wealth_n bring_v over_o the_o sea_n and_o of_o the_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o sand_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o such_o city_n as_o be_v seat_v upon_o the_o seashore_n in_o sandy-ground_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o mountain_n there_o they_o shall_v offer_v sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n herein_o he_o prophecy_n of_o their_o religious_a thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o his_o great_a blessing_n to_o they_o they_o shall_v due_o go_v to_o mount_n zion_n to_o worship_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v invite_v their_o brethren_n and_o possible_o stranger_n of_o other_o nation_n to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o though_o they_o be_v seat_v by_o the_o seaside_n in_o the_o outmost_a part_n of_o the_o land_n and_o so_o far_o off_o from_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o at_o time_n appoint_v they_o shall_v ready_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o there_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o thank-offering_n which_o be_v just_o due_a to_o god_n and_o agreeable_a to_o what_o his_o law_n prescribe_v 7_o he_o come_v to_o gad_n of_o who_o he_o say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o enlarge_v gad_n namely_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v bestow_v upon_o gad_n a_o large_a and_o spacious_a country_n and_o though_o it_o lay_v upon_o the_o frontier_n and_o therefore_o be_v liable_a to_o frequent_v incursion_n of_o enemy_n yet_o they_o shall_v have_v heart_n and_o courage_n to_o defend_v themselves_o therefore_o he_o prophecy_n of_o gad_n that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v as_o a_o lion_n that_o be_v bold_a and_o undaunted_a and_o as_o a_o lion_n tear_v sometime_o the_o arm_n sometime_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n that_o be_v sometime_o in_o one_o place_n sometime_o in_o another_o so_o this_o tribe_n shall_v divers_a way_n spoil_v their_o enemy_n he_o provide_v the_o first_o part_n for_o himself_o that_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o conquer_a land_n which_o be_v the_o country_n of_o sihon_n and_o this_o tribe_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v provide_v for_o themselves_o because_o they_o desire_v it_o of_o moses_n for_o their_o inheritance_n and_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n of_o canaan_n be_v without_o jordan_n be_v that_o alone_a which_o god_n permit_v moses_n the_o lawgiver_n to_o come_v into_o and_o allow_v he_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o inheritance_n and_o be_v thus_o provide_v they_o go_v with_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n arm_v so_o arm_v moses_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v already_o do_v foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n that_o it_o will_v be_v so_o before_o their_o brethren_n and_o execute_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o accurse_a canaanites_n 8_o he_o come_v to_o dan_o of_o who_o he_o say_v dan_fw-mi be_v a_o lion_n whelp_n he_o shall_v leap_v from_o bashan_n bashan_n be_v a_o place_n where_o be_v many_o lion_n though_o not_o in_o dan_n possession_n but_o manasseh_n see_v deut._n 3.13_o the_o danite_n be_v therefore_o here_o compare_v to_o lion_n rush_v sudden_o out_o of_o the_o forest_n and_o den_n of_o bashan_n who_o seize_v upon_o those_o that_o pass_v by_o ere_o they_o be_v aware_a thus_o the_o danite_n shall_v leap_v unexpected_o out_o of_o their_o fort_n and_o fastness_n and_o secret_a place_n where_o they_o lie_v in_o ambush_n and_o shall_v seize_v upon_o their_o enemy_n when_o they_o least_o expect_v they_o see_v gen._n 49.17_o josh_n 19.47_o judg._n 18.27_o 29._o 9ly_a he_o come_v to_o naphtali_n of_o who_o he_o say_v o_o naphtali_n satisfy_v with_o favour_n and_o full_a with_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n wherein_o he_o prophecy_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o soil_n wherein_o this_o tribe_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n therefore_o jacob_n compare_v they_o to_o a_o hind_n let_v loose_a that_o have_v a_o large_a walk_n and_o so_o in_o choice_a pasture_n find_v plenty_n of_o feed_v gen._n 49.21_o he_o therefore_o here_o break_v out_o into_o a_o admiration_n of_o the_o great_a plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o blessing_n which_o their_o inheritance_n shall_v yield_v they_o but_o intimate_v that_o their_o blessing_n shall_v not_o consist_v so_o much_o in_o their_o have_v such_o plenty_n and_o fullness_n of_o outward_a blessing_n as_o in_o their_o be_v full_o satisfy_v and_o content_v therewith_o and_o that_o the_o thing_n which_o shall_v yield_v such_o satisfaction_n to_o their_o soul_n be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o blessing_n themselves_o as_o the_o singular_a love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n whereof_o to_o they_o these_o blessing_n be_v pledge_n he_o further_o add_v possess_v thou_o the_o west_n and_o the_o south_n intimate_v to_o they_o thereby_o that_o their_o lot_n
promise_v and_o covenant_v with_o david_n thy_o father_n see_v ch._n 8.25_o but_o if_o thou_o or_o thy_o posterity_n fail_v on_o your_o part_n to_o perform_v the_o condition_n annex_v to_o my_o promise_n and_o shall_v turn_v away_o obstinate_o and_o total_o from_o follow_v after_o i_o and_o shall_v renounce_v i_o and_o my_o service_n and_o will_v not_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o statute_n which_o i_o have_v make_v know_v unto_o you_o and_o set_v before_o you_o to_o walk_v in_o but_o shall_v go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o worship_v they_o then_o will_v i_o cut_v off_o 17.20_o off_o thus_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n deal_v with_o 2_o king_n 17.20_o israel_n from_o the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v they_o as_o a_o rot_a branch_n and_o pluck_v they_o up_o by_o the_o root_n and_o this_o house_n which_o i_o have_v hallow_v for_o my_o name_n will_v i_o cast_v out_o of_o my_o sight_n out_o of_o my_o favour_n and_o protection_n and_o israel_n shall_v be_v a_o proverb_n and_o a_o byword_n contempt_n byword_n as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n the_o jew_n be_v a_o scorn_n to_o all_o nation_n but_o much_o more_o since_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o their_o city_n and_o temple_n by_o the_o roman_n and_o so_o their_o great_a glory_n be_v turn_v into_o vile_a contempt_n among_o the_o people_n and_o as_o for_o this_o house_n which_o be_v now_o so_o high_a in_o all_o external_a glory_n every_o one_o that_o pass_v by_o shall_v be_v astonish_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o and_o shall_v hiss_v at_o it_o in_o scorn_n and_o shall_v ask_v why_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n and_o this_o house_n and_o they_o shall_v receive_v this_o answer_n because_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n who_o bring_v forth_o their_o father_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o have_v betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o other_o god_n who_o worship_n they_o pertinacious_o 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for_o we_o isaiah_n bid_v they_o return_v this_o answer_n to_o hezekiah_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o word_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v wherewith_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v blaspheme_v behold_v i_o will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o he_o which_o shall_v blow_v he_o out_o of_o this_o land_n as_o the_o dust_n or_o chaff_n be_v blow_v before_o the_o wind_n and_o he_o shall_v hear_v a_o rumour_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o commander_n in_o one_o night_n and_o shall_v return_v to_o nineveh_n his_o chief_a city_n and_o there_o i_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n 2_o king_n 18._o from_o v._o 13._o to_o the_o end_n 2_o king_n 19_o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o isai_n 36._o whole_a chapter_n isai_n 37._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o rabshakeh_n find_v that_o he_o can_v neither_o threaten_v nor_o flatter_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n into_o a_o surrender_n leave_v his_o army_n before_o the_o city_n he_o go_v present_o to_o sennacherib_n who_o he_o find_v rise_v from_o before_o lachish_n and_o besiege_v libna_n to_o inform_v he_o of_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n at_o jerusalem_n as_o also_o perhaps_o to_o confer_v with_o he_o about_o oppose_a tirhakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n who_o as_o he_o understand_v be_v now_o come_v with_o his_o army_n against_o they_o sennacherib_n therefore_o that_o he_o may_v use_v all_o possible_a mean_n to_o terrify_v hezekiah_n into_o a_o speedy_a surrender_n that_o so_o he_o may_v the_o better_o attend_v the_o motion_n of_o tirhakah_n army_n he_o send_v other_o messenger_n to_o he_o who_o bring_v a_o threaten_a message_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n and_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o the_o same_o rate_n that_o rabshakeh_n have_v do_v before_o they_o do_v not_o indeed_o mention_v the_o persidiousness_n of_o egypt_n nor_o the_o weakness_n of_o hezekiab_n army_n as_o rabshakeh_n have_v do_v but_o understand_v that_o hezekiah_n rely_v whole_o on_o god_n therefore_o they_o endeavour_v to_o affright_v he_o from_o that_o confidence_n by_o tell_v he_o with_o what_o ill_a success_n other_o nation_n have_v rely_v on_o their_o god_n instance_v in_o gozan_n and_o haran_n rezeph_n and_o the_o people_n of_o eden_n all_o as_o it_o be_v like_a region_n of_o mesopotamia_n and_o several_a other_o people_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v have_v persuade_v he_o that_o he_o have_v little_a reason_n to_o trust_v and_o rely_v on_o his_o god_n they_o also_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o blasphemous_a and_o threaten_a letter_n from_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n which_o hezekiah_n have_v receive_v and_o read_v he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o spread_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o pour_v forth_o unto_o he_o a_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n with_o many_o tear_n humble_o and_o earnest_o beg_v his_o help_n in_o this_o his_o great_a extremity_n he_o humble_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o to_o 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 border_n that_o be_v will_v possess_v myself_o of_o his_o frontier-town_n and_o will_v enter_v into_o the_o forest_n of_o his_o carmel_n or_o by_o a_o hypallage_n into_o the_o carmel_n of_o his_o forest_n that_o be_v his_o most_o excellent_a and_o pleasant_a hill_n viz._n mount_v zion_n on_o which_o the_o most_o pleasant_a object_n in_o jerusalem_n be_v seat_v thou_o further_o say_v i_o have_v dig_v and_o drink_v strange_a water_n and_o with_o the_o sole_n of_o my_o foot_n have_v i_o dry_v up_o all_o the_o river_n of_o besiege_a place_n that_o be_v when_o i_o have_v come_v to_o place_n destitute_a of_o water_n even_o there_o have_v i_o dig_v up_o new_a fountain_n where_o none_o be_v before_o and_o where_o city_n have_v be_v environ_v with_o great_a and_o deep_a water_n no_o soon_o have_v i_o set_v my_o foot_n there_o to_o besiege_v they_o but_o with_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o soldier_n i_o have_v dry_v they_o up_o power_n up_o hereby_o a_o intimation_n be_v give_v that_o he_o laugh_v to_o scorn_v hezekiah_n policy_n in_o cut_v off_o the_o water_n about_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o thrasonical_a manner_n seem_v to_o boast_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o he_o can_v not_o do_v by_o his_o own_o strength_n nor_o any_o place_n he_o can_v not_o subdue_v by_o his_o own_o power_n but_o though_o thou_o boast_v so_o much_o of_o thy_o power_n in_o subdue_a city_n and_o country_n have_v thou_o not_o hear_v that_o i_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n long_v ago_o contrive_v and_o determine_v what_o thou_o shall_v do_v viz._n that_o thou_o shall_v lay_v waste_v defence_v city_n and_o turn_v they_o into_o ruinous_a heap_n see_v isa_n 10.5_o etc._n etc._n and_o according_o i_o have_v now_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o place_n be_v of_o so_o small_a
resort_v so_o that_o in_o his_o reformation_n he_o spare_v neither_o the_o high_a place_n of_o great_a or_o small_a and_o the_o priest_n of_o these_o high_a place_n he_o permit_v not_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n at_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o temple_n yet_o he_o permit_v they_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o unleavened_a bread_n that_o be_v of_o the_o shewbread_n and_o such_o provision_n tirinus_n provision_n species_n hic_fw-mi synecdochice_v ponitur_fw-la pro_fw-la genere_fw-la q.d._n participes_fw-la erant_fw-la omnium_fw-la illorum_fw-la quibus_fw-la alii_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la vesci_fw-la poterant_fw-la tirinus_n as_o be_v allot_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n also_o he_o defile_v tophet_n a_o high_a place_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnon_n near_o jerusalem_n josh_n 15.8_o by_o cast_v dead_a man_n bone_n into_o it_o that_o none_o may_v hereafter_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n to_o molech_n in_o that_o place_n as_o they_o have_v use_v to_o do_v moreover_o he_o take_v away_o the_o horse_n that_o have_v be_v nourish_v and_o keep_v to_o carry_v man_n with_o speed_n from_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n munster_n lord_n equitabant_fw-la ab_fw-la ingressa_fw-la templi_fw-la ad_fw-la cameram_fw-la nathan-melech_a vel_fw-la ad_fw-la suburbia_fw-la munster_n to_o the_o chamber_n or_o house_n of_o nathan-melech_a the_o chamberlain_n which_o be_v in_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o david_n where_o they_o may_v see_v the_o sun_n rise_v and_o so_o may_v worship_v it_o at_o its_o first_o appear_v which_o be_v a_o idolatrous_a practice_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o it_o seem_v the_o israelite_n have_v learn_v it_o from_o they_o and_o he_o burn_v the_o chariot_n wherein_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o help_n of_o those_o horse_n to_o see_v the_o sun_n rise_v or_o perhaps_o the_o idolatrous_a israelites_n may_v set_v a_o glorious_a image_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o one_o of_o those_o chariot_n which_o at_o sometime_o be_v draw_v up_o and_o down_o by_o those_o horse_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n to_o see_v and_o adore_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v burn_v the_o chariot_n but_o to_o have_v take_v away_o the_o horse_n furthermore_o the_o altar_n that_o be_v on_o the_o flat_a roof_n of_o a_o upper_a chamber_n of_o ahaz_n which_o possible_o he_o make_v to_o sacrifice_v thereon_o to_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n see_v jer._n 19.13_o &_o zeph._n 1.4_o 5._o and_o the_o altar_n which_o manasseh_n have_v make_v in_o the_o two_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n do_v he_o break_v to_o piece_n for_o though_o manasseh_n after_o his_o repentance_n do_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o city_n all_o the_o idolatrous_a altar_n that_o he_o have_v make_v see_v 2_o chron._n 33.15_o yet_o possible_o amon_n his_o son_n may_v restore_v they_o to_o their_o place_n again_o and_o so_o they_o may_v have_v continue_v until_o now_o but_o josiah_n now_o tumble_v they_o down_o break_v they_o to_o piece_n and_o beat_v they_o to_o powder_n and_o cast_v the_o dust_n of_o they_o into_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o the_o high_a place_n which_o be_v near_o jerusalem_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o corruption_n viz._n mount_v olivet_n so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v so_o full_a of_o idol_n in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n 11.7_o solomon_n see_v 1_o king_n 11.7_o wherewith_o the_o people_n corrupt_v themselves_o deut._n 32.5_o he_o defile_v as_o he_o have_v do_v other_o high_a place_n before_o it_o be_v like_o those_o high_a place_n be_v deface_v by_o asa_n or_o jehoshaphat_n or_o hezekiah_n but_o amon_n may_v put_v they_o to_o those_o idolatrous_a use_n for_o which_o they_o be_v before_o erect_v and_o thereupon_o josiah_n take_v occasion_n utter_o to_o demolish_v they_o that_o they_o may_v never_o again_o be_v use_v for_o any_o such_o purpose_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o zealous_o this_o good_a king_n endeavour_v a_o thorough_a reformation_n by_o break_v in_o piece_n idolatrous_a image_n and_o cut_v down_o idolatrous_a grove_n and_o defile_v those_o those_o place_n with_o dead_a man_n bone_n that_o they_o may_v never_o be_v use_v for_o those_o purpose_n again_o 2_o king_n 22._o from_o 3_o to_o the_o end_n chap._n 23._o from_o 1_o to_o the_o 15._o 2_o chron._n 34._o from_o 8_o to_o the_o end_n josiah_n now_o proceed_v further_o in_o his_o reformation_n even_o to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o he_o have_v any_o power_n over_o and_o first_o he_o go_v to_o bethel_n where_o come_v to_o the_o high-place_n which_o jeroboam_n the_o first_o have_v there_o make_v and_o see_v many_o sepulcher_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n that_o have_v be_v there_o bury_v he_o undoubted_o by_o a_o special_a instinct_n from_o god_n cause_v their_o bone_n to_o be_v take_v up_o and_o burn_v they_o on_o that_o altar_n and_o thereby_o pollute_v it_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o the_o man_n of_o god_n speak_v 1_o king_n 13.2_o who_o cry_v against_o that_o altar_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o 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 by_o name_n and_o upon_o thou_o shall_v he_o offer_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n that_o burn_v incense_n upon_o thou_o and_o man_n bone_n shall_v be_v burn_v upon_o thou_o then_o look_v about_o he_o see_v a_o inscription_n upon_o a_o monument_n and_o inquire_v what_o it_o signify_v the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n tell_v he_o it_o be_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n who_o come_v from_o judah_n and_o foretell_v that_o josiah_n shall_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o the_o old_a prophet_n that_o seduce_v he_o bury_v he_o in_o that_o sepulchre_n and_o give_v order_n that_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v there_o bury_v also_o and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o inscription_n make_v declare_v that_o there_o the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v bury_v that_o when_o the_o time_n come_v that_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v prophesy_v shall_v be_v fulfil_v his_o sepulchre_n may_v hereby_o be_v know_v from_o the_o rest_n and_o so_o neither_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n nor_o his_o own_o bone_n may_v be_v disturb_v josiah_n be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o inscription_n who_o sepulchre_n it_o be_v he_o give_v order_n that_o the_o bone_n of_o those_o two_o prophet_n shall_v not_o be_v disturb_v and_o so_o the_o old_a prophet_n desire_n be_v fulfil_v see_v 1_o king_n 13.31_o 32._o then_o he_o break_v down_o the_o high_a place_n and_o the_o altar_n and_o stamp_v it_o small_a to_o powder_n and_o burn_v the_o grove_n where_o the_o high_a place_n be_v then_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o city_n of_o manasseh_n ephraim_n and_o simeon_n even_o unto_o naphtali_n and_o cause_v the_o altar_n and_o grave_a image_n to_o be_v break_v down_o with_o mattock_n and_o do_v unto_o they_o as_o he_o have_v do_v at_o bethel_n and_o such_o idolatrous_a 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&_o alio_fw-la dilapsi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la svas_fw-la sedes_fw-la redierunt_fw-la cum_fw-la suis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la ibi_fw-la que_fw-la ut_fw-la ante_fw-la idola_fw-la sva_fw-la coluerunt_fw-la again_o into_o the_o land_n of_o samaria_n it_o appear_v also_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n be_v at_o this_o time_n under_o the_o power_n of_o josiah_n which_o possible_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o set_v manasseh_n at_o liberty_n may_v give_v he_o with_o his_o liberty_n on_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v defend_v his_o territory_n against_o the_o egyptian_n who_o begin_v in_o those_o time_n with_o great_a power_n and_o success_n to_o oppose_v the_o babylonian_n 2_o king_n 23._o from_o 15_o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 34._o from_o 4_o to_o 8._o in_o the_o same_o 18_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o
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condition_n and_o die_v in_o the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n therefore_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o grave_n in_o peace_n according_a to_o huldahs_n prediction_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o one_o of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o whole_a people_n wonderful_o lament_v his_o death_n and_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n more_o especial_o who_o know_v the_o evil_a that_o will_v follow_v after_o his_o death_n and_o all_o the_o singing-man_n and_o singing-woman_n speak_v of_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n and_o make_v mention_n of_o his_o death_n even_o in_o the_o mourning_n they_o make_v for_o other_o insomuch_o as_o it_o come_v to_o be_v a_o constant_a custom_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o settle_a ordinance_n to_o speak_v of_o josiah_n death_n in_o their_o doleful_a elegy_n and_o it_o grow_v almost_o into_o a_o common_a proverb_n the_o lamentation_n of_o hadadrimmon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddo_n zach._n 12.11_o and_o possible_o upon_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o good_a a_o king_n a_o law_n or_o ordinance_n be_v enact_v that_o some_o doleful_a elegy_n or_o lamentation_n shall_v yearly_o be_v sing_v for_o he_o and_o these_o be_v record_v and_o set_v down_o among_o other_o mournful_a elegy_n which_o upon_o occasion_n of_o public_a calamity_n be_v use_v to_o be_v sing_v 2_o chron._n 35._o from_o 20_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n 23._o v._n 29_o 30._o the_o prophet_n zephany_n prophesy_v in_o this_o king_n reign_n as_o jeremy_n also_o do_v zephany_n the_o prophecy_n of_o zephany_n his_o prophecy_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o four_o part_n 1._o he_o denounce_v dreadful_a judgement_n against_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n which_o shall_v be_v distress_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n without_o within_z and_o in_o every_o corner_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a spoil_n of_o their_o good_n and_o slaughter_v of_o their_o people_n 2._o he_o set_v before_o they_o the_o heinous_a sin_n that_o be_v find_v among_o they_o which_o will_v 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the_o decree_n bring_v forth_o which_o if_o they_o will_v do_v he_o tell_v they_o it_o may_v be_v they_o may_v be_v hide_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n anger_n this_o he_o further_o urge_v upon_o they_o from_o the_o exemplary_a judgement_n that_o god_n will_v inflict_v on_o other_o nation_n that_o be_v impenitent_a viz._n the_o philistine_n moabite_n ammonite_n ethiopian_n and_o assyrian_n 4._o and_o last_o he_o give_v some_o gracious_a promise_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o faithful_a he_o tell_v they_o the_o lord_n will_v leave_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o a_o afflict_a and_o poor_a people_n and_o they_o shall_v trust_v in_o his_o name_n he_o prophecy_v of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o church_n he_o promise_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n and_o that_o god_n will_v destroy_v their_o afflict_a adversary_n and_o will_v sanctify_v they_o protect_v they_o and_o 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and_o therefore_o god_n upbraid_v the_o king_n of_o tyre_n with_o his_o pride_n and_o arrogancy_n behold_v say_v he_o thou_o be_v wise_a than_o daniel_n no_o secret_a can_v be_v hide_v from_o thou_o therefore_o i_o will_v bring_v stranger_n upon_o thou_o the_o terrible_a of_o the_o nation_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v thou_o down_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n ch._n 26._o ch._n 27._o ch._n 28._o in_o the_o same_o year_n also_o in_o the_o three_o month_n god_n reveal_v his_o will_n to_o ezekiel_n of_o send_v nabuchadnezzar_n against_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o same_o month_n also_o god_n declare_v that_o the_o egyptian_n can_v no_o more_o avoid_v his_o decree_n and_o determination_n than_o the_o assyrian_n have_v do_v before_o ezek._n ch._n 30._o ch._n 31._o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n the_o nine_o day_n of_o the_o four_o month_n when_o the_o famine_n grow_v extreme_a in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o pestilence_n as_o it_o be_v like_a very_o hot_a jerusalem_n be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o chaldaean_n enter_v it_o ezek._n 4._o from_o 9_o to_o the_o end_n lament_n 4.10_o 2_o king_n 25.2_o 3_o 4._o jer._n 52.5_o 6_o 7._o jer._n 39.2_o 3._o the_o city_n be_v take_v zedekiah_n and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o war_n flee_v away_o by_o night_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gate_n between_o two_o wall_n which_o be_v by_o the_o king_n garden_n be_v it_o seem_v a_o secret_a way_n provide_v on_o purpose_n for_o escape_v in_o such_o a_o time_n of_o danger_n but_o the_o chaldaean_n pursue_v after_o they_o take_v zedekiah_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o jericho_n and_o bring_v he_o prisoner_n to_o riblah_n where_o nabuchadnezzar_n lie_v where_o have_v judgement_n pass_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o perjury_n and_o have_v see_v his_o child_n first_o slay_v before_o his_o eye_n to_o his_o extreme_a torment_n together_o with_o the_o noble_n of_o judah_n he_o have_v then_o his_o own_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o be_v clog_v with_o chain_n and_o fetter_n he_o be_v carry_v away_o from_o thence_o to_o babylon_n so_o the_o prophecy_n before_o utter_v concern_v he_o be_v fulfil_v viz._n that_o with_o his_o eye_n he_o shall_v see_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o speak_v with_o he_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n jer._n 32.4_o &_o 34.3_o but_o babylon_n he_o shall_v not_o see_v though_o he_o shall_v die_v there_o for_o so_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n foretell_v ch._n 12.13_o my_o net_n also_o will_v i_o spread_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v in_o my_o snare_n and_o i_o will_v bring_v he_o to_o babylon_n to_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n yet_o shall_v he_o not_o see_v it_o though_o he_o shall_v die_v there_o 2_o king_n 25._o from_o 4_o to_o 8._o jer._n 39_o from_o 4_o to_o 8._o jer._n 52._o from_o 7_o to_o 12._o upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n nebuzaradan_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n send_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v his_o entry_n into_o the_o city_n and_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n he_o set_v fire_n on_o the_o temple_n and_o on_o the_o king_n palace_n and_o upon_o all_o the_o nobleman_n house_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o burn_v all_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o break_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n round_o about_o in_o remembrance_n of_o which_o dismal_a calamity_n the_o fast_a of_o the_o five_o month_n be_v ordain_v to_o be_v keep_v zach._n 7.3_o &_o v._o 5._o &_o zach._n 8.19_o thus_o be_v the_o glorious_a temple_n destroy_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v and_o four_o hundred_o twenty_o four_o year_n three_o month_n and_o eight_o day_n after_o that_o solomon_n lay_v the_o first_o stone_n thereof_o 2_o king_n 25.8_o 9_o 10._o jer._n 52.12_o 13_o 14._o jer._n 39.8_o in_o the_o same_o five_o month_n the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v break_v down_o all_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o city_n and_o all_o that_o have_v before_o flee_v over_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o all_o the_o common_a people_n of_o the_o city_n with_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o 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the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o also_o rebel_v against_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_n who_o have_v make_v he_o swear_v by_o god_n but_o he_o stiffen_v his_o neck_n and_o harden_v his_o heart_n from_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n moreover_o all_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n transgress_v very_o much_o after_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o pollute_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o have_v hallow_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n send_v to_o they_o by_o his_o messenger_n rise_v up_o betimes_o betimes_o betimes_o that_o be_v continual_o and_o careful_o send_v they_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o careful_a householder_n who_o with_o the_o soon_o seek_v to_o redress_v mischief_n cause_v their_o servant_n for_o that_o end_n to_o rise_v betimes_o and_o send_v because_o he_o have_v compassion_n on_o his_o people_n and_o on_o his_o dwell_a place_n but_o they_o mock_v the_o 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burn_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o break_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o burn_v all_o the_o palace_n thereof_o with_o fire_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o goodly_a vessel_n thereof_o jer._n 39.9_o jer._n 52.15_o 2_o king_n 25._o from_o 11_o to_o 18._o 2_o chron._n 36._o from_o 14_o to_o 22._o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o they_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o babylon_n in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n be_v to_o continue_v seventy_o year_n in_o their_o captivity_n 2_o chron._n 36.20_o 21._o and_o they_o that_o have_v escape_v from_o the_o sword_n carry_v he_o away_o to_o babylon_n where_o they_o be_v servant_n to_o he_o and_o his_o son_n until_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n to_o fulfil_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremy_n until_o the_o land_n have_v enjoy_v her_o sabbath_n for_o as_o long_o as_o she_o lay_v desolate_a she_o keep_v sabbath_n to_o fulfil_v threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n where_o by_o those_o word_n until_o the_o land_n have_v enjoy_v her_o sabbath_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o so_o long_o as_o the_o people_n be_v keep_v out_o of_o it_o the_o land_n rest_v there_o be_v none_o to_o plough_v or_o dig_v it_o up_o and_o so_o it_o continue_v for_o the_o most_o part_n till_o the_o expiration_n of_o seventy_o year_n as_o jeremy_n have_v prophesy_v jer._n 25.11_o and_o this_o whole_a land_n shall_v be_v a_o desolation_n and_o a_o astonishment_n and_o these_o nation_n shall_v serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n seventy_o year_n and_o chap._n 29.10_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n after_o seventy_o year_n be_v accomplish_v at_o babylon_n i_o will_v visit_v you_o and_o perform_v my_o good_a word_n towards_o you_o in_o cause_v you_o to_o return_v to_o
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 or_o kingly_a title_n it_o be_v like_o this_o gedaliab_n be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o follow_v the_o advice_n which_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n give_v both_o to_o zedekiah_n and_o the_o rest_n jer._n 21.8_o 9_o 10._o and_o unto_o this_o people_n thou_o shall_v say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o set_v before_o you_o the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o the_o way_n of_o death_n he_o that_o abide_v in_o this_o city_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o by_o the_o famine_n and_o by_o the_o pestilence_n but_o he_o that_o go_v out_o and_o fall_v to_o the_o chaldaean_n that_o besiege_v you_o he_o shall_v live_v and_o his_o life_n shall_v be_v unto_o he_o for_o a_o prey_n for_o i_o have_v set_v my_o face_n against_o this_o city_n for_o evil_n and_o not_o for_o good_a say_v the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o he_o shall_v burn_v it_o with_o fire_n it_o be_v like_a therefore_o that_o upon_o this_o account_n he_o be_v make_v 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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 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peragendum_fw-la sicut_fw-la moses_n olim_fw-la unxit_fw-la sacratissimam_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la partem_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la ceremonialem_fw-la etc._n etc._n pisc_n the_o most_o holy_a our_o saviour_n by_o his_o blood_n may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o have_v anoint_v the_o most_o holy_a that_o be_v heaven_n as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o type_n of_o he_o do_v anoint_v the_o most_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n by_o present_v and_o sprinkle_v of_o blood_n as_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 9_o from_o 1_o to_o 13._o do_v make_v the_o parallel_n between_o they_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o angel_n mention_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o sanctuary_n ver_fw-la 26._o be_v conceive_v by_o divers_a learned_a man_n to_o be_v chief_o to_o set_v out_o the_o dreadful_a vengeanc_fw-fr of_o god_n that_o shall_v fall_v on_o the_o jew_n for_o put_v the_o messiah_n to_o death_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o 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about_o he_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o have_v charge_v he_o as_o he_o understand_v from_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n ch._n 44.28_o &_o ch._n 45.13_o to_o build_v a_o temple_n for_o his_o worship_n at_o jerusalem_n he_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o declare_v that_o whoever_o among_o his_o people_n the_o jew_n be_v willing_a to_o return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o to_o build_v a_o house_n for_o their_o god_n who_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n he_o give_v they_o free_a leave_n to_o do_v it_o and_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o prosper_v they_o therein_o and_o as_o for_o all_o such_o jew_n as_o be_v not_o housekeeper_n but_o stranger_n and_o sojourner_n in_o any_o part_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o give_v licence_n to_o the_o man_n of_o that_o place_n where_o they_o be_v sojourner_n to_o furnish_v they_o with_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o all_o necessary_a provision_n and_o horse_n to_o carry_v they_o 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viz._n that_o of_o the_o large_a fly_a roll_n and_o that_o of_o the_o ephab_n intimate_v that_o sin_n continue_v in_o will_v first_o bring_v on_o private_a calamity_n and_o have_v fill_v up_o its_o measure_n will_v also_o draw_v down_o public_a judgement_n upon_o the_o whole_a nation_n by_o the_o first_o vision_n viz._n that_o of_o a_o large_a fly_a roll_n be_v typify_v god_n judgement_n swift_o come_v and_o ready_a to_o be_v execute_v upon_o such_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o theft_n or_o perjury_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v consume_v their_o house_n and_o family_n in_o the_o second_o vision_n under_o the_o type_n of_o a_o ephah_n or_o measure_n pound_n a_o talon_n weigh_v 3000_o shekel_n exod._n 38.25_o 26._o or_o a_o 125_o pound_n and_o of_o a_o woman_n sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o and_o a_o talon_n of_o lead_n lay_v upon_o she_o to_o press_v she_o down_o be_v represent_v the_o sinful_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o wickedness_n grow_v to_o a_o full_a measure_n for_o which_o 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