so_o aaron_n lev_n 10._o 3._o and_o david_n psal._n 39_o 9_o thus_o jacob_n rule_v his_o own_o spirit_n do_v better_a than_o his_o son_n that_o take_v the_o city_n prov._n 16._o 32._o until_o as_o fit_a to_o comfort_n and_o counsel_v he_o v._o 7._o and_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n reuben_n be_v bear_v the_o first_o year_n of_o jacob_n come_v to_o laban_n be_v now_o about_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a simeon_n twenty_o four_o levi_n twenty_o three_o wroth_a in_o hatred_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o disgrace_n and_o reproach_n of_o the_o church_n folly_n so_n the_o rape_n judg._n 20._o 6._o and_o achan_n sacrilege_n josh._n 7._o 15._o be_v call_v folly_n rom._n 1._o 22._o folly_n in_o offend_a god_n lose_v the_o soul_n forfeit_v heaven_n gain_v hell_n in_o israel_n this_o name_n give_v he_o first_o ch_n 32._o 28._o therefore_o these_o word_n likely_a be_v the_o word_n not_o of_o jacob_n son_n but_o of_o moses_n who_o write_v this_o story_n according_a to_o the_o phrase_n of_o speech_n use_v in_o his_o time_n and_o suitable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n deliver_v by_o he_o afterward_o deut._n 23._o 17._o see_v deut._n 21._o 21._o josh._n 7._o 15._o judg._n 20._o 6._o v._o 8._o with_o they_o likely_a apart_o from_o their_o father_n your_o daughter_n they_o treat_v in_o their_o father_n name_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o own_o so_o v._o 17._o v._o 11._o i_o will_v give_v see_v annot_n on_o ch_z 29._o 18._o amnon_n do_v far_o worse_a with_o tamar_n 2_o sam._n 13._o exod._n 22._o 16_o 17._o and_o deut._n 22._o 28_o 29_o be_v in_o satisfaction_n for_o wrong_v do_v not_o upon_o a_o free_a and_o equal_a motion_n and_o proceed_n in_o marriage_n v._o 13._o and_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n without_o their_o father_n consent_n deceitful_o without_o their_o father_n knowledge_n he_o be_v a_o plain_a man_n and_o sincere_a ch_n 25._o 27._o v._o 14._o uncircumcised_a superfluous_a though_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v marry_v to_o woman_n of_o bethael_n and_o laban_n family_n where_o circumcision_n of_o the_o male_n in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v not_o in_o use_n v._o 15._o but_o in_o this_o will_v we_o jacob_n will_v not_o have_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n profane_v and_o obtrude_v upon_o unbeliever_n nor_o his_o holy_a seed_n to_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n deut._n 7._o 3_o 4_o neither_o do_v jacob_n son_n here_o deal_v otherwise_o then_o deceitful_o v._o 25._o be_v circumcise_v thus_o they_o abuse_v and_o prostitute_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n to_o their_o bloody_a purpose_n and_o under_o colour_n of_o religion_n cover_v their_o deceit_n so_o do_v jozebel_n 1_o king_n 21_o 9_o 10._o and_o absalon_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 7_o 8._o v._o 16._o our_o daughter_n which_o we_o have_v or_o shall_v have_v v._o 17._o our_o daughter_n asdruball_n v._o 8._o use_v the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n v._o 19_o more_o honourable_a his_o great_a esteem_n be_v one_o ground_n of_o his_o present_a prevail_a so_o much_o with_o all_o the_o man_n in_o so_o strange_a a_o request_n v._o 20._o the_o gate_n of_o their_o city_n where_o be_v the_o public_a assembly_n and_o court_n of_o justice_n see_v annotat._v on_o chap._n 23._o 10._o v._o 23._o and_o every_o beast_n of_o they_o be_v we_o not_o as_o a_o spoil_n from_o they_o but_o by_o commerce_n marriage_n and_o the_o like_a v._o 25._o on_o the_o three_o day_n the_o critical_a day_n by_o physician_n for_o wound_n simeon_n and_o levi_n dinahs_n brethren_n by_o father_n and_o mother_n reuben_n be_v of_o a_o more_o mild_a nature_n ch_n 37._o 29._o they_o only_o the_o chief_a author_n and_o actor_n other_o also_o both_o brethren_n and_o servant_n like_v to_o be_v assistant_n five_o 13_o 27._o bold_o because_o the_o wound_a man_n can_v not_o resist_v they_o and_o the_o city_n be_v secure_a slay_v all_o the_o male_n a_o male_a have_v do_v the_o wrong_n their_o wife_n and_o little_a one_o they_o take_v captive_n v._o 29._o god_n may_v just_o suffer_v this_o for_o the_o shechemite_v own_o sin_n and_o take_v occasion_n for_o it_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o prince_n 1_o chron._n 32._o 25._o 2_o sam_n 24._o 1_o 15_o 17._o v._o 27._o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n the_o rest_n likely_a and_o spoil_v the_o city_n v._n 28_o 29._o of_o murderer_n become_v robber_n they_o have_v defile_v their_o sister_n one_o of_o they_o have_v and_o the_o other_o repress_v it_o not_o nor_o judge_v he_o for_o it_o so_o josh._n 7._o 1_o 11_o 12._o 22._o 20._o v._o 29._o captive_n what_o they_o do_v after_o with_o they_o we_o read_v not_o in_o the_o house_n in_o every_o house_n chief_o shechems_n house_n wherein_o dinah_n be_v v._n 2d_o v._o 30._o unto_o simeon_n and_o levi_n as_o the_o chief_a offender_n you_o have_v trouble_v i_o he_o then_o be_v neither_o privy_a to_o nor_o approver_n of_o this_o massacre_n and_o therefore_o ch_n 49._o 5_o 6_o 7._o he_o do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n curse_v they_o for_o it_o josh._n 6._o 18._o 7._o 25._o 1_o king_n 18._o 18._o for_o this_o fact_n likely_a he_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o birthright_n as_o reuben_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o confer_v it_o on_o judah_n chap._n 49._o prov._n 11_o 29._o to_o make_v i_o tho_o he_o be_v in_o no_o fault_n to_o stink_v cruelty_n and_o treachery_n be_v odious_a crime_n ex._n 5._o 22._o 1_o chron._n 19_o 6._o v._o 31._o as_o with_o a_o harlot_n a_o stubborn_a answer_n in_o the_o hebrew_n zonah_n the_o first_o letter_n be_v extraordinary_o great_a in_o ch_z 23._o 2._o there_o be_v a_o little_a letter_n to_o note_v abraham_n moderation_n without_o excess_n in_o weep_v chap._n xxxv_o verse_n 1._o and_o god_n say_v jacob_n be_v now_o perplex_v with_o fear_n for_o that_o do_v to_o the_o shechemite_n and_o likely_a think_v thereupon_o of_o remove_v god_n here_o bespeak_v he_o as_o follow_v say_v whether_o by_o vision_n or_o dream_n or_o in_o what_o manner_n be_v not_o set_v down_o to_o bethel_n southward_n from_o shechem_n about_o thirty_o english_a mile_n and_o dwell_v there_o yet_o he_o dwell_v a_o small_a while_n there_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o benjamin_n after_o he_o go_v from_o bethel_n v._o 16_o 18._o and_o from_o dinahs_n ravish_v at_o shechem_n to_o benjamins_n go_v down_o with_o his_o father_n into_o egypt_n there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o than_o twenty_o seven_o year_n reckon_v joseph_n to_o be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a when_o dinah_n be_v ravish_v both_o be_v bear_v in_o one_o year_n ch_n 30_o 21_o 22._o and_o joseph_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o famine_n when_o benjamin_n with_o his_o father_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o benjamin_n then_o have_v ten_o son_n ch_z 46._o 21._o a_o altar_n unto_o god_n altar_n build_v by_o noah_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n himself_o chap._n 33._o 20._o to_o sacrifice_v thereon_o unto_o god_n speak_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n so_o ex._n 20._o 7_o 10_o 11._o that_o appear_v unto_o thou_o thereby_o mind_v he_o of_o god_n gracious_a promise_n and_o of_o his_o own_o vow_n there_o make_v ch_n 28._o 22._o when_o thou_o fledde_v and_o waste_v in_o as_o much_o danger_n then_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o now_o v._o 2._o unto_o his_o household_n jacob_n religious_a care_n of_o his_o household_n and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v with_o he_o this_o may_v relate_v to_o the_o captive_a sichemite_n and_o to_o all_o of_o his_o retinue_n and_o follower_n put_v away_o so_o josh._n 24._o 23._o judg._n 10._o 16._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 3_o 4._o no_o mixture_n permit_v no_o toleration_n allow_v in_o a_o false_a worship_n deut._n 29._o 9_o 10_o 11._o 1_o sam_n 5._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 16._o strange_a god_n of_o strange_a nation_n and_o other_o people_n differ_v from_o the_o true_a god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n whether_o laban_n god_n steal_v by_o ruchel_n and_o it_o may_v be_v yet_o unknown_a to_o jacob_n or_o any_o other_o bring_v by_o any_o other_o of_o his_o retinue_n when_o they_o come_v from_o laban_n and_o mesopotamia_n or_o any_o god_n of_o the_o shechemy_n their_o captive_n among_o they_o worship_v by_o they_o or_o take_v as_o spoil_v and_o secret_o keep_v for_o the_o tichnesse_n of_o they_o and_o change_v your_o garment_n put_v on_o other_o or_o wash_v these_o zech._n 3._o 3_o 4_o 5._o exod._n 19_o 10_o 14._o ceremony_n afterward_o enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n in_o divers_a case_n leu._n 15._o 13._o numb_a 31_o 23._o import_a change_n of_o mind_n and_o manner_n cleanse_v from_o sin_n to_o holiness_n judas_n v._n 23._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o ezech_n 16._o 8_o 10_o apoc._n 3._o 4_o 18._o 7._o 14._o v._o 3._o and_o go_v up_o to_o bethel_n eccl._n 5._o 1._o the_o house_n of_o god_n that_o dreadful_a the_o
in_o that_o levite_n time_n judg._n xix_o 10_o 11_o 12._o or_o haply_o at_o that_o time_n have_v never_o get_v any_o hold_n in_o it_o at_o all_o hebron_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o sam._n verse_n 10_o ii_o 1._o caleb_n of_o caleb_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n verse_n 12_o xv._o 16._o a_o south-land_n or_o dry_a land_n verse_n 15_o kenite_fw-la and_o ch._n iu._n 11._o and_o ch._n v._n 24._o see_v 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o verse_n 16_o as_o also_o gen._n xv._o 19_o num._n xxiv_o 21._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 6._o and_o see_v my_o observation_n on_o num._n x._o 29._o palm_n trees_n jericho_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n iii_o 13._o gaza_n judah_n take_v gaza_n verse_n 18_o and_o askelon_n and_o ekron_n and_o lose_v they_o soon_o afterward_o ch._n iii_o 3._o bethel_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 22_o xii_o 29._o and_o xxxii_o bethsâ—an_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v city_n in_o that_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n that_o lie_v west_n of_o jordan_n verse_n 27_o angel_n the_o angel_n here_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o create_a angel_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o but_o that_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n iii_o 1._o that_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n exod._n iii_o 2._o call_v jehovah_n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o to_o joshua_n josh._n v._o 14._o and_o to_o gideon_n judg._n vi_o 16._o and_o to_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n ch._n xiii_o of_o who_o jacob_n speak_v gen._n xlviii_o 24._o and_o of_o who_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n exod._n xxiii_o 21_o 22_o 23._o term_v both_o jehovah_n exod._n xiii_o 21._o fourteen_o 10_o 24._o and_o his_o face_n or_o presence_n exod._n xxxiii_o 14_o 15._o and_o a_o angel_n exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o the_o messiah_n act_v vii_o 38._o the_o son_n of_o god_n heb._n i._n 3._o see_v on_o judg._n xiii_o 3._o but_o whether_o this_o history_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o joshua_n or_o after_o his_o death_n be_v somewhat_o more_o uncertain_a all_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n therefore_o the_o angel_n come_v to_o bochim_n verse_n 7_o though_v premise_v be_v after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o those_o elder_n mount_v of_o ephraim_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o joshua_n xxiv_o verse_n 9_o 1._o baal_n and_o ashtaroth_n of_o these_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 13._o 16._o viii_o 33._o judge_n this_o chapter_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o summarie_n of_o the_o bulk_n of_o this_o book_n leave_v those_o nation_n ver._n verse_n 23_o 22._o and_o ch._n iii_o 1_o 2_o 4._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n vii_o 1._o and_o 2._o king_n of_o mesopotamia_n heb._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 8_o aram-naharaim_a i._n e._n of_o syria_n between_o the_o two_o river_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n naharaim_n be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n forty_o year_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n verse_n 11_o palmtree_n jericho_n the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n deut._n xxxiv_o 3._o verse_n 13_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 15._o this_o be_v nigh_o jordan_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o it_o and_o gilgal_n in_o the_o east_n border_n of_o jericho_n where_o rahab_n entertain_v and_o hide_v the_o two_o spy_n and_o from_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n pisga_n and_o shirtim_fw-la which_o be_v over_o against_o jericho_n on_o the_o east-side_n of_o jordan_n the_o israelite_n pass_v over_o here_o the_o israelite_n keep_v the_o passeover_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o lord_n host_n appear_v to_o joshua_n this_o be_v burn_v josh._n vi_o 24._o and_o the_o re-builder_n of_o it_o curse_v ver_fw-la 26._o and_o the_o same_o verify_v in_o hiel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahab_n 1_o king_n xvi_o 34._o so_o that_o the_o kenites_n be_v in_o it_o and_o eglon_n possess_v of_o it_o mention_v here_o and_o that_o of_o david_n ill-intreated_n messenger_n reside_v here_o 2_o sam._n x._o 5._o must_v be_v mean_v of_o some_o mean_a building_n or_o fort_n only_o in_o it_o or_o rather_o by_o it_o it_o fall_v by_o lot_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n xviii_o 21._o here_o be_v a_o college_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o time_n of_o elias_n and_o eliseus_n and_o the_o water_n heal_v by_o eliseus_n hither_o be_v send_v back_o courteous_o the_o many_o jew_n captive_v by_o pekah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o and_o in_o the_o plain_n here_o be_v zedekiah_n take_v by_o nebuchadnezar_n force_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n he_o do_v herein_o or_o hard_o by_o give_v sight_n to_o blind_a man_n and_o convert_v zacheus_n and_o he_o arise_v reverence_n to_o god_n and_o his_o word_n verse_n 20_o num._n xxiii_o 18_o 2_o king_n xx_o iii_o 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 31._o neh._n viii_o 6._o oxe-goad_n miraculous_a be_v the_o victory_n of_o shamgar_n verse_n 31_o slay_v six_o hundred_o philistine_n with_o a_o oxe-goad_n and_o of_o samson_n slay_v one_o thousand_o of_o they_o with_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n ch._n xv._o 15_o 16._o jabin_n this_o jabin_n successor_n to_o that_o jabin_n slay_v by_o joshua_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 2_o and_o his_o city_n hazor_n burn_v josh._n xi_o 1_o 10_o 11_o 13._o yet_o this_o successor_n or_o son_n reinforce_v himself_o and_o twenty_o year_n oppress_v israel_n and_o be_v destroy_v at_o last_o by_o deborah_n and_o barak_n ver_fw-la 24._o hazor_n a_o city_n in_o naphtali_n and_o upper_a galilee_n east_n from_o rehob_n in_o asher_n and_o in_o former_a time_n head_n of_o the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n iâ—sh_n xi_o 10._o there_o be_v another_o hazor_n or_o two_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 23_o 25._o haresh_v of_o the_o gentile_n ver._n 16._o in_o naphtali_n about_o thirty_o mile_n east_n from_o hazor_n near_o the_o south-bottome_n of_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n here_o he_o dwell_v because_o joshua_n have_v burn_v hazor_n josh._n xi_o 11_o 13._o charet_n of_o iron_n much_o use_n of_o these_o in_o war_n verse_n 3_o not_o by_o the_o jew_n but_o by_o their_o enemy_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n xx._n 2._o and_o on_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 5._o a_o prophetess_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o zeph._n verse_n 4_o iii_o 4._o and_o on_o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 10._o at_o that_o time_n even_o when_o and_o while_o jabin_n oppress_v they_o so_o that_o those_o twenty_o year_n v._o 3._o be_v within_o those_o forty_o year_n of_o deborah_n v._o 31._o ramah_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n verse_n 5_o v._o 8._o there_o be_v divers_a city_n of_o this_o name_n in_o divers_a tribe_n see_v josh._n xviii_o 25._o and_o xix_o 29_o 36._o 1_o sam._n i._n 1._o those_o in_o benjamin_n ephraim_n and_o judah_n be_v the_o chief_a place_n famous_a by_o deborah_n samuel_n saul_n and_o david_n as_o the_o sacred_a history_n do_v record_v barak_n this_o barak_n verse_n 6_o as_o also_o rahab_n gideon_n jephthah_n samson_n commend_v for_o their_o faith_n heb._n xi_o 31_o 32._o though_o weak_a in_o faith_n and_o not_o without_o their_o many_o fail_n tabor_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o zebulon_n not_o far_o from_o the_o river_n kishon_n as_o it_o run_v into_o the_o south-bottome_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n of_o tabor_n see_v more_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n v._n 1._o of_o a_o woman_n deborah_n verse_n 9_o and_o jael_n zaanaim_n zaanaim_n by_o kedesh_n in_o naphtali_n verse_n 11_o where_n barak_n dwell_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v in_o the_o field_n to_o make_v any_o resistance_n verse_n 16_o psal._n fourteen_o 3._o and_o liii_o 3._o rom._n iii_o 12._o shamgar_fw-mi of_o he_o chapter_n five_o verse_n 4_o ch._n iii_o 31._o and_o of_o jael_n ch._n iu._n 18._o be_v there_o a_o spear_n 1_n sam_n xiii_o 19_o verse_n 8_o from_o the_o noise_n they_o can_v not_o fetch_v water_n without_o danger_n from_o the_o enemy_n verse_n 11_o out_o of_o hence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o song_n verse_n 14_o and_o chapter_n deborah_n relate_v how_o the_o several_a tribe_n behave_v themselves_o in_o this_o expedition_n with_o their_o praise_n or_o dispraise_v and_o here_o reuben_n gilead_n and_o dan_n and_o asher_n be_v blame_v and_o meroz_n curse_v and_o jael_n the_o wife_n of_o heber_n be_v bless_v root_n most_o likely_a understand_v of_o deborah_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n the_o firstrise_n and_o mover_n of_o this_o expedition_n though_o some_o extend_v it_o to_o joshua_n and_o other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o simeon_n amalek_n amalek_n join_v here_o with_o the_o canaanite_n in_o this_o battle_n against_o the_o israelite_n after_o thou_o benjamin_n after_o ephraim_n come_v benjamin_n to_o assist_v in_o this_o war_n out_o of_o machir_n that_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n that_o dwell_v within_o canaan_n for_o though_o the_o one_o half_a
39_o 5._o very_o every_o man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v altogether_o abel_n i._n e._n vanity_n and_o so_o indeed_o abel_n be_v be_v slay_v by_o his_o brother_n vâ—_n 3._o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n a_o offering_n a_o oblation_n or_o meat-offering_a of_o fine_a flower_n or_o first-fruit_n in_o the_o ear_n in_o levit._n 2._o and_o chap._n 22._o 14._o exod._n 22._o 29_o 23._o 19_o the_o heathen_a greek_n and_o roman_n in_o their_o time_n do_v likewise_o likely_a by_o a_o imitation_n of_o the_o jew_n v._o 4._o firstling_n this_o afterward_o by_o a_o special_a law_n upon_o a_o special_a reason_n prescribe_v to_o the_o jew_n exod._n 13._o 2._o num._n 3._o 13._o and_o of_o the_o fat_a thereof_o in_o moses_n time_n this_o express_o command_v exod._n 20._o 13_o 22_o 25._o levit._fw-la 3._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o the_o fat_a be_v the_o food_n of_o the_o offer_v make_v by_o fire_n for_o a_o sweet_a favour_n unto_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o fat_a be_v the_o lord_n neither_o offerer_n nor_o sacrificer_n nor_o yet_o in_o civil_a use_n be_v any_o jew_n to_o eat_v of_o it_o at_o leastwise_o of_o the_o fat_a of_o such_o clean_a beast_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o sacrifice_n levit._fw-la 7._o 23_o 24_o 25._o the_o fat_a of_o the_o oil_n be_v mention_v num._n 18._o 12._o meaning_n the_o best_a of_o it_o and_o so_o of_o all_o thing_n offer_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o best_a be_v require_v which_o it_o seem_v also_o that_o abel_n here_o perform_v not_o as_o those_o do_v mal._n 1._o 13._o by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v this_o sacrifice_n heb._n 11._o 4._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o will-worship_n but_o ground_v on_o god_n word_n for_o his_o warrant_n reveal_v to_o adam_n and_o by_o he_o likely_a to_o his_o son_n have_v respect_n this_o be_v see_v of_o cain_n it_o be_v likely_a therefore_o that_o god_n show_v it_o by_o some_o visible_a sign_n as_o by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n consume_v the_o sacrifice_n as_o levit._fw-la 9_o 24._o judg._n 6._o 21._o 1_o chron._n 21._o 26._o 2_o chron._n 7._o 1._o 1_o king_n 18._o 38._o or_o it_o may_v be_v by_o some_o other_o way_n unto_o abel_n and_o to_o his_o offering_n to_o the_o man_n first_o to_o the_o offer_n for_o the_o man_n sake_n as_o a_o fruit_n of_o his_o faith_n he_o righteous_a matth._n 23_o 35._o v._o 5._o not_o respect_v through_o his_o want_n of_o faith_n and_o sincerity_n in_o this_o service_n of_o god_n 1_o john_n 3_o 12._o very_a wrath_n at_o god_n and_o abel_n both_o v._o 7._o sin_n lie_v sin_n be_v anomy_a or_o enormity_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n which_o like_o a_o sergeant_n or_o they_o be_v couch_v and_o lie_v watch_v ready_a to_o seize_v upon_o thou_o and_o tear_v thou_o and_o unto_o thou_o shall_v be_v his_o desire_n subject_v to_o thou_o as_o to_o the_o firstborn_a as_o chap._n 3._o 16._o this_o be_v to_o allay_v his_o wrath_n and_o incense_a spirit_n v._o 8._o talk_v in_o a_o brotherly_a manner_n dissemble_v his_o hatred_n that_o he_o may_v get_v the_o better_a opportunity_n to_o kill_v he_o when_o abel_n shall_v not_o think_v of_o it_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o chap._n 35._o 22._o v._o 11._o curse_a from_o the_o earth_n the_o earth_n shall_v plague_v thou_o that_o receive_v thy_o brother_n blood_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o next_o word_n v._o 12._o when_o thou_o till_a a_o punishment_n the_o more_o proper_a because_o he_o be_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o proper_a to_o cain_n portion_n where_o ever_o he_o be_v not_o a_o second_o general_a curse_n upon_o all_o the_o earth_n a_o fugitive_n cast_v out_o from_o society_n with_o thy_o kindred_n and_o acquaintance_n from_o god_n presence_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o church_n and_o pursue_v still_o with_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n so_o in_o ver_fw-la 14_o 16._o v._o 14._o of_o the_o earth_n of_o this_o earth_n where_o i_o now_o dwell_v with_o my_o parent_n and_o kindred_n else_o he_o speak_v like_o a_o man_n distract_v by_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n he_o dilate_v his_o punishment_n that_o deny_v his_o sin_n every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o there_o may_v be_v many_o live_n by_o this_o time_n of_o abel_n murder_n of_o who_o he_o may_v stand_v in_o fear_n yea_o of_o they_o as_o yet_o unborn_a and_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n now_o fear_v every_o one_o as_o have_v make_v himself_o odious_a to_o every_o one_o and_o such_o flee_v when_o none_o pursue_v yea_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o shake_a leaf_n do_v chase_v they_o and_o he_o may_v just_o fear_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n greek_n and_o other_o such_o notorious_a offender_n whosoever_o will_v may_v sure_o kill_v they_o and_o what_o large_a power_n be_v give_v to_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n by_o god_n law_n we_o may_v see_v in_o numb_a 35._o 19_o 21._o v._o 15._o seven_o fold_n god_n will_v have_v he_o preserve_v alive_a though_o a_o life_n likely_o worse_o than_o death_n as_o a_o monument_n of_o his_o justice_n against_o murder_n and_o tratricide_n psal._n 59_o 11._o not_o for_o love_n to_o cain_n but_o to_o prevent_v future_a murder_n mark_v a_o mark_n of_o protection_n and_o of_o ignominy_n too_o likely_a a_o kind_n of_o palsy_n and_o ghastly_a look_n or_o some_o worse_a mark_n that_o make_v he_o a_o horrible_a spectacle_n of_o god_n vengeance_n against_o so_o heinous_a a_o crime_n v._o 16._o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o of_o his_o general_a providence_n but_o of_o his_o special_a presence_n by_o grace_n in_o the_o place_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o which_o place_n and_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o with_o adam_z and_o his_o godly_a seed_n it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o gen._n 28._o 17._o this_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n nod_v so_o call_v by_o anticipation_n from_o his_o wander_v there_o v._o 17._o build_v a_o city_n at_o last_o build_v or_o rather_o be_v building_n begin_v to_o build_v as_o the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n gen._n 11._o as_o in_o many_o hundred_o year_n after_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n well_o may_v and_o yet_o he_o be_v a_o vagabond_n in_o body_n and_o mind_n nevertheless_o v._o 19_o two_o wife_n the_o first_o bigamist_n and_o corrupt_a of_o wedlock_n v._o 23_o i_o have_v slay_v etc._n etc._n beasting_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o valour_n and_o wrath_n to_o asray_v and_o appease_v the_o brawl_n of_o his_o wife_n between_o themselves_o and_o the_o vex_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n that_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o least_o injury_n of_o they_o or_o of_o any_o man_n but_o he_o will_v avenge_v himself_o and_o that_o full_o or_o vaunt_v himself_o to_o his_o wife_n of_o his_o valour_n to_o appease_v their_o fear_n of_o he_o lest_o hurt_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o from_o other_o through_o his_o fierceness_n and_o boisterous_a violence_n brag_v what_o heavy_a vengeance_n he_o will_v take_v of_o he_o that_o shall_v set_v upon_o lamech_v many_o time_n more_o than_o god_n himself_o appoint_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o avengement_n of_o cain_n or_o if_o he_o have_v slay_v a_o man_n and_o be_v wound_v himself_o and_o thereupon_o his_o wife_n afraid_a of_o his_o life_n he_o seek_v to_o appease_v they_o but_o in_o a_o fierce_a and_o insolent_a manner_n as_o scorn_v their_o fear_n of_o his_o danger_n and_o think_v it_o a_o disparagement_n to_o he_o and_o his_o valour_n and_o upon_o this_o reason_n too_o that_o he_o have_v a_o just_a cause_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v than_o cain_n have_v and_o therefore_o may_v be_v the_o more_o secure_a that_o if_o cain_n death_n shall_v be_v avenge_v much_o more_o his_o or_o rather_o in_o a_o atheistical_a scorn_n vaunt_v that_o if_o god_n do_v set_v such_o a_o guard_n upon_o cain_n sure_o lamech_v they_o need_v not_o to_o doubt_v shall_v escape_v well_o enough_o cain_n impunity_n may_v well_o serve_v for_o his_o security_n thus_o various_o may_v these_o vaunt_a word_n of_o this_o wrathful_a lustful_a man_n be_v understand_v and_o take_v bear_v himself_o haply_o the_o more_o proud_o upon_o his_o son_n invention_n v._o 20_o 21_o 22._o v._o 25._o seth_n borne_n when_o adam_n be_v 130._o year_n old_a ch_n 5._o 3._o therefore_o in_o all_o probability_n cain_n slay_v abel_n not_o long_o before_o that_o time_n for_o god_n eve_n rejoice_v that_o her_o whole_a number_n of_o child_n in_o he_o be_v fill_v up_o again_o for_o it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a that_o she_o have_v no_o more_o than_o cain_n and_o abel_n in_o all_o that_o time_n and_o it_o may_v be_v she_o foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o seth_n shall_v be_v like_o righteous_a faithful_a
proper_a name_n as_o pharaoh_n neco_n 2._o king_n 23._o 29_o pharaoh_n hophra_n jer._n 44._o 30._o in_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n they_o be_v call_v ptolemy_n pharaoh_n house_n likely_a stay_v there_o a_o while_n v._o 17._o plague_v psal._n 105._o 14._o 1_o chron._n 16._o 21_o 22._o v._o 20._o and_o pharaoh_n command_v the_o king_n be_v angry_a expect_v no_o answer_n send_v he_o away_o haply_o with_o honour_n as_o exod._n 18._o 27._o and_o safe_a conduct_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 1._o south_n canaan_n be_v south_n from_o egypt_n v._o 2._o very_o rich_a ch._n 12._o 2._o 24._o 35._o prov._n 10._o 22._o v._o 5._o and_o tent_n which_o imply_v also_o many_o servant_n that_o dwell_v in_o those_o tent_n v._o 6._o to_o bear_v they_o but_o they_o want_v pasture_n and_o water_n for_o so_o many_o flock_n and_o herd_n whence_o the_o strife_n rise_v v._o 7._o v._o 7._o and_o the_o canaanite_n haddit_n take_v up_o the_o better_a part_n of_o pasturage_n neither_o be_v they_o to_o have_v a_o scandal_n give_v they_o by_o any_o dissension_n and_o discord_n between_o abram_n and_o lot_n v._o 8._o and_o abram_n say_v to_o lot_n the_o uncle_n and_o superior_a condescend_v herein_o and_o choose_v rather_o to_o take_v wrong_a then_o to_o contend_v 1_o cor._n 6._o 7._o v_o 9_o if_o thou_o will_v take_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o canaanite_n abram_n have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o it_o no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n on_o act._n 7_o 5_o nor_o do_v he_o or_o can_v he_o give_v to_o lot_n any_o title_n to_o the_o land_n but_o such_o a_o use_n of_o it_o as_o upon_o fair_a and_o reasonable_a term_n he_o may_v obtain_v and_o enjoy_v abram_z after_o buy_v a_o burial_n place_n ch_z 23_o 11_o 12_o 13._o v._o 10._o zoar_v afterward_o so_o call_v but_o then_o call_v belah_n ch_n 14._o 2_o 8._o 19_o 22._o the_o meaning_n be_v all_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n even_o to_o zoar_v be_v such_o v._o 13._o sinner_n ch_n 19_o 5._o ezech._n 16._o 49_o 50._o lot_z think_v to_o get_v paradise_n find_v hell_n v._o 15._o which_o thou_o see_v part_n whereof_o each_o way_n thou_o see_v so_o moses_n view_v the_o land_n but_o possess_v it_o not_o deut._n 34._o 1._o 4._o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n for_o thy_o sake_n the_o heavenly_a canaan_n to_o thy_o spiritual_a seed_n christ_n mystical_a body_n for_o christ_n sake_n gal._n 3._o 16._o rom._n 9_o 6_o 7_o 8._o gal._n 4._o 22_o 23._o for_o ever_o if_o they_o obey_v and_o keep_v my_o covenant_n esay_n 65._o 9_o psal._n 69._o 35_o 36._o degenerate_v not_o john_n 8._o 39_o but_o else_o not_o deut._n 4._o 25_o 26._o leu._n 26._o 33._o 18._o 28._o ezech._n 33_o 24_o 25_o 26._o but_o i_o will_v give_v the_o heavenly_a canaan_n typify_v by_o this_o heb._n 11._o 10_o 16._o to_o thy_o spiritual_a seed_n to_o all_o eternity_n gal._n 3_o â—6_n 26_o 28_o 29._o v._o 16._o as_o the_o dust_n ch._n 28._o 14._o 32._o 12._o so_o balaam_n say_v numb_a 23._o 10._o v._o 18._o plain_o of_o mamre_o ch._n 14._o 13_o 24._o the_o plain_a of_o morch_n differ_v from_o this_o and_o join_v to_o shechem_n chap._n 12._o 6._o which_o be_v in_o hebron_n it_o have_v this_o name_n afterward_o before_o it_o be_v call_v kiriath-arba_n ch_n 23._o 2._o 35_o 27._o josh_n 14._o 15._o 15._o 13._o it_o be_v after_o a_o famous_a burial_n place_n ch_z 49._o 31._o sometime_o possess_v by_o gaint_n numb_a 13._o 22._o and_o drive_v out_o by_o caleb_n josh_n 15._o 13_o 14_o and_o give_v to_o he_o josh._n 14._o 14._o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 54._o 20._o 7._o david_n first_o reign_v in_o it_o and_o thither_o most_o likely_a go_v the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o visit_v her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n luke_n 1._o 39_o a_o altar_n to_o sacrifice_v thankful_o to_o god_n and_o to_o sanctify_v his_o view_v heritage_n chap._n fourteen_o verse_n 1._o in_o the_o day_n this_o fall_v out_o a_o little_a before_o abram_n take_v hagar_n as_o the_o sequence_n of_o the_o story_n show_v and_o he_o take_v hagar_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n after_o he_o leave_v haran_n and_o come_v into_o canaan_n ch_n 16._o 3._o he_o be_v then_o seventy_o five_o year_n old_a ch_n 12._o 4._o must_v be_v now_o eighty_o four_o at_o the_o time_n of_o this_o battle_n shiaar_n chaldea_n ch_n 10._o 10._o chedorlaom_a the_o chief_a in_o this_o expedition_n though_o two_o other_o king_n name_v before_o he_o v._o 4_o 5._o elam_n or_o persia_n ch_n 10._o 22._o and_o so_o chedorlaomer_n of_o shems_n progeny_n have_v cham_n and_o canaan_n posterity_n for_o subject_n and_o servant_n ch_z 9_o 26._o who_o these_o king_n be_v and_o what_o their_o kingdom_n can_v certain_o be_v determine_v v._o 2._o with_o bera_n king_n of_o sodom_n these_o follow_v be_v but_o petty_a king_n king_n of_o city_n which_o be_v burn_v ch_n 19_o deut._n 29._o 23._o except_o zoar_v fifteen_o year_n after_o when_o sarah_n be_v with_o child_n of_o isaac_n as_o appear_v chap._n 18._o 10_o 20_o etc._n etc._n v._o 3._o the_o salt_n sea_n josh._n 3_o 16._o call_v so_o afterward_o the_o dead_a sea_n or_o â—ake_v asphaltites_n of_o which_o many_o strange_a thing_n be_v report_v by_o author_n v._o 5._o rephaim_v ch._n 15._o 20._o in_o ashteroth_n a_o city_n in_o bashan_n where_o og_n after_o reign_v emims_n where_o the_o moabite_n after_o dwell_v deut._n 2._o 9_o 10_o 11._o v._o 6._o horites_n in_o mount_n seir_n till_o the_o edomiteâ—_n drive_v they_o out_o deut._n 2._o 22._o elparan_n gen._n 21._o 21._o v._o 7._o kadesh_n so_o call_v in_o moses_n time_n it_o be_v in_o the_o desert_n of_o zin_n numb_a 20._o 1_o 14_o 16._o 13._o 26._o 33._o 36._o deut._n 1._o 2_o 46._o amalekite_n the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n where_o afterward_o the_o amalekite_n do_v dwell_v for_o amalek_n the_o grandchild_n of_o esau_n be_v yet_o unborn_a gen._n 36._o 12._o hazezon-tamar_a which_o be_v engedi_n 2_o chron._n 20._o 2._o which_o fall_v afterward_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 62._o v._o 10._o fall_v there_o their_a army_n rather_o than_o their_o person_n for_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n escape_v meet_v abram_n v._o 17._o v._o 13._o confederate_n so_o abimelech_n and_o phicol_n with_o abraham_n ch_n 21._o v._n 22_o 23._o and_o after_o with_o isaac_n ch_n 26._o 26_o etc._n etc._n such_o confederacy_n with_o infidel_n not_o simple_o in_o themselves_o unlawful_a though_o special_o forbid_v with_o the_o canaanite_n exod._n 34._o 15._o deut_n 7._o 2._o and_o jehoshaphat_n just_o reprove_v for_o his_o needless_a familiarity_n and_o association_n with_o wicked_a ahab_n 2_o chron._n 19_o 2._o v._o 14._o brother_n be_v his_o brother_n son_n v._o 12._o train_a servant_n in_o militaty_n and_o religious_a discipline_n three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o a_o mighty_a prince_n chap._n 23._o 6._o pursue_v just_o for_o lot_n sake_n though_o haply_o chadorlaomers_n cause_n and_o quarrel_n may_v be_v just_a v._o 4._o unto_o dan_n one_o of_o the_o two_o spring_n of_o jordan_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o lebanon_n in_o the_o north_n of_o canaan_n where_o be_v a_o town_n of_o that_o name_n call_v leshem_n or_o laish_n josh._n 19_o 47._o judg._n 14._o 29._o v._o 15._o unto_o hoba_n thus_o god_n give_v the_o nation_n before_o he_o and_o make_v he_o rule_v over_o king_n he_o give_v they_o as_o the_o dust_n to_o his_o sword_n and_o as_o drive_v stubble_n to_o his_o bow_n he_o pursue_v they_o and_o pass_v safe_o even_o by_o the_o way_n which_o he_o have_v not_o go_v with_o his_o foot_n esay_n 41._o 2_o 3._o v._o 17._o the_o king_n dale_n so_o call_v in_o aftertime_n where_o likely_a absalon_n set_v up_o his_o pillar_n 2_o sam._n 18._o 18._o v._o 18._o melchisedech_n that_o this_o melchisedech_n have_v father_n and_o mother_n descent_n or_o pedigree_n begin_v of_o day_n and_o end_n of_o life_n be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o the_o scripture_n present_v he_o to_o we_o as_o such_o no_o where_o tell_v we_o of_o his_o parent_n descent_n birth_n or_o death_n and_o so_o in_o this_o and_o in_o his_o name_n melchisedech_n and_o in_o his_o title_n of_o office_n king_n of_o salem_n and_o in_o his_o office_n themselves_o be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o that_o without_o be_v successor_n to_o any_o or_o have_v any_o successor_n to_o he_o and_o so_o as_o one_o that_o typical_o abide_v for_o ever_o and_o as_o one_o that_o be_v far_o superior_a to_o abraham_n who_o bless_v abraham_n and_o to_o who_o abraham_n the_o patriarch_n give_v tithe_n therefore_o in_o regard_n of_o all_o these_o the_o apostle_n make_v he_o a_o notable_a type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n of_o his_o person_n and_o office_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n especial_o as_o
50._o rom._n 16_o 1._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 15._o jam._n 2_o 15._o but_o untrue_a in_o their_o intent_n v._o 8._o look_v out_o as_o david_n see_v bathsheba_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 2._o sport_v deut._n 24._o 5._o prov_n 5._o 18_o 19_o v._o 9_o of_o a_o surety_n she_o be_v thy_o wife_n so_o holy_a and_o unblameable_a be_v isaac_n life_n that_o worse_a than_o this_o abimelech_n never_o suspect_v v._o 10._o what_o be_v this_o by_o this_o passionate_a expostulation_n he_o show_v how_o great_o adultery_n if_o not_o dissimulation_n too_o be_v condemn_v by_o heathen_a morality_n ch_n 20._o 9_o guiltiness_n both_o sin_n and_o punishment_n leu._n 5._o 5_o 6._o v._o 11._o touch_v so_o v._o 29._o ch_n 20._o 6._o josh_n 9_o 19_o ruth_n 2._o 9_o ps._n 105._o 15._o prov._n 6._o 29._o zech._n 2._o 8._o v._o 12._o a_o hundred_o fold_n mat._n 3_o 8_o 23._o v._o 14._o envy_v he_o eccl._n 4_o 4._o psâ—â—_n 2_o 10_o job_n 5._o 2._o v._o 15._o the_o philistine_n have_v stop_v contrary_n to_o covenant_n and_o oath_n ch_n 21._o 30_o 31._o v._o 17._o valley_n of_o gerar_n v._n 6._o v._o 18._o after_o the_o name_n by_o which_o his_o father_n renew_v the_o ancient_a good_a name_n and_o alter_v idolatrous_a name_n numb_a 32._o 38._o the_o name_n of_o idol_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v out_o of_o our_o mouth_n ex._n 23._o 13._o ps._n 16._o 4._o deut._n 12._o 3._o hos._n 2._o 17._o v._o 21._o sitnah_n hatred_n or_o spite_n hence_o satan_n have_v his_o name_n v._o 23._o to_o beersheba_n the_o famine_n be_v end_v he_o return_v to_o the_o place_n whence_o the_o famine_n have_v drive_v he_o the_o place_n of_o his_o father_n dwelling_n see_v annot._v on_o v._o 1._o and_o on_o ch_z 21._o 31._o v._o 24._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o comfort_v he_o against_o the_o envious_a deal_n of_o the_o philistine_n so_o ch_n 15._o 1._o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n therefore_o abraham_n live_v in_o soul_n mat._n 22._o 32._o v._o 25._o a_o altar_n ch._n 12._o 7_o 8._o 13._o 4_o 18._o v._o 26_o then_o abimelech_n asdruball_n ch_z 21._o v._n 22._o etc._n etc._n these_o may_v be_v those_o same_o man_n this_o history_n be_v to_o be_v compare_v with_o that_o ahuzzath_v more_n then_o in_o ch_z 21._o v._n 22._o v._o 27._o see_v you_o hate_v i_o prov._n 16_o 7._o v._o 28._o and_o they_o say_v see_v annotat._n on_o chap._n 21._o 22_o 23._o a_o oath_n the_o execration_n as_o ch_z 24._o 41._o v._o 29._o that_o thou_o will_v with_o a_o curse_n if_o thou_o shall_v so_o ch_n 21._o 23._o in_o the_o margin_n the_o bless_a ch._n 24._o 31._o this_o be_v speak_v to_o further_a the_o peace_n and_o covenant_n desire_v v._o 30_o feast_v use_v at_o covenant_n ch_n 31_o 54._o v._o 32._o concern_v the_o well_o v._n 25._o v._o 33_o sâ—ebah_n oath_n beersheba_n ch._n 21._o 31_o here_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n this_o well_o be_v former_o so_o call_v by_o abraham_n ch_n 21._o 31._o but_o have_v be_v stop_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o now_o open_v again_o by_o isaac_n servant_n the_o old_a name_n be_v again_o impose_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n v._o 34._o forty_o year_n old_a he_o marry_v thirty_o six_o year_n before_o jacob._n at_o forty_o year_n old_a also_o isaac_n marry_v chap._n 25._o 20._o judith_n esau_n wife_n and_o their_o father_n have_v several_a name_n gen._n 36._o 2._o both_o hittite_n the_o worst_a sort_n of_o canaanites_n ezech._n 16._o 3._o contrary_a to_o the_o care_n and_o command_v of_o his_o father_n mother_n and_o grandfather_n ch_n 24._o 3._o and_o v._o 35._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o ch_n 27_o 46._o and_o ch_n 28._o 1_o 6_o 8._o chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 1._o isaac_n be_v old_a one_o hundred_o thirty_o six_o or_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o year_n old_a as_o be_v right_o gather_v and_o prove_v in_o the_o great_a late_a annotat._n upon_o this_o place_n for_o isaac_n be_v sixty_o year_n old_a when_o jacob_n be_v bear_v ch_n 25._o v._n 26._o and_o jacob_n be_v at_o this_o time_n seventy_o five_o or_o seventy_o six_o year_n old_a when_o he_o get_v the_o blessing_n and_o flee_v to_o laban_n see_v the_o annotat._n on_o ch_z 29._o 21._o and_o his_o eye_n be_v dim_v so_n jacob_n ch_n 48._o 10._o so_o eli'_v 1_o sam._n 3._o 2_o 4_o 15._o isaac_n live_v blind_a forty_o four_o year_n at_o least_o ch_z 35_o 28._o v_o 4_o that_o my_o soul_n he_o will_v by_o that_o feast_a cheer_n up_o his_o spirit_n against_o dulness_n or_o any_o distemper_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o fit_a instrument_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o elisha_n call_v for_o a_o minstrel_n to_o allay_v his_o passion_n against_o jehoram_n prepare_v his_o mind_n compose_v his_o spirit_n and_o fit_v it_o for_o a_o divine_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n by_o prophecy_n 2_o king_n 3._o 15._o may_v bless_v thou_o in_o faith_n before_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n hebr._n 1â—_n 20._o some_o bless_v man_n by_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o bless_v they_o so_o luke_n 6._o 28._o some_o by_o pronounce_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o call_n and_o warrant_v of_o god_n word_n so_o the_o priest_n bless_v the_o people_n numb_a 6._o 23_o to_o the_o end_n some_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n foretell_v the_o blessing_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o so_o jacob_n bless_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n ch_n 48._o 9_o 15_o 16_o 20._o and_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n ch_n 49._o 28._o and_o so_o do_v moses_n likewise_o deut._n 33._o 1._o and_o so_o isaac_n intend_v to_o bless_v esau_n here_o and_o do_v bless_v jacob_n and_o esau_n v._o 27_o 28_o 29_o 39_o 40._o and_o jacob_n again_o ch_n 28._o 3_o 4._o thou_o esau._n isaac_n be_v leave_v in_o this_o point_n to_o his_o own_o spirit_n out_o of_o his_o carnal_a judgement_n and_o affection_n he_o intend_v the_o blessing_n to_o esau_n to_o transmit_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o blessing_n and_o promise_n make_v to_o his_o father_n unto_o esau_n as_o his_o firstborn_a either_o not_o mindful_a of_o the_o divine_a oracle_n ch_n 25._o 23._o or_o understand_v it_o not_o of_o their_o person_n but_o of_o their_o posterity_n but_o god_n providence_n serve_v itself_o upon_o the_o better_a faith_n and_o illumination_n of_o rebekah_n and_o by_o her_o mean_n do_v disappoint_v isaac_n purpose_n and_o he_o by_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o singular_a favour_n transfer_v the_o blessing_n upon_o jacob._n v._o 6._o and_o rebekah_n speak_v be_v sound_o ground_v that_o the_o blessing_n belong_v to_o jacob_n and_o see_v now_o her_o husband_n go_v about_o to_o give_v it_o to_o esau_n she_o labour_v to_o disappoint_v his_o error_n though_o by_o way_n not_o so_o warrantable_a unless_o she_o be_v move_v by_o some_o secret_a instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n v._o 7._o before_o the_o lord_n before_o my_o death_n in_o his_o presence_n and_o by_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n who_o will_v ratify_v this_o my_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n heb_fw-mi 11._o 20_o v._o 12._o i_o shall_v bring_v a_o curse_n for_o my_o deceive_a deut._n 27._o 18._o jer._n 48._o 10._o mal._n 14._o v._o 13._o upon_o i_o be_v thy_o curse_n she_o be_v over-confident_a use_v such_o ill_a mean_n though_o in_o a_o good_a cause_n and_o trust_v to_o the_o oracle_n v._o 15._o goodly_a raiment_n perfume_a or_o keep_v sweet_a v._o 27._o not_o likely_a to_o be_v holy_a robe_n receive_v from_o their_o ancestor_n and_o keep_v for_o the_o firstborn_a to_o minister_v in_o which_o be_v with_o her_o not_o with_o esau_n wife_n v._o 16._o skin_n upon_o his_o hand_n his_o face_n by_o a_o beard_n and_o hair_n may_v be_v much_o like_o esau_n v._o 19_o i_o be_o esau_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o labour_v to_o excuse_n jacob_n here_o and_o hereafter_o from_o divers_a lie_n deceit_n and_o dissemble_n v._o 20._o bring_v it_o to_o i_o ch._n 24._o 12._o one_o lie_n draw_v on_o another_o v._o 27._o the_o smell_n of_o his_o raiment_n aromatic_a odour_n and_o spice_n for_o perfume_n abound_v in_o those_o country_n v._o 27._o as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n with_o flower_n fruit_n and_o vine_n cant._n 2._o 13._o 4._o 14._o 7._o 13._o v._o 28._o god_n give_v thou_o a_o prayer_n and_o prophecy_n and_o these_o promise_n of_o earthly_a blessing_n be_v type_n of_o spiritual_a blessing_n extend_v to_o all_o that_o be_v include_v in_o the_o promise_n and_o covenant_n make_v to_o and_o with_o abraham_n deut._n 33._o 28._o 8._o 8._o v._o 29._o let_v people_n serve_v thou_o from_o jacob_n come_v judah_n 1_o chron._n 5._o 2._o gen._n 49._o 10._o david_n subdue_v many_o nation_n be_v lord_n over_o thy_o brethren_n hereby_o he_o confirm_v to_o he_o the_o right_a of_o the_o firstborn_a thy_o brethren_n and_o let_v thy_o
bethel_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o vow_v there_o make_v by_o he_o and_o accept_v by_o god_n thus_o approve_v the_o name_n itself_o and_o his_o service_n there_o vow_v ch_n 28._o 18_o 19_o 22._o now_o arise_v without_o delay_n v._o 14._o rachel_n and_o leah_n the_o young_a first_o name_v as_o the_o best_a belove_a and_o who_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o elder_a wise_n so_o ruth_n 4._o 11._o v._o 15._o stranger_n deal_v with_o we_o as_o stranger_n rather_o than_o child_n have_v sell_v we_o to_o thou_o for_o fourteen_o year_n service_n our_o money_n what_o we_o may_v have_v have_v in_o money_n or_o money_n worth_a for_o thy_o fourteen_o year_n service_n be_v our_o husband_n whereas_o in_o good_a conscience_n he_o shall_v have_v give_v we_o that_o as_o our_o portion_n he_o have_v convert_v it_o to_o his_o own_o use_n and_o shall_v he_o do_v so_o with_o the_o wage_n god_n have_v give_v thou_o for_o we_o and_o our_o child_n for_o thy_o last_o six_o year_n service_n also_o v._o 16._o whatsoever_o god_n have_v say_v this_n be_v a_o bind_a reasun_n which_o answer_v all_o doubt_n and_o secure_v against_o all_o afterclap_n v._o 18._o to_o go_v to_o isaac_n by_o the_o way_n he_o stay_v about_o six_o year_n at_o succoth_n and_o at_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o shechem_n till_o dinah_n be_v marriageable_a who_o come_v from_o laban_n at_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n ch_n 30._o 21._o 33._o 18._o 34._o 1._o after_o he_o stay_v at_o bethel_n but_o not_o long_o notwithstanding_o god_n command_v for_o his_o dwell_n there_o ch_n 35._o 1._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o benjamin_n by_o the_o way_n when_o he_o leave_v bethel_n ch_n 35_o 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o number_n of_o benjamins_n child_n when_o they_o all_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n ch_n 46._o 21._o joseph_n be_v then_o forty_o year_n old_a and_o benjamin_n but_o twenty_o seven_o though_o he_o be_v bear_v within_o a_o year_n after_o dinahs_n ravish_v nor_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o jacob_n stay_v long_o about_o the_o tower_n of_o edar_fw-la before_o he_o come_v to_o isaac_n to_o mamre_v ch_n 35._o 21_o 22_o 23_o 27._o v._o 19_o rachel_n have_v steal_v the_o image_n teraphim_n laban_n call_v they_o his_o god_n his_o houshould-god_n â—deos_fw-la penates_fw-la v._o 30._o image_n likely_a in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n 1_o sam._n 19_o 13_o 16._o where_o the_o word_n plural_a teraphim_n signify_v one_o image_n use_v in_o divine_a worship_n by_o idolater_n judg._n 17_o 5._o 18._o 14_o 17_o 20_o hos._n 3._o 4._o consult_v withal_o as_o oracle_n ezech._n 21._o 21._o zech._n 10._o 2._o as_o ahaziah_n do_v with_o beelzebub_n 2_o king_n 1._o 2._o put_v down_o by_o josiah_n and_o other_o godly_a king_n 2_o king_n 23._o 24._o v._o 21._o the_o river_n euphrates_n josh._n 24._o 2_o 3._o gilead_n agnostus_n eat_v mountain_n or_o tract_n of_o mountain_n eastward_o of_o jordan_n run_v through_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n the_o tribe_n two_o 1_o 2_o deut._n 3._o 12._o and_o have_v in_o several_a part_n several_a name_n as_o gilead_n seir_n hermon_n and_o libanus_n the_o country_n under_o it_o very_o fertile_a call_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n jer._n 22._o 6._o 8._o 22._o 46._o 11._o gen._n 37._o 25._o numb_a 32._o 1._o here_o call_v gilead_n by_o anticipation_n see_v v._o 47._o v._o 22._o the_o three_o day_n ch._n 30._o 36._o 31._o 19_o laban_n fact_n prove_v jacob_n advantage_n job_n 5._o 12_o 13._o v._o 23._o seven_o day_n journey_n from_o the_o time_n he_o set_v forward_o in_o his_o pursuit_n three_o day_n of_o jacob_n journey_n be_v spend_v ere_o laban_n know_v of_o it_o likely_a three_o day_n more_o in_o his_o return_n from_o his_o sheep-shearing_n to_o his_o home_n and_o in_o prepare_v then_o these_o seven_o day_n in_o pursuit_n be_v twice_o swift_a and_o gain_v more_o way_n than_o jacob_n can_v in_o his_o slow_a pace_n chap._n 33._o 14._o this_o then_o be_v the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o jacob_n journey_n v._o 24._o and_o god_n come_v so_o ch_n 20._o 3_o 7._o numb_a 22._o 9_o take_v heed_n a_o commination_n and_o rebuke_n v._o â—9_n 42._o either_o good_a or_o bad_a v._n 29._o not_o simple_o but_o to_o this_o end_n to_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o or_o hinder_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n or_o any_o way_n to_o hurt_v he_o as_o be_v the_o present_a intent_n of_o thy_o pursuit_n 2_o sam._n 13._o 22._o v._o 26._o as_o captive_n they_o go_v willing_o ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o v._o 27._o send_v thou_o away_o with_o mirth_n he_o have_v no_o such_o mind_n then_o nor_o willing_o now_o but_o as_o god_n overpower_v he_o v._o 28._o to_o kiss_v a_o ceremony_n use_v both_o at_o meer_v and_o part_v ch_n 29._o 11._o 27._o 26._o exod._n 4._o 27._o gen._n 31._o 55._o 33._o 4._o ruth_n 1._o 14._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 33._o foolish_o jacob_n do_v it_o wise_o and_o that_o laban_n himself_o know_v v._o 29._o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n a_o vain_a brag_n like_o pilate_n john_n 19_o 10_o 11._o v._o 30._o steal_v my_o god_n vanity_n of_o idolatry_n and_o idolater_n that_o their_o god_n can_v be_v steal_v god_n plural_o be_v speak_v of_o one_o image_n ex._n 32_o 8._o and_o so_o teraphim_n plural_o signify_v sometime_o one_o image_n 1_o sam._n 19_o 13._o 16._o though_o jacob_n be_v twenty_o year_n with_o laban_n yet_o laban_n continue_v a_o idolater_n not_o think_v yet_o those_o teraphim_n to_o be_v god_n but_o that_o he_o worship_v god_n in_o they_o by_o they_o and_o with_o they_o v._o 32._o let_v he_o not_o live_v a_o severe_a judgement_n proceed_v from_o confidence_n of_o innocency_n utter_v in_o detestation_n of_o theft_n but_o much_o more_o of_o idolatry_n yet_o do_v more_o rash_o then_o wise_o when_o he_o extend_v it_o beyond_o the_o innocency_n of_o his_o own_o person_n v._o 33._o tent_n each_o sort_n have_v several_a tent_n see_v annot._v on_o ch_z 23._o 2._o v._o 35._o the_o custom_n of_o woman_n leu._n 15._o 19_o v._o 36._o wroth_a and_o chode_n be_n angry_a but_o sin_v not_o eph._n 4._o 26._o upon_o just_a cause_n whence_o innocency_n be_v slander_v v._o 37._o may_v judge_n lay_v the_o blame_n where_o it_o be_v due_a v._o 39_o i_o bear_v the_o loss_n of_o it_o tho_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o right_n exod._n 22_o 10_o 13._o v._o 40._o thus_o i_o be_v laban_n iniquity_n drive_v jacob_n to_o praise_v and_o justify_v himself_o so_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 1._o hos._n 12._o 12._o deut._n 26._o 5._o v._o 41._o ten_o time_n v_n 7_o 8._o v._o 42._o the_o fear_n of_o isaac_n v._n 53._o ch_z 27._o 33._o 32_o 9â—_n psal._n 76._o 11._o esay_n 8._o 13._o as_o elsewhere_o call_v the_o hope_n of_o israel_n yesternight_o v._n 24._o v._o 43._o and_o all_o that_o thou_o see_v be_v i_o 1_n king_n 20_o 3._o a_o brag_n as_o if_o jacob_n have_v nothing_o by_o desert_n from_o laban_n or_o gift_n from_o god_n and_o what_o can_v i_o do_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o can_v hurt_v they_o but_o i_o must_v hurt_v myself_o but_o why_o do_v he_o then_o so_o pursue_v sure_o not_o to_o make_v this_o ensue_a covenant_n it_o be_v not_o his_o mind_n then_o jacob_n may_v thank_v god_n for_o all_o who_o have_v thus_o bridle_v if_o not_o alter_v laban_n v_o 44._o a_o covenant_n ch._n 21._o 32._o v._o 45._o a_o stone_n heap_n of_o stone_n v._o 46_o 48_o 51._o as_o chap._n 28._o 19_o a_o pillar_n a_o monument_n of_o the_o covenant_n v._o 46._o brethren_n gather_v stone_n jacob_n speak_v to_o his_o own_o family_n and_o laban_n too_o v._o 51._o do_v eat_v there_o upon_o the_o heap_n after_o the_o covenant_n make_v v._o 54._o v._o 47._o jegar-sahadutha_a in_o laban_n syrian_n language_v â—_z galced_a the_o same_o in_o jacob_n hebrew_n language_n hence_o likely_a the_o mountain_n and_o country_n take_v the_o name_n of_o gilead_n v._o 48._o this_o heap_n be_v a_o witness_n a_o sign_n memo_fw-la rial_n which_o may_v be_v allege_v in_o aftertime_n as_o a_o witness_n galeed_n therefore_o by_o anticipation_n so_o call_v v._o 21._o v._o 49._o mizpah_n near_a mount_n hermon_n and_o lebanon_n josh._n 11._o 3._o watchtower_n there_o be_v afterward_o divers_a place_n of_o that_o name_n one_o in_o judah_n lot_n josh._n 15._o 38._o another_o in_o benjamin_n josh._n 18._o 26._o another_o in_o moab_n 1_o sam._n 22._o 3._o v._o 50._o if_o thou_o shall_v imply_v the_o word_n of_o a_o curse_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o this_o case_n ch_z 14._o 23_o forbear_v the_o expression_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o curse_n either_o out_o of_o fear_n or_o unwillingness_n to_o mention_v it_o in_o particular_a or_o as_o yield_v to_o any_o curse_n in_o general_n if_o they_o break_v promise_n and_o covenant_n so_o ch_n
so_o enlarge_v ishmael_n ishmael_n be_v 13_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v circumcise_v verse_n 25_o xvii_o 25._o and_o so_o above_o 15._o or_o rather_o 17_o at_o isaac_n wean_n when_o he_o and_o his_o mother_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n family_n xxi_o 5_o 8_o 14_o 15._o three_o measure_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 6_o the_o hebrew_n measure_n of_o capacity_n mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v these_o 10._o viz._n 1_o log._n leu._n fourteen_o 10._o the_o least_o measure_n 2_o cab_n 2_o king_n vi_o 25._o 3_o hin_n exod._n xxix_o 40._o levit._fw-la xxiii_o 13._o ezek._n iu._n 11._o 4_o omer_n or_o homer_n or_o gnomer_n be_v the_o quantity_n of_o a_o man_n daily_a eat_n of_o manna_n and_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n exod._n xvi_o 16._o 36._o 5_o seah_o translate_a measure_n or_o satum_fw-la in_o this_o text_n gen._n xviii_o 6._o and_o 2_o king_n vii_o 1._o 6_o ephah_n contain_v ten_o omers_n exod._n xvi_o 36._o 7_o bate_n or_o bath_n contain_v likewise_o ten_o omers_n and_o be_v both_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o cor_n and_o chomer_n ezek._n xlv_o 11_o 14._o 8_o lethec_n translate_v half_o a_o omer_n or_o rather_o half_a a_o chomer_n hos._n iii_o 2._o 9_o cor_n and_o 10_o chomer_n each_o equal_a and_o contain_v ten_o bat_n or_o ephah_n apiece_o ezek._n xlv_o 11_o 14._o thus_o far_o scripture_n the_o particular_a assignation_n of_o their_o several_a capacity_n be_v usual_o make_v thus_o viz_o the_o log_n to_o contain_v the_o quantity_n of_o six_o hen-eggs-shel_n of_o palestine_n the_o same_o with_o sextarium_fw-la romanum_fw-la and_o be_v about_o our_o half_a pint_n yet_o some_o make_v it_o a_o pint_n the_o cab_n to_o contain_v four_o log_n i._n e._n a_o quart_n of_o our_o measure_n or_o 24_o egs-shel_n yet_o some_o say_v a_o pottle_n the_o hin_n to_o contain_v six_o log_n i._n e._n 36._o egs-shel_n some_o say_v 12_o log_n or_o 72._o egs-shel_n or_o about_o three_o quart_n a_o omer_n to_o contain_v one_o cab_n and_o a_o half_a and_o a_o five_o part_n about_o our_o three_o pint_n and_o a_o half_a or_o a_o pottle_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n seah_a to_o contain_v two_o hin_n or_o six_o cab_n i._n e._n a_o gallon_n and_o a_o half_a or_o modius_n romanus_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n ephah_n to_o contain_v ten_o omers_n or_o pottle_n i._n e._n four_o gallon_n and_o a_o half_a or_o about_o three_o seah_n and_o to_o be_v medimnus_n atticus_n yet_o some_o make_v it_o to_o contain_v eight_o gallon_n and_o so_o four_o ephah_n to_o contain_v our_o barrel_n some_o to_o contain_v near_o ten_o gallon_n or_o about_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o bushel_n or_o half_o a_o bushel_n and_o a_o pottle_n bate_n or_o bath_n be_v of_o the_o same_o measure_n for_o liquid_a thing_n as_o ephah_n be_v for_o dry_a thing_n lethec_n to_o contain_v five_o ephah_n or_o fifteen_o seah_n or_o sata_fw-la or_o modii_fw-la that_o be_v two_o bushel_n six_o gallon_n and_o one_o pottle_n or_o half_o a_o chomer_n chomer_n and_o cor_n be_v both_o of_o the_o same_o measure_n either_o equal_a and_o contain_v certain_o as_o be_v say_v ten_o bat_n or_o ephah_n apiece_o or_o two_o lethec_n cor_n be_v oft_o translate_a measure_n and_o thus_o uncertain_a be_v we_o for_o the_o ground_n of_o these_o measure_n of_o capacity_n abimelech_n and_o xxvi_o chapter_n xx_o verse_n 2_o 1._o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o common_a name_n to_o the_o king_n of_o palestine_n as_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n benhadad_n to_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n candace_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o ethiopia_n caesar_n to_o the_o roman_a emperor_n hebron_n hebron_n call_v also_o kiriath-arba_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 2_o the_o city_n of_o arba_n the_o the_o father_n of_o anak_n where_o anak_n live_v and_o his_o son_n and_o the_o anakim_v all_o giant_n here_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n dwell_v and_o be_v bury_v here_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n before_o mamre_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n here_o sarah_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o that_o cave_n and_o rebekah_n and_o leah_n be_v likewise_o bury_v here_o hence_o joseph_n be_v send_v to_o see_v the_o welfare_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o hither_o the_o spy_n come_v that_o be_v send_v by_o moses_n to_o spy_v out_o the_o land_n hoham_n the_o king_n of_o hebron_n be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o king_n hide_v in_o the_o cave_n and_o slay_v and_o hang_v up_o by_o joshuah_n and_o it_o seem_v another_o king_n of_o hebron_n soon_o after_o slay_v by_o he_o and_o he_o and_o caleb_n slay_v the_o anakim_v dwell_v here_o this_o city_n fall_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o together_o with_o the_o suburb_n of_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n but_o the_o field_n and_o village_n of_o it_o be_v give_v to_o caleb_n that_o good_a spy_n to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n before_o hebron_n samson_n carry_v the_o gate_n of_o gaza_n david_n have_v send_v to_o they_o of_o hebron_n a_o present_a of_o the_o spoil_n which_o he_o get_v of_o the_o amalekite_n in_o the_o rescue_n of_o ziklag_n be_v command_v by_o god_n to_o go_v hither_o and_o here_o at_o hebron_n he_o be_v make_v king_n and_o reign_v seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n have_v six_o son_n bear_v he_o here_o of_o six_o several_a wife_n hither_o abner_n cameto_o david_n and_o be_v murder_v by_o joab_n be_v by_o david_n mournful_o bury_v here_o hither_o ishbosheths_n head_n be_v bring_v and_o bury_v in_o abner_n grave_a and_o his_o murderer_n by_o david_n hang_v here_o hither_o come_v all_o israel_n to_o make_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o afterward_o absalon_n be_v bear_v here_o pretend_v a_o vow_n to_o be_v perform_v here_o and_o rebel_a against_o his_o father_n make_v himself_o king_n here_o this_o city_n be_v first_o build_v seven_o year_n before_o zoan_n in_o egypt_n and_o in_o king_n rehoboam'_v time_n be_v repair_v and_o fortify_v by_o he_o abraham_n abraham_n alive_a when_o jacob_n be_v 15_o year_n old_a chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 7_o xxi_o 5._o and_o xxv_o 7_o 26._o and_o so_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n heb._n xi_o 9_o esau_n esau_n sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o bread_n and_o pottage_n verse_n 34_o xxv_o 34._o for_o one_o morsel_n of_o meat_n as_o it_o be_v heb._n xii_o 16._o isaac_n isaac_n blind_a above_o 43_o year_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 1_o he_o be_v 60_o at_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n xxv_o 26._o and_o blind_a at_o the_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n xxvii_o 1._o and_o jacob_n be_v then_o 77._o year_n old_a as_o appear_v by_o his_o age_n of_o 130_o when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n xlvii_o 9_o and_o the_o age_n of_o joseph_n be_v then_o 39_o or_o 40_o viz._n 30_o when_o he_o be_v advance_v by_o pharaoh_n xli_o 46._o and_o after_o that_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o two_o of_o famine_n pass_v ere_o jacob_n come_v down_o xlv_o 6._o and_o joseph_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o 14_o year_n after_o jacob_n come_v to_o laban_n xxx_o 25._o and_o xxxi_o 41._o and_o jacob_n come_v to_o laban_n present_o after_o the_o foresay_a blessing_n xxvii_o 42._o etc._n etc._n xxviii_o 1_o 2._o and_o so_o the_o 14_o year_n before_o joseph_n be_v bear_v and_o 39_o of_o josephs_n age_n after_o be_v take_v out_o of_o jacobs_n 130._o leave_v he_o to_o be_v 77._o when_o isaac_n bless_v he_o and_o jacobs_n 77._o be_v add_v to_o isaac_n 60_o when_o jacob_n be_v bear_v make_v isaac_n to_o be_v 137._o when_o he_o be_v blind_a and_o bless_a jacob._n and_o isaac_n die_v at_o 180_o xxxv_o 28._o must_v so_o needs_o be_v blind_a 43_o year_n at_o the_o least_o esau_n esau_n can_v not_o prevail_v with_o isaac_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o repent_v of_o his_o blessing_n jacob_n verse_n 33_o and_o to_o recall_v the_o blessing_n though_o esau_n seek_v it_o of_o isaac_n with_o tear_n xxvii_o 33_o 34._o heb._n xii_o 17._o jacob_n jacob_n be_v 77_o year_n old_a chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 27_o marry_v both_o leah_n and_o rachel_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o come_n to_o laban_n laban_n by_o inversion_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v nabal_n and_o at_v or_o before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 14_o year_n service_n for_o they_o this_o appear_v by_o his_o twelve_o child_n dinah_n be_v one_o and_o by_o the_o sequence_n of_o their_o birth_n within_o those_o 14_o year_n ch_n xxix_o and_o xxx_o which_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n and_o order_n bear_v within_o the_o compass_n only_o of_o the_o last_o seven_o year_n and_o have_v seven_o of_o they_o by_o leah_n herself_o who_o yet_o leave_v bear_v a_o while_n after_o her_o four_o son_n
suppose_a son_n hobab_n the_o suppose_a brother-in-law_n of_o moses_n be_v come_v again_o as_o it_o seem_v thither_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o that_o year_n and_o entreat_v there_o by_o moses_n to_o stay_v and_o go_v along_o with_o they_o refuse_v to_o do_v so_o yet_o be_v again_o pray_v and_o press_v by_o moses_n thereunto_o in_o this_o text_n he_o either_o yield_v no_o reply_n be_v mention_v or_o not_o long_o after_o both_o he_o and_o his_o house_n and_o kindred_n return_v to_o moses_n it_o may_v be_v warn_v by_o moses_n to_o come_v then_o as_o saul_n in_o his_o time_n warn_v they_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o amalakite_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 6_o and_o so_o be_v save_v from_o that_o destruction_n of_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o which_o return_n be_v plain_o gather_v out_o of_o num._n xxiv_o 21._o judg._n i._n 16._o and_o iu_o 11._o and_o 1_o sam._n xv._o 6._o 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o jer._n xxxv_o 6._o compare_v with_o 2_o king_n x._o 15_o 23._o seventy_o man_n these_o lxx_o chapter_n xi_o verse_n 16_o elder_n be_v appoint_v about_o a_o year_n after_o those_o many_o ruler_n and_o judge_n exod._n xviii_o they_o prophesy_v and_o do_v not_o cease_v for_o the_o time_n like_o whereunto_o be_v the_o case_n of_o saul_n 1_o sam._n x._o 10._o god_n by_o this_o sign_n seal_v so_o and_o at_o first_o honour_v their_o vocation_n though_o this_o extraordinary_a gift_n cease_v afterward_o these_o lxx_o be_v add_v to_o assist_v moses_n in_o the_o government_n of_o this_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o it_o seem_v from_o hence_o in_o after-age_n the_o jew_n take_v their_o rise_n of_o constitute_v their_o sanedrim_n or_o synedrion_n of_o lxx_o elder_n for_o their_o senate_n and_o supreme_a court_n of_o judicature_n in_o that_o nation_n of_o lxx_o see_v ezek._n viii_o 11._o exod._n xxiv_o 1_o 9_o luke_n x._o 1_o 17._o quail_n quailes_n give_v the_o second_o time_n verse_n 31_o above_o a_o full_a year_n after_o those_o exod._n xvi_o 13._o those_o be_v at_o their_o eight_o station_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n and_o before_o they_o come_v to_o sinai_n these_o at_o the_o thirteen_o station_n and_o after_o they_o leave_v mount_n sinai_n in_o kibroth_n hattaavah_n and_o continue_v for_o a_o full_a month_n psal._n lxxviii_o 26_o 31._o ethiopian_a zipporah_n call_v a_o ethiopian_a or_o cushite_v chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o from_o that_o eastern_a ethiopia_n or_o part_n of_o arabia_n wherein_o midian_a stand_v or_o border_v with_o it_o arabia_n contain_v other_o nation_n also_o lie_v northward_o upon_o the_o arabic_a gulf_n or_o red-sea_n miriam_n her_o sister-in-law_n seem_v to_o envy_v she_o and_o fall_v foul_a upon_o moses_n and_o be_v first_o and_o deep_a in_o the_o fault_n more_o than_o aaron_n be_v exemplary_o punish_v the_o man_n moses_n the_o commendation_n of_o moses_n verse_n 3_o 8._o god_n inspire_v his_o pen_n num._n xii_o 3_o 8._o kadesh_n kadesh_n be_v kadesh-barneah_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 26_o and_o south-confine_n of_o canaan_n in_o a_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 19_o 20._o nigh_o to_o mount_n seir_n ver_fw-la 44._o whence_o moses_n send_v the_o spy_n num._n xii_o 16._o and_o ch._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxxiv_o 4._o josh._n xv._o 3._o be_v the_o fifteen_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n deut._n i._n 2_o 19_o and_o ii_o 14._o and_o ix_o 23._o josh._n fourteen_o 6_o 7._o and_o xv._o 3._o the_o israelite_n abode_n at_o kadesh-barneah_a and_o compass_a mount_n seir_n about_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o eight_o year_n compare_v with_o deut._n i._n 2_o 46_o and_o ii_o 14._o another_o kadesh_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o uttermost_a border_n of_o edom_n or_o idumea_n towards_o ezion-gaber_n and_o the_o red_a sea_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o deut._n ii_o 8._o and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n sin_n by_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n and_o the_o 33._o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n thither_o they_o come_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n first_o month_n and_o there_o miriam_n die_v four_o month_n before_o aaron_n who_o die_v in_o the_o next_o station_n at_o hor._n hence_o moses_n send_v messenger_n to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n num._n xx._n 1_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 22_o and_o xxvii_o 14._o and_o xxxiii_o 36_o 37_o 38._o deut._n xxxii_o 51._o judg._n xi_o 17._o forty_o year_n these_o forty_o year_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 33_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v from_o the_o send_n of_o spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n but_o from_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n num._n xxxiii_o 3_o 38._o josh._n iu_o 19_o deut._n viii_o 2._o this_o appear_v also_o out_o of_o the_o age_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n exod._n vii_o 7._o compare_v with_o num._n xxxiii_o 39_o and_o deut._n xxxiv_o 7._o after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n the_o israelite_n continue_v in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n which_o yet_o be_v say_v to_o be_v forty_o year_n as_o the_o next_o full_a number_n so_o gideon_n seventy_o son_n judg._n viii_o 30._o be_v say_v to_o be_v slay_v ch_z ix_o 5_o 18_o 56._o though_o jothan_n one_o of_o they_o escape_v and_o so_o the_o disciple_n be_v call_v 11._o to_o who_o jesus_n appear_v on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n at_o evening_n when_o yet_o thomas_n be_v absent_a mark_v xvi_o 14._o luke_n xxiv_o 33_o 40._o john_n xx._n 19_o 25._o compare_v together_o and_o so_o the_o lxx_o elder_n be_v say_v to_o be_v gather_v and_o set_v round_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n when_o yet_o eldad_n and_o medad_n come_v not_o num._n xi_o 24._o and_o not_o unlike_a be_v that_o of_o david_n reign_n forty_o year_n 2_o sam._n v._o 4_o 5._o when_o yet_o six_o month_n be_v over_o and_o above_o and_o solomon_n building_n the_o temple_n in_o seven_o year_n 1_o king_n vi_o 30._o when_o yet_o six_o month_n be_v to_o be_v add_v by_o compare_v v._o 1._o and_o last_o hormah_n this_o history_n at_o hormah_n be_v another_o chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 45_o and_o divers_a from_o that_o at_o hormah_n num._n xxi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o see_v another_o hormah_n judg._n i._n 17._o and_o all_o the_o man_n compare_v with_o ch._n chapter_n xvi_o verse_n 32_o xxvi_o 11._o yet_o do_v show_v that_o the_o child_n of_o korah_n be_v not_o swallow_v up_o of_o the_o earth_n likely_a miraculous_o save_v or_o rather_o they_o depart_v from_o their_o father_n tent_n according_a to_o that_o command_n of_o god_n and_o moses_n ver_fw-la 24_o and_o 26._o and_o of_o their_o race_n come_v such_o as_o make_v some_o of_o our_o psalm_n or_o at_o least_o be_v famous_a singer_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o samuel_n also_o the_o great_a prophet_n and_o judge_n in_o israel_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33_o 38._o broad_a plate_n the_o altar_n thus_o cover_v twice_o with_o plate_n of_o brass_n verse_n 38_o here_o and_o exod._n xxxviii_o 2._o altar_n the_o levite_n may_v not_o approach_v to_o the_o altar_n to_o minister_v at_o it_o chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 2_o 7._o nor_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o first-fruit_n first-fruit_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o many_o sort_n verse_n 12_o first_o a_o sheaf_n of_o the_o first_o ripe_a corn_n or_o a_o homer_n of_o it_o present_v the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n levit._n xxiii_o 10._o second_o two_o wave-loave_n of_o two_o ten_o deal_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n or_o week_n num._n xxviii_o 26._o levit._fw-la xxiii_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 20._o three_o a_o cake_n of_o the_o first_o of_o their_o dough_n for_o a_o heave-offering_a num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o four_o bring_v in_o a_o basket_n in_o the_o seven_o month_n when_o all_o their_o fruit_n be_v gather_v in_o as_o most_o understand_v that_o place_n deut._n xxvi_o 1_o 11._o first-fruit_n enjoin_v without_o any_o set_n or_o certain_a proportion_n or_o stint_v deut._n xviii_o 4._o of_o these_o and_o other_o kind_n of_o first-fruit_n see_v more_o in_o this_o text_n and_o exod._n xxii_o 29._o and_o xxiii_o 19_o and_o xxxiv_o 22_o 26._o levit._fw-la ii_o 12_o 14_o 15_o 16._o deut._n xviii_o 4._o ezek._n xliv_o 30._o the_o ten_o so_o verse_n 24_o ver_fw-la 21._o tithe_n and_o their_o kind_n and_o sort_n thus_o tithe_n of_o the_o yearly_a increase_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o land_n pay_v to_o the_o levite_n after_o the_o first_o fruit_n have_v be_v first_o deduct_v and_o bring_v to_o the_o priest_n exod._n xxxiv_o 26._o levit._fw-la xxiii_o 10._o out_o of_o the_o nine_o part_n remain_v there_o seem_v another_o ten_o take_v set_v apart_o for_o their_o journey_n sacrifice_n and_o feast_n thrice_o a_o year_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o bring_v up_o thither_o and_o there_o eat_v by_o the_o owner_n their_o family_n and_o the_o levite_n as_o most_o probable_o appear_v out_o of_o deut._n xii_o 5_o 6_o 7_o
11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
all_o the_o people_n chapt._n xxxi_o 9_o 13._o as_o in_o the_o three_o foresay_a particular_n some_o will_v have_v it_o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o this_o book_n only_o or_o that_o song_n only_o deut._n xxxii_o that_o be_v to_o be_v put_v and_o place_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o at_z or_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n deut._n xxxi_o 25_o 26._o but_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n read_v in_o every_o sabbath-year_n and_o lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v safe_a by_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n the_o judicial_a law_n most_o of_o all_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n and_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o country_n and_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o equity_n of_o right_a reason_n for_o that_o country_n and_o people_n and_o so_o far_o be_v useful_a to_o all_o other_o the_o ten_o first_o chapter_n be_v mostwhat_a of_o precedent_a passage_n repetition_n of_o what_o thing_n be_v former_o do_v with_o exhortation_n to_o obedience_n intermix_v moses_n yet_o herein_o not_o bind_v himself_o to_o a_o exact_a order_n in_o observation_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n these_o be_v a_o inscription_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o a_o accurate_a description_n of_o the_o place_n where_o moses_n deliver_v and_o do_v what_o in_o this_o book_n be_v contain_v eleven_o the_o eleven_o day_n journey_n end_n either_o at_o kadesh-barneah_a verse_n 2_o or_o compass_v about_o by_o the_o way_n of_o mount_n seir_n and_o kadesh-barneah_a it_o end_v at_o and_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n both_o which_o serâ—â—_n to_o show_v how_o soon_o they_o may_v have_v come_v from_o horeb_n or_o sinai_n to_o canaan_n have_v they_o not_o provoke_v god_n by_o their_o sin_n num._n fourteen_o instead_o of_o that_o eleven_o day_n journey_n to_o keep_v they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 38._o year_n after_o horeb_n horeb_n and_o mount_n sinai_n be_v take_v for_o the_o same_o exod._n iii_o 1._o see_v on_o that_o text_n deut._n i._n 2_o 6_o 19_o and_o iu_o 10_o 15._o and_o v._o 2._o and_o ix_o 8._o 1_o king_n xix_o 8_o mal._n iu_o 4._o they_o be_v close_a neighbour_n or_o rather_o two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o mount_n the_o israelite_n abide_v almost_o a_o year_n there_o deut._n i._n 6._o exod._n xix_o 1_o num._n x._o 11._o og_n that_o dwell_v at_o ashteroth_n verse_n 4_o be_v slay_v in_o edrei_n another_o of_o his_o royal_a city_n ch._n iii_o 1._o num._n xxi_o 33._o josh._n xiii_o 12_o 31._o and_o xii_o 4._o angry_a god_n anger_n at_o moses_n here_o mention_v verse_n 37_o be_v not_o in_o the_o second_o year_n when_o and_o where_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o but_o in_o the_o fourti_v year_n at_o that_o other_o kadesh_n when_o and_o where_o miriam_n die_v num._n xx._n 1_o 2_o 12._o many_o day_n the_o israelite_n abode_n in_o kadesh_n many_o day_n verse_n 46_o and_o they_o compass_v mount_n seir_n many_o day_n the_o space_n in_o which_o they_o come_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a till_o they_o come_v over_o the_o brook_n zered_a or_o pitch_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_a in_o moab_n be_v their_o thirty_o nine_o station_n be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n ii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 7_o 14._o some_o take_v thirty_o seven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o time_n to_o be_v spend_v at_o kadesh-barnea_a and_o sure_o the_o most_o of_o it_o be_v spend_v there_o and_o the_o lesser_a and_o late_a part_n of_o it_o in_o compass_v mount_n seir_n and_o the_o other_o half_a year_n spend_v in_o come_v from_o mount_n seir_n to_o zered_a see_v deut._n ii_o 7._o distress_n not_o and_o so_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 9_o v._n 19_o the_o israelite_n forbid_v to_o distress_n the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n or_o to_o possess_v their_o land_n yet_o what_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o they_o and_o possess_v which_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o their_o country_n all_o that_o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n by_o right_a of_o that_o conquest_n do_v fair_o possess_v josh._n xiii_o 15_o 25._o judg._n xi_o 12_o 27._o giant_n there_o be_v mention_v anakim_v verse_n 11_o emims_n zanzummims_n rephaims_n as_o several_a raze_n of_o gaint_n deut._n ii_o 11_o 20._o and_o ch._n iii_o 11_o 13._o num._n xiii_o 33._o see_v further_o gen._n vi_o 4_o 1_o sam._n xvii_o 4._o and_o 2_o sam._n xxi_o 16_o 22._o mount_v zion_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 48_o which_o be_v hermon_n called_n by_o the_o sidonian_n syrion_n by_o the_o amorites_n shenir_fw-fr in_o the_o valley_n of_o lebanon_n deut._n iii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 48._o josh._n xi_o 17._o and_o xiii_o 5._o and_o xii_o 5._o 1_o chron._n v._n 23._o and_o mount_v zion_n that_o strong_a hold_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o seat_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 7_o 9_o 1_o king_n viii_o 1._o psal._n ii_o 6._o and_o ix_o 11._o and_o xlviii_o 2._o upon_o which_o text_n see_v the_o annotation_n be_v two_o differ_a mountain_n and_o far_o asunder_o they_o differ_v also_o in_o their_o original_a character_n and_o letter_n the_o former_a be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o late_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o new_a testament_n write_v the_o late_a also_o zion_n rom._n ix_o 33_o 〈◊〉_d xi_o 26._o as_o likewise_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v sidon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v tyre_n matth._n xi_o 21_o 22._o call_v we_o may_v not_o conceive_v a_o miracle_n in_o moses_n voice_n chapter_n five_o verse_n 1_o as_o some_o do_v on_o this_o place_n my_o commandment_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o masoret_n marginal_a read_n verse_n 10_o but_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v his_o commandment_n and_o may_v import_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n expound_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o god_n word_n that_o go_v next_o before_o seven_o day_n some_o word_n be_v add_v by_o moses_n to_o those_o utter_v by_o god_n on_o mount_n sinai_n verse_n 14_o 15._o exod._n xx._n 10_o 11._o as_o a_o explication_n of_o they_o and_o also_o a_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o the_o four_o commandment_n differ_v altogether_o from_o that_o reason_n in_o exod._n xx._n 11._o which_o reason_n here_o yet_o evince_v not_o that_o therefore_o god_n bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o the_o put_n of_o wife_n before_o house_n ver_fw-la 21._o contrary_n to_o that_o order_n of_o house_n before_o wife_n in_o exod._n xx._n 17._o confound_v the_o late_a papist_n silly_a shift_n in_o divide_v the_o last_o commandment_n into_o two_o to_o make_v up_o ten_o deut._n iu._n 13._o to_o colour_n thereby_o their_o take_v away_o the_o second_o commandment_n or_o shuffle_n of_o it_o into_o the_o first_o so_o that_o by_o they_o be_v not_o know_v which_o be_v the_o nine_o and_o which_o the_o ten_o commandment_n seven_o nation_n so_o many_o be_v here_o reckon_v chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o and_o so_o josh._n iii_o 10._o six_o in_o exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o deut._n xx._n 17._o judg._n iii_o 5._o in_o many_o place_n few_o in_o gen._n xv._o 19_o 20_o 21._o ten_o nation_n be_v reckon_v and_o among_o they_o the_o philistine_n be_v never_o mention_v yet_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n go_v many_o time_n under_o the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n and_o amorites_n as_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o and_o ch._n xv._o 16._o utter_o destroy_v they_o such_o be_v god_n command_n verse_n 2_o and_o such_o his_o promise_n of_o assistance_n v._o 16._o see_v exod._n xxxiv_o 11_o 12._o deut._n ix_o 3._o and_o xx._n 16_o 17._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o one_o year_n or_o in_o ioshuah_n life-time_n josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 13._o judg._n l._n 9_o 21_o 27_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 33_o 34._o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a exod._a xxiii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n vii_o 22._o yet_o god_n just_o threaten_v and_o blame_v they_o for_o their_o neglect_n in_o conquer_a and_o expel_v they_o num._n xxxiii_o 55_o 56._o josh._n xxiii_o 13._o judg._n ii_o 3_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o he_o never_o give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o full_a bound_n as_o of_o tyre_n sidon_n and_o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o for_o their_o part_n the_o condition_n of_o their_o covenant_n with_o he_o judg._n ii_o 20_o 21._o neither_o shall_v thou_o marriage_n forbid_v with_o the_o canaanite_n strict_o verse_n 3_o yea_o also_o forbid_v with_o the_o ammonite_n moabite_n and_o egyptian_n ezra_n ix_o 1_o 2._o
verse_n 1_o 1_o chron._n ii_o 7._o which_o signify_v a_o troubler_n and_o the_o place_n of_o his_o execution_n be_v call_v the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n v._o 26._o that_o be_v trouble_v he_o be_v grandchild_n of_o zabdi_n otherwise_o call_v zimri_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 6._o ai_fw-fr ai_fw-fr be_v call_v hai_o verse_n 2_o gen._n xii_o 8._o and_o aijah_n neh._n xi_o 31._o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n very_o near_o to_o bethel_n ezra_n ii_o 28._o neh._n vii_o 32._o and_o differ_v from_o that_o ai_fw-fr situate_v between_o heshbon_n and_o rabbah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o god_n yet_o take_v by_o the_o ammonite_n whereof_o see_v jeremy_n xlix_o 3._o bethaven_n bethaven_n and_o bethel_n two_o distinct_a town_n not_o far_o asunder_o near_o the_o north_n bound_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n yet_o hosea_n call_v bethel_n by_o the_o name_n of_o bethaven_n the_o house_n of_o vanity_n and_o vain_a idol_n in_o scorn_n and_o derision_n for_o jeroboam'_v golden_a calf_n there_o set_v up_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o v._o 8._o and_o x._o 5._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n xii_o 29_o 32._o verse_n 14_o take_v by_o divine_a instinct_n and_o command_n lot_n be_v here_o use_v in_o which_o case_n their_o judgement_n be_v infallible_a of_o lot_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._o 7._o verse_n 24_o and_o his_o son_n god_n severe_a judgement_n upon_o his_o whole_a family_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o be_v warrant_v by_o he_o who_o be_v sole_a dispenser_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n over_o his_o own_o law_n deut._n xxiv_o 16._o and_o at_o the_o most_o his_o sacrilege_n be_v but_o the_o occasion_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o his_o family_n they_o have_v sin_n enough_o in_o themselves_o otherwise_o for_o god_n justice_n to_o work_v upon_o though_o they_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o this_o sacrilegious_a act_n chapter_n viii_o verse_n 2_o ambush_n god_n appoint_v both_o the_o end_n and_o the_o mean_n 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 14_o 15._o and_o god_n people_n have_v the_o assurance_n of_o god_n particular_a promise_n do_v yet_o careful_o use_v the_o mean_n as_o josh._n xi_o 7._o and_o x._o 9_o act_v xxvii_o 24_o 31._o judg._n xx._n 28_o 29._o stratagem_n in_o war_n be_v lawful_a verse_n 3_o choose_v out_o not_o likely_a that_o the_o 30000._o do_v lie_v in_o wait_n behind_o ai_fw-fr westward_n between_o a_z and_o bethel_n but_o only_o 5000._o ver_fw-la 12_o 17._o gibeon_n gibeon_n be_v a_o great_a city_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 3_o a_o royal_a city_n of_o the_o hivites_n and_o all_o the_o man_n mighty_a ch._n x._o 2._o and_o xi_o 19_o allot_v afterward_o to_o benjamin_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n to_o the_o priest_n ch._n xxi_o 13_o 17._o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n be_v here_o in_o david_n and_o solomon_n time_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 20._o 2_o chron._n i._n 3._o david_n order_v the_o service_n of_o it_o here_o 1_o chron._n xvi_o 30._o solomon_n sacrifice_v at_o this_o high_a place_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o here_o and_o he_o bring_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n thence_o to_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n iii_o 4._o here_o joshua_n vanquish_v the_o five_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n ch._n x._o and_o have_v the_o sun_n stand_v still_o upon_o his_o prayer_n here_o david_n smite_v the_o philistine_n 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 16._o by_o the_o pool_n of_o gibeon_n be_v that_o mortal_a fight_n between_o twelve_o of_o abner_n and_o twelve_o of_o joabs_n man_n whence_o the_o place_n be_v call_v the_o field_n of_o strong_a man_n in_o gibeon_n here_o abner_n in_o his_o flight_n slay_v asabel_n the_o brother_n of_o joab_n and_o joab_n pursue_v abner_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o gibeon_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 12_o 16_o 24._o and_o ch._n iii_o 30._o at_o the_o great_a stone_n in_o gibeon_n joab_n slay_v amasa_n his_o cousen-german_a 2_o sam._n xx._n 8._o and_o by_o the_o great_a water_n that_o be_v in_o gibeon_n johanan_n fight_v and_o put_v to_o flight_n ishmael_n jer._n xli_o 12._o the_o gibeonite_n be_v hivites_n josh._n ix_o 7._o yet_o call_v also_o by_o the_o more_o general_a name_n of_o amorites_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o they_o be_v those_o which_o in_o aftertime_n be_v call_v nethinim_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v deodand_n give_v and_o devote_v to_o that_o drudgery_n ver_fw-la 23_o 27._o of_o who_o see_v 2_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o 1_o chron._n ix_o 2._o ezra_n ii_o 43_o 58_o 62_o 70._o and_o vii_o 7_o 24._o and_o viii_o 17_o 20._o neh._n vii_o 46_o 60_o 73._o and_o x._o 28._o and_o xi_o 3_o 21._o something_o like_a to_o these_o be_v those_o other_o of_o these_o nation_n on_o who_o solomon_n do_v raise_v a_o tribute_n of_o bondage_n 1_o king_n ix_o 20_o 21._o of_o who_o see_v more_o on_o that_o place_n the_o oath_n and_o league_n make_v with_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o their_o city_n ver_fw-la 17._o though_o surreptitious_o and_o fraudulent_o get_v and_o also_o rash_o grant_v yet_o seem_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o to_o be_v lawful_a otherwise_o a_o unlawful_a oath_n shall_v be_v break_v whereas_o this_o be_v keep_v with_o all_o faithfulness_n joshua_n fight_v in_o their_o defence_n and_o that_o by_o the_o lord_n approbation_n and_o encouragement_n ch._n x._o 7_o 8._o and_o this_o seem_v lawful_a because_o they_o sue_v for_o peace_n before_o they_o be_v besiege_v and_o willing_o submit_v to_o all_o condition_n without_o any_o reservation_n of_o their_o land_n good_n law_n liberty_n much_o less_o of_o their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n which_o otherwise_o may_v have_v ensnare_v the_o israelite_n but_o of_o their_o life_n only_o and_o they_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o israelite_n service_n city_n and_o people_n of_o other_o nation_n than_o these_o very_o far_o off_o may_v be_v receive_v upon_o far_o easy_a term_n and_o condition_n but_o upon_o all_o these_o condition_n other_o of_o these_o nation_n themselves_o may_v have_v be_v spare_v their_o life_n yet_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n so_o order_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o city_n that_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o israelity_n save_v these_o hittite_n of_o gibeon_n only_o and_o their_o city_n all_o other_o they_o take_v in_o battle_n for_o it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n so_o to_o harden_v their_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v be_v destroy_v ch._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o therefore_o the_o congregation_n here_o murmur_v unjust_o haply_o through_o ignorance_n against_o joshua_n and_o the_o prince_n for_o this_o league_n and_o oath_n and_o saul_n be_v just_o punish_v and_o that_o grievous_o in_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o land_n also_o with_o famine_n many_o age_n after_o this_o because_o he_o seek_v to_o slay_v and_o destroy_v they_o from_o remain_v in_o any_o of_o the_o coast_n of_o israel_n contrary_a to_o this_o league_n and_o oath_n though_o soul_n do_v it_o in_o a_o pretend_a or_o wrong_a zeal_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 1_o 6._o adoni-zedek_a seem_v chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o in_o after-age_n to_o have_v succeed_v that_o melchizedeâ—_n gen._n fourteen_o 18._o but_o adonibezeck_a judg._n i._n 7._o seem_v not_o any_o successor_n to_o this_o adonizedeek_n much_o less_o himself_o he_o himself_o be_v slay_v ver_fw-la 23_o 26._o but_o adonibezeck_a be_v lord_n or_o king_n not_o of_o jerusalem_n but_o of_o bezeck_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n where_o saul_n number_v against_o nahash_n 330000._o man_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 8._o jerusalem_n be_v call_v also_o jebus_n judg._n xix_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xi_o 4_o 5._o of_o jebusi_n the_o son_n of_o canaan_n gen._n x._o 16._o and_o salem_n gen._n fourteen_o 18._o psal._n lxxvi_o 2._o the_o name_n seem_v compose_v of_o they_o if_o not_o then_o of_o jireh_n and_o salem_n the_o place_n salem_n gen._n fourteen_o 18._o psal._n lxxvi_o 2._o where_o god_n appear_v gen._n xxii_o 14._o or_o jiereh_n shalem_n signify_v the_o vision_n of_o peace_n or_o possession_n of_o peace_n or_o peace_n shall_v be_v see_v or_o provide_v a_o place_n of_o providence_n gen._n xxii_o 14._o see_v hebr._n vii_o 1_o 2._o and_o it_o be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n be_v a_o double_a city_n belong_v to_o two_o tribe_n judah_n and_o benjamin_n josh._n xv._o 8_o 63._o and_o xviii_o 28._o judg._n i._n 8_o 21._o jer._n thirty-nine_o 3._o the_o southern_a and_o high_a part_n belong_v to_o judah_n wherein_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o zion_n be_v take_v at_o last_o by_o david_n present_o after_o his_o anoint_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o build_v and_o call_v his_o city_n 2_o sam._n v._o 6_o 9_o 1_o chron._n xi_o 4_o 8._o and_o become_v the_o burial-place_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o david_n sepulchre_n continue_v there_o till_o the_o apostle_n time_n act_n ii_o 29._o near_o 1100._o year_n and_o the_o ark_n for_o a_o time_n be_v place_v
call_v harosheth_n of_o the_o gentile_n judg._n iu._n 2._o as_o lie_v in_o that_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n thirteen_o thirteen_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n in_o title_n and_o dominion_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 19_o xxi_o 4._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 59_o though_o one_o of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n be_v too_o much_o for_o their_o present_a use_n and_o habitation_n we_o read_v but_o of_o three_o of_o they_o in_o number_n about_o fifty_o year_n before_o this_o time_n call_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a dismiss_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 1_o likely_a at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n and_o stay_v not_o fourteen_o year_n till_o after_o the_o division_n which_o division_n may_v yet_o possible_o be_v make_v soon_o than_o so_o josh._n xx._n 11._o divide_v this_o divide_v the_o spoil_n with_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 8_o those_o that_o stay_v at_o home_n beyond_o jordan_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 27._o and_o david_n seem_v hereupon_o to_o revive_v and_o enact_v that_o law_n of_o like_a division_n 1_o saem_n xxx_o 24_o 25._o mention_v of_o the_o name_n the_o not_o name_v of_o idol_n be_v mention_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 7_o as_o here_o so_o exod._n xxiii_o 13._o deut._n xii_o 3._o psal._n xvi_o 4._o and_o a_o like_a ephes._n v._n 3._o yet_o the_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o unlawful_a shechem_n shechem_n be_v a_o city_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o josh._n xx._n 7._o north-north-east_n from_o shiloh_n and_o bethel_n and_o close_o by_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o ebal_n judg._n ix_o 7._o here_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n have_v sojourn_v and_o jacob_n two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n young_a man_n upon_o dinah_n ravishment_n murder_v the_o citizen_n gen._n xxxiv_o here_o after_o gideon_n death_n the_o citizen_n worship_v baal-berith_a and_o rebel_v with_o abimelech_n and_o be_v after_o punish_v and_o spoil_v by_o he_o judg._n ix_o this_o city_n in_o ioshua_n time_n be_v make_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o give_v to_o the_o kohathite-levite_n josh._n xxi_o 21._o and_o here_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o all_o the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n chap._n xxiv_o ver_fw-la 25._o the_o mount_n ephraim_n whereon_o the_o city_n stand_v be_v famous_a for_o burial_n here_o they_o bury_v josephs_n bone_n in_o shechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n or_o emor_n josh._n xxiv_o 32._o act_n vii_o 16._o gen._n xxxiii_o 19_o here_o be_v great_a joshua_n himself_o a_o ephraimite_n bury_v in_o his_o inheritance_n in_o timnath-scrah_a or_o here_o be_v which_o be_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o hill_n goash_fw-mi josh._n xxiv_o 30._o judg._n ii_o 9_o and_o here_o be_v the_o highpriest_n eleazar_n bury_v in_o a_o hill_n that_o pertain_v to_o phineas_n his_o son_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n josh._n xxiv_o 33._o here_o deborah_n dwell_v judg._n iu._n 5._o and_o tola_n the_o judge_n ch_n x._o 1._o hither_o come_v rehoboam_n to_o be_v make_v king_n but_o jeroboam_n be_v there_o make_v king_n in_o his_o stead_n who_o build_v or_o fortify_v the_o city_n and_o dwell_v there_o 1_o king_n xii_o 1_o 20_o 25._o judge_n the_o book_n of_o judge_n contain_v a_o history_n not_o of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n but_o of_o two_o hundred_o ninty_a and_o nine_o year_n so_o count_v the_o year_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n within_o the_o year_n and_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n as_o i_o have_v show_v they_o necessary_o must_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n with_o prince_n salmon_n josh._n ii_o and_o so_o expound_v the_o text_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o time_n thus_o that_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n by_o othniel_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o it_o be_v first_o settle_v in_o rest_n by_o joshua_n at_o his_o death_n judg._n iii_o 11._o not_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o ehud_n in_o the_o eighti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o othniel_n ch._n iii_o 30._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o deborah_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o ehud_n ch._n v._o 31._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o gideon_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o deborah_n ch._n viii_o 28._o these_o make_v up_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o then_o follow_v three_o of_o abimelech_n twenty_o three_o of_o tolah_n twenty_o two_o of_o jair_a six_o of_o jephthah_n seven_o of_o ibzan_n ten_o of_o elon_n eight_o of_o abdon_n twenty_o of_o samson_n which_o make_v np_v the_o other_o ninty_a nine_o year_n in_o all_o two_o hund_v ninty_a nine_o the_o text_n judg._n iu._n 3_o 4._o seem_v to_o accord_v with_o rhis_n reckon_n and_o to_o account_v jabins_n oppression_n within_o the_o year_n of_o deborah_n but_o yet_o count_v beside_o these_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n distinct_o over_o and_o above_o which_o amount_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n and_o be_v according_a to_o the_o seem_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n and_o then_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n be_v add_v thereunto_o the_o sum_n arise_v to_o those_o 450._o year_n mention_v by_o paul_n act_v xiii_o 20._o but_o read_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n as_o in_o order_n they_o stand_v there_o in_o the_o original_a and_o after_o these_o thing_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n we_o may_v rather_o conceive_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n from_o the_o choose_n of_o the_o father_n till_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o joshua_n it_o be_v four_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o from_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n and_o four_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o from_o the_o rejection_n of_o ishmael_n both_o way_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o wherein_o those_o thing_n mention_v ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o be_v do_v and_o accomplish_v and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o king_n and_o thus_o the_o most_o learned_a primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n have_v it_o in_o his_o learned_a annal_n this_o book_n seem_v write_v of_o and_o concern_v the_o judge_n as_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n concern_v ruth_n and_o long_o after_o their_o time_n as_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v gather_v by_o those_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n and_o the_o like_a ch._n i._n 21_o 26._o and_o vi_o 24._o and_o x._o 4._o and_o xv._o 19_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 30._o must_v needs_o have_v relation_n at_o soon_a to_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 17._o psal._n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o ask_v they_o ask_v the_o lord_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o by_o phineas_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n make_v answer_v num._n xxvii_o 21._o both_o which_o be_v on_o or_o in_o the_o breastplate_n and_o the_o breastplate_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 28_o 30._o and_o thirty-nine_o 21._o which_o make_v david_n call_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o high_a priest_n thereby_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o ch._n xxviii_o 6._o so_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o see_v more_o on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o bezek_n bezek_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 4_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n lie_v from_o it_o south-west_n and_o midway_n between_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bethlehem_n adoni-bezek_n verse_n 5_o of_o he_o see_v on_o josh._n x._o 1._o say_a verse_n 7_o seventy_o king_n his_o seventy_o king_n subdue_v and_o mangle_v by_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o petty_a king_n of_o province_n or_o city_n if_o not_o such_o prince_n as_o be_v now_o in_o germany_n where_o all_o the_o brethren_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v call_v prince_n likewise_o and_o these_o seventy_o be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o all_o his_o reign_n and_o tyranny_n adoni-bezek_a have_v subdue_v he_o be_v bring_v from_o bezek_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v make_v a_o public_a example_n there_o jerusalem_n judah_n have_v take_v jerusalem_n verse_n 8_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n i._n e._n that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 8._o yet_o so_o as_o the_o jebusite_n still_o dwell_v therein_o with_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 63._o even_o till_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o benjamin_n do_v the_o like_a and_o no_o more_o with_o their_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n judg._n i._n 21._o yet_o both_o have_v little_o hold_v in_o it_o
the_o house_n of_o dagon_n thence_o to_o gath_n thence_o to_o ekron_n and_o after_o they_o have_v keep_v it_o seven_o month_n they_o carry_v it_o to_o beth-shemesh_a a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 57_o 59_o josh._n xxi_o 16._o and_o it_o be_v fetch_v thence_o to_o kiriath-jearim_a a_o city_n of_o judah_n likewise_o 1_o chron._n xiii_o 6._o and_o judg._n xviii_o 12._o so_o call_v it_o may_v be_v from_o kiriath-jearim_a the_o son_n of_o shebal_n grandchild_n of_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o hur_z 1_o chron._n ii_o 50_o 52_o 53._o if_o kiriath-jearim_a be_v there_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n and_o not_o of_o the_o city_n or_o thus_o call_v from_o its_o seat_n in_o a_o wood_n or_o woody_a country_n as_o the_o name_n signify_v see_v ou_fw-fr psal._n cxxxii_o 6._o it_o be_v call_v also_o kiriath-baal_n josh._n xviii_o 14_o 15._o and_o baalah_n josh._n xv._o 9_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xiii_o 6._o and_o baale_n of_o judah_n 2_o sam._n vi_o 2._o it_o be_v bring_v thither_o into_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n a_o levite_n build_v in_o the_o hill_n or_o gibeah_n there_o 1_o sam._n vii_o 1._o 2_o sam._n vi_o 3_o 4._o it_o abide_v there_o twenty_o year_n till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n wrought_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n vii_o 2_o 6._o and_o after_o in_o the_o time_n of_o saul_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v fetch_v thence_o to_o giglal_n 1_o sam._n x._o 8._o and_o ch._n xi_o 15._o and_o ch_n xii_o 3._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o to_o gibeah_n of_o benjamin_n compare_v together_o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 6._o and_o chap._n fourteen_o 2_o 18._o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v thus_o fetch_v into_o extraordinary_a assembly_n upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n both_o in_o war_n and_o peace_n but_o be_v return_v to_o kiriath-jearim_a and_o the_o honse_n of_o abinadab_n it_o be_v fetch_v thence_o by_o david_n 1_o chron._n xiii_o 5._o sixty_o seven_o year_n after_o it_o be_v first_o bring_v thither_o and_o be_v bring_v by_o he_o to_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n 2_o sam._n vi_o 10._o a_o levite_n and_o porter_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 18_o 24._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 38._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 4_o 8_o 15._o if_o not_o a_o singer_n also_o 1_o chron._n xv._o 21._o and_o chap_n xvi_o 5._o and_o one_o of_o his_o race_n and_o name_n be_v treasurer_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n amatziah_n 2_o chron._n xxv_o 24._o he_o be_v call_v a_o gittite_n likely_a because_o bear_v at_o gath-rimmon_n a_o city_n of_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n josh._n xxi_o 24_o 25._o situate_v near_o gath_n of_o the_o philistine_n the_o ark_n be_v there_o three_o month_n 2_o sam._n vi_o 11._o 1_o chron._n xiii_o 13_o 14._o and_o then_o and_o thence_o fetch_v by_o david_n with_o great_a solemnity_n into_o the_o tent_n which_o he_o prepare_v for_o it_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n in_o jerusalem_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 1_o 29._o and_o xvi_o 1._o 2_o chron._n i._n 4._o and_o thence_o seem_v to_o be_v carry_v into_o joabs_n camp_n before_o rabbah_n 2_o sam._n xi_o 11._o and_o begin_v to_o be_v carry_v with_o david_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absalon_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 24_o 25._o and_o be_v return_v to_o david_n tent_n for_o it_o in_o jerusalem_n solomon_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v build_v the_o temple_n bring_v it_o thence_o with_o great_a solemnity_n and_o place_v it_o in_o the_o holy_a oracle_n 2_o chron._n v._o two_o 14._o and_o chap._n xxxv_o 3._o about_o one_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o year_n after_o it_o first_o leave_v shiloh_n and_o last_o of_o all_o be_v burn_v with_o the_o temple_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o no_o more_o to_o be_v mind_v or_o remember_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n jer._n iii_o 16._o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o punishment_n upon_o the_o philistine_n chapter_n v._o vi._n for_o detain_v the_o ark_n be_v mouse_n mar_v the_o land_n chap._n vi_o 5._o and_o in_o their_o body_n emerod_v and_o some_o other_o disease_n or_o plague_n whereof_o most_o die_v chap._n v._o 12._o the_o house_n of_o dagon_n this_o dagon_n be_v the_o idol_n or_o god_n of_o the_o philistine_n chapter_n v_n judg._n verse_n 2_o xvi_o 22._o they_o live_v on_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o midland-sea_n on_o the_o east-end_n of_o it_o from_o we_o this_o dagon_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o sea-god_n have_v his_o name_n from_o dag_n which_o signify_v a_o fish_n and_o be_v think_v to_o be_v portray_v like_o a_o fish_n from_o the_o middle_n downward_o and_o his_o upper_a part_n like_o a_o man_n if_o not_o a_o maid_n 1_o sam._n v._o 4._o such_o idol_n other_o heathen_n worship_v as_o the_o god_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o neptune_n triton_n this_o house_n or_o temple_n of_o dagon_n be_v a_o marvellous_a house_n judg._n xvi_o 27._o hither_o the_o philistine_n bring_v samson_n to_o make_v they_o sport_n and_o he_o bring_v down_o the_o house_n upon_o they_o judg._n xvi_o 30._o hither_o they_o bring_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n as_o a_o captive_a in_o triumph_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o idol_n and_o dagon_n fall_v down_o before_o the_o ark_n break_v in_o piece_n 1_o sam._n v._o 3_o 4._o and_o here_o they_o fasten_v the_o head_n of_o saul_n who_o they_o slay_v in_o gilboa_n 1_o chron._n x._o 10._o bethshemesh_n bethshemesh_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 9_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n on_o the_o north-border_n of_o it_o josh._n ii_o 16._o and_o xv._o 10._o 1._o chron._n vi_o 59_o here_o amaziah_n of_o judah_n fight_v against_o jehoash_n of_o israel_n be_v vanquish_v and_o take_v 2_o king_n fourteen_o 2_o chron._n xxv_o there_o be_v another_o bethshemesh_n a_o fence_a city_n of_o naphtali_n josh_n xix_o 38._o judg._n i._n 33._o another_o bethshemesh_n a_o prime_a city_n in_o egypt_n jer._n xliii_o 13._o call_v ancient_o on_o in_o late_a time_n damieta_n bethshemesh_n signify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o city_n so_o call_v from_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o sun_n build_v therein_o and_o the_o idol-worship_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n practise_v there_o fifty_o thousand_o and_o seventy_o man_n these_o be_v not_o all_o of_o the_o city_n bethshemesh_n verse_n 19_o but_o of_o the_o people_n also_o of_o neighbour_a town_n and_o place_n that_o come_v rejoice_v ro_o see_v the_o ark_n return_v but_o overbold_o gaze_v on_o it_o bare_a and_o uncover_v by_o the_o philistine_n or_o by_o themselves_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n num._n iu._n 5_o 20._o if_o not_o pry_v presumptuous_o into_o it_o out_o of_o a_o impious_a curiosity_n or_o a_o pretence_n to_o see_v whether_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v aught_o out_o of_o it_o or_o put_v any_o thing_n into_o it_o kiriath-jearim_a a_o city_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o not_o of_o the_o levite_n or_o priest_n and_o seat_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 9_o former_o call_v kiriath-baal_n ver_fw-la 60._o and_o xviii_o 14._o of_o this_o city_n see_v more_o in_o the_o observation_n on_o ch._n iu._n 3._o and_o on_o psal._n cxxxii_o 6._o these_o citizen_n fetch_v the_o ark_n but_o bear_v and_o carry_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o bethshemesh_n twenty_o year_n till_o this_o time_n of_o lamentation_n and_o repentance_n verse_n 2_o and_o a_o long_a time_n after_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n vi_o 6._o thunder_v by_o thunder_n here_o by_o hailstone_n verse_n 10_o josh._n x._o 10_o 11._o now_o make_v we_o a_o king_n the_o danger_n by_o nahash_n chapter_n viii_o verse_n 5_o as_o well_o as_o the_o wickedness_n of_o samuel_n son_n make_v the_o israelite_n ask_v a_o king_n 1_o sam._n xii_o 12._o which_o they_o may_v have_v do_v warrantable_o if_o they_o have_v wait_v patient_o and_o faithful_o as_o well_o for_o the_o time_n when_o as_o the_o person_n who_o god_n shall_v choose_v but_o not_o tumultuous_o and_o distrustful_o as_o they_o do_v now_o 1_o sam._n viii_o 5_o etc._n etc._n and_o ch._n xii_o 19_o hos._n viii_o 4._o this_o will_v be_v the_o manner_n this_o manner_n of_o a_o king_n speak_v in_o many_o thing_n more_o than_o what_o be_v the_o lawful_a power_n verse_n 11_o and_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a king_n more_o what_o he_o will_v do_v than_o what_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n samuel_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 8_o and_o god_n in_o he_o condescend_v to_o answer_v touch_v saul_n ass_n as_o ahijah_n do_v touch_v the_o sickness_n of_o jeroboam_n child_n 1_o king_n fourteen_o and_o elias_n do_v also_o of_o ahaziah_n 2._o king_n 1._o and_o samuel_n in_o humility_n seem_v to_o accept_v of_o a_o trifle_n they_o have_v
a_o miracle_n and_o to_o declare_v to_o all_o that_o they_o be_v gift_v and_o assume_v to_o that_o their_o present_a office_n and_o employment_n naked_a i._n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 24_o e._n strip_v of_o his_o upper_a garment_n or_o military_a habit_n so_o peter_n john_n xxi_o 7._o and_o micah_n chap._n i._n 8._o esay_n chap._n xx._n 2_o 4._o and_o those_o act_n xix_o 16._o slay_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 18_o saul_n most_o horrid_a and_o bloody_a act._n ephod_n the_o ephod_n here_o be_v that_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 9_o wherein_o be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n exod._n xxviii_o 30._o which_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v not_o the_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n of_o the_o breastplate_n mention_v v._o 17-21_a or_o the_o word_n of_o urim_n and_o thummim_n engrave_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n on_o the_o breastplate_n or_o thing_n commit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o workman_n to_o make_v they_o but_o rather_o give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n to_o put_v they_o not_o on_o but_o into_o the_o breastplate_n which_o haply_o to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v double_v ver_fw-la 16._o so_o to_o have_v they_o hide_v there_o and_o according_o levit._n viii_o 8._o moses_n be_v say_v to_o put_v in_o the_o breastplate_n the_o urim_n and_o the_o thummim_n yet_o what_o thing_n or_o what_o kind_n of_o thing_n they_o be_v appear_v not_o only_o we_o know_v the_o name_n signify_v light_n and_o perfection_n haply_o intimate_v knowledge_n of_o doctrine_n and_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n and_o that_o by_o these_o the_o high_a priest_n extraordinary_o do_v ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v receive_v answer_n as_o oracle_n from_o he_o so_o we_o see_v the_o precept_n for_o it_o num._n xxvii_o 21._o joshuah_n shall_v stand_v before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n who_o shall_v ask_v counsel_n for_o he_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o urim_n before_o the_o lord_n at_o his_o word_n shall_v they_o go_v out_o and_o at_o his_o word_n they_o shall_v come_v in_o both_o he_o i._n e._n joshuah_n and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n with_o he_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o we_o find_v expect_v earnest_o by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n xxviii_o 6._o though_o the_o same_o it_o may_v seem_v lighty_a slight_v by_o he_o 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 18_o 19_o and_o here_o act_v by_o abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o david_n david_n hereunto_o adjoin_v his_o request_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o answer_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o again_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 7._o and_o not_o unlike_a but_o david_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 19_o 23._o and_o xxi_o 1._o and_o possible_o that_o judg._n xx._n 18_o 23_o 27_o 28._o be_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o if_o it_o be_v burn_v or_o lose_v at_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n yet_o the_o tirshatha_n entertain_v a_o expectation_n of_o the_o restore_n of_o it_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o neh._n vii_o 65._o a_o messinger_n god_n providence_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o he_o verse_n 27_o unto_o achish_n this_o second_o time_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 2_o upon_o better_a security_n beforehand_o give_v then_o former_o be_v have_v in_o shunem_n in_o shunem_n and_o aphek_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 4_o 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1._o the_o philistine_n pitch_v and_o the_o israelite_n in_o gilboa_n by_o a_o fountain_n which_o be_v in_o jezreel_n all_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n josh_n xix_o 18._o this_o be_v david_n spoil_n i._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 20_o e._n all_o that_o the_o amalakite_n have_v take_v from_o other_o save_v from_o they_o of_o ziglag_n this_o by_o his_o right_n and_o free_a consent_n and_o gift_n of_o his_o soldier_n he_o make_v use_v of_o to_o gratify_v his_o friend_n and_o engage_v they_o to_o he_o ver_fw-la 26_o 31._o they_o shall_v part_v alike_o they_o both_o alike_o shall_v have_v their_o share_n verse_n 24_o according_a to_o god_n appointment_n num._n xxxi_o 27_o 30._o josh._n xxii_o 8._o though_o not_o both_o equal_a share_n fall_v upon_o it_o saul_n he_o own_o bloody_a butcher_n and_o selfmurderer_n chapter_n xxxi_o verse_n 4_o the_o amalakite_n belie_v himself_o in_o most_o of_o his_o relation_n to_o david_n 2_o sam._n i._o 5_o 10._o in_o hope_n of_o grace_n and_o reward_n from_o david_n but_o in_o issue_n to_o the_o lose_n of_o his_o life_n god_n in_o his_o secret_a justice_n just_o take_v it_o upon_o himself_o that_o he_o slay_v he_o 1_o chron._n x._o 14._o his_o head_n this_o they_o fasten_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o dagon_n verse_n 9_o 1_o chron._n x._o 10._o his_o body_n to_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n or_o bethshean_a and_o his_o armour_n in_o the_o house_n of_o ashteroth_n a_o name_n of_o their_o female_a goddess_n ii_o samuel_n this_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o forty_o year_n from_o the_o death_n of_o king_n saul_n to_o the_o death_n of_o king_n david_n or_o the_o time_n immediate_o precede_v it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 4_o 5._o the_o time_n and_o story_n of_o david_n reign_n crown_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n likely_a not_o so_o wear_v by_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 10_o 1_o king_n xxii_o 30._o but_o carry_v with_o he_o or_o before_o he_o by_o his_o armourbearer_n verse_n 18_o or_o some_o other_o as_o a_o ensign_n of_o his_o kingly_a honour_n bow_v that_o they_o may_v be_v skilful_a in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o their_o arm_n and_o weapon_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o this_o time_n of_o need_n of_o the_o bow_n in_o war_n see_v ver_fw-la 22._o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n i._n 5._o and_o on_o zech._n x._o 4._o how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v repeat_v verse_n 19_o ver_fw-la 25._o and_o 27._o as_o the_o foot_n of_o this_o sad_a song_n and_o elegy_n tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n this_o impossible_a not_o to_o be_v tell_v there_o but_o this_o show_v david_n desire_n verse_n 20_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a a_o pathetical_a expression_n not_o much_o unlike_a be_v that_o ver_fw-la 21._o unto_o hebron_n of_o this_o place_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o thus_o once_o for_o all_o hebron_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n and_o mountain_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 54._o call_v also_o mamre_o and_o kiriath-arba_a the_o city_n of_o arba_n the_o father_n of_o anak_n where_o anak_n live_v his_o son_n and_o the_o anakim_v a_o race_n of_o giant_n here_o former_o dwell_v the_o child_n of_o heth_n and_o hittites_n and_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n sojourn_v here_o and_o they_o and_o sarah_n and_o rebekah_n and_o leah_n be_v bury_v here_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n before_o mamre_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n gen._n xiii_o 18._o and_o xxiii_o 19_o and_o xlix_o 31._o hence_o joseph_n be_v send_v to_o see_v the_o welfare_n of_o his_o brethren_n hither_o the_o spy_n come_v that_o be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n to_o search_v the_o land_n hoham_n the_o king_n of_o hebron_n be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o king_n mure_v up_o by_o joshuah_n in_o a_o cave_n and_o after_o slay_v and_o hang_v up_o and_o soon_o after_o the_o city_n take_v and_o another_o king_n thereof_o seem_v then_o to_o be_v slay_v by_o he_o and_o he_o and_o caleb_n slay_v the_o anakim_v that_o dwell_v here_o this_o city_n and_o suburb_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o field_n and_o the_o village_n of_o it_o to_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v the_o kenezite_n that_o good_a spy_n josh._n xx._n 7._o and_o xxi_o ii_o to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n before_o hebron_n samson_n carry_v the_o gate_n of_o gaza_n to_o they_o in_o hebron_n david_n send_v a_o present_a of_o the_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o amalakite_n 1_o sam._n xxx_o 31._o hither_o god_n direct_v he_o to_o go_v in_o this_o text._n and_o here_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n and_o reign_v seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o here_o he_o have_v six_o son_n bear_v to_o he_o 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and_o all_o for_o his_o own_o safety_n 1_o king_n xii_o 27._o and_o to_o gain_v their_o possession_n make_v priest_n of_o the_o low_a of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 9_o a_o practice_n well_o beseem_v rebel_n devil_n idol_n hear_v so_o call_v verse_n 15_o in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n verse_n 17_o and_o solomon_n this_o charitable_o imply_v the_o repentance_n of_o solomon_n as_o well_o as_o his_o ecclesiaste_n do_v in_o his_o last_o day_n though_o haply_o he_o can_v not_o reform_v all_o idolatry_n as_o neither_o manasseh_n can_v after_o his_o repentance_n 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 7._o and_o disperse_v asdruball_n gen._n verse_n 23_o xxv_o 5_o 6._o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 3._o israel_n putskie_n and_o mean_v for_o judah_n chapter_n xii_o chap._n xv._o 17._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 2._o against_o jerusalem_n after_o this_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v about_o ten_o time_n verse_n 9_o one_o and_o forty_o therefore_o 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pursue_v the_o ethiopian_n and_o smite_v all_o the_o city_n round_o about_o gerar._n long_o season_n thirty_o or_o thirty_o one_o year_n chapter_n xv_o verse_n 3_o conceive_v this_o to_o be_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o asa_n at_o the_o end_n of_o those_o ten_o year_n chap._n fourteen_o 1._o israel_n the_o ten_o tribe_n under_o jeroboam_n nadab_n and_o baasha_n do_v turn_v we_o read_v not_o of_o their_o turn_n in_o those_o thirty_o year_n verse_n 4_o this_o then_o may_v be_v take_v by_o way_n of_o supposition_n if_o they_o have_v turn_v god_n will_v have_v be_v find_v of_o they_o or_o else_o israel_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n may_v relate_v to_o all_o god_n people_n and_o comprehend_v in_o it_o also_o former_a time_n even_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n themselves_o be_v you_o strong_a you_o of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n verse_n 7_o ver_fw-la 2._o oded_a see_v the_o annotation_n on_o this_o verse_n verse_n 8_o both_o son_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o father_n here_o may_v prophesy_v renew_a the_o altar_n and_n likely_a that_o whole_a court_n whereunto_o that_o chap._n xx._n 5_o seem_v to_o have_v reference_n stranger_n those_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n verse_n 9_o that_o fall_v to_o judah_n be_v here_o call_v stranger_n three_o month_n likely_a at_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n verse_n 10_o fifteen_o year_n this_o may_v seem_v a_o second_o and_o more_o through_o reformation_n four_o or_o five_o year_n after_o his_o victory_n against_o zerah_n or_o else_o that_o victory_n must_v be_v reduce_v to_o this_o fifteen_o year_n of_o asa._n and_o till_o that_o time_n they_o have_v have_v rest_n and_o no_o war_n which_o fifteen_o of_o asa_n be_v the_o thirty_o five_o in_o his_o reign_n i._n e._n since_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n ver_fw-la 19_o viz._n 17._o of_o rehoboam_n three_o of_o abijah_n and_o these_o fifteen_o of_o asa._n six_o and_o thirty_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o this_o well_o may_v chapter_n xvi_o verse_n 1_o and_o needs_o must_v be_v understand_v likewise_o of_o that_o kingdom_n wherein_o asa_n be_v now_o king_n for_o baasha_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 28._o and_o reign_v twenty_o four_o year_n ver_fw-la 33._o he_o must_v needs_o die_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o asa_n or_o twenty_o six_o complete_a and_o so_o we_o find_v it_o 1_o king_n xvi_o 8_o and_o therefore_o this_o thirty_o six_o wherein_n baasha_n wage_v war_n with_o asa_n must_v needs_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n that_o be_v since_o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n and_o so_o reckon_v the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o rehoboam_n reign_v and_o three_o of_o abijah_n we_o find_v this_o thirty_o six_o to_o be_v the_o sixteenth_o of_o asa_n the_o next_o year_n after_o that_o full_a reformation_n mention_v 2_o chron._n xv._o 10._o and_o to_o be_v the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o baasha_n see_v a_o like_a passage_n 2_o chron._n xxii_o 2._o ramah_n ramah_n of_o benjamin_n border_v upon_o judah_n josh._n xviii_o 25._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n v._n 8._o hanani_n the_o father_n of_o the_o prophet_n jehu_n verse_n 7_o chap._n xix_o 2._o 1_o king_n xvi_o 1._o of_o syria_n escape_v which_o god_n may_v and_o will_v otherwise_o have_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n as_o he_o do_v the_o ethiopian_n if_o asa_n have_v not_o prevent_v the_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n thereof_o by_o his_o foolish_a send_n to_o and_o for_o benhadad_o to_o aid_v he_o and_o break_v his_o league_n with_o baasha_n and_o so_o show_v thereby_o that_o he_o rely_v not_o upon_o the_o lord_n but_o upon_o benhadad_n for_o which_o he_o be_v just_o reprove_v and_o punish_v a_o very_a great_a burn_a greek_n and_o roman_n of_o old_a use_v to_o burn_v their_o dead_a body_n verse_n 14_o special_o of_o their_o great_a one_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o cost_n burn_v huge_a pile_n and_o curious_a fabric_n of_o timber_n together_o with_o abundance_n of_o odoriferous_a spice_n at_o their_o funeral_n gather_v their_o ash_n into_o a_o urn_n and_o so_o lay_v up_o in_o their_o monument_n and_o among_o the_o jew_n we_o read_v something_o like_a viz._n of_o burn_v at_o the_o exequy_n of_o their_o king_n so_o here_o and_o jer._n xxxiv_o 5._o of_o such_o of_o they_o at_o least_o as_o live_v belove_v and_o die_v desire_v which_o be_v to_o other_o deny_v 2_o chron._n xxi_o 19_o jer._n xxii_o 19_o and_o xxxvi_o 30._o but_o we_o read_v not_o that_o this_o burn_a be_v of_o their_o body_n but_o of_o sweet_a odour_n only_o at_o and_o in_o their_o sepulcher_n teach_v in_o judah_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v so_o chapter_n xvii_o
3._o and_o 2_o chr._n viii_o 14._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 19_o 20._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 8._o and_o xxvii_o 3._o and_o xxxi_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 5._o the_o horse-gate_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n verse_n 15_o or_o of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o nehemy_n iii_o 1._o gather_v of_o all_o israel_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 5_o so_o much_o of_o israel_n as_o joash_n have_v from_o year_n to_o year_n one_o year_n will_v not_o suffice_v to_o make_v up_o this_o reparation_n hasten_v not_o for_o in_o the_o twenty_o three_o year_n of_o joash_n it_o be_v not_o do_v 2_o king_n xii_o 6._o the_o collection_n of_o moses_n so_o for_o verse_n 6_o 9_o such_o as_o moses_n use_v exod._n xxx_o 12_o 16._o or_o exod._n xxv_o but_o this_o differ_v from_o they_o both_o agree_v only_o in_o this_o as_o moses_n then_o provide_v for_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o service_n of_o it_o by_o those_o collection_n extraordinary_o as_o need_v then_o require_v so_o be_v they_o now_o by_o somewhat_o a_o like_a collection_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o temple_n yet_o be_v this_o because_o somewhat_o like_a call_v the_o collection_n of_o moses_n as_o like_o sin_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 3._o of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n exod._n xxxiv_o 7._o of_o the_o error_n of_o balaam_n and_o gainsaying_n of_o core_n judge_n 11._o and_o the_o sign_n of_o jonas_n matth._n xii_o 39_o be_v use_v in_o a_o like_a sense_n son_n of_o athaliah_n in_o their_o father_n jehorams_fw-mi life-time_n verse_n 7_o before_o they_o be_v take_v and_o slay_v by_o the_o enemy_n if_o son_n here_o be_v take_v proper_o high-priest_n officer_z 2_o king_n xii_o verse_n 11_o 10._o the_o highpriest_n himself_o do_v this_o but_o that_o jehoiada_n be_v this_o highpriest_n be_v not_o express_v day_n by_o day_n i._n e._n time_n after_o time_n so_o oft_o as_o the_o chest_n be_v full_a in_o israel_n the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n verse_n 16_o god_n people_n 2_o chr._n xxix_o 24._o prince_n hypocritical_a flatter_a prince_n see_v ver_fw-la verse_n 17_o 23._o zechariah_n zechariah_n slay_v and_o mention_v matth._n xxiii_o verse_n 20_o 35._o seem_v not_o to_o be_v this_o zechariah_n but_o rather_o the_o prophet_n zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o barachiah_n zech._n i._n 1._o slay_v his_o son_n cruel_a ingratitude_n verse_n 22_o host_n of_o syria_n this_o might_n be_v a_o second_n of_o that_o invasion_n verse_n 23_o 2_o king_n xii_o 17_o 18._o a_o small_a company_n god_n visible_a hand_n in_o it_o verse_n 24_o for_o the_o execute_n of_o his_o judgement_n against_o joash_n ver_fw-la 25._o son_n likely_a more_o slay_v than_o zechariah_n verse_n 25_o or_o take_v indefinite_o for_o one_o as_o gen._n xlvi_o 7._o book_n of_o the_o king_n most_o likely_a some_o civil_a record_n verse_n 27_o amaziah_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o amaziah_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 1_o and_o of_o uzziah_n as_o also_o of_o jotham_n and_o of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n xv._o 32._o and_o xvi_o 1._o and_o of_o their_o concordance_n with_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o king_n of_o isreel_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o hosea_n i._n 1._o but_o he_o slay_v not_o their_o child_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o this_o text_n verse_n 4_o do_v it_o a_o ironical_a concession_n verse_n 8_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o amos_n iu_o 4_o 5._o top_n of_o the_o rock_n selah_n verse_n 21_o or_o petra_n signify_v a_o rock_n whence_o the_o chief_a city_n in_o arabia_n petraea_n be_v call_v petra_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 7._o god_n of_o the_o child_n of_o seir_n worse_o then_o that_o of_o ahaz_n chap._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 23._o punish_v chap._n xxv_o 20_o 27._o altar_n of_o incense_n this_o the_o highpriest_n may_v do_v chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 16_o exod._n xxx_o 7._o and_o other_o priest_n also_o luke_n i._n 9_o but_o not_o the_o king_n or_o any_o else_o but_o priest_n the_o chief_a priest_n not_o style_v the_o highpriest_n verse_n 20_o be_v a_o leper_n yet_o bare_a the_o title_n of_o king_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n verse_n 21_o ophel_n ophel_n in_o jerusalem_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 3_o over-against_o the_o water-gate_n towards_o the_o east_n where_o the_o nethinim_n dwell_v 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 14._o neh._n iii_o 26._o and_o xi_o 21._o his_o war_n 2_o king_n xv._o verse_n 7_o 37._o his_o god_n though_o himself_o such_o a_o idolater_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 5_o ver_fw-la 22._o so_o ch_z xxxvi_o 5._o king_n of_o syria_n rezin_n 2_o king_n xvi_o 5._o slay_v slay_v a_o great_a number_n verse_n 6_o captive_a a_o great_a number_n verse_n 8_o fierce_a wrath_n pekah_n soon_o slay_v verse_n 11_o and_o in_o hosheah_n time_n all_o captivate_v and_o the_o kingdom_n extinguish_v esay_n vii_o 16._o the_o first_o day_n for_o chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 17_o 3._o hezekiah_n begin_v reformation_n on_o the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o his_o reign_n or_o rather_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o year_n which_o fall_v out_o towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o ezekiah_n reign_n sixteenth_o day_n so_o that_o passeover_n be_v pass_v and_o not_o keep_v seven_o bullock_n here_o be_v seven_o verse_n 21_o to_o represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o here_o be_v use_v all_o manner_n of_o beast_n fit_a for_o sacrifice_n the_o priest_n kill_v they_o and_o so_o levit._n iu._n 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 8_o verse_n 24_o 15_o 18._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 24_o 34._o the_o levite_n do_v flay_v they_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 11._o and_o in_o some_o extraordinary_a case_n slay_v they_o also_o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 34._o and_o receive_v the_o blood_n 2_o chron._n xxx_o 16_o 17._o the_o priest_n only_o not_o the_o levite_n come_v to_o the_o altar_n to_o lay_v the_o wood_n sprinkle_v the_o blood_n and_o burn_v they_o levit._n l._n 7._o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n iii_o 2_o 5._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 14._o the_o song_n psal_n cxxxvi_o verse_n 27_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezra_n iii_o 11._o to_o ephraim_n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 1_o and_o manasseh_n see_v for_o 5_o 11_o 18._o yet_o this_o be_v before_o their_o final_a captivity_n by_o shalmaneser_n 2_o king_n xvii_o in_o the_o second_o month_n for_o verse_n 2_o 1_o 3._o as_o in_o like_a case_n num._n ix_o 11._o king_n of_o assyria_n pull_v verse_n 6_o and_o tiglath_n pilneaser_n 2_o king_n xv._o 19_o 29._o 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 20._o mock_v they_o but_o a_o final_a judgement_n son_n follow_v verse_n 10_o have_v not_o cleanse_v themselves_o yet_o and_n verse_n 18_o it_o seem_v in_o josiah_n time_n all_o do_v not_o eat_v at_o the_o very_a hour_n appoint_v at_o even_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 14._o yet_o where_o the_o heart_n be_v upright_o god_n merciful_o heal_v such_o offender_n to_o keep_v other_o seven_o day_n the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n see_v herein_o verse_n 23_o and_o by_o god_n approve_v since_o the_o time_n of_o solomon_n and_o the_o division_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n verse_n 26_o so_o many_o out_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n come_v not_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o eat_v &_o celebrate_v the_o passeover_n yet_o see_v a_o large_a commendation_n of_o josiah_n passeover_n which_o follow_v after_o this_o chap._n xxxv_o 18_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 22_o 23._o finish_v present_o after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n chapter_n xxxi_o verse_n 1_o they_o pull_v down_o idolatry_n yea_o in_o ephraim_n also_o and_o manasseh_n which_o belong_v to_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n three_o month_n or_o feast_v of_o week_n verse_n 7_o of_o pentecost_n which_o be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o harvest_n and_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o ingather_v exod._n xxiii_o 16._o host_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n though_o that_o king_n sennacherib_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o and_o his_o host_n be_v so_o slay_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o father_n hezekiah_n chap._n xxxii_o 21._o a_o wall_n begin_v by_o his_o father_n chap._n xxxii_o 5._o yet_o unto_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o false_a god_n verse_n 14_o as_o be_v in_o the_o grosser_n kind_n of_o idolatrous_a sacrificer_n verse_n 17_o amon_n amon_n worse_o than_o his_o father_n manasseh_n eight_o year_n be_v then_o sixteen_o year_n old_a chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 20_o and_o before_o that_o the_o father_n of_o eliakim_n or_o jehojakim_n verse_n 3_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 36._o and_o chap._n xxii_o 1._o compare_v together_o twelve_o year_n himself_o be_v then_o twenty_o city_n of_o manasseh_n remanants_n then_o of_o the_o israelite_n verse_n 6_o for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v former_o carry_v away_o captive_n and_o the_o kingdom_n exterminate_v eighteen_o year_n
chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o sixthly_a of_o another_o axtaxerxes_n chap._n vii_o 1._o or_o rather_o thus_o of_o five_o persian_a monarch_n viz_o 1_o of_o cyrus_n 2_o of_o ahasuerus_n 3_o of_o artaxerce_n 4_o of_o darius_n take_v he_o mention_v chap._n iu._n ver_fw-la 5._o 24._o and_o chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o and_o chap._n vi_o 15._o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n and_o 5_o of_o another_o artaxerxes_n and_o the_o person_n of_o these_o by_o sundry_a learned_a man_n be_v sundry_a way_n understand_v some_o take_v the_o first_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n ahasuerus_n to_o be_v xerxes_n the_o first_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la the_o second_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n ochus_n and_o nothus_fw-la the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n mnemon_n or_o memor_n other_o take_v ahasuerus_n to_o be_v cambyses_n artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artashasta_fw-mi or_o smyrdis_n magnus_n darius_n not_o two_o but_o one_o to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n and_o the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la this_o diversity_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o silence_n of_o scripture_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o heathen_a greek_a history_n yet_o this_o late_a opinion_n i_o the_o rather_o embrace_v for_o that_o it_o stand_v best_o with_o the_o age_n of_o zeâ—ubbabel_n ezra_n nehemiah_n and_o mordecai_n ezra_n a_o child_n when_o his_o father_n serajah_n the_o high_a priest_n chap._n vii_o 1._o be_v slay_v at_o riblah_n by_o nebuchadnezar_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 18_o 21._o and_o his_o brother_n jehozadak_v the_o succeed_a high_a priest_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 14_o 15._o and_o his_o son_n jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n the_o high_a priest_n the_o son_n of_o jehozadak_n or_o josedech_n neh._n xii_o 1._o ezra_n iii_o 2_o 8._o and_o v._o 2._o zech._n vi_o 11._o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o this_o ezra_n come_v up_o from_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n with_o a_o gracious_a commission_n ezra_n vii_o viii_o ix_o x._o chapter_n and_o he_o be_v with_o nehemiah_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n at_o that_o solemn_a read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o preach_v and_o at_o that_o singular_a keep_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n neh._n viii_o 1_o 6_o 9_o 13._o &c_n &c_n and_o after_o the_o feast_n chap._n ix_o and_o x._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n chap._n xii_o 26_o 36._o so_o that_o upon_o the_o least_o account_n he_o must_v live_v upon_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n that_o be_v fifty_o three_o or_o sixty_o before_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n twenty_o three_o to_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n sixty_o seven_o to_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n but_o upon_o the_o large_a and_o more_o improbable_a account_n he_o must_v live_v at_o least_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o be_v a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n chap._n vii_o 6_o 11._o and_o be_v genera_o repute_v the_o holy_a penman_n likewise_o of_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n and_o as_o some_o will_v of_o the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n and_o malachi_n also_o and_o be_v take_v by_o many_o to_o be_v the_o restorer_n and_o orderer_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n of_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o that_o sort_n and_o posture_n and_o character_n also_o wherein_o now_o we_o have_v they_o now_o in_o the_o first_o year_n hebr._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o in_o one_o year_n thus_o couple_v his_o book_n with_o the_o end_n of_o chronicle_n as_o the_o like_a be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n number_n joshua_n judge_n and_o many_o other_o book_n see_v moreover_o the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n i._n 1._o one_o for_o first_o be_v a_o usual_a scripture_n phrase_n and_o first_o here_o be_v of_o his_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o his_o reign_n there_o for_o he_o be_v king_n of_o persia_n not_o monarch_n many_o year_n before_o chap._n v._o 13._o charge_v i_o esay_n xliv_o verse_n 2_o 28._o and_o xlv_o 1_o 13._o this_o pprophecy_n may_v likely_o be_v show_v to_o cyrus_n by_o daniel_n or_o some_o other_o vessel_n such_o as_o be_v not_o cut_v in_o piece_n verse_n 7_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 13._o sheshbazzar_n the_o chaldee_n or_o court-name_n of_o zerubbabel_n ezra_n i._n verse_n 8_o 8._o and_o iii_o 8_o 10._o and_o v._o 2_o 14._o as_o belteshazzar_n be_v of_o daniel_n the_o same_o work_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o sheshbazzar_n chap._n v._o 16._o be_v ascribe_v to_o zerubbabel_n zech._n iu._n 9_o be_v five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o this_o number_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o particular_a number_n former_o mention_v verse_n 11_o amount_v to_o two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v unnumbered_a moreover_o be_v vessel_n give_v chap._n vii_o 19_o and_o chap._n viii_o 25_o 27_o see_v the_o carry_v of_o they_o away_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o four_o several_a time_n dan._n i._n 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 7_o 10_o 18._o province_n judah_n no_o kingdom_n now_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o but_o make_v a_o province_n by_o the_o conqueror_n see_v chap._n v._n 8._o neh._n i._n 3._o and_o chap._n vii_o 6._o and_o xi_o 3._o which_o come_v the_o manifold_a variation_n for_o name_n verse_n 2_o 60._o and_o number_n in_o this_o register_n and_o catalogue_n and_o that_o nehemie_n vii_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o name_n give_v to_o one_o man_n and_o from_o this_o that_o the_o one_o be_v take_v at_o their_o set_n out_o from_o babylon_n viz._n this_o ezra_n ii_o the_o other_o upon_o their_o come_n to_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n neh._n vii_o and_o so_o some_o may_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v not_o register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n and_o some_o may_v register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n which_o yet_o come_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n either_o change_a their_o mind_n to_o stay_v in_o babylon_n or_o die_v by_o the_o way_n or_o else_o that_o in_o nehemie_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v live_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o time_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o register_n beside_o this_o in_o ezra_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v with_o zerubbabel_n in_o this_o catalogue_n ezra_n ii_o and_o in_o that_o catalogue_n neh._n vii_o 6_o 62._o fall_n far_o short_a of_o that_o total_a sum_n both_o in_o ezra_n and_o nehemy_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o more_o of_o servant_n and_o proselyte_n ezra_n ii_o 64_o 65._o neh._n vii_o 66_o 67._o the_o number_n want_v seem_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o those_o ezra_n ii_o 62._o and_o out_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n that_o be_v both_o captivate_v and_o return_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o be_v not_o numerica_o set_v down_o yet_o after_o the_o return_n continue_v among_o they_o and_o profess_v their_o religion_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xi_o 3_o 16._o and_o xxxi_o 6._o ezra_n ii_o 70._o and_o vi_o 16_o 17._o matt._n iu._n 14._o luke_n ii_o 36._o act_n ii_o 5._o and_o xxvi_o 7._o of_o those_o which_o come_v up_o with_o ezra_n see_v chap._n viii_o 1_o 14._o tirshatha_n tirshatha_n signify_v governor_n in_o their_o tongue_n seem_v attribute_v here_o to_o zerubbabel_n verse_n 63_o and_o be_v after_o to_o nehemiah_n express_o neh._n viii_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o chap._n x._o 1._o urim_fw-la see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o the_o whole_a many_o more_o return_v verse_n 64_o then_o those_o upon_o record_n that_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n sing_v man_n verse_n 65_o and_o sing_v woman_n most_o likely_a such_o as_o be_v use_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o elsewhere_o for_o mirth_n as_o 2_o sam._n xix_o 35._o eccles_n ii_o 8._o esay_n xxiii_o 16._o amos_n vi_o 5._o and_o for_o mourning_n as_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o jer._n ix_o 17_o 18._o eccles._n xii_o 5._o amos_n v._n 16._o seven_o month_n ver._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o 6._o in_o this_o month_n the_o first_o day_n they_o first_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o new_a build_v after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o in_o the_o same_o month_n of_o the_o year_n be_v the_o solemn_a dedication_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n viii_o 2._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n they_o prepare_v for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 8_o or_o rather_o have_v former_o prepare_v they_o now_o begin_v the_o build_n weep_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n many_o ancient_a man_n that_o have_v see_v the_o former_a
from_o those_o ezra_n ii_o 68_o 69._o and_o be_v make_v at_o another_o time_n verse_n 70_o long_v after_o the_o other_o namely_o when_o nehemie_n gather_v the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n together_o ver_fw-la 5._o seven_o month_n begin_v with_o the_o autumnal_a equinoctial_a and_o be_v at_o first_o the_o first_o month_n but_o change_v exod._n xii_o 1_o 2._o the_o jew_n be_v then_o in_o their_o city_n gather_v themselves_o to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o chap._n viii_o 1_o 2._o seven_o month_n see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n viii_o chapter_n viii_o 2._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o leu._n xxiii_o ver_fw-la 24._o this_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n verse_n 2_o also_o jeshuah_n here_n be_v thirteen_o in_o several_a place_n at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o ezra_n verse_n 7_o reading_z and_o expound_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 12._o weep_v as_o weep_v at_o prayer_n ezra_n x._o 1._o so_o here_o weep_v at_o preach_v ver_fw-la 11._o second_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n verse_n 13_o feast_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n verse_n 14_o for_o seven_o day_n together_o of_o this_o feast_n see_v levit._n xxiii_o 34._o deut._n xvi_o 13._o roof_n of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v flat_a and_o most_o likely_o lead_v verse_n 16_o so_o deut._n xxii_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xi_o 2._o jer._n xix_o 13._o and_o xxxii_o 29._o matth._n x._o 27._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 12._o zeph._n i._n 5._o do_v so_o make_v such_o booth_n verse_n 17_o and_o have_v a_o holy_a convocation_n not_o only_o on_o the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n as_o the_o law_n require_v but_o on_o every_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n ver_fw-la 18._o eight_o day_n which_o likewise_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n verse_n 18_o levit._n xxiii_o 36._o twenty_o and_o four_o day_n the_o second_o day_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n be_v end_v chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1_o separate_v themselves_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o full_o perform_v what_o they_o have_v solemn_o covenant_v verse_n 2_o ezra_n x._o 3._o or_o soon_o fall_v into_o that_o sin_n again_o chap._n xiii_o 23_o 24._o and_o be_v also_o under_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o commandment_n deut._n xxiii_o 3._o hereupon_o they_o make_v a_o ample_a confession_n of_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o their_o own_o in_o this_o chapter_n and_o solemn_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n for_o amendment_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n one_o four_o part_n which_o be_v three_o hour_n verse_n 3_o viz._n those_o from_o our_o nine_o to_o twelve_o in_o read_v and_o expound_v another_o four_o part_n from_o twelve_o to_o three_o in_o prayer_n confess_v and_o worship_v all_o the_o time_n between_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n sacrifice_v spend_v in_o those_o two_o jeshua_n here_n be_v eight_o verse_n 4_o in_o eight_o several_a place_n preach_v to_o eight_o several_a congregation_n bread_n water_n 1_n cor._n verse_n 15_o x._o 2_o 3_o 4._o spiritual_a blessing_n also_o in_o they_o appoint_a a_o captain_n this_n explain_v that_o verse_n 17_o num._n fourteen_o 4._o seraiah_n chap._n chapter_n x_o verse_n 2_o xi_o 11._o the_o person_n that_o seal_v the_o covenant_n be_v set_v down_o priest_n twenty_o two_o levites_n seventeen_o chief_a of_o the_o people_n forty_o four_o do_v it_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n enter_v into_o a_o curse_n as_o by_o covenant_n verse_n 29_o and_o seal_v and_o oath_n so_o by_o a_o execration_n they_o bind_v themselves_o see_v judg._n xxi_o 18._o to_o observe_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o covenant_n set_v forth_o afterward_o in_o seven_o main_a branch_n three_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n a_o new_a ordinance_n for_o this_o time_n and_o present_a necessity_n verse_n 32_o year_n by_o year_n as_o so_o bind_v by_o the_o law_n verse_n 35_o shall_v be_v with_o the_o levites_n see_v num._n verse_n 38_o xviii_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o take_v tithe_n or_o rather_o give_v tithe_n lot_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o 7._o this_o also_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n to_o dwell_v chap._n vii_o 4_o the_o inhabitant_n few_o therefore_o here_o be_v care_n take_v to_o increase_v the_o number_n and_o by_o lot_n to_o take_v one_o out_o of_o ten_o beside_o volunteer_n solomon_n servant_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n ix_o 21._o verse_n 3_o at_o jerusalem_n dwell_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o return_n be_v recrode_v here_o verse_n 4_o and_o 1_o chron._n ix_o but_o with_o much_o variation_n and_o many_o more_o be_v record_v in_o that_o of_o 1_o chr._n ix_o as_o intend_v there_o all_o promiscuous_o both_o such_o as_o be_v choose_v by_o lot_n and_o also_o volunteer_n and_o moreover_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o ephraimite_n menaschites_n zerachites_n and_o other_o which_o be_v not_o once_o name_v here_o and_o also_o the_o account_n be_v take_v likely_a at_o another_o time_n after_o the_o first_o record_n in_o nehemie_n chap._n vii_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ophel_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxvii_o 3._o verse_n 21_o over_o the_o business_n these_o for_o the_o inward_a business_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n verse_n 22_o to_o assist_v it_o in_o execute_v their_o function_n there_o as_o those_o levite_n ver_fw-la 16._o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o the_o outward_a business_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n ix_o 15_o 16._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 29._o the_o king_n commandment_n as_o former_o verse_n 23_o ezra_n vi_o 8_o 9_o and_o ezra_n vii_o 2_o 24._o so_o here_o by_o the_o king_n grant_v to_o nehemiah_n village_n from_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n verse_n 25_o he_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o other_o city_n village_n and_o place_n and_o first_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 25_o 30._o then_o in_o benjamin_n ver_fw-la 31_o 36._o and_o of_o the_o levites_n city_n verse_n 36_o and_o suburb_n be_v give_v to_o the_o levite_n in_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n for_o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o instruct_v and_o teach_v the_o people_n priest_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o chapter_n xii_o ver_fw-la 7._o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jeshua_n verse_n 1_o in_o number_n twenty_o two_o many_o of_o these_o priest_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o that_o catalogue_n ezra_n ii_o 36_o 39_o and_o might_n well_o be_v there_o leave_v out_o without_o blame_n the_o levites_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o in_o the_o foresay_a time_n verse_n 8_o in_o number_n eight_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o jeshua_n catalogue_n or_o series_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n from_o jeshua_n or_o joshua_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n verse_n 10_o from_o cyrus_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a in_o six_o generation_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o of_o these_o eliashib_n be_v ally_v to_o tobia_n and_o joiada_n to_o sanballet_n both_o alient_n and_o enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n chap._n xiii_o 4_o 5_o 28_o 29._o and_o jaddua_n the_o last_o of_o they_o have_v his_o name_n insert_v here_o by_o some_o prophet_n after_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n too_o special_o if_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o man_n that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n as_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o observation_n upon_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n see_v they_o day_n of_o jojakim_n the_o son_n of_o jeshua_n verse_n 12_o as_o former_o in_o his_o father_n day_n so_o here_o in_o his_o day_n the_o prime_a priest_n that_o be_v head_n of_o family_n those_o in_o his_o father_n time_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v now_o dead_a be_v set_v down_o in_o number_n twenty_o from_o ver_fw-la 12._o to_o 21._o these_o relate_v to_o those_o ver_fw-la 1_o 7._o yet_o the_o number_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n appoint_v by_o david_n be_v twenty_o four_o 1_o chron._n xxiv_o 7_o 18._o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v now_o but_o few_o that_o place_n ezra_n viii_o 15._o do_v import_n the_o levites_n the_o chief_a father_n of_o they_o verse_n 22_o 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25._o or_o that_o josh._n x._o 10._o his_o strange_a work_n his_o dismal_a judgement_n and_o that_o upon_o his_o own_o people_n grow_v to_o such_o a_o extreme_a height_n of_o sin_n and_o obstinacy_n strange_a in_o itself_o strange_a to_o god_n to_o deal_v so_o with_o the_o body_n of_o his_o own_o people_n lest_o your_o band_n lest_o god_n tie_v they_o up_o the_o short_a for_o it_o verse_n 22_o a_o consumption_n of_o such_o of_o you_o as_o so_o continue_v through_o the_o whole_a land_n do_v the_o ploughman_n he_n do_v not_o always_o insist_v upon_o one_o piece_n of_o verse_n 24_o his_o work_n and_o so_o god_n will_v not_o always_o and_o only_o be_v menace_v another_o sermon_n seem_v to_o begin_v and_o to_o continue_v ch_z xxx_o and_o xxxi_o woe_n a_o sad_a pprophecy_n against_o jerusalem_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 1_o and_o the_o temple_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a state_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o ariel_n the_o word_n signify_v a_o lion_n of_o god_n hereby_o be_v mean_v the_o 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yet_o etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v rather_o a_o promise_n verse_n 17_o then_o a_o commination_n chap._n xxxii_o 15._o that_o great_a shall_v be_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o land_n upon_o the_o restitution_n of_o their_o state_n either_o after_o the_o assyrian_a devastation_n or_o after_o the_o babylonian_a deportation_n shall_v the_o deaf_a hair_n esay_n hear_v verse_n 18_o after_o his_o usual_a manner_n begin_v to_o close_v up_o his_o sermon_n with_o matter_n of_o comfort_n and_o gracious_a promise_n fulfil_v partly_o in_o those_o time_n but_o chief_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o promise_v concern_v the_o illumination_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o this_o verse_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o godly_a verse_n 19_o the_o confusion_n of_o those_o that_o wrong_v they_o verse_n 20_o 21._o the_o vindication_n from_o shame_n and_o fear_n and_o the_o propagation_n and_o enlargement_n of_o the_o church_n by_o access_n of_o many_o proselyte_n verse_n 22_o 23_o 24._o in_o this_o and_o 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remain_v stand_v continue_v for_o ever_o matth._n xvi_o 18._o to_o worship_v before_o i_o by_o allusion_n in_o term_n to_o the_o old_a jewish_a manner_n of_o worship_n verse_n 23_o zech_n fourteen_o 16._o and_o look_v upon_o the_o carcase_n be_n spectator_n and_o witness_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o god_n vengeance_n upon_o those_o wicked_a one_o verse_n 24_o verse_n 15_o 16._o psal._n lviii_o 10._o for_o their_o worm_n hell_n here_o be_v principa_o intend_v see_v chap._n xxx_o 33._o matth._n iii_o 12._o and_o x._o 28._o and_o xviii_o 8_o 9_o and_o xxv_o 41._o james_n v._n 3._o apoc._n fourteen_o 10_o 11._o and_o xix_o 20._o and_o xx._n 14_o 15._o jeremiah_n jeremy_n a_o priest_n of_o anathoth_n in_o benjamin_n prophesy_v forty_o one_o year_n and_o upward_o thus_o from_o the_o thirteen_o of_o king_n josiah_n reign_n to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v nineteen_o year_n eleven_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o jehojakim_n and_o eleven_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n chap._n i._n 1_o 2._o and_o chap._n xxv_o 3._o and_o thirty-nine_o 11._o and_o he_o prophesy_v some_o year_n after_o that_o in_o judea_n first_o and_o egypt_n last_o ch_z xlii_o 2._o and_o xliii_o 10._o and_o xliv_o 8_o 24._o but_o how_o long_o be_v uncertain_a he_o be_v much_o oppose_v by_o false_a prophet_n and_o sustain_v much_o hard_a measure_n from_o the_o priest_n prince_n and_o people_n and_o after_o the_o take_n and_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n city_n and_o temple_n we_o read_v of_o his_o usage_n chap._n thirty-nine_o 11_o 14._o and_o chap._n xl._n 1_o 6._o and_o xlii_o 2._o and_o xliii_o 2_o 6._o jeremiah_n in_o this_o book_n main_o preach_v against_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o they_o foretell_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o state_n by_o the_o babylonian_n which_o he_o live_v to_o see_v and_o to_o lament_v in_o his_o book_n of_o lamentation_n he_o foretell_v the_o lxx_o year_n captivity_n there_o their_o return_n thence_o and_o happy_a enlargement_n under_o that_o bless_a branch_n the_o messiah_n and_o he_o propesi_v also_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o book_n against_o other_o nation_n the_o enemy_n and_o oppressor_n of_o god_n people_n against_o egypt_n the_o philistine_n moab_n the_o ammonity_n edom_n damascus_n kedar_n hazor_n elam_n and_o foretell_v chief_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o empire_n by_o cyrus_n the_o mede_n and_o persian_n his_o chapter_n as_o they_o now_o stand_v number_v and_o place_v in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o in_o our_o english_a translation_n if_o they_o be_v rank_v according_a to_o the_o course_n and_o history_n of_o the_o time_n and_o the_o thing_n do_v in_o they_o after_o the_o first_o twenty_o chapter_n will_v follow_v in_o this_o ensue_a order_n keep_v the_o number_n of_o the_o chapter_n that_o we_o now_o have_v 20._o 22._o 23._o 47._o 26._o 25._o 36._o 1_o 8._o 45._o 46._o 36._o 9_o 32._o 35._o 27._o 24._o 49._o v._o 34_o 39_o 29._o 30._o 31._o 28._o 51._o v._o 59_o 64._o 21._o 32._o 33._o 34._o 37._o 38._o 39_o 40._o 41._o 42._o 43._o 44._o 48._o 49._o 50._o 51._o v._o 1_o 59_o 52._o thus_o much_o vary_v from_o the_o order_n wherein_o we_o have_v they_o the_o lxx_o also_o marshal_v they_o in_o another_o rank_n and_o order_n much_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n text._n and_o as_o chapter_n here_o be_v thus_o displace_v so_o also_o in_o daniel_n partly_o and_o the_o hebrew_n text_n seem_v sometime_o not_o so_o right_o to_o divide_v the_o chapter_n as_o esay_n lxiv_o and_o in_o our_o english_a bibles_n chapter_n sometime_o be_v not_o so_o fit_o and_o exact_o divide_v as_o esay_n 4._o 1._o and_o 26._o 20._o and_o 52._o 13._o 14._o 15._o and_o in_o other_o book_n no_o nor_o verse_n neither_o as_o esay_n 53._o 9_o 10._o and_o 58._o 9_o and_o 59_o 15._o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n chap._n 52._o 31_o 34._o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n after_o jeremy_n death_n but_o when_o and_o where_o he_o die_v be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n then_o jeremy_n be_v call_v from_o be_v ordinary_a priest_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o to_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prophet_n captive_n there_o be_v captive_n under_o jehojakim_n verse_n 3_o and_o under_o jeconiah_n but_o this_o be_v the_o last_o and_o great_a of_o jerusalem_n itself_o when_o both_o city_n and_o temple_n be_v sack_v and_o burn_v and_o the_o kingdom_n destroy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o zedekiah_n in_o the_o five_o month_n this_o might_n end_n the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n reign_n chap._n lii_o 12_o then_o when_o god_n first_o call_v he_o verse_n 4_o as_o thus_o the_o time_n so_o now_o follow_v in_o this_o chapter_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o call_v and_o such_o general_a instruction_n as_o god_n be_v please_v then_o to_o give_v he_o concern_v his_o carriage_n in_o it_o and_o discharge_v of_o it_o i_o sanctify_v thou_o design_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n verse_n 5_o to_o which_o office_n i_o do_v now_o call_v thou_o so_o gal._n i._n 15._o see_v the_o like_a use_n of_o the_o word_n esay_n xiii_o 3._o this_o stretch_v not_o to_o inward_a sanctification_n as_o that_o of_o john_n baptist_n do_v luke_n i._n 15._o nation_n both_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n also_o verse_n 10._o chap._n xxv_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n xliii_o and_o xlvi_o and_o xlvii_o and_o xlviii_o and_o xlix_o and_o l._n and_o li._n i_o can_v speak_v not_o dumb_a verse_n 6_o as_o zacharie_n luke_n i._n 20_o 22._o or_o slow_a and_o stammer_n as_o moses_n exod._n iu_o 10_o 14._o but_o that_o he_o can_v not_o deliver_v such_o a_o message_n in_o that_o manner_n as_o be_v fit_v consider_v his_o childhood_n and_o weakness_n want_v that_o gravity_n etc._n etc._n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n in_o a_o vision_n verse_n 9_o to_o root_n out_o by_o publish_v my_o word_n verse_n 10_o in_o threaten_n and_o in_o promise_n which_o shall_v as_o certain_o be_v perform_v as_o if_o the_o prophet_n himself_o have_v act_v they_o chap._n xviii_o 7_o 8_o 9_o a_o foolish_a application_n be_v make_v of_o these_o word_n to_o the_o pope_n pretend_a power_n over_o kingdom_n come_v unto_o i_o seem_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o former_a verse_n 11_o what_o see_v thou_o see_v the_o like_a amos_n vii_o 8._o and_o viii_o 2._o zech._n iu._n 2._o and_o v._o 1._o i_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n almond_n tree_n that_o do_v bud_n and_o blossom_n the_o early_a of_o any_o hasten_v my_o word_n to_o perform_v it_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o verse_n 12_o 33_o 35._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 2._o a_o seethe_a pot_n resemble_v jerusalem_n verse_n 13_o kingdom_n of_o the_o north_n babylonian_n verse_n 15_o and_o their_o assistant_n gird_v up_o thy_o loin_n address_v thyself_o manful_o to_o thy_o employment_n verse_n
25._o jer._n ix_o 17._o ezra_n ix_o 3._o ester_n iu._n 1_o 3._o and_o vi_o 12._o job_n i._n 20._o ii_o 12._o xlii_o 6._o esay_n xv._o 2_o 3._o and_o lviii_o 8._o jer._n ii_o 37._o and_o vi_o 26._o and_o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o and_o xvi_o 6_o 7._o and_o xxv_o 34_o ezek._n xxiv_o 17._o and_o xxvii_o 30._o micah_n i._n 10_o 16._o amos_n v._n 16._o nahum_n ii_o 7._o luke_n xviii_o 13._o lam._n i._n 17._o jer._n vii_o 29._o and_o ix_o 17_o 18._o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o xvi_o 6_o 7._o xli_o 5._o xlviii_o 36_o 37._o lam._n iii_o 48._o ezek._n vi_o 11._o vii_o 18._o in_o the_o observation_n and_o explanation_n upon_o this_o book_n as_o also_o upon_o daniel_n and_o the_o twelve_o small_a prophet_n i_o be_o the_o brief_a because_o that_o portion_n fall_v to_o my_o share_n in_o the_o last_o great_a english_a annotation_n to_o which_o in_o many_o thing_n i_o shall_v now_o refer_v thou_o ezekiel_n ezekiel_n like_v as_o jeremie_n be_v both_o priest_n and_o prophet_n be_v carry_v captive_a with_o jehojacin_n he_o prophecy_v in_o chaldea_n and_o call_v that_o his_o captivity_n as_o be_v say_v he_o make_v it_o his_o epocha_n and_o from_o thence_o begin_v the_o account_n and_o reckon_n of_o year_n in_o all_o the_o distinct_a time_n of_o his_o several_a prophecy_n throughout_o his_o book_n thus_o in_o jehojacin_n captivity_n in_o the_o v._o year_n four_o month_n five_o day_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v chap._n i._n 2_o 3._o and_o so_o continue_v on_o in_o the_o seven_o first_o chapter_n with_o some_o other_o short_a notation_n of_o time_n soon_o follow_v chap._n iii_o verse_n 15_o 22_o 27._o and_o chap._n iu._n v._n 5._o vi_o year_n six_o month_n five_o day_n 420._o day_n from_o the_o former_a time_n chap._n i._o v._n 2._o he_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o vision_n to_o jerusalem_n chap._n viii_o 1_o 2_o 3._o chap._n ix_o chap._n x._o chap._n xi_o 24._o and_o thereafter_o do_v continue_v on_o prophesy_v to_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n vii_o year_n five_o month_n ten_o day_n 335._o day_n from_o that_o time_n chap._n viii_o 1._o he_o be_v consult_v by_o the_o elder_n and_o thereupon_o prophesy_v chapter_n 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o ix_o year_n ten_o month_n ten_o day_n when_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n begin_v 2_o king_n xxv_o 1_o 2._o he_o prophesy_v chapter_n 24_o 25._o x._o year_n ten_o month_n twelve_o day_n against_o pharaoh_n and_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 1_o 17._o xi_o year_n first_o month_n though_o some_o think_v the_o five_o fifth_z day_n against_o tyrus_n chapter_n 26_o 27_o 28._o v._o 1_o 20._o zidon_n chap._n xxviii_o v._o 20_o 26._o first_o month_n seven_o day_n against_o egypt_n chapter_n xxx_o v._o 20_o 26._o three_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxi_o four_o month_n nine_o day_n the_o city_n take_v jer._n lii_o 5_o 6._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 2_o 3_o 4._o five_o month_n ten_o day_n nebuzaradan_n burn_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n jer._n lii_o 12_o 13._o xii_o year_n ten_o month_n five_o day_n the_o news_n bring_v to_o ezekiel_n and_o then_o he_o prophesy_v chap._n xxxiii_o v._o 21_o 33._o and_o chapter_n xxxiv_o xl._n twelve_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n ch_n xxxii_o 1_o 16._o fifteen_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxii_o v._o 17_o 32._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 1_o 20._o xxv_o year_n first_o month_n ten_o day_n he_o have_v that_o large_a vision_n chapter_n xl._n xlviii_o xxvii_o year_n first_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 17_o 21._o and_o chap._n xxx_o v._o 1_o 19_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v by_o chebar_v ch_n i._o 3_o 28._o in_o the_o plain_a chap._n iii_o 22_o 23._o in_o jerusalem_n ch_n viii_o 4_o and_o c._n x._o 15_o 20_o 22._o depart_v by_o degree_n chap._n viii_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o ix_o 3._o and_o chap._n x._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 18_o 19_o and_o chap._n xi_o 22_o 23._o return_v chap._n xliii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o the_o measure_v mention_v in_o the_o description_n of_o ezekiel_n visionarie_a temple_n and_o division_n of_o the_o land_n chap._n xl._n xlviii_o be_v calamus_fw-la and_o cubitus_fw-la the_o reed_n and_o the_o cubit_n the_o length_n of_o the_o reed_n be_v define_v chap._n xl._n 5._o and_o xli_o 8._o that_o of_o the_o cubit_n be_v more_o usua_o know_v add_v that_o chap._n xli_o 8._o and_o xliii_o 13._o see_v more_o of_o these_o in_o my_o annotation_n upon_o ezekiel_n xl._n 5._o among_o those_o large_a annotation_n upon_o the_o bible_n print_v anno_fw-la 1651._o by_o the_o cubit_n be_v measure_v the_o gate_n east_n north_n south_n of_o the_o exterior_a and_o of_o the_o inner_a court_n with_o their_o post_n porch_n arch_n and_o chamber_n the_o court_n and_o the_o pillar_n and_o chamber_n about_o they_o the_o table_n chamber_n of_o the_o singer_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n xl._n the_o several_a part_n place_n and_o chamber_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o separate_a place_n chap._n xli_o the_o north-chamber_n and_o south-chamber_n before_o the_o separate_a place_n ch_n xlii_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n chap._n xliii_o and_o the_o water_n chap._n xlvii_o 3._o by_o reed_n beside_o a_o few_o other_o part_n chap._n xl._n 6_o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v measure_v the_o wall_n about_o the_o outmost_a court_n five_o hundred_o reed_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n ch_z xlii_o 15_o 20._o which_o if_o literaly_n understand_v it_o make_v the_o temple_n and_o all_o holy_a building_n about_o it_o and_o the_o court_n of_o it_o to_o be_v big_a than_o solomon_n temple_n and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o it_o but_o if_o we_o understand_v by_o five_o hundred_o reed_n reed_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n that_o be_v make_v up_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n as_o tremelius_fw-la do_v and_o indeed_o the_o suburb_n of_o it_o be_v name_v to_o be_v fifty_o cubit_n â—ound_v about_o chap._n xlv_o 2._o then_o we_o shall_v bring_v that_o sacred_a visionarie_a building_n into_o a_o spacious_a yet_o reasonable_a and_o proportionable_a quantity_n but_o with_o a_o very_a harsh_a as_o it_o seem_v translation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sacred_a text._n and_o as_o for_o that_o oblation_n of_o the_o land_n offer_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o holy_a portion_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o the_o levite_n and_o that_o land_n for_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o suburb_n and_o use_v of_o it_o be_v in_o all_o 25000._o square_a mention_v neither_o reed_n nor_o cubit_n chap._n xlviii_o 20._o and_o the_o prince_n portion_n of_o land_n lie_v on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o east_n and_o west_n chap._n xlviii_o 21._o if_o we_o take_v that_o great_a square_a to_o be_v so_o many_o reed_n as_o most_o do_v with_o very_o great_a probability_n in_o this_o visionarie_a division_n we_o shall_v so_o make_v that_o visionarie_a square_n to_o be_v as_o big_a as_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n but_o if_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o cubit_n we_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o be_v about_o the_o compass_n of_o twenty_o five_o mile_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o square_n and_o so_o leave_v a_o proportionable_a quantity_n of_o land_n for_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chap._n xlviii_o stand_v upon_o thy_o foot_n set_v i_o upon_o my_o foot_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o 2._o god_n with_o the_o command_n give_v the_o power_n and_o act_n of_o performance_n and_o so_o grace_n and_o regeneration_n be_v both_o god_n fromise_n and_o work_v ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o xviii_o 31._o with_o chap._n xxxvi_o 26._o and_o chap._n xi_o 19_o land_n of_o pathros_n a_o province_n in_o egypt_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 14_o chap._n xxx_o 14._o jer_n xliv_o 1_o 15._o possess_v by_o the_o pathrusim_n or_o pathruse_n which_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o mitsraim_n or_o egyptus_n gen._n x._o 14._o 1_o chron._n i._n 12._o likely_a the_o same_o with_o thebais_n high_a and_o further_o up_o in_o the_o country_n the_o noph_n esay_n xi_o 11._o lybia_n heb._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 5_o phut_v or_o phuth_n or_o put._n these_o lybian_o be_v of_o the_o same_o race_n with_o the_o ethiopian_n gen._n x._o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 6._o seat_v in_o africa_n to_o the_o west_n of_o egypt_n lybia_n these_o be_v in_o africa_n and_o come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n and_o grandchild_n of_o cham_n gen._n x_o 6_o 13._o ger._n xlvi_o 9_o the_o lydian_n in_o asia_n or_o anatolia_n come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o esay_n lxvi_o 19_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xxx_o 5._o tehaphnehe_n or_o tahapane_n verse_n 18_o or_o tachapane_n tapanhe_n or_o tachpanche_n and_o the_o same_o as_o it_o seem_v in_o a_o contract_a form_n hanes_n or_o chanes_n
esay_n xxx_o 4._o a_o prime_a city_n in_o egypt_n take_v likely_a its_o name_n from_o tahpenes_n queen_n of_o egypt_n 1_o king_n xi_o 19_o 20._o seat_v not_o far_o from_o pelusium_n whence_o term_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n daphnae_n pelusiacae_n see_v jer._n ii_o 16._o here_o jâ—remy_n be_v chap._n xliii_o 8._o ezek._n xlviii_o 8_o 22._o in_o this_o visionary_a description_n the_o portion_n or_o holy_a oblation_n of_o land_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o the_o levite_n for_o the_o city_n and_o suburb_n for_o the_o prince_n be_v all_o at_o most_o not_o great_a or_o biger_n than_o the_o several_a portion_n for_o each_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o draught_n of_o i_o set_v forth_o by_o my_o learned_a and_o industrious_a friend_n master_n thomas_n fuller_n in_o his_o pisgah-sight_n of_o palestine_n v._o book_n page_n 189._o i_o desire_v to_o be_v right_o so_o understand_v and_o no_o otherwise_o the_o say_a draught_n be_v represent_v there_o in_o a_o far_o large_a proportion_n but_o the_o only_a reason_n be_v that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v room_n enough_o for_o the_o set_n down_o of_o the_o several_a situation_n and_o limit_n among_o themselves_o of_o the_o priest_n portion_n and_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o levite_n portion_n by_o themselves_o and_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n and_o suburb_n of_o it_o by_o themselves_o and_o of_o the_o prince_n portion_n lie_v and_z guarding_z as_o it_o be_v all_o the_o former_a at_o both_o end_n east_n and_o west_n the_o true_a quantity_n of_o all_o this_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v no_o other_o than_o i_o have_v former_o express_v daniel_n daniel_n be_v carry_v captive_a in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o three_o or_o four_o of_o jehojakim_n dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o and_o at_o this_o time_n begin_v the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n and_o the_o jew_n subjection_n or_o captivity_n which_o last_v seventy_o year_n daniel_n live_v and_o young_a be_v so_o famous_a for_o prayer_n and_o piety_n that_o in_o the_o thirteen_o or_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n he_o be_v match_v with_o noah_n and_o job_n ezek._n fourteen_o 14._o and_o in_o the_o eighteen_o or_o nineteenth_o year_n he_o be_v hold_v such_o a_o unparalleled_a pattern_n for_o wisdom_n that_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n who_o think_v himself_o so_o wise_a above_o other_o be_v taunt_v in_o these_o word_n behold_v thou_o be_v wise_a than_o daniel_n ezek._n xxviii_o 2._o his_o book_n begin_v with_o his_o own_o captivity_n reach_v to_o our_o saviour_n time_n dan._n ix_o 25._o and_o end_v a_o while_n after_o with_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n dan._n ix_o 27._o daniel_n prophecy_n stretch_v not_o beyond_o daniel_n own_o people_n the_o jew_n some_o reckon_v the_o time_n thus_o seventy_o year_n in_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n or_o subjection_n to_o babylon_n seventy_o year_n seven_o time_n or_o seven_o week_n of_o year_n that_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n thence_o to_o our_o saviour_n death_n and_o forty_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n destruction_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o jew_n commonwealth_n in_o all_o six_o hundred_o year_n but_o other_o rather_o upon_o more_o likely_a ground_n extend_v the_o number_n of_o year_n to_o a_o great_a sum_n his_o book_n be_v historical_a in_o the_o first_o six_o chapter_n prophetical_a in_o the_o rest_n the_o language_n of_o it_o be_v chaldee_n from_o chap._n ii_o v._n 4_o to_o chap._n viii_o a_o little_a arabic_a be_v intermix_v in_o the_o six_o chapter_n because_o as_o some_o conceive_v the_o matter_n contain_v in_o those_o chapter_n mostwhat_o concern_v the_o chaldean_n and_o be_v thing_n know_v to_o they_o or_o at_o least_o such_o as_o no_o danger_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o accrue_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o all_o the_o rest_n before_z and_o after_o it_o be_v hebrew_n the_o church_n dialect_n and_o treasure_n and_o yet_o here_o be_v sometime_o some_o kind_n of_o concealment_n from_o the_o hebrew_n themselves_o in_o the_o dark_a vision_n chap._n viii_o 26._o and_o chap._n xii_o 4._o the_o chapter_n in_o daniel_n fall_v within_o the_o reign_v of_o several_a king_n thus_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o his_o i._o year_n chapter_n i._n v._o year_n chap._n ii_o vi_o year_n most_o likely_a chap._n iii_o xxxv_o year_n chap._n iu._n belshazzar_n in_o his_o i._o year_n chap_n vii_o iii_o year_n chap._n viii_o last_o year_n chap._n v._n darius_n in_o his_o first_o year_n chapter_n vi_o and_o ix_o cyrus_n in_o his_o three_o year_n first_o month_n chapter_n x._o and_o xi_o and_o xii_o so_o that_o in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o chapter_n there_o be_v this_o transposition_n that_o the_o seven_o and_o eight_o chapter_n as_o now_o they_o stand_v number_v and_o place_v in_o order_n of_o time_n go_v before_o the_o five_o and_o six_o chapter_n and_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o some_o chapter_n those_o prophetical_a dream_n and_o vision_n chap._n ii_o and_o iu_o and_o vii_o and_o viii_o and_o xi_o seem_v mostwhat_o to_o expound_v one_o another_o fall_v so_o oft_o upon_o the_o same_o matter_n less_o or_o more_o and_o go_v over_o they_o or_o some_o of_o they_o still_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o babylonian_a be_v the_o golden_a head_n chap._n ii_o the_o tree_n chap._n iu._n the_o lion_n chap._n vii_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_a be_v the_o breast_n and_o arm_n of_o silver_n chap._n ii_o the_o bear_n chap._n vii_o the_o ram_n chap._n viii_o and_o chap._n x._o 1_o 13_o 20._o and_o chap._n xi_o 1_o 2._o the_o grecian_a alexander_n be_v the_o belly_n and_o thigh_n of_o brass_n chap._n ii_o the_o leopard_n chap._n vii_o the_o he-goat_n chap._n viii_o and_o chap._n x._o 20._o and_o chap._n xi_o 3_o 4._o the_o grecian_a divide_v chief_o into_o the_o seleucide_n and_o lagide_a be_v the_o leg_n of_o iron_n and_o foot_n part_n of_o iron_n and_o part_n of_o clay_n chap._n ii_o the_o four_o beast_n chap._n vii_o and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o of_o the_o south_n chap._n xi_o daniel_n have_v his_o suit_n deny_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o eunuch_n make_v his_o address_n to_o his_o steward_n and_o prevail_v chap._n i._n 10_o 11._o that_o second_o year_n dan._n ii_o 1._o be_v not_o of_o cyrus_n the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n but_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n nor_o of_o his_o reign_n or_o monarchy_n either_o but_o in_o his_o reign_n as_o the_o hebrew_n distinction_n in_o the_o context_n seem_v to_o import_v namely_o the_o second_o year_n after_o the_o three_o year_n of_o daniel_n education_n be_v pass_v and_o he_o bring_v in_o to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n which_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o five_o year_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v and_o daniel_n captivity_n and_o with_o the_o eight_o or_o nine_o of_o jehojakim_n in_o the_o second_o year_n in_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v nabuchadnezzar_n have_v this_o dream_n and_o daniel_n be_v then_o seek_v for_o to_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o wiseman_n and_o magician_n that_o huge_a image_n of_o gold_n though_o hollow_a within_o as_o the_o two_o brazen_a pillar_n be_v jer._n lii_o 21._o which_o be_v set_v up_o to_o be_v worship_v dan._n iii_o seem_v to_o be_v soon_o after_o the_o former_a dream_n and_o before_o jehojacin_n captivity_n be_v daniel_n three_o companion_n only_o new_o advance_v be_v accuse_v and_o no_o other_o jew_n for_o not_o worship_v it_o and_o commit_v such_o gross_a and_o open_a idolatry_n that_o dream_n and_o vsion_n of_o the_o great_a tree_n chap._n iu._n be_v when_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v at_o rest_n after_o all_o his_o victory_n chap._n iu._n 4._o and_o flourish_v in_o his_o palace_n after_o his_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o jehojacin_n captivity_n ezek._n xxix_o 17_o 20._o seem_v to_o be_v some_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o former_a dream_n chap._n ii_o and_o in_o the_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n own_o reign_n and_o daniel_n captivity_n a_o year_n after_o this_o dream_n he_o fall_v mad_a chap._n iu._n 29._o and_o continue_v so_o seven_o year_n verse_n 16_o 25_o 3._o even_o so_o long_o as_o solomon_n temple_n be_v in_o building_n which_o he_o destroy_v and_o about_o two_o year_n after_o his_o restore_n to_o his_o wit_n and_o kingdom_n v._o 26_o 34_o 36._o in_o the_o forty_o four_o or_o forty_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o thirty_o seven_o of_o jehojacin_n captivity_n he_o die_v jer._n lii_o 31._o evilmerodach_n the_o son_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n advance_v jehojacin_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 27_o 30._o jer._n lii_o 31_o 34._o belshazzar_n the_o grandchild_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v the_o
34_o 35_o 36._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 16_o 22._o james_n v._o 12._o see_v on_o matth._n xxiii_o 16_o 22._o and_o again_o though_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n the_o lord_n live_v may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o way_n of_o a_o strange_a asseveration_n only_o thus_o as_o sure_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v as_o likewise_o that_o gen._n xlii_o 15._o 1_o sam._n i._n 26._o and_o xxv_o 26._o yet_o it_o go_v often_o in_o scripture_n under_o the_o notion_n and_o name_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o 1_o sam._n xix_o 6._o jer._n v._o 2._o and_o chap._n xii_o 16._o and_o be_v here_o forbid_a because_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o name_n once_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o idolater_n as_o not_o endure_v to_o be_v join_v with_o idol_n 2_o cor._n vi_o 15._o zeph._n i._n 5._o ezek._n xx._n 39_o of_o oath_n see_v more_o in_o page_n 10_o 52_o 74._o and_o upon_o jer._n li._n 14._o and_o of_o the_o manner_n and_o ceremony_n in_o swear_v see_v gen._n xxiv_o 2._o and_o xlvii_o 29._o and_o fourteen_o 22._o exod._n vi_o 8._o exod._n xx._n 5_o 15_o 23._o dan._n xii_o 7._o apoc._n x._o 5_o 6._o and_o there_o be_v divers_a rite_n and_o gesture_n for_o it_o in_o divers_a country_n in_o all_o age_n as_o the_o rain_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 3_o as_o the_o late_a and_o former_a rain_v in_o due_a season_n be_v mention_v levit._n xxvi_o 4._o deut._n xxviii_o 12._o ezek._n xxxiv_o 26._o the_o first_o or_o former_a rain_n and_o the_o late_a rain_n be_v mention_v deut._n xi_o 14._o jer._n v._o 24._o so_o call_v in_o relation_n to_o their_o husbandry_n and_o the_o order_n thereof_o the_o former_a rain_n be_v in_o their_o seed_v time_n in_o the_o eight_o month_n part_n of_o our_o october_n and_o november_n requisite_a for_o the_o bring_n up_o of_o their_o seed_n and_o thereupon_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n rain_n esay_n xxx_o 23._o and_o that_o month_n be_v call_v bull_n from_o the_o abundance_n of_o rain_n and_o great_a shower_n then_o requisite_a and_o fall_a as_o make_v a_o deluge_n jer._n iii_o 3._o and_o this_o former_a rain_n be_v call_v yoreh_n or_o moreh_n from_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v to_o pour_v down_o the_o late_a rain_n be_v in_o the_o first_o month_n joel_n ii_o 23._o part_n of_o our_o march_n and_o april_n for_o the_o fill_n of_o the_o corn_n then_o in_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o fit_v of_o it_o for_o harvest_n whence_o this_o month_n be_v call_v abib_fw-la exod._n xiii_o 4._o which_o signify_v the_o stalk_n with_o the_o ear_n of_o corn_n their_o harvest-time_n for_o corn_n be_v common_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o two_o month_n half_a abib_fw-la or_o nisan_fw-la all_o jair_a or_o zif_n and_o half_a sivan_n and_o hereupon_o be_v those_o two_o offering_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o sheaf_n and_o of_o two_o loaf_n enjoin_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o harvest_n levit._n xxiii_o 10_o 21._o num._n xxviii_o 26._o deut._n xvi_o 9_o 10._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o zech._n x._o 1._o bread_n of_o mourner_n banquet_n at_o burial_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 4_o as_o well_o as_o bridal_n as_o of_o mirth_n the_o one_o so_o of_o consolation_n against_o mourning_n the_o other_o see_v prov._n xxxi_o 6_o 7._o jer._n xvi_o 7._o ezek._n xxiv_o 17._o matth._n ix_o 23._o memphiâ—_n verse_n 6_o in_o the_o original_a moph_n and_o thence_o with_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n memphis_n in_o esay_n and_o jermie_n name_v moph_n jer._n xliv_o 1._o and_o xlvi_o 14_o 19_o likely_a now_o that_o grand_a cairo_n the_o great_a city_n see_n esay_n xix_o 13._o ezek._n xxx_o 13._o chap._n ix_o 7._o and_o chap_n x._o 3_o 4._o do_v show_v the_o miserable_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o thing_n in_o those_o time_n be_v true_a liberality_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o and_o true_a mystica_o of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n whereupon_o the_o apostle_n do_v allude_v to_o this_o place_n and_o allege_v it_o matth._n ii_o 15._o jacob_n weep_v chapter_n xii_o verse_n 4_o in_o wrestle_v and_o make_v supplication_n to_o the_o angel_n though_o his_o weep_n be_v not_o record_v by_o moses_n the_o name_n for_o lion_n in_o hebrew_n be_v very_o many_o chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 8_o and_o distinguish_v in_o scripture_n according_a to_o their_o age_n and_o quality_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o job_n iv_o 10_o the_o like_a be_v true_a for_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o name_n of_o gold_n see_v the_o annotatton_n on_o job_n xxviii_o 15_o 19_o i_o do_v know_v thou_o own_o thou_o as_o psal._n i._o ult_n verse_n 5_o exod._n iii_o 7._o deut._n xxxiv_o 10._o psal._n xxxi_o 7._o and_o xxxvii_o 18._o and_o cxlii_o 4._o matth._n vii_o 23._o rom._n vii_o 15._o as_o for_o that_o place_n act_v xxiii_o 5._o most_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o paul_n do_v not_o know_v ananias_n to_o be_v high_a priest_n he_o be_v so_o long_o absent_a from_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v so_o often_o change_v in_o those_o time_n joel_n joel_n preach_v to_o judah_n and_o by_o the_o matter_n and_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o rank_n wherein_o we_o find_v he_o place_v he_o seem_v to_o prophesy_v when_o hosea_n do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n uzziah_n yet_o some_o assign_v to_o he_o a_o late_a time_n upon_o those_o passage_n chap._n iii_o 1_o 9_o he_o declare_v a_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o famine_n bring_v upon_o they_o by_o a_o drought_n and_o vermin_n exhort_v to_o true_a mourn_a fast_v and_o repent_v with_o promise_n thereupon_o of_o abundant_a blessing_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a upon_o themselves_o and_o of_o god_n dreadful_a judgement_n and_o revenge_n upon_o their_o enemy_n the_o army_n and_o camp_n describe_v chap._n ii_o be_v not_o of_o the_o assyrian_n or_o babylonian_n but_o of_o those_o vermin_n god_n host_n name_v chap._n i._n 4._o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v not_o the_o place_n for_o the_o general_n judgement_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n at_o christ_n second_o come_v but_o serve_v only_o to_o note_v out_o thus_o much_o that_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v be_v visible_o in_o her_o sight_n and_o before_o her_o eye_n as_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v nigh_o the_o wall_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v between_o the_o porch_n and_o the_o altar_n the_o porch_n of_o the_o temple_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 17_o and_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a in_o the_o priest_n court_n or_o inner_a court_n where_o they_o stand_v to_o minister_v and_o officiate_v see_v ezra_n x._o 1._o and_o 1_o macc._n vii_o 38._o vision_n by_o they_o god_n of_o old_a do_v speak_v to_o man_n verse_n 28_o and_o reveal_v his_o will_n unto_o he_o job_n xxxiii_o 15._o particular_o to_o his_o prophet_n num._n xii_o 6._o hos._n xii_o 10._o ezek._n vii_o 26._o so_o to_o abraham_n to_o jacob_n to_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 1_o 15._o to_o esay_n ezekiel_n and_o other_o whence_o judea_n be_v call_v the_o valley_n of_o vision_n esay_n xxii_o 1._o and_o so_o to_o daniel_n to_o peter_n act_v x._o 19_o and_o to_o paul_n act_n xvi_o 9_o and_o xviii_o 9_o 2_o cor._n xii_o 1._o yea_o to_o balaam_n num._n xxiv_o 4._o and_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n ii_o 28._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n i._n 1._o this_o whole_a text_n and_o so_o on_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v cite_v by_o saint_n peter_n act_v ii_o 16_o 21._o and_o apply_v to_o his_o present_a time_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o time_n immediate_o precede_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jewish_a polity_n their_o city_n and_o temple_n as_o be_v fulfil_v and_o complete_v then_o and_o there_o he_o show_v that_o both_o this_o effusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o likewise_o those_o wonder_n show_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n so_o particular_o mention_v have_v their_o accomplishment_n before_o that_o terrible_a day_n of_o their_o destruction_n by_o vespasian_n and_o titus_n about_o forty_o year_n after_o their_o crucify_a of_o our_o saviour_n which_o say_v great_a and_o terrible_a day_n our_o saviour_n likewise_o foretell_v and_o give_v the_o dreadful_a sign_n the_o forerunner_n of_o it_o very_o large_o in_o the_o twenty_o four_o chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v more_o special_o out_o of_o ver_fw-la 33_o 34._o vain_o therefore_o be_v this_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n apply_v to_o our_o time_n so_o far_o advance_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o patronize_v our_o new_a light_n and_o pretend_v divine_a illumination_n our_o extraordinary_a gift_n and_o inspiration_n pour_v now_o by_o the_o spirit_n on_o all_o sort_n of_o christian_n young_a and_o old_a son_n and_o daughter_n even_o to_o the_o slight_v and_o