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by_o augustine_n 2._o some_o give_v too_o small_a a_o time_n as_o herodotus_n of_o 500_o year_n lib._n 1.3_o but_o other_o yield_v a_o long_a time_n as_o velleius_n a_o 1070._o year_n instinus_n a_o 1300._o lib._n 1._o eusebius_n cyril_n isidor_n beda_n a_o 1240._o year_n diodorus_n a_o 1390._o which_o opinion_n be_v most_o probable_a 10._o for_o from_o abraham_n birth_n to_o manasses_n rain_n under_o the_o which_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n cease_v be_v count_v year_n a_o 1310._o add_v hereunto_o 40._o year_n of_o ninus_n rain_n before_o abraham_n birth_n and_o they_o make_v a_o 1350._o and_o if_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n be_v surprise_v in_o the_o 40._o year_n of_o manasses_n as_o pererius_n think_v the_o whole_a time_n will_v make_v a_o 1390._o year_n perer._n qvest._n xviii_o how_o long_o the_o city_n of_o ninive_n stand_v vers._n 11._o and_o build_v ninive_n etc._n etc._n concern_v the_o continuance_n also_o of_o this_o city_n of_o ninive_n and_o the_o final_a overthrow_n thereof_o many_o opinion_n there_o be_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o this_o city_n be_v destroy_v either_o in_o the_o 7._o year_n of_o ozias_n as_o eusebius_n think_v or_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o manasses_n as_o josephus_n either_o in_o the_o 14._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n as_o diodorus_n or_o the_o 40._o as_o pererius_n nor_o yet_o under_o josias_n as_o hierome_n for_o in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o josias_n reign_n pharaoh_n necho_n go_v up_o against_o the_o king_n of_o assur_n 2_o king_n 23.29_o as_o yet_o then_o the_o kingdom_n of_o assur_n flourish_v and_o ninive_n also_o the_o head_n city_n thereof_o 2._o neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o ninive_n be_v surprise_v by_o ciaxares_n king_n of_o mede_n after_o who_o astyages_n reign_v 35._o year_n who_o cyrus_n succeed_v as_o herodotus_n for_o thus_o the_o destruction_n of_o ninive_n shall_v fall_v within_o the_o 70._o year_n captivity_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o whereas_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n propehsy_v that_o ninive_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o chaldean_n nahum_n 3.7_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v most_o like_a that_o nabuchadnezer_n destroy_v ninive_n and_o not_o the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o jehoiakims_n reign_n for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o chaldean_n can_v so_o prevail_v and_o begin_v his_o monarchy_n till_o he_o have_v conquer_v the_o king_n of_o assur_n and_o subdue_v the_o chief_a city_n the_o strength_n of_o his_o kingdom_n so_o than_o the_o kingdom_n of_o assyria_n and_o state_n of_o ninive_n continue_v almost_o 50._o year_n beyond_o the_o 40._o year_n of_o manasses_n that_o be_v 15._o year_n more_o of_o manasses_n reign_n and_o of_o 29._o josias_n and_o some_o part_n of_o jehoiakims_n reign_n which_o make_v in_o all_o a_o 1440._o year_n or_o thereabouts_o qvest._n xix_o of_o rehoboth_n calah_n resen_fw-mi vers._n 11._o the_o city_n rehoboth_n and_o calah_n resen_fw-mi etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o great_a city_n 1._o rehoboth_n be_v here_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o city_n not_o to_o be_v take_v appellative_o for_o the_o broad_a street_n of_o ninive_n as_o hierosolymit_n and_o hierome_n for_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o word_n city_n show_v it_o to_o be_v a_o peculiar_a place_n so_o call_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v rehoboth_n of_o the_o river_n genes_n 36.37_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o city_n oraba_n which_o ptolemy_n place_v upon_o the_o river_n tigris_n 2._o calah_n epiphanius_n take_v for_o thobel_n hierosolym_n for_o the_o city_n hariatha_fw-mi which_o ptolemy_n call_v arâ—agicarta_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o country_n calacina_fw-la or_o calachena_n in_o assyria_n whereof_o strabo_n make_v mention_v as_o confine_v upon_o ninive_n jun._n 3._o resen_fw-mi 16._o not_o as_o the_o 70._o read_v dase_n some_o take_v it_o for_o the_o town_n resama_n in_o mesopotamia_n some_o for_o arsianes_n in_o the_o province_n susiana_n epiphanius_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lobus_n hierosolym_n thelessarum_fw-la but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v the_o city_n bessarum_n in_o assyria_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n ninive_n sic_fw-la junius_n 4._o ninive_n be_v this_o great_a city_n not_o resen_fw-mi before_o speak_v of_o as_o mercerus_n follow_v r._n levi_n not_o so_o great_a in_o the_o beginning_n but_o at_o that_o time_n when_o moses_n do_v thus_o write_v the_o wall_n be_v in_o compass_n 60._o mile_n the_o height_n of_o 102._o foot_n the_o breadth_n able_a to_o receive_v three_o cart_n one_o meet_v another_o it_o have_v a_o 150._o tower_n of_o the_o height_n of_o 200._o foot_n in_o this_o city_n when_o jonas_n preach_v be_v a_o 120._o thousand_o little_a child_n which_o can_v not_o be_v above_o the_o 5._o part_n so_o that_o the_o city_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v no_o less_o than_o 600._o thousand_o inhabitant_n it_o be_v call_v a_o city_n of_o 3._o day_n journey_n that_o be_v to_o walk_v about_o the_o compass_n or_o circuit_n thereof_o or_o as_o pererius_n think_v to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o street_n and_o part_n thereof_o qvest._n xx._n of_o the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n vers._n 13._o misraim_n beget_v ludim_n etc._n etc._n 1._o ludim_n be_v not_o the_o lydian_n of_o asia_n minor_a but_o a_o people_n rather_o confine_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o confederate_a with_o they_o as_o jerem._n 46.9_o the_o prophet_n name_v the_o aethiopian_n lybian_o lydian_n as_o assistant_n to_o the_o egyptian_n the_o ludaei_fw-la then_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n meraeotis_n in_o egypt_n some_o take_v ludim_n for_o mauritania_n mercer_n hierosol_n 2._o the_o hanamaei_n hananims_n hananims_n be_v the_o pentapolite_n or_o cyrenian_o in_o egypt_n hieros_n or_o rather_o a_o people_n in_o aethiopia_n mercer_n 3._o lehabim_n they_o be_v the_o lybian_o in_o africa_n where_o also_o the_o people_n call_v before_o phutei_n inhabit_v the_o inward_a part_n capthorim_n hierom._n in_o tradition_n in_o genes_n 4._o the_o naphtahim_n be_v certain_a aethiopian_n in_o the_o further_a part_n of_o egypt_n where_o there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v napatha_n plin._n lib._n 6._o c._n 29._o 5._o pathrusim_n not_o the_o pelusian_o in_o the_o edge_n of_o egypt_n as_o hierosol_n or_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o arabia_n petrea_n but_o the_o pharusian_o rather_o as_o ptolemy_n and_o pliny_n call_v they_o a_o people_n inhabit_v the_o middle_a part_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o isaiah_n make_v mention_v isaiah_n 11.11_o mercer_n 6._o the_o caslahim_n be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n cassiotis_n and_o the_o capthorim_n of_o the_o region_n sethroitis_n about_o the_o mouth_n of_o nilus_n border_v upon_o palestina_n jun._n qvest._n xxi_o of_o the_o original_n of_o the_o philistines_n vers._n 14._o out_o of_o who_o come_v the_o philistines_n 1._o these_o be_v they_o who_o the_o septuagint_n call_v allophyli_n that_o be_v alien_n or_o stranger_n and_o the_o latin_n palestini_fw-la and_o their_o country_n palestina_n which_o contain_v five_o region_n according_a to_o five_o principal_a city_n of_o gaza_n ascalon_n gath_n accaron_n azotus_n all_o border_a upon_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n 2._o these_o philistimes_fw-la come_v of_o the_o capthorim_n for_o so_o be_v they_o call_v the_o remnant_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o capthor_n jerem._n 47.4_o which_o capthorim_n can_v be_v the_o cappadocian_o as_o the_o chalde_n read_v here_o cappadocian_n and_o both_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a interpreter_n deut._n 2.28_o for_o the_o cappadocian_o inhabit_v a_o large_a country_n near_o to_o pontus_n and_o the_o hill_n taurus_n far_o distant_a from_o palestina_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o like_o the_o philistines_n shall_v come_v from_o so_o far_o and_o of_o any_o other_o cappadocia_n near_a hand_n we_o find_v no_o mention_n but_o these_o capthorim_n inhabit_v in_o the_o near_a part_n of_o egypt_n as_o be_v before_o show_v 3._o whereas_o here_o the_o philistines_n be_v say_v to_o come_v from_o the_o casluhim_n reconciliation_n and_o in_o other_o place_n from_o the_o capthorim_n it_o may_v be_v explain_v thus_o that_o the_o capthorim_n come_v first_o up_o to_o the_o casluhim_n which_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o palestina_n and_o join_v with_o they_o be_v yet_o the_o chief_a ringleader_n themselves_o invade_v the_o country_n palestina_n 4._o some_o think_v that_o both_o the_o philistines_n and_o capthorim_n come_v of_o the_o casluhim_n mercer_n but_o the_o better_a read_n be_v to_o make_v this_o a_o parenthesis_n of_o who_o come_v the_o philistines_n so_o that_o the_o capthorim_n shall_v be_v the_o seven_o son_n of_o mizraim_n 5._o some_o hebrew_n will_v have_v the_o philistines_n and_o capthorim_n to_o come_v both_o of_o the_o pathrasim_n and_o caslâ—hans_n of_o who_o marry_v together_o they_o say_v be_v the_o philistines_n giant_n and_o the_o capthorims_n dwarf_n but_o the_o philistines_n be_v
33.18_o the_o true_a read_n be_v that_o jacob_n come_v shalem_n safe_a to_o the_o city_n sichem_n as_o the_o chalde_n interprete_v not_o to_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o sichem_n second_o that_o salim_n where_o john_n baptize_v be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v call_v shagnalim_n or_o schalem_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 1_o sam._n 9.4_o wherefore_o this_o shalem_n in_o sichem_n have_v no_o ground_n out_o of_o scripture_n 2._o hierome_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o town_n near_o to_o scythopolis_n call_v salem_n in_o his_o time_n where_o the_o ruin_n of_o melchisedecks_n palace_n be_v to_o be_v see_v answ._n but_o whence_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v that_o melchisedecks_n palace_n sometime_o stand_v in_o that_o place_n this_o be_v warrant_v only_o by_o a_o uncertain_a report_n neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o melchisedeck_n be_v a_o king_n of_o one_o small_a city_n do_v build_v himself_o such_o a_o sumptuous_a and_o great_a palace_n who_o foundation_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o above_o two_o thousand_o year_n 3._o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v much_o out_o of_o abraham_n way_n as_o he_o return_v from_o dan_n but_o the_o other_o salem_n be_v in_o his_o way_n hierom._n answ._n as_o though_o a_o small_a distance_n of_o way_n can_v hinder_v god_n purpose_n in_o cause_v melchisedeck_n and_o abraham_n to_o meet_v which_o may_v be_v either_o in_o draw_v melchisedech_n somewhat_o from_o home_n to_o salute_v the_o patriarch_n or_o in_o move_a abraham_n to_o visit_v the_o city_n salem_n famous_a for_o the_o true_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n 4._o but_o jerusalem_n can_v come_v of_o salem_n for_o so_o two_o word_n of_o divers_a language_n shall_v be_v mix_v together_o the_o first_o name_n be_v greek_n the_o other_o hebrew_n answ._n hierome_n imagine_v that_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o name_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o greek_a hiero_n holy_a for_o so_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v the_o holy_a city_n but_o the_o hebrew_n do_v better_a derive_v the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o say_v sem_fw-mi call_v it_o salem_n and_o abraham_n jireh_n there_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v see_v gen._n 22.14_o which_o both_o put_v together_o make_v jerusalem_n jerusalem_n which_o signify_v the_o vision_n of_o peace_n so_o midras_n in_o psal._n 76._o this_o derivation_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v more_o probable_a than_o from_o the_o greek_a jireh_n as_o hierome_n or_o from_o jebus_n and_o salem_n which_o make_v jebusalem_n and_o for_o better_a sound_n to_o the_o jerusalem_n as_o pererius_n wherefore_o i_o prefer_v rather_o the_o opinion_n of_o josephus_n that_o this_o salem_n be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v call_v afterward_o jerusalem_n for_o these_o reason_n antiquit_n 1._o because_o there_o be_v no_o evident_a mention_n in_o scripture_n of_o any_o other_o city_n call_v salem_n but_o this_o convert_v into_o the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n two_o salems_n we_o read_v not_o of_o one_o be_v jerusalem_n 2._o this_o be_v evident_a psal._n 76.2_o in_o shalem_n be_v his_o tabernacle_n his_o dwell_n in_o zion_n zion_n then_o and_o shalem_n be_v both_o in_o one_o place_n 6._o 3._o the_o jew_n also_o hold_v this_o tradition_n that_o the_o place_n where_o david_n and_o solomon_n build_v the_o temple_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o araunah_n be_v the_o same_o place_n where_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n and_o will_v have_v sacrifice_v isaac_n where_o noah_n first_o build_v when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n where_o cain_n and_o abel_n offer_v etc._n etc._n this_o place_n then_o be_v consecrate_v with_o so_o many_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o great_a sacrificer_n and_o high_a priest_n melchisedeck_n dwell_v 4._o the_o type_n also_o better_a answer_v to_o the_o body_n that_o melchisedeck_n a_o figure_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n jesus_n shall_v there_o dwell_v where_o christ_n afterward_o perform_v that_o great_a and_o divine_a act_n of_o his_o priesthood_n in_o offer_v himself_o up_o in_o sarifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n at_o jerusalem_n qvest._n xviii_o how_o abraham_n be_v bless_v of_o melchisedeck_n vers._n 19_o he_o bless_v he_o etc._n etc._n 1._o it_o be_v like_o that_o melchisedeck_n use_v a_o more_o ample_a form_n and_o manner_n of_o blessing_n which_o be_v here_o only_o abridge_v by_o moses_n luther_n 2._o though_o melchisedeck_n bless_v abraham_n first_o and_o then_o god_n herein_o he_o offend_v not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n affirm_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o say_v his_o priesthood_n be_v translate_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o their_o prayer_n be_v carry_v with_o zeal_n forget_v to_o observe_v order_n even_o this_o blessing_n pronounce_v upon_o abraham_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n as_o also_o the_o apostle_n otherwise_o collect_v that_o melchisedeck_n be_v great_a than_o abraham_n in_o that_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o that_o his_o priesthood_n be_v not_o translate_v to_o aaron_n but_o to_o christ_n ex_fw-la mecrer_n 3._o abraham_n be_v bless_v and_o god_n be_v bless_v but_o god_n be_v bless_v benedictione_n laudis_fw-la with_o the_o blessing_n of_o praise_n abraham_n benedictione_n opitulationis_fw-la with_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n help_n or_o assistance_n cajetan_n 4._o neither_o be_v abraham_n pronounce_v bless_v only_o herein_o because_o he_o have_v obtain_v this_o victory_n but_o aeterni_fw-la faederis_fw-la respectu_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o eternal_a covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n vatablus_n 5._o and_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a blessing_n it_o be_v a_o priestly_a benediction_n and_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o a_o act_n of_o melchisedecks_n priesthood_n whereby_o he_o ratify_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n calvin_n 6._o melchisedeck_n be_v find_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o give_v this_o title_n unto_o god_n in_o scripture_n to_o be_v possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n tostatus_n whereby_o the_o true_a god_n be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o false_a god_n qvest._n xix_o how_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n vers._n 20._o and_o he_o give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o etc._n etc._n 1._o although_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o text_n whether_o melchisedeck_n or_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n yet_o the_o apostle_n clear_v this_o doubt_n that_o he_o receive_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 7.6_o and_o the_o text_n also_o give_v this_o sense_n for_o see_v melchisedeck_n be_v name_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n he_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o receive_v than_o give_v tithe_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o abraham_n give_v not_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o good_n recover_v see_v â—e_n after_o refuse_v to_o take_v so_o much_o as_o a_o shoe_n thread_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n vers_fw-la 25._o he_o then_o give_v tithe_n only_o of_o his_o own_o substance_n calvin_n mercer_n but_o though_o abraham_n refuse_v to_o touch_v any_o part_n of_o the_o sodomite_n substance_n in_o himself_o for_o his_o own_o use_n yet_o he_o may_v even_o of_o that_o offer_v the_o tithe_n unto_o god_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v he_o by_o common_a â—ight_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n 2._o because_o he_o give_v reason_n lest_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o have_v make_v abraham_n rich_a which_o reason_n serve_v only_o against_o the_o private_a and_o proper_a use_n not_o the_o public_a and_o religious_a use_n of_o those_o good_n 3._o if_o abraham_n have_v not_o prevent_v they_o in_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n unto_o god_n the_o sodomite_n will_v have_v offer_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o sacrifice_n to_o their_o idol_n neither_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o cajetan_n to_o be_v allow_v that_o abraham_n give_v not_o the_o just_a ten_o part_n as_o afterward_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o law_n but_o a_o certain_a portion_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o ten_o for_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n proper_o and_o levi_n in_o abraham_n be_v tithe_v as_o the_o levite_n receive_v tithe_n afterward_o heb._n 7.5_o 6._o 4._o whereas_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o pay_v tithe_n in_o abraham_n be_v yet_o in_o his_o loin_n and_o thereby_o prove_v the_o priesthood_n of_o melchisedeck_n to_o be_v great_a than_o of_o levi_n that_o be_v so_o say_v because_o the_o priesthood_n go_v then_o by_o carnal_a generation_n 20._o not_o by_o spiritual_a election_n as_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n 5._o and_o though_o christ_n be_v also_o in_o abraham_n loin_n secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la corporalem_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o his_o corporal_a substance_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o there_o secundum_fw-la rationem_fw-la conceptionis_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o conception_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o levi_n be_v in_o abraham_n loin_n both_o way_n and_o therefore_o the_o argument_n for_o superiority_n in_o melchisedeck_n conclude_v well_o against_o