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
advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
neh._n xiii_o 23._o a_o reason_n be_v give_v deut._n vii_o 4._o neh._n xiii_o 26._o exod._n xxxiv_o 16._o the_o mischief_n of_o that_o marriage_n between_o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o athaliah_n the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n be_v record_v 2_o king_n viii_o 18._o yet_o in_o case_n they_o become_v proselyte_n convert_v to_o the_o true_a religion_n the_o marriage_n with_o all_o of_o they_o seem_v lawful_a as_o in_o that_o case_n deut._n xxi_o 10_o 13._o and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o rahab_n and_o ruth_n of_o the_o wife_n of_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n of_o the_o wife_n of_o moses_n of_o maacah_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o geshur_n with_o david_n and_o of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n with_o solomon_n and_o this_o make_v jacobs_n son_n propound_v or_o pretend_v the_o condition_n of_o circumcision_n to_o shechem_n and_o the_o shechemite_n gen_n xxxiv_o 14_o 15_o 16._o in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o read_v the_o prohibition_n 2_o cor._n vi_o 14._o and_o the_o precept_n 1_o cor._n vii_o 12_o 16._o which_o rule_v touch_v infidel_n seem_v to_o serve_v for_o the_o case_n of_o gross_a heretic_n and_o apostate_n against_o unlawful_a marriage_n see_v more_o judg._n iii_o 6_o 7._o and_o fourteen_o 2_o 3._o 1_o king_n xi_o 2._o ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o chapter_n neh._n x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3_o 30._o raiment_n the_o raiment_n wax_v not_o old_a on_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n chapter_n viii_o verse_n 4_o be_v a_o miracle_n sufficient_a though_o it_o grow_v not_o great_a still_o with_o the_o grow_a child_n deut._n xxix_o 5._o neh._n ix_o 21._o this_o day_n be_v take_v sometime_o proper_o sometime_o as_o for_o a_o short_a time_n here_o sometime_o for_o a_o long_a time_n indefinite_o as_o hester_n i._n 18._o and_o the_o phrase_n since_o yesterday_o and_o the_o three_o day_n be_v sometime_o take_v proper_o or_o for_o a_o short_a time_n gen._n xxxi_o 2_o 5._o exod._n iu_o 10._o and_o xxi_o 36._o 2_o sam._n iii_o 17._o job._n viii_o 9_o sometime_o for_o a_o long_a time_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 21._o and_o xix_o 7._o 2_o king_n xiii_o 5._o 1_o chron_n xi_o 2._o as_o likewise_o to_o morrow_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o a_o short_a time_n as_o 1_o sam._n xxviii_o 19_o sometime_o for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o josh._n iu_o 6_o 21._o sometime_o for_o never_o josh._n iii_o 4._o 1_o sam._n iu._n 7._o of_o to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n see_v josh._n xxii_o 18._o and_o iu_o 6_o 21._o esay_n xxii_o 13._o matth._n 6._o 30._o 1_o cor._n xv._o 32._o ark_n beside_o that_o famous_a ark_n for_o the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o 4._o exod._n xxxvii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n there_o seem_v here_o one_o former_o make_v for_o present_a use_n wherein_o the_o table_n by_o god_n commandment_n be_v first_o put_v and_o possible_o this_o ark_n with_o the_o table_n may_v be_v put_v into_o that_o famous_a ark_n build_v afterward_o exod._n xxxvii_o deut._n x_o 5._o journey_n these_o verse_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o a_o parenthesis_n insert_v by_o moses_n verse_n 6_o 9_o and_o their_o journey_n summary_o mention_v v._o 6_o 7._o be_v more_o distinct_o and_o orderly_o record_v num._n xxxiii_o 30_o 39_o without_o any_o come_n or_o return_v again_z and_o again_o to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o place_n altar_n idolater_n have_v their_o priest_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 3_o temple_n altar_n table_n laver_n pillar_n grove_n oak_n statue_n image_n of_o wood_n stone_n and_o metal_n carve_v grave_v melt_a in_o city_n and_o town_n in_o street_n in_o field_n and_o garden_n in_o house_n and_o on_o their_o top_n in_o god_n house_n in_o chamber_n behind_o the_o door_n by_o river_n and_o rock_n and_o cave_n upon_o high_a mountain_n and_o hill_n and_o valley_n and_o under_o green_a tree_n with_o their_o several_a sort_n of_o scrifice_n and_o burn_n even_o slay_v their_o child_n to_o they_o jer._n vii_o 31._o xix_o 5._o ezek._n xvi_o 20_o 21._o and_o xx._n 26_o 31._o feast_n incense_n costly_a clothes_n and_o other_o service_n of_o they_o see_v deut._n vii_o 5._o and_o xii_o 31._o and_o sundry_a other_o place_n as_o esay_n i._n 29._o and_o lvii_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o lxv_o 3_o 4_o 11._o and_o lxvi_o 3._o amos_n ii_o 8._o 1_o cor._n viii_o 10._o and_o x._o 21._o jer._n x._o 9_o xvii_o 2._o and_o see_v their_o eager_a rage_n after_o idolatry_n ezek._n xvi_o 15_o 25_o 26_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o a_o poor_a man_n private_n poor_a rather_o then_o public_a beggar_n be_v chapter_n xv_o verse_n 7_o 11._o and_o still_o will_v be_v among_o god_n people_n matth._n xxvi_o 11._o for_o ever_o ever_o have_v reference_n verse_n 17_o sometime_o to_o a_o long_a time_n indefinite_o exod._n xxi_o 6._o 1_o sam._n i._n 22._o and_o xxv_o ii_o 12._o 2_o king_n v._o 27._o 2_o chron._n xiii_o 5._o psal._n xxxvii_o 18_o 27._o and_o lxxxix_o 1_o esay_n xiii_o 20._o and_o fourteen_o 20._o and_o xxv_o 8._o and_o xxxiii_o 20._o and_o xxxiv_o 10._o jer._n vii_o and_o xvii_o 4_o 25._o and_o xxv_o 5._o and_o xxxi_o 40._o and_o xxxv_o 19_o and_o l._n 39_o and_o li._n 26_o 62._o lam._n v._o 20._o sometime_o to_o the_o term_n of_o a_o man_n life_n 1_o king_n i._n 31._o dan._n iii_o 9_o josh._n 8._o 28._o gen._n xliii_o 9_o 1_o sam._n i._n 22._o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 4._o psal._n xxxvii_o 27_o 29._o and_o cxix_o 44_o 98._o esay_n xxxii_o 17._o sometime_o to_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n as_o in_o this_o text_n and_o exod._n xxi_o 6._o compare_v with_o levit._n xxv_o 40._o sometime_o to_o so_o long_o as_o the_o condition_n annex_v to_o a_o thing_n be_v observe_v 2_o chron._n xx._n 7._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 30._o sometime_o to_o the_o continuance_n of_o a_o state_n of_o polity_n num._n x._o 8._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n viii_o 13._o sometime_o to_o the_o time_n and_o come_v of_o the_o messiah_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 2._o and_o xvii_o 12_o 14_o 22_o 23_o 27._o and_o in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n sometime_o to_o eternity_n exod._n iii_o 15._o and_o xv._o 18._o deut._n xxxii_o 40._o luke_n i._n 33._o and_o so_o never_o be_v take_v sometime_o for_o a_o long_a time_n sometime_o for_o almost_o all_o time_n of_o a_o man_n life_n luke_n xv._o 29._o sometime_o for_o a_o man_n life_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 10._o sometime_o for_o eternity_n the_o flock_n and_o the_o herd_n ox_n chapter_n xvi_o verse_n 2_o kid_n sheep_n and_o bullok_n be_v use_v in_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n that_o be_v in_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n for_o seven_o day_n exod._n xiii_o 6_o 7._o num._n xxviii_o 16_o 24._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 7_o 8._o 9_o and_o ch._n xxx_o 24._o all_o which_o festival_n time_n be_v call_v the_o passeover_n and_o so_o joh._n xviii_o 28._o a_o lamb_n or_o a_o kid_n may_v be_v use_v for_o the_o passeover_n proper_o so_o call_v on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n at_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n exod._n xii_o 5._o deut._n xvi_o 6._o a_o matter_n too_o hard_o as_o judges_n and_o officer_n be_v to_o be_v appoint_v in_o all_o city_n in_o canaan_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 8_o 13._o deut._n xvi_o 18_o 19_o 20._o so_o here_o the_o high_a court_n of_o judicature_n over_o the_o whole_a land_n in_o difficult_a cause_n and_o for_o matter_n of_o appeal_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v in_o that_o one_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v which_o in_o aftertime_n appear_v to_o be_v the_o city_n jerusalem_n and_o here_o it_o be_v not_o sure_a and_o evident_a whether_o this_o supreme_a court_n be_v to_o be_v one_o mix_v of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o civil_a judge_n joint_o or_o though_o this_o not_o so_o likely_a two_o distinct_a court_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a both_o supreme_a in_o their_o kind_n judgement_n of_o death_n be_v award_v upon_o presumptuous_a disobedience_n to_o their_o sentence_n and_o more_o of_o this_o supreme_a court_n moses_n do_v not_o deliver_v yet_o upon_o this_o the_o jew_n in_o after-age_n ground_v their_o great_a sanhedrin_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o lxx_o num._n xi_o for_o those_o be_v only_o add_v to_o assist_v moses_n in_o his_o troublesome_a government_n of_o that_o unruly_a camp_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o likewise_o those_o ruler_n and_o judge_n exod._n xviii_o the_o priest_n due_a of_o the_o very_a great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n verse_n 3_o see_v on_o num._n chapter_n xviii_o xviii_o 24._o three_o city_n more_o three_o other_o city_n of_o refuge_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 9_o over_o and_o above_o the_o six_o here_o allow_v and_o conditional_o enjoin_v yet_o we_o never_o read_v more_o of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o set_v out_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
there_o 2_o sam._n vi_o 12_o 17._o whereupon_o zion_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n god_n holy_a hill_n the_o northern_a and_o low_a part_n belong_v to_o benjamin_n wherein_o the_o temple_n stand_v on_o mount_n moriah_n 2_o chon_n iii_o 1._o honourable_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o this_o city_n psal._n lxxxvii_o 2_o 3._o this_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o most_o high_a psal._n xlvi_o 4._o and_o xlviii_o 8._o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n iii_o 17._o jehovah-shammah_a in_o that_o visionarie_a description_n ezek._n xlviii_o 35._o it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o solemnity_n esay_n xxxiii_o 20._o a_o city_n of_o righteousness_n esay_n v._n 26._o a_o city_n of_o truth_n zech._n viii_o 3._o a_o faithful_a city_n esay_n i._n 26._o a_o city_n seek_v out_o and_o not_o forsake_v esay_n lxii_o 12._o the_o wall_n thereof_o be_v call_v salvation_n and_o her_o gate_n praise_v and_o they_o be_v ever_o in_o god_n sight_n esay_n xlix_o 16._o and_o lx._n 18._o hoham_n these_o other_o four_o king_n be_v all_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o and_o all_o five_o do_v after_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n verse_n 8_o sometime_o immediate_o by_o himself_o sometime_o be_v consult_v with_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n hailstone_n god_n be_v two_o miracle_n in_o this_o battle_n verse_n 11_o i._n by_o wondrous_a hailstone_n like_o those_o in_o egypt_n exod._n ix_o 18_o 25._o which_o kill_v more_o amorites_n then_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n brain_v likely_a the_o body_n of_o their_o host_n as_o they_o flee_v where_o they_o be_v thick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v foremost_a in_o the_o flight_n and_o not_o hurt_v the_o pursuer_n who_o be_v intermingle_v yet_o likely_a mostwhat_o in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o enemy_n ii_o by_o the_o miraculous_a stand_v still_o upon_o joshua_n prayer_n first_o private_o make_v and_o grant_v after_o public_o pronounce_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n and_o with_o they_o of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o heaven_n about_o a_o whole_a day_n till_o the_o people_n have_v avenge_v themselves_o upon_o their_o enemy_n jasher_n the_o book_n of_o jasher_n record_v the_o miracle_n verse_n 13_o no_o heathen_a history_n be_v so_o ancient_a this_o book_n seem_v to_o be_v carry_v on_o and_o enlarge_v still_o with_o the_o story_n of_o thing_n act_v in_o after-age_n for_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o it_o in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o and_o this_o book_n be_v no_o part_n of_o canonical_a inspire_a scripture_n but_o a_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o annal_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v since_o perish_v as_o divers_a other_o of_o like_a nature_n among_o which_o be_v those_o book_n of_o chronicle_n not_o canonical_a but_o civil_a so_o often_o cite_v in_o our_o two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n no_o day_n that_o day_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n verse_n 14_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n like_o this_o 2_o king_n xx._n 11._o but_o that_o not_o till_o many_o age_n after_o and_o this_o book_n first_o write_v return_v if_o joshua_n here_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o gilgal_n verse_n 15_o yet_o many_o other_o victory_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n even_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o gaza_n in_o a_o short_a time_n intervene_v ver_fw-la 16_o 42._o before_o he_o actual_o return_v thither_o ver_fw-la 43._o joshua_n and_o c._n xi_o verse_n 36_o 31._o joshua_n take_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_n and_o debir_n or_o kiriath-seph_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o anakim_v yet_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n this_o be_v perfect_v joshua_n assign_v he_o out_o of_o his_o army_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o his_o assistance_n therein_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o and_o ch._n xv._o 13_o 19_o which_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v judg._n i._n 10_o 15._o rather_o then_o a_o new_a conquest_n make_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n goshen_n and_o ch._n xi_o verse_n 41_o 16._o and_o ch._n xv._o 51._o this_o goshen_n in_o canaan_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o egypt_n sand_n hyperbolees_n much_o use_v in_o scripture_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o so_o gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xli_o 49._o judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o ch._n xx._n 16._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i._n 23._o 1_o king_n i._n 40._o and_o iu_o 20_o 29._o 2_o king_n xix_o 24._o 1_o chron._n xii_o 8._o and_o xvi_o 33._o 2_o chron._n i._n 9_o and_o xxviii_o 9_o job_n xx._n 6._o and_o xxii_o 24._o and_o xl._n 23._o psal._n vi_o 6._o esay_n xxxiv_o 3_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o xlviii_o 19_o jer._n iu._n 24._o and_o xv._o 8._o joel._n iii_o 18._o amos_n ii_o 9_o and_o ix_o 13._o john_n xxi_o 25._o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n verse_n 18_o joshua_n do_v make_v war_n a_o long_a time_n with_o all_o those_o northern_a king_n in_o canaan_n about_o six_o year_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o arnon_n arnon_n the_o river_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o arise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o head-spring_n of_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o both_o from_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n it_o run_v southward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o border_n between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o west_n and_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o north_n and_o moab_n on_o the_o south_n jabbok_n jabbok_n the_o river_n verse_n 2_o arise_v as_o arnon_n but_o run_v north_n a_o little_a and_o after_o turn_v his_o stream_n west_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n a_o little_a below_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n between_o sihon_n and_o og_n and_o afterward_o between_o gad_n on_o the_o south_n and_o half_a manasseh_n on_o the_o north._n remain_v yet_o the_o land_n both_o conquer_a chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o unconquered_a be_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a so_o josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5._o begin_v at_o gilgal_n ch._n fourteen_o 6._o and_o ch._n xv._o and_o ch._n xvi_o and_o ch._n xvii_o resume_v and_o perfect_v at_o shiloh_n ch._n xviii_o and_o xix_o but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o do_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o all_o their_o several_a share_n and_o lot_n through_o their_o own_o default_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o disobedience_n chapt._n xxiii_o 13._o aroer_n the_o city_n aroer_n be_v near_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n verse_n 16_o and_o in_o the_o confine_n between_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n as_o also_o heshbon_n dibon_n and_o ataroth_n which_o be_v border_a city_n be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o sometime_o to_o the_o one_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o to_o reuben_n josh._n xiii_o 16_o 17._o num._n xxxii_o 37._o to_o gad_n josh._n xxi_o 39_o num._n xxxii_o 34._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 81._o distribute_v the_o whole_a country_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 1_o seem_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o part_n as_o there_o be_v tribe_n to_o possess_v they_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o bound_n of_o every_o part_n or_o province_n be_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v before_o the_o tribe_n have_v draw_v the_o lot_n but_o that_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v enlarge_v or_o lessen_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n of_o the_o number_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o num._n xxvi_o 53_o 56._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 54._o which_o last_v point_n of_o division_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o ch._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o by_o lot_n lot_n fall_v out_o providentia_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 2_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n in_o relation_n partly_o to_o their_o birth_n partly_o to_o the_o prophetical_a blessing_n of_o they_o by_o jacob_n gen._n xlix_o and_o moses_n deut._n xxxiii_o and_o so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o lot_n cast_v the_o thirteen_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v near_a the_o temple_n josh._n xxi_o 9_o 10_o 17._o when_o it_o be_v build_v old_a calebs_n age_n verse_n 7_o when_o he_o be_v send_v among_o the_o spy_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a be_v forty_o at_o this_o division_n of_o the_o land_n eighty_o five_o so_o that_o forty_o five_o year_n intervene_v viz._n 38._o in_o the_o
wilderness_n and_o seven_o of_o joshua_n government_n until_o this_o time_n and_o caleb_n here_o ver_fw-la 9_o 14._o and_o joshua_n ch._n xix_o 49_o 50._o do_v both_o ask_v and_o both_o have_v certain_a inheritance_n give_v they_o two_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o hebron_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o field_n and_o village_n thereof_o to_o caleb_n ch._n xxi_o 11_o 12_o 13._o caleb_n not_o that_o caleb_n chapter_n xv_o verse_n 16_o 1_o chron._n ii_o 18_o 42._o the_o son_n of_o hezron_n unless_o by_o son_n we_o understand_v great-grand-childe_n but_o caleb_n that_o be_v constant_o call_v the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v and_o othniel_n constant_o call_v the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n be_v here_o yet_o call_v brethren_n and_o othniel_n be_v again_o call_v the_o young_a brother_n of_o caleb_n judg._n i._n 13._o and_o iii_o 9_o which_o can_v not_o be_v except_o by_o one_o mother_n but_o othniel_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o caleb_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o cousin-germans_a nephew_n and_o the_o like_o be_v often_o call_v brethren_n in_o scripture_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o either_o jephunne_v and_o kenaz_n be_v brethren_n and_o so_o caleb_n and_o othniel_n cousin-germans_a or_o that_o caleb_n and_o kenaz_n be_v brethren_n and_o so_o othniel_n calebs_n nephew_n or_o that_o the_o kenezite_n mention_v num._n xxxii_o 12._o may_v be_v grandfather_n to_o they_o both_o but_o no_o certainty_n appear_v for_o any_o further_a determination_n separate_a the_o border_a city_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n chapter_n xvi_o verse_n 9_o be_v between_o or_o among_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o manasseh_n see_v also_o ch_n xvii_o 8_o 9_o and_o as_o ephraim_n have_v part_n in_o manasseh_n so_o manasseh_n have_v city_n in_o issachar_n and_o in_o asher_n ch_n xvii_o 11._o the_o portion_n ten_n portion_n to_o manasseh_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 5_o that_o be_v five_o portion_n to_o the_o five_o son_n mention_v ver_fw-la 2._o and_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o six_o son_n who_o be_v hopher_n be_v divide_v into_o five_o portion_n among_o his_o grandchild_n the_o daughter_n of_o zelophahad_n which_o so_o make_v up_o ten_o portion_n though_o the_o five_o last_o be_v but_o as_o big_a as_o one_o of_o the_o former_a five_o one_o lot_n both_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n seek_v for_o a_o large_a portion_n and_o lot_n then_o what_o do_v befall_v they_o in_o the_o general_n division_n verse_n 14_o shiloh_n shiloh_n be_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o bethel_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o on_o the_o east-side_n of_o the_o highway_n from_o bethel_n to_o shechem_n on_o the_o south_n of_o that_o lebanon_n judg._n xxi_o 19_o and_o so_o situate_v on_o the_o border_n between_o ephraim_n and_o benjamin_n yet_o belong_v to_o ephraim_n not_o to_o benjamin_n judg._n xxi_o 1_o 21._o there_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n as_o be_v former_o say_v there_o be_v the_o lot_n cast_v for_o seven_o tribe_n josh._n xviii_o 8._o thence_o be_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a dismiss_v to_o their_o possession_n after_o the_o war_n josh._n xxii_o 9_o and_o thither_o be_v the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o israel_n gather_v to_o go_v up_o to_o war_n against_o they_o upon_o a_o wrong_a surmise_n concern_v the_o altar_n ed_n ver_fw-la 12._o thither_o come_v all_o the_o other_o tribe_n to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o war_n against_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o there_o be_v their_o camp_n judg._n xx._n 18._o and_o xxi_o 12._o and_o xix_o 18._o thither_o come_v elkanah_n and_o hannah_n to_o worship_n and_o samuel_n minister_v there_o before_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n i._n 3._o and_o ii_o 11._o and_o iii_o 21._o and_o there_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n dwell_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o first_o jeroboam_n 1_o king_n fourteen_o 2._o tabernacle_n the_o tabernacle_n come_v over_o jordan_n be_v first_o set_v up_o in_o gilgal_n not_o that_o gilgal_n of_o the_o nation_n josh._n xii_o 23._o gen._n fourteen_o 1._o esay_n ix_o 1._o whence_o haply_o galilee_n may_v take_v its_o name_n but_o that_o gilgal_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n iu_o 19_o 20._o afterward_o in_o joshua_n time_n it_o be_v set_v up_o here_o in_o shiloh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n near_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v by_o sichem_n ch._n xxiv_o 1_o 25_o 26._o and_o bochim_n judg._n ii_o 1_o 5._o may_v seem_v to_o be_v conjoin_v to_o it_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v fetch_v thence_o for_o a_o present_a use_n to_o that_o solemn_a assembly_n at_o shechem_n in_o joshua_n time_n ch._n xxiv_o 1_o 26._o but_o be_v return_v to_o shiloh_n it_o continue_v there_o above_o three_o hundred_o year_n at_o least_o till_o the_o death_n of_o eli_n 1_o sam._n i._n 3_o 9_o 24._o and_o ii_o 14._o and_o iii_o 3_o 21._o and_o iu_o 3._o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v again_o at_o gilgal_n with_o the_o ark_n in_o samuel_n and_o saul_n time_n 1_o sam._n x._o 8._o and_o ch._n xi_o 15._o but_o soon_o after_o we_o sure_o find_v it_o to_o be_v at_o nob_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n near_o anathoth_n neh._n xi_o 32._o when_o david_n come_v thither_o in_o his_o flight_n from_o saul_n 1_o sam._n xxi_o 1_o 9_o after_o that_o sacrilegious_a slaughter_n of_o eighty_o five_o priest_n by_o saul_n at_o nob_n 1_o sam_n xxii_o 18._o it_o be_v soon_o remove_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n to_o gibeon_n in_o the_o same_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o not_o far_o from_o bethel_n the_o city_n first_o of_o the_o wily_a gibeonite_n hivites_n but_o after_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n ix_o and_z ch_z xxi_o 17._o see_v 1_o chron._n xvi_o 39_o 40._o and_o xxi_o 29._o and_o 2_o chron._n i_o 3_o 5_o 6_o 13._o 1_o king_n iii_o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o and_o last_o when_o solomon_n have_v build_v the_o temple_n he_o bring_v the_o tabernacle_n thence_o to_o jerusalem_n 1_o king_n viii_o 4._o 2_o chron._n i._n 3_o 5_o 6_o 13._o and_o ch_n v._o 5._o and_o place_v it_o likely_a in_o and_o among_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o temple_n for_o the_o ark_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n iu_o 3._o tabor_n a_o mountain_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 22_o or_o border_v on_o it_o near_o to_o mount_n carmel_n see_v joshua_n xix_o 26_o 34._o here_o barak_n be_v with_o his_o ten_o thousand_o man_n against_o sisera_n judg._n iu._n 6_o 12_o 14._o see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o my_o annotation_n on_o hos._n v._n 1._o tyre_n called_n the_o strong_a city_n verse_n 29_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n tsor_n in_o hebrew_n signify_v a_o rock_n situate_v like_a venice_n in_o the_o sea_n a_o famous_a port_n and_o mart-town_n in_o phoenicia_n the_o low_a part_n of_o syria_n whence_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v suppose_v to_o take_v the_o name_n of_o syria_n omit_v the_o letter_n t_o in_o tsor_n more_o of_o this_o see_v in_o my_o annotation_n on_o amos._n i._n 9_o bethshemesh_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n verse_n 38_o ver_fw-la 32._o and_o 39_o judg._n i._n 33._o another_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n xxi_o 16._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 59_o 1_o sam._n vi_o 12._o 2_o king_n fourteen_o 13._o another_o also_o in_o egypt_n jer._n xliii_o 13._o the_o same_o as_o be_v suppose_v with_o on_o gen._n xli_o 45._o by_o the_o greek_n call_v heliopolis_n and_o now_o damiata_n the_o word_n signify_v a_o city_n or_o house_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o also_o kirharesh_v a_o city_n in_o moab_n esay_n xvi_o 7._o have_v the_o same_o denomination_n and_o all_o because_o of_o temple_n and_o idol-service_n use_v there_o by_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n to_o the_o sun_n from_o which_o the_o jew_n sometime_o be_v not_o altogether_o free_a 2_o king_n xxiii_o 5_o 11._o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o six_o city_n of_o refuge_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 2_o that_o be_v hebron_n and_o shechem_n to_o the_o koathite_n golan_n and_o kedesh_n to_o the_o gershonite_n bezer_n and_o ramoth_n to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xx._n and_o xxi_o chapter_n in_o galilee_n galilee_n be_v often_o mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n verse_n 7_o see_v ch_n xxi_o 32._o 1_o king_n ix_o 11._o 2_o king_n xv._o 29._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 76._o esay_n ix_o 1._o galilee_n divide_v into_o the_o upper_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n and_o the_o low_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zabulon_n verse_n 11_o both_o coast_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o jordan_n the_o upper_a be_v call_v galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n because_o both_o populous_a and_o replenish_v with_o many_o gentile_n as_o lie_v near_o to_o they_o 1_o king_n ix_o 11._o matth._n xv._o 21._o mar._n vii_o 31._o and_o so_o be_v harosheth_n
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
gate_n gates_n of_o city_n be_v the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o audience_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o and_o judicature_n deut._n xvii_o 2_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 8._o prov._n xxxi_o 23._o jer._n xxxviii_o 7._o lam._n v._o 13._o and_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o prophet_n be_v to_o publish_v their_o prophecy_n in_o the_o gate_n either_o of_o the_o temple_n or_o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n jer._n vii_o 2._o and_o xix_o 2._o and_o xxvi_o 10._o and_o sometime_o of_o the_o king_n house_n as_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n jer._n xvii_o 19_o and_o xxii_o 1_o 2._o lest_o i_o mar_v my_o own_o inheritance_n want_v a_o heir_n verse_n 6_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v but_o one_o child_n by_o she_o or_o have_v many_o she_o be_v young_a and_o poor_a weaken_v my_o own_o inheritance_n in_o divide_v it_o among_o so_o many_o special_o if_o he_o be_v now_o a_o widower_n and_o have_v child_n by_o his_o former_a wife_n a_o man_n pluck_v off_o his_o shoe_n these_o ceremony_n then_o use_v in_o buy_v verse_n 7_o and_o bargain_v of_o land_n in_o reedeem_v and_o change_v have_v some_o resemblance_n to_o that_o law_n deut._n xxv_o 8_o 9_o but_o with_o diverse_a difference_n see_v psal._n lx._n 8._o the_o ceremony_n that_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o ruth_n be_v here_o not_o mention_v but_o may_v seem_v either_o omit_v or_o else_o transact_v with_o much_o alteration_n from_o the_o first_o institution_n as_o those_o time_n now_o be_v the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o samuel_n nathan_n and_o gad_n one_o after_o another_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 29._o yet_o some_o passage_n in_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o write_n of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v of_o a_o late_a time_n as_o 1_o sam._n v._o 5._o and_o xxvii_o 6._o and_o xxx_o 25._o 2._o sam._n vi_o 8_o and_o xviii_o 8._o they_o may_v better_o be_v call_v the_o i._o and_o ii_o book_n of_o king_n the_o i._o contain_v all_o the_o history_n of_o king_n saul_n samuel_n die_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o and_o the_o ii_o the_o history_n of_o king_n ishbosheth_n short_o and_o of_o king_n david_n at_o large_a and_o so_o do_v the_o lxx_o and_o many_o other_o style_v they_o i._o samuel_n this_o first_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o eighty_o year_n viz_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o heli_n ch._n iv_o 18._o in_o the_o four_o first_o chapter_n and_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n and_o king_n saul_n in_o the_o rest_n if_o samuel_n time_n be_v reckon_v in_o with_o that_o of_o saul_n or_o rather_o thus_o forty_o to_o eli_n whereof_o the_o former_a half_n run_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o late_a half_n or_o twenty_o begin_v with_o this_o book_n after_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o then_o follow_v twenty_o year_n of_o samuel_n government_n alone_o and_o after_o that_o forty_o year_n of_o king_n saul_n act_v xiii_o 21._o in_o the_o former_a part_n whereof_o samuel_n also_o live_v and_o partly_o judge_v with_o he_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o xiii_o xv._o &_o xvi_o &_o xix_o chater_n of_o this_o book_n though_o he_o withdraw_v from_o saul_n in_o his_o last_o day_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 35._o and_o die_v ch_z xxv_o and_o in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o be_v name_v as_o joint_a partner_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 7._o still_o in_o the_o whole_a eighty_o year_n a_o ephrathite_n as_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v cretes_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o arabian_n parthian_n mede_n elamites_n etc._n etc._n because_o bear_v and_o breed_v up_o in_o those_o country_n act_n ii_o 9_o 10_o 11._o for_o though_o bear_v or_o at_o least_o dwell_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n in_o ramah_n yet_o be_v elkanah_n and_o so_o samuel_n his_o son_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33_o 38._o eli_n eli_n or_o heli_n verse_n 3_o be_v by_o unknown_a descent_n of_o the_o posterity_n not_o of_o eleazar_n the_o elder_a but_o of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a son_n of_o aaron_n the_o son_n of_o amram_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n eli_n be_v extraordinary_o both_o high_a priest_n and_o judge_n and_o a_o good_a and_o famous_a man_n though_o faulty_a and_o infamous_a in_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o more_o grievous_o punish_v for_o their_o flagitious_a wickedness_n than_o samuel_n for_o his_o son_n lesser_a fault_n see_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n ezra_n x._o 18._o from_o eli_n descend_v phinehas_n his_o son_n ahitub_n his_o son_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 19_o 21._o compare_v with_o chap._n fourteen_o 3._o ahimelech_n his_o son_n slay_v by_o saul_n his_fw-la brother_n be_v ahijah_n 1_n sam_n fourteen_o 3._o and_o xxii_o 9_o 11._o abiathar_n his_o son_n in_o david_n time_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o 20._o 1_o king_n i._n 7._o this_o abiathar_n be_v name_v high_a priest_n by_o our_o saviour_n mark_v ii_o 26._o when_o david_n do_v eat_v the_o shewbread_n because_o abiathar_n then_o be_v with_o his_o father_n ahimelech_n join_v in_o that_o action_n of_o give_v the_o bread_n to_o david_n instant_o succeed_v in_o his_o father_n room_n and_o priesthood_n be_v therein_o more_o eminent_a than_o his_o father_n and_o continue_v therein_o with_o david_n in_o his_o persecution_n by_o saul_n and_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n afterward_o and_o thus_o have_v we_o no_o need_n in_o that_o whole_a history_n of_o ahimelech_n and_o abiathar_n father_n and_o son_n to_o make_v they_o binomii_n to_o be_v both_o know_v by_o both_o those_o name_n and_o both_o indifferent_o call_v by_o either_o yet_o see_v the_o great_a annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 16._o this_o abiather_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n by_o solomon_n 1_o king_n ii_o 26_o 27._o and_o the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v ahimelech_n and_o jonathan_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o and_o xv._o 27._o this_o ahimelech_n and_o not_o his_o grandfather_n of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v he_o that_o be_v usua_o join_v with_o zadok_n in_o david_n reign_n and_o both_o than_o be_v name_v priest_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o 1._o chron._n xxiv_o 31._o i._n e._n priest_n of_o the_o second_o rank_n or_o next_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o then_o be_v abiathar_n such_o a_o second_o priest_n we_o read_v of_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 18._o jer._n lii_o 24._o who_o upon_o any_o extraordinary_a occurrent_a restrain_v or_o disable_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v to_o supply_v his_o place_n this_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v employ_v with_o ahimaaz_n the_o son_n of_o zadok_n as_o newes-bearer_n to_o david_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absolom_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 27_o 28._o and_o xvii_o 17._o of_o zadok_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o temple_n so_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n here_o call_v verse_n 9_o and_o so_o chap._n iii_o 3._o 2_o sam._n xxii_o 7._o psal._n xxvii_o 6._o and_o so_o again_o the_o temple_n be_v call_v a_o tabernacle_n lam._n ii_o 6._o samuel_n we_o read_v not_o that_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n verse_n 20_o or_o ever_o so_o call_v but_o a_o extraordinary_a prophet_n and_o judge_n a_o nazarite_n ver_fw-la 11._o a_o sacrificer_n though_o a_o levite_n only_o and_o most_o likely_a of_o the_o posterity_n of_o that_o korah_n num._n xvi_o 32._o and_o of_o the_o race_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n as_o be_v former_o say_v 1_o chron._n vi_o a_o rare_a and_o worthy_a person_n the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o hang_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 15_o exod_n xxvii_o 16._o ark_n the_o ark_n so_o precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o and_o of_o the_o israelite_n and_o that_o worthy_o psal_n lxxviii_o 61._o and_o cxxxii_o 8._o 1._o sam._n iu._n 20._o be_v carry_v about_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n and_o then_o return_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o shiloh_n it_o be_v take_v thence_o and_o never_o come_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n again_o and_o be_v carry_v to_o eben-eze_a a_o place_n ominous_a then_o but_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n help_v soon_o after_o into_o the_o camp_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o v._o 1._o that_o it_o may_v save_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n as_o we_o read_v the_o philistine_n themselves_z in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n bring_v their_o image_n into_o their_o camp_n 2_o same_o v._o 21._o 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 12._o the_o ark_n be_v take_v there_o by_o the_o philistine_n they_o carry_v it_o about_o to_o ashdod_n into_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
fortify_v by_o he_o after_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 2_o chron._n xi_o 10._o reign_v two_o year_n that_o be_v verse_n 10_o peaceable_o before_o the_o war_n between_o abner_n and_o joab_n ver_fw-la 12_o etc._n etc._n as_o saul_n reign_v two_o year_n 1_o sam._n xiii_o 1._o that_o be_v peaceable_o as_o well_o as_o lawful_o before_o his_o kingdom_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n take_v from_o he_o by_o the_o philistine_n 1_o sam._n xiii_o 19_o zerviah_o the_o sister_n of_o david_n have_v these_o three_o valiant_a son_n verse_n 18_o joab_n abishai_n asahel_n and_o abigael_n the_o other_o sister_n of_o david_n have_v amasa_n 2_o sam._n xvii_o 25._o 1_o chron._n ii_o 15_o 16_o 17._o michal_n michal_n love_v by_o both_o her_o husband_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 13_o 16._o david_n and_o phaltiel_n see_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o 44._o abner_n he_n verse_n 28_o and_o saul_n be_v brother_n child_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 50_o 51._o millo_n this_o in_a chapter_n five_o verse_n 9_o or_o adjoin_v to_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o zion_n the_o city_n of_o david_n take_v by_o he_o and_o joab_n of_o the_o jebusite_n notwithstanding_o their_o scornful_a brag_n and_o confidence_n and_o david_n build_v the_o city_n round_o about_o from_o millo_n and_o inward_a and_o joab_n repair_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n 1_o chron._n xi_o 8._o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 5._o this_o millo_n solomon_n build_v 1_o king_n ix_o 15_o 24._o and_o xi_o 27._o there_o be_v another_o millo_n in_o or_o adjoin_v to_o the_o city_n shechem_n where_o abimelech_n be_v make_v king_n judg._n ix_o 6_o 20._o unto_o the_o day_n of_o her_o death_n i._n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 23_o e._n michal_n never_o have_v any_o child_n those_o five_o son_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 8._o be_v the_o son_n of_o merab_n michal_n sister_n who_o michal_n bring_v up_o for_o adriel_n merab_n husband_n 1_o sam._n xviii_o 19_o 2_o sam._n xxi_o 8._o and_o be_v call_v michal_n son_n because_o she_o do_v educate_v if_o not_o adopt_v they_o and_o in_o a_o sort_n not_o much_o unlike_a be_v obed_n call_v naomies_n son_n ruth_n iu._n 16_o 17._o see_v matth._n i._n 25._o and_o xxviii_o 20._o i_o will_v the_o promise_n be_v some_o peculiar_a to_o solomon_n some_o to_o christ_n some_o to_o both_o as_o the_o type_n and_o antitype_n david_n conquest_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 12_o hadadezer_n or_o hadarezer_n chapter_n viii_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 3._o the_o like_a be_v in_o diphath_n and_o riphath_n in_o dodanim_fw-la verse_n 1-14_a and_o rodanim_fw-la 1_o chron._n i._n 6_o 7._o compare_v with_o gen._n verse_n 3_o x._o 3_o 4._o the_o hebrew_n letter_n dale_v and_o resh_n be_v like_o one_o another_o and_o often_o put_v and_o use_v one_o for_o another_o see_v esay_n xlvi_o 15._o jer._n ii_o 20_o &_o ch_z xxxi_o 40._o which_o show_v that_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n have_v the_o same_o form_n and_o figure_n in_o those_o day_n which_o they_o have_v at_o this_o day_n and_o the_o same_o observation_n may_v be_v make_v upon_o the_o like_a change_n of_o other_o letter_n witting_o make_v in_o scripture_n and_o much_o use_v in_o proper_a name_n and_o much_o more_o use_v in_o the_o many_o mistake_n of_o interpreter_n and_o translator_n of_o scripture_n in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o all_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o similitude_n of_o their_o hebrew_a character_n as_o namely_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o argue_v still_o not_o the_o samaritan_n character_n which_o have_v none_o of_o these_o mutual_a similitude_n among_o themselves_o but_o the_o hebrew_a character_n we_o have_v now_o to_o be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n or_o in_o ezra_n his_o time_n and_o far_o the_o hebrew_n jod_n be_v the_o small_a letter_n as_o it_o be_v intimate_v matth._n v._o 18._o whereas_o the_o samaritan_n jod_n be_v one_o of_o the_o large_a a_o thousand_o these_o one_o thousand_o here_o be_v express_v to_o be_v charet_n verse_n 4_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 4._o and_o the_o seven_o hundred_o horseman_n be_v expound_v to_o be_v seven_o hundted_a rank_n of_o horseman_n or_o decuriove_n ten_o in_o a_o rank_n and_o so_o make_v seven_o thousand_o horseman_n in_o the_o foresay_a place_n syrian_n hebrew_n be_v aram_n and_o aramite_n for_o syria_n and_o syrian_n verse_n 5_o so_o still_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n these_o come_v of_o aram_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o we_o read_v of_o padan-aram_n wherein_o haran_n be_v the_o place_n where_o terah_n bethuel_n and_o laban_n dwell_v gen._n xi_o 32._o and_o xxviii_o and_o xxix_o chapter_n of_o aram_n naharaim_n judg._n iii_o 8._o of_o aram-zobah_a ps._n lx._n title_n of_o aram_n of_o damascus_n in_o this_o text._n the_o word_n be_v of_o a_o great_a latitude_n and_o comprehend_v great_a country_n in_o it_o as_o mesopotamia_n so_o call_v because_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o two_o arm_n of_o euphrates_n or_o of_o the_o two_o famous_a river_n of_o euphrates_n and_o tigris_n and_o to_o this_o situation_n the_o name_n of_o padan-aram_n and_o aram-naharaim_a do_v relate_v but_o in_o late_a age_n aram_n most_o relate_v to_o aram_n of_o damascus_n that_o syria_n whereof_o damascus_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n and_o of_o this_o syria_n see_v more_o in_o my_o annotation_n on_o amos_n i._n 4_o 5._o for_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n see_v the_o great_a annotation_n on_o amos_n i._n 4._o we_o read_v of_o four_o battle_n of_o david_n with_o the_o syrian_n the_o first_o here_o when_o they_o come_v to_o succour_n hadadezer_n against_o david_n and_o in_o this_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o they_o slay_v 1_o chron._n xviii_o 5._o the_o second_o ver_fw-la 13._o in_o the_o valley_n of_o salt_n and_o edomite_n be_v name_v there_o 1_o chron_n xviii_o 11_o 12._o and_o psal._n lx._n in_o the_o title_n of_o it_o because_o both_o syrian_n and_o edomite_n join_v in_o the_o battle_n against_o david_n general_n joab_n and_o abishai_n and_o therefore_o the_o victory_n be_v ascribe_v to_o each_o of_o the_o three_o and_o the_o number_n slay_v be_v twelve_o thousand_o ps._n lx._n 1._o and_o six_o thousand_o more_o either_o by_o joab_n alone_o before_o the_o main_a battle_n or_o by_o both_o the_o brethren_n after_o it_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o the_o victory_n in_o all_o eighteen_o thousand_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 13._o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 12._o the_o three_o battle_n 2_o sam._n x._o 6_o 14._o when_o the_o syrian_n join_v to_o help_v the_o ammonite_n and_o flee_v before_o joab_n 1_o chron._n xix_o 6._o 7_o 10_o 14._o the_o four_o battle_n with_o the_o syrian_n 2_o sam._n x._o 15_o 19_o wherein_n david_n slay_v the_o man_n of_o seven_o hundred_o chariot_n i._n e._n of_o seven_o hundred_o rank_n or_o troop_n have_v ten_o in_o a_o rank_n or_o troop_n not_o ten_o man_n in_o a_o chariot_n in_o all_o seven_o thousand_o 1_o chron._n xix_o 18._o and_o forty_o thousand_o horseman_n 2_o sam._n x._o 18._o and_o forty_o thousand_o footman_n 1_o chron._n xix_o 18._o and_o shobach_n the_o captain_n of_o their_o host_n zadok_v he_o be_v in_o david_n verse_n 17_o and_o solomon_n time_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o and_o xx._n 25._o 1_o king_n i._n 8._o he_o anoint_v solomon_n king_n and_o by_o he_o be_v put_v in_o the_o room_n of_o abiathar_n 1_o king_n i._n 32_o 34._o and_o chap._n ii_o 35._o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o another_o ahitub_n than_o he_o that_o be_v father_n of_o ahimelech_n and_o he_o come_v from_o eleazar_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o aaron_n and_o from_o phineas_n his_o son_n after_o six_o descent_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o his_o posterity_n in_o a_o continue_a series_n and_o succession_n to_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n be_v record_v in_o eleven_o generation_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 9_o 15._o and_o after_o the_o captivity_n in_o six_o generation_n to_o jaddua_n who_o live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a which_o be_v the_o last_o historical_a record_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n neh._n xii_o 10_o 11._o this_o zadok_v son_n be_v that_o ahimaaz_n afterward_o high_a priest_n mention_v by_o david_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 27._o this_o zadok_n of_o the_o line_n of_o eleazar_n and_o ahimelech_n of_o the_o line_n of_o ithamar_n be_v the_o priest_n chief_a of_o those_o two_o family_n with_o command_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n
be_v not_o mean_v hereby_o that_o part_n of_o media_n which_o from_o this_o deportation_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v syromedia_n for_o media_n belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o assyria_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 6._o but_o cyrene_n never_o be_v very_o far_o distant_a from_o it_o of_o the_o altar_n of_o urijah_n new_a altar_n make_v by_o the_o command_n of_o king_n ahaz_n verse_n 14_o by_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o damascus_n urijah_n the_o priest_n this_o might_n be_v that_o uriah_n verse_n 15_o esay_n viii_o 2_o unfaithful_a to_o god_n a_o fawn_a parasite_n to_o the_o wicked_a king_n but_o no_o way_n appear_v to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n covert_a for_o the_o sabbath_n a_o covert_a for_o the_o priest_n and_o porter_n likely_a on_o the_o sabbath_n verse_n 18_o or_o a_o retire_a place_n cover_v over_o to_o keep_v from_o wind_n and_o rain_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 24._o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n but_o not_o in_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o king_n verse_n 20_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 27._o but_o not_o as_o hosheah_n be_v the_o best_a of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 2_o and_o yet_o with_o he_o and_o in_o he_o that_o kingdom_n be_v extirpate_v carry_v israel_n away_o into_o assyria_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 6_o xv._o 19_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n the_o same_o idolater_n be_v say_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n verse_n 32_o &_o 34_o and_o not_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 32_o 33_o 34._o their_o folly_n be_v deride_v jer._n x._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 14_o 15._o hezekiah_n godly_a hezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o most_o wicked_a ahaz_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1_o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 22._o and_o father_n of_o a_o like_a wicked_a manasseh_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o and_o godly_a josiah_n not_o much_o unlike_a he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n esay_n xxxii_o 1._o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o father_n ahaz_n verse_n 2_o because_o ahaz_n be_v twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o in_o all_o thirty_o six_o when_o he_o die_v out_o of_o which_o take_v the_o foresay_a twenty_o five_o and_o so_o hezekiah_n must_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o aforesaid_a a_o thing_n not_o impossible_a but_o to_o make_v ahaz_n to_o be_v twenty_o not_o when_o himself_o but_o his_o father_n jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v as_o it_o wre_v the_o text_n so_o it_o imply_v a_o utter_a impossibility_n because_o jotham_n be_v but_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o king_n xv._o 33._o which_o thing_n be_v not_o well_o consider_v by_o the_o excellent_a tremellius_n when_o he_o assert_v that_o opinion_n nor_o be_v it_o much_o favour_v though_o note_v by_o our_o annotator_n on_o 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n sennacherib_n come_v up_o against_o hezekiah_n verse_n 13_o and_o partly_o prevail_v against_o he_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o his_o war_n in_o the_o learned_a annotation_n on_o esay_n xxxvi_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o that_o year_n hezekiah_n fall_v sick_a for_o he_o have_v 15._o year_n add_v to_o his_o life_n 2_o king_n xx._n 6._o which_o make_v up_o the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o his_o reign_n and_o in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o sickness_n he_o have_v no_o some_o because_o manasseh_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v bear_v three_o year_n after_o this_o sickness_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n hezekiah_n die_v 2_o king_n xxi_o 1._o a_o sign_n the_o present_a plenty_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 29_o notwithstanding_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n and_o the_o enemy_n abode_n and_o waste_v make_v in_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o they_o for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sennacherib_n and_o their_o deliverance_n of_o sign_n see_v these_o observation_n on_o exod._n iii_o 12._o and_o on_o 2_o king_n xx._n 9_o camp_n of_o the_o assyrian_n either_o before_n libnah_n verse_n 35_o or_o jerusalem_n or_o both_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 9_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o esay_n xxxvii_o 36._o his_o son_n these_o word_n have_v a_o empty_a place_n leave_v for_o they_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tex_n verse_n 37_o and_o be_v print_v only_o in_o the_o margin_n but_o they_o be_v in_o the_o text_n xxxvii_o 38._o ten_o degree_n this_o choice_n be_v give_v to_o hezekiah_n about_o midday_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 9_o when_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n may_v go_v forward_o or_o backward_o ten_o degree_n on_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n a_o famous_a dial_n haply_o mural_a and_o haply_o visible_a to_o hezekiah_n out_o of_o his_o bedchamber_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o all_o other_o dial_n distinguish_v into_o half_a hour_n as_o that_o of_o ahaz_n be_v and_o so_o ten_o degree_n make_v five_o hour_n and_o the_o miracle_n be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o shadow_n go_v backward_o but_o in_o the_o sun_n also_o go_v backward_o ten_o degree_n though_o whether_o in_o a_o instant_n or_o in_o the_o set_a course_n of_o time_n or_o its_o ordinary_a continual_a motion_n be_v not_o certain_a esay_n xxxviii_o 8._o which_o make_v the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v send_v unto_o he_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o wonder_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o land_n 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 31._o see_v on_o esay_n xxxviii_o 8._o altar_n idolatrous_a altar_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 3_o and_o image_n set_v up_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 7._o eighteen_o year_n from_o this_o famous_a year_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 3_o both_o those_o thirty_o year_n ezek._n i._n 1._o and_o those_o forty_o day_n or_o year_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n chap._n iu._n 6._o seem_v to_o take_v their_o rise_n and_o reckon_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o verse_n 8_o and_o the_o law_n in_o it_o seem_v a_o rare_a and_o strange_a thing_n as_o at_o other_o time_n so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o good_a josiah_n 2_o king_n xxii_o 10_o 11._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 19_o 21._o notwithstanding_o that_o law_n deut._n xxxi_o 10_o 11._o in_o peace_n josiah_n die_v in_o peace_n verse_n 20_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n not_o see_v the_o evil_n to_o come_v though_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n 2_o king_n xxii_o 20._o and_o xxiii_o 29._o 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 28._o toph_v called_n tophte_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 10_o esay_n xxx_o 33._o the_o name_n be_v from_o toph_n signify_v a_o drum_n tabret_n or_o timbrel_n such_o as_o idolatrous_a priest_n use_v to_o beat_v upon_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o detestable_a sacrifice_v of_o child_n to_o moloch_n to_o drown_v their_o skrike_n and_o cry_n levit._fw-la xx._n 2._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 3._o and_o xxxiii_o 6._o 2_o king_n xvi_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 6._o psal._n cvi_o 38._o this_o the_o jew_n learn_v from_o the_o heathen_a deut._n xii_o 31._o this_o tophet_n stand_v in_o a_o pleasant_a valley_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o jerusalem_n josh._n xv._o 8._o and_o chap._n xviii_o 16._o belong_v to_o one_o hinnom_n and_o his_o son_n and_o call_v therefore_o the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n gehinnom_n or_o ge-bene-hinnom_n the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n whence_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a take_v the_o word_n gehenna_n and_o use_v it_o for_o hell_n fit_o resemble_v by_o such_o a_o type_n for_o the_o horrid_a act_n and_o suffering_n use_v therein_o matth._n xviii_o 8_o 9_o mar._n ix_o 43_o 48._o james_n iii_o 6._o and_o allusion_n be_v make_v hereunto_o matth._n v._o 22._o this_o place_n be_v defile_v and_o destroy_v by_o josiah_n in_o this_o text._n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o esay_n xxx_o 33._o and_o on_o jer._n vii_o 31._o jehoahaz_n called_n also_o joachaz_n verse_n 31_o and_o johanan_n and_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o and_o best_a shallum_n likewise_o the_o prophecy_n concern_v shallum_n jer._n xxii_o 10_o 11_o 12._o best_o agree_a to_o he_o and_o suppose_v that_o shallum_n the_o four_o son_n of_o josiah_n mention_v 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o to_o be_v dead_a before_o his_o father_n yet_o under_o the_o name_n of_o johanan_n he_o be_v call_v the_o firstborn_a of_o joâ—â—h_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o in_o respect_n likely_a that_o he_o first_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o throne_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 1._o of_o he_o see_v ezek._n xix_o 3_o 4._o jehojakim_n jehojakim_n call_v also_o joachim_n verse_n 36_o and_o eliakim_n as_o solomon_n be_v also_o call_v jedidiah_n and_o lemuel_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o josiah_n of_o he_o and_o his_o burial_n we_o read_v jer._n xxii_o 19_o and_o xxxvi_o 30._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 5_o 6._o ezek._n xix_o 5_o
xviii_o 9_o 10._o or_o enemessar_n tobit_n l._n 2_o 15._o sennacharib_o who_o come_v against_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 13._o esarhaddon_n or_o asnapper_n esay_n xxxvii_o 38._o 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o ezra_n iu._n 2_o 10._o call_v also_o sarchedonus_fw-la tobit_n i._n 22._o and_o another_o king_n of_o assyria_n against_o who_o pharaoh-necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n fight_v at_o carchemish_n by_o euphrates_n in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o king_n josiah_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 29._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o but_o many_o leave_n out_o jareb_n as_o no_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o king_n and_o make_v sargon_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o senna_n harib_n and_o some_o place_n jareb_n before_o pull_v and_o sargon_n after_o shalmanesar_n and_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v many_o king_n of_o assyria_n it_o be_v the_o first_o monarchy_n before_o pull_v though_o their_o name_n be_v not_o in_o scripture_n though_o the_o assyrian_n take_v the_o name_n from_o ashur_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o 1_o chron._n i._n 17._o yet_o the_o kingdom_n seem_v to_o be_v raise_v among_o they_o by_o the_o posterity_n of_o cush_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n gen._n x._o 6_o 11._o a_o singer_n heman_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 33_o of_o kohath_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n asaph_n of_o gershom_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n ethan_n of_o merari_fw-la on_o the_o left_a ver_fw-la 38_o 39_o 44_o 47._o see_v more_o of_o the_o singer_n 1_o chron._n xv._o ver_fw-la 16_o 22._o all_o their_o city_n the_o kohathite_n have_v twenty_o three_o city_n verse_n 60_o 63._o the_o gershonite_n thirteen_o the_o merarite_n twelve_o in_o all_o forty_o eight_o city_n reckon_v issachar_n a_o numerous_a tribe_n chapter_n vii_o ephraim_n the_o line_n from_o ephraim_n to_o joshuah_n verse_n 5_o be_v num._n verse_n 20_o i._n 10._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 35_o 1_o chron._n vii_o 20_o 26_o 27._o shephuphan_n verse_n 5_o and_o huram_fw-la chapter_n viii_o verse_n 33_o either_o of_o these_o have_v three_o name_n never_o never_o have_v kish_n the_o father_n of_o saul_n and_o another_o son_n never_o the_o father_n of_o abner_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 50_o 51._o genealogy_n this_o chapter_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1_o and_o chap._n iii_o 19_o 24._o be_v some_o parcel_n of_o the_o last_o passage_n for_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n see_v more_o on_o neh._n xii_o 10_o 11._o david_n and_o samuel_n david_n and_o samuel_n the_o seer_n though_o he_o die_v in_o the_o time_n of_o saul_n reign_n ordain_v and_o order_v the_o priest_n verse_n 22_o and_o levites_n singer_n and_o porter_n in_o their_o set_a office_n and_o course_n see_v ver_fw-la 10_o 14_o 22_o and_o chapter_n xxiii_o xxiv_o xxv_o xxvi_o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n have_v command_v he_o 1_o chron._n xxiv_o 19_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o by_o god_n and_o nathan_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 12_o 19_o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 25._o and_o viii_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 4_o 15._o and_o solomon_n do_v according_a to_o he_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 4._o neh._n xii_o 45._o day_n and_o night_n verse_n 33_o verse_n 9_o the_o singer_n employ_v in_o that_o work_n day_n and_o night_n tiding_n unto_o their_o idol_n idolater_n ascribe_v their_o victory_n chapter_n x_o and_o prosperous_a success_n to_o their_o idol_n so_o judg._n xvi_o 23_o 24._o 1_o king_n xx._n 23._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 23._o hab._n i._n 11._o they_o bring_v their_o idol_n to_o their_o camp_n 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 12._o as_o the_o israelit_v the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 3._o castle_n of_o zion_n david_n take_v the_o castle_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 5_o or_o strong_a hold_n of_o zion_n dwell_v in_o it_o build_v round_o about_o it_o call_v it_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o joab_n repair_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n 2_o sam._n v._o 9_o come_v to_o david_n there_o come_v to_o david_n to_o ziklag_n a_o great_a host_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o like_o the_o host_n of_o god_n and_o to_o hebron_n to_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n 340822._o and_o among_o they_o very_o many_o priest_n and_o levite_n ver_fw-la 26_o 27_o 28._o beside_o other_o intimate_v for_o 32._o jehoiada_n verse_n 27_o the_o leader_n of_o the_o 3700._o aaronites_n that_o come_v to_o david_n to_o hebron_n to_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xii_o 27._o jehoiada_n a_o chief_a priest_n 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 6._o marry_v jehoshabeath_n or_o jehosheba_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n jehoram_n and_o sister_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n 2_o king_n xi_o 2_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xxii_o 11._o he_o cause_v usurp_v and_o murder_a athaliah_n the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n and_o jezebel_n and_o wife_n of_o king_n jehoram_n and_o mother_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 6._o and_o xxii_o 1_o 2._o to_o be_v murtheredh_a self_n 2_o king_n xi_o 16._o and_o cause_v joash_n grandchild_n of_o athaliah_n and_o his_o wife_n nephew_n and_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o ahaziah_n to_o be_v crown_v king_n when_o he_o be_v seven_o year_n old_a 2_o king_n xi_o 11_o 12_o 21._o 2_o chron_n xxiii_o 11._o of_o who_o see_v more_o on_o 2_o king_n xi_o 4._o jehoiada_n the_o son_n of_o benaiah_n david_n counsellor_n next_o to_o ahitophel_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 34._o bring_v again_o the_o ark_n david_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v settle_v upon_o his_o throne_n over_o all_o israel_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 3_o take_v the_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n from_o the_o jebusite_n bring_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n with_o all_o solemnity_n yet_o not_o after_o the_o due_a manner_n from_o kiriath-jearim_a and_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n and_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o uzza_n by_o the_o way_n at_o the_o thresh_a floor_n of_o nachon_n or_o chidon_n he_o carry_v it_o aside_o into_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n where_o it_o remain_v three_o month_n 1_o chron._n xiii_o hiram_n send_v to_o david_n messenger_n workman_n and_o material_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n in_o zion_n and_o david_n take_v more_o wife_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o obtain_v two_o victory_n against_o the_o philistine_n chap._n fourteen_o and_o with_o great_a solemnity_n in_o the_o due_a manner_n he_o bring_v the_o ark_n from_o obed-edoms_n house_n and_o set_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o tent_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o it_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n in_o zion_n chap._n xv._o where_o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n order_v a_o choir_n give_v they_o a_o psalm_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o appoint_v minister_n porter_n priest_n and_z musicians_z to_o attend_v on_o the_o ark_n continualy_fw-fr ch_n xvi_o in_o 2_o sam._n v._o david_n take_v the_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n build_v dwell_v in_o it_o have_v messenger_n send_v to_o he_o from_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n with_o material_n workman_n for_o his_o build_n grow_v great_a take_v more_o wife_n and_o concubine_n at_o jerusalem_n get_v two_o victory_n over_o the_o philistine_n in_o two_o set_a battle_n chap._n v._n and_o he_o bring_v up_o the_o ark_n from_o kiriath-jearim_a and_o carry_v it_o aside_o into_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n and_o after_o three_o month_n he_o bring_v it_o thence_o into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n with_o great_a solemnity_n and_o joy_n 2_o sam._n vi_o now_o whether_o the_o thing_n contain_v in_o 1_o chr._n fourteen_o and_o 2_o sam._n v._o after_o the_o take_n of_o zion_n do_v intervene_v in_o that_o three_o month_n space_n while_o the_o ark_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n or_o be_v act_v before_o the_o ark_n be_v remove_v from_o kiriath-jearim_a be_v a_o matter_n of_o conjectural_a probability_n on_o either_o side_n yet_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o the_o late_a opinion_n from_o shihor_n of_o egypt_n this_o shihor_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 5_o or_o shichor_n or_o sihor_n have_v a_o notion_n of_o blackness_n in_o it_o and_o be_v not_o that_o rill_n or_o drill_v of_o water_n call_v by_o foreign_a writer_n rhinocolura_n but_o be_v much_o rather_o the_o same_o with_o nilus_n otherwise_o not_o once_o name_v in_o scripture_n ancient_o by_o the_o ethiopian_n call_v siris_n by_o the_o greek_n melas_n by_o the_o latin_v melo_n from_o the_o blackness_n of_o the_o water_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o mud_n and_o slime_n that_o it_o bring_v down_o with_o it_o or_o the_o black_a colour_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o soil_n it_o pass_v through_o it_o be_v call_v by_o way_n of_o excellency_n the_o river_n esay_n xxiii_o 3._o ezek._n xxix_o 3_o 9_o and_o the_o river_n or_o flood_n of_o egypt_n amos_n viii_o 8._o and_o chap._n ix_o 5._o this_o river_n rise_v in_o the_o south_n from_o unknown_a head_n run_v in_o one_o entire_a stream_n northward_o to_o the_o head_n delta_n in_o egypt_n where_o it_o divide_v itself_o into_o two_o main_a channel_n and_o afterward_o branch_v into_o seven_o several_a stream_n esay_n xi_o 15._o empty_v themselves_o
in_o the_o high_a degree_n in_o the_o brave_a tent_n of_o wickedness_n grace_n and_o glory_n many_o refer_v grace_n to_o this_o life_n verse_n 11_o and_o glory_n to_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v but_o grace_n rather_o may_v seem_v here_o to_o signify_v favour_n estimation_n honour_n as_o prov._n iii_o 34._o james_n iu._n 6._o 1_o pet._n v._o 5._o exod._n iii_o 21._o num._n chap._n xii_o 36._o and_o xxxiii_o 12._o gen._n vi_o 8._o and_o thirty-nine_o 4._o and_o l._n 4._o esther_n ii_o 15._o 17._o and_o v._o 2._o prov._n xxii_o 1._o and_o chap_n i._n 9_o and_o iu_o 9_o luke_n ii_o 52._o and_o i_o 28._o compare_v with_o verse_n 30._o thou_o have_v be_v chapter_n lxxxv_o verse_n 1_o former_o bring_v back_o out_o of_o babylon_n some_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o bring_v back_o of_o david_n to_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o rebellion_n of_o absalon_n but_o not_o so_o likely_a cover_v all_o their_o sin_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n li._n 4._o verse_n 2_o turn_v we_o do_v now_o so_o again_o verse_n 4_o i_o will_v hear_v complain_v no_o more_o verse_n 8_o but_o hearken_v to_o god_n speak_v his_o promise_n to_o his_o people_n and_o their_o duty_n be_v meet_v will_n meet_a have_v kiss_v will_n kiss_v verse_n 10_o though_o for_o the_o present_a thing_n be_v otherwise_o verse_n 4_o 5._o this_o and_o what_o follow_v have_v it_o most_o complete_a fulfil_n in_o and_o by_o the_o come_n of_o christ._n a_o prayer_n so_o be_v the_o title_n of_o psal._n chapter_n lxxxvi_o xvii_o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o a_o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o godly_a in_o distress_n without_o any_o particular_a circumstance_n use_v in_o it_o of_o person_n place_n or_o time_n appliable_a to_o all_o and_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v apply_v to_o christ._n i_o be_o holy_a so_o rather_o than_o as_o in_o the_o margin_n verse_n 2_o one_o who_o thou_o favour_v the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o import_v a_o active_a rather_o than_o a_o passive_a signification_n and_o so_o psal._n iu._n 3._o and_o xxxii_o 6._o and_o l._n 5._o and_o lxxix_o 2._o this_o word_n be_v active_o take_v and_o that_o right_o in_o our_o translation_n though_o many_o learned_a man_n not_o so_o well_o advise_v therein_o render_v it_o passive_o to_o denote_v not_o the_o author_n and_o agent_n and_o his_o quality_n but_o the_o object_n speak_v of_o among_o the_o god_n verse_n 10._o verse_n 8_o psal._n lxxxix_o 6._o deut._n xxxii_o 39_o esay_n xxxvii_o 16_o and_o xliv_o 6._o 1_o cor._n viii_o 4_o 5_o 6._o exod._n xv._o 1â—_n from_o the_o first_o hebrew_n letter_n of_o which_o four_o word_n in_o exodus_fw-la come_v the_o name_n of_o the_o maccabee_n as_o be_v think_v unite_v my_o heart_n to_o fear_v thy_o name_n loose_v it_o from_o all_o other_o thing_n verse_n 11_o and_o care_n and_o fear_n and_o knit_v it_o fast_o to_o thy_o fear_n only_o without_o backslide_n ever_o give_v thy_o strength_n john_n xv._o 5._o verse_n 16_o phil._n ii_o 13._o and_o iu_o 13._o a_o token_n as_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n verse_n 17_o his_o foundation_n god_n chapter_n lxxxvii_o verse_n 1_o and_o his_o church_n mountain_n moriah_n and_o zion_n not_o now_o in_o a_o flit_a tabernacle_n glorious_a thing_n see_v esay_n liv._o and_o lx._n verse_n 3_o and_o lx._n and_o lxii_o and_o lxv_o apoc_fw-la xxi_o and_o xxii_o and_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n 10._o 1._o rahab_n so_o lxxxix_o 10._o verse_n 4_o esay_n li._n 9_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n xii_o 10._o egypt_n be_v mean_v hereby_o and_o the_o call_n of_o egypt_n to_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o church_n of_o who_o calling_n see_v esay_n xix_o 19_o 21_o 25._o to_o they_o that_o know_v i_o or_o among_o they_o as_o of_o my_o know_a familiar_n philistia_n palestine_n the_o philistine_n psal._n lx._n 8._o this_o and_o the_o rest_n afore_o name_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o god_n by_o regeneration_n spiritual_a make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o church_n verseâ—_n 5_o 6._o 1_o pet._n i._n 23._o james_n i._n 18._o esay_n xliv_o 5._o singer_n the_o spiritual_a joy_n both_o great_a verse_n 7_o and_o general_a and_o of_o the_o psalmist_n in_o particular_a which_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n in_o the_o church_n and_o of_o and_o for_o the_o church_n in_o a_o allusion_n haply_o to_o the_o jewish_a service_n spring_n of_o my_o joy_n and_o of_o god_n spiritual_a gift_n and_o grace_n also_o john_n vii_o 38._o esay_n xii_o 3._o ephes._n iii_o 10._o a_o song_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n chapter_n lxxxviii_o xlviii_o title_n mahalath_n a_o kind_n of_o wind-instrument_n psal._n liii_o leannoth_v may_n either_o make_v up_o the_o name_n of_o the_o instrument_n or_o may_v seem_v to_o signify_v to_o sing_v by_o turn_n or_o course_n as_o exod._n xv._o 21._o ezra_n iii_o 11._o heman_n the_o next_o psalm_n be_v of_o ethan_n these_o be_v sacred_a singer_n and_o musician_n descend_v of_o levi_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 17_o 19_o and_o xvi_o 41_o 42._o and_o vi_o 44._o of_o heman_n see_v 1_o chron._n xxv_o 1._o 4_o 7._o he_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o rebellious_a korah_n and_o grandchild_n of_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33._o and_o himself_z king_n david_n seer_n 1_o chron._n xxv_o 5._o there_o be_v two_o brethren_n heman_n and_o ethan_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o judah_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 6._o man_n renown_v for_o their_o wisdom_n 1_o king_n iu_o 31._o this_o psalm_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o doleful_a of_o all_o the_o bible_n and_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o set_a form_n of_o a_o sad_a complaint_n to_o any_o man_n in_o his_o great_a distress_n some_o make_v application_n of_o it_o to_o christ_n in_o his_o suffering_n free_a among_o the_o dead_a psal._n xxxi_o 12._o verse_n 5_o job_n iii_o 18_o 19_o i_o be_o shut_v up_o as_o a_o close_a prisoner_n in_o the_o dungeon_n of_o sorrow_n verse_n 8_o and_o distress_n will_v thou_o psal._n vi_o 5._o verse_n 10_o and_o xxx_o 9_o &_o cxv_o 17._o esay_n xxxviii_o 18._o prevent_v thou_o psal._n v._n 3._o verse_n 13_o hab._n ii_o 1._o into_o darkness_n that_o they_o hide_v themselves_o from_o i_o verse_n 18_o none_n will_v appear_v to_o my_o relief_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o darkness_n wherein_o i_o be_o bury_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o black_a dungeon_n of_o calamity_n a_o covenant_n in_o faithfulness_n verse_n 3_o verse_n 1_o 2._o how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o be_v make_v void_a verse_n 38_o 45._o david_n the_o figure_n and_o father_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v also_o call_v david_n ezek_n xxxiv_o 23._o jer._n xxx_o 9_o hos._n iii_o 5._o of_o he_o this_o psalm_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v understand_v though_o not_o in_o all_o the_o particular_a passage_n rahab_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n lxxxvii_o 4._o verse_n 10_o tabor_n westward_n verse_n 12_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n iv_o 6._o hermon_n eastward_o see_v the_o ohervation_n on_o deut._n iu_o 48._o joyful_a sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n verse_n 15_o and_o other_o sacred_a musical_a instrument_n call_v they_o to_o and_o use_v in_o the_o sacred_a service_n and_o solemnity_n to_o thy_o holy_a one_o to_o samuel_n verse_n 19_o who_o anoint_a david_n lay_v help_v upon_o one_o that_o be_v mighty_a or_o help_v against_o the_o mighty_a both_o way_n meaning_n david_n who_o yet_o here_o may_v be_v take_v as_o a_o type_n of_o christ._n i_o will_v set_v psal_n lxxii_o 8._o verse_n 25_o my_o father_n this_n verse_n 26_o and_o verse_n 27_o 28_o 29._o universal_o and_o plenary_o belong_v to_o christ_n and_o only_o imperfect_o as_o in_o a_o weak_a type_n be_v applyable_a to_o david_n or_o solomon_n 2_o sam._n vii_o 14._o heb._n i._n 5._o luke_n i._n 32_o 33._o my_o firstborn_a the_o firstborn_a have_v the_o privilege_n of_o double_a portion_n verse_n 27_o chief_a rule_n and_o priesthood_n this_o true_a in_o christ_n col._n i._n 15_o 18._o matth._n i._n 25._o rom._n viii_o 29._o heb._n i._n 6._o apoc._n i._n 5._o his_o seed_n verse_n 36._o christian_n his_o spiritual_a seed_n esay_n liii_o 10._o heb._n verse_n 29_o ii_o 13._o whence_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o everlasting_a father_n esay_n ix_o 6._o his_o throne_n verse_n 37._o heb._n i._n 8._o dan._n ii_o 44._o and_o vii_o 14._o luke_n i._n 33._o the_o accomplishment_n of_o these_o promise_n can_v be_v find_v in_o solomon_n if_o his_o child_n so_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 14_o 15._o verse_n 30_o true_a of_o solomon_n and_o of_o his_o child_n and_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o christ_n person_n who_o be_v not_o the_o natural_a of_o son_n of_o solomon_n but_o of_o his_o brother_n nathan_n and_o who_o be_v without_o sin_n 1_o pet._n ii_o 22_o but_o as_o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n
another_o rom._n xi_o 34._o no_o good_a in_o they_o verse_n 12_o but_o etc._n etc._n to_o enjoy_v thing_n present_a and_o to_o do_v good_a here_o and_o so_o have_v good_a hereafter_o psal._n cxxviii_o 2._o 1_o tim._n vi_o 18_o 19_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o his_o do_v and_o counsel_n shall_v stand_v verse_n 14_o esay_n xlvi_o 10_o 11._o jer._n 44._o 28._o and_o be_v perfect_a and_o holy_a unalterable_a by_o man_n job_n xxxviii_o 31_o etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v therefore_o with_o willingness_n and_o contentment_n submit_v to_o he_o and_o his_o do_n acquiesce_v in_o he_o and_o dread_a and_o adore_v he_o though_o our_o blear_a eye_n can_v see_v the_o bright_a sunshine_n of_o his_o action_n his_o decree_n must_v not_o drive_v we_o to_o despair_v or_o to_o a_o neglect_n of_o use_v the_o mean_n but_o from_o deify_v ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o wisdom_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n still_o depend_v upon_o his_o blessing_n and_o moreover_o have_v former_o show_v the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o knowledge_n verse_n 16_o and_o of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o humane_a labour_n in_o many_o regard_v together_o with_o the_o remedy_n of_o they_o he_o now_o proceed_v to_o show_v more_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n and_o yet_o to_o vindicate_v god_n providence_n in_o they_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o sanctuary_n and_o city_n of_o refuge_n for_o wrong_a innocence_n that_o wickedness_n and_o oppression_n shall_v be_v and_o reign_v there_o be_v a_o great_a vexation_n and_o a_o great_a tentation_n too_o against_o god_n righteous_a providence_n i_o say_v that_o god_n shall_v judge_v and_o right_v all_o verse_n 17_o at_o least_o and_o last_o in_o that_o great_a assize_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o his_o son_n at_o the_o last_o day_n act_v xvii_o 31._o some_o he_o judge_v here_o lest_o his_o providence_n but_o not_o all_o lest_o his_o patience_n and_o promise_n of_o judgement_n may_v be_v call_v into_o question_n therefore_o this_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n ought_v not_o to_o dismay_v the_o innocent_a or_o hearten_v the_o oppressor_n see_v god_n will_v amend_v all_o that_o god_n may_v manifest_v they_o man_n in_o place_n and_o power_n verse_n 18_o though_o they_o carry_v themselves_o as_o beast_n to_o their_o brethren_n yet_o will_v hardly_o know_v themselves_o their_o own_o frail_a and_o base_a condition_n and_o that_o as_o to_o outward_a respect_n they_o be_v but_o as_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v psal._n xlix_o 20._o god_n must_v manifest_v it_o to_o they_o and_o this_o shall_v humble_v they_o and_o stain_v their_o pride_n this_o show_v and_o shall_v cure_v this_o vanity_n prov._n xxx_o 2._o for_o that_o which_o befall_v psal._n verse_n 19_o xlix_o 10._o chap._n ii_o 15_o 16._o hunger_n thirst_n disease_n etc._n etc._n all_o turn_n to_o dust_n again_o expire_v alike_o verse_n 20_o and_o the_o body_n turn_v to_o dust_n alike_o gen._n iii_o 19_o job_n xxxiv_o 15._o this_o still_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n only_o who_o know_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n no_o man_n can_v by_o sense_n discern_v the_o ascent_n of_o the_o one_o verse_n 21_o or_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o other_o but_o he_o can_v who_o have_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v see_v the_o inside_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n who_o be_v spiritual_a 1_o cor._n ii_o 14_o 15_o 16._o see_v chap._n xii_o 7._o of_o this_o book_n and_o solomon_n scope_n throughout_o this_o book_n be_v to_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o earthly_a thing_n and_o of_o humane_a action_n in_o order_n unto_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n as_o to_o satisfy_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n in_o the_o acquire_n of_o true_a felicity_n of_o his_o immortal_a or_o heavenly_a condition_n he_o speak_v not_o purposely_o but_o as_o he_o make_v piety_n the_o only_a remedy_n against_o all_o these_o earthly_a vanity_n and_o vexation_n and_o so_o conclude_v his_o book_n in_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n we_o need_v not_o here_o then_o to_o make_v these_o passage_n to_o be_v speech_n take_v up_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o epicure_n or_o atheist_n wherefore_o i_o perceive_v he_o resume_v his_o assertion_n verse_n 22_o verse_n 13._o and_o ch_n ii_o xxiv_o and_o v._o 18._o after_o he_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o his_o good_n how_o use_v and_o dispose_v and_o by_o who_o all_o the_o oppression_n more_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n in_o the_o civil_a state_n no_o comforter_n doubled_n here_o this_o add_v to_o their_o misery_n this_o be_v job_n case_n chap._n vi_o 14_o 15._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 2._o and_o chap._n xix_o 21._o he_o cry_v and_o call_v for_o this_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n it_o be_v david_n case_n psal._n lxix_o 20._o and_o jerusalem_n lam._n i._n 2_o 9_o 16._o god_n call_v for_o it_o towards_o jerusalem_n esay_n xl._n 1_o 2._o and_o himself_o do_v it_o esay_n li._n 3_o 12._o see_v nahum_n iii_o 7._o praise_v the_o dead_a he_n prefer_v the_o ease_n and_o quietness_n of_o death_n before_o the_o misery_n of_o such_o a_o die_a life_n see_v job_n chap._n iii_o throughout_o jonah_n iu._n 3._o 1_o king_n xix_o 4._o he_o speak_v here_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n under_o oppression_n without_o relation_n to_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n who_o state_n after_o death_n be_v in_o those_o terror_n and_o torment_n that_o shall_v either_o mend_v or_o end_n and_o they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o abide_v or_o avoid_v matth._n xxvi_o 24._o not_o yet_o be_v job_n iii_o verse_n 3_o 10._o and_o chap._n x._o 18_o 19_o envy_a for_o his_o eminent_a worth_n and_o work_n verse_n 4_o his_o ingenious_a act_n and_o part_n as_o the_o courtier_n of_o persia_n do_v daniel_n see_v prov._n xxvii_o 4._o fold_v his_o hand_n the_o foolish_a sluggard_n so_o describe_v verse_n 5_o prov._n vi_o 6._o see_v the_o explanation_n there_o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 15._o and_o chap._n xix_o 24._o eat_v his_o own_o flesh_n prov._n x._o 4._o make_v many_o a_o hungry_a meal_n better_a be_v a_o handful_n the_o sluggard_n plea._n verse_n 6_o sinner_n will_v have_v their_o shift_n see_v vanity_n another_o vanity_n contrary_a to_o the_o former_a fool_n while_o they_o shun_v the_o sand_n do_v rush_n upon_o the_o rock_n yet_o no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n this_o matchless_a miser_n verse_n 8_o and_o fellow_n that_o hardly_o have_v a_o fellow_n be_v never_o satisfy_v as_o prov._n xxx_o 15._o toil_n without_o end_n esay_n v._n 8._o hab._n ii_o 5._o and_o to_o no_o end_n trust_v he_o can_v draw_v up_o jordan_n into_o his_o mouth_n job_n xl._n 23._o and_o yet_o know_v he_o have_v none_o to_o who_o he_o may_v leave_v his_o good_n so_o toil_v for_o this_o be_v worse_a than_o that_o of_o psal._n thirty-nine_o 6._o neither_o be_v his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o riches_n indeed_n the_o eye_n only_o have_v the_o use_n of_o riches_n with_o such_o covetous_a man_n two_o be_v better_o than_o one_o in_o a_o natural_a verse_n 9_o and_o in_o a_o moral_a sense_n jer._n xli_o 13_o 14._o 2_o sam._n x._o 11._o and_o spiritualy_a next_o to_o communion_n with_o god_n be_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n psal._n xvi_o 2._o heb._n x._o 24._o he_o come_v to_o reign_v the_o poor_a and_o wise_a child_n verse_n 14_o i_o consider_v another_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o exemplification_n of_o the_o old_a foolish_a king_n dethrone_v and_o the_o poor_a wise_a child_n stand_v up_o in_o his_o stead_n all_o the_o living_n all_o the_o present_a generation_n of_o man_n live_v under_o a_o present_a prince_n or_o government_n the_o multitude_n many-headed_a give_v to_o change_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o fall_a sun_n and_o adore_v the_o rise_a sun_n with_o the_o second_o child_n the_o successor_n son_n or_o who_o ever_o he_o be_v join_v to_o he_o and_o follow_v he_o as_o think_v they_o must_v live_v by_o the_o live_n and_o not_o by_o the_o dead_a and_o so_o expect_v protection_n and_o preservation_n by_o and_o under_o he_o such_o be_v the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o prince_n that_o if_o they_o live_v long_o they_o outlive_v their_o own_o glory_n and_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o their_o own_o subject_n as_o fal_v sink_a bend_v to_o the_o grave_n and_o such_o be_v the_o vanity_n and_o levity_n of_o people_n that_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o present_a government_n and_o even_o sick_a for_o a_o change_n prove_v the_o change_n what_o it_o will_v 1_o sam._n viii_o 5_o 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o xii_o 12._o 2_o sam._n xv._o 12_o 13._o and_o chap._n xx._n 2._o 1_o king_n ii_o 15._o prov._n xxiv_o 21._o no_o end_n of_o all_o the_o people_n infinite_o discontent_a verse_n 16_o and_o restless_a in_o their_o desire_n of_o change_n never_o content_v with_o their_o present_a state_n the_o people_n put_v no_o end_n or_o stop_v to_o this_o vanity_n to_o this_o their_o epidemical_a
desire_v after_o christ_n be_v exalt_v to_o the_o high_a as_o the_o grave_n which_o be_v never_o satisfy_v and_o fill_v prov._n xxx_o 16._o coal_n of_o fire_n luke_n xii_o 49._o this_o be_v her_o fever_n and_o sickness_n in_o this_o song_n she_o be_v carry_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o chariot_n of_o fire_n and_o consume_v as_o it_o be_v in_o her_o love_n towards_o christ_n in_o the_o zeal_n of_o it_o psalm_n lix_n 9_o and_o cxix_o 139._o see_v 2_o cor._n v._o 13._o not_o lukewarm_a she_o many_o water_n verse_n 7_o etc._n etc._n as_o no_o good_a can_v match_v it_o so_o no_o evil_a can_v over-match_n it_o nay_o the_o flood_n of_o affliction_n be_v so_o far_o from_o drown_v this_o love_n that_o they_o do_v rather_o inflame_v and_o increase_v it_o as_o the_o water_n that_o be_v cast_v upon_o lime_n rom._n viii_o 35._o all_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o house_n to_o buy_v this_o love_n of_o i_o or_o to_o get_v it_o from_o i_o or_o to_o bribe_v and_o corrupt_v it_o yea_o his_o house_n 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vii_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xv._o 30._o job_n ix_o 24._o ezek._n xii_o 6_o 12._o eliakim_n invest_v verse_n 20_o after_o the_o divest_v of_o shebna_n they_o shall_v hang_v upon_o he_o as_o thing_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v hang_v on_o a_o pin_n verse_n 24_o his_o father_n house_n the_o offspring_n and_o the_o issue_n all_o his_o kindred_n and_o ally_n as_o well_o small_a as_o great_a shall_v partake_v of_o his_o honour_n one_o way_n or_o other_o or_o there_o shall_v be_v nothing_o in_o the_o king_n house_n but_o shall_v be_v under_o his_o power_n and_o have_v dependence_n on_o he_o fasten_v in_o a_o sure_a place_n as_o shebna_n account_v himself_o to_o be_v verse_n 25_o â—e_v cut_v down_o mean_v shebna_n tyre_n of_o tyre_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n xix_o 29._o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o amos_n i._n 9_o see_v the_o like_a prophecy_n against_o this_o town_n and_o state_n jer._n xxv_o 22._o and_o xlvii_o 4._o ezek._n xxvi_o xxvii_o xxviii_o chapter_n amos_n ii_o 9_o zech._n ix_o 2_o 4._o tarshish_n of_o this_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n x._o chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 1_o 22._o from_o the_o land_n of_o chittim_n it_o be_v reveal_v to_o they_o it_o be_v reveal_v and_o the_o report_n be_v come_v unto_o they_o that_o former_o trade_v with_o tyre_n how_o it_o fare_v with_o she_o that_o she_o be_v sack_v so_o that_o now_o all_o harbour_n in_o tyre_n or_o entrance_n into_o it_o be_v deny_v unto_o they_o who_o these_o of_o the_o land_n of_o chittim_n shall_v be_v there_o be_v variable_a conjecture_n but_o little_a certainty_n inhabitant_n of_o the_o isle_n you_o verse_n 2_o tyrian_n the_o seed_n of_o sihor_n tyre_n describe_v here_o verse_n 3_o by_o her_o traffic_n with_o egypt_n as_o former_o with_o sidon_n see_v ezek._n xxvii_o 7._o by_o the_o great_a water_n of_o the_o midland_n sea_n the_o grain_n of_o egypt_n and_o all_o the_o trade_n and_o commodity_n of_o it_o of_o sihor_n that_o be_v nilus_n be_v bring_v to_o tyre_n of_o this_o sihor_n or_o shichor_n and_o that_o it_o be_v nilus_n see_v the_o large_a annotation_n upon_o this_o text._n the_o sea_n have_v speak_v tyre_n verse_n 4_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v purpose_v it_o by_o his_o agent_n to_o do_v it_o verse_n 9_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o spend_v thirteen_o year_n in_o the_o siege_n of_o it_o as_o josephus_n against_o appion_n lib._n 1._o do_v testify_v and_o by_o alexander_n the_o great_a long_o after_o in_o his_o rage_n as_o curtius_n in_o his_o four_o book_n iv_o chapter_n do_v witness_v he_o the_o lord_n verse_n 11_o behold_v the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldean_n this_o be_v verse_n 13_o or_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o ruin_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o tyre_n may_v be_v so_o in_o that_o day_n wherein_o tire_n calamity_n here_o foretell_v shall_v be_v accomplish_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n ezek._n verse_n 15_o xxvi_o 7._o seventy_o year_n during_o the_o same_o time_n of_o the_o jew_n captivity_n in_o babylon_n day_n of_o one_o king_n one_a kingdom_n as_o dan._n vii_o 17._o and_o viii_o 21._o to_o wit_n in_o the_o day_n and_o reign_v of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n jer._n xvii_o 7._o sing_v as_o a_o harlot_n to_o renew_v her_o lover_n her_o trader_n and_o trafficker_n turn_v to_o her_o hire_n of_o trade_n and_o traffic_n with_o all_o the_o kingdom_n the_o amplitude_n of_o her_o commerce_n and_o trade_n ver_fw-la 8._o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o conversion_n of_o the_o tyrian_n to_o god_n verse_n 18_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v treasure_v nor_o lay_v up_o not_o reserve_v for_o any_o common_a or_o profane_a use_n public_a or_o private_a for_o themselves_o or_o their_o posterity_n that_o dwell_v before_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n minister_n for_o their_o plentiful_a maintenance_n in_o food_n and_o clothing_n the_o earth_n empty_v another_o sermon_n or_o prophecy_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o chapter_n xxvii_o this_o be_v more_o general_n than_o those_o go_v before_o and_o comprehend_v judea_n and_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n on_o every_o side_n and_o the_o judgement_n herein_o denounce_v to_o be_v execute_v partly_o by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o partly_o by_o the_o chaldean_n and_o afterward_o also_o by_o other_o upon_o they_o see_v the_o like_a jer._n xxv_o 15_o 38._o and_o xxvii_o 2_o 8._o as_o with_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n all_o estate_n verse_n 2_o and_o condition_n shall_v fare_v alike_o be_v defile_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a denunciation_n verse_n 5_o the_o new_a wine_n he_n proceed_v in_o particular_a verse_n 7_o to_o instance_n in_o some_o specialty_n of_o judgement_n the_o city_n take_v collectively_o as_o verse_n 10_o chap._n xxv_o 2._o and_o xxvii_o 10._o every_o house_n be_v shut_v up_o so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o go_v out_o or_o in_o as_o the_o shake_n of_o a_o olive-tree_n few_o shall_v be_v leave_v verse_n 13_o yet_o this_o remnant_n shall_v be_v to_o praise_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 14._o from_o the_o sea_n the_o transmarine_a land_n verse_n 14_o and_o seacoast_n in_o general_n god_n in_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o fire_n of_o tribulation_n verse_n 15_o glorify_v god_n by_o patient_a suffering_n and_o depend_v upon_o he_o for_o deliverance_n uttermost_a the_o generality_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o this_o remnant_n leave_v verse_n 16_o my_o leanness_n my_o leanness_n the_o prophet_n break_v off_o here_o his_o relation_n of_o the_o gladsome_a joy_n and_o praise_n of_o the_o foresay_a remnant_n and_o fall_v into_o a_o passionate_a bemoan_v of_o himself_o and_o regret_n for_o the_o misery_n that_o be_v the_o mean_a while_n for_o their_o sin_n to_o befall_v the_o other_o the_o window_n from_o on_o high_a be_v open_v god_n vengeance_n surprise_v they_o verse_n 18_o both_o from_o above_o and_o from_o beneath_o as_o well_o over_o their_o head_n as_o under_o their_o foot_n and_o as_o no_o shelter_n for_o they_o against_o the_o one_o so_o no_o steady_a stand_n for_o they_o against_o the_o other_o to_o amplify_v which_o hyperbole_n be_v here_o use_v the_o host_n of_o the_o high_a one_o such_o as_o the_o assyrian_a verse_n 21_o and_o chaldean_a monarch_n be_v and_o after_o many_o day_n shall_v they_o be_v visit_v in_o favour_n and_o mercy_n verse_n 22_o verify_v of_o sundry_a state_n and_o nation_n in_o the_o gospel-time_n under_o the_o messiah_n then_o the_o moon_n etc._n etc._n esay_n close_v this_o first_o part_n verse_n 23_o after_o his_o wont_a manner_n with_o a_o passage_n concern_v the_o spiritual_a yet_o illustrious_a glory_n and_o majesty_n of_o god_n reign_v in_o his_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o brightness_n and_o splendour_n whereof_o shall_v be_v such_o as_o no_o light_n of_o sun_n or_o moon_n no_o glory_n or_o magnificence_n of_o any_o worldly_a estate_n shall_v be_v comparable_a thereunto_o o_o lord_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 1_o etc._n etc._n esay_n fall_v into_o a_o solemn_a celebration_n and_o praise_v of_o god_n for_o his_o foresay_a wonderful_a work_n as_o well_o of_o judgement_n as_o of_o mercy_n the_o city_n collectively_o verse_n 3_o of_o the_o terrible_a nation_n that_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o other_o shall_v then_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o thou_o when_o the_o blast_n even_o in_o time_n of_o most_o need_n verse_n 4_o and_o great_a danger_n and_o in_o this_o mountain_n mount_v zion_n verse_n 6_o a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o all_o people_n as_o well_v gentile_n as_o jew_n wine_n on_o the_o lees_n pure_a and_o strong_a wine_n the_o face_n of_o the_o cover_n that_o ignorance_n and_o obstinacy_n verse_n 7_o wherewith_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v former_o possess_v veil_v 2_o cor._n iii_o 14_o 16._o death_n the_o second_o benefit_n accrue_v to_o the_o convert_v nation_n verse_n 8_o a_o free_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n of_o death_n spiritual_a in_o victory_n or_o unto_o victory_n i._n e._n until_o a_o utter_a conquest_n be_v make_v of_o he_o so_o the_o lxx_o which_o the_o apostle_n retain_v 1_o cor._n xv._o 54_o because_o the_o sense_n be_v good_a and_o sound_a though_o it_o do_v not_o exact_o render_v the_o letter_n for_o the_o hebrew_n be_v for_o ever_o wipe_v away_o a_o three_o benefit_n accrue_v to_o the_o godly_a convert_v once_o fulfil_v partly_o in_o this_o life_n and_o perfect_o in_o the_o next_o shall_v be_v say_v their_o thankful_a and_o joyful_a acknowledgement_n for_o those_o his_o mercy_n and_o favour_n verse_n 9_o for_n a_o reason_n of_o their_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_v verse_n 10_o in_o this_o mountain_n verse_n 6_o 7._o moab_n put_v for_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n people_n in_o general_n and_o he_o the_o lord_n verse_n 11_o swim_v stretch_v out_o his_o arm_n with_o
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
supersede_v of_o all_o external_a office_n and_o officer_n order_n and_o ordinance_n in_o the_o church_n whereas_o this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a privilege_n and_o character_n of_o those_o first_o time_n and_o have_v a_o propriety_n to_o they_o and_o unadvised_o be_v those_o dreadful_a time_n and_o sign_n matth._n xxiv_o or_o any_o of_o they_o appropriate_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o last_o come_v of_o our_o saviour_n to_o judgement_n have_v receive_v their_o true_a accomplishment_n before_o jerusalem_n final_a fall_n aforesaid_a as_o jewish_n and_o heathen_a history_n make_v manifest_a unless_o we_o take_v they_o out_o of_o their_o literal_a meaning_n and_o make_v they_o to_o serve_v as_o symbolical_a representation_n of_o what_o likely_a may_v ensue_v at_o the_o last_o day_n amos._n amos_n of_o a_o herd-man_n be_v make_v a_o prophet_n ch_z vii_o 14._o he_o use_v sometime_o countrey-similitude_n ch_n ii_o 13._o &_o iii_o 12._o &_o iu_o 1_o 3._o and_o sometime_o he_o have_v high_a and_o astronomical_a expression_n as_o ch_z v._o 8._o &_o ch_n ix_o 6._o as_o job_n have_v former_o and_o god_n himself_o unto_o job_n and_o esay_n chap._n xiii_o 10._o yet_o we_o may_v not_o understand_v they_o of_o such_o constellation_n or_o configuration_n as_o our_o astronomer_n do_v now_o retain_v from_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n which_o have_v their_o figure_n and_o denomination_n assign_v they_o from_o the_o feign_a story_n of_o the_o old_a fabulous_a greek_n we_o shall_v rather_o retain_v the_o hebrew_n term_n and_o name_n add_v our_o best_a exposition_n of_o they_o amos_n have_v great_a conformity_n with_o hoseah_n live_v in_o the_o same_o time_n chap._n i._n 1._o and_o send_v to_o the_o same_o people_n of_o israel_n principaly_a amos_n foretell_v strange_a shake_n and_o destruction_n of_o six_o heathen_a neighbour_a nation_n the_o church_n enemy_n for_o their_o three_o transgression_n and_o for_o four_o several_o as_o likewise_o he_o do_v the_o same_o of_o judah_n and_o so_o of_o israel_n chap._n i._n and_o ii_o he_o pursue_v in_o five_o chapter_n follow_v israel_n manifold_a transgression_n and_o mighty_a sin_n intermix_a both_o threaten_n and_o exhortation_n threaten_n of_o judgement_n generaly_a upon_o all_o israel_n that_o they_o shall_v fina_o be_v drown_v in_o a_o flood_n of_o misery_n and_o be_v captivate_v particular_o upon_o jeroboam_n house_n and_o upon_o amaziah_n priest_n of_o bethel_n and_o insert_v exhortation_n to_o israel_n for_o repentance_n as_o chap._n iu._n 3._o with_o promise_n of_o mercy_n thereupon_o as_o chap._n v._o 4_o 14._o 15._o and_o after_o upon_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o incorrigibleness_n he_o show_v in_o the_o two_o last_o chapter_n under_o two_o type_n of_o a_o basket_n of_o summer_n fruit_n and_o of_o smite_v the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n their_o ripen_n approach_a subversion_n and_o god_n abdicate_v his_o house_n and_o people_n yet_o conclude_v all_o with_o evangelical_n promise_v to_o his_o church_n of_o a_o reduction_n and_o restauration_n by_o and_o under_o christ._n among_o other_o place_n chap._n v._o 10_o 13._o and_o chap._n vi_o 10._o do_v show_v the_o evil_a of_o his_o time_n carmel_n carmel_n signify_v plenty_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o fruitfulness_n and_o fruitful_a field_n this_o mountain_n be_v situate_a in_o the_o confine_n of_o asher_n and_o issachar_n near_o the_o midland-sea_n and_o not_o far_o from_o mount_n tabor_n josh._n xii_o and_o xv._o chapter_n see_v more_o of_o it_o in_o my_o annotation_n on_o this_o text._n reveal_v yet_o god_n true_a prophet_n be_v not_o always_o in_o all_o thing_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 7_o guide_v by_o divine_a revelation_n as_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 2._o 2_o king_n iu_o 27._o 1_o sam._n xvi_o 6._o the_o meaning_n here_o be_v that_o god_n usua_o reveal_v to_o his_o prophet_n his_o great_a judgement_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o bring_v upon_o his_o own_o people_n for_o their_o sin_n a_o kind_n of_o irony_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 4_o 5._o as_o gen._n iii_o 22._o 1_o king_n xviii_o 27._o and_o xxii_o 15._o 2._o chron._n xviii_o 14._o and_o xxv_o 8._o eccles._n xi_o 9_o job_n xii_o 2._o lam._n iu._n 21._o mark_v vii_o 9_o of_o hyperbole_n see_v on_o josh._n xi_o 4._o gen._n xi_o 4._o mighty_a sin_n ezek._n chapter_n five_o verse_n 12_o xvi_o 23_o 27_o 28_o 33_o 34_o 47_o 48_o 51_o 52_o 56._o and_o chap._n xvii_o 15_o 16_o 18._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n ii_o 4_o 5._o god_n be_v say_v to_o fret_v at_o sin_n ezek._n xvi_o 43._o and_o to_o ease_v and_o quiet_v himself_o upon_o vengeance_n take_v for_o it_o esay_n i._n 24._o ezek._n xvi_o 42._o obadiah_n obadiahs_n time_n be_v uncertain_a his_o prophecy_n be_v against_o edom._n and_o the_o like_a to_o this_o in_o matter_n and_o in_o word_n be_v likewise_o against_o edom_n in_o jer._n xlix_o 7_o 22._o and_o in_o ezekiel_n chap._n xxv_o 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o sum_n be_v god_n revenge_n upon_o esau_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o pride_n self-wisdome_n and_o confidence_n and_o that_o for_o his_o violence_n against_o his_o brother_n jacob_n and_o insult_v over_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o calamity_n which_o god_n reprove_v and_o foretell_v that_o saviour_n shall_v come_v up_o on_o mount_n zion_n for_o deliverance_n and_o to_o judge_v devour_v and_o possess_v the_o mount_n of_o esau_n and_o the_o king_n doom_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n gilead_n a_o large_a mountain_n or_o mountainous_a country_n verse_n 19_o so_o name_v gen._n xxxi_o 47._o a_o place_n of_o a_o rich_a soil_n for_o wealth_n and_o abound_v with_o balm_n and_o spicery_n gen._n xxxvii_o 25._o num._n xxxii_o 1._o half_n of_o gilead_n give_v to_o reuben_n and_o gad_n and_o the_o other_o half_n to_o half_a manasseh_n deut._n iii_o 12_o 13._o josh._n xiii_o 11_o 25_o 31._o and_o xxii_o 9_o 13._o of_o gilead_n see_v more_o in_o my_o annotation_n upon_o this_o text._n jonah_n jonah_n prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o 2_o king_n fourteen_o 25._o a_o time_n wherein_o a_o constellation_n of_o prophet_n appear_v he_o be_v send_v to_o nineveh_n the_o great_a city_n and_o metropolis_n of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n but_o flee_v to_o joppa_n a_o clean_a contrary_a way_n and_o take_v sea_n he_o be_v follow_v with_o a_o tempest_n and_o be_v throw_v overboard_o be_v swallow_v of_o a_o fish_n call_v a_o whale_n matth._n xii_o 40._o and_o in_o the_o whale_n belly_n three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n which_o be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o christ_n lie_v in_o the_o grave_a and_o to_o that_o end_n be_v thrice_o allude_v unto_o and_o allege_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o matth._n xii_o 39_o 40._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 4._o and_o luke_n xi_o 29._o not_o yet_o that_o the_o correspondence_n in_o all_o point_n must_v be_v exact_a and_o absolute_a either_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o whole_a day_n and_o three_o whole_a night_n for_o our_o saviour_n as_o himself_o foretell_v do_v rise_v on_o that_o three_o day_n in_o a_o part_n of_o it_o no_o nor_o yet_o for_o some_o part_n of_o three_o day_n and_o of_o three_o night_n unless_o we_o reckon_v the_o day_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n from_o midnight_n to_o midnight_n but_o the_o type_n here_o and_o text_n matth._n xii_o 40._o need_v no_o such_o subtle_a shift_n and_o curious_a quirk_n to_o make_v up_o their_o sense_n only_o this_o that_o this_o of_o ionas_n be_v the_o fit_a and_o near_a shadow_n of_o christ_n lie_v in_o the_o grave_a that_o the_o scripture_n do_v afford_v there_o pray_v and_o the_o whale_n vomit_v he_o out_o upon_o the_o dry_a land_n be_v send_v the_o second_o time_n he_o obey_v nineveh_n repent_v and_o god_n in_o pity_n spare_v nineveh_n for_o that_o time_n and_o justify_v his_o pity_n against_o the_o angry_a prophet_n repine_v at_o it_o wonderful_a great_a be_v the_o city_n of_o nineve_n johah_n i._n v._n 2._o and_o c._n iii_o 2_o 3_o 4_o and_z chap._n 4._o xi_o and_o such_o the_o city_n of_o babylon_n jer_n li._n 31_o 58._o make_v vow_n of_o vow_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 16_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o this_o text._n joppa_n or_o japho_n verse_n 3_o a_o city_n and_o haven_n lie_v on_o the_o midland-sea_n in_o the_o north_n corner_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n as_o it_o join_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n josh._n xix_o 46._o hither_o be_v all_o the_o timber_n bring_v in_o float_n that_o be_v cut_v and_o wrought_v in_o lebanon_n for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o other_o building_n by_o solomon_n 2_o chron._n ii_o 16._o and_o for_o the_o new_a build_n of_o it_o by_o zerubbabel_n and_o jehoshuah_n after_o the_o return_v from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n ezra_n iii_o 7._o we_o see_v here_o jonah_n flee_v hither_o far_a enough_o from_o the_o way_n to_o nineveh_n and_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o
king_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n he_o be_v at_o lidda_n be_v send_v for_o hither_o and_o here_o raise_v from_o the_o dead_a that_o good_a and_o charitable_a tabytha_n or_o dorcas_n act_v ix_o 38_o 40._o and_o tarry_v here_o many_o day_n with_o one_o simon_n a_o tanner_n by_o the_o seaside_n he_o pray_v in_o a_o trance_n see_v a_o vision_n a_o certain_a vessel_n as_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a sheet_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o that_o instant_n be_v send_v for_o to_o caesarea_n by_o cornelius_n he_o go_v thither_o preach_v christ_n to_o cornelius_n and_o his_o kinsman_n and_o near_a friend_n and_o upon_o their_o conversion_n and_o receive_v the_o miraculous_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o baptise_v they_o a_o city_n of_o god_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 3_o i._n e._n exceed_o great_a a_o hebraisme_n so_o we_o read_v the_o wrestle_n of_o god_n tremble_v of_o god_n 1_o sam_n fourteen_o 15._o a_o sleep_n of_o god_n 1_o sam._n xxvi_o 12._o gen._n xxx_o 8._o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n psal._n xxxvi_o 6._o tree_n of_o god_n psal._n civ_o 16._o the_o cedar_n of_o god_n psal._n lxxx_o 10._o the_o increase_v of_o god_n col._n ii_o 19_o prince_n of_o god_n gen._n xxiii_o 6._o the_o host_n of_o god_n 1._o chron._n xii_o 22._o and_o so_o much_o alike_o of_o the_o garden_n of_o god_n of_o the_o flame_n of_o god_n cant._n viii_o 6._o a_o fire_n of_o god_n job_n i._n 16._o cant._n viii_o 6._o river_n of_o god_n man_n of_o god_n the_o vision_n of_o god_n the_o voice_n of_o god_n the_o kindness_n of_o god_n 2_o sam._n ix_o 3._o harp_n of_o god_n see_v my_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam_n fourteen_o 15._o yet_o forty_o day_n god_n be_v threaten_n and_o doom_n have_v yet_o their_o condition_n and_o limitation_n verse_n 4_o or_o prouiso_n understand_v so_o jer._n xxi_o 10._o and_o xxv_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o xxxii_o 29._o and_o xxxiv_o 2_o 22._o and_o xxxvii_o 8_o 10._o compare_v with_o chap._n xxvi_o 13._o and_o xxxviii_o 17._o and_o so_o david_n understand_v that_o threaten_a 2_o sam._n xii_o 14._o conditionaly_a verse_n 22._o so_o judg._n x._o 13._o esay_n xxxviii_o 1._o jer._n xviii_o 7_o 8._o ezek._n iii_o 18._o yet_o sometime_o god_n express_v his_o doom_n of_o judgement_n against_o some_o sinner_n irrevocable_o as_o ezek._n fourteen_o 13_o 14_o 16_o 18_o 20._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n ii_o 20._o east-winde_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 8_o so_o hos._n xiii_o 15._o ezek._n xvii_o 10._o and_o xix_o 12._o psal._n xlviii_o 7._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o hos._n xii_o 1._o a_o hurtful_a dry_a and_o skorch_a wind_n the_o ninevite_n in_o all_o probability_n be_v the_o rather_o reduce_v to_o their_o repentance_n and_o that_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n by_o that_o preach_a of_o jonah_n upon_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o be_v in_o the_o whale_n belly_n micah_n micah_n be_v the_o last_o of_o that_o great_a number_n of_o prophet_n that_o live_v and_o prophesy_v in_o the_o same_o time_n micah_n his_o time_n be_v set_v out_o thus_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jotham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n he_o be_v like_a to_o esay_n the_o first_o of_o they_o in_o matter_n and_o in_o lofty_a stile_n he_o prophesi_v to_o and_o against_o both_o judah_n and_o israel_n declare_v god_n wrath_n lament_v they_o and_o tell_v their_o future_a destruction_n and_o captivity_n by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o babylonian_n for_o the_o manifold_a sin_n of_o the_o people_n prince_n and_o prophet_n chapter_n i_o two_o iii_o the_o repent_v remnant_n he_o comfort_v with_o promise_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o deliverance_n from_o their_o enemy_n but_o chief_o with_o promise_n and_o prediction_n of_o christ_n foretell_v the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n and_o the_o manifold_a spiritual_a blessing_n of_o he_o and_o his_o kingdom_n chapter_n iu_o and_o v._o and_o after_o a_o fresh_a controversy_n and_o contestation_n of_o god_n with_o all_o his_o people_n for_o their_o ill_a requite_v of_o all_o his_o ancient_a kindness_n with_o their_o present_a sundry_a sin_n chap._n vi_o and_o the_o prophet_n complaint_n thereafter_o of_o the_o paucity_n of_o good_a man_n he_o end_v his_o prophecy_n with_o the_o church_n consolation_n in_o he_o patient_a expectation_n of_o god_n time_n to_o plead_v her_o cause_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o her_o insult_a enemy_n and_o her_o own_o marvellous_a felicity_n chap._n vii_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o prophet_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 2_o prince_n and_o people_n be_v point_v out_o by_o this_o prophet_n as_o in_o other_o place_n so_o namely_o in_o these_o chap._n ii_o 11._o and_o chap._n iii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 11._o and_o chap._n vii_o 2_o 6._o the_o people_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o argue_v and_o resolve_v thus_o all_o people_n naturaly_a be_v addict_v to_o their_o several_a superstition_n and_o will_v walk_v every_o one_o in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o god_n much_o more_o we_o will_v as_o we_o have_v all_o right_a and_o reason_n for_o it_o walk_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jehova_n our_o god_n yea_o though_o every_o sect_n oppose_v their_o superstition_n to_o we_o triumph_n and_o glory_n in_o they_o and_o insult_v over_o we_o conspire_v in_o one_o against_o we_o and_o our_o way_n yet_o will_v not_o we_o despond_v or_o shrink_v but_o overlook_a and_o overcome_v all_o difficulty_n obstruction_n and_o opposition_n whatsoever_o the_o name_n of_o jehova_n our_o god_n shall_v render_v we_o invincible_a to_o walk_v constant_o in_o he_o and_o his_o name_n and_o his_o true_a way_n of_o worship_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o bethlehem-ephrata_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o another_o bethlehem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n chapter_n five_o verse_n 5_o josh._n xix_o 15._o this_o be_v in_o judah_n matth._n ii_o 1._o and_o in_o these_o part_n be_v many_o name_n of_o this_o stamp_n as_o bethel_n bethaven_n bethania_n bethesda_n bethsaida_n bethabarah_n bethbarah_n beth-haccerem_a bethshemesh_n and_o other_o this_o bethlehem_n and_o this_o text_n be_v allege_v by_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribe_n to_o herod_n for_o the_o place_n of_o christ_n birth_n matth._n ii_o 5_o 6._o and_o though_o here_o call_v little_a yet_o by_o the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n call_v not_o the_o least_o either_o read_v the_o word_n of_o micah_n interrogative_o in_o a_o negative_a sense_n or_o vary_v the_o text_n out_o of_o ignorance_n or_o of_o set_a purpose_n before_o herod_n though_o yet_o both_o reading_n may_v well_o be_v reduce_v to_o one_o true_a sense_n bethlehem_n little_a when_o david_n be_v bear_v there_o not_o little_a but_o famous_a for_o and_o after_o that_o the_o true_a son_n of_o david_n and_o son_n of_o god_n be_v bear_v there_o nahum_n nahum_n seem_v to_o live_v and_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n his_o prophecy_n be_v the_o burden_n of_o nineveh_n the_o ninevite_n after_o their_o temporary_a repentance_n upon_o the_o preach_a of_o jonah_n return_v to_o their_o former_a sin_n through_o their_o ambition_n covetousness_n and_o cruelty_n they_o overthrow_v the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n and_o samaria_n after_o jonah_n his_o time_n they_o invade_v judea_n and_o besiege_a jerusalem_n and_o grow_v up_o to_o be_v like_o a_o great_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n ezek._n xxxi_o 3_o 9_o and_o nahum_n now_o propound_v god_n dreadful_a power_n in_o himself_o and_o his_o furious_a revenge_n upon_o his_o enemy_n that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o utter_a end_n of_o nineveh_n affliction_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o the_o second_o time_n no_o more_o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o assyrian_a shall_v be_v sow_v and_o this_o shall_v be_v for_o judah_n consolation_n chap._n i._n and_o then_o he_o expound_v more_o full_o the_o manner_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o nineveh_n and_o the_o woeful_a mourn_v for_o it_o that_o they_o shall_v mourn_v as_o with_o the_o voice_n of_o dove_n taber_v upon_o their_o breast_n and_o bewail_v their_o former_a flourish_a estate_n chap._n ii_o and_o last_o he_o insist_o upon_o her_o sin_n the_o causer_n of_o god_n wrath_n in_o her_o shameful_a ruin_n ascertain_v by_o the_o example_n of_o populous_a no_o or_o alexandria_n to_o be_v verify_v upon_o she_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o her_o strong_a hold_n and_o numerous_a assyrian_a captain_n and_o crown_v commander_n yet_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o heal_n of_o her_o bruise_n and_o mortal_a wound_n chap._n iii_o not_o nahum_n i._n 15._o but_o esay_n lii_o 7._o be_v allege_v rom._n x._o 15._o habakkuk_n habakkuk_v do_v comfort_n the_o godly_a against_o the_o chaldean_n as_o nahum_n do_v against_o the_o assyrian_n he_o succeed_v nahum_n soon_o after_o he_o do_v humble_o expostulate_v with_o god_n of_o his_o delay_n to_o hear_v and_o to_o redress_v thing_n amiss_o complain_v to_o he_o of_o his_o people_n sin_n chap._n i._n 1_o 4._o and_o declare_v from_o god_n