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daughter_n and_o this_o place_n in_o their_o 1_o outward_a happiness_n she_o a_o crown_a queen_n and_o tyre_n a_o 8._o crown_v city_n who_o merchant_n be_v prince_n 2_o inward_a wickedness_n both_o of_o they_o style_v 21._o harlot_n in_o scripture_n 3_o final_a wofulness_n she_o eat_v up_o by_o the_o dog_n to_o the_o short_a reversion_n of_o her_o 35._o skull_n foot_n and_o palm_n and_o tyre_n 216._o so_o consume_v by_o all-devouring_a time_n that_o now_o no_o other_o than_o a_o heap_n of_o ruin_n yet_o have_v they_o a_o reverend_a respect_n and_o do_v instruct_v the_o pensive_a beholder_n with_o their_o exemplary_a frailty_n enough_o of_o tyre_n if_o not_o too_o much_o fear_v that_o long_o since_o the_o reader_n have_v sad_o sympathize_v with_o the_o suffering_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o alexander_n guess_v their_o pain_n to_o be_v great_a in_o the_o long_a siege_n of_o this_o place_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o own_o patience_n in_o read_v our_o tedious_a description_n 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sennacherib_n fight_v against_o libnah_n whence_o he_o send_v a_o rail_a message_n to_o hezekiah_n but_o read_v nothing_o of_o the_o take_v thereof_o yea_o probable_o here_o the_o 35._o angel_n by_o night_n do_v that_o memorable_a execution_n slay_v a_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o of_o his_o numerous_a army_n §_o 31._o lachish_n must_v not_o be_v forget_v one_o who_o 11._o king_n be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n king_n amaziah_n conspire_v against_o by_o his_o subject_n in_o jerusalem_n flee_v hither_o in_o vain_a for_o they_o send_v after_o he_o to_o lachish_n and_o slay_v he_o 19_o there_o it_o be_v a_o lead_a city_n in_o idolatry_n infect_v from_o israel_n and_o infect_v of_o judah_n 1._o micah_n prophesy_v in_o particular_a against_o this_o city_n warn_v it_o to_o prepare_v for_o speedy_a captivity_n from_o its_o enemy_n 13._o o_o thou_o inhabitant_n of_o lachish_n bind_v the_o chariot_n to_o the_o swift_a beast_n she_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o sin_n to_o the_o 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language_n here_o we_o omit_v those_o many_o appellation_n give_v jerusalem_n in_o scripture_n the_o 21._o faithful_a city_n the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a 35._o king_n the_o 53._o holy_a city_n because_o these_o be_v not_o proper_a name_n but_o glorious_a epithet_n thereof_o §_o 2._o concern_v the_o general_a situation_n of_o jerusalem_n three_o thing_n herein_o be_v remarkable_a first_o it_o be_v place_v as_o 4._o josephus_n report_v in_o the_o very_a middle_n of_o judea_n but_o herein_o critical_a exactness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v observe_v the_o heart_n itself_o be_v not_o so_o unpartial_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o body_n but_o that_o if_o not_o in_o position_n yet_o in_o motion_n it_o propend_v to_o the_o left_a side_n for_o jerusalem_n incline_v more_o to_o the_o south_n of_o the_o country_n as_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o navel_n of_o judea_n so_o the_o father_n make_v judea_n the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n whereunto_o they_o bring_v not_o to_o say_v bow_n those_o place_n of_o scripture_n thou_o have_v wrought_v salvation_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n indeed_o see_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o round_a table_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o food_n for_o man_n soul_n it_o be_v fit_v that_o this_o great_a dish_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o board_n that_o all_o the_o guest_n round_o about_o may_v equal_o reach_v unto_o it_o and_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o centre_n whence_o the_o line_n of_o salvation_n go_v out_o into_o all_o land_n yea_o ptolemy_n divide_v the_o then-known_a world_n into_o seven_o climate_n place_v jerusalem_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o four_o climate_n proportionable_o to_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 5._o prophet_n i_o have_v set_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o country_n that_o be_v round_o about_o she_o §_o 3._o second_o it_o have_v high_a mountain_n mountain_n under_o it_o and_o low_a about_o it_o which_o as_o dutiful_a servant_n at_o distance_n seem_v to_o attend_v it_o jerusalem_n have_v a_o mountain_n for_o her_o footstool_n and_o her_o floor_n be_v high_a than_o the_o roof_n of_o other_o city_n no_o doubt_v the_o emblem_n of_o the_o strength_n stateliness_n and_o stability_n of_o god_n church_n in_o glory_n high_a and_o hard_o climb_v thither_o but_o plain_a and_o pleasant_a dwell_n there_o §_o 4._o last_o it_o be_v distance_v from_o the_o sea_n wellnigh_o forty_o mile_n have_v no_o navigable_a river_n near_o unto_o it_o for_o god_n intend_v not_o jerusalem_n for_o a_o staple_n of_o trade_n but_o for_o a_o royal_a exchange_n of_o religion_n chief_o hold_v correspondency_n with_o heaven_n itself_o daily_o receive_v blessing_n thence_o due_o return_v praise_n thither_o beside_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o virgin_n people_n the_o jew_n woo_v with_o much_o less_o wed_v to_o outlandish_a fashion_n and_o if_o 27._o eusebius_n may_v be_v credit_v for_o the_o self_n same_o reason_n plato_n in_o imitation_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v have_v that_o city_n wherein_o the_o model_n of_o his_o imaginary_a commonwealth_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o to_o be_v seat_v some_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n lest_o foreign_a merchandise_n shall_v by_o degree_n bring_v in_o foreign_a manner_n into_o it_o chap._n ii_o the_o particular_a situation_n circuit_n populousness_n beauty_n and_o strength_n thereof_o §_o 1_o it_o will_v be_v pain-worthy_a to_o inquire_v into_o the_o exact_a situation_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o what_o tribe_n it_o be_v place_v the_o rather_o because_o several_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n entitle_v both_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n unto_o the_o possession_n thereof_o for_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 63._o and_o for_o the_o jebusite_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o child_n of_o judah_n can_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o but_o the_o jebusite_n dwell_v with_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n at_o jerusalem_n unto_o this_o day_n judg._n 1._o 8._o now_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n have_v fight_v against_o
jerusalem_n and_o have_v take_v it_o and_o smite_v it_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o set_v the_o city_n on_o fire_n for_o benjamin_n josh._n 18._o 28._o and_o zelah_n eleph_n and_o jebus_n which_o be_v jerusalem_n gibeah_n and_o kiriath_n this_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n according_a to_o their_o family_n judg._n 1._o 12._o and_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n do_v not_o drive_v out_o the_o jebusite_n that_o inhabit_v jerusalem_n but_o the_o jebusite_n dwell_v with_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n in_o jerusalem_n unto_o this_o day_n for_o both_o nehem._n 11._o 4._o and_o at_o jerusalem_n dwell_v certain_a of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n this_o five_o and_o last_o place_n be_v a_o good_a comment_n on_o the_o four_o former_a namely_o that_o this_o city_n though_o the_o jebusite_n long_v disturb_v their_o quiet_a possession_n joint_o belong_v to_o both_o tribe_n neither_o claim_v it_o total_o as_o he_o both_o true_o as_o they_o nor_o 9_o be_v this_o any_o confuse_a mixture_n of_o their_o inhetance_n flat_o forbid_v in_o the_o law_n but_o methodical_a if_o not_o mystical_a meet_v thereof_o so_o that_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n which_o alone_o persist_v loyal_a to_o god_n and_o their_o king_n have_v their_o possession_n love_o shake_n hand_n in_o jerusalem_n the_o solemn_a place_n appoint_v for_o god_n public_a service_n §_o 2._o jerusalem_n be_v fifty_o primâ—_n furlong_n in_o circuit_n which_o reduce_v to_o our_o english_a account_n amount_v to_o six_o mile_n and_o a_o quarter_n in_o which_o compass_n multitude_n of_o people_n do_v inhabit_v and_o three_o different_a degree_n of_o the_o populousness_n of_o this_o place_n be_v very_o remarkable_a 1_o ordinary_a even_o in_o vacation-time_n when_o there_o be_v no_o springtide_n or_o usual_a confluence_n of_o people_n more_o than_o the_o proper_a citizen_n thereof_o and_o those_o no_o few_o than_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o ibid._n thousand_o 2_o extraordinary_n at_o the_o three_o annual_a term_n as_o i_o may_v call_v they_o i_o mean_v the_o three_o feast_n general_a of_o the_o jew_n passeover_n pentecost_n the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o all_o the_o able_a male_n 23._o of_o israel_n appear_v with_o a_o offering_n before_o god_n 3_o superextraordinary_a when_o this_o city_n be_v sack_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o when_o all_o sort_n and_o sex_n some_o draw_v with_o devotion_n more_o drive_v for_o protection_n flock_v thither_o insomuch_o that_o by_o fire_n famine_n sword_n civil_a discord_n and_o foreign_a force_n eleven_o hundred_o 17._o thousand_o be_v say_v to_o be_v slay_v therein_o incredible_a it_o seem_v that_o so_o many_o shall_v be_v pen_v in_o this_o place_n except_o the_o people_n therein_o as_o when_o they_o crowd_v about_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 45._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v throng_n and_o press_v one_o on_o another_o but_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o fly_v thither_o for_o shelter_n they_o have_v room_n enough_o if_o they_o have_v but_o room_n enough_o not_o aim_v at_o any_o convenient_a much_o less_o delightful_a habitation_n but_o only_a a_o bare_a lodging_n in_o jerusalem_n where_o for_o the_o time_n be_v every_o single_a chamber_n be_v make_v a_o several_a family_n and_o every_o story_n multiply_v into_o a_o street_n while_o the_o siege_n continue_v §_o 3._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o just_o recount_a asone_n of_o the_o ten_o wonder_n whereof_o the_o rabbin_n take_v especial_a notice_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o â—â—ver_o 34_o any_o man_n do_v say_v to_o his_o fellow_n i_o have_v not_o find_v a_o bed_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o lie_v in_o nor_o do_v ever_o any_o maâ—_n say_v to_o his_o fellow_n my_o lodging_n be_v too_o straight_o for_o i_o in_o jerusalem_n as_o if_o â—he_v place_n be_v of_o a_o chevril_n nature_n to_o extend_v to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o people_n therein_o indeed_o it_o be_v part_n of_o god_n goodness_n when_o he_o bring_v his_o vine_n out_o of_o egypt_n then_o also_o to_o prepare_v 9_o room_n for_o it_o which_o he_o perform_v here_o according_o even_o to_o admiration_n §_o 4._o now_o among_o the_o natives_n of_o jerusalem_n many_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o eminent_a person_n bear_v therein_o especial_o if_o the_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v true_a that_o wheresoever_o the_o particular_a place_n of_o any_o prophet_n birth_n be_v not_o set_v down_o there_o it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v that_o he_o be_v of_o jerusalem_n by_o this_o observation_n nathan_n gad_n isaiah_n daniel_n hosea_n joel_n habakkuk_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v town-born_a child_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o we_o leave_v it_o uncertain_a whether_o this_o place_n give_v the_o cradle_n to_o these_o be_v too_o sure_o that_o it_o give_v the_o coffin_n to_o too_o many_o worthy_a messenger_n of_o god_n o_o jerusalem_n 37._o jerusalem_n thou_o that_o kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o stone_v they_o that_o be_v send_v unto_o thou_o §_o 5._o the_o structure_n of_o this_o city_n be_v beautiful_a and_o high_a of_o hew_a freestone_n very_o uniform_a whether_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o house_n or_o street_n one_o toanother_n 3._o jerusalem_n 〈◊〉_d build_v as_o a_o city_n which_o be_v at_o unity_n in_o itself_o their_o roof_n be_v flat_a â—nd_n fence_v with_o battlement_n by_o special_a 8._o command_n from_o god_n to_o prevent_v casualty_n of_o people_n fall_v thence_o these_o roof_n be_v the_o jew_n watch-tower_n for_o prospect_n gallery_n for_o pleasure_n and_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a their_o â—igh_a place_n for_o idolatry_n which_o cause_v the_o prophet_n complaint_n more_o than_o 29._o once_o that_o thereon_o they_o burn_v incense_v unto_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n sure_o the_o weight_n of_o this_o wickedness_n do_v break_v the_o strong_a beam_n and_o stiff_a rafter_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o though_o idol_n be_v light_a than_o vanity_n itself_o in_o point_n of_o power_n and_o efficacy_n they_o be_v heavy_a than_o lead_v to_o press_v the_o place_n down_o with_o divine_a vengeance_n §_o 6._o as_o for_o the_o strength_n of_o jerusalem_n we_o must_v in_o the_o first_o place_n listen_v to_o juâ—ah_n his_o song_n 1._o we_o have_v a_o strong_a city_n salvation_n will_v god_n appoint_v for_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n the_o spaniard_n come_v off_o poor_o with_o their_o brag_n that_o they_o have_v madrid_n a_o city_n in_o castille_n wall_v with_o atlante_n fire_n which_o at_o last_o prove_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o there_o be_v many_o quarry_n of_o flint_n find_v round_o about_o it_o but_o most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o god_n promise_v jerusalem_n 5._o he_o will_v be_v unto_o she_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o which_o promise_v he_o for_o his_o part_n will_v most_o sure_o have_v keep_v and_o perform_v have_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n force_v he_o to_o break_v it_o in_o vindication_n of_o his_o own_o justice_n §_o 7._o as_o for_o the_o outward_a fortification_n thereof_o it_o be_v encompass_v with_o a_o 6._o treble_a wall_n save_v where_o it_o be_v begird_v with_o unpassable_a valley_n and_o there_o one_o wall_n do_v suffice_v this_o wall_n be_v fence_v with_o a_o ditch_n cut_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n say_v 1._o josephus_n and_o 762._o strabo_n sixty_o foot_n deep_a and_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o foot_n broad_a the_o former_a not_o acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o author_n thereof_o so_o prodigious_a a_o work_n may_v well_o be_v conceive_v a_o performance_n of_o many_o successive_a prince_n therein_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v make_v the_o deep_a because_o it_o be_v dry_a ibidâ—â—_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_o water_v within_o and_o dry_a without_o be_v the_o character_n our_o author_n give_v of_o the_o city_n this_o i_o dare_v say_v the_o breadth_n of_o this_o ditch_n exceed_v the_o proportion_n of_o all_o modern_a regular_a fortification_n for_o in_o breda_n itself_o the_o platform_n wherein_o may_v be_v the_o platform_n for_o other_o place_n the_o ditch_n be_v no_o broad_a than_o the_o rampire_n at_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o and_o now_o what_o 12._o david_n principal_o intend_v mystical_o come_v to_o our_o place_n literal_o to_o endeavour_v walk_v about_o zion_n and_o go_v round_o about_o she_o tell_v the_o tower_n thereof_o mark_v you_o well_o her_o bulwork_n consider_v her_o palace_n that_o you_o may_v tell_v it_o to_o the_o generation_n follow_v and_o to_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n we_o will_v begin_v at_o the_o east_n and_o so_o forward_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o gate_n thereof_o §_o 1._o be_v it_o premise_v jerusalem_n that_o many_o difficulty_n in_o this_o subject_n have_v be_v cause_v by_o man_n unwary_a confound_v of_o the_o several_a nature_n of_o the_o gate_n in_o jerusalem_n which_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o truth_n must_v careful_o be_v distinguish_v into_o four_o
sort_n in_o sundry_a place_n serve_v for_o different_a employment_n gate_n 1_o in_o the_o outwall_n give_v ingress_n and_o egress_n to_o passenger_n the_o sole_a subject_n of_o our_o present_a discourse_n 2_o in_o the_o in-wall_n like_a temple-bar_n open_v out_o of_o fleetstreet_n into_o the_o strand_n be_v partition_n within_o jerusalem_n such_o the_o iron-gate_n through_o which_o 10._o saint_n peter_n go_v out_o of_o prison_n to_o the_o house_n of_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o john_n mark._n 3_o lead_v to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o saint_n austins-gate_n into_o saint_n paul_n churchyard_n such_o the_o 2._o beautiful_a gate_n etc._n etc._n 4_o of_o the_o king_n palace_n like_a bulwark_n gate_n and_o iron-gate_n lead_v to_o london_n tower_n as_o the_o gate_n 15._o whereby_o the_o horse_n come_v into_o the_o king_n house_n now_o such_o as_o promiscuous_o make_v all_o these_o to_o be_v out-gate_n of_o jerusalem_n engage_v themselves_o in_o difficulty_n and_o deceiuâ—_v other_o thereby_o for_o prevention_n whereof_o we_o will_v only_o insist_v on_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o first_o qualification_n §_o 2._o begin_v we_o with_o the_o sheep-gate_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jerusalem_n sheep-gate_n in_o 1._o nehemiahs_n time_n owe_v the_o reparation_n thereof_o to_o eliâ—shib_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o brethren_n through_o this_o gate_n the_o sheep_n be_v drive_v in_o and_o all_o other_o cattle_n design_v for_o sacrifice_n as_o the_o near_a way_n to_o the_o temple_n §_o 3._o next_o follow_v the_o golden-gate_n not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n golden-gate_n but_o meeâ—ly_o depend_v on_o 184._o humane_a authority_n so_o call_v because_o gilt_n all_o over_o vulgar_a beholder_n who_o carry_v no_o touchstone_n in_o their_o eye_n account_v all_o massy_a gold_n which_o be_v rich_o gild_v popish_a â—67_n author_n add_v that_o when_o our_o saviour_n in_o a_o humble_a but_o solemn_a equipage_n ride_v on_o a_o ass_n colt_n to_o the_o temple_n this_o gate_n open_v unto_o he_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n a_o pretty_a proportionable_a fiction_n for_o if_o the_o 10._o iron-gate_n open_v to_o peter_n a_o disciple_n no_o less_o than_o a_o golden-gate_n can_v offer_v entrance_n to_o christ_n his_o master_n only_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n we_o receive_v the_o one_o as_o record_v in_o scripture_n and_o reâ—uâ—e_v the_o other_o as_o not_o report_v therein_o especial_o our_o saviour_n have_v â—o_o fair_a a_o occasion_n to_o make_v mention_n thereof_o for_o when_o the_o pharisee_n question_v he_o for_o not_o silence_v the_o child_n hosaâ—aâ—s_n and_o when_o he_o return_v thâ—t_o if_o they_o 00._o shall_v hold_v their_o peace_n the_o stone_n will_v immediate_o â—ry_v out_o how_o easy_a have_v it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o add_v that_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o the_o city_n have_v already_o open_v their_o mouth_n their_o gate_n to_o receiuâ—_v he_o §_o 4._o three_o horse-gate_n the_o horse-gate_n by_o the_o king_n palace_n through_o which_o the_o groom_n bring_v the_o king_n horâ—â—s_n to_o water_v they_o in_o the_o brook_n of_o kidron_n yet_o some_o erroneous_o make_v this_o the_o same_o with_o the_o water-gate_n the_o prophet_n point_v at_o the_o exact_a position_n thereof_o towards_o 40._o the_o east_n and_o we_o find_v the_o mention_n but_o not_o the_o re-edify_n of_o this_o gate_n in_o 28._o nehemiah_n a_o presumption_n that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o ruinous_a as_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o need_v much_o reparation_n as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d who_o cry_v treason_n treason_n the_o fox_n the_o finder_n when_o she_o be_v the_o great_a traitor_n herself_o on_o the_o 1â—_n compare_v of_o scripture_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o horse-gate_n whereat_o she_o be_v kill_v be_v not_o this_o city_n gate_n but_o another_o so_o name_v lead_v from_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o the_o king_n palace_n §_o 5._o four_o water-gate_n the_o water-gate_n in_o a_o fall_n or_o declivity_n of_o ground_n 37._o full_a east_n so_o call_v because_o thereat_o all_o the_o rewer_n channel_n and_o watercourse_n of_o the_o city_n flow_v out_o and_o run_v into_o the_o brook_n cedron_n no_o mention_n in_o nehemiah_n of_o the_o repair_n hereof_o for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a indeed_o if_o in_o his_o time_n the_o jew_n have_v the_o no_o vo_z from_o the_o very_a ground_n begin_v the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o gate_n thereof_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a they_o can_v have_v finish_v that_o work_n 15._o in_o two_o and_o fifty_o day_n whereby_o it_o appear_v they_o only_o mend_v those_o place_n which_o be_v most_o in_o dilapidation_n this_o be_v the_o east-gate_n emphatical_o so_o call_v 2._o by_o the_o prophet_n and_o open_v into_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hinnom_n §_o 6._o thus_o far_o the_o gate_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jerusalem_n on_o the_o south_n thereof_o jerusalem_n where_o zion_n or_o the_o city_n of_o david_n lay_v we_o meet_v with_o no_o gate_n at_o all_o the_o precipice_n of_o the_o rock_n afford_v no_o passable_a ascent_n on_o that_o side_n so_o that_o man_n must_v go_v first_o through_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o into_o zion_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o herein_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o militant_a as_o zion_n more_o mount_v of_o the_o triumphant_a church_n although_o there_o be_v no_o access_n for_o those_o which_o be_v without_o into_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o latter_a but_o by_o take_v the_o holiness_n of_o the_o former_a in_o their_o passage_n thereunto_o §_o 7._o come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o west_n in_o the_o southermost_a part_n whereof_o we_o light_v on_o the_o fountain-gate_n fountain-gate_n near_o the_o pool_n of_o shiloah_n whence_o it_o take_v its_o 15._o name_n nigh_o to_o which_o on_o the_o inside_n be_v those_o 37._o stately_a stair_n whereby_o man_n go_v up_o to_o the_o city_n of_o david_n this_o gate_n be_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n repair_v by_o 15._o shallum_n the_o son_n of_o col-hozeh_a §_o 8._o next_o to_o this_o the_o dung-gate_n dung-gate_n a_o gate_n in_o greatness_n though_o but_o a_o postern_n for_o the_o private_a use_n thereof_o through_o which_o the_o offal_n and_o excrement_n of_o the_o city_n be_v convey_v appliable_a to_o this_o place_n be_v that_o which_o the_o 22._o apostle_n speak_v of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n nay_o much_o more_o thosâ—_n member_n of_o the_o body_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v feeble_a be_v necessary_a this_o gate_n though_o of_o small_a honour_n be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o all_o jerusalem_n have_v be_v a_o dung-city_n but_o for_o the_o dung-gate_n yea_o the_o noisome_a soil_n carry_v out_o hereat_o and_o convey_v hence_o into_o the_o garden_n thereabouts_o be_v by_o nature_n chemistry_n convert_v into_o wholesome_a herb_n and_o fragrant_a flower_n grow_v there_o the_o dung-gate_n in_o the_o day_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v set_v up_o with_o the_o door_n lock_n and_o bar_n thereof_o by_o 4._o malchiah_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n §_o 9_o next_o follow_v the_o valley-gate_n valley-gate_n common_o but_o wrongful_o place_v on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o city_n chief_o on_o this_o account_n because_o the_o valley_n of_o kidron_n lie_v on_o that_o side_n thereof_o as_o if_o this_o valley_n alone_o be_v near_o jerusaâ—lem_n which_o by_o the_o psalmist_n be_v describe_v 2._o with_o the_o mountain_n round_o about_o it_o and_o so_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n must_v be_v surround_v with_o valley_n interpose_v betwixt_o it_o and_o those_o mountain_n this_o gate_n stand_v in_o the_o northwest_n open_v into_o the_o valley_n of_o carcase_n lie_v betwixt_o it_o and_o mount_v calvary_n here_o nehemiah_n begin_v 15._o and_o end_v his_o survey_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o wall_n go_v by_o night_n because_o loath_a to_o be_v see_v and_o loath_a to_o see_v so_o sad_a a_o sight_n this_o valley-gate_n be_v in_o his_o time_n repair_v by_o 13._o hanun_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o zanoah_n §_o 10._o have_v thus_o survey_v the_o east_n corner-gate_n south_n and_o west_n come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o city_n where_o first_o we_o find_v the_o corner-gate_n who_o angular_a position_n speak_v it_o to_o participate_v of_o two_o point_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o very_a flexure_n of_o the_o wall_n from_o the_o east_n to_o the_o north_n it_o be_v distance_v from_o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n just_a four_o hundred_o cubit_n all_o which_o space_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v break_v down_o by_o joash_n 23._o king_n of_o israel_n when_o he_o conquer_v amaziah_n that_o his_o army_n may_v march_v in_o triumphant_o with_o the_o great_a state_n pride_n we_o see_v have_v not_o only_o a_o high_a neck_n but_o also_o a_o broad_a breast_n especial_o when_o set_v her_o arm_n by_o her_o side_n so_o large_a a_o passage_n must_v be_v clear_v for_o her_o entrance_n afterward_o king_n uzziah_n rebuide_v this_o gate_n and_o adorn_v it_o with_o tower_n yea_o fortify_v all_o the_o 9_o turn_n of_o the_o wall_n
for_o as_o the_o elbow_n of_o garment_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v the_o strong_a as_o most_o subject_a to_o wear_v out_o so_o wall_n be_v the_o clothes_n of_o city_n without_o which_o they_o be_v naked_a wise_a uzziah_n adjudge_v it_o necessary_a that_o this_o corner-gate_n and_o wall_n bend_v thereabouts_o shall_v have_v most_o cost_n and_o care_v expend_v in_o the_o fortification_n thereof_o §_o 11._o no_o mention_n of_o the_o repair_n of_o this_o gate_n in_o nehemiah_n time_n which_o prompt_v we_o with_o these_o conjecture_n 1_o either_o that_o it_o be_v then_o dam_v up_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o captivity_n be_v large_a in_o extent_n and_o thin_a in_o people_n many_o uninhabited_a place_n be_v leave_v therein_o probable_o in_o policy_n they_o contract_v the_o number_n of_o their_o gate_n the_o multiply_v whereof_o do_v require_v more_o money_n and_o man_n to_o guard_v they_o or_o 10._o rather_o 2_o be_v so_o late_o build_v by_o uzziah_n it_o may_v notneed_a much_o mend_n as_o left_a stand_n and_o undemolish_v by_o the_o babylonian_n for_o in_o the_o sack_n of_o a_o city_n it_o often_o fare_v with_o the_o gate_n as_o with_o the_o man_n thereof_o it_o be_v hard_a if_o some_o do_v not_o escape_v and_o survive_v the_o destruction_n yea_o sometime_o conqueror_n be_v please_v to_o spare_v some_o parcel_n of_o wall_n out_o of_o pity_n not_o to_o the_o place_n but_o to_o themselves_o find_v the_o structure_n thereof_o of_o so_o firm_a constitution_n that_o it_o require_v more_o pain_n than_o it_o will_v return_v profit_n in_o the_o level_v thereof_o §_o 12._o next_o come_v the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n ephraim_n so_o call_v not_o because_o stand_v in_o but_o open_v towards_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o some_o ephraimite_n after_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n dwell_v in_o 3._o jerusalem_n from_o who_o habitation_n hard_o by_o this_o gate_n may_v in_o probability_n borrow_v his_o name_n but_o prefer_v the_o former_a notation_n as_o most_o natural_a for_o usual_a it_o be_v both_o for_o street_n and_o gate_n to_o take_v their_o denomination_n from_o such_o place_n though_o at_o great_a distance_n to_o which_o they_o lead_v witness_v kentish-street_n in_o 448._o south-wark_a for_o that_o it_o be_v the_o way_n say_v my_o author_n lead_v into_o that_o county_n the_o street_n itself_o otherwise_o be_v in_o surrey_n and_o witness_v winchester-gate_n in_o sarisbury_n so_o name_v because_o through_o it_o traveller_n pass_v to_o winchester_n a_o city_n twenty_o mile_n off_o and_o a_o instance_n best_o know_v to_o scholar_n trumpington-street_n in_o cambridge_n so_o call_v from_o a_o village_n some_o two_o mile_n thence_o this_o gate_n be_v probable_o destroy_v when_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n enter_v jerusalem_n break_v down_o four_o hundred_o cubit_n of_o the_o wall_n from_o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n to_o the_o coâ—â—er-gate_n where_o i_o conceive_v the_o particle_n from_o be_v to_o be_v take_v inclusive_o so_o that_o both_o the_o gate_n be_v cast_v into_o that_o account_n the_o rather_o because_o pride_n and_o cruelty_n always_o when_o they_o make_v measure_n give_v in_o the_o advantage_n §_o 13._o next_o the_o old-gate_n old-gate_n so_o call_v as_o bonsrerius_n will_v have_v it_o because_o extant_a here_o ever_o since_o melchisedec_n be_v the_o founder_n thereof_o if_o so_o it_o be_v a_o old-old-gate_n indeed_o but_o as_o man_n have_v out_o live_v all_o register_n account_v themselves_o so_o gate_n have_v outla_v all_o memory_n be_v account_v by_o other_o more_o ancient_a then_o true_o they_o be_v however_o no_o wonder_n if_o in_o nehemiahs_n time_n the_o decay_n of_o so_o old_a a_o fabric_n call_v to_o the_o charity_n of_o 6._o jehoiada_n the_o son_n of_o paseah_n and_o meshullam_n the_o son_n of_o besodajah_n joint_o to_o repair_v they_o §_o 14._o next_o the_o fish-gate_n fish-gate_n by_o mistake_v general_o place_v in_o the_o west_n wall_n mere_o because_o joppa_n on_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n whence_o they_o fancy_v all_o fish_n as_o if_o no_o more_o way_n to_o the_o water_n than_o one_o must_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n lay_v on_o the_o west_n thereof_o whereas_o in_o scripture_n we_o find_v no_o express_v of_o fish_n for_o man_n eat_v but_o one_o which_o eat_v a_o man_n jonab_n his_o whale_n mention_v from_o thatplace_n whilst_o whole_a shoal_n be_v catch_v in_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n or_o lake_n of_o tiberias_n lie_v north_n of_o jerusalem_n indeed_o tyre_n lie_v almost_o full_a north_n from_o this_o city_n be_v the_o staple_n place_n which_o furnish_v it_o with_o fish_n as_o appear_v in_o 16._o nehemiah_n which_o through_o this_o gate_n be_v bring_v to_o jerusalem_n sure_o the_o provision_n of_o any_o populous_a place_n in_o long_a time_n will_v tire_v if_o only_o go_v on_o foot_n or_o fly_v on_o wing_n and_o not_o also_o swim_v with_o fin_n have_v fish_n as_o well_o as_o flesh_n and_o fowl_n for_o their_o repast_n as_o here_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o although_o no_o sacrifice_n of_o fish_n be_v by_o god_n appoint_v to_o be_v offer_v unto_o he_o yet_o hence_o the_o less_o wholesomeness_n or_o cleanness_n of_o they_o can_v just_o be_v infer_v because_o they_o be_v improper_a for_o offering_n live_v in_o a_o element_n wherein_o man_n have_v no_o conversation_n this_o gate_n be_v 3._o repair_v by_o the_o son_n of_o hassenaah_o §_o 15._o the_o gate_n of_o benjamin_n do_v only_o remain_v benjamin_n he_o the_o least_o in_o his_o father_n family_n this_o the_o last_o among_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n stand_v in_o the_o north_n east_n part_n thereof_o indeed_o we_o find_v two_o gate_n of_o benjamin_n in_o jerusalem_n two_o of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o one_o city_n no_o wonder_n the_o double_a newgate_n in_o london_n the_o late_a new_o make_v postern_n into_o moorfield_n may_v be_v a_o instance_n thereof_o one_o call_v the_o highgate_n of_o benjamin_n where_o pashur_n put_v the_o 2._o prophet_n jeremy_n in_o the_o stock_n which_o be_v by_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o probable_o a_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o other_o be_v a_o out-gate_n of_o the_o city_n lead_v into_o the_o land_n of_o benjamin_n whither_o jeremy_n be_v go_v to_o separate_v himself_o when_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o 13._o guard_n in_o this_o gate_n seize_v he_o in_o his_o passage_n false_o accuse_v he_o and_o occasion_v his_o imprisonment_n §_o 16._o here_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o many_o moor._n learned_a man_n man_n who_o make_v this_o gate_n of_o benjamin_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o corner-gate_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o in_o many_o city_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o gate_n to_o have_v several_a name_n as_o i_o have_v learn_v from_o my_o industrious_a and_o judicious_a 17._o friend_n in_o his_o description_n of_o canterbury_n how_o burgate_n and_o saint_n michaels-gate_n be_v the_o same_o and_o so_o newin-gate_n and_o saint_n georges-gate_n in_o that_o ancient_a city_n but_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o foresay_a author_n be_v direct_o oppossite_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 10._o prophet_n foretell_v that_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v inhabit_v from_o benjamin_n gate_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o the_o first_o gate_n unto_o the_o corner-gate_n etc._n etc._n where_o we_o may_v behold_v these_o two_o gate_n benjamin_n and_o the_o corner-gate_n set_v at_o term_n at_o great_a distance_n and_o a_o considerable_a space_n interpose_v this_o gate_n be_v not_o repair_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n for_o the_o reason_n former_o allege_v §_o 17._o these_o be_v all_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n needles-eye_n whereof_o express_a mention_n in_o scripture_n some_o fancy_n another_o call_v the_o needles-eye_n so_o low_a and_o little_a only_a man_n may_v enter_v thereat_o these_o conceive_v our_o saviour_n expression_n 24._o it_o be_v easy_a for_o a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n then_o for_o a_o rich_a man_n 24._o trust_v in_o his_o riches_n to_o 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