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of_o other_o wax_v cold_a can_v warm_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o well_o get_v good_n but_o afterward_o barnabas_n that_o son_n of_o consolation_n comfort_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o well_o by_o his_o work_n as_o word_n deed_n as_o doctrine_n sell_v 37._o his_o possession_n and_o tender_v the_o price_n thereof_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o apostle_n such_o practice_n be_v sincere_o perform_v in_o the_o primitivetimes_o superstitious_o imitate_v with_o opinion_n of_o merit_n in_o after_o age_n and_o scornful_o deride_v by_o too_o many_o in_o our_o day_n so_o far_o from_o part_v with_o the_o propriety_n that_o they_o will_v not_o appropriate_v a_o part_n of_o their_o good_n to_o good_a use_n we_o find_v saint_n paul_n preach_v in_o two_o city_n in_o cyprus_n 6._o salamis_n where_o there_o be_v a_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o paphos_n where_o venus_n be_v worship_v thence_o surname_v paphia_n and_o where_o elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n be_v strike_v blind_a for_o 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to_o saul_n son_n proceed_v from_o a_o public_a desire_n of_o his_o subject_n good_a no_o private_a design_n of_o revenge_n upon_o saul_n who_o corpse_n he_o so_o solemn_o inter_v corpse_n which_o be_v but_o night-wanderer_n while_o hang_v up_o by_o the_o philistine_n in_o their_o city_n of_o 10._o bethshan_n be_v but_o sojourner_n when_o bury_v by_o the_o gileadite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gad_n but_o now_o become_v housekeeper_n when_o bring_v home_o to_o the_o proper_a place_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o their_o father_n §_o 46._o hard_o by_o gibeah_n be_v migron_n ramah_n a_o small_a city_n where_o saul_n for_o some_o time_n abode_n with_o his_o man_n under_o a_o 2._o pomegranate-tree_n say_v not_o that_o such_o a_o tree_n be_v a_o simple_a palace_n for_o a_o prince_n for_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n pleasant_a be_v the_o residence_n for_o some_o short_a time_n under_o the_o shadow_n thereof_o yea_o our_o countryman_n 2._o bede_n can_v tell_v you_o how_o in_o our_o cold_a 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and_o 22._o mizpah_n with_o the_o stone_n provide_v for_o the_o fortify_v of_o ramah_n §_o 47._o mizpah_n now_o mention_v lay_v some_o eight_o mile_n hence_o full_a north_n juâice_fw-la when_o in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n the_o seat_n of_o justice_n be_v annual_a for_o the_o time_n and_o tripartite_a for_o the_o place_n mizpah_n have_v a_o fair_a share_n thereof_o 16._o samuel_n go_v from_o year_n to_o year_n in_o circuit_n to_o bethel_n and_o gilgal_n and_o mizpah_n lie_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o triangle_n and_o judge_v israel_n in_o all_o those_o place_n and_o his_o return_n be_v to_o ramah_n for_o there_o be_v his_o house_n state-affair_n make_v not_o the_o good_a man_n to_o forget_v his_o family_n spend_v three_o term_n abroad_o on_o the_o public_a and_o the_o vacation_n at_o home_n on_o his_o private_a occasion_n at_o mizpah_n be_v a_o general_a reformation_n
that_o be_v north-east_n 2_o another_o turn_v the_o way_n to_o bethoron_n that_o be_v full_a west_n 3_o the_o three_o to_o the_o border_n that_o look_v to_o the_o valley_n of_o zeboim_n that_o be_v southeast_n thus_o divide_v themselves_o they_o compass_v their_o end_n and_o destroy_v that_o necessary_a profession_n in_o all_o the_o land_n for_o the_o music_n of_o the_o harp_n may_v better_o be_v spare_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n than_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o hammer_n indeed_o i_o have_v hear_v that_o therâ_n be_v a_o house_n on_o london-bridge_n build_v entire_o of_o wood_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o iron-naile_n therein_o therefore_o common_o call_v none-such_a for_o the_o rarity_n of_o the_o structure_n thereof_o but_o if_o any_o can_v show_v a_o civilise_a state_n extant_a on_o earth_n without_o the_o use_n of_o smith_n therein_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o nâneâsuch_n indeed_o yea_o the_o very_a philistine_n themselves_o though_o they_o suppress_v the_o military_a use_n of_o smith_n for_o matter_n of_o arm_n permit_v by_o way_n of_o lone_a their_o use_n to_o sharpen_v instrument_n of_o 20._o husbandry_n this_n not_o their_o bounty_n but_o policy_n suffer_v as_o be_v confident_a when_o the_o israelite_n have_v plough_v harrow_v &_o sow_v their_o ground_n reap_v house_v and_o thresh_v their_o grain_n than_o they_o at_o pleasure_n can_v come_v up_o to_o take_v bake_v and_o eat_v it_o themselves_o §_o 53._o so_o much_o for_o the_o city_n in_o benjamin_n dââg_v of_o who_o situation_n we_o have_v any_o certainty_n a_o second_o sort_n succeed_v know_v by_o their_o conjectural_a flag_n to_o be_v of_o doubtful_a position_n among_o these_o nob_n just_o claim_v the_o precedency_n make_v by_o we_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o anathoth_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n where_o ahimelech_n victual_v david_n and_o his_o man_n with_o 4._o shewbread_n and_o arm_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o 9_o goliath_n there_o keep_v for_o a_o monument_n let_v other_o inquire_v why_o david_n sling_n be_v not_o rather_o preserve_v for_o that_o purpose_n see_v it_o overcome_v the_o other_o a_o false_a brother_n be_v present_a by_o name_n doeg_n nation_n a_o edomite_n office_n master_n of_o the_o king_n herdsman_n who_o tell_v all_o and_o more_o than_o all_o to_o saul_n add_v of_o his_o own_o head_n that_o ahimelech_n 10._o inquire_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o sure_o i_o be_o doeg_n inquire_v not_o of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o tell_v so_o damnable_a a_o untruth_n hereupon_o saul_n condemn_v the_o priest_n to_o death_n and_o other_o decline_v so_o savage_a a_o service_n doeg_n undertake_v it_o kill_v fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n which_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n beside_o woman_n child_n suckling_n and_o cattle_n so_o voracious_a be_v the_o appetite_n of_o his_o sword_n and_o so_o active_a his_o cruelty_n when_o in_o commission_n and_o arm_v with_o authority_n §_o 54._o the_o reader_n eye_n may_v easy_o discover_v such_o place_n of_o uncertain_a position_n as_o remain_v zeboim_n and_o among_o they_o zemaraim_n so_o name_v in_o hebrew_n for_o plenty_n of_o wool_n thereabouts_o as_o woollwich_n in_o kent_n and_o woollton_n in_o dorsetshire_n be_v so_o call_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n we_o set_v zemaraim_n next_o bethel_n because_o name_v 22._o next_o unto_o it_o where_o some_o place_n the_o 18._o zemarite_n ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n as_o we_o have_v former_o cap._n observe_v nigh_o this_o city_n be_v a_o hill_n 4._o of_o the_o same_o name_n whereon_o king_n abijah_n stand_v &_o make_v his_o excellent_a oration_n want_v nothing_o but_o a_o better_a man_n to_o utter_v it_o immediate_o before_o his_o miraculous_a victory_n over_o the_o army_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n which_o though_o it_o sound_v like_o a_o country_n yet_o because_o go_v in_o 35._o equipage_n with_o other_o city_n may_v be_v conclude_v a_o city_n itself_o and_o what_o be_v valladolit_fw-la or_o vallis_n olitana_n in_o spain_n and_o vale-royall_a in_o cheshire_n but_o the_o former_a a_o fair_a city_n &_o the_o latter_a late_o a_o abbey_n now_o a_o village_n i_o be_o almost_o of_o opinion_n that_o this_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o solomon_n workman_n of_o who_o we_o 46._o read_v that_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n in_o the_o clay_n ground_n they_o cast_v all_o the_o brazen_a vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n do_v not_o the_o position_n of_o that_o place_n whereof_o before_z lie_v a_o little_a more_o northward_n we_o conclude_v with_o zeboim_n not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o city_n first_o 23._o burn_v then_o drown_v in_o the_o daed-sea_n but_o another_o probable_o build_v not_o far_o thence_o near_o the_o influx_n of_o jordan_n into_o the_o dead-sea_n §_o 55._o 18._o sâimei_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o benjamin_n arm_n the_o arm_n of_o benjamin_n be_v gules_a a_o wolf_n salient_a argent_fw-fr in_o allusion_n to_o jacob_n word_n he_o shall_v 27._o ravine_v as_o a_o wolf_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v devour_v the_o prey_n and_o at_o night_n he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n sure_o the_o conformity_n hereof_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o person_n of_o benjamin_n who_o appear_v rather_o lamblike_a then_o wolvish_a in_o that_o little_a leave_v of_o he_o in_o scripture_n some_o conceive_v they_o have_v find_v the_o resemblance_n in_o the_o two_o saul_n of_o this_o tribe_n the_o one_o persecute_v david_n the_o other_o the_o son_n of_o david_n christ_n in_o his_o member_n with_o rage_v cruelty_n but_o to_o wave_v the_o various_a rabbinicall_a conceit_n hereof_o certain_o this_o as_o all_o other_o similitude_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o disgraceful_a but_o commendable_a quality_n of_o a_o wolf_n thus_o when_o god_n say_v of_o himself_o 15._o behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v injurious_o fraudulent_o mischievous_o but_o secret_o sudden_o irresistible_o this_o premise_a though_o wolf_n and_o fox_n general_o hear_v ill_a in_o scripture_n yet_o the_o former_a excel_v in_o sight_n descry_v thing_n at_o great_a distance_n in_o sleight_n of_o excessive_a agility_n of_o body_n &_o in_o might_n very_o strong_a in_o proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n thereof_o all_o which_o property_n discover_v themselves_o in_o the_o benjamite_n quick_a sight_v steady_a 16._o hand_a witness_v their_o good_a mark-man_n and_o stouthearted_a in_o a_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d so_o that_o both_o their_o valour_n and_o success_n be_v foretell_v in_o this_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o here_o the_o map_n of_o judah_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chap._n 13._o §_o 1._o judah_n quality_n foârth_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leab_n his_o wife_n be_v general_o a_o well-natured_n man_n 26._o endeavour_v preservation_n of_o his_o brother_n joseph_n and_o a_o excellent_a speaker_n be_v the_o 18._o mouth_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n to_o josââh_v not_o that_o these_o his_o good_a quality_n which_o otherwhiles_o be_v allay_v with_o lust_n 24._o and_o cruelty_n be_v the_o cause_n buâ_n rather_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n prefer_v he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n of_o this_o tribe_n threescore_o 4._o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o can_v out_o of_o egypt_n all_o which_o deserve_o die_a in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o disobedience_n the_o next_o generation_n descend_v from_o they_o be_v threescore_o and_o sixteen_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n §_o 2._o judah_n say_v the_o 2._o scripture_n prevail_v above_o his_o brethren_n tribe_n and_o of_o he_o come_v the_o chief_a ruler_n so_o that_o he_o may_v be_v trace_v all_o along_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n while_o they_o be_v in_o thâ_n wilderness_n god_n order_v that_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n shall_v pitch_v first_o oâ_n the_o 3._o east_n side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n perchance_o to_o denote_v that_o the_o 2._o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n shall_v be_v extract_v from_o that_o tribe_n when_o joshua_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o childreâ_n of_o israel_n ask_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v go_v up_o first_o for_o we_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o candanite_n it_o be_v answer_v 2._o judah_n shall_v go_v up_o othniel_n the_o first_o judge_n be_v hence_o descend_v and_o david_n in_o who_o royal_a line_n the_o crown_n last_v for_o above_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o after_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n zorobabel_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o style_n of_o 1._o governor_n which_o office_n for_o some_o time_n continue_v in_o his_o family_n in_o a_o word_n beside_o prince_n so_o puissant_a be_v the_o tribe_n in_o general_n joab_n abishdi_n amasa_n etc._n
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than_o libnah_n 22._o revolt_v at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v it_o casualty_n or_o confederacy_n by_o mutual_a intelligence_n that_o both_o their_o defection_n bear_v the_o same_o date_n sure_o breach_n of_o faith_n be_v a_o catch_a disease_n yea_o infectious_a from_o one_o to_o another_o but_o how_o can_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o libnah_n be_v priest_n who_o best_a livelihood_n depend_v on_o their_o personal_a officiate_a in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n subsist_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o their_o service_n and_o the_o salary_n thereof_o yea_o do_v they_o not_o thereby_o necessary_o apostate_n from_o their_o religion_n to_o god_n desert_n his_o temple_n and_o their_o own_o profession_n except_o any_o will_v say_v easy_a speak_v then_o prove_v that_o at_o this_o present_a not_o the_o priest_n but_o some_o other_o person_n be_v possessor_n of_o libnah_n we_o find_v not_o this_o city_n afterward_o reduce_v to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n whereupon_o some_o state_n conceive_v that_o 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distract_v we_o some_o place_n they_o near_o the_o mountain_n of_o sinai_n but_o that_o barren_a desert_n afford_v no_o more_o livelihood_n than_o the_o law_n there_o deliver_v can_v give_v life_n unto_o man_n other_o seat_n they_o near_o sin_n by_o ptolemy_n simyra_n in_o the_o northern_a bind_v of_o the_o land_n and_o a_o three_o priùs_fw-la sort_n who_o we_o will_v follow_v in_o the_o very_a south_n point_n thereof_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n near_o pelusium_n call_v sin_n in_o the_o 16._o scripture_n whence_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n have_v its_o name_n 1._o 15._o 4_o arvadites_n these_o live_a north_n of_o the_o zidonian_o whereof_o large_o in_o the_o description_n of_o mount_n libanus_n 16._o 5_o zemarites_fw-la more_o uncertain_a for_o situation_n then_o the_o former_a because_o no_o more_o mention_n of_o they_o have_v the_o land_n whereon_o they_o live_v like_o the_o floor_n of_o bell_n 14._o temple_n be_v strew_v with_o ash_n some_o print_n of_o their_o footstep_n 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canaan_n among_o who_o the_o philistines_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o five_a satrapy_n possess_v the_o south-west_n part_n of_o the_o land_n because_o they_o come_v not_o from_o canaan_n but_o from_o mizraim_n his_o elder_a brother_n of_o who_o god_n will_v large_o hereafter_o in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o simeon_n to_o conclude_v let_v the_o reader_n beware_v lest_o deceive_v with_o the_o similitude_n of_o sound_n he_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o mistake_v true_a israelite_n by_o birth_n to_o be_v canaanites_n by_o descent_n as_o namely_o 1_o caleh_n the_o 14._o kenite_fw-la undoubted_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 6._o judah_n only_o his_o grandfather_n name_n be_v kenaz_n 2_o vriah_n the_o hittite_n 3_o ornan_n the_o jebusite_n so_o loyal_a so_o liberal_a to_o david_n the_o first_o may_v be_v a_o proselyte_n hittite_n but_o more_o likely_a an_o israelite_n who_o father_n be_v call_v heth_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 63._o judah_n or_o 21._o benjamin_n who_o live_v promiscuous_o with_o the_o jebusite_n in_o the_o city_n of_o jebus_n or_o jerusalem_n 4_o hushi_n the_o archite_a who_o out-achitophelled_n achitophel_n in_o his_o policy_n be_v probable_o a_o ephraimite_n of_o the_o 2._o border_n of_o archi_n otherwise_o unlikely_a that_o david_n will_v have_v choose_v a_o stranger_n to_o have_v be_v his_o cabinet_n counsellor_n 5_o simon_n the_o 4._o cananite_n christ_n disciple_n certain_o a_o jew_n otherwise_o our_o saviour_n will_v not_o have_v entertain_v he_o in_o so_o near_o a_o relation_n bear_v it_o seem_v in_o 1._o cana_n of_o galilee_n so_o much_o for_o caution_n lest_o demetrius_n who_o be_v well_o 2._o report_v of_o all_o man_n suffer_v for_o demetrius_n diana_n silver-smith_n and_o these_o real_a jew_n be_v misrepresent_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o heathen_a extraction_n chap._n 8._o the_o second_o solemn_a division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o thirty_o one_o kingdom_n §_o 1._o next_o to_o the_o distinguish_n of_o this_o land_n into_o seven_o nation_n canaan_n we_o must_v observe_v the_o division_n thereof_o among_o 9_o one_o and_o thirty_o king_n strange_a that_o their_o sceptre_n except_o very_o short_a do_v not_o justle_v one_o another_o in_o so_o narrow_a a_o country_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o genius_n of_o that_o age_n delight_v not_o so_o much_o in_o scrape_v much_o together_o as_o in_o have_v absolute_a authority_n in_o that_o little_a which_o be_v their_o own_o pride_n be_v common_o the_o sin_n of_o young_a man_n covetousness_n of_o old_a folk_n the_o world_n in_o the_o youth_n thereof_o more_o affect_v honour_n than_o wealth_n high_a title_n then_o large_a treasure_n and_o these_o royolet_n content_v themselves_o that_o their_o crown_n though_o not_o so_o big_a be_v as_o bright_a their_o sceptre_n though_o not_o so_o great_a be_v as_o glister_n as_o those_o of_o the_o mighty_a monarch_n be_v as_o absolute_a sovereign_n in_o their_o own_o small_a territory_n §_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v tribe_n how_o these_o one_o and_o thirty_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o dispose_v of_o and_o how_o they_o be_v share_v among_o the_o several_a tribe_n in_o reckon_v up_o their_o name_n we_o observe_v the_o method_n in_o ibid._n joshua_n as_o he_o marshal_n they_o upon_o order_n follow_v kingdom_n of_o 1._o jericho_n 2._o ali._n 3._o jerusalem_n 4._o hebâoâ_n 5._o jarmuth_n 6._o laâhish_n 7._o eglon._n 8._o gezer_n 9_o dâber_n 10._o gâder_n 11._o hormah_n 12._o arad_n 13._o libnath_n 14._o adullaââ_n 15._o makkedaâ_n 16._o bethel_n 17._o tappuah_n 18._o hepher_n 19_o aphek_n 20._o lasharon_n 21._o madân_n 22._o haâor_n 23._o shimrân-mâron_a 24._o achshaph_n 25._o taââaâh_o 26._o megiddo_n 27._o kedesh_n 28._o insteam_n of_o caâmel_n 29._o dor_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o dor._n 30._o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n 31._o tirza_n allot_v to_o 1._o benjamin_n 2._o benjamin_n 3._o benâamin_n judah_n 4._o judaâ_n 5._o judah_n 6._o judah_n 7._o judah_n 8._o ephraim_n 9_o judah_n 10._o judah_n simâon_n 11._o simeon_n 12._o judah_n 13._o judah_n 14._o judah_n 15._o beâjamin_n 16._o benjamin_n 17._o manasseh_n cis_fw-la iâr_n 18._o mânasâcis_fw-la iâr_n 19_o asâer_n 20._o zebulon_n 21._o nephâhali_n 22._o nephthali_n 23._o zebulon_n 24._o asher_n 25._o manas._n cis_fw-la iâr_n 26._o ãâã_d cisâor_n 27._o nephthali_n 28._o zebulon_n 29._o manasseb_n issachar_n 30._o bânjaâin_n 31._o ephraim_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n understand_v a_o sovereign_n over_o a_o miscellaneous_a company_n of_o people_n the_o master-bee_a of_o a_o swarm_n not_o yet_o fix_v in_o a_o hive_n have_v a_o sufficient_a territory_n for_o his_o man_n but_o no_o considerable_a metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o this_o catalogue_n sihon_n and_o og_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o dominion_n lay_v âast_v of_o jordan_n and_o they_o make_v up_o thirty_o three_o king_n in_o all_o so_o much_o of_o these_o city_n for_o the_o present_a whereof_o large_o hereafter_o in_o those_o respective_a tribe_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v §_o 3._o among_o these_o king_n one_o may_v visible_o discover_v two_o distinct_a combination_n king_n 1_o in_o the_o southern_a circuit_n of_o canaan_n adoni-bezek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o this_o knot_n at_o who_o 3._o send_v the_o king_n of_o hebron_n jarmuth_n lachish_n eglon_n etc._n etc._n assemble_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n and_o be_v destroy_v by_o he_o 2_o in_o the_o northern_a association_n there_o 3._o iâbin_n the_o king_n have_v the_o precedency_n with_o who_o the_o king_n of_o madon_n shimron_n and_o achshaph_n etc._n etc._n confederate_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n with_o the_o same_o success_n have_v all_o at_o once_o engage_v against_o joshua_n the_o task_n have_v be_v hard_o have_v he_o fight_v they_o all_o several_o the_o work_n have_v be_v long_o to_o subdue_v they_o for_o these_o thirty_o and_o one_o king_n who_o make_v up_o a_o full_a month_n in_o their_o number_n how_o many_o year_n will_v they_o have_v make_v up_o in_o their_o resistance_n whereas_o now_o divine_a providence_n fit_v the_o strength_n of_o ioshua_n arm_n parcel_v his_o foe_n into_o two_o bundle_n that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o at_o two_o blow_n strike_v through_o both_o of_o they_o §_o 4._o and_o here_o we_o present_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o draught_n of_o the_o land_n canaan_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n not_o well_o satisfy_v whether_o more_o proper_o to_o term_v it_o old_a or_o new_a canaan_n if_o we_o count_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n downward_o it_o be_v young_a or_o new_a canaan_n because_o near_a the_o creation_n if_o we_o reckon_v backward_o from_o our_o time_n the_o old_a canaan_n if_o the_o reader_n discover_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o next_o map_n of_o the_o same_o land_n as_o it_o be_v constitute_v
crown_n of_o judah_n §_o 11._o seven_o if_o their_o home-achievement_n each_o against_o other_o be_v recount_v the_o true_a touchstone_n of_o their_o several_a strength_n god_n often_o make_v they_o alternate_o hold_v up_o one_o another_o whilst_o he_o whip_v they_o both_o for_o their_o sin_n but_o although_o abijah_n once_o get_v a_o remarkable_a 19_o conquest_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la yet_o general_o israel_n worsted_n judah_n overpower_v they_o with_o multitude_n of_o man_n thus_o baasha_n 1._o coop_v up_o asa_n in_o his_o own_o land_n joash_n 23._o overcome_v amaziah_n and_o take_v jerusalem_n and_o pekah_n almost_o utter_o 6._o consume_v ahaz_n and_o his_o kingdom_n §_o 12._o to_o conclude_v if_o their_o last_a and_o continuance_n be_v measure_v herein_o judah_n clear_o carry_v away_o the_o pre-eminence_n grant_v israel_n beat_v judah_n at_o hand_n yet_o judah_n beat_v israel_n at_o length_n even_o out_o of_o distance_n for_o whilst_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n do_v only_a snuff_n judah_n for_o seventy_o year_n blaze_v the_o bright_a when_o they_o return_v from_o banishment_n the_o assyrian_a conquest_n utter_o extinguish_v israel_n from_o ever_o appear_v again_o in_o a_o form_a commonwealth_n in_o their_o own_o country_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n into_o the_o province_n of_o galilea_n samaria_n and_o judea_n §_o 1._o when_o these_o two_o kingdom_n have_v determine_v &_o the_o division_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v out_o of_o date_n palestine_n begin_v to_o be_v distinguish_v into_o three_o province_n who_o number_n and_o posture_n we_o find_v in_o the_o evangelist_n be_v trace_v in_o order_n by_o the_o foot_n of_o our_o saviour_n 34._o 1._o he_o leave_v judea_n 2._o and_o depart_v again_o into_o galilee_n 3._o and_o he_o must_v needs_o go_v through_o samaria_n it_o be_v deny_v to_o our_o saviour_n himself_o to_o travail_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la à _fw-la termino_fw-la ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la sine_fw-la medio_fw-la so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o ordinary_o pass_v from_o judah_n in_o the_o south_n to_o galilee_n in_o the_o north_n without_o traverse_v samaria_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o midst_n betwixt_o both_o §_o 2._o to_o begin_v with_o judea_n thereof_o or_o jury_n it_o be_v not_o take_v here_o in_o that_o large_a acception_n wherein_o it_o contain_v the_o whole_a country_n and_o entire_a subject_n of_o this_o our_o book_n in_o which_o sense_n herod_n the_o great_a be_v style_v 5._o king_n of_o judea_n but_o be_v take_v as_o 8._o elsewhere_o it_o be_v term_v the_o province_n of_o judea_n for_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n consist_v of_o the_o ground_n former_o belong_v to_o judah_n benjamin_n simeon_n dan_n and_o reuben_n for_o that_o this_o province_n reach_v eastward_o beyond_o the_o river_n plain_o appear_v in_o the_o 1._o evangelist_n affirm_v that_o christ_n come_v from_o galilee_n into_o the_o coast_n of_o judea_n beyond_o jordan_n a_o spacious_a country_n it_o be_v and_o in_o our_o saviour_n time_n the_o proper_a habitation_n of_o the_o principal_a jew_n nor_o be_v it_o amiss_o to_o observe_v that_o a_o portion_n of_o land_n with_o the_o government_n of_o lidda_n and_o ramah_n lie_v in_o the_o juncture_n of_o benjamin_n and_o ephraim_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n take_v from_o samaria_n by_o king_n demetrius_n and_o by_o he_o 34._o assign_v to_o judea_n in_o reward_n of_o the_o friendship_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o service_n which_o gore_n or_o gusset_a of_o ground_n be_v call_v apherema_n that_o be_v a_o thing_n take_v away_o because_o part_v from_o samaria_n and_o piece_v to_o judea_n §_o 3._o samaria_n succeed_v etc._n whereby_o we_o understand_v not_o the_o city_n of_o that_o name_n for_o a_o long_a time_n metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o a_o country_n former_o pertain_v to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o heylyâ_n gad_n people_v after_o the_o assyrian_a captivity_n with_o colony_n bring_v thither_o from_o 24._o babylon_n and_o the_o neighbour_a dominion_n at_o first_o this_o land_n do_v not_o fadge_v well_o with_o these_o new_a inhabitant_n lion_n send_v by_o god_n disturb_v their_o quiet_a possession_n until_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v remand_v to_o teach_v they_o 27_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n but_o what_o betwixt_o a_o ignorant_a master_n and_o indocible_a scholar_n nothing_o be_v learn_v to_o purpose_n he_o teach_v they_o no_o true_a worship_n but_o only_o jeroboam'_v divinity_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o 32._o appoint_v out_o priest_n of_o themselves_o for_o their_o high-place_n and_o they_o jumble_v together_o their_o own_o numerous_a idol_n with_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o so_o much_o as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o 34._o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n not_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o contradiction_n in_o the_o text_n but_o a_o open_a opposition_n betwixt_o their_o 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prophet_n it_o may_v be_v rank_v with_o the_o make_n of_o dinah_n jacob_n daughter_n to_o be_v job_n wife_n and_o with_o ruth_n her_o be_v daughter_n to_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n all_o which_o three_o tradition_n be_v equal_o improbable_a in_o themselves_o altogether_o ungrounded_a on_o scripture_n and_o yet_o peremptory_o affirm_v of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n nor_o have_v i_o ought_v else_o to_o observe_v of_o this_o city_n save_v that_o the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o zarephah_n signify_v a_o conflatory_a or_o melt_a place_n where_o metal_n whereof_o plenty_n in_o this_o province_n be_v make_v fuâil_n by_o the_o fire_n in_o their_o furnace_n §_o 27._o 3â_n accho_n remain_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o confine_n of_o zebulun_n a_o learned_a cap._n writer_n conceive_v it_o call_v ace_n by_o grecian_n from_o afford_v medicine_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o greek_a to_o hercules_n when_o hurt_n in_o his_o conflict_n with_o the_o lernaean_a serpent_n whereas_o indeed_o ace_n be_v plain_o derive_v from_o accho_n the_o scriputre_fw-fr name_n of_o this_o city_n thus_o those_o who_o take_v aim_v from_o the_o greek_a tongue_n to_o shoot_v at_o the_o etymology_n of_o hebrew_a place_n come_v wide_a of_o the_o mark_n this_o city_n be_v afterward_o call_v ptolemais_n from_o one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n here_o i_o forbear_v to_o recite_v how_o jonathan_n through_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o tryphon_n and_o his_o own_o over_o credulity_n be_v 4._o train_v into_o this_o city_n take_v and_o murder_v saint_n paul_n sail_v from_o tyre_n touch_v here_o 7._o salute_v the_o brethren_n and_o abode_n with_o they_o one_o day_n as_o for_o achzib_n a_o city_n of_o asher_n whence_o they_o can_v not_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n it_o be_v seat_v nine_o mile_n north_n of_o ptolemais_n be_v a_o tolerable_a harbour_n and_o call_v ecdippa_n afterward_o §_o 28._o many_o be_v the_o rivulet_n in_o this_o tribe_n but_o those_o no_o soon_o deliver_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o fountain_n but_o devour_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o the_o ocean_n only_a belus_n have_v get_v a_o name_n though_o not_o in_o scripture_n run_v through_o the_o cendevian_a lake_n famous_a for_o its_o 19_o inexhausted_a sand_n turn_v all_o thing_n it_o touch_v into_o glass_n as_o for_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o memnon_n who_o the_o poet_n feign_v the_o son_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o 9_o josephus_n erect_v his_o monument_n near_o the_o river_n belus_n we_o take_v no_o notice_n thereof_o be_v hereafter_o to_o find_v his_o tomb_n 3._o the_o dew_n of_o who_o birth_n be_v as_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o morning_n in_o a_o far_o distant_a place_n §_o 29._o the_o arm_n usual_o assign_v to_o asher_n be_v azure_a asher_n a_o stand_a cup_n cover_v or_o relate_v to_o jacob_n blessing_n 20._o he_o shall_v yield_v royal_a dainty_n a_o cup_n be_v take_v here_o by_o a_o synedochicall_a metonymy_n for_o all_o plentiful_a provision_n asher_n otherwise_o afford_v dish_n as_o well_o as_o cup_n and_o esculent_n as_o well_o as_o variety_n of_o beverage_n but_o shall_v the_o shield_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v as_o full_a of_o charge_n as_o the_o land_n thereof_o be_v fruitful_a of_o commodity_n what_o be_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o country_n will_v be_v the_o disgrace_n of_o the_o coat_n of_o asher_n here_o the_o map_n of_o zebulun_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n chap._n 6._o §_o 1._o zebulun_n ten_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leah_n his_o wise_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n zebulun_n that_o 31._o fifty_o seven_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o be_v extract_v from_o he_o all_o which_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o manifold_a disobedience_n their_o next_o generation_n be_v 27._o sixty_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n honourable_a mention_n on_o all_o occasion_n be_v make_v of_o this_o tribe_n in_o scripture_n how_o forward_o be_v they_o in_o their_o expedition_n against_o sisera_n in_o so_o much_o as_o 14._o out_o of_o zebulun_n they_o come_v down_o that_o handle_v the_o pen_n of_o the_o writer_n gownsman_n turn_v swordman_n clerk_n become_v captain_n change_v their_o penknife_n into_o sword_n thus_o the_o peaceableness_n of_o their_o profession_n can_v bail_v none_o to_o stay_v at_o home_n when_o eminent_a danger_n arrest_v all_o at_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o serve_v in_o person_n abroad_o david_n call_v they_o the_o prince_n 27._o of_o zebulun_n etc._n etc._n and_o well_o may_v he_o afford_v they_o that_o style_n of_o dignity_n who_o attend_v he_o at_o hebron_n with_o a_o army_n so_o absolute_o accomplish_v for_o 1_o number_n 33._o fifty_o thousand_o 2_o skill_n expert_a in_o war_n which_o can_v keep_v rank_n 3_o weapon_n with_o all_o instrument_n of_o war_n 4_o loyalty_n they_o be_v not_o of_o double_a heart_n yet_o in_o all_o age_n of_o all_o the_o numerous_a tribe_n of_o zebulun_n we_o find_v but_o two_o grandee_n express_v by_o name_n 12._o elon_n a_o peaceable_a judge_n and_o jonah_n a_o eminent_a prophet_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v a_o great_a than_o jonah_n be_v here_o even_o christ_n himself_o the_o honour_n and_o dishonour_n though_o not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o land_n of_o zebulun_n honour_n because_o here_o miraculous_o conceive_v poor_o &_o painful_o bread_n &_o bring_v up_o here_o frequent_a in_o preach_v &_o work_v of_o miracle_n dishonour_n because_o careless_o neglect_v and_o scornful_o contemn_v yea_o dispightful_o persecute_v of_o his_o own_o countryman_n §_o 2._o zebulun_n have_v asher_n on_o the_o northwest_n thereof_o naphtali_n on_o the_o north-east_n issachar_n on_o the_o south_n the_o mediterranean_a on_o the_o west_n and_o galilean_a sea_n on_o the_o east_n thereof_o this_o maritime_a position_n of_o this_o tribe_n jacob_n foresee_v in_o his_o prophecy_n 13._o zebulun_n shall_v dwell_v at_o the_o haven_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o haven_n of_o ship_n and_o his_o border_n shall_v be_v unto_o zidon_n which_o charter_n of_o sea_n conveniency_n be_v renew_v and_o enlarge_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o blessing_n rejoice_v 19_o zebulun_n in_o thy_o go_v out_o and_o issachar_n in_o thy_o tent_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o mountain_n and_o there_o shall_v they_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n for_o they_o shall_v suck_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o sand_n where_o though_o these_o two_o tribe_n be_v make_v partner_n and_o joint_a sharer_n in_o marine_a interest_n and_o be_v promise_v equal_a profit_n thereby_o yet_o issachar_n it_o seem_v love_v land_n and_o a_o home_n life_n best_o employ_v his_o canvas_v rather_o for_o tent_n than_o sail_n while_o the_o sea_n and_o go_v out_o in_o long_a voyage_n be_v rather_o zebuluns_n delight_n so_o have_v i_o see_v chicken_n and_o duckling_n hatch_v under_o the_o same_o hen_n no_o soon_o unhouse_v out_o of_o their_o shell_n but_o present_o the_o one_o fall_v a_o peck_v on_o the_o ground_n the_o other_o a_o paddle_v in_o the_o water_n §_o 3._o nor_o let_v any_o be_v stagger_v at_o the_o close_a of_o jacob_n prophecy_n sidon_n wherein_o he_o foretell_v zebuluns_n border_n shall_v be_v unto_o 13._o sidon_n find_v this_o tribe_n to_o fall_v many_o mile_n short_a and_o south_n of_o that_o place_n for_o sidon_n be_v not_o there_o to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o city_n but_o country_n 342._o so_o name_v and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o sidonian_n or_o phoenicians_n extend_v to_o accho_n or_o ptolemais_n a_o city_n thereof_o on_o which_o the_o north_n bind_v of_o zebulun_n do_v confine_v greater_n will_v be_v the_o difficulty_n to_o assign_v a_o clear_a reason_n why_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o chronicle_n where_o the_o pedigree_n of_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v reckon_v up_o zebulun_n and_o dan_n as_o considerable_a and_o deserve_a as_o the_o rest_n be_v omit_v the_o best_a be_v places_z not_o person_n concern_v our_o present_a subject_n and_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o betray_v such_o indiscretion_n to_o leave_v the_o plain_a and_o ready_a road_n of_o my_o work_n in_o hand_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o wood_n not_o to_o say_v the_o bog_n of_o a_o impertinent_a question_n §_o 4._o we_o begin_v with_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n the_o eastern_a boundary_a of_o this_o tribe_n sea_n call_v always_o a_o sea_n by_o three_o of_o the_o evangelist_n but_o general_o a_o lake_n by_o saint_n luke_n indeed_o among_o lake_n it_o may_v be_v account_v for_o a_o sea_n such_o the_o greatness_n among_o sea_n repute_v for_o a_o lake_n such_o the_o sweetness_n and_o freshness_n of_o the_o water_n therein_o the_o extent_n thereof_o be_v most_o various_o report_v among_o author_n 18._o josephus_n make_v it_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n long_o and_o six_o broad_a hist._n pliny_n
return_n be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v more_o liberal_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n or_o be_v two_o of_o the_o levite_n city_n leave_v out_o in_o chronicle_n omission_n in_o such_o case_n for_o reason_n to_o we_o unknown_a be_v no_o contradiction_n and_o the_o other_o nahalol_n two_o the_o same_o though_o unlike_a in_o sound_n with_o the_o two_o last_o mention_v in_o joshua_n indeed_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o town_n at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v have_v two_o name_n nothing_o alike_o medena_n alias_o newport_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n may_v be_v a_o instance_n thereof_o but_o for_o all_o i_o can_v find_v still_o i_o languish_v in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a solution_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o good_a will_v be_v slight_v who_o though_o unable_a to_o cure_v the_o wound_n while_o commentatour_n on_o the_o place_n suffer_v it_o to_o lie_v fester_v in_o silence_n desire_v to_o wash_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o clean_o till_o a_o more_o skilful_a hand_n apply_v a_o effectual_a plaster_n thereunto_o §_o 36._o in_o solomon_n division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o twelve_o purveyourship_n zâbulun_n zebulun_n have_v no_o distinct_a officer_n over_o he_o but_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o who_o beside_o many_o place_n he_o have_v in_o manasseh_n extend_v his_o jurisdiction_n 12._o even_o beyond_o jokneam_fw-la the_o arm_n of_o zebulun_n confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o custom_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v argent_fw-fr a_o ship_n with_o maste_n and_o tackle_v sable_a a_o honourable_a bear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o coat_n armour_n of_o albertus_n free_a baron_n of_o alasco_n in_o poland_n âave_n that_o his_o ship_n be_v without_o sail_n with_o this_o motto_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la vela_fw-la god_n will_v send_v sail_n and_o zebuluns_n accomplish_v with_o all_o the_o accoutrement_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chap._n 7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n elisha_n §_o 2._o issachar_n have_v the_o sea_n 19_o on_o the_o west_n jordan_n on_o the_o â2_n east_n fruitfulness_n zebulun_n on_o the_o north_n manasseh_n on_o the_o south_n a_o fair_a fruitful_a country_n for_o as_o all_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o pleasant_a 24._o land_n so_o it_o be_v particular_o observe_v of_o issachars_n portion_n he_o see_v the_o land_n 15._o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a and_o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o tribute_n this_o tribe_n better_o acquit_v itself_o in_o the_o subsidy_n then_o in_o the_o muster-book_n they_o be_v the_o best_a yeomantry_n of_o israel_n towards_o the_o advance_n of_o raâes_n and_o tax_n they_o love_v rest_n and_o a_o sedentary_a life_n blame_v they_o not_o if_o sensible_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o soil_n they_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v home_o because_o certain_a to_o remove_v to_o their_o loss_n and_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o 14._o ass_n couch_v between_o two_o burden_n §_o 3._o yet_o be_v not_o the_o man_n of_o issachar_n of_o such_o servile_a nature_n valour_n but_o that_o they_o can_v be_v valiant_a when_o just_a occasion_n be_v offer_v they_o they_o be_v as_o willing_a and_o resolute_a as_o any_o other_o in_o 15._o help_a barak_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o sisera_n yet_o even_o then_o we_o may_v observe_v they_o march_v not_o far_o from_o their_o own_o habitation_n the_o field_n be_v fight_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o country_n and_o well_o may_v his_o ass_n find_v both_o heel_n and_o tooth_n to_o kick_v and_o bite_v such_o as_o offer_v to_o take_v his_o hay_n from_o his_o rack_n and_o provender_n a_o way_n from_o his_o manger_n §_o 4._o nor_o let_v the_o resemble_v of_o issachar_n to_o a_o ass_n chronology_n depress_v this_o tribe_n too_o low_o in_o our_o estimation_n the_o strength_n of_o his_o back_n not_o stupidity_n of_o his_o head_n give_v the_o occasion_n thereunto_o ãâã_d in_o one_o point_n of_o excellent_a skill_n this_o tribe_n surpass_v all_o other_o be_v man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n 32._o to_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v now_o see_v time_n janus-like_a have_v two_o face_n one_o look_v backward_o chronology_n the_o other_o forward_a prognostication_n the_o question_n will_v be_v in_o which_o of_o these_o lie_v the_o learning_n of_o the_o issacharites_n a_o learned_a man_n genâsios_fw-gr conceive_v they_o only_o like_o husbandman_n weather-wise_a by_o their_o own_o rural_a observation_n sure_o more_o be_v import_v in_o that_o expression_n and_o not_o only_a almanac_n but_o chronicle-skill_n contain_v therein_o so_o that_o from_o deduction_n from_o former_a they_o can_v make_v direction_n for_o the_o future_a time_n oh_o for_o a_o little_a of_o issachars_n art_n in_o our_o age_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v these_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a time_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o be_v safe_a with_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o much_o of_o the_o person_n in_o this_o tribe_n come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o eminent_a place_n contain_v therein_o §_o 5._o in_o the_o south_n confine_v thereof_o stand_v the_o regal_a city_n of_o 18._o jezreel_n city_n for_o though_o the_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n belong_v to_o 10._o manasseh_n the_o city_n itself_o must_v pertain_v to_o issachar_n otherwise_o the_o sixteen_o city_n assign_v he_o josh._n 19_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o number_n in_o jezreel_n ahab_n have_v a_o princely_a palace_n haply_o the_o joynter-house_n of_o jezebel_n beside_o a_o 27._o garden-house_n adjoin_v and_o here_o in_o the_o city_n live_v naboth_n as_o hard_o by_o lay_v his_o vineyard_n which_o ahab_n can_v not_o obtain_v from_o he_o either_o by_o purchase_n or_o 3._o exchange_v §_o 6._o some_o will_v find_v more_o equity_n in_o ahab_n offer_n than_o discretion_n in_o naboth_n defend_v refusal_n but_o blame_v he_o not_o if_o loath_a to_o offend_v his_o god_n to_o accommodate_v his_o king_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o his_o conscience_n persuade_v that_o his_o earthly_a possession_n be_v the_o earnest_n of_o his_o heavenly_a inheritance_n and_o that_o his_o part_n with_o the_o former_a void_v his_o title_n to_o the_o latter_a beside_o his_o vineyard_n six_o hundred_o year_n since_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n have_v pertain_v to_o his_o ancestor_n probable_o more_o age_n then_o ahab'_v new_o erect_v palace_n have_v belong_v year_n to_o his_o family_n §_o 7._o on_o the_o denial_n ahab_n fall_v sullen-sick_a no_o meat_n will_v down_o with_o he_o for_o lack_v of_o a_o salad_n because_o want_v naboth_n naboth_n vineyard_n for_o a_o garden_n of_o herb_n till_o jezebel_n undertake_v the_o business_n a_o letter_n be_v make_v up_o of_o her_o brain_n her_o husband_n hand_n and_o seal_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o jezreel_n enjoin_v they_o to_o set_v up_o two_o 10_o man_n of_o belial_n to_o accuse_v naboth_n of_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o the_o king_n she_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v plenty_n of_o such_o person_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o so_o populous_a and_o vicious_a a_o place_n oh_o the_o ancient_a order_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n for_o money_n to_o depose_v any_o falsehood_n hereupon_o naboth_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o his_o 26._o son_n also_o flat_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n which_o in_o this_o case_n have_v provide_v the_o 16._o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v donâ_n to_o clear_v all_o claim_n and_o prevent_v all_o pretender_n of_o title_n unto_o the_o inheritance_n §_o 8._o thuâ_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v for_o ahab_n use_v turn_v into_o a_o garden_n of_o âerbes_n justice_n sure_o the_o bitter_a wormwood_n of_o divine_a revenge_n grow_v plentiful_o thereân_v foâ_n in_o the_o same_o place_n his_o son_n joram_n and_o granchild_n
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and_o ephraim_n different_a from_o a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n near_a moriah_n jerusalem_n where_o the_o tyrant_n adonibezek_n live_v in_o this_o bezek_n 8._o soul_fw-mi number_v the_o israelite_n be_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o and_o thence_o march_v to_o the_o relieve_n of_o lâbesh-gilead_n from_o the_o ammonite_n the_o arm_n of_o manasseh_n have_v be_v former_o blazon_v and_o expound_v in_o our_o description_n of_o the_o half_a tribe_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o in_o the_o solomon_n purveyourship_v this_o land_n with_o some_o of_o zebulun_n fall_v under_o the_o care_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o here_o the_o map_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n chap._n 9_o §_o 1._o ephraim_n the_o young_a son_n of_o josâph_n be_v blessed_v by_o his_o grandfather_n jacob_n elder_a lay_v 14._o his_o right_a hand_n on_o his_o head_n the_o print_n of_o who_o finger_n remain_v visible_a in_o the_o happiness_n of_o ephraim_n posterity_n that_o behind_o manasseh_n in_o age_n he_o shall_v prove_v before_o he_o in_o honour_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o such_o be_v his_o increase_n in_o egypt_n that_o they_o amount_v to_o forty_o 33._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o man_n all_o who_o carcase_n fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o a_o new_a generation_n of_o thirty_o two_o 37._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n §_o 2._o a_o princely_a and_o puissant_a tribe_n ephraim_n say_v david_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o 7._o my_o head_n tribe_n and_o be_v often_o put_v by_o a_o honourable_a synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n or_o whole_a 2._o kingdom_n of_o israel_n the_o people_n thereof_o be_v active_a valiant_a ambitious_a of_o honour_n but_o withal_o hasty_a humorous_a hard_a to_o be_v please_v forward_o enough_o to_o fight_v with_o their_o foe_n and_o too_o forward_o
turn_v it_o for_o a_o time_n into_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n that_o keep_v hospitality_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o samaritan_n practise_v small_a hospitality_n in_o the_o country_n hereabout_o deny_v to_o give_v our_o saviour_n entertainment_n in_o their_o town_n 53._o because_o he_o be_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o truth_n be_v this_o temple_n be_v destroy_v somewhat_o before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n by_o john_n 26._o hyrcanus_n after_o it_o have_v flourish_v above_o two_o hundred_o year_n but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v take_v away_o the_o mountain_n remain_v in_o which_o the_o samaritan_n continue_v their_o adoration_n we_o conclude_v all_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o son_n of_o 25._o sirach_n there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o nation_n which_o my_o heart_n abhor_v and_o the_o three_o be_v no_o nation_n they_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o samaria_n and_o they_o that_o dwell_v among_o the_o philistine_n and_o that_o foolish_a people_n that_o dwell_v in_o sichem_n mean_v by_o the_o first_o the_o idolatrous_a by_o the_o last_o the_o heretical_a samaritan_n who_o indeed_o be_v no_o distinct_a nation_n as_o leopard_n and_o mule_n be_v proper_o no_o creature_n but_o a_o mixture_n of_o jew_n and_o heathen_a blend_v together_o §_o 41._o expect_v not_o here_o from_o i_o as_o alien_a from_o our_o work_n in_o hand_n any_o argument_n pentateuch_n against_o their_o presumption_n who_o have_v dare_v to_o compare_v yea_o prefer_v the_o samaritan_n pentateuch_n for_o authenticalness_n before_o the_o hebrew_n original_a for_o three_o thing_n say_v 23._o solomon_n the_o earth_n be_v disquiet_v and_o the_o four_o it_o can_v not_o bear_v namely_o a_o handmaid_n that_o be_v heir_n to_o her_o mistress_n how_o much_o more_o intolerable_a than_o be_v it_o when_o a_o translation_n which_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o dutiful_a servant_n to_o the_o original_n shall_v presume_v her_o mistress_n be_v extant_a and_o in_o presence_n to_o take_v the_o place_n and_o precedency_n of_o she_o as_o here_o apographum_fw-la do_v of_o the_o autographum_fw-la when_o the_o samaritan_n transcript_n be_v by_o some_o moriâum_fw-la advance_v above_o the_o canonical_a copy_n in_o the_o hebrew_n all_o i_o will_v add_v be_v this_o that_o to_o the_o jew_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v 2._o commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n and_o to_o give_v they_o their_o due_n they_o be_v careful_a preserver_n thereof_o be_v never_o reprove_v by_o our_o saviour_n though_o often_o for_o false-gloss_n thereon_o of_o any_o forgery_n in_o corrupt_v deprave_a or_o alter_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n whereas_o no_o such_o trust_n appear_v deliver_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o samaâitans_n in_o a_o word_n such_o as_o defend_v that_o the_o pentateuch_n come_v from_o the_o heretical_a not_o to_o say_v apostate_n samaritan_n be_v pure_a than_o that_o in_o hebrew_n transmit_v to_o we_o from_o the_o jew_n in_o that_o age_n the_o only_a 2._o true_a church_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n may_v with_o as_o much_o truth_n maintain_v that_o breath_n proceed_v from_o putrefy_a and_o corrupt_a lung_n be_v more_o healthful_a and_o wholesome_a than_o what_o come_v from_o vital_n sound_a and_o entire_a §_o 42._o shechem_n 1._o which_o we_o late_o mention_v lie_v betwixt_o the_o aforesaid_a mountain_n a_o place_n stain_v with_o many_o treacherous_a practice_n which_o be_v act_v therein_o here_o dinah_n go_v out_o to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n so_o to_o please_v her_o fancy_n with_o gaze_v on_o foreign_a fashion_n o_o where_o be_v the_o tent_n wherein_o her_o great-grand-mother_n 9_o sarah_n live_v that_o now_o she_o have_v leave_v it_o where_o be_v the_o 65_o veil_n wherewith_o her_o grandmother_n rebekah_n cover_v her_o face_n that_o now_o she_o have_v lose_v it_o her_o own_o mother_n lâahs_n 17._o eye_n which_o be_v weak_a and_o tender_a those_o worse_a be_v better_a than_o dinahs_n which_o be_v wanton_a and_o wander_v she_o see_v and_o be_v see_v and_o be_v like_v ând_n lust_v after_o and_o whether_o by_o force_n or_o fraud_n defile_v and_o still_o passionate_o affect_v contrary_a to_o what_o common_o happen_v that_o the_o snuff_n of_o lust_n go_v out_o in_o the_o stink_n 15._o of_o loathe_v yea_o shechem_n be_v so_o honest_a in_o his_o dishonesty_n that_o he_o desire_v to_o make_v dinah_n the_o best_a amends_o he_o can_v give_v or_o she_o receive_v and_o on_o any_o rate_n go_v about_o to_o purchase_v the_o vine_n to_o himself_o so_o to_o colour_v a_o title_n to_o those_o unripe_a grape_n which_o he_o have_v snatch_v from_o it_o the_o agreement_n be_v make_v on_o condition_n all_o the_o shechemite_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v which_o do_v on_o the_o 25._o three_o day_n when_o common_o wound_n be_v more_o painful_a then_o when_o first_o give_v simeon_n and_o levi_n kill_v all_o the_o male_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n fall_v on_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o §_o 42._o long_o after_o shechemite_n abimelech_n the_o base-born_a and_o bloody-minded_a son_n of_o good_a gedeon_n be_v by_o the_o shechemite_n his_o townsman_n by_o his_o mother_n side_n here_o at_o the_o 6._o stone_n in_o the_o plain_a make_v king_n of_o iârael_n while_o jotham_n which_o of_o his_o seventy_o brethren_n have_v only_o escape_v his_o cruelty_n from_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n 7._o gerizim_n utter_v his_o parable_n of_o the_o bramble_n king_v it_o over_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n bramble_n which_o he_o apply_v so_o home_o to_o the_o man_n of_o shechem_n that_o for_o the_o present_a he_o leave_v the_o prick_v thereof_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o his_o auditor_n the_o pain_n whereof_o they_o find_v and_o feel_v afterward_o in_o their_o heart_n when_o god_n put_v a_o spirit_n of_o discord_n betwixt_o they_o and_o abimelech_n §_o 43._o we_o find_v not_o the_o particular_a cause_n abimeleâh_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o discord_n betwixt_o they_o insomuch_o that_o abimelech_n sack_v the_o city_n of_o shechem_n and_o 45._o sow_v it_o with_o salt_n a_o formality_n usual_a in_o that_o age_n in_o execration_n of_o people_n perfidiousness_n but_o whence_o fetch_v its_o original_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o decide_v i_o dare_v not_o say_v in_o imitation_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o when_o he_o destroy_v the_o wicked_a city_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n turn_v the_o fruitful_a vale_n wherein_o they_o stand_v into_o the_o 3._o salt-sea_n in_o token_n of_o their_o perpetual_a desolation_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o custom_n have_v be_v imitate_v in_o these_o western_a part_n for_o frederick_n barbarossa_n for_o some_o affront_v offer_v to_o his_o empress_n by_o those_o of_o milan_n raze_v the_o city_n and_o sow_v it_o with_o italy_n salt_n §_o 44._o the_o shechemite_v retreat_v into_o the_o house_n of_o baal-berith_a their_o god_n hope_v in_o vain_a to_o make_v it_o good_a for_o their_o defence_n thebez_n for_o abimelech_n fetch_v fuel_n from_o the_o neighbour_a mountain_n of_o zalmon_n 48._o whence_o the_o psalmist_n fetch_v his_o expression_n of_o spotless_a purity_n white_a as_o snow_n in_o 14._o zalmon_n which_o common_o candy_v the_o top_n of_o this_o mountain_n be_v the_o jewish_a albion_n and_o fire_v the_o tower_n of_o the_o temple_n slay_v therein_o a_o thousand_o man_n and_o woman_n then_o no_o doubt_n the_o 6._o house_n of_o millo_n be_v destroy_v which_o i_o take_v not_o for_o any_o build_n in_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n though_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a street_n of_o that_o 27_o name_n in_o jerusalem_n but_o for_o a_o potent_a and_o puissant_a family_n therein_o as_o the_o house_n of_o the_o fugger_n in_o auspurge_n who_o first_o advance_v abimelech_n and_o seek_v when_o too_o late_o to_o suppress_v but_o the_o weak_a sex_n revenge_v on_o abimelech_n his_o cruelty_n to_o they_o when_o besiege_v the_o tower_n of_o thebez_n which_o we_o conceive_v hard_o by_o shechem_n have_v no_o other_o indication_n but_o this_o single_a mention_n for_o the_o posture_n thereof_o a_o woman_n break_v his_o brainpan_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o 53._o millstone_n §_o 45._o though_o not_o the_o salt_n which_o be_v sow_v shechem_n yet_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n grow_v up_o again_o to_o its_o former_a greatness_n hither_o repair_v rehoboam_n for_o the_o people_n to_o make_v he_o king_n one_o may_v haply_o send_v jeroboam'_v policy_n &_o his_o hand_n in_o appoint_v the_o place_n in_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n where_o his_o party_n be_v most_o puissant_a ââ_o who_o intend_v to_o run_v a_o race_n with_o rehoboam_n for_o a_o crown_n choose_v out_o the_o ground_n most_o advantageous_a for_o himself_o here_o the_o people_n present_v rehoboam_n with_o a_o petition_n for_o the_o mitigation_n of_o the_o intolerable_a burden_n whether_o personal_a or_o pecuniary_a which_o solomon_n impose_v upon_o they_o how_o come_v he_o to_o be_v behind_o hand_n who_o be_v the_o most_o wealthy_a prince_n in_o
the_o world_n sure_o not_o the_o build_n of_o god_n but_o his_o idol_n temple_n impair_v his_o treasure_n and_o woman_n impoverish_v both_o his_o wealth_n and_o his_o wisdom_n seven_o hundred_o 3._o queen_n and_o not_o unlikely_a so_o many_o court_n and_o three_o hundred_o concubine_n which_o though_o lesser_a than_o the_o former_a in_o honour_n may_v be_v great_a in_o expense_n as_o the_o thief_n in_o the_o candle_n waste_v more_o than_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o wick_n be_v able_a to_o bankrupt_v the_o land_n of_o ophir_n with_o tarshish_n give_v in_o to_o boot_v rehoboam_n require_v three_o 5._o day_n respite_n for_o his_o answer_n the_o only_a act_n almost_o wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o wise_a solomon_n son_n see_v in_o matter_n of_o such_o consequence_n extemporary_a return_n give_v man_n leisure_n afterward_o to_o meditate_v their_o repentance_n §_o 46._o the_o old_a man_n advise_v rehoboam_n for_o remission_n and_o mitigation_n of_o tax_n advice_n what_o harm_n be_v it_o if_o 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obedience_n 6._o but_o under_o ahaz_n they_o regnine_v their_o lose_a city_n and_o win_v more_o unto_o they_o in_o a_o word_n of_o the_o heathen_a people_n leave_v for_o 13._o thorn_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o jew_n none_o have_v sharp_a prickle_n 15._o or_o pierce_v near_o to_o their_o heart_n then_o the_o philistine_n yea_o such_o their_o puissance_n that_o from_o they_o the_o greek_n and_o latino_n call_v all_o this_o land_n palestinaâ_n because_o the_o philistine_n live_v on_o the_o sea-coast_n most_o obvious_a to_o the_o notice_n of_o foreiner_n as_o in_o deed_n a_o small_a port_n make_v a_o great_a report_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o stranger_n far_o off_o than_o a_o land-locked_n place_n though_o far_o great_a in_o proportion_n §_o 24._o the_o bound_n of_o philistia_n be_v not_o precise_o to_o be_v set_v down_o for_o while_o tame_a cattle_n be_v keep_v in_o pasture_n beast_n of_o prey_n such_o this_o warlike_a people_n be_v only_o bound_v by_o their_o own_o ravenous_a appetite_n the_o best_a way_n to_o measure_v the_o border_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v to_o behold_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n for_o when_o they_o be_v increase_v than_o the_o country_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v according_o enlarge_v thus_o in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n saul_n they_o rove_v and_o 10._o range_v as_o far_o as_o dor_n and_o bethshean_n in_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o have_v garrison_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o most_o tribe_n of_o israel_n but_o their_o constant_a habitation_n their_o den_n as_o i_o may_v term_v it_o be_v atract_v of_o ground_n from_o gath_n in_o the_o north_n to_o gaza_n in_o the_o south_n some_o fifty_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o about_o half_a as_o broad_a in_o the_o land_n allot_v to_o judah_n dan_n and_o simeon_n their_o government_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o monarchy_n and_o aristocracy_n for_o as_o their_o chief_a city_n have_v king_n over_o they_o which_o seem_v absolute_a in_o their_o own_o dominion_n so_o these_o kingdom_n be_v but_o canton_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o whole_a as_o member_n make_v up_o one_o entire_a commonwealth_n §_o 25._o there_o need_v no_o other_o evidence_n be_v produce_v to_o prove_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o their_o country_n than_o the_o vastness_n of_o their_o body_n whereof_o the_o rankness_n of_o their_o ground_n must_v be_v allow_v a_o partial_a cause_n our_o english_a proverb_n say_v show_v i_o not_o the_o meat_n but_o show_v i_o the_o man_n the_o well_o batle_v of_o the_o giant_n breed_v in_o philistia_n chief_o in_o gath_n their_o seminary_n be_v heteroclite_n 21_o redundant_o from_o the_o rule_n of_o nature_n sufficient_o atte_v the_o fertility_n of_o their_o soil_n some_o of_o these_o giant_n have_v their_o hand_n branch_a out_o into_o 6._o six_o finger_n though_o they_o who_o have_v one_o few_o have_v enough_o to_o kill_v they_o let_v naturalist_n curious_o inquire_v whether_o or_o no_o this_o stock_n of_o giant_n be_v whole_o spend_v in_o our_o age_n and_o if_o so_o what_o the_o true_a cause_n thereof_o whether_o intemperance_n of_o diet_n or_o over_o early_a marriage_n see_v every_o one_o that_o be_v raw_a to_o work_v count_v themselves_o ripe_a to_o wed_v let_v they_o consult_v whether_o nature_n have_v not_o some_o other_o way_n recompense_v in_o our_o age_n that_o want_n of_o strength_n by_o give_v they_o quick_a wit_n whereas_o in_o voluminous_a man_n common_o there_o be_v much_o empty_a margin_n however_o man_n lesser_a strength_n and_o stature_n amount_v not_o to_o a_o proof_n of_o a_o universal_a decay_n in_o nature_n providence_n as_o a_o most_o learned_a pen_n have_v unanswerable_o demonstrate_v §_o 26._o one_o thing_n more_o we_o must_v observe_v of_o the_o philistine_n that_o they_o be_v also_o call_v cherethims_n or_o cherethites_n in_o 5._o scripture_n know_v also_o that_o the_o 38._o cherethites_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o lifegard_n to_o king_n david_n now_o because_o it_o be_v improbable_a that_o so_o wise_a a_o prince_n will_v intrust_v his_o person_n in_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o philistine_n his_o conquer_a enemy_n therefore_o learned_a pradicta_fw-la tremellius_n by_o cherethites_n understand_v such_o israelite_n as_o afterward_o possess_v the_o country_n of_o the_o philistine_n expulse_v by_o david_n which_o seem_v to_o some_o but_o a_o force_a interpretation_n for_o what_o unlikelyhood_n be_v it_o that_o david_n may_v entertain_v proselyte_n philistine_n convert_v to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n if_o there_o be_v such_o to_o be_v attendant_n about_o his_o body_n not_o to_o instance_n in_o the_o french_a king_n double_a guard_n of_o scot_n and_o switzar_n as_o improper_a to_o this_o purpose_n because_o though_o foreign_a yet_o free_a and_o friendly_a nation_n david_n out_o of_o policy_n may_v retain_v such_o to_o wait_v upon_o he_o both_o for_o their_o present_a encouragement_n and_o future_a engagement_n of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o service_n may_v not_o only_o be_v free_a from_o danger_n but_o full_a of_o advantage_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o so_o wise_a and_o valiant_a a_o israelite_n as_o 23._o benajah_n the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n place_v governor_n over_o they_o to_o render_v this_o still_o more_o probable_a consider_v how_o ittai_n the_o gittite_n with_o six_o hundred_o man_n of_o gath_n be_v no_o native_a of_o israel_n as_o appear_v by_o david_n word_n 19_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o a_o exile_n and_o yet_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o command_n of_o a_o 2._o terce_n of_o the_o army_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o absolom_n wherein_o he_o excellent_o acquit_v himself_o according_a to_o his_o loyal_a resolution_n to_o attend_v the_o king_n fortune_n whether_o in_o life_n or_o death_n §_o 27._o come_v we_o now_o to_o describe_v the_o country_n philistia_n where_o in_o the_o north_n part_v thereof_o we_o find_v gath_n a_o regal_a city_n 10._o before_o achish_a the_o son_n of_o maoch_n the_o king_n whereof_o david_n to_o save_v his_o life_n counterfeit_v himself_o mad_a but_o whether_o guilty_a or_o no_o in_o so_o do_v divine_n have_v not_o yet_o determine_v it_o will_v incline_v i_o to_o the_o more_o charitable_a side_n that_o he_o have_v good_a warrant_n for_o what_o he_o do_v because_o at_o the_o same_o time_n understand_v it_o immediate_o before_o or_o after_o he_o compose_v 56_o two_o psalm_n which_o show_v his_o soul_n not_o out_o of_o tune_n solemn_o to_o serve_v god_n but_o david_n go_v to_o achish_a a_o second_o time_n with_o six_o hundred_o man_n it_o seem_v upon_o better_a assurance_n beforehand_o then_o former_o and_o be_v with_o great_a kindness_n entertain_v by_o he_o dwell_v with_o he_o in_o gath_n and_o after_o obtain_v ziklag_n from_o he_o and_o by_o achish_a his_o mind_n shall_v have_v be_v the_o 82._o keeper_n of_o his_o head_n achish_n the_o son_n of_o maachah_n tributary_n no_o doubt_n to_o solomon_n be_v king_n of_o gath._n for_o shimei_n confine_v to_o jerusalem_n by_o solomon_n command_n and_o his_o own_o consent_n do_v fetch_v from_o 39_o he_o his_o fugitive_a servant_n time_n be_v when_o shimei_n 7._o tongue_n run_v too_o fast_o in_o rail_v on_o david_n his_o master_n and_o now_o his_o foot_n move_v too_o far_o in_o run_v after_o his_o servant_n so_o that_o break_v the_o tedder_n of_o his_o commission_n of_o the_o piece_n thereof_o a_o halter_n be_v just_o make_v for_o his_o execution_n this_o city_n of_o 8._o gath_n be_v afterward_o fortify_v by_o rehoboam_n and_o many_o year_n after_o take_v 17._o by_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o in_o the_o next_o age_n have_v the_o wall_n thereof_o break_v down_o by_o uzziah_n king_n of_o 6._o israel_n §_o 28._o betwixt_o gath_n and_o ekron_n lie_v thence_o south_n west_n we_o be_v as_o certain_a there_o be_v city_n as_o ignorant_a how_o to_o call_v they_o for_o the_o present_n let_v they_o pass_v by_o the_o name_n of_o samuel_n city_n
ache_v for_o samson_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o two_o pillar_n most_o fundamental_a to_o the_o roof_n of_o dagons_n temple_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o arm_n and_o 30._o prayer_n pull_v they_o down_o kill_v and_o die_v together_o strange_a that_o his_o enemy_n know_v his_o strength_n reside_v in_o his_o hair_n prevent_v not_o the_o second_o growth_n thereof_o but_o god_n first_o stupefy_v who_o he_o intend_v for_o destruction_n samson_n have_v lose_v his_o sight_n the_o philistine_n their_o foresight_n at_o the_o same_o time_n §_o 23._o many_o age_n after_o gaza_n be_v smite_v by_o 1._o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o not_o warn_v thereby_o to_o repent_v utter_a desolation_n be_v denounce_v against_o it_o there_o need_v no_o clear_a comment_n on_o the_o prophet_n prediction_n 4._o gaza_n shall_v be_v forsake_v than_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o way_n unto_o gaza_n which_o be_v 26._o waste_v this_o vastation_n be_v cause_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a when_o he_o utter_o raze_v the_o city_n fulfil_v what_o 5._o jeremy_n have_v foretell_v baldness_n be_v come_v upon_o gaza_n whereby_o not_o only_o the_o hair_n but_o skin_n and_o flesh_n of_o this_o proud_a place_n fall_v away_o scarce_o any_o sign_n of_o a_o city_n remain_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n hereof_o some_o two_o mile_n westward_o where_o bezor_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n majuma_n or_o sea-gaza_n once_o a_o proper_a port-town_n take_v its_o rise_n and_o increase_v call_v afterward_o constantia_n by_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o gatzra_n at_o this_o day_n where_o simple_a roof_n support_v with_o carve_a column_n and_o break_a piece_n of_o parian_a 149._o marble_n serve_v for_o threshold_n jambe_n of_o door_n and_o side_n of_o window_n almost_o to_o every_o beggarly_a cottage_n testify_v its_o former_a better_a condition_n so_o much_o for_o these_o philistine_n who_o be_v tax_v for_o their_o soothsay_v by_o 6._o isaiah_n accuse_v of_o spightfulness_n and_o old_a hatred_n by_o 15._o ezekiel_n challenge_v for_o cruelty_n by_o 8._o amos_n arraign_v for_o pride_n by_o 6._o zachary_n condemn_v by_o all_o to_o unavoidable_a destruction_n think_v not_o that_o these_o philistine_n foxlike_a fare_v the_o better_a for_o be_v curse_v sure_o though_o slow_a sure_a vengeance_n overtake_v they_o and_o we_o undoubted_o believe_v the_o same_o although_o it_o be_v hard_a in_o history_n to_o show_v when_o where_o and_o how_o their_o particular_a extirpation_n be_v accomplish_v §_o 24._o simeon_n have_v usual_o assign_v he_o for_o his_o arm_n gules_a a_o sword_n in_o pale_a with_o the_o point_n thereof_o erect_v argent_a allude_v to_o jacob_n word_n instrument_n of_o cruelty_n be_v in_o his_o habitation_n because_o of_o their_o perfidious_a massacre_a of_o the_o shechemite_n none_o of_o solomon_n purveyor_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n the_o reason_n whereof_o shall_v be_v render_v in_o our_o description_n of_o judah_n if_o any_o demand_n why_o simeon_n alone_o be_v omit_v in_o moses_n his_o solemn_a 33._o blessing_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n let_v they_o remember_v how_o jacob_n couple_v simeon_n 6._o and_o levi_n in_o a_o curse_n since_o which_o time_n the_o levite_n have_v unstrain_a their_o credit_n by_o their_o exemplary_a 26._o zeal_n against_o the_o idolater_n but_o the_o simeonites_n have_v not_o recover_v their_o reputation_n by_o any_o eminent_a act_n by_o they_o achieve_v moses_n therefore_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o recall_v jacob_n curse_n and_o loath_a to_o repeat_v it_o lest_o the_o double-cursed_n simeonites_n shall_v be_v utter_o dishearten_v think_v it_o in_o pious_a policy_n best_o to_o pass_v they_o over_o in_o silence_n of_o such_o person_n of_o who_o we_o will_v willing_o say_v no_o bad_a and_o can_v true_o say_v any_o good_a it_o be_v the_o wiseât_a way_n to_o say_v nothing_o as_o for_o their_o tradition_n that_o the_o simeonites_n be_v employ_v to_o be_v scribe_n and_o notary_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o mention_v it_o know_v no_o sound_a authority_n whereon_o the_o same_o be_v ground_v here_o the_o map_n of_o benjamin_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n chap._n 12._o §_o 1._o benjamin_n young_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o rachel_n benjamin_n be_v by_o his_o mother_n die_v of_o he_o in_o childbirth_n name_v ben-oni_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o sorrow_n but_o by_o his_o father_n call_v benjamin_n that_o be_v the_o son_n 18._o of_o the_o right_a hand_n say_v not_o jacob_n do_v ill_a in_o alter_v the_o will_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o revoke_v the_o name_n the_o last_o legacy_n she_o bequeath_v to_o her_o child_n see_v the_o alteration_n be_v perfective_a and_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o legatee_n not_o to_o say_v that_o rachel_n pang_n impose_v that_o name_n and_o may_v be_v presume_v scarce_o compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la in_o what_o she_o do_v but_o the_o main_a reason_n of_o the_o alteration_n be_v because_o jacob_n can_v not_o call_v his_o son_n but_o must_v recall_v his_o lose_a wife_n to_o his_o mind_n so_o that_o his_o very_a name_n constant_o carry_v a_o coffin_n in_o the_o mention_n thereof_o high_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o his_o father_n and_o good_a reason_n first_o because_o beget_v in_o his_o old_a age_n second_o because_o the_o young_a and_o affection_n which_o always_o descend_v when_o it_o can_v go_v no_o low_o settle_v itself_o three_o because_o he_o be_v motherless_a last_o because_o brotherless_a joseph_n be_v conceive_v dead_a and_o so_o the_o portion_n of_o affection_n due_a to_o he_o fall_v to_o benjamin_n as_o the_o right_a heir_n thereof_o §_o 2._o of_o this_o tribe_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n 37._o thirty_o five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o benjamin_n all_o which_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o 4._o five_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o of_o their_o child_n enter_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n afterward_o a_o heavy_a dysaster_n befall_v this_o tribe_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o manner_n whereof_o hereafter_o insomuch_o that_o no._n 16._o woman_n and_o only_o six_o hundred_o man_n be_v leave_v of_o bemjamin_n yea_o none_o of_o benjamin_n be_v leave_v above_o ground_n be_v destroy_v from_o be_v visible_a on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o six_o hundred_o remain_v all_o 47._o hide_v in_o the_o rock_n of_o rimmon_n thus_o benjamin_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o israel_n and_o only_o hang_v dangle_v by_o one_o small_a sinew_n which_o by_o the_o careful_a chirurgery_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o god_n blessing_n upon_o it_o in_o short_a time_n recover_v itself_o to_o be_v very_o considerable_a in_o israel_n §_o 3._o herein_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n deserve_v to_o be_v observe_v weigh_v there_o be_v little_a 27._o benjamin_n with_o their_o ruler_n little_a benjamin_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o court-complement_n or_o modest_a excuse_n but_o a_o downright_a truth_n saul_n say_v unto_o samuel_n 21._o be_o i_o not_o a_o benjamiâ_n of_o the_o small_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v add_v with_o their_o ruler_n no_o tribe_n judah_n except_v more_o trade_n in_o commander_n than_o benjamin_n do_v hereof_o be_v saul_n and_o ishbosheth_n both_o crown_v king_n jonathan_n the_o elder_a son_n 5._o mordecai_n the_o favourite_n esther_n the_o wife_n of_o a_o king_n 15._o ehud_n the_o judge_n and_o abner_n the_o general_n of_o israel_n with_o divers_a other_o and_o among_o ecclesiastical_a ruler_n let_v not_o he_o be_v forget_v who_o have_v the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o 28._o church_n even_o 5._o saint_n paul_n the_o apostle_n but_o beside_o these_o ruler_n benjamin_n breed_v some_o enemy_n to_o authority_n ziba_n that_o false_a cheater_n shimei_n that_o foul_a railer_n baanah_n and_o 2._o rechab_n privy_a traitor_n sheba_n a_o profess_a rebel_n so_o impossible_a it_o be_v all_o shall_v be_v good_a herb_n which_o grow_v in_o great_a garden_n §_o 4._o the_o lot_n of_o benjamin_n come_v forth_o 11._o betwixt_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n ãâã_d if_o 29._o a_o sparrow_n fall_v not_o on_o the_o ground_n sure_o ground_n fall_v not_o to_o any_o owner_n without_o god_n immediate_a providence_n benjamin_n join_v with_o joseph_n to_o day_n the_o possession_n of_o rachel_n child_n entire_a together_o and_o join_v to_o judah_n that_o vicinity_n of_o habitation_n may_v invite_v they_o to_o unity_n of_o religion_n and_o indeed_o commendable_a be_v the_o constancy_n of_o the_o benjamite_n both_o to_o god_n and_o their_o king_n follow_v the_o house_n of_o david_n at_o the_o disloyal_a defection_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n say_v not_o that_o little_a benjamin_n be_v thus_o place_v in_o the_o middle_a to_o be_v ground_n betwixt_o the_o mill_n stone_n of_o two_o potent_a tribe_n for_o it_o matter_n not_o who_o lie_v on_o our_o side_n so_o be_v it_o god_n dwell_v on_o our_o
ingenuity_n or_o remorse_n be_v legible_a in_o their_o countenance_n no_o doubt_n he_o will_v have_v suspend_v his_o sentence_n 6_o he_o curse_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o out_o of_o spite_n but_o with_o god_n spirit_n and_o the_o judgement_n follow_v according_o probably_n some_o of_o they_o escape_v to_o the_o city_n and_o there_o may_v instruct_v their_o mother_n and_o nurse_n never_o more_o to_o fright_v child_n with_o fond_a tale_n of_o bugbear_n but_o serious_o to_o inform_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o sorrowful_a accident_n §_o 23._o in_o this_o city_n beth-el_a there_o be_v also_o a_o nursery_n of_o the_o son_n 3._o of_o the_o prophet_n beth-el_a alas_o what_o heart_n have_v they_o to_o live_v here_o can_v the_o stall_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v a_o convenient_a place_n for_o they_o to_o study_v in_o the_o frequent_a and_o abominable_a impiety_n here_o commit_v they_o can_v neither_o behold_v with_o silence_n nor_o reprove_v with_o safety_n however_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v especial_o desirous_a of_o and_o delight_v in_o this_o place_n where_o god_n have_v immediate_o manifest_v his_o gracious_a presence_n to_o jacob_n and_o we_o may_v charitable_o believe_v by_o the_o privateness_n of_o their_o life_n secure_v themselves_o both_o from_o pollution_n and_o persecution_n but_o for_o the_o main_a beth-el_a be_v change_v into_o beth-aven_a scala_fw-la coeli_fw-la into_o gradus_fw-la inferni_fw-la the_o devil_n then_o dance_v for_o joy_n where_o once_o angel_n those_o holy_a agitator_n go_v up_o and_o down_o betwixt_o heaven_n and_o earth_n yea_o in_o after-age_n it_o be_v penal_a for_o any_o pious_a prophet_n to_o approach_v this_o place_n such_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o prohibition_n herein_o 13._o prophecy_n no_o more_o at_o beth-el_a for_o it_o be_v the_o king_n chapel_n and_o it_o be_v the_o king_n court._n as_o if_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o verge_n for_o one_o to_o draw_v a_o sword_n though_o of_o god_n word_n within_o the_o bound_n and_o precinct_n of_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a king_n of_o israel_n §_o 24._o the_o last_o memorable_a mention_n that_o we_o find_v of_o beth-el_a beth-el_a be_v when_o josiah_n burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a people_n on_o the_o 16._o altar_n there_o some_o will_v say_v he_o show_v little_a wisdom_n and_o less_o valour_n therein_o to_o encounter_v dead_a corpse_n yea_o the_o live_n find_v more_o offence_n by_o the_o stink_a than_o the_o dead_a feel_v pain_n by_o the_o burn_a of_o these_o bone_n nor_o be_v the_o alteration_n thereby_o produce_v of_o so_o great_a moment_n see_v otherwise_o it_o will_v have_v be_v dust_n to_o dust_n and_o now_o be_v ash_n to_o ash_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o josiah_n herein_o be_v not_o act_v with_o principle_n of_o cruelty_n but_o move_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n to_o fulfil_v that_o prophecy_n some_o hundred_o year_n before_o foretell_v 2._o of_o he_o while_o here_o they_o be_v ransack_v the_o sepulchre_n behold_v one_o solemn_a grave_n the_o house_n of_o the_o dead_a with_o a_o stone_n thereupon_o the_o door_n of_o that_o house_n with_o a_o epitaph_n on_o that_o stone_n the_o porter_n of_o that_o door_n wherein_o on_o enquiry_n appear_v that_o prophet_n lie_v inter_v who_o long_o since_o forspeak_v these_o passage_n now_o come_v to_o pass_v his_o corpse_n be_v 18_o spare_v by_o special_a command_n and_o with_o he_o quiet_o rest_v the_o old_a prophet_n so_o good_a be_v it_o as_o we_o have_v company_n elsewhere_o observe_v to_o keep_v good_a company_n both_o in_o life_n and_o after_o death_n so_o much_o of_o beth-el_a whence_o the_o border_n of_o benjamin_n 13._o descend_v from_o ataroth-adar_a near_o the_o hill_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o nether_a bethoron_n §_o 25._o in_o assign_v the_o west_n border_n of_o this_o tribe_n sea_n we_o meet_v with_o a_o churlish_a difficulty_n in_o the_o text_n draw_v the_o bound_n thereof_o so_o as_o to_o 14._o compass_v the_o corner_n of_o the_o sea_n southward_o here_z the_o quere_z ariseth_z how_o any_o part_n of_o benjamin_n can_v approach_v the_o sea_n the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n be_v interpose_v betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o mediterranean_a rabbi_n solomon_n seek_v to_o salve_v it_o by_o sea_n understand_v some_o great_a water_n in_o the_o west_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o what_o he_o affirm_v be_v proportionable_a enough_o to_o the_o hebrew_n language_n term_v all_o watery_a confluence_n a_o sea_n as_o we_o have_v former_o 7._o observe_v and_o indeed_o what_o be_v our_o english_a word_n mere_n use_v in_o the_o samesense_n more_o or_o less_o than_o mare_n or_o a_o sea_n i_o shall_v be_v incline_v to_o the_o opinion_n that_o the_o 13._o pool_n of_o gibeon_n so_o eminent_a in_o scripture_n and_o style_v by_o jeremiah_n the_o 12._o great_a water_n which_o be_v in_o gibeon_n shall_v be_v the_o sea_n herein_o intend_v or_o if_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n call_v it_o the_o sea_n without_o any_o other_o addition_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o best_a and_o big_a in_o that_o kind_n and_o then_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n than_o i_o shall_v embrace_v the_o judgement_n of_o learned_a locum_fw-la macius_fw-la interpret_n â_o jam_fw-la not_o the_o sea_n but_o the_o west_n only_o which_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o tongue_n will_v well_o endure_v §_o 26._o from_o this_o western_a compass_n alias_o sea_n in_o other_o translation_n the_o limit_n of_o benjamin_n range_v to_o kiriath-jearim_a 2._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o this_o tribe_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v leaguer_n for_o twenty_o year_n and_o whence_o david_n in_o a_o new_a cart_n intend_v to_o convey_v it_o to_o jerusalem_n this_o kind_n of_o carriage_n be_v but_o 7._o philistine_n divinity_n and_o a_o pagan_a precedent_n not_o so_o order_v by_o moses_n in_o the_o mount_n when_o the_o ark_n be_v remove_v from_o shilo_n it_o be_v 3._o set_v on_o the_o levite_n shoulder_n and_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o they_o now_o shall_v be_v too_o good_a to_o bear_v it_o uzzah_n and_o ahio_n drive_v the_o cart_n the_o former_a with_o his_o hand_n hold_v it_o from_o shake_v such_o his_o store_n of_o good_a intention_n and_o shake_v it_o with_o his_o hold_n such_o his_o want_n of_o due_a qualification_n god_n strike_v he_o 7._o with_o death_n and_o david_n be_v startle_v thereat_o be_v this_o the_o ark_n place_v so_o near_o the_o mercy-seat_n oh_o how_o terrible_a then_o be_v the_o throne_n of_o divine_a justice_n for_o a_o time_n therefore_o the_o ark_n be_v set_v to_o sojourn_v in_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n where_o the_o landlord_n be_v bless_v for_o go_v good_a a_o guest_n divine_a ordinance_n according_a as_o their_o subject_n receive_v they_o be_v either_o cordial_n or_o poison_n and_o the_o ark_n bring_v âither_o a_o curse_n or_o a_o blessing_n whithersoever_o it_o come_v §_o 27._o the_o place_n where_o the_o former_a dysastâr_n happen_v be_v call_v by_o david_n perez-uzzah_a grain_n nigh_o 6._o nachons_n threshing-floor_n we_o meet_v with_o many_o such_o place_n in_o the_o bible_n distant_a from_o city_n where_o husbandman_n house_v and_o beat_v out_o their_o grain_n with_o several_a invention_n namely_o 1_o with_o the_o foot_n of_o 4._o ox_n tread_v out_o the_o corn_n 2_o by_o the_o 26._o wheel_n run_v over_o they_o make_v they_o o_o lord_n like_o etc._n etc._n 3_o with_o flail_n which_o have_v wooden_a handle_n have_v their_o end_n 4._o arm_v with_o iron_n but_o among_o all_o their_o device_n the_o lazy_a ârick_n of_o the_o p._n wild_a irish_a never_o enter_v into_o their_o brain_n who_o to_o save_v pain_n burn_v the_o straw_n so_o to_o part_v the_o grain_n from_o it_o §_o 28._o so_o much_o for_o the_o border_n of_o benjamin_n place_n come_v we_o now_o into_o the_o middle_n thereof_o and_o first_o we_o find_v the_o water_n of_o jericho_n arise_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o ephraim_n the_o naughtiness_n of_o this_o water_n be_v miraculous_o heal_v by_o elisha_n put_v salt_n into_o the_o 21._o fountain_n thereof_o i_o say_v miraculous_o otherwise_o that_o ingredient_n will_v rather_o have_v make_v it_o more_o brackish_a then_o less_o bitter_a 19_o hence_o those_o water_n run_v southward_o to_o the_o city_n of_o jericho_n who_o name_n as_o munster_n interpret_v signify_v have_v a_o good_a savour_n indeed_o so_o delicious_a the_o situation_n thereof_o after_o the_o cure_n aforesaid_a wrought_v by_o elisha_n that_o have_v profit_n and_o pleasure_n be_v dispose_v to_o solace_v themselves_o together_o no_o fit_a place_n can_v be_v find_v for_o that_o purpose_n fragrant_a the_o flower_n sweet_a the_o herb_n hereabout_o especial_o the_o garden_n of_o balsam_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o roman_n occasion_v a_o quarrel_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o jew_n who_o manful_o defend_v it_o happy_a have_v the_o
latter_a be_v if_o as_o zealous_a for_o the_o substance_n as_o for_o the_o shadow_n lose_v their_o own_o life_n to_o maintain_v the_o type_n and_o take_v away_o his_o life_n who_o be_v the_o truth_n thereof_o then_o balsam_n intend_v by_o nature_n for_o the_o cure_n be_v the_o cause_v of_o many_o wound_n such_o deadly_a blow_n pass_v betwixt_o they_o §_o 29._o joshua_n take_v this_o city_n with_o the_o sound_n of_o ram_n horn_n take_v whereat_o the_o wall_n fall_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n it_o trouble_v i_o not_o to_o conceive_v how_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o wall_n fall_v flat_a rahab_v house_n build_v thereon_o shall_v stand_v upright_o see_v divine_a power_n which_o miraculous_o give_v the_o rule_n might_n according_o make_v the_o exception_n a_o solemn_a 16._o curse_n be_v by_o joshua_n impose_v on_o those_o who_o shall_v rebuild_v the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n so_o to_o obliterate_v the_o monument_n of_o divine_a power_n and_o justice_n §_o 30._o but_o jericho_n thus_o dismantle_v maintain_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o city_n palm_n and_o though_o not_o wall_v with_o stone_n for_o defence_n be_v shade_v with_o tree_n for_o pleasure_n it_o be_v call_v the_o 3._o city_n of_o palm_n where_o 13._o ehud_n kill_v eglon_n the_o corpulent_a king_n of_o moab_n grow_v so_o plentiful_o round_a about_o it_o these_o palm_n or_o date-tree_n have_v scaly_a bark_n and_o the_o bough_n be_v general_o use_v in_o all_o combat_n of_o manhood_n to_o crown_v the_o conqueror_n for_o as_o far_o erasmus_n observe_v though_o several_a country_n on_o sundry_a occasion_n have_v distinct_a garland_n of_o victory_n make_v of_o laurel_n olive_n myrtle_n oak_n etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o palmtree_n carry_v away_o the_o palm_n from_o they_o all_o and_o be_v universal_o entertain_v as_o the_o emblem_n of_o triumph_n the_o worst_a i_o wish_v these_o tree_n be_v that_o they_o may_v never_o want_v store_n of_o weight_n see_v naturalist_n observe_v the_o more_o they_o be_v depress_v the_o more_o they_o flourish_v §_o 31._o but_o to_o return_v to_o jericho_n again_o it_o be_v ill_o hollow_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o a_o sleep_a lion_n and_o worse_o awake_v that_o dust_n which_o god_n will_v have_v dormant_a in_o eternal_a obscurity_n see_v this_o in_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n which_o hiel_n the_o bethelite_n affront_a heaven_n build_v again_o and_o according_a to_o ioshua_n execration_n 34._o lay_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o abiram_n his_o first_o bear_v and_o set_v up_o the_o gate_n thereof_o in_o segub_n his_o young_a son_n that_o be_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v then_o destroy_v by_o untimely_a death_n strange_a that_o see_v his_o first_o son_n drop_v away_o he_o desist_v not_o from_o that_o design_n but_o such_o the_o precipice_n of_o bad_a project_n once_o step_v in_o and_o seldom_o stop_v in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n nor_o can_v hiels_n presumption_n herein_o be_v excuse_v whatsoever_o be_v pretend_v in_o his_o behalf_n be_v lead_v to_o this_o act_n of_o contempt_n by_o one_o of_o these_o consideration_n 1_o hâ_n mistake_v ioshua_n curse_n rather_o for_o a_o pathetical_a expression_n then_o prophetical_a prediction_n 2_o he_o conceive_v the_o virtue_n thereof_o wear_v out_o and_o antiquate_v after_o five_o hundred_o year_n continuance_n 3_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o bottom_n his_o memory_n on_o so_o famous_a a_o structure_n then_o to_o build_v it_o on_o his_o posterity_n as_o soon_o likely_a to_o decay_v however_o hiel_n get_v a_o curse_n and_o jericho_n wall_n thereby_o which_o afterward_o grow_v to_o be_v a_o potent_a and_o populous_a city_n §_o 32._o when_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o kingdom_n judah_n jericho_n probable_o pertain_v to_o israel_n as_o may_v appear_v 1_o by_o the_o frequent_a converse_v of_o eliah_n and_o elisha_n in_o this_o city_n sufficient_o know_v to_o have_v be_v subject_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o israel_n 2_o because_o hiel_n the_o bethelite_n beth-el_a belong_v to_o israel_n build_v the_o wall_n thereof_o 3_o because_o that_o building_n bear_v date_n in_o the_o 34._o day_n of_o ahab_n and_o be_v not_o account_v according_a to_o the_o reign_n of_o jehoshaphat_n the_o contemporary_a king_n of_o judah_n afterward_o it_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n because_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahaz_n the_o captive_n of_o judah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bring_v back_o to_o jericho_n unto_o their_o 15._o brethren_n when_o carry_v into_o babylon_n no_o more_o than_o three_o 34._o hundred_o forty_o five_o of_o this_o city_n return_v home_o who_o zeal_n 2._o be_v very_o forward_o in_o repair_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n §_o 33._o here_o christ_n cure_v blind_a bartimeus_n and_o zacheus_n the_o publican_n one_o of_o more_o state_n than_o stature_n dwell_v in_o this_o city_n jericho_n long_o have_v he_o wish_v for_o a_o sight_n of_o christ_n and_o curiosity_n in_o this_o kind_n may_v sometime_o open_a the_o door_n for_o devotion_n to_o enter_v 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for_o man_n not_o to_o vouchsafe_v a_o look_n sheweth_z that_o proud_a earth_n value_v his_o eye_n as_o more_o worth_a than_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n §_o 14._o the_o border_n of_o judah_n with_o all_o their_o particular_a flexure_n be_v thus_o judah_n describe_v in_o etc._n joshua_n east_n south_n north._n west_n the_o salt-sea_n 1_o from_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o salt-sea_n to_o the_o go_v up_o of_o acrabbin_n 2_o thence_o to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n 3_o thence_o to_o the_o southside_n unto_o kadesh-barnea_a 4_o thence_o to_o hezron_n 5_o thence_o it_o go_v up_o to_o adar_n 6_o thence_o fetch_v a_o compass_n to_o karkaa_n 7_o thence_o it_o pass_v to_o azmon_n 8_o thence_o unto_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n 9_o thence_o go_v out_o at_o the_o sea_n observe_v we_o that_o these_o south_n bound_n of_o judah_n be_v for_o the_o main_a the_o same_o with_o the_o south_n limit_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n assign_v number_n 34._o 1_o from_o the_o end_n of_o jordan_n at_o
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thence_o pass_v on_o to_o timnah_n 5_o thence_o unto_o the_o side_n of_o ekron_n northward_o 6_o thence_o be_v draw_v to_o shichron_n 7_o thence_o pass_v along_o to_o mount_n baalah_n 8_o thence_o go_v out_o unto_o jabneel_v 9_o thence_o the_o west_n border_n end_v at_o the_o great_a sea_n these_o west_n bound_n of_o judah_n be_v afterward_o alter_v fall_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n now_o as_o in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n if_o a_o inspection_n may_v be_v make_v into_o it_o while_o he_o be_v alive_a every_o nerve_n and_o artery_n therein_o then_o flush_v up_o with_o the_o spirit_n be_v easy_o to_o be_v discern_v which_o after_o death_n shrink_v almost_o invisible_a past_o discover_v so_o each_o small_a angle_n and_o turn_v of_o iudah_n bound_n in_o ioshua_n time_n be_v then_o plain_o to_o be_v perceive_v which_o now_o adays_o the_o land_n long_o since_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n dead_a and_o desolate_a be_v not_o at_o all_o conspicuous_a nor_o fall_v they_o 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king_n be_v destroy_v by_o etc._n joshua_n these_o according_a to_o their_o dignity_n may_v thus_o be_v reckon_v up_o 1_o jerusalem_n whereof_o large_o hereafter_o 2_o hebron_n 3_o debir_n 4_o libnah_n 5_o lachish_n 6_o adullam_n 7_o geder_o 8_o jarmuth_n 9_o eglon._n 10_o arad_n 11_o hepher_n these_o royal_a city_n though_o scatter_v here_o and_o there_o in_o this_o tribe_n need_v no_o other_o herald_n in_o our_o map_n to_o proclaim_v they_o to_o the_o reader_n notice_n be_v quick_o find_v out_o by_o their_o coronet_n grave_v upon_o they_o from_o these_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o other_o town_n of_o eminency_n reserve_v the_o rivulet_n and_o wilderness_n to_o close_v this_o our_o description_n §_o 17._o hebron_n be_v the_o principal_a royal_a city_n belong_v to_o judah_n kiriath-arba_n seven_o year_n 22._o senior_a in_o its_o building_n to_o zoan_v a_o city_n in_o egypt_n more_o ancient_o it_o be_v call_v kiriath-arba_n that_o be_v say_v 145._o some_o the_o city_n of_o four_o man_n because_o of_o four_o patriarch_n as_o they_o reckon_v they_o up_o adam_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n bury_v therein_o but_o i_o wonder_v any_o shall_v delight_v in_o their_o own_o wild_a conjecture_n when_o the_o text_n tender_v we_o a_o certainty_n herein_o assure_v we_o that_o this_o arba_n from_o who_o kiriath-arba_n or_o hebron_n be_v name_v be_v 15._o a_o great_a man_n among_o the_o anakim_v this_o city_n stand_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o mamre_n so_o call_v from_o 24._o mamre_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n in_o this_o place_n who_o with_o aner_n and_o eshcol_n be_v abraham_n love_a associate_n and_o valiant_a assistant_n in_o conquer_a chederlaom_a and_o rescue_v the_o captive_a sodomite_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n live_v here_o successive_o and_o from_o the_o vale_n of_o hebron_n joseph_n be_v 14._o send_v on_o a_o love_a visit_n to_o his_o brethren_n when_o for_o his_o good_a will_v they_o sell_v he_o to_o the_o ishmaelite_n §_o 18._o hereabout_o be_v that_o great_a entertainment_n make_v angel_n wherein_o the_o covert_n of_o a_o 8._o tree_n be_v the_o dining-room_n the_o ground_n probable_o the_o board_n abraham_n the_o caterer_n sarah_n the_o cook_n veal_n and_o welcome_a their_o cheer_n angel_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n christ_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o angel_n the_o guest_n and_o the_o last_o promise_n of_o 10._o isaac_n the_o free-offering_a they_o give_v for_o their_o entertainment_n yea_o in_o hebron_n isaac_n be_v bear_v suckle_v wean_v persecute_v by_o ishmael_n till_o at_o last_o he_o mock_v both_o himself_o and_o his_o mother_n haâgar_n quite_o out_o of_o his_o father_n family_n §_o 19_o near_a hebron_n be_v the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n machpelah_n purchase_v by_o abraham_n of_o ephron_n the_o hittite_n with_o the_o field_n about_o it_o and_o all_o the_o tree_n therein_o at_o the_o price_n of_o four_o 17._o hundred_o shekell_n of_o silver_n for_o the_o bury_n of_o sarah_n himself_o and_o his_o family_n for_o here_o isaac_n 9_o ishmael_n though_o former_o the_o one_o perscute_v the_o other_o love_o agree_v to_o bury_v abraham_n their_o father_n jacob_n 29._o esau_n though_o former_o the_o one_o design_v the_o other_o death_n love_o agree_v to_o bury_v isaac_n their_o father_n joseph_n 13._o and_o his_o brethren_n though_o former_o they_o envy_v and_o sell_v he_o love_o agree_v to_o bury_v jacob_n their_o father_n and_o thus_o though_o brangling_n and_o brawling_n may_v happen_v betwixt_o brethren_n when_o young_a all_o animosity_n ought_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o their_o father_n §_o 20._o in_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n 37._o hebron_n have_v a_o king_n who_o he_o conquer_v city_n and_o subdue_v and_o afterward_o this_o place_n be_v make_v a_o city_n 7._o of_o refuge_n and_o assign_v with_o twelve_o more_o in_o this_o tribe_n and_o benjamin_n unto_o the_o 13._o priest_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n who_o be_v above_o common_a levite_n as_o employ_v in_o ordinary_a attendance_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n herein_o god_n provide_v not_o only_o for_o their_o conveniency_n accommodate_v they_o with_o habitation_n near_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o place_n hereafter_o intend_v for_o his_o public_a service_n but_o chief_o for_o their_o conscience_n place_v they_o in_o these_o two_o tribe_n who_o he_o foresee_v will_v alone_o persevere_v in_o when_o the_o other_o will_v apostate_n from_o the_o true_a religion_n yea_o the_o priest_n have_v the_o best_a and_o big_a place_n in_o judah_n as_o hebron_n debir_n libnah_n former_o royal_a afterward_o sacerdotal_a city_n god_n allow_v his_o minister_n large_a maintenance_n and_o indeed_o a_o beggarly_a clergy_n be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o a_o bankrupt_a religion_n §_o 21._o but_o although_o the_o city_n of_o hebron_n pertain_v to_o the_o priest_n caleb_n the_o suburb_n thereof_o by_o god_n appointment_n belong_v to_o 13._o caleb_n and_o his_o posterity_n this_o caleb_n be_v that_o young-old_a man_n who_o strength_n contradict_v his_o year_n so_o able_a and_o active_a at_o 11._o fourscore_o and_o five_o either_o for_o advice_n or_o execution_n but_o here_o he_o eat_v not_o the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n be_v first_o to_o clear_v and_o conquer_v hebron_n before_o he_o can_v possess_v it_o from_o the_o giant-amorite-anakims_a dwell_n therein_o these_o amorites_n 9_o though_o as_o the_o prophet_n describe_v they_o high_a as_o the_o cedar_n and_o strong_a as_o the_o oak_n have_v notwithstanding_o to_o follow_v this_o metaphor_n much_o wasteful_a sap_n in_o their_o mighty_a big_a body_n whilst_o caleb_n all_o heart_n as_o his_o name_n import_v though_o less_o and_o low_a by_o god_n assistance_n easy_o overcome_v they_o if_o any_o demand_n how_o come_v anakim_v hither_o see_v hebron_n so_o late_o be_v smite_v by_o joshua_n a_o learned_a joshuâ_n author_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v probable_a while_o joshua_n afterward_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o north_n in_o conquer_a the_o
7._o canaanite_n some_o remnant_n of_o the_o anakim_v which_o escape_v his_o hand_n do_v in_o his_o absence_n return_v possess_v hebron_n and_o put_v caleb_n to_o a_o new_a task_n of_o a_o second_o subdue_a they_o §_o 22._o david_n afterward_o make_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o reign_v almost_o seven_o year_n therein_o abner_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abner_n repair_v hither_o with_o full_a intent_n to_o reduce_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o obedience_n have_v not_o joabs_n sudden_a murder_a he_o frustrate_v his_o design_n probably_n some_o mixture_n of_o jealousy_n may_v put_v joab_n on_o this_o foul_a action_n fear_v to_o be_v out_v of_o his_o office_n that_o if_o abner_n make_v david_n king_n david_n will_v make_v abner_n general_n over_o all_o israel_n certain_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n asahels_n blood_n prompt_v he_o thereunto_o joab_n send_v messenger_n 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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 juâah_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 ibidââ_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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
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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 eliâshib_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 meeâly_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 â67_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 reâuâe_v the_o other_o as_o not_o report_v therein_o especial_o our_o saviour_n have_v âo_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 hosaâaâs_n and_o when_o he_o return_v thât_o if_o they_o 00._o shall_v hold_v their_o peace_n the_o stone_n will_v immediate_o âry_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 horââs_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 ãâã_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 jerusaâlem_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 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out_o to_o the_o governor_n of_o syria_n to_o set_v the_o whole_a land_n of_o judea_n to_o sale_n which_o be_v do_v according_o time_n be_v when_o by_o the_o leviticall_a law_n jewish_a land_n though_o âold_a yet_o at_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n be_v to_o revert_v to_o the_o ancient_a 28._o owner_n but_o now_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n grant_v such_o a_o licence_n of_o alienation_n that_o it_o be_v full_o and_o final_o pass_v away_o from_o its_o ancient_a possessor_n philol._n conquest_n to_o perpetuate_v thâ_n memory_n of_o this_o roman_a conquest_n beside_o many_o other_o monument_n coin_n be_v stamp_v both_o in_o gold_n and_o romani_fw-la silver_n with_o the_o image_n of_o vespasian_n and_o titus_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o on_o the_o reverse_a a_o woman_n place_v in_o a_o pensive_a posture_n under_o a_o palmtree_n which_o tree_n be_v the_o hieroglyphic_n of_o judea_n only_o differ_v herein_o that_o the_o palmtree_n the_o more_o depress_v the_o more_o it_o flourish_v 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into_o the_o syrian_a or_o mediteâranean-sea_n ale_v his_o error_n therein_o be_v confute_v both_o by_o ancient_a and_o modern_a writer_n strabo_n speak_v thereof_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o chrysorrhoâs_v beginning_n from_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o damascus_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v whole_o spend_v in_o drain_v thence_o derive_v for_o it_o water_v much_o ground_n and_o that_o very_o deep_a some_o thing_n more_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o ptolemy_n expression_n not_o term_v the_o fall_n of_o chrysorrhoas_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d his_o ordinary_a word_n the_o outlet_n or_o ejection_n thereof_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o only_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o end_n or_o determination_n thereof_o where_o by_o the_o degree_n by_o he_o assign_v beâtius_n in_o his_o map_n present_v this_o river_n swallow_v up_o whole_o in_o the_o sand_n and_o the_o same_o be_v confess_v by_o bellonius_fw-la a_o eye-witness_n thereof_o and_o other_o modern_a geographicum_fw-la 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3._o 3._o jonah_n 4._o 9_o 9_o john_n 7._o 52._o 52._o mat._n 15._o 39_o 39_o mar._n 8._o 10._o bethulia_n the_o stage_n of_o the_o tragedy_n of_o holofernes_n the_o high_a seat_v city_n jotâpata_n the_o character_n of_o flavius_n josephus_n jew_n and_o priest_n son_n of_o maâtathias_n maâtathias_n though_o in_o his_o proem_n he_o promise_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d without_o add_v or_o diminish_v any_o thing_n thing_n in_o apparatu_fw-la numero_fw-la 84._o christ_n sermon_n on_o this_o sea_n sea_n mat._n 13._o 2._o 2._o exod._n 14._o 19_o 20._o tiberias_n nigh_o to_o which_o christ_n multiply_v the_o loaf_n loaf_n john_n 21._o 1._o 1._o joh._n 6._o 22_o 23._o 23._o m_o biddulph_n in_o his_o trau._n p._n 104._o m._n biddulphs_n eye-comment_n on_o our_o saviour_n sea-voyage_n sea-voyage_n mââ_n 6._o 33._o the_o ancient_a river_n of_o kâshon_n kâshon_n judg._n 5._o 21._o 21._o gen._n 1._o 9_o 9_o vid._n eum_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la utrique_fw-la excââcitus_fw-la concurâentes_fw-la manu_fw-la conserver_n unt_fw-la trâm_fw-la ibid._n the_o 2_o stream_n of_o kishon_n run_v into_o several_a sea_n sea_n bââeiden_fw-mi bachius_fw-la in_o ter_z sacr._n sacr._n mat._n 17._o 1._o mark_v 9_o 2._o luke_n 9_o 30._o 30._o in_o his_o description_n of_o palestin_n which_o be_v neither_o divide_v into_o lâaves_n page_n column_n nor_o chapter_n chapter_n mât._n 7._o 7._o 7._o jam._n 4._o 3._o 3._o luke_n 9_o 33._o 33._o biddulphs_n trau._n p._n 101._o the_o city_n naim_n &_o judge_n elons_n sepulchre_n sepulchre_n luke_n 7._o 11._o 11._o judg._n 12._o 12._o the_o place_n where_o baal_n â_z be_v slay_v by_o eliah_n eliah_n 1_o king_n 18._o 28._o 28._o 1_o king_n 17._o 7._o the_o god_n carmelus_n carmelus_n in_o vâspâsiano_n cap._n 5._o the_o pleasure_n of_o carmel_n carmel_n amos_n 9_o 3._o 3._o 2_o king_n 19_o 32._o 32._o ibid_fw-la in_o the_o marginal_a note_n note_n vâde_fw-la âabulas_fw-la adrichomii_fw-la cain_n caiaphas_n ãâã_d etc._n etc._n etc._n gen._n 4._o 8._o 8._o joh._n 11._o 49._o 49._o heb._n 12._o 2._o 2._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d de_fw-fr bell_n iâd_n liâ_n 2_o cap._n 32._o 32._o john_n 2._o 1._o 1._o josh._n 19_o 11._o 11._o josh._n 12._o 22._o 22._o josh._n 21._o 34._o a_o churlish_a difficulty_n rather_o wave_v then_o satisfy_v satisfy_v tostatus_n &_o tremâllius_n in_o locum_fw-la chroniâoâum_fw-la who_o make_v dimnah_n the_o same_o with_o rimmon_n taboâ_n with_o nahalol_n the_o arm_n of_o zâbulun_n zâbulun_n 1_o king_n 4._o 12._o issachars_n number_n and_o eminent_a person_n person_n gen._n 30._o 17._o 17._o numb_a 1._o 29._o 29._o num._n 26._o 25._o 25._o 1_o king_n 15._o 27_o 27_o 1_o king_n 1._o 4._o 4._o deut._n 33._o 18_o 19_o 19_o josh._n 19_o â2_n his_o bound_n &_o fruitfulness_n fruitfulness_n psal._n 106._o 24._o 24._o gen._n 49._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 49._o 14._o not_o defective_a in_o valour_n valour_n judg._n 5._o 15._o excel_v in_o chronology_n chronology_n 1_o chr._n 12._o 32._o 32._o riuât_n exerâ_n in_o 49._o genâsios_fw-gr genâsios_fw-gr josh._n 19_o 18._o jezreel_n a_o regal_a city_n city_n josh._n 17._o 10._o 10._o 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o 27._o â_o king_n 21._o 3._o naboth_n refusal_n defend_v jezebel_n murder_v of_o naboth_n naboth_n 1_o king_n 21._o 10_o 10_o 2_o king_n 9_o 26._o 26._o deut._n 24._o 16._o divine_a justice_n justice_n 1_o king_n 22._o 34._o 34._o 2_o king_n 9_o 24_o abaziahs_n double_a death_n reconcile_v reconcile_v heb._n 9_o 27._o 27._o 1_o king_n 21._o 1._o and_o his_o doublâââriall_n doublâââriall_n 2_o king_n 9_o 28._o 28._o 2_o chr._n 22._o 9_o the_o manner_n of_o lezebel_n death_n death_n 1_o king_n 19_o 2_o 2_o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 2_o king_n 9_o 31._o 31._o ibid._n vers_fw-la 35._o 35._o foot_n in_o thosâ_n part_n naked_a iââandalâ_n iââandalâ_n 2_o king_n 10._o 8._o the_o blood_n of_o jezebel_n why_o require_v of_o jehu_n jehu_n hose_n 1._o 4._o the_o brave_a battle_n against_o ãâã_d ãâã_d judg._n 10._o 1_o 2._o 2._o judg._n 5._o 19_o 19_o judg._n 5._o 14._o sâars_n waââcurs_n waââcurs_n gen._n 15._o 5._o &_o 22._o 17._o kishon_n god_n bosom_n bosom_n judg._n 5._o 21._o kishon_n and_o engaââim_n engaââim_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 6._o josh._n 21_o 28._o 28._o biddulphs_n travel_n p._n 113._o 113._o idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la shânem_fw-la abishag_n birthplach_v birthplach_v josh._n 19_o 18._o 18._o 1_o king_n 1._o 3_o 3_o psal._n 103._o 5._o 5._o 1_o king_n 2._o 23._o elisha_n his_o honourable_a land-lady_n land-lady_n 2_o king_n 4._o 17._o 17._o 2_o king_n 4._o 20._o restore_v to_o her_o lose_a possessionâ_n possessionâ_n 2_o kin._n 8._o 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 4._o 13._o 13._o 2_o king_n 4._o 10._o tabor_n a_o city_n city_n josh._n 19_o 22._o 22._o judg._n 8._o 18._o 18._o jer._n 46._o 18._o 18._o hos._n 5._o 1._o 1._o brocardus_n in_o descrip._n terrae_fw-la sanc._n itin._n ab_fw-la acone_n versuâ_fw-la eurum_fw-la eurum_fw-la psal._n 89._o 12._o daâarah_n and_o tarichea_n tarichea_n josh._n 19_o 12._o 12._o josh._n 21._o 28._o 28._o 1_o sâm_n 28._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 29._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 29._o 11._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 31._o 9_o 10._o 10._o 2_o sam._n 1._o 10._o 10._o speed_z in_o the_o life_n of_o richard_n the_o three_o towards_o the_o end_n rain_v on_o mount_n gilboa_n gilboa_n 2_o sam._n 1._o 21._o 21._o descrip._n târ._n sanc._n ab_fw-la acone_n versus_fw-la notum_fw-la notum_fw-la mat._n 17._o 20._o 20._o act._n 1._o 20._o 20._o psal._n 109._o 7._o 7._o 1_o king_n 5._o manassâh_o in_o issachar_n issachar_n josh._n 17._o 11._o 11._o ephes._n 1._o 11._o and_o how_o in_o asher_n asher_n viz._n 1_o chr._n 8._o 38._o &_o 1_o chr._n 9_o 44._o 44._o opus_fw-la est_fw-la quadringântis_fw-la camelis_fw-la onustis_fw-la commentariis_fw-la rationem_fw-la reddere_fw-la mar._n sutra_n cite_v by_o buxdor_n in_o thesauro_fw-la sol_fw-it 202._o 202._o 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o 27._o josh._n
judg._n 9_o 45._o 45._o gen._n 14._o 3._o 3._o munster_n cosm._n in_o descr_n italy_n abâmelech_n slay_v at_o âhe_n tower_n of_o thebez_n thebez_n judg._n 9_o 48._o 48._o psal._n 68_o 14._o 14._o judg._n 9_o 20._o 6._o 6._o 1_o king_n 11._o 27_o 27_o judg._n 9_o 53._o the_o people_n petition_n râhoboam_n at_o shechem_n 1_o king_n 11._o 31._o 37._o ââ_o ââ_o 1_o king_n 11._o 3._o 3._o 1_o king_n 12._o 5._o rehoboam_n follow_v the_o young_a man_n advice_n advice_n 2_o king_n 12._o 7._o adoram_n stone_v by_o the_o people_n people_n 2_o sam._n 20._o 24._o 24._o 1_o king_n 12._o 18._o 18._o hollir_n shed_v pag._n 431._o 431._o ideâ_n ãâã_d 634._o jacob_n purchase_n ând_n josâphs_n portion_n portion_n gen._n 33._o 20._o 20._o josh._n 24._o 32._o 32._o gen._n 48._o 22._o 22._o eccles._n 10._o 19_o 19_o ãâã_d in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la gen._n 34._o 2._o ãâã_d and_o shalem_n â_z nigh_o sheâhem_o sheâhem_o john_n 4._o 5._o 5._o gen._n 33._o 18._o two_o eminent_a oak_n near_o shechem_n shechem_n gen._n 12._o 6._o 6._o gen._n 35._o 4._o 4._o joââ_n 24._o 27._o 27._o josh._n 24._o 26._o 26._o josh._n 18.1_o dothââ_n where_o the_o syrian_n be_v smite_v with_o blindness_n blindness_n 2_o kin._n 13._o 14._o 14._o 2_o king_n 6._o 18._o dothan_n where_o joseph_n be_v sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n brethren_n gen._n 37._o 12._o how_o this_o country_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n hebrew_n gen._n 40._o 15._o 15._o act._n 7._o 5._o 5._o gen._n 14._o 18._o the_o city_n ephraim_n ephraim_n joh._n 11._o 54._o 54._o joh._n 10._o 15._o 15._o joh._n 12._o 23._o the_o mount_n of_o phinehas_n phinehas_n josh._n 24._o 33._o 33._o psal._n 106._o 30._o 30._o josh._n 24._o 33._o 33._o judg._n 12._o 25._o mouââ_n amalek_n amalek_n see_v our_o description_n of_o paran-parag_a 20_o 20_o job._n 2._o 7._o 7._o judg._n 6._o 3._o judg._n 7._o 24_o 25._o 25._o see_v cam_z map_n of_o hartfordshire_n baal-hazor_n stain_v wiâh_a absoloms_n cruelty_n cruelty_n 2_o sam._n 13._o 23._o 23._o in_o description_n of_o gad._n pag._n 84._o 84._o eccles._n 5._o 9_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 13._o 28._o 28._o mat._n 10._o 28._o 28._o 2_o sam._n 13._o 6._o archelais_n and_o iscariot_n iscariot_n josephus_n antiq._n lâ_n 17._o cap._n 19_o 19_o mat._n 2._o 22._o 22._o act._n 1._o 18._o 18._o 1_o macc._n 13._o 13._o 13._o 1_o king_n 4._o 8._o the_o arm_n of_o ephraim_n ephraim_n num._n 2._o 18._o 18._o deut._n 33._o 17._o 17._o hos._n 10._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 35._o 25._o 25._o numb_a 1._o 39_o 39_o num._n 26._o 43._o 43._o irenaeus_n lib._n 5._o ambros._n de_fw-fr benedict_v patriar_n cap._n 7._o august_n quaest_n 22._o in_o joshu_n prosper_n de_fw-fr promis_fw-fr dei_fw-la par_fw-fr 4._o theodoret_n quaest_n 109._o in_o gen._n gregor_n lib._n 31._o moralium_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o 2._o 2._o so_o have_v all_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n zilpah_n lâvit_fw-la 24._o 11._o 11._o judg._n 18._o â0_n â0_n this_o be_v jeroboam_n not_o the_o tââbes_n act_n act_n 1_o kin._n 12._o 29._o 29._o rev._n 7._o 7._o so_o also_o be_v zebulun_n as_o simeon_n be_v omit_v in_o moses_n his_o blessing_n deut._n 33._o 33._o exod._n 31._o 6._o josh._n 15._o 1_o --_o 13._o 13._o psal._n 45._o 7._o 7._o judge_n 1._o 34._o josh._n 19_o 47._o 47._o gen_n 49._o 17._o deut._n 33._o 22._o 22._o jud._n 5._o 17._o joââ_n 19_o 46._o 46._o sand._n his_o trav_fw-mi pag._n 152._o 152._o adricho_n in_o theat_n ter._n sanc._n pag._n 23._o 23._o 2_o chro._n 2._o 16._o 16._o jon._n 1._o 3_o 3_o act._n 9_o 36._o 36._o act._n 3._o 43._o &_o 11._o 5._o 13._o 13._o act._n 9_o 38._o 32._o 33_o 34._o 34._o guilel_n tyrius_n tyrius_n pliny_n nat._n his_o lib._n cap._n et_fw-fr pomp._n mela._n ovid._n lib._n 4._o metam_fw-la metam_fw-la joh._n the_o vorag_n in_o the_o golden_a legion_n legion_n morison_n trav_fw-mi part_n 1._o c._n p._n 215._o 215._o 1_o king_n 4_o 33._o 33._o hugo_n groti_n in_o joha_n 19_o 29._o 29._o mat._n 27._o 29._o mar._n 15._o 26._o 26._o joh._n 19_o 29._o 29._o josh._n 19_o 42._o 42._o judg._n 1._o 35._o 35._o 1_o macc._n 13._o 27_o 28_o 29._o 29._o josh._n 21._o 24._o josh._n 10._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 21._o 24._o josh._n 10._o 12._o 12._o jud._n 1._o 34._o 34._o 2_o macc._n 12._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o 6._o 2_o mac._n 12._o 8_o 9_o 9_o see_v moor_n mapof_n palestine_n palestine_n 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o adricho_n in_o theat_n ter._n sanc._n pag._n 24._o num_fw-la 59_o 59_o 1_o mâc_n 2._o 38._o 38._o 1_o macc._n 16._o 4._o 4._o 1_o macc_n 16._o 5_o 6_o 6_o vid._n ojus_fw-la ãâã_d in_o 1_o king_n 4._o 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 6._o 18._o 18._o 1_o sam._n 6._o 19_o 19_o josh._n 19_o 44._o &_o 21._o 23._o 23._o 1_o king_n 15._o 27_o &_o 16._o 15._o 15._o 2_o chr._n 11._o 14._o 14._o 1_o king_n 16._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o jud._n 16._o 4._o 4._o judg._n 18._o 2._o 8._o 11._o 12._o 12._o jud._n 13._o 25._o 25._o jud._n 13._o 4_o 5._o 5._o jud._n 16._o 31._o 31._o num._n 13._o 24_o 25._o &_o cap._n 32._o 9_o deut._n 1._o 24._o 24._o gen._n 38._o 24._o 24._o jud._n 14._o 5_o 6._o verse_n 8._o verse_n 16._o jud._n 15._o 4._o 4._o josh._n 19_o 41_o 42._o etc._n etc._n etc._n josh._n 15._o 10._o 10._o josh._n 15._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 10._o 14._o 14._o jud._n 3._o 31._o 31._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 13._o 22._o 22._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 18._o &_o 8._o 1._o &_o 21._o 15._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o chr._n 21._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o josh._n 23._o 13._o 13._o ezek._n 25._o 15._o 15._o 1_o sam._n 31._o 10._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 20._o 21_o 21_o 1_o chr._n 20._o 6._o 6._o dr._n hakwel_n apology_n for_o divine_a providence_n providence_n 1_o sam._n 30._o 14._o &_o ezek._n 25._o 26_o &_o zeph._n 2._o 5._o 5._o 2_o sam._n 8._o 18._o &_o 1_o king_n 1._o 38._o 38._o vid._n ejus_fw-la annota_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la pradicta_fw-la pradicta_fw-la 2_o sam._n 20._o 23._o 23._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 18_o 19_o 19_o 2_o sam._n 18._o 2._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 21._o 10._o 10._o psal._n 34._o &_o 56_o 56_o 1_o sam._n 27._o 2_o 3_o 5_o 6._o &_o 2._o 82._o 82._o 1_o king_n 2._o 39_o 39_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 7._o 7._o 2_o chr._n 11._o 8._o 8._o 2_o kin._n 12._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 4._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 5._o 10._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 25._o 25._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 27._o 27._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 44._o 44._o 2_o king_n 1._o 2._o 2._o mat._n 12._o 24._o 24._o hieron_n in_o 5_o tom_n cap._n isa._n isa._n judg._n 16._o 4._o 4._o judg._n 16._o 21._o 21._o act._n 8._o 29._o 29._o jer._n 13._o 23._o 23._o 1_o sam._n 5._o 1._o &_o 6._o 17._o 17._o josh._n 15._o 47._o 47._o chap._n 13._o 3._o â_o 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o isa._n 20._o 1._o 1._o 1_o macc._n 4._o 15._o 15._o chap._n 5._o 6â_n 6â_n cha._n 9_o 15._o 18._o 18._o 1_o mac._n 10._o 78._o 84._o 84._o 1_o mac._n 16._o 10._o 10._o see_v the_o septuagint_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d nche_n 13._o 24._o 24._o nennius_n elvodug_n elvodug_n 2_o sam._n 8._o 1._o jonah_n on_o the_o sea_n sea_n jonah_n 1._o 3._o 3._o psal._n 107._o 23._o 23._o nahum_n 3._o 1._o 1._o jonah_n 4._o 2._o â_o wonder_v work_a tempest_n tempest_n jonah_n 1._o 5._o 5._o john_n 3._o 14._o 14._o mat._n 11._o 39_o 39_o 1_o king_n 4._o 9_o 9_o gen._n 49._o 17._o 17._o numb_a 2._o 25._o 25._o gen._n 42._o 24._o 24._o gen._n 34._o 25._o 25._o gen._n 49._o 7._o 7._o numb_a 1._o 23._o &_o 26._o 14._o 14._o 1_o chr._n 4._o 27._o 27._o 1_o chr._n 4._o 38._o 38._o judi._n 9_o 3._o 3._o num._n 25._o 14._o 14._o josh._n 19_o 1._o 9_o 9_o judg._n 1._o 3_o 3_o 2_o chr._n 15._o 9_o 9_o 2_o king_n 17._o 6._o 6._o gen._n 26._o 12._o 12._o mark_n 13._o 8._o 8._o judg._n 16._o 3._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 27._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 19_o 7._o 7._o 1_o chr._n 4._o 32._o 32._o judg._n 15._o 11._o 11._o judg._n 15._o 15._o 15._o judg._n 15._o 17._o 17._o ezek._n 37._o 3._o 3._o josh._n 21._o 9_o 16_o &_o 19_o 17._o 17._o gen._n 49._o 7._o 7._o psal._n 29._o 8._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 30._o 30._o josh._n 19_o 7._o 1_o char._n 4._o 32._o 32._o josh._n 19_o 8._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 27._o 27._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 30._o 30._o num._n 14._o 45._o 45._o numb_a 21._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 1._o 17._o 1_o char._n 4._o 30._o 30._o gen._n 20._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 26._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 26._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 26._o 18._o 18._o gen._n 26._o 20._o 20._o gen._n 26._o 21._o 21._o gen._n 26._o 22._o 22._o joh._n 14._o 2._o 2._o geor._n sands_n
9_o 9_o 1_o macca_n 3._o 46_o different_a success_n of_o the_o israelite_n at_o eben-eze_a eben-eze_a 1_o sam._n 4._o 4._o &_o cap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 11._o jonathâns_n scylla_n and_o charybdis_n charybdis_n josh._n 9_o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 4._o 2._o 2._o 2_o sam._n 4._o 3._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 13._o anathoth_o the_o countryhouse_n of_o the_o high-priest_n high-priest_n 1_o king_n 2._o 26._o 26._o jer._n 1._o 1._o 1._o jer._n 11._o 21._o 21._o mat._n 13._o 57_o 57_o jer._n 32._o 10._o 10._o act._n 3._o 6_o the_o philistine_n design_v to_o destroy_v smith_n in_o israel_n israel_n 1_o sam._n 13._o 5._o 5._o 1_o saâ_n 13._o 17._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 13._o 20._o the_o massacre_n of_o the_o priest_n at_o nob_n by_o dââg_v dââg_v 1_o sam._n 21._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 21._o 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 22._o 10._o zemaraim_n the_o vale_n of_o craftsman_n and_o zeboim_n zeboim_n josh._n 18._o 22._o 22._o gen._n 10._o 18._o 18._o lib._n 1._o cap._n cap._n 2_o chr._n 13._o 4._o 4._o nehe._n 11._o 35._o 35._o 1_o king_n 7._o 46._o 46._o deââ_n 29._o 23._o 23._o 1_o king_n 4._o 18._o a_o wolf_n benjamins_n arm_n arm_n gen._n 49._o 27._o 27._o revel_v 16._o 15._o 15._o judg._n 10._o 16._o judah_n and_o his_o good_a quality_n quality_n gen._n 37._o 26._o 26._o gen._n 44._o 18._o 18._o gen._n 38._o 16._o &_o 24._o 24._o numb_a 2._o 4._o 4._o 1_o chron._n 5._o 2._o the_o sovereignty_n of_o this_o tribe_n tribe_n numb_a 2._o 3._o 3._o mal._n 4._o 2._o 2._o judg._n 1._o 2._o 2._o hagg._n 1._o 1._o how_o the_o sceptre_n depart_v not_o from_o judah_n judah_n gen._n 49._o 10._o 10._o mat._n 22._o 2._o 2._o john_n 18._o 31._o 31._o justin_n martyr_n in_o dialogue_n cum_fw-la triphone_n judaeo_n the_o limit_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n judea_n gen._n 14._o 3._o the_o dead-sea_n once_o a_o fruitful_a country_n country_n gen._n 13._o 10._o 10._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 14._o 12._o 12._o gen._n 18._o 32._o 32._o deut._n 29._o 23._o how_o fire_n leât_v water_n behind_o it_o it_o gen._n 19_o 28._o 28._o josh._n 3._o 15._o &c_n &c_n 1_o chr._n 12._o 15_o &_o eccles._n 24._o 30_o 30_o gen._n 14._o 10._o several_a name_n of_o this_o sea_n sea_n gen._n 14._o 3._o 3._o gen._n 11._o 3._o neither_o ship_n nor_o fish_n in_o the_o salt-sea_n salt-sea_n psal._n 104._o 26._o 26._o histor._n of_o the_o dragon_n ver_fw-la 27_o solinus_z his_o testimony_n of_o the_o dead-sea_n dead-sea_n solin_n polybist_n cap._n 38._o lot_n wiâe_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n salt_n gen._n 19_o 29._o 29._o gen._n 19_o 26._o zoar_fw-mi spare_v at_o lot_n request_n request_n gen._n 19_o 21._o 21._o gen._n 19_o 30._o 30._o eccles._n 9_o 14._o 15._o lot_n incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n daughter_n gen._n 19_o 30._o 30._o gen._n 13._o 7._o the_o utility_n of_o criticism_n in_o boundary_n the_o border_n of_o judah_n judah_n josh._n 15._o 3._o etc._n etc._n kadesh-barnea_a in_o the_o edge_n of_o canaan_n canaan_n num._n 32._o 8._o method_n propound_v propound_v josh_o 10._o 10_o etc._n etc._n hebron_n ancient_o kiriath-arba_n kiriath-arba_n num._n 13._o 22._o 22._o adricho_n in_o deââr_n of_o judah_n num_fw-la 145._o 145._o josh._n 14._o 15._o 15._o gen._n â4_n 24._o 24._o gen._n 37._o 14._o entertainment_n of_o angel_n angel_n gen._n 18._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 18._o 10._o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n machpelah_n gen._n 23._o 16_o 17._o 17._o gen._n 25._o 9_o 9_o gen._n 35._o 29._o 29._o gen._n 50_o 13._o 13._o josh._n 10._o 37._o royal_a turn_v into_o sacerdotal_a city_n city_n josh._n 20._o 7._o 7._o josh._n 21._o 13._o the_o suburb_n of_o hebron_n give_v to_o caleb_n caleb_n josh._n 14._o 13._o 13._o josh._n 14._o 11._o 11._o amos._n 2._o 9_o 9_o bonârerius_n in_o locum_fw-la joshuâ_n joshuâ_n josh._n 11._o 7._o joabs_n cruel_a kill_v of_o abner_n abner_n 2_o sam._n 3._o 27._o aggravation_n of_o joabs_n murder_n murder_n josh._n 30._o 7._o 7._o 1_o king_n 2._o 31._o abner_n and_o ishbosheth_n bury_v to_o â_o either_o either_o 2_o sam._n 3._o 7._o 7._o ibid._n v_o 31._o 31._o 2_o sam._n 4._o 12._o 12._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 11._o 11._o 2_o sam._n 4._o 12._o number_n repair_v to_o david_n in_o hebron_n hebron_n 1_o chr._n 12._o 24._o 24._o ibid._n v_o 29._o 29._o mat._n 13._o 57_o 57_o so_o say_v the_o text_n 1_o chr._n 12._o 39_o for_o their_o brethren_n meaning_n judah_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o they_o ibid._n v_o 40._o absalon_n repair_v to_o hebron_n hebron_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 1._o 1._o ibid._n v_o 11._o 11._o in_o our_o description_n of_o gad._n debir_n a_o canaanitish_a university_n university_n judg._n 1._o 11._o 11._o num._n 1._o 12._o 12._o heb._n 11._o 26._o 26._o john_n 10._o 13._o the_o south_n of_o judah_n call_v caleb_n caleb_n 1_o sam._n 30._o 14_o libnah_n a_o rebellious_a city_n city_n 2_o king_n 8._o 22._o 22._o dr_n heylyn_n microc_n in_o palest_fw-la p._n 571._o libnah_n how_o it_o may_v subsist_v a_o free_a state_n state_n 2_o king_n 19_o 8._o 8._o 2_o king_n 19_o 35._o lachish_n a_o idolatrous_a one_o one_o josh._n 12._o 11._o 11._o 2_o kin._n 14._o 19_o 19_o micah_n 1._o 1._o 1._o mic._n 1_o 13._o 13._o isa._n 37._o 8._o 8._o jer._n 34._o 7._o adullam_n david_n retraââing_n retraââing_n gen._n 38._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 22._o â_o â_o exod._n exod._n psal._n 101._o ad_fw-la sinem_fw-la sinem_fw-la judg._n 9_o 4._o baal-hanan_n invert_v hannibal_n hannibal_n 1_o chr._n 27._o 28._o 28._o gen._n 36._o 38._o 38._o luk._n 22._o 25._o carmel_n naboth'_v manor_n manor_n 1_o sam._n 25._o 36._o the_o death_n of_o nabal_n nabal_n ibid._n v_o 37._o 37._o prov._n 19_o 12._o giloh_n the_o possession_n of_o ahithophel_n ahithophel_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 12._o 12._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 2._o 2._o ibid._n v_o 11._o 11._o ibid._n v_o 23._o tekoah_n the_o birth_n place_n of_o amos._n amos._n 2_o sam._n 14._o 2._o 2._o amos._n â_o 1._o 1._o 2_o chr._n 10._o 2._o 2._o 2_o chr._n 17._o 14._o 14._o ibid._n v_o 15._o 15._o ibid._n v_o 16._o 16._o ibid._n v_o 17._o 17._o ibid._n v_o 18._o 18._o judg._n 7._o 2._o why_o jehosaphat_n may_v just_o fear_v fear_v 2_o chr._n 20._o 2._o 2._o sir_n walter_n rayleigh_n li._n 2._o parââ_n pa._n 440._o jehosaphats_n admirable_a victory_n victory_n 2_o chr._n 20._o 22._o 22._o ibid._n v_o 26._o david_n several_a removal_n removal_n 1_o sam._n 23._o 13_o 13_o luk._n 9_o 58._o 58._o psal._n 104._o 18._o 18._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 25._o 25._o 1_o sam._n 26._o 20._o from_o adullam_n to_o mizpah_n mizpah_n 1_o sam._n 22._o 3._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 5._o to_o keilah_n keilah_n ibid._n ibid._n 1_o sam._n 23._o 12._o 12._o psal._n 139._o 2._o to_o hachilah_n hill_n hill_n 1_o sam._n 23._o 16._o to_o the_o rock_n of_o division_n division_n 1_o sam._n 23._o 27_o to_o the_o cave_n in_o engedi_n engedi_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 5._o 5._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 16._o 16._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 22._o to_o carmel_n carmel_n 1_o sam._n 25._o 22._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 33._o again_o to_o hachilah-hill_n hachilah-hill_n 1_o sam._n 26._o 7._o to_o ziglag_n ziglag_n 1_o sam._n 27._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 27._o 8._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 29._o 3._o last_o to_o hebrââ_n hebrââ_n psal._n 34._o 19_o david_n other_o haunt_v place_n place_n 1_o sam_n 30._o 31._o 31._o possible_o the_o same_o with_o siâma_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n reuben_n 1_o chr._n 2._o 26._o 26._o psal._n 56._o 8._o the_o total_a sum_n of_o iudah_n city_n city_n josh._n 1â_n 21._o 21._o josh._n 15._o 36._o 36._o ibid._n v_o 41._o 41._o ibid._n v_o 44._o 44._o ibid._n 46._o 46._o ibid._n 51._o 51._o ibid._n 54._o 54._o vers._n 57_o 57_o vers._n 59_o 59_o josh._n 15._o 44._o 44._o 2_o chr._n 14._o 9_o 9_o micah_n 1._o 1._o eleutheropolis_n uncertain_a in_o situation_n situation_n in_o his_o book_n the_o lociâ_n hâbraicis_fw-la rivulet_n in_o judah_n judah_n 2_o chr._n 20._o 16._o 16._o 1_o sam._n 17._o 4â_n bitâell_o betwixt_o david_n and_o goliath_n goliath_n 1_o sam._n 17._o 7._o 7._o job_n 7._o 6._o many_o wilderness_n in_o judah_n judah_n josh._n 15._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 24._o 24._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 1._o 1._o 2_o chr._n 20._o 16._o 16._o ibid._n v_o 20._o 20._o judg._n 1._o 16._o 16._o mark_n 8._o 4._o 4._o joel_n 1._o 19_o 19_o josh._n 15._o 61._o john_n baptist_n preach_v in_o the_o wilderness_n wilderness_n mark_v 3._o 1._o 1._o levit._fw-la 11._o 22._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 26._o 26._o mat._n 11._o 18._o nothing_o befriend_v the_o eremite_n eremite_n isa._n 40_o 3._o 3._o mark_v 6._o 20._o 20._o gen._n 4._o 20._o 20._o 1_o king_n 4._o 10._o judah_n for_o the_o maân_n free_v from_o solomon_n purveyor_n purveyor_n josh._n 12._o 17._o 17._o see_v more_o
hereof_o in_o our_o objection_n against_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n judah_n vide_fw-la kalendarium_n hebrai_n cum_fw-la munsteri_fw-la pag._n 62._o the_o arm_n of_o judah_n judah_n gen._n 49._o 9_o 9_o prov._n 30._o 30._o the_o adjacent_a part_n to_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n gen._n 22._o 2._o 2._o exod._n 23_o 26._o the_o brook_n kidron_n kidron_n 1_o king_n 15._o 13_o 2_o chr._n 30._o 14._o 14._o 2_o king_n 23._o 6._o 6._o 2_o king_n 23._o 12_o 12_o job_n 6._o 15._o the_o valley_n of_o jehosaphat_n jehosaphat_n 2_o chr._n 20._o 20._o 20._o joel_n 3._o 2_o 2_o act._n 1._o 11._o 11._o luke_n 22._o 44._o 44._o joh._n 18._o 18._o châist_v betray_v in_o this_o garden_n garden_n joh._n 18._o 3._o 3._o joh._n 18._o 6._o luk._n 22._o 52._o 52._o luk._n 22._o 51._o the_o rock_n of_o offence_n offence_n 1_o kin._n 11._o 7._o 5._o 5._o exod._n 20._o 20._o rom._n 9_o 33_o absaloms_n pillar_n in_o the_o king_n dale_n dale_n gen._n 14._o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 16._o the_o stone_n of_o zoheleth_n zoheleth_n 1_o king_n 1._o 9_o 9_o 1_o king_n 1._o 40._o three_o top_n on_o mount_n olivet_n olivet_n mat._n 21._o 8._o david_n fly_v from_o absalon_n absalon_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 24._o 24._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 14_o 14_o 2_o sam._n 15._o 25._o 25._o 2_o sam._n 15_o 30._o &_o 16._o ââ_o bahurim_n where_o shimei_n rail_v on_o david_n david_n 2_o sam._n 16._o 45_o 45_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 9_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 11._o sple_n at_o bahurim_n conceal_v conceal_v 2_o sam._n 3._o 16._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 18._o 18._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 20._o rachel_n burâed_v nigh_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n gen._n 35._o 14._o &_o 48._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 30._o 1._o 1._o virgil._n eclo_n 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 10._o 2._o ruth_n glean_v in_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n ruth_n 1._o 4._o 6._o 6._o ruth_n 2._o 8._o 8._o ruth_n 3._o 6._o david_n birth_n and_o life_n in_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n 1_o sam._n 17._o 54._o 54._o 2_o sam._n 23._o 15._o 15._o 2_o sam._n 23._o 16._o jesus_n bear_v in_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n isaiah_n 9_o 6._o 6._o luk._n 2._o 7._o 7._o luk._n 2._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 35._o 21_o 22_o the_o wiseman_n direct_v by_o a_o star_n to_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n num._n 24._o 17._o 17._o mat._n 2._o 2._o 2._o mica_n 5._o 2._o joh._n 7._o 42._o return_v to_o their_o country_n another_o way_n the_o babe_n of_o bethlehem_n massacre_v massacre_v mat._n 2._o 16._o ramah_n nigh_o bethlehem_n bethlehem_n mat._n 2._o 18._o 18._o gen._n 29._o 17._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 10._o 2._o 2._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 32._o how_o so_o many_o king_n in_o bezek_n bezek_n 2_o sam._n 19_o 38._o 38._o jer._n 41._o 17._o 17._o judg._n 1._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 27._o 20._o the_o vale_n of_o rephaim_n rephaim_n com'd_a brit._n in_o northumberland_n northumberland_n 2_o sam._n 5._o 18._o 20._o 20._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 22_o 23_o 24._o mulberry_n tree_n and_o silk_n plentiful_a in_o palestine_n saul_n first_o make_v bravery_n frequent_a in_o israel_n israel_n ezek._n 1â_n 10._o 10._o mat._n 11._o 18._o 18._o 2_o sam._n 1._o 24._o 24._o in_o esiacis_n lib._n 1._o âmaus_fw-la where_o christ_n appear_v to_o the_o two_o disciple_n disciple_n luk._n 24._o 13._o 13._o luk._n 24._o 28._o 28._o vers._n 30._o 30._o 1_o mac._n 4._o zachariah_n his_o house_n house_n mat._n 3._o 3._o luk._n 1._o 41._o 41._o josh._n 21._o 17._o gebah_n a_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n levite_n 1_o sam._n 13._o 3._o 3._o nehem._n 7._o 30._o david_n dance_v before_o the_o ark_n ark_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 20._o 20._o act._n 26._o 24._o store_n of_o stork_n in_o palestin_n palestin_n psal._n 104._o 17._o 17._o levit._fw-la 11._o 19_o 19_o jer._n 8._o 7._o 7._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 26._o 26._o gen._n 13._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 25._o 19_o 19_o john_n 4._o 39_o 39_o ruth_n 2._o 16._o 16._o act_n 17._o 11._o 11._o colos._n 2._o 19_o 19_o psal._n 119._o 96._o 96._o 1_o sam._n â7_n 51._o 51._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 23._o 23._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 23._o 23._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 25._o 25._o deut._n 31._o 26._o 26._o isa._n 4._o 1._o 1._o gen._n 14._o 18._o 18._o gen._n 22_o 13._o 13._o judg._n 19_o 10._o 10._o it_o be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n in_o hebrew_n because_o first_o consist_v of_o two_o principal_a part_n zion_n and_o the_o low_a city_n city_n gen._n 22._o 14._o 14._o psal._n 76._o 2._o 2._o euseb._n li._n 9_o prâpar_fw-la evange_fw-mi ââgeâippus_fw-la l._n 5._o ca._n 9_o &_o niceph._n calixt_v l._n 10._o cap._n 33._o 33._o absurdum_fw-la esse_fw-la peregrinae_fw-la linguae_fw-la mixtura_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la hieronymus_n evagrâ_n evagrâ_n 2_o sam._n 10._o 4._o 4._o statius_n sylvar_n li._n 5._o in_o protrâptico_n ad_fw-la crispinum_n crispinum_n ãâã_d zâta_fw-it &_o odyss_n beta_n beta_n sands_n trau._n li._n 3._o pag._n 155._o 155._o isa._n 1._o 21._o 21._o mat._n 5._o 35._o 35._o mat._n 27._o 53._o 53._o de_fw-fr bellâ_n jud._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o 4._o ezek._n 5._o 5._o 5._o eusebius_n say_v that_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v ancient_o algariza_n that_o be_v the_o ãâã_d mountain_n mountain_n in_o perap_n evang_fw-fr lib._n 12._o cap._n 27._o 27._o nuâ_n 36._o 9_o 9_o josephus_n contra_fw-la appiân_n lib_n primâ_n primâ_n josep._n ibid._n ibid._n exod._n 34_o 23._o 23._o iâsep_n bâl._n juda_n ca._n gr_n 45._o lat_fw-la 17._o 17._o luk._n 8._o 45._o 45._o aboth_o r._n natâân_o per._n 34_o 34_o psal._n 80._o 9_o 9_o mat._n 23._o 37._o 37._o psal._n 122._o 3._o 3._o deut._n 22._o 8._o 8._o jer._n 19_o 13._o &_o jer._n 32._o 29._o 29._o isa._n 26._o 1._o 1._o joan._n mena_n poeta_fw-la mercat_n pag._n 118._o in_o atlante_n atlante_n zech._n 2._o 5._o 5._o joseph_n lib._n 6._o bâll_n iâd_n âa_n 6._o 6._o con._n app._n lib._n 1._o 1._o geogr._n li._n 16._o pag._n 762._o 762._o idem_fw-la ibidââ_fw-la ibidââ_fw-la psal._n 48._o 12._o four_o sortâ_n of_o gate_n in_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n act._n 12._o 10._o 10._o act._n 3._o 2._o 2._o 2_o chr._n 23._o 15._o the_o sheep-gate_n sheep-gate_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o the_o golden-gate_n golden-gate_n brâc_fw-la itâ_n 6._o sal._n ãâã_d 9_o c._n 4._o breid_n 14._o jul_n pasch._n d._n 184._o 184._o see_v adricho_n theatrum_fw-la terr_n sanct_a pâ_n â67_n â67_n act._n 11._o 9_o 10._o 10._o luk._n 19_o 00._o the_o horse-gate_n horse-gate_n jer._n 31._o 40._o 40._o nhem_n 3._o 28._o 28._o compare_v 2_o king_n 11._o 16._o with_o â_o chr._n 23._o 1â_n the_o water-gate_n water-gate_n neh._n 12._o 37._o 37._o neh._n 6._o 15._o 15._o jer._n 19_o 2._o why_o no_o gate_n on_o the_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o fountain-gate_n fountain-gate_n nehem_n 3._o 15._o 15._o neh._n 12._o 37._o 37._o nehem._n 3._o 15._o the_o dung-gate_n dung-gate_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 22._o 22._o nehem._n 3._o 4._o the_o valley-gate_n valley-gate_n pâal_a 125._o 2._o 2._o neh._n 2._o 13._o 15._o 15._o neh._n 3._o 13._o the_o corner-gate_n corner-gate_n 2_o chr._n 25._o 23._o 23._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 9_o why_o not_o repair_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n time_n for_o this_o gate_n be_v mention_v zech._n 14._o 10._o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n ephraim_n 1_o chr._n 9_o 3._o 3._o stow_n survey_n of_o london_n pag._n 448._o the_o old-gate_n old-gate_n nehem._n 3._o 6._o the_o fish-gate_n fish-gate_n nehe._n 13._o 16._o 16._o nehem._n 3._o 3._o the_o gate_n of_o benjamin_n benjamin_n jer._n 20._o 2._o 2._o jer._n 37._o 13._o 13._o arias_n montanus_n adrichoâius_n &_o m._n moor._n a_o strange_a mistake_n in_o learned_a man_n man_n m._n william_n summer_n in_o his_o antiquitle_n of_o canturbury_n pa._n 16._o &_o 17._o 17._o zech._n 14._o 10._o the_o needles-eye_n needles-eye_n mat._n 19_o 24._o 24._o mark_n 10._o 24._o 24._o camden_n in_o yorkshire_n pag._n 700._o the_o tower_n of_o mâââ_n mâââ_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o &_o 12._o 39_o 39_o nehem._n 3._o 1._o the_o tower_n of_o furnace_n furnace_n neh._n 3._o 11_o the_o tower_n of_o hananeel_n hananeel_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o 1._o nehem._n 3._o 25._o the_o tower_n that_o lie_v out_o out_o nehem._n 3._o 27._o the_o great_a tower_n that_o lie_v out_o out_o nehem._n 3._o 19_o the_o tower_n of_o david_n david_n cant._n 4._o 4._o the_o tower_n of_o siloe_n siloe_n luk._n 13_o 4._o 4._o mat._n 21._o 44._o the_o tower_n of_o ophel_n where_o the_o nethinim_n dwell_v dwell_v nehem._n 3._o 26._o 26._o ezra_n 2._o 70._o their_o service_n and_o privilege_n privilege_n josh._n 9_o 27._o 27._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 2._o 2._o ezra_n 8._o 20._o 20._o ezra_n 2._o 62._o 62._o ezra_n 2._o 43._o 43._o psal_n 133._o 2._o 2._o ezra_n 7._o 24._o the_o tower_n of_o woman_n woman_n joseph_n bel._n jud._n li._n 6._o c._n 2._o 5._o 5._o caâd_n brit._n in_o dorset_n shire_n and_o another_o so_o call_v in_o yorkââire_n the_o high_a priest_n begin_v the_o building_n building_n nehem._n 3._o 1._o people_n of_o all_o sort_n second_v they_o they_o nehem._n 3._o 12._o why_o after_o the_o captivity_n two_o governor_n to_o one_o city_n