down_o by_o cord_n into_o the_o dungeon_n of_o malchiah_n the_o son_n of_o hamelech_n which_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n full_a of_o mire_n there_o he_o continue_v not_o long_o through_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o move_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o pity_v he_o there_o be_v in_o the_o court_n a_o eunuch_n one_o ebedmelech_n a_o ethiopian_a who_o because_o he_o conceive_v the_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o jeremiah_n have_v foretell_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v that_o which_o have_v befall_v he_o through_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o that_o be_v wrongful_o do_v of_o they_o to_o put_v he_o where_o it_o be_v twenty_o to_o one_o but_o he_o die_v the_o king_n whether_o move_v by_o his_o entreaty_n or_o persuasion_n give_v he_o charge_n to_o get_v jeremiah_n out_o and_o put_v he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n thereupon_o not_o long_o after_o the_o king_n send_v for_o jeremiah_n to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o tell_v he_o plain_o in_o good_a earnest_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o event_n of_o thing_n he_o first_o say_v he_o be_v afraid_a lest_o if_o he_o shall_v tell_v he_o truth_n he_o will_v kill_v he_o and_o not_o follow_v his_o advice_n and_o afterward_o have_v leave_n give_v he_o to_o speak_v free_o without_o fear_n of_o death_n the_o king_n have_v pass_v a_o oath_n for_o his_o security_n he_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o if_o he_o will_v go_v out_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n captalnes_n he_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o all_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v not_o be_v burn_v but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o go_v out_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o his_o enemy_n so_o as_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o escape_v and_o not_o himself_o only_o but_o also_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v burn_v therefore_o if_o he_o will_v do_v the_o best_a for_o himself_o and_o his_o friend_n he_o shall_v give_v credit_n to_o those_o word_n which_o be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o god_n when_o the_o king_n say_v he_o be_v afraid_a if_o he_o shall_v yield_v himself_o he_o shall_v be_v deliver_v over_o to_o the_o jew_n who_o already_o run_v away_o to_o the_o caldaean_o who_o will_v mock_v he_o although_o hieremiah_n avouch_v in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o prophet_n that_o if_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o as_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o yet_o the_o king_n believe_v he_o nor_o but_o only_o request_v of_o he_o or_o rather_o charge_v he_o that_o no_o body_n shall_v know_v conference_n know_v this_o their_o conference_n those_o thing_n but_o if_o the_o commander_n or_o great_a man_n shall_v ask_v what_o he_o have_v speak_v with_o they_o about_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o request_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v send_v back_o again_o into_o jonathans_n prison_n to_o die_v there_o the_o king_n send_v he_o back_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n the_o prince_n ask_v he_o as_o he_o go_v out_o what_o discourse_n and_o what_o about_o the_o king_n have_v with_o he_o but_o when_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o what_o the_o king_n have_v bid_v he_o they_o be_v satisfy_v nevertheless_o he_o remain_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n till_o the_o day_n that_o the_o city_n be_v take_v which_o however_o when_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o hieremiah_n word_n and_o do_n may_v be_v better_o understand_v we_o must_v now_o relate_v sect._n 8._o jerusalem_n begin_v to_o be_v besiege_v by_o nebuchadnezzer_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o his_o army_n jer._n 39_o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o ten_o month_n and_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n and_o four_o month_n and_o the_o nine_o day_n of_o the_o month_n it_o be_v take_v and_o those_o thing_n befall_v zedechiah_n which_o hieremiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o god_n have_v foretell_v for_o when_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o city_n be_v take_v he_o get_v out_o privy_o by_o night_n with_o some_o arm_a man_n through_o his_o garden_n by_o a_o gate_n which_o be_v betwixt_o the_o two_o wall_n but_o the_o army_n of_o the_o cadaeans_n pursue_v he_o and_o take_v he_o in_o the_o field_n of_o hiericho_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o riblash_v in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n there_o when_o he_o have_v talk_v with_o he_o at_o large_a he_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o put_v he_o in_o bond_n have_v slay_v his_o child_n before_o his_o face_n but_o god_n have_v pity_n upon_o two_o especial_o hieremias_n and_o ebedmolach_n the_o ethiopian_a who_o have_v beseech_v zedechiah_n that_o he_o will_v deliver_v hieremiah_n out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n pit_n as_o i_o have_v say_v i_o will_v first_o speak_v concern_v edebmelech_n sect._n 9_o before_o the_o city_n be_v take_v god_n bad_a hieremiah_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n go_v and_o tell_v ebedmelech_n the_o ethiopian_a that_o every_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v prophesy_v against_o the_o city_n shall_v come_v certain_o to_o pass_v and_o yet_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v under_o the_o power_n of_o they_o who_o he_o fear_v but_o shall_v be_v deliver_v because_o he_o have_v hope_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n take_v so_o great_a ear_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o hieremiah_n that_o by_o his_o goodness_n nabuchadnezzar_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n give_v charge_n to_o nebuzaradan_n the_o general_n of_o his_o army_n when_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v hieremiah_n to_o have_v his_o liberty_n and_o not_o trouble_v he_o at_o all_o but_o deal_v with_o he_o and_o use_v he_o as_o he_o desire_v therefore_o he_o fetch_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o godolias_n the_o son_n of_o ahikaiv_n that_o he_o may_v go_v abroad_o at_o his_o liberty_n afterward_o when_o nebuzaradan_n be_v to_o return_v to_o babylon_n he_o mention_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o freedom_n give_v he_o choice_n either_o to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o babylon_n or_o tarry_v where_o he_o will_v in_o judah_n and_o when_o he_o have_v say_v he_o have_v rather_o do_v the_o latter_a have_v afford_v he_o necessary_n for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o bestow_v gift_n upon_o he_o he_o send_v he_o away_o and_o he_o go_v to_o gedaliah_n who_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v make_v governor_n over_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n dwell_v with_o he_o in_o mispah_n till_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o ishmael_n the_o ammonite_n and_o when_o ishmael_n have_v slay_v gedaliah_n and_o many_o other_o and_o ishmael_n himself_o be_v beat_v by_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o careah_n jer._n 41.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o they_o that_o be_v leave_v entreat_v hieremy_n to_o inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o egypt_n or_o tarry_v there_o for_o they_o will_v do_v whatsoever_o god_n see_v good_a on_o the_o ten_o day_n after_o have_v call_v all_o the_o man_n of_o arm_n together_o and_o among_o they_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o careah_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v they_o shall_v dwell_v there_o where_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n which_o they_o fear_v but_o if_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n the_o sword_n famine_n and_o pestilence_n shall_v follow_v they_o thither_o therefore_o in_o a_o long_o set_v oration_n he_o exhort_v they_o to_o look_v to_o themselves_o and_o perform_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n approve_a and_o appoint_v but_o they_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v by_o god_n to_o forbid_v they_o to_o go_v into_o egypt_n for_o safety_n but_o there_o be_v one_o baruch_n the_o son_n of_o neriah_n who_o set_v he_o against_o they_o that_o they_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o caldaean_o go_v on_o therefore_o in_o their_o resolution_n and_o neglect_v the_o command_n of_o god_n who_o will_v have_v have_v they_o dwell_v in_o judah_n as_o i_o have_v say_v they_o come_v into_o egypt_n and_o force_v hieremiah_n and_o baruch_n to_o go_v with_o they_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o tahpanhe_n by_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o appointment_n he_o foretell_v nebuchadnezzer_n come_v into_o egypt_n to_o take_v and_o destroy_v it_o and_o to_o burn_v the_o temple_n of_o their_o god_n and_o those_o that_o come_v thither_o against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n or_o famine_n the_o people_n be_v provoke_v by_o this_o prophecy_n stone_v he_o to_o death_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o place_n where_o pharaoh_n have_v dwell_v for_o the_o egyptian_n honour_v he_o because_o they_o have_v receive_v great_a favour_n from_o he_o for_o at_o his_o prayer_n the_o asp_n and_o crocodile_n which_o before_o time_n kill_v the_o inhabitant_n forbear_v afterward_o to_o do_v any_o more_o hurt_n moreover_o the_o christian_n
have_v he_o in_o such_o veneration_n until_o epiphanius_n his_o time_n that_o they_o pray_v in_o that_o place_n and_o with_o the_o dust_n which_o they_o take_v out_o of_o the_o sepulchre_n they_o both_o heal_v the_o bite_n of_o asp_n and_o drive_v the_o crocodile_n out_o of_o the_o river_n oswaldus_n have_v record_v that_o he_o be_v at_o tahpanhe_n the_o first_o day_n of_o may._n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n baruch_n chap._n xxvi_o baruch_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o neriah_n he_o be_v servant_n and_o assistant_n to_o hieremiah_n the_o prophet_n in_o take_v the_o book_n from_o he_o at_o god_n command_n wherein_o god_n denounce_v the_o evil_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o that_o go_v not_o out_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o good_a thing_n that_o shall_v befall_v they_o that_o go_v and_o in_o read_v in_o the_o temple_n on_o the_o fast_a day_n to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n our_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n there_o be_v extant_a a_o book_n which_o be_v not_o the_o very_a same_o he_o write_v then_o as_o may_v be_v conceive_v by_o the_o time_n and_o place_n for_o the_o former_a book_n be_v take_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ichoiakim_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n in_o the_o nine_o month_n when_o a_o fast_o be_v appoint_v at_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o when_o it_o be_v cut_v in_o piece_n by_o king_n ichoiakim_n and_o throw_v into_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v copy_v out_o again_o by_o this_o same_o baruch_n in_o the_o same_o word_n and_o more_o at_o god_n command_n while_o the_o same_o hieremias_n dictate_v or_o certain_o it_o be_v deliver_v he_o by_o hieremiah_n but_o this_o that_o be_v extant_a be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v by_o this_o baruch_n and_o to_o be_v there_o read_v by_o he_o to_o jeconias_n the_o son_n of_o joackim_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n so_o that_o this_o be_v write_v late_a concern_v that_o former_a we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n hieremiah_n and_o when_o this_o be_v read_v they_o all_o weep_v fast_v and_o pray_v unto_o god_n but_o when_o the_o other_o be_v read_v they_o send_v money_n that_o they_o gather_v as_o every_o man_n estate_n will_v bear_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o they_o that_o be_v there_o to_o buy_v sacrifice_n entreat_v they_o that_o they_o will_v both_o offer_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o beseech_v god_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v a_o prosperous_a life_n to_o nebuchadnezzer_n and_o his_o son_n balshazar_n and_o afford_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o nebuchadnezzer_n and_o his_o son_n that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o make_v their_o prayer_n before_o god_n against_o who_o they_o have_v offend_v and_o who_o wrath_n be_v not_o yet_o pacify_v they_o exhort_v they_o also_o that_o they_o will_v take_v order_n that_o the_o book_n which_o they_o have_v send_v shall_v be_v rehearse_v upon_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o word_n be_v spend_v in_o detestation_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v &_o reckon_v up_o the_o evil_n with_o which_o they_o be_v right_o press_v there_o be_v also_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o hieremias_n book_n a_o letter_n wherein_o as_o a_o prophet_n of_o god_n he_o do_v foretell_v the_o captive_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o babylon_n by_o nebuchadaezzar_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o exhort_v they_o that_o when_o they_o be_v there_o they_o shall_v not_o worship_v the_o god_n which_o they_o shall_v see_v but_o the_o true_a god_n now_o baruch_n be_v of_o such_o familiarity_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o hieremiah_n that_o when_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v and_o the_o people_n lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n with_o zedechias_n and_o the_o great_a man_n he_o tarry_v with_o those_o which_o out_o of_o several_a country_n return_v to_o judah_n and_o dwell_v there_o at_o the_o command_n of_o nebuchadnezzer_n the_o king_n gedaliah_n be_v governor_n and_o after_o gedaliah_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o remnant_n have_v entreat_v hieremiah_n to_o inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o egypt_n or_o no_o and_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o by_o god_n command_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v they_o say_v god_n do_v not_o forbid_v this_o but_o that_o baruch_n be_v one_o who_o move_v he_o against_o they_o and_o because_o they_o do_v not_o obey_v god_n command_n the_o commander_n bring_v hieremias_n and_o baruch_n by_o force_n into_o egypt_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o there_o as_o i_o suppose_v he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n xxvii_o section_n 1._o ezekiel_n a_o prophet_n and_o a_o priest_n be_v the_o son_n of_o buzi_n he_o prophesy_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o hieremiah_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o hieremias_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o josiah_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o in_o the_o five_o year_n after_o jechoniah_n be_v lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n and_o hieremias_n continue_v prophesy_v till_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n wherein_o he_o be_v take_v and_o little_o more_o than_o so_o but_o ezekiel_n unto_o the_o fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o city_n be_v spoil_v which_o he_o call_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o after_o he_o himself_o be_v lead_v away_o which_o that_o it_o may_v more_o easy_o be_v understand_v and_o the_o life_n of_o ezekiel_n better_a know_v i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o fetch_v the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o thing_n a_o little_a more_o from_o the_o bottom_n sect._n 2._o ichoiakim_n after_o his_o father_n josiah_n be_v slay_v who_o reign_v thirty_o one_o year_n 2_o chro._n 36._o and_o after_o ichoahaz_n his_o brother_n who_o reign_v only_o three_o month_n be_v lead_v into_o egypt_n be_v make_v king_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o brother_n stead_n by_o nechokin_n king_n of_o egypt_n jehoiakim_n die_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n leave_v ichoiakim_n who_o be_v also_o call_v jechoniah_n the_o heir_n to_o his_o kingdom_n this_o ichoiakim_n in_o the_o three_o month_n of_o his_o reign_n when_o the_o city_n be_v vanquish_v and_o the_o temple_n spoil_v be_v take_v and_o lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n with_o his_o mother_n wife_n and_o eunuch_n and_o a_o great_a many_o more_o and_o among_o these_o ezekiel_n now_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o babylon_n as_o himself_o say_v in_o the_o five_o year_n after_o ichoiakim_n be_v take_v that_o be_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o zedechias_n who_o be_v place_v in_o his_o stead_n by_o nebuchadnezzer_n the_o king_n and_o zedechiah_n be_v take_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o cast_v into_o bond_n to_o these_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n wherein_o ezekiel_n be_v now_o captive_a if_o we_o add_v the_o other_o fourteen_o after_o jerusalem_n and_o zedechiah_n be_v take_v we_o shall_v find_v five_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o that_o five_o and_o twenty_o be_v the_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n unto_o which_o he_o continue_v all_o his_o prophecy_n and_o therefore_o ezekiel_n do_v not_o prophesy_v in_o judah_n but_o in_o babylon_n and_o foretell_v first_o that_o other_o captivity_n which_o befall_v when_o zedechiah_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o people_n because_o of_o their_o wickedness_n both_o old_a and_o new_a all_o which_o god_n show_v unto_o he_o though_o do_v by_o they_o not_o in_o babylon_n he_o speak_v of_o their_o deliverance_n also_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o six_o year_n after_o jehoniah_n be_v take_v and_o carry_v to_o babylon_n and_o that_o in_o the_o four_o month_n and_o the_o five_o day_n a_o year_n after_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o six_o year_n on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o fasten_v his_o eye_n upon_o the_o way_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o north_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o behold_v a_o image_n the_o image_n of_o jealousy_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n worship_v that_o by_o this_o their_o villainy_n they_o may_v even_o drive_v god_n away_o from_o they_o this_o be_v a_o great_a wickedness_n but_o he_o show_v they_o another_o great_a than_o this_o he_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o bid_v he_o dig_v through_o the_o wall_n when_o he_o have_v do_v this_o there_o appear_v a_o door_n by_o which_o when_o upon_o god_n commandment_n he_o have_v go_v in_o he_o see_v upon_o the_o wall_n the_o picture_n of_o
then_o send_v as_o many_o the_o next_o time_n who_o use_v the_o same_o word_n be_v dispatch_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o the_o former_a be_v elijah_n call_v fire_n down_o in_o the_o same_o woâ—ds_v he_o do_v before_o then_o the_o king_n send_v a_o three_o company_n but_o that_o captain_n kneel_v down_o beseech_v elijah_n that_o he_o will_v pirty_a he_o and_o his_o fifty_o and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o perish_v as_o the_o former_a do_v upon_o this_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n encourage_v elijah_n so_o that_o he_o go_v to_o ahazia_n who_o die_v soon_o after_o elijah_n have_v tell_v the_o same_o word_n which_o he_o have_v before_o deliver_v to_o the_o ambassador_n sect._n 8._o elijah_n have_v do_v all_o these_o glorious_a act_n be_v afterward_o take_v up_o into_o heaven_n yet_o die_v he_o not_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n &_o preacher_n or_o proclaimer_n of_o the_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n and_o when_o god_n reveal_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v up_o as_o they_o go_v together_o he_o speak_v to_o elisha_n his_o servant_n to_o stay_v behind_o for_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o bethel_n but_o he_o swear_v he_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o follow_v he_o to_o bethel_n there_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n ask_v he_o if_o he_o be_v aware_a that_o hâ—s_v master_n shall_v be_v take_v up_o that_o day_n by_o a_o whirl_n wind_n into_o heaven_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o know_v it_o well_o they_o may_v hold_v their_o peace_n then_o again_o elijah_n bid_v he_o tarry_v there_o but_o he_o refuse_v as_o before_o so_o they_o two_o go_v to_o jordan_n fury_n son_n of_o the_o prophet_n follow_v they_o at_o a_o distance_n when_o elijah_n come_v there_o he_o take_v his_o mantle_n and_o wrap_v it_o together_o and_o smite_v the_o water_n therewith_o which_o part_v so_o that_o they_o two_o go_v over_o dry_a shod_a when_o they_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o river_n elijah_n bad_a elâ—sha_n ask_v something_o of_o he_o before_o he_o be_v take_v from_o he_o whereupon_o he_o desire_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o be_v give_v to_o he_o elijah_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v ask_v a_o hard_a and_o difficult_a thing_n yet_o if_o he_o see_v he_o when_o he_o be_v take_v from_o he_o he_o shall_v obtain_v his_o desire_n but_o it_o not_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o they_o walk_v on_o and_o talk_v that_o a_o chariot_n of_o sire_n and_o horse_n of_o fire_n carried_z elijah_n into_o heaven_n by_o a_o whirlwind_n and_o elisha_n see_v it_o and_o cry_v my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o chariot_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o auriga_fw-la the_o auriga_fw-la horseman_n thereof_o and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o no_o more_o he_o take_v up_o his_o mantle_n that_o fall_v from_o he_o and_o sinote_v the_o water_n and_o they_o divide_v sect._n 9_o epiphanius_n write_v that_o elijah_n be_v a_o levite_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o aaron_n and_o that_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v there_o appear_v to_o sobac_n his_o father_n man_n in_o white_a clothing_n that_o salute_v he_o and_o wrap_v he_o in_o the_o fire_n with_o swaddle_a band_n and_o put_v the_o flame_n into_o his_o mouth_n which_o thing_n when_o he_o report_v to_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n at_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v answer_v fear_v not_o for_o fire_n shall_v be_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o child_n the_o life_n of_o elisha_n or_o elissaeus_n the_o prophet_n chap_n xiii_o section_n 1._o elisha_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o shaphat_n a_o man_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n in_o the_o village_n of_o abelmehola_n he_o be_v eminent_o famous_a both_o as_o a_o man_n and_o as_o a_o prophet_n for_o his_o wonderful_a and_o strange_a work_n epiphanius_n write_v of_o a_o ominous_a accident_n that_o seem_v to_o foretell_v his_o fortune_n greatness_n and_o excellency_n for_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o gilgall_n a_o cow_n which_o be_v in_o shilo_n lowed_a so_o loud_a that_o she_o be_v hear_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o hereupon_o the_o priest_n say_v that_o it_o be_v evident_a a_o propet_v be_v bear_v that_o day_n who_o shall_v both_o throw_v down_o the_o grave_a image_n of_o the_o god_n and_o the_o moult_a one_o elias_n at_o god_n command_v call_v he_o from_o the_o plough_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o boy_n fust_v to_o wait_v upon_o he_o and_o afterward_o to_o take_v part_n of_o his_o office_n of_o which_o because_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o life_n of_o elias_n how_o it_o be_v do_v i_o will_v begin_v to_o speak_v of_o he_o from_o that_o time_n when_o elias_n be_v take_v into_o heaven_n in_o his_o sight_n elias_n indeed_o have_v bid_v he_o ask_v what_o he_o will_v before_o he_o be_v take_v away_o from_o he_o and_o elisha_n have_v desire_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o his_o spirit_n whereas_o elias_n say_v he_o have_v ask_v a_o hard_a thing_n nevertheless_o he_o shall_v obtain_v it_o upon_o this_o condition_n if_o he_o see_v he_o when_o he_o be_v take_v away_o elisha_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o see_v he_o when_o he_o be_v carry_v into_o heaven_n in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n and_o fiery_a horse_n in_o that_o he_o cry_v my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o chariot_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o chariot_n man_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o that_o he_o may_v receive_v what_o he_o have_v request_v when_o he_o will_v pass_v over_o jordan_n again_o for_o trial_n sake_n he_o smite_v the_o water_n as_o his_o master_n have_v do_v with_o elias_n cloak_n which_o be_v fall_v from_o he_o as_o he_o go_v up_o which_o when_o they_o be_v not_o divide_v he_o begin_v to_o cry_v where_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o elias_n but_o when_o he_o smite_v they_o the_o second_o time_n they_o divide_v into_o two_o part_n and_o afford_v he_o ready_a passage_n which_o when_o the_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o be_v at_o jericho_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o from_o that_o time_n they_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o elias_n rest_v upon_o he_o therefore_o they_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o and_o throw_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n on_o the_o ground_n do_v he_o reverence_n after_o this_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v fifty_o stout_a man_n with_o his_o servant_n who_o may_v do_v well_o to_o go_v and_o seek_v his_o master_n if_o perchance_o the_o spirit_n have_v carry_v he_o into_o some_o mountain_n or_o valley_n when_o he_o forbid_v or_o entreat_v that_o they_o will_v not_o send_v they_o rest_v not_o till_o they_o have_v wrest_v from_o he_o a_o consent_n so_o these_o fifty_o man_n go_v and_o return_v the_o three_o day_n have_v lose_v their_o labour_n elisha_n when_o he_o understand_v so_o much_o say_v do_v not_o i_o forbid_v you_o to_o send_v sect._n 2._o his_o dwell_n be_v at_o jericho_n in_o which_o city_n the_o water_n be_v so_o unwholesome_a that_o it_o be_v death_n to_o he_o that_o drink_v it_o and_o moreover_o the_o earth_n be_v very_o barren_a which_o when_o the_o man_n of_o his_o city_n make_v know_v to_o he_o or_o rather_o make_v complaint_n of_o he_o bid_v they_o bring_v he_o a_o new_a cruse_a and_o some_o salt_n this_o he_o throw_v in_o and_o say_v god_n have_v heal_v these_o water_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v neither_o cause_v death_n nor_o barrenness_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o earth_n which_o kindness_n of_o his_o the_o man_n of_o jericho_n be_v better_o for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o sect._n 3_o as_o he_o go_v thence_o unto_o bethel_n the_o child_n of_o the_o city_n come_v forth_o and_o mock_v he_o say_v come_v up_o thou_o bald_a pate_n come_v up_o thou_o bald_a pate_n he_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o curse_v they_o from_o god_n whereupon_o two_o bear_n come_v out_o of_o the_o forest_n and_o tear_v two_o and_o forty_o of_o they_o so_o effectual_a be_v his_o curse_n but_o how_o much_o his_o prayer_n avail_v with_o god_n may_v easy_o be_v know_v by_o that_o which_o follow_v joram_n king_n of_o israel_n the_o son_n of_o ahazia_n have_v stir_v josaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n to_o war_n against_o the_o moabite_n who_o deny_v tribute_n after_o ahab_n be_v dead_a when_o they_o have_v march_v seven_o day_n there_o want_v water_n for_o the_o army_n and_o cattle_n when_o jehosaphat_n know_v by_o joram_n who_o murmur_v against_o god_n that_o elisha_n the_o prophet_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o go_v to_o he_o elisha_n first_o bid_v joram_n get_v and_o ask_v counsel_n of_o his_o father_n prophet_n yet_o after_o when_o he_o demand_v why_o god_n have_v call_v three_o king_n together_o to_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o moabite_n elâ—sha_n tell_v he_o that_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o revereace_n he_o bear_v
they_o be_v not_o take_v in_o war_n but_o he_o command_v that_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o satisfy_v sect._n 11._o after_o those_o thing_n benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v get_v a_o great_a army_n besiege_v samaria_n and_o besiege_v it_o so_o long_o that_o when_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o food_n be_v spend_v there_o grow_v such_o a_o dearth_n of_o provision_n that_o a_o ass_n head_n be_v sell_v for_o fourscore_o piece_n of_o silver_n 2_o king_n 24._o in_o this_o so_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n two_o woman_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n betwixt_o themselves_o to_o eat_v their_o child_n by_o turn_n now_o when_o one_o of_o they_o have_v give_v her_o child_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o the_o other_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o agreement_n but_o on_o the_o day_n after_o hide_v her_o child_n that_o woman_n pine_v with_o hunger_n beseech_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o cry_n and_o tear_n that_o he_o will_v help_v she_o and_o take_v some_o order_n for_o her_o life_n and_o tell_v he_o this_o story_n of_o the_o child_n hereupon_o he_o rend_v his_o garment_n in_o all_o their_o sight_n swear_v bitter_o that_o elisha_n shall_v die_v that_o day_n and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o dispatch_v away_o a_o executioner_n but_o before_o he_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n tell_v the_o elder_n that_o sit_v with_o he_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o king_n and_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o open_v the_o door_n to_o the_o messenger_n because_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o master_n foot_n follow_v he_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v those_o word_n when_o as_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o messenger_n and_o say_v behold_v this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o 2_o kin._n 6.33_o the_o prophet_n at_o god_n appointment_n foretell_v that_o the_o next_o day_n about_o that_o very_a hour_n a_o measure_n of_o fine_a flower_n shall_v be_v sell_v fora_fw-la shekell_n and_o two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n 2_o kin._n 7.1_o the_o matter_n seem_v so_o incredible_a to_o a_o certain_a lord_n upon_o who_o hand_n the_o king_n lean_v that_o he_o say_v that_o can_v not_o be_v although_o god_n shall_v open_v heaven_n whereas_o the_o prophet_n assure_v he_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o thing_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o at_o that_o time_n four_o leper_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n go_v into_o the_o enemy_n camp_n in_o such_o apparent_a danger_n of_o death_n when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o find_v no_o body_n for_o god_n have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o hear_v a_o rush_v and_o a_o noise_n of_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o of_o a_o great_a army_n which_o when_o they_o hear_v they_o leave_v their_o luggage_n and_o run_v away_o now_o when_o the_o leper_n have_v tell_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o city_n the_o king_n at_o the_o first_o interpret_v it_o to_o be_v a_o stratagem_n afterward_o have_v send_v two_o horse_n of_o the_o six_o that_o be_v only_o leave_v when_o the_o scout_n have_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o all_o the_o people_n come_v thither_o for_o booty_n and_o when_o the_o tent_n be_v spoil_v that_o cheapness_n of_o provision_n follow_v which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v and_o then_o that_o lord_n of_o who_o i_o make_v mention_v before_o to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v give_v charge_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v tread_v to_o death_n by_o the_o multitude_n sect._n 12._o the_o prophet_n have_v persuade_v that_o woman_n who_o son_n as_o be_v show_v before_o 2_o king_n 8.1_o he_o raise_v from_o death_n when_o he_o foretell_v the_o seven_o year_n famine_n that_o she_o shall_v go_v some_o whither_o else_o and_o sojourn_v with_o her_o family_n to_o avoid_v it_o she_o follow_v his_o counsel_n but_o at_o the_o seven_o year_n end_n when_o she_o come_v back_o she_o find_v her_o house_n and_o land_n seize_v on_o therefore_o she_o petition_v the_o king_n that_o she_o may_v recover_v she_o own_o king_n joram_n then_o opportune_o at_o that_o nick_n of_o time_n command_v gehazi_n elisha_n servant_n to_o relate_v the_o great_a and_o strange_a work_n that_o his_o master_n have_v do_v for_o beside_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o woman_n who_o son_n that_o be_v also_o present_a there_o he_o have_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a thereupon_o when_o she_o be_v ask_v have_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v so_o the_o king_n command_v a_o officer_n or_o eunuch_n to_o restore_v she_o not_o only_o all_o her_o land_n but_o all_o the_o profit_n of_o it_o also_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o woman_n avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o recover_v she_o own_o estate_n through_o elisha_n goodness_n sect._n 13._o when_o benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v sick_a elisha_n be_v at_o damascus_n 2_o king_n 8.7_o of_o who_o come_v when_o the_o king_n be_v certify_v he_o send_v hazael_n to_o he_o who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o chief_a servant_n with_o presents_z to_o ask_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v from_o his_o disease_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o indeed_o shall_v recover_v but_o nevertheless_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v short_o whereupon_o while_o hazael_n stand_v in_o his_o sight_n elisha_n begin_v to_o weep_v and_o when_o hazael_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o weep_v he_o answer_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o syria_n he_o will_v afflict_v the_o israelite_n therefore_o the_o next_o day_n after_o he_o have_v bring_v his_o master_n benhadad_n news_n of_o recovery_n he_o smother_v he_o and_o seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n and_o soon_o after_o he_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o many_o sad_a overthrow_n the_o same_o elisha_n take_v order_n to_o anoint_v john_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 9_o who_o shall_v root_v 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jehaziel_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xvii_o i_o find_v that_o jehaziel_n do_v once_o only_o do_v the_o office_n of_o prophecy_n 2_o chron._n 20.14_o and_o that_o be_v unto_o jehosaphat_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n after_o this_o manner_n the_o ammonite_n and_o moabite_n have_v gather_v a_o great_a army_n resolve_v to_o fight_v with_o jehosaphat_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n when_o this_o be_v tell_v he_o and_o that_o the_o enemy_n be_v now_o already_o enter_v his_o kingdom_n he_o not_o trust_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o strength_n betake_v himself_o whole_o unto_o god_n and_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o who_o have_v drive_v out_o all_o the_o nation_n in_o
law_n those_o two_o i_o ider_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n by_o which_o judgement_n daniel_n afterward_o obtain_v great_a renown_n and_o authority_n among_o the_o people_n god_n tell_v he_o many_o thing_n by_o gabriel_n the_o angel_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o persia-greece_n and_o egypt_n also_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n the_o restitution_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o bring_v back_o of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o book_n which_o by_o his_o name_n be_v reckon_v among_o those_o of_o the_o bible_n he_o die_v at_o babylon_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o king_n cave_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v who_o say_v also_o that_o his_o sepulchre_n in_o his_o time_n be_v very_o well_o know_v to_o all_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxix_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n be_v of_o the_o country_n of_o bezzocherene_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o he_o flee_v have_v leave_v his_o country_n into_o ostracina_n a_o country_n of_o the_o ismaelite_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o nebuchadonosor_n come_v with_o a_o mighty_a army_n to_o destroy_v the_o city_n jerusalem_n there_o he_o dwell_v until_o he_o be_v certify_v that_o the_o chaldee_n have_v take_v and_o demolish_v the_o city_n be_v return_v with_o spoil_n and_o poisoner_n into_o their_o country_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n among_o who_o be_v hieremias_n and_o baruch_n be_v go_v to_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n as_o i_o have_v express_v in_o their_o life_n for_o than_o he_o return_v into_o his_o country_n after_o his_o return_n in_o what_o year_n it_o be_v uncertain_a he_o have_v sow_o some_o barley_n and_o when_o the_o harvest_n come_v have_v let_v it_o out_o to_o reaper_n to_o be_v cut_v down_o and_o bind_v up_o in_o sheaf_n and_o when_o he_o carry_v they_o their_o dinner_n a_o angel_n of_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o bid_v he_o carry_v it_o to_o daniel_n who_o be_v in_o the_o lion_n den_n in_o babylon_n he_o make_v answer_v to_o the_o angel_n that_o he_o have_v 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away_o they_o shall_v get_v the_o reaper_n some_o meat_n and_o that_o he_o come_v again_o that_o very_a day_n and_o come_v in_o among_o the_o reaper_n just_a as_o they_o be_v at_o their_o supper_n in_o the_o holy_a bible_n there_o be_v reckon_v a_o very_a little_a book_n entitle_v by_o his_o name_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n he_o expostulate_v with_o god_n more_o earnest_o why_o the_o wicked_a shall_v overcome_v and_o afflict_v the_o godly_a but_o after_o god_n have_v foretell_v of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n who_o shall_v free_v and_o preserve_v the_o good_a he_o become_v more_o patient_a and_o conclude_v with_o prayer_n which_o do_v show_v the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o christ_n he_o die_v in_o judaea_n two_o year_n before_o the_o jew_n be_v bring_v back_o from_o caldaea_n the_o fifteen_o of_o january_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o his_o body_n by_o god_n discovery_n be_v find_v when_o arcadius_n be_v emperor_n sophonias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxx_o sophonias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o cushi_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n he_o prophesy_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n when_o josias_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n first_o he_o terrifi_v and_o afterward_o comfor_v he_o foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o wickedness_n which_o he_o reckon_v up_o first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o judge_n and_o for_o terror_n sake_n he_o call_v the_o day_n by_o such_o name_n as_o use_v to_o strike_v terror_n into_o man_n he_o foretell_v also_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o nation_n as_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n assyrian_n moabite_n and_o philistine_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o come_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o centiles_n unto_o he_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v alone_o in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxi_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n commandment_n undergo_v he_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o very_a young_a man_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspes_n first_o unto_o zorobabell_a the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n josedec_n the_o priest_n and_o afterward_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n be_v this_o when_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v at_o his_o command_n bring_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n say_v that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v god_n send_v aggaeus_n to_o tell_v zorobabell_a the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jozedec_n that_o the_o people_n speak_v false_o that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n god_n house_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v see_v it_o be_v come_v and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o the_o building_n be_v omit_v what_o they_o have_v sow_v in_o great_a abundance_n have_v afford_v slender_a profit_n the_o rain_n be_v withhold_v from_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v diligent_o begin_v and_o dispatch_v the_o work_n these_o two_o man_n like_v well_o of_o this_o word_n of_o aggaeus_n or_o rather_o of_o god_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n all_o the_o people_n and_o when_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n of_o that_o same_o year_n he_o be_v again_o send_v to_o these_o two_o who_o i_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n first_o to_o exhort_v these_o two_o to_o go_v on_o because_o god_n will_v help_v they_o and_o then_o to_o tell_v they_o all_o that_o that_o new_a temple_n shall_v exceed_v the_o old_a one_o in_o glory_n because_o of_o god_n come_v which_o be_v at_o hand_n in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n he_o be_v send_v again_o to_o tell_v they_o have_v wrest_v a_o confession_n from_o the_o priest_n by_o a_o 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presence_n give_v thanks_o also_o to_o god_n by_o himself_o because_o he_o have_v incline_v the_o king_n mind_n to_o honour_n and_o beautify_v his_o temple_n and_o have_v cause_v according_a to_o his_o goodness_n towards_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v get_v favour_n with_o the_o king_n and_o his_o councillor_n and_o prince_n for_o the_o matter_n according_a to_o this_o decree_n in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n when_o artaxerxes_n be_v king_n esdras_n go_v from_o babylon_n call_v together_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o his_o countryman_n near_o a_o river_n which_o fall_v into_o the_o river_n ahava_n have_v tarry_v with_o they_o there_o three_o day_n when_o he_o find_v no_o levites_n who_o he_o seek_v for_o among_o the_o people_n and_o priest_n he_o send_v eleven_o prince_n and_o discreet_a man_n to_o eddo_n and_o his_o brethren_n who_o have_v receive_v their_o errand_n come_v thither_o and_o when_o he_o have_v appoint_v a_o fast_a unto_o all_o 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