Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	king_n	lord_n	people_n	5,525	4	4.6112	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09268	The period of the Persian monarchie VVherein sundry places of Ezra, Nehemiah and Daniel are cleered: extracted, contracted, and englished, much of it out of Doctor Raynolds, by the late learned and godly man William Pemble, of Magdalen Hall in Oxford. Published and enlarged since his death by his friend, Richard Capel.	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656.; Rainolds, John, 1549-1607.	1631 (1631)	STC 19582; ESTC S114347	63,361	88

una_fw-la ragione_fw-la generale_fw-mi del_fw-it periculo_fw-la de_fw-it esser_fw-it indotro_fw-it ad_fw-la idololatria_fw-la i_o e._n though_o the_o place_n in_o deut._n 7.6_o be_v chief_o mean_v of_o the_o canaanite_n yet_o it_o have_v a_o general_a reason_n from_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v draw_v to_o idolatry_n deodat_n ibid._n the_o question_n be_v whether_o in_o case_n a_o man_n marry_v a_o amorite_n now_o a_o infidel_n he_o be_v to_o put_v she_o away_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n nehem._n 1._o v_o 1._o the_o word_n of_o nehemiah_n the_o son_n of_o hacheliah_n etc._n etc._n etc._n genebrard_n lib._n 2._o the_o engl._n argument_n on_o the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n nehemiah_n sixtus_n senensis_n bibl._n lib._n 1._o vers._n 6._o both_o i_o and_o my_o father_n have_v sin_v sin_v vid._n fewerbornij_fw-la disputat_fw-la an_fw-mi deus_fw-la posteros_fw-la puniat_fw-la ob_fw-la majorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la flagiti●_n flagiti●_n ezek._n 18._o 18._o levit._fw-la 26.40_o 26.40_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iniquitates_fw-la praecedentium_fw-la rainold_n which_o we_o and_o our_o father_n have_v commit_v genev_n ●ote_n le._n iniquita_fw-la depassati_n ital._n i._n e._n de_fw-fr nostri_fw-la maggiori_fw-la è_fw-la predecessoni_fw-la le_fw-fr quali_fw-la no●_n halliamo_fw-la seguitate_fw-la deodat_n cap._n 2._o v._n 8._o and_o a_o letter_n unto_o asaph_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o king_n 5.6_o ●orest_a that_o he_o may_v give_v i_o timber_n to_o make_v beam_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o palace_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o house_n and_o for_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o the_o house_n that_o that_o 1._o king_n 5.6_o chap._n 8.1_o and_o all_o the_o people_n gather_v themselves_o together_o as_o one_o man_n into_o the_o street_n that_o be_v before_o the_o water-gate_n and_o they_o speak_v unto_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n to_o bring_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v to_o israel_n ver._n 8._o so_o they_o read_v in_o the_o book_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n distinct_o and_o gat●_n t●e_v sense_n 〈◊〉_d cause_v they_o to_o understand_v the_o read_n read_n nehem._n 8.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n ●a●ant_fw-la intelligenciam_fw-la per_fw-la ipsam_fw-la scripturam_fw-la they_o g●ve_v the_o sense_n by_o the_o scripture_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d testimoniis_fw-la by_o confer_v of_o place_n aug._n lib._n q._n 83._o quaest_n 69._o tom_n 4._o bretewood_n in_o his_o inquiry_n chap._n 9_o as_o schoolmaster_n do_v when_o they_o construe_v lesson_n to_o their_o boy_n in_o grammar_n school_n vid._n syrum_fw-la paraphrastem_fw-la paraphrastem_fw-la vid._n pagnin_n jon._n 3.4_o 2._o chron._n 17.9_o jehosaphat_n send_v levites_n and_o priest_n who_o teach_v in_o judah_n and_o have_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o they_o and_o go_v about_o throughout_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o teach_v the_o people_n this_o teach_n be_v our_o preach_n not_o only_o construe_v the_o word_n to_o the_o people_n for_o in_o those_o day_n the_o commo●_n people_n have_v not_o lose_v any_o of_o the_o language_n but_o understand_v the_o hebrew_n perfect_o perfect_o daniel_n style_v the_o chaldaean_a monarchy_n golden_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o kind_n and_o free_a usage_n the_o people_n of_o god_n find_v in_o their_o captivity_n there_o daniel_n indeed_o have_v a_o tincture_n of_o chaldee_n write_v in_o the_o captivity_n and_o he_o be_v in_o chaldaea_n cap._n 9.8_o and_o find_v his_o heart_n i._n e._n abraham_n faithful_a before_o thou_o and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o he_o epist._n 107._o 107._o aquin._n 1.2_o q._n 114._o art_n 5._o ad_fw-la 2._o non_fw-la ●●men_fw-la ita_fw-la quòd_fw-la priùs_fw-la dig●i_fw-la fuerint_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la per_fw-la great_a iam_fw-la eos_fw-la facit_fw-la dignos_fw-la qui_fw-la stolus_fw-la pote_fw-la facere_fw-la mundum_fw-la de_fw-la immundo_fw-la conceptum_fw-la semine_fw-la vers._n 20._o thou_o give_v also_o thy_o good_a spirit_n to_o instruct_v they_o they_o vid._n doughty_n of_o divine_a mystery_n p._n 24._o inspiration_n say_v he_o examine_v by_o the_o touch_n of_o sacred_a writ_n may_v be_v a_o rule_n but_o i_o mean_v not_o new_a revelation_n respectu_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la revelatae_fw-la but_o new_a enlighten_v both_o the_o organ_n and_o object_n cap._n 8_o v._n 9_o then_o nehemiah_n which_o be_v tirshasha_n and_o ezra_n the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n vers._n 17._o and_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o they_o that_o be_v come_v again_o out_o of_o the_o captivity_n make_v booth_n and_o sit_v under_o the_o booth_n for_o since_o the_o time_n of_o joshuah_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n unto_o this_o day_n have_v not_o the_o child_n of_o isra●el_n do_v so_o and_o there_o be_v very_o great_a joy_n zach._n 14.16_o 17_o 28_o 19_o vers._n 18._o and_o he_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n every_o day_n from_o the_o first_o day_n unto_o the_o last_o and_o they_o keep_v the_o feast_n 7._o day_n and_o on_o the_o 8._o day_n a_o solemn_a assembly_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n manner_n deut._n 31.11_o 31.11_o pausanias_n in_o areadicis_n plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 4._o c._n 5._o matth._n 21.15_o 16._o cap._n 11._o cap._n 13.28_o and_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n the_o son_n of_o eliash●b_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v the_o son_n in_o law_n of_o sanballat_n the_o horonite_n but_o i_o chase_v he_o from_o i_o i_o esai_n 15.5_o jer._n 48.3_o 48.3_o judg._n 9.7_o joseph_n lib._n 11._o cap._n ult_n antiq._n joh._n 4.20_o 4.20_o luc._n 6.12_o rainold_n praelect_v 186._o 186._o 2._o king_n 17._o gen._n 33.18.20_o 33.18.20_o a_o i_o &_o à_fw-la vobis_fw-la recedant_fw-la qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la nolumus_fw-la esse_fw-la meliores_fw-la quam_fw-la paties_fw-mi nostri_fw-la bern._n ep_n 93._o chrysost._n 1._o cor._n 2._o hom._n 8._o in_o morali_fw-la morali_fw-la remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_a cap._n 5.19_o think_v upon_o i_o my_o god_n for_o good_a according_a to_o all_o that_o i_o have_v do_v for_o this_o people_n cap._n 13.15_o remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n concern_v this_o &_o wipe_v not_o out_o my_o good_a deed_n that_o i_o have_v do_v for_o the_o house_n of_o my_o god_n and_o for_o the_o officer_n thereof_o vers._n 22._o remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n concern_v this_o also_o and_o spare_v i_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o mercy_n mercy_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 18._o cap._n 48._o cyril_n lib._n 5._o in_o genesin_n ambros._n l._n 3._o cap._n 10._o haggai_n 2.9_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o late_a house_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o the_o former_a say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o in_o this_o place_n i_o will_v give_v peace_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n host_n lib._n 15._o cap._n 14._o 14._o sanct._n in_o hag._n c._n 2.10_o 1._o king_n 6._o 6._o antiq._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o ezek._n 40.1_o 40.1_o these_o be_v but_o few_o and_o they_o be_v rather_o write_v than_o preach_v prophet_n prophet_n bibl._n sanct_a 1.1_o john_n 3_o 2._o chron._n 3.18_o 2._o king_n 24.13_o jer._n 25.19_o &_o 27.19_o 21._o 2._o king_n 24.15_o luc._n 19.38_o luc._n 2.14_o eph._n 2.14_o joh._n 10.23_o acts._n 3.11_o &_o 5.12_o de_fw-fr bell_n judaic_n c._n 6._o l._n 6._o deodat_n annot_n on_o ital._n transl._n ezek._n 44.3_o ezek._n 46.9_o dan._n c._n 1.8_o dan._n cap._n 1._o v._n 8._o but_o daniel_n have_v determine_v in_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o will_v not_o defile_v himself_o with_o the_o king_n meat_n nor_o with_o the_o wine_n which_o he_o drink_v deut._n 14.3_o dan._n 5.4_o rom._n 14.21_o 1._o cor._n 10.20_o dan._n 1.7_o 8._o dan._n 1.12_o vers._n 4.19_o vers._n 3._o 3._o cap._n 2.46_o 47._o then_o the_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_n fall_v upon_o his_o face_n and_o bow_v himself_o unto_o daniel_n and_o command_v that_o they_o shall_v offer_v meat_n offering_n and_o sweet_a odour_n unto_o he_o also_o the_o king_n answer_v daniel_n and_o say_v of_o a_o truth_n it_o 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and_o best_o agree_v upon_o 40_o year_n this_o darius_n nothus_fw-la his_o bastard_n son_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o have_v the_o holy_a city_n build_v and_o finish_v in_o his_o day_n he_o reign_v in_o all_o year_n 19_o month_n 6_o 7_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n in_o his_o day_n flourish_v the_o prophet_n malachi_n cyrus_n his_o brother_n call_v cyrus_n the_o young_a take_v arm_n against_o he_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o own_o life_n who_o expedition_n be_v describe_v by_o that_o famous_a xenophon_n this_o artaxerxes_n reign_v 43_o  _fw-fr 8_o ochus_n call_v darius_n artaxerxes_n ochus_n he_o reign_v 23_o  _fw-fr 9_o arses_n the_o son_n of_o ochus_n be_v slay_v by_o bagoas_n a_o eunuch_n 17._o who_o kill_v first_o ochus_n his_o father_n arse_n reign_v 3_o  _fw-fr broughton_n leave_v out_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o ochus_n and_o make_v ochus_n and_o arses_n to_o be_v but_o one_o man_n and_o thrust_v out_o arses_n give_v unto_o ochus_n his_o three_o year_n and_o no_o more_o he_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o florentine_a printer_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n print_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 20_o 〈◊〉_d put_v by_o the_o library_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d year_n month_n 10_o darius_n codomanne_v his_o son_n succeed_v he_o and_o in_o the_o 6_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o be_v beat_v by_o alexander_n magnus_n and_o slay_v by_o bessus_n governor_n of_o bactrya_n one_o of_o alexander_n prince_n and_o captain_n and_o so_o a_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n he_o reign_v 6_o  _fw-fr the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o 228_o year_n cyrus_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o persia_n the_o 55_o olympiad_n darius_n the_o last_o be_v subdue_v by_o alexander_n the_o 112_o olympiad_n so_o betwixt_o cyrus_n and_o darius_n there_o fall_v in_o 57_o olympiad_n &_o each_o olympiad_n have_v the_o term_n of_o 4_o year_n so_o we_o find_v 228_o complete_a 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and_o therefore_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v there_o shall_v stand_v up_o yet_o three_o king_n the_o sense_n be_v that_o from_o or_o after_o darius_n the_o mede_n there_o shall_v be_v three_o king_n in_o per●ia_n viz._n cyrus_n cambyses_n darius_n hystaspis_n and_o then_o the_o four_o be_v plain_o xerxes_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o his_o gr●at_a riches_n and_o his_o huge_a and_o mighty_a preparation_n make_v to_o invade_v greece_n now_o since_o it_o be_v as_o clear_a as_o day_n that_o the_o four_o be_v xerxes_n the_o other_o 3_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o cyrus_n cambyses_n and_o darius_n hystaspis_n the_o only_a objection_n that_o can_v be_v make_v be_v of_o a_o magus_n name_v smerdis_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o cyrus_n and_o usurp_v the_o throne_n after_o cambyses_n thaliâ_n against_o who_o he_o conspire_v but_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o hold_v he_o worth_a the_o name_n and_o he_o bear_v no_o place_n in_o the_o holy_a write_v among_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n whether_o it_o be_v for_o that_o his_o time_n be_v short_a for_o e●e_o he_o see_v 7_o moneth●_n the_o noble_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o suppress_v he_o or_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o conspirator_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v a_o tyrant_n than_o a_o king_n it_o be_v out_o of_o question_n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v pass_v the_o magus_n or_o sm●rdis_n over_o some_o do_v take_v the_o odd_a month_n that_o this_o smerdis_n usurp_v and_o add_v they_o to_o the_o time_n of_o cambyses_n and_o so_o give_v he_o somewhat_o a_o long_a time_n of_o reign_n than_o i_o have_v do_v but_o so_o small_a a_o difference_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o speak_n of_o 2._o chron._n 36._o a_o 20_o and_o they_o be_v servant_n to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o b_o son_n a_o nabuchadnezzar_n b_o his_o son_n euilmerodach_n 2._o reg._n 25.27_o his_o nephew_n belshazzar_n dan._n 5.1_o and_o all_o nation_n shall_v fear_v he_o and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n until_o the_o time_n of_o his_o lord_n come_v when_o many_o nation_n and_o great_a king_n shall_v serve_v themselves_o of_o he_o 2._o chron._n 36.21_o to_o fulfil_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o c_o jeremiah_n until_o the_o land_n have_v she_o fill_v of_o sabbath_n for_o all_o the_o day_n that_o she_o lay_v desolate_a she_o keep_v sabbath_n d_o 70_o year_n c_o jer._n 25.11_o and_o this_o whole_a land_n shall_v be_v desolate_a and_o a_o astonishment_n and_o these_o nation_n shall_v serve_v the_o king_n of_o babel_n 70._o year_n and_o jer._n 19.10_o d_o beginning_z when_o jehoiaki●_n or_o jeconiah_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a end_v at_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n and_o darius_n the_o mede_n king_n of_o persia._n that_o they_o begin_v at_o jeconiahs_n captivity_n be_v prove_v by_o ezek._n 40.1_o in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o our_o be_v in_o captivity_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n in_o the_o 10_o the_o day_n of_o the_o month_n in_o the_o 14_o the_o year_n after_o the_o city_n be_v smite_v etc._n etc._n now_o ezekiel_n for_o the_o most_o part_n reckon_v the_o year_n from_o the_o first_o of_o jeconiahs_n captivity_n as_o ezech._n 1.2_o and_o more_o plain_o out_o of_o jeremiah_n cap._n 29.2.10_o where_o write_v to_o those_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o jeconiah_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v 70_o year_n in_o captivity_n from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o carry_v away_o as_o may_v appear_v if_o the_o chapter_n be_v right_o consider_v of_o 2._o chron._n 36.22.23_o but_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o c_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n etc._n etc._n thus_o say_v cyrus_n king_n of_o persia._n c_o together_o with_o darius_n the_o mede_n who_o cyrus_n have_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n admit_v into_o the_o government_n of_o the_o empire_n with_o himself_o as_o dan._n 5.31_o darius_n of_o the_o mede_n take_v the_o kingdom_n be_v 62._o year_n old_a and_o daniel_n 9.1_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o son_n of_o 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captain_n jeshua_n or_o jehoshua_n son_n of_o jehozadak_a high_a priest_n hag._n 1.1_o but_o nehemiah_n a_o man_n of_o great_a authority_n go_v not_o now_o but_o come_v 64._o or_o 54._o year_n after_o ezra_n 3.1_o and_o when_o the_o 7._o month_n be_v come_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o their_o city_n the_o people_n assemble_v themselves_o as_o one_o man_n unto_o jerusalem_n from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o 7._o month_n they_o offer_v burn_v offering_n h_z and_o cambyses_n his_o son_n synecdochicè_fw-la ezra_n 3.8_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n they_o begin_v to_o set_v forward_o the_o work_n of_o the_o

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7.1_o etc._n etc._n e_o that_o be_v the_o lock_n gate_n and_o bar_n be_v set_v up_o fifty_o two_o day_n after_o the_o stone_n wall_n be_v build_v vers_fw-la 1._o now_o the_o city_n be_v large_a and_o great_a 4._o but_o the_o people_n be_v few_o therein_o and_o the_o house_n be_v not_o build_v and_o f_o jeshua_n beget_v joiakim_n joiakim_n also_o beget_v eliashib_n 12.10_o and_o eliashib_n beget_v joiada_n and_o jo●ada_n beget_v jonathan_n and_o jonathan_n beget_v jaddua_n in_o the_o day_n of_o eliashib_n joiada_n and_o johanan_n and_o jaddua_n 22._o be_v the_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o levite_n write_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o dar●us_a the_o persian_a f_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n from_o the_o captivity_n to_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a who_o as_o joseph_n antiq._n jud._n lib._n 11._o cap._n 7._o &_o 8._o report_n jaddua_n do_v meet_v as_o he_o come_v towards_o jerusalem_n now_o none_o ought_v to_o wonder_v 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be_v assuerus_n to_o be_v xerxes_n and_o there_o be_v betwixt_o cyrus_n the_o first_o and_o xerxes_n the_o twelve_o 60._o year_n so_o mordecay_n shall_v have_v live_v about_o 140._o year_n in_o the_o twelve_o of_o xerxes_n be_v then_o too_o of_o strong_a and_o able_a body_n and_o likely_a to_o live_v long_o as_o may_v appear_v ester_n 10.2_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_v 2._o year_n there_o be_v two_o nehemiahs_n one_o mention_v ezra_n 2._o another_o who_o return_v in_o the_o 20._o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n and_o live_v till_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n the_o persian_a answer_v 3_o likely_a there_o be_v ambiguity_n in_o the_o word_n son_n which_o m._n broughton_n take_v proper_o as_o if_o ezra_n have_v be_v immediate_o the_o son_n of_o serajah_n whereas_o indeed_o he_o be_v so_o serajahs_n son_n as_o the_o jew_n use_v to_o call_v their_o posterity_n even_o to_o the_o five_o descent_n son_n and_o zerubbabel_n be_v usual_o call_v the_o son_n of_o shealti●l_n 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thereupon_o that_o from_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n be_v precise_o 490._o year_n for_o number_n be_v either_o take_v proper_o when_o they_o note_v that_o which_o natural_o they_o signify_v improper_o or_o figurative_o when_o they_o signify_v either_o more_o or_o less_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o speaker_n intention_n so_o be_v two_o and_o three_o take_v proper_o matth._n 16.21_o &_o 27.23_o &_o 20.19_o improper_o hos._n 6.2_o seven_o proper_o 1._o king_n 18._o figurative_o luc._n 17.4_o matth._n 18.22_o ten_o proper_o exod._n 34.28_o figurative_o numb_a 14.22_o twelve_o proper_o mat._n 10.2_o figurative_o apoc._n 7._o thousand_o figurative_o dan._n 7.10_o so_o that_o often_o in_o scripture_n number_n finite_a be_v put_v for_o infinite_a certain_a for_o uncertain_a perfect_a for_o

child_n with_o some_o great_a measure_n of_o punishment_n shall_v personal_a sin_n in_o the_o guilt_n descend_v from_o father_n to_o the_o child_n we_o shall_v have_v more_o original_a sin_n than_o one_o when_o then_o in_o the_o word_n they_o 26.40_o be_v command_v to_o confess_v together_o with_o their_o own_o sin_n the_o sin_n of_o their_o forefather_n it_o be_v not_o that_o their_o forefather_n sin_n that_o go_v no_o further_o any_o way_n than_o their_o forefather_n person_n shall_v be_v remit_v to_o their_o forefather_n be_v dead_a or_o to_o they_o be_v alive_a but_o that_o such_o sin_n which_o they_o themselves_o have_v also_o in_o their_o own_o proper_a person_n by_o occasion_n of_o the_o example_n of_o their_o forefather_n commit_v by_o act_n or_o some_o consent_n may_v be_v forgive_v unto_o they_o so_o psal._n 79.8_o remember_v not_o against_o who_o our_o forefather_n no_o but_o remember_v not_o agha_v we_o former_a deodat_n iniquity_n that_o be_v such_o sin_n as_o we_o have_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n prince_n great_a officer_n man_n of_o place_n power_n and_o the_o like_a we_o find_v jer._n 27.20_o the_o word_n be_v nabuchadnezzar_n carry_v away_o with_o king_n jeconiah_n all_o the_o noble_n the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o do_v he_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o freeman_n no_o such_o matter_n he_o leave_v all_o the_o freeman_n or_o all_o almost_o behind_o he_o they_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o in_o the_o deportation_n of_o jeconiah_n but_o the_o noble_n he_o do_v all_o or_o as_o good_a as_o all_o but_o we_o must_v consult_v with_o the_o septuagint_n there_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potentate_n and_o one_o place_n more_o if_o you_o will_v in_o jer._n 39.6_o where_o we_o read_v that_o after_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v slay_v the_o son_n of_o king_n zedekiah_n the_o text_n say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n slay_v all_o the_o noble_n of_o judah_n the_o original_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v 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conscience_n and_o therefore_o i_o take_v it_o a_o clear_a case_n that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v mean_v noble_n and_o not_o freeman_n and_o yet_o the_o 70._o have_v it_o in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o in_o this_o place_n they_o do_v not_o think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v freemen_n nor_o do_v they_o by_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intend_v to_o express_v freeman_n quà_fw-la tale_n but_o great_a man_n and_o the_o same_o be_v also_o prove_v by_o eccles._n essent_fw-la 10.17_o bless_a say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n there_o be_v thou_o land_n when_o thy_o king_n be_v the_o son_n of_o noble_n the_o hebrew_n be_v our_o word_n in_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o septuagint_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o english_a be_v this_o bless_a be_v the_o land_n when_o the_o king_n be_v the_o son_n of_o freemen_n a_o wise_a blessedness_n and_o translation_n agree_v in_o the_o best_a linguist_n to_o give_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o word_n in_o latin_a as_o can_v bear_v no_o good_a english_a except_v by_o such_o a_o word_n as_o noble_n illustrious_a renown_a and_o in_o these_o place_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v that_o when_o the_o 70._o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v in_o the_o grammatical_a signification_n of_o it_o proper_o signify_v any_o freeman_n as_o freemen_n yet_o the_o 70._o do_v by_o it_o understand_v a_o potent_a a_o man_n of_o place_n and_o account_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o prove_v

father_n th●e_n and_o do_v not_o our_o god_n bring_v all_o this_o evil_a upon_o we_o and_o upon_o this_o city_n yet_o you_o bring_v more_o wrath_n upon_o israel_n by_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n vers._n 19_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n begin_v to_o be_v dark_a before_o the_o sabba●h_n i_o command_v that_o the_o gate_n shall_v be_v shut_v and_o charge_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v open_v till_o after_o the_o sabbath_n and_o some_o of_o my_o servant_n set_v i_o at_o the_o gate_n that_o there_o shall_v no_o burden_n be_v bring_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n vers._n 20._o so_o the_o merchant_n and_o seller_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o ware_n lodge_v without_o jerusalem_n once_o or_o twice_o vers._n 21._o then_o i_o testify_v against_o they_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o why_o lodge_v you_o about_o the_o wall_n if_o you_o do_v so_o again_o i_o will_v lay_v hand_n on_o you_o from_o that_o time_n forth_o come_v they_o no_o more_o on_o the_o sabbath_n matth._n 12.5_o 12.5_o marc._n 2.27_o vid._n maldonat_n maldonat_n vid._n bind_v lib._n 1._o pag._n 217._o walae_fw-la de_fw-fr 4._o precept_n p._n 129._o 129._o when_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v it_o before_o nor_o well_o defer_v it_o after_o the_o sabbath_n so_o zauch_n in_o 4._o praec_fw-la praec_fw-la matth._n 12.1_o it_o appear_v by_o luc._n 6.1_o that_o it_o be_v the_o 7._o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o be_v a_o ceremonial_a sabbath_n but_o yet_o by_o christ_n justify_v of_o they_o from_o the_o priest_n profane_v the_o weekly_a sabbath_n guiltlesse_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o reason_n of_o both_o sort_n of_o sabbath_n in_o this_o be_v alike_o luk._n 13.15_o luk._n 14.5_o matth._n 12.11_o 12.11_o josh._n 6.4_o 1._o king_n 20.29_o zanch._n in_o 4._o praec_fw-la danae_n eth_z christ._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o walae_fw-la in_o 4._o precept_n p._n 115._o 115._o 2._o king_n 19.1_o thom._n ●●_o 2_o ae_z q._n 122._o art_n 4._o 4._o tremel_n in_o mark_n 2.1_o 2.1_o lyra_n in_o exod._n 20._o 20._o in_o casualibus_fw-la casualibus_fw-la manual_n cap._n 13._o n._n 7._o 7._o there_o be_v not_o only_a voluntas_fw-la facti_fw-la sed_fw-la peccati_fw-la peccati_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vatablus_n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la i._o e_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ruler_n the_o proper_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o ruler_n in_o heb._n &_o in_o the_o chaldee_n also_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dan._n 2.48_o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dan._n 3.2_o a_o governor_n and_o nothing_o but_o a_o governor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d princep●_fw-la magnus_fw-la a_o great_a prince_n pag●ine_n pag●ine_n schindl_n penteglot_n c_o ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quòd_fw-la aulici_fw-la proceres_fw-la olim_fw-la candidis_fw-la vestirentur_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-fr josepho_n legimus_fw-la gen._n 41.42_o &_o de_fw-fr mordochaeo_n est._n 8.15_o 8.15_o not_o that_o noble_n be_v all_o usurer_n but_o because_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n to_o see_v it_o and_o suffer_v and_o in_o their_o power_n to_o redress_v it_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v think_v that_o all_o the_o freeman_n be_v usurer_n and_o therefore_o to_o render_v it_o freeman_n can_v hold_v hold_v hie●onym_n in_o isay._n 10._o &_o passim_fw-la passim_fw-la de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la de●_n lib._n 2._o c._n 6._o 6._o eccl._n 10.17_o vulgar_a nobiles_fw-la what_fw-mi ab_fw-la filius_fw-la nobilium_fw-la so_o paguine_a tremel_n clarissimi_fw-it piscator_fw-la cvius_fw-la rex_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la viris_fw-la illustribus_fw-la his_fw-la scholion_n heb._n cvius_fw-la rex_fw-la filius_fw-la candidorum_fw-la est_fw-la hebraei_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d candidos_fw-la seu_fw-la albos_fw-mi intelligunt_fw-la viros_fw-la principes_fw-la claros_fw-la &_o illusty_n vel_fw-la quòd_fw-la gererent_fw-la candidas_fw-la vest●s_fw-la vel_fw-la quòd_fw-la nomine_fw-la ●apientiae_fw-la &_o virtutis_fw-la illustres_fw-la &_o clari_fw-la essent_fw-la the_o very_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o divers_a ancient_a writer_n be_v take_v metaphorical_o apply_v to_o the_o mind_n and_o not_o only_o for_o civil_a freedom_n in_o the_o compound_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o abstract_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mean_v base_a baseness_n see_v plenty_n of_o instance_n out_o of_o greek_a author_n in_o scapula_n and_o stephanus_n stephanus_n hieron_n optimates_fw-la vulg._n optimates_fw-la beda_n optimates_fw-la pagn_n optimates_fw-la pagn_n in_o thesauro_fw-la magnate●_n s._n hindl_v primate_fw-la buxd._n clarissimi_fw-it tremel_n clarissimi_fw-it interlin_n hero_n french_a les_fw-fr gouverneurs_fw-fr spanish_a a_o los_fw-es sennores_fw-gr english_a translat_o geneva_n ruler_n last_o noble●_n ital_n gli_fw-la huomini_fw-la notabili_fw-la notabili_fw-la with_fw-mi arist._n polit_fw-la l._n ●_o cap._n ult_n who_o have_v occasion_n to_o treat_v of_o some_o magistrate_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d institut_n juris_fw-la lib._n 1._o tit_n 4._o 4._o pro._n 19.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n psal._n 118.9_o &_o 47.10.83.12.113.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prince_n 1._o sam._n 2.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n prov._n 8.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tyrant_n or_o king_n the_o word_n tyrant_n be_v ancient_o of_o a_o good_a meaning_n scapula_n scapula_n beza_n in_o luc._n 22.25_o jansen_n concordant_a cap._n 133._o 133._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n pol._n l._n 3._o cap._n 11._o qui_fw-la magistratum_fw-la ambieb●nt_fw-la boni_fw-la dicebantur_fw-la quia_fw-la munus_fw-la non_fw-la ni●i_fw-la a_o bonis_fw-la administrari_fw-la vel_fw-la ambiri_fw-la fas_fw-la erat_fw-la seneca_n lib._n 1._o ep_n 3._o sic._n qui_fw-la publica_fw-la curabant_fw-la optimates_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la optimis_fw-la committi_fw-la debebant_fw-la publica_fw-la negotia_fw-la negotia_fw-la 1_o king_n 21.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n to_o the_o elder_n mean_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n and_o master_n of_o the_o city_n &_o passim_fw-la passim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eth._n lib._n 1._o c._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polit._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la li._n 2._o cap._n 3._o 3._o aquila_n be_v think_v to_o fl●rish_v unde●_n adrian_n the_o emperor_n after_o christ._n christ._n onkelos_n but_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o christ._n christ._n horat_n in_o art_n poëticâ_fw-la poëticâ_fw-la in_o radice_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chaldaeus_n passim_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●ilius_fw-la liberorum_fw-la so_o pagni●_n in_o thes._n in_o radice_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d