17.12_o a_o glorious_a high_a throne_n from_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o place_n of_o our_o sanctuary_n ezek._n 43.7_o the_o place_n of_o my_o throne_n and_o the_o place_n of_o the_o sole_n of_o my_o foot_n where_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o lord_n proclaim_v when_o his_o glory_n be_v return_v to_o the_o renew_a temple_n as_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o verse_n immediate_o precede_v and_o so_o the_o prophet_n esay_n say_v i_o see_v the_o lord_n sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n high_a and_o lift_v up_o and_o his_o train_n fill_v the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o house_n be_v fill_v with_o smoke_n etc._n etc._n esay_n 6.1_o 4._o where_o he_o character_v the_o lord_n sit_v parallel_n to_o his_o dwell_n in_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n upon_o the_o ark_n and_o from_o thence_o fill_v the_o whole_a house_n with_o the_o train_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n where_o the_o lord_n be_v enthrone_v with_o such_o live_a creature_n attend_v he_o as_o be_v describe_v here_o there_o be_v so_o plain_a intimation_n that_o it_o mean_v his_o glory_n at_o his_o temple_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v plain_o for_o when_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o sea_n of_o glass_n before_o the_o throne_n and_o of_o seven_o lamp_n rev._n 4._o v._n 5_o 6._o and_o of_o a_o golden_a altar_n of_o incense_n chap._n 8.3_o and_o of_o a_o voice_n from_o that_o altar_n chap._n 9.13_o etc._n etc._n the_o allusion_n be_v so_o clear_a to_o the_o melt_a sea_n seven_o lamp_n of_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n the_o altar_n of_o incense_n and_o the_o oracle_n give_v from_o beyond_o it_o which_o all_o be_v before_o the_o ark_n where_o the_o lord_n glory_v dwell_v in_o the_o cloud_n that_o the_o matter_n need_v no_o more_o proof_n then_o only_o to_o observe_v this_o and_o that_o the_o throne_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n throughout_o all_o that_o description_n mean_v in_o this_o sense_n there_o be_v evidence_n enough_o in_o that_o one_o clause_n in_o chap._n 16._o v._n 17._o a_o voice_n come_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o heaven_n from_o the_o throne_n 2_o ezekiel_n himself_o show_v that_o this_o glory_n refer_v to_o the_o temple_n because_o he_o have_v show_v it_o pitch_v there_o flit_a thence_o and_o return_v thither_o again_o 1_o he_o say_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v at_o the_o temple_n namely_o that_o that_o he_o have_v see_v and_o describe_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n chap._n 8.4_o though_o he_o be_v there_o in_o number_v up_o the_o abomination_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v great_a and_o many_o yet_o do_v he_o relate_v that_o this_o glory_n be_v there_o still_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o yet_o withdraw_v his_o presence_n thence_o but_o 2_o at_o the_o last_o the_o provocation_n in_o that_o place_n do_v cause_n it_o to_o depart_v and_o that_o departure_n he_o describe_v in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n and_o there_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o very_a same_o glory_n and_o almost_o in_o the_o very_a same_o term_n that_o he_o do_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n he_o tell_v that_o this_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o off_o the_o cherub_n that_o be_v from_o off_o the_o mercy_n seat_n where_o it_o have_v always_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n and_o go_v out_o first_o to_o the_o threshold_n vers_fw-la 4._o then_o to_o the_o east_n gate_n vers_n 19_o then_o to_o the_o city_n and_o to_o the_o mount_n olivet_n and_o so_o depart_v chap._n 11.23_o but_o 3_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o and_o describe_v a_o new_a temple_n than_o he_o show_v his_o glory_n return_v thither_o again_o chap._n 43.2_o 3_o 4._o and_o upon_o these_o three_o particular_n of_o its_o pitch_v at_o the_o temple_n flit_a thence_o and_o return_v thither_o again_o we_o may_v take_v up_o these_o observation_n for_o the_o further_o clear_v of_o this_o signification_n 1_o that_o the_o prophet_n make_v some_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n dwell_v upon_o the_o cherub_n that_o be_v on_o the_o mercy_n seat_n over_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o these_o cherubim_n for_o he_o say_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v up_o from_o the_o cherub_n and_o stand_v ever_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n these_o cherubim_v then_o stand_v on_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n 10.3_o 4._o and_o then_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o off_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n and_o stand_v over_o the_o cherubim_n vers_fw-la 18._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o representation_n that_o the_o prophet_n describe_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n be_v upon_o the_o cherubim_v already_o for_o he_o say_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v there_o according_a to_o the_o vision_n that_o i_o see_v in_o the_o plain_a chap._n 8.4_o and_o yet_o he_o mention_v another_o glory_n now_o add_v to_o it_o namely_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o mercy_n seat_n for_o he_o say_v that_o upon_o the_o flit_a of_o that_o glory_n from_o off_o the_o cherub_n to_o the_o threshold_n the_o house_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o cloud_n the_o meaning_n of_o this_o we_o shall_v look_v at_o afterward_o 2_o as_o to_o the_o flit_a of_o this_o glory_n from_o the_o temple_n the_o prophet_n say_v he_o see_v it_o when_o he_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o city_n chap._n 43.3_o that_o be_v when_o he_o come_v to_o foretell_v that_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o he_o date_v the_o time_n of_o his_o first_o see_v of_o this_o glory_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jehoiakim_n chap._n 1.2_o which_o be_v the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n 2_o king_n 24.8_o 17_o 18._o in_o which_o very_a year_n zedekiah_n do_v rebel_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n which_o action_n be_v the_o very_a beginning_n of_o jerusalem_n ruin_n 3_o as_o to_o the_o return_v of_o this_o flitted_a glory_n again_o to_o the_o new_a build_v temple_n chap._n 43._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n which_o have_v descend_v and_o fill_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o have_v do_v the_o like_a at_o solomon_n temple_n do_v never_o so_o at_o the_o second_o temple_n or_o that_o build_v after_o the_o captivity_n as_o the_o jew_n themselves_o confess_v and_o that_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n yet_o do_v the_o prophet_n as_o clear_o bring_v that_o glory_n into_o his_o new_a temple_n as_o ever_o it_o have_v come_v into_o they_o but_o only_o that_o this_o be_v in_o a_o vision_n and_o so_o it_o show_v visionary_o the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o his_o ordinance_n and_o presence_n among_o his_o people_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n unto_o which_o the_o people_n return_v out_o of_o babel_n and_o in_o the_o spiritual_a temple_n or_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n for_o ezekiel_n new_a temple_n promise_v a_o bodily_a temple_n to_o the_o return_v and_o promise_v and_o typify_v a_o spiritual_a temple_n under_o the_o gospel_n even_o as_o he_o have_v do_v visible_o in_o his_o cloud_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o first_o temple_n and_o 2_o he_o add_v further_a that_o when_o that_o glory_n be_v enter_v the_o east_n gate_n at_o which_o it_o come_v in_o be_v shut_v and_o never_o open_v after_o chap._n 44.2_o to_o denote_v the_o everlasting_a dwell_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gospel_n among_o his_o people_n and_o never_o depart_v as_o he_o have_v do_v from_o jerusalem_n temple_n this_o then_o be_v the_o signification_n of_o this_o appearance_n and_o glory_n in_o general_a we_o be_v next_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o particular_n of_o it_o which_o will_v more_o full_o also_o confirm_v and_o clear_v this_o matter_n and_o first_o we_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o live_a creature_n or_o cherubim_n for_o the_o better_a discovery_n of_o they_o what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o they_o mean_v these_o thing_n do_v deserve_o challenge_v special_a consider_v and_o observation_n 1_o that_o they_o be_v plain_o distinguish_v from_o angel_n for_o in_o rev._n 5.11_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o many_o angel_n round_o about_o the_o throne_n and_o about_o the_o live_a creature_n and_o the_o number_n of_o they_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o and_o thousand_o of_o thousand_o and_o in_o rev._n 7.11_o all_o the_o angel_n stand_v round_o about_o the_o throne_n and_o about_o the_o elder_n and_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n so_o that_o here_o be_v apparent_a difference_n between_o angel_n and_o live_a creature_n both_o in_o their_o name_n and_o in_o their_o place_n for_o the_o live_a creature_n be_v about_o the_o throne_n the_o 24_o elder_n about_o the_o live_a creature_n
finish_v ezra_n come_v up_o ezra_n 7.8_o and_o thirteen_o year_n after_o namely_o in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o this_o darius_n call_v also_o artaxerxes_n nehemiah_n come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n neh._n 1.1_o and_o both_o help_n to_o repair_v settle_v and_o rectify_v temple_n city_n and_o people_n as_o their_o story_n be_v at_o large_a in_o their_o own_o book_n in_o the_o two_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o this_o darius_n nehemiah_n have_v finish_v what_o he_o have_v to_o do_v about_o the_o building_n beautify_v and_o settle_v of_o city_n temple_n and_o people_n he_o return_v again_o unto_o the_o king_n neh._n 13.6_o and_o here_o end_v daniel_n first_o parcel_n of_o his_o seventy_o week_n namely_o seven_o week_n in_o which_o street_n and_o wall_n shall_v be_v build_v and_o that_o in_o troublous_a time_n dan._n 9.25_o by_o seven_o week_n he_o mean_v seven_o time_n seven_o year_n which_o amount_v to_o nine_o and_o forty_o and_o so_o there_o be_v hitherto_o namely_o 3_o of_o cyrus_n 14_o 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this_o that_o bagose_n violent_o press_v into_o the_o temple_n which_o he_o may_v not_o have_v do_v and_o lay_v a_o mulct_n upon_o the_o people_n namely_o 40_o drachma_n upon_o every_o lamb_n that_o be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n be_v both_o now_o alive_a and_o do_v but_o imagine_v how_o their_o piety_n will_v digest_v a_o thing_n so_o impious_a the_o next_o in_o the_o throne_n after_o this_o artaxerxes_n mention_v in_o scripture_n be_v darius_n neh._n 12.22_o the_o man_n with_o who_o the_o empire_n fall_v under_o the_o victorious_a sword_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a in_o his_o time_n another_o occasion_n from_o another_o brother_n of_o a_o highpriest_n occur_v which_o accrue_v not_o a_o little_a to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o nation_n and_o that_o be_v this_o 13.28_o this_o ibid._n cap._n 8_o neh_n 13.28_o manasseh_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o joiada_n the_o son_n of_o eliashib_n the_o highpriest_n have_v marry_v nicasso_n the_o 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that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o temple_n again_o set_v among_o the_o doctor_n of_o one_o of_o the_o sanhedrin_n either_o in_o one_o of_o their_o consistory_n or_o in_o their_o midrash_n and_o show_v his_o divine_a wisdom_n to_o admiration_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o speak_v of_o the_o occurrence_n that_o befall_v in_o the_o temple_n about_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n as_o his_o be_v on_o a_o pinnacle_n of_o it_o in_o his_o temptation_n his_o whip_n out_o buyer_n and_o seller_n at_o his_o first_o and_o last_o passeover_n his_o constant_a frequent_v the_o place_n whensoever_o he_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o it_o as_o he_o sit_v upon_o mount_n olivet_n in_o the_o face_n of_o it_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n the_o apostle_n resort_v thither_o to_o the_o public_a service_n and_o to_o take_v opportunity_n of_o preach_v in_o the_o concourse_n there_o their_o heal_v a_o cripple_n there_o and_o convert_v thousand_o paul_n apprehension_n there_o 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at_o the_o last_o the_o fire_n of_o it_o by_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o it_o and_o the_o city_n they_o will_v require_v a_o large_a discourse_n than_o one_o chapter_n or_o paragraph_n will_v afford_v it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v come_v to_o be_v prosecute_v to_o the_o full_a in_o another_o treatise_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v but_o only_o name_v they_o here_o finis_fw-la
whence_o else_o they_o be_v denominate_v it_o will_v not_o countervail_v the_o labour_n to_o search_v nor_o be_v it_o very_o hopeful_a to_o find_v we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o spend_v time_n in_o describe_v the_o form_n fabric_n and_o dimension_n of_o these_o gate_n since_o these_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v all_o suitable_a to_o that_o in_o the_o east_n quarter_n which_o we_o have_v describe_v before_o save_v that_o their_o gate_n house_n be_v high_a and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o character_v with_o the_o picture_n of_o shushan_n as_o that_o gate_n be_v let_v we_o therefore_o only_o take_v the_o prospect_n as_o we_o stand_v in_o either_o of_o these_o gate_n before_o we_o towards_o the_o south_n upon_o which_o they_o open_v as_o we_o do_v in_o the_o other_o towards_o the_o east_n what_o street_n house_n turret_n garden_n and_o beauteous_a building_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o jerusalem_n as_o it_o lay_v before_o you_o may_v better_o be_v suppose_v in_o so_o goodly_a a_o city_n then_o describe_v only_o if_o you_o will_v observe_v the_o situation_n of_o it_o or_o how_o it_o lay_v you_o may_v view_v it_o situate_v thus_o it_o lay_v upon_o the_o hill_n acra_n which_o rise_v in_o the_o middle_n descend_v with_o a_o easy_a decline_a towards_o the_o east_n and_o west_n and_o with_o a_o descent_n also_o towards_o the_o north_n or_o towards_o the_o temple_n upon_o the_o very_o high_a pitch_n of_o the_o hill_n and_o from_o whence_o it_o have_v a_o fall_v either_o way_n there_o spring_v the_o sweet_a and_o gentle_a fountain_n siloam_n without_o the_o city_n and_o run_v to_o either_o end_n of_o the_o city_n both_o east_n and_o west_n in_o a_o contrary_a channel_n as_o it_o make_v towards_o the_o east_n it_o leave_v the_o fuller_n field_n upon_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o salute_v the_o sheep_n gate_n on_o the_o left_a and_o so_o turn_v eastward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o pool_n call_v solomon_n pool_n which_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v bethesda_n as_o 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herod_n temple_n it_o be_v call_v 5._o call_v midd._n per._n 1._o maym._n in_o beth_n habbechir_n per._n 5._o the_o gate_n of_o coponius_n the_o jew_n write_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kiponus_n about_o the_o derivation_n of_o which_o word_n there_o be_v various_a conjecture_n some_o deduce_v it_o from_o voce_fw-la from_o aruch_n in_o voce_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hole_n or_o entrance_n some_o from_o 12._o from_o l._n lemper_n in_o mid._n pag._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o back_n door_n some_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thorough-passage_n but_o i_o shall_v rather_o derive_v it_o from_o coponius_n the_o roman_a commander_n josephus_n record_v that_o when_o cyrenius_n be_v send_v by_o augustus_n to_o be_v governor_n of_o syria_n coponius_n also_o general_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v send_v with_o he_o for_o ruler_n in_o judea_n 1._o judea_n joseph_n an._n lib._n 18._o cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o this_o be_v so_o near_o 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he_o say_v a_o gate_n lead_v to_o the_o king_n house_n from_o the_o temple_n the_o valley_n between_o be_v fill_v up_o for_o the_o passage_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a work_n for_o the_o valley_n be_v large_a and_o deep_a therefore_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v call_v shallech_v or_o the_o cast_n up_o from_o the_o causey_n that_o be_v cast_v up_o to_o lead_v to_o it_o from_o the_o king_n palace_n this_o be_v his_o ordinary_a way_n to_o the_o temple_n this_o causey_n be_v hold_v by_o some_o 6._o some_o vid._n r._n soâ—_n in_o esay_n 6._o to_o have_v be_v set_v on_o either_o side_n with_o okes_n and_o teyle_n tree_n which_o grow_v up_o there_o and_o serve_v for_o a_o double_a benefit_n the_o one_o to_o keep_v up_o the_o causey_n on_o either_o side_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o fall_v down_o and_o the_o other_o be_v to_o make_v the_o king_n a_o pleasant_a walk_n and_o shade_n with_o tree_n on_o either_o side_n as_o he_o come_v and_o go_v and_o so_o they_o render_v that_o verse_n in_o esay_n 6.13_o where_o the_o word_n be_v only_o use_v beside_o in_o all_o the_o bible_n in_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o ten_o and_o it_o shall_v return_v and_o be_v â—aten_v as_o a_o teile_n tree_n or_o as_o a_o oak_n by_o shallech_v that_o be_v as_o the_o row_n of_o tree_n on_o the_o side_n of_o this_o causey_n sect_n 2._o parbar_n gate_n 1_o chron_n 26.18_o from_o the_o gate_n shallech_v or_o coponius_n that_o lay_v most_o north_n on_o this_o western_a quarter_n let_v we_o walk_v towards_o the_o south_n and_o the_o next_o gate_n we_o come_v to_o be_v call_v parbar_n of_o this_o there_o be_v mention_n in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v where_o the_o holy_a ghost_n relate_v the_o disposal_n of_o the_o porter_n at_o the_o several_a gate_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n faith_n at_o parbar_n westward_o two_o at_o the_o causey_n and_o two_o at_o parbar_n by_o which_o it_o be_v apparent_a sufficient_o that_o this_o gate_n be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teri_n with_o r_o which_o signify_v moistness_n or_o purulency_n because_o that_o they_o of_o the_o priest_n who_o seed_n go_v from_o they_o by_o night_n go_v through_o this_o gate_n to_o bathe_v themselves_o from_o that_o uncleanness_n but_o the_o read_n of_o old_a have_v be_v so_o resolve_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o d_o aruch_n d_o talm._n bab._n &_o aruch_n tedi_n or_o as_o some_o vowel_n it_o lex_fw-la it_o buxt_v talm_n lex_fw-la tadde_v that_o pisk_n tosaphoth_v ad_fw-la middoth_n go_v about_o to_o give_v its_o etymology_n he_o mention_v a_o double_a notation_n namely_o that_o either_o it_o betoken_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obscurity_n and_o shamefac'dnesse_n because_o of_o
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that_o this_o be_v some_o special_a piece_n of_o building_n that_o be_v purposely_o make_v for_o the_o course_n of_o priest_n that_o go_v out_o every_o sabbath_n to_o repose_v themselves_o in_o till_o the_o sabbath_n be_v out_o or_o till_o they_o may_v go_v home_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o conception_n be_v because_o of_o the_o word_n sabbath_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o refer_v rather_o to_o the_o change_n of_o the_o priest_n course_n who_o come_v in_o and_o go_v out_o on_o the_o sabbath_n then_o to_o the_o service_n or_o the_o people_n attend_v who_o concourse_n be_v great_a at_o the_o festival_n then_o on_o the_o sabbath_n i_o shall_v rather_o take_v it_o to_o mean_v some_o court_n of_o guard_n that_o be_v make_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o causey_n shallech_v up_o towards_o the_o gate_n coponius_n where_o the_o king_n guard_v stand_v on_o the_o sabbath_n have_v attend_v the_o king_n into_o the_o temple_n till_o he_o come_v out_o again_o there_o to_o receive_v he_o again_o and_o to_o guard_v he_o home_o and_o i_o shall_v understand_v and_o construe_v the_o word_n the_o king_n in_o conjunction_n with_o both_o particular_n name_v namely_o that_o it_o mean_v the_o king_n covert_n of_o the_o sabbath_n as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n entry_n without_o and_o my_o reason_n for_o this_o opinion_n i_o shall_v fetch_v partly_o from_o the_o mention_n of_o these_o gate_n that_o we_o have_v in_o speech_n before_o namely_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n and_o the_o gate_n behind_o the_o guard_n 2._o king_n 11.6_o and_o partly_o from_o the_o passage_n in_o jerem._n 38.14_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o king_n zedekiab_n send_v and_o take_v jeremy_n the_o prophet_n unto_o he_o into_o the_o three_o entry_n that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n where_o solomon_n jarchi_n do_v ingenuous_o confess_v that_o he_o know_v not_o what_o this_o three_o entry_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v but_o perhaps_o say_v he_o it_o mean_v the_o court_n of_o israel_n the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o chel_n be_v the_o two_o other_o kimchi_n do_v well_o conceive_v that_o this_o entry_n be_v as_o they_o come_v from_o the_o king_n house_n into_o the_o temple_n but_o more_o of_o it_o he_o have_v not_o determine_v i_o shall_v say_v it_o mean_v the_o gate_n coponius_n and_o conceive_v the_o king_n come_v to_o the_o temple_n through_o these_o entrance_n or_o passage_n first_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o stair_n or_o descent_n of_o zion_n much_o about_o his_o turn_n to_o come_v upon_o the_o causey_n there_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n then_o be_v come_v up_o the_o causey_n towards_o the_o temple_n he_o pass_v through_o the_o gate_n behind_o the_o guard_n and_o walk_v through_o the_o court_n of_o guard_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v call_v the_o king_n covert_n for_o the_o sabbath_n and_o so_o through_o the_o gate_n coponius_n which_o be_v his_o three_o entrance_n or_o gate_n he_o pass_v through_o these_o gate_n we_o say_v before_o be_v gate_n of_o zion_n mean_v that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n from_o the_o temple_n thither_o and_o not_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n itself_o according_a therefore_o to_o this_o supposal_n i_o apprehend_v that_o ahaz_n become_v a_o renegado_n to_o religion_n do_v deface_v and_o defile_v the_o temple_n within_o and_o do_v clean_o cut_v off_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n access_n thither_o without_o as_o if_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v more_o to_o do_v there_o and_o according_a to_o this_o supposal_n also_o i_o apprehend_v that_o zedekiah_n have_v garison_v himself_o in_o the_o temple_n while_o the_o chaldean_n be_v now_o lie_v in_o siege_n about_o the_o city_n he_o send_v for_o jeremy_n from_o his_o prison_n in_o zion_n and_o he_o come_v up_o to_o the_o gate_n coponius_n or_o shallech_v and_o there_o the_o king_n and_o he_o confer_v together_o and_o now_o let_v we_o turn_v our_o eye_n and_o observation_n upon_o what_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o court_n from_o which_o we_o have_v thus_o far_o digress_v and_o first_o we_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o altar_n which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o most_o remarkable_a thing_n to_o be_v observe_v there_o but_o which_o must_v also_o serve_v we_o as_o a_o stand_a mark_n from_o whence_o to_o measure_v the_o place_n and_o sight_n of_o other_o thing_n chap._n xxxiiii_o of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a the_o altar_n that_o moses_n make_v in_o the_o wilderness_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v up_o and_o down_o be_v of_o light_a material_n and_o of_o small_a dimension_n for_o 27.1_o for_o exod._n 27.1_o it_o be_v of_o shittim-wood_n and_o but_o five_o cubit_n square_a and_o three_o cubit_n high_a with_o a_o grate_n of_o brass_n hang_v within_o it_o for_o the_o fire_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o lie_v upon_o and_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v call_v the_o brazen_a altar_n 2_o chron._n 1.5_o it_o be_v because_o it_o be_v plate_v over_o with_o brass_n exod._n 38.1_o but_o when_o solomon_n come_v to_o build_v the_o temple_n and_o there_o be_v to_o be_v no_o more_o remove_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n as_o there_o have_v be_v before_o 4.1_o before_o 2_o chron._n 4.1_o he_o make_v the_o altar_n far_o large_a and_o weighty_a than_o that_o of_o moses_n namely_o of_o brass_n and_o of_o twenty_o cubite_fw-la square_n and_o ten_o cubit_n high_a i_o shall_v not_o be_v curious_a to_o inquire_v whether_o solomon_n altar_n be_v of_o brass_n indeed_o or_o no_o or_o whether_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o brass_n though_o it_o be_v of_o stone_n because_o it_o succeed_v in_o stead_n of_o moses_n his_o brazen_a one_o as_o 8.64_o as_o vid._n kimc_n in_o 1_o king_n 8.64_o some_o jew_n
garrison_n which_o be_v in_o that_o city_n 1_o sam._n 10.5_o which_o may_v much_o damp_n the_o people_n seek_v and_o resort_v to_o it_o especial_o in_o this_o looseness_n and_o lukewarmenesse_n or_o rather_o utter_v coldness_n of_o religion_n that_o be_v among_o they_o however_o at_o the_o end_n of_o twenty_o year_n a_o general_a reformation_n do_v begin_v among_o they_o and_o they_o begin_v to_o hearken_v after_o god_n the_o ark_n and_o religion_n and_o put_v away_o the_o strange_a god_n that_o be_v among_o they_o and_o god_n at_o that_o very_a instant_n do_v grant_v they_o a_o miraculous_a victory_n against_o the_o philistine_n 1_o sam._n 7._o we_o read_v once_o of_o the_o arke_n be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n before_o david_n fetch_v it_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o be_v with_o saul_n at_o gibeah_n 1_o sam._n 14.18_o but_o it_o be_v restore_v from_o thence_o to_o kiriathjearim_n as_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o it_o as_o yet_o by_o divine_a 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tabernacle_n be_v and_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n chap._n xl._n the_o state_n and_o fate_n of_o the_o first_o temple_n at_o naioth_n in_o ramah_n where_o samuel_n and_o david_n spend_v some_o time_n together_o they_o platfsorm_v the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o service_n it_o be_v a_o unlikely_a time_n for_o david_n to_o think_v and_o contrive_v for_o such_o a_o thing_n at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o know_v not_o where_o to_o hide_v his_o own_o head_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o saul_n yet_o so_o sure_o be_v the_o promise_n to_o he_o and_o so_o assure_v be_v his_o faith_n in_o it_o that_o even_o from_o that_o time_n he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o thought_n towards_o the_o build_n of_o a_o temple_n settle_v of_o a_o service_n and_o even_o all_o his_o time_n after_o be_v prepare_v towards_o it_o in_o all_o his_o war_n and_o victory_n he_o still_o remember_v to_o dedicate_v something_o of_o his_o spoil_n for_o that_o purpose_n 2_o sam._n 8.10_o 11._o 1_o chron._n 18.8_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o at_o his_o death_n he_o leave_v the_o great_a sum_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o stock_n of_o brass_n and_o iron_n and_o such_o material_n that_o be_v record_v in_o any_o story_n and_o as_o he_o have_v his_o first_o instruction_n from_o samuel_n so_o do_v he_o ripen_v then_o by_o the_o prophetic_a direction_n of_o gad_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n 29.25_o and_o so_o settle_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o their_o course_n and_o carpenter_n and_o mason_n to_o work_v and_o have_v describe_v the_o platform_n of_o all_o thingsso_n exact_o that_o he_o lest_o to_o solomon_n in_o a_o manner_n but_o the_o care_n to_o see_v the_o work_n do_v for_o he_o have_v prepare_v all_o thing_n before_o about_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o year_n space_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o hand_n before_o it_o be_v finish_v namely_o four_o year_n in_o hew_a stone_n and_o frame_v timber_n and_o seven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a in_o 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