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author_n avouch_v that_o malignant_a spirit_n haunt_v the_o place_n where_o these_o metal_n be_v find_v as_o if_o the_o devil_n do_v there_o sit_v abrood_n to_o hatch_v they_o cunning_o pretend_v a_o unwillingness_n to_o part_n with_o they_o whereas_o indeed_o he_o gain_v more_o by_o one_o mine_n mint_v out_o into_o money_n then_o by_o a_o thousand_o conceal_v in_o the_o earth_n 3_o because_o it_o stand_v not_o with_o the_o state_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o be_v his_o own_o purse-bearer_n god_n will_v not_o have_v this_o lordly_a land_n of_o canaan_n to_o be_v encumber_v with_o carry_v such_o a_o burden_n let_v ophir_n and_o tarshish_n and_o havilah_n have_v the_o place_n of_o judas_n to_o bear_v the_o bag_n for_o judea_n 4_o because_o there_o may_v be_v leave_v unto_o the_o gentile_n a_o opportunity_n to_o gratify_v the_o jew_n and_o to_o testify_v their_o duty_n and_o service_n to_o god_n and_o his_o temple_n 10._o the_o king_n of_o tarshish_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n shall_v bring_v present_n the_o king_n of_o sheba_n and_o seba_n shall_v bring_v gift_n now_o these_o natition_n will_v have_v be_v whole_o dishearten_v if_o they_o can_v have_v bring_v judea_n no_o novelty_n and_o only_o present_v she_o with_o such_o thing_n whereof_o she_o have_v plenty_n before_o and_o yet_o whosoever_o shall_v observe_v the_o 27._o abundance_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n in_o solomon_n time_n in_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v conclude_v this_o country_n not_o to_o be_v the_o cistern_n but_o fountain_n of_o those_o metal_n as_o if_o divine_a providence_n have_v so_o divide_v it_o that_o other_o land_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o care_n &_o cost_n to_o bear_v dig_v out_o and_o refine_v and_o judea_n have_v the_o honour_n and_o credit_n to_o use_v expend_v yea_o neglect_n such_o glitter_a need-not_n to_o humane_a happiness_n more_o mineral_n no_o doubt_n be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n and_o let_v not_o either_o our_o ignorance_n or_o the_o jew_n idleness_n be_v interpret_v 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whereas_o the_o variety_n of_o fancy_n herein_o be_v infinite_a some_o sober_o rest_n themselves_o on_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o divine_a pleasure_n as_o for_o wax_n the_o cask_n of_o honey_n it_o be_v use_v the_o less_o for_o light_n because_o lamp_n be_v so_o much_o in_o fashion_n §_o 6._o wheat_n wheat_n they_o be_v call_v the_o 14._o kidney_n of_o wheat_n because_o the_o grain_n therein_o be_v so_o plump_a and_o swell_a as_o if_o all_o out_o of_o pharaoh_n seven_o full_a ear_n yea_o our_o modern_a merchant_n will_v tell_v you_o provide_v they_o be_v first_o out_o of_o the_o turkish_a dominion_n otherwise_o it_o be_v death_n to_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o manner_n that_o even_o at_o this_o day_n they_o carry_v much_o wheat_n out_o of_o palestine_n into_o italy_n itself_o say_v not_o wheat_n be_v not_o so_o plentiful_a in_o this_o country_n because_o our_o saviour_n constant_a fare_n be_v on_o barley_n loaf_n this_o argue_v the_o humility_n of_o christ_n not_o the_o barrenness_n of_o the_o country_n otherwise_o by_o the_o same_o consequence_n it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o house_n in_o judea_n because_o he_o want_v where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n these_o four_o aforesaid_a be_v the_o elemental_a commodity_n of_o canaan_n whereof_o that_o country_n have_v not_o only_o a_o self-sufficiency_n but_o also_o send_v plenty_n thereof_o to_o 17._o tyre_n thence_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n judah_n and_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n they_o be_v thy_o merchant_n they_o trade_v in_o the_o market_n wheat_n of_o minnith_n and_o pannag_n and_o honey_n and_o oil_n and_o balm_n §_o 7._o wine_n wine_n may_v follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n whereof_o such_o plenty_n that_o jacob_n 23._o prophesy_v of_o judah_n that_o he_o shall_v bind_v his_o foal_n unto_o the_o vine_n and_o his_o ass_n colt_n unto_o the_o choice_a vine_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v have_v occasion_n to_o dismount_v his_o ass_n and_o tie_v he_o for_o a_o
distract_v we_o some_o place_n they_o near_o the_o mountain_n of_o sinai_n but_o that_o barren_a desert_n afford_v no_o more_o livelihood_n than_o the_o law_n there_o deliver_v can_v give_v life_n unto_o man_n other_o seat_n they_o near_o sin_n by_o ptolemy_n simyra_n in_o the_o northern_a bind_v of_o the_o land_n and_o a_o three_o priùs_fw-la sort_n who_o we_o will_v follow_v in_o the_o very_a south_n point_n thereof_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n near_o pelusium_n call_v sin_n in_o the_o 16._o scripture_n whence_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n have_v its_o name_n 1._o 15._o 4_o arvadites_n these_o live_a north_n of_o the_o zidonian_o whereof_o large_o in_o the_o description_n of_o mount_n libanus_n 16._o 5_o zemarites_fw-la more_o uncertain_a for_o situation_n then_o the_o former_a because_o no_o more_o mention_n of_o they_o have_v the_o land_n whereon_o they_o live_v like_o the_o floor_n of_o bell_n 14._o temple_n be_v strew_v with_o ash_n some_o print_n of_o their_o footstep_n will_v have_v remain_v whereas_o now_o no_o mark_n to_o discover_v they_o learned_a man_n thus_o grope_v in_o the_o dark_a some_o seek_v for_o lack_n of_o other_o light_n to_o light_v a_o candle_n from_o a_o glow-worm_n their_o conceit_n be_v no_o better_o who_o from_o the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o sound_n make_v these_o zemarite_n inhabit_v mount_n shemir_n afterward_o samaria_n which_o be_v confute_v by_o the_o hebrew_n orthography_n more_o probable_o they_o may_v be_v place_v at_o 22._o zemaraim_n a_o city_n afterward_o of_o benjamin_n 17._o 6_o hamathites_n as_o former_o we_o have_v too_o little_a here_o we_o have_v too_o much_o direction_n find_v two_o eminent_a place_n equal_o probable_a for_o their_o habitation_n hamath_n on_o the_o north_n of_o nepthali_n and_o another_o many_o mile_n off_o call_v hamah_n the_o great_a and_o afterward_o antiochia_n and_o perchance_o they_o may_v remove_v from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o so_o much_o of_o the_o nation_n descend_v from_o canaan_n among_o who_o the_o philistines_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o five_a satrapy_n possess_v the_o south-west_n part_n of_o the_o land_n because_o they_o come_v not_o from_o canaan_n but_o from_o mizraim_n his_o elder_a brother_n of_o who_o god_n will_v large_o hereafter_o in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o simeon_n to_o conclude_v let_v the_o reader_n beware_v lest_o deceive_v with_o the_o similitude_n of_o sound_n he_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o mistake_v true_a israelite_n by_o birth_n to_o be_v canaanites_n by_o descent_n as_o namely_o 1_o caleh_n the_o 14._o kenite_fw-la undoubted_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 6._o judah_n only_o his_o grandfather_n name_n be_v kenaz_n 2_o vriah_n the_o hittite_n 3_o ornan_n the_o jebusite_n so_o loyal_a so_o liberal_a to_o david_n the_o first_o may_v be_v a_o proselyte_n hittite_n but_o more_o likely_a an_o israelite_n who_o father_n be_v call_v heth_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 63._o judah_n or_o 21._o benjamin_n who_o live_v promiscuous_o with_o the_o jebusite_n in_o the_o city_n of_o jebus_n or_o jerusalem_n 4_o hushi_n the_o archite_a who_o out-achitophelled_n achitophel_n in_o his_o policy_n be_v probable_o a_o ephraimite_n of_o the_o 2._o border_n of_o archi_n otherwise_o unlikely_a that_o david_n will_v have_v choose_v a_o stranger_n to_o have_v be_v his_o cabinet_n counsellor_n 5_o simon_n the_o 4._o cananite_n christ_n disciple_n certain_o a_o jew_n otherwise_o our_o saviour_n will_v not_o have_v entertain_v he_o in_o so_o near_o a_o relation_n bear_v it_o seem_v in_o 1._o cana_n of_o galilee_n so_o much_o for_o caution_n lest_o demetrius_n who_o be_v well_o 2._o report_v of_o all_o man_n suffer_v for_o demetrius_n diana_n silver-smith_n and_o these_o real_a jew_n be_v misrepresent_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o heathen_a extraction_n chap._n 8._o the_o second_o solemn_a division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o thirty_o one_o kingdom_n §_o 1._o next_o to_o the_o distinguish_n of_o this_o land_n into_o seven_o nation_n canaan_n we_o must_v observe_v the_o division_n thereof_o among_o 9_o one_o and_o thirty_o king_n strange_a that_o their_o sceptre_n except_o very_o short_a do_v not_o justle_v one_o another_o in_o so_o narrow_a a_o country_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o genius_n of_o that_o age_n delight_v not_o so_o much_o in_o scrape_v much_o together_o as_o in_o have_v absolute_a authority_n in_o that_o little_a which_o be_v their_o own_o pride_n be_v common_o the_o sin_n of_o young_a man_n covetousness_n of_o old_a folk_n the_o world_n in_o the_o youth_n thereof_o more_o affect_v honour_n than_o wealth_n high_a title_n then_o large_a treasure_n and_o these_o royolet_n content_v themselves_o that_o their_o crown_n though_o not_o so_o big_a be_v as_o bright_a their_o sceptre_n though_o not_o so_o great_a be_v as_o glister_n as_o those_o of_o the_o mighty_a monarch_n be_v as_o absolute_a sovereign_n in_o their_o own_o small_a territory_n §_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v tribe_n how_o these_o one_o and_o thirty_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o dispose_v of_o and_o how_o they_o be_v share_v among_o the_o several_a tribe_n in_o reckon_v up_o their_o name_n we_o observe_v the_o method_n in_o ibid._n joshua_n as_o he_o marshal_n they_o upon_o order_n follow_v kingdom_n of_o 1._o jericho_n 2._o ali._n 3._o jerusalem_n 4._o hebâ—oâ—_n 5._o jarmuth_n 6._o laâ—hish_n 7._o eglon._n 8._o gezer_n 9_o dâ—ber_n 10._o gâ—der_n 11._o hormah_n 12._o arad_n 13._o libnath_n 14._o adullaâ—â—_n 15._o makkedaâ—_n 16._o bethel_n 17._o tappuah_n 18._o hepher_n 19_o aphek_n 20._o lasharon_n 21._o madâ—n_n 22._o haâ—or_n 23._o shimrâ—n-mâ—ron_a 24._o achshaph_n 25._o taâ—â—aâ—h_o 26._o megiddo_n 27._o kedesh_n 28._o insteam_n of_o caâ—mel_n 29._o dor_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o dor._n 30._o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n 31._o tirza_n allot_v to_o 1._o benjamin_n 2._o benjamin_n 3._o benâ—amin_n judah_n 4._o judaâ—_n 5._o judah_n 6._o judah_n 7._o judah_n 8._o ephraim_n 9_o judah_n 10._o judah_n simâ—on_n 11._o simeon_n 12._o judah_n 13._o judah_n 14._o judah_n 15._o beâ—jamin_n 16._o benjamin_n 17._o manasseh_n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 18._o mâ—nasâ—cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 19_o asâ—er_n 20._o zebulon_n 21._o nephâ—hali_n 22._o nephthali_n 23._o zebulon_n 24._o asher_n 25._o manas._n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 26._o 〈◊〉_d cisâ—or_n 27._o nephthali_n 28._o zebulon_n 29._o manasseb_n issachar_n 30._o bâ—njaâ—in_n 31._o ephraim_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n understand_v a_o sovereign_n over_o a_o miscellaneous_a company_n of_o people_n the_o master-bee_a of_o a_o swarm_n not_o yet_o fix_v in_o a_o hive_n have_v a_o sufficient_a territory_n for_o his_o man_n but_o no_o considerable_a metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o this_o catalogue_n sihon_n and_o og_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o dominion_n lay_v â—ast_v of_o jordan_n and_o they_o make_v up_o thirty_o three_o king_n in_o all_o so_o much_o of_o these_o city_n for_o the_o present_a whereof_o large_o hereafter_o in_o those_o respective_a tribe_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v §_o 3._o among_o these_o king_n one_o may_v visible_o discover_v two_o distinct_a combination_n king_n 1_o in_o the_o southern_a circuit_n of_o canaan_n adoni-bezek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o this_o knot_n at_o who_o 3._o send_v the_o king_n of_o hebron_n jarmuth_n lachish_n eglon_n etc._n etc._n assemble_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n and_o be_v destroy_v by_o he_o 2_o in_o the_o northern_a association_n there_o 3._o iâ—bin_n the_o king_n have_v the_o precedency_n with_o who_o the_o king_n of_o madon_n shimron_n and_o achshaph_n etc._n etc._n confederate_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n with_o the_o same_o success_n have_v all_o at_o once_o engage_v against_o joshua_n the_o task_n have_v be_v hard_o have_v he_o fight_v they_o all_o several_o the_o work_n have_v be_v long_o to_o subdue_v they_o for_o these_o thirty_o and_o one_o king_n who_o make_v up_o a_o full_a month_n in_o their_o number_n how_o many_o year_n will_v they_o have_v make_v up_o in_o their_o resistance_n whereas_o now_o divine_a providence_n fit_v the_o strength_n of_o ioshua_n arm_n parcel_v his_o foe_n into_o two_o bundle_n that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o at_o two_o blow_n strike_v through_o both_o of_o they_o §_o 4._o and_o here_o we_o present_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o draught_n of_o the_o land_n canaan_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n not_o well_o satisfy_v whether_o more_o proper_o to_o term_v it_o old_a or_o new_a canaan_n if_o we_o count_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n downward_o it_o be_v young_a or_o new_a canaan_n because_o near_a the_o creation_n if_o we_o reckon_v backward_o from_o our_o time_n the_o old_a canaan_n if_o the_o reader_n discover_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o next_o map_n of_o the_o same_o land_n as_o it_o be_v constitute_v
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be_v prove_v 1_o from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o a_o general_a calamity_n which_o light_v on_o a_o populous_a nation_n can_v so_o particular_o apply_v itself_o to_o every_o individual_a person_n but_o that_o some_o will_v escape_v the_o 20._o hire_a razor_n make_v not_o such_o clean_a work_n as_o to_o shave_v every_o hair_n but_o that_o some_o small_a down_n may_v creep_v under_o the_o edge_n thereof_o that_o 23._o bosom_n of_o destruction_n sweep_v not_o so_o clean_o but_o that_o some_o dust_n may_v be_v presume_v leave_v behind_o in_o the_o small_a crevice_n of_o the_o country_n some_o no_o doubt_n by_o timely_a flight_n casual_a absence_n especial_a favour_n secret_a concealment_n may_v escape_v and_o other_o through_o age_n and_o sickness_n unable_a to_o travel_v may_v be_v permit_v to_o remain_v behind_o 2_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o a_o 6._o remnant_n which_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o when_o â—iezekiah_o keep_v his_o solemn_a 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jos._n 1734._o scaliger_n causeless_o condemn_v it_o affirm_v that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n employ_v seventy_o two_o jew_n to_o translate_v the_o bible_n into_o greek_a take_z six_z out_o of_o every_o tribe_n which_o complete_a that_o number_n §_o 4._o that_o such_o fragment_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n return_v from_o babylon_n be_v reestate_v in_o their_o ancient_a possession_n i_o dare_v not_o affirm_v but_o rather_o believe_v the_o contrary_n for_o there_o be_v no_o induct_v they_o into_o their_o former_a inheritance_n because_o no_o vacancy_n or_o avoidance_n therein_o terra_fw-la plena_fw-la the_o land_n be_v still_o full_a with_o the_o plantation_n of_o mede_n and_o other_o bring_v in_o by_o shalmaneser_n so_o that_o this_o remnant_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v for_o the_o main_a fain_o promiscuous_o to_o make_v their_o habitation_n where_o they_o may_v whilst_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o ancient_n entire_a and_o distinct_a possession_n yet_o there_o 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the_o lesser_a canaan_n possess_v by_o the_o jew_n yet_o it_o be_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o large_a canaan_n that_o country_n once_o belong_v to_o the_o archites_n and_o arvadite_v the_o son_n of_o canaan_n §_o 4._o now_o whosoever_o shall_v with_o a_o compass_n in_o his_o hand_n revenue_n survey_v the_o extent_n of_o these_o tetrarchy_n will_v find_v they_o to_o fall_v out_o very_o uneven_a in_o their_o dimension_n some_o much_o large_a than_o other_o indeed_o they_o be_v measure_v with_o no_o other_o scale_n than_o the_o favour_n and_o friendship_n of_o the_o emperor_n so_o that_o the_o best_a befriend_v at_o rome_n get_v most_o dominion_n in_o palestine_n yet_o be_v these_o tetrarchy_n as_o just_o divide_v as_o our_o english_a hundred_o and_o those_o perchance_o equal_a in_o their_o primitive_a institution_n for_o number_n of_o man_n see_v we_o count_v threescore_o and_o eight_o hundred_o in_o map_n kent_n and_o but_o six_o in_o lancashire_n account_v little_o less_o in_o the_o compass_n thereof_o nor_o be_v the_o revenue_n of_o these_o tetrarchy_n less_o unequal_a than_o their_o extent_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o yearly_a income_n of_o trachonitis_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n belong_v to_o philip_n amount_v 9_o as_o josephus_n compute_v it_o but_o to_o a_o hundred_o talent_n while_o galilee_n with_o its_o appendent_o return_v two_o hundred_o and_o judea_n advantage_v with_o the_o friendly_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n yield_v four_o hundred_o talent_n yearly_a to_o the_o governor_n §_o 5._o indeed_o exactness_n in_o observe_v the_o bound_n of_o these_o tetrarchy_n take_v be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n pass_v under_o all_o part_n of_o numeration_n multiply_v subtract_v add_v to_o new_o divide_v make_v more_o make_v few_o make_v other_o then_o in_o their_o primitive_a establishment_n let_v not_o therefore_o the_o reader_n be_v move_v if_o sometime_o he_o find_v more_o tetrarchy_n sometime_o few_o than_o 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five_o cubit_n square_a common_o call_v solomon_n cistern_n sure_o the_o water_n of_o they_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o be_v the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o 15._o canticle_n to_o prove_v solomon_n the_o author_n thereof_o where_o but_o obscure_a and_o oblite_fw-la mention_n be_v make_v of_o those_o water-work_n more_o probable_a some_o king_n of_o tyre_n make_v these_o and_o the_o neighbour_a aqueduct_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o city_n §_o 22._o seventeen_o mile_n north_n of_o tyre_n lay_v the_o city_n of_o sidon_n so_o name_v from_o the_o elder_a 15._o son_n of_o canaan_n a_o city_n of_o great_a antiquity_n see_v tyre_n be_v term_v by_o the_o 12._o prophet_n the_o daughter_n of_o sidon_n sure_o here_o the_o hebrew_n proverb_n hold_v true_a 44._o as_o be_v the_o mother_n so_o be_v the_o daughter_n both_o of_o these_o city_n be_v of_o great_a wealth_n and_o wickedness_n insomuch_o that_o to_o live_v careless_a quiet_a and_o secure_a be_v in_o scripture_n phrase_n 7._o to_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o zidonian_o §_o 23._o it_o be_v also_o a_o place_n of_o very_o great_a extent_n therefore_o term_v in_o 28._o holy_a writ_n zidon_n rabbah_n or_o great_a zidon_n not_o that_o there_o be_v ever_o a_o lesser_a zidon_n though_o there_o be_v one_o grand_a cairo_n it_o follow_v not_o there_o be_v also_o a_o petty_a cairo_n but_o it_o be_v emphatical_o so_o name_v in_o comparison_n of_o other_o city_n yea_o 16._o diodorus_n siculus_n and_o 12._o pomponius_n mela_n make_v sidon_n the_o great_a city_n of_o all_o phenicia_n understand_v then_o ancient_o while_o as_o yet_o she_o suckle_v tyre_n her_o little_a infant_n which_o afterward_o outgrew_n her_o mother_n in_o greatness_n this_o haply_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o homer_n so_o often_o make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o sidon_n be_v so_o silent_a of_o tyre_n because_o repute_v this_o latter_a a_o parcel_n of_o the_o former_a §_o 24._o many_o and_o great_a be_v the_o fortification_n of_o sidon_n but_o in_o vain_a be_v the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n with_o it_o when_o god_n himself_o say_v 22._o behold_v i_o be_o against_o thou_o o_o zidon_n whereupon_o in_o general_a it_o feel_v the_o same_o destruction_n with_o tyre_n which_o here_o we_o forbear_v to_o repeat_v only_o we_o will_v add_v that_o as_o bad_a a_o place_n as_o sidon_n be_v after_o christ_n resurrection_n a_o church_n be_v quick_o convert_v therein_o and_o saint_n paul_n sail_v to_o rome_n touch_v here_o and_o be_v courteous_o refresh_v by_o his_o 3._o friend_n §_o 25._o near_o the_o east-gate_n of_o sidon_n they_o show_v the_o place_n where_o the_o syrophenician_a woman_n beg_v so_o importunate_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o her_o daughter_n not_o dishearten_v though_o liken_v to_o a_o 21._o dog_n by_o our_o saviour_n in_o deed_n she_o show_v one_o of_o the_o best_a quality_n of_o a_o dog_n in_o keep_v she_o hold_v where_o once_o she_o have_v well_o fasten_v not_o give_v over_o or_o let_v go_v until_o she_o have_v get_v what_o she_o desire_v §_o 26._o so_o much_o for_o the_o city_n of_o sidon_n the_o country_n of_o sidon_n be_v large_a adequate_v almost_o to_o phenicia_n and_o full_a of_o many_o fair_a harbour_n among_o these_o 20._o zarephah_n or_o zarepta_n style_v both_o in_o the_o 9_o old_a and_o 26._o new_a testament_n a_o city_n of_o sidon_n the_o land_n round_o about_o it_o be_v fruitful_a of_o the_o best_a wine_n as_o we_o have_v 4._o former_o observe_v during_o the_o three_o year_n drought_n in_o israel_n here_o dwell_v that_o widow_n who_o thrift_n have_v so_o even_o order_v her_o bread_n and_o oil_n that_o a_o little_a of_o both_o be_v leave_v till_o she_o get_v a_o spring_n in_o she_o cruse_v by_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n elijah_n as_o for_o her_o son_n 20_o restore_v to_o life_n by_o elijah_n that_o he_o be_v jonah_n that_o eminent_a
they_o from_o a_o small_a spark_n to_o a_o fire_n to_o a_o flame_n but_o sunlike_a arise_v in_o perfect_a lustre_n gain_v the_o great_a reputation_n among_o people_n because_o in_o some_o respect_n he_o be_v like_o melchisedek_n 3._o without_o father_n without_o mother_n without_o descent_n whilst_o the_o admire_a vulgar_a transport_v with_o his_o preach_n and_o ignorant_a of_o his_o extraction_n on_o earth_n will_v charitable_o presume_v his_o pedigree_n from_o heaven_n and_o his_o breed_n as_o call_v to_o be_v divine_a §_o 16._o the_o cruel_a nazarites_n bring_v christ_n to_o the_o brow_n of_o the_o hill_n defeat_v with_o full_a intent_n to_o cast_v he_o down_o headlong_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o christ_n death_n be_v to_o come_v a_o clean_a contrary_a way_n not_o by_o throw_v he_o down_o but_o by_o 14._o lift_v he_o up_o and_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o go_v his_o way_n not_o that_o as_o the_o place_n rhemist_n interpret_v it_o to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o transubstantiation_n he_o penetrate_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o body_n through_o the_o very_a breast_n of_o the_o people_n but_o that_o either_o he_o smite_v they_o with_o blindness_n that_o they_o do_v not_o see_v or_o else_o strike_v they_o with_o fear_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o to_o stay_v he_o the_o power_n of_o his_o person_n wedge-like_a cleave_v its_o way_n and_o force_v a_o lane_n for_o his_o passage_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o people_n §_o 17._o expect_v not_o here_o â—hat_n i_o shall_v write_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heretical_a nazarenes_n lauretto_n take_v their_o name_n from_o this_o city_n of_o nazareth_n and_o be_v common_o but_o corrupt_o call_v nostranes_n at_o this_o day_n much_o less_o will_v i_o trouble_v myself_o and_o the_o reader_n with_o the_o several_a stage_n of_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o angelical-salutation_n a_o chapel_n which_o well_o may_v pity_v the_o pain_n and_o peril_n of_o such_o pilgrim_n as_o repair_v thereunto_o have_v itself_o have_v a_o experimental_a knowledge_n how_o tedious_a travail_n be_v in_o its_o own_o often_o removeall_n flit_a first_o from_o laâ—rettana_fw-la nazareth_n to_o flumen_n a_o city_n in_o illyrium_n thence_o for_o the_o unworthiness_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n translate_v to_o a_o wood_n in_o the_o picene_a field_n and_o thence_o again_o because_o the_o wood_n be_v infect_v with_o thief_n carry_v by_o angel_n into_o the_o ground_n of_o two_o brethren_n who_o fall_v out_o about_o part_v the_o profit_n thereof_o be_v the_o four_o and_o last_o time_n convey_v into_o the_o high_a way_n where_o ever_o since_o not_o because_o weary_v but_o welcome_a it_o be_v please_v to_o make_v its_o abode_n but_o i_o remember_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o apostle_n 4._o nor_o give_v heed_n to_o fable_n and_o therefore_o proceed_v to_o more_o profitable_a matter_n §_o 18._o to_o return_v to_o nazareth_n the_o nameless_a rivulet_n arise_v near_o thereunto_o brethren_n run_v north_n betwixt_o dothan_n on_o the_o east_n and_o sephoris_n on_o the_o west_n at_o the_o former_a joseph_n be_v conspire_v against_o by_o his_o brethren_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o hate_v of_o he_o beside_o his_o father_n love_v he_o be_v the_o report_n what_o he_o see_v in_o his_o sleep_n dream_n of_o his_o future_a preferment_n and_o what_o he_o see_v wake_v no_o dream_n of_o his_o brethren_n present_a 2._o debauchedness_n who_o resolve_v to_o murder_v he_o o_o how_o they_o 21._o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n make_v visible_a in_o his_o bend_a knee_n hold_v up_o hand_n weep_v eye_n wail_v word_n and_o all_o to_o no_o purpose_n into_o the_o pit_n he_o be_v put_v whilst_o his_o brethren_n 25._o fall_v a_o feast_n oh_o with_o what_o heart_n can_v they_o say_v grace_n either_o before_o or_o after_o meat_n whilst_o it_o be_v so_o sad_a with_o joseph_n star_n they_o say_v be_v see_v the_o clear_a even_o in_o day_n time_n by_o those_o that_o be_v in_o deep_a pit_n sure_o divine_a providence_n appear_v bright_a to_o joseph_n in_o that_o condition_n indeed_o 22._o reuben_n endeavour_v his_o restitution_n to_o his_o father_n 26._o judah_n his_o preservation_n from_o death_n but_o neither_o be_v privy_a to_o other_o design_n unwitting_o countermine_v one_o another_o have_v not_o god_n wrought_v all_o for_o the_o best_a ishmaelitish_n merchant_n and_o midianites_n in_o their_o company_n pass_z by_z bear_v spice_n and_o balm_n and_o myrrh_n to_o carry_v down_o into_o 25._o egypt_n to_o they_o joseph_n be_v sell_v of_o who_o we_o take_v our_o leave_n for_o the_o present_a not_o doubt_v in_o due_a time_n and_o place_n to_o meet_v he_o again_o mean_a time_n may_v those_o merchant_n be_v careful_a to_o carry_v he_o safe_a for_o among_o all_o the_o spice_n they_o be_v lade_v with_o none_o more_o fragrant_a and_o precious_a than_o the_o perfume_n of_o this_o captive_n innocence_n so_o much_o for_o dothan_n only_o i_o will_v add_v that_o i_o have_v place_v it_o here_o out_o of_o a_o peaceable_a compliance_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o learned_a man_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v not_o spare_v to_o manifest_v my_o private_a opinion_n galilee_n on_o just_a occasion_n §_o 19_o on_o the_o west_n of_o this_o rivulet_n be_v sephoris_n afterward_o call_v dio-caesarea_a not_o to_o be_v omit_v though_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n because_o account_v by_o 〈◊〉_d josephus_n the_o great_a city_n in_o galilee_n where_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n for_o some_o time_n have_v its_o residence_n let_v the_o same_o author_n inform_v you_o how_o this_o city_n be_v burn_v by_o varus_n how_o molest_v by_o the_o seditious_a how_o base_o it_o desert_v josephus_n be_v brave_o recover_v by_o he_o plunder_v by_o his_o soldier_n and_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o restore_v again_o with_o several_a passage_n of_o high_a concernment_n in_o the_o jewish_a history_n a_o little_a more_o northward_o this_o brook_n fall_v into_o jordan_n the_o less_o which_o afterward_o pay_v its_o tribute_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n §_o 20._o which_o sea_n run_v southward_o by_o 13._o gittah-heph_a or_o gath-heph_a as_o most_o place_n it_o the_o birthplace_n of_o 25._o jonah_n the_o prophet_n his_o name_n in_o hebrew_n a_o dove_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v rather_o in_o his_o speedy_a 3._o flight_n from_o god_n service_n then_o in_o any_o want_n of_o gall_n whereof_o he_o manifest_v too_o much_o in_o his_o 9_o anger_n without_o cause_n or_o measure_n jonaâ—_n therefore_o be_v bear_v here_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o nether_a galilee_n no_o less_o untrue_a then_o uncharitable_a be_v that_o assertion_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o pharisee_n 52._o search_v and_o look_v for_o out_o of_o galilee_n come_v no_o prophet_n except_o their_o word_n herein_o refer_v to_o the_o future_a not_o to_o what_o be_v pass_v and_o that_o also_o only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o prophet_n paramount_n the_o messiah_n of_o israel_n more_o south_n the_o sea_n run_v by_o magdala_n a_o turrete_v town_n as_o the_o name_n thereof_o import_v and_o common_a tradition_n be_v all_o the_o argument_n we_o have_v that_o mary_n surname_v magdalen_n that_o eminent_a penitent_a be_v so_o call_v from_o this_o place_n because_o live_v other_o say_z rich_o land_v therein_o into_o the_o coast_n 39_o of_o magdala_n christ_n come_v from_o sea_n when_o the_o pharisee_n tempt_v he_o to_o show_v they_o a_o sign_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o parallel_a place_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o saint_n mark_v the_o same_o country_n be_v call_v dalmanutha_n 10._o different_a name_n it_o seem_v for_o the_o same_o territory_n §_o 21._o go_v forward_o on_o the_o sea_n side_n holofernes_n still_o southward_a we_o meet_v with_o the_o influx_n of_o a_o riyolet_n thereunto_o fetch_v his_o fountain_n from_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n near_o the_o city_n of_o bethulia_n nigh_o unto_o which_o be_v act_v the_o achievement_n of_o judith_n against_o holofernes_n §_o 22._o form_n bethulia_n the_o rivulet_n run_v full_a east_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o galilean_a sea_n behold_v the_o high_a seat_v city_n of_o jotopata_n jotâ—pata_n some_o two_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o inlet_n thereof_o the_o stout_a defend_n of_o this_o place_n against_o the_o roman_n with_o no_o less_o wisdom_n than_o valour_n be_v the_o masterpiece_n of_o flavius_n josephus_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o countryman_n and_o now_o have_v make_v necessary_a mention_n of_o his_o name_n pardon_v a_o digression_n in_o give_v a_o free_a character_n of_o his_o write_n whereof_o next_o holy_a writ_n we_o have_v make_v most_o use_v in_o this_o book_n §_o 23._o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o some_o unexcusable_a fault_n maâ—tathias_n namely_o of_o boast_v immoderate_o of_o his_o own_o birth_n valour_n learning_n piety_n levity_n insert_v frivolous_a fable_n of_o the_o root_n boras_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o we_o will_v not_o confine_v nature_n
return_n be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v more_o liberal_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n or_o be_v two_o of_o the_o levite_n city_n leave_v out_o in_o chronicle_n omission_n in_o such_o case_n for_o reason_n to_o we_o unknown_a be_v no_o contradiction_n and_o the_o other_o nahalol_n two_o the_o same_o though_o unlike_a in_o sound_n with_o the_o two_o last_o mention_v in_o joshua_n indeed_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o town_n at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v have_v two_o name_n nothing_o alike_o medena_n alias_o newport_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n may_v be_v a_o instance_n thereof_o but_o for_o all_o i_o can_v find_v still_o i_o languish_v in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a solution_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o good_a will_v be_v slight_v who_o though_o unable_a to_o cure_v the_o wound_n while_o commentatour_n on_o the_o place_n suffer_v it_o to_o lie_v fester_v in_o silence_n desire_v to_o wash_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o clean_o till_o a_o more_o skilful_a hand_n apply_v a_o effectual_a plaster_n thereunto_o §_o 36._o in_o solomon_n division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o twelve_o purveyourship_n zâ—bulun_n zebulun_n have_v no_o distinct_a officer_n over_o he_o but_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o who_o beside_o many_o place_n he_o have_v in_o manasseh_n extend_v his_o jurisdiction_n 12._o even_o beyond_o jokneam_fw-la the_o arm_n of_o zebulun_n confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o custom_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v argent_fw-fr a_o ship_n with_o maste_n and_o tackle_v sable_a a_o honourable_a bear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o coat_n armour_n of_o albertus_n free_a baron_n of_o alasco_n in_o poland_n â—ave_n that_o his_o ship_n be_v without_o sail_n with_o this_o motto_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la vela_fw-la god_n will_v send_v sail_n and_o zebuluns_n accomplish_v with_o all_o the_o accoutrement_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chap._n 7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n 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erroneous_a judgement_n better_o rectify_v and_o inform_v §_o 10._o nor_o do_v aught_o else_o observable_a offer_v itself_o in_o this_o corner_n of_o the_o tribe_n save_v 12._o aijalon_n where_o ioshua_n 12._o prayer_n arrest_v the_o moon_n to_o stand_v still_o assign_v by_o god_n to_o the_o levite_n but_o the_o amorites_n take_v the_o boldness_n to_o keep_v possession_n thereof_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o 34._o scripture_n and_o the_o amorites_n force_v the_o child_n of_o dan_n into_o the_o mountain_n for_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o come_v down_o into_o the_o valley_n but_o the_o amorites_n will_v dwell_v in_o mount_n herez_n in_o aijalon_n and_o in_o shaalbim_n the_o genuine_a sense_n be_v that_o though_o the_o amorites_n general_o pen_v the_o danite_n up_o in_o the_o mountain_n yet_o in_o these_o three_o place_n though_o mountainous_a in_o their_o situation_n they_o cross_v their_o common_a custom_n not_o out_o of_o necessity_n but_o design_n as_o sensible_a of_o 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this_o tribe_n we_o will_v accept_v of_o his_o courtesy_n and_o follow_v the_o guidance_n thereof_o §_o 13._o this_o brook_n have_v its_o birth_n and_o infancy_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n whence_o flow_v into_o dan_n he_o run_v through_o the_o desert_n of_o modin_n which_o be_v full_a of_o rock_n and_o those_o of_o hole_n and_o those_o once_o of_o man_n fly_v out_o of_o the_o neighbour_a city_n from_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o pagan_n herein_o a_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o fury_n of_o their_o enemy_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o fondness_n of_o their_o own_o superstition_n 38._o refuse_v to_o make_v resistance_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n a_o sad_a accident_n but_o the_o parent_n of_o a_o good_a event_n because_o put_v the_o survive_a jew_n in_o a_o posture_n of_o defence_n and_o teach_v they_o more_o wise_a and_o valiant_a resolution_n yea_o not_o long_v after_o hereabout_o they_o obtain_v a_o victory_n over_o the_o numerous_a army_n of_o 4._o cendebaeus_n 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whereof_o david_n to_o save_v his_o life_n counterfeit_v himself_o mad_a but_o whether_o guilty_a or_o no_o in_o so_o do_v divine_n have_v not_o yet_o determine_v it_o will_v incline_v i_o to_o the_o more_o charitable_a side_n that_o he_o have_v good_a warrant_n for_o what_o he_o do_v because_o at_o the_o same_o time_n understand_v it_o immediate_o before_o or_o after_o he_o compose_v 56_o two_o psalm_n which_o show_v his_o soul_n not_o out_o of_o tune_n solemn_o to_o serve_v god_n but_o david_n go_v to_o achish_a a_o second_o time_n with_o six_o hundred_o man_n it_o seem_v upon_o better_a assurance_n beforehand_o then_o former_o and_o be_v with_o great_a kindness_n entertain_v by_o he_o dwell_v with_o he_o in_o gath_n and_o after_o obtain_v ziklag_n from_o he_o and_o by_o achish_a his_o mind_n shall_v have_v be_v the_o 82._o keeper_n of_o his_o head_n achish_n the_o son_n of_o maachah_n tributary_n no_o doubt_n to_o solomon_n be_v king_n of_o gath._n for_o shimei_n confine_v to_o 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in_o the_o high_a equipage_n as_o if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o distance_n of_o their_o habitation_n purposely_o advance_v with_o the_o great_a number_n here_o it_o will_v be_v inquire_v why_o judah_n large_a in_o dominion_n next_o in_o position_n near_o in_o relation_n as_o david_n native_a tribe_n make_v here_o the_o slender_a appearance_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n benjamin_n alone_o except_v the_o thinness_n of_o who_o number_n be_v excuse_v in_o the_o text_n because_o 29._o hitherto_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o keep_v the_o ward_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n what!_o do_v it_o fare_v with_o prince_n as_o with_o prophet_n that_o they_o be_v not_o 57_o without_o honour_n save_v in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o in_o their_o own_o house_n that_o david_n find_v few_o attendant_n from_o his_o own_o tribe_n oh_o no_o he_o be_v abundant_o love_v and_o honour_v therein_o but_o tostatus_n answer_v 1_o david_n daily_a attendance_n both_o civil_a in_o his_o court_n and_o military_a in_o his_o camp_n and_o garrison_n hitherto_o chief_o consist_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 2_o the_o rest_n of_o judah_n remain_v at_o home_n to_o make_v they_o provision_n and_o give_v entertainment_n to_o this_o confluence_n of_o people_n from_o all_o part_n add_v hereunto_o 1_o six_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o be_v a_o sufficient_a representation_n of_o judah_n and_o more_o not_o only_o needless_a but_o burdensome_a for_o the_o present_a to_o pester_v hebron_n too_o populous_a already_o the_o rest_n keep_v home_o and_o live_v hard_o by_o be_v ready_a no_o doubt_n on_o competent_a warning_n to_o come_v quick_o if_o need_v require_v or_o david_n command_v their_o attendance_n 2_o judahs_n main_a work_n be_v do_v two_o year_n before_o when_o david_n be_v solemn_o make_v their_o king_n and_o they_o now_o rather_o spectator_n than_o actor_n at_o his_o second_o coronation_n over_o all_o israel_n now_o no_o less_o politic_a than_o thrifty_a be_v the_o other_o tribe_n in_o bring_v their_o 40._o victual_n along_o with_o they_o lest_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v hold_v as_o occasioner_n of_o scarcity_n in_o judah_n and_o enhauncer_n of_o the_o price_n of_o provision_n §_o 26._o afterward_o absalon_n hebron_n when_o he_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n choose_v hebron_n as_o the_o fit_a city_n from_o whence_o he_o mean_v to_o mount_v into_o the_o throne_n hither_o he_o come_v under_o pretence_n to_o do_v sacrifice_n 1._o with_o his_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o fifty_o man_n run_v before_o he_o but_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v pity_v he_o bring_v with_o he_o from_o jerusalem_n 11._o two_o hundred_o man_n which_o be_v as_o one_o may_v say_v loyal_a traitor_n come_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o mere_o drawn-in_a to_o treasonable_a practice_n but_o hebron_n prove_v not_o a_o place_n so_o successful_a to_o absalon_n the_o son_n as_o formerly_z fortunate_a to_o david_n his_o father_n this_o traitor_n sovereignty_n soon_o expire_v when_o forsake_v of_o god_n man_n and_o beast_n his_o own_o mule_n go_v away_o from_o he_o he_o be_v slay_v of_o joab_n as_o university_n former_o relate_v §_o 27._o some_o ten_o mile_n south_n of_o hebron_n lay_v debir_n ancient_o call_v kiriah-seph_a 11._o the_o city_n of_o a_o book_n conceive_v a_o canaanitish_a university_n and_o although_o the_o giant_n anakim_v dwell_v hereabout_o may_v be_v presume_v but_o little_a bookish_a yet_o civilise_a country_n in_o all_o age_n have_v allow_v such_o place_n for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n who_o be_v better_a unborn_a then_o unbred_a caleb_n proffer_a 12._o acsah_n his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o any_o one_o that_o shall_v conquer_v this_o city_n which_o be_v according_o perform_v by_o othniel_n his_o young_a brother_n son_n and_o first_o judge_n of_o israel_n what_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o his_o country_n enough_o to_o set_v a_o edge_n on_o his_o valour_n but_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o wife_n need_v also_o to_o whet_v his_o resolution_n no_o doubt_v the_o scale_n of_o his_o resolution_n go_v down_o former_o on_o the_o right_a side_n before_o this_o match_n be_v cast_v in_o as_o overweight_n it_o be_v no_o unlawful_a bigamy_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o wed_v to_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o embrace_v also_o therewith_o the_o 26._o recompense_n of_o reward_n and_o grand_a be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o 13._o hireling_n who_o mind_n be_v mere_o mercenary_a and_o he_o that_o work_v for_o his_o hire_n with_o othniel_n take_v it_o not_o as_o the_o main_a motive_n much_o less_o as_o the_o end_n but_o only_o as_o a_o welcome_a encouragement_n of_o his_o undertake_n §_o 28._o thus_o all_o party_n be_v please_v caleb_n israel_n recover_v debir_n othniel_n get_v acsah_n to_o wife_n she_o gain_v a_o blessing_n from_o her_o father_n that_o
hundred_o and_o fourteen_o so_o that_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n alone_o have_v more_o city_n than_o all_o the_o island_n of_o crete_n which_o have_v but_o just_a a_o hundred_o and_o therefore_o call_v hecatompolis_n but_o many_o of_o these_o city_n be_v small_a and_o a_o good_a share_n of_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o simeon_n as_o former_o have_v be_v observe_v but_o among_o such_o as_o remain_v to_o judah_n let_v not_o 44._o maresha_n be_v forget_v in_o the_o northwest_n part_n of_o this_o tribe_n both_o because_o thereby_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o zephathah_n asa_n conquer_v 9_o zerah_n the_o ethiopian_a who_o army_n consist_v of_o more_o than_o a_o million_o of_o man_n and_o because_o the_o prophet_n 1._o micah_n be_v bear_v therein_o §_o 52._o in_o saint_n hieromes_n time_n somewhere_o in_o judah_n flourish_v a_o fair_a city_n call_v eleutheropolis_n situation_n from_o which_o that_o hâ—braicis_fw-la father_n measure_v the_o distance_n of_o most_o 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it_o fetch_v its_o fountain_n and_o keep_a the_o brook_n before_o the_o wilderness_n of_o 16._o jeruel_a whole_o for_o its_o own_o use_n as_o rise_v run_a and_o fall_v entire_o in_o this_o tribe_n nor_o must_v that_o brook_v be_v forget_v which_o i_o may_v call_v the_o brook_n of_o david_n because_o be_v to_o encounter_n goliath_n he_o take_v thence_o 4â—_n five_o smooth_a stone_n store_n be_v no_o sore_n especial_o not_o be_v sure_a but_o his_o first_o may_v fail_v and_o furnish_v his_o scrip_n therewith_o §_o 54._o this_o be_v that_o goliath_n who_o strength_n be_v equal_a to_o his_o stature_n goliath_n his_o arm_n suitable_a to_o his_o strength_n but_o his_o pride_n above_o all_o betwixt_o he_o and_o david_n first_o pass_v a_o tongue-combate_n the_o one_o discharge_v ostentation_n and_o presumption_n which_o the_o other_o as_o quick_o return_v with_o faith_n and_o confidence_n in_o god_n promise_n come_v they_o then_o to_o encounter_v see_v the_o low_a man_n have_v the_o long_a arm_n who_o with_o his_o sling_n can_v reach_v death_n at_o distance_n to_o his_o adversary_n the_o beaver_n of_o goliahs_n helmet_n be_v open_a not_o that_o he_o think_v his_o brazen_a brow_n sufficient_o arm_v with_o its_o own_o impudence_n but_o either_o that_o he_o may_v see_v breath_n and_o boast_v the_o more_o free_o or_o because_o he_o disdain_v to_o buckle_v himself_o against_o so_o unequal_a a_o match_n the_o stone_n from_o david_n sling_n fly_v direct_o to_o his_o forehead_n whereby_o the_o giant_n be_v mortal_o wound_v and_o notwithstanding_o his_o spear_n be_v as_o great_a as_o a_o 7._o weaver_n beam_n his_o life_n be_v swift_a than_o a_o 6._o weaver_n shuttle_n so_o soon_o pass_v it_o away_o and_o he_o be_v go_v david_n cut_v off_o his_o head_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n §_o 55._o many_o be_v the_o wilderness_n in_o this_o tribe_n judah_n as_o those_o of_o 1._o zin_n 14._o ziph_n 24._o maon_n 1._o engedi_n 16._o jeruel_a 20._o tekoa_n and_o 16._o judah_n lie_v south_n of_o arad_n now_o as_o once_o it_o be_v the_o question_n of_o the_o disciple_n to_o our_o saviour_n from_o 4._o whence_o can_v a_o man_n satisfy_v these_o man_n with_o bread_n here_o in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o here_o it_o may_v material_o be_v demand_v where_o do_v the_o man_n of_o judah_n find_v food_n to_o sustain_v themselves_o who_o country_n seem_v a_o heap_n of_o wilderness_n cast_v together_o here_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o palestine_n be_v dress_v and_o keep_v like_o a_o garden_n plot_n and_o enclose_v into_o olive-yard_n vine-yard_n and_o arable_a field_n save_o some_o extravagant_a place_n which_o lay_v common_a where_o wild_a beast_n do_v harbour_v in_o the_o wood_n common_o call_v wilderness_n such_o notwithstanding_o be_v full_a of_o fruitful_a 19_o pasture_n and_o have_v fair_a 61._o town_n though_o more_o thin_o inhabit_v then_o other_o part_n of_o the_o country_n so_o that_o this_o tribe_n be_v more_o fright_v then_o hurt_v with_o the_o 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to_o be_v a_o winebibber_n so_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o please_v affect_v frowardness_n either_o full_a or_o fast_a §_o 57_o some_o make_v john_n baptist_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o eremites_n eremite_n but_o how_o little_a his_o precedent_n befriend_v their_o practice_n who_o not_o out_o of_o any_o impulsion_n but_o mere_a election_n delight_v to_o dwell_v in_o desert_n will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n he_o 1_o by_o immediate_a command_n from_o god_n to_o fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o 3._o isaiah_n 2_o go_v into_o a_o wilderness_n a_o place_n more_o thin_o people_v then_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o land_n 3_o where_o he_o daily_o busy_v himself_o with_o preach_v to_o multitude_n of_o people_n repair_v unto_o he_o 4_o and_o at_o last_o do_v end_v his_o life_n in_o a_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n even_o the_o 20._o court_n of_o king_n herod_n himself_o they_o 1_o by_o dictate_v of_o their_o own_o fancy_n follow_v the_o principle_n of_o will-worship_n 2_o go_v 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that_o jabal_n be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o such_o as_o dwell_v in_o tent_n because_o the_o scripture_n 20._o affirm_v the_o same_o yet_o for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a we_o utter_o deny_v john_n baptist_n the_o founder_n and_o author_n of_o all_o those_o which_o live_v wilful_o in_o hill_n and_o hole_n a_o eremitical_a life_n §_o 58._o the_o son_n of_o heseâ—_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o 10._o aruboth_n to_o he_o belong_v sochoth_o purveyor_n and_o all_o the_o land_n of_o hepher_n a_o land_n which_o lie_v as_o we_o gather_v by_o other_o proportion_n in_o the_o northwest_n part_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o indeed_o we_o find_v a_o king_n of_o hepher_n among_o those_o which_o joshua_n 17._o destroy_v but_o dare_v not_o confident_o aver_v he_o to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n judah_n however_o it_o appear_v that_o for_o the_o main_a the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o
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the_o first_o builder_n thereof_o it_o be_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n repair_v by_o eliashib_n the_o 1._o high_a priest_n and_o his_o brethren_n §_o 4._o the_o tower_n 25._o that_o lie_v out_o from_o the_o king_n high_a house_n out_o nigh_o unto_o which_o palal_n the_o son_n of_o uzai_n repair_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n not_o that_o the_o prominency_n of_o this_o extravagant_a tower_n hinder_v the_o uniformity_n of_o the_o wall_n but_o the_o fence_n of_o the_o city_n require_v such_o situation_n thereof_o §_o 5._o the_o great_a 27._o tower_n that_o lie_v out_o out_o different_z from_o the_o former_a else_o the_o builder_n of_o the_o wall_n in_o nehemiahs_n time_n make_v no_o progress_n in_o the_o work_n in_o the_o east_n of_o the_o city_n over_o against_o which_o the_o tekoite_n do_v repair_v §_o 6._o the_o tower_n of_o 19_o david_n david_n furnish_v with_o a_o armoury_n at_o the_o south-west_n turn_v of_o the_o wall_n over_o against_o which_o ezer_n the_o son_n of_o joshua_n repair_v 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chap._n v._o that_o solomon_n make_v no_o more_o than_o two_o court_n on_o the_o east_n of_o the_o temple_n §_o 1._o although_o many_o learned_a author_n make_v four_o solomon_n and_o some_o more_o court_n about_o solomon_n temple_n yet_o the_o follow_a reason_n persuade_v i_o that_o these_o two_o court_n former_o describe_v by_o we_o be_v all_o which_o be_v of_o solomon_n original_a foundation_n because_o 1_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o no_o more_o in_o scripture_n either_o in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n or_o chronicle_n where_o his_o building_n be_v particular_o describe_v 2_o manasseh_n be_v say_v to_o have_v build_v altar_n for_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o two_o 5._o court_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n probably_n have_v there_o be_v any_o more_o his_o profaneness_n will_v have_v find_v they_o out_o no_o place_n be_v privilege_v from_o his_o idolatry_n 3_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o place_n as_o it_o be_v in_o solomon_n time_n admit_v of_o no_o more_o court_n 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force_a ground_n which_o industry_n have_v add_v thereunto_o see_v here_o the_o small_a compass_n of_o the_o temple_n floor_n at_o the_o first_o sound_v thereof_o so_o that_o those_o who_o in_o solomon_n time_n make_v more_o court_n about_o it_o must_v build_v they_o in_o the_o air_n see_v the_o earth_n such_o than_o the_o scantness_n and_o steepness_n thereof_o afford_v no_o bottom_n for_o the_o build_n of_o such_o imaginary_a fabric_n §_o 2._o but_o shrewd_a objection_n object_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o contrary_a court_n by_o such_o who_o in_o solomon_n time_n make_v more_o than_o two_o court_n by_o we_o describe_v no_o doubt_n say_v they_o he_o observe_v david_n instruction_n who_o by_o the_o spirit_n give_v he_o the_o pattern_n of_o 12._o all_o the_o court_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o make_v these_o therefore_o at_o the_o least_o must_v needs_o be_v three_o see_v all_o as_o 1._o aristotle_n observe_v can_v not_o in_o proper_a language_n be_v predicate_v of_o a_o low_a number_n §_o 3._o answ._n i_o confess_v the_o word_n so_o read_v in_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a &_o omnium_fw-la quae_fw-la cogitaverat_fw-la atriorum_fw-la though_o no_o such_o thing_n appear_v in_o our_o translation_n found_v on_o the_o original_n where_o david_n be_v say_v to_o deliver_v to_o solomon_n the_o 12._o pattern_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o chamber_n round_o about_o etc._n etc._n this_o three_o court_n therefore_o in_o solomon_n time_n be_v but_o a_o groundless_a fancy_n §_o 4._o object_n another_o court_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v allow_v on_o the_o west_n of_o the_o temple_n west_n or_o else_o which_o be_v altogether_o improbable_a the_o holy_a of_o holies_n lay_v open_a unfenced_a and_o common_a to_o the_o city_n §_o 5._o answ._n the_o same_o be_v sufficient_o fence_v and_o sever_v from_o the_o city_n with_o the_o precipice_n of_o the_o place_n bar_v all_o access_n and_o the_o temple_n on_o that_o side_n surround_v with_o ambient_fw-la air_n in_o the_o concavity_n of_o the_o valley_n if_o beside_o this_o any_o artificial_a wall_n encompass_v the_o temple_n on_o the_o west_n the_o distance_n between_o it_o and_o the_o temple_n may_v be_v count_v a_o passage_n but_o amount_v not_o to_o the_o spaciousness_n of_o a_o court._n §_o 6._o object_n good_a author_n court._n bede_n cassidore_n comestor_n and_o tostatus_n confident_o add_v atrium_n foeminarum_fw-la or_o the_o woman_n court_n where_o their_o sex_n several_o by_o themselves_o attend_v their_o devotion_n nor_o be_v it_o probable_a they_o be_v mingle_v with_o man_n see_v the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o a_o solemn_a humiliation_n they_o shall_v wail_v say_v he_o the_o family_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n apart_o and_o their_o 13._o wife_n apart_o the_o family_n of_o the_o house_n of_o nathan_n apart_o and_o their_o wife_n apart_o §_o 7._o answ._n this_o place_n cite_v out_o of_o zachary_n be_v speak_v after_o solomon_n temple_n be_v demolish_v scripture_n and_o zerubbabel_n erect_v such_o separation_n of_o sex_n in_o several_a court_n in_o the_o first_o temple_n have_v no_o foundation_n in_o scripture_n but_o rather_o thence_o the_o contrary_n may_v be_v collect_v that_o all_o sex_n and_o age_n promiscuous_o meet_v together_o for_o jehosaphat_n be_v say_v to_o have_v stand_v in_o the_o 13._o house_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o their_o little_a one_o their_o l_o wife_n and_o their_o child_n however_o it_o may_v be_v that_o there_o be_v ancient_o a_o partition_n of_o the_o outward_a court_n per_fw-la clathros_fw-la &_o cancellos_fw-la with_o bar_n or_o lattise-work_n into_o two_o part_n and_o so_o the_o woman_n though_o in_o the_o same_o court_n may_v be_v several_o by_o themselves_o §_o 8._o object_n there_o be_v more_o court_n court_n three_o at_o least_o in_o ezekiel_n temple_n which_o as_o villalpandus_n will_v have_v it_o in_o all_o particular_n be_v the_o same_o with_o solomon_n §_o 9_o answ._n solomon_n confess_v some_o general_a conformity_n we_o deny_v not_o only_o the_o identity_n but_o exact_a similitude_n betwixt_o they_o it_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o prophecy_n to_o have_v a_o retrograde_a motion_n to_o bring_v thing_n backward_o and_o raise_v the_o ghost_n of_o building_n depart_v which_o rather_o look_v forward_o presenting_z thing_n to_o come_v ezekiel_n temple_n have_v not_o the_o same_o body_n with_o solomon_n but_o great_a and_o more_o be_v the_o part_n and_o member_n thereof_o as_o in_o due_a time_n god_n willing_a we_o shall_v make_v it_o to_o appear_v §_o 10._o object_n 2._o josephus_n a_o learned_a jew_n live_v in_o jerusalem_n seem_v to_o add_v another_o josephus_n atrium_n gentium_fw-la the_o court_n of_o gentile_n or_o unclean_a person_n §_o 11._o answ._n the_o place_n quote_v out_o of_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n will_v scarce_o bear_v the_o collection_n of_o a_o new_a court_n from_o it_o however_o josephus_n be_v none_o of_o those_o 12._o age_a man_n who_o remember_v the_o magnificence_n of_o solomon_n weep_v when_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v lay_v before_o their_o eye_n i_o mean_v he_o be_v no_o eye-witness_n of_o the_o first_o and_o old_a temple_n be_v bear_v five_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o after_o the_o dissolution_n thereof_o and_o only_o speak_v of_o it_o either_o by_o tradition_n or_o conjecture_v and_o therefore_o his_o authority_n of_o no_o such_o strength_n as_o to_o command_v our_o belief_n beside_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v forget_v what_o former_o we_o cite_v out_o of_o he_o for_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o place_n not_o admit_v more_o court_n in_o solomon_n time_n however_o his_o eye_n be_v so_o dazzle_v with_o long_o look_v on_o the_o second_o temple_n extant_a in_o his_o age_n that_o he_o conform_v thereto_o and_o confound_v therewith_o solomon_n temple_n if_o make_v any_o more_o court_n than_o two_o therein_o §_o 12._o however_o i_o dare_v not_o deny_v add_v but_o even_o this_o first_o temple_n after_o the_o death_n of_o solomon_n may_v by_o succeed_a king_n have_v another_o court_n add_v thereunto_o namely_o when_o by_o art_n industry_n and_o great_a expense_n they_o have_v raise_v up_o the_o valley_n and_o gain_v more_o ground_n to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n which_o be_v so_o small_a at_o the_o first_o hereof_o we_o find_v a_o double_a insinuation_n in_o scripture_n 1_o one_o when_o jehosaphat_n be_v say_v to_o stand_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o new_a 5._o court_n which_o probable_o about_o his_o reign_n be_v add_v to_o the_o ancient_a fabric_n 2_o another_o when_o at_o the_o coronation_n of_o joash_n jehoiada_n give_v order_n that_o the_o priest_n 6._o alone_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n mean_v the_o inner-court_n thereby_o while_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o court_n 5._o
of_o solomon_n it_o be_v possess_v by_o rezin_n a_o fugitive_n syrian_a who_o be_v make_v a_o king_n thereof_o 24._o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o israel_n 4_o it_o be_v win_v by_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o second_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v restore_v 28._o damascus_n 5_o it_o be_v recover_v again_o by_o the_o syrian_n and_o rezin_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n be_v 6._o king_n thereof_o 6_o it_o be_v take_v by_o tiglath-pelese_a king_n of_o assyria_n 9_o who_o carry_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o away_o captive_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o find_v it_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o roman_a emperor_n under_o who_o 32._o aretas_n be_v king_n a_o persecuter_n of_o saint_n paul_n §_o 17._o wonder_v not_o that_o the_o roman_a emperor_n rule_v over_o the_o world_n shall_v suffer_v some_o king_n to_o reign_v under_o they_o which_o be_v their_o constant_a practice_n and_o whereby_o they_o receive_v no_o small_a benefit_n for_o first_o hereby_o they_o keep_v their_o people_n in_o more_o willing_a obedience_n when_o they_o see_v their_o former_a government_n not_o whole_o alter_v but_o some_o shadow_n thereof_o still_o remain_v in_o their_o king_n continue_v among_o they_o second_o when_o any_o distasteful_a project_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n the_o emperor_n use_v these_o king_n to_o promote_v it_o so_o cast_v the_o odium_fw-la upon_o they_o which_o themselves_o decline_v while_o such_o agricolae_fw-la king_n usual_o by_o their_o immediate_a dependence_n dare_v not_o displease_v but_o do_v whatsoever_o the_o emperor_n enjoin_v they_o three_o it_o conduce_v to_o the_o state_n of_o their_o empire_n to_o have_v king_n homager_n thereunto_o it_o be_v but_o a_o farm_n though_o of_o never_o so_o great_a revenue_n and_o not_o repute_v a_o manor_n which_o have_v not_o some_o freeholder_a hold_v of_o it_o and_o owe_v suit_n and_o service_n unto_o it_o semblable_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o imperial_a glory_n among_o the_o roman_n to_o have_v even_o king_n to_o hold_v their_o sceptre_n and_o crown_n by_o deputation_n under_o it_o as_o herod_n in_o judea_n deiotarus_n in_o galatia_n our_o lucius_n in_o britain_n and_o this_o aretas_n king_n of_o damascus_n §_o 18._o under_o he_o saint_n paul_n have_v a_o miraculous_a deliverance_n though_o both_o prince_n and_o people_n plot_v his_o destruction_n and_o 32._o watch_v the_o gate_n day_n and_o night_n that_o they_o may_v kill_v he_o but_o what_o say_v the_o psalmist_n except_o 1._o the_o lord_n keep_v the_o city_n the_o watchman_n wake_v but_o in_o vain_a either_o to_o keep_v out_o those_o who_o he_o will_v have_v in_o or_o to_o keep_v in_o those_o who_o he_o will_v have_v out_o all_o the_o wall_n shall_v be_v one_o open_a gate_n to_o those_o who_o divine_a providence_n will_v have_v to_o escape_v as_o here_o to_o saint_n paul_n be_v let_v down_o over_o the_o wall_n by_o a_o rope_n in_o a_o basket_n §_o 19_o among_o the_o public_a building_n of_o damascus_n the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n be_v most_o remarkable_a it_o trouble_v the_o tender_a conscience_n of_o convert_a naaman_n 18._o when_o his_o master_n go_v up_o to_o worship_n there_o that_o he_o have_v so_o often_o bow_v to_o that_o idol_n so_o a_o excellent_a pag._n critic_n prove_v the_o word_n to_o be_v read_v relate_v not_o to_o his_o future_a but_o former_a action_n wherefore_o the_o prophet_n answer_n go_v in_o peace_n be_v not_o a_o toleration_n of_o his_o idolatry_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v but_o a_o absolution_n from_o his_o former_a fault_n upon_o naaman_n free_a confession_n and_o serious_a sorrow_n for_o the_o same_o they_o show_v also_o in_o this_o city_n the_o house_n or_o rather_o hole_n wherein_o 12._o ananias_n saint_n paul_n ghostly_a father_n dwell_v or_o lurk_v be_v a_o cellar_n under_o ground_n to_o which_o pilgrim_n descend_v by_o many_o stair_n who_o have_v so_o fill_v the_o wall_n thereof_o by_o pa._n write_v their_o name_n therein_o that_o reader_n there_o be_v no_o room_n leave_v to_o register_v thy_o name_n if_o go_v thither_o §_o 20._o modern_a damascus_n be_v a_o beautiful_a city_n the_o first_o damask-rose_n have_v its_o root_n here_o and_o name_n hence_o so_o all_o damask_n silk_n linen_n powder_n and_o plumb_n call_v damascens_n damasc._n two_o thing_n at_o this_o day_n be_v most_o remarkable_a among_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o be_v no_o lawyer_n among_o they_o no_o advocate_n or_o solicitor_n of_o cause_n no_o compact_n be_v make_v for_o future_a performance_n but_o weigh_v and_o pay_v all_o bargain_n be_v drive_v with_o ready_a money_n second_o physician_n here_o be_v pay_v no_o fee_n except_o the_o patient_a recover_v his_o health_n and_o now_o i_o perceive_v that_o mahomet_n be_v a_o politic_a man_n who_o enter_v but_o once_o into_o damascus_n and_o perceive_v the_o pleasure_n thereof_o will_v never_o return_v again_o for_o fear_n forsooth_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v bewitch_v with_o the_o delightfulness_n thereof_o and_o hinder_v from_o the_o great_a work_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n i_o indeed_o perceive_v that_o so_o pleasant_a a_o subject_n have_v too_o long_o retard_v my_o pen_n almost_o forgetful_a to_o go_v forward_o in_o our_o description_n we_o therefore_o leave_v it_o and_o proceed_v §_o 21._o aram-zobah_a lay_v north-east_n of_o aram-damascus_n hadadezar_n or_o hadarezar_n be_v king_n thereof_o so_o glorious_a a_o prince_n that_o his_o servant_n wear_v shield_n of_o gold_n in_o war_n as_o if_o they_o intend_v to_o dazzle_v their_o enemy_n eye_n with_o the_o splendour_n of_o their_o arm_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o the_o best_a sword_n of_o steel_n will_v command_v the_o brave_a shield_n of_o gold_n and_o david_n at_o elam_n get_v a_o absolute_a conquest_n of_o he_o kill_v 16._o shobach_n his_o captain_n as_o former_o he_o have_v 4._o defeat_v he_o and_o strip_v he_o of_o much_o rich_a spoil_n as_o for_o those_o golden_a shield_n they_o fall_v not_o to_o the_o share_n of_o any_o private_a person_n but_o be_v treasure_v up_o by_o david_n for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n where_o this_o glorious_a plate_n shine_v in_o its_o proper_a sphere_n and_o where_o riot_n and_o luxury_n abuse_v by_o man_n be_v convert_v into_o well_o ground_a bounty_n as_o bestow_v on_o god_n service_n here_o david_n hough_v the_o horse_n of_o hadadezar_n and_o only_o reserve_v a_o hundred_o 4._o chariot_n of_o they_o as_o a_o trophy_n of_o triumph_n to_o be_v use_v for_o state_n at_o public_a solemnity_n §_o 22._o some_o will_v censure_v this_o as_o a_o improvident_a and_o unpolitick_a act_n and_o character_n david_n as_o more_o happy_a to_o get_v then_o able_a to_o use_v a_o victory_n not_o casual_o let_v slip_n but_o wilful_o cast_v such_o a_o power_n of_o horse_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n which_o manage_v with_o a_o proportionable_a infantry_n may_v have_v give_v law_n to_o all_o the_o east_n country_n sure_o it_o be_v not_o do_v out_o of_o a_o cowardly_a suspicion_n lest_o the_o syrian_n shall_v recover_v those_o horse_n again_o much_o less_o out_o of_o consciousness_n of_o want_n of_o horsemanship_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o set_v rider_n upon_o they_o rather_o it_o be_v that_o david_n be_v privy_a to_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o man_n heart_n how_o hard_a it_o be_v to_o have_v much_o humane_a strength_n and_o not_o to_o have_v confidence_n in_o it_o do_v it_o to_o wean_v his_o subject_n from_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n that_o they_o may_v more_o rely_v on_o divine_a protection_n and_o he_o do_v it_o to_o encourage_v in_o they_o what_o proper_o be_v call_v manhood_n that_o they_o may_v not_o expect_v victory_n of_o equivocal_a generation_n beget_v betwixt_o man_n and_o horse_n but_o such_o achieve_v only_o by_o man_n prowess_n instrumental_a to_o get_v and_o god_n providence_n the_o principal_a to_o give_v they_o yea_o david_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v hough_v all_o the_o horse_n in_o the_o world_n with_o that_o his_o short_a but_o sharp_a sentence_n a_o 17._o horse_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a thing_n to_o save_v a_o man_n §_o 23._o it_o will_v further_o be_v object_v that_o grant_v these_o horse_n not_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o war_n of_o israel_n yet_o what_o need_v this_o waist_n to_o spoil_v god_n good_a creature_n may_v they_o not_o have_v be_v sell_v for_o many_o talent_n and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a it_o be_v answer_v that_o david_n do_v it_o in_o a_o holy_a brave_a to_o show_v that_o the_o pagan_n pride_n be_v israel_n scorn_n and_o that_o he_o as_o much_o disdain_v to_o gain_v wealth_n by_o the_o sale_n as_o to_o get_v strength_n by_o the_o service_n of_o those_o horse_n beside_o david_n herein_o do_v follow_v the_o precept_n give_v to_o and_o press_v and_o practise_v by_o 6._o joshua_n in_o the_o like_a case_n and_o indeed_o multiply_v of_o horse_n be_v 19_o forbid_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n but_o after_o
council_n in_o jerusalem_n which_o in_o fine_a conclude_v that_o this_o legal_a yoke_n be_v not_o to_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o neck_n of_o christian_n here_o peter_n be_v guilty_a it_o be_v the_o expression_n of_o galatian_n erasmus_n of_o superstitious_a dissimulation_n with_o his_o example_n oh_o the_o impulsive_a power_n of_o great_a man_n precedent_n bring_v 18._o barnabas_n into_o the_o same_o fault_n for_o which_o saint_n paul_n present_o and_o public_o reprove_v he_o but_o we_o will_v not_o widen_v the_o wound_n in_o good_a man_n memory_n rather_o commend_v to_o posterity_n the_o holy_a zeal_n of_o saint_n paul_n in_o seasonable_a give_v the_o humble_a piety_n of_o saint_n peter_n in_o patient_a take_v so_o sharp_a a_o reproof_n §_o 29._o but_o the_o great_a contention_n happen_v here_o be_v that_o paroxysm_n betwixt_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n the_o one_o as_o earnest_o refuse_v as_o the_o other_o desire_v the_o company_n of_o john_n mark_v to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o in_o 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city_n of_o 5._o antioch_n be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o seven_o deacon_n and_o the_o first_o founder_n of_o a_o heresy_n which_o god_n profess_v himself_o to_o 6._o hate_v from_o he_o call_v the_o nicolaitan_n for_o this_o 10._o nicolas_n be_v report_v to_o have_v have_v a_o beautiful_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o be_v tax_v for_o be_v causeless_o jealous_a of_o she_o to_o vindicate_v his_o innocence_n he_o prostitute_v she_o to_o the_o embrace_n of_o any_o that_o will_v lie_v with_o she_o with_o some_o other_o strange_a opinion_n he_o maintain_v those_o therefore_o who_o so_o undiscreet_o express_v their_o detestation_n of_o one_o sin_n that_o they_o fall_v foul_a on_o the_o commit_n of_o the_o contrary_a may_v by_o a_o spiritual_a proportion_n be_v account_v mystical_a nicolaitan_n §_o 31._o there_o be_v also_o belong_v to_o antioch_n pardon_v a_o little_a digression_n a_o delicious_a suburb_n call_v daphne_n where_o apollo_n daphneus_n be_v adore_v now_o some_o three_o hundred_o 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themselves_o fair_a by_o 30._o rent_v
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virtual_o may_v i_o term_v they_o bring_v news_n that_o one_o lose_v tribe_n joseph_o be_v find_v jacob_n heart_n 26._o faint_v for_o he_o believe_v they_o not_o till_o afterward_o he_o be_v convince_v on_o clear_a evidence_n how_o much_o more_o than_o may_v i_o be_v permit_v to_o suspend_v my_o judgement_n when_o one_o man_n bring_v tiding_n of_o ten_o lose_a tribe_n all_o find_v in_o a_o instant_n until_o far_a proof_n be_v make_v thereof_o sure_o we_o who_o now_o secret_o smile_v at_o some_o probable_a insinuation_n in_o his_o report_n shall_v on_o better_a assurance_n have_v our_o mouth_n fill_v with_o 2._o laughter_n not_o 12._o sarahs_n laughter_n of_o distrust_n but_o 17._o abraham_n of_o desire_n delight_n and_o belief_n when_o his_o relation_n shall_v be_v confirm_v to_o we_o from_o other_o hand_n and_o indeed_o the_o messenger_n deserve_v to_o be_v well_o pay_v for_o his_o pain_n who_o bring_v clear_a proof_n thereof_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o these_o ten_o tribe_n be_v a_o happy_a forerunner_n and_o furtherer_n of_o their_o future_a conversion_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o jew_n their_o repossess_v their_o native_a country_n §_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o conceit_n of_o the_o modern_a jew_n that_o one_o day_n they_o shall_v return_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o their_o messiah_n to_o the_o country_n of_o canaan_n kingdom_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v re-estated_n in_o the_o full_a possession_n thereof_o if_o any_o object_n that_o their_o land_n now_o base_a and_o barren_a be_v not_o worth_a the_o regain_n they_o answer_v when_o they_o shall_v recover_v their_o country_n the_o country_n shall_v recover_v its_o former_a fruitfulness_n as_o if_o god_n will_v effect_v miracle_n as_o fast_o as_o man_n can_v fancy_v they_o with_o they_o concur_v some_o protestant_n divine_n maintain_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o a_o flourish_a commonwealth_n with_o the_o affluence_n of_o all_o outward_a pomp_n and_o pleasure_n so_o 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turn_v thy_o captivity_n and_o have_v compassion_n upon_o thou_o and_o will_v return_v and_o gather_v thou_o from_o all_o nation_n white_a the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v scatter_v thou_o isaiah_n 11._o 12._o and_o he_o shall_v set_v up_o a_o ensign_n for_o the_o nation_n and_o shall_v assemble_v the_o outcast_n of_o israel_n and_o gather_v together_o the_o disperse_a of_o judah_n from_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n levit._fw-la 26._o 44._o and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n i_o will_v not_o cast_v they_o away_o neither_o will_v i_o abhor_v they_o to_o destroy_v they_o utter_o and_o to_o break_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n §_o 3._o this_o last_o place_n the_o jew_n high_o price_n apâ—_n and_o such_o of_o they_o as_o live_v in_o germany_n call_v it_o 258._o simiam_fw-la auream_fw-la or_o the_o golden_a ape_n and_o why_o so_o because_o forsooth_o in_o the_o
of_o they_o especial_o while_o that_o merciless_a law_n stand_v in_o force_n that_o on_o their_o conversion_n they_o must_v sandys_n renounce_v all_o their_o good_n as_o ill_o get_v if_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o promise-forward_a disciple_n quick_o recoil_v at_o our_o saviour_n tentative_a command_n to_o sell_v all_o and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a i_o say_v if_o he_o 22._o go_v away_o sorrowful_a for_o he_o have_v great_a possession_n no_o wonder_n if_o the_o rich_a and_o covetous_a jew_n distaste_n our_o religion_n when_o before_o they_o can_v embrace_v it_o they_o must_v take_v a_o final_a farewell_n of_o their_o large_a estate_n rather_o shall_v those_o prince_n imitate_v the_o pious_a example_n of_o our_o henry_n the_o three_o who_o between_o the_o new_a and_o old_a temple_n erect_v a_o 428._o house_n of_o convert_v afterward_o appoint_v by_o edward_n the_o three_o for_o record_n to_o be_v keep_v therein_o now_o call_v the_o roll_n endow_v it_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o poor_a jew_n convert_v to_o christianity_n and_o baptize_v allow_v two_o penny_n 435._o a_o day_n unto_o each_o of_o they_o during_o their_o life_n §_o 3._o image-worship_n three_o the_o constant_a offence_n give_v they_o by_o the_o papist_n their_o worship_v of_o image_n the_o present_a jew_n hate_v idolatry_n with_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n who_o knee_n may_v soon_o be_v break_v than_o bend_a to_o such_o superstitious_a posture_n and_o to_o speak_v out_o the_o plain_a truth_n the_o romanist_n be_v but_o back-friend_n to_o the_o jew_n conversion_n chief_o on_o this_o account_n because_o the_o rabbin_n general_o interpret_v 11._o dumah_n or_o edom_n to_o be_v rome_n and_o edomite_n roman_n in_o their_o exposition_n on_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o therefore_o all_o those_o passage_n have_v by_o order_n no_o doubt_n from_o superior_n be_v late_o purge_v our_o and_o expunge_v the_o venetian_a bombâ—â—gius_n edition_n of_o the_o rabbin_n yea_o there_o be_v a_o constant_a tradition_n currant_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n among_o the_o modern_a jew_n that_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n their_o nation_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o a_o glorious_a condition_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o cold_a and_o dull_a the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o romanist_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o leave_v that_o task_n of_o be_v perform_v by_o moses_n and_o elias_n who_o the_o papist_n fond_o fancy_n shall_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n personal_o appear_v and_o by_o their_o powerful_a preach_n persuade_v the_o jewish_a nation_n unto_o the_o christian_a religion_n §_o 4._o christian_n last_o the_o difference_n in_o judgement_n distance_n in_o affection_n dissoluteness_n in_o life_n among_o the_o christian_n themselves_o in_o vain_a do_v we_o hollow_a to_o the_o jew_n to_o come_v over_o to_o we_o while_o our_o voice_n be_v hoarse_a with_o rail_v one_o at_o another_o and_o beckon_v with_o our_o hand_n to_o they_o to_o be_v on_o our_o side_n 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service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n disuse_v in_o judah_n during_o the_o idolatrous_a reign_n of_o ahaz_n so_o that_o great_a be_v the_o difficulty_n to_o bring_v the_o whole_a nation_n to_o the_o solemn_a observation_n thereof_o yet_o hezekiah_n quick_o effect_v it_o because_o as_o the_o text_n observe_v 36._o god_n have_v prepare_v the_o people_n and_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v sudden_o so_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o set_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o jew_n conversion_n all_o impediment_n notwithstanding_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n their_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o their_o heart_n turn_v in_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o hand_n chap._n vi_o how_o christian_n ought_v to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o order_n to_o the_o jew_n conversion_n §_o 1._o conversion_n mean_a time_n it_o be_v the_o bind_a duty_n of_o christian_n to_o their_o utmost_a to_o endeavour_v both_o by_o their_o pious_a example_n and_o faithful_a prayer_n the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v many_o motive_n to_o invite_v they_o thereunto_o first_o because_o the_o more_o know_v and_o pious_a in_o the_o jewish_a church_n do_v ancient_o desire_v the_o vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n witness_v the_o solicitous_a care_n she_o take_v and_o the_o great_a cost_n she_o will_v expend_v for_o the_o welfare_n thereof_o 9_o we_o have_v a_o little_a sister_n and_o she_o have_v no_o breast_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v for_o our_o sister_n in_o the_o day_n when_o she_o shall_v be_v speak_v for_o if_o she_o be_v a_o wall_n we_o will_v build_v upon_o she_o a_o palace_n of_o silver_n etc._n etc._n for_o although_o the_o common_a iâ—â—s_n account_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n blasphemy_n against_o their_o own_o nation_n have_v some_o carnal_a reason_n thereof_o as_o not_o without_o cause_n suspicious_a that_o the_o gentile_n admission_n will_v prove_v their_o expulsion_n as_o indeed_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v yet_o the_o intelligent_a prophet_n no_o doubt_n be_v earnest_a petitioner_n for_o the_o same_o §_o 2._o we_o second_o because_o such_o be_v the_o transcendent_a joy_n of_o the_o godly_a jew_n manage_v with_o silence_n their_o heart_n thereat_o be_v too_o big_a for_o their_o mouth_n at_o the_o conversion_n of_o cornelius_n and_o his_o family_n 18._o when_o they_o hear_v these_o thing_n they_o hold_v their_o peace_n and_o glorify_a god_n say_v then_o have_v god_n also_o to_o the_o gentile_n grant_v repentance_n unto_o life_n §_o 3._o scripture_n last_o because_o so_o great_a glory_n shall_v by_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n redound_v to_o god_n and_o clear_v to_o the_o scripture_n many_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o meaning_n whereof_o the_o jew_n hitherto_o be_v too_o envious_a to_o teach_v we_o or_o we_o too_o proud_a to_o learn_v of_o they_o will_v then_o most_o plain_o be_v expound_v oh_o what_o a_o feast_n of_o knowledge_n will_v it_o make_v when_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n shall_v joint_o bring_v in_o their_o distress_n thereunto_o the_o former_a furnish_n forth_o the_o first_o course_n with_o many_o hebrew_n criticism_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n some_o of_o they_o gold_n among_o more_o dross_n on_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o latter_a supply_v the_o second_o course_n on_o the_o whole_a scripture_n with_o solid_a interpretation_n out_o of_o father_n schoolâ—men_n and_o modern_a divine_n oh_o happy_a day_n for_o such_o as_o shall_v behold_v it_o and_o we_o all_o ought_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o speedy_a dawn_n thereof_o §_o 4._o conversion_n it_o will_v be_v object_v many_o man_n can_v hearty_o pray_v for_o the_o future_a conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v unsatisfied_a in_o their_o judgement_n of_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o 23._o for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o because_o they_o can_v ask_v according_a to_o the_o apostle_n precept_n 6._o 〈…〉_z prayer_n be_v better_o omit_v as_o which_o may_v prove_v prejudicial_a to_o themselves_o and_o nothing_o
13._o psal._n 68_o 19_o joseph_n defend_v for_o want_n of_o affection_n syâ—â—on_a lake_n and_o casian_n mountain_n the_o most_o ancient_a inn_n inn_n gen._n 42._o 11._o 11._o num._n 13._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 52._o 28._o moses_n his_o inn_n inn_n eccles._n 12._o 5._o 5._o exod._n 4._o 24._o 24._o exod._n 4._o 25._o people_n live_v in_o this_o wilderness_n wilderness_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 8._o the_o kenites_n kenites_n gen._n 15._o 19_o see_v our_o firâ—t_o book_n pag._n 19_o 19_o judge_n 4_o 11._o 11._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 1_o sam._n 15._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 2d_o 12._o 12._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 29._o balaam_n his_o prophesy_n of_o the_o kenites_n kenites_n num._n 24._o 21._o 21._o see_v ainsworth_n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la 1_o chr._n 12._o 55._o always_o some_o public_a place_n for_o god_n service_n service_n gen._n 12._o 7_o 8._o &_o gen._n 13._o 3._o etc._n etc._n egyptian_n just_o spoil_v spoil_v exod._n 12._o 35._o 35._o exod._n 12._o 36._o 36._o exod._n 12._o 12._o 12._o exod._n 12._o 36._o wage_n long_o detain_v pay_v with_o a_o witness_n witness_n exod._n 1._o 11._o all_o person_n promote_v god_n tabernacle_n tabernacle_n exod._n 35._o 27._o 27._o exod._n 35._o 25._o but_o still_o keep_v their_o calling_n calling_n rom._n 10._o 15._o 15._o 2_o cor._n 8._o 12._o a_o main_a motive_n of_o their_o bounty_n bounty_n exod._n 32._o 3._o 3._o rom._n 6._o 19_o their_o bounty_n restrain_v by_o proclamation_n proclamation_n exod._n 36._o 5._o 5._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 6._o moses_n his_o content_a mind_n mind_n prov._n 30._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 14._o 23._o why_o so_o bountiful_a to_o this_o building_n and_o afterward_o backward_o in_o goodness_n goodness_n heb._n 9_o 1._o 1._o tiâ—us_fw-la 2._o 12._o 12._o num._n 16._o moses_n receive_v the_o pattern_n bâ—zaleel_n and_o aholiab_n artisan_n artisan_n exod._n 31._o 4_o 5._o 5._o exod._n 31._o 6._o 6._o fine_a twine_v linen_n mention_v about_o sixteen_o time_n in_o make_v the_o tabernacle_n two_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n tabernacle_n exod._n 27._o 9_o 9_o ibid._n ver_fw-la 13._o 13._o exod._n 26._o 18._o 18._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 15._o 15._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 16._o the_o breadth_n gilding_n socket_n and_o bar_n of_o the_o board_n board_n exod._n 26._o 29._o 29._o exod_n 26._o 29._o 29._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 29._o the_o inside_n and_o roof_n thereof_o thereof_o exod._n 26._o 14._o three_o property_n of_o shittim-wood_n shittim-wood_n exod._n 35._o 24._o 24._o act._n 3._o 21._o shittim-wood_n within_o the_o altar_n why_o never_o fiâ—ed_n fiâ—ed_n exod._n 27._o 1._o 1._o ignis_fw-la tartareus_fw-la the_o laver_n make_v of_o woman_n looking-glass_n looking-glass_n exod._n 38._o 8._o female_a devotion_n devotion_n large_o reckon_v up_o exod._n 28._o and_o methodical_o rank_v levir_n 8._o 7_o 8_o 9_o aavonsâ—ight_a â—ight_z ornament_n four_o principal_a ingredient_n of_o sacerdotal_a â—â—vestments_n â—â—vestments_n exod._n 28._o 5._o 8._o 15._o 15._o divest_v sacar_n lib._n 3._o â—_o 5._o 5._o isa._n 53._o 6._o 6._o isa._n 1._o 18._o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n thummim_n ezra_n 2._o 63._o 63._o 1_o chr._n 14._o 14_o 15._o 15._o rivet_n in_o exod._n ca._n 28._o v._n 13._o the_o speedy_a finish_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n tabernacle_n exod._n 19_o 1._o 1._o num._n 10._o 11._o 11._o 1_o king_n 6._o 38._o 38._o see_v psa._n 80._o 2._o 2._o num._n 16._o 1._o the_o tabernacle_n templize_v templize_v 1_o sam._n 22._o 22._o 2_o chr._n 5._o 5._o 5._o namely_o 1_o sam._n 1._o 9_o &_o 2_o sam._n 22._o 7._o &_o psal._n 19_o 3._o 3._o anti._n jud_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o 4._o exod._n 36._o 6._o 6._o deut._n 16._o 16._o the_o name_n and_o bound_n of_o egypt_n egypt_n gen._n 10._o 6._o 6._o lib._n the_o imide_n &_o osyride_n osyride_n psal._n 105._o 23._o 23._o act._n 8._o 27._o 27._o job_n 38._o 11._o 11._o pro._n 22._o 28._o the_o complexion_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o egyptian_n egyptian_n gen._n 12._o 11._o 11._o 1_o king_n 4._o 20._o &_o act._n 7._o 22._o 22._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 8._o 8._o josh._n 9_o 6._o the_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n of_o egypt_n egypt_n gen._n 13._o 10._o egyptian_a flax_n flax_n prov._n 7._o 10._o egyptian_a horse_n excellent_a excellent_a deut._n 17._o 16._o paper_n first_o grow_v in_o egypt_n egypt_n isa._n 197._o mummy_n how_o make_v make_v gen._n 50._o 3._o 3._o gen._n 3._o 19_o 19_o 2_o king_n 6._o 28._o 28._o psal._n 14._o 4._o the_o inconvenience_n of_o egypt_n egypt_n isa._n â—0_n 6._o 6._o tobit_n 8._o 3._o rain_v rare_a in_o egypt_n egypt_n deut._n 11._o 10._o 10._o sir_n william_n paston_n of_o oxbint_n in_o nâ—rfolk_n nâ—rfolk_n vâ—ssius_n de_fw-fr idololatria_fw-la lib_n 2._o cap._n 74._o 74._o lib._n 5._o c._n 10._o 10._o mat._n 13._o 26._o 26._o g._n sandys_n trau._n p._n 97._o 97._o idem_fw-la p._n 94._o 94._o idem_fw-la pa._n 99_o 99_o windeline_n de_fw-fr adâ—ira_fw-la nili_n the_o egyptian_n proud_a of_o nilus_n nilus_n luâ—an_n l._n 8._o 8._o ezek._n 29._o 3._o 3._o ezek._n 29._o 9_o 9_o ezek._n 29._o 10._o 10._o isa._n 11._o â—5_n â—5_n vide_fw-la camden_n brit._n in_o cambr._n shâ—re_n various_a number_v of_o the_o stream_n of_o nilus_n nilus_n in_o euterpe_n euterpe_n isa._n 1â—_n 15._o 15._o trau._n pa._n 94._o 94._o john_n 20._o 24_o the_o isle_n of_o dog_n dog_n see_v ortelius_n and_o mercators_n old_a map_n map_n anti._n jud._n li._n 2_o kâ—â—_n â—_o vanity_n in_o build_v the_o pyramid_n pyramid_n gen._n 11._o 4._o 4._o nat._n hist._n li._n 36._o cap._n 12._o 12._o exod._n 1._o 15._o intend_a for_o sepulcher_n their_o long_a last_a not_o build_v by_o the_o israelite_n israelite_n exod._n 5._o 8._o 8._o m._n john_n greaves_n in_o his_o pyramidographia_fw-la the_o miserable_a slavery_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o egypt_n egypt_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n if_o account_v from_o isaac_n birth_n exod._n 12._o 41._o 41._o exod._n 1._o 14._o 14._o exod._n 5._o 4._o 4._o exod._n 5._o 14._o 14._o exod._n 16._o 3._o memphis_n the_o ancient_a metropolis_n of_o egypt_n the_o ten_o plague_n of_o egypt_n egypt_n exod._n 7._o 21._o 21._o exod._n 7._o 2d_o 2d_o exod._n 8._o 3._o 3._o revel_v 16._o 13._o 13._o exod._n 8._o 19_o 19_o exod._n 8._o 21._o 21._o exod._n 9_o 6._o 6._o exod._n 9_o 25._o 25._o exod._n 13._o 15._o 15._o exod._n 9_o 11._o 11._o gen._n 39_o 14._o 14._o see_v the_o book_n of_o josephus_n against_o he_o he_o instin_n hist._n lib._n lib._n exod._n 9_o 32._o 32._o exod._n 10._o 15._o 15._o wisd._n 17._o 4._o 4._o exod._n 12._o 29._o 29._o psal._n 93_o â—_o the_o gradation_n in_o goâ—s_n judgement_n judgement_n psal._n 78._o 47._o 47._o exod._n 9_o 19_o &_o 25._o memphis_n or_o noph_n threaten_v in_o scripture_n no_o or_o alexandria_n alexandria_n jer._n 46._o 29._o &_o ezek._n 30._o 15._o 15._o nahum_n 3._o 8._o 8._o jonah_n 3._o 3._o beth-shemâ—sh_a where_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v live_v gen._n 41._o 50._o 50._o ezek._n 30._o 17._o 17._o mat._n 2._o 13._o 13._o athanasius_n lib._n de_fw-la incarn_n verbi_fw-la verbi_fw-la sozom._n historia_n lib._n 5._o ca._n 21._o 21._o burchar_n in_o descrip_n ter._n sâ—nc_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 4._o 4._o joh._n 2._o 11._o the_o time_n of_o christ_n abode_n in_o egypt_n egypt_n câ—nt_fw-la 1._o 5._o babylon_n a_o city_n in_o egypt_n egypt_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 13._o 13._o gal._n 2._o 7._o jeremy_n force_v into_o egypt_n egypt_n jer._n 42._o 14._o 14._o jer._n 43._o 6._o 6._o exod._n 13._o 19_o prophecy_v pharaoh_n destruction_n destruction_n jer._n 43._o 9_o 9_o num._n 13._o 32._o 32._o psal._n 78._o 12._o 12._o isa._n 19_o 11._o &_o 13_o 13_o ezek._n 30._o 15_o 16._o 16._o gen._n 10._o 17._o bochart_n in_o geogr_n sac._n exod._n 1._o 11._o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n the_o midwives_n honesty_n honesty_n exod._n 1._o 21._o 21._o exod._n 1._o 19_o 19_o st._n august_n moses_n bear_v bear_v act._n 7._o 20._o 20._o exod._n 2._o 2._o 2._o deut._n 34._o 7._o 7._o exod._n 2._o 3._o take_a up_o by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n daughter_n exod._n 2._o 6._o 6._o exod._n 2._o 10._o refuse_v royal_a relation_n relation_n act._n 7._o 22._o 22._o gen_n 42._o 16._o 16._o heb._n 11._o 24._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 11_o 11_o exod._n 6._o 20._o 20._o heb._n 11._o 25._o 25._o heb._n 11._o 26._o kill_v a_o egyptian_a egyptian_a act._n 7._o 25._o 25._o exod._n 2._o 12._o be_v upbraid_v with_o k._n k._n exod._n 2._o 14._o fly_v into_o the_o land_n of_o madian_n return_v and_o bring_v out_o the_o israelite_n israelite_n exod._n 12._o 35._o 35._o job_n 2_o 4._o the_o march_n forward_o and_o backward_o in_o egypt_n egypt_n exod._n 12._o 39_o 39_o exod._n 12._o 27._o 27._o exod._n 13._o 20._o 20._o exod._n 14._o 2._o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n several_a matter_n of_o jewish_a garment_n garment_n heb._n 11._o 37._o 37._o 2_o king_n 1._o 8._o 8._o mat._n 3._o 4._o 4._o 2_o king_n 6._o 30._o 30._o psal._n 45._o 13._o 13._o deut._n 22._o 11._o 11._o
ahazâ—ah_n have_v a_o martial_a interview_n with_o jehu_n and_o be_v both_o worsted_n by_o he_o here_o jehu_n with_o a_o shot_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n archery_n fatal_a both_o to_o 34._o ahab_n and_o his_o son_n wound_v jehoram_n to_o the_o 24_o heart_n and_o by_o special_a order_n to_o bidkarâ—_n captain_n command_v that_o his_o corpse_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o field_n of_o naboth_n the_o jezrâ—â—lite_a oh_o the_o exact_a topography_n observe_v in_o divine_a justice_n so_o accurate_a be_v god_n not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n but_o place_n of_o his_o punishment_n §_o 9_o great_a be_v the_o difficulty_n about_o the_o death_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n slay_v about_o the_o same_o time_n reconcile_v for_o whereas_o it_o be_v 27._o appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o he_o seem_v twice_o to_o die_v and_o that_o in_o far_o distant_a place_n 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o but_o when_o ahaziah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n see_v this_o he_o flee_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o garden-house_n and_o jehu_n follow_v after_o he_o and_o say_v smite_v he_o also_o in_o the_o chariot_n and_o they_o do_v so_o at_o the_o go_v up_o to_o gur_z which_o be_v by_o ibleam_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o megiddo_n and_o die_v there_o 2_o chron._n 22._o 9_o and_o jehu_n seek_v ahaziah_n and_o they_o catch_v he_o for_o he_o be_v hide_v in_o samaria_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o jehu_n and_o when_o they_o have_v slay_v he_o they_o bury_v he_o because_o say_v they_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n who_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n but_o all_o be_v reconcile_v if_o we_o take_v samaria_n not_o for_o the_o city_n so_o name_v but_o for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n in_o which_o notion_n ahab_n be_v style_v king_n of_o 1._o samaria_n that_o be_v the_o ten_o tribe_n whereof_o samaria_n be_v the_o metropolis_n in_o this_o acception_n megiddo_n and_o all_o the_o passage_n thereunto_o be_v in_o samaria_n where_o ahaziah_n hope_v in_o vain_a by_o his_o flight_n to_o hide_v and_o conceal_v himself_o §_o 10._o all_o thus_o agree_v concern_v the_o death_n doublâ—â—â—riall_n i_o hope_v no_o difference_n will_v arise_v about_o the_o burial_n of_o ahaziah_n though_o in_o one_o text_n his_o 28._o owâ—_n servant_n in_o another_o jehu_n 9_o his_o man_n be_v say_v to_o buâ—y_v he_o the_o one_o may_v do_v it_o by_o the_o leave_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o other_o and_o jehu_n his_o soldier_n do_v deliver_v ahaziah_n deâ—d_a corpse_n to_o his_o own_o servant_n to_o inter_v it_o in_o jerusalem_n §_o 11._o jezebel_n survive_v not_o long_o after_o death_n as_o jehu_n be_v enter_v jezreel_n she_o new_o paint_v entertain_v he_o with_o a_o taunt_n out_o of_o the_o window_n to_o try_v whether_o her_o tongue_n or_o his_o sword_n be_v the_o sharp_a we_o meet_v but_o with_o three_o principal_a speech_n of_o she_o in_o scripture_n the_o first_o a_o idolatrous_a oath_n and_o curse_n the_o 2_o god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o the_o next_o a_o mortal_a threat_n and_o loud_o lie_v if_o i_o make_v not_o elijah_n like_o ibidem_fw-la one_o of_o their_o life_n by_o to_o morrow_n this_o time_n the_o last_o a_o impudent_a and_o unseasonable_a jeer_n have_v zimri_n 31._o peace_n that_o slay_v his_o master_n present_o she_o be_v throw_v down_o headlong_o and_o the_o dog_n eat_v she_o up_o to_o the_o reversion_n of_o her_o 35._o skull_n palm_n of_o her_o hand_n and_o foot_n what_o hâ—d_n the_o poison_n of_o her_o paint_n 〈◊〉_d deep_o pierce_v into_o these_o the_o naked_a iâ—â—andalâ—_n part_n of_o her_o body_n that_o the_o dog_n be_v afraid_a to_o feed_v oâ—_n they_o however_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v jezebel_v skull_n may_v be_v wear_v as_o a_o deaths-head_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o wicked_a person_n abuse_v their_o power_n to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o certain_a ruin_n without_o serious_a repentance_n the_o head_n also_o of_o ahab_n child_n kill_v in_o samaria_n be_v lay_v in_o two_o heap_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o 8._o jezreel_n §_o 12._o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a jehu_n that_o see_v jehu_n be_v warrant_v by_o commission_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o ahab_n family_n and_o friend_n that_o god_n shall_v afterward_o threaten_v by_o his_o prophet_n i_o will_v 4._o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n but_o it_o seem_v though_o herein_o jehu_n his_o chariot_n go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o god_n command_n yet_o he_o do_v drive_v it_o on_o furious_o the_o pace_n of_o his_o own_o cruelty_n vainglory_n and_o ambition_n thus_o that_o officer_n be_v a_o murderer_n though_o act_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o withal_o he_o please_v his_o private_a malice_n in_o execute_v person_n condemn_v to_o die_v the_o matter_n of_o jehu_n his_o act_n be_v reward_v the_o manner_n revenge_v by_o god_n §_o 13._o the_o river_n kishon_n run_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o tribe_n 〈◊〉_d which_o enter_v in_o at_o naboth_n vineyard_n take_v his_o course_n northward_n with_o a_o wind_a channel_n not_o far_o from_o shamir_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n wherein_o tola_n the_o judge_n or_o rather_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o israel_n nothing_o of_o war_n be_v achieve_v in_o his_o government_n both_o dwell_v 2._o and_o be_v bury_v hence_o on_o his_o western_a bank_n kishon_n behold_v the_o place_n where_o barak_n fight_v that_o famous_a battle_n against_o sisera_n it_o be_v record_v to_o the_o commendation_n of_o such_o israelite_n 19_o as_o assist_v he_o that_o they_o take_v no_o gain_n of_o money_n indeed_o they_o of_o zebulun_n be_v by_o their_o calling_n 14._o such_o as_o handle_v the_o pen_n though_o now_o turn_v swordman_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o when_o man_n of_o peaceable_a profession_n be_v on_o a_o pinch_n of_o extremity_n for_o a_o short_a time_n force_v to_o fight_v they_o ought_v not_o like_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n to_o make_v a_o tradeto_o enrich_v themselves_o thereby_o see_v defence_n of_o religion_n life_n and_o liberty_n be_v the_o only_a wage_n they_o seek_v for_o in_o their_o service_n §_o 14._o in_o this_o most_o eminent_a battle_n waâ—â—curs_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n what_o be_v the_o numerous_a people_n of_o israel_n mean_v thereby_o who_o god_n 17._o promise_v to_o multiply_v as_o the_o star_n in_o heaven_n or_o be_v only_o the_o principal_a officer_n in_o their_o army_n intend_v therein_o sure_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o embrace_v the_o literal_a sense_n that_o those_o celestial_a light_n frown_v with_o their_o malignant_a aspect_n cause_v fright_n and_o fear_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o canaanite_n such_o as_o utter_o deny_v all_o influence_n of_o star_n on_o man_n mind_n show_v therein_o that_o the_o moon_n have_v make_v too_o much_o impression_n on_o their_o crazy_a judgement_n and_o lunatic_a opinion_n §_o 15._o but_o the_o river_n of_o kishon_n bosom_n be_v not_o only_o a_o spectator_n of_o this_o fight_n but_o also_o a_o actor_n of_o a_o principal_a part_n therein_o 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