Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	whole_a	wicked_a	worship_n	26	3	6.6039	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55363	Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Vol. I wherein the sacred text is inserted, and various readings annex'd, together with parallel scriptures, the more difficult terms in each verse are explained, seeming contradictions reconciled, questions and doubts resolved, and the whole text opened / by the late reverend and learned divine Mr. Matthew Poole.	Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679.	1683 (1683)	Wing P2820; ESTC R39678	6,571,344	1,258

from_o my_o presence_n 8_o i_o will_v 12._o will_v 〈◊〉_d 21._o 12._o early_o 12._o early_o speedy_o and_o without_o delay_n as_o soon_o as_o i_o arise_v in_o the_o morning_n or_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o seat_v in_o the_o throne_n that_o so_o i_o may_v both_o prevent_v all_o that_o mischief_n which_o otherwise_o they_o may_v do_v and_o hinder_v the_o infection_n of_o other_o by_o their_o evil_a example_n and_o discourage_v and_o deter_v all_o my_o subject_n from_o the_o like_a practice_n heb._n in_o the_o morning_n i._n e._n every_o morning_n as_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v also_o job_n 7._o 18._o psal._n 73._o 14._o isa._n 33._o 2._o the_o morning_n be_v the_o time_n allot_v for_o the_o exercise_n of_o judgement_n see_v jer._n 21._o 12._o destroy_v all_o the_o wicked_a of_o the_o land_n that_o i_o may_v cut_v off_o all_o wicked_a doer_n from_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n lord_n either_o 1._o from_o jerusalem_n which_o though_o now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o jebusite_n he_o look_v upon_o by_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n as_o if_o he_o have_v it_o in_o possession_n which_o he_o design_v for_o the_o chief_a and_o royal_a city_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o for_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o this_o place_n above_o all_o other_o be_v to_o be_v purge_v and_o preserve_v from_o wickedness_n and_o wicked_a man_n or_o 2._o from_o the_o whole_a nation_n or_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n for_o david_n do_v intend_v and_o be_v oblige_v to_o reform_v not_o only_o that_o one_o city_n but_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o also_o may_v come_v under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n as_o be_v combine_v and_o unite_v under_o one_o government_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o name_n of_o city_n be_v give_v both_o to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n as_o isa._n 26._o 1._o heb._n 12._o 22._o revel_v 20._o 9_o and_o to_o the_o great_a anti_n church_n the_o kingdom_n of_o mystical_a babylon_n revel_v 11._o 8_o 13._o and_o 17._o 18_o etc._n etc._n psal._n cii_o a_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d prayer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o afflict_a when_o he_o be_v overwhelm_v and_o pour_v out_o his_o complaint_n before_o the_o lord_n god_n lord_n this_o psalm_n contain_v a_o form_n of_o prayer_n and_o expostulation_n with_o god_n compose_v for_o the_o use_n of_o all_o true_a israelite_n in_o the_o name_n and_o behalf_n of_o their_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o israel_n it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v compose_v in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o near_o the_o end_n of_o it_o v._o 13_o 14._o but_o as_o the_o literal_a jerusalem_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o spiritual_a or_o of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n and_o the_o rebuild_n of_o the_o former_a a_o type_n of_o the_o revive_n and_o edification_n of_o the_o latter_a so_o the_o psalmist_n look_v through_o that_o mercy_n of_o the_o rebuild_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o further_a progress_n and_o to_o the_o end_n and_o 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zeph_n 2._o 14._o it_o be_v a_o solitary_a and_o mournful_a bird_n as_o also_o the_o owl_n here_o follow_v be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n i_o be_o like_o a_o owl_n of_o the_o desert_n 7_o i_o watch_v and_o be_o as_o a_o sparrow_n housetop_n sparrow_n which_o have_v lose_v its_o mate_n and_o then_o be_v very_o sad_a and_o solitary_a as_o some_o report_n although_o that_o be_v uncertain_a and_o improbable_a but_o this_o hebrew_n word_n do_v not_o only_o signify_v a_o sparrow_n but_o in_o general_a any_o bird_n as_o levit_fw-la 14._o 4._o deut._n 14._o 11._o dan._n 4._o 9_o 11_o 30._o and_o so_o it_o may_v here_o design_v any_o one_o or_o more_o sort_n of_o bird_n which_o use_v to_o sit_v alone_o watch_v and_o mourn_v upon_o housetop_n alone_o upon_o the_o housetop_n 8_o my_o enemy_n reproach_n i_o all_o the_o day_n and_o they_o that_o be_v mad_a against_o i_o be_v swear_v against_o i_o 22._o i_o or_o and_o be_v mad_a or_o enrage_v at_o or_o against_o i_o they_o sweat_v against_o i_o they_o swear_v they_o will_v do_v i_o yet_o more_o mischief_n or_o they_o swear_v by_o i_o they_o make_v use_v of_o my_o name_n and_o misery_n in_o their_o form_n of_o swear_v and_o imprecation_n as_o when_o they_o will_v express_v their_o malicious_a and_o mischievous_a intention_n against_o another_o they_o swear_v that_o they_o will_v use_v he_o or_o make_v he_o as_o miserable_a as_o a_o jew_n see_v the_o like_a expression_n numb_a 5_o 21._o isai._n 61._o 15._o jer._n 29._o 22._o 9_o for_o mention_v for_o so_o this_o verse_n give_v a_o reason_n either_o of_o his_o great_a sadness_n express_v v._n 6_o 7._o or_o why_o they_o swear_v by_o he_o in_o the_o sense_n last_o give_v or_o sure_o as_o this_o particle_n be_v oft_o use_v or_o therefore_o because_o of_o those_o bitter_a reproach_n last_o mention_v i_o have_v eat_v ash_n like_o bread_n clause_n bread_n the_o sense_n be_v dust_n and_o ash_n be_v as_o constant_a and_o familiar_a to_o i_o as_o the_o eat_n of_o my_o bread_n i_o cover_v my_o 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king_n hezekiah_n have_v make_v of_o which_o see_v 2_o chron._n 32._o 3._o 30._o but_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v under_o i_o to_o pass_v rubbish_n pass_v the_o way_n be_v obstruct_v with_o heap_n of_o rubbish_n 15_o then_o go_v i_o up_o in_o the_o night_n by_o the_o brook_n 23._o brook_n of_o kidron_n of_o which_o see_v on_o 2_o sam._n 15._o 23._o and_o view_v the_o wall_n and_o turn_v back_o and_o enter_v by_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o valley_n and_o so_o return_v city_n return_v have_v go_v find_v about_o the_o city_n 16_o and_o the_o ruler_n know_v not_o whither_o i_o go_v or_o what_o i_o do_v neither_o have_v i_o as_o yet_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o jew_n nor_o to_o the_o priest_n nor_o to_o the_o noble_n nor_o to_o the_o ruler_n nor_o to_o the_o rest_n that_o do_v it_o do_v or_o be_v to_o do_v or_o shall_v do_v i._n e._n who_o he_o intend_v to_o employ_v in_o it_o the_o work_n wall_n work_n here_o follow_v of_o build_v the_o wall_n 17_o then_o say_v i_o 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1._o 1●…_n fish-gate_n jerusalem_n fish-gate_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v 2_o chr._n 33._o 14._o neh._n 12._o 39_o zeph._n 1._o 10._o so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o fishmarket_n which_o be_v near_o it_o or_o because_o the_o fish_n be_v bring_v in_o by_o it_o from_o the_o sea_n neh._n 13._o 16._o this_o gate_n be_v northwestward_a from_o jerusalem_n do_v the_o son_n of_o hassenaah_o build_v who_o also_o lay_v the_o beam_n thereof_o and_o set_v up_o the_o door_n thereof_o the_o lock_n thereof_o and_o the_o bar_n thereof_o afterward_o thereof_o this_o be_v either_o here_o relate_v by_o anticipation_n the_o whole_a work_n be_v here_o mention_v together_o though_o this_o part_n be_v not_o do_v till_o afterward_o ch_n 6._o 1._o &_o 7._o 1._o or_o this_o be_v do_v to_o some_o of_o the_o gate_n but_o not_o to_o all_o and_o therefore_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v more_o complete_o and_o universal_o afterward_o 4_o and_o next_o unto_o they_o repair_v follow_v repair_v to_o wit_n 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the_o same_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n and_o injustice_n that_o thief_n use_v 11._o use_v ezek._n 22._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 11._o every_o one_o love_v gift_n 25._o gift_n i_o e._n bribe_n give_v to_o pervert_v justice_n which_o be_v severe_o forbid_v deut._n 10._o 17._o &_o 27._o 25._o and_o follow_v after_o reward_n possible_a reward_n pursue_v they_o with_o all_o eagerness_n and_o by_o all_o mean_v possible_a they_o 10._o they_o jer._n 5._o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 7._o 10._o judge_v not_o the_o fatherless_a neither_o do_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o widow_n come_v unto_o they_o gift_n they_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v they_o justice_n that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v they_o a_o fair_a hear_v of_o their_o cause_n because_o they_o can_v make_v their_o way_n to_o they_o by_o gift_n 24_o therefore_o say_v the_o lord_n the_o lord_z of_o host_n the_o mighty_a one_o of_o israel_n ah_o 63._o ah_o deut._n 28._o 63._o i_o will_v ease_v i_o 13._o i_o heb._n i_o will_v comfort_v myself_o ease_v my_o mind_n and_o satisfy_v my_o justice_n by_o take_v vengeance_n as_o the_o next_o clause_n explain_v this_o the_o same_o expression_n be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n ezek._n 5._o 13._o of_o my_o adversary_n enemy_n adversary_n of_o the_o israelite_n who_o though_o they_o have_v call_v themselves_o my_o child_n and_o friend_n yet_o by_o their_o temper_n and_o carriage_n towards_o i_o have_v show_v themselves_o to_o be_v my_o enemy_n and_o avenge_v i_o of_o my_o enemy_n 25_o and_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o hand_n upon_o thou_o follow_v thou_o to_o chastise_v thou_o again_o which_o god_n threaten_v that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v v._o 5._o but_o now_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o not_o in_o fury_n or_o so_o as_o utter_o to_o destroy_v they_o but_o in_o mercy_n and_o with_o moderation_n so_o as_o to_o purge_v they_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o pure●…_n and_o heb._n accord●…ng_v to_o pure●…_n 〈◊〉_d pure●…_n jer._n 6._o 29._o ●…_n 9_o 7._o mal._n 〈◊〉_d pure_o purge_v away_o thy_o dross_n and_o take_v away_o all_o thy_o tin_n cure_n tin_n i_o will_v purge_v out_o of_o thou_o and_o destroy_v those_o wicked_a man_n that_o be_v incorrigible_a and_o infectious_a to_o other_o and_o for_o those_o of_o you_o that_o be_v curable_a i_o will_v by_o my_o word_n and_o by_o the_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n purge_v out_o all_o that_o hypocrisy_n and_o corruption_n that_o yet_o remain_v in_o you_o and_o require_v so_o sharp_a a_o cure_n 26_o and_o i_o will_v restore_v thy_o judge_n magistrate_n judge_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o such_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n as_o at_o the_o first_o david_n first_o heb._n as_o thou_o have_v in_o the_o beginning_n either_o 1._o of_o thy_o commonwealth_n such_o as_o moses_n and_o joshua_n or_o 2._o of_o thy_o kingdom_n such_o as_o david_n and_o thy_o counsellor_n people_n counsellor_n thy_o prince_n shall_v have_v and_o hearken_v to_o wise_a and_o faithful_a counsellor_n which_o be_v a_o singular_a blessing_n 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way_n open_a for_o their_o deliverance_n and_o she_o and_o or_o they_o that_o return_v of_o she_o her_o convert_n land_n convert_n heb._n her_o returner_n those_o of_o they_o who_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o captivity_n into_o their_o own_o land_n with_o righteousness_n scripture-use_a righteousness_n or_o by_o righteousness_n i._n e._n either_o by_o my_o faithfulness_n in_o keep_v my_o promise_n of_o deliver_v they_o after_o seventy_o year_n or_o by_o my_o goodness_n for_o both_o these_o come_v under_o the_o name_n of_o righteousness_n in_o scripture-use_a 28_o and_o opposition_n and_o or_o rather_o but_o as_o that_o particle_n be_v oft_o use_v for_o here_o be_v a_o manifest_a opposition_n the_o 35._o the_o job_n 31._o 3._o psal._n 1._o 6._o &_o 5._o 6._o &_o 73._o 27._o &_o 92._o 9_o &_o 104._o 35._o break_v 35._o heb._n break_v destruction_n of_o the_o transgressor_n and_o of_o the_o sinner_n shall_v be_v together_o destruction_n together_o though_o i_o will_v deliver_v my_o people_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n yet_o those_o of_o they_o who_o shall_v still_o go_v on_o in_o their_o wickedness_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o that_o mercy_n but_o be_v reserve_v for_o a_o more_o dreadful_a and_o total_a destruction_n and_o they_o that_o forsake_v the_o lord_n shall_v be_v consume_v 29_o for_o they_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a idol_n ashamed_a not_o with_o a_o ingenuous_a and_o penitential_a shame_n for_o the_o sin_n but_o with_o a_o involuntary_a and_o penal_a shame_n for_o the_o disappointment_n of_o their_o hope_n which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o idol_n of_o the_o idol_n the_o or_o god_n chap._n 57_o 5._o ●…r_n idol_n oak_n which_o you_o have_v desire_v 6._o desire_v which_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a you_o have_v consecrate_v to_o idolatrous_a uses_n that_o under_o they_o you_o may_v worship_v your_o idol_n as_o they_o do_v ezek._n 6._o 13._o hos._n 4._o 13._o see_v also_o isa._n 57_o 5._o jer._n 2._o 20._o &_o 3._o 6._o and_o you_o shall_v be_v confound_v for_o the_o garden_n 17._o garden_n in_o which_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o grove_n they_o commit_v idolatry_n of_o which_o we_o read_v isa._n 65._o 3._o &_o 66._o 17._o that_o you_o have_v choose_v worship_n choose_v to_o wit_n for_o the_o place_n of_o your_o worship_n which_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o place_n which_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o appoint_v for_o his_o worship_n 30_o for_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o oak_n who_o leaf_n fade_v and_o as_o a_o garden_n that_o have_v no_o water_n decay_v water_n as_o you_o have_v sin_v under_o the_o oak_n and_o in_o garden_n so_o you_o shall_v be_v make_v like_o unto_o oak_n and_o garden_n not_o when_o they_o be_v green_a and_o flourish_a but_o when_o they_o wither_v and_o decay_v 31_o and_o the_o strong_a helpless_a strong_a either_o 1._o your_o idol_n which_o you_o think_v to_o be_v strong_a and_o able_a to_o defend_v you_o as_o appear_v by_o your_o confidence_n in_o they_o or_o 2._o the_o strong_a person_n 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concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n 2_o and_o etc._n and_o or_o now_o as_o this_o particle_n be_v render_v 1_o sam._n 9_o 1._o ezra_n 1._o 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n mic._n 4._o 1_o etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o last_o day_n world_n day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n or_o the_o gospel_n as_o the_o generality_n both_o of_o jewish_a and_o christian_a writer_n understand_v it_o and_o as_o may_v further_o appear_v both_o from_o the_o use_n of_o this_o phrase_n in_o this_o sense_n jer._n 48._o 47._o &_o 49._o 39_o ezek._n 38._o 8_o 16._o dan._n 10._o 14._o hos._n 3._o 5._o act._n 2._o 17._o heb._n 1._o 2._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 18._o and_o from_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n here_o promise_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v till_o that_o time_n

astrologer_n etc._n etc._n with_o who_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v labour_v both_o here_o and_o ver_fw-la 12._o who_o also_o may_v possible_o be_v call_v their_o merchant_n because_o they_o trade_v so_o much_o with_o they_o and_o because_o of_o their_o deceitful_a practice_n for_o which_o ephraim_n be_v call_v a_o merchant_n hos._n 12._o 7._o and_o so_o the_o follow_a clause_n may_v be_v render_v who_o have_v be_v thy_o merchant_n from_o thy_o youth_n or_o the_o last_o clause_n may_v be_v understand_v of_o merchant_n proper_o so_o call_v who_o come_v from_o several_a country_n to_o trade_n with_o babylon_n as_o be_v note_v in_o scripture_n and_o by_o other_o author_n and_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v thus_o render_v thus_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a shall_v they_o thy_o sorcerer_n etc._n etc._n with_o who_o thou_o have_v labour_v be_v unto_o thou_o so_o here_o be_v only_o a_o transposition_n of_o word_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o usual_a in_o scripture_n then_o follow_v 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be_v comprehend_v under_o it_o either_o because_o of_o its_o eminency_n or_o because_o they_o be_v subject_a or_o subordinate_a to_o it_o as_o may_v seem_v probable_a from_o the_o history_n gen._n 14._o will_v thou_o also_o destroy_v and_o not_o spare_v the_o place_n for_o the_o fifty_o righteous_a that_o be_v therein_o 25._o that_o be_v far_o from_o thou_o to_o do_v after_o this_o manner_n to_o slay_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v as_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v far_o from_o thou_o 6._o thou_o job_n 8._o 3._o and_o 34._o 17._o rom._n 3._o 6._o shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n 31._o earth_n now_o he_o clear_o perceive_v that_o this_o person_n be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o creator_n governor_n and_o ●…udge_n of_o the_o world_n even_o the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n to_o who_o that_o title_n and_o work_n be_v ascribe_v as_o john_n 5._o 22_o 27._o act_n 10._o 42._o and_o 17._o 31._o do_v right_a 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you_o shall_v rise_v up_o early_o and_o go_v on_o your_o way_n occasion_n way_n and_o so_o this_o will_v be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o your_o occasion_n and_o they_o say_v 28._o say_v see_v luk._n 24._o 28._o nay_o but_o we_o will_v abide_v in_o the_o street_n all_o night_n destruction_n night_n this_o be_v no_o untruth_n but_o real_o intend_v by_o they_o in_o the_o present_a state_n of_o thing_n and_o upon_o supposition_n that_o lot_n shall_v press_v they_o no_o further_o but_o they_o also_o intend_v if_o lot_n be_v earnest_a with_o they_o to_o comply_v with_o he_o their_o first_o denial_n be_v but_o decent_a and_o a_o act_n of_o civility_n and_o in_o they_o it_o be_v a_o design_n to_o discover_v lot_n piety_n and_o hospitality_n and_o to_o manifest_v the_o great_a difference_n between_o he_o and_o the_o barbarous_a sodomite_n and_o the_o reason_n and_o justice_n of_o lot_n deliverance_n and_o their_o destruction_n 3_o and_o he_o press_v upon_o they_o great_o and_o they_o turn_v in_o 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where_o be_v the_o man_n which_o come_v in_o to_o thou_o this_o night_n bring_v they_o out_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v know_v they_o inflame_v they_o either_o know_v who_o they_o be_v or_o rather_o abuse_v they_o as_o lot_n answer_n explain_v it_o and_o so_o that_o word_n be_v use_v gen._n 4._o 1._o n●…b_n 31._o 17._o judg._n 19_o 22._o and_o for_o the_o sin_n here_o commit_v see_v levit._fw-la 18._o 22._o and_o 20._o 13._o rom._n 1._o 26_o 27._o 1_o c●…r_n 6._o 9_o jud●…_n u●…r_n ●…_n they_o open_o and_o impudent_o profess_v their_o wicked_a intention_n for_o which_o they_o be_v brand_v isa._n 3._o 9_o and_o this_o intention_n of_o they_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o

a_o civil_a refusal_n of_o the_o gift_n and_o he_o say_v these_o be_v to_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n 9_o and_o esau_n say_v i_o have_v enough_o my_o brother_n 〈◊〉_d brother_n heb._n be_v that_o to_o thou_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d keep_v that_o thou_o have_v unto_o thyself_o injury_n thyself_o i_o neither_o need_v it_o for_o my_o use_n nor_o desire_v it_o as_o a_o compensation_n for_o thy_o former_a injury_n 10_o and_o jacob_n say_v nay_o i_o pray_v thou_o if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n then_o receive_v my_o present_n at_o my_o hand_n for_o therefore_o elsewhere_o therefore_o or_o for_o i_o therefore_o tender_v it_o unto_o thou_o and_o humble_o beg_v thy_o acceptance_n of_o it_o because_o for_o the_o hebrew_n al-cen_a be_v use_v numb_a 14._o 43._o and_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n as_o though_o i_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n i_o god_n it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n as_o pleasant_a a_o sight_n to_o i_o as_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n himself_o because_o in_o thy_o reconcile_a face_n i_o see_v the_o face_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n thus_o manifest_v unto_o i_o and_o thou_o be_v please_v with_o i_o 11_o take_v i_o pray_v thou_o my_o blessing_n 26._o blessing_n this_o gift_n which_o as_o i_o receive_v from_o god_n blessing_n so_o i_o hearty_o give_v it_o to_o thou_o with_o my_o blessing_n and_o prayer_n that_o god_n will_v abundant_o bless_v it_o to_o thou_o gift_n be_v oft_o call_v blessing_n as_o jos._n 15._o 19_o 1_o sam._n 25._o 27._o and_o 30._o 26._o that_o be_v bring_v to_o thou_o because_o god_n have_v deal_v gracious_o with_o i_o and_o because_o i_o have_v thing_n have_v heb._n all_o thing_n enough_o and_o he_o urge_v he_o and_o he_o take_v it_o 12_o and_o he_o say_v let_v we_o take_v our_o journey_n and_o let_v we_o go_v and_o i_o will_v go_v before_o thou_o thou_o thou_o or_o rather_o beside_o thou_o so_o as_o to_o keep_v thou_o company_n or_o to_o keep_v pace_n with_o thou_o 13_o and_o he_o 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either_o therefore_o he_o change_v his_o first_o intention_n for_o some_o weighty_a reason_n or_o upon_o warning_n from_o god_n or_o he_o use_v this_o only_a as_o a_o pretence_n which_o we_o shall_v not_o too_o easy_o believe_v of_o so_o good_a a_o man_n especial_o after_o such_o danger_n and_o deliverance_n or_o rather_o he_o do_v perform_v this_o promise_n though_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v of_o many_o other_o historical_a passage_n and_o as_o it_o be_v here_o concern_v jacobs_n visit_v of_o his_o father_n isaac_n which_o be_v not_o mention_v till_o ten_o year_n after_o this_o time_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v utter_o incredible_a that_o jacob_n shall_v be_v so_o near_o to_o his_o dear_a and_o worthy_a father_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n together_o and_o not_o once_o give_v he_o a_o visit_n 15_o and_o esau_n say_v let_v i_o now_o place_n now_o heb._n set_v or_o place_n leave_v with_o thou_o some_o of_o the_o folk_n that_o be_v with_o i_o and_o he_o say_v this_o say_v heb._n wherefore_o be_v this_o what_o need_v it_o 11._o it_o chap._n 34._o 11._o let_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n 16_o so_o esau_n return_v that_o day_n on_o his_o way_n unto_o seir._n 17_o and_o jacob_n journy_v to_o succoth_n and_o build_v he_o a_o house_n there_o house_n which_o doubtless_o be_v some_o slight_a building_n because_o he_o intend_v not_o to_o stay_v there_o and_o make_v booth_n for_o his_o cattle_n therefore_o the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n be_v call_v booth_n call_v that_o be_v booth_n succoth_n 18_o and_o jacob_n come_v to_o shalem_n remove_v shalem_n most_o take_v it_o for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o place_n belong_v to_o shechem_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v call_v salim_n john_n 3._o 23._o and_o sichem_n or_o sychar_n john_n 4._o 5._o but_o other_o take_v it_o for_o a_o appellative_a noun_n and_o render_v the_o place_n thus_o he_o come_v safe_a or_o whole_a to_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n to_o note_n either_o that_o he_o be_v then_o cure_v of_o the_o lameness_n which_o the_o angel_n give_v he_o or_o rather_o to_o note_v the_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o have_v bring_v he_o safe_a in_o his_o person_n family_n and_o estate_n through_o all_o his_o danger_n first_o from_o laban_n then_o from_o esau_n till_o he_o come_v to_o this_o place_n where_o it_o seem_v he_o intend_v to_o make_v his_o abode_n for_o a_o good_a while_n have_v not_o the_o follow_a miscarriage_n oblige_v he_o to_o remove_v a_o city_n of_o sychem_n of_o called_n act._n 7._o 16._o sychem_n shechem_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n when_o he_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o the_o city_n cattle_n city_n i._n e._n near_o to_o it_o but_o not_o in_o it_o for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o his_o cattle_n 19_o and_o 32._o and_o josh._n 24._o 32._o he_o buy_v it_o buy_v for_o his_o present_a possession_n and_o use_n for_o the_o right_n which_o he_o have_v to_o it_o be_v only_o in_o reversion_n 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vain_a humour_n expose_v both_o herself_o and_o other_o to_o temptation_n which_o be_v the_o worse_a because_o it_o be_v among_o they_o that_o have_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o restrain_v they_o from_o the_o most_o enormous_a crime_n she_o be_v now_o fourteen_o or_o fifteen_o year_n old_a to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n 2_o and_o when_o shechem_n the_o son_n of_o hamor_n the_o hivite_n prince_n of_o the_o country_n see_v she_o he_o take_v she_o and_o lay_v with_o she_o and_o she_o and_o heb._n humble_v she_o defile_v she_o 3_o and_o his_o soul_n cleave_v unto_o dinah_n the_o daughter_n of_o jacob_n and_o he_o love_v the_o

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and_o og_n place_n og_n who_o also_o be_v a_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n of_o who_o see_v deut._n 3._o 1_o 11._o and_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o sihon_n and_o og_n be_v the_o leader_n or_o captain_n of_o two_o great_a colony_n which_o come_v out_o of_o canaan_n and_o drive_v out_o the_o former_a inhabitant_n of_o these_o place_n the_o king_n of_o bashan_n 6._o bashan_n a_o rich_a country_n famous_a for_o its_o pasture_n and_o breed_v of_o cattle_n deut._n 32._o 14._o psal._n 22._o 12._o jer._n 50._o 19_o and_o for_o its_o oak_n ezek._n 27._o 6._o go_v out_o against_o they_o he_o and_o all_o his_o people_n to_o the_o battle_n at_o edrei_n 34_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n fear_v he_o not_o terror_n not_o a_o necessary_a caution_n for_o he_o be_v a_o great_a giant_n deut._n 3._o 11._o likely_a to_o strike_v they_o with_o terror_n for_o i_o have_v deliver_v he_o into_o thy_o hand_n and_o all_o his_o people_n and_o his_o land_n and_o 20._o and_o psal._n 135._o 10_o 11._o &_o 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people_n and_o encourage_v he_o and_o strengthen_v he_o success_n he_o with_o exhortation_n and_o promise_n and_o assurance_n of_o my_o presence_n and_o help_n and_o of_o good_a success_n for_o he_o shall_v go_v over_o m_o before_o this_o people_n and_o he_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o inherit_v the_o land_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v 29_o so_o we_o abide_v in_o 6._o in_o deut._n 34._o 6._o the_o valley_n over_o against_o beth-peor_n name_n beth-peor_n the_o house_n or_o temple_n of_o peor_n or_o of_o baal-peor_n of_o which_o see_v numb_a 25._o 3._o whence_o this_o place_n or_o city_n have_v its_o name_n chap._n iu._n 1_o now_o therefore_o hearken_v o_o israel_n unto_o the_o statute_n god_n statute_n the_o law_n which_o concern_v the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o unto_o the_o judgement_n god_n judgement_n the_o law_n concern_v your_o duty_n to_o man_n so_o these_o two_o comprehend_v both_o table_n and_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n which_o i_o teach_v you_o for_o 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god_n which_o i_o command_v you_o 3_o your_o eye_n have_v see_v what_o the_o lord_n do_v because_o of_o etc._n of_o num._n 2●…_n 4._o etc._n etc._n baal-peor_n for_o all_o the_o man_n that_o follow_v baal-peor_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v destroy_v they_o from_o among_o you_o 1●…_n josh._n 22._o 1●…_n 4_o but_o you_o that_o do_v cleave_v unto_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n be_v alive_a every_o one_o of_o you_o this_o day_n 5_o behold_v i_o have_v teach_v you_o statute_n and_o judgement_n even_o as_o the_o lord_z my_o god_n command_v i_o that_o you_o shall_v do_v so_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o you_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o 6_o keep_v therefore_o and_o do_v they_o for_o this_o be_v 7._o be_v job_n 28._o 2●…_n psal._n 111._o 10._o prov._n 1._o 7._o your_o wisdom_n and_o your_o understanding_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o nation_n man_n nation_n for_o though_o the_o generality_n of_o heathen_a people_n in_o the_o late_a and_o degenerate_a age_n of_o the_o world_n do_v through_o 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keep_v thy_o soul_n diligent_o lest_o thou_o forget_v the_o thing_n which_o thy_o eye_n have_v see_v and_o lest_o they_o depart_v from_o thy_o heart_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n but_o 6._o but_o gen._n 18._o 19_o chap._n 6._o 7._o and_o 11._o 19_o 〈◊〉_d ●…8_n 5_o 6._o teach_v they_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o son_n son_n 10_o special_o 18._o special_o exod._n 19_o 9_o 1●…_n and_o 20._o 18._o heb._n 12._o 18._o the_o day_n that_o thou_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o horeb_n use_n horeb_n some_o of_o they_o stand_v there_o in_o their_o own_o person_n though_o then_o they_o be_v but_o young_a the_o rest_n stand_v their_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o their_o parent_n in_o who_o they_o may_v well_o be_v

and_o procurement_n he_o ●…cate_a he_o heb._n ●…cate_a a_o copy_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v before_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n god_n levite_n i._n e._n out_o of_o the_o true_a original_a which_o be_v careful_o keep_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n deut._n 31._o 26._o 2_o king_n 22._o 8._o partly_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o true_a and_o perfect_a copy_n and_o partly_o that_o it_o may_v have_v the_o great_a authority_n and_o influence_n upon_o he_o come_v to_o he_o as_o from_o the_o hand_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n 19_o and_o ●…_n and_o jos._n 1._o ●…_n it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n he_o life_n i._n e._n diligent_o and_o constant_o neither_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o place_n nor_o the_o weight_n and_o multitude_n of_o his_o business_n shall_v excuse_v or_o hinder_v he_o that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n and_o these_o statute_n to_o do_v they_o 20_o that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o above_o his_o brethren_n it_o brethren_n he_o intimate_v that_o the_o scripture_n diligent_o read_v and_o study_v be_v a_o powerful_a and_o probable_a mean_n to_o keep_v he_o humble_a because_o they_o show_v he_o that_o though_o a_o king_n he_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o high_a monarch_n to_o who_o he_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o his_o administration_n and_o action_n and_o receive_v from_o he_o his_o sentence_n and_o doom_n agreeable_a to_o their_o quality_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o abate_v the_o pride_n of_o the_o haughty_a person_n in_o the_o world_n if_o he_o due_o consider_v it_o and_o that_o he_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o the_o commandment_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v prolong_v his_o day_n in_o his_o kingdom_n he_o and_o his_o child_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o israel_n chap._n xviii_o 1_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n and_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n ●…_n levi_n num._n 1●…_n 〈◊〉_d chap._n 10._o ●…_n shall_v have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o israel_n they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v eat_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n food_n fire_n by_o which_o phrase_n we_o here_o manifest_o see_v that_o he_o mean_v not_o burnt-offering_n which_o be_v whole_o consume_v by_o fire_n and_o no_o part_n of_o they_o eat_v by_o the_o priest_n but_o other_o sacrifice_n whereof_o part_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o fire_n and_o part_n be_v allot_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o their_o food_n and_o his_o inheritance_n levite_n inheritance_n i._n e._n the_o lord_n portion_n or_o inheritance_n which_o god_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o as_o tithe_n and_o first_o fruit_n and_o other_o oblation_n distinct_a from_o those_o which_o be_v make_v by_o fire_n and_o so_o these_o two_o branch_n make_v up_o the_o whole_a of_o that_o which_o belong_v 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plain_o that_o the_o ass_n be_v find_v but_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o kingdom_n whereof_o samuel_n speak_v he_o tell_v he_o not_o etc._n not_o partly_o in_o obedience_n to_o samuel_n who_o oblige_v he_o to_o secrecy_n partly_o from_o a_o humble_a modesty_n which_o appear_v in_o he_o v._o 22._o and_o partly_o in_o prudence_n lest_o by_o a_o unseasonable_a publish_n of_o it_o he_o shall_v raise_v envy_n in_o some_o disbelief_n and_o contempt_n in_o other_o etc._n etc._n 17_o ¶_o and_o samuel_n call_v the_o people_n together_o unto_o the_o lord_n 1._o lord_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n so_o he_o speak_v either_o 1._o because_o the_o ark_n be_v carry_v thither_o upon_o this_o occasion_n or_o 2._o because_o god_n be_v present_a in_o all_o the_o assembly_n of_o his_o people_n whereof_o this_o be_v a_o eminent_a one_o see_v 2_o chron._n 19_o 6_o psal._n 82._o 1._o or_o 3._o because_o they_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n e●…ect_v a_o tribunal_n for_o god_n and_o entreat_v and_o 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man_n tribe_n man_n so_o mean_v a_o person_n and_o of_o the_o weak_a of_o all_o the_o tribe_n save_o we_o and_o they_o despise_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o no_o present_n require_v present_n as_o subject_n in_o those_o time_n and_o place_n use_v to_o do_v to_o their_o king_n see_v 1_o king_n 10._o 25._o 2_o chron._n 17._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 11._o and_o as_o saul_n mean_v condition_n wherewith_o they_o upbraid_v he_o require_v but_o deaf_a but_o or_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d though_o he_o have_v be_v deaf_a he_o hold_v his_o peace_n government_n peace_n thereby_o manifest_v his_o prudence_n and_o clemency_n which_o be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o government_n chap._n xi_o then_o choose_v then_o i_o e._n about_o that_o

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with_o tabret_o with_o joy_n and_o with_o instrument_n with_o heb._n three_o ●…ringed_a instrument_n instrument_n of_o music_n 7_o and_o the_o woman_n answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alternate_o 〈◊〉_d sing_v by_o part_n alternate_o as_o they_o play_v and_o say_v ●…_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2●…_n ●…_n saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o philistine_n thousand_o so_o they_o say_v 〈◊〉_d david_n kill_v goliath_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a 〈◊〉_d o●…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o follow_a slaughter_n of_o the_o philistine_n 8_o ¶_o and_o saul_n be_v very_o wroth_a and_o the_o save_v eye_n save_v heb._n be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o eye_n displease_v he_o and_o he_o say_v they_o have_v ascribe_v unto_o david_n ten_o thousand_o and_o to_o i_o they_o have_v ascribe_v but_o thousand_o and_o what_o can_v he_o have_v more_o but_o the_o kingdom_n kingdom_n kingdom_n what_o great_a honour_n can_v they_o give_v he_o but_o that_o of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o thus_o and_o moreover_o this_o 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the_o javelin_n for_o he_o say_v i_o will_v smite_v david_n even_o to_o the_o wall_n with_o it_o and_o david_n avoid_v out_o of_o his_o presence_n twice_o 10._o twice_o once_o at_o this_o time_n and_o another_o time_n upon_o a_o like_a occasion_n chap._n 19_o 10._o 12_o ¶_o and_o saul_n be_v afraid_a of_o david_n kingdom_n david_n lest_o as_o he_o have_v get_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o the_o people_n he_o shall_v also_o take_v away_o his_o kingdom_n because_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o be_v depart_v from_o saul_n 13_o therefore_o saul_n remove_v he_o from_o he_o philistine_n he_o from_o his_o presence_n and_o court_n which_o he_o do_v partly_o because_o he_o fear_v lest_o david_n shall_v watch_v and_o find_v a_o opportunity_n to_o kill_v he_o as_o he_o have_v design_v to_o kill_v david_n partly_o because_o he_o be_v a_o great_a eyesore_a and_o his_o presence_n now_o make_v he_o more_o sad_a than_o ever_o his_o music_n have_v make_v he_o cheerful_a and_o principal_o that_o hereby_o he_o may_v expose_v he_o to_o the_o great_a hazard_n and_o in_o some_o sort_n betray_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o make_v he_o his_o captain_n over_o a_o thousand_o and_o he_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o 6._o in_o he_o lead_v his_o soldier_n forth_o to_o battle_n and_o bring_v they_o back_o again_o with_o safety_n compare_v 2_o sam._n 5._o 2._o or_o else_o the_o phrase_n of_o come_v in_o and_o go_v out_o may_v be_v understand_v as_o elsewhere_o for_o converse_v or_o as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v go_v to_o and_o fro_o about_o business_n as_o chap._n 29._o 6._o before_o the_o people_n 14_o and_o david_n prosper_v david_n or_o prosper_v behave_v himself_o wise_o in_o all_o his_o way_n and_z the_o lord_z be_v with_o he_o advantage_n he_o so_o he_o have_v great_a prudence_n in_o his_o conduct_n and_o prosperous_a success_n follow_v his_o design_n which_o be_v two_o principal_a qualification_n of_o a_o general_n and_o of_o a_o prince_n thus_o god_n turn_v all_o saul_n device_n upon_o himself_o and_o to_o david_n advantage_n 15_o wherefore_o when_o saul_n see_v that_o he_o behave_v himself_o very_o wise_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o 16_o but_o all_o israel_n and_o judah_n love_v david_n because_o he_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o before_o they_o 17_o ¶_o and_o saul_n say_v to_o david_n behold_v my_o elder_a daughter_n merab_n she_o will_v i_o give_v thou_o to_o wife_n hypocrisy_n wife_n this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o saul_n be_v oblige_v to_o do_v by_o his_o former_a promise_n chap._n 17._o 25._o which_o here_o he_o renew_v and_o pretend_v to_o perform_v though_o he_o intend_v nothing_o less_o as_o the_o sequel_n show_v whereby_o he_o make_v himself_o guilty_a of_o ingratitude_n injustice_n and_o breach_n of_o trust_n and_o withal_o of_o gross_a hypocrisy_n only_o be_v thou_o

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his_o servant_n that_o be_v with_o he_o at_o jerusalem_n arise_v and_o let_v we_o flee_v flee_v flee_v for_o though_o the_o fort_n of_o zion_n be_v strong_a and_o impregnable_a and_o he_o may_v have_v defend_v himself_o there_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o lay_v in_o provision_n for_o a_o long_a siege_n and_o if_o he_o have_v be_v once_o besiege_v there_o absal●…m_fw-mi will_v have_v get_v speedy_a and_o quiet_a possession_n of_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n whereas_o if_o he_o march_v abroad_o he_o may_v raise_v a_o considerable_a army_n for_o his_o defence_n and_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o rebel_n beside_o the_o great_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n can_v not_o be_v well_o defend_v against_o he_o and_o he_o suspect_v that_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o citizen_n may_v take_v part_n with_o absalon_n and_o possible_o deliver_v he_o up_o into_o absalom_n hand_n be_v beside_o if_o he_o have_v make_v that_o the_o ●…eat_a of_o the_o war_n he_o fear_v the_o destruction_n of_o that_o city_n which_o 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conceive_v that_o absalon_n will_v abhor_v the_o thought_n of_o such_o incestuous_a converse_n especial_o with_o person_n which_o be_v now_o grow_v in_o year_n to_o keep_v the_o house_n 17_o and_o the_o king_n go_v forth_o and_o all_o the_o people_n after_o he_o and_o tarry_v assistance_n tarry_v either_o to_o rest_n and_o refresh_v themselves_o a_o little_a or_o rather_o in_o expectation_n of_o other_o who_o shall_v or_o will_v come_v after_o he_o that_o they_o may_v march_v away_o in_o a_o considerable_a body_n which_o may_v both_o defend_v the_o king_n and_o invite_v other_o to_o come_v in_o to_o their_o assistance_n in_o a_o place_n that_o be_v far_o off_o far_o off_o at_o some_o convenient_a distance_n but_o not_o very_o far_o 18_o and_o all_o his_o servant_n pass_v on_o beside_o he_o and_o all_o the_o cherethite_n and_o all_o the_o pelethite_n 18._o pelethite_n of_o who_o see_v the_o note_n on_o chap._n 8._o 18._o and_o all_o the_o gittites_n king_n gittites_n who_o be_v either_o first_o israelite_n by_o birth_n call_v gittites_n because_o they_o go_v with_o he_o to_o gath_n and_o abode_n with_o he_o in_o that_o country_n or_o rather_o second_o stranger_n as_o ittai_o their_o head_n be_v call_v v._o 19_o and_o they_o be_v call_v his_o brethren_n v._o 20._o and_o probable_o they_o be_v philistine_n by_o birth_n bear_v in_o the_o city_n or_o territory_n of_o gath_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n imply_v who_o by_o david_n counsel_n and_o example_n and_o the_o success_n of_o his_o arm_n be_v win_v to_o embrace_v and_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o have_v give_v good_a proof_n of_o their_o military_a skill_n and_o valour_n and_o fidelity_n to_o the_o king_n six_o hundred_o man_n which_o come_v after_o he_o from_o gath_n pass_v on_o before_o the_o king_n 19_o ¶_o then_o say_v the_o king_n to_o ●…ttai_fw-mi the_o gittite_n wherefore_o go_v thou_o also_o with_o we_o return_v to_o thy_o place_n be_v place_n either_o first_o to_o thy_o native_a country_n of_o gath_n where_o thou_o wilt_v be_v remote_a from_o our_o bros●…s_n or_o second_o to_o jerusalem_n where_o thy_o settle_a abode_n now_o be_v and_o habitation_n and_o or_o or_o for_o he_o can_v not_o both_o go_v to_o gath_n and_o tarry_v in_o jerusalem_n with_o ●…salom_n although_o this_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n ●…es_v otherwise_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o may_v be_v render_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d to_o wit_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o abide_v with_o the_o king_n there_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stranger_n and_o exile_n from_o thy_o own_o place_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o thy_o own_o place_n or_o as_o concern_v thy_o place_n i._n e._n in_o regard_n of_o the_o place_n of_o thy_o birth_n and_o former_a habitation_n abide_v with_o the_o king_n intend_v king_n with_o absalon_n who_o be_v now_o make_v king_n by_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o be_v able_a to_o give_v thou_o that_o protection_n and_o encouragement_n which_o thou_o deserve_v whereas_o i_o be_o in_o a_o manner_n depose_v and_o unable_a to_o do_v for_o thou_o what_o i_o desire_v and_o intend_v for_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o also_o a_o exile_n trouble_n exile_n not_o much_o concern_v in_o our_o affair_n and_o therefore_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v involve_v in_o our_o trouble_n 20_o whereas_o thou_o come_v but_o yesterday_o use_v yesterday_o by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o these_o be_v not_o the_o israelitish_n soldier_n which_o go_v with_o david_n to_o gath_n and_o come_v up_o with_o he_o from_o thence_o to_o hebron_n which_o be_v above_o thirty_o year_n before_o this_o time_n but_o some_o proselyte_n which_o come_v from_o thence_o more_o late_o for_o though_o this_o word_n yesterday_o be_v sometime_o use_v of_o a_o time_n long_o before_o past_a as_o 2_o king_n 9_o 26._o job_n 8._o 9_o isa._n 30._o 33._o yet_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v here_o restrain_v to_o a_o short_a compass_n by_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o by_o the_o argument_n here_o use_v shall_v i_o this_o day_n go_v day_n heb._n 〈◊〉_d thou_o 〈◊〉_d i●…_n go_v make_v thou_o go_v up_o and_o down_o with_o we_o see_v i_o go_v whither_o 〈◊〉_d whither_o heb._n i_o 〈◊〉_d i_o may_v place_n may_v i_o know_v not_o whither_o have_v now_o no_o certain_a dwell_n place_n return_v thou_o and_o take_v back_o thy_o brethren_n 18._o brethren_n thy_o countryman_n and_o soldier_n the_o gittites_n v._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 18._o chap._n 〈◊〉_d mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v with_o thou_o be_v thou_o since_o i_o be_o now_o unable_a to_o recompense_v thy_o kindness_n and_o fidelity_n to_o i_o my_o hearty_a prayer_n to_o god_n be_v that_o he_o will_v show_v to_o thou_o his_o mercy_n in_o bless_v thou_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o blessing_n and_o his_o faithfulness_n in_o make_v good_a all_o those_o promise_n which_o he_o have_v make_v not_o to_o israelites_n only_o but_o in_o and_o with_o they_o to_o all_o true-hearted_a proselyte_n such_o as_o thou_o be_v 21_o and_o ittai_n answer_v the_o king_n and_o say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o as_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n live_v sure_o in_o what_o place_n my_o lord_n the_o king_n shall_v be_v whether_o in_o death_n or_o life_n even_o there_o also_o will_v thy_o servant_n be_v 22_o and_o david_n say_v to_o ittai_n go_v and_o pass_v over_o and_o ittai_n the_o gittite_n pass_v over_o and_o all_o his_o man_n and_o all_o the_o little_a one_o that_o be_v with_o he_o mercy_n he_o for_o be_v so_o deep_o engage_v for_o david_n he_o dare_v not_o leave_v his_o little_a one_o to_o absalom_n mercy_n 23_o and_o all_o the_o country_n stone_n country_n i_o e._n the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n by_o who_o they_o pass_v for_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o absalom_n friend_n and_o partisan_n be_v go_v to_o he_o to_o hebron_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n

transgress_v it_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n be_v 37_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o on_o the_o day_n thou_o go_v out_o and_o pass_v over_o the_o 23._o the_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d ●…_n 23._o brook_n kidron_n lie_v kidron_n a_o brook_n nigh_o unto_o jerusalem_n of_o which_o see_v 2_o sam._n 15._o 23._o 2_o king_n 23._o 4._o which_o he_o particular_o name_n because_o that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o bahurim_n his_o former_a and_o settle_a habitation_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v exclusive_o to_o other_o way_n and_o place_n for_o the_o restraint_n be_v general_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o go_v forth_o thence_o any_o whither_o ver_fw-la 36._o to_o wit_n as_o far_o any_o other_o way_n as_o cedron_n be_v which_o also_o appear_v from_o the_o follow_a history_n for_o when_o he_o go_v to_o gath_n he_o go_v not_o over_o cedron_n which_o lie_v eastward_o from_o the_o city_n but_o westward_o as_o gath_n lie_v thou_o shall_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v thy_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n only_o head_n the_o blame_n and_o guilt_n of_o thy_o blood_n shall_v lie_v upon_o thyself_o only_o 38_o and_o shimei_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o say_n be_v good_a deserve_v good_a thy_o sentence_n be_v much_o more_o merciful_a than_o i_o expect_v or_o deserve_v as_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v say_v so_o will_v thy_o servant_n do_v 43._o do_v and_o shimei_n do_v not_o only_o promise_v it_o but_o also_o swear_v to_o it_o be_v require_v by_o solomon_n to_o do_v so_o as_o be_v manifest_a from_o ver_fw-la 42_o 43._o and_o shimei_n dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n many_o day_n 39_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n that_o two_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o shimei_n run_v away_o unto_o achish_a son_n of_o maachah_n king_n of_o gath_n city_n gath_n a_o king_n but_o subject_a and_o tributary_n first_o to_o david_n and_o then_o to_o solomon_n this_o may_v be_v either_o that_o achish_n who_o show_v so_o much_o kindness_n to_o david_n 1_o sam._n 27._o and_o 28._o or_o his_o son_n who_o in_o requital_n of_o this_o kindness_n be_v still_o permit_v to_o enjoy_v the_o title_n and_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n but_o not_o the_o full_a power_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o achish_n can_v not_o or_o dare_v not_o keep_v these_o servant_n though_o they_o have_v flee_v to_o he_o for_o protection_n but_o suffer_v shimei_n to_o take_v they_o away_o from_o his_o royal_a city_n and_o they_o tell_v shimei_n say_v behold_v thy_o servant_n be_v in_o gath._n 40_o and_o shimei_n arise_v and_o saddle_v his_o ass_n and_o go_v to_o gath_n help_n gath_n which_o though_o high_o dangerous_a he_o attempt_v partly_o because_o he_o be_v bimd_v with_o covetousness_n and_o rage_n against_o his_o servant_n which_o two_o lust_n have_v do_v and_o daily_o do_v engage_v man_n to_o such_o course_n and_o action_n as_o be_v no_o less_o dangerous_a to_o their_o life_n than_o this_o be_v partly_o because_o he_o think_v length_n of_o 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15._o 29._o and_o more_o full_o 2_o king_n 17._o 6._o because_o they_o have_v make_v their_o grove_n 19_o grove_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o idol_n exod._n 34._o 13._o deut._n 16._o 21._o god_n have_v before_o condemn_v the_o make_n and_o worship_v of_o the_o calf_n by_o which_o they_o design_v or_o pretend_v to_o worship_n the_o true_a god_n he_o now_o take_v notice_n that_o they_o be_v not_o content_v with_o the_o calf_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o idolatry_n and_o all_o sin_n to_o proceed_v from_o evil_a to_o worse_o be_v many_o of_o they_o fall_v into_o another_o and_o a_o worse_a kind_n of_o idolatry_n even_o their_o worship_n of_o the_o heathenish_a baal_n which_o they_o common_o exercise_v in_o grove_n see_v on_o 1_o king_n 18._o 19_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_n 16_o and_o he_o shall_v give_v israel_n up_o because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o do_v sin_n and_o who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n he_o sin_n to_o wit_n by_o his_o invention_n 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in_o punish_v solomon_n with_o such_o a_o son_n and_o of_o rehoboam_n apostasy_n after_o his_o three_o first_o year_n 2_o chron._n 11._o 17._o 22_o and_o judah_n do_v evil_a 17._o evil_a after_o a_o little_a time_n 2_o chron._n 11._o 17._o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o jealousy_n with_o their_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v above_o all_o that_o their_o father_n have_v do_v 23_o for_o they_o also_o they_o also_o they_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o israelite_n although_o they_o be_v better_o instruct_v and_o have_v the_o temple_n in_o their_o kingdom_n and_o liberty_n of_o access_n to_o it_o which_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o worship_v god_n in_o his_o own_o way_n and_o the_o counsel_n and_o sermon_n and_o example_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o teach_v and_o establish_v they_o and_o the_o dreadful_a example_n of_o israel_n horrid_a apostasy_n to_o caution_n and_o terrify_v they_o build_v 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they_o that_o shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n extinct_a egypt_n of_o who_o see_v 1_o king_n 11._o 40._o and_o 2_o chron._n 12._o 2_o etc._n etc._n where_o this_o history_n be_v more_o full_o describe_v he_o be_v think_v by_o many_o to_o be_v solomon_n brother-in-law_n but_o how_o little_a such_o relation_n signify_v among_o prince_n when_o their_o interest_n be_v concern_v all_o history_n witness_v beside_o rehoboam_n be_v not_o solomon_n son_n by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o so_o the_o relation_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n extinct_a come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n punishment_n jerusalem_n either_o from_o ambition_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o enlarge_v his_o empire_n or_o from_o jealousy_n of_o rehoboam_n growing-greatness_n of_o which_o see_v 2_o chron._n 11._o or_o by_o ieroboam_n instigation_n or_o from_o a_o covetous_a desire_n of_o possess_v these_o great_a treasure_n which_o david_n and_o solomon_n have_v leave_v and_o above_o all_o by_o god_n providence_n dispose_v his_o heart_n to_o 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ammonitess_n 21._o ammonitess_n this_o be_v repeat_v as_o a_o thing_n very_o observable_a see_v above_o ver_fw-la 21._o and_o abijam_v his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xv._o now_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o king_n ●…_n king_n 2_o chr._n 13._o ●…_n jeroboam_n person_n jeroboam_n obj._n how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o he_o reign_v 3_o year_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o asa_n his_o successor_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la v._o 9_o ans._n part_n of_o year_n be_v common_o call_v and_o account_v year_n both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o in_o profane_a writer_n so_o his_o reign_n begin_v with_o ieroboam_n 18_o year_n and_o continue_v his_o whole_a 19_o year_n and_o end_v within_o his_o 20_o year_n in_o which_o also_o asa_n reign_n begin_v and_o thus_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n may_v well_o be_v as_o it_o frequent_o be_v attribute_v to_o two_o several_a person_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la reign_v abijam_n over_o judah_n 2_o three_o year_n 1._o year_n see_v the_o last_o note_n on_o ver_fw-la 1._o reign_v he_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v maachah_n the_o daughter_n of_o abishalom_n hebrew_n abishalom_n or_o of_o absalon_n as_o he_o be_v call_v 2_o chron._n 11._o 21._o and_o because_o he_o be_v here_o mention_v as_o a_o know_a person_n without_o any_o addition_n of_o his_o kindred_n or_o quality_n some_o conceive_v that_o this_o be_v absalom_n daughter_n call_v proper_o tamar_n 2_o sam._n 14._o 27._o and_o from_o her_o royal_a grandmother_n 2_o sam._n 3._o 3_o maachah_n and_o that_o she_o be_v call_v michajah_n which_o differ_v not_o much_o from_o maachah_n the_o daughter_n of_o uriel_n 2_o chr._n 13._o 2._o because_o she_o be_v first_o marry_v to_o uriel_n as_o josephus_n affirm_v antiq._n 8._o 3._o and_o afterward_o to_o rehoboam_n other_o think_v this_o be_v another_o person_n and_o that_o both_o she_o and_o her_o father_n have_v each_o of_o they_o several_a name_n which_o be_v not_o unusual_a among_o the_o hebrew_n 3_o and_o he_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n they_o father_n which_o his_o father_n live_v in_o either_o first_o before_o his_o humiliation_n or_o rather_o second_o after_o his_o deliverance_n from_o shishak_n when_o though_o he_o do_v not_o open_o renounce_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v relapse_v into_o his_o former_a sin_n which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o have_v be_v remember_v against_o he_o as_o david_n name_n and_o memory_n be_v never_o load_v with_o the_o shame_n of_o his_o sin_n because_o he_o true_o repent_v of_o they_o which_o he_o have_v do_v before_o he_o and_o his_o ●…_n chap._n 11._o ●…_n heart_n be_v not_o perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n as_o the_o heart_n of_o david_n his_o father_n 4_o nevertheless_o for_o david_n sake_n do_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n give_v he_o a_o candle_n a_o or_o candle_n lamp_n 7._o lamp_n i_o e._n a_o son_n and_o successor_n to_o perpetuate_v his_o name_n and_o memory_n which_o otherwise_o have_v go_v into_o obscurity_n the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v above_o ch_z 11._o 36._o 2_o king_n 8._o 19_o 2_o chr._n 21._o 7._o in_o jerusalem_n to_o set_v up_o his_o son_n after_o he_o and_o to_o establish_v jerusalem_n it_o jerusalem_n i_o e._n that_o he_o may_v maintain_v that_o city_n and_o temple_n and_o worship_n as_o a_o witness_n for_o god_n in_o the_o world_n against_o the_o israelite_n and_o heathen_a world_n who_o shall_v have_v inquire_v after_o it_o and_o embrace_v the_o true_a religion_n there_o establish_v and_o set_v up_o as_o a_o beacon_n upon_o a_o high_a hill_n that_o all_o man_n may_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o 5_o because_o david_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o command_v he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n 9_o life_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 4_o and_o 12._o 9_o save_v only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o uriah_n the_o hittite_n profess_v hittite_n quest._n how_o be_v this_o true_a see_v david_n sin_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o nabal_n 1_o sam._n 25._o and_o achish_n chap._n 27._o and_o mephibosheth_n and_o his_o indulgence_n to_o his_o child_n adonijah_n amnon_n and_o absalon_n and_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n ans._n this_o and_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o exclusive_a of_o every_o sinful_a action_n but_o only_o of_o a_o sinful_a course_n or_o state_n or_o of_o a_o habitual_a and_o continue_a apostasy_n from_o god_n or_o from_o his_o way_n as_o the_o very_a phrase_n of_o turn_v aside_o from_o god_n or_o from_o his_o command_n do_v constant_o imply_v as_o appear_v from_o exod._n 32._o 8._o deut._n 9_o 12_o 16._o 1_o sam._n 8._o 3._o psal._n 78._o 57_o isa._n 44._o

have_v say_v by_o all_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n so_o be_v israel_n carry_v away_o out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n to_o assyria_n unto_o this_o day_n 24_o ¶_o and_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n father_n assyria_n either_o shalmanezer_n or_o rather_o his_o son_n and_o successor_n esarhaddon_n ezra_n 4._o 2._o because_o this_o be_v a_o work_n o●…_n some_o time_n and_o as_o his_o father_n have_v project_v and_o possible_o begin_v this_o so_o he_o execute_v or_o finish_v it_o whence_o it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o rather_o than_o to_o his_o father_n bring_v man_n from_o babylon_n history_n babylon_n which_o then_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o assyrian_a monarch_n but_o a_o few_o year_n after_o revolt_v from_o he_o and_o set_v up_o another_o king_n as_o appear_v both_o from_o sacred_a and_o profane_a history_n and_o from_o cuthah_n and_o from_o ana_n and_o from_o hamath_n and_o from_o sepharvaim_n dominion_n sepharvaim_n several_a place_n then_o in_o his_o dominion_n and_o place_v they_o in_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n instead_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o possess_v samaria_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n thereof_o 25_o and_o so_o it_o be_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o dwell_n there_o that_o they_o fear_v not_o the_o lord_n sort_n lord_n they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v nor_o worship_n god_n in_o any_o sort_n therefore_o sin_n therefore_o for_o this_o gross_a neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o principle_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o heathen_n who_o use_v to_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o the_o nation_n where_o they_o live_v and_o give_v that_o honour_n to_o their_o false_a god_n which_o here_o they_o deny_v to_o the_o true_a hereby_o also_o god_n assert_v his_o own_o right_a and_o sovereignty_n over_o that_o land_n and_o make_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o neither_o the_o israelite_n be_v cast_v out_o nor_o they_o bring_v into_o that_o land_n by_o their_o valour_n or_o strength_n but_o by_o god_n providence_n who_o as_o he_o have_v cast_v the_o israelite_n out_o for_o their_o neglect_n of_o god_n service_n so_o both_o can_v and_o will_v in_o his_o due_a time_n turn_v they_o out_o also_o if_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o sin_n the_o lord_n send_v lion_n among_o they_o which_o slay_v some_o of_o they_o 26_o wherefore_o they_o speak_v relief_n speak_v i_o e._n they_o write_v or_o send_v messenger_n to_o he_o for_o relief_n to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n say_v the_o nation_n which_o thou_o have_v remove_v and_o place_v in_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n know_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n they_o land_n they_o suppose_v the_o true_a god_n to_o be_v like_o one_o of_o their_o topical_a deity_n who_o have_v their_o particular_a country_n and_o province_n allot_v to_o they_o therefore_o he_o have_v send_v lion_n among_o they_o and_o behold_v they_o slay_v they_o because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n 27_o then_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n command_v say_v carry_v thither_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n part_n priest_n i_o e._n one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n with_o other_o to_o be_v under_o his_o inspection_n and_o direction_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o same_o person_n or_o person_n let_v they_o go_v etc._n etc._n and_o then_o let_v he_o teach_v etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o one_o priest_n can_v suffice_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o so_o many_o and_o distant_a part_n who_o you_o bring_v from_o thence_o and_o let_v they_o go_v and_o dwell_v there_o and_o let_v he_o teach_v they_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n 28_o then_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n who_o they_o have_v carry_v away_o from_o samaria_n come_v and_o dwell_v in_o bethel_n and_o teach_v they_o how_o they_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n 32._o lord_n i_o e._n the_o manner_n of_o god_n worship_n as_o it_o be_v practise_v in_o israel_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v both_o from_o the_o quality_n of_o this_o person_n who_o be_v a_o israelitish_n priest_n and_o from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n bethel_n a_o place_n infamous_a for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o calf_n and_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o make_a priest_n by_o this_o man_n direction_n ver_fw-la 32._o 29_o howbeit_o every_o nation_n make_v god_n of_o their_o own_o follow_v own_o or_o worship_v as_o that_o verb_n be_v sometime_o use_v of_o which_o see_v exod._n 32._o 35._o i._n e._n those_o who_o they_o worship_v in_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v who_o name_n here_o follow_v and_o put_v they_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n which_o the_o samaritan_n samaria_n samaritan_n i_o e._n the_o former_a people_n or_o inhabitant_n not_o of_o the_o city_n but_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n have_v make_v every_o nation_n in_o their_o city_n wherein_o they_o dwell_v 30_o and_o the_o man_n of_o babylon_n make_v succoth-benoth_a and_o the_o man_n of_o cuth_o make_v nergal_o and_o the_o man_n of_o hamath_n make_v ashima_fw-la 31_o and_o the_o avite_v make_v nibhaz_n and_o tartak_v and_o the_o sepharvite_v burn_v their_o child_n in_o fire_n to_o adrammelech_n and_o anammelech_n the_o god_n of_o sepharvaim_n 32_o so_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o make_v unto_o themselves_o of_o the_o low_a of_o they_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n 31._o place_n see_v the_o note_n on_o 1_o king_n 12._o 31._o which_o sacrifice_v for_o they_o therein_o they_o to_o wit_n unto_o the_o true_a god_n for_o as_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o own_o god_n they_o need_v no_o instruction_n and_o will_v not_o permit_v a_o person_n of_o another_o religion_n to_o minister_v therein_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n 33_o 1●…_n 33_o 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n they_o fear_v the_o lord_n use_v lord_n they_o worship_v god_n external_o in_o that_o way_n which_o the_o israelite_n use_v and_o serve_v their_o own_o god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n 〈◊〉_d nation_n 〈◊〉_d ●…ho_o car●…_n 〈◊〉_d away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o they_o carry_v away_o from_o thence_o proper_a thence_o these_o word_n belong_v either_o 1._o to_o both_o the_o forego_n branch_n and_o to_o the_o israelite_n and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v they_o tread_v in_o the_o step_n of_o their_o predecessor_n the_o israelite_n who_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o several_a tribe_n be_v both_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o call_v nation_n who_o do_v many_o of_o they_o worship_v both_o god_n in_o their_o calf_n and_o baal_n too_o or_o 2._o to_o the_o last_o branch_n only_o but_o then_o the_o word_n must_v be_v otherwise_o render_v they_o serve_v their_o own_o god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n from_o which_o they_o bring_v or_o carry_v they_o or_o from_o whence_o they_o these_o new_a inhabitant_n be_v bring_v i._n e._n each_o of_o they_o serve_v the_o god_n of_o the_o country_n or_o place_n whence_o he_o be_v bring_v as_o be_v relate_v above_o ver_fw-la 30_o 31._o but_o these_o nation_n can_v not_o so_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v carry_v away_o or_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a as_o this_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v as_o the_o israelite_n and_o therefore_o the_o former_a interpretation_n seem_v more_o proper_a 34_o unto_o this_o day_n they_o captivity_n they_o either_o 1._o the_o samaritan_n who_o religion_n he_o have_v hitherto_o be_v describe_v and_o to_o the_o description_n whereof_o he_o re●…_n ver_fw-la 41._o so_o the_o follow_a verse_n be_v a_o digression_n wherein_o he_o design_v only_o to_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o compare_v they_o with_o the_o israelite_n and_o to_o aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n above_o they_o which_o he_o do_v ver_fw-la 35_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o return_v to_o the_o former_a description_n ver_fw-la 31._o or_o rather_o 2._o the_o israelite_n who_o be_v the_o principal_a subject_n of_o this_o whole_a discourse_n and_o of_o who_o he_o unquestionable_o speak_v ver_fw-la 35._o and_o thence_o to_o ver_fw-la 41._o of_o who_o also_o the_o last_o word_n of_o ver_fw-la 33._o be_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o from_o thence_o he_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o return_v to_o his_o main_a business_n to_o relate_v and_o aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o israel_n and_o thereby_o to_o justify_v his_o severe_a proceed_n against_o they_o to_o all_o the_o world_n so_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n be_v this_o as_o the_o israelite_n before_o their_o captivity_n give_v these_o nation_n a_o ill_a example_n in_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o baal_n together_o so_o or_o after_o their_o former_a manner_n they_o do_v unto_o this_o day_n in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o captivity_n do_v after_o the_o former_a manner_n they_o fear_v not_o the_o lord_n idolatry_n lord_n though_o they_o

former_a book_n and_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o from_o some_o follow_a passage_n where_o the_o sense_n be_v complete_v enosh_n 2_o kenan_n mahalaleel_n jere_v 3_o henoch_n methushelah_n lamech_v 4_o noah_n shem_o ham_n and_o japhet_n posterity_n japhet_n former_o he_o mention_n only_o one_o son_n but_o here_o he_o name_n and_o treat_v of_o noah_n three_o son_n partly_o because_o they_o be_v all_o the_o founder_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o partly_o because_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o noah_n famous_a prophecy_n gen._n 9_o 25_o 26_o 27._o can_v not_o otherwise_o appear_v but_o by_o the_o account_n of_o their_o several_a posterity_n 5_o 〈◊〉_d 5_o 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o japhet_n gomer_n and_o magog_n and_o madai_n and_o javan_n and_o tubal_n and_o meshech_v and_o tiras_n 6_o and_o the_o son_n of_o gomer_n ashchenaz_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o riphath_n 50._o riphath_n or_o diphath_fw-mi for_o those_o two_o hebrew_a letter_n which_o answer_v to_o our_o d_o and_o r_o 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host_n of_o a_o thousand_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o chariot_n and_o come_v unto_o maresha_n 44._o maresha_n a_o city_n upon_o and_o within_o the_o border_n of_o judah_n jos._n 15._o 44._o 10_o then_o asa_n go_v out_o against_o he_o and_o they_o set_v the_o battle_n in_o array_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o zephathah_n at_o mareshah_n 11_o and_o asa_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_z his_o god_n and_o say_v lord_z strength_n lord_z heb._n it_o be_v not_o for_o 〈◊〉_d to_o help_v among_o many_o him_z that_o have_v no_o strength_n it_o be_v 6._o be_v 1_o sam._n 14._o 6._o nothing_o with_o thou_o thou_o thou_o i_o e._n the●…e_o be_v no_o difference_n or_o no_o difficulty_n with_o thou_o to_o help_v whether_o with_o many_o or_o with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o power_n help_v we_o o_o lord_z our_o god_n for_o we_o rest_v on_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o name_n people_n name_n by_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d in_o confidence_n of_o thy_o assistance_n and_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o thy_o honour_n and_o 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therefore_o courageous_o and_o resolute_o to_o maintain_v god_n worship_n and_o to_o root_v out_o idolatry_n as_o you_o have_v begin_v to_o do_v for_o this_o be_v the_o only_a right_a method_n of_o preserve_v yourselves_o from_o such_o calamity_n as_o your_o predecessor_n have_v feel_v and_o let_v not_o your_o hand_n be_v weak_a with_o weak_a ●…e_v not_o discourage_v with_o the_o opposition_n which_o you_o may_v possible_o meet_v with_o for_o your_o work_n shall_v be_v reward_v unrequited_a reward_v what_o you_o do_v for_o god_n and_o for_o his_o honour_n and_o service_n shall_v not_o go_v unrequited_a 8_o and_o when_o asa_n hear_v these_o word_n and_o the_o prophecy_n of_o oded_a the_o prophet_n prophecy_n prophet_n to_o wit_n

according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n 4_o arise_v for_o this_o matter_n belong_v unto_o thou_o it_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v both_o skill_n to_o manage_v it_o and_o authority_n both_o from_o god_n and_o from_o the_o persian_a king_n to_o do_v it_o we_o also_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o do_v it_o 5_o then_o arise_v ezra_n and_o make_v the_o chief_a priest_n the_o levite_n and_o all_o israel_n to_o swear_v that_o they_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o this_o word_n and_o they_o swear_v 6_o then_o ezra_n rise_v up_o before_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o go_v into_o the_o chamber_n resolution_n chamber_n that_o he_o with_o the_o prince_n and_o elder_n as_o it_o follow_v v._o 8._o may_v consult_v about_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o resolution_n of_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o eliashib_n and_o when_o he_o come_v thither_o he_o do_v eat_v no_o bread_n nor_o drink_v water_n for_o he_o mourn_v because_o of_o the_o transgression_n of_o they_o 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the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n and_o of_o all_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o circumstance_n until_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o our_o god_n dispatch_v god_n or_o till_o this_o matter_n be_v dispatch_v for_o this_o matter_n be_v turn_v from_o we_o remove_v we_o i_o e._n until_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v and_o god_n wrath_n thereby_o remove_v 15_o only_a jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o asahel_n and_o jahaziah_n the_o son_n of_o tikvah_n over_o tikvah_n heb._n stand_v or_o be_v appoint_v over_o be_v employ_v about_o this_o matter_n arise_v matter_n to_o wit_n to_o take_v due_a care_n that_o the_o business_n shall_v be_v execute_v in_o the_o manner_n propose_v that_o the_o officer_n and_o delinquent_n of_o every_o city_n shall_v come_v successive_o in_o convenient_a time_n and_o order_n as_o these_o shall_v appoint_v and_o to_o take_v and_o keep_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o the_o whole_a transaction_n and_o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n and_o person_n who_o cause_n be_v dispatch_v and_o to_o give_v notice_n to_o other_o ●…o_v come_v in_o their_o turn_n and_o to_o prepare_v the_o business_n for_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o these_o two_o be_v priest_n as_o their_o coadjutor_n or_o helper_n be_v levite_n that_o so_o they_o may_v inform_v the_o person_n concern_v if_o any_o matter_n of_o doubt_n do_v arise_v and_o meshullam_n and_o shabbethai_n the_o levite_n help_v they_o 16_o and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o captivity_n do_v so_o and_o ezra_n the_o priest_n with_o certain_a chief_a of_o the_o father_n after_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n and_o all_o of_o they_o by_o their_o name_n be_v separate_v this_o separate_v i_o e._n sequester_v themselves_o from_o all_o other_o business_n and_o give_v themselves_o whole_o to_o this_o and_o sit_v down_o in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n to_o examine_v the_o matter_n 17_o and_o they_o make_v a_o end_n with_o all_o the_o man_n that_o have_v take_v strange_a wife_n by_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n 18_o and_o among_o the_o son_n of_o the_o priest_n there_o be_v find_v that_o have_v take_v strange_a wife_n namely_o of_o the_o son_n of_o jeshua_n the_o son_n of_o jozadak_n and_o his_o brethren_n maasejah_o and_o eliezer_n and_o jarib_n and_o gedahah_n 19_o and_o they_o give_v their_o hand_n 18._o hand_n i_o e._n they_o covenant_v or_o swear_v by_o give_v their_o hand_n which_o be_v the_o usual_a gesture_n in_o those_o case_n of_o which_o see_v levit._fw-la 6._o 2._o ezek._n 17._o 18._o that_o they_o will_v put_v away_o their_o wife_n and_o be_v guilty_a they_o offer_v a_o ram_n of_o the_o flock_n for_o their_o trespass_n 20_o and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o immer_n hanani_n and_o zebadiah_n 21_o and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o harim_n maasejah_n and_o elijah_n and_o shemajah_n and_o jehiel_n and_o uzziah_n 22_o and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o pashur_n elioenai_n maasejah_n ishmael_n nethaneel_n jozabad_n and_o elasah_n 23_o also_o of_o the_o levite_n jozabad_n and_o shimei_n and_o kelajah_n the_o same_o be_v kelita_n pethahiah_n judah_n and_o eliezer_n 24_o of_o the_o singer_n also_o eliashib_n and_o of_o the_o porter_n shallum_n and_o telem_n and_o uri_n 25_o moreover_o of_o israel_n note_n israel_n i_o e._n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n distinguish_v from_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n hitherto_o name_v who_o before_o be_v call_v judah_n and_o benjamin_n v._o 9_o where_o see_v the_o note_n of_o the_o son_n of_o parosh_n ramiah_n and_o jeziah_n and_o malchia_n and_o miamin_n and_o eleazar_n and_o malchijah_n and_o benajah_n 26_o and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o elam_n mattaniah_n zechariah_n and_o jehiel_n and_o abdi_n and_o jeremoth_n and_o eliah_n 27_o and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o zattu_n elioenai_n eliashib_n mattaniah_n and_o jeremoth_n and_o zabad_n and_o aziza_n 28_o of_o the_o son_n also_o of_o

i_o have_v do_v for_o this_o people_n other_o people_n as_o i_o have_v do_v thy_o people_n good_a for_o thy_o sake_n so_o do_v i_o good_a for_o thy_o own_o sake_n for_o thou_o be_v please_v and_o have_v promise_v gracious_o to_o reward_v we_o according_a to_o our_o work_n and_o to_o mete_v to_o man_n the_o same_o measure_n which_o they_o mere_a to_o other_o chap._n vi_o 1_o now_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o sanballat_n and_o tobiah_n and_o geshem_n the_o arabian_a and_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o enemy_n hear_v that_o i_o have_v build_v the_o wall_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o breach_n leave_v therein_o though_o at_o that_o time_n i_o have_v not_o set_v up_o the_o door_n 3._o door_n not_o all_o of_o they_o see_v on_o ch_n 3._o 1_o 2_o 3._o upon_o the_o gate_n 2_o then_o sanballat_n and_o geshem_n send_v unto_o i_o say_v come_v let_v we_o meet_v together_o accommodation_n together_o to_o consult_v about_o the_o common_a service_n of_o our_o master_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n or_o to_o make_v a_o friendly_a accommodation_n in_o some_o one_o of_o the_o village_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o ono_n 12._o ono_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n of_o which_o see_n chap._n 11._o 35._o and_o 1_o chron._n 8._o 12._o but_o they_o think_v to_o do_v i_o mischief_n 3_o and_o i_o send_v messenger_n unto_o they_o say_v i_o be_o do_v a_o great_a work_n they_o work_n he_o tell_v they_o one_o but_o not_o the_o only_a nor_o the_o principal_a reason_n of_o his_o refusal_n because_o his_o come_n may_v cause_v the_o work_n to_o cease_v not_o only_o by_o the_o neglect_n of_o it_o during_o his_o absence_n but_o by_o his_o death_n which_o they_o by_o this_o mean_n may_v compass_v though_o he_o think_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o express_v so_o much_o to_o they_o so_o that_o i_o can_v come_v down_o why_o shall_v the_o work_n cease_v while_o i_o leave_v it_o and_o come_v down_o to_o you_o 4_o yet_o they_o send_v unto_o i_o four_o time_n after_o this_o sort_n and_o i_o answer_v they_o 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8._o and_o all_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v 〈◊〉_d their_o h●…s_n for_o joy_n as_o it_o be_v v._o 1._o for_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o earth_n church_n earth_n either_o 1._o the_o protection_n of_o the_o people_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n or_o rather_o 2._o their_o prince_n or_o ruler_n who_o be_v fit_o call_v shield_n h●…se_n 4._o 18._o because_o by_o their_o office_n they_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v the_o common_a parent_n and_o protector_n of_o all_o their_o people_n to_o defend_v they_o from_o all_o oppression_n and_o injury_n these_o say_v he_o be_v the_o ●…rds_n i._n e._n at_o his_o disposal_n or_o subject_a to_o his_o dominion_n both_o as_o to_o their_o heart_n and_o kingdom●…_n and_o so_o this_o be_v here_o convenient_o add_v as_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o great_a and_o improbable_a event_n sor●…_n tell_v in_o the_o forego_n word_n that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o lofty_a and_o wilful_a and_o incorrigible_a shall_v join_v and_o subject_v 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that_o fashion_v it_o distress_n it_o heb._n the_o former_a or_o framer_n of_o it_o god_n who_o make_v it_o a_o city_n and_o the_o place_n of_o his_o special_a presence_n and_o worship_n which_o also_o he_o have_v undertake_v to_o protect_v if_o the_o people_n will_v observe_v his_o command_n to_o who_o therefore_o they_o shall_v have_v resort_v and_o trust_v in_o this_o time_n of_o their_o distress_n long_o ago_o city_n ago_o which_o clause_n may_v be_v add_v to_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n in_o distrust_v that_o god_n who_o have_v now_o for_o a_o long_a time_n give_v proof_n of_o his_o care_n and_o kindness_n in_o descend_v this_o city_n 12_o and_o in_o that_o day_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n call_v condition_n call_v invite_v and_o oblige_v they_o

24._o the_o wilderness_n be_v a_o fruitful_a field_n and_o the_o fruitful_a field_n be_v count_v for_o a_o forest_n messiah_n forest_n which_o be_v allegorical_o understand_v the_o meaning_n may_v be_v this_o god_n people_n who_o be_v desolate_a and_o destroy_v shall_v be_v revive_v and_o flourish_n and_o their_o flourish_a enemy_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n it_o may_v also_o signify_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o barren_a and_o despise_a gentile_n and_o the_o rejection_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n 16._o then_o judgement_n it_o judgement_n just_a judgement_n as_o the_o next_o clause_n explain_v it_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o righteousness_n remain_v in_o the_o fruitful_a field_n etc._n field_n justice_n shall_v be_v execute_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o land_n both_o in_o the_o barren_a and_o fruitful_a place_n and_o shall_v be_v practise_v by_o all_o my_o people_n which_o agree_v with_o that_o 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30._o 24._o chap._n xxxiii_o 1._o wo_n to_o thou_o that_o 8._o that_o chap._n 21._o 2._o hab._n 2._o 8._o spoil_v judah_n spoil_v to_o sennacherib_n who_o waste_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o thou_o be_v not_o spoil_v 17._o spoil_v thou_o do_v not_o meet_v with_o any_o considerable_a opposition_n but_o be_v victorious_a over_o all_o thy_o enemy_n of_o which_o the_o assyrian_a boast_v isa._n 10._o 8_o 9_o &_o 36._o 18_o 19_o as_o sennacherib_n do_v with_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 18._o 14_o 17._o and_o deal_v treacherous_o c_o and_o they_o deal_v not_o treacherous_o with_o thou_o 20._o thou_o none_o of_o thy_o enemy_n can_v prevail_v against_o thou_o either_o by_o force_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o former_a clause_n or_o by_o treachery_n as_o here_o or_o when_o they_o deal_v not_o etc._n etc._n when_o hezekiah_n do_v not_o deal_v treacherous_o with_o thou_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o hezekiah_n deal_v treacherous_o with_o he_o in_o break_v his_o faith_n and_o rebel_a 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from_o the_o dominion_n and_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o from_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o hell_n see_v ch_n 42._o 7._o and_o the_o open_n of_o the_o prison_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v here_o bind_v i_o e._n suppose_v they_o to_o be_v in_o chain_n and_o fetter_n yet_o they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v though_o in_o the_o great_a bondage_n the_o further_a explication_n of_o these_o thing_n will_v be_v find_v upon_o luke_n 4._o 18._o because_o there_o be_v some_o passage_n express_o mention_v here_o 2_o to_o proclaim_v hand_n proclaim_v to_o declare_v as_o it_o respect_v the_o jew_n that_o their_o liberty_n be_v at_o hand_n the_o acceptable_a man_n acceptable_a viz._n the_o happy_a age_n of_o god_n grace_n either_o which_o will_v be_v grateful_a and_o welcome_a news_n to_o they_o or_o acceptable_a to_o god_n a_o time_n wherein_o it_o please_v he_o to_o favour_v they_o but_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o a_o far_a extent_n than_o to_o babylon_n and_o rather_o unto_o 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to_o the_o word_n proclaim_v leu._n 25._o 10._o of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n death_n vengeance_n viz._n on_o babylon_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o where_o god_n will_v deliver_v his_o people_n he_o shall_v take_v vengeance_n on_o their_o enemy_n but_o mystical_o and_o principal_o on_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n and_o the_o spiritual_a one_o chief_o viz._n satan_n sin_n and_o death_n of_o our_o god_n to_o comfort_v all_o that_o mourn_v 18._o mourn_v either_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o suffering_n or_o of_o their_o sin_n mat._n 11._o 28._o or_o the_o misery_n of_o zion_n see_v on_o ch_n 57_o 18._o 3_o to_o appoint_v garment_n appoint_v supple_a it_o viz._n comfort_n or_o joy_n or_o else_o it_o may_v refer_v to_o those_o accusative_a case_n follow_v beauty_n oil_n garment_n unto_o they_o that_o mourn_v in_o zion_n zion_n zion_n put_v by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o jew_n q._n d._n among_o the_o jew_n and_o they_o for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n or_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n for_o zion_n to_o give_v unto_o they_o beauty_n for_o ash_n rejoice_v ash_n by_o ash_n understand_v whatever_o be_v most_o proper_a for_o day_n of_o mourning_n as_o sackcloth_n sprinkle_v with_o ash_n and_o these_o ash_n which_o be_v sprinkle_v on_o their_o head_n mix_v themselves_o with_o their_o tear_n will_v render_v they_o of_o a_o woeful_a aspect_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o habit_n of_o mourner_n as_o by_o beauty_n whatever_o may_v be_v beautiful_a or_o become_v time_n of_o rejoice_v the_o oil_n of_o joy_n for_o mourning_n antithesis_fw-la mourning_n the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a he_o call_v it_o oil_n of_o joy_n in_o allusion_n to_o those_o anointing_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o use_v in_o time_n of_o joy_n psal._n 104._o 15._o and_o also_o the_o same_o with_o what_o follow_v viz._n gladness_n for_o heaviness_n gladness_n bring_v forth_o praise_n to_o god_n and_o it_o be_v call_v a_o garment_n in_o allusion_n to_o their_o festival_n ornament_n for_o they_o have_v garment_n appropriate_v to_o their_o condition_n some_o suitable_a to_o time_n of_o rejoice_v and_o some_o to_o time_n of_o mourning_n or_o else_o a_o allusion_n to_o comely_a garment_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n because_o heaviness_n do_v oppress_v and_o debase_v the_o spirit_n it_o be_v all_o but_o a_o elegant_a description_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n by_o a_o threefold_a antithesis_fw-la the_o garment_n of_o praise_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v 9_o call_v that_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v so_o as_o it_o be_v usual_o express_v ch_n 58._o 12._o &_o 60._o 18._o they_o shall_v be_v acknowledge_v so_o v._o 9_o tree_n of_o righteousness_n word_n righteousness_n he_o ascribe_v righteousness_n to_o tree_n understand_v thereby_o person_n by_o a_o metaphor_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v firm_a solid_a and_o well_o root_v be_v by_o faith_n engraft_v into_o christ_n 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former_a desolation_n and_o they_o shall_v repair_v the_o waste_a city_n the_o desolation_n of_o many_o generation_n god_n generation_n see_v ch_n 58._o 12._o as_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o gospel_n time_n the_o meaning_n may_v be_v that_o gentilism_n which_o be_v as_o a_o wilderness_n overgrow_v with_o briar_n and_o thorn_n shall_v be_v cultivate_v and_o those_o city_n and_o province_n of_o the_o gentile_n that_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v waste_v void_a of_o all_o true_a religion_n shall_v now_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n be_v edify_v in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n 5_o and_o stranger_n grace_n stranger_n viz._n gentile_n such_o as_o be_v not_o of_o the_o natural_a race_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o gentile_a convert_v or_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o than_o a_o outward_a profession_n stranger_n to_o the_o true_a work_n of_o grace_n shall_v stand_v 13._o stand_v ready_a to_o be_v at_o thy_o service_n a_o like_a expression_n ch_n 48._o 13._o and_o feed_v your_o 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for_o a_o prey_n as_o it_o be_v express_v jer._n 38._o 2._o look_v not_o behind_o thou_o 62._o thou_o like_o one_o that_o grieve_v either_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o thy_o pleasant_a habitation_n or_o vast_a estate_n or_o for_o those_o curse_a miscreant_n just_o devote_v to_o this_o destruction_n and_o this_o command_n though_o give_v to_o lot_n alone_o yet_o be_v direct_v also_o to_o his_o companion_n to_o who_o doubtless_o he_o impart_v it_o as_o be_v evident_a both_o from_o all_o the_o other_o command_v which_o equal_o concern_v all_o and_o from_o the_o follow_a event_n see_v matth._n 24._o 18._o lake_n 9_o 62._o neither_o stay_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o plain_a escape_v to_o the_o mountain_n lest_o thou_o be_v consume_v 18_o and_o let_v say_v unto_o they_o word_n they_o i_o e._n unto_o one_o of_o they_o as_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o follow_a word_n oh_o not_o so_o my_o lord_n 19_o behold_v now_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o thou_o have_v magnify_v thy_o mercy_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o i_o in_o save_v my_o life_n and_o i_o can_v escape_v to_o the_o mountain_n acknowledge_v mountain_n because_o of_o the_o infirmity_n of_o my_o age_n and_o the_o faint_a of_o my_o spirit_n thus_o he_o show_v a_o unworthy_a and_o unreasonable_a distrust_n of_o god_n power_n and_o goodness_n which_o he_o have_v now_o experience_v and_o acknowledge_v lest_o some_o evil_n take_v i_o and_o i_o die_v 20_o behold_v now_o this_o city_n be_v near_o to_o flee_v unto_o and_o it_o be_v a_o little_a one_o be_v one_o therefore_o as_o its_o inhabitant_n so_o its_o sin_n be_v few_o and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o eminent_a example_n of_o thy_o vengeance_n as_o the_o other_o place_n will_v be_v o_o let_v i_o escape_v thither_o be_v it_o not_o a_o little_a one_o and_o my_o soul_n shall_v live_v 21_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o see_v i_o have_v accept_v face_n accept_v heb._n thy_o face_n thou_o up_o thou_o heb._n i_o have_v lift_v up_o thy_o 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