entertain_v what_o he_o be_v relate_v to_o she_o shall_v give_v unto_o he_o the_o throne_n psal._n 2._o 7_o 8_o 9_o ezek._n 21._o 27._o dan._n 7._o 14._o etc._n etc._n vers._n 33._o he_o shall_v reign_v over_o the_o house_n of_o jacob._n this_o term_n the_o house_n of_o jacob_n include_v first_o all_z the_o twelve_o tribe_n which_o the_o word_n israel_n can_v not_o have_v do_v second_o the_o heathen_n and_o gentile_n also_o for_o of_o such_o the_o house_n and_o family_n of_o jacob_n be_v full_a vers._n 34._o see_v i_o know_v not_o a_o man_n these_o word_n say_v the_o rhemist_n declare_v that_o she_o have_v now_o vow_v virginity_n to_o god_n for_o if_o she_o may_v have_v know_v a_o man_n and_o so_o have_v have_v a_o child_n she_o will_v never_o have_v ask_v how_o shall_v this_o be_v do_v and_o jansenius_n go_v yet_o further_o from_o these_o word_n say_v he_o it_o do_v not_o only_o follow_v that_o she_o have_v vow_v but_o this_o seem_v also_o to_o follow_v from_o they_o that_o her_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o word_n be_v use_v by_o the_o lxx_o for_o jacob_n and_o esau_n stir_v in_o the_o womb_n gen._n 25._o 22._o and_o the_o leap_v of_o the_o mountain_n at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n elizabeth_z in_o ver_fw-la 44._o add_v the_o babe_n leap_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o that_o he_o know_v what_o he_o do_v when_o he_o leap_v any_o more_o than_o they_o but_o that_o either_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n or_o this_o time_n be_v extraordinary_a the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v outward_a gesticulation_n or_o exultation_n as_o well_o as_o inward_a joy_n yea_o though_o there_o be_v no_o inward_a joy_n at_o all_o as_o psalm_n 65._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o little_a hill_n shall_v be_v gird_v with_o exultation_n and_o so_o be_v it_o to_o be_v understand_v here_o the_o babe_n in_o my_o womb_n leap_v with_o extraordinary_a gesticulation_n or_o exultation_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v the_o manner_n 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and_o all_o succession_n of_o age_n among_o the_o heathen_a shall_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o confession_n of_o christ_n and_o account_v i_o bless_v in_o the_o favour_n that_o i_o have_v receive_v ver._n 51._o he_o have_v scatter_v the_o proud_a etc._n etc._n if_o the_o virgin_n aim_v these_o word_n and_o those_o of_o the_o same_o tenor_n that_o follow_v at_o any_o particular_a person_n as_o some_o conceive_v she_o do_v and_o mean_v the_o devil_n or_o the_o pharisee_n or_o the_o jew_n it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v conceive_v that_o she_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o four_o tyrannous_a and_o persecute_v monarchy_n in_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n which_o be_v now_o destroy_v as_o much_o as_o to_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o since_o the_o very_a same_o word_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o song_n of_o hannah_n 1_o sam._n 2._o they_o warrant_v we_o to_o interpret_v they_o not_o so_o restrictive_o as_o to_o any_o one_o particular_a example_n but_o of_o the_o general_a and_o ordinary_a deal_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n with_o the_o wicked_a section_n iii_o s._n matthew_n chap._n i_o the_o 1._o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o gen._n 5._o 1._o book_n 6._o book_n book_n book_n book_n book_n book_n it_o may_v be_v understand_v the_o book_n of_o the_o history_n as_o generation_n be_v take_v gen._n 2._o 4._o and_o 37._o 2._o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v the_o title_n not_o of_o this_o chapter_n only_o but_o of_o the_o whole_a book_n but_o since_o the_o evangelist_n intention_n be_v to_o set_v down_o christ_n alliance_n to_o the_o royal_a line_n by_o his_o father_n joseph_n the_o phrase_n must_v be_v understand_v according_o and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n use_v the_o very_a
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wilderness_n of_o judea_n concern_v which_o the_o gospel_n speak_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o baptist._n i._o and_o first_o we_o can_v pass_v it_o over_o without_o observation_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o without_o prophetical_a prediction_n that_o he_o first_o appear_v preach_v in_o the_o wilderness_n isa._n xl._n 3._o but_o it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o mystery_n also_o for_o when_o the_o heathen_a world_n be_v very_o frequent_o in_o the_o prophet_n call_v the_o wilderness_n and_o god_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v do_v glorious_a thing_n to_o that_o wilderness_n that_o he_o will_v produce_v there_o pool_n of_o water_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v in_o there_o all_o manner_n of_o fruitfulness_n and_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v the_o horrid_a desert_n into_o the_o pleasure_n of_o a_o paradise_n all_o which_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n by_o the_o gospel_n it_o excellent_o suit_v even_o in_o the_o letter_n with_o these_o promise_n that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v take_v its_o beginning_n in_o the_o wilderness_n ii_o i_o indeed_o think_v the_o baptist_n be_v bear_v in_o hebron_n a_o city_n of_o aaron_n in_o the_o hill-country_n of_o judea_n josh._n xxi_o 11._o luk._n i._n 5_o 39_o he_o be_v a_o aaronite_n by_o father_n and_o mother_n the_o house_n of_o his_o cradle_n be_v show_v to_o traveller_n elsewhere_o concern_v which_o inquire_v whether_o beth_n zachariah_n mention_v in_o 14._o in_o in_o in_o in_o in_o in_o antiq._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 14._o josephus_n and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o 33._o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o 1_o mac._n vi_o 33._o maccabee_n afford_v not_o a_o foundation_n to_o that_o tradition_n it_o be_v distant_a from_o bethsura_n only_o seventy_o furlong_n or_o thereabouts_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o same_o josephus_n by_o which_o word_n the_o seventy_o render_v south_n bethel_n in_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 27._o and_o whether_o the_o situation_n do_v not_o agree_v let_v they_o inquire_v who_o please_v a_o little_a cell_n of_o he_o be_v also_o show_v further_o in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o it_o be_v call_v of_o judea_n cut_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n together_o with_o his_o bed_n and_o a_o fountain_n run_v by_o which_o we_o leave_v to_o such_o as_o be_v easy_a of_o belief_n the_o wilderness_n certain_o where_o he_o preach_v and_o baptize_v be_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o far_o elsewhere_o iii_o luke_n say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o john_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o go_v into_o all_o the_o country_n about_o jordan_n he_o sojourn_v from_o wilderness_n to_o wilderness_n in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o hill-country_n of_o judea_n he_o pass_v his_o youth_n as_o a_o private_a man_n not_o as_o a_o eremite_n but_o employ_v in_o some_o work_n or_o study_v and_o assume_v nothing_o of_o austerity_n beside_o nazariteship_n before_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n then_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o he_o teach_v he_o concern_v his_o function_n and_o office_n instruct_v he_o about_o his_o food_n and_o clothing_n and_o direct_v he_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v begin_v his_o ministry_n the_o region_n about_o jericho_n be_v that_o place_n or_o that_o country_n that_o lie_v betwixt_o that_o city_n and_o jordan_n and_o so_o on_o this_o side_n of_o it_o and_o on_o that_o about_o the_o same_o space_n also_o on_o this_o side_n jericho_n towards_o jerusalem_n a_o country_n very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o title_n which_o the_o evangelist_n give_v it_o and_o very_o fit_a for_o john_n ministry_n for_o i._o it_o be_v sufficient_o desert_n according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v john_n come_v preach_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 27._o wilderness_n wilderness_n wilderness_n wilderness_n wilderness_n wilderness_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib_n 4_o cap._n 27._o the_o space_n say_v josephus_n from_o jericho_n to_o jerusalem_n be_v desert_n and_o rocky_a but_o towards_o jordan_n and_o the_o asphaltites_n more_o level_a but_o as_o desert_n and_o barren_a and_o saligniac_a write_v 5._o write_v write_v write_v write_v write_v write_v toâ—_n ix_o cap._n 5._o the_o journey_n from_o jerusalem_n be_v very_o difficult_a stony_a and_o very_a rough_a the_o like_a to_o which_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v i_o have_v see_v jericho_n be_v distant_a from_o jordan_n almost_o ten_o mile_n etc._n etc._n ii_o this_o country_n may_v for_o distinction_n be_v call_v the_o wilderness_n of_o judea_n because_o other_o region_n of_o judea_n have_v other_o name_n as_o the_o king_n mountain_n the_o plain_a of_o the_o south_n the_o plain_a of_o lydda_n the_o valley_n from_o engedi_n the_o region_n about_o betharon_n 4._o betharon_n betharon_n betharon_n betharon_n betharon_n betharon_n hieros_n sheviith_o fol._n 38._o 4._o etc._n etc._n iii_o although_o that_o country_n be_v so_o desert_n yet_o it_o abound_v very_o much_o with_o people_n for_o beside_o that_o abundance_n of_o village_n be_v scatter_v here_o and_o there_o in_o it_o 1._o jericho_n itself_o be_v the_o next_o city_n to_o jerusalem_n in_o dignity_n 2._o there_o be_v always_o twelve_o thousand_o man_n in_o it_o of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n 3._o that_o way_n be_v daily_o tread_v by_o a_o very_a numerous_a multitude_n partly_o of_o such_o who_o travail_v between_o those_o city_n partly_o of_o such_o who_o go_v out_o of_o other_o part_n of_o judea_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n into_o perea_n and_o of_o they_o who_o go_v out_o of_o perea_n into_o those_o country_n 4._o john_n begin_v his_o ministry_n about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passover_n when_o a_o far_o great_a company_n flock_v that_o way_n iv_o this_o country_n be_v very_o convenient_a for_o food_n and_o provision_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o wild_a honey_n of_o which_o let_v i_o say_v a_o few_o thing_n sect_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wild_a honey_n mark_v i._o 6._o when_o it_o be_v so_o often_o repeat_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o god_n give_v to_o his_o people_n israel_n a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n hence_o 1._o one_o will_v conclude_v that_o the_o whole_a land_n flow_v with_o it_o and_o 2._o hence_o one_o will_v expect_v infinite_a hive_n of_o bee_n but_o hear_v what_o the_o talmudist_n say_v of_o these_o thing_n â—_o thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n hieros_n biccurim_fw-la fol._n 64._o â—_o r._n jonah_n say_v the_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n be_v the_o land_n some_o part_n of_o which_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o hony_n and_o that_o part_n they_o say_v be_v in_o galilee_n for_o thus_o they_o speak_v for_o sixteen_o mile_n every_o way_n from_o zippor_n be_v a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n of_o which_o thing_n and_o country_n we_o shall_v speak_v elsewhere_o 15._o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o biccurim_fw-la cap._n 1._o hall_n 15._o r._n jose_n of_o galilee_n say_v they_o bring_v not_o the_o first_o fruit_n out_o of_o the_o country_n which_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n because_o that_o be_v not_o the_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o hony_n and_o he_o that_o bring_v the_o first_o fruit_n be_v to_o say_v the_o lord_n give_v we_o this_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n and_o now_o i_o have_v bring_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o deut._n xxvi_o 9_o 10._o but_o that_o part_n that_o flow_v how_o do_v it_o flow_v with_o honey_n learn_v that_o from_o ramban_n upon_o the_o place_n when_o he_o say_v and_o honey_n he_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o honey_n of_o palm_n for_o the_o palm_n tree_n which_o be_v in_o the_o plain_a and_o in_o the_o valley_n abound_v very_o much_o with_o hony_n there_o be_v honey_n also_o distil_v from_o the_o figtree_n 2._o figtree_n figtree_n figtree_n figtree_n figtree_n figtree_n chetub_n fol._n 111._o 2._o r._n jacob_n ben_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dositheus_n say_v i_o go_v on_o a_o certain_a time_n from_o lydda_n to_o ono_n before_o day_n break_v up_o to_o the_o ankle_n in_o the_o hny_n of_o figs._n this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wild_a honey_n of_o which_o the_o evangelist_n speak_v as_o of_o the_o baptist_n food_n and_o how_o convenient_a for_o this_o the_o region_n about_o jericho_n be_v which_o be_v call_v the_o country_n of_o palm-tree_n be_v clear_a to_o every_o eye_n diodorus_n siculus_n have_v these_o word_n of_o a_o certain_a nation_n of_o arabian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diod._n sic._n lib._n 19_o they_o have_v pepper_n from_o the_o tree_n and_o much_o honey_n call_v wild_a honey_n which_o they_o use_v to_o drink_v with_o water_n whether_o it_o be_v also_o as_o plentiful_a in_o locust_n
only_o ask_v how_o shall_v this_o be_v &_o c_o doubtless_o she_o take_v the_o prophecy_n in_o its_o proper_a sense_n as_o speak_v of_o a_o virgin_n untouched_a she_o know_v nothing_o then_o nor_o probable_o any_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n at_o that_o time_n so_o much_o as_o once_o think_v of_o that_o sense_n by_o which_o the_o jew_n have_v now_o for_o a_o great_a while_n disguise_v that_o place_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o give_v i_o leave_v for_o their_o sake_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o book_n be_v not_o to_o transcribe_v some_o few_o thing_n out_o of_o that_o noble_a author_n morney_n 28._o morney_n morney_n morney_n morney_n morney_n morney_n de_fw-fr verit._n christ._n relig._n cap._n 28._o which_o he_o quote_v concern_v this_o grand_a mystery_n from_o the_o jew_n themselves_o lxxxv_o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o moses_n haddarson_n in_o psa_n lxxxv_o truth_n shall_v spring_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n r._n jotten_v say_v he_o note_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o it_o be_v not_o say_v truth_n shall_v be_v bear_v but_o shall_v spring_v out_o because_o the_o generation_n and_o nativity_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v not_o to_o be_v as_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n but_o shall_v be_v beget_v without_o carnal_a copulation_n and_o therefore_o no_o one_o have_v mention_v his_o father_n as_o who_o must_v be_v hide_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n till_o himself_o shall_v come_v and_o reveal_v he_o and_o upon_o genes_n you_o have_v say_v say_v the_o lord_n we_o be_v orphan_n bereave_v of_o our_o father_n such_o a_o one_o shall_v your_o redeemer_n be_v who_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o so_o upon_o zachary_n behold_v my_o servant_n who_o name_n be_v of_o the_o branch_n and_o out_o of_o psal._n cx_o thou_o be_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedech_n he_o say_v r._n berachiah_n deliver_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o r._n simeon_n ben_n jochai_n upon_o genes_n more_o plain_o viz._n that_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o impulse_n of_o a_o mighty_a power_n shall_v come_v forth_o of_o the_o womb_n though_o shut_v up_o that_o will_v become_v a_o mighty_a prince_n the_o king_n messiah_n so_o he_o verse_n xxxvi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v also_o conceive_v a_o son_n in_o her_o old_a age_n the_o angel_n teach_v to_o what_o purpose_n it_o be_v that_o woman_n either_o barren_a before_o or_o considerable_o strike_v in_o year_n shall_v be_v enable_v to_o conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o viz._n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o easy_a belief_n of_o the_o conception_n of_o a_o virgin_n if_o they_o either_o beside_o or_o beyond_o nature_n conceive_v a_o child_n this_o may_v be_v some_o ground_n of_o belief_n that_o a_o virgin_n contrary_a to_o nature_n may_v do_v so_o too_o so_o abraham_n by_o faith_n see_v christ_n day_n as_o bear_v of_o a_o pure_a virgin_n in_o the_o birth_n of_o his_o own_o son_n isaac_n of_o his_o old_a and_o barren_a wife_n sarah_n verse_n thirty-nine_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n she_o go_v into_o the_o hill_n country_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o hebron_n jos._n xxi_o 11._o for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o the_o priest_n after_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n be_v not_o all_o dispose_v and_o place_v in_o all_o those_o very_o same_o dwelling_n they_o have_v possess_v before_o the_o captivity_n yet_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o zachary_n who_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n be_v here_o say_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o hill_n country_n of_o judah_n may_v have_v his_o house_n in_o hebron_n which_o be_v more_o peculiar_o say_v to_o be_v the_o city_n of_o aaron_n offspring_n verse_n xli_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o babe_n leap_v in_o her_o womb._n so_o the_o seventy_o gen._n xxv_o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o child_n leap_v in_o her_o womb_n psal._n cxiv_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mountain_n skip_v that_o which_o be_v add_v by_o elizabeth_n vers._n 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o babe_n leap_v in_o the_o womb_n for_o joy_n signify_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o thing_n not_o the_o cause_n q._n d._n it_o leap_v with_o vehement_a exultation_n for_o john_n while_o he_o be_v a_o embryo_n in_o the_o womb_n know_v no_o more_o what_o be_v then_o do_v than_o jacob_n and_o esau_n when_o they_o be_v in_o rebecca_n womb_n know_v what_o be_v determine_v concern_v they_o 3._o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o hieros_n sotah_n fol._n 2._o 3._o at_o the_o red_a sea_n even_o the_o infant_n sing_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o mother_n as_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal._n lxviii_o where_o the_o targum_fw-la to_o the_o same_o sense_n exalt_v the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o infant_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o your_o mother_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o israel_n let_v they_o enjoy_v their_o hyperbole_n questionless_a elizabeth_n have_v learn_v from_o her_o husband_n that_o the_o child_n she_o go_v with_o be_v 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philosophy_n but_o the_o scripture_n who_o be_v ever_o the_o sure_a expositor_n of_o itself_o do_v never_o take_v the_o word_n but_o in_o the_o worse_a sense_n for_o the_o devilish_a and_o damnable_a practice_n and_o practiser_n of_o sorcery_n and_o unlawful_a art_n as_o act_n 8._o 9_o simon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 13._o 8._o elymas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o babylonian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o wizard_n be_v so_o call_v by_o the_o greek_a of_o daniel_n whosoever_o translate_v it_o whether_o the_o lxx_o or_o theodotion_n or_o who_o else_o soever_o dan._n 1._o 20._o &_o 2._o 2._o etc._n etc._n now_o it_o be_v against_o sense_n and_o reason_n to_o refuse_v the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n for_o a_o scripture_n word_n and_o to_o fetch_v the_o interpretation_n of_o it_o from_o persia_n plato_n pliny_n and_o i_o know_v not_o whence_o 2._o it_o do_v the_o more_o set_v forth_o the_o lustre_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o power_n of_o himself_o and_o kingdom_n by_o suppose_v that_o these_o man_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o devote_v to_o the_o art_n service_n and_o converse_v of_o the_o devil_n shall_v now_o forsake_v they_o and_o he_o and_o their_o own_o delight_n and_o their_o old_a profession_n and_o dedicate_v themselves_o travail_n and_o gift_n to_o a_o child_n unknown_a far_o off_o and_o but_o poor_o bear_v 3._o nor_o be_v this_o opinion_n but_o new_o mint_v but_o it_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o passport_n and_o privilege_n of_o antiquity_n for_o ignatius_n martyr_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n speak_v concern_v the_o wiseman_n star_n say_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o the_o wesdom_n of_o this_o world_n grow_v foolish_a sorcery_n a_o toy_n and_o magic_a a_o derision_n personate_n the_o man_n in_o both_o their_o contrary_a profession_n and_o devotedness_n devilish_a and_o divine_a to_o satan_n and_o christ._n so_o likewise_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n speak_v of_o these_o same_o man_n and_o how_o they_o be_v qualify_v and_o affect_v before_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n he_o say_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d captive_v or_o lead_v away_o as_o a_o prey_n by_o the_o devil_n to_o all_o evil_a action_n and_o so_o theophylact_v the_o mouth_n of_o chrysostome_n they_o be_v say_v he_o adversary_n or_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o devote_v to_o devil_n in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n and_o to_o this_o sense_n do_v the_o gospel_n of_o matthew_n in_o hebrew_a render_v the_o word_n whosoever_o translate_v it_o but_o to_o spare_v more_o those_o father_n confess_v their_o opinion_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o these_o and_o those_o neither_o mean_a one_o nor_o a_o few_o which_o hold_n some_o of_o they_o that_o these_o magi_n have_v obtain_v their_o knowledge_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o sibylla_n erythraeae_fw-la and_o other_o from_o balaam_n to_o who_o they_o hold_v that_o they_o stand_v in_o 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text_n and_o of_o other_o scripture_n for_o it_o plain_o tell_v that_o these_o come_v from_o the_o east_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o chaldean_n have_v fetch_v those_o destroyer_n from_o the_o north_n as_o jer._n 1._o other_o therefore_o do_v hold_v they_o for_o persian_n and_o that_o chief_o because_o the_o word_n magus_n be_v think_v to_o be_v original_o a_o persian_a word_n but_o first_o as_o be_v say_v before_o the_o scripture_n word_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v according_a to_o the_o scripture_n idiom_n and_o so_o it_o consine_v they_o to_o persia_n no_o more_o than_o to_o any_o other_o country_n second_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v aver_v that_o the_o persian_a magi_n grow_v renown_v from_o a_o family_n of_o that_o name_n or_o from_o some_o ancestor_n that_o be_v call_v madge_n or_o mago_n rather_o than_o from_o any_o relation_n that_o the_o word_n have_v to_o the_o depth_n of_o learning_n or_o any_o notation_n for_o a_o great_a scholar_n i_o suppose_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a especial_o since_o in_o babylonia_n there_o be_v 3._o be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v jer._n 39_o 3._o rab._n madge_n or_o the_o great_a madge_n and_o in_o carthage_n mago_n two_o nobleman_n or_o prince_n and_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v no_o great_a scholar_n neither_o of_o the_o very_a same_o name_n more_o probable_a therefore_o and_o plausible_a be_v their_o opinion_n tho_o it_o leave_v the_o reader_n in_o a_o bivium_fw-la of_o irresolution_n that_o hold_v these_o man_n either_o for_o arabian_n or_o mesopotamian_n about_o haran_n but_o their_o resolution_n the_o best_a of_o all_o that_o bring_v they_o from_o arabia_n and_o of_o this_o mind_n be_v justin_n martyr_n very_o confident_o in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o appli_v a_o prophecy_n thereto_o namely_o esa._n 8._o 4._o about_o the_o break_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o damascus_n for_o first_o arabia_n be_v full_a eastward_o from_o judea_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v constant_o call_v man_n of_o the_o east_n as_o gen._n 25._o 6._o judg._n 6._o 3._o job_n 1._o 3._o second_o the_o gift_n or_o present_n that_o the_o wiseman_n offer_v christ_n be_v native_a commodity_n of_o the_o land_n of_o arabia_n as_o gold_n of_o sheba_n psal._n 72._o 15._o frankincense_n from_o seba_n or_o saba_n as_o in_o the_o verse_n sva_fw-la thura_fw-la sabaei_n and_o myrrh_n from_o thereabouts_o as_o appear_v in_o story_n ann_n it_o be_v more_o probable_a to_o think_v that_o they_o will_v bring_v the_o choice_a commodity_n of_o their_o own_o country_n as_o jacob_n send_v to_o joseph_n then_o of_o another_o three_o to_o conceive_v these_o man_n for_o arabian_n do_v very_o well_o sort_n and_o harmonise_v with_o some_o considerable_a thing_n in_o scripture_n as_o 1._o the_o first_o proselyte_n to_o the_o jewish_a church_n that_o we_o find_v mention_v in_o scripture_n be_v jethro_n a_o arabian_a and_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o so_o if_o we_o hold_v these_o first_o proselyte_n to_o christ_n it_o suit_v very_o fit_o 2._o it_o agree_v also_o with_o that_o prophetic_a psalm_n mention_v before_o namely_o psal._n 71._o 3._o with_o the_o rule_n and_o dominion_n and_o homage_n that_o david_n and_o solomon_n type_n of_o christ_n have_v over_o and_o from_o that_o country_n for_o 4._o much_o of_o arabia_n be_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o well_o as_o judea_n for_o the_o heedful_a eye_n that_o shall_v but_o serious_o look_v upon_o the_o nation_n that_o plant_v there_o at_o the_o first_o will_v find_v that_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o two_o son_n of_o ham_n cush_n and_o canaan_n and_o in_o after_o time_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n dispossess_v they_o and_o dwell_v in_o their_o stead_n not_o by_o any_o usurpation_n or_o
jesus_n come_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n which_o take_v away_o the_o whatsoever_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v sin_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n which_o have_v cause_v some_o to_o understand_v it_o of_o original_a sin_n only_o not_o mind_v it_o seem_v the_o common_a custom_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o put_v one_o number_n for_o another_o especial_o by_o the_o word_n sin_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n to_o understand_v all_o sin_n whatsoever_o sin_n also_o sin_n sin_n sin_n sin_n sin_n sin_n here_o be_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o for_o universal_a redemption_n for_o the_o word_n world_n stand_v here_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o this_o very_a evangelist_n himself_o explain_v it_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 2._o and_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o for_o we_o only_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n but_o also_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o of_o man_n of_o other_o nation_n and_o so_o he_o mean_v here_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n a_o sacrifice_n not_o for_o the_o jew_n only_o but_o for_o the_o gentile_n and_o other_o nation_n also_o of_o the_o world_n 30._o this_o be_v he_o of_o who_o i_o say_v after_o i_o come_v a_o man_n which_o be_v prefer_v before_o i_o for_o he_o be_v before_o i_o 31._o and_o i_o know_v he_o not_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a to_o israel_n therefore_o be_o i_o come_v baptise_v with_o water_n 32._o and_o john_n bare_a record_n say_v i_o see_v the_o spirit_n descend_v from_o heaven_n like_o a_o dove_n and_o it_o abide_v upon_o he_o 33._o and_o i_o know_v he_o not_o but_o he_o that_o send_v i_o to_o baptize_v with_o water_n the_o same_o say_v to_o i_o upon_o who_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o spirit_n descend_v and_o remain_v on_o he_o the_o same_o be_v he_o which_o baptize_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 34._o and_o i_o see_v and_o bare_a record_n that_o this_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 35._o again_o the_o next_o day_n after_o john_n stand_v and_o two_o of_o his_o disciple_n 36._o and_o look_v upon_o jesus_n as_o he_o walk_v he_o say_v behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n 37._o and_o the_o two_o disciple_n hear_v he_o speak_v and_o they_o follow_v jesus_n 38._o then_o jesus_n turn_v and_o see_v they_o follow_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o what_o seek_v you_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o only_o he_o he_o he_o he_o he_o he_o rabbi_n this_o and_o other_o title_n of_o their_o doctor_n as_o rab_n and_o rabban_n and_o ribbi_n be_v but_o late_o grow_v into_o use_n and_o request_n among_o they_o and_o spring_v up_o but_o very_o little_a before_o the_o birth_n of_o christ._n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n and_o all_o the_o generation_n till_o the_o time_n of_o hillel_n have_v be_v content_a with_o their_o bare_a proper_a name_n as_o sadoc_n baithus_n antigonus_n shammai_n hillel_n shemaja_n abtalion_n and_o the_o like_a very_o frequent_a and_o common_a 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they_o come_v and_o see_v where_o he_o dwell_v and_o abode_n with_o he_o that_o day_n for_o it_o be_v about_o the_o ten_o hour_n 40._o one_o of_o the_o two_o which_o hear_v john_n speak_v and_o follow_v he_o be_v andrew_n simon_n peter_n brother_n 41._o he_o first_o find_v his_o own_o brother_n simon_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o have_v find_v the_o messiah_n cephas_n messiah_n messiah_n messiah_n messiah_n messiah_n messiah_n which_o be_v be_v interpret_v christ._n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o evangelist_n the_o historian_n and_o not_o the_o word_n of_o andrew_n for_o it_o be_v needless_a for_o he_o to_o tell_v peter_n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o messiah_n and_o according_o the_o syriack_n translater_n have_v omit_v this_o clause_n and_o that_o in_o vers._n 42._o which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n peter_n and_o that_o also_o chap._n 4._o 25._o which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n christ_n as_o know_v it_o unnecessary_a to_o tell_v a_o hebrew_n or_o a_o syrian_a what_o be_v 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that_o they_o be_v wrought_v in_o god_n 22._o ¶_o after_o these_o thing_n come_v jesus_n and_o his_o disciple_n into_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v into_o judea_n country_n mean_v in_o opposition_n to_o judea_n city_n for_o the_o story_n next_o before_z of_o the_o conference_n with_o nicodemus_n come_v to_o pass_v and_o be_v act_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o have_v christ_n keep_v the_o passover_n and_o do_v divers_a miracle_n and_o stay_v some_o time_n and_o after_o these_o thing_n mention_v before_o say_v the_o evangelist_n jesus_n leave_v the_o city_n and_o go_v into_o the_o country_n leave_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o judea_n and_o go_v into_o the_o country_n of_o judea_n for_o to_o this_o sense_n do_v the_o evangelist_n word_n mean_v if_o they_o be_v take_v up_o at_o large_a and_o therefore_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o beza_n shall_v confine_v this_o place_n to_o the_o country_n that_o lie_v near_o jerusalem_n translate_n it_o judeae_n territorium_fw-la and_o expound_v it_o to_o that_o sense_n nor_o do_v i_o see_v that_o it_o be_v any_o such_o great_a matter_n as_o he_o make_v it_o to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o this_o unusual_a phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d country_n of_o judea_n and_o there_o he_o tarry_v with_o they_o and_o baptize_v 23._o and_o john_n also_o be_v baptise_v verse_n baptise_v baptise_v baptise_v baptise_v baptise_v baptise_v aenon_n the_o syriack_n and_o arab_n read_v it_o in_o two_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o will_v have_v to_o mean_v the_o well_o of_o the_o greek_n as_o if_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o grecian_a and_o syrogrecian_a monarchy_n some_o greek_n have_v dig_v and_o lay_v up_o these_o water_n we_o shall_v inquire_v after_o this_o place_n in_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o verse_n in_o aenon_n near_o to_o salim_n because_o there_o be_v much_o extent_n f_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o voice_n thereof_o for_o even_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n without_o life_n be_v say_v to_o yield_v a_o voice_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 7_o 8._o as_o blood_n gen._n 4._o 10._o water_n psal._n 93._o 3._o miracle_n exod._n 4._o 8._o thunder_n rev._n 19_o 6._o etc._n etc._n and_o whereas_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v indifferent_o signify_v either_o a_o articulate_a voice_n or_o any_o other_o sound_n the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v also_o use_v very_o common_o in_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o same_o signification_n and_o extent_n water_n there_o and_o they_o come_v and_o be_v baptize_v 24._o for_o john_n be_v not_o yet_o cast_v into_o prison_n 25._o l_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o question_n of_o johns_n disciple_n with_o the_o jew_n about_o purify_n 26._o and_o they_o come_v unto_o john_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o rabbi_n he_o that_o be_v with_o thou_o beyond_o jordan_n to_o who_o thou_o bear_v witness_v behold_v the_o same_o baptize_v and_o all_o man_n come_v 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from_o jerusalem_n to_o antioch_n with_o judas_n silas_n and_o barnabas_n act_v 15._o 20._o judas_n and_o silas_n stay_v there_o a_o space_n vers_fw-la 33._o judas_n stay_v after_o they_o be_v go_v away_o vers_n 35._o some_o day_n after_o he_o depart_v vers_fw-la 36_o 40._o he_o go_v through_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n confirm_v the_o church_n vers_fw-la 41._o to_o derbe_n and_o listra_n chap._n 16._o 1._o through_o the_o city_n and_o deliver_v the_o apostle_n decree_n vers_fw-la 4._o throughout_o phrygia_n vers_fw-la 6._o throughout_o the_o region_n of_o galatia_n vers_fw-la 16._o to_o all_o these_o journey_n we_o may_v allow_v one_o year_n and_o certain_o if_o the_o moving_n and_o staying_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o work_n he_o do_v be_v consider_v there_o can_v no_o less_o than_o a_o whole_a year_n be_v allow_v for_o all_o this_o progress_n after_o his_o passage_n through_o galatia_n paul_n go_v to_o mysia_n act_v 16._o 7._o to_o troas_n vers_fw-la 6._o to_o samothrace_n neapolis_n and_o philippi_n vers_fw-la 11_o 12._o at_o philippi_n he_o continue_v many_o day_n vers_fw-la 13_o 16_o 18._o thence_o he_o pass_v through_o amphipolis_n and_o appollonia_n chap._n 17._o 1._o come_v to_o thessalonia_n and_o be_v there_o three_o sabbath_n day_n in_o quiet_a vers_fw-la 2._o afterward_o be_v persecute_v vers_fw-la 5._o go_v to_o beraea_n and_o convert_v very_o many_o vers_n 10._o 12._o go_v from_o thence_o to_o athens_n vers_fw-la 15._o there_o wait_v for_o silas_n and_o timothy_n vers_fw-la 16._o from_o thence_o go_v to_o corinth_n acts._n 18._o 1._o for_o all_o these_o journey_n and_o action_n we_o will_v allow_v he_o half_o a_o year_n and_o i_o can_v see_v how_o they_o can_v take_v so_o little_a at_o corinth_n he_o continue_v a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a act_v 18._o vers_fw-la 11._o and_o this_o make_v up_o three_o year_n since_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n after_o this_o long_a stay_n at_o corinth_n he_o be_v persecute_v yet_o tarry_v a_o good_a while_n after_o act_v 18._o 18._o from_o thence_o he_o sail_v to_o ephesus_n but_o stay_v little_a vers_fw-la 19_o go_v thence_o to_o caesarea_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o antioch_n and_o spend_v some_o time_n there_o act_v 18._o 22_o 23._o go_v over_o all_o the_o country_n of_o gallatia_n and_o phrygia_n in_o order_n act_v 18._o 23._o to_o these_o passage_n i_o suppose_v there_o be_v hardly_o any_o that_o can_v allow_v he_o less_o than_o a_o whole_a year_n that_o shall_v but_o serious_o confider_v of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v mention_v and_o the_o length_n of_o the_o journey_n after_o his_o pass_v through_o phrygia_n he_o come_v to_o ephesus_n act_v 19_o 1._o and_o there_o continue_v three_o year_n act_n 19_o 8_o 10_o 21_o 22_o &_o 20._o 31._o after_o this_o he_o go_v into_o macedonia_n act_v 20._o 1._o from_o whence_o he_o write_v that_o second_o epistle_n to_o corinth_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o year_n of_o nero._n so_o that_o yield_v these_o seven_o year_n for_o the_o travail_n of_o this_o apostle_n betwixt_o that_o time_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o jerusalem_n act_v 15._o and_o less_o than_o seven_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o allow_v see_v that_o four_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o that_o space_n be_v take_v up_o in_o the_o two_o city_n of_o corinth_n and_o ephesus_n and_o it_o will_v result_v that_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o claudius_n now_o paul_n himself_o reckon_v seventeen_o year_n from_o his_o conversion_n to_o this_o council_n gal._n 1._o 18._o &_o 2._o 1._o which_o seventeen_o count_v backward_o from_o the_o nine_o of_o claudius_n it_o fall_v out_o almost_o past_a all_o controversy_n that_o paul_n conversion_n be_v in_o the_o next_o year_n after_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o this_o ensue_a table_n christ_n tiberius_n  _fw-fr 33_o 18_o christ_n ascend_v 34_o 19_o paul_n convert_v 35_o 20_o go_v into_o arabia_n 36_o 21_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n 37_o 22_o  _fw-fr 38_o 1_o caius_n 39_o 2_o  _fw-fr 40_o 3_o  _fw-fr 41_o 4_o  _fw-fr 42_o 1_o claudius_n 43_o 2_o the_o famine_n act._n 11._o 28._o paul_n rapt_v into_o the_o three_o heaven_n 44_o 3_o  _fw-fr 45_o 4_o  _fw-fr 46_o 5_o  _fw-fr 47_o 6_o  _fw-fr 48_o 7_o  _fw-fr 49_o 8_o  _fw-fr 50_o 9_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n paul_n go_v to_o antioch_n syria_n cilicia_n etc._n etc._n 51_o 10_o paul_n the_o latter_a half_n this_o year_n at_o corinth_n the_o former_a half_n in_o athens_n beraea_n thessalonia_n etc._n etc._n 52_o 11_o paul_n all_o this_o year_n at_o corinth_n 53_o 12_o paul_n in_o phrygia_n galatia_n antioch_n jerusalem_n caesarea_n ephesus_n corinth_n 54_o 13_o paul_n at_o ephesus_n 55_o 14_o paul_n
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one_o find_v a_o bill_n of_o contract_n in_o his_o keep_n and_o know_v not_o what_o it_o mean_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v it_o be_v lay_v up_o till_o elias_n shall_v come_v and_o more_o in_o the_o same_o tract_n concern_v thing_n find_v when_o it_o be_v not_o know_v to_o who_o they_o be_v to_o be_v restore_v let_v they_o be_v lay_v up_o till_o elias_n come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d menacoth_fw-mi fol._n 45._o 1._o that_o passage_n ezek._n xlv_o 18_o 19_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o burn_a offering_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n elias_n will_v unfold_v infinite_a example_n of_o that_o sort_n occur_v but_o alas_o thou_o be_v deceive_v o_o jew_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v clear_a which_o make_v to_o eternal_a salvation_n elias_n and_o messiah_n john_n and_o christ_n preach_v the_o gospel_n when_o they_o come_v but_o they_o be_v obscure_a to_o you_o both_o by_o reason_n of_o 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the_o light_n but_o there_o be_v nothing_o hide_v which_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v manifest_a by_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o there_o be_v eye_n that_o do_v not_o refuse_v the_o light_n nor_o voluntary_o become_v purblind_a therefore_o take_v you_o heed_n how_o you_o hear_v lest_o you_o be_v like_o they_o and_o divine_a justice_n meet_v to_o you_o by_o the_o same_o measure_n as_o be_v measure_v to_o they_o namely_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o hear_v because_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v chap._n v._n verse_n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gadarens_n so_o also_o luke_n but_o matthew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gergesens_n and_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v over_o without_o observation_n mark_v and_o luke_n who_o call_v it_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gadarens_n make_v mention_n only_o of_o one_o possess_v person_n but_o matthew_n who_o call_v it_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gergesens_n speak_v of_o two_o we_o know_v what_o be_v here_o say_v by_o commentator_n to_o reconcile_v the_o evangelist_n we_o fetch_v their_o reconciliation_n from_o the_o very_a distinction_n of_o the_o word_n which_o the_o evangelist_n use_v and_o that_o from_o those_o conclusion_n i._o we_o say_v the_o region_n of_o the_o gergasen_n be_v of_o broad_a extent_n and_o signification_n than_o the_o region_n of_o the_o gadarens_n be_v and_o that_o the_o region_n of_o the_o gadarens_n be_v include_v within_o it_o for_o whether_o it_o be_v call_v so_o from_o the_o old_a gergasite_n family_n of_o the_o canaanite_n or_o from_o the_o muddy_a and_o clayey_a nature_n of_o the_o soil_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gergishta_n by_o the_o jew_n which_o we_o rather_o believe_v it_o be_v of_o wide_a extension_n than_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gadarens_n which_o denote_v only_o one_o city_n and_o the_o small_a country_n about_o it_o and_o that_o belong_v to_o 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jurisdiction_n not_o be_v among_o his_o people_n the_o jew_n but_o among_o the_o heathen_n and_o second_o christ_n do_v not_o elsewhere_o ask_v any_o about_o their_o name_n beside_o this_o alone_a as_o be_v of_o more_o singular_a example_n and_o story_n three_o the_o heathen_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legion_n argue_v he_o a_o heathen_a concern_v who_o the_o story_n be_v four_o the_o devil_n beseech_v he_o much_o that_o he_o will_v not_o send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o country_n for_o be_v among_o heathen_n they_o think_v they_o be_v among_o their_o own_o our_o saviour_n therefore_o heal_v those_o two_o in_o matthew_n together_o the_o one_o a_o gadarene_n and_o heathen_a and_o the_o other_o from_o some_o other_o place_n a_o gergesen_n and_o a_o jew_n and_o that_o not_o without_o a_o mystery_n namely_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v comfort_n in_o christ_n both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n against_o the_o power_n and_o tyranny_n of_o satan_n of_o those_o two_o mark_v and_o 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lightfoot_n a_o few_o chorographical_a note_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o place_n mention_v in_o luke_n iii_o i._o some_o historical_a passage_n concern_v the_o territory_n of_o herod_n and_o the_o tetrarchy_n of_o his_o son_n ii_o whether_o perea_n be_v not_o also_o call_v galilee_n iii_o some_o thing_n in_o general_a concern_v the_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n iv_o trachonitis_n v._o auranitis_n vi_o iturea_n vii_o abilene_n viii_o 2_o sam._n xx._n 18._o discuss_v sect_n i._o some_o historical_a passage_n concern_v the_o territory_n of_o herod_n etc._n etc._n before_o we_o make_v any_o particular_a inquiry_n into_o the_o country_n mention_v luke_n iii_o 1._o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o dip_v into_o history_n a_o little_a more_o general_o 13._o general_o general_o general_o general_o general_o general_o joseph_n antiqu_n lib._n 15._o cap._n 13._o augustus_n cesar_n receive_v herod_n son_n alexander_n and_o aristobulus_n upon_o their_o arrival_n at_o rome_n with_o all_o the_o kindness_n imaginable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grant_v a_o power_n to_o herod_n to_o establish_v the_o kingdom_n in_o which_o of_o his_o son_n he_o please_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o and_o moreover_o give_v he_o the_o region_n of_o trachonitis_n batanea_n and_o abranitis_n we_o find_v perea_n peculiarly_a so_o call_v not_o mention_v in_o this_o place_n when_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o assure_o under_o herod_n jurisdiction_n how_o else_o can_v he_o have_v build_v herodium_n which_o be_v in_o the_o extreme_a confine_n of_o perea_n southward_o where_o he_o himself_o be_v bury_v neither_o indeed_o do_v st._n luke_n say_v any_o thing_n of_o perea_n even_o then_o when_o he_o mention_n the_o tetrarchy_n of_o herod_n antipas_n under_o who_o jurisdiction_n josephus_n tell_v we_o be_v both_o perea_n and_o galilee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o perea_n and_o galilee_n be_v both_o under_o antipas_n why_o josephus_n shall_v not_o mention_v perea_n when_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o father_n kingdom_n or_o why_o st._n luke_n shall_v omit_v it_o when_o he_o instance_n the_o tetrarchy_n of_o the_o son_n that_o be_v so_o unquestionable_o within_o his_o jurisdiction_n i_o confess_v be_v something_a strange_a to_o i_o nor_o can_v i_o pass_v it_o without_o some_o remark_n the_o same_o josephus_n tell_v we_o this_o of_o the_o tetrarchy_n of_o philip_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 9_o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr exid._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o batanea_n also_o and_o trachonitis_n auranitis_n and_o some_o part_n of_o zeno_n house_n about_o jamnia_n yield_v the_o profit_n of_o one_o hundred_o talent_n be_v under_o philip_n government_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antiqu._n lib._n 18._o cap._n 6._o then_o die_v philip_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n when_o he_o himself_o have_v govern_v for_o seven_o and_o thirty_o year_n over_o trachonitis_n gaulonitis_n and_o the_o country_n of_o the_o batanean_n here_o we_o see_v auranitis_n be_v not_o mention_v but_o gaulonitis_n be_v and_o in_o st._n luke_n neither_o batenea_n nor_o gaulonitis_n nor_o auranitis_n but_o instead_o of_o they_o iturea_n there_o be_v a_o chronological_a difficulty_n in_o these_o word_n of_o josephus_n which_o be_v not_o easy_o solve_v but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o business_n of_o this_o treatise_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v whether_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d house_n of_o zenon_n have_v any_o relation_n with_o zenodorus_n the_o robber_n josephus_n in_o the_o place_n above_o quote_v mention_n he_o say_v that_o augustus_n be_v the_o more_o willing_a to_o put_v batanea_n trachonitis_n and_o auranitis_n under_o the_o government_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o effectual_o suppress_v the_o theft_n and_o rapine_n commit_v by_o one_o zenodorus_n and_o the_o trachonite_n â—â—_o trachonite_n trachonite_n trachonite_n trachonite_n trachonite_n trachonite_n strab._n lib._n â—â—_o strabo_n also_o speak_v of_o this_o zenodorus_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v few_o robbery_n commit_v now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o robber_n of_o zenodorus_n party_n be_v cut_v off_o but_o if_o the_o name_n shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o mother_n tongue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth_n zenun_n it_o may_v signify_v a_o place_n or_o region_n of_o cold_a and_o so_o denote_v some_o country_n adjacent_a to_o the_o snow_n of_o lebanon_n or_o some_o part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mountain_n of_o snow_n which_o i_o rather_o believe_v sect_n 2._o whether_o perea_n may_v not_o also_o be_v call_v galilee_n i._o although_o the_o whole_a transjordanine_a country_n may_v just_o enough_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perea_n for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n yet_o general_o speak_v the_o country_n be_v distinguish_v and_o that_o be_v peculiar_o call_v perea_n which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sehon_n the_o dwell_n afterward_o of_o the_o reubenites_n and_o part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n hence_o that_o of_o ptolomey_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o east_n of_o the_o river_n jordan_n there_o be_v only_o these_o city_n reckon_v up_o by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cosmos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d livias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d callirrhoe_n of_o old_a lasha_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gazorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epicerus_fw-la other_o place_n that_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n he_o mention_n under_o other_o district_n as_o some_o under_o celosyria_n other_o under_o batanea_n that_o which_o we_o be_v now_o inquire_v about_o be_v whether_o the_o transjordanine_a country_n be_v ever_o call_v galilee_n the_o rise_n of_o this_o question_n be_v because_o our_o evangelist_n mention_n the_o whole_a tetrarchy_n of_o herod_n under_o the_o name_n of_o galilee_n when_o as_o perea_n be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o i_o incline_v much_o to_o the_o affirmative_a for_o these_o reason_n and_o first_o i_o suppose_v that_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n may_v be_v call_v galilee_n 1._o from_o matth._n iu._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o sea_n beyond_o jordan_n galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v not_o those_o place_n beyond_o the_o sea_n of_o gennesaret_n call_v in_o this_o place_n galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o distinction_n to_o galilee_n proper_o so_o call_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n 2._o judas_n who_o move_v the_o sedition_n against_o the_o roman_a tax_n be_v by_o gamaliel_n call_v judas_n of_o galilee_n act_v v._o 37._o who_o yet_o by_o josephus_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o
apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v a_o latin_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o orontes_n be_v the_o same_o with_o orientalis_n the_o eastern_a but_o what_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v mean_v be_v a_o little_a difficult_a orontes_n be_v of_o old_a call_v typhon_n as_o strabo_n 16._o strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n lib._n 16._o tell_v we_o sect_n vi_o iturea_n the_o reader_n must_v excuse_v i_o if_o i_o make_v a_o narrow_a search_n into_o the_o situation_n of_o iturea_n although_o barradius_fw-la may_v confident_o enough_o have_v tell_v he_o upon_o his_o own_o trust_n mere_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v that_o the_o country_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o nepthali_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n libanus_n perhaps_o he_o have_v follow_v borchard_n who_o himself_o write_v only_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o jacobus_n de_fw-fr vitriaco_n scias_n regionem_fw-la decapolin_n quà m_fw-la variè_fw-la in_o scripture_n denominari_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o must_v know_v the_o region_n of_o decapolis_n have_v several_a name_n in_o scripture_n sometime_o it_o be_v call_v iturea_n sometime_o trachonitis_n sometime_o the_o plain_a of_o libanus_n sometime_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n in_o one_o place_n gabul_n in_o another_o place_n galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o upper_a galilee_n but_o every_o where_o it_o be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o country_n thus_o he_o confuse_o enough_o 23._o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o lib._n 5._o 23._o pliny_n place_n some_o nation_n or_o other_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o iturean_o in_o cyrristica_n of_o syria_n et_fw-la inde_fw-la cyrristica_n etc._n etc._n next_o that_o be_v cyrristica_n the_o irneate_n the_o gindarèni_n the_o gabeni_fw-la two_o tetrarchy_n which_o be_v call_v granii_fw-la comâ—titae_n the_o emisenes_n the_o hylatae_fw-la a_o nation_n of_o the_o iturean_o and_o those_o of_o they_o also_o call_v the_o betarreni_fw-la the_o mariamitani_fw-la etc._n etc._n 16._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n strabo_n lib._n 16._o after_o macra_n be_v marsyas_n wherein_o be_v some_o hilly_a place_n on_o one_o of_o which_o stand_v chalcis_n a_o garrison_n of_o marsyas_n the_o beginning_n of_o it_o be_v laodicea_n about_o libanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o iturean_o and_o arab_n hold_v all_o the_o mountainous_a place_n a_o very_a mischievous_a sort_n of_o people_n all_o of_o they_o 30._o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o eupolemus_n in_o euseb._n praepar_fw-la evangel_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d david_n make_v war_n with_o the_o edomite_n the_o ammonite_n the_o moabite_n the_o iturean_o the_o nabbathite_n and_o nabdite_n he_o have_v say_v before_o that_o he_o have_v subdue_v the_o syrian_n dwell_v by_o euphrates_n and_o commagene_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o assyrian_n and_o phoenicians_n that_o be_v in_o galladene_n 15._o galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n gal._n tyr._n the_o bell_n sacro_fw-la lib._n 9_o cap._n 15._o secus_fw-la mare_fw-la galilaeae_fw-la viam_fw-la carpentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n take_v the_o way_n by_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n we_o enter_v phenice_n and_o leave_v paneas_n which_o be_v caesarea_n philippi_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n we_o come_v to_o iturea_n 11._o iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n ibid._n lib._n 2d_o cap._n 11._o rex_fw-la pertransiens_fw-la agrum_fw-la sydonensem_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o king_n pass_v through_o the_o country_n of_o sidon_n and_o go_v up_o some_o hilly_a place_n which_o lie_v between_o we_o and_o the_o enemy_n border_n he_o come_v to_o a_o place_n every_o way_n accommodate_v with_o all_o necessary_n a_o fruitful_a soil_n and_o well_o water_v the_o name_n of_o it_o messahara_n go_v thence_o into_o the_o valley_n call_v bacar_fw-la he_o find_v the_o land_n which_o have_v be_v say_v to_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o country_n be_v of_o old_a call_v iturea_n but_o long_o before_o that_o viz._n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v call_v the_o grove_n of_o libanus_n where_o at_o length_n shall_v find_v this_o iturea_n have_v philip_n any_o part_n of_o his_o tetrarchy_n within_o cyrristica_n chalcidice_n of_o syria_n and_o yet_o if_o you_o believe_v either_o pliny_n or_o strabo_n there_o be_v the_o iturean_o i_o suspect_v there_o be_v something_o couch_v in_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n that_o may_v as_o much_o puzzle_n as_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n if_o bacar_fw-la as_o it_o be_v describe_v by_o tyrius_n be_v indeed_o iturea_n it_o may_v be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hittur_fw-la which_o signify_v wealth_n or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o denote_v crown_v especial_o when_o the_o country_n its_o self_n be_v crown_v with_o so_o much_o plenty_n it_o be_v a_o notion_n familiar_a enough_o among_o the_o talmudick_n author_n indeed_o if_o i_o can_v believe_v that_o iturea_n be_v the_o same_o with_o decapolis_n than_o i_o will_v suppose_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ten_o may_v have_v be_v alter_v by_o the_o change_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shin_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o according_a to_o the_o syriack_n manner_n but_o i_o neither_o can_v believe_v that_o nor_o have_v i_o ever_o meet_v with_o such_o a_o change_n make_v in_o that_o word_n but_o rather_o that_o it_o will_v go_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d samech_v may_v it_o not_o therefore_o be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hitture_v digging_n because_o of_o the_o cave_n and_o hollow_n underground_o so_o that_o the_o iturei_n may_v signify_v the_o same_o with_o troglodyte_n those_o that_o dwell_v in_o cavern_n and_o hole_n and_o so_o the_o troglodyte_n which_o be_v on_o the_o north_n of_o israel_n be_v distinguish_v from_o those_o that_o be_v on_o the_o south_n viz._n the_o horites_n in_o edom._n now_o that_o these_o country_n of_o which_o we_o be_v treat_v be_v peculiar_o note_v for_o cave_n and_o den_n and_o they_o not_o only_o numerous_a but_o some_o very_a strange_a and_o wonderful_a strabo_n josephus_n tyrius_n and_o other_o do_v abundant_o testify_v 16._o testify_v testify_v testify_v testify_v testify_v testify_v strab._n lib._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v beyond_o damascus_n two_o mountain_n call_v trachones_n afterward_o towards_o arabia_n and_o iturea_n there_o be_v some_o cragged_a hill_n famous_a for_o large_a and_o deep_a cave_n one_o of_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v four_o thousand_o man_n in_o it_o but_o that_o be_v a_o prodigious_a cave_n of_o zedechiah_n wherever_o it_o be_v that_o be_v xviii_o mile_n space_n at_o least_o if_o those_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o be_v relate_v concern_v it_o 2._o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o bemidbar_fw-la rab_n fol._n 21_o 1._o 2._o there_o be_v a_o cave_n beyond_o jordan_n about_o xvi_o mile_n from_o tiberias_n that_o be_v three_o story_n high_a have_v a_o low_a a_o middle_a and_o a_o upper_a dining-room_n 15._o dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n gul._n tyr._n lib._n 22._o 15._o which_o indeed_o be_v fortify_v and_o hold_v a_o garrison_n of_o soldier_n in_o it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v not_o without_o reason_n conjecture_v the_o iturea_n of_o which_o we_o now_o speak_v may_v be_v so_o call_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chitture_v such_o kind_n of_o digging_n under_o ground_n and_o that_o pliny_n and_o strabo_n when_o the_o talk_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o iturean_o in_o cyrristica_n and_o chalcis_n do_v not_o place_v the_o country_n of_o iturea_n there_o only_o hint_v that_o the_o troglodyte_n who_o dwell_v in_o den_n and_o cave_n be_v there_o iturea_n therefore_o mention_v by_o our_o evangelist_n be_v in_o the_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n viz._n batanea_n and_o auranitis_n or_o auranitis_n alone_o as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o josephus_n compare_v with_o this_o our_o evangelist_n for_o st._n luke_n say_v that_o philip_n be_v tetrarch_n of_o iturea_n and_o trachonitis_n josephus_n that_o he_o be_v tetrarch_n of_o trachonitis_n batanea_n and_o auranitis_n either_o therefore_o auranitis_n and_o batanea_n in_o josephus_n be_v the_o iturea_n in_o st._n luke_n or_o else_o batanea_n in_o josephus_n be_v confound_v with_o trachonitis_n mention_v in_o st._n luke_n and_o auranitis_n alone_o be_v iturea_n for_o that_o passage_n in_o josephus_n 5._o josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n antiqu._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 5._o ought_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caesar_n invest_v agrippa_n with_o the_o tetrarchy_n that_o philip_n have_v and_o batanea_n add_v moreover_o trachonitis_n with_o abella_n where_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o tetrachy_n of_o philip_n distinct_a from_o batanea_n and_o trachonitis_n and_o
pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n lib._n â—_o cap._n 23._o caelosyria_n habet_fw-la apamiam_fw-la marsyâ_fw-la amne_fw-la divisam_fw-la a_o nazarinorum_fw-la tetrarchiâ_fw-la bambycen_n quae_fw-la alio_fw-la nomine_fw-la hierapolis_n voco_fw-la syris_n verò_fw-la magog_n sect_n iu._n certain_a horrid_a practice_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caphar_n nachum_fw-la have_v speak_v of_o nazareth_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o make_v some_o mention_n of_o capernaum_n which_o however_o distant_a many_o mile_n yet_o be_v it_o the_o place_n where_o our_o saviour_n dwell_v as_o nazareth_n be_v his_o native_a soil_n we_o have_v consider_v its_o situation_n in_o another_o treatise_n be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o gennesareth_n a_o little_a distance_n from_o tiberias_n there_o be_v another_o capernahum_fw-la mention_v by_o gulielmus_fw-la tyrius_n 26._o tyrius_n tyrius_n tyrius_n tyrius_n tyrius_n tyrius_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 26._o that_o lie_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a as_o this_o do_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o gennesaret_n in_o loco_fw-la quae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la petra_n incisa_fw-la juxta_fw-la antiquum_fw-la tyrum_fw-la inter_fw-la capharnaum_n &_o doram_n oppida_fw-la maritima_n in_o a_o place_n call_v petra_n incisa_fw-la near_o old_a tyre_n betwixt_o capernaum_n and_o dor_n two_o sea-coast_n to_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o name_n be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a denote_v pleasantness_n the_o latter_a comfort_n and_o though_o our_o capernaum_n may_v just_o enough_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o its_o situation_n according_a to_o the_o description_n that_o josephus_n give_v of_o it_o 35._o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o lib._n the_o bell_n 3._o cap._n 35._o yet_o the_o oriental_a interpreter_n write_v it_o the_o latter_a way_n the_o rabbin_n also_o mention_v such_o a_o town_n write_v in_o the_o same_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o perhaps_o it_o will_v not_o be_v tedious_a to_o the_o reader_n to_o take_v this_o story_n 2._o story_n story_n story_n story_n story_n story_n midras_n cohele_v fol._n 85._o 2._o chanina_n r._n joshua_n brother_n son_n go_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d capernaum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o heretic_n or_o magician_n for_o the_o word_n signify_v either_o enchant_v he_o they_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o city_n sit_v upon_o a_o ass_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o their_o law_n he_o go_v to_o his_o uncle_n r._n joshua_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o besmear_v he_o with_o a_o certain_a ointment_n and_o he_o be_v recover_v it_o shall_v seem_v that_o by_o some_o kind_n of_o enchantment_n they_o have_v throw_v he_o into_o a_o delirium_fw-la so_o far_o that_o he_o have_v forget_v both_o himself_o and_o the_o sabbath_n day_n there_o be_v another_o story_n immediate_o follow_v that_o a_o certain_a disciple_n of_o r._n jonathan_n fly_n over_o to_o these_o heretic_n that_o himself_o may_v be_v enter_v among_o they_o and_o become_v one_o too_o jonathan_n find_v he_o out_o employ_v in_o castrate_v bird_n and_o beast_n they_o send_v to_o he_o jonathan_n and_o say_v it_o be_v write_v cast_v in_o thy_o lot_n among_o we_o and_o let_v we_o all_o have_v one_o purse_n he_o flee_v and_o they_o follow_v he_o say_v rabbi_n come_v and_o give_v we_o a_o cast_n of_o thy_o office_n towards_o a_o young_a bird_n he_o return_v and_o find_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d commit_v adultery_n with_o a_o woman_n he_o ask_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v it_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o do_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o they_o answer_v be_v it_o not_o write_v in_o the_o law_n cast_v in_o thy_o lot_n among_o we_o and_o let_v we_o all_o have_v one_o purse_n he_o flee_v and_o they_o pursue_v he_o to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o then_o he_o shut_v the_o door_n against_o they_o they_o call_v to_o he_o and_o say_v o_o rabbi_n jonathan_n go_v and_o rejoice_v tell_v thy_o mother_n that_o thou_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o look_v back_o towards_o we_o for_o if_o thou_o have_v look_v back_o thou_o have_v then_o follow_v we_o as_o vehement_o as_o we_o have_v now_o follow_v thou_o while_o i_o read_v these_o thing_n i_o can_v but_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o nicolaitan_n and_o such_o who_o indulge_v to_o themselves_o a_o liberty_n of_o all_o obscene_a filthiness_n nor_o be_v what_o we_o have_v relate_v unworthy_a our_o observation_n with_o respect_n to_o heresy_n of_o this_o kind_n shall_v this_o capernaum_n be_v the_o same_o as_o probable_o it_o be_v with_o that_o capernaum_n which_o we_o meet_v with_o so_o frequent_o in_o the_o evangelist_n it_o be_v something_o observable_a what_o be_v say_v of_o it_o thou_o capernaum_n which_o be_v exalt_v unto_o heaven_n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n sect_n v._o some_o short_a remark_n upon_o cana_n joh._n ii_o 2._o it_o be_v very_o disputable_a which_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o letter_n of_o the_o word_n cana_n whether_o caph_n or_o koph_n for_o we_o find_v both_o i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kanah_n with_o the_o initial_a letter_n koph_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o aser_n josh._n xix_o 28._o where_o the_o greek_a for_o canah_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ms._n alex._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kene_n a_o word_n not_o very_o much_o differ_v in_o the_o sound_n occur_v among_o the_o talmudist_n ult_n â—_o in_o ohaloth_n cap._n 18._o hall_n ult_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rabbi_n and_o his_o sanhedrin_n have_v number_v vote_n pronounce_v keni_n clean_o gloss._n keni_n be_v a_o place_n of_o doubtful_a esteem_n reckon_v among_o the_o unclean_a that_o be_v a_o place_n of_o the_o gentile_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o r._n judah_n haccodesh_n it_o come_v under_o trial_n and_o they_o pronounce_v it_o clean_o iii_o we_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o josephus_n but_o the_o situation_n not_o mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 13._o cap._n 23._o antiochus_n be_v slay_v viz._n when_o he_o fight_v with_o the_o arabian_a king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o army_n flee_v to_o the_o town_n kana_n this_o be_v hardly_o our_o cana_n as_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n appear_v in_o josephus_n context_n iu._n but_o further_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o life_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cana_n in_o galilee_n as_o for_o its_o situation_n as_o far_o as_o can_v be_v collect_v from_o josephus_n we_o discuss_v that_o in_o another_o treatise_n and_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o that_o where_o the_o river_n jordan_n discharge_v its_o self_n into_o the_o sea_n of_o gennesaret_n so_o that_o between_o this_o cana_n and_o capernaum_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v almost_o the_o whole_a length_n of_o that_o sea_n v._o but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v forget_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d canah_n beginning_n with_o the_o letter_n caph_n be_v meet_v with_o in_o juchasin_n 2._o juchasin_n juchasin_n juchasin_n juchasin_n juchasin_n juchasin_n fol._n 57_o 2._o the_o word_n these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n it_n be_v these_o venth_fw-mi chapter_n of_o bavah_n meziah_n there_o be_v a_o tradition_n abba_n chalaphtha_n of_o caphar_n hananiah_n in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n meir_n say_v they_o be_v in_o bavah_n meziah_n where_o he_o be_v bring_v in_o and_o what_o he_o say_v 1._o say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v fol._n 94._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o seem_v to_o i_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o author_n of_o juchasin_n that_o caphar_n hananiah_n be_v caphar_n cana_n as_o may_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n sheviith_o for_o there_o be_v the_o entrance_n of_o the_o low_a galilee_n from_o that_o place_n quote_v in_o sheviith_n which_o be_v halac_n 2._o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o caphar_n hananiah_n be_v in_o the_o very_a outmost_a border_n that_o divide_v the_o upper_a and_o the_o low_a galilee_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o low_a galilee_n according_a to_o our_o author_n be_v not_o as_o we_o go_v from_o samaria_n to_o galilee_n but_o from_o the_o upper_a galilee_n into_o the_o low_a and_o whether_o cana_n of_o galilee_n be_v so_o call_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o that_o cana_n that_o so_o divide_v between_o the_o two_o galilee_n or_o from_o that_o cana_n that_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o aser_n which_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v call_v cana_n of_o the_o sidonian_n it_o be_v at_o the_o reader_n be_v choice_a to_o determine_v as_o also_o why_o the_o syriack_n interpreter_n shall_v in_o this_o place_n write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
river_n arnon_n v._o i._n p._n 36_o arabia_n be_v of_o large_a extent_n reach_v from_o euphrates_n to_o egypt_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n viz._n arabia_n deserta_fw-la petraea_n and_o foelix_n arabia_n deserta_fw-la be_v full_a east_n of_o judea_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v in_o scripture_n constant_o call_v man_n of_o the_o east_n gen._n 25._o 6._o judg._n 6._o 3_o etc._n etc._n petraea_n so_o call_v from_o the_o city_n petra_n or_o the_o rockiness_n of_o it_o reach_n from_o thence_o to_o egypt_n divide_v judea_n from_o egypt_n say_v pliny_n foelix_n be_v contain_v betwixt_o the_o persian_a gulf_n and_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o be_v divide_v from_o petraea_n by_o the_o black_a mountain_n ptol._n v._o i._n p._n 437._o v._n ii_o p._n 9_o 352_o 501_o arad_n vid._n ascalon_n aram._n vid._n syria_n ararat_n mountain_n in_o armenia_n hieron_n upon_o one_o of_o which_o the_o ark_n rest_v v._o i._n p._n 8_o arbel_n a_o city_n of_o galilee_n betwixt_o zipporis_n and_o tiberias_n it_o be_v also_o the_o name_n of_o a_o valley_n perhaps_o adjoin_v thereunto_o joseph_n v._o ii_o p._n 77_o 80_o arca_n a_o town_n in_o the_o midland_n phoenicia_n that_o give_v name_n to_o a_o tetrarchy_n say_v pliny_n at_o libanus_n borcard_n say_v that_o the_o strong_a hold_n arachus_fw-la build_v by_o aracheus_n son_n of_o canaan_n be_v on_o or_o rather_o between_o the_o border_n of_o libanus_n and_o anti-libanus_n from_o hence_o be_v the_o people_n call_v arkites_n v._o ii_o p._n 312_o 314_o 328_o argob_n vid._n trachone_n arimathea_n vid._n ramah_n arnon_n be_v a_o river_n or_o several_a stream_n that_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n from_o moab_n it_o be_v a_o watery_a country_n v._o i._n p._n 36._o v._n ii_o p._n 501_o arvadite_n a_o people_n in_o the_o north_n part_n of_o canaan_n seat_v in_o arad_n and_o antarad_n call_v by_o jonathan_n lutasite_n perhaps_o from_o latavin_n a_o place_n in_o phoenicia_n mention_v in_o the_o notitia_fw-la v._o ii_o p._n 328_o arumah_n a_o city_n of_o which_o there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n in_o the_o talmudical_a writer_n distant_a from_o caphar_n shichin_n four_o thousand_o cubit_n and_o not_o far_o from_o caphar_n hananiah_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 58._o asamon_n a_o mountain_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o galilee_n over_o against_o sippor_n joseph_n v._o ii_o p._n 76_o ascalon_n gerar_n or_o arad_n stand_v in_o the_o country_n that_o be_v from_o thence_o call_v gerariku_n and_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n though_o possess_v by_o the_o philistine_n it_o be_v from_o jerusalem_n 520_o furlong_n or_o 65_o mile_n from_o azotus_n 24_o or_o 25_o mile_n from_o gaza_n ten_o say_v mr._n sandys_n or_o as_o antoninus_n 16_o mile_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n 54_o mile_n from_o eleutheropolis_n 24_o mile_n from_o jamnia_n 20_o miles_n it_o be_v a_o place_n say_v the_o jew_n much_o give_v to_o poison_v and_o south_n from_o thence_o be_v account_v ethnic_a land_n vol._n i._o pag._n 44._o v._n ii_o p._n 4_o 14_o 322._o 681._o there_o be_v also_o another_o ascalon_n call_v the_o new_a which_o be_v build_v by_o ezra_n and_o be_v 4_o parsae_fw-la or_o 16_o mile_n from_o the_o old_a and_o sixteen_o near_a jerusalem_n than_o the_o old_a say_v benjam_n tudelensis_n v._o ii_o p._n 14_o 322_o asher_n tribe_n be_v in_o galilee_n and_o do_v extend_v itself_o from_o north_n to_o south_n even_o from_o carmel_n to_o sidon_n and_o lebanon_n and_o lay_v betwixt_o nephtoli_n run_v along_o with_o it_o in_o length_n and_o the_o coast_n of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n or_o the_o great_a sea_n it_o abound_v in_o corn_n and_o metallick_n mine_n v._o i._n p._n 21_o 431._o v._o ii_o p._n 21_o 59_o 60_o 88_o ashteroth_n karnaim_n call_v in_o the_o samaritan_n copy_n aphinith_n karaniah_n be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bashan_n the_o large_a region_n be_v call_v astaroth_n and_o karnaaim_n be_v add_v in_o a_o distinguish_a sense_n deut._n 1._o 4._o the_o jew_n say_v ashtaroth_n karnaim_n be_v two_o great_a mountain_n with_o a_o valley_n between_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o height_n of_o which_o the_o sun_n never_o shine_v upon_o the_o valley_n v._o ii_o p._n 363_o assyria_n or_o kir_n divide_a from_o mesopotamia_n by_o the_o river_n tigris_n be_v improper_o make_v the_o first_o of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n v._o i._n p._n 108_o 114_o athens_n the_o metropolis_n of_o attica_n where_o be_v a_o famous_a university_n a_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o great_a court_n of_o areopagus_n v._o i._n p._n 295_o athone_n in_o joseph_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o aretas_n the_o arabian_a king_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o thoana_n in_o ptolemy_n which_o he_o place_v in_o long._n 67_o 30._o lat._n 30_o 30._o v._o ii_o p._n 502_o atolin_n or_o hatolin_n famous_a in_o the_o gemarist_n for_o the_o best_a wine_n v._o ii_o p._n 50_o avite_n region_n call_v in_o scripture_n hazerim_n deut._n 2._o 23._o and_o sometime_o shur_n and_o in_o the_o eastern_a interpreter_n raphia_n this_o country_n lie_v betwixt_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o gaza_n 44_o mile_n &_o be_v part_n of_o new_a idumea_n v._o ii_o p._n 4_o 292_o aulon_n a_o city_n of_o moab_n joseph_n v._o ii_o p._n 316_o auranitis_n or_o abranitis_n be_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o land_n north_n and_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o mountain_n hauran_n there_o situate_v also_o vid._n hauran_n ii_o 361_o 365_o 366_o azem_n a_o town_n who_o house_n be_v in_o judah_n but_o the_o field_n in_o dan._n v._n ii_o p._n 42_o azotus_n or_o ashdod_n be_v take_v from_o judah_n and_o give_v to_o dan._n bonfrer_n it_o be_v 270_o furlong_n or_o 34_o mile_n from_o gaza_n 24_o mile_n from_o ascalon_n and_o two_o mile_n from_o jamnia_n probably_n the_o language_n there_o speak_v be_v arabic_a v._o i._n p._n 108._o v._n ii_o p._n 14_o 504_o 681._o b._n baale_n vid._n kiriath_n jearim_n baal-shalishah_a 1_o sam._n 9_o 4._o the_o targum_fw-la read_v it_o the_o land_n of_o the_o south_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o gemarist_n because_o there_o be_v no_o country_n throughout_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n where_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o forward_o as_o in_o baal-shalishah_a now_o such_o a_o country_n they_o call_v southern_a field_n it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o mount_n tabor_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 498_o babylon_n or_o babel_n so_o call_v from_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n it_o be_v also_o call_v the_o desert_n of_o the_o sea_n isa._n 21._o 1._o and_o in_o the_o samaritan_n version_n lilâ—k_n it_o be_v in_o scripture_n say_v to_o lie_v north_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v situate_v on_o euphrates_n vol._n i_o pag._n 9_o 112_o 11â—_n babylon_n be_v also_o say_v the_o jew_n the_o name_n of_o a_o region_n that_o extend_v itself_o from_o the_o river_n azek_n or_o perhaps_o azochis_n in_o pliny_n to_o the_o river_n juani_n or_o joani_fw-la perhaps_o oenania_n in_o amm._n marcellinus_n and_o above_o diglath_n or_o tigris_n unto_o bagdaal_n and_o avana_n and_o the_o low_a apamia_n and_o unto_o acra_n tulbankâ—na_n or_o thelbelcane_n which_o ptol._n place_v long._n 78_o 30._o lat._n 35._o 30_o indeed_o by_o babylon_n the_o jew_n understand_v all_o those_o country_n unto_o which_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n be_v carry_v not_o only_a chaldea_n but_o mesopotamia_n also_o and_o assyria_n and_o do_v say_v of_o they_o whâ—â—_n soever_o dwell_v in_o babylon_n be_v as_o though_o he_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v repute_v as_o clean_o there_o and_o in_o egypt_n be_v in_o aftertime_n the_o great_a number_n of_o jew_n and_o it_o have_v of_o they_o three_o famous_a academy_n viz._n nehardea_n soâ—iah_n and_o pombeditha_n v._o i._n p._n 874._o v._n ii_o p._n 365_o 505_o 681_o 798_o 800_o 874_o bahurim_n call_v also_o aleme_v and_o almon_n both_o bahurim_n and_o aleme_v sound_a as_o much_o as_o young_a man_n be_v a_o levitical_a town_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o close_o by_o jordan_n v._o i._n p._n 66._o v._n ii_o p._n 42_o bambyce_n call_v also_o hierapâ—lis_n and_o by_o the_o syrian_n magog_n in_o the_o tetrarchy_n of_o the_o nazarin_n in_o coelo-syria_n plin._n v._o ii_o p._n 496_o bamoth-baal_a a_o city_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o peraea_n v._o ii_o p._n 81_o barchaim_n a_o place_n famous_a for_o wheat_n near_o jerusalem_n say_v the_o jew_n v._o ii_o p._n 50_o basan_n be_v first_o inhabit_v by_o the_o rephaim_n and_o afterward_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o og._n the_o name_n be_v afterward_o change_v into_o batanaea_n the_o syrian_n change_v s_n into_o t._n it_o former_o contain_v gamalis_fw-la gaulonis_fw-la batanaea_n and_o trachonitis_n but_o afterward_o it_o be_v more_o especial_o apply_v to_o the_o south_n part_n of_o it_o and_o so_o it_o lay_v betwixt_o galilee_n west_n and_o trachonitis_n
town_n which_o belong_v to_o gush_v and_o be_v near_o to_o sipporis_n v._o ii_o p._n 75_o chalcis_n a_o city_n or_o garrison_n build_v on_o a_o hill_n in_o the_o strait_n of_o libanus_n and_o anti-libanus_n v._o ii_o p._n 365._o it_o be_v also_o the_o name_n of_o a_o kingdom_n thereabouts_o in_o syria_n which_o agrippa_n succeed_v his_o brother-in-law-uncle_n herod_n in_o for_o such_o relation_n do_v that_o incestuous_a family_n find_v out_o v._n i._o p._n 320_o chaldea_n be_v reckon_v to_o mesopotamia_n there_o be_v that_o suppose_v the_o chasdim_n or_o chaldeans_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o last_o letter_n of_o arphaxad_n name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o i._n p._n 13_o 780_o chammath_n in_o josâ—phus_n ammaus_n so_o call_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o chamini_fw-la or_o warm_a bath_n it_o be_v so_o near_o to_o tiberias_n within_o a_o mile_n that_o it_o be_v almost_o one_o city_n with_o it_o and_o so_o near_o to_o the_o country_n of_o gadara_n that_o thence_o it_o take_v its_o name_n of_o chammath_n of_o gadara_n it_o be_v on_o both_o side_n jordan_n one_o part_n upon_o the_o bank_n of_o nephtali_n or_o tiberias_n another_o on_o that_o of_o gadara_n the_o bridge_n lie_v between_o vol._n ii_o pag._n 68_o 197_o 308_o 492_o chammath_n pellae_fw-la vid._n lasha_n chamathi_o vid._n hamath_n canothah_n canatha_n the_o upper_a and_o low_a beyond_o jordan_n in_o the_o border_n v._o ii_o p._n 84_o 314_o chaphenatha_n 1_o mac._n 12._o 37._o it_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v some_o part_n of_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o east_n and_o so_o call_v from_o the_o date_n grow_v there_o for_o chephannioth_n be_v frequent_o use_v among_o the_o talmudist_n for_o the_o date_n of_o palm-tree_n that_o never_o come_v to_o their_o full_a maturity_n v._o ii_o p._n 516_o cherethim_n a_o philistine_n nation_n which_o by_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d creet_n ezek._n 25._o 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o probable_o the_o creet_n act_n 2._o 11._o be_v such_o because_o st._n luke_n join_v they_o with_o arabian_n v._o ii_o p._n 504_o cherith_n a_o brook_n where_o elijah_n be_v conceal_v 1_o king_n 17._o 3._o it_o be_v west_n of_o jordan_n perhaps_o near_o bethshan_n v._o ii_o p._n 318_o chezib_n and_o achzib_n which_o at_o last_o pass_v into_o ecdippa_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o syrian_a dialect_n which_o common_o change_v zain_n into_o dale_v it_o be_v north_n of_o acon_n and_o not_o far_o from_o the_o scalae_fw-la tyriorum_n this_o divide_v the_o clean_a of_o the_o land_n from_o unclean_a v._o ii_o p._n 59_o 61_o chippar_n within_o twelve_o mile_n of_o zippor_n v._o ii_o p._n 515_o chorazin_n matth._n 11._o 21._o chorashin_n denote_v woody_n place_n hence_o we_o suppose_v this_o place_n so_o call_v because_o so_o seat_v and_o such_o place_n the_o land_n of_o nephtali_n be_v famous_a for_o above_o the_o other_o tribe_n to_o which_o gen._n 49._o 21._o refer_v nephthali_n be_v a_o hind_n let_v loose_a i._n e._n shall_v abound_v in_o venison_n so_o that_o its_o probable_a it_o be_v in_o galilee_n and_o what_o if_o cana_n and_o some_o small_a country_n adjacent_a be_v conclude_v to_o be_v it_o v._o ii_o p._n 84_o cilicium_fw-la a_o city_n in_o moab_n v._o ii_o p._n 316_o corinth_n at_o first_o call_v ephyra_n stand_v in_o a_o isthmus_n of_o five_o mile_n part_v the_o aegean_a and_o ionian_a sea_n and_o join_v greece_n and_o pelopanesus_fw-la have_v in_o the_o aegean_a the_o port_n lâ—â—hâ—ae_n or_o jochaeâ—m_fw-la which_o lie_v under_o the_o city_n from_o whence_o they_o sail_v for_o italy_n and_o in_o the_o ionian_a the_o port_n cenchreae_n distant_a from_o the_o city_n 70_o furlong_n the_o city_n be_v in_o compass_n 40_o furlong_n v._o i._n p._n 295._o v._n ii_o p._n 737_o crete_n a_o island_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n of_o small_a compass_n but_o the_o language_n of_o it_o reach_v all_o over_o greece_n v._o i._n p._n 752_o cush_n or_o aethiopia_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o arabia_n so_o moses_n wife_n be_v call_v a_o cushite_v num._n 12._o 1._o and_o zerah_n the_o arabian_a also_o 2_o chron._n 14._o for_o arabia_n be_v the_o land_n of_o cush_n and_o sometime_o for_o aethiopia_n in_o africa_n south_n of_o egypt_n whence_o the_o eunuch_n come_v act_n 8._o 27._o a_o name_n infamous_a among_o the_o jew_n psal._n 7._o title_n v._o i._n p._n 25_o 34_o 108_o 789._o v._o ii_o p._n 503_o cuthite_n first_o come_v â—rom_fw-mi cutha_n to_o samaria_n 2_o king_n 17._o 24._o by_o this_o name_n the_o jew_n call_v all_o the_o samaritan_n by_o way_n of_o reproach_n probable_o thereby_o reproach_v they_o with_o the_o odious_a name_n of_o câ—shites_n in_o their_o after-writing_n they_o apply_v this_o name_n to_o christian_n v._o ii_o p._n 496_o 503_o cyprus_n a_o island_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n exceed_v full_a of_o jew_n and_o where_o they_o in_o a_o insurrection_n have_v kill_v 200_o thousand_o people_n be_v afterward_o not_o suffer_v to_o come_v it_o be_v the_o native_a country_n of_o barnabas_n v._o i._n p._n 289_o cyrene_n a_o country_n in_o africa_n near_o lybia_n and_o also_o a_o city_n strabo_n describe_v the_o country_n lib._n 17._o and_o pliny_n the_o city_n l._n 5._o c._n 5._o v._n ii_o p._n 663._o d._n dalmanutha_n may_v be_v so_o call_v as_o the_o place_n of_o widowhood_n or_o from_o zalmon_n tsaddi_n be_v change_v into_o dale_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o syrian_n and_o arabian_n it_o be_v a_o little_a town_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o magdala_n vol._n ii_o page_n 307._o 309_o damascus_n the_o chief_a city_n in_o syria_n and_o be_v water_v by_o the_o river_n chrysoroas_n abâ—na_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n but_o not_o victorious_a till_o the_o time_n of_o david_n it_o be_v afterward_o the_o head_n of_o syria_n and_o at_o last_o captivate_v by_o the_o assyrian_a in_o aftertime_n it_o have_v many_o jew_n in_o it_o and_o be_v account_v by_o pliny_n a_o decapolitan_a city_n v._o i._n p._n 113._o 283_o 645_o dan_n tribe_n be_v situate_v on_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o afterward_o send_v a_o colony_n to_o laish_n in_o this_o tribe_n public_a idolatry_n begâ—n_o therefore_o not_o name_v revel_v 7._o v._n i._o p._n 45_o dan_o city_n v._o caesarea_n daphne_n a_o region_n in_o the_o northern_a part_n near_o lebanon_n out_o of_o which_o jordan_n arise_v v._o riâ—lah_n v._o ii_o p._n 62_o debir_n a_o city_n in_o judah_n call_v at_o the_o first_o kiriath-seph_a v._o i._n p._n 44_o decapolis_n the_o ten_o city_n be_v by_o borchardus_fw-la place_v in_o galilee_n and_o by_o pliny_n all_o beyond_o jordan_n in_o syria_n except_o sâ—ythopolis_n but_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n but_o inhabit_v by_o gentile_n such_o be_v bethshan_n gadara_n hippo_n pella_n caesarea_n philippi_n and_o probable_o caphar-tsâ—mach_a beth-gubrin_a and_o caphar_n carnaim_n v._o i._n p._n 645._o v._n ii_o p._n 311_o 314_o etc._n etc._n derbe_n act._n 14._o a_o city_n in_o lycaonia_n and_o coast_v on_o isauria_n v._o i._n p._n 291_o dibon-gad_n in_o moab_n and_o the_o thirty_o nine_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n diospolis_n v._o lydda_n dimon_n water_n isa._n 15._o 9_o in_o moab_n quaere_fw-la whether_o dimon_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o dibon_n beth_n and_o man_n be_v alternative_o use_v that_o so_o it_o may_v agree_v more_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blood_n v._o 11._o p._n 501_o dor_n doron_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasse_n border_v upon_o galilee_n between_o caesarea_n and_o sycaminum_n v._o i._n p._n 54_o 56_o 493_o dothan_n gen._n 48._o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zabulon_n vid._n bonfrer_n v._n i._o p._n 19_o dumah_n a_o country_n in_o arabia_n v._o i._n p._n 108_o e._n ebal_n a_o mountain_n on_o which_o the_o curse_n be_v read_v it_o touch_v on_o sychem_n the_o metropolis_n of_o samaria_n and_o be_v opposite_a to_o gerizim_n it_o be_v a_o mountain_n dry_a and_o barren_a vol._n ii_o p._n 52_o edar_fw-la vid._n migdal_n eder_n eden_n it_o be_v difficult_a to_o meet_v in_o the_o samaritan_n version_n with_o any_o footstep_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n of_o eden_n and_o the_o country_n which_o those_o river_n run_v into_o except_o cophin_n which_o seem_v to_o agree_v something_o with_o cophen_n mention_v by_o pliny_n v._o ii_o p._n 505_o edom._n vid._n idumaea_n and_o seir._n eglah_o shelishijah_n translate_v isa._n 15._o 5._o a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a but_o why_o may_v it_o not_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n and_o so_o call_v a_o three_o eglah_n in_o respect_n of_o two_o other_o much_o of_o the_o same_o sound_n or_o else_o duchess_n or_o noble_a eglah_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o duke_n
or_o tribune_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o en_fw-fr eglaim_n in_o that_o country_n ezek._n 47._o 10._o where_o eglaim_n be_v in_o the_o dual_a number_n and_o seem_v to_o intimate_v there_o be_v two_o egâ—ls_n with_o respect_n to_o which_o this_o of_o we_o may_v be_v call_v a_o three_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n necla_n come_v pretty_a near_o it_o which_o ptolemy_n place_v in_o arabia_n petraea_n long._n 67._o 20._o lat._n 30._o 15._o which_o be_v fifteen_o mile_n from_o zoar._n this_o seem_v to_o be_v agalah_n in_o josephus_n vol._n ii_o p._n 5â—2_n egypt_n river_n vid._n sihor_n ekron_n be_v the_o most_o northern_a of_o the_o five_o lordship_n of_o the_o philistine_n josh._n 13._o 3._o and_o be_v first_o give_v to_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 45._o but_o afterward_o take_v from_o that_o and_o give_v to_o dan_fw-mi josh._n 19_o 43._o v._n i_o p._n 44_o elath_n south_n of_o jerusalem_n a_o day_n journey_n vid._n aâ—la_n v._o ii_o p._n 320_o elath_n or_o eloth_n a_o sea_n town_n in_o the_o country_n of_o edom_n on_o the_o red_a sea_n 2_o king_n 14._o 22._o &_o 16._o 6._o v._n i._o p._n 91_o 103_o elutheria_fw-gr east_n of_o joppa_n and_o betwixt_o that_o and_o lydda_n it_o be_v mention_v in_o gul._n tyrius_n v._o ii_o p._n 372_o eleutheropolis_n a_o city_n often_o mention_v in_o st._n hierom_n and_o from_o jerusalem_n twenty_o mile_n almost_o in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o that_o and_o ascalon_n v._o ii_o p._n 293_o 322_o eleutherus_n river_n be_v by_o ptolemy_n place_v near_o antarado_n but_o by_o borchardus_fw-la between_o tyre_n and_o sarepta_n the_o mouth_n of_o it_o three_o league_n from_o that_o and_o about_o two_o from_o this_o v._o ii_o p._n 369_o elim_n the_o five_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n v._o i._n p._n 27_o emaus_n afterward_o call_v nicopolis_n and_o a_o roman_a colony_n be_v sixty_o furlong_n or_o seven_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a west_n from_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o the_o way_n thence_o to_o the_o west_n part_n of_o galilee_n it_o may_v have_v its_o name_n from_o ammath_n a_o channel_n of_o water_n be_v famous_a for_o such_o and_o perhaps_o may_v be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o of_o nephtoa_n or_o etam_n which_o be_v also_o west_n of_o jerusalem_n ptolemy_n place_v it_o long._n 65._o 45._o lat._n 31._o 45._o which_o do_v not_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o account_n of_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n 24._o 13._o and_o josephus_n i._o p._n 270._o ii_o p._n 42_o 371_o etc._n etc._n emims_n the_o old_a inhabitant_n of_o moab_n v._o i._n p._n 12_o engannim_n or_o anem_fw-la 1_o chron._n 6._o 72._o josh._n 21._o 29._o now_o enine_a signify_v a_o fountain_n and_o garden_n and_o so_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o the_o place_n it_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o isachar_n a_o levitical_a city_n twenty_o two_o mile_n from_o tabor_n say_v biddulph_n and_o in_o the_o way_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o galilee_n perhaps_o the_o same_o with_o naim_n by_o a_o transposition_n of_o letter_n v._o ii_o p._n 370_o 536_o engeddi_n a_o city_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o juda_n the_o same_o with_o hazezon_n tamar_n &_o not_o yield_v to_o jericho_n for_o fruitfulness_n in_o palm_n from_o whence_o its_o name_n tamar_n signify_v a_o palm_n it_o lay_v on_o the_o south_n not_o on_o the_o north_n as_o the_o map_n place_v it_o point_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o not_o far_o from_o it_o be_v the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v in_o idumaea_n the_o less_o near_o to_o it_o be_v the_o wilderness_n of_o engeddi_n famous_a for_o its_o strong_a hold_n in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n v._o i._n p._n 12._o 58_o 84._o v._n ii_o p._n 7._o 295_o 296_o 499_o enon_n or_o aenon_n signify_v a_o place_n of_o spring_n or_o water_n which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n translate_v middin_n josh._n 15._o 61._o by_o aenon_n as_o middin_n be_v a_o place_n of_o water_n it_o be_v uncertain_a where_o it_o be_v whether_o in_o galilee_n or_o the_o wilderness_n of_o juda_n as_o middin_n be_v or_o in_o peraea_n near_o arnon_n v._o i._n n._n t._n ss_z 14._o 478_o v._o ii_o 499_o 500_o 501_o ephesus_n a_o famous_a city_n in_o the_o lesser_a asia_n in_o which_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o diana_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wondrous_a fabric_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v hundred_o of_o year_n in_o building_n at_o the_o charge_n of_o all_o asia_n v._o i._n p._n 306_o 316_o ephraim_n tribe_n extend_v itself_o in_o length_n from_o jordan_n to_o gezer_n josh._n 16._o 3._o by_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o in_o breadth_n from_o bethel_n and_o end_n at_o the_o great_a plain_n so_o josephus_n v._o ii_o p._n 493_o ephraim_n hill_n country_n jud._n 4._o 5._o be_v a_o certain_a hilly_a place_n run_v out_o between_o judea_n and_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n v._o ii_o p._n 20._o 373_o ephraim_n a_o small_a city_n joh._n 11._o 54._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n 2_o chron._n 13._o 19_o but_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o bethaven_n and_o near_o to_o that_o of_o judea_n in_o or_o near_o the_o way_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n it_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o fruitful_a valley_n and_o famous_a for_o the_o best_a flower_n v._o ii_o p._n 20._o 49_o 514_o esdrelon_n vid._n great_a plain_n essen_v vid._n kenites_n etam_n fountain_n say_v the_o jew_n be_v in_o the_o way_n betwixt_o hebron_n and_o jerusalem_n but_o if_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o neptoah_n josh._n 15._o 9_o then_o it_o lie_v not_o south_n as_o hebron_n but_o west_n the_o water_n of_o this_o be_v not_o convey_v into_o the_o city_n but_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o overplus_n of_o what_o be_v use_v there_o flow_v thence_o into_o the_o valley_n that_o lie_v between_o the_o temple_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o empty_v itself_o by_o the_o water-gate_n into_o kidron_n vol._n ii_o p._n 510_o etham_n wilderness_n the_o same_o with_o shur_n numb_a 33._o 7_o 8._o exod._n 15._o 22._o the_o read-sea_n so_o point_v into_o this_o wilderness_n that_o it_o be_v on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o point_n of_o the_o sea_n v._o i._n p._n 27_o ethiopia_n vid._n cush_n euphrates_n often_o call_v the_o river_n in_o scripture_n ezra_n 4._o 10_o etc._n etc._n divide_v syria_n and_o arabia_n from_o mesopotamia_n and_o then_o join_v with_o tigris_n fall_v into_o the_o persian_a gulf_n it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o samaritan_n version_n salmaah_o v._o ii_o p._n 505_o ezion_n gaber_n the_o thirty_o second_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n thence_o the_o fleet_n set_v out_o for_o ophir_n v._o i._n p._n 35_o 74_o g._n gaash_a hill_n where_o joshua_n be_v bury_v perhaps_o the_o same_o with_o that_o galaad_n jud._n 7._o 3._o which_o be_v by_o the_o seventy_o render_v gaash_a and_o may_v it_o not_o be_v so_o call_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o pillar_n of_o witness_n josh._n 24._o 26._o that_o be_v build_v there_o a_o little_a from_o sichem_n vol._n ii_o p._n 363_o 364_o gabala_n a_o midland_n city_n of_o phoenicia_n ptol._n v._o ii_o p._n 312_o gabara_n geber_n or_o tarnegola_n these_o two_o signify_v the_o same_o viz._n a_o cock_n the_o upper_a to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o another_o of_o that_o name_n one_o of_o the_o three_o great_a city_n of_o galilee_n it_o be_v seat_v beyond_o caesarea_n philippi_n and_o the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o the_o land_n north._n v._n ii_o p._n 77._o 312_o 517_o gad_n tribe_n have_v reuben_n on_o the_o south_n manasse_n north_n jordan_n on_o the_o west_n and_o gilead_n mountain_n and_o arabia_n east_n v._n i_o p._n 37_o gadara_n or_o hippopodion_n the_o metropolis_n of_o peraea_n wash_v by_o the_o river_n hieramax_n from_o tiberias_n sixty_o furlong_n and_o near_o to_o gergesa_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o city_n of_o decapolis_n and_o of_o heathen_a jurisdiction_n and_o give_v name_n to_o the_o country_n about_o it_o v._o ii_o p._n 37._o 69_o 315_o galilee_n contain_v isachar_n zebulun_n nephthali_n asher_n with_o part_n of_o dan_o and_o peraea_n it_o be_v bound_v north_n by_o lebanon_n and_o syria_n on_o the_o west_n by_o phoenicia_n on_o the_o south_n by_o samaria_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o upper_a so_o call_v because_o it_o abound_v in_o mountain_n which_o contain_v asher_n and_o nephthali_n and_o be_v eminent_o call_v galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o sometime_o gilgal_n deut._n 11._o 30._o and_o second_o the_o lower_n which_o contain_v zebulun_n and_o issachar_n and_o because_o it_o be_v champion_n be_v call_v the_o great_a field_n and_o three_o the_o vale_n which_o be_v the_o border_n of_o tiberias_n josephus_n say_v there_o be_v two_o hundred_o and_o four_o city_n and_o town_n in_o galilee_n that_o be_v more_o eminent_a and_o fortify_v v._o i._n p._n