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they_o from_o a_o small_a spark_n to_o a_o fire_n to_o a_o flame_n but_o sunlike_a arise_v in_o perfect_a lustre_n gain_v the_o great_a reputation_n among_o people_n because_o in_o some_o respect_n he_o be_v like_o melchisedek_n 3._o without_o father_n without_o mother_n without_o descent_n whilst_o the_o admire_a vulgar_a transport_v with_o his_o preach_n and_o ignorant_a of_o his_o extraction_n on_o earth_n will_v charitable_o presume_v his_o pedigree_n from_o heaven_n and_o his_o breed_n as_o call_v to_o be_v divine_a §_o 16._o the_o cruel_a nazarites_n bring_v christ_n to_o the_o brow_n of_o the_o hill_n defeat_v with_o full_a intent_n to_o cast_v he_o down_o headlong_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o christ_n death_n be_v to_o come_v a_o clean_a contrary_a way_n not_o by_o throw_v he_o down_o but_o by_o 14._o lift_v he_o up_o and_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o go_v his_o way_n not_o that_o as_o the_o place_n rhemist_n interpret_v it_o to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o transubstantiation_n he_o penetrate_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o body_n through_o the_o very_a breast_n of_o the_o people_n but_o that_o either_o he_o smite_v they_o with_o blindness_n that_o they_o do_v not_o see_v or_o else_o strike_v they_o with_o fear_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o to_o stay_v he_o the_o power_n of_o his_o person_n wedge-like_a cleave_v its_o way_n and_o force_v a_o lane_n for_o his_o passage_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o people_n §_o 17._o expect_v not_o here_o â—hat_n i_o shall_v write_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heretical_a nazarenes_n lauretto_n take_v their_o name_n from_o this_o city_n of_o nazareth_n and_o be_v common_o but_o corrupt_o call_v nostranes_n at_o this_o day_n much_o less_o will_v i_o trouble_v myself_o and_o the_o reader_n with_o the_o several_a stage_n of_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o angelical-salutation_n a_o chapel_n which_o well_o may_v pity_v the_o pain_n and_o peril_n of_o such_o pilgrim_n as_o repair_v thereunto_o have_v itself_o have_v a_o experimental_a knowledge_n how_o tedious_a travail_n be_v in_o its_o own_o often_o removeall_n flit_a first_o from_o laâ—rettana_fw-la nazareth_n to_o flumen_n a_o city_n in_o illyrium_n thence_o for_o the_o unworthiness_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n translate_v to_o a_o wood_n in_o the_o picene_a field_n and_o thence_o again_o because_o the_o wood_n be_v infect_v with_o thief_n carry_v by_o angel_n into_o the_o ground_n of_o two_o brethren_n who_o fall_v out_o about_o part_v the_o profit_n thereof_o be_v the_o four_o and_o last_o time_n convey_v into_o the_o high_a way_n where_o ever_o since_o not_o because_o weary_v but_o welcome_a it_o be_v please_v to_o make_v its_o abode_n but_o i_o remember_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o apostle_n 4._o nor_o give_v heed_n to_o fable_n and_o therefore_o proceed_v to_o more_o profitable_a matter_n §_o 18._o to_o return_v to_o nazareth_n the_o nameless_a rivulet_n arise_v near_o thereunto_o brethren_n run_v north_n betwixt_o dothan_n on_o the_o east_n and_o sephoris_n on_o the_o west_n at_o the_o former_a joseph_n be_v conspire_v against_o by_o his_o brethren_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o hate_v of_o he_o beside_o his_o father_n love_v he_o be_v the_o report_n what_o he_o see_v in_o his_o sleep_n dream_n of_o his_o future_a preferment_n and_o what_o he_o see_v wake_v no_o dream_n of_o his_o brethren_n present_a 2._o debauchedness_n who_o resolve_v to_o murder_v he_o o_o how_o they_o 21._o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n make_v visible_a in_o his_o bend_a knee_n hold_v up_o hand_n weep_v eye_n wail_v word_n and_o all_o to_o no_o purpose_n into_o the_o pit_n he_o be_v put_v whilst_o his_o brethren_n 25._o fall_v a_o feast_n oh_o with_o what_o heart_n can_v they_o say_v grace_n either_o before_o or_o after_o meat_n whilst_o it_o be_v so_o sad_a with_o joseph_n star_n they_o say_v be_v see_v the_o clear_a even_o in_o day_n time_n by_o those_o that_o be_v in_o deep_a pit_n sure_o divine_a providence_n appear_v bright_a to_o joseph_n in_o that_o condition_n indeed_o 22._o reuben_n endeavour_v his_o restitution_n to_o his_o father_n 26._o judah_n his_o preservation_n from_o death_n but_o neither_o be_v privy_a to_o other_o design_n unwitting_o countermine_v one_o another_o have_v not_o god_n wrought_v all_o for_o the_o best_a ishmaelitish_n merchant_n and_o midianites_n in_o their_o company_n pass_z by_z bear_v spice_n and_o balm_n and_o myrrh_n to_o carry_v down_o into_o 25._o egypt_n to_o they_o joseph_n be_v sell_v of_o who_o we_o take_v our_o leave_n for_o the_o present_a not_o doubt_v in_o due_a time_n and_o place_n to_o meet_v he_o again_o mean_a time_n may_v those_o merchant_n be_v careful_a to_o carry_v he_o safe_a for_o among_o all_o the_o spice_n they_o be_v lade_v with_o none_o more_o fragrant_a and_o precious_a than_o the_o perfume_n of_o this_o captive_n innocence_n so_o much_o for_o dothan_n only_o i_o will_v add_v that_o i_o have_v place_v it_o here_o out_o of_o a_o peaceable_a compliance_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o learned_a man_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v not_o spare_v to_o manifest_v my_o private_a opinion_n galilee_n on_o just_a occasion_n §_o 19_o on_o the_o west_n of_o this_o rivulet_n be_v sephoris_n afterward_o call_v dio-caesarea_a not_o to_o be_v omit_v though_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n because_o account_v by_o 〈◊〉_d josephus_n the_o great_a city_n in_o galilee_n where_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n for_o some_o time_n have_v its_o residence_n let_v the_o same_o author_n inform_v you_o how_o this_o city_n be_v burn_v by_o varus_n how_o molest_v by_o the_o seditious_a how_o base_o it_o desert_v josephus_n be_v brave_o recover_v by_o he_o plunder_v by_o his_o soldier_n and_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o restore_v again_o with_o several_a passage_n of_o high_a concernment_n in_o the_o jewish_a history_n a_o little_a more_o northward_o this_o brook_n fall_v into_o jordan_n the_o less_o which_o afterward_o pay_v its_o tribute_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n §_o 20._o which_o sea_n run_v southward_o by_o 13._o gittah-heph_a or_o gath-heph_a as_o most_o place_n it_o the_o birthplace_n of_o 25._o jonah_n the_o prophet_n his_o name_n in_o hebrew_n a_o dove_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v rather_o in_o his_o speedy_a 3._o flight_n from_o god_n service_n then_o in_o any_o want_n of_o gall_n whereof_o he_o manifest_v too_o much_o in_o his_o 9_o anger_n without_o cause_n or_o measure_n jonaâ—_n therefore_o be_v bear_v here_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o nether_a galilee_n no_o less_o untrue_a then_o uncharitable_a be_v that_o assertion_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o pharisee_n 52._o search_v and_o look_v for_o out_o of_o galilee_n come_v no_o prophet_n except_o their_o word_n herein_o refer_v to_o the_o future_a not_o to_o what_o be_v pass_v and_o that_o also_o only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o prophet_n paramount_n the_o messiah_n of_o israel_n more_o south_n the_o sea_n run_v by_o magdala_n a_o turrete_v town_n as_o the_o name_n thereof_o import_v and_o common_a tradition_n be_v all_o the_o argument_n we_o have_v that_o mary_n surname_v magdalen_n that_o eminent_a penitent_a be_v so_o call_v from_o this_o place_n because_o live_v other_o say_z rich_o land_v therein_o into_o the_o coast_n 39_o of_o magdala_n christ_n come_v from_o sea_n when_o the_o pharisee_n tempt_v he_o to_o show_v they_o a_o sign_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o parallel_a place_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o saint_n mark_v the_o same_o country_n be_v call_v dalmanutha_n 10._o different_a name_n it_o seem_v for_o the_o same_o territory_n §_o 21._o go_v forward_o on_o the_o sea_n side_n holofernes_n still_o southward_a we_o meet_v with_o the_o influx_n of_o a_o riyolet_n thereunto_o fetch_v his_o fountain_n from_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n near_o the_o city_n of_o bethulia_n nigh_o unto_o which_o be_v act_v the_o achievement_n of_o judith_n against_o holofernes_n §_o 22._o form_n bethulia_n the_o rivulet_n run_v full_a east_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o galilean_a sea_n behold_v the_o high_a seat_v city_n of_o jotopata_n jotâ—pata_n some_o two_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o inlet_n thereof_o the_o stout_a defend_n of_o this_o place_n against_o the_o roman_n with_o no_o less_o wisdom_n than_o valour_n be_v the_o masterpiece_n of_o flavius_n josephus_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o countryman_n and_o now_o have_v make_v necessary_a mention_n of_o his_o name_n pardon_v a_o digression_n in_o give_v a_o free_a character_n of_o his_o write_n whereof_o next_o holy_a writ_n we_o have_v make_v most_o use_v in_o this_o book_n §_o 23._o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o some_o unexcusable_a fault_n maâ—tathias_n namely_o of_o boast_v immoderate_o of_o his_o own_o birth_n valour_n learning_n piety_n levity_n insert_v frivolous_a fable_n of_o the_o root_n boras_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o we_o will_v not_o confine_v nature_n
be_v bring_v hither_o for_o the_o instant_a occasion_n and_o afterward_o return_v back_o unto_o shiloh_n §_o 51._o dothan_n lay_v east_n of_o shechem_n blindness_n wherein_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n for_o some_o time_n make_v his_o abode_n here_o he_o be_v complain_v of_o to_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n for_o be_v the_o picklock_n of_o his_o cabinet-councel_n and_o therefore_o a_o army_n be_v order_v to_o apprehend_v he_o but_o why_o so_o many_o to_o attach_v a_o single_a person_n and_o his_o servant_n indeed_o no_o more_o than_o need_v for_o elisha_n alone_o be_v a_o army_n in_o himself_o 14._o be_v the_o horseman_n of_o israel_n and_o chariot_n thereof_o his_o servant_n see_v themselves_o surround_v cry_n out_o till_o have_v his_o eye_n open_v he_o discover_v themselves_o guard_v with_o a_o fiery_a army_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n thus_o angel_n be_v good_a man_n janissary_n to_o protect_v they_o and_o those_o native_n of_o heaven_n grudge_v not_o to_o guard_v those_o who_o be_v only_o free_a denizen_n thereof_o the_o syrian_n be_v 18._o smite_v with_o blindness_n and_o they_o that_o come_v for_o the_o destruction_n be_v glad_a to_o follow_v the_o direction_n of_o elisha_n indeed_o to_o who_o shall_v blind_a man_n go_v but_o to_o the_o prophet_n the_o seer_n to_o guide_v they_o he_o lead_v they_o for_o the_o present_a the_o wrong_a way_n to_o their_o intent_n and_o desire_n but_o in_o fine_a the_o right_a way_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o their_o safety_n in_o stead_n of_o dothan_n bring_v they_o to_o samaria_n how_o easy_o be_v those_o mislead_v who_o lack_n the_o use_n of_o eye_n and_o alas_o whither_o will_v implicire_fw-la faith_n and_o blind_a obedience_n steer_v the_o follower_n thereof_o yet_o here_o all_o come_v off_o in_o a_o peaceable_a close_o so_o that_o their_o life_n be_v save_v sight_n restore_v body_n feast_v and_o mind_n better_a inform_v they_o return_v to_o damascus_n if_o i_o must_v be_v a_o captive_a may_v i_o be_v a_o prisoner_n to_o a_o pious_a prophet_n so_o shall_v i_o be_v best_a use_v and_o my_o ransom_n easy_a procure_v §_o 52._o this_o dothan_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o very_a place_n brethren_n where_o joseph_n find_v his_o brethren_n and_o there_o be_v put_v into_o the_o pit_n and_o sell_v to_o the_o merchant_n for_o be_v send_v by_o his_o father_n to_o 12._o shechem_n he_o be_v by_o a_o man_n direct_v to_o dothan_n whither_o his_o brethren_n have_v remove_v their_o flock_n and_o which_o probable_o be_v not_o far_o off_o but_o some_o few_o mile_n from_o the_o former_a place_n wherefore_o when_o former_o in_o the_o description_n of_o zebulun_n we_o place_v dothan_n in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o that_o tribe_n threescore_o mile_n from_o shechem_n therein_o we_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o common_a current_n of_o other_o man_n judgement_n and_o now_o have_v watch_v our_o advantage_n to_o swim_v back_o again_o and_o show_v our_o private_a opinion_n in_o the_o position_n thereof_o and_o beside_o the_o aforesaid_a text_n settle_v dothan_n near_o shechem_n in_o this_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n it_o be_v proportionable_a to_o divine_a providence_n that_o the_o place_n whereon_o joseph_n be_v betray_v and_o pit_n wherein_o he_o be_v put_v shall_v in_o after_o age_n fall_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ephraim_n descend_v from_o he_o §_o 53._o but_o here_o a_o material_a question_n will_v be_v start_v hebrew_n how_o joseph_n can_v proper_o say_v that_o he_o be_v steal_v away_o out_o of_o the_o 15._o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o the_o hebrew_n at_o that_o time_n have_v none_o inheritance_n in_o it_o no_o not_o so_o 5._o much_o as_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n on_o say_v not_o that_o joseph_n be_v a_o child_n when_o take_v away_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o speak_v incongruous_o for_o we_o behold_v his_o word_n as_o utter_v by_o he_o when_o a_o man_n and_o sure_o he_o who_o then_o can_v expound_v dream_n can_v express_v himself_o in_o proper_a language_n some_o conceive_v it_o be_v term_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 1_o from_o those_o few_o hebrew_n the_o family_n of_o jacob_n live_v there_o though_o not_o as_o inhabitant_n but_o only_o as_o sojourner_n therein_o 2_o it_o be_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n by_o promise_n and_o in_o due_a time_n shall_v be_v they_o by_o possession_n 3_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n though_o not_o in_o lineage_n in_o language_n the_o canaanite_n speak_v the_o same_o tongue_n with_o jacob_n family_n 4_o some_o conceive_v this_o land_n ancient_o belong_v to_o heber_n as_o all_o asia_n to_o the_o son_n of_o shem_n and_o that_o the_o canaanite_n have_v before_o abraham_n time_n encroach_v on_o that_o country_n to_o strengthen_v this_o last_o conjecture_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o melchisedech_n king_n of_o salem_n who_o general_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v shem_fw-mi the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o hebrew_n still_o retain_v his_o 18._o kingdom_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o other_o hebrew_n be_v eject_v by_o the_o canaanite_n if_o so_o the_o israelite_n afterward_o get_v the_o land_n under_o joshua_n by_o a_o double_a right_n of_o conquest_n and_o recovery_n §_o 54._o in_o this_o tribe_n no_o doubt_n be_v the_o city_n ephraim_n ephraim_n in_o a_o 54._o country_n near_o to_o the_o wilderness_n where_o our_o saviour_n that_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n cloud_v himself_o for_o a_o time_n when_o the_o jew_n take_v counsel_n to_o kill_v he_o wonder_v not_o that_o we_o can_v find_v the_o exact_a situation_n of_o this_o place_n for_o christ_n choose_v it_o on_o purpose_n for_o the_o privacy_n and_o obscurity_n thereof_o thus_o though_o willing_a 15._o to_o lay_v down_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o cast_v away_o his_o life_n unfit_a to_o be_v a_o saviour_n of_o mankind_n if_o a_o destroyer_n of_o himself_o and_o though_o he_o know_v well_o that_o all_o the_o weight_n of_o man_n craft_n and_o cruelty_n can_v not_o make_v the_o clock_n of_o his_o time_n strike_v one_o minute_n before_o his_o 23._o hour_n be_v come_v yet_o he_o count_v it_o his_o duty_n by_o prudentiall_a mean_n to_o endeavour_v self-preservation_n §_o 55._o two_o eminent_a place_n remain_v phinehas_n which_o we_o have_v reserve_v for_o the_o last_o because_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o their_o particular_a situation_n though_o both_o of_o they_o certain_o in_o this_o tribe_n one_o the_o hill_n of_o phinehas_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o mount_n 33._o ephraim_n let_v no_o sacrilegious_a hand_n hasten_v hither_o with_o their_o spade_n and_o mattock_n to_o pare_v and_o abate_v this_o hill_n as_o too_o large_a a_o possession_n for_o the_o high_a priest_n see_v a_o great_a have_v be_v too_o small_a for_o his_o desert_n who_o 30._o stand_v up_o and_o execute_v judgement_n and_o so_o the_o plague_n cease_v this_o hill_n of_o phinehas_n certain_o be_v with_o in_o the_o circumference_n of_o some_o leviticall_a city_n in_o this_o tribe_n and_o we_o conjectural_o have_v place_v it_o within_o the_o circuit_n of_o bethhoron_a the_o upper_a here_o religious_a eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n be_v 33._o bury_v in_o this_o hill_n belong_v to_o his_o son_n phinehas_n §_o 56._o the_o other_o the_o mount_n of_o amaleck_n 25._o in_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n amalek_n but_o how_o come_v the_o amalekite_n to_o have_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o ephraim_n who_o own_o country_n lay_v two_o hundred_o mile_n more_o southward_o near_o the_o red-sea_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n to_o find_v thief_n and_o robber_n such_o be_v the_o 20_o amalekite_n in_o any_o place_n who_o like_o the_o devil_n their_o father_n 7._o go_v to_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o earth_n walk_v up_o and_o down_o therein_o but_o we_o be_v confident_a this_o mountain_n be_v so_o call_v from_o some_o eminent_a thing_n here_o do_v or_o suffer_v by_o the_o amalekite_n for_o we_o find_v they_o join_v with_o the_o midianite_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 3._o gedeon_n to_o destroy_v israel_n and_o find_v afterward_o this_o tribe_n of_o 25._o ephraim_n very_o successful_a in_o do_v execution_n on_o the_o remain_v of_o the_o midianitish_a army_n when_o defeat_v why_o then_o may_v not_o this_o mountain_n of_o amalek_n be_v so_o name_v from_o some_o amalekite_v then_o slay_v in_o this_o place_n as_o danes-end_n in_o the_o westside_n of_o hartford-shire_n take_v its_o name_n from_o a_o hartfordshire_n battle_n thereby_o wherein_o the_o dane_n be_v overthrow_v in_o pirathon_n a_o town_n on_o mount_n amalek_n abdon_n one_o of_o the_o peaceable_a judge_n in_o israel_n be_v inter_v §_o 57_o i_o conceive_v all_o memorable_a place_n describe_v in_o this_o tribe_n cruelty_n but_o on_o review_n do_v discover_v a_o guilty_a town_n lurk_v beside_o 23._o ephraim_n as_o if_o conscious_a of_o the_o treachery_n commit_v therein_o it_o endeavour_v to_o
etc._n statesman_n caleb_n ahitophel_n and_o prophet_n natâ—an_n amos_n micah_n that_o in_o dignity_n as_o in_o strength_n and_o number_n it_o surmount_v all_o the_o rest_n yea_o napthali_n fearful_a hind_n dare_v not_o bellow_v nor_o issachars_n patient_a ass_n bray_n nor_o ephraim_n strong_a ox_n low_a nor_o benjamins_n cruel_a wolf_n howl_v nor_o dans_fw-fr cunning_a serpent_n hiss_v if_o iudah_n princely_a lion_n be_v please_v to_o roar_v as_o commander_n of_o all_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o forest_n §_o 3._o however_o judah_n i_o dare_v not_o with_o some_o interpret_v jacob_n solemn_a prophecy_n the_o sceptre_n 10._o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o the_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v of_o a_o constant_a sovereignty_n immovable_o fix_v in_o this_o tribe_n till_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n a_o tenet_n unteinable_a with_o truth_n see_v of_o the_o many_o judge_n in_o israel_n but_o two_o of_o this_o tribe_n saul_n the_o first_o king_n of_o benjamin_n and_o the_o maccabee_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n who_o after_o the_o captivity_n attain_v to_o kingly_a honour_n among_o the_o jew_n rather_o we_o understand_v jacob_n word_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n who_o he_o in_o the_o spirit_n foresee_v shall_v in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v call_v jew_n as_o the_o land_n judea_n from_o judah_n and_o expound_v they_o to_o be_v a_o prediction_n that_o the_o jew_n shall_v never_o total_o and_o final_o lose_v the_o visible_a be_v of_o a_o kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n with_o a_o form_n of_o government_n among_o themselves_o though_o often_o change_v and_o alter_v in_o the_o manner_n obscure_v and_o eclipse_v in_o the_o lustre_n confine_v and_o empary_v in_o the_o power_n thereof_o until_o messiah_n shall_v be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o when_o the_o jew_n at_o our_o saviour_n birth_n and_o more_o complete_o at_o and_o after_o his_o death_n have_v lose_v all_o shadow_n of_o a_o free_a state_n total_o enslave_v to_o the_o roman_a emperor_n to_o who_o alone_o belong_v 1_o the_o militia_n with_o the_o castle_n giving_z martial-law_n to_o the_o temple_n itself_o 2_o coin_n stamp_v with_o the_o image_n and_o superscription_n of_o 2._o cesar._n 3_o custom_n collect_v yea_o extort_a by_o his_o publican_n 4_o power_n in_o cause_n capital_a by_o the_o priest_n own_o confession_n 31._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n and_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n thus_o expound_v be_v both_o clear_a in_o itself_o and_o according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o judaeo_n ancient_n §_o 4._o this_o tribe_n have_v dan_n and_o simeon_n on_o the_o west_n judea_n benjamin_n on_o the_o north_n the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n oâ—_n the_o south_n and_o the_o dead-sea_n on_o the_o east_n extend_v east_n and_o west_n wellnigh_o forty_o mile_n but_o from_o cadesh-barnea_a to_o jerusalem_n be_v about_o sixty_o six_o where_o in_o this_o country_n be_v contain_v a_o mountainous_a land_n but_o fruitful_a with_o all_o commodity_n for_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n we_o begin_v with_o the_o dead-sea_n iudah_n eastern_a boundary_a and_o so_o shall_v proceed_v to_o surround_v it_o in_o our_o description_n §_o 5._o this_o be_v 3._o once_o a_o fruitful_a country_n country_n call_v the_o vale_n of_o siddim_n even_o 10._o as_o the_o garden_n of_o the_o lord_n paradi_n see_v itself_o too_o like_v indeed_o thereto_o both_o for_o the_o pleasure_n thereof_o and_o serpent_n therein_o the_o spread_a wickedness_n of_o the_o vicious_a sodomite_n lot_z choose_v to_o live_v here_o not_o because_o the_o people_n be_v well_o nurture_v but_o the_o place_n well_o â—vatered_v though_o better_a water_v no_o doubt_n during_o his_o live_n there_o with_o his_o tear_n from_o a_o soul_n 8._o vex_v with_o their_o filthy_a conversation_n he_o lose_v by_o his_o dwell_n among_o they_o for_o who_o sin_n he_o be_v carry_v 12._o captive_a by_o chedorlaomer_n they_o gain_v by_o their_o dwell_n so_o near_o he_o for_o who_o sake_n they_o be_v rescue_v by_o his_o uncle_n abraham_n yea_o afterward_o abraham_n endeavour_v to_o save_v the_o whole_a city_n of_o sodom_n beat_v down_o the_o price_n of_o god_n justice_n as_o low_o as_o possible_o it_o may_v consist_v with_o his_o honour_n to_o 32._o ten_o righteous_a man_n and_o yet_o that_o too_o high_a a_o rate_n for_o the_o piety_n of_o sodom_n to_o reach_v so_o general_a be_v the_o wickedness_n therein_o hereupon_o sodom_n with_o three_o neighbour_a city_n 23._o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n be_v destroy_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n and_o thereby_o the_o whole_a country_n turn_v into_o a_o stand_a stink_a lake_n §_o 6._o some_o will_v say_v it_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o fire_n shall_v beget_v water_n a_o combustion_n produce_v a_o inundation_n more_o proper_a it_o have_v be_v that_o such_o a_o inflammation_n shall_v have_v leave_v and_o aetna_n hecla_n or_o vesuvius_n behind_o it_o fume_v if_o not_o burn_v always_o the_o rather_o because_o next_o morning_n this_o place_n present_v itself_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o abraham_n as_o the_o smoke_n of_o a_o 28._o furnace_n but_o such_o must_v know_v that_o when_o the_o fire_n be_v once_o out_o 1_o the_o country_n by_o nature_n be_v low_a and_o level_n be_v a_o depress_a plain_n and_o so_o more_o subject_a to_o drown_v 2_o jordan_n run_v through_o this_o vale_n and_o there_o sink_v into_o the_o ground_n have_v a_o quality_n in_o the_o first_o month_n to_o 30_o overflow_v his_o bank_n and_o so_o prone_a to_o occasion_v a_o deluge_n 3_o probably_n the_o river_n be_v former_o bridle_v with_o artificial_a bank_n which_o either_o be_v then_o break_v down_o with_o that_o tempest_n or_o afterward_o decay_v by_o degree_n when_o the_o people_n be_v destroy_v 4_o jordan_n in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v get_v violent_a possession_n fence_v and_o fortify_v himself_o in_o the_o slime-pit_n as_o in_o so_o many_o castle_n whereof_o great_a 10._o plenty_n in_o that_o place_n and_o can_v not_o afterward_o be_v eject_v thus_o his_o title_n to_o this_o plain_a though_o at_o first_o a_o unjust_a usurpation_n and_o encroachment_n be_v make_v lawful_a by_o the_o prescription_n of_o three_o thousand_o year_n possession_n §_o 7._o this_o sea_n be_v know_v by_o several_a name_n 1._o the_o dead-sea_n sea_n either_o because_o the_o charnel-house_n of_o so_o many_o dead_a carcase_n then_o destroy_v therein_o or_o because_o it_o kill_v all_o creature_n come_v into_o it_o or_o last_o because_o dull_a and_o dead_a not_o enliven_v with_o a_o tide_n or_o quicken_v with_o any_o visible_a motion_n one_o main_a cause_n of_o the_o offensive_a savour_n thereof_o laziness_n dispose_v man_n to_o lewdness_n and_o water_n to_o putrefaction_n 2._o the_o 3._o salt-sea_n salt_n indeed_o from_o the_o sulphurous_a combustion_n first_o occasion_v it_o 3._o by_o greek_a writer_n it_o be_v term_v the_o asphaltite-lake_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o bitumen_n grow_v plentiful_o thereabouts_o this_o bitumen_n we_o be_v fain_o to_o retain_v the_o latin_a word_n our_o land_n neither_o afford_v the_o thing_n nor_o our_o language_n the_o name_n to_o signify_v it_o be_v a_o clammy_a glutinous_a substance_n useful_a in_o physic_n to_o astringe_n in_o surgery_n to_o consolidate_v use_v by_o the_o rich_a as_o mortar_n to_o build_v as_o in_o the_o tower_n of_o 3._o babel_n by_o the_o poor_a as_o oil_n to_o burn_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hebrew_n quick_o kindle_v hardly_o quench_v flame_v far_o and_o long_o as_o partake_v much_o of_o pitch_n and_o more_o of_o brimstone_n in_o the_o nature_n thereof_o and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o go_v to_o the_o cost_n of_o rich_a spice_n use_v it_o for_o embalm_v their_o dead_a be_v a_o great_a dry_a and_o so_o preserver_n from_o corruption_n §_o 8._o this_o salt-sea_n be_v sullen_a and_o churlish_a salt-sea_n differ_v from_o all_o other_o in_o the_o condition_n thereof_o david_n speak_v of_o other_o sea_n say_v there_o go_v the_o ship_n 26._o and_o there_o be_v that_o leviathan_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o play_v therein_o so_o instance_v in_o the_o double_a use_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o ship_n to_o sail_v and_o fish_n to_o swim_v in_o but_o this_o be_v serviceable_a for_o neither_o of_o these_o intent_n no_o vessel_n sail_v thereon_o the_o clammy_a water_n be_v a_o real_a remora_n to_o obstruct_v their_o passage_n and_o the_o most_o sportful_a fish_n dare_v not_o jest_v with_o the_o edged-tool_n of_o this_o dead-sea_n which_o if_o unwilling_o hurry_v thereinto_o by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o stream_n of_o jordan_n they_o present_o expire_v yea_o it_o will_v kill_v that_o apocrypha-dragon_n which_o daniel_n be_v say_v to_o have_v choke_v with_o lump_n of_o 27_o pitch_n fat_a and_o hair_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o
with_o the_o former_a §_o 10._o josephus_n himself_o elsewhere_o confess_v as_o learned_a 20._o grotius_n do_v observe_v that_o the_o temple_n be_v never_o but_o twice_o demolish_v objection_n first_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o final_o by_o the_o roman_n §_o 11._o understand_v he_o to_o reconcile_v he_o to_o himself_o never_o but_o twice_o demolish_v in_o anger_n from_o enemy_n answer_v whereas_o herod_n destruebat_fw-la animo_fw-la restruendi_fw-la destroy_v it_o with_o intent_n to_o rebuild_v it_o as_o the_o chirurgeon_n who_o not_o out_o of_o cruelty_n but_o pity_n break_v a_o ill_o set_v bone_n with_o full_a intent_n to_o set_v it_o better_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o this_o three_o temple_n in_o some_o sense_n be_v always_o account_v repute_v and_o esteem_v by_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n the_o same_o with_o the_o second_o chap._n vii_o general_n observable_n in_o herod_n building_n §_o 1._o thus_o satisfy_v for_o the_o main_a josephus_n that_o herod_n rebuilt_a zorobabels_n temple_n come_v we_o to_o some_o memorable_a observable_n therein_o gather_v out_o of_o josephus_n who_o single_a band_n if_o the_o reader_n shall_v refuse_v to_o accept_v we_o can_v tender_v he_o no_o better_o yea_o no_o other_o securirity_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o expect_v that_o all_o which_o josephus_n relate_v shall_v be_v credit_v in_o the_o full_a latitude_n thereof_o it_o be_v enough_o if_o the_o judicious_a reader_n with_o 18._o saint_n paul_n in_o another_o case_n concern_v the_o report_n of_o the_o corinthian_n do_v partly_o believe_v it_o §_o 2._o first_o to_o satisfy_v and_o content_v the_o jew_n half_a suspect_a his_o power_n or_o pleasure_n to_o rebuild_v the_o temple_n he_o pluck_v not_o down_o the_o old_a temple_n till_o all_o necessary_n for_o the_o new_a one_o be_v perfect_o provide_v and_o bring_v in_o place_n ready_a to_o be_v set_v up_o lest_o otherwise_o between_o two_o temple_n none_o at_o all_o shall_v be_v leave_v such_o as_o take_v down_o one_o church_n before_o full_o furnish_v for_o the_o set_n up_o of_o a_o new_a make_v a_o dangerous_a breach_n for_o profaneness_n and_o atheism_n to_o enter_v in_o thereat_o no_o such_o regnum_fw-la for_o satan_n as_o in_o the_o interregnum_fw-la between_o two_o religion_n §_o 3._o as_o for_o the_o dimension_n of_o herod_n temple_n in_o relation_n to_o solomon_n the_o ensue_a parallel_n thus_o present_v they_o unto_o we_o 1_o king_n 6._o 2._o and_o the_o house_n which_o king_n solomon_n build_v for_o the_o lord_n the_o length_n thereof_o be_v threescore_o cubit_n and_o the_o breadth_n thereof_o twenty_o cubit_n and_o the_o height_n thereof_o thirty_o cubit_n after_o the_o first_o 2._o measure_n the_o porch_n therein_o be_v a_o 4._o hundred_o and_o twenty_o cubit_n high_a josephus_n anti._n jud._n lib._n 15._o cap._n 14._o herâ—d_n remove_v the_o old_a foundation_n and_o lay_v new_a one_o build_v the_o temple_n a_o hundred_o cubit_n long_o so_o many_o and_o twenty_o more_o in_o height_n as_o for_o the_o 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18._o probable_o expend_v in_o defray_v the_o cost_n of_o the_o voyage_n long_o after_o jehosaphat_n join_v with_o ahaziah_n hence_o set_v forth_o ship_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n to_o the_o same_o place_n but_o they_o 48._o go_v not_o for_o they_o be_v break_v why_o the_o sea_n which_o smile_v on_o solomon_n shall_v frown_v on_o godly_a jehosaphat_n i_o dare_v not_o conjecture_v lest_o my_o adventure_n in_o guess_v prove_v as_o unsuccessful_a as_o he_o in_o sail_v have_v not_o 37._o scripture_n plain_o tell_v i_o that_o the_o wind_n and_o the_o wave_n forbid_v the_o bane_n of_o match_v god_n child_n with_o idolater_n in_o the_o same_o design_n yea_o the_o breath_n of_o eliezer_n the_o prophet_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v sink_v those_o ship_n threaten_v their_o destruction_n thus_o those_o shall_v never_o reap_v good_a harvest_n who_o plough_n with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n contrary_a to_o god_n flat_a 10._o command_n afterward_o wicked_a king_n ahaziah_n request_v again_o of_o 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more_o moisture_n of_o the_o sea_n through_o which_o they_o be_v bring_v the_o man_n also_o of_o dan_n and_o javan_n of_o who_o hereafter_o furnish_v tire_n with_o 19_o cassia_n and_o calamus_fw-la drug_n of_o high_a worth_n and_o value_n 3_o merchant-drapers_n such_o as_o bring_v 20._o precious_a clothes_n for_o or_o with_o chariot_n be_v the_o man_n of_o dedan_n which_o be_v a_o eminent_a country_n in_o idumea_n 4_o merchant-fishmonger_n many_o of_o these_o must_v be_v presume_v in_o tyre_n where_o fish_n be_v a_o staple_n commodity_n which_o they_o transport_v into_o other_o country_n and_o vent_v for_o their_o own_o gain_n without_o any_o other_o respect_n of_o time_n or_o place_n this_o cause_v nehemiah_n complaint_n that_o in_o jerusalem_n there_o dwell_v man_n of_o tyre_n which_o bring_v 16._o fish_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o ware_n and_o sell_v they_o on_o the_o sabbath_n 5_o merchant-gold-smith_n such_o as_o occupy_v in_o her_o fair_n 22._o with_o all_o precious_a stone_n 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also_o it_o be_v term_v hammois_n a_o name_n also_o general_a to_o libya_n yea_o to_o all_o africa_a be_v in_o the_o same_o sound_n and_o sense_n style_v the_o land_n 23._o of_o ham_n by_o the_o psalmist_n it_o have_v the_o mediterranean_a sea_n on_o the_o north_n cyrene_n on_o the_o west_n ethiopia_n the_o country_n of_o queen_n 27._o candace_n on_o the_o south_n the_o red-sea_n on_o the_o east_n with_o a_o small_a isthmus_n of_o land_n not_o past_o seventy_o mile_n over_o betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o mediterranean_a many_o prince_n with_o as_o great_a expense_n as_o small_a success_n have_v oft_o attempt_v with_o their_o pioner_n to_o pierce_v through_o this_o slender_a neck_n of_o ground_n so_o to_o join_v the_o two_o sea_n together_o for_o the_o great_a conveniency_n of_o traffic_n it_o seem_v heaven_n blast_v their_o design_n as_o a_o encroachment_n on_o the_o divine_a prerogative_n it_o be_v only_o place_v in_o god_n power_n to_o give_v the_o word_n of_o command_n to_o the_o ocean_n hither_o shall_v thou_o 11._o come_v but_o no_o far_o and_o if_o it_o be_v dishonesty_n to_o 28._o remove_v landmark_n of_o man_n fix_v how_o high_a presumption_n be_v it_o to_o alter_v so_o ancient_a and_o solemn_a water-bound_n of_o god_n own_o appoint_v §_o 2._o the_o egyptian_n be_v low_a in_o stature_n egyptian_n of_o firm_a and_o well_o compact_a body_n swart_a and_o tawny_a complexion_n hereupon_o abraham_n come_v into_o egypt_n say_v to_o sarah_n his_o wife_n behold_v now_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v 11._o a_o fair_a woman_n to_o look_v upon_o not_o that_o be_v so_o many_o year_n marry_v he_o have_v hitherto_o live_v in_o ignorance_n of_o her_o beauty_n and_o now_o take_v first_o notice_n thereof_o but_o as_o star_n shine_v bright_a in_o the_o night_n so_o her_o fairness_n be_v now_o more_o conspicuous_a among_o the_o black_a face_n of_o the_o egyptian_n their_o wit_n ancient_o be_v very_o subtle_a and_o search_a esteem_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o arithmetic_n music_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o perpetual_a serenity_n of_o the_o air_n they_o find_v out_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n first_o divide_v time_n into_o month_n and_o year_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o 22._o egyptian_n be_v eminent_a in_o scripture_n much_o give_v to_o magic_n and_o divination_n yea_o 8._o jannes_n and_o jambres_n the_o enchanter_n have_v even_o to_o this_o day_n some_o in_o egypt_n heir_n to_o their_o mysterious_a impiety_n as_o for_o the_o wander_a gypsy_n which_o now_o a_o day_n pretend_v to_o the_o tell_n of_o fortune_n their_o best_a cunning_a general_o be_v the_o credulity_n of_o other_o ofttimes_o not_o see_v how_o near_o their_o own_o foot_n be_v to_o the_o stock_n and_o back_n to_o the_o whipping-post_n yea_o common_o they_o be_v counterfeit_v come_v no_o more_o from_o egypt_n than_o the_o dissemble_a gibeonite_n do_v from_o a_o far_a 6._o country_n and_o perchance_o be_v next_o neighbour_n unto_o we_o §_o 3._o a_o most_o pleasant_a 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the_o field_n of_o zoan_n where_o many_o of_o moses_n his_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v the_o prince_n of_o zoan_n though_o pretend_v to_o much_o wisdom_n be_v 13_o twice_o pronounce_v fool_n by_o the_o prophet_n the_o other_o stream_n of_o nile_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n at_o 16._o sin_n where_o hard-by_o ancient_o live_v the_o sac._n sinites_n one_o of_o the_o eleven_o nation_n of_o the_o canaanite_n call_v also_o raamses_n be_v one_o of_o the_o 11._o city_n which_o the_o israelite_n build_v for_o pharaoh_n as_o pithom_n be_v another_o afterward_o call_v pelusium_n from_o the_o muddy_a situation_n thereof_o and_o damiata_n at_o this_o day_n §_o 29._o but_o we_o hasten_v to_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n goshen_n as_o the_o best_a ground_n in_o all_o egypt_n lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_v thereof_o the_o bounty_n of_o a_o ancient_a pharaoh_n give_v this_o country_n to_o the_o israelite_n for_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o and_o the_o policy_n of_o succeed_a pharaoh_n continue_v it_o unto_o 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nutrition_n not_o education_n on_o their_o child_n §_o 33._o moses_n well_o become_v his_o breed_n relation_n and_o be_v 22._o learn_v in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n yet_o we_o find_v not_o that_o the_o court_n make_v that_o impression_n on_o he_o as_o on_o joseph_n never_o swear_v by_o the_o 16._o life_n of_o pharaoh_n however_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o year_n he_o 24._o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n probably_n in_o his_o minority_n he_o own_v that_o royal_a relation_n 11_o when_o he_o be_v a_o child_n he_o do_v as_o a_o child_n now_o come_v to_o the_o full_a use_n of_o his_o reason_n he_o renounce_v all_o such_o false_a extraction_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o writing_n or_o style_v himself_o so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o not_o to_o tell_v lie_n but_o we_o must_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v tell_v if_o it_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n to_o 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