7._o canaanite_n some_o remnant_n of_o the_o anakim_v which_o escape_v his_o hand_n do_v in_o his_o absence_n return_v possess_v hebron_n and_o put_v caleb_n to_o a_o new_a task_n of_o a_o second_o subdue_a they_o §_o 22._o david_n afterward_o make_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o reign_v almost_o seven_o year_n therein_o abner_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abner_n repair_v hither_o with_o full_a intent_n to_o reduce_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o obedience_n have_v not_o joabs_n sudden_a murder_a he_o frustrate_v his_o design_n probably_n some_o mixture_n of_o jealousy_n may_v put_v joab_n on_o this_o foul_a action_n fear_v to_o be_v out_v of_o his_o office_n that_o if_o abner_n make_v david_n king_n david_n will_v make_v abner_n general_n over_o all_o israel_n certain_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n asahels_n blood_n prompt_v he_o thereunto_o joab_n send_v messenger_n to_o fetch_v abner_n back_o from_o the_o well_o of_o siriah_n slay_v he_o treacherous_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o 27._o gate_n of_o hebron_n §_o 23._o forget_v we_o not_o that_o hebron_n murder_n in_o the_o gate_n whereof_o joab_n so_o base_o and_o barbarous_o murder_v he_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 7._o appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o save_n of_o such_o as_o have_v kill_v one_o unaware_o do_v not_o joab_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o place_n act_v wilful_a murder_n in_o a_o high_a hand_n rely_v on_o his_o own_o greatness_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o in_o so_o bloody_a a_o deed_n as_o if_o he_o neither_o fear_v the_o justice_n of_o man_n nor_o need_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o many_o year_n after_o he_o 31._o fly_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v deny_v the_o protection_n of_o that_o place_n who_o former_o so_o cruel_o despiteful_o and_o presumptuous_o have_v defile_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n with_o innocent_a blood_n §_o 24._o thus_o die_v abner_n very_o loyal_a to_o saul_n either_o while_o saul_n be_v live_v and_o too_o love_v to_o his_o 7._o concubine_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a never_o man_n be_v kill_v more_o cowardly_a or_o bury_v more_o honourable_o david_n himself_o 31._o follow_v the_o bâ—ere_o weep_v as_o chief_a mourner_n at_o his_o funeral_n in_o the_o same_o sepulchre_n the_o 12._o head_n of_o ishbosheth_n be_v afterward_o inter_v though_o some_o jar_n be_v betwixt_o they_o while_o live_v their_o dust_n well_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o grave_n nor_o dare_v the_o ash_n of_o ishbosheth_n across_o the_o other_o who_o when_o alive_a though_o check_v and_o chide_v by_o he_o 11._o can_v not_o answer_v abner_n a_o word_n again_o because_o he_o fear_v he_o as_o for_o the_o body_n of_o baanah_n and_o rechab_n the_o murderer_n of_o ishbosheth_n they_o have_v by_o order_n from_o david_n their_o hand_n and_o foot_n cut_v off_o and_o they_o hang_v up_o over_o the_o 12._o pool_n in_o hebron_n §_o 25._o after_o the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n hebron_n all_o israel_n repair_v to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n their_o king_n who_o several_a number_n deserve_v our_o observation_n 1_o out_o of_o 24._o judah_n six_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 2_o simeon_n seven_o thousand_o &_o one_o hundred_o 3_o levi_n eight_o thousand_o &_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o 4_o benjamin_n three_o thousand_o 5_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 6_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n eighteen_o thousand_o 7_o issachar_n two_o hundred_o officer_n and_o all_o their_o brethren_n at_o their_o commandment_n 8_o zebulun_n fifty_o thousand_o 9_o naphtali_n thirty_o seven_o â—housand_o beside_o a_o thousand_o captain_n 10_o dan_o twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d forty_o thousand_o 12_o reuben_n gâ—d_n and_o manassâ—h_v beyond_o jordan_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o behold_v here_o those_o tribe_n which_o live_v far_a from_o hebron_n appear_v in_o the_o high_a equipage_n as_o if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o distance_n of_o their_o habitation_n purposely_o advance_v with_o the_o great_a number_n here_o it_o will_v be_v inquire_v why_o judah_n large_a in_o dominion_n next_o in_o position_n near_o in_o relation_n as_o david_n native_a tribe_n make_v here_o the_o slender_a appearance_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n benjamin_n alone_o except_v the_o thinness_n of_o who_o number_n be_v excuse_v in_o the_o text_n because_o 29._o hitherto_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o keep_v the_o ward_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n what!_o do_v it_o fare_v with_o prince_n as_o with_o prophet_n that_o they_o be_v not_o 57_o without_o honour_n save_v in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o in_o their_o own_o house_n that_o david_n find_v few_o attendant_n from_o his_o own_o tribe_n oh_o no_o he_o be_v abundant_o love_v and_o honour_v therein_o but_o tostatus_n answer_v 1_o david_n daily_a attendance_n both_o civil_a in_o his_o court_n and_o military_a in_o his_o camp_n and_o garrison_n hitherto_o chief_o consist_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 2_o the_o rest_n of_o judah_n remain_v at_o home_n to_o make_v they_o provision_n and_o give_v entertainment_n to_o this_o confluence_n of_o people_n from_o all_o part_n add_v hereunto_o 1_o six_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o be_v a_o sufficient_a representation_n of_o judah_n and_o more_o not_o only_o needless_a but_o burdensome_a for_o the_o present_a to_o pester_v hebron_n too_o populous_a already_o the_o rest_n keep_v home_o and_o live_v hard_o by_o be_v ready_a no_o doubt_n on_o competent_a warning_n to_o come_v quick_o if_o need_v require_v or_o david_n command_v their_o attendance_n 2_o judahs_n main_a work_n be_v do_v two_o year_n before_o when_o david_n be_v solemn_o make_v their_o king_n and_o they_o now_o rather_o spectator_n than_o actor_n at_o his_o second_o coronation_n over_o all_o israel_n now_o no_o less_o politic_a than_o thrifty_a be_v the_o other_o tribe_n in_o bring_v their_o 40._o victual_n along_o with_o they_o lest_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v hold_v as_o occasioner_n of_o scarcity_n in_o judah_n and_o enhauncer_n of_o the_o price_n of_o provision_n §_o 26._o afterward_o absalon_n hebron_n when_o he_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n choose_v hebron_n as_o the_o fit_a city_n from_o whence_o he_o mean_v to_o mount_v into_o the_o throne_n hither_o he_o come_v under_o pretence_n to_o do_v sacrifice_n 1._o with_o his_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o fifty_o man_n run_v before_o he_o but_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v pity_v he_o bring_v with_o he_o from_o jerusalem_n 11._o two_o hundred_o man_n which_o be_v as_o one_o may_v say_v loyal_a traitor_n come_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o mere_o drawn-in_a to_o treasonable_a practice_n but_o hebron_n prove_v not_o a_o place_n so_o successful_a to_o absalon_n the_o son_n as_o formerly_z fortunate_a to_o david_n his_o father_n this_o traitor_n sovereignty_n soon_o expire_v when_o forsake_v of_o god_n man_n and_o beast_n his_o own_o mule_n go_v away_o from_o he_o he_o be_v slay_v of_o joab_n as_o university_n former_o relate_v §_o 27._o some_o ten_o mile_n south_n of_o hebron_n lay_v debir_n ancient_o call_v kiriah-seph_a 11._o the_o city_n of_o a_o book_n conceive_v a_o canaanitish_a university_n and_o although_o the_o giant_n anakim_v dwell_v hereabout_o may_v be_v presume_v but_o little_a bookish_a yet_o civilise_a country_n in_o all_o age_n have_v allow_v such_o place_n for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n who_o be_v better_a unborn_a then_o unbred_a caleb_n proffer_a 12._o acsah_n his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o any_o one_o that_o shall_v conquer_v this_o city_n which_o be_v according_o perform_v by_o othniel_n his_o young_a brother_n son_n and_o first_o judge_n of_o israel_n what_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o his_o country_n enough_o to_o set_v a_o edge_n on_o his_o valour_n but_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o wife_n need_v also_o to_o whet_v his_o resolution_n no_o doubt_v the_o scale_n of_o his_o resolution_n go_v down_o former_o on_o the_o right_a side_n before_o this_o match_n be_v cast_v in_o as_o overweight_n it_o be_v no_o unlawful_a bigamy_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o wed_v to_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o embrace_v also_o therewith_o the_o 26._o recompense_n of_o reward_n and_o grand_a be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o 13._o hireling_n who_o mind_n be_v mere_o mercenary_a and_o he_o that_o work_v for_o his_o hire_n with_o othniel_n take_v it_o not_o as_o the_o main_a motive_n much_o less_o as_o the_o end_n but_o only_o as_o a_o welcome_a encouragement_n of_o his_o undertake_n §_o 28._o thus_o all_o party_n be_v please_v caleb_n israel_n recover_v debir_n othniel_n get_v acsah_n to_o wife_n she_o gain_v a_o blessing_n from_o her_o father_n that_o
distract_v we_o some_o place_n they_o near_o the_o mountain_n of_o sinai_n but_o that_o barren_a desert_n afford_v no_o more_o livelihood_n than_o the_o law_n there_o deliver_v can_v give_v life_n unto_o man_n other_o seat_n they_o near_o sin_n by_o ptolemy_n simyra_n in_o the_o northern_a bind_v of_o the_o land_n and_o a_o three_o priùs_fw-la sort_n who_o we_o will_v follow_v in_o the_o very_a south_n point_n thereof_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n near_o pelusium_n call_v sin_n in_o the_o 16._o scripture_n whence_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n have_v its_o name_n 1._o 15._o 4_o arvadites_n these_o live_a north_n of_o the_o zidonian_o whereof_o large_o in_o the_o description_n of_o mount_n libanus_n 16._o 5_o zemarites_fw-la more_o uncertain_a for_o situation_n then_o the_o former_a because_o no_o more_o mention_n of_o they_o have_v the_o land_n whereon_o they_o live_v like_o the_o floor_n of_o bell_n 14._o temple_n be_v strew_v with_o ash_n some_o print_n of_o their_o footstep_n will_v have_v remain_v whereas_o now_o no_o mark_n to_o discover_v they_o learned_a man_n thus_o grope_v in_o the_o dark_a some_o seek_v for_o lack_n of_o other_o light_n to_o light_v a_o candle_n from_o a_o glow-worm_n their_o conceit_n be_v no_o better_o who_o from_o the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o sound_n make_v these_o zemarite_n inhabit_v mount_n shemir_n afterward_o samaria_n which_o be_v confute_v by_o the_o hebrew_n orthography_n more_o probable_o they_o may_v be_v place_v at_o 22._o zemaraim_n a_o city_n afterward_o of_o benjamin_n 17._o 6_o hamathites_n as_o former_o we_o have_v too_o little_a here_o we_o have_v too_o much_o direction_n find_v two_o eminent_a place_n equal_o probable_a for_o their_o habitation_n hamath_n on_o the_o north_n of_o nepthali_n and_o another_o many_o mile_n off_o call_v hamah_n the_o great_a and_o afterward_o antiochia_n and_o perchance_o they_o may_v remove_v from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o so_o much_o of_o the_o nation_n descend_v from_o canaan_n among_o who_o the_o philistines_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o five_a satrapy_n possess_v the_o south-west_n part_n of_o the_o land_n because_o they_o come_v not_o from_o canaan_n but_o from_o mizraim_n his_o elder_a brother_n of_o who_o god_n will_v large_o hereafter_o in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o simeon_n to_o conclude_v let_v the_o reader_n beware_v lest_o deceive_v with_o the_o similitude_n of_o sound_n he_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o mistake_v true_a israelite_n by_o birth_n to_o be_v canaanites_n by_o descent_n as_o namely_o 1_o caleh_n the_o 14._o kenite_fw-la undoubted_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 6._o judah_n only_o his_o grandfather_n name_n be_v kenaz_n 2_o vriah_n the_o hittite_n 3_o ornan_n the_o jebusite_n so_o loyal_a so_o liberal_a to_o david_n the_o first_o may_v be_v a_o proselyte_n hittite_n but_o more_o likely_a an_o israelite_n who_o father_n be_v call_v heth_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 63._o judah_n or_o 21._o benjamin_n who_o live_v promiscuous_o with_o the_o jebusite_n in_o the_o city_n of_o jebus_n or_o jerusalem_n 4_o hushi_n the_o archite_a who_o out-achitophelled_n achitophel_n in_o his_o policy_n be_v probable_o a_o ephraimite_n of_o the_o 2._o border_n of_o archi_n otherwise_o unlikely_a that_o david_n will_v have_v choose_v a_o stranger_n to_o have_v be_v his_o cabinet_n counsellor_n 5_o simon_n the_o 4._o cananite_n christ_n disciple_n certain_o a_o jew_n otherwise_o our_o saviour_n will_v not_o have_v entertain_v he_o in_o so_o near_o a_o relation_n bear_v it_o seem_v in_o 1._o cana_n of_o galilee_n so_o much_o for_o caution_n lest_o demetrius_n who_o be_v well_o 2._o report_v of_o all_o man_n suffer_v for_o demetrius_n diana_n silver-smith_n and_o these_o real_a jew_n be_v misrepresent_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o heathen_a extraction_n chap._n 8._o the_o second_o solemn_a division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o thirty_o one_o kingdom_n §_o 1._o next_o to_o the_o distinguish_n of_o this_o land_n into_o seven_o nation_n canaan_n we_o must_v observe_v the_o division_n thereof_o among_o 9_o one_o and_o thirty_o king_n strange_a that_o their_o sceptre_n except_o very_o short_a do_v not_o justle_v one_o another_o in_o so_o narrow_a a_o country_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o genius_n of_o that_o age_n delight_v not_o so_o much_o in_o scrape_v much_o together_o as_o in_o have_v absolute_a authority_n in_o that_o little_a which_o be_v their_o own_o pride_n be_v common_o the_o sin_n of_o young_a man_n covetousness_n of_o old_a folk_n the_o world_n in_o the_o youth_n thereof_o more_o affect_v honour_n than_o wealth_n high_a title_n then_o large_a treasure_n and_o these_o royolet_n content_v themselves_o that_o their_o crown_n though_o not_o so_o big_a be_v as_o bright_a their_o sceptre_n though_o not_o so_o great_a be_v as_o glister_n as_o those_o of_o the_o mighty_a monarch_n be_v as_o absolute_a sovereign_n in_o their_o own_o small_a territory_n §_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v tribe_n how_o these_o one_o and_o thirty_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o dispose_v of_o and_o how_o they_o be_v share_v among_o the_o several_a tribe_n in_o reckon_v up_o their_o name_n we_o observe_v the_o method_n in_o ibid._n joshua_n as_o he_o marshal_n they_o upon_o order_n follow_v kingdom_n of_o 1._o jericho_n 2._o ali._n 3._o jerusalem_n 4._o hebâ—oâ—_n 5._o jarmuth_n 6._o laâ—hish_n 7._o eglon._n 8._o gezer_n 9_o dâ—ber_n 10._o gâ—der_n 11._o hormah_n 12._o arad_n 13._o libnath_n 14._o adullaâ—â—_n 15._o makkedaâ—_n 16._o bethel_n 17._o tappuah_n 18._o hepher_n 19_o aphek_n 20._o lasharon_n 21._o madâ—n_n 22._o haâ—or_n 23._o shimrâ—n-mâ—ron_a 24._o achshaph_n 25._o taâ—â—aâ—h_o 26._o megiddo_n 27._o kedesh_n 28._o insteam_n of_o caâ—mel_n 29._o dor_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o dor._n 30._o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n 31._o tirza_n allot_v to_o 1._o benjamin_n 2._o benjamin_n 3._o benâ—amin_n judah_n 4._o judaâ—_n 5._o judah_n 6._o judah_n 7._o judah_n 8._o ephraim_n 9_o judah_n 10._o judah_n simâ—on_n 11._o simeon_n 12._o judah_n 13._o judah_n 14._o judah_n 15._o beâ—jamin_n 16._o benjamin_n 17._o manasseh_n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 18._o mâ—nasâ—cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 19_o asâ—er_n 20._o zebulon_n 21._o nephâ—hali_n 22._o nephthali_n 23._o zebulon_n 24._o asher_n 25._o manas._n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 26._o 〈◊〉_d cisâ—or_n 27._o nephthali_n 28._o zebulon_n 29._o manasseb_n issachar_n 30._o bâ—njaâ—in_n 31._o ephraim_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n understand_v a_o sovereign_n over_o a_o miscellaneous_a company_n of_o people_n the_o master-bee_a of_o a_o swarm_n not_o yet_o fix_v in_o a_o hive_n have_v a_o sufficient_a territory_n for_o his_o man_n but_o no_o considerable_a metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o this_o catalogue_n sihon_n and_o og_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o dominion_n lay_v â—ast_v of_o jordan_n and_o they_o make_v up_o thirty_o three_o king_n in_o all_o so_o much_o of_o these_o city_n for_o the_o present_a whereof_o large_o hereafter_o in_o those_o respective_a tribe_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v §_o 3._o among_o these_o king_n one_o may_v visible_o discover_v two_o distinct_a combination_n king_n 1_o in_o the_o southern_a circuit_n of_o canaan_n adoni-bezek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o this_o knot_n at_o who_o 3._o send_v the_o king_n of_o hebron_n jarmuth_n lachish_n eglon_n etc._n etc._n assemble_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n and_o be_v destroy_v by_o he_o 2_o in_o the_o northern_a association_n there_o 3._o iâ—bin_n the_o king_n have_v the_o precedency_n with_o who_o the_o king_n of_o madon_n shimron_n and_o achshaph_n etc._n etc._n confederate_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n with_o the_o same_o success_n have_v all_o at_o once_o engage_v against_o joshua_n the_o task_n have_v be_v hard_o have_v he_o fight_v they_o all_o several_o the_o work_n have_v be_v long_o to_o subdue_v they_o for_o these_o thirty_o and_o 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of_o syria_n but_o of_o all_o jehorams_fw-mi hurt_v here_o receive_v none_o go_v so_o near_o his_o heart_n as_o that_o in_o this_o 1._o city_n a_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n send_v by_o elisha_n do_v anoint_v jehu_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n and_o king_n of_o israel_n §_o 29._o we_o have_v whole_o forget_v no_o shame_n to_o confess_v and_o amend_v our_o fault_n the_o small_a country_n of_o sharon_n in_o the_o north-east_n part_n 16._o of_o this_o tribe_n it_o seem_v it_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o demean_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n david_n where_o his_o herd_n 29._o be_v feed_v under_o the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o shetrai_n the_o sharonite_n david_n we_o see_v be_v not_o only_o a_o good_a man_n and_o good_a king_n but_o also_o a_o good_a husband_n stocking_n this_o his_o land_n to_o his_o best_a profit_n know_v full_a well_o soon_o will_v the_o state_n of_o his_o court-hall_n be_v abate_v if_o the_o thrift_n in_o his_o country_n 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daughter_n and_o this_o place_n in_o their_o 1_o outward_a happiness_n she_o a_o crown_a queen_n and_o tyre_n a_o 8._o crown_v city_n who_o merchant_n be_v prince_n 2_o inward_a wickedness_n both_o of_o they_o style_v 21._o harlot_n in_o scripture_n 3_o final_a wofulness_n she_o eat_v up_o by_o the_o dog_n to_o the_o short_a reversion_n of_o her_o 35._o skull_n foot_n and_o palm_n and_o tyre_n 216._o so_o consume_v by_o all-devouring_a time_n that_o now_o no_o other_o than_o a_o heap_n of_o ruin_n yet_o have_v they_o a_o reverend_a respect_n and_o do_v instruct_v the_o pensive_a beholder_n with_o their_o exemplary_a frailty_n enough_o of_o tyre_n if_o not_o too_o much_o fear_v that_o long_o since_o the_o reader_n have_v sad_o sympathize_v with_o the_o suffering_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o alexander_n guess_v their_o pain_n to_o be_v great_a in_o the_o long_a siege_n of_o this_o place_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o own_o patience_n in_o read_v our_o tedious_a description_n thereof_o all_o i_o will_v add_v be_v this_o that_o though_o tyre_n be_v a_o sink_n of_o sin_n yet_o be_v this_o 21._o record_v in_o excuse_n of_o her_o profaneness_n and_o mitigation_n of_o her_o punishment_n that_o if_o the_o miracle_n do_v in_o chorazin_n and_o bethsaida_n have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n they_o will_v have_v long_a since_o repent_v in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n §_o 21._o two_o bow_n shoot_v from_o the_o east_n gate_n of_o tyre_n the_o place_n be_v show_v where_o the_o woman_n make_v that_o spirituall-carnall_a exclamation_n 28._o bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o and_o the_o pap_n that_o give_v thou_o suck_v when_o christ_n not_o disprove_v her_o word_n divert_v his_o auditor_n from_o this_o and_o direct_v they_o to_o a_o more_o necessary_a trutâ—_n yea_o rather_o bless_v be_v they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o keep_v it_o a_o little_a mile_n south_n of_o old_a tyre_n be_v 217._o four_o fair_a pit_n the_o least_o twenty_o five_o cubit_n square_a common_o call_v solomon_n cistern_n sure_o the_o water_n of_o they_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o be_v the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o 15._o canticle_n to_o prove_v solomon_n the_o author_n thereof_o where_o but_o obscure_a and_o oblite_fw-la mention_n be_v make_v of_o those_o water-work_n more_o probable_a some_o king_n of_o tyre_n make_v these_o and_o the_o neighbour_a aqueduct_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o city_n §_o 22._o seventeen_o mile_n north_n of_o tyre_n lay_v the_o city_n of_o sidon_n so_o name_v from_o the_o elder_a 15._o son_n of_o canaan_n a_o city_n of_o great_a antiquity_n see_v tyre_n be_v term_v by_o the_o 12._o prophet_n the_o daughter_n of_o sidon_n sure_o here_o the_o hebrew_n proverb_n hold_v true_a 44._o as_o be_v the_o mother_n so_o be_v the_o daughter_n both_o of_o these_o city_n be_v of_o great_a wealth_n and_o wickedness_n insomuch_o that_o to_o live_v careless_a quiet_a and_o secure_a be_v in_o scripture_n phrase_n 7._o to_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o zidonian_o §_o 23._o it_o be_v also_o a_o place_n of_o very_o great_a extent_n therefore_o term_v in_o 28._o holy_a writ_n zidon_n rabbah_n or_o great_a zidon_n not_o that_o there_o be_v ever_o a_o lesser_a zidon_n though_o there_o be_v one_o grand_a cairo_n it_o follow_v not_o there_o be_v also_o a_o petty_a cairo_n but_o it_o be_v emphatical_o so_o name_v in_o comparison_n of_o other_o city_n yea_o 16._o diodorus_n siculus_n and_o 12._o pomponius_n mela_n make_v sidon_n the_o great_a city_n of_o all_o phenicia_n understand_v then_o ancient_o while_o as_o yet_o she_o suckle_v tyre_n her_o little_a infant_n which_o afterward_o outgrew_n her_o mother_n in_o greatness_n this_o haply_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o homer_n so_o often_o make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o sidon_n be_v so_o silent_a of_o tyre_n because_o repute_v this_o latter_a a_o parcel_n of_o the_o former_a §_o 24._o many_o and_o great_a be_v the_o fortification_n of_o sidon_n but_o in_o vain_a be_v the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n with_o it_o when_o god_n himself_o say_v 22._o behold_v i_o be_o against_o thou_o o_o zidon_n whereupon_o in_o general_a it_o feel_v the_o same_o destruction_n with_o tyre_n which_o here_o we_o forbear_v to_o repeat_v only_o we_o will_v add_v that_o as_o bad_a a_o place_n as_o sidon_n be_v after_o christ_n resurrection_n a_o church_n be_v quick_o convert_v therein_o and_o saint_n paul_n sail_v to_o rome_n touch_v here_o and_o be_v courteous_o refresh_v by_o his_o 3._o friend_n §_o 25._o near_o the_o east-gate_n of_o sidon_n they_o show_v the_o place_n where_o the_o syrophenician_a woman_n beg_v so_o importunate_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o her_o daughter_n not_o dishearten_v though_o liken_v to_o a_o 21._o dog_n by_o our_o saviour_n in_o deed_n she_o show_v one_o of_o the_o best_a quality_n of_o a_o dog_n in_o keep_v she_o hold_v where_o once_o she_o have_v well_o fasten_v not_o give_v over_o or_o let_v go_v until_o she_o have_v get_v what_o she_o 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prophet_n it_o may_v be_v rank_v with_o the_o make_n of_o dinah_n jacob_n daughter_n to_o be_v job_n wife_n and_o with_o ruth_n her_o be_v daughter_n to_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n all_o which_o three_o tradition_n be_v equal_o improbable_a in_o themselves_o altogether_o ungrounded_a on_o scripture_n and_o yet_o peremptory_o affirm_v of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n nor_o have_v i_o ought_v else_o to_o observe_v of_o this_o city_n save_v that_o the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o zarephah_n signify_v a_o conflatory_a or_o melt_a place_n where_o metal_n whereof_o plenty_n in_o this_o province_n be_v make_v fuâ—il_n by_o the_o fire_n in_o their_o furnace_n §_o 27._o 3â—_n accho_n remain_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o confine_n of_o zebulun_n a_o learned_a cap._n writer_n conceive_v it_o call_v ace_n by_o grecian_n from_o afford_v medicine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a to_o hercules_n when_o hurt_n in_o his_o conflict_n with_o the_o lernaean_a 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hereupon_o at_o eliahs_n prayer_n fire_n from_o heaven_n lick_v up_o the_o water_n and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n the_o prophet_n take_v advantage_n of_o this_o juncture_n of_o time_n while_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v possess_v with_o a_o high_a opinion_n of_o his_o power_n and_o person_n king_n ahab_n stand_v admire_v at_o the_o miracle_n baal_n priest_n stand_v dispirited_a with_o guiltiness_n and_o wonder_n and_o jazebel_n their_o active_a patroness_n absent_a at_o great_a distance_n be_v a_o single_a man_n slay_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o they_o without_o any_o resistance_n former_o their_o flatter_a hand_n rather_o act_v and_o do_v do_v theatrical_o in_o superstitious_a formality_n let_v out_o some_o drop_n of_o wild_a blood_n in_o the_o surface_n of_o their_o flesh_n whereas_o now_o eliah_n in_o true_a earnest_n with_o a_o unpartial_a arm_n give_v vent_v to_o their_o heart_n blood_n by_o the_o brook_n kishon_n which_o present_o carry_v both_o their_o gore_n and_o its_o own_o water_n into_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n §_o 31._o however_o though_o satan_n then_o be_v silent_a carmelus_n when_o in_o credit_n most_o concern_v to_o speak_v in_o answer_n to_o baal_n priest_n it_o seem_v he_o find_v his_o tongue_n afterward_o and_o here_o pretend_a to_o inform_v people_n of_o their_o fortune_n suetonius_n tell_v we_o 5._o that_o vespasian_n in_o judea_n take_v counsel_n from_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n carmelus_n which_o foretell_v his_o good_a success_n in_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v undertake_v which_o god_n we_o conceive_v be_v some_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n though_o then_o speak_v true_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o or_o nigh_o this_o mountain_n of_o carmel_n §_o 32._o as_o for_o carmel_n in_o general_a carmel_n it_o be_v so_o delicious_a a_o place_n that_o more_o pleasure_n be_v hardly_o to_o be_v fancy_v then_o here_o to_o be_v find_v it_o consist_v of_o high_a hill_n where_o the_o wicked_a thought_n in_o vain_a by_o 3._o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o height_n thereof_o to_o be_v secure_v from_o divine_a justice_n a_o fruitful_a vale_n pleasant_a river_n of_o kishom_n and_o a_o goodly_a forest_n so_o that_o the_o foot_n of_o sennacherib_n do_v itch_n to_o 32._o enter_v it_o as_o his_o finger_n do_v long_o to_o fell_v the_o fair_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n from_o this_o carmel_n the_o platform_n of_o pleasure_n other_o delightful_a place_n be_v so_o name_v as_o copy_n and_o transcript_n of_o this_o the_o original_a yea_o the_o name_n be_v sometime_o note_n render_v appellative_o for_o any_o fruitful_a field_n §_o 33._o from_o the_o top_n hereof_o we_o may_v easy_o discover_v two_o neighbour_a town_n cain_n and_o adrichomii_fw-la caiaphas_n etc._n the_o one_o name_v from_o the_o murderer_n of_o 8._o abel_n the_o other_o from_o the_o 49._o active_a contriver_n of_o his_o death_n 2._o who_o blood_n speak_v better_a thing_n then_o that_o of_o abel_n but_o neither_o appear_v in_o scripture_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o name_v they_o more_o northerly_a we_o behold_v the_o valley_n of_o jiphthah-el_a or_o river_n thereof_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d word_n in_o hebrew_a express_v both_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v a_o vale_n especial_o in_o winter_n without_o a_o rivulet_n therein_o and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o the_o bourne_n in_o wilt-shire_n and_o the_o west_n signify_v both_o the_o river_n and_o the_o dale_n down_o which_o it_o run_v in_o the_o vale_n nigh_o the_o river_n of_o jiphthah-el_a stand_v the_o city_n zebulun_n so_o beautiful_o build_v say_v 32._o josephus_n let_v he_o forfeit_v his_o finger_n when_o he_o measure_v any_o thing_n to_o loss_n which_o concern_v his_o own_o country_n that_o cestius_n the_o roman_a governor_n who_o burn_v it_o admire_v the_o house_n therein_o as_o corrivall_n with_o those_o of_o tyre_n zidon_n and_o berytus_n in_o magnificence_n more_o southward_a be_v cana_n call_v common_o the_o less_o though_o greaten_v with_o christ_n first_o miracle_n wrought_v there_o at_o a_o marriage_n turn_v 1._o water_n into_o wine_n how_o many_o match_n have_v be_v make_v to_o which_o christ_n be_v never_o invite_v guest_n yea_o the_o riot_n and_o revel_n thereat_o will_v fright_v his_o gracious_a presence_n from_o the_o place_n hence_o the_o rivulet_n 11._o run_v to_o jokneam_fw-la surname_v 22._o of_o carmel_n from_o the_o vicinity_n thereof_o the_o king_n whereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n and_o the_o city_n afterward_o bestow_v upon_o the_o 34._o levite_n §_o 34._o have_v mention_v the_o levite-city_n difficulty_n a_o importunate_a difficulty_n while_o i_o hope_v silent_o to_o slip_v by_o it_o pluck_v i_o back_o in_o my_o passage_n it_o result_v from_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n joshua_n 21._o 34_o 35._o and_o unto_o the_o family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o mâ—râ—ri_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o levite_n out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n jokneam_fw-la with_o her_o suburb_n and_o kartah_n with_o her_o suburb_n dimnah_n with_o her_o suburb_n nahalol_n with_o her_o suburb_n four_o city_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 77._o unto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n of_o merari_n be_v give_v out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n rimmon_n with_o her_o suburb_n tabor_n with_o her_o suburb_n the_o difficulty_n be_v double_a first_o four_o city_n be_v mention_v in_o joshua_n and_o but_o two_o in_o chronicle_n second_o those_o two_o fall_n out_o by_o their_o different_a name_n nothing_o like_o the_o four_o former_o assign_v they_o §_o 35._o in_o solution_n hereof_o satisfy_v some_o will_v say_v that_o the_o levite_n may_v have_v six_o city_n in_o zebulun_n but_o why_o shall_v this_o tribe_n be_v not_o the_o big_a be_v most_o bountiful_a unto_o they_o be_v it_o because_o zebuluns_n lot_n advantage_v by_o the_o sea-situation_n thereof_o be_v large_a in_o worth_n then_o in_o view_n and_o so_o the_o merchant_n adventurer_n of_o this_o tribe_n make_v gainful_a voyage_n and_o profitable_a
return_n be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v more_o liberal_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n or_o be_v two_o of_o the_o levite_n city_n leave_v out_o in_o chronicle_n omission_n in_o such_o case_n for_o reason_n to_o we_o unknown_a be_v no_o contradiction_n and_o the_o other_o nahalol_n two_o the_o same_o though_o unlike_a in_o sound_n with_o the_o two_o last_o mention_v in_o joshua_n indeed_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o town_n at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v have_v two_o name_n nothing_o alike_o medena_n alias_o newport_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n may_v be_v a_o instance_n thereof_o but_o for_o all_o i_o can_v find_v still_o i_o languish_v in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a solution_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o good_a will_v be_v slight_v who_o though_o unable_a to_o cure_v the_o wound_n while_o commentatour_n on_o the_o place_n suffer_v it_o to_o lie_v fester_v in_o silence_n desire_v to_o wash_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o clean_o till_o a_o more_o skilful_a hand_n apply_v a_o effectual_a plaster_n thereunto_o §_o 36._o in_o solomon_n division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o twelve_o purveyourship_n zâ—bulun_n zebulun_n have_v no_o distinct_a officer_n over_o he_o but_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o who_o beside_o many_o place_n he_o have_v in_o manasseh_n extend_v his_o jurisdiction_n 12._o even_o beyond_o jokneam_fw-la the_o arm_n of_o zebulun_n confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o custom_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v argent_fw-fr a_o ship_n with_o maste_n and_o tackle_v sable_a a_o honourable_a bear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o coat_n armour_n of_o albertus_n free_a baron_n of_o alasco_n in_o poland_n â—ave_n that_o his_o ship_n be_v without_o sail_n with_o this_o motto_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la vela_fw-la god_n will_v send_v sail_n and_o zebuluns_n accomplish_v with_o all_o the_o accoutrement_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chap._n 7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n elisha_n §_o 2._o issachar_n have_v the_o sea_n 19_o on_o the_o west_n jordan_n on_o the_o â—2_n east_n fruitfulness_n zebulun_n on_o the_o north_n manasseh_n on_o the_o south_n a_o fair_a fruitful_a country_n for_o as_o all_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o pleasant_a 24._o land_n so_o it_o be_v particular_o observe_v of_o issachars_n portion_n he_o see_v the_o land_n 15._o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a and_o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o tribute_n this_o tribe_n better_o acquit_v itself_o in_o the_o subsidy_n then_o in_o the_o muster-book_n they_o be_v the_o best_a yeomantry_n of_o israel_n towards_o the_o advance_n of_o raâ—es_n and_o tax_n they_o love_v rest_n and_o a_o sedentary_a life_n blame_v they_o not_o if_o sensible_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o soil_n they_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v home_o because_o certain_a to_o remove_v to_o their_o loss_n and_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o 14._o ass_n couch_v between_o two_o burden_n §_o 3._o yet_o be_v not_o the_o man_n of_o issachar_n of_o such_o servile_a nature_n valour_n but_o that_o they_o can_v be_v valiant_a when_o just_a occasion_n be_v offer_v they_o they_o be_v as_o willing_a and_o resolute_a as_o any_o other_o in_o 15._o help_a barak_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o sisera_n yet_o even_o then_o we_o may_v observe_v they_o march_v not_o far_o from_o their_o own_o habitation_n the_o field_n be_v fight_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o country_n and_o well_o may_v his_o ass_n find_v both_o heel_n and_o tooth_n to_o kick_v and_o bite_v such_o as_o offer_v to_o take_v his_o hay_n from_o his_o rack_n and_o provender_n a_o way_n from_o his_o manger_n §_o 4._o nor_o let_v the_o resemble_v of_o issachar_n to_o a_o ass_n chronology_n depress_v this_o tribe_n too_o low_o in_o our_o estimation_n the_o strength_n of_o his_o back_n not_o stupidity_n of_o his_o head_n give_v the_o occasion_n thereunto_o 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o point_n of_o excellent_a skill_n this_o tribe_n surpass_v all_o other_o be_v man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n 32._o to_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v now_o see_v time_n janus-like_a have_v two_o face_n one_o look_v backward_o chronology_n the_o other_o forward_a prognostication_n the_o question_n will_v be_v in_o which_o of_o these_o lie_v the_o learning_n of_o the_o issacharites_n a_o learned_a man_n genâ—sios_fw-gr conceive_v they_o only_o like_o husbandman_n weather-wise_a by_o their_o own_o rural_a observation_n sure_o more_o be_v import_v in_o that_o expression_n and_o not_o only_a almanac_n but_o chronicle-skill_n contain_v therein_o so_o that_o from_o deduction_n from_o former_a they_o can_v make_v direction_n for_o the_o future_a time_n oh_o for_o a_o little_a of_o issachars_n art_n in_o our_o age_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v these_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a time_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o be_v safe_a with_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o much_o of_o the_o person_n in_o this_o tribe_n come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o eminent_a place_n contain_v therein_o §_o 5._o in_o the_o south_n confine_v thereof_o stand_v the_o regal_a city_n of_o 18._o jezreel_n city_n for_o though_o the_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n belong_v to_o 10._o manasseh_n the_o city_n itself_o must_v pertain_v to_o issachar_n otherwise_o the_o sixteen_o city_n assign_v he_o josh._n 19_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o number_n in_o jezreel_n ahab_n have_v a_o princely_a palace_n haply_o the_o joynter-house_n of_o jezebel_n beside_o a_o 27._o garden-house_n adjoin_v and_o here_o in_o the_o city_n live_v naboth_n as_o hard_o by_o lay_v his_o vineyard_n which_o ahab_n can_v not_o obtain_v from_o he_o either_o by_o purchase_n or_o 3._o exchange_v §_o 6._o some_o will_v find_v more_o equity_n in_o ahab_n offer_n than_o discretion_n in_o naboth_n defend_v refusal_n but_o blame_v he_o not_o if_o loath_a to_o offend_v his_o god_n to_o accommodate_v his_o king_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o his_o conscience_n persuade_v that_o his_o earthly_a possession_n be_v the_o earnest_n of_o his_o heavenly_a inheritance_n and_o that_o his_o part_n with_o the_o former_a void_v his_o title_n to_o the_o latter_a beside_o his_o vineyard_n six_o hundred_o year_n since_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n have_v pertain_v to_o his_o ancestor_n probable_o more_o age_n then_o ahab'_v new_o erect_v palace_n have_v belong_v year_n to_o his_o family_n §_o 7._o on_o the_o denial_n ahab_n fall_v sullen-sick_a no_o meat_n will_v down_o with_o he_o for_o lack_v of_o a_o salad_n because_o want_v naboth_n naboth_n vineyard_n for_o a_o garden_n of_o herb_n till_o jezebel_n undertake_v the_o business_n a_o letter_n be_v make_v up_o of_o her_o brain_n her_o husband_n hand_n and_o seal_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o jezreel_n enjoin_v they_o to_o set_v up_o two_o 10_o man_n of_o belial_n to_o accuse_v naboth_n of_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o the_o king_n she_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v plenty_n of_o such_o person_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o so_o populous_a and_o vicious_a a_o place_n oh_o the_o ancient_a order_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n for_o money_n to_o depose_v any_o falsehood_n hereupon_o naboth_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o his_o 26._o son_n also_o flat_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n which_o in_o this_o case_n have_v provide_v the_o 16._o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v donâ—_n to_o clear_v all_o claim_n and_o prevent_v all_o pretender_n of_o title_n unto_o the_o inheritance_n §_o 8._o thuâ—_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v for_o ahab_n use_v turn_v into_o a_o garden_n of_o â—erbes_n justice_n sure_o the_o bitter_a wormwood_n of_o divine_a revenge_n grow_v plentiful_o thereâ—n_v foâ—_n in_o the_o same_o place_n his_o son_n joram_n and_o granchild_n
of_o ahilud_o to_o who_o belong_v taanach_n megiddo_n and_o all_o bethshâ—an_n 12._o and_o partly_o to_o aminadaâ—_n husband_n to_o taphath_n solomon_n daughter_n purveyour_fw-mi alone_a in_o the_o land_n of_o 11._o dor._n a_o argument_n of_o the_o great_a fertility_n of_o that_o little_a land_n because_o the_o land_n of_o dor_n alone_o be_v a_o sign_n for_o a_o whole_a month_n in_o the_o zodiac_n of_o solomon_n yearly_a provision_n a_o ass_n former_o observe_v argent_a in_o a_o field_n vert_fw-fr be_v issachar_n arm_n couâ—hing_v between_o two_o 14._o burden_n some_o by_o these_o understand_v zebulun_n and_o manasseh_n which_o bound_v issachar_n on_o both_o side_n but_o why_o be_v their_o neighbourhood_n more_o burdensome_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n such_o perchance_o be_v near_o the_o truth_n who_o expound_v the_o two_o burden_n tribute_n and_o tillage_n betwixt_o which_o issachar_n quiet_o cocuhe_v never_o meddle_v with_o war_n but_o when_o force_v thereunto_o in_o his_o own_o 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in_o stead_n of_o rejoin_v the_o voice_n of_o lie_a flatterer_n and_o not_o of_o sober_a man_n in_o stead_n of_o reclaim_v what_o they_o exclaim_v embrace_v and_o huge_v their_o praise_n as_o proper_a to_o himself_o and_o thereupon_o a_o 23._o angel_n and_o worm_n the_o best_a and_o base_a of_o creature_n meet_v in_o his_o punishment_n the_o one_o smite_v the_o other_o eat_v he_o up_o and_o no_o wonder_n if_o worm_n quick_o devour_v he_o who_o those_o flesh-fly_n have_v blow_v up_o before_o if_o any_o ask_v see_v the_o people_n be_v equal_o guilty_a in_o that_o their_o sacrilegious_a expression_n yea_o they_o be_v the_o thief_n herod_n but_o the_o receiver_n why_o fall_v not_o the_o punishment_n also_o on_o the_o whole_a multitude_n it_o be_v answer_v first_o because_o they_o be_v the_o whole_a multitude_n and_o god_n in_o such_o case_n merciful_o single_v out_o some_o singall_a offender_n for_o punishment_n to_o save_v but_o fright_v the_o rest_n second_o more_o discretion_n be_v 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berenice_n finger_n this_o bestow_v the_o barbarous_a agrippa_n he_o to_o his_o incestuous_a sister_n once_o present_v this_o but_o be_v bernice_n never_o so_o brave_a the_o 29._o bond_n of_o saint_n paul_n wear_v by_o he_o then_o in_o caesarea_n be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o all_o good_a man_n the_o most_o glorious_a ornament_n §_o 6._o south_n of_o caesarea_n stand_v antipatris_n kanah_n name_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o antipater_n father_n to_o herod_n the_o great_a hiâ—her_o saint_n paul_n come_v guard_v in_o state_n by_o night_n with_o more_o than_o 23._o five_o hundred_o soldier_n and_o hence_o the_o footman_n be_v send_v back_o to_o jerusalem_n while_o the_o seventy_o horse_n advance_v forward_o with_o he_o to_o caesarea_n south_n of_o antipatris_n the_o river_n 9_o kanah_n which_o divide_v this_o tribe_n from_o ephraim_n run_v into_o the_o sea_n so_o call_v from_o reed_n kanah_n in_o hebrew_a whence_o our_o english_a cane_n or_o walking-stave_n fetch_v in_o both_o 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tabernacle_n where_o the_o benjamite_n as_o yet_o unprovided_a for_o wife_n wife_n lie_v in_o ambush_n in_o the_o vineyard_n violent_o 23._o seize_v some_o of_o those_o maid_n for_o their_o bride_n happy_a man_n be_v his_o dole_n make_v strange_a match_n if_o each_o interest_n concern_v therein_o be_v serious_o consider_v §_o 15._o first_o for_o the_o father_n of_o these_o virgin_n equivocation_n do_v this_o equivocate_a expedient_a satisfy_v their_o conscience_n who_o have_v former_o 1._o swear_v not_o to_o give_v their_o daughter_n to_o the_o benjamite_n to_o wife_n and_o yet_o now_o by_o lay_v the_o design_n 20._o themselves_o do_v in_o effect_n give_v these_o woman_n in_o marriage_n to_o these_o man_n §_o 16._o second_o match-lottery_n for_o the_o young_a man_n what_o assurance_n have_v they_o they_o can_v love_v not_o choose_v the_o fit_a who_o they_o like_v of_o but_o catch_v the_o first_o they_o light_v on_o or_o that_o they_o can_v be_v belove_v storm_v their_o wife_n with_o 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pertain_v to_o phinehas_n his_o son_n §_o 22._o tirzah_n be_v another_o city_n near_o mount_n ephâ—aim_n israel_n who_o king_n be_v conquer_v by_o 24._o joshua_n in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a repute_n thou_o be_v beautiful_a o_o my_o love_n as_o 4._o tirzah_n comely_a as_o jerusalem_n terrible_a as_o a_o army_n with_o banner_n jeroboam_fw-la choose_v it_o to_o be_v his_o 17._o royall-seat_n perchance_o because_o near_a 26._o zereda_n his_o native_a place_n where_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n live_v for_o wellnigh_o sixty_o year_n indeed_o baasha_n have_v a_o project_n to_o make_v ramah_n the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n as_o near_a to_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o more_o convenient_a to_o mark_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o frustrate_v of_o his_o design_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o 21._o return_v to_o tirzah_n 9_o reign_v and_o be_v bury_v here_o elah_n baasha_n son_n be_v here_o drink_v in_o the_o house_n of_o azzah_n his_o 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that_o slay_v his_o master_n hard_o by_o be_v 16._o tiphsaph_n where_o king_n menahem_fw-mi barbarous_o rip_v up_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n because_o the_o city_n open_v not_o to_o receive_v he_o §_o 23._o beside_o city_n many_o private_a dwelling_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o mount_n ephraim_n ephraim_n as_o the_o house_n of_o that_o 1._o levite_n who_o concubine_n the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n abuse_v to_o death_n the_o house_n of_o micah_n well_o store_v with_o idol_n where_o first_o the_o five_o spy_n than_o the_o six_o hundred_o man_n of_o dan_n take_v up_o their_o lodging_n when_o march_v to_o laish_n ungrateful_a guest_n who_o in_o stead_n of_o discharge_v their_o quarter_n plunder_v their_o 24._o landlord_n take_v his_o image_n and_o priest_n away_o with_o they_o three_o the_o house_n of_o deborah_n under_o a_o 5._o palmtree_n betwixt_o ramah_n and_o bethel_n where_o she_o judge_v
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
escape_v our_o observation_n namely_o baal-hazor_a where_o absolom_n shear_v his_o sheep_n if_o any_o demand_n how_o he_o come_v by_o any_o land_n in_o this_o tribe_n to_o feed_v cattle_n therein_o no_o doubt_n he_o hold_v it_o by_o gift_n or_o grant_n from_o david_n his_o father_n and_o how_o david_n when_o king_n become_v possess_v of_o demesne_n in_o all_o tribe_n have_v 84._o former_o be_v large_o resolve_v nor_o be_v it_o any_o disgrace_n to_o a_o king_n son_n to_o be_v master_n of_o sheep_n see_v the_o 9_o king_n himself_o be_v maintain_v by_o husbandry_n as_o commendable_a the_o thrift_n so_o damnable_a the_o cruelty_n of_o absolom_n in_o this_o place_n cause_v the_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n amnon_n just_a 28._o when_o his_o heart_n be_v merry_a with_o wine_n as_o if_o his_o wild_a revenge_n will_v imitate_v divine_a justice_n to_o kill_v both_o 28._o body_n and_o soul_n together_o this_o amnon_n be_v he_o that_o 6._o feign_v himself_o sick_a when_o he_o be_v well_o and_o now_o die_v before_o he_o be_v sick_a §_o 58._o let_v archelais_n not_o be_v forget_v iscariot_n half_a ashamed_a to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o wicked_a archelaus_n the_o builder_n 19_o thereof_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o herod_n in_o judea_n who_o cruelty_n 22._o fright_v joseph_n from_o return_v to_o bedlam_a and_o divert_v he_o to_o nazareth_n as_o archelais_n take_v its_o name_n from_o a_o wicked_a man_n so_o iscariot_n a_o village_n not_o far_o from_o it_o give_v name_n to_o a_o worse_o that_o traitor_n of_o his_o master_n be_v bear_v in_o this_o place_n as_o adrichomius_n out_o of_o saint_n hierome_n will_v have_v it_o but_o other_o reason_n be_v render_v of_o judas_n his_o syrname_n and_o the_o place_n of_o his_o exemplary_a 18._o death_n be_v more_o certain_o know_v then_o that_o of_o his_o obscure_a nativity_n as_o for_o apollonia_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n 13._o addida_n over_o against_o the_o plain_a with_o some_o other_o petite_fw-fr place_n in_o ephraim_n they_o be_v well_o know_v by_o their_o several_a mark_n not_o to_o be_v mention_v in_o canonical_a scripture_n §_o 59_o the_o son_n of_o hur_z be_v solomon_n monthly_a purveyour_fw-mi in_o mount_n 8._o ephraim_n ephraim_n the_o standard_n of_o ephraim_n be_v pitch_v first_o on_o the_o 18._o west_n side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n arm_n ancient_o depict_v thereon_o a_o ox_n sable_a passant_a in_o a_o field_n argent_fw-fr found_v on_o 17._o moses_n his_o word_n his_o beauty_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o firstling_n of_o a_o bullock_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v the_o prophecy_n of_o hosea_n 11._o ephraim_n be_v as_o a_o heifer_n that_o be_v teach_v and_o love_v to_o tread_v out_o the_o corn._n which_o perchance_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o postnate_a arm_n usual_o assign_v to_o this_o tribe_n though_o late_a by_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n then_o their_o ancient_a standard_n erect_v in_o the_o wilderness_n here_o the_o map_n of_o dan_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n chap._n 10._o §_o 1._o dan_fw-mi be_v elder_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o 25._o bilhah_n rahels_n maid_n and_o his_o concubine_n of_o his_o body_n but_o one_o hushim_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n yet_o of_o his_o posterity_n come_v forth_o thence_o no_o few_o than_o 39_o threescore_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o male_n of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o faithlesness_n in_o god_n promise_n 43._o threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n §_o 2._o there_o pass_v a_o general_a tradition_n take_v up_o by_o some_o father_n etc._n continue_v by_o some_o middle_n to_o modern_a popish_a writer_n that_o the_o antichrist_n shall_v descend_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n and_o why_o conceive_v or_o conceit_n they_o rather_o so_o uncharitable_o of_o this_o tribe_n confess_v we_o that_o dan_n hear_v ill_a on_o several_a occasion_n in_o the_o scripture_n 1_o dan_o father_n of_o 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hill_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o expiate_v saul_n murder_v of_o the_o gibeonite_n how_o strange_o be_v his_o zeal_n transpose_v turn_v the_o back_n of_o his_o sword_n towards_o the_o 9_o amalekite_n who_o god_n command_v he_o to_o destroy_v and_o use_v the_o edge_n thereof_o against_o the_o gibeonite_n who_o by_o oath_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o preserve_v here_o rizpah_n saul_n concubine_n cover_v the_o corpse_n of_o such_o as_o be_v execute_v with_o sackcloth_n to_o keep_v bird_n and_o beast_n from_o feed_v upon_o they_o §_o 45._o her_o kindness_n to_o the_o dead_a be_v 11._o tell_v to_o king_n david_n gibeah_n who_o not_o only_o give_v the_o hear_n but_o the_o practise_n of_o so_o good_a a_o example_n and_o thereby_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o bone_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n which_o he_o fetch_v from_o jabesh-gilead_n and_o bury_v hard_o by_o in_o zelah_n in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o kish_n his_o father_n show_v thereby_o that_o his_o former_a severity_n to_o saul_n son_n proceed_v from_o a_o public_a desire_n of_o his_o subject_n good_a no_o private_a design_n of_o revenge_n upon_o saul_n who_o corpse_n he_o so_o solemn_o inter_v corpse_n which_o be_v but_o night-wanderer_n while_o hang_v up_o by_o the_o philistine_n in_o their_o city_n of_o 10._o bethshan_n be_v but_o sojourner_n when_o bury_v by_o the_o gileadite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gad_n but_o now_o become_v housekeeper_n when_o bring_v home_o to_o the_o proper_a place_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o their_o father_n §_o 46._o hard_o by_o gibeah_n be_v migron_n ramah_n a_o small_a city_n where_o saul_n for_o some_o time_n abode_n with_o his_o man_n under_o a_o 2._o pomegranate-tree_n say_v not_o that_o such_o a_o tree_n be_v a_o simple_a palace_n for_o a_o prince_n for_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n pleasant_a be_v the_o residence_n for_o some_o short_a time_n under_o the_o shadow_n thereof_o yea_o our_o countryman_n 2._o bede_n can_v tell_v you_o how_o in_o our_o cold_a 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and_o 22._o mizpah_n with_o the_o stone_n provide_v for_o the_o fortify_v of_o ramah_n §_o 47._o mizpah_n now_o mention_v lay_v some_o eight_o mile_n hence_o full_a north_n juâ—ice_fw-la when_o in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n the_o seat_n of_o justice_n be_v annual_a for_o the_o time_n and_o tripartite_a for_o the_o place_n mizpah_n have_v a_o fair_a share_n thereof_o 16._o samuel_n go_v from_o year_n to_o year_n in_o circuit_n to_o bethel_n and_o gilgal_n and_o mizpah_n lie_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o triangle_n and_o judge_v israel_n in_o all_o those_o place_n and_o his_o return_n be_v to_o ramah_n for_o there_o be_v his_o house_n state-affair_n make_v not_o the_o good_a man_n to_o forget_v his_o family_n spend_v three_o term_n abroad_o on_o the_o public_a and_o the_o vacation_n at_o home_n on_o his_o private_a occasion_n at_o mizpah_n be_v a_o general_a reformation_n
that_o be_v north-east_n 2_o another_o turn_v the_o way_n to_o bethoron_n that_o be_v full_a west_n 3_o the_o three_o to_o the_o border_n that_o look_v to_o the_o valley_n of_o zeboim_n that_o be_v southeast_n thus_o divide_v themselves_o they_o compass_v their_o end_n and_o destroy_v that_o necessary_a profession_n in_o all_o the_o land_n for_o the_o music_n of_o the_o harp_n may_v better_o be_v spare_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n than_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o hammer_n indeed_o i_o have_v hear_v that_o therâ—_n be_v a_o house_n on_o london-bridge_n build_v entire_o of_o wood_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o iron-naile_n therein_o therefore_o common_o call_v none-such_a for_o the_o rarity_n of_o the_o structure_n thereof_o but_o if_o any_o can_v show_v a_o civilise_a state_n extant_a on_o earth_n without_o the_o use_n of_o smith_n therein_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o nâ—neâ—such_n indeed_o yea_o the_o very_a philistine_n themselves_o though_o they_o suppress_v the_o military_a use_n of_o smith_n for_o matter_n of_o arm_n permit_v by_o way_n of_o lone_a their_o use_n to_o sharpen_v instrument_n of_o 20._o husbandry_n this_n not_o their_o bounty_n but_o policy_n suffer_v as_o be_v confident_a when_o the_o israelite_n have_v plough_v harrow_v &_o sow_v their_o ground_n reap_v house_v and_o thresh_v their_o grain_n than_o they_o at_o pleasure_n can_v come_v up_o to_o take_v bake_v and_o eat_v it_o themselves_o §_o 53._o so_o much_o for_o the_o city_n in_o benjamin_n dâ—â—g_v of_o who_o situation_n we_o have_v any_o certainty_n a_o second_o sort_n succeed_v know_v by_o their_o conjectural_a flag_n to_o be_v of_o doubtful_a position_n among_o these_o nob_n just_o claim_v the_o precedency_n make_v by_o we_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o anathoth_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n where_o ahimelech_n victual_v david_n and_o his_o man_n with_o 4._o shewbread_n and_o arm_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o 9_o goliath_n there_o keep_v for_o a_o monument_n let_v other_o inquire_v 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position_n as_o remain_v zeboim_n and_o among_o they_o zemaraim_n so_o name_v in_o hebrew_n for_o plenty_n of_o wool_n thereabouts_o as_o woollwich_n in_o kent_n and_o woollton_n in_o dorsetshire_n be_v so_o call_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n we_o set_v zemaraim_n next_o bethel_n because_o name_v 22._o next_o unto_o it_o where_o some_o place_n the_o 18._o zemarite_n ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n as_o we_o have_v former_o cap._n observe_v nigh_o this_o city_n be_v a_o hill_n 4._o of_o the_o same_o name_n whereon_o king_n abijah_n stand_v &_o make_v his_o excellent_a oration_n want_v nothing_o but_o a_o better_a man_n to_o utter_v it_o immediate_o before_o his_o miraculous_a victory_n over_o the_o army_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n which_o though_o it_o sound_v like_o a_o country_n yet_o because_o go_v in_o 35._o equipage_n with_o other_o city_n may_v be_v conclude_v a_o city_n itself_o and_o what_o be_v valladolit_fw-la or_o vallis_n olitana_n in_o spain_n and_o vale-royall_a in_o cheshire_n but_o the_o former_a a_o fair_a city_n &_o the_o latter_a late_o a_o abbey_n now_o a_o village_n i_o be_o almost_o of_o opinion_n that_o this_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o solomon_n workman_n of_o who_o we_o 46._o read_v that_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n in_o the_o clay_n ground_n they_o cast_v all_o the_o brazen_a vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n do_v not_o the_o position_n of_o that_o place_n whereof_o before_z lie_v a_o little_a more_o northward_n we_o conclude_v with_o zeboim_n not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o city_n first_o 23._o burn_v then_o drown_v in_o the_o daed-sea_n but_o another_o probable_o build_v not_o far_o thence_o near_o the_o influx_n of_o jordan_n into_o the_o dead-sea_n §_o 55._o 18._o sâ—imei_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o benjamin_n arm_n the_o arm_n of_o benjamin_n be_v gules_a a_o wolf_n salient_a argent_fw-fr in_o allusion_n to_o jacob_n word_n he_o shall_v 27._o ravine_v as_o a_o wolf_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v devour_v the_o prey_n and_o at_o night_n he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n sure_o the_o conformity_n hereof_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o person_n of_o benjamin_n who_o appear_v rather_o lamblike_a then_o wolvish_a in_o that_o little_a leave_v of_o he_o in_o scripture_n some_o conceive_v they_o have_v find_v the_o resemblance_n in_o the_o two_o saul_n of_o this_o tribe_n the_o one_o persecute_v david_n the_o other_o the_o son_n of_o david_n christ_n in_o his_o member_n with_o rage_v cruelty_n but_o to_o wave_v the_o various_a rabbinicall_a conceit_n hereof_o certain_o this_o as_o all_o other_o similitude_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o disgraceful_a but_o commendable_a quality_n of_o a_o wolf_n thus_o when_o god_n say_v of_o himself_o 15._o behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v injurious_o fraudulent_o mischievous_o but_o secret_o sudden_o irresistible_o this_o premise_a though_o wolf_n and_o fox_n general_o hear_v ill_a in_o scripture_n yet_o the_o former_a excel_v in_o sight_n descry_v thing_n at_o great_a distance_n in_o sleight_n of_o excessive_a agility_n of_o body_n &_o in_o might_n very_o strong_a in_o proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n thereof_o all_o which_o property_n discover_v themselves_o in_o the_o benjamite_n quick_a sight_v steady_a 16._o hand_a witness_v their_o good_a mark-man_n and_o stouthearted_a in_o a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o both_o their_o valour_n and_o success_n be_v foretell_v in_o this_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o here_o the_o map_n of_o judah_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chap._n 13._o §_o 1._o judah_n quality_n foâ—rth_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leab_n his_o wife_n be_v general_o a_o well-natured_n man_n 26._o endeavour_v preservation_n of_o his_o brother_n joseph_n and_o a_o excellent_a speaker_n be_v the_o 18._o mouth_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n to_o josâ—â—h_v not_o that_o these_o his_o good_a quality_n which_o otherwhiles_o be_v allay_v with_o lust_n 24._o and_o cruelty_n be_v the_o cause_n buâ—_n rather_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n prefer_v he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n of_o this_o tribe_n threescore_o 4._o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o can_v out_o of_o egypt_n all_o which_o deserve_o die_a in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o disobedience_n the_o next_o generation_n descend_v from_o they_o be_v threescore_o and_o sixteen_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n §_o 2._o judah_n say_v the_o 2._o scripture_n prevail_v above_o his_o brethren_n tribe_n and_o of_o he_o come_v the_o chief_a ruler_n so_o that_o he_o may_v be_v trace_v all_o along_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n while_o they_o be_v in_o thâ—_n wilderness_n god_n order_v that_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n shall_v pitch_v first_o oâ—_n the_o 3._o east_n side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n perchance_o to_o denote_v that_o the_o 2._o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n shall_v be_v extract_v from_o that_o tribe_n when_o joshua_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o childreâ—_n of_o israel_n ask_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v go_v up_o first_o for_o we_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o candanite_n it_o be_v answer_v 2._o judah_n shall_v go_v up_o othniel_n the_o first_o judge_n be_v hence_o descend_v and_o david_n in_o who_o royal_a line_n the_o crown_n last_v for_o above_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o after_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n zorobabel_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o style_n of_o 1._o governor_n which_o office_n for_o some_o time_n continue_v in_o his_o family_n in_o a_o word_n beside_o prince_n so_o puissant_a be_v the_o tribe_n in_o general_n joab_n abishdi_n amasa_n etc._n
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
adventurous_a to_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n thereof_o so_o stifle_v and_o suffocate_a be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o in_o a_o word_n this_o sea_n have_v but_o one_o good_a quality_n namely_o that_o it_o entertain_v intercourse_n with_o no_o other_o sea_n which_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o providence_n of_o nature_n debar_v it_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o ocean_n lest_o otherwise_o it_o shall_v infect_v other_o water_n with_o its_o malignity_n nor_o do_v any_o healthful_a thing_n grow_v thereon_o save_v only_o this_o wholesome_a counsel_n which_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o this_o pestiferous_a lake_n for_o man_n to_o beware_v how_o they_o provoke_v divine_a justice_n by_o their_o lustful_a and_o unnatural_a enormity_n §_o 9_o heathen_a writer_n dead-sea_n tacitus_n and_o pliny_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o lake_n with_o the_o quality_n thereof_o but_o especial_o solinus_n who_o testimony_n but_o with_o some_o variation_n from_o scripture_n we_o think_v fit_a to_o insert_v and_o translate_v though_o the_o latter_a will_v scarce_o be_v do_v without_o some_o abatement_n of_o the_o native_a elegancy_n and_o expressiveness_n thereof_o longo_fw-la 38._o ab_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la recessu_fw-la tristis_fw-la sinus_fw-la panditur_fw-la quem_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la tactum_fw-la testatur_fw-la humus_fw-la nigra_fw-la &_o in_o cinerem_fw-la soluta_fw-la duo_o ibi_fw-la oppida_fw-la sodomum_fw-la nominatum_fw-la alterum_fw-la alterum_fw-la gomorrhum_fw-la apud_fw-la quae_fw-la pomum_fw-la gignitur_fw-la quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la speciem_fw-la licèt_fw-la maturitatis_fw-la mandi_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nam_fw-la fuliginem_fw-la intrinsecus_fw-la favillaceam_fw-la ambitio_fw-la tantùm_fw-la extimae_fw-la cutis_fw-la cohibet_fw-la quae_fw-la vel_fw-la levi_fw-la tactu_fw-la pressa_fw-la fumum_fw-la exhalat_n &_o fatiscit_fw-la in_o vagum_fw-la pulverem_fw-la a_o good_a way_n side_n of_o jerusalem_n lie_v open_v a_o melancholy_a bay_n which_o the_o black_a soil_n be_v also_o turn_v into_o ash_n witness_v to_o have_v be_v blast_v from_o heaven_n in_o it_o be_v two_o town_n the_o one_o call_v sodom_n the_o other_o gomorrah_n wherein_o grow_v a_o apple_n which_o though_o it_o seem_v fair_a and_o ripe_a yet_o can_v be_v eat_v for_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o outward_a rind_n only_o hold_v within_o it_o a_o ember-like_a soot_n which_o be_v but_o light_o press_v evaporate_v into_o smoke_n and_o become_v flitter_a dust_n §_o 10._o but_o lot_n be_v preserve_v salt_n and_o god_n be_v say_v therein_o to_o have_v 29._o remember_v abraham_n though_o he_o may_v have_v seem_v to_o have_v forget_v he_o in_o refuse_v to_o grant_v to_o spare_v sodom_n at_o his_o request_n thus_o though_o divine_a providence_n may_v deny_v good_a man_n prayer_n in_o the_o full_a latitude_n of_o their_o desire_n he_o always_o grant_v they_o such_o a_o competent_a proportion_n thereof_o as_o be_v most_o for_o his_o glory_n and_o their_o good_a lot_z with_o his_o wife_n be_v enjoin_v only_a not_o to_o look_v back_o wherein_o she_o disobey_v the_o commandment_n either_o out_o of_o 1_o high_a contempt_n yet_o see_v for_o the_o main_a she_o have_v be_v a_o good_a woman_n accompany_v her_o husband_n many_o mile_n from_o his_o native_a to_o a_o strange_a country_n mere_o depend_v on_o god_n providence_n our_o charity_n believe_v her_o fact_n proceed_v rather_o from_o 2_o carelessness_n or_o incogitancy_n have_v for_o that_o instant_n forget_v the_o command_n or_o 3_o curiosity_n to_o behold_v the_o manner_n of_o so_o strange_a and_o sudden_a a_o destruction_n or_o 4_o infidelity_n not_o conceive_v it_o possible_a so_o great_a a_o city_n can_v be_v so_o soon_o overthrow_v or_o 5_o covetousness_n when_o she_o think_v on_o the_o wealth_n she_o have_v leave_v behind_o she_o or_o 6_o compassion_n hear_v the_o whine_a of_o swine_n bray_a of_o ass_n bleat_v of_o sheep_n low_v of_o cow_n cry_v of_o child_n shriek_v of_o woman_n roar_v of_o man_n and_o 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tribe_n 29_o galilee_n namely_o so_o much_o thereof_o as_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o naphtali_n unto_o assyria_n 3_o shalmaneser_n clear_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o hoshea_n carry_v they_o away_o to_o 6._o halath_n and_o habor_n by_o the_o river_n gozan_n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o mede_n probably_n the_o second_o or_o middle_a captivity_n of_o the_o naphtalite_n afterward_o remove_v themselves_o into_o tartary_n where_o ortelius_n find_v their_o very_a name_n and_o a_o city_n call_v tabor_n 34._o asnoth-tabor_n we_o know_v be_v a_o place_n in_o the_o border_n of_o naphtali_n impose_v no_o doubt_n to_o perpetuate_v the_o memory_n of_o their_o native_a country_n §_o 4._o scripture_n give_v we_o no_o account_n what_o afterward_o become_v of_o these_o ten_o tribe_n lose_v only_o in_o 40._o esdras_n â—_o book_n account_v by_o some_o as_o the_o apocrypha_n of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la because_o never_o own_v for_o canonical_a either_o by_o the_o jew_n romish_a it_o 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have_v utter_o extinguish_v the_o be_v a_o opinion_n as_o unreasonable_a as_o uncharitable_a but_o have_v hitherto_o conceal_v the_o know_a bâ—ing_n of_o so_o numerous_a a_o nation_n who_o we_o may_v call_v the_o lost-loâ—t_a sheep_n of_o israel_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o spiritual_a condition_n and_o corporal_a habitation_n §_o 5._o america_n some_o america_n conceive_v the_o modern_a amâ—ricans_n of_o the_o jewish_a race_n collect_v the_o same_o from_o some_o resemblance_n in_o rite_n community_n of_o custom_n conformity_n of_o clothes_n fragment_n of_o letter_n footstep_n of_o knowledge_n ruin_n of_o language_n though_o by_o a_o casual_a coincidence_n some_o straggle_a word_n of_o the_o athenian_n may_v meet_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o very_a barbarian_n and_o many_o other_o judaisme_n among_o the_o indian_n and_o late_o a_o israelis_fw-la jewish_a rabbin_z of_o amsterdam_n tell_v we_o that_o beyond_o the_o cordill_a hill_n and_o river_n maragnon_n a_o fair_a people_n be_v find_v with_o long_a beard_n and_o rich_a in_o clothes_n live_v by_o themselves_o different_a in_o religion_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o indian_n who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o ten_o tribe_n there_o remain_v in_o a_o body_n together_o his_o argument_n so_o prevail_v on_o some_o former_o contrary_o mind_v as_o to_o turn_v the_o tide_n of_o their_o judgement_n to_o concur_v with_o he_o with_o other_o they_o make_v it_o dead_a water_n not_o to_o oppose_v his_o opinion_n while_o a_o three_o sort_n listen_v to_o his_o relation_n as_o only_o privilege_v from_o confutation_n by_o the_o remoteness_n thereof_o §_o 6._o for_o i_o own_o part_n opinion_n i_o behold_v his_o report_n as_o the_o twilight_n but_o whether_o it_o will_v prove_v the_o morning_n twilight_n which_o will_v improve_v itself_o into_o full_a light_n or_o that_o of_o the_o evening_n darken_v by_o degree_n into_o silence_n and_o utter_a obscurity_n time_n will_v discover_v when_o the_o eleven_o tribe_n so_o 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ten_o tribe_n be_v a_o happy_a forerunner_n and_o furtherer_n of_o their_o future_a conversion_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o jew_n their_o repossess_v their_o native_a country_n §_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o conceit_n of_o the_o modern_a jew_n that_o one_o day_n they_o shall_v return_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o their_o messiah_n to_o the_o country_n of_o canaan_n kingdom_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v re-estated_n in_o the_o full_a possession_n thereof_o if_o any_o object_n that_o their_o land_n now_o base_a and_o barren_a be_v not_o worth_a the_o regain_n they_o answer_v when_o they_o shall_v recover_v their_o country_n the_o country_n shall_v recover_v its_o former_a fruitfulness_n as_o if_o god_n will_v effect_v miracle_n as_o fast_o as_o man_n can_v fancy_v they_o with_o they_o concur_v some_o protestant_n divine_n maintain_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o a_o flourish_a commonwealth_n with_o the_o affluence_n of_o all_o outward_a pomp_n and_o pleasure_n so_o 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hebrew_n it_n begin_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ve_fw-la ape_n and_o yet_o a_o frivolous_a conceit_n on_o the_o similitude_n of_o sound_n of_o two_o word_n of_o different_a sense_n in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o dutch_a tongue_n indeed_o all_o the_o loud_a threaten_n in_o scripture_n may_v more_o fit_o be_v term_v lion_n all_o the_o meek_a promise_n therein_o lamb_n among_o which_o this_o cite_v out_o of_o leviticus_n be_v of_o especial_a note_n while_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v such_o jew_n as_o find_v hence_o their_o temporal_a kingdom_n will_v prove_v themselves_o apish_a in_o their_o ridiculous_a comment_n thereupon_o §_o 4._o but_o contrary_n most_o learned_a divine_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n because_o total_a and_o final_a desolation_n be_v in_o scripture_n so_o frequent_o denounce_v against_o their_o country_n and_o city_n therein_o the_o virgin_n of_o israel_n be_v fall_v she_o shall_v 2._o no_o more_o rise_v i_o will_v 6._o no_o more_o pity_n the_o 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