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forth_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n and_o possible_o there_o hide_v himself_o and_o live_v in_o obscurity_n so_o those_o that_o have_v conspire_v against_o he_o as_o it_o seem_v govern_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o absence_n about_o twelve_o year_n after_o these_o conspirator_n be_v man_n of_o power_n in_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o some_o new_a occasion_n be_v so_o enrage_v against_o he_o that_o they_o send_v some_o to_o lachish_n to_o slay_v he_o amaziah_n be_v dead_a they_o bring_v he_o from_o lachish_n in_o a_o chariot_n draw_v with_o horse_n and_o bury_v he_o in_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 14._o from_o v._o 1._o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 25._o wh_o ch._n uzziah_n ten_o king_n of_o judah_n uzziah_n vzziah_n or_o azariah_n as_o he_o be_v call_v 2_o king_n 15.1_o son_n of_o amaziah_n be_v the_o next_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n in_o mat._n 1.8_o it_o be_v say_v that_o vzziah_n succeed_v joram_n and_o joram_n beget_v ozias_n whereas_o there_o be_v 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and_o how_o he_o have_v procure_v liberty_n for_o the_o ionian_a jew_n and_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o the_o more_o with_o they_o he_o declare_v he_o be_v willing_a to_o remit_v unto_o they_o the_o four_o part_n of_o their_o tribute_n the_o people_n exceed_o please_v herewith_o wish_v all_o happiness_n to_o the_o king_n agrippa_z after_o ten_o year_n government_n in_o asia_n be_v now_o to_o return_v to_o rome_n herod_n go_v again_o to_o salute_v he_o and_o take_v leave_v of_o he_o and_o take_v of_o all_o his_o son_n only_a antipater_n with_o he_o he_o deliver_v he_o to_o agrippa_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o caesar_n that_o he_o may_v by_o his_o mean_n obtain_v the_o emperor_n favour_n antipater_n according_o be_v much_o honour_v at_o rome_n be_v commend_v to_o several_a friend_n and_o great_a person_n by_o his_o father_n letter_n from_o thence_o he_o be_v not_o want_v by_o his_o letter_n to_o whet_v his_o father_n displeasure_n against_o his_o brother_n the_o son_n of_o mariam_n and_o seem_v very_o solicitous_a of_o his_o father_n safety_n though_o aim_v at_o the_o succession_n thereby_o herod_n be_v by_o these_o artifices_fw-la exceed_o incense_a against_o his_o two_o son_n alexander_n and_o aristobulus_n sail_v with_o they_o to_o rome_n to_o accuse_v they_o before_o caesar_n and_o carry_v with_o he_o nicholas_n damascene_fw-la in_o the_o same_o ship_n with_o who_o he_o study_v philosophy_n augustus_n be_v go_v to_o aquileia_n thither_o herod_n go_v to_o he_o and_o the_o young_a man_n be_v there_o accuse_v before_o caesar_n of_o a_o intention_n to_o poison_v their_o father_n they_o so_o clear_v themselves_o and_o by_o their_o tear_n and_o other_o evidence_n so_o manifest_v their_o innocency_n that_o caesar_n reconcile_v they_o to_o their_o father_n then_o after_o thanks_o return_v to_o the_o emperor_n they_o depart_v and_o antipater_n with_o they_o feign_v himself_o glad_a that_o they_o be_v receive_v again_o into_o favour_n herod_n have_v give_v three_o hundred_o talent_n to_o caesar_n and_o be_v very_o liberal_a as_o his_o custom_n be_v in_o all_o place_n to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n caesar_n bestow_v on_o he_o half_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o mine_n of_o cyprus_n and_o give_v he_o liberty_n to_o make_v which_o of_o his_o son_n he_o please_v his_o successor_n or_o if_o he_o will_v to_o distribute_v his_o kingdom_n among_o they_o all_o which_o herod_n present_o will_v have_v do_v but_o cesar_n will_v not_o allow_v that_o he_o shall_v part_v with_o the_o government_n during_o his_o life_n in_o herod_n absence_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o trachonitis_n a_o considerable_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n rebel_v but_o be_v reduce_v again_o to_o obedience_n by_o his_o captain_n but_o some_o of_o they_o leave_v their_o country_n flee_v into_o arabia_n nabataea_n where_o they_o be_v entertain_v by_o syllaeus_n the_o
jacob_n rejoice_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o wagon_n sect._n 43._o jacob_n go_v into_o egypt_n his_o joy_n to_o see_v his_o son_n joseph_n sect._n 44._o joseph_n bring_v five_o of_o his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n obtain_v goshen_n for_o his_o brethren_n introduce_v his_o father_n sect._n 45._o joseph_n prudent_a administration_n in_o the_o severe_a famine_n he_o be_v send_v for_o by_o his_o father_n sect._n 46._o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n blessed_v jacob_n gift_n to_o joseph_n sect._n 47._o jacob_n bless_v his_o son_n in_o order_n his_o death_n sect._n 48._o the_o mourning_n for_o and_o burial_n of_o jacob._n joseph_n death_n sect._n 49._o the_o history_n of_o job_n sect._n 50._o levi_n and_o amram_n die_v sect._n 51._o israel_n increase_v taskmaster_n appoint_v sect._n 52._o aaron_n birth_n sect._n 53._o the_o midwife_n command_v to_o destroy_v the_o male-children_n sect._n 54._o moses_n bear_v he_o be_v take_v up_o and_o educate_v by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n sect._n 55._o moses_n after_o forty_o year_n leave_v the_o court_n and_o fly_v into_o midian_a sect._n 56._o moses_n marriage_n his_o two_o son_n sect._n 57_o caleb_n birth_n sect._n 58._o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o moses_n commission_n he_o to_o deliver_v israel_n enable_v he_o to_o work_v miracle_n sect._n 59_o moses_n confirm_v and_o encourage_v command_v to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n sect._n 60._o moses_n stop_v in_o his_o journey_n his_o son_n circumcise_v sect._n 61._o aaron_n meet_v moses_n they_o declare_v their_o commission_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n sect._n 62._o they_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n the_o oppression_n of_o the_o israelite_n increase_v sect._n 63._o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v again_o to_o pharaoh_n the_o magician_n call_v in_o sect._n 64._o the_o ten_o plague_n chap._n iu._n from_o the_o israelite_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n temple_n sect._n 1_o the_o israelite_n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n sect._n 2._o the_o paschal_n lamb_n and_o passover_n appoint_v sect._n 3_o the_o lord_n conduct_n the_o israelite_n by_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n joseph_n bone_n carry_v with_o they_o sect._n 4._o they_o encamp_v at_o pihahiroth_n pass_v through_o the_o red-sea_n the_o egyptian_n drown_v sect._n 5._o moses_n song_n miriam_n a_o prophetess_n sect._n 6._o the_o people_n march_v through_o shur_n murmur_n for_o want_n of_o water_n sect._n 7._o the_o twelve_o well_n and_o seventy_o palm-tree_n sect._n 8._o they_o turn_v from_o elim_n to_o the_o red-sea_n sect._n 9_o the_o people_n murmur_n quail_n give_v for_o one_o meal_n manna_n fall_v sect._n 10._o water_n gush_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n sect._n 11._o moses_n pray_v joshua_n fight_v amalek_n the_o altar_n call_v jehova-nissi_a sect._n 12._o jethro_n story_n defer_v to_o sect._n 51._o sect._n 13._o moses_n call_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n sinai_n the_o terrible_a sight_n sect._n 14._o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n sect._n 15._o the_o people_n in_o fear_n moses_n encourage_v they_o sect._n 16._o similitude_n of_o god_n forbid_v the_o material_n for_o altar_n sect._n 17._o the_o judicial_a or_o political_a law_n sect._n 18._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n promise_v to_o guide_v they_o the_o bound_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 19_o moses_n erect_v a_o altar_n and_o twelve_o pillar_n sect._n 20._o moses_n continue_v in_o the_o mount_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n sect._n 21._o direction_n concern_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o its_o utensil_n and_o appurtenance_n sect._n 22._o the_o golden_a calf_n sect._n 23._o moses_n come_v down_o break_v the_o table_n god_n anger_n moses_n intercede_v for_o the_o people_n and_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n sect._n 24._o two_o new_a table_n of_o stone_n sect._n 25._o god_n renew_v the_o covenant_n upon_o moses_n prayer_n moses_n face_n shine_v sect._n 26._o the_o sabbath_n anew_o enjoin_v contribution_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n sect._n 27._o bezaleel_n and_o aholihab_n appoint_v chief_a workman_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n sect._n 28._o the_o tabernacle_n finish_v be_v set_v up_o be_v fill_v with_o god_n glory_n sect._n 29._o law_n give_v concern_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o sacrifice_n sect._n 30._o aaron_z and_o his_o son_n consecrate_v sect._n 31._o aaron_n enter_v upon_o his_o office_n fire_n from_o the_o lord_n sect._n 32._o nadab_n and_o abihu_n slay_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n sect._n 33._o of_o clean_a and_o unclean_a creature_n sect._n 34._o woman_n separation_n sect._n 35._o law_n concern_v leprosy_n sect._n 36._o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n in_o man_n sect._n 37._o the_o passover_n celebrate_v sect._n 38._o several_a sort_n of_o law_n give_v sect._n 39_o blasphemy_n punish_v in_o the_o son_n of_o shelomith_n the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n sect._n 40._o divers_a other_o law_n give_v sect._n 41._o promise_n and_o threaten_n more_o law_n give_v concern_v divers_a matter_n sect._n 42._o the_o book_n of_o number_n sect._n 43._o the_o encamp_a of_o the_o tribe_n sect._n 44._o the_o levite_n charge_n sect._n 45._o the_o levite_n consecrate_v sect._n 46._o the_o offering_n of_o the_o prince_n sect._n 47._o law_n concern_v jealousy_n sect._n 48._o concern_v nazarites_n sect._n 49._o the_o solemn_a blessing_n sect._n 50._o the_o silver_n trumpet_n sect._n 51._o jethro_n story_n and_o advice_n sect._n 52._o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n march_v jethro_n leave_v they_o sect._n 53._o upon_o the_o move_n of_o the_o ark_n moses_n pronounce_v the_o blessing_n sect._n 54._o the_o people_n murmur_v at_o taberah_n sect._n 55._o quail_n give_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n a_o plague_n follow_v sect._n 56._o miriams_n leprosy_n sect._n 57_o spy_n search_v the_o land_n sect._n 58._o their_o different_a report_n sect._n 59_o the_o ten_o spy_n smite_v sect._n 60._o israel_n defeat_v by_o the_o amalekite_n and_o canaanite_n sect._n 61._o the_o nineti_v psalm_n compose_v sect._n 62._o some_o law_n explain_v sect._n 63._o the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n sect._n 64._o aaron_n red_a blossom_a sect._n 65._o the_o work_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n sect._n 66._o water_n of_o purification_n sect._n 67._o miriams_n death_n sect._n 68_o they_o murmur_v at_o kadesh_n for_o want_v of_o water_n moses_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o anger_n be_v doom_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o canaan_n sect._n 69._o the_o king_n of_o edom_n refuse_v they_o passage_n sect._n 70._o aaron_z dies_z and_o be_v bury_v upon_o mount_n hor._n sect._n 71._o arad_n the_o canaanite_n vanquish_v sect._n 72._o the_o brazen_a serpent_n sect._n 73._o several_a station_n of_o the_o israelite_n sect._n 74._o the_o miraculous_a well_o sect._n 75._o sihon_n slay_v sect._n 76._o og_n total_o subdue_v sect._n 77._o the_o encamp_a at_o abel-shittim_a sect._n 78._o balaam_n send_v for_o to_o curse_v the_o israelite_n his_o ass_n speak_v sect._n 79._o balaam_n attempt_v to_o curse_n israel_n sect._n 80._o the_o idolatry_n and_o whoredom_n of_o the_o israelite_n at_o mount_n peor_n sect._n 81._o midian_a conquer_a sect._n 82._o moses_n and_o eleazar_n number_v the_o people_n sect._n 83._o zelophehad_n daughter_n sect._n 84._o joshua_n appoint_a successor_n sect._n 85._o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o sacrifice_v sect._n 86._o law_n concern_v vow_n sect._n 87._o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n desire_v a_o possession_n on_o that_o side_n jordan_n sect._n 88_o the_o journal_n of_o israel_n travel_n sect._n 89._o the_o limit_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 90._o the_o levite_n city_n sect._n 91._o order_n concern_v the_o marriage_n of_o zelophehad_n daughter_n sect._n 92._o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n contain_v moses_n die_v speech_n to_o israel_n sect._n 93._o moses_n death_n israel_n mourning_n for_o he_o sect._n 94._o joshua_n begin_v his_o government_n sect._n 95._o they_o come_v near_o unto_o and_o pass_v the_o river_n jordan_n sect._n 96._o circumcision_n enjoin_v they_o sect._n 97._o the_o first_o passover_n in_o canaan_n manna_n cease_v sect._n 98._o jericho_n take_v burn_a and_o curse_a sect._n 99_o the_o israelite_n defeat_v at_o ai._n sect._n 100_o joshua_n march_v against_o ai._n sect._n 101._o a_o monument_n of_o stone_n and_o a_o altar_n erect_v and_o blessing_n and_o curse_n pronounce_v at_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o mount_v ebal_n sect._n 102._o the_o league_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n sect._n 103._o adonizedek_n and_o his_o ally_n besiege_v gibeon_n their_o discomfiture_n prodigious_a hailstone_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n stand_v still_o at_o the_o prayer_n of_o joshua_n sect._n 104._o several_a king_n vanquish_v and_o their_o city_n take_v sect._n 105._o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n sect._n 106._o joshua_n war_n with_o the_o northern_a king_n his_o victory_n over_o they_o sect._n 107._o joshua_n rest_n from_o war_n sect._n 108._o joshua_n divide_v the_o land_n sect._n 109._o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n proceed_v to_o divide_v the_o land_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n complain_v sect._n 110._o
and_o ahaziah_n brethren_n baal_n priest_n slay_v jehu_n idolatry_n and_o death_n 11._o jehoahaz_n reign_v p._n 590._o the_o syrian_n oppress_v he_o he_o die_v 12._o joash_n p._n 591._o he_o visit_v elisha_n elisha_n die_v joash_n take_v amaziah_n after_o his_o conquer_a the_o syrian_n joash_n die_v 13._o jeroboam_n the_o second_o p._n 593._o jonah_n hosea_n and_o amos_n prophecy_n jeroboam_n death_n the_o anarchy_n or_o interregnum_fw-la 14._o zachariah_n his_o short_a reign_n p._n 598._o 15._o shallum_n be_v slay_v by_o menahem_n p._n 599._o 16._o menahem_o p._n 599._o his_o cruelty_n the_o assyrian_a invade_v he_o he_o die_v 17._o pekaliah_n p._n 600._o 18._o pekah_n reign_v p._n 600._o his_o victory_n over_o ahaz_n the_o assyrian_a carry_v five_o tribe_n into_o captivity_n pekah_n slay_v 19_o hoshea_n p._n 602._o he_o continue_v jeroboam_n idolatry_n salman_n after_o make_v he_o tributary_n upon_o his_o revolt_n samaria_n be_v take_v and_o himself_o confine_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n end_n new_a colony_n plant_v other_o send_v after_o they_o a_o anti-temple_n build_v afterward_o destroy_v by_o john_n hircanus_n chap._n vi_o the_o six_o age_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n to_o their_o return_n zedekiah_n take_v see_v his_o child_n slay_v and_o then_o have_v his_o own_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o in_o chain_n be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n pag._n 627._o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n burn_v gedaliah_n set_v over_o those_o poor_a people_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n to_o dress_v the_o vineyard_n and_o till_o the_o ground_n pag._n 630_o seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n with_o other_o principal_a man_n carry_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o riblah_n and_o there_o put_v to_o death_n ibid._n jeremy_n have_v his_o choice_n whither_o he_o will_v go_v into_o babylon_n and_o there_o be_v honourable_o treat_v or_o stay_v in_o judea_n he_o choose_v the_o latter_a ibid._n ishmael_n conspire_v against_o gedaliah_n johanan_n discover_v it_o but_o gedaliah_n will_v not_o believe_v it_o and_o so_o be_v treacherous_o murder_v by_o ishmael_n pag._n 631._o johanan_n take_v from_o ishmael_n his_o prisoner_n but_o he_o himself_o escape_v with_o eight_o more_o to_o the_o ammonite_n johanan_n and_o his_o captain_n and_o many_o of_o the_o people_n go_v into_o egypt_n and_o carry_v jeremy_n and_o baruck_v along_o with_o they_o ezekiel_n prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o last_o remainder_n of_o the_o israelite_n he_o threaten_v murmurer_n and_o hypocrite_n and_o unfaithful_a shepherd_n and_o the_o edomite_n pag._n 632_o obadiah_n prophecy_n against_o edom._n ezekiel_n comfort_v the_o captive_a israelite_n promise_v that_o god_n will_v avenge_v they_o on_o their_o enemy_n he_o prophecy_v their_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n though_o their_o condition_n there_o seem_v as_o hopeless_a as_o of_o dead_a man_n in_o their_o grave_n who_o be_v become_v dry_a bone_n pag._n 633_o he_o prophecy_v of_o their_o victory_n over_o gog_n and_o magog_n he_o prophecy_v against_o egypt_n he_o prophecy_v against_o the_o israelite_n that_o be_v go_v into_o egypt_n and_o against_o pharaoh_n himself_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremy_n pag._n 633._o tyre_n besiege_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n nabuzaradan_n carry_v away_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o hundred_o forty_o five_o ibid._n ezekiel_n have_v that_o glorious_a vision_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o new_a temple_n pag._n 634._o tyre_n take_v nabuchadnezzar_n invade_v egypt_n make_v great_a havoc_n there_o ibid._n he_o return_v now_o into_o babylon_n he_o have_v there_o the_o dream_n of_o the_o great_a tree_n who_o destiny_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v down_o ibid._n he_o new_o build_v babylon_n he_o fall_v distract_v and_o so_o continue_v for_o seven_o year_n pag._n 635_o he_o return_v to_o his_o wit_n praise_n god_n and_o die_v evilmerodach_n succeed_v he_o jechoniah_n advance_v zedekiah_n die_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n engage_v 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captain_n of_o those_o jew_n that_o return_v and_o consign_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v they_o offer_v towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o return_n they_o build_v the_o altar_n and_o thereon_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o 15_o day_n keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o return_n they_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o old_a man_n weep_v the_o young_a man_n rejoice_v pag._n 642_o the_o cuthaean_o or_o samaritan_n offer_v to_o join_v with_o they_o but_o be_v refuse_v by_o their_o interest_n in_o cambyses_n court_n give_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o work_n ibid._n daniel_n vision_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o of_o alexander_n and_o his_o successor_n ibid._n cyrus_n die_v cambyses_n succeed_v the_o samaritan_n now_o frame_v a_o open_a accusation_n against_o the_o jew_n pag._n 643._o cambyses_n die_v darius_n histaspis_n succeed_v call_v ahashuerus_n he_o marry_v alosta_n or_o vashti_n the_o daughter_n of_o cyrus_n in_o his_o second_o year_n haggai_n prophecy_n and_o reprove_v the_o jew_n for_o their_o negligence_n in_o not_o go_v on_o with_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n whereupon_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n take_v the_o work_n in_o hand_n afresh_o pag._n 644._o in_o the_o eight_o month_n of_o the_o same_o year_n zachary_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n that_o haggai_n do_v ibid._n in_o the_o nine_o month_n of_o that_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o temple_n begin_v to_o be_v rear_v by_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n the_o two_o last_o prophecy_n of_o haggai_n be_v reveal_v to_o he_o the_o samaritan_n viz._n tatnai_n and_o sether-hoznai_a strive_v again_o to_o hinder_v they_o pag._n 645_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n have_v a_o vision_n of_o horseman_n and_o several_a other_o vision_n ibid._n cyrus_n decree_n be_v find_v the_o king_n command_v the_o samaritan_n not_o only_o not_o to_o hinder_v the_o jew_n in_o build_v their_o temple_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v furnish_v they_o with_o money_n out_o of_o the_o king_n treasure_n for_o it_o pag._n 646_o darius_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n make_v a_o royal_a feast_n for_o his_o prince_n vashti_n refuse_v to_o come_v to_o he_o when_o he_o send_v for_o she_o she_o be_v thereupon_o divorce_v pag._n 647._o god_n answer_v the_o jew_n inquire_v concern_v their_o fast_n of_o the_o five_o and_o seven_o month_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o zachary_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v change_v their_o fast_n into_o day_n of_o rejoice_v ibid._n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o second_o temple_n be_v finish_v and_o dedicate_v pag._n 650._o upon_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n they_o celebrate_v the_o first_o passover_n in_o
ask_v who_o among_o they_o and_o how_o many_o of_o they_o do_v they_o desire_v shall_v go_v moses_n tell_v he_o they_o will_v go_v up_o all_o with_o their_o old_a and_o with_o their_o young_a with_o their_o wife_n son_n and_o daughter_n with_o their_o flock_n and_o with_o their_o herd_n for_o they_o must_v make_v use_n of_o some_o of_o they_o for_o sacrifice_n and_o of_o part_n of_o these_o sacrifice_n they_o must_v keep_v a_o riligious_a feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n pharaoh_n be_v angry_a at_o this_o motion_n that_o they_o shall_v desire_v their_o child_n shall_v go_v also_o who_o he_o intend_v to_o keep_v as_o hostage_n for_o their_o come_n back_o he_o say_v in_o a_o passion_n i_o wish_v you_o may_v find_v no_o more_o savour_n from_o god_n than_o you_o be_v like_a to_o find_v from_o i_o in_o this_o your_o suit_n to_o let_v your_o child_n go_v also_o look_v to_o it_o if_o you_o will_v presume_v to_o go_v in_o this_o manner_n at_o your_o own_o peril_n be_v it_o i_o shall_v never_o 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death_n mat._n 27.46_o that_o be_v between_o our_o three_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o sunset_n hour_n sunset_n the_o natural_a day_n from_o sun_n to_o sun_n the_o jew_n divide_v into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o from_o sunrising_n to_o nine_o in_o the_o forenoon_n call_v the_o three_o hour_n the_o second_o from_o nine_o to_o twelve_o call_v the_o six_o hour_n the_o three_o from_o twelve_o to_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n call_v the_o nine_o hour_n the_o four_o from_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n to_o sunsetting_a call_v the_o twelve_o hour_n 6._o they_o be_v to_o strike_v and_o sprinkle_v with_o a_o bunch_n of_o hyssop_n dip_v in_o the_o blood_n redeemer_n blood_n to_o direct_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o great_a redeemer_n thereof_o the_o two_o side-post_n and_o upper_a door-post_n of_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n where_o they_o do_v eat_v it_o egypt_n it_o this_o seem_v peculiar_a to_o the_o passover_n in_o egypt_n 7._o 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his_o wisdom_n and_o conduct_n and_o the_o manifold_a miracle_n that_o have_v be_v wrought_v by_o his_o ministry_n both_o in_o bring_v judgement_n and_o remove_v they_o so_o that_o whasoever_o he_o shall_v ask_v or_o require_v of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o himself_o or_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v deny_v he_o and_o thus_o be_v fulfil_v that_o which_o god_n promise_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.13_o 14._o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o 400_o year_n and_o that_o nation_n who_o they_o shall_v serve_v will_v i_o judge_v and_o afterward_o they_o shall_v come_v out_o with_o great_a substance_n and_o the_o same_o be_v also_o promise_v exod._n 3.22_o and_o all_o now_o exact_o perform_v for_o now_o the_o israelite_n carry_v away_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o god_n permission_n but_o express_a command_n ch._n 11.2.3_o who_o be_v the_o supreme_a lord_n of_o all_o and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v he_o and_o he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o mat._n 20.15_o and_o just_o it_o be_v with_o the_o lord_n thus_o to_o recompense_v the_o israelite_n for_o the_o hard_a service_n injury_n and_o oppression_n they_o have_v suffer_v in_o egypt_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o pay_v they_o their_o wage_n which_o the_o egyptian_n have_v most_o unjust_o detain_v from_o they_o exod._n 12._o from_o 29._o to_o vers_fw-la 37._o chap._n iu._n the_o four_o age_n of_o the_o world_n from_o the_o come_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n temple_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n contain_v a_o space_n of_o 480_o year_n and_o end_v in_o the_o 2988_o year_n of_o the_o world_n sect_n i._o the_o egyptian_n be_v now_o in_o great_a distraction_n and_o fill_v with_o sorrow_n for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o first-born_a press_v the_o israelite_n to_o depart_v the_o very_a 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burn_v incense_n be_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n but_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o a_o mean_v enjoin_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v whither_o these_o man_n or_o only_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o former_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n corah_n have_v assemble_v his_o confederate_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o not_o find_v dathan_n and_o abiram_n there_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v go_v to_o their_o tent_n to_o talk_v with_o they_o see_v ch._n 26.10_o and_o probable_o from_o they_o he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o tent_n before_o moses_n and_o the_o elder_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o present_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o 250_o conspirator_n on_o the_o one_o side_n take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n and_o put_v it_o into_o their_o censer_n and_o lay_v incense_n thereon_o and_o aaron_n near_o to_o 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to_o this_o faction_n who_o life_n moses_n have_v save_v the_o day_n before_o by_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o murmur_v against_o he_o and_o aaron_n and_o peremptory_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v kill_v the_o lord_n people_n moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v thus_o injurious_o charge_v look_v up_o to_o god_n as_o have_v no_o other_o refuge_n or_o shelter_n to_o fly_v unto_o and_o immediate_o behold_v the_o cloud_n descend_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o approach_n and_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o intend_v to_o speak_v something_o unto_o they_o moses_n and_o aaron_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n bid_v they_o get_v they_o up_o present_o from_o among_o this_o rebellious_a company_n that_o he_o may_v consume_v they_o in_o a_o moment_n but_o they_o fall_v
on_o their_o face_n and_o intercee_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o god_n by_o his_o spirit_n inform_v moses_n that_o he_o have_v send_v a_o plague_n among_o they_o and_o direct_v he_o what_o course_n to_o take_v for_o the_o stop_n of_o it_o hereupon_o he_o call_v to_o aaron_n to_o take_v his_o censer_n and_o to_o put_v fire_n into_o it_o from_o off_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o put_v incense_n thereon_o and_o to_o run_v quick_o and_o make_v atonement_n for_o the_o people_n and_o to_o stand_v between_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a inspiration_n dead_a incense_n be_v only_o to_o be_v offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o this_o be_v do_v upon_o a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a warrant_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o he_o tell_v he_o wrath_n be_v go_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n the_o plague_n be_v begin_v and_o aaron_n do_v as_o moses_n command_v he_o yet_o the_o plague_n run_v so_o swift_o among_o the_o people_n 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of_o they_o have_v bud_n on_o they_o and_o some_o blossom_n and_o other_o yield_v almond_n but_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o rod_n remain_v dry_a as_o they_o be_v before_o then_o moses_n bring_v out_o all_o the_o rod_n and_o show_v they_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o prince_n take_v every_o man_n his_o rod_n and_o find_v they_o dry_a stick_n as_o before_o but_o aaron_n rod_n flourish_v and_o have_v bring_v forth_o bud_n blossom_n and_o fruit_n by_o which_o miracle_n they_o be_v convince_v that_o god_n have_v choose_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o only_a priest_n that_o shall_v serve_v he_o at_o the_o altar_n and_o hereupon_o god_n order_v moses_n to_o lay_v up_o aaron_n rod_n again_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n before_o the_o ark_n to_o be_v keep_v there_o 9.6_o there_o see_v apostol_n hist_o on_o heb._n 9.6_o as_o a_o testimony_n against_o any_o such_o child_n of_o rebellion_n as_o shall_v ever_o after_o presume_v to_o usurp_v the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n also_o he_o may_v prevent_v the_o murmur_n and_o complain_n of_o the_o people_n which_o if_o they_o go_v on_o in_o they_o will_v thereby_o bring_v certain_a destruction_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n the_o people_n hear_v these_o thing_n and_o be_v exceed_o terrify_v with_o this_o threaten_n and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o late_a dreadful_a judgement_n that_o have_v carry_v away_o so_o many_o among_o they_o they_o cry_v out_o unto_o moses_n alas_o we_o die_v we_o perish_v we_o all_o perish_v that_o be_v we_o see_v we_o be_v in_o continual_a danger_n of_o be_v sweep_v away_o with_o terrible_a judgement_n and_o as_o man_n terrify_v be_v wont_a to_o conceive_v their_o danger_n to_o be_v great_a than_o indeed_o it_o be_v they_o now_o apprehend_v that_o it_o will_v be_v exceed_o dangerous_a for_o they_o to_o come_v near_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o to_o be_v present_a at_o any_o worship_n or_o service_n there_o perform_v and_o seem_v to_o fear_v that_o god_n will_v not_o withdraw_v his_o indignation_n from_o they_o until_o he_o have_v destroy_v and_o consume_v they_o all_o ch._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxv_o the_o people_n be_v under_o such_o a_o fear_n and_o consternation_n the_o lord_n hereupon_o take_v order_n for_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o enjoin_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v remain_v within_o the_o verge_n and_o limit_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o he_o tell_v aaron_n that_o he_o and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n that_o be_v if_o any_o pollution_n people_n pollution_n thus_o the_o lord_n show_v himself_o reconcile_v and_o make_v the_o priest_n watch_v a_o ground_n of_o appease_v both_o the_o fear_n and_o envy_v of_o the_o people_n come_v to_o it_o by_o the_o people_n they_o shall_v answer_v for_o it_o and_o bear_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o if_o they_o do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o prevent_v it_o 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any_o more_o upon_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n only_o they_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o altar_n lest_o they_o die_v and_o if_o the_o priest_n do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v any_o such_o error_n or_o miscarriage_n in_o their_o brethren_n the_o levite_n they_o shall_v also_o incur_v the_o like_a danger_n thus_o he_o appoint_v the_o levite_n to_o minister_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o order_n that_o he_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o serve_v and_o minister_v unto_o they_o for_o god_n have_v take_v the_o levite_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o himself_o he_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n for_o his_o own_o service_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n therefore_o he_o and_o his_o son_n shall_v exercise_v their_o priest_n office_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v within_o the_o outward_a veil_n whereby_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o court_n the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n and_o inferior_a priest_n within_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a place_n and_o god_n tell_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n that_o it_o be_v his_o free_a gift_n and_o favour_n to_o they_o that_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o they_o before_o other_o for_o the_o priestly_a office_n and_o that_o he_o have_v ordain_v that_o whoever_o be_v not_o of_o aaron_n line_n and_o go_v about_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o priestly_a office_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 8._o the_o lord_n have_v thus_o set_v down_o the_o office_n and_o work_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n he_o
david_n 1_o chron._n 18.13_o and_o thereupon_o he_o sing_v that_o triumphant_a song_n psal_n 60.8_o moab_n be_v my_o washpot_n that_o be_v i_o have_v so_o subdue_v they_o that_o i_o use_v they_o in_o my_o mean_a service_n as_o a_o vessel_n to_o wash_v my_o foot_n in_o over_o edom_n will_v i_o cast_v my_o shoe_n that_o be_v i_o will_v trample_v upon_o the_o edomite_n as_o a_o vanquish_a people_n he_o say_v therefore_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n shall_v come_v one_o that_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n and_o shall_v destroy_v the_o edomite_n and_o not_o only_o those_o that_o be_v find_v in_o arm_n in_o the_o field_n but_o those_o also_o that_o remain_n in_o the_o several_a city_n and_o fortify_v place_n that_o shall_v oppose_v he_o then_o look_v towards_o the_o country_n of_o the_o amalekite_n the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n gen._n 36.12_o he_o utter_v this_o parable_n or_o prediction_n concern_v they_o amalek_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o nation_n that_o war_v against_o israel_n see_v exod._n 17._o but_o he_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v destroy_v till_o he_o be_v root_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o part_n by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 15._o and_o after_o in_o mordecai_n time_n see_v esther_n 7._o then_o he_o look_v towards_o the_o country_n of_o the_o midianite_n call_v here_o kenites_n from_o one_o principal_a family_n or_o people_n among_o they_o which_o be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o predict_v this_o of_o they_o thy_o dwell_n be_v strong_a thou_o build_v thy_o nest_n or_o habitation_n like_o eagle_n among_o the_o rock_n yet_o thou_o shall_v endure_v much_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o several_a enemy_n which_o be_v in_o part_n accomplish_v when_o the_o midianite_n be_v vanqish_v by_o gideon_n judg._n 7.2_o and_o shall_v at_o length_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a by_o the_o assyrian_n who_o with_o the_o jew_n carry_v away_o all_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o they_o compare_v jer._n 25.9_o with_o 1_o chron._n 2.55_o and_o he_o further_o add_v alas_o who_o shall_v live_v that_o be_v who_o almost_o can_v escape_v when_o god_n shall_v do_v this_o intimate_v the_o grievous_a calamity_n of_o that_o time_n when_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v make_v this_o havoc_n and_o ship_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o chittim_n and_o shall_v afflict_v ashur_n and_o shall_v afflict_v eber_n and_o he_o shall_v also_o perish_v for_o ever_o that_o be_v the_o great_a empire_n of_o asia_n first_o hold_v by_o the_o assyrian_n afterward_o by_o the_o chaldean_n and_o last_o of_o all_o by_o the_o persian_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o macedonian_n proper_o call_v chittim_n chittim_n chittim_n chittim_n be_v one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o javan_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n who_o seat_v themselves_o in_o macedonia_n and_o the_o greek_a island_n afterward_o the_o greek_n pass_v over_o from_o thence_o into_o italy_n and_o plant_v themselves_o there_o even_o italy_n be_v also_o call_v chittim_n gen._n 10.4_o isa_n 23.1.12_o under_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o afterward_o by_o the_o roman_n who_o come_v into_o asia_n out_o of_o the_o harbour_n of_o greece_n dan._n 11.30_o and_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o their_o country_n shall_v be_v much_o infect_v and_o evil_a entreat_v by_o the_o grecian_n of_o syria_n and_o egypt_n dan._n 8.11_o &_o 11.31_o and_o much_o more_o by_o the_o roman_n under_o vespasian_n and_o titus_n the_o greek_n also_o at_o last_o shall_v be_v ruin_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o their_o empire_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v by_o they_o as_o for_o the_o roman_a empire_n itself_o it_o be_v now_o much_o fall_v and_o the_o usurp_a state_n thereof_o under_o the_o papacy_n god_n will_v at_o last_o consume_v with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n 2_o thess_n 2.8_o thus_o balaam_n as_o he_o begin_v with_o the_o blessing_n of_o israel_n so_o he_o end_v with_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o enemy_n then_o he_o go_v away_o with_o a_o purpose_n to_o return_v home_o but_o be_v stay_v as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o midianite_n and_o among_o they_o be_v afterward_o kill_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o israel_n numb_a 31.8_o numb_a 23._o whole_a chapter_n numb_a 24._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxxx_o israel_n now_o be_v encamp_v at_o abel-shittim_n see_v ch._n 33.49_o in_o the_o very_a border_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n the_o woman_n of_o moab_n and_o midian_a be_v set_v on_o work_n according_a to_o the_o wicked_a counsel_n of_o balaam_n see_v numb_a 31.16_o rev._n 2.14_o to_o turn_v the_o people_n to_o idolatry_n and_o to_o allure_v they_o to_o commit_v folly_n with_o they_o that_o so_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n be_v thereby_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o they_o may_v be_v expose_v to_o mischief_n from_o their_o enemy_n and_o according_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o people_n do_v commit_v whoredom_n with_o they_o and_o be_v invite_v by_o they_o to_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n make_v upon_o sacrifice_n offer_v to_o their_o god_n at_o length_n be_v draw_v to_o open_a idolatry_n also_o see_v exod._n 34.15_o and_o to_o bow_v down_o to_o their_o god_n and_o worship_v they_o thus_o a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o israelite_n worship_v baal-peor_n 9.10_o baal-peor_n see_v hosea_n 9.10_o which_o be_v the_o idol-god_n of_o the_o moabite_n so_o call_v from_o mount-peor_n where_o this_o idol_n be_v worship_v and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v great_o kindle_v against_o they_o for_o it_o and_o he_o command_v moses_n to_o call_v the_o head_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n together_o and_o by_o their_o assistance_n to_o take_v all_o the_o ringleader_n of_o this_o disorder_n and_o to_o hang_v they_o up_o before_o the_o sun_n that_o be_v open_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o man_n that_o as_o they_o have_v sin_v open_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v open_o for_o the_o terror_n of_o other_o and_o this_o be_v according_o do_v then_o moses_n give_v order_n to_o the_o judge_n and_o ruler_n to_o put_v to_o death_n all_o such_o of_o they_o that_o be_v under_o their_o several_a command_n who_o they_o find_v to_o have_v join_v themselves_o to_o baal-peor_n and_o last_o of_o all_o god_n send_v a_o plague_n among_o they_o whereof_o there_o die_v 23000_o man_n in_o one_o day_n see_v 1_o cor._n 10.8_o which_o add_v to_o they_o that_o be_v hang_v and_o kill_v by_o the_o sword_n amount_v in_o all_o to_o 24000._o during_o these_o dreadful_a judgement_n and_o execution_n zimri_n a_o prince_n of_o renown_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n open_o and_o impudent_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o moses_n and_o all_o the_o congreation_n who_o be_v weep_v before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n under_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n whereby_o so_o many_o of_o their_o brethren_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o carry_v cozbi_n the_o daughter_n of_o a_o prince_n of_o midian_a into_o his_o tent_n to_o commit_v folly_n with_o she_o phineas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n understand_v this_o be_v stir_v up_o with_o a_o holy_a zeal_n for_o god_n and_o by_o the_o special_a motion_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o take_v a_o javelin_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o run_v into_o the_o tent_n and_o slay_v they_o both_o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o their_o villainy_n and_o by_o this_o heroic_a act_n of_o phineas_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v appease_v and_o the_o plague_n stay_v see_v psal_n 106.30_o and_o god_n be_v so_o well_o please_v therewith_o that_o he_o command_v moses_n to_o make_v know_v for_o phineas_n encouragement_n that_o he_o have_v give_v unto_o he_o his_o covenant_n of_o peace_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o the_o priesthood_n in_o his_o posterity_n and_o to_o be_v continue_v in_o his_o seed_n as_o long_o as_o ever_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n shall_v continue_v christum_fw-la continue_v v._o 13._o sempiternum_fw-la id_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la diutuâ—num_fw-la admodum_fw-la nam_fw-la post_fw-la pronepotem_fw-la phinees_n translatus_fw-la erat_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la ad_fw-la eli_n qui_fw-la erat_fw-la de_fw-fr familia_fw-la ithamari_fw-la ut_fw-la patet_fw-la 1_o paralip_n 24.3_o foedus_fw-la ergo_fw-la hoc_fw-la conditionatum_fw-la fuit_fw-la nempe_fw-la si_fw-la posteri_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la perseveraverint_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la interruptum_fw-la orat_fw-la sed_fw-la post_fw-la quatuor_fw-la pontifices_fw-la vi_fw-la huius_fw-la foederis_fw-la resipiscentibus_fw-la posteris_fw-la phineas_n rediit_fw-la tempore_fw-la davidis_fw-la &_o solomonis_fw-la ad_fw-la sadoc_n ex_fw-la eleazari_fw-la &_o phinees_n familia_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la deinceps_fw-la postea_fw-la mansit_fw-la ad_fw-la herodis_fw-la tempora_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la provide_v they_o walk_v in_o way_n please_v unto_o god_n and_o he_o call_v it_o his_o covenant_n of_o peace_n first_o because_o they_o shall_v peaceable_o enjoy_v it_o 2_o because_o the_o work_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o make_v peace_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n now_o though_o the_o dignity_n of_o be_v high_a
their_o god_n also_o he_o have_v execute_v judgement_n cause_v possible_o some_o such_o notable_a accident_n to_o befall_v the_o egyptian_a idol_n as_o do_v the_o philistine_n dagon_n which_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o ark_n see_v exod._n 12.12_o their_o second_o station_n be_v succoth_n their_o three_o etham_n where_o the_o lord_n begin_v first_o to_o go_v before_o they_o by_o day_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o by_o night_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n from_o etham_n they_o turn_v unto_o pihahiroth_n a_o narrow_a passage_n between_o two_o ledge_n of_o mountain_n into_o which_o be_v enter_v pharaoh_n overtake_v they_o with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o think_v they_o can_v not_o have_v escape_v he_o but_o god_n divide_v the_o red-sea_n which_o the_o israelite_n pass_v through_o the_o egyptian_n assay_v to_o follow_v they_o and_o there_o be_v miserable_o drown_v the_o israelite_n have_v pass_v through_o the_o sea_n go_v three_o day_n journey_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n without_o any_o water_n and_o pitch_v in_o marah_n here_o they_o find_v the_o water_n very_o bitter_a insomuch_o that_o they_o begin_v to_o murmur_v against_o moses_n but_o god_n sweeten_v the_o water_n by_o the_o cast_n in_o of_o a_o tree_n exod._n 15.23_o from_o marah_n they_o come_v to_o elim_n where_o be_v twelve_o fountain_n of_o water_n from_o elim_n they_o encamp_v by_o the_o red-sea_n book_n red-sea_n see_v sect._n 8._o of_o this_o book_n and_o from_o thence_o remove_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n so_o call_v from_o sin_n a_o city_n in_o egypt_n over_o against_o which_o this_o wilderness_n lay_v hither_o they_o come_v just_o a_o month_n after_o their_o departure_n from_o ramese_n here_o they_o murmur_v grievous_o for_o want_n of_o food_n and_o god_n give_v they_o quail_n for_o one_o meal_n and_o manna_n from_o heaven_n which_o be_v continue_v till_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n from_o sin_n they_o come_v to_o dophkah_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o alush_v and_o from_o thence_o to_o rhepidim_n book_n rhepidim_n see_v sect._n 10._o of_o this_o book_n where_o want_v water_n again_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o stone_n moses_n but_o water_n be_v fetch_v for_o they_o miraculous_o out_o of_o a_o rock_n in_o horeb._n here_o they_o have_v a_o victory_n over_o the_o amalekite_n who_o set_v upon_o they_o from_o rephidim_n they_o come_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n hither_o they_o come_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o month_n exod._n 19.1_o and_o stay_v till_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n numb_a 10.11_o 12._o here_o the_o law_n be_v give_v and_o the_o tabernacle_n frame_v and_o the_o people_n punish_v for_o make_v and_o worship_v a_o golden_a calf_n and_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n smite_v dead_a for_o offer_v strange_a fire_n here_o the_o people_n be_v first_o number_v and_o then_o order_v as_o to_o their_o encamp_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o their_o journey_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n from_o sinai_n they_o march_v by_o taberah_n signify_v a_o burn_a because_o there_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n till_o quench_v by_o moses_n prayer_n consume_v the_o hindermost_a in_o the_o camp_n for_o their_o murmur_a and_o so_o they_o come_v to_o kibroth-hattavah_a here_o the_o people_n fall_v a_o lust_a for_o flesh_n again_o and_o god_n now_o give_v they_o quail_n for_o a_o whole_a month_n together_o in_o great_a abundance_n whereon_o they_o surfeit_v and_o die_v miserable_o with_o the_o flesh_n between_o their_o tooth_n then_o they_o come_v to_o hazeroth_n here_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o she_o be_v smite_v with_o leprosy_n numb_a 12._o then_o they_o come_v to_o rithmath_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n near_o kadesh-barnea_a whence_o spy_n be_v send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n upon_o the_o evil_a report_n of_o ten_o of_o they_o the_o people_n horrible_o murmur_v god_n be_v very_o wroth_a with_o they_o for_o it_o and_o appoint_v moses_n to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o red-sea_n and_o declare_v that_o not_o one_o of_o that_o generation_n save_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n shall_v enter_v into_o canaan_n then_o they_o come_v to_o rimmon-parez_a and_o from_o thence_o to_o libnah_n call_v laban_n deut._n 1.1_o and_o then_o to_o rissah_n then_o to_o kehelatha_n thence_o to_o mount_v shapher_n thence_o to_o haradah_n and_o pitch_v in_o makheloth_n signify_v assembly_n so_o call_v as_o some_o think_v because_o of_o the_o mutinous_a assembly_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n in_o that_o place_n thence_o to_o tahath_n and_o pitch_v at_o tarah_n thence_o to_o mithcah_n and_o pitch_v at_o hashmonah_n and_o encamp_v at_o maseroth_n and_o then_o come_v to_o bene-jaakan_a and_o encamp_v at_o hor-gidgad_a from_o thence_o to_o jothathah_n a_o land_n of_o river_n of_o water_n deut._n 10.7_o here_o the_o rock_n rephidim-water_n as_o it_o seem_v stop_v its_o course_n pisgah-sight_n course_n see_v dr._n fuller_n pisgah-sight_n god_n suspend_v miracle_n when_o he_o afford_v mean_n and_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o israelite_n drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o country_n till_o they_o come_v to_o kadesh_n then_o they_o encamp_v at_o ebronah_n from_o thence_o they_o march_v to_o eziongaber_n a_o place_n by_o the_o red-sea_n where_o be_v a_o harbour_n for_o ship_n in_o edom_n land_n 1_o king_n 9.26_o from_o thence_o to_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n here_o miriam_n die_v the_o people_n in_o this_o place_n want_v water_n murmur_v again_o and_o have_v water_n again_o give_v they_o out_o of_o a_o rock_n here_o god_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o their_o unbelief_n and_o here_o they_o have_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pass_v on_o they_o though_o reprieve_v for_o a_o time_n and_o render_v uncapable_a of_o enter_v into_o canaan_n they_o come_v hither_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 40th_o year_n and_o hence_o they_o send_v to_o crave_v a_o passage_n through_o edom_n land_n but_o it_o be_v deny_v they_o god_n command_v they_o not_o to_o force_v it_o but_o to_o find_v another_o way_n from_o kadesh_n they_o remove_v to_o mount_n hor_n in_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n where_o aaron_n die_v then_o they_o come_v to_o zalmonah_n so_o call_v possible_o of_o zolom_n a_o image_n for_o this_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o israelite_n for_o murmur_v again_o for_o want_n of_o water_n and_o loathe_v manna_n be_v sting_v with_o fiery_a serpent_n and_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v by_o god_n direction_n erect_v for_o their_o cure_n and_o help_v as_o for_o their_o five_o follow_a stage_n viz._n punon_o oboth_n jie-abarim_a and_o dibon-gad_n so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v repair_v and_o possess_v by_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n ch._n 32.34_o and_o almon-diblathaim_a we_o find_v no_o memorable_a accident_n happen_v at_o they_o thence_o they_o come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n and_o then_o to_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n and_o here_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o charge_v the_o israelite_n to_o drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n viz._n by_o destroy_v they_o deut._n 7.22_o 23._o and_o to_o destroy_v their_o picture_n and_o melt_a image_n and_o high_a place_n and_o to_o divide_v their_o land_n by_o lot_n among_o themselves_o but_o if_o they_o do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o drive_v they_o out_o than_o he_o declare_v the_o canaanite_n shall_v be_v prick_n in_o their_o eye_n and_o thorn_n in_o their_o side_n and_o a_o continual_a vexation_n to_o they_o and_o he_o will_v bring_v that_o destruction_n on_o they_o for_o their_o disobedience_n which_o he_o think_v to_o bring_v on_o the_o canaanite_n viz._n root_n they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n numb_a 33._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxxxix_o the_o lord_n now_o by_o moses_n declare_v unto_o israel_n the_o bound_n hermon_n bound_n v._o 3._o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n lie_v at_o the_o very_a east-end_n of_o the_o south-border_n in_o the_o corner_n whereof_o it_o join_v with_o the_o east-border_n right_a against_o the_o south-end_n of_o the_o salt-sea_n that_o be_v the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n call_v also_o the_o dead-sea_n see_v gen._n 14.3_o v._o 7._o this_o be_v not_o that_o mount_n hor_n where_o aaron_n die_v which_o be_v southward_a in_o the_o edge_n of_o edom_n land_n ch._n 33.37_o 38._o but_o another_o mountain_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o canaan_n by_o some_o suppose_a to_o be_v libanus_n and_o by_o other_o mount_n hermon_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n lie_v within_o jordan_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o give_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v assure_v they_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o may_v know_v how_o far_o they_o be_v to_o proceed_v in_o their_o conquest_n and_o where_o to_o stay_v and_o according_a to_o these_o bound_n and_o limit_n may_v make_v a_o division_n of_o the_o land_n among_o the_o nine_o
sudden_o store_v again_o therefore_o they_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o in_o their_o rage_n they_o do_v not_o so_o waste_v the_o land_n as_o to_o prejudice_v posterity_n but_o with_o other_o tree_n that_o be_v not_o fruit-tree_n they_o may_v build_v bulwark_n about_o a_o city_n which_o they_o besiege_v till_o it_o be_v subdue_v from_o vers_fw-la 10._o to_o the_o end_n he_o now_o give_v direction_n concern_v uncertain_a murder_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v expiate_v chap._n xxi_o if_o one_o be_v find_v slay_v and_o lie_v in_o a_o field_n and_o it_o be_v not_o know_v who_o have_v slay_v he_o than_o the_o elder_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o town_n and_o city_n round_o about_o shall_v for_o the_o better_a satisfaction_n of_o they_o all_o come_v forth_o and_o see_v the_o measure_n take_v between_o the_o dead_a body_n and_o the_o city_n round_o about_o it_o if_o it_o be_v doubtful_a what_o city_n be_v near_a because_o the_o next_o city_n be_v to_o make_v expiation_n for_o the_o murder_n in_o manner_n follow_v viz._n the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n shall_v take_v a_o heifer_n that_o have_v not_o be_v wrought_v with_o and_o which_o have_v not_o draw_v in_o the_o yoke_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v down_o the_o heifer_n unto_o a_o rough_a and_o obscure_a valley_n that_o lie_v neglect_v and_o uncultivated_a to_o make_v the_o thought_n of_o murder_n more_o horrible_a and_o dreadful_a and_o there_o they_o shall_v strike_v off_o the_o heifer_n neck_n signify_v that_o the_o murderer_n ought_v so_o to_o be_v use_v can_v he_o be_v find_v out_o and_o that_o if_o they_o have_v he_o in_o their_o hand_n they_o will_v so_o serve_v he_o and_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n shall_v come_v near_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v to_o minister_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o bless_v the_o people_n in_o his_o name_n to_o show_v by_o their_o presence_n that_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a sacrifice_n and_o that_o the_o elder_n may_v before_o they_o as_o in_o god_n presence_n protest_v their_o innocence_n and_o to_o see_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v according_a to_o law_n and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o elder_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v seem_v doubtful_a for_o by_o their_o word_n and_o sentence_n as_o expounder_n of_o god_n law_n any_o thing_n in_o controversy_n or_o any_o stroke_n must_v be_v judge_v or_o try_v and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v near_a to_o the_o slay_a man_n shall_v wash_v their_o hand_n over_o the_o heifer_n thereby_o intimate_v that_o they_o be_v innocent_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_a man_n see_v matth._n 27.24_o and_o they_o shall_v solemn_o declare_v and_o protest_v that_o their_o hand_n have_v not_o shed_v that_o blood_n neither_o have_v their_o eye_n see_v it_o shed_v by_o any_o other_o then_o the_o priest_n shall_v say_v be_v merciful_a o_o lord_n unto_o thy_o people_n israel_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v and_o lay_v not_o innocent_a blood_n unto_o their_o charge_n impute_v not_o that_o to_o they_o 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off_o the_o heathenish_a garment_n wherein_o she_o be_v take_v and_o shall_v bewail_v her_o father_n and_o mother_n a_o full_a month_n as_o if_o they_o be_v dead_a she_o be_v to_o bid_v farewell_n for_o ever_o to_o they_o by_o all_o which_o thing_n be_v intimate_v that_o she_o must_v renounce_v her_o heathenism_n and_o all_o the_o corrupt_a custom_n and_o superstition_n thereof_o and_o forsake_v her_o father_n house_n must_v be_v ingraft_v into_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n and_o must_v worship_v god_n as_o they_o do_v these_o thing_n be_v perform_v she_o may_v become_v his_o wife_n but_o if_o after_o he_o have_v consummate_v the_o marriage_n destroy_v marriage_n this_o liberty_n for_o israelite_n to_o marry_v heathenish_a captive-woman_n be_v like_o that_o of_o divorce_n deut._n 24._o which_o be_v only_o suffer_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o captive_n of_o foreign_a nation_n not_o of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v all_o to_o be_v destroy_v with_o she_o he_o shall_v find_v no_o content_n in_o she_o and_o be_v desirous_a to_o put_v she_o away_o he_o may_v do_v it_o but_o must_v then_o free_o set_v she_o at_o liberty_n to_o go_v whether_o she_o will_v because_o he_o have_v humble_v she_o he_o must_v not_o sell_v she_o for_o money_n under_o pretence_n that_o she_o be_v his_o captive_n and_o servant_n from_z vers_n 10._o to_o 15._o 3_o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n which_o though_o contrary_a to_o god_n first_o institution_n gen._n 2.22_o 23_o 24._o yet_o he_o for_o a_o time_n suffer_v but_o approve_v not_o as_o appear_v mal._n 2.15_o matth._n 19.4_o 5._o and_o one_o of_o they_o be_v better_o belove_v by_o he_o than_o the_o other_o and_o he_o have_v son_n by_o they_o both_o he_o command_v that_o the_o son_n by_o the_o first_o wife_n though_o less_o belove_v shall_v not_o lose_v his_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n but_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o right_n of_o the_o first-born_a which_o by_o the_o law_n 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pollute_v it_o more_o if_o they_o shall_v die_v upon_o it_o and_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v truss_v up_o in_o the_o air_n as_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v among_o man_n that_o other_o may_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o spectacle_n of_o god_n indignation_n and_o curse_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n they_o have_v commit_v which_o be_v not_o so_o legible_a and_o apparent_a in_o other_o kind_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o bury_v they_o that_o be_v hang_v that_o very_a day_n that_o the_o land_n may_v not_o be_v defile_v which_o otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v by_o such_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n curse_v remain_v so_o visible_o upon_o it_o and_o the_o burial_n be_v to_o abolish_v the_o curse_n from_o appear_v in_o the_o lord_n land_n from_o vers_fw-la 22._o to_o the_o end_n he_o now_o prescribe_v love_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o one_o neighbour_n towards_o another_o which_o chap._n xxii_o they_o be_v to_o testify_v in_o these_o or_o the_o like_a case_n when_o thou_o see_v say_v 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their_o brethren_n through_o their_o default_n vers_fw-la 8._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o tell_v they_o they_o must_v not_o sow_v their_o vineyard_n with_o divers_a seed_n vitibus_fw-la seed_n agrum_fw-la vintae_fw-la non_fw-la seres_fw-fr alio_fw-la aliquo_fw-la semine_fw-la ut_fw-la oriatur_fw-la mixtura_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ex_fw-la jacto_fw-la semine_fw-la &_o vitibus_fw-la that_o be_v with_o seed_n different_a and_o divers_a from_o that_o of_o the_o vine_n see_v levit._n 19.19_o for_o that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o have_v the_o seed_n and_o consequent_o the_o fruit_n to_o be_v mix_v and_o not_o pure_a and_o so_o defile_v and_o render_v unfit_a to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o first-fruit_n or_o otherwise_o vers_fw-la 9_o further_o they_o must_v not_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n together_o nation_n together_o god_n hereby_o seem_v to_o intimate_v how_o simple_a and_o sincere_a he_o will_v have_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o church_n mix_v with_o profane_a and_o unbeliever_n he_o seem_v also_o hereby_o to_o warn_v they_o against_o mixture_n in_o religion_n and_o manner_n with_o other_o nation_n the_o one_o be_v a_o clean_a creature_n the_o other_o unclean_a hereby_o god_n seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o you_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o unequal_a yoke_a of_o his_o people_n with_o infidel_n see_v 2_o cor._n 6.14_o vers_fw-la 10._o further_o they_o must_v not_o wear_v a_o garment_n of_o divers_a sort_n 19.19_o sort_n see_v levit._n 19.19_o as_o of_o woollen_a and_o linen_n together_o this_o law_n seem_v also_o to_o be_v figurative_a and_o to_o intimate_v to_o they_o what_o simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n god_n require_v in_o they_o that_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n vers_fw-la 11._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o make_v fringe_n upon_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o their_o vesture_n and_o garment_n the_o end_n of_o those_o fringe_n be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n see_v numb_a 15.38_o 39_o and_o that_o they_o may_v remember_v by_o look_v on_o they_o that_o they_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n and_o by_o these_o fringe_n distinguish_v in_o their_o habit_n from_o other_o nation_n vers_fw-la 12._o he_o come_v next_o to_o show_v how_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v deal_v with_o that_o slander_v his_o wife_n pretend_v he_o find_v she_o not_o a_o virgin_n when_o he_o marry_v she_o in_o that_o case_n the_o parent_n of_o the_o damsel_n shall_v produce_v the_o cloth_n contain_v the_o token_n of_o her_o virginity_n and_o attest_v by_o good_a witness_n to_o be_v so_o as_o the_o hebrew_n say_v which_o they_o careful_o keep_v for_o their_o own_o honour_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o daughter_n then_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v chastise_v that_o man_n and_o amerce_v he_o at_o a_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o damsel_n because_o he_o have_v defame_v she_o and_o she_o shall_v continue_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n all_o her_o life_n he_o shall_v not_o send_v she_o away_o by_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n as_o other_o man_n be_v permit_v to_o do_v deut._n 24.1_o but_o if_o she_o be_v guilty_a and_o no_o token_n of_o her_o virginity_n be_v find_v when_o he_o marry_v she_o than_o she_o shall_v be_v stone_v before_o the_o dâ—or_n of_o her_o father_n house_n because_o she_o have_v wrought_v folly_n in_o israel_n and_o have_v play_v the_o whore_n in_o her_o father_n house_n so_o say_v he_o shall_v you_o put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o from_z vers_n 13._o to_o 22._o next_o he_o enjoin_v that_o adultery_n both_o in_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n see_v levit._n 20.10_o vers_fw-la 22._o or_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o damsel_n in_o the_o city_n betroth_v to_o another_o man_n they_o shall_v both_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n she_o because_o she_o cry_v out_o not_o he_o because_o he_o have_v humble_v his_o neighbour_n 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israelite_n over_o against_o beth-peor_n and_o there_o bury_v it_o neither_o do_v any_o man_n know_v the_o place_n where_o he_o lay_v it_o to_o this_o day_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v do_v that_o the_o israelite_n may_v not_o in_o a_o preposterous_a zeal_n give_v superstitious_a honour_n either_o to_o his_o dead_a body_n or_o sepulchre_n indeed_o it_o be_v say_v judas_n v._o 9_o that_o michael_n the_o archangel_n contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v have_v the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n make_v know_v that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o his_o first_o homily_n on_o matthew_n and_o theodoret_n upon_o deut._n quest_n 43._o with_o other_o do_v conjecture_n but_o the_o lord_n prevent_v the_o devil_n design_v herein_o and_o possible_o god_n foresee_v that_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v know_v the_o place_n where_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n be_v bury_v they_o will_v in_o a_o unwarrantable_a way_n have_v take_v it_o up_o and_o carry_v it_o with_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o they_o do_v joseph_n bone_n whereas_o god_n have_v declare_v he_o shall_v not_o come_v thither_o moses_n be_v dead_a the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o he_o 30_o day_n 20.28_o day_n so_o long_o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n numb_a 20.28_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o prophet_n since_o in_o israel_n like_v unto_o moses_n who_o the_o lord_n know_v face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v speak_v to_o in_o a_o wondrous_a familiar_a manner_n with_o a_o audible_a articulate_a voice_n as_o one_o friend_n speak_v to_o another_o and_o discover_v to_o he_o more_o of_o his_o glory_n than_o ever_o he_o do_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o mortal_a man_n see_v exod._n 33.20_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o he_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o the_o lord_n enable_v he_o to_o do_v 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child_n of_o israel_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o enjoin_v they_o sect_n xciv_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n which_o be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o himself_o masius_n himself_o if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v this_o book_n for_o the_o main_a to_o be_v write_v by_o joshua_n yet_o some_o passage_n may_v be_v insert_v afterward_o by_o some_o other_o holy_a penman_n so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n we_o find_v some_o passage_n which_o can_v not_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o but_o be_v afterward_o add_v by_o some_o other_o holy_a man_n as_o deut._n 34.5_o qui_fw-la hanc_fw-la historiam_fw-la ex_fw-la sacris_fw-la annalibus_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la seculi_fw-la nominibus_fw-la masius_n at_o least_o not_o all_o of_o it_o though_o it_o contain_v his_o act_n and_o achievement_n indeed_o joshua_n either_o write_v himself_o or_o order_v some_o of_o the_o priest_n to_o write_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o enter_v into_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o ch._n 24.26_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o put_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o if_o they_o transgress_v it_o but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v do_v after_o joshua_n death_n as_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n 19.47_o judg._n 18.7_o to_o 29._o and_o ch._n 24._o from_o 29._o to_o 32._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n be_v mention_v some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n masius_n prophet_n a_o propheta_fw-la aliquo_fw-la collectus_fw-la videtur_fw-la hic_fw-la libre_fw-la ex_fw-la antiquis_fw-la diariis_fw-la &_o annalibus_fw-la masius_n long_o after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o phrase_n 15.63_o phrase_n see_v ch._n 4._o 6._o &_o 6.29_o &_o 7.26_o &_o 8.29_o &_o 9.27_o &_o 10.27_o &_o 13.13_o &_o 14.14_o &_o 15.63_o remain_v unto_o this_o day_n so_o frequent_o use_v do_v intimate_v and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n 102._o jasher_n see_v sect._n 102._o be_v here_o name_v ch._n 10.13_o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o unless_o we_o shall_v suppose_v which_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v begin_v in_o moses_n time_n and_o continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v afterward_o by_o add_v several_a memorable_a act_n and_o passage_n unto_o it_o joshua_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n numb_a 13.8_o he_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o divide_v it_o by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o divers_a year_n he_o live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o be_v 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because_o the_o israelite_n fail_v of_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n and_o it_o be_v only_o upon_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n that_o god_n promise_v thus_o to_o enlarge_v their_o border_n which_o be_v the_o eastern-bound_a even_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hittite_n which_o seem_v here_o mention_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o seven_o nation_n shall_v be_v their_o coast_n the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o not_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n but_o as_o he_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o nor_o forsake_v he_o he_o bid_v he_o therefore_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n for_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o people_n of_o
be_v give_v to_o phineas_n his_o son_n with_o who_o it_o be_v probable_a his_o father_n live_v for_o though_o the_o priest_n have_v their_o city_n by_o lot_n in_o other_o tribe_n namely_o judah_n simeon_n and_o benjamin_n see_v ch._n 21.4_o yet_o that_o the_o high_a priest_n may_v be_v near_o to_o joshua_n the_o governor_n who_o dwell_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o that_o he_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o upon_o any_o special_a occasion_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v near_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o at_o this_o time_n be_v in_o shiloh_n it_o be_v like_a eleazar_n loc_n eleazar_n donarunt_fw-la forsan_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la honorarium_fw-la eleazaro_n ut_fw-la joshuae_fw-la contiguus_fw-la habitaret_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la est_fw-la a_o filio_fw-la cognominatus_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n here_o live_v and_o be_v now_o here_o bury_v josh_n ch._n 24._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxii_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n judge_n the_o book_n of_o judge_n which_o comprehend_v a_o history_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n to_o the_o day_n of_o eli_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 299_o year_n during_o which_o time_n they_o live_v under_o the_o government_n of_o certain_a judge_n who_o god_n successive_o and_o extraordinary_o raise_v up_o and_o endow_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o as_o his_o deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n there_o be_v twelve_o of_o these_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n viz._n 1._o othniel_n who_o government_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v 40_o year_n 2._o ehud_n 80_o 3._o deborath_n 40_o 4._o gideon_n 40_o 5._o abimelech_n 3_o 6._o thola_fw-la 23_o 7._o jair_a 22_o 8._o jephtha_n 6_o 9_o ibzan_n 7_o 10._o elon_n 10_o 11._o abdon_n 8_o 12._o samson_n 20_o 299_o within_o which_o space_n of_o time_n we_o be_v to_o comprehend_v the_o six_o oppression_n of_o the_o israelite_n 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and_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o resolve_v of_o which_o doubt_v some_o conceive_v that_o jehoiakim_n the_o father_n be_v call_v jeconiah_n as_o well_o as_o jehoiakin_n the_o son_n and_o so_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o josias_n beget_v jeconias_n and_o his_o brethren_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o jehoiakin_n the_o son_n of_o josias_n who_o have_v several_a brethren_n whereas_o jehoiakim_n have_v none_o and_o then_o that_o which_o follow_v ver_fw-la 12._o and_o after_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o babylon_n jeconias_n beget_v salathiel_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o jehoiakin_n the_o son_n some_o learned_a man_n viz._n beza_n and_o pareus_n have_v be_v ready_a to_o think_v there_o be_v a_o error_n in_o the_o generallty_n of_o the_o greek_a copy_n creep_v in_o by_o some_o unadvised_a scribe_n leave_v out_o jehoiakim_n the_o father_n of_o jeconias_n and_o rob._n stephen_n in_o his_o diversae_fw-la lectiones_fw-la collect_v out_o of_o old_a copy_n read_v that_o 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so_o spiteful_o use_v they_o he_o promise_v restauration_n and_o prosperity_n unto_o they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n he_o show_v that_o god_n be_v necessitate_v to_o punish_v and_o chastise_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n but_o he_o will_v again_o out_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n abundant_o bless_v they_o both_o with_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n ezek._n 36._o whole_a chapter_n he_o prophecy_n also_o of_o their_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n though_o their_o condition_n therein_o be_v as_o hopeless_a as_o of_o dead_a man_n in_o their_o grave_n who_o be_v become_v dry_a bone_n and_o by_o the_o type_n of_o two_o stick_n become_v one_o in_o the_o prophet_n hand_n he_o show_v the_o union_n and_o incorporation_n of_o israel_n into_o judah_n and_o possible_o the_o unite_n jew_n and_o gentile_n together_o under_o one_o king_n viz._n christ_n the_o true_a messiah_n ezek._n 37._o whole_a chapter_n further_o he_o prophecy_v of_o a_o 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peragendum_fw-la sicut_fw-la moses_n olim_fw-la unxit_fw-la sacratissimam_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la partem_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la ceremonialem_fw-la etc._n etc._n pisc_n the_o most_o holy_a our_o saviour_n by_o his_o blood_n may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o have_v anoint_v the_o most_o holy_a that_o be_v heaven_n as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o type_n of_o he_o do_v anoint_v the_o most_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n by_o present_v and_o sprinkle_v of_o blood_n as_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 9_o from_o 1_o to_o 13._o do_v make_v the_o parallel_n between_o they_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o angel_n mention_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o sanctuary_n ver_fw-la 26._o be_v conceive_v by_o divers_a learned_a man_n to_o be_v chief_o to_o set_v out_o the_o dreadful_a vengeanc_fw-fr of_o god_n that_o shall_v fall_v on_o the_o jew_n for_o put_v the_o messiah_n to_o death_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o 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