abel_n and_o the_o rooâ—_n of_o that_o holy_a progeny_n wherein_o the_o church_n be_v afterward_o establish_v v._o 26._o enos_n sorrowful_a psal._n 9_o 20._o that_o the_o nation_n may_v know_v themselves_o to_o be_v but_o enos_n i._n e._n woeful_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o begin_v man_n to_o call_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n grow_v more_o public_a and_o solemn_a and_o in_o a_o sort_n restore_v and_o revive_v again_o in_o the_o person_n and_o family_n of_o seth_n and_o enos_n have_v be_v almost_o bury_v in_o the_o paucity_n and_o privacy_n of_o the_o godly_a before_o this_o time_n a_o separation_n now_o be_v make_v by_o they_o from_o the_o profane_a society_n of_o the_o wicked_a such_o as_o be_v generaly_a the_o posterity_n of_o cain_n chap._n v._n ver._n 3._o in_o his_o own_o likeness_n after_o his_o image_n such_o as_o he_o be_v now_o sinful_a not_o as_o he_o be_v create_v holy_a yet_o still_o god_n be_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n the_o god_n and_o creator_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n heb._n 12._o 9_o numb_a 16._o 22._o v._o 4._o and_o he_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n after_o seth_n yet_o not_o exclude_v some_o to_o be_v beget_v before_o seth_n as_o cain_n and_o other_o and_o the_o same_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ten_o patriarch_n in_o this_o chapter_n before_o the_o flood_n that_o they_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n as_o well_o before_o as_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o those_o patriarch_n by_o who_o the_o line_n of_o the_o genealogy_n and_o chronology_n be_v draw_v for_o it_o be_v scarce_o probable_a that_o in_o this_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n wherein_o mankind_n have_v most_o need_n of_o multiiplication_n the_o patriarch_n shall_v be_v so_o old_a as_o the_o half_a of_o they_o above_o 100_o yea_o jared_n 162_o lamecb_n 182._o methusalah_n 187._o noah_n 500_o before_o they_o have_v any_o child_n though_o indeed_o noah_n for_o his_o part_n have_v no_o more_o than_o three_o when_o the_o flood_n come_v 1_o pet._n 3._o 20._o but_o so_o old_a they_o be_v before_o that_o son_n be_v bear_v who_o be_v the_o progenitor_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o in_o who_o race_n the_o main_a progress_n and_o succession_n of_o the_o true_a church_n do_v consist_v v._o 5._o all_o the_o day_n adam_n be_v live_v in_o lamech_n day_n v._o 21._o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n the_o seven_o of_o adam_n follow_v not_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o age_n but_o please_v god_n prophesy_v say_v behold_v the_o lord_n come_v with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o his_o sant_n to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o all_o and_o to_o convince_v all_o that_o be_v ungodly_a among_o they_o of_o all_o their_o ungodly_a deed_n which_o they_o have_v ungodly_a commit_v and_o of_o all_o their_o hard_a speech_n which_o ungodly_a sinner_n have_v speak_v against_o he_o judas_n ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o and_o henoch_n be_v not_o die_v not_o as_o other_o but_o be_v translate_v by_o faith_n god_n take_v he_o body_n and_o soul_n as_o after_o he_o do_v elias_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n and_o he_o be_v not_o find_v heb._n 11._o 5._o after_o he_o have_v live_v on_o earth_n so_o many_o year_n as_o there_o be_v day_n in_o our_o year_n thus_o be_v he_o a_o pledge_n and_o pawn_v of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o life_n eternal_a and_o celestial_a and_o prophesy_v of_o the_o last_o and_o general_a judgement_n adam_n and_o methusalah_n and_o five_o patriarch_n between_o they_o be_v live_v witness_n of_o his_o translation_n v._o 27._o all_o the_o day_n of_o methusalah_n the_o long_a liver_n and_o die_v the_o last_o of_o the_o nine_o patriarch_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o flood_n v._o 29._o noah_n thus_o lamech_v his_o father_n prophesy_v of_o he_o at_o his_o birth_n presage_v comfort_n and_o rest_n by_o he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o misery_n in_o those_o evil_a and_o uncomfortable_a time_n v._o 32._o and_o noah_n beget_v i._o e._n begin_v to_o beget_v so_o chap._n 11._o 26._o and_o chap._n 7_o 10._o japhet_n the_o elder_a sem_fw-mi the_o second_v chaâ—â—_n young_a of_o the_o lxx-chronology_n in_o this_o chapter_n they_o extend_v the_o age_n of_o methusalah_n beyond_o the_o flood_n contrary_a to_o scripture_n and_o add_v almost_o 1600._o year_n to_o the_o true_a chronology_n in_o this_o and_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n haply_o out_o of_o some_o consideration_n touch_v the_o heathen_n for_o who_o that_o greek_a translation_n be_v make_v but_o the_o lxx_o now_o be_v no_o where_o extant_a but_o patch_v infinite_o chap._n vi_o ver._n 1._o when_o man_n begin_v to_o multiply_v very_o great_o and_o special_o cain_n wicked_a progeny_n and_o wickedness_n with_o they_o and_o daughter_n the_o occasion_n both_o of_o the_o corruption_n and_o calamity_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o ensue_a story_n v._o 2._o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n professor_n of_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n deut._n 14._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 18._o 1_o john_n 3._o 1._o which_o here_o grow_v 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time_n as_o nehem._n 9_o 30._o for_o that_o he_o also_o be_v flesh_n even_o my_o people_n also_o all_o mankind_n v._o 12._o be_v fleshly_a not_o have_v the_o spirit_n judas_n v._n 19_o rom._n 8_o 8_o 9_o gal._n 5._o 16_o 17._o 120_o year_n grant_v for_o trial_n of_o their_o repentance_n the_o long_a suffering_n of_o god_n wait_v whether_o in_o this_o space_n of_o time_n while_o the_o ark_n be_v a_o prepare_v they_o will_v repent_v 1_o pet._n 3._o 20._o by_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o vivificatiâ—_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o as_o st._n peter_n express_v it_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o man_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o live_v according_a to_o god_n in_o the_o spirit_n ch_n 4._o 6._o agree_v with_o that_o of_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 5._o this_o be_v twenty_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o japhet_n v._o 4._o giant_n men_n of_o huge_a stature_n and_o strength_n beyond_o other_o in_o those_o day_n such_o as_o og_n be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o giant_n and_o the_o anakimâ—_n in_o moses_n time_n numb_a 13._o 33._o amorites_n amos_n 2_o 9_o deut._n 3._o 11._o goliath_n isbbi-benob_a sapho_n lahmi_n in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n 21._o 16_o 18_o 1_o chron._n 20._o 5_o 6_o 8_o man_n who_o in_o the_o pride_n and_o confidence_n of_o their_o body_n greatness_n be_v apostate_n from_o god_n oppressor_n of_o man_n fierce_a and_o cruel_a and_o also_o after_o that_o after_o those_o unlawful_a mixture_n and_o marriage_n v._o 2._o many_o of_o their_o seed_n become_v such_o giant_n and_o after_o that_o destruction_n threaten_v v._o 3._o v._o 5._o every_o imaginariâ—n_n this_n heighten_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o this_o age_n mic._n 7._o 3._o but_o gen._n 8._o 21._o more_o strong_o prove_v the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o man_n nature_n by_o the_o fall_n v._o 15._o 300_o cubit_n the_o length_n be_v ten_o time_n the_o height_n and_o six_o time_n the_o breadth_n resemble_v for_o the_o fashion_n of_o it_o a_o man_n coffin_n v._o 16._o in_o a_o cubit_n shall_v finish_v it_o the_o ark_n not_o the_o window_n door_n wide_n to_o receive_v a_o elephant_n close_v up_o and_o pitch_v belike_o when_o all_o be_v in_o and_o that_o by_o god_n himself_o ch_n 7._o 16._o with_o low_a second_o and_o three_o story_n these_o story_n consider_v with_o the_o quantity_n and_o kind_n of_o the_o cubit_n a_o common_a cubit_n then_o be_v long_o than_o our_o cubit_n now_o and_o the_o sacred_a cubit_n be_v double_a to_o the_o common_a cubit_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v 1_o king_n 7._o 15._o with_o 2_o chron._n 3._o 15._o not_o to_o speak_v of_o a_o geometrical_a cubit_n six_o time_n as_o some_o allege_v as_o great_a as_o a_o common_a cubit_n we_o may_v easy_o conceive_v the_o capacity_n
ps._n 81._o 3_o esay_n 1._o 13._o yearly_o at_o feast_n 3._o solemn_z of_o passeover_n and_o unleavened_a bread_n leu._n 23._o week_n deut._n 16._o tabernacle_n deut._n 16._o other_o for_o one_o day_n viz._n of_o first-fruit_n leu._n 23_o 9_o 15._o blow_v of_o trumpet_n leu._n 23._o 24_o 25._o fast_o of_o expiation_n leu._n 16._o and_o ch_n 23_o 27._o 32._o incident_a occasion_n more_o extraordinary_a as_o at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n leu._n 8._o exod._n 29._o and_o ch_n 40._o see_v aaron_n first-offering_n leu._n 9_o levities_n numb_a 8._o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n number_n 7._o 10_o 88_o ordiâ—â—_n purification_n and_o cleanse_n of_o woman_n after_o childbirth_n leu._n 12._o 13_o 14_o 15._o chapter_n leper_n leu._n 12._o 13_o 14_o 15._o chapter_n man_n in_o their_o issue_n leu._n 12._o 13_o 14_o 15._o chapter_n woman_n in_o their_o 〈…〉_o leu._n 12._o 13_o 14_o 15._o chapter_n 9_o day_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n offer_v incense_n with_o strange_a fire_n and_o be_v slay_v levit._n x._o 11_o 12_o 13._o day_n seem_v those_o law_n give_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n touch_v beast_n fish_n fowl_n clean_a and_o unclean_a ch._n xi_o moses_n for_o purification_n of_o woman_n in_o childbirth_n ch._n xii_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o leprosy_n &_o their_o cleansing_n ch._n xiii_o fourteen_o for_o issue_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n &_o their_o cleansing_n ch._n xv._o 14._o day_n celebration_n of_o the_o passeover_n num._n ix_o whether_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n for_o seven_o day_n be_v add_v hereunto_o be_v not_o express_v after_o the_o death_n of_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n moses_n receive_v law_n from_o the_o lord_n touch_v the_o high_a priest_n come_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n once_o a_o year_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o ch._n xvi_o place_v of_o sacrifice_v and_o touch_v blood_n ch._n xvii_o unlawful_a mixture_n and_o lust_n and_o other_o sin_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o they_o ch._n xviii_o xix_o xx._n priest_n their_o holiness_n honour_n and_o cleanse_v ch._n xxi_o xxii_o feast_n ch._n xxiii_o oil_n and_o lamp_n and_o shewbread_n ch._n xxiv_o 1_o 9_o shelomiths_n son_n blaspheme_v ch._n xxiv_o 10_o 14._o thereafter_o moses_n receive_v law_n from_o the_o lord_n touch_v blasphemy_n and_o murder_n chap._n xxiv_o 15_o 23._o sabbath-year_n and_o jubilee_n ch._n 25._o idolatry_n and_o religiousnesse_n with_o blessing_n and_o curse_n ch._n xxvi_o vow_n and_o tithe_n chap._n xxvii_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n and_o remember_v of_o this_o book_n and_o special_o of_o the_o offering_n and_o sacrifice_n therein_o contain_v the_o table_n ensue_v and_o the_o direction_n thereof_o may_v give_v some_o part_n of_o help_n and_o furtherance_n though_o the_o same_o be_v not_o in_o all_o point_v perfect_a and_o complete_a sacrifice_n than_o be_v of_o a_o divine_a institution_n and_o be_v indeed_o practise_v by_o adam_n and_o his_o child_n and_o in_o all_o age_n but_o by_o moses_n enlarge_v with_o many_o observation_n circumstance_n and_o prefiguration_n contain_v in_o they_o yet_o not_o principal_o command_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o moral_a duty_n of_o piety_n and_o honesty_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 22._o psal._n l._n 5_o 16._o mark_v xii_o 33._o hos._n vi_o 6._o matth._n xii_o 7._o as_o joel_n ii_o 13._o esay_n i._n 11._o and_o jer._n vi_o 20._o amos_n v._n 21._o jer._n vii_o 21_o 22_o 23._o of_o the_o cattle_n the_o kind_n of_o beast_n and_o bird_n verse_n 2_o for_o sacrifice_n be_v ox_n bullock_n sheep_n lamb_n ram_n goat_n turtle-dove_n &_o young_a pigeon_n the_o sparrow_n or_o live_a bird_n mention_v levit._n fourteen_o 4._o in_o the_o cleanse_n of_o the_o leper_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o sacrifice_n these_o creature_n for_o sacrifice_n be_v of_o common_a use_n for_o man_n sustenance_n &_o maintenance_n and_o so_o be_v lawful_a to_o be_v eat_v in_o civil_a and_o common_a use_n deut._n fourteen_o 4_o 26._o and_o ch._n xii_o 15_o 21._o and_o they_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v have_v as_o also_o bread_n flower_n cake_n wafer_n wine_n salt_n oil_n frankincense_n use_v most_o in_o the_o meat_n and_o drink-offering_n and_o such_o likewise_o be_v water_n bread_n and_o wine_n in_o our_o sacrament_n see_v levit._n i_o two_o iii_o iu_o ch._n and_o ch._n vii_o v._o 11_o 12_o 13._o a_o burnt-sacrifice_n in_o all_o burnt-offering_n verse_n 3_o and_o in_o such_o sin-offering_n whereof_o any_o of_o the_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o reconcile_v withal_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o also_o in_o meat-offering_n of_o and_o for_o a_o priest_n all_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v to_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o any_o levit._fw-la i._n and_o ch._n vi_o 22_o 23_o 30._o in_o all_o other_o sin-offering_n and_o trespass-offering_n beside_o the_o fat_a and_o kidney_n burn_v to_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o flesh_n be_v the_o priest_n and_o to_o be_v eat_v by_o he_o and_z his_o and_o so_o in_o all_o other_o meat-offering_n levit._n vi_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 26_o 29._o and_o ch._n vii_o 6_o 7_o 9_o 10_o 14._o in_o the_o peace-offering_n the_o wave-breast_n and_o heave_v or_o right_a shoulder_n be_v the_o priest_n to_o be_v eat_v by_o he_o and_z his_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o flesh_n belong_v to_o the_o bringer_n of_o the_o peace-offering_a to_o be_v eat_v by_o he_o and_o he_o levit._n vii_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o and_o v._o 15_o 21._o the_o levite_n have_v no_o part_n in_o any_o offering_n burnt-offering_n use_v for_o sinne-offering_n in_o job_n time_n job_n xlii_o 8._o at_o the_o door_n kill_v there_o because_o thither_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o offerer_n or_o bringer_n of_o it_o to_o come_v that_o he_o may_v put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n leu._n i._n 3_o 4._o and_o iii_o 2_o 8_o 13._o and_o iu_o 15_o 24_o 29_o 33._o leaven_v leaven_n general_o forbid_v in_o meat-offering_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o except_o in_o those_o two_o mention_v leu._n vii_o 13._o and_o ch._n xxiii_o 17._o confess_v chapter_n five_o verse_n 5_o this_o confession_n of_o sin_n differ_v altogether_o from_o the_o popish_a sacramental_a confession_n that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n this_o punishment_n as_o it_o be_v award_v here_o against_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o peace-offering_a chapter_n vii_o verse_n 20_o for_o he_o who_o have_v any_o legal_a pollution_n upon_o he_o so_o it_o be_v against_o such_o who_o be_v not_o circumcise_v gen._n xvii_o 14._o who_o eat_v leaven_v bread_n during_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n exod._n xii_o 15_o 19_o who_o do_v any_o work_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n exod._n xxxi_o 14._o who_o eat_v of_o the_o fat_a of_o beast_n of_o which_o man_n offer_v sacrifice_n levit._n vii_o 25._o who_o eat_v blood_n v._o 27._o and_o ch._n xvii_o 10_o 14._o who_o bring_v not_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v kill_v there_o not_o elsewhere_o levit._n xvii_o 4_o 9_o who_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_a on_o the_o three_o day_n levit._n xix_o 8._o who_o give_v of_o their_o seed_n to_o moloch_n levit._n xx._n 2_o 3._o or_o kill_v not_o such_o a_o sinner_n v._o 4_o 5._o who_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o wizzard_n and_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n v._o 6._o who_o commit_v incest_n v._o 17._o or_o lie_v with_o a_o woman_n in_o her_o sickness_n v._o 18._o who_o go_v unto_o the_o holy_a thing_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n hallow_v unto_o the_o lord_n have_v his_o uncleanness_n upon_o he_o levit._n xxii_o 3._o who_o do_v any_o work_n or_o be_v not_o afflict_v on_o the_o fastday_n of_o atonement_n levit._n xxiii_o 29_o 30._o who_o keep_v not_o the_o passeover_n num._n ix_o 13._o who_o sin_n presumptuous_o num._n xv._o 30_o 31._o who_o be_v unclean_a do_v not_o purify_v themselves_o num._n xix_o 13_o 20._o who_o be_v idolater_n come_v to_o a_o prophet_n to_o inquire_v concern_v the_o lord_n ezek._n fourteen_o 8._o this_o kind_n of_o punishment_n have_v variation_n of_o phrase_n in_o the_o expression_n in_o scripture_n thus_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o utter_o cut_v off_o cut_v off_o from_o israel_n from_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n from_o among_o the_o congregation_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o people_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o people_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o earth_n cut_v off_o from_o my_o presence_n which_o likely_a do_v import_v various_a kind_n and_o degree_n of_o punishment_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o sin_n speak_v to_o in_o they_o how_o far_o this_o phrase_n advance_v the_o jewish_a excommunication_n i_o leave_v to_o further_a consideration_n the_o
advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
point_n and_o circumstance_n easy_o to_o be_v gather_v and_o understand_v deut._n xi_o 26_o 30._o and_o xxvii_o 12_o 26_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o come_n over_o jordan_n josh._n viii_o 32_o 35._o when_o and_o where_o be_v read_v likewise_o all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n before_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n with_o ship_n ship_n beside_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 68_o be_v first_o mentione_n in_o jacob_n blessing_n of_o zebulun_n gen._n xlix_o 13._o and_o in_o moses_n his_o threaten_v the_o israelite_n in_o this_o place_n not_o give_v god_n hand_n in_o give_v and_o work_v of_o grace_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 4_o see_v ch._n xxx_o 6._o jer._n xxiv_o 7._o and_o xxxi_o 33._o and_o xxxii_o 39_o ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o ch._n xxxvi_o 26_o 27._o heb._n viii_o 10_o 11._o john_n vi_o 44_o 45_o 65_o phil._n i_o 29._o and_o ii_o 13._o ephes._n ii_o 8._o 2._o tim._n ii_o 25._o and_o he_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o remnant_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n matth._n xi_o 25._o and_o xiii_o 11._o mark_v iu_o 11_o 12_o john_n xii_o 39_o rom._n xi_o 7._o ephes._n i._n 5._o 2_o chron._n xxx_o 12._o mount_v this_o mount_n hor_n chapter_n xxxii_o verse_n 50_o where_n aaron_n die_v num._n xx._n 25_o 26._o be_v south_n of_o judea_n and_o mount_v hor_n on_o the_o north-bound_n of_o judea_n num._n xxxiv_o 7._o be_v far_o differ_v and_o distant_a mountain_n king_n in_o jeshurum_fw-la moses_n king_n in_o jeshurum_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 5_o 25._o in_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n do_v omit_v simeon_n if_o we_o account_v he_o not_o include_v in_o judah_n as_o his_o lot_n in_o the_o division_n of_o canaan_n fall_v within_o the_o lot_n and_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o their_o expedition_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o conquer_a their_o own_o share_n be_v joint_a and_o undertake_v together_o josh._n xviii_o and_o xix_o judg._n i_o 3._o dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n that_o be_v verse_n 12_o in_o jerusalem_n for_o though_o the_o southern_a and_o superior_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o mount_n zion_n be_v and_o which_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o northern_a and_o inferior_a part_n of_o it_o where_o mount_n moriah_n be_v whereon_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o huge_a deep_a valley_n of_o mello_n between_o the_o two_o mountain_n be_v fill_v up_o and_o level_v by_o solomon_n so_o that_o thence_o afterward_o zion_n and_o moriah_n may_v be_v call_v two_o top_n of_o one_o mountain_n zion_n the_o high_a top_n and_o moriah_n the_o low_a die_v the_o time_n of_o moses_n his_o death_n be_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 5_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n see_v upon_o aaron_n death_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o no_o man_n know_v the_o reason_n of_o conceal_v the_o place_n of_o the_o burial_n of_o moses_n verse_n 6_o and_o michael_n the_o archangel_n his_o contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o be_v not_o reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o dispute_n may_v be_v lest_o the_o israelite_n know_v it_o may_v carry_v it_o with_o they_o as_o josephs_n bone_n into_o canaan_n into_o which_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v or_o rather_o that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o idolise_v it_o joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o he_o though_o of_o and_o concern_v he_o for_o beside_o some_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o which_o be_v deem_v by_o some_o to_o be_v do_v after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o concern_v caleb_n and_o his_o daughter_n achsah_n ch._n xv._o 16_o 19_o and_o most_o sure_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n xix_o 47._o judg._n xviii_o 7._o 29._o and_o those_o thing_n record_v ch._n xxiv_o 29_o 33._o some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o plead_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n long_o after_o his_o death_n whence_o that_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n be_v so_o frequent_o use_v ch._n iu._n 9_o and_o ch._n vi_o 25._o and_o vii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 29_o and_o ix_o 27._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o xiii_o 13._o and_o fourteen_o 14._o and_o xv._o 63._o and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v name_v ch._n x._o 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 i_o 18._o unless_o we_o say_v this_o book_n of_o jasher_n in_o ioshua_n time_n to_o be_v continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v in_o aftertime_n by_o add_v and_o insert_v memorable_a act_n in_o after-age_n and_o so_o in_o david_n time_n and_o further_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n be_v mention_v josh._n xi_o 21._o which_o many_o possible_o seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o book_n to_o be_v write_v after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o nation_n into_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n joshua_n be_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n num._n xiii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n vii_o 27._o and_o he_o live_v one_o hundred_o &_o ten_o year_n ch._n xxiv_o 29._o and_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 fall_v to_o the_o divide_v of_o it_o by_o lot_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o age_n of_o caleb_n josh._n fourteen_o 7_o 10._o and_o divers_a year_n joshua_n live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o this_o book_n yet_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o other_o place_n to_o be_v ten_o year_n more_o and_o so_o this_o book_n to_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventeen_o year_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o government_n to_o his_o death_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o account_n stand_v upon_o this_o computation_n from_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o four_o of_o solomon_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o which_o be_v make_v up_o thus_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n seventeen_o of_o joshua_n two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o of_o the_o judge_n count_v in_o the_o twenty_o of_o samson_n as_o coincident_a and_o concur_v with_o the_o first_o twenty_o year_n of_o eli_n twenty_o year_n more_o of_o eli_n twenty_o of_o samuel_n forty_o of_o saul_n forty_o of_o david_n four_o of_o solomon_n in_o all_o 480._o within_o three_o day_n this_o edict_n and_o proclamation_n of_o three_o day_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o for_o preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n set_v down_o here_o do_v begin_v and_o commence_v after_o the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o spy_n and_o their_o return_n to_o joshua_n which_o history_n yet_o be_v record_v after_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v and_o thereupon_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o say_v three_o day_n be_v take_v up_o again_o the_o second_o time_n ch._n iii_o 2._o when_o new_a 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esrom_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egppt_v gen._n xlvi_o 12._o and_o be_v prince_n of_o judah_n at_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n num._n i._n 7._o at_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o camp_n num._n ii_o 3._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n num._n vii_o 12._o and_o at_o the_o set_n forward_o in_o their_o journey_n num._n x._o 14._o but_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n num._n fourteen_o 29._o this_o marriage_n of_o rahab_n to_o salmon_n now_o prince_n of_o judah_n be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o mention_v matth._n i._n 5._o in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n wherein_o as_o rachab_n so_o thamar_n ruth_n
the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n begin_v with_o blow_v of_o trumpet_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o that_o month_n which_o also_o be_v the_o day_n of_o expiation_n levit._n xxv_o 9_o and_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n for_o seven_o day_n follow_v after_o in_o the_o same_o month_n twelve_o cake_n the_o twelve_o cake_n of_o show_n bread_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 5_o each_o of_o a_o equal_a and_o of_o a_o good_a bigness_n set_v in_o two_o row_n six_o on_o a_o row_n seem_v to_o be_v two_o row_n in_o longitude_n upon_o the_o table_n one_o by_o another_o and_o so_o the_o frankincense_n upon_o each_o cake_n rather_o then_o in_o altitude_n one_o upon_o another_o and_o so_o but_o one_o frankincense_n upon_o either_o row_n see_v v._o 6_o 7._o the_o table_n be_v two_o cubit_n long_o and_o one_o cubit_n broad_a exod._a xxv_o 23._o and_o the_o frankincense_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v every_o sabbath_n levit_fw-la xxiv_o 7_o 9_o yet_o some_o make_v they_o to_o be_v two_o row_n six_o upon_o one_o another_o 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death_n of_o that_o generation_n for_o their_o rebellion_n and_o murmur_a num._n fourteen_o 29_o 35._o the_o male_n from_o 20_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v to_o war_n be_v 601730._o the_o levite_n still_o number_v not_o with_o they_o but_o by_o themselves_o num._n xxvi_o 51._o 22000._o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 39_o 300_o male-levite_n be_v omit_v in_o this_o sum_n as_o appear_v out_o of_o ver_fw-la 22_o 28_o 34._o which_o make_v up_o 22300._o be_v all_o the_o male_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o the_o first-born_a male_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o be_v 22273._o ch._n iii_o 43._o which_o argue_v at_o least_o twenty_o seven_o male_n in_o each_o family_n and_o the_o surplusage_n of_o 273._o verse_n 46._o be_v redeem_v at_o five_o shekel_n apiece_o amount_v to_o 1375._o shekel_n verse_n 50_o all_o this_o argue_v the_o foresay_a 300._o male-levite_n to_o be_v witting_o leave_v out_o in_o the_o cast_n up_o of_o the_o sum_n most_o likely_a omit_v so_o because_o they_o be_v such_o first-born_a of_o the_o levite_n as_o be_v bear_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o time_n of_o this_o reckon_n and_o in_o that_o regard_n be_v sanctify_v to_o god_n as_o his_o own_o by_o his_o law_n and_o challenge_n exod._n xiii_o 2._o and_o so_o can_v not_o come_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o levite_n which_o be_v to_o be_v change_v for_o the_o firstborn_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o in_o their_o stead_n to_o be_v substitute_v and_o appropriate_v to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n this_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v very_o far_o less_o than_o be_v of_o each_o other_o tribe_n ch._n iii_o with_o ch._n i._o the_o number_n of_o the_o least_o tribe_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a male_n able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n be_v 3200._o of_o the_o great_a 74600._o and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o male-levite_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o be_v only_o 22300._o the_o charge_n of_o aaron_n chapter_n iii_o &_o iv_o and_o his_o son_n joint_o and_o of_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n distinct_o and_o of_o the_o kohathite_n gershonites_n and_o merarites_n several_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o take_n down_o and_z carrying_z and_o set_v up_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v ch._n x._o 17_o 21._o from_o thirty_o the_o levite_n at_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o year_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o enter_v into_o the_o full_a possession_n of_o their_o office_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n num._n iu._n 3._o at_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o five_o they_o enter_v or_o may_v enter_v upon_o they_o as_o novice_n and_o subservient_n in_o some_o secondary_a or_o inferior_a administration_n as_o probationer_n and_o proficient_n num._n viii_o 24._o and_o when_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v build_v they_o be_v order_v to_o begin_v and_o enter_v at_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n 1_o chron._n xxiii_o ver_fw-la 24_o 27._o ezra_n iii_o 8._o and_o that_o by_o david_n appointment_n together_o with_o the_o prophet_n gad_n and_o nathan_n 2_o chron._n viii_o 14._o and_o ch._n xxix_o 25._o they_o continue_v in_o their_o office_n till_o fifty_o num._n iu._n 3_o 47._o at_o fifty_o they_o cease_v wait_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o be_v overseer_n there_o ch._n viii_o 25_o 26._o and_o in_o their_o several_a city_n as_o be_v well_o experience_v in_o the_o judicial_a law_n they_o judge_v of_o matter_n bring_v before_o they_o the_o levite_n office_n distinct_a from_o the_o priest_n be_v set_v down_o in_o many_o particular_n 1_o chron._n xxiii_o 28_o 32._o david_n
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peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
this_o reformation_n and_o covenant_n make_v verse_n 8_o and_o passeover_n keep_v chap._n xxxv_o 19_o and_o yet_o from_o this_o or_o rather_o from_o the_o twelve_o year_n above_o mention_v begin_v that_o reckon_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n ezek._n iu._n 6._o for_o under_o so_o good_a a_o king_n yet_o the_o people_n continue_v obstinate_o wicked_a as_o appear_v in_o jeremie_n who_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o iosiah_n reign_n jer._n i._n 2._o and_o xxv_o 3._o and_o ch_n iii_o 6._o and_o josiah_n only_o cause_v and_o make_v they_o outward_o to_o obey_v 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 32_o 33._o the_o house_n the_o house_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o levite_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o court_n levite_n scribe_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 13_o xxiv_o 6._o ezra_n vii_o 6._o 21._o neh._n viii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xii_o 26._o and_o xiii_o 13._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n iu_o 3._o more_o full_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o several_a person_n that_o be_v scribe_n some_o scribes_z of_o king_n or_o their_o secretary_n so_o david_n have_v one_o and_o solomon_n two_o joash_n one_o 2_o king_n xii_o 10._o josiah_n one_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 3._o of_o jonathan_n david_n uncle_n that_o he_o be_v a_o counsellor_n a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o scribe_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 32._o and_o of_o baruch_n that_o he_o be_v jeremies_n scribe_n and_o of_o family_n of_o scribe_n that_o dwell_v at_o jabez_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o but_o why_o so_o call_v or_o what_o their_o office_n be_v whether_o as_o public_a notary_n scrivener_n or_o transcriber_n of_o the_o law_n or_o what_o else_o it_o appear_v not_o here_o in_o iosiah_n time_n we_o find_v that_o in_o his_o business_n of_o repair_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v appoint_v of_o the_o levite_n scribe_n and_o in_o nehemiah_n time_n he_o make_v treasurer_n over_o the_o treasury_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n shelemiah_n the_o priest_n and_o zadok_v the_o scribe_n and_o in_o his_o time_n also_o be_v that_o famous_a ezra_n a_o priest_n son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n serajah_n slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o same_o a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n a_o scribe_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o statute_n to_o israel_n and_o the_o same_o a_o public_a reader_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o find_v they_o much_o more_o mention_v and_o to_o be_v of_o more_o esteem_n and_o themselves_o affect_v pre-eminence_n and_o precedency_n mark_n xii_o 38_o 39_o here_o they_o be_v often_o join_v with_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o often_o with_o the_o pharisee_n they_o pretend_v to_o extraordinary_a holiness_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v whence_o be_v that_o matth._n v._o 20._o and_o act_v xxiii_o 9_o they_o be_v of_o the_o pharisee_n part_n against_o the_o sadducee_n yea_o he_o that_o be_v call_v a_o scribe_n mark_v xii_o 28._o the_o same_o be_v call_v a_o pharisee_n and_o a_o lawyer_n matth._n xxii_o 34_o 35._o we_o read_v not_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n or_o essenes_n but_o we_o find_v they_o to_o join_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o question_v to_o pose_v and_o oppose_v our_o saviour_n to_o entangle_v and_o ensnare_v he_o by_o question_n to_o charge_v his_o miracle_n to_o be_v do_v by_o belzebub_n himself_o with_o blasphemy_n to_o apprehend_v and_o bind_v he_o to_o condemn_v he_o in_o the_o council_n to_o deliver_v he_o to_o pilate_n to_o accuse_v he_o before_o herod_n to_o prosecute_v he_o to_o death_n to_o mock_v he_o upon_o the_o crosse._n and_o we_o find_v that_o these_o scribe_n sit_v in_o moses-chair_n matth._n xxiii_o 2._o and_o be_v preacher_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o people_n mat._n vii_o 29._o and_o xiii_o 52._o and_o likely_a be_v all_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n rend_v his_o clothes_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 8._o verse_n 19_o huldah_n the_o prophetess_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o zeph._n verse_n 22_o iii_o 4._o the_o high_a priest_n hilkiah_n be_v here_o send_v to_o she_o she_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prophetess_n so_o near_o at_o hand_n put_v the_o holy_a ark_n it_o may_v be_v put_v out_o of_o his_o place_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 3_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wicked_a father_n if_o not_o of_o his_o grandfather_n passeover-offering_n so_o for_o verse_n 8_o 9_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o all_o this_o thirteen_o year_n after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n verse_n 20_o that_o be_v in_o the_o eighteen_o and_o this_o in_o the_o thirty_o one_o and_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n by_o euphrates_n heb._n phrat_n or_o prat_n or_o perath_n the_o four_o river_n in_o eden_n gen._n ii_o 14._o usual_o call_v the_o river_n and_o the_o great_a river_n make_v one_o of_o the_o boundary_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n gen_n xv._o 18._o deut._n 1._o 7_o and_o chap._n xi_o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o 2._o chron._n ix_o 26._o cut_a by_o cyrus_n into_o several_a channel_n when_o he_o lie_v in_o siege_n before_o babylon_n which_o stand_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o by_o he_o much_o drain_v and_o dry_v jer._n l._n 38._o see_v 1_o chron._n xviii_o 3._o jer._n xiii_o 4._o and_o chap._n li._n 63._o apoc._n ix_o 14._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 12._o see_v on_o dan._n iu._n 30._o megiddo_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o zech._n verse_n 22_o xii_o 11._o to_o carry_v he_o but_o he_o die_v by_o the_o way_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o jer._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o he_o be_v eighteen_o when_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v verse_n 9_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 8._o and_o but_o eight_o then_o when_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v the_o like_a relative_a sense_n may_v that_o speech_n admit_v 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o no_o remedy_n desperate_n sinner_n procure_v implacable_a wrath_n verse_n 16_o irrevocable_a exterminate_a judgement_n kingdom_n of_o persia_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n verse_n 20_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n for_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o dan._n ix_o 2._o rather_o than_o those_o on_o zech._n vii_o 3._o yet_o many_o learned_a be_v of_o the_o late_a opinion_n ezra_n the_o book_n of_o ezra_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventy_o year_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n or_o his_o proclamation_n chap._n i._n 1._o to_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la upon_o this_o account_n viz._n cyrus_n seven_o cambyses_n seven_o smerdis_n one_o darius_n hystaspis_n thirty_o six_o xerxes_n twelve_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la seven_o where_o ezra_n end_n or_o premise_v two_o of_o darius_n medus_n before_o cyrus_n it_o come_v to_o seventy_o two_o the_o four_o last_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n but_o of_o that_o one_o year_n concern_v ezra_n which_o be_v in_o that_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n see_v chap._n vii_o 7_o 9_o and_o chap._n viii_o 15_o 21_o 31_o 32_o 33._o and_o chap._n x._o 8_o 9_o 16_o 17._o but_o the_o six_o first_o chapter_n be_v extend_v by_o some_o otherwise_o learned_a man_n yet_o upon_o less_o probable_a ground_n to_o a_o far_o large_a scope_n of_o time_n even_o to_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o eight_o or_o one_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n and_o they_o end_v the_o book_n with_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n which_o seem_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o text_n chap._n vii_o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o divers_a thing_n in_o this_o book_n as_o likewise_o in_o nehemy_n and_o esther_n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n and_o of_o the_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v very_o useful_a which_o out_o of_o the_o best_a author_n with_o very_o little_a variation_n may_v be_v as_o follow_v  _fw-fr year_n darius_n medus_n 2_o cyrus_n 7_o cambyses_n 7_o smerdis_n 1_o darius_n hystaspis_n 36_o xerxes_n 12_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la 48_o xerxes_n 1_o sogdianus_n 1_o darius_n ochus_n seu_fw-la nothus_fw-la 19_o artazerxes_n mnemon_n 43_o darius_n ochus_n 23_o arsen_n 3_o darius_n codomannus_n 5_o and_o so_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n continue_v two_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n or_o there_o about_o in_o this_o book_n of_o ezra_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o six_o persian_a monarch_n first_o of_o cyrus_n chap._n i._n 1._o second_o of_o darius_n ch_n iv_o 5._o three_o of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iu._n 6._o fourthly_a of_o artaxerxes_n chap._n iu._n 7._o five_o of_o another_o darius_n chap._n iu._n 24._o and_o
do_v supply_v and_o minister_v the_o former_a yea_o and_o have_v the_o dominion_n in_o humane_a affair_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n money_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o all_o thing_n buy_v all_o thing_n money_n be_v the_o sinew_n of_o war_n bear_v the_o mastery_n in_o match_n and_o marriage_n and_o lawsuit_n effect_v all_o thing_n curse_v not_o the_o king_n notwithstanding_o his_o error_n in_o government_n verse_n 20_o or_o miscarriage_n in_o live_v or_o wrong_n do_v to_o thou_o exod._n xxii_o 28._o 2_o pet._n ii_o 10._o no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n or_o conscience_n or_o heart_n thought_n be_v not_o free_a jer._n iu._n 14._o esay_n lix_n 7._o psal._n lxii_o 4._o it_o will_v likely_o break_v forth_o for_o a_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n the_o danger_n if_o thou_o mutter_v it_o in_o hugger-mugger_n god_n can_v reveal_v it_o by_o brute_n creature_n bird_n and_o beast_n by_o inanimate_a creature_n see_v gen._n iu._n 11._o esay_n xxvi_o 21._o hab._n ii_o 11._o as_o luke_n xix_o 40._o so_o in_o this_o case_n however_o king_n themselves_o have_v long_a ear_n yea_o we_o say_v walls_z and_o hedge_n have_v ear_n see_v that_o ester_n ii_o 22._o and_o consider_v the_o discovery_n of_o our_o hellish_a powder-plot_n cast_v thy_o bread_n it_o must_v be_v thou_o chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o well_o get_v ephes._n iu._n 28._o upon_o the_o water_n where_o it_o may_v seem_v clear_o cast_v away_o as_o if_o it_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o sea_n lose_v because_o the_o poor_a can_v recompense_v thou_o again_o luke_n fourteen_o 12_o 13_o 14._o yet_o lend_v in_o that_o manner_n look_v for_o nothing_o again_o luke_n vi_o 35._o god_n will_v repay_v it_o prov._n xix_o 17._o esay_n lviii_o 7._o yet_o some_o by_o water_n here_o do_v understand_v moist_a and_o fertile_a soil_n well_o water_v or_o ground_n on_o the_o side_n of_o water_n such_o as_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o nilus_n which_o yield_v increase_v very_o abundant_o and_o that_o so_o plentiful_o god_n will_v reward_v thy_o alm_n to_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o former_a chapter_n as_o the_o great_a annotation_n do_v well_o observe_v solomon_n show_v the_o excellent_a use_n of_o true_a wisdom_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n and_o remedy_n against_o the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o outward_a thing_n in_o order_v our_o behaviour_n aright_o towards_o superior_n for_o prevention_n of_o those_o danger_n which_o their_o displeasure_n may_v subject_v we_o unto_o in_o this_o chapter_n he_o further_o discover_v the_o use_n thereof_o unto_o the_o same_o end_n of_o comfortable_a live_n so_o still_o pursue_v his_o principal_a argument_n touch_v tranquillity_n and_o comfort_n of_o life_n in_o order_v our_o behaviour_n towards_o inferior_n those_o especial_o that_o be_v in_o want_n shall_v find_v it_o after_o gal._n vi_o 9_o prov._n xi_o 25._o and_o xix_o 17._o james_n v._n 7._o 2_o cor._n ix_o 6_o 10._o matth._n xix_o 21._o deut._n xv._o 9_o 10._o to_o seven_o and_o also_o to_o eight_o micah_n v._o verse_n 2_o 5._o 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