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be_v call_v zâ—buda_n of_o the_o city_n of_o abuma_n he_o be_v a_o wicked_a person_n and_o of_o a_o malignant_a nature_n f_o f_o have_v neither_o piety_n towards_o god_n nor_o respect_n towards_o man_n chap._n vi_o nabuchodonosors_n army_n come_v into_o syria_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o joachim_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o a_o certain_a man_n call_v nabuchodonosor_n possess_v the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n who_o at_o that_o time_n go_v out_o with_o a_o great_a army_n against_o 〈◊〉_d a_o city_n situate_a near_o unto_o euphrates_n resolve_v with_o himself_o to_o fight_v against_o nechao_n king_n of_o egypt_n under_o who_o power_n all_o syria_n be_v subject_a nechao_n understanding_n g_o g_o of_o the_o babylonian_n intent_n and_o how_o great_a his_o army_n be_v make_v very_o little_a account_n thereof_o but_o with_o a_o huge_a army_n
temple_n of_o god_n 3._o in_o what_o estimation_n the_o jew_n be_v with_o the_o king_n of_o asia_n and_o how_o the_o freedom_n of_o those_o city_n which_o they_o build_v be_v grant_v they_o 4._o joseph_n the_o son_n of_o tobias_n drive_v away_o the_o jew_n imminent_a calamity_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o friendship_n with_o king_n ptolomey_n 5._o the_o friendship_n and_o society_n between_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o onias_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o jew_n 6._o the_o jew_n distract_v by_o sedition_n call_v antiochus_n to_o their_o assistance_n 7._o how_o antiochus_n lead_v his_o army_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o take_v the_o city_n spoil_v the_o temple_n k_o k_o 8._o antiochus_n forbid_v the_o jew_n to_o use_v the_o law_n of_o their_o forefather_n the_o son_n of_o asmonaeus_fw-la call_v mathias_n contemn_v the_o king_n and_o put_v his_o captain_n to_o flight_n 9_o mathias_n be_v dead_a judas_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 10._o apollonius_n a_o captain_n of_o antiochus_n be_v overcome_v in_o jewry_n and_o slay_v 11._o the_o overthrow_n and_o death_n of_o lysias_n and_o gorgias_n send_v out_o against_o the_o jew_n 12._o how_o divide_v their_o arm_n simon_n overcome_v the_o tyrant_n and_o ptolomaidans_n and_o judas_n the_o ammonite_n 13._o the_o death_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n among_o the_o persian_n 14._o antiochus_n eupator_n overthrow_v the_o army_n of_o the_o jew_n besiege_v judas_n in_o the_o temple_n 15._o antiochus_n give_v over_o his_o siege_n plight_v a_o league_n of_o friendship_n with_o judas_n l_o l_o 16._o bacchides_n a_o captain_n belong_v to_o demetrius_n be_v send_v with_o his_o army_n against_o the_o jew_n return_v back_o to_o the_o king_n without_o success_n 17._o nicanor_n elect_a captain_n after_o bacchides_n and_o send_v out_o against_o the_o jew_n be_v slay_v with_o his_o whole_a army_n 18_o bacchides_n send_v out_o once_o more_o against_o the_o jew_n overcome_v they_o 19_o how_o judas_n be_v overcome_v in_o battle_n be_v slay_v 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have_v they_o of_o bounty_n or_o justice_n from_o a_o man_n who_o will_v make_v himself_o asleep_o god_n finis_fw-la the_o table_n the_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o embassy_n of_o philo_n to_o the_o emperor_n caius_n caligula_n the_o preface_n of_o philo_n upon_o the_o blindness_n of_o man_n and_o the_o incomprehensible_a grandeur_n of_o god_n pag._n 828_o chap._n i._o in_o what_o incredible_a felicity_n the_o people_n live_v the_o first_o seven_o month_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o caius_n caligula_n pag._n 829_o chap._n ii_o the_o emperor_n caius_n have_v reign_v but_o seven_o month_n fall_v into_o a_o desperate_a fit_n of_o sickness_n the_o marvellous_a affliction_n that_o all_o the_o province_n express_v for_o it_o and_o their_o inexpressible_a
joy_n for_o his_o recovery_n pag._n 829_o chap._n iii_o caius_n abandon_v himself_o to_o all_o kind_n of_o debauchery_n and_o with_o horrible_a ingratitude_n and_o dreadful_a cruelty_n constrain_v tiberius_n grandson_n to_o the_o emperor_n tiberius_n to_o kill_v himself_o pag._n 830_o chap._n iu_o caius_n put_v to_o death_n macro_n colonel_n of_o the_o praetorian_a guard_n to_o who_o he_o be_v oblige_v both_o for_o his_o empire_n and_o life_n pag._n 831_o chap._n v._o caius_n put_v to_o death_n marcus_n syllanus_n his_o father_n in_o law_n because_o he_o give_v he_o wise_a counsel_n and_o that_o murder_n be_v follow_v by_o many_o other_o pag._n 833_o chap._n vi_o caius_n require_v to_o be_v reverence_v as_o a_o demi-god_n pag._n 834_o chap._n vii_o the_o folly_n of_o caius_n increase_v he_o require_v to_o be_v worship_v as_o a_o god_n and_o imitate_v mercury_n apollo_n and_o mars_n pag._n 835_o chap._n viii_o caius_n enrage_v against_o the_o jew_n because_o they_o will_v not_o reverence_v he_o as_o a_o demigod_n like_o other_o people_n pag._n 837_o chap._n ix_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o alexandria_n take_v advantage_n of_o the_o displeasure_n of_o caius_n to_o commit_v great_a cruelty_n and_o outrage_n upon_o the_o jew_n they_o destroy_v most_o part_n of_o their_o oratory_n and_o set_v up_o the_o emperor_n statue_n though_o no_o such_o thing_n have_v ever_o be_v attempt_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o augustus_n or_o tiberius_n the_o praise_n of_o augustus_n ibid._n chap._n x._o caius_n be_v already_o incense_v against_o the_o jew_n of_o alexandria_n be_v much_o exasperate_v by_o the_o calumny_n of_o helico_n former_o a_o egyptian_a slave_n but_o now_o in_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 840_o chap._n xi_o the_o jew_n of_o alexandria_n send_v ambassador_n to_o caius_n to_o represent_v their_o grievance_n of_o which_o number_n philo_n be_v chief_a caius_n receive_v they_o kind_o in_o appearance_n but_o philo_n judge_v very_o well_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v pag._n 841_o chap._n xii_o philo_z and_o his_o colleague_n be_v inform_v that_o caius_n have_v send_v order_n to_o petronius_n governor_n of_o syria_n to_o cause_v his_o statue_n to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n p._n 842_o chap._n xiii_o petronius_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o injustice_n and_o ill_a consequence_n of_o it_o be_v much_o trouble_v about_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o order_n pag._n 844_o chap._n fourteen_o petronius_n order_v a_o statue_n to_o be_v make_v but_o very_o slow_o he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v the_o jew_n to_o admit_v it_o but_o in_o vain_a the_o jew_n assemble_v from_o all_o place_n unanimous_o conjure_v he_o against_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o order_n and_o to_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 845_o chap._n xv._o petronius_n affect_v with_o their_o reason_n and_o think_v it_o unsafe_a to_o run_v they_o into_o despair_n write_v to_o caius_n on_o purpose_n to_o gain_v time_n caius_n be_v enrage_v but_o dissemble_v it_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o petronius_n pag._n 846_o chap._n xvi_o king_n agrippa_z come_v to_o rome_n and_o find_v from_o caius_n his_o own_o mouth_n his_o design_n of_o erect_v his_o statue_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o fall_v into_o faint_a fit_n be_v recollect_v be_v write_v to_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 848_o chap._n xvii_o caius_n relent_v upon_o agrippa_n letter_n write_v to_o petronius_n to_o alter_v nothing_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o repent_v immediate_o he_o cause_v a_o statue_n to_o be_v make_v private_o in_o rome_n and_o send_v as_o private_o to_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o be_v to_o go_v to_o alexandria_n he_o continue_v his_o resolution_n to_o be_v own_v there_o as_o a_o god_n his_o injustice_n and_o cruelty_n pag._n 851_o chap._n xviii_o the_o passion_n wherewith_o caius_n treat_v philo_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ambassador_n pag._n 852_o a_o table_n of_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o memorable_a thing_n which_o be_v handle_v in_o this_o work_n a._n aaron_z moses_n brother_n 67._o g._n come_v to_o meet_v he_o ibid._n 1._o hold_v up_o moses_n hand_n 77._o a._n elect_a high_a priest_n 88_o m._n his_o son_n 89._o a._n high_a priesthood_n confirm_v to_o he_o 102._o k._n give_v his_o priestly_a ornament_n to_o eleazar_n 104._o i._o his_o death_n ibid._n k._n aaron_n rod_n fructifi_v 103._o a._n abdon_n judge_n of_o israel_n 139._o e._n renown_a for_o his_o issue_n ibid._n f._n abel_n second_o son_n of_o adam_n 29._o b._n be_v commend_v ibid._n c._n be_v slay_v by_o his_o brother_n and_o why_o ibid._n c._n abias_n levi_v a_o army_n 223._o i._o overcome_v jeroboam_n ibid._n n._n die_v ibid._n o._n his_o issue_n ibid._n abiathar_n escape_v saul_n hand_n 166._o l._n tell_v david_n of_o his_o family_n slaughter_n ibid._n ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n 173._o b._n dispossess_v of_o the_o priesthood_n 104._o i._o help_v adonias_n 199._o d._n abigail_n pacifi_v david_n 169._o b._n c._n after_o marry_v to_o david_n ibid._n e._n abibu_n aaron_n son_n burn_v 89._o g._n and_o why_o ibid._n g._n abimelech_n king_n of_o geraer_n enamour_v of_o sara_n 39_o e._n plague_v for_o take_v she_o ibid._n e._n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n ibid._n g._n expel_v isaac_n his_o country_n 43._o f._n after_o make_v a_o league_n with_o he_o 44._o i._o abimelech_n gideon_n bastard_n son_n 137._o b._n kill_v 69_o of_o his_o brethren_n and_o usurp_v ibid._n b._n practise_v against_o the_o sichemite_n ibid._n e._n slay_v he_o and_o sack_v their_o city_n ibid._n g._n burn_v the_o sichemite_n flee_v to_o the_o rock_n 138._o h._n take_v tabez_n ibid._n k._n be_v wound_v and_o slay_v ibid._n k._n abiram_n rebellious_a 101._o c._n he_o and_o those_o that_o be_v with_o he_o swallow_v up_o 102._o h._n abisai_n overcome_v the_o idumaean_n 182._o l._n send_v against_o the_o ammonite_n 183._o e._n abisaei_n valour_n 197._o a._n abisag_n nourish_v david_n 199._o c._n abner_n saul_n uncle_n 151._o b._n question_v with_o saul_n ibid._n b._n general_n of_o his_o army_n 164._o m._n make_v isboseth_n king_n 176._o h._n revolt_v from_o isboseth_n ibid._n o._n kill_v azael_n ibid._n k._n persuade_v the_o governor_n to_o create_v david_n king_n 177._o b._n be_v slay_v 177._o d._n e._n abraham_n son_n of_o thare_n 35._o c._n ten_o from_o no_n ibid._n c._n teach_v the_o egyptian_n religion_n and_o art_n 36._o m._n first_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n 35._o f._n his_o wisdom_n ibid._n a_o astronomer_n 36._o m._n and_o a_o arithmetician_n ibid._n m._n his_o house_n 36._o i._o oppress_v by_o famine_n ibid._n k._n divide_v the_o land_n with_o lot_n 36._o k._n rescu_v lot_n from_o the_o sodomite_n 37._o e._n son_n promise_v he_o ibid._n f._n foretell_v his_o progeny_n to_o be_v evil_o entreat_v 38._o h._n circumcise_v himself_o and_o ishmael_n 38._o l._n entertain_v angel_n and_o entreat_v for_o the_o sodomite_n ibid._n n._n intend_a to_o offer_v his_o son_n 41._o b._n c._n marry_v chetura_n ibid._n g._n provide_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n 42._o k._n die_v 43._o d._n be_v commend_v ibid._n absence_n of_o david_n excuse_v 164._o l._n absalon_n kill_v amnon_n 186._o o._n flee_v to_o gessur_n 187._o c._n revoke_v from_o banishment_n and_o how_o ibid._n f._n affect_v the_o kingdom_n 188._o k._n proclaim_v king_n ibid._n l._n pass_v over_o jordan_n 191._o b._n his_o overthrow_n 191._o e._n slay_v by_o joab_n ibid._n f._n abundance_n foretell_v 61._o g._n abundance_n of_o silver_n 216._o m._n abundance_n of_o victual_n foreshow_v 239._o m._n affect_v 240._o e._n abundance_n of_o victual_n show_v 736._o i._o acclamation_n of_o the_o people_n 463._o a._n accusation_n of_o laban_n against_o jacob_n 47._o d._n of_o jacob_n against_o he_o ibid._n f._n of_o putifar_n wife_n against_o joseph_n 54._o h._n of_o doeg_n against_o achimelech_n 166._o i._o of_o aristobulus_n and_o hircanus_n 362._o e._n f._n of_o antipater_n against_o his_o brethren_n 592._o m._n of_o nicolaus_n 601._o b._n of_o antipater_n against_o archelaus_n 606._o m._n of_o the_o jew_n 610._o k._n achab._n son_n of_o amri_n king_n of_o israel_n 225._o n._n follow_v impiety_n ibid._n take_v to_o wife_n jezabel_n 226._o b._n seek_v elias_n 227._o h._n covet_v naboths_n vineyard_n 228._o f._n his_o repentance_n 229._o k._n twice_o overcome_v the_o syrian_n 213._o c._n d._n reprove_v for_o dismiss_v adad_fw-la 231._o k._n imprison_v michaias_n and_o why_o 233._o h._n reject_v his_o advice_n ibid._n i._n wound_v die_v ibid._n k._n ahab'_v seventy_o son_n 243._o k._n achar_n steal_v the_o spoil_n dedicate_v to_o god_n 123._o e._n hide_v they_o in_o his_o tent_n ibid._n find_v guilty_a and_o put_v to_o death_n 124._o i._o achaz_n king_n of_o judah_n sacrifice_v his_o son_n 251._o i._o serve_v idol_n ibid._n overthrow_v in_o battle_n ibid._n o._n hire_v theglaphalasar_n ibid._n
a._n flee_v to_o raguel_n and_o why_o 66_o k._n marry_v his_o daughter_n ib._n send_v to_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n 67_o d._n confirm_v in_o his_o call_n ibid._n a_o b_o persuade_v pharaoh_n to_o dismiss_v the_o israelite_n 68_o i_o work_v miracle_n ibid._n k_o l_o m._n institute_v the_o passover_n 70_o i_o k._n conduct_v the_o israelite_n 71_o b_o c._n exhort_v they_o ib._n f._n pray_v to_o god_n 72_o i_o lead_v they_o through_o the_o red_a sea_n ib._n k._n praise_n god_n ib._n n._n sacrifice_v to_o god_n in_o sinai_n ib._n o_o beseech_v god_n to_o sweeten_v the_o water_n 73_o g._n put_v the_o people_n in_o mind_n of_o god_n benefit_n â—4_n m._n implore_v god_n help_n ibid._n o._n strike_v the_o rock_n bring_v out_o water_n 75_o f._n encourage_v the_o israelite_n 76_o l._n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n 77_o a._n ascend_v sinai_n 78_o m._n how_o long_o remain_v there_o 80_o h._n fast_v ib._n ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n 90_o o._n number_v the_o people_n 94_o o._n send_v spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n 96_o i_o retire_v the_o people_n into_o the_o desert_n 99_o a._n send_v force_n against_o the_o madianites_fw-la 108_o m._n appoint_v to_o joshuah_n his_o successor_n 109_o b._n exhort_v the_o people_n to_o obedience_n 110_o l._n swear_v they_o to_o keep_v the_o law_n 119_o b._n exhort_v josuah_n ibid._n d._n die_v 119_o f_o g._n mother_n eat_v her_o child_n 239_o i_o 748_o o._n mother_n of_o the_o seven_o brethren_n 824_o n._n 825_o b._n 826_o h_o i_o etc._n etc._n mourn_v of_o reuben_n for_o joseph_n 52_o l._n of_o the_o roman_n 637_o b._n of_o they_o in_o jerusalem_n 711_o a._n mourn_v for_o thirty_o day_n 115_o e._n mourn_v for_o moses_n death_n 119_o g._n for_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n 174_o f._n for_o abner_n 177_o g._n for_o herod_n 462_o n_o o._n mountain_n of_o sinai_n 66_o n._n 77_o e._n mount_v build_v lose_v 734_o h._n mount_v raise_v near_o the_o temple_n 746_o k._n multiplication_n of_o jacob_n posterity_n 63_o d._n multitude_n of_o business_n 77_o g._n of_o dead_a carcase_n 740_o h._n mundus_n deâ—ileth_v paulina_n 481_o do_v etc._n etc._n banish_v ibid._n murmur_n of_o the_o israelite_n 74_o i_o 96_o m._n murder_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n 49_o c._n murder_n of_o azael_n 176_o k._n of_o abner_n 177_o e._n of_o joram_n brethren_n 241_o l._n of_o infant_n foretell_v 240_o g._n murder_n of_o saul_n punish_v 175_o e._n of_o isboseth_n 178_o l._n music_n by_o who_o invent_v 29_o g._n mutability_n of_o fortune_n 682_o h_o i_o mutiny_n in_o chore_n and_o his_o complice_n 99_o d_o e_o etc._n etc._n mutiny_n about_o the_o golden_a eagle_n 460_o h._n mutiny_n against_o archelaus_n 463_o f_o g_o etc._n etc._n n._n nahas_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n 152_o i._n his_o outrage_n offer_v the_o israelite_n ib._n 1._o propose_v hard_a condition_n of_o peace_n 151_o i_o k_n grant_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabes_n a_o truce_n ib._n k._n be_v slay_v 152_o o._n nabal_n flock_n spare_v 168_o m._n his_o currish_a answer_n to_o david_n man_n ibid._n n._n die_v for_o grief_n 169_o â—_o nabathaea_n the_o country_n of_o ismael_n posterity_n 40_o l._n nabathaean_o spoil_v 3â—0_n b._n naboth_n false_o accuse_v 228_o f._n stone_v to_o death_n ibid._n g._n nabuchadonosor_n king_n of_o babylon_n 260_o g._n vanquisheth_z nechao_n ib._n 261_o h._n exact_v tribute_n and_o slay_v joachim_n 261_o h._n establish_v joachin_n king_n ib._n n._n besiege_v and_o destroy_v jerusalem_n 264_o d._n 265_o h._n dream_v a_o dream_n 268_o d._n erect_v a_o idol_n 269_o m._n converse_v with_o beast_n ib._n o._n conquer_v the_o rebel_n 78â—_n e._n build_v a_o palace_n 788_o i_o besiege_v tyre_n ibid._n n._n his_o death_n 270_o a._n nadab_n aaron_n son_n burn_v and_o why_o 90_o i_o nadab_n jeroboam_n son_n 224_o h._n his_o impiety_n and_o death_n ibid._n i._n name_v of_o saul_n famous_a 152_o o._n name_v of_o the_o creature_n 28_o h._n name_n of_o region_n and_o nation_n 33_o f._n naomi_n her_o sorrow_n 142_o n._n return_v into_o her_o country_n 143_o n._n her_o counsel_n to_o ruth_n 143_o b._n norbanus_n for_o the_o jew_n 432_o l._n narration_n of_o the_o arabian_a war_n 443_o a._n nathan_n the_o prophet_n 18â—_n b._n forbid_v david_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n ibid._n c._n reprove_v david_n 185_o â—_o nativity_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n 43_o i_o two_o nation_n proceed_v of_o they_o ibid._n â—_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n mix_v with_o all_o people_n 747_o b._n nation_n whence_o descend_v 33_o g_o etc._n etc._n nature_n forbid_v a_o man_n to_o kill_v himself_o 672_o l._n nature_n of_o the_o idumaean_n 690_o m._n navy_n of_o solomon_n 215_o b._n naum_n the_o prophet_n 250_o g._n foretell_v the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o assyrian_n ibid._n g._n nazarite_n 103_o e._n nechao_n his_o exploit_n 260_o c._n be_v overcome_v ibid._n g._n 261_o h._n 262_o f._n necessity_n a_o sharp_a weapon_n 663_o f._n neglect_v of_o god_n service_n cause_n of_o all_o evil_a 219_o n._n negligence_n of_o saul_n guard_n 169_o f_o g._n nehemiah_n his_o sadness_n and_o why_o 284_o e._n incit_v the_o people_n to_o build_v the_o wall_n 285_o i._n his_o ardent_a care_n in_o build_v they_o 285_o k._n his_o death_n ibid._n n._n nemrod_n 33_o a_o b._n son_n of_o chus_n 34_o m._n nephanes_n and_o sabach_n david_n captain_n 196_o b_o c._n nephew_n of_o jacob_n 61_o b._n of_o herod_n 594_o m._n nephthalim_fw-la the_o son_n of_o jacob_n 46_o n._n his_o son_n 61_o b._n nero_n proclaim_v emperor_n 536_o k._n his_o murder_n ibid._n l._n 620_o h._n amaze_v at_o the_o act_n of_o the_o jew_n 657_o â—_o send_v vespasian_n to_o govern_v syria_n 657_o f._n nicanor_n labour_v to_o surprise_v judas_n 324_o â—_o slay_v 325_o i._n nicanor_n know_v to_o joseph_n 671_o m._n nicanor_n wound_v 723_o c._n nicaule_n queen_n of_o aethiopia_n 215_o c._n resort_v to_o solomon_n ibid._n d._n wonder_v and_o praise_v solomon_n wisdom_n 215_o do_v e._n give_v he_o present_n ibid._n f._n nicholaus_n oration_n 424_o i._n nicholaus_fw-la the_o historiographer_n reprove_v 433_o c_o nicholaus_fw-la accuse_v syllaeus_n excuse_v herod_n 442_o n._n prosecute_v the_o king_n accusation_n 456_o m._n excuse_v archelaus_n 466_o k._n 607_o b._n defend_v herod_n and_o archelaus_n 459_o b._n 607_o b._n nicon_n the_o roman_n great_a ram_n 725_o c._n nigar_n slay_v etc._n etc._n â—97_n b._n nilâ—s_n 28_o k._n make_v egypt_n fertile_a 61_o f._n how_o far_o navigable_a 694_o k._n nineveh_n admonish_v 249_o k._n her_o destruction_n prophesy_v 250_o f._n effect_v 251_o h._n nisan_fw-la a_o month_n with_o the_o hebrew_n 70_o i._n noah_n the_o son_n of_o lamech_v 30_o o._n admonish_v the_o wicked_a ibid._n l._n build_v the_o ark_n n._n save_v with_o all_o his_o household_n ibid._n o._n send_v out_o a_o crow_n and_o a_o dove_n 31_o e._n the_o ten_o from_o adam_n 30_o o._n sacrifice_v to_o god_n 31_o e._n pray_v to_o god_n 32_o i_o be_v hear_v ib._n k._n god_n covenant_n with_o he_o ib._n k._n his_o age_n 31_o l._n his_o three_o son_n 32_o o._n his_o kind_n of_o life_n 34_o o._n be_v drunken_a and_o deride_v 34_o o._n nob_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n burn_v 169_o c_o d_o nobility_n slain_z by_o the_o thief_n 686_o m._n 12000_o slay_v 695_o f._n nobility_n of_o the_o jew_n fly_v to_o the_o roman_n 744_o n._n noble_n repair_v to_o david_n 178_o o._n noble_n shut_v up_o by_o herod_n 460_o n._n 602_o n._n release_v 462_o m._n 603_o b._n nothing_o attempt_v by_o the_o roman_n rash_o 661_o do_v 682_o k._n number_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 70_o l._n from_o twenty_o to_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n 89_o b._n of_o david_n soldier_n 179_o a._n of_o workman_n 207_o do_v e._n of_o jew_n that_o return_v from_o captivity_n 275_o f_o l._n of_o high_a priest_n 540_o n._n of_o the_o captive_n and_o slay_v in_o jerusalem_n 759_o b_o c._n nuptial_a feast_n 46_o l._n o_o obed-edom_n felicity_n 180_o n._n obed_n beget_v jesse_n 143_o eâ—_n obed_n a_o king_n of_o arabia_n 354_o b._n discomfit_n alexander_n ibid._n obediah_n hide_v the_o prophet_n 227_o i._n obedience_n of_o abraham_n 40_o o._n obedience_n to_o magistrate_n 110_o l_o m._n obedience_n of_o the_o roman_a soldier_n 661_o a_o b._n obime_n jeroboam'_v son_n 222_o d._n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v ibid._n g._n obodas_n king_n of_o arabia_n 435_o b._n give_v to_o idleness_n ibid._n â—_o 438_o o._n obsequy_n of_o herod_n 462_o n_o observer_n of_o god_n law_n reward_v 26_o i._n occasion_n of_o the_o jew_n war_n 623_o a._n occasion_n of_o victory_n what_o 661_o f._n occasion_n of_o violence_n 687_o e_fw-la f._n occurrence_n of_o kingdom_n and_o commonweal_n 25_o f._n and_o 106_o m._n occurrence_n of_o jeremy_n 260_o do_v