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to_o the_o nation_n for_o they_o bring_v or_o send_v in_o the_o israely_n that_o be_v in_o captivity_n with_o they_o or_o sojourn_v among_o they_o this_o typical_o and_o chief_o relate_v to_o the_o call_n home_o of_o the_o elect_a of_o they_o to_o christ_n wheresover_v disperse_v some_o at_o one_o time_n some_o at_o another_o and_o also_o the_o main_a body_n of_o the_o residue_n in_o his_o own_o appoint_a season_n act_v ii_o 41._o and_o iu_o 4._o and_o xxi_o 20._o rom._n xi_o 5_o 25_o 26._o 2_o cor._n iii_o 16._o the_o envy_n also_o of_o ephraim_n that_o have_v be_v between_o they_o verse_n 13_o and_o judah_n since_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o jeroboam_n the_o ephraimite_n 1_o king_n xii_o be_v to_o cease_v when_o unite_a either_o to_o other_o in_o christ_n ezek_n xxxvii_o 16._o jer._n iii_o 18._o and_o the_o adversary_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o obstinate_a enemy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n shall_v by_o christ_n be_v destroy_v see_v chap._n lx._n 12._o but_o they_o shall_v fly_v verse_n 14_o etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v subdue_v these_o inveterate_a enemy_n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n hereby_o typify_v the_o tongue_n of_o the_o egyptian_a sea_n verse_n 15_o the_o prophet_n here_o promise_v from_o god_n a_o removal_n of_o all_o impediment_n that_o may_v hinder_v the_o jew_n in_o this_o their_o return_n into_o their_o land_n this_o their_o return_n shadow_v out_o the_o reduce_n of_o people_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o spiritual_a kingdom_n by_o this_o tongue_n there_o be_v mean_v the_o red-sea_n which_o be_v like_o a_o tongue_n the_o river_n nilus_n in_o the_o seven_o stream_n by_o which_o as_o by_o so_o many_o mouth_n it_o empti_v itself_o into_o the_o sea_n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o jew_n return_v from_o she_o into_o their_o own_o land_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o no_o impediment_n or_o obstacle_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a that_o may_v hinder_v those_o who_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v home_o to_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n out_o of_o all_o quarter_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v remove_v a_o high_a way_n the_o same_o meaning_n for_o assyria_n verse_n 16_o as_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n for_o egypt_n in_o that_o day_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o of_o thy_o return_n home_o thou_o shall_v say_v and_o sing_v these_o or_o the_o like_a hymn_n of_o praise_n compose_v by_o the_o prophet_n as_o set_v form_n or_o as_o directory_n to_o they_o or_o both_o so_o 1_o chron._n xvi_o 7_o 35_o 36._o in_o that_o day_n a_o preface_n or_o passage_n into_o a_o new_a form_n verse_n 4_o another_o ditty_n and_o this_o in_o way_n of_o exhortation_n to_o other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a babylon_n here_o begin_v prophecy_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o purposely_o against_o foreign_a state_n and_o first_o against_o babylon_n that_o shall_v be_v their_o principal_a enemy_n the_o inscription_n of_o this_o sermon_n be_v here_o in_o the_o first_o word_n of_o burden_n see_v jer._n xxiii_o 33_o 36._o of_o babylon_n see_v my_o observation_n on_o dan._n iu._n 30._o of_o her_o fall_n see_v jer._n l._n and_o li._n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o seven_o sermon_n lift_v you_o up_o a_o banner_n to_o summon_v those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v against_o babylon_n verse_n 2_o noble_n the_o great_a peer_n of_o babylon_n my_o sanctify_a one_o set_v apart_o to_o this_o service_n verse_n 3_o ver_fw-la 17._o jer._n li._n 27_o 28._o a_o far_a country_n media_n and_o persia._n verse_n 5_o whole_a land_n of_o chaldea_n howle_v you_o babylonian_n their_o face_n shall_v be_v as_o flame_n lam._n iu_o verse_n 6_o 8._o and_o v._o 10._o ezek._n xx._n verse_n 8_o 47._o yet_o this_o here_o seem_v to_o be_v for_o fear_n of_o evil_a yet_o to_o come_v see_v therefore_o that_o jer._n xxx_o 5_o 6._o joel_n ii_o 6._o nahum_n ii_o 10._o yet_o the_o original_a word_n seem_v to_o incline_v to_o the_o face_n of_o lybian_o or_o tawny-moore_n the_o star_n all_o shall_v be_v so_o full_a of_o horror_n and_o terror_n verse_n 10_o that_o the_o heavenly_a body_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v lose_v their_o light_n no_o glimpse_n of_o comfort_n shall_v appear_v ophir_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 12_o x._o 11._o shake_v the_o heaven_n i_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v in_o such_o confusion_n and_o distraction_n verse_n 13_o as_o if_o heaven_n itself_o be_v fall_v upon_o their_o head_n and_o the_o earth_n move_v or_o remove_v from_o under_o their_o foot_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v babylon_n turn_v to_o his_o own_o people_n babylon_n shall_v be_v forsake_v by_o her_o hire_a force_n and_o confederate_n verse_n 14_o find_v mede_n and_o persian_n mede_n verse_n 15_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o cyrus_n and_o darius_n verse_n 17_o overthrow_v sodom_n verse_n 19_o this_o utter_a devastation_n of_o babylon_n be_v not_o at_o once_o but_o begin_v at_o the_o conquest_n of_o it_o by_o cyrus_n and_o in_o the_o succeed_a age_n be_v consummate_v it_o shall_v never_o be_v inhabit_v jer._n li._n 26_o verse_n 20._o 22._o 29_o 43._o and_o her_o time_n be_v near_o to_o come_v esay_n in_o vision_n see_v the_o judgement_n as_o if_o present_o approach_v or_o this_o may_v be_v take_v as_o speak_v to_o and_o for_o they_o that_o then_o shall_v be_v live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o lxx_o year_n for_o the_o lord_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o hasten_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 1_o which_o be_v god_n mercy_n and_o compassion_n towards_o his_o people_n the_o deliverance_n of_o who_o depend_v upon_o babylon_n destruction_n stranger_n shall_v be_v join_v see_v the_o like_a ch_z 5._o xliv_o and_o lvi_o 3._o and_o lx._n 3._o esther_n viii_o 17._o psal._n xlvii_o 8_o 9_o this_o partly_o accomplish_v at_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n but_o more_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n possess_v they_o these_o proselyte_n and_o convert_v verse_n 2_o take_v they_o captive_a etc._n etc._n partly_o verify_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n literaly_n but_o most_o of_o all_o spiritualy_a by_o the_o mean_n and_o ministry_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o preacher_n subdue_a they_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n sceptre_n this_o proverb_n or_o byword_n verse_n 4_o or_o taunt_a speech_n here_o the_o prophet_n continue_v the_o denunciation_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n the_o king_n i._n e._n the_o kingdom_n o_o lucifer_n mean_v the_o babylonian_a verse_n 12_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o congregation_n mount_v zion_n verse_n 13_o or_o mount_n moriah_n be_v in_o the_o north-side_n of_o jerusalem_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 1._o psal._n xlviii_o 2._o that_o open_v not_o the_o house_n of_o his_o prisoner_n butler_n keep_v they_o lxx_o verse_n 17_o year_n in_o captivity_n prepare_v slaughter_n esay_n speak_v to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n verse_n 21._o 23._o 25._o for_o the_o bitterne_n see_v chap._n xiii_o 21_o 22._o that_o i_o will_v break_v the_o assyrian_a in_o my_o land_n rather_o as_o in_o break_v the_o assyrian_a in_o my_o land_n sennacherib_n overthrow_n it_o seem_v be_v before_o this_o and_o it_o be_v bring_v in_o as_o a_o argument_n and_o example_n to_o prove_v that_o as_o god_n have_v do_v that_o one_o so_o he_o will_v as_o certain_o do_v the_o other_o that_o be_v overthrow_n babylon_n in_o its_o time_n in_o the_o year_n that_o king_n ahaz_n die_v here_n begin_v another_o sermon_n verse_n 28_o or_o prophecy_n and_o may_v well_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o another_o chapter_n chap._n vi_o do_v bear_v the_o date_n of_o the_o death_n of_o uzziah_n this_o of_o the_o death_n of_o ahaz_n palestina_n mean_v here_o the_o western_a part_n of_o jury_n that_o be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o philistine_n verse_n 29_o of_o the_o philistine_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o zech._n ix_o 6._o the_o babylonian_n be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n far_a off_o the_o philistine_n be_v their_o great_a enemy_n near_o at_o hand_n because_o the_o rod_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v mean_v of_o king_n uzziah_n who_o prevail_v much_o in_o his_o war_n against_o they_o 2_o chron._n xxvi_o 6_o 7._o but_o in_o ahaz_n his_o reign_n the_o state_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v much_o weaken_v whereat_o the_o philistine_n do_v much_o rejoice_v but_o esay_n bid_v they_o not_o to_o be_v overjoy_v for_o it_o shall_v not_o last_v long_o a_o cockatrice_n ezekiah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 8._o and_o his_o fruit_n shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n the_o serpent_n fruit_n shoul_n be_v a_o cockatrice_n yea_o more_o then_o so_o a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n and_o the_o firstborn_a of_o the_o poor_a the_o extreme_o poor_a verse_n 30_o as_o
be_v sprinkle_v seven_o time_n before_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o then_o some_o of_o it_o to_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o sweet_a incense_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o blood_n to_o be_v pour_v out_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a as_o in_o the_o sin-offering_n of_o the_o holy_a priest_n levit_fw-la 4._o v._n 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n ch_n 4._o v._n 16_o 17_o 18._o sometime_o it_o be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o right_a ear_n and_o upon_o the_o thumb_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o upon_o the_o great_a toe_n of_o the_o right_a foot_n and_o some_o of_o the_o blood_n upon_o the_o altar_n be_v to_o be_v sprinkle_v upon_o the_o garment_n as_o moses_n do_v at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n levit._n 8._o 23_o 24_o 30._o all_o which_o be_v typical_a and_o ceremonial_a in_o sum_n it_o be_v give_v upon_o the_o altar_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v the_o blood_n that_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o soul_n leu._n 17._o 11._o and_o almost_o all_o thing_n be_v by_o the_o law_n purge_v with_o blood_n and_o without_o shed_v of_o blood_n be_v no_o remission_n heb._n 9_o 22._o but_o with_o they_o blood_n be_v never_o at_o any_o time_n or_o upon_o any_o occasion_n to_o be_v eat_v leu._n 7._o 26_o 27._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 32_o 33_o 34._o and_o the_o apostle_n make_v a_o decree_n for_o the_o forbearance_n of_o eat_v thing_n strangle_v and_o blood_n act_v 15._o 20._o yet_o now_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v expire_v and_o the_o restraint_n in_o this_o text_n not_o so_o clear_a and_o full_a or_o not_o reach_v to_o all_o people_n in_o all_o age_n out_o of_o the_o case_n of_o scandal_n which_o occasion_v the_o apostle_n necessary_a 1_o cor._n 8._o 13._o though_o temporary_a decree_n i_o see_v no_o necessity_n enforce_v the_o contrary_a but_o that_o christian_n may_v use_v their_o christian_a liberty_n know_v that_o to_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a that_o meat_n commend_v we_o not_o to_o god_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v sell_v in_o the_o shambles_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v ask_v no_o question_n for_o conscience_n sake_n v._o 5._o and_o sure_o your_o blood_n of_o your_o life_n your_o life-blood_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a prohibition_n of_o every_o beast_n exod._n 21._o 28._o man_n brother_n all_o man_n be_v brethren_n act._n 17._o 26._o v._o 6._o whoso_o shed_v witting_o and_o wilful_o numb_a 35._o 31._o else_o city_n of_o refuge_n weee_o appoint_v as_o may_v be_v see_v numb_a 35._o 11_o 15_o 22_o 23._o deut._n 29._o 3_o 6._o by_o man_n magistrate_n revenger_n of_o blood_n numb_a 35._o 19_o 21_o 27._o for_o in_o the_o image_n this_o reason_n show_v death_n to_o be_v due_a for_o murder_v before_o the_o flood_n and_o from_o the_o beginning_n though_o god_n extraordinary_o suffer_v cain_n to_o live_v a_o life_n likely_o worse_o than_o death_n as_o a_o spectacle_n of_o his_o wrath_n all_o his_o age_n to_o deny_v the_o legal_a and_o military_a use_n of_o the_o sword_n to_o christian_n be_v a_o anabaptistical_n faucie_a v._o 10._o and_o with_o every_o live_a creature_n for_o man_n sake_n for_o who_o they_o be_v make_v and_o in_o the_o flood_n for_o his_o sin_n destroy_v v._o 11._o all_o flesh_n no_o universal_a deluge_n though_o particular_a country_n may_v be_v drown_v by_o the_o water_n of_o a_o flood_n yet_o in_o the_o end_n by_o fire_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 7_o 10._o the_o earth_n asdruball_n ch_z 6._o 11._o v._o 13._o my_o bow_n witty_o say_v some_o bend_v upward_o and_o without_o any_o arrow_n in_o it_o this_o be_v in_o the_o cloud_n before_o natural_o but_o now_o significative_o institute_v to_o this_o use_n to_o be_v a_o token_n of_o this_o covenant_n for_o the_o assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o performance_n of_o it_o and_o god_n oath_n annex_v to_o it_o esay_n 54._o 9_o v._o 14._o when_o i_o bring_v a_o cloud_n at_o sometime_o v._o 18._o and_o ham_n be_v the_o father_n of_o canaan_n so_o again_o v._o 22._o to_o imply_v the_o reason_n why_o canaan_n be_v curse_v v._o 25_o 26_o 27._o and_o that_o the_o israelite_n who_o in_o moses_n time_n and_o after_o be_v command_v to_o root_v they_o out_o may_v know_v that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o accurse_a race_n and_o offspring_n v._o 20._o begin_v in_o the_o new_a world_n a_o new_a beginner_n yet_o some_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n v._o 21._o uncover_v likely_a wear_n long_o and_o loose_a garment_n without_o breech_n as_o likely_a david_n do_v when_o michal_n mock_v he_o 2_o sam._n 6._o 20._o to_o prevent_v which_o linen_n breech_n be_v command_v to_o priest_n exod._n 28._o 42._o ezech._n 44._o 19_o and_o god_n altar_n be_v to_o be_v build_v without_o step_n exod._n 20._o 26._o v._o 22._o and_o tell_v he_o shall_v have_v conceal_v it_o from_o his_o brethren_n and_o cover_v it_o himself_o v._o 24._o and_o know_v upon_o enquiry_n or_o otherways_o by_o relation_n or_o revelation_n v._o 25._o say_a prophetical_o both_o in_o his_o curse_v and_o blessing_n by_o warrant_n of_o god_n spirit_n v._o 25._o curse_a be_v canaan_n not_o name_v cham._n but_o show_v thereby_o the_o curse_n to_o be_v entail_v on_o he_o and_o on_o canaan_n his_o four_o son_n ch_n 10._o 6._o then_o bear_v and_o haply_o a_o partner_n in_o his_o father_n sin_n and_o on_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o prov._n 30._o 17._o a_o servant_n of_o servant_n thus_o foredoom_v to_o a_o most_o servile_a slavish_a estate_n and_o condition_n this_o most_o see_v long_o after_o in_o the_o gibeovite_n josh._n 9_o 21._o and_o in_o the_o canaanite_n as_o the_o blessing_n on_o japhet_n be_v long_o after_o fulfil_v when_o the_o gentile_n become_v christian_n v._o 26._o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o shem_n shem_fw-mi bless_a because_o god_n be_v call_v his_o god_n psal._n 144._o 15._o he_o name_v before_o japhet_n his_o elder_a brother_n in_o cover_v his_o father_n nakedness_n v._o 23._o and_o canaan_n shall_v be_v his_o servant_n so_o to_o chadorâ—aomeâ—â—_n of_o shems_n progeny_n be_v king_n of_o elam_n ch_z 14._o 1_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_z ch_z 10._o 22._o so_o in_o the_o time_n of_o joshuah_n judge_n and_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n v._o 27._o in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem_n in_o the_o church_n become_v convert_v and_o christian_n eph._n 2._o 13_o 14_o 19_o 3._o 6._o even_n when_o shems_n posterity_n the_o natural_a branch_n be_v much_o out_o off_o rom._n 11._o 11._o and_o canaan_n shall_v be_v his_o servant_n alexander_n the_o great_a and_o the_o roman_n subdue_v they_o v._o 29._o and_o he_o die_v live_n almost_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o abram_n chap._n x._o verse_n 1._o japhet_n he_n be_v renown_v in_o the_o ancient_a greek_a writer_n call_v jupeto_n v._o 2._o madai_n of_o he_o the_o mede_n javan_n of_o he_o the_o country_n jonia_n the_o grecian_n v._o 5._o isle_n proper_o or_o improper_o such_o country_n whereto_o the_o jew_n from_o their_o land_n can_v not_o pass_v but_o by_o ship_v the_o province_n of_o europe_n here_o mean_v every_o one_o after_o his_o tongue_n as_o it_o fall_v out_o after_o that_o division_n of_o tongue_n ch_z 11._o 9_o v._o 6_o cush_n cushians_n or_o the_o ethiopian_n near_o the_o arabian_a sea_n mizraim_n egyptian_n mizraim_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v always_o call_v egypt_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n v._o 7._o seba_n whence_o come_v the_o west-african-ethiopians_a and_o likely_a the_o queen_n of_o shebah_n 1_o king_n 10._o 1._o call_v the_o queen_n of_o the_o south_n come_v from_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n matth._n 12._o 42._o and_o the_o eunuch_n of_o candacâ—_n act_v 8._o 27._o havilah_n in_o arabiah_n v._o 8._o and_o cush_n beget_v nimrod_n reserve_v here_o to_o the_o last_o place_n because_o moses_n mean_v to_o speak_v most_o of_o he_o a_o mighty_a one_o usurp_v by_o violence_n a_o more_o imperious_a power_n and_o government_n then_o former_o be_v use_v and_o enlarge_v his_o dominion_n v._o 9_o a_o mighty_a hunter_n hunter_n of_o man_n tyrant_n and_o oppressor_n be_v call_v hunter_n jer._n 16._o 16._o before_o the_o lord_n open_o without_o fear_n of_o god_n v._o 10._o babel_n ch_n 11._o 9_o semiramis_n than_o the_o wife_n of_o ninus_n son_n to_o this_o nimrod_n or_o belus_n as_o profane_a author_n have_v it_o found_v not_o this_o city_n but_o repair_v it_o after_o nimrods_n time_n it_o seem_v the_o seat_n of_o that_o monarchy_n be_v the_o first_o be_v translare_v to_o nineveb_n in_o assyria_n micah_n 5._o 6._o and_o after_o many_o age_n babylon_n rebuilt_a by_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 4._o 30._o shinar_n comprehend_v mesopotamia_n situate_v
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 direction_n be_v give_v for_o their_o passage_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o rahab_n rahab_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o a_o harlot_n because_o at_o least_o she_o have_v be_v so_o though_o now_o a_o believe_a convert_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o heb._n xi_o 31._o james_n ii_o 25._o she_o have_v her_o house_n on_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n ver_fw-la 15._o which_o fall_v not_o when_o the_o rest_n of_o wall_n fall_v ch._n vi_o 20_o 22._o in_o frame_v her_o excuse_n for_o the_o spy_n sake_n she_o betray_v her_o infirmity_n in_o make_v equivocation_n or_o untruth_n rather_o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o in_o transact_v with_o the_o spy_n some_o speech_n seem_v to_o pass_v between_o they_o after_o they_o be_v let_v down_o the_o wall_n ver_fw-la 18._o in_o plead_v for_o her_o family_n she_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o husband_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o ch._n vi_o 23._o she_o be_v after_o marry_v to_o salmon_n elder_a son_n of_o nahshon_n which_o nahshon_n be_v great-grand-childe_n to_o hezron_n or_o 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
xviii_o 9_o 10._o or_o enemessar_n tobit_n l._n 2_o 15._o sennacharib_o who_o come_v against_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 13._o esarhaddon_n or_o asnapper_n esay_n xxxvii_o 38._o 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o ezra_n iu._n 2_o 10._o call_v also_o sarchedonus_fw-la tobit_n i._n 22._o and_o another_o king_n of_o assyria_n against_o who_o pharaoh-necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n fight_v at_o carchemish_n by_o euphrates_n in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o king_n josiah_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 29._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o but_o many_o leave_n out_o jareb_n as_o no_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o king_n and_o make_v sargon_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o senna_n harib_n and_o some_o place_n jareb_n before_o pull_v and_o sargon_n after_o shalmanesar_n and_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v many_o king_n of_o assyria_n it_o be_v the_o first_o monarchy_n before_o pull_v though_o their_o name_n be_v not_o in_o scripture_n though_o the_o assyrian_n take_v the_o name_n from_o ashur_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o 1_o chron._n i._n 17._o yet_o the_o kingdom_n seem_v to_o be_v raise_v among_o they_o by_o the_o posterity_n of_o cush_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n gen._n x._o 6_o 11._o a_o singer_n heman_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 33_o of_o kohath_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n asaph_n of_o gershom_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n ethan_n of_o merari_fw-la on_o the_o left_a ver_fw-la 38_o 39_o 44_o 47._o see_v more_o of_o the_o singer_n 1_o chron._n xv._o ver_fw-la 16_o 22._o all_o their_o city_n the_o kohathite_n have_v twenty_o three_o city_n verse_n 60_o 63._o the_o gershonite_n thirteen_o the_o merarite_n twelve_o in_o all_o forty_o eight_o city_n reckon_v issachar_n a_o numerous_a tribe_n chapter_n vii_o ephraim_n the_o line_n from_o ephraim_n to_o joshuah_n verse_n 5_o be_v num._n verse_n 20_o i._n 10._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 35_o 1_o chron._n vii_o 20_o 26_o 27._o shephuphan_n verse_n 5_o and_o huram_fw-la chapter_n viii_o verse_n 33_o either_o of_o these_o have_v three_o name_n never_o never_o have_v kish_n the_o father_n of_o saul_n and_o another_o son_n never_o the_o father_n of_o abner_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 50_o 51._o genealogy_n this_o chapter_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1_o and_o chap._n iii_o 19_o 24._o be_v some_o parcel_n of_o the_o last_o passage_n for_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n see_v more_o on_o neh._n xii_o 10_o 11._o david_n and_o samuel_n david_n and_o samuel_n the_o seer_n though_o he_o die_v in_o the_o time_n of_o saul_n reign_n ordain_v and_o order_v the_o priest_n verse_n 22_o and_o levites_n singer_n and_o porter_n in_o their_o set_a office_n and_o course_n see_v ver_fw-la 10_o 14_o 22_o and_o chapter_n xxiii_o xxiv_o xxv_o xxvi_o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n have_v command_v he_o 1_o chron._n xxiv_o 19_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o by_o god_n and_o nathan_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 12_o 19_o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 25._o and_o viii_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 4_o 15._o and_o solomon_n do_v according_a to_o he_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 4._o neh._n xii_o 45._o day_n and_o night_n verse_n 33_o verse_n 9_o the_o singer_n employ_v in_o that_o work_n day_n and_o night_n tiding_n unto_o their_o idol_n idolater_n ascribe_v their_o victory_n chapter_n x_o and_o prosperous_a success_n to_o their_o idol_n so_o judg._n xvi_o 23_o 24._o 1_o king_n xx._n 23._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 23._o hab._n i._n 11._o they_o bring_v their_o idol_n to_o their_o camp_n 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 12._o as_o the_o israelit_v the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 3._o castle_n of_o zion_n david_n take_v the_o castle_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 5_o or_o strong_a hold_n of_o zion_n dwell_v in_o it_o build_v round_o about_o it_o call_v it_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o joab_n repair_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n 2_o sam._n v._o 9_o come_v to_o david_n there_o come_v to_o david_n to_o ziklag_n a_o great_a host_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o like_o the_o host_n of_o god_n and_o to_o hebron_n to_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n 340822._o and_o among_o they_o very_o many_o priest_n 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