rather_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n than_o of_o man_n because_o god_n be_v very_o merciful_a threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o man_n die_v within_o the_o time_n limit_v god_n cause_v he_o to_o see_v the_o angel_n destroy_v and_o kill_v at_o which_o time_n he_o speak_v most_o like_a a_o king_n for_o he_o say_v it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v sin_v but_o they_o that_o be_v sheep_n and_o be_v slay_v have_v commit_v no_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o he_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v his_o hand_n against_o he_o and_o against_o his_o father_n house_n with_o which_o word_n of_o his_o god_n be_v move_v send_v the_o prophet_n gad_n unto_o he_o to_o command_v he_o to_o build_v he_o a_o altar_n in_o the_o sloore_n of_o areana_n the_o jebusite_n when_o have_v make_v a_o altar_n he_o have_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n both_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n cease_v and_o the_o plague_n stay_v ahias_n or_o athias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n v._n section_n 1._o ahias_n be_v a_o shilonite_n he_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v foretell_v solomon_n that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o that_o woman_n shall_v withdraw_v he_o and_o turn_v he_o away_o from_o god_n he_o also_o as_o the_o same_o author_n write_v reprove_v hieroboam_n because_o he_o will_v serve_v god_n hypocritical_o and_o feign_o if_o once_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n and_o he_o foretell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v oppose_v god_n with_o two_o calf_n and_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o servitude_n but_o we_o will_v relate_v those_o few_o thing_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v he_o sect._n 2._o king_n solomon_n have_v set_v hieroboam_n the_o ephrathite_n have_v observe_v he_o to_o be_v of_o a_o good_a disposition_n over_o the_o tribute_n of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o joseph_n this_o ahias_n be_v clad_v with_o a_o new_a garment_n meet_v he_o on_o the_o way_n as_o he_o come_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v his_o mantle_n and_o rend_v it_o in_o twelve_o part_n he_o advise_v hieroboam_n that_o he_o will_v take_v ten_o piece_n to_o himself_o for_o that_o god_n will_v divide_v solomon_n kingdom_n and_o give_v he_o ten_o tribe_n but_o one_o tribe_n shall_v be_v leave_v he_o for_o david_n sake_n and_o that_o these_o thing_n shall_v betide_v to_o solomon_n because_o he_o have_v worship_v strange_a god_n and_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n commandment_n do_v like_a to_o his_o father_n david_n if_o in_o his_o reign_n after_o solomon_n be_v dead_a for_o he_o shall_v not_o rule_v over_o the_o ten_o tribe_n while_o solomon_n live_v he_o will_v obey_v god_n commandment_n as_o david_n have_v obey_v they_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o he_o upon_o any_o occasion_n sect._n 3_o now_o after_o that_o hieroboam_n be_v king_n when_o his_o son_n abia_n be_v sick_a he_o remember_v what_o abias_n the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o give_v order_n to_o his_o wife_n that_o have_v change_v her_o apparel_n lest_o she_o shall_v be_v know_v she_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o in_o shilo_n to_o inquire_v what_o shall_v betide_v the_o child_n she_o have_v provide_v herself_o of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a take_v her_o journey_n but_o god_n both_o make_v know_v to_o ahias_n that_o can_v not_o see_v for_o age_n that_o it_o be_v hieroboam_n wife_n that_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o about_o her_o son_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v therefore_o ho_o call_v she_o by_o her_o name_n as_o she_o come_v in_o and_o chide_v she_o much_o because_o she_o come_v in_o a_o disguise_n he_o also_o foretell_v she_o the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o her_o family_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o hieroboam_n her_o husband_n the_o child_n indeed_o die_v as_o ahias_n have_v foretell_v at_o her_o entrance_n in_o at_o the_o door_n and_o when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n baasa_n have_v kill_v nadab_n the_o son_n of_o hieroboam_n ho_o destroy_v his_o family_n now_o ahias_n die_v in_o shile_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o be_v bury_v near_o a_o oak_n which_o be_v there_o semeias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n vi_o when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v fall_v off_o from_o roboam_n to_o hieroboam_n as_o ahias_n the_o prophet_n have_v fore-prophesied_n and_o roboam_n be_v therefore_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n that_o he_o may_v reduce_v they_o god_n send_v semeias_n to_o tell_v roboam_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o attend_v he_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v to_o war_n with_o their_o israelitish_n brethren_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v go_v every_o man_n to_o his_o house_n because_o this_o thing_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o obey_v god_n command_n go_v back_o again_o without_o do_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o joam_v the_o prophet_n chap._n vii_o section_n 1._o epiphanius_n call_v that_o prophet_n joam_n who_o the_o scripture_n mention_v to_o have_v come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o bethel_n at_o god_n command_n at_o such_o time_n as_o hieroboam_n stand_v before_o the_o altar_n to_o burn_v incense_n he_o indeed_o at_o his_o first_o come_n have_v begin_v to_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o altar_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o o_o altar_n altar_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n there_o shall_v arise_v up_o a_o son_n or_o david_n josias_n by_o name_n and_o he_o shall_v sacrifice_v in_o thou_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n who_o now_o burn_v incense_n on_o thou_o and_o the_o bone_n of_o man_n shall_v he_o burn_v on_o thou_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v know_v by_o this_o that_o the_o altar_n shall_v then_o cleave_v asunder_o and_o the_o ash_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o hieroboam_n can_v not_o abide_v those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n or_o of_o god_n rather_o but_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n from_o the_o altar_n towards_o he_o he_o command_v those_o that_o be_v about_o he_o to_o lay_v hand_n on_o he_o when_o on_o a_o sudden_a his_o hand_n dry_v up_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pull_v it_o in_o to_o he_o and_o find_v that_o to_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n he_o intreat_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o he_o will_v restore_v un-him_a his_o hand_n safe_a and_o sound_a which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v and_o his_o hand_n be_v restore_v in_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o favour_n he_o intreat_v he_o to_o go_v to_o his_o house_n to_o dinner_n with_o he_o where_o he_o shall_v be_v requite_v for_o his_o charitable_a kindness_n he_o say_v he_o can_v not_o do_v so_o although_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o the_o one_o half_a of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o god_n have_v charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v and_o therefore_o he_o return_v another_o way_n sect._n 2._o but_o when_o he_o have_v go_v a_o part_n of_o his_o journey_n a_o certain_a old_a prophet_n who_o son_n have_v tell_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v ride_v upon_o his_o ass_n find_v he_o sit_v under_o a_o turpentine_n tree_n and_o when_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o have_v deny_v his_o request_n to_o go_v with_o he_o and_o cate_z bread_n at_o the_o last_o giving_z too_o much_o credit_n to_o he_o when_o he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o prophet_n also_o who_o god_n have_v command_v to_o do_v this_o he_o assent_v to_o his_o own_o hurt_n for_o as_o he_o sit_v with_o he_o at_o the_o table_n the_o prophet_n that_o have_v bring_v he_o back_o foretell_v he_o as_o god_n have_v bid_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n word_n his_o carcase_n shall_v not_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n and_o therefore_o short_o after_o a_o lion_n slay_v he_o as_o he_o go_v away_o thence_o which_o when_o the_o old_a prophet_n have_v news_n of_o he_o go_v present_o and_o lay_v the_o whole_a carcase_n on_o his_o ass_n bring_v it_o to_o his_o house_n and_o bury_v it_o with_o all_o honour_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n that_o when_o he_o shall_v die_v they_o shall_v bury_v he_o hard_o by_o he_o jehu_n the_o prophet_n chap._n viii_o iehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n be_v prophet_n when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n god_n send_v he_o to_o baasa_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o foretell_v he_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o be_v exalt_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n as_o it_o be_v and_o make_v prince_n over_o israel_n he_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o hieroboam_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o his_o example_n and_o command_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o his_o estate_n and_o memory_n shall_v be_v utter_o take_v away_o now_o baasa_n do_v not_o only_o refuse_v to_o entertain_v these_o word_n as_o he_o ought_v but_o also_o he_o kill_v
they_o be_v not_o take_v in_o war_n but_o he_o command_v that_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o satisfy_v sect._n 11._o after_o those_o thing_n benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v get_v a_o great_a army_n besiege_v samaria_n and_o besiege_v it_o so_o long_o that_o when_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o food_n be_v spend_v there_o grow_v such_o a_o dearth_n of_o provision_n that_o a_o ass_n head_n be_v sell_v for_o fourscore_o piece_n of_o silver_n 2_o king_n 24._o in_o this_o so_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n two_o woman_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n betwixt_o themselves_o to_o eat_v their_o child_n by_o turn_n now_o when_o one_o of_o they_o have_v give_v her_o child_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o the_o other_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o agreement_n but_o on_o the_o day_n after_o hide_v her_o child_n that_o woman_n pine_v with_o hunger_n beseech_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o cry_n and_o tear_n that_o he_o will_v help_v she_o and_o take_v some_o order_n for_o her_o life_n and_o tell_v he_o this_o story_n of_o the_o child_n hereupon_o he_o rend_v his_o garment_n in_o all_o their_o sight_n swear_v bitter_o that_o elisha_n shall_v die_v that_o day_n and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o dispatch_v away_o a_o executioner_n but_o before_o he_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n tell_v the_o elder_n that_o sit_v with_o he_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o king_n and_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o open_v the_o door_n to_o the_o messenger_n because_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o master_n foot_n follow_v he_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v those_o word_n when_o as_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o messenger_n and_o say_v behold_v this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o 2_o kin._n 6.33_o the_o prophet_n at_o god_n appointment_n foretell_v that_o the_o next_o day_n about_o that_o very_a hour_n a_o measure_n of_o fine_a flower_n shall_v be_v sell_v fora_fw-la shekell_n and_o two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n 2_o kin._n 7.1_o the_o matter_n seem_v so_o incredible_a to_o a_o certain_a lord_n upon_o who_o hand_n the_o king_n lean_v that_o he_o say_v that_o can_v not_o be_v although_o god_n shall_v open_v heaven_n whereas_o the_o prophet_n assure_v he_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o thing_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o at_o that_o time_n four_o leper_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n go_v into_o the_o enemy_n camp_n in_o such_o apparent_a danger_n of_o death_n when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o find_v no_o body_n for_o god_n have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o hear_v a_o rush_v and_o a_o noise_n of_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o of_o a_o great_a army_n which_o when_o they_o hear_v they_o leave_v their_o luggage_n and_o run_v away_o now_o when_o the_o leper_n have_v tell_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o city_n the_o king_n at_o the_o first_o interpret_v it_o to_o be_v a_o stratagem_n afterward_o have_v send_v two_o horse_n of_o the_o six_o that_o be_v only_o leave_v when_o the_o scout_n have_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o all_o the_o people_n come_v thither_o for_o booty_n and_o when_o the_o tent_n be_v spoil_v that_o cheapness_n of_o provision_n follow_v which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v and_o then_o that_o lord_n of_o who_o i_o make_v mention_v before_o to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v give_v charge_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v tread_v to_o death_n by_o the_o multitude_n sect._n 12._o the_o prophet_n have_v persuade_v that_o woman_n who_o son_n as_o be_v show_v before_o 2_o king_n 8.1_o he_o raise_v from_o death_n when_o he_o foretell_v the_o seven_o year_n famine_n that_o she_o shall_v go_v some_o whither_o else_o and_o sojourn_v with_o her_o family_n to_o avoid_v it_o she_o follow_v his_o counsel_n but_o at_o the_o seven_o year_n end_n when_o she_o come_v back_o she_o find_v her_o house_n and_o land_n seize_v on_o therefore_o she_o petition_v the_o king_n that_o she_o may_v recover_v she_o own_o king_n joram_n then_o opportune_o at_o that_o nick_n of_o time_n command_v gehazi_n elisha_n servant_n to_o relate_v the_o great_a and_o strange_a work_n that_o his_o master_n have_v do_v for_o beside_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o woman_n who_o son_n that_o be_v also_o present_a there_o he_o have_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a thereupon_o when_o she_o be_v ask_v have_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v so_o the_o king_n command_v a_o officer_n or_o eunuch_n to_o restore_v she_o not_o only_o all_o her_o land_n but_o all_o the_o profit_n of_o it_o also_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o woman_n avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o recover_v she_o own_o estate_n through_o elisha_n goodness_n sect._n 13._o when_o benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v sick_a elisha_n be_v at_o damascus_n 2_o king_n 8.7_o of_o who_o come_v when_o the_o king_n be_v certify_v he_o send_v hazael_n to_o he_o who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o chief_a servant_n with_o presents_z to_o ask_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v from_o his_o disease_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o indeed_o shall_v recover_v but_o nevertheless_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v short_o whereupon_o while_o hazael_n stand_v in_o his_o sight_n elisha_n begin_v to_o weep_v and_o when_o hazael_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o weep_v he_o answer_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o syria_n he_o will_v afflict_v the_o israelite_n therefore_o the_o next_o day_n after_o he_o have_v bring_v his_o master_n benhadad_n news_n of_o recovery_n he_o smother_v he_o and_o seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n and_o soon_o after_o he_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o many_o sad_a overthrow_n the_o same_o elisha_n take_v order_n to_o anoint_v john_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 9_o who_o shall_v root_v out_o the_o family_n of_o ahab_n with_o jezabel_n his_o wife_n as_o elias_n have_v foretell_v after_o this_o manner_n he_o bid_v one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o he_o have_v call_v take_v a_o box_n full_a of_o oil_n and_o go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n and_o when_o he_o have_v find_v john_n there_o to_o consecrate_v he_o with_o oil_n according_a to_o god_n command_n in_o a_o inner_a chamber_n where_o no_o body_n be_v by_o that_o he_o may_v afterward_o utter_o destroy_v the_o whole_a family_n of_o king_n ahab_n together_o with_o jezabel_n when_o he_o have_v do_v as_o elisha_n bid_v he_o john_n be_v king_n lid_n execute_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o elisha_n have_v appoint_v he_o by_o god_n command_n after_o these_o so_o excellent_a uncouth_a and_o unheard_a of_o thing_n be_v do_v elisha_n fall_v into_o the_o disease_n of_o which_o he_o die_v 2_o king_n 13._o when_o he_o be_v sick_a joas_n king_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o perceive_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o weep_v before_o he_o with_o these_o word_n my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o chariot_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o chariot_n man_n thereof_o he_o first_o command_v the_o king_n that_o he_o shall_v bring_v his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n and_o afterward_o that_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v he_o shall_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n be_v bend_v and_o last_o that_o when_o his_o hand_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o king_n he_o shall_v shoot_v out_o of_o a_o window_n which_o he_o have_v towards_o the_o east_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o say_v that_o be_v the_o arrow_n of_o god_n deliverance_n even_o the_o arrow_n of_o salvation_n against_o syria_n who_o he_o shall_v smite_v till_o he_o have_v destroy_v they_o in_o aphet_n again_o he_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v take_v a_o arrow_n and_o strike_v the_o ground_n now_o the_o king_n when_o he_o have_v strike_v the_o ground_n three_o time_n give_v over_o whereupon_o he_o be_v angry_a foretell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o have_v strike_v five_o six_o or_o seven_o time_n it_o shall_v have_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v syria_n but_o because_o he_o have_v only_o strike_v the_o ground_n three_o time_n he_o shall_v only_o smite_v it_o three_o time_n epiphanius_n write_v that_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o sebastopolis_n a_o city_n of_o samaria_n now_o he_o that_o when_o he_o be_v alive_a have_v raise_v a_o dead_a man_n as_o i_o have_v show_v after_o he_o be_v dead_a also_o raise_v a_o man_n from_o the_o dead_a for_o when_o some_o be_v bury_v a_o dead_a man_n and_o for_o fear_n of_o some_o freebooters_a moabite_n who_o that_o year_n in_o which_o elisha_n die_v have_v throw_v the_o corpse_n into_o elisha_n sepulchre_n
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scripture_n sect._n 2._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichoiakim_n son_n of_o josiah_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o denounce_v to_o all_o that_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n god_n that_o unless_o they_o keep_v god_n law_n both_o that_o shall_v befall_v the_o temple_n which_o besell_v siloh_n and_o that_o all_o nation_n shall_v abhor_v that_o city_n jer._n 26._o the_o priest_n false_a prophet_n and_o people_n who_o have_v hear_v he_o speak_v these_o word_n apprehend_v he_o and_o say_v first_o among_o themselves_o afterward_o to_o the_o prince_n who_o have_v hear_v this_o doom_n of_o he_o go_v from_o the_o palace_n into_o the_o temple_n that_o for_o that_o matter_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o he_o have_v leave_n give_v he_o to_o speak_v tell_v they_o that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o declare_v every_o word_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v repent_v and_o observe_v god_n commandment_n who_o thereupon_o also_o will_v repent_v and_o not_o bring_v the_o evil_a upon_o they_o that_o he_o have_v purpose_v ver_fw-la 13._o and_o as_o for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v resolve_v what_o they_o will_v against_o he_o yet_o thus_o much_o they_o shall_v understand_v &_o know_v it_o they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n they_o shall_v kill_v one_o that_o be_v innocent_a towards_o they_o and_o the_o city_n because_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o prophesy_v all_o those_o thing_n unto_o they_o ver_fw-la 14._o the_o great_a man_n and_o the_o ruler_n be_v persuade_v by_o these_o speech_n persuade_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o kill_v he_o that_o be_v send_v by_o god_n and_o among_o these_o some_o elder_n stand_v up_o alter_v their_o mind_n by_o mind_v they_o of_o micah_n the_o prophet_n who_o when_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n have_v foretell_v many_o thing_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o all_o that_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n but_o the_o man_n which_o live_v that_o time_n appease_v god_n by_o their_o repentance_n prayer_n and_o fear_n but_o herein_o the_o pain_n and_o diligence_n of_o ahicam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n most_o of_o all_o appear_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n sect._n 3_o in_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n god_n command_v jeremiah_n to_o bring_v the_o posterity_n of_o richab_n who_o be_v call_v rechabite_v into_o the_o temple_n and_o give_v they_o wine_n now_o they_o have_v a_o command_n from_o jonadah_n their_o father_n to_o abstain_v from_o wine_n therefore_o when_o jeremiah_n have_v set_v wine_n before_o they_o at_o god_n command_n they_o bring_v this_o command_n of_o their_o father_n for_o anexcuse_n refrain_v altogether_o from_o wine_n which_o have_v not_o be_v well_o do_v of_o they_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o god_n have_v command_v they_o this_o but_o god_n by_o this_o example_n of_o the_o rechabite_v intend_v to_o show_v and_o shame_v the_o deprave_a and_o corrupt_a manner_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o he_o send_v afterward_o to_o jieremias_n to_o tell_v they_o how_o grievous_o they_o offend_v because_o the_o rechabite_v at_o their_o father_n bid_v abstain_v from_o wine_n all_o their_o whole_a life_n whereas_o he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o wicked_a course_n of_o life_n by_o his_o prophet_n of_o who_o he_o have_v send_v a_o great_a many_o and_o can_v not_o because_o of_o their_o obstinate_a will_n hereupon_o also_o he_o denounce_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v plague_v with_o famine_n pestilence_n and_o captivity_n but_o to_o the_o rechabite_v he_o promise_v that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v never_o fail_v before_o he_o because_o they_o have_v obey_v their_o father_n command_n with_o such_o constancy_n of_o spirit_n sect._n 4._o and_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n god_n command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v write_v in_o a_o book_n all_o the_o misery_n with_o which_o he_o will_v punish_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n that_o when_o they_o shall_v hear_v they_o read_v they_o may_v by_o repentance_n seek_v to_o appease_v god_n wrath_n against_o they_o jer._n 36._o he_o be_v then_o as_o i_o say_v in_o prison_n therefore_o he_o send_v for_o baruch_n the_o son_n of_o neriah_n a_o good_a man_n who_o he_o bid_v first_o write_v in_o a_o book_n what_o he_o dictate_v and_o afterward_o to_o rehearse_v it_o in_o the_o temple_n whither_o he_o can_v not_o come_v on_o the_o fast_a day_n to_o all_o the_o people_n and_o all_o that_o come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o worship_n that_o if_o they_o will_v believe_v those_o word_n which_o be_v rehearse_v and_o live_v according_a to_o they_o they_o may_v find_v god_n more_o favourable_a unto_o they_o when_o he_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o at_o a_o set_v fast_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n and_o the_o nine_o month_n have_v rehearse_v they_o all_o michaiah_n the_o son_n of_o gemariah_n tell_v they_o all_o to_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o court_n and_o they_o send_v jehudi_n the_o son_n of_o nethaniah_n to_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v the_o role_n to_o they_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o read_v all_o out_o of_o the_o writing_n as_o they_o command_v and_o that_o with_o such_o admiration_n or_o aftonishment_n rather_o that_o they_o say_v they_o will_v acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o all_o those_o word_n yet_o first_o they_o inquire_v of_o he_o how_o he_o write_v all_o those_o word_n when_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v take_v all_o those_o word_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremiah_n who_o dictare_v they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v they_o out_o of_o a_o book_n and_o that_o he_o have_v write_v they_o all_o with_o ink_n then_o they_o advise_v he_o that_o he_o and_o jeremiah_n will_v hide_v themselves_o some_o where_n so_o as_o no_o body_n may_v know_v it_o &_o they_o give_v the_o book_n to_o elishama_n the_o scribe_n then_o jehudi_n at_o the_o king_n command_n begin_v to_o read_v the_o book_n but_o after_o three_o or_o four_o page_n only_o be_v read_v the_o king_n cut_v it_o with_o a_o penknife_n and_o afterward_o throw_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n nor_o can_v elnathan_n delaiah_n and_o gemariah_n dissuade_v he_o but_o that_o he_o will_v needs_o do_v the_o thing_n nor_o be_v ichojakim_n content_a with_o this_o so_o grievous_a a_o wicked_a act_n but_o he_o also_o command_v jerahmiel_n hammelech_n and_o seraiah_n the_o son_n of_o azriel_n and_o shelemiah_n the_o son_n of_o abdul_n to_o apprehend_v baruch_n the_o scribe_n and_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n but_o god_n hide_v they_o from_o the_o king_n wrath_n but_o god_n be_v so_o offend_v with_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o book_n that_o he_o bid_v jeremias_n to_o write_v the_o same_o role_n over_o again_o and_o to_o add_v thereunto_o many_o other_o thing_n and_o to_o tell_v the_o king_n front_v he_o that_o there_o shall_v remain_v none_o of_o his_o posterity_n that_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n but_o withal_o that_o his_o carcase_n shall_v be_v throw_v out_o and_o that_o he_o his_o posterity_n and_o servant_n shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v they_o the_o city_n and_o people_n which_o when_o they_o be_v foretell_v they_o have_v so_o neglect_v and_o slight_v jeremiah_n as_o he_o be_v command_v by_o god_n deliver_v the_o other_o book_n to_o baruch_n whether_o baruch_n read_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o the_o people_n or_o both_o or_o what_o the_o king_n do_v or_o the_o rest_n be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o same_o jeremiah_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichotakim_n
shoot_v a_o arrow_n at_v rovirs_n or_o at_o adventure_n wound_v ahab_n in_o the_o shoulder_n so_o that_o he_o dâ—ed_v that_o evening_n the_o life_n of_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xii_o section_n 1._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n which_o begin_v on_o the_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o last_v twenty_o two_o year_n be_v elijah_n glorious_a both_o for_o prophesy_v and_o work_n of_o miracle_n he_o god_n send_v to_o ahab_n first_o with_o this_o prediction_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n for_o a_o month_n a_o three_o year_n and_o 6_o month_n space_n of_o time_n but_o according_a to_o my_o word_n during_o which_o time_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o 1_o king_n 17._o brook_n cherith_n which_o be_v before_o jordan_n out_o of_o which_o he_o drink_v where_o god_n also_o have_v promise_v that_o the_o raven_n shall_v feed_v he_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o the_o raven_n bring_v he_o bread_n and_o flesh_n morning_n 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a_o cake_n for_o he_o and_o then_o for_o herself_o and_o her_o son_n for_o god_n have_v speak_v it_o the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n shall_v not_o waste_v nor_o the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v till_o the_o day_n he_o send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earch_n the_o woman_n believe_v he_o so_o elijah_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o child_n do_v feed_v upon_o that_o bread_n and_o from_o that_o day_n the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n waste_v not_o neither_o do_v the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v sect._n 2._o the_o power_n and_o excellency_n of_o elijah_n be_v most_o apparent_a &_o conspicuous_a in_o this_o but_o it_o burst_v out_o more_o glorious_o in_o this_o that_o follow_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o son_n of_o that_o widow_n fall_v into_o so_o sore_a a_o sickness_n that_o there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o life_n in_o he_o she_o come_v and_o complain_v to_o elijah_n that_o his_o come_n to_o her_o house_n have_v bring_v death_n along_o with_o it_o to_o her_o son_n then_o elijah_n tock_n her_o son_n out_o of_o her_o bosom_n and_o carry_v he_o up_o into_o the_o loft_n where_o himself_o keep_v lay_v he_o upon_o his_o bed_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n three_o time_n and_o pray_v that_o the_o child_n soul_n may_v return_v to_o he_o again_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n raise_v the_o child_n and_o elijah_n deliver_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n who_o consess_v her_o faith_n say_v by_o this_o i_o know_v thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v true_a in_o thy_o mouth_n s._n 3._o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o this_o drought_n god_n bad_a elijah_n show_v himself_o to_o ahab_n for_o now_o he_o will_v send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earth_n now_o the_o famine_n be_v so_o sore_o in_o samaria_n that_o ahab_n be_v fain_o to_o send_v obadiah_n governor_n of_o his_o house_n and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n into_o one_o quarter_n of_o the_o land_n and_o himselse_a to_o go_v into_o another_o to_o seek_v provision_n about_o the_o spring_n and_o brook_n to_o save_v the_o horse_n mule_n and_o carrell_n from_o starve_v in_o the_o way_n who_o shall_v obadiah_n meet_v with_o all_o but_o elijah_n who_o he_o well_o know_v and_o fall_v upon_o his_o face_n to_o the_o very_a ground_n say_v be_v thou_o my_o lord_n elijah_n when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o tell_v ahab_n his_o master_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o obadiah_n ask_v he_o what_o sin_n it_o be_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o which_o lie_n will_v deliver_v he_o to_o ahab_n to_o slay_v he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o nation_n or_o kingdom_n whither_o he_o have_v not_o send_v to_o seek_v he_o and_o when_o they_o say_v he_o be_v not_o there_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o that_o so_o it_o be_v and_o yet_o thou_o bid_v i_o say_v obadiah_n go_v tell_v thy_o lord_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o and_o whilst_o i_o be_o go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v carry_v thou_o to_o some_o other_o place_n and_o when_o ahab_n 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