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naphtali_n in_o the_o israelite_n pitch_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v the_o last_o in_o the_o rear_n on_o the_o northside_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o asher_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n chap._n 5._o §_o 1._o asher_n young_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o zilpah_n his_o concubine_n carry_v blessedness_n in_o his_o name_n and_o be_v so_o prosper_v in_o his_o posterity_n that_o 41._o forty_o one_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o be_v reckon_v of_o this_o tribe_n in_o the_o general_a rendezvous_n at_o mount_n sinah_n all_o which_o punish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o death_n for_o provoke_a god_n with_o their_o disobedience_n their_o son_n be_v 47._o fifty_o three_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n many_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o eminent_a grandee_n extract_v from_o asher_n though_o we_o meeâ—_n with_o none_o of_o they_o in_o scripture_n save_v one_o and_o that_o a_o woman_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n 36._o anna_n the_o prophetess_n that_o property_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o constant_a therein_o as_o the_o pillar_n thereof_o she_o depart_v not_o thence_o but_o serve_v god_n with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n night_n and_o day_n §_o 2._o asher_n have_v mount_v libanus_n on_o the_o north_n naphtali_n on_o the_o east_n zebulun_n on_o the_o south_n and_o southeast_n the_o sea_n on_o the_o west_n contain_v wellnigh_o forty_o mile_n in_o length_n the_o breadth_n not_o exceed_v sixteen_o a_o fruitful_a country_n 10._o ashers_n bread_n shall_v be_v fat_a so_o hearty_a as_o if_o it_o be_v bread_n and_o flesh_n too_o and_o he_o shall_v yield_v royal_a dainty_n moses_n foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v wetshooe_v in_o oil_n he_o shall_v dip_v his_o 24._o foot_n therein_o add_v moreover_o that_o his_o shoe_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n not_o that_o the_o ground_n in_o this_o tribe_n parch_v by_o drought_n prove_v impenetrable_a and_o rebellious_a to_o the_o command_n of_o the_o
follow_v learned_a masius_n though_o loath_a to_o err_v with_o any_o willing_a to_o venture_v soon_o on_o his_o then_o any_o other_o author_n judgement_n herein_o may_v the_o reader_n find_v out_o helkah_n in_o our_o map_n in_o the_o southeast_n part_v thereof_o not_o far_o from_o the_o sea_n thence_o let_v his_o eye_n start_v and_o with_o good_a success_n follow_v the_o name_n in_o the_o text_n and_o the_o prick_v in_o our_o map_n for_o his_o direction_n surround_v the_o border_n of_o this_o tribe_n helkah_n be_v afterward_o give_v to_o the_o levite_n gershonite_n to_o be_v one_o of_o their_o hukok_n four_o city_n in_o this_o tribe_n have_v achshaph_n and_o former_o be_v a_o royal_a city_n of_o the_o canaanites_n who_o king_n have_v be_v conquer_v by_o joshua_n 20._o verse_n 26._o and_o alamelech_n and_o amad_a and_o mishael_n and_o reach_v to_o carmel_n westward_o and_o shihor_n libnah_n mishael_n or_o 74._o mashal_n be_v another_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n by_o this_o the_o border_n of_o asher_n run_v southwestward_o to_o carmell_n understand_v thereby_o not_o the_o mountain_n so_o call_v lie_v more_o south_n in_o zebulun_n but_o the_o plain_a lie_v under_o the_o same_o more_o towards_o the_o north._n shihor_n libnah_n that_o be_v the_o white_a nilus_n river_n now_o for_o stream_n to_o take_v their_o name_n from_o their_o colour_n be_v no_o news_n to_o they_o that_o have_v hear_v of_o albis_n in_o germany_n melas_n in_o thracia_n and_o two_o river_n call_v blackwater_n the_o one_o in_o the_o south_n the_o other_o in_o the_o north_n of_o ireland_n but_o whether_o this_o river_n in_o asher_n take_v the_o whiteness_n from_o the_o foam_a water_n therein_o or_o chalk-bank_n like_o our_o albion_n on_o both_o side_n or_o from_o the_o material_n of_o glass_n or_o crystal_n grow_v there_o let_v other_o dispute_v whilst_o we_o only_o observe_v that_o album_n promontorium_n or_o the_o white_a promontory_n be_v by_o 19_o pliny_n place_v hereabout_o verse_n 27._o and_o turn_v towards_o the_o sun_n rise_v to_o beth_n dagon_n and_o reach_v to_o zebulun_n and_o to_o the_o valley_n of_o jiphthabel_n towards_o the_o northside_n of_o bethemek_n and_o neiel_n and_o go_v out_o to_o cabul_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n the_o map_n will_v make_v all_o these_o flexure_n plain_a beth_n dagon_n that_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o dagon_n but_o how_o come_v this_o 2._o idol_n of_o the_o philistines_n to_o travel_v thus_o far_o almost_o to_o phoenicia_n sure_o it_o never_o come_v hither_o on_o its_o own_o leg_n as_o the_o 7._o psalmist_n observe_v foot_n have_v they_o but_o they_o walk_v not_o but_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o canaanite_n which_o borrow_v this_o idol_n from_o their_o neighbour_n concern_v cabul_n quaere_fw-la whether_o it_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o particular_a place_n or_o the_o same_o with_o the_o land_n of_o cabul_n which_o i_o conceive_v lay_v more_o northward_o which_o 13._o solomon_n afterward_o bestow_v on_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n verse_n 28._o and_o hebron_n and_o rehob_n and_o hammon_n and_o kanah_n even_o unto_o great_a zidon_n hebron_n differ_v from_o a_o great_a city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n rehob_n that_o be_v large_a or_o spacious_a this_o name_n speak_v it_o a_o city_n of_o great_a receipt_n unto_o this_o 21._o place_n come_v the_o twelve_o spy_n send_v to_o discover_v the_o land_n and_o this_o city_n be_v afterward_o bestow_v upon_o the_o 31._o levite_n this_o kanah_n the_o great_a be_v conceive_v by_o some_o the_o birth_n place_n of_o simon_n the_o 4._o canaanite_n the_o disciple_n of_o christ._n great_a zidon_n be_v give_v to_o never_o gain_v by_o this_o tribe_n who_o border_n reach_v to_o zidon_n exclusive_o so_o that_o asher_n lip_n may_v touch_v the_o cup_n but_o not_o taste_v the_o liquor_n of_o so_o sweet_a a_o city_n verse_n 29._o and_o then_o the_o coast_n turn_v to_o ramah_n and_o to_o the_o strong_a city_n tyre_n and_o the_o coast_n turn_v to_o hosah_n and_o the_o outgoing_n thereof_o be_v at_o the_o sea_n from_o the_o coast_n to_o achzib_n turn_v namely_o towards_o the_o south_n ramaâ—_n that_o be_v a_o high_a place_n as_o the_o name_n import_v therefore_o seat_v by_o we_o on_o a_o mountain_n such_o map_n as_o place_n ramah_n in_o a_o valley_n be_v guilty_a of_o as_o great_a a_o solecism_n in_o geography_n as_o he_o in_o gesture_n who_o speak_v o_o heaven_n point_v to_o the_o earth_n wonder_v not_o that_o in_o palestine_n we_o meet_v with_o so_o many_o ramah_n town_n seat_v on_o a_o rise_n or_o advantage_n of_o ground_n see_v it_o be_v so_o mountainous_a a_o country_n equivalent_a whereunto_o we_o have_v the_o frequent_a name_n of_o upton_n in_o england_n whereof_o i_o have_v tell_v smile_v good_a reader_n but_o do_v not_o jeer_v at_o my_o curiosity_n herein_o no_o few_o than_o three_o and_o thirty_o in_o the_o alphabetical_a name_n of_o speed_v description_n tyre_n like_o zidon_n be_v never_o possess_v by_o the_o asherite_v neither_o be_v achzib_n near_o to_o helkah_n where_o we_o first_o begin_v our_o preambulation_n about_o this_o tribe_n and_o now_o redit_fw-la labour_n actus_fw-la in_o orbem_fw-la we_o have_v walk_v the_o round_a and_o encompass_v the_o bound_n thereof_o verse_n 30._o ummah_o also_o and_o aphek_n and_o rehob_n twenty_o and_o two_o city_n with_o their_o village_n this_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o asher_n according_a to_o their_o family_n these_o city_n with_o their_o village_n all_o the_o former_a be_v limitary_a place_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n these_o three_o last_o be_v more_o inland_a city_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n to_o avoid_v tautology_n â—ehob_v here_o must_v be_v allow_v a_o distinct_a city_n from_o that_o mention_v before_o §_o 8._o but_o of_o all_o these_o city_n aphek_n be_v most_o remarkable_a who_o king_n 18._o be_v kill_v by_o joshua_n and_o near_o whereunto_o benhadad_n late_o beat_v by_o ahab_n on_o the_o mountain_n of_o samaria_n with_o his_o new_a model_v army_n in_o a_o new_a place_n hope_v for_o new_a success_n for_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o thirty_o two_o 1._o king_n of_o more_o pomp_n than_o puissance_n to_o his_o army_n he_o place_v so_o many_o captain_n see_v it_o be_v not_o the_o shine_a of_o the_o hilt_n but_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n must_v do_v the_o the_o deed_n and_o resolve_v to_o fight_v in_o the_o plain_a conceive_v the_o god_n of_o the_o israelite_n though_o by_o benhadad_n swell_a word_n &_o lofty_a 10_o language_n one_o may_v rather_o have_v collect_v the_o syrian_a god_n to_o have_v be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o mountain_n then_o appear_v he_o with_o a_o mighty_a host_n against_o who_o the_o israelite_n march_v forth_o like_o two_o little_a flock_n of_o 27_o kid_n behold_v here_o a_o wonder_n the_o kid_n kill_v the_o wolf_n and_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o syrian_a footman_n be_v kill_v in_o one_o day_n from_o the_o field_n they_o fly_v into_o the_o city_n of_o aphek_n what_o be_v it_o to_o try_v whether_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n conclude_v now_o god_n of_o the_o country_n be_v it_o hilly_a or_o plain_a be_v god_n of_o the_o city_n also_o they_o find_v it_o so_o by_o sad_a experience_n when_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n fall_v on_o twenty_o and_o seven_o 30._o thousand_o of_o they_o that_o be_v leave_v which_o wall_n if_o cruel_a to_o kill_v be_v charitable_a to_o bury_v they_o §_o 9_o yet_o ahab_n afterward_o lose_v the_o advantage_n of_o this_o victory_n when_o contrary_a to_o god_n flat_a command_n on_o benhadad_n feign_a submission_n he_o indulge_v life_n unto_o he_o which_o cause_v his_o own_o death_n 31._o and_o destruction_n not_o long_o after_o thus_o foolish_a pity_n in_o stead_n of_o break_v whet_v the_o knife_n for_o its_o own_o throat_n and_o they_o who_o only_o take_v out_o the_o tooth_n and_o sting_n of_o such_o serpent_n which_o they_o shall_v kill_v outright_o shall_v find_v the_o very_a stump_n and_o tail_n remain_v enough_o to_o bite_v and_o sting_v they_o to_o death_n §_o 10._o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o hushai_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o asher_n and_o in_o 16._o aloth_n what_o this_o aloth_n shall_v be_v a_o deep_a silence_n be_v in_o all_o comment_n i_o conceive_v it_o a_o hilly_a country_n appendent_a to_o asher_n ascend_v with_o mountain_n according_a to_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n herein_o our_o guess_n be_v second_v by_o plenty_n of_o 6._o gradati_n montes_fw-la stair_v mountain_n which_o go_v up_o by_o degree_n find_v in_o these_o part_n and_o one_o most_o eminent_a whereof_o 9_o josephus_n take_v especial_a notice_n be_v a_o hundred_o furlong_n north_n of_o ptolemais_n call_v scala_fw-la tyriorum_n or_o the_o tyrian_n ladder_n how_o near_o our_o conjecture_n be_v bowl_v to_o the_o
return_n be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v more_o liberal_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n or_o be_v two_o of_o the_o levite_n city_n leave_v out_o in_o chronicle_n omission_n in_o such_o case_n for_o reason_n to_o we_o unknown_a be_v no_o contradiction_n and_o the_o other_o nahalol_n two_o the_o same_o though_o unlike_a in_o sound_n with_o the_o two_o last_o mention_v in_o joshua_n indeed_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o town_n at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v have_v two_o name_n nothing_o alike_o medena_n alias_o newport_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n may_v be_v a_o instance_n thereof_o but_o for_o all_o i_o can_v find_v still_o i_o languish_v in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a solution_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o good_a will_v be_v slight_v who_o though_o unable_a to_o cure_v the_o wound_n while_o commentatour_n on_o the_o place_n suffer_v it_o to_o lie_v fester_v in_o silence_n desire_v to_o wash_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o clean_o till_o a_o more_o skilful_a hand_n apply_v a_o effectual_a plaster_n thereunto_o §_o 36._o in_o solomon_n division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o twelve_o purveyourship_n zâ—bulun_n zebulun_n have_v no_o distinct_a officer_n over_o he_o but_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o who_o beside_o many_o place_n he_o have_v in_o manasseh_n extend_v his_o jurisdiction_n 12._o even_o beyond_o jokneam_fw-la the_o arm_n of_o zebulun_n confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o custom_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v argent_fw-fr a_o ship_n with_o maste_n and_o tackle_v sable_a a_o honourable_a bear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o coat_n armour_n of_o albertus_n free_a baron_n of_o alasco_n in_o poland_n â—ave_n that_o his_o ship_n be_v without_o sail_n with_o this_o motto_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la vela_fw-la god_n will_v send_v sail_n and_o zebuluns_n accomplish_v with_o all_o the_o accoutrement_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chap._n 7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n elisha_n §_o 2._o issachar_n have_v the_o sea_n 19_o on_o the_o west_n jordan_n on_o the_o â—2_n east_n fruitfulness_n zebulun_n on_o the_o north_n manasseh_n on_o the_o south_n a_o fair_a fruitful_a country_n for_o as_o all_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o pleasant_a 24._o land_n so_o it_o be_v particular_o observe_v of_o issachars_n portion_n he_o see_v the_o land_n 15._o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a and_o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o tribute_n this_o tribe_n better_o acquit_v itself_o in_o the_o subsidy_n then_o in_o the_o muster-book_n they_o be_v the_o best_a yeomantry_n of_o israel_n towards_o the_o advance_n of_o raâ—es_n and_o tax_n they_o love_v rest_n and_o a_o sedentary_a life_n blame_v they_o not_o if_o sensible_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o soil_n they_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v home_o because_o certain_a to_o remove_v to_o their_o loss_n and_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o 14._o ass_n couch_v between_o two_o burden_n §_o 3._o yet_o be_v not_o the_o man_n of_o issachar_n of_o such_o servile_a nature_n valour_n but_o that_o they_o can_v be_v valiant_a when_o just_a occasion_n be_v offer_v they_o they_o be_v as_o willing_a and_o resolute_a as_o any_o other_o in_o 15._o help_a barak_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o sisera_n yet_o even_o then_o we_o may_v observe_v they_o march_v not_o far_o from_o their_o own_o habitation_n the_o field_n be_v fight_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o country_n and_o well_o may_v his_o ass_n find_v both_o heel_n and_o tooth_n to_o kick_v and_o bite_v such_o as_o offer_v to_o take_v his_o hay_n from_o his_o rack_n and_o provender_n a_o way_n from_o his_o manger_n §_o 4._o nor_o let_v the_o resemble_v of_o issachar_n to_o a_o ass_n chronology_n depress_v this_o tribe_n too_o low_o in_o our_o estimation_n the_o strength_n of_o his_o back_n not_o stupidity_n of_o his_o head_n give_v the_o occasion_n thereunto_o 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o point_n of_o excellent_a skill_n this_o tribe_n surpass_v all_o other_o be_v man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n 32._o to_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v now_o see_v time_n janus-like_a have_v two_o face_n one_o look_v backward_o chronology_n the_o other_o forward_a prognostication_n the_o question_n will_v be_v in_o which_o of_o these_o lie_v the_o learning_n of_o the_o issacharites_n a_o learned_a man_n genâ—sios_fw-gr conceive_v they_o only_o like_o husbandman_n weather-wise_a by_o their_o own_o rural_a observation_n sure_o more_o be_v import_v in_o that_o expression_n and_o not_o only_a almanac_n but_o chronicle-skill_n contain_v therein_o so_o that_o from_o deduction_n from_o former_a they_o can_v make_v direction_n for_o the_o future_a time_n oh_o for_o a_o little_a of_o issachars_n art_n in_o our_o age_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v these_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a time_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o be_v safe_a with_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o much_o of_o the_o person_n in_o this_o tribe_n come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o eminent_a place_n contain_v therein_o §_o 5._o in_o the_o south_n confine_v thereof_o stand_v the_o regal_a city_n of_o 18._o jezreel_n city_n for_o though_o the_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n belong_v to_o 10._o manasseh_n the_o city_n itself_o must_v pertain_v to_o issachar_n otherwise_o the_o sixteen_o city_n assign_v he_o josh._n 19_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o number_n in_o jezreel_n ahab_n have_v a_o princely_a palace_n haply_o the_o joynter-house_n of_o jezebel_n beside_o a_o 27._o garden-house_n adjoin_v and_o here_o in_o the_o city_n live_v naboth_n as_o hard_o by_o lay_v his_o vineyard_n which_o ahab_n can_v not_o obtain_v from_o he_o either_o by_o purchase_n or_o 3._o exchange_v §_o 6._o some_o will_v find_v more_o equity_n in_o ahab_n offer_n than_o discretion_n in_o naboth_n defend_v refusal_n but_o blame_v he_o not_o if_o loath_a to_o offend_v his_o god_n to_o accommodate_v his_o king_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o his_o conscience_n persuade_v that_o his_o earthly_a possession_n be_v the_o earnest_n of_o his_o heavenly_a inheritance_n and_o that_o his_o part_n with_o the_o former_a void_v his_o title_n to_o the_o latter_a beside_o his_o vineyard_n six_o hundred_o year_n since_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n have_v pertain_v to_o his_o ancestor_n probable_o more_o age_n then_o ahab'_v new_o erect_v palace_n have_v belong_v year_n to_o his_o family_n §_o 7._o on_o the_o denial_n ahab_n fall_v sullen-sick_a no_o meat_n will_v down_o with_o he_o for_o lack_v of_o a_o salad_n because_o want_v naboth_n naboth_n vineyard_n for_o a_o garden_n of_o herb_n till_o jezebel_n undertake_v the_o business_n a_o letter_n be_v make_v up_o of_o her_o brain_n her_o husband_n hand_n and_o seal_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o jezreel_n enjoin_v they_o to_o set_v up_o two_o 10_o man_n of_o belial_n to_o accuse_v naboth_n of_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o the_o king_n she_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v plenty_n of_o such_o person_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o so_o populous_a and_o vicious_a a_o place_n oh_o the_o ancient_a order_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n for_o money_n to_o depose_v any_o falsehood_n hereupon_o naboth_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o his_o 26._o son_n also_o flat_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n which_o in_o this_o case_n have_v provide_v the_o 16._o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v donâ—_n to_o clear_v all_o claim_n and_o prevent_v all_o pretender_n of_o title_n unto_o the_o inheritance_n §_o 8._o thuâ—_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v for_o ahab_n use_v turn_v into_o a_o garden_n of_o â—erbes_n justice_n sure_o the_o bitter_a wormwood_n of_o divine_a revenge_n grow_v plentiful_o thereâ—n_v foâ—_n in_o the_o same_o place_n his_o son_n joram_n and_o granchild_n
tabernacle_n where_o the_o benjamite_n as_o yet_o unprovided_a for_o wife_n wife_n lie_v in_o ambush_n in_o the_o vineyard_n violent_o 23._o seize_v some_o of_o those_o maid_n for_o their_o bride_n happy_a man_n be_v his_o dole_n make_v strange_a match_n if_o each_o interest_n concern_v therein_o be_v serious_o consider_v §_o 15._o first_o for_o the_o father_n of_o these_o virgin_n equivocation_n do_v this_o equivocate_a expedient_a satisfy_v their_o conscience_n who_o have_v former_o 1._o swear_v not_o to_o give_v their_o daughter_n to_o the_o benjamite_n to_o wife_n and_o yet_o now_o by_o lay_v the_o design_n 20._o themselves_o do_v in_o effect_n give_v these_o woman_n in_o marriage_n to_o these_o man_n §_o 16._o second_o match-lottery_n for_o the_o young_a man_n what_o assurance_n have_v they_o they_o can_v love_v not_o choose_v the_o fit_a who_o they_o like_v of_o but_o catch_v the_o first_o they_o light_v on_o or_o that_o they_o can_v be_v belove_v storm_v their_o wife_n with_o violence_n in_o stead_n of_o take_v their_o affection_n by_o mutual_a composition_n §_o 17._o as_o for_o these_o bride_n of_o fortune_n goldenchance_n may_v we_o not_o presume_v that_o many_o of_o they_o which_o dance_v this_o day_n weep_v on_o the_o morrow_n yet_o one_o thing_n may_v comfort_v they_o they_o be_v all_o rich_o marry_v to_o mighty_a match_n of_o land_a man_n see_v the_o fair_a and_o fruitful_a tribe_n of_o benjamin_n with_o all_o the_o city_n therein_o be_v to_o be_v share_v among_o their_o six_o hundred_o husband_n alone_o as_o the_o sole_a surviver_n and_o absolute_a heir_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n §_o 18._o in_o shiloh_n eli_n live_v priest_n son_n and_o judge_n of_o israel_n whither_o elkanah_n and_o hannah_n samuel_n parent_n repair_v to_o god_n public_a worship_n this_o hannah_n though_o silent_a 7._o when_o twiâ—ted_v by_o peninnah_n for_o barrenness_n find_v her_o tongue_n when_o here_o 15._o tax_v by_o eli_n of_o drunkenness_n because_o a_o mere_a sufferer_n in_o the_o former_a but_o in_o the_o latter_a a_o sinner_n have_v the_o accusation_n be_v true_a samuel_n here_o pray_v for_o afterward_o here_o serve_v god_n in_o a_o linen_n ephod_n and_o though_o general_o there_o be_v a_o 1._o dearth_n of_o vision_n in_o this_o age_n here_o he_o have_v many_o reveal_v unto_o he_o but_o eli_n dim_a eye_n connive_v here_o at_o his_o son_n impiety_n who_o servant_n with_o his_o 13._o trident_n a_o innovation_n no_o doubt_n and_o none_o of_o the_o utensil_n make_v by_o moses_n according_a to_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o mount_n will_v have_v raw_a flesh_n for_o his_o master_n so_o that_o what_o between_o the_o raw_a flesh_n here_o sacrilegious_o steal_v and_o the_o strange_a flesh_n wherewith_o those_o priest_n 22._o abuse_v themselves_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n any_o pious_a ear_n will_v now_o 11._o tingle_v to_o hear_v their_o fault_n as_o hereafter_o at_o their_o punishment_n §_o 19_o for_o soon_o after_o happen_v the_o destruction_n of_o hophni_n and_o phinehas_n destroy_v slay_v in_o battle_n the_o arkes_n captivity_n eli_n heart-breaking_a with_o the_o news_n neck-breaking_a with_o his_o fall_n the_o death_n of_o phinehas_n his_o wife_n new_o deliver_v who_o son_n get_v the_o sad_a name_n not_o of_o benoni_n a_o name_n calculate_v for_o private_a pang_n but_o of_o 21._o ichabod_n from_o this_o sorrowful_a accident_n because_o bear_v in_o this_o grand_a eclipse_n when_o the_o glory_n be_v depart_v from_o israel_n §_o 20._o yea_o the_o very_a city_n of_o shiloh_n itself_o tabernacle_n may_v seem_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o expire_v on_o the_o same_o occasion_n which_o as_o it_o owe_v its_o life_n and_o lustre_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n residence_n therein_o so_o sink_v down_o in_o silence_n at_o the_o captivity_n thereof_o for_o we_o find_v no_o after_o mention_v of_o any_o eminent_a act_n therein_o only_o that_o ahijah_n the_o prophet_n long_o after_o live_v 2._o there_o he_o be_v the_o jewish_a tiresias_n though_o blind_a a_o seer_n who_o discern_v jeroboam'_v wife_n through_o her_o disguise_n foretell_v the_o death_n of_o her_o sick_a son_n abijah_n so_o much_o of_o shiloh_n proceed_v we_o now_o to_o the_o more_o northern_a and_o mountainous_a part_n of_o this_o tribe_n §_o 21._o among_o the_o remarkable_a place_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n joshua_n we_o find_v timnath_n serah_n or_o timnath_n 9_o here_o be_v by_o inversion_n of_o the_o letter_n on_o the_o northside_n of_o the_o hill_n gaash_n where_o 50._o when_o they_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o divide_v the_o land_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n give_v a_o inheritance_n to_o joshua_n see_v here_o his_o public_a spirit_n not_o improve_n his_o power_n though_o comamnder_v in_o chief_a to_o pickout_n the_o fat_a pasture_n fair_a meadow_n fertile_a field_n for_o himself_o but_o as_o if_o he_o count_v it_o possession_n enough_o for_o he_o to_o have_v gain_v possession_n for_o other_o when_o the_o mean_a man_n be_v first_o serve_v he_o be_v content_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o people_n courtesy_n what_o they_o will_v bestow_v upon_o he_o if_o it_o sound_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o a_o general_n valour_n to_o come_v last_o out_o of_o the_o field_n when_o it_o be_v win_v no_o less_o be_v the_o commendation_n of_o his_o temperance_n to_o come_v last_o into_o it_o when_o it_o be_v divide_v in_o timnath_n serah_n ask_v and_o build_v by_o he_o joshua_n afterward_o be_v 30._o bury_v and_o as_o saint_n hierome_n report_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o sun_n be_v depict_v on_o his_o monument_n this_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v that_o whereas_o modern_a herald_n blazon_v arm_n by_o the_o specious_a title_n of_o planet_n their_o fancy_n be_v with_o most_o truth_n appliable_a to_o ioshua_n shield_n bearing_z sol_fw-mi and_o luna_n indeed_o have_v make_v both_o sun_n and_o moon_n stand_v still_o by_o his_o prayer_n also_o eleazar_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v 33._o bury_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n in_o a_o hill_n which_o pertain_v to_o phinehas_n his_o son_n §_o 22._o tirzah_n be_v another_o city_n near_o mount_n ephâ—aim_n israel_n who_o king_n be_v conquer_v by_o 24._o joshua_n in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a repute_n thou_o be_v beautiful_a o_o my_o love_n as_o 4._o tirzah_n comely_a as_o jerusalem_n terrible_a as_o a_o army_n with_o banner_n jeroboam_fw-la choose_v it_o to_o be_v his_o 17._o royall-seat_n perchance_o because_o near_a 26._o zereda_n his_o native_a place_n where_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n live_v for_o wellnigh_o sixty_o year_n indeed_o baasha_n have_v a_o project_n to_o make_v ramah_n the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n as_o near_a to_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o more_o convenient_a to_o mark_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o frustrate_v of_o his_o design_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o 21._o return_v to_o tirzah_n 9_o reign_v and_o be_v bury_v here_o elah_n baasha_n son_n be_v here_o drink_v in_o the_o house_n of_o azzah_n his_o steward_n when_o a_o dear_a reckon_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o no_o less_o than_o his_o life_n extort_a from_o he_o by_o zimri_n his_o successor_n afterward_o when_o tirzah_n be_v take_v zimri_n either_o out_o of_o envy_n that_o the_o royal_a palace_n shall_v survive_v he_o or_o desire_v to_o prevent_v a_o more_o shameful_a death_n burn_v himself_o and_o the_o king_n house_n together_o we_o read_v of_o king_n asa_n that_o after_o his_o death_n his_o subject_n make_v a_o very_a great_a 14._o burn_a for_o he_o but_o zimri_n exceed_v make_v a_o bonfire_n for_o and_o of_o himself_o when_o alive_a herein_o stand_v alone_o except_o second_v by_o 1._o sardanapalus_n who_o in_o like_a manner_n destroy_v himself_o on_o the_o same_o occasion_n thus_o die_v zimri_n a_o king_n only_o for_o a_o week_n who_o reign_n like_o a_o winter_n day_n be_v short_a and_o dirty_a yet_o long_o enough_o to_o leave_v this_o taunt_n for_o jezebel_n mouth_n 31._o and_o proverb_n to_o posterity_n have_v zimri_n peace_n that_o slay_v his_o master_n hard_o by_o be_v 16._o tiphsaph_n where_o king_n menahem_fw-mi barbarous_o rip_v up_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n because_o the_o city_n open_v not_o to_o receive_v he_o §_o 23._o beside_o city_n many_o private_a dwelling_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o mount_n ephraim_n ephraim_n as_o the_o house_n of_o that_o 1._o levite_n who_o concubine_n the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n abuse_v to_o death_n the_o house_n of_o micah_n well_o store_v with_o idol_n where_o first_o the_o five_o spy_n than_o the_o six_o hundred_o man_n of_o dan_n take_v up_o their_o lodging_n when_o march_v to_o laish_n ungrateful_a guest_n who_o in_o stead_n of_o discharge_v their_o quarter_n plunder_v their_o 24._o landlord_n take_v his_o image_n and_o priest_n away_o with_o they_o three_o the_o house_n of_o deborah_n under_o a_o 5._o palmtree_n betwixt_o ramah_n and_o bethel_n where_o she_o judge_v
escape_v our_o observation_n namely_o baal-hazor_a where_o absolom_n shear_v his_o sheep_n if_o any_o demand_n how_o he_o come_v by_o any_o land_n in_o this_o tribe_n to_o feed_v cattle_n therein_o no_o doubt_n he_o hold_v it_o by_o gift_n or_o grant_n from_o david_n his_o father_n and_o how_o david_n when_o king_n become_v possess_v of_o demesne_n in_o all_o tribe_n have_v 84._o former_o be_v large_o resolve_v nor_o be_v it_o any_o disgrace_n to_o a_o king_n son_n to_o be_v master_n of_o sheep_n see_v the_o 9_o king_n himself_o be_v maintain_v by_o husbandry_n as_o commendable_a the_o thrift_n so_o damnable_a the_o cruelty_n of_o absolom_n in_o this_o place_n cause_v the_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n amnon_n just_a 28._o when_o his_o heart_n be_v merry_a with_o wine_n as_o if_o his_o wild_a revenge_n will_v imitate_v divine_a justice_n to_o kill_v both_o 28._o body_n and_o soul_n together_o this_o amnon_n be_v he_o that_o 6._o feign_v himself_o sick_a when_o he_o be_v well_o and_o now_o die_v before_o he_o be_v sick_a §_o 58._o let_v archelais_n not_o be_v forget_v iscariot_n half_a ashamed_a to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o wicked_a archelaus_n the_o builder_n 19_o thereof_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o herod_n in_o judea_n who_o cruelty_n 22._o fright_v joseph_n from_o return_v to_o bedlam_a and_o divert_v he_o to_o nazareth_n as_o archelais_n take_v its_o name_n from_o a_o wicked_a man_n so_o iscariot_n a_o village_n not_o far_o from_o it_o give_v name_n to_o a_o worse_o that_o traitor_n of_o his_o master_n be_v bear_v in_o this_o place_n as_o adrichomius_n out_o of_o saint_n hierome_n will_v have_v it_o but_o other_o reason_n be_v render_v of_o judas_n his_o syrname_n and_o the_o place_n of_o his_o exemplary_a 18._o death_n be_v more_o certain_o know_v then_o that_o of_o his_o obscure_a nativity_n as_o for_o apollonia_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n 13._o addida_n over_o against_o the_o plain_a with_o some_o other_o petite_fw-fr place_n in_o ephraim_n they_o be_v well_o know_v by_o their_o several_a mark_n not_o to_o be_v mention_v in_o canonical_a scripture_n §_o 59_o the_o son_n of_o hur_z be_v solomon_n monthly_a purveyour_fw-mi in_o mount_n 8._o ephraim_n ephraim_n the_o standard_n of_o ephraim_n be_v pitch_v first_o on_o the_o 18._o west_n side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n arm_n ancient_o depict_v thereon_o a_o ox_n sable_a passant_a in_o a_o field_n argent_fw-fr found_v on_o 17._o moses_n his_o word_n his_o beauty_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o firstling_n of_o a_o bullock_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v the_o prophecy_n of_o hosea_n 11._o ephraim_n be_v as_o a_o heifer_n that_o be_v teach_v and_o love_v to_o tread_v out_o the_o corn._n which_o perchance_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o postnate_a arm_n usual_o assign_v to_o this_o tribe_n though_o late_a by_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n then_o their_o ancient_a standard_n erect_v in_o the_o wilderness_n here_o the_o map_n of_o dan_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n chap._n 10._o 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of_o zorobabels_n temple_n as_o repair_v &_o enlarge_v by_o herod_n so_o as_o the_o learned_a and_o pious_a ludovicus_n esq._n capellus_n have_v present_v it_o who_o exact_o take_v his_o instruction_n therein_o from_o the_o pen_n of_o josephus_n a_o eye-witness_n hereof_o wherefore_o i_o just_o disengage_v myself_o from_o all_o objection_n against_o this_o map_n which_o be_v proper_o chargeable_a upon_o capellus_n his_o account_n i_o confess_v herein_o i_o proceed_v not_o with_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o that_o boldness_n and_o assurance_n which_o i_o can_v desire_v because_o the_o division_n and_o dimension_n of_o the_o court_n and_o chamber_n as_o exhibit_v in_o this_o temple_n rely_v not_o as_o solomon_n on_o god_n word_n but_o only_o on_o humane_a fallible_a testimony_n oh_o it_o be_v excellent_a when_o with_o theophilus_n we_o may_v know_v the_o 4._o certainty_n of_o those_o thing_n wherein_o we_o be_v instruct_v out_o of_o scripture_n itself_o §_o 2._o come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o action_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o temple_n 〈◊〉_d have_v first_o premise_v this_o useful_a yea_o necessary_a distinction_n what_o our_o english_a tongue_n for_o want_v of_o another_o proper_a word_n promiscuous_o call_v the_o temple_n the_o original_a careful_o express_v by_o two_o name_n adequate_a to_o two_o several_a part_n thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o proper_o be_v the_o cover_a part_n of_o the_o temple_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o inhabit_v god_n peculiar_o dwell_v there_o consist_v of_o the_o pâ—rch_n holy_a and_o holy_a of_o holies_n with_o the_o chamber_n about_o they_o into_o this_o christ_n never_o come_v though_o zachariah_n in_o his_o course_n do_v to_o â—ffer_v 9_o incense_n nor_o by_o the_o law_n under_o which_o he_o be_v make_v as_o not_o come_v to_o destroy_v but_o 17._o fulfil_v it_o may_v he_o enter_v thereinto_o proper_a only_a for_o the_o priest_n to_o officiate_v therein_o yet_o though_o not_o his_o person_n while_o live_v his_o power_n when_o die_v penetrate_v this_o temple_n namely_o when_o he_o rend_v the_o 51._o veil_n thereby_o mystical_o open_v a_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o passion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contain_v all_o the_o verge_n and_o compass_n of_o the_o court_n about_o the_o temple_n and_o within_o the_o outward_a sept_n thereof_o christ_n constant_o come_v hither_o i_o ever_o teach_v say_v he_o in_o 2c_fw-la the_o temple_n understand_v he_o that_o he_o never_o wilful_o affect_v conventicle_n as_o ashamed_a of_o his_o doctrine_n or_o willing_o decline_v the_o temple_n when_o afford_v convenient_a entrance_n thereinto_o otherwise_o he_o teach_v also_o on_o the_o 1._o mount_n in_o the_o 2._o ship_n in_o synagogue_n in_o private_a house_n but_o never_o so_o proper_o in_o his_o centre_n as_o when_o in_o the_o temple_n this_o distinction_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hold_v current_a clean_a through_o the_o new_a testament_n save_v that_o once_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a circumference_n of_o the_o temple_n when_o judas_n cast_v down_o the_o piece_n of_o silver_n 25._o therein_o though_o he_o stay_v not_o long_o there_o as_o out_o of_o his_o own_o element_n but_o desperate_o make_v haste_n that_o he_o may_v 25._o go_v unto_o his_o own_o place_n §_o 3._o this_o distinction_n premise_v beggeâ—â—_n we_o will_v wait_v on_o the_o reader_n into_o the_o temple_n first_o request_v he_o to_o carry_v competent_a money_n and_o a_o charitable_a mind_n along_o with_o he_o for_o as_o we_o shall_v enter_v in_o at_o the_o eastern_a gate_n common_o call_v beautiful_a we_o shall_v be_v sure_a there_o to_o meet_v with_o many_o cripple_n and_o beggar_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o proper_a object_n of_o his_o liberality_n here_o daily_o lay_v that_o 2._o lame_a man_n on_o who_o saint_n peter_n though_o moneyless_a bestow_v the_o bestalme_n he_o can_v give_v or_o the_o other_o receive_v even_o the_o use_n of_o his_o limb_n §_o 4._o but_o now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o memorable_a passage_n concern_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o temple_n these_o be_v either_o do_v on_o he_o temple_n when_o a_o infant_n or_o by_o he_o when_o arrive_v to_o man_n estate_n of_o the_o former_a be_v his_o presentation_n by_o his_o parent_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o when_o a_o 24._o oblation_n for_o his_o mother_n be_v make_v a_o pair_n of_o turtle-dove_n and_o two_o young_a pigeon_n §_o 5._o hereat_o in-spring_n old_a siâ—â—eon_n into_o the_o temple_n christ_n god_n always_o perform_v his_o promise_n with_o advantage_n he_o have_v a_o revelation_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v before_o he_o see_v christ_n who_o here_o both_o see_v and_o feel_v he_o oh_o how_o he_o hug_v he_o though_o fast_o by_o his_o faith_n then_o with_o his_o weak_a arm_n which_o seem_v the_o strong_a for_o the_o burden_n as_o his_o dim_a eye_n the_o clear_a for_o this_o sight_n yea_o he_o petition_n heaven_n for_o a_o gaole-delivery_n 29._o lord_n let_v thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n long_a life_n will_v be_v but_o long_a loss_n and_o therefore_o fain_o will_v he_o fly_v from_o christ_n in_o his_o arm_n to_o the_o arm_n of_o christ_n before_o his_o refine_a joy_n be_v allay_v with_o any_o worldly_a woe_n then_o he_o address_v himself_o with_o bitter-sweets_a to_o christ_n parent_n neither_o fright_v nor_o flatter_v but_o plain_o foretell_v they_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_v of_o many_o in_o israel_n particular_o he_o tell_v mary_n that_o a_o 35._o sword_n shall_v pierce_v through_o she_o and_o christ_n though_o bear_v shall_v not_o die_v without_o the_o pain_n of_o his_o mother_n as_o if_o the_o throw_v suffer_v by_o other_o woman_n at_o the_o birth_n be_v reserve_v for_o she_o to_o endure_v at_o the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n §_o 6._o simeon_n be_v second_v by_o anna_n anna._n a_o prophetess_n of_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a temperance_n be_v the_o best_a prolong_a of_o the_o candle_n of_o life_n and_o herein_o she_o exceed_v simeon_n he_o come_v but_o 27._o into_o the_o temple_n she_o 37._o depart_v not_o from_o the_o temple_n but_o serve_v god_n therein_o with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n she_o also_o speak_v of_o christ_n to_o all_o that_o look_v for_o redemption_n and_o thus_o christ_n be_v proclaim_v in_o the_o temple_n by_o two_o herald_n of_o different_a sex_n while_o his_o parent_n careful_o keep_v the_o copy_n of_o their_o several_a proclamation_n as_o trust_v they_o in_o no_o other_o cabinet_n then_o their_o own_o heart_n §_o 7._o now_o see_v it_o be_v say_v of_o anna_n pardon_v a_o short_a digression_n that_o she_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o temple_n temple_n it_o will_v be_v inquire_v whether_o any_o woman_n be_v constant_o leiger_n to_o live_v therein_o be_v any_o of_o the_o weak_a sex_n be_v prohibit_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o church_n permit_v to_o live_v in_o the_o temple_n for_o as_o for_o the_o nurse_n of_o king_n joash_n hide_v with_o he_o in_o the_o 3._o house_n of_o god_n the_o case_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o she_o clandestine_v condition_n nothing_o pertinent_a to_o the_o present_a question_n in_o answer_v whereunto_o by_o never_o depart_v thence_o we_o understand_v she_o daily_o repair_v thither_o it_o be_v david_n wish_n that_o he_o may_v 4._o dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n i._n e._n that_o he_o may_v have_v free_a access_n thither_o upon_o any_o occasion_n thus_o the_o sacrifice_n though_o only_a morning_n and_o ing_z be_v call_v a_o â—continuall_a burnt-offering_a and_o thus_o anna_n daily_o frequent_v the_o temple_n be_v continual_o there_o as_o former_o those_o person_n who_o every_o day_n may_v be_v find_v in_o saint_n paul_n church_n at_o walking-houre_n might_a in_o some_o sort_n be_v say_v never_o to_o depart_v thence_o §_o 8._o to_o return_v to_o our_o saviour_n temple_n who_o hitherto_o appear_v only_o passive_a in_o the_o temple_n but_o afterward_o act_v miraculous_o therein_o first_o when_o find_v sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o doctor_n both_o 46._o bear_v they_o and_o ask_v they_o question_n he_o who_o himself_o be_v the_o 1._o word_n will_v notwithstanding_o hear_v before_o he_o do_v speakâ—_n and_o attentive_o listen_v to_o the_o position_n of_o those_o doctor_n before_o he_o begin_v his_o opposition_n against_o they_o §_o 9_o arrive_v at_o man_n estate_n it_o we_o first_o fix_v our_o eye_n on_o his_o 14._o purge_n of_o the_o temple_n from_o dove-monger_n money-changer_n and_o such_o as_o â—old_a sheep_n and_o ox_n therein_o have_v such_o merchant_n keep_v themselves_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 2._o sheep-market_n christ_n have_v never_o disturb_v they_o who_o now_o with_o a_o scourge_n of_o small_a cord_n
chemosh_fw-mi §_o 30._o notorious_o know_v to_o be_v the_o abomination_n of_o 13._o moab_n yet_o so_o that_o this_o idol_n be_v hold_v in_o coparcenary_a betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o ammonite_n witness_n jephthah_n his_o question_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n demand_v restitution_n of_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n from_o the_o israelite_n 24._o will_v not_o thou_o possess_v that_o which_o chemosh_fw-mi thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v thus_o as_o moab_n and_o ammon_n once_o part_v the_o incestuous_a extraction_n from_o the_o same_o 38_o grandfather_n so_o now_o they_o meet_v again_o at_o the_o idolatrous_a adoration_n of_o the_o same_o god_n we_o find_v nothing_o in_o scripture_n of_o the_o fashion_n or_o worship_n of_o chemosh_fw-mi only_o we_o read_v in_o 〈◊〉_d benjamin_n a_o ancient_a learned_a jew_n that_o at_o gebal_n in_o a_o temple_n be_v find_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n certain_o either_o chemosh_fw-mi or_o moloch_n be_v a_o image_n of_o stone_n gild_v over_o sit_v on_o a_o throne_n betwixt_o two_o female_a image_n also_o sit_v have_v a_o altar_n before_o he_o whereon_o incense_n be_v offer_v as_o we_o in_o our_o draught_n have_v design_v it_o according_o dagon_n §_o 31._o neither_o good_a flesh_n nor_o fish_n but_o a_o mixture_n of_o both_o bearing_z fish_n in_o his_o name_n and_o flesh_n in_o his_o head_n and_o 4._o hand_n indeed_o the_o heathen_n observe_v the_o syrian_n general_o to_o have_v adore_v fish_n piscen_n sylli_n venerantuâ—_n 3._o say_v tully_n yet_o dare_v i_o not_o impute_v god_n not_o apoint_v any_o fish_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v unto_o he_o to_o his_o detestation_n thereof_o on_o the_o foresay_a account_n but_o rather_o either_o because_o be_v ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la they_o can_v not_o be_v constant_o get_v for_o the_o continual_a sacrifice_n or_o because_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o bring_v fish_n alive_a to_o jerusalem_n many_o mile_n by_o land_n it_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v present_v quick_a at_o the_o altar_n when_o offer_v thereupon_o but_o of_o dagon_n former_o in_o 32._o dan._n the_o ephod_n §_o 32._o this_o by_o the_o primitive_a institution_n thereof_o be_v sufficient_o know_v for_o a_o priest_n etc._n vestment_n indeed_o once_o we_o find_v david_n when_o dance_v before_o the_o ark_n wear_v 14._o a_o ephod_n but_o in_o what_o capacity_n let_v other_o dispute_v sure_o not_o with_o any_o sacrilegious_a invade_v of_o the_o priest-like_a office_n perchance_o as_o former_o our_o english_a king_n at_o their_o coronation_n wear_v a_o dalmatica_fw-la with_o sleeve_n a_o sacerdotal_a garment_n so_o david_n as_o custos_fw-la utriusque_fw-la tabulae_fw-la and_o be_v by_o his_o place_n to_o provide_v that_o the_o priest_n shall_v perform_v their_o office_n habit_v himself_o especial_o on_o that_o occasion_n in_o some_o general_a conformity_n to_o their_o function_n but_o leave_v this_o to_o other_o as_o god_n by_o aâ—rons_n chief_a 7._o ephod_n inform_v such_o as_o inquire_v of_o he_o so_o satan_n god_n ape_n in_o his_o temple_n priest_n prophet_n altar_n sacrifice_n oracle_n and_o ephod_n counterfeit_v in_o his_o mock_n ephod_n to_o resolve_v such_o as_o ask_v counsel_n thereat_o thus_o the_o danite_n before_o their_o expedition_n against_o laish_n consult_v the_o 14_o ephod_n which_o micah_n have_v in_o his_o house_n concern_v their_o success_n gideon_n also_o make_v a_o ephod_n of_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o midianite_n which_o we_o charitable_o believe_v may_v be_v when_o first_o make_v a_o virgin_n as_o innocent_o intend_v by_o he_o only_o for_o a_o civil_a memorial_n but_o in_o fine_a prove_v a_o harlot_n when_o all_o israel_n go_v a_o 27._o whore_v after_o it_o so_o that_o such_o a_o ephold_v may_v pass_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o jewish_a idol_n milcom_o §_o 33._o that_o be_v their_o king_n if_o any_o object_n that_o the_o point_n therein_o answer_v not_o exact_o to_o that_o sense_n know_v their_o god_n be_v too_o great_a to_o be_v rank_v under_o grammar_n rule_n jupiter_n we_o know_v irregular_o decline_v both_o in_o latin_a and_o greek_a and_o some_o grammatical_a anomaly_n be_v conceive_v to_o conduce_v the_o more_o to_o their_o magnificence_n it_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o 13._o ammonite_n and_o be_v the_o same_o with_o moloch_n as_o may_v appear_v because_o what_o 26._o amos_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saint_n luke_n 43._o render_v moloch_n according_a to_o the_o judicious_a observation_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a amos._n father_n concern_v apostle_n and_o apostolical_a meâ—_n cite_v place_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n illos_fw-la non_fw-la verba_fw-la considerare_fw-la sed_fw-la sensum_fw-la nec_fw-la eadem_fw-la sermonum_fw-la calcaâ—e_fw-la vestigia_fw-la dummodo_fw-la à _fw-la sententâ—is_fw-la non_fw-la recedant_fw-la moloch_n §_o 34._o a_o monstrous_a idol_n nothing_o come_v amiss_o to_o he_o have_v stowage_n enough_o to_o receive_v whatever_o be_v offer_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v 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