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be_v afterward_o to_o saul_n for_o this_o great_a benefit_n we_o may_v see_v ch._n 31.11_o 12_o 13._o the_o israelite_n be_v so_o transport_v with_o joy_n for_o this_o victory_n and_o so_o take_v with_o the_o prudence_n and_o brave_a conduct_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o that_o some_o of_o they_o come_v to_o samuel_n and_o say_v where_o be_v the_o man_n that_o say_v saul_n shall_v not_o reign_v over_o we_o bring_v they_o forth_o that_o we_o may_v put_v they_o to_o death_n but_o saul_n say_v there_o shall_v not_o a_o man_n be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o day_n on_o my_o account_n i_o shall_v never_o consent_v that_o a_o day_n of_o so_o much_o joy_n and_o triumph_n and_o wherein_o god_n have_v so_o eminent_o show_v himself_o gracious_a unto_o we_o shall_v be_v stain_v with_o severity_n against_o those_o that_o slight_v i_o or_o with_o the_o least_o sorrow_n or_o mourning_n among_o the_o people_n and_o here_o we_o see_v again_o what_o a_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o saul_n in_o his_o first_o government_n and_o what_o he_o be_v afterward_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v depart_v from_o he_o now_o none_o more_o humble_a and_o gentle_a than_o he_o not_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o he_o but_o afterward_o in_o his_o deal_n with_o david_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v another_o man_n even_o bloodthirsty_a cruel_a and_o implacable_a beyond_o measure_n but_o to_o go_v on_o samuel_n upon_o this_o victory_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n after_o this_o manner_n come_v say_v he_o let_v we_o go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o renew_v the_o kingdom_n there_o that_o be_v let_v we_o by_o a_o general_a consent_n confirm_v saul_n election_n and_o settle_v and_o invest_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n according_o the_o people_n go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o there_o they_o make_v saul_n king_n before_o the_o lord_n action_n lord_n v._o 15._o that_o be_v in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n as_o in_o god_n presence_n and_o possible_o before_o the_o ark_n the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n which_o by_o samuel_n appointment_n may_v be_v bring_v hither_o at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o may_v consult_v with_o god_n as_o occasion_v serve_v in_o this_o weighty_a business_n and_o also_o it_o may_v be_v that_o it_o may_v grace_v the_o action_n that_o be_v they_o anoint_v he_o public_o as_o before_o samuel_n have_v do_v private_o and_o perform_v all_o other_o solemnity_n requisite_a for_o his_o inauguration_n sacrifice_v sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n and_o thanksgiving_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o rejoice_v and_o praise_v he_o for_o their_o late_a victory_n and_o for_o their_o new_a king_n by_o who_o conduct_n under_o god_n they_o have_v obtain_v it_o and_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o and_o crave_v his_o blessing_n upon_o his_o government_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 11._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxiii_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v at_o this_o time_n wonderful_o transport_v with_o joy_n for_o their_o new_a king_n and_o possible_o flatter_v themselves_o that_o god_n be_v well_o please_v with_o they_o for_o ask_v a_o king_n see_v he_o have_v give_v they_o one_o by_o who_o they_o have_v obtain_v so_o great_a a_o victory_n samuel_n think_v fit_a to_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o mistake_n and_o that_o they_o have_v grievous_o sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n whereby_o they_o reject_v god_n from_o reign_v over_o they_o as_o their_o sovereign_n and_o himself_o as_o his_o deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n behold_v say_v he_o i_o have_v hearken_v to_o your_o voice_n and_o have_v according_a to_o your_o desire_n the_o lord_n also_o permit_v it_o set_v a_o king_n over_o you_o and_o now_o you_o have_v a_o king_n settle_v among_o you_o to_o govern_v you_o and_o go_v before_o you_o as_o your_o general_n to_o war_n and_o as_o for_o myself_o i_o have_v very_o great_a cause_n to_o be_v well_o please_v be_v old_a and_o gray-headed_a that_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o government_n be_v take_v off_o from_o my_o shoulder_n and_o as_o for_o my_o son_n behold_v they_o be_v with_o you_o now_o not_o as_o ruler_n but_o as_o private_a man_n they_o be_v before_o you_o to_o give_v account_n to_o you_o and_o your_o king_n of_o their_o former_a behaviour_n and_o carriage_n and_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n excusabo_fw-la satisfaction_n q._n d._n filios_fw-la meos_fw-la habetis_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la vestra_fw-la si_fw-mi quid_fw-la dignum_fw-la severo_fw-la supplicio_fw-la commiseâ—int_fw-la non_fw-la substraham_fw-la eòs_fw-la legitimae_fw-la satisfactioni_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la quid_fw-la perperam_fw-la in_o sva_fw-la gubernation_n commiserint_fw-la id_fw-la i_o praeceptore_fw-la non_fw-la didicerunt_fw-la neque_fw-la talia_fw-la excusabo_fw-la for_o any_o thing_n they_o have_v do_v amiss_o whilst_o they_o be_v in_o place_n of_o government_n and_o as_o for_o myself_o i_o may_v true_o say_v that_o i_o have_v endeavour_v faithful_o and_o in_o the_o uprightness_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o my_o place_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o you_o all_o both_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n in_o my_o young_a day_n when_o i_o be_v a_o levite_n and_o in_o my_o ripe_a age_n by_o administer_a justice_n since_o i_o be_v call_v to_o be_v a_o judg._n and_o see_v the_o government_n be_v transfer_v from_o i_o to_o another_o you_o need_v not_o now_o fear_v to_o speak_v your_o mind_n of_o i_o and_o therefore_o if_o you_o can_v just_o accuse_v i_o of_o any_o evil_n speak_v it_o free_o and_o witness_v it_o against_o i_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o before_o his_o anointed_n who_o ox_n office_n ox_n a_o rare_a precedent_n for_o such_o to_o look_v upon_o as_o be_v in_o any_o public_a place_n or_o office_n i_o pray_v you_o or_o who_o ass_n have_v i_o wrongful_o take_v away_o who_o have_v i_o defraud_v or_o who_o have_v i_o oppress_v of_o who_o have_v i_o receive_v bribe_n to_o blind_v my_o eye_n 16.19_o eye_n see_v deut._n 16.19_o and_o to_o cause_v i_o to_o wrest_v judgement_n if_o any_o such_o injurious_a deal_n can_v be_v prove_v against_o i_o here_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o make_v restitution_n and_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n the_o people_n answer_v thou_o have_v not_o defraud_v or_o oppress_v we_o at_o all_o neither_o haste_n thou_o take_v aught_o of_o any_o man_n hand_n to_o pervert_v justice_n well_o then_o say_v he_o let_v the_o lord_n be_v witness_n and_o let_v his_o anointed_n here_o present_a be_v witness_n that_o you_o acknowledge_v and_o declare_v that_o you_o have_v not_o find_v any_o injustice_n or_o injurious_a deal_n in_o i_o they_o answer_v let_v they_o be_v witness_n possible_o he_o desire_v thus_o to_o justify_v and_o clear_v himself_o as_o to_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o government_n as_o moses_n likewise_o have_v do_v numb_a 16.15_o both_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o example_n to_o their_o new_a king_n and_o make_v he_o the_o
the_o plea_n of_o a_o elder_a brother_n and_o have_v abiathar_n and_o joab_n on_o his_o side_n if_o he_o can_v strengthen_v himself_o by_o this_o marriage_n he_o will_v not_o then_o fear_v to_o show_v himself_o and_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n for_o himself_o and_o then_o abiathar_n and_o joab_n will_v king_n it_o under_o he_o then_o fall_v into_o a_o passion_n he_o say_v god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o and_o bring_v upon_o i_o great_a misery_n than_o i_o dare_v now_o mention_n see_v ruth_n 1.17_o if_o i_o do_v not_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o adonijah_n have_v speak_v this_o word_n against_o his_o own_o life_n for_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v who_o have_v set_v i_o on_o the_o throne_n of_o my_o father_n and_o make_v i_o a_o family_n and_o court_n according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o king_n as_o he_o promise_v 2_o sam._n 7.12_o 13._o adonijah_n shall_v sure_o this_o day_n be_v put_v to_o death_n so_o he_o immediate_o give_v order_n to_o benaiah_n captain_n of_o his_o guard_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o which_o according_o he_o do_v verify_v do_v thus_o what_o nathan_n threaten_v against_o david_n 2_o sam._n 12.10_o viz._n that_o the_o sword_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n be_v full_o verify_v then_o send_v for_o abiathar_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n also_o for_o thus_o join_v with_o adonijah_n in_o this_o conspiracy_n but_o say_v he_o i_o will_v not_o at_o this_o time_n put_v thou_o to_o death_n because_o thou_o do_v bear_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n before_o my_o father_n david_n and_o have_v be_v a_o great_a sharer_n with_o he_o in_o all_o his_o affliction_n and_o suffering_n therefore_o get_v thou_o to_o anathoth_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o with_o the_o field_n about_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o there_o live_v a_o private_a life_n and_o meddle_v no_o more_o with_o the_o priesthood_n or_o civil_a affair_n and_o thus_o solomon_n by_o thrust_v out_o abiathar_n from_o his_o office_n and_o place_v zadok_v in_o his_o room_n fulfil_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v concern_v eli_n 1_o sam._n 2.31_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v at_o shiloh_n and_o concern_v phineas_n numb_v 25.13_o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o transact_v tiding_n come_v present_o to_o joab_n that_o adonijah_n be_v slay_v and_o abiathar_n confine_v to_o anathoth_n whereupon_o be_v conscious_a of_o his_o own_o guilt_n in_o join_v with_o adonijah_n in_o his_o aspire_n to_o the_o crown_n though_o he_o will_v not_o join_v with_o absalon_n in_o the_o like_a case_n he_o flee_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n and_o there_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n think_v possible_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o rather_o to_o escape_v because_o adonijah_n have_v there_o not_o long_o before_o find_v favour_n 1_o king_n 1.52_o solomon_n hear_v where_o he_o be_v present_o send_v benaiah_n and_o command_v he_o to_o kill_v he_o there_o benaiah_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n will_v have_v persuade_v joab_n to_o come_v forth_o thence_o but_o he_o utter_o refuse_v it_o say_v if_o he_o must_v die_v he_o will_v die_v there_o which_o possible_o he_o speak_v hope_v that_o by_o hang_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n he_o shall_v save_v his_o life_n and_o not_o imagine_v that_o they_o will_v put_v he_o to_o death_n there_o and_o thus_o it_o seem_v he_o forget_v what_o god_n himself_o have_v say_v exod._n 21.14_o that_o he_o that_o have_v slay_v a_o man_n wilful_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o altar_n benaiah_n be_v loath_a of_o his_o own_o head_n to_o shed_v blood_n at_o the_o altar_n go_v back_o to_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o joab_n say_v the_o king_n reply_v do_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o have_v say_v that_o be_v see_v he_o resolve_v to_o die_v there_o let_v he_o die_v there_o and_o there_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o and_o then_o bury_v he_o decent_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o place_n and_o his_o former_a service_n and_o so_o thou_o will_v take_v away_o from_o i_o and_o my_o father_n house_n the_o guilt_n of_o that_o innocent_a blood_n which_o he_o so_o barbarous_o shed_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n will_v return_v blood_n upon_o his_o head_n who_o fall_v upon_o two_o man_n more_o righteous_a and_o better_a than_o himself_o for_o in_o that_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o kill_v they_o they_o be_v innocent_a he_o slay_v abner_n for_o fear_n lest_o david_n shall_v prefer_v he_o above_o himself_o and_o he_o slay_v amasa_n because_o my_o father_n have_v prefer_v he_o to_o the_o place_n of_o general_n in_o his_o room_n so_o that_o they_o be_v both_o innocent_a and_o not_o worthy_a of_o death_n upon_o that_o account_n he_o shall_v die_v therefore_o that_o their_o innocent_a blood_n may_v return_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o that_o the_o blot_n and_o stain_v of_o it_o may_v remain_v upon_o his_o posterity_n and_o according_o they_o shall_v feel_v the_o sad_a effect_n of_o it_o for_o many_o generation_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o throne_n and_o upon_o his_o family_n there_o will_v be_v peace_n and_o prosperity_n for_o a_o long_a time_n from_o the_o lord_n for_o by_o execute_v judgement_n on_o murderer_n guilt_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o magistrate_n and_o from_o the_o land_n numb_a 35.33_o so_o benaiah_n go_v up_o to_o the_o altar_n at_o gibeon_n and_o as_o it_o be_v like_a drag_v joab_n from_o thence_o he_o slay_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o king_n make_v benaiah_n general_n of_o the_o army_n in_o his_o room_n then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o shimei_n and_o say_v to_o he_o build_v thou_o a_o house_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dwell_v there_o and_o go_v not_o forth_o thence_o any_o whither_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o day_n thou_o go_v out_o and_o pass_v over_o the_o brook_n kidron_n enough_o kidron_n solomon_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v over_o kidron_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o bakurim_n his_o own_o city_n lest_o he_o shall_v raise_v some_o sedition_n there_o where_o be_v his_o own_o inheritance_n 2_o sam._n 16.5_o kidron_n be_v about_o a_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o shimei_n have_v room_n enough_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v and_o thy_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n thou_o thyself_o will_v be_v the_o only_a cause_n thereof_o shimei_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o say_n be_v good_a thy_o command_n be_v just_a and_o equal_a as_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v say_v so_o will_v i_o do_v and_o i_o do_v bind_v myself_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n which_o i_o now_o make_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o limit_n thou_o have_v set_v i_o v._o 42._o but_o how_o he_o perform_v his_o oath_n and_o promise_n we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o sect._n 221._o 1_o king_n ch._n 2._o from_o v._o 12_o to_o 39_o sect_n ccxv_o hadad_n the_o edomite_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n have_v flee_v into_o egypt_n and_o have_v be_v there_o for_o a_o great_a while_n kind_o entertain_v when_o he_o hear_v that_o both_o david_n and_o joab_n be_v dead_a he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o prove_v afterward_o a_o great_a enemy_n to_o solomon_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o 1_o king_n ch._n 11._o v._n 21_o 22._o sect_n ccxvi_o solomon_n now_o contract_v affinity_n with_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n by_o marry_v his_o daughter_n and_o he_o bring_v she_o into_o zion_n into_o the_o palace_n of_o david_n intend_v afterward_o to_o build_v a_o stately_a house_n for_o she_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o temple_n the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o own_o palace_n and_o he_o prefer_v she_o before_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o wife_n they_o be_v of_o nation_n that_o be_v his_o subject_n but_o she_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o potent_a king_n and_o by_o this_o match_n and_o affinity_n with_o such_o a_o great_a neighbour_n prince_n he_o design_v to_o secure_v himself_o the_o better_a against_o foreign_a enemy_n it_o be_v not_o say_v whether_o she_o have_v embrace_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n yet_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v no_o where_o blame_v for_o this_o marriage_n it_o be_v most_o like_a she_o forsake_v her_o idolatry_n and_o that_o either_o before_o or_o after_o her_o marriage_n she_o become_v a_o proselyte_n and_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n because_o solomon_n in_o this_o marriage_n be_v make_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n woo_v the_o gentile_n to_o make_v they_o his_o spouse_n and_o call_v they_o
of_o his_o reign_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n ch._n 15.27_o over_o israel_n that_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n if_o thou_o ask_v when_o or_o at_o what_o time_n this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o answer_v very_o quick_o and_o soon_o than_o you_o do_v expect_v and_o the_o lord_n will_v smite_v israel_n as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v in_o the_o water_n he_o will_v afflict_v both_o prince_n and_o people_n with_o uncessant_a war_n and_o trouble_n both_o intestine_a and_o foreign_a so_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o abide_v long_o in_o any_o settle_a condition_n but_o as_o reed_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o water_n be_v continual_o shake_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o this_o kingdom_n partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a transfer_v the_o crown_n from_o one_o family_n to_o another_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a invasion_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n or_o some_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v root_v up_o 17.6_o up_o first_o by_o tiglath-pilesar_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekak_a king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 15.29_o &_o the_o great_a part_n after_o by_o salmanassar_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hoshea_n 2_o k._n 17.6_o israel_n out_o of_o this_o good_a land_n which_o he_o give_v to_o their_o father_n and_o will_v scatter_v they_o beyond_o the_o river_n to_o wit_n euphrates_n into_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o media_n whither_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a because_o they_o have_v make_v grove_n for_o idol_n thereby_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n and_o he_o will_v give_v up_o israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n because_o they_o consent_v to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o do_v sin_n high_o against_o god_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o cause_v they_o to_o leave_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o worship_v the_o calf_n he_o have_v set_v up_o ahijah_n have_v thus_o speak_v jeroboam_n wife_n depart_v and_o as_o she_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o her_o house_n her_o son_n die_v and_o they_o bury_v he_o and_o all_o israel_n lament_v for_o he_o as_o god_n have_v foretell_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o prophet_n there_o be_v many_o bicker_n and_o continual_a hostility_n between_o jeroboam_n and_o rehoboam_n all_o their_o day_n and_o the_o borderer_n on_o both_o side_n do_v continual_o invade_v one_o another_o but_o after_o rehoboam_n death_n jeroboam_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n gather_v together_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n to_o set_v upon_o abijah_n rehoboam_n son_n new_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o abijah_n meet_v he_o with_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o with_o they_o discomfit_v his_o mighty_a army_n and_o slay_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o pursue_v his_o victory_n take_v from_o he_o bethel_n and_o two_o other_o city_n as_o may_v be_v more_o full_o see_v in_o the_o life_n of_o abijah_n neither_o do_v jeroboam_n recover_v strength_n again_o during_o abijah_n reign_v jeroboam_n at_o last_o be_v strike_v with_o some_o extraordinary_a sickness_n or_o disease_n from_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abijah_n but_o he_o die_v not_o till_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n son_n of_o abijah_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o die_v not_o a_o ordinary_a death_n he_o reign_v 22_o year_n and_o nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 1_o king_n 12._o from_o 12_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n 13._o wh_o ch._n 1_o king_n 14._o from_o 1_o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 13._o wh_o ch._n nadab_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n nadab_n second_o king_n of_o israel_n nadab_n and_o reign_v only_o two_o year_n namely_o in_o part_n of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o father_n gibbethon_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n josh_n 19.44_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n in_o the_o israelite_n possession_n but_o now_o it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n have_v get_v it_o nadab_n therefore_o and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o go_v and_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o to_o recover_v it_o and_o here_o during_o the_o siege_n he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o baasha_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o so_o the_o siege_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v raise_v for_o twenty_o six_o year_n after_o or_o thereabouts_o the_o son_n of_o baasha_n do_v again_o lay_v siege_n to_o this_o city_n as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 16.15_o baasha_n now_o set_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o smite_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n 1_o king_n 14.10_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o jeroboam_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o go_v so_o with_o nadab_n the_o regal_a power_n in_o jeroboam_n house_n end_v and_o thus_o the_o idolatry_n wherewith_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o family_n and_o the_o transfer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o another_o 1_o king_n 15._o from_o 25_o to_o 32._o baasha_n the_o son_n of_o ahijah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n baasha_n three_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n and_o reign_v twenty_o and_o four_o year_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o the_o thirty_o six_o year_n of_o asa_n kingdom_n as_o it_o stand_v divide_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o asa_n own_o reign_n and_o about_o the_o fourteen_o of_o baasha_n he_o perceive_v asa_n to_o grow_v potent_a and_o that_o many_o of_o his_o subject_n fall_v off_o to_o he_o he_o begin_v to_o arm_v against_o he_o and_o never_o cease_v from_o henceforward_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o all_o his_o day_n and_o he_o go_v up_o to_o build_v ramah_n which_o lie_v between_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v suffer_v no_o man_n to_o come_v out_o from_o or_o go_v unto_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o give_v it_o over_o be_v recall_v by_o a_o invasion_n make_v into_o his_o country_n by_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n hire_v thereunto_o by_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o and_o 1_o king_n 15.32_o jehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n the_o prophet_n deliver_v he_o a_o sad_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o his_o house_n for_o his_o idolatry_n and_o kill_v of_o nadab_n oppugnant_fw-la nadab_n for_o though_o baasha_n do_v herein_o what_o god_n have_v decree_v yet_o he_o have_v no_o command_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o but_o do_v it_o only_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o end_n and_o to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n saepe_fw-la deus_fw-la decreta_fw-la sva_fw-la exequitur_fw-la per_fw-la malos_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la long_a aliud_fw-la agentes_fw-la sva_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la ideoque_fw-la poena_fw-la digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la impii_fw-la saepe_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la serviunt_fw-la voluntati_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la patefactam_fw-la scientes_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la this_o jehu_n be_v that_o prophet_n that_o be_v send_v afterward_o to_o jehoshaphat_n to_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o league_n with_o ahab_n 2_o chr._n 19.2_o and_o he_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o those_o time_n 2_o chron._n 20.34_o and_o his_o father_n hanani_n be_v the_o prophet_n that_o reprove_v asa_n for_o seek_v to_o benhadad_n for_o aid_n against_o baasha_n so_o that_o both_o father_n and_o son_n be_v eminent_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o both_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o send_v many_o prophet_n to_o reclaim_v they_o jehu_n come_v to_o baasha_n tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o exalt_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o from_o a_o mean_a condition_n make_v thou_o prince_n attribuuntur_fw-la prince_n for_o it_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o make_v baasha_n attempt_n against_o nadab_n so_o successful_a collatio_fw-la regni_fw-la deo_fw-la doll_n vero_fw-la &_o parricidium_fw-la baasae_fw-la attribuuntur_fw-la over_o my_o they_o my_o they_o be_v god_n people_n by_o covenant_n and_o outward_a profession_n and_o they_o retain_v still_o circumcision_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o there_o be_v many_o pious_a prophet_n and_o some_o good_a people_n among_o they_o people_n israel_n and_o thou_o have_v walk_v in_o
destroy_v the_o worship_n of_o baal_n out_o of_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n but_o though_o he_o overthrow_v this_o idolatry_n yet_o he_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n viz._n that_o of_o the_o golden_a calf_n of_o dan_n and_o bethel_n he_o also_o root_v out_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n yet_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v a_o great_a zeal_n for_o the_o establish_n the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o than_o pure_o to_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o god_n therefore_o host_n 1.4_o god_n threaten_v to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n on_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n however_o for_o these_o act_n god_n send_v a_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o tell_v they_o that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v well_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v though_o not_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n his_o seed_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n shall_v sit_v on_o that_o throne_n which_o according_o they_o do_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o but_o jehu_n take_v no_o heed_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n sincere_o and_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n but_o follow_v the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la by_o which_o god_n be_v so_o provoke_v that_o even_o in_o his_o day_n he_o do_v begin_v to_o cut_v israel_n short_a that_o be_v to_o abate_v their_o power_n by_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n especial_o in_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a beyond_o jordan_n for_o hazael_n make_v sore_a havoc_n among_o the_o people_n there_o and_o it_o be_v like_a he_o do_v then_o or_o afterward_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jehoahaz_n exercise_v those_o inhuman_a cruelty_n upon_o the_o israelite_n which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v 2_o king_n 8.12_o jehu_n reign_v twenty_o and_o eight_o year_n which_o be_v the_o long_a time_n that_o any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n have_v hitherto_o reign_v whereof_o six_o year_n contemporary_a with_o athaliah_n and_o the_o remain_v twenty_o two_o with_o joash_n son_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o samaria_n and_o jehoahaz_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o king_n 10._o from_o 11_o to_o the_o end_n jehoahaz_n son_n of_o jehu_n jehoahaz_n the_o 11_o king_n of_o israel_n jehoahaz_n and_o first_o of_o his_o race_n reign_v seventeen_o year_n all_o which_o time_n joash_n the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n reign_v in_o judah_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o and_o his_o people_n follow_v the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o continue_v the_o grove_n in_o samaria_n which_o ahab_n have_v plant_v 1_o king_n 16.33_o and_o do_v not_o destroy_v it_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v hereupon_o the_o lord_n anger_n be_v kindle_v against_o israel_n and_o he_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o benhadad_n his_o son_n all_o the_o day_n that_o jehoahaz_n reign_v alone_o for_o two_o year_n before_o his_o death_n he_o take_v his_o son_n joash_n into_o copartnership_n with_o he_o in_o the_o government_n hazael_n have_v invade_v and_o destroy_v israel_n beyond_o jordan_n before_o and_o thresh_v gilead_n with_o thresh_a instrument_n of_o iron_n see_v amos_n 1.3_o and_o now_o he_o come_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n and_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n so_o sore_o there_o that_o he_o leave_v they_o but_o fifty_o horseman_n and_o ten_o chariot_n and_o ten_o thousand_o footman_n and_o break_v they_o to_o piece_n and_o scatter_v they_o as_o corn_n be_v scatter_v with_o overmuch_o thresh_a insomuch_o that_o they_o have_v scarce_o any_o where_o a_o army_n together_o and_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o be_v a_o people_n of_o no_o power_n or_o esteem_v and_o though_o jehoahaz_n resist_v they_o with_o all_o the_o valour_n and_o may_v he_o can_v yet_o still_o they_o prevail_v against_o he_o which_o be_v the_o rather_o note_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o calamity_n that_o befall_v the_o israelite_n in_o his_o time_n be_v rather_o from_o god_n hand_n and_o just_a judgement_n because_o of_o their_o sin_n than_o from_o any_o want_n of_o courage_n or_o conduct_n in_o their_o king_n jehoahaz_n in_o these_o distress_n seek_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o god_n afterward_o give_v israel_n a_o saviour_n to_o wit_n joash_n his_o son_n who_o in_o his_o time_n mighty_o prevail_v against_o the_o syrian_n and_o after_o he_o he_o raise_v up_o jeroboam_n his_o son_n chap._n 14.27_o who_o be_v also_o very_o successful_a against_o they_o so_o that_o afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v in_o their_o house_n quiet_o and_o peaceable_o as_o in_o former_a time_n jehoahaz_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o samaria_n and_o joash_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 2_o king_n 13._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 10._o joash_n the_o second_o of_o the_o race_n of_o jehu_n reign_v sixteen_o year_n joash_n the_o 12_o king_n of_o israel_n joash_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n elisha_n be_v now_o sick_a of_o his_o last_o sickness_n joash_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o weep_v over_o he_o say_v o_o my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o chariot_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o horseman_n thereof_o elisha_n bid_v he_o take_v bow_n and_o arrow_n he_o do_v so_o and_o elisha_n put_v his_o hand_n on_o the_o king_n hand_n to_o signify_v perhaps_o that_o god_n will_v fight_v with_o he_o and_o that_o no_o action_n of_o we_o without_o god_n assistance_n and_o blessing_n can_v prosper_v and_o bid_v he_o to_o open_v the_o window_n eastward_o towards_o syria_n and_o to_o shoot_v he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n from_o syria_n that_o be_v by_o this_o arrow_n be_v signify_v that_o the_o lord_n by_o thou_o will_v certain_o deliver_v his_o people_n from_o the_o syrian_n for_o thou_o shall_v smite_v they_o as_o they_o be_v smite_v in_o aphek_n 1_o king_n 29.26_o or_o mighty_o reddunt_fw-la mighty_o fortiter_fw-la &_o uchementer_fw-la sic_fw-la aliqui_fw-la reddunt_fw-la till_o thou_o have_v consume_v those_o particular_a army_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v at_o that_o time_n then_o he_o bid_v the_o king_n take_v arrow_n and_o smite_v on_o the_o ground_n which_o he_o suppose_v he_o may_v easy_o understand_v to_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v smite_v the_o syrian_n and_o thereupon_o will_v have_v be_v eager_a to_o give_v many_o stroke_n on_o the_o ground_n as_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v often_o conquer_v they_o but_o he_o smite_v only_o thrice_o whereupon_o the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v wroth_a with_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v have_v smite_v five_o or_o six_o time_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v have_v smite_v syria_n till_o he_o have_v consume_v they_o and_o utter_o ruin_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o their_o kingdom_n whereas_o now_o he_o shall_v smite_v they_o but_o thrice_o only_o elisha_n now_o die_v and_o be_v lay_v in_o his_o sepulchre_n he_o have_v be_v a_o famous_a prophet_n about_o sixty_o year_n god_n have_v manifest_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o elijah_n do_v rest_n upon_o he_o by_o enable_v he_o to_o do_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o miracle_n that_o elijah_n have_v do_v elijah_n divide_v jordan_n with_o his_o mantle_n 2_o king_n 2.8_o so_o do_v elisha_n v._o 14._o elijah_n multiply_v the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n oil_n 1_o king_n 17.14_o and_o elisha_n do_v as_o much_o for_o a_o poor_a prophet_n widow_n 2_o king_n 4.2_o elijah_n bring_v rain_n from_o heaven_n after_o a_o time_n of_o great_a drought_n 1_o king_n 18.41_o and_o elisha_n supply_v three_o king_n and_o their_o army_n with_o water_n when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o it_o 2_o king_n 3.16_o elijah_n curse_v the_o captain_n and_o their_o fifty_n that_o come_v to_o apprehend_v he_o and_o they_o be_v present_o destroy_v with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 2_o king_n 1.10_o and_o elisha_n curse_v the_o child_n that_o reproach_v and_o mock_v he_o and_o they_o be_v present_o tear_v in_o piece_n by_o two_o she-bears_a 2_o 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their_o sin_n intermix_v exhortation_n and_o consolation_n to_o the_o penitent_a 2._o from_o the_o 13._o ch._n to_o the_o 29._o he_o prophecy_n against_o the_o border_a nation_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n viz._n the_o babylonian_n philistine_n moabite_n syrian_n assyrian_n ethiopian_n egyptian_n arabian_n tyrian_n and_o last_o against_o the_o israelite_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 3._o from_o the_o 29._o ch._n to_o the_o 40._o he_o prophecy_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o babylonian_n and_o their_o lead_v they_o captive_a into_o babylon_n in_o which_o there_o be_v four_o historical_a chapter_n viz._n ch._n 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o occasional_o interpose_v about_o the_o invasion_n of_o judea_n by_o senacherib_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v more_o particular_o in_o the_o life_n of_o hezekiah_n 4._o from_o ch._n 40._o to_o 49._o he_o foretell_v the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n 5._o from_o 49._o to_o 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jasher_n mention_v 2_o sam._n 1.18_o vzziah_n be_v dead_a they_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o field_n where_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o king_n be_v but_o in_o some_o remote_a corner_n thereof_o where_o none_o of_o the_o former_a king_n sepulcher_n be_v because_o he_o be_v a_o leper_n loc_n leper_n supplicium_fw-la triplex_fw-la lepra_fw-la excommunicatio_fw-la funus_fw-la inglorium_fw-la ut_fw-la a_fw-la populo_fw-la vivum_fw-la lepra_fw-la defunctum_fw-la a_o regibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la dimoverit_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n when_o this_o king_n die_v it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n great_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_v because_o he_o have_v be_v such_o a_o scourge_n to_o they_o as_o be_v relate_v 2_o chron._n 26.6_o whereupon_o isaiah_n prophesy_v that_o a_o king_n shall_v spring_v from_o this_o vzziah_n viz._n hezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o his_o grandchild_n ahaz_n who_o shall_v sting_v they_o worse_o than_o ever_o he_o have_v do_v isa_n 14.29_o rejoice_v not_o thou_o whole_a palestina_n because_o the_o rod_n of_o he_o that_o smite_v thou_o be_v break_v for_o out_o of_o the_o serpent_n root_n shall_v come_v forth_o a_o cockatrice_n and_o his_o fruit_n shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n 2_o king_n 14.21_o 22._o 2_o king_n 15._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o 2_o chron._n 26._o wh_o ch._n jotham_n the_o 11_o king_n of_o judah_n jotham_n jotham_n be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o that_o be_v he_o maintain_v and_o encourage_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v so_o that_o he_o be_v like_o he_o not_o in_o the_o evil_n he_o
begin_v in_o manasseh_n his_o son_n time_n 2_o chron._n 33.11_o and_o further_o accomplish_v in_o jehoiakim_v and_o zedekiahs_n time_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v more_o afterward_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v minister_n and_o servant_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n 2_o king_n 24._o &_o 25._o hezekiah_n be_v wound_v to_o the_o heart_n with_o this_o dreadful_a message_n however_o he_o meek_o reply_v good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v that_o be_v it_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a and_o no_o more_o than_o what_o i_o and_o my_o people_n have_v deserve_v then_o humble_v himself_o for_o his_o pride_n and_o vanity_n and_o the_o people_n join_v with_o he_o therein_o two_o chron._n 32.26_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n to_o declare_v to_o he_o that_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v shall_v not_o come_v in_o his_o day_n whereupon_o he_o say_v that_o though_o it_o be_v a_o grievous_a thing_n to_o he_o to_o think_v of_o those_o 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the_o people_n thus_o violent_o bend_v on_o their_o idol_n upon_o their_o motion_n he_o yield_v to_o build_v a_o altar_n for_o it_o and_o to_o proclaim_v a_o holiday_n and_o to_o dedicate_v a_o feast_n to_o it_o to_o morrow_n say_v he_o be_v a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n pretend_v all_o be_v still_o intend_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o according_o the_o people_n rise_v early_o the_o next_o morning_n and_o sacrifice_v unto_o their_o idol_n burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n and_o upon_o the_o altar_n they_o feast_v together_o and_o then_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v that_o be_v to_o sing_v and_o dance_v and_o play_v about_o their_o idol_n shout_v and_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n vers_fw-la 17._o according_o to_o the_o wild_a custom_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_n in_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n exod._n 32._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o sect_n xxiii_o when_o 40_o day_n and_o 40_o
cleanse_n of_o a_o leper_n and_o the_o solemn_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n that_o be_v to_o be_v use_v therein_o 1._o the_o priest_n be_v to_o take_v two_o live_v sparrow_n and_o with_o a_o scarlet-thread_n or_o lace_n see_v heb._n 9.19_o to_o bind_v a_o sprinkler_n of_o hyssop_n to_o a_o cedar-stick_a and_o to_o kill_v one_o of_o the_o bird_n over_o a_o earthen-vessel_n that_o have_v running-water_n in_o it_o and_o to_o dip_v the_o other_o live_a bird_n and_o the_o sprinkler_n in_o it_o and_o so_o to_o sprinkle_v he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v seven_o time_n and_o so_o pronounce_v he_o clean_o and_o then_o to_o let_v the_o live_a bird_n fly_v away_o and_o so_o the_o cleanse_a person_n be_v to_o wash_v himself_o and_o his_o clothes_n and_o to_o shave_v off_o his_o hair_n and_o then_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o camp_n town_n or_o city_n but_o to_o continue_v apart_o by_o himself_o in_o some_o place_n or_o house_n appoint_v for_o the_o purpose_n seven_o day_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o be_v to_o reiterate_v and_o repeat_v these_o ceremony_n again_o and_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n if_o he_o be_v a_o rich_a man_n he_o be_v to_o offer_v two_o he-lamb_n one_o for_o a_o trespass-offering_a vers_fw-la 12._o the_o other_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o and_o a_o ewe-lamb_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o three_o omers_n or_o pottle_n of_o fine_a flower_n as_o accessary_a meat-offering_n to_o the_o three_o sacrifice_n aforementioned_a mingle_v with_o a_o log_n or_o half_a a_o pint_n of_o oil._n and_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o put_v some_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o trespass-offering_a upon_o the_o tip_n of_o his_o right_a ear_n and_o thumb_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o great_a toe_n of_o his_o right_a foot_n and_o to_o do_v the_o same_o with_o the_o oil_n upon_o the_o same_o part_n where_o the_o blood_n be_v sprinkle_v and_o to_o pour_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o oil_n upon_o his_o head_n after_o he_o have_v sprinkle_v some_o of_o it_o with_o his_o finger_n seven_o time_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v atonement_n for_o he_o if_o he_o be_v poor_a his_o cleanse_n for_o the_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o same_o only_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o offering_n be_v to_o be_v less_o and_o of_o less_o value_n levit._fw-la 13._o from_o 1._o to_o 33._o last_o law_n be_v give_v concern_v the_o leprosy_n that_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v in_o a_o house_n muis_fw-la house_n aedes_fw-la non_fw-la habebant_fw-la ante_fw-la ingressum_fw-la in_o canaan_n hanc_fw-la lepram_n &_o vestium_fw-la &_o domorum_fw-la non_fw-la naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la immissioni_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la voluntque_fw-la eo_fw-la sine_fw-la incussam_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la veluti_fw-la admoniti_fw-la resipiscerent_fw-la muis_fw-la and_o the_o sign_n and_o mark_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v in_o the_o wall_n thereof_o viz._n hollow_a strike_v greenish_a or_o red_a which_o in_o sight_n be_v low_o than_o the_o wall_n and_o if_o it_o spread_v in_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o house_n than_o it_o be_v a_o fret_a leprosy_n for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o it_o the_o house_n be_v to_o be_v scrape_v within_o round_o about_o and_o that_o which_o be_v scrape_v off_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o city_n into_o a_o unclean_a place_n and_o the_o stone_n be_v to_o be_v pull_v out_o and_o new_a one_o put_v in_o and_o the_o wall_n to_o be_v new_o plaster_v and_o if_o the_o plague_n come_v again_o and_o break_v out_o in_o the_o house_n after_o this_o than_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o pronounce_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fret_a leprosy_n and_o the_o house_n to_o be_v break_v down_o and_o stone_n and_o timber_n and_o all_o carry_v out_o of_o the_o city_n into_o a_o unclean_a place_n the_o manner_n of_o cleanse_v of_o it_o if_o the_o plague_n be_v heal_v and_o stop_v be_v with_o bird_n and_o running-water_n and_o a_o sprinkler_n of_o hyssop_n tie_v with_o a_o scarlet-thread_n to_o a_o cedar-stick_a as_o before_o levit._fw-la 14._o from_o 33._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xxxvi_o five_o law_n concern_v the_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n in_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o issue_n either_o through_o weakness_n and_o disease_n or_o in_o their_o sleep_n and_o how_o they_o make_v other_o thing_n and_o person_n unclean_a and_o concern_v the_o way_n of_o their_o cleanse_n by_o wash_v their_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v their_o flesh_n and_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n offer_v two_o young_a pigeon_n one_o for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o the_o other_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a also_o concern_v the_o uncleanness_n of_o woman_n in_o their_o flower_n and_o how_o they_o make_v other_o thing_n and_o person_n unclean_a person_n it_o be_v not_o like_o the_o infant_n that_o lay_v in_o the_o arm_n and_o suckle_v on_o the_o breast_n of_o their_o mother_n when_o they_o be_v in_o this_o condition_n or_o those_o that_o perform_v a_o necessary_a and_o charitable_a ministration_n to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o this_o condition_n be_v thereby_o render_v unclean_a unclean_a and_o the_o way_n of_o their_o cleanse_n by_o the_o like_a sacrifice_n levit._fw-la 15._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xxxvii_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o this_o month_n at_o evening_n the_o passover_n be_v celebrate_v according_a to_o god_n express_v command_n etc._n command_n it_o seem_v they_o will_v not_o have_v keep_v this_o passover_n without_o special_a warrant_n because_o by_o the_o first_o institution_n they_o seem_v bind_v only_o to_o keep_v it_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n exod._n 12.25_o and_o after_o this_o we_o find_v not_o that_o they_o keep_v any_o till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n joshua_n ch._n 5._o and_o now_o they_o keep_v it_o according_a to_o all_o the_o rite_n of_o it_o except_v those_o special_a rite_n which_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o first_o passover_n in_o egypt_n as_o sprinkle_v of_o the_o door-post_n and_o the_o eat_n of_o it_o stand_v etc._n etc._n on_o which_o day_n it_o seem_v some_o of_o the_o people_n complain_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n that_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o feast_n at_o that_o time_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n because_o they_o be_v become_v unclean_a by_o touch_v a_o dead_a body_n and_o by_o a_o law_n give_v levit._fw-la 7.20_o since_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o that_o passover_n if_o they_o meddle_v with_o holy_a thing_n they_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o hereupon_o a_o law_n time_n law_n and_o by_o warrant_n it_o seem_v of_o this_o law_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n there_o be_v a_o passover_n keep_v on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n when_o there_o be_v other_o occasion_n than_o those_o here_o mention_v that_o disable_v they_o from_o keep_v it_o at_o the_o usual_a time_n be_v make_v that_o all_o such_o person_n that_o be_v so_o defile_v or_o be_v in_o a_o journey_n or_o possible_o under_o any_o other_o unavoidable_a hindrance_n shall_v keep_v their_o passover_n on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n because_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v it_o on_o the_o day_n appoint_v numb_a 9_o from_o 1._o to_o the_o 15._o sect_n xxxviii_o after_o the_o death_n of_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n moses_n seem_v to_o have_v receive_v all_o those_o law_n from_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o find_v record_v in_o the_o xvi_o xvii_o xviii_o xix_o xx_o xxi_o xxii_o xxiii_o and_o to_o the_o 10_o vers_n of_o the_o xxiv_o chapter_n of_o leviticus_n 1._o law_n concern_v the_o high_a priest_n come_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n once_o 4.3_o once_o figure_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n once_o make_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o life_n and_o no_o more_o heb._n 9.7_o 8_o 10_o 12._o he_o be_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a but_o once_o a_o year_n to_o minister_v and_o by_o way_n of_o priestly_a ministration_n and_o expiation_n yet_o upon_o other_o occasion_n he_o and_o his_o son_n probable_o may_v enter_v at_o other_o time_n as_o at_o the_o take_n down_o and_o set_v up_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o their_o removal_n and_o journey_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o when_o they_o take_v thence_o the_o ark_n upon_o several_a occasion_n as_o josh_n 6.4_o 1_o sam._n 4.3_o a_o year_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n see_v exod._n 30.10_o heb._n 9.7_o at_o which_o time_n aaron_n be_v to_o be_v clothe_v not_o with_o the_o glorious_a garment_n loc_n garment_n some_o expositor_n conceive_v that_o those_o linen_n garment_n here_o speak_v of_o vers_n 4._o be_v those_o mention_v exod._n 28.39_o which_o the_o high_a priest_n wear_v under_o his_o other_o rich_a attire_n and_o that_o together_o with_o these_o here_o mention_v all_o his_o other_o rich_a garment_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v also_o but_o other_o by_o compare_v the_o four_o
live_v qui_fw-la perfect_v legem_fw-la impleverit_fw-la adipiscetur_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la at_o quis_fw-la hoc_fw-la praestat_fw-la non_fw-it ergo_fw-la vitam_fw-la possumus_fw-la consequi_fw-la justitia_fw-la operum_fw-la seu_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la fidei_fw-la in_o they_o see_v rom._n 10.5_o that_o be_v the_o man_n that_o do_v all_o thing_n prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n exact_o and_o perfect_o without_o ever_o fail_v in_o any_o one_o particular_a shall_v live_v thereby_o that_o be_v shall_v obtain_v eternal_a life_n and_o on_o these_o and_o no_o other_o term_n do_v the_o law_n promise_v eternal_a life_n which_o now_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v perform_v by_o any_o mere_a man_n since_o adam_n fall_n but_o this_o obedience_n god_n require_v of_o they_o as_o a_o due_a debt_n and_o to_o direct_v they_o whether_o to_o have_v recourse_n viz._n from_o the_o law_n to_o the_o messiah_n 3.24_o messiah_n see_v gal._n 3.24_o by_o who_o merit_n and_o mediation_n they_o may_v be_v acquit_v when_o by_o the_o law_n they_o be_v condemn_v that_o therefore_o they_o may_v walk_v in_o the_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o not_o conform_v to_o idolater_n they_o be_v command_v first_o to_o beware_v of_o incestuous_a copulation_n and_o marriage_n or_o approach_v to_o such_o of_o their_o near_a kindred_n as_o be_v here_o forbid_v 1._o a_o man_n must_v not_o marry_v or_o lie_v with_o with_o his_o father_n wife_n his_o mother_n in_o law_n or_o his_o own_o mother_n levit._n 18._o v._o 7._o see_v 1_o cor._n 5.1_o gen._n 35.22_o deut._n 22.30_o &_o 27.20_o 2._o nor_o with_o his_o sister_n whether_o she_o be_v daughter_n both_o of_o father_n and_o mother_n or_o of_o his_o mother_n only_o and_o whether_o bear_v in_o marriage_n or_o out_o of_o marriage_n i._n e._n by_o fornication_n before_o marriage_n v._o 9_o 3._o nor_o with_o his_o granddaughter_n by_o son_n or_o daughter_n v._o 10._o 4._o nor_o with_o the_o daughter_n 59_o daughter_n hoc_fw-la probibitum_fw-la erat_fw-la five_o 9_o sed_fw-la vel_fw-la claritatis_fw-la vel_fw-la inculcandi_fw-la gratia_fw-la more_fw-it scripturae_fw-la repetitur_fw-la ut_fw-la nota_fw-la aug._n quaest_n 59_o of_o his_o father_n wife_n beget_v by_o his_o father_n for_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n though_o beget_v of_o a_o mother_n in_o law_n but_o if_o his_o father_n marry_v another_o wife_n and_o she_o have_v a_o daughter_n by_o another_o man_n that_o daughter_n be_v lawful_a for_o he_o v._o 11._o 5._o nor_o with_o his_o aunt_n the_o sister_n of_o father_n or_o mother_n v._o 12_o 13._o 6._o nor_o with_o his_o uncle_n wife_n together_o wife_n wherefore_o it_o seem_v more_o unlawful_a for_o the_o uncle_n and_o niece_n to_o marry_v together_o v._o 14._o 7._o nor_o with_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n his_o son_n wife_n v._o 15._o 8._o nor_o with_o his_o brother_n wife_n from_o this_o law_n be_v except_v 3._o except_v see_v the_o reason_n for_o it_o sect._n 35._o ch._n 3._o afterward_o the_o case_n of_o a_o brother_n die_v without_o male-issue_n for_o then_o the_o next_o brother_n or_o kinsman_n be_v to_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o the_o decease_a v._o 16._o &_o levit._n 20.21_o 9_o nor_o with_o his_o wife_n daughter_n viz._n step-daughter_n nor_o step-son_n daughter_n or_o the_o daughter_n descend_v from_o she_o vers_fw-la 17._o 10._o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o take_v one_o wife_n to_o another_o 17.17_o another_o polagamy_n seem_v here_o forbid_v so_o deut._n 17.17_o that_o be_v to_o have_v two_o wife_n together_o in_o marriage_n that_o the_o one_o may_v not_o be_v a_o vexation_n wife_n vexation_n see_v 1_o sam._n 1._o the_o case_n of_o elkanah_n a_o levite_n have_v two_o wife_n to_o the_o other_o which_o be_v like_a to_o be_v more_o where_o two_o sister_n be_v so_o conjoin_v as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o jacob_n case_n gen._n 30._o and_o though_o some_o of_o the_o father_n do_v practice_v polygamy_n and_o god_n bear_v with_o they_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o mat._n 19.8_o out_o of_o gen._n 2.24_o and_o in_o the_o n._n t._n it_o be_v quite_o abolish_v vers_fw-la 18._o 2._o a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o lie_v with_o his_o own_o wife_n when_o she_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v by_o reason_n of_o her_o uncleanness_n vers_fw-la 19_o see_v ch._n 12.2_o and_o ch._n 15.24_o 25._o and_o ch._n 20.18_o 3._o adultery_n be_v forbid_v or_o defile_v another_o man_n wife_n vers_n 20._o 4._o offer_v their_o child_n to_o molech_n the_o idol_n of_o the_o ammonite_n call_v also_o milcom_a 1_o king_n 11.5_o 7._o for_o who_o honour_n and_o worship_v the_o besotted_a parent_n cause_v their_o own_o child_n to_o be_v burn_v alive_a or_o as_o some_o write_v to_o pass_v betwixt_o two_o great_a fire_n to_o be_v cleanse_v or_o purify_v thereby_o as_o they_o conceive_v and_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o consecration_n to_o that_o idol_n and_o it_o be_v a_o horrible_a vilify_n of_o the_o lord_n thus_o to_o forsake_v he_o and_o to_o yield_v such_o honour_n to_o such_o a_o base_a idol-god_n see_v amos_n 5.26_o it_o be_v thought_n to_o be_v the_o same_o idol_n that_o in_o scripture_n be_v ordinary_o call_v baal_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o compare_v 2_o king_n 23.10_o &_o jer._n 19.5_o together_o see_v psal_n 106.37_o 38._o levit._fw-la 20.3_o 5._o 5._o all_o unnatural_a lust_n and_o copulation_n from_o all_o which_o sin_n god_n dehort_v they_o by_o tell_v they_o that_o these_o be_v the_o abomination_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o visit_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o for_o which_o she_o shall_v vomit_v and_o spew_v out_o her_o inhabitant_n therefore_o they_o must_v take_v heed_n to_o themselves_o that_o they_o do_v not_o provoke_v he_o by_o the_o like_a sin_n see_v levit._n 20.22_o 23_o 24._o levit._fw-la 18._o whole_a chapter_n 4._o sundry_a law_n be_v repeat_v and_o reinforce_v ch._n 19_o with_o direction_n how_o the_o violator_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v ch._n 20._o some_o relate_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o particular_o to_o the_o 1._o com._n viz._n not_o to_o use_v enchantment_n nor_o superstitious_o to_o observe_v time_n count_v some_o day_n lucky_a other_o unlucky_a ch._n 19_o vers_fw-la 26._o not_o to_o go_v after_o wizard_n or_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n ch._n 19.31_o ch._n 20.6_o for_o such_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n ch._n 20.27_o see_v exod._n 22.18_o not_o to_o offer_v their_o child_n to_o molech_n for_o such_o as_o do_v so_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v ch._n 20.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o those_o that_o connive_v at_o their_o idolatry_n god_n threaten_v to_o set_v his_o face_n against_o and_o to_o destroy_v those_o man_n and_o their_o family_n 2._o com._n not_o to_o turn_v to_o idol_n nor_o make_v to_o themselves_o melt_v god_n or_o any_o image_n of_o stone_n to_o bow_v down_o to_o they_o ch._n 19.4_o see_v ch._n 26.1_o 3._o com._n not_o to_o swear_v by_o god_n name_n false_o nor_o profane_v his_o holy_a name_n ch._n 19.12_o 4._o com._n to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n and_o reverence_v the_o sanctuary_n that_o be_v to_o come_v thither_o with_o a_o inward_a awe_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o not_o to_o approach_v it_o in_o their_o uncleanness_n or_o any_o other_o way_n to_o pollute_v it_o ch._n 19.3_o 30._o &_o ch._n 26.2_o 5._o com._n you_o shall_v fear_v and_o reverence_v every_o man_n his_o mother_n despise_v mother_n the_o mother_n be_v set_v in_o the_o first_o place_n because_o mother_n be_v usual_o most_v despise_v and_o his_o father_n ch._n 19.3_o thou_o shall_v rise_v up_o before_o the_o hoary_a head_n and_o honour_v the_o face_n of_o the_o old_a man_n ch._n 19.32_o he_o that_o curse_v father_n or_o mother_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ch._n 20.9_o see_v exod._n 21.17_o deut._n 21.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o 6._o com._n thou_o shall_v not_o curse_v or_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o deaf_a nor_o put_v a_o stumbling-block_n before_o the_o blind_a that_o be_v do_v injury_n to_o man_n in_o confidence_n that_o the_o injure_a person_n shall_v not_o know_v who_o wrong_v they_o nor_o be_v able_a to_o right_v themselves_o ch._n 19.14_o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a rebuke_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n upon_o he_o ch._n 19.17_o see_v 1_o john_n 3.15_o thou_o shall_v not_o stand_v against_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n that_o be_v stand_v up_o in_o court_n of_o justice_n to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n either_o as_o a_o false_a accuser_n or_o as_o a_o false_a witness_n ch._n 19_o v._n 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o avenge_v thyself_o nor_o bear_v any_o grudge_n against_o thy_o brother_n but_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o union_n thyself_o that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n hearty_o sincere_o constant_o as_o thou_o love_v thyself_o though_o not_o
sudden_o store_v again_o therefore_o they_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o in_o their_o rage_n they_o do_v not_o so_o waste_v the_o land_n as_o to_o prejudice_v posterity_n but_o with_o other_o tree_n that_o be_v not_o fruit-tree_n they_o may_v build_v bulwark_n about_o a_o city_n which_o they_o besiege_v till_o it_o be_v subdue_v from_o vers_fw-la 10._o to_o the_o end_n he_o now_o give_v direction_n concern_v uncertain_a murder_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v expiate_v chap._n xxi_o if_o one_o be_v find_v slay_v and_o lie_v in_o a_o field_n and_o it_o be_v not_o know_v who_o have_v slay_v he_o than_o the_o elder_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o town_n and_o city_n round_o about_o shall_v for_o the_o better_a satisfaction_n of_o they_o all_o come_v forth_o and_o see_v the_o measure_n take_v between_o the_o dead_a body_n and_o the_o city_n round_o about_o it_o if_o it_o be_v doubtful_a what_o city_n be_v near_a because_o the_o next_o city_n be_v to_o make_v expiation_n for_o the_o murder_n in_o manner_n follow_v viz._n the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n shall_v take_v a_o heifer_n that_o have_v not_o be_v wrought_v with_o and_o which_o have_v not_o draw_v in_o the_o yoke_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v down_o the_o heifer_n unto_o a_o rough_a and_o obscure_a valley_n that_o lie_v neglect_v and_o uncultivated_a to_o make_v the_o thought_n of_o murder_n more_o horrible_a and_o dreadful_a and_o there_o they_o shall_v strike_v off_o the_o heifer_n neck_n signify_v that_o the_o murderer_n ought_v so_o to_o be_v use_v can_v he_o be_v find_v out_o and_o that_o if_o they_o have_v he_o in_o their_o hand_n they_o will_v so_o serve_v he_o and_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n shall_v come_v near_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v to_o minister_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o bless_v the_o people_n in_o his_o name_n to_o show_v by_o their_o presence_n that_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a sacrifice_n and_o that_o the_o elder_n may_v before_o they_o as_o in_o god_n presence_n protest_v their_o innocence_n and_o to_o see_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v according_a to_o law_n and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o elder_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v seem_v doubtful_a for_o by_o their_o word_n and_o sentence_n as_o expounder_n of_o god_n law_n any_o thing_n in_o controversy_n or_o any_o stroke_n must_v be_v judge_v or_o try_v and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v near_a to_o the_o slay_a man_n shall_v wash_v their_o hand_n over_o the_o heifer_n thereby_o intimate_v that_o they_o be_v innocent_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_a man_n see_v matth._n 27.24_o and_o they_o shall_v solemn_o declare_v and_o protest_v that_o their_o hand_n have_v not_o shed_v that_o blood_n neither_o have_v their_o eye_n see_v it_o shed_v by_o any_o other_o then_o the_o priest_n shall_v say_v be_v merciful_a o_o lord_n unto_o thy_o people_n israel_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v and_o lay_v not_o innocent_a blood_n unto_o their_o charge_n impute_v not_o that_o to_o they_o which_o have_v not_o be_v do_v by_o they_o and_o lay_v not_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o upon_o they_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n from_o among_o they_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v discharge_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o this_o murder_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o they_o perform_v all_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v here_o command_v by_o god_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 10._o 2_o he_o give_v direction_n that_o when_o they_o go_v out_o to_o war_n with_o a_o foreign_a nation_n and_o among_o the_o captive_n see_v a_o beautiful_a woman_n 7.3_o woman_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o contract_v any_o alliance_n by_o marriage_n with_o the_o amorites_n see_v exod._n 34.16_o deut._n 7.3_o which_o one_o of_o they_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o make_v his_o wife_n in_o such_o case_n he_o shall_v bring_v she_o home_o to_o his_o house_n and_o she_o shall_v shave_v her_o head_n and_o pare_v her_o nail_n and_o shall_v put_v off_o the_o heathenish_a garment_n wherein_o she_o be_v take_v and_o shall_v bewail_v her_o father_n and_o mother_n a_o full_a month_n as_o if_o they_o be_v dead_a she_o be_v to_o bid_v farewell_n for_o ever_o to_o they_o by_o all_o which_o thing_n be_v intimate_v that_o she_o must_v renounce_v her_o heathenism_n and_o all_o the_o corrupt_a custom_n and_o superstition_n thereof_o and_o forsake_v her_o father_n house_n must_v be_v ingraft_v into_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n and_o must_v worship_v god_n as_o they_o do_v these_o thing_n be_v perform_v she_o may_v become_v his_o wife_n but_o if_o after_o he_o have_v consummate_v the_o marriage_n destroy_v marriage_n this_o liberty_n for_o israelite_n to_o marry_v heathenish_a captive-woman_n be_v like_o that_o of_o divorce_n deut._n 24._o which_o be_v only_o suffer_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o captive_n of_o foreign_a nation_n not_o of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v all_o to_o be_v destroy_v with_o she_o he_o shall_v find_v no_o content_n in_o she_o and_o be_v desirous_a to_o put_v she_o away_o he_o may_v do_v it_o but_o must_v then_o free_o set_v she_o at_o liberty_n to_o go_v whether_o she_o will_v because_o he_o have_v humble_v she_o he_o must_v not_o sell_v she_o for_o money_n under_o pretence_n that_o she_o be_v his_o captive_n and_o servant_n from_z vers_n 10._o to_o 15._o 3_o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n which_o though_o contrary_a to_o god_n first_o institution_n gen._n 2.22_o 23_o 24._o yet_o he_o for_o a_o time_n suffer_v but_o approve_v not_o as_o appear_v mal._n 2.15_o matth._n 19.4_o 5._o and_o one_o of_o they_o be_v better_o belove_v by_o he_o than_o the_o other_o and_o he_o have_v son_n by_o they_o both_o he_o command_v that_o the_o son_n by_o the_o first_o wife_n though_o less_o belove_v shall_v not_o lose_v his_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n but_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o right_n of_o the_o first-born_a which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n belong_v unto_o he_o and_o his_o father_n shall_v give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v for_o he_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o his_o strength_n from_o vers_fw-la 15._o to_o 18._o 4_o if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a son_n which_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o father_n or_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o that_o when_o they_o have_v chastened_a him_z will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o they_o then_o shall_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n bring_v he_o to_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n and_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o this_o our_o son_n be_v stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a he_o will_v not_o obey_v our_o voice_n he_o be_v a_o glutton_n and_o a_o drunkard_n then_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v examine_v the_o matter_n bring_v against_o he_o and_o if_o they_o find_v it_o true_a the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v stone_n he_o with_o stone_n that_o he_o die_v so_o shall_v you_o put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o and_o all_o israel_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n by_o the_o severity_n of_o this_o law_n child_n be_v teach_v to_o be_v more_o obedient_a to_o their_o parent_n and_o parent_n be_v teach_v to_o be_v more_o careful_a in_o a_o right_a education_n of_o their_o child_n from_o vers_fw-la 18._o to_o 22._o 5_o if_o any_o man_n have_v commit_v some_o notorious_a offence_n that_o deserve_v the_o judgement_n of_o death_n and_o be_v condemn_v for_o it_o be_v hang_v on_o a_o tree_n his_o body_n shall_v not_o remain_v all_o night_n upon_o the_o tree_n but_o they_o must_v in_o any_o wise_a bury_v he_o that_o day_n for_o he_o that_o be_v hang_v be_v accurse_v of_o god_n that_o the_o land_n be_v not_o defile_v this_o kind_n of_o death_n be_v usual_o the_o punishment_n only_o of_o those_o who_o have_v by_o some_o notorious_a wickedness_n provoke_v god_n to_o pour_v out_o his_o wrath_n upon_o the_o whole_a land_n and_o so_o be_v hang_v up_o to_o appease_v his_o wrath_n as_o we_o 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his_o brother_n nay_o the_o wife_n of_o his_o bosom_n and_o his_o remain_a child_n any_o share_n of_o the_o child_n he_o shall_v eat_v have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v to_o feed_v upon_o in_o that_o extremity_n the_o tender_a and_o delicate_a woman_n jans_n woman_n contigerunt_fw-la iis_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la in_o obsidione_fw-la samariae_fw-la 4_o reg._n 6._o v._n 29._o &_o in_o obsidione_fw-la jerusalem_n per_fw-la babilonios_n threnorum_n 2._o v._o 20._o &_o in_o romanâ_fw-la apud_fw-la josephum_fw-la threnorum_n 2._o dicuntur_fw-la parvuli_fw-la ad_fw-la mensuram_fw-la palmae_fw-la comesti_fw-la i._n e._n etiam_fw-la imperfecti_fw-la &_o per_fw-la aborsum_fw-la abjecti_fw-la et_fw-la tale_n videntur_fw-la vocari_fw-la hic_fw-la illo_fw-la versu_fw-la 57_o illuvy_n secundarum_fw-la nempe_fw-la proles_fw-la adhuc_fw-la secundis_fw-la seu_fw-la secundinis_fw-la &_o sordibus_fw-la involuta_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la immundissima_fw-la &_o abominanda_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la cibum_fw-la expetenda_fw-la jans_n among_o they_o that_o will_v not_o adventure_v to_o set_v the_o sole_a of_o her_o foot_n on_o the_o ground_n for_o delicateness_n and_o tenderness_n she_o shall_v grudge_v the_o husband_n of_o her_o bosom_n and_o her_o child_n grow_v up_o any_o share_n of_o her_o young_a child_n which_o she_o shall_v eat_v in_o secret_a in_o that_o extreme_a famine_n from_o vers_fw-la 15._o to_o 58._o he_o further_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o fear_v the_o glorious_a god_n himself_o v._o 58._o that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o lord_n himself_o who_o name_n be_v jehovah_n he_o will_v make_v their_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o will_v bring_v upon_o they_o and_o their_o child_n great_a plague_n and_o sickness_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n yea_o the_o strange_a evil_a disease_n wherewith_o god_n 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they_o shall_v reflect_v upon_o the_o experience_n they_o have_v of_o god_n blessing_n they_o so_o eminent_o while_o they_o continue_v obedient_a and_o how_o severe_o he_o punish_v they_o when_o they_o be_v disobedient_a and_o shall_v thereupon_o true_o repent_v and_o serious_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n both_o they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n than_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v compassion_n on_o they_o and_o will_v turn_v their_o captivity_n and_o gather_v they_o from_o all_o the_o nation_n under_o heaven_n whither_o he_o have_v scatter_v they_o and_o from_o thence_o will_v fetch_v they_o back_o to_o their_o own_o country_n see_v neh._n 1.9_o and_o he_o will_v circumcise_v 12._o circumcise_v promissio_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la spiritualium_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la conser_n rom._n 2.29_o &_o col._n 2.11_o 12._o their_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o child_n that_o be_v will_v purge_v they_o of_o their_o corruption_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o renew_v they_o and_o incline_v they_o to_o a_o ready_a obedience_n to_o his_o will_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o and_o his_o curse_n shall_v fall_v on_o their_o enemy_n and_o on_o those_o that_o persecute_v they_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o body_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o of_o their_o land_n and_o these_o blessing_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o mercy_n and_o shall_v tend_v to_o their_o good_a and_o not_o their_o hurt_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v rejoce_fw-mi over_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a as_o he_o rejoice_v over_o their_o father_n and_o lest_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v object_v and_o say_v they_o will_v willing_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o know_v they_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o direction_n he_o have_v give_v they_o concern_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o the_o 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the_o lord_n to_o worship_v other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o prolong_v their_o day_n in_o the_o land_n which_o they_o be_v now_o go_v to_o possess_v he_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v that_o he_o have_v deal_v faithful_o with_o they_o he_o have_v on_o the_o one_o side_n set_v life_n before_o they_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o blessing_n attend_v it_o if_o they_o will_v be_v obedient_a and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n death_n and_o misery_n if_o they_o be_v disobedient_a he_o exhort_v they_o to_o choose_v the_o one_o and_o to_o avoid_v the_o other_o and_o to_o cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n for_o he_o be_v their_o life_n and_o the_o length_n of_o their_o day_n that_o be_v as_o he_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o life_n so_o he_o be_v the_o maintainer_n and_o prolong_a of_o it_o and_o that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v the_o forementioned_a chap._n xxix_o blessing_n and_o escape_v the_o curse_n he_o call_v they_o now_o to_o
former_a favour_n to_o they_o and_o may_v also_o consider_v and_o consult_v together_o of_o the_o best_a mean_n that_o be_v to_o be_v use_v to_o deliver_v themselves_o from_o the_o philistine_n tyranny_n and_o according_o be_v meet_v together_o at_o mizpeh_n they_o there_o keep_v a_o solemn_a fast_o and_o humble_v themselves_o exceed_o before_o the_o lord_n insomuch_o that_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v draw_v water_n that_o be_v plenty_n of_o tear_n from_o their_o contrite_a heart_n and_o to_o have_v pour_v they_o out_o before_o the_o lord_n 6.6_o lord_n see_v jer._n 9.1_o job_n 16.20_o psal_n 6.6_o use_v withal_o perhaps_o some_o external_a effusion_n or_o pour_v forth_o of_o water_n to_o represent_v and_o signify_v their_o inward_a repentance_n and_o mourn_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o after_o they_o have_v reconcile_v themselves_o to_o god_n samuel_n as_o a_o judge_n compose_v and_o arbitrate_v the_o controversy_n and_o private_a difference_n that_o be_v among_o the_o people_n the_o philistine_n hear_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v meet_v together_o at_o mizpeh_n they_o present_o suspect_v that_o they_o be_v plot_v some_o rise_n and_o contrive_v some_o mean_n to_o deliver_v themselves_o from_o under_o their_o yoke_n and_o to_o prevent_v this_o they_o present_o raise_v their_o force_n and_o march_v to_o suppress_v they_o calv._n they_o habrei_fw-la cum_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la egerunt_fw-la gravius_fw-la a_o philistinis_fw-la oppugnantur_fw-la sic_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la meliorem_fw-la frugem_fw-la redire_fw-la volunt_fw-la acrius_fw-la a_o diabolo_fw-it tentantur_fw-la &_o majores_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la persecutiones_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la samuel_n dum_fw-la studet_fw-la populum_fw-la liberare_fw-la videtur_fw-la accersisse_fw-la ei_fw-la gravissimum_fw-la periculum_fw-la illu_z igitur_fw-la imprudendentiae_fw-la &_o temeritatis_fw-la accusare_fw-la possent_fw-la quare_fw-la cum_fw-la inimus_fw-la consilia_fw-la quae_fw-la deus_fw-la approbat_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la sinistri_fw-la contigerit_fw-la ne_fw-la paeniteat_fw-la nos_fw-la facti_fw-la neque_fw-la a_o recta_fw-la via_fw-la deflectamus_fw-la sed_fw-la voluntati_fw-la dei_fw-la acquiescamus_fw-la calv._n the_o child_n of_o israel_n hear_v of_o their_o come_n be_v very_o much_o afraid_a know_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o their_o own_o present_a weakness_n and_o unpreparedness_n be_v meet_v together_o to_o pray_v and_o not_o to_o fight_v in_o this_o extremity_n they_o desire_v samuel_n to_o be_v instant_a in_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o for_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n but_o in_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o giver_n of_o victory_n samuel_n hereupon_o take_v a_o suck_a lamb_n and_o either_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v offer_v by_o a_o priest_n not_o be_v of_o that_o order_n himself_o or_o do_v it_o as_o a_o prophet_n immediate_o inspire_v by_o god_n and_o warrant_v to_o do_v it_o by_o some_o special_a dispensation_n as_o elijah_n also_o do_v 1_o king_n 18.31_o 32_o etc._n etc._n see_v also_o judg._n 6.26_o upon_o the_o same_o warrant_v likewise_o he_o offer_v his_o burnt-offering_a here_o at_o mizpeh_n on_o a_o altar_n of_o his_o own_o erect_n and_o not_o on_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o samuel_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o israel_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v for_o the_o army_n of_o the_o philistine_n draw_v near_o the_o israelite_n as_o it_o seem_v put_v themselves_o into_o the_o best_a posture_n they_o can_v to_o resist_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n thunder_v with_o a_o terrible_a thunder_n upon_o the_o philistine_n see_v ch._n 2.10_o strike_v they_o as_o it_o be_v like_a with_o dreadful_a hailstone_n 11._o hailstone_n see_v josh_n 10_o 11._o and_o thunderbolt_n so_o that_o they_o be_v discomfit_v that_o day_n before_o israel_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o stay_v at_o mizpeh_n upon_o the_o news_n of_o their_o defeat_n come_v out_o and_o join_v in_o the_o pursuit_n and_o slaughter_n of_o they_o and_o they_o pursue_v they_o till_o they_o come_v under_o bethear_n which_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o rock_n where_o the_o philistine_n have_v a_o garrison_n the_o israelite_n be_v hinder_v from_o prosecute_a their_o victory_n any_o further_o the_o army_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v thus_o discomfit_v samuel_n as_o a_o monument_n of_o their_o victory_n and_o in_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o his_o gracious_a assistance_n by_o which_o alone_o they_o have_v obtain_v it_o take_v a_o great_a stone_n 9_o stone_n idem_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la jacob._n gen._n 28.18_o &_o 35.14_o &_o josh_n 4.8_o 9_o and_o set_v it_o up_o between_o mizpeh_n and_o shen_n which_o be_v a_o rock_n over_o against_o it_o call_v it_o eben-eze_a that_o be_v the_o stone_n of_o help_n say_v hitherto_o god_n have_v help_v we_o and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n where_o before_o the_o israelite_n be_v vanquish_v and_o the_o ark_n take_v captive_a ch._n 4.1_o they_o shall_v now_o erect_v a_o trophy_n of_o victory_n by_o they_o obtain_v the_o philistine_n be_v so_o subdue_v at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o come_v no_o more_o into_o the_o land_n while_o samuel_n govern_v alone_o land_n alone_o after_o saul_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v their_o king_n it_o be_v plain_a they_o do_v often_o with_o their_o army_n enter_v the_o land_n for_o they_o see_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o and_o they_o restore_v to_o israel_n the_o city_n they_o have_v former_o take_v from_o they_o reserve_v only_o some_o place_n of_o strength_n see_v 1_o sam._n 10.5_o wherein_o they_o keep_v garrison_n for_o the_o better_a aw_v of_o the_o israelite_n and_o after_o this_o there_o be_v a_o cessation_n from_o open_a war_n between_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o philistine_n and_o possible_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v terrify_v with_o this_o victory_n which_o god_n have_v from_o heaven_n give_v the_o israelite_n cease_v for_o the_o present_a from_o trouble_v of_o they_o 1_o sam._n ch._n 7._o from_o v._o 3_o to_o 15._o sect_n clviii_o samuel_n from_o the_o time_n he_o be_v make_v judge_n judge_v israel_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n for_o though_o saul_n after_o he_o be_v make_v king_n have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o his_o hand_n yet_o samuel_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v exercise_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o judge_n which_o god_n have_v call_v he_o unto_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o kill_n of_o agag_n who_o saul_n have_v spare_v ch._n 15.32_o 33._o and_o also_o as_o a_o prophet_n he_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o government_n admonish_v he_o of_o his_o duty_n reprove_v he_o when_o he_o do_v amiss_o ch._n 15.23_o &_o 13.13_o yea_o threaten_v he_o when_o he_o rebel_v against_o god_n command_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o kingdom_n ch._n 15.28_o and_o anoint_a david_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n ch._n 16.13_o sometime_o indeed_o they_o join_v together_o 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still_a and_o small_a voice_n it_o seem_v elijah_n stand_v all_o this_o while_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o cave_n but_o keep_v himself_o somewhat_o inward_a till_o know_v that_o in_o that_o still_a voice_n the_o lord_n will_v speak_v to_o he_o than_o he_o go_v to_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o the_o cave_n cast_v his_o mantle_n about_o his_o face_n out_o of_o a_o awful_a fear_n of_o god_n majesty_n as_o moses_n do_v exod._n 3.6_o the_o lord_n ask_v he_o by_o this_o still_a voice_n the_o same_o question_n he_o do_v before_o viz._n what_o he_o do_v there_o and_o elijah_n give_v the_o same_o answer_n he_o have_v do_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o comfort_n and_o support_v his_o spirit_n intimate_v to_o he_o that_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o be_v sufficient_o displease_v with_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o intend_v to_o punish_v they_o severe_o for_o it_o and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o he_o bid_v he_o go_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o damascus_n and_o there_o anoint_v hazael_n to_o be_v king_n over_o syria_n and_o to_o anoint_v jehu_n the_o son_n of_o nimshi_n to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n that_o be_v to_o anoint_v they_o himself_o or_o take_v order_n they_o shall_v be_v anoint_v by_o other_o at_o the_o appoint_a time_n and_o to_o anoint_v elisha_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n in_o his_o room_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o prophetic_a office_n and_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o that_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o hazael_n shall_v jehu_n slay_v for_o though_o the_o great_a destruction_n wrought_v by_o hazael_n be_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o jehu_n reign_n 2_o king_n 10.32_o and_o after_o it_o 2_o king_n 13.3_o yet_o he_o begin_v to_o destroy_v israel_n before_o jehu_n time_n 2_o king_n 8.28_o and_o many_o of_o those_o who_o escape_v hazael_n hand_n jehu_n slay_v as_o jehoram_n and_o other_o 2_o king_n 9.24_o and_o he_o that_o
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be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v and_o according_a to_o this_o account_n in_o the_o 26_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n jeroboam_n die_v after_o which_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o interregnum_fw-la or_o vacancy_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n also_o for_o about_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o year_n viz._n to_o the_o 38th_o year_n of_o vzziah_n reign_n after_o which_o zachariah_n reign_v in_o israel_n six_o month_n shallum_n one_o month_n menahem_n ten_o year_n pekahiah_n two_o year_n and_o pekah_n have_v reign_v a_o year_n or_o something_o more_o before_o he_o die_v which_o be_v in_o the_o fifty_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 2_o king_n 15.27_o so_o that_o he_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o six_o king_n that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o maintain_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n uncorrupt_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v save_v that_o the_o high_a place_n be_v 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and_o repair_v and_o fortify_v it_o in_o ahaz'_v time_n it_o be_v lose_v again_o be_v take_v by_o the_o syrian_n see_v 2_o king_n 14.22_o he_o be_v a_o great_a warrior_n he_o have_v under_o his_o command_n three_o hundred_o seven_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o fight_a man_n under_o two_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o captain_n all_o which_o be_v dispose_v into_o regiment_n and_o company_n and_o register_v that_o they_o may_v be_v in_o readiness_n against_o any_o urgent_a occasion_n and_o he_o furnish_v all_o these_o with_o shield_n and_o spear_n helmet_n and_o habergeon_n breast_n habergeon_n armour_n for_o back_n and_o breast_n and_o bow_n and_o sling_n to_o cast_v stone_n he_o be_v very_o victorious_a against_o the_o philistine_n of_o who_o town_n he_o break_v down_o the_o
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day_n bring_v they_o a_o answer_n advise_v they_o all_o not_o to_o stir_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n assure_v they_o if_o they_o stay_v of_o god_n protection_n there_o but_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n they_o shall_v there_o every_o man_n of_o they_o perish_v either_o by_o sword_n famine_n or_o some_o other_o kind_n of_o death_n but_o notwithstanding_o their_o former_a promise_n they_o will_v needs_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o carry_v jeremy_n and_o baruc_n against_o their_o will_n along_o with_o they_o and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o taphnes_n jeremy_n sharp_o reprove_v they_o and_o there_o declare_v to_o they_o under_o a_o type_n of_o great_a stone_n hide_v in_o clay_n in_o a_o brick-kiln_n the_o destruction_n of_o egypt_n even_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n jeremy_n the_o death_n of_o jeremy_n of_o who_o they_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a and_o there_o as_o it_o be_v think_v he_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n by_o his_o own_o ungrateful_a countryman_n jer._n 41._o from_o 16_o to_o the_o end_n jer._n 42._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 43._o whole_a chapter_n 2_o king_n ch._n 25._o v._n 26._o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o jeconiah_n captivity_n the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n tiding_n come_v to_o ezekiel_n of_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o he_o prophesy_v of_o the_o utter_a destruction_n which_o shall_v befall_v the_o last_o remainder_n of_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o sin_n even_o of_o those_o few_o who_o remain_v in_o their_o desolate_a country_n after_o the_o departure_n of_o those_o before_o mention_v who_o go_v into_o egypt_n the_o evening_n before_o these_o tiding_n come_v to_o he_o his_o mouth_n be_v open_v again_o to_o prophesy_v to_o his_o own_o people_n which_o he_o have_v not_o do_v since_o the_o day_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n first_o lay_v siege_n to_o jerusalem_n three_o year_n ago_o whereof_o one_o year_n and_o a_o half_a be_v take_v up_o in_o that_o siege_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o time_n have_v pass_v since_o the_o city_n be_v take_v ezek._n 33._o from_o 21_o to_o 30._o the_o prophet_n now_o after_o so_o long_a a_o silence_n have_v his_o mouth_n open_v and_o be_v appoint_v a_o watchman_n and_o willing_a to_o perform_v his_o duty_n he_o declare_v first_o to_o murmurer_n and_o hypocrite_n among_o the_o captive_a jew_n that_o god_n deal_v just_o both_o with_o penitent_n and_o backsliders_a that_o he_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n that_o his_o way_n be_v just_a and_o equal_a notwithstanding_o their_o calumny_n he_o threaten_v such_o as_o mock_v the_o prophet_n and_o go_v on_o in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o hypocrisy_n ezek._n 33._o from_o 1_o to_o 21._o and_o from_o v._o 30_o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o threaten_v the_o shepherd_n of_o israel_n both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a for_o their_o unfaithfulness_n to_o the_o flock_n ch._n 24._o from_o 1_o to_o 11._o he_o show_v the_o tender_a care_n that_o god_n himself_o will_v have_v of_o his_o flock_n from_o v._o 11_o to_o 23._o he_o promise_v to_o raise_v up_o and_o send_v the_o chief_a shepherd_n and_o prince_n of_o his_o church_n jesus_n christ_n under_o who_o government_n his_o sheep_n shall_v be_v bless_v from_o v._o 23_o to_o the_o end_n ezek._n 24._o whole_a chapter_n he_o also_o threaten_v the_o ammonite_n and_o moabite_n and_o mount_v seir_n or_o edom_n and_o the_o philistine_n for_o their_o pride_n hatred_n and_o cruelty_n against_o israel_n ezek._n 25._o whole_a chapter_n obadiah_n the_o prophecy_n of_o obadiah_n obadiah_n also_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a about_o this_o time_n utter_v his_o prophecy_n against_o edom_n which_o shameful_o insult_v over_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o jew_n when_o jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v he_o threaten_v they_o shall_v be_v total_o spoil_v even_o more_o than_o a_o house_n by_o night-robber_n or_o a_o vine_n by_o grape-gatherers_a he_o foretell_v that_o their_o counsellor_n wisdom_n shall_v fail_v and_o their_o soldier_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n as_o it_o afterward_o happen_v after_o the_o minatory_a part_n the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n comfort_v his_o afflict_a church_n with_o a_o promise_n of_o deliverance_n and_o victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n and_o enlargement_n of_o their_o possession_n most_o true_o fulfil_v in_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o of_o the_o lord_n dominion_n over_o all_o and_o the_o like_a do_v jeremy_n and_o also_o the_o author_n of_o those_o psalm_n psal_n 79._o &_o 137._o who_o write_v as_o it_o seem_v all_o about_o the_o same_o time_n and_o hitherto_o possible_o the_o 63._o of_o isaiah_n be_v referrable_a though_o prophesy_v long_o before_o obadiah_n whole_a chapter_n jer._n 49._o from_o 7_o to_o 23._o psal_n 79._o &_o psal_n 137._o isa_n 63._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o ezekiel_n now_o comfort_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n promise_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v avenge_v they_o of_o their_o enemy_n who_o have_v so_o spiteful_o use_v they_o he_o promise_v restauration_n and_o prosperity_n unto_o they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n he_o show_v that_o god_n be_v necessitate_v to_o punish_v and_o chastise_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n but_o he_o will_v again_o out_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n abundant_o bless_v they_o both_o with_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n ezek._n 36._o whole_a chapter_n he_o prophecy_n also_o of_o their_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n though_o their_o condition_n therein_o be_v as_o hopeless_a as_o of_o dead_a man_n in_o their_o grave_n who_o be_v become_v dry_a bone_n and_o by_o the_o type_n of_o two_o stick_n become_v one_o in_o the_o prophet_n hand_n he_o show_v the_o union_n and_o incorporation_n of_o israel_n into_o judah_n and_o possible_o the_o unite_n jew_n and_o gentile_n together_o under_o one_o king_n viz._n christ_n the_o true_a messiah_n ezek._n 37._o whole_a chapter_n further_o he_o prophecy_v of_o a_o glorious_a victory_n they_o shall_v have_v over_o gog_n and_o magog_n who_o shall_v distress_v they_o after_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n whereby_o some_o understand_v the_o scythian_n and_o tartar_n that_o shall_v distress_v the_o jew_n convert_v unto_o christ_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o world_n ezek._n 38._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 39_o whole_a chapter_n in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o jeconiahs_n captivity_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o twelve_o month_n ezekiel_n utter_v his_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o grievous_a calamity_n nabuchadnezzar_n shall_v bring_v upon_o egypt_n and_o upon_o the_o 15_o day_n he_o prophecy_n against_o egypt_n again_o and_o foretell_v that_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o as_o low_a as_o hell_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a nation_n ezek._n 32._o whole_a chapter_n jeremy_n have_v it_o seem_v some_o time_n before_o prophesy_v of_o the_o destruction_n which_o shall_v follow_v the_o 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