desire_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v grow_v ancient_a and_o his_o son_n do_v not_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n he_o will_v grant_v and_o appoint_v they_o a_o king_n who_o they_o may_v make_v use_n on_o for_o a_o judge_n that_o say_v displease_v samuel_n and_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o advise_v with_o god_n god_n bid_v he_o do_v as_o they_o have_v desirod_v for_o that_o they_o have_v not_o reject_v and_o cast_v off_o samuel_n but_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v not_o rule_v over_o they_o and_o he_o show_v he_o saul_n the_o son_n of_o kish_n who_o he_o shall_v anoint_v and_o ordain_v king_n 1_o sam._n 10._o when_o he_o have_v find_v he_o because_o he_o be_v tall_a than_o any_o man_n by_o the_o shoulder_n he_o bid_v all_o the_o people_n see_v how_o that_o none_o be_v like_o he_o who_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o when_o they_o have_v cry_v god_n save_v their_o new_a king_n verse_n 24._o after_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o write_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o bless_v the_o people_n after_o this_o by_o recital_n of_o god_n benefit_n which_o they_o and_o their_o father_n have_v always_o neglect_v he_o make_v know_v to_o they_o what_o a_o grievous_a sin_n they_o have_v commit_v when_o they_o ask_v a_o king_n which_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v there_o be_v thunderclap_n hear_v rain_v pour_v down_o at_o his_o request_n as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o aforehand_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v at_o which_o so_o strange_a and_o usual_a a_o matter_n be_v much_o affright_v they_o speak_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v beseech_v god_n that_o they_o may_v not_o die_v forasmuch_o as_o they_o confess_v they_o have_v grievous_o sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n samuel_n exhort_v they_o at_o large_a to_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o not_o to_o fear_v 1_o sam_n 12.3_o for_o that_o they_o indeed_o have_v sin_v exceed_o yet_o ought_v not_o to_o forsake_v god_n but_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o care_n &_o earnestness_n of_o spirit_n scorn_v and_o neglect_v the_o worship_n of_o strange_a god_n who_o see_v they_o be_v vain_a and_o unprofitable_a can_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v from_o evil_a for_o thus_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o god_n will_v not_o forsake_v they_o for_o his_o great_a name_n see_v especial_o he_o have_v make_v it_o good_a with_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v make_v they_o his_o people_n but_o it_o they_o shall_v go_v on_o to_o sin_n that_o both_o they_o and_o their_o king_n shall_v perish_v sect._n 7._o saul_n be_v king_n have_v offer_v sacrifice_n short_o after_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n because_o samuel_n come_v not_o within_o the_o 7_o day_n 1_o sam._n 13._o in_o which_o time_n he_o have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v come_v and_o the_o jew_n slip_v away_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o huge_a company_n of_o philistine_n that_o come_v to_o battle_n when_o as_o samuel_n come_v in_o the_o mean_a while_o rebuke_v he_o sharp_o and_o foretell_v that_o the_o end_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o in_o his_o stead_n there_o shall_v succeed_v a_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o god_n ver_fw-la 13._o a_o second_o time_n as_o god_n prophet_n he_o tell_v saul_n of_o the_o end_n or_o downfall_n of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o the_o very_a same_o cause_n 1_o sam._n 13._o the_o amalekite_n have_v make_v resistance_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n who_o wrong_v when_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o revenge_v by_o saul_n he_o send_v samuel_n to_o he_o to_o charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v raise_v a_o mighty_a army_n and_o utter_o destroy_v amaleck_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o but_o he_o spated_a king_n agag_n when_o he_o be_v take_v and_o reserve_v the_o herd_n and_o the_o flock_n and_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o any_o value_n hereupon_o god_n tell_v samuel_n that_o he_o be_v displease_v and_o that_o he_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v make_v saul_n king_n who_o set_v light_n by_o his_o commandment_n 1_o sam._n 15._o upon_o these_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n which_o saul_n have_v commit_v samuel_n take_v such_o grief_n that_o he_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o night_n in_o cry_v and_o pray_v and_o care_o in_o the_o morning_n he_o haste_v by_o long_a journey_n to_o saul_n who_o when_o he_o have_v sound_o chide_v have_v reckon_v up_o god_n benefit_n towards_o he_o because_o he_o have_v not_o again_o observe_v god_n and_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_n maintain_v that_o he_o have_v obey_v he_o and_o the_o people_n only_o have_v reserve_v the_o rich_a of_o the_o spoil_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v it_o to_o god_n he_o say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o desire_v sacrifice_n but_o will_v rather_o that_o man_n shall_v obey_v and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n for_o obedience_n be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n therefore_o he_o shall_v know_v and_o persuade_v himself_o thus_o much_o that_o he_o have_v reject_v god_n and_o that_o he_o also_o be_v reject_v by_o god_n from_o be_v king_n when_o saul_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o he_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n and_o entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v also_o bear_v with_o his_o fault_n and_o go_v back_o with_o he_o to_o worship_n god_n and_o samuel_n say_v he_o will_v not_o do_v so_o because_o god_n have_v despise_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o now_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n he_o catch_v hold_v on_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o mantle_n as_o he_o be_v go_v away_o with_o such_o a_o force_n as_o that_o it_o rend_v by_o which_o passage_n as_o by_o a_o token_n aforehand_o samuel_n tell_v he_o that_o god_n have_v rend_v away_o his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v it_o to_o one_o better_a than_o he_o when_o again_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o entreat_v samuel_n that_o he_o will_v do_v he_o honour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o of_o his_o people_n and_o that_o he_o will_v return_v with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v worship_v god_n he_o follow_v he_o and_o cut_v in_o piece_n king_n agag_n who_o be_v a_o corpulent_a man_n with_o these_o word_n as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v mother_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a among_o woman_n sect._n 8._o after_o that_o samuel_n go_v to_o his_o house_n in_o ramath_n neither_o do_v he_o from_o that_o day_n forward_o see_v saul_n who_o chance_n and_o misfortune_n nevertheless_o he_o be_v sorry_a for_o 1_o sam._n 16._o god_n rebuke_v he_o when_o he_o sorrow_v and_o ask_v how_o long_o he_o will_v mourn_v for_o he_o who_o he_o have_v put_v from_o his_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v fill_v a_o horn_n with_o oil_n that_o he_o may_v send_v he_o to_o jesse_n the_o bethlehemite_n who_o son_n he_o have_v choose_v king_n when_o he_o ask_v how_o he_o can_v go_v but_o he_o shall_v be_v quick_o kill_v by_o saul_n when_o he_o know_v it_o he_o show_v a_o way_n and_o a_o mean_n how_o he_o may_v easy_o avoid_v his_o fury_n thus_o at_o the_o last_o be_v very_o confident_a he_o go_v diligent_o and_o dutiful_o to_o execute_v what_o god_n have_v command_v he_o and_o he_o anoint_v david_n king_n who_o god_n have_v manifest_v and_o show_v to_o he_o sect._n 9_o samuel_n after_o all_o these_o famous_a and_o holy_a performance_n dye_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n at_o his_o own_o house_n in_o ramath_n 1_o sam_n 25._o which_o when_o the_o jew_n know_v of_o they_o all_o meet_v and_o mourn_v for_o he_o and_o bury_v he_o there_o if_o we_o follow_v the_o scry_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o king_n he_o will_v seem_v to_o have_v dye_v before_o saul_n death_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o david_n reign_n or_o his_o take_n upon_o he_o the_o government_n and_o kingly_a office_n but_o if_o we_o respect_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o booko_n of_o the_o chronicle_n how_o that_o david_n and_o samuel_n the_o seer_n that_o be_v the_o prophet_n choose_v two_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o porter_n which_o be_v there_o reckon_v a_o thing_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o ha_o have_v be_v do_v whilst_o saul_n be_v live_v he_o do_v not_o die_v till_o after_o saul_n death_n nathan_n the_o prophet_n chap._n iii_o section_n 1_o nathan_n be_v prophet_n when_o david_n be_v king_n of_o the_o kindred_n of_o that_fw-mi as_o epiphanius_n say_v who_o who_o also_o write_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o gabath_n and_o that_o he_o know_v beforehand_o that_o grievous_a sin_n which_o david_n be_v to_o commit_v with_o bersheba_n and_o that_o as_o he_o come_v a_o long_a journey_n to_o keep_v the_o king_n from_o
rather_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n than_o of_o man_n because_o god_n be_v very_o merciful_a threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o man_n die_v within_o the_o time_n limit_v god_n cause_v he_o to_o see_v the_o angel_n destroy_v and_o kill_v at_o which_o time_n he_o speak_v most_o like_a a_o king_n for_o he_o say_v it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v sin_v but_o they_o that_o be_v sheep_n and_o be_v slay_v have_v commit_v no_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o he_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v his_o hand_n against_o he_o and_o against_o his_o father_n house_n with_o which_o word_n of_o his_o god_n be_v move_v send_v the_o prophet_n gad_n unto_o he_o to_o command_v he_o to_o build_v he_o a_o altar_n in_o the_o sloore_n of_o areana_n the_o jebusite_n when_o have_v make_v a_o altar_n he_o have_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n both_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n cease_v and_o the_o plague_n stay_v ahias_n or_o athias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n v._n section_n 1._o ahias_n be_v a_o shilonite_n he_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v foretell_v solomon_n that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o that_o woman_n shall_v withdraw_v he_o and_o turn_v he_o away_o from_o god_n he_o also_o as_o the_o same_o author_n write_v reprove_v hieroboam_n because_o he_o will_v serve_v god_n hypocritical_o and_o feign_o if_o once_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n and_o he_o foretell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v oppose_v god_n with_o two_o calf_n and_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o servitude_n but_o we_o will_v relate_v those_o few_o thing_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v he_o sect._n 2._o king_n solomon_n have_v set_v hieroboam_n the_o ephrathite_n have_v observe_v he_o to_o be_v of_o a_o good_a disposition_n over_o the_o tribute_n of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o joseph_n this_o ahias_n be_v clad_v with_o a_o new_a garment_n meet_v he_o on_o the_o way_n as_o he_o come_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v his_o mantle_n and_o rend_v it_o in_o twelve_o part_n he_o advise_v hieroboam_n that_o he_o will_v take_v ten_o piece_n to_o himself_o for_o that_o god_n will_v divide_v solomon_n kingdom_n and_o give_v he_o ten_o tribe_n but_o one_o tribe_n shall_v be_v leave_v he_o for_o david_n sake_n and_o that_o these_o thing_n shall_v betide_v to_o solomon_n because_o he_o have_v worship_v strange_a god_n and_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n commandment_n do_v like_a to_o his_o father_n david_n if_o in_o his_o reign_n after_o solomon_n be_v dead_a for_o he_o shall_v not_o rule_v over_o the_o ten_o tribe_n while_o solomon_n live_v he_o will_v obey_v god_n commandment_n as_o david_n have_v obey_v they_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o he_o upon_o any_o occasion_n sect._n 3_o now_o after_o that_o hieroboam_n be_v king_n when_o his_o son_n abia_n be_v sick_a he_o remember_v what_o abias_n the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o give_v order_n to_o his_o wife_n that_o have_v change_v her_o apparel_n lest_o she_o shall_v be_v know_v she_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o in_o shilo_n to_o inquire_v what_o shall_v betide_v the_o child_n she_o have_v provide_v herself_o of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a take_v her_o journey_n but_o god_n both_o make_v know_v to_o ahias_n that_o can_v not_o see_v for_o age_n that_o it_o be_v hieroboam_n wife_n that_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o about_o her_o son_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v therefore_o ho_o call_v she_o by_o her_o name_n as_o she_o come_v in_o and_o chide_v she_o much_o because_o she_o come_v in_o a_o disguise_n he_o also_o foretell_v she_o the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o her_o family_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o hieroboam_n her_o husband_n the_o child_n indeed_o die_v as_o ahias_n have_v foretell_v at_o her_o entrance_n in_o at_o the_o door_n and_o when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n baasa_n have_v kill_v nadab_n the_o son_n of_o hieroboam_n ho_o destroy_v his_o family_n now_o ahias_n die_v in_o shile_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o be_v bury_v near_o a_o oak_n which_o be_v there_o semeias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n vi_o when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v fall_v off_o from_o roboam_n to_o hieroboam_n as_o ahias_n the_o prophet_n have_v fore-prophesied_n and_o roboam_n be_v therefore_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n that_o he_o may_v reduce_v they_o god_n send_v semeias_n to_o tell_v roboam_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o attend_v he_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v to_o war_n with_o their_o israelitish_n brethren_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v go_v every_o man_n to_o his_o house_n because_o this_o thing_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o obey_v god_n command_n go_v back_o again_o without_o do_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o joam_v the_o prophet_n chap._n vii_o section_n 1._o epiphanius_n call_v that_o prophet_n joam_n who_o the_o scripture_n mention_v to_o have_v come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o bethel_n at_o god_n command_n at_o such_o time_n as_o hieroboam_n stand_v before_o the_o altar_n to_o burn_v incense_n he_o indeed_o at_o his_o first_o come_n have_v begin_v to_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o altar_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o o_o altar_n altar_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n there_o shall_v arise_v up_o a_o son_n or_o david_n josias_n by_o name_n and_o he_o shall_v sacrifice_v in_o thou_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n who_o now_o burn_v incense_n on_o thou_o and_o the_o bone_n of_o man_n shall_v he_o burn_v on_o thou_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v know_v by_o this_o that_o the_o altar_n shall_v then_o cleave_v asunder_o and_o the_o ash_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o hieroboam_n can_v not_o abide_v those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n or_o of_o god_n rather_o but_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n from_o the_o altar_n towards_o he_o he_o command_v those_o that_o be_v about_o he_o to_o lay_v hand_n on_o he_o when_o on_o a_o sudden_a his_o hand_n dry_v up_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pull_v it_o in_o to_o he_o and_o find_v that_o to_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n he_o intreat_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o he_o will_v restore_v un-him_a his_o hand_n safe_a and_o sound_a which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v and_o his_o hand_n be_v restore_v in_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o favour_n he_o intreat_v he_o to_o go_v to_o his_o house_n to_o dinner_n with_o he_o where_o he_o shall_v be_v requite_v for_o his_o charitable_a kindness_n he_o say_v he_o can_v not_o do_v so_o although_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o the_o one_o half_a of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o god_n have_v charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v and_o therefore_o he_o return_v another_o way_n sect._n 2._o but_o when_o he_o have_v go_v a_o part_n of_o his_o journey_n a_o certain_a old_a prophet_n who_o son_n have_v tell_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v ride_v upon_o his_o ass_n find_v he_o sit_v under_o a_o turpentine_n tree_n and_o when_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o have_v deny_v his_o request_n to_o go_v with_o he_o and_o cate_z bread_n at_o the_o last_o giving_z too_o much_o credit_n to_o he_o when_o he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o prophet_n also_o who_o god_n have_v command_v to_o do_v this_o he_o assent_v to_o his_o own_o hurt_n for_o as_o he_o sit_v with_o he_o at_o the_o table_n the_o prophet_n that_o have_v bring_v he_o back_o foretell_v he_o as_o god_n have_v bid_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n word_n his_o carcase_n shall_v not_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n and_o therefore_o short_o after_o a_o lion_n slay_v he_o as_o he_o go_v away_o thence_o which_o when_o the_o old_a prophet_n have_v news_n of_o he_o go_v present_o and_o lay_v the_o whole_a carcase_n on_o his_o ass_n bring_v it_o to_o his_o house_n and_o bury_v it_o with_o all_o honour_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n that_o when_o he_o shall_v die_v they_o shall_v bury_v he_o hard_o by_o he_o jehu_n the_o prophet_n chap._n viii_o iehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n be_v prophet_n when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n god_n send_v he_o to_o baasa_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o foretell_v he_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o be_v exalt_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n as_o it_o be_v and_o make_v prince_n over_o israel_n he_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o hieroboam_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o his_o example_n and_o command_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o his_o estate_n and_o memory_n shall_v be_v utter_o take_v away_o now_o baasa_n do_v not_o only_o refuse_v to_o entertain_v these_o word_n as_o he_o ought_v but_o also_o he_o kill_v
jehosaphat_n he_o will_v not_o have_v come_v at_o he_o last_o he_o bid_v that_o a_o minstrel_n shall_v be_v search_v upon_o who_o play_v he_o be_v inspire_v give_v order_v that_o gutter_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o valley_n before_o they_o wherein_z without_o wind_n and_o rain_n they_o find_v such_o a_o abundance_n of_o water_n as_o suffice_v they_o and_o their_o beast_n and_o family_n nor_o be_v lie_v content_a with_o this_o good_a turn_n but_o he_o foretell_v also_o that_o they_o shall_v obtain_v the_o victory_n sect._n 4._o now_o how_o liberal_a or_o merciful_a rather_o he_o be_v to_o those_o in_o want_n 2_o kings_z 4_o the_o follow_a example_n will_v show_v a_o woman_n one_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o prophet_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o her_o husband_n who_o fear_v god_n be_v dead_a who_o creditor_n be_v come_v to_o take_v her_o child_n from_o she_o and_o make_v they_o slave_n he_o pity_v she_o ask_v she_o what_o she_o have_v at_o home_n when_o she_o answer_v nothing_o but_o a_o little_a oil_n wherewithal_o she_o do_v anoint_v herself_o he_o persuade_v she_o to_o borrow_v of_o her_o neighbour_n many_o vessel_n into_o which_o she_o alone_o with_o her_o child_n have_v shut_v the_o door_n shall_v pour_v in_o some_o oil_n which_o when_o they_o be_v full_a she_o shall_v take_v away_o she_o be_v full_a of_o hope_n get_v store_n of_o vessel_n together_o pour_v some_o oil_n into_o they_o all_o it_o will_v seem_v incredible_a what_o i_o shall_v tell_v unless_o it_o be_v record_v in_o scripture_n those_o drop_n of_o oil_n so_o increase_v by_o god_n power_n at_o elisha_n prayer_n that_o the_o woman_n see_v the_o vessel_n present_o full_a with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o joy_n and_o no_o less_o admiration_n when_o she_o have_v tell_v elisha_n of_o the_o thing_n so_o wonderful_a and_o never_o the_o like_a hear_v of_o he_o bid_v she_o sell_v the_o oil_n and_o when_o she_o have_v get_v herself_o out_o of_o debt_n to_o provide_v thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o herself_o and_o child_n out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v this_o so_o abundant_o multiply_v of_o the_o oil_n do_v not_o so_o much_o declare_v elisha_n kindness_n as_o his_o power_n sect._n 5._o but_o that_o which_o follow_v will_v evidence_n both_o these_o his_o virtue_n more_o abundant_o a_o occasion_n have_v happen_v that_o as_o he_o haste_v to_o another_o place_n he_o go_v by_o the_o city_n shuna_n there_o a_o great_a woman_n entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v lodge_v at_o her_o house_n from_o that_o time_n forward_o when_o he_o travel_v that_o way_n he_o use_v to_o go_v thither_o to_o lodge_v the_o woman_n who_o understand_v by_o his_o manner_n deed_n and_o speech_n that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a prophet_n persuade_v her_o husband_n that_o he_o will_v furnish_v a_o upper_a chamber_n with_o all_o necessary_n for_o stranger_n and_o traveller_n when_o she_o have_v prevail_v with_o her_o husband_n and_o every_o thing_n be_v fiâ—…ted_v elisha_n lodge_v there_o as_o he_o have_v occasion_n afterward_o to_o come_v that_o way_n he_o consider_v the_o strange_a free_a heartednes_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v rateful_a he_o think_v good_a to_o send_v for_o she_o by_o his_o servant_n when_o she_o be_v come_v he_o give_v his_o servant_n in_o charge_n that_o he_o shall_v ask_v she_o with_o what_o good_a turn_n he_o shall_v requite_v she_o so_o extraordinary_a bounty_n whether_o she_o have_v any_o business_n and_o will_v have_v he_o to_o speak_v for_o she_o to_o the_o king_n or_o to_o the_o general_n when_o she_o have_v return_v answer_n that_o she_o dwell_v among_o she_o own_o people_n and_o friend_n that_o will_v look_v to_o her_o occasion_n if_o she_o have_v any_o with_o the_o king_n or_o with_o the_o general_n he_o inquire_v of_o his_o servant_n what_o then_o she_o expect_v from_o he_o his_o servant_n answer_v she_o have_v no_o child_n and_o that_o her_o husband_n be_v old_a then_o he_o have_v tell_v she_o before_o the_o chamber_n door_n that_o at_o that_o very_a return_n of_o time_n and_o at_o the_o same_o hour_n if_o she_o live_v she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n which_o thing_n although_o she_o think_v that_o he_o mock_v she_o fall_v out_o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v the_o child_n be_v now_o grow_v up_o when_o go_v to_o his_o father_n that_o be_v go_v to_o see_v his_o reaper_n he_o complain_v of_o the_o headache_a therefore_o his_o father_n take_v order_n to_o send_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v he_o die_v within_o a_o little_a while_n after_o upon_o his_o mother_n lap_n be_v lay_v in_o elisha_n chamber_n then_o the_o mother_n send_v for_o her_o husband_n tell_v he_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n and_o persuade_v he_o that_o some_o servant_n may_v go_v with_o she_o upon_o a_o asso_fw-la to_o elisha_n the_o ass_n be_v sad_a lead_v she_o go_v her_o journey_n &_o come_v to_o elisha_n to_o mount_n carmel_n he_o when_o espy_v she_o send_v his_o servant_n to_o meet_v she_o and_o to_o ask_v she_o whether_o she_o her_o husband_n and_o her_o child_n be_v well_o or_o no_o she_o answer_v it_o be_v well_o but_o after_o she_o be_v get_v up_o the_o hill_n cast_v herself_o at_o his_o foot_n lament_v like_o a_o woman_n and_o bewail_v her_o son_n elisha_n give_v his_o staff_n to_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v lay_v it_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o dead_a child_n and_o charge_v he_o to_o salute_v none_o that_o meet_v he_o nor_o answer_v any_o body_n that_o salute_v he_o so_o away_o go_v he_o with_o his_o errand_n but_o the_o woman_n say_v she_o will_v not_o leave_v elisha_n he_o therefore_o follow_v she_o and_o meet_v his_o servant_n come_v back_o again_o who_o say_v he_o have_v be_v there_o but_o have_v do_v no_o good_a at_o all_o elisha_n therefore_o go_v to_o the_o house_n and_o throw_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o he_o cover_v the_o child_n hand_n with_o his_o hand_n the_o child_n eye_n with_o his_o eye_n and_o the_o child_n mouth_n with_o his_o mouth_n and_o this_o he_o do_v once_o or_o twice_o the_o first_o thing_n he_o perceive_v be_v the_o child_n flesh_n to_o wax_v warm_a and_o then_o after_o he_o have_v walk_v a_o little_a up_o and_o down_o and_o have_v lie_v upon_o the_o child_n he_o sheesed_a seven_o time_n and_o open_v his_o eye_n then_o at_o the_o last_o when_o he_o have_v send_v for_o the_o mother_n he_o restore_v her_o child_n unto_o her_o sound_n and_o alive_a she_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n do_v he_o reverence_n and_o give_v he_o thanks_o sect._n 6._o a_o sore_a famine_n be_v upon_o the_o land_n and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n dwell_v with_o he_o 2_o kin._n 4_o &_o 38._o when_o as_o he_o give_v charge_n to_o one_o of_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v make_v a_o great_a pot_n full_a of_o pottage_n one_o of_o they_o not_o know_v what_o be_v in_o it_o have_v put_v into_o the_o pot_n among_o other_o herb_n some_o colocyntidae_n which_o he_o have_v gather_v of_o a_o wild_a vine_n when_o every_o one_o have_v his_o share_n pour_v he_o our_o of_o the_o pot_n they_o all_v when_o they_o taste_v the_o pottage_n feel_v it_o so_o bitter_a that_o they_o cry_v out_o death_n be_v in_o the_o pot_n elisha_n take_v and_o cast_v meal_n into_o the_o pot_n and_o bad_a that_o pottage_n shall_v he_o set_v before_o they_o all_o and_o after_o that_o no_o bitterness_n at_o all_o be_v to_o be_v taste_v sect._n 7._o i_o have_v speak_v already_o of_o his_o increase_n of_o the_o oil_n now_o will_v i_o speak_v of_o his_o multiply_v of_o the_o bread_n which_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v no_o less_o a_o wonder_n a_o man_n of_o baalshalisha_n have_v bring_v he_o twenty_o barley_n loaf_n of_o his_o first_o fruit_n and_o new_a corn_n in_o the_o husk_n elisha_n give_v order_n that_o all_o this_o shall_v be_v set_v before_o the_o people_n his_o servant_n will_v not_o but_o say_v that_o it_o be_v too_o little_a or_o nothing_o for_o the_o eater_n a_o hundred_o man_n whereas_o he_o again_o command_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v set_v before_o the_o people_n assure_v they_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o they_o will_v eat_v enough_o and_o leave_v to_o spare_v and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o when_o they_o have_v eat_v sufficient_a there_o be_v somewhat_o leave_v hitherto_o i_o have_v declare_v those_o work_n which_o manifest_v his_o exceed_a great_a power_n and_o his_o prophetical_a office_n ho_o divide_v the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n into_o two_o part_n he_o call_v water_n not_o from_o heaven_n but_o out_o of_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o a_o army_n of_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n of_o man_n and_o their_o beast_n
look_v well_o upon_o he_o he_o know_v then_o fall_v down_o upon_o his_o foot_n he_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o elias_n nâ—w_o when_o elias_n have_v say_v that_o he_o be_v and_o charge_v he_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v his_o master_n that_o he_o be_v there_o he_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o great_a sin_n he_o have_v commit_v for_o which_o he_o mean_v to_o deliver_v his_o servant_n to_o be_v certain_o put_v to_o death_n by_o ahab_n see_v there_o be_v no_o country_n or_o nation_n nor_o kingdom_n whither_o he_o have_v not_o send_v some_o to_o seek_v he_o and_o when_o all_o have_v make_v answer_n that_o he_o be_v not_o there_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o all_o nevertheless_o he_o send_v he_o to_o tell_v ahab_n that_o he_o be_v there_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n will_v convey_v away_o where_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v and_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n be_v it_o not_o tell_v of_o eliah_n how_o that_o when_o jezabel_n will_v have_v slay_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o hide_v a_o hundred_o of_o they_o by_o fifty_n in_o a_o cave_n and_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n yet_o when_o elias_n for_o all_o that_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v tell_v the_o king_n he_o be_v there_o he_o obey_v but_o ahab_n go_v with_o not_o good_a mind_n to_o meet_v elias_n when_o he_o understand_v by_o abdias_n that_o he_o be_v there_o for_o at_o the_o first_o meeting_n he_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o that_o elias_n that_o trouble_v the_o state_n which_o when_o he_o do_v not_o only_o deny_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_n maintain_v that_o ahab_n be_v he_o who_o neglect_v god_n command_n do_v worship_n baalim_fw-la with_o his_o whole_a family_n as_o his_o ancestor_n have_v do_v he_o bid_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v call_v together_o all_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o god_n baal_n to_o mount_n carmel_n where_o when_o they_o be_v meet_v all_o those_o thing_n fall_v out_o which_o be_v well_o know_v and_o set_v forth_o by_o we_o at_o large_a in_o the_o life_n of_o elias_n therefore_o that_o we_o may_v return_v to_o the_o point_n hierom_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o hebrew_n think_v this_o man_n both_o to_o be_v that_o same_o abdias_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o fifty_o also_o of_o who_o we_o speak_v and_o we_o may_v also_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n for_o the_o say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o abdias_n that_o because_o he_o have_v feed_v a_o hundred_o prophet_n obadiah_n both_o receive_v the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n and_o of_o a_o leader_n of_o a_o army_n be_v make_v a_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n this_o prophet_n if_o we_o follow_v the_o letter_n foretell_v the_o overthrow_n of_o idumaea_n and_o the_o restitution_n of_o indaea_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o meaning_n the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o build_n of_o christ_n church_n by_o the_o apostle_n he_o be_v short_a indeed_o for_o number_n of_o word_n but_o long_o for_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o sentence_n he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o land_n although_o st_n hierome_n write_v that_o his_o sepulchre_n together_o with_o the_o monument_n of_o elissaeus_n the_o prophet_n and_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v have_v in_o honour_n and_o reverence_n in_o the_o city_n schasto_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v samaria_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n or_o osee_n chap._n xvi_o saint_n hierome_n think_v that_o osee_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o beeri_n and_o discharge_v his_o office_n of_o prophecy_n when_o hieroboam_n the_o son_n of_o joas_n be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o vzzia_n joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v that_o he_o live_v long_o for_o whereas_o hieroboam_n reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n ozias_n fifty_o and_o two_o joatham_n sixteen_o ahaz_n sixteen_o and_o hezekias_n twenty_o nine_o although_o i_o can_v deliver_v nothing_o for_o certain_a in_o what_o year_n of_o hieroboam_n he_o begin_v or_o in_o what_o year_n of_o hezekias_n he_o leave_v off_o to_o prophesy_v yet_o i_o thing_n this_o may_v be_v conjecture_v that_o he_o prophesy_v fourscore_o and_o four_o year_n and_o above_o unto_o which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o year_n of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v and_o those_o year_n he_o live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekias_n and_o till_o heo_fw-la die_v which_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o he_o live_v very_o long_o this_o hosee_n at_o god_n command_n marry_v gomer_n a_o harlot_n by_o who_o he_o have_v three_o child_n to_o which_o he_o give_v name_n also_o at_o his_o command_n to_o the_o elder_a son_n he_o give_v the_o name_n of_o jezreel_n to_o his_o daughter_n lo-ruamah_a to_o the_o three_o a_o son_n lo-ammi_a hos_fw-la 1.1_o sâ—_n hierom_n who_o think_v this_o be_v real_o do_v say_v this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v as_o a_o fault_n to_o hosea_n but_o rather_o a_o commendation_n because_o of_o a_o bad_a woman_n he_o make_v she_o a_o good_a one_o and_o do_v not_o marry_v she_o for_o lust_n but_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n now_o that_o which_o be_v do_v at_o god_n command_n can_v be_v repute_v a_o fault_n nor_o indeed_o will_v god_n have_v this_o do_v without_o a_o cause_n but_o that_o he_o may_v typify_v or_o by_o fact_n also_o signify_v what_o he_o command_v by_o word_n to_o forerell_n namely_o such_o a_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o have_v worship_v strange_a god_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o hieroboam_n and_o his_o posterity_n that_o god_n shall_v neither_o be_v move_v with_o mercy_n towards_o they_o nor_o esteem_n or_o call_v they_o his_o people_n and_o these_o very_a thing_n which_o indeed_o come_v to_o pass_v signify_v the_o rejection_n or_o detestation_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o other_o woman_n who_o the_o same_o prophet_n at_o god_n commandment_n love_v do_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o these_o two_o almost_o be_v the_o whole_a prophecy_n of_o hosea_n spend_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n or_o ionas_n chap._n xvii_o jonas_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o amittai_n a_o sydonian_a of_o sarepta_n for_o epiphanius_n and_o st_n hierome_n and_o so_o also_o the_o hebrew_n as_o he_o say_v will_v have_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n who_o elias_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a which_o how_o it_o happen_v although_o we_o relate_v it_o elsewhere_o yet_o will_v it_o not_o be_v far_o amiss_o to_o declare_v it_o in_o this_o as_o the_o proper_a place_n when_o elias_n have_v foretell_v the_o famine_n which_o last_v three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a to_o ahaz_n king_n of_o israel_n as_o god_n have_v bid_v he_o he_o flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o ahab_n and_o first_o dwell_v near_o jordan_n by_o the_o brook_n cherith_n till_o the_o brook_n be_v dry_v 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and_o tear_n when_o he_o have_v carry_v he_o into_o a_o chamber_n stretch_v himself_o three_o time_n upon_o he_o he_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a by_o his_o prayer_n and_o restore_v he_o alive_a to_o his_o mother_n now_o when_o this_o child_n that_o be_v raise_v up_o be_v grow_v to_o man_n estate_n god_n command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o nineve_n a_o very_a great_a city_n of_o the_o assyrian_n to_o declare_v and_o preach_v the_o truth_n and_o he_o not_o obey_v god_n command_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o joppe_v a_o haven_n town_n of_o judaea_n he_o there_o find_v a_o ship_n set_v out_o for_o tharsis_n and_o have_v pay_v the_o
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the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o place_n use_v to_o do_v and_o withal_o do_v forewarn_v they_o not_o to_o believe_v those_o false_a prophet_n which_o god_n have_v not_o send_v last_o he_o foretell_v they_o when_o the_o number_n of_o seventie_o year_n be_v fulfil_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o paste_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v back_o again_o but_o they_o that_o have_v not_o remove_v thither_o out_o of_o judah_n shall_v die_v with_o the_o sword_n the_o famine_n and_o the_o pestilence_n and_o because_o two_o false_a prophet_n out_o of_o judah_n jer._n 29.21_o ahab_n the_o son_n of_o kolaiah_n and_o zedechiah_n the_o son_n maaseiah_n prophesy_v lie_n to_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n he_o write_v how_o they_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o nebuchadonozer_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v bring_v into_o such_o a_o hatred_n of_o all_o as_o that_o he_o that_o will_v wish_v any_o thing_n to_o fall_v amiss_o or_o unhappy_o to_o any_o body_n shall_v desire_v the_o same_o to_o befall_v he_o which_o befall_v they_o he_o foretell_v how_o the_o same_o thing_n almost_o shall_v befall_v shemaiah_n the_o nethelanite_n who_o in_o babylon_n prophesy_v lie_v also_o to_o they_o that_o be_v go_v thither_o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n and_o gomariah_n the_o son_n of_o helkiah_n carry_v this_o letter_n at_o the_o command_n of_o king_n zedechiah_n but_o in_o what_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n it_o be_v uncertain_a sect._n 7._o zedechiah_o the_o king_n when_o jerusalem_n be_v besiege_v send_v twice_o to_o jeremiah_n once_o by_o phashur_n the_o son_n of_o malchiah_n and_o zephaniah_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o maaseiah_n to_o ask_v of_o god_n if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o deliliver_v he_o and_o his_o people_n jer._n 37.3_o and_o the_o second_o time_n by_o jehucall_a the_o son_n of_o shelemiah_n and_o zephaniah_n son_n of_o maastiah_n to_o entreat_v he_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o and_o his_o people_n he_o command_v the_o first_o messenger_n that_o they_o shall_v tell_v the_o king_n that_o god_n say_v this_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v back_o the_o weapon_n of_o war_n wherewith_o they_o shall_v fight_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o gather_v they_o rogether_o into_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n and_o make_v war_n with_o they_o with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o with_o great_a fury_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o citizen_n with_o the_o pestilence_n and_o that_o all_o those_o who_o the_o pestilence_n the_o sword_n and_o the_o famine_n have_v spare_v to_o the_o will_n of_o k._n nabuchadnezzar_n who_o shall_v put_v they_o to_o death_n without_o mercy_n and_o the_o latter_a messenger_n he_o bid_v tell_v the_o king_n because_o upon_o report_n of_o pharaoh_n army_n '_o the_o caldaean_o who_o have_v besiege_v jerusalem_n have_v raise_v the_o siege_n yet_o the_o army_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v come_v to_o help_v he_o shall_v return_v into_o egypt_n and_o then_o the_o caldaean_o shall_v return_v who_o shall_v beser_fw-ge lack_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n now_o when_o the_o army_n of_o the_o caldaean_o have_v receive_v the_o news_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o egyptian_a army_n for_o zedechiah_n relief_n and_o thereupon_o depart_v jer._n 37.13_o jeremiah_n be_v go_v from_o jerusalem_n into_o the_o country_n about_o some_o business_n by_o the_o way_n he_o light_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o certain_a captain_n name_v irijah_n who_o when_o he_o have_v upbraid_v he_o that_o he_o flee_v to_o the_o caldaean_o and_o he_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n deny_v it_o yet_o he_o believe_v he_o not_o accuse_v he_o to_o the_o noble_n whereupon_o they_o be_v very_a wretch_n beat_v jeremiah_n and_o cast_v he_o into_o jonathans_n prison_n where_o he_o remain_v a_o long_a time_n in_o a_o loathsome_a condition_n zedechias_n the_o king_n afterward_o send_v for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o he_o into_o the_o palace_n and_o ask_v he_o private_o whither_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n any_o message_n concern_v the_o captivity_n and_o when_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o that_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o that_o zedechiah_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n he_o humble_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o send_v he_o back_o into_o the_o prison_n of_o jonathan_n to_o die_v there_o he_o have_v deserve_v no_o such_o matter_n the_o king_n move_v with_o his_o supplication_n put_v he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n give_v charge_n that_o a_o little_a bread_n and_o pottage_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o as_o long_o as_o the_o bread_n in_o the_o city_n last_v yet_o be_v not_o his_o enemy_n content_a with_o this_o punishment_n for_o shaphaiab_n the_o son_n of_o mahan_n and_o gedaliah_n the_o son_n of_o pashur_n and_o jucal_n the_o son_n of_o shelmeiah_n and_o pashur_n the_o son_n of_o malchiah_n the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o court_n be_v move_v against_o he_o jer._n 33.1_o because_o they_o hear_v he_o speak_v open_o that_o which_o i_o mention_v a_o little_a before_o that_o he_o that_o tarry_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n the_o pestilence_n and_o the_o famine_n but_o he_o that_o flee_v to_o the_o caldaean_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o secure_a and_o go_v to_o the_o king_n they_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n especial_o since_o he_o discourage_v the_o soldier_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o city_n from_o defend_v it_o by_o scatter_v such_o like_a speech_n the_o king_n who_o in_o such_o confusion_n and_o astonishment_n of_o thing_n and_o in_o such_o danger_n desire_v to_o keep_v the_o affection_n of_o his_o subject_n towards_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v in_o their_o power_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o he_o to_o deny_v they_o any_o thing_n they_o then_o take_v he_o and_o let_v he_o
down_o by_o cord_n into_o the_o dungeon_n of_o malchiah_n the_o son_n of_o hamelech_n which_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n full_a of_o mire_n there_o he_o continue_v not_o long_o through_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o move_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o pity_v he_o there_o be_v in_o the_o court_n a_o eunuch_n one_o ebedmelech_n a_o ethiopian_a who_o because_o he_o conceive_v the_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o jeremiah_n have_v foretell_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v that_o which_o have_v befall_v he_o through_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o that_o be_v wrongful_o do_v of_o they_o to_o put_v he_o where_o it_o be_v twenty_o to_o one_o but_o he_o die_v the_o king_n whether_o move_v by_o his_o entreaty_n or_o persuasion_n give_v he_o charge_n to_o get_v jeremiah_n out_o and_o put_v he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n thereupon_o not_o long_o after_o the_o king_n send_v for_o jeremiah_n to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o tell_v he_o plain_o in_o good_a earnest_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o event_n of_o thing_n he_o first_o say_v he_o be_v afraid_a lest_o if_o he_o shall_v tell_v he_o truth_n he_o will_v kill_v he_o and_o not_o follow_v his_o advice_n and_o afterward_o have_v leave_n give_v he_o to_o speak_v free_o without_o fear_n of_o death_n the_o king_n have_v pass_v a_o oath_n for_o his_o security_n he_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o if_o he_o will_v go_v out_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n captalnes_n he_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o all_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v not_o be_v burn_v but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o go_v out_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o his_o enemy_n so_o as_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o escape_v and_o not_o himself_o only_o but_o also_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v burn_v therefore_o if_o he_o will_v do_v the_o best_a for_o himself_o and_o his_o friend_n he_o shall_v give_v credit_n to_o those_o word_n which_o be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o god_n when_o the_o king_n say_v he_o be_v afraid_a if_o he_o shall_v yield_v himself_o he_o shall_v be_v deliver_v over_o to_o the_o jew_n who_o already_o run_v away_o to_o the_o caldaean_o who_o will_v mock_v he_o although_o hieremiah_n avouch_v in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o prophet_n that_o if_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o as_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o yet_o the_o king_n believe_v he_o nor_o but_o only_o request_v of_o he_o or_o rather_o charge_v he_o that_o no_o body_n shall_v know_v conference_n know_v this_o their_o conference_n those_o thing_n but_o if_o the_o commander_n or_o great_a man_n shall_v ask_v what_o he_o have_v speak_v with_o they_o about_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o request_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v send_v back_o again_o into_o jonathans_n prison_n to_o die_v there_o the_o king_n send_v he_o back_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n the_o prince_n ask_v he_o as_o he_o go_v out_o what_o discourse_n and_o what_o about_o the_o king_n have_v with_o he_o but_o when_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o what_o the_o king_n have_v bid_v he_o they_o be_v satisfy_v nevertheless_o he_o remain_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n till_o the_o day_n that_o the_o city_n be_v take_v which_o however_o when_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o hieremiah_n word_n and_o do_n may_v be_v better_o understand_v we_o must_v now_o relate_v sect._n 8._o jerusalem_n begin_v to_o be_v besiege_v by_o nebuchadnezzer_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o his_o army_n jer._n 39_o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o ten_o month_n and_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n and_o four_o month_n and_o the_o nine_o day_n of_o the_o month_n it_o be_v take_v and_o those_o thing_n befall_v zedechiah_n which_o hieremiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o god_n have_v foretell_v for_o when_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o city_n be_v take_v he_o get_v out_o privy_o by_o night_n with_o some_o arm_a man_n through_o his_o 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shall_v not_o come_v under_o the_o power_n of_o they_o who_o he_o fear_v but_o shall_v be_v deliver_v because_o he_o have_v hope_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n take_v so_o great_a ear_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o hieremiah_n that_o by_o his_o goodness_n nabuchadnezzar_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n give_v charge_n to_o nebuzaradan_n the_o general_n of_o his_o army_n when_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v hieremiah_n to_o have_v his_o liberty_n and_o not_o trouble_v he_o at_o all_o but_o deal_v with_o he_o and_o use_v he_o as_o he_o desire_v therefore_o he_o fetch_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o godolias_n the_o son_n of_o ahikaiv_n that_o he_o may_v go_v abroad_o at_o his_o liberty_n afterward_o when_o nebuzaradan_n be_v to_o return_v to_o babylon_n he_o mention_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o freedom_n give_v he_o choice_n either_o to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o babylon_n or_o tarry_v where_o he_o will_v in_o judah_n and_o when_o he_o have_v say_v he_o have_v rather_o do_v the_o latter_a have_v afford_v he_o necessary_n for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o bestow_v gift_n upon_o he_o he_o send_v he_o away_o and_o he_o go_v to_o gedaliah_n who_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v make_v governor_n over_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n dwell_v with_o he_o in_o mispah_n till_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o ishmael_n the_o ammonite_n and_o when_o ishmael_n have_v slay_v gedaliah_n and_o many_o other_o and_o ishmael_n himself_o be_v beat_v by_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o careah_n jer._n 41.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o they_o that_o be_v leave_v entreat_v hieremy_n to_o inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o egypt_n or_o tarry_v there_o for_o they_o will_v do_v whatsoever_o god_n see_v good_a on_o the_o ten_o day_n after_o have_v call_v all_o the_o man_n of_o arm_n together_o and_o among_o they_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o careah_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v they_o shall_v dwell_v there_o where_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o 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