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much_o incense_a cain_n whereupon_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v thus_o angry_a for_o if_o he_o do_v well_o he_o shall_v sure_o be_v accept_v but_o if_o he_o do_v ill_a the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n will_v lie_v watch_v at_o his_o door_n to_o seize_v upon_o he_o and_o further_o to_o allay_v his_o anger_n towards_o his_o brother_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o abel_n desire_n shall_v still_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o first_o bear_v and_o he_o shall_v be_v content_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o he_o see_v ch._n 2.16_o but_o cain_n notwithstanding_o be_v implacable_o angry_a with_o his_o brother_n meet_v he_o one_o day_n in_o the_o field_n he_o slay_v he_o have_v commit_v this_o execrable_a murder_n god_n call_v to_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o where_o his_o brother_n be_v he_o answer_v i_o know_v not_o be_o i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n then_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o brother_n blood_n cry_v unto_o heaven_n for_o vengeance_n against_o he_o and_o that_o he_o have_v draw_v down_o upon_o himself_o by_o his_o heinous_a transgression_n this_o punishment_n that_o the_o earth_n that_o receive_v his_o brother_n blood_n shall_v plague_v he_o by_o be_v unfruitful_a under_o all_o his_o pain_n of_o husbandry_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n on_o the_o earth_n cain_n be_v thus_o sentence_v be_v present_o seize_v with_o a_o great_a terror_n and_o fear_n and_o vent_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n in_o such_o expression_n as_o these_o my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v behold_v o_o lord_n thou_o have_v drive_v i_o out_o this_o day_n from_o the_o face_n of_o this_o earth_n and_o land_n where_o i_o now_o dwell_v with_o my_o parent_n and_o kindred_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v hide_v as_o it_o be_v and_o shut_v up_o and_o exclude_v from_o thy_o grace_n and_o favour_n so_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v any_o gracious_a glance_n 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his_o building_n and_o wife_n shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n plunder_v the_o temple_n 2._o abijah_n reign_v p._n 505._o his_o army_n and_o speech_n to_o jeroboam_n israel_n rout_v 3._o asa_n reign_v pag._n 509._o his_o grandmother_n grove_n zerah_n invade_v he_o and_o be_v subdue_v asa_n league_n with_o benhadad_n and_o death_n 4._o jehoshaphat_n reign_v p._n 515._o remove_v all_o high_a place_n use_v for_o false_a go_n his_o reformation_n his_o greatness_n and_o riches_n his_o affinity_n with_o ahab_n he_o go_v to_o samaria_n jehu_n the_o prophet_n reprove_v he_o his_o care_n of_o the_o kingdom_n his_o fleet_n break_v his_o victory_n and_o death_n 5._o jehoram_n succeed_v p._n 525._o his_o idolatry_n slay_v his_o six_o brethren_n elijah_n letter_n to_o he_o edom_n revolt_v libnah_n revolt_v philistine_n invade_v he_o his_o sad_a end_n 6._o ahaziah_n p._n 529._o his_o wickedness_n be_v slay_v by_o jehu_n 7._o athaliah_n p._n 532._o her_o idolatry_n and_o cruelty_n 8._o joash_n p._n 533_o he_o be_v set_v up_o by_o jehoiada_n athaliah_n slay_v baal_n house_n pull_v down_o jehoiada_n good_a instruction_n of_o he_o collection_n for_o the_o temple_n jehoiada_fw-la dies_fw-la joash_n idolatry_n zachariah_n stone_v the_o syrian_n vanquish_v he_o his_o death_n 9_o amaziah_n p._n 541._o he_o begin_v well_o his_o war_n with_o edom_n and_o victory_n his_o idolatry_n joash_n king_n of_o israel_n defeat_v he_o amaziah_n slay_v 10._o vzziah_n p._n 546._o his_o coronation_n he_o recover_v elath_n conquer_v the_o philistine_n his_o herd_n and_o husbandry_n isaiah_n prophecy_n also_o joel_n vzziah_n pride_n leprosy_n and_o death_n 11._o jotham_n p._n 554._o he_o subdue_v the_o ammonite_n micah_n prophecy_n jotham_n die_v 12._o ahaz_n p._n 555._o his_o wickedness_n syria_n and_o israel_n invade_v he_o isaiah_n send_v to_o he_o jerusalem_n siege_n raise_v ahaz_n forsake_v the_o lord_n his_o calamity_n his_o league_n with_o assyria_n and_o death_n 13._o hezekiah_n p._n 563._o his_o goodness_n and_o reformation_n he_o shake_v off_o the_o assyrian_a yoke_n jerusalem_n besiege_v rabshakeh_n blasphemy_n hezekiah_n prayer_n isaiah_n message_n to_o he_o hezekiah_n sickness_n his_o thanksgiving_n the_o assyrian_n destroy_v ambassador_n from_o babylon_n come_v to_o he_o manasses_n bear_v nahum_n prophecy_n hezekiah_n die_v 14._o manasses_n p._n 595._o his_o great_a idolatry_n he_o be_v take_v captive_a short_o after_o be_v restore_v his_o reformation_n habakkuk_n prophecy_n manasseh_n die_v 15._o amon_n p._n 600._o his_o idolatry_n and_o death_n 16._o josiah_n p._n 601._o his_o piety_n jeremiah_n prophecy_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n find_v huldah_fw-mi the_o prophetess_n josiah_n throw_v down_o idolatry_n he_o go_v to_o bethel_n and_o other_o place_n his_o solemn_a passover_n his_o death_n great_o lament_v zephany_n prophecy_n 17._o shallum_n or_o jehoahaz_n pag._n 611._o his_o idolatry_n jeremy_n admonition_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n necho_n carry_v he_o away_o 18._o jehoiakim_n p._n 612._o his_o idolatry_n and_o oppression_n jeremy_n exhort_v he_o to_o repentance_n vriah_n prophecy_n jeremy_n bond_n and_o yoke_n baruch_n roll_n nabuchadnezzar_n conquer_v the_o egyptian_n jehoiakim_n take_v prisoner_n daniel_n and_o other_o carry_v to_o babylon_n jehoiakim_n burn_v the_o roll_n nabuchadnezzar_n return_v home_o his_o dream_n of_o the_o great_a image_n make_v of_o four_o metal_n jehoiakim_n revolt_v the_o golden_a image_n set_v up_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o be_v worship_v jehoiakim_n die_v 19_o jehoiakin_o p._n 617._o his_o captivity_n cyrus_n bear_v 20._o zedekiah_n reign_v p._n 618._o his_o wickedness_n jeremy_n prophecy_n several_a ambassador_n come_v to_o zedekiah_n hananiah_n a_o false_a prophet_n jeremy_n letter_n to_o the_o captive_n in_o babylon_n shemaiah_n a_o false_a prophet_n inveigh_v against_o he_o jeremy_n prophecy_v his_o death_n ezekel_n first_o vision_n jerusalem_n besiege_v his_o other_o vision_n his_o type_n zedekiah_n revolt_v judea_n be_v invade_v ezekiel_n wife_n die_v for_o who_o he_o be_v command_v not_o to_o mourn_v jeremy_n imprison_v jerusalem_n siege_n raise_v the_o egyptian_n be_v overthrow_v and_o the_o siege_n renew_v jeremy_n put_v into_o the_o dungeon_n ezekiel_n prophecy_v again_o jerusalem_n take_v the_o temple_n burn_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n come_v to_o a_o end_n king_n of_o israel_n 1._o jeroboam_n choose_v by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n he_o fortify_v shechem_n set_v up_o the_o golden_a calf_n a_o prophet_n send_v to_o he_o who_o declare_v against_o his_o altar_n his_o hand_n wither_v the_o prophet_n be_v seduce_v a_o lion_n slay_v he_o jeroboam_n son_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v his_o own_o death_n 2._o nadab_n a_o evil_a king_n slay_v by_o baasha_n p._n 508._o 3._o baasha_n reign_v p._n 509._o he_o do_v evil_a he_o build_v ramah_n jehu_n message_n to_o he_o baasha_n die_v 4._o elah_n reign_v two_o year_n p._n 511._o zimri_n slay_v he_o 5._o zimri_n burn_v p._n 511._o 6._o omri_n make_v king_n his_o idolatry_n and_o burial_n p._n 512._o 7._o ahab_n p._n 512._o he_o marry_v jezabel_n jericho_n rebuilt_a obadiah_n hide_v the_o prophet_n elijah_n miracle_n elisha_n call_v benhadad_o conquer_v a_o prophet_n reprove_v ahab_n naboth_n vineyard_n elijah_n meet_v ahab_n ahab_n slay_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n moab_n revolt_v 8._o ahaziah_n p._n 543._o his_o fall_n his_o message_n to_o baalzebub_n elijah_n bring_v down_o fire_n upon_o two_o company_n of_o fifty_o he_o die_v 9_o jehoram_fw-la p._n 545._o he_o maintain_v the_o golden_a calf_n elijah_n translation_n elisha_n take_v up_o his_o mantle_n elisha_n miracle_n the_o moabite_n destroy_v one_o another_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n sacrifice_n his_o son_n elisha_n work_v more_o miracle_n a_o sore_a famine_n in_o samaria_n it_o be_v miraculous_a relief_n the_o shunamite_n return_v benhadad_o send_v to_o elisha_n hazael_n stifle_v benhadad_o jehoram_n recover_v ramoth-gilead_n jehu_n anoint_v joram_n slay_v ahaziah_n slay_v jezabel_n death_n 10._o jehu_n make_v king_n p._n 585._o the_o slaughter_n of_o ahab_n offspring_n
and_o ahaziah_n brethren_n baal_n priest_n slay_v jehu_n idolatry_n and_o death_n 11._o jehoahaz_n reign_v p._n 590._o the_o syrian_n oppress_v he_o he_o die_v 12._o joash_n p._n 591._o he_o visit_v elisha_n elisha_n die_v joash_n take_v amaziah_n after_o his_o conquer_a the_o syrian_n joash_n die_v 13._o jeroboam_n the_o second_o p._n 593._o jonah_n hosea_n and_o amos_n prophecy_n jeroboam_n death_n the_o anarchy_n or_o interregnum_fw-la 14._o zachariah_n his_o short_a reign_n p._n 598._o 15._o shallum_n be_v slay_v by_o menahem_n p._n 599._o 16._o menahem_o p._n 599._o his_o cruelty_n the_o assyrian_a invade_v he_o he_o die_v 17._o pekaliah_n p._n 600._o 18._o pekah_n reign_v p._n 600._o his_o victory_n over_o ahaz_n the_o assyrian_a carry_v five_o tribe_n into_o captivity_n pekah_n slay_v 19_o hoshea_n p._n 602._o he_o continue_v jeroboam_n idolatry_n salman_n after_o make_v he_o tributary_n upon_o his_o revolt_n samaria_n be_v take_v and_o himself_o confine_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n end_n new_a colony_n plant_v other_o send_v after_o they_o a_o anti-temple_n build_v afterward_o destroy_v by_o john_n hircanus_n chap._n vi_o the_o six_o age_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n to_o their_o return_n zedekiah_n take_v see_v his_o child_n slay_v and_o then_o have_v his_o own_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o in_o chain_n be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n pag._n 627._o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n burn_v gedaliah_n set_v over_o those_o poor_a people_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n to_o dress_v the_o vineyard_n and_o till_o the_o ground_n pag._n 630_o seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n with_o other_o principal_a man_n carry_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o riblah_n and_o there_o put_v to_o death_n ibid._n jeremy_n have_v his_o choice_n whither_o he_o will_v go_v into_o babylon_n and_o there_o be_v honourable_o treat_v or_o stay_v in_o judea_n he_o choose_v the_o latter_a ibid._n ishmael_n conspire_v against_o gedaliah_n johanan_n discover_v it_o but_o gedaliah_n will_v not_o believe_v it_o and_o so_o be_v treacherous_o murder_v by_o ishmael_n pag._n 631._o johanan_n take_v from_o ishmael_n his_o prisoner_n but_o he_o himself_o escape_v with_o eight_o more_o to_o the_o ammonite_n johanan_n and_o his_o captain_n and_o many_o of_o the_o people_n go_v into_o egypt_n and_o carry_v jeremy_n and_o baruck_v along_o with_o they_o ezekiel_n prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o last_o remainder_n of_o the_o israelite_n he_o threaten_v murmurer_n and_o hypocrite_n and_o unfaithful_a shepherd_n and_o the_o edomite_n pag._n 632_o obadiah_n prophecy_n against_o edom._n ezekiel_n comfort_v the_o captive_a israelite_n promise_v that_o god_n will_v avenge_v they_o on_o their_o enemy_n he_o prophecy_v their_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n though_o their_o condition_n there_o seem_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 pag._n 633_o he_o prophecy_v of_o their_o victory_n over_o gog_n and_o magog_n he_o prophecy_v against_o egypt_n he_o prophecy_v against_o the_o israelite_n that_o be_v go_v into_o egypt_n and_o against_o pharaoh_n himself_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremy_n pag._n 633._o tyre_n besiege_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n nabuzaradan_n carry_v away_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o hundred_o forty_o five_o ibid._n ezekiel_n have_v that_o glorious_a vision_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o new_a temple_n pag._n 634._o tyre_n take_v nabuchadnezzar_n invade_v egypt_n make_v great_a havoc_n there_o ibid._n he_o return_v now_o into_o babylon_n he_o have_v there_o the_o dream_n of_o the_o great_a tree_n who_o destiny_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v down_o ibid._n he_o new_o build_v babylon_n he_o fall_v distract_v and_o so_o continue_v for_o seven_o year_n pag._n 635_o he_o return_v to_o his_o wit_n praise_n god_n and_o die_v evilmerodach_n succeed_v he_o jechoniah_n advance_v zedekiah_n die_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n engage_v in_o a_o war_n against_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n of_o who_o army_n cyrus_n be_v make_v general_n he_o obtain_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o babylonian_n ibid._n belshazzar_n succeed_v in_o belshazzar_n first_o year_n daniel_n have_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n ibid._n in_o his_o three_o year_n he_o have_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o ram_n and_o he-goat_n pag._n 636._o cyrus_n conquer_v the_o babylonian_n besiege_n babylon_n with_o a_o vast_a army_n belshazzar_n carouse_v with_o his_o noble_n see_v the_o hand-writing_n on_o the_o wall_n daniel_n interpret_v it_o be_v thereupon_o advance_v pag._n 636_o belshazzar_n slay_v his_o kingdom_n bring_v to_o a_o end_n darius_n take_v on_o he_o the_o kingdom_n cyrus_n marry_v darius_n only_a daughter_n and_o so_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o media_n darius_n set_v over_o the_o province_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o governor_n over_o who_o he_o make_v three_o principal_a overseer_n and_o daniel_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o noble_n be_v stir_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o envy_n against_o he_o move_z the_o king_n to_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o for_o thirty_o day_n space_n no_o petition_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o any_o god_n or_o man_n but_o to_o himself_o daniel_n hereupon_o cast_v into_o the_o lion_n den_n ibid._n the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o jew_n captivity_n draw_v to_o a_o end_n daniel_n pray_v for_o the_o promise_a deliverance_n the_o angel_n gabriel_n give_v he_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o seventy_o week_n pag._n 637._o cyrus_n upon_o darius_n death_n be_v make_v absolute_a monarch_n of_o the_o east_n the_o jew_n show_v he_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v their_o deliverer_n he_o thereupon_o make_v a_o edict_n for_o their_o return_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v and_o build_v their_o temple_n chap._n vii_o the_o seven_o age_n from_o their_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n to_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n cyrus_n make_v zerubbabel_n chief_a captain_n of_o those_o jew_n that_o return_v and_o consign_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v they_o offer_v towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o return_n they_o build_v the_o altar_n and_o thereon_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o 15_o day_n keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o return_n they_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o old_a man_n weep_v the_o young_a man_n rejoice_v pag._n 642_o the_o cuthaean_o or_o samaritan_n offer_v to_o join_v with_o they_o but_o be_v refuse_v by_o their_o interest_n in_o cambyses_n court_n give_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o work_n ibid._n daniel_n vision_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o of_o alexander_n and_o his_o successor_n ibid._n cyrus_n die_v cambyses_n succeed_v the_o samaritan_n now_o frame_v a_o open_a accusation_n against_o the_o jew_n pag._n 643._o cambyses_n die_v darius_n histaspis_n succeed_v call_v ahashuerus_n he_o marry_v alosta_n or_o vashti_n the_o daughter_n of_o cyrus_n in_o his_o second_o year_n haggai_n prophecy_n and_o reprove_v the_o jew_n for_o their_o negligence_n in_o not_o go_v on_o with_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n whereupon_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n take_v the_o work_n in_o hand_n afresh_o pag._n 644._o in_o the_o eight_o month_n of_o the_o same_o year_n zachary_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n that_o haggai_n do_v ibid._n in_o the_o nine_o month_n of_o that_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o temple_n begin_v to_o be_v rear_v by_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n the_o two_o last_o prophecy_n of_o haggai_n be_v reveal_v to_o he_o the_o samaritan_n viz._n tatnai_n and_o sether-hoznai_a strive_v again_o to_o hinder_v they_o pag._n 645_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n have_v a_o vision_n of_o horseman_n and_o several_a other_o vision_n ibid._n cyrus_n decree_n be_v find_v the_o king_n command_v the_o samaritan_n not_o only_o not_o to_o hinder_v the_o jew_n in_o build_v their_o temple_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v furnish_v they_o with_o money_n out_o of_o the_o king_n treasure_n for_o it_o pag._n 646_o darius_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n make_v a_o royal_a feast_n for_o his_o prince_n vashti_n refuse_v to_o come_v to_o he_o when_o he_o send_v for_o she_o she_o be_v thereupon_o divorce_v pag._n 647._o god_n answer_v the_o jew_n inquire_v concern_v their_o fast_n of_o the_o five_o and_o seven_o month_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o zachary_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v change_v their_o fast_n into_o day_n of_o rejoice_v ibid._n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o second_o temple_n be_v finish_v and_o dedicate_v pag._n 650._o upon_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n they_o celebrate_v the_o first_o passover_n in_o
unto_o the_o lord_n to_o prosper_v he_o in_o his_o business_n and_o that_o by_o such_o a_o sign_n he_o may_v know_v the_o damosel_n god_n have_v appoint_v for_o his_o master_n son_n and_o this_o sign_n he_o find_v point_v he_o clear_o to_o rebecca_n these_o thing_n be_v all_o true_a and_o real_a he_o desire_v they_o that_o they_o will_v please_v to_o deal_v kind_o and_o upright_o with_o his_o master_n and_o to_o let_v he_o have_v a_o direct_a answer_n concern_v this_o great_a and_o weighty_a matter_n that_o he_o may_v know_v whether_o to_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a that_o be_v that_o if_o they_o consent_v not_o he_o may_v somewhere_o else_o look_v for_o a_o wife_n for_o his_o young_a master_n then_o laban_n who_o as_o it_o be_v like_a have_v the_o manage_n of_o all_o their_o affair_n his_o father_n be_v old_a speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o they_o all_o and_o tell_v the_o servant_n that_o the_o thing_n seem_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o his_o alwise_a providence_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v unto_o he_o either_o good_a or_o bad_a good_a reason_n they_o have_v none_o against_o this_o motion_n and_o bid_v they_o will_v not_o urge_v so_o that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v against_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v have_v their_o free_a consent_n to_o have_v rebecca_n for_o his_o master_n son_n provide_v she_o be_v willing_a see_v god_n have_v declare_v his_o good_a pleasure_n therein_o by_o point_v she_o out_o to_o he_o by_o that_o sign_n when_o eliezer_n hear_v this_o he_o worship_v god_n bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n then_o he_o present_v rebecca_n with_o some_o rich_a piece_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n plate_n and_o with_o rich_a suit_n of_o apparel_n and_o present_v her_o mother_n also_o and_o her_o brother_n with_o rich_a gift_n all_o thing_n have_v thus_o prosperous_o succeed_v eliezer_n and_o his_o company_n be_v now_o willing_a to_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o laban_n which_o have_v do_v they_o repose_v themselves_o there_o that_o night_n then_o rise_v early_o the_o next_o morning_n eliezer_n like_o a_o man_n that_o serious_o mind_v his_o business_n desire_v they_o to_o hasten_v he_o away_o with_o his_o young_a mistress_n her_o mother_n and_o brother_n be_v not_o willing_a so_o soon_o to_o part_v with_o she_o but_o desire_v that_o she_o may_v stay_v with_o they_o at_o least_o ten_o day_n before_o she_o go_v but_o eliezer_n be_v impatient_a of_o so_o long_a a_o stay_n and_o therefore_o entreat_v they_o that_o see_v the_o lord_n have_v so_o eminent_o prosper_v he_o in_o his_o business_n hitherto_o he_o may_v now_o hasten_v home_o to_o his_o master_n they_o reply_v they_o will_v call_v rebecca_n and_o see_v what_o she_o say_v to_o it_o rebecca_n express_v a_o modest_a willingness_n to_o go_v provide_v it_o may_v be_v with_o their_o good_a like_n they_o say_v they_o see_v the_o thing_n be_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o she_o shall_v go_v then_o solemn_o bless_v she_o and_o pray_v that_o she_o may_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o thousand_o of_o million_o that_o be_v of_o a_o innumerable_a posterity_n who_o may_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o their_o enemy_n they_o forthwith_o send_v she_o away_o with_o deborah_n her_o nurse_n and_o some_o young_a maid_n to_o attend_v she_o rebecca_n with_o her_o attendant_n be_v thus_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o eliezer_n they_o begin_v their_o journey_n towards_o canaan_n and_o after_o some_o day_n travel_v they_o draw_v near_o to_o beersheba_n where_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n dwell_v it_o be_v now_o eventide_v isaac_n be_v walk_v in_o the_o field_n to_o pray_v and_o meditate_v his_o walk_n be_v in_o the_o way_n puteum_fw-la way_n veniebat_fw-la ea_fw-la via_fw-la qua_fw-la itur_fw-la ad_fw-la puteum_fw-la that_o lead_v to_o the_o well_o lahairoi_a where_o on_o a_o sudden_a lift_v up_o his_o eye_n he_o see_v the_o camel_n come_v towards_o he_o rebecca_n see_v he_o at_o some_o distance_n ask_v eliezer_n who_o he_o be_v and_o he_o tell_v she_o it_o be_v isaac_n his_o young_a master_n she_o immediate_o light_v off_o from_o her_o camel_n and_o take_v a_o veil_n and_o cover_v her_o face_n in_o token_n of_o modesty_n and_o subjection_n when_o they_o meet_v the_o servant_n tell_v isaac_n all_o that_o have_v happen_v and_o present_v rebecca_n to_o he_o isaac_n joyful_o receive_v and_o welcome_v she_o and_o forthwith_o conduct_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarahs_n tent_n 31.33_o tent_n woman_n it_o seem_v have_v their_o tent_n apart_o see_v ch._n 31.33_o which_o it_o seem_v at_o her_o death_n about_o three_o year_n before_o have_v be_v reserve_v with_o its_o furniture_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o soon_o after_o he_o take_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n by_o solemn_a marry_n of_o she_o and_o love_v she_o exceed_o and_o be_v high_o please_v with_o she_o so_o that_o the_o great_a grief_n he_o have_v before_o lie_v under_o for_o his_o dear_a mother_n death_n be_v now_o well_o mitigate_v and_o abate_v by_o the_o comfort_n he_o have_v in_o his_o new_a wife_n ch._n 24._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xv._o abraham_n have_v thus_o happy_o dispatch_v that_o weighty_a business_n of_o his_o son_n marriage_n he_o take_v to_o himself_o another_o wife_n multiplicaretur_fw-la wife_n non_fw-la libidine_fw-la motus_fw-la sed_fw-la amore_fw-la prolis_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la divino_fw-la instinctu_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la semen_fw-mi inter_fw-la gentes_fw-la quoque_fw-la multiplicaretur_fw-la by_o name_n keturah_n when_o he_o be_v about_o 140_o year_n old_a for_o though_o forty_o year_n before_o that_o time_n his_o body_n be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a rom._n 4.19_o as_o to_o any_o humane_a likelihood_n of_o beget_v child_n yet_o god_n who_o strengthen_v he_o then_o to_o beget_v isaac_n do_v it_o seem_v now_o renew_v that_o masculine_a vigour_n and_o strength_n to_o he_o to_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n of_o multiply_v his_o seed_n ch._n 17._o 5._o in_o other_o also_o though_o principal_o in_o isaac_n that_o he_o enable_v he_o to_o beget_v six_o son_n of_o keturah_n in_o his_o old_a age_n to_o these_o he_o give_v portion_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o to_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o hagar_n be_v his_o child_n by_o his_o concubine_n inheritance_n concubine_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o not_o only_o they_o be_v call_v concubine_n who_o as_o hagar_n be_v take_v after_o a_o man_n be_v marry_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v partner-wive_n or_o by-wive_n for_o the_o right_n of_o the_o bed_n and_o propagation_n of_o child_n though_o not_o solemn_o betroth_v nor_o take_v with_o dowry_n nor_o to_o be_v partner_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o family_n but_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o lawful_a wife_n and_o their_o child_n be_v not_o to_o inherit_v except_o the_o father_n please_v as_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n do_v extraordinary_o become_v head_n of_o tribe_n i_o say_v not_o only_o such_o as_o these_o be_v call_v concubine_n but_o second_o wife_n take_v after_o the_o first_o be_v dead_a be_v so_o call_v because_o their_o child_n have_v no_o right_n of_o inheritance_n and_o before_o his_o death_n send_v they_o away_o into_o the_o east-country_n into_o part_n of_o arabia_n a_o good_a way_n off_o from_o isaac_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n who_o he_o make_v the_o sole_a and_o full_a heir_n of_o all_o his_o remain_a estate_n thus_o testify_v his_o faith_n that_o only_a isaac_n and_o his_o seed_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n chap._n 25._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o sect_n xvi_o rebecca_n continue_v 19_o year_n barren_a after_o her_o marriage_n but_o at_o last_o upon_o isaac_n prayer_n who_o have_v pray_v many_o year_n for_o she_o the_o lord_n be_v entreat_v to_o bless_v she_o with_o power_n to_o conceive_v and_o she_o conceive_v twin_n who_o struggle_v in_o her_o womb_n she_o say_v if_o it_o be_v so_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o i_o be_o indeed_o with_o child_n why_o be_o i_o thus_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n i_o feel_v such_o a_o strange_a and_o extraordinary_a and_o painful_a struggle_v in_o my_o womb_n more_o than_o other_o woman_n do_v that_o be_v in_o my_o condition_n hereupon_o she_o betake_v herself_o either_o by_o she_o own_o private_a prayer_n or_o by_o some_o prophet_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o answer_n she_o receive_v be_v that_o she_o have_v two_o son_n in_o her_o womb_n that_o shall_v be_v the_o head_n of_o two_o several_a nation_n viz._n edomite_n and_o israelites_n that_o these_o two_o nation_n shall_v differ_v very_o much_o one_o from_o the_o other_o they_o shall_v be_v divide_v in_o habitation_n and_o shall_v differ_v very_o much_o in_o their_o law_n religion_n and_o manner_n that_o esau_n for_o some_o time_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o jacob_n
perform_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o abraham_n his_o father_n and_o will_v make_v his_o seed_n to_o multiply_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o his_o seed_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v for_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v of_o he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o forget_v abraham_n faithfulness_n and_o sincere_a obedience_n to_o he_o and_o will_v recompense_v it_o by_o blessing_n his_o son_n parent_n son_n the_o piety_n of_o parent_n be_v very_o bencfieial_a to_o their_o child_n provide_v they_o walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o their_o religious_a parent_n hereupon_o isaac_n go_v to_o gerar_n a_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v gen._n 21.2_o the_o man_n of_o the_o place_n ask_v he_o concern_v rebecca_n and_o he_o be_v afraid_a they_o will_v kill_v he_o that_o some_o of_o they_o may_v have_v she_o be_v a_o beautiful_a woman_n if_o he_o own_a himself_n her_o husband_n he_o as_o his_o father_n trahunt_fw-la father_n exempla_fw-la patrum_fw-la liberos_fw-la in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la potenter_fw-la trahunt_fw-la abraham_n have_v twice_o do_v before_o ch._n 12.13_o 19_o &_o 20.2_o say_v she_o be_v his_o sister_n which_o though_o true_a in_o a_o sense_n she_o be_v his_o kinswoman_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o to_o their_o understanding_n after_o some_o time_n abimelech_n king_n of_o the_o place_n look_v out_o at_o a_o window_n see_v isaac_n use_v some_o free_a though_o innocent_a familiarity_n with_o rebecca_n which_o between_o any_o that_o be_v not_o man_n and_o wife_n he_o think_v will_v not_o have_v be_v decent_a and_o thereupon_o he_o tell_v isaac_n that_o certain_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n which_o he_o immediate_o confess_v and_o declare_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o not_o own_v it_o before_o abimelech_n expostulate_v with_o he_o for_o this_o tell_v he_o that_o some_o of_o his_o subject_n may_v possible_o have_v take_v rebecca_n to_o himself_o and_o have_v lie_v with_o she_o and_o so_o bring_v great_a guilt_n upon_o they_o by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o dissimulation_n but_o much_o more_o adultery_n before_o the_o give_v of_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n and_o heathen-morality_n abimelech_n further_o charge_v his_o subject_n that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v injure_v isaac_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n isaac_n now_o fall_v to_o husbandry_n and_o have_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n a_o hundred-fold_n increase_n and_o grow_v to_o so_o great_a riches_n and_o wealth_n that_o it_o draw_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o philistine_n upon_o he_o insomuch_o that_o they_o stop_v up_o the_o well_n that_o have_v be_v dig_v there_o former_o by_o his_o father_n servant_n this_o injury_n be_v great_a both_o because_o of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o water_n there_o as_o also_o because_o it_o be_v do_v against_o their_o covenant_n and_o oath_n former_o make_v with_o his_o father_n abraham_n gen._n 21.30_o but_o isaac_n without_o make_v any_o further_a disturbance_n about_o it_o set_v his_o servant_n to_o dig_v they_o again_o and_o to_o call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n his_o father_n have_v former_o give_v they_o abimelech_n give_v he_o notice_n how_o some_o of_o his_o subject_n envy_v he_o and_o therefore_o advise_v he_o to_o remove_v from_o thence_o which_o he_o according_o do_v to_o the_o valley_n or_o low_a ground_n of_o gerar._n there_o his_o servant_n dig_v find_v another_o well_o but_o the_o herdsman_n of_o gerar_n strive_v with_o his_o servant_n and_o get_v it_o from_o he_o so_o he_o call_v it_o esec_n signify_v contention_n then_o his_o servant_n dig_v and_o find_v another_o spring_n and_o that_o also_o these_o man_n of_o gerar_n strive_v for_o so_o that_o he_o call_v it_o name_n it_o from_o this_o word_n satan_n have_v his_o name_n sittah_n signify_v hatred_n then_o they_o remove_v further_o and_o dig_v again_o find_v another_o well_o and_o for_o that_o the_o philistine_n strive_v not_o and_o therefore_o isaac_n call_v it_o rehoboth_n intimate_v that_o god_n have_v now_o make_v room_n for_o they_o that_o they_o may_v grow_v in_o the_o land_n the_o famine_n be_v end_v he_o return_v to_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o he_o come_v viz._n beersheba_n where_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o comfort_v he_o against_o the_o envious_a deal_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o promise_v to_o bless_v he_o and_o to_o multiply_v his_o seed_n for_o his_o father_n abraham_n sake_n here_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o sacrifice_n thankful_o unto_o god_n and_o here_o he_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n and_o worship_n he_o in_o a_o public_a and_o solemn_a manner_n declare_v hereby_o that_o he_o will_v worship_v no_o other_o god_n than_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n abraham_n abimelech_n with_o some_o of_o his_o chief_a courtier_n follow_v he_o hither_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o they_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o do_v eminent_o bless_v he_o and_o therefore_o they_o desire_v to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o whereby_o he_o shall_v be_v engage_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o hurt_v they_o as_o they_o have_v not_o do_v he_o any_o considerable_a injury_n the_o small_a annoyance_n about_o the_o well_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o worthy_a to_o be_v remember_v isaac_n consent_v hereunto_o do_v thereupon_o make_v they_o a_o great_a feast_n and_o the_o next_o morning_n they_o do_v confirm_v their_o covenant_n mutual_o by_o their_o oath_n and_o so_o he_o send_v they_o away_o in_o peace_n the_o same_o day_n isaac_n servant_n come_v and_o tell_v he_o of_o the_o well_o they_o have_v find_v thereabouts_o and_o he_o call_v it_o sheba_n signify_v a_o oath_n this_o well_o be_v former_o so_o call_v by_o abraham_n ch._n 21.31_o but_o have_v be_v stop_v as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o now_o open_v again_o by_o isaac_n servant_n the_o old_a name_n be_v again_o impose_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n ch._n 26._o from_o 1._o to_o 34._o sect_n xxi_o esau_n be_v now_o 40_o year_n old_a contrary_a to_o the_o consent_n and_o will_n of_o his_o parent_n take_v two_o wife_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o the_o hittite_n one_o of_o the_o accurse_a nation_n of_o the_o canaanite_n viz._n judith_n 36.2_o judith_n esau_n wife_n and_o their_o father_n have_v several_a name_n as_o appear_v gen._n 36.2_o the_o daughter_n of_o beeri_n and_o bashemath_n the_o daughter_n of_o elon_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o idolatry_n and_o their_o averseness_n to_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o other_o ill_a quality_n be_v very_o displease_v troublesome_a and_o uneasy_a to_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n ch._n 26._o v._n 34_o 35._o ch._n 27._o v._n 46._o ch._n 28._o v._n 8._o sect_n xxii_o ishmael_n abraham_n son_n by_o hagar_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 137_o die_v and_o be_v gather_v unto_o jan_n unto_o abraham_n dicitur_fw-la congregatus_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la i._n e._n ad_fw-la societatem_fw-la iustorum_fw-la qualis_fw-la ipse_fw-la erat_fw-la haec_fw-la phrasis_n etiam_fw-la male_a morientibus_fw-la attribuitur_fw-la quia_fw-la scil_n illi_fw-la congregentur_fw-la ad_fw-la malos_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la jan_n his_o people_n that_o be_v such_o as_o be_v like_o he_o 12_o prince_n be_v descend_v from_o he_o and_o their_o castle_n and_o town_n be_v call_v after_o their_o name_n gen._n 25._o from_o 12._o to_o 19_o sect_n xxiii_o isaac_n be_v now_o arrive_v at_o the_o age_n of_o 136_o and_o his_o eye_n 76._o eye_n isaac_n be_v 60_o when_o jacob_n be_v bear_v and_o jacob_n be_v now_o 76._o be_v very_o dim_a blindness_n indeed_o be_v incident_a to_o old_a age_n yet_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v happen_v to_o isaac_n by_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o jacob_n may_v be_v bless_v by_o he_o for_o isaac_n live_v after_o this_o above_o 40_o year_n as_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o ch._n 35.28_o the_o patriarch_n have_v receive_v the_o promise_n of_o grace_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o seed_n after_o they_o be_v wont_a before_o they_o die_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prosphesie_n to_o foreshow_a with_o which_o of_o their_o seed_n this_o covenant_n shall_v continue_v and_o so_o do_v as_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o will_n and_o testament_n pass_v over_o the_o right_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n to_o those_o their_o child_n who_o be_v to_o be_v heir_n thereof_o and_o in_o who_o family_n the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v continue_v till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n whence_o that_o phrase_n heb._n 12.17_o of_o inherit_v the_o blessing_n and_o thus_o isaac_n now_o intend_v to_o bless_v his_o son_n esau_n not_o understand_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o will_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n herein_o so_o plain_o as_o rebecca_n do_v from_o that_o oracle_n gen._n 25.23_o where_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o
camel_n 500_o yoke_n of_o ox_n 500_o she-ass_n 3._o he_o have_v a_o great_a many_o servant_n 4._o there_o be_v great_a unity_n and_o love_n among_o his_o child_n they_o feast_v one_o another_o in_o their_o course_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v job_n piety_n and_o paternal_a care_n in_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o they_o 3._o of_o his_o wonderful_a affliction_n satan_n obtain_v a_o commission_n to_o have_v power_n over_o his_o possession_n over_o his_o child_n and_o over_o his_o own_o person_n yet_o so_o as_o not_o to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o his_o own_o wife_n mock_v at_o he_o hereupon_o he_o curse_v the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o wish_n he_o have_v die_v before_o or_o immediate_o after_o his_o come_n into_o the_o world_n ch._n 1._o &_o 2._o to_o the_o 11_o vers_n and_o ch._n 3._o 4._o of_o his_o four_o friend_n come_v to_o he_o to_o visit_v he_o in_o this_o his_o sad_a condition_n whereof_o the_o three_o first_o viz._n eliphaz_n bildad_n and_o zophar_n argue_v and_o debate_v the_o matter_n with_o he_o and_o pretend_v to_o maintain_v that_o he_o that_o be_v so_o extraordinary_o and_o extreme_o afflict_v by_o god_n as_o job_n be_v must_v needs_o either_o be_v a_o great_a and_o open_a sinner_n or_o a_o close_a hypocrite_n from_o vers_fw-la 11._o of_o ch._n 2._o to_o the_o end_n eliphaz_n begin_v and_o be_v the_o first_o opponent_n in_o this_o disputation_n who_o argument_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o four_o and_o 5_o ch._n job_n answer_n to_o he_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o 6_o and_o seven_o ch._n bildad_o be_v the_o second_o opponent_n his_o discourse_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o 8_o ch._n and_o it_o be_v main_o a_o confutation_n of_o job_n reply_n to_o eliphaz_n job_n answer_n to_o he_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o 9th_o and_o 10_o ch._n in_o which_o like_o a_o ingenuous_a disputant_n he_o grant_v that_o which_o be_v true_a in_o bildad_n argument_n and_o deny_v what_o be_v false_a zophar_n be_v the_o three_o opponent_n who_o discourse_n and_o argument_n be_v contain_v in_o ch._n 11._o job_n answer_n to_o he_o be_v set_v down_o ch._n 22_o 13_o 14._o and_o it_o be_v frame_v not_o only_o as_o a_o answer_n to_o zophar_n argument_n but_o also_o to_o what_o eliphaz_n and_o bildad_n have_v allege_v before_o and_o he_o conclude_v with_o a_o humble_a supplication_n to_o god_n for_o a_o mitigation_n of_o his_o affliction_n eliphaz_n speak_v again_o and_o rejoin_v ch._n 15._o job_n reply_v to_o he_o ch._n 16_o &_o 17._o bildad_o also_o rejoin_v ch._n 18._o job_n answer_v he_o ch._n 19_o zophar_n rejoin_v also_o ch._n 20._o job_n answer_v he_o ch._n 21._o eliphaz_n undertake_v he_o a_o three_o time_n ch._n 22._o job_n answer_n to_o he_o be_v couch_v in_o ch._n 23_o &_o 24._o bildad_o also_o undertake_v he_o a_o three_o time_n ch._n 25._o job_n answer_v he_o ch._n 26._o and_o that_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o disputation_n which_o job_n close_v with_o two_o speech_n the_o first_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o 27_o &_o 28_o ch._n wherein_o he_o profess_v his_o integrity_n and_o his_o resolution_n to_o hold_v it_o to_o the_o end_n the_o second_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o 29_o 30_o 31_o ch._n wherein_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o former_a great_a happiness_n and_o lament_v his_o present_a miserable_a condition_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o outward_a and_o inward_a temptation_n and_o assert_n the_o uprightness_n and_o inoffensiveness_n of_o his_o carriage_n the_o disputation_n be_v end_v elihu_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v moderator_n begin_v to_o speak_v and_o he_o make_v four_o distinct_a speech_n the_o first_o be_v contain_v in_o ch._n 32_o &_o 33._o in_o the_o close_a of_o which_o he_o give_v job_n leave_v to_o make_v his_o defence_n who_o not_o reply_v he_o proceed_v to_o his_o second_o speech_n contain_v in_o ch._n 34._o his_o three_o be_v set_v down_o in_o ch._n 35._o his_o four_o in_o ch._n 36_o &_o 37._o then_o the_o almighty_a himself_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o whirlwind_n and_o give_v the_o final_a and_o decisive_a sentence_n between_o job_n and_o his_o friend_n and_o first_o the_o lord_n reprove_v the_o ignorance_n of_o job_n and_o show_v he_o how_o unfit_a he_o be_v to_o contend_v with_o his_o maker_n ch._n 38._o &_o 39_o job_n hereupon_o humble_o abase_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o yield_v the_o cause_n and_o promise_n silence_n and_o not_o to_o complain_v any_o more_o ch._n 40._o v._n 3_o 4_o 5._o then_o the_o lord_n reprove_v job_n for_o not_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o full_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o exact_a justice_n of_o his_o creator_n and_o his_o own_o sinfulness_n the_o lord_n also_o manifest_v and_o declare_v his_o own_o power_n and_o job_n weakness_n command_v job_n by_o way_n of_o irony_n to_o do_v that_o which_o none_o but_o god_n can_v do_v then_o he_o exemplify_v his_o own_o infinite_a power_n in_o his_o have_v create_v at_o first_o and_o still_o have_v the_o government_n over_o those_o two_o vast_a creature_n viz._n behemoth_n and_o leviathan_n from_o vers_fw-la 6._o of_o ch._n 40._o to_o the_o end_n of_o 41._o 5_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o history_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o ch._n 42._o where_o job_n confess_v himself_o guilty_a and_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n god_n then_o reprove_v his_o friend_n for_o not_o speak_v of_o he_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_o he_o charge_v they_o to_o offer_v burnt-offering_n for_o themselves_o and_o to_o get_v job_n to_o intercede_v for_o they_o for_o he_o he_o will_v accept_v job_n be_v now_o deliver_v from_o his_o affliction_n and_o bless_v with_o double_a as_o much_o estate_n as_o he_o have_v before_o and_o in_o time_n with_o as_o many_o child_n as_o he_o have_v before_o viz._n with_o seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n his_o friend_n and_o near_a relation_n visit_v he_o and_o present_v he_o with_o gift_n the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n be_v double_v for_o he_o live_v a_o 140_o year_n after_o his_o trouble_n and_o so_o be_v 70_o year_n old_a when_o his_o trouble_n begin_v and_o die_v 210_o year_n old_a the_o long_a liver_n bear_v since_o terah_n sect_n l._n 2385._o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2385._o about_o this_o time_n die_v levi_n in_o egypt_n age_v 137_o exod._n 6.16_o be_v grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o great_a grandfather_n by_o the_o father_n for_o when_o he_o have_v beget_v kohath_n in_o canaan_n and_o a_o daughter_n call_v jochebed_n in_o egypt_n amram_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n take_v to_o wife_n jochebed_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n his_o own_o aunt_n do_v therein_o that_o which_o be_v then_o customary_a though_o afterward_o it_o be_v express_o forbid_v leu._n 18.12_o &_o 20.19_o and_o by_o she_o he_o have_v miriam_n aaron_n and_o moses_n and_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o age_n of_o 137._o the_o just_a age_n of_o his_o grandfather_n levi_n he_o die_v a_o little_a before_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n see_v exod._n 6.18_o 20._o sect_n li._n the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v now_o by_o the_o especial_a blessing_n of_o god_n increase_v in_o egypt_n from_o 70_o soul_n to_o 70._o to_o at_o gen._n 46.25_o numerantur_fw-la solum_fw-la sexaginta_fw-la sex_n resp_n tot_o descenderunt_fw-la cum_fw-la jacobo_n at_o in_o egypto_n 70._o add_v enim_fw-la dvos_fw-la josephi_fw-la silios_fw-la in_o egypto_n natos_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la josephum_fw-la &_o patrem_fw-la jacobum_fw-la sicque_fw-la sunt_fw-la 70._o a_o vast_a multitude_n after_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n and_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n by_o degree_n fall_v into_o great_a enormity_n and_o abomination_n as_o 1._o many_o of_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v corrupt_a in_o their_o religion_n and_o commit_v idolatry_n with_o the_o idol_n of_o egypt_n as_o be_v intimate_v josh_n 24.14_o put_v away_o the_o god_n which_o your_o father_n serve_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o flood_n and_o in_o egypt_n and_o serve_v you_o the_o lord_n see_v also_o ezek._n 20.8_o 2._o some_o of_o they_o join_v in_o marriage_n with_o the_o egyptian_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o leu._n 24.10_o and_o the_o son_n of_o a_o israelitish_n woman_n who_o father_n be_v a_o egyptian_a for_o these_o and_o their_o other_o great_a sin_n and_o transgression_n the_o lord_n now_o cast_v they_o into_o a_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n partly_o to_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o partly_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o set_v their_o heart_n on_o egypt_n and_o to_o make_v they_o long_o after_o canaan_n the_o promise_v land_n and_o according_o now_o there_o arise_v a_o new_a king_n in_o egypt_n who_o know_v nor_o joseph_n nor_o the_o service_n he_o have_v do_v for_o that_o crown_n who_o fear_v the_o number_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o israelite_n do_v resolve_v to_o
versum_fw-la in_o fight_v against_o his_o peculiar_a people_n who_o king_n and_o sovereign_a he_o have_v undertake_v to_o be_v therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n maintain_v a_o truceless_a war_n with_o amalek_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n exod._n 17._o from_o vers_n 8._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xii_o this_o story_n of_o jethro_n contain_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n viz._n the_o 18_o seem_v not_o to_o lie_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n but_o aught_o to_o come_v in_o between_o the_o 10_o and_o 11_o verse_n of_o numb_a 10._o for_o in_o exod._n 18._o vers_fw-la 12._o it_o be_v say_v jethro_n take_v burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o god_n whereas_o the_o law_n for_o burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v and_o vers_fw-la 13._o &_o 16._o be_v say_v moses_n sit_v to_o judge_v the_o people_n and_o to_o make_v they_o know_v the_o statute_n of_o god_n and_o his_o law_n whereas_o the_o statute_n and_o law_n of_o god_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v 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a_o less_o terrible_a manner_n than_o by_o thunder_n yet_o so_o loud_o that_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v he_o speak_v to_o he_o see_z vers_n 9_o by_o that_o voice_n the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o come_v up_o to_o he_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o moses_n do_v so_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o go_v again_o to_o the_o people_n and_o to_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o break_v through_o the_o bound_n set_v they_o to_o see_v and_o gaze_v as_o moses_n himself_o be_v ready_a once_o to_o do_v exod._n 3.3_o till_o he_o be_v stay_v of_o god_n lest_o many_o of_o they_o shall_v thereupon_o perish_v see_v sam._n 6.19_o and_o too_o charge_v the_o priest_n more_o particular_o who_o use_v to_o come_v near_o to_o minister_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o first-horn_n the_o young_a man_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o god_n have_v hallow_v to_o himself_o and_o who_o before_o the_o separate_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o the_o priesthood_n use_v 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weight_n and_o measure_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n hence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n see_v exod._n 38.26_o the_o common_a shekel_n be_v but_o 1_o s._n 3_o d._n the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n nehem._n 10.32_o the_o rate_n be_v but_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n but_o here_o the_o rate_n be_v more_o upon_o this_o extraordinary_a occasion_n some_o think_v this_o contribution_n be_v annual_a other_o only_o occasional_a as_o there_o be_v cause_n to_o call_v the_o people_n to_o it_o see_v matth._n 17.24_o amount_v to_o 15_o d._n of_o our_o money_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o rich_a be_v not_o to_o give_v more_o nor_o the_o poor_a less_o and_o this_o equality_n seem_v to_o be_v enjoin_v that_o the_o rich_a may_v not_o despise_v the_o poor_a and_o to_o show_v that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n be_v as_o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o 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sed_fw-la modo_fw-la potentiali_fw-la non_fw-la far_o potest_fw-la videre_fw-la vexationem_fw-la israeli_n illatam_fw-la etc._n etc._n vel_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la simul_fw-la conjungi_fw-la possunt_fw-la non_fw-la vidit_fw-la non_fw-la videbit_fw-la none_o far_o potest_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la solum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sed_fw-la afflictionem_fw-la injuriam_fw-la &_o vexationem_fw-la significant_a et_fw-fr â—_o non_fw-it subjectiuè_fw-la sed_fw-la objectiuë_fw-la sumitur_fw-la scil_n adversùs_fw-la jacobum_fw-la adversùs_fw-la israelem_fw-la nor_o will_v he_o at_o any_o time_n see_v wicked_a injuriousness_n practise_v against_o jacob_n or_o perverse_a counsel_n and_o vexation_n against_o israel_n so_o as_o to_o approve_v of_o it_o but_o will_v show_v himself_o in_o their_o defence_n by_o oppose_v those_o that_o do_v oppose_v and_o oppress_v they_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n be_v present_a with_o 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himself_o as_o a_o young_a lion_n he_o shall_v not_o lie_v down_o until_o he_o eat_v of_o the_o prey_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v that_o be_v till_o he_o have_v get_v a_o full_a victory_n over_o his_o enemy_n balak_n be_v extreme_a angry_a to_o hear_v these_o word_n and_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o will_v not_o curse_v this_o people_n for_o which_o end_n he_o send_v for_o he_o he_o shall_v not_o however_o have_v bless_v they_o balaam_n reply_v he_o must_v do_v as_o god_n command_v he_o balak_n hear_v this_o resolve_v however_o to_o try_v a_o three_o time_n what_o can_v be_v do_v against_o israel_n and_o therefore_o now_o carry_v balaam_n to_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n peor_n where_o the_o moabite_n use_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o their_o idol_n call_v baal-peor_n ch._n 25.3_o have_v there_o a_o house_n or_o temple_n build_v for_o he_o call_v beth-peor_n deut._n 3.29_o here_o they_o build_v altar_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n as_o before_o former_o when_o balaam_n leave_v balak_n stand_v by_o his_o altar_n and_o go_v himself_o aside_o to_o see_v
turn_v away_o from_o thou_o from_z vers_n 12._o to_o 15._o another_o law_n he_o give_v they_o concern_v servant_n thou_o shall_v not_o deliver_v to_o his_o master_n the_o servant_n that_o be_v escape_v from_o his_o master_n unto_o thou_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o servant_n that_o flee_v from_o heathenish_a master_n who_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o and_o oppress_v they_o and_o so_o they_o flee_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o embrace_v the_o jewish_a religion_n for_o it_o be_v more_o charity_n to_o keep_v they_o among_o the_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n then_o to_o return_v they_o to_o their_o cruel_a tyrannical_a and_o idolatrous_a master_n therefore_o say_v he_o when_o thou_o have_v upon_o examine_v the_o matter_n find_v that_o the_o servant_n have_v a_o sufficient_a and_o warrantable_a ground_n to_o leave_v his_o master_n thou_o shall_v permit_v he_o to_o live_v in_o any_o of_o thy_o city_n or_o dwelling-place_n where_o it_o like_v he_o best_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppose_v he_o vers_n 15_o 16._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o prohibit_v tolerate_v of_o whoredom_n or_o sodomy_n among_o they_o and_o by_o consequence_n permit_v such_o filthiness_n to_o be_v practise_v by_o any_o of_o other_o nation_n that_o shall_v live_v among_o they_o vers_n 17._o a_o harlot_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o offer_v to_o god_n the_o hire_n or_o wage_n of_o her_o whoredom_n nor_o be_v the_o price_n of_o a_o dog_n which_o be_v a_o unclean_a creature_n to_o be_v offer_v to_o he_o god_n intend_v hereby_o to_o teach_v they_o to_o reverence_v his_o sanctuary_n and_o not_o to_o offer_v to_o he_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v sinful_o get_v or_o be_v base_a and_o unworthy_a or_o that_o may_v make_v his_o worship_n vile_a and_o contemptible_a vers_fw-la 17_o 18._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o command_v they_o to_o lend_v to_o their_o poor_a brethren_n free_o 15.5_o free_o see_v exod._n 22.25_o levit._fw-la 25.36_o psal_n 15.5_o and_o not_o to_o take_v again_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o what_o be_v lend_v thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n neither_o money_n nor_o victual_n but_o to_o gentile_n that_o be_v infidel_n they_o may_v lend_v upon_o usury_n and_o this_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v bless_v they_o in_o all_o that_o they_o set_v their_o hand_n unto_o vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o another_o law_n he_o give_v they_o concern_v vow_n when_o thou_o vowe_v a_o vow_n to_o the_o lord_n viz._n of_o a_o thing_n possible_a and_o lawful_a thou_o must_v not_o be_v slack_a to_o pay_v it_o far_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o and_o to_o neglect_v to_o pay_v it_o will_v be_v sin_n in_o thou_o and_o consequent_o will_v be_v inquire_v into_o and_o punish_v by_o god_n but_o if_o thou_o forbear_v to_o vow_n it_o shall_v be_v no_o sin_n in_o thou_o that_o which_o be_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o lip_n thou_o shall_v keep_v and_o perform_v and_o pay_v thy_o free-will-offering_a which_o thou_o have_v vow_v unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n vers_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23._o another_o law_n he_o give_v they_o concern_v trespass_n when_o thou_o be_v hire_v to_o work_v in_o thy_o neighbour_n vineyard_n terris_fw-la vineyard_n lex_fw-la generalis_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la conductitio_n restringenda_fw-la fertilior_fw-la ibi_fw-la agrorum_fw-la &_o vinearum_fw-la proventus_fw-la &_o minori_fw-la labour_v partus_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o nostris_fw-la terris_fw-la thou_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o or_o when_o thou_o occasional_o travele_v through_o his_o vineyard_n and_o cornfield_n thou_o may_v for_o the_o refresh_n thyself_o in_o time_n of_o need_n gather_v and_o eat_v but_o thou_o may_v not_o carry_v any_o home_n for_o thy_o self_n or_o any_o other_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o the_o stand_a corn_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n thou_o may_v pluck_v the_o ear_n sabbath-day_n ear_n see_v matth._n 12.1_o the_o pharisee_n charge_v not_o our_o saviour_n disciple_n for_o do_v what_o ought_v not_o be_v do_v viz._n for_o pluck_v ear_n of_o corn_n but_o for_o do_v it_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n with_o thy_o hand_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o move_v a_o sickle_n into_o thy_o neighbour_n stand_v corn_n vers_fw-la 24_o 25._o chap._n xxiv_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o give_v direction_n concern_v divorce_n if_o a_o man_n have_v marry_v a_o wife_n and_o afterward_o find_v something_o in_o her_o person_n or_o quality_n which_o before_o be_v unknown_a to_o he_o upon_o which_o he_o grow_v into_o a_o dislike_n of_o she_o and_o resolve_v to_o put_v she_o away_o in_o that_o case_n he_o must_v write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n anonym_n divorce_n yet_o this_o which_o be_v thus_o tolerate_v be_v sinful_a in_o the_o husband_n and_o displease_v unto_o god_n see_v mal._n 2.16_o and_o only_o permit_v by_o moses_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n matth._n 19.8_o and_o for_o prevent_v great_a inconvenience_n to_o the_o wife_n and_o yet_o even_o this_o toleration_n of_o causeless_a divorce_n be_v abrogate_a by_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 5.31_o 32._o dicuntur_fw-la hebraei_n polygamiam_fw-la a_o majoribus_fw-la sed_fw-la repudia_fw-la ab_fw-la aegyptiis_fw-la didicisse_fw-la anonym_n and_o give_v it_o into_o her_o hand_n and_o so_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o house_n that_o she_o may_v have_v this_o as_o a_o testimony_n for_o she_o that_o she_o have_v not_o of_o her_o own_o accord_n forsake_v her_o husband_n but_o be_v put_v away_o by_o he_o and_o so_o be_v now_o free_a may_v lawful_o marry_v another_o and_o if_o it_o shall_v so_o happen_v that_o her_o second_o husband_n shall_v put_v she_o away_o also_o or_o shall_v die_v her_o first_o husband_n notwithstanding_o may_v not_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n again_o after_o she_o have_v be_v another_o man_n wife_n marito_fw-la wife_n v._o 4._o quia_fw-la polluta_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-it absolutè_fw-la sed_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la primum_fw-la maritum_fw-la per_fw-la concubitum_fw-la cum_fw-la altero_fw-la marito_fw-la for_o this_o be_v a_o abominable_a thing_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o bring_v guilt_n upon_o the_o land_n and_o so_o make_v it_o liable_a to_o punishment_n ch._n 24._o from_o 1._o to_o 5._o 2_o concern_v a_o man_n that_o have_v new_o marry_v a_o wife_n such_o a_o one_o be_v not_o to_o be_v send_v out_o to_o war_n the_o first_o year_n nor_o charge_v with_o any_o public_a employment_n that_o will_v necessary_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o his_o wife_n but_o he_o be_v to_o be_v free_a 19_o free_a see_v ch._n 20.7_o &_o prov._n 5.18_o 19_o for_o one_o year_n that_o he_o may_v live_v at_o home_n and_o cheer_v up_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v new_o take_v from_o her_o father_n house_n and_o family_n and_o transplant_v into_o a_o new_a stock_n may_v be_v subject_a on_o that_o account_n to_o melancholy_a and_o so_o have_v need_n have_v the_o company_n of_o her_o husband_n to_o cheer_v she_o up_o and_o beside_o by_o live_v love_o together_o the_o first_o year_n their_o love_n to_o each_o other_o will_v in_o all_o likehood_n be_v so_o firm_o settle_v that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o great_a danger_n but_o that_o it_o will_v so_o continue_v afterward_o vers_fw-la 5._o 3_o he_o enjoin_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v his_o neighbour_n nether_a or_o upper_a millstone_n 22.26_o millstone_n see_v exod._n 22.26_o to_o pledge_v for_o one_o of_o the_o millstone_n be_v go_v the_o other_o be_v unuseful_a and_o by_o consequence_n the_o take_n of_o any_o thing_n as_o a_o pledge_n that_o be_v of_o like_a necessary_a use_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o man_n call_v or_o support_v of_o his_o life_n be_v here_o forbid_a for_o he_o that_o do_v so_o take_v a_o man_n life_n to_o pledge_n that_o be_v that_o by_o which_o he_o live_v and_o maintain_v his_o life_n vers_fw-la 6._o 4_o if_o any_o man_n be_v a_o plagiary_n that_o be_v steal_v away_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o sell_v he_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v for_o it_o see_v exod._n 21.16_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o kind_n of_o theft_n be_v only_o punishable_a with_o death_n among_o the_o hebrew_n be_v this_o because_o it_o be_v a_o debase_v of_o man_n make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n to_o be_v sell_v like_o a_o beast_n and_o much_o more_o be_v it_o a_o great_a indignity_n to_o sell_v one_o of_o their_o brethren_n that_o be_v god_n people_n and_o the_o sell_v they_o to_o heathen_n for_o none_o of_o their_o brethren_n in_o likelihood_n will_v buy_v they_o be_v a_o evident_a expose_v their_o soul_n to_o extreme_a danger_n beside_o the_o misery_n they_o be_v like_a to_o endure_v in_o such_o cruel_a bondage_n vers_fw-la 7._o 5_o in_o the_o plague_n of_o leprosy_n he_o show_v they_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v diligent_o what_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v teach_v
israelite_n over_o against_o beth-peor_n and_o there_o bury_v it_o neither_o do_v any_o man_n know_v the_o place_n where_o he_o lay_v it_o to_o this_o day_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v do_v that_o the_o israelite_n may_v not_o in_o a_o preposterous_a zeal_n give_v superstitious_a honour_n either_o to_o his_o dead_a body_n or_o sepulchre_n indeed_o it_o be_v say_v judas_n v._o 9_o that_o michael_n the_o archangel_n contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v have_v the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n make_v know_v that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o his_o first_o homily_n on_o matthew_n and_o theodoret_n upon_o deut._n quest_n 43._o with_o other_o do_v conjecture_n but_o the_o lord_n prevent_v the_o devil_n design_v herein_o and_o possible_o god_n foresee_v that_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v know_v the_o place_n where_o the_o 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a_o concubine_n from_o bethlehem-judah_n some_o concubine_n there_o be_v among_o the_o hebrew_n that_o be_v esteem_v lawful_a wife_n as_o to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o bed_n and_o their_o child_n be_v account_v legitimate_a though_o they_o be_v not_o esteem_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o other_o wife_n principal_o and_o most_o proper_o so_o call_v for_o they_o have_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v account_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o family_n neither_o have_v they_o the_o rule_n in_o the_o family_n nor_o their_o child_n any_o inheritance_n but_o only_a gift_n or_o portion_n the_o case_n of_o jacob_n son_n by_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n be_v extraordinary_a 3._o see_v sect._n 15._o of_o ch._n 3._o other_o concubine_n there_o be_v that_o be_v plain_a whore_n or_o harlot_n but_o this_o
due_a time_n to_o perform_v what_o god_n command_v they_o in_o drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n out_o of_o the_o land_n now_o the_o canaanite_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n and_o not_o cast_v out_o be_v these_o viz._n five_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n viz._n the_o lord_n of_o ashdod_n gaza_n askelon_n gath_n and_o ekron_n and_o the_o canaanite_n sidonian_n and_o hivites_n that_o dwell_v about_o libanus_n and_o from_o mount_n baal-hermon_a on_o the_o east_n of_o libanus_n to_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o hamath_n a_o city_n in_o the_o north_n of_o canaan_n afterward_o call_v antiochia_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v thus_o among_o the_o canaanite_n grow_v extreme_o corrupt_v so_o that_o they_o serve_v their_o god_n and_o the_o idol_n which_o they_o set_v up_o and_o worship_v in_o grove_n and_o make_v interchangeable_a marriage_n with_o they_o upon_o which_o great_a provocation_n the_o lord_n give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o chushan-rishathaim_a king_n of_o mesopotamia_n it_o be_v like_a he_o first_o break_v in_o upon_o the_o tribe_n that_o lay_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n and_o then_o encroach_v upon_o those_o within_o jordan_n by_o degree_n and_o this_o be_v their_o first_o servitude_n judge_n servitude_n first_o servitude_n under_o cushan_n eight_o year_n othniel_n first_o judge_n which_o continue_v eight_o year_n then_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o cry_v unto_o he_o for_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n he_o be_v please_v to_o raise_v up_o for_o they_o a_o saviour_n and_o deliverer_n namely_o othniel_n the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n caleb_n nephew_n and_o son_n in_o law_n see_v ch._n 1.13_o so_o that_o to_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n the_o first_o judge_n after_o joshua_n be_v of_o their_o tribe_n thus_o that_o prophecy_n be_v make_v good_a gen._n 49.8_o judah_n thou_o be_v he_o who_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v praise_v thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o thy_o enemy_n thy_o father_n child_n shall_v bow_v down_o before_o thou_o othniel_n be_v thus_o raise_v up_o by_o god_n to_o this_o high_a office_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v he_o be_v furnish_v with_o those_o gift_n and_o grace_n that_o be_v requisite_a to_o make_v he_o a_o wise_a and_o valiant_a general_n in_o war_n and_o a_o prudent_a governor_n in_o peace_n and_o the_o lord_n give_v cushan_n into_o his_o hand_n so_o that_o he_o prevail_v against_o he_o and_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o their_o bondage_n under_o he_o and_o so_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v forty_o year_n not_o as_o if_o there_o be_v forty_o year_n of_o peace_n in_o the_o land_n uninterrupted_a from_o this_o time_n but_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n till_o forty_o year_n be_v expire_v from_o the_o first_o rest_v wherein_o it_o be_v settle_v by_o joshua_n before_o his_o death_n and_o then_o othniel_n die_v judg._n 2._o from_o 11._o to_o the_o end_n ch._n 3._o from_o 1._o to_o 12._o sect_n cxxxiv_o after_o the_o death_n of_o othniel_n the_o israelite_n again_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o stir_v up_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n and_o give_v he_o courage_n and_o resolution_n to_o go_v against_o israel_n and_o he_o join_v with_o the_o ammonite_n and_o amalekite_n overthrow_v they_o and_o take_v jericho_n that_o be_v possess_v himself_o of_o the_o land_n and_o territory_n thereabouts_o where_o the_o city_n of_o jericho_n once_o stand_v and_o possible_o build_v some_o great_a fortress_n there_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n that_o be_v the_o passage_n over_o to_o his_o own_o country_n judge_n second_o oppression_n under_o eglon_n eighteen_o year_n ehud_n second_o judge_n and_o this_o second_o oppression_n continue_v eighteen_o year_n the_o israelite_n then_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v he_o raise_v up_o for_o they_o ehud_n son_n of_o gera_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o be_v but_o a_o little_a before_o almost_o whole_o destroy_v a_o man_n left-handed_a by_o he_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n send_v a_o present_a to_o eglon_n which_o opportunity_n he_o ready_o embrace_v have_v a_o design_n to_o kill_v he_o and_o be_v stir_v up_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o do_v it_o he_o according_o provide_v himself_o of_o a_o dagger_n fit_a for_o the_o purpose_n then_o go_v with_o the_o present_a to_o eglon_n and_o humble_o present_v it_o to_o he_o he_o with_o those_o that_o bring_v it_o take_v their_o leave_n and_o depart_v when_o they_o be_v come_v as_o far_o back_o as_o the_o quarry_n by_o gilgal_n he_o himself_o return_v again_o to_o the_o king_n who_o be_v in_o his_o summer-parlour_n and_o address_v himself_o to_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v a_o secret_a message_n to_o he_o the_o king_n bid_v he_o forbear_v deliver_v his_o message_n till_o his_o servant_n and_o attendant_n be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o room_n they_o be_v go_v ehud_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v a_o message_n from_o god_n to_o he_o eglon_n hear_v this_o rise_v up_z as_o if_o he_o will_v give_v some_o respect_n to_o such_o a_o message_n ehud_n then_o draw_v out_o his_o dagger_n thrust_v it_o into_o his_o belly_n and_o give_v he_o such_o a_o deadly_a blow_n that_o he_o leave_v he_o who_o have_v so_o long_o oppress_v the_o people_n of_o god_n wallow_v in_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o dung_n then_o shut_v the_o door_n after_o he_o and_o lock_v it_o have_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a a_o spring-lock_a he_o quiet_o and_o with_o a_o compose_a countenance_n pass_v away_o the_o servant_n find_v the_o door_n shut_v and_o lock_v they_o conclude_v that_o the_o king_n cover_v his_o foot_n in_o his_o summer-chamber_n that_o be_v that_o he_o have_v lay_v himself_o down_o to_o sleep_v because_o when_o they_o do_v so_o they_o use_v to_o cast_v some_o cover_n over_o their_o foot_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o ruth_n when_o she_o go_v to_o lie_v down_o by_o boaz_n as_o he_o lie_v sleep_v at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o heap_n of_o corn_n ruth_n 3.7_o that_o she_o uncovered_v his_o foot_n and_o lay_v herself_o down_o so_o when_o saul_n go_v into_o the_o cave_n where_o david_n and_o his_o man_n be_v 1_o sam._n 24.3_o it_o be_v say_v saul_n go_v in_o to_o cover_v his_o foot_n that_o be_v to_o lie_v down_o and_o sleep_v there_o for_o a_o while_n else_o how_o can_v david_n cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o not_o be_v perceive_v if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v asleep_o the_o servant_n have_v stay_v a_o great_a while_n and_o find_v the_o king_n do_v not_o open_v the_o door_n they_o begin_v to_o be_v ashamed_a they_o have_v stay_v so_o long_o and_o not_o look_v after_o their_o master_n soon_o fear_v that_o some_o evil_n have_v befall_v he_o then_o take_v a_o key_n it_o be_v usual_a in_o king_n house_n for_o the_o servant_n to_o have_v key_n to_o their_o master_n door_n and_o open_v the_o door_n they_o find_v their_o lord_n dead_a ehud_n thus_o escape_v he_o come_v to_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o there_o blow_v a_o trumpet_n and_o gather_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n together_o he_o tell_v they_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v the_o moabite_n into_o their_o hand_n then_o bid_v they_o follow_v he_o he_o go_v down_o with_o they_o and_o take_v the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n that_o neither_o the_o moabite_n now_o in_o canaan_n may_v escape_v to_o their_o own_o country_n nor_o those_o in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n pass_v over_o jordan_n to_o aid_v their_o brethren_n in_o canaan_n then_o he_o fall_v with_o his_o force_n upon_o the_o moabite_n and_o the_o israelite_n slay_v ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n even_o lusty_a and_o stout_a man_n so_o moab_n be_v subdue_v that_o day_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v fourscore_o year_n to_o wit_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n and_o deliverance_n procure_v to_o they_o by_o othniel_n in_o the_o time_n of_o those_o 80_o year_n the_o philistine_n make_v some_o inroad_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o israelite_n shamgar_n the_o son_n of_o anath_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o countryman_n or_o farmer_n of_o note_n do_v on_o a_o sudden_a raise_v the_o country_n thereabouts_o and_o they_o 16._o they_o some_o think_v that_o this_o victory_n of_o shamgar_n be_v miraculous_a and_o that_o he_o himself_o slay_v 600_o as_o samson_n slay_v a_o 1000_o of_o they_o with_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n ch._n 15.15_o 16._o with_o their_o ox-goad_n set_v upon_o the_o philistine_n and_o slay_v 600_o of_o they_o so_o that_o he_o be_v a_o deliverer_n though_o not_o a_o judge_n judg._n ch._n 3._o from_o 12._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cxxxv_o ruth_n the_o book_n of_o ruth_n
assure_v of_o both_o these_o i_o be_o not_o discourage_v from_o give_v thou_o this_o advice_n to_o draw_v on_o boaz_n to_o marry_v thou_o who_o by_o the_o law_n ought_v to_o do_v it_o ruth_n follow_v the_o advice_n of_o her_o mother-in-law_n and_o when_o boaz_n be_v go_v to_o take_v his_o rest_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o heap_n of_o corn_n she_o come_v soft_o and_o uncovered_a his_o foot_n and_o lay_v she_o down_o by_o he_o at_o midnight_n boaz_n awake_v and_o be_v much_o surprise_v to_o find_v that_o a_o woman_n lie_v at_o his_o foot_n he_o ask_v who_o she_o be_v she_o answer_v i_o be_o ruth_n thy_o handmaid_n spread_v i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o skirt_n protection_n skirt_n a_o proverbial_a speech_n signify_v the_o take_n of_o one_o into_o protection_n over_o i_o that_o be_v accept_v i_o for_o thy_o wife_n and_o perform_v to_o i_o what_o so_o near_o a_o kinsman_n as_o thou_o be_v aught_o to_o do_v viz._n to_o marry_v i_o and_o so_o to_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o my_o decease_a husband_n boaz_n say_v bless_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n my_o daughter_n for_o thou_o have_v show_v more_o kindness_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n than_o in_o the_o beginning_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v thou_o show_v much_o kindness_n to_o thy_o husband_n whilst_o he_o live_v and_o since_o his_o death_n in_o leave_v thy_o country_n and_o come_v along_o with_o his_o mother_n hither_o yet_o thy_o present_a act_n of_o chaste_a love_n exceed_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o in_o thy_o prefer_v i_o a_o old_a man_n before_o young_a man_n who_o be_v more_o suitable_a to_o thy_o age_n and_o that_o out_o of_o love_n to_o thy_o decease_a husband_n to_o revive_v his_o name_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n therefore_o fear_v not_o i_o will_v do_v what_o lie_v in_o i_o to_o satisfy_v thy_o desire_n according_a to_o god_n law_n in_o procure_v for_o thou_o such_o a_o husband_n as_o it_o require_v for_o this_o whole_a town_n speak_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o virtuous_a woman_n and_o i_o must_v tell_v thou_o though_o i_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o thou_o yet_o there_o be_v one_o near_a than_o myself_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o i_o and_o to_o marry_v thou_o and_o to_o redeem_v the_o land_n thy_o mother_n will_v sell_v therefore_o in_o the_o morning_n i_o will_v inquire_v whether_o he_o will_v perform_v that_o part_n of_o a_o kinsman_n to_o thou_o and_o if_o not_o then_o will_v i_o do_v it_o myself_o lie_v down_o therefore_o and_o take_v thy_o rest_n until_o the_o morning_n and_o then_o thou_o shall_v know_v further_o concern_v this_o matter_n but_o let_v it_o not_o be_v know_v that_o thou_o come_v hither_o and_o lay_v at_o my_o foot_n for_o next_o to_o the_o keep_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v a_o good_a name_n ruth_n according_o repose_v herself_o there_o till_o towards_o the_o morning_n and_o then_o rise_v to_o go_v away_o boaz_n bid_v she_o stay_v a_o little_a and_o bring_v her_o apron_n and_o according_a to_o the_o honest_a plain_a bounty_n of_o those_o time_n he_o give_v she_o six_o measure_n of_o barley_n as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o love_n and_o for_o a_o present_a supply_n of_o she_o and_o her_o mother_n want_n ruth_n come_v to_o her_o mother-in-law_n so_o very_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n she_o hardly_o know_v she_o at_o first_o and_o therefore_o ask_v who_o she_o be_v ruth_n relate_v to_o her_o all_o that_o have_v happen_v then_o naomi_n bid_v her_o rest_n satisfy_v with_o what_o be_v already_o do_v and_o quiet_o expect_v what_o issue_n god_n will_v give_v unto_o it_o and_o to_o stay_v within_o that_o she_o may_v be_v in_o a_o readiness_n if_o boaz_n shall_v send_v for_o she_o for_o she_o believe_v he_o will_v not_o be_v quiet_a till_o he_o have_v bring_v this_o business_n to_o some_o issue_n ruth_n ch._n 3._o whole_a chapter_n boaz_n the_o next_o morning_n go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o there_o sit_v down_o he_o wait_v for_o his_o kinsman_n pass_v by_o who_o be_v near_a of_o kin_n to_o ruth_n husband_n and_o be_v like_a to_o go_v forth_o that_o way_n into_o the_o field_n about_o his_o occasion_n as_o also_o that_o he_o may_v meet_v with_o such_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n as_o do_v usual_o sit_v in_o that_o place_n of_o judicature_n and_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v call_v together_o for_o the_o hear_n and_o determine_v that_o great_a and_o weighty_a business_n which_o he_o have_v in_o hand_n of_o which_o number_n he_o call_v together_o ten_o and_o immediate_o as_o he_o expect_v this_o kinsman_n come_v by_o to_o who_o he_o apply_v himself_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o widow_n naomi_n who_o be_v late_o return_v out_o of_o moab_n have_v a_o piece_n of_o land_n make_v over_o to_o she_o for_o a_o jointure_n or_o dowry_n by_o her_o husband_n elimelech_n which_o she_o be_v to_o enjoy_v for_o term_v of_o life_n and_o then_o it_o be_v to_o descend_v to_o mahlon_n her_o elder_a son_n but_o he_o be_v now_o dead_a he_o tell_v he_o this_o jointure_n naomi_n be_v poor_a intend_v now_o to_o sell_v to_o maintain_v herself_o and_o her_o daughter-in-law_n he_o acquaint_v he_o that_o the_o right_n of_o redeem_v it_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o next_o kinsman_n to_o elimelech_n but_o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o redeem_v it_o than_o it_o belong_v to_o himself_o as_o next_o of_o kin_n after_o he_o to_o elimelech_n the_o kinsman_n hear_v this_o say_v he_o will_v buy_v it_o of_o naomi_n boaz_n tell_v he_o if_o he_o will_v buy_v it_o of_o naomi_n he_o must_v buy_v it_o of_o ruth_n the_o widow_n of_o mahlon_n the_o son_n of_o elimelech_n who_o have_v also_o a_o right_n in_o it_o and_o so_o come_v in_o as_o next_o kinsman_n to_o buy_v her_o husband_n land_n he_o be_v bind_v as_o next_o kinsman_n also_o to_o marry_v she_o that_o he_o may_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o her_o decease_a husband_n and_o so_o continue_v his_o name_n to_o his_o inheritance_n for_o as_o naomi_n have_v enjoy_v this_o parcel_n of_o land_n as_o elimelech_n widow_n so_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v order_v that_o ruth_n shall_v enjoy_v it_o after_o she_o as_o mahlon_n widow_n and_o he_o that_o will_v challenge_v from_o ruth_n the_o privilege_n of_o next_o kinsman_n in_o the_o purchase_n of_o her_o land_n be_v also_o to_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o next_o kinsman_n to_o she_o in_o marry_v of_o she_o the_o kinsman_n hear_v this_o and_o perceive_v whither_o it_o tend_v tell_v boaz_n he_o can_v not_o buy_v this_o land_n clog_v with_o such_o a_o condition_n if_o he_o shall_v he_o may_v thereby_o mar_v his_o own_o inheritance_n for_o his_o marry_n with_o ruth_n a_o poor_a widow_n will_v be_v a_o great_a hindrance_n to_o his_o estate_n which_o may_v be_v much_o advance_v by_o a_o rich_a wife_n and_o beside_o if_o he_o shall_v marry_v she_o and_o have_v but_o one_o son_n by_o she_o that_o son_n of_o he_o will_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o mahlon_n ruth_n former_a husband_n and_o he_o shall_v want_v a_o heir_n beget_v by_o himself_o to_o bear_v his_o own_o name_n which_o be_v onans_fw-la fear_n gen._n 38.9_o therefore_o he_o free_o renounce_v his_o right_n which_o he_o have_v as_o next_o kinsman_n unto_o boaz_n and_o in_o token_n thereof_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o all_o other_o alienation_n he_o pluck_v off_o his_o own_o shoe_n 60.8_o shoe_n when_o the_o widow_n complain_v to_o the_o elder_n and_o the_o next_o kinsman_n notwithstanding_o refuse_v to_o marry_v she_o in_o that_o case_n the_o woman_n be_v to_o pull_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n deut._n 25.9_o but_o here_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n do_v but_o the_o man_n pull_v off_o his_o own_o shoe_n and_o give_v it_o to_o boaz_n the_o ground_n of_o which_o custom_n be_v this_o the_o shoe_n signify_v the_o right_n that_o a_o man_n have_v to_o go_v and_o walk_v at_o pleasure_n upon_o any_o parcel_n of_o land_n as_o his_o proper_a demean_n for_o possessio_fw-la be_v quasi_fw-la pedum_fw-la positio_fw-la and_o the_o pull_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o give_v it_o to_o his_o neighbour_n intimate_v that_o he_o do_v forgo_v his_o own_o right_n and_o resign_v it_o to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o give_v he_o power_n to_o go_v upon_o the_o ground_n as_o his_o own_o see_v psal_n 60.8_o and_o give_v it_o to_o boaz_n thereby_o signify_v that_o he_o willing_o resign_v his_o right_n unto_o he_o boaz_n as_o it_o seem_v hereupon_o buy_v of_o naomi_n the_o land_n beforementioned_a and_o call_v the_o elder_n there_o present_a to_o be_v witness_n thereof_o and_o as_o a_o consequent_a thereof_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o have_v purchase_v ruth_n to_o himself_o for_o a_o wife_n the_o widow_n of_o mahlon_n to_o
canis_fw-la enim_fw-la si_fw-la fuerit_fw-la obvia_fw-la nec_fw-la immolari_fw-la poterat_fw-la imo_fw-la nec_fw-la redimi_fw-la quidem_fw-la of_o be_v sacrifice_v according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o will_v offer_v it_o up_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a unto_o he_o howsoever_o if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n fit_a it_o shall_v be_v hallow_v and_o consecrate_v unto_o he_o jephtah_n have_v make_v this_o vow_n and_o now_o engage_v with_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o deliver_v they_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o smite_v they_o with_o a_o very_a great_a slaughter_n and_o have_v the_o chase_n of_o they_o a_o long_a way_n and_o so_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n be_v subdue_v that_o day_n before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n jephtah_n now_o after_o this_o great_a victory_n return_v to_o his_o own_o house_n at_o mizpeh_n his_o daughter_n his_o only_a child_n accompany_v with_o other_o young_a virgin_n come_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o with_o timbrel_n and_o dance_n and_o cheerful_a tripudiation_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o day_n wherein_o woman_n and_o maid_n after_o great_a victory_n use_v to_o sing_v song_n of_o triumph_n see_v exod._n 15.20_o judge_n 5.1_o 1_o sam._n 18.6_o when_o jephtah_n see_v she_o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n express_v thereby_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o grief_n and_o cry_v out_o alas_o my_o daughter_n thou_o have_v bring_v i_o very_o low_a and_o thou_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o trouble_v i_o thou_o be_v now_o unwitting_o a_o cause_n of_o much_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n to_o i_o for_o i_o have_v make_v a_o vow_n to_o god_n concern_v whatsoever_o shall_v first_o come_v forth_o to_o meet_v i_o and_o i_o can_v reverse_v it_o 27.4_o it_o this_o he_o speak_v not_o know_v it_o seem_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n give_v he_o liberty_n in_o this_o case_n to_o have_v redeem_v his_o daughter_n with_o thirty_o shekal_n of_o silver_n levit._n 27.4_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o then_o tell_v she_o more_o particular_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o vow_n she_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o have_v make_v such_o a_o vow_n and_o by_o that_o vow_n she_o must_v be_v consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o live_v a_o virgin_n all_o her_o day_n she_o free_o submit_v to_o it_o and_o shall_v do_v it_o the_o more_o willing_o because_o god_n have_v give_v he_o so_o great_a a_o victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o passage_n for_o we_o can_v rational_o think_v that_o jephtah_n commend_v for_o his_o faith_n heb._n 11.32_o shall_v offer_v his_o daughter_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a see_v that_o will_v have_v be_v much_o more_o odious_a to_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o have_v offer_v to_o he_o swine_n blood_n or_o a_o dogshead_n isa_n 65.4_o and_o be_v express_o forbid_v by_o he_o as_o most_o abominable_a deut._n 12.31_o jephtah_n daughter_n therefore_o be_v devote_v to_o serve_v god_n in_o a_o state_n of_o virginity_n she_o desire_v she_o may_v have_v two_o month_n time_n to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o mountain_n with_o some_o young_a virgin_n her_o companion_n that_o in_o those_o unfrequented_a and_o solitary_a place_n she_o may_v express_v her_o grief_n and_o lamentation_n that_o she_o must_v live_v and_o die_v a_o virgin_n barrenness_n virgin_n she_o speak_v not_o of_o bewail_v her_o approach_a death_n or_o be_v sacrifice_v but_o her_o virginity_n and_o consequent_o barrenness_n leave_v no_o posterity_n behind_o she_o which_o be_v in_o those_o day_n esteem_v one_o of_o the_o great_a of_o earthly_a infelicity_n when_o the_o two_o month_n of_o her_o lamentation_n be_v end_v she_o return_v to_o her_o father_n who_o do_v not_o redeem_v she_o according_a to_o the_o law_n levit._n 27.4_o but_o consecrate_v she_o to_o god_n to_o serve_v he_o as_o a_o virgin_n in_o the_o single_a life_n and_o so_o she_o live_v a_o virgin_n as_o her_o father_n have_v vow_v and_o she_o consent_v and_o the_o daughter_n of_o israel_n go_v four_o day_n in_o a_o year_n to_o she_o partly_o to_o condole_v with_o she_o and_o partly_o to_o comfort_n and_o cheer_v she_o up_o in_o this_o her_o solitary_a condition_n judg._n ch._n 10._o from_o 10._o to_o the_o end_n judg._n ch._n 11._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxlv_o after_o this_o great_a victory_n obtain_v by_o jephtah_n the_o man_n of_o ephraim_n have_v pass_v over_o jordan_n turn_v northward_o into_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n and_o envy_v jephtah_n and_o the_o gileadite_v the_o glory_n of_o this_o victory_n they_o begin_v to_o quarrel_v with_o he_o that_o he_o have_v not_o call_v they_o to_o assist_v 8._o assist_v upon_o the_o same_o account_n they_o quarrel_v with_o gideon_n ch._n 8._o he_o when_o he_o go_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n and_o they_o be_v so_o hot_a that_o they_o threaten_v to_o burn_v his_o house_n over_o his_o head_n and_o they_o give_v the_o gileadite_n opprobrious_a language_n call_v they_o fugitive_n of_o ephraim_n as_o if_o that_o half-tribe_n of_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n have_v be_v no_o better_a than_o fugity_n that_o be_v run_v away_o from_o they_o and_o the_o mere_a refuge_n and_o scum_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n within_o jordan_n and_o it_o seem_v these_o proud_a ephraimite_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o viz._n the_o man_n of_o gilead_n be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v compare_v with_o they_o and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v undertake_v a_o business_n of_o such_o importance_n as_o this_o war_n be_v without_o first_o acquaint_v they_o with_o it_o and_o desire_v their_o assistance_n jephtah_n tell_v they_o he_o and_o his_o people_n be_v at_o great_a strife_n with_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n about_o the_o land_n that_o the_o israelite_n possess_v on_o that_o side_n jordan_n and_o he_o have_v send_v to_o the_o man_n of_o ephraim_n as_o be_v their_o brethren_n and_o confederate_n to_o desire_v their_o aid_n and_o assistance_n but_o they_o have_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o grant_v it_o to_o they_o hereupon_o he_o gather_v together_o what_o force_v he_o can_v and_o trust_v in_o god_n he_o put_v his_o life_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o resolve_v to_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a danger_n in_o so_o good_a a_o cause_n and_o so_o go_v out_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o this_o business_n i_o pray_v you_o say_v he_o what_o cause_n have_v you_o to_o come_v out_o in_o this_o warlike_a manner_n against_o we_o who_o be_v your_o brethren_n but_o though_o jephtah_n have_v reason_n on_o his_o side_n yet_o it_o do_v nothing_o move_v as_o it_o seem_v these_o haughty_a ephraimite_n hereupon_o he_o immediate_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o man_n of_o gilead_n that_o can_v on_o so_o short_a warning_n be_v get_v together_o and_o fall_v sudden_o upon_o they_o and_o give_v they_o a_o great_a overthrow_n and_o then_o the_o gileadite_n to_o prevent_v those_o that_o escape_v in_o the_o fight_n from_o get_v into_o their_o own_o country_n take_v the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n before_o they_o and_o when_o any_o straggler_n come_v to_o those_o ford_n to_o get_v over_o the_o gileadite_n to_o try_v whither_o they_o be_v ephraimite_n or_o of_o other_o tribe_n as_o it_o be_v like_a they_o pretend_v to_o be_v make_v they_o pronounce_v shibboleth_n the_o ephraimite_n can_v not_o pronounce_v the_o aspirate_n but_o say_v sibbole_v which_o be_v a_o pronunciation_n it_o seem_v they_o be_v accustom_v and_o habituate_v unto_o thereupon_o they_o slay_v they_o and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v here_o slay_v so_o that_o there_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o chase_n and_o at_o these_o ford_n of_o jordan_n forty_o two_o thousand_o of_o the_o ephraimite_n jephtah_n have_v judge_v israel_n six_o year_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o one_o of_o the_o city_n of_o gilead_n judg._n ch._n 12._o from_o 1._o to_o 8._o sect_n cxlvi_o after_o jephtah_n ibzan_n of_o bethlem_n judge_v israel_n judge_n ibzan_n the_o nine_o judge_n he_o have_v thirty_o son_n and_o thirty_o daughter_n by_o divers_a wife_n his_o daughter_n he_o send_v out_o of_o his_o own_o family_n bestow_v they_o upon_o husband_n in_o other_o family_n and_o he_o take_v in_o thirty_o daughter_n for_o his_o son_n to_o be_v wife_n to_o they_o he_o judge_v israel_n seven_o year_n about_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o government_n the_o israelite_n do_v evil_a again_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o give_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n which_o thraldom_n last_v forty_o year_n philistine_n the_o six_o oppression_n under_o the_o philistine_n judg._n 13.1_o and_o indeed_o jephtah_n slay_v forty_o two_o thousand_o of_o the_o ephraimite_n ch._n 12.6_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a weaken_n to_o the_o israelite_n in_o those_o part_n and_o possible_o
mean_a condition_n yet_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n he_o shall_v then_o be_v exalt_v above_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o shall_v sit_v down_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o shall_v gather_v his_o people_n from_o all_o nation_n and_o govern_v they_o by_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n and_o destroy_v he_o and_o their_o enemy_n hannah_n have_v end_v her_o song_n elkanah_n and_o she_o depart_v to_o their_o house_n at_o ramah_n and_o leave_v their_o young_a son_n samuel_n to_o minister_v unto_o the_o lord_n before_o eli_n the_o priest_n to_o wit_n in_o such_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o by_o degree_n he_o grow_v able_a to_o perform_v the_o levite_n indeed_o do_v not_o enter_v on_o that_o service_n till_o they_o be_v twenty-five_o year_n old_a as_o we_o show_v before_o but_o samuel_n case_n be_v extraordinary_a because_o by_o the_o special_a vow_n of_o a_o nazarite_n he_o be_v even_o from_o his_o tender_a year_n consecrate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o though_o by_o the_o law_n there_o be_v no_o linen_n ephod_n appoint_v for_o the_o levite_n but_o for_o the_o inferior_a priest_n only_o exod._n 39.27_o either_o therefore_o afterward_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n come_v to_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v so_o order_v by_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o levite_n shall_v also_o wear_v such_o linen_n ephod_n when_o they_o attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o else_o samuel_n be_v by_o special_a dispensation_n because_o of_o the_o nazarite_n vow_n or_o some_o other_o reason_n appoint_v to_o wear_v this_o holy_a vestment_n which_o yet_o seem_v not_o very_o probable_a because_o the_o linen_n ephod_n be_v so_o common_o wear_v by_o all_o that_o be_v employ_v in_o holy_a service_n that_o even_o david_n when_o he_o dance_v before_o the_o ark_n 2_o sam._n 6.14_o be_v gird_v with_o a_o linen_n ephod_n but_o however_o it_o be_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o samuel_n in_o his_o young_a year_n do_v attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n viz._n in_o such_o service_n as_o he_o can_v then_o perform_v and_o that_o before_o eli_n the_o priest_n that_o be_v as_o he_o be_v order_v and_o direct_v by_o he_o who_o undertake_v it_o train_v of_o he_o up_o and_o upon_o who_o he_o chief_o attend_v in_o the_o service_n he_o perform_v and_o his_o mother_n when_o she_o come_v to_o shiloh_n with_o her_o husband_n to_o offer_v the_o yearly_a sacrifice_n use_v to_o bring_v he_o a_o new_a coat_n as_o a_o pledge_n of_o her_o motherly_a love_n to_o he_o and_o there_o eli_n bless_v elkanah_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_n give_v thou_o seed_n of_o this_o woman_n for_o the_o son_n thou_o have_v lend_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n visit_v partem_fw-la visit_v visitare_fw-la hic_fw-la sumitur_fw-la in_o bonam_fw-la partem_fw-la hannah_n in_o mercy_n and_o according_a to_o eli_n blessing_n make_v her_o fruitful_a so_o that_o for_o that_o one_o son_n she_o have_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n he_o give_v she_o three_o son_n and_o two_o daughter_n more_o so_o powerful_a be_v the_o prayer_n of_o such_o good_a man_n as_o eli_n be_v and_o the_o child_n samuel_n as_o he_o grow_v in_o year_n so_o he_o grow_v in_o grace_n and_o godliness_n whereby_o he_o become_v acceptable_a both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n see_v luk._n 2.52_o 1_o sam._n ch._n 2._o from_o v._o 1._o to_o 12._o and_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o sect_n cliii_o eli_n be_v at_o this_o time_n as_o we_o have_v show_v judge_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o be_v highpriest_n also_o but_o how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v so_o loc_n so_o quomodo_fw-la ab_fw-la aarone_fw-la oriundus_fw-la sit_fw-la eli_n nondum_fw-la liquet_fw-la ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la ex_fw-la industria_fw-la videatur_fw-la obliterata_fw-la genealogia_fw-la tantilla_fw-la est_fw-la solius_fw-la loci_fw-la non_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la 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saulis_n inhumanitas_fw-la &_o nimia_fw-la durity_n in_fw-la lucem_fw-la protraheretur_fw-la that_o day_n which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v high_o displease_v see_v ch._n 28.6_o but_o not_o with_o jonathan_n for_o eat_v a_o little_a honey_n but_o with_o saul_n for_o the_o rash_a charge_n which_o he_o in_o his_o arrogance_n and_o tyranny_n have_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n have_v no_o warrant_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o lord_n refuse_v to_o answer_n saul_n tend_v to_o his_o that_o it_o may_v be_v discover_v that_o jonathan_n have_v indeed_o offend_v against_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n though_o ignorant_o but_o that_o saul_n have_v by_o that_o rash_a unadvised_a charge_n and_o curse_v hinder_v the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o victory_n cause_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o now_o bring_v his_o own_o son_n under_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v accurse_a and_o put_v to_o death_n saul_n conclude_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a because_o when_o he_o inquire_v of_o he_o by_o the_o priest_n he_o will_v not_o answer_v he_o he_o therefore_o present_o command_v all_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o family_n to_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o that_o by_o cast_a lot_n it_o may_v be_v discover_v who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v thus_o offend_v god_n among_o they_o for_o though_o himself_o have_v great_o sin_v in_o that_o rash_a and_o unadvised_a oath_n he_o have_v make_v and_o the_o curse_n he_o have_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n yet_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o violation_n of_o his_o command_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o great_a offence_n which_o cause_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v silent_a and_o therefore_o for_o the_o find_v out_o this_o he_o will_v have_v they_o cast_v lot_n and_o solemn_o protest_v who_o ever_o be_v find_v guilty_a yea_o though_o it_o be_v jonathan_n his_o son_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v spare_v but_o not_o a_o man_n among_o they_o will_v accuse_v jonathan_n then_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n be_v you_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o i_o and_o jonathan_n will_v be_v on_o the_o other_o and_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o give_v forth_o a_o perfect_a lot_n that_o be_v a_o lot_n which_o may_v clear_v the_o innocent_a and_o fall_v upon_o the_o guilty_a the_o lot_n be_v cast_v saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v take_v than_o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v between_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n and_o jonathan_n be_v take_v jonathan_n be_v true_o innocent_a and_o faultless_a but_o not_o in_o saul_n sense_n and_o therefore_o why_o be_v he_o take_v by_o the_o lot_n that_o be_v innocent_a many_o reason_n be_v render_v for_o it_o 1._o to_o punish_v saul_n rash_a oath_n who_o thereby_o bring_v his_o dear_a son_n into_o extreme_a danger_n see_v the_o case_n of_o jephtha_n judg._n 11.30_o 31_o 35._o 2_o to_o discover_v saul_n hypocrisy_n who_o seem_v very_o scrupulous_a and_o conscientious_a in_o keep_v a_o rash_a and_o wicked_a oath_n yet_o make_v not_o conscience_n of_o kill_v his_o innocent_a son_n 3_o to_o justify_v jonathan_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v declare_v innocent_a jonathan_n be_v take_v saul_n ask_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v jonathan_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v taste_v a_o little_a honey_n with_o the_o end_n of_o his_o rod_n or_o javelin_n and_o he_o see_v he_o must_v die_v for_o it_o though_o he_o be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o the_o king_n severe_a prohibition_n saul_n reply_v god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o if_o i_o spare_v thou_o a_o stranâ—e_a zeal_n this_o be_v in_o saul_n and_o a_o evidence_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v leave_v he_o he_o will_v not_o now_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o rash_a oath_n spare_v a_o brave_a â—â—riant_n and_o most_o worthy_a son_n and_o yet_o a_o little_a while_n after_o contrary_a to_o god_n express_v coâ—trâ—â—â—â—d_v spare_v the_o wicked_a king_n agag_n ch._n 15.8_o the_o people_n hear_v this_o his_o raâ—â—_n
resolution_n concern_v his_o son_n what_o say_v they_o shall_v jonathan_n die_v who_o have_v wrought_v this_o great_a salvation_n in_o israel_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v innocent_a and_o have_v commit_v no_o offence_n that_o deserve_v death_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v so_o brave_a a_o prince_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n and_o reward_n see_v the_o lord_n by_o he_o have_v give_v a_o great_a and_o miraculous_a deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o forlorn_a and_o desperate_a condition_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v there_o shall_v not_o one_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n for_o he_o have_v wrought_v with_o god_n that_o be_v under_o god_n and_o by_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n a_o great_a deliverance_n for_o we_o so_o the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n that_o he_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n thus_o saul_n cease_v from_o pursue_v the_o philistine_n any_o further_o at_o present_a and_o so_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o get_v back_o to_o their_o own_o country_n however_o saul_n be_v by_o this_o glorious_a victory_n better_o confirm_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o royal_a throne_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o manage_n of_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o especial_o show_v himself_o very_o valiant_a and_o active_a in_o fight_v against_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o it_o particular_o against_o moab_n and_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n border_v on_o the_o east_n of_o canaan_n against_o edom_n border_v on_o the_o south_n against_o the_o king_n of_o zobah_n on_o the_o north_n and_o against_o the_o philistine_n on_o the_o west_n and_o though_o he_o do_v not_o whole_o vanquish_v and_o subdue_v they_o because_v god_n have_v reserve_v that_o work_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o for_o david_n yet_o he_o sore_o vex_v they_o and_o much_o weaken_v they_o so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o with_o that_o courage_n and_o success_n fight_v against_o israel_n as_o before_o they_o have_v do_v and_o all_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o god_n free_a mercy_n to_o his_o people_n give_v good_a success_n to_o saul_n in_o his_o war_n though_o a_o wicked_a man_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o beside_o the_o forementioned_a success_n saul_n gather_v a_o great_a host_n and_o smite_v the_o amalekite_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n and_o here_o be_v speak_v of_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n that_o his_o warlike_a exploit_n may_v be_v sum_v up_o together_o in_o the_o next_o place_n saul_n son_n be_v mention_v that_o follow_v their_o father_n in_o the_o war_n and_o like_o valiant_a soldier_n live_v and_o die_v with_o he_o as_o jonathan_n ishui_fw-la who_o be_v call_v abinadab_n ch._n 31.2_o and_o melchishua_n ishbesh_v be_v not_o here_o name_v though_o now_o above_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n see_v 2_o sam._n 2_o 10._o possible_o because_o he_o follow_v not_o his_o father_n in_o the_o war_n neither_o be_v his_o child_n by_o rizpah_n here_o mention_v because_o she_o be_v not_o his_o wife_n but_o only_o his_o concubine_n the_o daughter_n he_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n who_o name_n be_v ahinoam_v be_v merab_n and_o michal_n the_o captain_n of_o his_o host_n be_v abner_n his_o cousin-german_n son_n to_o his_o uncle_n ner._n and_o when_o he_o see_v any_o strong_a or_o valiant_a man_n he_o take_v he_o into_o his_o service_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 14._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxvi_o sometime_o after_o samuel_n by_o god_n appointment_n send_v saul_n to_o destroy_v the_o amalekite_n but_o before_o he_o tell_v he_o what_o god_n command_v he_o to_o do_v he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n singular_a favour_n towards_o he_o and_o the_o high_a honour_n he_o have_v exalt_v he_o unto_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v move_v he_o to_o perform_v what_o god_n command_v he_o with_o the_o more_o diligence_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o though_o he_o have_v former_o fail_v in_o his_o duty_n yet_o now_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v sure_a strict_o to_o observe_v his_o command_n and_o injunction_n samuel_n now_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v he_o against_o ameleck_n three_o several_a time_n the_o lord_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v destroy_v the_o amalekite_n exod._n 17.14_o numb_a 24.20_o and_o deut._n 25.19_o and_o now_o saul_n be_v send_v to_o execute_v that_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o long_o ago_o at_o several_a time_n threaten_v and_o though_o the_o present_a king_n and_o subject_n of_o amalek_n have_v be_v cruel_a and_o bloody_a adversary_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o samuel_n intimate_v v._o 33._o as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v many_o woman_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a and_o so_o deserve_v to_o be_v destroy_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o because_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o israelite_n know_v that_o he_o have_v not_o forget_v the_o former_a injury_n of_o their_o ancestor_n towards_o his_o people_n though_o it_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n since_o it_o be_v do_v he_o resolve_v now_o to_o visit_v it_o upon_o they_o and_o he_o mention_n one_o circumstance_n that_o great_o aggravate_v it_o viz._n that_o when_o his_o poor_a people_n have_v be_v long_o under_o a_o miserable_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n and_o be_v new_o escape_v from_o it_o yet_o even_o then_o they_o come_v out_o against_o they_o and_o seek_v to_o destroy_v they_o nor_o need_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o present_a amalekite_n shall_v be_v utter_o destroy_v for_o that_o which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v do_v so_o many_o year_n before_o for_o though_o god_n destroy_v none_o everlasting_o but_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o with_o temporal_a punishment_n he_o do_v usual_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o ancestor_n especial_o when_o the_o child_n go_v on_o in_o their_o father_n step_n as_o by_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o agag_n v._o 33._o it_o seem_v those_o amalekite_n do_v samuel_n therefore_o command_v saul_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o go_v and_o smite_v amalek_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o not_o to_o spare_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o their_o very_a cattle_n peccantium_fw-la cattle_n v._o 7._o jumenta_fw-la bruta_n pereunt_fw-la quip_n possessiones_fw-la organa_fw-la fulcra_fw-la gaudia_fw-la peccantium_fw-la for_o he_o have_v anathematise_v and_o devote_v they_o all_o to_o destruction_n as_o he_o do_v jericho_n saul_n hereupon_o gather_v a_o great_a army_n and_o number_n they_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o telaim_n or_o telem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n 15.24_o and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n beside_o ten_o thousand_o man_n of_o judah_n tribe_n judah_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v reckon_v apart_o from_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n 1._o because_o they_o usual_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o go_v first_o against_o the_o enemy_n in_o any_o common_a danger_n 2._o because_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v of_o his_o tribe_n saul_n march_v his_o army_n and_o come_v near_o to_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o amalek_n he_o send_v to_o the_o kenites_n the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n who_o live_v in_o tent_n see_v judg._n 4.17_o among_o these_o amalekite_n to_o depart_v and_o get_v they_o out_o from_o among_o they_o if_o they_o love_v their_o life_n for_o jethro_n and_o his_o family_n have_v show_v kindness_n to_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n he_o himself_o come_v out_o with_o much_o joy_n to_o meet_v moses_n and_o to_o congratulate_v all_o the_o goodness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v to_o israel_n therefore_o now_o saul_n give_v they_o warning_n to_o remove_v away_o that_o they_o may_v not_o suffer_v with_o the_o amalekite_n who_o god_n intend_v at_o this_o time_n to_o punish_v for_o the_o wrong_n their_o progenitor_n have_v do_v to_o his_o people_n but_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o spare_v the_o kenites_n for_o the_o kindness_n their_o ancestor_n have_v show_v to_o they_o the_o kenites_n according_o remove_v from_o they_o soon_o after_o saul_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o their_o chief_a city_n fight_v eo_fw-la fight_v v._o 5._o vajareb_n pugnavit_fw-la contendit_fw-la scil_n cum_fw-la eo_fw-la with_o the_o amalekite_n and_o discomfit_v they_o and_o take_v their_o king_n agag_n prisoner_n and_o pursue_v they_o from_o havilah_n to_o shur_n which_o be_v over_o against_o egypt_n and_o destroy_v all_o that_o come_v out_o with_o agag_n to_o fight_v against_o they_o with_o all_o other_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o and_o destroy_v also_o their_o city_n and_o to_n but_o that_o many_o of_o they_o do_v escape_v this_o slaughter_n be_v manifest_a from_o ch._n 27.8_o and_o ch._n 30.1_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o saul_n have_v take_v their_o king_n who_o he_o shall_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v slay_v he_o and_o
gather_v their_o army_n together_o to_o fight_v against_o israel_n be_v encourage_v no_o doubt_n thereunto_o by_o the_o distraction_n that_o be_v now_o in_o the_o land_n and_o the_o weak_a state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o reason_n of_o they_o achish_n send_v for_o david_n acquaint_v he_o that_o he_o resolve_v that_o he_o and_o his_o man_n shall_v go_v along_o with_o he_o in_o this_o expedition_n david_n be_v unwilling_a to_o displease_v he_o by_o a_o direct_a refusal_n answer_v ambiguous_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o command_v he_o to_o attend_v he_o in_o this_o war_n he_o shall_v see_v what_o his_o servant_n can_v do_v achish_n thereupon_o be_v confident_a of_o his_o fidelity_n to_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v make_v he_o keeper_n of_o his_o head_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v captain_n of_o his_o lifeguard_n and_o will_v commit_v the_o chief_a care_n of_o his_o person_n to_o he_o as_o long_o as_o they_o both_o live_v the_o philistine_n according_o now_o invade_v the_o land_n saul_n be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n for_o samuel_n be_v dead_a who_o though_o he_o disregard_v in_o his_o life-time_n yet_o now_o he_o find_v himself_o extreme_o to_o want_v his_o counsel_n and_o advice_n the_o philistine_n pitch_v in_o shunem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o border_n of_o issachar_n and_o saul_n have_v gather_v a_o army_n out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n pitch_v in_o gilboa_n a_o mountainous_a place_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n near_o jezreel_n and_o his_o iniquity_n be_v now_o come_v to_o its_o full_a measure_n he_o be_v exceed_o afraid_a the_o guilt_n of_o his_o conscience_n suggest_v dreadful_a thing_n to_o he_o in_o this_o distress_n he_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n do_v lord_n 1_o chron._n 10.14_o it_o be_v say_v he_o inquire_v not_o of_o the_o lord_n indeed_o he_o pretend_v so_o to_o do_v but_o he_o do_v it_o not_o sincere_o nor_o in_o faith_n and_o so_o it_o be_v reckon_v as_o not_o do_v partly_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o prayer_n and_o partly_o by_o consult_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n that_o yet_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o seek_v to_o god_n in_o his_o behalf_n but_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o not_o neither_o by_o dream_n or_o by_o urim_n for_o abiathar_n have_v carry_v away_o the_o ephod_n to_o david_n or_o by_o prophet_n give_v they_o any_o answer_n so_o that_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o not_o either_o one_o way_n or_o other_o 9_o other_o see_v lamentation_n ch._n 2._o 9_o which_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o he_o be_v high_o displease_v with_o he_o saul_n have_v sometime_o before_o out_o of_o a_o seem_a zeal_n and_o pretence_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n put_v away_o those_o that_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n 18.11_o spirit_n see_v levit._n 19.31_o &_o 20.6_o 27._o &_o deut._n 18.11_o and_o wizard_n out_o of_o the_o land_n 2._o land_n out_o of_o a_o like_a zeal_n he_o have_v destroy_v the_o gibeonite_n 2_o sam._n 21.1_o 2._o namely_o as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o he_o can_v meet_v with_o but_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o there_o be_v still_o some_o of_o they_o that_o secret_o lurk_v among_o the_o people_n wherefore_o be_v forsake_v of_o heaven_n he_o now_o resolve_v to_o seek_v to_o hell_n grot._n hell_n divinatio_fw-la ex_fw-la mortuis_fw-la omnium_fw-la divinationum_fw-la antiquissima_fw-la &_o signum_fw-la creditae_fw-la durationis_fw-la animarum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la grot._n for_o help_n and_o thereupon_o bid_v his_o servant_n seek_v he_o out_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n death_n spirit_n this_o be_v record_v as_o the_o last_o and_o most_o desperate_a wickedness_n he_o fall_v into_o before_o his_o death_n and_o one_o that_o wrought_v by_o necromancy_n or_o raise_v apparition_n and_o ghost_n of_o the_o dead_a grot._n dead_a divinatio_fw-la ex_fw-la mortuis_fw-la omnium_fw-la divinationum_fw-la antiquissima_fw-la &_o signum_fw-la creditae_fw-la durationis_fw-la animarum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la grot._n and_o consult_v with_o they_o see_v isa_n 8.19_o for_o he_o intend_v to_o go_v and_o inquire_v of_o she_o what_o he_o shall_v now_o do_v they_o tell_v he_o they_o hear_v there_o be_v such_o a_o one_o at_o endor_n a_o town_n of_o the_o manassites_n within_o jordan_n wherefore_o disguize_v himself_o and_o put_v on_o other_o clothes_n that_o the_o woman_n may_v not_o know_v he_o and_o possible_o that_o other_o may_v not_o discover_v his_o gross_a hypocrisy_n and_o impiety_n in_o go_v now_o to_o witch_n for_o counsel_n who_o he_o have_v before_o persecute_v to_o the_o death_n and_o take_v two_o servant_n along_o with_o he_o he_o come_v to_o the_o woman_n by_o night_n movebo_fw-la night_n flectere_fw-la si_fw-la nequeam_fw-la superos_fw-la acheronta_fw-la movebo_fw-la and_o desire_v she_o to_o cause_v the_o spirit_n or_o ghost_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n who_o he_o shall_v name_v to_o she_o to_o come_v up_o and_o appear_v before_o he_o of_o who_o he_o will_v inquire_v several_a thing_n the_o woman_n tell_v he_o he_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a what_o saul_n have_v do_v in_o persecute_v those_o that_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o she_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o lay_v a_o snare_n for_o her_o life_n saul_n swear_v to_o she_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v there_o shall_v no_o punishment_n befall_v she_o neither_o will_v he_o discover_v she_o if_o she_o will_v comply_v with_o he_o in_o this_o matter_n the_o woman_n have_v this_o assurance_n give_v she_o ask_v he_o who_o she_o shall_v call_v up_o he_o say_v old_a samuel_n our_o late_a eminent_a prophet_n she_z according_o by_o her_o diabolical_a art_n freidlib_n art_n quis_fw-la credet_fw-la faeminae_fw-la quae_fw-la se_fw-la diabolo_fw-it manciparat_fw-la tantam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la in_o animam_fw-la samuelis_fw-la in_o caeleste_fw-la regnum_fw-la jam_fw-la receptam_fw-la quis_fw-la credet_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la diaboli_fw-la esse_fw-la mortuos_fw-la vita_fw-la donare_fw-la proinde_fw-la a_o piis_fw-la molestum_fw-la est_fw-la jussa_fw-la dei_fw-la exequi_fw-la an_fw-mi ulla_fw-la molestia_fw-la in_o beatas_fw-la animas_fw-la cadit_fw-la nemo_fw-la itaque_fw-la non_fw-la videt_fw-la non_fw-la verum_fw-la sed_fw-la fictum_fw-la samuelem_fw-la comparuisse_fw-la freidlib_n cause_v a_o evil_a spirit_n who_o take_v on_o he_o the_o shape_n and_o form_n of_o samuel_n dead_a samuel_n for_o they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v under_o his_o protection_n and_o their_o soul_n out_o of_o satan_n reach_n in_o heaven_n and_o without_o the_o soul_n the_o body_n can_v act_v any_o thing_n and_o as_o the_o devil_n have_v no_o power_n to_o bring_v samuel_n so_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o the_o lord_n do_v send_v he_o for_o see_v he_o refuse_v to_o answer_v saul_n in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n by_o dream_n or_o prophet_n it_o be_v unlikely_a he_o will_v do_v it_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a and_o miraculous_a way_n by_o raise_v the_o prophet_n samuel_n from_o the_o dead_a to_o appear_v for_o it_o be_v no_o way_n likely_a that_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v so_o late_o refuse_v to_o answer_n saul_n by_o the_o prophet_n will_v now_o raise_v up_o samuel_n from_o the_o dead_a to_o answer_v he_o have_v samuel_n be_v raise_v up_o by_o god_n to_o appear_v to_o saul_n he_o will_v never_o have_v say_v as_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n do_v why_o have_v thou_o disquiet_v i_o to_o bring_v i_o up_o it_o be_v therefore_o by_o the_o enchantment_n of_o the_o witch_n that_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n be_v raise_v or_o the_o devil_n end_n devil_n all_o which_o show_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n ecclâ—siasticus_n write_v not_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o say_v of_o samuel_n in_o relation_n to_o this_o history_n ch._n 46.20_o after_o his_o death_n he_o prophesy_v and_o show_v the_o king_n his_o end_n in_o samuel_n likeness_n and_o therefore_o call_v samuel_n here_o and_o when_o he_o be_v raise_v it_o seem_v the_o witch_n be_v present_o possess_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o divination_n and_o thereby_o know_v that_o it_o be_v saul_n for_o who_o she_o have_v do_v this_o and_o thereupon_o cry_v out_o as_o apprehend_v he_o be_v come_v to_o ensnare_v she_o why_o have_v thou_o deceive_v i_o for_o thou_o be_v saul_n saul_n bid_v she_o not_o be_v afraid_a and_o ask_v she_o what_o she_o see_v she_o say_v she_o see_v god_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o god_n or_o some_o magistrate_n or_o personage_n of_o great_a honour_n such_o be_v call_v god_n psal_n 82.6_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n saul_n not_o yet_o see_v he_o ask_v she_o of_o what_o form_n or_o shape_n he_o be_v she_o say_v he_o appear_v like_o a_o old_a man_n cover_v with_o a_o mantle_n personas_fw-la mantle_n we_o can_v think_v that_o the_o true_a samuel_n be_v bury_v in_o his_o mantle_n but_o the_o devil_n thicken_a the_o air_n may_v form_v such_o a_o likeness_n and_o representation_n of_o he_o v._o
the_o port_n and_o state_n of_o a_o prince_n the_o people_n may_v look_v upon_o he_o as_o next_o heir_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o give_v he_o answerable_a respect_n for_o the_o people_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o be_v take_v with_o outward_a pomp_n and_o bravery_n and_o to_o judge_v those_o that_o use_v it_o to_o be_v man_n of_o brave_a and_o noble_a spirit_n david_n be_v much_o blind_v with_o affection_n towards_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o this_o his_o ambition_n and_o popularity_n 2_o he_o cunning_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n for_o rise_v early_o and_o stand_v at_o the_o king_n gate_n when_o any_o suitor_n come_v to_o the_o king_n for_o justice_n and_o to_o do_v they_o right_o he_o will_v in_o a_o friendly_a and_o oblige_a manner_n inquire_v of_o their_o matter_n and_o where_o they_o live_v when_o he_o hear_v their_o cause_n he_o will_v tell_v they_o their_o cause_n be_v good_a and_o just_a but_o the_o misery_n of_o it_o be_v there_o be_v none_o depute_v by_o the_o king_n to_o hear_v the_o cause_n of_o those_o that_o repair_v thither_o for_o justice_n that_o will_v hear_v they_o impartial_o and_o do_v they_o right_o which_o be_v a_o base_a slander_n of_o a_o graceless_a son_n against_o his_o father_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v ch._n 8.15_o that_o he_o execute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n to_o all_o the_o people_n then_o he_o will_v say_v o_o that_o i_o be_v make_v judge_v in_o the_o land_n that_o every_o one_o that_o have_v any_o cause_n or_o suit_n may_v come_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o do_v they_o right_o 3_o when_o any_o man_n come_v nigh_o he_o and_o do_v he_o obeisance_n and_o pay_v he_o respect_n he_o will_v love_o take_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o thus_o continual_o court_v the_o people_n he_o steal_v away_o their_o heart_n and_o draw_v their_o affection_n from_o the_o king_n to_o himself_o david_n all_o this_o while_n through_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n be_v so_o blind_v that_o he_o mind_v it_o not_o 4_o have_v by_o these_o popular_a way_n and_o art_n bring_v his_o business_n as_o he_o think_v to_o some_o ripeness_n and_o maturity_n he_o now_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o he_o have_v make_v a_o vow_n when_o he_o be_v in_o geshur_n that_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n he_o will_v offer_v to_o he_o certain_a peace-offering_n and_o gratulatory_a sacrifice_n and_o he_o desire_v leave_v of_o he_o that_o he_o may_v go_v to_o hebron_n the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a high_a place_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n about_o sixteen_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n whither_o in_o those_o time_n they_o resort_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n there_o to_o perform_v that_o vow_n this_o be_v forty_o year_n death_n year_n be_v then_o about_o 22_o or_o 23_o year_n of_o age_n and_o about_o 7_o year_n before_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o hebron_n and_o so_o about_o the_o 33_o of_o his_o reign_n and_o about_o 7_o year_n before_o his_o death_n after_o david_n be_v first_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n in_o bethlem_n and_o about_o seven_o year_n before_o his_o death_n david_n bid_v he_o go_v in_o peace_n absalon_n according_o go_v thither_o and_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n when_o they_o offer_v these_o peace-offering_n to_o make_v great_a feast_n therewith_o absalon_n under_o that_o colour_n invite_v many_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o follower_n and_o many_o of_o the_o people_n who_o he_o hope_v to_o win_v to_o join_v with_o the_o rest_n in_o his_o intend_a conspiracy_n and_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o make_v he_o king_n then_o he_o send_v spy_n through_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o at_o the_o set_a time_n agree_v on_o when_o the_o trumpet_n shall_v sound_v in_o every_o tribe_n and_o the_o people_n wonder_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v these_o spy_n shall_v inform_v they_o that_o absalon_n be_v anoint_v king_n in_o hebron_n with_o all_o regal_a ceremony_n and_o solemnity_n and_o be_v so_o accept_v and_o proclaim_v by_o the_o people_n there_o be_v two_o hundred_o that_o be_v invite_v by_o absalon_n to_o his_o feast_n of_o peace-offering_n at_o hebron_n that_o go_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n mere_o as_o invite_v guest_n know_v nothing_o of_o his_o intend_a conspiracy_n he_o hope_v it_o seem_v that_o these_o when_o they_o come_v thither_o and_o see_v what_o the_o rest_n do_v will_v join_v with_o they_o however_o by_o invite_v such_o know_a faithful_a man_n he_o think_v his_o intend_a plot_n will_v be_v the_o better_o conceal_v he_o send_v also_o for_o achitophel_n who_o have_v be_v former_o one_o of_o his_o father_n prime_a counsellor_n and_o much_o esteem_v by_o he_o for_o wisdom_n but_o for_o some_o reason_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v now_o lay_v aside_o and_o dwell_v private_o at_o his_o own_o city_n giloh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o thus_o the_o conspiracy_n grow_v strong_a for_o many_o daily_a flocked_a in_o 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whereupon_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o physician_n a_o well-complexioned-young-virgin_n be_v seek_v out_o for_o he_o who_o be_v take_v by_o he_o as_o a_o wife_n or_o concubine_n may_v lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o cherish_v he_o and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v find_v out_o viz._n abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n who_o do_v according_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o cherish_v he_o and_o minister_v unto_o he_o but_o he_o know_v she_o not_o 2_o king_n ch._n 1._o from_o v._n 1._o to_o 5._o sect_n ccix_o a_o donijah_n david_n elder_a son_n now_o live_v see_v his_o father_n decline_v so_o fast_o begin_v to_o have_v aspire_a thought_n after_o the_o crown_n and_o understanding_n that_o solomon_n be_v design_v to_o succeed_v his_o father_n he_o resolve_v to_o prevent_v it_o if_o he_o can_v by_o make_v himself_o king_n before_o his_o father_n death_n in_o order_n hereunto_o he_o provide_v himself_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o fifty_o man_n for_o a_o guard_n as_o his_o brother_n absalon_n have_v do_v before_o he_o and_o it_o be_v like_o his_o father_n former_a over_o great_a indulgence_n to_o he_o do_v the_o more_o embolden_v he_o though_o it_o also_o aggravate_v his_o fault_n that_o he_o dare_v do_v a_o thing_n so_o contrary_a to_o his_o father_n mind_n who_o have_v be_v so_o kind_a to_o he_o he_o be_v also_o a_o goodly_a man_n of_o person_n and_o as_o that_o may_v be_v one_o cause_n that_o make_v david_n so_o much_o to_o dote_v on_o he_o and_o absalon_n so_o it_o make_v he_o the_o more_o acceptable_a to_o the_o people_n in_o order_n therefore_o to_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o his_o design_n he_o consult_v with_o joab_n the_o general_n of_o the_o army_n and_o with_o abiathar_n the_o highpriest_n about_o it_o who_o it_o seem_v encourage_v he_o in_o it_o and_o promise_v he_o their_o best_a assistance_n but_o zadok_v and_o nathan_n and_o benaiah_n captain_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n with_o the_o mighty_a man_n that_o be_v under_o his_o command_n join_v not_o with_o he_o adonijah_n have_v the_o general_n of_o the_o army_n and_o the_o highpriest_n on_o his_o side_n he_o now_o thus_o contrive_v his_o matter_n he_o make_v a_o great_a feast_n near_o enrogel_n on_o the_o east-side_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o which_o he_o invite_v all_o his_o brother_n the_o king_n son_n except_o solomon_n and_o all_o the_o officer_n and_o people_n of_o the_o court_n that_o he_o think_v will_v join_v with_o he_o intend_v there_o to_o be_v install_v king_n nathan_n hear_v of_o this_o go_v immediate_o to_o bathsheba_n and_o ask_v she_o if_o she_o do_v not_o hear_v that_o adonijah_n reign_v and_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v king_n she_o be_v strange_o surprise_v at_o this_o have_v hear_v nothing_o of_o it_o he_o advise_v she_o if_o she_o intend_v to_o save_v she_o own_o and_o her_o son_n life_n to_o go_v present_o to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o ask_v he_o whither_o he_o do_v not_o swear_v solemn_o to_o she_o that_o solomon_n shall_v reign_v after_o he_o and_o if_o he_o do_v how_o be_v it_o that_o adonijah_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v king_n sure_o it_o be_v without_o the_o king_n privity_n and_o consent_n and_o say_v nathan_n while_o thou_o be_v speak_v to_o he_o i_o will_v come_v in_o and_o confirm_v thy_o word_n and_o further_o add_v what_o i_o conceive_v requisite_a to_o be_v add_v bathsheba_n according_o go_v to_o the_o king_n and_o make_v a_o very_a low_a reverence_n to_o he_o she_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v solemn_o swear_v to_o she_o that_o solomon_n her_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o he_o but_o behold_v say_v she_o adonijah_n have_v at_o this_o very_a time_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n to_o which_o he_o have_v invite_v the_o king_n son_n and_o joab_n and_o abiathar_n in_o order_n to_o be_v by_o they_o install_v king_n and_o my_o lord_n o_o king_n the_o eye_n of_o all_o israel_n be_v upon_o thou_o to_o observe_v who_o thou_o will_v declare_v for_o thy_o successor_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o people_n be_v general_o incline_v to_o yield_v to_o that_o which_o thou_o shall_v determine_v therein_o and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o confirm_v what_o thou_o do_v former_o swear_v concern_v solomon_n when_o thou_o die_v i_o and_o my_o son_n shall_v be_v count_v traitor_n and_o accuse_v for_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n from_o adonijah_n while_o she_o be_v speak_v nathan_n come_v in_o who_o bow_v himself_o before_o the_o king_n with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o respectful_a manner_n ask_v the_o king_n whither_o he_o have_v appoint_v that_o adonijah_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n i_o do_v assure_v thou_o say_v he_o he_o have_v make_v a_o great_a feast_n this_o day_n and_o to_o it_o have_v invite_v
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 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esau_n chap._n 1._o from_o 1_o to_o the_o 6._o 2._o he_o sharp_o reprove_v the_o priest_n for_o offer_v blemish_v and_o unlawful_a sacrifice_n viz._n blind_a lame_a sick_a tear_v which_o no_o governor_n will_v accept_v at_o their_o hand_n as_o also_o pollute_a bread_n god_n table_n and_o altar_n be_v in_o their_o eye_n contemptible_a and_o herein_o they_o sin_v against_o his_o greatness_n and_o goodness_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o reward_v their_o mean_a service_n for_o he_o even_o the_o shut_v the_o temple-door_n and_o kindle_v a_o fire_n on_o his_o altar_n and_o show_v themselves_o horrible_o ungrateful_a towards_o he_o who_o have_v prefer_v they_o to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o free_o choose_v the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n levi_n before_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o have_v mention_v their_o father_n levi_n he_o add_v four_o thing_n concern_v he_o 1._o the_o honour_n confer_v on_o he_o in_o call_v he_o to_o that_o holy_a office_n 2._o his_o faithfulness_n in_o the_o discharge_n 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