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people_n levit._n 16.29_o &_o ch._n 23.29_o sect_n iii_o sin_n be_v now_o come_v into_o the_o world_n god_n teach_v adam_n and_o eve_n the_o rite_n of_o sacrifice_v and_o how_o to_o clothe_v themselves_o with_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o sacrifice_a beast_n so_o that_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o die_v in_o the_o world_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n or_o christ_n in_o a_o figure_n type_n figure_n thus_o he_o be_v a_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 13.8_o not_o only_o in_o god_n decree_n but_o in_o a_o type_n then_o the_o lord_n upbraid_v our_o first_o parent_n for_o their_o vain_a imagination_n and_o think_v by_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n to_o become_v like_a unto_o god_n in_o a_o ironical_a way_n he_o say_v behold_v the_o man_n be_v become_v like_o one_o of_o we_o to_o know_v good_a and_o evil_n mean_v that_o by_o their_o sin_n they_o be_v become_v most_o unlike_a he_o and_o upbraid_v they_o also_o in_o like_a manner_n for_o the_o certainty_n of_o death_n they_o have_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o lest_o they_o shall_v flatter_v themselves_o that_o they_o may_v now_o take_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o as_o they_o have_v flatter_v themselves_o about_o the_o other_o tree_n he_o eject_v they_o out_o of_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n and_o set_v cherubim_n with_o a_o fiery_a flame_a sword_n to_o keep_v the_o way_n lead_v to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n to_o show_v they_o they_o have_v now_o no_o right_a to_o it_o nor_o may_v meddle_v with_o that_o sacramental_a seal_n of_o life_n have_v by_o their_o disobedience_n and_o sin_n make_v themselves_o just_o liable_a to_o death_n gen._n 3._o from_o 21._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n iv_o adam_n be_v now_o expel_v paradise_n and_o appoint_v to_o till_o the_o ground_n beget_v of_o his_o wife_n cain_n and_o abel_n though_o in_o what_o year_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o express_v cain_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o mortal_a man_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n and_o next_o to_o he_o abel_n cain_n be_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o abel_n a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n in_o cain_n evident_o appear_v the_o poison_n the_o devil_n have_v breathe_v into_o fall_v man._n and_o in_o abel_n the_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v to_o god_n people_n in_o and_o through_o jesus_n christ_n in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o both_o sacrifice_n cain_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n abel_n of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o fat_a and_o best_a thereof_o and_o by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v a_o more_o excellent_a sacrifice_n than_o cain_n by_o which_o he_o obtain_v witness_v that_o he_o be_v righteous_a heb._n 11.4_o for_o god_n show_v by_o some_o outward_a visible_a sign_n that_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o abel_n sacrifice_n either_o by_o fire_v 18.38_o fire_v see_v levit._n 9.24_o judg._n 6.21_o 1_o king_n 18.38_o it_o from_o heaven_n as_o some_o conceive_v or_o some_o other_o way_n but_o depise_v wicked_a cain_n this_o 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towards_o i_o nor_o accept_v of_o any_o oblation_n from_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o continual_a fear_n that_o every_o one_o that_o meet_v i_o will_v slay_v i_o and_o indeed_o seth_n be_v bear_v soon_o after_o the_o murder_n of_o abel_n and_o in_o the_o 130th_o year_n of_o adam_n in_o that_o space_n of_o time_n so_o many_o may_v be_v bear_v as_o may_v just_o occasion_v cain_n guilty_a conscience_n to_o suspect_v that_o every_o one_o that_o meet_v he_o will_v kill_v he_o but_o god_n tell_v he_o he_o may_v be_v secure_a as_o to_o that_o for_o he_o will_v have_v he_o preserve_v alive_a as_o a_o miserable_a spectacle_n to_o terrify_v other_o from_o that_o heinous_a crime_n of_o murder_n and_o according_o he_o will_v
cup_n wherein_o he_o use_v to_o drink_v into_o the_o sack_n of_o the_o young_a and_o this_o possible_o he_o do_v to_o try_v how_o they_o stand_v affect_v to_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o brother_n benjamin_n conceive_v that_o if_o they_o envy_v benjamin_n as_o former_o they_o envy_v he_o they_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v he_o apprehend_v for_o theft_n and_o cast_v into_o prison_n this_o be_v do_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o begin_v their_o journey_n homeward_o but_o they_o be_v not_o go_v far_o out_o of_o the_o city_n before_o joseph_n steward_n follow_v after_o they_o and_o overtake_v they_o and_o then_o begin_v to_o expostulate_v high_o with_o they_o and_o upbraid_v they_o that_o they_o have_v so_o ill_o requite_v his_o master_n for_o his_o great_a kindness_n to_o they_o he_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o have_v steal_v his_o master_n silver_n cup_n in_o which_o he_o himself_o do_v drink_v and_o by_o which_o he_o use_v to_o divine_a of_o divine_a it_o seem_v the_o egyptian_n think_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o skill_n in_o interpret_n dream_n he_o use_v divination_n as_o their_o magician_n and_o wise_a man_n do_v and_o possible_o joseph_n be_v not_o unwilling_a it_o shall_v be_v believ_n d_o he_o can_v do_v it_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o better_a awe_n though_o he_o only_o rational_o guess_v at_o thing_n and_o follow_v the_o guidance_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o assistance_n he_o have_v great_a experience_n of_o and_o discover_v and_o foretell_v secret_a and_o hide_a thing_n the_o man_n be_v strange_o surprise_v and_o amaze_v at_o this_o unexpected_a charge_n and_o say_v to_o he_o god_n forbid_v that_o thy_o servant_n shall_v be_v find_v such_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o thou_o accuse_v we_o to_o be_v thou_o know_v we_o bring_v again_o the_o money_n which_o we_o find_v in_o our_o sack_n when_o we_o come_v home_o and_o therefore_o sure_o we_o can_v with_o any_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v man_n that_o will_v 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return_v back_o into_o the_o city_n then_o judah_n and_o his_o brethren_n come_v to_o joseph_n and_o fall_v before_o he_o on_o the_o ground_n he_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v serve_v he_o so_o do_v they_o not_o think_v that_o such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o can_v discover_v they_o judah_n answer_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o my_o lord_n what_o shall_v we_o speak_v or_o how_o shall_v we_o clear_v ourselves_o for_o how_o innocent_a soever_o we_o think_v ourselves_o as_o to_o this_o matter_n yet_o we_o can_v no_o way_n clear_v ourselves_o before_o man_n and_o therefore_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n be_v just_a in_o punish_v we_o for_o our_o former_a sin_n gen._n 42.21_o 22._o we_o have_v therefore_o no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o that_o we_o be_v all_o my_o lord_n bondman_n both_o he_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o we_o also_o nay_o say_v joseph_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v he_o only_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v shall_v be_v my_o bondman_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o you_o go_v to_o your_o father_n in_o peace_n then_o judah_n approach_v near_o to_o he_o and_o say_v o_o my_o lord_n let_v thy_o servant_n without_o offence_n speak_v a_o few_o word_n private_o to_o thou_o and_o let_v not_o thy_o anger_n burn_v against_o thy_o servant_n thou_o be_v even_o as_o pharaoh_n be_v second_o to_o he_o in_o authority_n and_o so_o thy_o anger_n to_o be_v dread_v even_o as_o his._n my_o lord_n may_v please_v to_o remember_v that_o when_o we_o come_v first_o down_o into_o egypt_n thou_o do_v ask_v thy_o servant_n have_v you_o a_o father_n live_v or_o any_o other_o brother_n and_o we_o say_v unto_o my_o lord_n we_o have_v a_o father_n a_o old_a man_n and_o a_o brother_n that_o be_v but_o a_o youth_n 46.21_o youth_n namely_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o be_v about_o 24_o or_o 27_o year_n of_o age_n be_v 12_o or_o 13_o year_n young_a than_o joseph_n see_v gen._n 22.5_o and_o have_v now_o nine_o or_o ten_o son_n ch._n 46.21_o bear_v to_o our_o father_n in_o his_o old_a age_n his_o only_a brother_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v dead_a and_o he_o alone_o be_v leave_v of_o his_o mother_n offspring_n and_o his_o father_n tender_o love_v he_o and_o thou_o say_v unto_o thy_o servant_n bring_v he_o down_o that_o i_o may_v see_v he_o we_o than_o tell_v my_o lord_n that_o the_o lad_n can_v not_o leave_v his_o father_n without_o extreme_a danger_n to_o his_o father_n life_n and_o thou_o tell_v we_o peremptory_o that_o except_o our_o young_a brother_n come_v down_o with_o we_o we_o shall_v see_v thy_o face_n no_o more_o and_o behold_v when_o we_o come_v unto_o thy_o servant_n our_o father_n we_o tell_v he_o the_o word_n of_o my_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v extreme_a unwilling_a to_o let_v our_o young_a brother_n come_v down_o with_o we_o yet_o afterward_o the_o famine_n press_v sore_o upon_o we_o he_o command_v we_o to_o go_v down_o again_o into_o egypt_n to_o buy_v food_n we_o tell_v he_o we_o dare_v not_o go_v again_o except_o our_o young_a brother_n go_v down_o with_o we_o he_o say_v you_o know_v that_o my_o wife_n rachel_n first_o in_o my_o choice_n and_o dear_a in_o my_o love_n bear_v i_o two_o son_n the_o elder_a go_v out_o from_o i_o when_o he_o be_v about_o seventeen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v tear_v in_o piece_n of_o wild_a beast_n he_o beast_n hereby_o joseph_n see_v what_o they_o have_v tell_v his_o father_n when_o they_o have_v sell_v he_o namely_o that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o see_v ch._n 37.33_o so_o that_o i_o see_v he_o no_o more_o and_o if_o you_o take_v this_o son_n also_o from_o i_o and_o mischief_n befall_v he_o you_o will_v bring_v my_o gray_a head_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a i_o thy_o servant_n engage_v myself_o to_o my_o father_n for_o the_o bring_v the_o lad_n safe_a home_n to_o he_o again_o i_o tell_v he_o i_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o and_o of_o my_o hand_n he_o shall_v require_v he_o ch._n 43.8_o 9_o now_o therefore_o when_o thy_o servant_n shall_v come_v back_o to_o our_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n it_o will_v sure_o be_v his_o death_n and_o so_o thy_o servant_n shall_v bring_v down_o the_o gray_a head_n of_o our_o father_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a see_v therefore_o i_o thy_o servant_n stand_v engage_v to_o my_o father_n for_o the_o lad_n accept_v i_o pray_v thou_o of_o i_o for_o thy_o bondam_a instead_o of_o the_o lad_n and_o let_v the_o lad_n go_v up_o with_o his_o brethren_n for_o i_o dare_v not_o look_v my_o father_n again_o in_o the_o face_n except_o the_o lad_n be_v with_o i_o nor_o can_v i_o endure_v to_o see_v the_o woe_n and_o misery_n that_o will_v befall_v my_o father_n if_o the_o lad_n be_v leave_v behind_o gen._n 44._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xlii_o joseph_n heart_n be_v so_o melt_v with_o this_o pathetic_a speech_n of_o judah_n that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o refrain_v no_o long_o but_o command_v all_o beside_o his_o brethren_n to_o withdraw_v he_o give_v vent_v to_o his_o passion_n and_o burst_v out_o into_o tear_n and_o weep_v aloud_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v joseph_n their_o brother_n and_o ask_v they_o whether_o his_o father_n be_v yet_o alive_a they_o be_v so_o astonish_v and_o amaze_v at_o the_o strangeness_n and_o unexpectedness_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o so_o terrify_v with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o own_o guiltiness_n and_o trespass_n against_o he_o that_o they_o can_v not_o answer_v he_o a_o word_n he_o bid_v they_o come_v near_o he_o and_o tell_v
practice_n page_n 117._o v._o commandment_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o child_n be_v enjoin_v by_o this_o precept_n to_o honour_v their_o parent_n in_o their_o heart_n ourselves_o the_o subsequent_a precept_n contain_v the_o prime_a rule_n of_o justice_n towards_o man_n and_o of_o temperance_n sobriety_n and_o chastity_n in_o the_o government_n of_o ourselves_o and_o high_o to_o love_v their_o person_n as_o the_o instrument_n under_o god_n of_o their_o be_v and_o they_o be_v hereby_o oblige_v to_o yield_v to_o they_o reverence_n obedience_n thankfulness_n and_o requital_n as_o they_o be_v able_a they_o be_v bind_v high_o to_o honour_n and_o esteem_v they_o and_o to_o use_v due_a expression_n of_o respect_n and_o observance_n towards_o they_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n parent_n be_v presume_v to_o be_v always_o full_a of_o tender_a affection_n and_o good_a will_n towards_o their_o child_n full_a of_o desire_n and_o care_n for_o their_o good_a full_a of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n towards_o they_o which_o disposition_n do_v in_o reason_n and_o equity_n require_v answerable_a inclination_n in_o child_n towards_o their_o parent_n child_n receive_v from_o their_o parent_n under_o god_n their_o be_v and_o life_n their_o maintenance_n and_o protection_n it_o be_v a_o long_a while_n ere_o they_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v for_o or_o defend_v themselves_o the_o good_n acquire_v by_o the_o parent_n industry_n do_v usual_o devolve_v upon_o their_o child_n and_o all_o good_a and_o pious_a parent_n think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o spiritual_a welfare_n of_o their_o child_n and_o to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o to_o set_v they_o in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o this_o they_o do_v most_o frank_o and_o free_o without_o regard_n to_o any_o profit_n that_o may_v thereby_o accrue_v to_o themselves_o it_o be_v abundant_a satisfaction_n to_o they_o to_o see_v their_o chirldren_n do_v well_o their_o chief_a delight_n and_o contentment_n in_o this_o world_n be_v usual_o in_o their_o child_n well-doing_n therefore_o justice_n and_o ingenuity_n do_v oblige_v child_n to_o pay_v to_o their_o parent_n dutiful_a respect_n and_o observanc_n and_o they_o will_v be_v no_o loser_n in_o so_o do_v for_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o this_o precept_n be_v add_v a_o very_a encourage_v promise_n viz._n of_o length_n of_o day_n the_o apostle_n enjoin_v child_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o their_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v lawful_a and_o please_a to_o the_o lord_n eph._n 6.1_o and_o he_o press_v the_o observance_n of_o this_o precept_n 1._o from_o the_o equity_n of_o it_o because_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n require_v it_o 2._o because_o this_o be_v the_o first_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n which_o have_v a_o particular_a promise_n annex_v to_o it_o viz._n length_n of_o day_n which_o promise_n be_v either_o actual_o fulfil_v by_o god_n to_o obedient_a child_n or_o else_o by_o change_v of_o the_o benefit_n he_o give_v they_o a_o much_o better_a life_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n for_o it_o and_o there_o seem_v a_o great_a congruity_n in_o the_o reward_n promise_v to_o the_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v viz._n that_o they_o who_o be_v grateful_a to_o those_o from_o who_o under_o god_n they_o receive_v their_o life_n shall_v by_o god_n dispensation_n enjoy_v that_o life_n long_o and_o with_o much_o comfort_n and_o that_o they_o who_o neglect_v the_o author_n of_o their_o life_n shall_v soon_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o or_o of_o the_o comfort_n and_o contentment_n that_o other_o enjoy_v and_o we_o may_v by_o analogy_n and_o parity_n of_o reason_n reduce_v unto_o this_o commandment_n the_o obligation_n we_o have_v to_o honour_v all_o those_o who_o perform_v to_o we_o beneficial_a office_n like_v unto_o those_o we_o receive_v from_o our_o parent_n particular_o such_o person_n from_o who_o we_o have_v protection_n as_o governor_n and_o magistrate_n such_o who_o watch_v over_o we_o for_o the_o good_a of_o our_o soul_n as_o minister_n and_o pastor_n such_o who_o afford_v we_o maintenance_n and_o education_n as_o benefactor_n schoolmaster_n tutor_n etc._n etc._n vi_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v man_n life_n be_v his_o most_o precious_a enjoyment_n in_o this_o world_n no_o man_n may_v take_v it_o away_o but_o by_o commission_n or_o licence_n from_o god_n god_n indeed_o do_v allow_v magistrate_n upon_o reasonable_a cause_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n safety_n and_o welfare_n in_o a_o regular_a course_n of_o justice_n to_o dispose_v of_o man_n life_n who_o have_v forfeit_v they_o to_o the_o law_n for_o the_o magistrate_n bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a rom._n 13.4_o but_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o avenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a 1_o pet._n 2.14_o and_o he_o that_o kill_v a_o man_n in_o a_o way_n not_o irregular_a namely_o as_o a_o minister_n of_o justice_n or_o in_o a_o lawful_a war_n authorize_v by_o a_o just_a commission_n or_o in_o his_o own_o just_a and_o necessary_a defence_n can_v be_v say_v to_o violate_v the_o true_a intent_n of_o this_o precept_n for_o such_o a_o person_n can_v be_v just_o say_v to_o kill_v but_o rather_o god_n himself_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n do_v then_o kill_v vengeance_n be_v he_o and_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n by_o his_o minister_n do_v repay_v it_o but_o in_o this_o commandment_n be_v forbid_v all_o voluntary_a and_o irregular_a take_v away_o our_o neighbour_n life_n without_o just_a and_o necessary_a cause_n upon_o what_o motive_n principle_n or_o pretence_n soever_o it_o be_v either_o by_o direct_a violence_n or_o fraudulent_a contrivance_n either_o by_o ourselves_o or_o by_o other_o and_o all_o advise_v encourage_v or_o any_o wise_a become_a instrumental_a or_o accessary_a thereunto_o this_o be_v the_o crime_n here_o express_o forbid_v but_o a_o positive_a duty_n be_v also_o here_o include_v and_o according_o shall_v be_v understand_v viz._n that_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o preserve_v our_o own_o life_n in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o then_o our_o neighbour_n by_o relieve_v he_o in_o extreme_a need_n and_o by_o succour_v he_o in_o extreme_a danger_n by_o admonish_v he_o of_o any_o destructive_a mischief_n he_o seem_v unaware_o run_v into_o the_o contrary_a be_v in_o reasonable_a esteem_n and_o in_o god_n sight_n a_o kill_n of_o he_o and_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n have_v this_o great_a guilt_n in_o it_o that_o he_o that_o do_v it_o do_v thereby_o violate_v and_o destroy_v god_n image_n in_o his_o neighbour_n he_o that_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v for_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o gen._n 9.6_o and_o this_o further_a be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o take_v away_o a_o man_n life_n do_v infinite_o surpass_v all_o the_o evil_a or_o injury_n which_o any_o man_n can_v sustain_v from_o another_o in_o his_o estate_n or_o fame_n for_o these_o thing_n be_v capable_a of_o some_o reparation_n but_o the_o other_o be_v altogether_o irreparable_a and_o therefore_o include_v in_o it_o the_o great_a injury_n and_o iniquity_n for_o hereby_o all_o temporal_a good_a be_v at_o once_o ravish_v from_o a_o man_n and_o the_o soul_n also_o of_o the_o person_n kill_v may_v possible_o incur_v a_o great_a damage_n and_o hazard_v in_o respect_n to_o its_o future_a state_n by_o be_v thus_o sudden_o snatch_v away_o so_o that_o the_o slayer_n oftentimes_o not_o only_o rob_v his_o brother_n of_o his_o temporal_a life_n but_o of_o his_o time_n of_o repentance_n and_o opportunity_n of_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n therefore_o to_o hate_v a_o man_n to_o death_n must_v needs_o be_v account_v the_o utmost_a pitch_n of_o hatred_n such_o be_v the_o direct_a intent_n and_o importance_n of_o this_o law_n but_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o comment_n hereon_o math._n 5.21_o have_v explain_v and_o extend_v it_o further_o so_o as_o to_o interdict_v all_o thing_n that_o any_o way_n approach_n or_o tend_v unto_o this_o hateful_a evil_n as_o rash_a causeless_o outrageous_a anger_n contumelious_a and_o despiteful_a language_n secret_a grudge_n or_o malice_n in_o our_o heart_n against_o our_o neighbour_n for_o these_o as_o they_o do_v common_o produce_v the_o act_n of_o murder_n so_o they_o argue_v inclination_n thereunto_o which_o if_o fear_n and_o self-respect_n do_v not_o restrain_v will_v present_o produce_v it_o and_o consequent_o in_o moral_a account_n which_o regard_v not_o so_o much_o the_o act_n as_o the_o will_v be_v of_o the_o same_o quality_n therewith_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 1_o joh._n 3.15_o he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o murderer_n
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 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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 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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
his_o brother_n nay_o the_o wife_n of_o his_o bosom_n and_o his_o remain_a child_n any_o share_n of_o the_o child_n he_o shall_v eat_v have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v to_o feed_v upon_o in_o that_o extremity_n the_o tender_a and_o delicate_a woman_n jans_n woman_n contigerunt_fw-la iis_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la in_o obsidione_fw-la samariae_fw-la 4_o reg._n 6._o v._n 29._o &_o in_o obsidione_fw-la jerusalem_n per_fw-la babilonios_n threnorum_n 2._o v._o 20._o &_o in_o romanâ_fw-la apud_fw-la josephum_fw-la threnorum_n 2._o dicuntur_fw-la parvuli_fw-la ad_fw-la mensuram_fw-la palmae_fw-la comesti_fw-la i._n e._n etiam_fw-la imperfecti_fw-la &_o per_fw-la aborsum_fw-la abjecti_fw-la et_fw-la tale_n videntur_fw-la vocari_fw-la hic_fw-la illo_fw-la versu_fw-la 57_o illuvy_n secundarum_fw-la nempe_fw-la proles_fw-la adhuc_fw-la secundis_fw-la seu_fw-la secundinis_fw-la &_o sordibus_fw-la involuta_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la immundissima_fw-la &_o abominanda_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la 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plague_v the_o egyptian_n of_o which_o they_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a shall_v cleave_v unto_o they_o yea_o more_o plague_n shall_v fall_v on_o they_o then_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n and_o whereas_o they_o be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n they_o shall_v be_v so_o waste_v and_o destroy_v that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o be_v but_o few_o in_o number_n and_o as_o the_o lord_n former_o rojoyce_v over_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a and_o to_o multiply_v they_o so_o now_o he_o will_v rejoice_v in_o their_o destruction_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o justice_n upon_o such_o despiser_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v pluck_v off_o from_o the_o land_n which_o god_n give_v they_o for_o a_o inheritance_n viz._n canaan_n and_o so_o shall_v lose_v the_o pledge_n of_o their_o adoption_n which_o will_v be_v a_o sad_a sign_n to_o they_o that_o their_o heavenly_a father_n have_v disinherit_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o off_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v abroad_o into_o many_o nation_n and_o in_o their_o exile_n they_o shall_v be_v entice_v or_o force_v to_o worship_n wood_n and_o stone_n and_o among_o those_o nation_n they_o shall_v find_v no_o ease_n or_o rest_n but_o shall_v be_v hurry_v from_o place_n to_o place_n so_o that_o their_o heart_n shall_v tremble_v 6._o tremble_v judaea_n treman_n juv._n satyr_n 6._o and_o their_o eye_n fail_v with_o extreme_a weep_v and_o their_o mind_n be_v fill_v with_o sorrow_n and_o vexation_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o continual_a doubt_n and_o fear_v both_o day_n and_o night_n of_o lose_v their_o life_n which_o must_v needs_o make_v their_o condition_n exceed_v grievous_a to_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o shall_v wish_v it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o they_o shall_v wish_v it_o be_v morning_n through_o the_o terror_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o dismal_a thing_n they_o shall_v see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v again_o by_o ship_n into_o egypt_n whither_o he_o have_v say_v they_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o obedient_a more_o god_n promise_v they_o shall_v not_o return_v again_o thither_o on_o condition_n they_o be_v obedient_a see_v ch._n 17.16_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v henceforth_o return_v no_o more_o that_o way_n that_o be_v into_o that_o country_n this_o be_v verify_v when_o the_o jew_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v carry_v in_o ship_n to_o egypt_n and_o there_o fold_v for_o slave_n jew_n slave_n there_o be_v then_o 97_o thousand_o captive_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o they_o be_v so_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a that_o many_o will_v not_o proffer_v any_o money_n for_o they_o even_o to_o be_v their_o slave_n and_o none_o will_v buy_v they_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n from_o vers_fw-la 58._o to_o the_o end_n chap._n xxx_o he_o further_o declare_v to_o they_o that_o when_o in_o their_o exile_n they_o shall_v reflect_v upon_o the_o experience_n they_o have_v of_o god_n blessing_n they_o so_o eminent_o while_o they_o continue_v obedient_a and_o how_o severe_o he_o punish_v they_o when_o they_o be_v disobedient_a and_o shall_v thereupon_o true_o repent_v and_o serious_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n both_o they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n than_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v compassion_n on_o they_o and_o will_v turn_v their_o captivity_n and_o gather_v they_o from_o all_o the_o nation_n under_o heaven_n whither_o he_o have_v scatter_v they_o and_o from_o thence_o will_v fetch_v they_o back_o to_o their_o own_o country_n see_v neh._n 1.9_o and_o he_o will_v circumcise_v 12._o circumcise_v promissio_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la spiritualium_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la conser_n rom._n 2.29_o &_o col._n 2.11_o 12._o their_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o child_n that_o be_v will_v purge_v they_o of_o their_o corruption_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o renew_v they_o and_o incline_v they_o to_o a_o ready_a obedience_n to_o his_o will_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o and_o his_o curse_n shall_v fall_v on_o their_o enemy_n and_o on_o those_o that_o persecute_v they_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o body_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o of_o their_o land_n and_o these_o blessing_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o mercy_n and_o shall_v tend_v to_o their_o good_a and_o not_o their_o hurt_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v rejoce_fw-mi over_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a as_o he_o rejoice_v over_o their_o father_n and_o lest_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v object_v and_o say_v they_o will_v willing_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o know_v they_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o direction_n he_o have_v give_v they_o concern_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o as_o the_o rule_n 10.8_o rule_n loquor_fw-la de_fw-la tota_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la dei_fw-la doctrina_fw-la quae_fw-la evangelium_fw-la sub_fw-la se_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la ut_fw-la clare_v ostendit_fw-la paulus_n rom._n 10.8_o of_o their_o obedience_n they_o can_v not_o pretend_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o neither_o be_v those_o thing_n hide_v from_o they_o so_o that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o need_v be_v fetch_v down_o from_o heaven_n or_o from_o some_o remote_a country_n for_o they_o for_o they_o be_v sufficient_o reveal_v to_o they_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o they_o in_o their_o mouth_n and_o in_o their_o heart_n it_o be_v plain_o reveal_v to_o they_o frequent_o read_v and_o expound_v to_o they_o by_o the_o levite_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o talk_v of_o it_o and_o remember_v it_o and_o if_o they_o be_v obedient_a to_o this_o law_n they_o shall_v be_v happy_a but_o if_o they_o turn_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o worship_v other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o prolong_v their_o day_n in_o the_o land_n which_o they_o be_v now_o go_v to_o possess_v he_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v that_o he_o have_v deal_v faithful_o with_o they_o he_o have_v on_o the_o one_o side_n set_v life_n before_o they_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o blessing_n attend_v it_o if_o they_o will_v be_v obedient_a and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n death_n and_o misery_n if_o they_o be_v disobedient_a he_o exhort_v they_o to_o choose_v the_o one_o and_o to_o avoid_v the_o other_o and_o to_o cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n for_o he_o be_v their_o life_n and_o the_o length_n of_o their_o day_n that_o be_v as_o he_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o life_n so_o he_o be_v the_o maintainer_n and_o prolong_a of_o it_o and_o that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v the_o forementioned_a chap._n xxix_o blessing_n and_o escape_v the_o curse_n he_o call_v they_o now_o to_o
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sword_n and_o kill_v himself_o thus_o die_v saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n and_o his_o armour-bearer_n and_o most_o of_o his_o family_n and_o kindred_n most_o of_o his_o courtier_n and_o commander_n with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n see_v 1_o chron._n 10.6_o and_o when_o the_o israelite_n who_o dwell_v on_o each_o side_n of_o this_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n where_o the_o battle_n be_v fight_v and_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o it_o 1_o ch._n 10.7_o see_v that_o their_o army_n be_v rout_v and_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v they_o forsake_v their_o city_n and_o town_n and_o flee_v for_o their_o life_n and_o the_o philistine_n enter_v into_o they_o and_o possess_v they_o on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o battle_n be_v fight_v the_o philistine_n come_v to_o strip_v the_o body_n of_o the_o slay_v they_o find_v saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n fall_v in_o mount_n gilboa_n and_o they_o cut_v off_o saul_n head_n and_o strip_v off_o his_o armour_n his_o head_n they_o carry_v about_o as_o a_o trophy_n and_o show_v it_o in_o all_o part_n of_o their_o country_n publish_v their_o victory_n and_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n in_o a_o way_n of_o joy_n and_o triumph_v in_o the_o house_n of_o their_o idol_n pavor_fw-la idol_n heb._n terror_n so_o call_v because_o they_o possess_v the_o mind_n and_o heart_n of_o their_o superstitious_a worshipper_n with_o terror_n and_o fear_n and_o do_v neither_o teach_v nor_o comfort_v they_o hinc_fw-la superstitio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la i._n e._n daemonium_fw-la pavor_fw-la and_o afterward_o set_v it_o up_o in_o the_o house_n of_o dagon_n their_o god_n thereby_o ascribe_v to_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o their_o victory_n as_o appear_v 1_o chron._n 10.10_o so_o david_n have_v before_o serve_v the_o head_n of_o goliath_n which_o he_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n ch._n 17.54_o they_o place_v his_o armour_n in_o the_o house_n of_o ashtaroth_n see_v the_o note_n on_o judg._n 2.13_o his_o body_n and_o the_o body_n of_o his_o son_n they_o fasten_v to_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n 27.6_o bethshan_n a_o town_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o manasseh_n but_o not_o recover_v from_o the_o philistine_n in_o the_o first_o conquest_n judg._n 1.27_o nor_o to_o this_o day_n as_o be_v say_v before_o of_o ziklag_n ch._n 27.6_o viz._n in_o a_o street_n that_o be_v by_o the_o city-wall_n see_v 2_o sam._n 21.12_o and_o when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n hear_v what_o the_o philistine_n have_v do_v to_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n in_o gratitude_n to_o saul_n who_o have_v rescue_v they_o from_o nahash_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n when_o he_o have_v strait_o besiege_v their_o city_n ch._n 11.11_o all_o the_o valiant_a man_n of_o that_o city_n arise_v and_o march_v all_o night_n and_o
the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n o_o you_o unfortunate_a mountain_n of_o gilboa_n let_v no_o dew_n or_o rain_v ever_o fall_v upon_o you_o more_o be_v you_o curse_v with_o drought_n and_o barrenness_n 3.3_o barrenness_n gravitas_fw-la doloris_fw-la etiam_fw-la rebus_fw-la inanimatis_fw-la maledicere_fw-la consuevit_fw-la vid._n job_n 3.3_o as_o a_o sad_a and_o woeful_a monument_n of_o this_o calamity_n and_o let_v there_o be_v no_o fruitful_a plot_n or_o field_n find_v among_o you_o that_o may_v yield_v offering_n of_o first_o fruit_n percelluntur_fw-la fruit_n poëtica_fw-la exclamatio_fw-la cum_fw-la hyperbolica_fw-la imprecatione_fw-la ad_fw-la figurandum_fw-la horrorem_fw-la quo_fw-la pii_fw-la recordantes_fw-la accepti_fw-la mali_fw-la percelluntur_fw-la and_o tithe_n may_v those_o hill_n which_o have_v give_v so_o much_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n never_o afford_v any_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v for_o there_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v vile_o cast_v away_o viz._n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v rout_v in_o the_o field_n yea_o the_o shield_n of_o saul_n as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n that_o be_v there_o saul_n himself_o drop_v his_o shield_n and_o fall_v contemptible_o as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o common_a ordinary_a man_n and_o not_o a_o king_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o former_o for_o jonathan_n bow_n and_o saul_n sword_n use_v not_o to_o return_v empty_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v and_o from_o the_o fat_a strong_a fat_a eat_v be_v mention_v to_o signify_v man_n healthful_a lusty_a and_o strong_a of_o the_o mighty_a that_o be_v they_o do_v usual_o devour_v the_o blood_n and_o flesh_n of_o their_o stout_a enemy_n saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v lovely_a and_o pleasant_a in_o their_o life_n that_o be_v they_o dear_o love_v one_o another_o though_o saul_n in_o his_o frantic_a fit_n be_v sometime_o enrage_v against_o jonathan_n yet_o no_o doubt_n he_o dear_o love_v he_o when_o those_o fit_n be_v over_o 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my_o brother_n jonathan_n very_o pleasant_a have_v thou_o be_v unto_o i_o thy_o love_n to_o i_o be_v wonderful_a exceed_v the_o love_n of_o woman_n who_o affection_n usual_o be_v very_o strong_a how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v and_o the_o weapon_n of_o war_n lose_v viz._n the_o arm_n that_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o battle_n and_o become_v a_o spoil_n to_o the_o philistine_n to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n and_o weaken_n of_o god_n own_o people_n o_o tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n publish_v it_o not_o in_o the_o street_n of_o askalon_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 1._o from_o 17_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n clxxvi_o david_n now_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o ephod_n whither_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o any_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o he_o receive_v direction_n from_o god_n to_o go_v up_o to_o hebron_n bury_v hebron_n this_o be_v at_o present_a the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v withal_o the_o place_n where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v bury_v according_o he_o with_o his_o two_o wife_n and_o his_o follower_n with_o their_o family_n go_v up_o to_o that_o city_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n present_o flock_v thither_o and_o anoint_v david_n king_n over_o they_o for_o though_o before_o he_o have_v be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n yet_o that_o they_o may_v testify_v their_o approbation_n of_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v they_o cheerful_o now_o consent_v to_o accept_v he_o for_o their_o king_n and_o sovereign_a and_o he_o reign_v over_o they_o in_o hebron_n seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n before_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n do_v general_o submit_v to_o he_o soon_o after_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n have_v thus_o acknowledge_v he_o he_o make_v inquiry_n after_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n intend_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o have_v honourable_o bury_v they_o and_o he_o be_v tell_v what_o have_v be_v do_v concern_v they_o by_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n of_o which_o before_o 1_o sam._n 31.11_o 12_o 13._o hereupon_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o they_o to_o thank_v they_o for_o the_o kindness_n they_o have_v show_v to_o saul_n desire_v the_o lord_n to_o recompense_v it_o unto_o they_o and_o to_o manifest_v his_o mercy_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o they_o for_o it_o and_o he_o be_v now_o anoint_a king_n over_o judah_n will_v not_o have_v they_o entertain_v any_o thought_n of_o jealousy_n as_o if_o he_o will_v bear_v they_o any_o spleen_n or_o ill_a will_n for_o their_o kindness_n show_v to_o saul_n but_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v the_o rather_o endeavour_v to_o manifest_v all_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o to_o requite_v they_o for_o it_o 2_o sam._n ch._n 2._o from_o 1_o to_o 8._o sect_n clxxvii_o abner_n saul_n cousin-german_n who_o in_o saul_n life-time_n have_v be_v general_n of_o his_o army_n fear_v that_o if_o david_n be_v make_v king_n he_o shall_v be_v displace_v or_o disregard_v and_o know_v he_o can_v not_o in_o reason_n expect_v that_o favour_n and_o preferment_n under_o david_n which_o he_o may_v under_o a_o king_n of_o his_o own_o kindred_n and_o family_n especial_o if_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n to_o make_v he_o king_n and_o further_o consider_v that_o mephibosheth_n jonathans_n son_n the_o heir_n apparent_a to_o saul_n be_v but_o five_o year_n old_a and_o now_o late_o lame_v in_o his_o foot_n and_o so_o unfit_a for_o his_o purpose_n see_v ch._n 4.4_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o take_v ishbosheth_n who_o be_v the_o only_a son_n of_o saul_n that_o be_v now_o leave_v except_o those_o he_o have_v by_o his_o concubine_n and_o to_o make_v he_o king_n and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o take_v and_o carry_v he_o to_o mahanaim_n a_o city_n in_o gilead_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n beyond_o jordan_n choose_v there_o to_o settle_v his_o new_a king_n where_o he_o may_v be_v safe_a and_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o david_n party_n abner_n well_o know_v that_o david_n be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n to_o succeed_v saul_n in_o the_o throne_n see_v chap._n 3.4_o but_o be_v a_o ambitious_a and_o atheistical_a man_n he_o regard_v not_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v and_o see_v ishbosheth_n to_o be_v a_o weak_a and_o poor-spirited_a man_n he_o think_v he_o may_v make_v use_n of_o he_o as_o a_o shadow_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n rule_v all_o himself_o and_o according_o in_o that_o city_n he_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n judah_n except_v who_o to_o their_o great_a praise_n stick_v to_o david_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v king_n though_o they_o know_v it_o be_v like_a to_o prove_v the_o occasion_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n and_o of_o much_o danger_n to_o they_o however_o they_o resolve_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o event_n to_o god_n ishbosheth_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n quiet_o without_o any_o quarrel_n with_o the_o house_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 2._o from_o 8_o to_o 11._o sect_n clxxviii_o david_n now_o the_o better_a to_o strengthen_v himself_o in_o his_o new_a kingdom_n contract_v affinity_n with_o talmai_n king_n of_o geshur_n prey_n geshur_n israelitis_n ut_fw-la puto_fw-la era_fw-la vectigalis_fw-la rex_fw-la geshur_n eumque_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la devinciret_fw-la david_n &_o ishboshetho_fw-mi adversarium_fw-la faceret_fw-la filiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la maacham_n sibi_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la deposcit_fw-la tirinus_n geshur_n pars_fw-la est_fw-la syriae_n contermina_fw-la gileadi_n in_o trachionitide_n deut._n 3.14_o there_o be_v also_o geshurite_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o canaan_n towards_o egypt_n 1_o sam._n 27._o and_o from_o who_o david_n be_v at_o ziklag_n fetch_v great_a store_n of_o prey_n a_o city_n lie_v in_o the_o north_n in_o the_o border_n of_o gilead_n and_o marry_v his_o daughter_n maacha_n who_o bear_v he_o absalon_n and_o a_o
his_o heart_n be_v so_o overwhelm_v with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n that_o he_o can_v not_o speak_v much_o now_o but_o afterward_o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n more_o full_o to_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o the_o 51_o psalm_n wherein_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o transgression_n and_o profess_v his_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o it_o and_o this_o psalm_n he_o commit_v to_o the_o chief_a musician_n to_o be_v sing_v public_o in_o the_o congregation_n as_o one_o of_o the_o penitential_a psalm_n nathan_n perceive_v he_o true_o penitent_a tell_v he_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o his_o sin_n out_o of_o his_o sight_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o to_o hinder_v his_o eternal_a blessedness_n neither_o shall_v he_o die_v by_o the_o sudden_a stroke_n of_o some_o temporal_a judgement_n as_o his_o sin_n deserve_v even_o according_a to_o his_o own_o sentence_n howbeit_o say_v the_o lord_n because_o by_o this_o deed_n thou_o have_v give_v great_a occasion_n to_o my_o enemy_n to_o blaspheme_v and_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o what_o i_o have_v do_v in_o raise_v thou_o up_o and_o favour_v thou_o so_o high_o see_v thou_o have_v commit_v such_o heinous_a sin_n and_o they_o will_v thereupon_o blaspheme_v the_o religion_n i_o have_v appoint_v and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o as_o though_o it_o either_o teach_v or_o favour_v such_o wickedness_n or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o be_v all_o hypocrite_n make_v only_o a_o show_n of_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n but_o not_o practise_v it_o see_v rom._n 2.24_o therefore_o by_o many_o severe_a correction_n inflict_v on_o thou_o i_o will_v vindicate_v my_o justice_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o my_o religion_n against_o all_o the_o reproach_n and_o calumny_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o pursuant_n hereunto_o i_o will_v first_o smite_v the_o child_n beget_v by_o thou_o in_o adultery_n with_o death_n nathan_n have_v faithful_o deliver_v his_o message_n depart_v and_o immediate_o the_o child_n fall_v sick_a and_o though_o nathan_n have_v tell_v david_n the_o child_n shall_v die_v yet_o he_o apprehend_v as_o it_o seem_v the_o threaten_a to_o be_v only_o conditional_a and_o that_o upon_o his_o tear_n and_o repentance_n the_o sentence_n may_v be_v reverse_v nineveh_n reverse_v as_o be_v that_o of_o hezekiahs_n death_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n and_o though_o the_o child_n if_o he_o live_v be_v like_o continual_o to_o grieve_v they_o by_o daily_o represent_v to_o they_o their_o sin_n and_o shame_n yet_o he_o pray_v and_o fast_v and_o humble_v himself_o great_o both_o with_o inward_a contrition_n and_o outward_a afflict_v of_o his_o body_n beg_v the_o life_n of_o the_o child_n apparet_fw-la child_n fuisse_fw-la davidem_fw-la liberorum_fw-la amantissimum_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la tantum_fw-la historia_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la indulgentia_fw-la circa_fw-la absolomum_n &_o adonijam_fw-la apparet_fw-la because_o the_o innocent_a babe_n be_v threaten_v with_o death_n as_o a_o punishment_n for_o their_o sin_n however_o as_o god_n have_v threat_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o after_o he_o fall_v sick_a the_o child_n die_v david_n servant_n at_o first_o fear_v to_o tell_v he_o of_o it_o lest_o they_o shall_v too_o much_o grieve_v he_o but_o upon_o his_o strict_a inquiry_n they_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v dead_a when_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v plain_o manifest_v he_o patient_o submit_v to_o it_o and_o arise_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o wash_v and_o anoint_a himself_o and_o change_v his_o apparel_n and_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o tent_n which_o he_o have_v erect_v for_o the_o ark_n to_o worship_n that_o he_o may_v further_o bewail_v and_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n before_o god_n and_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o lighten_v and_o lessen_v those_o punishment_n he_o have_v threaten_v against_o his_o family_n or_o at_o least_o sanctify_v they_o to_o he_o and_o give_v he_o strength_n and_o patience_n to_o bear_v they_o and_o though_o he_o have_v fast_v seven_o day_n while_o the_o child_n lie_v sick_a take_v only_o some_o small_a repast_n in_o the_o evening_n yet_o now_o so_o earnest_a he_o be_v to_o ratify_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n that_o he_o will_v not_o taste_v any_o food_n before_o he_o have_v be_v at_o god_n house_n and_o then_o he_o command_v they_o to_o set_v bread_n before_o he_o and_o he_o do_v eat_v his_o servant_n wonder_v at_o this_o carriage_n of_o he_o as_o something_o strange_a he_o tell_v they_o that_o whilst_o the_o child_n be_v alive_a he_o fast_v and_o weep_v hope_v that_o god_n will_v reverse_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pass_v upon_o he_o but_o now_o he_o be_v dead_a wherefore_o say_v he_o shall_v i_o fast_o i_o can_v bring_v he_o back_o again_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o viz._n into_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o into_o the_o state_n of_o the_o live_n bathsheba_n be_v much_o deject_v under_o a_o sense_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n threaten_v against_o they_o and_o begin_v to_o be_v execute_v in_o take_v away_o their_o child_n david_n like_o a_o indulgent_a husband_n labour_v to_o comfort_v she_o and_o go_v in_o again_o unto_o she_o and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n who_o he_o by_o god_n direction_n call_v solomon_n that_o be_v peaceable_a because_o the_o lord_n intend_v when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n to_o give_v he_o rest_v from_o all_o his_o enemy_n round_o about_o and_o to_o give_v peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o israel_n in_o his_o day_n see_v 1_o chron._n 22.9_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v nathan_n to_o david_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o this_o his_o son_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v call_v solomon_n but_o jedijah_n that_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o lord_n thus_o the_o lord_n manifest_v his_o love_n to_o solomon_n before_o he_o have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 12._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o the_o 26._o sect_n cxcu._n god_n now_o inflict_v upon_o david_n many_o sore_a and_o grievous_a chastisement_n to_o punish_v he_o for_o his_o heinous_a sin_n of_o adultery_n and_o murder_n first_o amnon_n his_o elder_a son_n ravish_v his_o sister_n tamar_n david_n have_v two_o child_n by_o maacha_n the_o daughter_n of_o talmai_n king_n of_o geshur_n viz._n absalon_n and_o tamar_n and_o he_o be_v sore_o punish_v in_o they_o both_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o story_n tamar_n be_v a_o very_a beautiful_a young_a woman_n and_o amnon_n david_n elder_a son_n by_o ahinoam_n the_o jezrelite_n be_v smite_v with_o a_o unlawful_a love_n to_o she_o but_o she_o be_v a_o virgin_n and_o careful_o keep_v be_v david_n only_a daughter_n for_o aught_o appear_v among_o so_o many_o son_n he_o despair_v of_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o satisfy_v his_o lust_n with_o she_o whereupon_o he_o droop_v orion_n droop_v medici_n morbis_fw-la aâ—censent_n eum_fw-la qâ—i_fw-la ex_fw-la amore_fw-la contrahitur_fw-la pallidus_fw-la in_o lyâ—lcen_n silvis_fw-la errabat_fw-la orion_n and_o pine_v away_o with_o vexation_n amnon_n have_v a_o friend_n who_o be_v his_o cousin-german_n with_o who_o he_o be_v very_o intimate_v jonadab_n by_o name_n who_o though_o a_o very_a subtle_a man_n and_o wise_a to_o do_v evil_a be_v no_o true_a friend_n to_o he_o for_o a_o true_a friend_n advise_v to_o nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a jonadab_n perceive_v by_o his_o carriage_n that_o he_o be_v rather_o sick_a in_o mind_n than_o body_n say_v to_o he_o why_o be_v thou_o be_v the_o king_n son_n lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n sure_o thou_o that_o be_v the_o king_n son_n yea_o his_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o crown_n may_v have_v what_o thou_o will_v therefore_o what_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o be_v trouble_v about_o amnon_n tell_v he_o he_o be_v in_o love_n with_o tamar_n but_o know_v not_o how_o to_o accomplish_v his_o desire_n upon_o she_o jonadab_n advise_v he_o to_o counterfeit_v himself_o sick_a and_o when_o his_o father_n come_v to_o see_v he_o as_o undoubted_o he_o will_v he_o shall_v desire_v he_o to_o permit_v his_o sister_n tamar_n to_o come_v and_o dress_v he_o some_o meat_n which_o he_o shall_v like_v better_o from_o her_o hand_n than_o any_o body_n else_o amnon_n according_o feign_v himself_o sick_a indeed_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o david_n and_o himself_o too_o that_o he_o have_v be_v real_o sick_a for_o a_o naughty_a child_n be_v better_a sick_a than_o well_o however_o it_o be_v give_v out_o that_o he_o be_v sick_a his_o father_n come_v to_o see_v he_o of_o who_o he_o earnest_o desire_v that_o his_o sister_n tamar_n may_v come_v to_o he_o and_o make_v a_o couple_n of_o cake_n for_o he_o pretend_v they_o will_v do_v he_o more_o good_a if_o they_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 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he_o to_o kill_v he_o there_o benaiah_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n will_v have_v persuade_v joab_n to_o come_v forth_o thence_o but_o he_o utter_o refuse_v it_o say_v if_o he_o must_v die_v he_o will_v die_v there_o which_o possible_o he_o speak_v hope_v that_o by_o hang_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n he_o shall_v save_v his_o life_n and_o not_o imagine_v that_o they_o will_v put_v he_o to_o death_n there_o and_o thus_o it_o seem_v he_o forget_v what_o god_n himself_o have_v say_v exod._n 21.14_o that_o he_o that_o have_v slay_v a_o man_n wilful_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o altar_n benaiah_n be_v loath_a of_o his_o own_o head_n to_o shed_v blood_n at_o the_o altar_n go_v back_o to_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o joab_n say_v the_o king_n reply_v do_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o have_v say_v that_o be_v see_v he_o resolve_v to_o die_v there_o let_v he_o die_v there_o and_o there_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o and_o then_o bury_v he_o decent_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o place_n and_o his_o former_a service_n and_o so_o thou_o will_v take_v away_o from_o i_o and_o my_o father_n house_n the_o guilt_n of_o that_o innocent_a blood_n which_o he_o so_o barbarous_o shed_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n will_v return_v blood_n upon_o his_o head_n who_o fall_v upon_o two_o man_n more_o righteous_a and_o better_a than_o himself_o for_o in_o that_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o kill_v they_o they_o be_v innocent_a he_o slay_v abner_n for_o fear_n lest_o david_n shall_v prefer_v he_o above_o himself_o and_o he_o slay_v amasa_n because_o my_o father_n have_v prefer_v he_o to_o the_o place_n of_o general_n in_o his_o room_n so_o that_o they_o be_v both_o innocent_a and_o not_o worthy_a of_o death_n upon_o that_o account_n he_o shall_v die_v therefore_o that_o their_o innocent_a blood_n may_v return_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o that_o the_o blot_n and_o stain_v of_o it_o may_v remain_v upon_o his_o posterity_n and_o according_o they_o shall_v feel_v the_o sad_a effect_n of_o it_o for_o many_o generation_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o throne_n and_o upon_o his_o family_n there_o will_v be_v peace_n and_o prosperity_n for_o a_o long_a time_n from_o the_o lord_n for_o by_o execute_v judgement_n on_o murderer_n guilt_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o magistrate_n and_o from_o the_o land_n numb_a 35.33_o so_o benaiah_n go_v up_o to_o the_o altar_n at_o gibeon_n and_o as_o it_o be_v like_a drag_v joab_n from_o thence_o he_o slay_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o king_n make_v benaiah_n general_n of_o the_o army_n in_o his_o room_n then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o shimei_n and_o say_v to_o he_o build_v thou_o a_o house_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dwell_v there_o and_o go_v not_o forth_o thence_o any_o whither_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o day_n thou_o go_v out_o and_o pass_v over_o the_o brook_n kidron_n enough_o kidron_n solomon_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v over_o kidron_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o bakurim_n his_o own_o city_n lest_o he_o shall_v raise_v some_o sedition_n there_o where_o be_v his_o own_o inheritance_n 2_o sam._n 16.5_o kidron_n be_v about_o a_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o shimei_n have_v room_n enough_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v and_o thy_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n thou_o thyself_o will_v be_v the_o only_a cause_n thereof_o shimei_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o say_n be_v good_a thy_o command_n be_v just_a and_o equal_a as_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v say_v so_o will_v i_o do_v and_o i_o do_v bind_v myself_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n which_o i_o now_o make_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o limit_n thou_o have_v set_v i_o v._o 42._o but_o how_o he_o perform_v his_o oath_n and_o promise_n we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o sect._n 221._o 1_o king_n ch._n 2._o from_o v._o 12_o to_o 39_o sect_n ccxv_o hadad_n the_o edomite_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n have_v flee_v into_o egypt_n and_o have_v be_v there_o for_o a_o great_a while_n kind_o entertain_v when_o he_o hear_v that_o both_o david_n and_o joab_n be_v dead_a he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o prove_v afterward_o a_o great_a enemy_n to_o solomon_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o 1_o king_n ch._n 11._o v._n 21_o 22._o sect_n ccxvi_o solomon_n now_o contract_v affinity_n with_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n by_o marry_v his_o daughter_n and_o he_o bring_v she_o into_o zion_n into_o the_o palace_n of_o david_n intend_v afterward_o to_o build_v a_o stately_a house_n for_o she_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o temple_n the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o own_o palace_n and_o he_o prefer_v she_o before_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o wife_n they_o be_v of_o nation_n that_o be_v his_o subject_n but_o she_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o potent_a king_n and_o by_o this_o match_n and_o affinity_n with_o such_o a_o great_a neighbour_n prince_n he_o design_v to_o secure_v himself_o the_o better_a against_o foreign_a enemy_n it_o be_v not_o say_v whether_o she_o have_v embrace_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n yet_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v no_o where_o blame_v for_o this_o marriage_n it_o be_v most_o like_a she_o forsake_v her_o idolatry_n and_o that_o either_o before_o or_o after_o her_o marriage_n she_o become_v a_o proselyte_n and_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n because_o solomon_n in_o this_o marriage_n be_v make_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n woo_v the_o gentile_n to_o make_v they_o his_o spouse_n and_o call_v they_o
of_o his_o reign_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n ch._n 15.27_o over_o israel_n that_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n if_o thou_o ask_v when_o or_o at_o what_o time_n this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o answer_v very_o quick_o and_o soon_o than_o you_o do_v expect_v and_o the_o lord_n will_v smite_v israel_n as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v in_o the_o water_n he_o will_v afflict_v both_o prince_n and_o people_n with_o uncessant_a war_n and_o trouble_n both_o intestine_a and_o foreign_a so_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o abide_v long_o in_o any_o settle_a condition_n but_o as_o reed_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o water_n be_v continual_o shake_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o this_o kingdom_n partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a transfer_v the_o crown_n from_o one_o family_n to_o another_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a invasion_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n or_o some_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v root_v up_o 17.6_o up_o 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of_o her_o house_n her_o son_n die_v and_o they_o bury_v he_o and_o all_o israel_n lament_v for_o he_o as_o god_n have_v foretell_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o prophet_n there_o be_v many_o bicker_n and_o continual_a hostility_n between_o jeroboam_n and_o rehoboam_n all_o their_o day_n and_o the_o borderer_n on_o both_o side_n do_v continual_o invade_v one_o another_o but_o after_o rehoboam_n death_n jeroboam_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n gather_v together_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n to_o set_v upon_o abijah_n rehoboam_n son_n new_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o abijah_n meet_v he_o with_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o with_o they_o discomfit_v his_o mighty_a army_n and_o slay_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o pursue_v his_o victory_n take_v from_o he_o bethel_n and_o two_o other_o city_n as_o may_v be_v more_o full_o see_v in_o the_o life_n of_o abijah_n neither_o do_v jeroboam_n recover_v strength_n again_o during_o abijah_n reign_v jeroboam_n at_o last_o be_v strike_v with_o some_o extraordinary_a sickness_n or_o disease_n from_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abijah_n but_o he_o die_v not_o till_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n son_n of_o abijah_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o die_v not_o a_o ordinary_a death_n he_o reign_v 22_o year_n and_o nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 1_o king_n 12._o from_o 12_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n 13._o wh_o ch._n 1_o king_n 14._o from_o 1_o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 13._o wh_o ch._n nadab_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n nadab_n second_o king_n of_o israel_n nadab_n and_o reign_v only_o two_o year_n namely_o in_o part_n of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o father_n gibbethon_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n josh_n 19.44_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n in_o the_o israelite_n possession_n but_o now_o it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n have_v get_v it_o nadab_n therefore_o and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o go_v and_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o to_o recover_v it_o and_o here_o during_o the_o siege_n he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o baasha_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o so_o the_o siege_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v raise_v for_o twenty_o six_o year_n after_o or_o thereabouts_o the_o son_n of_o baasha_n do_v again_o lay_v siege_n to_o this_o city_n as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 16.15_o baasha_n now_o set_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o smite_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n 1_o king_n 14.10_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o jeroboam_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o go_v so_o with_o nadab_n the_o regal_a power_n in_o jeroboam_n house_n end_v and_o thus_o the_o idolatry_n wherewith_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o family_n and_o the_o transfer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o another_o 1_o king_n 15._o from_o 25_o to_o 32._o baasha_n the_o son_n of_o ahijah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n baasha_n three_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n and_o reign_v twenty_o and_o four_o year_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o the_o thirty_o six_o year_n of_o asa_n kingdom_n as_o it_o stand_v divide_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o asa_n own_o reign_n and_o about_o the_o fourteen_o of_o baasha_n he_o perceive_v asa_n to_o grow_v potent_a and_o that_o many_o of_o his_o subject_n fall_v off_o to_o he_o he_o begin_v to_o arm_v against_o he_o and_o never_o cease_v from_o henceforward_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o all_o his_o day_n and_o he_o go_v up_o to_o build_v ramah_n which_o lie_v between_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v suffer_v no_o man_n to_o come_v out_o from_o or_o go_v unto_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o give_v it_o over_o be_v recall_v by_o a_o invasion_n make_v into_o his_o country_n by_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n hire_v thereunto_o by_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o and_o 1_o king_n 15.32_o jehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n the_o prophet_n deliver_v he_o a_o sad_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o his_o house_n for_o his_o idolatry_n and_o kill_v of_o nadab_n oppugnant_fw-la nadab_n for_o though_o baasha_n do_v herein_o what_o god_n have_v decree_v yet_o he_o have_v no_o command_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o but_o do_v it_o only_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o end_n and_o to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n saepe_fw-la deus_fw-la decreta_fw-la sva_fw-la exequitur_fw-la per_fw-la malos_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la long_a aliud_fw-la agentes_fw-la sva_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la ideoque_fw-la poena_fw-la digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la impii_fw-la saepe_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la serviunt_fw-la voluntati_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la patefactam_fw-la scientes_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la this_o jehu_n be_v that_o prophet_n that_o be_v send_v afterward_o to_o jehoshaphat_n to_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o league_n with_o ahab_n 2_o chr._n 19.2_o and_o he_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o those_o time_n 2_o chron._n 20.34_o and_o his_o father_n hanani_n be_v the_o prophet_n that_o reprove_v asa_n for_o seek_v to_o benhadad_n for_o aid_n against_o baasha_n so_o that_o both_o father_n and_o son_n be_v eminent_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o both_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o send_v many_o prophet_n to_o reclaim_v they_o jehu_n come_v to_o baasha_n tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o exalt_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o from_o a_o mean_a condition_n make_v thou_o prince_n attribuuntur_fw-la prince_n for_o it_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o make_v baasha_n attempt_n against_o nadab_n so_o successful_a collatio_fw-la regni_fw-la deo_fw-la doll_n vero_fw-la &_o parricidium_fw-la baasae_fw-la attribuuntur_fw-la over_o my_o they_o my_o they_o be_v god_n people_n by_o covenant_n and_o outward_a profession_n and_o they_o retain_v still_o circumcision_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o there_o be_v many_o pious_a prophet_n and_o some_o good_a people_n among_o they_o people_n israel_n and_o thou_o have_v walk_v in_o
wall_n of_o some_o and_o dismantle_v they_o as_o particular_o gath_n jabneh_n and_o ashdod_n and_o build_v city_n in_o the_o country_n of_o ashdod_n and_o garrison_v they_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o subjection_n also_o he_o master_v some_o part_n of_o arabia_n and_o bring_v the_o ammonite_n to_o pay_v he_o tribute_n for_o god_n help_v he_o so_o that_o his_o fame_n spread_v abroad_o and_o he_o grow_v very_o much_o renown_v in_o all_o country_n between_o judah_n and_o egypt_n and_o he_o go_v on_o strengthen_v himself_o daily_a and_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a success_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o at_o the_o same_o time_n king_n in_o israel_n these_o two_o kingdom_n since_o the_o division_n never_o be_v in_o a_o high_a flourish_n than_o now_o he_o repair_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o in_o his_o father_n day_n joash_n king_n of_o israel_n have_v demolish_v and_o fortify_v it_o with_o tower_n wherein_o he_o place_v new_o invent_v engine_n to_o shoot_v arrow_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a bigness_n and_o possible_o many_o of_o they_o together_o for_o the_o annoy_v of_o a_o enemy_n at_o a_o distance_n and_o for_o the_o shoot_n of_o great_a stone_n great_a it_o be_v like_a than_o the_o great_a of_o our_o cannon-bullet_n he_o be_v a_o great_a sheep-master_n and_o have_v many_o cattle_n which_o he_o keep_v in_o the_o low_a ground_n and_o plain_n and_o he_o build_v tower_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o berdsman_n and_o cattle_n and_o dig_v many_o well_n of_o water_n for_o they_o he_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o husbandry_n and_o a_o great_a plant_a of_o vine_n which_o he_o plant_v in_o the_o fruitful_a carmel_n and_o the_o hill_n about_o it_o employ_v many_o vine-dresser_n in_o that_o work_n about_o the_o 22th_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o dreadful_a earthquake_n judah_n earthquake_n the_o prophet_n zachary_n also_o speak_v of_o it_o chap._n 14.5_o you_o shall_v flee_v like_a as_o you_o flee_v from_o before_o the_o earthquake_n in_o the_o day_n of_o uzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n happen_v which_o amos_n speak_v of_o ch._n 1.1_o the_o word_n of_o amos_n which_o he_o see_v concern_v israel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o vzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n king_n of_o israel_n two_o year_n before_o the_o earthquake_n and_o see_v earthquake_n be_v usual_o forerunner_n and_o presage_n of_o great_a change_n in_o kingdom_n though_o they_o have_v not_o always_o immediate_o follow_v but_o some_o year_n after_o therefore_o possible_o that_o speech_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n ch._n 7.8_o may_v have_v some_o reference_n to_o that_o earthquake_n for_o the_o head_n of_o syria_n be_v damascus_n and_o the_o head_n of_o damascus_n be_v rezin_n and_o within_o threescore_o and_o five_o year_n shall_v ephraim_n be_v break_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o people_n those_o sixty_o five_o year_n can_v be_v understand_v to_o begin_v from_o the_o time_n when_o this_o prophecy_n be_v speak_v which_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o ahaz_n isa_n 7.1_o for_o from_o thence_o there_o be_v not_o above_o twenty_o year_n to_o the_o captivity_n of_o israel_n but_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o commence_v from_o the_o 22th_o or_o 23th_o year_n of_o vzziah_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o year_n wherein_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v break_v be_v indeed_o about_o sixty_o five_o year_n as_o learned_a man_n compute_v they_o under_o these_o two_o renown_a king_n jeroboam_n the_o second_o of_o israel_n and_o vzziah_n of_o judah_n there_o flourish_v sundry_a eminent_a prophet_n he_o prophet_n these_o holy_a prophet_n speech_n and_o sermon_n be_v set_v down_o in_o write_v by_o themselves_o and_o as_o some_o think_v keep_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o add_v to_o other_o holy_a book_n to_o stand_v for_o authentic_a scripture_n their_o ministry_n be_v direct_v to_o these_o general_a end_n 1._o to_o maintain_v the_o purity_n of_o religion_n 2._o to_o beat_v down_o the_o disorder_n and_o grow_a evil_n 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afterward_o by_o the_o babylonian_a and_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o babylonian_n by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n and_o of_o the_o jew_n deliverance_n from_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n by_o cyrus_n who_o by_o name_n he_o mention_n above_o one_o hundred_o year_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o withal_o he_o declare_v the_o restitution_n and_o enlargement_n of_o the_o church_n whereof_o the_o deliverance_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n be_v a_o figure_n together_o with_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n by_o christ_n who_o incarnation_n birth_n office_n royal_a priestly_n and_o prophetical_a life_n teach_v suffering_n death_n rise_v again_o glory_n ensue_v and_o his_o kingdom_n extent_n he_o so_o large_o and_o lively_o describe_v that_o he_o seem_v rather_o to_o write_v a_o story_n of_o thing_n already_o do_v than_o a_o prophecy_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v in_o regard_v whereof_o he_o be_v call_v a_o evangelical_n prophet_n he_o often_o mix_v his_o severe_a 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do_v the_o prophet_n humble_o pray_v unto_o god_n express_v a_o great_a admiration_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o work_n and_o represent_v unto_o he_o the_o great_a conflict_n he_o have_v in_o his_o spirit_n for_o this_o thing_n whereupon_o god_n assure_v he_o he_o will_v indeed_o first_o punish_v his_o people_n for_o their_o great_a sin_n but_o afterward_o perform_v his_o promise_n of_o their_o return_n and_o moreover_o will_v bestow_v on_o his_o church_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n he_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v he_o all_o their_o day_n for_o the_o good_a of_o themselves_o and_o their_o child_n after_o they_o jer._n 32._o during_o his_o imprisonment_n the_o prophet_n have_v another_o promise_n make_v to_o he_o of_o their_o return_n from_o their_o captivity_n also_o of_o the_o bless_a joyful_a and_o quiet_a state_n they_o shall_v be_v in_o under_o christ_n the_o branch_n of_o righteousness_n who_o name_n be_v the_o 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that_o he_o intend_v to_o go_v to_o the_o chaldean_n they_o be_v high_o enrage_v at_o he_o smite_v he_o and_o put_v he_o into_o the_o dungeon_n that_o be_v in_o the_o prison_n in_o the_o house_n of_o jonathan_n the_o scribe_n and_o there_o he_o lie_v many_o day_n jer._n ch._n 37._o from_o 11_o to_o 17._o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o his_o go_v out_o against_o the_o egyptian_a army_n take_v eight_o hundred_o thirty_o two_o man_n which_o have_v flee_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n to_o he_o for_o safety_n and_o send_v they_o all_o away_o to_o babylon_n jer._n ch._n 52._o v._n 29._o in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jeconiah_n on_o the_o twelve_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n ezekiel_n utter_v his_o prophecy_n against_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o egypt_n declare_v that_o he_o shall_v prove_v but_o a_o staff_n of_o reed_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o pharaoh_n shall_v have_v a_o overthrow_n give_v he_o in_o the_o desert_n of_o lybia_n and_o that_o egypt_n shall_v be_v 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now_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n let_v my_o supplication_n be_v accept_v before_o thou_o that_o thou_o cause_v i_o not_o to_o return_v to_o the_o house_n of_o jonathan_n the_o scribe_n lest_o i_o die_v there_o then_o zedekiah_n the_o king_n command_v that_o they_o shall_v commit_v jeremiah_n unto_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v give_v he_o daily_o a_o piece_n of_o bread_n out_o of_o the_o baker_n street_n until_o all_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o city_n be_v spend_v and_o so_o jeremiah_n remain_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n jer._n 37._o from_o 16_o to_o the_o end_n the_o siege_n continue_v zedekiah_n send_v again_o to_o jeremy_n but_o he_o return_v the_o same_o answer_n viz._n that_o both_o king_n and_o people_n must_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o that_o they_o that_o will_v stay_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v perish_v either_o by_o famine_n sword_n or_o pestilence_n but_o they_o that_o will_v go_v out_o shall_v have_v their_o life_n save_v the_o prince_n be_v so_o exceed_o enrage_v against_o he_o for_o this_o answer_n that_o they_o desire_v of_o the_o king_n that_o he_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o person_n that_o weaken_v the_o hand_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o king_n leave_v it_o to_o they_o they_o cast_v jeremy_n into_o malchias_n dungeon_n which_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n into_o which_o be_v let_v down_o by_o cord_n his_o foot_n sink_v in_o the_o mire_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o ground_n from_o which_o loathsome_a dungeon_n he_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o intercession_n and_o help_n of_o ebedmelech_n one_o of_o the_o king_n eunuch_n and_o put_v again_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n jer._n 21._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 38._o from_o 1_o to_o 14._o zedekiah_n send_v for_o jeremy_n once_o more_o and_o in_o the_o principal_a entry_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n privately_z consults_z him_z the_o prophet_n express_v his_o fear_n that_o the_o king_n will_v kill_v he_o or_o give_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o man_n that_o seek_v his_o life_n if_o he_o deal_v faithful_o with_o he_o the_o king_n thereupon_o swear_v to_o he_o say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v who_o make_v we_o this_o soul_n no_o such_o thing_n shall_v happen_v to_o thou_o whereupon_o he_o counsel_v the_o king_n by_o yield_v himself_o to_o save_v his_o life_n the_o king_n have_v command_v the_o prophet_n to_o conceal_v what_o pass_v between_o they_o from_o the_o prince_n he_o depart_v and_o jeremy_n continue_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n to_o the_o day_n the_o city_n be_v take_v jer._n 38._o from_o 14_o to_o the_o end_n jeremy_n remain_v thus_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n he_o assure_v ebedmelech_n who_o have_v be_v so_o kind_a to_o he_o from_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o all_o danger_n and_o harm_n in_o that_o approach_a calamity_n because_o he_o have_v put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n jer._n 39_o from_o 15_o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jeconiah_n the_o first_o month_n god_n by_o ezekiel_n foretell_v the_o calamity_n of_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n which_o much_o rejoice_v at_o the_o misery_n the_o jew_n be_v fall_v into_o by_o the_o babylonian_n that_o she_o also_o shall_v fall_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n and_o he_o foretell_v also_o that_o the_o like_a misery_n shall_v befall_v the_o sidonian_n their_o neighbour_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n it_o seem_v the_o fame_n of_o daniel_n wisdom_n be_v grow_v so_o great_a even_o in_o foreign_a nation_n that_o they_o use_v to_o say_v by_o way_n of_o proverb_n as_o wise_a as_o daniel_n
this_o place_n and_o so_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o god_n threaten_v levit._n 26.34_o 35._o then_o shall_v the_o land_n enjoy_v her_o sabbath_n as_o long_o as_o it_o lie_v desolate_a it_o shall_v rest_v because_o it_o do_v not_o rest_n in_o your_o sabbath_n when_o you_o dwell_v upon_o it_o 169._o it_o see_v pag._n 169._o hereupon_o many_o begin_v the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n from_o the_o destruction_n 24.12_o destruction_n here_o many_o begin_v the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n though_o some_o begin_v it_o from_o the_o carry_v away_o of_o jeconiah_n 2_o king_n 24.12_o of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v call_v the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n dan._n 9.2_o now_o the_o desolation_n of_o that_o city_n be_v not_o till_o the_o last_o fatal_a destruction_n of_o it_o and_o the_o same_o term_n also_o of_o seventy_o year_n be_v set_v for_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n as_o we_o find_v isai_n 23.15_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o tyre_n shall_v be_v forget_v seventy_o year_n according_a to_o the_o day_n of_o one_o king_n after_o the_o end_n of_o seventy_o year_n shall_v tyre_n sing_v as_o a_o harlot_n etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o the_o six_o age_n of_o the_o world_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o time_n from_o the_o carry_n of_o judah_n into_o captivity_n unto_o the_o liberty_n grant_v by_o cyrus_n for_o their_o return_n and_o consist_v of_o seventy_o year_n end_v in_o the_o 3478_o year_n of_o the_o world_n the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n be_v thus_o destroy_v and_o burn_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n by_o nebuzaradan_n he_o leave_v only_o a_o few_o and_o those_o of_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o the_o people_n there_o to_o dress_v the_o vineyard_n and_o to_o be_v husbandman_n over_o who_o gedaliah_n the_o son_n of_o ahikam_n a_o man_n of_o the_o same_o nation_n be_v place_v governor_n but_o as_o a_o provincial_a governor_n only_o without_o any_o badge_n of_o regality_n or_o kingly_a title_n it_o be_v like_o this_o gedaliab_n be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o follow_v the_o advice_n which_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n give_v both_o to_o zedekiah_n and_o the_o rest_n jer._n 21.8_o 9_o 10._o and_o unto_o this_o people_n thou_o shall_v say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o set_v before_o you_o the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o the_o way_n of_o death_n he_o that_o abide_v in_o this_o city_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o by_o the_o famine_n and_o by_o the_o pestilence_n but_o he_o that_o go_v out_o and_o fall_v to_o the_o chaldaean_n that_o besiege_v you_o he_o shall_v live_v and_o his_o life_n shall_v be_v unto_o he_o for_o a_o prey_n for_o i_o have_v set_v my_o face_n against_o this_o city_n for_o evil_n and_o not_o for_o good_a say_v the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o he_o shall_v burn_v it_o with_o fire_n it_o be_v like_a therefore_o that_o upon_o this_o account_n he_o be_v make_v governor_n by_o nebuchadnezzar_n command_n jer._n 39.10_o jer._n 40.5_o 2_o king_n 25.12_o &_o 22._o seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o zephaniah_n the_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o three_o keeper_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o other_o principal_a man_n by_o who_o counsel_n zedekiah_n have_v be_v much_o lead_v to_o resist_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n contrary_a to_o jeremy_n warning_n nebuzaradan_n take_v and_o carry_v they_o to_o riblah_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o there_o they_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o jehozadak_v the_o son_n of_o seraiah_n who_o after_o he_o come_v to_o be_v high_a priest_n be_v carry_v away_o prisoner_n to_o babylon_n 2_o king_n 25._o from_o 18_o to_o 22._o jer._n 52._o from_o 24_o to_o 28._o 1_o chron._n ch._n 6.15_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v bind_v with_o chain_n be_v carry_v with_o the_o rest_n as_o far_o as_o rama_fw-mi towards_o babylon_n and_o have_v there_o his_o iron_n knock_v off_o and_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n and_o have_v his_o choice_n give_v he_o whither_o he_o will_v go_v on_o to_o babylon_n and_o there_o to_o be_v honourable_o treat_v or_o stay_v in_o judea_n with_o those_o poor_a people_n that_o be_v there_o leave_v and_o he_o choose_v to_o stay_v be_v send_v back_o with_o money_n in_o his_o purse_n to_o gedaliah_n the_o governor_n who_o make_v his_o residence_n at_o mizpeh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n jer._n 39_o from_o 11_o to_o 15._o jer._n 40._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o some_o of_o those_o captain_n and_o soldier_n which_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v flee_v away_o by_o night_n and_o be_v scatter_v over_o the_o country_n and_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o have_v flee_v to_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n return_v after_o a_o while_n to_o gedaliah_n into_o their_o own_o country_n where_o they_o have_v good_a provision_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n and_o other_o summer-fruit_n to_o subsist_v withal_o gedaliah_n make_v his_o residence_n at_o mizpeh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n leave_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v with_o he_o to_o live_v in_o such_o town_n as_o they_o think_v fit_a jer._n 40._o from_o 7_o to_o 13._o 2_o king_n 25.23_o 24._o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o nethaniah_n of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n have_v it_o seem_v during_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n keep_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o storm_n with_o baalis_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n 40.14_o and_o be_v of_o the_o royal_a seed_n he_o envy_v that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o gedaliah_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o of_o private_a condition_n and_o be_v stir_v up_o likewise_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n he_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n with_o some_o few_o more_o to_o slay_v he_o johanan_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v 2_o king_n 25.23_o come_v and_o discover_v this_o conspiracy_n to_o gedaliah_n and_o offer_v his_o help_n to_o dispatch_v ishmael_n to_o prevent_v it_o but_o gedaliah_n will_v not_o believe_v it_o but_o think_v he_o speak_v false_o of_o ishmael_n and_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n consent_n he_o shall_v be_v take_v off_o not_o long_o after_o ishmael_n come_v to_o he_o with_o ten_o resolute_a fellow_n to_o mizpeh_n where_o gedaliah_n friendly_o entertain_v he_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o such_o as_o inform_v he_o of_o his_o treacherous_a intention_n against_o he_o and_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n ishmael_n with_o his_o associate_n take_v their_o opportunity_n wicked_o murder_v gedaliah_n and_o such_o jew_n and_o chaldaean_n as_o he_o have_v then_o about_o he_o and_o a_o day_n or_o two_o after_o fourscore_o jew_n come_v from_o several_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o a_o most_o sad_a and_o mournful_a manner_n with_o their_o beard_n shave_v and_o clothes_n rend_v and_o have_v cut_v themselves_o deplore_a the_o desolation_n that_o be_v fall_v upon_o jerusalem_n and_o bring_v certain_a offering_n and_o incense_n with_o they_o which_o they_o purpose_v to_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o temple_n before_o stand_v now_o lie_v in_o its_o dust_n ishmael_n have_v notice_n of_o their_o come_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v they_o and_o with_o counterfeit_a tear_n make_v show_n that_o he_o also_o bear_v a_o part_n with_o they_o in_o their_o sorrow_n he_o invite_v they_o to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o gedaliah_n feign_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o of_o his_o friend_n thereby_o to_o try_v how_o they_o stand_v affect_v to_o he_o and_o have_v get_v they_o within_o the_o city_n of_o mizpeh_n he_o and_o his_o companion_n slay_v they_o all_o there_o in_o the_o open_a street_n ten_o only_o except_v who_o he_o spare_v because_o they_o promise_v to_o discover_v to_o he_o some_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n during_o the_o war_n and_o the_o body_n of_o the_o slay_v he_o throw_v into_o king_n asa_n pit_n here_o pit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n baasha_n asa_n king_n of_o judah_n it_o seem_v make_v a_o pit_n in_o mizpâ—h_n for_o a_o hide_v place_n in_o case_n of_o danger_n of_o which_o we_o find_v no_o mention_n but_o only_o here_o which_o he_o make_v in_o mizpeh_n for_o fear_n of_o baasha_n see_v 1_o king_n 15.22_o jer._n 40._o from_o 13_o to_o the_o end_n jer._n 41._o from_o 1_o to_o 10._o 2_o king_n 25.25_o ishmael_n have_v now_o take_v the_o king_n daughter_n who_o the_o chaldaean_n have_v leave_v behind_o be_v hide_v possible_o at_o first_o and_o afterward_o come_v forth_o have_v commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o care_n of_o gedaliah_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o people_n captive_a he_o be_v return_v with_o they_o as_o his_o prisoner_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n but_o johanan_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o band_n of_o man_n
galilee_n and_o petrea_n or_o the_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n philip_n he_o make_v tetrarch_n of_o trachonitis_n gaulonitis_n batanea_n that_o be_v the_o land_n call_v basan_n and_o paneada_n near_a the_o head_n of_o jordan_n to_o salome_n his_o sister_n he_o give_v jamnia_n azotus_n and_o phasaelis_n and_o fifty_o thousand_o drachm_n to_o several_a of_o his_o kindred_n he_o give_v money_n and_o yearly_a pension_n and_o to_o cesar_n and_o livia_n his_o wife_n he_o leave_v great_a legacy_n herod_n have_v thus_o order_v matter_n five_o day_n after_o he_o have_v put_v antipater_n to_o death_n he_o die_v himself_o about_o the_o 25_o of_o our_o november_n have_v enjoy_v the_o kingdom_n 34_o year_n from_o his_o conquest_n over_o antigonus_n but_o 37_o year_n from_o the_o time_n he_o be_v first_o make_v king_n by_o the_o roman_n and_o about_o the_o 70_o year_n of_o his_o age_n solome_n and_o alexas_n before_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n be_v know_v discharge_v those_o noble_n that_o 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again_o court_n but_o she_o need_v a_o friend_n at_o court_n afterward_o 2_o king_n 8.3_o 4._o viz._n when_o gehazi_n obtain_v that_o her_o land_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o she_o again_o gehazi_n carry_v back_o this_o answer_n to_o elisha_n he_o say_v to_o he_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v to_o gratify_v this_o good_a woman_n for_o though_o elisha_n be_v so_o great_a a_o prophet_n yet_o he_o disdain_v not_o in_o some_o case_n to_o consult_v and_o advise_v with_o his_o servant_n gehazi_n understanding_n that_o she_o have_v no_o child_n he_o tell_v his_o master_n that_o he_o think_v a_o child_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n will_v be_v most_o acceptable_a unto_o she_o especial_o see_v both_o her_o husband_n and_o herself_o be_v well_o in_o year_n and_o i_o suppose_v say_v he_o thou_o can_v by_o thy_o prayer_n unto_o god_n obtain_v such_o a_o blessing_n for_o she_o elisha_n according_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o she_o and_o obtain_v a_o gracious_a answer_n bad_a gehazi_n go_v and_o call_v she_o to_o he_o when_o she_o come_v she_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n thereby_o express_v her_o modesty_n that_o she_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o prophet_n chamber_n though_o it_o be_v in_o she_o own_o house_n till_o he_o himself_o invite_v she_o in_o the_o prophet_n have_v now_o receive_v a_o revelation_n from_o god_n about_o this_o matter_n he_o tell_v she_o that_o about_o that_o time_n 18.10_o time_n about_o this_o season_n according_a to_o the_o time_n of_o life_n that_o be_v about_o this_o time_n of_o life_n the_o year_n return_v as_o it_o be_v now_o secundum_fw-la tempus_fw-la vivens_fw-la h._n e._n hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la tempore_fw-la vigente_fw-la &_o revertente_fw-la junius_n vide_fw-la gen._n 18.10_o next_o year_n that_o be_v the_o year_n return_v to_o what_o it_o be_v then_o she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n and_o embrace_v he_o in_o her_o arm_n she_o be_v strange_o surprise_v at_o this_o reply_v o_o my_o lord_n thou_o man_n of_o god_n do_v not_o deceive_v thy_o poor_a handmaid_n with_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o like_a to_o come_v to_o pass_v thus_o like_o sarah_n gen._n 18.13_o being_n something_o doubtful_a and_o as_o it_o be_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n she_o desire_v to_o be_v further_o satisfy_v hereupon_o the_o prophet_n assure_v she_o it_o will_v be_v so_o and_o according_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o not_o long_o after_o she_o conceive_v and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o next_o year_n which_o the_o prophet_n mention_v she_o bear_v a_o son_n to_o her_o own_o and_o her_o husband_n great_a joy_n and_o comfort_n this_o be_v elisha_n six_o miracle_n this_o child_n afterward_o be_v grow_v up_o go_v out_o one_o morning_n into_o the_o field_n to_o his_o father_n who_o be_v with_o his_o reaper_n whither_o be_v come_v he_o say_v to_o his_o father_n o_o my_o father_n my_o head_n my_o head_n ache_v extreme_o his_o father_n bad_a one_o of_o his_o young_a servant_n to_o carry_v he_o home_o present_o to_o his_o mother_n who_o take_v he_o and_o set_v he_o on_o her_o knee_n about_o noon_n he_o die_v in_o her_o arm_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o god_n in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n often_o try_v his_o dear_a servant_n in_o their_o dear_a outward_a enjoyment_n see_v gen._n 22.2_o his_o mother_n perceive_v that_o he_o be_v dead_a she_o take_v and_o lay_v he_o on_o the_o prophet_n bed_n and_o shut_v the_o door_n have_v some_o inward_a hope_n as_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o life_n again_o by_o elisha_n prayer_n and_o perhaps_o she_o the_o rather_o hope_v it_o because_o she_o have_v hear_v that_o elijah_n have_v restore_v to_o life_n a_o widow_n son_n as_o we_o read_v 1_o king_n
17.21_o then_o go_v to_o her_o husband_n but_o not_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n she_o desire_v he_o to_o let_v she_o have_v one_o of_o the_o servant_n out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o attend_v she_o and_o one_o of_o the_o ass_n that_o she_o may_v make_v haste_n to_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o she_o will_v speedy_o come_v again_o her_o husband_n not_o imagine_v as_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o child_n have_v be_v so_o sick_a much_o less_o that_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a ask_v she_o why_o she_o will_v go_v then_o it_o be_v neither_o new-moon_n nor_o sabbath_n on_o which_o day_n they_o usual_o go_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o prophet_n to_o be_v instruct_v and_o not_o often_o on_o other_o day_n she_o reply_v it_o will_v be_v well_o enough_o the_o prophet_n will_v take_v no_o offence_n at_o my_o come_n then_o she_o order_v her_o ass_n to_o be_v immediate_o saddle_v and_o get_v up_o speak_v to_o her_o servant_n that_o ride_v on_o another_o ass_n before_o she_o that_o he_o shall_v ride_v apace_o and_o not_o slack_a except_o she_o call_v to_o he_o to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o come_v near_o to_o mount_v carmel_n where_o elisha_n dwell_v he_o it_o seem_v be_v sit_v at_o his_o door_n talk_v with_o his_o servant_n and_o see_v she_o come_v at_o some_o distance_n say_v to_o gehazi_n behold_v yonder_o come_v the_o shunamite_n who_o have_v show_v we_o so_o much_o kindness_n run_v and_o meet_v she_o and_o ask_v she_o if_o all_o be_v well_o with_o she_o and_o with_o her_o husband_n and_o the_o child_n gehazi_n according_o meeting_z her_z and_o ask_v she_o that_o question_n she_o answer_v he_o very_o brief_o it_o be_v well_o as_o not_o be_v willing_a by_o talk_v to_o he_o to_o be_v hinder_v from_o go_v to_o the_o prophet_n his_o master_n and_o her_o answer_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o direct_v to_o the_o two_o former_a question_n concern_v herself_o and_o her_o husband_n as_o for_o the_o last_o she_o reserve_v her_o answer_n to_o that_o till_o she_o shall_v come_v to_o speak_v with_o the_o prophet_n himself_o when_o she_o be_v come_v to_o he_o be_v transport_v with_o the_o vehemency_n of_o her_o passion_n she_o kneel_v down_o and_o catch_v hold_n of_o his_o leg_n intimate_v she_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o till_o she_o have_v some_o comfortable_a answer_n from_o he_o gehazi_n apprehend_v she_o to_o be_v too_o troublesome_a to_o his_o master_n come_v near_o to_o thrust_v she_o away_o but_o elisha_n bid_v he_o let_v she_o alone_o for_o say_v he_o i_o perceive_v her_o spirit_n be_v much_o grieve_v within_o she_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o reveal_v unto_o i_o what_o the_o matter_n be_v then_o she_o tell_v he_o her_o son_n be_v dead_a and_o say_v she_o if_o i_o have_v be_v like_o rachel_n gen._n 30.1_o inordinate_o desirous_a of_o a_o son_n i_o may_v just_o think_v that_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o i_o be_v so_o soon_o deprive_v of_o he_o but_o this_o son_n be_v free_o give_v i_o without_o any_o request_n of_o i_o and_o of_o thy_o 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lay_v the_o staff_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n but_o no_o evidence_n of_o life_n follow_v thereupon_o for_o the_o child_n neither_o speak_v nor_o hear_v any_o noise_n possible_o have_v not_o elisha_n yield_v to_o go_v himself_o the_o staff_n may_v have_v be_v effectual_a but_o now_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o withhold_v his_o power_n and_o help_v till_o the_o prophet_n himself_o come_v wherefore_o gehazi_n see_v he_o can_v not_o raise_v the_o child_n to_o life_n again_o go_v to_o meet_v his_o master_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o child_n be_v not_o restore_v to_o life_n by_o the_o mean_v he_o have_v use_v elisha_n come_v to_o the_o house_n find_v the_o child_n dead_a and_o lay_v upon_o his_o bed_n shut_v therefore_o the_o door_n to_o himself_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o lay_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n put_v his_o mouth_n to_o the_o child_n mouth_n and_o his_o eye_n and_o hand_n upon_o the_o child_n eye_n and_o hand_n as_o near_o as_o he_o can_v in_o imitation_n possible_o of_o his_o master_n elijah_n 1_o king_n 17.21_o and_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n his_o flesh_n begin_v to_o be_v warm_a this_o be_v the_o first_o sign_n that_o life_n begin_v to_o come_v into_o he_o then_o take_v two_o or_o three_o turn_n in_o his_o chamber_n he_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n again_o than_o the_o child_n neesed_a seven_a time_n and_o open_v his_o eye_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o be_v perfect_o restore_v to_o life_n then_o he_o bid_v his_o servant_n call_v the_o shunamite_n who_o be_v come_v he_o bid_v she_o take_v up_o her_o son_n who_o be_v now_o alive_a again_o she_o transport_v with_o joy_n fall_v at_o his_o foot_n in_o token_n of_o her_o reverence_n and_o thankfulness_n and_o take_v up_o her_o son_n and_o hug_v he_o in_o her_o arm_n bring_v he_o down_o into_o the_o house_n this_o be_v elisha_n seven_o miracle_n 2_o king_n 4._o from_o v._o 8_o to_o 38._o elisha_n not_o long_o after_o tell_v this_o gentlewoman_n that_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n have_v call_v for_o a_o famine_n to_o come_v upon_o the_o land_n which_o will_v last_v seven_o year_n and_o therefore_o bid_v she_o go_v with_o her_o family_n where_o she_o can_v be_v best_a accommodate_v till_o the_o famine_n be_v over_o and_z according_o she_o believe_v the_o prophet_n go_v with_o her_o family_n her_o husband_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v now_o dead_a and_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n there_o be_v peace_n as_o it_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n between_o they_o and_o the_o israelite_n and_o no_o famine_n in_o their_o country_n for_o though_o they_o be_v a_o wicked_a people_n yet_o god_n be_v more_o provoke_v by_o the_o idolatry_n and_o other_o wickedness_n of_o his_o own_o people_n than_o by_o they_o who_o have_v not_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n which_o his_o own_o people_n enjoy_v 2_o king_n 8.1_o 2._o the_o famine_n be_v now_o in_o the_o land_n elisha_n go_v to_o gilgal_n to_o 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that_o meal_n have_v in_o itself_o any_o virtue_n to_o draw_v out_o bitterness_n or_o poison_n but_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o heal_v their_o pottage_n come_v from_o god_n alone_o the_o prophet_n command_v they_o to_o use_v that_o mean_n they_o do_v as_o he_o bid_v they_o and_o he_o know_v that_o all_o danger_n be_v now_o over_o say_v to_o they_o pour_v out_o now_o for_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o they_o do_v eat_v thereof_o and_o find_v no_o harm_n thereby_o this_o be_v elisha_n eight_o miracle_n 2_o king_n 4._o from_o 38_o to_o 42._o about_o this_o time_n