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or_o sojourn_v as_o epiphanius_n note_v in_o anccrato_n again_o saint_n paul_n gal._n 3.17_o evident_o show_v that_o those_o 430._o year_n be_v the_o space_n between_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o the_o law_n give_v to_o moses_n and_o therefore_o in_o exod._n 12.40_o the_o name_n israelite_n must_v be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o lxx_o do_v clear_a add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o and_o their_o father_n and_o egypt_n be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o part_n for_o all_o as_o the_o lxx_o do_v likewise_o express_v it_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o in_o the_o land_n
continuance_n of_o their_o abode_n and_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n till_o 40_o year_n from_o their_o first_o enter_v into_o it_o be_v make_v up_o and_o full_o expire_v for_o although_o the_o year_n be_v proportionated_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n that_o they_o search_v the_o land_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o punishment_n not_o only_o of_o the_o reject_v the_o report_n of_o josua_n and_o caleb_n &_o despise_v the_o land_n but_o also_o of_o nine_o temptation_n more_o which_o they_o commit_v before_o that_o num._n 14._o 22._o the_o sixth_o article_n be_v plain_a 1._o reg._n 11.42_o and_o 2._o chron._n 9.30_o the_o time_n that_o solomon_n reign_v be_v 40._o year_n out_o of_o which_o 40_o we_o must_v take_v 4._o which_o be_v reckon_v before_o in_o the_o 480._o for_o the_o 480_o and_o solomon_n four_o end_v together_o and_o then_o there_o remain_v 36._o and_o reboams_n first_o make_v up_o 37._o other_o reckon_v from_o the_o temple_n to_o solomon_n death_n 37._o which_o be_v true_a want_v but_o a_o month_n but_o then_o they_o must_v not_o reckon_v from_o the_o depart_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o temple_n 480_o as_o they_o do_v but_o only_o 479._o year_n and_o one_o month_n for_o in_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o 480_o year_n and_o of_o solomon_n four_o year_n the_o temple_n be_v found_v so_o that_o solomon_n four_o year_n be_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o year_n the_o want_n of_o mark_v that_o have_v cause_v many_o to_o put_v a_o year_n too_o much_o in_o the_o whole_a computation_n after_o the_o seven_o article_n be_v evident_a ezech._n 4.1_o son_n of_o man_n take_v the_o a_o brick_n and_o lay_v it_o before_o thou_o &_o purtray_v upon_o it_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n 2_o and_o lay_v siege_n against_o it_o and_z build_v a_o fort_n against_o it_o and_o cast_v a_o mount_n against_o it_o set_v the_o camp_n also_o against_o it_o and_o lay_v engine_n of_o war_n against_o it_o round_o about_o 3_o moreover_o take_v a_o iron_n pan_n and_o set_v it_o for_o a_o wall_n of_o iron_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o city_n and_o direct_v thy_o face_n towards_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v besiege_v and_o thou_o shall_v lay_v siege_n against_o it_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n 4_o sleep_v thou_o also_o upon_o thy_o left_a side_n and_o lay_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n upon_o it_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o shall_v sleep_v upon_o it_o thou_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n 5_o for_o i_o have_v lay_v upon_o thou_o the_o year_n of_o their_o iniquity_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n even_o 390_o day_n so_o shall_v thou_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n 6_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v accomplish_v they_o sleep_v again_o upon_o thy_o right_a side_n and_o thou_o shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o juda_n forty_o day_n i_o have_v appoint_v the_o a_o day_n for_o a_o year_n a_o day_n for_o a_o year_n 7_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v direct_v thy_o face_n towards_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o thy_o arm_n shall_v be_v uncover_v and_o thou_o shall_v prophesy_v against_o it_o 8_o and_o behold_v i_o will_v lay_v band_n upon_o thou_o that_o thou_o turn_v not_o from_o one_o side_n to_o another_o till_o thou_o have_v end_v the_o day_n of_o thy_o siege_n etc._n etc._n about_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o these_o 390._o year_n quot_fw-la capita_fw-la tot_fw-la sententiae_fw-la as_o one_o say_v of_o the_o same_o out_o of_o the_o comic_a yet_o ezechiel_n be_v plain_a enough_o in_o both_o for_o he_o make_v it_o the_o time_n of_o bear_v a_o burden_n and_o the_o burden_n be_v the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n paul_n call_v the_o like_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 13.18_o the_o beginning_n of_o that_o iniquity_n be_v that_o notable_a apostasy_n &_o schism_n ot_fw-mi the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o the_o whole_a religion_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o their_o notorious_a idolatry_n in_o worship_v jeroboams_n calf_n as_o it_o be_v for_o perpetual_a memory_n record_v 1._o reg._n 12._o and_o jeroboam_fw-la think_v in_o his_o heart_n now_o shall_v the_o kingdom_n return_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n if_o this_o people_n go_v up_o and_o do_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o jerusalem_n whereupon_o he_o take_v counsel_n and_o make_v two_o calf_n of_o gold_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o you_o to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n behold_v o_o israel_n thy_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o he_o set_v the_o one_o in_o bethel_n &_o the_o other_o set_v he_o in_o dan_o and_o this_o thing_n turn_v to_o sin_n and_o jeroboam_fw-la make_v a_o feast_n the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o eight_o month_n like_v unto_o the_o feast_n that_o be_v in_o juda_n and_o offer_v on_o the_o altar_n so_o do_v he_o at_o bethel_n and_o offer_v to_o the_o calf_n which_o he_o have_v make_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o the_o holy_a ghost_n oftentimes_o term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sin_n of_o israel_n because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la which_o he_o sin_v and_o which_o he_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 1._o reg._n 15.30_o and_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o in_o his_o sin_n which_o he_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n vers_fw-la 34._o and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la they_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la which_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 2._o reg._n 13.6_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o here_o the_o holy_a ghost_n begin_v express_o the_o sin_n of_o israel_n by_o themselves_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o utter_a ruin_n for_o jeroboam_fw-la draw_v israel_n away_o from_o follow_v the_o lord_n and_o make_v they_o sin_n a_o great_a sin_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n walk_v in_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o depart_v not_o therefrom_o until_o the_o lord_n put_v israel_n out_o of_o his_o sight_n 2._o reg._n 17.21.22.23_o and_o this_o year_n of_o the_o schism_n and_o apostasy_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o house_n of_o juda_n be_v make_v the_o epoch_n and_o mark_v of_o a_o special_a computation_n 2._o chro._n 15.19_o &_o 16.1_o indeed_o as_o tremellius_n say_v solomon_n in_o his_o old_a age_n by_o the_o allurement_n of_o his_o heathenish_a wife_n sell_v into_o heathenish_a idolatry_n 1._o reg._n 11.4.5_o &_o doubtless_o draw_v some_o of_o the_o people_n into_o the_o same_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n seem_v to_o say_v vers_n 33._o but_o ezechiels_n account_n can_v possible_o begin_v there_o as_o tremellius_n begin_v it_o first_o because_o god_n threaten_v there_o a_o punishment_n for_o those_o sin_n not_o to_o the_o whole_a people_n but_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o line_n of_o david_n second_o and_o principal_o because_o ezechiell_n here_o speak_v of_o the_o iniquity_n 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