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the_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n interpose_v betwixt_o god_n wrath_n and_o our_o person_n who_o have_v break_v the_o commandment_n which_o lay_v within_o the_o ark_n exod._n 37.7_o 8_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 4.4_o isa_n 37.16_o second_o there_o be_v beside_o moses_n cherubim_n stand_v on_o the_o ark_n two_o other_o cherubim_v make_v by_o solomon_n stand_v on_o the_o ground_n or_o golden_a floor_n and_o each_o of_o they_o be_v ten_o cubit_n or_o thirty_o foot_n in_o height_n they_o be_v make_v of_o olive-tree_n within_o but_o overlay_v with_o gold_n and_o their_o face_n be_v towards_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a place_n each_o wing_n of_o these_o cherubim_n be_v five_o cubit_n long_o all_o their_o four_o wing_n be_v extend_v to_o the_o length_n of_o twenty_o cubit_n
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nine_o of_o hoshea_n salmanasser_n take_v samaria_n and_o their_o king_n hoshea_n and_o then_o shut_v he_o up_o and_o bind_v he_o in_o prison_n anticipation_n prison_n 2_o king_n 17._o latter_a part_n of_o v._o 4._o those_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n as_o josephus_n say_v lib._n 9_o and_o carry_v away_o the_o israelites_n captives_z into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o plant_v they_o in_o chalachochabor_n and_o nehar-gozan_a city_n of_o assyria_n whither_o tiglath-pilese_a have_v before_o transport_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o perea_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o media_n if_o any_o such_o inquire_v why_o the_o lord_n do_v thus_o deliver_v up_o the_o israelite_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o reason_n be_v here_o full_o render_v because_o they_o obey_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o transgress_v his_o covenant_n and_o all_o that_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n command_v and_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o nor_o do_v they_o 2_o king_n 18.12_o and_o 2_o king_n 17.7_o etc._n etc._n for_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n who_o have_v bring_v they_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o they_o fear_v other_o god_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v out_o before_o they_o and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o make_v statute_n for_o idolatry_n and_o beside_o their_o open_a idolatry_n they_o do_v secret_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o right_a against_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o they_o build_v they_o high_a place_n in_o all_o their_o city_n from_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o watchman_n forth_o watchman_n a_o proverbial_a speech_n whereby_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o idolatry_n be_v set_v forth_o to_o their_o fence_a city_n and_o they_o set_v they_o up_o image_n and_o grove_n in_o every_o high_a hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n and_o there_o they_o burn_v incense_v in_o all_o the_o high_a place_n as_o do_v the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n carry_v away_o before_o they_o and_o wrought_v wicked_a thing_n to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_n yea_o they_o serve_v idol_n whereof_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o they_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v this_o thing_n notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n testify_v against_o israel_n and_o against_o judah_n by_o all_o the_o prophet_n and_o by_o all_o the_o seer_n who_o he_o send_v unto_o they_o say_v turn_v you_o from_o your_o evil_a way_n and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o my_o statute_n according_a to_o what_o i_o command_v your_o father_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o which_o i_o have_v often_o since_o inculcate_v upon_o you_o by_o my_o servant_n the_o prophet_n time_n after_o time_n but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v but_o harden_v their_o neck_n as_o their_o father_n do_v who_o do_v not_o believe_v 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through_o the_o fire_n and_o use_v divination_n and_o enchantment_n and_o sell_v themselves_o to_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n therefore_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o israel_n and_o remove_v they_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n there_o be_v none_o leave_v but_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n only_o and_o another_o cause_n of_o israel_n ruin_n be_v they_o be_v a_o ill_a example_n to_o judah_n and_o infect_v that_o nation_n and_o hereupon_o judah_n also_o keep_v not_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o walk_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o israel_n which_o they_o make_v so_o the_o lord_n reject_v all_o the_o seed_n of_o israel_n and_o afflict_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o spoiler_n until_o he_o have_v cast_v they_o
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golden_a censer_n and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n as_o they_o have_v former_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n court_n 4._o of_o the_o vessel_n in_o the_o priest_n court_n 1._o there_o we_o find_v the_o altar_n of_o brass_n which_o be_v twenty_o cubit_n in_o length_n twenty_o in_o breadth_n and_o ten_o in_o height_n 2_o chron._n 4.1_o it_o be_v situation_n be_v before_o the_o porch_n whereon_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v daily_o offer_v to_o god_n 2_o chron._n 8.12_o as_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n we_o read_v of_o many_o instrument_n that_o be_v use_v about_o they_o as_o fleshhook_n of_o gold_n 1_o chron._n 28.17_o also_o pot_n shovel_n and_o bason_n of_o bright_a brass_n 1_o king_n 7.45_o 2._o the_o next_o vessel_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v the_o melt_a sea_n a_o most_o rare_a and_o admirable_a piece_n of_o solid_a brass_n cast_v in_o the_o clay_n ground_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o jordan_n it_o be_v five_o cubit_n high_a and_o ten_o over_o from_o side_n to_o 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