bring_v you_o into_o the_o same_o condition_n this_o sad_a occasion_n do_v spring_v the_o partridge_n hence_o §_o 43._o to_o hachilah_n hill_n in_o a_o wood_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o ziph_n hill_n south_n of_o jesimon_n 16._o here_o jonathan_n come_v and_o renew_v his_o amity_n with_o david_n behold_v how_o they_o two_o be_v embrace_v one_o another_o reader_n my_o phrase_n trespass_v on_o the_o rule_n of_o grammar_n noâ—_n of_o friendship_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n before_o the_o lord_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o small_a comfort_n to_o david_n though_o saul_n and_o doeg_n and_o keilites_fw-la and_o ziphites_n be_v against_o he_o that_o beside_o his_o own_o innocence_n he_o have_v the_o prince_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o prophet_n jonathan_n abiathar_n and_o gad_n good_a man_n prayer_n and_o god_n providence_n on_o his_o side_n here_o the_o ziphites_n saul_n setter_n have_v wind_v david_n saul_n to_o catch_v he_o come_v with_o his_o net_n but_o either_o make_v too_o much_o noise_n or_o too_o little_a speed_n for_o before_o he_o come_v thither_o the_o partridge_n be_v fly_v §_o 44._o to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o maon_n division_n here_o only_o a_o mountain_n be_v betwixt_o david_n and_o saul_n and_o that_o not_o long_o likely_a to_o keep_v they_o asunder_o see_v saul_n man_n be_v many_o in_o number_n begin_v to_o compass_n david_n round_o about_o but_o seasonable_a ill_a news_n be_v bring_v that_o the_o 27_o philistine_n have_v invade_v the_o land_n which_o make_v saul_n turn_v his_o force_n another_o way_n against_o a_o foreign_a foe_n commendable_a his_o ingenuity_n that_o he_o prefer_v rather_o to_o oppose_v a_o enemy_n of_o another_o religion_n then_o to_o dispatch_v a_o domestic_a adversary_n who_o he_o now_o have_v at_o advantage_n however_o judicious_a eye_n behold_v not_o this_o as_o a_o act_n of_o saul_n pity_n but_o god_n providence_n hereupon_o david_n call_v the_o place_n sela-hammahlekoth_a or_o the_o rock_n of_o division_n §_o 45._o hence_o he_o 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what_o intention_n from_o his_o heart_n he_o only_o know_v that_o know_v the_o secret_n thereof_o it_o be_v suspicious_a that_o saul_n truth_n therein_o be_v not_o much_o because_o david_n trust_n therein_o be_v none_o at_o all_o who_o notwithstanding_o the_o court-holy-water_n of_o saul_n tear_n get_v he_o and_o his_o man_n again_o up_o into_o the_o 22._o hold_n §_o 46._o hence_o david_n take_v a_o voluntary_a flight_n unto_o carmel_n carmel_n here_o the_o partridge_n be_v like_a to_o turn_v hawk_n and_o become_v a_o bird_n of_o prey_n to_o kill_v all_o the_o the_o innocent_a family_n of_o 22._o nabal_n as_o we_o have_v already_o observe_v have_v not_o that_o god_n who_o former_o protect_v he_o from_o saul_n here_o preserve_v he_o from_o his_o own_o sword_n and_o from_o 33._o avenge_a himself_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n §_o 47._o hence_o he_o flee_v back_o again_o to_o hachilah_n hill_n hachilah-hill_n which_o be_v before_o jesimon_n here_o the_o ziphites_n bring_v saul_n second_o tiding_n of_o his_o be_v there_o so_o boundless_a be_v the_o stock_n of_o their_o malice_n no_o danger_n of_o break_v who_o though_o they_o fail_v at_o their_o first_o return_n will_v adventure_v again_o only_o theiâ—_n malice_n do_v this_o good_a that_o it_o give_v david_n the_o occasion_n to_o make_v the_o fifty_o four_o psalm_n here_o he_o have_v saul_n at_o a_o second_o advantage_n find_v he_o with_o abner_n and_o his_o man_n round_o about_o he_o fast_o 7._o asleep_a even_o as_o still_o as_o the_o spear_n and_o cruse_n of_o water_n that_o stand_v at_o his_o head_n these_o david_n take_v away_o but_o with_o intent_n true_o to_o restore_v they_o after_o he_o have_v keep_v they_o a_o while_n 〈◊〉_d monument_n of_o his_o own_o integrity_n hereupon_o saul_n a_o second_a convert_n clear_v david_n charge_v himself_o pray_v for_o pardon_n and_o promise_v amendment_n while_o david_n have_v have_v experience_n of_o his_o former_a falsehood_n give_v he_o the_o hear_n not_o the_o believe_a for_o §_o 48._o hence_o he_o fly_v to_o gath_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n ziglag_n and_o 4._o saul_n seek_v no_o more_o again_o for_o he_o leave_v off_o his_o pursuit_n now_o the_o partridge_n have_v take_v covert_a in_o a_o enemy_n country_n whence_o he_o remove_v to_o ziglag_n and_o thence_o make_v many_o incursion_n against_o the_o 8._o geshurite_n gezrite_n and_o amalekite_n but_o withal_o tell_v king_n achish_n that_o he_o match_v the_o clean_a contrary_a way_n against_o judah_n and_o the_o friend_n thereof_o here_o the_o partridge_n have_v in_o he_o too_o much_o of_o the_o lapwing_n which_o by_o its_o hypocritical_a flutter_v pretend_v its_o nest_n far_o distant_a from_o the_o true_a place_n thereof_o such_o dissimulation_n in_o david_n can_v be_v excuse_v must_v not_o be_v imitate_v from_o ziglag_n he_o march_v along_o with_o achish_a king_n of_o gath_n to_o aphek_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n where_o he_o be_v dismiss_v and_o 3._o cashier_v by_o the_o philistine_n from_o any_o further_a service_n return_v home_o he_o find_v ziglag_n his_o nest_n spoil_v yea_o all_o his_o covey_n therein_o wife_n and_o child_n catch_v in_o a_o snare_n as_o have_v former_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n after_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o loss_n from_o ziglag_n §_o 49._o he_o fly_v to_o hebron_n hebrâ—â—_n here_o the_o partridge_n turn_v eagle_n be_v solemn_o make_v sovereign_a first_o of_o judah_n then_o of_o all_o israel_n and_o now_o be_v quiet_o settle_v in_o his_o throne_n he_o may_v joyful_o sing_v many_o be_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o 19_o righteous_a but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o out_o of_o they_o all_o §_o 50._o but_o beside_o these_o eminent_a and_o note_a gest_n of_o david_n he_o have_v many_o more_o which_o be_v obscure_a and_o intermediate_v place_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o list_n of_o the_o place_n 31._o where_o he_o haunt_v and_o to_o who_o he_o send_v part_n of_o his_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o amalekite_n viz._n 1_o bethel_n in_o benjamin_n 2_o south_n ramoth_n in_o simeon_n 3_o jattir_v in_o judah_n a_o levite_n city_n 4_o aroer_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n 5_o reuben_n siphmoth_n 6_o eshtemoa_n a_o levite_n city_n in_o judah_n 7_o rachal_n 8_o city_n of_o the_o jerahmeelite_n descend_v from_o jarahmeel_n a_o 26._o eminent_a man_n in_o judah_n 9_o city_n of_o the_o kenites_n 10_o hormah_n in_o simeon_n 11_o chorashan_n in_o simeon_n in_o judah_n 12_o athach_n 13_o hebron_n eminent_a in_o judah_n as_o for_o siphmoth_n rachal_n and_o athach_n because_o they_o appear_v not_o again_o in_o scripture_n their_o position_n be_v unknown_a but_o may_v be_v presume_v in_o or_o near_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o best_a be_v though_o our_o trace_v of_o david_n travel_n may_v be_v imperfect_a and_o we_o fail_v in_o the_o reckon_n thereof_o yet_o god_n arithmetic_n be_v exact_a and_o what_o be_v defective_a in_o we_o be_v supply_v in_o his_o observation_n 8._o thou_o tell_v my_o wander_n put_v my_o tear_n in_o thy_o bottle_n be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o thy_o book_n §_o 51._o now_o beside_o the_o city_n mention_v in_o our_o description_n city_n many_o more_o remain_v which_o be_v obscure_a without_o any_o memorable_a act_n achieve_v in_o they_o and_o be_v thus_o reckon_v up_o in_o joshua_n 1_o towards_o the_o coast_n of_o edom_n southward_o 21._o twenty_o nine_o 2_o in_o the_o vale_n 36._o fourteen_o in_o the_o first_o 41._o sixteen_o in_o the_o second_o 44._o nine_o in_o the_o three_o catalogue_n 3_o on_o the_o sea_n two_o 46._o ekron_n and_o ashdod_n 4_o in_o the_o mountain_n 51._o eleven_o in_o the_o first_o 54._o nine_o in_o the_o second_o 57_o ten_o in_o the_o three_o 59_o six_o in_o the_o four_o catalogue_n 5_o two_o by_o themselves_o kiriath-baal_n and_o rabbah_n 6_o in_o the_o wilderness_n six_o in_o all_o a_o
he_o with_o the_o twelve_o what_o in_o several_a team_n or_o all_o in_o the_o same_o to_o draw_v one_o plough_n the_o latter_a be_v most_o likely_a while_o our_o english_a husbandman_n will_v not_o wonder_v at_o such_o a_o herd_n of_o ox_n twenty_o four_o hale_v at_o one_o plough_n when_o they_o shall_v read_v that_o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n wherein_o lay_v abel-meholah_a be_v note_v for_o 46._o clay_n ground_n and_o therefore_o such_o stiff_a land_n especial_o at_o the_o first_o tilth_n thereof_o must_v needs_o require_v a_o great_a strength_n thereunto_o but_o have_v his_o ox_n be_v as_o many_o more_o elisha_n will_v willing_o have_v leave_v they_o when_o eliah_n his_o manâ—le_n be_v once_o cast_v upon_o he_o moâ—â—le_a which_o can_v stop_v river_n in_o the_o full_a speed_n of_o their_o 8._o course_n and_o therefore_o may_v stay_v a_o man_n in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o call_n hereby_o we_o perceive_v that_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n no_o 62._o â—an_v have_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o literal_o but_o spiritual_o to_o be_v expound_v of_o such_o as_o have_v well_o begin_v apostate_n from_o their_o religious_a resolution_n §_o 17._o in_o the_o aforesaid_a vale_n of_o jordan_n jordan_n lay_n zarthan_a betwixt_o which_o and_o sâ—ccoth_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n the_o two_o brazen_a pillar_n jachin_n and_o boaz_n with_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v make_v by_o hiram_n of_o bright_a brass_n in_o the_o clay_n 46._o ground_n which_o probable_a serve_v he_o for_o molde_n to_o run_v the_o melt_a metal_n therein_o and_o somewhat_o more_o towards_o the_o north_n lay_v aenon_n near_o to_o salim_n where_o john_n be_v baptise_v because_o there_o be_v much_o 23._o water_n there_o here_o his_o disciple_n complain_v to_o john_n concern_v jesus_n eclipse_v he_o with_o his_o lustre_n john_n true_o state_v the_o controversy_n and_o modest_o determine_v it_o against_o himself_o how_o he_o must_v decrease_v while_o christ_n must_v increase_v §_o 18._o as_o these_o place_n lay_v on_o the_o east_n of_o this_o tribe_n tappuah_n in_o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n so_o in_o the_o western_a part_n thereof_o in_o the_o vale_n of_o jezreel_n lay_v 25._o gath-rimmon_n in_o chronicle_n call_v 70._o bileam_n the_o sole_a city_n which_o the_o levite_n have_v in_o this_o entire_a part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n see_v taanach_n call_v anar_n in_o chronicle_n lie_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a in_o that_o part_n of_o manasseh_n which_o be_v surround_v with_o issachar_n the_o land_n of_o tappuah_n belong_v also_o to_o this_o half_a tribe_n though_o tappuah_n the_o city_n pertain_v to_o ephraim_n thus_o the_o town_n and_o late_a castle_n of_o belvoir_n stand_v in_o lincolnshire_n though_o the_o vale_n thence_o denominate_v lie_v in_o three_o shire_n round_o about_o it_o §_o 19_o among_o the_o mountain_n in_o manasseh_n oâ—adiah_n we_o take_v especial_a notice_n of_o gilead_n so_o call_v from_o gilead_n the_o grand_a son_n of_o manasseh_n 3._o whence_o gideon_n coward_n depart_v the_o hill_n moreh_n 1._o nigh_o which_o the_o midtanitish_a army_n be_v encamp_v and_o above_o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o obadiah_n so_o call_v because_o therein_o in_o two_o cave_n he_o hide_v a_o 13._o hundred_o prophet_n so_o close_o that_o neither_o foe_n nor_o friend_n know_v thereof_o neither_o jezebel_n nor_o elijah_n get_v intelligence_n of_o their_o be_v there_o the_o latter_a erroneous_o conceive_v himself_o alone_o leave_v of_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o land_n their_o bill_n of_o fare_n be_v bread_n and_o water_n precious_a liquor_n when_o it_o have_v not_o rain_v in_o israel_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a hereto_o our_o saviour_n reflect_v that_o none_o shall_v lose_v his_o reward_n that_o give_v his_o little_a one_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n yea_o that_o such_o who_o receive_v a_o prophet_n shall_v receive_v a_o prophet_n 41._o reward_n as_o here_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o the_o spark_n of_o his_o guest_n spirit_n catch_v hold_v on_o obadiah_n their_o host_n so_o far_o inflame_v his_o breast_n with_o inspiration_n that_o the_o short_a prophecy_n bear_v his_o name_n be_v by_o learned_a man_n refer_v to_o he_o as_o the_o author_n thereof_o saint_n â—â—arcellum_fw-la hierome_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o lady_n paula_n as_o weak_a as_o she_o be_v climb_v up_o this_o mountain_n to_o behold_v those_o monimental_a cave_n therein_o §_o 20._o in_o this_o land_n we_o also_o meet_v with_o the_o woody_a hill_n of_o the_o perizzites_n chariot_n and_o of_o the_o rephaim_v or_o giant_n mingle_v among_o they_o much_o affright_v the_o manassites_n with_o their_o iron_n chariot_n not_o as_o if_o all_o make_v of_o massy_a iron_n such_o will_v have_v be_v slug_n in_o fight_n and_o so_o heavy_a that_o they_o need_v horse_n of_o steel_n for_o strength_n to_o draw_v they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v plate_v and_o arm_v with_o iron_n hook_n mischievous_a instrument_n of_o execution_n especial_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o a_o break_a army_n man_n be_v as_o grass_n whereof_o whole_a swath_n be_v mow_v down_o with_o these_o crooked_a scythe_n in_o chase_v a_o rout_v enemy_n enough_o almost_o to_o make_v one_o suspect_v our_o ancient_a britones_n akin_a to_o these_o canaanite_n see_v such_o chariot_n be_v so_o fashionable_a in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d fight_n be_v it_o not_o that_o we_o find_v the_o like_a all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frequent_o use_v in_o all_o eastern_a country_n however_o joshua_n give_v the_o manassites_n both_o a_o promise_n and_o prophecy_n that_o notwithstanding_o those_o ironmoving_a fort_n of_o the_o canaanite_n they_o shall_v in_o process_n of_o time_n certain_o overcome_v they_o §_o 21._o we_o must_v not_o forget_v bethsâ—n_o bâ—iâ—d_v belong_v to_o mâ—nasseh_n but_o 11._o seat_v and_o environ_v with_o issachâ—r_n whence_o for_o a_o long_a time_n they_o can_v not_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n therefore_o call_v it_o bethsan_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o a_o enemy_n here_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v hang_v up_o by_o the_o 12._o philistine_n bethsan_n be_v afterward_o call_v nysa_n by_o 18._o humane_a writer_n and_o at_o last_o scythopolis_n from_o nysa_n bacchus_n his_o nurse_n who_o he_o be_v say_v there_o solemn_o to_o have_v bury_v a_o jolly_a dame_n no_o doubt_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o well_o battle_v of_o the_o plump_a boy_n her_o nursery_n but_o see_v wine_n be_v bacchus_n his_o milk_n when_o a_o child_n meat_z when_o a_o man_n food_z when_o well_o physic_n when_o sick_a we_o may_v just_o conceive_v the_o history_n mythological_o true_a the_o bury_n of_o bacchus_n his_o nurse_n in_o this_o place_n plain_o import_v plenty_n of_o the_o best_a wine_n in_o the_o country_n hereabout_o §_o 22._o as_o for_o bezek_n bezek_n i_o name_v it_o last_o of_o all_o because_o ambiguous_o place_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n different_a from_o a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n near_a moriah_n jerusalem_n where_o the_o tyrant_n adonibezek_n live_v in_o this_o bezek_n 8._o soul_fw-mi number_v the_o israelite_n be_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o and_o thence_o march_v to_o the_o relieve_n of_o lâ—besh-gilead_n from_o the_o ammonite_n the_o arm_n of_o manasseh_n have_v be_v former_o blazon_v and_o expound_v in_o our_o description_n of_o the_o half_a tribe_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o in_o the_o solomon_n purveyourship_v this_o land_n with_o some_o of_o zebulun_n fall_v under_o the_o care_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o here_o the_o map_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n chap._n 9_o §_o 1._o ephraim_n the_o young_a son_n of_o josâ—ph_n be_v blessed_v by_o his_o grandfather_n jacob_n elder_a lay_v 14._o his_o right_a hand_n on_o his_o head_n the_o print_n of_o who_o finger_n remain_v visible_a in_o the_o happiness_n of_o ephraim_n posterity_n that_o behind_o manasseh_n in_o age_n he_o shall_v prove_v before_o he_o in_o honour_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o such_o be_v his_o increase_n in_o egypt_n that_o they_o amount_v to_o forty_o 33._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o man_n all_o who_o carcase_n fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o a_o new_a generation_n of_o thirty_o two_o 37._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n §_o 2._o a_o princely_a and_o puissant_a tribe_n ephraim_n say_v david_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o 7._o my_o head_n tribe_n and_o be_v often_o put_v by_o a_o honourable_a synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n or_o whole_a 2._o kingdom_n of_o israel_n the_o people_n thereof_o be_v active_a valiant_a ambitious_a of_o honour_n but_o withal_o hasty_a humorous_a hard_a to_o be_v please_v forward_o enough_o to_o fight_v with_o their_o foe_n and_o too_o forward_o
run_v with_o the_o swift_a and_o hold_v out_o with_o the_o long_a have_v aâ—_n king_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n and_o continue_v themselves_o in_o a_o considerable_a condition_n till_o after_o the_o captivity_n return_v almost_o as_o many_o forcible_a impression_n as_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o israelite_n what_o though_o 31._o shâ—â—gar_a smote_n samson_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 14._o samuel_n humble_v they_o yet_o they_o grow_v so_o great_a in_o the_o reign_n of_o saul_n that_o they_o leave_v all_o the_o israelite_n 22._o swordless_a though_o afterward_o there_o be_v one_o sword_n too_o many_o in_o saulâ—_n hand_n wherewith_o he_o slay_v himself_o when_o overcome_v by_o the_o philistine_n indeed_o etc._n david_n bring_v they_o and_o solomon_n keep_v they_o under_o but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joram_n they_o so_o recover_v themselves_o that_o they_o plunder_v judah_n rifle_v the_o king_n palace_n 17._o kill_v and_o carry_v captive_a the_o seed_n royal_a uzziah_n after_o order_v they_o into_o obedience_n 6._o but_o under_o ahaz_n they_o regnine_v their_o lose_a city_n and_o win_v more_o unto_o they_o in_o a_o word_n of_o the_o heathen_a people_n leave_v for_o 13._o thorn_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o jew_n none_o have_v sharp_a prickle_n 15._o or_o pierce_v near_o to_o their_o heart_n then_o the_o philistine_n yea_o such_o their_o puissance_n that_o from_o they_o the_o greek_n and_o latino_n call_v all_o this_o land_n palestinaâ—_n because_o the_o philistine_n live_v on_o the_o sea-coast_n most_o obvious_a to_o the_o notice_n of_o foreiner_n as_o in_o deed_n a_o small_a port_n make_v a_o great_a report_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o stranger_n far_o off_o than_o a_o land-locked_n place_n though_o far_o great_a in_o proportion_n §_o 24._o the_o bound_n of_o philistia_n be_v not_o precise_o to_o be_v set_v down_o for_o while_o tame_a cattle_n be_v keep_v in_o pasture_n beast_n of_o prey_n such_o this_o warlike_a people_n be_v only_o bound_v by_o their_o own_o ravenous_a appetite_n the_o best_a way_n to_o measure_v the_o border_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v to_o behold_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n for_o when_o they_o be_v increase_v than_o the_o country_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v according_o enlarge_v thus_o in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n saul_n they_o rove_v and_o 10._o range_v as_o far_o as_o dor_n and_o bethshean_n in_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o have_v garrison_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o most_o tribe_n of_o israel_n but_o their_o constant_a habitation_n their_o den_n as_o i_o may_v term_v it_o be_v atract_v of_o ground_n from_o gath_n in_o the_o north_n to_o gaza_n in_o the_o south_n some_o fifty_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o about_o half_a as_o broad_a in_o the_o land_n allot_v to_o judah_n dan_n and_o simeon_n their_o government_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o monarchy_n and_o aristocracy_n for_o as_o their_o chief_a city_n have_v king_n over_o they_o which_o seem_v absolute_a in_o their_o own_o dominion_n so_o these_o kingdom_n be_v but_o canton_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o whole_a as_o member_n make_v up_o one_o entire_a commonwealth_n §_o 25._o there_o need_v no_o other_o evidence_n be_v produce_v to_o prove_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o their_o country_n than_o the_o vastness_n of_o their_o body_n whereof_o the_o rankness_n of_o their_o ground_n must_v be_v allow_v a_o partial_a cause_n our_o english_a proverb_n say_v show_v i_o not_o the_o meat_n but_o show_v i_o the_o man_n the_o well_o batle_v of_o the_o giant_n breed_v in_o philistia_n chief_o in_o gath_n their_o seminary_n be_v heteroclite_n 21_o redundant_o from_o the_o rule_n of_o nature_n sufficient_o atte_v the_o fertility_n of_o their_o soil_n some_o of_o these_o giant_n have_v their_o hand_n branch_a out_o into_o 6._o six_o finger_n though_o they_o who_o have_v one_o few_o have_v enough_o to_o kill_v they_o let_v naturalist_n curious_o inquire_v whether_o or_o no_o this_o stock_n of_o giant_n be_v whole_o spend_v in_o our_o age_n and_o if_o so_o what_o the_o true_a cause_n thereof_o whether_o intemperance_n of_o diet_n or_o over_o early_a marriage_n see_v every_o one_o that_o be_v raw_a to_o work_v count_v themselves_o ripe_a to_o wed_v let_v they_o consult_v whether_o nature_n have_v not_o some_o other_o way_n recompense_v in_o our_o age_n that_o want_n of_o strength_n by_o give_v they_o quick_a wit_n whereas_o in_o voluminous_a man_n common_o there_o be_v much_o empty_a margin_n however_o man_n lesser_a strength_n and_o stature_n amount_v not_o to_o a_o proof_n of_o a_o universal_a decay_n in_o nature_n providence_n as_o a_o most_o learned_a pen_n have_v unanswerable_o demonstrate_v §_o 26._o one_o thing_n more_o we_o must_v observe_v of_o the_o philistine_n that_o they_o be_v also_o call_v cherethims_n or_o cherethites_n in_o 5._o scripture_n know_v also_o that_o the_o 38._o cherethites_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o lifegard_n to_o king_n david_n now_o because_o it_o be_v improbable_a that_o so_o wise_a a_o prince_n will_v intrust_v his_o person_n in_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o philistine_n his_o conquer_a enemy_n therefore_o learned_a pradicta_fw-la tremellius_n by_o cherethites_n understand_v such_o israelite_n as_o afterward_o possess_v the_o country_n of_o the_o philistine_n expulse_v by_o david_n which_o seem_v to_o some_o but_o a_o force_a interpretation_n for_o what_o unlikelyhood_n be_v it_o that_o david_n may_v entertain_v proselyte_n philistine_n convert_v to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n if_o there_o be_v such_o to_o be_v attendant_n about_o his_o body_n not_o to_o instance_n in_o the_o french_a king_n double_a guard_n of_o scot_n and_o switzar_n as_o improper_a to_o this_o purpose_n because_o though_o foreign_a yet_o free_a and_o friendly_a nation_n david_n out_o of_o policy_n may_v retain_v such_o to_o wait_v upon_o he_o both_o for_o their_o present_a encouragement_n and_o future_a engagement_n of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o service_n may_v not_o only_o be_v free_a from_o danger_n but_o full_a of_o advantage_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o so_o wise_a and_o valiant_a a_o israelite_n as_o 23._o benajah_n the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n place_v governor_n over_o they_o to_o render_v this_o still_o more_o probable_a consider_v how_o ittai_n the_o gittite_n with_o six_o hundred_o man_n of_o gath_n be_v no_o native_a of_o israel_n as_o appear_v by_o david_n word_n 19_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o a_o exile_n and_o yet_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o command_n of_o a_o 2._o terce_n of_o the_o army_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o absolom_n wherein_o he_o excellent_o acquit_v himself_o according_a to_o his_o loyal_a resolution_n to_o attend_v the_o king_n fortune_n whether_o in_o life_n or_o death_n §_o 27._o come_v we_o now_o to_o describe_v the_o country_n philistia_n where_o in_o the_o north_n part_v thereof_o we_o find_v gath_n a_o regal_a city_n 10._o before_o achish_a the_o son_n of_o maoch_n the_o king_n whereof_o david_n to_o save_v his_o life_n counterfeit_v himself_o mad_a but_o whether_o guilty_a or_o no_o in_o so_o do_v divine_n have_v not_o yet_o determine_v it_o will_v incline_v i_o to_o the_o more_o charitable_a side_n that_o he_o have_v good_a warrant_n for_o what_o he_o do_v because_o at_o the_o same_o time_n understand_v it_o immediate_o before_o or_o after_o he_o compose_v 56_o two_o psalm_n which_o show_v his_o soul_n not_o out_o of_o tune_n solemn_o to_o serve_v god_n but_o david_n go_v to_o achish_a a_o second_o time_n with_o six_o hundred_o man_n it_o seem_v upon_o better_a assurance_n beforehand_o then_o former_o and_o be_v with_o great_a kindness_n entertain_v by_o he_o dwell_v with_o he_o in_o gath_n and_o after_o obtain_v ziklag_n from_o he_o and_o by_o achish_a his_o mind_n shall_v have_v be_v the_o 82._o keeper_n of_o his_o head_n achish_n the_o son_n of_o maachah_n tributary_n no_o doubt_n to_o solomon_n be_v king_n of_o gath._n for_o shimei_n confine_v to_o jerusalem_n by_o solomon_n command_n and_o his_o own_o consent_n do_v fetch_v from_o 39_o he_o his_o fugitive_a servant_n time_n be_v when_o shimei_n 7._o tongue_n run_v too_o fast_o in_o rail_v on_o david_n his_o master_n and_o now_o his_o foot_n move_v too_o far_o in_o run_v after_o his_o servant_n so_o that_o break_v the_o tedder_n of_o his_o commission_n of_o the_o piece_n thereof_o a_o halter_n be_v just_o make_v for_o his_o execution_n this_o city_n of_o 8._o gath_n be_v afterward_o fortify_v by_o rehoboam_n and_o many_o year_n after_o take_v 17._o by_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o in_o the_o next_o age_n have_v the_o wall_n thereof_o break_v down_o by_o uzziah_n king_n of_o 6._o israel_n §_o 28._o betwixt_o gath_n and_o ekron_n lie_v thence_o south_n west_n we_o be_v as_o certain_a there_o be_v city_n as_o ignorant_a how_o to_o call_v they_o for_o the_o present_n let_v they_o pass_v by_o the_o name_n of_o samuel_n city_n
attendance_n come_v â—â—_o a_o little_a past_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n ziba_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o couple_n of_o ass_n load_v with_o bread_n raisin_n summer_n fruit_n and_o wine_n for_o the_o refection_n of_o david_n and_o his_o company_n but_o o_o the_o bran_n in_o that_o bread_n rottenness_n in_o those_o raisin_n dregs_o in_o that_o wine_n he_o bring_v join_v with_o they_o a_o false_a accusation_n of_o his_o master_n mephibosheth_n to_o be_v a_o traitor_n while_o alas_o all_o the_o disloyalty_n that_o good_a man_n be_v guilty_a of_o be_v only_o his_o lame_a leg_n his_o lie_a servant_n and_o his_o over_o credulous_a sovereign_n david_n do_v rash_o believe_v this_o information_n §_o 11._o a_o little_a far_o eastward_o be_v bahurim_n david_n where_o shimei_n lord_n of_o that_o place_n curse_a david_n cast_v stone_n and_o dust_n at_o he_o what_o mean_v the_o mad_a man_n thus_o to_o rail_v be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o david_n army_n except_o he_o intend_v to_o vent_v out_o 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endure_v well!_o let_v shimei_n know_v though_o he_o pass_v unpaid_a for_o the_o present_a yet_o either_o david_n himself_o or_o his_o executor_n administrator_n or_o assign_n shall_v one_o day_n see_v this_o debt_n due_o discharge_v §_o 12._o to_o this_o place_n of_o bahurim_n phaltiel_n the_o son_n of_o laish_n follow_v michal_n conceal_v his_o or_o rather_o david_n wife_n 16._o weeping_z when_o david_n demand_v the_o restitution_n of_o she_o as_o unjust_o detain_v from_o he_o wherefore_o all_o phaltieâ—â—_n tear_n move_v no_o pity_n of_o i_o caveat_n raptor_n let_v he_o beware_v who_o violent_o take_v another_o man_n wife_n see_v shame_n and_o sorrow_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o such_o ungodly_a marriage_n here_o in_o a_o man_n 18._o court_n at_o bahurim_n jonathan_n and_o ahimaaz_n david_n intelligencer_n be_v conceal_v in_o this_o manner_n a_o equivocate_a cover_n be_v spread_v on_o the_o ground_n pretend_v nothing_o but_o ground_n corn_n lay_v upon_o it_o but_o have_v under_o it_o the_o reservation_n of_o a_o dry_a well_o into_o which_o the_o messenger_n be_v put_v and_o by_o it_o a_o woman_n to_o manage_v the_o fallacy_n with_o the_o less_o suspicion_n she_o tell_v the_o pursuer_n after_o they_o 20._o that_o they_o be_v go_v over_o the_o river_n which_o nigh_o enrogell_n fall_v into_o kidron_n o_o that_o i_o can_v in_o the_o same_o instant_n commend_v her_o loyalty_n and_o condemn_v she_o lie_v which_o be_v impossible_a we_o must_v be_v content_v successive_o first_o to_o praise_v her_o charity_n and_o then_o to_o protest_v against_o her_o falsehood_n §_o 13._o come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n bethlehem_n where_o we_o meet_v some_o seven_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n with_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o bethlehem-ephrath_a the_o first_o mention_n of_o this_o place_n we_o find_v be_v when_o jacob_n near_o to_o it_o bury_v his_o belove_a wife_n 7._o rachel_n die_v in_o childbed_n this_o be_v that_o rachel_n who_o say_v in_o her_o 1._o fury_n give_v i_o child_n or_o else_o i_o die_v as_o if_o she_o will_v have_v have_v they_o beget_v conceive_v breed_v and_o bear_v all_o in_o a_o instant_n and_o now_o she_o have_v not_o only_o her_o fill_n but_o a_o surfeit_n of_o she_o own_o wish_n have_v child_n and_o die_v it_o seem_v die_v in_o childbed_n her_o corpse_n require_v speedy_a interment_n otherwise_o no_o doubt_n jacob_n will_v have_v convey_v they_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n the_o solemn_a sepulchre_n of_o his_o family_n she_o be_v bury_v by_o the_o high_a way_n the_o ancient_a custom_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o heathen_a partly_o to_o mind_n passenger_n of_o their_o mortality_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o long_o by_o so_o make_v their_o monument_n the_o more_o public_a and_o visible_a heathen_a use_v in_o like_a manner_n to_o inter_v their_o dead_a in_o highway_n yea_o their_o sepulchre_n serve_v to_o measure_v the_o distance_n of_o place_n 9_o 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will_v those_o who_o call_v other_o runagate_n have_v be_v now_o runnaway_n themselves_o but_o can_v not_o be_v permit_v the_o gileadite_v pursue_v yea_o prevent_v they_o and_o arraign_v they_o all_o for_o their_o life_n shiboleth_n be_v their_o neck-word_n and_o as_o rattle_v in_o the_o throat_n be_v general_o to_o sick_a man_n so_o lisp_v of_o their_o tongue_n be_v a_o certain_a symptom_n of_o their_o death_n §_o 21._o some_o will_v accuse_v jepâ—thah_n of_o cruelty_n that_o not_o content_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o conquest_n he_o follow_v the_o chase_n so_o furious_o as_o to_o suffer_v his_o sword_n not_o only_o to_o drink_v to_o mirth_n but_o to_o swill_v to_o drunkenness_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o brethren_n but_o haply_o this_o execution_n without_o order_n from_o he_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o gileadite_n in_o heat_n of_o anger_n soldier_n in_o the_o precipice_n of_o their_o passion_n be_v sensible_a of_o no_o other_o stop_v but_o the_o bottom_n if_o do_v by_o iepthah_n command_n sure_o his_o own_o security_n enforce_v this_o severity_n as_o a_o doleful_a but_o needful_a a_o sad_a but_o safe_a way_n to_o prevent_v the_o growth_n of_o another_o war_n the_o seed_n whereof_o jephthah_n foresee_v in_o the_o revengeful_a disposition_n of_o the_o ephraimite_n however_o some_o action_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o they_o may_v not_o be_v imitate_v so_o they_o must_v not_o be_v condemn_v who_o actor_n may_v have_v immediate_a commission_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n §_o 22._o from_o hence_o jordan_n cast_v a_o glance_a eye_n at_o the_o fair_a city_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n sweet_o seat_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o balm-bearing_a mountain_n the_o inhabitant_n hereof_o engage_v not_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o israel_n against_o the_o benjamite_n for_o which_o offence_n they_o be_v all_o slay_v save_o four_o hundred_o young_a 12._o virgin_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o benjamite_n to_o wife_n thus_o the_o benjamite_n be_v gileadite_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n it_o be_v not_o only_a protection_n to_o his_o subject_n but_o also_o love_v to_o his_o kindred_n which_o invite_v saul_n to_o succour_v this_o city_n when_o naash_a the_o ammonite_n besiege_v it_o painful_a and_o shameful_a be_v the_o condition_n of_o peace_n which_o naash_n offer_v they_o namely_o 2._o if_o he_o may_v thrust_v out_o their_o right_a eye_n which_o be_v to_o render_v their_o soldier_n stark_o blind_a in_o effect_n for_o whereas_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o wear_v in_o war_n broad_a shield_n on_o their_o left_a arm_n which_o as_o it_o shelter_v their_o body_n so_o it_o hinder_v their_o sight_n on_o that_o side_n when_o their_o right_a eye_n be_v put_v out_o by_o their_o enemy_n sword_n and_o the_o leave_v blind_v by_o their_o own_o shield_n they_o be_v during_o the_o fight_n deprive_v of_o the_o best_a fence_n of_o their_o body_n but_o 11._o saul_n save_v all_o this_o harm_n by_o a_o speedy_a march_n sudden_o surprise_v the_o ammonite_n and_o deliver_v the_o city_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n §_o 23._o gratitude_n to_o saul_n for_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n probable_o do_v afterward_o put_v the_o people_n of_o this_o city_n on_o that_o honourable_a but_o dangerous_a design_n to_o rescue_n saul_n and_o his_o son_n body_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n where_o the_o 10._o philistine_n have_v hang_v they_o up_o it_o be_v no_o pleasant_a prospect_n to_o these_o man_n of_o jabesh_n bethshan_n be_v opposite_a on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n over_o against_o they_o some_o eight_o mile_n off_o loialty_n have_v a_o quick_a sight_n and_o a_o tender_a heart_n at_o a_o distance_n to_o behold_v and_o bemoan_v affront_n to_o her_o sovereign_n do_v saul_n preserve_v their_o right_a eye_n to_o this_o end_n content_o to_o behold_v his_o body_n abuse_v out_o march_v all_o the_o valiant_a man_n in_o the_o city_n in_o the_o night_n over_o jordan_n
david_n word_n guilty_a of_o infidelity_n see_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o withhold_v rain_n from_o a_o mountain_n then_o to_o remove_v it_o from_o its_o foundation_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n 20._o assure_v we_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v if_o in_o faith_n desire_v but_o be_v it_o know_v david_n intend_v not_o his_o curse_n shall_v take_v effect_n but_o mere_o to_o manifest_v his_o great_a grief_n and_o to_o show_v how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o delight_v at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o great_a enemy_n better_o to_o fall_v under_o david_n dirae_fw-la as_o he_o be_v a_o poet_n then_o as_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n the_o latter_a light_v heavy_o indeed_o as_o 20._o judas_n in_o 7._o achitophel_n can_v witness_v the_o weight_n thereof_o nor_o remain_v any_o thing_n more_o observable_a in_o this_o tribe_n save_v in_o the_o east_n part_v thereof_o on_o jordan_n they_o show_v pilgrim_n the_o place_n where_o 5._o naaman_n patient_a at_o last_o by_o his_o servant_n persuasion_n wash_v seven_o time_n and_o be_v cleanse_v of_o his_o leprosy_n §_o 24._o thus_o all_o the_o remarkable_a place_n of_o issachar_n issachar_n but_o not_o all_o those_o in_o issachar_n be_v already_o by_o we_o describe_v for_o as_o the_o text_n 11._o express_o say_v the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o in_o asher_n even_o three_o country_n that_o be_v lie_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n but_o environ_v round_o with_o those_o tribe_n possession_n yet_o pertain_v to_o the_o portion_n of_o manasseh_n let_v none_o blame_v divine_a providence_n of_o ill_a architecture_n for_o not_o well_o contrive_v the_o room_n in_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n not_o be_v well_o design_v wherein_o issachars_n chamber_n his_o portion_n be_v make_v a_o thoroughfare_n manasseh_n have_v three_o closert_n three_o small_a country_n within_o the_o same_o so_o that_o neither_o tribe_n can_v enjoy_v his_o own_o with_o privacy_n and_o entireness_n and_o manasseh_n if_o but_o step_v out_o of_o the_o highway_n must_v in_o a_o manner_n trespass_n on_o issachar_n or_o crave_v leave_v of_o he_o to_o come_v through_z his_o to_o his_o own_o inheritance_n but_o know_v all_o be_v order_v by_o the_o 11._o counsel_n of_o god_n will_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o who_o will_v not_o have_v his_o child_n churl_n to_o engross_v habitation_n by_o themselves_o but_o by_o such_o mixture_n of_o their_o portion_n invite_v yea_o engage_v their_o person_n to_o mutual_a intercourse_n see_v the_o very_a lot_n of_o their_o tribe_n give_v love_v visit_n and_o their_o country_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n come_v so_o courteous_o and_o confident_o one_o within_o another_o §_o 25._o but_o very_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v asher_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o land_n within_o asher_n which_o tribe_n lie_v many_o mile_n more_o northward_o and_o beyond_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n interpose_v the_o jewish_a rabbin_n be_v much_o perplex_v at_o the_o pedigree_n of_o aâ—zel_n why_o it_o be_v twice_o reckon_v up_o in_o 44._o chronicle_n use_v to_o say_v that_o they_o 202._o need_v four_o hundred_o camel_n load_v with_o commentary_n to_o give_v the_o true_a reason_n thereof_o but_o their_o expression_n be_v more_o appliable_a to_o this_o present_a difficulty_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o ground_n in_o asher_n except_o as_o we_o have_v present_v it_o in_o our_o map_n some_o part_n of_o asher_n lay_v southward_a at_o distance_n dis-jointed_n from_o the_o main_a body_n of_o that_o tribe_n which_o we_o have_v former_o describe_v who_o know_v not_o that_o piece_n of_o parish_n parcel_n of_o manor_n portion_n of_o county_n though_o far_o off_o dismember_v relate_v unto_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o intermediate_v distance_n betwixt_o they_o §_o 26._o but_o let_v not_o issachar_n or_o asher_n repine_v that_o manasseh_n have_v so_o much_o land_n in_o their_o country_n see_v though_o the_o right_n be_v assign_v unto_o they_o the_o canaanite_n for_o a_o long_a time_n till_o about_o david_n reign_n keep_v all_o the_o same_o in_o their_o possession_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n joshua_n 17._o 11._o and_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n bethshean_n and_o her_o town_n and_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o endor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o taanch_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o meggido_fw-la and_o her_o town_n even_o three_o country_n judge_n 1._o 27._o neither_o do_v manasseh_n drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethshean_a and_o her_o town_n nor_o taanach_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o megiddo_n and_o her_o town_n but_o the_o canaanite_n will_v dwell_v in_o that_o land_n of_o bethshean_n more_o convenient_o hereafter_o by_o ibleam_n 27._o ahaziah_n be_v wound_v as_o be_v former_o observe_v dor_n mention_v for_o a_o sea-town_n in_o ptolemy_n have_v the_o king_n thereof_o conquer_v 23._o by_o joshua_n endor_n whither_o sisera_n soldier_n defeat_v in_o fight_n not_o far_o off_o at_o 19_o taanach_n which_o alsoâ—was_fw-mi a_o regal_a city_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 21._o joshua_n and_o afterward_o belong_v to_o the_o levite_n flee_v be_v pursue_v 10._o perish_a and_o become_v as_o the_o dung_n of_o the_o earth_n hither_o saul_n repair_v to_o a_o witch_n to_o raise_v samuel_n and_o receive_v cold_a comfort_n from_o the_o dead_a or_o devil_n rather_o inform_v he_o of_o his_o future_a destruction_n so_o that_o saul_n former_o sick_a with_o fear_n of_o the_o worst_a live_v to_o hear_v satan_n toll_v his_o passing-bell_n in_o his_o sad_a prediction_n §_o 27._o but_o 11._o megiddo_n city_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n the_o king_n hereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n and_o many_o year_n after_o josiah_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o megiddo_n bid_v pharaoh_n necho_n battle_n in_o his_o march_n against_o charchemish_n by_o euphrates_n never_o prince_n show_v more_o devotion_n in_o his_o life_n or_o less_o discretion_n in_o his_o death_n court_v that_o danger_n which_o decline_v he_o see_v pharaoh_n desire_v 21._o peaceable_o to_o depart_v but_o haply_o josiah_n conceive_v himself_o engage_v to_o fight_v he_o in_o point_n of_o 1_o honour_n because_o without_o leave_n he_o have_v make_v his_o land_n a_o high_a way_n to_o pass_v through_o it_o 2_o policy_n suspicious_a though_o pharaoh_n go_v forth_o as_o a_o friend_n he_o will_v return_v as_o a_o foe_n especial_o if_o puff_v up_o with_o success_n in_o his_o expedition_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o subject_n will_v not_o suffer_v josiah_n to_o keep_v quiet_a at_o home_n their_o impiety_n make_v he_o to_o march_v thrust_v he_o into_o the_o field_n force_v he_o into_o the_o fight_n yea_o shoot_v the_o fatal_a arrow_n which_o wound_v he_o at_o the_o heart_n §_o 28._o now_o let_v none_o be_v trouble_v because_o josiah_n who_o rather_o deserve_v two_o life_n seem_v to_o have_v two_o death_n reconcile_v one_o text_n make_v he_o to_o die_v 29._o at_o megiddo_n another_o 24._o at_o jerusalem_n understand_v it_o death_n arrest_v he_o with_o a_o mortal_a wound_n at_o megiddo_n but_o do_v not_o imprison_v he_o till_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o expire_v much_o less_o let_v any_o challenge_n god_n as_o worse_a than_o his_o word_n with_o josiah_n have_v promise_v he_o by_o his_o prophet_n 20._o to_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o father_n in_o peace_n for_o beside_o that_o that_o promise_v principal_o relate_v to_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n from_o which_o josiah_n be_v exempt_v even_o such_o may_v be_v say_v to_o die_v in_o peace_n which_o swim_v to_o their_o grave_n in_o their_o own_o blood_n if_o withal_o embark_v in_o a_o good_a conscience_n §_o 29._o all_o israel_n thereat_o and_o principal_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n drop_v many_o a_o precious_a tear_n on_o his_o hearse_n who_o lamentation_n lamentation_n be_v a_o elegy_n on_o iosiah_n death_n yea_o their_o grief_n be_v no_o land-flood_n of_o present_a passion_n but_o a_o constant_a channel_n of_o continue_a sorrow_n stream_v from_o a_o annual_a fountain_n it_o be_v make_v a_o 25._o ordinance_n in_o israel_n the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o a_o grand_a and_o general_a grieve_v for_o man_n sin_n 11._o compare_v it_o to_o the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimmon_n conceive_v to_o be_v a_o place_n hard_o by_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n §_o 30._o jehosaphat_n the_o son_n of_o paruah_n be_v solomon_n purvey_v our_o in_o 17._o issachar_n issachar_n but_o the_o dis-jointed_n piece_n of_o manasseh_n in_o this_o tribe_n pertain_v partly_o to_o baanah_n the_o son_n
inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v train_v by_o a_o dissemble_a flight_n of_o their_o foe_n into_o their_o own_o destruction_n now_o although_o such_o ambush_n be_v now_o adays_o unambush_v by_o the_o general_a suspicion_n all_o have_v of_o they_o yet_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n when_o battle_n be_v mere_o manage_v by_o main_a might_n and_o downright_a blow_n man_n bring_v all_o their_o force_n above_o board_n such_o lie_v in_o wait_n be_v a_o unusual_a stratagem_n and_o perchance_o may_v just_o be_v refer_v to_o joshua_n as_o the_o first_o inventor_n thereof_o §_o 36._o west_n of_o ai_fw-fr beth-aven_a betwixt_o bethel_n and_o ai_fw-fr be_v the_o 8._o mountain_n where_o abraham_n and_o lot_n long_o live_v love_o together_o until_o the_o contest_v betwixt_o their_o 9_o herdsman_n when_o the_o land_n be_v grow_v too_o little_a for_o their_o substance_n poverty_n preserve_v amity_n when_o riches_n ofttimes_o make_v rent_n among_o friend_n hard_o by_o be_v the_o city_n and_o 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up_o by_o david_n for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n where_o this_o glorious_a plate_n shine_v in_o its_o proper_a sphere_n and_o where_o riot_n and_o luxury_n abuse_v by_o man_n be_v convert_v into_o well_o ground_a bounty_n as_o bestow_v on_o god_n service_n here_o david_n hough_v the_o horse_n of_o hadadezar_n and_o only_o reserve_v a_o hundred_o 4._o chariot_n of_o they_o as_o a_o trophy_n of_o triumph_n to_o be_v use_v for_o state_n at_o public_a solemnity_n §_o 22._o some_o will_v censure_v this_o as_o a_o improvident_a and_o unpolitick_a act_n and_o character_n david_n as_o more_o happy_a to_o get_v then_o able_a to_o use_v a_o victory_n not_o casual_o let_v slip_n but_o wilful_o cast_v such_o a_o power_n of_o horse_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n which_o manage_v with_o a_o proportionable_a infantry_n may_v have_v give_v law_n to_o all_o the_o east_n country_n sure_o it_o be_v not_o do_v out_o of_o a_o cowardly_a suspicion_n lest_o the_o syrian_n shall_v recover_v those_o horse_n again_o much_o less_o out_o of_o consciousness_n of_o want_n of_o horsemanship_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o set_v rider_n upon_o they_o rather_o it_o be_v that_o david_n be_v privy_a to_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o man_n heart_n how_o hard_a it_o be_v to_o have_v much_o humane_a strength_n and_o not_o to_o have_v confidence_n in_o it_o do_v it_o to_o wean_v his_o subject_n from_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n that_o they_o may_v more_o rely_v on_o divine_a protection_n and_o he_o do_v it_o to_o encourage_v in_o they_o what_o proper_o be_v call_v manhood_n that_o they_o may_v not_o expect_v victory_n of_o equivocal_a generation_n beget_v betwixt_o man_n and_o horse_n but_o such_o achieve_v only_o by_o man_n prowess_n instrumental_a to_o get_v and_o god_n providence_n the_o principal_a to_o give_v they_o yea_o david_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v hough_v all_o the_o horse_n in_o the_o world_n with_o that_o his_o short_a but_o sharp_a sentence_n a_o 17._o horse_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a thing_n to_o save_v a_o man_n §_o 23._o it_o will_v further_o be_v object_v that_o grant_v these_o horse_n not_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o war_n of_o israel_n yet_o what_o need_v this_o waist_n to_o spoil_v god_n good_a creature_n may_v they_o not_o have_v be_v sell_v for_o many_o talent_n and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a it_o be_v answer_v that_o david_n do_v it_o in_o a_o holy_a brave_a to_o show_v that_o the_o pagan_n pride_n be_v israel_n scorn_n and_o that_o he_o as_o much_o disdain_v to_o gain_v wealth_n by_o the_o sale_n as_o to_o get_v strength_n by_o the_o service_n of_o those_o horse_n beside_o david_n herein_o do_v follow_v the_o precept_n give_v to_o and_o press_v and_o practise_v by_o 6._o joshua_n in_o the_o like_a case_n and_o indeed_o multiply_v of_o horse_n be_v 19_o forbid_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n but_o after_o