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A34874 The history of the Old Testament methodiz'd according to the order and series of time wherein the several things therein mentioned were transacted ... to which is annex'd a Short history of the Jewish affairs from the end of the Old Testament to the birth of our Saviour : and a map also added of Canaan and the adjacent countries ... / by Samuel Cradock ... Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706. 1683 (1683) Wing C6750; ESTC R11566 1,349,257 877

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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
how_o old_a he_o be_v he_o humble_o answer_v that_o the_o year_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o 147._o thirty_o abraham_n live_v 175_o year_n isaac_n 180_o jacob_n die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 147._o few_o and_o evil_n say_v he_o have_v they_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o life_n be_v and_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o toil_n trouble_n and_o vexation_n neither_o have_v i_o attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o my_o father_n and_o many_o more_o thing_n it_o be_v like_a he_o say_v to_o he_o not_o here_o relate_v and_o so_o humble_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o as_o he_o have_v bless_v pharaoh_n at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o he_o so_o he_o do_v now_o again_o at_o his_o departure_n from_o he_o when_o jacob_n be_v go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n joseph_n give_v to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n habitation_n in_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n viz._n in_o goshen_n they_o goshen_n afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n multiply_v and_o spread_v further_o and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n among_o they_o and_o about_o they_o so_o that_o their_o door_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o egyptian_o by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n exod._n 12.7_o 23._o and_o vers_n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v near_o they_o they_o soon_o borrow_a jewel_n of_o they_o where_o afterward_o their_o posterity_n build_v the_o city_n rameses_n exod._n 1.11_o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o father_n family_n with_o bread_n and_o other_o necessary_n express_v all_o manner_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o a_o very_a great_a care_n of_o they_o gen._n 47._o from_o 1._o to_o 13._o sect_n xlv_o the_o famine_n now_o grow_v very_o sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n also_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o extreme_a want_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o sustenance_n especial_o among_o the_o common_a people_n who_o be_v force_v general_o to_o part_v with_o all_o the_o money_n they_o have_v to_o buy_v corn_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n of_o joseph_n these_o money_n joseph_n faithful_o dispose_v into_o the_o king_n treasury_n not_o enrich_v himself_o thereby_o nor_o convert_v any_o part_n of_o they_o to_o his_o own_o use_n as_o some_o unfaithful_a courtier_n will_v have_v do_v when_o the_o people_n money_n fail_v joseph_n require_v they_o shall_v bring_v their_o cattle_n to_o he_o janson_n he_o pecora_n alibant_n aegyptii_n ut_fw-la patet_fw-la v._o 16._o si_fw-mi non_fw-la ad_fw-la esum_fw-la saltem_fw-la ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la ex_fw-la lacte_fw-la lana_fw-la labour_v &_o venditione_n capiendam_fw-la janson_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o corn_n for_o they_o and_o so_o for_o this_o year_n he_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n for_o their_o cattle_n which_o he_o can_v maintain_v by_o the_o vast_a quantity_n of_o straw_n and_o chaff_n he_o have_v preserve_v when_o that_o year_n be_v end_v which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o second_o of_o their_o extremity_n they_o come_v to_o he_o again_o viz._n in_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o tell_v he_o they_o have_v part_v with_o their_o money_n and_o their_o cattle_n they_o have_v now_o nothing_o leave_v but_o their_o person_n and_o their_o land_n and_o why_o shall_v they_o die_v and_o their_o land_n become_v barren_a waist_n and_o desolate_a they_o desire_v he_o therefore_o to_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o food_n and_o for_o seed_n to_o sow_v their_o land_n with_o and_o they_o themselves_o will_v become_v servant_n and_o their_o land_n shall_v be_v tributary_n to_o pharaoh_n so_o joseph_n buy_v their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n use_n then_o he_o transplant_v they_o from_o one_o place_n or_o town_n to_o another_o feudatarios_fw-la another_o ut_fw-mi sese_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la agnoscerent_fw-la feudatarios_fw-la not_o leave_v they_o in_o that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o before_o to_o gain_v the_o right_n of_o propriety_n and_o possession_n from_o the_o people_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o people_n mutiny_v not_o in_o all_o these_o extremity_n nor_o break_v open_a the_o granary_n of_o pharaoh_n but_o by_o joseph_n prudence_n and_o god_n overrule_a providence_n keep_v themselves_o quiet_a but_o the_o land_n assign_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n 45._o priest_n some_o by_o priest_n understand_v pharaoh_n chief_a officer_n of_o state_n see_v ch._n 41._o 45._o or_o such_o as_o be_v employ_v about_o their_o public_a heathenish_a worship_n or_o be_v professor_n or_o teacher_n of_o philosophy_n or_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o natural_a knowledge_n that_o then_o have_v the_o vogue_n among_o they_o he_o buy_v not_o beneficentia_fw-la not_o hinc_fw-la elicit_fw-la bellarminus_n immunem_fw-la a_o vectigalibus_fw-la esse_fw-la clerum_fw-la exer._n 7.24_o verum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la habenda_fw-la principum_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la for_o though_o those_o land_n in_o that_o extreme_a dearth_n fail_v of_o produce_v any_o thing_n as_o other_o land_n do_v yet_o those_o priest_n have_v a_o portion_n assign_v to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o king_n store_n be_v not_o necessitate_v to_o sell_v their_o land_n as_o other_o be_v that_o have_v no_o such_o provision_n then_o joseph_n tell_v the_o people_n he_o have_v now_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o will_v deal_v merciful_o with_o they_o and_o not_o make_v his_o utmost_a advantage_n of_o their_o necessity_n he_o will_v therefore_o furnish_v they_o with_o seed_n wherewith_o to_o sow_v their_o land_n and_o of_o the_o increase_n they_o shall_v pay_v only_o the_o five_o part_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o other_o four_o part_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o restore_v to_o they_o their_o cattle_n also_o else_o how_o can_v they_o have_v till_v their_o land_n this_o be_v grant_v they_o with_o a_o great_a acclamation_n they_o applaud_v his_o generosity_n and_o beneficence_n declare_v that_o he_o have_v save_v their_o life_n and_o see_v they_o have_v find_v so_o much_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n they_o will_v willing_o serve_v pharaoh_n and_o be_v his_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n on_o those_o condition_n before_o mention_v joseph_n hereupon_o settle_v it_o for_o a_o law_n and_o statute_n in_o egypt_n which_o remain_v still_o in_o force_n among_o they_o when_o this_o be_v write_v that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v all_o the_o king_n be_v own_a except_v the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v pay_v a_o five_o part_n loc_n part_n moderate_a quintam_fw-la donat_fw-la corporibus_fw-la interim_n liberatio_fw-la regem_fw-la prudenter_fw-la locupletat_fw-la ne_fw-la jacobi_n sumptus_fw-la aegre_fw-la ferat_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n of_o the_o yearly_a increase_n constant_o to_o he_o as_o a_o tribute_n and_o acknowledgement_n and_o thus_o joseph_n show_v himself_o a_o prudent_a faithful_a and_o 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in_o egypt_n but_o carry_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n with_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n in_o their_o bury_a place_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n in_o hebron_n see_v ch._n 23._o 19_o and_o 25._o 8._o and_o 35_o 29._o whereby_o he_o testify_v his_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v return_v thither_o and_o possess_v that_o land_n 50.25_o land_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n joseph_n also_o order_v his_o own_o bone_n to_o be_v carry_v thither_o ch._n 50.25_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v perform_v his_o desire_n then_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o up_o and_o turn_v himself_o towards_o his_o beds-head_n and_o to_o help_v himself_o herein_o possible_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n see_v heb._n 11.21_o anonym_n 11.21_o the_o lxx_o read_v it_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n the_o hebrew_n word_n without_o prick_n may_v be_v read_v
stroke_n shall_v befall_v their_o idol_n as_o do_v the_o philistine_n dagon_n aegyptiaca_n dagon_n dicunt_fw-la hebraei_n nocte_fw-la illa_fw-la idola_fw-la lignea_fw-la subito_fw-la putrefacta_fw-la &_o metallica_fw-la resoluta_fw-la &_o lapidea_fw-la comminuta_fw-la artapanus_n apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 9_o praepar_fw-la dicit_fw-la motu_fw-la terra_fw-la concidisse_fw-la pleraque_fw-la templa_fw-la aegyptiaca_n before_o the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n 5.3_o or_o else_o perhaps_o he_o intend_v hereby_o to_o signify_v that_o he_o will_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o their_o idol-god_n be_v vain_a and_o unable_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o against_o his_o hand_n who_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_o god_n 13._o this_o passover_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o afterward_o in_o succeed_a generation_n for_o a_o memorial_n of_o this_o great_a deliverance_n and_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v it_o for_o ever_o that_o be_v all_o the_o time_n that_o that_o ceremonial_a service_n shall_v last_v namely_o till_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a passover_n shall_v be_v sacrifice_v who_o fulfil_v all_o the_o figure_n shall_v abolish_v the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a age_n and_o state_n into_o the_o church_n 14._o a_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n must_v be_v observe_v the_o seven_o day_n immediate_o follow_v the_o first_o of_o these_o seven_o day_n be_v the_o 15_o day_n of_o this_o month_n and_o begin_v at_o the_o evening_n immediate_o after_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o passover_n which_o they_o be_v to_o eat_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o 14_o day_n as_o be_v say_v before_o and_o every_o person_n whether_o stranger_n or_o bear_v in_o the_o land_n that_o do_v eat_v leaven_n during_o that_o time_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n and_o in_o case_n of_o contumacy_n and_o contempt_n be_v liable_a to_o capital_a puniment_n from_o god_n or_o the_o magistrate_n see_v gen._n 17.14_o exod._n 31.14_o the_o first_o and_o 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at_o that_o time_n many_o frightful_a apparition_n of_o devil_n and_o evil_a spirit_n among_o they_o obduruit_fw-la they_o horrifica_fw-la tum_fw-la spectra_fw-la daemonum_n viderunt_fw-la quod_fw-la idcirco_fw-la memoratur_fw-la psal_n 78.49_o loco_fw-la plagae_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la quae_fw-la ibi_fw-la nec_fw-la nominantur_fw-la h●nc_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la plurimum_fw-la commovet_fw-la hac_fw-la plaga_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la priora_fw-la obduruit_fw-la but_o the_o israelite_n have_v all_o this_o while_n light_n in_o their_o dwelling_n as_o at_o other_o time_n and_o may_v have_v in_o these_o three_o day_n time_n go_v away_o with_o all_o that_o they_o have_v but_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v away_o as_o fugitive_n but_o to_o march_v out_o in_o a_o way_n of_o honourable_a and_o triumphant_a victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n when_o the_o three_o day_n darkness_n be_v over_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o this_o month_n pharaoh_n send_v for_o moses_n in_o great_a haste_n 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case_n give_v a_o right_a judgement_n loc_n judgement_n whereas_o david_n desire_v to_o consult_v with_o the_o lord_n call_v for_o the_o ephod_n 1_o sam._n 23.9_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o breastplate_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o ephod_n so_o that_o if_o he_o have_v one_o he_o have_v both_o exod._n 39.21_o 1_o sam._n 23.6_o abimelech_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v dead_a abiathar_n his_o son_n escape_v that_o danger_n as_o he_o flee_v take_v the_o ephod_n out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o nob_n and_o bring_v it_o with_o he_o to_o david_n wherein_o god_n providence_n appear_v that_o the_o right_a ephod_n shall_v be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v with_o david_n the_o true_a king_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mean_n to_o consult_v with_o god_n in_o all_o his_o difficulty_n see_v willet_n in_o loc_n from_o the_o lord_n when_o it_o so_o please_v he_o for_o 1_o sam._n 28.6_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o answer_v saul_n neither_o by_o dream_n nor_o by_o urim_n nor_o by_o prophet_n further_o the_o 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i._n e._n pectorale_fw-la judicij_fw-la ut_fw-la arca_fw-la dicitur_fw-la testimonium_fw-la i._n e._n arca_fw-la testimonij_fw-la metonymice_fw-la whereby_o answer_n of_o right_a judgement_n be_v give_v to_o the_o israelite_n aaron_n be_v to_o wear_v upon_o his_o heart_n continual_o when_o he_o go_v to_o minister_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o he_o be_v thereby_o as_o it_o be_v to_o present_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v gracious_o remember_v by_o he_o 7._o aaron_z be_v to_o wear_v on_o his_o head_n a_o mitre_n of_o fine_a linen_n 8._o in_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o mitre_n be_v to_o be_v place_v a_o plate_n of_o pure_a gold_n two_o finger_n broad_a which_o make_v it_o show_v like_o a_o crown_n exod._n 29.6_o levit._fw-la 8.9_o wherein_o be_v to_o be_v grave_v holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o signification_n that_o aaron_n as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n do_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o people_n and_o do_v make_v atonement_n for_o they_o and_o that_o as_o for_o their_o other_o sin_n so_o for_o the_o iniquity_n commit_v in_o their_o most_o holy_a oblation_n which_o they_o offer_v and_o sacrify_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o mitre_n with_o this_o plate_n be_v always_o to_o be_v on_o his_o head_n when_o he_o minister_v before_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o sign_n that_o the_o people_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n for_o the_o holiness_n obedience_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o messiah_n exod._n 28._o from_o 1._o to_o 40._o 2._o concern_v the_o attire_n and_o vestment_n to_o be_v use_v by_o the_o ordinary_a priest_n 1._o coat_n of_o fine_a linen_n for_o their_o uppermost_a garment_n call_v linen_n ephod_n 1_o sam._n 22.18_o with_o girdle_n and_o bonnet_n of_o the_o same_o and_o second_o linen_n drawer_n these_o garment_n aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v first_o anoint_v with_o holy_a oil_n 30.23_o oil_n of_o which_o see_v the_o composition_n afterward_o exod._n 30.23_o and_o consecrate_v to_o their_o office_n be_v to_o wear_v when_o they_o serve_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o not_o to_o neglect_v they_o lest_o they_o thereupon_o be_v force_v to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o iniquity_n and_o die_v for_o it_o exod._n 28._o from_o vers_n 40._o to_o the_o end_n 12_o touch_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n 1._o they_o be_v to_o be_v wash_v with_o water_n out_o of_o the_o brazen_a laver_n before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o signify_v the_o holiness_n that_o god_n require_v in_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n 2._o aaron_z and_o his_o son_n be_v to_o be_v clothe_v with_o their_o particular_a appoint_a robe_n and_o ornament_n 3._o the_o anoint_v oil_n be_v to_o be_v pour_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n see_v exod._n 30.30_o and_o ch._n 40._o 14_o 15._o and_o the_o priest_n office_n be_v to_o be_v continue_v in_o the_o line_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o of_o their_o successor_n by_o a_o perpetual_a statute_n as_o long_o as_o this_o dispensation_n be_v to_o last_o and_o till_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v who_o be_v to_o fulfil_v what_o they_o typify_v 4._o the_o blood_n of_o the_o ram_n of_o consecration_n of_o which_o afterward_o be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o tip_n of_o their_o right_a ear_n foot_n ear_n the_o ear_n be_v to_o be_v sanctify_v for_o holy_a hear_n and_o against_o the_o hear_n of_o corrupt_a communication_n the_o hand_n for_o sacrifice_v the_o foot_n for_o walk_v that_o their_o conversation_n may_v be_v holy_a and_o their_o person_n sanctify_v from_o head_n to_o foot_n and_o on_o the_o thumb_n of_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o upon_o the_o great_a toe_n of_o their_o right_a foot_n and_o they_o be_v to_o sprinkle_v some_o of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n horrorem_fw-la oil_n the_o spot_n occasion_v in_o the_o priest_n garment_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o blood_n and_o oil_n it_o be_v like_a be_v very_o small_a and_o so_o magis_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la quam_fw-la horrorem_fw-la upon_o they_o and_o their_o garment_n to_o signify_v that_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n they_o be_v cleanse_v and_o by_o the_o oil_n of_o his_o grace_n they_o be_v sanctify_v for_o the_o work_n of_o their_o ministry_n the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v use_v at_o this_o time_n be_v these_o moses_n have_v first_o provide_v a_o basket_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o cake_n unleavened_a temper_v with_o oil_n and_o wafer_n unleavened_a anoint_v with_o oil_n he_o be_v to_o take_v a_o young_a bullock_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o sin-offering_a and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v to_o put_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o it_o signify_v that_o they_o deserve_v to_o die_v like_o that_o sacrifice_n but_o do_v thereby_o disburden_v themselves_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o lay_v they_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n typify_a christ_n
or_o pentecost_n see_v levit._n 23.10_o 15._o which_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v from_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened-bread_n see_v note_v asleep_o and_o from_o thence_o they_o be_v to_o reckon_v seven_o complete_a sabbath_n or_o week_n which_o make_v 49_o day_n then_o on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o seven_o sabbath_n or_o week_n which_o be_v the_o fifty_o day_n reckon_v the_o day_n on_o which_o they_o begin_v their_o account_n inclusive_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n this_o feast_n they_o be_v to_o keep_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o the_o tribute_n of_o a_o free-will-offering_a of_o their_o fruit_n according_a as_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v they_o over_o and_o above_o the_o sacrifice_n appoint_v for_o the_o day_n levit._fw-la 23.17_o 20._o and_o with_o those_o they_o be_v to_o rejoice_v together_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o cheerful_a feast_n they_o and_o their_o family_n and_o the_o levite_n stranger_n widow_n and_o fatherless_a in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v remember_v how_o their_o father_n be_v bondman_n in_o egypt_n and_o how_o wonderful_o god_n have_v deliver_v they_o from_o thence_o from_o vers_fw-la 9_o to_o 13._o next_o he_o come_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n or_o booth_n make_v with_o the_o bough_n of_o tree_n levit._n 23.34_o 40._o which_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v seven_o day_n after_o they_o have_v gather_v in_o their_o corn_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o vine_n and_o this_o feast_n they_o be_v to_o celebrate_v not_o only_o with_o inward_a joy_n but_o with_o the_o outward_a expression_n thereof_o viz._n by_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n unto_o the_o lord_n with_o sober_a and_o religious_a feast_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n and_o the_o widow_n rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o contemplation_n that_o he_o have_v so_o eminent_o bless_v their_o increase_n three_o time_n a_o year_n viz._n at_o these_o three_o solemn_a feast_n he_o tell_v they_o all_z the_o male_n shall_v appear_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v and_o they_o must_v not_o appear_v before_o he_o empty_a but_o every_o one_o must_v come_v with_o such_o a_o gift_n and_o oblation_n as_o he_o be_v able_a and_o willing_a to_o give_v from_o vers_fw-la 13._o to_o 18._o he_o come_v now_o to_o show_v they_o that_o they_o must_v appoint_v judge_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o gate_n the_o usual_a place_n of_o judicature_n in_o all_o their_o town_n and_o city_n who_o must_v judge_v the_o people_n with_o just_a judgement_n and_o not_o wrest_v or_o pervert_v judgement_n nor_o partial_o respect_v person_n in_o judgement_n nor_o take_v bribe_n for_o a_o gift_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a that_o be_v of_o those_o that_o seem_v so_o to_o be_v make_v they_o judge_v otherwise_o than_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v be_v bias_v by_o the_o love_n of_o lucre_n and_o make_v those_o that_o shall_v be_v righteous_a in_o judgement_n to_o pass_v a_o perverse_a sentence_n but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v so_o with_o their_o judge_n but_o they_o must_v follow_v that_o which_o be_v altogether_o just_a that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o inherit_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v they_o further_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o must_v not_o plant_v grove_n sin_n grove_n notwithstanding_o the_o israelite_n corrupt_v themselves_o herein_o several_a time_n as_o judg._n 3.7_o &_o 6.25_o &_o 1_o king_n 14.15_o 23._o and_o there_o be_v prophet_n of_o the_o grove_n 1_o king_n 18.19_o they_o plant_v grove_n place_v idol_n in_o they_o serve_v they_o as_o the_o canaanite_n and_o other_o heathen_n do_v deut._n 12.2_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n ch._n 3.7_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n throughout_o 2_o king_n 17.16_o this_o be_v in_o they_o gross_a idolatry_n yet_o the_o patriarch_n do_v former_o worship_n god_n in_o grove_n and_o that_o without_o sin_n near_o to_o the_o altar_n or_o temple_n which_o may_v seem_v in_o sanctity_n to_o vie_v with_o they_o and_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n and_o will_v be_v a_o imitation_n of_o the_o heathen_n who_o use_v to_o have_v their_o idol_n in_o grove_n jans_n grove_n v._o 21._o non_fw-la plantabis_fw-la lucum_fw-la ne_n in_o ritibus_fw-la colendi_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la idolatras_n imitari_fw-la videamini_fw-la illis_fw-la enim_fw-la familiar_a erat_fw-la in_o l●cis_fw-la sacra_fw-la sva_fw-la mixime_n obscaena_fw-la peragere_fw-la eadem_fw-la de_fw-la causa_fw-la vetat_fw-la ne_fw-la constituant_fw-la sibi_fw-la statuam_fw-la qum_fw-la instar_fw-la idoli_fw-la more_fw-it gentilitio_fw-la colant_fw-la jans_n and_o further_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o set_v up_o any_o image_n or_o statue_n to_o worship_n as_o the_o heathen_a do_v which_o thing_n the_o lord_n hate_v from_o vers_fw-la 18._o to_o the_o end_n he_o now_o come_v to_o show_v they_o that_o the_o thing_n sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n must_v be_v without_o chap._n xvii_o blemish_n thou_o shall_v not_o say_v he_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n any_o bullock_n or_o sheep_n wherein_o be_v any_o blemish_n or_o any_o ill-favouredness_a for_o that_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n see_v levit._n 22.20_o 21._o &_o deut._n 15.21_o he_o show_v that_o if_o any_o among_o they_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o idolatry_n in_o that_o they_o have_v worship_v the_o sun_n or_o moon_n or_o any_o of_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o consequent_o any_o other_o creature_n they_o must_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n whether_o it_o be_v man_n or_o woman_n because_o they_o have_v wrought_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o transgress_v his_o covenant_n whereby_o they_o have_v bind_v themselves_o in_o obedience_n unto_o god_n and_o do_v open_o as_o it_o be_v renounce_v god_n and_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o choose_v unto_o themselves_o other_o god_n if_o he_o be_v convict_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o or_o more_o credible_a witness_n one_o not_o be_v sufficient_a the_o witness_n shall_v throw_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o he_o which_o be_v to_o make_v they_o more_o afraid_a to_o bear_v false_a witness_n and_o to_o bring_v the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n on_o their_o own_o head_n and_o then_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n assemble_v be_v to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o he_o hereby_o to_o inure_v they_o to_o be_v fervent_a and_o zealous_a in_o god_n cause_n against_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v despise_v and_o disregard_n his_o law_n and_o so_o they_o shall_v put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o they_o he_o further_o show_v they_o that_o when_o in_o their_o town_n or_o city_n any_o difficult_a matter_n do_v arise_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o bloodshed_n it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v murder_n or_o only_o chance-medley_o or_o concern_v any_o plea_n about_o their_o estate_n or_o any_o stroke_n give_v or_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n in_o that_o case_n they_o be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o place_n which_o god_n shall_v choose_v which_o in_o the_o aftertime_n be_v jerusalem_n and_o there_o resort_v to_o the_o priest_n as_o expounder_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n or_o judge_n as_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n who_o be_v to_o show_v they_o the_o sentence_n of_o judgement_n that_o be_v what_o be_v just_a and_o right_o in_o this_o matter_n that_o so_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n may_v be_v decide_v see_v 2_o chron._n 19.8_o 9_o 10._o and_o they_o be_v to_o do_v according_a to_o the_o sentence_n which_o the_o priest_n and_o judge_n shall_v give_v because_o in_o case_n of_o great_a difficulty_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o may_v not_o give_v wrong_a judgement_n and_o death_n be_v to_o be_v inflict_v on_o he_o that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o priest_n so_o expound_v the_o law_n or_o the_o judge_n pass_v sentence_n according_a to_o it_o especial_o if_o he_o stubborn_o and_o presumptuos_o oppose_v their_o judgement_n though_o they_o prove_v it_o never_o so_o clear_o out_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o priest_n have_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n about_o it_o and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o do_v no_o more_o presumptuous_o further_o when_o they_o be_v come_v into_o canaan_n and_o shall_v desire_v to_o have_v a_o king_n over_o they_o like_o other_o nation_n he_o prescribe_v certain_a law_n and_o rule_n to_o they_o concern_v their_o elect_n of_o he_o and_o his_o duty_n and_o first_o he_o enjoin_v that_o they_o set_v only_o such_o a_o one_o to_o be_v king_n over_o they_o who_o be_v one_o of_o their_o brethren_n and_o nation_n a_o israelite_n not_o a_o stranger_n lest_o he_o change_v their_o religion_n into_o idolatry_n and_o so_o bring_v they_o into_o sin_n and_o slavery_n and_o only_o such_o a_o
encourage_v the_o philistine_n to_o invade_v their_o land_n soon_o after_o jephtah_n death_n at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a man_n of_o zorah_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o danite_n who_o name_n be_v manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v barren_a child_n barren_a sarah_n rebecca_n rachel_n the_o wife_n of_o manoah_n hanna_n the_o shunamite_n elizabeth_n long_o barren_a woman_n have_v at_o last_o notable_a child_n to_o her_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 9.6_o god_n he_o be_v call_v by_o manoah_n elohim_n vers_fw-la 22._o by_o his_o wife_n jehovah_n vers_fw-la 23._o himself_o say_v his_o name_n be_v secret_a or_o wonderful_a which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o name_n give_v to_o christ_n isa_n 9.6_o the_o great_a angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n appear_v who_o in_o those_o time_n often_o appear_v in_o humane_a shape_n and_o tell_v she_o she_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n but_o she_o must_v not_o drink_v wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n sanctimoniam_fw-la drink_n non_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la robur_fw-la haec_fw-la spectant_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la sanctimoniam_fw-la nor_o eat_v any_o unclean_a thing_n such_o as_o be_v forbid_v to_o the_o nazarite_n either_o while_o she_o be_v with_o child_n of_o he_o or_o while_o she_o give_v he_o suck_v because_o all_o that_o time_n he_o be_v to_o have_v his_o nourishment_n from_o she_o and_o god_n appoint_v he_o shall_v be_v from_o his_o conception_n a_o nazarite_n unto_o he_o and_o no_o razor_n shall_v come_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o he_o shall_v begin_v h_z to_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o oppressor_n the_o woman_n come_v and_o tell_v her_o husband_n that_o a_o man_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o she_o who_o countenance_n be_v very_o venerable_a and_o full_a of_o majesty_n like_o that_o of_o a_o angel_n and_o wrought_v in_o she_o a_o kind_n of_o astonishment_n and_o fear_n but_o he_o neither_o tell_v she_o whence_o he_o come_v nor_o what_o be_v his_o name_n manoah_n hear_v this_o earnest_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o this_o man_n of_o god_n may_v come_v to_o they_o again_o david_n again_o the_o work_n of_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v begin_v by_o samson_n and_o be_v carry_v on_o afterward_o in_o the_o day_n of_o eli_n samuel_n saul_n till_o at_o length_n they_o be_v perfect_o subdue_v by_o david_n and_o may_v teach_v they_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v unto_o the_o child_n that_o shall_v be_v bear_v to_o they_o short_o after_o the_o angel_n appear_v again_o unto_o the_o woman_n as_o she_o sit_v in_o the_o field_n she_o run_v and_o call_v her_o husband_n who_o come_v to_o he_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o be_v the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o have_v before_o appear_v unto_o his_o wife_n and_o have_v tell_v she_o those_o thing_n concern_v the_o child_n that_o shall_v be_v bear_v to_o they_o he_o say_v he_o be_v manoah_n upon_o this_o cry_v out_o let_v thy_o word_n come_v to_o pass_v and_o if_o it_o will_v be_v so_o i_o pray_v thou_o show_v we_o how_o we_o shall_v order_v the_o child_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v the_o angel_n answer_v let_v thy_o wife_n abstain_v from_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o forbid_v she_o while_o she_o be_v with_o child_n and_o while_o she_o give_v suck_v viz._n wine_n strong_a drink_n and_o eat_v any_o unclean_a thing_n and_o afterward_o let_v she_o take_v care_n that_o her_o son_n refrain_v from_o they_o also_o see_v god_n have_v extraordinary_o call_v he_o and_o appoint_v he_o to_o be_v a_o nazarite_n to_o himself_o to_o who_o by_o the_o law_n all_o these_o thing_n be_v forbid_v therefore_o what_o have_v forbid_v to_o thy_o wife_n thy_o son_n must_v also_o abstain_v from_o see_v they_o be_v forbid_v to_o she_o only_o for_o his_o sake_n manoah_n not_o know_v he_o be_v a_o angel_n desire_v he_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o stay_v a_o little_a while_n till_o they_o can_v make_v ready_a a_o kid_n to_o entertain_v he_o and_o express_v their_o respect_n to_o he_o see_v gen._n 18.8_o &_o 19.3_o the_o angel_n tell_v he_o he_o shall_v not_o eat_v with_o he_o if_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v at_o that_o cost_n to_o provide_v a_o kid_n he_o shall_v bestow_v it_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o will_v be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o profitable_a to_o himself_o namely_o by_o offer_v it_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n to_o express_v his_o thankfulness_n for_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n as_o god_n have_v now_o promise_v unto_o he_o then_o manoah_n humble_o desire_v to_o know_v his_o name_n that_o when_o that_o which_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v they_o may_v do_v he_o honour_n and_o may_v make_v report_n to_o other_o concern_v his_o skill_n in_o foretell_v future_a thing_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v high_o honour_v as_o a_o prophet_n of_o the_o most_o high_a the_o angel_n reply_v why_o ask_v thou_o after_o my_o name_n see_v it_o be_v secret_a that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v search_v into_o or_o wonderful_a and_o incomprehensible_a isa_n 9.6_o my_o name_n say_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v too_o curious_o inquire_v into_o but_o i_o shall_v make_v know_v myself_o present_o to_o thou_o by_o my_o wonderful_a action_n so_o manoah_n take_v a_o kid_n and_o a_o meat-offering_a and_o offer_v it_o upon_o a_o rock_n that_o be_v hard_o by_o to_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v true_a neither_o the_o person_n sacrifice_v nor_o the_o place_n where_o this_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v be_v warrantable_a by_o the_o law_n but_o the_o angel_n command_v be_v sufficient_a warrant_n for_o both_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o flame_n ascend_v from_o off_o the_o altar_n the_o angel_n ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n in_o the_o flame_n which_o wonderful_a sight_n discover_v to_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n that_o he_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o do_v present_v our_o prayer_n and_o service_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o procure_v they_o to_o be_v gracious_o accept_v by_o he_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n see_v this_o fall_v on_o their_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o he_o say_v to_o his_o wife_n we_o shall_v sure_o die_v because_o we_o have_v see_v god_n he_o fear_n according_a to_o a_o ancient_a opinion_n that_o run_v among_o they_o see_v judg._n 6.22_o exod._n 33.20_o that_o they_o must_v die_v because_o they_o have_v see_v such_o a_o vision_n of_o which_o they_o be_v most_o unworthy_a his_o wife_n comfort_v he_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n intend_v to_o kill_v we_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o have_v receive_v a_o burnt-offering_a and_o a_o meat-offering_a at_o our_o hand_n and_o he_o have_v testify_v his_o acceptance_n of_o it_o by_o ascend_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o it_o to_o carry_v it_o up_o as_o it_o be_v to_o heaven_n with_o he_o and_o to_o present_v it_o unto_o god_n for_o we_o further_o she_o argue_v if_o god_n have_v intend_v to_o kill_v they_o he_o will_v not_o have_v promise_v they_o a_o son_n who_o shall_v begin_v to_o save_v israel_n nor_o will_v he_o have_v give_v her_o direction_n how_o she_o 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after_o he_o abdon_n of_o pyrathon_n judg._n pyrathon_n benaiah_n david_n worthy_a be_v bear_v here_o 2_o sam._n 23.30_o abdon_n 11_o judg._n that_o lie_v westward_o of_o samaria_n and_o sechem_n on_o a_o high_a mountain_n former_o inhabit_v by_o the_o amalekite_n and_o call_v by_o their_o name_n judge_v israel_n eight_o year_n he_o have_v forty_o son_n and_o thirty_o grandson_n that_o ride_v upon_o ass-colt_n which_o show_v they_o to_o be_v person_n of_o dignity_n and_o estate_n ch._n 12._o from_o 11_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cxlviii_o samson_n be_v now_o about_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n judg._n samson_n 12_o judg._n go_v down_o to_o timnah_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n but_o at_o
old_a heavy_a and_o corpulent_a and_o fall_v down_o backward_o he_o break_v his_o neck_n and_o die_v have_v judge_v israel_n forty_o year_n judg._n samuel_n the_o 14_o judg._n his_o daughter-in-law_n phinehas_n wife_n be_v with_o child_n and_o ready_a to_o be_v deliver_v who_o when_o she_o hear_v those_o dismal_a tiding_n of_o the_o take_n of_o the_o ark_n the_o death_n of_o her_o father-in-law_n and_o husband_n she_o bow_v herself_o and_o the_o pain_n of_o travel_n come_v upon_o she_o and_o be_v deliver_v yet_o so_o as_o she_o be_v ready_a to_o expire_v the_o woman_n about_o she_o seek_v to_o comfort_v she_o tell_v she_o that_o she_o have_v bear_v a_o son_n but_o she_o regard_v it_o not_o only_o name_v the_o child_n jehabod_n that_o be_v where_o be_v the_o glory_n mendoz._n glory_n v._o 22._o quod_fw-la capta_fw-la esset_fw-la arca_n dei_fw-la illud_fw-la imprimis_fw-la eam_fw-la cruciabat_fw-la nam_fw-la domesticam_fw-la calamitatem_fw-la publicae_fw-la postponebat_fw-la eliciamus_fw-la hinc_fw-la documentum_fw-la lamentandi_fw-la potius_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la dona_fw-la quam_fw-la temporalia_fw-la mendoz._n intimate_v that_o the_o ark_n be_v take_v b_o which_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o god_n presence_n the_o glory_n be_v depart_v from_o israel_n and_o so_o she_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 4._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clvi_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v the_o ark_n they_o carry_v mendoz._n carry_v illa_fw-la lex_fw-la de_fw-la non_fw-la tangenda_fw-la area_n ad_fw-la solos_fw-la israelitas_fw-la spectavit_fw-la unde_fw-la philistini_n arcam_fw-la tangentes_fw-la non_fw-la dederunt_fw-la poenas_fw-la quia_fw-la culpam_fw-la non_fw-la contraxerunt_fw-la mendoz._n it_o undoubted_o with_o great_a triumph_n to_o ashdod_n since_o call_v azotus_n act._n 8.40_o and_o place_v it_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o dagon_n their_o god_n present_v it_o as_o a_o captive_a before_o their_o idol_n by_o who_o help_n possible_o they_o persuade_v themselves_o 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fasten_v it_o and_o make_v it_o sure_a from_o fall_v any_o more_o but_o come_v again_o the_o next_o morning_n they_o find_v their_o dagon_n fall_v again_o upon_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n before_o the_o ark_n and_o his_o head_n and_o both_o the_o palm_n of_o his_o hand_n fag_n hand_n gravius_n secunda_fw-la vice_fw-la mutilatur_fw-la dagon_n ut_fw-la sic_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la azotii_fw-la &_o very_fw-la numinis_fw-la potentiam_fw-la &_o idoli_fw-la svi_fw-la vanitatem_fw-la fag_n cut_v off_o and_o cast_v at_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n only_o the_o stump_n and_o low_a part_n of_o he_o be_v leave_v entire_a their_o dagon_n be_v thus_o break_v to_o piece_n the_o priest_n can_v not_o set_v he_o up_o again_o nor_o conceal_v his_o ruin_n from_o the_o people_n as_o possible_o before_o they_o have_v do_v they_o may_v see_v now_o that_o it_o be_v not_o by_o any_o casualty_n but_o by_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v thus_o throw_v down_o but_o 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the_o ark_n that_o have_v cause_v those_o plague_n or_o whither_o they_o come_v by_o any_o other_o accident_n the_o ark_n be_v bring_v to_o gath_n god_n smite_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o both_o small_a and_o great_a with_o emerods_n in_o their_o secret_a part_n hereupon_o they_o send_v away_o the_o ark_n to_o ekron_n another_o of_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o philistine_n when_o it_o be_v come_v thither_o the_o ekronites_n cry_v out_o they_o have_v bring_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n to_o we_o to_o bring_v upon_o we_o the_o same_o plague_n that_o they_o have_v be_v plague_v with_o because_o of_o it_o and_o it_o fall_v out_o according_o for_o immediate_o there_o be_v a_o deadly_a destruction_n throughout_o the_o city_n possible_o some_o mortal_a contagion_n reign_v among_o they_o and_o the_o man_n that_o die_v not_o of_o that_o plague_n be_v yet_o smite_v with_o the_o emerods_n so_o that_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o city_n go_v up_o to_o heaven_n hereupon_o they_o 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