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utter_o destroy_v he_o be_v servant_n to_o a_o priest_n as_o be_v jeremias_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o jeremias_n and_o also_o handle_v or_o entreat_v of_o the_o same_o argument_n to_o weet_v yâ—_z captivity_n of_o babylon_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o jerem._n prophesy_v in_o jerusalem_n ezechiell_n in_o chaldea_n or_o babylon_n do_v foretell_v the_o calamity_n of_o the_o jew_n also_o ezechiell_n in_o order_n follow_v jereremie_n the_o prophet_n so_o as_o jeremie_n be_v the_o first_o in_o veere_n and_o in_o office_n ezechiell_n the_o latter_a and_o these_o do_v confirm_v the_o pprophecy_n of_o each_o other_o for_o while_o they_o which_o be_v depart_v into_o babylon_n under_o jeconiah_n be_v overcome_v with_o unpatience_n begin_v to_o be_v sotietha_n they_o have_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o jeremie_n by_o who_o persuasion_n they_o themselves_o have_v yield_v to_o the_o babylonians_n be_v solicit_v to_o this_o by_o self_n prophet_n as_o though_o they_o have_v be_v deceive_v by_o jer._n god_n raise_v up_o this_o ezechiell_n the_o prophet_n in_o babylon_n that_o he_o may_v confirm_v the_o doctrine_n of_o jeremie_n &_o that_o he_o may_v comfort_v the_o captive_n a_o summarie_n division_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezechiell_n from_o the_o first_o chap._n beside_o that_o obscure_a vision_n of_o 4._o chariot_n concern_v the_o enlargement_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o the_o 4._o corner_n of_o the_o world_n which_o ezechiell_n receive_v from_o the_o lord_n by_z and_z by_z upon_o his_o vocation_n which_o continue_v unto_o the_o 4._o chap._n he_o abide_v chief_o in_o this_o one_o thing_n unto_o the_o 25._o ch_z which_o he_o foretell_v much_o more_o hard_a than_o jeremy_n how_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v destroy_v with_o their_o kin_n &_o prince_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o add_v promise_n concern_v their_o return_n to_o judah_n furthermore_o the_o prophet_n show_v first_o their_o sin_n 2_o their_o unfaithfulnes_n 3._o 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the_o destruction_n of_o they_o be_v set_v together_o furthermore_o the_o gentile_n against_o who_o he_o prophesy_v be_v 1._o the_o ammonite_n 2._o the_o moabite_n 3._o the_o idumeneans_n 4._o the_o palestin_o chap_n 13_o 5_o tire_n chap._n 26.27.6_o sidonian_n chap._n 28.7_o egyptian_n chap_n 29.30.31.32_o to_o who_o he_o add_v in_o the_o 33._o chap_n a_o grave_a exhortation_n to_o repentance_n compare_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n from_o the_o 32._o chap_n unto_o the_o 40._o beside_o the_o taxation_n of_o evil_a person_n &_o the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o idumean_n he_o prophci_v sweeth_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o tyrant_n that_o shall_v come_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n namely_o gogmagog_a that_o be_v by_o common_a interpretation_n the_o turk_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o use_v excellent_a similitude_n as_o in_o the_o 17._o chap_n of_o the_o dry_a bone_n draw_v his_o argument_n from_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a from_o the_o 40._o chap_n he_o prophesi_v concern_v the_o re-edification_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n according_a to_o the_o 12._o tribe_n for_o the_o consolation_n of_o the_o jew_n whereby_o they_o shall_v not_o doubt_v of_o their_o return_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o concern_v the_o restore_n of_o religion_n &_o policy_n all_o which_o thing_n in_o that_o spiritual_a vision_n as_o in_o the_o beginning_n concern_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o 4._o chariot_n seem_v to_o shadow_n or_o set_v forth_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n in_o revel_v â§_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n the_o prophet_n daniel_n who_o have_v his_o name_n from_o divine_a judgement_n first_o of_o all_o he_o be_v bring_v into_o babylon_n under_o jeconiah_n the_o king_n be_v yet_o a_o very_a young_a man_n
the_o prophecy_n of_o abdiah_n abdias_n signify_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v the_o servant_n or_o the_o worshipper_n of_o god_n he_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o the_o prophet_n as_o jonas_n in_o the_o time_n of_o achab_n and_o jeroboham_n king_n of_o israel_n he_o invey_v against_o the_o edomite_n who_o delight_v in_o the_o affliction_n of_o israel_n edom_n be_v the_o brother_n of_o jacob_n to_o weet_v esau_n and_o as_o he_o hate_v his_o brother_n because_o his_o father_n isake_n give_v unto_o he_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o first_o birth_n even_o so_o all_o his_o posterity_n hate_v the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o isralite_n and_o whensoever_o he_o can_v he_o bring_v trouble_v upon_o they_o adjoin_v himself_o with_o their_o enemy_n &_o so_o declare_v the_o unfaithfullnes_n of_o his_o mind_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v 137._o lord_n be_v thou_o mindful_a of_o the_o son_n of_o edom_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 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