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sect._n 205._o the_o people_n number_v of_o three_o judgement_n propound_v david_n choose_v the_o plague_n
&_o viventis_fw-la hagar_n and_o be_v see_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o possible_o she_o intend_v also_o there_o to_o leave_v a_o memorial_n to_o posterity_n of_o the_o watchful_a eye_n of_o god_n over_o she_o in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o affliction_n so_o she_o return_v to_o her_o mistress_n and_o afterward_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n and_o abram_n call_v his_o name_n ishmael_n according_a as_o the_o angel_n have_v appoint_v in_o the_o 11_o year_n after_o he_o come_v into_o canaan_n 2094._o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2094._o and_o in_o the_o 86th_o year_n of_o his_o age._n gen._n 16._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n vii_o thirteen_o year_n after_o this_o namely_o when_o abraham_n be_v 99_o year_n old_a god_n appear_v to_o he_o again_o in_o a_o visible_a manner_n and_o say_v to_o he_o i_o be_o god_n almighty_a able_a to_o do_v all_o those_o great_a thing_n for_o thou_o which_o i_o have_v promise_v how_o unlikely_a soever_o they_o may_v seâ—m_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n therefore_o trust_v in_o i_o be_v sincere_a and_o upright_a before_o i_o and_o do_v all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o and_o let_v thy_o whole_a conversation_n be_v always_o as_o in_o my_o sight_n and_o i_o will_v renew_v and_o establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o thou_o and_o will_v multiply_v thou_o exceed_o keturah_n exceed_o and_o according_o out_o of_o his_o loin_n come_v not_o only_o the_o israelite_n but_o the_o ishmaelite_n the_o edomite_n and_o many_o other_o nation_n by_o the_o child_n of_o keturah_n then_o abram_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n and_o god_n further_o talk_v with_o he_o say_v behold_v my_o covenant_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n neither_o shall_v thy_o name_n be_v any_o more_o call_v abram_n signify_v a_o high_a father_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v abraham_n signify_v a_o father_n of_o a_o great_a multitude_n circumcision_n multitude_n by_o insert_v h_n the_o first_o letter_n of_o hamon_n signify_v a_o multitude_n this_o be_v the_o first_o name_n god_n change_v and_o hence_o the_o custom_n of_o give_v name_n at_o circumcision_n and_o i_o will_v multiply_v thou_o exceed_o and_o will_v make_v nation_n of_o thou_o and_o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n 9.15_o covenant_n everlasting_a so_o call_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o long_a continuance_n of_o the_o outward_a ceremony_n of_o circumcision_n but_o for_o the_o spiritual_a part_n of_o it_o literal_o everlasting_a in_o christ_n heb._n 13.20_o &_o 9.15_o to_o be_v a_o god_n to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o grace_n thou_o which_o word_n comprehend_v all_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o i_o will_v give_v to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n wherein_o thou_o be_v now_o a_o stranger_n for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n glass_n possession_n tempus_fw-la pro_fw-la temporis_fw-la parte_fw-la aliquando_fw-la accipitur_fw-la et_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perpetum_fw-la tempus_fw-la de_fw-la parte_fw-la quasi_fw-la quadam_fw-la subjectae_fw-la materiae_fw-la convenienti_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sic_fw-la v._n 8_o in_o possessionem_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la scil_n quamdiu_fw-la politia_fw-la judaica_n futura_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la adventâ—m_fw-la usque_fw-la messiae_n sic_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la ceremonialia_fw-la in_o foedus_fw-la olim_fw-la i._n e._n perpetuum_fw-la seâ—vanda_fw-la judaeis_n data_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la h._n e._n semper_fw-la &_o continuo_fw-la do_v esâ—rvanda_fw-la essent_fw-la &_o non_fw-la ulterius_fw-la glass_n and_o this_o i_o appoint_v as_o the_o token_n sign_n and_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o you_o that_o all_o the_o male_n among_o you_o shall_v forthwith_o be_v circumcise_v and_o that_o every_o male-child_n among_o you_o that_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o bear_v either_o of_o native_n or_o proselyte_n complectimur_fw-la proselyte_n existiment_fw-la viâ—i_fw-la docti_fw-la nullum_fw-la adultum_fw-la servum_fw-la obligari_fw-la ad_fw-la circumcisionem_fw-la svi_fw-la aut_fw-la prolis_fw-la nisi_fw-la sponte_fw-la consentiat_fw-la nec_fw-la talis_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la esset_fw-la foederis_fw-la dei_fw-la nisi_fw-la volentes_fw-la complectimur_fw-la shall_v be_v circumcise_a on_o the_o eight_o day_n and_o this_o circumcision_n which_o figure_n or_o represent_v a_o put_v off_o and_o mortify_v of_o the_o old_a man_n with_o its_o affection_n and_o lust_n shall_v be_v in_o your_o flesh_n for_o a_o sign_n of_o that_o everlasting_a covenant_n 11.28_o covenant_n foedus_fw-la i._n e._n foederis_fw-la signum_fw-la ut_fw-la frustra_fw-la sint_fw-la pontificii_fw-la qui_fw-la jubent_fw-la a_o sacramentis_fw-la exulare_fw-la tropos_fw-la my_o covenant_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v the_o token_n sign_n and_o seal_v of_o my_o covenant_n for_o circumcision_n be_v not_o the_o covenant_n itself_o and_o so_o god_n speak_v of_o other_o sacrament_n of_o the_o passover_n exod._n 13.9_o of_o the_o holy_a supper_n 1_o cor_fw-la 11.28_o i_o have_v make_v with_o you_o and_o that_o man_n among_o you_o be_v of_o the_o jewish_a race_n who_o be_v not_o circumcise_a debuit_fw-la circumcise_a patres_fw-la ante_fw-la diluvium_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la idem_fw-la foedus_fw-la quoad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la h._n e._n promissionem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la semen_fw-mi mulieris_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la iis_fw-la imposita_fw-la fuit_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la satis_fw-la erat_fw-la fidem_fw-la in_o messiam_fw-la testari_fw-la per_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la signum_fw-la foederis_fw-la 1._o memorativum_fw-la pacti_fw-la abrahami_n cum_fw-la deo_fw-la 2._o distinctivum_fw-la fidelium_fw-la ab_fw-la infidelibus_fw-la 3._o 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form_n and_o shape_n he_o have_v appear_v to_o he_o abraham_n now_o embrace_v these_o promise_n and_o rest_v on_o they_o by_o a_o lively_a faith_n cause_v himself_o be_v now_o 99_o year_n old_a and_o his_o son_n ishmael_n be_v 13_o year_n old_a and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o his_o house_n to_o be_v circumcise_a that_o very_a day_n loc_n day_n hinc_fw-la liquet_fw-la quantus_fw-la
priest_n shall_v have_v come_v to_o he_o and_z his_o by_o descent_n because_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o eleazar_n aaron_n elder_a son_n yet_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v remove_v to_o another_o family_n for_o want_n of_o issue_n that_o be_v of_o god_n special_a goodness_n and_o be_v here_o promise_v as_o the_o reward_n of_o phineas_n zeal_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o understand_v this_o promise_n so_o absolute_o but_o that_o his_o posterity_n may_v by_o their_o sin_n for_o a_o time_n deprive_v themselves_o of_o this_o dignity_n as_o it_o afterward_o fall_v out_o when_o eli_n be_v make_v high_a priest_n who_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o ithamar_n see_v 1_o chron._n 24.3_o god_n have_v thus_o manifest_v his_o favour_n to_o phineas_n for_o this_o heroic_a act_n of_o zeal_n which_o be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n psal_n 106.31_o and_o have_v punish_v his_o own_o people_n for_o their_o sin_n he_o now_o decree_v vengeance_n against_o their_o enemy_n and_o according_o 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moses_n how_o tender_a he_o be_v of_o his_o own_o people_n and_o how_o severe_a against_o all_o those_o that_o do_v seek_v to_o hurt_v they_o he_o command_v he_o to_o make_v war_n and_o to_o avenge_v his_o quarrel_n upon_o the_o midianite_n jans_n midianite_n scopus_fw-la enim_fw-la midianitarum_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la a_o domini_fw-la culta_fw-la per_fw-la filias_fw-la svas_fw-la avellerent_fw-la israelitas_fw-la &_o in_o idololatriam_fw-la impingerent_fw-la quae_fw-la vero_fw-la duâ—_n maxim_n injuriosa_fw-la jans_n who_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o so_o much_o mischief_n to_o they_o and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v he_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v to_o his_o godly_a forefather_n long_a since_o dead_a that_o be_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a heb._n 12.23_o moses_n hereupon_o have_v receive_v as_o it_o seem_v particular_a direction_n from_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v send_v out_o but_o 12_o thousand_o of_o the_o israelite_n against_o they_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o the_o victory_n may_v more_o eminent_o appear_v see_v judg._n 7.2_o and_o shall_v take_v they_o equal_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n one_o thousand_o that_o no_o one_o tribe_n may_v exalt_v itself_o above_o another_o for_o this_o victory_n he_o according_o do_v so_o and_o appoint_v joshua_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a for_o general_n he_o likewise_o send_v phineas_n with_o they_o to_o encourage_v they_o who_o have_v late_o manifest_v his_o zeal_n against_o that_o midianitish_a harlot_n ch._n 25.6_o with_o one_o of_o the_o holy_a instrument_n that_o be_v a_o silver_z trumpet_z in_o his_o hand_n see_v ch._n 10.2_o hereupon_o these_o twelve_o thousand_o of_o the_o israelite_n engage_v with_o the_o midianite_n they_o slay_v all_o the_o male_n of_o they_o that_o they_o can_v lay_v their_o hand_n on_o 6._o on_o many_o of_o they_o run_v for_o refuge_n into_o other_o country_n escape_v for_o the_o present_a and_o afterward_o in_o the_o time_n of_o gideon_n return_v and_o vex_v the_o israelite_n see_v judg._n 6._o and_o among_o they_o five_o king_n of_o midian_a who_o be_v former_o as_o it_o seem_v vassal_n to_o sihon_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v only_a duke_n of_o sihon_n josh_n 13.21_o but_o sihon_n himself_o be_v sometime_o before_o slay_v it_o seem_v they_o become_v now_o absolute_a king_n among_o who_o be_v zur_n the_o father_n of_o cozbi_n who_o phineas_n slay_v ch._n 25.15_o balaam_n also_o fall_v with_o they_o in_o this_o battle_n who_o be_v their_o counsellor_n in_o sin_n become_v now_o a_o partner_n with_o they_o in_o their_o punishment_n as_o for_o the_o midianitish-woman_n and_o child_n the_o israelite_n take_v they_o captive_n and_o burn_v their_o city_n and_o castle_n they_o carry_v away_o great_a spoil_n of_o their_o good_n and_o cattle_n all_o these_o captive_n and_o spoil_n they_o bring_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n now_o encamp_v in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n moses_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n for_o save_v the_o woman_n alive_a who_o have_v before_o ensnare_v the_o people_n and_o therefore_o above_o all_o other_o shall_v have_v be_v slay_v he_o thereupon_o give_v order_n undoubted_o by_o god_n special_a direction_n that_o all_o the_o male_a child_n ulciscerentur_fw-la child_n etiam_fw-la parvulos_fw-la ad_fw-la majorem_fw-la detestationem_fw-la facinoris_fw-la &_o parentum_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la punitionem_fw-la &_o ne_fw-la parvuli_fw-la parentum_fw-la necem_fw-la ulciscerentur_fw-la shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o also_o all_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v of_o year_n fit_a for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n only_o the_o women-children_n shall_v be_v spare_v to_o wit_n to_o make_v they_o servant_n or_o wife_n if_o they_o will_v learn_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n moses_n also_o enjoin_v the_o soldier_n to_o abide_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n seven_o day_n to_o purify_v themselves_o their_o captive_n and_o spoil_n and_o show_v they_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o must_v be_v do_v namely_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o can_v pass_v through_o the_o fire_n grot._n fire_n duo_o credita_fw-la vim_o habere_fw-la purgandi_fw-la ignis_fw-la exurendo_fw-la aqua_fw-la eluendo_fw-la grot._n shall_v be_v purify_v by_o fire_n and_o they_o themselves_o shall_v be_v cleanse_v with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n see_v ch._n 19.11_o etc._n etc._n and_o eleazar_n tell_v they_o that_o god_n have_v give_v moses_n a_o express_a commandment_n concern_v these_o thing_n which_o himself_o as_o the_o lord_n high_a priest_n be_v to_o make_v know_v unto_o they_o and_o to_o see_v they_o observe_v according_o moreover_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n that_o the_o prey_n take_v in_o this_o expedition_n which_o be_v very_o great_a viz._n of_o beast_n and_o womenkind_n 800_o and_o 40_o thousand_o shall_v be_v divide_v into_o two_o equal_a part_n the_o one_o for_o those_o that_o go_v out_o to_o the_o war_n which_o be_v twelve_o thousand_o and_o the_o other_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o stay_v at_o home_n which_o be_v a_o vast_a multitude_n as_o appear_v ch._n 26.51_o and_o further_o that_o he_o shall_v levy_v a_o tribute_n for_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o both_o part_n which_o he_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n intend_v for_o they_o see_v gen._n 14.20_o order_n he_o to_o take_v out_o of_o their_o part_n that_o go_v to_o war_n but_o one_o in_o 500_o either_o of_o person_n or_o cattle_n but_o out_o of_o the_o other_o part_n one_o in_o 50._o and_o according_o the_o small_a levy_n out_o of_o their_o half_n that_o go_v to_o war_n be_v give_v to_o eleazar_n that_o be_v to_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v but_o few_o have_v therein_o a_o liberal_a share_n but_o the_o great_a levy_n out_o of_o the_o people_n half_a be_v give_v to_o the_o levite_n because_o they_o be_v many_o so_o that_o the_o levite_n have_v one_o in_o 50_o the_o priest_n only_o one_o in_o 500_o the_o same_o proportion_n be_v observe_v here_o that_o be_v observe_v in_o their_o tithe_n the_o levite_n have_v the_o tithe_n or_o ten_o of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o priest_n but_o the_o ten_o of_o their_o tithe_n see_v numb_a 18.21_o these_o thing_n thus_o do_v the_o captain_n of_o israel_n number_v their_o soldier_n and_o find_v that_o they_o miss_v not_o a_o man_n which_o may_v sufficient_o show_v they_o that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v that_o the_o midianite_n be_v thus_o vanquish_v and_o may_v be_v a_o great_a encouragement_n to_o they_o resolute_o to_o go_v on_o and_o to_o fight_v the_o residue_n of_o the_o lord_n battle_n they_o therefore_o have_v beside_o the_o cattle_n above_o mention_v which_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o common_a stock_n get_v every_o man_n for_o himself_o very_o rich_a spoil_n of_o jewel_n bracelet_n and_o chain_n of_o gold_n etc._n etc._n in_o testimony_n of_o their_o great_a thankfulness_n to_o
afford_v we_o viz._n meat_n and_o drink_n for_o our_o money_n as_o we_o pass_v through_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o their_o country_n but_o sihon_n will_v not_o let_v we_o pass_v for_o the_o lord_n harden_v 4.21_o harden_v god_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o he_o may_v be_v debtor_n to_o no_o man_n withhold_v his_o grace_n he_o may_v leave_v man_n to_o themselves_o he_o may_v permit_v satan_n to_o work_v effectual_o in_o they_o see_v sect._n 59_o of_o ch._n 3._o on_o exod._n 4.21_o his_o spirit_n and_o make_v his_o heart_n obstinate_a that_o he_o may_v deliver_v he_o into_o our_o hand_n as_o appeareth_z by_o the_o event_n for_o sihon_n come_v out_o against_o we_o with_o his_o people_n to_o fight_v we_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o into_o our_o hand_n and_o we_o smite_v he_o and_o all_o his_o host_n and_o we_o take_v all_o his_o city_n and_o utter_o destroy_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n see_v deut._n 20.14_o 15_o 16._o as_o god_n have_v command_v we_o only_o we_o take_v the_o cattle_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n to_o ourselves_o for_o a_o prey_n but_o the_o land_n which_o be_v on_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o river_n jabbock_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o ammonite_n josh_n 12.2_o and_o those_o city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n that_o lie_v in_o that_o mountainous_a country_n beyond_o jabbock_n and_o whatever_o else_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o ammonite_n do_v we_o not_o at_o all_o meddle_v with_o or_o with_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o god_n have_v forbid_v we_o 5._o he_o remind_v they_o how_o after_o they_o have_v conquer_v sihon_n they_o conquer_v og_n chap._n iii_o the_o giant_n king_n of_o bashan_n the_o other_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n when_o we_o march_v up_o towards_o bashan_n than_o say_v he_o og_n the_o king_n thereof_o with_o his_o army_n come_v out_o against_o we_o at_o edrei_n and_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o though_o he_o be_v a_o giant_n of_o such_o a_o formidable_a stature_n and_o according_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o his_o land_n into_o our_o hand_n and_o we_o take_v all_o his_o city_n even_o threescore_o city_n all_o the_o region_n of_o argob_n a_o province_n in_o bashan_n we_o take_v all_o those_o city_n which_o be_v fence_v with_o high_a wall_n gate_n and_o bar_n and_o many_o unwall_v town_n also_o and_o we_o destroy_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n as_o we_o have_v before_o do_v unto_o king_n sihon_n and_o his_o subject_n but_o the_o cattle_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n we_o take_v as_o a_o prey_n to_o ourselves_o so_o we_o take_v at_o this_o time_n from_o those_o two_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n the_o land_n that_o be_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n from_o the_o river_n arnon_n to_o mount_n hermon_n call_v by_o the_o sidonian_n sirion_n zion_n sirion_n and_o ch._n 4.48_o zion_n and_o by_o the_o amorites_n shenir_fw-fr and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a and_o all_o gilead_n and_o say_v he_o there_o now_o remain_v of_o that_o gigantic_a race_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bashan_n but_o this_o og_n only_o who_o bedstead_n broad_a bedstead_n the_o cubit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v usual_o a_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a according_a to_o this_o measure_n his_o bedstead_n be_v four_o yard_n and_o a_o half_a long_a and_o two_o yard_n broad_a be_v of_o iron_n and_o nine_o cubit_n according_a to_o the_o cubit_n of_o a_o ordinary_a man_n be_v the_o length_n thereof_o and_o four_o cubit_n the_o breadth_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v now_o keep_v in_o rabbah_n victory_n rabbah_n possible_o this_o bedstead_n be_v take_v in_o some_o war_n between_o the_o ammonite_n and_o this_o king_n and_o so_o keep_v in_o rabbah_n as_o a_o glorious_a trophy_n of_o their_o victory_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n from_o 1._o to_o 12._o 6._o he_o show_v how_o he_o distribute_v those_o country_n take_v from_o the_o two_o king_n to_o reuben_n gad_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n see_v numb_a 32.19_o enjoin_v they_o nevertheless_o to_o go_v over_o jordan_n before_o their_o brethren_n arm_v and_o to_o fight_v for_o they_o and_o help_v they_o against_o the_o canaanite_n till_o god_n have_v give_v they_o that_o land_n quiet_o to_o possess_v and_o then_o they_o shall_v return_v to_o their_o own_o possession_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n again_o and_o say_v he_o i_o appoint_v in_o this_o new_a conquest_n three_o city_n of_o refuge_n viz._n bezer_n in_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o reubenites_n and_o ramoth-gilead_n in_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o gadite_n and_o golan_n in_o bashan_n in_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o manaesites_n from_o 12_o to_o 21._o and_o ch._n 4._o from_o 14._o to_o 44._o 7._o he_o further_o tell_v they_o how_o he_o encourage_v joshua_n who_o be_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n from_o what_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n do_v to_o those_o two_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o that_o consequent_o he_o shall_v not_o fear_v the_o other_o king_n he_o be_v to_o fight_v with_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v fight_v for_o israel_n then_o he_o tell_v they_o how_o earnest_o he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v into_o canaan_n i_o pray_v say_v he_o o_o lord_n god_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v thy_o servant_n thy_o greatness_n and_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n for_o what_o god_n be_v there_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n that_o can_v do_v according_a to_o thy_o work_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o may_v i_o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o good_a land_n that_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n and_o that_o goodly_a mountain_n lebanon_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a with_o i_o for_o your_o sake_n your_o murmur_n make_v i_o sometime_o too_o rash_a in_o speak_v and_o sometime_o too_o slow_a in_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n which_o provoke_v he_o against_o i_o so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o grant_v my_o request_n but_o say_v to_o i_o let_v it_o suffice_v thou_o speak_v no_o more_o to_o i_o of_o this_o matter_n get_v thou_o up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n and_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n westward_o and_o northward_o eastward_o and_o southward_o and_o behold_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o this_o jordan_n but_o give_v joshua_n in_o charge_n what_o i_o command_v thou_o and_o encourage_v and_o strengthen_v he_o for_o he_o shall_v go_v over_o before_o this_o people_n and_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o inherit_v the_o land_n which_o thou_o shall_v only_o see_v with_o thy_o eye_n ch._n 3._o from_o 21._o to_o the_o end_n 8._o from_o all_o these_o experience_n of_o god_n signal_n goodness_n to_o they_o he_o come_v now_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o keep_v and_o obey_v the_o statute_n and_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o teach_v their_o child_n also_o to_o observe_v they_o and_o especial_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v a_o very_a provoke_a sin_n and_o that_o he_o may_v excite_v they_o the_o more_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o these_o precept_n he_o bespeak_v they_o in_o this_o wise_a harken_v o_o israel_n unto_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o i_o be_o now_o to_o teach_v you_o and_o be_v careful_a to_o practice_v they_o that_o you_o may_v live_v and_o go_v in_o and_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n have_v give_v you_o you_o shall_v not_o add_v 3.10_o add_v improbatur_fw-la hic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o cultus_fw-la proprio_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la excogitatus_fw-la confer_v deut._n 12.8_o 32._o numb_a 15.39_o 40._o prov._n 30.5_o 6._o gal._n 3.10_o to_o the_o word_n which_o i_o command_v you_o neither_o shall_v you_o diminish_v aught_o from_o it_o but_o you_o must_v keep_v close_o to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o from_o he_o command_v you_o your_o eye_n have_v see_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n execute_v upon_o those_o that_o commit_v idolatry_n with_o baal-peor_n unto_o which_o many_o of_o israel_n decline_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o balaam_n but_o you_o that_o do_v cleave_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o keep_v yourselves_o from_o that_o transgression_n be_v save_v from_o that_o destruction_n behold_v i_o set_v before_o you_o the_o statute_n transgressor_n statute_n some_o by_o statute_n understand_v ornance_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o by_o judgement_n law_n that_o concern_v their_o duty_n towards_o man_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o transgressor_n and_o judgement_n which_o god_n have_v command_v chap._n iv_o i_n to_o give_v you_o and_o which_o you_o be_v to_o observe_v in_o the_o land_n which_o you_o be_v go_v to_o possess_v and_o careful_o to_o observe_v they_o will_v be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o your_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o shall_v
may_v be_v do_v without_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n yet_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o one_o viz._n that_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v to_o be_v fix_v and_o permanent_a the_o other_o to_o stand_v only_o so_o long_o as_o the_o occasion_n continue_v samuel_n therefore_o as_o it_o seem_v by_o a_o especial_a prophetical_a instinct_n build_v a_o altar_n here_o which_o he_o may_v lawful_o do_v especial_o in_o this_o time_n when_o it_o be_v very_o questionable_a whether_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o that_o law_n deut._n 12.14_o because_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v now_o separate_v samuel_n be_v grow_v old_a and_o unable_a to_o go_v through_o the_o land_n to_o judge_v the_o people_n as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v he_o make_v his_o two_o son_n joel_n 6.33_o joel_n call_v vashni_n 1_o chron._n 6.28_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n for_o one_o man_n to_o have_v two_o name_n this_o joel_n though_o a_o corrupt_a judge_n be_v the_o parent_n of_o a_o gracious_a son_n viz._n heman_n a_o chief_a master_n of_o the_o singer_n 1_o ch._n 6.33_o and_o abiah_n his_o deputy_n and_o substitute_n appoint_v they_o to_o judge_v the_o people_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o land_n in_o his_o stead_n and_o possible_o this_o he_o do_v by_o god_n especial_a direction_n and_o though_o it_o be_v like_a they_o go_v in_o their_o circuit_n to_o judge_v the_o people_n as_o their_o father_n have_v do_v yet_o they_o dwell_v at_o beersheba_n and_o there_o for_o the_o most_o part_n execute_v that_o office_n the_o singular_a piety_n of_o samuel_n and_o the_o experience_n he_o have_v have_v of_o god_n severity_n against_o eli_n for_o his_o too_o great_a indulgence_n to_o his_o child_n may_v well_o induce_v we_o to_o think_v that_o he_o do_v what_o he_o can_v to_o train_v up_o his_o son_n in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n nor_o can_v we_o rational_o think_v that_o he_o will_v have_v entrust_v they_o with_o this_o power_n of_o judge_v the_o people_n under_o he_o have_v they_o not_o to_o that_o time_n regular_o behave_v themselves_o and_o give_v hope_n of_o manage_v that_o trust_n well_o which_o be_v commit_v unto_o they_o but_o however_o it_o be_v be_v advance_v to_o these_o place_n of_o dignity_n and_o power_n it_o seem_v they_o soon_o degenerate_v and_o prove_v the_o occasion_n of_o much_o grief_n to_o their_o father_n and_o much_o mischief_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o they_o walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o father_n neither_o execute_v their_o office_n upright_o as_o their_o father_n have_v do_v but_o be_v covetous_a and_o desirous_a of_o lucre_n they_o take_v bribe_n which_o blind_a the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a deut._n 16.19_o and_o pervert_v judgement_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 7._o from_o 15_o to_o the_o end_n ch._n 8._o from_o 1_o to_o 4._o sect_n clix_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n now_o gather_v themselves_o together_o come_v to_o samuel_n at_o ramah_n and_o represent_v to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v grow_v old_a and_o so_o unable_a to_o execute_v 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in_o his_o room_n and_o therefore_o have_v fail_v in_o these_o violent_a attempt_n against_o he_o he_o resolve_v to_o try_v other_o way_n to_o destroy_v he_o therefore_o he_o make_v he_o one_o of_o his_o colonel_n hope_v he_o will_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o meet_v with_o his_o death_n in_o the_o battle_n and_o david_n behave_v himself_o wise_o in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o he_o lead_v forth_o his_o soldier_n brave_o to_o battle_n and_o as_o brave_o bring_v they_o off_o again_o and_o act_v all_o his_o military_a affair_n with_o such_o prudence_n and_o wise_a conduct_n and_o be_v so_o prosperous_a in_o they_o that_o the_o people_n general_o love_v he_o ver_fw-la 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o 3_o saul_n under_o pretence_n of_o perform_v that_o promise_n make_v to_o he_o of_o give_v he_o his_o daughter_n if_o he_o kill_v goliath_n he_o now_o offer_v he_o his_o elder_a daughter_n merab_n in_o marriage_n but_o with_o design_n to_o expose_v he_o thereby_o 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29._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 26._o sect_n ccxii_o now_o the_o day_n of_o david_n departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n draw_v nigh_o therefore_o call_v for_o his_o son_n solomon_n he_o say_v to_o he_o i_o be_o go_v the_o way_n that_o all_o man_n live_v upon_o the_o earth_n must_v go_v be_v thou_o therefore_o courageous_a and_o though_o thou_o be_v young_a in_o year_n yet_o show_v thyself_o a_o man_n in_o understanding_n and_o keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o wit_n the_o commandment_n which_o he_o have_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o be_v keep_v and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o keep_v his_o statute_n his_o judgement_n and_o testimony_n whereby_o he_o testify_v what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v and_o observe_v according_a as_o they_o be_v write_v and_o prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n give_v by_o moses_n that_o so_o thou_o may_v prosper_v in_o all_o that_o thou_o do_v and_o in_o all_o business_n thou_o set_v thyself_o unto_o and_o so_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v please_v to_o confirm_v his_o word_n which_o he_o speak_v unto_o i_o say_v if_o thy_o child_n take_v heed_n to_o their_o way_n to_o walk_v before_o i_o in_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o all_o their_o soul_n there_o shall_v not_o fail_v thou_o a_o man_n on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v there_o shall_v not_o fail_v a_o man_n of_o thy_o posterity_n to_o sit_v upon_o thy_o throne_n martyr_n throne_n notandum_fw-la duo_fw-la fuisse_fw-la davidi_fw-la promissa_fw-la primum_fw-la absolutè_fw-la nempe_fw-la messiam_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la oriturum_fw-la licet_fw-la silij_fw-la ejus_fw-la mali_fw-la fuerint_fw-la secundum_fw-la conditionale_fw-la scil_n regnum_fw-la in_o ejus_fw-la familia_fw-la conservandum_fw-la si_fw-la posteri_fw-la se_fw-la sancte_fw-la gerant_fw-la p._n martyr_n i_o have_v now_o only_o three_o thing_n more_o to_o give_v thou_o in_o charge_n before_o i_o die_v the_o first_o be_v concern_v joab_n thou_o know_v how_o insolent_o he_o carry_v himself_o towards_o i_o and_o how_o treacherous_o he_o slay_v those_o two_o great_a captain_n abner_n and_o amasa_n after_o i_o have_v engage_v my_o faith_n to_o they_o both_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v safe_a which_o wicked_a practice_n of_o his_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v the_o people_n think_v that_o i_o have_v secret_o a_o hand_n in_o it_o though_o i_o can_v true_o say_v my_o soul_n abhor_v it_o nay_o he_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o war_n in_o peace_n that_o be_v when_o there_o be_v peace_n make_v with_o these_o two_o great_a man_n he_o slay_v they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v in_o open_a hostility_n against_o i_o and_o he_o put_v the_o blood_n of_o war_n upon_o his_o girdle_n that_o be_v he_o put_v up_o his_o sword_n all_o bloody_a into_o its_o scabbard_n that_o hang_v at_o his_o girdle_n and_o the_o very_a shoe_n on_o his_o foot_n be_v stain_v with_o their_o blood_n so_o impudent_o he_o carry_v out_o those_o base_a murder_n therefore_o i_o charge_v thou_o wise_o to_o observe_v he_o he_o be_v of_o a_o turbulent_a spirit_n and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n thou_o will_v have_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o just_a occasion_n against_o he_o and_o though_o he_o have_v be_v general_n of_o my_o army_n almost_o all_o my_o reign_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o hoary_a head_n go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n in_o peace_n but_o when_o thou_o find_v just_a occasion_n against_o he_o cut_v he_o off_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n and_o so_o let_v the_o blood_n of_o abner_n and_o amasa_n be_v revenge_v upon_o he_o 2_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o to_o show_v kindness_n to_o the_o son_n of_o barzillai_n the_o gileadite_n for_o they_o come_v and_o bring_v provision_n for_o i_o and_o my_o follower_n when_o i_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v from_o thy_o brother_n absalon_n and_o therefore_o let_v they_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o eat_v at_o thy_o table_n 2_o sam._n 17.28_o 29._o 3_o thou_o have_v with_o thou_o shimei_n the_o benjamite_n who_o revile_v i_o and_o curse_v i_o with_o a_o bitter_a curse_n when_o i_o be_v in_o great_a distress_n fly_v towards_o mahanaim_n and_o call_v i_o a_o bloody_a man_n and_o do_v in_o effect_n say_v i_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o all_o his_o son_n and_o charge_v i_o with_o crime_n i_o never_o be_v guilty_a of_o yet_o afterward_o he_o meet_v i_o at_o jordan_n and_o humble_a himself_o and_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n and_o i_o swear_v to_o he_o by_o the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v not_o put_v he_o to_o death_n but_o though_o i_o for_o my_o time_n pardon_v he_o yet_o if_o he_o shall_v attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o thou_o after_o my_o decease_n hold_v he_o not_o guiltless_a thou_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n and_o know_v what_o thou_o ought_v to_o do_v unto_o he_o and_o if_o he_o trespass_v again_o and_o thou_o find_v any_o other_o just_a occasion_n against_o he_o bring_v down_o his_o hoary_a head_n to_o the_o grave_n with_o blood_n and_o cut_v he_o off_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n 19.23_o justice_n see_v 2_o sam._n 19.23_o david_n have_v thus_o instruct_v his_o son_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o sleep_v with_o his_o father_n that_o be_v die_v as_o his_o father_n and_o predecessor_n have_v do_v before_o he_o have_v reign_v in_o hebron_n seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o thirty_o three_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n over_o all_o israel_n forty_o year_n in_o all_o and_o have_v make_v his_o son_n solomon_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n about_o half_a a_o year_n before_o his_o death_n he_o die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n full_a of_o day_n riches_n and_o honour_n he_o die_v in_o the_o seventi_v year_n of_o his_o age_n no_o king_n in_o israel_n or_o judah_n after_o he_o attain_v to_o his_o age_n it_o age_n only_o uzziah_n and_o manasseh_n come_v very_o nigh_o it_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o city_n of_o zion_n viz._n in_o that_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o have_v build_v a_o palace_n for_o himself_o 2_o sam._n 1.2_o and_o keep_v his_o court_n and_o which_o he_o have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o jebusite_n and_o have_v build_v and_o enlarge_v and_o from_o thence_o be_v call_v after_o his_o name_n the_o city_n of_o david_n his_o sepulchre_n it_o seem_v be_v make_v of_o such_o durable_a material_n and_o so_o well_o keep_v and_o repair_v time_n after_o time_n by_o his_o posterity_n that_o it_o be_v strange_o preserve_v notwithstanding_o jerusalem_n be_v so_o often_o sack_v and_o burn_v for_o it_o continue_v unto_o the_o apostle_n time_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n tell_v we_o act._n 2.24_o man_n and_o brethren_n let_v i_o free_o speak_v to_o you_o of_o the_o patriarch_n david_n that_o he_o be_v both_o dead_a and_o bury_v and_o his_o
the_o plea_n of_o a_o elder_a brother_n and_o have_v abiathar_n and_o joab_n on_o his_o side_n if_o he_o can_v strengthen_v himself_o by_o this_o marriage_n he_o will_v not_o then_o fear_v to_o show_v himself_o and_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n for_o himself_o and_o then_o abiathar_n and_o joab_n will_v king_n it_o under_o he_o then_o fall_v into_o a_o passion_n he_o say_v god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o and_o bring_v upon_o i_o great_a misery_n than_o i_o dare_v now_o mention_n see_v ruth_n 1.17_o if_o i_o do_v not_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o adonijah_n have_v speak_v this_o word_n against_o his_o own_o life_n for_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v who_o have_v set_v i_o on_o the_o throne_n of_o my_o father_n and_o make_v i_o a_o family_n and_o court_n according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o king_n as_o he_o promise_v 2_o sam._n 7.12_o 13._o adonijah_n shall_v sure_o this_o day_n be_v put_v to_o death_n so_o he_o immediate_o give_v order_n to_o benaiah_n captain_n of_o his_o guard_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o which_o according_o he_o do_v verify_v do_v thus_o what_o nathan_n threaten_v against_o david_n 2_o sam._n 12.10_o viz._n that_o the_o sword_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n be_v full_o verify_v then_o send_v for_o abiathar_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n also_o for_o thus_o join_v with_o adonijah_n in_o this_o conspiracy_n but_o say_v he_o i_o will_v not_o at_o this_o time_n put_v thou_o to_o death_n because_o thou_o do_v bear_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n before_o my_o father_n david_n and_o have_v be_v a_o great_a sharer_n with_o he_o in_o all_o his_o affliction_n and_o suffering_n therefore_o get_v thou_o to_o anathoth_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o with_o the_o field_n about_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o there_o live_v a_o private_a life_n and_o meddle_v no_o more_o with_o the_o priesthood_n or_o civil_a affair_n and_o thus_o solomon_n by_o thrust_v out_o abiathar_n from_o his_o office_n and_o place_v zadok_v in_o his_o room_n fulfil_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v concern_v eli_n 1_o sam._n 2.31_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v at_o shiloh_n and_o concern_v phineas_n numb_v 25.13_o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o transact_v tiding_n come_v present_o to_o joab_n that_o adonijah_n be_v slay_v and_o abiathar_n confine_v to_o anathoth_n whereupon_o be_v conscious_a of_o his_o own_o guilt_n in_o join_v with_o adonijah_n in_o his_o aspire_n to_o the_o crown_n though_o he_o will_v not_o join_v with_o absalon_n in_o the_o like_a case_n he_o flee_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n and_o there_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n think_v possible_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o rather_o to_o escape_v because_o adonijah_n have_v there_o not_o long_o before_o find_v favour_n 1_o king_n 1.52_o solomon_n hear_v where_o he_o be_v present_o send_v benaiah_n and_o command_v he_o to_o kill_v he_o there_o benaiah_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n will_v have_v persuade_v joab_n to_o come_v forth_o thence_o but_o he_o utter_o refuse_v it_o say_v if_o he_o must_v die_v he_o will_v die_v there_o which_o possible_o he_o speak_v hope_v that_o by_o hang_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n he_o shall_v save_v his_o life_n and_o not_o imagine_v that_o they_o will_v put_v he_o to_o death_n there_o and_o thus_o it_o seem_v he_o forget_v what_o god_n himself_o have_v say_v exod._n 21.14_o that_o he_o that_o have_v slay_v a_o man_n wilful_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o altar_n benaiah_n be_v loath_a of_o his_o own_o head_n to_o shed_v blood_n at_o the_o altar_n go_v back_o to_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o joab_n say_v the_o king_n reply_v do_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o have_v say_v that_o be_v see_v he_o resolve_v to_o die_v there_o let_v he_o die_v there_o and_o there_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o and_o then_o bury_v he_o decent_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o place_n and_o his_o former_a service_n and_o so_o thou_o will_v take_v away_o from_o i_o and_o my_o father_n house_n the_o guilt_n of_o that_o innocent_a blood_n which_o he_o so_o barbarous_o shed_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n will_v return_v blood_n upon_o his_o head_n who_o fall_v upon_o two_o man_n more_o righteous_a and_o better_a than_o himself_o for_o in_o that_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o kill_v they_o they_o be_v innocent_a he_o slay_v abner_n for_o fear_n lest_o david_n shall_v prefer_v he_o above_o himself_o and_o he_o slay_v amasa_n because_o my_o father_n have_v prefer_v he_o to_o the_o place_n of_o general_n in_o his_o room_n so_o that_o they_o be_v both_o innocent_a and_o not_o worthy_a of_o death_n upon_o that_o account_n he_o shall_v die_v therefore_o that_o their_o innocent_a blood_n may_v return_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o that_o the_o blot_n and_o stain_v of_o it_o may_v remain_v upon_o his_o posterity_n and_o according_o they_o shall_v feel_v the_o sad_a effect_n of_o it_o for_o many_o generation_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o throne_n and_o upon_o his_o family_n there_o will_v be_v peace_n and_o prosperity_n for_o a_o long_a time_n from_o the_o lord_n for_o by_o execute_v judgement_n on_o murderer_n guilt_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o magistrate_n and_o from_o the_o land_n numb_a 35.33_o so_o benaiah_n go_v up_o to_o the_o altar_n at_o gibeon_n and_o as_o it_o be_v like_a drag_v joab_n from_o thence_o he_o slay_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o king_n make_v benaiah_n general_n of_o the_o army_n in_o his_o room_n then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o shimei_n and_o say_v to_o he_o build_v thou_o a_o house_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dwell_v there_o and_o go_v not_o forth_o thence_o any_o whither_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o day_n thou_o go_v out_o and_o pass_v over_o the_o brook_n kidron_n enough_o kidron_n solomon_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v over_o kidron_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o bakurim_n his_o own_o city_n lest_o he_o shall_v raise_v some_o sedition_n there_o where_o be_v his_o own_o inheritance_n 2_o sam._n 16.5_o kidron_n be_v about_o a_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o shimei_n have_v room_n enough_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v and_o thy_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n thou_o thyself_o will_v be_v the_o only_a cause_n thereof_o shimei_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o say_n be_v good_a thy_o command_n be_v just_a and_o equal_a as_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v say_v so_o will_v i_o do_v and_o i_o do_v bind_v myself_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n which_o i_o now_o make_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o limit_n thou_o have_v set_v i_o v._o 42._o but_o how_o he_o perform_v his_o oath_n and_o promise_n we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o sect._n 221._o 1_o king_n ch._n 2._o from_o v._o 12_o to_o 39_o sect_n ccxv_o hadad_n the_o edomite_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n have_v flee_v into_o egypt_n and_o have_v be_v there_o for_o a_o great_a while_n kind_o entertain_v when_o he_o hear_v that_o both_o david_n and_o joab_n be_v dead_a he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o prove_v afterward_o a_o great_a enemy_n to_o solomon_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o 1_o king_n ch._n 11._o v._n 21_o 22._o sect_n ccxvi_o solomon_n now_o contract_v affinity_n with_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n by_o marry_v his_o daughter_n and_o he_o bring_v she_o into_o zion_n into_o the_o palace_n of_o david_n intend_v afterward_o to_o build_v a_o stately_a house_n for_o she_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o temple_n the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o own_o palace_n and_o he_o prefer_v she_o before_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o wife_n they_o be_v of_o nation_n that_o be_v his_o subject_n but_o she_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o potent_a king_n and_o by_o this_o match_n and_o affinity_n with_o such_o a_o great_a neighbour_n prince_n he_o design_v to_o secure_v himself_o the_o better_a against_o foreign_a enemy_n it_o be_v not_o say_v whether_o she_o have_v embrace_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n yet_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v no_o where_o blame_v for_o this_o marriage_n it_o be_v most_o like_a she_o forsake_v her_o idolatry_n and_o that_o either_o before_o or_o after_o her_o marriage_n she_o become_v a_o proselyte_n and_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n because_o solomon_n in_o this_o marriage_n be_v make_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n woo_v the_o gentile_n to_o make_v they_o his_o spouse_n and_o call_v they_o
receive_v it_o see_v mark_v 7.11_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o temple_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o speak_v something_o also_o of_o the_o temple-officer_n the_o temple-officer_n be_v priest_n levite_n nethinims_n the_o priest_n be_v distinguish_v into_o chief_a priest_n inferior_a priest_n of_o the_o twenty_o four_o course_n 1._o the_o chief_a priest_n be_v two_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o second_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v by_o god_n appointment_n that_o person_n who_o be_v the_o right_a heir_n in_o aaron_n line_n or_o the_o elder_a that_o descend_v in_o a_o direct_a line_n from_o his_o loin_n one_o great_a part_n of_o his_o office_n be_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n to_o perform_v the_o solemn_a right_n of_o that_o service_n in_o enter_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n with_o blood_n and_o to_o perfume_v the_o oracle_n exod._n 30.10_o levit._fw-la 16.34_o heb._n 9.7_o 2._o the_o second_o priest_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a among_o the_o 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at_o its_o removal_n and_o be_v also_o to_o accompany_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n in_o war_n with_o their_o silver_n trumpet_n joel_n 2.15_o 2_o chron._n 13.12_o 1_o chron._n 15.24_o &_o chap._n 16.6_o numb_a 10.8_o &_o chap._n 31.6_o 8._o they_o be_v to_o look_v to_o the_o burn_a of_o wood_n continual_o upon_o the_o brazen_a altar_n that_o the_o fire_n that_o descend_v from_o heaven_n may_v not_o be_v extinguish_v levit._n 6.12_o 13._o 9_o they_o be_v to_o make_v the_o holy_a ointment_n with_o the_o appoint_a spice_n exod._n 30.22_o 1_o chron._n 9.30_o 10._o they_o be_v to_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n mal._n 2.7_o 2._o of_o the_o levite_n the_o levite_n strict_o take_v be_v all_o such_o as_o come_v from_o the_o root_n of_o levi_n except_v the_o child_n of_o aaron_n they_o be_v divide_v into_o four_o rank_n and_o according_o appoint_v to_o four_o sort_n of_o work_n 1._o some_o of_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o wait_v on_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o in_o the_o chamber_n and_o in_o the_o purify_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a thing_n belong_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n 23._o from_o 28_o to_o the_o end_n they_o be_v at_o first_o to_o enter_v upon_o their_o office_n at_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o year_n but_o after_o the_o day_n of_o david_n at_o twenty_o because_o than_o they_o do_v not_o carry_v the_o tabernacle_n nor_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o 1_o chron._n 23._o from_o 24_o to_o 28._o their_o number_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o david_n reign_n be_v compute_v at_o thirty_o eight_o thousand_o whereof_o twenty_o four_o thousand_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o work_n and_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n six_o thousand_o to_o be_v officer_n and_o judge_n four_o thousand_o to_o be_v porter_n and_o four_o thousand_o to_o be_v singer_n and_o player_n on_o instrument_n 1_o chron._n 23.3_o 4_o 5._o 2_o chron._n 8.14_o 1_o chron._n 16.4_o so_o that_o out_o of_o the_o levite_n be_v take_v their_o judge_n lawyer_n scribe_n recorder_n genealogist_n and_o the_o great_a dignity_n and_o office_n except_v only_o the_o royal_a dignity_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v enjoy_v by_o those_o of_o this_o tribe_n they_o be_v the_o only_a person_n that_o prefer_v learning_n and_o knowledge_n the_o school_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v under_o their_o institution_n 3._o of_o the_o nethinim_n these_o be_v the_o most_o inferior_a sort_n of_o person_n that_o be_v employ_v in_o any_o temple-service_n be_v the_o race_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n josh_n 9.17_o and_o call_v nethinim_n because_o they_o be_v give_v and_o deliver_v over_o to_o that_o service_n some_o think_v that_o david_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n do_v dispose_v they_o into_o their_o set_a course_n as_o he_o do_v other_o officer_n of_o the_o temple_n see_v ezra_n 8.20_o but_o of_o this_o we_o shall_v not_o determine_v concern_v the_o priest_n garment_n their_o solemn_a time_n of_o worship_n their_o various_a sacrifice_n and_o offering_n with_o their_o appendant_a rite_n and_o the_o revenue_n and_o profit_n assign_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n we_o have_v speak_v before_o when_o we_o go_v over_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n and_o number_n and_o shall_v not_o need_v here_o to_o repeat_v they_o sect_n ii_o in_o the_o 11_o year_n of_o solomon_n be_v reign_v the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v finish_v with_o all_o thing_n belong_v thereunto_o have_v be_v seven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a in_o finish_v 1_o king_n 6.38_o 2_o chron._n 3.2_o but_o the_o dedication_n thereof_o be_v put_v off_o till_o the_o next_o year_n because_o of_o the_o jubilee_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n 6.38_o month_n the_o whole_a edifice_n and_o most_o material_a thing_n be_v now_o finish_v but_o possible_o they_o be_v perfect_v some_o thing_n till_o the_o 8_o month_n 1_o king_n 6.38_o of_o that_o year_n call_v ethanim_fw-la and_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o that_o month_n be_v the_o first_o day_n 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be_v like_a they_o have_v bring_v the_o tabernacle_n with_o all_o the_o thing_n appertain_v to_o it_o from_o gibeon_n the_o priest_n levi._n priest_n 2_o chron._n 5.4_o it_o be_v say_v the_o levite_n take_v up_o the_o ark_n because_o the_o priest_n be_v also_o levites_n that_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n take_v up_o the_o ark_n on_o their_o shoulder_n the_o levite_n according_a to_o their_o several_a appoint_a rank_n carry_v the_o tabernacle_n with_o the_o board_n and_o curtain_n and_o the_o holy_a vessel_n belong_v thereunto_o the_o king_n and_o the_o elder_n walk_v after_o in_o a_o solemn_a procession_n to_o mount_n moriah_n zion_n moriah_n the_o temple_n to_o speak_v proper_o be_v not_o build_v on_o mount_n zion_n but_o on_o mount_n moriah_n but_o because_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v usual_o call_v zion_n and_o mount_v zion_n from_o that_o mount_n that_o be_v a_o chief_a part_n of_o it_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o temple_n god_n dwell_v place_n be_v 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the_o law_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v as_o a_o covenant_n to_o his_o people_n require_v obedience_n on_o their_o part_n and_o promise_v many_o blessing_n on_o his_o part_n to_o the_o obedient_a then_o solomon_n turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a and_o towards_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n and_o have_v stand_v a_o while_n he_o then_o kneel_v down_o and_o spread_v forth_o his_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n pour_v forth_o this_o divine_a prayer_n say_v o_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n there_o be_v no_o god_n like_o thou_o in_o heaven_n above_o or_o in_o earth_n beneath_o who_o keep_v covenant_n and_o show_v mercy_n to_o thy_o servant_n that_o walk_v before_o thou_o in_o the_o integrity_n of_o their_o heart_n thou_o have_v keep_v thy_o
diligence_n in_o seek_v he_o and_o in_o so_o do_v suffer_v injury_n and_o loss_n for_o his_o sake_n notwithstanding_o she_o charge_v the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o she_o be_v sick_a of_o love_n from_o v._o 2_o to_o the_o 9_o they_o ask_v she_o what_o be_v she_o belove_v more_o than_o another_o belove_n and_o it_o be_v like_a they_o ask_v this_o question_n not_o as_o be_v total_o ignorant_a of_o he_o and_o his_o excellency_n but_o to_o give_v her_o occasion_n to_o set_v he_o forth_o the_o more_o unto_o they_o which_o she_o do_v very_o emphatical_o from_o v._o the_o 10_o to_o the_o end_n ch._n 6._o the_o spouse_n speech_n so_o full_a of_o affection_n and_o admiration_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n wrought_v so_o much_o on_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o ask_v solicitous_o whither_o he_o be_v go_v that_o they_o may_v join_v with_o she_o in_o seek_v he_o she_o tell_v they_o where_o he_o be_v and_o declare_v her_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o he_o v._o 2_o 3._o the_o church_n have_v confess_v her_o fault_n and_o seek_v to_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n between_o christ_n and_o she_o he_o thereupon_o ready_o receive_v she_o and_o again_o high_o praise_n and_o commend_v she_o ch._n 7._o christ_n here_o continue_v his_o praise_n of_o she_o run_v over_o every_o grace_n and_o ornament_n in_o she_o under_o new_a similitude_n and_o exemplification_n from_o 1_o to_o 10._o the_o spouse_n thereupon_o renew_v the_o profession_n of_o her_o love_n to_o he_o and_z rejoices_z in_o his_o love_n to_o she_o invite_v he_o to_o her_o assembly_n to_o see_v how_o they_o prosper_v and_o she_o promise_v to_o devote_v her_o best_a fruit_n whole_o to_o he_o by_o who_o alone_o she_o have_v bring_v they_o forth_o and_o by_o who_o blessing_n she_o flourish_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o they_o both_o new_a and_o old_a from_o v._o 10_o to_o the_o end_n ch._n 8._o the_o church_n express_v her_o ardent_a desire_n after_o christ_n v._o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o charge_n other_o 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gentile_n be_v bring_v in_o speak_v for_o themselves_o ver._n 11_o 12_o 13._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o last_o speech_n of_o christ_n to_o and_o of_o his_o spouse_n in_o this_o song_n wherein_o he_o magnify_v the_o price_n the_o precious_a fruitfulness_n and_o worth_n of_o his_o church_n by_o compare_v she_o to_o a_o vineyard_n the_o best_a of_o vineyard_n even_o solomon_n in_o baalhamon_n a_o very_a fruitful_a place_n and_o he_o show_v that_o that_o vineyard_n be_v far_o short_a of_o he_o ver._n 14._o be_v the_o church_n last_o speech_n and_o prayer_n wherein_o she_o express_v her_o longing_n and_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o christ_n second_o come_v and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o song_n of_o solomon_n sect_n viii_o solomon_n now_o build_v a_o navy_n of_o ship_n in_o ezion-geber_n which_o be_v beside_o eloth_n which_o be_v haven_n on_o that_o part_n of_o the_o red-sea_n which_o coast_v on_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n and_o because_o the_o tyrian_n that_o be_v hiram_n subject_n be_v 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wage_n of_o the_o man_n or_o else_o it_o be_v the_o adventure_n of_o private_a person_n and_o only_o 400_o and_o 20_o talent_n come_v clear_a to_o the_o king_n so_o that_o solomon_n have_v at_o sea_n a_o navy_n that_o go_v to_o tarshish_n which_o possible_o be_v then_o take_v in_o as_o large_a a_o extent_n a_fw-fr india_n be_v now_o to_o which_o the_o navy_n of_o hiram_n join_v and_o once_o in_o three_o year_n they_o come_v home_o bring_v gold_n and_o silver_n ivory_n or_o elephants-tooth_n and_o ape_n and_o peacock_n or_o monkey_n and_o parrot_n which_o they_o bring_v it_o be_v like_a for_o rarity_n sake_n and_o this_o navy_n also_o bring_v from_o ophir_n a_o great_a quantity_n of_o precious_a stone_n and_o almug-tree_n which_o it_o seem_v be_v better_a than_o those_o solomon_n have_v from_o lebanon_n and_o the_o king_n make_v of_o the_o almug-tree_n pillar_n for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n viz._n pillar_n in_o the_o rail_v on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o stair_n whereby_o they_o ascend_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o 2_o chron._n 9.10_o it_o be_v say_v he_o make_v terrace_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o the_o king_n house_n of_o the_o algum-tree_n india_n algum-tree_n some_o think_v that_o the_o almug-tree_n here_o mention_v much_o differ_v from_o the_o algum-tree_n mention_v 2_o chron._n 9.10_o for_o these_o grow_v in_o lebanon_n the_o almug_a in_o india_n that_o be_v supporter_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o gallery_n that_o lead_v from_o the_o king_n palace_n to_o the_o temple_n he_o make_v also_o of_o this_o wood_n harp_n and_o psaltery_n for_o the_o singer_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n 9_o from_o 26_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n 10._o v._n 11_o &_o 12._o 2_o chron._n 9.10_o 11_o 21._o sect_n ix_o solomon_n now_o repair_v 9.6_o repair_v 2_o chron._n 32.5_o in_o a_o time_n of_o danger_n hezekiah_n repair_v it_o see_v judg._n 9.6_o millo_n munster_n millo_n aedificium_fw-la hoc_fw-la erat_fw-la civitatis_fw-la zion_n quod_fw-la david_n quidem_fw-la incepit_fw-la sed_fw-la solomon_n absolvit_fw-la munster_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o townhouse_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n wherein_o the_o people_n have_v their_o solemn_a assembly_n or_o else_o some_o tower_n or_o fortress_n belong_v to_o the_o city_n he_o build_v also_o hazor_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n in_o former_a time_n of_o the_o canaanite_n josh_n 11.1_o 10._o and_o megiddo_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o manasseh_n josh_n 17.11_o and_o gezer_n which_o pharaoh_n have_v take_v and_o give_v to_o his_o daughter_n see_v sect._n 5._o and_o beth-horn_n the_o upper_a and_o nether_a that_o be_v fence_v with_o wall_n gate_n and_o bar_n 2_o chron._n 8.5_o and_o baalath_n in_o dan_n josh_n 19.44_o and_o tadmor_n in_o a_o dry_a and_o sandy_a place_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o syria_n though_o belong_v to_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o build_v city_n of_o store_n for_o ammunition_n and_o provision_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o city_n for_o his_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n and_o whatsoever_o he_o design_v to_o build_v in_o jerusalem_n or_o in_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n and_o in_o any_o part_n of_o his_o dominion_n he_o prosperous_o finish_v 1_o king_n from_o v._o 15_o to_o 20._o sect_n x._o solomon_n understanding_n that_o hamath_n a_o city_n in_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o zobah_n syria_n which_o his_o father_n david_n have_v former_o take_v have_v now_o revolt_v from_o he_o he_o send_v his_o force_n against_o it_o and_o take_v it_o 2_o chron._n 8.3_o sect_n xi_o solomon_n still_o continue_v constant_a in_o his_o religion_n offer_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o sacrifice_v on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o new_a moon_n and_o constant_o observe_v
for_o we_o isaiah_n bid_v they_o return_v this_o answer_n to_o hezekiah_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o word_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v wherewith_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v blaspheme_v behold_v i_o will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o he_o which_o shall_v blow_v he_o out_o of_o this_o land_n as_o the_o dust_n or_o chaff_n be_v blow_v before_o the_o wind_n and_o he_o shall_v hear_v a_o rumour_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o commander_n in_o one_o night_n and_o shall_v return_v to_o nineveh_n his_o chief_a city_n and_o there_o i_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n 2_o king_n 18._o from_o v._o 13._o to_o the_o end_n 2_o king_n 19_o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o isai_n 36._o whole_a chapter_n isai_n 37._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o rabshakeh_n find_v that_o he_o can_v neither_o threaten_v nor_o flatter_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n into_o a_o surrender_n leave_v his_o army_n before_o the_o city_n he_o go_v present_o to_o sennacherib_n who_o he_o find_v rise_v from_o before_o lachish_n and_o besiege_v libna_n to_o inform_v he_o of_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n at_o jerusalem_n as_o also_o perhaps_o to_o confer_v with_o he_o about_o oppose_a tirhakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n who_o as_o he_o understand_v be_v now_o come_v with_o his_o army_n against_o they_o sennacherib_n therefore_o that_o he_o may_v use_v all_o possible_a mean_n to_o terrify_v hezekiah_n into_o a_o speedy_a surrender_n that_o so_o he_o may_v the_o better_o attend_v the_o motion_n of_o tirhakah_n army_n he_o send_v other_o messenger_n to_o he_o who_o bring_v a_o threaten_a message_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n and_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o the_o same_o rate_n that_o rabshakeh_n have_v do_v before_o they_o do_v not_o indeed_o mention_v the_o persidiousness_n of_o egypt_n nor_o the_o weakness_n of_o hezekiab_n army_n as_o rabshakeh_n have_v do_v but_o understand_v that_o hezekiah_n 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