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and_o tear_n when_o he_o have_v carry_v he_o into_o a_o chamber_n stretch_v himself_o three_o time_n upon_o he_o he_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a by_o his_o prayer_n and_o restore_v he_o alive_a to_o his_o mother_n now_o when_o this_o child_n that_o be_v raise_v up_o be_v grow_v to_o man_n estate_n god_n command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o nineve_n a_o very_a great_a city_n of_o the_o assyrian_n to_o declare_v and_o preach_v the_o truth_n and_o he_o not_o obey_v god_n command_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o joppe_v a_o haven_n town_n of_o judaea_n he_o there_o find_v a_o ship_n set_v out_o for_o tharsis_n and_o have_v pay_v the_o
shoot_v a_o arrow_n at_v rovirs_n or_o at_o adventure_n wound_v ahab_n in_o the_o shoulder_n so_o that_o he_o dâ—ed_v that_o evening_n the_o life_n of_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xii_o section_n 1._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n which_o begin_v on_o the_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o last_v twenty_o two_o year_n be_v elijah_n glorious_a both_o for_o prophesy_v and_o work_n of_o miracle_n he_o god_n send_v to_o ahab_n first_o with_o this_o prediction_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n for_o a_o month_n a_o three_o year_n and_o 6_o month_n space_n of_o time_n but_o according_a to_o my_o word_n during_o which_o time_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o 1_o king_n 17._o brook_n cherith_n which_o be_v before_o jordan_n out_o of_o which_o he_o drink_v where_o god_n also_o have_v promise_v that_o the_o raven_n shall_v feed_v he_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o the_o raven_n bring_v he_o bread_n and_o flesh_n morning_n and_o evening_n constant_o and_o water_n he_o draw_v and_o drink_v out_o of_o the_o brook_n which_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v up_o by_o roason_n of_o the_o drought_n god_n send_v he_o to_o sarepta_n a_o city_n of_o zidon_n to_o a_o widow_n who_o he_o have_v command_v to_o feed_v he_o there_o elijah_n be_v no_o soon_o come_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n but_o he_o light_v upon_o that_o very_a widow_n gather_v stick_n and_o call_v she_o he_o desire_v she_o to_o bring_v he_o a_o little_a vessel_n of_o water_n and_o as_o she_o be_v go_v to_o fetoh_o that_o he_o call_v and_o entreat_v she_o to_o bring_v a_o crust_n of_o bread_n with_o she_o also_o she_o answer_v that_o she_o have_v no_o bread_n at_o all_o only_o a_o handful_n of_o meal_n she_o have_v which_o she_o be_v about_o to_o bake_v for_o herself_o and_o her_o child_n which_o when_o they_o have_v eat_v they_o shall_v go_v and_o die_v he_o bid_v she_o not_o fear_n but_o go_v and_o do_v as_o she_o have_v say_v yet_o first_o make_v a_o cake_n for_o he_o and_o then_o for_o herself_o and_o her_o son_n for_o god_n have_v speak_v it_o the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n shall_v not_o waste_v nor_o the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v till_o the_o day_n he_o send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earch_n the_o woman_n believe_v he_o so_o elijah_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o child_n do_v feed_v upon_o that_o bread_n and_o from_o that_o day_n the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n waste_v not_o neither_o do_v the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v sect._n 2._o the_o power_n and_o excellency_n of_o elijah_n be_v most_o apparent_a &_o conspicuous_a in_o this_o but_o it_o burst_v out_o more_o glorious_o in_o this_o that_o follow_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o son_n of_o that_o widow_n fall_v into_o so_o sore_a a_o sickness_n that_o there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o life_n in_o he_o she_o come_v and_o complain_v to_o elijah_n that_o his_o come_n to_o her_o house_n have_v bring_v death_n along_o with_o it_o to_o her_o son_n then_o elijah_n tock_n her_o son_n out_o of_o her_o bosom_n and_o carry_v he_o up_o into_o the_o loft_n where_o himself_o keep_v lay_v he_o upon_o his_o bed_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n three_o time_n and_o pray_v that_o the_o child_n soul_n may_v return_v to_o he_o again_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n raise_v the_o child_n and_o elijah_n deliver_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n who_o consess_v her_o faith_n say_v by_o this_o i_o know_v thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v true_a in_o thy_o mouth_n s._n 3._o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o this_o drought_n god_n bad_a elijah_n show_v himself_o to_o ahab_n for_o now_o he_o will_v send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earth_n now_o the_o famine_n be_v so_o sore_o in_o samaria_n that_o ahab_n be_v fain_o to_o send_v obadiah_n governor_n of_o his_o house_n and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n into_o one_o quarter_n of_o the_o land_n and_o himselse_a to_o go_v into_o another_o to_o seek_v provision_n about_o the_o spring_n and_o brook_n to_o save_v the_o horse_n mule_n and_o carrell_n from_o starve_v in_o the_o way_n who_o shall_v obadiah_n meet_v with_o all_o but_o elijah_n who_o he_o well_o know_v and_o fall_v upon_o his_o face_n to_o the_o very_a ground_n say_v be_v thou_o my_o lord_n elijah_n when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o tell_v ahab_n his_o master_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o obadiah_n ask_v he_o what_o sin_n it_o be_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o which_o lie_n will_v deliver_v he_o to_o ahab_n to_o slay_v he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o nation_n or_o kingdom_n whither_o he_o have_v not_o send_v to_o seek_v he_o and_o when_o they_o say_v he_o be_v not_o there_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o that_o so_o it_o be_v and_o yet_o thou_o bid_v i_o say_v obadiah_n go_v tell_v thy_o lord_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o and_o whilst_o i_o be_o go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v carry_v thou_o to_o some_o other_o place_n and_o when_o ahab_n come_v and_o find_v thou_o not_o for_o certain_a he_o will_v slay_v i_o yet_o when_o elijah_n swear_v he_o will_v show_v himself_o to_o ahab_n that_o day_n then_o upon_o his_o word_n obadiah_n go_v to_o tell_v ahab_n that_o elijah_n be_v there_o and_o out_o come_v ahab_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v he_o thus_o he_o entertain_v he_o be_v thou_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n elijah_n deny_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n tell_v ahab_n that_o it_o be_v he_o and_o his_o father_n house_n have_v do_v it_o in_o that_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baalim_fw-la and_o with_o like_a confidence_n he_o bid_v he_o send_v for_o the_o 450_o prophet_n of_o baal_n and_o the_o people_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o mount_n carmel_n and_o when_o they_o be_v all_o meet_v together_o he_o come_v and_o ask_v the_o people_n once_o how_o long_o they_o will_v halt_v betwixt_o two_o opinion_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n they_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n then_o let_v they_o go_v after_o he_o when_o they_o all_o stand_v silent_a he_o speak_v again_o after_o this_o manner_n i_o be_o here_o leave_v alone_o the_o only_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o lo_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o yet_o be_o i_o content_a to_o make_v this_o overture_n let_v here_o be_v bring_v we_o now_o two_o ox_n and_o let_v baal_n prophet_n take_v their_o choice_n of_o one_o cut_v he_o in_o piece_n and_o lay_v he_o on_o wood_n but_o pat_o no_o sire_n under_o the_o other_o will_v i_o take_v and_o cut_v in_o piece_n but_o put_v no_o sire_n under_o when_o the_o people_n joint_o applaud_v this_o proposition_n he_o bid_v they_o do_v as_o be_v agree_v and_o call_v upon_o their_o god_n when_o all_o be_v do_v according_a to_o agreement_n and_o no_o fire_n put_v under_o they_o call_v upon_o baal_n from_o morning_n till_o noon_n o_o baal_n hear_v we_o but_o there_o be_v neither_o voice_n nor_o any_o one_o that_o answer_v at_o noon_n elijah_n mock_v they_o bid_v they_o strain_v their_o voice_n a_o little_o high_a to_o rouse_v up_o baal_n for_o sure_a and_o sooth_n he_o be_v a_o god_n but_o perhaps_o be_v bufie_v talk_v or_o be_v in_o a_o journey_n or_o at_o his_o inn_n or_o he_o may_v be_v asleep_a in_o bed_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o stretch_v their_o voice_n loud_o and_o gash_a themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lance_n till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o when_o noon_n be_v past_a and_o still_o they_o continue_v vaticinantibus_fw-la vaticinantibus_fw-la rave_v till_o the_o solemn_a time_n of_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n approach_v and_o yet_o no_o voice_n be_v hear_v nor_o any_o one_o that_o answer_v or_o regard_v elijah_n call_v the_o people_n to_o he_o and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v the_o first_o thing_n he_o do_v be_v to_o repair_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v pull_v down_o which_o he_o build_v up_o with_o twelve_o stone_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n and_o with_o such_o other_o material_n as_o he_o think_v sit_v then_o when_o he_o have_v the_o three_o time_n command_v they_o to_o pour_v store_n of_o water_n into_o the_o trench_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v come_v and_o the_o wood_n order_v he_o come_v without_o fire_n and_o address_v himself_o to_o god_n by_o prayer_n in_o these_o word_n o_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n manifest_v thyself_o this_o day_n to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o i_o thy_o servant_n have_v do_v
they_o be_v not_o take_v in_o war_n but_o he_o command_v that_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o satisfy_v sect._n 11._o after_o those_o thing_n benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v get_v a_o great_a army_n besiege_v samaria_n and_o besiege_v it_o so_o long_o that_o when_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o food_n be_v spend_v there_o grow_v such_o a_o dearth_n of_o provision_n that_o a_o ass_n head_n be_v sell_v for_o fourscore_o piece_n of_o silver_n 2_o king_n 24._o in_o this_o so_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n two_o woman_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n betwixt_o themselves_o to_o eat_v their_o child_n by_o turn_n now_o when_o one_o of_o they_o have_v give_v her_o child_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o the_o other_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o agreement_n but_o on_o the_o day_n after_o hide_v her_o child_n that_o woman_n pine_v with_o hunger_n beseech_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o cry_n and_o tear_n that_o he_o will_v help_v she_o and_o take_v some_o order_n for_o her_o life_n and_o tell_v he_o this_o story_n of_o the_o child_n hereupon_o he_o rend_v his_o garment_n in_o all_o their_o sight_n swear_v bitter_o that_o elisha_n shall_v die_v that_o day_n and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o dispatch_v away_o a_o executioner_n but_o before_o he_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n tell_v the_o elder_n that_o sit_v with_o he_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o king_n and_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o open_v the_o door_n to_o the_o messenger_n because_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o master_n foot_n follow_v he_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v those_o word_n when_o as_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o messenger_n and_o say_v behold_v this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o 2_o kin._n 6.33_o the_o prophet_n at_o god_n appointment_n foretell_v that_o the_o next_o day_n about_o that_o very_a hour_n a_o measure_n of_o fine_a flower_n shall_v be_v sell_v fora_fw-la shekell_n and_o two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n 2_o kin._n 7.1_o the_o matter_n seem_v so_o incredible_a to_o a_o certain_a lord_n upon_o who_o hand_n the_o king_n lean_v that_o he_o say_v that_o can_v not_o be_v although_o god_n shall_v open_v heaven_n whereas_o the_o prophet_n assure_v he_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o thing_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o at_o that_o time_n four_o leper_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n go_v into_o the_o enemy_n camp_n in_o such_o apparent_a danger_n of_o death_n when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o find_v no_o body_n for_o god_n have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o hear_v a_o rush_v and_o a_o noise_n of_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o of_o a_o great_a army_n which_o when_o they_o hear_v they_o leave_v their_o luggage_n and_o run_v away_o now_o when_o the_o leper_n have_v tell_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o city_n the_o king_n at_o the_o first_o interpret_v it_o to_o be_v a_o stratagem_n afterward_o have_v send_v two_o horse_n of_o the_o six_o that_o be_v only_o leave_v when_o the_o scout_n have_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o all_o the_o people_n come_v thither_o for_o booty_n and_o when_o the_o tent_n be_v spoil_v that_o cheapness_n of_o provision_n follow_v which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v and_o then_o that_o lord_n of_o who_o i_o make_v mention_v before_o to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v give_v charge_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v tread_v to_o death_n by_o the_o multitude_n sect._n 12._o the_o prophet_n have_v persuade_v that_o woman_n who_o son_n as_o be_v show_v before_o 2_o king_n 8.1_o he_o raise_v from_o death_n when_o he_o foretell_v the_o seven_o year_n famine_n that_o she_o shall_v go_v some_o whither_o else_o and_o sojourn_v with_o her_o family_n to_o avoid_v it_o she_o follow_v his_o counsel_n but_o at_o the_o seven_o year_n end_n when_o she_o come_v back_o she_o find_v her_o house_n and_o land_n seize_v on_o therefore_o she_o petition_v the_o king_n that_o she_o may_v recover_v she_o own_o king_n joram_n then_o opportune_o at_o that_o nick_n of_o time_n command_v gehazi_n elisha_n servant_n to_o relate_v the_o great_a and_o strange_a work_n that_o his_o master_n have_v do_v for_o beside_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o woman_n who_o son_n that_o be_v also_o present_a there_o he_o have_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a thereupon_o when_o she_o be_v ask_v have_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v so_o the_o king_n command_v a_o officer_n or_o eunuch_n to_o restore_v she_o not_o only_o all_o her_o land_n but_o all_o the_o profit_n of_o it_o also_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o woman_n avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o recover_v she_o own_o estate_n through_o elisha_n goodness_n sect._n 13._o when_o benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v sick_a elisha_n be_v at_o damascus_n 2_o king_n 8.7_o of_o who_o come_v when_o the_o king_n be_v certify_v he_o send_v hazael_n to_o he_o who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o chief_a servant_n with_o presents_z to_o ask_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v from_o his_o disease_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o indeed_o shall_v recover_v but_o nevertheless_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v short_o whereupon_o while_o hazael_n stand_v in_o his_o sight_n elisha_n begin_v to_o weep_v and_o when_o hazael_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o weep_v he_o answer_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o syria_n he_o will_v afflict_v the_o israelite_n therefore_o the_o next_o day_n after_o he_o have_v bring_v his_o master_n benhadad_n news_n of_o recovery_n he_o smother_v he_o and_o seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n and_o soon_o after_o he_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o many_o sad_a overthrow_n the_o same_o elisha_n take_v order_n to_o anoint_v john_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 9_o who_o shall_v root_v out_o the_o family_n of_o ahab_n with_o jezabel_n his_o wife_n as_o elias_n have_v foretell_v after_o this_o manner_n he_o bid_v one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o he_o have_v call_v take_v a_o box_n full_a of_o oil_n and_o go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n and_o when_o he_o have_v find_v john_n there_o to_o consecrate_v he_o with_o oil_n according_a to_o god_n command_n in_o a_o inner_a chamber_n where_o no_o body_n be_v by_o that_o he_o may_v afterward_o utter_o destroy_v the_o whole_a family_n of_o king_n ahab_n together_o with_o jezabel_n when_o he_o have_v do_v as_o elisha_n bid_v he_o john_n be_v king_n lid_n execute_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o elisha_n have_v appoint_v he_o by_o god_n command_n after_o these_o so_o excellent_a uncouth_a and_o unheard_a of_o thing_n be_v do_v elisha_n fall_v into_o the_o disease_n of_o which_o he_o die_v 2_o king_n 13._o when_o he_o be_v sick_a joas_n king_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o perceive_v the_o danger_n 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down_o by_o cord_n into_o the_o dungeon_n of_o malchiah_n the_o son_n of_o hamelech_n which_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n full_a of_o mire_n there_o he_o continue_v not_o long_o through_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o move_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o pity_v he_o there_o be_v in_o the_o court_n a_o eunuch_n one_o ebedmelech_n a_o ethiopian_a who_o because_o he_o conceive_v the_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o jeremiah_n have_v foretell_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v that_o which_o have_v befall_v he_o through_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o that_o be_v wrongful_o do_v of_o they_o to_o put_v he_o where_o it_o be_v twenty_o to_o one_o but_o he_o die_v the_o king_n whether_o move_v by_o his_o entreaty_n or_o persuasion_n give_v he_o charge_n to_o get_v jeremiah_n out_o and_o put_v he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n thereupon_o not_o long_o after_o the_o king_n send_v for_o jeremiah_n to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o tell_v he_o plain_o in_o good_a earnest_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o event_n of_o thing_n he_o first_o say_v he_o be_v afraid_a lest_o if_o he_o shall_v tell_v he_o truth_n he_o will_v kill_v he_o and_o not_o follow_v his_o advice_n and_o afterward_o have_v leave_n give_v he_o to_o speak_v free_o without_o fear_n of_o death_n the_o king_n have_v pass_v a_o oath_n for_o his_o security_n he_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o if_o he_o will_v go_v out_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n captalnes_n he_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o all_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v not_o be_v burn_v but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o go_v out_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o his_o enemy_n so_o as_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o escape_v and_o not_o himself_o only_o but_o also_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v burn_v therefore_o if_o he_o will_v do_v the_o best_a for_o himself_o and_o his_o friend_n he_o shall_v give_v credit_n to_o those_o word_n which_o be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o god_n when_o the_o king_n say_v he_o be_v afraid_a if_o he_o shall_v yield_v himself_o he_o shall_v be_v deliver_v over_o to_o the_o jew_n who_o already_o run_v away_o to_o the_o caldaean_o who_o will_v mock_v he_o although_o hieremiah_n avouch_v in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o prophet_n that_o if_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o as_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o yet_o the_o king_n believe_v he_o nor_o but_o only_o request_v of_o he_o or_o rather_o charge_v he_o that_o no_o body_n shall_v know_v conference_n know_v this_o their_o conference_n those_o thing_n but_o if_o the_o commander_n or_o great_a man_n shall_v ask_v what_o he_o have_v speak_v with_o they_o about_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o request_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v send_v back_o again_o into_o jonathans_n prison_n to_o die_v there_o the_o king_n send_v he_o back_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n the_o prince_n ask_v he_o as_o he_o go_v out_o what_o discourse_n and_o what_o about_o the_o king_n have_v with_o he_o but_o when_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o what_o the_o king_n have_v bid_v he_o they_o be_v satisfy_v nevertheless_o he_o remain_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n till_o the_o day_n that_o the_o city_n be_v take_v which_o however_o when_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o hieremiah_n word_n and_o do_n may_v be_v better_o understand_v we_o must_v now_o relate_v sect._n 8._o jerusalem_n begin_v to_o be_v besiege_v by_o nebuchadnezzer_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o his_o army_n jer._n 39_o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o ten_o month_n and_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n and_o four_o month_n and_o the_o nine_o day_n of_o the_o month_n it_o be_v take_v and_o those_o thing_n befall_v zedechiah_n which_o hieremiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o god_n have_v foretell_v for_o when_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o city_n be_v take_v he_o get_v out_o privy_o by_o night_n with_o some_o arm_a man_n through_o his_o garden_n by_o a_o gate_n which_o be_v betwixt_o the_o two_o wall_n but_o the_o army_n of_o the_o cadaeans_n pursue_v he_o and_o take_v he_o in_o the_o field_n of_o hiericho_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o riblash_v in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n there_o when_o he_o have_v talk_v with_o he_o at_o large_a he_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o put_v he_o in_o bond_n have_v slay_v his_o child_n before_o his_o face_n but_o god_n have_v pity_n upon_o two_o especial_o hieremias_n and_o ebedmolach_n the_o ethiopian_a who_o have_v beseech_v zedechiah_n that_o he_o will_v deliver_v hieremiah_n out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n pit_n as_o i_o have_v say_v i_o will_v first_o speak_v concern_v edebmelech_n sect._n 9_o before_o the_o city_n be_v take_v god_n bad_a hieremiah_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n go_v and_o tell_v ebedmelech_n the_o ethiopian_a that_o every_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v prophesy_v against_o the_o city_n shall_v come_v certain_o to_o pass_v and_o yet_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v under_o the_o power_n of_o they_o who_o he_o fear_v but_o shall_v be_v deliver_v because_o he_o have_v hope_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n take_v so_o great_a ear_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o hieremiah_n that_o by_o his_o goodness_n nabuchadnezzar_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n give_v charge_n to_o nebuzaradan_n the_o general_n of_o his_o army_n when_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v hieremiah_n to_o have_v his_o liberty_n and_o not_o trouble_v he_o at_o all_o but_o deal_v with_o he_o and_o use_v he_o as_o he_o desire_v therefore_o he_o fetch_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o godolias_n the_o son_n of_o ahikaiv_n that_o he_o may_v go_v abroad_o at_o his_o liberty_n afterward_o when_o nebuzaradan_n be_v to_o return_v to_o babylon_n he_o mention_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o freedom_n give_v he_o choice_n either_o to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o babylon_n or_o tarry_v where_o he_o will_v in_o judah_n and_o when_o he_o have_v say_v he_o have_v rather_o do_v the_o latter_a have_v afford_v he_o necessary_n for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o bestow_v gift_n upon_o he_o he_o send_v he_o away_o and_o he_o go_v to_o gedaliah_n who_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v make_v governor_n over_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n dwell_v with_o he_o in_o mispah_n till_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o ishmael_n the_o ammonite_n and_o when_o ishmael_n have_v slay_v gedaliah_n and_o many_o other_o and_o ishmael_n himself_o be_v beat_v by_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o careah_n jer._n 41.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o they_o that_o be_v leave_v entreat_v hieremy_n to_o inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o egypt_n or_o tarry_v there_o for_o they_o will_v do_v whatsoever_o god_n see_v good_a on_o the_o ten_o day_n after_o have_v call_v all_o the_o man_n of_o arm_n together_o and_o among_o they_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o careah_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v they_o shall_v dwell_v there_o where_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n which_o they_o fear_v but_o if_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n the_o sword_n famine_n and_o pestilence_n shall_v follow_v they_o thither_o therefore_o in_o a_o long_o set_v oration_n he_o exhort_v they_o to_o look_v to_o themselves_o and_o perform_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n approve_a and_o appoint_v but_o they_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v by_o god_n to_o forbid_v they_o to_o go_v into_o egypt_n for_o safety_n but_o there_o be_v one_o baruch_n the_o son_n of_o neriah_n who_o set_v he_o against_o they_o that_o they_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o caldaean_o go_v on_o therefore_o in_o their_o resolution_n and_o neglect_v the_o command_n of_o god_n who_o will_v have_v have_v they_o dwell_v in_o judah_n as_o i_o have_v say_v they_o come_v into_o egypt_n and_o force_v hieremiah_n and_o baruch_n to_o go_v with_o they_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o tahpanhe_n by_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o appointment_n he_o foretell_v nebuchadnezzer_n come_v into_o egypt_n to_o take_v and_o destroy_v it_o and_o to_o burn_v the_o temple_n of_o their_o god_n and_o those_o that_o come_v thither_o against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n or_o famine_n the_o people_n be_v provoke_v by_o this_o prophecy_n stone_v he_o to_o death_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o place_n where_o pharaoh_n have_v dwell_v for_o the_o egyptian_n honour_v he_o because_o they_o have_v receive_v great_a favour_n from_o he_o for_o at_o his_o prayer_n the_o asp_n and_o crocodile_n which_o before_o time_n kill_v the_o inhabitant_n forbear_v afterward_o to_o do_v any_o more_o hurt_n moreover_o the_o christian_n
have_v he_o in_o such_o veneration_n until_o epiphanius_n his_o time_n that_o they_o pray_v in_o that_o place_n and_o with_o the_o dust_n which_o they_o take_v out_o of_o the_o sepulchre_n they_o both_o heal_v the_o bite_n of_o asp_n and_o drive_v the_o crocodile_n out_o of_o the_o river_n oswaldus_n have_v record_v that_o he_o be_v at_o tahpanhe_n the_o first_o day_n of_o may._n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n baruch_n chap._n xxvi_o baruch_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o neriah_n he_o be_v servant_n and_o assistant_n to_o hieremiah_n the_o prophet_n in_o take_v the_o book_n from_o he_o at_o god_n command_n wherein_o god_n denounce_v the_o evil_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o that_o go_v not_o out_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o good_a thing_n that_o shall_v befall_v they_o that_o go_v and_o in_o read_v in_o the_o temple_n on_o the_o fast_a day_n to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n our_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n there_o be_v extant_a a_o book_n which_o be_v not_o the_o very_a same_o he_o write_v then_o as_o may_v be_v conceive_v by_o the_o time_n and_o place_n for_o the_o former_a book_n be_v take_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ichoiakim_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n in_o the_o nine_o month_n when_o a_o fast_o be_v appoint_v at_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o when_o it_o be_v cut_v in_o piece_n by_o king_n ichoiakim_n and_o throw_v into_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v copy_v out_o again_o by_o this_o same_o baruch_n in_o the_o same_o word_n and_o more_o at_o god_n command_n while_o the_o same_o hieremias_n dictate_v or_o certain_o it_o be_v deliver_v he_o by_o hieremiah_n but_o this_o that_o be_v extant_a be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v by_o this_o baruch_n and_o to_o be_v there_o read_v by_o he_o to_o jeconias_n the_o son_n of_o joackim_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n so_o that_o this_o be_v write_v late_a concern_v that_o former_a we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n hieremiah_n and_o when_o this_o be_v read_v they_o all_o weep_v fast_v and_o pray_v unto_o god_n but_o when_o the_o other_o be_v read_v they_o send_v money_n that_o they_o gather_v as_o every_o man_n estate_n will_v bear_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o they_o that_o be_v there_o to_o buy_v sacrifice_n entreat_v they_o that_o they_o will_v both_o offer_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o beseech_v god_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v a_o prosperous_a life_n to_o nebuchadnezzer_n and_o his_o son_n balshazar_n and_o afford_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o nebuchadnezzer_n and_o his_o son_n that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o make_v their_o prayer_n before_o god_n against_o who_o they_o have_v offend_v and_o who_o wrath_n be_v not_o yet_o pacify_v they_o exhort_v they_o also_o that_o they_o will_v take_v order_n that_o the_o book_n which_o they_o have_v send_v shall_v be_v rehearse_v upon_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o word_n be_v spend_v in_o detestation_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v &_o reckon_v up_o the_o evil_n with_o which_o they_o be_v right_o press_v there_o be_v also_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o hieremias_n book_n a_o letter_n wherein_o as_o a_o prophet_n of_o god_n he_o do_v foretell_v the_o captive_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o babylon_n by_o nebuchadaezzar_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o exhort_v they_o that_o when_o they_o be_v there_o they_o shall_v not_o worship_v the_o god_n which_o they_o shall_v see_v but_o the_o true_a god_n now_o baruch_n be_v of_o such_o familiarity_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o hieremiah_n that_o when_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v and_o the_o people_n lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n with_o zedechias_n and_o the_o great_a man_n he_o tarry_v with_o those_o which_o out_o of_o several_a country_n return_v to_o judah_n and_o dwell_v there_o at_o the_o command_n of_o nebuchadnezzer_n the_o king_n gedaliah_n be_v governor_n and_o after_o gedaliah_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o remnant_n have_v entreat_v hieremiah_n to_o inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o egypt_n or_o no_o and_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o by_o god_n command_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v they_o say_v god_n do_v not_o forbid_v this_o but_o that_o baruch_n be_v one_o who_o move_v he_o against_o they_o and_o because_o they_o do_v not_o obey_v god_n command_n the_o commander_n bring_v hieremias_n and_o baruch_n by_o force_n into_o egypt_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o there_o as_o i_o suppose_v he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n xxvii_o section_n 1._o ezekiel_n a_o prophet_n and_o a_o priest_n be_v the_o son_n of_o buzi_n he_o prophesy_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o hieremiah_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o hieremias_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o josiah_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o in_o the_o five_o year_n after_o jechoniah_n be_v lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n and_o hieremias_n continue_v prophesy_v till_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n wherein_o he_o be_v take_v and_o little_o more_o than_o so_o but_o ezekiel_n unto_o the_o fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o city_n be_v spoil_v which_o he_o call_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o after_o he_o himself_o be_v lead_v away_o which_o that_o it_o may_v more_o easy_o be_v understand_v and_o the_o life_n of_o ezekiel_n better_a know_v i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o fetch_v the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o thing_n a_o little_a more_o from_o the_o bottom_n sect._n 2._o ichoiakim_n after_o his_o father_n josiah_n be_v slay_v who_o reign_v thirty_o one_o year_n 2_o chro._n 36._o and_o after_o ichoahaz_n his_o brother_n who_o reign_v only_o three_o month_n be_v lead_v into_o egypt_n be_v make_v king_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o brother_n stead_n by_o nechokin_n king_n of_o egypt_n jehoiakim_n die_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n leave_v ichoiakim_n who_o be_v also_o call_v jechoniah_n the_o heir_n to_o his_o kingdom_n this_o ichoiakim_n in_o the_o three_o month_n of_o his_o reign_n when_o the_o city_n be_v vanquish_v and_o the_o temple_n spoil_v be_v take_v and_o lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n with_o his_o mother_n wife_n and_o eunuch_n and_o a_o great_a many_o more_o and_o among_o these_o ezekiel_n now_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o babylon_n as_o himself_o say_v in_o the_o five_o year_n after_o ichoiakim_n be_v take_v that_o be_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o zedechias_n who_o be_v place_v in_o his_o stead_n by_o nebuchadnezzer_n the_o king_n and_o zedechiah_n be_v take_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o cast_v into_o bond_n to_o these_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedechiah_n wherein_o ezekiel_n be_v now_o captive_a if_o we_o add_v the_o other_o fourteen_o after_o jerusalem_n and_o zedechiah_n be_v take_v we_o shall_v find_v five_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o that_o five_o and_o twenty_o be_v the_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n unto_o which_o he_o continue_v all_o his_o prophecy_n and_o therefore_o ezekiel_n do_v not_o prophesy_v in_o judah_n but_o in_o babylon_n and_o foretell_v first_o that_o other_o captivity_n which_o befall_v when_o zedechiah_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o people_n because_o of_o their_o wickedness_n both_o old_a and_o new_a all_o which_o god_n show_v unto_o he_o though_o do_v by_o they_o not_o in_o babylon_n he_o speak_v of_o their_o deliverance_n also_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o six_o year_n after_o jehoniah_n be_v take_v and_o carry_v to_o babylon_n and_o that_o in_o the_o four_o month_n and_o the_o five_o day_n a_o year_n after_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o six_o year_n on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o fasten_v his_o eye_n upon_o the_o way_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o north_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o behold_v a_o image_n the_o image_n of_o jealousy_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n worship_v that_o by_o this_o their_o villainy_n they_o may_v even_o drive_v god_n away_o from_o they_o this_o be_v a_o great_a wickedness_n but_o he_o show_v they_o another_o great_a than_o this_o he_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o bid_v he_o dig_v through_o the_o wall_n when_o he_o have_v do_v this_o there_o appear_v a_o door_n by_o which_o when_o upon_o god_n commandment_n he_o have_v go_v in_o he_o see_v upon_o the_o wall_n the_o picture_n of_o
for_o ten_o day_n together_o in_o which_o they_o will_v only_o eat_v pulse_n and_o drink_n water_n he_o will_v look_v upon_o his_o face_n whether_o he_o shall_v grow_v lean_a than_o other_o that_o make_v use_v of_o their_o allowance_n appoint_v according_o upon_o the_o ten_o day_n at_o the_o last_o when_o the_o thing_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o try_v the_o face_n of_o daniel_n and_o his_o three_o companion_n appear_v much_o full_a than_o the_o face_n of_o other_o to_o the_o great_a admiration_n of_o malasar_n whereas_o he_o have_v give_v they_o only_a pulse_n and_o water_n and_o god_n give_v unto_o daniel_n beside_o the_o knowledge_n and_o skill_n of_o all_o book_n and_o wisdom_n which_o be_v common_a to_o he_o and_o his_o three_o fellow_n ananias_n azarias_n and_o misael_n skill_n of_o interpret_n all_o dream_n by_o help_n whereof_o as_o i_o say_v he_o come_v into_o great_a favour_n with_o nebuchadonozer_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o when_o he_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o palace_n and_o the_o king_n have_v see_v a_o dream_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o not_o divine_a or_o interpreter_n of_o dream_n be_v make_v use_n of_o can_v interpret_v but_o daniel_n alone_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o very_o great_a request_n and_o what_o alike_o dream_v this_o be_v and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n daniel_n be_v consult_v it_o will_v not_o be_v far_o amiss_o to_o declare_v in_o the_o second_o year_n as_o i_o say_v of_o his_o reign_n the_o king_n see_v a_o dream_n wherewith_o he_o be_v exceed_o affright_v but_o be_v slip_v out_o it_o can_v never_o afterward_o come_v into_o his_o mind_n again_o therefore_o have_v call_v together_o all_o the_o magician_n and_o diviner_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o bid_v they_o first_o tell_v the_o dream_n which_o be_v quite_o go_v and_o afterward_o interpret_v it_o they_o be_v seek_v the_o king_n that_o he_o himself_o will_v relate_v the_o dream_n which_o they_o will_v interpret_v when_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o press_v 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with_o he_o i_o praise_v thou_o and_o thank_v thou_o o_o god_n of_o my_o father_n because_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o wisdom_n and_o strength_n and_o have_v show_v i_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o beg_v of_o thou_o in_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o have_v reveal_v unto_o we_o the_o king_n dream_n when_o he_o have_v give_v thanks_o to_o god_n he_o go_v to_o arioch_n who_o the_o king_n have_v command_v to_o kill_v the_o wise_a man_n he_o intreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o destroy_v the_o wise_a man_n but_o bring_v he_o in_o unto_o the_o king_n to_o who_o he_o will_v both_o tell_v his_o dream_n and_o interpret_v it_o he_o bring_v he_o in_o to_o the_o k_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v there_o that_o will_v declare_v his_o dream_n to_o he_o and_o when_o the_o king_n demand_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o can_v interpret_v the_o dream_n unto_o he_o then_o daniel_n say_v the_o magician_n and_o soothsayer_n can_v not_o declare_v the_o mystery_n which_o he_o inquire_v after_o and_o he_o 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ancient_a and_o be_v bury_v in_o gabath_n his_o own_o country_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v gad_n the_o prophet_n chap._n four_o section_n 1._o the_o prophet_n gad_n have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o and_o discharge_v the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n at_o the_o same_o time_n almost_o that_o nathan_n although_o i_o find_v that_o god_n send_v he_o to_o david_n once_o before_o nathan_n for_o when_o david_n sly_v from_o saul_n sight_n to_o avoid_v present_a death_n be_v come_v to_o achish_a king_n of_o the_o gothite_n and_o he_o lie_v neglect_v he_o see_v he_o counterfeit_v himself_o mad_a to_o preserve_v himself_o and_o eseip_v thence_o into_o the_o camp_n of_o adullam_n be_v choose_v the_o commander_n over_o five_o hundred_o man_n that_o be_v indebt_v and_o go_v thence_o into_o maspha_n which_o be_v under_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n have_v entreat_v the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v suffer_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o abide_v with_o he_o till_o he_o 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all_o thing_n to_o david_n that_o he_o may_v offer_v the_o choice_n of_o three_o thing_n either_o of_o seven_o year_n famine_n in_o his_o own_o dominion_n or_o to_o fly_v before_o his_o enemy_n who_o shall_v pursue_v he_o for_o three_o month_n together_o or_o at_o least_o the_o pestilemce_n for_o three_o day_n in_o his_o kingdom_n which_o when_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o make_v answer_n which_o of_o those_o three_o he_o will_v rather_o have_v that_o he_o may_v bear_v word_n back_o again_o to_o he_o that_o have_v send_v he_o when_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o pestilence_n say_v that_o he_o have_v
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baasha_n he_o leave_v work_v at_o ramah_n and_o so_o asa_n call_v all_o his_o people_n together_o and_o pull_v down_o what_o baasha_n have_v set_v up_o but_o god_n abhor_v this_o deed_n of_o asa_n send_v hanani_n the_o prophet_n unto_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o not_o in_o his_o god_n who_o have_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o host_n of_o the_o aethiopian_n which_o be_v great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o assyrian_n therefore_o be_v the_o army_n of_o the_o syrian_n escaper_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o foretell_v he_o that_o thence_o forward_o he_o shall_v have_v war_n asa_n who_o i_o say_v before_o do_v better_a and_o better_o at_o the_o word_n of_o azarias_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n be_v so_o far_o from_o recover_v his_o former_a degree_n of_o goodness_n by_o the_o word_n of_o hanani_n his_o father_n that_o he_o cast_v the_o prophet_n into_o prison_n the_o life_n of_o michaiah_n son_n of_o 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witness_n what_o he_o have_v say_v so_o go_v ahab_n and_o ichosaphat_n with_o their_o army_n to_o ramoth_n gilead_n in_o the_o way_n ahab_n disguise_v himself_o but_o ichoshaphat_n keep_v on_o his_o robe_n now_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v charge_v his_o chieftain_n only_o to_o make_v at_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n they_o therefore_o guess_v by_o the_o robe_n fall_v all_o upon_o ichashaphat_n with_o might_n and_o main_a he_o see_v himself_o in_o such_o eminent_a peril_n of_o death_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o hear_v he_o for_o the_o spians_n see_v their_o mistake_n forbear_v and_o leave_v he_o yet_o one_o of_o the_o common_a soldier_n
in_o that_o felicity_n that_o both_o he_o and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v hence_o know_v this_o for_o that_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o ahaz_n his_o dial_n shall_v go_v back_o ten_o degree_n and_o so_o the_o king_n recover_v have_v by_o esaias_n direction_n lay_v to_o the_o wound_n a_o plaster_n of_o dry_a figs._n sect._n 4._o mcrodach_n king_n of_o babylon_n have_v hear_v that_o hezechiah_n be_v recover_v from_o that_o sickness_n and_o he_o send_v he_o letter_n congratulatory_a and_o present_v by_o ambassador_n unto_o who_o hezechiah_n show_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v brave_a and_o costly_a in_o his_o treasury_n this_o deed_n of_o he_o be_v full_a of_o arrogancy_n and_o glory_n be_v so_o displease_v to_o god_n that_o he_o send_v his_o prophet_n isaiah_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v this_o very_a thing_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o and_o his_o posterity_n become_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o these_o thing_n hezechiah_n make_v no_o answer_n but_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v right_a and_o good_a only_o may_v there_o be_v peace_n while_o he_o live_v and_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o find_v concern_v esaias_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o epiphanius_n write_v that_o he_o be_v cut_v in_o two_o pecces_fw-la by_o manasses_n and_o bury_v under_o a_o oak_n at_o rogel_n he_o also_o speak_v so_o plain_o and_o open_o concern_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o religion_n as_o of_o the_o conception_n birth_n sermon_n or_o preach_a wonderful_a work_n in_o cure_v disease_n death_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o foretell_v they_o as_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o to_o relate_v they_o as_o thing_n present_a or_o do_v and_o pass_v therefore_o st_n hierom_n will_v have_v he_o reckon_v not_o so_o much_o a_o prophet_n as_o a_o evangelist_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n joel_n chap._n xxi_o joel_n the_o prophet_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v be_v a_o bethorian_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o the_o son_n of_o phatuel_a it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o his_o prophecy_n under_o what_o king_n he_o prophesy_v or_o live_v but_o st_o hierom_n write_v that_o he_o prophesy_v under_o the_o same_o king_n that_o hosea_n do_v that_o be_v vzziah_n joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n and_o he_o will_v have_v all_o his_o prophecy_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n only_o and_o not_o also_o to_o israel_n 2.28_o act._n 2.16_o joel_n 2.28_o he_o speak_v much_o concern_v the_o come_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o apostle_n which_o st_n peter_n the_o apostle_n interpret_v and_o many_o concern_v that_o repentance_n which_o god_n require_v in_o his_o child_n moreover_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v he_o be_v bury_v honourable_o in_o his_o own_o country_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n micha_n chap._n xxii_o micha_n the_o morastite_n so_o call_v of_o morasthi_n a_o little_a town_n of_o palestina_n of_o thâ—_n tribe_n of_o ephraim_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o minister_v when_o joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n we_o find_v nothing_o write_v concern_v the_o life_n of_o this_o prophet_n nor_o concern_v many_o other_o only_a there_o be_v extant_a a_o little_a book_n wherein_o his_o prophecy_n be_v set_v down_o and_o that_o indeed_o chief_o relate_v to_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o somewhat_o also_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n st_o matthew_n a_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n so_o interpret_v that_o place_n of_o bethlehem_n the_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o rebuke_n the_o wickedness_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o israelite_n first_o against_o god_n and_o then_o against_o their_o neighbour_n in_o his_o disallow_v those_o thing_n he_o show_v and_o declare_v not_o only_o to_o they_o but_o also_o to_o all_o man_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o he_o say_v this_o be_v good_a and_o this_o god_n require_v do_v judgement_n that_o be_v that_o we_o perform_v what_o we_o right_o determine_v and_o that_o we_o love_v mercy_n and_o bounty_n and_o that_o we_o careful_o and_o diligent_o walk_v with_o god_n epiphanius_n write_v that_o because_o he_o reprehend_v and_o blame_v the_o wicked_a villainy_n of_o joram_n king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v throw_v by_o he_o from_o a_o steep_a place_n and_o be_v afterward_o bury_v in_o his_o own_o country_n with_o honour_n joram_n be_v father_n to_o vzziah_n be_v it_o not_o jotham_n and_o how_o can_v jotham_n kill_v he_o he_o prophesy_v in_o ahazia_n and_o hezekia_n day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n of_o oded_a the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiii_o oded_a the_o prophet_n be_v find_v once_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o ahaz_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n for_o when_o zizchria_n mighty_a man_n of_o ephraim_n have_v kill_v maaseiah_n the_o king_n son_n and_o azrica_n the_o ruler_n of_o his_o house_n and_o elkana_n who_o be_v next_o to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o isralitos_fw-la beside_o have_v take_v captive_a two_o hundred_o thousand_o woman_n and_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o a_o infinite_a booty_n and_o carry_v all_o to_o samaria_n then_o this_o oded_a who_o be_v there_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o victorious_a army_n come_v in_o tell_v they_o that_o that_o deed_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o have_v suffer_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v kill_v for_o their_o wickedness_n who_o wife_n child_n and_o good_n they_o take_v away_o and_o spoil_v contrary_a to_o all_o right_a and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v follow_v his_o advice_n to_o carry_v their_o captive_n back_o again_o for_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n grow_v hot_a upon_o they_o these_o thing_n he_o speak_v to_o azaria_n berechia_n ichizkiah_n and_o amosa_n the_o commander_n in_o chief_a who_o present_o tell_v the_o same_o to_o their_o company_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o bring_v back_o their_o prisoner_n and_o restore_v all_o the_o booty_n as_o sacred_a lest_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v rage_v against_o they_o which_o thing_n they_o do_v with_o so_o great_a devotion_n and_o affection_n that_o they_o send_v back_o those_o that_o be_v naked_a clothe_v and_o set_v they_o that_o be_v weak_a upon_o beast_n after_o that_o they_o have_v well_o refresh_v they_o nahum_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiv_o nahum_n the_o elkeshite_v so_o call_v of_o elkesis_n a_o small_a village_n in_o galilee_n which_o st_n hierome_n write_v be_v show_v unto_o he_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o nineve_n and_o the_o ninevite_n who_o before_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o persuade_v by_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n have_v obtain_v pardon_n from_o god_n upon_o their_o repentance_n he_o prophesy_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o king_n as_o st_z hierome_n will_v have_v it_o at_o the_o last_o he_o die_v in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o there_o be_v bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n chap._n xxv_o section_n 1_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n benjamin_n ieremiah_n father_n be_v of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v in_o anathoth_n in_o terra_n benjamin_n be_v the_o son_n of_o halchiah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n a_o priest_n of_o anathoth_n he_o prophesy_v as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n from_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o josiah_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n king_n of_o judah_n to_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n who_o then_o be_v lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n after_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v with_o the_o remnant_n of_o judah_n as_o jeremiah_n have_v constant_o foretell_v by_o god_n command_n which_o thing_n occasion_v he_o great_a trouble_n for_o he_o be_v both_o lay_v in_o iron_n and_o cast_v into_o a_o prison_n and_o a_o most_o nast_a dungeon_n and_o yet_o by_o all_o these_o duress_n his_o undaunted_a spirit_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v either_o to_o think_v or_o prophesy_v otherwise_o then_o god_n command_v though_o the_o false_a prophet_n tell_v the_o contrary_n this_o because_o it_o much_o commend_v he_o i_o have_v resolve_v to_o set_v down_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v do_v god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o tope_v to_o foretell_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v back_o from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n tell_v all_o the_o people_n plain_o that_o all_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v both_o the_o city_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v because_o they_o obey_v not_o his_o commandment_n phashur_n the_o priest_n can_v not_o endure_v such_o word_n with_o patience_n but_o present_o cast_v he_o after_o he_o
have_v beat_v he_o into_o prison_n the_o next_o day_n very_o early_o when_o phashur_n have_v bring_v he_o out_o whatever_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v it_o write_v jeremiah_n constant_o and_o free_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o call_v phashur_n by_o god_n but_o magor-missabib_a jer._n 20._o fear_n on_o every_o side_n forasmuch_o as_o god_n will_v astonish_v he_o with_o fear_n and_o his_o friend_n so_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v run_v through_o with_o the_o enemy_n whilst_o he_o look_v on_o and_o that_o god_n will_v deliver_v all_o judah_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o their_o riches_n for_o a_o spoil_n and_o phashur_n himself_o shall_v be_v lead_v captive_a thither_o with_o all_o his_o family_n and_o die_v there_o and_o all_o his_o friend_n unto_o who_o he_o prophesy_v lie_n what_o answer_n phashur_n make_v to_o these_o word_n or_o what_o he_o do_v be_v move_v with_o they_o be_v not_o foe_n down_o in_o the_o scripture_n sect._n 2._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichoiakim_n son_n of_o josiah_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o denounce_v to_o all_o that_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n god_n that_o unless_o they_o keep_v god_n law_n both_o that_o shall_v befall_v the_o temple_n which_o besell_v siloh_n and_o that_o all_o nation_n shall_v abhor_v that_o city_n jer._n 26._o the_o priest_n false_a prophet_n and_o people_n who_o have_v hear_v he_o speak_v these_o word_n apprehend_v he_o and_o say_v first_o among_o themselves_o afterward_o to_o the_o prince_n who_o have_v hear_v this_o doom_n of_o he_o go_v from_o the_o palace_n into_o the_o temple_n that_o for_o that_o matter_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o he_o have_v leave_n give_v he_o to_o speak_v tell_v they_o that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o declare_v every_o word_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v repent_v and_o observe_v god_n commandment_n who_o thereupon_o also_o will_v repent_v and_o not_o bring_v the_o evil_a upon_o they_o that_o he_o have_v purpose_v ver_fw-la 13._o and_o as_o for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v resolve_v what_o they_o will_v against_o he_o yet_o thus_o much_o they_o shall_v understand_v &_o know_v it_o they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n they_o shall_v kill_v one_o that_o be_v innocent_a towards_o they_o and_o the_o city_n because_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o prophesy_v all_o those_o thing_n unto_o they_o ver_fw-la 14._o the_o great_a man_n and_o the_o ruler_n be_v persuade_v by_o these_o speech_n persuade_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o kill_v he_o that_o be_v send_v by_o god_n and_o among_o these_o some_o elder_n stand_v up_o alter_v their_o mind_n by_o mind_v they_o of_o micah_n the_o prophet_n who_o when_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n have_v foretell_v many_o thing_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o all_o that_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n but_o the_o man_n which_o live_v that_o time_n appease_v god_n by_o their_o repentance_n prayer_n and_o fear_n but_o herein_o the_o pain_n and_o diligence_n of_o ahicam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n most_o of_o all_o appear_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n sect._n 3_o in_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n god_n command_v jeremiah_n to_o bring_v the_o posterity_n of_o richab_n who_o be_v call_v rechabite_v into_o the_o temple_n and_o give_v they_o wine_n now_o they_o have_v a_o command_n from_o jonadah_n their_o father_n to_o abstain_v from_o wine_n therefore_o when_o jeremiah_n have_v set_v wine_n before_o they_o at_o god_n command_n they_o bring_v this_o command_n of_o their_o father_n for_o anexcuse_n refrain_v altogether_o from_o wine_n which_o have_v not_o be_v well_o do_v of_o they_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o god_n have_v command_v they_o this_o but_o god_n by_o this_o example_n of_o the_o rechabite_v intend_v to_o show_v and_o shame_v the_o deprave_a and_o corrupt_a manner_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o he_o send_v afterward_o to_o jieremias_n to_o tell_v they_o how_o grievous_o they_o offend_v because_o the_o rechabite_v at_o their_o father_n bid_v abstain_v from_o wine_n all_o their_o whole_a life_n whereas_o he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o wicked_a course_n of_o life_n by_o his_o prophet_n of_o who_o he_o have_v send_v a_o great_a many_o and_o can_v not_o because_o of_o their_o obstinate_a will_n hereupon_o also_o he_o denounce_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v plague_v with_o famine_n pestilence_n and_o captivity_n but_o to_o the_o rechabite_v he_o promise_v that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v never_o fail_v before_o he_o because_o they_o have_v obey_v their_o father_n command_n with_o such_o constancy_n of_o spirit_n sect._n 4._o and_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n god_n command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v write_v in_o a_o book_n all_o the_o misery_n with_o which_o he_o will_v punish_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n that_o when_o they_o shall_v hear_v they_o read_v they_o may_v by_o repentance_n seek_v to_o appease_v god_n wrath_n against_o they_o jer._n 36._o he_o be_v then_o as_o i_o say_v in_o prison_n therefore_o he_o send_v for_o baruch_n the_o son_n of_o neriah_n a_o good_a man_n who_o he_o bid_v first_o write_v in_o a_o book_n what_o he_o dictate_v and_o afterward_o to_o rehearse_v it_o in_o the_o temple_n whither_o he_o can_v not_o come_v on_o the_o fast_a day_n to_o all_o the_o people_n and_o all_o that_o come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o worship_n that_o if_o they_o will_v believe_v those_o word_n which_o be_v rehearse_v and_o live_v according_a to_o they_o they_o may_v find_v god_n more_o favourable_a unto_o they_o when_o he_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o at_o a_o set_v fast_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n and_o the_o nine_o month_n have_v rehearse_v they_o all_o michaiah_n the_o son_n of_o gemariah_n tell_v they_o all_o to_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o court_n and_o they_o send_v jehudi_n the_o son_n of_o nethaniah_n to_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v the_o role_n to_o they_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o read_v all_o out_o of_o the_o writing_n as_o they_o command_v and_o that_o with_o such_o admiration_n or_o aftonishment_n rather_o that_o they_o say_v they_o will_v acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o all_o those_o word_n yet_o first_o they_o inquire_v of_o he_o how_o he_o write_v all_o those_o word_n when_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v take_v all_o those_o word_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremiah_n who_o dictare_v they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v they_o out_o of_o a_o book_n and_o that_o he_o have_v write_v they_o all_o with_o ink_n then_o they_o advise_v he_o that_o he_o and_o jeremiah_n will_v hide_v themselves_o some_o where_n so_o as_o no_o body_n may_v know_v it_o &_o they_o give_v 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shall_v remain_v none_o of_o his_o posterity_n that_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n but_o withal_o that_o his_o carcase_n shall_v be_v throw_v out_o and_o that_o he_o his_o posterity_n and_o servant_n shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v they_o the_o city_n and_o people_n which_o when_o they_o be_v foretell_v they_o have_v so_o neglect_v and_o slight_v jeremiah_n as_o he_o be_v command_v by_o god_n deliver_v the_o other_o book_n to_o baruch_n whether_o baruch_n read_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o the_o people_n or_o both_o or_o what_o the_o king_n do_v or_o the_o rest_n be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o same_o jeremiah_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichotakim_n
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babylon_n shall_v be_v bring_v back_o again_o and_o jechoniah_n the_o son_n of_o jehotakim_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o captive_n shall_v be_v bring_v back_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n that_o be_v present_a then_o can_v not_o endure_v this_o false_a pprophecy_n of_o hananiah_n but_o when_o first_o he_o have_v say_v that_o he_o wish_v such_o a_o event_n of_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v prophesy_v afterward_o he_o say_v moreover_o that_o it_o shall_v then_o at_o the_o last_o be_v know_v that_o god_n have_v sont_fw-fr a_o prophet_n when_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o he_o have_v foretell_v hananiah_n on_o the_o contrary_a persist_v in_o his_o opinion_n have_v pull_v off_o the_o yoke_n or_o chain_n from_o ieremiah_n neck_n and_o break_v it_o affirm_v open_o that_o god_n say_v so_o he_o will_v break_v the_o yoke_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n after_o two_o year_n jeremiah_n who_o can_v no_o long_o endure_v his_o refractoriness_n go_v his_o way_n but_o god_n bid_v he_o return_v and_o declare_v that_o not_o only_o that_o be_v true_a which_o he_o have_v foretell_v concern_v seventie_o year_n captivity_n but_o also_o that_o hananiah_n shall_v die_v that_o very_o same_o year_n because_o he_o have_v lie_v against_o god_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v soon_o after_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n whereas_o the_o former_a word_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o five_o sect._n 6._o this_o same_o jeremiah_n also_o a_o little_a before_o that_o time_n that_o be_v when_o jechonias_n be_v take_v and_o lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n in_o the_o three_o month_n of_o his_o reign_n by_o god_n appointment_n he_o send_v a_o letter_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o they_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o thither_o with_o the_o king_n wherein_o first_o he_o exhort_v or_o rather_o command_v they_o that_o there_o they_o shall_v build_v house_n that_o they_o shall_v plant_v garden_n and_o vine_n that_o they_o shall_v take_v and_o bestow_v wife_n and_o do_v all_o thing_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o place_n use_v to_o do_v and_o withal_o do_v forewarn_v they_o not_o to_o believe_v those_o false_a prophet_n which_o god_n have_v not_o send_v last_o he_o foretell_v they_o when_o the_o number_n of_o seventie_o year_n be_v fulfil_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o paste_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v back_o again_o but_o they_o that_o have_v not_o remove_v thither_o out_o of_o judah_n shall_v die_v with_o the_o sword_n the_o famine_n and_o the_o pestilence_n and_o because_o two_o false_a prophet_n out_o of_o judah_n jer._n 29.21_o ahab_n the_o son_n of_o kolaiah_n and_o zedechiah_n the_o son_n maaseiah_n prophesy_v lie_n to_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n he_o write_v how_o they_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o nebuchadonozer_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v bring_v into_o such_o a_o hatred_n of_o all_o as_o that_o he_o that_o will_v wish_v any_o thing_n to_o fall_v amiss_o or_o unhappy_o to_o any_o body_n shall_v desire_v the_o same_o to_o befall_v he_o which_o befall_v they_o he_o foretell_v how_o the_o same_o thing_n almost_o shall_v befall_v shemaiah_n the_o nethelanite_n who_o in_o babylon_n prophesy_v lie_v also_o to_o they_o that_o be_v go_v thither_o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n and_o gomariah_n the_o son_n of_o helkiah_n carry_v this_o letter_n at_o the_o command_n of_o king_n zedechiah_n but_o in_o what_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n it_o be_v uncertain_a sect._n 7._o zedechiah_o the_o king_n when_o jerusalem_n be_v besiege_v send_v twice_o to_o jeremiah_n once_o by_o phashur_n the_o son_n of_o malchiah_n and_o zephaniah_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o maaseiah_n to_o ask_v of_o god_n if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o deliliver_v he_o and_o his_o people_n jer._n 37.3_o and_o the_o second_o time_n by_o jehucall_a the_o son_n of_o shelemiah_n and_o zephaniah_n son_n of_o maastiah_n to_o entreat_v he_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o and_o his_o people_n he_o command_v the_o first_o messenger_n that_o they_o shall_v tell_v the_o king_n that_o god_n say_v this_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v back_o the_o weapon_n of_o war_n wherewith_o they_o shall_v fight_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o gather_v they_o rogether_o into_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n and_o make_v war_n with_o they_o with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o with_o great_a fury_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o citizen_n with_o the_o pestilence_n and_o that_o all_o those_o who_o the_o pestilence_n the_o sword_n and_o the_o famine_n have_v spare_v to_o the_o will_n of_o k._n nabuchadnezzar_n who_o shall_v put_v they_o to_o death_n without_o mercy_n and_o the_o latter_a messenger_n he_o bid_v tell_v the_o king_n because_o upon_o report_n of_o pharaoh_n army_n '_o the_o caldaean_o who_o have_v besiege_v jerusalem_n have_v raise_v the_o siege_n yet_o the_o army_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v come_v to_o help_v he_o shall_v return_v into_o egypt_n and_o then_o the_o caldaean_o shall_v return_v who_o shall_v beser_fw-ge lack_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n now_o when_o the_o army_n of_o the_o caldaean_o have_v receive_v the_o news_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o egyptian_a army_n for_o zedechiah_n relief_n and_o thereupon_o depart_v jer._n 37.13_o jeremiah_n be_v go_v from_o jerusalem_n into_o the_o country_n about_o some_o business_n by_o the_o way_n he_o light_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o certain_a captain_n name_v irijah_n who_o when_o he_o have_v upbraid_v he_o that_o he_o flee_v to_o the_o caldaean_o and_o he_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n deny_v it_o yet_o he_o believe_v he_o not_o accuse_v he_o to_o the_o noble_n whereupon_o they_o be_v very_a wretch_n beat_v jeremiah_n and_o cast_v he_o into_o jonathans_n prison_n where_o he_o remain_v a_o long_a time_n in_o a_o loathsome_a condition_n zedechias_n the_o king_n afterward_o send_v for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o he_o into_o the_o palace_n and_o ask_v he_o private_o whither_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n any_o message_n concern_v the_o captivity_n and_o when_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o that_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o that_o zedechiah_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n he_o humble_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o send_v he_o back_o into_o the_o prison_n of_o jonathan_n to_o die_v there_o he_o have_v deserve_v no_o such_o matter_n the_o king_n move_v with_o his_o supplication_n put_v he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prison_n give_v charge_n that_o a_o little_a bread_n and_o pottage_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o as_o long_o as_o the_o bread_n in_o the_o city_n last_v yet_o be_v not_o his_o enemy_n content_a with_o this_o punishment_n for_o shaphaiab_n the_o son_n of_o mahan_n and_o gedaliah_n the_o son_n of_o pashur_n and_o jucal_n the_o son_n of_o shelmeiah_n and_o pashur_n the_o son_n of_o malchiah_n the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o court_n be_v move_v against_o he_o jer._n 33.1_o because_o they_o hear_v he_o speak_v open_o that_o which_o i_o mention_v a_o little_a before_o that_o he_o that_o tarry_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n the_o pestilence_n and_o the_o famine_n but_o he_o that_o flee_v to_o the_o caldaean_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o secure_a and_o go_v to_o the_o king_n they_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n especial_o since_o he_o discourage_v the_o soldier_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o city_n from_o defend_v it_o by_o scatter_v such_o like_a speech_n the_o king_n who_o in_o such_o confusion_n and_o astonishment_n of_o thing_n and_o in_o such_o danger_n desire_v to_o keep_v the_o affection_n of_o his_o subject_n towards_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v in_o their_o power_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o he_o to_o deny_v they_o any_o thing_n they_o then_o take_v he_o and_o let_v he_o
all_o sort_n of_o beast_n paint_v and_o jaazaniah_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o shoâ—han_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o seventie_o elder_n who_o hold_v centre_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o odour_n that_o be_v burn_v just_a then_o appear_v he_o also_o show_v he_o more_o notorious_a wickedness_n than_o these_o he_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o temple_n by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o gate_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o north_n and_o there_o he_o espy_v woman_n which_o lament_v adonis_n afterward_o he_o show_v thing_n more_o worse_a than_o these_o he_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o inner_a court_n of_o the_o temple_n from_o thence_o in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n betwixt_o the_o porch_n and_o the_o altar_n he_o see_v about_o some_o twenty_o five_o man_n who_o with_o their_o back_n to_o the_o temple_n look_v towards_o the_o east_n do_v reverence_n towards_o the_o sun_n rise_v and_o as_o our_o man_n say_v do_v worship_n ezek._n 8.16_o all_o which_o thing_n when_o god_n have_v show_v he_o he_o discover_v to_o he_o their_o future_a destruction_n for_o he_o say_v because_o they_o have_v do_v all_o these_o thing_n to_o provoke_v he_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o in_o his_o fury_n and_o anger_n will_v not_o spare_v nor_o pity_n and_o when_o they_o pray_v unto_o he_o with_o a_o very_a loud_a voice_n he_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o sect._n 3_o in_o the_o same_o year_n a_o little_a while_n after_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n take_v he_o up_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o east_n gate_n of_o the_o temple_n where_o in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v twenty_o five_o man_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o jaazaniah_n the_o son_n of_o azure_a and_o pelotiah_n the_o son_n of_o benaiah_n prince_n of_o the_o people_n and_o there_o the_o spirit_n tell_v he_o that_o those_o be_v the_o man_n that_o in_o the_o city_n devise_v mischief_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o take_v wicked_a counsel_n in_o that_o they_o say_v the_o temple_n be_v build_v long_o ago_o that_o this_o city_n be_v the_o cauldron_n and_o they_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o he_o command_v he_o to_o prophesy_v concern_v they_o and_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o foretell_v these_o thing_n unto_o they_o because_o they_o have_v slay_v a_o many_o in_o that_o city_n and_o strew_v the_o street_n with_o carcase_n that_o the_o carcase_n of_o they_o that_o they_o have_v kill_v be_v the_o flesh_n and_o the_o city_n be_v the_o cauldron_n but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o sword_n which_o they_o fear_v shall_v come_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v befall_v they_o because_o they_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n command_n but_o have_v imitate_v the_o manner_n and_o life_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o thing_n when_o ezekiel_n prophesy_v pelatiah_n the_o son_n of_o benaiah_n who_o i_o mention_v a_o little_a before_o die_v with_o those_o death_n he_o be_v so_o astonish_v that_o he_o think_v that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o rest_n also_o will_v short_o follow_v but_o god_n comfort_v he_o in_o his_o wail_n and_o mourn_v by_o promise_v the_o restorement_n of_o they_o who_o he_o have_v scatter_v afar_o off_o in_o that_o he_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o he_o will_v be_v their_o god_n when_o god_n have_v give_v he_o these_o thing_n to_o prophesy_v he_o be_v carry_v back_o by_o the_o same_o spirit_n into_o caldaea_n and_o tell_v all_o thing_n to_o his_o fellow_n captive_n which_o god_n have_v show_v he_o ezek._n 11._o sect._n 4._o now_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o five_o month_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n certain_a man_n of_o the_o elder_n come_v to_o inquire_v of_o god_n and_o sit_v they_o down_o before_o ezekiel_n whereupon_o god_n bid_v he_o say_v thus_o unto_o they_o that_o god_n who_o know_v very_o well_o with_o what_o mind_n they_o be_v come_v to_o inquire_v of_o he_o will_v not_o answer_v they_o but_o if_o ezekiel_n will_v judge_v they_o he_o shall_v first_o tell_v they_o the_o ungodly_a do_n of_o their_o ancestor_n begin_v from_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o then_o their_o own_o after_o sin_n in_o order_n in_o the_o year_n before_o certain_a man_n of_o the_o elder_n come_v to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n as_o they_o sit_v before_o ezekiel_n god_n bid_v he_o tell_v they_o that_o as_o he_o have_v discover_v to_o he_o they_o think_v upon_o their_o idol_n and_o that_o he_o as_o often_o as_o they_o or_o such_o as_o they_o come_v to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o he_o by_o a_o prophet_n their_o heart_n run_v after_o idol_n he_o will_v answer_v they_o not_o by_o a_o prophet_n but_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n he_o bid_v he_o to_o declare_v this_o to_o israel_n that_o whereas_o he_o have_v now_o 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away_o they_o shall_v get_v the_o reaper_n some_o meat_n and_o that_o he_o come_v again_o that_o very_a day_n and_o come_v in_o among_o the_o reaper_n just_a as_o they_o be_v at_o their_o supper_n in_o the_o holy_a bible_n there_o be_v reckon_v a_o very_a little_a book_n entitle_v by_o his_o name_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n he_o expostulate_v with_o god_n more_o earnest_o why_o the_o wicked_a shall_v overcome_v and_o afflict_v the_o godly_a but_o after_o god_n have_v foretell_v of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n who_o shall_v free_v and_o preserve_v the_o good_a he_o become_v more_o patient_a and_o conclude_v with_o prayer_n which_o do_v show_v the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o christ_n he_o die_v in_o judaea_n two_o year_n before_o the_o jew_n be_v bring_v back_o from_o caldaea_n the_o fifteen_o of_o january_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o his_o body_n by_o god_n discovery_n be_v find_v when_o arcadius_n be_v emperor_n sophonias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxx_o sophonias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o cushi_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n he_o prophesy_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n when_o josias_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n first_o he_o terrifi_v and_o afterward_o comfor_v he_o foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o wickedness_n which_o he_o reckon_v up_o first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o judge_n and_o for_o terror_n sake_n he_o call_v the_o day_n by_o such_o name_n as_o use_v to_o strike_v terror_n into_o man_n he_o foretell_v also_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o nation_n as_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n assyrian_n moabite_n and_o philistine_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o come_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o centiles_n unto_o he_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v alone_o in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxi_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n commandment_n undergo_v he_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o very_a young_a man_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspes_n first_o unto_o zorobabell_a the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n josedec_n the_o priest_n and_o afterward_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n be_v this_o when_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v at_o his_o command_n bring_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n say_v that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v god_n send_v aggaeus_n to_o tell_v zorobabell_a the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jozedec_n that_o the_o people_n speak_v false_o that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n god_n house_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v see_v it_o be_v come_v and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o the_o building_n be_v omit_v what_o they_o have_v sow_v in_o great_a abundance_n have_v afford_v slender_a profit_n the_o rain_n be_v withhold_v from_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v diligent_o begin_v and_o dispatch_v the_o work_n these_o two_o man_n like_v well_o of_o this_o word_n of_o aggaeus_n or_o rather_o of_o god_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n all_o the_o people_n and_o when_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n of_o that_o same_o year_n he_o be_v again_o send_v to_o these_o two_o who_o i_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n first_o to_o exhort_v these_o two_o to_o go_v on_o because_o god_n will_v help_v they_o and_o then_o to_o tell_v they_o all_o that_o that_o new_a temple_n shall_v exceed_v the_o old_a one_o in_o glory_n because_o of_o god_n come_v which_o be_v at_o hand_n in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n he_o be_v send_v again_o to_o tell_v they_o have_v wrest_v a_o confession_n from_o the_o priest_n by_o a_o simile_n and_o a_o induction_n that_o those_o gift_n be_v not_o very_o welcome_a and_o acceptable_a which_o they_o bring_v to_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o the_o work_n of_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v so_o please_v to_o he_o that_o for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v increase_v their_o come_n be_v send_v again_o the_o same_o day_n under_o the_o name_n of_o zorobabell_a he_o foretell_v the_o come_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n this_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n bid_v do_v not_o only_o tell_v zorobabel_n and_o jesus_n the_o priest_n that_o the_o time_n of_o build_v the_o temple_n be_v come_v but_o also_o when_o they_o believe_v he_o he_o help_v they_o in_o finish_v the_o work_n not_o only_o as_o a_o workman_n but_o also_o by_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o sing_v for_o there_o he_o and_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v say_v to_o have_v first_o sing_v a_o haleluia_o which_o be_v a_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v the_o same_o that_o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o hymn_n and_o praise_n of_o aggaeus_n and_o zacharias_n be_v call_v haleluia_o he_o die_v at_o that_o same_o place_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o honour_n by_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o priest_n zacharias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxii_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o barachias_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o addon_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v the_o same_o year_n that_o aggaeus_n that_o be_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o king_n but_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n whereas_o he_o begin_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n but_o he_o prophesy_v long_o than_o he_o and_o to_o more_o for_o he_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n in_o the_o four_o
year_n of_o darius_n and_o the_o book_n that_o be_v entitle_v by_o his_o name_n &_o reckon_v among_o scripture_n contain_v many_o more_o verse_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n at_o god_n bid_v he_o charge_v the_o jew_n who_o be_v new_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n that_o they_o will_v return_v to_o he_o and_o so_o at_o last_o he_o will_v return_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o live_v as_o their_o forefather_n have_v do_v who_o have_v contemn_v the_o command_n of_o the_o former_a prophet_n who_o persuade_v they_o from_o their_o wickedness_n to_o a_o holy_a course_n of_o life_n that_o they_o will_v not_o lie_v but_o speak_v the_o truth_n to_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v judge_v true_o and_o friendly_a that_o they_o will_v not_o devise_v evil_a in_o their_o mind_n against_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v not_o love_v a_o false_a oath_n forasmuch_o as_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n hate_v these_o thing_n if_o they_o will_v do_v that_o 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