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say_v unto_o his_o people_n 24._o people_n psal._n 105._o 24._o behold_v the_o people_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v more_o and_o mighty_a than_o we_o design_v we_o this_o be_v not_o a_o true_a but_o a_o invidious_a representation_n and_o aggravation_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o better_a to_o justify_v the_o severity_n which_o he_o design_v 10_o come_v on_o 19_o on_o act._n 7._o 19_o let_v we_o deal_v wise_o with_o they_o lest_o they_o multiply_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o there_o fall_v out_o any_o war_n country_n war_n which_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o that_o country_n they_o join_v also_o unto_o our_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o we_o and_o so_o get_v they_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n they_o land_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o learn_v from_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o they_o be_v in_o
relieve_v they_o which_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n see_v 2_o king_n 11._o 5_o 7._o or_o that_o in_o which_o the_o guard_n or_o watchman_n of_o the_o temple_n keep_v their_o station_n or_o that_o under_o which_o the_o king_n use_v to_o sit_v to_o hear_v god_n word_n and_o see_v the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v call_v the_o covert_n of_o the_o sabbath_n because_o the_o chief_a time_n in_o which_o the_o king_n use_v it_o for_o those_o end_n be_v the_o weekly_a sabbath_n and_o other_o solemn_a day_n of_o feast_v or_o fast_v which_o all_o come_v under_o the_o name_n of_o sabbath_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n upon_o which_o the_o king_n use_v more_o certain_o and_o solemn_o to_o present_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n than_o at_o other_o time_n that_o they_o have_v build_v in_o the_o house_n and_o the_o king_n entry_n without_o 12._o without_o by_o which_o the_o king_n use_v to_o go_v from_o his_o palace_n to_o the_o temple_n see_v on_o 1_o king_n 10._o 5_o 12._o turn_v he_o from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n ahaz_n assyria_n i_o e._n that_o he_o may_v ingratiate_v himself_o with_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n by_o his_o public_a contempt_n and_o rejection_n of_o that_o religion_n which_o have_v be_v the_o only_a partition-wall_n between_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o other_o king_n and_o which_o possible_o the_o present_a king_n of_o assyria_n do_v vehement_o dislike_v and_o hate_n and_o therefore_o require_v these_o thing_n from_o ahaz_n 19_o ¶_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o ahaz_n which_o he_o do_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 20_o and_o ahaz_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o hezekiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xvii_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n reign_v judah_n heb._n reign_v begin_v hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o 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the_o same_o with_o sennacherib_n who_o eight_o year_n after_o this_o time_n invade_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n see_v chap._n 18._o 10_o 13._o it_o be_v very_o frequent_a in_o the_o eastern_a part_n for_o one_o man_n to_o be_v call_v by_o several_a name_n especial_o by_o the_o people_n of_o several_a country_n josephus_n affirm_v that_o he_o meet_v with_o his_o name_n in_o the_o annal_n of_o the_o tyrian_n which_o be_v extant_a in_o his_o day_n he_o come_v against_o he_o either_o because_o he_o deny_v the_o tribute_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o pay_v or_o that_o he_o may_v make_v he_o tributary_n king_n of_o assyria_n and_o hoshea_n become_v his_o servant_n and_o render_v and_o heb._n render_v give_v he_o tribute_n he_o or_o tribute_n present_n tribute_n present_n swear_v fealty_n to_o he_o and_o engage_v to_o pay_v he_o a_o tribute_n 4_o and_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n find_v conspiracy_n in_o hoshea_n for_o he_o have_v send_v messenger_n to_o so_o king_n of_o egypt_n 5._o egypt_n by_o heathen_a writer_n call_v sva_fw-la or_o sabacus_n that_o by_o his_o assistance_n he_o may_v shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o now_o be_v and_o for_o many_o year_n have_v be_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n rival_n see_v 2_o king_n 18._o 21._o jer._n 37._o 5._o and_o bring_v no_o present_a to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n as_o he_o have_v do_v year_n by_o year_n therefore_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n shut_v he_o up_o and_o bind_v he_o in_o prison_n follow_v prison_n to_o wit_n after_o he_o have_v come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o take_v he_o with_o samaria_n the_o particular_a relation_n whereof_o here_o follow_v 5_o ¶_o then_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n come_v up_o throughout_o all_o the_o land_n and_o go_v up_o to_o samaria_n and_o besiege_v it_o three_o year_n 6_o ¶_o 10._o ¶_o chap._n 18._o 10._o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o hoshea_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n take_v samaria_n and_o carry_v israel_n away_o into_o assyria_n and_o place_v 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of_o the_o heathen_a be_v the_o worship_n of_o their_o baal_n and_o other_o of_o their_o sin_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v out_o from_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o they_o have_v make_v worship_n make_v i_o e._n which_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n have_v ordain_v concern_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o calf_n and_o against_o their_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n 9_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v secret_o thâ—…e_a thing_n that_o be_v not_o right_a against_o the_o lord_n worship_n lord_n this_o belong_v either_o 1._o to_o their_o gross_a idolatry_n and_o other_o abominable_a practice_n which_o they_o be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o before_o other_o compare_v ezek._n 8._o 12._o or_o 2._o to_o the_o worship_n of_o calf_n and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v otherwise_o â—…ndered_v and_o that_o agreeable_o to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n thâ—…â—…ed_o or_o disguise_v or_o cover_v thing_n that_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d against_o or_o before_o or_o towards_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n they_o 〈◊〉_d their_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o calf_n with_o fair_a preâ—…ences_n of_o necessity_n the_o two_o kingdom_n be_v now_o divide_v and_o at_o enmity_n and_o of_o their_o honest_a intention_n of_o serve_v the_o true_a god_n and_o retain_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n from_o which_o they_o allege_v that_o they_o differ_v only_o in_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n their_o god_n and_o they_o build_v they_o high_a place_n in_o all_o their_o city_n from_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o watchman_n to_o the_o fence_a city_n enemy_n city_n in_o all_o part_n and_o place_n both_o in_o city_n and_o in_o the_o country_n yea_o in_o the_o most_o uninhabited_a and_o neglect_a part_n
all_o his_o host_n against_o jerusalem_n 13._o jerusalem_n to_o chastise_v zedekiah_n for_o his_o rebellion_n and_o peâ—…jury_n 2_o chron._n 36._o 13._o and_o pitch_v against_o it_o and_o they_o build_v fort_n against_o it_o round_o about_o 17._o about_o partly_o to_o keep_v all_o supply_n of_o man_n or_o provision_n from_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n and_o partly_o that_o from_o thence_o they_o may_v shoot_v dâ—…rts_n or_o arrow_n or_o stone_n into_o the_o city_n see_v jer._n 52._o 4._o ezek._n 4._o 2._o and_o 17._o 17._o 2_o and_o the_o city_n be_v besiege_v unto_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o king_n zedekiah_n 3_o and_o on_o the_o nine_o day_n of_o the_o 6._o the_o jer._n 52._o 6._o four_o month_n express_v month_n which_o word_n be_v easy_o understand_v by_o compare_v this_o and_o the_o first_o verse_n and_o jer._n 39_o 2._o and_o 52._o 6._o where_o it_o be_v express_v the_o famine_n prevail_v in_o the_o city_n and_o there_o be_v no_o bread_n for_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n 12._o land_n i_o e._n for_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n who_o flock_v thither_o from_o all_o part_n upon_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o babylonian_a army_n but_o only_o for_o the_o great_a man_n and_o soldier_n see_v of_o the_o grievousness_n of_o this_o â—…lamine_n lam._n 4._o 10._o and_o ezek._n 5._o 10_o 12._o 4_o ¶_o and_o the_o city_n be_v break_v up_o 3._o up_o by_o the_o chaldean_n who_o break_v and_o enter_v the_o gate_n jer._n 39_o 3._o and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o war_n flee_v away_o flee_v which_o word_n be_v fit_o supply_v out_o of_o the_o parallel_a place_n jer._n 39_o 4._o or_o out_o of_o the_o follow_a verb_n go_v away_o by_o night_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gate_n between_o two_o wall_n ground_n wall_n between_o the_o outward_a and_o inward_a wall_n of_o the_o city_n by_o a_o private_a way_n have_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n and_o possible_o of_o some_o vault_n under_o the_o ground_n which_o be_v by_o the_o king_n garden_n now_o the_o caldee_n be_v against_o the_o city_n round_o about_o and_o the_o king_n express_v king_n this_o word_n also_o be_v necessary_o to_o be_v understand_v partly_o by_o its_o singular_a which_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o man_n of_o war_n and_o partly_o out_o of_o the_o next_o verse_n where_o it_o be_v express_v go_v the_o way_n towards_o the_o plain_a follow_v plain_a of_o jericho_n as_o it_o follow_v 5_o and_o the_o army_n of_o the_o caldee_n pursue_v after_o the_o king_n and_o overtake_v he_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o jericho_n and_o all_o his_o army_n be_v scatter_v from_o he_o 6_o so_o they_o take_v the_o king_n and_o bring_v he_o up_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o riblah_n absence_n riblah_n of_o which_o see_v above_o v._o 23_o 33._o and_o below_o v._o 21._o where_o nabuchadnezzar_n stay_v that_o he_o may_v both_o supply_v the_o hefieger_n with_o more_o man_n and_o military_a provision_n as_o their_o occasion_n require_v and_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o chaldea_n to_o prevent_v or_o suppress_v any_o commotion_n which_o may_v happen_v there_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o absence_n and_o they_o he_o they_o heb._n speak_v judgement_n with_o he_o give_v judgement_n upon_o he_o he_o he_o the_o king_n officer_n appoint_v thereunto_o examine_v his_o cause_n and_o pass_v the_o follow_a sentence_n against_o he_o 7_o and_o they_o fly_v the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o blâ—…d_v and_o heb._n make_v blâ—…d_v put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o bind_v he_o with_o fetter_n of_o brass_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n difficulty_n babylon_n thus_o two_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v which_o seem_v contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o babylon_n jer._n 32._o 5._o and_o 34._o 3._o and_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o see_v babylon_n which_o seeming-contradiction_n because_o zedekiah_n the_o false_a prophet_n can_v not_o reconcile_v he_o conclude_v both_o be_v false_a and_o that_o jeremy_n be_v a_o false_a prophet_n and_o it_o seem_v zedekiah_n the_o king_n may_v stumble_v at_o this_o difficulty_n 8_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o five_o month_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o month_n riblah_n month_n quest._n how_o do_v this_o agree_v with_o jer._n 52._o 12._o where_o he_o be_v say_v to_o come_v thither_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n ans._n either_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o burn_v the_o temple_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n or_o this_o sacred_a writer_n speak_v of_o the_o day_n of_o his_o departure_n from_o riblah_n towards_o jerusalem_n and_o jeremiah_n speak_v of_o his_o come_n to_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v about_o three_o day_n journey_n from_o riblah_n which_o be_v 24._o be_v see_v chap._n 24._o 12._o and_o ver._n 24._o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n come_v nebuzaradan_a marshal_n nebuzaradan_a or_o chief_a marshal_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n a_o servant_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n unto_o jerusalem_n 9_o and_o he_o burn_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n year_n lord_n which_o have_v now_o stand_v about_o 450_o year_n and_o the_o king_n house_n and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o every_o great_a man_n house_n burn_v he_o with_o fire_n 10_o and_o all_o the_o army_n of_o the_o caldee_n that_o be_v with_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n break_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n round_o about_o 11_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o city_n follow_v city_n who_o neither_o the_o sword_n nor_o famine_n have_v destroy_v who_o be_v 832_o person_n jer._n 52._o 29._o be_v member_n and_o trader_n of_o that_o city_n for_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o there_o be_v very_o many_o more_o of_o the_o countrypeople_n who_o be_v flee_v thither_o who_o be_v leave_v with_o other_o of_o their_o brethren_n to_o manure_v the_o land_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o the_o away_o the_o heb._n fall_v away_o fugitive_n that_o fall_v away_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n with_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o multitude_n country_n multitude_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n do_v nebuzar_n adan_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n carry_v away_o 12_o but_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n leave_v of_o poverty_n of_o heb_fw-mi the_o poverty_n the_o poor_a of_o the_o land_n to_o be_v vinedresser_n and_o husbandman_n 13_o and_o 22._o and_o chap._n 20._o 17._o jer_n 27._o 19_o 22._o the_o 15._o the_o 1_o kin._n 7._o 15._o pillar_n of_o brass_n 22._o brass_n the_o carriage_n whereof_o to_o babylon_n be_v foretell_v jer._n 27._o 21_o 22._o that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o 27._o the_o 1_o kin._n 7._o 27._o base_n and_o the_o 23._o the_o 1_o kin._n 7._o 23._o brazen_a sea_n that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v the_o caldee_n break_v in_o piece_n and_o carry_v the_o brass_n of_o they_o to_o babylon_n 14_o and_o the_o â—…0_n the_o exod._n 27._o 3._o 1_o kin._n 7._o â—…0_n pot_n and_o the_o shovel_n 7._o shovel_n of_o these_o and_o the_o follow_a word_n see_v on_o exod._n 27._o and_o 1_o king_n 6._o and_o 7._o and_o the_o snuffer_n and_o the_o spoon_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o brass_n wherewith_o they_o minister_v take_v they_o away_o 15_o and_o the_o fire-pan_n and_o the_o bowl_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v of_o gold_n in_o gold_n and_o of_o silver_n in_o silver_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n take_v away_o 16_o the_o two_o pillar_n sea_n pillar_n heb._n the_o one_o sea_n one_o sea_n and_o the_o base_n which_o solomon_n have_v make_v for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 47._o lord_n 1_o kin._n 7._o 47._o the_o brass_n of_o all_o these_o vessel_n be_v without_o weight_n 17_o 21._o 17_o 1_o kin._n 7._o 15._o jer._n 52._o 21._o the_o height_n of_o the_o one_o pillar_n be_v eighteen_o cubit_n and_o the_o chapter_n upon_o it_o be_v brass_n and_o the_o height_n of_o the_o chapter_n three_o cubit_n and_o the_o wreathen-work_n and_o pomegranate_n upon_o the_o chapter_n round_o about_o all_o of_o brass_n and_o like_v unto_o these_o have_v the_o second_o pillar_n with_o wreath_a work_n 18_o ¶_o and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n take_v seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n 14._o priest_n the_o highpriest_n grandson_n of_o that_o hilkiah_n of_o who_o ch_n 22._o 4._o and_o father_n of_o jehozadack_n who_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v take_v with_o his_o father_n and_o when_o his_o father_n be_v slay_v v._o 21._o he_o be_v carry_v away_o to_o babylon_n as_o it_o be_v note_v 1_o chron._n 6._o 13_o 14._o and_o 25._o and_o jer._n 29._o 25._o zephaniah_n the_o second_o priest_n 4._o priest_n who_o be_v the_o high-priest_n deputy_n when_o he_o be_v hinder_v from_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o office_n see_v on_o numb_a 3._o 32._o
many_o instance_n in_o scriptureâ—…_n some_o of_o which_o have_v be_v former_o give_v and_o other_o will_v be_v give_v in_o their_o proper_a place_n where_o the_o same_o word_n or_o phrase_n be_v take_v different_o and_o that_o in_o the_o very_a same_o chapter_n and_o history_n and_o particular_o this_o variety_n be_v elsewhere_o use_v both_o by_o sacred_a and_o profane_a writer_n in_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o year_n of_o prince_n which_o be_v sometime_o reckon_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o reign_n and_o sometime_o from_o other_o remarkable_a time_n and_o occurrence_n thus_o nebuchadnezar_n year_n be_v sometime_o compute_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n as_o 2_o king_n 25._o 8._o jer._n 52._o 12_o 29_o 30._o and_o sometime_o from_o his_o complete_a conquest_n of_o syria_n and_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n as_o that_o passage_n dan._n 2._o 1._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v by_o the_o general_a stream_n of_o interpreter_n understand_v thus_o ahaziahs_n year_n which_o doubtless_o be_v usual_o compute_v from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v compute_v from_o another_o head_n ch_z 22._o 2._o where_o see_v the_o note_n and_o the_o like_a difference_n be_v observe_v in_o compute_v the_o year_n of_o some_o of_o the_o syrian_a monarch_n and_o roman_a emperor_n and_o particular_o of_o augustus_n the_o year_n of_o who_o reign_n be_v various_o account_v by_o the_o roman_a historian_n sometime_o from_o his_o first_o consulship_n sometime_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n and_o sometime_o from_o that_o famous_a victory_n at_o actium_n where_o he_o utter_o overthrow_v his_o competitour_n and_o make_v himself_o sole_a and_o unquestionable_a emperor_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o strange_a if_o it_o be_v so_o here_o and_o that_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v thus_o understand_v appear_v from_o hence_o that_o it_o can_v be_v the_o 36th_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o asa_n in_o his_o own_o person_n because_o baasha_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o asa_n three_o year_n 1_o king_n 15._o 28._o and_o reign_v only_o 24_o year_n and_o consequent_o die_v in_o asa_n 26_o or_o 27_o year_n as_o it_o be_v say_v he_o do_v 1_o king_n 15._o 8._o 17._o 8._o 1_o kin._n 15._o 17._o baasha_n king_n of_o israel_n come_v up_o against_o judah_n and_o build_v ramah_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o he_o may_v let_v none_o go_v out_o or_o come_v into_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n he_o judah_n that_o he_o may_v keep_v his_o subject_n from_o revolt_a to_o asa_n as_o he_o perceive_v they_o begin_v to_o do_v ch_n 15._o 9_o and_o keep_v asa_n subject_n from_o come_v into_o his_o dominion_n to_o seduce_v his_o â—…eople_n from_o their_o obedience_n to_o he_o 2_o then_o asa_n bring_v out_o silver_n and_o gold_n etc._n gold_n this_o verse_n and_o v._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o be_v explain_v 1_o king_n 15._o 18_o etc._n etc._n out_o of_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o send_v to_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n that_o dwell_v at_o darmâ—…sek_n at_o heb._n darmâ—…sek_n damascus_n say_v 3_o there_o be_v a_o league_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o as_o there_o be_v between_o my_o father_n and_o thy_o father_n behold_v i_o have_v send_v thou_o silver_n and_o gold_n go_v break_v thy_o league_n with_o baasha_n king_n of_o israel_n that_o he_o may_v depart_v from_o i_o 4_o and_o benhadad_a hearken_v unto_o king_n asa_n and_o send_v the_o captain_n of_o he_o of_o heb._n which_o be_v he_o his_o army_n against_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o smite_v ijon_n and_o dan_n and_o abel-maim_n and_o all_o the_o store-city_n of_o naphtali_n 5_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o baasha_n hear_v it_o that_o he_o leave_v off_o build_n of_o ramah_n and_o let_v his_o work_n cease_v 6_o then_o asa_n the_o king_n take_v all_o judah_n and_o they_o carry_v away_o the_o stone_n of_o ramah_n and_o the_o timber_n thereof_o wherewith_o baasha_n be_v a_o building_n and_o he_o build_v therewith_o geba_n and_o mizpah_n 7_o and_o at_o that_o time_n 2._o time_n 1_o kin._n 16._o 1._o ch._n 19_o 2._o hanani_n the_o seer_n come_v to_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o because_o thou_o have_v rely_v on_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o not_o rely_v on_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n therefore_o be_v the_o host_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n escape_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n family_n hand_n and_o so_o reserve_v to_o be_v a_o scourge_n to_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o posterity_n hereafter_o whereas_o if_o he_o have_v join_v with_o baasha_n against_o thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v overthrow_v they_o both_o and_o prevent_v all_o that_o mischief_n which_o that_o monarch_n will_v do_v one_o day_n to_o thy_o family_n 8_o be_v not_o 9_o not_o ch._n 14._o 9_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o the_o lubim_n arabia_n lubim_n either_o the_o libyan_n in_o africa_n or_o another_o people_n possible_o descend_v from_o they_o but_o now_o seat_v in_o some_o part_n of_o arabia_n abundance_n arabia_n heb._n in_o abundance_n a_o huge_a host_n with_o very_a many_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n yet_o because_o thou_o do_v rely_v on_o the_o lord_n he_o deliver_v they_o into_o thy_o hand_n 9_o for_o 10._o for_o zech._n 4._o 10._o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_z run_z to_z and_o fro_o throughout_o the_o whole_a earth_n etc._n earth_n or_o strong_o to_o hold_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n to_o show_v himself_o strong_a in_o the_o behalf_n of_o they_o who_o heart_n be_v perfect_a do_v perfect_a i_o e._n upright_o and_o sincere_a as_o thou_o be_v not_o obj._n the_o heart_n of_o asa_n be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a all_o his_o day_n ch_n 15._o 17._o ans._n he_o be_v perfect_a and_o sincere_a in_o the_o thing_n here_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o outward_a worship_n of_o god_n but_o not_o in_o the_o inward_a worship_n of_o god_n trust_v and_o fear_v and_o love_v he_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n of_o which_o he_o here_o speak_v or_o thus_o he_o be_v perfect_a or_o sincere_a in_o the_o general_a course_n of_o his_o life_n though_o in_o some_o particular_n whereof_o this_o be_v one_o his_o heart_n do_v not_o perfect_o cleave_v to_o god_n as_o it_o shall_v have_v do_v towards_o he_o herein_o thou_o have_v do_v foolish_o therefore_o from_o henceforth_o 32._o henceforth_o 1_o kin._n 15._o 32._o thou_o shall_v have_v war_n 4._o war_n with_o baasha_n ch_n 16._o 4._o 10_o then_o asa_n be_v wroth_a with_o the_o seer_n and_o put_v he_o in_o subversion_n in_o heb._n a_o house_n of_o subversion_n aprison_v house_n 26._o house_n or_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o stock_n in_o which_o the_o foot_n or_o as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n say_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o prisoner_n be_v lock_v up_o see_v iâ—…r_n 20._o 2._o &_o 29._o 26._o for_o he_o be_v in_o a_o rage_n with_o he_o because_o of_o this_o thing_n and_o asa_n crâ—…shed_v asa_n heb._n crâ—…shed_v oppress_v some_o of_o the_o people_n the_o same_o time_n 11_o and_o behold_v the_o act_n of_o asa_n first_o and_o last_o lo_o they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n 12_o and_o asa_n in_o the_o thirty_o and_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v disease_v in_o his_o foot_n until_o his_o disease_n be_v exceed_v great_a yet_o in_o his_o disease_n he_o seek_v not_o to_o the_o lord_n but_o to_o the_o physician_n experience_n physician_n he_o do_v not_o humble_v himself_o before_o god_n nor_o earnest_o desire_v his_o help_n but_o put_v all_o his_o confidence_n in_o the_o skill_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o his_o physician_n of_o who_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v great_a experience_n 13_o and_o asa_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o die_v in_o the_o one_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n 14_o and_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o his_o own_o sepulchre_n which_o he_o have_v dig_v have_v heb._n dig_v make_v for_o himself_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o â—…aid_v he_o in_o the_o bed_n which_o be_v fill_v with_o sweet_a odour_n and_o divers_a kind_n of_o spice_n prepare_v by_o the_o apothecary_n art_n 19_o art_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o nation_n be_v see_v gen._n 50._o 2._o 2_o chron._n 21._o 19_o and_o they_o make_v a_o very_a great_a burn_a miscarriage_n burn_a to_o wit_n of_o precious_a spice_n thereby_o â—…estifying_v their_o thankfulness_n for_o many_o benefit_n which_o they_o enjoy_v under_o his_o government_n and_o their_o respect_n to_o he_o notwithstanding_o his_o miscarriage_n for_o he_o chap._n xvii_o and_o 24._o and_o 1_o kin._n 15._o 24._o jehoshaphat_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n and_o strengthen_v himself_o against_o israel_n etc._n israel_n against_o the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v molest_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n with_o war_n all_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n
any_o considerable_a inconvenience_n to_o we_o who_o be_v free_a from_o the_o obligation_n which_o the_o jew_n be_v former_o under_o of_o procure_v such_o stone_n and_o abstain_v in_o their_o diet_n from_o such_o beast_n and_o bird_n as_o then_o be_v sufficient_o know_v to_o they_o and_o if_o any_o be_v doubtful_a they_o have_v one_o safe_a course_n to_o abstain_v from_o they_o and_o the_o onyx_n stone_n 20._o stone_n a_o kind_n of_o precious_a stone_n of_o which_o see_v exod._n 25._o 7._o and_o 28._o 9_o 20._o 13._o and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o second_o river_n be_v gihen_n conceive_v gihen_n not_o that_o river_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n so_o call_v 1_o king_n 1._o 33._o 2_o chron._n 32._o 30._o but_o another_o of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o in_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o branch_n of_o a_o great_a river_n here_o it_o be_v a_o branch_n either_o of_o euphrates_n as_o most_o think_v or_o of_o tigris_n as_o some_o late_a writer_n conceive_v the_o same_o be_v it_o that_o compass_v the_o whole_a land_n of_o câ—…sh_v of_o câ—…sh_v ethiopia_n synopsis_n ethiopia_n not_o that_o country_n in_o africa_n above_o egypt_n common_o so_o call_v but_o either_o arabia_n which_o in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o call_v cush_n or_o ethiopia_n of_o which_o see_v the_o note_n upon_o 2_o king_n 19_o 9_o job_n 28._o 19_o ezek._n 29._o 10._o and_o 30._o 8_o 9_o hab._n 3._o 7._o or_o rather_o a_o country_n adjoin_v to_o india_n and_o persia_n with_o which_o cush_n be_v join_v ezek._n 38._o 5._o see_v also_o esa._n 11._o 11._o and_o ezek._n 27._o 10._o and_o about_o which_o place_n the_o ethiopian_n be_v seat_v by_o herod_n l._n 7._o homer_n heâ—…iod_n and_o other_o of_o which_o see_v my_o latin_a synopsis_n 14._o and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o three_o river_n be_v hiddekel_n 4._o hiddekel_n i._n e._n tigris_n or_o a_o eminent_a branch_n of_o it_o see_v dan._n 10._o 4._o that_o be_v it_o which_o go_v assyria_n go_v or_o eastward_o to_o assyria_n towards_o the_o east_n of_o assyria_n and_o the_o four_o river_n be_v euphrates_n 15._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n take_v adam_n take_v or_o adam_n the_o man_n and_o put_v he_o go_v he_o i._n e._n command_v and_o incline_v he_o to_o go_v into_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n to_o 23._o to_o or_o till_o see_v chap._n 3._o 23._o dress_v it_o it_o it_o i._n e._n to_o prune_v dress_n and_o order_v the_o tree_n and_o herb_n of_o it_o and_o to_o keep_v it_o it_o it_o from_o the_o annoyance_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v unreasonable_a creature_n and_o allow_v the_o use_n of_o herb_n may_v easy_o spoil_v the_o beauty_n of_o it_o 16._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n command_v the_o man_n thereof_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n too_o as_o appear_v both_o from_o the_o permission_n for_o eat_v herb_n and_o fruit_n give_v to_o she_o together_o with_o her_o husband_n gen._n 1._o 28_o 29._o and_o from_o gen._n 3._o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o from_o eve_n punishment_n and_o that_o either_o immediate_o or_o by_o adam_n who_o god_n enjoin_v to_o inform_v she_o thereof_o say_v of_o every_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n eat_v garden_n heb._n eat_v thou_o shall_v eat_v thou_o may_v free_o eat_v 27._o eat_v without_o offence_n to_o i_o or_o nut_n to_o thyself_o the_o word_n in_o hebrew_n have_v the_o form_n of_o a_o command_n but_o be_v only_o a_o permission_n or_o indulgence_n as_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 25_o 27._o 17._o but_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o for_o in_o the_o day_n in_o which_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o die_v thereof_o heb._n die_v thou_o shall_v die_v thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v other_o die_v with_o a_o threefold_a death_n 1._o spiritual_a by_o the_o guilt_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n at_o that_o instant_n thou_o shall_v be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n eph._n 2._o 1._o 2._o temporal_a or_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n which_o shall_v then_o begin_v in_o thou_o by_o decay_n infirmity_n terror_n danger_n and_o other_o harbinger_n of_o death_n 3._o eternal_a which_o shall_v immediate_o succeed_v the_o other_o 18._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v 28._o say_v or_o have_v say_v to_o wit_n upon_o the_o six_o day_n on_o which_o the_o woman_n be_v make_v gen._n 1._o 27_o 28._o it_o be_v not_o good_a kind_n good_a not_o convenient_a either_o for_o my_o purpose_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o mankind_n or_o for_o man_n personal_a comfort_n or_o for_o the_o propagation_n of_o his_o kind_n that_o the_o man_n shall_v be_v alone_o i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o help_n 1â—…_n help_n heb_fw-mi as_o before_o he_o or_o as_o it_o be_v comparable_a to_o he_o is._n 40._o 1â—…_n meet_v for_o he_o he_o he_o a_o most_o emphatical_a phrase_n signify_v thus_o much_o one_o correspondent_a to_o he_o suitable_a both_o to_o his_o nature_n and_o necessity_n one_o altogether_o like_a to_o he_o in_o shape_n and_o constitution_n disposition_n and_o affection_n a_o second_o self_n or_o one_o to_o be_v at_o hand_n and_o near_o to_o he_o to_o stand_v continual_o before_o he_o familiar_o to_o converse_v with_o he_o to_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o succour_v serve_v and_o comfort_v he_o or_o one_o who_o eye_n respect_n and_o care_n as_o well_o as_o desire_v gen._n 3._o 16._o shall_v be_v to_o he_o who_o business_n it_o shall_v be_v to_o please_v and_o help_v he_o 19_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o lord_n god_n form_v every_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o every_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o bring_v they_o season_n they_o either_o by_o wind_n or_o angel_n or_o by_o his_o own_o secret_a instinct_n by_o which_o stork_n and_o crane_n and_o swallow_n change_v their_o place_n with_o the_o season_n unto_o man._n unto_o or_o the_o man._n adam_n follow_v adam_n partly_o to_o own_o their_o subjection_n to_o he_o partly_o that_o man_n be_v recreate_v with_o their_o prospect_n may_v adore_v and_o praise_v the_o maker_n of_o they_o and_o withal_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o want_n of_o a_o meet_a companion_n and_o so_o the_o better_o prepare_v to_o receive_v god_n mercy_n therein_o and_o partly_o for_o the_o reason_n here_o follow_v to_o see_v parent_n see_v or_o make_v a_o discovery_n not_o to_o god_n who_o know_v it_o already_o but_o to_o all_o future_a generation_n who_o will_v hereby_o understand_v the_o deep_a wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o their_o first_o parent_n what_o he_o will_v call_v they_o and_o whatsoever_o adam_n call_v every_o soul_n every_o heb._n live_v soul_n live_a creature_n that_o be_v the_o name_n thereof_o nature_n thereof_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o primitive_a or_o hebrew_n language_n and_o this_o be_v do_v for_o the_o manifestation_n both_o of_o man_n dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n and_o of_o the_o largeness_n of_o his_o understanding_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o authority_n to_o give_v name_n and_o a_o effect_n of_o vast_a knowledge_n to_o give_v convenient_a name_n to_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o suppose_v a_o exact_a acquaintance_n with_o their_o nature_n 20._o and_o adam_n callâ—…d_n adam_n heb._n callâ—…d_n give_v name_n to_o all_o cattle_n and_o to_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o to_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n but_o for_o adam_n there_o be_v not_o find_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o he_o he_o but_o though_o in_o give_v they_o name_n he_o consider_v their_o several_a nature_n and_o perfection_n it_o be_v evident_a to_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o 21._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n cause_v a_o deep_a sleep_n to_o fall_v upon_o adam_n it_o adam_n that_o he_o who_o be_v without_o sin_n may_v feel_v no_o pain_n in_o the_o take_n away_o of_o his_o rib._n and_o in_o this_o sleep_n some_o think_v adam_n be_v in_o a_o ecstasy_n wherein_o he_o see_v what_o be_v do_v together_o with_o the_o reason_n and_o mystery_n of_o it_o and_o he_o sleep_v and_o he_o take_v one_o of_o his_o rib_n he_o rib_n together_o with_o the_o flesh_n upon_o it_o v._o 23._o or_o one_o of_o his_o side_n for_o the_o hebrew_n 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be_v ridiculous_a to_o say_v the_o sceptre_n depart_v from_o judah_n under_o he_o by_o who_o it_o first_o come_v into_o that_o tribe_n have_v be_v till_o david_n time_n in_o other_o tribe_n but_o the_o great_a difficulty_n be_v how_o this_o be_v accomplish_v for_o if_o the_o event_n full_o agree_v with_o this_o prophecy_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v lose_v and_o christ_n must_v be_v own_v as_o the_o true_a messiah_n the_o sceptre_n be_v for_o a_o time_n in_o other_o tribe_n as_o in_o moses_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n in_o divers_a of_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v of_o several_a tribe_n and_o last_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n under_o saul_n but_o the_o sceptre_n depart_v from_o all_o these_o but_o this_o be_v prophesy_v as_o judahs_n privilege_n that_o when_o once_o the_o sceptre_n or_o government_n come_v into_o that_o tribe_n which_o it_o do_v in_o david_n time_n it_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o it_o till_o christ_n come_v and_o then_o it_o shall_v depart_v and_o 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in_o this_o prophecy_n for_o judah_n be_v here_o compare_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o it_o be_v here_o signify_v that_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n which_o be_v in_o judah_n when_o once_o it_o come_v thither_o shall_v not_o shift_v from_o tribe_n to_o tribe_n as_o it_o have_v do_v but_o whilst_o there_o be_v any_o sceptre_n or_o supreme_a government_n among_o the_o jew_n it_o shall_v be_v in_o that_o tribe_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o if_o there_o shall_v happen_v any_o total_a but_o temporary_a intercision_n or_o cessation_n of_o the_o government_n among_o all_o the_o tribe_n which_o now_o be_v the_o case_n that_o be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o promise_n nor_o to_o the_o privilege_n grant_v to_o judah_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n after_o the_o captivity_n the_o state_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o various_a sometime_o they_o have_v governor_n put_v in_o by_o the_o persian_a king_n as_o zoroâ—…abel_n who_o be_v also_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_z as_o it_o be_v suppose_v nephew_n of_o jeâ—…ojachin_n and_o nehemiah_n who_o eusebius_n affirm_v to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o though_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v number_v among_o the_o priest_n nehem._n 10._o 8._o yet_o a_o diligent_a reader_n will_v find_v that_o he_o be_v even_o there_o distinguish_v from_o they_o by_o his_o title_n the_o tirshatha_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o the_o word_n priest_n ver_fw-la 8._o relate_v only_o to_o the_o rest_n there_o mention_v beside_o he_o especial_o if_o this_o be_v compare_v with_o chap._n 9_o 38._o where_o the_o prince_n among_o who_o sure_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o chief_a be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o priest_n and_o sometime_o the_o people_n choose_v governor_n or_o captain-general_n as_o the_o maccabee_n and_o other_o but_o under_o all_o their_o vicissitude_n after_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n the_o chief_a government_n be_v evident_o and_o unquestionable_o seat_v in_o the_o great_a council_n call_v sanhedrim_n or_o synedrium_fw-la wherein_o though_o some_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v mix_v with_o those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o because_o they_o together_o with_o other_o member_n of_o that_o council_n have_v their_o power_n both_o from_o that_o tribe_n by_o which_o they_o be_v choose_v and_o in_o it_o and_o for_o it_o the_o sceptre_n do_v true_o remain_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n even_o as_o it_o be_v right_o call_v the_o roman_a empire_n when_o trajan_n a_o spaniard_n or_o other_o foreigner_n administer_v it_o or_o as_o we_o call_v it_o the_o kingdom_n of_o poland_n when_o they_o choose_v a_o king_n of_o another_o nation_n how_o great_a and_o venerable_a the_o authority_n of_o this_o council_n be_v among_o the_o jew_n may_v easy_o be_v gather_v 1._o from_o the_o divine_a institution_n of_o it_o numb_a 11._o 16_o whereby_o indeed_o it_o be_v at_o first_o to_o consist_v of_o person_n indifferent_o choose_v out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n but_o now_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v banish_v and_o disperse_v in_o unknown_a place_n and_o benjamin_n and_o levi_n be_v as_o it_o be_v accession_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n incorporate_v with_o it_o it_o now_o become_v as_o it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n as_o act_v in_o its_o name_n and_o by_o its_o authority_n and_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v call_v judâ—…a_n and_o all_o the_o people_n jew_n from_o the_o predominancy_n of_o that_o tribe_n above_o the_o rest_n 2._o from_o the_o great_a power_n and_o privilege_n ancient_o grant_v to_o it_o deut._n 17._o 8._o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 19_o 8_o 11._o psal._n 122._o 5._o 3._o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n and_o other_o jewish_a writer_n which_o be_v most_o considerable_a in_o this_o argument_n who_o large_o describe_v and_o magnify_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o it_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o power_n of_o their_o king_n be_v subject_a to_o that_o of_o this_o council_n and_o therefore_o one_o of_o they_o address_v his_o speech_n to_o that_o council_n where_o also_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v present_a first_o salute_v the_o senator_n and_o after_o they_o the_o king_n they_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o power_n of_o make_v war_n or_o peace_n be_v vest_v in_o that_o council_n and_o that_o herod_n be_v try_v for_o his_o life_n by_o it_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o power_n of_o this_o council_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n take_v away_o which_o the_o jew_n confess_v joh._n 18._o 31._o and_o that_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judaea_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o by_o they_o give_v to_o herod_n who_o be_v no_o jew_n but_o a_o idumaean_a and_o this_o before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o be_v the_o only_a remain_a difficulty_n to_o this_o many_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v 1._o that_o this_o happen_v but_o a_o few_o year_n before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n when_o christ_n be_v even_o at_o the_o door_n and_o about_o to_o come_v and_o therefore_o may_v well_o be_v say_v to_o be_v come_v especial_o in_o the_o prophetical_a stile_n whereby_o thing_n be_v oft_o say_v to_o be_v do_v which_o be_v near_o do_v 2._o that_o the_o jewish_a senator_n do_v long_o struggle_v with_o herod_n about_o the_o government_n and_o do_v not_o yield_v it_o up_o to_o he_o till_o his_o last_o year_n when_o they_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o fealty_n to_o he_o which_o be_v after_o christ_n be_v bear_v nor_o indeed_o be_v the_o sceptre_n quite_o go_v from_o they_o then_o for_o that_o council_n still_o have_v the_o power_n though_o not_o of_o life_n and_o death_n yet_o of_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n see_v joh._n 18._o 31._o so_o that_o if_o the_o sceptre_n
they_o i_o e._n not_o hurt_v they_o as_o that_o word_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o gen._n 26._o 11._o psal._n 105._o 15._o and_o 144._o 5._o or_o not_o smite_v they_o as_o be_v say_v v._n 18._o 20_o this_o 21._o this_o which_o follow_v v._o 21._o we_o will_v do_v to_o they_o we_o will_v even_o let_v they_o live_v *_o lest_o wrath_n be_v upon_o we_o because_o of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o oath_n which_o we_o swear_v unto_o they_o 21_o and_o the_o prince_n say_v unto_o they_o let_v they_o live_v but_o let_v they_o be_v hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n away_o congregation_n i_o e._n let_v they_o be_v public_a servant_n and_o employ_v in_o the_o mean_a office_n and_o drudgery_n such_o as_o this_o be_v this_o one_o kind_n be_v put_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o be_v deut._n 29._o 11._o for_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o do_v this_o partly_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v express_v v._n 23._o which_o otherwise_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o must_v have_v do_v partly_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o camp_n or_o body_n of_o the_o people_n and_o sometime_o upon_o occasion_n even_o to_o particular_a israelite_n whence_o they_o be_v make_v bondman_n which_o be_v mention_v as_o a_o thing_n distinct_a from_o their_o service_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n v._o 23._o and_o so_o they_o be_v in_o effect_n strip_v of_o all_o their_o possession_n whereby_o the_o main_a ground_n of_o the_o people_n quarrel_n be_v take_v away_o as_o the_o prince_n have_v 15._o have_v ver._n 15._o promise_v they_o life_n they_o or_o because_o or_o see_v that_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n sometime_o signify_v the_o prince_n i._n e._n we_o ourselves_o they_o speak_v of_o themselves_o in_o the_o three_o person_n which_o be_v very_o frequent_a in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n have_v promise_v it_o to_o they_o to_o wit_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o confirm_v their_o promise_n by_o a_o oath_n so_o the_o prince_n speak_v here_o to_o the_o people_n allege_v the_o promise_n or_o oath_n of_o the_o prince_n when_o they_o meet_v among_o themselves_o and_o apart_o from_o the_o people_n and_o this_o change_n of_o person_n may_v possible_o arise_v from_o hence_o because_o some_o of_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v present_a in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o prince_n may_v now_o be_v absent_a upon_o some_o occasion_n and_o this_o clause_n relate_v not_o to_o the_o next_o word_n which_o be_v fit_o enclose_v within_o a_o parenthesis_n but_o to_o the_o forego_n clause_n let_v they_o live_v because_o the_o prince_n have_v promise_v they_o their_o life_n 22_o and_o joshua_n call_v for_o they_o and_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o say_v wherefore_o have_v you_o beguile_v we_o say_v we_o be_v very_o far_o from_o you_o when_o you_o dwell_v among_o we_o 23_o now_o therefore_o you_o be_v curse_v condition_n curse_v you_o shall_v not_o escape_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n which_o by_o divine_a sentence_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v a_o people_n devote_v by_o god_n to_o ruin_v but_o only_o change_v the_o quality_n of_o it_o you_o shall_v feel_v that_o curse_n of_o bondage_n and_o servitude_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o your_o race_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o ancient_a decree_n gen._n 9_o 25._o you_o shall_v live_v indeed_o but_o in_o a_o poor_a vile_a and_o miserable_a condition_n and_o there_o shall_v †_o none_o of_o you_o be_v free_v from_o be_v bondman_n posterity_n bondman_n the_o slavery_n which_o be_v upon_o you_o shall_v be_v entail_v to_o your_o posterity_n and_o you_o ‡_o heb._n not_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o you_o hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o house_n of_o my_o god_n habitation_n god_n this_o only_a service_n they_o mention_v here_o because_o it_o be_v their_o principal_a and_o most_o durable_a servitude_n be_v first_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o then_o in_o the_o temple_n whence_o they_o be_v call_v nethinim_n 1_o chron._n 9_o 2._o ezra_n 2._o 43._o whereas_o their_o servitude_n to_o the_o whole_a congregation_n will_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n cease_v when_o the_o israelite_n be_v disperse_v to_o their_o several_a habitation_n 24_o and_o they_o answer_v joshua_n and_o say_v because_o it_o be_v certain_o tell_v thy_o servant_n how_o that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n 2._o god_n deut._n 7._o 1_o 2._o command_v his_o servant_n moses_n to_o give_v you_o all_o the_o land_n and_o to_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n from_o before_o you_o therefore_o we_o be_v sore_o afraid_a of_o our_o life_n because_o of_o you_o and_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n 25_o and_o now_o behold_v we_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n will_v hand_n i_o e._n in_o thy_o power_n to_o use_v we_o as_o thou_o will_v as_o it_o seem_v good_a and_o right_n unto_o thou_o to_o do_v unto_o we_o do_v submit_v do_v we_o refer_v ourselves_o to_o thou_o and_o thy_o own_o piety_n and_o probity_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o thy_o word_n and_o oath_n if_o thou_o will_v destroy_v thy_o humble_a suppliant_n we_o submit_v 26_o and_o so_o do_v he_o unto_o they_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o slay_v they_o not_o follow_v g_o so_o as_o be_v say_v v._o 23._o and_o so_o as_o here_o follow_v 27_o and_o joshua_n make_v they_o that_o day_n hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o congregation_n and_o for_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n help_n lord_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o to_o do_v this_o service_n in_o god_n house_n but_o upon_o all_o other_o occasion_n as_o the_o congregation_n need_v or_o require_v their_o help_n even_o unto_o this_o day_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v chap._n x._o now_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o adoni-zedek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v hear_v how_o joshua_n have_v take_v ai_fw-fr and_o have_v utter_o destroy_v it_o 15._o it_o chap._n 6._o 15._o as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o jericho_n and_o her_o king_n so_o he_o have_v do_v to_o 3._o to_o chap._n 8._o 3._o a_z and_o her_o king_n and_o how_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o gibeon_n have_v make_v peace_n with_o israel_n and_o be_v among_o they_o they_o they_o i_o e._n be_v conversant_a with_o they_o have_v yield_v themselves_o to_o their_o disposal_n submit_v themselves_o to_o their_o law_n have_v mingle_v interest_n with_o they_o 2_o that_o they_o king_n they_o i_o e._n he_o and_o his_o people_n the_o king_n be_v speak_v of_o v._o 1._o as_o a_o public_a person_n represent_v all_o his_o people_n or_o he_o a_o â—…_n the_o follow_a king_n v._o 3._o but_o this_o fear_n be_v mention_v v._o 2._o as_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o send_v to_o those_o king_n fear_v great_o because_o gibeon_n be_v a_o great_a city_n as_o one_o of_o the_o †_o royal_a city_n 11._o city_n either_o 1._o real_o a_o royal_a city_n the_o hebrew_n particle_n caph_n oft_o signify_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o thing_n as_o hos._n 4._o 4._o and_o 5._o 10._o and_o oft_o elsewhere_o or_o 2._o equal_a to_o one_o of_o the_o royal_a city_n though_o it_o have_v no_o king_n but_o seem_v to_o be_v govern_v aristocratical_o by_o their_o elder_n jos._n 9_o 11._o and_o kingdom_n ‡_o heb._n ciâ—…ies_n of_o the_o kingdom_n because_o it_o be_v great_a than_o a_z and_o all_o the_o man_n thereof_o be_v mighty_a 3_o wherefore_o adoni-zedek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n send_v work_n send_v either_o because_o he_o be_v superior_a to_o they_o in_o power_n or_o dignity_n or_o because_o he_o be_v near_a the_o danger_n and_o most_o foâ—…ward_o in_o the_o work_n unto_o hoham_n king_n of_o hebron_n and_o unto_o piram_n king_n of_o jarmuth_n and_o unto_o japhia_fw-la king_n of_o lachish_n and_o unto_o debir_n king_n of_o eglon_n say_v 4_o come_v up_o unto_o i_o and_o help_v i_o that_o we_o may_v smite_v gibeon_n for_o it_o have_v make_v peace_n with_o joshua_n and_o with_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 5_o therefore_o the_o five_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n rest_n amorites_n this_o name_n be_v here_o take_v large_o or_o general_o for_o any_o of_o the_o canaanite_n as_o be_v frequent_a for_o to_o speak_v strict_o the_o citizen_n of_o hebron_n here_o mention_v v._o 3._o be_v hittites_n thus_o the_o gibeonite_n who_o be_v hivites_n jos._n 11._o 19_o be_v call_v amorites_n 2_o sam._n 21._o 2._o it_o be_v reasonable_o suppose_v that_o the_o amorites_n be_v numerous_a and_o victorious_a beyond_o jordan_n do_v pour_v forth_o colony_n or_o force_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o there_o subdue_v divers_a place_n and_o so_o communicate_v their_o name_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o king_n of_o hebron_n the_o king_n of_o
as_o most_o interpreter_n believe_v who_o be_v call_v bedan_n i._n e._n in_o dan_n or_o of_o dan_o or_o the_o son_n dan_fw-mi one_o of_o that_o tribe_n to_o signify_v that_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o distrust_v that_o god_n who_o can_v and_o do_v raise_v so_o eminent_a a_o saviour_n out_o of_o so_o obscure_a a_o tribe_n or_o second_o jair_a the_o gileadite_n of_o who_o judg._n 10._o 3._o which_o may_v seem_v best_a to_o agree_v first_o with_o the_o time_n and_o order_n of_o the_o judge_n for_o jair_n be_v before_o jepthah_n but_o samson_n be_v after_o he_o second_o with_o other_o scripture_n for_o among_o the_o son_n of_o a_o more_o ancient_a and_o a_o famous_a jair_n of_o who_o see_v numb_a 32._o 41._o we_o meet_v with_o one_o call_v bedan_n 1_o chron._n 7._o 17._o which_o name_n seem_v here_o give_v to_o jair_a the_o judge_n to_o distinguish_v he_o from_o that_o first_o jair_n three_o with_o the_o follow_a word_n which_o show_v that_o this_o bedan_n be_v one_o of_o those_o 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counsellor_n as_o ahitophel_n be_v call_v 2_o sam._n 15._o 12._o 1_o chron._n 27._o 33._o who_o be_v to_o bring_v thing_n 〈◊〉_d moment_n to_o the_o king_n mind_n and_o remembrance_n and_o to_o admonish_v he_o from_o time_n to_o time_n of_o thing_n fit_a to_o be_v do_v see_v 1_o king_n 4._o 3._o and_o 2_o king_n 18._o 18._o 17_o and_o 4._o and_o 1_o chron._n 24._o 3_o 4._o zadok_v the_o son_n of_o ahitub_n eleazar_n ahitub_n not_o of_o that_o ahitub_n 1_o sam._n 4._o for_o that_o be_v of_o ithamar_n race_n but_o this_o of_o eleazar_n and_o ahimelech_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n 20._o abiathar_n so_o abiathar_n call_v his_o son_n by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o father_n 1_o sam._n 22._o 20._o be_v the_o priest_n require_v priest_n i_o e._n the_o chief_a priest_n next_o under_o abiathar_n who_o flee_v to_o david_n 1_o sam._n 22._o 20._o and_o now_o be_v high_a priest_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o 2_o sam._n 15._o 35._o and_o 1_o king_n 2._o 27_o 35._o under_o he_o these_o two_o be_v the_o next_o chief_a priest_n or_o the_o second_o priest_n each_o one_o be_v chief_a of_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n zadok_v of_o eleazar_n and_o ahimelech_n of_o ithamar_n see_v numb_a 3._o 32._o 1_o chron._n 24._o 3_o 4._o or_o these_o two_o be_v here_o mention_v because_o they_o constant_o attend_v upon_o the_o king_n that_o he_o may_v consult_v with_o they_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o need_v require_v and_o seraiah_n be_v the_o secretary_n the_o or_o secretary_n scribe_n 18_o 17._o 18_o 1_o chron._n 18._o 17._o and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n be_v over_o express_v over_o these_o word_n be_v supply_v out_o of_o the_o parallel_a place_n 1_o chron._n 18._o 17._o and_o out_o of_o 2_o sam._n 20._o 23._o where_o they_o be_v express_v both_o the_o cherethite_n and_o the_o pelethite_n one_o pelethite_n i_o e._n the_o cherethite_n and_o pelethites_n be_v undoubred_o soldier_n and_o such_o as_o be_v eminent_a for_o their_o valour_n and_o fidelity_n to_o the_o king_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o 2_o sam._n 15._o 18._o and_o 20._o 7._o and_o 1_o king_n 1._o 38_o 44._o and_o most_o probable_o they_o be_v the_o king_n guard_n which_o consist_v of_o these_o two_o band_n who_o may_v be_v distinguish_v either_o by_o their_o several_a weapon_n or_o by_o the_o differ_a time_n or_o manner_n of_o their_o service_n they_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v thus_o call_v either_o first_o from_o their_o office_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o king_n command_n to_o cut_v off_o or_o punish_v offender_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o king_n person_n as_o their_o name_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n may_v seem_v to_o imply_v or_o second_o from_o some_o country_n or_o place_n to_o which_o they_o have_v relation_n as_o for_o the_o cherethite_n it_o be_v certain_a they_o be_v either_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o philistine_n or_o a_o people_n neighbour_a to_o they_o and_o confederate_a with_o they_o as_o be_v manifest_a from_o 1_o sam._n 30._o 14._o ezek._n 25._o 16._o zeph._n 2._o 4_o 5._o and_o so_o may_v the_o pelethite_n be_v too_o though_o that_o be_v not_o relate_v in_o scripture_n and_o these_o israelite_n and_o soldier_n of_o david_n may_v be_v so_o call_v either_o because_o they_o go_v and_o live_v with_o david_n when_o he_o dwell_v in_o those_o part_n or_o from_o some_o notable_a exploit_n against_o or_o victory_n over_o these_o people_n as_o among_o the_o roman_n the_o name_n of_o asiaticus_n africanus_n etc._n etc._n be_v give_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n one_o of_o their_o exploit_n against_o the_o cherethites_n be_v in_o part_n relate_v 1_o sam._n 30._o 14._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o do_v many_o other_o against_o they_o and_o against_o other_o people_n among_o which_o the_o pelethite_n may_v be_v one_o and_o david_n son_n be_v prince_n be_v or_o prince_n chief_a ruler_n they_o ruler_n have_v the_o place_n of_o great_a authority_n and_o dignity_n confer_v upon_o they_o chap._n ix_o and_o david_n say_v family_n say_v david_n war_n be_v end_v he_o set_v himself_o to_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n to_o all_o his_o people_n chap._n 8._o 15._o and_o among_o other_o he_o mind_v his_o just_a debt_n and_o obligation_n to_o jonathan_n and_o his_o family_n be_v there_o yet_o any_o that_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n be_v saul_n he_o say_v not_o of_o the_o house_n of_o jonathan_n for_o he_o know_v not_o of_o any_o son_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v and_o therefore_o think_v his_o kindness_n and_o obligation_n be_v to_o pass_v to_o the_o next_o of_o his_o kindred_n as_o for_o mephibosheth_n he_o be_v very_o young_a and_o obscure_a and_o possible_o conceal_v by_o his_o friend_n lest_o david_n shall_v cut_v he_o off_o from_o jealousy_n of_o state_n as_o have_v be_v usual_a among_o prince_n in_o
read_v of_o the_o statute_n of_o omri_n mich._n 6._o 16._o or_o do_v more_o industrious_o and_o violent_o execute_v they_o with_o great_a despite_n against_o god_n and_o malice_n against_o his_o servant_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o in_o his_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n to_o anger_n with_o their_o vanity_n 27_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o omri_n which_o he_o do_v and_o his_o might_n that_o he_o show_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 28_o so_o omri_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o samaria_n and_o ahab_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 29_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o thirty_o and_o eight_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v ahab_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n to_o reign_v over_o israel_n and_o ahab_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n reign_v over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n twenty_o and_o two_o year_n 30_o and_o ahab_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o 31_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v etc._n pass_v heb._n be_v it_o a_o light_a thing_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o light_a thing_n for_o he_o addition_n he_o as_o if_o that_o sin_n be_v not_o big_a enough_o to_o express_v his_o contempt_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o think_v it_o below_o his_o wit_n and_o dignity_n to_o content_v himself_o with_o such_o a_o vulgar_a fault_n but_o the_o hebrew_n run_v thus_o be_v it_o a_o light_a thing_n &_o c_o i._o e._n be_v this_o but_o a_o small_a sin_n that_o therefore_o he_o need_v to_o add_v more_o abomination_n where_o the_o question_n as_o be_v usual_a among_o the_o hebrew_n imply_v a_o strong_a denial_n and_o intimate_v that_o this_o be_v no_o small_a sin_n but_o a_o great_a crime_n and_o may_v have_v satisfy_v his_o wicked_a mind_n without_o any_o addition_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la that_o he_o take_v to_o wife_n jezebel_n 20._o jezebel_n a_o woman_n infamous_a for_o her_o idolatry_n and_o cruelty_n and_o sorcery_n and_o filthiness_n see_v chap._n 18._o 4._o and_o 21._o 8._o 2_o king_n 9_o 22._o revel_v 2._o 20._o the_o daughter_n of_o ethbaal_n writer_n ethbaal_n call_v ithobalus_n or_o itobalus_n in_o heathen_a writer_n king_n of_o the_o zidonian_o marry_n zidonian_o so_o she_o be_v of_o a_o heathenish_a and_o idolatrous_a race_n and_o such_o who_o the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v express_o forbid_v to_o marry_n and_o go_v and_o serve_v baal_n 21._o baal_n i_o e._n the_o idol_n which_o the_o sidonian_n worship_v which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v hercules_n or_o false_a god_n for_o this_o name_n be_v common_a to_o all_o such_o and_o this_o idolatry_n be_v much_o worse_o than_o that_o of_o the_o calf_n because_o in_o the_o calf_n they_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n but_o in_o these_o false_a god_n or_o devil_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o chap._n 18._o 21._o and_o worship_v he_o 32_o and_o he_o rear_v up_o a_o altar_n for_o baal_n in_o the_o house_n of_o baal_n which_o he_o have_v build_v in_o samaria_n 33_o and_o ahab_n make_v a_o grove_n 5._o grove_n against_o god_n express_a prohibition_n deut._n 7._o 5._o and_o ahab_n do_v more_o to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n to_o anger_n than_o all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v before_o he_o 34_o in_o his_o day_n reign_v day_n this_o be_v here_o add_v 1._o as_o a_o character_n of_o the_o time_n and_o a_o instance_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o divine_a prediction_n and_o commination_n this_o be_v fulfil_v 800_o year_n after_o it_o be_v threaten_v and_o withal_o as_o a_o warn_n to_o the_o israelite_n not_o to_o think_v themselves_o innocent_a or_o safe_a because_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v against_o they_o by_o ahijah_n chap._n 14._o 15._o be_v not_o yet_o execute_v though_o they_o continue_v in_o that_o calf-worship_n which_o he_o condemn_v but_o to_o expect_v the_o certain_a accomplishment_n of_o it_o in_o due_a time_n if_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o impenitency_n or_o 2._o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o the_o horrible_a corruption_n of_o his_o time_n and_o of_o that_o high_a contempt_n of_o god_n which_o then_o reign_v do_v hiel_n the_o bethelite_n leaven_v bethelite_n who_o live_v in_o bethel_n the_o seat_n and_o sink_v of_o idolatry_n wherewith_o he_o be_v thorough_o leaven_v build_v jericho_n with_o jericho_n a_o place_n seat_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n but_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n which_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v choose_v for_o his_o building_n not_o so_o much_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n as_o out_o of_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o his_o threaten_n which_o he_o design_v to_o convince_v of_o falsehood_n by_o his_o own_o experience_n and_o out_o of_o a_o ambitious_a desire_n to_o advance_v his_o own_o reputation_n and_o interest_n thereby_o by_o attempt_v that_o which_o he_o know_v his_o king_n and_o queen_n too_o will_v be_v high_o please_v with_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o abiram_n his_o first-born_a and_o set_v up_o the_o gate_n thereof_o in_o his_o young_a son_n segub_n reserve_v segub_n i_o e._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o building_n god_n take_v away_o his_o first-born_a and_o other_o successive_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o work_n and_o the_o young_a when_o he_o finish_v it_o and_o so_o he_o find_v by_o his_o own_o sad_a experience_n the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n and_o how_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o contend_v with_o he_o qu._n why_o do_v not_o god_n rather_o punish_v hiel_n himself_o answ._n this_o be_v a_o terrible_a punishment_n to_o see_v his_o child_n cut_v off_o by_o divine_a vengeance_n before_o their_o time_n one_o after_o another_o and_o all_o this_o for_o his_o own_o folly_n and_o rashness_n compare_v jer._n 52._o 10._o and_o as_o for_o hiel_n himself_o possible_o after_o he_o have_v be_v spare_v so_o long_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o his_o son_n untimely_a death_n he_o also_o may_v be_v cut_v off_o though_o it_o be_v not_o record_v as_o not_o belong_v 〈◊〉_d the_o prophecy_n here_o mention_v or_o if_o not_o his_o present_a impunity_n be_v his_o great_a misery_n either_o as_o it_o continue_v his_o torment_n in_o the_o sad_a and_o last_a remembrance_n of_o his_o loss_n and_o misery_n or_o as_o it_o be_v a_o mean_a to_o harden_v his_o heart_n so_o for_o great_a judgement_n to_o which_o he_o be_v reserve_v 26._o reserve_v josh._n 6._o 26._o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v by_o joshua_n 26._o joshua_n of_o which_o see_v on_o josh._n 6._o 26._o the_o son_n of_o nun._n chap._n xvii_o and_o elias_n and_o heb._n elijahu_n â—…uk_fw-mi 4._o 2â—…_n he_o be_v call_v elias_n elijah_n see_v elijah_n the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o prophet_n matt._n 17._o 3._o who_o be_v here_o bring_v in_o like_a melchisedek_n gen._n 14._o 18._o heb._n 7._o 3._o without_o any_o mention_n of_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o beginning_n of_o his_o day_n like_o a_o man_n drop_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n and_o raise_v by_o god_n special_a providence_n as_o a_o witness_n for_o himself_o in_o this_o most_o degenerate_a time_n and_o state_n of_o thing_n that_o by_o his_o zeal_n and_o courage_n and_o power_n of_o miracle_n he_o may_v give_v some_o check_n to_o their_o various_a and_o abominable_a idolatry_n and_o some_o revive_n to_o that_o small_a number_n of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o people_n who_o yet_o remain_v in_o israel_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o tishbite_n know_v tishbite_n so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n or_o habitation_n or_o for_o some_o other_o reason_n not_o now_o know_v who_o be_v of_o the_o sojourtus_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d sojourtus_fw-la inhabitant_n of_o gilead_n 21._o gilead_n which_o be_v the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n see_v gen._n 31._o 21._o say_v unto_o ahab_n he_o ahab_n 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dish_n that_o have_v be_v use_v first_o whole_o empty_v it_o of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o then_o thorough_o cleanse_v and_o wipe_v it_o and_o last_o turn_v it_o upside_o down_o that_o nothing_o may_v remain_v in_o it_o so_o will_v i_o deal_v with_o jerusalem_n thorough_o empty_a and_o purge_v it_o from_o all_o its_o wicked_a inhabitant_n and_o that_o so_o as_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o hope_n of_o restitution_n 14_o and_o i_o will_v forsake_v the_o remnant_n of_o my_o inheritance_n they_o inheritance_n i_o e._n the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n the_o only_a remainder_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n which_o i_o do_v once_o choose_v for_o my_o inheritance_n but_o now_o notwithstanding_o that_o privilege_n will_v utter_o reject_v and_o forsake_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o they_o shall_v become_v a_o prey_n and_o a_o spoil_n to_o all_o their_o enemy_n 15_o because_o they_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o my_o sight_n and_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n since_o the_o day_n their_o father_n come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n even_o unto_o this_o day_n 34._o day_n this_o sore_a judgement_n though_o it_o be_v chief_o inflict_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n and_o his_o generation_n yet_o have_v a_o respect_n unto_o all_o their_o former_a sin_n the_o guilt_n whereof_o be_v upon_o this_o occasion_n revive_v see_v exod._n 32._o 34._o 16_o moreover_o manasseh_n shed_v innocent_a blood_n worship_n blood_n the_o blood_n of_o those_o prophet_n and_o righteous_a man_n who_o either_o reprove_v his_o sinful_a practice_n or_o refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o his_o wicked_a command_n and_o worship_n very_o much_o till_o he_o have_v fill_v jerusalem_n mouth_n jerusalem_n heb._n from_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n from_o one_o end_n to_o another_o beside_o his_o sin_n religion_n sin_n i_o e._n his_o idolatry_n which_o be_v elsewhere_o call_v evil_a and_o corruption_n and_o here_o sin_n by_o way_n of_o emmency_n which_o be_v the_o more_o considerable_a because_o it_o be_v here_o compare_v with_o horrid_a cruelty_n and_o imply_v to_o be_v worse_o than_o that_o and_o more_o abominable_a in_o god_n sight_n because_o it_o do_v more_o direct_o and_o immediate_o strike_v at_o the_o glory_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n by_o respect_n unto_o which_o all_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v measure_v and_o this_o expression_n god_n here_o use_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o gross_a error_n of_o most_o man_n who_o look_v upon_o idolatry_n as_o a_o small_a sin_n as_o a_o mere_a mistake_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o good_a intention_n and_o as_o a_o excess_n proceed_v from_o zeal_n in_o religion_n wherewith_o he_o make_v judah_n to_o sin_n in_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 17_o â—…_n now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o manasseh_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v and_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o sin_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 18_o and_o 〈◊〉_d â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d manasseh_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o garden_n of_o his_o own_o house_n crime_n house_n not_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o king_n either_o by_o the_o people_n designation_n who_o judge_v he_o unworthy_a of_o that_o honour_n or_o rather_o by_o his_o own_o choice_n and_o command_n as_o a_o last_a testimony_n of_o his_o sincere_a repentance_n and_o abhorrency_n of_o himself_o for_o his_o former_a crime_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o uzza_n it_o uzza_n or_o of_o king_n uzziah_n who_o possible_o plant_v or_o enlarge_v it_o and_o amon_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d be_v twenty_o and_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v meshulleme_v the_o daughter_n of_o haruz_n of_o jotbah_n 20_o and_o he_o do_v thâ—…_n which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o his_o father_n manasseh_n do_v 21_o and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n that_o his_o father_n walk_v in_o and_o serve_v the_o idol_n that_o his_o father_n serve_v and_o worship_v they_o 22_o and_o he_o forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n 23_o ¶_o and_o the_o servant_n of_o amon_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v the_o king_n in_o his_o own_o house_n 24_o and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n slay_v all_o they_o that_o have_v conspire_v against_o king_n amon_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n make_v josiah_n his_o son_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n 25_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o amon_n which_o he_o do_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 26_o and_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o uzza_n and_o â—…osias_fw-la and_o matth._n 1._o 10._o call_v â—…osias_fw-la josiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xxii_o josiah_n 1._o josiah_n 2_o chr._n 34._o 1._o be_v eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v thirty_o and_o one_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v jedidah_fw-mi the_o daughter_n of_o adajah_n of_o boscath_n 2_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o turn_v not_o aside_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a 3_o ¶_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n etc._n year_n not_o of_o his_o life_n but_o of_o his_o reign_n as_o it_o be_v express_v 2_o chron._n 34._o 3_o 8._o what_o he_o do_v before_o this_o time_n see_v 2_o chr._n 34._o 3_o etc._n etc._n of_o king_n josiah_n that_o the_o king_n send_v shaphan_n the_o son_n of_o azaliah_n the_o son_n of_o meshullam_n the_o scribe_n secretary_n scribe_n the_o king_n secretary_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v 4_o go_v up_o to_o hilkiah_n the_o high_a priest_n that_o he_o may_v sum_v the_o silver_n follow_v silver_n i_o e._n take_v a_o exact_a account_n how_o much_o it_o be_v and_o then_o dispose_v it_o in_o manner_n follow_v which_o be_v 4._o be_v chap._n 12._o 4._o bring_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o threshold_n the_o heb._n threshold_n door_n 9_o door_n who_o be_v priest_n or_o levite_n as_o appear_v from_o chap._n 12._o 9_o 2_o chron._n 8._o 14._o and_o 23._o 4._o and_o 34._o 9_o have_v gather_v of_o the_o people_n 5_o and_o let_v they_o deliver_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o work_n that_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 12._o lord_n i_o e._n the_o care_n and_o oversight_n of_o the_o workman_n which_o also_o be_v levites_n 2_o chron._n 34._o 12._o and_o let_v they_o give_v it_o to_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o work_n which_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o repair_v the_o breach_n of_o the_o house_n 6_o unto_o carpenter_n and_o bvilder_n and_o mason_n and_o to_o buy_v timber_n and_o hew_a stone_n building_n stone_n either_o hew_v or_o cut_v out_o of_o the_o quarry_n or_o to_o be_v hew_v and_o fit_v to_o the_o building_n to_o repair_v the_o house_n 7_o howbeit_o there_o be_v no_o reckon_n make_v with_o they_o of_o the_o money_n that_o be_v deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n because_o they_o deal_v faithful_o it_o faithful_o i_o e._n because_o it_o be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o they_o deal_v faithful_o verb_n signify_v the_o be_v of_o a_o thing_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o it_o 8_o ¶_o and_o hilkiah_n the_o high_a priest_n say_v unto_o shaphan_n the_o scribe_n i_o have_v find_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n place_n law_n that_o original_a book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v or_o write_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n as_o it_o be_v express_v 2_o chr._n 34._o 14._o which_o by_o god_n command_n be_v put_v beside_o the_o ark_n deut._n 31._o 26._o and_o probable_o take_v from_o thence_o and_o hide_v by_o the_o care_n of_o some_o godly_a priest_n when_o some_o of_o the_o idolatrous_a king_n of_o judah_n persecute_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o deface_v the_o temple_n and_o which_o the_o jewish_a writer_n affirm_v burn_v all_o the_o copy_n of_o god_n law_n which_o they_o can_v find_v and_o now_o find_v among_o the_o rubbish_n or_o in_o some_o secret_a place_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o hilkiah_n give_v the_o book_n to_o shaphan_n and_o he_o read_v it_o 9_o and_o shaphan_n the_o scribe_n come_v to_o the_o king_n and_o bring_v the_o king_n word_n again_o and_o say_v thy_o servant_n have_v 〈◊〉_d
and_o famous_a a_o change_n of_o the_o jewish_a affair_n as_o this_o captivity_n make_v this_o be_v the_o usual_a way_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o greek_n and_o other_o more_o ancient_a and_o eastern_a nation_n to_o compute_v the_o time_n from_o the_o great_a change_n and_o revolution_n happen_v among_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o computation_n of_o these_o very_a time_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n chap._n 1._o 2._o which_o be_v the_o five_o year_n of_o iehojakim_n captivity_n and_o chap._n 33._o 21._o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o our_o captivity_n and_o chap._n 40._o 1._o in_o the_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o our_o captivity_n 3._o to_o all_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o some_o here_o acknowledge_v a_o error_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o affirm_v that_o in_o the_o first_o and_o best_a copy_n in_o 2_o chron._n 36._o 9_o it_o be_v not_o eight_o but_o eighteen_o which_o they_o gather_v from_o hence_o because_o those_o two_o ancient_a and_o venerable_a translator_n the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a read_v there_o as_o it_o be_v here_o be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a which_o they_o say_v they_o will_v never_o have_v presume_v to_o do_v if_o they_o have_v not_o so_o read_v it_o in_o those_o hebrew_n copy_n out_o of_o which_o they_o draw_v their_o translation_n or_o in_o some_o of_o they_o and_o he_o reign_v in_o jerusalem_n three_o month_n 8._o month_n and_o ten_o day_n which_o be_v add_v 2_o chron._n 36._o 9_o but_o such_o small_a sum_n be_v frequent_o omit_v in_o great_a number_n see_v on_o gen._n 15._o 13._o 1_o king_n 16._o 8._o and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v nehushta_n the_o daughter_n of_o elnathan_n of_o jerusalem_n 9_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o all_o that_o his_o father_n have_v do_v 10_o ¶_o 1._o ¶_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 1._o at_o that_o time_n the_o servant_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d city_n 〈◊〉_d come_v 〈◊〉_d be_v besiege_v 3._o m_o either_o 1._o because_o the_o people_n have_v make_v jehojachin_n king_n without_o his_o consent_n or_o 2._o because_o he_o have_v some_o notice_n or_o at_o least_o a_o suspicion_n of_o his_o intention_n to_o rebel_n against_o he_o and_o to_o join_v with_o egypt_n against_o he_o as_o zedekiah_n his_o successor_n do_v but_o whatsoever_o be_v the_o second_o and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o it_o the_o chief_a cause_n be_v god_n commandment_n or_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o providence_n as_o it_o be_v say_v for_o 3._o 11_o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n come_v against_o the_o city_n and_o his_o servant_n do_v besiege_v it_o 12_o and_o jehoiachin_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n go_v out_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n good_a babylon_n i_o e._n yield_v up_o himself_o and_o the_o city_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o this_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o jeremiah_n and_o to_o his_o own_o good_a he_o and_o his_o mother_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o his_o prince_n and_o his_o 〈◊〉_d his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d officer_n and_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n take_v he_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n year_n reign_n i_o e._n of_o nebuchadnezzar_n reign_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v this_o with_o chap._n 25._o 8._o and_o because_o jehojachin_n reign_v not_o half_a a_o year_n 13_o 〈◊〉_d 13_o 〈◊〉_d 17._o 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o carry_v out_o thence_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o cut_v in_o piece_n all_o the_o vessel_n of_o gold_n 15._o gold_n i_o e._n the_o most_o and_o choice_a of_o they_o by_o compare_v this_o with_o ch_z 25._o 14_o 15._o which_o solomon_n king_n of_o israel_n have_v make_v judah_n make_v so_o he_o express_v it_o either_o first_o because_o these_o vessel_n be_v make_v by_o the_o godly_a king_n of_o judah_n instead_o of_o those_o which_o solomon_n make_v and_o so_o they_o go_v by_o his_o name_n as_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o argonaâ—…ts_n be_v still_o repute_v the_o same_o ship_n though_o it_o be_v from_o time_n to_o time_n recruit_v with_o new_a material_n until_o nothing_o of_o the_o old_a be_v leave_v or_o second_o because_o though_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n have_v be_v ri_v more_o than_o once_o both_o by_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o israel_n and_o by_o the_o wicked_a king_n of_o judah_n yet_o these_o golden_a vessel_n be_v preserve_v from_o they_o either_o by_o the_o care_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o hide_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n or_o by_o the_o clemency_n of_o the_o conqueror_n and_o the_o reverence_n which_o they_o bear_v to_o such_o sacred_a instrument_n or_o by_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n dispose_v their_o heart_n to_o leave_v they_o or_o if_o they_o have_v be_v take_v away_o by_o any_o of_o these_o king_n they_o may_v afterward_o be_v recover_v by_o the_o entreaty_n or_o at_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o godly_a king_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_z have_v say_v 3._o p_o or_o rather_o take_v away_o as_o this_o word_n elsewhere_o signify_v or_o cut_v off_o to_o wit_n from_o the_o temple_n for_o why_o shall_v they_o cut_v in_o piece_n those_o vessel_n which_o may_v convenient_o be_v carry_v away_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o cut_v in_o piece_n but_o reserve_v whole_a be_v manifest_a from_o ezra_n 1._o 7._o and_o dan._n 5._o 2_o 3._o 14_o and_o he_o carry_v away_o all_o jerusalem_n it_o jerusalem_n i_o e._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n not_o simple_o all_o but_o the_o best_a and_o most_o considerable_a part_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n explain_v and_o restrain_v it_o and_o 1._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 24._o 1._o all_o the_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n even_o ten_o thousand_o trouble_n thousand_o which_o be_v more_o particular_o reckon_v up_o v._o 16._o where_o there_o be_v 7000_o mighty_a man_n and_o a_o thousand_o smith_n and_o those_o mention_v v._n 15._o make_v up_o the_o other_o 2000_o â—…_n which_o may_v furnish_v they_o with_o new_a arm_n and_o thereby_o give_v he_o fresh_a trouble_n captive_n and_o all_o the_o crastsman_n and_o smith_n â—…_n none_o remain_v save_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n 15_o and_o 6._o and_o chron._n â—…6_n 〈◊〉_d 2_o 6._o he_o carry_v away_o jehoiachin_n to_o babylon_n and_o the_o king_n mother_n and_o the_o king_n wife_n and_o his_o 〈◊〉_d his_o or_o 〈◊〉_d officer_n and_o the_o mighty_a of_o the_o land_n those_o carry_v he_o into_o captivity_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o babylon_n 16_o and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o might_n even_o seven_o thousand_o and_o craftsman_n and_o smith_n a_o thousand_o all_o that_o be_v strong_a and_o apt_a for_o war_n even_o they_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n bring_v captive_a to_o babylon_n 17_o ¶_o and_o 1._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 37._o 1._o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n make_v mattaniah_n 〈◊〉_d mattaniah_n 1_o chron._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d his_o father_n brother_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n and_o change_v his_o name_n to_o zedekiah_n guilty_a zedekiah_n that_o he_o may_v admonish_v hâ—…m_n of_o what_o this_o name_n signify_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n which_o have_v so_o severe_o punish_v jehojakim_n for_o his_o rebellion_n and_o will_v no_o less_o certain_o overtake_v he_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o rebellion_n and_o perfidiousness_n of_o which_o his_o predecessor_n be_v guilty_a 18_o 1._o 18_o 2_o chr._n 36._o 1_o jer._n 37._o 1._o and_o 52._o 1._o zedekiah_n be_v twenty_o and_o one_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v eleven_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v 31._o be_v chap._n 23._o 31._o hamutal_a the_o daughter_n of_o jeremiah_n of_o libnah_n 19_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o all_o that_o jehoiakim_n have_v do_v 20_o for_o through_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n until_o he_o have_v cast_v they_o out_o from_o his_o presence_n that_o zedekiah_n rebel_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n people_n babylon_n thus_o the_o people_n sin_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n why_o god_n give_v they_o wicked_a king_n who_o he_o suffer_v to_o do_v wicked_o that_o they_o may_v bring_v the_o long-deserved_n and_o threaten_a punishment_n upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o people_n chap._n xxv_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v 1._o pass_v 2_o chr._n 36._o 17._o jer._n 34._o and_o 3â—…_n 1._o ezelâ—…_n 24._o 1._o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o the_o ten_o month_n in_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o month_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n come_v he_o and_o
confess_v by_o all_o to_o be_v often_o use_v at_o large_a and_o indefinite_o for_o about_o or_o after_o that_o time_n and_o 39_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 21._o 39_o anoint_v he_o unto_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a governor_n death_n governor_n i_o e._n to_o be_v king_n after_o david_n death_n and_o zadok_v to_o be_v priest_n one_o priest_n of_o which_o the_o last_o note_n but_o one_o 23_o then_o solomon_n sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o lord_n i_o e._n on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v call_v the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n either_o more_o general_o as_o all_o throne_n be_v the_o lord_n by_o who_o king_n reign_n prov._n 8._o 15._o and_o magistrate_n be_v ordain_v rom._n 13._o 1_o 2._o or_o more_o special_o and_o peculiar_o either_o 1._o because_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n the_o king_n and_o governor_n of_o israel_n not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n but_o afterward_o psal._n 44._o 4._o &_o 89._o 18._o &_o 149._o 2._o isa_n 33._o 22._o or_o 2._o because_o it_o be_v the_o throne_n of_o christ_n the_o lord_n who_o vicegerent_n david_n and_o solomon_n and_o their_o successor_n be_v for_o who_o this_o throne_n be_v reserve_v and_o by_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v establish_v and_o enjoy_v for_o ever_o luke_n 2._o 32._o 33._o or_o 3_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v put_v for_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o concise_a and_o short_a manner_n of_o speech_n which_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n as_o when_o the_o key_n of_o david_n be_v put_v for_o the_o key_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n or_o 4._o because_o this_o throne_n fall_v to_o solomon_n not_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n for_o he_o have_v elder_a brethren_n but_o by_o the_o special_a appointment_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o this_o of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o genitive_a case_n of_o the_o efficient_a as_o the_o learned_a call_v it_o and_o signify_v which_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o as_o king_n in_o stead_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o prosper_v and_o all_o israel_n obey_v he_o 24_o and_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o mighty_a man_n and_o all_o the_o son_n likewise_o of_o king_n david_n 29._o david_n heb._n give_v the_o hand_n under_o solomon_n gen._n 24._o 2_o 3._o &_o 47._o 29._o submit_v themselves_o unto_o solomon_n custom_n solomon_n heb._n put_v their_o hand_n under_o solomon_n i._n e._n they_o own_v he_o for_o their_o king_n and_o themselves_o for_o his_o subject_n and_o swear_v fealty_n to_o he_o which_o possible_o they_o now_o do_v after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n with_o that_o ceremony_n of_o put_v their_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n which_o be_v use_v in_o swear_v gen._n 24._o 2._o &_o 47._o 29._o or_o at_o least_o the_o thing_n be_v signify_v by_o a_o phrase_n take_v from_o that_o practice_n former_o use_v though_o now_o neglect_v it_o be_v usual_a in_o all_o nation_n and_o language_n to_o signify_v present_a thing_n by_o phrase_n take_v from_o ancient_a custom_n the_o king_n 25_o and_o the_o loâ—…d_v magnify_v solomon_n exceed_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o â—…_n and_o 1_o kin._n 3._o 13._o 2_o chr._n 1._o 12._o eccles._n 2._o â—…_n bestow_v upon_o he_o such_o royal_a majesty_n glorious_a majesty_n i_o e._n such_o honour_n and_o reputation_n together_o with_o power_n and_o riches_n and_o all_o thing_n which_o make_v a_o king_n great_a and_o glorious_a as_o have_v not_o be_v on_o any_o king_n governor_n king_n either_o david_n or_o saul_n or_o any_o of_o the_o former_a governor_n of_o israel_n the_o word_n king_n be_v oft_o use_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n for_o any_o governor_n before_o he_o in_o israel_n 26_o thus_o david_n the_o son_n of_o jesse_n reign_v over_o all_o israel_n etc._n israel_n this_o sacred_a writer_n have_v mention_v the_o anoint_v of_o solomon_n to_o be_v king_n v._o 22._o and_o upon_o that_o occasion_n proceed_v to_o give_v a_o further_a account_n of_o solomon_n actual_a settlement_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o of_o his_o prosperous_a and_o glorious_a management_n of_o it_o v._o 23_o 24_o 25._o he_o now_o return_v to_o his_o main_a and_o proper_a business_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o close_a of_o david_n reign_n and_o life_n thus_o i._n e._n in_o manner_n hitherto_o express_v david_n reign_v etc._n etc._n 27_o and_o the_o time_n that_o he_o reign_v over_o israel_n be_v 11._o be_v 1_o kin._n 2._o 11._o forty_o year_n 4._o year_n 2_o sam._n 5._o 5._o ch._n 3._o 4._o seven_o year_n reign_v he_o in_o hebron_n and_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n reign_v he_o in_o jerusalem_n 28_o and_o he_o die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n full_a of_o day_n god_n day_n full_o satisfy_v with_o the_o day_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o have_v have_v the_o happiness_n to_o see_v his_o belove_a solomon_n settle_v in_o his_o throne_n be_v now_o weary_a of_o this_o life_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v with_o god_n riches_n and_o honour_n and_o solomon_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 29_o now_o the_o act_n of_o david_n the_o king_n first_o and_o last_o behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o history_n the_o or_o history_n word_n history_n heb._n word_n book_n of_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o gad_n the_o sit_fw-mi age_n sit_fw-mi either_o in_o the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n as_o they_o be_v now_o call_v which_o be_v write_v part_n by_o samuel_n and_o part_n by_o nathan_n and_o gad._n or_o in_o the_o annal_n or_o chronicle_n of_o that_o kingdom_n which_o be_v write_v by_o nathan_n and_o gad_n who_o be_v not_o only_a prophet_n but_o historiographer_n or_o annalist_n out_o of_o which_o either_o they_o or_o some_o other_o prophet_n take_v out_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n spirit_n such_o passage_n as_o be_v most_o important_a and_o useful_a to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o the_o world_n in_o succeed_a age_n 30_o with_o all_o his_o reign_n and_o his_o might_n and_o the_o time_n that_o go_v over_o he_o 5._o he_o i_o e._n the_o change_n which_o befall_v he_o both_o his_o persecution_n and_o manifold_a trouble_n and_o his_o great_a success_n and_o achievement_n the_o word_n time_n or_o time_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o thing_n do_v or_o happen_v in_o they_o as_o psal._n 31._o 15._o &_o 77._o 5._o and_o over_o israel_n and_o over_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o country_n it_o country_n heb._n of_o these_o country_n to_o wit_n border_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n or_o not_o far_o from_o it_o two_o chronicle_n chap._n i._n 1_o and_o 45._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 45._o solomon_n the_o son_n of_o david_n be_v strengthen_v people_n strengthen_v or_o establish_v after_o his_o seditious_a brother_n adonijah_n and_o his_o partisan_n be_v suppress_v and_o he_o be_v receive_v with_o the_o universal_a consent_n and_o joy_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o people_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o lord_z his_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o magnify_v he_o 17._o he_o 〈◊〉_d 23._o 17._o exceed_o 2_o then_o solomon_n speak_v show_v speak_v to_o wit_n concern_v his_o intention_n of_o go_v to_o gibeon_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v attend_v he_o thither_o as_o the_o next_o verse_n show_v unto_o all_o israel_n to_o the_o captain_n of_o thousand_o and_o of_o hundred_o and_o to_o the_o judge_n and_o to_o every_o governor_n in_o all_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d israel_n â—…_n 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n 3_o so_o solomon_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n with_o he_o go_v to_o the_o high_a place_n 4._o place_n upon_o which_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v place_v whence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o great_a high_a place_n 1_o king_n 3._o 4._o that_o be_v at_o 129._o at_o 〈◊〉_d 34._o 〈◊〉_d 16._o 39_o 129._o gibeon_n for_o there_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o god_n which_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 4_o 1._o 4_o 〈◊〉_d 6._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 16._o 1._o but_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n have_v david_n bring_v up_o from_o kirjath-jearim_a to_o the_o place_n which_o david_n have_v prepare_v for_o it_o for_o he_o have_v pitch_v a_o tent_n for_o it_o at_o jerusalem_n it_o jerusalem_n he_o separate_v the_o ark_n from_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o jerusalem_n because_o there_o he_o intend_v to_o build_v a_o far_o more_o noble_a and_o last_a habitation_n for_o it_o 5_o moreover_o 1._o moreover_o 〈◊〉_d 38._o 1._o the_o brazen_a altar_n that_o bezaleel_n the_o son_n of_o uri_n the_o son_n of_o hur_z have_v make_v 〈◊〉_d make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o tabernacle_n he_o either_o moses_n mention_v v._n 3._o or_o bezaleel_n here_o last_o name_v by_o the_o
â—…_n etc._n etc._n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v etc._n reign_v this_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n to_o v._o 11._o be_v take_v out_o of_o 2_o king_n 21._o 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o and_o five_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n 2_o but_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n like_v unto_o the_o â—…_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n â—…_n abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v out_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 3_o for_o 〈◊〉_d for_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o build_v again_o the_o high_a place_n which_o hezekiah_n his_o father_n have_v 1._o have_v 2_o kin._n 〈◊〉_d ch._n 30._o 14_o &_o 31._o 1._o break_v down_o and_o he_o rear_v up_o altar_n for_o baalim_fw-la and_o 21._o and_o deut._n 16._o 21._o make_v grove_n and_o worship_v 〈◊〉_d worship_v deut._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o serve_v they_o 4_o also_o he_o build_v altar_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n whereof_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v 16._o say_v deut._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o kin._n 8._o 29._o &_o 9_o 3._o ch._n 6._o 6._o &_o 7._o 16._o in_o jerusalem_n shall_v my_o name_n be_v for_o ever_o 5_o and_o he_o build_v altar_n for_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o two_o court_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 6_o and_o he_o 1â—…_n he_o leu._n 18._o 21._o deut._n 18._o 12._o 2_o kin._n 21._o 1â—…_n cause_v his_o child_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n also_o he_o observe_v time_n and_o use_v enchantment_n and_o use_v witchcraft_n and_o â—…_n and_o 2_o kin._n 〈◊〉_d â—…_n deal_v with_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o with_o wizzard_n he_o wrought_v much_o evil_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n 7_o and_o he_o set_v a_o carve_a image_n the_o idol_n which_o he_o have_v make_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n of_o which_o god_n have_v say_v to_o david_n and_o to_o solomon_n his_o son_n in_o 14._o in_o psal._n 13â—…_n 14._o this_o house_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v before_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n will_v i_o put_v my_o name_n for_o ever_o 8_o 〈◊〉_d 8_o 2_o sam._n 〈◊〉_d neither_o will_v i_o any_o more_o remove_v the_o foot_n of_o israel_n from_o out_o of_o the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v appoint_v for_o your_o father_n so_o that_o they_o will_v take_v heed_n to_o do_v all_o that_o i_o have_v command_v they_o according_a to_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o the_o statute_n and_o the_o ordinance_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n 9_o so_o manasseh_n make_v judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o err_v and_o to_o do_v worse_a than_o the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n have_v destroy_v before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 10_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o manasseh_n and_o to_o his_o people_n but_o they_o will_v not_o hearken_v 11_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n bring_v upon_o they_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n 〈◊〉_d host_n heb._n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n which_o take_v manasseh_n among_o the_o thorn_n they_o thorn_n in_o some_o thicket_n where_o he_o think_v to_o hide_v himself_o from_o the_o assyrian_n till_o he_o can_v make_v a_o escape_n as_o the_o israelite_n former_o use_v to_o do_v 1_o sam._n 13._o 6._o or_o with_o hook_n a_o metaphorical_a expression_n or_o in_o his_o fort_n i._n e._n in_o one_o of_o they_o and_o bind_v he_o with_o 〈◊〉_d with_o or_o 〈◊〉_d setter_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n success_n babylon_n either_o therefore_o esarhaddon_n sennacherib_n successor_n have_v recover_v babylon_n from_o merodach-baladan_a or_o rather_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v here_o call_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n because_o by_o this_o time_n he_o have_v add_v assyria_n to_o his_o empire_n who_o have_v be_v inform_v by_o his_o ambassador_n of_o the_o great_a riches_n which_o be_v in_o hezekiahs_n treasure_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o enjoy_v and_o withal_o be_v assure_v of_o manasseh_n his_o degeneracy_n from_o the_o piety_n and_o virtue_n of_o his_o father_n and_o from_o that_o god_n who_o power_n alone_o make_v hezekiah_n formidable_a he_o think_v this_o a_o fit_a season_n to_o invade_v manasseh_n kingdom_n which_o he_o do_v with_o success_n 12_o and_o when_o he_o be_v in_o affliction_n he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o humble_v himself_o great_o before_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n 13_o and_o pray_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o be_v entreat_v of_o he_o and_o hear_v his_o supplication_n and_o bring_v he_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n into_o his_o kingdom_n then_o manasseh_n know_v that_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n good_a god_n i_o e._n he_o be_v convince_v by_o his_o own_o experience_n of_o god_n power_n justice_n and_o goodness_n that_o jehovah_n alone_o be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o not_o those_o idol_n which_o he_o have_v worship_v by_o which_o he_o have_v receive_v great_a hart_n and_o no_o good_a 14_o now_o after_o this_o he_o build_v a_o wall_n part_n wall_n he_o repair_v and_o strengthen_v that_o wall_n which_o hezekiah_n have_v build_v ch_n 32._o 5._o and_o which_o possible_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n when_o he_o last_o take_v jerusalem_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v throw_v down_o either_o whole_o or_o in_o part_n without_o the_o city_n of_o david_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o gihen_n enemy_n gihen_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o the_o city_n of_o david_n to_o which_o hezekiah_n have_v bring_v this_o watercourse_n down_o chap._n 32._o 30._o into_o the_o great_a pool_n which_o he_o have_v make_v to_o receive_v it_o and_o possible_o this_o wall_n be_v build_v to_o secure_v the_o free_a use_n of_o it_o to_o the_o citizen_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v distress_v or_o besiege_v by_o a_o enemy_n in_o the_o valley_n even_o to_o the_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o fish-gate_n and_o compass_v about_o 〈…〉_o about_o 〈…〉_o ophel_n 3._o ophel_n with_o a_o wall_n of_o ophel_n see_v before_o ch_n 27._o 3._o and_o raise_v it_o up_o a_o very_a great_a height_n and_o put_v captain_n of_o war_n in_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n 15_o and_o he_o take_v away_o the_o strange_a god_n and_o the_o idol_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o altar_n that_o he_o have_v build_v in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o city_n 16_o and_o he_o repair_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o sacrifice_v thereon_o peace_n offering_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o thank-offering_n and_o command_v judah_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n 9_o israel_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v repair_v the_o injury_n which_o he_o have_v do_v to_o god_n by_o his_o impious_a command_n v._o 9_o 17_o nevertheless_o the_o people_n do_v sacrifice_v still_o in_o the_o high_a place_n yet_o unto_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n only_o 18_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o manasseh_n and_o his_o prayer_n unto_o his_o god_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 9_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 5._o 9_o seer_n that_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n book_n israel_n i_o e._n of_o judah_n oft_o call_v israel_n as_o have_v be_v note_v before_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o canon_n call_v the_o book_n of_o king_n for_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o mention_v there_o but_o of_o their_o public_a record_n where_o all_o thing_n be_v particular_o mention_v and_o whence_o the_o most_o important_a thing_n be_v take_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o put_v into_o those_o canonical_a book_n 19_o his_o prayer_n also_o and_o how_o god_n be_v entreat_v of_o he_o and_o all_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o trespass_n and_o the_o place_n wherein_o he_o build_v high_a place_n and_o set_v up_o grove_n and_o grave_a image_n before_o he_o be_v humble_v behold_v they_o be_v write_v among_o the_o say_n of_o 〈…〉_o of_o 〈…〉_o the_o seer_n etc._n seer_n or_o rather_o of_o hosai_n a_o writer_n so_o call_v for_o when_o the_o sacred_a penman_n make_v a_o reference_n they_o constant_o refer_v we_o to_o some_o particular_a book_n or_o certain_a author_n as_o to_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n or_o judah_n to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n or_o od_v etc._n etc._n 20_o so_o manasseh_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n 18._o house_n i_o e._n in_o his_o garden_n of_o which_o see_v on_o 2_o king_n 21._o 18._o and_o amon_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 21_o 19_o 21_o 〈◊〉_d 21._o 19_o amon_n be_v
8._o where_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v 18_o year_n old_a and_o he_o reign_v three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 10_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o year_n be_v expire_v conquest_n expire_v heb._n at_o the_o return_n of_o the_o year_n i._n e._n at_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o next_o year_n according_a to_o the_o sacred_a account_n of_o the_o hebrew_n at_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n the_o time_n when_o king_n go_v forth_o to_o battle_n as_o be_v elsewhere_o say_v when_o nabuchadnezzar_n among_o other_o go_v forth_o to_o settle_v and_o enlarge_v his_o conquest_n king_n nabuchadnezzar_n send_v and_o bring_v he_o to_o babylon_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o heb_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d goodly_a vessel_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v 1â—…_n make_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zedekiah_n his_o brother_n 3_o brother_n large_o so_o call_v for_o this_o be_v his_o uncle_n or_o his_o father_n brother_n as_o he_o be_v call_v 2_o king_n 24._o 17._o be_v the_o son_n of_o josiah_n see_v 1_o chron._n 3._o 15._o jer._n 1._o 3_o king_n over_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n 11_o 〈◊〉_d 11_o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d jer._n 〈◊〉_d zedekiah_n be_v one_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o reign_v eleven_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n 12_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_z his_o god_n and_o humble_v not_o himself_o 19_o himself_o by_o repentance_n for_o his_o past_a error_n and_o obedience_n to_o god_n express_v command_n which_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o through_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n as_o be_v intimate_v by_o this_o phrase_n and_o express_v jer._n 38._o 19_o before_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n speak_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n 13_o and_o he_o also_o rebel_v against_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_n who_o have_v make_v he_o swear_v by_o god_n 18._o god_n who_o have_v require_v and_o force_v he_o to_o swear_v fealty_n and_o constant_a obedience_n to_o he_o by_o the_o true_a god_n who_o he_o serve_v and_o who_o he_o call_v upon_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o he_o if_o he_o break_v his_o oath_n so_o his_o rebellion_n be_v aggravate_v with_o perjury_n and_o horrid_a contempt_n of_o god_n compare_v ezek._n 17._o 18._o but_o he_o stiffen_v his_o neck_n and_o harden_v his_o heart_n sin_n heart_n i_o e._n he_o add_v obstinacy_n and_o incorrigibleness_n to_o his_o sin_n from_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n 14_o moreover_o all_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n transgress_v very_o much_o destruction_n much_o they_o be_v universal_o corrupt_v and_o therefore_o god_n just_o bring_v upon_o they_o a_o general_a destruction_n after_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o pollute_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o have_v hallow_v in_o jerusalem_n 15_o *_o and_o the_o lord_z god_n of_o their_o father_n send_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o to_o they_o †_o by_o his_o messenger_n rise_v up_o ‖_o betimes_o and_o send_v captivity_n send_v i_o e._n send_v they_o early_o and_o diligent_o as_o a_o careful_a householder_n who_o rise_v betimes_o about_o his_o business_n and_o pursue_v it_o till_o night_n come_v god_n send_v they_o many_o prophet_n and_o message_n some_o at_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o their_o apostasy_n and_o other_o afterward_o as_o they_o proceed_v in_o their_o impiety_n until_o the_o very_a day_n of_o their_o captivity_n because_o he_o have_v compassion_n on_o his_o people_n and_o on_o his_o dwell_a place_n 16_o but_o they_o mock_v the_o messenger_n of_o god_n 49._o god_n of_o which_o see_v instance_n ezek._n 11._o 3._o &_o 20._o 49._o and_o despise_v his_o word_n and_o misuse_v his_o prophet_n relate_v prophet_n imprison_v and_o persecute_v they_o as_o they_o do_v jeremy_n or_o seduce_v themselves_o by_o his_o prophet_n i._n e._n by_o their_o prophecy_n which_o they_o pervert_v or_o misconstrue_v a_o eminent_a instance_n we_o have_v in_o this_o that_o because_o jeremy_n prophesy_v that_o zedekiah_n shall_v be_v lead_v to_o babylon_n jer._n 32._o 5._o and_o ezekiel_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v babylon_n ezek_n 12._o 13._o therefore_o they_o believe_v neither_o as_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n relate_v until_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n arise_v against_o his_o people_n till_o there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remedy_n they_o remedy_n because_o the_o people_n will_v not_o repent_v and_o god_n will_v not_o pardon_v they_o 17_o 〈◊〉_d 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o he_o bring_v upon_o they_o the_o king_n of_o the_o chaldee_n who_o slay_v their_o young_a man_n with_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o house_n of_o their_o sanctuary_n themselves_o sanctuary_n either_o in_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o dwell_a place_n of_o god_n sanctuary_n or_o in_o the_o house_n which_o be_v their_o sanctuary_n as_o the_o river_n of_o euphrates_n gen._n 15._o 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royal_a throne_n who_o without_o stir_v from_o his_o place_n can_v with_o one_o look_n or_o word_n destroy_v all_o his_o enemy_n in_o the_o heaven_n prayer_n heaven_n this_o be_v oppose_v to_o their_o be_v and_o reign_v upon_o earth_n v._o 2._o and_o be_v mention_v here_o as_o it_o be_v in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n as_o a_o evidence_n both_o of_o god_n clear_a and_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v below_o as_o be_v note_v psal._n 11._o 4._o and_o of_o his_o sovereign_a and_o irresistible_a power_n as_o be_v hence_o gather_v psal._n 115._o 3._o see_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o lord_n prayer_n shall_v laugh_v 13._o laugh_v i._n e._n shall_v both_o despise_v and_o deride_v they_o and_o all_o their_o crafty_a device_n which_o he_o shall_v manifest_v to_o the_o world_n to_o be_v ridiculous_a and_o contemptible_a folly_n compare_v 2._o king_n 19_o 21._o psal._n 37._o 13._o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v they_o in_o derision_n 5._o then_o success_n then_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o their_o plot_n and_o confidence_n of_o success_n shall_v he_o speak_v to_o they_o in_o his_o wrath_n they_o wrath_n he_o shall_v severe_o rebuke_v they_o not_o so_o much_o verbal_o as_o real_o by_o dreadful_a judgement_n for_o god_n speak_v be_v oft_o put_v for_o his_o action_n and_o so_o here_o it_o be_v explain_v by_o vex_v in_o the_o next_o branch_n or_o he_o shall_v pronounce_v a_o terrible_a sentence_n against_o they_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o or_o 〈◊〉_d vex_v they_o in_o his_o sore_a displeasure_n 6._o yet_o combination_n yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o their_o artifices_fw-la and_o powerful_a combination_n have_v i_o 〈◊〉_d i_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d set_v 14._o set_v heb._n i_o have_v anoint_v i._n e._n design_v appoint_a or_o constitute_v as_o this_o word_n be_v common_o use_v in_o scripture_n as_o of_o priest_n 1._o chron._n 29._o 22._o and_o of_o prophet_n 1._o king_n 19_o 16_o 19_o 20._o so_o also_o of_o king_n as_o judg._n 9_o 8_o 15._o 2._o sam._n 2._o 4_o 7._o &_o 3._o 39_o ezek._n 28._o 14._o my_o king_n glory_n king_n in_o a_o singular_a manner_n who_o have_v not_o his_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n from_o former_a king_n nor_o by_o election_n of_o the_o people_n as_o other_o king_n have_v but_o by_o my_o special_a and_o extraordinary_a destination_n and_o who_o rule_v in_o my_o stead_n and_o according_a to_o my_o will_n and_o for_o my_o service_n and_o glory_n holiness_n glory_n heb._n 〈◊〉_d lion_n the_o hill_n of_o 〈◊〉_d holiness_n upon_o my_o holy_a hill_n of_o zion_n hill_n zion_n i._n e._n over_o my_o church_n and_o people_n zion_n proper_o and_o strict_o take_v be_v a_o hill_n on_o the_o north_n part_n of_o jerusalem_n psal._n 48._o 2._o where_o there_o be_v a_o strong_a fort_n which_o when_o david_n have_v take_v he_o call_v it_o
they_o 7_o 16._o 7_o 〈◊〉_d 18._o 16._o send_v thy_o band_n thy_o 〈◊〉_d band_n hand_n from_o above_o rid_v i_o and_o deliver_v i_o out_o of_o great_a water_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o strange_a child_n heathen_n child_n either_o of_o the_o heathen_a nation_n which_o envy_n and_o hate_v i_o or_o of_o the_o rebellious_a israelite_n who_o though_o they_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n people_n yet_o in_o truth_n and_o for_o their_o carriage_n to_o i_o be_v like_o the_o barbarous_a heathen_n 8_o who_o mouth_n speak_v vanity_n friendship_n vanity_n either_o 1._o vain_a brag_n and_o threaten_n which_o shall_v come_v to_o nothing_o or_o 2._o vain_a and_o deceitful_a promise_n or_o profession_n of_o friendship_n and_o their_o right_a hand_n action_n hand_n here_o mention_v either_o 1._o as_o it_o be_v use_v in_o swear_v to_o note_v their_o perjury_n or_o rather_o 2._o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o action_n be_v a_o right_a hand_n of_o falsehood_n they_o falsehood_n deceive_v either_o 1._o themselves_o by_o be_v unable_a to_o do_v what_o they_o design_v or_o 2._o other_o by_o not_o give_v they_o that_o help_v which_o they_o promise_v to_o they_o 9_o i_o will_v 3._o will_v 〈◊〉_d 33._o 2_o 3._o sing_v a_o new_a song_n unto_o thou_o do_v thou_o when_o thou_o have_v grant_v this_o request_n of_o i_o v._o 7_o 8._o which_o i_o know_v assure_o thou_o will_v do_v o_o god_n upon_o a_o psaltery_a and_o a_o instrument_n of_o ten_o string_n will_v i_o sing_v praise_n unto_o thou_o 10_o it_o be_v he_o that_o give_v â—…ictory_n give_v 〈◊〉_d â—…ictory_n salvation_n unto_o king_n they_o king_n who_o be_v not_o preserve_v by_o their_o own_o power_n or_o prudence_n but_o by_o god_n special_a providence_n which_o for_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o world_n watch_v over_o they_o who_o deliver_v david_n his_o servant_n from_o the_o hurtful_a sword_n 11_o rid_v i_o and_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o strange_a child_n repeat_v child_n and_o upon_o these_o account_n grant_v i_o the_o mercy_n which_o â—…_n desire_v before_o and_o now_o again_o do_v repeat_v who_o mouth_n speak_v vanity_n and_o their_o right_a hand_n be_v a_o right_a hand_n of_o falsehood_n 12_o that_o our_o son_n may_v be_v as_o plant_n grow_v up_o in_o their_o youth_n decay_v youth_n this_o mercy_n i_o beg_v not_o only_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n but_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o thy_o people_n that_o thou_o and_o our_o enemy_n be_v subdue_v and_o peace_n establish_v in_o the_o land_n thy_o people_n may_v enjoy_v those_o blessing_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o they_o and_o particular_o that_o our_o son_n which_o be_v the_o strength_n and_o safety_n and_o hope_n of_o a_o nation_n may_v be_v like_o plant_n flourish_v and_o thrive_a and_o grow_v in_o height_n and_o strength_n as_o plant_n do_v in_o their_o youth_n and_o then_o only_o for_o when_o they_o grow_v old_a they_o wither_v and_o decay_v that_o our_o daughter_n depend_v daughter_n upon_o who_o the_o hope_n of_o posterity_n depend_v may_v be_v as_o corner-stone_n 〈◊〉_d corner-stone_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polish_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o palace_n sex_n palace_n strong_a and_o beautiful_a and_o adorn_v with_o all_o the_o ornament_n belong_v to_o their_o sex_n 13_o that_o our_o garner_n may_v be_v full_a afford_v kind_n afford_v 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kind_n all_o manner_n of_o store_n that_o our_o sheep_n may_v bring_v forth_o thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o in_o our_o street_n abide_v street_n so_o as_o they_o may_v fill_v our_o street_n be_v bring_v in_o thither_o for_o food_n to_o the_o town_n and_o city_n or_o in_o our_o fold_n or_o stable_n as_o the_o chaldee_n and_o other_o render_v it_o or_o as_o the_o lxx_o and_o other_o in_o their_o or_o rather_o in_o our_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n outlet_n or_o outgoing_n i._n e._n in_o the_o field_n where_o they_o abide_v 14_o that_o our_o ox_n may_v be_v flesh_n be_v heb._n able_a to_o bear_v barden_n or_o load_v with_o flesh_n strong_a to_o labour_v cattle_n labour_v heb._n lade_v either_o with_o flesh_n and_o â—…at_n as_o many_o understand_v it_o or_o as_o other_o with_o young_a but_o then_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v render_v ox_n but_o cow_n as_o the_o same_o word_n and_o in_o the_o same_o masculine_a gender_n be_v use_v deut._n 7._o 13._o and_o so_o this_o agree_v best_a with_o the_o former_a prayer_n for_o the_o sheep_n v._n 13._o and_o he_o wish_v the_o same_o blessing_n of_o fruitfulness_n both_o for_o great_a and_o small_a cattle_n that_o there_o be_v no_o break_n in_o wall_n in_o to_o wit_n of_o enemy_n invade_v the_o land_n or_o assault_v our_o city_n and_o make_v breach_n in_o their_o wall_n nor_o go_v out_o captivity_n out_o to_o wit_n of_o our_o people_n either_o out_o of_o the_o town_n and_o city_n to_o fight_v with_o a_o invade_a enemy_n or_o out_o of_o the_o land_n into_o captivity_n that_o there_o be_v no_o complain_v calamity_n complain_v or_o no_o outâ—…ry_n or_o howl_v for_o any_o sad_a tiding_n or_o public_a grievance_n or_o calamity_n in_o our_o street_n 15_o 4._o 15_o psal._n 33._o 12_o &_o 65._o 4._o happy_a be_v that_o people_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n yea_o happy_a be_v that_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n relation_n lord_n this_o be_v a_o correction_n of_o the_o last_o sentence_n this_o be_v a_o very_a desirable_a estate_n but_o the_o true_a and_o chief_a happiness_n of_o our_o israel_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v common_a to_o other_o with_o we_o but_o in_o this_o peculiar_a privilege_n that_o the_o true_a and_o bless_a god_n be_v our_o god_n by_o covenant_n and_o special_a relation_n psal._n cxlv_o david_n psalm_n of_o praise_n this_o psalm_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o follow_v to_o the_o end_n be_v whole_o laudatory_a set_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n the_o excellency_n of_o this_o psalm_n appear_v not_o only_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n but_o also_o from_o the_o care_n which_o the_o psalmist_n take_v to_o digest_v it_o into_o such_o accurate_a and_o alphabetical_a order_n that_o it_o mighâ—…_n be_v more_o easy_o fix_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o memory_n of_o the_o reader_n 1_o i_o will_v extol_v thou_o my_o god_n 9_o god_n or_o the_o king_n compare_v jeâ—…_n 38._o 9_o o_o king_n obedience_n king_n or_o the_o king_n by_o way_n of_o eminency_n the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o god_n by_o who_o king_n reign_n and_o to_o who_o i_o and_o all_o other_o king_n owe_v subjection_n and_o obedience_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v thy_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 2_o every_o day_n will_v i_o bless_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v praise_v thy_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 3_o great_a be_v the_o lord_n and_o great_o to_o be_v praise_v search_n praise_v heb._n and_o of_o his_o greatness_n there_o be_v no_o search_n and_o 10._o and_o job_n 5._o 9_o &_o 9_o 10._o his_o greatness_n perfection_n greatness_n in_o his_o be_v majesty_n and_o glory_n and_o all_o perfection_n be_v unsearchable_a 4_o one_o generation_n shall_v praise_v thy_o work_n to_o another_o age_n another_o the_o people_n that_o live_v in_o one_o age_n shall_v relate_v they_o to_o their_o posterity_n and_o so_o successive_o in_o all_o age_n and_o shall_v declare_v thy_o mighty_a act_n 5_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o glorious_a honour_n of_o thy_o majesty_n it_o majesty_n here_o be_v divers_a word_n heap_v together_o to_o intimate_v that_o no_o word_n be_v sufficient_a to_o express_v it_o and_o of_o thy_o wondrous_a word_n wondrous_a heb._n thing_n or_o word_n work_n 6_o and_o man_n shall_v speak_v of_o the_o might_n of_o thy_o terrible_a act_n and_o i_o will_v it_o will_v heb._n declare_v it_o declare_v thy_o greatness_n 7_o they_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d shall_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d abundant_o utter_v the_o memory_n of_o thy_o great_a goodness_n blessing_n goodness_n the_o memorial_n of_o thy_o kindness_n to_o thy_o people_n thy_o never_o to_o be_v forget_v blessing_n and_o shall_v sing_v of_o thy_o 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15._o &_o 4._o 1._o like_o the_o fishpool_n head_n fishpool_n full_o and_o clear_a and_o quiet_a and_o pleasant_a possible_o hâ—…re_o be_v two_o fishpond_n which_o be_v convenient_o seat_v in_o a_o large_a field_n may_v bear_v some_o resemblance_n to_o the_o eye_n place_v in_o the_o head_n in_o heshbon_n be_v heshbon_n a_o pleasant_a and_o well_o water_v city_n beyond_o jordan_n as_o we_o may_v guess_v from_o num._n 32._o where_o doubtless_o there_o be_v some_o eminent_a and_o well_o know_v fish-pool_n as_o further_o appear_v by_o the_o exact_a description_n of_o the_o particular_a place_n here_o follow_v in_o which_o they_o be_v by_o the_o gate_n of_o bathrabbim_n thy_o nose_n evil_n nose_n the_o instrument_n of_o smell_v and_o discern_v between_o pleasant_a and_o loathsâ—…m_a thing_n which_o may_v signify_v the_o church_n sagacity_n in_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v as_o the_o tower_n of_o lebanon_n building_n lebanon_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o elsewhere_o 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may_v gather_v in_o thy_o corn_n and_o thy_o wine_n and_o thy_o oil_n 15_o and_o i_o will_v â—…_n will_v heb._n â—…_n â—…_n send_v grass_n in_o thy_o field_n for_o thy_o cattle_n that_o thou_o may_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a 16_o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o that_o your_o heart_n be_v not_o deceive_v god_n deceive_v by_o the_o specious_a pretence_n of_o idolater_n who_o will_v plead_v the_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o nation_n except_o you_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o creature_n and_o that_o they_o worship_v the_o creature_n only_o for_o god_n sake_n and_o as_o they_o be_v glorious_a work_n of_o god_n who_o they_o worship_v in_o and_o by_o they_o which_o be_v the_o like_a argument_n be_v common_o allege_v by_o heathen_n for_o their_o idolatry_n as_o their_o own_o writer_n declare_v may_v possible_o seduce_v a_o unwary_a 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o they_o be_v here_o caution_v against_o such_o deceit_n and_o withal_o it_o be_v employ_v that_o if_o a_o man_n mind_n be_v corrupt_v and_o 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7._o 1â—…_n that_o there_o be_v no_o rain_n and_o that_o the_o land_n yield_v not_o her_o fruit_n and_o lest_o you_o perish_v quick_o from_o off_o the_o good_a land_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o 18_o therefore_o 6._o therefore_o â—…p_n 6._o 6._o shall_v you_o lay_v up_o these_o my_o word_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o in_o your_o soul_n and_o 8._o and_o â—…p_n 6._o 8._o bound_v they_o for_o a_o sign_n upon_o your_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o frontlet_n between_o your_o eye_n 19_o and_o 7._o and_o â—…p_n 4._o 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o 7._o you_o shall_v teach_v they_o your_o child_n speak_v of_o they_o when_o thou_o fit_a in_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n when_o thou_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o thou_o rise_v up_o 20_o and_o thou_o shall_v write_v they_o upon_o the_o door-post_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o upon_o thy_o gate_n 21_o that_o you_o day_n may_v be_v multiply_v and_o the_o day_n of_o your_o child_n in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o your_o father_n to_o give_v they_o as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n upon_o the_o earth_n 25._o earth_n i._n e._n as_o long_o as_o this_o visible_a world_n last_v while_o the_o heaven_n keep_v its_o place_n and_o continue_v its_o influence_n upon_o earth_n until_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v dissolve_v compare_v psal._n 72._o 5._o and_o 81._o 5._o and_o 89._o 29._o jer._n 33._o 25._o 22_o for_o if_o you_o shall_v diligent_o keep_v all_o these_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v you_o to_o do_v they_o to_o love_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o 23_o than_o will_v the_o lord_n drive_v out_o all_o these_o nation_n from_o before_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v possess_v great_a nation_n and_o mighty_a than_o yourselves_o 24_o 3._o 24_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 3._o every_o place_n whereon_o the_o sole_n of_o your_o foot_n shall_v tread_v word_n tread_v not_o absolute_o as_o if_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v lord_n of_o all_o the_o world_n as_o the_o rabbiâ—…_n fond_o conceit_n but_o in_o the_o promise_a land_n as_o it_o be_v restrain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n shall_v be_v you_o obedience_n you_o either_o by_o possession_n or_o by_o dominion_n to_o wit_n upon_o condition_n of_o your_o obedience_n 3._o obedience_n 〈◊〉_d 34._o 3._o from_o the_o wilderness_n southside_n wilderness_n to_o wit_n of_o sin_n on_o the_o southside_n and_o lebanon_n border_n lebanon_n and_o from_o lebanon_n or_o and_o to_o lebanon_n which_o be_v the_o northern_a border_n from_o the_o river_n the_o river_n euphrates_n dominion_n euphrates_n on_o the_o east_n so_o far_o their_o right_n of_o dominion_n extend_v but_o that_o their_o sin_n cut_v they_o short_a and_o so_o far_o solomâ—…_n extend_v his_o dominion_n even_o unto_o the_o uttermost_a sea_n 4._o sea_n the_o western_a or_o midland_n sea_n heb._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v general_o esteem_v the_o foremost_a and_o the_o southern_a on_o the_o right_a hand_n psal._n 89._o 12._o and_o consequent_o the_o northern_a on_o the_o left_a hand_n the_o western_a part_n must_v needs_o be_v behind_o of_o these_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n see_v gen._n 10._o 19_o and_o 15._o 18._o exod._n 23._o 31._o jos._n 1._o 3_o 4._o shall_v your_o coast_n be_v 25_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o you_o for_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n shall_v lay_v the_o fear_n of_o you_o and_o the_o dread_n of_o you_o upon_o all_o the_o land_n that_o you_o shall_v tread_v upon_o as_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o you_o 26_o 15._o 26_o 〈◊〉_d 30._o 15._o behold_v i_o set_v before_o you_o choice_n you_o i_o propose_v they_o to_o your_o mind_n and_o to_o your_o choice_n this_o day_n a_o blessing_n and_o a_o curse_n 27_o 2._o 27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o a_o blessing_n if_o you_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n which_o i_o command_v you_o this_o day_n 28_o and_o a_o 15._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o curse_n if_o you_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n but_o turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v you_o this_o day_n to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n which_o you_o have_v not_o know_v i_o know_v which_o you_o have_v no_o acquaintance_n with_o nor_o experience_n of_o their_o power_n or_o wâ—…ome_v or_o goodness_n as_o you_o have_v have_v of_o i_o 29_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n have_v bring_v thou_o in_o unto_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o that_o thou_o shall_v reader_n shall_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d giâ—…_n i._n e._n speak_v or_o pronounce_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v pronounce_v so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iâ—…_n uâ—…d_v 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n â—…_n â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 3â—…_n 3_o prâ—…v_n â—…_n 9_o this_o be_v more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dâ—…t_n 27._o 12_o 13_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 8._o 33._o whither_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n put_v 33._o 〈◊〉_d 2â—…_n 12_o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 8._o 33._o the_o blessing_n upon_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o the_o curse_n upon_o mount_n ebal_n 30_o be_v they_o not_o on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n by_o the_o way_n where_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o champain_n over_o against_o gilgal_n use_v look_v towards_o 〈◊〉_d though_o at_o some_o considerable_a distance_n from_o it_o aâ—…_n this_o particle_n be_v sometime_o use_v beside_o the_o plain_n of_o moreh_n 31_o for_o you_o shall_v pass_v over_o jordan_n to_o go_v in_o to_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n â—…eth_v you_o and_o you_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o dwell_v therein_o 32_o and_o you_o shall_v observe_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o to_o do_v all_o the_o statnâ—…_n and_o judgement_n which_o i_o set_v before_o you_o this_o day_n chap._n xii_o 1_o these_o be_v the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o you_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o thy_o father_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o all_o the_o day_n that_o you_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n 2_o 5._o 2_o â—…ap_n â—…_n 5._o you_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o place_n scripture_n place_n temple_n chapel_n altar_n grouâ—…_n â—…_n appear_v from_o â—…her_a scripture_n wherein_o the_o nation_n which_o you_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possess_v serve_v their_o god_n upon_o the_o high_a mountain_n 13._o mountain_n which_o the_o 〈◊〉_d use_v to_o employ_v for_o their_o idolatry_n see_v isa._n 5â—…_n 5._o â—…_n eâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d â—…_n 13._o and_o upon_o the_o hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n they_o tree_n aâ—…_n the_o 〈◊〉_d consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o they_o worship_v these_o under_o they_o 3_o and_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o you_o shall_v down_o shall_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d down_o overthrow_v their_o altar_n and_o break_v their_o pillar_n idol_n pillar_n upon_o which_o their_o image_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…_n all_o the_o memorial_n of_o they_o and_o the_o very_a name_n give_v to_o the_o place_n from_o the_o idol_n and_o burn_v their_o grove_n with_o fire_n and_o you_o shall_v hew_v down_o the_o grave_a image_n of_o their_o god_n and_o destroy_v the_o name_n of_o they_o e_z out_o of_o that_o place_n 4_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v so_o opposition_n so_o i._n e._n not_o worship_v he_o in_o several_a place_n mountain_n grouâ—…_n etc._n etc._n which_o sense_n iâ—…_n evident_a from_o the_o follow_a opposition_n unto_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n 5_o but_o unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n shall_v 12._o shall_v 1_o king_n 8._o 29._o 2_o chron._n 7._o 12._o choose_v out_o of_o all_o your_o tribe_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o 〈◊〉_d there_o i._n e._n to_o set_v up_o his_o worship_n 〈◊〉_d or_o which_o he_o shall_v call_v by_o his_o name_n as_o his_o house_n or_o dwelâ—…-place_n 〈◊〉_d to_o wit_n where_o the_o ark_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d the_o taâ—…rnacle_n or_o temple_n which_o be_v first_o 〈◊〉_d jos._n 18._o 1._o next_o and_o â—…pecially_o 〈◊〉_d even_o unto_o his_o habitation_n shall_v you_o seek_v and_o thither_o thou_o shall_v come_v 6_o and_o 3._o and_o lâ—…_n 17._o 3._o thither_o you_o shall_v bring_v your_o burnt-offering_n and_o your_o sacrifice_n 17._o sacrifice_n which_o be_v wise_o appropriate_v to_o thâ—…_n one_o and_o public_a place_n partly_o for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n which_o otherwise_o may_v more_o easy_o have_v creep_v in_o and_o partly_o to_o signify_v that_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o accept_v for_o their_o own_o worth_n but_o by_o god_n gracious_a appointment_n and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o god_n altar_n by_o which_o they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n who_o the_o altar_n do_v manifest_o represent_v of_o which_o see_v below_o