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be_v indeed_o one_o michaiah_n the_o son_n of_o imlah_n but_o he_o be_v always_o wont_a to_o prophesy_v some_o evil_a or_o other_o unto_o he_o and_o when_o ichosaphat_n say_v let_v not_o ahab_n say_v so_o a_o eunuch_n or_o officer_z be_v send_v to_o call_v michaiah_n who_o have_v find_v he_o say_v thus_o to_o he_o behold_v all_o the_o prophet_n with_o one_o assent_n declare_v good_a speed_n to_o the_o king_n design_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v like_a unto_o they_o but_o michaiah_n swear_v sad_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n say_v that_o he_o will_v speak_v and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v the_o king_n ask_v he_o whether_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n to_o battle_n or_o shall_v they_o forbear_v he_o answer_v they_o shall_v go_v and_o prosper_v then_o say_v ahab_n how_o often_o shall_v i_o adjure_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o thou_o say_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n to_o i_o then_o michaiah_n answer_v i_o see_v all_o israel_n scatter_v upon_o the_o hill_n as_o sheep_n that_o have_v no_o shepherd_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v return_v every_o one_o to_o his_o own_o house_n these_o have_v no_o master_n then_o say_v ahab_n to_o ichosaphat_n say_v i_o not_o true_a before_o that_o this_o man_n will_v prophesy_v no_o good_a to_o i_o but_o only_o evil_a but_o michaiah_n not_o terrify_v with_o his_o word_n see_v also_o that_o ahab_n believe_v he_o not_o go_v on_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n sit_v on_o his_o throne_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o his_o left_a and_o when_o he_o ask_v who_o will_v go_v and_o deceive_v and_o make_v ahab_n go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n and_o fall_v there_o and_o one_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n and_o another_o after_o that_o then_o come_v there_o forth_o a_o evil_a spirit_n and_o desire_v that_o that_o business_n may_v be_v leave_v to_o he_o and_o when_o god_n ask_v he_o how_o or_o wherewith_o he_o will_v deceive_v he_o he_o 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witness_n what_o he_o have_v say_v so_o go_v ahab_n and_o ichosaphat_n with_o their_o army_n to_o ramoth_n gilead_n in_o the_o way_n ahab_n disguise_v himself_o but_o ichoshaphat_n keep_v on_o his_o robe_n now_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v charge_v his_o chieftain_n only_o to_o make_v at_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n they_o therefore_o guess_v by_o the_o robe_n fall_v all_o upon_o ichashaphat_n with_o might_n and_o main_a he_o see_v himself_o in_o such_o eminent_a peril_n of_o death_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o hear_v he_o for_o the_o spians_n see_v their_o mistake_n forbear_v and_o leave_v he_o yet_o one_o of_o the_o common_a soldier_n
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and_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o bless_v the_o people_n after_o this_o by_o recital_n of_o god_n benefit_n which_o they_o and_o their_o father_n have_v always_o neglect_v he_o make_v know_v to_o they_o what_o a_o grievous_a sin_n they_o have_v commit_v when_o they_o ask_v a_o king_n which_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v there_o be_v thunderclap_n hear_v rain_v pour_v down_o at_o his_o request_n as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o aforehand_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v at_o which_o so_o strange_a and_o usual_a a_o matter_n be_v much_o affright_v they_o speak_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v beseech_v god_n that_o they_o may_v not_o die_v forasmuch_o as_o they_o confess_v they_o have_v grievous_o sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n samuel_n exhort_v they_o at_o large_a to_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o not_o to_o fear_v 1_o sam_n 12.3_o for_o that_o they_o indeed_o have_v sin_v exceed_o yet_o ought_v not_o to_o forsake_v god_n but_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o 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that_o the_o end_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o in_o his_o stead_n there_o shall_v succeed_v a_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o god_n ver_fw-la 13._o a_o second_o time_n as_o god_n prophet_n he_o tell_v saul_n of_o the_o end_n or_o downfall_n of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o the_o very_a same_o cause_n 1_o sam._n 13._o the_o amalekite_n have_v make_v resistance_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n who_o wrong_v when_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o revenge_v by_o saul_n he_o send_v samuel_n to_o he_o to_o charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v raise_v a_o mighty_a army_n and_o utter_o destroy_v amaleck_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o but_o he_o spated_a king_n agag_n when_o he_o be_v take_v and_o reserve_v the_o herd_n and_o the_o flock_n and_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o any_o value_n hereupon_o god_n tell_v samuel_n that_o he_o be_v displease_v and_o that_o he_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v make_v saul_n king_n who_o set_v light_n by_o his_o commandment_n 1_o sam._n 15._o upon_o these_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n which_o saul_n have_v commit_v samuel_n take_v such_o grief_n that_o he_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o night_n in_o cry_v and_o pray_v and_o care_o in_o the_o morning_n he_o haste_v by_o long_a journey_n to_o saul_n who_o when_o he_o have_v sound_o chide_v have_v reckon_v up_o god_n benefit_n towards_o he_o because_o he_o have_v not_o again_o observe_v god_n and_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_n maintain_v that_o he_o have_v obey_v he_o and_o the_o people_n only_o have_v reserve_v the_o rich_a of_o the_o spoil_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v it_o to_o god_n he_o say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o desire_v sacrifice_n but_o will_v rather_o that_o man_n shall_v obey_v and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n for_o obedience_n be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n therefore_o he_o shall_v know_v and_o persuade_v himself_o thus_o much_o that_o he_o have_v reject_v god_n and_o that_o he_o also_o be_v reject_v by_o god_n from_o be_v king_n when_o saul_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o he_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n and_o entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v also_o bear_v with_o his_o fault_n and_o go_v back_o with_o he_o to_o worship_n god_n and_o samuel_n say_v he_o will_v not_o do_v so_o because_o god_n have_v despise_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o now_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n he_o catch_v hold_v on_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o mantle_n as_o he_o be_v go_v away_o with_o such_o a_o force_n as_o that_o it_o rend_v by_o which_o passage_n as_o by_o a_o token_n aforehand_o samuel_n tell_v he_o that_o god_n have_v rend_v away_o his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v it_o to_o one_o better_a than_o he_o when_o again_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o entreat_v samuel_n that_o he_o will_v do_v he_o honour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o of_o his_o people_n and_o that_o he_o will_v return_v with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v worship_v god_n he_o follow_v he_o and_o cut_v in_o piece_n king_n agag_n who_o be_v a_o corpulent_a man_n with_o these_o word_n as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v mother_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a among_o woman_n sect._n 8._o after_o that_o samuel_n go_v to_o his_o house_n in_o ramath_n neither_o do_v he_o from_o that_o day_n forward_o see_v saul_n who_o chance_n and_o misfortune_n nevertheless_o he_o be_v sorry_a for_o 1_o sam._n 16._o god_n rebuke_v he_o when_o he_o sorrow_v and_o ask_v how_o long_o he_o will_v mourn_v for_o he_o who_o he_o have_v put_v from_o his_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v fill_v a_o horn_n with_o oil_n that_o he_o may_v send_v he_o to_o jesse_n the_o bethlehemite_n who_o son_n he_o have_v choose_v king_n when_o he_o ask_v how_o he_o can_v go_v but_o he_o shall_v be_v quick_o kill_v by_o saul_n when_o he_o know_v it_o he_o show_v a_o way_n and_o a_o mean_n how_o he_o may_v easy_o avoid_v his_o fury_n thus_o at_o the_o last_o be_v very_o confident_a he_o go_v diligent_o and_o dutiful_o to_o execute_v what_o god_n have_v command_v he_o and_o he_o anoint_v david_n king_n who_o god_n have_v manifest_v and_o show_v to_o he_o sect._n 9_o samuel_n after_o all_o these_o famous_a and_o holy_a performance_n dye_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n at_o his_o own_o house_n in_o ramath_n 1_o sam_n 25._o which_o when_o the_o jew_n know_v of_o they_o all_o meet_v and_o mourn_v for_o he_o and_o bury_v he_o there_o if_o we_o follow_v the_o scry_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o king_n he_o will_v seem_v to_o have_v dye_v before_o saul_n death_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o david_n reign_n or_o his_o take_n upon_o he_o the_o government_n and_o kingly_a office_n but_o if_o we_o respect_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o booko_n of_o the_o chronicle_n how_o that_o david_n and_o samuel_n the_o seer_n that_o be_v the_o prophet_n choose_v two_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o porter_n which_o be_v there_o reckon_v a_o thing_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o ha_o have_v be_v do_v whilst_o saul_n be_v live_v he_o do_v not_o die_v till_o after_o saul_n death_n nathan_n the_o prophet_n chap._n iii_o section_n 1_o nathan_n be_v prophet_n when_o david_n be_v king_n of_o the_o kindred_n of_o that_fw-mi as_o epiphanius_n say_v who_o who_o also_o write_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o gabath_n and_o that_o he_o know_v beforehand_o that_o grievous_a sin_n which_o david_n be_v to_o commit_v with_o bersheba_n and_o that_o as_o he_o come_v a_o long_a journey_n to_o keep_v the_o king_n from_o
rather_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n than_o of_o man_n because_o god_n be_v very_o merciful_a threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o man_n die_v within_o the_o time_n limit_v god_n cause_v he_o to_o see_v the_o angel_n destroy_v and_o kill_v at_o which_o time_n he_o speak_v most_o like_a a_o king_n for_o he_o say_v it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v sin_v but_o they_o that_o be_v sheep_n and_o be_v slay_v have_v commit_v no_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o he_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v his_o hand_n against_o he_o and_o against_o his_o father_n house_n with_o which_o word_n of_o his_o god_n be_v move_v send_v the_o prophet_n gad_n unto_o he_o to_o command_v he_o to_o build_v he_o a_o altar_n in_o the_o sloore_n of_o areana_n the_o jebusite_n when_o have_v make_v a_o altar_n he_o have_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n both_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n cease_v and_o the_o plague_n stay_v ahias_n or_o athias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n v._n section_n 1._o ahias_n be_v a_o shilonite_n he_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v foretell_v solomon_n that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o that_o woman_n shall_v withdraw_v he_o and_o turn_v he_o away_o from_o god_n he_o also_o as_o the_o same_o author_n write_v reprove_v hieroboam_n because_o he_o will_v serve_v god_n hypocritical_o and_o feign_o if_o once_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n and_o he_o foretell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v oppose_v god_n with_o two_o calf_n and_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o servitude_n but_o we_o will_v relate_v those_o few_o thing_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v he_o sect._n 2._o king_n solomon_n have_v set_v hieroboam_n the_o ephrathite_n have_v observe_v he_o to_o be_v of_o a_o good_a disposition_n over_o the_o tribute_n of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o joseph_n this_o ahias_n be_v clad_v with_o a_o new_a garment_n meet_v he_o on_o the_o way_n as_o he_o come_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v his_o mantle_n and_o rend_v it_o in_o twelve_o part_n he_o advise_v hieroboam_n that_o he_o will_v take_v ten_o piece_n to_o himself_o for_o that_o god_n will_v divide_v solomon_n kingdom_n and_o give_v he_o ten_o tribe_n but_o one_o tribe_n shall_v be_v leave_v he_o for_o david_n sake_n and_o that_o these_o thing_n shall_v betide_v to_o solomon_n because_o he_o have_v worship_v strange_a god_n and_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n commandment_n do_v like_a to_o his_o father_n david_n if_o in_o his_o reign_n after_o solomon_n be_v dead_a for_o he_o shall_v not_o rule_v over_o the_o ten_o tribe_n while_o solomon_n live_v he_o will_v obey_v god_n commandment_n as_o david_n have_v obey_v they_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o he_o upon_o any_o occasion_n sect._n 3_o now_o after_o that_o hieroboam_n be_v king_n when_o his_o son_n abia_n be_v sick_a he_o remember_v what_o abias_n the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o give_v order_n to_o his_o wife_n that_o have_v change_v her_o apparel_n lest_o she_o shall_v be_v know_v she_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o in_o shilo_n to_o inquire_v what_o shall_v betide_v the_o child_n she_o have_v provide_v herself_o of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a take_v her_o journey_n but_o god_n both_o make_v know_v to_o ahias_n that_o can_v not_o see_v for_o age_n that_o it_o be_v hieroboam_n wife_n that_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o about_o her_o son_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v therefore_o ho_o call_v she_o by_o her_o name_n as_o she_o come_v in_o and_o chide_v she_o much_o because_o she_o come_v in_o a_o disguise_n he_o also_o foretell_v she_o the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o her_o family_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o hieroboam_n her_o husband_n the_o child_n indeed_o die_v as_o ahias_n have_v foretell_v at_o her_o entrance_n in_o at_o the_o door_n and_o when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n baasa_n have_v kill_v nadab_n the_o son_n of_o hieroboam_n ho_o destroy_v his_o family_n now_o ahias_n die_v in_o shile_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o be_v bury_v near_o a_o oak_n which_o be_v there_o semeias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n vi_o when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v fall_v off_o from_o roboam_n to_o hieroboam_n as_o ahias_n the_o prophet_n have_v fore-prophesied_n and_o roboam_n be_v therefore_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n that_o he_o may_v reduce_v they_o god_n send_v semeias_n to_o tell_v roboam_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o attend_v he_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v to_o war_n with_o their_o israelitish_n brethren_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v go_v every_o man_n to_o his_o house_n because_o this_o thing_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o obey_v god_n command_n go_v back_o again_o without_o do_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o joam_v the_o prophet_n chap._n vii_o section_n 1._o epiphanius_n call_v that_o prophet_n joam_n who_o the_o scripture_n mention_v to_o have_v come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o bethel_n at_o god_n command_n at_o such_o time_n as_o hieroboam_n stand_v before_o the_o altar_n to_o burn_v incense_n he_o indeed_o at_o his_o first_o come_n have_v begin_v to_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o altar_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o o_o altar_n altar_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n there_o shall_v arise_v up_o a_o son_n or_o david_n josias_n by_o name_n and_o he_o shall_v sacrifice_v in_o thou_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n who_o now_o burn_v incense_n on_o thou_o and_o the_o bone_n of_o man_n shall_v he_o burn_v on_o thou_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v know_v by_o this_o that_o the_o altar_n shall_v then_o cleave_v asunder_o and_o the_o ash_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o hieroboam_n can_v not_o abide_v those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n or_o of_o god_n rather_o but_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n from_o the_o altar_n towards_o he_o he_o command_v those_o that_o be_v about_o he_o to_o lay_v hand_n on_o he_o when_o on_o a_o sudden_a his_o hand_n dry_v up_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pull_v it_o in_o to_o he_o and_o find_v that_o to_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n he_o intreat_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o he_o will_v restore_v un-him_a his_o hand_n safe_a and_o sound_a which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v and_o his_o hand_n be_v restore_v in_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o favour_n he_o intreat_v he_o to_o go_v to_o his_o house_n to_o dinner_n with_o he_o where_o he_o shall_v be_v requite_v for_o his_o charitable_a kindness_n he_o say_v he_o can_v not_o do_v so_o although_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o the_o one_o half_a of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o god_n have_v charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v and_o therefore_o he_o return_v another_o way_n sect._n 2._o but_o when_o he_o have_v go_v a_o part_n of_o his_o journey_n a_o certain_a old_a prophet_n who_o son_n have_v tell_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v ride_v upon_o his_o ass_n find_v he_o sit_v under_o a_o turpentine_n tree_n and_o when_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o have_v deny_v his_o request_n to_o go_v with_o he_o and_o cate_z bread_n at_o the_o last_o giving_z too_o much_o credit_n to_o he_o when_o he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o prophet_n also_o who_o god_n have_v command_v to_o do_v this_o he_o assent_v to_o his_o own_o hurt_n for_o as_o he_o sit_v with_o he_o at_o the_o table_n the_o prophet_n that_o have_v bring_v he_o back_o foretell_v he_o as_o god_n have_v bid_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n word_n his_o carcase_n shall_v not_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n and_o therefore_o short_o after_o a_o lion_n slay_v he_o as_o he_o go_v away_o thence_o which_o when_o the_o old_a prophet_n have_v news_n of_o he_o go_v present_o and_o lay_v the_o whole_a carcase_n on_o his_o ass_n bring_v it_o to_o his_o house_n and_o bury_v it_o with_o all_o honour_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n that_o when_o he_o shall_v die_v they_o shall_v bury_v he_o hard_o by_o he_o jehu_n the_o prophet_n chap._n viii_o iehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n be_v prophet_n when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n god_n send_v he_o to_o baasa_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o foretell_v he_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o be_v exalt_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n as_o it_o be_v and_o make_v prince_n over_o israel_n he_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o hieroboam_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o his_o example_n and_o command_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o his_o estate_n and_o memory_n shall_v be_v utter_o take_v away_o now_o baasa_n do_v not_o only_o refuse_v to_o entertain_v these_o word_n as_o he_o ought_v but_o also_o he_o kill_v
look_v well_o upon_o he_o he_o know_v then_o fall_v down_o upon_o his_o foot_n he_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o elias_n nâ—w_o when_o elias_n have_v say_v that_o he_o be_v and_o charge_v he_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v his_o master_n that_o he_o be_v there_o he_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o great_a sin_n he_o have_v commit_v for_o which_o he_o mean_v to_o deliver_v his_o servant_n to_o be_v certain_o put_v to_o death_n by_o ahab_n see_v there_o be_v no_o country_n or_o nation_n nor_o kingdom_n whither_o he_o have_v not_o send_v some_o to_o seek_v he_o and_o when_o all_o have_v make_v answer_n that_o he_o be_v not_o there_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o all_o nevertheless_o he_o send_v he_o to_o tell_v ahab_n that_o he_o be_v there_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n will_v convey_v away_o where_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v and_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n be_v it_o not_o tell_v of_o eliah_n how_o that_o when_o jezabel_n will_v have_v slay_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o hide_v a_o hundred_o of_o they_o by_o fifty_n in_o a_o cave_n and_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n yet_o when_o elias_n for_o all_o that_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v tell_v the_o king_n he_o be_v there_o he_o obey_v but_o ahab_n go_v with_o not_o good_a mind_n to_o meet_v elias_n when_o he_o understand_v by_o abdias_n that_o he_o be_v there_o for_o at_o the_o first_o meeting_n he_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o that_o elias_n that_o trouble_v the_o state_n which_o when_o he_o do_v not_o only_o deny_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_n maintain_v that_o ahab_n be_v he_o who_o neglect_v god_n command_n do_v worship_n baalim_fw-la with_o his_o whole_a family_n as_o his_o ancestor_n have_v do_v he_o bid_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v call_v together_o all_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o god_n baal_n to_o mount_n carmel_n where_o when_o they_o be_v meet_v all_o those_o thing_n fall_v out_o which_o be_v well_o know_v and_o set_v forth_o by_o we_o at_o large_a in_o the_o life_n of_o elias_n therefore_o that_o we_o may_v return_v to_o the_o point_n hierom_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o hebrew_n think_v this_o man_n both_o to_o be_v that_o same_o abdias_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o fifty_o also_o of_o who_o we_o speak_v and_o we_o may_v also_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n for_o the_o say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o abdias_n that_o because_o he_o have_v feed_v a_o hundred_o prophet_n obadiah_n both_o receive_v the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n and_o of_o a_o leader_n of_o a_o army_n be_v make_v a_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n this_o prophet_n if_o we_o follow_v the_o letter_n foretell_v the_o overthrow_n of_o idumaea_n and_o the_o restitution_n of_o indaea_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o meaning_n the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o build_n of_o christ_n church_n by_o the_o apostle_n he_o be_v short_a indeed_o for_o number_n of_o word_n but_o long_o for_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o sentence_n he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o land_n although_o st_n hierome_n write_v that_o his_o sepulchre_n together_o with_o the_o monument_n of_o elissaeus_n the_o prophet_n and_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v have_v in_o honour_n and_o reverence_n in_o the_o city_n schasto_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v samaria_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n or_o osee_n chap._n xvi_o saint_n hierome_n think_v that_o osee_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o beeri_n and_o discharge_v his_o office_n of_o prophecy_n when_o hieroboam_n the_o son_n of_o joas_n be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o vzzia_n joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v that_o he_o live_v long_o for_o whereas_o hieroboam_n reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n ozias_n fifty_o and_o two_o joatham_n sixteen_o ahaz_n sixteen_o and_o hezekias_n twenty_o nine_o although_o i_o can_v deliver_v nothing_o for_o certain_a in_o what_o year_n of_o hieroboam_n he_o begin_v or_o in_o what_o year_n of_o hezekias_n he_o leave_v off_o to_o prophesy_v yet_o i_o thing_n this_o may_v be_v conjecture_v that_o he_o prophesy_v fourscore_o and_o four_o year_n and_o above_o unto_o which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o year_n of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v and_o those_o year_n he_o live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekias_n and_o till_o heo_fw-la die_v which_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o he_o live_v very_o long_o this_o hosee_n at_o god_n command_n marry_v gomer_n a_o harlot_n by_o who_o he_o have_v three_o child_n to_o which_o he_o give_v name_n also_o at_o his_o command_n to_o the_o elder_a son_n he_o give_v the_o name_n of_o jezreel_n to_o his_o daughter_n lo-ruamah_a to_o the_o three_o a_o son_n lo-ammi_a hos_fw-la 1.1_o sâ—_n hierom_n who_o think_v this_o be_v real_o do_v say_v this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v as_o a_o fault_n to_o hosea_n but_o rather_o a_o commendation_n because_o of_o a_o bad_a woman_n he_o make_v she_o a_o good_a one_o and_o do_v not_o marry_v she_o for_o lust_n but_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n now_o that_o which_o be_v do_v at_o god_n command_n can_v be_v repute_v a_o fault_n nor_o indeed_o will_v god_n have_v this_o do_v without_o a_o cause_n but_o that_o he_o may_v typify_v or_o by_o fact_n also_o signify_v what_o he_o command_v by_o word_n to_o forerell_n namely_o such_o a_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o have_v worship_v strange_a god_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o hieroboam_n and_o his_o posterity_n that_o god_n shall_v neither_o be_v move_v with_o mercy_n towards_o they_o nor_o esteem_n or_o call_v they_o his_o people_n and_o these_o very_a thing_n which_o indeed_o come_v to_o pass_v signify_v the_o rejection_n or_o detestation_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o other_o woman_n who_o the_o same_o prophet_n at_o god_n commandment_n love_v do_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o these_o two_o almost_o be_v the_o whole_a prophecy_n of_o hosea_n spend_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n or_o ionas_n chap._n xvii_o jonas_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o amittai_n a_o sydonian_a of_o sarepta_n for_o epiphanius_n and_o st_n hierome_n and_o so_o also_o the_o hebrew_n as_o he_o say_v will_v have_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n who_o elias_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a which_o how_o it_o happen_v although_o we_o relate_v it_o elsewhere_o yet_o will_v it_o not_o be_v far_o amiss_o to_o declare_v it_o in_o this_o as_o the_o proper_a place_n when_o elias_n have_v foretell_v the_o famine_n which_o last_v three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a to_o ahaz_n king_n of_o israel_n as_o god_n have_v bid_v he_o he_o flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o ahab_n and_o first_o dwell_v near_o jordan_n by_o the_o brook_n cherith_n till_o the_o brook_n be_v dry_v 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hieroms_n opinion_n he_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o jotham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekias_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o his_o prophecy_n do_v chief_o concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n what_o he_o foretell_v in_o every_o king_n reign_n be_v uncertain_a except_o in_o ahaz_n his_o and_o hezekias_n unto_o who_o he_o be_v send_v as_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o anon_o although_o we_o may_v conceive_v this_o that_o he_o prophesy_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o treat_v of_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o book_n seven_o book_n from_o the_o first_o chap._n to_o the_o seven_o to_o that_o place_n where_o he_o mention_v king_n ahaz_n when_o vzziah_n and_o jotham_n be_v king_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o follow_v to_o that_o place_n ezech._n 3.6_o wherein_o he_o speak_v of_o hezekiah_n when_o ahaz_n be_v king_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o prophecy_n while_o hezekiah_n reign_v sect._n 1_o he_o be_v send_v to_o ahaz_n upon_o this_o occasion_n rezin_n 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dissemble_v it_o esaias_n chide_v he_o and_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o because_o they_o have_v not_o only_o weary_v man_n but_o god_n also_o esa_n 7.13_o foretell_v that_o such_o a_o sign_n as_o this_o shall_v be_v give_v they_o he_o say_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n who_o name_n they_o shall_v call_v emmanuel_n that_o be_v god_n with_o we_o sect._n 2._o and_o when_o hezechiah_n be_v king_n esaias_n be_v sometime_o consult_v withal_o and_o send_v unto_o by_o the_o king_n who_o entreat_v his_o prayer_n for_o he_o and_o other_o time_n send_v by_o god_n on_o message_n to_o the_o king_n which_o how_o and_o wherefore_o it_o be_v do_v i_o will_v declare_v in_o few_o word_n isa_n 3.6_o senacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n invade_v judah_n have_v take_v all_o the_o fence_a city_n thereof_o and_o have_v send_v rabshacheh_n general_n of_o his_o army_n to_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v treat_v with_o hezechiah_n concern_v the_o surrender_n of_o the_o city_n hezechiah_n be_v mighty_o afraid_a send_v eliakim_n the_o son_n of_o helkiah_n the_o steward_n of_o his_o house_n shebna_n the_o scribe_n and_o joah_n the_o son_n of_o asaph_n the_o recorder_n who_o when_o they_o have_v hear_v many_o word_n tend_v both_o to_o the_o disgrace_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n as_o though_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o help_v his_o own_o people_n and_o have_v tell_v they_o to_o hezechiah_n he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o be_v clad_v with_o sackcloth_n go_v into_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o send_v those_o three_o in_o the_o same_o habit_n to_o isaiah_n first_o to_o relate_v to_o he_o those_o thing_n and_o afterward_o to_o increat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v pray_v to_o god_n for_o they_o that_o persevere_v trust_v in_o he_o esaias_n at_o god_n command_n bid_v they_o toll_v hezechiah_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o fear_v for_o god_n will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o senacherib_n and_o he_o shall_v hear_v a_o rumour_n upon_o which_o he_o shall_v return_v into_o assyria_n and_o there_o die_v by_o the_o sword_n these_o thing_n they_o tell_v to_o the_o king_n but_o because_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n senacherib_n send_v messenger_n who_o bring_v letter_n to_o hezechiab_n contain_v yet_o more_o grievous_a rail_n against_o god_n he_o first_o read_v they_o over_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v take_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o ambassador_n and_o afterward_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n he_o humble_o beseech_v god_n and_o that_o at_o large_a to_o revenge_v the_o wrong_n and_o reproach_n of_o senacherib_n and_o deliver_v his_o own_o people_n god_n be_v entreat_v with_o those_o prayer_n of_o the_o king_n declare_v at_o large_a by_o esaias_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a deliverance_n and_o show_v the_o token_n by_o which_o he_o shall_v know_v the_o thing_n for_o certain_a which_o when_o they_o have_v all_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o a_o hundred_o fourscore_o &_o five_o thousand_o of_o the_o assyrian_n be_v slay_v and_o senacherib_n himself_o also_o a_o while_n after_o in_o assyria_n whereupon_o ensue_v a_o happy_a peace_n sect._n 3_o the_o occasion_n afterward_o why_o he_o be_v send_v unto_o the_o king_n be_v this_o hezechias_n be_v sick_a and_o that_o with_o danger_n of_o life_n therefore_o god_n send_v esaias_n to_o he_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o order_v himself_o and_o his_o affair_n because_o he_o be_v to_o die_v he_o be_v affright_v with_o this_o message_n beseech_v god_n present_o that_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o he_o whereupon_o esaias_n be_v again_o send_v by_o god_n have_v not_o yet_o go_v out_o of_o the_o court-yard_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v and_o his_o tear_n see_v and_o that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v live_v fifteen_o year_n
year_n of_o darius_n and_o the_o book_n that_o be_v entitle_v by_o his_o name_n &_o reckon_v among_o scripture_n contain_v many_o more_o verse_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n at_o god_n bid_v he_o charge_v the_o jew_n who_o be_v new_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n that_o they_o will_v return_v to_o he_o and_o so_o at_o last_o he_o will_v return_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o live_v as_o their_o forefather_n have_v do_v who_o have_v contemn_v the_o command_n of_o the_o former_a prophet_n who_o persuade_v they_o from_o their_o wickedness_n to_o a_o holy_a course_n of_o life_n that_o they_o will_v not_o lie_v but_o speak_v the_o truth_n to_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v judge_v true_o and_o friendly_a that_o they_o will_v not_o devise_v evil_a in_o their_o mind_n against_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v not_o love_v a_o false_a oath_n forasmuch_o as_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n hate_v these_o thing_n if_o they_o will_v do_v that_o they_o shall_v receive_v all_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v sow_v with_o increase_n and_o abundance_n he_o foretell_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o jerusalem_n upon_o a_o she_o ass_n and_o the_o price_n of_o his_o betray_n god_n show_v he_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedec_n the_o high_a priest_n stand_v before_o his_o angel_n and_o satan_n stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o withstand_v he_o who_o when_o god_n have_v rebuke_v he_o signify_v by_o the_o angel_n that_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v by_o the_o change_n of_o his_o apparel_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v become_v a_o judge_n if_o he_o will_v observe_v his_o commandment_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o darius_n in_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n that_o be_v of_o november_n some_o among_o who_o be_v sarasar_n and_o regemmelech_n have_v send_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o ask_v the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n whether_o they_o shall_v weep_v and_o fast_o in_o the_o five_o month_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o they_o have_v do_v already_o in_o former_a time_n and_o for_o many_o year_n now_o god_n bad_a zacharias_n be_v inspire_v and_o move_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n to_o ask_v of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n whether_o they_o have_v fast_v to_o god_n these_o seventy_o year_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v out_o of_o their_o land_n when_o they_o keep_v a_o fast_a the_o five_o and_o nine_o month_n or_o when_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o he_o god_n declare_v by_o these_o word_n that_o their_o fasting_n dinner_n &_o supper_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o he_o because_o they_o be_v not_o join_v with_o work_n of_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n as_o he_o have_v wish_v they_o by_o former_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v move_v against_o they_o have_v scatter_v they_o abroad_o into_o all_o country_n he_o prophesi_v also_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v beside_o my_o present_a purpose_n he_o foretell_v also_o to_o josedec_n as_o 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