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defection_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n §_o 2._o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n consist_v chief_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n which_o alone_o be_v so_o powerful_a and_o populous_a that_o the_o man_n thereof_o in_o the_o muster_n make_v by_o king_n 9_o david_n amount_v in_o number_n to_o more_o than_o the_o half_a of_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n there_o express_v beside_o the_o body_n of_o this_o tribe_n very_o considerable_a be_v the_o appurtenance_n thereof_o namely_o some_o of_o simeon_n 9_o who_o inheritance_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n dan_o part_n of_o who_o possession_n be_v take_v out_o of_o what_o original_o be_v assign_v to_o judah_n these_o must_v be_v presume_v to_o bear_v a_o state-sympathy_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n engage_v thereunto_o by_o the_o position_n of_o their_o country_n yea_o we_o find_v it_o express_v in_o scripture_n that_o 3._o beersheba_n a_o city_n of_o simeon_n and_o 8._o gath_n 10._o zorah_n and_o ibidem_fw-la ajalon_n city_n of_o dan_n do_v belong_v to_o and_o be_v fortify_v by_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n §_o 3._o beside_o these_o two_o three_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n pertain_v to_o the_o same_o kingdom_n as_o also_o all_o the_o levite_n 14_o which_o leave_v their_o city_n in_o israel_n and_o cleave_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n these_o though_o proper_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o land_n have_v hand_n also_o and_o contribute_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o kingdom_n add_v hereunto_o all_o the_o well-affected_a which_o out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o 16._o israel_n resort_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o by-ditche_n of_o dan_n and_o bethel_n do_v not_o so_o drain_v the_o people_n devotion_n but_o that_o much_o thereof_o run_v in_o the_o right_a channel_n to_o the_o temple_n and_o no_o doubt_n many_o violent_o keep_v at_o home_n have_v their_o heart_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o their_o body_n in_o israel_n to_o which_o kingdom_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n do_v belong_v §_o 4._o here_o it_o will_v be_v rich_o worth_a our_o pain_n to_o enter_v on_o a_o comparative_a estimate_n of_o these_o two_o kingdom_n which_o of_o they_o exceed_v in_o puissance_n herein_o we_o shall_v carry_v a_o impartial_a hand_n and_o indeed_o though_o the_o controversy_n be_v betwixt_o two_o king_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v get_v by_o flatter_v of_o either_o §_o 5._o we_o will_v compare_v they_o first_o in_o that_o wherein_o solomon_n place_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n 28._o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o subject_n and_o here_o any_o clear_a judgement_n will_v find_v for_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n §_o 6._o second_o if_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o dominion_n be_v survey_v and_o our_o eye_n in_o the_o map_n make_v umpirer_n therein_o the_o case_n be_v clear_a in_o view_n without_o measure_v that_o israel_n be_v the_o great_a §_o 7._o three_o if_o their_o city_n be_v number_v the_o result_n will_v be_v this_o judah_n 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the_o red-sea_n be_v but_o a_o key_n to_o the_o backdoor_n little_a of_o the_o east-indies_n be_v then_o know_v and_o less_o trade_v to_o whereas_o the_o haven_n on_o the_o midland-sea_n open_v the_o broad_a gate_n of_o commerce_n to_o the_o most_o and_o best_a frequent_a part_n of_o the_o world_n §_o 9_o five_o if_o the_o absoluteness_n of_o their_o king_n power_n be_v state_v in_o their_o respective_a dominion_n here_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o the_o upper_a hand_n must_v be_v adjudge_v to_o judah_n the_o king_n whereof_o in_o administration_n of_o justice_n or_o rather_o revenge_v often_o exercise_v arbitrary_a power_n make_v use_n of_o their_o prerogative_n above_o law_n as_o appear_v by_o solomon_n proceed_n against_o the_o life_n of_o shimei_n joab_n and_o adoniah_n and_o more_o plain_o in_o iehoram_n 13._o execute_v his_o own_o brethren_n by_o his_o peremptory_a pleasure_n without_o legal_a conviction_n of_o they_o whereas_o no_o monument_n be_v extant_a of_o such_o 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6._o author_n as_o a_o principal_a cause_n why_o israel_n never_o return_v to_o their_o former_a subjection_n to_o david_n family_n because_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n be_v too_o heavy_a for_o they_o and_o they_o live_v under_o more_o liberty_n in_o their_o own_o kingdom_n §_o 10._o six_o if_o their_o foreign_a impression_n make_v by_o they_o on_o neighbour_a prince_n be_v consider_v the_o balance_n be_v so_o even_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v on_o which_o side_n the_o beam_n break_v for_o as_o memorable_a be_v the_o victory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n against_o the_o syrian_n so_o no_o less_o fortunate_a the_o fight_n of_o some_o king_n 23_o of_o judah_n against_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o other_o enemy_n and_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o moab_n till_o the_o death_n of_o ahab_n be_v 5._o tributary_n to_o israel_n so_o edom_n until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n 8._o of_o jehosaphat_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o
ahazâ—ah_n have_v a_o martial_a interview_n with_o jehu_n and_o be_v both_o worsted_n by_o he_o here_o jehu_n with_o a_o shot_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n archery_n fatal_a both_o to_o 34._o ahab_n and_o his_o son_n wound_v jehoram_n to_o the_o 24_o heart_n and_o by_o special_a order_n to_o bidkarâ—_n captain_n command_v that_o his_o corpse_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o field_n of_o naboth_n the_o jezrâ—â—lite_a oh_o the_o exact_a topography_n observe_v in_o divine_a justice_n so_o accurate_a be_v god_n not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n but_o place_n of_o his_o punishment_n §_o 9_o great_a be_v the_o difficulty_n about_o the_o death_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n slay_v about_o the_o same_o time_n reconcile_v for_o whereas_o it_o be_v 27._o appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o he_o seem_v twice_o to_o die_v and_o that_o in_o far_o distant_a place_n 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o but_o when_o ahaziah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n see_v this_o he_o flee_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o garden-house_n and_o jehu_n follow_v after_o he_o and_o say_v smite_v he_o also_o in_o the_o chariot_n and_o they_o do_v so_o at_o the_o go_v up_o to_o gur_z which_o be_v by_o ibleam_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o megiddo_n and_o die_v there_o 2_o chron._n 22._o 9_o and_o jehu_n seek_v ahaziah_n and_o they_o catch_v he_o for_o he_o be_v hide_v in_o samaria_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o jehu_n and_o when_o they_o have_v slay_v he_o they_o bury_v he_o because_o say_v they_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n who_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n but_o all_o be_v reconcile_v if_o we_o take_v samaria_n not_o for_o the_o city_n so_o name_v but_o for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n in_o which_o notion_n ahab_n be_v style_v king_n of_o 1._o samaria_n that_o be_v the_o ten_o tribe_n whereof_o samaria_n be_v the_o metropolis_n in_o this_o acception_n megiddo_n and_o all_o the_o passage_n thereunto_o be_v in_o samaria_n where_o ahaziah_n hope_v in_o vain_a by_o his_o flight_n to_o hide_v and_o conceal_v himself_o §_o 10._o all_o thus_o agree_v concern_v the_o death_n doublâ—â—â—riall_n i_o hope_v no_o difference_n will_v arise_v about_o the_o burial_n of_o ahaziah_n though_o in_o one_o text_n his_o 28._o owâ—_n servant_n in_o another_o jehu_n 9_o his_o man_n be_v say_v to_o buâ—y_v he_o the_o one_o may_v do_v it_o by_o the_o leave_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o other_o and_o jehu_n his_o soldier_n do_v deliver_v ahaziah_n deâ—d_a corpse_n to_o his_o own_o servant_n to_o inter_v it_o in_o jerusalem_n §_o 11._o jezebel_n survive_v not_o long_o after_o death_n as_o jehu_n be_v enter_v jezreel_n she_o new_o paint_v entertain_v he_o with_o a_o taunt_n out_o of_o the_o window_n to_o try_v whether_o her_o tongue_n or_o his_o sword_n be_v the_o sharp_a we_o meet_v but_o with_o three_o principal_a speech_n of_o she_o in_o scripture_n the_o first_o a_o idolatrous_a oath_n and_o curse_n the_o 2_o god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o the_o next_o a_o mortal_a threat_n and_o loud_o lie_v if_o i_o make_v not_o elijah_n like_o ibidem_fw-la one_o of_o their_o life_n by_o to_o morrow_n this_o time_n the_o last_o a_o impudent_a and_o unseasonable_a jeer_n have_v zimri_n 31._o peace_n that_o slay_v his_o master_n present_o she_o be_v throw_v down_o headlong_o and_o the_o dog_n eat_v she_o up_o to_o the_o reversion_n of_o her_o 35._o skull_n palm_n of_o her_o hand_n and_o foot_n what_o hâ—d_n the_o poison_n of_o her_o paint_n 〈◊〉_d deep_o pierce_v into_o these_o the_o naked_a iâ—â—andalâ—_n part_n of_o her_o body_n that_o the_o dog_n be_v afraid_a to_o feed_v oâ—_n they_o however_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v jezebel_v skull_n may_v be_v wear_v as_o a_o deaths-head_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o wicked_a person_n abuse_v their_o power_n to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o certain_a ruin_n without_o serious_a repentance_n the_o head_n also_o of_o ahab_n child_n kill_v in_o samaria_n be_v lay_v in_o two_o heap_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o 8._o jezreel_n §_o 12._o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a jehu_n that_o see_v jehu_n be_v warrant_v by_o commission_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o ahab_n family_n and_o friend_n that_o god_n shall_v afterward_o threaten_v by_o his_o prophet_n i_o will_v 4._o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n but_o it_o seem_v though_o herein_o jehu_n his_o chariot_n go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o god_n command_n yet_o he_o do_v drive_v it_o on_o furious_o the_o pace_n of_o his_o own_o cruelty_n vainglory_n and_o ambition_n thus_o that_o officer_n be_v a_o murderer_n though_o act_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o withal_o he_o please_v his_o private_a malice_n in_o execute_v person_n condemn_v to_o die_v the_o matter_n of_o jehu_n his_o act_n be_v reward_v the_o manner_n revenge_v by_o god_n §_o 13._o the_o river_n kishon_n run_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o tribe_n 〈◊〉_d which_o enter_v in_o at_o naboth_n vineyard_n take_v his_o course_n northward_n with_o a_o wind_a 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best_a and_o big_a have_v be_v but_o a_o prison_n fit_a for_o the_o punishment_n of_o so_o rebellious_a a_o people_n §_o 3._o and_o yet_o in_o somemanner_n in_o a_o qualify_v sense_n it_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o jew_n do_v stretch_v their_o dominion_n to_o the_o bound_n aforesaid_a in_o a_o double_a consideration_n 1_o by_o victorious_a salley_n and_o incursion_n thus_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n have_v 22._o conquer_v the_o hagarite_n inhabit_v eastward_o unto_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o the_o wilderness_n from_o the_o river_n 9_o euphrates_n 2_o per_fw-la gentes_fw-la in_o amicitiam_fw-la receptas_fw-la by_o the_o nation_n which_o by_o amicable_a compliance_n though_o have_v absolute_a command_n in_o themselves_o accept_v of_o the_o jewish_a king_n to_o be_v honorary_a feodary_n unto_o he_o thus_o where_o etc._n david_n take_v some_o king_n by_o conquest_n as_o his_o vassal_n more_o take_v he_o by_o composition_n as_o their_o protector_n and_o it_o be_v plain_o say_v of_o 26._o 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canaan_n among_o who_o the_o philistines_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o five_a satrapy_n possess_v the_o south-west_n part_n of_o the_o land_n because_o they_o come_v not_o from_o canaan_n but_o from_o mizraim_n his_o elder_a brother_n of_o who_o god_n will_v large_o hereafter_o in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o simeon_n to_o conclude_v let_v the_o reader_n beware_v lest_o deceive_v with_o the_o similitude_n of_o sound_n he_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o mistake_v true_a israelite_n by_o birth_n to_o be_v canaanites_n by_o descent_n as_o namely_o 1_o caleh_n the_o 14._o kenite_fw-la undoubted_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 6._o judah_n only_o his_o grandfather_n name_n be_v kenaz_n 2_o vriah_n the_o hittite_n 3_o ornan_n the_o jebusite_n so_o loyal_a so_o liberal_a to_o david_n the_o first_o may_v be_v a_o proselyte_n hittite_n but_o more_o likely_a an_o israelite_n who_o father_n be_v call_v heth_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 63._o judah_n or_o 21._o benjamin_n who_o live_v promiscuous_o with_o the_o jebusite_n in_o the_o city_n of_o jebus_n or_o jerusalem_n 4_o hushi_n the_o archite_a who_o out-achitophelled_n achitophel_n in_o his_o policy_n be_v probable_o a_o ephraimite_n of_o the_o 2._o border_n of_o archi_n otherwise_o unlikely_a that_o david_n will_v have_v choose_v a_o stranger_n to_o have_v be_v his_o cabinet_n counsellor_n 5_o simon_n the_o 4._o cananite_n christ_n disciple_n certain_o a_o jew_n otherwise_o our_o saviour_n will_v not_o have_v entertain_v he_o in_o so_o near_o a_o relation_n bear_v it_o seem_v in_o 1._o cana_n of_o galilee_n so_o much_o for_o caution_n lest_o demetrius_n who_o be_v well_o 2._o report_v of_o all_o man_n suffer_v for_o demetrius_n diana_n silver-smith_n and_o these_o real_a jew_n be_v misrepresent_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o heathen_a extraction_n chap._n 8._o the_o second_o solemn_a division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o thirty_o one_o kingdom_n §_o 1._o next_o to_o the_o distinguish_n of_o this_o land_n into_o seven_o nation_n canaan_n we_o must_v observe_v the_o division_n thereof_o among_o 9_o one_o and_o thirty_o king_n strange_a that_o their_o sceptre_n except_o very_o short_a do_v not_o justle_v one_o another_o in_o so_o narrow_a a_o country_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o genius_n of_o that_o age_n delight_v not_o so_o much_o in_o scrape_v much_o together_o as_o in_o have_v absolute_a authority_n in_o that_o little_a which_o be_v their_o own_o pride_n be_v common_o the_o sin_n of_o young_a man_n covetousness_n of_o old_a folk_n the_o world_n in_o the_o youth_n thereof_o more_o affect_v honour_n than_o wealth_n high_a title_n then_o large_a treasure_n and_o these_o royolet_n content_v themselves_o that_o their_o crown_n though_o not_o so_o big_a be_v as_o bright_a their_o sceptre_n though_o not_o so_o great_a be_v as_o glister_n as_o those_o of_o the_o mighty_a monarch_n be_v as_o absolute_a sovereign_n in_o their_o own_o small_a territory_n §_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v tribe_n how_o these_o one_o and_o thirty_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o dispose_v of_o and_o how_o they_o be_v share_v among_o the_o several_a tribe_n in_o reckon_v up_o their_o name_n we_o observe_v the_o method_n in_o ibid._n joshua_n as_o he_o marshal_n they_o upon_o order_n follow_v kingdom_n of_o 1._o jericho_n 2._o ali._n 3._o jerusalem_n 4._o hebâ—oâ—_n 5._o jarmuth_n 6._o laâ—hish_n 7._o eglon._n 8._o gezer_n 9_o dâ—ber_n 10._o gâ—der_n 11._o hormah_n 12._o arad_n 13._o libnath_n 14._o adullaâ—â—_n 15._o makkedaâ—_n 16._o bethel_n 17._o tappuah_n 18._o hepher_n 19_o aphek_n 20._o lasharon_n 21._o madâ—n_n 22._o haâ—or_n 23._o shimrâ—n-mâ—ron_a 24._o achshaph_n 25._o taâ—â—aâ—h_o 26._o megiddo_n 27._o kedesh_n 28._o insteam_n of_o caâ—mel_n 29._o dor_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o dor._n 30._o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n 31._o tirza_n allot_v to_o 1._o benjamin_n 2._o benjamin_n 3._o benâ—amin_n judah_n 4._o judaâ—_n 5._o judah_n 6._o judah_n 7._o judah_n 8._o ephraim_n 9_o judah_n 10._o judah_n simâ—on_n 11._o simeon_n 12._o judah_n 13._o judah_n 14._o judah_n 15._o beâ—jamin_n 16._o benjamin_n 17._o manasseh_n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 18._o mâ—nasâ—cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 19_o asâ—er_n 20._o zebulon_n 21._o nephâ—hali_n 22._o nephthali_n 23._o zebulon_n 24._o asher_n 25._o manas._n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 26._o 〈◊〉_d cisâ—or_n 27._o nephthali_n 28._o zebulon_n 29._o manasseb_n issachar_n 30._o bâ—njaâ—in_n 31._o ephraim_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n understand_v a_o sovereign_n over_o a_o miscellaneous_a company_n of_o people_n the_o master-bee_a of_o a_o swarm_n not_o yet_o fix_v in_o a_o hive_n have_v a_o sufficient_a territory_n for_o his_o man_n but_o no_o considerable_a metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o this_o catalogue_n sihon_n and_o og_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o dominion_n lay_v â—ast_v of_o jordan_n and_o they_o make_v up_o thirty_o three_o king_n in_o all_o so_o much_o of_o these_o city_n for_o the_o present_a whereof_o large_o hereafter_o in_o those_o respective_a tribe_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v §_o 3._o among_o these_o king_n one_o may_v visible_o discover_v two_o distinct_a combination_n king_n 1_o in_o the_o southern_a circuit_n of_o canaan_n adoni-bezek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o this_o knot_n at_o who_o 3._o send_v the_o king_n of_o hebron_n jarmuth_n lachish_n eglon_n etc._n etc._n assemble_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n and_o be_v destroy_v by_o he_o 2_o in_o the_o northern_a association_n there_o 3._o iâ—bin_n the_o king_n have_v the_o precedency_n with_o who_o the_o king_n of_o madon_n shimron_n and_o achshaph_n etc._n etc._n confederate_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n with_o the_o same_o success_n have_v all_o at_o once_o engage_v against_o joshua_n the_o task_n have_v be_v hard_o have_v he_o fight_v they_o all_o several_o the_o work_n have_v be_v long_o to_o subdue_v they_o for_o these_o thirty_o and_o one_o king_n who_o make_v up_o a_o full_a month_n in_o their_o number_n how_o many_o year_n will_v they_o have_v make_v up_o in_o their_o resistance_n whereas_o now_o divine_a providence_n fit_v the_o strength_n of_o ioshua_n arm_n parcel_v his_o foe_n into_o two_o bundle_n that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o at_o two_o blow_n strike_v through_o both_o of_o they_o §_o 4._o and_o here_o we_o present_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o draught_n of_o the_o land_n canaan_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n not_o well_o satisfy_v whether_o more_o proper_o to_o term_v it_o old_a or_o new_a canaan_n if_o we_o count_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n downward_o it_o be_v young_a or_o new_a canaan_n because_o near_a the_o creation_n if_o we_o reckon_v backward_o from_o our_o time_n the_o old_a canaan_n if_o the_o reader_n discover_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o next_o map_n of_o the_o same_o land_n as_o it_o be_v constitute_v
crown_n of_o judah_n §_o 11._o seven_o if_o their_o home-achievement_n each_o against_o other_o be_v recount_v the_o true_a touchstone_n of_o their_o several_a strength_n god_n often_o make_v they_o alternate_o hold_v up_o one_o another_o whilst_o he_o whip_v they_o both_o for_o their_o sin_n but_o although_o abijah_n once_o get_v a_o remarkable_a 19_o conquest_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la yet_o general_o israel_n worsted_n judah_n overpower_v they_o with_o multitude_n of_o man_n thus_o baasha_n 1._o coop_v up_o asa_n in_o his_o own_o land_n joash_n 23._o overcome_v amaziah_n and_o take_v jerusalem_n and_o pekah_n almost_o utter_o 6._o consume_v ahaz_n and_o his_o kingdom_n §_o 12._o to_o conclude_v if_o their_o last_a and_o continuance_n be_v measure_v herein_o judah_n clear_o carry_v away_o the_o pre-eminence_n grant_v israel_n beat_v judah_n at_o hand_n yet_o judah_n beat_v israel_n at_o length_n even_o out_o of_o distance_n for_o whilst_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n do_v only_a snuff_n judah_n for_o seventy_o year_n blaze_v the_o bright_a when_o they_o return_v from_o banishment_n the_o assyrian_a conquest_n utter_o extinguish_v israel_n from_o ever_o appear_v again_o in_o a_o form_a commonwealth_n in_o their_o own_o country_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n into_o the_o province_n of_o galilea_n samaria_n and_o judea_n §_o 1._o when_o these_o two_o kingdom_n have_v determine_v &_o the_o division_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v out_o of_o date_n palestine_n begin_v to_o be_v distinguish_v into_o three_o province_n who_o number_n and_o posture_n we_o find_v in_o the_o evangelist_n be_v trace_v in_o order_n by_o the_o foot_n of_o our_o saviour_n 34._o 1._o he_o leave_v judea_n 2._o and_o depart_v again_o into_o galilee_n 3._o and_o he_o must_v needs_o go_v through_o samaria_n it_o be_v deny_v to_o our_o saviour_n himself_o to_o travail_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la à _fw-la termino_fw-la ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la sine_fw-la medio_fw-la so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o ordinary_o pass_v from_o judah_n in_o the_o south_n to_o galilee_n in_o the_o north_n without_o traverse_v samaria_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o midst_n betwixt_o both_o §_o 2._o to_o begin_v with_o judea_n thereof_o or_o jury_n it_o be_v not_o take_v here_o in_o that_o large_a acception_n wherein_o it_o contain_v the_o whole_a country_n and_o entire_a subject_n of_o this_o our_o book_n in_o which_o sense_n herod_n the_o great_a be_v style_v 5._o king_n of_o judea_n but_o be_v take_v as_o 8._o elsewhere_o it_o be_v term_v the_o province_n of_o judea_n for_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n consist_v of_o the_o ground_n former_o belong_v to_o judah_n benjamin_n simeon_n dan_n and_o reuben_n for_o that_o this_o province_n reach_v eastward_o beyond_o the_o river_n plain_o appear_v in_o the_o 1._o evangelist_n affirm_v that_o christ_n come_v from_o galilee_n into_o the_o coast_n of_o judea_n beyond_o jordan_n a_o spacious_a country_n it_o be_v and_o in_o our_o saviour_n time_n the_o proper_a habitation_n of_o the_o principal_a jew_n nor_o be_v it_o amiss_o to_o observe_v that_o a_o portion_n of_o land_n with_o the_o government_n of_o lidda_n and_o ramah_n lie_v in_o the_o juncture_n of_o benjamin_n and_o ephraim_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n take_v from_o samaria_n by_o king_n demetrius_n and_o by_o he_o 34._o assign_v to_o judea_n in_o reward_n of_o the_o friendship_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o service_n which_o gore_n or_o gusset_a of_o ground_n be_v call_v apherema_n that_o be_v a_o thing_n take_v away_o because_o part_v from_o samaria_n and_o piece_v to_o judea_n §_o 3._o samaria_n succeed_v etc._n whereby_o we_o understand_v not_o the_o city_n of_o that_o name_n for_o a_o long_a time_n metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o a_o country_n former_o pertain_v to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o heylyâ—_n gad_n people_v after_o the_o assyrian_a captivity_n with_o colony_n bring_v thither_o from_o 24._o babylon_n and_o the_o neighbour_a dominion_n at_o first_o this_o land_n do_v not_o fadge_v well_o with_o these_o new_a inhabitant_n lion_n send_v by_o god_n disturb_v their_o quiet_a possession_n until_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v remand_v to_o teach_v they_o 27_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n but_o what_o betwixt_o a_o ignorant_a master_n and_o indocible_a scholar_n nothing_o be_v learn_v to_o purpose_n he_o teach_v they_o no_o true_a worship_n but_o only_o jeroboam'_v divinity_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o 32._o appoint_v out_o priest_n of_o themselves_o for_o their_o high-place_n and_o they_o jumble_v together_o their_o own_o numerous_a idol_n with_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o so_o much_o as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o 34._o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n not_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o contradiction_n in_o the_o text_n but_o a_o open_a opposition_n betwixt_o their_o pretence_n and_o practice_v see_v such_o as_o fear_v god_n otherwise_o than_o his_o will_n in_o his_o word_n prescribe_v fear_v he_o not_o in_o effect_n §_o 4._o however_o afterward_o the_o samaritan_n quit_v their_o multitude_n of_o idol_n creed_n and_o patch_v up_o a_o religion_n among_o themselves_o wherein_o 1_o they_o adore_v one_o deity_n but_o he_o so_o erroneous_o that_o christ_n flat_o tell_v they_o 22._o you_o worship_v that_o which_o you_o know_v not_o 2_o they_o acknowledge_v only_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n for_o canonical_a 3_o they_o have_v a_o temple_n on_o mount_n gerizim_n stickle_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o holiness_n thereof_o to_o equal_v yea_o exceed_v that_o at_o jerusalem_n 4_o they_o expect_v a_o saviour_n believe_v he_o as_o able_a so_o willing_a to_o resolve_v all_o important_a difficulty_n 25._o when_o messiah_n be_v come_v he_o will_v tell_v we_o all_o thing_n 5_o they_o false_o account_v themselves_o extract_v from_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n patriarch_n thus_o the_o samaritan_n woman_n have_v it_o rise_v in_o her_o mouth_n 12._o our_o father_n jacob_n though_o in_o very_a deed_n he_o be_v no_o more_o her_o father_n than_o the_o man_n she_o keep_v company_n with_o be_v her_o husband_n be_v neither_o lineal_o descend_v from_o the_o one_o nor_o lawful_o marry_v to_o the_o other_o hear_v what_o josephus_n have_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o samaritan_n say_v he_o 410._o be_v of_o this_o nature_n that_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v high_a in_o fortune_n and_o success_n present_o they_o embrace_v society_n with_o they_o and_o deduce_v the_o series_n of_o their_o own_o descent_n from_o the_o patriarch_n joseph_n and_o his_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseb_n but_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v depress_v and_o low_a in_o estate_n than_o they_o disclaim_v all_o kindred_n defy_v all_o affinity_n with_o they_o profess_v themselves_o as_o indeed_o they_o be_v to_o be_v original_o mede_n and_o persian_n §_o 5._o general_o great_a be_v the_o antipathy_n betwixt_o the_o samaritan_n and_o jew_n jew_n the_o former_a persecute_v every_o face_n that_o do_v but_o look_v towards_o jerusalem_n on_o which_o bare_a account_n they_o churlish_o deny_v our_o saviour_n entertainment_n in_o their_o town_n because_o 53._o his_o behaviour_n be_v as_o though_o he_o will_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n nor_o come_v the_o jew_n behind_o they_o in_o hatred_n so_o far_o from_o familiar_a 9_o converse_v with_o they_o that_o a_o jew_n will_v rather_o content_o endure_v thirst_n then_o to_o quench_v it_o crave_v drink_n of_o a_o samaritan_n lest_o such_o hand_n shall_v defile_v the_o water_n with_o the_o very_o draw_v of_o it_o yea_o when_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n mean_v mortal_o to_o wound_v our_o saviour_n reputation_n they_o say_v he_o be_v a_o 48._o samaritan_n and_o have_v a_o devil_n however_o the_o deluge_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o so_o general_o drown_v all_o the_o samaritan_n but_o that_o some_o dry_a island_n some_o good_a man_n be_v find_v among_o they_o one_o eminent_a for_o his_o gratitude_n to_o god_n be_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o leper_n cleanse_v by_o christ_n who_o 16._o alone_o return_v to_o give_v he_o thanks_o &_o another_o no_o less_o commendable_a for_o his_o charity_n to_o 33._o man_n be_v physician_n surgeon_n host_n and_o in_o a_o word_n neighbour_n to_o the_o unknown_a traveller_n wound_v by_o thief_n in_o his_o journey_n to_o jericho_n §_o 6._o galilee_n remain_v so_o call_v as_o gentile_n melanchthon_n will_v have_v it_o because_o in_o hebrew_a signify_v a_o bound_n or_o limit_n lie_v in_o the_o northern_a march_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v twofold_a the_o upper_a former_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n nephthali_n and_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n the_o low_a former_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n and_o issachar_n the_o upper_a galilee_n be_v also_o call_v 15._o galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n or_o galilaea_n gojim_n whereof_o many_o reaason_n be_v render_v
israel_n a_o tree_n then_o the_o westminster_n hall_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n make_v the_o seat_n of_o justice_n in_o a_o open_a place_n partly_o that_o all_o people_n may_v have_v free_a access_n with_o their_o petition_n thereunto_o without_o door_n or_o porter_n to_o exclude_v any_o partly_o that_o so_o public_a a_o place_n may_v mind_v judge_n party_n and_o witness_n of_o fair_a and_o clear_a proceed_n without_o secret_a or_o sinister_a reservation_n have_v heaven_n god_n throne_n in_o view_n and_o before_o their_o eye_n this_o palm_n be_v prefer_v for_o this_o purpose_n before_o other_o tree_n because_o far_o and_o fair_a spread_a it_o afford_v much_o people_n a_o shady_a conveniency_n under_o the_o branch_n thereof_o not_o to_o insist_v on_o a_o text_n rather_o for_o fancy_n to_o descant_v than_o judgement_n to_o comment_v on_o the_o resemblance_n betwixt_o the_o growth_n of_o palm_n and_o judicial_a proceed_n which_o as_o that_o plant_n improve_v itself_o by_o pressure_n aught_o in_o fine_a to_o flourish_v in_o defiance_n of_o all_o opposition_n §_o 24._o but_o the_o most_o 9_o observable_a place_n in_o the_o north_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v the_o city_n of_o samaria_n omri_n build_v by_o omri_n because_o the_o royal_a palace_n be_v burn_v at_o tirzah_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a on_o a_o hill_n buy_v by_o he_o for_o two_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o call_v by_o he_o samaria_n from_o 24._o shemer_n the_o former_a owner_n of_o that_o place_n strange_a it_o shall_v take_v the_o denomination_n rather_o from_o he_o that_o sell_v it_o then_o he_o that_o buy_v it_o except_o this_o be_v part_n of_o the_o bargain_n which_o appear_v not_o in_o scripture_n sure_o we_o be_v though_o the_o name_n of_o omri_n be_v not_o preserve_v in_o the_o place_n the_o statute_n of_o omri_n be_v observe_v by_o the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o 16._o prophet_n complaint_n and_o his_o impious_a injunction_n oblige_v man_n to_o the_o practice_n thereof_o samaria_n prove_v afterward_o a_o beautiful_a city_n &_o be_v the_o principal_a place_n of_o the_o residence_n &_o burial_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n §_o 25._o stately_a be_v the_o king_n palace_n therein_o samaria_n hence_o king_n ahaziah_n ahab'_v son_n have_v a_o mortal_a fall_n through_o a_o lattice_n in_o his_o upper_a 2._o chamber_n possible_o this_o mischance_n have_v be_v prevent_v have_v the_o house_n or_o chamber_n be_v build_v according_a to_o god_n direction_n 8._o with_o batlement_n that_o man_n may_v not_o fall_v from_o thence_o but_o likely_a it_o be_v the_o fabric_n thereof_o be_v fashion_v according_a to_o the_o mode_n of_o the_o sidonian_a architecture_n hard_o by_o ahab_n build_v a_o 39_o ivory-house_n conceive_v it_o chequer_a inlay_v and_o adorn_v therewith_o otherwise_o all_o the_o elephant_n in_o india_n and_o africa_n will_v not_o afford_v material_n for_o such_o a_o structure_n not_o to_o say_v the_o crookedness_n and_o smallness_n of_o their_o tooth_n make_v they_o useless_a for_o beam_n in_o that_o build_n a_o frequent_a synecdoche_n to_o denominate_v the_o house_n from_o the_o principal_a material_n therein_o like_o leaden-hall_n in_o london_n not_o because_o whole_o build_v but_o only_o cover_v with_o that_o metal_n but_o alas_o what_o good_a will_v a_o ivory-house_n do_v ahab_n while_o he_o have_v a_o ebony_n soul_n in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o black_v over_o with_o impiety_n baal_n temple_n 32._o build_v by_o ahab_n and_o turn_v by_o 27._o jehu_n into_o a_o jake_n be_v a_o structure_n of_o great_a state_n into_o which_o baal_n priest_n be_v train_v by_o a_o device_n and_o slay_v the_o great_a place_n of_o receipt_n in_o samaria_n which_o may_v serve_v they_o for_o a_o market-stead_n or_o rather_o for_o a_o seat_n of_o justice_n be_v that_o void_a 10._o place_n at_o the_o enter_v of_o the_o gate_n of_o such_o a_o latitude_n that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v at_o once_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n with_o their_o royal_a retinue_n §_o 26._o but_o among_o all_o the_o structure_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n none_o more_o eminent_a than_o the_o street_n build_v therein_o by_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n a_o thing_n scarce_o to_o be_v parallel_v that_o a_o foreign_a king_n shall_v be_v permit_v to_o erect_v street_n in_o the_o metropolitan_a city_n of_o another_o kingdom_n if_o any_o allege_v that_o peter_n earl_n of_o savoy_n build_v his_o palace_n in_o the_o strand_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o savoy_n at_o this_o day_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o street_n betwixt_o aldersgate_n and_o smithfield_n call_v briton_n street_n from_o the_o ancient_a lodging_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o britain_n therein_o neither_o of_o the_o instance_n amount_v to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n the_o former_a palace_n be_v erect_v as_o i_o take_v it_o for_o the_o earl_n abide_v here_o when_o in_o banishment_n and_o as_o for_o the_o latter_a it_o appear_v not_o that_o the_o duke_n of_o britain_n be_v at_o any_o cost_n in_o build_v 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afterward_o overcome_v by_o ahab_n proffer_v the_o like_a favour_n and_o freedom_n unto_o he_o if_o it_o please_v he_o to_o accept_v thereof_o 34._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v street_n for_o thou_o in_o damascus_n as_o my_o father_n make_v in_o samaria_n §_o 27._o we_o meet_v in_o scripture_n with_o three_o famous_a siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n once_o when_o benhadad_n not_o content_a with_o ahab_n submission_n proffer_v to_o hold_v all_o he_o have_v by_o homage_n from_o he_o will_v have_v all_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o city_n in_o specie_fw-la surrender_v unto_o he_o vain_o vaunt_v that_o 10._o the_o dust_n of_o samaria_n can_v not_o suffice_v for_o handful_n for_o all_o the_o people_n that_o follow_v he_o sure_o the_o scavenger_n be_v very_o diligent_a in_o sweep_v so_o populous_a a_o place_n or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o most_o hyperbolical_a expression_n but_o grant_v samaria_n can_v not_o yield_v dust_n enough_o to_o fill_v the_o hand_n the_o mountain_n near_o unto_o it_o can_v afford_v dirt_n enough_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o most_o of_o his_o army_n who_o few_o day_n after_o be_v thereon_o miraculous_o 21._o defeat_v §_o 28._o a_o second_o siege_n be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n joram_n when_o the_o famine_n be_v so_o great_a samaria_n that_o a_o ass_n head_n and_o a_o cab_n of_o dung_n be_v sell_v at_o unconscionable_a rate_n the_o former_a for_o food_n the_o latter_a most_o probable_o for_o fuel_n and_o sure_o not_o to_o drain_v peter_n to_o make_v powder_n thence_o a_o invention_n unknown_a in_o that_o age_n nor_o be_v the_o sudden_a plenty_n occasion_v by_o the_o syrian_n flight_n less_o admirable_a all_o provision_n be_v bring_v down_o in_o a_o instant_n to_o a_o very_a unexpected_a low_a price_n so_o that_o he_o that_o here_o know_v beforehand_o what_o will_v be_v cheap_a or_o dear_a need_v but_o a_o few_o minute_n to_o make_v he_o a_o rich_a merchant_n but_o this_o shower_n of_o plenty_n cause_v a_o flood_n of_o people_n to_o flock_n to_o 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the_o sea_n among_o who_o their_o town_n be_v scatter_v §_o 2._o yet_o in_o process_n of_o time_n as_o the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v turn_v total_o so_o the_o scatter_n of_o the_o simeonites_n be_v change_v partial_o into_o a_o blessing_n their_o local_a mixture_n with_o judah_n beget_v a_o political_a confederacy_n with_o they_o 3_o come_v up_o with_o i_o into_o my_o lot_n and_o likewise_o i_o will_v go_v with_o thou_o into_o thy_o lot_n whence_o a_o double_a benefit_n accrue_v to_o the_o simeonites_n 1_o spiritual_a they_o be_v hedge_v in_o by_o their_o habitation_n in_o the_o right_a way_n of_o god_n worship_n so_o that_o when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n make_v their_o idolatrous_a defection_n under_o jeroboam_fw-la many_o of_o the_o simeonites_n persevere_v in_o god_n true_a service_n and_o they_o fall_v to_o king_n asa_n in_o 9_o abundance_n 2_o temporal_a when_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n be_v final_o carry_v away_o captive_a under_o hoshed_a in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n â—_o 6._o probable_a it_o be_v that_o a_o considerable_a number_n of_o the_o simeonites_n remain_v as_o have_v be_v prove_v before_o by_o their_o habitation_n within_o the_o lot_n of_o judah_n §_o 3._o the_o lot_n of_o simeon_n be_v transcendent_o fruitful_a have_v a_o most_o temperate_a air_n insomuch_o that_o saint_n hierome_n 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v term_v regio_fw-la salutaris_fw-la the_o healthy_a country_n no_o marvel_n then_o if_o the_o patriarch_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n have_v their_o choice_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n prefer_v to_o live_v so_o long_o in_o these_o part_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o they_o sow_v grain_n near_o gerar_n reap_v 12._o a_o hundred_o fold_n which_o be_v the_o great_a increase_n which_o that_o corn_n return_v which_o fall_v into_o good_a ground_n in_o the_o 8._o gospel_n §_o 4._o in_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o this_o tribe_n we_o findâ—_n that_o mountain_n before_o hebron_n to_o the_o 3._o top_n whereof_o full_a twenty_o mile_n from_o the_o city_n samson_n carry_v the_o gate_n of_o azzah_n there_o he_o lay_v they_o down_o not_o in_o a_o plain_a but_o steep_a place_n partly_o in_o the_o gallantry_n of_o his_o strength_n that_o not_o faintness_n but_o his_o free_a pleasure_n make_v he_o lay_v they_o down_o and_o partly_o that_o in_o so_o conspicuous_a a_o place_n the_o gazites_n might_n easy_o find_v their_o gate_n there_o then_o fetch_v they_o thence_o a_o little_a more_o westward_a not_o far_o from_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n sorek_n stand_v the_o city_n ziglag_n which_o 6._o aâ—hish_a king_n of_o gath_n bestow_v on_o david_n during_o his_o abode_n there_o if_o any_o demand_n why_o david_n when_o king_n of_o israel_n do_v not_o restore_v ziglag_n to_o achish_n again_o let_v such_o know_v that_o beside_o that_o city_n once_o pass_v into_o a_o potent_a hand_n be_v too_o precious_a thing_n to_o be_v part_v with_o david_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o israel_n have_v 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ammonite_n to_o give_v they_o 8._o gift_n yet_o we_o may_v just_o believe_v the_o same_o be_v present_v rather_o with_o their_o hand_n then_o their_o heart_n bear_v a_o cordial_a grudge_n against_o israel_n §_o 26._o rabbah_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o ammon_n call_v in_o scripture_n the_o tity_n of_o water_n 27._o because_o low_a and_o plashy_a in_o its_o situation_n conduce_v much_o to_o the_o strength_n thereof_o render_v all_o undermine_v of_o it_o uneffectual_a but_o perchance_o it_o be_v so_o term_v from_o the_o extraordinary_a populousness_n thereof_o water_n be_v often_o use_v for_o people_n in_o scripture_n phrase_n both_o be_v at_o all_o time_n unstable_a and_o unconstant_a and_o when_o they_o get_v a_o head_n implacable_a neither_o speak_v nor_o hear_v reason_n both_o useful_a servant_n but_o intolerable_a master_n here_o the_o iron-bed_n of_o og_n be_v preserve_v for_o a_o relic_n be_v 11._o nine_o cubit_n high_a and_o four_o broad_a now_o though_o alexander_n soldier_n 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34._o judg._n 1._o 35._o 35._o numb_a 13._o 29._o 29._o gen._n 13._o 7._o 7._o josh._n 17._o 15._o 15._o judg._n 1._o 4._o 4._o josh._n 9_o 7._o &_o 11._o 19_o 19_o gen._n 34._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 11._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 3._o 3_o josh._n 11._o 17._o 17._o 2._o sam._n 5._o 6._o 6._o gen._n 15._o 19_o 19_o judg._n 4._o 11._o 11._o psal._n 88_o 12._o 12._o prov._n 27._o 1._o 1._o psal._n 9_o 6._o 6._o bochartus_fw-la gâ—og_n sac._n l._n 4._o c._n 36._o p._n 347._o 347._o ovid._n met._n lib._n 3._o 3._o gen._n 14._o 5._o 5._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 18._o 18._o josh._n 17._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 14._o 5._o 5._o deut._n 7._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 37._o 15._o 15._o bochartus_fw-la ut_fw-la priùs_fw-la priùs_fw-la ezek._n 30._o 15_o 16._o 16._o exod._n 16._o 1._o 1._o histor._n bel._n ver_fw-la 14._o 14._o josh._n 18._o 22._o 22._o josh._n 14._o 14._o 14._o num._n 13._o 6._o 6._o josh._n 15._o 63._o 63._o judg._n 1._o 21._o 21._o josh._n 16._o 2._o 2._o mat._n 10._o 4._o 4._o john_n 2._o 1._o 1._o 3_o john_n 1_o 2._o ancient_o a_o aâ—my_n of_o king_n in_o canaan_n canaan_n josh_o 12._o 9_o the_o 31_o kingdom_n how_o dispense_v to_o the_o several_a tribe_n tribe_n josh_fw-mi ibid._n two_o distinct_a combination_n of_o these_o king_n king_n josh._n 10._o 3._o 3._o josh_n â—â—_o 1_o 2_o 3._o necessary_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o two_o map_n of_o canaan_n canaan_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 31._o 31._o gen._n 1â—_n 3._o 3._o 2_o king_n 17._o 6._o 6._o 2_o king_n 17._o 18._o 18._o isai._n 7._o 20._o 20._o isai._n 14._o 23._o 23._o 2_o chr._n 30._o 6._o 6._o 2_o chron._n 30._o 10._o 18._o 18._o 2_o chr._n 35._o 18._o 18._o ezra_n 6._o 17._o 17._o ezra_n 2._o 64._o 64._o vbi_fw-la â—rgo_fw-la sunt_fw-la 12000_o in_o iis_fw-la sanè_fw-la qui_fw-la ascenderunt_fw-la dereliquis_fw-la tribubus_fw-la seder_n olam_fw-la rabath_n cap._n 29._o 29._o 1_o chron._n 9_o 3._o 3._o in_o animad_fw-la ver_fw-la in_o euseb._n numero_fw-la 1734._o 1734._o mat._n 4._o 14._o etc._n etc._n etc._n lukâ—_n 2._o 36._o 36._o act_n 26._o 7._o 7._o james_n 1._o 1._o 1._o act_n 11._o 19_o 19_o levit._fw-la 19_o 10._o 10._o act_n 26._o 7._o 7._o 1_o king_n 12._o 19_o 19_o 2_o sam._n 24._o 9_o 9_o josh._n 19_o 1._o 9_o 9_o 1_o king_n 19_o 3._o 3._o 2_o chr._n 11._o 8._o 8._o 2_o chr._n 11._o 10._o 10._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 2_o chr._n 11._o 14_o 14_o 2_o chr._n 11._o 16._o 16._o prov._n 13._o 28._o 28._o 1_o king_n 22._o 49._o 49._o 1_o king_n 21._o 13._o 13._o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n hist._n world_n 1_o part_n 2600._o cap._n 19_o sect._n 6._o 6._o asa_n 2_o chron._n 14._o 13._o &_o ichosaphat_n 2_o chron._n 20._o 23_o 23_o 2_o king_n 3._o 5._o 5._o 2_o chr._n 21._o 8._o 8._o 2_o chr._n 13._o 19_o 19_o 2_o chron._n 16._o 1._o 1._o 2_o chr._n 25._o 23._o 23._o 2_o chr_n 28._o 6._o 6._o john_n 4._o 34._o judea_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n thereof_o thereof_o luke_n 1._o 5._o 5._o ezra_n 5._o 8._o 8._o mat._n 19_o 1._o &_o mark_v 10._o 1._o 1._o 1_o macc._n 11._o 34._o samaria_n people_v with_o colony_n of_o mede_n etc._n etc._n etc._n so_o d._n heylyâ—_n heylyâ—_n 2_o king_n 17._o 24._o 24._o 2_o king_n 17._o 27_o 27_o 2_o king_n 17._o 32._o 32._o 2_o king_n 17._o 34._o the_o article_n of_o the_o samaritan_n creed_n creed_n john_n 4._o 22._o 22._o john_n 4._o 25._o 25._o john_n 4._o 12._o 12._o ant._n ind._n lib._n 11._o sub_fw-la sinem_fw-la pag._n 386._o &_o lib._n 12._o ca._n 7._o pag._n 410._o the_o antipathy_n betwixt_o the_o samaritan_n and_o jew_n jew_n luke_n 9_o 53._o 53._o john_n 4._o 9_o 9_o john_n 8._o 48._o 48._o luke_n 17._o 16._o 16._o luke_n 10._o 33._o 33._o galilee_n twofold_a why_o one_o of_o they_o surname_v of_o the_o gentile_n gentile_n isa._n 9_o 1._o &_o mat._n 4._o 15._o 15._o bell._n ind._n li._n 3._o ca._n 4._o pag._n 833._o 833._o exâ—â—cit_fw-la 114._o 〈◊〉_d 25._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o king_n 14._o 13._o the_o character_n of_o the_o galiâ—eans_v galiâ—eans_v josephus_n ut_fw-la priâ—s_fw-la priâ—s_fw-la john_n 18._o 10._o 10._o luke_n 13._o 1._o 1._o mar._n 14._o 70._o 70._o john_n 4._o 45._o the_o three_o province_n how_o compare_v compare_v josh._n 20_o 7._o the_o original_a and_o nature_n of_o tetrarchy_n tetrarchy_n suidas_n &_o stephanus_n in_o thesaâ—ro_n thesaâ—ro_n 〈◊〉_d colour_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z plinian_n exercit_fw-la â—ol_n 576._o why_o 〈◊〉_d roman_n continue_v tetrarchy_n tetrarchy_n luke_n 3._o 1._o 1._o luke_n 13_o 1._o 1._o luke_n 23._o 7._o why_o abilene_n mention_v by_o saint_n luke_n the_o inequality_n of_o these_o tetrarchy_n in_o extent_n and_o revenue_n revenue_n see_v spee_v map_n map_n de_fw-fr bâ—ll_n jud._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o the_o word_n tetrarchy_n various_o take_v take_v salmasius_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la prius_fw-la littleâ—on_n â—ol_n 135._o &_o cowel_n interpr_fw-la in_o litera_fw-la c._n idumea_n perâ—a_n &_o decapolis_n decapolis_n mark_v 3._o 8._o 8._o isaiah_n 34._o 5._o &_o ezek._n 35.15_o 35.15_o luke_n 19_o 17._o 17._o nat._n histor._n lib._n 5._o c._n 18._o 18._o itin_n ab_fw-la achone_n versus_fw-la eurum_fw-la hil-countrey_n and_o low-country_n in_o judea_n judea_n luke_n 1._o 3â—_n 3â—_n 2_o chr._n 26._o 10._o 10._o judg._n 1._o 9_o petite_fw-fr land_n in_o palestine_n palestine_n 1_o king_n 4._o 10._o 10._o 1_o king_n 4._o 11._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 5._o 5._o 1_o sam._n 13._o 17._o 17._o mat._n 14._o 34._o hebrew_n distance_v place_n by_o pace_n &_o bow-shoots_a bow-shoots_a 2_o sam._n 6._o 13_o 13_o 1_o sam._n 10._o 23._o 23._o gen._n 21._o 16._o and_o by_o days-journey_n days-journey_n exod._n 5._o 3._o 3._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 23._o 23._o gen._n 28._o 10._o 10._o gen._n 28._o 11._o 11._o see_v the_o map_n of_o gâ—d_n cubit_n the_o current_a measure_n of_o the_o hebrew_n hebrew_n esther_n 7._o 9_o 9_o numb_a 35._o 4._o two_o kind_n of_o câ—bus_n câ—bus_n 〈◊〉_d 41_o 8._o 8._o cap._n 46_o v._n 2._o cite_v by_o arias_n montanus_n de_fw-fr mensur_n sacâ—_n furlong_n how_o long_o long_o act_n 27._o 28._o 28._o 2_o mâ—c_n 12._o â—_o a_o râ—man_n mâ—le_v make_v the_o samâ—_n wiâ—h_v 〈◊〉_d hâ—brew_n bâ—rah_n bâ—rah_n in_o mâ—â—suris_fw-la sacâ—is_fw-la sacâ—is_fw-la gen_n 35._o 16._o &_o 48._o 7._o 7._o 2_o king_n 5._o 19_o hâ—w_o 〈◊〉_d saviour_n precept_n â—s_v to_o bâ—_n understand_v understand_v mat._n 5._o 41._o a_o sabbath-day_n journey_n how_o much_o much_o act_n 1._o 12._o 12._o john_n 11._o 1â—_n whereon_o sabbath-day_n journey_n be_v ground_v ground_v exod._n 16._o 29._o 29._o josh_n 3._o 4._o 4._o exod._n 10._o 23._o 23._o mat._n 12._o 2._o unknown_a in_o the_o age_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n 2_o king_n 4._o 22._o 22._o mat._n 24._o 20._o difference_n in_o the_o longitude_n and_o latitude_n latitude_n maâ—_n 15._o 29._o 29._o in_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o map_n general_a of_o palesâ—ine_n the_o vast_a difference_n between_o mile_n of_o several_a country_n and_o betwixt_o mile_n of_o the_o same_o country_n country_n 1_o sam._n 11._o 11._o 11._o pate_a seig._n f._n 19_o 19_o vadian_n phax_n f._n 271._o 271._o jud._n 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subdue_v by_o 21._o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n who_o cast_v out_o the_o ammonite_n when_o also_o he_o destroy_v the_o moabite_n such_o as_o be_v south_n of_o jabbok_n and_o dwell_v in_o their_o stead_n last_o after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sihon_n moses_n give_v it_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n for_o their_o inheritance_n thus_o god_n by_o ring_v the_o change_n of_o successive_a lord_n in_o this_o land_n make_v music_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n behold_v we_o here_o what_o the_o psalmist_n 9_o say_v thou_o have_v bring_v a_o vine_n out_o of_o egypt_n thou_o prepare_v room_n before_o it_o the_o method_n and_o manner_n of_o which_o preparation_n be_v most_o remarkable_a first_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n foresee_v that_o the_o country_n of_o the_o canaanite_n be_v without_o other_o addition_n too_o narrow_a to_o receive_v the_o numerous_a people_n of_o israel_n second_o god_n in_o his_o goodness_n resolve_v out_o of_o love_n to_o righteous_a lot_n that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v not_o total_o lose_v their_o possession_n nor_o will_v he_o suffer_v the_o israelite_n their_o kinsman_n to_o deprive_v they_o of_o any_o parcel_n thereof_o give_v they_o a_o flat_a command_n to_o the_o contrary_n 19_o last_o god_n in_o his_o justice_n permit_v sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n shall_v win_v part_n of_o the_o country_n from_o moab_n and_o ammon_n and_o sudden_o send_v the_o israelite_n to_o conquer_v the_o conqueror_n and_o now_o lawful_o to_o inherit_v what_o the_o other_o have_v wrongful_o take_v away_o and_o thus_o he_o prepare_v room_n for_o his_o vine_n §_o 3._o by_o this_o time_n we_o plain_o perceive_v that_o in_o the_o ammonite_n demand_v to_o jephtha_n there_o be_v some_o truth_n blind_v with_o more_o falsehood_n that_o the_o countenance_n of_o the_o former_a may_v pass_v the_o latter_a unsuspected_a 13._o israel_n take_v away_o say_v the_o king_n my_o land_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n from_o arnon_n even_o unto_o jabbok_n and_o unto_o jordan_n now_o therefore_o restore_v these_o land_n again_o peaceable_o true_a it_o be_v that_o this_o land_n be_v once_o they_o and_o so_o it_o be_v plain_o call_v joshua_n 13._o 25._o but_o most_o false_a that_o ever_o the_o israelite_n take_v inch_n of_o ground_n from_o they_o save_v only_o mediate_o and_o at_o the_o second_o hand_n take_v it_o from_o sihon_n who_o take_v it_o from_o the_o ammonite_n we_o report_v the_o rest_n to_o iephtha_n answer_n who_o first_o with_o a_o fair_a embassy_n and_o then_o with_o a_o famous_a victory_n confute_v the_o ammonite_n antiquate_a title_n to_o this_o territory_n plead_v that_o the_o israelite_n have_v three_o 26._o hundred_o year_n peaceable_o possess_v the_o same_o now_o if_o upon_o a_o strict_a account_n some_o year_n fall_v short_a of_o that_o sum_n the_o matter_n be_v not_o much_o because_o soldier_n love_v to_o fill_v their_o mouth_n with_o a_o round_a number_n and_o too_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o odd_a with_o a_o good_a sword_n may_v well_o be_v count_v three_o hundred_o year_n currant_n though_o not_o complete_a §_o 4._o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n have_v the_o kingdom_n of_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o the_o north_n reuben_n on_o the_o south_n and_o the_o river_n jordan_n on_o the_o west_n the_o length_n thereof_o from_o aroer_n to_o jordan_n may_v be_v compute_v thirty_o five_o mile_n and_o the_o breadth_n thereof_o from_o mahanaim_n to_o dibon_n fall_v out_o a_o little_a less_o a_o tribe_n inferior_a to_o none_o for_o fair_a river_n fruitful_a pasture_n shady_a wood_n superior_a to_o most_o for_o populous_a city_n and_o memorable_a action_n achieve_v therein_o as_o for_o balm_n or_o balsam_n it_o be_v a_o peculiar_a commodity_n of_o this_o country_n thus_o the_o prophet_n betwixt_o grief_n anger_n and_o pity_v demand_n be_v 22._o there_o no_o balm_n in_o gilead_n and_o again_o go_v up_o into_o gilead_n and_o take_v 11._o balm_n o_o virgin_n in_o describe_v this_o country_n we_o will_v follow_v the_o stream_n of_o arnon_n jabbok_n and_o jordan_n which_o with_o some_o little_a help_n lend_v we_o beside_o will_v afford_v we_o the_o conveniency_n to_o behold_v all_o remarkable_a mount_n in_o this_o country_n §_o 5._o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o this_o tribe_n the_o river_n of_o arnon_n and_o jabbok_n though_o run_v contrary_a way_n arise_v not_o far_o asunder_o according_a to_o the_o exact_a observation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d josephus_n who_o say_v that_o the_o land_n of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n lay_v in_o nature_n and_o fashion_n like_o a_o island_n betwixt_o the_o three_o river_n of_o jordan_n arnon_n and_o jabbok_n so_o near_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o latter_a together_o the_o head_n of_o their_o spring_n be_v find_v in_o a_o mountainous_a and_o rocky_a soil_n afford_v great_a plenty_n of_o jackall_n
he_o with_o the_o twelve_o what_o in_o several_a team_n or_o all_o in_o the_o same_o to_o draw_v one_o plough_n the_o latter_a be_v most_o likely_a while_o our_o english_a husbandman_n will_v not_o wonder_v at_o such_o a_o herd_n of_o ox_n twenty_o four_o hale_v at_o one_o plough_n when_o they_o shall_v read_v that_o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n wherein_o lay_v abel-meholah_a be_v note_v for_o 46._o clay_n ground_n and_o therefore_o such_o stiff_a land_n especial_o at_o the_o first_o tilth_n thereof_o must_v needs_o require_v a_o great_a strength_n thereunto_o but_o have_v his_o ox_n be_v as_o many_o more_o elisha_n will_v willing_o have_v leave_v they_o when_o eliah_n his_o manâ—le_n be_v once_o cast_v upon_o he_o moâ—â—le_a which_o can_v stop_v river_n in_o the_o full_a speed_n of_o their_o 8._o course_n and_o therefore_o may_v stay_v a_o man_n in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o call_n hereby_o we_o perceive_v that_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n no_o 62._o â—an_v have_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o literal_o but_o spiritual_o to_o be_v expound_v of_o such_o as_o have_v well_o begin_v apostate_n from_o their_o religious_a resolution_n §_o 17._o in_o the_o aforesaid_a vale_n of_o jordan_n jordan_n lay_n zarthan_a betwixt_o which_o and_o sâ—ccoth_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n the_o two_o brazen_a pillar_n jachin_n and_o boaz_n with_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v make_v by_o hiram_n of_o bright_a brass_n in_o the_o clay_n 46._o ground_n which_o probable_a serve_v he_o for_o molde_n to_o run_v the_o melt_a metal_n therein_o and_o somewhat_o more_o towards_o the_o north_n lay_v aenon_n near_o to_o salim_n where_o john_n be_v baptise_v because_o there_o be_v much_o 23._o water_n there_o here_o his_o disciple_n complain_v to_o john_n concern_v jesus_n eclipse_v he_o with_o his_o lustre_n john_n true_o state_v the_o controversy_n and_o modest_o determine_v it_o against_o himself_o how_o he_o must_v decrease_v while_o christ_n must_v increase_v §_o 18._o as_o these_o place_n lay_v on_o the_o east_n of_o this_o tribe_n tappuah_n in_o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n so_o in_o the_o western_a part_n thereof_o in_o the_o vale_n of_o jezreel_n lay_v 25._o gath-rimmon_n in_o chronicle_n call_v 70._o bileam_n the_o sole_a city_n which_o the_o levite_n have_v in_o this_o entire_a part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n see_v taanach_n call_v anar_n in_o chronicle_n lie_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a in_o that_o part_n of_o manasseh_n which_o be_v surround_v with_o issachar_n the_o land_n of_o tappuah_n belong_v also_o to_o this_o half_a tribe_n though_o tappuah_n the_o city_n pertain_v to_o ephraim_n thus_o the_o town_n and_o late_a castle_n of_o belvoir_n stand_v in_o lincolnshire_n though_o the_o vale_n thence_o denominate_v lie_v in_o three_o shire_n round_o about_o it_o §_o 19_o among_o the_o mountain_n in_o manasseh_n oâ—adiah_n we_o take_v especial_a notice_n of_o gilead_n so_o call_v from_o gilead_n the_o grand_a son_n of_o manasseh_n 3._o whence_o gideon_n coward_n depart_v the_o hill_n moreh_n 1._o nigh_o which_o the_o midtanitish_a army_n be_v encamp_v and_o above_o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o obadiah_n so_o call_v because_o therein_o in_o two_o cave_n he_o hide_v a_o 13._o hundred_o prophet_n so_o close_o that_o neither_o foe_n nor_o friend_n know_v thereof_o neither_o jezebel_n nor_o elijah_n get_v intelligence_n of_o their_o be_v there_o the_o latter_a erroneous_o conceive_v himself_o alone_o leave_v of_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o land_n their_o bill_n of_o fare_n be_v bread_n and_o water_n precious_a liquor_n when_o it_o have_v not_o rain_v in_o israel_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a hereto_o our_o saviour_n reflect_v that_o none_o shall_v lose_v his_o reward_n that_o give_v his_o little_a one_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n yea_o that_o such_o who_o receive_v a_o prophet_n shall_v receive_v a_o prophet_n 41._o reward_n as_o here_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o the_o spark_n of_o his_o guest_n spirit_n catch_v hold_v on_o obadiah_n their_o host_n so_o far_o inflame_v his_o breast_n with_o inspiration_n that_o the_o short_a prophecy_n bear_v his_o name_n be_v by_o learned_a man_n refer_v to_o he_o as_o the_o author_n thereof_o saint_n â—â—arcellum_fw-la hierome_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o lady_n paula_n as_o weak_a as_o she_o be_v climb_v up_o this_o mountain_n to_o behold_v those_o monimental_a cave_n therein_o §_o 20._o in_o this_o land_n we_o also_o meet_v with_o the_o woody_a hill_n of_o the_o perizzites_n chariot_n and_o of_o the_o rephaim_v or_o giant_n mingle_v among_o they_o much_o affright_v the_o manassites_n with_o their_o iron_n chariot_n not_o as_o if_o all_o make_v of_o massy_a iron_n such_o will_v have_v be_v slug_n in_o fight_n and_o so_o heavy_a that_o they_o need_v horse_n of_o steel_n for_o strength_n to_o draw_v they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v plate_v and_o arm_v with_o iron_n hook_n mischievous_a instrument_n of_o execution_n especial_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o a_o break_a army_n man_n be_v as_o grass_n whereof_o whole_a swath_n be_v mow_v down_o with_o these_o crooked_a scythe_n in_o chase_v a_o rout_v enemy_n enough_o almost_o to_o make_v one_o suspect_v our_o ancient_a britones_n akin_a to_o these_o canaanite_n see_v such_o chariot_n be_v so_o fashionable_a in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d fight_n be_v it_o not_o that_o we_o find_v the_o like_a all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frequent_o use_v in_o all_o eastern_a country_n however_o joshua_n give_v the_o manassites_n both_o a_o promise_n and_o prophecy_n that_o notwithstanding_o those_o ironmoving_a fort_n of_o the_o canaanite_n they_o shall_v in_o process_n of_o time_n certain_o overcome_v they_o §_o 21._o we_o must_v not_o forget_v bethsâ—n_o bâ—iâ—d_v belong_v to_o mâ—nasseh_n but_o 11._o seat_v and_o environ_v with_o issachâ—r_n whence_o for_o a_o long_a time_n they_o can_v not_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n therefore_o call_v it_o bethsan_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o a_o enemy_n here_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v hang_v up_o by_o the_o 12._o philistine_n bethsan_n be_v afterward_o call_v nysa_n by_o 18._o humane_a writer_n and_o at_o last_o scythopolis_n from_o nysa_n bacchus_n his_o nurse_n who_o he_o be_v say_v there_o solemn_o to_o have_v bury_v a_o jolly_a dame_n no_o doubt_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o well_o battle_v of_o the_o plump_a boy_n her_o nursery_n but_o see_v wine_n be_v bacchus_n his_o milk_n when_o a_o child_n meat_z when_o a_o man_n food_z when_o well_o physic_n when_o sick_a we_o may_v just_o conceive_v the_o history_n mythological_o true_a the_o bury_n of_o bacchus_n his_o nurse_n in_o this_o place_n plain_o import_v plenty_n of_o the_o best_a wine_n in_o the_o country_n hereabout_o §_o 22._o as_o for_o bezek_n bezek_n i_o name_v it_o last_o of_o all_o because_o ambiguous_o place_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n different_a from_o a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n near_a moriah_n jerusalem_n where_o the_o tyrant_n adonibezek_n live_v in_o this_o bezek_n 8._o soul_fw-mi number_v the_o israelite_n be_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o and_o thence_o march_v to_o the_o relieve_n of_o lâ—besh-gilead_n from_o the_o ammonite_n the_o arm_n of_o manasseh_n have_v be_v former_o blazon_v and_o expound_v in_o our_o description_n of_o the_o half_a tribe_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o in_o the_o solomon_n purveyourship_v this_o land_n with_o some_o of_o zebulun_n fall_v under_o the_o care_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o here_o the_o map_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n chap._n 9_o §_o 1._o ephraim_n the_o young_a son_n of_o josâ—ph_n be_v blessed_v by_o his_o grandfather_n jacob_n elder_a lay_v 14._o his_o right_a hand_n on_o his_o head_n the_o print_n of_o who_o finger_n remain_v visible_a in_o the_o happiness_n of_o ephraim_n posterity_n that_o behind_o manasseh_n in_o age_n he_o shall_v prove_v before_o he_o in_o honour_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o such_o be_v his_o increase_n in_o egypt_n that_o they_o amount_v to_o forty_o 33._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o man_n all_o who_o carcase_n fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o a_o new_a generation_n of_o thirty_o two_o 37._o thousand_o five_o hundred_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n §_o 2._o a_o princely_a and_o puissant_a tribe_n ephraim_n say_v david_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o 7._o my_o head_n tribe_n and_o be_v often_o put_v by_o a_o honourable_a synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n or_o whole_a 2._o kingdom_n of_o israel_n the_o people_n thereof_o be_v active_a valiant_a ambitious_a of_o honour_n but_o withal_o hasty_a humorous_a hard_a to_o be_v please_v forward_o enough_o to_o fight_v with_o their_o foe_n and_o too_o forward_o
be_v bring_v hither_o for_o the_o instant_a occasion_n and_o afterward_o return_v back_o unto_o shiloh_n §_o 51._o dothan_n lay_v east_n of_o shechem_n blindness_n wherein_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n for_o some_o time_n make_v his_o abode_n here_o he_o be_v complain_v of_o to_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n for_o be_v the_o picklock_n of_o his_o cabinet-councel_n and_o therefore_o a_o army_n be_v order_v to_o apprehend_v he_o but_o why_o so_o many_o to_o attach_v a_o single_a person_n and_o his_o servant_n indeed_o no_o more_o than_o need_v for_o elisha_n alone_o be_v a_o army_n in_o himself_o 14._o be_v the_o horseman_n of_o israel_n and_o chariot_n thereof_o his_o servant_n see_v themselves_o surround_v cry_n out_o till_o have_v his_o eye_n open_v he_o discover_v themselves_o guard_v with_o a_o fiery_a army_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n thus_o angel_n be_v good_a man_n janissary_n to_o protect_v they_o and_o those_o native_n of_o heaven_n grudge_v not_o to_o guard_v those_o who_o be_v only_o free_a denizen_n thereof_o the_o syrian_n be_v 18._o smite_v with_o blindness_n and_o they_o that_o come_v for_o the_o destruction_n be_v glad_a to_o follow_v the_o direction_n of_o elisha_n indeed_o to_o who_o shall_v blind_a man_n go_v but_o to_o the_o prophet_n the_o seer_n to_o guide_v they_o he_o lead_v they_o for_o the_o present_a the_o wrong_a way_n to_o their_o intent_n and_o desire_n but_o in_o fine_a the_o right_a way_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o their_o safety_n in_o stead_n of_o dothan_n bring_v they_o to_o samaria_n how_o easy_o be_v those_o mislead_v who_o lack_n the_o use_n of_o eye_n and_o alas_o whither_o will_v implicire_fw-la faith_n and_o blind_a obedience_n steer_v the_o follower_n thereof_o yet_o here_o all_o come_v off_o in_o a_o peaceable_a close_o so_o that_o their_o life_n be_v save_v sight_n restore_v body_n feast_v and_o mind_n better_a inform_v they_o return_v to_o damascus_n if_o i_o must_v be_v a_o captive_a may_v i_o be_v a_o prisoner_n to_o a_o pious_a prophet_n so_o shall_v i_o be_v best_a use_v and_o my_o ransom_n easy_a procure_v §_o 52._o this_o dothan_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o very_a place_n brethren_n where_o joseph_n find_v his_o brethren_n and_o there_o be_v put_v into_o the_o pit_n and_o sell_v to_o the_o merchant_n for_o be_v send_v by_o his_o father_n to_o 12._o shechem_n he_o be_v by_o a_o man_n direct_v to_o dothan_n whither_o his_o brethren_n have_v remove_v their_o flock_n and_o which_o probable_o be_v not_o far_o off_o but_o some_o few_o mile_n from_o the_o former_a place_n wherefore_o when_o former_o in_o the_o description_n of_o zebulun_n we_o place_v dothan_n in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o that_o tribe_n threescore_o mile_n from_o shechem_n therein_o we_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o common_a current_n of_o other_o man_n judgement_n and_o now_o have_v watch_v our_o advantage_n to_o swim_v back_o again_o and_o show_v our_o private_a opinion_n in_o the_o position_n thereof_o and_o beside_o the_o aforesaid_a text_n settle_v dothan_n near_o shechem_n in_o this_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n it_o be_v proportionable_a to_o divine_a providence_n that_o the_o place_n whereon_o joseph_n be_v betray_v and_o pit_n wherein_o he_o be_v put_v shall_v in_o after_o age_n fall_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ephraim_n descend_v from_o he_o §_o 53._o but_o here_o a_o material_a question_n will_v be_v start_v hebrew_n how_o joseph_n can_v proper_o say_v that_o he_o be_v steal_v away_o out_o of_o the_o 15._o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o the_o hebrew_n at_o that_o time_n have_v none_o inheritance_n in_o it_o no_o not_o so_o 5._o much_o as_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n on_o say_v not_o that_o joseph_n be_v a_o child_n when_o take_v away_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o speak_v incongruous_o for_o we_o behold_v his_o word_n as_o utter_v by_o he_o when_o a_o man_n and_o sure_o he_o who_o then_o can_v expound_v dream_n can_v express_v himself_o in_o proper_a language_n some_o conceive_v 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7._o canaanite_n some_o remnant_n of_o the_o anakim_v which_o escape_v his_o hand_n do_v in_o his_o absence_n return_v possess_v hebron_n and_o put_v caleb_n to_o a_o new_a task_n of_o a_o second_o subdue_a they_o §_o 22._o david_n afterward_o make_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o reign_v almost_o seven_o year_n therein_o abner_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abner_n repair_v hither_o with_o full_a intent_n to_o reduce_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o obedience_n have_v not_o joabs_n sudden_a murder_a he_o frustrate_v his_o design_n probably_n some_o mixture_n of_o jealousy_n may_v put_v joab_n on_o this_o foul_a action_n fear_v to_o be_v out_v of_o his_o office_n that_o if_o abner_n make_v david_n king_n david_n will_v make_v abner_n general_n over_o all_o israel_n certain_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n asahels_n blood_n prompt_v he_o thereunto_o joab_n send_v messenger_n to_o fetch_v abner_n back_o from_o the_o well_o of_o siriah_n slay_v he_o treacherous_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o 27._o gate_n of_o hebron_n §_o 23._o forget_v we_o not_o that_o hebron_n murder_n in_o the_o gate_n whereof_o joab_n so_o base_o and_o barbarous_o murder_v he_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 7._o appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o save_n of_o such_o as_o have_v kill_v one_o unaware_o do_v not_o joab_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o place_n act_v wilful_a murder_n in_o a_o high_a hand_n rely_v on_o his_o own_o greatness_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o in_o so_o bloody_a a_o deed_n as_o if_o he_o neither_o fear_v the_o justice_n of_o man_n nor_o need_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o many_o year_n after_o he_o 31._o fly_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v deny_v the_o protection_n of_o that_o place_n who_o former_o so_o cruel_o despiteful_o and_o presumptuous_o have_v defile_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n with_o innocent_a blood_n §_o 24._o thus_o die_v abner_n very_o loyal_a to_o saul_n either_o while_o saul_n be_v live_v and_o too_o love_v to_o his_o 7._o concubine_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a never_o man_n be_v kill_v more_o cowardly_a or_o bury_v more_o honourable_o david_n himself_o 31._o follow_v the_o bâ—ere_o weep_v as_o chief_a mourner_n at_o his_o funeral_n in_o the_o same_o sepulchre_n the_o 12._o head_n of_o ishbosheth_n be_v afterward_o inter_v though_o some_o jar_n be_v betwixt_o they_o while_o live_v their_o dust_n well_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o grave_n nor_o dare_v the_o ash_n of_o ishbosheth_n across_o the_o other_o who_o when_o alive_a though_o check_v and_o chide_v by_o he_o 11._o can_v not_o answer_v abner_n a_o word_n again_o because_o he_o fear_v he_o as_o for_o the_o body_n of_o baanah_n and_o rechab_n the_o murderer_n of_o ishbosheth_n they_o have_v by_o order_n from_o david_n their_o hand_n and_o foot_n cut_v off_o and_o they_o hang_v up_o over_o the_o 12._o pool_n in_o hebron_n §_o 25._o after_o the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n hebron_n all_o israel_n repair_v to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n their_o king_n who_o several_a number_n deserve_v our_o observation_n 1_o out_o of_o 24._o judah_n six_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 2_o simeon_n seven_o thousand_o &_o one_o hundred_o 3_o levi_n eight_o thousand_o &_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o 4_o benjamin_n three_o thousand_o 5_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 6_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n eighteen_o thousand_o 7_o issachar_n two_o hundred_o officer_n and_o all_o their_o brethren_n at_o their_o commandment_n 8_o zebulun_n fifty_o thousand_o 9_o naphtali_n thirty_o seven_o â—housand_o beside_o a_o thousand_o captain_n 10_o dan_o twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d forty_o thousand_o 12_o reuben_n gâ—d_n and_o manassâ—h_v beyond_o jordan_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o behold_v here_o those_o tribe_n which_o live_v far_a from_o hebron_n appear_v in_o the_o high_a equipage_n as_o if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o distance_n of_o their_o habitation_n purposely_o advance_v with_o the_o great_a number_n here_o it_o will_v be_v inquire_v why_o judah_n large_a in_o dominion_n next_o in_o position_n near_o in_o relation_n as_o david_n native_a tribe_n make_v here_o the_o slender_a appearance_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n benjamin_n alone_o except_v the_o thinness_n of_o who_o number_n be_v excuse_v in_o the_o text_n because_o 29._o hitherto_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o keep_v the_o ward_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n what!_o do_v it_o fare_v with_o prince_n as_o with_o prophet_n that_o they_o be_v not_o 57_o without_o honour_n save_v in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o in_o their_o own_o house_n that_o david_n find_v few_o attendant_n from_o his_o own_o tribe_n oh_o no_o he_o be_v abundant_o love_v and_o honour_v therein_o but_o tostatus_n answer_v 1_o david_n daily_a attendance_n both_o civil_a in_o his_o court_n and_o military_a in_o his_o camp_n and_o garrison_n hitherto_o chief_o consist_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 2_o the_o rest_n of_o judah_n remain_v at_o home_n to_o make_v they_o provision_n and_o give_v entertainment_n to_o this_o confluence_n of_o people_n from_o all_o part_n add_v hereunto_o 1_o six_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o be_v a_o sufficient_a representation_n of_o judah_n and_o more_o not_o only_o needless_a but_o burdensome_a for_o the_o present_a to_o pester_v hebron_n too_o populous_a already_o the_o rest_n keep_v home_o and_o live_v hard_o by_o be_v ready_a no_o doubt_n on_o competent_a warning_n to_o come_v quick_o if_o need_v require_v or_o david_n command_v their_o attendance_n 2_o judahs_n main_a work_n be_v do_v two_o year_n before_o when_o david_n be_v solemn_o make_v their_o king_n and_o they_o now_o rather_o spectator_n than_o actor_n at_o his_o second_o coronation_n over_o all_o israel_n now_o no_o less_o politic_a than_o thrifty_a be_v the_o other_o tribe_n in_o bring_v their_o 40._o victual_n along_o with_o they_o lest_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v hold_v as_o occasioner_n of_o scarcity_n in_o judah_n and_o enhauncer_n of_o the_o price_n of_o provision_n §_o 26._o afterward_o absalon_n hebron_n when_o he_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n choose_v hebron_n as_o the_o fit_a city_n from_o whence_o he_o mean_v to_o mount_v into_o the_o throne_n hither_o he_o come_v under_o pretence_n to_o do_v sacrifice_n 1._o with_o his_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o fifty_o man_n run_v before_o he_o but_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v pity_v he_o bring_v with_o he_o from_o jerusalem_n 11._o two_o hundred_o man_n which_o be_v as_o one_o may_v say_v loyal_a traitor_n come_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o mere_o drawn-in_a to_o treasonable_a practice_n but_o hebron_n prove_v not_o a_o place_n so_o successful_a to_o absalon_n the_o son_n as_o formerly_z fortunate_a to_o david_n his_o father_n this_o traitor_n sovereignty_n soon_o expire_v when_o forsake_v of_o god_n man_n and_o beast_n his_o own_o mule_n go_v away_o from_o he_o he_o be_v slay_v of_o joab_n as_o university_n former_o relate_v §_o 27._o some_o ten_o mile_n south_n of_o hebron_n lay_v debir_n ancient_o call_v kiriah-seph_a 11._o the_o city_n of_o a_o book_n conceive_v a_o canaanitish_a university_n and_o although_o the_o giant_n anakim_v dwell_v hereabout_o may_v be_v presume_v but_o little_a bookish_a yet_o civilise_a country_n in_o all_o age_n have_v allow_v such_o place_n for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n who_o be_v better_a unborn_a then_o unbred_a caleb_n proffer_a 12._o acsah_n his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o any_o one_o that_o shall_v conquer_v this_o city_n which_o be_v according_o perform_v by_o othniel_n his_o young_a brother_n son_n and_o first_o judge_n of_o israel_n what_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o his_o country_n enough_o to_o set_v a_o edge_n on_o his_o valour_n but_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o wife_n need_v also_o to_o whet_v his_o resolution_n no_o doubt_v the_o scale_n of_o his_o resolution_n go_v down_o former_o on_o the_o right_a side_n before_o this_o match_n be_v cast_v in_o as_o overweight_n it_o be_v no_o unlawful_a bigamy_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o wed_v to_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o embrace_v also_o therewith_o the_o 26._o recompense_n of_o reward_n and_o grand_a be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o 13._o hireling_n who_o mind_n be_v mere_o mercenary_a and_o he_o that_o work_v for_o his_o hire_n with_o othniel_n take_v it_o not_o as_o the_o main_a motive_n much_o less_o as_o the_o end_n but_o only_o as_o a_o welcome_a encouragement_n of_o his_o undertake_n §_o 28._o thus_o all_o party_n be_v please_v caleb_n israel_n recover_v debir_n othniel_n get_v acsah_n to_o wife_n she_o gain_v a_o blessing_n from_o her_o father_n that_o
of_o the_o smart_n thereof_o yea_o this_o father_n of_o confusion_n observe_v a_o methodical_a gradation_n in_o do_v mischief_n that_o still_o the_o hindmost_a be_v the_o heavy_a affliction_n 1_o the_o 15._o sabean_o a_o people_n of_o arabia_n the_o happy_a take_v away_o his_o ox_n when_o plough_v and_o ass_n when_o feed_v beside_o they_o 2_o fire_n of_o hell_n fall_v from_o heaven_n of_o satan_n send_v and_o god_n suffering_n 16._o consume_v his_o sheep_n and_o servant_n 3_o the_o chaldean_n come_v in_o three_o band_n fall_v on_o his_o camel_n and_o carry_v 17._o they_o away_o if_o any_o object_n that_o chaldea_n be_v many_o mile_n hence_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o rove_a crafty_a thief_n have_v long_a stride_n and_o common_o foxlike_a prey_n far_a from_o their_o den_n beside_o probable_o the_o chaldean_n drive_v a_o land-trade_n from_o arabia_n to_o babylon_n with_o spice_n be_v merchant-pirate_n do_v light_n on_o this_o prize_n in_o their_o passage_n 4_o a_o wind_n smite_v the_o 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and_o whereas_o job_n be_v only_o passive_a in_o his_o other_o loss_n plunder_v of_o all_o his_o wealth_n against_o his_o will_n they_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v he_o voluntary_o to_o resign_v and_o surrender_v his_o innocence_n and_o integrity_n and_o to_o confess_v himself_o a_o hypocrite_n for_o to_o this_o purpose_n tend_v their_o large_a discourse_n contain_v true_a doctrine_n but_o false_a uses_n as_o apply_v in_o relation_n to_o job._n all_o these_o cross_n job_n bare_a with_o invincible_a patience_n insomuch_o that_o some_o modern_n account_v such_o patience_n impossible_a have_v turn_v it_o all_o into_o a_o parable_n deny_v the_o historical_a and_o only_o make_v a_o allegorical_a truth_n of_o all_o his_o suffering_n deal_v worse_o with_o job_n than_o the_o devilidid_fw-la who_o commission_n extend_v not_o to_o take_v away_o his_o 6._o life_n whereas_o these_o man_n utter_o destroy_v his_o be_v deny_v such_o a_o one_o ever_o to_o have_v be_v in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la 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moab_n it_o be_v utter_o unlikely_a that_o king_n balak_n will_v adventure_v his_o person_n out_o of_o his_o own_o dominion_n into_o a_o stranger_n not_o to_o say_v a_o enemy_n country_n ale_v in_o so_o short_a a_o journey_n the_o pain_n be_v little_a the_o danger_n none_o at_o all_o for_o although_o on_o balak_v side_n there_o may_v be_v private_a heartburning_n there_o be_v no_o open_a hostility_n betwixt_o israel_n and_o moab_n yea_o we_o know_v that_o then_o the_o israelite_n have_v familiarity_n much_o with_o the_o man_n too_o 1._o much_o with_o the_o woman_n of_o that_o country_n i_o confess_v the_o place_n as_o describe_v in_o scripture_n stand_v as_o i_o may_v say_v equivocal_o betwixt_o israel_n and_o moab_n but_o herein_o i_o have_v follow_v the_o example_n of_o râ—uben_n adrichomius_n and_o other_o good_a author_n not_o to_o say_v that_o if_o balak_n have_v take_v his_o view_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o moab_n of_o the_o people_n encamp_v then_o at_o abelshittim_n he_o can_v 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john_n 18._o 36._o policy_n in_o transplant_n conquer_a people_n people_n 2_o kin._n 17._o 23._o their_o threefold_a captivity_n captivity_n 1_o chr._n 5._o 16._o 16._o 2_o king_n 15._o 19_o 19_o 2_o king_n 15._o 29_o 29_o 2_o king_n 27._o 6._o 6._o josh._n 19_o 34._o since_o seem_o utter_o lose_v 2_o eâ—dâ—_n 13._o 40._o 40._o see_v bâ—llâ—rminâ—s_n argurment_n against_o it_o it_o 2_o esdr._n 13._o 45._o 45._o deut._n 32._o 26._o suppose_a by_o some_o in_o america_n america_n see_v the_o book_n of_o my_o worthy_a friend_n m_n tho._n thâ—â—owgood_n on_o jew_n in_o america_n america_n manasseh_n ben_n israel_n in_o his_o book_n call_v spes_fw-la israelis_fw-la our_o private_a opinion_n opinion_n gen._n 45._o 26._o 26._o psal._n 126._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 18._o 12._o 12._o gen._n 17._o 17._o the_o jew_n fancy_n of_o a_o temporal_a kingdom_n kingdom_n m._n fincâ—_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n publish_v by_o will._n gouge_n d._n d._n anno_fw-la 1621._o for_o which_o he_o be_v imprison_v scripture_n produce_v for_o the_o opinion_n opinion_n 1_o king_n 20_o 33._o the_o jew_n their_o golden_a apâ—_n apâ—_n see_v 〈◊〉_d his_o common_a place_n de_fw-fr extrâ—mo_fw-la judicio_fw-la pag._n 258._o argument_n to_o the_o contrary_n contrary_n amos_n â—_o 2._o 2._o zâ—ch_o 11._o 6._o 6._o hosea_n 9_o 15._o 15._o 〈…〉_z 4._o 20._o 20._o jer._n 19_o 1â—_n jewish_a reason_n confute_v confute_v seder_n olam_n &_o talmud_n talmud_n in_o kâ—li_n jachan_n cite_v by_o geâ—ard_n de_fw-fr extremo_fw-la judicio_fw-la pag._n 259._o a_o eminent_a instance_n the_o jew_n their_o land_n will_v come_v to_o they_o they_o rom._n 11._o 8._o the_o question_n state_v state_v lib._n 1._o several_a scripture_n to_o prove_v it_o it_o 2_o king_n 3._o 21._o the_o staple_n place_n for_o the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n objection_n to_o the_o contrary_n contrary_n gâ—l_n 3._o 7._o 7._o gâ—l_n 6._o 16._o 16._o rom._n 2._o 29._o answer_v answer_v 2_o sam._n 15._o 20._o the_o opinion_n â—avoured_v by_o father_n school_n man_n and_o modern_a divine_n divine_n in_o their_o several_a comment_n on_o rom._n 11._o 25._o 25._o lib._n 2._o quaest._n evangel_n quaest_n 13._o 13._o see_v gerardi_n loc._n com._n p._n 262._o countenance_v by_o their_o long_a continue_v a_o unmixed_a â—â—â—tlon_n â—â—â—tlon_n m._n mede_n mede_n dâ—ut_fw-la 14._o 2._o and_o some_o jew_n convert_v in_o all_o age_n age_n in_o the_o preface_n of_o his_o book_n in_o biblioth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o epistle_n be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o bâ—â—torâ—s_n syn._n jud._n jud._n rabbi_n sâ—m_n marochianus_fw-la de_fw-la adâ—entu_fw-la messiâ—_n cap._n 6._o 6._o act._n 2d_o 28._o 28._o amos_n 2_o 6._o time_n of_o their_o conversion_n conversion_n rom._n 11._o 25._o cruelty_n conjoin_v with_o confidence_n different_a date_n thereof_o thereof_o psal._n 19_o 2._o civil_a distance_n in_o society_n cruel_a usage_n in_o point_n of_o â—state_n â—state_n d._n heylin_n in_o micro_n in_o palest_fw-la pag._n 570._o i_o think_v out_o of_o st._n edwin_n sandys_n sandys_n mat._n 19_o 22._o 22._o comd._n brit._n in_o middlesex_n pag._n 428._o 428._o stow_n survey_v pag._n 435._o offence_n at_o image-worship_n image-worship_n especial_o on_o the_o burden_n of_o dumâ—â—â—_n isa._n 21._o 11._o 11._o set_a forth_o by_o daniel_n bombâ—â—gius_n discord_n among_o christian_n internal_a obstacle_n blindness_n blindness_n act._n 22._o 23._o obstacle_n easy_o banish_v by_o a_o infinite_a power_n power_n 2_o chr._n 29._o 36._o motive_n for_o our_o prayer_n for_o the_o jew_n conversion_n conversion_n cant._n 8._o 8_o 9_o motive_n from_o the_o jew_n joy_n for_o we_o we_o act._n 11._o 18._o clear_v of_o the_o scripture_n objection_n against_o pray_v for_o the_o â—_o jew_n conversion_n conversion_n rom._n 14_o 23._o 23._o james_n 1._o 6._o answer_n answer_n mat._n 26._o 39_o 39_o mar._n 8._o 2._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 16._o 1._o 1._o psal._n 145._o 17._o a_o prayer_n prayer_n hosea_n 3._o 4._o 4._o psal_n 6._o 6._o 3._o 3._o revel_v 6._o 10._o 10._o psal._n 79._o 5._o 5._o psal._n 30._o 5._o 5._o rom._n 1._o 3._o 3._o mat._n 27._o 25._o 25._o rom._n 3._o 2._o luk._n 2._o 32._o 32._o john_n 10._o 16._o 16._o prov._n 31._o 14._o 14._o luke_n 12._o 55._o 55._o isa._n 18._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 147._o 1â—_n 1â—_n 1_o sam._n 17._o 42._o &_o 2_o sam._n 13._o 1._o &_o 2_o sam._n 14._o 27._o &_o 1_o king_n 1._o 4._o 4._o see_v our_o first_o book_n chap._n 15._o english_a resemblance_n resemblance_n stony_a stratford_n buckingham_n shâ—re_n shâ—re_n thorny-aâ—by_a cambridg_n sh._n sh._n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z troublefield_n or_o 〈◊〉_d in_o noâ—mandy_n noâ—mandy_n from_o such_o colour_n rutland_n red_a bear_v in_o 〈…〉_z in_o surry_n etc._n etc._n etc._n redman_n haâ—shâ—â—_n haâ—shâ—â—_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z okcham_n in_o rutland_n okeley_n northamp_n northamp_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z highworth_n wil._n sh._n higham_n northamptonshire_n northamptonshire_n vppingham_n rutland_n sh._n sh._n ramsâ—y_o huntingdon_n shire_n shire_n well_n in_o somerset_n shire_n shire_n aust-pasage_a glost._n shire_n shire_n pic-nest_n waltham_n abbey_n essex_n essex_n lambeth_n surrâ—y_n surrâ—y_n fish_n house_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o weight_n weight_n figâ—â—ce_n court_n in_o the_o temple_n temple_n godstow_n in_o oxfordshire_n oxfordshire_n deeping_n linc._n sh._n sh._n breadstreet_n lond._n lond._n 〈◊〉_d wilt._n sh._n sh._n sunning_n in_o basilius_n ksh_a and_o sunbury_n middlesex_n middlesex_n applc_a shaw_n hamp_n sh._n sh._n maidweâ—_n northamp_n northamp_n ro._n kley_n in_o yoâ—ksh_n yoâ—ksh_n shine_v in_o surrey_n surrey_n castleton_n in_o yorksh._n yorksh._n wepham_n sussex_n sussex_n harpham_n &_o harpley_n norfolk_n norfolk_n honiton_n devonsh_n devonsh_n fighildom_o wiltsh_n wiltsh_n golden-grove_n in_o carmar_n sh_n sh_n helpston_n northamp_n shire_n shire_n kineton_n warwic_n sh._n sh._n the_o calf_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man._n man._n oakehampton_n devon_n oakchingham_n berkshire_n berkshire_n ramton_n camb._n sh._n sh._n hilton_n castle_n b._n of_o durham_n durham_n merch_n county_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n walden_n essex_n essex_n oxney_n kent_n kent_n totterridge_n middle_a sex_n sex_n rollewright_n oxford_n sh._n sh._n dogdikâ—seâ—â—y_o liâ—colshire_n liâ—colshire_n whelpston_n yorkshire_n yorkshire_n grace-dieu_a lecest._n shire_n shire_n goatham_n nott_n sh._n sh._n foxton_n in_o camb_n sh._n sh._n horsâ—ley_n daâ—by_n sh._n sh._n milkstreet_n london_n london_n sunburn_n hamâ—â—sh_n hamâ—â—sh_n driâ—ield_v in_o yoâ—kshire_n yoâ—kshire_n snailwell_n cambâ—_n sh._n lizaâ—dspoint_v in_o cornwall_n cornwall_n drisâ—oke_v rutland_n rutland_n wrangle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reston_n lincolâ—shire_n lincolâ—shire_n 〈◊〉_d worcestersh_fw-mi worcestersh_fw-mi wootton_n northampsh_o woodborrough_n nottinghamsh_o nottinghamsh_o sundon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d godston_n sâ—â—â—ey_n sâ—â—â—ey_n holy_a istand_n in_o noâ—thumberland_n noâ—thumberland_n the_o pavement_n in_o york_n york_n hornchurch_n essex_n essex_n blackwal_n middlesex_n saddington_n lecestosh_n lecestosh_n easâ—on_n northampt._n shire_n shire_n holy_a head_n in_o anglâ—sey_n anglâ—sey_n blackwater_n hamsh_o hamsh_o 〈◊〉_d strâ—etley_n strâ—etley_n hardwick_n 〈◊〉_d shire_n shire_n wallington_n surry_n surry_n whiteby_n yorkshire_n yorkshire_n walkhaâ—stead_o surry_n walkhampton_n devon_n devon_n lion-key_n london_n london_n fairfield_n glocâ—stersh_fw-mi glocâ—stersh_fw-mi nutwell_n devon_n nuthall_n notting_n sh._n sh._n bitteâ—ing_n norâ—olk_n norâ—olk_n stanford_n in_o the_o cave_n northampsh_v northampsh_v watecrton_n walâ—sham_n yorkshiâ—e_n yorkshiâ—e_n bridlington_n yorksh._n askeham_n yorkshire_n yorkshire_n a_o watchingwy_a isle_n of_o weight_n weight_n belvoire_n lincolnsh_fw-mi lincolnsh_fw-mi maidston_n kent_n kent_n brightsâ—ow_fw-mi somersetsh_fw-mi somersetsh_fw-mi beauliâ—â—_n hamsh_o hamsh_o ditton_n camb._n sh._n botlesham_n cambr._n sh._n sh._n greatbreach_n kent_n kent_n greatton_n noâ—thampâ—shire_n noâ—thampâ—shire_n vpton_n vpham_n hamsh_n vpburn_n busking_a sh._n vphall_a hartâ—â—sâ—_n hie-gate_n midlesex_n midlesex_n broadlands_n hamshire_n hamshire_n broadway_n somerset_n sh._n sh._n highley_n devonsh_n devonsh_n rockingham_n northamp_n sh._n sh._n thornâ—augh_n northamp_n sh._n sh._n hungcrâ—ord_n barksh_n barksh_n foxholes_n darbysh_a foxton_n b._n of_o durham_n durham_n brierley_n heâ—â—fordsh_fw-mi heâ—â—fordsh_fw-mi gatelâ—y_n norfolk_n yatton_n somersâ—tsh_fw-mi somersâ—tsh_fw-mi coâ—iston_n in_o lancast_a sh._n sh._n gray_n oxford_n sh._n sh._n boughton_n northampsh_o northampsh_o broadchalk_n wilâ—sh_o wilâ—sh_o the_o vine_n hamsh_n hamsh_n boothby_n in_o lincolâ—sh_n lincolâ—sh_n newland_n essex_n essex_n appleford_n barksh_o barksh_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laâ—born_n baâ—ksh_o baâ—ksh_o beaufield_n kent_n kent_n midlâ—ton_fw-mi oxfordsh_fw-mi oxfordsh_fw-mi rochel_n in_o france_n france_n bedâ—oâ—d_n bedâ—oâ—d_n melton_n lâ—câ—stersh_fw-mi lâ—câ—stersh_fw-mi slightall_n adwell_o nigh_o london_n london_n wooltoâ—_n doâ—seâ—sh_o doâ—seâ—sh_o huntingdon_n huntingdon_n budleigh_n castle_n devon_n budwoâ—th_n châ—shire_n châ—shire_n littleton_n staffordsh_fw-mi little_a port_n camb_n sh._n sh._n burton_n lazar_n lecestersh_fw-mi lecestersh_fw-mi 1_o sam._n 27._o 9_o
the_o ruin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v happen_v in_o his_o reign_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v when_o a_o vessel_n be_v already_o brimful_a the_o addition_n of_o the_o least_o drop_n more_o will_v make_v it_o run_v over_o §_o 30._o afterward_o samaria_n be_v people_v with_o colony_n of_o the_o assyrian_n samaria_n great_a back_n friend_n to_o the_o rebuild_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n do_v sufficient_o declare_v our_o saviour_n therefore_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o the_o disciple_n when_o send_v to_o preach_v into_o 5._o any_o city_n of_o the_o samaritan_n enter_v you_o not_o but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o temporary_a prohibition_n for_o after_o christ_n ascension_n and_o the_o persecution_n about_o steven_n samaria_n quick_o receive_v the_o gospel_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o 31._o philip_n the_o evangelist_n here_o afterward_o happen_v the_o great_a contest_v betwixt_o the_o two_o simons_n peter_n and_o magus_n the_o latter_a 19_o proffer_v 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