heathen_n concern_v god_n 31_o 8._o heathenism_n and_o judaism_n when_o destroy_v 32_o 9_o satan_n last_o refuge_n 33_o chap._n vii_o of_o noah_n flood_n §_o 1_o 2_o 3._o god_n forewarn_v of_o it_o neither_o ogyges_n flood_n nor_o that_o of_o deucalion_n nor_o that_o of_o the_o umbri_n be_v noah_n 34_o 35_o 3_o 4._o some_o record_n of_o the_o universal_a island_n noah_n flood_n supernatural_a ibid._n 6._o no_o need_n of_o new_a create_v water_n what_o the_o cataract_n of_o heaven_n be_v ibid._n 8_o 9_o 10._o noah_n memory_n among_o the_o heathen_a his_o ark_n be_v of_o sufficient_a capacity_n rest_v upon_o the_o hill_n taurus_n 36_o 37_o 38._o chap._n viii_o the_o plant_v of_o nation_n noah_n son_n which_o the_o elder_a 45_o §_o 1._o whether_o shem_n or_o ham_n elder_a than_o japhet_n ibid._n 2._o all_o history_n must_v yield_v to_o moses_n lord_n of_o the_o first_o age_n be_v of_o the_o issue_n of_o ham._n 45_o 3_o 4._o of_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o gentile_n of_o gog_n magog_n tubal_n and_o mesech_n 46_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o berosus_n fiction_n gomer_n and_o togarma_n settle_v in_o the_o east_n of_o the_o other_o son_n of_o japhet_n of_o ascanes_n and_o riphath_n gomer_n elder_a son_n of_o the_o four_o son_n of_o javan_n 47_o 48_o 49._o 10._o cush_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o ham_n be_v in_o arabia_n 50_o 11._o mizraim_n chief_a planter_n of_o egypt_n 52._o 12._o the_o bound_n of_o canaan_n his_o eleven_o son_n where_o situate_v ibid._n 13._o the_o son_n of_o cush_n 54_o 14._o the_o issue_n of_o mizraim_n 55_o 15._o sem_n posterity_n 56_o chap._n ix_o the_o beginning_n and_o establishment_n of_o government_n 58_o sect._n 1._o of_o regal_a absolute_a and_o regal_a temper_v by_o law_n 59_o 2._o the_o approve_a sort_n of_o government_n 60_o 3._o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o first_o king_n ibid._n 4._o the_o original_a of_o nobility_n 61_o chap._n x._o of_o nimrod_n belus_n and_o ninus_n 62_o sect._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o nimrod_n first_o sovereign_n after_o the_o flood_n build_v ninive_n establish_v the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n 63_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o of_o ninus_n and_o belus_n in_o who_o time_n image-worship_n begin_v the_o first_o idolater_n 64_o 65_o chap._n xi_o of_o ninus_n semiramis_n and_o belus_n ibid._n book_n ii_o from_o abraham_n death_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o solomon_n temple_n which_o be_v 1525_o year_n 67_o chap._n i._n the_o time_n of_o abraham_n birth_n and_o order_n of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n ibid._n sect._n 1_o 2_o 3._o some_o successor_n of_o semiramis_n and_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n 68_o 4._o terah_n beget_v abraham_n in_o his_o 130th_o year_n 69_o 5_o 6_o 7._o answer_n to_o several_a objection_n about_o abraham_n age._n 70_o 71_o 8._o the_o assyrian_a time_n regulate_v by_o abraham_n history_n ibid._n 9_o amraphel_n probable_o be_v ninias_n 72_o 10_o 11._o arioth_n king_n of_o alassar_n tidal_a king_n of_o nation_n 73_o 12._o chedorlaomer_n chief_a of_o the_o four_n 74_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n from_o cham_n to_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o israelite_n 75_o sect._n 1._o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o history_n ibid._n 2._o i_o be_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o egypt_n after_o the_o flood_n anno_fw-la 191._o ibid._n 3._o the_o dynasty_n be_v not_o king_n but_o vice-roys_n 76_o 4._o cham_fw-mi and_o mizraim_n or_o oris_n ibid._n 5_o 6._o osiris_n reign_n guess_v at_o typhon_n and_o hercules_n their_o reign_n 77_o 7_o 8._o busiris_n or_o orus_n reign_n rathoris_fw-la succeed_v his_o sister_n 78_o chap._n iii_o israel_n delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n 79_o sect._n 1._o israel_n captivity_n and_o moses_n birth_n ibid._n 2._o city_n of_o egypt_n in_o scripture_n ibid._n 3_o 4_o 5._o moses_n preservation_n and_o education_n pharaoh_n and_o his_o army_n drown_v and_o moses_n passage_n miraculous_a 80_o 81._o chap._n iu._n §_o 1._o the_o israelite_n journey_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o sinai_n 83_o 2._o of_o the_o amalekite_n midianites_n kenites_n and_o of_o jethro_n ibid._n 3._o when_o the_o law_n be_v give_v 84_o chap._n v._o §._o 1_o the_o story_n from_o receive_v the_o law_n to_o moses_n death_n 84._o 2._o the_o offer_v of_o the_o twelve_o prince_n the_o passover_n and_o jethro_n departure_n 85_o 3._o israel_n journey_n from_o horeb_n to_o kades_n 86_o 4._o their_o unwillingness_n to_o return_v they_o remove_v to_o zin_n 87_o 5_o 6._o they_o turn_v to_o the_o north._n ibid._n 7._o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lord_n battle_n and_o other_o lose_a book_n 88_o 8._o moses_n spare_v lot_n issue_n 89_o 9_o the_o midianite_n and_o moabite_n corrupt_v israel_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o border_v nation_n of_o other_o renown_a man_n and_o of_o iushua_n acts._n 90_o sect._n 1._o how_o the_o border_a nation_n be_v prepare_v to_o be_v enemy_n to_o israel_n ibid._n 2_o 3._o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o moabite_n of_o the_o midianite_n amalekites_n and_o ismaelite_n 91_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o prometheus_n atlas_n pelasgus_n deucalion_n hermy_n aesculapius_n when_o they_o flourish_v 92_o 93_o 94_o 95._o 8._o of_o joshua_n othoniel_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n 96_o chap._n vii_o sect._n 1_o 2._o of_o the_o phoenician_n kingdom_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o letter_n 99_o 3_o 4._o the_o king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o jeroboam_n to_o achab._n 101._o chap._n viii_o the_o history_n of_o the_o syrian_n border_v their_o tribe_n on_o jordan_n 103_o chap_n ix_o memorable_a thing_n from_o joshua_n to_o jeptha_n 107_o chap._n x._o the_o war_n and_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 114_o chap._n xi_o of_o samson_n eli_n and_o samuel_n 117_o chap._n xii_o of_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n 120_o chap._n xiii_o of_o david_n and_o his_o condition_n under_o saul_n his_o reign_n overthrow_v the_o philistine_n and_o hadadezar_n his_o trouble_n last_o act_v his_o vast_a treasure_n his_o cotemporary_n 126_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o solomon_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2991._o his_o building_n and_o glory_n send_v a_o fleet_n to_o ophir_n his_o fall_n write_n and_o cotemporary_n 133_o chap._n xv._n solomon_n successor_n to_o jehoram_n rehoboam_n impiety_n punishment_n end_v and_o cotemporary_n abija_n succeed_v rehoboam_n asa_n succeed_v abija_n israel_n unhappy_a under_o her_o prince_n jehosaphat_n succeed_v asa._n his_o cotemporary_n 136_o chap._n xvi_o of_o jehoram_n and_o ahaziah_n jehoram_n reign_v alone_o ahaziah_n perish_v with_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n 143_o chap._n xvii_o athaliah_n usurpation_n and_o government_n for_o 6_o year_n 149_o chap._n xviii_o of_o joash_n amaziah_n and_o their_o cotemporary_n the_o death_n of_o jehojada_n and_o apostasy_n of_o joash_n zachariah_n murder_v by_o joash_n the_o death_n of_o joash_n who_o be_v succeed_v by_o amaziah_n who_o be_v overthrow_v by_o joash_n and_o afterward_o slay_v an_fw-mi interregnum_fw-la in_o judah_n of_o amaziah_n cotemporary_n and_o of_o sardanapalus_n 153_o chap._n xix_o of_o uzziah_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o life_n of_o the_o olympian_a game_n jothan_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n achas_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n 165_o chap._n xx._n of_o italy_n and_o rome_n foundation_n the_o aborigines_n the_o latin_a king_n till_o aeneas_n a_o trojan_a of_o the_o blood_n royal_a the_o beginning_n of_o rome_n romulus_n birth_n and_o death_n 171_o chap._n xxi_o of_o hezekiah_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n his_o deliverance_n his_o sickness_n and_o recovery_n king_n in_o media_n in_o his_o reign_n 175_o chap._n xxii_o egyptian_a king_n from_o moses_n to_o hezekiah_n many_o of_o which_o be_v only_a regent_n or_o vice-roys_n 177_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o manasses_n who_o succeed_v sethon_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n his_o bondage_n and_o enlargement_n the_o messenian_a war_n 181_o chap._n xxiv_o of_o ammon_n josiah_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 187_o book_n iii_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o philip_n of_o macedon_n 197_o chap._n i._n from_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o assyrian_a fall_n the_o connection_n of_o sacred_a and_o profane_a history_n the_o babylonish_n captivity_n several_a opinion_n concern_v it_o nebuchadnezzar_n victory_n and_o action_n 197_o chap._n ii_o the_o persian_a greatness_n how_o it_o grow_v 204._o chap._n iii_o cyrus_n the_o first_o persian_a monarch_n he_o take_v babylon_n his_o last_o war_n his_o decree_n for_o building_n god_n temple_n his_o two_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n 206_o chap._n iu_o the_o persian_a affair_n from_o cyrus_n to_o darius_n 110_o chap._n v._o darius_n the_o son_n of_o histaspes_n his_o action_n and_o death_n 212_o cahp._n vi._n xerxes_n emperor_n of_o persia_n his_o vast_a army_n oppose_v by_o leonidas_n burn_v the_o temple_n of_o athens_n the_o peloponesian_o beat_v his_o fleet._n his_o army_n be_v soon_o after_o vanquish_v
of_o the_o east_n yet_o be_v there_o of_o they_o dwelling_n in_o the_o south_n they_o be_v grow_v so_o many_o that_o the_o east_n can_v not_o hold_v they_o §_o 4._o king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o jeroboam_n to_o achab_n §_o jeroboam_fw-la fly_v from_o solomon_n into_o egypt_n to_o shishaâ—_n who_o eusebius_n call_v osochore_n who_o daughter_n he_o marry_v as_o adad_fw-la the_o edumenian_a have_v his_o predecessor_n wive_n sister_n and_o be_v prepare_v by_o shishak_n to_o shake_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judea_n that_o he_o may_v pillage_v it_o as_o he_o according_o do_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o rehoboam_n this_o man_n be_v exalt_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n prefer_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o world_n before_o god_n service_n and_o honour_n to_o prevent_v the_o people_n fall_v from_o he_o by_o resort_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o erect_v the_o two_o calf_n etc._n etc._n jeroboam_fw-la reign_v at_o sichem_n twenty_o two_o year_n nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v two_o year_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o baasha_n who_o root_v oâ—â—_n all_o ieroboam_n seed_n and_o reign_v twenty_o four_o year_n at_o thersa_n and_o ela_n his_o son_n succeed_v two_o year_n and_o be_v slay_v in_o his_o cup_n by_o zimri_n who_o succeed_v seven_o day_n but_o homri_n in_o revenge_n of_o ela_n besiege_v he_o and_o make_v he_o burn_v himself_o and_o succeed_v transfer_v the_o regal_a seat_n to_o samaria_n and_o reign_v twelve_o year_n §_o 5._o ahab_n succeed_v his_o father_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o zidon_n and_o embrace_v her_o religion_n as_o jeroboam_fw-la have_v his_o egyptian_a wife_n ahab_n be_v slay_v after_o twenty_o two_o year_n ocharius_fw-la succeed_v his_o father_n and_o die_v of_o a_o fall_n in_o his_o second_o year_n and_o his_o brother_n joram_n succeed_v 12_o year_n who_o with_o aid_n of_o juda_n and_o edom_n can_v not_o subdue_v moab_n who_o sacrifice_v edom_n son_n take_v in_o a_o eruption_n which_o he_o make_v out_o of_o the_o city_n whereupon_o the_o siege_n be_v break_v up_o through_o edom_n displeasure_n against_o israel_n for_o refuse_v to_o make_v peace_n with_o moab_n to_o save_v his_o son_n amos_n 2.1_o jehu_n slay_v joram_n and_o succeed_v twenty_o eight_o year_n who_o son_n jehoâ—haz_n succeed_v seventeen_o year_n and_o be_v molest_v by_o aza_n joas_n succeed_v his_o father_n sixteen_o year_n recover_v from_o aram_n what_o his_o father_n lose_v and_o sack_v jerusalem_n jeroboam_fw-la succeed_v his_o father_n forty_o one_o year_n recover_v all_o from_o hamâ—th_n to_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o zacharias_n his_o son_n succeed_v six_o month_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o shallum_n who_o succeed_v two_o month_n and_o menahen_n slay_v he_o and_o succeed_v ten_o year_n with_o much_o cruelty_n pekahia_n his_o son_n succeed_v two_o year_n and_o peka_n slay_v he_o and_o succeed_v twenty_o year_n in_o his_o time_n tyglath_n pileser_n king_n of_o assyria_n invade_v israel_n and_o carry_v many_o captive_n into_o assyria_n he_o be_v draw_v in_o by_o achas_n king_n of_o juda_n who_o peka_n of_o israel_n and_o rezin_n of_o damascus_n waste_v and_o first_o he_o surprise_v the_o monarch_n of_o syria_n and_o damascus_n and_o then_o israel_n prepare_v the_o way_n to_o juda_n hosea_n slay_v peka_n and_o succeed_v nine_o year_n in_o who_o time_n tiglath_n pileser_n carry_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n captive_n and_o repeopled_n the_o country_n with_o cuthites_n out_o of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la the_o persian_n with_o calanean_n border_v on_o syria_n and_o sepharim_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n with_o the_o avim_n of_o old_a inhabit_v the_o philistine_n land_n but_o now_o inhabit_a deserta_fw-la and_o call_v havaei_fw-la chap._n viii_o the_o history_n of_o the_o syrian_n border_v their_o tribe_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jordan_n damascus_n in_o this_o border_n most_o famous_a for_o antiquity_n beauty_n riches_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o joy_n and_o house_n of_o pleasure_n the_o hebrew_n think_v it_o build_v by_o hus_n son_n of_o abraham_n other_o as_o jerom_o ascribe_v it_o to_o damascus_n son_n of_o eleasar_n abraham_n steward_n but_o be_v before_o eleasar_n david_n subdue_v it_o in_o the_o overthrow_n of_o adadezar_n but_o rezin_n servant_n to_o adadezer_n escape_v with_o the_o break_a force_n recover_v it_o and_o be_v make_v king_n adadezer_n return_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o force_v out_o rezin_n and_o become_v king_n of_o syria_n for_o nine_o descent_n §_o 2._o of_o the_o first_o king_n of_o damascus_n and_o their_o grow_v up_o §_o that_o damascus_n be_v of_o note_n in_o abraham_n day_n his_o steward_n be_v a_o argument_n what_o the_o government_n be_v then_o and_o long_o after_o the_o reason_n of_o moses_n story_n lead_v he_o not_o to_o handle_v the_o first_o occasion_n be_v in_o david_n reign_n who_o seek_v to_o establish_v the_o command_n of_o israel_n unto_o euphrates_n as_o god_n have_v promise_v invade_v adadezer_n who_o be_v then_o of_o the_o great_a force_n in_o syria_n strict_o take_v contain_v damascus_n saba_n camath_n or_o ituraea_n and_o geshur_n adadezer_n king_n of_o saba_n call_v to_o his_o assistance_n the_o damascene_n who_o be_v not_o rank_v under_o a_o king_n but_o after_o the_o overthrow_n reason_n a_o commander_n under_o hadadesar_n gather_v the_o break_a force_n surprise_v damascus_n where_o david_n have_v put_v a_o garrison_n and_o be_v make_v king_n there_o as_o it_o seem_v after_o david_n death_n so_o that_o as_o rehob_n and_o his_o son_n adadezer_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o syria_n saba_n and_o toi_fw-fr the_o first_o king_n of_o camath_n so_o rezon_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o damascus_n which_o before_o be_v command_v by_o the_o king_n of_o saba_n who_o power_n become_v formidable_a to_o the_o king_n of_o camath_n the_o next_o king_n be_v adad_fw-la of_o edom_n who_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n whether_o he_o flee_v from_o david_n and_o find_v his_o force_n too_o weak_a to_o recover_v edom_n it_o seem_v he_o surprise_v damascus_n and_o become_v king_n of_o aram._n the_o next_o king_n of_o aram_n be_v hezion_n who_o his_o son_n tabremmon_n succeed_v the_o father_n of_o benhadad_n who_o assist_v asa_n king_n of_o juda_n against_o baasha_n king_n of_o israel_n almost_o fifty_o year_n after_o benhadad_n be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o achab_n and_o promise_v to_o restore_v what_o his_o father_n have_v take_v from_o israel_n judg._n this_o be_v a_o second_o benhadad_n who_o slay_v achab_n and_o besiege_a samaria_n the_o second_o time_n and_o be_v smother_v by_o hazael_n who_o succeed_v he_o and_o do_v much_o mischief_n to_o lud_n but_o bring_v israel_n to_o a_o low_a ebb_n 2_o king_n 13.7_o §_o 3._o of_o the_o late_a king_n be_v benhadad_o two_o or_o rather_o three_o who_o lose_v what_o hazael_n have_v get_v three_o other_o succeed_v of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o one_o of_o who_o time_n jeroboam_fw-la 2_o d._n recover_v damascus_n itself_o and_o chamath_n to_o israel_n which_o by_o david_n conquest_n have_v belong_v to_o juda_n rezin_n the_o 10_o the_o after_o adad_fw-la 1_o st_z molest_v achas_n and_o be_v take_v elath_n be_v by_o achas_n procurement_n take_v and_o slay_v by_o tiglath_n pileser_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o damascus_n dissolve_v §_o 4._o of_o lesser_a kingdom_n in_o syria_n gessur_n where_o talmai_n reign_v after_o ammihur_n success_n sophena_n or_o syria_n saba_n or_o coelosyria_n have_v rehob_n and_o adadezer_n after_o he_o who_o kingdom_n translate_v to_o damascus_n by_o rezin_n end_v with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n not_o long_o after_o ninus_n race_n in_o sardanapalus_n have_v be_v end_v by_o phulbelechus_fw-la father_n of_o this_o tiglath_n who_o son_n salmanassar_n lead_v israel_n captive_a as_o his_o father_n have_v damascus_n senacharib_o son_n of_o salmanasser_n attempt_v jerusalem_n in_o vain_a but_o 132_o year_n after_o israel_n captivity_n it_o also_o go_v to_o babylon_n §_o 5._o jerusalem_n in_o ioshua_n day_n have_v adonizedek_n for_o king_n and_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o hozar_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o canaanite_n this_o city_n of_o old_a call_v jebus_n inhabit_a of_o by_o jebusite_n and_o therefore_o likely_a to_o be_v build_v by_o jebusaeus_n the_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o not_o by_o melchisedek_n for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v in_o abraham_n way_n return_v from_o his_o victory_n but_o rather_o that_o salem_n by_o jordan_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v in_o manasses_n though_o joshua_n slay_v their_o king_n yet_o they_o hold_v out_o 400_o year_n till_o david_n win_v it_o solomon_n so_o perfect_v the_o strength_n beauty_n and_o riches_n of_o it_o beside_o the_o renown_a temple_n that_o the_o world_n have_v not_o the_o like_a that_o ditch_n hew_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n sixty_o foot_n deep_a and_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o broad_a with_o wall_n gate_n and_o palace_n defend_v one_o hundred_o fifty_o thousand_o man_n beside_o woman_n
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as_o be_v general_o hold_v and_o be_v iaphet_n seven_o son_n §_o 8._o ascanez_fw-fr son_n of_o gomer_n eusebius_n make_v father_n of_o the_o gothians_n pliny_n find_v ascania_n and_o the_o river_n of_o ascanius_n and_o the_o lake_n of_o ascanez_n between_o prusia_n and_o nice_n in_o phrygia_n junius_n take_v they_o for_o inhabitant_n of_o pontus_n and_o bythinia_n in_o which_o ptolemy_n have_v such_o a_o lake_n strabo_n find_v a_o city_n river_n and_o lake_n in_o mesia_n near_o gio_n as_o pliny_n but_o jer._n 51.27_o determin_n it_o north_n of_o asia_n near_o ararat_n and_o minni_n mountain_n of_o armenia_n riphat_n gomer_n son_n father_n of_o riphcior_fw-la paphlagone_n famous_a in_o the_o north_n of_o sarmatia_n after_o call_v henites_n of_o who_o polonia_n russia_n and_o lithuania_n be_v people_v melancton_n think_v they_o spread_v from_o the_o baltic_a to_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n and_o find_v a_o venetian_a gulf_n in_o russia_n call_v heneti_n the_o same_o with_o veneti_n §_o 9_o 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which_o gnaw_v their_o bowstring_n and_o strap_n of_o their_o armour_n which_o make_v they_o depart_v his_o reign_n functius_n resolve_v to_o be_v 33_o year_n give_v no_o reason_n yet_o upon_o search_n i_o find_v it_o within_o one_o yeâ—r_n by_o divide_v the_o year_n from_o rehoboam_n 5_o to_o jehâ—jakims_v four_o among_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n give_v each_o his_o set_a time_n and_o the_o remainder_n to_o sethom_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o manasses_n and_o his_o contemporary_n §_o 1._o manasses_n son_n of_o hezekiah_n succeed_v be_v twelve_o year_n old_a and_o reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n of_o who_o idolatry_n and_o extraordinary_a wickedness_n see_v 2_o king_n 21._o and_o 2_o chron._n 33._o of_o his_o put_v the_o reverend_a prophet_n isaiah_n to_o death_n with_o a_o wooden_a saw_n be_v eighty_o year_n old_a eusebius_n epiphanius_n isidore_n and_o other_o confirm_v his_o captivity_n in_o babel_n his_o repent_v prayer_n reformation_n and_o death_n see_v 2_o chron._n 33._o merodach_n 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we_o amasis_n be_v anisis_n actisanes_n sobacus_fw-la and_o marus_n one_o of_o the_o 12_o governor_n which_o make_v this_o work_n whereto_o serve_v the_o 12_o great_a hall_n in_o it_o etc._n etc._n psamniticus_n one_o of_o the_o 12._o cast_v out_o by_o the_o rest_n upon_o a_o oracle_n as_o herodotus_n tell_v the_o tale_n which_o diodore_n believe_v not_o hire_v power_n out_o of_o caria_n and_o jonia_n with_o which_o he_o overthrow_v his_o fellow_n and_o rule_v alone_o 54_o year_n say_v hierom_n which_o mercator_n divide_v 44_o alone_a and_o 10_o before_o according_a to_o eusebius_n and_o to_o make_v the_o reckon_a fall_n even_o with_o the_o year_n from_o the_o 5_o the_o of_o rehoboam_n and_o the_o 4_o the_o of_o jehojakim_n we_o must_v confound_v the_o last_o of_o the_o 15_o ascribe_v to_o the_o 12_o governor_n with_o the_o first_o of_o psamnitius_fw-la he_o first_o entertain_v amity_n with_o the_o greek_n displease_v his_o soldier_n â—ith_o prefer_v his_o mercenary_n
and_o child_n it_o endure_v many_o change_n shishak_n of_o egypt_n sack_v it_o so_o do_v joas_n of_o israel_n but_o nebuchadonozor_n fulfil_v all_o god_n judgement_n threaten_v and_o make_v way_n to_o seventy_o year_n desolation_n and_o captivity_n of_o city_n and_o people_n after_o the_o restore_n by_o cyrus_n bagòse_v lieutenant_n and_o artaxere_v spoil_v it_o and_o after_o alexander_n empire_n be_v divide_v ptolemy_n the_o first_o pretend_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n then_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n and_o apollonius_n his_o lieutenant_n after_o he_o spoil_v it_o and_o pompey_n long_v after_o take_v it_o but_o after_o all_o repair_v that_o wicked_a herod_n do_v so_o re-edify_v and_o adorn_v both_o temple_n and_o city_n that_o it_o far_o exceed_v what_o solomon_n do_v continue_v in_o this_o state_n about_o forty_o year_n after_o our_o saviour_n death_n titus_n invest_v it_o till_o it_o be_v take_v and_o demolish_v it_o in_o which_o by_o famine_n pestilence_n sedition_n and_o enemy_n 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thracian_n marry_a progne_n the_o daughter_n of_o pandarius_fw-la and_o ravish_v her_o sister_n philomela_n and_o cut_v out_o her_o tongue_n for_o which_o progne_n kill_v his_o son_n itys_n and_o make_v meat_n of_o he_o for_o tyrus_n and_o flee_v to_o athens_n tros_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o pardania_n the_o 47_o the_o year_n of_o ehud_n about_o which_o time_n tantalus_n be_v king_n of_o lydia_n not_o phrygia_n who_o study_n of_o wisdom_n make_v he_o neglect_v the_o pleasure_n of_o riches_n of_o which_o he_o have_v great_a plenty_n other_o say_v his_o covetous_a mind_n make_v he_o miserable_a whereof_o grow_v that_o fable_n etc._n etc._n here_o the_o author_n be_v out_o tax_v the_o unfolding_n of_o secret_n to_o vulgar_n pervert_v mar_n 4.11_o cecrops_n 2_o d._n &_o 7_o the_o king_n of_o athens_n and_o arrisius_fw-la thirteen_o king_n of_o the_o argive_n now_o reign_v the_o first_o 40_o year_n the_o other_o 31_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 8_o year_n pelops_n live_v of_o who_o peloponesus_fw-la take_v name_v titius_n tyrant_n of_o panopea_n in_o phocis_n slay_v by_o apollo_n admetus_n king_n of_o thessaly_n perseus_n of_o peloponesus_fw-la and_o medusa_n slay_v by_o perseus_n soldier_n of_o who_o blood_n spring_v pegasus_n belerophon_n horse_n with_o which_o he_o slay_v chimaera_n a_o pirate_n of_o of_o the_o lycian_n jon_n of_o who_o the_o athenian_n be_v call_v jones_n or_o rather_o of_o jovan_n etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o the_o former_a 80_o year_n of_o peace_n and_o plenty_n have_v breed_v security_n it_o bring_v forth_o neglect_v of_o god_n commandment_n and_o their_o ripe_a sin_n call_v for_o god_n judgement_n who_o raise_v jabin_n king_n of_o hazor_n who_o lay_v a_o heavy_a yoke_n on_o israel_n 20_o year_n keep_v his_o chief_a hold_n even_o in_o naphtalim_fw-la and_o reduce_v they_o to_o such_o a_o weakness_n as_o among_o forty_o thousand_o a_o weapon_n be_v not_o see_v but_o as_o volume_n may_v be_v gather_v of_o example_n prove_v all_o power_n be_v the_o lord_n how_o impotent_a soever_o his_o mean_n be_v so_o now_o the_o lord_n set_v it_o out_o in_o deliver_v israel_n two_o woman_n deborah_n and_o jael_n strike_v the_o chief_a stroke_n thus_o forty_o year_n be_v expire_v under_o jabin_n deborah_n and_o barac_n argos_n kingdom_n which_o have_v continue_v 544_o year_n be_v translate_v to_o micenae_n build_v by_o perseus_n son_n of_o danae_n daughter_n of_o acrisius_n king_n of_o argos_n the_o king_n of_o argos_n the_o king_n of_o argive_n we_o find_v inachus_n who_o daughter_n io_n be_v the_o egyptian_a isis_n phoronius_fw-la apis_n argus_n pirasus_fw-la phorbas_n triops_n crotopus_n sthelenus_n donaus_fw-la lynieus_fw-la abas_n acrosius_fw-la pelops_n after_o the_o translation_n to_o micenae_n perseus_n sthenelus_n euristeus_n atreus_n son_n of_o pelops_n agamemon_n egypthus_fw-la orestes_n tisamenus_n penthilus_n and_o comet_n midas_n now_o king_n of_o phrygia_n and_o ilus_n who_o build_v ilium_n contemporary_n with_o deborah_n §_o 5._o barac_n be_v no_o soon_o dead_a but_o israel_n return_v to_o their_o impious_a idolatry_n and_o god_n raise_v up_o the_o midianite_n assist_v with_o the_o amalekite_n to_o infest_v they_o yet_o his_o compassion_n which_o never_o fail_v raise_v they_o up_o a_o deliverer_n gideon_n the_o son_n of_o joash_n who_o story_n be_v large_o set_v down_o in_o holy_a scripture_n his_o severity_n in_o the_o revenge_n upon_o succoth_n and_o penuel_n his_o own_o son_n find_v short_o after_o his_o death_n for_o the_o debt_n of_o cruelty_n and_o mercy_n be_v leave_v unsatisfied_a and_o because_o he_o convert_v the_o gold_n into_o a_o ephod_n a_o garment_n proper_a to_o the_o highpriest_n and_o set_v it_o up_o in_o his_o city_n ophra_n as_o it_o draw_v israel_n to_o idolatry_n so_o be_v it_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o own_o house_n aegeus_n son_n of_o pandeon_n now_o reign_v in_o athens_n euristheus_n in_o micenae_n who_o atreus_n succeed_v who_o kill_v thyestes_n his_o brother_n child_n and_o 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this_o as_o other_o question_n of_o time_n etc._n etc._n eusebius_n in_o his_o evan._n praepar_fw-la out_o of_o tatian_n name_v many_o greek_a writer_n more_o ancient_a than_o homer_n hesiodus_n age_n be_v also_o question_v some_o hold_v he_o elder_n some_o young_a than_o he_o but_o varro_n leave_v it_o uncertain_a find_v that_o both_o the_o father_n live_v some_o year_n together_o senye_n or_o senemyres_n seem_v to_o have_v rule_v egypt_n at_o this_o time_n for_o tenefersobris_n his_o successor_n precede_v vaphres_n father-in-law_n to_o solomon_n about_o the_o end_n of_o saul_n the_o amazon_n and_o cimmerian_n invade_v asia_n after_o the_o fall_n of_o troy_n six_o kingdom_n grow_v up_o as_o the_o latin_n in_o italy_n lacedaemon_n corintâ—_n and_o achaia_n in_o greece_n syria_n soba_n and_o damascus_n under_o the_o adads_n in_o arabia_n of_o which_o be_v ten_o king_n which_o begin_v and_o end_v in_o effect_n with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o now_o change_v their_o form_n of_o government_n into_o a_o monarchy_n chap._n xiii_o of_o david_n first_o of_o his_o estate_n under_o saul_n §_o 1._o david_n hazard_n after_o he_o be_v design_v king_n be_v many_o first_o with_o goliaâ—_n which_o win_v he_o fame_n with_o all_o love_n with_o jonathan_n like_o that_o he_o bear_v to_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o a_o ground_n of_o deadly_a hatred_n in_o saul_n though_o it_o break_v not_o out_o till_o he_o have_v entertain_v he_o to_o play_v on_o his_o harp_n and_o have_v make_v he_o his_o son-in-law_n when_o in_o a_o rave_v fit_a he_o throw_v his_o spear_n at_o he_o censorinus_n speak_v of_o esculapius_n a_o physician_n and_o seneca_n of_o pythagoras_n cure_v frenzy_n by_o music_n but_o saul_n madness_n arise_v from_o the_o cause_n of_o cause_n and_o therefore_o incurable_a and_o the_o ease_n he_o have_v god_n ordain_v for_o the_o musician_n good_a more_o than_o the_o king_n be_v saul_n after_o this_o fear_v to_o trust_v david_n about_o his_o person_n employ_v he_o against_o the_o philistine_n hope_v of_o his_o fall_n by_o they_o and_o be_v disappoint_v therein_o he_o move_v jonathan_n and_o his_o servant_n to_o kill_v he_o but_o in_o vain_a from_o many_o other_o desperate_a peril_n the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o yea_o in_o a_o mutiny_n of_o his_o own_o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o history_n of_o this_o part_n of_o his_o life_n witness_v saul_n be_v slay_v the_o philistine_n victory_n be_v such_o as_o some_o town_n even_o beyond_o jordan_n be_v abandon_v and_o leave_v to_o their_o oppression_n without_o resistance_n it_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o they_o be_v warlike_a and_o ambitious_a do_v not_o follow_v the_o victory_n to_o make_v the_o conquest_n entire_a but_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o civil_a war_n between_o david_n and_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n immediate_o break_v out_o give_v they_o hope_n of_o a_o easy_a victory_n over_o both_o whereas_o their_o far_a pursuit_n may_v enforce_v a_o atonement_n against_o a_o common_a enemy_n §_o 2._o david_n beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v oppose_v by_o abner_n who_o seek_v to_o advance_v ishbosheth_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n yet_o without_o right_n while_o mephibosheth_n the_o son_n of_o jonathan_n live_v the_o first_o war_n be_v defensive_a in_o david_n when_o abner_n fight_v it_o upon_o a_o challenge_n of_o twelve_o combatant_n on_o either_o side_n which_o slay_v each_o other_o like_o the_o combat_n between_o 300_o lacedaemonian_n and_o as_o many_o argive_n wherein_o three_o survive_v and_o between_o the_o horatij_n and_o the_o curatii_n for_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o latin_n the_o text_n chap._n 3.1_o make_v it_o probable_a the_o war_n between_o david_n and_o ishbosheth_n last_v long_o than_o two_o year_n so_o that_o those_o two_o year_n mention_v chap._n 2.13_o some_o rabin_n refer_v to_o the_o time_n when_o this_o be_v write_v §_o 3._o abner_n be_v reconcile_v to_o david_n be_v murder_v by_o joah_n in_o revenge_n of_o asael_n and_o in_o jealousy_n of_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n which_o admit_v of_o no_o companion_n much_o less_o a_o superior_a as_o he_o doubt_v abner_n will_v prove_v be_v general_n of_o ten_o tribe_n upon_o like_a jealousy_n he_o also_o murder_v his_o own_o kinsman_n amasa_n the_o death_n of_o abner_n may_v great_o have_v endanger_v david_n condition_n if_o any_o thing_n can_v withstand_v god_n ordinance_n therefore_o he_o wise_o bewail_v it_o so_o open_o complain_v of_o ioab_n greatness_n which_o make_v prince_n oft_o put_v up_o wrong_n at_o their_o hand_n yet_o he_o public_o curse_v he_o etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o david_n reign_n over_o all_o israel_n after_o ishbosheth_n death_n be_v confirm_v his_o first_o enterprise_n be_v against_o jerusalem_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o kingdom_n hold_v by_o the_o jebusite_n from_o joshua_n to_o that_o day_n who_o strength_n be_v such_o that_o in_o derision_n they_o man_v the_o wall_n with_o blind_a and_o lame_a man_n but_o lose_v it_o the_o philistines_n hear_v of_o david_n anoint_v think_v it_o good_a to_o try_v he_o before_o he_o be_v warm_a in_o his_o seat_n but_o be_v overthrow_v twice_o david_n after_o this_o bring_v the_o ark_n to_o the_o city_n of_o david_n after_o which_o he_o intend_v to_o build_v a_o temple_n but_o be_v forbid_v because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o war._n the_o war_n which_o he_o have_v make_v be_v just_a yet_o god_n refuse_v to_o have_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o temple_n to_o be_v lay_v by_o his_o hand_n whereby_o the_o damnable_a pride_n of_o prince_n appear_v who_o by_o terror_n of_o war_n think_v to_o grow_v to_o greatness_n like_o the_o almighty_a not_o care_v to_o imitate_v his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n or_o to_o seek_v the_o bless_a promise_n by_o our_o saviour_n to_o peacemakers_n yet_o god_n so_o accept_v his_o religious_a intent_n that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v confirm_v to_o he_o and_o his_o and_o a_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o that_o everlasting_a throne_n to_o be_v establish_v in_o his_o seed_n §_o 5._o david_n after_o this_o overthrow_v the_o philistine_n and_o demolish_v their_o strong_a city_n of_o gath_n which_o be_v their_o frontier_n town_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o judah_n and_o ephraim_n from_o whence_o they_o make_v their_o incursion_n and_o thither_o retreat_v and_o be_v therefore_o call_v in_o the_o text_n the_o bridle_n of_o amgar_n junius_n after_o this_o he_o give_v they_o 4_o overthrow_v of_o which_o see_v 2_o sam._n 21.17_o but_o the_o conquest_n of_o moah_n and_o the_o arabian_a war_n come_v between_o of_o moab_n he_o slay_v two_o part_n and_o save_v a_o three_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n yet_o the_o occasion_n be_v uncertain_a only_a moses_n for_o bad_a they_o to_o seek_v their_o peace_n from_o thence_o to_o syria_n zoba_n against_o hadadezer_n §_o 6._o david_n overthrow_v hadadezer_n go_v to_o enlarge_v his_o border_n to_o euphrates_n which_o purpose_n for_o euphrates_n can_v be_v understand_v of_o david_n who_o upon_o this_o victory_n and_o win_v of_o damascus_n upon_o it_o have_v a_o fair_a way_n and_o help_v of_o chariot_n and_o horse_n now_o win_v sit_v for_o such_o a_o journey_n if_o he_o have_v intend_v it_o all_o which_o notwithstanding_o he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n this_o purpose_n be_v better_a refer_v to_o hadadezer_n next_o hereto_o follow_v the_o victory_n against_o the_o ammonite_n and_o their_o confederate_n with_o the_o severe_a revenge_n david_n take_v for_o the_o affront_n hanun_n show_v his_o ambassador_n but_o before_o rabath_n afterward_o call_v philadelphia_n be_v besiege_a david_n gain_v another_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o aramite_n bring_v to_o helam_n by_o adadezer_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n from_o whence_o yet_o david_n proceed_v not_o to_o euphrates_n §_o 7._o david_n be_v trouble_n in_o his_o reign_n §_o as_o victory_n beget_v security_n and_o prosperity_n forgetfulness_n of_o former_a misery_n and_o many_o time_n of_o god_n himself_o the_o giver_n of_o all_o goodness_n so_o it_o fall_v out_o with_o this_o good_a king_n for_o be_v free_a from_o dangerous_a and_o apparent_a enemy_n he_o begin_v to_o indulge_v human_a affection_n as_o we_o see_v in_o his_o carriage_n towards_o vriah_n and_o his_o wife_n forget_v the_o zealous_a care_n which_o former_o he_o have_v to_o please_v god_n in_o the_o precise_a keep_n of_o his_o commandment_n after_o this_o he_o fall_v by_o degree_n from_o the_o high_a happiness_n and_o his_o day_n be_v fill_v with_o inter-changeable_a joy_n and_o woe_n and_o the_o sword_n never_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n then_o follow_v the_o death_n of_o the_o adulterous_a child_n incestuous_a rape_n of_o thamar_n murder_n of_o amnon_n insurrection_n usurpation_n incest_n and_o death_n of_o absalon_n the_o treachery_n of_o ziba_n the_o affront_n front_n of_o shimei_n the_o insolence_n of_o joab_n the_o rebellion_n of_o sheba_n the_o murder_n of_o amasa_n etc._n etc._n the_o