with_o it_o this_o the_o text_n direct_v we_o to_o look_v after_o when_o it_o call_v his_o mother_n the_o daughter_n of_o omri_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n now_o these_o forty_o two_o year_n be_v easy_o reckon_v by_o any_o that_o will_v count_v back_o in_o the_o chronicle_n to_o the_o second_o of_o omri_n 382._o 2_o king_n 9.26_o i_o have_v see_v the_o blood_n of_o naboth_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n say_v the_o lord_n 1_o king_n 21.14_o then_o they_o send_v to_o jesabel_n say_v naboth_n be_v dead_a naboth_n and_o his_o son_n be_v kill_v lest_o they_o shall_v by_o lawful_a inheritance_n possess_v the_o vineyard_n what_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n conceal_v in_o one_o place_n he_o explain_v in_o another_o *_o 2_o king_n 9.27_o with_o 2_o chron._n 22.8_o 9_o the_o current_n of_o the_o story_n at_o large_a be_v thus_o jehu_n slay_v joram_n in_o the_o field_n of_o jezreel_n as_o ahaziah_n and_o joram_n be_v together_o ahaziah_n see_v this_o fly_v and_o get_v into_o samaria_n and_o hide_v himself_o there_o jehu_n march_v to_o jezreel_n and_o make_v jezabel_n dogs-meat_n from_o whence_o he_o send_v to_o samaria_n for_o the_o head_n of_o ahabs_n child_n and_o posterity_n which_o be_v bring_v he_o by_o night_n and_o show_v by_o he_o to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o morning_n then_o he_o march_v to_o samaria_n and_o by_o the_o way_n slay_v ahaziahs_n kinsman_n two_o and_o forty_o man_n find_v â—ehonadab_n come_v in_o to_o samaria_n he_o make_v search_v for_o ahazia_n they_o find_v he_o hide_v they_o bring_v he_o to_o jehu_n he_o command_v they_o to_o carry_v he_o up_o to_o gion_n by_o ibleam_n and_o there_o to_o slay_v he_o it_o may_v be_v his_o father_n joram_n have_v slay_v his_o brother_n there_o as_o ahab_n have_v do_v naboth_n in_o jezreel_n they_o do_v so_o smite_v he_o there_o in_o his_o chariot_n and_o his_o chariot_n drive_v away_o to_o mâ—giddo_n before_o he_o die_v the_o story_n in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n be_v take_v up_o short_a and_o lay_v with_o the_o story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o jehoram_n that_o the_o end_n of_o both_o the_o king_n may_v be_v take_v up_o together_o but_o chronicle_n show_v the_o order_n 383._o 2_o king_n 12.21_o josachar_n and_o josabad_n his_o servant_n smite_v iâ—as_o and_o they_o bury_v he_o with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 2_o chron._n 24.26_o zabad_n and_o josabad_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o in_o his_o bed_n and_o bury_v he_o but_o not_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o king_n josachar_n otherwise_o be_v call_v zobad_n joas_n be_v unworthy_a of_o kingly_a burial_n because_o he_o be_v perfidious_a to_o god_n and_o ungrateful_a to_o man_n 384._o 2_o king_n 13.1_o in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o joas_n the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n reign_v jehoahaz_n the_o son_n of_o jehu_n over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n seventeen_o year_n verse_n 10._o in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o joas_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v jehoash_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o jehoash_fw-mi to_o reign_v over_o israel_n sixteen_o year_n in_o samaria_n joachas_n king_n of_o israel_n reign_v seventeen_o year_n to_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o joas_n king_n of_o judah_n the_o son_n of_o joachas_n joas_n be_v join_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o government_n in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o joas_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n with_o his_o father_n *_o 385._o 2_o king_n 13.1_o with_o verse_n 10._o if_o this_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o place_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n and_o the_o account_n make_v from_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o the_o seventeen_o year_n be_v account_v current_n so_o as_o he_o reign_v but_o sixteen_o year_n complete_a and_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n mention_v verse_n 10._o be_v take_v complete_a than_o the_o account_n of_o this_o verse_n will_v very_o well_o stand_v with_o the_o account_n of_o the_o other_o *_o 386._o 2_o king_n 13.21_o with_o 1_o cor._n 15.20_o rise_v to_o a_o temporal_a life_n and_o die_v again_o be_v one_o thing_n rise_v to_o a_o everlasting_a life_n never_o to_o die_v another_o thing_n the_o first_o sort_n be_v all_o they_o that_o ever_o by_o divine_a miracle_n rise_v from_o death_n before_o christ_n come_v the_o latter_a only_o in_o christ_n and_o can_v befall_v the_o creature_n until_o the_o last_o resurrection_n *_o 2_o king_n 14.21_o and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v azariah_n which_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n instead_o of_o his_o father_n amaziah_n 2_o chron._n 26.1_o then_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v vzziah_n who_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n here_o be_v the_o same_o person_n design_v under_o two_o name_n azariah_n and_o vzziah_n 387._o 2_o king_n 15.30_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n after_o the_o death_n of_o pekah_n reign_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n the_o son_n of_o vzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n about_o thirty_o three_o jotham_n reign_v sixteen_o year_n hosheah_o reign_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n not_o of_o his_o reign_n but_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n who_o die_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n and_o ahaz_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o *_o 2_o king_n 15.30_o with_o 33._o jotham_n live_v twenty_o year_n after_o he_o come_v to_o be_v king_n but_o four_o year_n before_o he_o die_v he_o resign_v up_o the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n ahaz_n so_o he_o reign_v twenty_o and_o yet_o but_o sixteen_o or_o else_o the_o twenty_o year_n from_o the_o time_n that_o jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v for_o he_o reign_v but_o sixteen_o year_n verse_n 33._o *_o 2_o king_n 15.30_o and_o hoshea_n reign_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n 2_o king_n 16.2_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v ahaz_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n with_o 2_o king_n 17.1_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n to_o reign_v in_o samaria_n over_o israel_n nine_o year_n 2_o king_n 18.1_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o hoshea_n son_n of_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n hezekiah_n begin_v to_o reign_v here_o seem_v a_o double_a difficulty_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n i._n e._n the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n how_o can_v this_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o be_v say_v ahaz_n only_o reign_v twelve_o year_n 2._o when_o it_o be_v say_v hoshea_n only_o reign_v nine_o year_n and_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n how_o can_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o ezekias_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o three_o of_o hoshea_n i._n e._n the_o seven_o or_o eight_o of_o ahaz_n how_o can_v the_o three_o of_o hezekiahs_n be_v the_o seven_o of_o hoshea_n by_o collation_n of_o place_n and_o the_o diagram_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n it_o appear_v there_o be_v seventeen_o year_n exclusive_a from_o the_o twenty_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o jothams_n kingdom_n or_o from_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n to_o the_o sixth_o of_o hezekias_n in_o which_o year_n samaria_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n after_o three_o year_n siege_n hoshea_n the_o last_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v lead_v into_o assyria_n by_o salmanassar_n captive_a so_o as_o by_o this_o account_n hoshea_n reign_v seventeen_o year_n or_o if_o the_o last_o of_o ahaz_n and_o the_o first_o of_o hezekiah_n be_v the_o same_o year_n as_o it_o sometime_o happen_v in_o such_o account_n the_o sixth_o of_o hezekiahs_n must_v be_v the_o seventeen_o of_o hoshea_n how_o then_o do_v hoshea_n reign_v only_o nine_o ahaz_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o syrian_n and_o israelite_n call_v into_o his_o help_n tiglath-peleze_a and_o conquer_v they_o in_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n and_o first_o of_o hoshea_n so_o as_o hoshea_n be_v for_o eight_o year_n tributary_n to_o tiglath-peleze_a and_o those_o eight_o year_n he_o be_v say_v not_o to_o reign_v but_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n he_o reign_v nine_o year_n till_o the_o transportation_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n from_o the_o rebellion_n or_o rise_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sixth_o of_o ezekias_n so_o as_o ezekiah_n reign_v in_o the_o three_o of_o hoshea_n not_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o from_o shake_v off_o the_o assyrian_a bond_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o his_o reign_n it_o be_v the_o three_o of_o the_o rebellion_n and_o the_o eleven_o of_o his_o reign_n hoshea_n begin_v the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n from_o thence_o to_o hezekiah_n twelve_o which_o be_v the_o eleven_o of_o hoshea_n
upon_o they_o with_o force_n take_v it_o from_o they_o 107._o gen._n 49.10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v 1_o sam._n 10.1_o the_o sceptre_n be_v before_o david_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n luke_n 2.1_o and_o when_o christ_n be_v bear_v it_o be_v a_o augustus_n caesar_n the_o supreme_a power_n over_o the_o jew_n be_v in_o moses_n and_o joshua_n their_o leader_n then_o in_o the_o judge_n unto_o saul_n under_o the_o king_n to_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n under_o the_o priest_n until_o herod_n now_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o prophecy_n begin_v not_o in_o the_o time_n it_o be_v pronounce_v but_o from_o the_o time_n the_o kingly_a government_n be_v confirm_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o that_o tribe_n be_v in_o the_o sanhedrim_n until_o christ_n come_v it_o be_v at_o last_o abolish_v by_o herod_n *_o gen._n 49.10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n etc._n etc._n luke_n 2.1_o in_o the_o day_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n there_o go_v forth_o a_o command_n that_o all_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n the_o sceptre_n be_v depart_v before_o christ_n time_n from_o judah_n and_o many_o time_n it_o be_v not_o in_o judah_n but_o in_o ephraim_n etc._n etc._n answ_n the_o exposition_n of_o the_o word_n will_v resolve_v the_o doubt_n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o judah_n shall_v never_o cease_v from_o have_v a_o king_n or_o be_v a_o kingdom_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o cease_v from_o be_v a_o state_n a_o body_n politic_a or_o commonwealth_n have_v a_o power_n of_o government_n and_o jurisdiction_n within_o itself_o until_o messiah_n come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lawgiver_n signify_v not_o only_o a_o maker_n of_o law_n but_o qui_fw-la jus_o dicit_fw-la he_o that_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n or_o of_o his_o posterity_n shiloh_n the_o peacemaker_n and_o messiah_n the_o rule_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o judah_n because_o the_o long_a time_n of_o continuance_n though_o in_o a_o divers_a form_n of_o government_n shall_v be_v in_o judah_n or_o if_o in_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o so_o that_o judah_n shall_v have_v the_o name_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o kingdom_n commonweal_n and_o people_n who_o be_v oâ—_n the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n or_o israel_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v style_v the_o kingdom_n or_o people_n of_o reuben_n etc._n etc._n but_o of_o judah_n and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v as_o other_o tribe_n after_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n but_o it_o shall_v more_o evident_o appear_v who_o right_o derive_v his_o pedigree_n from_o judah_n and_o so_o it_o design_n the_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o commonwealth_n or_o to_o have_v any_o government_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v disperse_v when_o the_o shiloh_n come_v and_o gather_v all_o nation_n to_o he_o not_o when_o the_o roman_n have_v at_o first_o the_o jew_n in_o subjection_n for_o then_o the_o shiloh_n be_v not_o come_v but_o come_v nor_o under_o herod_n or_o as_o some_o will_v seven_o year_n after_o he_o when_o his_o son_n archelaus_n be_v banish_v judaea_n be_v reduce_v into_o a_o province_n for_o though_o christ_n be_v then_o bear_v yet_o be_v not_o the_o gentile_n gather_v to_o he_o but_o at_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jewish_a state_n by_o titus_n when_o both_o these_o thing_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v christ_n be_v come_v and_o the_o gentile_n convert_v unto_o his_o obedience_n than_o do_v the_o sceptre_n depart_v from_o judah_n and_o they_o cease_v from_o be_v any_o more_o a_o commonwealth_n *_o gen._n 49.7_o i_o will_v divide_v they_o in_o jacob_n josh_n 19.1_o simeon_n have_v his_o lot_n to_o be_v sharer_n of_o the_o land_n as_o other_o how_o then_o be_v he_o divide_v the_o land_n at_o the_o first_o be_v account_v great_a than_o upon_o a_o review_n it_o hold_v forth_o josh_n 19.7_o so_o as_o simeon_n be_v scant_v of_o the_o first_o possession_n they_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o judah_n be_v afterward_o remove_v into_o the_o confine_n of_o another_o tribe_n or_o it_o grow_v great_a be_v find_v to_o have_v a_o enlargement_n and_o further_o the_o scribe_n and_o lawyer_n arise_v out_o of_o that_o tribe_n which_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o law_n and_o follow_v their_o call_n they_o be_v disperse_v through_o all_o the_o tribe_n 108._o gen._n 49.28_o jacob_n blese_v all_o his_o son_n with_o their_o proper_a benediction_n verse_n 7._o jacob_n curse_a simeon_n and_o levi._n that_o be_v he_o bless_v they_o all_o in_o christ_n but_o he_o foreshow_v to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o blessing_n or_o curse_v as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n inspire_v he_o exodus_fw-la this_o book_n have_v its_o name_n from_o go_v out_o for_o here_o be_v describe_v the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o raise_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n with_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o it_o it_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o 114_o year_n 109._o exod_n 1.5_o and_o all_o the_o son_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o jacob_n be_v 70_o soul_n gen._n 46.26_o all_o the_o soul_n which_o come_v into_o egypt_n with_o jacob_n be_v 66._o act_n 7.14_o joseph_n call_v his_o father_n jacob_n and_o his_o kindred_n 75_o soul_n that_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n there_o descend_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n the_o soul_n which_o come_v out_o of_o his_o thigh_n 66_o if_o you_o add_v to_o these_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n they_o make_v 70._o stephen_n add_v the_o four_o wife_n of_o jacob_n and_o the_o two_o son_n of_o judah_n which_o be_v dead_a except_v jacob_n his_o whole_a family_n make_v 75_o soul_n in_o number_n 110._o exod._n 1.19_o the_o midwife_n lie_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o god_n bless_v they_o chap._n 3.18_o and_o 5.3_o moses_n say_v we_o will_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n zach._n 8.16_o speak_v every_o one_o truth_n to_o his_o neighbour_n 2.1_o 1_o pet._n 2.1_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a whether_o the_o midwife_n do_v lie_v or_o not_o it_o may_v be_v the_o hebrew_n woman_n be_v deliver_v before_o they_o come_v at_o they_o and_o god_n bless_v the_o midwife_n not_o for_o lie_v but_o because_o they_o fear_v he_o moses_n speak_v the_o word_n of_o god_n unto_o pharaoh_n and_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n *_o exod._n 1.19_o god_n bless_v the_o midwife_n not_o for_o their_o lie_n but_o for_o their_o holy_a affection_n and_o pity_v express_v towards_o the_o hebrew_a child_n in_o the_o same_o action_n god_n may_v love_v the_o affection_n and_o pass_v by_o the_o fail_n in_o the_o action_n not_o that_o hereby_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v upon_o it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n whether_o these_o jew_n do_v conceive_v that_o such_o a_o officious_a lie_n by_o which_o so_o many_o poor_a innocent_n may_v be_v preserve_v be_v a_o sin_n or_o not_o 111._o exod._n 2.3_o moses_n be_v lay_v by_o the_o river_n in_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n heb._n 11.23_o moses_n parent_n fear_v not_o the_o king_n commandment_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o hebrew_n parent_n fear_v god_n more_o than_o pharaoh_n not_o do_v they_o doubt_v in_o expose_v of_o moses_n but_o that_o god_n will_v deliver_v he_o *_o 112._o exod._n 2.14_o moses_n fear_v and_o flee_v say_v sure_o this_o thing_n be_v know_v to_o the_o king_n heb._n 11.27_o he_o fear_v not_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n some_o distinguish_v of_o a_o religious_a or_o civil_a fear_n well_o become_v a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o christian_a and_o that_o fear_v of_o a_o malefactor_n which_o follow_v the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n in_o this_o latter_a sense_n moses_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o fear_v because_o he_o know_v god_n will_v deliver_v he_o and_o his_o brethren_n the_o fear_n that_o he_o have_v upon_o he_o be_v that_o if_o he_o stay_v in_o egypt_n he_o shall_v be_v execute_v and_o then_o how_o can_v the_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v by_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o israelite_n be_v better_o by_o he_o other_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o departure_n of_o moses_n from_o egypt_n be_v two_o the_o former_a mention_v wherein_o his_o fear_n appear_v to_o be_v more_o than_o his_o faith_n the_o latter_a be_v after_o his_o contestation_n by_o miracle_n with_o pharaoh_n exod._n 10.28_o 29._o and_o in_o this_o his_o departure_n be_v not_o by_o way_n of_o fearful_a flight_n but_o of_o faithful_a and_o courageous_a conquest_n 113._o exod._n 2.15_o moses_n fear_v and_o flee_v from_o
make_v up_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n *_o 341._o 2_o sam._n 24.14_o with_o heb._n 10.31_o it_o be_v better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n immediate_o for_o when_o man_n be_v employ_v in_o these_o punishment_n of_o god_n they_o mix_v their_o own_o passion_n and_o often_o exceed_v the_o measure_n of_o god_n manifest_a intent_n though_o not_o of_o his_o secret_a decree_n it_o be_v better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n which_o revive_v penitent_n which_o cruel_a man_n will_v not_o the_o other_o place_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o displease_v god_n and_o purchase_v to_o themselves_o not_o only_o a_o temporal_a but_o a_o eternal_a displeasure_n 342._o 2_o sam._n 24.14_o it_o be_v better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n heb._n 10.31_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n when_o he_o be_v please_v with_o we_o because_o his_o mercy_n be_v great_a it_o be_v fearful_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n when_o he_o be_v angry_a for_o the_o wicked_a can_v stand_v before_o he_o in_o judgement_n 343._o 2_o sam._n 24.15_o god_n send_v a_o pestilence_n upon_o israel_n from_o the_o morning_n unto_o the_o time_n appoint_v verse_n 13._o shall_v there_o be_v three_o day_n pestilence_n in_o thy_o land_n the_o time_n appoint_v be_v from_o the_o morning_n until_o noon_n of_o one_o day_n or_o of_o the_o continual_a morning_n sacrifice_n that_o be_v four_o hour_n 344._o 2_o sam._n 24.24_o david_n buy_v of_o araunah_n the_o floor_n and_o the_o ox_n for_o fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n 1_o chron._n 21.25_o david_n give_v to_o arunah_n for_o the_o thresh_a floor_n six_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o gold_n of_o just_a weight_n the_o floor_n with_o all_o the_o ground_n about_o it_o be_v buy_v for_o six_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o gold_n a_o great_a price_n than_o what_o be_v give_v for_o the_o thresh_a flour_n the_o ox_n and_o the_o wood_n appoint_v for_o the_o sacrifice_n *_o 2_o sam._n 24.24_o with_o 1_o chron._n 21.25_o fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n be_v only_o the_o price_n of_o the_o ox_n and_o instrument_n and_o the_o price_n of_o the_o thresh_a floor_n be_v not_o mention_v at_o all_o other_o reconcile_v this_o diversity_n thus_o that_o in_o both_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o price_n of_o all_o together_o both_o of_o floor_n and_o ox_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o by_o the_o fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o shekel_n of_o silver_n in_o kind_n but_o simple_o so_o much_o money_n as_o shall_v amount_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o fifty_o shekel_n of_o gold_n and_o that_o in_o the_o chronicle_n the_o six_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o gold_n ought_v likewise_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o shekel_n of_o gold_n in_o kind_n but_o for_o common_a shekel_n of_o silver_n pay_v in_o fifty_o shekel_n of_o gold_n in_o specie_fw-la according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o weight_n one_o in_o gold_n be_v in_o value_n as_o much_o as_o twelve_o of_o silver_n unless_o the_o sale_n of_o the_o floor_n be_v make_v at_o a_o old_a quit_v rend_v the_o principle_n value_n of_o which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o chronicle_n the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n malachim_n heb._n malachim_n the_o first_o book_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o solomon_n the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o judah_n and_o israel_n the_o life_n of_o five_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o eight_o of_o israel_n of_o elias_n the_o prophet_n with_o the_o history_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o sixteen_o year_n the_o second_o book_n contain_v the_o deed_n of_o sixteen_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o twelve_o of_o israel_n of_o elisha_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o carry_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n captive_a to_o assyria_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n to_o babylon_n with_o the_o history_n of_o three_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n jeremias_n write_v both_o of_o they_o *_o 345._o 1_o king_n 1._o with_o 1_o chron._n 23.1_o &_o 29.22_o the_o doubt_n lie_v in_o this_o whether_o he_o be_v three_o time_n make_v a_o king_n indeed_o and_o so_o all_o the_o three_o text_n that_o speak_v of_o it_o to_o be_v take_v several_o or_o whether_o only_a twice_o as_o 1_o cro._n 29.22_o seem_v to_o hold_v answ_n the_o anoint_v of_o solomon_n in_o 1_o king_n 1._o upon_o the_o aspire_a of_o adonijah_n be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o ever_o david_n show_v who_o shall_v reign_v after_o he_o see_v verse_n 20_o 27._o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v hold_v concurrent_a with_o the_o same_o 1_o chron._n 23.1_o only_o that_o scruple_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n that_o be_v suppose_v be_v this_o that_o david_n at_o this_o first_o unction_n of_o solomon_n shall_v be_v in_o his_o chamber_n and_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o exceed_v decrepit_a and_o yet_o at_o his_o second_o anoint_v shall_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o commander_n and_o stand_v upon_o his_o foot_n 1_o chron._n 28.2_o but_o this_o also_o will_v be_v remove_v if_o it_o be_v but_o consider_v that_o david_n present_a infirmity_n be_v not_o sickness_n but_o coldness_n and_o benumbedness_n and_o old_a age_n he_o be_v heart-whole_a and_o head-whole_a but_o he_o be_v old_a and_o palsiish_a and_o therefore_o though_o his_o common_a and_o most_o commodious_a posture_n and_o composure_n be_v to_o be_v in_o his_o chamber_n and_o upon_o his_o couch_n yet_o upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n as_o to_o crown_n solomon_n before_o all_o israel_n he_o come_v forth_o and_o stand_v upon_o his_o foot_n and_o make_v oration_n and_o give_v advice_n for_o thing_n to_o come_v 346._o 1_o king_n 2.4_o if_o thy_o child_n shall_v keep_v my_o way_n and_o walk_v in_o they_o in_o truth_n there_o shall_v not_o fail_v thou_o a_o man_n to_o fit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n gen._n 49.10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v in_o the_o former_a place_n it_o be_v speak_v conditional_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n if_o the_o son_n of_o david_n shall_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o because_o solomon_n fail_v therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n depart_v from_o his_o son_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o generation_n the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n be_v translate_v upon_o nathan_n who_o posterity_n rule_v over_o the_o jew_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o latter_a place_n any_o kind_n of_o dominion_n be_v foretell_v to_o remain_v in_o judah_n posterity_n until_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v 347._o 1_o king_n 3.1_o solomon_n take_v pharaoh_n his_o daughter_n and_o bring_v she_o into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n exod._n 34.15_o enter_v not_o into_o covenant_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o land_n nor_o marry_v a_o wife_n etc._n etc._n marriage_n in_o a_o different_a religion_n be_v dangerous_a 6.14_o 2_o cor._n 6.14_o nor_o be_v they_o please_v to_o god_n we_o must_v not_o draw_v in_o the_o same_o yoke_n with_o infidel_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o firm_a charity_n or_o unity_n where_o the_o foundation_n be_v neglect_v that_o be_v true_a godliness_n that_o queen_n forsake_v her_o religion_n 11.4_o 1_o king_n 11.4_o and_o her_o father_n house_n and_o marry_v with_o solomon_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n but_o because_o solomon_n love_v also_o the_o woman_n of_o other_o nation_n and_o his_o heart_n be_v lead_v away_o by_o they_o to_o follow_v other_o god_n he_o draw_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n upon_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n and_o cause_v a_o defection_n from_o they_o 348._o 1_o king_n 3.13_o i_o have_v also_o give_v thou_o riches_n and_o honour_n that_o none_o of_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v like_a unto_o thou_o matth._n 6.29_o solomon_n in_o all_o his_o glory_n be_v not_o like_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n solomon_n exceed_v all_o the_o king_n in_o wisdom_n riches_n and_o honour_n christ_n compare_v the_o lily_n with_o his_o vestment_n in_o his_o great_a splendour_n *_o 349._o 1_o king_n 3.13_o with_o mat._n 6.29_o the_o former_a place_n compare_v solomon_n with_o other_o king_n the_o latter_a place_n compare_v he_o with_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n he_o may_v be_v the_o most_o glorious_a of_o king_n and_o yet_o less_o glorious_a than_o lily_n *_o 350._o 1_o king_n 4.26_o solomon_n have_v forty_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n 2_o chron._n 9.25_o solomon_n have_v four_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n and_o chariot_n some_o thus_o he_o have_v forty_o thousand_o for_o his_o chariot_n the_o other_o four_o thousand_o horse_n and_o chariot_n the_o latter_a put_v they_o together_o to_o be_v number_v according_a to_o the_o
regenerate_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o give_v way_n to_o sin_n but_o careful_o resist_v it_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 360._o 1_o king_n 8.27_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n can_v contain_v god_n col._n 2.9_o in_o christ_n dwell_v all_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n bodily_a the_o divine_a nature_n can_v be_v apprehend_v by_o we_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n be_v personal_o unite_v to_o the_o flesh_n and_o dwell_v in_o it_o as_o in_o its_o proper_a temple_n *_o 361._o 1_o king_n 9.11_o with_o leu._n 25._o the_o land_n shall_v not_o be_v sell_v for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n answ_n solomon_n part_v not_o with_o the_o dominiost_o but_o the_o use_n of_o these_o city_n to_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o those_o city_n so_o long_o till_o he_o have_v reparation_n for_o his_o expense_n 1_o king_n 9.23_o prince_n over-solomons_n work_v five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 2_o chron._n 8.10_o all_o the_o prince_n over_o solomon_n work_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o in_o the_o former_a place_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o all_o who_o take_v charge_n of_o the_o work_n in_o the_o latter_a of_o those_o that_o take_v charge_n by_o course_n *_o 1_o king_n 9.23_o with_o 2_o chron._n 8.10_o there_o be_v five_o hundred_o which_o serve_v by_o turn_n two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o at_o a_o time_n these_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o mention_v in_o the_o latter_a place_n fifty_o more_o be_v to_o be_v add_v which_o be_v over_o those_o five_o hundred_o ruler_n in_o their_o course_n and_o give_v account_n of_o the_o five_o hundred_o so_o that_o there_o be_v in_o all_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o now_o these_o fifty_o commissioner_n be_v israelite_n the_o other_o inferior_a one_o which_o be_v more_o in_o number_n be_v stranger_n and_o but_o only_a solicitor_n or_o overseer_n 1_o king_n 5.16_o 362._o 1_o king_n 9.28_o hiram_n send_v to_o solomon_n four_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o talent_n of_o gold_n 2_o chron._n 8.18_o they_o bring_v from_o ophir_n four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o talent_n of_o gold_n the_o mariner_n and_o solomon_n servant_n spend_v thirty_o talent_n by_o the_o way_n and_o they_o bring_v to_o solomon_n to_o jerusalem_n four_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o 363._o 1_o king_n 11.35_o god_n say_v to_o jeroboam_n i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o ten_o tribe_n verse_n 36._o to_o solomon_n son_n one_o tribe_n chap._n 12.21_o rehoboam_n gather_v together_o all_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n rehoboam_n have_v but_o one_o whole_a tribe_n and_o jeroboam_n ten_o tribe_n the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v divide_v between_o they_o both_o some_o other_o also_o of_o other_o tribe_n that_o be_v godly_a man_n special_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o stay_v in_o judea_n 142.12_o 2_o sam._n 7.16_o psal_n 142.12_o 364._o 1_o king_n 12.24_o this_o thing_n be_v from_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o revolt_a of_o the_o israelite_n 2_o chron._n 13.5_o the_o lord_n god_n give_v the_o kingdom_n of_o david_n over_o israel_n to_o he_o and_o his_o son_n by_o a_o covenant_n of_o salt_n the_o promise_n make_v to_o david_n do_v not_o much_o concern_v his_o temporal_a kingdom_n as_o the_o eternal_a and_o incorruptible_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o promise_n also_o be_v under_o a_o condition_n if_o his_o child_n shall_v keep_v god_n law_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n 1_o king_n 2.4_o *_o 365._o 1_o king_n 15.5_o save_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n now_o he_o sin_v frequent_o he_o be_v resolve_v and_o have_v destine_v nabals_n family_n to_o death_n 2._o he_o promisevous_o slay_v the_o ammonite_n 3._o he_o number_v the_o people_n etc._n etc._n answ_n god_n speak_v here_o aftâ—r_a the_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o he_o not_o sin_v in_o these_o thing_n which_o have_v any_o hoâ—est_a or_o virtuous_a pretext_n the_o anger_n conceive_v against_o nabal_n and_o the_o ammonite_n be_v cover_v with_o the_o pretext_n of_o a_o just_a revenge_n the_o number_v the_o people_n with_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o religious_a tribute_n for_o the_o temple_n god_n therefore_o be_v content_n not_o to_o divulge_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v know_v ipsius_fw-la judicio_fw-la privato_fw-la but_o adultery_n and_o murder_n enormous_a crime_n as_o all_o man_n acknowledge_v therefore_o these_o be_v account_v by_o the_o people_n grievous_a crime_n of_o he_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n 366._o 1_o king_n 15.14_o as_o a_o take_v not_o away_o the_o high_a place_n 2_o chron._n 14.5_o also_o he_o take_v out_o of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n the_o high_a place_n and_o the_o image_n those_o high_a place_n where_o god_n be_v worship_v asa_n take_v not_o away_o but_o he_o destroy_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n *_o 367._o 1_o king_n 15.16_o and_o there_o be_v war_n between_o asa_n and_o baasha_n all_o their_o day_n 2_o chron._n 15._o ult_n there_o be_v none_o between_o they_o until_o the_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o asa_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o reckon_v the_o reign_n of_o prince_n as_o it_o respect_v the_o people_n over_o who_o they_o reign_v another_o thing_n to_o set_v down_o the_o year_n of_o their_o personal_a reign_n respect_v themselves_o the_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o chronicle_n in_o which_o the_o war_n break_v forth_o between_o asa_n and_o baasha_n be_v so_o acconute_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o people_n who_o have_v now_o be_v so_o many_o year_n under_o these_o divide_a time_n since_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o tribe_n to_o this_o day_n which_o be_v not_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o personal_a reign_n be_v but_o the_o fifteen_o of_o that_o reign_n *_o 1_o king_n 15.25_o with_o 1_o king_n 15.28_o nadab_n the_o son_n of_o jeroboam_n etc._n etc._n even_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n do_v baasha_n slay_v nadab_n and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n nadab_n who_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n may_v reign_v two_o year_n although_o bâ—asha_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n because_o the_o last_o year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n be_v not_o full_o expire_v but_o some_o of_o they_o as_o in_o this_o place_n do_v scarce_o contain_v month_n in_o they_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o year_n be_v put_v complete_o 368._o 1_o king_n 16.8_o in_o the_o twenty_o six_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v ela_n the_o son_n of_o basa_n to_o reign_v over_o israel_n in_o tersa_n two_o year_n verse_n 10._o and_o zimri_n go_v and_o smite_v ela_n in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o twenty_o six_o year_n of_o asah_n king_n of_o judah_n ela_n reign_v over_o israel_n in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o asa_n zimri_n rebel_v against_o elah_n and_o kill_v he_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o *_o 369._o 1_o king_n 16.8_o with_o verse_n 10._o ela_n be_v say_v to_o reign_v two_o year_n not_o that_o he_o reign_v two_o complete_a year_n for_o zimries_n conspiracy_n be_v when_o he_o have_v not_o reign_v one_o or_o but_o one_o year_n but_o ela_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o six_o and_o twenty_o of_o asa_n and_o so_o in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o be_v slay_v by_o zimri_n and_o so_o he_o be_v say_v to_o reign_v two_o year_n not_o of_o his_o own_o reign_n but_o two_o year_n of_o asa_n or_o part_n of_o they_o which_o be_v reckon_v for_o the_o whole_a 370._o 1_o king_n 17.4_o god_n command_v the_o raven_n to_o feed_v elias_n leu._n 11.15_o every_o kind_n of_o raven_n be_v abominable_a to_o god_n a_o raven_n indeed_o be_v a_o unclean_a creature_n not_o by_o creation_n but_o by_o divine_a ordination_n and_o the_o forbid_a man_n to_o eat_v his_o flesh_n but_o to_o touch_v the_o raven_n alive_a or_o to_o eat_v the_o meat_n he_o bring_v be_v not_o unclean_a to_o elias_n nor_o a_o abomination_n before_o god_n *_o 1_o king_n 17.4_o with_o leu._n 11.15_o some_o thing_n be_v unclean_a ab_fw-la intrinseco_fw-la as_o by_o leprosy_n other_o ab_fw-la extrinseco_fw-la as_o by_o eat_v or_o touch_v of_o these_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a and_o corporal_a uncleanness_n the_o spiritual_a when_o any_o beast_n though_o clean_o be_v abuse_v to_o spiritual_a fornication_n as_o to_o be_v offer_v to_o idol_n etc._n etc._n corporal_a uncleanness_n be_v effective_a of_o bad_a nourishment_n or_o subjective_n as_o the_o swine_n etc._n etc._n such_o as_o feed_v unclean_o or_o live_v in_o unclean_a place_n or_o both_o some_o creature_n though_o clean_o for_o use_v yet_o not_o for_o sacrifice_v as_o the_o buck._n some_o unclean_a secundum_fw-la speciem_fw-la as_o those_o in_o leu._n
11._o other_o unclean_a secundum_fw-la accidens_fw-la as_o be_v tear_v of_o wild_a beast_n or_o find_v dead_a the_o raven_n be_v unclean_a as_o the_o gentile_n use_v they_o in_o sacrifice_n as_o some_o think_v however_o it_o feed_v on_o carrion_n but_o yet_o not_o so_o unclean_a as_o to_o be_v touch_v or_o to_o eat_v that_o it_o bring_v however_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a case_n of_o necessity_n which_o will_v grant_v a_o dispensation_n in_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n 371._o 1_o king_n 17.22_o elias_n raise_v the_o son_n of_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n 2_o king_n 4.18_o elizaeus_n raise_v the_o shunamite_n child_n john_n 5.28_o god_n quicken_v the_o dead_a god_n raise_v the_o dead_a by_o his_o own_o power_n the_o prophet_n do_v it_o not_o by_o their_o own_o power_n but_o by_o power_n from_o he_o and_o so_o confirm_v the_o heavenly_a doctrine_n 372._o 1_o king_n 19.11_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o in_o the_o wind_n or_o the_o tempest_n ephes_n 4.6_o god_n be_v all_o in_o all_o 12.21_o act._n 12.21_o god_n do_v not_o reveal_v his_o presence_n to_o elias_n in_o the_o wind_n or_o tempest_n though_o he_o be_v otherwise_o in_o all_o his_o creature_n *_o 1_o king_n 19.11_o with_o eph._n 4.6_o god_n essence_n and_o presence_n be_v one_o thing_n the_o manifestation_n of_o that_o presence_n be_v another_o god_n be_v and_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n but_o do_v not_o visible_o manifest_v himself_o in_o all_o thing_n the_o former_a place_n speak_v not_o simple_o but_o by_o way_n of_o manifestation_n the_o latter_a place_n speak_v of_o god_n simple_o consider_v and_o as_o his_o power_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n *_o 373._o 1_o king_n 22.42_o and_o he_o reign_v twenty_o five_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n 1_o king_n 22.41_o and_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v the_o four_o year_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 8.16_o and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n etc._n etc._n begin_v to_o reign_v joram_n the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n begin_v to_o reign_v when_o as_o yet_o jehosaphat_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n 1_o chron._n 21.3_o jehosaphat_n give_v he_o the_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o not_o so_o but_o that_o he_o be_v still_o king_n his_o son_n reign_v with_o he_o four_o year_n as_o some_o or_o seven_o as_o other_o which_o will_v solve_v the_o doubt_n by_o the_o 2_o king_n 3.1_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o jehosaphat_n joram_n king_n of_o israel_n begin_v to_o reign_v and_o by_o 2_o king_n 1.17_o that_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o jehosaphat_n be_v jorams_fw-mi second_v year_n and_o by_o 2_o king_n 8.16_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n do_v not_o begin_v to_o reign_v but_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o other_o joram_n king_n of_o israel_n whence_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o in_o these_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o jehosaphat_n be_v comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n from_o his_o succession_n to_o the_o kingdom_n even_o to_o his_o death_n whereof_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n alone_o and_o then_o he_o join_v his_o son_n joram_n with_o he_o for_o seven_o year_n space_n and_o at_o last_o put_v the_o whole_a government_n into_o his_o hand_n disburthen_v himself_o of_o it_o two_o year_n before_o his_o death_n *_o 374._o 1_o king_n 22.15_o this_o pprophecy_n seem_v to_o be_v false_a for_o the_o king_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o battle_n answ_n the_o prophet_n speak_v ironical_o which_o the_o king_n may_v easy_o perceive_v by_o his_o gesture_n or_o manner_n of_o speak_v and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v the_o king_n adjure_v he_o to_o lay_v aside_o all_o fiction_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o truth_n which_o the_o prophet_n do_v 375._o 1_o king_n 22.49_o ahasias_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n say_v unto_o jâ—hâ—saphat_n let_v my_o servant_n go_v with_o thy_o servant_n in_o the_o ship_n but_o jehosaphat_n will_v not_o 2_o chron._n 20.35_o jehosaphat_n join_v himself_o with_o ahasias_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o make_v ship_n to_o go_v to_o tarsis_n jehosaphat_n first_o refuse_v the_o friendship_n of_o ahazias_n but_o at_o length_n he_o grant_v 376._o 2_o king_n 1.10_o elias_n consume_v two_o fifty_n with_o fire_n luke_n 9.54_o christ_n forbid_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v so_o elias_n be_v the_o executer_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n on_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n the_o disciple_n will_v rash_o have_v do_v the_o like_a their_o vocation_n be_v not_o to_o return_v evil_a for_o evil_n but_o to_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a and_o to_o love_v their_o enemy_n *_o 377._o 2_o king_n 1.17_o and_o ahaziah_n die_v etc._n etc._n with_o 2_o king_n 1.17_o jehoram_fw-la the_o son_n of_o ahab_n reign_v in_o the_o eight_o etc._n etc._n jehosaphat_n determine_v in_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n to_o help_v king_n ahab_n against_o the_o syrian_n appoint_v his_o son_n joram_n to_o be_v viceroy_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o own_o reign_n and_o in_o the_o second_o of_o his_o son_n joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n reign_v afterward_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o this_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n jehosaphat_n be_v strike_v in_o age_n confirm_v his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n joram_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v eight_o year_n some_o whilst_o his_o father_n be_v alive_a and_o four_o alone_o by_o himself_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n 378._o 2_o king_n 4.29_o go_v and_o if_o thou_o meet_v any_o man_n salute_v he_o not_o rom._n 16.10_o salute_v one_o the_o other_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n salute_v the_o church_n superstitious_a salutation_n must_v be_v reject_v profitable_a and_o honest_a salutation_n by_o which_o we_o wish_v good_a and_o profit_n to_o our_o neighbour_n must_v be_v observe_v the_o command_n of_o elisha_n to_o his_o servant_n oblige_v he_o that_o without_o delay_n or_o linger_a he_o shall_v perform_v his_o errand_n for_o what_o he_o be_v command_v be_v a_o singular_a charge_n *_o 379._o 2_o king_n 8.10_o go_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v heal_v and_o present_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n the_o prophet_n either_o speak_v ironical_o or_o else_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o party_n inquire_v for_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o disease_n be_v mortal_a to_o who_o the_o prophet_n answer_v as_o before_o the_o king_n grow_v well_o of_o that_o infirmity_n and_o die_v not_o then_o but_o by_o a_o external_a cause_n be_v suffocate_v as_o verse_n 15._o and_o so_o they_o be_v two_o answer_n to_o several_a cause_n or_o case_n 380._o 2_o king_n 8.25_o ahasiah_n reign_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n chap._n 9.29_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n ahasiah_n reign_v over_o judah_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o eleven_o year_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o twelve_o of_o joram_n ahasiah_n begin_v to_o reign_v 381._o 2_o king_n 8.26_o ahasiah_n be_v twenty_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o chron._n 22.2_o ahasiah_n be_v forty_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v ahasiah_n his_o age_n in_o the_o former_a place_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o omni_fw-la be_v put_v in_o the_o latter_a place_n 2_o king_n 8.26_o with_o 2_o king_n 9.29_o &_o 2_o chron._n 22.2_o here_o seem_v to_o be_v two_o plain_a difference_n the_o one_o about_o the_o age_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o the_o other_o about_o the_o time_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v answ_n joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n reign_v one_o whole_a year_n in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o father_n and_o eleven_o year_n afterward_o and_o so_o one_o text_n call_v his_o last_o year_n his_o twelve_o i._o e._n of_o his_o whole_a reign_n and_o another_o text_n call_v it_o the_o eleven_o i._o e._n his_o sole_a reign_n after_o his_o father_n death_n as_o for_o the_o other_o difference_n which_o seem_v the_o more_o difficult_a ahaziah_n be_v but_o two_o and_o twenty_o etc._n etc._n and_o chronicle_n say_v forty_o two_o year_n and_o so_o this_o latter_a make_v he_o two_o year_n elder_a than_o his_o father_n for_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v when_o he_o be_v thirty_o two_o year_n old_a and_o reign_v eight_o year_n and_o so_o die_v be_v forty_o 2_o king_n 8.17_o now_o for_o the_o reconcile_n of_o this_o scruple_n the_o original_a help_v we_o which_o in_o our_o translation_n be_v not_o visible_a the_o original_a mean_v thus_o ahaziah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n namely_o of_o the_o house_n of_o omir_n of_o who_o s_z ed_z he_o be_v by_o the_o mother_n side_n and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o that_o house_n and_o come_v to_o run_v at_o the_o same_o time_n
descent_n of_o another_o line_n that_o be_v of_o nathan_n the_o young_a son_n of_o solomon_n from_o which_o line_n come_v our_o saviour_n and_o not_o of_o solomon_n line_n and_o though_o jeconiah_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v seed_n and_o son_n more_o out_o of_o jer._n 22.28_o 30._o yet_o he_o be_v doom_v childless_a because_o neither_o salathiel_n if_o he_o be_v his_o son_n nor_o any_o of_o jeconiahs_n race_n zedekiah_n the_o last_o king_n be_v uncle_n to_o jeconiah_n do_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o legality_n to_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n though_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o sovereignty_n as_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n or_o grandchild_n rather_o of_o salathiel_n by_o pedaiah_n do_v succeed_v in_o regard_n of_o which_o succession_n both_o salathiel_n and_o after_o also_o zerubbabel_n may_v be_v call_v son_n of_o jehojakim_n the_o father_n of_o jeconiah_n it_o be_v likewise_o say_v he_o shall_v have_v none_o to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n that_o be_v for_o any_o time_n worth_n speak_v of_o for_o his_o son_n jeconiah_n reign_v but_o three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n 401._o 1_o chronicle_n 3.18_o the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n pedaiah_n of_o pedaiah_n zorobabel_n ezd._n 3.2_o mat._n 1.12_o salathiel_n beget_v zorobabel_n zorobabel_n be_v the_o nephew_n to_o salathiel_n which_o he_o beget_v by_o his_o son_n pedaiah_n *_o 402._o 1_o chron._n 3.18_o with_o matth._n 1.12_o son_n of_o pedaiah_n pedaiah_n may_v die_v while_o his_o son_n be_v young_a and_o salathiel_n their_o grandfather_n bring_v they_o up_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n zerubbabel_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n or_o shealtiel_n 403._o 1_o chron._n 10.6_o saul_n die_v and_o his_o three_o son_n and_o all_o his_o house_n die_v together_o 2_o sam._n 2.8_o abner_n make_v isbosheth_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n king_n over_o israel_n isbosheth_n after_o his_o father_n death_n though_o he_o have_v for_o a_o time_n the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n at_o last_o he_o be_v miserable_o slay_v in_o his_o bed_n and_o mephibosheth_n be_v by_o favour_n in_o the_o court_n of_o david_n without_o any_o rule_n so_o the_o family_n of_o saul_n perish_v right_o with_o he_o nor_o ever_o can_v aspire_v any_o more_o to_o any_o eminent_a dignity_n 404._o 1_o chron._n 18.12_o abishai_n smite_v of_o aedom_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o salt_n eighteen_o thousand_o 2_o samuel_n 8.13_o it_o be_v david_n psalm_n 60.2_o that_o victory_n be_v impute_v to_o joab_n abishai_n with_o joab_n have_v the_o army_n divide_v conquer_v the_o enemy_n at_o the_o first_o assault_n he_o overcome_v six_o thousand_o of_o the_o edomite_n joab_n kill_v twelve_o thousand_o of_o those_o that_o flee_v away_o but_o the_o victory_n be_v impute_v to_o david_n as_o their_o king_n *_o 405._o 1_o chron._n 21.5_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o number_n a_o thousand_o thousand_o and_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o 2_o sam._n 21.9_o there_o be_v eight_o hundred_o thousand_o upward_o to_o the_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o in_o 2_o sam._n 24._o seem_v to_o be_v add_v here_o those_o twenty_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o david_n trained-band_n 1_o chron._n 27.1_o 15._o already_o enroll_v in_o public_a record_n and_o their_o colonel_n captain_n and_o commander_n and_o officer_n to_o the_o number_n likely_a of_o twelve_o thousand_o which_o make_v up_o the_o say_v eleven_o hundred_o thousand_o to_o the_o forty_o seven_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o judah_n be_v thirty_o thousand_o add_v more_o in_o 2_o sam._n 24.9_o which_o addition_n may_v either_o be_v the_o number_n of_o the_o regiment_n under_o those_o thirty_o worthy_n of_o david_n have_v one_o thousand_o in_o each_o or_o rather_o a_o addition_n of_o so_o many_o out_o of_o jerusalem_n only_o or_o out_o of_o levi_n and_o benjamin_n also_o which_o still_o join_v themselves_o to_o judah_n after_o joabs_n first_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o give_v up_o the_o number_n to_o the_o king_n which_o he_o finish_v not_o he_o be_v weary_a of_o that_o service_n which_o be_v so_o abominable_a to_o he_o viz._n 2_o sam._n 24.9_o *_o 406._o 1_o chron._n 21.12_o with_o 2_o sam._n 24.13_o three_o year_n famine_n or_o seven_o year_n famine_n answ_n some_o say_v there_o be_v a_o fail_v in_o transcribe_v the_o text_n in_o the_o hebrew_a three_z and_o seven_o be_v so_o like_a and_o the_o seventy_o in_o the_o 2_o of_o samuel_n read_v it_o three_o year_n and_o the_o arabic_a m_n s._n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o congregation_n orator_n and_o reason_n much_o assert_n that_o it_o be_v three_o year_n for_o other_o judgement_n go_v by_o three_o as_o three_z day_n three_o month_n some_o say_v the_o prophet_n at_o the_o first_o speak_v of_o seven_o year_n but_o his_o heart_n be_v trouble_v at_o david_n horror_n mitigate_v it_o to_o three_o 407._o 2_o chron._n 2.14_o hiram_n be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o dan_n who_o father_n be_v of_o tyre_n 1_o king_n 7.14_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o widow_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o nephtalim_fw-la the_o father_n of_o hiram_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o nephtalim_fw-la who_o live_v many_o year_n in_o tyria_n and_o have_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n *_o 408._o 2_o chron._n 6.1_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v dwell_v in_o thick_a darkness_n 1_o tim._n 6.16_o dwell_v in_o light_n which_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v he_o dwell_v in_o darkness_n not_o so_o as_o to_o include_v he_o nor_o so_o in_o light_n as_o to_o exclude_v he_o from_o dark_a place_n he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o thick_a dark-darknesse_n in_o relation_n to_o we_o who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o he_o and_o yet_o dwell_v in_o light_n in_o relation_n to_o himself_o the_o lord_n probable_o be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o darkness_n in_o solomon_n time_n because_o the_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la by_o reason_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o incense_n be_v through_o the_o great_a smoke_n therein_o as_o it_o be_v fill_v with_o a_o cloud_n or_o darkness_n and_o in_o this_o place_n do_v god_n manifest_v himself_o and_o dwell_v therein_o *_o 409._o 2_o chron._n 6.6_o i_o have_v choose_v jerusalem_n to_o put_v my_o name_n there_o john_n 4.21_o nor_o yet_o at_o jerusalem_n man_n ought_v to_o worship_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n god_n do_v put_v his_o name_n in_o jerusalem_n by_o set_v his_o tabernacle_n there_o and_o have_v his_o temple_n build_v there_o and_o thither_o the_o tribe_n go_v to_o worship_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n god_n take_v away_o the_o privilege_n of_o that_o place_n and_o now_o he_o will_v that_o man_n lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n every_o where_n 410._o 2_o chron._n 8.1_o solomon_n build_v those_o city_n which_o hiram_n restore_v to_o he_o 1_o king_n 9.11_o solomon_n give_v to_o hiram_n twenty_o city_n in_o the_o land_n of_o galilee_n solomon_n give_v to_o hiram_n those_o city_n for_o twenty_o year_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o yearly_a revenue_n from_o they_o until_o the_o charge_n be_v pay_v to_o he_o then_o hiram_n restore_v they_o to_o solomon_n and_o he_o build_v they_o and_o make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v in_o they_o *_o 411._o 2_o chron._n 14.2_o he_o overthrow_v the_o altar_n 1_o king_n 15._o he_o take_v not_o away_o the_o high_a place_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o high_a place_n among_o the_o jew_n altar_n and_o temple_n in_o the_o high_a place_n some_z whereof_z be_v erect_v to_o idol_n these_o asa_n subvert_v other_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o true_a god_n which_o be_v likewise_o unlawful_a for_o the_o temple_n by_o divine_a institution_n be_v only_o to_o be_v at_o jurusalem_n and_o so_o although_o he_o purge_v the_o profane_a temple_n yet_o he_o overthrow_v they_o not_o which_o occasion_v the_o restitution_n of_o idolatry_n afterward_o *_o 412._o 2_o chron._n 15.19_o the_o war_n be_v not_o till_o the_o thirty_o five_o year_n and_o chap._n 14._o it_o be_v say_v zura_n be_v slay_v by_o asa_n therefore_o there_o be_v war_n answ_n the_o computation_n of_o year_n be_v not_o take_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o asa_n but_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n i._n e._n solomon_n death_n when_o the_o division_n begin_v betwixt_o rhehoboam_n and_o jeroboam_n and_o thus_o the_o text_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v where_o it_o be_v say_v baasha_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n ascend_v into_o judah_n anno_fw-la 36_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o asa_n for_o than_o it_o be_v the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o his_o kingdom_n *_o 2_o chron._n 13.5_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n give_v the_o kingdom_n over_o israel_n to_o david_n for_o ever_o 1_o king_n 13_o 32_o 35._o but_o i_o will_v take_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o his_o son_n hand_n etc._n etc._n the_o promise_n be_v conditional_a if_o his_o son_n will_v walk_v in_o his_o way_n the_o
condition_n not_o perform_v the_o lord_n may_v give_v the_o kingdom_n to_o who_o he_o will_v *_o 2_o chron._n 16.1_o in_o the_o thirty_o six_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o asa_n baasha_n the_o king_n come_v up_o 2_o chron._n 15.19_o and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o war_n unto_o the_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o king_n asa_n the_o former_a place_n thirty_o six_o year_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o that_o kingdom_n wherein_o asa_n be_v now_o king_n for_o baasha_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n 15.28_o and_o reign_v twenty_o four_o year_n verse_n 33._o he_o die_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o asa_n or_o twenty_o six_o complete_a 1_o king_n 16.8_o and_o therefore_o this_o thirty_o six_o wherein_o baasha_n wage_v war_n with_o asa_n must_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n that_o be_v since_o the_o division_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n at_o first_o and_o so_o reckon_v seventeen_o year_n of_o rehoboam_n reign_v and_o three_o of_o abijah_n we_o find_v this_o thirty_o six_o to_o be_v the_o sixteen_o of_o asas_fw-la the_o next_o year_n after_o that_o full_a reformation_n 2_o chron._n 15.10_o and_o to_o be_v the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o baasha_n this_o difficulty_n be_v too_o hard_a for_o i_o to_o unloose_v it_o require_v another_o aedipus_n however_o schorpius_n thus_o 2_o cro._n 15.19_o reckon_v the_o year_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n over_o which_o asa_n be_v king_n from_o the_o division_n and_o separation_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o the_o two_o in_o rehoboam_n time_n kingdom_n sometime_o have_v their_o denomination_n from_o the_o people_n sometime_o from_o the_o prince_n which_o rule_v the_o time_n when_o baasha_n go_v up_o against_o judah_n be_v thirty_o six_o year_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n after_o the_o separation_n from_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o this_o war_n to_o happen_v about_o the_o fiftenth_fw-mi year_n of_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 15.10_o after_o which_o viz._n the_o year_n follow_v baasha_n wage_v war_n against_o asa_n viz._n sixteen_o year_n of_o baasha_n and_o for_o ten_o year_n together_o till_o his_o death_n 413._o 2_o chron._n 19.2_o josaphat_n because_o he_o lend_v help_v to_o the_o wicked_a and_o make_v friendship_n with_o those_o that_o hate_v god_n deserve_v god_n wrath_n gen._n 14.13_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v in_o league_n with_o heathen_a king_n and_o gentile_n league_n in_o civil_a affair_n be_v grant_v but_o otherwise_o there_o can_v be_v no_o firm_a league_n make_v with_o they_o so_o be_v david_n at_o peace_n with_o his_o neighbour_n and_o abraham_n with_o the_o canaanite_n *_o 414._o 2_o chron._n 34.28_o thou_o shall_v go_v to_o thy_o grave_n in_o peace_n but_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o battle_n therefore_o this_o pprophecy_n be_v not_o fulfil_v answ_n this_o prophet_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o private_a but_o the_o public_a peace_n of_o this_o nation_n and_o the_o prosperity_n which_o then_o flourish_v great_o when_o josias_n go_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n with_o his_o army_n to_o meet_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n *_o 415._o 2_o chron._n 35.11_o and_o they_o kill_v the_o passeover_n and_o the_o priest_n sprinkle_v the_o blood_n from_o their_o hand_n and_o the_o levite_n stay_v they_o leu._n 1.6_o and_o he_o shall_v stay_v the_o burnt-offering_a viz._n aaron_n son_n the_o former_a text_n tell_v we_o what_o be_v do_v by_o the_o levite_n upon_o a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n the_o like_o 2_o chron._n 29.34_o the_o priest_n be_v few_o and_o their_o work_n too_o great_a for_o their_o hand_n the_o latter_a place_n tell_v we_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v ordinary_o by_o the_o priest_n 416._o 2_o chron._n 35.18_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a passeover_n in_o israel_n from_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n 2_o king_n 23.22_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a passover_n from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n which_o judge_v israel_n nor_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n samuel_n be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o judge_n the_o meaning_n therefore_o of_o the_o word_n be_v this_o there_o be_v not_o passover_n like_o that_o from_o the_o time_n that_o king_n begin_v in_o israel_n 417_o 2_o chron._n 35.34_o josias_n be_v kill_v in_o battle_n by_o the_o city_n of_o megiddo_n by_o the_o archer_n of_o the_o egyptian_n chap._n 34.38_o i_o will_v gather_v thou_o to_o thy_o father_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v to_o thy_o grave_n in_o peace_n josias_n his_o reign_n death_n and_o burial_n be_v peaceable_a though_o he_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o war_n fight_v against_o pharaoh_n necho_n contrary_a to_o god_n word_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o his_o salvation_n *_o 418._o 2_o chron._n 36.9_o he_o be_v eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v etc._n etc._n with_o 2_o king_n 24.8_o and_o he_o be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n he_o rule_v eighteen_o year_n with_o his_o father_n and_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a he_o begin_v to_o rule_v when_o he_o be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a and_o so_o according_a to_o this_o he_o rule_v but_o three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n so_o some_o but_o other_o better_o say_v that_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o jehojakim_n the_o father_n mention_v verse_n 8_o and_o not_o of_o the_o son_n jehojakim_n ezra_n they_o be_v both_o write_v by_o ezra_n and_o contain_v the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o babylon_n to_o judea_n and_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n the_o correction_n of_o the_o people_n and_o restitution_n of_o religion_n with_o the_o history_n of_o two_o hundred_o year_n 419._o ezra_n 1.5_o there_o rise_v up_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n with_o all_o they_o who_o spirit_n god_n have_v raise_v 1_o chron._n 9.3_o the_o israelite_n the_o priest_n levite_n the_o nethinim_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n the_o child_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n ephraim_n and_o manasses_n there_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n in_o their_o return_n not_o only_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n but_o of_o other_o tribe_n and_o they_o restore_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n among_o themselves_o who_o be_v before_o time_n transport_v out_o of_o judea_n with_o they_o into_o babylon_n 420._o ezra_n 2.5_o the_o son_n of_o arah_n return_v seven_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o neh._n 7.10_o they_o be_v record_v six_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o first_o be_v set_v down_o those_o that_o give_v up_o their_o name_n to_o return_v then_o those_o that_o come_v into_o judaea_n the_o rest_n remain_v in_o babylon_n or_o perish_v in_o the_o journey_n so_o also_o be_v reconcile_v the_o unequal_a number_n of_o other_o family_n *_o 421._o ezra_n 2.5_o with_o nehem._n 7.11_o there_o be_v a_o double_a number_n of_o the_o people_n the_o former_a be_v take_v at_o their_o set_n out_o from_o babylon_n the_o other_o upon_o their_o come_n to_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o some_o may_v not_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v not_o register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n and_o some_o may_v register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n which_o yet_o come_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n either_o change_a their_o mind_n to_o stay_v in_o babylon_n or_o die_v by_o the_o way_n or_o else_o that_o in_o nehemiah_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v live_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o time_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o register_n beside_o this_o in_o ezra_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v with_o zerubbabel_n in_o this_o catalogue_n ezra_n 2._o and_o in_o that_o nehem._n 7.6_o 62._o fall_n far_o short_a of_o that_o total_a sum_n both_o in_o ezra_n and_o nehomiah_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o more_o of_o servant_n and_o profelite_n ezra_n 2.64_o 65._o nehem._n 7.66_o 67._o the_o number_n want_v seem_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o those_o ezra_n 2.62_o and_o out_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v both_o captivate_v and_o return_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o be_v not_o numerical_o set_v down_o yet_o after_o the_o return_n continue_v among_o they_o and_o profess_v their_o religion_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o small_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 422._o ezra_n 2_o 6._o the_o child_n of_o pahath-moab_a eight_o hundred_o and_o joab_n of_o the_o child_n of_o joshua_n and_o moab_n two_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o nâ—â—_n 7.11_o the_o child_n of_o pahath-moab_a of_o the_o child_n of_o joshua_n and_o moab_n two_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o there_o be_v a_o less_o number_n of_o some_o of_o those_o family_n but_o at_o length_n it_o
show_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o they_o so_o here_o be_v a_o metonymy_a of_o the_o effect_n for_o the_o cause_n neither_o be_v all_o god_n gift_n without_o repentance_n but_o such_o gift_n as_o depend_v upon_o election_n neither_o be_v every_o vocation_n unchangeable_a but_o only_o the_o internal_a and_o spiritual_a god_n have_v choose_v saul_n to_o be_v king_n and_o furnish_v he_o with_o excellent_a gift_n but_o they_o be_v only_o temporal_a though_o he_o have_v a_o temporal_a election_n to_o the_o kingdom_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o he_o be_v eternal_o elect_v for_o god_n have_v decree_v or_o foresee_v that_o saul_n shall_v not_o continue_v in_o the_o kingdom_n appoint_v unto_o david_n 1243._o rom._n 11.32_o god_n have_v conclude_v they_o all_o in_o unbelief_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o all_o mat._n 7.14_o for_o straight_o be_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o find_v it_o the_o apostle_n understand_v all_o that_o be_v jew_n 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quis_fw-la dicat_fw-la achabum_n non_fw-la peccasse_fw-la credendo_fw-la spiritui_fw-la mendaci_fw-la etc._n etc._n who_o can_v say_v that_o ahab_n sin_v not_o in_o believe_v the_o false_a spirit_n and_o who_o will_v say_v that_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n come_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n 1245._o rom._n 11.34_o for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 2.16_o but_o we_o have_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n the_o first_o place_n be_v concern_v the_o inscrutable_a secret_n of_o god_n wisdom_n which_o be_v not_o needful_a for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o latter_a be_v concern_v mystery_n that_o belong_v to_o our_o salvation_n reveal_v in_o god_n word_n and_o such_o which_o no_o man_n by_o his_o natural_a reason_n be_v it_o never_o so_o acute_a can_v ever_o come_v to_o know_v *_o 1246._o rom._n 12_o 2._o fashion_v not_o yourselves_o with_o 15._o rejoice_v with_o they_o that_o rejoice_v weep_v with_o they_o that_o weep_v fashion_v not_o or_o 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the_o field_n etc._n etc._n a_o general_a malediction_n do_v not_o take_v away_o a_o special_a malediction_n neither_o do_v god_n oblige_v himself_o that_o he_o will_v not_o send_v his_o special_a punishment_n and_o calamity_n on_o those_o who_o refuse_v to_o hear_v his_o voice_n a_o general_a covenant_n with_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v one_o thing_n a_o particular_a punishment_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v another_o 50._o gen._n 8.22_o seed_n time_n and_o harvest_n as_o long_o as_o the_o earth_n endure_v 1_o king_n 17.1_o james_n 5.17_o and_o it_o reign_v not_o for_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n barrenness_n and_o dryness_n be_v send_v from_o god_n on_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o day_n of_o elias_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o israelite_n he_o take_v not_o away_o seedtime_n and_o harvest_n in_o other_o place_n the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n though_o it_o be_v not_o observe_v in_o one_o place_n for_o man_n transgression_n yet_o it_o find_v place_n 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