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for_o thou_o have_v shed_v much_o blood_n and_o have_v make_v great_a war_n but_o when_o temple_n thy_o day_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v and_o thou_o shall_v sleep_v with_o thy_o father_n i_o will_v set_v up_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o which_o shall_v proceed_v out_o of_o thy_o bowel_n he_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n for_o my_o name_n and_o i_o will_v establish_v the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o 14._o i_o will_v be_v his_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n if_o he_o sin_n i_o will_v chasten_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n and_o with_o the_o stripe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o my_o mercy_n shall_v not_o depart_v away_o from_o he_o as_o i_o take_v it_o from_o saul_n who_o i_o put_v away_o before_o thou_o and_o albeit_o this_o house_n and_o kingdom_n temple_n in_o their_o spiritual_a meaning_n be_v build_v and_o establish_v in_o and_o by_o christ_n yet_o literal_o they_o be_v perform_v in_o solomon_n who_o work_n be_v so_o glorious_a and_o peace_n 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line_n wherewith_o god_n scourge_v he_o and_o his_o kingdom_n and_o how_o that_o fall_v out_o let_v we_o see_v the_o several_a rent_n that_o therein_o be_v make_v the_o first_o rent_n of_o salomon_n kingdom_n may_v be_v say_v to_o begin_v in_o his_o own_o life_n time_n when_o ahijah_n the_o shilonite_n rend_v the_o new_a garment_n that_o 30._o jeroboam_fw-la wear_v into_o twelve_o piece_n retain_v only_o two_o and_o deliver_v he_o ten_o by_o which_o be_v signify_v the_o ten_o tribe_n that_o god_n will_v take_v from_o salomon_n throne_n and_o son_n servant_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o this_o ephrathite_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o no_o soon_o be_v make_v king_n but_o that_o he_o set_v up_o two_o golden_a calf_n the_o one_o at_o dan_n and_o the_o other_o at_o bethel_n for_o his_o people_n to_o worship_n lest_o in_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n 27._o their_o heart_n shall_v return_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o subjection_n unto_o rehoboam_n with_o this_o his_o sin_n all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v 23_o pollute_v only_a shallum_n and_o hosheah_n except_v for_o with_o that_o sin_n they_o be_v not_o charge_v though_o otherwise_o they_o be_v as_o wicked_a as_o the_o rest_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o move_v the_o prophet_n hosheah_n to_o say_v 3_o thy_o calf_n o_o samaria_n have_v cast_v thou_o off_o another_o rent_n be_v threaten_v to_o kingdom_n salomon_n issue_n and_o kingdom_n when_o his_o house_n join_v with_o omâ—…ies_n in_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o 6._o athalia_fw-la the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n for_o ahab_n whole_a house_n that_o be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a must_v 8._o utter_o perish_v according_a to_o the_o threat_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n 21._o behold_v say_v he_o i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o thou_o and_o will_v take_v away_o thy_o posterity_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o ahab_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n as_o well_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o as_o he_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o israel_n and_o i_o will_v make_v thy_o house_n 29._o like_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o like_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n the_o son_n of_o ahiiah_n for_o the_o provocation_n wherewith_o thou_o have_v provoke_v and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v he_o of_o ahab_n stock_n that_o die_v in_o the_o city_n and_o he_o that_o die_v in_o the_o field_n shall_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n eat_v and_o that_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o of_o baasha_n be_v both_o of_o they_o extinct_a and_o their_o remnant_n 10._o sweep_v away_o as_o dung_n from_o the_o dunghill_n and_o all_o go_v be_v most_o apparent_a by_o the_o holy_a text_n and_o so_o must_v the_o whole_a house_n of_o ahab_n be_v have_v the_o like_a threat_n of_o destruction_n from_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o do_v not_o repent_v which_o present_o begin_v in_o ahab_n and_o jezebel_n themselves_o he_o wound_v to_o death_n 34._o at_o ramath_n gilead_n by_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o she_o throw_v out_o of_o her_o window_n 33._o be_v dash_v to_o death_n in_o jezreel_n by_o her_o eunuch_n ahaziah_n their_o first_o son_n be_v 2._o bruise_v to_o death_n by_o a_o fall_n through_o his_o lettice_a window_n in_o samariah_n and_o joram_n their_o second_o with_o all_o his_o brethren_n 11._o the_o son_n of_o ahab_n and_o his_o kinsman_n be_v all_o slay_v in_o jezreel_n by_o jehu_n until_o he_o leave_v none_o remain_v say_v the_o text_n of_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o ahab_n and_o as_o god_n wrath_n follow_v ahab_n in_o his_o son_n unto_o destruction_n so_o do_v it_o in_o his_o daughter_n athalia_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o most_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o most_o of_o they_o follow_v her_o sin_n be_v also_o sweep_v away_o till_o they_o be_v all_o go_v for_o the_o three_o first_o king_n that_o succeed_v of_o her_o descent_n be_v all_o of_o they_o slay_v 27._o in_o battle_n and_o in_o conspiracy_n and_o vzziah_n the_o four_o put_v from_o the_o people_n presence_n die_v a_o leper_n bad_a ahaz_n distress_v by_o 16._o rezin_n of_o syria_n and_o pekah_n of_o israel_n make_v himself_o servant_n to_o tiglah_n pileser_n king_n of_o ashur_n who_o carry_v his_o treasure_n away_o unto_o damascus_n and_o good_a hezektah_n be_v tell_v 6._o that_o his_o substance_n and_o seed_n foreshow_v his_o treasure_n shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a unto_o babel_n the_o blood_n shed_v 4_o by_o manasseh_n call_v as_o abel_n for_o babylon_n punishment_n and_o amon_n 23._o for_o serve_v strange_a god_n be_v slay_v by_o his_o servant_n the_o godly_a josiah_n be_v tell_v of_o captivity_n curse_n and_o destruction_n of_o people_n and_o place_n which_o yet_o be_v defer_v all_o his_o own_o life_n because_o 26._o his_o heart_n melt_v at_o the_o word_n of_o the_o then_o find_v book_n of_o the_o law_n but_o his_o son_n succeed_v soon_o pull_v those_o plague_n by_o his_o life_n keep_v back_o upon_o themselves_o and_o judahs_n estate_n for_o jehoahaz_n the_o first_o enthrone_v be_v captivate_v 34._o by_o necho_n carry_v to_o egypt_n and_o there_o die_v and_o jehoiakim_n his_o successor_n make_v subject_a to_o 1._o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v for_o his_o rebellion_n slay_v and_o his_o carcase_n leave_v unbury_v to_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n and_o the_o frost_n of_o the_o night_n zedekiah_n be_v make_v blind_a chain_v and_o carry_v to_o babel_n where_o he_o die_v the_o city_n jerusalem_n sack_v the_o temple_n t_o burn_v the_o priest_n u_o slay_v the_o people_n pillar_n and_o holy_a vessel_n transport_v to_o babylon_n and_o all_o of_o they_o pollute_a and_o subject_v to_o the_o chaldean_n that_o bitter_a furious_a and_o terrible_a nation_n
as_o by_o the_o prophet_n they_o be_v term_v for_o joel_n say_v 6._o that_o their_o tooth_n be_v like_o the_o tooth_n of_o lion_n and_o that_o they_o have_v the_o jaw_n of_o a_o great_a lion_n and_o jeremy_n call_v they_o a_o mighty_a and_o very_o strong_a nation_n 16_o who_o quiver_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n ezekiel_n see_v the_o top_n 3._o of_o the_o cedar_n of_o lâ—…banon_n break_v off_o and_o carry_v into_o the_o land_n of_o merchant_n by_o the_o eagle_n of_o babel_n and_o daniel_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d babel_n king_n like_o a_o lion_n with_o wing_n be_v himself_o carry_v thither_o captive_a in_o the_o first_o captivity_n with_o perjure_a jehoiakim_n but_o the_o last_o and_o great_a rent_n of_o salomon_n kingdom_n be_v when_o the_o earth_n be_v command_v to_o take_v knowledge_n that_o his_o successor_n and_o son_n jeconiah_n shall_v die_v childless_a and_o that_o none_o of_o his_o seed_n shall_v sit_v upon_o salomon_n throne_n any_o more_o as_o by_o jeremy_n be_v proclaim_v and_o to_o jechoniah_n tell_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o say_v he_o 25._o into_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v thy_o life_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o who_o face_n thou_o fear_v even_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babel_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o i_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o carry_v thou_o away_o and_o thy_o mother_n that_o bear_v thou_o into_o another_o country_n where_o you_o be_v not_o bear_v and_o there_o shall_v you_o die_v but_o to_o the_o i_o and_o whereunto_o they_o desire_v to_o return_v thither_o they_o shall_v not_o return_v be_v not_o this_o man_n coniah_n as_o a_o despise_a and_o break_a idol_n or_o as_o a_o vessel_n wherein_o be_v no_o pleasure_n wherefore_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o into_o a_o land_n which_o they_o know_v not_o childless_a o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n write_v this_o man_n childless_a a_o man_n that_o shall_v not_o prosper_v in_o his_o day_n for_o no_o man_n of_o his_o seed_n shall_v prosper_v to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n or_o to_o bear_v rule_v any_o more_o in_o judah_n of_o who_o successor_n crown_n and_o kingdom_n the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n further_a speak_v when_o nebuchad_n nezzar_n after_o he_o have_v captivate_v je_fw-fr coniah_o in_o babylon_n have_v set_v his_o uncle_n zedekiah_n upon_o judahs_n throne_n 25._o thou_o prince_n of_o israel_n say_v he_o pollute_a and_o wicked_a who_o day_n be_v come_v when_o iniquity_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n family_n god_n i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o diadem_n and_o take_v off_o the_o crown_n this_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o the_o same_o i_o will_v exalt_v the_o humble_a and_o will_v abase_v he_o that_o be_v high_a i_o will_v overturn_v overturn_v overturn_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o until_o he_o come_v who_o right_n it_o be_v and_o i_o will_v give_v it_o he_o and_o for_o the_o reverse_v of_o that_o crown_n into_o another_o family_n the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n and_o haggai_n do_v witness_n the_o one_o speak_v thus_o 24._o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n though_o coniah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiakim_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o signet_n of_o my_o right_a hand_n yet_o will_v i_o pluck_v thou_o thence_o iâ—…_n not_o this_o man_n coniah_n as_o a_o despise_a and_o break_a idol_n and_o the_o other_o thus_o 23._o in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n i_o will_v take_v thou_o o_o zerubbabel_n my_o servant_n the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o as_o a_o signet_n for_o i_o have_v choose_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o seven_o thunder_n of_o wrath_n shall_v sound_v the_o period_n of_o any_o posterity_n how_o can_v they_o be_v loud_o or_o plain_o than_o these_o universal_a speech_n pronounce_v against_o jeconiah_n o_o posterity_n earth_n earth_n earth_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n write_v this_o man_n childless_a or_o the_o change_n of_o state_n in_o any_o kingdom_n than_o this_o of_o zedekiahs_n crown_n i_o will_v overturn_v overturn_v overturn_v it_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o the_o same_o or_o what_o can_v be_v more_o distinct_o say_v who_o shall_v be_v cast_v off_o than_o this_o of_o jechoniah_n by_o name_n a_o vessel_n without_o pleasure_n and_o who_o choose_a god_n signet_n than_o zerubbabel_n that_o build_v the_o lord_n temple_n and_o bring_v forth_o the_o head_n 7_o stone_n thereof_o with_o shout_n crying_z grace_n grace_n let_v we_o then_o that_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v hear_v what_o the_o spirit_n have_v speak_v of_o judahs_n temporal_a crown_n and_o speak_v of_o he_o unto_o who_o it_o spiritual_o belong_v 5._o behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v raise_v unto_o david_n a_o righteous_a branch_n and_o a_o king_n shall_v reign_v and_o prosper_v and_o shall_v execute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n in_o the_o earth_n in_o his_o day_n judah_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o israel_n shall_v dwell_v safe_o and_o this_o be_v the_o name_n whereby_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n which_o speech_n of_o jeremy_n be_v far_o mild_a then_o that_o which_o be_v thunder_v out_o before_o and_o not_o much_o unlike_a unto_o the_o still_a voice_n that_o speak_v to_o 11._o elijah_n after_o the_o tempest_n of_o wind_n earthquake_n and_o fire_n have_v rend_v the_o rock_n and_o mountain_n in_o piece_n this_o righteous_a branch_n then_o must_v fornicatrix_fw-la not_o be_v bring_v from_o salomon_n stem_n of_o wicked_a king_n nor_o from_o the_o half_a blood_n of_o achab_n by_o his_o daughter_n athaliah_n that_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n see_v that_o both_o root_n and_o branch_n be_v cut_v off_o in_o jechoniah_n and_o all_o threat_n of_o destruction_n as_o well_o to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n as_o judah_n accomplish_v when_o the_o want_n of_o issue_n in_o he_o be_v declare_v to_o the_o world_n but_o against_o this_o proclamation_n of_o jeremy_n the_o jew_n have_v their_o answer_n namely_o that_o these_o word_n be_v not_o mean_v for_o a_o childless_a posterity_n but_o for_o a_o seed_n that_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o father_n possession_n for_o thus_o david_n kimchi_n comment_v upon_o this_o text_n write_v he_o childless_a if_o jeconiah_n have_v son_n say_v he_o they_o die_v in_o his_o life-time_n text_n if_o he_o have_v none_o than_o shall_v he_o have_v none_o to_o govern_v for_o not_o salathiel_n his_o son_n but_o zerubbabel_n his_o nephew_n rule_v in_o judah_n after_o he_o and_o the_o threat_n in_o the_o law_n of_o a_o childless_a posterity_n they_o expound_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n for_o where_o it_o be_v say_v 20._o he_o that_o lie_v with_o his_o ant_n or_o with_o his_o brother_n wife_n to_o uncover_v their_o nakedness_n shall_v diâ—…_n childless_a that_o be_v mean_v say_v they_o that_o a_o seed_n so_o beget_v shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o patrimony_n whereas_o in_o truth_n it_o inforâ—…th_v a_o far_o great_a defect_n for_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hebrew_n from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 30._o word_n be_v use_v some_o time_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o signify_v one_o root_v up_o oâ—…_n one_o who_o have_v not_o in_o himself_o a_o root_n for_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n a_o dee_fw-mi per_fw-la signification_n by_o much_o than_o the_o want_n only_o of_o a_o heir_n for_o inheritance_n as_o in_o the_o answer_n of_o abraham_n to_o god_n be_v apparent_a he_o what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o say_v he_o see_v 〈◊〉_d go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d childless_a and_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n behold_v to_o i_o thou_o have_v give_v no_o seed_n and_o lo_o one_o bear_v in_o my_o house_n be_v my_o heir_n here_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o his_o speech_n be_v a_o complaint_n for_o want_n of_o issue_n from_o his_o body_n and_o not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o heir_n which_o we_o see_v he_o have_v ordain_v and_o provide_v and_o so_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o jeremy_n be_v take_v against_o jeconiah_n that_o childless_a man_n and_o no_o otherwise_o can_v the_o malicious_a jew_n force_v it_o but_o by_o force_v a_o gloss_n upon_o god_n decree_n say_v that_o jeconiahs_n repentancâ—…_n alter_v god_n purpose_n and_o oath_n for_o in_o their_o gemera_n or_o babylonian_a talmud_n thus_o they_o write_v 〈◊〉_d make_v reconciliation_n for_o three_o thing_n speak_v of_o by_o 9_o jeremy_n manuscript_n the_o sword_n hunger_n and_o plague_n which_o they_o that_o abide_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v suffer_v but_o he_o that_o do_v yield_v to_o the_o chaldaean_n shall_v have_v his_o life_n for_o a_o prey_n naâ—…_n say_v rabbi_n jochanan_n
whether_o from_o father_n or_o husband_n most_o certain_a it_o be_v by_o the_o evangelist_n john_n she_o be_v the_o sister_n of_o mary_n virgin_n the_o virgin_n and_o that_o by_o the_o mother_n and_o not_o by_o the_o father_n and_o that_o she_o have_v either_o be_v or_o then_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o alpheus_n s._n alpheus_n matthew_n do_v infer_v chap._n 10._o 3._o for_o alpheus_n be_v the_o father_n and_o she_o the_o mother_n of_o 40_o james_n the_o less_o as_o also_o of_o joses_fw-es math._n 27._o 56._o unto_o who_o judah_n be_v brother_n luke_o 6._o 16._o and_o simon_n be_v reckon_v a_o brother_n among_o they_o mat._n 13._o 55._o but_o this_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o this_o mary_n and_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n say_v aegesippus_n aegesippus_n be_v of_o the_o kindred_n &_o lineage_n of_o david_n for_o which_o and_o for_o his_o christianity_n he_o be_v accuse_v unto_o traian_n the_o emperor_n and_o patient_o atticus_n suffer_v death_n under_o atticus_n the_o consul_n as_o likewise_o 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