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seem_v thereby_o that_o what_o his_o haste_n and_o hunger_n have_v convey_v his_o profaneness_n do_v deliberate_o confirm_v and_o by_o that_o his_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n he_o acknowledge_v a_o fine_a cut_v off_o his_o heir_n from_o any_o recovery_n thereof_o indeed_o afterward_o esau_n make_v it_o a_o main_a matter_n of_o 36._o quarrel_n with_o his_o brother_n but_o never_o a_o matter_n of_o conscience_n in_o himself_o but_o enough_o hereof_o only_o i_o will_v add_v the_o cross_n of_o the_o common_a rule_n caveat_n venditor_n let_v here_o the_o seller_n beware_v for_o god_n take_v esau_n at_o his_o word_n and_o according_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o birthright_n §_o 31._o but_o esau_n set_v a_o great_a valuation_n on_o his_o blessing_n wherein_o be_v prevent_v by_o jacob_n he_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n though_o they_o be_v not_o a_o kindly_a shower_n of_o repentance_n but_o only_o some_o heat_n drop_v of_o anger_n and_o indignation_n not_o so_o much_o grieve_v that_o he_o have_v 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temporal_a terrestrial_a fertility_n allow_v to_o this_o mountainous_a land_n of_o edom_n who_o lean_a hill_n be_v lard_v with_o many_o fruitful_a valley_n interpose_v heathen_a author_n confess_v no_o less_o dulce_fw-la nemus_fw-la florentis_fw-la 3no._o idume_n the_o fair_a grove_n of_o flourish_a idumea_n quicquid_fw-la nobile_fw-la ponticis_fw-la nucetis_fw-la foecundis_fw-la cadit_fw-la aut_fw-la jugis_fw-la celebrante_fw-la idume_n what_o ever_o noble_a worth_n destil_v on_o pontus_n nut-tree_n or_o what_o fill_v the_o fruitful_a idumean_n hill_n however_o divine_a providence_n seem_v to_o have_v suit_v the_o country_n to_o the_o condition_n of_o isaac_n child_n give_v plain-dealing_a jacob_n a_o more_o low_a and_o level_n land_n and_o fit_v the_o haughty_a mind_n of_o aspire_a esau_n with_o highswelling_a and_o ambitious_a mountain_n though_o he_o who_o be_v near_a to_o heaven_n be_v far_a from_o god_n and_o by_o thy_o sword_n shall_v thou_o live_v and_o shall_v be_v thy_o 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the_o same_o time_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a and_o so_o the_o land_n divide_v into_o eleven_o dukedom_n this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o eight_o several_a king_n reign_v in_o edom_n one_o after_o another_o and_o all_o 31._o before_o there_o reign_v any_o king_n over_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n thus_o the_o wicked_a as_o they_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o world_n so_o they_o quick_o come_v to_o full_a age_n to_o possess_v the_o same_o while_o god_n child_n be_v long_a child_n long_o keep_v in_o nonage_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o school_n of_o affliction_n now_o it_o be_v record_v in_o 43._o scripture_n that_o every_o edomite_n king_n have_v successive_o a_o several_a city_n of_o his_o royal_a residence_n namely_o king_n parentage_n royall-city_n bela_n the_o son_n of_o â—eor_n dimhabah_n jobab_v the_o son_n of_o zerah_n bozrah_n husham_n of_o the_o land_n of_o temani_fw-la teman_fw-mi hadad_n the_o son_n of_o bedad_n avith_n samlaâ—_n  _fw-fr masrâ—kah_n shaut_n  _fw-fr râ—hoboth_n by_o the_o river_n baal-banan_a the_o son_n of_o achbor_n  _fw-fr hadaâ—_n  _fw-fr pan._n it_o be_v plain_a those_o king_n be_v not_o by_o succession_n and_o probable_o they_o be_v not_o by_o election_n but_o only_o by_o strength_n and_o power_n as_o they_o can_v make_v their_o party_n according_a to_o isaac_n prediction_n 40._o by_o thy_o sword_n shall_v thou_o live_v now_o this_o their_o frequent_a removal_n of_o their_o royal_a city_n be_v politic_o do_v 1_o to_o declare_v the_o fullness_n and_o freedom_n of_o their_o power_n and_o pleasure_n that_o they_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o their_o predecessor_n 2_o to_o disperse_v and_o communicate_v civility_n and_o courtship_n into_o all_o the_o part_n of_o their_o kingdom_n 3_o to_o honour_n and_o adorn_v the_o place_n of_o their_o birth_n for_o probable_o their_o native_a be_v their_o royal_a city_n 4_o to_o cut_v off_o from_o one_o place_n the_o occasion_n of_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o country_n itself_o indeed_o be_v well_o water_v but_o the_o coast_n about_o be_v base_a and_o ill_o water_v beside_o rivers_n judea_n have_v constant_o save_o when_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n be_v miraculous_o shut_v up_o the_o former_a and_o the_o late_a rain_n which_o like_o trade_n wind_n on_o some_o sea_n come_v at_o set_a season_n at_o seedtime_n and_o before_o harvest_n so_o that_o heaven_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v keep_v a_o ordinary_a for_o judea_n and_o to_o have_v feed_v it_o at_o eat_a hour_n with_o set_a meal_n of_o water_n whereas_o other_o country_n have_v no_o such_o stand_a table_n keep_v for_o they_o be_v leave_v at_o large_a to_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o weather_n and_o not_o always_o drink_v when_o they_o be_v athirst_a but_o when_o they_o can_v get_v moisture_n 4_o object_n object_n ammianus_n 7._o marcellinus_n report_v that_o therein_o be_v no_o navigable_a â—ivers_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a hindrance_n of_o commerce_n in_o the_o country_n answ._n ausw._n the_o term_n navigable_a must_v be_v distinguish_v on_o confess_v we_o that_o judea_n have_v no_o vast_a stream_n in_o it_o like_o nilus_n or_o the_o danâ—w_n who_o channel_n be_v capable_a of_o boat_n ship_n fâ—llows_n yet_o want_v it_o not_o river_n to_o carry_v vessel_n of_o considerable_a burden_n every_o tribe_n therein_o do_v border_n on_o the_o midland_n sea_n or_o on_o the_o river_n of_o jordan_n up_o which_o river_n even_o against_o the_o stream_n they_o use_v to_o sail_v in_o vessel_n bear_v burden_n not_o unlike_o our_o western_a barge_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o other_o 7â—5_n author_n 5._o object_n object_n it_o be_v full_a of_o mountain_n which_o general_o be_v conceive_v destructive_a to_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o a_o country_n answ._n answ._n such_o dwarf-mountain_n or_o giant-hill_n make_v the_o land_n insensible_o large_a in_o extenâ—_n no_o whit_n lesser_a in_o increase_n be_v ever_o a_o great_a belly_n bring_v 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day_n and_o night_n hope_v to_o come_v this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o those_o depart_v this_o life_n before_o saint_n paul_n time_n which_o be_v past_a hope_n and_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o promise_n but_o of_o such_o as_o serve_v god_n then_o when_o this_o speech_n be_v utter_v 3_o by_o the_o superscription_n of_o s._n james_n his_o epistle_n 1._o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n which_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o greeting_n be_v christian_n jew_n probable_o 19_o disperse_v from_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o saint_n stephen_n §_o 6._o to_o conclude_v what_o in_o the_o law_n god_n prescribe_v concern_v the_o field_n he_o be_v please_v gracious_o to_o practice_v upon_o the_o person_n of_o the_o israelite_n 10._o thou_o shall_v not_o glean_v thy_o vineyard_n neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v every_o grape_n in_o thy_o vineyard_n he_o suffer_v a_o small_a racemation_n to_o remain_v still_o preserve_v 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o whole_o discompose_v the_o solemn_a jury_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n which_o until_o christ_n time_n be_v make_v the_o thin_a but_o not_o the_o few_o by_o all_o their_o calamity_n for_o although_o through_o continuance_n of_o time_n sudden_a and_o great_a change_n in_o their_o condition_n laziness_n and_o neglect_n casual_a lose_n and_o spiteful_a embezel_v of_o their_o record_n mix_v marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o many_o other_o accident_n the_o entireness_n of_o their_o pedigree_n be_v much_o perplex_v and_o interrupt_v yet_o by_o tradition_n from_o their_o parent_n they_o know_v in_o general_a their_o extraction_n from_o those_o tribe_n though_o unable_a particular_o to_o clear_v the_o immediate_a series_n of_o their_o descent_n chap._n 10._o of_o palestine_n rend_v into_o two_o kingdom_n under_o rehoboam_n and_o their_o several_a strength_n balance_v §_o 1._o the_o next_o solemn_a division_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n fall_v under_o be_v when_o it_o be_v cleave_v by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 19_o defection_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n §_o 2._o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n consist_v chief_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n which_o alone_o be_v so_o powerful_a and_o populous_a that_o the_o man_n thereof_o in_o the_o muster_n make_v by_o king_n 9_o david_n amount_v in_o number_n to_o more_o than_o the_o half_a of_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n there_o express_v beside_o the_o body_n of_o this_o tribe_n very_o considerable_a be_v the_o appurtenance_n thereof_o namely_o some_o of_o simeon_n 9_o who_o inheritance_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n dan_o part_n of_o who_o possession_n be_v take_v out_o of_o what_o original_o be_v assign_v to_o judah_n these_o must_v be_v presume_v to_o bear_v a_o state-sympathy_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n engage_v thereunto_o by_o the_o position_n of_o their_o country_n yea_o we_o find_v it_o express_v in_o scripture_n that_o 3._o beersheba_n a_o city_n of_o simeon_n and_o 8._o gath_n 10._o zorah_n and_o ibidem_fw-la ajalon_n city_n of_o dan_n do_v belong_v to_o and_o be_v fortify_v by_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n §_o 3._o beside_o these_o two_o three_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n pertain_v to_o the_o same_o kingdom_n as_o also_o all_o the_o levite_n 14_o which_o leave_v their_o city_n in_o israel_n and_o cleave_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n these_o though_o proper_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o land_n have_v hand_n also_o and_o contribute_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o kingdom_n add_v hereunto_o all_o the_o well-affected_a which_o out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o 16._o israel_n resort_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o by-ditche_n of_o dan_n and_o bethel_n do_v not_o so_o drain_v the_o people_n devotion_n but_o that_o much_o thereof_o run_v in_o the_o right_a channel_n to_o the_o temple_n and_o no_o doubt_n many_o violent_o keep_v at_o home_n have_v their_o heart_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o their_o body_n in_o israel_n to_o which_o kingdom_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n do_v belong_v §_o 4._o here_o it_o will_v be_v rich_o worth_a our_o pain_n to_o enter_v on_o a_o comparative_a estimate_n of_o these_o two_o kingdom_n which_o of_o they_o exceed_v in_o puissance_n herein_o we_o shall_v carry_v a_o impartial_a hand_n and_o indeed_o though_o the_o controversy_n be_v betwixt_o two_o king_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v get_v by_o flatter_v of_o either_o §_o 5._o we_o will_v compare_v they_o first_o in_o that_o wherein_o solomon_n place_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n 28._o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o subject_n and_o here_o any_o clear_a judgement_n will_v find_v for_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n §_o 6._o second_o if_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o dominion_n be_v survey_v and_o our_o eye_n in_o the_o map_n make_v umpirer_n therein_o the_o case_n be_v clear_a in_o view_n without_o measure_v that_o israel_n be_v the_o great_a §_o 7._o three_o if_o their_o city_n be_v number_v the_o result_n will_v be_v this_o judah_n have_v the_o sun_n jerusalem_n israel_n have_v the_o moon_n samaria_n and_o most_o star_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n jeriâ—ho_n jezreel_n mahanaim_n etc._n etc._n §_o 8._o four_o if_o their_o port_n and_o naval_a power_n be_v consider_v neither_o will_v be_v find_v very_o active_a that_o way_n content_o yield_a their_o sea-trading_a to_o the_o phoenicians_n yet_o israel_n have_v the_o advantage_n of_o haven_n and_o marine_a accommodation_n border_v most_o on_o the_o mediterranean_a judah_n also_o to_o hold_v the_o scale_n even_o have_v ezion-gaber_n a_o considerable_a port_n on_o the_o red-sea_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o ahaziahs_n request_n to_o jehosaphat_n 49._o let_v my_o servant_n go_v with_o thy_o servant_n in_o the_o ship_n plain_o import_v that_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o capemerchant_n and_o prime_a mariner_n in_o those_o sea_n by_o who_o courtesy_n the_o subject_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v admit_v to_o traffic_v there_o however_o ezion-gaber_n on_o the_o red-sea_n be_v but_o a_o key_n to_o the_o backdoor_n little_a of_o the_o east-indies_n be_v then_o know_v and_o less_o trade_v to_o whereas_o the_o haven_n on_o the_o midland-sea_n open_v the_o broad_a gate_n of_o commerce_n to_o the_o most_o and_o best_a frequent_a part_n of_o the_o world_n §_o 9_o five_o if_o the_o absoluteness_n of_o their_o king_n power_n be_v state_v in_o their_o respective_a dominion_n here_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o the_o upper_a hand_n must_v be_v adjudge_v to_o judah_n the_o king_n whereof_o in_o administration_n of_o justice_n or_o rather_o revenge_v often_o exercise_v arbitrary_a power_n make_v use_n of_o their_o prerogative_n above_o law_n as_o appear_v by_o solomon_n proceed_n against_o the_o life_n of_o shimei_n joab_n and_o adoniah_n and_o more_o plain_o in_o iehoram_n 13._o execute_v his_o own_o brethren_n by_o his_o peremptory_a pleasure_n without_o legal_a conviction_n of_o they_o whereas_o no_o monument_n be_v extant_a of_o such_o 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6._o author_n as_o a_o principal_a cause_n why_o israel_n never_o return_v to_o their_o former_a subjection_n to_o david_n family_n because_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n be_v too_o heavy_a for_o they_o and_o they_o live_v under_o more_o liberty_n in_o their_o own_o kingdom_n §_o 10._o six_o if_o their_o foreign_a impression_n make_v by_o they_o on_o neighbour_a prince_n be_v consider_v the_o balance_n be_v so_o even_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v on_o which_o side_n the_o beam_n break_v for_o as_o memorable_a be_v the_o victory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n against_o the_o syrian_n so_o no_o less_o fortunate_a the_o fight_n of_o some_o king_n 23_o of_o judah_n against_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o other_o enemy_n and_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o moab_n till_o the_o death_n of_o ahab_n be_v 5._o tributary_n to_o israel_n so_o edom_n until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n 8._o of_o jehosaphat_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o
crown_n of_o judah_n §_o 11._o seven_o if_o their_o home-achievement_n each_o against_o other_o be_v recount_v the_o true_a touchstone_n of_o their_o several_a strength_n god_n often_o make_v they_o alternate_o hold_v up_o one_o another_o whilst_o he_o whip_v they_o both_o for_o their_o sin_n but_o although_o abijah_n once_o get_v a_o remarkable_a 19_o conquest_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la yet_o general_o israel_n worsted_n judah_n overpower_v they_o with_o multitude_n of_o man_n thus_o baasha_n 1._o coop_v up_o asa_n in_o his_o own_o land_n joash_n 23._o overcome_v amaziah_n and_o take_v jerusalem_n and_o pekah_n almost_o utter_o 6._o consume_v ahaz_n and_o his_o kingdom_n §_o 12._o to_o conclude_v if_o their_o last_a and_o continuance_n be_v measure_v herein_o judah_n clear_o carry_v away_o the_o pre-eminence_n grant_v israel_n beat_v judah_n at_o hand_n yet_o judah_n beat_v israel_n at_o length_n even_o out_o of_o distance_n for_o whilst_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n do_v only_a snuff_n 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saviour_n time_n the_o proper_a habitation_n of_o the_o principal_a jew_n nor_o be_v it_o amiss_o to_o observe_v that_o a_o portion_n of_o land_n with_o the_o government_n of_o lidda_n and_o ramah_n lie_v in_o the_o juncture_n of_o benjamin_n and_o ephraim_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n take_v from_o samaria_n by_o king_n demetrius_n and_o by_o he_o 34._o assign_v to_o judea_n in_o reward_n of_o the_o friendship_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o service_n which_o gore_n or_o gusset_a of_o ground_n be_v call_v apherema_n that_o be_v a_o thing_n take_v away_o because_o part_v from_o samaria_n and_o piece_v to_o judea_n §_o 3._o samaria_n succeed_v etc._n whereby_o we_o understand_v not_o the_o city_n of_o that_o name_n for_o a_o long_a time_n metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o a_o country_n former_o pertain_v to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o heylyâ—_n gad_n people_v after_o the_o assyrian_a captivity_n with_o colony_n bring_v thither_o from_o 24._o babylon_n and_o the_o neighbour_a dominion_n at_o first_o this_o land_n do_v not_o fadge_v well_o with_o these_o new_a inhabitant_n lion_n send_v by_o god_n disturb_v their_o quiet_a possession_n until_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v remand_v to_o teach_v they_o 27_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n but_o what_o betwixt_o a_o ignorant_a master_n and_o indocible_a scholar_n nothing_o be_v learn_v to_o purpose_n he_o teach_v they_o no_o true_a worship_n but_o only_o jeroboam'_v divinity_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o 32._o appoint_v out_o priest_n of_o themselves_o for_o their_o high-place_n and_o they_o jumble_v together_o their_o own_o numerous_a idol_n with_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o so_o much_o as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o 34._o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n not_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o contradiction_n in_o the_o text_n but_o a_o open_a opposition_n betwixt_o their_o pretence_n and_o practice_v see_v such_o as_o fear_v god_n otherwise_o than_o his_o will_n in_o his_o word_n prescribe_v fear_v he_o not_o in_o effect_n §_o 4._o however_o afterward_o the_o samaritan_n quit_v their_o multitude_n of_o idol_n creed_n and_o patch_v up_o a_o religion_n among_o themselves_o wherein_o 1_o they_o adore_v one_o deity_n but_o he_o so_o erroneous_o that_o christ_n flat_o tell_v they_o 22._o you_o worship_v that_o which_o you_o know_v not_o 2_o they_o acknowledge_v only_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n for_o canonical_a 3_o they_o have_v a_o temple_n on_o mount_n gerizim_n stickle_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o holiness_n thereof_o to_o equal_v yea_o exceed_v that_o at_o jerusalem_n 4_o they_o expect_v a_o saviour_n believe_v he_o as_o able_a so_o willing_a to_o resolve_v all_o important_a difficulty_n 25._o when_o messiah_n be_v come_v he_o will_v tell_v we_o all_o thing_n 5_o they_o false_o account_v themselves_o extract_v from_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n patriarch_n thus_o the_o samaritan_n woman_n have_v it_o rise_v in_o her_o mouth_n 12._o our_o father_n jacob_n though_o in_o very_a deed_n he_o be_v no_o more_o her_o father_n than_o the_o man_n she_o keep_v company_n with_o be_v her_o husband_n be_v neither_o lineal_o descend_v from_o the_o one_o nor_o lawful_o marry_v to_o the_o other_o hear_v what_o josephus_n have_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o samaritan_n say_v he_o 410._o be_v of_o this_o nature_n that_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v high_a in_o fortune_n and_o success_n present_o they_o embrace_v society_n with_o they_o and_o deduce_v the_o series_n of_o their_o own_o descent_n from_o the_o patriarch_n joseph_n and_o his_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseb_n but_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v depress_v and_o low_a in_o estate_n than_o they_o disclaim_v all_o kindred_n defy_v all_o affinity_n with_o they_o profess_v themselves_o as_o indeed_o they_o be_v to_o be_v original_o mede_n and_o persian_n §_o 5._o general_o great_a be_v the_o antipathy_n betwixt_o the_o samaritan_n and_o jew_n jew_n the_o former_a persecute_v every_o face_n that_o do_v but_o look_v towards_o jerusalem_n on_o which_o bare_a account_n they_o churlish_o deny_v our_o saviour_n entertainment_n in_o their_o town_n because_o 53._o his_o behaviour_n be_v as_o though_o he_o will_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n nor_o come_v the_o jew_n behind_o they_o in_o hatred_n so_o far_o from_o familiar_a 9_o converse_v with_o they_o that_o a_o jew_n will_v rather_o content_o endure_v thirst_n then_o to_o quench_v it_o crave_v drink_n of_o a_o samaritan_n lest_o such_o hand_n shall_v defile_v the_o water_n with_o the_o very_o draw_v of_o it_o yea_o when_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n mean_v mortal_o to_o wound_v our_o saviour_n reputation_n they_o say_v he_o be_v a_o 48._o samaritan_n and_o have_v a_o devil_n however_o the_o deluge_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o so_o general_o drown_v all_o the_o samaritan_n but_o that_o some_o dry_a island_n some_o good_a man_n be_v find_v 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daughter_n of_o so_o mighty_a a_o monarch_n to_o marry_v her_o father_n subject_n for_o god_n law_n forbid_v heathen_a match_n and_o hereby_o she_o may_v keep_v a_o clear_a conscience_n and_o lead_v a_o comfortable_a life_n king_n child_n too_o often_o wed_v where_o they_o neither_o affect_v nor_o be_v affect_v to_o foreign_a prince_n stranger_n as_o well_o in_o their_o land_n as_o love_n unto_o they_o whilst_o here_o solomon_n daughter_n may_v have_v a_o soft_a pillow_n though_o not_o so_o sumptuous_a curtain_n in_o her_o home-marriage_n by_o the_o way_n observe_v we_o find_v a_o army_n of_o solomon_n wife_n and_o concubine_n and_o but_o three_o scatter_a scout_n of_o his_o child_n 11._o a_o son_n and_o two_o daughter_n multiply_v wife_n in_o man_n sin_n child_n god_n blessing_n and_o solomon_n lay_v too_o many_o foundation_n at_o once_o to_o build_v much_o posterity_n upon_o they_o §_o 33._o the_o usual_a arm_n of_o naphtali_n be_v vert_fw-fr a_o hind_n trippant_a proper_a according_a to_o 21._o jacob_n prediction_n naphtali_n be_v a_o hind_n let_v loose_a he_o give_v goodly_a word_n but_o how_o this_o character_n conform_v to_o the_o tribe_n learned_a man_n much_o disagree_v place_n luther_n find_v the_o analogy_n in_o deborah_n where_o in_o deed_n both_o her_o feminine_a sex_n be_v proper_a as_o also_o because_o she_o be_v a_o excellent_a 1._o spokeswoman_n all_o the_o error_n be_v she_o be_v rather_o extract_v from_o second_o ephraim_n then_o naphtali_n §_o 34._o other_o read_v the_o resemblance_n in_o barak_n because_o hindelike_a he_o be_v so_o fearful_a to_o come_v out_o to_o war_n but_o sure_o these_o blessing_n be_v give_v by_o prophetical_a jacob_n to_o his_o child_n as_o future_a badge_n of_o their_o honour_n not_o brand_n of_o their_o infamy_n and_o therefore_o the_o similitude_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v not_o in_o the_o disgraceful_a but_o commendable_a quality_n of_o a_o hind_n and_o more_o probable_o to_o be_v fetch_v not_o from_o their_o fear_n but_o fleetness_n in_o several_a performance_n beside_o some_o conceive_v it_o too_o restrictive_a a_o interpretation_n of_o jacob_n blessing_n to_o confine_v it_o to_o any_o particular_a though_o eminent_a person_n which_o speak_v rather_o the_o general_a disposition_n of_o the_o whole_a tribe_n and_o may_v thus_o more_o large_o be_v expound_v naphtali_n be_v a_o hind_n no_o ravenous_a or_o beast_n of_o prey_n cruel_a like_o the_o benjamite_n churlish_a like_o the_o ephraimite_n but_o a_o quiet_a creature_n intimate_v the_o naphtalite_n nature_n dispose_v to_o peacefulness_n let_v loose_a not_o pen_v within_o the_o pale_n of_o a_o park_n but_o have_v room_n enough_o to_o range_v in_o imply_v the_o large_a and_o spacious_a possession_n of_o this_o tribe_n he_o give_v goodly_a word_n they_o be_v man_n of_o fair_a speech_n and_o love_a discourse_n not_o querulous_a nor_o captious_a but_o prefer_v friendly_a compliance_n before_o brawl_n &_o contention_n the_o standard_n of_o naphtali_n in_o the_o israelite_n pitch_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v the_o last_o in_o the_o rear_n on_o the_o northside_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o asher_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n chap._n 5._o §_o 1._o asher_n young_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o zilpah_n his_o concubine_n carry_v blessedness_n in_o his_o name_n and_o be_v so_o prosper_v in_o his_o posterity_n that_o 41._o forty_o one_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o be_v reckon_v of_o this_o tribe_n in_o the_o general_a rendezvous_n at_o mount_n sinah_n all_o which_o punish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o death_n for_o provoke_a god_n with_o their_o disobedience_n their_o son_n be_v 47._o fifty_o three_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n many_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o eminent_a grandee_n extract_v from_o asher_n though_o we_o meeâ—_n with_o none_o of_o they_o in_o scripture_n save_v one_o and_o that_o a_o woman_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n 36._o anna_n the_o prophetess_n that_o property_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o constant_a therein_o as_o the_o pillar_n thereof_o she_o depart_v not_o thence_o but_o serve_v god_n with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n night_n and_o day_n §_o 2._o asher_n have_v mount_v libanus_n on_o the_o north_n naphtali_n on_o the_o east_n zebulun_n on_o the_o south_n and_o southeast_n the_o sea_n on_o the_o west_n contain_v wellnigh_o forty_o mile_n in_o length_n the_o breadth_n not_o exceed_v sixteen_o a_o fruitful_a country_n 10._o ashers_n bread_n shall_v be_v fat_a so_o hearty_a as_o if_o it_o be_v bread_n and_o flesh_n too_o and_o he_o shall_v yield_v royal_a dainty_n moses_n foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v wetshooe_v in_o oil_n he_o shall_v dip_v his_o 24._o foot_n therein_o add_v moreover_o that_o his_o shoe_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n not_o that_o the_o ground_n in_o this_o tribe_n parch_v by_o drought_n prove_v impenetrable_a and_o rebellious_a to_o the_o command_n of_o the_o
return_n be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v more_o liberal_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n or_o be_v two_o of_o the_o levite_n city_n leave_v out_o in_o chronicle_n omission_n in_o such_o case_n for_o reason_n to_o we_o unknown_a be_v no_o contradiction_n and_o the_o other_o nahalol_n two_o the_o same_o though_o unlike_a in_o sound_n with_o the_o two_o last_o mention_v in_o joshua_n indeed_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o town_n at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v have_v two_o name_n nothing_o alike_o medena_n alias_o newport_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n may_v be_v a_o instance_n thereof_o but_o for_o all_o i_o can_v find_v still_o i_o languish_v in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a solution_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o good_a will_v be_v slight_v who_o though_o unable_a to_o cure_v the_o wound_n while_o commentatour_n on_o the_o place_n suffer_v it_o to_o lie_v fester_v in_o silence_n desire_v to_o wash_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o clean_o till_o a_o more_o skilful_a hand_n apply_v a_o effectual_a plaster_n thereunto_o §_o 36._o in_o solomon_n division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o twelve_o purveyourship_n zâ—bulun_n zebulun_n have_v no_o distinct_a officer_n over_o he_o but_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o who_o beside_o many_o place_n he_o have_v in_o manasseh_n extend_v his_o jurisdiction_n 12._o even_o beyond_o jokneam_fw-la the_o arm_n of_o zebulun_n confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o custom_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v argent_fw-fr a_o ship_n with_o maste_n and_o tackle_v sable_a a_o honourable_a bear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o coat_n armour_n of_o albertus_n free_a baron_n of_o alasco_n in_o poland_n â—ave_n that_o his_o ship_n be_v without_o sail_n with_o this_o motto_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la vela_fw-la god_n will_v send_v sail_n and_o zebuluns_n accomplish_v with_o all_o the_o accoutrement_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chap._n 7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n elisha_n §_o 2._o issachar_n have_v the_o sea_n 19_o on_o the_o west_n jordan_n on_o the_o â—2_n east_n fruitfulness_n zebulun_n on_o the_o north_n manasseh_n on_o the_o south_n a_o fair_a fruitful_a country_n for_o as_o all_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o pleasant_a 24._o land_n so_o it_o be_v particular_o observe_v of_o issachars_n portion_n he_o see_v the_o land_n 15._o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a and_o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o tribute_n this_o tribe_n better_o acquit_v itself_o in_o the_o subsidy_n then_o in_o the_o muster-book_n they_o be_v the_o best_a yeomantry_n of_o israel_n towards_o the_o advance_n of_o raâ—es_n and_o tax_n they_o love_v rest_n and_o a_o sedentary_a life_n blame_v they_o not_o if_o sensible_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o soil_n they_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v home_o because_o certain_a to_o remove_v to_o their_o loss_n and_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o 14._o ass_n couch_v between_o two_o burden_n §_o 3._o yet_o be_v not_o the_o man_n of_o issachar_n of_o such_o servile_a nature_n valour_n but_o that_o they_o can_v be_v valiant_a when_o just_a occasion_n be_v offer_v they_o they_o be_v as_o willing_a and_o resolute_a as_o any_o other_o in_o 15._o help_a barak_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o sisera_n yet_o even_o then_o we_o may_v observe_v they_o march_v not_o far_o from_o their_o own_o habitation_n the_o field_n be_v fight_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o country_n and_o well_o may_v his_o ass_n find_v both_o heel_n and_o tooth_n to_o kick_v and_o bite_v such_o as_o offer_v to_o take_v his_o hay_n from_o his_o rack_n and_o provender_n a_o way_n from_o his_o manger_n §_o 4._o nor_o let_v the_o resemble_v of_o issachar_n to_o a_o ass_n chronology_n depress_v this_o tribe_n too_o low_o in_o our_o estimation_n the_o strength_n of_o his_o back_n not_o stupidity_n of_o his_o head_n give_v the_o occasion_n thereunto_o 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o point_n of_o excellent_a skill_n this_o tribe_n surpass_v all_o other_o be_v man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n 32._o to_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v now_o see_v time_n janus-like_a have_v two_o face_n one_o look_v backward_o chronology_n the_o other_o forward_a prognostication_n the_o question_n will_v be_v in_o which_o of_o these_o lie_v the_o learning_n of_o the_o issacharites_n a_o learned_a man_n genâ—sios_fw-gr conceive_v they_o only_o like_o husbandman_n weather-wise_a by_o their_o own_o rural_a observation_n sure_o more_o be_v import_v in_o that_o expression_n and_o not_o only_a almanac_n but_o chronicle-skill_n contain_v therein_o so_o that_o from_o deduction_n from_o former_a they_o can_v make_v direction_n for_o the_o future_a time_n oh_o for_o a_o little_a of_o issachars_n art_n in_o our_o age_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v these_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a time_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o be_v safe_a with_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o much_o of_o the_o person_n in_o this_o tribe_n come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o eminent_a place_n contain_v therein_o §_o 5._o in_o the_o south_n confine_v thereof_o stand_v the_o regal_a city_n of_o 18._o jezreel_n city_n for_o though_o the_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n belong_v to_o 10._o manasseh_n the_o city_n itself_o must_v pertain_v to_o issachar_n otherwise_o the_o sixteen_o city_n assign_v he_o josh._n 19_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o number_n in_o jezreel_n ahab_n have_v a_o princely_a palace_n haply_o the_o joynter-house_n of_o jezebel_n beside_o a_o 27._o garden-house_n adjoin_v and_o here_o in_o the_o city_n live_v naboth_n as_o hard_o by_o lay_v his_o vineyard_n which_o ahab_n can_v not_o obtain_v from_o he_o either_o by_o purchase_n or_o 3._o exchange_v §_o 6._o some_o will_v find_v more_o equity_n in_o ahab_n offer_n than_o discretion_n in_o naboth_n defend_v refusal_n but_o blame_v he_o not_o if_o loath_a to_o offend_v his_o god_n to_o accommodate_v his_o king_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o his_o conscience_n persuade_v that_o his_o earthly_a possession_n be_v the_o earnest_n of_o his_o heavenly_a inheritance_n and_o that_o his_o part_n with_o the_o former_a void_v his_o title_n to_o the_o latter_a beside_o his_o vineyard_n six_o hundred_o year_n since_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n have_v pertain_v to_o his_o ancestor_n probable_o more_o age_n then_o ahab'_v new_o erect_v palace_n have_v belong_v year_n to_o his_o family_n §_o 7._o on_o the_o denial_n ahab_n fall_v sullen-sick_a no_o meat_n will_v down_o with_o he_o for_o lack_v of_o a_o salad_n because_o want_v naboth_n naboth_n vineyard_n for_o a_o garden_n of_o herb_n till_o jezebel_n undertake_v the_o business_n a_o letter_n be_v make_v up_o of_o her_o brain_n her_o husband_n hand_n and_o seal_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o jezreel_n enjoin_v they_o to_o set_v up_o two_o 10_o man_n of_o belial_n to_o accuse_v naboth_n of_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o the_o king_n she_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v plenty_n of_o such_o person_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o so_o populous_a and_o vicious_a a_o place_n oh_o the_o ancient_a order_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n for_o money_n to_o depose_v any_o falsehood_n hereupon_o naboth_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o his_o 26._o son_n also_o flat_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n which_o in_o this_o case_n have_v provide_v the_o 16._o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v donâ—_n to_o clear_v all_o claim_n and_o prevent_v all_o pretender_n of_o title_n unto_o the_o inheritance_n §_o 8._o thuâ—_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v for_o ahab_n use_v turn_v into_o a_o garden_n of_o â—erbes_n justice_n sure_o the_o bitter_a wormwood_n of_o divine_a revenge_n grow_v plentiful_o thereâ—n_v foâ—_n in_o the_o same_o place_n his_o son_n joram_n and_o granchild_n
the_o ruin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v happen_v in_o his_o reign_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v when_o a_o vessel_n be_v already_o brimful_a the_o addition_n of_o the_o least_o drop_n more_o will_v make_v it_o run_v over_o §_o 30._o afterward_o samaria_n be_v people_v with_o colony_n of_o the_o assyrian_n samaria_n great_a back_n friend_n to_o the_o rebuild_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n do_v sufficient_o declare_v our_o saviour_n therefore_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o the_o disciple_n when_o send_v to_o preach_v into_o 5._o any_o city_n of_o the_o samaritan_n enter_v you_o not_o but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o temporary_a prohibition_n for_o after_o christ_n ascension_n and_o the_o persecution_n about_o steven_n samaria_n quick_o receive_v the_o gospel_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o 31._o philip_n the_o evangelist_n here_o afterward_o happen_v the_o great_a contest_v betwixt_o the_o two_o simons_n peter_n and_o magus_n the_o latter_a 19_o proffer_v 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the_o dragon_n 13._o near_o the_o valley_n gate_n may_v be_v make_v at_o the_o same_o time_n fountain_n probable_o take_v its_o denomination_n from_o some_o artificial_a resemblance_n of_o a_o dragon_n about_o it_o a_o conduit_n in_o a_o dragon-fashion_n though_o such_o antic_n be_v more_o common_o present_v spit_v of_o fire_n then_o vent_v of_o water_n be_v make_v here_o by_o adrichomius_n tremellius_n conceive_v it_o call_v dragon_n or_o serpent_n well_o because_o the_o water_n thereof_o which_o contrary_a to_o other_o author_n he_o make_v the_o same_o with_o siloam_n glide_v snake-like_a soft_a and_o gentle_a yea_o crooked_a and_o wind_a with_o many_o intricate_a flexure_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o assign_v the_o certain_a cause_n of_o such_o name_n as_o be_v mere_o ad_fw-la placitum_fw-la find_v a_o well_o and_o gate_n in_o the_o cousin_n of_o the_o city_n of_o sarisbury_n sarisbury_n of_o the_o same_o name_n yet_o hitherto_o can_v never_o hear_v any_o probable_a 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leasurable_a and_o treatable_a in_o his_o go_n on_o foot_n but_o if_o mount_v only_o on_o a_o slow_a pace_a ass_n and_o do_v not_o rash_o precipitate_v in_o his_o proceed_n 2_o not_o querulous_a or_o clamorous_a in_o his_o discourse_n he_o shall_v not_o strive_v nor_o cry_v 19_o neither_o shall_v any_o hear_v his_o voice_n in_o the_o street_n but_o meek_a and_o quiet_a now_o as_o god_n be_v eminent_o in_o the_o still_a 12._o voice_n so_o also_o be_v he_o effectual_o once_o in_o this_o still_a water_n when_o our_o saviour_n send_v the_o blind-born_a man_n hither_o 7._o to_o wash_v and_o thereby_o he_o recover_v his_o sight_n §_o 14._o this_o be_v he_o therewith_o who_o afterward_o prove_v so_o constant_a a_o confessor_n of_o christ_n avouch_v he_o a_o prophet_n and_o his_o cure_n by_o he_o real_o effect_v notwithstanding_o the_o pharisee_n menace_v to_o the_o contrary_n hope_v in_o vain_a though_o christ_n have_v
in_o the_o oracle_n do_v begin_v his_o familiar_a discourse_n with_o the_o israelite_n or_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n take_v in_o hand_n then_o solomon_n enter_v on_o the_o work_n employ_v in_o mount_n lebanon_n a_o vast_a army_n of_o workman_n in_o their_o several_a distance_n to_o advance_v this_o fabric_n §_o 2._o namely_o workman_n for_o servile_a work_n a_o 18._o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o bearer_n of_o burden_n and_o hewer_n of_o stone_n and_o wood_n all_o these_o be_v stranger_n solomon_n reserve_v his_o native_a subject_n for_o their_o purse_n to_o pay_v tax_n not_o person_n to_o bear_v burden_n second_o for_o plain_a work_n in_o which_o thirty_o thousand_o israelite_n be_v employ_v yet_o with_o such_o 14._o alternation_n that_o divide_v in_o three_o part_n they_o stay_v one_o month_n in_o mount_n lebanon_n and_o the_o other_o two_o at_o home_n three_o for_o carved-work_n herein_o the_o sidonian_n only_o be_v use_v who_o exact_a number_n be_v not_o specify_v but_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v numerous_a if_o we_o may_v guess_v the_o man_n by_o their_o mouth_n and_o their_o mouth_n by_o the_o 10._o proportion_n of_o victual_n allow_v they_o last_o above_o all_o for_o direction_n three_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o be_v appoint_v sure_o so_o many_o officer_n will_v suffer_v no_o drone_n to_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a hive_n to_o oversee_v the_o rest_n §_o 3._o such_o labour_n who_o admire_v how_o so_o many_o can_v so_o long_o be_v busy_v in_o such_o a_o building_n will_v haply_o have_v wonder_v more_o how_o so_o few_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n can_v have_v finish_v the_o same_o have_v they_o behold_v the_o magnificence_n thereof_o two_o great_a gulf_n there_o be_v which_o insensible_o swallow_v up_o the_o labour_n of_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n first_o the_o want_n of_o horse_n in_o judea_n plenty_n whereof_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o king_n solomon_n reign_n whereupon_o massy_a timber_n in_o those_o mountainous_a country_n be_v manage_v by_o the_o main_a strength_n of_o man_n the_o second_o be_v a_o religious_a criticism_n peculiar_a to_o this_o structure_n all_o thing_n be_v beforehand_o so_o frame_v and_o fit_v in_o mount_n lebanon_n that_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o axe_n or_o hammer_n be_v hear_v in_o jerusalem_n when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v erect_v which_o exactness_n must_v needs_o occasion_v many_o chargeable_a essay_n and_o sample_n before_o it_o can_v be_v attain_v nor_o want_v there_o a_o mystery_n therein_o because_o as_o the_o move_a tabernacle_n typify_v the_o church_n militant_a so_o the_o temple_n resemble_v the_o triumphant_a where_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v think_v worthy_a to_o be_v admit_v into_o glory_n shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o glory_n §_o 4._o some_o will_v say_v with_o 9_o nicodemus_n thereof_o how_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v that_o no_o noise_n shall_v be_v make_v at_o the_o erect_n thereof_o suppose_v but_o a_o bedstead_n have_v head_n side_n foot_n post_n tester_n cord_n and_o curtain_n fit_v before_o it_o can_v be_v set_v up_o without_o some_o necessary_a noise_n yea_o grant_v their_o hammer_n or_o mallet_n case_v with_o some_o soft_a matter_n to_o bribe_v they_o to_o silence_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o be_v make_v so_o mute_a but_o that_o the_o very_a contusion_n and_o enforcement_n of_o the_o air_n will_v unavoidable_o advance_v some_o sound_n nor_o be_v the_o beam_n of_o the_o temple_n so_o far_o in_o love_n with_o their_o mortise_n as_o to_o run_v into_o they_o or_o the_o mortise_n so_o fond_a of_o the_o beam_n as_o to_o embrace_v they_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n §_o 5._o in_o answer_v hereto_o thereunto_o some_o plead_v miracle_n other_o exquisite_a art_n and_o several_a kind_n of_o cement_n soulder_a rivet_a screw_v glew_v and_o other_o device_n unknown_a to_o our_o age_n as_o for_o the_o rabbinicall_a fancy_n that_o solomon_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o worm_n thamyr_v 9_o effect_v this_o matter_n most_o will_n account_v it_o improbable_a in_o itself_o and_o unproportionable_a to_o scripture_n other_o distinguish_v on_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o noise_n small_a in_o comparison_n of_o so_o great_a a_o work_n and_o not_o obstreperous_a to_o a_o public_a disturbance_n but_o the_o best_a interpret_v it_o that_o no_o laborious_a sound_n be_v hear_v from_o the_o hew_a or_o square_n of_o timber_n or_o stone_n but_o only_o a_o more_o cheerful_a yea_o melodious_a harmony_n from_o the_o happy_a conjunction_n and_o compact_v of_o part_n together_o now_o easy_o match_v which_o have_v be_v contract_v before_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o what_o tongue-tied_a tool_n soever_o be_v use_v at_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o temple_n too_o clamorous_a instrument_n be_v employ_v at_o the_o destruction_n thereof_o when_o they_o break_v down_o the_o 6._o curve_v work_n thereof_o at_o once_o with_o axe_n and_o hammer_n §_o 6._o beside_o the_o two_o gulf_n aforesaid_a thriâ—t_n the_o quicksand_n of_o many_o man_n labour_n it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v consider_v that_o though_o so_o wise_a a_o king_n as_o solomon_n will_v not_o burden_v himself_o with_o superfluous_a number_n yet_o in_o this_o fabric_n wherein_o he_o do_v personate_v and_o represent_v the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n he_o consult_v more_o with_o his_o magnificence_n than_o his_o frugality_n not_o mind_v so_o much_o how_o many_o the_o build_n in_o bare_a necessity_n do_v require_v but_o how_o many_o the_o builder_n with_o full_a authority_n can_v command_v §_o 7._o notwithstanding_o so_o many_o labourer_n entertain_v in_o the_o work_n temple_n seven_o year_n be_v this_o temple_n in_o building_n here_o some_o will_v behold_v the_o sanctity_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o septenary_a number_n 38._o so_o often_o occur_v in_o scripture_n while_o we_o conceive_v this_o the_o best_a reason_n why_o just_o seven_o year_n be_v spend_v in_o the_o build_n thereof_o because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v end_v in_o six_o nor_o accomplish_v within_o a_o short_a compass_n of_o time_n indeed_o almost_o twice_o as_o much_o time_n thirteen_o year_n do_v solomon_n 1._o spend_v in_o build_v his_o own_o house_n whereof_o this_o fair_a and_o ingenuous_a reason_n be_v render_v by_o 2._o josephus_n because_o he_o be_v not_o so_o intent_n and_o earnest_n therein_o as_o in_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o temple_n it_o be_v in_o another_o case_n report_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o boaz_n 18._o the_o man_n will_v not_o be_v at_o rest_n until_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o thing_n so_o solomon_n during_o those_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o temple_n building_n do_v not_o sleep_v in_o a_o cessation_n from_o nor_o slumber_n in_o a_o interruption_n of_o that_o work_n which_o be_v intend_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n though_o in_o erect_v his_o own_o palace_n as_o he_o make_v it_o for_o his_o pleasure_n so_o he_o do_v it_o at_o his_o leisure_n as_o conveniency_n will_v permit_v chap._n iii_o of_o the_o general_a dimension_n of_o the_o temple_n §_o 1._o the_o length_n of_o this_o temple_n be_v 2._o sixty_o cubit_n beside_o ten_o cubit_n for_o the_o porch_n temple_n which_o complete_a the_o whole_a length_n seventy_o the_o breadth_n thereof_o twenty_o the_o height_n thirty_o here_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o manifest_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o jewish_a antiquity_n both_o for_o the_o time_n wherein_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v and_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o scripture_n 1_o king_n 6._o 1._o four_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o year_n after_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 1_o king_n 6._o 2._o the_o height_n thereof_o thirty_o cubit_n josephus_n ant._n jud._n li._n 8._o c._n 2._o five_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o two_o year_n after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n ibidem_fw-la the_o whole_a height_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v six_o score_n cubit_n a_o difference_n which_o will_v make_v no_o impression_n on_o his_o faith_n who_o have_v read_v saint_n peter_n resolution_n 29._o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n such_o passage_n not_o unusual_a in_o josephus_n witness_v when_o he_o say_v of_o king_n jehojachin_n c_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v just_a and_o merciful_a 8._o of_o who_o the_o scripture_n 9_o once_o and_o 9_o again_o report_v and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n §_o 2._o a_o cubit_n cubit_n say_v some_o be_v the_o length_n from_o the_o elbow_n to_o the_o wrist_n say_v other_o to_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o long_a finger_n some_o make_v it_o the_o four_o other_o the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o man_n some_o allow_v it_o a_o foot_n other_o a_o foot_n and_o half_a with_o who_o we_o concur_v but_o it_o be_v main_o material_a that_o the_o cubit_n
to_o inquire_v to_o who_o the_o right_a thereof_o do_v belong_v here_o we_o find_v a_o undoubted_a evidence_n that_o the_o same_o by_o a_o double_a title_n pertein_v to_o the_o land_n and_o people_n of_o israel_n 1_o as_o a_o fence_n to_o the_o vineyard_n 2_o as_o a_o common_a to_o a_o city_n as_o a_o fence_n to_o a_o vineyard_n so_o the_o prophet_n in_o his_o parable_n â—_o and_o be_v fence_v it_o and_o gather_v out_o the_o stone_n thereof_o now_o although_o this_o fence_n principal_o refer_v to_o god_n protection_n over_o the_o jew_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o unappliable_a to_o the_o natural_a posture_n of_o their_o country_n hem_v in_o with_o mount_n libanus_n on_o the_o north_n second_o if_o we_o conceive_v all_o judea_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o great_a city_n lebanon_n be_v a_o common_a 5._o assign_v thereunto_o and_o all_o lebanon_n towards_o the_o sunrising_n and_o though_o probable_o the_o neighbour_a tribe_n asher_n naphtali_n and_o dan_n do_v reap_v the_o most_o benefit_n thereby_o yet_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v presume_v to_o have_v a_o right_a both_o in_o the_o herbage_n for_o their_o profit_n and_o wild_a beast_n for_o their_o pleasure_n however_o either_o with_o or_o without_o the_o leave_n of_o israel_n the_o 3.3_o hivites_n and_o 10.17_o archites_n who_o city_n archa_n be_v by_o ptolemy_n place_v hereabout_o make_v bold_a to_o share_v with_o they_o in_o the_o commodity_n of_o this_o mountain_n here_o grow_v the_o goodly_a cedar_n of_o who_o several_a kind_n some_o bear_a fruit_n without_o flower_n other_o bring_v flower_n without_o fruit_n manner_n of_o grow_v have_v straight_o and_o clean_a body_n to_o the_o top_n and_o there_o a_o tuft_n of_o bough_n and_o leaf_n where_o shall_v the_o hair_n be_v but_o on_o the_o head_n natural_a quality_n or_o supernatural_a rather_o because_o say_v to_o be_v free_a from_o corruption_n and_o therefore_o use_v to_o make_v the_o statue_n of_o the_o god_n the_o philosopher_n history_n will_v give_v the_o best_a 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provide_v for_o the_o people_n of_o this_o place_n they_o be_v 31._o put_v under_o saw_n and_o under_o harrow_n of_o iron_n and_o under_o axe_n of_o iron_n and_o make_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o brick_n kilne_v see_v here_o david_n patience_n provoke_v into_o fury_n and_o be_v it_o not_o just_a that_o they_o who_o will_v not_o civil_o like_o man_n use_v david_n 4._o ambassador_n shall_v by_o david_n man_n be_v barbarous_o use_v like_o beast_n in_o slavish_a employment_n §_o 28._o the_o most_o populous_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ammon_n lie_v betwixt_o aroer_n and_o minnith_n contain_v no_o few_o than_o twenty_o city_n so_o many_o represent_v in_o our_o map_n and_o have_v i_o find_v their_o name_n in_o scripture_n i_o have_v impart_v they_o to_o the_o reader_n all_o these_o 33._o city_n be_v smite_v by_o jephthah_n that_o most_o valiant_a judge_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o pass_v over_o to_o the_o enemy_n to_o fight_v with_o they_o other_z judges_z only_o expel_v they_o out_o 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idol_n of_o that_o country_n nibhaz_n §_o 37._o this_o and_o tarkah_n be_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o 21._o avite_v of_o who_o nothing_o save_o their_o name_n extant_a in_o scripture_n though_o the_o rabbi_n fancy_v the_o one_o like_o a_o dog_n the_o other_o a_o ass_n and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a hear_n that_o we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o they_o some_o heathen_a account_v those_o man_n happy_a that_o be_v never_o bear_v and_o those_o next_o that_o die_v the_o soon_o so_o we_o esteem_v those_o idol_n least_o bad_a which_o never_o appear_v and_o next_o they_o such_o as_o be_v most_o obscure_a the_o manner_n of_o who_o mischievous_a worship_n have_v leave_v the_o least_o impression_n to_o posterity_n queen_n of_o heaven_n §_o 38._o god_n himself_o most_o just_o be_v style_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n by_o 37._o nebucchadnezzaâ—_n but_o by_o queen_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o â—â—_o prophet_n superstitious_o worship_v by_o the_o jew_n we_o understand_v the_o moon_n make_v to_o rule_v the_o 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thereof_o leave_v the_o red-sea_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n where_o their_o passage_n be_v no_o whit_n prejudicial_a to_o the_o edomite_n as_o be_v through_o a_o base_a country_n secure_v against_o the_o long_a stay_n of_o any_o passenger_n therein_o by_o its_o own_o barrenness_n beside_o 〈…〉_z some_o conceive_v the_o land_n of_o edom_n extend_v not_o ancient_o so_o far_o as_o the_o red_a sea_n so_o that_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n ezion_n gaber_n belong_v not_o thereunto_o though_o in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n account_v parcel_n thereof_o chap._n xxii_o objection_n against_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n answer_v philol._n in_o your_o map_n of_o simeon_n and_o judah_n you_o make_v that_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n which_o run_v nigh_o rinocolura_fw-la into_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o here_o you_o call_v both_o that_o brook_n that_o run_v into_o the_o syrbon_n lake_n as_o also_o the_o easternmost_a stream_n of_o nilus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n how_o come_v this_o triplication_n where_o the_o scripture_n present_v but_o one_o you_o multiply_v three_o river_n of_o egypt_n ale_v you_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o passage_n bishop_n latimer_n confess_v of_o himself_o while_o as_o yet_o a_o young_a priest_n and_o zealous_a papist_n he_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o rubric_n to_o mingle_v water_n with_o the_o wine_n in_o the_o chalice_n at_o mass_n be_v so_o anglic_a scrupulous_a to_o do_v it_o effectual_o that_o he_o pour_v in_o water_n so_o much_o and_o so_o often_o that_o he_o almost_o dilute_v all_o into_o water_n such_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o my_o caution_n herein_o who_o have_v egypt-rivered_n this_o map_n to_o purpose_n willing_a to_o please_v all_o without_o displease_v of_o the_o truth_n you_o know_v who_o say_v 18._o if_o it_o be_v possible_a as_o much_o as_o in_o you_o lie_v have_v peace_n with_o all_o man_n as_o herein_o i_o have_v endeavour_v for_o 1_o the_o rivulet_n south_n of_o simeon_n by_o general_a consent_n 2_o that_o run_v into_o the_o syrbon-lake_n by_o mr._n more_o 3_o the_o easternmost_a stream_n of_o nile_n by_o bochartus_n be_v make_v the_o river_n of_o egypt_n thus_o each_o opinion_n have_v learned_a man_n to_o patronize_v it_o we_o equal_o tender_v they_o all_o to_o the_o reader_n discretion_n to_o reject_v or_o accept_v which_o of_o they_o he_o shall_v conclude_v most_o probable_a philol._n you_o make_v sinai_n where_o the_o law_n be_v give_v a_o different_a and_o distinct_a mountain_n from_o mount_n horeb._n whereas_o in_o scripture_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o horeb_n be_v the_o same_o with_o sinai_n two_o name_n for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mount_n for_o that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v in_o sinai_n all_o agree_v and_o the_o same_o be_v attribute_v to_o horeb_n also_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o we_o in_o 4._o horeb._n the_o lord_n talk_v with_o you_o face_n to_o face_n in_o the_o mount_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n the_o fire_n ale_v some_o raleigh_n conceive_v this_o mountain_n as_o moses_n be_v erroneous_o fancy_v with_o horn_n to_o rise_v up_o parnassus-like_a with_o a_o double_a top_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v call_v horeb_n the_o other_o sinai_n or_o else_o the_o former_a like_o the_o alps_n be_v a_o genericall_a name_n to_o many_o while_o sinai_n like_o mount_n senis_fw-la among_o the_o alps_n be_v more_o eminent_a and_o conspicuous_a than_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o height_n thereof_o philol._n see_v the_o spy_n be_v send_v from_o 19_o kadesh-barnea_a to_o discover_v the_o land_n a_o city_n afterward_o assign_v to_o 6._o judah_n how_o come_v you_o to_o make_v the_o israelite_n to_o incamp_v so_o many_o mile_n south_n of_o the_o same_o place_n ale_v none_o can_v be_v so_o wild_a as_o to_o conceive_v that_o the_o israelite_n during_o their_o journey_v in_o the_o wilderness_n ever_o come_v within_o the_o
12._o 23._o 23._o judg._n 5._o 19_o 19_o josâ—_n 11._o 21._o 21._o psal._n 83._o 10._o 10._o josh._n 17._o 11._o megiddo_n a_o eminent_a city_n city_n 2_o chr._n 35._o 21._o josiah_n his_o death_n reconcile_v reconcile_v 2_o king_n 23._o 29._o 29._o 2_o chr._n 35._o 24._o 24._o 2_o king_n 22._o 20._o general_n grief_n thereat_o thereat_o see_v the_o sepâ—uâ—gints_n preface_n on_o the_o lamentation_n lamentation_n 2_o chr._n 35._o 25._o 25._o zech_n 12._o 11._o 11._o 1_o king_n 4._o 17._o the_o arm_n of_o issachar_n issachar_n 1_o kin._n 4._o 12._o 12._o 1_o king_n 4._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 49._o 14._o the_o remainder_n of_o manasseh_n manasseh_n josh._n 17._o 2._o zelophâ—hâ—ds_n daughter_n plea._n plea._n numb_a 27._o 2._o &_o 36._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 17._o 4._o 4._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1â—_n 1â—_n numb_a 2â—3_n caesarea_n build_v by_o herod_n herod_n act._n 23._o 35._o 35._o act._n 12._o 2._o 2._o act._n 12._o 23._o inhabit_a by_o pious_a people_n people_n act._n 10._o 1._o 1._o act._n 21._o 10._o 10._o act._n 21._o 9_o 9_o camden_n brit._n in_o brecknockshire_n saint_n paul_n his_o behaviour_n in_o caesarea_n caesarea_n act._n 24._o 25._o 25._o joseph_n lib._n 20._o 20._o act._n 25._o 23._o 23._o iâ—venal_n satyr_n 6._o 6._o translate_v by_o sir_n rob._n stapilâ—on_n stapilâ—on_n act._n 26._o 29._o the_o river_n kanah_n kanah_n act._n 23._o 23._o 23._o josh._n 17._o 9_o 9_o m._n sand_n in_o his_o travel_n pag_n sâ—gar_o a_o modee_a invention_n invention_n panciâ—ollus_n de_fw-fr râ—bus_fw-la inâ—ent_fw-la lib._n 2._o â—it_n 5._o gedeon_n of_o a_o thresher_n make_v judge_n israel_n sad_a condition_n condition_n judg._n 6._o â—_o â—_o judg._n 6._o 3._o 3._o judge_n 6._o 11._o gedeon_n army_n abridge_v abridge_v judg._n 7._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 7._o 5._o god_n condescension_n to_o gedâ—on_n gedâ—on_n judg._n 7._o 14._o 14._o judg._n 6._o 37._o 39_o the_o midianite_n assault_v assault_v judg._n 7._o 21._o 21._o seneâ—_n in_o troad_n improve_v his_o victory_n victory_n judg._n 7._o 2d_o gideon_n occasion_v idolatry_n idolatry_n judg._n 8._o 27._o 27._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibid._n v_o 32._o abel-meholah_a the_o place_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n 1_o king_n 19_o 19_o 19_o 1_o king_n 7._o 46._o 46._o â—_o king_n 2._o 8._o 8._o luke_n 9_o 62._o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n jordan_n 1_o king_n 7._o 46._o 46._o john_n 3._o 23._o gath._n rimmon_n and_o the_o land_n of_o tappuah_n tappuah_n josh._n 21._o 25._o 25._o 1_o chr._n 6._o 70._o the_o mountain_n of_o oâ—adiah_n oâ—adiah_n judg._n 7._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 7._o 1._o 1._o 1_o kin._n 1â—_n 13._o 13._o mâ—t._n 10._o 41._o 41._o in_o epitaphio_fw-la paulae_fw-la &_o epist._n ad_fw-la â—â—arcellum_fw-la the_o rephaim_v their_o iron_n chariot_n chariot_n caesar_n de_fw-fr bâ—llo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diod_n sâ—c_n l._n 17_o plutaâ—chus_n in_o artaxâ—â—xi_n &_o all_o bethsan_n where_o bacchus_n hisn_a nurâ—e_n be_v bâ—iâ—d_v bâ—iâ—d_v josh._n 17._o 11._o 11._o 1_o sam._n â—1_n 12._o 12._o plin._n nat._n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 18._o bezek_n bezek_n see_v the_o description_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n moriah_n 1_o sam._n 11._o 8._o ephraim_n why_o account_v the_o elder_a elder_a gen._n â—8_o 14._o 14._o numb_a 1._o 33._o 33._o num._n 26._o 37._o 37._o psal._n 60._o 7._o a_o princely_a and_o puissant_a tribe_n tribe_n isa._n 7._o 2._o 2._o judg._n 8._o 2._o 2._o in_o gad_n §_o 20._o the_o ephraimite_n have_v a_o natural_a lisp_n lisp_n camd._n brit._n in_o lecest._n but_o be_v valiant_a and_o fortunate_a fortunate_a judg._n 4_o 5._o 5._o judg._n 12._o 15._o 15._o 1_o kin._n 11._o 26._o the_o bound_n of_o ephraim_n exactness_n why_o necessary_a herein_o ephraim_n particular_a bound_n bound_n hereof_o no_o doubt_n be_v hushai_n the_o archite_a gezer_n give_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o chr._n 7._o 24._o 24._o josh._n 12._o 1â—_n 1â—_n judg._n 1._o 29._o 29._o 1_o king_n 9_o 16._o 16._o josh._n 21._o 21._o ramathaimzophine_n ramathaimzophine_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 5._o 5._o 1_o sâ—m_n 1._o 19_o 19_o 1_o sam._n 7._o 17._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 1._o saul_n prophecte_n prophecte_n 1_o sam._n 19_o 21._o 21._o 1_o sam._n 10._o 10._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 16._o 14._o 14._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 1_o sam._n 28._o 20._o 20._o 1_o john_n 4._o 1._o arimathea_n arimathea_n mat._n 27._o 57_o shiloh_n why_o the_o fâ—rst_a place_n of_o the_o arkâ—s_n residence_n residence_n josh._n 18._o 1._o 1._o isâ—_n 8._o 6._o 6._o john_n 9_o 7._o here_o benjamites_n 〈◊〉_d they_o wife_n wife_n judg._n 21._o 23._o equivocation_n equivocation_n judg._n 21._o 1._o 1._o judg._n 21._o 20._o match-lottery_n goldenchance_n eli_n at_o shiloh_n connive_n at_o his_o wicked_a son_n son_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 7._o 7._o ibid._n v_o 15._o 15._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 13._o 13._o ibid._n v_o 22._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 11._o afterward_o sad_o destroy_v destroy_v 1_o sam._n 4._o 21._o shiloh_n sink_v in_o silence_n with_o the_o tabernacle_n tabernacle_n 1_o king_n 14._o 2._o the_o possession_n give_v to_o joshua_n joshua_n judg._n 2._o 9_o 9_o josh._n 19_o 49_o 50._o 50._o josh._n 24._o 30._o 30._o josh._n 24._o 33._o tirzah_n once_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n israel_n josh._n 12._o 24._o 24._o cant._n 6._o 4._o 4._o 1_o kin._n 14._o 17._o 17._o 1_o king_n 11._o 26._o 26._o 1_o king_n 15._o 21._o 21._o 1_o king_n 16._o 9_o 9_o 2_o chr._n 16._o 14._o 14._o justin._n lib._n 1._o 1._o 2_o king_n 9_o 31._o 31._o 2_o king_n 15._o 16._o private_a house_n on_o mount_n ephraim_n ephraim_n judg._n 19_o 1._o 1._o jud._n 18._o 2._o 24._o 24._o jud._n 4._o 5._o 5._o isaiah_n 7._o 9_o samaria_n build_v by_o omri_n omri_n 1_o king_n 16._o 24._o 24._o mic._n 6._o 16._o the_o stately_a building_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 1._o 2._o 2._o deâ—t_fw-la 22._o 8._o 8._o 1_o king_n 22._o 39_o 39_o 1_o king_n 16._o 32._o 32._o 2_o king_n 10._o 25._o 27._o 27._o 1_o kin._n 22._o 10._o the_o king_n of_o syria_n street_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n 1_o kin._n 20._o 34._o first_o siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n 1_o king_n 20._o 10._o 10._o 1_o king_n 20._o 21._o the_o second_o siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 7._o 17._o the_o three_o and_o last_o siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 17._o 2._o a_o christian_a church_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n mat._n 10._o 5._o 5._o act._n 8._o 5._o 14._o 25._o &_o 9_o 31._o 31._o act._n 8._o 19_o 19_o act._n 2._o 4._o 4._o act._n 10._o 44._o memorable_a place_n near_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 10._o 14._o 14._o 2_o king_n 7._o 3._o 4._o levit._fw-la â—3_n 46._o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n 2_o king_n 6._o 25._o 26._o 26._o 1_o king_n 21._o 1._o cursâ—g_v and_o blessing_n on_o ebal_n and_o gerizim_n gerizim_n josh._n 8._o 34._o 34._o deut._n 11._o 29._o 29._o josh._n 8_o 35._o 35._o deut._n 27._o 12._o 12._o deut._n 27._o 14._o how_o they_o may_v be_v hear_v form_n one_o mount_v to_o another_o another_o benjamin_n in_o 〈◊〉_d pa._n 38._o 38._o giraldus_n cambrensis_fw-la see_v camden_n britâ—in_a merionithshire_n a_o solmn_a altar_n build_v on_o mount_n ebal_n ebal_n deut._n 27._o 5._o 5._o josh._n 8._o 31._o 31._o deut._n 27._o 8._o 32_o two_o sect_n of_o samaritan_n the_o first_o idolater_n idolater_n 2_o king_n 17._o 25._o 25._o antiq._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 14._o 14._o ezek._n 1â—_n 21._o 21._o 2_o king_n 17._o 27_o 27_o contr._n haeres_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 5._o â—â—_o â—â—_o â—bn_n patrick_n in_o 〈◊〉_d arab._n arab._n 2_o king_n 17._o 29_o 30_o 31._o the_o second_o sect_n heretical_a heretical_a nehe._n 13._o 28._o 28._o anti._n jud._n li._n 11._o cap._n 7._o 8._o 8._o zemach_n david_n part_n prim_fw-la pag._n 26._o â—_o b._n b._n haeres_fw-la 9_o 9_o gen._n 35._o 4._o 4._o hot_v exercit_fw-la anti-mor_a samaritan_n for_o their_o own_o advantage_n falsify_v the_o text_n text_n john_n 4._o 20._o 20._o deut._n 27._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 8._o 30._o 30._o vid._n sam._n pent._n deut._n 27._o 4._o 1_o king_n 6._o 1._o 1._o gen._n 12._o 6_o 7._o 7._o psal._n 78._o 67_o 68_o 69._o 69._o josh_o 18._o 1._o josh._n 16._o 6._o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n sirach_n 2_o macc._n 6._o 2._o 2._o luk._n 9_o 53._o 53._o zemach_n david_n part_n 1â—_n pag._n 26._o 26._o eccles._n 50_o 25._o impudence_n to_o prefer_v the_o samaritan_n before_o the_o hebrew_n pentateuch_n pentateuch_n prov._n 30._o 21._o 23._o 23._o vide_fw-la exercit._fw-la hottingeâ—i_fw-la contra_fw-la moriâ—um_fw-la moriâ—um_fw-la rom._n 3._o 2._o 2._o amos_n 3._o 2._o dinah_n deflower_v in_o shechem_n gen._n 34._o 1._o 1._o gen_n 18._o 9_o 9_o gen._n 24._o 65_o 65_o gen._n 29._o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 13._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 34._o 25._o abimelech_n make_v king_n by_o the_o shechemite_n shechemite_n judg._n 9_o 6._o 6._o judg._n 4._o 7._o shechem_n sack_v by_o abimeleâ—h_n abimeleâ—h_n
judg._n 9_o 45._o 45._o gen._n 14._o 3._o 3._o munster_n cosm._n in_o descr_n italy_n abâ—melech_n slay_v at_o â—he_n tower_n of_o thebez_n thebez_n judg._n 9_o 48._o 48._o psal._n 68_o 14._o 14._o judg._n 9_o 20._o 6._o 6._o 1_o king_n 11._o 27_o 27_o judg._n 9_o 53._o the_o people_n petition_n râ—hoboam_n at_o shechem_n 1_o king_n 11._o 31._o 37._o â—â—_o â—â—_o 1_o king_n 11._o 3._o 3._o 1_o king_n 12._o 5._o rehoboam_n follow_v the_o young_a man_n advice_n advice_n 2_o king_n 12._o 7._o adoram_n stone_v by_o the_o people_n people_n 2_o sam._n 20._o 24._o 24._o 1_o king_n 12._o 18._o 18._o hollir_n shed_v pag._n 431._o 431._o ideâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 634._o jacob_n purchase_n â—nd_n josâ—phs_n portion_n portion_n gen._n 33._o 20._o 20._o josh._n 24._o 32._o 32._o gen._n 48._o 22._o 22._o eccles._n 10._o 19_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la gen._n 34._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d and_o shalem_n â—_z nigh_o sheâ—hem_o sheâ—hem_o john_n 4._o 5._o 5._o gen._n 33._o 18._o two_o eminent_a oak_n near_o shechem_n shechem_n gen._n 12._o 6._o 6._o gen._n 35._o 4._o 4._o joâ—â—_n 24._o 27._o 27._o josh._n 24._o 26._o 26._o josh._n 18.1_o dothâ—â—_n where_o the_o syrian_n be_v smite_v with_o blindness_n blindness_n 2_o kin._n 13._o 14._o 14._o 2_o king_n 6._o 18._o dothan_n where_o joseph_n be_v sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n brethren_n gen._n 37._o 12._o how_o this_o country_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n hebrew_n gen._n 40._o 15._o 15._o act._n 7._o 5._o 5._o gen._n 14._o 18._o the_o city_n ephraim_n ephraim_n joh._n 11._o 54._o 54._o joh._n 10._o 15._o 15._o joh._n 12._o 23._o the_o mount_n of_o phinehas_n phinehas_n josh._n 24._o 33._o 33._o psal._n 106._o 30._o 30._o josh._n 24._o 33._o 33._o judg._n 12._o 25._o mouâ—â—_n amalek_n amalek_n see_v our_o description_n of_o paran-parag_a 20_o 20_o job._n 2._o 7._o 7._o judg._n 6._o 3._o judg._n 7._o 24_o 25._o 25._o see_v cam_z map_n of_o hartfordshire_n baal-hazor_n stain_v wiâ—h_a absoloms_n cruelty_n cruelty_n 2_o sam._n 13._o 23._o 23._o in_o description_n of_o gad._n pag._n 84._o 84._o eccles._n 5._o 9_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 13._o 28._o 28._o mat._n 10._o 28._o 28._o 2_o sam._n 13._o 6._o archelais_n and_o iscariot_n iscariot_n josephus_n antiq._n lâ—_n 17._o cap._n 19_o 19_o mat._n 2._o 22._o 22._o act._n 1._o 18._o 18._o 1_o macc._n 13._o 13._o 13._o 1_o king_n 4._o 8._o the_o arm_n of_o ephraim_n ephraim_n num._n 2._o 18._o 18._o deut._n 33._o 17._o 17._o hos._n 10._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 35._o 25._o 25._o numb_a 1._o 39_o 39_o num._n 26._o 43._o 43._o irenaeus_n lib._n 5._o ambros._n de_fw-fr benedict_v patriar_n cap._n 7._o august_n quaest_n 22._o in_o joshu_n prosper_n de_fw-fr promis_fw-fr dei_fw-la par_fw-fr 4._o theodoret_n quaest_n 109._o in_o gen._n gregor_n lib._n 31._o moralium_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o 2._o 2._o so_o have_v all_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n zilpah_n lâ—vit_fw-la 24._o 11._o 11._o judg._n 18._o â—0_n â—0_n this_o be_v jeroboam_n not_o the_o tâ—â—bes_n act_n act_n 1_o kin._n 12._o 29._o 29._o rev._n 7._o 7._o so_o also_o be_v zebulun_n as_o simeon_n be_v omit_v in_o moses_n his_o blessing_n deut._n 33._o 33._o exod._n 31._o 6._o josh._n 15._o 1_o --_o 13._o 13._o psal._n 45._o 7._o 7._o judge_n 1._o 34._o josh._n 19_o 47._o 47._o gen_n 49._o 17._o deut._n 33._o 22._o 22._o jud._n 5._o 17._o joâ—â—_n 19_o 46._o 46._o sand._n his_o trav_fw-mi pag._n 152._o 152._o adricho_n in_o theat_n ter._n sanc._n pag._n 23._o 23._o 2_o chro._n 2._o 16._o 16._o jon._n 1._o 3_o 3_o act._n 9_o 36._o 36._o act._n 3._o 43._o &_o 11._o 5._o 13._o 13._o act._n 9_o 38._o 32._o 33_o 34._o 34._o guilel_n tyrius_n tyrius_n pliny_n nat._n his_o lib._n cap._n et_fw-fr pomp._n mela._n ovid._n lib._n 4._o metam_fw-la metam_fw-la joh._n the_o vorag_n in_o the_o golden_a legion_n legion_n morison_n trav_fw-mi part_n 1._o c._n p._n 215._o 215._o 1_o king_n 4_o 33._o 33._o hugo_n groti_n in_o joha_n 19_o 29._o 29._o mat._n 27._o 29._o mar._n 15._o 26._o 26._o joh._n 19_o 29._o 29._o josh._n 19_o 42._o 42._o judg._n 1._o 35._o 35._o 1_o macc._n 13._o 27_o 28_o 29._o 29._o josh._n 21._o 24._o josh._n 10._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 21._o 24._o josh._n 10._o 12._o 12._o jud._n 1._o 34._o 34._o 2_o macc._n 12._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o 6._o 2_o mac._n 12._o 8_o 9_o 9_o see_v moor_n mapof_n palestine_n palestine_n 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o adricho_n in_o theat_n ter._n sanc._n pag._n 24._o num_fw-la 59_o 59_o 1_o mâ—c_n 2._o 38._o 38._o 1_o macc._n 16._o 4._o 4._o 1_o macc_n 16._o 5_o 6_o 6_o vid._n ojus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o 1_o king_n 4._o 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 6._o 18._o 18._o 1_o sam._n 6._o 19_o 19_o josh._n 19_o 44._o &_o 21._o 23._o 23._o 1_o king_n 15._o 27_o &_o 16._o 15._o 15._o 2_o chr._n 11._o 14._o 14._o 1_o king_n 16._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o jud._n 16._o 4._o 4._o judg._n 18._o 2._o 8._o 11._o 12._o 12._o jud._n 13._o 25._o 25._o jud._n 13._o 4_o 5._o 5._o jud._n 16._o 31._o 31._o num._n 13._o 24_o 25._o &_o cap._n 32._o 9_o deut._n 1._o 24._o 24._o gen._n 38._o 24._o 24._o jud._n 14._o 5_o 6._o verse_n 8._o verse_n 16._o jud._n 15._o 4._o 4._o josh._n 19_o 41_o 42._o etc._n etc._n etc._n josh._n 15._o 10._o 10._o josh._n 15._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 10._o 14._o 14._o jud._n 3._o 31._o 31._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 13._o 22._o 22._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 18._o &_o 8._o 1._o &_o 21._o 15._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o chr._n 21._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o josh._n 23._o 13._o 13._o ezek._n 25._o 15._o 15._o 1_o sam._n 31._o 10._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 20._o 21_o 21_o 1_o chr._n 20._o 6._o 6._o dr._n hakwel_n apology_n for_o divine_a providence_n providence_n 1_o sam._n 30._o 14._o &_o ezek._n 25._o 26_o &_o zeph._n 2._o 5._o 5._o 2_o sam._n 8._o 18._o &_o 1_o king_n 1._o 38._o 38._o vid._n ejus_fw-la annota_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la pradicta_fw-la pradicta_fw-la 2_o sam._n 20._o 23._o 23._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 18_o 19_o 19_o 2_o sam._n 18._o 2._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 21._o 10._o 10._o psal._n 34._o &_o 56_o 56_o 1_o sam._n 27._o 2_o 3_o 5_o 6._o &_o 2._o 82._o 82._o 1_o king_n 2._o 39_o 39_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 7._o 7._o 2_o chr._n 11._o 8._o 8._o 2_o kin._n 12._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 4._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 5._o 10._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 25._o 25._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 27._o 27._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 44._o 44._o 2_o king_n 1._o 2._o 2._o mat._n 12._o 24._o 24._o hieron_n in_o 5_o tom_n cap._n isa._n isa._n judg._n 16._o 4._o 4._o judg._n 16._o 21._o 21._o act._n 8._o 29._o 29._o jer._n 13._o 23._o 23._o 1_o sam._n 5._o 1._o &_o 6._o 17._o 17._o josh._n 15._o 47._o 47._o chap._n 13._o 3._o â—_o 2_o chr._n 26._o 6._o 6._o isa._n 20._o 1._o 1._o 1_o macc._n 4._o 15._o 15._o chap._n 5._o 6â—_n 6â—_n cha._n 9_o 15._o 18._o 18._o 1_o mac._n 10._o 78._o 84._o 84._o 1_o mac._n 16._o 10._o 10._o see_v the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nche_n 13._o 24._o 24._o nennius_n elvodug_n elvodug_n 2_o sam._n 8._o 1._o jonah_n on_o the_o sea_n sea_n jonah_n 1._o 3._o 3._o psal._n 107._o 23._o 23._o nahum_n 3._o 1._o 1._o jonah_n 4._o 2._o â—_o wonder_v work_a tempest_n tempest_n jonah_n 1._o 5._o 5._o john_n 3._o 14._o 14._o mat._n 11._o 39_o 39_o 1_o king_n 4._o 9_o 9_o gen._n 49._o 17._o 17._o numb_a 2._o 25._o 25._o gen._n 42._o 24._o 24._o gen._n 34._o 25._o 25._o gen._n 49._o 7._o 7._o numb_a 1._o 23._o &_o 26._o 14._o 14._o 1_o chr._n 4._o 27._o 27._o 1_o chr._n 4._o 38._o 38._o judi._n 9_o 3._o 3._o num._n 25._o 14._o 14._o josh._n 19_o 1._o 9_o 9_o judg._n 1._o 3_o 3_o 2_o chr._n 15._o 9_o 9_o 2_o king_n 17._o 6._o 6._o gen._n 26._o 12._o 12._o mark_n 13._o 8._o 8._o judg._n 16._o 3._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 27._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 19_o 7._o 7._o 1_o chr._n 4._o 32._o 32._o judg._n 15._o 11._o 11._o judg._n 15._o 15._o 15._o judg._n 15._o 17._o 17._o ezek._n 37._o 3._o 3._o josh._n 21._o 9_o 16_o &_o 19_o 17._o 17._o gen._n 49._o 7._o 7._o psal._n 29._o 8._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 30._o 30._o josh._n 19_o 7._o 1_o char._n 4._o 32._o 32._o josh._n 19_o 8._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 27._o 27._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 30._o 30._o num._n 14._o 45._o 45._o numb_a 21._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 1._o 17._o 1_o char._n 4._o 30._o 30._o gen._n 20._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 26._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 26._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 26._o 18._o 18._o gen._n 26._o 20._o 20._o gen._n 26._o 21._o 21._o gen._n 26._o 22._o 22._o joh._n 14._o 2._o 2._o geor._n sands_n
1_o thes._n 5._o 23._o &_o james_n 1._o 4._o 4._o revel_v 3._o 16._o white_a their_o principal_a colour_n colour_n eccles._n 9_o 8._o 8._o revel_v 3._o 5._o black_a use_v by_o mourner_n mourner_n psal._n 35._o 14._o 14._o 2_o sam._n 19_o 24._o chemarim_n clad_v in_o black_a black_a zeph._n 1_o 4._o 4._o hosea_n 10._o 5._o 5._o 2_o king_n 23._o 5._o â—lew_v more_o value_v then_o wear_v by_o the_o jew_n jew_n num._n 15._o 38._o 38._o ezek._n 23._o 12._o 12._o esther_n 13._o â—5_n scarlet_n crimson_a and_o purple_a purple_a 2_o sam._n 1._o 24._o 24._o 2_o chr._n 2._o 7._o 14._o &_o 3_o &_o 14._o 14._o jer._n 4._o 30._o 30._o prov._n 31._o 22._o 22._o luke_n 16._o 19_o scarlet_a and_o purple_a how_o the_o same_o same_o mat._n 27._o 28._o 28._o mark_v 15._o 17._o 17._o john_n 19_o 5._o 5._o if_o i_o right_o understand_v lazarus_n bayâ—â—ùs_fw-la de_fw-fr re_fw-mi vestiaria_fw-la pag._n 173._o 173._o yet_o find_v in_o the_o rabbin_n jew_n no_o fashion_n monger_n monger_n judg._n 14._o 19_o 19_o sam._n 18._o 4._o 4._o act._n 9_o 39_o linen_n next_o their_o bâ—re_a body_n body_n mark_v 15._o 5â—_n next_o a_o coat_n come_v down_o to_o their_o foot_n foot_n 2_o sam._n 10._o 4._o 4._o maâ—â—ialis_fw-la maâ—â—ialis_fw-la 2_o king_n 4._o 29._o 29._o luk._n 17._o 8._o 8._o exod._n 12._o 9_o 9_o ephe._n 6._o 14._o 14._o revel_v 3._o 13._o slave_n tuck_v up_o their_o clothes_n above_o the_o thigh_n thigh_n isa._n 47._o 2._o jewish_a coat_n girdle_v collare_v and_o fringe_v fringe_v mat._n 10._o 9_o 9_o job_n 30._o 18._o 18._o num._n 15._o 38._o 39_o 39_o deuâ—_n 22._o 12._o the_o manner_n and_o mystery_n of_o their_o â—ringes_n â—ringes_n mat._n 23._o 5._o &_o mark_v 9_o 20._o 20._o maimoni_fw-la tom._n 1._o in_o zizith_n cap._n 3._o sect._n 9_o 9_o idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la see_v ainsworth_n on_o num_fw-la 15._o 39_o their_o cloak_n or_o mantle_n mantle_n gen._n 38._o 25._o 25._o gen._n 39_o 12._o 12._o john_n 13._o 4._o 4._o act._n 7._o 58._o 58._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 13._o what_o mean_v by_o double_a clothing_n clothing_n prov._n 31._o 21._o 21._o mat._n 5._o 40._o put_v off_o both_o at_o night_n night_n â—ant_n 5._o 3._o 3._o nehem._n 4._o 23._o cloak_n poor_a man_n coverlet_n coverlet_n exod._n 22._o 26._o 26._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 27._o 27._o john_n 18._o 18._o infant_n swaddle_a clothes_n clothes_n job_n 1._o 21._o 21._o lam._n 2._o 22._o &_o ezâ—k_n 16._o 4._o 4._o luke_n 2._o 7._o 7._o in_o his_o anatom_n lib._n â—_o c._n 9_o anglia_fw-it regio_fw-la perveâ—sam_fw-la â—anc_fw-la fasciandi_fw-la rationem_fw-la ut_fw-la plurim_fw-la â—_o sequitur_fw-la quo_fw-la â—it_n ut_fw-la maxima_fw-la pars_fw-la hominum_fw-la â—abe_fw-la &_o distillationibus_fw-la ibi_fw-la conâ—iciatur_fw-la afterward_o yearly_o coated_a coated_a 1_o sam._n 2._o 19_o 19_o mat._n â—1_n 16._o 16._o prov._n 22._o 6._o then_o grow_v a_o stripling_n stripling_n gen._n 37._o 3._o become_v a_o gay_a bridegroom_n bridegroom_n gen._n 24._o 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 19_o 5._o 5._o isa._n 61._o 10._o after_o a_o year_n be_v a_o soldier_n soldier_n deut._n 24._o 5._o 5._o king_n 14._o 27._o 27._o 1_o king_n 10._o 10._o 10._o 1_o kin._n 22._o 34._o 34._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 15._o 15._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 11._o 11._o num._n 25._o 6._o tâ—e_v soldier_n bâ—lt_v or_o girdle_n girdle_n 1_o sâ—m_n 18_o 4._o 4._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 11._o 11._o 1_o king_n 2._o 5._o 5._o 2_o sam._n 10._o 12._o turn_v mourner_n at_o ill_a success_n success_n job_n 1._o 15._o 15._o isa._n 1â—_n 2._o 2._o 1_o kin._n 20._o 38._o 38._o 1_o s_o m._n 4_o 12._o 12._o lsa_fw-la 15._o 2._o 2._o miâ—ah_n 3._o 7._o 7._o ler._n 41._o 5._o 5._o 2_o sâ—m_n 15._o 30._o 30._o 1_o king_n 21._o 27._o quick_o become_v a_o â—â—der_n â—â—der_n 1_o sam._n 28._o 14._o 14._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 29._o 29._o hosâ—a_fw-la 4._o 12._o 12._o zech._n 8._o 4._o beddred_a without_o heat_n heat_n 1_o king_n 1._o 1._o fisherman_n coat_n coat_n john_n 21._o 7._o shepherd_n garment_n garment_n 1_o sam._n 17._o 4â—_n 4â—_n psal._n 23._o 4._o 4._o job_n 30._o 1._o 1._o jer._n 43._o 12._o court_n the_o element_n of_o gallant_n gallant_n mat._n 11._o 8._o 8._o esther_n 4._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 41._o 42._o courtier_n clothe_v in_o white_a linen_n linen_n revel_v 15._o 6._o 6._o josh._n 2._o 6._o 6._o 1_o king_n 10._o 28._o 28._o prov._n 31._o 24._o and_o in_o silk_n silk_n in_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n moriah_n lampridius_n in_o eâ—us_fw-la vita_fw-la vita_fw-la procopius_n procopius_n matth._n parker_n in_o his_o life_n life_n ezck._n 16._o 10._o 10._o james_n 2._o 3._o robe_n royal_a of_o king_n king_n 1_o king_n 22._o 30._o 30._o john_n 19_o 2._o 2._o luke_n 23._o 11._o 11._o esther_n 6._o 8._o 8._o mat._n 6._o 29._o pharisees_n their_o habit_n habit_n mat._n 23._o 6._o 6._o mat._n 23._o 5._o 5._o â—piyâ—anius_fw-la adversus_fw-la harese_n li._n 1._o p._n 20._o hat_n on_o their_o head_n head_n 1_o king_n 19_o 13._o 13._o dan._n 3._o 21._o antiochus_n his_o hat_n of_o a_o different_a fashion_n fashion_n 2_o mac._n 4._o 12._o 12._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 13._o 13._o ezâ—k_n 23._o 13._o 13._o jer._n 14._o 4._o 4._o ezek._n 24._o 23._o earring_n doubtful_a whether_o wear_v by_o jewish_a man_n man_n exod._n 32._o 2._o 2._o judg._n 8._o 24._o 24._o gen._n 35._o 4._o 4._o cant._n 1._o 10._o only_o chain_n about_o their_o neck_n neck_n gen._n 24._o 22._o 22._o luk._n 15._o 22._o 22._o jer._n 22._o 24._o their_o leg_n bare_a bare_a dan._n 3._o 21._o 21._o exod._n 28._o 42._o sandale_n and_o shoe_n shoe_n mark_n 6._o 9_o &_o act._n 12._o 8._o 8._o exod._n 3._o 5._o 5._o mat._n 3._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 14._o 23._o 23._o mark_v 1._o 7._o 7._o exâ—k_n 16._o 10._o 10._o amos_n 2._o 6._o &_o amos_n 8._o 6._o sex_n distinguish_v by_o their_o clothes_n clothes_n deut._n 22._o 5._o girl_n soon_o start_v virgin_n virgin_n zech._n 8._o 5._o maiden_n keep_v secret_a their_o attire_n attire_n judg._n 21._o 21._o 21._o judg._n 11._o 34._o 34._o 2_o sam._n 13._o 2._o 2._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 18._o 18._o parag._n 7._o jew_n marry_v young_a young_a 1_o cor._n 7._o 36._o the_o bravery_n of_o bride_n bride_n revel_v 21._o 2._o 2._o jer._n 2._o 32._o 32._o mat._n 22._o 12._o wife_n wear_v veil_n veil_n gen._n 24._o 65._o 65._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 10._o 10._o cant._n 5._o 7._o 7._o exod._n 21._o 10._o 10._o isa._n 4._o 1._o lady_n wear_v broider_v clothes_n of_o two_o sort_n sort_n psal._n 45._o 14._o 14._o josh._n 7._o 21._o 21._o martialis_n and_o queen_n beat_v or_o wrought_v gold_n gold_n psal._n 45._o 9_o 9_o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 13._o the_o sad_a garment_n of_o widow_n widow_n gen._n 38._o 14._o 14._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 2._o 2._o deut._n 24._o 17._o 17._o psal._n 68_o 5._o riot_n the_o forerunner_n of_o ruin_n ruin_n dâ—ut_fw-la 28._o 26._o 26._o mat._n 5._o 35._o 35._o sa_fw-fr 3._o 18._o etc._n etc._n mundus_fw-la or_o a_o world_n of_o woman_n trinket_n trinket_n act._n 8._o 31._o many_o of_o these_o ornament_n temporary_a for_o that_o age_n age_n camd._n remain_v pag._n 196._o 196._o mentloned_a in_o the_o history_n call_v eulogium_fw-la eulogium_fw-la camd._n remain_v pa._n 197._o pride_n the_o great_a offence_n in_o these_o ornament_n ornament_n gen._n 24._o 30._o 30._o isa._n 3._o 16._o 16._o vide_fw-la stephanum_n nose-jewel_n how_v fasten_v fasten_v exod._n 13._o 16._o &_o deut._n 9_o 8._o 8._o isa._n 3._o 24._o women_z why_o subject_n to_o baldness_n baldness_n foeminis_fw-la nec_fw-la capillos_fw-la desâ—uere_fw-la dixit_fw-la nec_fw-la laborare_fw-la epist._n 95._o 95._o ibidem_fw-la what_o mean_v by_o burn_v burn_v 2_o chr._n 36._o 19_o 19_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 9_o jew_n general_o ill_o scent_v scent_v martialis_n li._n 4._o epigr._fw-la 4._o 4._o it_o be_v learned_o confute_v by_o d._n brown_n in_o vulgar_a error_n error_n psal._n 69._o 24._o &_o rom._n 11._o 10._o harlot_n their_o bashful_a impudence_n impudence_n gen._n 38._o 14._o 14._o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 15._o 15._o prov._n 7._o 9_o harlot_n paint_v themselves_o themselves_o 2_o king_n 9_o 22._o &_o 30._o 30._o ezek._n 23._o 40._o 40._o prov._n 6._o 25._o 25._o jer._n 4._o 30._o harlot_n have_v habit_n to_o themselves_o themselves_o prov._n 7._o 10._o 10._o stow_n survey_n pag._n 553._o 553._o eccles._n 7._o 26._o the_o dead_a how_o order_v among_o the_o jew_n jew_n job_n 1._o 28._o 28._o psal._n 49._o 17._o 17._o luk._n 7._o 12._o eye_n close_v wash_v and_o embalm_v embalm_v gen._n 46._o 4._o 4._o act._n 9_o 37._o 37._o gen._n 50._o 2._o &_o 26._o 26._o john_n 19_o 40._o wind_v in_o linen_n linen_n act._n 5._o 6._o 6._o act._n 8._o 2._o 2._o john_n 11._o 44._o 44._o john_n 20_o 7._o 7._o ibid._n ibid._n gen_n 50._o 26._o 26._o luke_n 7._o 14._o 14._o gen._n 23._o 19_o 19_o jer._n 34_o 5._o 5._o 1_o sam._n 31._o 12_o 13._o 13._o 2_o chr._n 16._o 14._o 14._o ezek._n 24._o 17._o 17._o jer._n