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a_o vile_a and_o wicked_a thing_n as_o to_o quarrel_v and_o fight_v with_o one_o of_o thy_o own_o brethren_n he_o that_o be_v the_o aggressor_n and_o the_o injurious_a person_n malepert_o reply_v who_o make_v thou_o a_o prince_n and_o a_o judge_n ainswor_n judge_n this_o refusal_n of_o moses_n by_o one_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n act_n 7.35_o and_o god_n for_o their_o unthankfulness_n withdraw_v moses_n from_o they_o 40_o year_n before_o he_o send_v he_o again_o to_o they_o ainswor_n over_o we_o what_o do_v thou_o intend_v to_o slay_v i_o as_o thou_o do_v the_o egyptian_a yesterday_o moses_n then_o perceive_v the_o thing_n he_o have_v do_v be_v blow_v abroad_o and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n it_o come_v to_o pharaoh_n ear_n who_o be_v great_o incense_v at_o it_o resolve_v to_o have_v his_o life_n for_o it_o if_o he_o can_v catch_v he_o hereupon_o moses_n think_v it_o needful_a to_o consult_v his_o own_o safety_n and_o according_o betake_v himself_o into_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a it_o midian_a that_o place_n heb._n 11.27_o by_o faith_n he_o forsake_v egypt_n not_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o leave_v egypt_n when_o he_o carry_v away_o the_o israelite_n with_o he_o and_o not_o of_o his_o first_o leave_v of_o it_o exod._n 2._o from_o 11._o to_o 16._o sect_n lvi_o be_v come_v into_o midian_a a_o country_n so_o call_v from_o midian_a a_o son_n of_o abraham_n by_o keturah_n gen._n 25.2_o lie_v in_o arabia_n petraea_n near_o the_o red-sea_n he_o come_v at_o last_o to_o a_o well_o where_o he_o sit_v down_o to_o refresh_v himself_o be_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a attend_v with_o two_o or_o three_o servant_n as_o become_v a_o person_n that_o have_v be_v so_o great_a a_o man_n in_o egyt_n a_o eminent_a priest_n in_o midian_a who_o name_n be_v jethro_n father_n jethro_n it_o seem_v he_o have_v three_o name_n revel_v v._o 18._o of_o this_o chapter_n jethro_n ch._n 3.1_o and_o hobab_v judg._n 4.11_o and_o that_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n mention_v numb_a 10.29_o be_v his_o father_n live_v thereabouts_o and_o have_v seven_o daughter_n who_o according_a to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o that_o age_n come_v to_o the_o well_o to_o draw_v water_n and_o fill_v the_o trough_n to_o water_v their_o father_n flock_n and_o use_v great_a diligence_n that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v first_o before_o other_o come_v which_o possible_o in_o that_o hot_a country_n they_o do_v the_o more_o strive_v for_o because_o they_o that_o come_v last_o be_v sometime_o scant_v of_o water_n present_o some_o shepherd_n come_v who_o rude_o and_o uncivil_o drive_v these_o virgin_n and_o their_o flock_n away_o and_o with_o the_o water_n they_o have_v draw_v seek_v to_o water_v their_o own_o cattle_n and_o so_o to_o make_v they_o wait_v till_o they_o have_v do_v moses_n see_v this_o injurious_a deal_n withstand_v the_o shepherd_n and_o stand_v up_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o virgin_n though_o a_o stranger_n and_o help_v they_o to_o water_v their_o flock_n 10._o flock_n see_v the_o like_a of_o jacob_n gen._n 29.2_o 10._o when_o they_o come_v back_o to_o their_o father_n he_o ask_v they_o how_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o have_v dispatch_v so_o soon_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o a_o stranger_n who_o by_o his_o habit_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o egyptian_a have_v be_v so_o civil_a to_o they_o as_o to_o withstand_v the_o shepherd_n and_o to_o draw_v water_n for_o they_o and_o have_v help_v they_o to_o water_v their_o flock_n he_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v not_o bring_v he_o home_o with_o they_o and_o bid_v they_o go_v present_o and_o invite_v he_o to_o come_v and_o eat_v bread_n with_o they_o moses_n upon_o this_o invitation_n come_v and_o be_v admit_v into_o jethro_n family_n in_o a_o short_a time_n by_o their_o converse_n together_o they_o be_v very_o well_o please_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o insomuch_o that_o jethro_n
tribe_n and_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n gad_n and_o the_o other_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v their_o lot_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n the_o person_n that_o be_v to_o make_v the_o division_n be_v eleazar_n the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n and_o one_o prince_n of_o every_o tribe_n who_o be_v particular_o name_v the_o tribe_n be_v here_o name_v in_o their_o particular_a order_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n their_o inheritance_n abut_a one_o upon_o another_o as_o their_o name_n be_v here_o join_v together_o to_o make_v it_o the_o more_o evident_a to_o they_o that_o they_o be_v allot_v their_o portion_n by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n numb_a ch._n 34._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xc_o the_o lord_n further_o command_v the_o israelite_n to_o give_v 48_o city_n to_o the_o levite_n for_o their_o possession_n he_o appoint_v the_o suburb_n of_o they_o to_o reach_v a_o thousand_o cubit_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n on_o each_o side_n so_o that_o measure_v the_o length_n from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o line_n to_o the_o other_o end_n opposite_a against_o it_o as_o from_o east_n to_o west_n or_o from_o north_n to_o south_n there_o be_v two_o thousand_o cubit_n that_o make_v the_o perfect_a square_n god_n also_o appoint_v six_o of_o these_o city_n for_o city_n of_o refuge_n three_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o three_o 9_o three_o there_o be_v no_o inequality_n in_o this_o because_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a without_o jordan_n reach_v as_o far_o in_o length_n as_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n though_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o broad_a beside_o if_o the_o lord_n enlarge_v their_o coast_n and_o give_v they_o all_o the_o land_n they_o be_v to_o add_v three_o city_n more_o deut._n 19.8_o 9_o on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n and_o those_o city_n be_v as_o we_o may_v see_v afterward_o deut._n 4._o and_o joshua_n 20._o 1._o bezer_n a_o city_n of_o the_o reubenites_n 2._o ramoth_n of_o gilead_n of_o the_o gadite_n 3._o golan_n in_o bashan_n of_o the_o manassites_n these_o three_o moses_n separate_v deut._n 4.41_o 43._o 4._o kadesh_n in_o galilee_n in_o mount_n napthali_n 5._o shechem_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n 6._o kirjath-arba_a which_o be_v hebron_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o judah_n and_o these_o joshua_n separate_v joshua_n 20.7_o before_o these_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v appoint_v it_o seem_v the_o altar_n only_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o sanctuary_n to_o those_o that_o flee_v to_o it_o see_v exod._n 21.14_o but_o afterward_o these_o city_n be_v the_o chief_a sanctuary_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o sojourner_n and_o stranger_n among_o they_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v such_o only_a to_o those_o who_o have_v kill_v a_o man_n unwitting_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o receive_v any_o man_n till_o he_o have_v profess_v his_o innocency_n as_o to_o this_o particular_a see_v josh_n 20.4_o and_o such_o city_n be_v purposely_o appoint_v as_o lay_v at_o a_o equal_a distance_n in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o no_o man_n drive_v to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o may_v have_v too_o far_o to_o go_v and_o so_o may_v be_v overtake_v by_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n who_o be_v the_o next_o kinsman_n to_o the_o man_n slay_v and_o may_v lawful_o slay_v he_o who_o have_v slay_v his_o kinsman_n if_o he_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o before_o he_o can_v recover_v the_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o way_n to_o these_o city_n be_v always_o to_o be_v prepare_v and_o make_v even_o and_o plain_a that_o the_o manslayer_n may_v flee_v thither_o without_o hindrance_n see_v deut._n 19.3_o when_o the_o manslayer_n come_v thither_o he_o be_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n to_o show_v his_o cause_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n who_o be_v to_o take_v he_o in_o till_o he_o be_v send_v for_o and_o fetch_v to_o the_o city_n where_o he_o have_v do_v the_o fact_n and_o there_o he_o be_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o congregation_n joshua_n 24.4_o 6._o who_o if_o they_o find_v he_o worthy_a of_o death_n be_v to_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o avenger_n to_o kill_v he_o if_o not_o they_o be_v to_o return_v he_o to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n again_o where_o he_o be_v to_o live_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o exile_n and_o imprisonment_n until_o the_o death_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o may_v not_o come_v out_o before_o he_o before_o if_o he_o go_v out_o before_o he_o forfeit_v his_o privilege_n and_o protection_n and_o the_o avenger_n may_v lawful_o slay_v he_o and_o then_o he_o be_v to_o have_v liberty_n to_o return_v to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o former_a dwell_a place_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o messiah_n our_o high_a priest_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n who_o by_o his_o death_n have_v blot_v out_o the_o hand-writing_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o reconcile_v we_o to_o god_n but_o these_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v not_o intend_v to_o be_v any_o protection_n or_o asyle_n to_o wilful_a murderer_n and_o such_o as_o of_o malice-prepence_a slay_v a_o man_n and_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o instrument_n of_o iron_n or_o with_o a_o stone_n or_o hand-weapon_n wherewith_o in_o probability_n a_o man_n that_o be_v smite_v must_v needs_o be_v kill_v moreover_o no_o man_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n on_o the_o single_a testimony_n of_o one_o man_n alone_o and_o no_o redemption-money_n no_o bribe_n or_o present_v be_v to_o be_v take_v to_o spare_v a_o murderer_n life_n for_o blood_n defile_v the_o land_n and_o the_o land_n can_v be_v cleanse_v of_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v therein_o but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o he_o that_o shed_v it_o and_o last_o no_o redemption-money_n be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o grant_v he_o that_o be_v flee_v to_o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n a_o dispensation_n or_o liberty_n to_o return_v to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o former_a abode_n or_o habitation_n before_o the_o death_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n numb_a 35._o whole_a chapter_n and_o deut._n 4._o vers_fw-la 41_o 42_o 43._o sect_n xci_o the_o lord_n have_v former_o order_v that_o zelophehad_n daughter_n shall_v have_v that_o portion_n of_o land_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n which_o their_o father_n shall_v have_v have_v for_o his_o share_n have_v he_o live_v the_o child_n of_o gilead_n who_o be_v of_o that_o tribe_n consider_v that_o if_o these_o daughter_n marry_v into_o any_o other_o tribe_n this_o portion_n of_o their_o land_n will_v be_v quite_o alienate_v from_o their_o tribe_n therefore_o they_o make_v it_o their_o suit_n that_o some_o order_n may_v be_v take_v to_o prevent_v this_o mischief_n for_o by_o like_a accident_n the_o portion_n of_o every_o tribe_n may_v in_o time_n be_v change_v and_o so_o at_o length_n all_o may_v come_v to_o confusion_n and_o the_o very_a end_n of_o god_n appoint_v every_o tribe_n to_o have_v their_o portion_n apart_o by_o themselves_o may_v be_v quite_o make_v 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that_o tribe_n but_o if_o she_o be_v not_o a_o inheritrix_n she_o may_v marry_v into_o any_o other_o tribe_n and_o thus_o inheritance_n will_v not_o be_v remove_v from_o one_o tribe_n to_o another_o numb_a ch._n 36._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xcii_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o contain_v moses_n die_v speech_n and_o pathetical_a exhortation_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n and_o to_o the_o very_a border_n of_o canaan_n he_o know_v by_o divine_a revelation_n he_o must_v not_o go_v over_o thither_o but_o must_v die_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n have_v therefore_o now_o but_o a_o little_a time_n to_o live_v viz._n about_o five_o week_n like_o a_o man_n in_o
necromancer_n who_o by_o raise_v the_o dead_a do_v consult_v with_o they_o about_o secret_a thing_n see_v 1_o sam._n 28.7_o these_o nation_n who_o land_n thou_o be_v go_v to_o possess_v hearken_v to_o these_o but_o thou_o shall_v be_v upright_o and_o sincere_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o devote_v thyself_o entire_o to_o he_o who_o will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o imitate_v they_o in_o these_o abomination_n and_o he_o show_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n to_o seek_v to_o such_o enchanter_n and_o diviner_n because_o god_n will_v still_o raise_v up_o prophet_n from_o among_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o brethren_n to_o reveal_v his_o will_n to_o they_o and_o at_o last_o about_o 1400_o year_n after_o this_o will_v send_v they_o the_o great_a prophet_n debet_fw-la prophet_n per_fw-la hunc_fw-la prophetam_fw-la aliqui_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la joshuam_fw-la alij_fw-la omnes_fw-la prophetas_fw-la mosen_n secutos_fw-la hic_fw-la locus_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la prophetas_fw-la referri_fw-la potest_fw-la maximè_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o imprimis_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la referri_fw-la debet_fw-la the_o messiah_n see_v act_n 3.22_o &_o 7.37_o joh._n 1.45_o joh._n 5.46_o and_o though_o the_o prophet_n send_v to_o israel_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o moses_n deut._n 34.10_o yet_o they_o be_v like_o he_o be_v man_n send_v from_o god_n as_o he_o be_v and_o raise_v up_o from_o among_o their_o brethren_n as_o he_o be_v and_o so_o christ_n be_v a_o high_a priest_n take_v from_o among_o man_n heb._n 5.1_o and_o like_v unto_o moses_n yet_o above_o he_o as_o moses_n bring_v they_o the_o law_n from_o god_n so_o christ_n the_o gospel_n out_o of_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n joh._n 6.40_o and_o he_o show_v how_o faithful_a these_o prophet_n will_v be_v that_o he_o shall_v send_v to_o they_o to_o deliver_v what_o ever_o he_o give_v they_o in_o charge_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o what_o he_o shall_v put_v into_o their_o mouth_n and_o this_o be_v most_o eminent_o verify_v in_o christ_n joh._n 15.15_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n have_v i_o make_v know_v unto_o you_o he_o further_o show_v that_o god_n will_v severe_o punish_v those_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v his_o prophet_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o his_o name_n and_o this_o be_v principal_o to_o be_v fulfil_v upon_o the_o jew_n who_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n for_o which_o god_n destroy_v their_o city_n and_o sanctuary_n as_o be_v prophesy_v dan._n 9.26_o and_o further_o lest_o false_a prophet_n shall_v arise_v and_o come_v to_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n name_v he_o give_v they_o a_o rule_n how_o they_o shall_v discover_v they_o if_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v predict_v or_o foretell_v any_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a thing_n insuperabilem_fw-la thing_n referendum_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la naturam_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la ut_fw-la virgam_fw-la in_o colubrum_fw-la converteâ—e_fw-la talia_n enim_fw-la si_fw-la praedicantur_fw-la in_o dei_fw-la nomine_fw-la non_fw-la permittet_fw-la ea_fw-la fieri_fw-la deus_fw-la ne_fw-la tentationem_fw-la inferat_fw-la insuperabilem_fw-la that_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v as_o a_o proof_n that_o they_o be_v true_o send_v of_o god_n if_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o according_o come_v to_o pass_v they_o may_v be_v sure_a they_o be_v false_a prophet_n and_o they_o may_v know_v they_o also_o by_o this_o if_o they_o strive_v to_o turn_v they_o from_o the_o true_a god_n and_o his_o law_n but_o in_o other_o prediction_n as_o in_o foretell_v some_o judgement_n that_o shall_v befall_v man_n that_o which_o they_o foretell_v may_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o yet_o they_o that_o foretell_v these_o thing_n may_v be_v the_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n for_o all_o that_o for_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o jonah_n who_o prophesy_v forty_o day_n and_o nineveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v jon._n 3.4_o and_o so_o isaiah_n who_o tell_v hezekiah_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v of_o his_o sickness_n 2_o king_n 20.1_o for_o in_o all_o such_o prediction_n the_o people_n may_v know_v that_o those_o thing_n be_v conditional_o foretell_v though_o the_o condition_n be_v not_o always_o express_v and_o therefore_o that_o in_o case_n they_o repent_v god_n will_v not_o inflict_v the_o evil_n denounce_v against_o they_o but_o as_o for_o false_a prophet_n that_o prophesy_v presumptuous_o father_v their_o own_o fantasy_n and_o wild_a conceit_n on_o the_o true_a god_n they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v they_o nor_o their_o prediction_n nor_o fear_v to_o put_v they_o to_o death_n when_o they_o find_v they_o upon_o clear_a proof_n so_o to_o be_v have_v before_o assign_v they_o three_o city_n of_o refuge_n in_o the_o land_n without_o jordan_n chap._n xix_o which_o they_o have_v already_o vanquish_v deut._n 4.41_o now_o he_o give_v direction_n that_o when_o they_o have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n within_o jordan_n they_o shall_v there_o also_o set_v apart_o three_o city_n of_o refuge_n more_o and_o they_o shall_v take_v care_n that_o from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o country_n round_o about_o these_o city_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o direct_a plain_a broad_a fair_a highway_n or_o causeway_n lead_v to_o these_o city_n set_v up_o mark_n whereby_o the_o way_n may_v be_v know_v lead_v thither_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o manslayer_n may_v not_o be_v hinder_v in_o his_o fly_v thither_o and_o because_o the_o land_n within_o jordan_n be_v much_o more_o long_a than_o broad_a it_o be_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o equal_a part_n and_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o be_v afterward_o kadesh_n shechem_n and_o hebron_n be_v to_o be_v in_o three_o place_n equal_o distant_a and_o so_o commodious_a for_o man_n to_o fly_v unto_o the_o person_n that_o be_v to_o enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o those_o city_n be_v only_o such_o as_o kill_v a_o man_n unwitting_o life_n unwitting_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o proportion_n we_o may_v probable_o conceive_v that_o the_o like_a privilege_n be_v afford_v to_o he_o that_o kill_v a_o man_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n when_o he_o have_v no_o quarrel_n with_o he_o but_o only_o seek_v to_o secure_v his_o own_o life_n by_o chancemedly_n as_o we_o call_v it_o and_o not_o out_o of_o malice_n or_o on_o purpose_n and_o they_o be_v to_o appoint_v these_o city_n of_o refuge_n in_o the_o three_o several_a division_n of_o the_o land_n lest_o if_o the_o person_n that_o have_v kill_v a_o man_n unwitting_o have_v too_o far_o to_o fly_v ere_o he_o can_v come_v to_o one_o of_o they_o the_o avenger_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o kinsman_n of_o the_o dead_a while_o his_o heart_n be_v hot_a may_v pursue_v he_o and_o overtake_v he_o before_o he_o can_v get_v thither_o and_o so_o slay_v he_o though_o he_o have_v not_o deserve_v death_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o hate_v he_o not_o in_o time_n past_a and_o though_o they_o be_v at_o first_o command_v to_o set_v apart_o only_o three_o city_n of_o refuge_n within_o jordan_n yet_o he_o command_v they_o that_o if_o afterward_o the_o lord_n shall_v enlarge_v their_o coast_n viz._n by_o give_v they_o the_o land_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n to_o the_o great_a river_n euphrates_n they_o euphrates_n conditional_o promise_v to_o they_o gen._n 15.18_o if_o they_o continue_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n the_o jew_n by_o their_o disobedience_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n never_o get_v possession_n of_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o those_o land_n conditional_o promise_v they_o than_o they_o shall_v separate_v three_o city_n of_o refuge_n more_o in_o those_o quarter_n that_o innocent_a blood_n may_v not_o be_v shed_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v they_o for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o so_o blood_n be_v upon_o they_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o any_o man_n do_v hate_v his_o neighbour_n and_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o and_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o mortal_o so_o that_o he_o die_v and_o then_o flee_v unto_o any_o of_o these_o city_n in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n or_o place_n where_o the_o slayer_n dwell_v and_o unto_o which_o he_o belong_v shall_v send_v and_o fetch_v he_o thence_o viz._n from_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n yea_o or_o from_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n exod._n 21.14_o and_o deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n that_o he_o may_v slay_v he_o in_o such_o case_n they_o must_v not_o pity_v he_o upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n from_o among_o they_o that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o from_o 1._o to_o 14._o and_o to_o prevent_v occasion_n of_o quarrel_v and_o bloodshed_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o charge_v they_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v remove_v his_o neighbour_n landmark_n potest_fw-la
be_v make_v their_o slave_n and_o vassal_n see_v psal_n 31.7_o 8._o and_o the_o israelite_n may_v well_o say_v if_o our_o god_n have_v not_o do_v it_o the_o idol_n god_n of_o the_o heathen_n can_v never_o have_v make_v they_o so_o victorious_a over_o we_o for_o their_o rock_n be_v not_o as_o our_o rock_n our_o god_n be_v of_o infinite_a power_n and_o therefore_o able_a to_o make_v his_o people_n victorious_a over_o their_o enemy_n when_o he_o please_v but_o their_o idol-god_n on_o which_o they_o rely_v can_v make_v they_o to_o prevail_v over_o we_o except_o our_o god_n withdraw_v his_o help_n and_o give_v we_o up_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o this_o be_v so_o clear_a that_o our_o enemy_n themselves_o can_v deny_v it_o but_o if_o any_o shall_v ask_v how_o come_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v so_o incense_v against_o israel_n as_o to_o give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o their_o vine_n be_v the_o vine_n of_o sodom_n and_o of_o the_o field_n of_o gomorrah_n their_o grape_n be_v grape_n of_o gall_n their_o cluster_n be_v bitter_a that_o be_v they_o be_v of_o like_a nature_n and_o disposition_n and_o their_o life_n and_o do_n be_v like_o they_o of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o god_n be_v so_o high_o offend_v with_o they_o their_o wine_n be_v apostle_n be_v this_o may_v have_v respect_n to_o their_o bitter_a and_o deadly_a malice_n against_o the_o prophet_n and_o other_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n in_o future_a time_n but_o especial_o against_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o poison_n of_o dragon_n and_o the_o cruel_a venom_n of_o asp_n that_o be_v their_o work_n be_v distasteful_a to_o god_n and_o deadly_a to_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o say_v the_o lord_n though_o for_o a_o time_n i_o forbear_v to_o punish_v these_o curse_a work_n of_o they_o yet_o let_v they_o not_o therefore_o think_v total_o to_o escape_v for_o all_o their_o transgression_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n 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prophetical_a blessing_n upon_o they_o as_o may_v allay_v in_o good_a part_n the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o foregoing_a prediction_n indeed_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n be_v not_o at_o all_o here_o mention_v but_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v because_o this_o tribe_n be_v to_o have_v their_o inheritance_n within_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o son_n of_o judah_n jos_n 19.1_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o go_v joint_o together_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o canaanite_n judg._n 1.3_o and_o consequent_o this_o tribe_n be_v bless_v with_o that_o of_o judah_n among_o who_o they_o be_v to_o dwell_v and_o first_o as_o a_o introduction_n or_o preface_n to_o his_o prophetic_a benediction_n he_o set_v
israelite_n over_o against_o beth-peor_n and_o there_o bury_v it_o neither_o do_v any_o man_n know_v the_o place_n where_o he_o lay_v it_o to_o this_o day_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v do_v that_o the_o israelite_n may_v not_o in_o a_o preposterous_a zeal_n give_v superstitious_a honour_n either_o to_o his_o dead_a body_n or_o sepulchre_n indeed_o it_o be_v say_v judas_n v._o 9_o that_o michael_n the_o archangel_n contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v have_v the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n make_v know_v that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o his_o first_o homily_n on_o matthew_n and_o theodoret_n upon_o deut._n quest_n 43._o with_o other_o do_v conjecture_n but_o the_o lord_n prevent_v the_o devil_n design_v herein_o and_o possible_o god_n foresee_v that_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v know_v the_o place_n where_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n be_v bury_v they_o will_v in_o a_o unwarrantable_a way_n have_v take_v it_o up_o and_o carry_v it_o with_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o they_o do_v joseph_n bone_n whereas_o god_n have_v declare_v he_o shall_v not_o come_v thither_o moses_n be_v dead_a the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o he_o 30_o day_n 20.28_o day_n so_o long_o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n numb_a 20.28_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o prophet_n since_o in_o israel_n like_v unto_o moses_n who_o the_o lord_n know_v face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v speak_v to_o in_o a_o wondrous_a familiar_a manner_n with_o a_o audible_a articulate_a voice_n as_o one_o friend_n speak_v to_o another_o and_o discover_v to_o he_o more_o of_o his_o glory_n than_o ever_o he_o do_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o mortal_a man_n see_v exod._n 33.20_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o he_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o the_o lord_n enable_v he_o to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n before_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o mighty_a power_n which_o he_o since_o perform_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n whereby_o the_o lord_n magnify_v his_o own_o majesty_n and_o power_n and_o put_v a_o great_a honour_n on_o his_o servant_n moses_n and_o his_o ministry_n but_o though_o this_o great_a moses_n be_v go_v yet_o god_n leave_v not_o his_o people_n without_o a_o governor_n for_o he_o have_v beforehand_o appoint_v joshua_n to_o succeed_v he_o who_o be_v a_o man_n endue_v with_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o wisdom_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v give_v he_o for_o the_o right_a execution_n of_o his_o office_n for_o moses_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o according_a to_o god_n command_n numb_a 27.18_o by_o that_o ceremony_n consecrate_v he_o unto_o god_n and_o engage_v he_o faithful_o to_o administer_v the_o charge_n and_o office_n he_o be_v appoint_v unto_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o enjoin_v they_o sect_n xciv_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n which_o be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o himself_o masius_n himself_o if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v this_o book_n for_o the_o main_a to_o be_v write_v by_o joshua_n yet_o some_o passage_n may_v be_v insert_v afterward_o by_o some_o other_o holy_a penman_n so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n we_o find_v some_o passage_n which_o can_v not_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o but_o be_v afterward_o add_v by_o some_o other_o holy_a man_n as_o deut._n 34.5_o qui_fw-la hanc_fw-la historiam_fw-la ex_fw-la sacris_fw-la annalibus_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la seculi_fw-la nominibus_fw-la masius_n at_o least_o not_o all_o of_o it_o though_o it_o contain_v his_o act_n and_o achievement_n indeed_o joshua_n either_o write_v himself_o or_o order_v some_o of_o the_o priest_n to_o write_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o enter_v into_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o ch._n 24.26_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o put_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o if_o they_o transgress_v it_o but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v do_v after_o joshua_n death_n as_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n 19.47_o judg._n 18.7_o to_o 29._o and_o ch._n 24._o from_o 29._o to_o 32._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n be_v mention_v some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n masius_n prophet_n a_o propheta_fw-la aliquo_fw-la collectus_fw-la videtur_fw-la hic_fw-la libre_fw-la ex_fw-la antiquis_fw-la diariis_fw-la &_o annalibus_fw-la masius_n long_o after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o phrase_n 15.63_o phrase_n see_v ch._n 4._o 6._o &_o 6.29_o &_o 7.26_o &_o 8.29_o &_o 9.27_o &_o 10.27_o &_o 13.13_o &_o 14.14_o &_o 15.63_o remain_v unto_o this_o day_n so_o frequent_o use_v do_v intimate_v and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n 102._o jasher_n see_v sect._n 102._o be_v here_o name_v ch._n 10.13_o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o unless_o we_o shall_v suppose_v which_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v begin_v in_o moses_n time_n and_o continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v afterward_o by_o add_v several_a memorable_a act_n and_o passage_n unto_o it_o joshua_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n numb_a 13.8_o he_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o divide_v it_o by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o divers_a year_n he_o live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o be_v 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because_o the_o israelite_n fail_v of_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n and_o it_o be_v only_o upon_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n that_o god_n promise_v thus_o to_o enlarge_v their_o border_n which_o be_v the_o eastern-bound_a even_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hittite_n which_o seem_v here_o mention_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o seven_o nation_n shall_v be_v their_o coast_n the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o not_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n but_o as_o he_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o nor_o forsake_v he_o he_o bid_v he_o therefore_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n for_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o people_n of_o
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city_n concern_v the_o rebuild_n of_o this_o city_n and_o another_o jabins_n reign_v in_o it_o and_o mighty_o oppress_v israel_n see_v judg._n 4.2_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n of_o those_o king_n that_o combine_v against_o he_o joshua_n take_v they_o and_o utter_o destroy_v they_o as_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v numb_a 33.52_o 53._o deut._n 7.2_o &_o 20.16_o 17._o but_o as_o for_o those_o city_n that_o yield_v themselves_o or_o be_v not_o beat_v down_o and_o ruin_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o war_n in_o the_o take_n of_o they_o the_o israelite_n burn_v not_o but_o reserve_v for_o their_o own_o use_n so_o joshua_n in_o the_o compass_n of_o about_o six_o year_n take_v all_o the_o place_n of_o canaan_n beforementioned_a and_o the_o hill_n and_o all_o the_o south-country_n and_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n situate_a in_o the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o judah_n famous_a for_o the_o land_n about_o it_o and_o the_o valley_n and_o the_o plain_a and_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o same_o that_o be_v the_o mountain_n where_o old_a jacob_n once_o live_v and_o so_o call_v from_o he_o and_o the_o valley_n thereunto_o belong_v he_o take_v all_o the_o land_n from_o the_o mountain_n halak_n that_o go_v up_o to_o seir_n which_o be_v the_o frontier_n of_o edom_n unto_o baal-gad_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o lebanon_n which_o lie_v under_o the_o hill_n hermon_n joshua_n ch._n 11._o from_o 1._o to_o 21._o sect_n cvii_o joshua_n have_v now_o so_o far_o subdue_v the_o land_n that_o none_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n dare_v any_o more_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o they_o though_o there_o be_v some_o place_n that_o the_o canaanite_n have_v still_o in_o their_o possession_n as_o be_v show_v ch._n 13._o yet_o they_o dare_v not_o stir_v against_o the_o israelite_n so_o that_o now_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n from_o open_a war_n therefore_o in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n there_o be_v present_v brief_o as_o in_o a_o table_n or_o map_n the_o several_a country_n and_o king_n vanquish_v by_o moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n that_o so_o behold_v they_o all_o together_o god_n goodness_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o people_n may_v the_o more_o eminent_o appear_v in_o that_o chapter_n it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n take_v two_o king_n on_o the_o east-side_n of_o jordan_n viz._n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o dispose_v of_o their_o country_n to_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o that_o joshua_n take_v 31_o king_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o these_o some_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o victory_n before_o relate_v which_o show_v that_o not_o every_o particular_a but_o only_o the_o general_a head_n of_o thing_n be_v touch_v before_o now_o whereas_o here_o be_v mention_v 31_o king_n subdue_v by_o joshua_n many_o of_o which_o reign_v over_o divers_a town_n beside_o their_o chief_a city_n this_o may_v show_v we_o the_o wonderful_a fertility_n and_o fruitfulness_n of_o this_o soil_n that_o in_o so_o small_a a_o compass_n of_o land_n which_o be_v but_o a_o 160_o mile_n in_o length_n from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n and_o only_o 60_o in_o breadth_n from_o joppa_n to_o jordan_n there_o shall_v such_o a_o vast_a multitude_n of_o people_n so_o plentiful_o be_v provide_v for_o josh_n ch._n 12._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cviii_o joshua_n have_v so_o far_o conquer_v the_o land_n as_o we_o have_v show_v and_o be_v now_o well_o in_o year_n god_n call_v he_o to_o divide_v the_o land_n by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a for_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o shall_v do_v it_o ch._n 1.6_o and_o therefore_o he_o command_v he_o to_o go_v about_o it_o now_o and_o not_o to_o defer_v it_o till_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o all_o as_o possible_o joshua_n think_v he_o must_v have_v do_v he_o command_v he_o to_o divide_v those_o part_n that_o be_v not_o subdue_v nor_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o life_n time_n as_o if_o they_o be_v already_o conquer_v he_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v not_o promise_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o his_o people_n but_o only_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v they_o into_o it_o deut._n 31.23_o and_o divide_v it_o for_o a_o inheritance_n among_o they_o he_o tell_v he_o how_o much_o of_o the_o land_n remain_v yet_o unconquered_a which_o notwithstanding_o he_o intend_v shall_v be_v divide_v among_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v it_o in_o their_o charter_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o the_o division_n and_o this_o may_v be_v a_o spur_n to_o they_o to_o endeavour_v the_o gain_n of_o it_o and_o to_o drive_v out_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n now_o the_o land_n yet_o unconquered_a he_o tell_v he_o be_v this_o first_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n that_o lie_v a_o long_a the_o coast_n of_o the_o midland-sea_n from_o sihor_n which_o divide_v palestine_n from_o egypt_n and_o the_o land_n of_o geshuri_n in_o syria_n and_o border_v on_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o canaan_n this_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n he_o show_v he_o belong_v to_o canaan_n and_o consequent_o to_o the_o israelite_n though_o as_o yet_o they_o have_v not_o take_v it_o for_o the_o philistine_n call_v caphtorim_n because_o they_o come_v from_o caphtor_n amos_n 9.7_o enter_v upon_o this_o part_n of_o canaan_n drive_v out_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n and_o dwell_v in_o it_o themselves_o deut._n 2.23_o and_o now_o this_o land_n be_v under_o five_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n yet_o unsubdued_a there_o be_v also_o the_o avite_n who_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o their_o land_n by_o the_o philistine_n do_v yet_o it_o seem_v continue_v in_o some_o portion_n of_o their_o land_n adjoin_v to_o the_o philistine_n all_o this_o land_n lie_v along_o the_o seacoast_n from_o the_o south_n unto_o mearah_n or_o the_o cave_n which_o be_v by_o the_o sidonian_n and_o aphek_n a_o town_n not_o far_o from_o sidon_n and_o so_o to_o the_o border_n of_o the_o amorites_n for_o there_o be_v amorites_n on_o both_o side_n of_o jordan_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o giblites_n a_o people_n that_o inhabit_v gebal_n psal_n 83.7_o a_o promontory_n near_o sidon_n and_o all_o lebanon_n towards_o the_o east_n be_v not_o conquer_v and_o so_o easterly_a as_o far_o as_o hamath_n where_o even_o in_o david_n time_n there_o be_v a_o canaanitish_a king_n 2_o sam._n 8.9_o all_o these_o god_n promise_v to_o drive_v out_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n provide_v they_o continue_v faithful_a in_o keep_v covenant_n with_o he_o but_o they_o fail_v herein_o never_o come_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o all_o those_o nation_n though_o in_o david_n and_o solomon_n time_n they_o bring_v they_o to_o be_v tributary_n to_o they_o however_o god_n enjoin_v joshua_n to_o divide_v that_o land_n before_o speak_v of_o though_o not_o yet_o conquer_v among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o jordan_n for_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n with_o the_o other_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v already_o receive_v their_o inheritance_n on_o the_o other_o side_n which_o moses_n have_v give_v they_o and_o have_v mention_v their_o inheritance_n he_o first_o describe_v the_o whole_a land_n without_o jordan_n from_o arnon_n to_o lebanon_n and_o then_o show_v what_o each_o of_o they_o several_o have_v the_o border_n of_o the_o geshurite_n and_o maachathite_n be_v here_o mention_v as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o land_n without_o jordan_n belong_v to_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_o plant_v there_o because_o give_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n with_o the_o rest_n but_o they_o do_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o for_o these_o geshurite_n and_o maachathite_n dwell_v in_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o their_o country_n and_o they_o have_v land_n enough_o
that_o if_o those_o woody_a hill_n and_o mountain_n be_v make_v fit_a to_o inhabit_v and_o be_v add_v to_o their_o portion_n yet_o there_o will_v not_o be_v land_n enough_o for_o they_o and_o as_o for_o the_o canaanite_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o valley_n and_o champion-country_n they_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o to_o be_v conquer_v for_o they_o be_v a_o formidable_a people_n and_o use_v iron-chariot_n in_o their_o war_n which_o have_v hook_n and_o sythes_n fasten_v to_o they_o do_v usual_o do_v great_a execution_n in_o a_o fight_n and_o mow_v down_o all_o before_o they_o joshua_n tell_v they_o he_o can_v give_v they_o no_o other_o answer_n than_o he_o have_v do_v they_o be_v a_o great_a people_n and_o have_v great_a power_n they_o excel_v in_o number_n and_o strength_n and_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v that_o they_o have_v but_o only_o one_o lot_n or_o that_o their_o portion_n be_v too_o straight_o for_o they_o for_o if_o their_o own_o sloth_n cowardice_n and_o diffidence_n of_o god_n power_n and_o providence_n do_v not_o hinder_v they_o they_o may_v enlarge_v it_o when_o they_o will_v if_o they_o be_v not_o want_v to_o themselves_o they_o will_v find_v the_o portion_n allot_v to_o they_o be_v more_o than_o one_o lot_n for_o if_o they_o take_v the_o course_n he_o prescribe_v they_o the_o mountainous_a country_n will_v be_v they_o they_o may_v plant_v it_o and_o possess_v it_o from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o and_o all_o the_o adjacent_a valley_n and_o champion-country_n will_v be_v they_o also_o see_v if_o they_o do_v with_o courage_n and_o faith_n in_o god_n attempt_v to_o gain_v it_o god_n will_v sure_o enable_v they_o to_o drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n notwithstanding_o all_o their_o strength_n and_o the_o advantage_n they_o have_v by_o their_o iron-chariot_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o upright_o joshua_n carry_v himself_o in_o this_o matter_n be_v no_o way_n partial_a to_o his_o own_o tribe_n the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n nor_o to_o that_o of_o manasseh_n so_o near_o ally_v to_o he_o joshua_n 14.1_o to_o 6._o ch._n 15._o from_o 1._o to_o 13._o and_o from_o 20._o to_o 63._o ch._n 16._o from_o 1._o to_o 10._o ch._n 17._o from_o 1._o to_o 12._o from_o vers_n 14._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n cx_o we_o return_v now_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n who_o lot_n as_o we_o have_v show_v fall_v to_o they_o in_o the_o rich_a and_o best_a part_n of_o canaan_n a_o eminent_a person_n of_o this_o tribe_n namely_o caleb_n descend_v of_o kenaz_n 1_o chron._n 4.13_o 15._o attend_v with_o the_o chief_a man_n and_o elder_n of_o judah_n make_v his_o address_n to_o joshua_n and_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n thou_o may_v remember_v the_o thing_n that_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n at_o kadesh-barnea_a concern_v thou_o and_o i_o when_o we_o return_v thither_o from_o search_v the_o land_n namely_o that_o we_o only_o of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v above_o twenty_o year_n old_a at_o that_o time_n shall_v see_v this_o good_a land_n numb_v 14.30_o i_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o i_o be_v send_v by_o moses_n to_o spy_v out_o the_o land_n canaan_n land_n the_o israelite_n after_o this_o wander_a 38_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n this_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o seven_o year_n since_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n and_o i_o bring_v he_o word_n again_o as_o it_o be_v in_o my_o heart_n i_o tell_v he_o faithful_o what_o i_o think_v of_o the_o land_n and_o do_v neither_o for_o fear_v nor_o favour_n of_o any_o man_n speak_v otherwise_o than_o i_o think_v in_o my_o conscience_n my_o brethren_n that_o go_v up_o with_o i_o viz._n ten_o of_o they_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n melt_v and_o faint_v within_o they_o by_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o invincible_a strength_n of_o the_o canaanite_n but_o i_o whole_o follow_v the_o lord_n my_o god_n as_o thou_o also_o do_v and_o show_v my_o obedience_n to_o he_o faithful_o and_o persuade_v the_o people_n without_o fear_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n rest_v upon_o the_o promise_n and_o powerful_a assistance_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o moses_n swear_v to_o i_o on_o that_o day_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o motion_n and_o direction_n of_o god_n say_v sure_o the_o land_n whereon_o thy_o foot_n have_v tread_v shall_v be_v thy_o inheritance_n and_o thy_o child_n for_n ever_o namely_o some_o special_a part_n of_o it_o and_o particular_o that_o wherein_o hebron_n 15.13_o hebron_n and_o this_o place_n of_o the_o land_n be_v give_v he_o rather_o than_o any_o other_o because_o when_o the_o other_o spy_n have_v see_v those_o giant_n the_o anakim_v numb_a 13.23_o near_o hebron_n and_o have_v thereupon_o discourage_v the_o people_n caleb_n resolute_o oppose_v these_o his_o fainthearted_a brethren_n and_o when_o they_o object_v the_o invincible_a strength_n of_o the_o place_n and_o people_n he_o encourage_v the_o israelite_n and_o tell_v they_o they_o may_v with_o god_n help_n easy_o vanquish_v they_o and_o hereupon_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v some_o particular_a promise_n make_v to_o he_o concern_v this_o inheritance_n josh_n 15.13_o be_v situate_a because_o thou_o have_v whole_o follow_v the_o lord_n my_o god_n thus_o moses_n swear_v to_o i_o and_o now_o behold_v the_o lord_n have_v keep_v i_o alive_a these_o forty_o and_o five_o year_n since_o he_o speak_v this_o word_n unto_o moses_n so_o that_o i_o be_o now_o fourscore_o and_o five_o year_n old_a and_o yet_o i_o be_o as_o strong_a this_o day_n as_o i_o be_v on_o the_o day_n moses_n send_v i_o as_o my_o strength_n be_v then_o so_o be_v it_o now_o both_o for_o war_n or_o any_o other_o business_n thus_o the_o lord_n have_v wonderful_o preserve_v my_o life_n and_o strength_n and_o reserve_v i_o as_o it_o be_v to_o enjoy_v that_o portion_n of_o land_n which_o be_v then_o promise_v i_o give_v i_o therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o this_o mountainous_a country_n where_o hebron_n and_o debir_n be_v situate_a and_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o be_v with_o i_o as_o i_o trust_v he_o will_v i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o drive_v out_o these_o anakim_v and_o get_v this_o portion_n for_o a_o inheritance_n to_o i_o and_o my_o child_n as_o the_o lord_n gracious_o promise_v i_o joshua_n ready_o grant_v his_o request_n and_o blessing_n he_o give_v he_o hebron_n for_o a_o inheritance_n that_o be_v the_o country_n and_o territory_n in_o which_o hebron_n and_o debir_n be_v situate_a with_o the_o town_n belong_v to_o they_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o hebron_n and_o debir_n be_v take_v by_o joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n in_o their_o expedition_n against_o those_o five_o king_n that_o have_v join_v their_o force_n together_o to_o besiege_v gibeon_n as_o we_o may_v see_v ch._n 10.36_o 37_o 38._o he_o then_o take_v hebron_n and_o cut_v off_o many_o of_o the_o anakim_v from_o the_o mountain_n about_o it_o but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o israelite_n as_o it_o seem_v not_o leave_v garrison_n in_o those_o town_n the_o 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