the_o right_a of_o live_v be_v one_o thing_n the_o possession_n another_o abraham_n have_v the_o right_a to_o the_o land_n and_o he_o have_v the_o possession_n but_o it_o be_v in_o his_o seed_n and_o posterity_n 69._o gen._n 13.16_o i_o will_v make_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n 2_o sam._n 24.9_o and_o joab_n give_v up_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o king_n the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v and_o be_v before_o the_o number_n david_n make_v can_v be_v number_v nor_o have_v david_n the_o complete_a number_n of_o the_o people_n from_o joab_n who_o give_v the_o king_n a_o less_o number_n of_o the_o people_n than_o they_o be_v *_o 70._o gen._n 14.13_o and_o these_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n 2_o chron._n 19_o shall_v thou_o help_v the_o ungodly_a and_o love_v they_o that_o help_v the_o lord_n the_o law_n of_o god_n forbid_v league_n with_o infidel_n and_o wicked_a man_n but_o not_o all_o league_n those_o be_v condemn_v only_o which_o be_v against_o true_a religion_n marriage_n or_o join_v in_o arm_n except_o in_o the_o case_n of_o public_a necessity_n as_o asa_n with_o benadab_n josaphat_n with_o achab_n etc._n etc._n but_o such_o league_n as_o be_v concern_v the_o defend_n of_o their_o country_n preserve_v neighbourhood_n of_o not_o make_v inroad_n of_o preserve_v the_o public_a peace_n or_o mutual_a commerce_n where_o religion_n be_v not_o hurt_v be_v not_o forbid_v but_o be_v adjudge_v lawful_a and_o necessary_a such_o a_o league_n be_v this_o of_o abraham_n with_o the_o neighbour_a canaanite_n *_o 71._o gen._n 15.6_o whereby_o shall_v i_o know_v this_o matth._n 12.39_o a_o evil_a and_o adulterous_a generation_n seek_v after_o a_o sign_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o ask_v a_o sing_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o temporal_a promise_n where_o the_o thing_n be_v obscure_a and_o altogether_o hide_v another_o thing_n to_o ask_v a_o sign_n to_o demonstrate_v a_o thing_n which_o may_v otherwise_o be_v know_v abraham_n seek_v a_o sign_n be_v a_o special_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n which_o christ_n condemn_v not_o for_o it_o have_v be_v permit_v to_o some_o by_o a_o peculiar_a favour_n as_o to_o gideon_n and_o hezekiah_n which_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o incredulity_n as_o out_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v forfeit_v against_o humane_a infirmity_n or_o he_o ask_v this_o question_n not_o so_o much_o doubt_v of_o the_o thing_n promise_v as_o desire_v to_o know_v somewhat_o more_o particular_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o performance_n abraham_n may_v well_o seek_v a_o sign_n in_o a_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v no_o promise_n on_o before_o nor_o no_o footstep_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o come_n of_o it_o discover_v there_o be_v many_o difficulty_n to_o encounter_v withal_o before_o it_o can_v be_v effect_v the_o jew_n they_o may_v have_v seek_v the_o scripture_n and_o find_v so_o clear_a evidence_n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n that_o they_o need_v not_o seek_v any_o sign_n concern_v he_o 72._o gen._n 15.6_o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o he_o count_v it_o unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n james_n 2.21_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n abraham_n before_o god_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v just_a by_o his_o work_n before_o man_n offer_v up_o his_o son_n isaac_n upon_o the_o altar_n 73._o gen._n 15.13_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o and_o shall_v serve_v they_o 400_o year_n exod._n 12.40_o now_o the_o sojourn_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n be_v 430_o year_n in_o the_o scripture_n the_o year_n be_v not_o always_o precise_o number_v the_o lesser_a number_n be_v omit_v and_o here_o under_o the_o great_a round_o number_v the_o less_o be_v comprehend_v *_o gen._n 15.13_o with_o exod._n 12.40_o in_o a_o great_a sum_n so_o small_a a_o number_n come_v under_o no_o particular_a account_n as_o the_o 72_o interpreter_n be_v call_v the_o 70_o and_o this_o account_n be_v not_o to_o begin_v low_a than_o the_o give_n of_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n to_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n be_v 430_o year_n exod._n 12.40_o gal._n 3.13_o of_o which_o neither_o 405_o nor_o 400_o nor_o 430_o be_v spend_v under_o the_o egyptian_a persecution_n for_o though_o the_o account_n end_n with_o their_o part_n thence_o it_o do_v not_o begin_v with_o their_o come_n thither_o but_o so_o much_o of_o the_o time_n be_v run_v before_o jacob_n come_v thither_o and_o so_o much_o after_o that_o peaceable_o pass_v on_o until_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n so_o as_o some_o account_n the_o time_n of_o their_o rigid_a servitude_n to_o a_o 140_o some_o to_o a_o 121_o at_o the_o most_o the_o sum_n of_o 430_o equal_o divide_v the_o one_o half_a spend_v before_o their_o go_v into_o egypt_n the_o other_o half_o in_o their_o abide_n there_o 215_o before_o their_o go_v into_o egypt_n reckon_v thus_o from_o the_o promise_n give_v to_o abraham_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n 25_o from_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n 60_o year_n from_o thence_o to_o their_o come_n into_o egypt_n 130_o in_o all_o 215_o the_o other_o 215_o thus_o 94_o before_o the_o death_n of_o levi_n 121_o betwixt_o his_o death_n and_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n gen._n chrys_n hom_n 36._o in_o gen._n 74._o gen._n 15.15_o thou_o shall_v go_v to_o thy_o father_n in_o peace_n joshua_n 24.2_o terah_n and_o his_o father_n serve_v other_o go_n to_o go_v to_o his_o father_n that_o be_v to_o die_v it_o be_v a_o hebrew_n phrase_n also_o by_o the_o name_n of_o father_n here_o may_v be_v understand_v adam_n abel_n noah_n etc._n etc._n to_o who_o he_o go_v by_o faith_n *_o 75._o gen._n 15.16_o but_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n they_o shall_v come_v hither_o again_o 1_o chro._n there_o be_v reckon_v six_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n from_o abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n judah_n phares_n hezron_n chaleb_n so_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n from_o abraham_n to_o moses_n be_v reckon_v six_o from_o abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n levi_n cahath_n amram_n moses_n answ_n in_o the_o four_o generation_n that_o be_v in_o the_o 400_o year_n 100_o year_n to_o a_o generation_n or_o somewhat_o about_o this_o which_o for_o evenness_n and_o rotundity_n be_v not_o reckon_v or_o second_o by_o the_o four_o generation_n be_v mean_v the_o four_o geniture_n or_o birth_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n so_o the_o four_o generation_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v from_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n to_o their_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n as_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n from_o judah_n to_o phares_n from_o phares_n to_o hesron_n from_o hesron_n to_o caleb_n so_o in_o levi_n levi_n cahath_n amram_n moses_n three_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o begin_v the_o reckon_n of_o four_o generation_n from_o the_o day_n that_o god_n make_v this_o promise_n to_o abraham_n at_o which_o time_n abraham_n have_v none_o at_o all_o and_o another_o thing_n to_o begin_v their_o account_n from_o the_o time_n that_o their_o servitude_n in_o a_o strange_a nation_n which_o god_n foretell_v shall_v determine_v before_o ever_o god_n promise_v the_o return_v of_o any_o four_o generation_n he_o tell_v abraham_n they_o must_v first_o fojourne_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n then_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n of_o they_o who_o god_n bring_v out_o thence_o they_o shall_v return_v to_o this_o land_n which_o account_n moses_n set_v down_o exod._n 6.16_o reckon_n from_o levi_n who_o first_o generation_n be_v coath_a the_o second_o be_v amram_n the_o three_o aaron_n the_o four_o eliazar_n who_o divide_v the_o land_n at_o the_o time_n god_n have_v foretell_v abraham_n 76._o gen._n 16.9_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o hagar_n return_v to_o thy_o mistress_n chap._n 21.12_o god_n command_v abraham_n to_o send_v hagar_n away_o first_o hagar_n fly_v of_o her_o own_o accord_n be_v command_v to_o return_v to_o her_o mistress_n 31._o gal._n 4.22_o chap._n 31._o then_o be_v thrust_v out_o by_o force_n she_o stay_v in_o the_o desert_n the_o apostle_n expound_v that_o figure_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n 77._o gen._n 17.12_o god_n appoint_a circumcision_n 1_o cor._n 7.19_o circumcision_n be_v nothing_o circumcision_n by_o divine_a institution_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v a_o sacrament_n to_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n but_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v nothing_o nor_o be_v profitable_a to_o our_o salvation_n we_o must_v therefore_o distinguish_v the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n 78._o gen._n 18.25_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o
essential_a or_o natural_a voice_n of_o god_n be_v one_o thing_n the_o assume_v or_o angelical_a another_o no_o man_n ever_o hear_v god_n natural_a voice_n the_o voice_n which_o be_v now_o and_o afterward_o hear_v be_v only_o angelical_a or_o assure_v 133._o exod._n 20.5_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n a_o jealous_a god_n visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n deut._n 24.16_o ezek._n 18.20_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o father_n iniquity_n god_n visit_v the_o father_n sin_n upon_o the_o child_n if_o they_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o father_n that_o be_v on_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o if_o the_o child_n repent_v also_o god_n punish_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n with_o temporal_a punishment_n not_o with_o eternal_a unless_o they_o follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o their_o wicked_a father_n *_o exod._n 20.5_o visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 18.20_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v etc._n etc._n moses_n be_v speak_v of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o cut_n in_o piece_n the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o so_o far_o provoke_v the_o lord_n as_o he_o not_o only_o punish_v the_o father_n that_o commit_v it_o but_o likewise_o by_o with_o draw_v his_o word_n from_o they_o punish_v it_o to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n ezekiel_n speak_v in_o answer_n to_o those_o who_o will_v justify_v themselves_o and_o blame_v god_n as_o bring_v judgement_n on_o they_o only_o for_o their_o father_n cause_n not_o deserve_v they_o *_o exod._n 20.5_o with_o ezek._n 18.17_o &_o gal._n 5_o 6._o the_o meaning_n be_v no_o son_n shall_v be_v damn_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n nor_o one_o man_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o unless_o by_o commission_n or_o approbation_n or_o some_o other_o way_n he_o may_v make_v it_o his_o own_o but_o for_o temporal_a punishment_n there_o be_v none_o but_o by_o occasion_n of_o other_o sin_n may_v have_v their_o portion_n in_o they_o but_o this_o be_v speak_v chief_o of_o those_o who_o continue_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o though_o divers_a dye_n in_o their_o minority_n god_n forsee_v how_o bad_a they_o will_v have_v be_v if_o they_o have_v live_v and_o sometime_o the_o parent_n derive_v vengeance_n on_o their_o head_n by_o imprecation_n upon_o they_o as_o the_o wicked_a jew_n wish_v christ_n blood_n may_v be_v on_o themselves_o and_o child_n and_o sometime_o the_o good_a child_n of_o wicked_a parent_n be_v temporal_o punish_v because_o in_o they_o and_o by_o such_o mean_n be_v their_o parent_n punish_v for_o that_o in_o they_o they_o will_v live_v and_o flourish_v when_o themselves_o be_v dead_a *_o exod._n 20.6_o and_o show_v mercy_n unto_o thousand_o mal._n 1.3_o rom._n 9.13_o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v the_o latter_a place_n speak_v of_o god_n elect_v and_o choose_v before_o time_n the_o former_a place_n speak_v of_o god_n conditionate_n show_v mercy_n for_o he_o show_v mercy_n for_o from_o father_n to_o son_n and_o so_o to_o grandchild_n if_o they_o remain_v obedient_a and_o be_v like_o their_o father_n but_o if_o they_o swerve_v from_o their_o father_n step_n and_o turn_v to_o their_o break_a cistern_n than_o he_o will_v turn_v away_o his_o love_a kindness_n from_o they_o *_o exod._n 20.7_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o etc._n etc._n matth._n 5.34_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o the_o former_a place_n speak_v of_o needless_a swear_n without_o just_a and_o weighty_a occasion_n or_o rash_o without_o heed_n and_o reverence_n or_o false_o without_o truth_n it_o forbid_v not_o swear_v before_o a_o magistrate_n the_o latter_a place_n forbid_v all_o vain_a false_a and_o profane_a swear_n but_o not_o a_o solemn_a calling_n god_n to_o attest_v the_o truth_n this_o place_n forbid_v not_o all_o swear_n no_o more_o than_o the_o commandment_n all_o kill_n but_o speak_v in_o opposition_n to_o that_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o pharisee_n who_o suffer_v common_a swear_n so_o it_o be_v not_o swear_v false_o or_o forswear_v 134._o exod._n 20.8_o remember_v thou_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n day_n deut._n 5.12_o matth._n 12.5_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o priest_n in_o the_o temple_n profane_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o be_v blameless_a legal_a ceremony_n and_o their_o external_a observation_n give_v place_n to_o charity_n and_o necessity_n moral_a duty_n be_v prefer_v before_o ceremonial_n god_n forbid_v those_o work_n which_o hinder_v his_o worship_n but_o christ_n defend_v his_o disciple_n pluck_v ear_n of_o corn_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n against_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi by_o the_o example_n of_o david_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n kill_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n pull_v off_o their_o hide_n and_o wash_n of_o they_o *_o exod._n 20.8_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o break_v the_o sabbath_n in_o contempt_n another_o thing_n to_o break_v it_o in_o necessity_n or_o rather_o to_o do_v work_n of_o necessity_n upon_o it_o the_o priest_n do_v kill_v sacrifice_n and_o labour_n in_o the_o offer_v they_o up_o bodily_a and_o that_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n now_o to_o labour_v bodily_a on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o jew_n do_v account_v profaneness_n and_o yet_o these_o priest_n for_o all_o their_o bodily_a labour_n be_v not_o account_v prophaner_n of_o the_o sabbath_n so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a action_n but_o the_o end_n and_o intent_n of_o that_o action_n which_o make_v the_o profaneness_n 135._o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n luke_n 14.26_o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n christ_n forbid_v not_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o parent_n but_o he_o say_v 19.37_o matth._n 19.37_o he_o that_o love_v they_o more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o for_o all_o thing_n must_v be_v forsake_v and_o hate_v too_o so_o far_o as_o they_o hinder_v our_o love_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n for_o all_o thing_n must_v give_v place_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o that_o take_v not_o away_o our_o duty_n or_o due_a honour_n to_o our_o parent_n *_o 136._o exod._n 20.12_o with_o luke_n 14.26_o the_o first_o place_n command_v honour_v of_o parent_n but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v equal_o with_o god_n honour_n parent_n as_o parent_n subordinate_a to_o god_n honour_n parent_n with_o honour_n fit_a for_o creature_n not_o for_o the_o creator_n if_o parent_n will_v command_v thing_n dishonourable_a to_o christ_n we_o must_v be_v so_o far_o from_o honour_v they_o as_o to_o hate_v they_o but_o if_o their_o command_n be_v agree_v with_o christ_n child_n must_v obey_v their_o parent_n in_o the_o lord_n 137._o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n mat._n 23.9_o call_v no_o man_n father_n upon_o the_o earth_n christ_n forbid_v not_o child_n to_o honour_v their_o parent_n 4._o 2_o king_n 2._o 1_o chron._n 4._o or_o the_o hearer_n to_o honour_v the_o preacher_n for_o paul_n call_v himself_o the_o father_n of_o the_o corinthian_n but_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o depend_v on_o humane_a authority_n in_o divine_a matter_n but_o we_o must_v depend_v on_o one_o god_n and_o have_v a_o filial_a confidence_n in_o he_o 138._o exod._n 20.13_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v matth._n 5.21_o &_o 18.9_o if_o thy_o eye_n hand_n foot_n offend_v thou_o cut_v it_o off_o and_o cast_v it_o from_o thou_o christ_n will_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v dismember_v ourselves_o but_o that_o we_o shall_v mortify_v the_o old_a adam_n and_o bridle_v the_o wicked_a motion_n and_o desire_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o take_v heed_n of_o they_o 139._o exod._n 20.18_o the_o people_n see_v thundering_n and_o the_o lightning_n and_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o trumpet_n deut._n 5.23_o you_o hear_v the_o voice_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o darkness_n the_o fright_a people_n stand_v afar_o off_o strike_v with_o fear_n see_v the_o thunder_n join_v with_o lightning_n break_v forth_o of_o the_o dark_a cloud_n in_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n 140._o exod._n 20.24_o thou_o shall_v make_v unto_o i_o a_o altar_n of_o earth_n chap._n 27.1_o of_o shittim_n wood_n the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v earth_n the_o outside_n of_o shittim_n wood_n 141._o exod._n 21.24_o leu._n 24.40_o a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n a_o tooth_n for_o a_o tooth_n matth._n 5.38_o 39_o if_o any_o one_o strike_v thou_o on_o the_o right_a cheek_n turn_v to_o he_o the_o left_a the_o first_o place_n be_v concern_v the_o public_a judgement_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o judicial_a law_n now_o
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make_v no_o marriage_n with_o they_o moah_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o lot_n of_o his_o posterity_n they_o be_v not_o forbid_v to_o marry_v wife_n but_o of_o the_o hittite_n gergeshites_n amorites_n canaanite_n perisite_n hivites_n jebusite_n etc._n etc._n ruth_n follow_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o the_o moabite_n the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n schemuel_n heb._n schemuel_n in_o the_o first_o book_n be_v describe_v the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o samuel_n with_o the_o government_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o second_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o david_n and_o his_o administration_n of_o it_o samuel_n write_v the_o first_o book_n to_o the_o twenty_o five_o chapter_n the_o rest_n with_o the_o second_o book_n be_v write_v by_o nathan_n and_o gad_n both_o prophet_n in_o these_o two_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o history_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n *_o 295._o 1_o sam_n 1.1_o with_o 1_o cro._n 6.33_o the_o one_o say_v 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out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n god_n by_o his_o own_o authority_n but_o man_n ministerial_o from_o god_n remit_v sin_n and_o declare_v to_o those_o that_o be_v penitent_a the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n for_o christ_n sake_n 306._o 1_o sam._n 15.35_o after_o agag_n be_v slay_v samuel_n see_v saul_n no_o more_o chap._n 19.24_o saul_n prophesy_v with_o the_o rest_n before_o samuel_n samuel_n see_v he_o no_o more_o when_o he_o have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o saul_n till_o he_o have_v join_v himself_o to_o the_o company_n of_o prophet_n or_o he_o never_o see_v he_o more_o in_o his_o kingly_a ornament_n or_o to_o converse_v familiar_o with_o
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reign_v ten_o year_n paul_n join_v the_o government_n of_o saul_n and_o samuel_n together_o 309._o 1_o sam._n 16.21_o david_n stand_v before_o saul_n and_o become_v his_o armour-bearer_n chap._n 17.55_o saul_n see_v david_n go_v forth_o against_o the_o philistine_n he_o say_v unto_o abner_n who_o son_n be_v this_o young_a man_n order_n be_v not_o always_o observe_v in_o history_n before_o the_o duel_n with_o goliath_n david_n be_v not_o approve_v soldier_n but_o after_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v hysterosis_n that_o be_v put_v before_o which_o shall_v follow_v after_o *_o 310._o 1_o sam._n 16.21_o and_o david_n come_v to_o saul_n and_o stand_v before_o he_o and_o he_o love_v he_o great_o etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 17.55_o he_o say_v unto_o abner_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n abner_n who_o son_n be_v this_o youth_n answ_n some_o will_v have_v this_o chapter_n dislocate_v and_o by_o a_o hystâ—rosis_n to_o be_v put_v after_o the_o sixteenth_o which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v put_v 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and_o parentage_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v he_o his_o daughter_n and_o as_o for_o abner_n be_v captain_n of_o the_o host_n he_o may_v be_v abroad_o in_o some_o warlike_a expedition_n when_o david_n be_v in_o court_n and_o therefore_o now_o know_v he_o not_o *_o 311._o 1_o sam._n 18.19_o when_o merab_n saul_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n with_o 2_o sam._n 21.8_o and_o the_o king_n take_v the_o five_o son_n of_o michal_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o merab_n and_o the_o legal_a son_n of_o michal_n and_o therefore_o to_o bear_v do_v only_o signify_v to_o bring_v up_o to_o feed_v and_o to_o nourish_v for_o thus_o the_o son_n of_o machir_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v on_o joseph_n knee_n that_o be_v bring_v up_o filiation_n be_v either_o natural_a or_o legal_a natural_a be_v by_o generation_n legal_a be_v adoption_n testify_v by_o education_n and_o bring_v up_o and_o by_o succession_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o in_o levitation_n of_o which_o deut._n 25.5_o by_o the_o law_n of_o redemption_n 312._o 1_o sam._n 21.1_o david_n come_v to_o nob_n to_o abimelech_n the_o priest_n mark_v 2.26_o he_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n abimelech_n father_n be_v abiathar_n the_o son_n do_v the_o priest_n office_n be_v in_o place_n of_o his_o father_n who_o follow_v david_n and_o be_v in_o exile_n with_o he_o *_o 1_o sam._n 21.1_o with_o mark_n 2.26_o he_o be_v call_v abiathar_n and_o there_o abimelech_n answ_n when_o these_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v abiathar_n the_o son_n of_o abimelech_n be_v present_a who_o be_v make_v highpriest_n upon_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o father_n or_o else_o you_o may_v conclude_v both_o father_n and_o son_n have_v two_o name_n 1_o cro._n 15._o &_o 1_o cro._n 18._o where_o when_o david_n reign_v its_o say_v sadok_v and_o abiathar_n be_v priest_n and_o that_o sadok_v and_o abimelech_n be_v priest_n 313._o 1_o sam._n 21.13_o david_n change_v his_o behaviour_n before_o achish_n and_o 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11._o other_o unclean_a secundum_fw-la accidens_fw-la as_o be_v tear_v of_o wild_a beast_n or_o find_v dead_a the_o raven_n be_v unclean_a as_o the_o gentile_n use_v they_o in_o sacrifice_n as_o some_o think_v however_o it_o feed_v on_o carrion_n but_o yet_o not_o so_o unclean_a as_o to_o be_v touch_v or_o to_o eat_v that_o it_o bring_v however_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a case_n of_o necessity_n which_o will_v grant_v a_o dispensation_n in_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n 371._o 1_o king_n 17.22_o elias_n raise_v the_o son_n of_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n 2_o king_n 4.18_o elizaeus_n raise_v the_o shunamite_n child_n john_n 5.28_o god_n quicken_v the_o dead_a god_n raise_v the_o dead_a by_o his_o own_o power_n the_o prophet_n do_v it_o not_o by_o their_o own_o power_n but_o by_o power_n from_o he_o and_o so_o confirm_v the_o heavenly_a doctrine_n 372._o 1_o king_n 19.11_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o in_o the_o wind_n or_o the_o tempest_n ephes_n 4.6_o god_n be_v all_o in_o all_o 12.21_o act._n 12.21_o god_n do_v not_o reveal_v his_o presence_n to_o elias_n in_o the_o wind_n or_o tempest_n though_o he_o be_v otherwise_o in_o all_o his_o creature_n *_o 1_o king_n 19.11_o with_o eph._n 4.6_o god_n essence_n and_o presence_n be_v one_o thing_n the_o manifestation_n of_o that_o presence_n be_v another_o god_n be_v and_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n but_o do_v not_o visible_o manifest_v himself_o in_o all_o thing_n the_o former_a place_n speak_v not_o simple_o but_o by_o way_n of_o manifestation_n the_o latter_a place_n speak_v of_o god_n simple_o consider_v and_o as_o his_o power_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n *_o 373._o 1_o king_n 22.42_o and_o he_o reign_v twenty_o five_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n 1_o king_n 22.41_o and_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v the_o four_o year_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 8.16_o and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n etc._n etc._n begin_v to_o reign_v joram_n the_o son_n of_o 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he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n alone_o and_o then_o he_o join_v his_o son_n joram_n with_o he_o for_o seven_o year_n space_n and_o at_o last_o put_v the_o whole_a government_n into_o his_o hand_n disburthen_v himself_o of_o it_o two_o year_n before_o his_o death_n *_o 374._o 1_o king_n 22.15_o this_o pprophecy_n seem_v to_o be_v false_a for_o the_o king_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o battle_n answ_n the_o prophet_n speak_v ironical_o which_o the_o king_n may_v easy_o perceive_v by_o his_o gesture_n or_o manner_n of_o speak_v and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v the_o king_n adjure_v he_o to_o lay_v aside_o all_o fiction_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o truth_n which_o the_o prophet_n do_v 375._o 1_o king_n 22.49_o ahasias_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n say_v unto_o jâ—hâ—saphat_n let_v my_o servant_n go_v with_o thy_o servant_n in_o the_o ship_n but_o jehosaphat_n will_v not_o 2_o chron._n 20.35_o jehosaphat_n join_v himself_o with_o ahasias_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o make_v ship_n to_o go_v to_o tarsis_n jehosaphat_n first_o refuse_v the_o friendship_n of_o ahazias_n but_o at_o length_n he_o grant_v 376._o 2_o king_n 1.10_o elias_n consume_v two_o fifty_n with_o fire_n luke_n 9.54_o christ_n forbid_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v so_o elias_n be_v the_o executer_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n on_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n the_o disciple_n will_v rash_o have_v do_v the_o like_a their_o vocation_n be_v not_o to_o return_v evil_a for_o evil_n but_o to_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a and_o to_o love_v their_o enemy_n *_o 377._o 2_o king_n 1.17_o and_o ahaziah_n die_v etc._n etc._n with_o 2_o king_n 1.17_o jehoram_fw-la the_o son_n of_o ahab_n reign_v in_o the_o eight_o etc._n etc._n jehosaphat_n determine_v in_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n to_o help_v king_n ahab_n against_o the_o syrian_n appoint_v his_o son_n joram_n to_o be_v viceroy_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o own_o reign_n and_o in_o the_o second_o of_o his_o son_n joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n reign_v afterward_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o this_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n jehosaphat_n be_v strike_v in_o age_n confirm_v his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n joram_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v eight_o year_n some_o whilst_o his_o father_n be_v alive_a and_o four_o alone_o by_o himself_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n 378._o 2_o king_n 4.29_o go_v and_o if_o thou_o meet_v any_o man_n salute_v he_o not_o rom._n 16.10_o salute_v one_o the_o other_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n salute_v the_o church_n superstitious_a salutation_n must_v be_v reject_v profitable_a and_o honest_a salutation_n by_o which_o we_o wish_v good_a and_o profit_n to_o our_o neighbour_n must_v be_v observe_v the_o command_n of_o elisha_n to_o his_o servant_n oblige_v he_o that_o without_o delay_n or_o linger_a he_o shall_v perform_v his_o errand_n for_o what_o he_o be_v command_v be_v a_o singular_a charge_n *_o 379._o 2_o king_n 8.10_o go_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v heal_v and_o present_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n the_o prophet_n either_o speak_v ironical_o or_o else_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o party_n inquire_v for_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o disease_n be_v mortal_a to_o who_o the_o prophet_n answer_v as_o before_o the_o king_n grow_v well_o of_o that_o infirmity_n and_o die_v not_o then_o but_o by_o a_o external_a cause_n be_v suffocate_v as_o verse_n 15._o and_o so_o they_o be_v two_o answer_n to_o several_a cause_n or_o case_n 380._o 2_o king_n 8.25_o ahasiah_n reign_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n chap._n 9.29_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n ahasiah_n reign_v over_o judah_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o eleven_o year_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o twelve_o of_o joram_n ahasiah_n begin_v to_o reign_v 381._o 2_o king_n 8.26_o ahasiah_n be_v twenty_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o chron._n 22.2_o ahasiah_n be_v forty_o two_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v ahasiah_n his_o age_n in_o the_o former_a place_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o omni_fw-la be_v put_v in_o the_o latter_a place_n 2_o king_n 8.26_o with_o 2_o king_n 9.29_o &_o 2_o chron._n 22.2_o here_o seem_v to_o be_v two_o plain_a difference_n the_o one_o about_o the_o age_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o the_o other_o about_o the_o time_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v answ_n joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n reign_v one_o whole_a year_n in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o father_n and_o eleven_o year_n afterward_o and_o so_o one_o text_n call_v his_o last_o year_n his_o twelve_o i._o e._n of_o his_o whole_a reign_n and_o another_o text_n call_v it_o the_o eleven_o i._o e._n his_o sole_a reign_n after_o his_o father_n death_n as_o for_o the_o other_o difference_n which_o seem_v the_o more_o difficult_a ahaziah_n be_v but_o two_o and_o twenty_o etc._n etc._n and_o chronicle_n say_v forty_o two_o year_n and_o so_o this_o latter_a make_v he_o two_o year_n elder_a than_o his_o father_n for_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v when_o he_o be_v thirty_o two_o year_n old_a and_o reign_v eight_o year_n and_o so_o die_v be_v forty_o 2_o king_n 8.17_o now_o for_o the_o reconcile_n of_o this_o scruple_n the_o original_a help_v we_o which_o in_o our_o translation_n be_v not_o visible_a the_o original_a mean_v thus_o ahaziah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n namely_o of_o the_o house_n of_o omir_n of_o who_o s_z ed_z he_o be_v by_o the_o mother_n side_n and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o that_o house_n and_o come_v to_o run_v at_o the_o same_o time_n
with_o it_o this_o the_o text_n direct_v we_o to_o look_v after_o when_o it_o call_v his_o mother_n the_o daughter_n of_o omri_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n now_o these_o forty_o two_o year_n be_v easy_o reckon_v by_o any_o that_o will_v count_v back_o in_o the_o chronicle_n to_o the_o second_o of_o omri_n 382._o 2_o king_n 9.26_o i_o have_v see_v the_o blood_n of_o naboth_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n say_v the_o lord_n 1_o king_n 21.14_o then_o they_o send_v to_o jesabel_n say_v naboth_n be_v dead_a naboth_n and_o his_o son_n be_v kill_v lest_o they_o shall_v by_o lawful_a inheritance_n possess_v the_o vineyard_n what_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n conceal_v in_o one_o place_n he_o explain_v in_o another_o *_o 2_o king_n 9.27_o with_o 2_o chron._n 22.8_o 9_o the_o current_n of_o the_o story_n at_o large_a be_v thus_o jehu_n slay_v joram_n in_o the_o field_n of_o jezreel_n as_o ahaziah_n and_o joram_n be_v together_o ahaziah_n see_v this_o fly_v and_o get_v into_o samaria_n and_o hide_v himself_o there_o jehu_n march_v to_o jezreel_n and_o make_v jezabel_n dogs-meat_n from_o whence_o he_o send_v to_o samaria_n for_o the_o head_n of_o ahabs_n child_n and_o posterity_n which_o be_v bring_v he_o by_o night_n and_o show_v by_o he_o to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o morning_n then_o he_o march_v to_o samaria_n and_o by_o the_o way_n slay_v ahaziahs_n kinsman_n two_o and_o forty_o man_n find_v â—ehonadab_n come_v in_o to_o samaria_n he_o make_v search_v for_o ahazia_n they_o find_v he_o hide_v they_o bring_v he_o to_o jehu_n he_o command_v they_o to_o carry_v he_o up_o to_o gion_n by_o ibleam_n and_o there_o to_o slay_v he_o it_o may_v be_v his_o father_n joram_n have_v slay_v his_o brother_n there_o as_o ahab_n have_v do_v naboth_n in_o jezreel_n they_o do_v so_o smite_v he_o there_o in_o his_o chariot_n and_o his_o chariot_n drive_v away_o to_o mâ—giddo_n before_o he_o die_v the_o story_n in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n be_v take_v up_o short_a and_o lay_v with_o the_o story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o jehoram_n that_o the_o end_n of_o both_o the_o king_n may_v be_v take_v up_o together_o but_o chronicle_n show_v the_o order_n 383._o 2_o king_n 12.21_o josachar_n and_o josabad_n his_o servant_n smite_v iâ—as_o and_o they_o bury_v he_o with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 2_o chron._n 24.26_o zabad_n and_o josabad_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o in_o his_o bed_n and_o bury_v he_o but_o not_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o king_n josachar_n otherwise_o be_v call_v zobad_n joas_n be_v unworthy_a of_o kingly_a burial_n because_o he_o be_v perfidious_a to_o god_n and_o ungrateful_a to_o man_n 384._o 2_o king_n 13.1_o in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o joas_n the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n reign_v jehoahaz_n the_o son_n of_o jehu_n over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n seventeen_o year_n verse_n 10._o in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o joas_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v jehoash_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o jehoash_fw-mi to_o reign_v over_o israel_n sixteen_o year_n in_o samaria_n joachas_n king_n of_o israel_n reign_v seventeen_o year_n to_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o joas_n king_n of_o judah_n the_o son_n of_o joachas_n joas_n be_v join_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o government_n in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o joas_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n with_o his_o father_n *_o 385._o 2_o king_n 13.1_o with_o verse_n 10._o if_o this_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o place_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n and_o the_o account_n make_v from_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o the_o seventeen_o year_n be_v account_v current_n so_o as_o he_o reign_v but_o sixteen_o year_n complete_a and_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n mention_v verse_n 10._o be_v take_v complete_a than_o the_o account_n of_o this_o verse_n will_v very_o well_o stand_v with_o the_o account_n of_o the_o other_o *_o 386._o 2_o king_n 13.21_o with_o 1_o cor._n 15.20_o rise_v to_o a_o temporal_a life_n and_o die_v again_o be_v one_o thing_n rise_v to_o a_o everlasting_a life_n never_o to_o die_v another_o thing_n the_o first_o sort_n be_v all_o they_o that_o ever_o by_o divine_a miracle_n rise_v from_o death_n before_o christ_n come_v the_o latter_a only_o in_o christ_n and_o can_v befall_v the_o creature_n until_o the_o last_o resurrection_n *_o 2_o king_n 14.21_o and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v azariah_n which_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n instead_o of_o his_o father_n amaziah_n 2_o chron._n 26.1_o then_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v vzziah_n who_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n here_o be_v the_o same_o person_n design_v under_o two_o name_n azariah_n and_o vzziah_n 387._o 2_o king_n 15.30_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n after_o the_o death_n of_o pekah_n reign_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n the_o son_n of_o vzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n about_o thirty_o three_o jotham_n reign_v sixteen_o year_n hosheah_o reign_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n not_o of_o his_o reign_n but_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n who_o die_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n and_o ahaz_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o *_o 2_o king_n 15.30_o with_o 33._o jotham_n live_v twenty_o year_n after_o he_o come_v to_o be_v king_n but_o four_o year_n before_o he_o die_v he_o resign_v up_o the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n ahaz_n so_o he_o reign_v twenty_o and_o yet_o but_o sixteen_o or_o else_o the_o twenty_o year_n from_o the_o time_n that_o jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v for_o he_o reign_v but_o sixteen_o year_n verse_n 33._o *_o 2_o king_n 15.30_o and_o hoshea_n reign_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n 2_o king_n 16.2_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v ahaz_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n with_o 2_o king_n 17.1_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n to_o reign_v in_o samaria_n over_o israel_n nine_o year_n 2_o king_n 18.1_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o hoshea_n son_n of_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n hezekiah_n begin_v to_o reign_v here_o seem_v a_o double_a difficulty_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n i._n e._n the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n how_o can_v this_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o be_v say_v ahaz_n only_o reign_v twelve_o year_n 2._o when_o it_o be_v say_v hoshea_n only_o reign_v nine_o year_n and_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n how_o can_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o ezekias_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o three_o of_o hoshea_n i._n e._n the_o seven_o or_o eight_o of_o ahaz_n how_o can_v the_o three_o of_o hezekiahs_n be_v the_o seven_o of_o hoshea_n by_o collation_n of_o place_n and_o the_o diagram_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n it_o appear_v there_o be_v seventeen_o year_n exclusive_a from_o the_o twenty_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o jothams_n kingdom_n or_o from_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n to_o the_o sixth_o of_o hezekias_n in_o which_o year_n samaria_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n after_o three_o year_n siege_n hoshea_n the_o last_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v lead_v into_o assyria_n by_o salmanassar_n captive_a so_o as_o by_o this_o account_n hoshea_n reign_v seventeen_o year_n or_o if_o the_o last_o of_o ahaz_n and_o the_o first_o of_o hezekiah_n be_v the_o same_o year_n as_o it_o sometime_o happen_v in_o such_o account_n the_o sixth_o of_o hezekiahs_n must_v be_v the_o seventeen_o of_o hoshea_n how_o then_o do_v hoshea_n reign_v only_o nine_o ahaz_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o syrian_n and_o israelite_n call_v into_o his_o help_n tiglath-peleze_a and_o conquer_v they_o in_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n and_o first_o of_o hoshea_n so_o as_o hoshea_n be_v for_o eight_o year_n tributary_n to_o tiglath-peleze_a and_o those_o eight_o year_n he_o be_v say_v not_o to_o reign_v but_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n he_o reign_v nine_o year_n till_o the_o transportation_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n from_o the_o rebellion_n or_o rise_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sixth_o of_o ezekias_n so_o as_o ezekiah_n reign_v in_o the_o three_o of_o hoshea_n not_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o from_o shake_v off_o the_o assyrian_a bond_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o his_o reign_n it_o be_v the_o three_o of_o the_o rebellion_n and_o the_o eleven_o of_o his_o reign_n hoshea_n begin_v the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n from_o thence_o to_o hezekiah_n twelve_o which_o be_v the_o eleven_o of_o hoshea_n
and_o the_o first_o of_o hezekiah_n 388._o 2_o king_n 16.2_o ahaz_n be_v twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n chap._n 18.2_o ezechias_n be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v so_o shall_v he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o ahaz_n physician_n do_v allow_v this_o other_o do_v attribute_n to_o jotham_n twenty_o year_n and_o read_v it_o thus_o ahaz_n be_v twenty_o year_n old_a when_o jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v *_o 2_o king_n 16.2_o with_o 2_o king_n 18.2_o if_o in_o the_o twenty_o five_o year_n he_o must_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o father_n ahaz_n because_o he_o be_v twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n 2_o king_n 16.2_o in_o all_o thirty_o six_o when_o he_o die_v out_o of_o which_o take_v the_o aforesaid_a twenty_o five_o and_o so_o hezekiah_n must_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o eleven_o aforesaid_a a_o thing_n not_o impossible_a consider_v the_o singular_a blessing_n that_o nation_n have_v for_o generation_n so_o rehoboam_n be_v beget_v by_o solomon_n about_o the_o same_o age_n 1_o king_n 14.21_o although_o physician_n be_v against_o it_o for_o at_o eleven_o year_n old_a they_o be_v not_o come_v to_o puberty_n 389._o 2_o king_n 22.3_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o king_n josiah_n the_o king_n send_v shaphan_n the_o son_n of_o azaliah_n 2_o chron._n 38.8_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o send_v shaphan_n the_o son_n of_o azaliah_n josias_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o send_v shaphan_n to_o helkiah_n *_o 390._o 2_o king_n 22.20_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v into_o thy_o grave_n in_o peace_n 2_o chron._n 34.28_o with_o 2_o king_n 23.29_o and_o he_o slay_v he_o at_o megiddo_n when_o he_o have_v see_v he_o 2_o chron._n 25.24_o there_o be_v peace_n external_a and_o internal_a the_o 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year_n old_a and_o so_o according_a to_o this_o he_o rule_v but_o three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n so_o some_o but_o other_o better_o say_v that_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o jehojakim_n the_o father_n mention_v verse_n 8_o and_o not_o of_o the_o son_n jehojakim_n ezra_n they_o be_v both_o write_v by_o ezra_n and_o contain_v the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o babylon_n to_o judea_n and_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n the_o correction_n of_o the_o people_n and_o restitution_n of_o religion_n with_o the_o history_n of_o two_o hundred_o year_n 419._o ezra_n 1.5_o there_o rise_v up_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n with_o all_o they_o who_o spirit_n god_n have_v raise_v 1_o chron._n 9.3_o the_o israelite_n the_o priest_n levite_n the_o nethinim_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n the_o child_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n ephraim_n and_o manasses_n there_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n in_o their_o return_n not_o only_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n but_o of_o other_o tribe_n and_o they_o restore_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n among_o themselves_o who_o be_v before_o time_n transport_v out_o of_o judea_n with_o they_o into_o babylon_n 420._o ezra_n 2.5_o the_o son_n of_o arah_n return_v seven_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o neh._n 7.10_o they_o be_v record_v six_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o first_o be_v set_v down_o those_o that_o give_v up_o their_o name_n to_o return_v then_o those_o that_o come_v into_o judaea_n the_o rest_n remain_v in_o babylon_n or_o perish_v in_o the_o journey_n so_o also_o be_v reconcile_v the_o unequal_a number_n of_o other_o family_n *_o 421._o ezra_n 2.5_o with_o nehem._n 7.11_o there_o be_v a_o double_a number_n of_o the_o people_n the_o former_a be_v take_v at_o their_o set_n out_o from_o babylon_n the_o other_o upon_o their_o come_n to_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o some_o may_v not_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v not_o register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n and_o some_o may_v register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n which_o yet_o come_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n either_o change_a their_o mind_n to_o stay_v in_o babylon_n or_o die_v by_o the_o way_n or_o else_o that_o in_o nehemiah_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v live_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o time_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o register_n beside_o this_o in_o ezra_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v with_o zerubbabel_n in_o this_o catalogue_n ezra_n 2._o and_o in_o that_o nehem._n 7.6_o 62._o fall_n far_o short_a of_o that_o total_a sum_n both_o in_o ezra_n and_o nehomiah_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o more_o of_o servant_n and_o profelite_n ezra_n 2.64_o 65._o nehem._n 7.66_o 67._o the_o number_n want_v seem_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o those_o ezra_n 2.62_o and_o out_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v both_o captivate_v and_o return_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o be_v not_o numerical_o set_v down_o yet_o after_o the_o return_n continue_v among_o they_o and_o profess_v their_o religion_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o small_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 422._o ezra_n 2_o 6._o the_o child_n of_o pahath-moab_a eight_o hundred_o and_o joab_n of_o the_o child_n of_o joshua_n and_o moab_n two_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o nâ—â—_n 7.11_o the_o child_n of_o pahath-moab_a of_o the_o child_n of_o joshua_n and_o moab_n two_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o there_o be_v a_o less_o number_n of_o some_o of_o those_o family_n but_o at_o length_n it_o
she_o by_o beginning_n of_o holiness_n in_o this_o life_n and_o will_v in_o the_o next_o life_n set_v she_o complete_o holy_a before_o his_o father_n without_o spot_n or_o rinckle_n *_o cant._n 1.5_o with_o cant._n 4.1_o blackness_n in_o scripture_n be_v put_v for_o tribulation_n or_o for_o sin_n or_o three_o for_o sorrow_n for_o both_o the_o former_a the_o first_o place_n speak_v of_o her_o blackness_n as_o she_o be_v in_o she_o own_o eye_n second_o as_o she_o be_v in_o other_o eye_n in_o all_o these_o three_o relation_n i_o be_o black_a in_o you_o and_o i_o own_o apprehension_n with_o tribulation_n sin_n and_o sorrow_n the_o second_o place_n speak_v of_o beauty_n or_o fairness_n in_o christ_n account_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n what_o a_o woman_n account_v herself_o another_o thing_n what_o her_o husband_n account_v she_o she_o be_v fair_a in_o the_o latter_a sense_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v fair_a in_o itself_o another_o thing_n to_o be_v fair_a by_o reflection_n or_o imputation_n the_o spouse_n be_v inherent_o black_a but_o by_o imputation_n and_o reflection_n as_o she_o be_v to_o the_o glass_n to_o the_o sun_n christ_n so_o fair_a 594._o cant._n 5.1_o eat_v o_o friend_n drink_z yea_o drink_v abundant_o belove_v isaiah_n 5.11_o woe_n be_v to_o you_o that_o rise_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o drink_v strong_a drink_n abel_n ephes_n 5.14_o luke_n 21.34_o amb._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o de_fw-fr cain_n &_o abel_n drunkenness_n with_o grace_n not_o with_o wine_n which_o make_v we_o rejoice_v not_o stumble_v must_v be_v here_o understand_v to_o be_v drink_v here_o be_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o spiritual_a joy_n concern_v the_o gospel_n which_o thing_n produce_v healthful_a and_o pleasant_a fruit_n isaiah_n cry_v out_o woe_n to_o drunkard_n fill_v themselves_o with_o wine_n and_o luxuriate_v in_o over_o much_o drink_n 595._o cant._n 6.10_o the_o church_n be_v terrible_a as_o a_o army_n with_o 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her_o husband_n and_o head_n christ_n who_o love_v she_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o she_o that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v she_o cleanse_v she_o with_o the_o laver_n of_o water_n in_o the_o word_n of_o life_n 5.26_o ephes_n 5.26_o 597._o isa_n 7.14_o and_o they_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n emanuel_n luk._n 2.21_o his_o name_n be_v call_v jesus_n in_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o the_o name_n be_v give_v to_o the_o person_n not_o according_a to_o the_o word_n but_o the_o thing_n signify_v emanuel_n in_o effect_n be_v the_o same_o with_o jesus_n emanuel_n be_v god_n with_o we_o by_o this_o word_n the_o prophet_n will_v explain_v the_o person_n the_o office_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o personal_a union_n and_o that_o that_o son_n shall_v be_v god_n and_o man_n and_o live_v among_o man_n in_o his_o humane_a nature_n that_o he_o shall_v assume_v that_o he_o may_v redeem_v they_o and_o save_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n 598._o isai_n 8.20_o to_o the_o 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then_o thou_o shall_v see_v and_o shall_v flow_v together_o and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v fear_v and_o be_v enlarge_v because_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o the_o force_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o people_n under_o the_o yoke_n of_o rome_n though_o it_o be_v not_o increase_v yet_o it_o be_v enlarge_v whilst_o the_o heathen_a people_n be_v call_v into_o the_o church_n forsake_v their_o heathenish_a rite_n do_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n 601._o isai_n 9.6_o unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o we_o a_o son_n be_v give_v luke_n 2._o after_o seven_o hundred_o year_n christ_n be_v bear_v under_o augustus_n caesar_n it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n to_o have_v the_o present_a tense_n and_o preter_fw-la tense_n put_v for_o the_o future_a tense_n and_o the_o future_a tense_n for_o the_o present_a and_o preter_fw-la tense_n so_o psal_n 22.8_o all_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o i_o 602._o isai_n 9.6_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n of_o his_o peace_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n matth._n 10.34_o think_v not_o that_o i_o come_v to_o send_v peace_n on_o the_o earth_n i_o come_v not_o to_o send_v peace_n but_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o former_a place_n be_v understand_v the_o true_a christian_a peace_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n which_o we_o have_v with_o god_n our_o neighbour_n and_o ourselves_o in_o the_o latter_a be_v mean_v worldly_a peace_n that_o we_o have_v with_o man_n of_o this_o world_n which_o be_v often_o bad_a yet_o christ_n do_v not_o of_o himself_o bring_v the_o sword_n but_o by_o accident_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o contention_n 603._o isai_n 9.6_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o everlasting_a father_n 1_o cor._n 15.24_o he_o shall_v deliver_v up_o the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o father_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v put_v down_o all_o 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to_o fall_v so_o heavy_o upon_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o solemn_a mourning_n for_o themselves_o the_o latter_a place_n intimate_v that_o the_o affliction_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a upon_o the_o people_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o mourning_n for_o they_o because_o no_o mourning_n can_v express_v it_o pauca_fw-la cura_fw-la loquunter_n ingentes_fw-la stupent_fw-la or_o else_o this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a case_n which_o break_v not_o a_o general_a rule_n 645._o jer._n 10.23_o o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n to_o direct_v his_o step_n matth._n 23.37_o i_o will_v have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n that_o concern_v his_o salvation_n a_o man_n can_v do_v nothing_o that_o be_v good_a in_o politic_a and_o civil_a affair_n he_o can_v indeed_o do_v something_o but_o more_o incline_v to_o evil_n than_o to_o good_a *_o 646._o jer._n 15.1_o 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matth._n 18.19_o if_o two_o of_o you_o shall_v agree_v on_o earth_n as_o touch_v any_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v ask_v it_o shall_v be_v do_v for_o they_o of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n in_o the_o former_a place_n the_o speech_n be_v hypotheticall_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v though_o they_o be_v among_o the_o live_n and_o do_v stand_v before_o i_o and_o will_v turn_v away_o my_o wrath_n from_o this_o people_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o spare_v they_o christ_n in_o the_o latter_a promise_v temporal_a good_a thing_n upon_o condition_n of_o repentance_n 649._o jer._n 17.10_o chap._n 20.12_o i_o the_o lord_n search_v the_o heart_n i_o try_v the_o reins_o 1_o cor_fw-la 2.11_o who_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o god_n be_v not_o exclude_v from_o know_v what_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n but_o angel_n and_o man_n be_v be_v they_o good_a or_o bad_a 650._o jer._n 22.11_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n touch_v sellum_n the_o son_n 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so_o comfort_v his_o people_n but_o we_o must_v not_o curious_o search_v to_o know_v the_o time_n contrary_a to_o god_n will_n that_o be_v the_o moment_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n which_o the_o father_n have_v reserve_v in_o his_o own_o power_n 655._o jer._n 29.11_o i_o think_v towards_o you_o thought_n of_o peace_n and_o not_o of_o evil_a verse_n 17._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n i_o will_v send_v upon_o they_o the_o famine_n god_n give_v peace_n to_o penitent_a sinner_n but_o punish_v sinner_n for_o their_o sin_n 656._o jer._n 31.15_o a_o voice_n be_v hear_v in_o ramah_n lamentation_n and_o rachel_n weep_v matth._n 2.16_o that_o be_v do_v at_o length_n in_o the_o kill_a the_o child_n at_o bethlehem_n the_o prophet_n speak_v often_o in_o the_o present_a tense_n or_o time_n past_a of_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o come_v for_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o prophecy_n so_o here_o he_o foreshow_v the_o lamentation_n of_o the_o mother_n 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the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o change_v by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n but_o remain_v a_o eternal_a law_n of_o lead_v our_o life_n the_o ceremony_n be_v abrogate_a according_o to_o their_o use_n but_o their_o signification_n be_v more_o declare_v by_o his_o come_n and_o illustrate_v and_o the_o prophecy_n have_v their_o compliment_n in_o he_o 659._o jer._n 36.30_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o jehojakim_n king_n of_o judah_n he_o shall_v have_v none_o to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n 2_o king_n 24.6_o and_o his_o son_n joakim_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n joakim_n do_v not_o sit_v that_o be_v he_o have_v no_o fast_a seat_n in_o the_o kingdom_n for_o in_o the_o three_o month_n
and_o open_o without_o any_o shadow_n or_o external_a propitiatory_a which_o christ_n have_v abolish_v 689._o dan._n 9.25_o unto_o messiah_n the_o prince_n shall_v be_v seven_o week_n and_o threescore_o and_o two_o week_n acts._n 2.7_o it_o be_v not_o for_o you_o to_o know_v the_o time_n and_o season_n by_o divine_a revelation_n seaventy_n week_n that_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n be_v foreshow_v to_o daniel_n that_o within_o so_o many_o year_n christ_n shall_v come_v and_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o messiah_n such_o a_o know_v of_o time_n be_v not_o forbid_v but_o that_o which_o be_v rash_o attempt_v by_o we_o without_o divine_a revelation_n tereasar_n that_o be_v as_o they_o be_v common_o call_v in_o hebrew_n the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o twelve_o minor_a prophet_n not_o for_o their_o authority_n but_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o book_n hosea_n his_o prophecy_n the_o son_n of_o beeri_n he_o chide_v the_o jew_n for_o their_o idolatry_n he_o show_v their_o cast_n off_o and_o the_o espouse_v of_o the_o gentile_n to_o god_n he_o declare_v salvation_n to_o those_o that_o shall_v repent_v he_o prophesy_v fifty_o year_n in_o the_o time_n of_o osiah_n jotham_n achaz_n ezekias_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n son_n of_o joas_n king_n of_o israel_n about_o the_o year_n 3150._o 690._o hos_fw-la 1.2_o go_v take_v thou_o a_o wife_n of_o whoredom_n and_o child_n of_o whoredom_n leu._n 21.14_o a_o widow_n or_o a_o divorce_a woman_n or_o profane_a or_o a_o harlot_n these_o shall_v he_o not_o take_v but_o a_o virgin_n the_o command_n of_o god_n to_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v marry_v a_o whore_n but_o a_o lawful_a wife_n yet_o with_o such_o a_o infamy_n as_o though_o she_o be_v a_o harlot_n and_o her_o child_n bastard_n by_o this_o emblem_n the_o israelite_n be_v admonish_v of_o their_o spiritual_a fornication_n *_o hos_fw-la 1.2_o with_o leu._n 21.14_o as_o for_o the_o first_o place_n its_o probable_a that_o 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to_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v the_o ordinary_a apostle_n to_o the_o gentile_n 2.7_o 1_o tim._n 2.7_o but_o extraordinary_o he_o may_v teach_v the_o jew_n also_o 1122._o act_n 10.30_o four_o day_n after_o the_o vision_n of_o cornelius_n peter_n come_v to_o caesarea_n ver_fw-la 19_o the_o morrow_n after_o they_o that_o be_v send_v from_o cornelius_n come_v to_o peter_n cornelius_n the_o first_o day_n at_o three_o of_o the_o clock_n after_o noon_n send_v his_o servant_n to_o peter_n the_o second_o day_n they_o come_v to_o peter_n the_o three_o day_n they_o come_v with_o peter_n from_o joppa_n and_o lay_v by_o the_o way_n that_o night_n the_o four_o day_n they_o return_v to_o cornelius_n at_o caesarea_n *_o 1123._o act_n 12.17_o tell_v it_o to_o james_n and_o the_o brethren_n james_n be_v already_o dead_a ver._n 2._o either_o theâ—e_n be_v anticipation_n of_o that_o verse_n 2._o or_o else_o this_o james_n be_v james_n of_o alphaeus_n james_n the_o less_o mar._n 15.40_o the_o brother_n or_o kinsman_n of_o our_o lord_n yet_o survive_v who_o be_v bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o antiquity_n affirm_v *_o 1124._o act_n 13.22_o i_o have_v find_v david_n the_o son_n of_o jesse_n a_o man_n after_o my_o own_o heart_n which_o shall_v fulfil_v all_o my_o will_n with_o psal_n 32.5_o psal_n 51.4_o against_o thou_o have_v i_o sin_v david_n be_v after_o god_n mind_n in_o the_o main_a of_o his_o life_n though_o not_o in_o every_o particular_a action_n the_o denomination_n be_v from_o the_o great_a part_n beside_o god_n look_v upon_o david_n as_o a_o man_n afâ—er_v his_o heart_n as_o he_o be_v repent_v return_v and_o wash_v from_o his_o sin_n not_o as_o he_o commit_v his_o sin_n he_o fulfil_v all_o god_n will_v that_o be_v all_o the_o precept_n of_o god_n will_v though_o not_o all_o the_o particular_n of_o those_o general_a precept_n he_o fulfil_v singula_fw-la generum_fw-la though_o not_o genera_fw-la singulorum_fw-la he_o fulfil_v wiâ—h_a sincerity_n though_o not_o with_o perfection_n of_o degree_n the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n 1125._o act_n 14.22_o we_o must_v through_o many_o tribulation_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n heb._n 6.12_o c._n 11.1_o the_o saint_n by_o faith_n and_o patience_n inherit_v the_o promise_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v common_a through_o many_o tribulation_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n from_o which_o some_o be_v free_v by_o special_a privilege_n for_o faith_n be_v the_o mean_n of_o acquire_a life_n eternal_a but_o tribulation_n be_v the_o way_n thither_o *_o act_n 14.22_o with_o heb._n 6.12_o we_o pass_v through_o many_o affliction_n as_o they_o be_v the_o path_n which_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n order_v we_o to_o walk_v into_o heaven_n but_o we_o walk_v in_o these_o path_n by_o faith_n and_o patience_n as_o they_o be_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o qualification_n of_o those_o person_n which_o walk_v in_o tribulation_n heaven-ward_n 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1.17_o chap._n 2.10_o the_o lord_n shall_v yet_o comfort_v zion_n and_o shall_v yet_o choose_v jerusalem_n eph._n 1.4_o god_n the_o father_n choose_v we_o in_o christ_n before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o election_n of_o a_o certain_a people_n to_o be_v a_o visible_a church_n in_o the_o first_o place_n be_v take_v metonymical_o for_o by_o that_o deed_n god_n show_v that_o he_o have_v confirm_v the_o election_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o latter_a god_n speak_v of_o our_o election_n unto_o eternal_a life_n 742._o zech._n 2.8_o he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n isa_n 3.1_o behold_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n do_v take_v away_o from_o jerusalem_n the_o whole_a stay_n of_o bread_n in_o the_o first_o place_n be_v contain_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o the_o faithful_a that_o keep_v his_o covenant_n in_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o pronounce_v of_o judgement_n against_o the_o obstinate_a jew_n god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v keep_v his_o people_n as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v obedient_a 17.8_o deut._n 32.10_o psal_n 17.8_o but_o temporal_a punishment_n inflict_v on_o the_o wicked_a do_v not_o infringe_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o of_o divine_a performance_n 743._o zech._n 3.9_o i_o will_v remove_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o land_n in_o one_o day_n rev._n 13.8_o christ_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n in_o one_o day_n be_v the_o performance_n of_o christ_n passion_n who_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n restore_v we_o unto_o life_n but_o he_o be_v slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n in_o god_n determination_n by_o election_n virtue_n eficacy_n and_o acceptation_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o which_o redound_v to_o the_o church_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n 744._o zech._n 6.13_o he_o shall_v sit_v and_o rulâ—_n upon_o his_o throne_n isa_n 9_o 7._o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o kingdom_n luk._n 1.33_o christ_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n have_v his_o throne_n from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o humanity_n be_v he_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n the_o lord_n god_n have_v give_v he_o a_o throne_n that_o he_o may_v reign_v over_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n for_o ever_o 745._o zech._n 11.12_o they_o weigh_v for_o my_o price_n thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n matth._n 27.9_o then_o be_v fulfil_v what_o be_v speak_v by_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n they_o take_v thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n the_o price_n of_o he_o that_o be_v value_v who_o they_o do_v value_n eusebius_n say_v 4._o de_fw-fr demonstrat_n l._n 10._o c._n 4._o that_o jeremiahs_n name_n be_v put_v for_o zechariahs_n name_n by_o the_o error_n of_o the_o scrivener_n out_o of_o jeremiah_n some_o make_v the_o computation_n where_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o seventeen_o shekel_n which_o make_v thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n jer._n 32.9_o 746._o zech._n 13.7_o awake_v o_o sword_n against_o my_o shepherd_n and_o against_o the_o man_n that_o be_v my_o fellow_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n smite_v the_o shepherd_n and_o the_o sheep_n shall_v be_v scatter_v joh._n 10.10_o no_o man_n take_v away_o my_o life_n from_o i_o the_o prophet_n mention_v god_n the_o father_n command_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a trinity_n who_o word_n outward_o be_v common_a to_o the_o three_o person_n and_o undivided_a that_o his_o shepherd_n namely_o christ_n shall_v be_v slay_v that_o contradict_v not_o christ_n word_n who_o willing_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o 747._o zech._n 13.7_o the_o sheep_n shall_v be_v scatter_v joh._n 17.12_o those_o that_o thou_o gauâ—st_v unto_o i_o i_o