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both_o death_n be_v the_o delicate_n that_o the_o sinner_n have_v to_o feed_v upon_o and_o death_n the_o wage_n that_o the_o sinner_n yearn_v such_o meat_n and_o wage_n he_o be_v sure_a to_o have_v other_o may_v miss_v of_o both_o work_n and_o have_v no_o meat_n work_n and_o go_v without_o wage_n but_o this_o workman_n the_o wicked_a man_n he_o shall_v never_o miss_v of_o either_o of_o these_o he_o shall_v sure_o die_v his_o meat_n and_o wage_n shall_v not_o be_v withhold_v man_v own_o sin_n will_v slay_v he_o prov._n 5.22_o 5._o the_o prophet_n and_o minister_n of_o christ_n must_v not_o only_o warn_v the_o people_n but_o warn_v they_o oft_o warn_v they_o themselves_o and_o speak_v to_o warn_v put_v on_o other_o also_o to_o do_v it_o they_o must_v not_o be_v flack_a remiss_a in_o this_o business_n they_o must_v do_v it_o earnest_o constant_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o regain_v the_o wicked_a the_o repetition_n of_o the_o word_n import_v so_o much_o if_o thou_o give_v he_o not_o warning_n 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every_o one_o night_n and_o day_n such_o be_v his_o vigilancy_n and_o diligence_n he_o be_v exceed_v careful_a to_o prevent_v evil_a and_o to_o do_v they_o good_a phil._n 3.18_o he_o tell_v they_o often_o of_o the_o thing_n and_o warn_v they_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o same_o man_n 6._o there_o be_v hope_n of_o wicked_a man_n that_o live_v in_o dissolute_a way_n before_o the_o lord_n term_v they_o a_o rebellious_a nation_n impudent_a child_n stiffe-hearted_n brier_n thorn_n scorpion_n most_o rebellious_a that_o rebellious_a house_n and_o here_o he_o call_v they_o wicked_a one_o and_o yet_o they_o must_v be_v warn_v that_o they_o may_v return_v from_o their_o wicked_a way_n and_o live_v some_o be_v hopeful_a and_o curable_a where_o wickedness_n prevail_v general_o and_o all_o seem_v desperate_a manasses_n be_v as_o wicked_a a_o king_n as_o live_v a_o great_a idolater_n a_o great_a dealer_n with_o enchanter_n wizard_n and_o familiar_a spirit_n a_o great_a seducer_n of_o the_o 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course_n opinion_n humour_n affection_n and_o principle_n from_o these_o must_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n labour_n to_o deliver_v he_o it_o be_v minister_n work_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o ministry_n to_o save_v soul_n therefore_o first_o their_o scope_n must_v not_o be_v to_o show_v learning_n wit_n eloquence_n 1_o cor._n 1.17_o the_o apostle_n preach_v but_o not_o with_o wisdom_n of_o word_n not_o with_o excellency_n of_o speech_n chap._n 2.1_o not_o with_o entice_a word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n vers_fw-la 4._o and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o lest_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o none_o effect_n that_o be_v lest_o man_n shall_v think_v they_o be_v save_v rather_o by_o virtue_n of_o man_n wisdom_n than_o christ_n passion_n
or_o as_o it_o be_v more_o full_o in_o chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 5._o constat_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la in_o eloquentia_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la constat_fw-la that_o their_o faith_n shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n it_o will_v go_v off_o from_o one_o to_o another_o as_o man_n be_v more_o witty_a and_o hold_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o siner_n and_o more_o entice_a expression_n which_o will_v prove_v evil_a therefore_o he_o decline_v the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n and_o preach_v in_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o their_o faith_n may_v stand_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o such_o conviction_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o may_v breed_v invincible_a steadfastness_n in_o they_o second_o not_o to_o please_v man_n gal._n 1.10_o do_v i_o seek_v to_o please_v man_n if_o that_o be_v my_o end_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n but_o he_o must_v serve_v christ_n in_o save_v of_o soul_n not_o in_o please_v of_o man_n 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life_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o immediate_a work_n of_o god_n the_o image_n of_o god_n of_o more_o worth_n than_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v for_o the_o soul_n sake_n ep._n magna_fw-la res_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la christi_fw-la sanguine_fw-la redempta_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n ep._n that_o christ_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n pray_v preach_v wrought_v miracle_n suffer_v death_n and_o give_v his_o heartblood_n this_o make_v the_o father_n say_v precious_a be_v the_o soul_n be_v redeem_v with_o christ_n blood_n and_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o worth_a and_o consequence_n the_o minister_n work_n be_v to_o save_v it_o that_o very_o work_v which_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o christ_n therefore_o in_o 1_o cor._n 3.9_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o himself_o and_o all_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v labourer_n together_o with_o god_n co-worker_n concurrent_a with_o god_n in_o the_o salvation_n of_o sinner_n this_o be_v great_a honour_n 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people_n be_v unworthy_a of_o spiritual_a mercy_n ver_fw-la 27._o but_o when_o i_o speak_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v open_v thy_o mouth_n and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n he_o that_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v and_o he_o that_o forbear_v let_v he_o forbear_v for_o they_o be_v a_o rebellious_a house_n the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o verse_n have_v be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o 11_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o five_o verse_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o need_v now_o to_o be_v open_v unto_o you_o observe_v 1._o all_o time_n be_v not_o time_n for_o the_o prophet_n to_o speak_v in_o thy_o mouth_n be_v now_o shut_v and_o it_o be_v not_o seasonable_a for_o thou_o to_o prophecy_n but_o hereafter_o when_o i_o shall_v speak_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v open_v thy_o mouth_n prophet_n must_v therefore_o wait_v upon_o god_n as_o for_o warrant_v to_o speak_v so_o for_o liberty_n and_o opportunity_n of_o speak_v amos_n 5.13_o the_o prudent_a shall_v keep_v silence_n in_o that_o time_n there_o be_v time_n when_o god_n in_o judgement_n to_o a_o people_n will_v not_o have_v they_o speak_v eccles_n 3.7_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o keep_v silence_n and_o a_o time_n to_o speak_v and_o both_o these_o the_o lord_n will_v show_v his_o servant_n 2._o neither_o the_o prophet_n infirmity_n nor_o the_o people_n sin_n shall_v always_o keep_v the_o prophet_n mouth_n shut_v when_o i_o speak_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v open_v thy_o mouth_n and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n 3._o god_n try_v many_o way_n with_o a_o sinful_a wretched_a people_n to_o gain_v they_o he_o send_v they_o into_o captivity_n give_v they_o a_o prophet_n there_o shut_v up_o his_o mouth_n open_v it_o again_o and_o all_o to_o see_v what_o this_o people_n will_v do_v i_o will_v open_v thy_o mouth_n and_o thou_o shall_v say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n he_o that_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v but_o few_o among_o you_o who_o will_v hear_v i_o be_o afraid_a but_o if_o any_o will_v hear_v let_v he_o hear_v etc._n etc._n god_n will_v try_v man_n whether_o they_o be_v curable_a or_o no._n ezekiel_n chap._n 4._o ver._n 1_o 2_o 3._o 1._o thou_o also_o son_n of_o man_n take_v thou_o a_o tile_n and_o lay_v it_o before_o thou_o and_o portray_v upon_o it_o the_o city_n even_o jerusalem_n 2._o and_o lay_v siege_n against_o it_o and_o build_v a_o fort_n against_o it_o and_o cast_v amount_v against_o it_o set_v the_o camp_n also_o against_o it_o and_o set_v batter_a ram_n against_o it_o round_o about_o 3._o moreover_o take_v thou_o unto_o thou_o a_o iron_n pan_n and_o set_v it_o for_o a_o wall_n of_o iron_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o city_n and_o set_v thy_o face_n against_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v besiege_v and_o thou_o shall_v lay_v siege_n against_o it_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o three_o former_a chapter_n you_o have_v have_v the_o preface_n now_o 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tile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hebrew_n word_n labenah_n be_v a_o brick_n or_o a_o tile_n it_o be_v question_v whether_o one_o green_a or_o one_o dry_v and_o if_o dry_a whether_o in_o the_o sun_n or_o fire_n and_o whether_o white_a or_o red_a which_o i_o will_v pass_v over_o as_o not_o be_v of_o any_o great_a moment_n it_o signify_v also_o any_o figure_n that_o be_v fouresquare_n and_o so_o any_o table_n or_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v engrave_v upon_o and_o because_o it_o be_v from_o a_o root_n in_o hebrew_n that_o be_v to_o be_v white_a it_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v a_o table_n of_o chalk_n or_o some_o other_o whitish_a stone_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o brick_n or_o tile_n whereon_o incision_n may_v easy_o be_v make_v brick_n and_o tile_n be_v neither_o white_a nor_o easy_o admit_v ingravement_n portray_v upon_o it_o the_o city_n even_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v express_v the_o picture_n of_o it_o by_o incision_n and_o engrave_v in_o the_o same_o it_o be_v more_o 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that_o height_n that_o no_o sacrifice_n no_o prayer_n or_o tear_n can_v divert_v or_o abate_v lam._n 3.44_o thou_o have_v cover_v thyself_o with_o a_o cloud_n that_o our_o prayer_n shall_v not_o pass_v through_o this_o pan_n stand_v as_o a_o wall_n between_o the_o city_n and_o the_o prophet_n a_o great_a impediment_n between_o god_n and_o they_o so_o that_o neither_o their_o prayer_n or_o misery_n shall_v come_v up_o to_o god_n nor_o his_o mercy_n descend_v upon_o they_o according_a to_o that_o in_o isai_n 59.2_o your_o iniquity_n have_v separate_v between_o you_o and_o your_o god_n and_o your_o sin_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o you_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v other_o think_v it_o note_v out_o misery_n and_o torture_n the_o jew_n shall_v suffer_v from_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n when_o he_o besiege_v and_o take_v jerusalem_n this_o pan_n be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o they_o use_v to_o fry_v thing_n in_o and_o jerem._n 29.22_o it_o be_v say_v that_o ahab_n and_o zedekiah_n be_v roast_v in_o the_o fire_n by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n they_o suffer_v hard_a thing_n they_o be_v fry_v in_o the_o pan_n of_o affliction_n and_o this_o sense_n agree_v with_o that_o of_o jeremiah_n chap._n 1.13_o who_o see_v a_o seethe_a pot_n from_o the_o north_n which_o set_v out_o the_o terrible_a affliction_n nabuchadnezzar_n shall_v boil_v the_o jew_n in_o there_o may_v be_v some_o truth_n in_o these_o several_a sense_n but_o we_o may_v i_o conceive_v understand_v by_o this_o iron_n pan_n set_v between_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o city_n the_o firm_a resolution_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o besiege_v this_o city_n to_o continue_v it_o till_o he_o have_v obtain_v his_o design_n he_o will_v not_o be_v move_v from_o it_o but_o be_v as_o inflexible_a as_o iron_n and_o as_o unmovable_a in_o it_o as_o a_o settle_a wall_n or_o to_o go_v a_o little_a high_o the_o resolution_n of_o god_n himself_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o besiege_v and_o destroy_v this_o city_n and_o that_o 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shall_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n here_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o that_o the_o jew_n at_o jerusalem_n may_v no_o long_o trust_v in_o the_o lie_a word_n of_o false_a prophet_n which_o promise_v safety_n to_o they_o and_o their_o city_n whereupon_o they_o decide_v those_o be_v go_v into_o babylon_n and_o insult_v over_o they_o and_o likewise_o that_o those_o in_o captivity_n with_o the_o prophet_n may_v lay_v aside_o all_o thought_n of_o return_v again_o into_o their_o country_n and_o see_v it_o mercy_n that_o they_o be_v from_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v to_o undergo_v the_o great_a wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n obser_n 1._o the_o lord_n deal_v with_o his_o people_n not_o only_o by_o his_o word_n but_o also_o by_o sign_n and_o type_n here_o be_v a_o tile_n and_o jerusalem_n
verse_n read_v we_o shall_v make_v inquiry_n into_o sundry_a thing_n 1._o whether_o our_o prophet_n do_v in_o the_o literal_a sense_n lie_v so_o many_o day_n upon_o his_o side_n or_o be_v it_o only_o in_o vision_n some_o make_v it_o real_a and_o say_v ezekiel_n do_v lie_v upon_o his_o side_n all_o the_o day_n be_v mention_v although_o he_o sleep_v not_o all_o the_o time_n yet_o he_o lay_v in_o that_o posture_n and_o that_o it_o be_v by_o special_a help_n of_o god_n if_o nature_n can_v not_o of_o itself_o reach_v unto_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v relate_v of_o a_o noble_a man_n of_o lonaim_n who_o lie_v sixteen_o year_n in_o one_o posture_n viz._n with_o his_o face_n upward_o and_o pradus_n say_v he_o see_v a_o mad_a man_n which_o have_v lie_v upon_o one_o side_n fifteen_o year_n theodoret_n think_v he_o lay_v bind_v all_o this_o time_n and_o feel_v most_o grievous_a pain_n that_o so_o he_o may_v represent_v the_o great_a misery_n of_o jerusalem_n siege_n which_o suffer_v great_a famine_n this_o opinion_n have_v many_o and_o great_a author_n yet_o i_o must_v join_v with_o those_o who_o be_v for_o the_o prophet_n visionall_a lie_v on_o his_o side_n for_o beside_o that_o nature_n can_v not_o bear_v it_o how_o shall_v we_o clear_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n that_o shall_v for_o the_o idolatry_n and_o sin_n of_o other_o which_o former_a prophet_n have_v reprove_v so_o great_o afflict_v and_o punish_v one_o innocent_a again_o he_o be_v to_o prepare_v himself_o bread_n verse_n 15_o of_o this_o chap._n he_o be_v to_o set_v his_o face_n against_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n chap._n 6._o v._n 2._o and_o if_o he_o lie_v still_o all_o these_o day_n on_o his_o side_n how_o can_v either_o of_o these_o be_v do_v it_o be_v also_o say_v in_o the_o 8_o chapt._n v._n 1._o in_o the_o sixth_o year_n in_o the_o sixth_o month_n in_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o month_n as_o i_o sit_v in_o my_o house_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n before_o i_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n fall_v there_o upon_o i_o if_o ezekiel_n do_v in_o the_o letter_n lie_v so_o many_o day_n the_o time_n be_v not_o expire_v for_o the_o prophet_n have_v his_o first_o vision_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n the_o four_o month_n and_o the_o five_o day_n chapt._n 1._o v._o 12._o and_o seven_o day_n after_o this_o vision_n he_o have_v another_o chapt._n 3._o v._o 15._o which_o make_v it_o the_o twelve_o day_n of_o that_o month_n and_o on_o that_o day_n he_o be_v command_v to_o lie_v on_o his_o side_n and_o if_o you_o reckon_v from_o thence_o you_o will_v find_v not_o above_o 413._o as_o pradus_n reckon_v it_o or_o 418._o and_o then_o if_o you_o join_v the_o day_n the_o prophet_n lie_v on_o his_o side_n they_o amount_v to_o 430._o so_o it_o will_v then_o appear_v the_o prophet_n have_v twelve_o or_o seventeen_o day_n to_o lie_v on_o his_o side_n when_o the_o text_n say_v he_o sit_v before_o the_o elder_n this_o lie_v therefore_o be_v to_o be_v take_v visional_o not_o real_o 2._o what_o the_o lie_a on_o the_o left_a side_n point_v out_o unto_o we_o and_o why_o the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n be_v lay_v upon_o that_o side_n there_o be_v some_o mystery_n in_o it_o and_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n be_v different_a some_o make_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o to_o be_v the_o situation_n of_o samaria_n which_o be_v the_o head_n city_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n isa_n 7.9_o and_o this_o city_n be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o jerusalem_n ezek._n 16.46_o and_o thereupon_o the_o prophet_n lie_v on_o his_o left_a side_n to_o represent_v they_o and_o their_o sin_n and_o on_o his_o right_n to_o represent_v the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o their_o sin_n but_o beyond_o this_o there_o be_v something_o to_o be_v take_v hold_v of_o and_o it_o be_v this_o the_o left_a side_n or_o hand_n note_v disrespect_n the_o right_a side_n or_o hand_n dignity_n or_o favour_n mat._n 25.34.41_o the_o good_a be_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n the_o bad_a on_o the_o left_a by_o this_o posture_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v type_v out_o to_o we_o the_o different_a respect_n of_o god_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v less_o dear_a to_o god_n than_o the_o other_o they_o have_v grievous_a sin_n and_o god_n will_v show_v they_o less_o mercy_n deal_v with_o they_o as_o those_o at_o his_o left_a side_n but_o for_o judah_n who_o sin_n be_v as_o great_a as_o they_o yet_o god_n will_v chastise_v with_o less_o severity_n he_o will_v not_o take_v away_o his_o love_a kindness_n from_o judah_n though_o he_o do_v from_o israel_n judah_n be_v at_o his_o right_a side_n and_o god_n will_v in_o his_o distribution_n of_o sorrow_n and_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n 3._o who_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v here_o by_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v usual_o so_o call_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n 130._o year_n before_o by_o shalmaneser_n in_o the_o 6_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 18.9_o 10._o to_o what_o end_n therefore_o shall_v they_o be_v bring_v in_o here_o under_o a_o typical_a siege_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o sin_v not_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v now_o go_v and_o under_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n some_o take_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v mean_v distinct_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o this_o lie_v of_o the_o prophet_n on_o his_o left_a side_n not_o to_o refer_v to_o jerusalems_n siege_n but_o to_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o the_o patience_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o other_o include_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o make_v not_o the_o prophet_n literal_a lie_v to_o look_v at_o the_o ten_o tribe_n in_o captivity_n but_o at_o those_o of_o they_o who_o be_v join_v to_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n for_o when_o the_o great_a rent_n be_v by_o jeroboam_fw-la all_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v not_o cleave_v to_o he_o and_o many_o that_o at_o first_o do_v afterward_o see_v the_o evil_a of_o his_o idolatrous_a way_n withdraw_v from_o he_o and_o close_v with_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n 2_o chro._n 11.16_o 17._o when_o they_o see_v what_o jeroboam_n intend_v those_o that_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o seek_v god_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o sacrifice_v and_o strengthen_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o asa_n day_n many_o fell_a to_o he_o out_o of_o ephraim_n manasseh_n and_o simeon_n 2_o chron._n 15.9_o yea_o in_o abundance_n asa_n be_v a_o good_a king_n they_o come_v flock_v to_o he_o and_o willing_o sit_v down_o under_o his_o shade_n it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a also_o that_o when_o shalmaneser_n come_v out_o against_o samaria_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o tribe_n that_o many_o flee_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o part_n thereabout_a for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o 2_o chron._n 30.6_o that_o they_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o in_o the_o 11_o verse_n that_o divers_a of_o ashur_n manasseh_n and_o zebulon_n humble_v themselves_o and_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n this_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o passeover_n and_o then_o they_o return_v to_o their_o possession_n in_o their_o own_o city_n chap._n 31.1_o so_o that_o there_o be_v some_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n leave_v which_o do_v partly_o mingle_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o partly_o dwell_v by_o themselves_o these_o i_o conceive_v our_o prophet_n mean_v by_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o together_o with_o these_o their_o predecessor_n which_o be_v dead_a and_o in_o captivity_n and_o that_o because_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n which_o import_n so_o many_o year_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o 6_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n must_v needs_o fetch_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n into_o this_o consideration_n from_o before_o the_o time_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o that_o in_o the_o next_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o examine_v namely_o where_o these_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n type_v out_o so_o many_o year_n be_v to_o begin_v various_a and_o intricate_a be_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n about_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o these_o year_n and_o it_o will_v take_v up_o much_o time_n to_o present_v they_o unto_o you_o and_o perplex_v your_o thought_n much_o i_o will_v give_v you_o in_o this_o point_n not_o what_o myself_o but_o the_o sound_a interpreter_n and_o chronologer_n do_v judge_v the_o truth_n funccius_n and_o bibliander_n two_o famous_a chronologer_n begin_v this_o account_n at_o the_o fall_n off_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 1_o king_n 12._o and_o so_o do_v interpreter_n of_o much_o worth_n lavater_n polanus_fw-la pradus_fw-la a_fw-la lapide_fw-la and_o sanctius_n begin_v it_o
in_o legal_o unclean_a ezek._n 44.7_o you_o have_v bring_v into_o my_o sanctuary_n stranger_n uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n and_o in_o flesh_n to_o pollute_v it_o with_o all_o thy_o detestable_a thing_n shikkutzim_n the_o word_n note_v not_o offensive_a thing_n simple_o but_o so_o offensive_a as_o to_o offend_v the_o sense_n and_o the_o mind_n and_o so_o to_o offend_v they_o as_o it_o cause_v a_o abhor_v with_o execration_n and_o such_o thing_n be_v image_n and_o idol_n 2_o king_n 23.24_o those_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n the_o wizard_n the_o image_n the_o idol_n and_o all_o the_o abomination_n the_o word_n be_v shikkutzim_n all_o the_o detestable_a and_o execrable_a thing_n do_v josiah_n put_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o god_n speak_v of_o they_o with_o detestation_n jer._n 11.13_o you_o have_v set_v up_o altar_n to_o that_o shameful_a thing_n even_o baal_n act._n 15.20_o pollution_n of_o idol_n dunghill_n or_o jakesie_n god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o word_n gillulim_n signify_v ezek._n 22.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v terror_n to_o they_o that_o worship_v they_o 1_o king_n 15.13_o maachah_n make_v a_o idol_n a_o thing_n to_o terrify_v the_o word_n be_v and_o psal_n 135.15_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o nation_n it_o be_v the_o grief_n torment_n of_o the_o nation_n these_o name_n express_v the_o detestation_n of_o god_n against_o idol_n and_o shall_v quicken_v we_o to_o the_o detestation_n of_o they_o according_a to_o that_o in_o deut._n 7.26_o thou_o shall_v utter_o detest_v or_o utter_o abhor_v a_o idol_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o the_o original_a be_v in_o detest_a thou_o shall_v detest_v and_o in_o abhor_v thou_o shall_v abhor_v note_v the_o great_a detestation_n and_o abhorrency_n shall_v be_v in_o god_n people_n to_o idolatry_n for_o they_o defile_v man_n conscience_n god_n worship_n and_o sanctuary_n therefore_o the_o septuagint_n render_v the_o word_n abomination_n or_o detestation_n 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