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the_o end_n chap._n xxvi_o 17ly_n he_o give_v direction_n that_o when_o they_o be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n every_o man_n shall_v every_o year_n bring_v a_o basket_n of_o his_o first-fruit_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n exod._n 23.16_o to_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v by_o he_o present_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v free_o give_v they_o this_o land_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o their_o father_n and_o that_o of_o he_o they_o still_o hold_v it_o and_o therefore_o to_o he_o as_o lord_n in_o chief_a by_o way_n of_o tribute_n they_o bring_v these_o first-fruit_n testify_v also_o thereby_o that_o to_o he_o they_o owe_v the_o yearly_a fruitfulness_n of_o their_o land_n and_o when_o the_o priest_n have_v set_v down_o the_o basket_n before_o the_o altar_n the_o offerer_n shall_v make_v this_o solemn_a profession_n our_o ancestor_n jacob_n be_v force_v to_o fly_v into_o syria_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o long_a abode_n 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into_o this_o good_a land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n and_o behold_v i_o have_v bring_v to_o thou_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o then_o leave_v his_o basket_n before_o the_o altar_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v afterward_o to_o eat_v of_o they_o all_o first-fruit_n by_o god_n appointment_n appertain_v to_o they_o deut._n 18.4_o and_o humble_o worship_v the_o lord_n he_o shall_v depart_v and_o after_o he_o have_v thus_o testify_v his_o thankfulness_n and_o do_v this_o service_n he_o shall_v go_v and_o feast_v with_o the_o levite_n and_o stranger_n upon_o the_o peace-offering_n he_o have_v bring_v thither_o even_o as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v at_o all_o other_o feast_n rejoice_v in_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o see_v deut._n 16.11_o 15._o from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 12._o 18_o he_o come_v now_o to_o show_v what_o profession_n and_o prayer_n that_o man_n be_v to_o make_v that_o pay_v his_o three_o year_n tithe_n in_o the_o two_o first_o year_n after_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n there_o be_v only_o two_o tithe_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o their_o estate_n the_o first_o for_o the_o levite_n the_o second_o to_o be_v spend_v in_o their_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o holy_a feast_n there_o before_o the_o lord_n but_o in_o the_o three_o year_n they_o be_v to_o separate_v a_o three_o tithe_n which_o be_v for_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o dwell_v the_o first_o of_o these_o tithe_n be_v whole_o the_o levites_n 38._o levites_n out_o of_o this_o the_o levitâ—s_v pay_v a_o ten_o part_n again_o to_o the_o priest_n numb_a 18.24_o to_o 29._o neh._n 10.37_o 38._o portion_n and_o therefore_o often_o call_v the_o lord_n inheritance_n the_o second_o or_o the_o price_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v up_o by_o the_o owner_n to_o the_o lord_n dwelling-place_n and_o there_o spend_v in_o holy_a feast_n 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nor_o give_v aught_o thereof_o for_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v for_o the_o bury_n of_o the_o dead_a or_o to_o be_v provision_n for_o a_o funeral_n feast_n 9.4_o feast_n non_fw-la expendi_fw-la in_o rem_fw-la funebrem_fw-la pompum_fw-la vel_fw-la convivium_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la jer._n 16.7_o ezek._n 24.17_o hos_fw-la 9.4_o have_v make_v this_o solemn_a protestation_n that_o he_o have_v not_o fail_v in_o pay_v his_o tithe_n exact_o according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o be_v then_o to_o add_v this_o prayer_n lord_n look_v down_o from_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n from_o heaven_n and_o bless_v thy_o people_n israel_n and_o this_o land_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v we_o as_o thou_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n from_o vers_fw-la 12._o to_o 18._o 19_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o observe_v all_o
and_o upon_o this_o thy_o people_n and_o let_v thy_o ear_n be_v attentive_a unto_o the_o supplication_n we_o shall_v make_v unto_o thou_o and_o hearken_v to_o we_o in_o all_o that_o we_o shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o for_o according_a to_o thy_o will_n for_o thou_o do_v separate_v we_o unto_o thyself_o from_o among_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v thy_o peculiar_a people_n and_o inheritance_n as_o thou_o speak_v by_o thy_o servant_n moses_n solomon_n have_v end_v this_o his_o devout_a prayer_n rise_v up_o from_o his_o knee_n and_o stand_v with_o his_o face_n towards_o the_o temple_n he_o repeat_v part_n of_o the_o 132_o psalm_n say_v arise_v o_o lord_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o this_o house_n which_o i_o have_v build_v for_o thou_o as_o a_o rest_a place_n and_o fix_a habitation_n and_o not_o a_o ambulatory_a and_o move_a one_o as_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v and_o let_v thy_o ark_n whereon_o thou_o do_v manifest_v thy_o glory_n hand_n glory_n psal_n 78.61_o he_o 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home_o with_o joyful_a and_o glad_a heart_n rejoice_v in_o the_o goodness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v manifest_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o to_o solomon_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 1_o king_n ch._n 8._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 5._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 6._o whole_a chapter_n 2_o chron._n ch._n 7._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 11._o sect_n iii_o short_o after_o etc._n after_o some_o read_v 1_o king_n 9.1_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o solomon_n have_v finish_v the_o build_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o afterward_o finish_v the_o king_n house_n and_z all_o his_o desire_n which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o do_v that_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o the_o second_o time_n etc._n etc._n solomon_n have_v make_v that_o devout_a prayer_n before_o mention_v the_o lord_n as_o it_o seem_v appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n vision_n dream_n ch._n 6.11_o we_o read_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o solomon_n 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call_v by_o my_o name_n if_o they_o shall_v humble_v themselves_o and_o pray_v and_o seek_v my_o face_n and_o turn_v from_o their_o wicked_a way_n then_o will_v i_o hear_v in_o heaven_n and_o forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o heal_v their_o land_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v before_o i_o in_o integrity_n and_o uprightness_n as_o thy_o father_n david_n do_v and_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o judgement_n than_o i_o will_v establish_v the_o throne_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n shall_v continue_v time_n after_o time_n to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n so_o as_o no_o other_o stock_n but_o thou_o shall_v sit_v on_o that_o throne_n so_o long_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n shall_v remain_v as_o i_o
his_o brother_n nay_o the_o wife_n of_o his_o bosom_n and_o his_o remain_a child_n any_o share_n of_o the_o child_n he_o shall_v eat_v have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v to_o feed_v upon_o in_o that_o extremity_n the_o tender_a and_o delicate_a woman_n jans_n woman_n contigerunt_fw-la iis_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la in_o obsidione_fw-la samariae_fw-la 4_o reg._n 6._o v._n 29._o &_o in_o obsidione_fw-la jerusalem_n per_fw-la babilonios_n threnorum_n 2._o v._o 20._o &_o in_o romanâ_fw-la apud_fw-la josephum_fw-la threnorum_n 2._o dicuntur_fw-la parvuli_fw-la ad_fw-la mensuram_fw-la palmae_fw-la comesti_fw-la i._n e._n etiam_fw-la imperfecti_fw-la &_o per_fw-la aborsum_fw-la abjecti_fw-la et_fw-la tale_n videntur_fw-la vocari_fw-la hic_fw-la illo_fw-la versu_fw-la 57_o illuvy_n secundarum_fw-la nempe_fw-la proles_fw-la adhuc_fw-la secundis_fw-la seu_fw-la secundinis_fw-la &_o sordibus_fw-la involuta_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la immundissima_fw-la &_o abominanda_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la cibum_fw-la expetenda_fw-la jans_n among_o they_o that_o will_v not_o adventure_v to_o set_v the_o sole_a of_o her_o foot_n on_o the_o ground_n for_o delicateness_n and_o tenderness_n she_o shall_v grudge_v the_o husband_n of_o her_o bosom_n and_o her_o child_n grow_v up_o any_o share_n of_o her_o young_a child_n which_o she_o shall_v eat_v in_o secret_a in_o that_o extreme_a famine_n from_o vers_fw-la 15._o to_o 58._o he_o further_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o fear_v the_o glorious_a god_n himself_o v._o 58._o that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o lord_n himself_o who_o name_n be_v jehovah_n he_o will_v make_v their_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o will_v bring_v upon_o they_o and_o their_o child_n great_a plague_n and_o sickness_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n yea_o the_o strange_a evil_a disease_n wherewith_o god_n plague_v the_o egyptian_n of_o which_o they_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a shall_v cleave_v unto_o they_o yea_o more_o plague_n shall_v fall_v on_o they_o then_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n and_o whereas_o they_o be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n they_o shall_v be_v so_o waste_v and_o destroy_v that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o be_v but_o few_o in_o number_n and_o as_o the_o lord_n former_o rojoyce_v over_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a and_o to_o multiply_v they_o so_o now_o he_o will_v rejoice_v in_o their_o destruction_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o justice_n upon_o such_o despiser_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v pluck_v off_o from_o the_o land_n which_o god_n give_v they_o for_o a_o inheritance_n viz._n canaan_n and_o so_o shall_v lose_v the_o pledge_n of_o their_o adoption_n which_o will_v be_v a_o sad_a sign_n to_o they_o that_o their_o heavenly_a father_n have_v disinherit_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o off_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v abroad_o into_o many_o nation_n and_o in_o their_o exile_n they_o shall_v be_v entice_v or_o force_v to_o worship_n wood_n and_o stone_n and_o among_o those_o nation_n they_o shall_v find_v no_o ease_n or_o rest_n but_o shall_v be_v hurry_v from_o place_n to_o place_n so_o that_o their_o heart_n shall_v tremble_v 6._o tremble_v judaea_n treman_n juv._n satyr_n 6._o and_o their_o eye_n fail_v with_o extreme_a weep_v and_o their_o mind_n be_v fill_v with_o sorrow_n and_o vexation_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o continual_a doubt_n and_o fear_v both_o day_n and_o night_n of_o lose_v their_o life_n which_o must_v needs_o make_v their_o condition_n exceed_v grievous_a to_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o shall_v wish_v it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o they_o shall_v wish_v it_o be_v morning_n through_o the_o terror_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o dismal_a thing_n they_o shall_v see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v again_o by_o ship_n into_o egypt_n whither_o he_o have_v say_v they_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o obedient_a more_o god_n promise_v they_o shall_v not_o return_v again_o thither_o on_o condition_n they_o be_v obedient_a see_v ch._n 17.16_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v henceforth_o return_v no_o more_o that_o way_n that_o be_v into_o that_o country_n this_o be_v verify_v when_o the_o jew_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v carry_v in_o ship_n to_o egypt_n and_o there_o fold_v for_o slave_n jew_n slave_n there_o be_v then_o 97_o thousand_o captive_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o they_o be_v so_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a that_o many_o will_v not_o proffer_v any_o money_n for_o they_o even_o to_o be_v their_o slave_n and_o none_o will_v buy_v they_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n from_o vers_fw-la 58._o to_o the_o end_n chap._n xxx_o he_o further_o declare_v to_o they_o that_o when_o in_o their_o exile_n they_o shall_v reflect_v upon_o the_o experience_n they_o have_v of_o god_n blessing_n they_o so_o eminent_o while_o they_o continue_v obedient_a and_o how_o severe_o he_o punish_v they_o when_o they_o be_v disobedient_a and_o shall_v thereupon_o true_o repent_v and_o serious_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n both_o they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n than_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v compassion_n on_o they_o and_o will_v turn_v their_o captivity_n and_o gather_v they_o from_o all_o the_o nation_n under_o heaven_n whither_o he_o have_v scatter_v they_o and_o from_o thence_o will_v fetch_v they_o back_o to_o their_o own_o country_n see_v neh._n 1.9_o and_o he_o will_v circumcise_v 12._o circumcise_v promissio_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la spiritualium_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la conser_n rom._n 2.29_o &_o col._n 2.11_o 12._o their_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o child_n that_o be_v will_v purge_v they_o of_o their_o corruption_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o renew_v they_o and_o incline_v they_o to_o a_o ready_a obedience_n to_o his_o will_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o and_o his_o curse_n shall_v fall_v on_o their_o enemy_n and_o on_o those_o that_o persecute_v they_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o body_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o of_o their_o land_n and_o these_o blessing_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o mercy_n and_o shall_v tend_v to_o their_o good_a and_o not_o their_o hurt_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v rejoce_fw-mi over_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a as_o he_o rejoice_v over_o their_o father_n and_o lest_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v object_v and_o say_v they_o will_v willing_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o know_v they_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o direction_n he_o have_v give_v they_o concern_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o as_o the_o rule_n 10.8_o rule_n loquor_fw-la de_fw-la tota_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la dei_fw-la doctrina_fw-la quae_fw-la evangelium_fw-la sub_fw-la se_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la ut_fw-la clare_v ostendit_fw-la paulus_n rom._n 10.8_o of_o their_o obedience_n they_o can_v not_o pretend_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o neither_o be_v those_o thing_n hide_v from_o they_o so_o that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o need_v be_v fetch_v down_o from_o heaven_n or_o from_o some_o remote_a country_n for_o they_o for_o they_o be_v sufficient_o reveal_v to_o they_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o they_o in_o their_o mouth_n and_o in_o their_o heart_n it_o be_v plain_o reveal_v to_o they_o frequent_o read_v and_o expound_v to_o they_o by_o the_o levite_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o talk_v of_o it_o and_o remember_v it_o and_o if_o they_o be_v obedient_a to_o this_o law_n they_o shall_v be_v happy_a but_o if_o they_o turn_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o worship_v other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o prolong_v their_o day_n in_o the_o land_n which_o they_o be_v now_o go_v to_o possess_v he_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v that_o he_o have_v deal_v faithful_o with_o they_o he_o have_v on_o the_o one_o side_n set_v life_n before_o they_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o blessing_n attend_v it_o if_o they_o will_v be_v obedient_a and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n death_n and_o misery_n if_o they_o be_v disobedient_a he_o exhort_v they_o to_o choose_v the_o one_o and_o to_o avoid_v the_o other_o and_o to_o cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n for_o he_o be_v their_o life_n and_o the_o length_n of_o their_o day_n that_o be_v as_o he_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o life_n so_o he_o be_v the_o maintainer_n and_o prolong_a of_o it_o and_o that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v the_o forementioned_a chap._n xxix_o blessing_n and_o escape_v the_o curse_n he_o call_v they_o now_o to_o
israel_n for_o a_o inheritance_n only_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v careful_a to_o observe_v the_o law_n that_o moses_n give_v he_o and_o not_o turn_v from_o it_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a he_o command_v he_o to_o read_v over_o diligent_o the_o copy_n 26._o copy_n the_o original_n write_v by_o moses_n be_v lay_v up_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n deut._n 31.25_o 26._o of_o this_o law_n and_o to_o meditate_v thereon_o day_n and_o night_n that_o his_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o in_o all_o his_o judgement_n he_o may_v be_v able_a ready_o to_o judge_v and_o pronounce_v as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o law_n determine_v and_o in_o all_o thing_n may_v order_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n there_o give_v and_o this_o will_v be_v the_o way_n to_o prosper_v and_o have_v good_a success_n in_o all_o that_o he_o go_v about_o joshua_n have_v receive_v these_o command_n from_o god_n he_o send_v out_o two_o spy_n from_o shittim_n where_o the_o camp_n now_o lay_v to_o view_v the_o city_n of_o jericho_n and_o the_o country_n about_o it_o to_o see_v how_o the_o city_n be_v fortify_v and_o in_o what_o posture_n the_o people_n thereabouts_o be_v the_o spy_n pass_v over_o the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n and_o come_v thither_o betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o house_n of_o rahab_n a_o hostess_n or_o victualler_n 11.13_o victualler_n see_v apostol_n history_n pag._n 392._o on_o heb._n 11.13_o the_o news_n of_o this_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n of_o jericho_n he_o present_o send_v messenger_n to_o rahab_n charge_v she_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o man_n that_o be_v come_v into_o her_o house_n but_o she_o have_v some_o intimation_n possible_o by_o the_o mutter_n of_o her_o neighbour_n that_o her_o house_n will_v be_v search_v she_o present_o take_v the_o two_o man_n and_o carry_v they_o to_o the_o roof_n of_o her_o house_n that_o be_v flat_a and_o there_o hide_v they_o under_o stalk_n of_o flax._n it_o seem_v she_o have_v hear_v 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levite_n concubine_n be_v of_o the_o former_a sort_n viz._n a_o secundary_a wife_n for_o the_o levite_n be_v call_v her_o husband_n vers_fw-la 3._o and_o ch._n 20.4_o this_o concubine_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v false_a to_o the_o levite_n her_o husband_n and_o play_v the_o whore_n whereupon_o a_o quarrel_n arise_v between_o they_o she_o leave_v he_o and_o go_v home_o again_o to_o her_o father_n house_n who_o be_v too_o ready_a to_o entertain_v she_o though_o it_o be_v usual_a for_o all_o sort_n even_o the_o levite_n themselves_o at_o that_o time_n to_o take_v concubine_n yet_o the_o sad_a effect_n that_o follow_v hereupon_o show_v that_o god_n be_v not_o please_v with_o it_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o say_v our_o saviour_n matth._n 19.8_o the_o levite_n follow_v after_o she_o to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v by_o fair_a mean_n bring_v she_o to_o repent_v and_o amend_v and_o to_o return_v to_o he_o again_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o she_o rather_o than_o 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the_o time_n they_o come_v thither_o when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n they_o meet_v with_o no_o man_n that_o have_v so_o much_o humanity_n or_o hospitality_n in_o he_o as_o to_o invite_v they_o to_o his_o house_n at_o last_o a_o old_a man_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n a_o sojourner_n in_o that_o city_n come_v from_o his_o work_n out_o of_o the_o field_n and_o see_v the_o levite_n ask_v he_o whence_o he_o come_v and_o whither_o he_o be_v go_v he_o tell_v he_o he_o dwell_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n but_o he_o mean_v to_o go_v first_o to_o shiloh_n where_o the_o tabernacle_n then_o be_v to_o perform_v his_o service_n there_o and_o then_o to_o go_v on_o in_o his_o journey_n homeward_o but_o say_v he_o here_o be_v no_o man_n for_o aught_o i_o perceive_v have_v so_o much_o kindness_n as_o to_o receive_v we_o into_o his_o house_n though_o we_o shall_v put_v he_o to_o little_a or_o no_o charge_n for_o we_o have_v bring_v from_o whence_o we_o come_v a_o bundle_n of_o straw_n and_o provender_n for_o our_o ass_n and_o we_o have_v bread_n and_o wine_n sufficient_a for_o ourselves_o the_o old_a man_n say_v peace_n be_v unto_o thou_o let_v all_o thy_o want_n lie_v upon_o i_o that_o be_v take_v no_o further_o care_n either_o for_o lodging_n or_o provision_n i_o will_v take_v the_o care_n of_o all_o upon_o myself_o to_o provide_v all_o necessary_n for_o thou_o and_o all_o that_o belong_v unto_o thou_o therefore_o turn_v in_o unto_o my_o house_n which_z according_o they_o present_o do_v and_o there_o he_o take_v care_n of_o their_o ass_n and_o then_o wash_v their_o foot_n according_a to_o the_o rite_n of_o hospitality_n practise_v in_o that_o hot_a country_n he_o entertain_v they_o and_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o now_o as_o they_o be_v make_v their_o heart_n merry_a certain_a son_n of_o belial_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o their_o good_a brethren_n and_o predecessor_n of_o sodom_n gen._n 19.4_o beset_v the_o house_n round_o require_v the_o old_a man_n to_o bring_v forth_o the_o levite_n to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v abuse_v he_o by_o unnatural_a lust_n the_o old_a man_n come_v out_o to_o they_o and_o entreat_v they_o not_o to_o do_v so_o abominable_a a_o thing_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o have_v in_o his_o house_n a_o daughter_n a_o maiden_n and_o there_o be_v also_o the_o levite_n concubine_n he_o will_v bring_v they_o both_o out_o to_o they_o and_o they_o may_v humble_v they_o and_o do_v what_o they_o will_v to_o they_o but_o he_o desire_v they_o to_o spare_v his_o guest_n the_o levite_n and_o not_o make_v he_o the_o subject_a of_o their_o base_a villainy_n but_o though_o the_o old_a man_n be_v to_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o desire_n to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o hospitality_n yet_o the_o mean_n he_o use_v be_v to_o be_v condemn_v as_o very_o sinful_a see_v we_o may_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n 3.8_o of_o the_o evil_n of_o punishment_n indeed_o we_o may_v choose_v the_o less_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v the_o great_a but_o of_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n we_o must_v choose_v neither_o see_v the_o least_o sin_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o great_a punishment_n but_o these_o son_n of_o belial_n be_v nothing_o move_v with_o what_o he_o say_v therefore_o the_o levite_n to_o prevent_v evil_a to_o his_o courteous_a host_n bring_v forth_o his_o own_o concubine_n intereat_fw-la concubine_n see_v sect._n 9_o of_o ch._n 3._o svam_fw-la levita_fw-la producit_fw-la ut_fw-la hospiti_fw-la consulat_fw-la ita_fw-la divinitus_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la ut_fw-la scortando_fw-la scortum_fw-la intereat_fw-la to_o they_o and_o they_o take_v she_o and_o abuse_v she_o all_o night_n until_o the_o morning_n in_o a_o most_o inhuman_a and_o detestable_a manner_n thus_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n rescue_v the_o old_a man_n daughter_n who_o be_v innocent_a from_o the_o rage_n and_o lust_n of_o these_o wicked_a villain_n and_o the_o storm_n fall_v on_o the_o levite_n concubine_n who_o though_o her_o husband_n have_v pardon_v yet_o god_n now_o punish_v uncleanness_n be_v her_o sin_n and_o uncleanness_n be_v now_o the_o cause_n of_o her_o death_n culpa_fw-la libido_fw-la fuit_fw-la poena_fw-la libido_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o the_o morning_n she_o come_v and_o fall_v down_o at_o the_o old_a man_n door_n the_o levite_n see_v she_o lie_v all_o along_o with_o her_o hand_n on_o the_o threshold_n he_o bid_v she_o arise_v that_o they_o may_v be_v go_v but_o she_o not_o answer_v he_o perceive_v she_o be_v dead_a then_o carry_v she_o upon_o his_o ass_n he_o go_v home_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o he_o take_v a_o knife_n and_o cut_v her_o body_n into_o twelve_o piece_n and_o send_v to_o each_o tribe_n a_o piece_n of_o she_o that_o so_o horrible_a a_o spectacle_n may_v incense_v their_o wrath_n and_o stir_v up_o their_o spirit_n to_o take_v sharp_a revenge_n on_o the_o actor_n of_o so_o detestable_a a_o villainy_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o suffer_v those_o pest_n to_o live_v and_o poison_v the_o air_n with_o their_o breath_n and_o so_o pull_v down_o god_n fearful_a judgement_n on_o the_o whole_a land_n the_o messenger_n acquaint_v the_o tribe_n with_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o levite_n have_v do_v this_o all_o that_o hear_v of_o it_o cry_v out_o that_o there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o horrid_a villainy_n do_v or_o see_v among_o they_o since_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n gibeah_n egypt_n hosea_n 9.9_o they_o have_v deep_o corrupt_v themselves_o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o gibeah_n and_o therefore_o stir_v up_o one_o another_o not_o to_o let_v it_o pass_v unrevenged_a they_o say_v let_v we_o consider_v of_o it_o take_v advice_n and_o speak_v our_o mind_n that_o we_o may_v take_v the_o best_a
people_n that_o be_v therein_o and_o kill_v they_o and_o samson_n himself_o with_o they_o so_o the_o dead_a which_o he_o slay_v at_o his_o death_n be_v more_o than_o those_o he_o slay_v in_o his_o life_n his_o brother_n and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n hear_v of_o his_o death_n come_v down_o and_o take_v his_o dead_a body_n and_o bring_v it_o up_o and_o bury_v it_o in_o his_o father_n bury_v place_n between_o zorak_fw-mi and_o eshtaol_n the_o philistine_n by_o the_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n not_o oppose_v it_o who_o pride_n and_o power_n by_o this_o fatal_a blow_n give_v to_o their_o prince_n and_o so_o many_o of_o their_o people_n be_v much_o abate_v and_o pull_v down_o so_o that_o they_o think_v this_o be_v no_o fit_a time_n to_o provoke_v the_o israelite_n by_o deny_v they_o such_o a_o thing_n judg._n ch._n 16._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cli_n samuel_n first_o book_n of_o samuel_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o first_o book_n of_o samuel_n which_o contain_v 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it_o seem_v hezekiah_n do_v not_o own_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o his_o deliverance_n and_o mercy_n and_o magnify_v he_o before_o these_o ambassador_n so_o much_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v hereupon_o god_n send_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n unto_o he_o who_o inquire_v of_o he_o who_o these_o ambassador_n be_v and_o from_o whence_o they_o come_v and_o what_o they_o have_v see_v hezekiah_n tell_v he_o they_o come_v from_o babylon_n and_o that_o he_o have_v show_v they_o all_o his_o treasury_n the_o prophet_n than_o deliver_v to_o he_o a_o sad_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n behold_v say_v he_o the_o day_n be_v come_v when_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n shall_v carry_v away_o this_o people_n and_o all_o their_o riches_n unto_o babylon_n and_o thy_o son_n which_o shall_v issue_v from_o thou_o shall_v they_o make_v captive_n afterward_o captive_n this_o be_v
may_v remain_v to_o support_v the_o faith_n and_o keep_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o a_o long_a captivity_n first_o he_o promise_v the_o reduction_n of_o the_o jew_n into_o their_o own_o country_n but_o before_o that_o they_o be_v to_o endure_v many_o calamity_n from_o the_o babylonian_n during_o that_o day_n of_o jacob_n trouble_n but_o they_o shall_v at_o last_o be_v save_v out_o of_o it_o god_n promise_v to_o break_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n yoke_n from_o off_o jacob_n neck_n and_o that_o these_o chaldean_n shall_v no_o long_o serve_v themselves_o of_o he_o but_o that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o such_o of_o david_n lineage_n as_o he_o shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n set_v over_o they_o but_o more_o especial_o the_o messiah_n who_o shall_v come_v of_o david_n stock_n he_o promise_v to_o correct_v they_o in_o measure_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o leave_v they_o altogether_o unpunished_a he_o promise_v many_o great_a blessing_n that_o he_o will_v bestow_v on_o his_o church_n notwithstanding_o their_o great_a misery_n trouble_n breach_n wound_n but_o that_o god_n wrath_n shall_v remain_v on_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o next_o chapter_n be_v contain_v the_o restauration_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o publication_n thereof_o after_o rachel_n lamentation_n for_o her_o son_n as_o lose_v follow_v god_n consolation_n of_o she_o put_v she_o in_o hope_n of_o their_o return_n ephraim_n repent_v be_v to_o be_v bring_v home_o again_o christ_n be_v promise_v the_o lord_n will_v create_v a_o new_a thing_n in_o the_o earth_n a_o woman_n shall_v compass_v a_o man_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o covenant_n he_o will_v make_v with_o his_o people_n after_o those_o day_n he_o will_v write_v his_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o this_o covenant_n shall_v be_v stable_n and_o his_o church_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v jer._n 29._o from_o 24_o to_o the_o end_n jer._n 30._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 31._o whole_a chapter_n god_n also_o by_o his_o prophet_n jeremy_n foretell_v that_o babylon_n and_o the_o land_n of_o caldea_n shall_v be_v overrun_v and_o waste_v by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n and_o comfort_v his_o own_o people_n with_o the_o sweet_a promise_n of_o their_o deliverance_n jer._n 50._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 51._o from_o 1_o to_o 59_o zedekiah_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n either_o go_v himself_o or_o which_o be_v more_o probable_a send_v zedekiah_n send_v jer._n 51.59_o when_o he_o go_v with_o zedekiah_n or_o on_o behalf_n of_o zedekiah_n seraiah_n a_o person_n of_o great_a quality_n about_o he_o to_o babylon_n to_o who_o jeremy_n deliver_v the_o foresay_a prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n write_v in_o a_o book_n to_o be_v first_o read_v and_o then_o to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o river_n euphrates_n to_o signify_v that_o babylon_n shall_v so_o sink_v and_o not_o rise_v again_o jer._n 51._o from_o 59_o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o thirty_o year_n from_o that_o solemn_a renew_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o restauration_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o josiah_n which_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o five_o of_o jehoiakins_n captivity_n on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o four_o month_n god_n vouchsafe_v the_o first_o vision_n to_o ezekiel_n one_o of_o the_o captive_n in_o babylon_n by_o the_o river_n chebar_v and_o from_o thence_o he_o be_v send_v to_o execute_v the_o office_n and_o function_n of_o a_o prophet_n among_o the_o jew_n of_o the_o captivity_n he_o begin_v thirty_o four_o year_n after_o jeremy_n and_o continue_v his_o prophetic_a office_n about_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n namely_o to_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o jehoiakins_n captivity_n ezek._n 29.17_o it_o seem_v many_o at_o this_o time_n both_o among_o the_o jew_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o among_o the_o captive_n in_o babylon_n murmur_v and_o complain_v against_o jeremy_n as_o a_o false_a prophet_n that_o have_v mislead_v the_o people_n and_o betray_v they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n see_v now_o five_o year_n be_v pass_v and_o yet_o jerusalem_n stand_v still_o jeremy_n be_v thus_o cry_v down_o both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o especial_o by_o false_a prophet_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o raise_v up_o ezekiel_n and_o pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n upon_o he_o to_o set_v he_o on_o work_n to_o prophesy_v and_o foretell_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o babylon_n that_o jeremy_n have_v do_v in_o judea_n though_o in_o a_o more_o vehement_a manner_n so_o that_o jeremy_n prophecy_n be_v confirm_v and_o justify_v by_o ezekiel_n the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n therefore_o go_v to_o execute_v his_o function_n among_o the_o jew_n dwell_v at_o telabib_fw-la near_o the_o river_n chebar_v when_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o he_o sit_v he_o down_o as_o a_o man_n dishearten_v for_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o day_n after_o which_o time_n god_n again_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o charge_n both_o with_o gracious_a promise_n if_o he_o undertake_v it_o and_o severe_a threaten_n if_o he_o refuse_v and_o then_o confirm_v he_o with_o a_o new_a sign_n show_v unto_o he_o and_o give_v he_o courage_n and_o boldness_n by_o his_o word_n and_o ratify_v his_o vocation_n by_o a_o new_a command_n ezek._n 1._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 2._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 3._o whole_a chapter_n ezekiel_n be_v now_o command_v to_o make_v a_o draught_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o a_o table_n of_o tile_n or_o slate_n and_o to_o lie_v along_o upon_o one_o side_n three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n typify_a thereby_o god_n patience_n in_o bear_v with_o the_o sin_n and_o provocation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n 390_o year_n before_o he_o destroy_v that_o kingdom_n which_o be_v the_o full_a time_n from_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o their_o captivity_n when_o he_o have_v lie_v 390_o day_n on_o his_o left_a side_n he_o 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judea_n viz._n to_o the_o idol_n altar_n and_o people_n thereof_o 2_o promise_v mercy_n to_o a_o few_o that_o shall_v repent_v of_o their_o evil_a way_n and_o come_v to_o a_o right_a knowledge_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o v._o 8_o to_o 11._o 3ly_n he_o set_v forth_o the_o grief_n and_o vexation_n the_o rest_n shall_v feel_v from_o the_o sore_a judgement_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o from_z 11_o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n he_o prophecy_n again_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o land_n from_o v._o 1_o to_o 16._o and_o of_o the_o pitiful_a lamentation_n that_o they_o shall_v make_v that_o escape_n from_o v._o 16_o to_o 20._o and_o of_o the_o pollution_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n by_o their_o enemy_n from_o v._o 20_o to_o 23._o and_o of_o their_o bondage_n under_o the_o worst_a of_o heathen_n which_o be_v represent_v by_o a_o chain_n from_o v._o 23_o to_o the_o end_n ezek._n 4._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 5._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 6._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o jeconiahs_n captivity_n the_o six_o month_n the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o month_n ezekiel_n be_v carry_v in_o a_o vision_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o show_v the_o horrible_a idolatry_n there_o practise_v and_o the_o plague_n that_o be_v to_o befall_v the_o city_n for_o the_o same_o the_o vision_n have_v four_o part_n 1._o the_o prophet_n be_v show_v the_o abominable_a idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o these_o notorious_a instance_n 1._o their_o have_v the_o image_n of_o jealousy_n or_o the_o image_n of_o baal_n among_o they_o which_o high_o provoke_v god_n to_o jealousy_n 2._o their_o chamber_n of_o imagery_n have_v idol_n private_o in_o their_o chamber_n 3._o their_o woman_n weep_v for_o tammuz_n venus_n tammuz_n some_o understand_v it_o osiris_n the_o egyptian_a
concern_v the_o fast_o appoint_v to_o be_v keep_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n god_n answer_v they_o that_o those_o fast_n of_o the_o five_o and_o seven_o month_n which_o they_o have_v observe_v for_o 70_o year_n space_n be_v no_o way_n please_v to_o he_o he_o have_v not_o command_v they_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o impenitence_n and_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v forbid_v they_o which_o have_v bring_v that_o terrible_a desolation_n and_o all_o their_o calamity_n upon_o they_o zach._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n god_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v restore_v jerusalem_n and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o their_o former_a misery_n and_o that_o he_o will_v change_v their_o fast_n as_o well_o that_o of_o the_o four_o month_n on_o the_o nine_o day_n whereof_o the_o city_n be_v take_v as_o that_o of_o the_o five_o month_n upon_o the_o ten_o whereof_o the_o temple_n be_v burn_v and_o that_o of_o the_o seven_o month_n whereon_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o people_n upon_o the_o murder_n of_o gedaliah_n be_v scatter_v among_o the_o nation_n and_o that_o of_o the_o ten_o month_n upon_o the_o ten_o day_n whereof_o the_o city_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n begin_v to_o be_v besiege_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n into_o mirth_n and_o will_v give_v joy_n and_o gladness_n and_o â—â—berty_n unto_o his_o people_n instead_o of_o those_o fast_n he_o enjoin_v the_o more_o necessary_a and_o substantial_a duty_n of_o religion_n urge_v they_o from_o the_o approach_n of_o such_o time_n wherein_o ceremony_n shall_v cease_v and_o wherein_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v convert_v to_o make_v up_o a_o glorious_a church_n with_o the_o jew_n zach_n 8._o whole_a chapter_n the_o prophet_n now_o encourage_v they_o to_o go_v on_o in_o the_o work_n first_o by_o prophesy_v of_o the_o calamity_n that_o will_v come_v on_o the_o enemy_n border_v about_o they_o 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