comfort_n which_o their_o people_n have_v or_o shall_v have_v from_o they_o compare_v 2_o sam._n 21._o 17._o 1_o king_n 15._o 4._o psal._n 132._o 17._o in_o my_o presence_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o under_o my_o favour_n and_o protection_n always_o before_o i_o g_o in_o jerusalem_n the_o city_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v i_o to_o put_v my_o name_n there_o 37_o and_o i_o will_v take_v thou_o follow_v thou_o and_o place_v thou_o in_o the_o throne_n as_o it_o follow_v and_o thou_o shall_v reign_v according_a to_o all_o that_o thy_o soul_n desire_v mind_n desire_v he_o secret_o tax_v he_o for_o his_o ambitious_a and_o aspire_a mind_n and_o shall_v be_v king_n over_o israel_n 38_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v unto_o all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o and_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n and_o do_v that_o be_v right_a in_o my_o sight_n to_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o my_o commandment_n as_o david_n my_o servant_n do_v that_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o build_v thou_o a_o sure_a house_n 16._o house_n i_o e._n firm_o settle_v thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n in_o the_o throne_n as_o this_o or_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v use_v 2_o sam._n 7._o 16_o 27._o but_o he_o do_v not_o say_v he_o will_v do_v this_o for_o ever_o as_o be_v there_o say_v of_o david_n house_n v._o 16._o as_o i_o build_v for_o david_n and_o will_v give_v israel_n unto_o thou_o 39_o and_o i_o will_v for_o this_o 33._o this_o for_o this_o cause_n which_o i_o mention_v ver_fw-la 33._o afflict_v the_o seed_n of_o david_n but_o not_o for_o ever_o too_o ever_o there_o shall_v a_o time_n come_v when_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n shall_v not_o be_v thus_o molest_v by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o that_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n shall_v be_v uppermost_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n hezekiah_n and_o fosiah_o and_o at_o last_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v who_o shall_v unite_v together_o the_o 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the_o day_n heb._n day_n time_n that_o solomon_n reign_v in_o jerusalem_n over_o all_o israel_n be_v â—…_n be_v â—…_n chron._n 9_o â—…_n forty_o year_n 43_o and_o solomon_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n save_v father_n this_o expression_n be_v promiscuous_o use_v concern_v good_a and_o bad_a and_o signify_v only_o that_o they_o die_v as_o their_o father_n do_v but_o hence_o interpreter_n question_n whether_o solomon_n be_v save_v or_o damn_a that_o he_o be_v damn_v some_o believe_v upon_o this_o only_a argument_n that_o he_o die_v without_o repentance_n which_o they_o gather_v 1._o because_o his_o repentance_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o his_o history_n 2._o because_o if_o he_o have_v repent_v he_o will_v have_v abolish_v the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n which_o he_o have_v erect_v which_o that_o he_o do_v not_o they_o gather_v from_o 2_o king_n 23._o 13._o of_o which_o god_n assist_v i_o shall_v speak_v upon_o that_o place_n but_o to_o the_o former_a many_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v 1._o 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which_o by_o the_o general_a consent_n both_o of_o jewish_a and_o christian_a interpreter_n be_v write_v by_o solomon_n and_o that_o after_o his_o fall_n as_o be_v evident_a not_o only_o from_o the_o unanimous_a testimony_n of_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n who_o thence_o conclude_v that_o he_o do_v repent_v and_o be_v save_v but_o also_o from_o the_o whole_a strain_n of_o that_o book_n which_o be_v write_v long_o after_o he_o have_v finish_v all_o his_o work_n and_o after_o he_o have_v liberal_o drink_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n and_o sad_o experience_v the_o bitter_a effect_n of_o his_o love_n of_o woman_n eccles._n 7._o 17_o &_o c._n which_o make_v it_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o as_o david_n write_v psal._n 51._o so_o solomon_n write_v this_o book_n as_o a_o public_a testimony_n and_o profession_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o this_o argument_n be_v so_o cogent_a that_o those_o interpreter_n who_o be_v of_o the_o other_o opinion_n confess_v it_o if_o solomon_n 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take_v his_o part_n of_o that_o fruit._n and_o he_o do_v eat_v 14._o eat_v by_o her_o persuasion_n and_o instigation_n see_v 1_o tim._n 2._o 14._o 7._o and_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o both_o devil_n both_o of_o their_o mind_n and_o conscience_n which_o hitherto_o have_v be_v close_v and_o blind_v by_o the_o art_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v open_v sense_n open_v as_o the_o devil_n have_v promise_v they_o though_o in_o a_o far_o differ_v and_o sad_a sense_n and_o they_o know_v they_o know_v they_o know_v it_o before_o when_o it_o be_v their_o glory_n but_o now_o they_o know_v it_o with_o grief_n and_o shame_n from_o a_o sense_n both_o of_o their_o guilt_n for_o the_o sin_n new_o pass_v and_o of_o that_o sinful_a concupiscence_n which_o they_o now_o â—…ound_v work_v in_o they_o that_o they_o be_v naked_a and_o they_o few_v fasten_v few_v or_o tie_v twist_v or_o fasten_v figleaf_n use_n figleaf_n the_o lesser_a branch_n or_o twig_n upon_o which_o be_v also_o the_o leaf_n of_o a_o figtree_n 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against_o thou_o 13._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o the_o woman_n what_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v allowance_n do_v how_o heinous_a a_o crime_n have_v thou_o commâ—…ted_v what_o a_o world_n of_o mischief_n have_v thou_o by_o this_o one_o 〈◊〉_d bring_v upon_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thy_o posterity_n or_o why_o have_v thou_o do_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d motive_n can_v thou_o have_v â—…or_n so_o wicked_a 〈◊〉_d what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o of_o meddle_v with_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o when_o i_o have_v gâ—…en_v thou_o so_o large_a and_o liberal_a a_o allowance_n and_o the_o woman_n say_v the_o serpent_n â—…e_a serpent_n a_o creature_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v and_o that_o assist_v by_o a_o high_a power_n by_o a_o evil_a angel_n for_o such_o i_o now_o perceive_v by_o sad_a experience_n there_o â—…e_a beguile_v i_o anger_n i_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o foolish_a woman_n who_o seduction_n cast_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anger_n and_o i_o do_v eat_v resolution_n eat_v 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either_o by_o sennacherib_n or_o by_o his_o son_n esarbaddon_n from_o which_o notwithstanding_o they_o in_o a_o little_a time_n recover_v themselves_o and_o flourish_v again_o and_o continue_v so_o to_o do_v till_o nabuchadnezzar_n complete_v their_o destruction_n and_o this_o may_v well_o enough_o consist_v with_o what_o be_v say_v of_o moab_n be_v at_o ease_n from_o his_o youth_n jer._n 48._o 11._o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v simple_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v whole_o free_a from_o war_n and_o other_o calamity_n for_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a both_o from_o scripture_n as_o 2_o sam._n 8._o 2._o 2_o king_n 3._o 24_o 25._o and_o from_o other_o history_n but_o comparative_o that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o desolation_n nor_o carry_v away_o into_o captivity_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o as_o israel_n have_v be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o judah_n be_v threaten_v to_o be_v 16._o be_v chap._n 21._o 16._o as_o the_o year_n of_o 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church_n be_v graft_v into_o that_o olive_n or_o else_o this_o prophecy_n mâ—…st_v be_v understand_v as_o fulfil_v in_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n luke_n 2._o 10._o or_o else_o it_o refer_v to_o a_o more_o full_a call_n of_o the_o jew_n than_o we_o have_v yet_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o a_o rejoice_v and_o her_o people_n a_o joy_n 19_o and_o 5._o and_o chap._n 62._o 5._o i_o will_v rejoice_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o joy_n in_o my_o people_n 17._o people_n the_o nature_n of_o joy_n lie_v in_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o well_o pleasedness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o have_v will_v agree_v unto_o god_n and_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v be_v apply_v to_o he_o ch_z 62._o 5._o and_o in_o this_o text_n so_o also_o jer._n 32._o 41._o zeph._n 3._o 17._o and_o the_o 4._o the_o chap._n 35._o 10._o rev._n 7._o 17._o &_o 21._o 4._o voice_n of_o weep_v shall_v be_v no_o more_o hear_v in_o she_o nor_o the_o voice_n of_o cry_v happiness_n cry_v such_o kind_n of_o promise_n be_v to_o be_v find_v ch_n 35._o 10._o &_o 51._o 11._o jer._n 31._o 12._o rev._n 21._o 4._o which_o must_v be_v understand_v either_o comparative_o they_o shall_v endure_v no_o such_o misery_n as_o former_o or_o if_o interpret_v to_o a_o state_n in_o this_o life_n as_o signify_v only_o some_o long_a or_o eminent_a state_n of_o happiness_n if_o as_o to_o another_o life_n they_o may_v be_v take_v strict_o as_o signify_v perpetuity_n and_o persection_n of_o joy_n and_o happiness_n 20_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o thence_o a_o infant_n of_o day_n nor_o a_o old_a man_n that_o have_v not_o fill_v his_o day_n annotation_n day_n whereas_o god_n have_v make_v many_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n to_o 〈◊〉_d jew_n they_o shall_v all_o be_v fulfil_v to_o god_n people_n among_o they_o so_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v rare_a abortion_n among_o they_o exod._n 23._o 26._o few_o infant_n shall_v be_v carry_v out_o to_o burial_n nor_o but_o few_o that_o shall_v not_o have_v fill_v up_o their_o year_n 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