the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v than_o at_o the_o death_n of_o both_o his_o son_n that_o give_v he_o his_o mortal_a wound_n and_o he_o can_v not_o outlive_v the_o hear_v it_o 1_o sam._n four_o 18._o samuel_n son_n be_v wicked_a as_o well_o as_o eli_n and_o he_o do_v not_o conceal_v their_o fault_n but_o plain_o say_v that_o they_o turn_v aside_o after_o lucre_n and_o take_v bribe_n and_o pervert_v judgement_n chap._n viij_o 3._o but_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o whole_a people_n for_o his_o own_o integrity_n who_o solemn_o declare_v he_o free_a from_o any_o oppression_n or_o injustice_n he_o resign_v the_o government_n though_o he_o have_v the_o power_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o appoint_v two_o king_n successive_o and_o by_o god_n commandment_n raise_v both_o saul_n and_o david_n out_o of_o their_o obscurity_n to_o a_o throne_n samuel_n say_v plain_o that_o when_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o he_o to_o ask_v a_o king_n the_o thing_n displease_v he_o 1_o sam._n viij_o 6._o and_o he_o who_o can_v make_v two_o king_n of_o two_o different_a tribe_n and_o of_o no_o interest_n in_o their_o respective_a tribe_n may_v as_o well_o have_v make_v himself_o king_n if_o he_o have_v act_v upon_o humane_a consideration_n and_o by_o humane_a power_n and_o means_n the_o divine_a power_n therefore_o be_v visible_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n and_o joshua_n to_o saul_n for_o they_o be_v constant_o govern_v by_o person_n of_o god_n appointment_n their_o government_n be_v a_o theocracy_n be_v administer_v by_o god_n immediate_a direction_n the_o lord_n their_o god_n be_v their_o king_n 1_o sam._n twelve_o 12._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n under_o their_o king_n after_o a_o stand_a regal_a government_n be_v settle_v among_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n they_o be_v either_o happy_a or_o miserable_a at_o home_n and_o either_o a_o defeat_n or_o victory_n attend_v their_o army_n abroad_o as_o they_o prove_v obedient_a or_o disobedient_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n deliver_v by_o his_o prophet_n upon_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n when_o two_o tribe_n only_o remain_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o in_o the_o true_a way_n of_o worship_n this_o have_v be_v the_o time_n as_o already_o have_v be_v say_v if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o imposture_n hitherto_o carry_v on_o to_o discover_v it_o for_o they_o have_v all_o the_o temptation_n and_o all_o the_o opportunity_n to_o do_v it_o that_o can_v possible_o be_v give_v but_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n jeroboam_n dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v to_o draw_v they_o off_o from_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o that_o law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o sacrifice_v though_o he_o persuade_v they_o to_o change_v the_o place_n of_o their_o worship_n and_o to_o go_v no_o long_o up_o thither_o and_o god_n have_v his_o prophet_n in_o israel_n who_o be_v as_o zealous_a for_o the_o law_n as_o the_o prophet_n of_o judah_n for_o in_o both_o kingdom_n they_o have_v still_o prophet_n to_o admonish_v they_o and_o to_o direct_v they_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n though_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n and_o the_o shechinah_n be_v confine_v to_o the_o aaronical_a priesthood_n and_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n yet_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n be_v vouchsafe_v to_o israel_n as_o well_o as_o judah_n and_o the_o captivity_n both_o of_o judah_n and_o israel_n by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o it_o befall_v they_o according_a to_o express_v prophecy_n and_o both_o during_o the_o captivity_n and_o at_o their_o return_n they_o have_v daniel_n zachariah_n malachi_n and_o other_o prophet_n among_o they_o and_o for_o so_o many_o age_n from_o their_o first_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o whole_a people_n be_v make_v continual_o witness_n of_o the_o manifest_a power_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n among_o they_o this_o will_v be_v evident_a by_o make_v some_o observation_n concern_v the_o prophet_n and_o their_o write_n and_o concern_v their_o prophecy_n and_o miracle_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o their_o write_n the_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v 1._o the_o shechinah_n 2._o the_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n 3._o revelation_n by_o vision_n and_o dream_n or_o by_o inspiration_n for_o i_o shall_v not_o here_o distinguish_v these_o way_n of_o revelation_n to_o consider_v they_o apart_o and_o when_o these_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n cease_v under_o the_o second_o temple_n the_o bath_n kol_n or_o voice_n from_o heaven_n be_v the_o only_a way_n of_o revelation_n but_o of_o this_o there_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o certain_a to_o be_v rely_v upon_o 1._o the_o sechina_fw-la be_v the_o sit_v or_o dwell_v of_o god_n between_o the_o cherubim_n on_o the_o mercy-seat_n or_o cover_n of_o the_o ark_n psal_n lxxxi_o 1._o and_o xcix_o 1._o from_o whence_o he_o give_v out_o his_o answer_n by_o a_o articulate_v voice_n exod._n twenty-five_o 22._o and_o xxix_o 42._o num._n seven_o 89._o 2._o the_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_v upon_o the_o breastplate_n of_o the_o highpriest_n exod._n xxviii_o 30._o be_v another_o stand_a oracle_n to_o be_v consult_v upon_o all_o great_a occasion_n num._n xxvii_o 21.1_o sam._n xxviii_o 6._o xxiii_o 9_o thirty_o 7._o ezra_n two_o 63._o and_o the_o answer_n be_v return_v by_o a_o visible_a signification_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o this_o oracle_n be_v not_o only_o venerable_a among_o the_o jew_n but_o be_v famous_a among_o the_o heathen_a as_o josephus_n assure_v we_o for_o its_o infallible_a answer_n mr._n mede_n 35._o mede_n mede_n discourse_n 35._o think_v vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_a to_o have_v be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v because_o the_o make_n of_o it_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o among_o the_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o ephod_n the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o this_o oracle_n be_v deliver_v by_o the_o shine_a of_o such_o leter_n of_o the_o tribe_n name_n engrave_v on_o the_o priest_n breastplace_n as_o express_v the_o answer_n but_o the_o same_o learned_a author_n think_v that_o the_o urim_n and_o the_o thummim_n be_v distinct_a oracle_n the_o thummim_n show_v when_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v accept_v and_o the_o urim_n answer_v such_o question_n as_o be_v propose_v upon_o any_o important_a occasion_n 3._o revelation_n by_o vision_n and_o dream_n or_o by_o inspiration_n be_v the_o revelation_n which_o proper_o denominate_v those_o the_o who_o they_o be_v make_v prophet_n for_o the_o prophet_n be_v person_n send_v by_o god_n with_o a_o extraordinary_a commission_n to_o declare_v his_o will_n and_o they_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n or_o to_o any_o one_o particular_a tribe_n but_o sometime_o take_v out_o of_o one_o tribe_n and_o sometime_o out_o of_o another_o for_o though_o the_o jew_n have_v college_n and_o school_n to_o prepare_v and_o qualify_v man_n by_o a_o virtuous_a and_o religious_a education_n for_o divine_a illumination_n yet_o divers_a other_o who_o have_v not_o be_v educate_v in_o this_o manner_n be_v endue_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v but_o of_o very_a mean_a employment_n and_o other_o again_o of_o royal_a blood_n they_o reprove_v both_o their_o king_n and_o their_o priest_n with_o a_o fearless_a and_o undaunted_a freedom_n and_o authority_n and_o this_o plain-dealing_a such_o as_o become_v man_n who_o speak_v and_o act_v by_o a_o divine_a impulse_n without_o design_n and_o without_o any_o disguise_n sometime_o command_v great_a reverence_n towards_o they_o from_o prince_n not_o easy_a to_o be_v well_o advise_v or_o direct_v rehoboam_n a_o wilful_a and_o rash_a prince_n at_o the_o head_n of_o a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o thousand_o 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c._n 7._o in_o ceylon_n the_o noya_n will_v stand_v with_o half_a his_o body_n upright_o for_o two_o or_o three_o hour_n together_o xli_o together_o see_v mr._n mede_n lib._n 1._o disâ—â—_n xli_o these_o may_v be_v for_o monument_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o curse_n upon_o the_o rest_n as_o some_o of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o giant_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n till_o david_n time_n as_o a_o memorial_n to_o the_o israelite_n of_o the_o miraculous_a power_n of_o god_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o land_n by_o their_o forefather_n the_o curse_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v for_o a_o punishment_n to_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n and_o can_v be_v consider_v no_o otherwise_o nor_o be_v make_v matter_n of_o objection_n unless_o it_o be_v think_v unreasonable_a to_o inflict_v a_o curse_n upon_o mankind_n for_o this_o offence_n of_o eat_v the_o forbid_v fruit_n by_o make_v the_o earth_n less_o fruitful_a and_o pleasant_a to_o they_o though_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n be_v the_o most_o delightful_a and_o happy_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n yet_o the_o whole_a earth_n before_o the_o fall_n be_v very_o different_a from_o what_o it_o have_v be_v since_o for_o if_o it_o have_v continue_v as_o it_o be_v the_o curse_n and_o punishment_n upon_o mankind_n can_v not_o have_v be_v effect_v in_o that_o manner_n in_o which_o it_o be_v determine_v 2._o our_o first_o parent_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o paradise_n and_o not_o suffer_v to_o taste_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n they_o have_v be_v charge_v not_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o threaten_v with_o death_n that_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v become_v mortal_a and_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v if_o they_o will_v presume_v to_o eat_v of_o it_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o misery_n both_o in_o body_n and_o mind_n so_o that_o the_o body_n shall_v decay_v and_o at_o last_o be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o soul_n which_o can_v not_o perish_v shall_v be_v miserable_a after_o its_o 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without_o cause_v immediate_a death_n but_o make_v such_o alteration_n in_o the_o body_n as_o be_v never_o to_o be_v cure_v and_o it_o can_v not_o be_v fit_v that_o man_n shall_v become_v immortal_a in_o this_o condition_n or_o that_o the_o threaten_v of_o god_n however_o shall_v not_o take_v place_n from_o what_o have_v be_v hitherto_o say_v upon_o this_o subject_a i_o hope_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o necessity_n of_o run_v to_o allegorical_a interpretation_n to_o explain_v the_o fall_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o indeed_o all_o the_o reason_n that_o can_v be_v give_v why_o it_o be_v represent_v under_o a_o allegory_n will_v rather_o prove_v the_o litteral_n sense_n for_o if_o the_o simplicity_n and_o the_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o life_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n do_v require_v that_o the_o fall_v of_o our_o first_o parent_n shall_v be_v describe_v under_o a_o allegory_n of_o this_o nature_n for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n we_o may_v suppose_v that_o the_o fall_n be_v in_o this_o manner_n for_o what_o be_v it_o which_o make_v it_o seem_v improbable_a but_o only_o its_o be_v disagreeable_a as_o some_o man_n conceit_n to_o reason_n but_o if_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o suppose_v that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v have_v be_v in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n why_o be_v it_o not_o as_o absurd_v that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v represent_v to_o those_o who_o live_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v if_o this_o be_v then_o the_o most_o fit_a and_o proper_a representation_n of_o the_o fall_n why_o be_v it_o not_o the_o most_o likely_a manner_n for_o it_o to_o happen_v by_o god_n dispensation_n be_v always_o fit_v to_o the_o capacity_n and_o circumstance_n of_o those_o who_o be_v most_o concern_v in_o they_o and_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o temptation_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o those_o who_o he_o will_v seduce_v and_o it_o can_v be_v conceive_v that_o 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