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king_n mention_v leu._n 18._o 21_o anâ—_n in_o many_o other_o scripture_n the_o sun_n have_v also_o the_o name_n of_o baa_o i._n e._n lord_n num._n 22._o 4_o 41_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o moabite_n who_o theâ—_n suppose_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o for_o with_o these_o great_a title_n they_o honour_v this_o idol_n and_o worship_v he_o as_o the_o great_a visible_a lord_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o world_n who_o glorious_a light_n and_o other_o influence_n together_o with_o that_o blindness_n contract_v by_o the_o fall_n and_o dispersion_n of_o mankind_n lead_v they_o to_o make_v and_o worship_v various_a image_n thereof_o the_o priest_n of_o this_o idol_n be_v call_v chemarim_n black_a chemarim_n garment_n of_o heathen_a priest_n black_a from_o their_o black_a garment_n who_o josiah_n put_v down_o 2_o kin._n 23._o 5_o which_o name_v of_o chemarim_n the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o cut_v off_o zeph._n 1._o 4._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o romanist_n have_v that_o black_a colour_n and_o habit_n from_o the_o heathen_a priest_n for_o any_o thing_n from_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n in_o precept_n practice_n or_o in_o favour_n thereof_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v unto_o which_o idol_n of_o the_o sun_n some_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n do_v sacrifice_v and_o build_v high_a place_n which_o other_o gracious_a king_n as_o hezekiah_n josiah_n etc._n etc._n break_v down_o whereof_o see_v the_o history_n at_o large_a in_o king_n and_o chronicle_n which_o the_o lord_n forbid_v as_o that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o command_v deut._n 17._o 3_o and_o which_o also_o the_o prophet_n sharp_o reprove_v jer._n 19_o 5._o &_o 32._o 35_o as_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n never_o command_v which_o be_v the_o manner_n use_v by_o the_o prophet_n to_o reprove_v and_o brand_v corrupt_a worship_n that_o it_o be_v not_o command_v by_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v the_o same_o exception_n we_o take_v against_o the_o first_o day_n and_o he_o that_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o molech_n the_o lord_n 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