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contra_fw-la apionem_fw-la governor_n of_o coelosyria_n and_o phoenicia_n revolt_v from_o the_o
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his_o reign_n than_o that_o wherein_o he_o only_o continue_v in_o his_o principality_n as_o for_o the_o regency_n of_o shallum_n it_o be_v a_o mere_a invention_n there_o be_v no_o other_o according_a to_o the_o jew_n than_o jehoahaz_n who_o be_v also_o call_v by_o that_o name_n for_o in_o the_o 202._o jerem._n 22.11_o consul_n ludou._n cappellum_n chronol_n sacr._n p._n 202._o place_n think_v to_o make_v this_o out_o they_o be_v bid_v not_o to_o weep_v for_o the_o dead_a viz._n josias_n but_o for_o he_o that_o go_v away_o jehoahaz_n take_v away_o by_o necho_n for_o he_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o into_o his_o native_a country_n 22._o jehoiakim_n therefore_o be_v take_v to_o be_v lead_v away_o captive_a in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o rebellion_n and_o the_o 11_o of_o his_o reign_n die_v ere_o he_o go_v as_o we_o may_v suppose_v and_o be_v cast_v out_o or_o bury_v according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremiah_n 36.30_o chap._n 22.18_o 19_o &_o 36.30_o who_o have_v foretell_v he_o shall_v be_v bury_v with_o the_o burial_n of_o a_o ass_n be_v cast_v forth_o beyond_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o day_n to_o the_o heat_n and_o in_o the_o night_n to_o the_o frost_n which_o can_v be_v do_v by_o none_o except_o the_o barbarous_a babylonian_n after_o his_o death_n the_o conqueror_n place_v in_o his_o stead_n jehoiakim_n his_o son_n call_v also_o conias_n and_o jechonias_n who_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 8._o 2_o chron._n 36._o 2_o king_n 23._o a._n m._n 3404._o olymp._n 44._o a_o 4._o nebuchad_n 8._o as_o his_o father_n before_o he_o jehoiakim_n jehoiakim_n and_o nebuchadnezar_n it_o semee_v repent_v of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v draw_v from_o his_o obedience_n by_o the_o example_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o persuasion_n of_o those_o
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