join_v with_o the_o mede_n under_o their_o king_n cyaxares_n son_n of_o astyages_n in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o chaldean_n which_o end_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o that_o empire_n 13._o but_o as_o to_o the_o conduct_n of_o these_o against_o babylon_n the_o prophet_n 27._o prophet_n jer._n li._n 27._o show_v how_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o next_o word_n appoint_v a_o captain_n against_o she_o cause_v the_o horse_n horse_n in_o the_o english_a â—…7_n english_a jer._n li._n â—…7_n bible_n it_o be_v her_o horse_n but_o the_o word_n she_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n nor_o be_v horse_n in_o the_o plural_a to_o come_v up_o as_o the_o rough_a caterpillar_n for_o so_o they_o appear_v as_o have_v their_o back_n all_o bristle_a with_o sheaf_n of_o arrow_n thus_o the_o people_n of_o elam_n be_v 6._o be_v esai_n xxii_o 6._o describe_v in_o their_o fight_a attire_n be_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horseman_n bear_v the_o quiver_n esai_n xxii_o 6._o where_o the_o word_n 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〈◊〉_d k._n aâ—…rus_n be_v the_o same_o who_o the_o 〈◊〉_d call_v darius_n hyâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d but_o still_o the_o old_a stile_n remain_v in_o thâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o heaven_n to_o avenge_v they_o of_o their_o enemy_n and_o it_o can_v not_o but_o affect_v they_o the_o more_o have_v so_o much_o reason_n as_o they_o have_v to_o expect_v that_o the_o same_o good_a providence_n will_v show_v itself_o next_o in_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n 24._o first_o in_o what_o have_v already_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o account_n that_o we_o have_v 15._o have_v see_v n._n 15._o give_v of_o it_o they_o see_v the_o fulfil_n of_o that_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o belshazzar_n but_o a_o few_o hour_n before_o his_o death_n this_o king_n have_v make_v a_o great_a feast_n to_o a_o thousand_o of_o his_o lord_n and_o other_o great_a man_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o same_o that_o as_o vii_o as_o cyropaed_n vii_o xenophon_n tell_v 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the_o head_n of_o this_o army_n for_o so_o they_o be_v call_v first_o to_o the_o service_n go_v up_o o_o elam_n besiege_v o_o media_n which_o prophecy_n give_v so_o many_o age_n since_o the_o jew_n now_o see_v fulfil_v by_o the_o army_n of_o cyrus_n and_o darius_n so_o again_o 25._o again_o xli_o 25._o esaia_n xli_o 25._o god_n say_v of_o both_o these_o together_o i_o have_v make_v my_o levy_n from_o the_o north_n and_o one_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n to_o babylon_n media_n be_v on_o the_o north_n and_o persia_n on_o the_o east_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v he_o on_o the_o east_n namely_o cyrus_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o this_o service_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v call_v to_o it_o particular_o 11._o particular_o xli_o 2._o &_o xlvi_o 11._o esaia_n xli_o 2_o and_o xlvi_o 11._o his_o people_n the_o porsians_n who_o chief_o worship_v the_o sun_n be_v above_o that_o sort_n of_o idolatry_n of_o the_o chaldean_n 131._o chaldean_n herodot_n i._o 131._o that_o worship_v the_o image_n 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with_o the_o other_o 2._o other_o jer._n l._n 2._o jerem._n l._n 2._o but_o this_o belong_v to_o another_o prophecy_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v consider_v by_o itself_o 27._o it_o be_v that_o long_a prophecy_n against_o babylon_n jerem._n l._n and_o li._n li._n and_o those_o of_o jeremiah_n l._n and_o li._n which_o the_o prophet_n receive_v in_o king_n zedekiah_n time_n and_o send_v it_o to_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v there_o at_o that_o time_n in_o captivity_n many_o of_o they_o be_v of_o the_o best_a of_o that_o nation_n who_o have_v be_v carry_v thither_o together_o with_o daniel_n and_o those_o three_o other_o of_o the_o royal_a family_n in_o king_n iehoiakim_n time_n or_o who_o go_v afterward_o as_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n do_v and_o many_o other_o together_o with_o king_n jeconiah_n god_n be_v so_o please_v to_o send_v they_o away_o from_o â—…salem_fw-la before_o he_o will_v pour_v out_o his_o judgement_n on_o that_o wicked_a city_n and_o nation_n but_o the_o mean_a while_n be_v captive_n at_o babylon_n many_o of_o they_o be_v in_o a_o very_a disconsolate_a condition_n therefore_o god_n be_v please_v to_o let_v they_o know_v for_o their_o comfort_n that_o their_o stâ—…y_n there_o shall_v be_v of_o no_o long_a continuance_n when_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v on_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o his_o people_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v long_o ere_o the_o like_a or_o great_a judgement_n shall_v be_v execute_v on_o babylon_n and_o the_o land_n of_o chaldea_n jerem._n l._n 1._o etc._n etc._n after_o which_o god_n will_v soon_o give_v his_o people_n a_o deliverance_n out_o of_o their_o present_a captivity_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o back_o into_o their_o own_o land_n 10._o land_n jer._n l._n 4_o 8_o &_o v_o 19_o 20._o &_o li._n 5_o 10._o jerem._n l._n 4_o 8_o and_o 19_o 20_o &_o li._n 5_o 10._o it_o be_v plain_a from_o 13._o from_o ezra_n iii_o 12_o 13._o ezra_n iii_o 12._o 13._o that_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n to_o who_o this_o prophecy_n be_v give_v live_v to_o see_v the_o fulfil_n of_o it_o to_o a_o tittle_n save_v only_o the_o utter_a desolation_n of_o that_o city_n and_o country_n which_o be_v then_o foretell_v and_o have_v be_v long_o since_o fulfil_v as_o traveller_n see_v it_o at_o this_o day_n 28._o but_o they_o see_v then_o in_o daniel_n time_n first_o the_o assembly_n of_o great_a fulfil_v these_o they_o see_v now_o fulfil_v nation_n come_v up_o against_o babylon_n 9_o babylon_n jer._n l._n 9_o jerm_n l._n 9_o it_o be_v 48._o be_v l._n 41._o &_o li._n 48._o foretell_v they_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o north_n l._n 41_o and_o li._n 48._o the_o mede_n do_v so_o and_o those_o other_o nation_n mention_v 27._o mention_v li._n 27._o jerem._n li_n 27._o who_o king_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o median_a king_n be_v therefore_o 28._o therefore_o li._n 11_o 28._o call_v king_n of_o the_o mede_n jerem._n li._n 11._o 28._o that_o the_o median_a shall_v come_v himself_o it_o be_v not_o say_v but_o that_o there_o 27._o there_o v_o 27._o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o chief_a captain_n or_o general_n over_o they_o v_o 27_o attend_v with_o troop_n of_o horse_n bristle_a like_o caterpillar_n that_o be_v archer_n as_o we_o 13._o we_o see_v n._n 13._o have_v explain_v it_o these_o troop_n now_o appear_v to_o be_v persian_n and_o their_o prince_n cyrus_n who_o come_v in_o the_o head_n of_o they_o 27._o they_o jer._n l._n 42._o li._n 27._o have_v the_o command_n of_o all_o this_o army_n jerem._n l._n 42._o li._n 27._o the_o jew_n now_o see_v what_o a_o spoil_v all_o these_o troop_n make_v in_o chaldea_n as_o be_v 10._o be_v l._n 10._o foretell_v jerem._n l._n 10._o how_o they_o 28._o they_o v_o 21_o 23_o 24_o 28._o waste_v and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o country_n v_o 21._o up_o to_o babylon_n itself_o v_o 23_o 24_o 28._o and_o also_o 29._o also_o v_o 29._o encamp_v against_o that_o city_n round_o about_o v_o 29._o now_o they_o see_v the_o sword_n upon_o the_o chaldean_n 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