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and_o tear_n when_o he_o have_v carry_v he_o into_o a_o chamber_n stretch_v himself_o three_o time_n upon_o he_o he_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a by_o his_o prayer_n and_o restore_v he_o alive_a to_o his_o mother_n now_o when_o this_o child_n that_o be_v raise_v up_o be_v grow_v to_o man_n estate_n god_n command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o nineve_n a_o very_a great_a city_n of_o the_o assyrian_n to_o declare_v and_o preach_v the_o truth_n and_o he_o not_o obey_v god_n command_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o joppe_v a_o haven_n town_n of_o judaea_n he_o there_o find_v a_o ship_n set_v out_o for_o tharsis_n and_o have_v pay_v the_o
have_v beat_v he_o into_o prison_n the_o next_o day_n very_o early_o when_o phashur_n have_v bring_v he_o out_o whatever_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v it_o write_v jeremiah_n constant_o and_o free_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o call_v phashur_n by_o god_n but_o magor-missabib_a jer._n 20._o fear_n on_o every_o side_n forasmuch_o as_o god_n will_v astonish_v he_o with_o fear_n and_o his_o friend_n so_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v run_v through_o with_o the_o enemy_n whilst_o he_o look_v on_o and_o that_o god_n will_v deliver_v all_o judah_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o their_o riches_n for_o a_o spoil_n and_o phashur_n himself_o shall_v be_v lead_v captive_a thither_o with_o all_o his_o family_n and_o die_v there_o and_o all_o his_o friend_n unto_o who_o he_o prophesy_v lie_n what_o answer_n phashur_n make_v to_o these_o word_n or_o what_o he_o do_v be_v move_v with_o they_o be_v not_o foe_n down_o in_o the_o scripture_n sect._n 2._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichoiakim_n son_n of_o josiah_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o denounce_v to_o all_o that_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n god_n that_o unless_o they_o keep_v god_n law_n both_o that_o shall_v befall_v the_o temple_n which_o besell_v siloh_n and_o that_o all_o nation_n shall_v abhor_v that_o city_n jer._n 26._o the_o priest_n false_a prophet_n and_o people_n who_o have_v hear_v he_o speak_v these_o word_n apprehend_v he_o and_o say_v first_o among_o themselves_o afterward_o to_o the_o prince_n who_o have_v hear_v this_o doom_n of_o he_o go_v from_o the_o palace_n into_o the_o temple_n that_o for_o that_o matter_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o he_o have_v leave_n give_v he_o to_o speak_v tell_v they_o that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o declare_v every_o word_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v 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destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o all_o that_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n but_o the_o man_n which_o live_v that_o time_n appease_v god_n by_o their_o repentance_n prayer_n and_o fear_n but_o herein_o the_o pain_n and_o diligence_n of_o ahicam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n most_o of_o all_o appear_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n sect._n 3_o in_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n god_n command_v jeremiah_n to_o bring_v the_o posterity_n of_o richab_n who_o be_v call_v rechabite_v into_o the_o temple_n and_o give_v they_o wine_n now_o they_o have_v a_o command_n from_o jonadah_n their_o father_n to_o abstain_v from_o wine_n therefore_o when_o jeremiah_n have_v set_v wine_n before_o they_o at_o god_n command_n they_o bring_v this_o command_n of_o their_o father_n for_o anexcuse_n refrain_v altogether_o from_o wine_n which_o have_v not_o be_v well_o do_v of_o they_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o god_n have_v command_v they_o this_o but_o god_n by_o this_o example_n of_o the_o rechabite_v intend_v to_o show_v and_o shame_v the_o deprave_a and_o corrupt_a manner_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o he_o send_v afterward_o to_o jieremias_n to_o tell_v they_o how_o grievous_o they_o offend_v because_o the_o rechabite_v at_o their_o father_n bid_v abstain_v from_o wine_n all_o their_o whole_a life_n whereas_o he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o wicked_a course_n of_o life_n by_o his_o prophet_n of_o who_o he_o have_v send_v a_o great_a many_o and_o can_v not_o because_o of_o their_o obstinate_a will_n hereupon_o also_o he_o denounce_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v plague_v with_o famine_n pestilence_n and_o captivity_n but_o to_o the_o rechabite_v he_o promise_v that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v never_o fail_v before_o he_o because_o they_o have_v obey_v their_o father_n command_n with_o such_o constancy_n of_o spirit_n sect._n 4._o and_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n god_n command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v write_v in_o a_o book_n all_o the_o misery_n with_o which_o he_o will_v punish_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n that_o when_o they_o shall_v hear_v they_o read_v they_o may_v by_o repentance_n seek_v to_o appease_v god_n wrath_n against_o they_o jer._n 36._o he_o be_v then_o as_o i_o say_v in_o prison_n therefore_o he_o send_v for_o baruch_n the_o son_n of_o neriah_n a_o good_a man_n who_o he_o bid_v first_o write_v in_o a_o book_n what_o he_o dictate_v and_o afterward_o to_o rehearse_v it_o in_o the_o temple_n whither_o he_o can_v not_o come_v on_o the_o fast_a day_n to_o all_o the_o people_n and_o all_o that_o come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o worship_n that_o if_o they_o will_v believe_v those_o word_n which_o be_v rehearse_v and_o live_v according_a to_o they_o they_o may_v find_v god_n more_o favourable_a unto_o they_o when_o he_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o at_o a_o set_v fast_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n and_o the_o nine_o month_n have_v rehearse_v they_o all_o michaiah_n the_o son_n of_o gemariah_n tell_v they_o all_o to_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o court_n and_o they_o send_v jehudi_n the_o son_n of_o nethaniah_n to_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v the_o role_n to_o they_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o read_v all_o out_o of_o the_o writing_n as_o they_o command_v and_o that_o with_o such_o admiration_n or_o aftonishment_n rather_o that_o they_o say_v they_o will_v acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o all_o those_o word_n yet_o first_o they_o inquire_v of_o he_o how_o he_o write_v all_o those_o word_n when_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v take_v all_o those_o word_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremiah_n who_o dictare_v they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v they_o out_o of_o a_o book_n and_o that_o he_o have_v write_v they_o all_o with_o ink_n then_o they_o advise_v he_o that_o he_o and_o jeremiah_n will_v hide_v themselves_o some_o where_n so_o as_o no_o body_n may_v know_v it_o &_o they_o give_v the_o book_n to_o elishama_n the_o scribe_n then_o jehudi_n at_o the_o king_n command_n begin_v to_o read_v the_o book_n but_o after_o three_o or_o four_o page_n only_o be_v read_v the_o king_n cut_v it_o with_o a_o penknife_n and_o afterward_o throw_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n nor_o can_v elnathan_n delaiah_n and_o gemariah_n dissuade_v he_o but_o that_o he_o will_v needs_o do_v the_o thing_n nor_o be_v ichojakim_n content_a with_o this_o so_o grievous_a a_o wicked_a act_n but_o he_o also_o command_v jerahmiel_n hammelech_n and_o seraiah_n the_o son_n of_o azriel_n and_o shelemiah_n the_o son_n of_o abdul_n to_o apprehend_v baruch_n the_o scribe_n and_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n but_o god_n hide_v they_o from_o the_o king_n wrath_n but_o god_n be_v so_o offend_v with_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o book_n that_o he_o bid_v jeremias_n to_o write_v the_o same_o role_n over_o again_o and_o to_o add_v thereunto_o many_o other_o thing_n and_o to_o tell_v the_o king_n front_v he_o that_o there_o shall_v remain_v none_o of_o his_o posterity_n that_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n but_o withal_o that_o his_o carcase_n shall_v be_v throw_v out_o and_o that_o he_o his_o posterity_n and_o servant_n shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v they_o the_o city_n and_o people_n which_o when_o they_o be_v foretell_v they_o have_v so_o neglect_v and_o slight_v jeremiah_n as_o he_o be_v command_v by_o god_n deliver_v the_o other_o book_n to_o baruch_n whether_o baruch_n read_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o the_o people_n or_o both_o or_o what_o the_o king_n do_v or_o the_o rest_n be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o same_o jeremiah_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ichotakim_n
rather_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n than_o of_o man_n because_o god_n be_v very_o merciful_a threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o man_n die_v within_o the_o time_n limit_v god_n cause_v he_o to_o see_v the_o angel_n destroy_v and_o kill_v at_o which_o time_n he_o speak_v most_o like_a a_o king_n for_o he_o say_v it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v sin_v but_o they_o that_o be_v sheep_n and_o be_v slay_v have_v commit_v no_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o he_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v his_o hand_n against_o he_o and_o against_o his_o father_n house_n with_o which_o word_n of_o his_o god_n be_v move_v send_v the_o prophet_n gad_n unto_o he_o to_o command_v he_o to_o build_v he_o a_o altar_n in_o the_o sloore_n of_o areana_n the_o jebusite_n when_o have_v make_v a_o altar_n he_o have_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n both_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n cease_v and_o the_o plague_n stay_v ahias_n or_o athias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n v._n section_n 1._o ahias_n be_v a_o shilonite_n he_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v foretell_v solomon_n that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o that_o woman_n shall_v withdraw_v he_o and_o turn_v he_o away_o from_o god_n he_o also_o as_o the_o same_o author_n write_v reprove_v hieroboam_n because_o he_o will_v serve_v god_n hypocritical_o and_o feign_o if_o once_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n and_o he_o foretell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v oppose_v god_n with_o two_o calf_n and_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o servitude_n but_o we_o will_v relate_v those_o few_o thing_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v he_o sect._n 2._o king_n solomon_n have_v set_v hieroboam_n the_o ephrathite_n have_v observe_v he_o to_o be_v of_o a_o good_a disposition_n over_o the_o tribute_n of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o joseph_n this_o ahias_n be_v clad_v with_o a_o new_a garment_n meet_v he_o on_o the_o way_n as_o he_o come_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v his_o mantle_n and_o rend_v it_o in_o twelve_o part_n he_o advise_v hieroboam_n that_o he_o will_v take_v ten_o piece_n to_o himself_o for_o that_o god_n will_v divide_v solomon_n kingdom_n and_o give_v he_o ten_o tribe_n but_o one_o tribe_n shall_v be_v leave_v he_o for_o david_n sake_n and_o that_o these_o thing_n shall_v betide_v to_o solomon_n because_o he_o have_v worship_v strange_a god_n and_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n commandment_n do_v like_a to_o his_o father_n david_n if_o in_o his_o reign_n after_o solomon_n be_v dead_a for_o he_o shall_v not_o rule_v over_o the_o ten_o tribe_n while_o solomon_n live_v he_o will_v obey_v god_n commandment_n as_o david_n have_v obey_v they_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o he_o upon_o any_o occasion_n sect._n 3_o now_o after_o that_o hieroboam_n be_v king_n when_o his_o son_n abia_n be_v sick_a he_o remember_v what_o abias_n the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o give_v order_n to_o his_o wife_n that_o have_v change_v her_o apparel_n lest_o she_o shall_v be_v know_v she_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o in_o shilo_n to_o inquire_v what_o shall_v betide_v the_o child_n she_o have_v provide_v herself_o of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a take_v her_o journey_n but_o god_n both_o make_v know_v to_o ahias_n that_o can_v not_o see_v for_o age_n that_o it_o be_v hieroboam_n wife_n that_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o about_o her_o son_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v therefore_o ho_o call_v she_o by_o her_o name_n as_o she_o come_v in_o and_o chide_v she_o much_o because_o she_o come_v in_o a_o disguise_n he_o also_o foretell_v she_o the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o her_o family_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o hieroboam_n her_o husband_n the_o child_n indeed_o die_v as_o ahias_n have_v foretell_v at_o her_o entrance_n in_o at_o the_o door_n and_o when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n baasa_n have_v kill_v nadab_n the_o son_n of_o hieroboam_n ho_o destroy_v his_o family_n now_o ahias_n die_v in_o shile_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o be_v bury_v near_o a_o oak_n which_o be_v there_o semeias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n vi_o when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v fall_v off_o from_o roboam_n to_o hieroboam_n as_o ahias_n the_o prophet_n have_v fore-prophesied_n and_o roboam_n be_v therefore_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n that_o he_o may_v reduce_v they_o god_n send_v semeias_n to_o tell_v roboam_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o attend_v he_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o go_v to_o war_n with_o their_o israelitish_n brethren_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v go_v every_o man_n to_o his_o house_n because_o this_o thing_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o obey_v god_n command_n go_v back_o again_o without_o do_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o joam_v the_o prophet_n chap._n vii_o section_n 1._o epiphanius_n call_v that_o prophet_n joam_n who_o the_o scripture_n mention_v to_o have_v come_v out_o of_o judah_n to_o bethel_n at_o god_n command_n at_o such_o time_n as_o hieroboam_n stand_v before_o the_o altar_n to_o burn_v incense_n he_o indeed_o at_o his_o first_o come_n have_v begin_v to_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o altar_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o o_o altar_n altar_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n there_o shall_v arise_v up_o a_o son_n or_o david_n josias_n by_o name_n and_o he_o shall_v sacrifice_v in_o thou_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n who_o now_o burn_v incense_n on_o thou_o and_o the_o bone_n of_o man_n shall_v he_o burn_v on_o thou_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v know_v by_o this_o that_o the_o altar_n shall_v then_o cleave_v asunder_o and_o the_o ash_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o hieroboam_n can_v not_o abide_v those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n or_o of_o god_n rather_o but_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n from_o the_o altar_n towards_o he_o he_o command_v those_o that_o be_v about_o he_o to_o lay_v hand_n on_o he_o when_o on_o a_o sudden_a his_o hand_n dry_v up_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pull_v it_o in_o to_o he_o and_o find_v that_o to_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n he_o intreat_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o he_o will_v restore_v un-him_a his_o hand_n safe_a and_o sound_a which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v and_o his_o hand_n be_v restore_v in_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o favour_n he_o intreat_v he_o to_o go_v to_o his_o house_n to_o dinner_n with_o he_o where_o he_o shall_v be_v requite_v for_o his_o charitable_a kindness_n he_o say_v he_o can_v not_o do_v so_o although_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o the_o one_o half_a of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o god_n have_v charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v and_o therefore_o he_o return_v another_o way_n sect._n 2._o but_o when_o he_o have_v go_v a_o part_n of_o his_o journey_n a_o certain_a old_a prophet_n who_o son_n have_v tell_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v ride_v upon_o his_o ass_n find_v he_o sit_v under_o a_o turpentine_n tree_n and_o when_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o have_v deny_v his_o request_n to_o go_v with_o he_o and_o cate_z bread_n at_o the_o last_o giving_z too_o much_o credit_n to_o he_o when_o he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o prophet_n also_o who_o god_n have_v command_v to_o do_v this_o he_o assent_v to_o his_o own_o hurt_n for_o as_o he_o sit_v with_o he_o at_o the_o table_n the_o prophet_n that_o have_v bring_v he_o back_o foretell_v he_o as_o god_n have_v bid_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v not_o obey_v god_n word_n his_o carcase_n shall_v not_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n and_o therefore_o short_o after_o a_o lion_n slay_v he_o as_o he_o go_v away_o thence_o which_o when_o the_o old_a prophet_n have_v news_n of_o he_o go_v present_o and_o lay_v the_o whole_a carcase_n on_o his_o ass_n bring_v it_o to_o his_o house_n and_o bury_v it_o with_o all_o honour_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n that_o when_o he_o shall_v die_v they_o shall_v bury_v he_o hard_o by_o he_o jehu_n the_o prophet_n chap._n viii_o iehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n be_v prophet_n when_o asa_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n god_n send_v he_o to_o baasa_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o foretell_v he_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o be_v exalt_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n as_o it_o be_v and_o make_v prince_n over_o israel_n he_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o hieroboam_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o his_o example_n and_o command_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o his_o estate_n and_o memory_n shall_v be_v utter_o take_v away_o now_o baasa_n do_v not_o only_o refuse_v to_o entertain_v these_o word_n as_o he_o ought_v but_o also_o he_o kill_v
all_o these_o thing_n at_o thy_o command_n hear_v i_o o_o lord_n hear_v i_o and_o let_v this_o people_n learn_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o that_o thyself_o have_v convert_v their_o heart_n these_o word_n be_v scarce_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n ere_o the_o sire_n send_v from_o heaven_n burn_v up_o the_o sacrisice_n and_o the_o wood_n and_o the_o stone_n also_o and_o the_o dust_n and_o the_o very_a water_n that_o be_v in_o the_o trench_n after_o this_o the_o people_n strike_v with_o admiration_n fall_v on_o their_o face_n cry_v out_o once_o and_o again_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n then_o command_v elijah_n that_o the_o propher_n of_o baal_n shall_v be_v lay_v hold_v on_o and_o carry_v to_o the_o brook_n kishon_n and_o there_o he_o slay_v they_o every_o one_o sect._n 4._o after_o this_o ahab_n bad_a elijah_n come_v eat_v and_o drink_v for_o there_o be_v a_o noise_n of_o much_o raino_n so_o ahab_n come_v and_o elijah_n go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o carmell_n and_o cast_v himself_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o put_v his_o face_n between_o his_o knee_n and_o bad_a his_o servant_n go_v seven_o time_n and_o look_v towards_o the_o sea_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v there_o seem_v a_o little_a cloud_n to_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n when_o he_o behold_v this_o he_o warn_v ahab_n to_o prepare_v his_o charior_fw-la and_o have_v down_o lest_o the_o rain_n shall_v stop_v he_o and_o immediate_o there_o sell_v rain_n in_o great_a abundance_n sect._n 5._o from_o thence_o go_v ahab_n to_o jesabell_n and_o tell_v she_o all_o elijah_n have_v do_v and_o how_o he_o have_v slay_v the_o prophet_n also_o with_o which_o report_n she_o be_v sore_o trouble_v and_o so_o onrage_v against_o elijah_n that_o she_o send_v one_o to_o he_o to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o she_o wish_v the_o god_n may_v confound_v she_o if_o she_o make_v not_o he_o like_o one_o of_o those_o prophet_n by_o the_o morrow_n that_o time_n elijah_n afraid_a at_o the_o threat_n of_o jesabell_n go_v for_o his_o life_n as_o he_o think_v best_a to_o beersheba_n of_o judah_n but_o himself_o go_v go_v on_o a_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o sit_v under_o a_o juniper_n tree_n he_o even_o wish_v for_o death_n at_o length_n fall_v asleep_o there_o a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o rise_v and_o eat_v so_o he_o do_v and_o lie_v to_o rest_v again_o than_o the_o angel_n come_v again_o and_o bid_v he_o up_o and_o eat_v for_o the_o journey_n he_o be_v to_o go_v be_v very_o great_a when_o he_o have_v eat_v the_o cake_n which_o the_o angel_n have_v set_v by_o he_o and_o drink_v the_o water_n he_o arise_v and_o travail_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o food_n till_o he_o come_v to_o horeb_n the_o mount_n of_o god_n where_o as_o he_o be_v private_a in_o a_o cave_n the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o ask_v what_o he_o do_v there_o in_o that_o place_n elijah_n answer_v that_o he_o have_v be_v very_o earnest_a in_o god_n behalte_v in_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o that_o the_o wicked_a have_v scorn_v god_n law_n pull_v down_o his_o altar_n and_o slay_v his_o prophet_n with_o the_o sword_n so_o that_o he_o alone_o be_v leave_v and_o fain_o he_o be_v to_o fly_v for_o his_o life_n for_o it_o they_o seek_v to_o take_v away_o also_o hereupon_o god_n command_v he_o to_o stand_v upon_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o show_v he_o some_o sign_n of_o his_o approach_n which_o so_o fright_v the_o prophet_n that_o he_o cover_v his_o face_n with_o his_o mantle_n and_o so_o go_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o cave_n where_o he_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v what_o do_v thou_o here_o elijah_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v just_a as_o before_o then_o god_n command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o damaschus_n and_o there_o to_o anoint_v hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o jehu_n son_n of_o ninshi_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o shaphat_n prophet_n in_o his_o own_o room_n for_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o that_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o hazael_n jehu_n shall_v slay_v and_o he_o that_o escape_v jehu_n shall_v elijha_n slay_v yet_o say_v god_n i_o have_v leave_v i_o seven_o thousand_o man_n in_o israel_n that_o have_v not_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o baal_n thence_o go_v elijah_n after_o that_o and_o find_v elisha_n at_o plough_n upon_o who_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o cast_v his_o mantle_n but_o he_o under_o stand_v the_o business_n and_o ask_v his_o leave_n but_o to_o go_v and_o take_v leave_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o he_o will_v return_v to_o he_o with_o speed_n so_o elijah_n bid_v he_o go_v and_o come_v to_o he_o again_o and_o so_o he_o do_v when_o he_o have_v dispatch_v what_o he_o go_v for_o and_o from_o that_o time_n forward_o he_o attend_v on_o elijah_n sect._n 6._o ahab_n have_v a_o great_a mind_n to_o buy_v a_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n the_o jesrcelite_n which_o he_o refuse_v to_o sell_v as_o come_v from_o his_o forefather_n by_o inheritance_n but_o ahab_n take_v this_o answer_n so_o ill_a that_o for_o wrath_n and_o grief_n he_o cast_v himself_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o for_o sooke_v his_o meat_n but_o jesabell_n the_o queen_n as_o soon_o as_o she_o know_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v vex_v bid_v he_o rise_v eat_z and_o cheer_v up_o she_o will_v order_v the_o matter_n so_o that_o naboth_n vineyard_n shall_v soon_o be_v he_o to_o this_o purpose_n she_o write_v letter_n in_o ahab_n name_n seal_v with_o his_o ring_n to_o the_o elder_n and_o noble_n of_o jezreel_n exhort_v they_o to_o suborn_v witness_n to_o accuse_v naboth_n of_o high_a treason_n condemn_v he_o and_o stone_n he_o this_o they_o do_v punctual_o and_o send_v word_n to_o jesabell_n of_o the_o same_o she_o tell_v ahab_n what_o be_v do_v and_o he_o be_v rid_v of_o that_o which_o grieve_v he_o haste_v to_o the_o vineyard_n where_o by_o god_n appointment_n he_o meet_v with_o elijah_n who_o rebuke_v he_o very_a fore_n for_o kill_v and_o take_v possession_n for_o which_o abominable_a wickedness_n he_o foretell_v he_o that_o in_o that_o very_a place_n where_o the_o dog_n lick_v the_o blood_n of_o naboth_n they_o shall_v lick_v he_o ahab_n think_v that_o elijah_n speak_v thus_o without_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o head_n and_o out_o of_o malice_n and_o therefore_o ask_v he_o what_o or_o wherein_o he_o have_v find_v he_o his_o enemy_n elijah_n answer_v he_o have_v find_v it_o by_o experience_n in_o that_o he_o have_v so_o greedy_o sin_v against_o god_n who_o therefore_o will_v destroy_v his_o house_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o baasha_n ahab_n wrought_v upon_o by_o these_o threat_n rend_v his_o clothes_n go_v in_o sackcloth_n observe_v a_o fast_n and_o lay_v in_o sackcloth_n and_o walk_v droop_v and_o deject_v to_o appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o this_o repentance_n move_v god_n to_o tell_v elijah_n that_o because_o ahab_n have_v humble_v himself_o in_o that_o manner_n those_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v foretell_v shall_v not_o come_v in_o his_o life_n time_n but_o be_v defer_v till_o his_o son_n day_n sect._n 7._o when_o ahab_n be_v dead_a ahazia_n his_o son_n who_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n fall_v through_o the_o lattesse_n of_o his_o upper_a chamber_n and_o get_v a_o hurt_n he_o doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v mortal_a consult_v not_o the_o lord_n but_o baalzebub_n whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v or_o no._n god_n offend_v with_o this_o deed_n command_v elijah_n to_o go_v meet_v these_o ambassador_n of_o ahazia_n and_o to_o ask_v they_o first_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o a_o god_n in_o israel_n that_o they_o go_v to_o advise_v with_o baalzebub_n god_n of_o eckron_n and_o next_o to_o bid_v they_o tell_v their_o master_n that_o for_o that_o very_a cause_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v down_o from_o the_o bed_n whereon_o he_o lay_v but_o shall_v sure_o die_v when_o ahaziah_n hear_v the_o answer_n which_o his_o messenger_n bring_v he_o and_o their_o answer_n upon_o question_v what_o a_o man_n he_o be_v that_o tell_v they_o this_o that_o be_v be_v a_o haitic_a man_n wear_v a_o leathern_a girdle_n he_o conclude_v by_o his_o habit_n and_o garb_n that_o it_o be_v elijah_n he_o send_v therefore_o a_o captain_n and_o fifty_o man_n to_o fetch_v he_o the_o messenger_n call_v elijah_n man_n of_o god_n tell_v he_o that_o ahazia_n king_n of_o israel_n have_v send_v they_o to_o he_o with_o a_o command_n to_o come_v to_o the_o king_n elijah_n hear_v their_o message_n answer_v if_o i_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n let_v sire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v you_o all_o and_o so_o it_o do_v the_o king_n
year_n of_o darius_n and_o the_o book_n that_o be_v entitle_v by_o his_o name_n &_o reckon_v among_o scripture_n contain_v many_o more_o verse_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n at_o god_n bid_v he_o charge_v the_o jew_n who_o be_v new_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n that_o they_o will_v return_v to_o he_o and_o so_o at_o last_o he_o will_v return_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o live_v as_o their_o forefather_n have_v do_v who_o have_v contemn_v the_o command_n of_o the_o former_a prophet_n who_o persuade_v they_o from_o their_o wickedness_n to_o a_o holy_a course_n of_o life_n that_o they_o will_v not_o lie_v but_o speak_v the_o truth_n to_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v judge_v true_o and_o friendly_a that_o they_o will_v not_o devise_v evil_a in_o their_o mind_n against_o their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o will_v not_o love_v a_o false_a oath_n forasmuch_o as_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n hate_v these_o thing_n if_o they_o will_v do_v that_o they_o shall_v receive_v all_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v sow_v with_o increase_n and_o abundance_n he_o foretell_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o jerusalem_n upon_o a_o she_o ass_n and_o the_o price_n of_o his_o betray_n god_n show_v he_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedec_n the_o high_a priest_n stand_v before_o his_o angel_n and_o satan_n stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o withstand_v he_o who_o when_o god_n have_v rebuke_v he_o signify_v by_o the_o angel_n that_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v by_o the_o change_n of_o his_o apparel_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v become_v a_o judge_n if_o he_o will_v observe_v his_o commandment_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o darius_n in_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n that_o be_v of_o november_n some_o among_o who_o be_v sarasar_n and_o regemmelech_n have_v send_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o ask_v the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n whether_o they_o shall_v weep_v and_o fast_o in_o the_o five_o month_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o they_o have_v do_v already_o in_o former_a time_n and_o for_o many_o year_n now_o god_n bad_a zacharias_n be_v inspire_v and_o move_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n to_o ask_v of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n whether_o they_o have_v fast_v to_o god_n these_o seventy_o year_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v out_o of_o their_o land_n when_o they_o keep_v a_o fast_a the_o five_o and_o nine_o month_n or_o when_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o he_o god_n declare_v by_o these_o word_n that_o their_o fasting_n dinner_n &_o supper_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o he_o because_o they_o be_v not_o join_v with_o work_n of_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n as_o he_o have_v wish_v they_o by_o former_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v move_v against_o they_o have_v scatter_v they_o abroad_o into_o all_o country_n he_o prophesi_v also_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v beside_o my_o present_a purpose_n he_o foretell_v also_o to_o josedec_n as_o 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he_o make_v mention_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o prophesy_a of_o malachias_n the_o prophet_n who_o nevertheless_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o people_n be_v bring_v back_o again_o from_o captivity_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v foretell_v this_o as_o be_v move_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n but_o because_o we_o write_v the_o life_n and_o act_n of_o esdras_n we_o must_v keep_v the_o order_n of_o the_o time_n as_o long_o as_o we_o can_v in_o set_v they_o down_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n in_o which_o the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n foretell_v by_o hieremiah_n be_v fulfil_v by_o his_o grant_n this_o esdras_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n with_o zorobabel_n the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedeck_v and_o other_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o go_v after_o they_o but_o how_o long_o he_o be_v there_o it_o be_v uncertain_a for_o he_o come_v afterward_o 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