as_o by_o the_o prophet_n they_o be_v term_v for_o joel_n say_v 6._o that_o their_o tooth_n be_v like_o the_o tooth_n of_o lion_n and_o that_o they_o have_v the_o jaw_n of_o a_o great_a lion_n and_o jeremy_n call_v they_o a_o mighty_a and_o very_o strong_a nation_n 16_o who_o quiver_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n ezekiel_n see_v the_o top_n 3._o of_o the_o cedar_n of_o lâ—…banon_n break_v off_o and_o carry_v into_o the_o land_n of_o merchant_n by_o the_o eagle_n of_o babel_n and_o daniel_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d babel_n king_n like_o a_o lion_n with_o wing_n be_v himself_o carry_v thither_o captive_a in_o the_o first_o captivity_n with_o perjure_a jehoiakim_n but_o the_o last_o and_o great_a rent_n of_o salomon_n kingdom_n be_v when_o the_o earth_n be_v command_v to_o take_v knowledge_n that_o his_o successor_n and_o son_n jeconiah_n shall_v die_v childless_a and_o that_o none_o of_o his_o seed_n shall_v sit_v upon_o salomon_n throne_n any_o more_o as_o by_o jeremy_n be_v proclaim_v and_o to_o jechoniah_n tell_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o say_v he_o 25._o into_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v thy_o life_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o who_o face_n thou_o fear_v even_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babel_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o i_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o carry_v thou_o away_o and_o thy_o mother_n that_o bear_v thou_o into_o another_o country_n where_o you_o be_v not_o bear_v and_o there_o shall_v you_o die_v but_o to_o the_o i_o and_o whereunto_o they_o desire_v to_o return_v thither_o they_o shall_v not_o return_v be_v not_o this_o man_n coniah_n as_o a_o despise_a and_o break_a idol_n or_o as_o a_o vessel_n wherein_o be_v no_o pleasure_n wherefore_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o into_o a_o land_n which_o they_o know_v not_o childless_a o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n write_v this_o man_n childless_a a_o man_n that_o shall_v not_o prosper_v in_o 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into_o another_o family_n the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n and_o haggai_n do_v witness_n the_o one_o speak_v thus_o 24._o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n though_o coniah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiakim_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o signet_n of_o my_o right_a hand_n yet_o will_v i_o pluck_v thou_o thence_o iâ—…_n not_o this_o man_n coniah_n as_o a_o despise_a and_o break_a idol_n and_o the_o other_o thus_o 23._o in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n i_o will_v take_v thou_o o_o zerubbabel_n my_o servant_n the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o as_o a_o signet_n for_o i_o have_v choose_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o seven_o thunder_n of_o wrath_n shall_v sound_v the_o period_n of_o any_o posterity_n how_o can_v they_o be_v loud_o or_o plain_o than_o these_o universal_a speech_n pronounce_v against_o jeconiah_n o_o posterity_n earth_n earth_n earth_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n write_v this_o man_n 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of_o jeremy_n the_o jew_n have_v their_o answer_n namely_o that_o these_o word_n be_v not_o mean_v for_o a_o childless_a posterity_n but_o for_o a_o seed_n that_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o father_n possession_n for_o thus_o david_n kimchi_n comment_v upon_o this_o text_n write_v he_o childless_a if_o jeconiah_n have_v son_n say_v he_o they_o die_v in_o his_o life-time_n text_n if_o he_o have_v none_o than_o shall_v he_o have_v none_o to_o govern_v for_o not_o salathiel_n his_o son_n but_o zerubbabel_n his_o nephew_n rule_v in_o judah_n after_o he_o and_o the_o threat_n in_o the_o law_n of_o a_o childless_a posterity_n they_o expound_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n for_o where_o it_o be_v say_v 20._o he_o that_o lie_v with_o his_o ant_n or_o with_o his_o brother_n wife_n to_o uncover_v their_o nakedness_n shall_v diâ—…_n childless_a that_o be_v mean_v say_v they_o that_o a_o seed_n so_o beget_v shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o patrimony_n whereas_o in_o truth_n it_o inforâ—…th_v a_o far_o great_a defect_n for_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hebrew_n from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 30._o word_n be_v use_v some_o time_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o signify_v one_o root_v up_o oâ—…_n one_o who_o have_v not_o in_o himself_o a_o root_n for_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n a_o dee_fw-mi per_fw-la signification_n by_o much_o than_o the_o want_n only_o of_o a_o heir_n for_o inheritance_n as_o in_o the_o answer_n of_o abraham_n to_o god_n be_v apparent_a he_o what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o say_v he_o see_v 〈◊〉_d go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d childless_a and_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n behold_v to_o i_o thou_o have_v give_v no_o seed_n and_o lo_o one_o bear_v in_o my_o house_n be_v my_o heir_n here_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o his_o speech_n be_v a_o complaint_n for_o want_n of_o issue_n from_o his_o body_n and_o not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o heir_n which_o we_o see_v he_o have_v ordain_v and_o provide_v and_o so_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o jeremy_n be_v take_v against_o jeconiah_n that_o childless_a man_n and_o no_o otherwise_o can_v the_o malicious_a jew_n force_v it_o but_o by_o force_v a_o gloss_n upon_o god_n decree_n say_v that_o jeconiahs_n repentancâ—…_n alter_v god_n purpose_n and_o oath_n for_o in_o their_o gemera_n or_o babylonian_a talmud_n thus_o they_o write_v 〈◊〉_d make_v reconciliation_n for_o three_o thing_n speak_v of_o by_o 9_o jeremy_n manuscript_n the_o sword_n hunger_n and_o plague_n which_o they_o that_o abide_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v suffer_v but_o he_o that_o do_v yield_v to_o the_o chaldaean_n shall_v have_v his_o life_n for_o a_o prey_n naâ—…_n say_v rabbi_n jochanan_n
labour_n our_o study_n be_v enrich_v both_o with_o art_n and_o wisdom_n but_o rather_o with_o the_o bee_n let_v we_o work_v the_o honey_n out_o of_o every_o flower_n and_o according_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o apostle_n 13._o try_v the_o work_n by_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n word_n the_o romanist_n john_n lucidus_fw-la deceive_v by_o a_o forge_a philo_n and_o niâ—…_n cholas_fw-mi lyra_n our_o countryman_n corrupt_v by_o study_n of_o malicious_a rabbin_n together_o with_o annius_n eusebius_n africanus_n and_o many_o other_o have_v in_o gloss_n very_o much_o entangle_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o pedigree_n for_o lucidus_fw-la allow_v that_o utopian_a ochozias_n hebrician_n from_o he_o do_v end_v the_o line_n of_o solomon_n in_o ochozias_n otherwise_o call_v achaztah_n the_o seven_o king_n succeed_v and_o unto_o jeconiah_n the_o last_o king_n of_o judah_n do_v name_n all_o the_o king_n mention_v by_o saint_n matthew_n to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n who_o saint_n 12._o luke_n record_v 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speak_v concern_v salomon_n son_n nor_o that_o prince_n david_n there_o name_v be_v name_v before_o that_o salomon_n house_n fail_v in_o jeconiah_n he_o may_v have_v know_v how_o christ_n have_v be_v salomon_n son_n his_o son_n he_o be_v indeed_o as_o a_o king_n and_o successor_n but_o not_o as_o a_o man_n as_o his_o heir_n to_o his_o crown_n but_o not_o of_o his_o loin_n and_o i_o can_v have_v wish_v that_o natural_o christian_n also_o have_v not_o be_v so_o forward_o in_o follow_v the_o rabbin_n herein_o and_o in_o urge_v the_o text_n of_o saint_n matthew_n in_o jeconiahs_n beget_v of_o salathiel_n somewhat_o too_o natural_o as_o lyra_n lucidus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d messeus_fw-la and_o many_o other_o have_v do_v who_o lean_a so_o waighty_o upon_o the_o outward_a phrase_n of_o beget_v that_o the_o main_a prop_n of_o divinity_n be_v thereby_o overburden_v for_o they_o by_o saint_n matthew_n and_o the_o first_o book_n of_o chronicle_n will_v make_v a_o line_n all_o and_o natural_a succession_n 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seconâ—…_n of_o chronicle_n he_o be_v call_v the_o brother_n of_o jeconiah_n chap._n â—…6_n 10._o and_o yet_o in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o book_n of_o king_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o jeconiah_n his_o father_n 2._o king_n 24._o 17._o so_o that_o by_o these_o place_n hâ—…_n be_v both_o uncle_n brother_n and_o son_n to_o jeconiah_n and_o yet_o all_o of_o they_o tâ—…ue_n either_o in_o nature_n inheritance_n or_o succession_n and_o if_o these_o seem_v not_o strange_a in_o he_o nor_o that_o line_n why_o shall_v salathiels_n sonship_n be_v so_o natural_o urge_v in_o matthew_n who_o saint_n luke_n clear_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o neri_n and_o so_o do_v zachariah_n in_o name_v 11._o nathan_n for_o a_o chief_a family_n of_o david_n and_o that_o saint_n matthew_n mean_v consider_v no_o otherwise_o of_o beget_v then_o of_o heir_n to_o salomon_n crown_n appear_v by_o himself_o who_o in_o record_v his_o successor_n follow_v neither_o a_o natural_a succession_n nor_o a_o 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house_n end_v in_o his_o son_n elah_n so_o that_o another_o intent_n move_v saint_n matthew_n to_o continue_v a_o continual_a succession_n from_o jeconiah_n unto_o salathiel_n and_o that_o the_o evangelist_n speak_v of_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o not_o of_o the_o kindred_n in_o blood_n it_o further_o appear_v in_o that_o he_o ascend_v by_o the_o make_v legal_a line_n through_o joseph_n abiud_n jeconiah_n and_o solomon_n no_o high_a than_o unto_o abraham_n who_o first_o of_o the_o father_n have_v promise_n either_o of_o king_n or_o kingdom_n whereas_o saint_n luke_n our_o other_o fuangelist_n in_o the_o natural_a line_n by_o marie_n eli_n rhesa_n and_o nathan_n ascend_v up_o unto_o adam_n the_o first_o man_n to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o christ_n his_o humanity_n and_o how_o from_o adam_n to_o omit_v the_o other_o collateral_n that_o in_o another_o kind_a lead_n unto_o christ_n let_v we_o here_o insert_v that_o so_o the_o whole_a generation_n of_o his_o manhood_n may_v full_o appear_v so_o careful_o record_v in_o all_o former_a age_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o and_o in_o the_o late_a time_n continue_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o truth_n in_o his_o instrument_n saint_n luke_n our_o holy_a evangelist_n unto_o his_o mother_n the_o virgin_n marie_n herself_o the_o first_o table_n end_v at_o david_n as_o the_o writer_n of_o ruth_n do_v and_o the_o other_o from_o david_n by_o solomon_n to_o jeconiah_n be_v record_v by_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n &_o where_o they_o end_v be_v again_o continue_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n unto_o joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o marie_n by_o the_o evangelist_n saint_n matthew_n both_o which_o their_o descent_n from_o david_n downward_o that_o the_o eiemay_n witness_n what_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n pen_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o scribe_n
be_v here_o in_o this_o ensue_a table_n express_v to_o sight_n so_o plain_a and_o for_o truth_n so_o strong_a that_o a_o man_n run_v may_v read_v and_o embrace_v it_o with_o faith_n 2._o a_o general_a table_n of_o the_o ancestor_n of_o christ._n adam_n seth._n enos_n cainan_n mahalaleel_n jare_v enoch_n methuselah_n lamech_n noah_n sem._n arphaxad_n salah_n eber._n peleg_n reu._n serug_v nahor_n terah_n abram_n isaac_n jacob_n judah_n pharez_n hezron_n aram._n aminadab_n naasson_n salmon_n booz_n obed._n jesse_n jesus_n christ_n by_o law_n be_v heir_n unto_o these_o david_n solomon_n roboam_n abia._n asa._n josaphat_n joram_n these_o with_o joakim_n be_v omit_v by_o s._n matthew_n achaziah_n joash_n amaziah_n ozias_n joatham_n achaz_n ezechias_n manasseh_n auion_n josiaâ—…_n joakim_n jeconiah_n die_v child_n jesse_n his_o son_n be_v 22.30_o salathiel_n agree_v pedaiah_n zerobabel_n jesu_n christ_n suppose_v and_o by_o law_n be_v son_n unto_o these_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a dan._n 7_o abiud_fw-la eliakim_n azor._n sadoc_n achim_n elihud_o eliazar_n matthan_n jacob_n joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o mary_n jesus_n christ_n jesus_n christ_n by_o nature_n come_v of_o these_o david_n nathan_n matthathi_o menan_n melea._n eliahim_n jonan_n joseph_n juda_n simeon_n levi._n matthat_n jorim_n eliezer_n jose_n er._n elmodan_n cosam_fw-la addi_fw-la melchi_n neri_n salathiel_n agree_v pedaiah_n zerobabel_n jesus_n christ_n by_o nature_n be_v son_n unto_o these_o the_o holy_a seed_n the_o substance_n esa._n 6_o rhesa_n joanna_n juda_n joseph_n semel_fw-la matthathias_n maath_n nag_n essi_fw-it naum._n amos._n matthathias_n joseph_n janna_n melchi_n levi._n matthat_n heli._n joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o mary_n jesus_n christ_n chap._n ix_o how_o the_o evangelist_n saint_n matthew_n and_o saint_n luke_n do_v agree_v in_o record_v christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o solomon_n by_o law_n and_o the_o son_n of_o nathan_n by_o nature_n salomons_n house_n end_v in_o jeconiah_n according_a to_o the_o insert_v prophet_n and_o zerobbabel_n of_o nathan_n family_n make_v prince_n of_o judah_n the_o right_a that_o christ_n have_v to_o david_n throne_n be_v diverse_o from_o they_o by_o our_o holy_a evangelist_n insert_v for_o 1._o saint_n matthew_n from_o solomon_n jeconiah_n abiud_v and_o joseph_n legal_o intere_v jesus_n unto_o david_n crown_n but_o saint_n luke_n natural_o from_o marie_n eli_n rhesa_n and_o nathan_n asâ—…ndeth_v to_o the_o first_o man_n adam_n to_o show_v he_o the_o immanuel_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n in_o paradise_n both_o of_o they_o breathe_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o christ_n be_v david_n son_n and_o judahs_n king_n and_o with_o euangeâ—…sts_n the_o former_a prophet_n agree_v that_o in_o his_o person_n alone_o meet_v all_o the_o promise_n that_o goâ—…_n have_v make_v for_o his_o son_n christ_n and_o so_o carry_v themselves_o in_o make_v he_o heir_n of_o all_o as_o no_o discord_n be_v hear_v in_o their_o heavenly_a sound_n but_o that_o the_o 32._o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n may_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o text_n not_o force_v to_o a_o 20._o prâ—…uate_a interpretation_n let_v we_o see_v how_o salathiel_n be_v bring_v to_o be_v a_o son_n to_o jeconiah_n by_o law_n and_o by_o saint_n matthew_n who_o saint_n luke_n makâ—…th_v to_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o son_n of_o neri_n upon_o which_o seem_v disagreement_n rest_v the_o suppose_a difference_n betwixt_o our_o evangelist_n the_o affirmation_n of_o saint_n matthew_n be_v take_v his_o record_n out_o of_o thâ—…_n first_o book_n of_o the_o 17._o chronicle_n that_o 12_o iâ—…coniah_n beget_v salathiel_n with_o this_o addition_n annex_v after_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o babylon_n in_o which_o place_n as_o 31_o jeremie_n tell_v we_o jeconiah_n live_v assâ—…r_v a_o captive_a the_o space_n of_o thiâ—…tie_n seven_o year_n even_o to_o the_o last_o of_o nebucadnezzar_n be_v in_o the_o first_o of_o euilmerodach_n king_n of_o babel_n take_v out_o of_o prison_n place_v among_o his_o prince_n and_o maintain_v in_o kingly_a estate_n to_o the_o day_n of_o hâ—…_n death_n when_o have_v no_o issue_n of_o his_o own_o body_n beget_v salathiel_n his_o near_a kinsman_n must_v needs_o be_v his_o heir_n as_o the_o law_n require_v for_o thus_o by_o moses_n it_o stand_v write_v 8._o if_o a_o man_n dâ—…e_n and_o have_v no_o son_n than_o you_o shall_v turn_v his_o inheritance_n unto_o his_o daughter_n and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o daughter_n â—…ee_o shall_v give_v his_o inhâ—…ritance_n unto_o his_o brethren_n and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o brethren_n you_o shall_v give_v hâ—…_n inheritance_n law_n unto_o his_o father_n brethren_n and_o if_o his_o father_n have_v no_o brethren_n â—…e_o shall_v giuâ—…_n his_o inheritance_n unto_o hâ—…s_n kinsman_n that_o be_v next_o to_o he_o of_o his_o family_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o â—…srael_n a_o statuâ—…e_n of_o iâ—…dgement_n in_o this_o state_n than_o stooâ—…_n jeconiah_n without_o son_n without_o daughter_n without_o brother_n without_o uncle_n or_o father_n brother_n &_o 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d be_v pro_fw-la claim_v a_o childless_a man_n when_o according_a to_o the_o prescript_n of_o the_o law_n salathiel_n his_o near_a kinsman_n be_v declare_v successor_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n be_v he_o call_v his_o son_n who_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o son_n of_o neri_n as_o saint_n luke_n in_o record_v the_o natural_a line_n have_v lay_v down_o salathiel_n thus_o make_v a_o son_n in_o succession_n his_o own_o successor_n likewise_o be_v say_v to_o be_v his_o son_n which_o be_v zerubbabel_n his_o grandchild_n the_o son_n of_o pedaiah_n as_o 1._o chron._n 3._o 19_o but_o the_o say_v pedaiah_n die_v in_o babylon_n before_o his_o father_n adoption_n and_o zerubbabel_n text_n make_v prince_n over_o the_o people_n return_v he_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n nehemiah_n and_o haggai_n where_o the_o government_n be_v touch_v pedaiah_n be_v ever_o omit_v and_o with_o the_o like_a silence_n for_o that_o cause_n be_v overpass_o by_o both_o the_o evangelist_n 1_o lyra_n upon_o matthew_n judge_v that_o his_o mention_n be_v smother_v with_o the_o roll_n of_o genealogy_n which_o herod_n consume_v phylo_n when_o he_o burn_v all_o the_o princely_a pedigree_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n intend_v thereby_o to_o derive_v himself_o of_o some_o great_a parentage_n as_o say_v he_o by_o the_o same_o combustion_n the_o old_a testament_n be_v silent_a from_o abiud_v to_o joseph_n either_o for_o name_n or_o action_n only_o the_o book_n of_o the_o macchabee_n be_v some_o stay_n for_o story_n of_o those_o time_n this_o silence_n then_o overshadow_v abiud_v and_o rhesa_n by_o those_o name_n unknown_a in_o the_o old_a testament_n record_v be_v notwithstanding_o by_o the_o learned_a judge_v to_o be_v 19_o meshullam_n &_o hananiah_n the_o son_n of_o zerubabel_n therein_o mention_v who_o genealogy_n as_o now_o they_o stand_v in_o our_o evangelist_n destruction_n escape_v the_o flame_n of_o herod_n destruction_n be_v preserve_v they_o think_v by_o some_o faithful_a jew_n or_o else_o be_v receive_v from_o god_n by_o holy_a revelation_n as_o many_o other_o thing_n be_v at_o the_o come_n of_o christ._n which_o late_a opinion_n like_v some_o well_o who_o make_v a_o symptom_n betwixt_o the_o first_o age_n and_o this_o last_o thus_o as_o the_o first_o father_n be_v reveal_v by_o god_n own_o oracle_n unto_o moses_n without_o precedent_n of_o writ_n so_o the_o last_o father_n by_o the_o same_o spirit_n be_v reveal_v unto_o the_o evangelist_n without_o any_o prescrit_n of_o record_n which_o notwithstanding_o seem_v rather_o a_o shadow_n then_o any_o show_n of_o truth_n but_o by_o what_o warrant_v soever_o grant_v they_o wâ—…ot_v this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o their_o record_n be_v never_o contradict_v by_o any_o pharise_n scribe_n or_o priest_n then_o live_v who_o daily_o wait_v occasion_n to_o impugn_v their_o doctrine_n which_o thing_n in_o that_o age_n then_o yield_v unto_o by_o the_o most_o malicious_a jew_n may_v not_o now_o with_o out_o offence_n be_v call_v in_o question_n among_o we_o the_o believe_a christian_n and_o that_o the_o son_n of_o zerubbabell_n continue_v a_o race_n of_o posterity_n the_o rabbin_n themselves_o do_v aver_v who_o in_o their_o commentary_n as_o some_o have_v observe_v avouch_v that_o david_n 1._o in_o case_n of_o succession_n ordain_v if_o salomon_n issue_n fail_v then_o the_o posterity_n of_o nathan_n his_o other_o son_n by_o bersheba_n shall_v succeed_v which_o in_o salathiel_n it_o do_v and_o those_o great_a doctor_n daily_o expect_v their_o king_n that_o shall_v come_v with_o such_o power_n undoubted_o keep_v the_o 29._o genealogy_n as_o careful_o for_o the_o time_n follow_v as_o they_o have_v be_v diligent_a observer_n of_o the_o family_n before_o but_o to_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o evangelist_n 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space_n of_o 530._o year_n and_o by_o they_o do_v order_v that_o time_n which_o be_v of_o most_o moment_n in_o the_o scripture_n of_o god_n for_o by_o they_o he_o will_v have_v the_o angel_n speech_n for_o the_o death_n of_o chronologie_n christ_n account_v by_o they_o the_o reign_v and_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n from_o cyrus_n to_o alexander_n number_v and_o by_o they_o the_o time_n from_o the_o rebuild_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o â—…he_n return_v to_o the_o final_a destruction_n thereof_o by_o titus_n the_o roman_a calâ—…ulated_v affirm_v they_o to_o be_v of_o a_o sure_a bulwark_n for_o chronologie_n warranâ—…ed_v by_o the_o 70._o mouth_n of_o heaven_n itself_o â—…y_o the_o astronomical_a eclipse_n therâ—…_n happen_v and_o the_o only_a 82._o key_n to_o speaker_n â—…nlocke_v the_o shut_v and_o hide_v meaning_n â—…f_n daniel_n oracle_n without_o which_o 36._o â—…y_a scripture_n alone_a say_v he_o can_v â—…ever_o be_v open_v whereunto_o we_o â—…nswere_v do_v that_o varro_n be_v a_o heathen_a and_o â—…ad_v not_o read_v moses_n who_o see_v not_o who_o write_n notwithstanding_o be_v extant_a of_o thing_n do_v from_o the_o first_o creation_n unto_o the_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n nor_o the_o sacred_a history_n from_o his_o death_n by_o other_o continue_v unto_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o great_a king_n else_o will_v he_o not_o have_v make_v these_o time_n obscure_a that_o be_v most_o plain_a nor_o that_o the_o plain_a which_o be_v most_o obscure_a and_o if_o we_o shall_v thorough_o examine_v those_o his_o so_o high_o commend_v observe_v olympic_n either_o of_o beginning_n continuance_n restoration_n or_o agreement_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o to_o be_v but_o a_o babel_n of_o confusion_n anâ—…_n the_o truth_n of_o time_n by_o they_o as_o harâ—…_n to_o be_v trase_v as_o 19_o be_v the_o way_n of_o a_o shâ—…_n in_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o the_o flight_n 〈◊〉_d a_o eagle_n in_o the_o air_n the_o tract_n of_o
43._o behold_v the_o day_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o that_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v cast_v a_o trench_n about_o thou_o shall_v besiege_v and_o lay_v thou_o even_o with_o the_o ground_n but_o so_o far_o be_v she_o fall_v from_o the_o people_n conceit_n and_o so_o incredulous_a be_v the_o date_n of_o their_o policy_n predict_v by_o the_o angel_n as_o when_o saint_n stephen_n who_o face_n be_v like_o he_o and_o word_n the_o very_a same_o touch_v the_o string_n to_o that_o sound_n 54_o their_o heart_n be_v cut_v for_o anger_n and_o they_o stone_v he_o to_o death_n as_o a_o blasphemer_n for_o hold_v themselves_o the_o only_a and_o peculiar_a people_n of_o god_n though_o for_o a_o time_n now_o make_v subject_n to_o the_o roman_n they_o daily_o attempt_v to_o expectation_n free_v their_o estate_n and_o under_o pretext_n of_o the_o law_n command_v by_o moses_n that_o 15._o a_o stranger_n shall_v not_o rule_v over_o they_o as_o also_o a_o opinion_n rife_a in_o those_o day_n that_o the_o 11._o kingdom_n of_o god_n will_v immediate_o appear_v which_o the_o proud-hearted_a take_v to_o be_v their_o potent_a and_o conquer_a messiah_n they_o be_v ever_o ready_a upon_o the_o least_o occasion_n give_v or_o get_v to_o cast_v off_o subjection_n unto_o the_o roman_n as_o under_o tiberius_n they_o do_v by_o the_o rebellion_n lead_n of_o 36_o theudas_n with_o who_o four_o hundred_o jew_n perish_v and_o after_o he_o arise_v up_o jadus_n of_o galilee_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o tribute_n and_o draw_v away_o much_o people_n under_o the_o government_n of_o felix_n a_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n seduce_v they_o to_o rebel_v and_o under_o 7._o festus_n a_o certain_a enchanter_n promise_v they_o liberty_n under_o 17_o coponius_n simon_n of_o gallile_n revolt_v under_o florus_n eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n raise_v sedition_n and_o manahemus_n among_o they_o make_v himself_o king_n but_o nothing_o move_v more_o their_o rebel_v many_o rebellion_n than_o do_v a_o prediction_n rife_o in_o the_o mouth_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n namely_o that_o about_o that_o time_n there_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o â—…urie_n 4._o he_o that_o shall_v be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o suetonius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o vespasian_n have_v write_v upon_o which_o expectation_n and_o constant_a opinion_n the_o jew_n make_v their_o power_n against_o the_o roman_n and_o in_o a_o head_n of_o rebellion_n slay_v ibidem_fw-la sabinus_n the_o precedent_n and_o put_v to_o flight_n gallus_n lieutenant_z of_o syria_n that_o come_v to_o his_o aid_n take_v from_o he_o the_o main_a standard_n the_o eagle_n the_o chief_a ensign_n bear_v in_o their_o battle_n to_o recover_v who_o subjection_n uespatian_n the_o only_a man_n of_o repute_n for_o military_a affair_n be_v send_v who_o with_o his_o son_n titus_n so_o accomplish_v the_o 53._o threat_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o 43._o woe_n that_o christ_n pronounce_v against_o jerusalem_n as_o be_v most_o lamentable_a to_o be_v read_v for_o from_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o subversion_n there_o of_o josephus_n their_o own_o story_n writer_n record_v 17._o nine_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o fifty_o one_o to_o have_v perish_v whereof_o eighty_o seven_o thousand_o die_v at_o time_n in_o the_o city_n and_o forty_o one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o in_o those_o war_n sell_v for_o slave_n the_o hunger_n in_o the_o city_n so_o rage_v as_o the_o 16._o tender_a woman_n be_v force_v to_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o their_o own_o child_n as_o 9_o moses_n have_v say_v and_o josephus_n then_o see_v the_o sword_n so_o keen_a unto_o slaughter_n that_o the_o stream_n of_o blood_n be_v employ_v to_o quench_v the_o flame_n of_o the_o city_n breach_n make_v up_o with_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o so_o many_o jew_n crucify_v as_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o writer_n there_o want_v 12._o cross_n for_o more_o execution_n and_o space_n sufficient_a to_o set_v up_o more_o cross_n and_o not_o only_a man_n but_o the_o heaven_n also_o in_o 7._o whirlwind_n thunder_n and_o earthquake_n fight_v against_o the_o place_n and_o policy_n that_o now_o must_v end_v and_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n wrath_n still_o unsheathe_v against_o they_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o follow_a emperor_n domitian_n &_o traian_n that_o their_o slaughter_n under_o they_o be_v note_v to_o be_v the_o great_a in_o the_o world_n and_o under_o cassi._n hadrian_n their_o subjection_n so_o engrave_v that_o 6_o a_o sow_n be_v set_v over_o the_o west_n gate_n towards_o bedlam_a and_o by_o a_o edict_n he_o make_v it_o death_n for_o any_o jew_n to_o look_v back_o towards_o jerusalem_n or_o to_o behold_v it_o through_o the_o chink_n of_o a_o door_n for_o as_o themselves_o have_v refuse_v 15._o christ_n for_o caesar_n and_o require_v his_o 25._o blood_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o child_n so_o by_o their_o caesar_n cruelty_n &_o their_o own_o sedition_n they_o be_v consume_v and_o their_o child_n make_v vagabond_n upon_o the_o earth_n their_o city_n lay_v waste_v as_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n the_o wall_n remove_v mount_v zion_n exclude_v and_o the_o name_n thereof_o change_v from_o jerusalem_n into_o aelia_n when_o also_o such_o search_n be_v make_v to_o root_v out_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o david_n and_o judah_n as_o that_o themselves_o do_v manifest_o corrupt_v their_o own_o pedigree_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o their_o life_n insomuch_o as_o at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n know_v in_o the_o world_n that_o can_v true_o say_v he_o have_v his_o 29._o genealogy_n certain_a or_o can_v show_v any_o conjecture_n that_o he_o be_v of_o david_n or_o judahs_n tribe_n but_o all_o of_o they_o to_o this_o day_n remain_v without_o king_n without_o governor_n without_o priest_n without_o judge_n without_o genealogy_n and_o without_o succession_n and_o be_v a_o scatter_a and_o a_o contemptible_a nation_n throughout_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o yet_o their_o late_a rabbin_n fill_v their_o talmud_n with_o so_o many_o pedigree_n and_o fair_a seem_a genealogy_n so_o certain_a and_o true_a as_o they_o hold_v it_o a_o sin_n to_o examine_v they_o further_o for_o of_o their_o rabbin_n thus_o they_o write_v s._n rabbi_n jannai_n say_v they_o descend_v from_o eli_n ben_n kalba_n shabuah_n from_o caleb_n of_o judah_n rabbi_n hillel_n from_o david_n rabbi_n hakkados_n or_o s._n rabbin_z from_o shephatiah_n the_o son_n of_o abitall_n david_n wife_n rabbi_n jesse_n of_o the_o son_n of_o jonadah_n ben_n rechab_n rabbi_n nehemiah_n from_o nehemiah_n the_o tirshethite_n &_o other_o by_o many_o year_n late_a from_o zorobabel_n ezra_n &_o david_n yea_o and_o many_o proselyte_n likewise_o they_o bring_v from_o the_o child_n of_o senacherib_n king_n of_o ashur_n with_o these_o and_o the_o like_a abraham_n zakuto_n be_v full_a and_o all_o to_o pretend_v that_o their_o sceptre_n be_v not_o yet_o take_v away_o but_o that_o the_o lawgiver_n be_v between_o judahs_n foot_n still_o chap._n xii_o that_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n of_o god_n christ_n come_v at_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n in_o his_o flesh_n and_o that_o in_o he_o all_o genealogy_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v end_v isaiah_n 49._o 6._o i_o will_v give_v thou_o for_o a_o light_n of_o the_o gentile_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v my_o salvation_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o have_v god_n give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o 9_o slumber_n eye_n that_o will_v not_o see_v and_o ear_n that_o will_v not_o hear_v until_o this_o day_n for_o have_v the_o veil_n in_o the_o read_n of_o 14._o moses_n &_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o yet_o undraw_v from_o before_o their_o heart_n they_o stumble_v upon_o the_o 8_o stone_n of_o offence_n and_o grope_v after_o a_o great_a messiah_n that_o shall_v gather_v again_o the_o disperse_a of_o israel_n but_o see_v that_o 4_o god_n in_o christ_n will_v have_v all_o man_n save_v and_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o 5._o remnant_n through_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n our_o duty_n be_v to_o 21_o provoke_v they_o to_o christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n apply_v the_o speech_n of_o moses_n unto_o we_o gentile_n who_o have_v 1_o find_v he_o who_o we_o seek_v not_o after_o and_o with_o they_o be_v now_o make_v 23._o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o if_o by_o their_o fall_n 12_o salvation_n come_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o their_o cast_v off_o be_v the_o reconcile_n of_o the_o world_n what_o shall_v their_o receive_n be_v but_o life_n from_o the_o dead_a that_o they_o be_v belove_v for_o their_o 28_o father_n sake_n be_v testify_v be_v credit_v with_o the_o 2_o oracle_n of_o god_n be_v manifest_a and_o honour_v with_o the_o 5._o humanity_n of_o christ_n the_o scripture_n every_o where_o declare_v for_o which_o cause_n and_o for_o who_o salvation_n their_o paul_n be_v so_o zealous_a
19_o 19_o heb._n 11._o 40._o 40._o esa._n 7._o 14_o 14_o efay_n 53._o 53._o jer._n 52._o 5._o 5._o ezek._n 34._o 23._o 23._o dan._n 2._o 34._o 34._o dan._n 9_o 24._o 24._o hos._n 3._o 5_o 5_o io._n 2._o 23._o 23._o amos_n 9_o 11._o 11._o oba_n 1._o 21._o 21._o io._n 1._o 17._o 17._o mi._n 5._o 2._o 2._o nah._n 1._o 15._o 15._o hab._n 3._o 3_o 13._o 13._o zeph._n 〈◊〉_d 11._o chap_n 3._o 9_o 9_o hag._n 2._o 8_o 10._o 10._o zech._n 9_o 9_o 9_o chap._n 11_o 12_o 13._o 13._o mal._n 4._o 5_o the_o evangelist_n begin_v where_o malachi_n leave_v leave_v luk._n 1._o 17_o 17_o isaiah_n 40._o 〈◊〉_d john_n baptist_n the_o elijah_n elijah_n mat._n 11._o 14._o 14._o 1._o king_n 17._o 6._o 6._o mat._n 3._o 4._o 4._o 2_o king_n 18._o 18._o mat._n 1._o 6_o 6_o 1._o kin._n 18_o 18_o mat._n 14._o 4._o 4._o 1._o king_n 19_o 8._o 8._o math._n 3._o 16._o 16._o john_n 1._o 29._o 29._o luk._n 3._o 16._o 16._o joh._n 1._o 1._o christ_n begin_v his_o function_n at_o his_o bap_n tisme_n the_o reconciliation_n of_o s._n matthew_n &_o s._n luke_n luke_n isaiah_n 6._o 13._o 13._o dan._n 7._o 18._o of_o zorobabelâ—…_n son_n come_v both_o the_o father_n &_o mother_n of_o christ._n christ._n exo._n 25._o 20._o 20._o heb._n 9_o 5_o 5_o apo._n 5._o 8_o 8_o cant_n 3._o 11._o 11._o 1._o tim._n 3_o 16._o 16._o psal._n 〈◊〉_d 12._o 12._o luke_n 7._o 23._o psal._n 45._o 1_o king_n 1._o gen_n 13._o 14._o gen_n 17._o 8._o gen_n 49._o 10._o talm._n senad_n in_o cap_n mâ—…lec_n de_fw-fr bless_v in_o verit_fw-la chest_n relig_n cap._n 29_o deut._n 32._o 49._o ezek._n 5._o 5._o num._n 32._o 1_o dan._n 7._o gen._n 49._o the_o 2._o observation_n observation_n joh._n 6._o 14_o 14_o luk._n 19_o 10._o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o jew_n set_v upon_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n kingdom_n act._n 1._o 6._o 6._o luk._n 24._o 21._o 21._o joh._n 4._o 4._o john_n 3_o 3_o a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o potent_a king_n king_n sueton._n in_o vit_fw-mi aug._n the_o roman_n dare_v not_o place_v a_o king_n in_o egypt_n egypt_n joh._n 11._o 49._o herod_n fear_v a_o temporal_a king_n king_n math._n 2._o 2._o joh_n 19_o 19_o 19_o mat._n 21._o 25._o 25._o luk._n 20._o 42._o the_o saddu_n ces_fw-fr acknow_v ledged_a nei-angell_n nor_o spirit_n the_o rabbin_n application_n the_o 3._o observation_n jesus_n his_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n jesus_n his_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n jesus_n the_o next_o in_o succession_n â—…nto_fw-la solomon_n solomon_n luk_n 2._o 4_o no_o competitor_n wâ—…th_v jesâ—…ss_n jesâ—…ss_n eusebius_n l._n 5._o cap._n 8._o jeraen_n lib._n 3_o cap._n 25._o 25._o mat._n 13._o 55._o 55._o gal._n 1._o 19_o 19_o euseb._n eccle_n hist._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o 1._o polich_n l._n 3._o c._n 44._o jame_v not_o the_o natural_a brother_n of_o christ._n christ._n deu._n 21._o 17._o three_o mary_n be_v mother_n mother_n mat._n 1._o 18_o 18_o mar._n 15._o 40._o 40._o john_n 19_o 25._o why_o mary_n parent_n be_v not_o direct_o set_v down_o joseph_n be_v call_v both_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n and_o of_o eli_n rab_n hacanas_n the_o son_n of_o nehumia_n the_o rabbin_n prove_v what_o we_o desire_v desire_v num._n 27_o the_o law_n make_v a_o woman_n capable_a of_o inheritance_n abiuds_o house_n end_v â—…n_n joseph_n mary_n be_v heir_n unto_o eli_n her_o father_n and_o joseph_n her_o husband_n jesus_n his_o right_n unto_o judahs_n crown_n crown_n in_o arcano_n dei_fw-la tabula_fw-la 18._o marry_o salome_n be_v not_o the_o sister_n of_o joseph_n marry_o salome_n be_v not_o heir_n to_o unto_o joseph_n marry_o salome_n from_o who_o descend_v descend_v s._n hieron_n upon_o saint_n matthew_n anâ—…a_n have_v three_o husband_n and_o three_o daughter_n marry_o the_o virgin_n daughter_n of_o elimine_n marry_o salome_n the_o second_o daugh_z ter_z marry_o salome_n the_o wife_n of_o zebedees_n zebedees_n mat._n 4._o 21._o 21._o mark_n 3._o 17._o this_o john_n write_v the_o apocalips_n marry_o cleopas_n the_o 3._o daughter_n her_o surname_n doubtful_a doubtful_a joh._n 19_o 25._o marry_o cleopas_n be_v sister_n to_o mary_v the_o virgin_n marry_o cleopas_n be_v the_o wife_n of_o alpheus_n alpheus_n mar._n 15_o 40_o 40_o aegesippus_n simon_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n saffr_v under_o atticus_n object_n answ._n zebede_n alpheus_n cleopas_n unknown_a to_o be_v of_o judah_n judah_n col._n i._n 15_o 15_o deut._n 21_o 17._o 17._o col._n i._n 18_o 18_o ezek._n 21_o 27._o 27._o john_n 19_o 25._o marry_o cleopas_n can_v not_o be_v wife_n unto_o joseph_n her_o sister_n be_v alive_a alive_a le._n 18._o 18_o james_n the_o less_o be_v not_o the_o natural_a brother_n of_o jesus_n jesus_n act._n 7._o 26_o 26_o 1._o king_n 12_o 24._o 24._o mar._n 6._o 3._o 3._o joh_n 19_o 25._o jesus_n and_o james_n be_v cousin-german_n *_o lyr._fw-la annota_fw-la upon_o gal._n 1._o 19_o jesus_n bring_v up_o under_o joseph_n the_o space_n of_o twenty_o nine_o year_n year_n mat._n 13._o 55._o joh._n 6._o 42._o joseph_n be_v common_o call_v the_o father_n of_o jesus_n jesus_n luk._n 2._o 46._o mary_n perpetual_a virginity_n confirm_v â—…er_o virginity_n prove_v by_o consequence_n why_o joseph_n forbear_v the_o bed_n of_o matrimony_n matrimony_n eze._n 44._o 2._o see_v *_o s._n hierom_n and_o lyra_n upon_o exeliel_n chap._n 4._o 4._o exo._n 30._o 37._o maâ—…ies_n womb_n the_o holy_a tabernacle_n tabernacle_n cant._n 2._o 1._o 1._o he._n 13._o 4_o jesus_n sole_o heir_n unto_o david_n crown_n by_o his_o double_a line_n jesus_n be_v twenty_o eight_o time_n style_v and_o call_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o 4._o observation_n the_o gentile_n first_o seek_v aâ—…ter_n christ._n christ._n luk._n 2._o 2._o auniversal_a peace_n wâ—…e_a christ_n be_v bear_v bear_v virg._n aeneid_n sib_fw-la 1._o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n observe_v by_o the_o heathen_a heathen_a eclog._n 4._o 4._o in_o vit_fw-mi aug._n sec._n 94._o the_o scripture_n confirm_v what_o the_o heathen_a speak_v speak_v mich._n 4._o 3_o &_o 4._o 4._o esa._n 9_o 6._o the_o attrubuite_n of_o christ._n christ._n dan._n 2._o 41._o when_o the_o government_n fall_v of_o which_o daniel_n speak_v daniel_n prophesy_v write_v in_o chaldea_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o chaldean_n first_o seek_v after_o the_o king_n of_o jew_n mat._n 2._o 2._o joh._n 19_o 15._o 15._o deu._n 17._o 15._o 15._o joh._n 19_o 14._o jesus_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n jew_n mar._n 15._o 9_o 12._o 12._o joh._n 19_o 15._o 22._o pilat_z force_v to_o testify_v the_o truth_n pilat_z his_o resolution_n of_o what_o he_o have_v write_v christ_n acknowl_v ge_v himself_o a_o king_n king_n joh._n 18._o 37._o act._n 17._o 7._o 7._o apo._n 〈◊〉_d 8._o 8._o rom._n 11_o 36._o christ_n be_v heir_n of_o al._n al._n 2._o cor._n 1_o 20._o christ_n the_o substance_n in_o nothing_o inferior_a to_o his_o figure_n abraham_n a_o king_n in_o power_n power_n gen._n 14._o abraham_n a_o priest_n in_o sacrifice_v sacrifice_v gen._n 22._o 11._o abraham_n be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n priest_n gen._n 35._o 22._o 22._o gen._n 34._o 25._o 25._o 1._o chro._n 23._o 13._o 13._o exo._n 4._o 14._o david_n in_o state_n both_o a_o king_n and_o a_o priest_n priest_n 〈◊〉_d chro._n 14._o solomon_n in_o state_n both_o of_o king_n and_o priest_n priest_n 〈◊〉_d king_n 8._o 2._o ezekiah_n in_o state_n of_o a_o king_n and_o priest_n priest_n 2._o king_n 8._o 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d king_n 2â—…_n josiah_n in_o state_n of_o king_n and_o priest_n christ_n be_v the_o subâ—…ce_n of_o these_o his_o figure_n figure_n â—…e_n 33._o 17_o christ_n jesus_n the_o heir_n in_o all_o thing_n unto_o these_o his_o foregoer_n foregoer_n heb._n 1._o 2_o rom._n 4._o 13_o christ_n figure_v in_o mel_n chizedeck_v chizedeck_v heb._n 7._o 3_o 16._o 16._o psa._n 110._o 1_o 1_o mat._n 12._o 42._o 42._o luk._n 19_o 45._o 45._o mark_n 14_o 22._o 22._o joh._n 1._o 29_o the_o end_n of_o christ_n come_n come_n luk._n 22._o 29._o 29._o mat._n 19_o 28._o christ_n refusal_n of_o ma_n gistracy_n no_o impediment_n to_o his_o authority_n why_o christ_n refuse_v magistracy_n magistracy_n mat._n 13._o 55._o christ_n parent_n poor_a poor_a luk._n 2._o 24._o 24._o levit._n 12._o 8._o christ_n poverty_n poverty_n luk._n 2._o 7_o 7_o mat._n 8._o 20._o 20._o luk._n 19_o 42._o christ_n triumph_n be_v tear_n christ_n poor_a after_o death_n death_n mat._n 27._o 60._o 60._o isay._n 53._o christ_n appearance_n according_a to_o the_o prophet_n prophet_n luk._n 24._o 27._o christ_n call_v the_o son_n of_o man_n yet_o have_v no_o man_n to_o his_o father_n the_o ancestor_n of_o christ_n keep_v from_o the_o crown_n which_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o recover_v recover_v dan_n 7._o 17_o 17_o 2._o sam._n 7._o 16._o christ_n have_v the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o death_n christ_n body_n resume_v life_n have_v the_o same_o faculty_n as_o before_o