which_o have_v know_v man_n what_o time_n also_o they_o do_v execution_n on_o five_o king_n of_o midian_a and_o balaam_n the_o false_a prophet_n their_o chaplain_n who_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o 8._o man_n though_o he_o have_v escape_v that_o of_o the_o 31._o angel_n some_o may_v think_v strange_a that_o the_o israelite_n have_v conquer_v this_o country_n possess_v not_o themselves_o and_o their_o heir_n thereof_o let_v such_o know_v first_o that_o this_o sandy_a land_n be_v barren_a itself_o who_o best_a fruitfulness_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o largeness_n thereof_o second_o god_n intend_v a_o entire_a territory_n to_o his_o own_o people_n whereas_o this_o straggle_a country_n be_v hardly_o keep_v though_o easy_o conquer_v three_o the_o midianite_n be_v of_o the_o half_a blood_n with_o the_o israelite_n descend_v from_o abraham_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v not_o have_v they_o disinherit_v their_o kinsman_n of_o their_o possession_n §6_n if_o we_o go_v out_o of_o their_o 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father_n to_o be_v 12._o wild_a man_n who_o hand_n be_v against_o every_o man_n and_o every_o man_n hand_n against_o they_o see_v their_o fierceness_n and_o fury_n have_v be_v well_o tame_v by_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n in_o that_o memorable_a victory_n wherein_o no_o few_o than_o a_o 2d_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v take_v captive_n and_o those_o tribe_n dwell_v in_o their_o tent_n even_o unto_o the_o river_n 9_o euphrates_n conceive_v it_o in_o a_o cursory_a condition_n only_o graze_v their_o cattle_n during_o the_o season_n which_o amount_v not_o to_o a_o constant_a and_o settle_a habitation_n §_o 10._o the_o ishmaelite_n be_v descend_v from_o ishmael_n otherwhiles_o call_v hagarens_n wherein_o the_o difference_n not_o great_a their_o former_a name_n be_v fetch_v from_o their_o father_n the_o latter_a but_o one_o degree_n further_a from_o hagar_n their_o grandmother_n of_o this_o ishmael_n it_o be_v foretell_v first_o that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v 12._o as_o also_o he_o do_v 18._o die_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o hide_v his_o head_n in_o hole_n or_o creep_v into_o corner_n as_o afraid_a of_o the_o force_n of_o his_o neighbour_n but_o shall_v justify_v and_o avouch_v his_o right_n in_o open_a habitation_n dare_v and_o defy_v all_o pretender_n to_o his_o possession_n second_o it_o be_v say_v he_o shall_v be_v 12._o onager_fw-la homo_fw-la or_o a_o wild-ass-man_n in_o which_o similitude_n the_o holy_a spirit_n not_o use_v casual_a but_o choice_a comparison_n sure_o very_a much_o be_v fold_v up_o of_o the_o physiognomy_n both_o of_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n wild_a ass_n be_v say_v to_o carry_v a_o bow_n in_o their_o heel_n and_o to_o find_v arrow_n in_o the_o sandy_a ground_n where_o they_o go_v wherein_o if_o hunt_v they_o do_v bestir_v themselves_o with_o fling_v the_o gravel_n behind_o they_o that_o therewith_o they_o pierce_v the_o breast_n yea_o sometime_o marcellinus_n split_v the_o head_n of_o such_o as_o pursue_v they_o as_o the_o ishmaelite_n excellent_a archer_n lay_v about_o they_o with_o their_o arrow_n to_o kill_v and_o slay_v such_o as_o oppose_v they_o §_o 11._o large_a be_v the_o bound_n allot_v to_o ishmael_n and_o divine_a providence_n which_o stake_v they_o down_o within_o certain_a limit_n allow_v they_o a_o very_a long_a teddar_fw-la they_o 25.18_o dwell_v from_o havilah_n unto_o shur_n that_o be_v from_o before_o egypt_n till_o as_o thou_o go_v towards_o assyria_n a_o spong_a of_o ground_n somewhat_o nigh_o a_o thousand_o mile_n perchance_o not_o so_o entire_a but_o interrupt_v with_o other_o nation_n and_o not_o bear_v a_o proportionable_a breadth_n consist_v general_o of_o the_o sandy_a and_o stony_a arabia_n so_o that_o a_o span_n of_o isaac_n be_v worth_a a_o stride_n of_o ishmaels_n possession_n however_o in_o relation_n to_o ishmaels_n posterity_n that_o prophecy_n he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n admit_v also_o of_o this_o interpretation_n that_o the_o land_n allot_v he_o range_v out_o so_o far_o that_o the_o bound_n and_o border_n thereof_o abut_v on_o all_o his_o kindred_n edomite_n and_o israelite_n his_o nephew_n or_o brother_n son_n moabite_n and_o ammonite_n his_o cousin_n once_o remove_v midianites_n descend_v of_o his_o half_a brother_n by_o keturah_n and_o egyptian_n his_o near_a kinsman_n both_o by_o his_o wife_n and_o mother_n §_o 12._o in_o this_o large_a country_n do_v dwell_v the_o twelve_o 31._o son_n of_o ishmael_n which_o i_o may_v call_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o the_o ishmaelite_n 1_o nebaioth_n 2_o kedar_n 3_o adbeel_n 4_o mibsam_n 5_o mishma_n 6_o duma_n 7_o massa._n 8_o hadar_n 9_o temah_n 10_o jetur_fw-la 11_o naphish_n 12_o kedemah_n a_o learned_a locum_fw-la man_n from_o the_o allusion_n of_o letter_n and_o similtude_n of_o sound_n have_v find_v out_o in_o stony_a desert_n and_o happy_a arabia_n some_o place_n symbolise_v with_o these_o name_n and_o i_o commend_v his_o industry_n not_o dare_v altogether_o to_o concur_v with_o his_o judgement_n conceive_v the_o subject_n in_o hand_n to_o want_v a_o bottom_n for_o any_o to_o build_v with_o certainty_n thereupon_o soon_o shall_v chemist_n fix_v quicksilver_n than_o geographer_n place_v these_o people_n in_o a_o settle_a habitation_n indeed_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o some_o 16._o town_n and_o castle_n no_o city_n they_o have_v perchance_o some_o strength_n to_o retire_v to_o but_o general_o 21._o saint_n hierome_n tell_v we_o they_o have_v neither_o door_n nor_o bolt_n but_o live_v in_o tent_n in_o desert_n place_n wherefore_o as_o foreiner_n for_o matter_n of_o clothes_n paint_v a_o englishman_n with_o a_o pair_n of_o shears_n in_o his_o hand_n tax_v therein_o his_o levity_n in_o follow_v fashion_n continue_v constant_a to_o no_o kind_n of_o apparel_n so_o we_o may_v present_v the_o ishmaelite_n beside_o a_o bow_n at_o
7._o canaanite_n some_o remnant_n of_o the_o anakim_v which_o escape_v his_o hand_n do_v in_o his_o absence_n return_v possess_v hebron_n and_o put_v caleb_n to_o a_o new_a task_n of_o a_o second_o subdue_a they_o §_o 22._o david_n afterward_o make_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o reign_v almost_o seven_o year_n therein_o abner_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abner_n repair_v hither_o with_o full_a intent_n to_o reduce_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o obedience_n have_v not_o joabs_n sudden_a murder_a he_o frustrate_v his_o design_n probably_n some_o mixture_n of_o jealousy_n may_v put_v joab_n on_o this_o foul_a action_n fear_v to_o be_v out_v of_o his_o office_n that_o if_o abner_n make_v david_n king_n david_n will_v make_v abner_n general_n over_o all_o israel_n certain_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n asahels_n blood_n prompt_v he_o thereunto_o joab_n send_v messenger_n to_o fetch_v abner_n back_o from_o the_o well_o of_o siriah_n slay_v he_o treacherous_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o 27._o gate_n of_o hebron_n §_o 23._o forget_v we_o not_o that_o hebron_n murder_n in_o the_o gate_n whereof_o joab_n so_o base_o and_o barbarous_o murder_v he_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 7._o appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o save_n of_o such_o as_o have_v kill_v one_o unaware_o do_v not_o joab_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o place_n act_v wilful_a murder_n in_o a_o high_a hand_n rely_v on_o his_o own_o greatness_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o in_o so_o bloody_a a_o deed_n as_o if_o he_o neither_o fear_v the_o justice_n of_o man_n nor_o need_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o many_o year_n after_o he_o 31._o fly_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v deny_v the_o protection_n of_o that_o place_n who_o former_o so_o cruel_o despiteful_o and_o presumptuous_o have_v defile_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n with_o innocent_a blood_n §_o 24._o thus_o die_v 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of_o ishbosheth_n hebron_n all_o israel_n repair_v to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n their_o king_n who_o several_a number_n deserve_v our_o observation_n 1_o out_o of_o 24._o judah_n six_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 2_o simeon_n seven_o thousand_o &_o one_o hundred_o 3_o levi_n eight_o thousand_o &_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o 4_o benjamin_n three_o thousand_o 5_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 6_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n eighteen_o thousand_o 7_o issachar_n two_o hundred_o officer_n and_o all_o their_o brethren_n at_o their_o commandment_n 8_o zebulun_n fifty_o thousand_o 9_o naphtali_n thirty_o seven_o â—housand_o beside_o a_o thousand_o captain_n 10_o dan_o twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d forty_o thousand_o 12_o reuben_n gâ—d_n and_o manassâ—h_v beyond_o jordan_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o behold_v here_o those_o tribe_n which_o live_v far_a from_o hebron_n appear_v in_o the_o high_a equipage_n as_o if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o distance_n of_o their_o habitation_n purposely_o advance_v with_o the_o great_a number_n here_o it_o will_v be_v inquire_v why_o judah_n large_a in_o dominion_n next_o in_o position_n near_o in_o relation_n as_o david_n native_a tribe_n make_v here_o the_o slender_a appearance_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n benjamin_n alone_o except_v the_o thinness_n of_o who_o number_n be_v excuse_v in_o the_o text_n because_o 29._o hitherto_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o keep_v the_o ward_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n what!_o do_v it_o fare_v with_o prince_n as_o with_o prophet_n that_o they_o be_v not_o 57_o without_o honour_n save_v in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o in_o their_o own_o house_n that_o david_n find_v few_o attendant_n from_o his_o own_o tribe_n oh_o no_o he_o be_v abundant_o love_v and_o honour_v therein_o but_o tostatus_n answer_v 1_o david_n daily_a attendance_n both_o civil_a in_o his_o 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other_o tribe_n in_o bring_v their_o 40._o victual_n along_o with_o they_o lest_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v hold_v as_o occasioner_n of_o scarcity_n in_o judah_n and_o enhauncer_n of_o the_o price_n of_o provision_n §_o 26._o afterward_o absalon_n hebron_n when_o he_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n choose_v hebron_n as_o the_o fit_a city_n from_o whence_o he_o mean_v to_o mount_v into_o the_o throne_n hither_o he_o come_v under_o pretence_n to_o do_v sacrifice_n 1._o with_o his_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o fifty_o man_n run_v before_o he_o but_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v pity_v he_o bring_v with_o he_o from_o jerusalem_n 11._o two_o hundred_o man_n which_o be_v as_o one_o may_v say_v loyal_a traitor_n come_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o mere_o drawn-in_a to_o treasonable_a practice_n but_o hebron_n prove_v not_o a_o place_n so_o successful_a to_o absalon_n the_o son_n as_o formerly_z fortunate_a to_o david_n his_o father_n this_o 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hand_n apply_v a_o effectual_a plaster_n thereunto_o §_o 36._o in_o solomon_n division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o twelve_o purveyourship_n zâ—bulun_n zebulun_n have_v no_o distinct_a officer_n over_o he_o but_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o who_o beside_o many_o place_n he_o have_v in_o manasseh_n extend_v his_o jurisdiction_n 12._o even_o beyond_o jokneam_fw-la the_o arm_n of_o zebulun_n confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o custom_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v argent_fw-fr a_o ship_n with_o maste_n and_o tackle_v sable_a a_o honourable_a bear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o coat_n armour_n of_o albertus_n free_a baron_n of_o alasco_n in_o poland_n â—ave_n that_o his_o ship_n be_v without_o sail_n with_o this_o motto_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la vela_fw-la god_n will_v send_v sail_n and_o zebuluns_n accomplish_v with_o all_o the_o accoutrement_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chap._n 7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n 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in_o his_o conscience_n persuade_v that_o his_o earthly_a possession_n be_v the_o earnest_n of_o his_o heavenly_a inheritance_n and_o that_o his_o part_n with_o the_o former_a void_v his_o title_n to_o the_o latter_a beside_o his_o vineyard_n six_o hundred_o year_n since_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n have_v pertain_v to_o his_o ancestor_n probable_o more_o age_n then_o ahab'_v new_o erect_v palace_n have_v belong_v year_n to_o his_o family_n §_o 7._o on_o the_o denial_n ahab_n fall_v sullen-sick_a no_o meat_n will_v down_o with_o he_o for_o lack_v of_o a_o salad_n because_o want_v naboth_n naboth_n vineyard_n for_o a_o garden_n of_o herb_n till_o jezebel_n undertake_v the_o business_n a_o letter_n be_v make_v up_o of_o her_o brain_n her_o husband_n hand_n and_o seal_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o jezreel_n enjoin_v they_o to_o set_v up_o two_o 10_o man_n of_o belial_n to_o accuse_v naboth_n of_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o the_o king_n she_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v plenty_n of_o such_o person_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o so_o populous_a and_o vicious_a a_o place_n oh_o the_o ancient_a order_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n for_o money_n to_o depose_v any_o falsehood_n hereupon_o naboth_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o his_o 26._o son_n also_o flat_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n which_o in_o this_o case_n have_v provide_v the_o 16._o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v donâ—_n to_o clear_v all_o claim_n and_o prevent_v all_o pretender_n of_o title_n unto_o the_o inheritance_n §_o 8._o thuâ—_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v for_o ahab_n use_v turn_v into_o a_o garden_n of_o â—erbes_n justice_n sure_o the_o bitter_a wormwood_n of_o divine_a revenge_n grow_v plentiful_o thereâ—n_v foâ—_n in_o the_o same_o place_n his_o son_n joram_n and_o granchild_n
to_o procure_v 3_o heat_n to_o his_o decay_a age_n time_n be_v when_o he_o boast_v that_o his_o youth_n be_v 5._o renew_v as_o the_o eagle_n but_o eagle_n notwithstanding_o the_o often_o cast_v of_o their_o bill_n and_o year_n therewith_o be_v at_o last_o seize_v on_o with_o age_n and_o death_n as_o it_o fare_v then_o with_o decrepit_a david_n adonijah_n david_n son_n afterward_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o petition_v to_o have_v this_o abishag_fw-mi 23._o for_o his_o wife_n what_o be_v his_o fault_n incest_n or_o treason_n sure_o neither_o effect_v no_o nor_o attempt_v in_o any_o clandestine_v way_n without_o leave_n from_o the_o king_n let_v it_o suffice_v solomon_n see_v more_o than_o we_o in_o this_o matter_n his_o eye_n also_o not_o want_v the_o magnifying-glass_n of_o state-jealousie_n to_o improve_v his_o discovery_n herein_o but_o this_o accident_n be_v only_o the_o hilt_n or_o handle_n for_o solomon_n to_o take_v hold_v on_o adonijah_n former_a fault_n be_v the_o edge_n to_o 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a_o undoubted_a right_n derive_v unto_o he_o by_o god_n grant_n not_o only_o to_o this_o city_n but_o to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o gath_n and_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o judah_n though_o hitherto_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o recover_v it_o §_o 5._o afterward_o while_o david_n be_v march_v at_o least_o wise_a in_o presence_n with_o achish_a against_o saul_n the_o amalekite_n in_o his_o absence_n burn_v ziglag_n carry_v away_o all_o the_o people_n therein_o captive_a grief_n hereat_o so_o prevail_v in_o david_n man_n at_o their_o return_n that_o in_o anguish_n of_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o 6._o stone_n he_o can_v better_a be_v expect_v from_o they_o behold_v their_o original_n they_o be_v at_o first_o 2._o man_n in_o debt_n and_o distress_n who_o several_a discontent_n make_v they_o general_o
ache_v for_o samson_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o two_o pillar_n most_o fundamental_a to_o the_o roof_n of_o dagons_n temple_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o arm_n and_o 30._o prayer_n pull_v they_o down_o kill_v and_o die_v together_o strange_a that_o his_o enemy_n know_v his_o strength_n reside_v in_o his_o hair_n prevent_v not_o the_o second_o growth_n thereof_o but_o god_n first_o stupefy_v who_o he_o intend_v for_o destruction_n samson_n have_v lose_v his_o sight_n the_o philistine_n their_o foresight_n at_o the_o same_o time_n §_o 23._o many_o age_n after_o gaza_n be_v smite_v by_o 1._o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o not_o warn_v thereby_o to_o repent_v utter_a desolation_n be_v denounce_v against_o it_o there_o need_v no_o clear_a comment_n on_o the_o prophet_n prediction_n 4._o gaza_n shall_v be_v forsake_v than_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o way_n unto_o gaza_n which_o be_v 26._o waste_v this_o vastation_n be_v cause_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a when_o he_o utter_o raze_v the_o city_n fulfil_v what_o 5._o jeremy_n have_v foretell_v baldness_n be_v come_v upon_o gaza_n whereby_o not_o only_o the_o hair_n but_o skin_n and_o flesh_n of_o this_o proud_a place_n fall_v away_o scarce_o any_o sign_n of_o a_o city_n remain_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n hereof_o some_o two_o mile_n westward_o where_o bezor_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n majuma_n or_o sea-gaza_n once_o a_o proper_a port-town_n take_v its_o rise_n and_o increase_v call_v afterward_o constantia_n by_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o gatzra_n at_o this_o day_n where_o simple_a roof_n support_v with_o carve_a column_n and_o break_a piece_n of_o parian_a 149._o marble_n serve_v for_o threshold_n jambe_n of_o door_n and_o side_n of_o window_n almost_o to_o every_o beggarly_a cottage_n testify_v its_o former_a better_a condition_n so_o much_o for_o these_o philistine_n who_o be_v tax_v for_o their_o soothsay_v by_o 6._o isaiah_n accuse_v of_o spightfulness_n and_o old_a hatred_n by_o 15._o ezekiel_n challenge_v for_o cruelty_n by_o 8._o amos_n arraign_v for_o pride_n by_o 6._o zachary_n condemn_v by_o all_o to_o unavoidable_a destruction_n think_v not_o that_o these_o philistine_n foxlike_a fare_v the_o better_a for_o be_v curse_v sure_o though_o slow_a sure_a vengeance_n overtake_v they_o and_o we_o undoubted_o believe_v the_o same_o although_o it_o be_v hard_a in_o history_n to_o show_v when_o where_o and_o how_o their_o particular_a extirpation_n be_v accomplish_v §_o 24._o simeon_n have_v usual_o assign_v he_o for_o his_o arm_n gules_a a_o sword_n in_o pale_a with_o the_o point_n thereof_o erect_v argent_a allude_v to_o jacob_n word_n instrument_n of_o cruelty_n be_v in_o his_o habitation_n because_o of_o their_o perfidious_a massacre_a of_o the_o shechemite_n none_o of_o solomon_n purveyor_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n the_o reason_n whereof_o shall_v be_v render_v in_o our_o description_n of_o judah_n if_o any_o demand_n why_o simeon_n alone_o be_v omit_v in_o moses_n his_o solemn_a 33._o blessing_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n let_v they_o remember_v how_o jacob_n couple_v simeon_n 6._o and_o levi_n in_o a_o curse_n since_o which_o time_n the_o levite_n have_v unstrain_a their_o credit_n by_o their_o exemplary_a 26._o zeal_n against_o the_o idolater_n but_o the_o simeonites_n have_v not_o recover_v their_o reputation_n by_o any_o eminent_a act_n by_o they_o achieve_v moses_n therefore_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o recall_v jacob_n curse_n and_o loath_a to_o repeat_v it_o lest_o the_o double-cursed_n simeonites_n shall_v be_v utter_o dishearten_v think_v it_o in_o pious_a policy_n best_o to_o pass_v they_o over_o in_o silence_n of_o such_o person_n of_o who_o we_o will_v willing_o say_v no_o bad_a and_o can_v true_o say_v any_o good_a it_o be_v the_o wiseâ—t_a way_n to_o say_v nothing_o as_o for_o their_o tradition_n that_o the_o simeonites_n be_v employ_v to_o be_v scribe_n and_o notary_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o mention_v it_o know_v no_o sound_a authority_n whereon_o the_o same_o be_v ground_v here_o the_o map_n of_o benjamin_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n chap._n 12._o §_o 1._o benjamin_n young_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o rachel_n benjamin_n be_v by_o his_o mother_n die_v of_o he_o in_o childbirth_n name_v ben-oni_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o sorrow_n but_o by_o his_o father_n call_v benjamin_n that_o be_v the_o son_n 18._o of_o the_o right_a hand_n say_v not_o jacob_n do_v ill_a in_o alter_v the_o will_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o revoke_v the_o name_n the_o last_o legacy_n she_o bequeath_v to_o her_o child_n see_v the_o alteration_n be_v perfective_a and_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o legatee_n not_o to_o say_v that_o rachel_n pang_n impose_v that_o name_n and_o may_v be_v presume_v scarce_o compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la in_o what_o she_o do_v but_o the_o main_a reason_n of_o the_o alteration_n be_v because_o jacob_n can_v not_o call_v his_o son_n but_o must_v recall_v his_o lose_a wife_n to_o his_o mind_n so_o that_o his_o very_a name_n constant_o carry_v a_o coffin_n in_o the_o mention_n thereof_o high_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o his_o father_n and_o good_a reason_n first_o because_o beget_v in_o his_o old_a age_n second_o because_o the_o young_a and_o affection_n which_o always_o descend_v when_o it_o can_v go_v no_o low_o settle_v itself_o three_o because_o he_o be_v motherless_a last_o because_o brotherless_a joseph_n be_v conceive_v dead_a and_o so_o the_o portion_n of_o affection_n due_a to_o he_o fall_v to_o benjamin_n as_o the_o right_a heir_n thereof_o §_o 2._o of_o this_o tribe_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n 37._o thirty_o five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o benjamin_n all_o which_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o 4._o five_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o of_o their_o child_n enter_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n afterward_o a_o heavy_a dysaster_n befall_v this_o tribe_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o manner_n whereof_o hereafter_o insomuch_o that_o no._n 16._o woman_n and_o only_o six_o hundred_o man_n be_v leave_v of_o bemjamin_n yea_o none_o of_o benjamin_n be_v leave_v above_o ground_n be_v destroy_v from_o be_v visible_a on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o six_o hundred_o remain_v all_o 47._o hide_v in_o the_o rock_n of_o rimmon_n thus_o benjamin_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o israel_n and_o only_o hang_v dangle_v by_o one_o small_a sinew_n which_o by_o the_o careful_a chirurgery_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o god_n blessing_n upon_o it_o in_o short_a time_n recover_v itself_o to_o be_v very_o considerable_a in_o israel_n §_o 3._o herein_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n deserve_v to_o be_v observe_v weigh_v there_o be_v little_a 27._o benjamin_n with_o their_o ruler_n little_a benjamin_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o court-complement_n or_o modest_a excuse_n but_o a_o downright_a truth_n saul_n say_v unto_o samuel_n 21._o be_o i_o not_o a_o benjamiâ—_n of_o the_o small_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v add_v with_o their_o ruler_n no_o tribe_n judah_n except_v more_o trade_n in_o commander_n than_o benjamin_n do_v hereof_o be_v saul_n and_o ishbosheth_n both_o crown_v king_n jonathan_n the_o elder_a son_n 5._o mordecai_n the_o favourite_n esther_n the_o wife_n of_o a_o king_n 15._o ehud_n the_o judge_n and_o abner_n the_o general_n of_o israel_n with_o divers_a other_o and_o among_o ecclesiastical_a ruler_n let_v not_o he_o be_v forget_v who_o have_v the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o 28._o church_n even_o 5._o saint_n paul_n the_o apostle_n but_o beside_o these_o ruler_n benjamin_n breed_v some_o enemy_n to_o authority_n ziba_n that_o false_a cheater_n shimei_n that_o foul_a railer_n baanah_n and_o 2._o rechab_n privy_a traitor_n sheba_n a_o profess_a rebel_n so_o impossible_a it_o be_v all_o shall_v be_v good_a herb_n which_o grow_v in_o great_a garden_n §_o 4._o the_o lot_n of_o benjamin_n come_v forth_o 11._o betwixt_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n 〈◊〉_d if_o 29._o a_o sparrow_n fall_v not_o on_o the_o ground_n sure_o ground_n fall_v not_o to_o any_o owner_n without_o god_n immediate_a providence_n benjamin_n join_v with_o joseph_n to_o day_n the_o possession_n of_o rachel_n child_n entire_a together_o and_o join_v to_o judah_n that_o vicinity_n of_o habitation_n may_v invite_v they_o to_o unity_n of_o religion_n and_o indeed_o commendable_a be_v the_o constancy_n of_o the_o benjamite_n both_o to_o god_n and_o their_o king_n follow_v the_o house_n of_o david_n at_o the_o disloyal_a defection_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n say_v not_o that_o little_a benjamin_n be_v thus_o place_v in_o the_o middle_a to_o be_v ground_n betwixt_o the_o mill_n stone_n of_o two_o potent_a tribe_n for_o it_o matter_n not_o who_o lie_v on_o our_o side_n so_o be_v it_o god_n dwell_v on_o our_o
that_o be_v north-east_n 2_o another_o turn_v the_o way_n to_o bethoron_n that_o be_v full_a west_n 3_o the_o three_o to_o the_o border_n that_o look_v to_o the_o valley_n of_o zeboim_n that_o be_v southeast_n thus_o divide_v themselves_o they_o compass_v their_o end_n and_o destroy_v that_o necessary_a profession_n in_o all_o the_o land_n for_o the_o music_n of_o the_o harp_n may_v better_o be_v spare_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n than_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o hammer_n indeed_o i_o have_v hear_v that_o therâ—_n be_v a_o house_n on_o london-bridge_n build_v entire_o of_o wood_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o iron-naile_n therein_o therefore_o common_o call_v none-such_a for_o the_o rarity_n of_o the_o structure_n thereof_o but_o if_o any_o can_v show_v a_o civilise_a state_n extant_a on_o earth_n without_o the_o use_n of_o smith_n therein_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o nâ—neâ—such_n indeed_o yea_o the_o very_a philistine_n themselves_o though_o they_o suppress_v the_o military_a use_n of_o smith_n for_o matter_n of_o arm_n permit_v by_o way_n of_o lone_a their_o use_n to_o sharpen_v instrument_n of_o 20._o husbandry_n this_n not_o their_o bounty_n but_o policy_n suffer_v as_o be_v confident_a when_o the_o israelite_n have_v plough_v harrow_v &_o sow_v their_o ground_n reap_v house_v and_o thresh_v their_o grain_n than_o they_o at_o pleasure_n can_v come_v up_o to_o take_v bake_v and_o eat_v it_o themselves_o §_o 53._o so_o much_o for_o the_o city_n in_o benjamin_n dâ—â—g_v of_o who_o situation_n we_o have_v any_o certainty_n a_o second_o sort_n succeed_v know_v by_o their_o conjectural_a flag_n to_o be_v of_o doubtful_a position_n among_o these_o nob_n just_o claim_v the_o precedency_n make_v by_o we_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o anathoth_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n where_o ahimelech_n victual_v david_n and_o his_o man_n with_o 4._o shewbread_n and_o arm_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o 9_o goliath_n there_o keep_v for_o a_o monument_n let_v other_o inquire_v why_o david_n sling_n be_v not_o rather_o preserve_v for_o that_o purpose_n see_v it_o overcome_v the_o other_o a_o false_a brother_n be_v present_a by_o name_n doeg_n nation_n a_o edomite_n office_n master_n of_o the_o king_n herdsman_n who_o tell_v all_o and_o more_o than_o all_o to_o saul_n add_v of_o his_o own_o head_n that_o ahimelech_n 10._o inquire_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o sure_o i_o be_o doeg_n inquire_v not_o of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o tell_v so_o damnable_a a_o untruth_n hereupon_o saul_n condemn_v the_o priest_n to_o death_n and_o other_o decline_v so_o savage_a a_o service_n doeg_n undertake_v it_o kill_v fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n which_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n beside_o woman_n child_n suckling_n and_o cattle_n so_o voracious_a be_v the_o appetite_n of_o his_o sword_n and_o so_o active_a his_o cruelty_n when_o in_o commission_n and_o arm_v with_o authority_n §_o 54._o the_o reader_n eye_n may_v easy_o discover_v such_o place_n of_o uncertain_a position_n as_o remain_v zeboim_n and_o among_o they_o zemaraim_n so_o name_v in_o hebrew_n for_o plenty_n of_o wool_n thereabouts_o as_o woollwich_n in_o kent_n and_o woollton_n in_o dorsetshire_n be_v so_o call_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n we_o set_v zemaraim_n next_o bethel_n because_o name_v 22._o next_o unto_o it_o where_o some_o place_n the_o 18._o zemarite_n ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n as_o we_o have_v former_o cap._n observe_v nigh_o this_o city_n be_v a_o hill_n 4._o of_o the_o same_o name_n whereon_o king_n abijah_n stand_v &_o make_v his_o excellent_a oration_n want_v nothing_o but_o a_o better_a man_n to_o utter_v it_o immediate_o before_o his_o miraculous_a victory_n over_o the_o army_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n which_o though_o it_o sound_v like_o a_o country_n yet_o because_o go_v in_o 35._o equipage_n with_o other_o city_n may_v be_v conclude_v a_o city_n itself_o and_o what_o be_v valladolit_fw-la or_o vallis_n olitana_n in_o spain_n and_o vale-royall_a in_o cheshire_n but_o the_o former_a a_o fair_a city_n &_o the_o latter_a late_o a_o abbey_n now_o a_o village_n i_o be_o almost_o of_o opinion_n that_o this_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o solomon_n workman_n of_o who_o we_o 46._o read_v that_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n in_o the_o clay_n ground_n they_o cast_v all_o the_o brazen_a vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n do_v not_o the_o position_n of_o that_o place_n whereof_o before_z lie_v a_o little_a more_o northward_n we_o conclude_v with_o zeboim_n not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o city_n first_o 23._o burn_v then_o drown_v in_o the_o daed-sea_n but_o another_o probable_o build_v not_o far_o thence_o near_o the_o influx_n of_o jordan_n into_o the_o dead-sea_n §_o 55._o 18._o sâ—imei_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o benjamin_n arm_n the_o arm_n of_o benjamin_n be_v gules_a a_o wolf_n salient_a argent_fw-fr in_o allusion_n to_o jacob_n word_n he_o shall_v 27._o ravine_v as_o a_o wolf_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v devour_v the_o prey_n and_o at_o night_n he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n sure_o the_o conformity_n hereof_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o person_n of_o benjamin_n who_o appear_v rather_o lamblike_a then_o wolvish_a in_o that_o little_a leave_v of_o he_o in_o scripture_n some_o conceive_v they_o have_v find_v the_o resemblance_n in_o the_o two_o saul_n of_o this_o tribe_n the_o one_o persecute_v david_n the_o other_o the_o son_n of_o david_n christ_n in_o his_o member_n with_o rage_v cruelty_n but_o to_o wave_v the_o various_a rabbinicall_a conceit_n hereof_o certain_o this_o as_o all_o other_o similitude_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o disgraceful_a but_o commendable_a quality_n of_o a_o wolf_n thus_o when_o god_n say_v of_o himself_o 15._o behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v injurious_o fraudulent_o mischievous_o but_o secret_o sudden_o irresistible_o this_o premise_a though_o wolf_n and_o fox_n general_o hear_v ill_a in_o scripture_n yet_o the_o former_a excel_v in_o sight_n descry_v thing_n at_o great_a distance_n in_o sleight_n of_o excessive_a agility_n of_o body_n &_o in_o might_n very_o strong_a in_o proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n thereof_o all_o which_o property_n discover_v themselves_o in_o the_o benjamite_n quick_a sight_v steady_a 16._o hand_a witness_v their_o good_a mark-man_n and_o stouthearted_a in_o a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o both_o their_o valour_n and_o success_n be_v foretell_v in_o this_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o here_o the_o map_n of_o judah_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chap._n 13._o §_o 1._o judah_n quality_n foâ—rth_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leab_n his_o wife_n be_v general_o a_o well-natured_n man_n 26._o endeavour_v preservation_n of_o his_o brother_n joseph_n and_o a_o excellent_a speaker_n be_v the_o 18._o mouth_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n to_o josâ—â—h_v not_o that_o these_o his_o good_a quality_n which_o otherwhiles_o be_v allay_v with_o lust_n 24._o and_o cruelty_n be_v the_o cause_n buâ—_n rather_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n prefer_v he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n of_o this_o tribe_n threescore_o 4._o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o can_v out_o of_o egypt_n all_o which_o deserve_o die_a in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o disobedience_n the_o next_o generation_n descend_v from_o they_o be_v threescore_o and_o sixteen_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n §_o 2._o judah_n say_v the_o 2._o scripture_n prevail_v above_o his_o brethren_n tribe_n and_o of_o he_o come_v the_o chief_a ruler_n so_o that_o he_o may_v be_v trace_v all_o along_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n while_o they_o be_v in_o thâ—_n wilderness_n god_n order_v that_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n shall_v pitch_v first_o oâ—_n the_o 3._o east_n side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n perchance_o to_o denote_v that_o the_o 2._o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n shall_v be_v extract_v from_o that_o tribe_n when_o joshua_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o childreâ—_n of_o israel_n ask_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v go_v up_o first_o for_o we_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o candanite_n it_o be_v answer_v 2._o judah_n shall_v go_v up_o othniel_n the_o first_o judge_n be_v hence_o descend_v and_o david_n in_o who_o royal_a line_n the_o crown_n last_v for_o above_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o after_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n zorobabel_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o style_n of_o 1._o governor_n which_o office_n for_o some_o time_n continue_v in_o his_o family_n in_o a_o word_n beside_o prince_n so_o puissant_a be_v the_o tribe_n in_o general_n joab_n abishdi_n amasa_n etc._n
attendance_n come_v â—â—_o a_o little_a past_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n ziba_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o couple_n of_o ass_n load_v with_o bread_n raisin_n summer_n fruit_n and_o wine_n for_o the_o refection_n of_o david_n and_o his_o company_n but_o o_o the_o bran_n in_o that_o bread_n rottenness_n in_o those_o raisin_n dregs_o in_o that_o wine_n he_o bring_v join_v with_o they_o a_o false_a accusation_n of_o his_o master_n mephibosheth_n to_o be_v a_o traitor_n while_o alas_o all_o the_o disloyalty_n that_o good_a man_n be_v guilty_a of_o be_v only_o his_o lame_a leg_n his_o lie_a servant_n and_o his_o over_o credulous_a sovereign_n david_n do_v rash_o believe_v this_o information_n §_o 11._o a_o little_a far_o eastward_o be_v bahurim_n david_n where_o shimei_n lord_n of_o that_o place_n curse_a david_n cast_v stone_n and_o dust_n at_o he_o what_o mean_v the_o mad_a man_n thus_o to_o rail_v be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o david_n army_n except_o he_o intend_v to_o vent_v out_o his_o venom_n and_o life_n together_o but_o causeless_a curse_n rebound_v on_o their_o author_n and_o ziba_n gift_n do_v david_n more_o harm_n than_o shimei_n curse_n for_o those_o betray_v he_o to_o a_o 45_o act_n of_o injustice_n while_o these_o improve_v his_o patience_n indeed_o his_o rail_n give_v a_o alarm_n to_o the_o martial_a spirit_n of_o abishai_n who_o 9_o desire_v a_o commission_n to_o take_v off_o the_o head_n of_o this_o dead_a dog_n blood_n so_o let_v out_o in_o the_o neck_n vein_n be_v the_o soon_a and_o speedy_a cure_n of_o such_o a_o traitorous_a frenzy_n but_o david_n who_o desire_v not_o that_o shimei_n shall_v be_v kill_v for_o his_o word_n but_o rather_o that_o his_o own_o heart_n shall_v be_v mortify_v by_o they_o by_o heavenly_a logic_n à _fw-la majore_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la argue_v his_o own_o soul_n into_o 11._o humility_n that_o see_v his_o son_n have_v conspire_v against_o he_o the_o ill_a word_n of_o a_o open_a enemy_n ought_v patient_o to_o be_v endure_v well!_o let_v shimei_n know_v though_o he_o pass_v unpaid_a for_o the_o present_a yet_o either_o david_n himself_o or_o his_o executor_n administrator_n or_o assign_n shall_v one_o day_n see_v this_o debt_n due_o discharge_v §_o 12._o to_o this_o place_n of_o bahurim_n phaltiel_n the_o son_n of_o laish_n follow_v michal_n conceal_v his_o or_o rather_o david_n wife_n 16._o weeping_z when_o david_n demand_v the_o restitution_n of_o she_o as_o unjust_o detain_v from_o he_o wherefore_o all_o phaltieâ—â—_n tear_n move_v no_o pity_n of_o i_o caveat_n raptor_n let_v he_o beware_v who_o violent_o take_v another_o man_n wife_n see_v shame_n and_o sorrow_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o such_o ungodly_a marriage_n here_o in_o a_o man_n 18._o court_n at_o bahurim_n jonathan_n and_o ahimaaz_n david_n intelligencer_n be_v conceal_v in_o this_o manner_n a_o equivocate_a cover_n be_v spread_v on_o the_o ground_n pretend_v nothing_o but_o ground_n corn_n lay_v upon_o it_o but_o have_v under_o it_o the_o reservation_n of_o a_o dry_a well_o into_o which_o the_o messenger_n be_v put_v and_o by_o it_o a_o woman_n to_o manage_v the_o fallacy_n with_o the_o less_o suspicion_n she_o tell_v the_o pursuer_n after_o they_o 20._o that_o they_o be_v go_v over_o the_o river_n which_o nigh_o enrogell_n fall_v into_o kidron_n o_o that_o i_o can_v in_o the_o same_o instant_n commend_v her_o loyalty_n and_o condemn_v she_o lie_v which_o be_v impossible_a we_o must_v be_v content_v successive_o first_o to_o praise_v her_o charity_n and_o then_o to_o protest_v against_o her_o falsehood_n §_o 13._o come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n bethlehem_n where_o we_o meet_v some_o seven_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n with_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o bethlehem-ephrath_a the_o first_o mention_n of_o this_o place_n we_o find_v be_v when_o jacob_n near_o to_o it_o bury_v his_o belove_a wife_n 7._o rachel_n die_v in_o childbed_n this_o be_v that_o rachel_n who_o say_v in_o her_o 1._o fury_n give_v i_o child_n or_o else_o i_o die_v as_o if_o she_o will_v have_v have_v they_o beget_v conceive_v breed_v and_o bear_v all_o in_o a_o instant_n and_o now_o she_o have_v not_o only_o her_o fill_n but_o a_o surfeit_n of_o she_o own_o wish_n have_v child_n and_o die_v it_o seem_v die_v in_o childbed_n her_o corpse_n require_v speedy_a interment_n otherwise_o no_o doubt_n jacob_n will_v have_v convey_v they_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n the_o solemn_a sepulchre_n of_o his_o family_n she_o be_v bury_v by_o the_o high_a way_n the_o ancient_a custom_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o heathen_a partly_o to_o mind_n passenger_n of_o their_o mortality_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o long_o by_o so_o make_v their_o monument_n the_o more_o public_a and_o visible_a heathen_a use_v in_o like_a manner_n to_o inter_v their_o dead_a in_o highway_n yea_o their_o sepulchre_n serve_v to_o measure_v the_o distance_n of_o place_n 9_o hinc_fw-la adeò_fw-la media_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la via_fw-la namque_fw-la sepulchrum_fw-la incipit_fw-la apparere_fw-la bianoris_fw-la hence_o even_o mid_a way_n it_o be_v for_o we_o for_o near_a bianor_n tomb_n begin_v to_o appear_v nor_o be_v it_o amiss_o to_o observe_v that_o the_o self_n same_o place_n where_o benjamin_n be_v bear_v and_o his_o mother_n bury_v fall_v afterward_o to_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o 2._o benjamite_n as_o if_o rachel_n body_n all_o the_o while_n have_v but_o keep_v possession_n for_o her_o posterity_n §_o 14._o bethlehem_n in_o hebrew_a be_v the_o house_n of_o bread_n bethlehem_n principal_o so_o call_v in_o reference_n to_o christ_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n who_o in_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v here_o to_o be_v bear_v otherwise_o time_n be_v when_o in_o this_o house_n of_o bread_n little_a bread_n be_v to_o be_v have_v namely_o when_o god_n break_v the_o staff_n thereof_o in_o israel_n by_o a_o 6._o ten_o year_n famine_n this_o cause_v elimelech_n with_o his_o wife_n naomi_n and_o her_o son_n to_o remove_v into_o moab_n whence_o after_o ten_o year_n stay_v she_o return_v home_o to_o bethlehem_n with_o ruth_n her_o daughter-in-law_n who_o here_o become_v a_o extraordinary_a 8._o glean_a on_o the_o field_n of_o boaz._n here_o harvest_n be_v end_v ruth_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o naomi_n go_v afterward_o to_o glean_v a_o husband_n for_o herself_o and_o come_v in_o the_o night_n to_o the_o 6._o thresh_a floor_n of_o boaz_n to_o challenge_v in_o he_o the_o right_a of_o the_o next_o kinsman_n some_o herein_o will_v censure_v her_o carriage_n to_o come_v at_o so_o unseasonable_a a_o time_n to_o surprise_v a_o man_n for_o her_o husband_n so_o that_o se_fw-la defendendo_fw-la to_o vindicate_v his_o credit_n he_o must_v be_v force_v to_o marry_v she_o but_o let_v these_o dainty_a dame_n which_o condemn_v ruth_n herein_o first_o follow_v her_o faithfulness_n in_o attend_v then_o imitate_v her_o industry_n in_o maintain_v her_o mother-in-law_n and_o this_o do_v they_o will_v have_v less_o wanton_a thought_n in_o themselves_o and_o more_o charitable_a opinion_n of_o ruth_n beside_o in_o the_o innocence_n and_o simplicity_n of_o those_o day_n some_o passage_n may_v be_v harmeles_o perform_v which_o in_o our_o age_n grow_v ripe_v in_o wit_n and_o riâ—e_v in_o wickedness_n carry_v with_o they_o more_o than_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_a she_o bring_v forth_o here_o obed_n the_o father_n of_o jesse_n and_o grandfather_n of_o david_n §_o 15._o david_n afterward_o be_v bear_v bethlehem_n and_o keep_v sheep_n in_o bethlehem_n therefore_o call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n here_o he_o make_v a_o experimental_a syllogism_n and_o from_o most_o practical_a proposition_n major_n a_o lion_n minor_n a_o 54._o bear_n infer_v the_o direct_a conclusion_n that_o god_n will_v give_v he_o victory_n over_o goliath_n hence_o he_o be_v fetch_v from_o follow_v the_o ewe_n big_a with_o young_a to_o go_v before_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o god_n intend_v to_o raise_v david_n high_a in_o honourable_a old_a age_n that_o the_o building_n may_v be_v the_o firm_a lay_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o very_o low_o in_o his_o laborious_a and_o religious_a education_n be_v then_o better_a employ_v when_o thirst_v after_o god_n honour_n then_o afterward_o when_o not_o far_o from_o this_o place_n he_o fond_o long_v for_o the_o 15._o water_n of_o the_o well_o of_o bethlehem_n which_o be_v by_o the_o gate_n the_o philistine_n army_n then_o encamp_v about_o it_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v say_v that_o david_n desire_v what_o david_n subject_n dare_v not_o perform_v three_o of_o his_o worthy_n bold_o march_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o enemy_n quick_o draw_v safe_o bear_v back_o humble_o present_a to_o their_o sovereign_n this_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la the_o procure_v whereof_o cost_v they_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n but_o
strength_n to_o carry_v mortar_n or_o be_v it_o suitable_a with_o the_o modesty_n of_o their_o sex_n to_o climb_v ladder_n clamber_v scaffold_n see_v there_o be_v no_o act_n for_o any_o builder_n but_o upon_o such_o stage_n sure_o they_o refuse_v no_o pain_n proportionable_a with_o decency_n to_o their_o power_n and_o what_o be_v want_v in_o their_o person_n supply_v with_o their_o purse_n expend_v it_o perchance_o out_o of_o their_o own_o portion_n and_o if_o orphan_n money_n put_v into_o the_o chamber_n of_o london_n be_v account_v so_o sure_o god_n no_o doubt_n do_v repay_v what_o they_o lay_v out_o on_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n §_o 3._o now_o whereas_o shallum_n their_o father_n be_v style_v ruler_n of_o the_o half_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n city_n rather_o subtle_a then_o solid_a be_v the_o note_n of_o tremellius_n 12._o thereupon_o for_o say_v he_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o two_o tribe_n judah_n and_o benjamin_n have_v therefore_o two_o ruler_n thereof_o not_o consider_v how_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n other_o small_a city_n and_o those_o undoubted_o whole_a and_o entire_a in_o one_o tribe_n have_v notwithstanding_o two_o governor_n over_o they_o and_o those_o benefactor_n to_o the_o build_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o malchiah_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n the_o ruler_n of_o 14._o part_n of_o beth-haccarem_a shallum_n the_o son_n of_o col-hozeh_a 15._o the_o ruler_n of_o part_n of_o mizpah_n nehemiah_n the_o son_n of_o azbuk_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o 16._o half_a part_n of_o bethzur_a hashabiah_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o half_a 17._o part_n of_o keilah_n banai_n the_o son_n of_o henadad_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o 18._o half_a part_n of_o keilah_n now_o the_o divide_v of_o the_o command_n of_o the_o city_n betwixt_o two_o governor_n so_o usual_a at_o this_o very_a time_n and_o noâ—_n notable_o extant_a in_o scripture_n before_o or_o after_o the_o day_n of_o nehâ—miah_n lead_v we_o to_o this_o probable_a opinion_n that_o immediate_o upon_o the_o jew_n return_v from_o babylon_n the_o persian_a emperor_n from_o who_o all_o commission_n be_v derive_v will_v not_o entrust_v any_o jew_n with_o the_o sole_a rule_n of_o a_o strong_a city_n but_o for_o the_o better_a security_n part_v it_o betwixt_o two_o who_o have_v joint_a but_o distinct_a dominion_n therein_o that_o whilst_o they_o with_o mutual_a jealousy_n observe_v the_o action_n each_o of_o other_o both_o may_v preserve_v the_o interest_n of_o their_o master_n §_o 4._o in_o build_v the_o old_a gate_n two_o co-founder_n be_v join_v together_o gate_n namely_o 1_o jehoiada_n the_o son_n of_o 6_o paseah_n 2_o meshullam_n the_o son_n of_o besodaiah_n i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o as_o york_n minster_n be_v build_v by_o percy_n yorkshire_n and_o vavasour_n the_o one_o give_v stone_n the_o other_o timber_n to_o that_o structure_n so_o the_o build_n of_o this_o gate_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n advance_v betwixt_o they_o but_o hence_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v no_o shame_n for_o one_o to_o admit_v a_o partner_n in_o that_o weighty_a work_n which_o he_o caunot_v wield_v by_o himself_o blame_v worthy_a their_o pride_n or_o peevishness_n who_o will_v not_o have_v that_o good_a design_n do_v at_o all_o which_o can_v not_o all_o be_v do_v by_o themselves_o §_o 5._o whereas_o malchiah_n the_o son_n of_o rechah_n be_v record_v builder_n of_o the_o dung-gate_n no_o needless_a port_n in_o that_o city_n rechabite_n see_v in_o populous_a place_n perfumer_n may_v be_v spare_v with_o less_o loss_n to_o the_o public_a than_o scavanger_n some_o locum_fw-la conceive_v this_o malchiah_n to_o have_v be_v a_o rechabite_n by_o descent_n and_o a_o ceremonious_a observer_n of_o their_o ancestor_n instruction_n not_o to_o drink_v 6._o wine_n nor_o build_v house_n but_o to_o live_v in_o tent_n with_o other_o canonical_a obedience_n nor_o be_v this_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n any_o breach_n of_o their_o vow_n partly_o because_o a_o public_a no_o private_a edifice_n and_o partly_o 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five_o cubit_n square_a common_o call_v solomon_n cistern_n sure_o the_o water_n of_o they_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o be_v the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o 15._o canticle_n to_o prove_v solomon_n the_o author_n thereof_o where_o but_o obscure_a and_o oblite_fw-la mention_n be_v make_v of_o those_o water-work_n more_o probable_a some_o king_n of_o tyre_n make_v these_o and_o the_o neighbour_a aqueduct_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o city_n §_o 22._o seventeen_o mile_n north_n of_o tyre_n lay_v the_o city_n of_o sidon_n so_o name_v from_o the_o elder_a 15._o son_n of_o canaan_n a_o city_n of_o great_a antiquity_n see_v tyre_n be_v term_v by_o the_o 12._o prophet_n the_o daughter_n of_o sidon_n sure_o here_o the_o hebrew_n proverb_n hold_v true_a 44._o as_o be_v the_o mother_n so_o be_v the_o daughter_n both_o of_o these_o city_n be_v of_o great_a wealth_n and_o wickedness_n insomuch_o that_o to_o live_v careless_a quiet_a and_o secure_a be_v in_o scripture_n phrase_n 7._o to_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o zidonian_o §_o 23._o it_o be_v also_o a_o place_n of_o very_o great_a extent_n therefore_o term_v in_o 28._o holy_a writ_n zidon_n rabbah_n or_o great_a zidon_n not_o that_o there_o be_v ever_o a_o lesser_a zidon_n though_o there_o be_v one_o grand_a cairo_n it_o follow_v not_o there_o be_v also_o a_o petty_a cairo_n but_o it_o be_v emphatical_o so_o name_v in_o comparison_n of_o other_o city_n yea_o 16._o diodorus_n siculus_n and_o 12._o pomponius_n mela_n make_v sidon_n the_o great_a city_n of_o all_o phenicia_n understand_v then_o ancient_o while_o as_o yet_o she_o suckle_v tyre_n her_o little_a infant_n which_o afterward_o outgrew_n her_o mother_n in_o greatness_n this_o haply_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o homer_n so_o often_o make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o sidon_n be_v so_o silent_a of_o tyre_n because_o repute_v this_o latter_a a_o parcel_n of_o the_o former_a §_o 24._o many_o and_o great_a be_v the_o fortification_n of_o sidon_n but_o 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prophet_n it_o may_v be_v rank_v with_o the_o make_n of_o dinah_n jacob_n daughter_n to_o be_v job_n wife_n and_o with_o ruth_n her_o be_v daughter_n to_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n all_o which_o three_o tradition_n be_v equal_o improbable_a in_o themselves_o altogether_o ungrounded_a on_o scripture_n and_o yet_o peremptory_o affirm_v of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n nor_o have_v i_o ought_v else_o to_o observe_v of_o this_o city_n save_v that_o the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o zarephah_n signify_v a_o conflatory_a or_o melt_a place_n where_o metal_n whereof_o plenty_n in_o this_o province_n be_v make_v fuâ—il_n by_o the_o fire_n in_o their_o furnace_n §_o 27._o 3â—_n accho_n remain_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o confine_n of_o zebulun_n a_o learned_a cap._n writer_n conceive_v it_o call_v ace_n by_o grecian_n from_o afford_v medicine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a to_o hercules_n when_o hurt_n in_o his_o conflict_n with_o the_o lernaean_a 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deliver_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o fountain_n but_o devour_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o the_o ocean_n only_a belus_n have_v get_v a_o name_n though_o not_o in_o scripture_n run_v through_o the_o cendevian_a lake_n famous_a for_o its_o 19_o inexhausted_a sand_n turn_v all_o thing_n it_o touch_v into_o glass_n as_o for_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o memnon_n who_o the_o poet_n feign_v the_o son_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o 9_o josephus_n erect_v his_o monument_n near_o the_o river_n belus_n we_o take_v no_o notice_n thereof_o be_v hereafter_o to_o find_v his_o tomb_n 3._o the_o dew_n of_o who_o birth_n be_v as_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o morning_n in_o a_o far_o distant_a place_n §_o 29._o the_o arm_n usual_o assign_v to_o asher_n be_v azure_a asher_n a_o stand_a cup_n cover_v or_o relate_v to_o jacob_n blessing_n 20._o he_o shall_v yield_v royal_a dainty_n a_o cup_n be_v take_v here_o by_o a_o synedochicall_a metonymy_n for_o all_o plentiful_a provision_n asher_n otherwise_o afford_v dish_n as_o well_o as_o cup_n and_o esculent_n as_o well_o as_o variety_n of_o beverage_n but_o shall_v the_o shield_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v as_o full_a of_o charge_n as_o the_o land_n thereof_o be_v fruitful_a of_o commodity_n what_o be_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o country_n will_v be_v the_o disgrace_n of_o the_o coat_n of_o asher_n here_o the_o map_n of_o zebulun_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n chap._n 6._o §_o 1._o zebulun_n ten_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leah_n his_o wise_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n zebulun_n that_o 31._o fifty_o seven_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o be_v extract_v from_o he_o all_o which_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o manifold_a disobedience_n their_o next_o generation_n be_v 27._o sixty_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n honourable_a mention_n on_o all_o occasion_n be_v make_v of_o this_o tribe_n in_o scripture_n how_o forward_o be_v they_o in_o their_o expedition_n against_o sisera_n in_o so_o much_o as_o 14._o out_o of_o zebulun_n they_o come_v down_o that_o handle_v the_o pen_n of_o the_o writer_n gownsman_n turn_v swordman_n clerk_n become_v captain_n change_v their_o penknife_n into_o sword_n thus_o the_o peaceableness_n of_o their_o profession_n can_v bail_v none_o to_o stay_v at_o home_n when_o eminent_a danger_n arrest_v all_o at_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o serve_v in_o person_n abroad_o david_n call_v they_o the_o prince_n 27._o of_o zebulun_n etc._n etc._n and_o well_o may_v he_o afford_v they_o that_o style_n of_o dignity_n who_o attend_v he_o at_o hebron_n with_o a_o army_n so_o absolute_o accomplish_v for_o 1_o number_n 33._o fifty_o thousand_o 2_o skill_n expert_a in_o war_n which_o can_v keep_v rank_n 3_o weapon_n with_o all_o instrument_n of_o war_n 4_o loyalty_n they_o be_v not_o of_o double_a heart_n yet_o in_o all_o age_n of_o all_o the_o numerous_a tribe_n of_o zebulun_n we_o find_v but_o two_o grandee_n express_v by_o name_n 12._o elon_n a_o peaceable_a judge_n and_o jonah_n a_o eminent_a prophet_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v a_o great_a than_o jonah_n be_v here_o even_o christ_n himself_o the_o honour_n and_o dishonour_n though_o not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o land_n of_o zebulun_n honour_n because_o here_o miraculous_o conceive_v poor_o &_o painful_o bread_n &_o bring_v up_o here_o frequent_a in_o preach_v &_o work_v of_o miracle_n dishonour_n because_o careless_o neglect_v and_o scornful_o contemn_v yea_o dispightful_o persecute_v of_o his_o own_o countryman_n §_o 2._o zebulun_n have_v asher_n on_o the_o northwest_n thereof_o naphtali_n on_o the_o north-east_n issachar_n on_o the_o south_n the_o mediterranean_a on_o the_o west_n and_o galilean_a sea_n on_o the_o east_n thereof_o this_o maritime_a position_n of_o this_o tribe_n jacob_n foresee_v in_o his_o prophecy_n 13._o zebulun_n shall_v dwell_v at_o the_o haven_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o haven_n of_o ship_n and_o his_o border_n shall_v be_v unto_o zidon_n which_o charter_n of_o sea_n conveniency_n be_v renew_v and_o enlarge_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o blessing_n rejoice_v 19_o zebulun_n in_o thy_o go_v out_o and_o issachar_n in_o thy_o tent_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o mountain_n and_o there_o shall_v they_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n for_o they_o shall_v suck_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o sand_n where_o though_o these_o two_o tribe_n be_v make_v partner_n and_o joint_a sharer_n in_o marine_a interest_n and_o be_v promise_v equal_a profit_n thereby_o yet_o issachar_n it_o seem_v love_v land_n and_o a_o home_n life_n best_o employ_v his_o canvas_v rather_o for_o tent_n than_o sail_n while_o the_o sea_n and_o go_v out_o in_o long_a voyage_n be_v rather_o zebuluns_n delight_n so_o have_v i_o see_v chicken_n and_o duckling_n hatch_v under_o the_o same_o hen_n no_o soon_o unhouse_v out_o of_o their_o shell_n but_o present_o the_o one_o fall_v a_o peck_v on_o the_o ground_n the_o other_o a_o paddle_v in_o the_o water_n §_o 3._o nor_o let_v any_o be_v stagger_v at_o the_o close_a of_o jacob_n prophecy_n sidon_n wherein_o he_o foretell_v zebuluns_n border_n shall_v be_v unto_o 13._o sidon_n find_v this_o tribe_n to_o fall_v many_o mile_n short_a and_o south_n of_o that_o place_n for_o sidon_n be_v not_o there_o to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o city_n but_o country_n 342._o so_o name_v and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o sidonian_n or_o phoenicians_n extend_v to_o accho_n or_o ptolemais_n a_o city_n thereof_o on_o which_o the_o north_n bind_v of_o zebulun_n do_v confine_v greater_n will_v be_v the_o difficulty_n to_o assign_v a_o clear_a reason_n why_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o chronicle_n where_o the_o pedigree_n of_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v reckon_v up_o zebulun_n and_o dan_n as_o considerable_a and_o deserve_a as_o the_o rest_n be_v omit_v the_o best_a be_v places_z not_o person_n concern_v our_o present_a subject_n and_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o betray_v such_o indiscretion_n to_o leave_v the_o plain_a and_o ready_a road_n of_o my_o work_n in_o hand_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o wood_n not_o to_o say_v the_o bog_n of_o a_o impertinent_a question_n §_o 4._o we_o begin_v with_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n the_o eastern_a boundary_a of_o this_o tribe_n sea_n call_v always_o a_o sea_n by_o three_o of_o the_o evangelist_n but_o general_o a_o lake_n by_o saint_n luke_n indeed_o among_o lake_n it_o may_v be_v account_v for_o a_o sea_n such_o the_o greatness_n among_o sea_n repute_v for_o a_o lake_n such_o the_o sweetness_n and_o freshness_n of_o the_o water_n therein_o the_o extent_n thereof_o be_v most_o various_o report_v among_o author_n 18._o josephus_n make_v it_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n long_o and_o six_o broad_a hist._n pliny_n