haply_o be_v only_o for_o distinction_n sake_n to_o know_v one_o chariot_n from_o another_o without_o further_a signification_n they_o that_o go_v the_o other_o way_n maculosi_fw-la which_o also_o have_v appear_v like_o charet_n and_o horse_n 2._o king_n 6.17_o &_o 2._o king_n 2.11_o &_o most_o plain_o psal_n 68.17_o targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maculosi_fw-la make_v short_a work_n and_o hereby_o understand_v the_o divers_a ministration_n of_o the_o angel_n depute_v to_o several_a employment_n and_o nothing_o else_o which_o be_v also_o according_a to_o that_o in_o the_o first_o vision_n chap._n 1._o verse_n 8._o about_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o last_o horse_n there_o be_v some_o difference_n in_o the_o read_n grizzled_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grandinei_fw-la or_o grandine_fw-la guttati_fw-la maculis_fw-la albis_fw-la respersi_fw-la spot_v with_o white_a spot_n like_o hailstone_n upon_o black_a or_o other_o colour_n jacobs_n spot_a sheep_n be_v so_o term_v gen._n 31.10_o which_o chap._n 30._o verse_n 39_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o old_a translator_n render_v it_o of_n divers_a colour_n the_o french_a cendrès_fw-fr ash-coloured_a be_v bay_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 63.1_o 〈◊〉_d es_fw-ge 63.1_o tinct_n infecti_fw-la by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o guttural_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o targum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cinerei_fw-la ash-coloured_a of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cinis_fw-la gen._n 18.27_o the_o old_a translator_n reddish_n the_o seventie_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sturnini_n stare-colour_n french_a mouschetès_n junius_n take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o usual_a signification_n for_o roborati_fw-la confirmati_fw-la strong_a or_o strengthen_v viz._n by_o god_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o will_n and_o so_o may_v be_v as_o a_o common_a epithet_n to_o all_o these_o horse_n i.e._n angel_n employ_v in_o god_n service_n 2._o 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at_o this_o time_n overthrow_v and_o so_o their_o race_n be_v run_v wherefore_o the_o angel_n speak_v nothing_o of_o they_o junius_n be_v silent_a touch_v this_o point_n ergo_fw-la quaere_fw-la 3._o by_o a_o effect_n wrought_v by_o their_o ministry_n and_o employment_n which_o the_o angel_n deliver_v with_o some_o vehemency_n to_o breed_v more_o attention_n in_o the_o prophet_n then_o he_o cry_v upon_o i_o call_v on_o i_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o speak_v unto_o i_o say_v behold_v see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o that_o go_v towards_o the_o north_n country_n have_v quiet_v my_o spirit_n in_o the_o north_n country_n a_o obscure_a place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tranquillarunt_fw-la requiem_n dederunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quiescere_fw-la facit_fw-la not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d statuit_fw-la collocavit_fw-la manere_fw-la fecit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o kimhi_n and_o schelomo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o 〈◊〉_d sometime_o es_fw-ge 30.28_o proverb_n 16.32_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v for_o wrath._n the_o meaning_n then_o according_a to_o the_o first_o interpretation_n of_o the_o vision_n be_v they_o have_v quiet_v my_o spirit_n id_fw-la est_fw-la pacify_v my_o 1.24_o my_o es_fw-ge 1.24_o wrath_n do_v a_o please_a and_o acceptable_a work_n in_o execute_v my_o revenge_n upon_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o persian_n who_o have_v cruel_o vex_v the_o jew_n above_o measure_n as_o chap._n 1._o verse_n 15._o now_o the_o persian_n have_v already_o punish_v the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o grecian_n shall_v short_o afflict_v the_o persian_n both_o by_o god_n appointment_n for_o the_o oppression_n of_o his_o people_n the_o paraphrast_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfecerunt_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la meam_fw-la junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la understand_v it_o of_o the_o conversion_n and_o repentance_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n wrought_v by_o ministry_n of_o angel_n thus_o they_o have_v quiet_v my_o spirit_n in_o the_o north_n country_n id_fw-la est_fw-la appease_v my_o anger_n towards_o the_o jew_n dwell_v in_o babylon_n and_o neglect_v god_n favour_n in_o their_o deliverance_n but_o how_o be_v this_o do_v by_o bring_v some_o of_o they_o to_o repentance_n who_o therefore_o god_n will_v not_o cast_v forth_o of_o his_o favour_n wherein_o god_n ascribe_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n to_o his_o minister_n the_o angel_n for_o their_o great_a honour_n which_o exposition_n give_v occasion_n of_o some_o doubt_n as_o first_o how_o the_o angel_n be_v worker_n of_o repentance_n in_o man_n second_o whether_o these_o penitent_a jew_n do_v still_o tarry_v in_o babylon_n or_o return_v home_o to_o their_o own_o country_n if_o they_o tarry_v how_o do_v they_o repent_v see_v their_o tarry_n there_o be_v one_o of_o their_o great_a sin_n if_o they_o return_v when_o be_v it_o we_o find_v indeed_o that_o at_o the_o come_n of_o ezra_n which_o be_v after_o this_o time_n many_o jew_n repent_v belike_o their_o former_a slothfulness_n join_v themselves_o with_o he_o and_o return_v home_o as_o be_v describe_v at_o large_a ezra_n 7._o &_o 8._o and_o perhaps_o that_o be_v somewhat_o here_o aim_v at_o but_o three_o whether_o do_v not_o this_o rest_n give_v to_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o north_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o large_a extent_n than_o only_o in_o some_o few_o particular_a convert_v with_o who_o though_o god_n be_v well_o please_v upon_o their_o repentance_n and_o return_n yet_o for_o the_o generality_n he_o be_v still_o high_o displease_v with_o they_o who_o forget_v zion_n and_o sit_v still_o by_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n and_o so_o we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n contain_v not_o a_o vision_n but_o a_o historical_a predication_n of_o what_o be_v real_o to_o be_v do_v viz._n the_o oblation_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o come_v from_o babylon_n and_o the_o typical_a coronation_n of_o jehoshua_n the_o high_a priest_n how_o this_o follow_v upon_o the_o former_a vision_n be_v doubtful_a but_o there_o be_v two_o way_n general_o follow_v either_o thus_o the_o vision_n set_v forth_o unto_o we_o the_o administration_n of_o all_o kingdom_n by_o the_o direction_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o though_o he_o have_v suffer_v these_o monarch_n to_o invade_v and_o spoil_v his_o people_n yet_o will_v so_o order_v the_o matter_n that_o the_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n shall_v flourish_v again_o in_o juda_n notwithstanding_o the_o power_n of_o those_o earthly_a christ_n earthly_a but_o yet_o after_o a_o new_a and_o unusual_a manner_n one_o man_n shall_v have_v they_o both_o typify_v in_o joshua_n fulfil_v in_o christ_n monarchy_n when_o in_o due_a time_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o church_n 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the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 9_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o four_o circumstance_n 1._o the_o party_n before_o who_o it_o must_v be_v do_v which_o be_v some_o of_o the_o captivity_n come_v from_o babylon_n 2._o the_o time_n the_o same_o day_n that_o they_o come_v 3._o the_o place_n in_o the_o house_n of_o josiah_n the_o son_n of_o zephaniah_n these_o circumstance_n be_v express_v verse_n 20._o take_v of_o they_o of_o the_o captivity_n such_o as_o have_v be_v carry_v captive_a and_o be_v now_o return_v even_n of_o heldai_n of_o tobiah_n and_o of_o jedaiah_n three_o principal_a man_n which_v be_v come_v from_o babylon_n how_o as_o private_a man_n bring_v their_o own_o free-will-offering_a to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n or_o as_o public_a ambassador_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o godly_a jew_n in_o babylon_n to_o make_v know_v their_o profession_n and_o zeal_n and_o to_o bring_v their_o gift_n and_o thus_o junius_n say_v but_o the_o text_n prove_v it_o not_o again_o when_o 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question_n touch_v the_o prophet_n be_v make_v by_o the_o people_n in_o answer_n of_o god_n question_n touch_v their_o father_n but_o so_o the_o sense_n and_o connexion_n of_o this_o verse_n with_o those_o follow_v be_v obscure_v as_o it_o be_v likewise_o if_o it_o be_v interpret_v of_o the_o false_a prophet_n the_o former_a sense_n be_v clear_a and_o drive_v at_o this_o that_o the_o power_n of_o god_n word_n depend_v not_o on_o any_o man_n person_n nor_o be_v limit_v to_o any_o one_o age_n verse_n 5._o 2._o by_o a_o vehement_a instance_n and_o opposition_n your_o father_n be_v dead_a yet_o their_o punishment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v forget_v and_o the_o prophet_n be_v dead_a too_o but_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o prophecy_n be_v not_o bury_v with_o they_o but_o be_v in_o every_o point_n fulfil_v according_a to_o their_o preach_n which_o appear_v 1._o by_o the_o experiment_n and_o manifest_a proof_n of_o god_n judgement_n inflict_v on_o they_o so_o easy_o to_o be_v discern_v that_o 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or_o rather_o be_v better_o advise_v and_o come_v to_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o their_o state_n as_o malac._n 3.18_o and_n say_v as_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 6._o so_o much_o of_o the_o first_o sermon_n now_o follow_v the_o second_o which_o with_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v 2._o prophetical_a consist_v of_o eight_o distinct_a vision_n touch_v the_o restauration_n and_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n all_o which_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v show_v unto_o zacharie_n successive_o without_o interruption_n be_v likewise_o declare_v unto_o the_o people_n in_o one_o sermon_n wherein_o as_o in_o the_o former_a we_o have_v 1._o the_o circumstance_n the_o same_o that_o before_o verse_n 7._o 2._o the_o matter_n of_o it_o namely_o the_o vision_n themselves_o which_o without_o any_o further_a analysis_n and_o strain_a cohaerence_n we_o will_v consider_v in_o order_n as_o they_o lie_v before_o we_o vision_n 1._o the_o scope_n of_o this_o vision_n be_v to_o let_v the_o jew_n understand_v the_o providence_n and_o care_n which_o god_n have_v of_o they_o in_o this_o their_o miserable_a estate_n when_o god_n seem_v to_o neglect_v and_o cast_v they_o off_o here_o we_o be_v to_o note_v 1._o the_o description_n of_o the_o vision_n verse_n 8._o i_o see_v by_o night_n i_o have_v a_o vision_n in_o the_o night_n a_o time_n fit_a and_o usual_a for_o such_o revelation_n and_o behold_v a_o man_n ride_v a_o angel_n in_o man_n shape_n even_o christ_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o lord_n host_n josh_n 4.14_o and_o foremost_a of_o the_o troop_n in_o likeness_n of_o a_o horseman_n ready_o appoint_v to_o make_v out_o for_o his_o people_n good_a the_o same_o that_o dan._n 10.13.21_o be_v call_v michael_n prince_n of_o the_o jew_n upon_o a_o red_a horse_n why_o red_a in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o this_o colour_n be_v give_v to_o his_o garment_n esa_n 63._o 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o the_o angel_n horse_n rev._n 6.4_o junius_n 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first_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o end_v at_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n which_o jeremie_n speak_v of_o another_z begin_v at_o the_o 19_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o end_v at_o the_o second_o of_o darius_n hystaspis_n thus_o nabuchadnezzar_n 45_o 29._o exit_fw-la 2._o king_n ult._n v._n 8._o cum_fw-la v._o 27._o &_o chap._n 24._o v._n 12._o exit_fw-la seder_n olam_fw-la c._n 29._o evilmerodach_n 23_o belshazzar_n 3_o 8.1_o dan._n 8.1_o  _fw-fr 71_o account_n according_a to_o jeremies_n account_n again_o nabuchadnezzar_n begin_v at_o his_o 19_o year_n 26_o evilmerodach_n 23_o belshazzar_n 3_o cyrus_n 7_o cyrop_n xenoph._n l._n 8._o cyrop_n cambyses_n 8_o 3._o herod_n l._n 3._o darius_n hystaspis_n 2_o  _fw-fr 69_o that_o according_a to_o zacharies_n account_n for_o the_o odd_a year_n they_o stand_v not_o upon_o that_o but_o this_o account_n of_o the_o jesuite_n carry_v little_o show_v of_o good_a reason_n with_o it_o for_o first_o they_o begin_v the_o captivity_n at_o the_o first_o 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