21._o so_o that_o i_o come_v again_o jacob_n vow_v in_o all_o point_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n v._o 15._o then_o shall_v not_o as_o if_o otherwise_o not_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o thereupon_o vow_v this_o in_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n v._o 12._o this_o stone_n see_v on_o v._o 18._o and_o ch_n 31._o 45._o god_n house_n so_o perform_v ch_n 35._o 7_o 14._o the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o a_o sign_n of_o homage_n and_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n thus_o by_o abraham_n and_o by_o jacob_n tithe_n pay_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1._o theu_fw-la jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o or_o seventy_o six_o year_n old_a see_v annotat._v on_o ver_fw-la 21._o east_n whence_o abraham_n come_v esay_n 41._o 2._o where_o job_n live_v afterward_o job_n 1._o 3._o but_o the_o particular_a place_n in_o the_o east_n here_o mean_v be_v haran_n v._o 4._o v._o 2._o a_o well_o so_o chap._n 24._o 11_o 15._o and_o exod._n 2._o 15_o 16_o 21._o a_o great_a stone_n to_o keep_v the_o store_n v._o 5._o the_o son_n of_o nahor_n that_o be_v the_o grandchild_n v._o 6._o be_v he_o well_o so_o ch_n 43._o 17_o 28._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 5_o 6._o 2_o sam_n 20._o 9_o v._o 8._o we_o can_v by_o right_a as_o ch_z 34._o 14._o 43._o 32._o or_o with_o our_o might_n and_o strength_n for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a stone_n v._o 2._o v._o 10._o roll_v the_o stone_n by_o his_o own_o strength_n or_o with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o shepherd_n v._o 11._o kiss_v rachel_n having_n first_o show_v she_o who_o he_o be_v ch_n 31._o 55._o v._o 12._o her_o father_n brother_n that_o be_v kinsman_n his_o sister_n son_n v._o 13._o v._o 13._o kiss_v he_o one_o man_n kiss_v another_o so_o ch_n 45._o 15._o exod._n 4._o 27._o 18._o 7._o luke_n 7_o 45._o rom_n 16._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 12._o traitorous_a be_v the_o kiss_n of_o joab_n and_o judas_n all_o these_o thing_n touch_v his_o father_n the_o birthright_n blessing_n 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bring_v in_o as_o a_o motive_n to_o mercy_n as_o psal_n 103._o 13_o 14._o a_o like_a plea_n david_n make_v psal_n 25._o 11._o and_o god_n himself_o esay_n 48._o 8_o 9_o though_o sin_n abound_v god_n mercy_n superabound_v mercy_n rejoice_v against_o judgement_n v._o 22._o while_o the_o earth_n god_n restore_v and_o repair_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n corrupt_v by_o the_o flood_n this_o hinder_v not_o peter_n fiery_a prophecy_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 7._o esay_n 54._o 8_o 9_o 10._o seedtime_n etc._n etc._n generaly_n so_o which_o hinder_v not_o particular_a judgement_n upon_o particular_a place_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o 1_o king_n 17._o 1._o god_n will_v henceforth_o deal_v more_o particular_o with_o man_n and_o not_o overturn_v the_o general_a course_n of_o nature_n any_o more_o chap._n ix_o verse_n 1._o be_v fruitful_a etc._n etc._n though_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o more_o child_n of_o noah_n after_o this_o time_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a but_o he_o have_v more_o god_n word_n and_o his_o work_n go_v together_o in_o three_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o year_n viz._n from_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n mankind_n be_v wonderful_o multiply_v and_o yet_o man_n life_n in_o that_o time_n mighty_o shorten_v v._o 2._o the_o fear_n of_o you_o though_o not_o your_o dominion_n over_o they_o as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o fall_n yet_o the_o fear_n and_o dread_n of_o you_o shall_v upon_o they_o even_o to_o the_o tame_n or_o over-awing_a at_o least_o of_o the_o wild_a fierce_a and_o strong_a of_o they_o by_o force_n or_o cunning_n psal_n 8._o 6_o etc._n etc._n 104_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o jam._n 3._o 7._o though_o god_n can_v arm_v even_o the_o least_o of_o they_o to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n upon_o man_n v._o 3._o that_o live_v likely_a not_o die_v of_o itself_o or_o tear_v by_o beast_n as_o levit._fw-la 17._o 15._o and_o 22._o 8._o exod_n 12._o 31._o for_o many_o of_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n be_v in_o use_n long_o before_o meat_n for_o you_o see_v annotation_n on_o ch_n 1._o 29._o meat_n such_o as_o be_v fit_a for_o meat_n and_o even_o those_o that_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o meat_n and_o sustenance_n yea_o poisonous_a yet_o may_v serve_v for_o physic_n or_o otherwise_o for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o life_n of_o man_n v._o 4._o but_o flesh_n with_o the_o life_n thereof_o the_o blood_n the_o blood_n of_o these_o creature_n in_o call_v the_o life_n of_o they_o and_o their_o life_n be_v say_v to_o be_v their_o blood_n and_o in_o their_o blood_n leu._n 17._o 11._o 14._o because_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o most_o lively_a part_n of_o they_o be_v produce_v of_o the_o pure_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o with_o it_o diffuse_v in_o artery_n throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n without_o which_o vital_a spirit_n though_o blood_n be_v in_o the_o body_n yet_o the_o body_n may_v be_v dead_a as_o in_o thing_n strangle_v now_o with_o the_o blood_n or_o in_o the_o blood_n the_o flesh_n be_v not_o to_o be_v eat_v but_o first_o it_o must_v be_v kill_v and_o cleanse_v of_o the_o blood_n a_o restraint_n no_o doubt_n to_o make_v they_o the_o more_o fearful_a of_o shed_v man_n blood_n as_o the_o word_n follow_v do_v declare_v but_o yet_o thus_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n seem_v not_o so_o full_a as_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v forbid_v not_o only_o with_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o vein_n for_o who_o desire_v so_o to_o eat_v it_o but_o also_o pour_v out_o by_o itself_o alone_o and_o thus_o the_o prohibition_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n to_o the_o jew_n who_o declare_v at_o large_a the_o various_a manner_n of_o the_o use_n of_o blood_n in_o their_o several_a kind_n of_o sacrifice_n but_o inhibit_v the_o eat_n of_o it_o rather_o than_o or_o at_o any_o other_o time_n in_o their_o sacrice_n sometime_o some_o of_o it_o be_v sprinkle_v upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o blood_n wring_v out_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n as_o when_o turtle-dove_n or_o pigeon_n be_v sacrifice_v leu._n 1._o 15._o and_o 5._o 9_o sometime_o it_o be_v sprinkle_v round_o about_o upon_o the_o altar_n as_o in_o the_o burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n leu._n 1._o 5_o 11._o and_o chap._n 3._o 2_o 8_o 13._o sometime_o with_o the_o finger_n dip_v in_o it_o some_o of_o it_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o rest_n pour_v out_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n as_o in_o the_o sin-offering_n for_o the_o ruler_n and_o for_o any_o one_o of_o the_o common_a people_n leu._n 4._o 25_o 30_o 34._o sometime_o with_o the_o finger_n dip_v in_o it_o some_o of_o it_o be_v to_o
6._o 22._o and_o so_o many_o man_n in_o scripture_n upon_o weighty_a cause_n do_v lawful_o require_v a_o oath_n so_o do_v abraham_n of_o his_o servant_n jacob_n of_o esau_n gen._n 25._o 33._o and_o of_o his_o son_n joseph_n gen._n 47._o 31._o rahab_n of_o the_o spy_n josh._n 2._o 12._o samson_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judâ—h_n judg._n 15._o 12._o saul_n and_o the_o egyptian_a of_o david_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 21._o and_o 30._o 15._o nabuchadnezzar_n of_o zedekiah_n 2_o chron_n 36._o 13._o and_o many_o in_o like_a case_n free_o and_o voluntary_o give_v their_o oath_n so_o moses_n to_o calâ—b._n josh._n 14._o 9_o david_n to_o bathsheba_n 1_o king_n 1._o 13._o gedaliah_n to_o the_o remnant_n of_o â—udah_fw-mi 2_o king_n 25._o 24._o king_n zedekiah_n to_o jeremy_n jer._n 38._o â—6_n the_o reason_n and_o end_n of_o all_o be_v to_o assure_v man_n the_o more_o of_o faith_n and_o truth_n in_o word_n and_o promise_n for_o in_o a_o oath_n man_n call_v god_n to_o be_v both_o a_o witness_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o a_o avenger_n of_o the_o lie_n and_o breach_n of_o promise_n and_o so_o a_o oath_n bind_v the_o soul_n with_o a_o bond_n numb_a â—0_n 2._o and_o hereupon_o the_o godly_a to_o bind_v themselves_o the_o more_o to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n and_o good_a duty_n have_v swear_v to_o â—he_n lord_n so_o david_n to_o find_v out_o a_o house_n and_o place_n for_o god_n habitation_n psal._n 132._o 2._o so_o the_o priest_n levite_n and_o all_o israel_n to_o reform_v the_o strange_a marriage_n ezra_n 10._o 5._o so_o king_n asa_n and_o all_o the_o people_n enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o they_o swear_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o with_o shout_v and_o with_o trumpet_n and_o with_o corneâ—s_n 2_o chron._n 15._o 12_o 13_o 14._o yea_o god_n himself_o be_v merciful_o please_v so_o far_o to_o condescend_v as_o to_o swear_v unto_o man_n for_o their_o better_a assurance_n and_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n heb._n 6._o 12_o 18._o so_o he_o swear_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n gen._n 24._o 7._o 26._o 3._o exod._n 6._o 8._o luke_n 1._o 73._o so_o to_o david_n psal._n 89._o 49._o and_o sometime_o in_o wrath_n to_o ratify_v his_o threaten_n against_o sinner_n so_o psal._n 95._o 11._o heb._n 3._o 11._o in_o sacred_a account_n than_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o a_o oath_n heb._n 6._o 16._o it_o must_v be_v careful_o take_v in_o truth_n in_o righteousness_n and_o in_o judgement_n jer._n 4._o 2._o not_o vain_o or_o false_o god_n wrath_n be_v great_a against_o such_o oath_n and_o oath-breaker_n exod._n 20._o 7._o levit._fw-la 19_o 12._o hos._n 4._o 2._o 10._o 4._o jer._n 23._o 10._o ezek._n 17._o 15_o 21._o zech._n 5._o 3_o 4._o mal._n 3._o 5._o it_o be_v peter_n sin_n for_o which_o he_o weep_v so_o bitter_o matth._n 26._o 74._o 75._o we_o must_v fear_v a_o oath_n eccles._n 9_o 2._o though_o it_o be_v take_v to_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v call_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n eccl._n 8._o 2._o ezek._n 17._o 10._o and_o therefore_o the_o godly_a man_n though_o he_o swear_v to_o his_o own_o hurt_n yet_o change_v not_o psal._n 15._o 4._o though_o the_o gibeonite_n beguile_v joshuah_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n yet_o say_v they_o we_o must_v let_v they_o live_v lest_o wrath_n be_v upon_o we_o because_o of_o the_o oath_n which_o we_o swear_v unto_o they_o josh._n 9_o 15_o 19_o 20._o by_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o god_n worship_n to_o swear_v by_o god_n name_n deut._n 6._o 13._o 10._o 20._o esay_n 45._o 23._o 65._o 16._o jer._n 12._o 16._o psaâ—_n 63._o 11._o so_o jacob_n swear_v to_o laban_n by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n gen._n 31._o 53_o 42._o we_o must_v not_o swear_v by_o false_a god_n josh._n 23._o 7._o jer._n 12._o 16._o not_o by_o baal_n by_o the_o sin_n and_o idol_n of_o samaria_n the_o manner_n of_o beer-sheba_a by_o malcham_n against_o such_o swearer_n god_n threaren_v his_o judgement_n jer._n 5._o 7._o amos._n 8._o 14._o zeph._n 1._o 5._o nor_o must_v we_o swear_v by_o the_o creature_n as_o if_o they_o be_v god_n or_o we_o have_v power_n over_o they_o as_o our_o own_o to_o pawn_v they_o on_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o we_o say_v mat_n 5._o 34_o 35_o 36._o and_o ch_n 23._o 16_o 18_o 20_o 21_o 22._o james_n 5._o 12._o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanites_n ch_n 9_o 25._o 10._o 15._o 15._o 16_o 21._o such_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o old_a world_n ch_n 6._o 2._o this_o be_v rebekahs_n grief_n at_o esau_n and_o fear_v lest_o jacob_n shall_v do_v the_o like_a ch_z 27._o 46._o 28._o 1_o 2._o lest_o by_o marry_v with_o idolater_n his_o son_n or_o seed_n shall_v be_v draw_v from_o god_n deut._n 7._o 3_o 4._o and_o special_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o seed_n and_o blood_n mix_v with_o that_o curse_a nation_n who_o blood_n his_o posterity_n be_v to_o shed_v without_o pity_n and_o to_o succeed_v in_o their_o place_n according_a to_o god_n promise_v therefore_o moses_n forbid_v any_o covenant_n wiâ—h_v they_o neither_o will_v abraham_n buâ—y_v with_o they_o ch_z 23._o 6_o 20._o v._o 4._o unto_o my_o country_n the_o city_n of_o nahor_n in_o mesopotamia_n v._o 10._o haran_n or_o charran_n not_o ur_fw-la ch_n 29._o 4._o here_o be_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n next_o to_o that_o in_o abraham_n family_n though_o indeed_o uâ—ry_o much_o corrupt_v laban_n be_v a_o idolater_n ch_n 31._o 30_o 53._o and_o after_o jacob_n marriage_n there_o also_o some_o of_o that_o race_n in_o his_o family_n be_v not_o altogether_o free_a ch_n 31._o v._n 19_o 32._o 35._o 2_o 3_o 4._o v._o 5._o must_v i_o needs_o bring_v in_o case_n the_o woman_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o marry_v isaac_n to_o leave_v her_o country_n and_o come_v dwell_v in_o canaan_n but_o that_o he_o must_v yield_v to_o go_v and_o dwell_v there_o in_o that_o case_n he_o desâ—res_v direction_n and_o to_o know_v what_o his_o oath_n bind_v he_o unto_o bring_v isaac_n have_v undertake_v to_o his_o father_n to_o be_v guide_v by_o he_o and_o this_o servant_n in_o the_o business_n of_o his_o marriage_n bring_v he_o by_o persuasion_n again_o not_o that_o isaac_n have_v be_v there_o before_o but_o abraham_n as_o ch_z 15._o v._n 16._o v._o 6_o beware_v yield_v not_o to_o any_o such_o condition_n they_o there_o be_v too_o corrupt_a in_o religion_n and_o my_o son_n must_v not_o by_o go_v to_o dwell_v elsewhere_o in_o a_o kind_n renounce_v so_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n he_o must_v live_v here_o rather_o as_o a_o stranger_n and_o sojourner_n by_o faith_n as_o himself_o have_v do_v hebrew_n 11._o 9_o v._o 7._o his_o angel_n a_o minister_a spirit_n heb._n 1._o 14._o for_o thy_o direction_n and_o protection_n v._o 8._o clear_a so_o josh._n 2._o 17._o v._o 10._o master_n or_o lord._n these_o two_o term_n in_o scripture_n be_v use_v indifferent_o mat._n 17._o 4._o compare_v with_o mar._n 9_o 5._o all_o the_o good_n v._n 2._o 53._o ch_n 39_o 4._o â—â—n_fw-la camel_n numerous_n in_o those_o country_n 1_o chron._n 5._o 11._o ten_o here_o and_o servant_n to_o attend_v they_o v._o 59_o and_o lade_v no_o doubt_n for_o they_o this_o argue_v abraham_n wealth_n and_o the_o servant_n trust_v and_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o so_o long_a a_o journey_n and_o to_o carry_v present_n and_o gift_n v._o 53._o and_o that_o the_o kindred_n may_v see_v his_o master_n great_a estate_n mesopotamia_n between_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n call_v padan_n aram_n ch_n 25._o 20._o aram_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v usual_o call_v syria_n mat._n 4._o 24._o city_n of_o nahor_n see_v annotation_n in_o ch_z 11._o 31._o as_o christ_n city_n i_o e._n wherein_o he_o dwell_v mat._n 9_o 1._o v._o 11._o kneel_v down_o as_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o camel_n be_v to_o rest_v they_o and_o to_o load_v and_o unload_v v._o 12._o and_o â—e_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n v._o 45._o good_a speed_n v._n 42._o prosper_v my_o way_n luke_n 10._o 31._o the_o word_n chance_n be_v use_v and_o show_v kindness_n this_o kindness_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v v._o 14._o let_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v no_o doubt_v this_o come_v into_o his_o mind_n by_o the_o special_a instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n v._o 7._o as_o that_o of_o gideon_n judg._n 6._o 17_o 37._o and_o that_o of_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n 14._o 9_o without_o like_a warrant_n we_o may_v not_o attempt_v the_o like_a v._o 15._o before_o he_o have_v do_v speak_v so_o esay_n 65._o 24._o dan._n 9_o 23._o her_o pitcher_n thus_o woman_n employ_v in_o mean_a service_n v._o 11._o 13._o yea_o great_a and_o good_a woman_n as_o here_o and_z ch_z 18._o 6._o
call_v harosheth_n of_o the_o gentile_n judg._n iu._n 2._o as_o lie_v in_o that_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n thirteen_o thirteen_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n in_o title_n and_o dominion_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 19_o xxi_o 4._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 59_o though_o one_o of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n be_v too_o much_o for_o their_o present_a use_n and_o habitation_n we_o read_v but_o of_o three_o of_o they_o in_o number_n about_o fifty_o year_n before_o this_o time_n call_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a dismiss_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 1_o likely_a at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n and_o stay_v not_o fourteen_o year_n till_o after_o the_o division_n which_o division_n may_v yet_o possible_o be_v make_v soon_o than_o so_o josh._n xx._n 11._o divide_v this_o divide_v the_o spoil_n with_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 8_o those_o that_o stay_v at_o home_n beyond_o jordan_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 27._o and_o david_n seem_v hereupon_o to_o revive_v and_o enact_v that_o law_n of_o like_a division_n 1_o saem_n xxx_o 24_o 25._o mention_v of_o the_o name_n the_o not_o name_v of_o idol_n be_v mention_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 7_o as_o here_o so_o exod._n xxiii_o 13._o deut._n xii_o 3._o psal._n xvi_o 4._o and_o a_o like_a ephes._n v._n 3._o yet_o the_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o unlawful_a shechem_n shechem_n be_v a_o city_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o josh._n xx._n 7._o north-north-east_n from_o shiloh_n and_o bethel_n and_o close_o by_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o ebal_n judg._n ix_o 7._o here_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n have_v sojourn_v and_o jacob_n two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n young_a man_n upon_o dinah_n ravishment_n murder_v the_o citizen_n gen._n xxxiv_o here_o after_o gideon_n death_n the_o citizen_n worship_v baal-berith_a and_o rebel_v with_o abimelech_n and_o be_v after_o punish_v and_o spoil_v by_o he_o judg._n ix_o this_o city_n in_o ioshua_n time_n be_v make_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o give_v to_o the_o kohathite-levite_n josh._n xxi_o 21._o and_o here_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o all_o the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n chap._n xxiv_o ver_fw-la 25._o the_o mount_n ephraim_n whereon_o the_o city_n stand_v be_v famous_a for_o burial_n here_o they_o bury_v josephs_n bone_n in_o shechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n or_o emor_n josh._n xxiv_o 32._o act_n vii_o 16._o gen._n xxxiii_o 19_o here_o be_v great_a joshua_n himself_o a_o ephraimite_n bury_v in_o his_o inheritance_n in_o timnath-scrah_a or_o here_o be_v which_o be_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o hill_n goash_fw-mi josh._n xxiv_o 30._o judg._n ii_o 9_o and_o here_o be_v the_o highpriest_n eleazar_n bury_v in_o a_o hill_n that_o pertain_v to_o phineas_n his_o son_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n josh._n xxiv_o 33._o here_o deborah_n dwell_v judg._n iu._n 5._o and_o tola_n the_o judge_n ch_n x._o 1._o hither_o come_v rehoboam_n to_o be_v make_v king_n but_o jeroboam_n be_v there_o make_v king_n in_o his_o stead_n who_o build_v or_o fortify_v the_o city_n and_o dwell_v there_o 1_o king_n xii_o 1_o 20_o 25._o judge_n the_o book_n of_o judge_n contain_v a_o history_n not_o of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n but_o of_o two_o hundred_o ninty_a and_o nine_o year_n so_o count_v the_o year_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n within_o the_o year_n and_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n as_o i_o have_v show_v they_o necessary_o must_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n with_o prince_n salmon_n josh._n ii_o and_o so_o expound_v the_o text_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o time_n thus_o that_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n by_o othniel_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o it_o be_v first_o settle_v in_o rest_n by_o joshua_n at_o his_o death_n judg._n iii_o 11._o not_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o ehud_n in_o the_o eighti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o othniel_n ch._n iii_o 30._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o deborah_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o ehud_n ch._n v._o 31._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o gideon_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o deborah_n ch._n viii_o 28._o these_o make_v up_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o then_o follow_v three_o of_o abimelech_n twenty_o three_o of_o tolah_n twenty_o two_o of_o jair_a six_o of_o jephthah_n seven_o of_o ibzan_n ten_o of_o elon_n eight_o of_o abdon_n twenty_o of_o samson_n which_o make_v np_v the_o other_o ninty_a nine_o year_n in_o all_o two_o hund_v ninty_a nine_o the_o text_n judg._n iu._n 3_o 4._o seem_v to_o accord_v with_o rhis_n reckon_n and_o to_o account_v jabins_n oppression_n within_o the_o year_n of_o deborah_n but_o yet_o count_v beside_o these_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n distinct_o over_o and_o above_o which_o amount_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n and_o be_v according_a to_o the_o seem_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n and_o then_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n be_v add_v thereunto_o the_o sum_n arise_v to_o those_o 450._o year_n mention_v by_o paul_n act_v xiii_o 20._o but_o read_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n as_o in_o order_n they_o stand_v there_o in_o the_o original_a and_o after_o these_o thing_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n we_o may_v rather_o conceive_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n from_o the_o choose_n of_o the_o father_n till_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o joshua_n it_o be_v four_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o from_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n and_o four_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o from_o the_o rejection_n of_o ishmael_n both_o way_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o wherein_o those_o thing_n mention_v ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o be_v do_v and_o accomplish_v and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o king_n and_o thus_o the_o most_o learned_a primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n have_v it_o in_o his_o learned_a annal_n this_o book_n seem_v write_v of_o and_o concern_v the_o judge_n as_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n concern_v ruth_n and_o long_o after_o their_o time_n as_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v gather_v by_o those_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n and_o the_o like_a ch._n i._n 21_o 26._o and_o vi_o 24._o and_o x._o 4._o and_o xv._o 19_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 30._o must_v needs_o have_v relation_n at_o soon_a to_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 17._o psal._n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o ask_v they_o ask_v the_o lord_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o by_o phineas_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n make_v answer_v num._n xxvii_o 21._o both_o which_o be_v on_o or_o in_o the_o breastplate_n and_o the_o breastplate_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 28_o 30._o and_o thirty-nine_o 21._o which_o make_v david_n call_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o high_a priest_n thereby_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o ch._n xxviii_o 6._o so_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o see_v more_o on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o bezek_n bezek_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 4_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n lie_v from_o it_o south-west_n and_o midway_n between_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bethlehem_n adoni-bezek_n verse_n 5_o of_o he_o see_v on_o josh._n x._o 1._o say_a verse_n 7_o seventy_o king_n his_o seventy_o king_n subdue_v and_o mangle_v by_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o petty_a king_n of_o province_n or_o city_n if_o not_o such_o prince_n as_o be_v now_o in_o germany_n where_o all_o the_o brethren_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v call_v prince_n likewise_o and_o these_o seventy_o be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o all_o his_o reign_n and_o tyranny_n adoni-bezek_a have_v subdue_v he_o be_v bring_v from_o bezek_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v make_v a_o public_a example_n there_o jerusalem_n judah_n have_v take_v jerusalem_n verse_n 8_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n i._n e._n that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 8._o yet_o so_o as_o the_o jebusite_n still_o dwell_v therein_o with_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 63._o even_o till_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o benjamin_n do_v the_o like_a and_o no_o more_o with_o their_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n judg._n i._n 21._o yet_o both_o have_v little_o hold_v in_o it_o
maschil_n all_o which_o belong_v to_o those_o instrument_n music_n or_o poetry_n then_o in_o use_n now_o unknown_a nor_o great_o material_a for_o we_o now_o to_o know_v may_v admit_v of_o conjectural_a probability_n yet_o no_o certainty_n can_v be_v have_v for_o the_o exact_a notion_n and_o signification_n of_o they_o psalm_n fourteen_o and_o liii_o be_v much_o the_o same_o and_o so_o again_o psalm_n lx._n and_o cviii_o and_o psalm_n xviii_o and_o 2_o sam_n xxii_o be_v more_o the_o same_o and_o psal._n cviii_o 1_o 5._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lvii_o psalm_n and_o ver_fw-la 6_o 18._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lx._n psalm_n psalm_n xxv_o begin_v each_o verse_n almost_o with_o the_o several_a letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v the_o xxxiv_o psal._n cxi_o and_o cxii_o begin_v each_o half_a verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n save_v that_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n in_o both_o psalm_n take_v up_o three_o letter_n apiece_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o number_n of_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n psal._n xxxvii_o begin_v every_o second_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n psalm_n cxix_o without_o david_n title_n begin_v each_o of_o the_o first_o eight_o verse_n with_o the_o first_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o each_o of_o the_o eight_o next_o verse_n with_o the_o second_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o so_o continue_v along_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o alphabet_n psalm_n cxlv_o begin_v each_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n omit_v only_o the_o letter_n nun._n some_o psalm_n compose_v long_o before_o david_n be_v bear_v as_o psalm_n xc_o some_o long_a after_o he_o be_v dead_a as_o psalm_n lxxiv_o lxxxiii_o cxxvi_o cxxxvii_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o psalm_n be_v put_v into_o the_o form_n and_o 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xxxi_o 4._o psal._n xcii_o 12_o 13_o 14._o a_o tree_n no_o mind_n or_o mention_v here_o of_o the_o palm_n tree_n or_o allusion_n to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o paradise_n not_o so_o thus_o be_v these_o word_n use_v verse_n 4_o gen._n xlviii_o 18._o exod._n x._o 11._o num._n xii_o 7._o deut._n xviii_o 14._o prov._n xv._o 7._o esay_n xvi_o 6._o repeat_v jer._n xlviii_o 30._o ephes._n iu._n 20._o and_o in_o matth._n xx._n 26._o where_o christ_n forbid_v not_o the_o exercise_n of_o superiority_n among_o christian_n or_o among_o
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and_o prosecute_v even_o with_o some_o heat_n and_o overmuch_o passion_n at_o large_a but_o the_o learned_a gataker_n do_v clear_v this_o text_n from_o any_o such_o meaning_n and_o give_v reason_n most_o probable_a that_o adam_n do_v not_o fall_v the_o same_o day_n wherein_o he_o be_v create_v in_o his_o cinnus_n p._n 189._o 198._o yet_o their_o posterity_n not_o warn_v thereby_o verse_n 13_o but_o commend_v their_o father_n foolish_a course_n and_o continue_v in_o they_o psal._n x._o 3._o like_a sheep_n rot_a sheep_n that_o die_v of_o themselves_o verse_n 14_o feel_v on_o they_o and_o devour_v they_o and_o the_o upright_a the_o righteous_a in_o christ_n man_n of_o sincere_a integrity_n in_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o resurrection_n when_o christ_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v arise_v at_o his_o second_o come_v but_o god_n this_o answer_n that_o question_n verse_n 15_o verse_n 5._o will_v redeem_v etc._n etc._n raise_v up_o my_o body_n and_o receive_v i_o into_o 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psal._n lxxiii_o to_o lxxxiii_o be_v entitle_v all_o to_o or_o for_o asaph_n the_o mighty_a god_n god_n himself_o be_v bring_v in_o as_o a_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n verse_n 1_o arraign_v convince_a sentence_a and_o judge_v his_o people_n the_o perfection_n of_o beauty_n psal._n xlviii_o 2._o lam._n ii_o 15._o verse_n 2_o a_o fire_n as_o at_o mount_n sinai_n verse_n 3_o when_o he_o give_v his_o law_n heb._n xii_o 18_o 19_o call_v to_o the_o heaven_n as_o deut._n iu_o 26._o verse_n 4_o and_o xxx_o 19_o and_o xxxi_o 28_o and_o xxxii_o 1._o esay_n i._n 2._o micah_n vi_o 1_o 2._o not_o reprove_v thou_o for_o thy_o sacrifice_n jer._n vii_o 22._o verse_n 8_o they_o use_v to_o weary_a god_n with_o outward_a offering_n esay_n i._n 11_o 14._o and_o lxvi_o 3._o micah_n vi_o 6_o 7_o hos._n vi_o 6._o amos_n iu._n 4_o 5._o the_o meaning_n here_o be_v according_a to_o that_o 1_o sam._n xv._o 22._o offer_v the_o inward_a verse_n 14_o and_o real_a and_o substantial_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n 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bathsheba_n the_o daughter_n of_o eliam_fw-la 2_o sam._n xi_o 3._o call_v also_o bathshua_n daughter_n of_o ammiel_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 5._o have_v mercy_n a_o rare_a example_n of_o repentance_n verse_n 1_o and_o useful_a against_o despair_n as_o his_o fearful_a fall_n shall_v make_v we_o watchful_a over_o ourselves_o not_o presume_v of_o our_o own_o strength_n but_o ever_o to_o eye_n trust_v to_o and_o depend_v upon_o god_n and_o his_o prevent_n assist_a grace_n mercy_n here_o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o god_n tender_a mercy_n be_v his_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o shute-anchor_n no_o defence_n for_o himself_o no_o other_o plea_n can_v he_o make_v wash_v i_o and_o so_o verse_n 7._o verse_n 2_o allude_v to_o the_o legal_a wash_n levit._n xi_o 25_o 32._o exod._n xix_o 10._o num._n xix_o 19_o thus_o he_o pray_v and_o thus_o he_o deal_v throughout_o this_o psalm_n even_o after_o nathan_n absolution_n and_o thus_o true_a penitent_n will_v do_v for_o i_o acknowledge_v prov._n xxviii_o 13._o 1._o verse_n 3_o john_n i_o 9_o so_o esay_n lix_n 12._o jer._n iii_o 13._o cite_v rom._n iii_o 4._o with_o no_o variation_n in_o sense_n thou_o only_o not_o because_o he_o a_o king_n and_o so_o exempt_a from_o the_o power_n of_o other_o verse_n 4_o but_o because_o this_o be_v his_o great_a grief_n to_o offend_v god_n 1_o sam._n ii_o 24_o 25._o and_o such_o a_o god_n so_o good_a to_o he_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 18_o 19_o and_o that_o god_n shall_v so_o suffer_v in_o this_o his_o sin_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 14._o who_o yet_o only_o can_v pardon_v his_o sin_n matth._n ix_o 3._o as_o against_o who_o and_o who_o commandment_n proper_o all_o sin_n be_v commit_v in_o thy_o sight_n god_n than_o see_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o saint_n yea_o more_o he_o
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