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manasses_n beget_v amon_n who_o have_v a_o short_a reign_n and_o a_o wicked_a he_o reign_v two_o year_n 2_o king_n 21.20_o 21._o and_o trespass_v more_o and_o more_o without_o humiliation_n 2_o chron._n 33.23_o v._o 11._o and_o josias_n beget_v jechonias_n and_o his_o brethren_n above_o the_o time_n they_o be_v carry_v away_o to_o babylon_n josias_n beget_v jechonias_n this_o josias_n be_v say_v to_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o david_n and_o not_o turn_v aside_o 2_o king_n 23.2_o his_o heart_n be_v humble_v and_o tender_a at_o god_n threaten_n against_o jerusalem_n v._o 19_o he_o turn_v to_o god_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n soul_n and_o might_n 2_o king_n 24.25_o josias_n have_v four_o son_n johanan_n joakim_n zedekiah_n and_o sallum_n 1_o chron._n 3.15_o now_o none_o of_o his_o son_n be_v call_v jechonias_n hierom_n on_o the_o first_o of_o daniel_n say_v that_o porphiry_n object_v this_o place_n to_o the_o christian_n so_o do_v julian_n as_o hierom_n mention_n on_o matth._n 1._o some_o think_v the_o fault_n be_v in_o the_o library_n who_o be_v deceive_v with_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o word_n jojakim_n who_o be_v josiah_n son_n and_o jojacin_n who_o be_v his_o grandchild_n raze_v out_o the_o former_a as_o superfluous_a not_o consider_v that_o they_o lose_v one_o of_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o generation_n hereby_o but_o this_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o all_o the_o copy_n for_o robert_n stephan_n out_o of_o ancient_a book_n restore_v the_o place_n thus_o josias_n beget_v jakim_n jakim_n beget_v jechonias_n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o the_o very_a matter_n itself_o speak_v forth_o the_o truth_n of_o stephan_n copy_n so_o that_o the_o read_n be_v to_o be_v restore_v josias_n beget_v jakim_n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o jakim_n beget_v jechonias_n which_o lineal_a descent_n appear_v jer._n 22.18_o where_o jehojakim_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o josiah_n and_o coniah_n the_o son_n of_o jehojakim_n v._o 24._o the_o word_n jah_n be_v take_v from_o his_o name_n 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which_o faith_n look_v be_v either_o the_o word_n of_o command_n gen._n 1._o let_v there_o be_v light_n psal_n 105.31_o 148.8_o isaiah_n 55.11_o the_o word_n that_o go_v out_o of_o my_o mouth_n shall_v not_o return_v unto_o i_o void_a but_o shall_v accomplish_v that_o whereto_o i_o send_v it_o look_v as_o in_o the_o government_n of_o commonwealth_n army_n and_o family_n many_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o a_o word_n of_o command_n much_o more_o can_v thou_o bring_v about_o the_o heal_a my_o servant_n by_o the_o word_n of_o thy_o command_n example_n fetch_v from_o nature_n be_v useful_a for_o illustration_n when_o they_o agree_v with_o what_o the_o rule_n speak_v so_o similitude_n be_v take_v from_o the_o compassion_n of_o mother_n esai_n 49.15_o and_o father_n psal_n 103.13_o to_o set_v forth_o god_n pity_n so_o from_o a_o servant_n rom._n 6.18_o from_o a_o man_n testament_n gal._n 3.15_o 2_o faith_n go_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n rom._n 4.18_o john_n 2.22_o i_o say_v to_o this_o man_n go_v and_o he_o go_v and_o to_o another_o come_v and_o he_o come_v and_o to_o my_o servant_n do_v this_o and_o he_o do_v it_o see_v the_o duty_n both_o of_o soldier_n to_o their_o superior_a officer_n unless_o they_o know_v their_o commander_n shall_v put_v they_o upon_o some_o thing_n direct_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n also_o the_o duty_n of_o servant_n to_o do_v what_o their_o master_n and_o mistress_n bid_v they_o ephes_n 6.5_o col._n 3.22_o obey_v in_o all_o thing_n your_o master_n v._o 10._o when_o jesus_n hear_v it_o he_o marvel_v and_o say_v to_o they_o that_o follow_v very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o i_o have_v not_o find_v so_o great_a faith_n no_o not_o in_o israel_n here_o we_o have_v the_o commendation_n of_o the_o centurion_n faith_n he_o marvel_v christ_n do_v not_o marvel_v as_o god_n for_o no_o new_a unexpected_a thing_n can_v befall_v he_o but_o it_o may_v befall_v christ_n in_o his_o humane_a nature_n have_v like_o affection_n with_o we_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v ignorant_a of_o as_o of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o time_n of_o fig_n etc._n etc._n marvel_n be_v when_o our_o expectation_n be_v exceed_v christ_n marvel_v at_o all_o his_o grace_n as_o his_o humility_n devotion_n in_o build_v a_o synagogue_n his_o faith_n christ_n do_v not_o admire_v the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n matth._n 24.1_o nor_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o one_o that_o have_v so_o little_a mean_n though_o some_o think_v christ_n be_v the_o author_n of_o these_o grace_n do_v seem_v to_o admire_v they_o not_o as_o be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o but_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o admire_v they_o i_o have_v not_o find_v so_o great_a faith_n no_o not_o in_o israel_n the_o greatness_n of_o his_o faith_n be_v see_v 1_o that_o he_o believe_v so_o easy_o upon_o so_o small_a mean_n 2_o that_o he_o believe_v christ_n word_n 1_o his_o word_n of_o command_n 2_o his_o word_n of_o promise_n 3_o that_o he_o believe_v without_o a_o miracle_n john_n 4.48_o miracle_n have_v be_v sometime_o do_v to_o give_v testimony_n to_o the_o word_n act_v 4.29_o 30_o 31._o 4_o in_o a_o man_n of_o that_o call_n and_o a_o stranger_n from_o israel_n 5_o in_o that_o we_o read_v of_o no_o doubt_n with_o his_o faith_n in_o this_o particular_a jairus_n do_v not_o say_v speak_v the_o word_n but_o come_v quick_o ere_o my_o child_n die_v john_n 4.49_o nicodemus_n he_o reason_n how_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v martha_n say_v have_v thou_o be_v here_o my_o brother_n have_v not_o die_v as_o doubt_v whether_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n can_v reach_v every_o where_o but_o the_o centurion_n say_v speak_v the_o word_n only_o 6_o in_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o to_o believe_v that_o a_o man_n near_o to_o death_n can_v be_v recover_v by_o a_o word_n of_o christ_n mouth_n i_o mean_v not_o by_o syllable_n and_o pronunciation_n but_o that_o christ_n will_v be_v 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