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The history of the Old Testament methodiz'd according to the order and series of time wherein the several things therein mentioned were transacted ... to which is annex'd a Short history of the Jewish affairs from the end of the Old Testament to the birth of our Saviour : and a map also added of Canaan and the adjacent countries ... / by Samuel Cradock ...
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Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706.
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of_o idolatrous_a worship_n for_o god_n foresee_v that_o man_n will_v be_v very_o prone_a to_o be_v please_v with_o and_o to_o dote_v upon_o sensible_a representation_n and_o averse_a from_o raise_v up_o their_o mind_n to_o he_o as_o endue_v with_o pure_a intellectual_a and_o spiritual_a perfection_n so_o that_o he_o express_o forbid_v make_v any_o image_n or_o similitude_n in_o order_n to_o worship_v he_o thereby_o decalogi_fw-la thereby_o neque_fw-la tantum_fw-la imagine_v faciebant_fw-la multorum_fw-la deorum_fw-la cultores_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o magico_fw-la ritu_fw-la existimabant_fw-la spiritum_fw-la quendam_fw-la aetherium_fw-la in_o eas_fw-la deduci_fw-la imagine_v tertullianus_n libro_fw-la de_fw-la spectaculis_fw-la daemon_n ait_fw-la operari_fw-la in_o simulacris_fw-la minutius_n foelix_n isti_fw-la impuri_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sub_fw-la statuis_fw-la &_o imaginibus_fw-la consecratis_fw-la delitescunt_fw-la et_fw-la huc_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ni_fw-fr failor_n locus_fw-la zach._n 10.2_o grotius_n in_o explicatione_n decalogi_fw-la and_o in_o this_o prohibition_n we_o may_v conceive_v this_o positive_a precept_n to_o be_v also_o imply_v and_o intend_v viz._n that_o in_o our_o devotion_n and_o religious_a service_n which_o we_o perform_v to_o god_n we_o shall_v raise_v our_o mind_n above_o gross_a sense_n and_o fantasy_n and_o shall_v labour_v for_o high_a and_o worthy_a conception_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v apprehend_v he_o incomparable_o superior_a to_o all_o thing_n which_o we_o do_v see_v and_o know_v and_o we_o shall_v direct_v our_o mind_n to_o he_o as_o to_o a_o be_v transcendent_o perfect_a in_o wisdom_n holiness_n goodness_n justice_n and_o power_n and_o shall_v as_o our_o saviour_n command_v worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n joh._n 4.24_o and_o perform_v such_o worship_n to_o he_o as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o be_v command_v by_o himself_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o add_v this_o reason_n to_o this_o prohibition_n for_o i_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_o a_o jealous_a creature_n jealous_a there_o be_v great_a danger_n in_o idolatrous_a worship_n lest_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v thereby_o draw_v away_o from_o god_n therefore_o the_o breach_n of_o this_o commandment_n be_v call_v scortatio_fw-la persidia_fw-la violatio_fw-la foederis_fw-la conjugalis_fw-la god_n be_v angry_a for_o the_o breach_n of_o any_o commandment_n but_o he_o be_v jealous_a lest_o his_o worship_n be_v corrupt_v and_o his_o glory_n give_v to_o creature_n god_n that_o be_v a_o god_n very_o tender_a of_o my_o honour_n and_o of_o my_o right_n impatient_a of_o any_o competitor_n or_o sharer_n with_o i_o in_o the_o duty_n and_o service_n which_o proper_o and_o incommunicable_o be_v due_a unto_o me._n i_o be_o the_o lord_n say_v god_n by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n that_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n i_o will_v not_o give_v to_o another_o nor_o my_o praise_n to_o grave_a image_n isa_n 42.8_o this_o jealousy_n do_v imply_v not_o only_o a_o great_a dislike_n but_o a_o fierce_a displeasure_n against_o the_o infringer_n of_o this_o law_n visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o hate_v colunt_fw-la hate_v populus_fw-la dei_fw-la sponsa_fw-la voco_fw-la foedus_fw-la conjugium_fw-la idololatria_fw-la scortatio_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la amoris_fw-la signum_fw-la est_fw-la fidelitas_fw-la conjugalis_fw-la sic_fw-la fidei_fw-la violatio_fw-la odii_fw-la testimonium_fw-la est_fw-la riu._n deum_fw-la odisse_fw-la in_fw-la sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la imo_fw-la unicè_fw-la ait_fw-la maimonides_n illi_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la falsos_fw-la deos_fw-la colunt_fw-la i_o god_n hereby_o intimate_v that_o he_o shall_v look_v upon_o those_o that_o transgress_v this_o law_n and_o commit_v this_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n here_o forbid_v as_o enemy_n and_o hater_n colunt_fw-la hater_n populus_fw-la dei_fw-la sponsa_fw-la voco_fw-la foedus_fw-la conjugium_fw-la idololatria_fw-la scortatio_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la amoris_fw-la signum_fw-la est_fw-la fidelitas_fw-la conjugalis_fw-la sic_fw-la fidei_fw-la violatio_fw-la odii_fw-la testimonium_fw-la est_fw-la riu._n deum_fw-la odisse_fw-la in_fw-la sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la imo_fw-la unicè_fw-la ait_fw-la maimonides_n illi_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la falsos_fw-la deos_fw-la colunt_fw-la of_o he_o because_o their_o action_n signify_v a_o disposition_n of_o mind_n in_o they_o repugnant_a to_o his_o mind_n and_o will._n when_o a_o man_n love_v god_n less_o than_o his_o idol_n that_o may_v well_o be_v esteem_v hatred_n of_o god_n 2_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v not_o only_o punish_v these_o person_n themselves_o who_o commit_v this_o idolatry_n whereby_o he_o be_v so_o much_o wrong_v and_o dishonour_v but_o to_o deter_v man_n the_o more_o from_o it_o he_o declare_v that_o it_o shall_v go_v ill_a with_o their_o posterity_n for_o their_o sake_n their_o child_n to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n shall_v be_v more_o strict_o and_o severe_o deal_v with_o and_o upon_o this_o score_n shall_v receive_v less_o of_o favour_n and_o mercy_n from_o he_o than_o otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v receive_v not_o that_o god_n will_v arbitrary_o inflict_v undeserved_a punishment_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o bad_a man_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o ancestor_n he_o disclaim_v such_o kind_n of_o deal_v ezek._n 18.20_o deut._n 24.16_o jer._n 31.30_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v every_o one_o shall_v die_v for_o his_o own_o iniquity_n every_o man_n that_o eat_v sour_a grape_n his_o own_o tooth_n shall_v be_v set_v on_o edge_n etc._n etc._n but_o notwithstanding_o god_n may_v just_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o parent_n withhold_v his_o free_a favour_n from_o their_o child_n which_o else_o according_a to_o the_o general_a course_n of_o his_o goodness_n they_o may_v have_v be_v capable_a of_o as_o particular_o he_o may_v withhold_v that_o measure_n of_o grace_n from_o they_o that_o may_v have_v effectual_o retain_v they_o from_o sin_n and_o consequent_o have_v prevent_v their_o gild_n and_o so_o their_o punishment_n but_o if_o such_o child_n do_v fall_v into_o personal_a sin_n god_n may_v without_o impeachment_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o goodness_n severe_o visit_v they_o and_o sharp_o punish_v they_o for_o they_o and_o that_o not_o only_o upon_o their_o own_o but_o their_o father_n account_n also_o and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o add_v this_o commination_n the_o more_o to_o deter_v and_o restrain_v man_n from_o commit_v this_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n it_o be_v like_a to_o bring_v damage_n to_o their_o child_n and_o posterity_n jehu_n posterity_n example_n of_o which_o proceed_v do_v in_o the_o divine_a history_n often_o occur_v as_o in_o solomon_n in_o rehoboham_n in_o baasha_n in_o ahab_n in_o jehu_n of_o who_o parent_n of_o all_o thing_n use_v to_o have_v the_o tender_a regard_n and_o be_v afraid_a to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o ruin_n and_o calamity_n show_v mercy_n unto_o thousand_o of_o they_o love_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o as_o god_n deter_v from_o violation_n of_o this_o precept_n by_o threaten_v a_o long_a train_n of_o punishment_n to_o the_o transgressor_n of_o it_o so_o he_o encourage_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o it_o by_o a_o declaration_n of_o his_o intention_n not_o only_o gracious_o to_o reward_v the_o obedient_a person_n themselves_o but_o their_o posterity_n also_o unto_o a_o thousand_o descent_n god_n will_v show_v mercy_n and_o deal_v more_o favourable_o with_o the_o child_n of_o good_a parent_n for_o a_o long_a tract_n of_o time_n for_o their_o father_n sake_n and_o though_o god_n will_v punish_v the_o offend_a child_n of_o good_a parent_n yet_o their_o misdeed_n shall_v not_o interrupt_v his_o kindness_n towards_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o posterity_n or_o quite_o abolish_v the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o father_n cildren_n father_n so_o we_o may_v see_v that_o god_n deal_v with_o abraham_n and_o the_o patriarch_n pass_v by_o in_o memory_n of_o their_o faithful_a obedience_n to_o he_o the_o manifold_a provocation_n of_o their_o cildren_n goodness_n and_o here_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n how_o the_o expression_n of_o god_n mercy_n do_v exceed_v those_o of_o his_o justice_n he_o will_v visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o disobedient_a father_n unto_o the_o three_o or_o four_o generation_n but_o he_o will_v show_v mercy_n to_o a_o thousand_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o love_n and_o obey_v he_o and_o further_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o love_a god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n be_v conjoin_v as_o term_n equivalent_a they_o be_v indeed_o inseparable_o connect_v love_n be_v a_o certain_a cause_n of_o obedience_n and_o obedience_n a_o infallible_a sign_n of_o love_n see_v joh._n 14.21_o iii_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a here_o be_v first_o a_o precept_n 2._o a_o reason_n deter_v
courage_n and_o strength_n and_o will_v so_o dispirit_v and_o weaken_v your_o enemy_n with_o fear_n that_o one_o of_o you_o shall_v chase_v a_o thousand_o of_o they_o that_o be_v a_o few_o of_o you_o shall_v vanquish_v great_a number_n of_o they_o see_v deut._n 32.30_o levit._fw-la 26.8_o judge_n 15.15_o 2_o sam._n 23.8_o but_o know_v you_o for_o certain_a that_o if_o you_o revolt_v from_o the_o good_a way_n of_o your_o obedience_n to_o god_n wherein_o you_o have_v former_o walk_v and_o cleave_v to_o the_o remnant_n of_o these_o nation_n and_o join_v yourselves_o with_o they_o in_o league_n or_o marriage_n than_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o before_o you_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v snare_n and_o trap_n unto_o you_o and_o scourge_v in_o your_o side_n and_o thorn_n in_o your_o eye_n that_o be_v they_o will_v be_v continual_o by_o their_o allurement_n draw_v you_o into_o idolatry_n and_o other_o sin_n and_o so_o will_v catch_v you_o with_o their_o wiles_n and_o by_o their_o bait_n draw_v you_o to_o commit_v spiritual_a and_o corporal_a whoredom_n with_o they_o and_o then_o by_o their_o injury_n will_v vex_v and_o disquiet_v you_o until_o you_o be_v cast_v out_o for_o your_o sin_n from_o this_o good_a land_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o and_o now_o behold_v i_o be_o go_v the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n i_o must_v die_v as_o all_o other_o man_n that_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n must_v do_v and_o see_v my_o death_n approach_v i_o think_v good_a to_o tell_v you_o beforehand_o what_o will_v become_v of_o you_o if_o you_o transgress_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n you_o know_v there_o have_v not_o any_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n fail_v of_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o the_o lord_n promise_v you_o see_v ch._n 21.45_o and_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v hitherto_o be_v very_o good_a to_o you_o in_o perform_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v you_o so_o if_o you_o transgress_v his_o covenant_n he_o will_v bring_v upon_o you_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v threaten_v against_o the_o transgressor_n of_o it_o and_o even_o at_o last_o will_v cause_v you_o to_o be_v carry_v captive_a out_o of_o this_o good_a land_n josh_n ch._n 23._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxi_o joshua_n now_o call_v a_o assembly_n of_o the_o representative_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o sechem_n in-intending_a as_o it_o seem_v there_o solemn_o to_o inter_v joseph_n bone_n see_v vers_fw-la 32._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n he_o remove_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n thither_o as_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n they_o sometime_o do_v see_v 1_o sam._n 4.4_o and_o there_o the_o elder_n and_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n their_o judge_n and_o officer_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v before_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o god_n be_v please_v to_o manifest_v his_o gracious_a presence_n among_o they_o joshua_n now_o speak_v unto_o they_o and_o give_v they_o his_o solemn_a farewell_n exhortation_n press_v they_o to_o continue_v constant_a in_o their_o obedience_n unto_o god_n after_o his_o death_n he_o set_v before_o they_o god_n free_a goodness_n in_o rescue_v their_o father_n abraham_n out_o of_o that_o way_n of_o idolatry_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v breed_v in_o his_o father_n terah_n house_n when_o they_o live_v beyond_o euphrates_n and_o choose_v he_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o his_o peculiar_a people_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o he_o to_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o show_v he_o such_o special_a favour_n he_o tell_v they_o how_o god_n lead_v abraham_n through_o the_o several_a quarter_n of_o canaan_n and_o preserve_v he_o in_o a_o strange_a land_n among_o so_o many_o barbarous_a people_n and_o bless_a and_o prosper_v he_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v high_o esteem_v among_o they_o and_o multiply_v his_o seed_n give_v he_o ishmael_n and_o six_o son_n by_o keturah_n but_o he_o especial_o bless_v he_o in_o give_v he_o isaac_n who_o he_o make_v the_o heir_n of_o promise_n and_o though_o isaac_n have_v two_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n yet_o he_o pass_v by_o esau_n though_o he_o make_v his_o posterity_n great_a and_o give_v they_o mount_n seir_n to_o inhabit_v and_o establish_v his_o covenant_n with_o their_o father_n jacob_n his_o young_a brother_n and_o jacob_n and_o his_o child_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v grievous_o there_o oppress_v he_o deliver_v they_o miraculous_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n then_o he_o lead_v they_o through_o the_o red-sea_n put_v darkness_n between_o they_o and_o the_o egyptian_n that_o pursue_v after_o they_o with_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n and_o drown_v the_o egyptian_n who_o venture_v to_o follow_v they_o bring_v the_o sea_n upon_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o many_o of_o they_o that_o be_v under_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n may_v remember_v the_o wonder_n he_o do_v for_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o the_o plague_n he_o bring_v upon_o the_o egyptian_o till_o they_o do_v let_v they_o go_v they_o may_v also_o remember_v how_o he_o say_v they_o and_o preserve_v they_o during_o their_o long_a travel_n through_o the_o wildness_n they_o may_v remember_v how_o he_o at_o last_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n and_o destroy_v sihon_n and_o og_n the_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n and_o give_v they_o their_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n when_o they_o be_v come_v thither_o they_o may_v remember_v how_o balak_n king_n of_o moab_n prepare_v to_o make_v war_n against_o they_o intend_v to_o have_v set_v upon_o they_o if_o he_o can_v have_v get_v balaam_n to_o curse_v they_o but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o do_v it_o but_o force_v he_o contrary_o to_o bless_v they_o and_o so_o they_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n they_o may_v remember_v how_o from_o hence_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n and_o lay_v siege_n to_o jericho_n and_o how_o the_o man_n of_o jericho_n prepare_v to_o resist_v they_o shut_v up_o their_o gate_n against_o they_o though_o afterward_o they_o have_v not_o as_o it_o seem_v a_o heart_n to_o lift_v up_o a_o weapon_n in_o their_o own_o defence_n when_o they_o see_v their_o wall_n so_o miraculous_o to_o fall_v down_o they_o may_v remember_v how_o in_o the_o succeed_a war_n the_o lord_n deliver_v the_o amorites_n perizzites_n canaanites_n hittites_n girgashites_n hivites_n and_o jebusite_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o prevail_v not_o against_o they_o by_o their_o own_o sword_n or_o bow_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o send_v the_o hornet_n 12.8_o hornet_n see_v exod._n 23.28_o deut._n 7.20_o wisd_v 12.8_o among_o they_o great_a venomous_a fly_n that_o sting_v many_o of_o they_o to_o death_n as_o he_o have_v by_o they_o before_o annoy_v the_o subject_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n upon_o which_o judgement_n many_o of_o they_o it_o be_v like_a flee_v out_o of_o the_o country_n he_o tell_v they_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o a_o fruitful_a land_n who_o fruitfulness_n they_o have_v not_o procure_v by_o their_o own_o labour_n he_o have_v give_v they_o city_n in_o city_n they_o destroy_v only_a jericho_n at_o and_o hazor_n see_v josh_n 11.14_o and_o reserve_v the_o rest_n for_o themselves_o to_o dwell_v in_o to_o dwell_v in_o which_o they_o build_v not_o he_o have_v give_v they_o vineyard_n and_o oliveyard_n which_o they_o plant_v not_o by_o all_o which_o great_a and_o signal_n mercy_n they_o be_v strong_o engage_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n all_o their_o day_n he_o advise_v they_o to_o forsake_v and_o abominate_a all_o the_o idol_n which_o terah_n nahor_n and_o even_o abraham_n himself_o before_o his_o call_v and_o conversion_n worship_v whilst_o they_o live_v beyond_o euphrates_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n as_o also_o the_o idol_n which_o some_o of_o their_o â—_z have_v worship_v in_o egypt_n 7.42_o egypt_n hinc_fw-la liquet_fw-la quod_fw-la alibi_fw-la nuspiam_fw-la proditum_fw-la etiam_fw-la israelitas_fw-la non_fw-la paucos_fw-la in_o aegypto_n idola_fw-la coluisse_fw-la indicat_fw-la tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la non_fw-la obscure_a ezek._n 23.3_o 8_o 19_o 21_o 27._o amos_n 5.25_o &_o actor_n 7.42_o it_o be_v like_a he_o fear_v there_o be_v still_o some_o such_o secret_a worshipper_n of_o idol_n among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o wilderness_n there_o be_v see_v amos_n 5.25_o 26._o act_n 7.42_o 43._o he_o show_v they_o there_o be_v so_o vast_a a_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a god_n that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o have_v do_v so_o many_o and_o great_a wonder_n for_o they_o and_o idol_n that_o be_v mere_a vanity_n and_o nothing_o that_o one_o will_v scarce_o think_v it_o possible_a