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the_o nature_n of_o man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a and_o abominable_a and_o be_v not_o son_n of_o god_n but_o foreigner_n and_o stranger_n to_o he_o and_o apostate_n from_o he_o 4._o these_o unequal_a match_n with_o person_n of_o a_o false_a religion_n be_v every_o where_o condemn_v in_o scripture_n as_o sinful_a and_o pernicious_a as_o gen._n 26._o 35._o exod._n 34._o 16._o 1_o king_n 11._o 2_o 3._o esra_fw-la 9_o 10._o nehem._n 13._o 23_o etc._n etc._n mal._n 2._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 39_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 14._o and_o therefore_o be_v fit_o speak_v of_o here_o as_o one_o of_o the_o sin_n which_o bring_v the_o flood_n upon_o the_o ungodly_a world_n see_v show_v see_v i._n e._n gaze_v upon_o and_o observe_v curious_o and_o lustful_o as_o the_o sequel_n show_v the_o daughter_n man._n daughter_n or_o of_o man._n of_o man_n cain_n man_n of_o that_o ungodly_a and_o accurse_a race_n of_o cain_n that_o they_o be_v fair_a man_n fair_a i._n e._n beautiful_a and_o set_v off_o their_o beauty_n with_o all_o the_o allurement_n of_o ornament_n and_o carriage_n herein_o use_v great_a liberty_n than_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o god_n do_v or_o dare_v take_v 1_o pet._n 3._o 3._o and_o therefore_o be_v more_o entice_a and_o prevalent_a with_o fleshly_a mind_a man_n and_o they_o take_v they_o wife_n they_o either_o 1._o by_o force_n and_o violence_n as_o the_o word_n sometime_o signify_v or_o rather_o 2._o by_o consent_n for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v so_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o wicked_a world_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o take_v away_o their_o daughter_n by_o force_n which_o also_o prove_v that_o they_o do_v not_o take_v they_o for_o harlot_n but_o for_o wife_n wife_n match_v wife_n possible_o more_o than_o one_o for_o each_o of_o they_o after_o the_o example_n of_o those_o wicked_a family_n into_o which_o they_o be_v match_v of_o all_o which_o they_o choose_v too_o choose_v i._n e_fw-la love_v and_o like_v as_o the_o word_n choose_v be_v take_v psal._n 25._o 12._o and_o 119._o 173._o isa._n 1._o 29._o and_o 42._o 1._o compare_v with_o matth._n 12._o 28._o this_o be_v note_v as_o their_o first_o error_n that_o they_o do_v promiscuous_o choose_v wife_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o their_o sobriety_n and_o religion_n mind_v only_o the_o please_a of_o their_o own_o fancy_n and_o lust_n not_o the_o please_a and_o serve_v of_o their_o lord_n and_o maker_n nor_o the_o obtain_n of_o a_o godly_a seed_n which_o be_v god_n end_n in_o the_o institution_n of_o marriage_n mal._n 2._o 15._o and_o therefore_o shall_v have_v be_v they_o too_o 3._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v determine_v say_v either_o 1._o to_o the_o man_n of_o that_o age_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o noah_n or_o 2._o within_o himself_o see_v psal._n 14._o 1._o he_o determine_v my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o always_o strive_v with_o man_n 8._o man_n or_o contend_v or_o debate_v in_o or_o against_o man_n as_o it_o have_v hitherto_o do_v by_o inward_a motion_n and_o suggestion_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o conscience_n of_o wicked_a man_n or_o by_o the_o mouth_n and_o ministry_n of_o that_o small_a remnant_n of_o holy_a man_n and_o particular_o of_o noah_n who_o protest_v against_o and_o contend_v with_o the_o world_n of_o the_o ungodly_a and_o by_o their_o doctrine_n admonition_n threaten_n and_o example_n endeavour_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 19_o or_o dispute_v with_o or_o concern_v or_o because_o of_o man_n i._n e._n whether_o i_o shall_v destroy_v or_o save_v he_o as_o god_n dispute_v with_o or_o about_o ephraim_n hos._n 11._o 8._o for_o that_o he_o also_o except_v also_o i._n e._n even_o the_o seed_n of_o seth_n or_o the_o son_n of_o god_n also_o no_o less_o than_o the_o offspring_n of_o cain_n the_o pronoun_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o forego_n noun_n and_o the_o singular_a number_n put_v for_o the_o plural_a he_o i._n e._n they_o to_o wit_n the_o son_n of_o god_n both_o which_o figure_n be_v frequent_a in_o the_o use_n of_o scripture_n or_o he_o i._n e._n man_n all_o mankind_n the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o except_v be_v flesh_n 17._o flesh_n not_o only_o fleshly_a in_o part_n or_o in_o some_o action_n but_o altogether_o in_o regard_n of_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o body_n mind_v nothing_o but_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v its_o lust_n rom._n 13._o 14._o not_o have_v the_o spirit_n jude_n ver_fw-la 19_o nor_o hee_v its_o good_a motion_n but_o suppress_v and_o â—…sisting_v they_o 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o in_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o nature_n but_o in_o the_o baseness_n and_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o life_n as_o the_o word_n flesh_n be_v common_o use_v when_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o spirit_n as_o john_n 3._o 6._o rom._n 7._o 18._o and_o 8._o 5_o 7._o gal._n 5._o 17._o yet_o destruction_n yet_o though_o he_o deserve_v a_o speedy_a destruction_n his_o day_n ruin_n day_n i._n e._n the_o time_n allow_v he_o for_o repentance_n and_o the_o prevention_n of_o his_o ruin_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n scripture_n year_n during_o which_o time_n noah_n be_v preach_v and_o to_o assure_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o doctrine_n prepare_v the_o ark._n see_v 1_o pet._n 3._o 20._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 5._o quest._n how_o do_v god_n perform_v this_o promise_n when_o there_o be_v but_o a_o hundred_o year_n between_o this_o time_n and_o the_o flood_n by_o compare_v gen._n 5._o 32._o with_o gen._n 7._o 11._o answ._n 1._o the_o increase_a wickedness_n of_o mankind_n may_v just_o hasten_v â—…ir_a ruin_n and_o forfeit_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o indulgence_n 2._o this_o promise_n though_o mention_v after_o that_o gen._n 5._o 32._o yet_o seem_v to_o have_v
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and_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n 18_o and_o jacob_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o take_v the_o stone_n that_o he_o have_v put_v for_o his_o pillow_n and_o 14._o and_o chap._n 31._o 45._o and_o 35._o 14._o set_v it_o up_o for_o a_o pillar_n 3._o pillar_n as_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n great_a kindness_n and_o gracious_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o to_o he_o which_o may_v bring_v this_o mercy_n to_o his_o remembrance_n in_o his_o return_n gen._n 31._o 13._o this_o be_v a_o ancient_a practice_n among_o the_o patriarch_n gen._n 35._o 14._o but_o afterward_o upon_o the_o grow_a abuse_n of_o it_o among_o the_o heathen_n it_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n levit._n 26._o 1._o deut._n 7._o 5._o and_o 12._o 3._o and_o pour_v oil_n require_v oil_n which_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o either_o for_o food_n or_o medicine_n or_o for_o the_o anoint_v of_o himself_o as_o need_v require_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o it_o 9_o it_o as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o consecration_n thereof_o to_o this_o use_n to_o be_v a_o memorial_n of_o god_n favour_n to_o he_o oil_n be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n and_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o person_n and_o place_n exod._n 30._o 25_o 26._o and_o 40._o 9_o 19_o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o 15._o of_o judg._n 1._o 23_o 20._o hos._n 4._o 15._o that_o place_n god_n place_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n beth-el_a but_o the_o name_n of_o that_o city_n bethel_n city_n either_o of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v near_a to_o the_o field_n in_o which_o jacob_n lie_v or_o of_o that_o city_n which_o afterward_o be_v build_v in_o or_o near_a to_o this_o place_n and_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o bethel_n be_v call_v luz_n at_o the_o first_o 20_o and_o jacob_n vow_v a_o vow_n 4._o vow_n i._n e._n bind_v himself_o by_o a_o solemn_a promise_n or_o obligation_n compare_v gen._n 14._o 22._o eccles._n 5._o 4._o say_v if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o 34._o i_o he_o speak_v not_o thus_o as_o if_o he_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n or_o will_v like_o a_o mercenary_a person_n make_v a_o bargain_n with_o god_n but_o rather_o suppose_v that_o god_n will_v do_v this_o for_o he_o as_o he_o have_v in_o effect_n promise_v for_o 15._o and_o thereupon_o oblige_v himself_o to_o a_o grateful_a return_n to_o god_n for_o this_o mercy_n if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o etc._n etc._n as_o he_o have_v just_a now_o assure_v i_o he_o will_v or_o see_v god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o etc._n etc._n for_o the_o hebrew_n in_o do_v not_o always_o imply_v a_o doubt_n but_o rather_o a_o supposition_n and_o be_v oft_o render_v see_v that_o as_o exod._n 20._o 25._o numb_a 36._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 15._o 17._o amos_n 7._o 2._o and_o so_o the_o greek_a particle_n answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n in_o be_v use_v mat._n 6._o 22._o luk._n 11._o 34._o and_o will_v keep_v i_o in_o this_o way_n that_o i_o go_v and_o will_v give_v i_o 8._o i_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 8._o bread_n 19_o bread_n food_n convenient_a as_o it_o be_v call_v prov._n 30._o 8._o which_o be_v oft_o signify_v by_o the_o name_n of_o bread_n see_v gen._n 3._o 19_o to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o 21_o so_o that_o i_o come_v again_o to_o my_o father_n house_n in_o peace_n then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n follow_v god_n i_o will_v public_o own_v he_o for_o my_o god_n and_o the_o saviour_n of_o man_n and_o will_v establish_v his_o solemn_a worship_n as_o it_o follow_v 22_o and_o this_o stone_n which_o i_o have_v set_v for_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n 7._o house_n i._n e._n a_o place_n where_o i_o will_v offer_v prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n such_o place_n be_v common_o call_v god_n house_n and_o god_n be_v oft_o sand_n to_o dwell_v in_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o special_a presence_n there_o see_v exod._n 20._o 24._o compare_v ver_fw-la 17._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o gen._n 35._o 1_o 3_o 7._o and_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o i_o will_v sure_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o 29._o thou_o to_o 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as_o the_o firebrand_n may_v most_o convenient_o be_v tie_v to_o and_o not_o go_v direct_o forward_o but_o crooâ—…edly_o and_o involve_o whereby_o the_o fire_n be_v likely_a to_o be_v disperse_v in_o more_o place_n and_o take_v torch_n take_v or_o torch_n firebrand_n procure_v firebrand_n make_a of_o such_o matter_n as_o will_v quick_o take_v fire_n and_o keep_v it_o for_o a_o long_a time_n which_o be_v easy_a to_o procure_v and_o turn_v tail_n to_o tail_n and_o put_v a_o firebrand_n in_o the_o midst_n between_o two_o tail_n execution_n tail_n that_o the_o fox_n may_v not_o make_v too_o much_o haste_n nor_o run_v into_o their_o hole_n but_o one_o of_o they_o may_v delay_v and_o stop_v another_o in_o his_o course_n and_o so_o continue_v long_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v to_o do_v execution_n 5_o and_o when_o he_o have_v set_v the_o brand_n on_o fire_n he_o let_v they_o go_v etc._n go_v to_o wit_n successive_o at_o several_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a place_n with_o great_a care_n and_o discretion_n so_o as_o they_o may_v noâ—…_n hinder_v one_o another_o nor_o all_o run_v into_o the_o same_o field_n but_o be_v disperse_v in_o all_o part_n may_v spread_v the_o plague_n far_o and_o withal_o may_v be_v keep_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o the_o field_n and_o vineyard_n of_o the_o israelite_n it_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o our_o enquiâ—…y_n what_o become_v of_o these_o fox_n afterward_o whether_o they_o be_v burn_v by_o the_o firebrand_n or_o run_v into_o holes_n or_o be_v take_v and_o kill_v by_o the_o philistine_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o history_n be_v notable_o attest_v by_o a_o custom_n of_o the_o roman_n which_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a they_o have_v from_o the_o phoenician_n upon_o this_o occasion_n for_o every_o year_n they_o have_v a_o solemnity_n in_o april_n the_o very_a time_n of_o canaan_n wheat-harvest_n wherein_o fox_n be_v let_v loose_a with_o burn_a torch_n fasten_v to_o their_o backside_n etc._n etc._n into_o the_o stand_a corn_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o burn_v up_o both_o the_o shock_n and_o also_o the_o stand_a corn_n with_o the_o vineyard_n and_o olive_n 6_o ¶_o then_o the_o philistine_n say_v who_o have_v do_v this_o and_o they_o answer_v samson_n the_o son_n in_o law_n of_o the_o timnite_n because_o he_o have_v take_v his_o wife_n and_o give_v she_o to_o his_o companion_n and_o the_o philistine_n come_v up_o and_o burn_v she_o 24._o she_o partly_o for_o her_o adultery_n which_o divers_a heathen_n punish_v with_o death_n and_o partly_o for_o that_o mischief_n which_o she_o have_v occasion_v to_o they_o thus_o she_o bring_v upon_o herself_o that_o mischief_n which_o she_o study_v to_o avoid_v judg._n 14._o 15._o as_o wicked_a person_n oft_o do_v prov._n 10._o 24._o and_o her_o father_n with_o fire_n 7_o ¶_o and_o samson_n say_v unto_o they_o though_o you_o have_v do_v this_o yet_o will_v i_o be_v avenge_v of_o you_o revenge_n you_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o private_a injury_n but_o the_o public_a which_o he_o do_v revenge_n and_o after_o that_o i_o will_v cease_v 8_o and_o he_o smite_v they_o hip_n and_o thigh_n war._n thigh_n upon_o their_o hip_n and_o thigh_n peradventure_o not_o design_v to_o kill_v they_o but_o to_o make_v they_o uncapable_a of_o military_a employment_n or_o of_o do_v hurt_v to_o the_o israelite_n or_o he_o smite_v they_o with_o his_o leg_n upon_o their_o thigh_n i._n e._n without_o any_o other_o weapon_n but_o his_o leg_n and_o foot_n he_o kick_v they_o and_o make_v they_o lame_a and_o useless_a for_o war._n with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n kill_v slaughter_n heb._n with_o a_o great_a stroke_n for_o so_o it_o be_v even_o to_o they_o who_o it_o do_v not_o kill_v and_o he_o go_v down_o and_o dwell_v in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o rock_n etam_n hazard_n etam_n partly_o because_o there_o he_o can_v better_o defend_v himself_o from_o his_o enemy_n and_o partly_o because_o he_o will_v not_o involve_v his_o brethren_n in_o the_o same_o danger_n with_o himself_o but_o like_o a_o worthy_a magistrate_n will_v secure_v they_o even_o with_o his_o own_o great_a hazard_n 9_o ¶_o then_o the_o philistine_n go_v up_o and_o pitch_v in_o judah_n 6._o judah_n where_o the_o rock_n etam_n be_v see_v 1_o chron._n 4._o 32._o 2_o chron._n 11._o 5_o 6._o and_o spread_v themselves_o host._n themselves_o as_o come_v in_o great_a number_n with_o a_o powerful_a host._n in_o lehi_n 17._o lehi_n a_o place_n so_o call_v by_o anticipation_n v._o 17._o 10_o and_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n say_v why_o be_v you_o come_v up_o against_o we_o and_o they_o answer_v to_o bind_v samson_n be_v we_o come_v up_o to_o do_v to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o we_o 11_o then_o three_o thousand_o man_n of_o judah_n down_o judah_n heb._n go_v down_o go_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o rock_n etam_n and_o say_v to_o samson_n know_v thou_o not_o that_o the_o philistine_n be_v ruler_n over_o we_o what_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o it_o we_o thou_o have_v by_o these_o action_n punish_v not_o they_o as_o thou_o intend_v but_o we_o who_o be_v under_o their_o dominion_n be_v sure_a to_o smart_v for_o it_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o as_o they_o do_v unto_o i_o so_o have_v i_o do_v unto_o they_o 12_o and_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o be_v come_v down_o to_o bind_v thou_o that_o we_o may_v deliver_v thou_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o samson_n say_v unto_o they_o swear_v unto_o i_o that_o you_o will_v not_o fall_v upon_o i_o yourselves_o defence_n yourselves_o not_o that_o he_o fear_v they_o or_o can_v not_o as_o easy_o have_v conquer_a they_o as_o he_o do_v the_o whole_a host_n of_o the_o philistine_n but_o because_o he_o will_v be_v free_a from_o
read_v of_o the_o statute_n of_o omri_n mich._n 6._o 16._o or_o do_v more_o industrious_o and_o violent_o execute_v they_o with_o great_a despite_n against_o god_n and_o malice_n against_o his_o servant_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o in_o his_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n to_o anger_n with_o their_o vanity_n 27_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o omri_n which_o he_o do_v and_o his_o might_n that_o he_o show_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 28_o so_o omri_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o samaria_n and_o ahab_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 29_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o thirty_o and_o eight_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v ahab_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n to_o reign_v over_o israel_n and_o ahab_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n reign_v over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n twenty_o and_o two_o year_n 30_o and_o ahab_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o 31_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v etc._n pass_v heb._n be_v it_o a_o light_a thing_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o light_a thing_n for_o he_o addition_n he_o as_o if_o that_o sin_n be_v not_o big_a enough_o to_o express_v his_o contempt_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o think_v it_o below_o his_o wit_n and_o dignity_n to_o content_v himself_o with_o such_o a_o vulgar_a fault_n but_o the_o hebrew_n run_v thus_o be_v it_o a_o light_a thing_n &_o c_o i._o e._n be_v this_o but_o a_o small_a sin_n that_o therefore_o he_o need_v to_o add_v more_o abomination_n where_o the_o question_n as_o be_v usual_a among_o the_o hebrew_n imply_v a_o strong_a denial_n and_o intimate_v that_o this_o be_v no_o small_a sin_n but_o a_o great_a crime_n and_o may_v have_v satisfy_v his_o wicked_a mind_n without_o any_o addition_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la that_o he_o take_v to_o wife_n jezebel_n 20._o jezebel_n a_o woman_n infamous_a for_o her_o idolatry_n and_o cruelty_n and_o sorcery_n and_o filthiness_n see_v chap._n 18._o 4._o and_o 21._o 8._o 2_o king_n 9_o 22._o revel_v 2._o 20._o the_o daughter_n of_o ethbaal_n writer_n ethbaal_n call_v ithobalus_n or_o itobalus_n in_o heathen_a writer_n king_n of_o the_o zidonian_o marry_n zidonian_o so_o she_o be_v of_o a_o heathenish_a and_o idolatrous_a race_n and_o such_o who_o the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v express_o forbid_v to_o marry_n and_o go_v and_o serve_v baal_n 21._o baal_n i_o e._n the_o idol_n which_o the_o sidonian_n worship_v which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v hercules_n or_o false_a god_n for_o this_o name_n be_v common_a to_o all_o such_o and_o this_o idolatry_n be_v much_o worse_o than_o that_o of_o the_o calf_n because_o in_o the_o calf_n they_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n but_o in_o these_o false_a god_n or_o devil_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o chap._n 18._o 21._o and_o worship_v he_o 32_o and_o he_o rear_v up_o a_o altar_n for_o baal_n in_o the_o house_n of_o baal_n which_o he_o have_v build_v in_o samaria_n 33_o and_o ahab_n make_v a_o grove_n 5._o grove_n against_o god_n express_a prohibition_n deut._n 7._o 5._o and_o ahab_n do_v more_o to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n to_o anger_n than_o all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v before_o he_o 34_o in_o his_o day_n reign_v day_n this_o be_v here_o add_v 1._o as_o a_o character_n of_o the_o time_n and_o a_o instance_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o divine_a prediction_n and_o commination_n this_o be_v fulfil_v 800_o year_n after_o it_o be_v threaten_v and_o withal_o as_o a_o warn_n to_o the_o israelite_n not_o to_o think_v themselves_o innocent_a or_o safe_a because_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v against_o they_o by_o ahijah_n chap._n 14._o 15._o be_v not_o yet_o execute_v though_o they_o continue_v in_o that_o calf-worship_n which_o he_o condemn_v but_o to_o expect_v the_o certain_a accomplishment_n of_o it_o in_o due_a time_n if_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o impenitency_n or_o 2._o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o the_o horrible_a corruption_n of_o his_o time_n and_o of_o that_o high_a contempt_n of_o god_n which_o then_o reign_v do_v hiel_n the_o bethelite_n leaven_v bethelite_n who_o live_v in_o bethel_n the_o seat_n and_o sink_v of_o idolatry_n wherewith_o he_o be_v thorough_o leaven_v build_v jericho_n with_o jericho_n a_o place_n seat_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n but_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n which_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v choose_v for_o his_o building_n not_o so_o much_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n as_o out_o of_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o his_o threaten_n which_o he_o design_v to_o convince_v of_o falsehood_n by_o his_o own_o experience_n and_o out_o of_o a_o ambitious_a desire_n to_o advance_v his_o own_o reputation_n and_o interest_n thereby_o by_o attempt_v that_o which_o he_o know_v his_o king_n and_o queen_n too_o will_v be_v high_o please_v with_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o abiram_n his_o first-born_a and_o set_v up_o the_o gate_n thereof_o in_o his_o young_a son_n segub_n reserve_v segub_n i_o e._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o building_n god_n take_v away_o his_o first-born_a and_o other_o successive_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o work_n and_o the_o young_a when_o he_o finish_v it_o and_o so_o he_o find_v by_o his_o own_o sad_a experience_n the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n and_o how_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o contend_v with_o he_o qu._n why_o do_v not_o god_n rather_o punish_v hiel_n himself_o answ._n this_o be_v a_o terrible_a punishment_n to_o see_v his_o child_n cut_v off_o by_o divine_a vengeance_n before_o their_o time_n one_o after_o another_o and_o all_o this_o for_o his_o own_o folly_n and_o rashness_n compare_v jer._n 52._o 10._o and_o as_o for_o hiel_n himself_o possible_o after_o he_o have_v be_v spare_v so_o long_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o his_o son_n untimely_a death_n he_o also_o may_v be_v cut_v off_o though_o it_o be_v not_o record_v as_o not_o belong_v 〈◊〉_d the_o prophecy_n here_o mention_v or_o if_o not_o his_o present_a impunity_n be_v his_o great_a misery_n either_o as_o it_o continue_v his_o torment_n in_o the_o sad_a and_o last_a remembrance_n of_o his_o loss_n and_o misery_n or_o as_o it_o be_v a_o mean_a to_o harden_v his_o heart_n so_o for_o great_a judgement_n to_o which_o he_o be_v reserve_v 26._o reserve_v josh._n 6._o 26._o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v by_o joshua_n 26._o joshua_n of_o which_o see_v on_o josh._n 6._o 26._o the_o son_n of_o nun._n chap._n xvii_o and_o elias_n and_o heb._n elijahu_n â—…uk_fw-mi 4._o 2â—…_n he_o be_v call_v elias_n elijah_n see_v elijah_n the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o prophet_n matt._n 17._o 3._o who_o be_v here_o bring_v in_o like_a melchisedek_n gen._n 14._o 18._o heb._n 7._o 3._o without_o any_o mention_n of_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o beginning_n of_o his_o day_n like_o a_o man_n drop_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n and_o raise_v by_o god_n special_a providence_n as_o a_o witness_n for_o himself_o in_o this_o most_o degenerate_a time_n and_o state_n of_o thing_n that_o by_o his_o zeal_n and_o courage_n and_o power_n of_o miracle_n he_o may_v give_v some_o check_n to_o their_o various_a and_o abominable_a idolatry_n and_o some_o revive_n to_o that_o small_a number_n of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o people_n who_o yet_o remain_v in_o israel_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o tishbite_n know_v tishbite_n so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n or_o habitation_n or_o for_o some_o other_o reason_n not_o now_o know_v who_o be_v of_o the_o sojourtus_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d sojourtus_fw-la inhabitant_n of_o gilead_n 21._o gilead_n which_o be_v the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n see_v gen._n 31._o 21._o say_v unto_o ahab_n he_o ahab_n have_v doubtless_o admonish_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o danger_n before_o this_o and_o now_o upon_o his_o obstinacy_n in_o his_o wicked_a course_n he_o proceed_v to_o declare_v and_o execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o 17._o he_o â—…am_fw-la 5._o 17._o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n live_v idol_n live_v i_o swear_v by_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o live_a god_n when_o the_o god_n who_o thou_o have_v join_v with_o he_o or_o prefer_v before_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o senseless_a idol_n before_o who_o i_o stand_v truth_n stand_v either_o 1._o who_o minister_n i_o be_o as_o this_o phrase_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o numb_a 3._o 6._o deut._n 10._o 8._o and_o 17._o 12._o and_o
and_o two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 17_o ¶_o and_o the_o king_n appoint_v the_o lord_n on_o who_o hand_n he_o lean_v to_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o gate_n they_o gate_n partly_o to_o prevent_v tumult_n and_o disorder_n and_o mischief_n among_o the_o people_n and_o partly_o to_o take_v order_n about_o the_o shut_n of_o the_o gate_n if_o need_n be_v and_o if_o the_o syrian_n shall_v happen_v to_o return_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o people_n tread_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o gate_n and_o he_o die_v as_o the_o man_n of_o god_n have_v say_v who_o speak_v when_o the_o king_n come_v down_o to_o he_o 18_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o the_o man_n of_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o the_o king_n say_v two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n and_o a_o measure_n of_o fine_a flour_n for_o a_o shekel_n shall_v be_v to_o morrow_n about_o this_o time_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n 19_o and_o that_o lord_n answer_v the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o say_v now_o behold_v if_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v window_n in_o heaven_n may_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v and_o he_o say_v behold_v thou_o shall_v see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o 20_o and_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o unto_o he_o for_o the_o people_n tread_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o gate_n and_o he_o die_v chap._n viii_o then_o certain_a then_o this_o particle_n of_o time_n may_v be_v understand_v either_o particular_o and_o definite_o of_o the_o time_n next_o follow_v the_o former_a history_n or_o more_o general_o and_o indefinite_o as_o it_o be_v frequent_o use_v of_o the_o time_n in_o which_o elisha_n and_o this_o shunamitish_a woman_n live_v possible_o this_o may_v happen_v before_o the_o history_n of_o naaman_n chap._n 5._o or_o at_o least_o before_o the_o siege_n of_o samaria_n chap._n 6._o but_o this_o be_v not_o certain_a speak_v elisha_n unto_o the_o woman_n preservation_n woman_n express_v his_o gratitude_n for_o her_o former_a kindness_n by_o take_v special_a care_n for_o her_o preservation_n 4â—…_n preservation_n chap._n 4â—…_n who_o son_n he_o have_v restore_v to_o life_n say_v arise_v and_o go_v thou_o and_o thy_o household_n and_o sojourn_v wheresoever_o thou_o can_v sojourn_v israel_n sojourn_v in_o any_o convenient_a place_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n psal._n 〈◊〉_d hag._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d have_v call_v for_o a_o famine_n command_v famine_n i_o e._n have_v appoint_v to_o bring_v a_o famine_n or_o a_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n this_o expression_n intimate_v that_o all_o affliction_n be_v send_v by_o god_n and_o come_v at_o his_o call_n or_o command_v and_o it_o shall_v also_o come_v upon_o the_o land_n seven_o year_n 28._o year_n a_o double_a time_n to_o the_o former_a famine_n under_o elijah_n jam._n 5._o 17._o which_o be_v but_o just_a and_o reasonable_a because_o they_o be_v still_o obstinate_a and_o incorrigible_a under_o all_o the_o severe_a and_o succeed_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o under_o the_o powerful_a ministry_n of_o elisha_n who_o confirm_v his_o doctrine_n by_o glorious_a miracle_n see_v levit._n 26._o 21_o 24_o 28._o 2_o and_o the_o woman_n arise_v and_o do_v after_o the_o say_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o she_o go_v with_o her_o household_n and_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n better_a philistine_n either_o because_o that_o be_v near_o her_o land_n and_o dwelling_n which_o she_o think_v she_o may_v have_v a_o eye_n to_o when_o occasion_n require_v or_o because_o there_o be_v more_o plenty_n than_o in_o judah_n or_o because_o she_o know_v that_o her_o go_v to_o dwell_v in_o judah_n will_v be_v very_o displease_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o favour_n she_o be_v like_a to_o need_v hereafter_o nor_o be_v there_o now_o that_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n from_o the_o philistine_n as_o theâ—…e_n have_v be_v former_o because_o their_o power_n and_o influence_n be_v now_o grow_v inconsiderable_a and_o probable_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o israelite_n live_v among_o they_o and_o this_o land_n though_o border_v upon_o israel_n be_v free_a from_o this_o famine_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o this_o be_v a_o special_a hand_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o for_o their_o unprofitableness_n under_o all_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n which_o now_o they_o plentiful_o enjoy_v by_o elisha_n and_o many_o other_o prophet_n which_o the_o philistine_n not_o enjoy_n their_o sin_n be_v much_o less_o and_o therefore_o their_o present_a condition_n be_v better_a seven_o year_n 3_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o seven_o year_n end_n that_o the_o woman_n return_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o she_o go_v â—…orth_o to_o cry_v unto_o the_o king_n for_o her_o house_n and_o for_o her_o land_n they_o land_n which_o have_v be_v forsake_v by_o she_o be_v possess_v by_o her_o kindred_n or_o other_o who_o have_v obtain_v they_o from_o the_o king_n and_o now_o intend_v to_o keep_v the_o possession_n of_o they_o 4_o and_o the_o king_n talk_v with_o gehazi_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n law_n god_n quest._n how_o can_v the_o king_n speak_v with_o gehazi_n who_o be_v a_o leper_n ans._n either_o the_o king_n may_v speak_v with_o he_o at_o a_o convenient_a distance_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o other_o to_o discourse_v with_o leper_n as_o 2_o king_n 7._o 8._o matth._n 8._o 2._o luk._n 17._o 12._o or_o his_o leprosy_n may_v be_v of_o that_o sort_n which_o be_v not_o infectious_a or_o if_o his_o leprosy_n be_v such_o as_o make_v he_o yet_o to_o be_v unclean_a the_o king_n great_a curiosity_n may_v easy_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o break_v a_o ceremonial_a law_n who_o make_v no_o scruple_n of_o violate_v god_n moral_a law_n say_v tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o all_o the_o great_a thing_n that_o elisha_n have_v do_v 5_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o he_o be_v tell_v the_o king_n how_o he_o have_v restore_v a_o dead_a body_n to_o life_n that_o behold_v the_o woman_n season_n woman_n by_o god_n wonderful_a and_o gracious_a providence_n bring_v thither_o in_o the_o most_o advantageous_a season_n who_o son_n he_o have_v restore_v to_o life_n cry_v to_o the_o king_n for_o her_o house_n and_o for_o her_o land_n and_o gehazi_n say_v my_o lord_n o_o king_n this_o be_v the_o woman_n and_o this_o be_v her_o son_n who_o elisha_n restore_v to_o life_n 6_o and_o when_o the_o king_n ask_v the_o woman_n relation_n woman_n concern_v the_o truth_n of_o gehazi_n relation_n she_o tell_v he_o so_o the_o king_n appoint_v unto_o she_o a_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d certain_a 〈◊〉_d officer_n say_v restore_v all_o that_o be_v she_o and_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o field_n since_o the_o day_n that_o she_o leave_v the_o land_n even_o till_o now_o 7_o ¶_o and_o elisha_n come_v to_o damascus_n follow_v damascus_n either_o to_o the_o city_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o damascus_n by_o compare_v v._o 9_o as_o samaria_n which_o proper_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n be_v sometime_o the_o name_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o which_o see_v on_o 1_o king_n 13._o 32._o hither_o he_o come_v by_o the_o special_a direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o under_o god_n protection_n upon_o the_o errand_n here_o follow_v and_o benhadad_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v sick_a and_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o say_v the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v come_v hither_o 8_o and_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o hazael_n take_v a_o present_a in_o thy_o hand_n disease_n hand_n by_o which_o he_o think_v to_o purchase_v his_o favour_n and_o the_o heal_n of_o his_o disease_n and_o go_v meet_v the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o he_o say_v shall_v i_o recover_v of_o this_o disease_n 9_o so_o hazael_n go_v to_o meet_v he_o and_o take_v a_o present_a hand_n present_a heb._n in_o his_o hand_n with_o he_o even_o of_o every_o good_a thing_n of_o damascus_n forty_o camel_n burden_n force_n burden_n hazael_n carry_v the_o more_o noble_a present_n hope_v as_o his_o master_n do_v to_o get_v some_o interest_n in_o the_o prophet_n and_o advantage_n to_o himself_o by_o it_o whether_o the_o prophet_n receive_v it_o or_o not_o be_v not_o here_o mention_v but_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o do_v not_o from_o his_o former_a practice_n chap._n 5._o and_o because_o the_o reason_n which_o then_o sway_v he_o be_v still_o of_o the_o same_o force_n and_o come_v and_o stand_v before_o he_o and_o say_v thy_o son_n benhadad_a father_n benhadad_a he_o who_o before_o persecute_v he_o as_o a_o enemy_n chap._n 6._o 13_o 14._o now_o in_o his_o extremity_n honour_v he_o like_o a_o father_n king_n of_o syria_n have_v send_v i_o to_o thou_o say_v
some_o for_o baal_n and_o some_o for_o the_o true_a god_n who_o he_o pretend_v and_o will_v be_v think_v to_o worship_n in_o and_o by_o the_o calf_n which_o he_o have_v make_v 16_o and_o after_o they_o out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n such_o as_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n heart_n israel_n such_o as_o love_v and_o fear_v god_n in_o truth_n and_o with_o their_o whole_a heart_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n 17_o so_o they_o strengthen_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o make_v rehoboam_n the_o son_n of_o solomon_n strong_a three_o year_n for_o three_o year_n they_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n 43._o solomon_n this_o honourable_a mention_n of_o solomon_n as_o a_o pattern_n of_o piety_n be_v a_o considerable_a evidence_n of_o his_o true_a repentance_n before_o his_o death_n of_o which_o see_v more_o on_o 1_o king_n 11._o 43._o 18_o and_o rehoboam_n take_v he_o mahalath_n the_o daughter_n of_o jerimoth_n to_o wife_n and_o abihail_n the_o daughter_n of_o eliab_n time_n eliab_n he_o declare_v he_o his_o successor_n and_o give_v he_o the_o dominion_n over_o his_o brethren_n wherein_o if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o first-born_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v employ_v because_o this_o be_v mention_v as_o a_o effect_n of_o his_o superlative_a love_n to_o his_o mother_n he_o transgress_v that_o law_n deut._n 21._o 15_o 16._o unless_o god_n be_v please_v to_o dispense_v with_o it_o at_o this_o time_n the_o son_n of_o jesse_n 19_o which_o bear_v he_o child_n jeush_o and_o shamariah_n and_o zaham_n 20_o and_o after_o she_o he_o take_v 2._o take_v 1_o kin._n 15._o 2._o she_o be_v call_v michaiah_n the_o daughter_n of_o uriel_n chap._n 13._o 2._o maachah_n the_o daughter_n of_o absalon_n which_o bear_v he_o abijah_n and_o attai_n and_o ziza_n and_o shelomith_n 21_o and_o rehoboam_n love_v maachah_n the_o daughter_n of_o absalon_n above_o all_o his_o wife_n 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