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in_o hell_n chap._n 11._o jephthah_n the_o gileadite_n that_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n who_o be_v thrust_v out_o of_o his_o native_a place_n by_o his_o brethren_n be_v soon_o call_v back_o to_o their_o assistance_n to_o be_v their_o captain_n and_o ruler_n note_v there_o a_o plain_a agreement_n and_o stipulation_n between_o a_o prince_n and_o people_n and_o certain_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o parliament_n no_o doubt_n but_o it_o be_v agree_v upon_o under_o hand_n and_o herod_n seal_v but_o king_n have_v be_v too_o subtle_a creature_n to_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v print_v that_o if_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v of_o one_o judgement_n and_o the_o representative_n of_o another_o it_o must_v pass_v according_a to_o the_o public_a reason_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o that_o parliament_n be_v not_o to_o be_v dissolve_v till_o the_o business_n be_v do_v which_o they_o meet_v about_o other_o wise_a what_o fickle_a thing_n be_v king_n and_o what_o vain_a thing_n be_v parliament_n as_o build_v of_o castle_n in_o the_o air_n now_o jepthah_n agere_fw-la have_v judge_v israel_n six_o year_n die_v 12._o 7._o after_o who_o ibzan_n and_o edom_n be_v judge_n they_o be_v dead_a the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v evil_a again_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n 40._o year_n 13._o 1._o then_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n begin_v to_o move_v in_o samson_n and_o his_o valiant_a exploit_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o 14_o 15_o and_o 16._o chap._n then_o come_v the_o great_a objection_n which_o the_o royalist_n make_v chap._n 17._o 6._o in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n but_o every_o man_n
his_o father_n charge_v the_o people_n with_o the_o oath_n wherefore_o he_o put_v forth_o the_o end_n of_o the_o rod_n that_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o dip_v it_o in_o a_o honeycomb_n and_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o his_o mouth_n and_o his_o eye_n be_v enlighten_v then_o answer_v one_o of_o the_o people_n and_o say_v thy_o father_n strict_o charge_v the_o people_n with_o a_o oath_n say_v curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o eat_v any_o food_n this_o day_n and_o the_o people_n be_v faint_a then_o say_v jonathan_n my_o father_n have_v trouble_v the_o land_n see_v i_o pray_v you_o how_o my_o eye_n have_v be_v enlighten_v because_o i_o taste_v a_o little_a of_o this_o honey_n ver_fw-la 30._o how_o much_o more_o if_o happy_o the_o people_n have_v eat_v free_o to_o day_n of_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o enemy_n which_o they_o find_v for_o have_v there_o not_o be_v now_o a_o much_o great_a slaughter_n among_o the_o philistine_n it_o be_v a_o cruel_a see_v we_o have_v kill_v more_o if_o we_o have_v eat_v jonathan_n be_v a_o gracious_a man_n and_o have_v a_o sweet_a spirit_n for_o government_n and_o jonathan_n say_v to_o the_o young_a man_n that_o bear_v his_o armour_n come_v and_o let_v we_o go_v over_o unto_o the_o garrison_n of_o these_o uncircumcised_a it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v work_v for_o we_o for_o there_o be_v no_o restraint_n to_o the_o lord_n to_o save_v by_o many_o or_o by_o few_o as_o gallant_a caleb_n say_v jos_n 14._o 12._o if_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v with_o i_o than_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o drive_v out_o the_o anakim_v but_o nothing_o will_v satisfy_v saul_n but_o the_o life_n of_o jonathan_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o cruel_a law_n and_o that_o against_o nature_n for_o hungry_a man_n not_o to_o eat_v food_n which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v bread_n now_o bread_n be_v not_o honey_n and_o that_o be_v a_o penal_a law_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v take_v strict_o and_o so_o jonathan_n not_o guilty_a for_o a_o penal_a statute_n be_v not_o to_o be_v extend_v by_o equity_n for_o the_o oath_n be_v much_o better_o break_v then_o keep_v but_o the_o people_n have_v more_o wit_n then_o to_o suffer_v jonathan_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ver_fw-la 45._o nor_o be_v jonathan_n legal_o guilty_a because_o he_o be_v not_o present_v when_o the_o law_n be_v make_v ver_n 3._o and_o 17._o nor_o have_v any_o notice_n of_o it_o and_o such_o law_n that_o be_v not_o consonant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o obligatorie_n without_o full_a and_o perfect_a notice_n and_o proclamation_n thereof_o make_v to_o the_o people_n and_o in_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o answer_n saul_n ver_fw-la 37._o it_o be_v because_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o for_o his_o rash_a oath_n he_o be_v give_v to_o swear_v ver_fw-la 44._o and_o it_o appear_v chap._n 28._o ver_fw-la 6._o 16._o that_o god_n not_o answer_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o anger_n though_o saul_n suspect_v god_n silence_n be_v for_o some_o hide_a sin_n therefore_o will_v cast_v a_o lot_n ver_fw-la 7._o say_v god_n to_o samuel_n i_o be_o chief_a king_n thou_o be_v my_o minister_n i_o rule_v by_o thou_o therefore_o they_o have_v reject_v i_o in_o cast_v off_o a_o just_a government_n free_a from_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n which_o my_o soul_n abhor_v for_o god_n be_v king_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n he_o keep_v the_o supreme_a power_n to_o himself_o it_o be_v his_o prerogative_n only_o to_o give_v no_o account_n of_o his_o action_n to_o any_o creature_n and_o yet_o in_o love_n he_o be_v please_v to_o condescend_v to_o poor_a creature_n and_o make_v out_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o administration_n and_o the_o image_n of_o god_n consist_v in_o holiness_n justice_n mercy_n and_o goodness_n which_o be_v a_o government_n of_o a_o divine_a original_n it_o come_v from_o heaven_n and_o have_v a_o tendancie_n thither_o and_o those_o that_o be_v my_o governor_n have_v such_o grace_n and_o gift_n of_o my_o holy_a spirit_n signify_v by_o pour_v on_o of_o oil_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o ruler_n as_o be_v necessary_a grace_n for_o priest_n prophet_n and_o king_n but_o the_o israelite_n will_v not_o let_v the_o lord_n to_o keep_v the_o power_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o appoint_v what_o governor_n and_o government_n he_o please_v therefore_o observe_v in_o the_o next_o place_n what_o course_n do_v jeroboam_fw-la take_n to_o establish_v his_o kingdom_n he_o think_v to_o strengthen_v himself_o by_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o two_o calf_n the_o people_n will_v revolt_v from_o i_o say_v jeroboam_fw-la unless_o i_o make_v they_o two_o calf_n of_o gold_n and_o say_v behold_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n monarch_n care_v not_o what_o they_o do_v though_o they_o destroy_v even_o the_o soul_n of_o million_o of_o people_n to_o maintain_v their_o pomp_n and_o glory_n make_v the_o people_n believe_v say_v he_o that_o these_o calf_n which_o be_v make_v but_o yesterday_o bring_v their_o father_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver_fw-la 27._o if_o they_o sacrifice_v they_o will_v turn_v to_o rehoboam_n king_n fear_v that_o piety_n to_o god_n will_v draw_v away_o people_n heart_n from_o they_o monarch_n delight_v wicked_o to_o keep_v the_o people_n in_o gross_a ignorance_n and_o how_o foolish_a be_v this_o jeroboam_fw-la 1_o king_n 14._o to_o send_v his_o wife_n disguise_v to_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n to_o know_v whether_o his_o son_n shall_v recover_v as_o if_o the_o prophet_n can_v tell_v the_o great_a and_o not_o find_v out_o the_o wife_n disguisement_n idiot_n minor_n murderer_n any_o be_v good_a enough_o and_o will_v serve_v to_o be_v king_n mark_v therefore_o what_o become_v of_o king_n jeroboam_fw-la 1_o king_n 14._o ver_fw-la 10._o 11._o therefore_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o jeroboam_fw-la he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o go_v he_o that_o die_v of_o jeroboam_fw-la in_o the_o city_n shall_v the_o dog_n eat_v and_o he_o that_o die_v in_o the_o field_n shall_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n eat_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o but_o if_o only_a guilty_a king_n may_v be_v punish_v it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n but_o the_o poor_a people_n must_v be_v destroy_v for_o their_o king_n wickedness_n ver_fw-la 15._o 16._o for_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v israel_n as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v in_o the_o water_n and_o he_o shall_v root_v up_o israel_n out_o of_o this_o good_a land_n which_o he_o give_v to_o their_o father_n and_o shall_v scatter_v they_o beyond_o the_o river_n because_o they_o have_v make_v their_o grove_n provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_n ver_fw-la 16._o and_o he_o shall_v give_v israel_n up_o because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la who_o do_v sin_n and_o who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n bless_a lord_n it_o be_v jeroboam_fw-la that_o make_v the_o grove_n &_o high_a place_n and_o not_o the_o people_n but_o when_o the_o people_n choose_v a_o king_n what_o he_o do_v be_v repute_v their_o act_n they_o do_v it_o by_o he_o as_o the_o whole_a body_n see_v &_o hear_v by_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o eye_n what_o a_o sad_a consideration_n be_v it_o that_o god_n people_n shall_v be_v destroy_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n let_v they_o smart_v say_v the_o lord_n a_o king_n they_o will_v have_v than_o there_o be_v war_n between_o rehoboam_n and_o jeroboam_fw-la all_o their_o day_n 1_o king_n 14._o 30_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n reiterate_v chap._n 15._o 6._o as_o if_o king_n delight_v in_o nothing_o but_o war_n about_o prerogative_n precedency_n or_o such_o trivial_a matter_n the_o poor_a people_n must_v shed_v their_o precious_a blood_n lose_v their_o life_n not_o only_o temporal_a but_o hazard_n their_o inestimable_a soul_n for_o as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n utter_o destroy_v and_o all_o to_o attain_v and_o satisfy_v the_o ambitious_a design_n and_o wicked_a lust_n of_o proud_a imperious_a man_n that_o set_v all_o on_o flame_n to_o warm_v themselves_o as_o if_o god_n have_v make_v bee_n to_o make_v honey_n only_o for_o the_o drone_n poor_a man_n only_o to_o be_v as_o the_o wool_n in_o the_o breach_n to_o receive_v cannon_n and_o musket_n bullet_n and_o yet_o when_o the_o world_n be_v in_o love_n and_o bowel_n of_o pity_n jog_v &_o waken_v out_o of_o this_o please_v dream_n they_o be_v angry_a with_o their_o
be_v carry_v captive_a to_o assyria_n but_o ver_fw-la 30_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o ekah_n make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o pekah_n and_o smite_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o &_o reign_v in_o his_o steed_n indeed_o jotham_n king_n of_o judah_n do_v righteous_a thing_n howbeit_o the_o high_a place_n be_v not_o remove_v by_o he_o ver_n 35._o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n against_o who_o there_o be_v but_o one_o but_o or_o how_o beit_n in_o his_o kingly_a government_n chap._n 16._o 2._o succeed_v ahaz_n who_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o ver_fw-la 3._o make_v his_o son_n to_o walk_v through_o the_o fire_n according_a to_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n cast_v out_o from_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o the_o high_a place_n and_o on_o the_o hill_n &_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o cry_n give_v we_o a_o king_n like_o the_o heathen_a nation_n it_o be_v note_v how_o the_o lord_n drive_v out_o the_o heathen_n from_o before_o his_o people_n to_o aggravate_v their_o folly_n that_o when_o the_o heathen_n be_v destroy_v yet_o they_o will_v have_v a_o government_n like_o the_o heathen_n if_o the_o good_a king_n have_v remove_v the_o high_a place_n and_o burn_v the_o ground_n than_o the_o wicked_a king_n have_v not_o sacrifice_v thereon_o but_o if_o the_o people_n have_v not_o be_v stark_o blind_a they_o will_v have_v see_v their_o extreme_a folly_n in_o admit_v that_o government_n but_o why_o do_v i_o speak_v so_o improper_o as_o to_o say_v good_a king_n a_o good_a monarch_n be_v a_o white_a devil_n cure_v one_o and_o kill_v twenty_o do_v man_n gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n or_o fig_n of_o thistle_n he_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o no_o law_n can_v be_v a_o good_a king_n for_o the_o office_n be_v against_o divine_a institution_n and_o therefore_o sinful_a unaccomptable_a monarch_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v suffer_v then_o devil_n if_o they_o do_v any_o good_a it_o flow_v not_o from_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o office_n but_o as_o they_o be_v private_a man_n that_o will_v do_v less_o hurt_n if_o they_o have_v less_o power_n if_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o commission_n to_o rob_v and_o he_o shall_v suffer_v some_o poor_a man_n to_o pass_v untouched_a no_o thanks_o to_o his_o commission_n but_o his_o debonaritie_n and_o natural_a pity_n unaccountablenes_n be_v a_o most_o corrupt_a pernicious_a accurse_a and_o pestilent_a principle_n and_o fountain_n from_o whence_o must_v needs_o flow_v stream_n of_o much_o oppression_n injustice_n and_o cruelty_n towards_o poor_a people_n chap._n 17._o 3._o salmanezer_n king_n of_o assyria_n fall_v out_o with_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n about_o new-yeares-gift_n king_n have_v so_o many_o courtier_n to_o feed_v that_o they_o must_v be_v like_o the_o horseleech_n that_o cry_v give_v give_v therefore_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n shut_v he_o up_o and_o bind_v he_o in_o prison_n ver_fw-la 4._o then_o be_v israel_n carry_v away_o captive_a for_o ver_fw-la 21._o jeroboam_fw-la have_v make_v they_o sin_n a_o great_a sin_n which_o ver_n 8._o and_o 15._o be_v say_v to_o be_v walke_a in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o they_o have_v make_v where_o note_n that_o the_o king_n have_v the_o legislative_a power_n make_v what_o law_n he_o please_v and_o the_o people_n imitate_v the_o heathen_a round_o about_o they_o therein_o in_o give_v the_o same_o power_n to_o their_o king_n as_o the_o heathen_n do_v to_o carry_v life_n &_o death_n at_o his_o nod_n and_o honour_v a_o wicked_a man_n more_o than_o the_o king_n of_o glory_n ver_fw-la 23._o until_o the_o lord_n remove_v israel_n out_o of_o his_o sight_n as_o he_o have_v say_v by_o all_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n so_o be_v israel_n carry_v away_o out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n to_o assyria_n unto_o this_o day_n be_v it_o not_o admirable_a that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v be_v so_o extreme_a mad_a to_o set_v up_o a_o king_n like_o the_o heathen_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n many_o sin_n may_v concur_v to_o their_o captitie_n but_o the_o grand_a capital_a sin_n be_v note_v to_o be_v their_o inordinate_a desire_n to_o have_v a_o king_n the_o law_n custom_n statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o heathen_n now_o mark_v i_o beseech_v you_o poor_a mistake_v delude_v carolist_n if_o wise_a man_n god_n peculiar_a people_n worth_a all_o the_o world_n for_o suffer_v such_o tyrant_n deserve_v for_o ever_o to_o be_v call_v not_o the_o man_n but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n more_o foolish_a than_o babe_n nay_o then_o the_o brute_n creature_n that_o will_v not_o empower_v one_o of_o themselves_o to_o destroy_v or_o to_o be_v cruel_a to_o their_o own_o kind_n it_o speak_v loud_a to_o all_o such_o as_o by_o god_n infinite_a mercy_n have_v cast_v off_o tyrant_n to_o abrogate_v repeal_n oblitterate_a and_o change_v their_o law_n statute_n ordinance_n and_o custom_n to_o suffer_v no_o filthy_a rag_n infect_v with_o the_o plague_n to_o remain_v not_o to_o think_v to_o wash_v and_o purify_v they_o for_o the_o blackamoor_n will_v not_o change_v his_o skin_n the_o first_o work_v do_v at_o geneva_n upon_o the_o change_n of_o their_o religion_n from_o papist_n to_o protestant_n be_v reformatio_fw-la legum_n to_o examine_v their_o law_n and_o such_o as_o be_v contrary_a papistarum_fw-la to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o burn_v they_o for_o justice_n be_v more_o necessary_a in_o a_o commonwealth_n then_o reform_v religion_n no_o state_n can_v continue_v without_o the_o first_o but_o many_o flourish_n in_o temporall_n without_o the_o latter_a salt_n be_v more_o useful_a than_o suggar_n and_o pearl_n though_o not_o so_o excellent_a in_o its_o nature_n the_o next_o king_n chap._n 18._o be_v hezekiah_n ver_fw-la 5._o who_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o after_o he_o be_v none_o like_o he_o among_o all_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n nor_o any_o that_o be_v before_o he_o he_o fall_v sick_a by_o prayer_n have_v his_o life_n lengthen_v a_o heathen_a king_n send_v to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n and_o hezekiah_n do_v not_o magnify_v the_o lord_n mercy_n to_o he_o and_o speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o a_o israelite_n to_o the_o ambassador_n but_o show_v he_o his_o treasure_n and_o rejoice_v more_o in_o they_o then_o in_o the_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n a_o fault_n that_o god_n people_n be_v too_o subject_a unto_o when_o their_o friend_n visit_v they_o they_o do_v not_o entertain_v the_o time_n by_o magnify_v god_n mercy_n and_o multiply_v preservation_n towards_o they_o but_o show_v one_o another_o their_o fine_a room_n clothes_n and_o such_o vanity_n for_o which_o very_a thing_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n denounce_v unto_o hezekiah_n the_o babylonian_a captivity_n chap._n 20._o and_o see_v how_o the_o poor_a jew_n be_v punish_v for_o that_o very_a sin_n of_o hezekiah_n chap._n 24._o 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