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for_o thieve_v because_o of_o the_o covert_a the_o neighbour_a wilderness_n afford_v and_o great_a road_n be_v the_o best_a river_n for_o robber_n to_o fish_n in_o wonder_v not_o that_o so_o short_a a_o way_n betwixt_o two_o such_o eminent_a city_n be_v no_o better_o secure_v see_v some_o hundred_o year_n since_o little_o safe_a be_v the_o road_n betwixt_o london_n and_o saint_n alban_n till_o a_o abbot_n of_o that_o place_n cut_v down_o the_o wood_n that_o afford_v they_o shelter_v reader_n if_o thy_o occasion_n shall_v call_v thou_o to_o go_v from_o jericho_n to_o jerusalem_n i_o wish_v thou_o well_o guard_v but_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o hard_a hap_n with_o the_o man_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v it_o history_n or_o parable_n to_o be_v rob_v and_o wound_v with_o thief_n may_v thou_o meet_v with_o some_o good_a 33._o samaritan_n to_o convey_v thou_o to_o the_o inn_n and_o provide_v necessary_n for_o thou_o §_o 35._o west_n of_o the_o water_n of_o jericho_n stand_v a_z joshua_n a_o small_a 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run_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o jehosaphat_n jehosaphat_n be_v a_o hollow_a dale_n interpose_v betwixt_o jerusalem_n and_o mount_n olivet_n but_o why_o so_o name_v i_o find_v no_o satisfactory_a reason_n allege_v for_o i_o can_v agree_v to_o what_o general_o be_v report_v that_o in_o this_o place_n jehosaphat_n get_v his_o miraculous_a victory_n over_o the_o 20._o edomite_n moabite_n and_o ammonite_n because_o on_o serious_a perusal_n of_o the_o text_n that_o battle_n appear_v fight_v far_o off_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o tekoah_n many_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o as_o mount_n olivet_n shall_v be_v the_o tribunal_n erect_v for_o the_o judge_n so_o this_o vale_n of_o jehosaphat_n shall_v be_v the_o gaol_n and_o bar_n where_o all_o offender_n at_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v be_v arraign_v sound_v their_o conceit_n partly_o on_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n 2_o joel_n i_o will_v also_o gather_v all_o nation_n and_o bring_v they_o down_o into_o the_o valley_n of_o jehosaphat_n 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