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the_o man_n that_o go_v in_o jeopardy_n of_o their_o life_n and_o life_n libaretur_fw-la life_n aquam_fw-la tam_fw-la pretiosam_fw-la dignam_fw-la judicavit_fw-la quae_fw-la domino_fw-la libaretur_fw-la then_o david_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o abiathar_n the_o highpriest_n whither_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o against_o the_o philistine_n or_o no_o for_o though_o he_o have_v a_o great_a army_n yet_o he_o rely_v not_o upon_o it_o but_o seek_v to_o god_n for_o direction_n and_o without_o that_o will_v not_o stir_v he_o receive_v answer_v from_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o and_o be_v victorious_a then_o david_n come_v to_o baalperazim_n whether_o the_o philistine_n be_v now_o come_v from_o the_o valley_n of_o rephaim_n 1_o chron_n 14.11_o and_o david_n smite_v they_o there_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n whereupon_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v break_v in_o upon_o my_o enemy_n by_o my_o hand_n like_o the_o break_n forth_o of_o water_n signify_v thereby_o the_o sense_n he_o 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they_o have_v no_o provocation_n from_o david_n to_o do_v so_o he_o have_v not_o hot_o pursue_v his_o former_a victory_n but_o though_o david_n have_v get_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o they_o before_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o so_o puff_v up_o with_o it_o as_o to_o rely_v on_o his_o own_o strength_n therefore_o he_o will_v not_o engage_v with_o they_o again_o without_o first_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n bid_v he_o not_o go_v up_o open_o and_o direct_o against_o they_o as_o former_o but_o to_o fetch_v a_o compass_n and_o so_o to_o come_v upon_o they_o behind_o over_o against_o the_o mulberry_n tree_n where_o they_o look_v not_o for_o he_o and_o when_o he_o hear_v the_o sound_n of_o a_o go_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mulberry_n tree_n viz._n of_o a_o army_n of_o horseman_n and_o chariot_n march_v over_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tree_n like_o that_o 2_o king_n 7.6_o which_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v go_v forth_o with_o his_o holy_a angel_n to_o 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it_o in_o the_o fort_n of_o zion_n which_o he_o have_v late_o take_v from_o the_o jebusite_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v now_o at_o gibeon_n two_o chron._n 1.3_o whether_o it_o have_v be_v remove_v from_o nob_n after_o that_o bloody_a slaughter_n of_o the_o priest_n by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 22._o and_o there_o be_v the_o great_a altar_n for_o burnt-offering_n to_o which_o the_o people_n frequent_o go_v content_v themselves_o therewith_o and_o not_o regard_v the_o ark_n the_o principal_a evidence_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o and_o whereat_o divine_a oracle_n and_o direction_n be_v give_v it_o be_v now_o lodge_v in_o a_o private_a house_n upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o ark_n be_v remove_v to_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n in_o kirjath-jearim_a we_o may_v see_v sect._n 153._o and_o 1_o sam._n 7._o where_o it_o continue_v about_o fourtysix_v year_n save_v only_o when_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n it_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o camp_n see_v 1_o sam._n 14.8_o viz._n thirtynine_a in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n and_o saul_n and_o seven_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n david_n therefore_o judge_v it_o more_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o lie_v hide_v in_o a_o private_a family_n which_o possible_o have_v occasion_v the_o people_n so_o much_o to_o neglect_v it_o but_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o a_o place_n purposely_o appoint_v for_o it_o that_o the_o people_n may_v more_o convenient_o resort_v unto_o it_o wherefore_o call_v his_o great_a commander_n and_o the_o elder_n and_o head_n of_o the_o people_n together_o he_o impart_v his_o design_n unto_o they_o and_o desire_v their_o advice_n upon_o it_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o they_o and_o they_o apprehend_v
viri_fw-la &_o mulieres_fw-la inhabiles_fw-la essent_fw-la ad_fw-la concubitum_fw-la illudque_fw-la fuisse_fw-la omnibus_fw-la manifestum_fw-la notum_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la daemon_n ligamine_fw-la conjuges_fw-la saepe_fw-la fraudasse_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la mutuo_fw-la potiri_fw-la non_fw-la possent_fw-la forte_n muliebria_fw-la loca_fw-la obserata_fw-la erant_fw-la aut_fw-la coarctata_fw-la rivet_n they_o lie_v under_o be_v remove_v gen._n 20._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xi_o god_n have_v now_o visit_v sarah_n with_o so_o much_o mercy_n as_o to_o give_v her_o power_n and_o strength_n to_o conceive_v upon_o her_o belief_n of_o his_o gracious_a promise_n 28._o promise_n hereupon_o isaac_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v by_o promise_n gal._n 4.23_o 28._o heb._n 11.11_o and_o her_o full_a time_n be_v come_v she_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n to_o abraham_n he_o be_v a_o 100_o and_o she_o 90_o year_n of_o age_n and_o as_o god_n have_v appoint_v abraham_n circumcise_a he_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n and_o call_v his_o name_n isaac_n ch._n 17._o 19_o and_o sarah_n great_o rejoice_v and_o say_v god_n have_v make_v i_o to_o laugh_v and_o other_o that_o hear_v of_o this_o thing_n will_v laugh_v also_o and_o rejoice_v with_o i_o for_o say_v she_o who_o will_v have_v think_v that_o i_o shall_v have_v bear_v a_o son_n or_o give_v suck_n 26.8_o suck_n v._o 7._o give_a child_n suck_v the_o plural_a number_n for_o a_o singular_a sometime_o use_v in_o scripture_n see_v ch._n 46.7_o 23._o numb_a 26.8_o in_o my_o old_a age_n so_o the_o child_n grow_v and_o at_o a_o fit_a time_n be_v wean_v and_o at_o his_o wean_a abraham_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n a_o proper_a time_n for_o it_o as_o may_v be_v suppose_v than_o at_o his_o birth_n or_o circumcision_n at_o this_o feast_n sarah_n espy_v ishmael_n now_o about_o 17_o or_o 18_o year_n old_a 21.5_o old_a compare_v ch._n 17.24_o 25._o &_o 21.5_o mock_v and_o jeer_v at_o isaac_n and_o possible_o call_v he_o their_o young_a master_n who_o 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and_o ishmael_n but_o god_n by_o a_o vision_n in_o the_o night_n command_v he_o to_o hearken_v to_o sarah_n in_o this_o thing_n and_o the_o rather_o no_o doubt_n that_o hagar_n and_o ishmael_n by_o the_o misery_n of_o be_v cast_v out_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n who_o in_o mock_v at_o isaac_n have_v in_o a_o sort_n despise_v the_o bless_a seed_n promise_v in_o he_o and_o the_o more_o to_o dispose_v abraham_n to_o a_o willingness_n hereunto_o god_n tell_v he_o that_o in_o isaac_n his_o seed_n shall_v be_v call_v christus_fw-la call_v in_o isaaco_n i._n e._n per_fw-la isaacum_fw-la vocabitur_fw-la h._n e._n existet_fw-la tibi_fw-la semen_fw-mi nempe_fw-la illud_fw-la numerosissimum_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la promisi_fw-la &_o praecipuè_fw-la christus_fw-la that_o be_v from_o isaac_n not_o from_o ishmael_n shall_v spring_v the_o messiah_n and_o that_o numerous_a seed_n he_o have_v promise_v to_o he_o who_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o true_a seed_n of_o abraham_n 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give_v he_o his_o oath_n that_o as_o for_o himself_o he_o will_v no_o way_n hurt_v either_o he_o or_o his_o son_n or_o his_o son_n son_n but_o before_o he_o do_v it_o he_o expostulate_v with_o he_o about_o a_o well_o of_o water_n of_o great_a use_n in_o that_o dry_a country_n which_o he_o have_v dig_v and_o abimelech_n servant_n have_v by_o violence_n take_v from_o he_o abimelech_n protest_v himself_o whole_o ignorant_a thereof_o then_o abraham_n make_v a_o great_a present_n to_o he_o of_o sheep_n and_o ox_n by_o way_n of_o gratitude_n for_o the_o great_a kindness_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o and_o so_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n one_o with_o another_o and_o to_o prevent_v future_a controversy_n about_o this_o well_o abraham_n give_v he_o seven_o ew-lamb_n as_o a_o valuable_a consideration_n and_o desire_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o a_o testimony_n 48._o testimony_n so_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n make_v a_o witness_n ch._n 31._o 48._o that_o the_o well_o though_o before_o take_v from_o he_o be_v now_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v his_o and_o because_o at_o this_o well_o they_o both_o swear_v and_o make_v a_o covenant_n abraham_n call_v the_o place_n beersheba_n 8.14.5.5_o beersheba_n as_o abraham_n dwell_v here_o and_o make_v this_o covenant_n and_o dig_v this_o well_o so_o isaac_n afterward_o dwell_v here_o and_o make_v a_o covenant_n and_o dig_v this_o well_o again_o and_o renew_v the_o name_n ch._n 26.23_o 33._o and_o jacob_n dwell_v there_o with_o his_o father_n go_v thence_o to_o laban_n in_o haran_n and_o go_v into_o egypt_n with_o all_o his_o family_n come_v thither_o and_o here_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v a_o vision_n afterward_o it_o be_v a_o seat_n of_o some_o solemn_a idolatry_n amos_n 8.14.5.5_o that_o be_v the_o well_o of_o the_o oath_n abraham_n now_o look_v upon_o himself_o as_o like_a to_o settle_v here_o he_o plant_v
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on_o he_o by_o moses_n exod._n ch._n 7._o from_o 14._o to_o the_o end_n 2._o god_n command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n again_o frog_n second_o plague_n frog_n and_o to_o require_v he_o to_o let_v his_o people_n go_v and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o he_o will_v smite_v all_o his_o border_n with_o frog_n they_o according_o resolute_o pursue_v their_o commission_n and_o evidence_n their_o courage_n and_o fidelity_n in_o god_n cause_n notwithstanding_o the_o ill_a success_n they_o have_v have_v before_o but_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o they_o hereupon_o aaron_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod_n thing_n rod_n the_o rod_n be_v call_v sometime_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n sometime_o of_o aaron_n sometime_o of_o god_n to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o instrument_n they_o all_o use_v in_o work_v these_o prodigious_a thing_n over_o the_o river_n aegypti_n river_n non_fw-la singulos_fw-la adiit_fw-la fluvios_fw-la sed_fw-la virga_fw-la eminus_fw-la eos_fw-la intenta_fw-la designavit_fw-la extendit_fw-la eam_fw-la versus_fw-la nilum_n &_o intention_n versus_fw-la omnes_fw-la aqas_fw-la aegypti_n over_o the_o stream_n and_o over_o the_o pond_n and_o the_o frog_n come_v up_o in_o great_a abundance_n upon_o the_o land_n namely_o not_o only_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n before_o but_o a_o innumerable_a number_n of_o new_a one_o be_v produce_v and_o they_o crawl_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n and_o into_o his_o bedchamber_n he_o bedchamber_n how_o easy_o can_v god_n cast_v contempt_n upon_o prince_n and_o how_o favourable_a be_v he_o to_o man_n who_o by_o his_o ordinary_a providence_n make_v such_o creature_n loath_a to_o come_v where_o man_n have_v to_o do_v which_o be_v so_o loathsome_a to_o he_o yea_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o into_o the_o house_n of_o his_o courtier_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o people_n yea_o into_o their_o oven_n and_o kneading-trough_n so_o that_o they_o be_v grievous_o annoy_v with_o they_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o his_o magician_n to_o see_v if_o they_o can_v imitate_v this_o miracle_n and_o they_o by_o stretch_v forth_o their_o rod_n over_o the_o river_n do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n dragon_n devil_n the_o devil_n it_o seem_v much_o delight_n in_o their_o monstrous_a shape_n for_o we_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n three_o unclean_a spirit_n like_o frog_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n bring_v forth_o some_o true_a frog_n by_o unperceptible_a conveyance_n to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o contest_v be_v which_o possible_o at_o this_o present_n be_v not_o cover_v with_o frog_n by_o moses_n work_v though_o it_o be_v like_a they_o be_v but_o very_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o moses_n and_o aaron_n have_v produce_v and_o when_o they_o have_v bring_v they_o they_o can_v not_o remove_v they_o again_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n be_v thus_o grievous_o distress_v with_o this_o plague_n he_o begin_v to_o stoop_v a_o little_a and_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n who_o before_o he_o will_v not_o know_v and_o therefore_o desire_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o remove_v these_o frog_n and_o he_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n moses_n know_v that_o he_o be_v constitute_v as_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n ch._n 7._o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o bring_v judgement_n upon_o he_o and_o remove_v they_o at_o god_n appointment_n and_o have_v in_o he_o the_o faith_n of_o miracle_n and_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o tell_v pharaoh_n he_o will_v do_v he_o the_o honour_n te_fw-la honour_n honorem_fw-la tibi_fw-la sum_n ut_fw-la des_fw-fr mihi_fw-la tempus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la orem_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la to_o let_v he_o appoint_v the_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o and_o by_o his_o power_n deliver_v he_o from_o this_o plague_n and_o say_v he_o if_o my_o prayer_n take_v no_o effect_n then_o do_v thou_o glory_v over_o i_o and_o say_v i_o be_o no_o better_a than_o one_o of_o thy_o magician_n but_o if_o i_o do_v deliver_v thou_o than_o own_o and_o obey_v the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n who_o servant_n i_o be_o pharaoh_n desire_v the_o frog_n may_v be_v remove_v by_o the_o next_o morning_n moses_n reply_v be_v it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n moses_n then_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o remove_v this_o plague_n from_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o and_o immediate_o the_o frog_n die_v that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n village_n and_o field_n only_o some_o remain_v in_o the_o river_n and_o they_o gather_v the_o dead_a frog_n together_o and_o cast_v they_o upon_o heap_n so_o that_o the_o land_n stanke_z by_o reason_n of_o they_o but_o when_o this_o plague_n be_v remove_v and_o pharaoh_n see_v there_o be_v some_o respite_n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 16._o louse_n three_o plague_n louse_n 3._o pharaoh_n have_v thus_o mock_v god_n promise_v and_o not_o perform_v the_o lord_n to_o manifest_v his_o indignation_n against_o he_o command_v moses_n now_o to_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o new_a judgement_n without_o give_v he_o any_o warning_n as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o have_v do_v aaron_z therefore_o be_v command_v forthwith_o to_o stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n and_o to_o strike_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o aaron_n according_o do_v abundance_n of_o louse_n come_v on_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o dust_n in_o very_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o it_o turn_v into_o that_o
night_n be_v now_o expire_v and_o god_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o commune_v with_o moses_n on_o the_o mount_n he_o give_v he_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n make_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o wherein_o he_o have_v write_v with_o his_o own_o finger_n the_o ten_o commandment_n command_v he_o to_o get_v he_o down_o quick_o tell_v he_o what_o the_o people_n have_v do_v in_o his_o absence_n thy_o people_n thy_o god_n seem_v to_o disow_v they_o now_o as_o his_o people_n people_n say_v he_o which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o they_o have_v turn_v aside_o quick_o after_o their_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o i_o and_o promise_v to_o keep_v all_o my_o precept_n they_o have_v quick_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v they_o and_o have_v make_v they_o a_o melt_a calf_n and_o have_v worship_v it_o and_o sacrifice_v unto_o it_o thou_o see_v that_o this_o be_v a_o very_a wicked_a and_o stiff-necked_a people_n therefore_o 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libro_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la v._o 32._o and_o blot_v he_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o live_n that_o be_v cut_v he_o off_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o so_o take_v his_o life_n as_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o in_o this_o moses_n show_v himself_o a_o figure_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n joh._n 10.15_o and_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3.13_o but_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o please_v to_o accept_v this_o his_o offer_n but_o tell_v he_o that_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o shall_v suffer_v themselves_o for_o their_o sin_n yet_o he_o will_v spare_v they_o at_o this_o time_n but_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o
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scarlet-thread_n to_o a_o cedar-stick_a as_o before_o levit._fw-la 14._o from_o 33._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xxxvi_o five_o law_n concern_v the_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n in_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o issue_n either_o through_o weakness_n and_o disease_n or_o in_o their_o sleep_n and_o how_o they_o make_v other_o thing_n and_o person_n unclean_a and_o concern_v the_o way_n of_o their_o cleanse_n by_o wash_v their_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v their_o flesh_n and_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n offer_v two_o young_a pigeon_n one_o for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o the_o other_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a also_o concern_v the_o uncleanness_n of_o woman_n in_o their_o flower_n and_o how_o they_o make_v other_o thing_n and_o person_n unclean_a person_n it_o be_v not_o like_o the_o infant_n that_o lay_v in_o the_o arm_n and_o suckle_v on_o the_o breast_n of_o their_o mother_n when_o they_o be_v in_o this_o condition_n or_o those_o that_o perform_v a_o necessary_a and_o charitable_a 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vanquish_v and_o the_o ark_n take_v captive_a ch._n 4.1_o they_o shall_v now_o erect_v a_o trophy_n of_o victory_n by_o they_o obtain_v the_o philistine_n be_v so_o subdue_v at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o come_v no_o more_o into_o the_o land_n while_o samuel_n govern_v alone_o land_n alone_o after_o saul_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v their_o king_n it_o be_v plain_a they_o do_v often_o with_o their_o army_n enter_v the_o land_n for_o they_o see_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o and_o they_o restore_v to_o israel_n the_o city_n they_o have_v former_o take_v from_o they_o reserve_v only_o some_o place_n of_o strength_n see_v 1_o sam._n 10.5_o wherein_o they_o keep_v garrison_n for_o the_o better_a aw_v of_o the_o israelite_n and_o after_o this_o there_o be_v a_o cessation_n from_o open_a war_n between_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o philistine_n and_o possible_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v terrify_v with_o this_o victory_n which_o god_n have_v from_o 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levite_n themselves_o who_o carry_v it_o to_o look_v upon_o it_o bare_a and_o uncover_v see_v numb_a 4.20_o yet_o it_o seem_v these_o bold_a bethshemite_v not_o only_o take_v liberty_n without_o any_o fear_n or_o reverence_n to_o gaze_v and_o stare_v upon_o it_o but_o proceed_v further_o even_o to_o look_v into_o it_o possible_o to_o see_v whether_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o it_o or_o put_v any_o thing_n into_o it_o which_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v do_v but_o only_o the_o priest_n hereupon_o god_n smite_v seventy_o 18.3_o seventy_o v._o 19_o textus_fw-la sic_fw-la se_fw-la habet_fw-la percussit_fw-la de_fw-la populo_fw-la 70_o viros_fw-la 50_o millia_fw-la virorum_fw-la i._n e._n percussit_fw-la de_fw-la populo_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la erant_fw-la viri_fw-la 50_o mille_fw-la viros_fw-la 70._o syr._n &_o ar._n legunt_fw-la 5_o millia_fw-la &_o 70_o viros_fw-la sic_fw-la pro_fw-la chamishim_n legunt_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la chamish_a q._n d._n percussit_fw-la de_fw-la populo_fw-la bethshemitico_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la erant_fw-la 5_o mille_fw-la viros_fw-la 70._o ut_fw-la sensus_fw-la sit_fw-la deum_fw-la pro_fw-la indulgentia_fw-la sva_fw-la noluisse_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la reos_fw-la animadvertere_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o partem_fw-la tantum_fw-la eorum_fw-la ergo_fw-la supplenda_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o reddenda_fw-la si_fw-la sequamur_fw-la syr._n &_o ar._n quinque_fw-la mille_fw-la quis_fw-la enim_fw-la credaâ—_n ex_fw-la oppido_fw-la non_fw-la admodum_fw-la copioso_fw-la 50_o millia_fw-la mortuos_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o plurimos_fw-la relictos_fw-la qui_fw-la eorum_fw-la funera_fw-la lugerent_fw-la secundum_fw-la aliquoâ—_fw-la sensus_fw-la loci_fw-la est_fw-la illos_fw-la 70_o viros_fw-la tale_n fuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la a_o quipararentur_fw-la 50_o millibus_fw-la de_fw-la plebeiis_fw-la vide_fw-la 2_o sam._n 18.3_o of_o they_o who_o it_o seem_v be_v most_o presumptuous_a though_o there_o 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they_o go_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o kirjath-jearim_a a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n not_o far_o from_o they_o to_o desire_v they_o to_o fetch_v the_o ark_n thither_o pretend_v possible_o it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o much_o more_o safety_n for_o it_o to_o be_v in_o than_o their_o city_n be_v the_o man_n of_o kirjath-jearim_a be_v so_o far_o from_o oppose_v the_o bring_n of_o the_o ark_n to_o their_o city_n notwithstanding_o the_o sad_a calamity_n that_o have_v befall_v so_o many_o of_o the_o bethshemite_n that_o they_o themselves_o fetch_v it_o thither_o and_o undoubted_o with_o much_o joy_n the_o priest_n of_o bethshemesh_n carry_v it_o as_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o ark_n among_o the_o man_n of_o bethshemesh_n but_o their_o irreverent_a carriage_n in_o gaze_v upon_o it_o or_o look_v into_o it_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o misery_n when_o they_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o their_o city_n they_o place_v it_o in_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n a_o levite_n and_o a_o man_n as_o it_o be_v like_a of_o singular_a holiness_n who_o house_n be_v on_o a_o hill_n and_o possible_o fence_v in_o and_o call_v gibeah_n 2_o sam._n 6.3_o a_o place_n of_o strength_n and_o safety_n for_o the_o ark_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o have_v carry_v it_o into_o his_o house_n they_o sanctify_a eleazar_n his_o son_n to_o keep_v it_o that_o be_v they_o choose_v he_o to_o be_v set_v apart_o to_o this_o holy_a employment_n to_o give_v continual_a attendance_n upon_o the_o ark_n that_o he_o may_v keep_v other_o from_o come_v near_o to_o pollute_v or_o defile_v it_o and_o they_o cause_v he_o to_o prepare_v himself_o for_o this_o sacred_a charge_n by_o wash_v his_o garment_n and_o other_o such_o like_a ceremony_n of_o legal_a purify_n it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o they_o do_v not_o carry_v the_o ark_n back_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o shiloh_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o lord_n will_v show_v his_o indignation_n against_o the_o former_a wickedness_n of_o that_o place_n by_o not_o suffer_v the_o ark_n to_o be_v carry_v thither_o again_o so_o he_o forsake_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o shiloh_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 78.60_o and_o the_o ark_n be_v thus_o separate_v from_o the_o tabernacle_n they_o continue_v divide_v for_o ever_o after_o for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o david_n prepare_v a_o new_a tent_n for_o it_o 1_o chron._n 15.1_o and_o it_o remain_v at_o kirjath-jearim_a twenty_o year_n 14.18_o year_n this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o ark_n remain_v at_o kirjath-jearim_a for_o 'tween_o the_o death_n of_o eli_n short_o after_o which_o the_o ark_n be_v bring_v to_o this_o place_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o david_n reign_n when_o it_o be_v remove_v thence_o 2_o sam._n 6.2_o 3._o there_o must_v needs_o be_v forty_o year_n allow_v for_o the_o government_n of_o saul_n and_o samuel_n act._n 13.21_o all_o which_o time_n the_o ark_n continue_v in_o kirjath-jearim_a unless_o when_o it_o be_v for_o a_o while_o carry_v forth_o into_o the_o camp_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o philistine_n ch._n 14.18_o before_o the_o people_n can_v be_v win_v to_o that_o solemn_a repentance_n and_o conversion_n recite_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n but_o though_o the_o ark_n be_v at_o kirjath-jearim_a yet_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n be_v at_o shiloh_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 5._o wh_o ch._n ch._n 6._o wh_o ch._n ch._n 7._o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o sect_n clvii_o for_o twenty_o year_n together_o after_o the_o ark_n be_v remove_v to_o kirjath-jearim_a the_o isralite_n be_v grievous_o oppress_v by_o the_o philistine_n but_o at_o length_n by_o the_o exhortation_n of_o samuel_n and_o the_o trouble_v they_o have_v feel_v they_o be_v bring_v to_o repentance_n and_o lament_v after_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v humble_v themselves_o cry_v and_o call_v unto_o he_o for_o help_v and_o deliverance_n the_o elder_n therefore_o of_o israel_n resort_v to_o samuel_n he_o exhort_v they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a god_n and_o goddess_n see_v judg._n 2.13_o 14._o and_o to_o prepare_v and_o compose_v their_o heart_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n entire_o in_o a_o settle_a course_n of_o new_a obedience_n and_o then_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n according_o they_o do_v abandon_v and_o cast_v away_o their_o idol_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n only_o as_o his_o law_n require_v samuel_n hereupon_o summon_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n to_o mizpeh_n 18.26_o mizpeh_n situate_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o therefore_o reckon_v among_o the_o city_n of_o both_o tribe_n see_v josh_n 15.38_o &_o 18.26_o that_o there_o they_o may_v together_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n which_o they_o have_v so_o shameful_o break_v and_o join_v together_o in_o serious_a and_o solemn_a humiliation_n they_o may_v by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n implore_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n from_o god_n with_o a_o return_n of_o his_o