a_o fire_n from_o hâ—aâ—en_o devour_v other_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n but_o must_v be_v a_o eye-witness_n to_o this_o judgement_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o deceit_n nor_o mistake_n in_o a_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n for_o man_n may_v as_o well_o doubt_v whether_o those_o who_o they_o see_v live_v be_v alive_a as_o whether_o those_o who_o they_o see_v take_v away_o by_o so_o terrible_a and_o so_o visible_a a_o death_n be_v dead_a and_o unless_o they_o can_v know_v this_o there_o can_v be_v no_o knowledge_n nor_o proof_n of_o any_o thing_n they_o see_v the_o earth_n first_o divide_v itself_o and_o then_o close_o itself_o again_o upon_o these_o wicked_a man_n they_o see_v they_o go_v down_o alive_a into_o the_o pit_n they_o hear_v the_o cry_n of_o they_o and_o flee_v away_o â—oâ—_n fear_n and_o they_o see_v beside_o a_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n consume_v no_o few_o than_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o man_n and_o these_o the_o man_n that_o 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the_o cloud_n cover_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v and_o god_n wrath_n be_v so_o hot_a against_o the_o people_n for_o their_o stubbornness_n and_o disobedience_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o intercession_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o their_o behalf_n a_o plague_n from_o the_o lord_n rage_v so_o much_o among_o they_o that_o they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n be_v fourteen_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o beside_o they_o that_o die_v about_o the_o matter_n of_o korah_n ver_fw-la 49._o and_o there_o be_v probable_o many_o family_n in_o every_o tribe_n which_o bear_v the_o mark_n of_o god_n displeasure_n and_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o moses_n his_o mission_n and_o then_o aaron_n rod_n alone_o blossom_v of_o all_o the_o rod_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n but_o by_o this_o time_n the_o people_n be_v weary_a of_o their_o contumacy_n and_o cry_v out_o â—â—hold_v we_o die_v we_o perish_v we_o all_o perish_v shall_v we_o be_v consume_v with_o die_v num._n xvii_o 12_o 13._o and_o thus_o be_v a_o end_n put_v to_o a_o sedition_n which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o the_o most_o dangerous_a as_o josephus_n well_o observe_v that_o be_v ever_o know_v among_o any_o people_n and_o such_o as_o that_o so_o dreadful_a a_o succession_n of_o miracle_n be_v necessary_a to_o deliver_v moses_n out_o of_o it_o and_o i_o will_v know_v of_o the_o great_a infidel_n whether_o if_o he_o have_v live_v at_o that_o time_n and_o have_v be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o moses_n and_o have_v be_v of_o korah_n conspiracy_n as_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a he_o will_v have_v be_v i_o will_v know_v of_o he_o i_o say_v whether_o he_o can_v have_v do_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o put_v moses_n upon_o the_o utmost_a trial_n of_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n receive_v from_o god_n than_o these_o rebellious_a israelite_n do_v and_o if_o he_o can_v not_o as_o he_o must_v needs_o confess_v he_o can_v not_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v 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the_o deliver_v the_o law_n in_o so_o conspicuous_a and_o wonderful_a a_o manner_n if_o so_o remarkable_a judgement_n upon_o those_o that_o question_v and_o oppose_v moses_n his_o authority_n and_o that_o transgress_v his_o law_n by_o commit_v idolatry_n if_o a_o continual_a course_n of_o miracle_n for_o forty_o year_n do_v before_o the_o eye_n and_o obvious_a to_o every_o sense_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o people_n be_v not_o a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o necessary_a to_o prove_v moses_n to_o have_v act_v by_o god_n immediate_a authority_n and_o commission_n be_v at_o first_o sufficient_o attest_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v certain_o testify_v we_o see_v how_o impossible_a it_o be_v for_o moses_n to_o impose_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n it_o he_o can_v have_v be_v so_o far_o forsake_v of_o all_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n as_o to_o hope_v to_o do_v it_o but_o if_o he_o have_v design_v to_o put_v any_o deceit_n upon_o they_o he_o will_v certain_o have_v take_v another_o course_n he_o will_v have_v do_v his_o miracle_n private_o and_o but_o seldom_o not_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o the_o people_n for_o forty_o year_n together_o he_o will_v never_o have_v make_v two_o nation_n at_o the_o first_o witness_n to_o they_o and_o then_o have_v proceed_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o every_o man_n among_o the_o israelite_n must_v have_v know_v they_o to_o be_v false_a if_o thy_o have_v be_v so_o he_o will_v have_v choose_v such_o instance_n to_o show_v his_o miracle_n in_o as_o shall_v have_v provoke_v no_o body_n not_o such_o as_o must_v have_v enrage_v the_o whole_a people_n against_o he_o by_o the_o death_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o so_o often_o put_v to_o death_n if_o they_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o any_o other_o mean_n than_o by_o the_o almighty_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o what_o can_v destroy_v so_o 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advance_v his_o family_n but_o leave_v his_o posterity_n in_o a_o private_a condition_n and_o put_v the_o government_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o joshua_n one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n but_o when_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v witness_n to_o so_o many_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o he_o and_o particular_o to_o so_o strange_a a_o judgement_n as_o the_o cleave_v asunder_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o fire_n and_o plague_n by_o which_o so_o many_o thousand_o perish_a we_o need_v not_o insist_v upon_o any_o other_o proof_n to_o show_v that_o the_o miraculons_a power_n and_o divine_a authority_n by_o which_o moses_n act_v and_o write_v be_v as_o well_o attest_v and_o as_o full_o know_v to_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n as_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o any_o matter_n of_o
afterward_o attend_v he_o deut._n i_o 38._o and_o at_o his_o first_o entrance_n upon_o the_o government_n god_n give_v to_o he_o the_o same_o divine_a attestation_n that_o have_v before_o be_v give_v to_o moses_n in_o their_o passage_n through_o the_o red-sea_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o joshua_n this_o day_n will_v i_o begin_v to_o magnify_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o jos_n iii._o 7._o and_o for_o a_o certain_a demonstration_n that_o the_o live_a god_n be_v among_o they_o and_o will_v give_v they_o victory_n over_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o possession_n of_o their_o land_n the_o priest_n do_v by_o god_n appointment_n bear_v the_o ark_n before_o the_o people_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o their_o foot_n be_v dip_v in_o the_o brim_n of_o the_o water_n in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n when_o the_o river_n jordan_n be_v at_o the_o high_a and_o overflow_v all_o its_o bank_n the_o water_n divide_v themselves_o those_o above_o stand_v on_o one_o side_n in_o heap_n and_o those_o below_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o sail_v the_o priest_n stand_v with_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n upon_o dry-ground_n till_o all_o the_o people_n be_v pass_v over_o and_o until_o every_o thing_n be_v finish_v that_o the_o lord_n command_v joshua_n to_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n according_a to_o all_o that_o moses_n command_v joshua_n josh_n four_o 10._o now_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a tradition_n among_o the_o jew_n 46._o jew_n light_a chorograph_n centur._n c._n 48._o p._n 46._o that_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n contain_v a_o square_a of_o twelve_o mile_n and_o that_o the_o host_n take_v up_o the_o same_o space_n whilst_o they_o pass_v jordan_n however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o keep_v at_o the_o distance_n of_o about_o two_o thousand_o cubit_n from_o the_o ark_n when_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o jordan_n josh_n iii._o 4._o so_o that_o the_o water_n must_v be_v withdraw_v for_o many_o mile_n in_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o whole_a army_n over_o the_o river_n if_o they_o pass_v it_o in_o a_o regular_a march_n and_o in_o such_o order_n of_o battle_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o oppose_v the_o enemy_n or_o if_o they_o march_v in_o a_o narrow_a body_n they_o must_v be_v so_o much_o the_o long_o in_o their_o passage_n which_o way_n soever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a and_o manifest_a miracle_n the_o people_n be_v all_o go_v over_o and_o every_o thing_n perform_v which_o god_n have_v command_v the_o priest_n with_o the_o ark_n come_v out_o of_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o river_n where_o they_o have_v all_o this_o while_n stand_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o their_o foot_n be_v lift_v up_o unto_o the_o dry_a land_n beyond_o the_o water_n which_o stand_v then_o on_o a_o heap_n and_o do_v not_o flow_v down_o as_o at_o other_o time_n they_o resume_v their_o course_n and_o return_v to_o their_o place_n and_o flow_v over_o all_o the_o bank_n as_o they_o do_v before_o josh_n four_o 8._o and_o as_o a_o memorial_n of_o this_o miracle_n to_o all_o posterity_n twelve_o stone_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o jordan_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n stand_v ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o and_o twelve_o stone_n more_o be_v take_v out_o of_o jordan_n whilst_o it_o be_v dry_a by_o twelve_o man_n choose_v out_o of_o the_o people_n one_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n and_o be_v pitch_v in_o gilgal_n ver_fw-la 20._o thus_o do_v the_o lord_n magnify_v joshua_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o they_o fear_v he_o as_o they_o fear_v moses_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n v._o 14._o here_o be_v a_o miracle_n wrought_v in_o the_o most_o remarkable_a manner_n which_o the_o whole_a people_n be_v witness_n to_o and_o effectual_a care_n be_v take_v to_o keep_v up_o the_o remembrance_n of_o it_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n into_o canaan_n as_o the_o water_n of_o the_o red-sea_n have_v be_v divide_v to_o procure_v their_o escape_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o such_o a_o experiment_n be_v not_o to_o have_v be_v make_v twice_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v a_o true_a miracle_n they_o be_v no_o soon_o come_v into_o the_o promise_a land_n but_o all_o the_o male_n be_v circumcise_a that_o rite_n have_v be_v omit_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v thereby_o disable_v for_o war_n which_o have_v be_v a_o strange_a policy_n for_o the_o invader_n of_o a_o country_n to_o wound_v themselves_o and_o render_v themselves_o unfit_a for_o fight_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o arrive_v in_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o enemy_n if_o the_o canaanite_n have_v not_o be_v restrain_v by_o a_o miraculous_a awe_n and_o power_n from_o set_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n do_v upon_o the_o shechemite_n gen._n xxxiv_o before_o they_o be_v recover_v of_o their_o soreness_n after_o circumcision_n the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n be_v throw_v down_o only_o by_o march_v round_o it_o seven_o day_n and_o blow_v with_o trumpet_n and_o this_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o prophecy_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v attempt_v to_o rebuild_v jericho_n shall_v lay_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o his_o first-born_a and_o in_o his_o young_a son_n shall_v he_o set_v up_o the_o gate_n of_o it_o josh_n vi_fw-la 26._o which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahab_n when_o hiel_n the_o bethelite_a lose_v his_o elder_a son_n abiram_n upon_o his_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o it_o and_o his_o young_a son_n segub_n upon_o his_o set_n up_o the_o gate_n 1_o king_n xuj_o 34._o these_o miracle_n and_o the_o stand_v still_o of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n whilst_o the_o israelite_n pursue_v and_o vanquish_v their_o enemy_n and_o the_o prodigious_a hailstone_n cast_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o slay_v more_o of_o they_o than_o the_o sword_n can_v do_v and_o a_o continue_a course_n of_o victory_n never_o interrupt_v but_o for_o achan_n offence_n strike_v such_o a_o mighty_a terror_n into_o the_o canaanite_n that_o some_o of_o they_o seek_v out_o way_n to_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o the_o israelite_n by_o submission_n and_o other_o flee_v into_o foreign_a country_n and_o to_o show_v that_o they_o conquer_v by_o a_o miraculous_a and_o divine_a power_n not_o by_o any_o carnal_a force_n or_o strength_n joshua_n by_o god_n command_n destroy_v the_o horse_n and_o the_o chariot_n that_o he_o take_v from_o the_o enemy_n josh_n xi_o 9_o which_o have_v be_v a_o strange_a action_n in_o humane_a policy_n but_o by_o such_o unlikely_a mean_n he_o subdue_v one_o and_o thirty_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n chap._n twelve_o and_o then_o divide_v the_o land_n not_o yet_o conquer_v among_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v as_o certain_a of_o it_o as_o if_o they_o have_v it_o already_o in_o possession_n chap._n xiii_o 2_o 7._o joshua_n after_o so_o many_o victory_n and_o so_o many_o miracle_n when_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n come_v to_o be_v divide_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n take_v no_o more_o for_o his_o own_o inheritance_n than_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o spare_v he_o after_o the_o land_n have_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o tribe_n ch_n nineteeen_o 49._o and_o at_o last_o as_o moses_n have_v do_v he_o appeal_v to_o their_o own_o experience_n and_o to_o their_o very_a sense_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o the_o wonder_n and_o deliverance_n and_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o god_n have_v wrought_v among_o they_o chap._n xxiv_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n god_n raise_v up_o judge_n out_o of_o several_a family_n and_o tribe_n with_o a_o immediate_a and_o extraordintry_a commission_n to_o govern_v and_o protect_v his_o people_n so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o private_a end_n or_o politic_a design_n carry_v on_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o divine_a commission_n but_o upon_o their_o disobedience_n 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