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place_n say_v my_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o etc._n etc._n 22.12.15_o 1._o sam._n 22.12.15_o so_o do_v also_o abimelech_n the_o high_a priest_n answer_v to_o his_o king_n submissive_o and_o dutiful_o say_v thus_o unto_o he_o here_o be_o i_o my_o lord_n etc._n etc._n let_v not_o the_o king_n impute_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o servant_n nor_o to_o all_o the_o house_n of_o my_o father_n for_o thy_o servant_n know_v nothing_o of_o all_o this_o less_o or_o more_o the_o prophet_n likewise_o as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n and_o high_a priest_n do_v acknowledge_v this_o humble_a submission_n and_o subjection_n unto_o their_o king_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n who_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n etc._n 1._o king_n 1_o 23._o etc._n etc._n he_o make_v obeisance_n to_o the_o king_n upon_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n
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zonara_n say_v these_o thing_n be_v know_v caelestinus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n cyrillus_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n john_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n and_o juvenall_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n relate_v the_o matter_n to_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n and_o to_o pulcheria_n the_o empress_n desire_v that_o he_o will_v summon_v a_o council_n 34._o niceph._n lib._n 14._o cap_n 34._o etc._n etc._n nicephorus_n also_o say_v theodosius_n imperialibus_fw-la literis_fw-la in_fw-la metropoli_fw-la epheso_fw-la locorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la episcopos_fw-la convenire_fw-la jussit_fw-la that_o theodosius_n by_o his_o imperial_a letter_n command_v the_o bishop_n of_o all_o place_n to_o meet_v together_o at_o ephesus_n the_o metropolitan_a city_n the_o four_o general_a council_n be_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o this_o also_o be_v summon_v not_o by_o authority_n and_o commandment_n of_o leo_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o my_o adversary_n affirm_v but_o the_o emperor_n authority_n and_o 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etc._n etc._n he_o purge_v juda_n and_o jerusalem_n 21._o vers_fw-la 21._o from_o the_o high_a place_n the_o grove_n and_o the_o carve_a and_o melt_a image_n yea_o 3.4.7.33_o 2_o chro._n 34._o vers_fw-la 3.4.7.33_o he_o take_v away_o all_o the_o abomination_n out_o of_o all_o the_o country_n that_o pertain_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n â—_o compel_v all_o that_o be_v find_v in_o israel_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n have_v not_o also_o king_n solomon_n authority_n over_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o do_v not_o he_o likewise_o deal_v in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a and_o concern_v religion_n when_o he_o set_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o their_o office_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o david_n his_o father_n 8.14.15_o 2._o chro._n 8.14.15_o &_o the_o levite_n in_o their_o watch_n to_o praise_v and_o minister_v before_o the_o priest_n every_o day_n and_o the_o porter_n by_o their_o course_n at_o every_o gate_n for_o so_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o 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hezekiah_n show_v his_o authority_n over_o priest_n and_o levite_n 12.13.14.15.16_o 2._o chron._n 29_o 3_o 4.5.6.7.8.9.10_o 11_o 12.13.14.15.16_o and_o in_o matter_n also_o ecclesiastical_a when_o he_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v in_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o say_v thus_o unto_o they_o hear_v i_o you_o levite_n sanctify_v now_o your_o self_n and_o sanctify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n and_o carry_v forth_o the_o filthiness_n out_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o gather_v their_o brethren_n and_o sanctify_a themselves_o and_o come_v according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o king_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o cleanse_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o priest_n go_v into_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o cleanse_v it_o and_o bring_v out_o all_o the_o uncleanness_n that_o they_o find_v in_o the_o temple_n into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o levite_n take_v it_o to_o carry_v it_o out_o to_o the_o brook_n kidron_n he_o also_o command_v the_o priest_n 2d_o verse_n 21_o 2d_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o send_v to_o all_o israel_n and_o juda_n &_o write_v letter_n to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o jerusalem_n to_o keep_v the_o passeover_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n he_o appoint_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n 30.1_o 2._o chron._n 30.1_o by_o their_o turn_n every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o office_n 31.2_o 2_o chron._n 31.2_o both_o priest_n and_o levite_n for_o the_o burn_a offering_n
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