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outward_a cause_n of_o dream_n there_o be_v a_o other_o kind_n of_o dream_n which_o procee_v of_o a_o outward_a cause_n namely_o from_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n or_o as_o it_o be_v common_o call_v the_o influence_n which_o alter_v the_o air_n for_o this_o air_n touch_v our_o body_n affect_v they_o with_o a_o new_a quality_n whereby_o sundry_a image_n and_o dream_n be_v stir_v up_o unto_o those_o which_o be_v on_o sleep_n wherefore_o there_o be_v many_o effect_n wrought_v of_o heaven_n of_o which_o it_o bring_v forth_o some_o in_o the_o phantasy_n and_o power_n or_o faculty_n of_o imagination_n and_o other_o some_o in_o deed_n and_o that_o may_v easy_o be_v show_v by_o a_o example_n in_o deed_n in_o the_o air_n or_o cloud_n there_o be_v rain_n and_o in_o the_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o turn_v of_o a_o speech_n to_o some_o person_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o abimelech_n increase_v thy_o army_n he_o use_v a_o apostrophe_n to_o abimelech_n be_v absent_a for_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o rail_v upon_o one_o be_v absent_a he_o speak_v very_a thraso_n like_v it_o be_v as_o though_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v increase_v thy_o power_n how_o thou_o will_v i_o set_v nothing_o at_o all_o by_o it_o 30_o and_o when_o zebul_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o city_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o gaal_n the_o son_n of_o ebed_n he_o be_v very_o angry_a 31_o and_o he_o send_v messenger_n unto_o abimelech_n guileful_o say_v behold_v gaal_n the_o son_n of_o ebed_n and_o his_o brethren_n be_v come_v to_o sechem_n and_o behold_v they_o fortify_v the_o city_n against_o thou_o 32_o now_o therefore_o arise_v by_o night_n thou_o and_o thy_o people_n that_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o lie_v in_o wait_n in_o the_o field_n 33_o and_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o and_o thou_o shall_v assault_v the_o city_n and_o when_o he_o and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o shall_v come_v out_o against_o thou_o do_v unto_o they_o what_o thy_o hand_n can_v find_v zebul_n be_v ruler_n under_o abimelech_n &_o when_o he_o hear_v these_o reproach_n against_o his_o lord_n he_o can_v not_o suffer_v they_o hereby_o let_v we_o mark_v how_o foolish_o the_o sechemite_n behave_v themselves_o when_o they_o go_v about_o to_o fall_v from_o abimelech_n they_o retain_v yet_o still_o his_o ruler_n in_o the_o city_n so_o god_n oftentimes_o strike_v man_n with_o madness_n neither_o want_n there_o exemple_n of_o this_o thing_n even_o in_o our_o tyme._n he_o send_v messenger_n guileful_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v miremah_n or_o tomah_n and_o it_o signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o he_o send_v letter_n prive_o the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v gaal_n be_v choose_v captain_n against_o thou_o the_o sechemite_v fence_v the_o city_n that_o they_o may_v both_o defend_v themselves_o within_o and_o also_o exclude_v thou_o without_o and_o such_o be_v the_o subtlety_n of_o zebul_n that_o he_o not_o only_o tell_v what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o city_n but_o also_o geve_v counsel_n what_o abimelech_n shall_v do_v when_o it_o be_v morning_n the_o hebrew_n word_n tischim_n in_o the_o conjugation_n hiphil_n from_o the_o root_n schacham_n signify_v to_o rise_v early_o the_o grecian_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o where_o in_o luke_n the_o 21._o chap._n towards_o the_o end_n it_o be_v say_v turba_n mane_n conveniebat_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o people_n gather_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o old_a translation_n be_v as_o augustine_n also_o have_v note_v upon_o this_o place_n of_o the_o judge_n populus_fw-la manicabat_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la but_o that_o word_n be_v barbarous_a and_o strange_a manicare_fw-la augustine_n manicare_fw-la in_o greek_a it_o be_v rede_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o assault_n the_o city_n this_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o ruler_n that_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v besiege_v and_o assault_v the_o city_n by_o guile_n do_v as_o thy_o hand_n shall_v find_v by_o this_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o so_o do_v thou_o as_o occasion_n shall_v serve_v 34_o and_o abimelech_n rise_v up_o early_o and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o by_o night_n and_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n against_o sechem_n in_o four_o band_n 35_o then_o gaal_n the_o son_n of_o ebed_n come_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o entere_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o abimelech_n rise_v up_o and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o from_o lie_v in_o wait_n 36_o and_o when_o gaal_n see_v the_o people_n he_o say_v to_o zebul_n behold_v there_o come_v people_n down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n to_o who_o zebul_n answer_v the_o shadow_n of_o the_o mountain_n seem_v man_n unto_o thou_o 37_o and_o gaal_n speak_v again_o and_o say_v behold_v there_o come_v people_n down_o from_o the_o navel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o one_o captain_n come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o plain_n of_o moonenim_n their_o lie_v in_o wait_n be_v distribute_v into_o four_o band_n &_o when_o gaal_n shall_v go_v forth_o of_o the_o city_n zebul_n be_v together_o with_o he_o &_o as_o far_o as_o we_o may_v conjecture_v zebul_n use_v double_a fraud_n for_o first_o he_o send_v a_o messenger_n unto_o abimelech_n &_o signify_v unto_o he_o what_o he_o think_v good_a to_o be_v do_v &_o afterward_o he_o join_v himself_o deceatful_o unto_o gaal_n as_o though_o he_o will_v be_v on_o his_o side_n that_o he_o may_v the_o safe_a do_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o think_v to_o do_v &_o that_o gaal_n shall_v not_o mistrust_v he_o wherefore_o gaal_n go_v forth_o be_v nothing_o afeard_a of_o privy_a enbushement_n and_o together_o with_o he_o go_v zebul_n thou_o see_v the_o shadow_n of_o montayne_v zebul_n deride_v he_o say_v they_o be_v shadow_n which_o thou_o think_v to_o be_v man_n out_o of_o the_o navel_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v a_o metaphorical_a kind_n of_o speech_n for_o as_o the_o navel_n appear_v above_o the_o belie_v so_o be_v the_o mountain_n above_o the_o earth_n wherefore_o by_o the_o navel_n he_o understand_v the_o mountain_n from_o whence_o abimelech_n descend_v with_o his_o company_n and_o when_o he_o come_v from_o the_o mountain_n it_o be_v very_o likely_a which_o thing_n yet_o be_v not_o here_o mention_v that_o he_o overcome_v the_o garrison_n which_o the_o sechemite_n have_v put_v in_o those_o place_n 38_o and_o zebul_n say_v unto_o he_o where_o be_v now_o thy_o mouth_n that_o say_v who_o be_v abimelech_n that_o we_o shall_v serve_v he_o be_v not_o this_o the_o people_n that_o thou_o haste_v despise_v go_v out_o now_o i_o pray_v thou_o and_o fight_v against_o they_o 39_o and_o gaal_n go_v forth_o before_o the_o man_n of_o sechem_n and_o fight_v against_o abimelech_n 40_o but_o abimelech_n pursue_v he_o after_o he_o begin_v to_o fly_v before_o he_o and_o many_o be_v overthrow_v and_o wound_v even_o to_o the_o enter_v of_o the_o gate_n 41_o and_o abimelech_n dwell_v at_o arumah_n and_o zebul_n thrust_v out_o gaal_n and_o his_o brethren_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o abide_v in_o sechem_n 42_o and_o on_o the_o morrow_n the_o people_n go_v out_o into_o the_o field_n and_o it_o be_v tell_v abimelech_n 43_o and_o he_o take_v the_o people_n and_o divide_v they_o into_o three_o band_n &_o lay_v wait_v in_o the_o field_n and_o look_v and_o behold_v the_o people_n be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o he_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o and_o smite_v they_o 44_o and_o abimelech_n and_o the_o band_n that_o be_v with_o he_o rush_v forward_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o entere_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o two_o other_o band_n run_v upon_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n and_o slay_v they_o 45_o and_o when_o abimelech_n have_v fight_v against_o the_o city_n all_o the_o day_n he_o take_v the_o city_n &_o slay_v the_o people_n that_o be_v therein_o and_o destroy_v the_o city_n and_o sow_v salt_n in_o it_o zebul_n can_v not_o hold_v himself_o but_o that_o he_o must_v nip_n that_o thraso_n thou_o do_v contemn_v say_v he_o abimelech_n now_o come_v out_o against_o he_o and_o show_v how_o valiant_a thou_o be_v where_o be_v thy_o mouth_n this_o word_n aphoh_o be_v ambiguous_a for_o it_o signify_v where_o and_o sometime_o it_o signify_v now_o but_o because_o it_o be_v before_o say_v where_o it_o be_v mete_v to_o be_v take_v here_o for_o now_o &_o so_o let_v we_o say_v where_o be_v now_o thy_o mouth_n unless_o we_o will_v have_v it_o a_o repetition_n to_o say_v where_o where_o be_v thy_o mouth_n &_o by_o the_o figure_n metonumia_n a_o mouth_n signify_v word_n man_n the_o manner_n of_o fearful_a man_n for_o we_o speak_v with_o the_o mouth_n he_z up_o brayd_v he_o with_o the_o manner_n of_o fearful_a man_n for_o coward_n be_v wont_v 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inheritance_n that_o the_o land_n and_o inheritance_n shall_v not_o be_v confound_v wherefore_o it_o may_v easy_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o either_o her_o husband_n be_v dead_a or_o she_o by_o he_o repudiate_v marry_v again_o in_o a_o other_o tribe_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v gidion_n &_o pua_n may_v be_v brother_n although_o they_o come_v of_o sundry_a tribe_n but_o that_o those_o daughter_n which_o be_v inheritor_n may_v not_o marry_v in_o a_o other_o tribe_n it_o be_v by_o many_o example_n confirm_v saul_n otherwise_o a_o beniamite_n give_v his_o daughter_n to_o wife_n unto_o david_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n jehoida_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o king_n joram_n which_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o latter_a book_n of_o paralip_n the_o .22_o chap._n aaron_n a_o levite_n marry_v elisaba_n the_o daughter_n of_o aminadab_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n wherefore_o there_o be_v two_o opinion_n one_o be_v of_o they_o which_o think_v that_o dodo_n be_v a_o proper_a name_n uncle_n now_o a_o man_n mai_fw-gr be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o uncle_n and_o the_o other_o of_o those_o which_o say_v it_o be_v a_o name_n appellative_a the_o three_o opinion_n be_v that_o that_o annex_v pronow_v namely_o of_o he_o be_v to_o be_v turn_v his_o so_o that_o this_o thola_n have_v one_o and_o the_o self_n name_n to_o his_o father_n &_o to_o his_o uncle_n which_o by_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n be_v not_o lawful_a yet_o be_v it_o detest_v when_o a_o man_n die_v without_o child_n for_o then_o the_o brother_n marry_v his_o wife_n namely_o he_o of_o who_o he_o be_v beget_v and_o the_o other_o which_o be_v dead_a who_o name_n he_o bear_v and_o be_v make_v his_o heir_n this_o sentence_n like_v i_o well_o for_o it_o very_o apt_o declare_v how_o a_o man_n may_v be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o uncle_n etc._n etc._n 3_o after_o he_o rise_v up_o jair_a a_o gileadite_n and_o he_o judge_v israel_n xxii_o 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not_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n for_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n be_v hide_v and_o obscure_a order_n at_o the_o length_n require_v this_o that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v first_o avenge_v the_o contumely_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o afterward_o of_o the_o levite_n but_o this_o be_v sufficient_o declare_v in_o the_o text_n omit_v what_o thing_n the_o israelite_n have_v omit_v that_o they_o at_o those_o two_o first_o time_n come_v not_o unto_o god_n earnest_o enough_o they_o come_v in_o deed_n but_o they_o neither_o fast_v nor_o kill_v sacrifice_n nor_o make_v any_o prayer_n as_o far_o as_o the_o holy_a history_n declare_v but_o at_o the_o last_o have_v already_o two_o overthrow_n all_o of_o they_o with_o a_o lowly_a and_o humble_a mind_n come_v unto_o god_n all_o pray_v together_o and_o fast_o these_o thing_n seem_v sufficient_o to_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v not_o before_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v for_o if_o they_o 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the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o weep_v and_o abode_n there_o before_o the_o lord_n they_o fast_v also_o that_o day_n unto_o the_o evening_n and_o offer_v burn_v offering_n and_o peace_n offering_n before_o the_o lord_n 27_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n ask_v the_o lord_n for_o there_o be_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o those_o day_n 28_o and_o pinhas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n stand_v before_o it_o in_o those_o day_n saying_n shall_v i_o yet_o go_v any_o more_o to_o battle_n against_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n my_o brethren_n or_o shall_v i_o cease_v the_o lord_n answer_v go_v up_o for_o to_o morrow_n i_o will_v deliver_v they_o into_o your_o hand_n 29_o and_o israel_n set_v man_n to_o lie_v in_o wait_n round_o about_o gibea_n 30_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v up_o against_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n the_o thyrd_o day_n and_o put_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o gibea_n as_o at_o other_o time_n 31_o then_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n come_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o people_n be_v draw_v from_o their_o city_n and_o they_o begin_v to_o smite_v and_o to_o kyl_v of_o the_o people_n as_o at_o other_o time_n even_o by_o the_o way_n whereof_o one_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o other_o to_o gibea_n in_o the_o field_n upon_o a_o thirty_o man_n of_o israel_n 32_o and_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n say_v they_o be_v fall_v before_o we_o as_o at_o the_o first_o but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v let_v we_o fly_v and_o pluck_v they_o away_o from_o the_o city_n even_o to_o the_o high_a way_n 33_o and_o when_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n rise_v up_o out_o of_o their_o place_n and_o put_v themselves_o in_o array_n in_o baal-thamar_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n the_o man_n of_o israel_n that_o lie_v in_o wait_n come_v forth_o of_o their_o place_n even_o out_o of_o the_o meadow_n of_o gibea_n 34_o and_o they_o come_v over_o against_o gibea_n ten_o thousand_o choose_a man_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o the_o battle_n be_v sore_o for_o they_o know_v not_o that_o the_o evyll_n be_v near_o they_o 35_o and_o the_o lord_n smite_v benjamin_n before_o israel_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n destroy_v of_o the_o beniamite_n the_o same_o day_n xxu_o thousand_o and_o one_o hundred_o man_n all_o they_o can_v handle_v the_o sword_n 36_o so_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n see_v that_o they_o be_v smite_v down_o for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n give_v place_n unto_o the_o beniamite_n because_o they_o trust_v to_o the_o man_n that_o lay_v in_o wait_n which_o they_o have_v lay_v besides_o gibea_n 37_o and_o they_o that_o lie_v in_o wait_n haste_v and_o break_v forth_o towards_o gibea_n and_o the_o embushment_n draw_v themselves_o along_o and_o smite_v all_o the_o city_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n 38_o also_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n have_v appoint_v a_o certain_a time_n with_o the_o embushmente_n that_o with_o great_a speed_n they_o shall_v make_v a_o great_a flame_n and_o smoke_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o city_n 39_o and_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n retire_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o benjamin_n begin_v to_o smite_v and_o kill_v the_o man_n of_o israel_n about_o xxx_o person_n for_o they_o say_v sure_o they_o be_v strike_v down_o before_o we_o as_o in_o the_o first_o battle_n 40_o but_o when_o the_o flame_n begin_v to_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o city_n as_o a_o pillar_n of_o smoke_n the_o beniamite_n look_v back_o and_o behold_v the_o flame_n of_o the_o city_n begin_v to_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n 41_o then_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n turn_v again_o and_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n be_v astoyn_v for_o they_o see_v their_o destruction_n at_o hand_n 42_o therefore_o they_o flee_v before_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n unto_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wyldernes_n but_o the_o battle_n overtake_v they_o also_o they_o which_o come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n slay_v they_o among_o they_o 43_o thus_o they_o compass_v the_o beniamite_n about_o and_o chase_v they_o at_o 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