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save_o his_o name_n time_n of_o his_o rule_n ten_o year_n and_o place_n of_o his_o interment_n 'slight_o he_o not_o because_o so_o little_a be_v report_v of_o he_o it_o tend_v much_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o policy_n in_o prevent_v foreign_a invasion_n and_o domestic_a commotion_n so_o that_o the_o land_n enjoy_v peace_n as_o far_o better_a than_o victory_n as_o health_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o recovery_n from_o sickness_n yea_o time_n of_o much_o do_v be_v time_n of_o much_o suffering_n and_o many_o martial_a aâ—chievements_n be_v rather_o for_o the_o prince_n honour_n than_o the_o people_n ease_n §_o 30._o from_o naim_n the_o river_n kishon_n glide_v by_o the_o northern_a skirt_n of_o mount_n carmel_n eliah_n behold_v the_o place_n where_o eliah_n do_v execution_n on_o baal_n priest_n on_o this_o occasion_n all_o israel_n meet_v on_o mount_n carmel_n conclude_v he_o the_o true_a god_n who_o answer_v by_o fire_n unto_o their_o sacrifice_n baal_n priest_n be_v vain_o clamorous_a in_o invoke_v their_o idol_n who_o petition_n find_v no_o answer_n from_o heaven_n except_o the_o echo_n in_o the_o air_n descant_v in_o derision_n on_o their_o importunate_a bawl_n discontent_v hereat_o they_o 28._o cut_v themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lancer_n the_o ready_a way_n to_o make_v blood_n but_o not_o fire_n to_o come_v then_o enter_v eliah_n on_o his_o work_n and_o to_o prevent_v all_o suspicion_n of_o fraud_n he_o three_o time_n cause_v four_o barrel_n of_o water_n to_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o altar_n if_o any_o here_o demand_v how_o they_o come_v by_o such_o plenty_n of_o water_n a_o precious_a commodity_n after_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n drought_n when_o spring_n well_n and_o brook_n be_v 7._o dry_v up_o it_o be_v answer_v it_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o sea_n hard_o by_o who_o brackish_a water_n though_o useless_a to_o quench_v the_o thirst_v of_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v proper_a enough_o therewithal_o to_o try_v the_o present_a experiment_n hereupon_o at_o eliahs_n prayer_n fire_n from_o heaven_n lick_v up_o the_o water_n and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n the_o prophet_n take_v advantage_n of_o this_o juncture_n of_o time_n while_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v possess_v with_o a_o high_a opinion_n of_o his_o power_n and_o person_n king_n ahab_n stand_v admire_v at_o the_o miracle_n baal_n priest_n stand_v dispirited_a with_o guiltiness_n and_o wonder_n and_o jazebel_n their_o active_a patroness_n absent_a at_o great_a distance_n be_v a_o single_a man_n slay_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o they_o without_o any_o resistance_n former_o their_o flatter_a hand_n rather_o act_v and_o do_v do_v theatrical_o in_o superstitious_a formality_n let_v out_o some_o drop_n of_o wild_a blood_n in_o the_o surface_n of_o their_o flesh_n whereas_o now_o eliah_n in_o true_a earnest_n with_o a_o unpartial_a arm_n give_v vent_v to_o their_o heart_n blood_n by_o the_o brook_n kishon_n which_o present_o carry_v both_o their_o gore_n and_o its_o own_o water_n into_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n §_o 31._o however_o though_o satan_n then_o be_v silent_a carmelus_n when_o in_o credit_n most_o concern_v to_o speak_v in_o answer_n to_o baal_n priest_n it_o seem_v he_o find_v his_o tongue_n afterward_o and_o here_o pretend_a to_o inform_v people_n of_o their_o fortune_n suetonius_n tell_v we_o 5._o that_o vespasian_n in_o judea_n take_v counsel_n from_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n carmelus_n which_o foretell_v his_o good_a success_n in_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v undertake_v which_o god_n we_o conceive_v be_v some_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n though_o then_o speak_v true_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o or_o nigh_o this_o mountain_n of_o carmel_n §_o 32._o as_o for_o carmel_n in_o general_a carmel_n it_o be_v so_o delicious_a a_o place_n that_o more_o pleasure_n be_v hardly_o to_o be_v fancy_v then_o here_o to_o be_v find_v it_o consist_v of_o high_a hill_n where_o the_o wicked_a thought_n in_o vain_a by_o 3._o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o height_n thereof_o to_o be_v secure_v from_o divine_a justice_n a_o fruitful_a vale_n pleasant_a river_n of_o kishom_n and_o a_o goodly_a forest_n so_o that_o the_o foot_n of_o sennacherib_n do_v itch_n to_o 32._o enter_v it_o as_o his_o finger_n do_v long_o to_o fell_v the_o fair_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n from_o this_o carmel_n the_o platform_n of_o pleasure_n other_o delightful_a place_n be_v so_o name_v as_o copy_n and_o transcript_n of_o this_o the_o original_a yea_o the_o name_n be_v sometime_o note_n render_v appellative_o for_o any_o fruitful_a field_n §_o 33._o from_o the_o top_n hereof_o we_o may_v easy_o discover_v two_o neighbour_a town_n cain_n and_o adrichomii_fw-la caiaphas_n etc._n the_o one_o name_v from_o the_o murderer_n of_o 8._o abel_n the_o other_o from_o the_o 49._o active_a contriver_n of_o his_o death_n 2._o who_o blood_n speak_v better_a thing_n then_o that_o of_o abel_n but_o neither_o appear_v in_o scripture_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o name_v they_o more_o northerly_a we_o behold_v the_o valley_n of_o jiphthah-el_a or_o river_n thereof_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d word_n in_o hebrew_a express_v both_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v a_o vale_n especial_o in_o winter_n without_o a_o rivulet_n therein_o and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o the_o bourne_n in_o wilt-shire_n and_o the_o west_n signify_v both_o the_o river_n and_o the_o dale_n down_o which_o it_o run_v in_o the_o vale_n nigh_o the_o river_n of_o jiphthah-el_a stand_v the_o city_n zebulun_n so_o beautiful_o build_v say_v 32._o josephus_n let_v he_o forfeit_v his_o finger_n when_o he_o measure_v any_o thing_n to_o loss_n which_o concern_v his_o own_o country_n that_o cestius_n the_o roman_a governor_n who_o burn_v it_o admire_v the_o house_n therein_o as_o corrivall_n with_o those_o of_o tyre_n zidon_n and_o berytus_n in_o magnificence_n more_o southward_a be_v cana_n call_v common_o the_o less_o though_o greaten_v with_o christ_n first_o miracle_n wrought_v there_o at_o a_o marriage_n turn_v 1._o water_n into_o wine_n how_o many_o match_n have_v be_v make_v to_o which_o christ_n be_v never_o invite_v guest_n yea_o the_o riot_n and_o revel_n thereat_o will_v fright_v his_o gracious_a presence_n from_o the_o place_n hence_o the_o rivulet_n 11._o run_v to_o jokneam_fw-la surname_v 22._o of_o carmel_n from_o the_o vicinity_n thereof_o the_o king_n whereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n and_o the_o city_n afterward_o bestow_v upon_o the_o 34._o levite_n §_o 34._o have_v mention_v the_o levite-city_n difficulty_n a_o importunate_a difficulty_n while_o i_o hope_v silent_o to_o slip_v by_o it_o pluck_v i_o back_o in_o my_o passage_n it_o result_v from_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n joshua_n 21._o 34_o 35._o and_o unto_o the_o family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o mâ—râ—ri_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o levite_n out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n jokneam_fw-la with_o her_o suburb_n and_o kartah_n with_o her_o suburb_n dimnah_n with_o her_o suburb_n nahalol_n with_o her_o suburb_n four_o city_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 77._o unto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n of_o merari_n be_v give_v out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n rimmon_n with_o her_o suburb_n tabor_n with_o her_o suburb_n the_o difficulty_n be_v double_a first_o four_o city_n be_v mention_v in_o joshua_n and_o but_o two_o in_o chronicle_n second_o those_o two_o fall_n out_o by_o their_o different_a name_n nothing_o like_o the_o four_o former_o assign_v they_o §_o 35._o in_o solution_n hereof_o satisfy_v some_o will_v say_v that_o the_o levite_n may_v have_v six_o city_n in_o zebulun_n but_o why_o shall_v this_o tribe_n be_v not_o the_o big_a be_v most_o bountiful_a unto_o they_o be_v it_o because_o zebuluns_n lot_n advantage_v by_o the_o sea-situation_n thereof_o be_v large_a in_o worth_n then_o in_o view_n and_o so_o the_o merchant_n adventurer_n of_o this_o tribe_n make_v gainful_a voyage_n and_o profitable_a
her_o most_o modest_a behaviour_n for_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o though_o at_o some_o distance_n she_o 64._o light_v from_o her_o camel_n count_v it_o ill_a manner_n to_o ride_v when_o her_o husband_n and_o master_n go_v a_o foot_n as_o also_o to_o give_v a_o earnest_n of_o her_o future_a good_a housewifery_n that_o she_o will_v prefer_v industry_n before_o ease_n honest_a pain_n before_o pleasure_n the_o she_o 65._o veil_v herself_o partly_o to_o show_v that_o the_o beam_n of_o her_o beauty_n be_v hereafter_o to_o be_v appropriate_v to_o isaac_n alone_o &_o partly_o in_o confession_n of_o subjection_n be_v now_o under_o covert-baron_n the_o command_n and_o protection_n of_o a_o husband_n well_o i_o dare_v compare_n yea_o prefer_v this_o veil_a wife_n chastity_n before_o the_o virginity_n of_o many_o veil_a votary_n §_o 18._o more_o south_n be_v the_o river_n of_o egypt_n the_o utmost_a limit_n not_o only_o of_o this_o tribe_n but_o of_o all_o israel_n indeed_o by_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d often_o mention_v in_o exodus_fw-la only_a nilus_n be_v intend_v but_o this_o stream_n which_o some_o conceive_v be_v particular_o call_v shichos_n be_v term_v the_o river_n of_o egypt_n not_o because_o it_o be_v in_o but_o be_v in_o the_o high_a way_n to_o egypt_n otherwise_o the_o traveller_n who_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o bank_n thereof_o shall_v never_o come_v thither_o in_o the_o septuagint_n rhinocolura_fw-la be_v put_v for_o this_o river_n of_o egypt_n be_v a_o long_o name_v city_n of_o short_a note_n seat_v on_o the_o influx_n thereof_o into_o the_o sea_n only_o this_o rhinocolura_n be_v famous_a in_o heathen_a history_n because_o hither_o as_o into_o a_o hospital_n all_o those_o malefactor_n be_v send_v who_o nose_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o their_o offence_n a_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o the_o egyptian_n by_o a_o ethiopian_a king_n who_o conquer_v they_o hence_o have_v it_o the_o name_n of_o 759._o rhinocolura_n or_o the_o place_n of_o nose-maimed_n people_n but_o o_o how_o great_a must_v that_o city_n be_v which_o in_o our_o age_n shall_v contain_v all_o those_o who_o face_n be_v nose-less_a not_o by_o other_o cruelty_n but_o their_o own_o luxury_n §_o 19_o as_o for_o other_o city_n in_o this_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n they_o be_v many_o but_o obscure_a it_o be_v observable_a that_o most_o of_o they_o be_v write_v with_o a_o alias_o first_o as_o they_o be_v name_v josh._n 19_o second_o as_o they_o be_v call_v 1_o chron._n 2._o none_o need_v to_o wonder_v at_o their_o different_a denomination_n here_o i_o interpose_v nothing_o of_o the_o several_a writing_n of_o the_o same_o place_n 1_o according_a to_o exact_a critic_n in_o spell_a they_o 2_o according_a to_o vulgar_a tongue_n in_o pronounce_v they_o only_o we_o commend_v to_o the_o reader_n notice_n that_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n be_v write_v after_o the_o return_n from_o 19_o captivity_n and_o about_o eighteen_o generation_n after_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n and_o therefore_o some_o difference_n of_o letter_n after_o so_o large_a a_o time_n be_v no_o strange_a thing_n for_o see_v here_o we_o have_v no_o continue_a 14._o city_n it_o can_v be_v expect_v that_o any_o city_n shall_v have_v a_o continue_a name_n and_o yet_o great_a place_n long_o retain_v their_o name_n unaltered_a as_o london_n from_o taeitus_fw-la to_o our_o time_n whereas_o small_a city_n like_o these_o in_o simeon_n be_v as_o often_o alterable_a as_o pass_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o several_a owner_n yea_o seeing_z it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o 11._o call_v their_o land_n after_o their_o own_o name_n this_o haply_o may_v change_v 6._o beth-lebaoth_a in_o this_o tribe_n into_o 31._o bethbirei_a when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o new_a landlord_n §_o 20._o so_o much_o of_o this_o small_a tribe_n who_o portion_n be_v too_o little_a for_o his_o people_n and_o therefore_o they_o make_v two_o happy_a expedition_n to_o enlarge_v their_o quarter_n one_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o 39_o hezekiah_n to_o the_o entrance_n of_o gedor_n even_o unto_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o valley_n a_o place_n of_o good_a and_o fat_a pasture_n for_o they_o of_o ham_n canaanites_n have_v dwell_v there_o of_o old_a mouse_n sometime_o may_v be_v man_n taster_n to_o teach_v they_o which_o be_v best_a for_o their_o palate_n and_o those_o heathen_a be_v wise_a enough_o to_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o rich_a soil_n whence_o now_o the_o simeonites_n expel_v they_o this_o gedor_n be_v in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n allot_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o 58._o judah_n now_o if_o any_o demand_n by_o what_o right_a the_o simeonites_n may_v invade_v this_o which_o be_v assign_v to_o judah_n they_o may_v know_v that_o in_o case_n a_o strong_a hold_n can_v not_o be_v reduce_v into_o subjection_n by_o that_o tribe_n to_o which_o it_o belong_v it_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o injustice_n but_o valour_n for_o the_o next_o tribe_n to_o 35._o undertake_v the_o conquest_n thereof_o as_o by_o their_o judicial_a law_n if_o one_o die_v not_o have_v issue_n by_o his_o wife_n the_o next_o of_o kin_n may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v heir_n as_o i_o may_v say_v to_o marry_v his_o 24._o brother_n wife_n so_o when_o judah_n through_o some_o defect_n or_o debility_n be_v unable_a to_o improve_v his_o patrimony_n in_o gedor_n to_o profit_n by_o cast_v out_o the_o heathen_a who_o violent_o detain_v it_o simeon_n his_o next_o neighbour_n in_o situation_n sueccede_v to_o the_o right_n of_o his_o brother_n attempt_v and_o effect_v the_o conquest_n thereof_o herein_o only_o it_o hold_v not_o proportion_n because_o the_o seed_n so_o raise_v up_o be_v account_v to_o his_o dead_a brother_n whereas_o here_o simeon_n make_v bold_a himself_o quiet_o to_o possess_v what_o victorious_o he_o have_v acquire_v wonder_v not_o that_o this_o petty_a tribe_n in_o overcome_a gedor_n do_v more_o than_o puissant_a judah_n can_v perform_v for_o 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this_o villainy_n be_v declare_v to_o all_o israel_n a_o consultation_n thereon_o and_o first_o in_o a_o fair_a way_n the_o offender_n be_v demand_v to_o justice_n which_o deny_v and_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n engage_v themselves_o to_o defend_v the_o damnable_a deed_n of_o those_o of_o gibeah_n all_o israel_n resolve_v in_o a_o national_a war_n to_o revenge_v so_o foul_a a_o murder_n §_o 43._o here_o let_v we_o stand_v still_o and_o wonder_v benjamin_n that_o a_o army_n unite_v among_o themselves_o as_o one_o man_n most_o in_o number_n best_a in_o cause_n wise_a in_o counsel_n as_o who_o have_v ask_v and_o obtain_v the_o advice_n of_o god_n himself_o to_o go_v on_o in_o this_o war_n shall_v once_o and_o 20._o again_o be_v defeat_v by_o those_o who_o be_v weak_a and_o wickede_a than_o themselves_o i_o can_v challenge_v the_o army_n of_o israel_n for_o any_o eminent_a sin_n at_o this_o time_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o suspicious_a they_o be_v carnal_o confident_a of_o the_o 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to_o saul_n son_n proceed_v from_o a_o public_a desire_n of_o his_o subject_n good_a no_o private_a design_n of_o revenge_n upon_o saul_n who_o corpse_n he_o so_o solemn_o inter_v corpse_n which_o be_v but_o night-wanderer_n while_o hang_v up_o by_o the_o philistine_n in_o their_o city_n of_o 10._o bethshan_n be_v but_o sojourner_n when_o bury_v by_o the_o gileadite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gad_n but_o now_o become_v housekeeper_n when_o bring_v home_o to_o the_o proper_a place_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o their_o father_n §_o 46._o hard_o by_o gibeah_n be_v migron_n ramah_n a_o small_a city_n where_o saul_n for_o some_o time_n abode_n with_o his_o man_n under_o a_o 2._o pomegranate-tree_n say_v not_o that_o such_o a_o tree_n be_v a_o simple_a palace_n for_o a_o prince_n for_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n pleasant_a be_v the_o residence_n for_o some_o short_a time_n under_o the_o shadow_n thereof_o yea_o our_o countryman_n 2._o bede_n can_v tell_v you_o how_o in_o our_o cold_a 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and_o 22._o mizpah_n with_o the_o stone_n provide_v for_o the_o fortify_v of_o ramah_n §_o 47._o mizpah_n now_o mention_v lay_v some_o eight_o mile_n hence_o full_a north_n juâ—ice_fw-la when_o in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n the_o seat_n of_o justice_n be_v annual_a for_o the_o time_n and_o tripartite_a for_o the_o place_n mizpah_n have_v a_o fair_a share_n thereof_o 16._o samuel_n go_v from_o year_n to_o year_n in_o circuit_n to_o bethel_n and_o gilgal_n and_o mizpah_n lie_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o triangle_n and_o judge_v israel_n in_o all_o those_o place_n and_o his_o return_n be_v to_o ramah_n for_o there_o be_v his_o house_n state-affair_n make_v not_o the_o good_a man_n to_o forget_v his_o family_n spend_v three_o term_n abroad_o on_o the_o public_a and_o the_o vacation_n at_o home_n on_o his_o private_a occasion_n at_o mizpah_n be_v a_o general_a reformation_n
the_o salt-sea_n to_o beth-hoglah_a 2_o thence_o by_o the_o north_n of_o beth-araba_a 3_o thence_o it_o go_v up_o to_o the_o stone_n of_o bohan_n the_o son_n of_o reuben_n 4_o thence_o towards_o debir_n from_o the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n 5_o so_o northwards_o look_v to_o gilgal_n before_o the_o go_v up_o to_o adummin_n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o river_n 6_o thence_o towards_o the_o water_n of_o enshemesh_n 7_o thence_o to_o enrogel_n thence_o by_o the_o valley_n of_o benhinnom_n unto_o the_o south_n of_o jerusalem_fw-la 8_o thence_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o valley_n of_o rephaim_n 9_o thence_o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o nephtoah_n 10_o thence_o to_o the_o city_n of_o mount_n ephron_n 11_o thence_o to_o kiriath-jearim_a 1_o from_o kiriath-jearim_a westward_o it_o compass_v unto_o mount_n seir._n 2_o thence_o it_o pass_v along_o to_o the_o side_n of_o mount_n jearim_n or_o chesalon_n 3_o thence_o go_v down_o to_o bethshemesh_n 4_o 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twice_o in_o his_o poem_n never_o for_o this_o city_n in_o judea_n but_o for_o a_o place_n and_o people_n in_o lycia_n i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o the_o curtling_n of_o jerusalem_n into_o solyma_n after_o our_o saviour_n time_n be_v a_o sad_a prognostic_n that_o this_o spacious_a city_n shall_v sudden_o in_o the_o fire_n of_o civil_a war_n be_v boil_v away_o to_o the_o half_a yea_o afterward_o shrink_v to_o so_o unconsiderable_a a_o smallness_n that_o a_o monosyllable_n yea_o a_o bare_a letter_n be_v too_o long_o a_o name_n for_o it_o 6_o aelia_n so_o name_v from_o aelius_n hâ—drianus_n the_o emperor_n who_o build_v some_o part_n of_o it_o again_o and_o make_v it_o a_o garrison_n 7_o jerusalem_n recover_v the_o ancient_a name_n again_o while_o for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n it_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o christian_n 8_o 155._o cud_o so_o call_v at_o this_o day_n by_o the_o mahometan_n who_o be_v the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o which_o signify_v holy_a in_o their_o language_n here_o we_o omit_v those_o many_o appellation_n give_v jerusalem_n in_o scripture_n the_o 21._o faithful_a city_n the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a 35._o king_n the_o 53._o holy_a city_n because_o these_o be_v not_o proper_a name_n but_o glorious_a epithet_n thereof_o §_o 2._o concern_v the_o general_a situation_n of_o jerusalem_n three_o thing_n herein_o be_v remarkable_a first_o it_o be_v place_v as_o 4._o josephus_n report_v in_o the_o very_a middle_n of_o judea_n but_o herein_o critical_a exactness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v observe_v the_o heart_n itself_o be_v not_o so_o unpartial_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o body_n but_o that_o if_o not_o in_o position_n yet_o in_o motion_n it_o propend_v to_o the_o left_a side_n for_o jerusalem_n incline_v more_o to_o the_o south_n of_o the_o country_n as_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o navel_n of_o judea_n so_o the_o father_n make_v judea_n the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n whereunto_o they_o bring_v not_o to_o say_v bow_n those_o place_n of_o scripture_n thou_o have_v wrought_v salvation_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n indeed_o see_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o round_a table_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o food_n for_o man_n soul_n it_o be_v fit_v that_o this_o great_a dish_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o board_n that_o all_o the_o guest_n round_o about_o may_v equal_o reach_v unto_o it_o and_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o centre_n whence_o the_o line_n of_o salvation_n go_v out_o into_o all_o land_n yea_o ptolemy_n divide_v the_o then-known_a world_n into_o seven_o climate_n place_v jerusalem_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o four_o climate_n proportionable_o to_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 5._o prophet_n i_o have_v set_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o country_n that_o be_v round_o about_o she_o §_o 3._o second_o it_o have_v high_a mountain_n mountain_n under_o it_o and_o low_a about_o it_o which_o as_o dutiful_a servant_n at_o distance_n seem_v to_o attend_v it_o jerusalem_n have_v a_o mountain_n for_o her_o footstool_n and_o her_o floor_n be_v high_a than_o the_o roof_n of_o other_o city_n no_o doubt_v the_o emblem_n of_o the_o strength_n stateliness_n and_o stability_n of_o god_n church_n in_o glory_n high_a and_o hard_o climb_v thither_o but_o plain_a and_o pleasant_a dwell_n there_o §_o 4._o last_o it_o be_v distance_v from_o the_o sea_n wellnigh_o forty_o mile_n have_v no_o navigable_a river_n near_o unto_o it_o for_o god_n intend_v not_o jerusalem_n for_o a_o staple_n of_o trade_n but_o for_o a_o royal_a exchange_n of_o religion_n chief_o hold_v correspondency_n with_o heaven_n itself_o daily_o receive_v blessing_n thence_o due_o return_v praise_n thither_o beside_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o virgin_n people_n the_o jew_n woo_v with_o much_o less_o wed_v to_o outlandish_a fashion_n and_o if_o 27._o eusebius_n may_v be_v credit_v for_o the_o self_n same_o reason_n plato_n in_o imitation_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v have_v that_o city_n wherein_o the_o model_n of_o his_o imaginary_a commonwealth_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o to_o be_v seat_v some_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n lest_o foreign_a merchandise_n shall_v by_o degree_n bring_v in_o foreign_a manner_n into_o it_o chap._n ii_o the_o particular_a situation_n circuit_n populousness_n beauty_n and_o strength_n thereof_o §_o 1_o it_o will_v be_v pain-worthy_a to_o inquire_v into_o the_o exact_a situation_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o what_o tribe_n it_o be_v place_v the_o rather_o because_o several_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n entitle_v both_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n unto_o the_o possession_n thereof_o for_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 63._o and_o for_o the_o jebusite_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o child_n of_o judah_n can_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o but_o the_o jebusite_n dwell_v with_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n at_o jerusalem_n unto_o this_o day_n judg._n 1._o 8._o now_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n have_v fight_v against_o
sort_n in_o sundry_a place_n serve_v for_o different_a employment_n gate_n 1_o in_o the_o outwall_n give_v ingress_n and_o egress_n to_o passenger_n the_o sole_a subject_n of_o our_o present_a discourse_n 2_o in_o the_o in-wall_n like_a temple-bar_n open_v out_o of_o fleetstreet_n into_o the_o strand_n be_v partition_n within_o jerusalem_n such_o the_o iron-gate_n through_o which_o 10._o saint_n peter_n go_v out_o of_o prison_n to_o the_o house_n of_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o john_n mark._n 3_o lead_v to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o saint_n austins-gate_n into_o saint_n paul_n churchyard_n such_o the_o 2._o beautiful_a gate_n etc._n etc._n 4_o of_o the_o king_n palace_n like_a bulwark_n gate_n and_o iron-gate_n lead_v to_o london_n tower_n as_o the_o gate_n 15._o whereby_o the_o horse_n come_v into_o the_o king_n house_n now_o such_o as_o promiscuous_o make_v all_o these_o to_o be_v out-gate_n of_o jerusalem_n engage_v themselves_o in_o difficulty_n and_o deceiuâ—_v other_o thereby_o for_o prevention_n whereof_o we_o will_v only_o insist_v on_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o first_o qualification_n §_o 2._o begin_v we_o with_o the_o sheep-gate_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jerusalem_n sheep-gate_n in_o 1._o nehemiahs_n time_n owe_v the_o reparation_n thereof_o to_o eliâ—shib_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o brethren_n through_o this_o gate_n the_o sheep_n be_v drive_v in_o and_o all_o other_o cattle_n design_v for_o sacrifice_n as_o the_o near_a way_n to_o the_o temple_n §_o 3._o next_o follow_v the_o golden-gate_n not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n golden-gate_n but_o meeâ—ly_o depend_v on_o 184._o humane_a authority_n so_o call_v because_o gilt_n all_o over_o vulgar_a beholder_n who_o carry_v no_o touchstone_n in_o their_o eye_n account_v all_o massy_a gold_n which_o be_v rich_o gild_v popish_a â—67_n author_n add_v that_o when_o our_o saviour_n in_o a_o humble_a but_o solemn_a equipage_n ride_v on_o a_o ass_n colt_n to_o the_o temple_n this_o gate_n open_v unto_o he_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n a_o pretty_a proportionable_a fiction_n for_o if_o the_o 10._o iron-gate_n open_v to_o peter_n a_o disciple_n no_o less_o than_o a_o golden-gate_n can_v offer_v entrance_n to_o christ_n his_o master_n only_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n we_o receive_v the_o one_o as_o record_v in_o scripture_n and_o reâ—uâ—e_v the_o other_o as_o not_o report_v therein_o especial_o our_o saviour_n have_v â—o_o fair_a a_o occasion_n to_o make_v mention_n thereof_o for_o when_o the_o pharisee_n question_v he_o for_o not_o silence_v the_o child_n hosaâ—aâ—s_n and_o when_o he_o return_v thâ—t_o if_o they_o 00._o shall_v hold_v their_o peace_n the_o stone_n will_v immediate_o â—ry_v out_o how_o easy_a have_v it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o add_v that_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o the_o city_n have_v already_o open_v their_o mouth_n their_o gate_n to_o receiuâ—_v he_o §_o 4._o three_o horse-gate_n the_o horse-gate_n by_o the_o king_n palace_n through_o which_o the_o groom_n bring_v the_o king_n horâ—â—s_n to_o water_v they_o in_o the_o brook_n of_o kidron_n yet_o some_o erroneous_o make_v this_o the_o same_o with_o the_o water-gate_n the_o prophet_n point_v at_o the_o exact_a position_n thereof_o towards_o 40._o the_o east_n and_o we_o find_v the_o mention_n but_o not_o the_o re-edify_n of_o this_o gate_n in_o 28._o nehemiah_n a_o presumption_n that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o ruinous_a as_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o need_v much_o reparation_n as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d who_o cry_v treason_n treason_n the_o fox_n the_o finder_n when_o she_o be_v the_o great_a traitor_n herself_o on_o the_o 1â—_n compare_v of_o scripture_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o horse-gate_n whereat_o she_o be_v kill_v be_v not_o this_o city_n gate_n but_o another_o so_o name_v lead_v from_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o the_o king_n palace_n §_o 5._o four_o water-gate_n the_o water-gate_n in_o a_o fall_n or_o declivity_n of_o ground_n 37._o full_a east_n so_o call_v because_o thereat_o all_o the_o rewer_n channel_n and_o watercourse_n of_o the_o city_n flow_v out_o and_o run_v into_o the_o brook_n cedron_n no_o mention_n in_o nehemiah_n of_o the_o repair_n hereof_o for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a indeed_o if_o in_o his_o time_n the_o jew_n have_v the_o no_o vo_z from_o the_o very_a ground_n begin_v the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o gate_n thereof_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a they_o can_v have_v finish_v that_o work_n 15._o in_o two_o and_o fifty_o day_n whereby_o it_o appear_v they_o only_o mend_v those_o place_n which_o be_v most_o in_o dilapidation_n this_o be_v the_o east-gate_n emphatical_o so_o call_v 2._o by_o the_o prophet_n and_o open_v into_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hinnom_n §_o 6._o thus_o far_o the_o gate_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jerusalem_n on_o the_o south_n thereof_o jerusalem_n where_o zion_n or_o the_o city_n of_o david_n lay_v we_o meet_v with_o no_o gate_n at_o all_o the_o precipice_n of_o the_o rock_n afford_v no_o passable_a ascent_n on_o that_o side_n so_o that_o man_n must_v go_v first_o through_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o into_o zion_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o herein_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o militant_a as_o zion_n more_o mount_v of_o the_o triumphant_a church_n although_o there_o be_v no_o access_n for_o those_o which_o be_v without_o into_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o latter_a but_o by_o take_v the_o holiness_n of_o the_o former_a in_o their_o passage_n thereunto_o §_o 7._o come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o west_n in_o the_o southermost_a part_n whereof_o we_o light_v on_o the_o fountain-gate_n fountain-gate_n near_o the_o pool_n of_o shiloah_n whence_o it_o take_v its_o 15._o name_n nigh_o to_o which_o on_o the_o inside_n be_v those_o 37._o stately_a stair_n whereby_o man_n go_v up_o to_o the_o city_n of_o david_n this_o gate_n be_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n repair_v by_o 15._o shallum_n the_o son_n of_o col-hozeh_a §_o 8._o next_o to_o this_o the_o dung-gate_n dung-gate_n a_o gate_n in_o greatness_n though_o but_o a_o postern_n for_o the_o private_a use_n thereof_o through_o which_o the_o offal_n and_o excrement_n of_o the_o city_n be_v convey_v appliable_a to_o this_o place_n be_v that_o which_o the_o 22._o apostle_n speak_v of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n nay_o much_o more_o thosâ—_n member_n of_o the_o body_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v feeble_a be_v necessary_a this_o gate_n though_o of_o small_a honour_n be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o all_o jerusalem_n have_v be_v a_o dung-city_n but_o for_o the_o dung-gate_n yea_o the_o noisome_a soil_n carry_v out_o hereat_o and_o convey_v hence_o into_o the_o garden_n thereabouts_o be_v by_o nature_n chemistry_n convert_v into_o wholesome_a herb_n and_o fragrant_a flower_n grow_v there_o the_o dung-gate_n in_o the_o day_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v set_v up_o with_o the_o door_n lock_n and_o bar_n thereof_o by_o 4._o malchiah_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n §_o 9_o next_o follow_v the_o valley-gate_n valley-gate_n common_o but_o wrongful_o place_v on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o city_n chief_o on_o this_o account_n because_o the_o valley_n of_o kidron_n lie_v on_o that_o side_n thereof_o as_o if_o this_o valley_n alone_o be_v near_o jerusaâ—lem_n which_o by_o the_o psalmist_n be_v describe_v 2._o with_o the_o mountain_n round_o about_o it_o and_o so_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n must_v be_v surround_v with_o valley_n interpose_v betwixt_o it_o and_o those_o mountain_n this_o gate_n stand_v in_o the_o northwest_n open_v into_o the_o valley_n of_o carcase_n lie_v betwixt_o it_o and_o mount_v calvary_n here_o nehemiah_n begin_v 15._o and_o end_v his_o survey_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o wall_n go_v by_o night_n because_o loath_a to_o be_v see_v and_o loath_a to_o see_v so_o sad_a a_o sight_n this_o valley-gate_n be_v in_o his_o time_n repair_v by_o 13._o hanun_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o zanoah_n §_o 10._o have_v thus_o survey_v the_o east_n corner-gate_n south_n and_o west_n come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o city_n where_o first_o we_o find_v the_o corner-gate_n who_o angular_a position_n speak_v it_o to_o participate_v of_o two_o point_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o very_a flexure_n of_o the_o wall_n from_o the_o east_n to_o the_o north_n it_o be_v distance_v from_o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n just_a four_o hundred_o cubit_n all_o which_o space_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v break_v down_o by_o joash_n 23._o king_n of_o israel_n when_o he_o conquer_v amaziah_n that_o his_o army_n may_v march_v in_o triumphant_o with_o the_o great_a state_n pride_n we_o see_v have_v not_o only_o a_o high_a neck_n but_o also_o a_o broad_a breast_n especial_o when_o set_v her_o arm_n by_o her_o side_n so_o large_a a_o passage_n must_v be_v clear_v for_o her_o entrance_n afterward_o king_n uzziah_n rebuide_v this_o gate_n and_o adorn_v it_o with_o tower_n yea_o fortify_v all_o the_o 9_o turn_n of_o the_o wall_n
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serpent_n whereas_o indeed_o ace_n be_v plain_o derive_v from_o accho_n the_o scriputre_fw-fr name_n of_o this_o city_n thus_o those_o who_o take_v aim_v from_o the_o greek_a tongue_n to_o shoot_v at_o the_o etymology_n of_o hebrew_a place_n come_v wide_a of_o the_o mark_n this_o city_n be_v afterward_o call_v ptolemais_n from_o one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n here_o i_o forbear_v to_o recite_v how_o jonathan_n through_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o tryphon_n and_o his_o own_o over_o credulity_n be_v 4._o train_v into_o this_o city_n take_v and_o murder_v saint_n paul_n sail_v from_o tyre_n touch_v here_o 7._o salute_v the_o brethren_n and_o abode_n with_o they_o one_o day_n as_o for_o achzib_n a_o city_n of_o asher_n whence_o they_o can_v not_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n it_o be_v seat_v nine_o mile_n north_n of_o ptolemais_n be_v a_o tolerable_a harbour_n and_o call_v ecdippa_n afterward_o §_o 28._o many_o be_v the_o rivulet_n in_o this_o tribe_n but_o those_o no_o soon_o deliver_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o fountain_n but_o devour_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o the_o ocean_n only_a belus_n have_v get_v a_o name_n though_o not_o in_o scripture_n run_v through_o the_o cendevian_a lake_n famous_a for_o its_o 19_o inexhausted_a sand_n turn_v all_o thing_n it_o touch_v into_o glass_n as_o for_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o memnon_n who_o the_o poet_n feign_v the_o son_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o 9_o josephus_n erect_v his_o monument_n near_o the_o river_n belus_n we_o take_v no_o notice_n thereof_o be_v hereafter_o to_o find_v his_o tomb_n 3._o the_o dew_n of_o who_o birth_n be_v as_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o morning_n in_o a_o far_o distant_a place_n §_o 29._o the_o arm_n usual_o assign_v to_o asher_n be_v azure_a asher_n a_o stand_a cup_n cover_v or_o relate_v to_o jacob_n blessing_n 20._o he_o shall_v yield_v royal_a dainty_n a_o cup_n be_v take_v here_o by_o a_o synedochicall_a metonymy_n for_o all_o plentiful_a provision_n asher_n otherwise_o afford_v dish_n as_o well_o as_o cup_n and_o esculent_n as_o well_o as_o variety_n of_o beverage_n but_o shall_v the_o shield_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v as_o full_a of_o charge_n as_o the_o land_n thereof_o be_v fruitful_a of_o commodity_n what_o be_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o country_n will_v be_v the_o disgrace_n of_o the_o coat_n of_o asher_n here_o the_o map_n of_o zebulun_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n chap._n 6._o §_o 1._o zebulun_n ten_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leah_n his_o wise_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n zebulun_n that_o 31._o fifty_o seven_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o be_v extract_v from_o he_o all_o which_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o manifold_a disobedience_n their_o next_o generation_n be_v 27._o sixty_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n honourable_a mention_n on_o all_o occasion_n be_v make_v of_o this_o tribe_n in_o scripture_n how_o forward_o be_v they_o in_o their_o expedition_n against_o sisera_n in_o so_o much_o as_o 14._o out_o of_o zebulun_n they_o come_v down_o that_o handle_v the_o pen_n of_o the_o writer_n gownsman_n turn_v swordman_n clerk_n become_v captain_n change_v their_o penknife_n into_o sword_n thus_o the_o peaceableness_n of_o their_o profession_n can_v bail_v none_o to_o stay_v at_o home_n when_o eminent_a danger_n arrest_v all_o at_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o serve_v in_o person_n abroad_o david_n call_v they_o the_o prince_n 27._o of_o zebulun_n etc._n etc._n and_o well_o may_v he_o afford_v they_o that_o style_n of_o dignity_n who_o attend_v he_o at_o hebron_n with_o a_o army_n so_o absolute_o accomplish_v for_o 1_o number_n 33._o fifty_o thousand_o 2_o skill_n expert_a in_o war_n which_o can_v keep_v rank_n 3_o weapon_n with_o all_o instrument_n of_o war_n 4_o loyalty_n they_o be_v not_o of_o double_a heart_n yet_o in_o all_o age_n of_o all_o the_o numerous_a tribe_n of_o zebulun_n we_o find_v but_o two_o grandee_n express_v by_o name_n 12._o elon_n a_o peaceable_a judge_n and_o jonah_n a_o eminent_a prophet_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v a_o great_a than_o jonah_n be_v here_o even_o christ_n himself_o the_o honour_n and_o dishonour_n though_o not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o land_n of_o zebulun_n honour_n because_o here_o miraculous_o conceive_v poor_o &_o painful_o bread_n &_o bring_v up_o here_o frequent_a in_o preach_v &_o work_v of_o miracle_n dishonour_n because_o careless_o neglect_v and_o scornful_o contemn_v yea_o dispightful_o persecute_v of_o his_o own_o countryman_n §_o 2._o zebulun_n have_v asher_n on_o the_o northwest_n thereof_o naphtali_n on_o the_o north-east_n issachar_n on_o the_o south_n the_o mediterranean_a on_o the_o west_n and_o galilean_a sea_n on_o the_o east_n thereof_o this_o maritime_a position_n of_o this_o tribe_n jacob_n foresee_v in_o his_o prophecy_n 13._o zebulun_n shall_v dwell_v at_o the_o haven_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o haven_n of_o ship_n and_o his_o border_n shall_v be_v unto_o zidon_n which_o charter_n of_o sea_n conveniency_n be_v renew_v and_o enlarge_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o blessing_n rejoice_v 19_o zebulun_n in_o thy_o go_v out_o and_o issachar_n in_o thy_o tent_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o mountain_n and_o there_o shall_v they_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n for_o they_o shall_v suck_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o sand_n where_o though_o these_o two_o tribe_n be_v make_v partner_n and_o joint_a sharer_n in_o marine_a interest_n and_o be_v promise_v equal_a profit_n thereby_o yet_o issachar_n it_o seem_v love_v land_n and_o a_o home_n life_n best_o employ_v his_o canvas_v rather_o for_o tent_n than_o sail_n while_o the_o sea_n and_o go_v out_o in_o long_a voyage_n be_v rather_o zebuluns_n delight_n so_o have_v i_o see_v chicken_n and_o duckling_n hatch_v under_o the_o same_o hen_n no_o soon_o unhouse_v out_o of_o their_o shell_n but_o present_o the_o one_o fall_v a_o peck_v on_o the_o ground_n the_o other_o a_o paddle_v in_o the_o water_n §_o 3._o nor_o let_v any_o be_v stagger_v at_o the_o close_a of_o jacob_n prophecy_n sidon_n wherein_o he_o foretell_v zebuluns_n border_n shall_v be_v unto_o 13._o sidon_n find_v this_o tribe_n to_o fall_v many_o mile_n short_a and_o south_n of_o that_o place_n for_o sidon_n be_v not_o there_o to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o city_n but_o country_n 342._o so_o name_v and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o sidonian_n or_o phoenicians_n extend_v to_o accho_n or_o ptolemais_n a_o city_n thereof_o on_o which_o the_o north_n bind_v of_o zebulun_n do_v confine_v greater_n will_v be_v the_o difficulty_n to_o assign_v a_o clear_a reason_n why_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o chronicle_n where_o the_o pedigree_n of_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v reckon_v up_o zebulun_n and_o dan_n as_o considerable_a and_o deserve_a as_o the_o rest_n be_v omit_v the_o best_a be_v places_z not_o person_n concern_v our_o present_a subject_n and_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o betray_v such_o indiscretion_n to_o leave_v the_o plain_a and_o ready_a road_n of_o my_o work_n in_o hand_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o wood_n not_o to_o say_v the_o bog_n of_o a_o impertinent_a question_n §_o 4._o we_o begin_v with_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n the_o eastern_a boundary_a of_o this_o tribe_n sea_n call_v always_o a_o sea_n by_o three_o of_o the_o evangelist_n but_o general_o a_o lake_n by_o saint_n luke_n indeed_o among_o lake_n it_o may_v be_v account_v for_o a_o sea_n such_o the_o greatness_n among_o sea_n repute_v for_o a_o lake_n such_o the_o sweetness_n and_o freshness_n of_o the_o water_n therein_o the_o extent_n thereof_o be_v most_o various_o report_v among_o author_n 18._o josephus_n make_v it_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n long_o and_o six_o broad_a hist._n pliny_n
return_n be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v more_o liberal_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n or_o be_v two_o of_o the_o levite_n city_n leave_v out_o in_o chronicle_n omission_n in_o such_o case_n for_o reason_n to_o we_o unknown_a be_v no_o contradiction_n and_o the_o other_o nahalol_n two_o the_o same_o though_o unlike_a in_o sound_n with_o the_o two_o last_o mention_v in_o joshua_n indeed_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o town_n at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v have_v two_o name_n nothing_o alike_o medena_n alias_o newport_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n may_v be_v a_o instance_n thereof_o but_o for_o all_o i_o can_v find_v still_o i_o languish_v in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a solution_n yet_o let_v not_o his_o good_a will_v be_v slight_v who_o though_o unable_a to_o cure_v the_o wound_n while_o commentatour_n on_o the_o place_n suffer_v it_o to_o lie_v fester_v in_o silence_n desire_v to_o wash_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o clean_o till_o a_o more_o skilful_a hand_n apply_v a_o effectual_a plaster_n thereunto_o §_o 36._o in_o solomon_n division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o twelve_o purveyourship_n zâ—bulun_n zebulun_n have_v no_o distinct_a officer_n over_o he_o but_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o baanah_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o who_o beside_o many_o place_n he_o have_v in_o manasseh_n extend_v his_o jurisdiction_n 12._o even_o beyond_o jokneam_fw-la the_o arm_n of_o zebulun_n confirm_v unto_o he_o by_o custom_n and_o rabbinicall_a tradition_n be_v argent_fw-fr a_o ship_n with_o maste_n and_o tackle_v sable_a a_o honourable_a bear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o coat_n armour_n of_o albertus_n free_a baron_n of_o alasco_n in_o poland_n â—ave_n that_o his_o ship_n be_v without_o sail_n with_o this_o motto_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la vela_fw-la god_n will_v send_v sail_n and_o zebuluns_n accomplish_v with_o all_o the_o accoutrement_n thereof_o here_o the_o map_n of_o issachar_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chap._n 7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n elisha_n §_o 2._o issachar_n have_v the_o sea_n 19_o on_o the_o west_n jordan_n on_o the_o â—2_n east_n fruitfulness_n zebulun_n on_o the_o north_n manasseh_n on_o the_o south_n a_o fair_a fruitful_a country_n for_o as_o all_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o pleasant_a 24._o land_n so_o it_o be_v particular_o observe_v of_o issachars_n portion_n he_o see_v the_o land_n 15._o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a and_o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o tribute_n this_o tribe_n better_o acquit_v itself_o in_o the_o subsidy_n then_o in_o the_o muster-book_n they_o be_v the_o best_a yeomantry_n of_o israel_n towards_o the_o advance_n of_o raâ—es_n and_o tax_n they_o love_v rest_n and_o a_o sedentary_a life_n blame_v they_o not_o if_o sensible_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o soil_n they_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v home_o because_o certain_a to_o remove_v to_o their_o loss_n and_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o 14._o ass_n couch_v between_o two_o burden_n §_o 3._o yet_o be_v not_o the_o man_n of_o issachar_n of_o such_o servile_a nature_n valour_n but_o that_o they_o can_v be_v valiant_a when_o just_a occasion_n be_v offer_v they_o they_o be_v as_o willing_a and_o resolute_a as_o any_o other_o in_o 15._o help_a barak_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o sisera_n yet_o even_o then_o we_o may_v observe_v they_o march_v not_o far_o from_o their_o own_o habitation_n the_o field_n be_v fight_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o country_n and_o well_o may_v his_o ass_n find_v both_o heel_n and_o tooth_n to_o kick_v and_o bite_v such_o as_o offer_v to_o take_v his_o hay_n from_o his_o rack_n and_o provender_n a_o way_n from_o his_o manger_n §_o 4._o nor_o let_v the_o resemble_v of_o issachar_n to_o a_o ass_n chronology_n depress_v this_o tribe_n too_o low_o in_o our_o estimation_n the_o strength_n of_o his_o back_n not_o stupidity_n of_o his_o head_n give_v the_o occasion_n thereunto_o 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o point_n of_o excellent_a skill_n this_o tribe_n surpass_v all_o other_o be_v man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n 32._o to_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v now_o see_v time_n janus-like_a have_v two_o face_n one_o look_v backward_o chronology_n the_o other_o forward_a prognostication_n the_o question_n will_v be_v in_o which_o of_o these_o lie_v the_o learning_n of_o the_o issacharites_n a_o learned_a man_n genâ—sios_fw-gr conceive_v they_o only_o like_o husbandman_n weather-wise_a by_o their_o own_o rural_a observation_n sure_o more_o be_v import_v in_o that_o expression_n and_o not_o only_a almanac_n but_o chronicle-skill_n contain_v therein_o so_o that_o from_o deduction_n from_o former_a they_o can_v make_v direction_n for_o the_o future_a time_n oh_o for_o a_o little_a of_o issachars_n art_n in_o our_o age_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v these_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a time_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o be_v safe_a with_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o much_o of_o the_o person_n in_o this_o tribe_n come_v we_o now_o to_o survey_v the_o eminent_a place_n contain_v therein_o §_o 5._o in_o the_o south_n confine_v thereof_o stand_v the_o regal_a city_n of_o 18._o jezreel_n city_n for_o though_o the_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n belong_v to_o 10._o manasseh_n the_o city_n itself_o must_v pertain_v to_o issachar_n otherwise_o the_o sixteen_o city_n assign_v he_o josh._n 19_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o number_n in_o jezreel_n ahab_n have_v a_o princely_a palace_n haply_o the_o joynter-house_n of_o jezebel_n beside_o a_o 27._o garden-house_n adjoin_v and_o here_o in_o the_o city_n live_v naboth_n as_o hard_o by_o lay_v his_o vineyard_n which_o ahab_n can_v not_o obtain_v from_o he_o either_o by_o purchase_n or_o 3._o exchange_v §_o 6._o some_o will_v find_v more_o equity_n in_o ahab_n offer_n than_o discretion_n in_o naboth_n defend_v refusal_n but_o blame_v he_o not_o if_o loath_a to_o offend_v his_o god_n to_o accommodate_v his_o king_n be_v no_o doubt_n 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grant_v plenty_n of_o such_o person_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o so_o populous_a and_o vicious_a a_o place_n oh_o the_o ancient_a order_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n for_o money_n to_o depose_v any_o falsehood_n hereupon_o naboth_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o his_o 26._o son_n also_o flat_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n which_o in_o this_o case_n have_v provide_v the_o 16._o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v donâ—_n to_o clear_v all_o claim_n and_o prevent_v all_o pretender_n of_o title_n unto_o the_o inheritance_n §_o 8._o thuâ—_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v for_o ahab_n use_v turn_v into_o a_o garden_n of_o â—erbes_n justice_n sure_o the_o bitter_a wormwood_n of_o divine_a revenge_n grow_v plentiful_o thereâ—n_v foâ—_n in_o the_o same_o place_n his_o son_n joram_n and_o granchild_n
be_v bring_v hither_o for_o the_o instant_a occasion_n and_o afterward_o return_v back_o unto_o shiloh_n §_o 51._o dothan_n lay_v east_n of_o shechem_n blindness_n wherein_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n for_o some_o time_n make_v his_o abode_n here_o he_o be_v complain_v of_o to_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n for_o be_v the_o picklock_n of_o his_o cabinet-councel_n and_o therefore_o a_o army_n be_v order_v to_o apprehend_v he_o but_o why_o so_o many_o to_o attach_v a_o single_a person_n and_o his_o servant_n indeed_o no_o more_o than_o need_v for_o elisha_n alone_o be_v a_o army_n in_o himself_o 14._o be_v the_o horseman_n of_o israel_n and_o chariot_n thereof_o his_o servant_n see_v themselves_o surround_v cry_n out_o till_o have_v his_o eye_n open_v he_o discover_v themselves_o guard_v with_o a_o fiery_a army_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n thus_o angel_n be_v good_a man_n janissary_n to_o protect_v they_o and_o those_o native_n of_o heaven_n grudge_v not_o to_o guard_v those_o 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to_o a_o pious_a prophet_n so_o shall_v i_o be_v best_a use_v and_o my_o ransom_n easy_a procure_v §_o 52._o this_o dothan_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o very_a place_n brethren_n where_o joseph_n find_v his_o brethren_n and_o there_o be_v put_v into_o the_o pit_n and_o sell_v to_o the_o merchant_n for_o be_v send_v by_o his_o father_n to_o 12._o shechem_n he_o be_v by_o a_o man_n direct_v to_o dothan_n whither_o his_o brethren_n have_v remove_v their_o flock_n and_o which_o probable_o be_v not_o far_o off_o but_o some_o few_o mile_n from_o the_o former_a place_n wherefore_o when_o former_o in_o the_o description_n of_o zebulun_n we_o place_v dothan_n in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o that_o tribe_n threescore_o mile_n from_o shechem_n therein_o we_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o common_a current_n of_o other_o man_n judgement_n and_o now_o have_v watch_v our_o advantage_n to_o swim_v back_o again_o and_o show_v our_o private_a opinion_n in_o the_o position_n thereof_o and_o beside_o the_o aforesaid_a text_n settle_v dothan_n near_o shechem_n in_o this_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n it_o be_v proportionable_a to_o divine_a providence_n that_o the_o place_n whereon_o joseph_n be_v betray_v and_o pit_n wherein_o he_o be_v put_v shall_v in_o after_o age_n fall_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ephraim_n descend_v from_o he_o §_o 53._o but_o here_o a_o material_a question_n will_v be_v start_v hebrew_n how_o joseph_n can_v proper_o say_v that_o he_o be_v steal_v away_o out_o of_o the_o 15._o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o the_o hebrew_n at_o that_o time_n have_v none_o inheritance_n in_o it_o no_o not_o so_o 5._o much_o as_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n on_o say_v not_o that_o joseph_n be_v a_o child_n when_o take_v away_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o speak_v incongruous_o for_o we_o behold_v his_o word_n as_o utter_v by_o he_o when_o a_o man_n and_o sure_o he_o who_o then_o can_v expound_v dream_n can_v express_v himself_o in_o proper_a language_n some_o conceive_v 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one_o minute_n before_o his_o 23._o hour_n be_v come_v yet_o he_o count_v it_o his_o duty_n by_o prudentiall_a mean_n to_o endeavour_v self-preservation_n §_o 55._o two_o eminent_a place_n remain_v phinehas_n which_o we_o have_v reserve_v for_o the_o last_o because_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o their_o particular_a situation_n though_o both_o of_o they_o certain_o in_o this_o tribe_n one_o the_o hill_n of_o phinehas_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o mount_n 33._o ephraim_n let_v no_o sacrilegious_a hand_n hasten_v hither_o with_o their_o spade_n and_o mattock_n to_o pare_v and_o abate_v this_o hill_n as_o too_o large_a a_o possession_n for_o the_o high_a priest_n see_v a_o great_a have_v be_v too_o small_a for_o his_o desert_n who_o 30._o stand_v up_o and_o execute_v judgement_n and_o so_o the_o plague_n cease_v this_o hill_n of_o phinehas_n certain_o be_v with_o in_o the_o circumference_n of_o some_o leviticall_a city_n in_o this_o tribe_n and_o we_o conjectural_o have_v place_v it_o 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that_o name_n in_o or_o near_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 1_o 45._o where_o the_o disobedient_a israelite_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o canaanite_n 2_o where_o the_o canaanite_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o penitent_a 3._o israelite_n 3_o where_o the_o tribe_n of_o 17._o judah_n and_o simeon_n associate_a together_o destroy_v the_o canaanite_n 30._o be_v proper_o in_o this_o tribe_n we_o see_v that_o destruction_n so_o hormah_n sound_v in_o hebrew_a give_v the_o name_n to_o they_o all_o and_o wonder_v not_o then_o that_o in_o a_o country_n the_o seat_n of_o war_n there_o be_v so_o many_o town_n of_o this_o sad_a denomination_n but_o pray_v rather_o that_o god_n will_v seasonable_o settle_v a_o peace_n in_o england_n lest_o therein_o be_v find_v more_o hormah_n than_o be_v in_o israel_n §_o 10._o as_o for_o gerar_n the_o city_n above_o mention_v it_o be_v ancient_o a_o kingdom_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o king_n seem_v all_o to_o be_v call_v abimelech_n to_o one_o of_o these_o abraham_n 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the_o first_o builder_n thereof_o it_o be_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n repair_v by_o eliashib_n the_o 1._o high_a priest_n and_o his_o brethren_n §_o 4._o the_o tower_n 25._o that_o lie_v out_o from_o the_o king_n high_a house_n out_o nigh_o unto_o which_o palal_n the_o son_n of_o uzai_n repair_v in_o nehemiahs_n time_n not_o that_o the_o prominency_n of_o this_o extravagant_a tower_n hinder_v the_o uniformity_n of_o the_o wall_n but_o the_o fence_n of_o the_o city_n require_v such_o situation_n thereof_o §_o 5._o the_o great_a 27._o tower_n that_o lie_v out_o out_o different_z from_o the_o former_a else_o the_o builder_n of_o the_o wall_n in_o nehemiahs_n time_n make_v no_o progress_n in_o the_o work_n in_o the_o east_n of_o the_o city_n over_o against_o which_o the_o tekoite_n do_v repair_v §_o 6._o the_o tower_n of_o 19_o david_n david_n furnish_v with_o a_o armoury_n at_o the_o south-west_n turn_v of_o the_o wall_n over_o against_o which_o ezer_n the_o son_n of_o joshua_n repair_v 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exod._n 23._o 31._o 31._o judg._n 1._o 18._o judg._n 16._o 3._o 21._o 25._o 25._o judg._n 16._o 30._o 30._o jer._n 47._o 1._o 1._o zeph._n 2._o 4._o 4._o act._n 8._o 26._o 26._o jer._n 47._o 5._o 5._o sand._n trav_fw-mi lib._n 3._o p._n 149._o 149._o isa._n 2._o 6._o 6._o ezek._n 25._o 15._o 15._o amos_n 1._o 8._o 8._o zach._n 9_o 6._o 6._o deut._n 33._o 33._o gen._n 49._o 5_o 6._o 6._o exod._n 32._o 26._o ben-oni_n his_o name_n change_v to_o benjamin_n benjamin_n gen._n 35._o 18._o 18._o numb_a 1._o 37._o the_o dysaster_n and_o recruit_v of_o benjamin_n benjamin_n numb_a 26._o 4._o 4._o judg._n 21._o 16._o 16._o judg._n 20._o 47._o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n well_o to_o be_v weigh_v weigh_v psal._n 68_o 27._o 27._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 21._o 21._o esther_n 2._o 5._o 5._o judg._n 3._o 15._o 15._o 2_o chr._n 11._o 28._o 28._o phil._n 3._o 5._o 5._o 2_o sam._n 4._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 18._o 11._o benjamin_n place_v between_o joseph_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 10._o 29._o 29._o deut._n 33._o 12._o the_o small_a compâ—ss_n of_o this_o tribe_n recompense_v with_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o ground_n ground_n gen._n 43._o 34._o 34._o anti_fw-la iâ—d_n li._n 5._o cap._n 1._o 1._o josh._n 18._o 20._o eminent_a â—_z on_o the_o bank_n of_o iâ—rdan_n iâ—rdan_n 2_o sam._n 19_o â—8_o â—8_o 2_o sam._n 19_o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 20._o 1._o pitiful_a provision_n for_o a_o college_n college_n psal._n 74._o 6._o 6._o 2_o king_n 6._o 6._o controversy_n concern_v the_o position_n of_o the_o altar_n ed._n ed._n josh._n 22._o 10._o 10._o in_o loâ—is_n heb._n lit_fw-fr e._n e._n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la josh._n 22._o 11._o 11._o anti._n jud._n l._n 5._o cap._n 1._o p._n 143._o 143._o m._n joseph_n mâ—de_v in_o his_o sermon_n of_o the_o reverence_n of_o god_n house_n house_n psal._n 78._o 9_o the_o jewish_a stone_n hinge_n hinge_n josh._n 4._o 20._o 20._o mat._n 3._o 9_o remarkable_n happen_v at_o gilgal_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n joshua_n joâ—h_n 5._o 9_o 9_o numb_a 32._o 1._o 1._o as_o may_v be_v collect_v by_o the_o overflow_a of_o jordan_n and_o by_o compare_v josh._n 3._o 15._o with_o 1_o chr._n 12._o 15._o 15._o josh._n 5._o 12._o 12._o mat._n 13._o 52._o gilgall_n a_o court_n or_o a_o college_n college_n 1_o sam._n 6._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 18._o 18._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 33._o 2_o king_n 4._o 38._o 38._o 2_o king_n 4._o 43._o 43._o 2_o king_n 4._o 41._o gilgall_n a_o sink_n of_o idolatry_n idolatry_n hos._n 4._o 15._o &_o 9_o 15._o 15._o amos_n 4._o 4._o &_o 5._o 5._o 5._o josh._n 18._o 19_o the_o south-bound_a of_o benjamin_n benjamin_n see_v josh._n 18._o 15._o etc._n etc._n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o sun_n sun_n act._n 7._o 42._o 42._o camd._n brit._n in_o summersetshire_n p._n 233._o 233._o compare_v josh._n 25._o 7._o with_o josh._n 18._o 17._o 17._o josh._n 18._o 17._o 17._o in_o locis_fw-la heb._n lit_fw-fr b._n the_o egyptian_n passionate_a bewail_v of_o jacob_n jacob_n gen._n 50._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 50._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 50._o 3._o 3._o gen._n 50._o 10._o 10._o 1_o thes._n 4._o 13._o the_o north_n border_n of_o benjamin_n benjamin_n josh._n 18._o 13._o 13._o josh._n 19_o 12._o beth-el_a why_o so_o call_v call_v gen._n 28._o 12._o 12._o gen._n 28._o 22._o 22._o gen._n 32._o 10._o 10._o gen._n 35._o 1._o deborah_n bury_v near_o beth-el_a beth-el_a gen._n 35._o 4._o 4._o gen._n 35._o 8._o 8._o camd._n brit._n pag._n 787._o â—eth-el_a joint_o belong_v to_o ephraim_n and_o benjamin_n benjamin_n josh._n 18._o 22._o 22._o judg._n 1._o 25._o 25._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 16._o jeroboam'_v calf_n set_v up_o in_o beth-el_a beth-el_a 1_o king_n 13._o 6._o 6._o 1_o kin._n 13._o 24._o 24._o 1_o king_n 13._o 25._o 25._o num._n 22._o 33._o 33._o eccles._n 9_o 1._o child_n of_o bethel_n why_o curl_v and_o kill_v by_o elisha_n elisha_n 2_o king_n 2._o 23_o 23_o 2_o king_n 2._o 3._o a_o college_n of_o prophet_n at_o beth-el_a beth-el_a amos_n 7._o 13._o josiah_n burn_v the_o dead_a bone_n at_o beth-el_a beth-el_a 2_o king_n 23._o 16._o 16._o 1_o king_n 13._o 2._o 2._o 2_o king_n 23._o 18_o 18_o holy_a state_n cap._n of_o company_n company_n josh._n 18._o 13._o quere_z how_o benjamin_n westward_o can_v boder_v on_o thâ—_n sea_n sea_n josh._n 18._o 14._o 14._o description_n of_o gad_n num_fw-la 7._o 7._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 13._o 13._o jer._n 41._o 12._o 12._o vid._n macium_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la vzzah_n slay_v for_o his_o presumption_n 1_o sam._n 7._o 2._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 6._o 7._o 7._o 1_o sam._n 4._o 3._o 3._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 7._o jewish_a several_a invention_n to_o thresh_v out_o their_o grain_n grain_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 6._o 6._o deut._n 25._o 4._o 4._o prov._n 20._o 26._o 26._o amos_n 3._o 4._o 4._o camd._n brit._n p._n jerichâ—_n a_o pleasant_a place_n place_n 2_o king_n 2._o 21._o 2_o king_n 2._o 19_o miraculous_o take_v take_v josh._n 6._o 16._o jericho_n term_v a_o city_n of_o palm_n palm_n deut_n 34._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 3._o 13._o 13._o with_fw-mi adagium_fw-la palmam_n far_o the_o wall_n of_o jerichâ—_n unhappy_o build_v again_o again_o 1_o kin._n 16._o 34._o jericho_n first_o belong_v to_o israel_n afterward_o to_o judah_n judah_n 1_o â—in_z 16._o 34._o 34._o 2_o chr._n 28._o 15._o 15._o ezra_n 2._o 34._o 34._o nehe._n 3._o 2._o zacâ—eus_n convert_v at_o jericho_n jericho_n luke_n 19_o 4._o plain_n of_o jericâ—â—_n jericâ—â—_n 2_o king_n 25._o 5._o 5._o luke_n 10._o 33._o ai_fw-fr at_o last_o take_v by_o joshua_n joshua_n josh._n 7._o 5._o 5._o josh._n 7._o 24._o 24._o hosea_n 2._o 15._o the_o mellifluous_a wood_n near_o beth-aven_a beth-aven_a gen._n 12._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 13._o 9_o 9_o eccles._n 1._o 2._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 23._o 23._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 45._o gibeoâ—ites_n overreach_v the_o israelite_n israelite_n josh._n 10._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 10._o 9_o 9_o josh._n 9_o 27._o 27._o josh._n 10._o 11._o 11._o josh._n 10._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 10._o 16._o 16._o psal._n 8._o 40._o 40._o josh._n 10._o 28._o gibeon_n the_o cockpit_n of_o war_n though_o a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n levite_n josh._n 2d_o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 24._o amasa_n base_o murder_v by_o iâ—ab_n iâ—ab_n 2_o sam._n 20._o 8._o 8._o 2_o sâ—m_n 20._o 8._o 8._o 2_o sam._n 20._o 12._o 12._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 25._o gibeâ—n_v a_o place_n of_o public_a worship_n worship_n 1_o sam._n 4._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 6._o 18._o 18._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 1._o 1._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 10._o 10._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 1._o 3_o giheaâ—_n distinct_a from_o gibeon_n a_o wicked_a city_n city_n judg._n 20._o 16._o 16._o judg._n 19_o 12._o 12._o judg._n 19_o 16._o 16._o judg._n 19_o 2._o israel_n twice_o worsted_n by_o benjamin_n benjamin_n judg._n 20._o 20._o judg._n 20._o 47._o 47._o gen._n 41._o 13._o 13._o description_n of_o ephraim_n gibeah_n why_o surname_v of_o saul_n saul_n 1_o sam._n 11._o 4._o 4._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 15._o 9_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 21._o 11._o saul_n bury_v by_o david_n in_o gibeah_n gibeah_n 1_o sam._n 31._o 10._o migron_n and_o ramah_n ramah_n 1_o sam._n 14._o 2._o 2._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o 2._o camd._n bâ—it_fw-la fol._n 436._o 436._o 1_o king_n 15._o 17_o 17_o 1_o kin._n 15._o 22._o mizpah_n for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o seat_n of_o juâ—ice_fw-la juâ—ice_fw-la 1_o sam._n 7._o 16._o 16._o 1_o sam._n 7._o 6._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 10._o 17._o 17._o 2_o chr._n 2._o 18._o 18._o sam._n 10._o 23._o asa_n his_o pit_n in_o mizpaâ—_n employ_v otherwise_o then_o it_o be_v intend_v intend_v jer._n 41._o 9_o 9_o see_v our_o description_n of_o asher_n §_o 5._o 5._o jer._n 40._o 6._o 6._o jer._n 41._o
distract_v we_o some_o place_n they_o near_o the_o mountain_n of_o sinai_n but_o that_o barren_a desert_n afford_v no_o more_o livelihood_n than_o the_o law_n there_o deliver_v can_v give_v life_n unto_o man_n other_o seat_n they_o near_o sin_n by_o ptolemy_n simyra_n in_o the_o northern_a bind_v of_o the_o land_n and_o a_o three_o priùs_fw-la sort_n who_o we_o will_v follow_v in_o the_o very_a south_n point_n thereof_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n near_o pelusium_n call_v sin_n in_o the_o 16._o scripture_n whence_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n have_v its_o name_n 1._o 15._o 4_o arvadites_n these_o live_a north_n of_o the_o zidonian_o whereof_o large_o in_o the_o description_n of_o mount_n libanus_n 16._o 5_o zemarites_fw-la more_o uncertain_a for_o situation_n then_o the_o former_a because_o no_o more_o mention_n of_o they_o have_v the_o land_n whereon_o they_o live_v like_o the_o floor_n of_o bell_n 14._o temple_n be_v strew_v with_o ash_n some_o print_n of_o their_o footstep_n will_v have_v remain_v whereas_o now_o no_o mark_n to_o discover_v they_o learned_a man_n thus_o grope_v in_o the_o dark_a some_o seek_v for_o lack_n of_o other_o light_n to_o light_v a_o candle_n from_o a_o glow-worm_n their_o conceit_n be_v no_o better_o who_o from_o the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o sound_n make_v these_o zemarite_n inhabit_v mount_n shemir_n afterward_o samaria_n which_o be_v confute_v by_o the_o hebrew_n orthography_n more_o probable_o they_o may_v be_v place_v at_o 22._o zemaraim_n a_o city_n afterward_o of_o benjamin_n 17._o 6_o hamathites_n as_o former_o we_o have_v too_o little_a here_o we_o have_v too_o much_o direction_n find_v two_o eminent_a place_n equal_o probable_a for_o their_o habitation_n hamath_n on_o the_o north_n of_o nepthali_n and_o another_o many_o mile_n off_o call_v hamah_n the_o great_a and_o afterward_o antiochia_n and_o perchance_o they_o may_v remove_v from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o so_o much_o of_o the_o nation_n descend_v from_o canaan_n among_o who_o the_o philistines_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o five_a satrapy_n possess_v the_o south-west_n part_n of_o the_o land_n because_o they_o come_v not_o from_o canaan_n but_o from_o mizraim_n his_o elder_a brother_n of_o who_o god_n will_v large_o hereafter_o in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o simeon_n to_o conclude_v let_v the_o reader_n beware_v lest_o deceive_v with_o the_o similitude_n of_o sound_n he_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o mistake_v true_a israelite_n by_o birth_n to_o be_v canaanites_n by_o descent_n as_o namely_o 1_o caleh_n the_o 14._o kenite_fw-la undoubted_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 6._o judah_n only_o his_o grandfather_n name_n be_v kenaz_n 2_o vriah_n the_o hittite_n 3_o ornan_n the_o jebusite_n so_o loyal_a so_o liberal_a to_o david_n the_o first_o may_v be_v a_o proselyte_n hittite_n but_o more_o likely_a an_o israelite_n who_o father_n be_v call_v heth_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 63._o judah_n or_o 21._o benjamin_n who_o live_v promiscuous_o with_o the_o jebusite_n in_o the_o city_n of_o jebus_n or_o jerusalem_n 4_o hushi_n the_o archite_a who_o out-achitophelled_n achitophel_n in_o his_o policy_n be_v probable_o a_o ephraimite_n of_o the_o 2._o border_n of_o archi_n otherwise_o unlikely_a that_o david_n will_v have_v choose_v a_o stranger_n to_o have_v be_v his_o cabinet_n counsellor_n 5_o simon_n the_o 4._o cananite_n christ_n disciple_n certain_o a_o jew_n otherwise_o our_o saviour_n will_v not_o have_v entertain_v he_o in_o so_o near_o a_o relation_n bear_v it_o seem_v in_o 1._o cana_n of_o galilee_n so_o much_o for_o caution_n lest_o demetrius_n who_o be_v well_o 2._o report_v of_o all_o man_n suffer_v for_o demetrius_n diana_n silver-smith_n and_o these_o real_a jew_n be_v misrepresent_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o heathen_a extraction_n chap._n 8._o the_o second_o solemn_a division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o thirty_o one_o kingdom_n §_o 1._o next_o to_o the_o distinguish_n of_o this_o land_n into_o seven_o nation_n canaan_n we_o must_v observe_v the_o division_n thereof_o among_o 9_o one_o and_o thirty_o king_n strange_a that_o their_o sceptre_n except_o very_o short_a do_v not_o justle_v one_o another_o in_o so_o narrow_a a_o country_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o genius_n of_o that_o age_n delight_v not_o so_o much_o in_o scrape_v much_o together_o as_o in_o have_v absolute_a authority_n in_o that_o little_a which_o be_v their_o own_o pride_n be_v common_o the_o sin_n of_o young_a man_n covetousness_n of_o old_a folk_n the_o world_n in_o the_o youth_n thereof_o more_o affect_v honour_n than_o wealth_n high_a title_n then_o large_a treasure_n and_o these_o royolet_n content_v themselves_o that_o their_o crown_n though_o not_o so_o big_a be_v as_o bright_a their_o sceptre_n though_o not_o so_o great_a be_v as_o glister_n as_o those_o of_o the_o mighty_a monarch_n be_v as_o absolute_a sovereign_n in_o their_o own_o small_a territory_n §_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v tribe_n how_o these_o one_o and_o thirty_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o dispose_v of_o and_o how_o they_o be_v share_v among_o the_o several_a tribe_n in_o reckon_v up_o their_o name_n we_o observe_v the_o method_n in_o ibid._n joshua_n as_o he_o marshal_n they_o upon_o order_n follow_v kingdom_n of_o 1._o jericho_n 2._o ali._n 3._o jerusalem_n 4._o hebâ—oâ—_n 5._o jarmuth_n 6._o laâ—hish_n 7._o eglon._n 8._o gezer_n 9_o dâ—ber_n 10._o gâ—der_n 11._o hormah_n 12._o arad_n 13._o libnath_n 14._o adullaâ—â—_n 15._o makkedaâ—_n 16._o bethel_n 17._o tappuah_n 18._o hepher_n 19_o aphek_n 20._o lasharon_n 21._o madâ—n_n 22._o haâ—or_n 23._o shimrâ—n-mâ—ron_a 24._o achshaph_n 25._o taâ—â—aâ—h_o 26._o megiddo_n 27._o kedesh_n 28._o insteam_n of_o caâ—mel_n 29._o dor_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o dor._n 30._o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n 31._o tirza_n allot_v to_o 1._o benjamin_n 2._o benjamin_n 3._o benâ—amin_n judah_n 4._o judaâ—_n 5._o judah_n 6._o judah_n 7._o judah_n 8._o ephraim_n 9_o judah_n 10._o judah_n simâ—on_n 11._o simeon_n 12._o judah_n 13._o judah_n 14._o judah_n 15._o beâ—jamin_n 16._o benjamin_n 17._o manasseh_n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 18._o mâ—nasâ—cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 19_o asâ—er_n 20._o zebulon_n 21._o nephâ—hali_n 22._o nephthali_n 23._o zebulon_n 24._o asher_n 25._o manas._n cis_fw-la iâ—r_n 26._o 〈◊〉_d cisâ—or_n 27._o nephthali_n 28._o zebulon_n 29._o manasseb_n issachar_n 30._o bâ—njaâ—in_n 31._o ephraim_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o gilgal_n understand_v a_o sovereign_n over_o a_o miscellaneous_a company_n of_o people_n the_o master-bee_a of_o a_o swarm_n not_o yet_o fix_v in_o a_o hive_n have_v a_o sufficient_a territory_n for_o his_o man_n but_o no_o considerable_a metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o this_o catalogue_n sihon_n and_o og_n be_v not_o reckon_v who_o dominion_n lay_v â—ast_v of_o jordan_n and_o they_o make_v up_o thirty_o three_o king_n in_o all_o so_o much_o of_o these_o city_n for_o the_o present_a whereof_o large_o hereafter_o in_o those_o respective_a tribe_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v §_o 3._o among_o these_o king_n one_o may_v visible_o discover_v two_o distinct_a combination_n king_n 1_o in_o the_o southern_a circuit_n of_o canaan_n adoni-bezek_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o this_o knot_n at_o who_o 3._o send_v the_o king_n of_o hebron_n jarmuth_n lachish_n eglon_n etc._n etc._n assemble_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n and_o be_v destroy_v by_o he_o 2_o in_o the_o northern_a association_n there_o 3._o iâ—bin_n the_o king_n have_v the_o precedency_n with_o who_o the_o king_n of_o madon_n shimron_n and_o achshaph_n etc._n etc._n confederate_v themselves_o against_o joshua_n with_o the_o same_o success_n have_v all_o at_o once_o engage_v against_o joshua_n the_o task_n have_v be_v hard_o have_v he_o fight_v they_o all_o several_o the_o work_n have_v be_v long_o to_o subdue_v they_o for_o these_o thirty_o and_o one_o king_n who_o make_v up_o a_o full_a month_n in_o their_o number_n how_o many_o year_n will_v they_o have_v make_v up_o in_o their_o resistance_n whereas_o now_o divine_a providence_n fit_v the_o strength_n of_o ioshua_n arm_n parcel_v his_o foe_n into_o two_o bundle_n that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o at_o two_o blow_n strike_v through_o both_o of_o they_o §_o 4._o and_o here_o we_o present_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o draught_n of_o the_o land_n canaan_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n not_o well_o satisfy_v whether_o more_o proper_o to_o term_v it_o old_a or_o new_a canaan_n if_o we_o count_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n downward_o it_o be_v young_a or_o new_a canaan_n because_o near_a the_o creation_n if_o we_o reckon_v backward_o from_o our_o time_n the_o old_a canaan_n if_o the_o reader_n discover_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o next_o map_n of_o the_o same_o land_n as_o it_o be_v constitute_v
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providence_n appear_v bright_a to_o joseph_n in_o that_o condition_n indeed_o 22._o reuben_n endeavour_v his_o restitution_n to_o his_o father_n 26._o judah_n his_o preservation_n from_o death_n but_o neither_o be_v privy_a to_o other_o design_n unwitting_o countermine_v one_o another_o have_v not_o god_n wrought_v all_o for_o the_o best_a ishmaelitish_n merchant_n and_o midianites_n in_o their_o company_n pass_z by_z bear_v spice_n and_o balm_n and_o myrrh_n to_o carry_v down_o into_o 25._o egypt_n to_o they_o joseph_n be_v sell_v of_o who_o we_o take_v our_o leave_n for_o the_o present_a not_o doubt_v in_o due_a time_n and_o place_n to_o meet_v he_o again_o mean_a time_n may_v those_o merchant_n be_v careful_a to_o carry_v he_o safe_a for_o among_o all_o the_o spice_n they_o be_v lade_v with_o none_o more_o fragrant_a and_o precious_a than_o the_o perfume_n of_o this_o captive_n innocence_n so_o much_o for_o dothan_n only_o i_o will_v add_v that_o i_o have_v place_v it_o here_o out_o of_o a_o peaceable_a compliance_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o learned_a man_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v not_o spare_v to_o manifest_v my_o private_a opinion_n galilee_n on_o just_a occasion_n §_o 19_o on_o the_o west_n of_o this_o rivulet_n be_v sephoris_n afterward_o call_v dio-caesarea_a not_o to_o be_v omit_v though_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n because_o account_v by_o 〈◊〉_d josephus_n the_o great_a city_n in_o galilee_n where_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n for_o some_o time_n have_v its_o residence_n let_v the_o same_o author_n inform_v you_o how_o this_o city_n be_v burn_v by_o varus_n how_o molest_v by_o the_o seditious_a how_o base_o it_o desert_v josephus_n be_v brave_o recover_v by_o he_o plunder_v by_o his_o soldier_n and_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o restore_v again_o with_o several_a passage_n of_o high_a concernment_n in_o the_o jewish_a history_n a_o little_a more_o northward_o this_o brook_n fall_v into_o jordan_n the_o less_o which_o afterward_o pay_v its_o tribute_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n §_o 20._o which_o sea_n run_v southward_o by_o 13._o gittah-heph_a or_o gath-heph_a as_o most_o place_n it_o the_o birthplace_n of_o 25._o jonah_n the_o prophet_n his_o name_n in_o hebrew_n a_o dove_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v rather_o in_o his_o speedy_a 3._o flight_n from_o god_n service_n then_o in_o any_o want_n of_o gall_n whereof_o he_o manifest_v too_o much_o in_o his_o 9_o anger_n without_o cause_n or_o measure_n jonaâ—_n therefore_o be_v bear_v here_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o nether_a galilee_n no_o less_o untrue_a then_o uncharitable_a be_v that_o assertion_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o pharisee_n 52._o search_v and_o look_v for_o out_o of_o galilee_n come_v no_o prophet_n except_o their_o word_n herein_o refer_v to_o the_o future_a not_o to_o what_o be_v pass_v and_o that_o also_o only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o prophet_n paramount_n the_o messiah_n of_o israel_n more_o south_n the_o sea_n run_v by_o magdala_n a_o turrete_v town_n as_o 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david_n word_n guilty_a of_o infidelity_n see_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o withhold_v rain_n from_o a_o mountain_n then_o to_o remove_v it_o from_o its_o foundation_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n 20._o assure_v we_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v if_o in_o faith_n desire_v but_o be_v it_o know_v david_n intend_v not_o his_o curse_n shall_v take_v effect_n but_o mere_o to_o manifest_v his_o great_a grief_n and_o to_o show_v how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o delight_v at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o great_a enemy_n better_o to_o fall_v under_o david_n dirae_fw-la as_o he_o be_v a_o poet_n then_o as_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n the_o latter_a light_v heavy_o indeed_o as_o 20._o judas_n in_o 7._o achitophel_n can_v witness_v the_o weight_n thereof_o nor_o remain_v any_o thing_n more_o observable_a in_o this_o tribe_n save_v in_o the_o east_n part_v thereof_o on_o jordan_n they_o show_v pilgrim_n the_o place_n where_o 5._o naaman_n patient_a at_o last_o by_o his_o servant_n persuasion_n wash_v seven_o time_n and_o be_v cleanse_v of_o his_o leprosy_n §_o 24._o thus_o all_o the_o remarkable_a place_n of_o issachar_n issachar_n but_o not_o all_o those_o in_o issachar_n be_v already_o by_o we_o describe_v for_o as_o the_o text_n 11._o express_o say_v the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o in_o asher_n even_o three_o country_n that_o be_v lie_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n but_o environ_v round_o with_o those_o tribe_n possession_n yet_o pertain_v to_o the_o portion_n of_o manasseh_n let_v none_o blame_v divine_a providence_n of_o ill_a architecture_n for_o not_o well_o contrive_v the_o room_n in_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o lot_n not_o be_v well_o design_v wherein_o issachars_n chamber_n his_o portion_n be_v make_v a_o thoroughfare_n manasseh_n have_v three_o closert_n three_o small_a country_n within_o the_o same_o so_o that_o neither_o tribe_n can_v enjoy_v his_o own_o with_o privacy_n and_o entireness_n and_o manasseh_n if_o but_o step_v out_o of_o the_o highway_n must_v in_o a_o manner_n trespass_n on_o issachar_n or_o crave_v leave_v of_o he_o to_o come_v through_z his_o to_o his_o own_o inheritance_n but_o know_v all_o be_v order_v by_o the_o 11._o counsel_n of_o god_n will_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o who_o will_v not_o have_v his_o child_n churl_n to_o engross_v habitation_n by_o themselves_o but_o by_o such_o mixture_n of_o their_o portion_n invite_v yea_o engage_v their_o person_n to_o mutual_a intercourse_n see_v the_o very_a lot_n of_o their_o tribe_n give_v love_v visit_n and_o their_o country_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n come_v so_o courteous_o and_o confident_o one_o within_o another_o §_o 25._o but_o very_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v asher_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o land_n within_o asher_n which_o tribe_n lie_v many_o mile_n more_o northward_o and_o beyond_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n interpose_v the_o jewish_a rabbin_n be_v much_o perplex_v at_o the_o pedigree_n of_o aâ—zel_n why_o it_o be_v twice_o reckon_v up_o in_o 44._o chronicle_n use_v to_o say_v that_o they_o 202._o need_v four_o hundred_o camel_n load_v with_o commentary_n to_o give_v the_o true_a reason_n thereof_o but_o their_o expression_n be_v more_o appliable_a to_o this_o present_a difficulty_n how_o manasseh_n can_v have_v any_o ground_n in_o asher_n except_o as_o we_o have_v present_v it_o in_o our_o map_n some_o part_n of_o asher_n lay_v southward_a at_o distance_n dis-jointed_n from_o the_o main_a body_n of_o that_o tribe_n which_o we_o have_v former_o describe_v who_o know_v not_o that_o piece_n of_o parish_n parcel_n of_o manor_n portion_n of_o county_n though_o far_o off_o dismember_v relate_v unto_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o intermediate_v distance_n betwixt_o they_o §_o 26._o but_o let_v not_o issachar_n or_o asher_n repine_v that_o manasseh_n have_v so_o much_o land_n in_o their_o country_n see_v though_o the_o right_n be_v assign_v unto_o they_o the_o canaanite_n for_o a_o long_a time_n till_o about_o david_n reign_n keep_v all_o the_o same_o in_o their_o possession_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n joshua_n 17._o 11._o and_o manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n and_o asher_n bethshean_n and_o her_o town_n and_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o endor_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o taanch_n and_o her_o town_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o meggido_fw-la and_o her_o town_n even_o three_o country_n judge_n 1._o 27._o neither_o do_v manasseh_n drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethshean_a and_o her_o town_n nor_o taanach_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dor_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o ibleam_n and_o her_o town_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o megiddo_n and_o her_o town_n but_o the_o canaanite_n will_v dwell_v in_o that_o land_n of_o bethshean_n more_o convenient_o hereafter_o by_o ibleam_n 27._o ahaziah_n be_v wound_v as_o be_v former_o observe_v dor_n mention_v for_o a_o sea-town_n in_o ptolemy_n have_v the_o king_n thereof_o conquer_v 23._o by_o joshua_n endor_n whither_o sisera_n soldier_n defeat_v in_o fight_n not_o far_o off_o at_o 19_o taanach_n which_o alsoâ—was_fw-mi a_o regal_a city_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 21._o joshua_n and_o afterward_o belong_v to_o the_o levite_n flee_v be_v pursue_v 10._o perish_a and_o become_v as_o the_o dung_n of_o the_o earth_n hither_o saul_n repair_v to_o a_o witch_n to_o raise_v samuel_n and_o receive_v cold_a comfort_n from_o the_o dead_a or_o devil_n rather_o inform_v he_o of_o his_o future_a destruction_n so_o that_o saul_n former_o sick_a with_o fear_n of_o the_o worst_a live_v to_o hear_v satan_n toll_v his_o passing-bell_n in_o his_o sad_a prediction_n §_o 27._o but_o 11._o megiddo_n city_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n manasseh_n have_v in_o issachar_n the_o king_n hereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n and_o many_o year_n after_o josiah_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o megiddo_n bid_v pharaoh_n necho_n battle_n in_o his_o march_n against_o charchemish_n by_o euphrates_n never_o prince_n show_v more_o devotion_n in_o his_o life_n or_o less_o discretion_n in_o his_o death_n court_v that_o danger_n which_o decline_v he_o see_v pharaoh_n desire_v 21._o peaceable_o to_o depart_v but_o haply_o josiah_n conceive_v himself_o engage_v to_o fight_v he_o in_o point_n of_o 1_o honour_n because_o without_o leave_n he_o have_v make_v his_o land_n a_o high_a way_n to_o pass_v through_o it_o 2_o policy_n suspicious_a though_o pharaoh_n go_v forth_o as_o a_o friend_n he_o will_v return_v as_o a_o foe_n especial_o if_o puff_v up_o with_o success_n in_o his_o expedition_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o subject_n will_v not_o suffer_v josiah_n to_o keep_v quiet_a at_o home_n their_o impiety_n make_v he_o to_o march_v thrust_v he_o into_o 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embark_v in_o a_o good_a conscience_n §_o 29._o all_o israel_n thereat_o and_o principal_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n drop_v many_o a_o precious_a tear_n on_o his_o hearse_n who_o lamentation_n lamentation_n be_v a_o elegy_n on_o iosiah_n death_n yea_o their_o grief_n be_v no_o land-flood_n of_o present_a passion_n but_o a_o constant_a channel_n of_o continue_a sorrow_n stream_v from_o a_o annual_a fountain_n it_o be_v make_v a_o 25._o ordinance_n in_o israel_n the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o a_o grand_a and_o general_a grieve_v for_o man_n sin_n 11._o compare_v it_o to_o the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimmon_n conceive_v to_o be_v a_o place_n hard_o by_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n §_o 30._o jehosaphat_n the_o son_n of_o paruah_n be_v solomon_n purvey_v our_o in_o 17._o issachar_n issachar_n but_o the_o dis-jointed_n piece_n of_o manasseh_n in_o this_o tribe_n pertain_v partly_o to_o baanah_n the_o son_n
to_o fall_v out_o with_o their_o friend_n count_v other_o man_n honour_n to_o be_v their_o injury_n except_o they_o may_v be_v admit_v joint_a purchaser_n with_o they_o in_o all_o gallant_a undertake_n this_o cause_v their_o contest_v first_o with_o 2._o gideon_n who_o pacify_v they_o with_o his_o compliance_n &_o afterward_o with_o jephthah_n where_o their_o brawl_n be_v heighten_v into_o a_o battle_n how_o quick_o do_v hot_a spirit_n hatch_v word_n into_o blow_n of_o which_o we_o have_v 20._o spoke_v before_o §_o 3._o this_o tribe_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o natural_a imperfection_n of_o lisp_a lisp_n the_o cause_n whereof_o we_o leave_v to_o other_o to_o dispute_v whether_o get_v by_o imitation_n or_o some_o hereditary_a defect_n in_o their_o tongue_n or_o proceed_v from_o some_o secret_a quality_n in_o their_o soil_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o a_o village_n at_o charleton_n in_o lecest._n leicestershire_n that_o the_o people_n therein_o be_v trouble_v with_o wharling_n in_o their_o utterance_n the_o best_a be_v man_n must_v answer_v to_o god_n for_o their_o vicious_a habit_n not_o natural_a impediment_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o lisp_v the_o language_n of_o canaan_n then_o plain_o to_o pronounce_v the_o speech_n of_o ashdod_n §_o 4._o sure_o i_o be_o fortunate_a no_o tribe_n judah_n except_v can_v vie_v eminent_a person_n with_o ephraim_n as_o deborah_n and_o abdon_n both_o judge_n of_o israel_n the_o one_o by_o heâ—_n 5._o habitation_n while_o live_v the_o other_o by_o his_o 15._o sepulchre_n when_o dead_a true_o collect_v to_o be_v of_o this_o tribe_n as_o also_o 26._o jeroboam_fw-la and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 〈…〉_z §_z 5._o 〈…〉_z ephraim_n dan_fw-mi on_o the_o south_n 〈…〉_z but_o as_o for_o the_o particular_a 〈◊〉_d and_o flexure_n 〈…〉_z border_n of_o this_o tribe_n they_o be_v so_o many_o and_o so_o small_a they_o will_v be_v scatter_v out_o of_o our_o memory_n except_o bind_v together_o as_o we_o find_v they_o in_o the_o text_n §_o 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bethhoron_a 〈…〉_z 6_o thenâ—e_v 〈◊〉_d gezer_n thence_o to_o the_o sea_n the_o medditerranean_a sea_n northwest_o 1_o from_o the_o sea_n to_o 〈…〉_z kâ—na_fw-la thence_o to_o 〈◊〉_d north-east_n 2_o thence_o to_o beth-horâ—n_a the_o upper_a thence_o to_o michmâ—â—ha_n 3_o thence_n go_v about_o unto_o 〈…〉_z eastward_o 4_o and_o pass_v on_o the_o east_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 5_o thence_o to_o atâ—roth_n 6_o thence_o to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o river_n 〈◊〉_d we_o reserve_v the_o satisfy_n of_o such_o difficulty_n as_o encumber_v these_o border_n to_o our_o five_o â—nd_n last_o book_n intend_v it_o shall_v serve_v our_o four_o former_a in_o the_o same_o office_n wherein_o the_o spleen_n attend_v on_o the_o liver_n for_o as_o that_o be_v the_o drain_v or_o sewer_n of_o the_o feculent_a and_o melancholy_a blood_n so_o we_o design_v our_o last_o book_n of_o objection_n for_o the_o repository_n of_o all_o hard_a doubt_n and_o difficulty_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o work_n may_v be_v more_o cheerful_a and_o pleasant_a in_o the_o read_n thereof_o §_o 8._o among_o these_o limitary_a town_n 〈◊〉_d beside_o the_o bâ—th-horons_a both_o of_o they_o with_o uzzen-sherah_a 24._o found_v by_o sherah_n the_o daughter_n of_o ephraim_n the_o young_a the_o great_a buildress_n in_o the_o whole_a bible_n gezer_n be_v most_o remarkable_a the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o joshuâ—_n 1â—_n and_o the_o city_n be_v give_v to_o the_o levite_n but_o keep_v by_o the_o canaanite_n in_o defiance_n of_o all_o the_o power_n of_o 29._o ephraim_n until_o pharaoh_n take_v it_o burn_v it_o and_o kill_v the_o canaanite_n therein_o give_v it_o for_o a_o 16._o present_a to_o his_o daughter_n solomon_n wife_n behold_v here_o two_o title_n on_o foot_n at_o once_o and_o the_o question_n be_v which_o shall_v take_v effect_n whether_o the_o title_n of_o the_o levite_n derive_v it_o from_o god_n 21._o grant_v though_o a_o main_a matter_n they_o never_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o gezer_n give_v they_o or_o that_o of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n claim_v it_o as_o a_o donative_n from_o her_o father_n the_o best_a be_v the_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v try_v before_o the_o wisdom_n and_o integrity_n of_o solomon_n who_o no_o doubt_n be_v so_o bountiful_a to_o the_o temple_n will_v not_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o minister_n thereof_o but_o that_o as_o he_o give_v the_o child_n to_o the_o true_a mother_n he_o will_v adjudge_v the_o city_n to_o the_o original_a owner_n thereof_o though_o make_v his_o queen_n some_o reparation_n otherwise_o proceed_v we_o now_o to_o the_o description_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o will_v begin_v with_o two_o eminent_a city_n in_o the_o south_n part_v thereof_o §_o 9_o rama_fw-mi ramathaimzophine_n otherwise_o 1._o ramathaim-zophim_a because_o consist_v of_o two_o town_n and_o seat_v in_o the_o land_n of_o 5._o zuph_n be_v the_o place_n where_o samuel_n be_v 19_o bear_v wonderful_o of_o a_o long_a barren_a mother_n 17._o live_v unblamable_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o 14._o national_a testimony_n of_o his_o integrity_n die_v peaceable_o and_o be_v 1._o bury_v honourable_o naioth_n never_a rama_fw-mi be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o house_n where_o david_n sometime_o converse_v with_o samuel_n two_o eminent_a prophet_n then_o live_v together_o under_o the_o same_o roof_n §_o 10._o yea_o prophecte_n the_o very_a air_n of_o this_o place_n seem_v prophetical_a see_v saul_n come_v hither_o to_o attach_v david_n be_v by_o the_o great_a well_o that_o be_v in_o sâ—chu_n the_o helicon_n of_o heavenly_a rapture_n strange_o inspire_v and_o strip_v himself_o fall_v a_o 21._o prophesy_v a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n together_o §_o 11._o this_o saul_n continue_v constant_o a_o carnal_a man_n though_o we_o meet_v with_o many_o spirit_n which_o successive_o possess_v and_o desert_v he_o 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n which_o 10._o twice_o ravish_v then_o final_o forsake_v he_o 2._o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n fit_v he_o for_o government_n which_o 14._o depart_v from_o he_o after_o david_n be_v anoint_v 3._o a_o ibidem_fw-la evil_a spirit_n which_o trouble_v he_o partly_o allay_v by_o david_n music_n 4._o his_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n which_o partial_o forsake_v he_o at_o the_o witch_n sad_a news_n when_o he_o fall_v all_o along_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o 20._o strength_n in_o he_o 5._o his_o spirit_n or_o soul_n final_o force_v from_o he_o by_o his_o own_o sword_n on_o mount_n gilboa_n what_o need_v then_o have_v man_n to_o try_v the_o 1._o spirit_n before_o they_o trust_v they_o see_v so_o many_o of_o they_o may_v be_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n §_o 12._o in_o the_o new_a testament_n this_o rama_fw-mi be_v call_v arimatheâ—_n arimathea_n whereof_o be_v 57_o joseph_n that_o honourable_a counsellor_n who_o so_o free_o resign_v his_o own_o sepulchre_n to_o the_o body_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o with_o nicodemus_n provide_v for_o the_o decent_a inter_v thereof_o §_o 13._o shiloh_n succeed_v in_o a_o narrow_a southern_a spong_n of_o this_o tribe_n where_o after_o the_o conquer_a of_o canaan_n residence_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v solemn_o set_v up_o and_o remain_v there_o almost_o four_o hundred_o year_n this_o place_n be_v for_o that_o purpose_n prefer_v before_o other_o partly_o because_o almost_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o land_n and_o partly_o in_o honourable_a respect_n to_o 1._o joshua_n extract_v from_o and_o live_v in_o this_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o pity_v it_o be_v that_o god_n and_o the_o prince_n shall_v be_v part_v perchance_o the_o allusion_n of_o shiloh_n with_o 6._o shiloah_n or_o 7._o siloam_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n send_v clear_o point_v at_o our_o saviour_n may_v promote_v this_o place_n for_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n therein_o §_o 14._o at_o shiloh_n there_o be_v a_o anniversary_n dance_v of_o the_o daughter_n thereof_o probable_o collect_v out_o of_o all_o israel_n come_v then_o to_o the_o
tabernacle_n where_o the_o benjamite_n as_o yet_o unprovided_a for_o wife_n wife_n lie_v in_o ambush_n in_o the_o vineyard_n violent_o 23._o seize_v some_o of_o those_o maid_n for_o their_o bride_n happy_a man_n be_v his_o dole_n make_v strange_a match_n if_o each_o interest_n concern_v therein_o be_v serious_o consider_v §_o 15._o first_o for_o the_o father_n of_o these_o virgin_n equivocation_n do_v this_o equivocate_a expedient_a satisfy_v their_o conscience_n who_o have_v former_o 1._o swear_v not_o to_o give_v their_o daughter_n to_o the_o benjamite_n to_o wife_n and_o yet_o now_o by_o lay_v the_o design_n 20._o themselves_o do_v in_o effect_n give_v these_o woman_n in_o marriage_n to_o these_o man_n §_o 16._o second_o match-lottery_n for_o the_o young_a man_n what_o assurance_n have_v they_o they_o can_v love_v not_o choose_v the_o fit_a who_o they_o like_v of_o but_o catch_v the_o first_o they_o light_v on_o or_o that_o they_o can_v be_v belove_v storm_v their_o wife_n with_o violence_n in_o stead_n of_o take_v their_o affection_n by_o mutual_a composition_n §_o 17._o as_o for_o these_o bride_n of_o fortune_n goldenchance_n may_v we_o not_o presume_v that_o many_o of_o they_o which_o dance_v this_o day_n weep_v on_o the_o morrow_n yet_o one_o thing_n may_v comfort_v they_o they_o be_v all_o rich_o marry_v to_o mighty_a match_n of_o land_a man_n see_v the_o fair_a and_o fruitful_a tribe_n of_o benjamin_n with_o all_o the_o city_n therein_o be_v to_o be_v share_v among_o their_o six_o hundred_o husband_n alone_o as_o the_o sole_a surviver_n and_o absolute_a heir_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n §_o 18._o in_o shiloh_n eli_n live_v priest_n son_n and_o judge_n of_o israel_n whither_o elkanah_n and_o hannah_n samuel_n parent_n repair_v to_o god_n public_a worship_n this_o hannah_n though_o silent_a 7._o when_o twiâ—ted_v by_o peninnah_n for_o barrenness_n find_v her_o tongue_n when_o here_o 15._o tax_v by_o eli_n of_o drunkenness_n because_o a_o mere_a sufferer_n 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jewish_a tiresias_n though_o blind_a a_o seer_n who_o discern_v jeroboam'_v wife_n through_o her_o disguise_n foretell_v the_o death_n of_o her_o sick_a son_n abijah_n so_o much_o of_o shiloh_n proceed_v we_o now_o to_o the_o more_o northern_a and_o mountainous_a part_n of_o this_o tribe_n §_o 21._o among_o the_o remarkable_a place_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n joshua_n we_o find_v timnath_n serah_n or_o timnath_n 9_o here_o be_v by_o inversion_n of_o the_o letter_n on_o the_o northside_n of_o the_o hill_n gaash_n where_o 50._o when_o they_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o divide_v the_o land_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n give_v a_o inheritance_n to_o joshua_n see_v here_o his_o public_a spirit_n not_o improve_n his_o power_n though_o comamnder_v in_o chief_a to_o pickout_n the_o fat_a pasture_n fair_a meadow_n fertile_a field_n for_o himself_o but_o as_o if_o he_o count_v it_o possession_n enough_o for_o he_o to_o have_v gain_v possession_n for_o other_o when_o the_o mean_a man_n be_v first_o 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pertain_v to_o phinehas_n his_o son_n §_o 22._o tirzah_n be_v another_o city_n near_o mount_n ephâ—aim_n israel_n who_o king_n be_v conquer_v by_o 24._o joshua_n in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a repute_n thou_o be_v beautiful_a o_o my_o love_n as_o 4._o tirzah_n comely_a as_o jerusalem_n terrible_a as_o a_o army_n with_o banner_n jeroboam_fw-la choose_v it_o to_o be_v his_o 17._o royall-seat_n perchance_o because_o near_a 26._o zereda_n his_o native_a place_n where_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n live_v for_o wellnigh_o sixty_o year_n indeed_o baasha_n have_v a_o project_n to_o make_v ramah_n the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n as_o near_a to_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o more_o convenient_a to_o mark_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o frustrate_v of_o his_o design_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o 21._o return_v to_o tirzah_n 9_o reign_v and_o be_v bury_v here_o elah_n baasha_n son_n be_v here_o drink_v in_o the_o house_n of_o azzah_n his_o steward_n when_o a_o dear_a reckon_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o no_o less_o than_o his_o life_n extort_a from_o he_o by_o zimri_n his_o successor_n afterward_o when_o tirzah_n be_v take_v zimri_n either_o out_o of_o envy_n that_o the_o royal_a palace_n shall_v survive_v he_o or_o desire_v to_o prevent_v a_o more_o shameful_a death_n burn_v himself_o and_o the_o king_n house_n together_o we_o read_v of_o king_n asa_n that_o after_o his_o death_n his_o subject_n make_v a_o very_a great_a 14._o burn_a for_o he_o but_o zimri_n exceed_v make_v a_o bonfire_n for_o and_o of_o himself_o when_o alive_a herein_o stand_v alone_o except_o second_v by_o 1._o sardanapalus_n who_o in_o like_a manner_n destroy_v himself_o on_o the_o same_o occasion_n thus_o die_v zimri_n a_o king_n only_o for_o a_o week_n who_o reign_n like_o a_o winter_n day_n be_v short_a and_o dirty_a yet_o long_o enough_o to_o leave_v this_o taunt_n for_o jezebel_n mouth_n 31._o and_o proverb_n to_o posterity_n have_v zimri_n peace_n that_o slay_v his_o master_n hard_o by_o be_v 16._o tiphsaph_n where_o king_n menahem_fw-mi barbarous_o rip_v up_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n because_o the_o city_n open_v not_o to_o receive_v he_o §_o 23._o beside_o city_n many_o private_a dwelling_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o mount_n ephraim_n ephraim_n as_o the_o house_n of_o that_o 1._o levite_n who_o concubine_n the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n abuse_v to_o death_n the_o house_n of_o micah_n well_o store_v with_o idol_n where_o first_o the_o five_o spy_n than_o the_o six_o hundred_o man_n of_o dan_n take_v up_o their_o lodging_n when_o march_v to_o laish_n ungrateful_a guest_n who_o in_o stead_n of_o discharge_v their_o quarter_n plunder_v their_o 24._o landlord_n take_v his_o image_n and_o priest_n away_o with_o they_o three_o the_o house_n of_o deborah_n under_o a_o 5._o palmtree_n betwixt_o ramah_n and_o bethel_n where_o she_o judge_v
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aught_o in_o fine_a to_o flourish_v in_o defiance_n of_o all_o opposition_n §_o 24._o but_o the_o most_o 9_o observable_a place_n in_o the_o north_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v the_o city_n of_o samaria_n omri_n build_v by_o omri_n because_o the_o royal_a palace_n be_v burn_v at_o tirzah_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a on_o a_o hill_n buy_v by_o he_o for_o two_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o call_v by_o he_o samaria_n from_o 24._o shemer_n the_o former_a owner_n of_o that_o place_n strange_a it_o shall_v take_v the_o denomination_n rather_o from_o he_o that_o sell_v it_o then_o he_o that_o buy_v it_o except_o this_o be_v part_n of_o the_o bargain_n which_o appear_v not_o in_o scripture_n sure_o we_o be_v though_o the_o name_n of_o omri_n be_v not_o preserve_v in_o the_o place_n the_o statute_n of_o omri_n be_v observe_v by_o the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o 16._o prophet_n complaint_n and_o his_o impious_a injunction_n oblige_v man_n to_o the_o practice_n thereof_o samaria_n prove_v afterward_o a_o beautiful_a city_n &_o be_v the_o principal_a place_n of_o the_o residence_n &_o burial_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n §_o 25._o stately_a be_v the_o king_n palace_n therein_o samaria_n hence_o king_n ahaziah_n ahab'_v son_n have_v a_o mortal_a fall_n through_o a_o lattice_n in_o his_o upper_a 2._o chamber_n possible_o this_o mischance_n have_v be_v prevent_v have_v the_o house_n or_o chamber_n be_v build_v according_a to_o god_n direction_n 8._o with_o batlement_n that_o man_n may_v not_o fall_v from_o thence_o but_o likely_a it_o be_v the_o fabric_n thereof_o be_v fashion_v according_a to_o the_o mode_n of_o the_o sidonian_a architecture_n hard_o by_o ahab_n build_v a_o 39_o ivory-house_n conceive_v it_o chequer_a inlay_v and_o adorn_v therewith_o otherwise_o all_o the_o elephant_n in_o india_n and_o africa_n will_v not_o afford_v material_n for_o such_o a_o structure_n not_o to_o say_v the_o crookedness_n and_o smallness_n of_o their_o tooth_n make_v they_o useless_a for_o beam_n in_o that_o build_n a_o frequent_a synecdoche_n to_o denominate_v the_o house_n from_o the_o principal_a material_n therein_o like_o leaden-hall_n in_o london_n not_o because_o whole_o build_v but_o only_o cover_v with_o that_o metal_n but_o alas_o what_o good_a will_v a_o ivory-house_n do_v ahab_n while_o he_o have_v a_o ebony_n soul_n in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o black_v over_o with_o impiety_n baal_n temple_n 32._o build_v by_o ahab_n and_o turn_v by_o 27._o jehu_n into_o a_o jake_n be_v a_o structure_n of_o great_a state_n into_o which_o baal_n priest_n be_v train_v by_o a_o device_n and_o slay_v the_o great_a place_n of_o receipt_n in_o samaria_n which_o may_v serve_v they_o for_o a_o market-stead_n or_o rather_o for_o a_o seat_n of_o justice_n be_v that_o void_a 10._o place_n at_o the_o enter_v of_o the_o gate_n of_o such_o a_o latitude_n that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v at_o once_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n with_o their_o royal_a retinue_n §_o 26._o but_o among_o all_o the_o structure_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n none_o more_o eminent_a than_o the_o street_n build_v therein_o by_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n a_o thing_n scarce_o to_o be_v parallel_v that_o a_o foreign_a king_n shall_v be_v permit_v to_o erect_v street_n in_o the_o metropolitan_a city_n of_o another_o kingdom_n if_o any_o allege_v that_o peter_n earl_n of_o savoy_n build_v his_o palace_n in_o the_o strand_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o savoy_n at_o this_o day_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o street_n betwixt_o aldersgate_n and_o smithfield_n call_v briton_n street_n from_o the_o ancient_a lodging_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o britain_n therein_o neither_o of_o the_o instance_n amount_v to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n the_o former_a palace_n be_v erect_v as_o i_o take_v it_o for_o the_o earl_n abide_v here_o when_o in_o banishment_n and_o as_o for_o the_o latter_a it_o appear_v not_o that_o the_o duke_n of_o britain_n be_v at_o any_o cost_n in_o build_v it_o whereas_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n found_v the_o fabric_n of_o those_o street_n in_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o never_o inhabit_v therein_o it_o seem_v when_o omri_n begin_v the_o new_a build_n of_o samaria_n either_o he_o request_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n as_o a_o neighbour_a prince_n in_o amity_n with_o he_o to_o help_v he_o in_o the_o work_n no_o shame_n to_o beg_v the_o first_o clout_n of_o friend_n for_o a_o infant-city_n or_o else_o the_o syrian_a king_n civil_o tender_v their_o service_n to_o give_v it_o as_o good_a handsel_n to_o so_o good_a a_o work_n or_o as_o a_o royal_a largess_n among_o the_o inferior_a builder_n thereof_o for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o conceive_v that_o the_o king_n of_o damascus_n get_v some_o conquest_n of_o samaria_n not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n and_o then_o build_v these_o street_n as_o a_o monument_n of_o their_o victory_n and_o bridle_n to_o over-awe_n the_o city_n the_o rather_o because_o benhadad_o be_v afterward_o overcome_v by_o ahab_n proffer_v the_o like_a favour_n and_o freedom_n unto_o he_o if_o it_o please_v he_o to_o accept_v thereof_o 34._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v street_n for_o thou_o in_o damascus_n as_o my_o father_n make_v in_o samaria_n §_o 27._o we_o meet_v in_o scripture_n with_o three_o famous_a siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n once_o when_o benhadad_n not_o content_a with_o ahab_n submission_n proffer_v to_o hold_v all_o he_o have_v by_o homage_n from_o he_o will_v have_v all_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o city_n in_o specie_fw-la surrender_v unto_o he_o vain_o vaunt_v that_o 10._o the_o dust_n of_o samaria_n can_v not_o suffice_v for_o handful_n for_o all_o the_o people_n that_o follow_v he_o sure_o the_o scavenger_n be_v very_o diligent_a in_o sweep_v so_o populous_a a_o place_n or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o most_o hyperbolical_a expression_n but_o grant_v samaria_n can_v not_o yield_v dust_n enough_o to_o fill_v the_o hand_n the_o mountain_n near_o unto_o it_o can_v afford_v dirt_n enough_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o most_o of_o his_o army_n who_o few_o day_n after_o be_v thereon_o miraculous_o 21._o defeat_v §_o 28._o a_o second_o siege_n be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n joram_n when_o the_o famine_n be_v so_o great_a samaria_n that_o a_o ass_n head_n and_o a_o cab_n of_o dung_n be_v sell_v at_o unconscionable_a rate_n the_o former_a for_o food_n the_o latter_a most_o probable_o for_o fuel_n and_o sure_o not_o to_o drain_v peter_n to_o make_v powder_n thence_o a_o invention_n unknown_a in_o that_o age_n nor_o be_v the_o sudden_a plenty_n occasion_v by_o the_o syrian_n flight_n less_o admirable_a all_o provision_n be_v bring_v down_o in_o a_o instant_n to_o a_o very_a unexpected_a low_a price_n so_o that_o he_o that_o here_o know_v beforehand_o what_o will_v be_v cheap_a or_o dear_a need_v but_o a_o few_o minute_n to_o make_v he_o a_o rich_a merchant_n but_o this_o shower_n of_o plenty_n cause_v a_o flood_n of_o people_n to_o flock_n to_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n where_o that_o infidel_n prince_n who_o despair_v of_o god_n power_n and_o elisha_n prophecy_n be_v 17._o overwhelm_v in_o the_o multitude_n live_v so_o long_o to_o have_v his_o eye_n confute_v his_o tongue_n but_o not_o to_o have_v his_o taste_n confirm_v his_o eye_n behold_v but_o not_o partake_v of_o the_o plenty_n §_o 29._o the_o three_o and_o last_o siege_n when_o the_o city_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o salmaneser_n king_n of_o assyria_n samaria_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o hosea_n king_n of_o israel_n a_o king_n who_o be_v the_o best_a or_o rather_o the_o least_o bad_a of_o all_o that_o sit_v on_o that_o throne_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o 2._o not_o as_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v before_o he_o it_o may_v therefore_o seem_v wonderful_a that_o
blessing_n mention_v there_o or_o else_o the_o ten_o commandment_n the_o breviate_v and_o abstract_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n §_o 36._o but_o mount_v gerizim_n be_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n to_o the_o samaritan_n idolater_n in_o after_o age_n common_o call_v it_o the_o bless_a mountain_n and_o confine_v their_o public_a service_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o that_o place_n here_o to_o avoid_v confusion_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o two_o distinct_a sort_n or_o sect_n of_o samaritan_n differ_v much_o among_o themselves_o in_o 1_o antiquity_n 2_o extraction_n 3_o religion_n 4_o place_n of_o their_o worship_n one_o from_o hezâ—kiahs_n time_n heathen_n by_o descent_n heretical_a any_o where_o in_o the_o province_n of_o samaria_n another_o from_o 〈◊〉_d tiâ—e_n mongrel_n jew_n idolatrous_a in_o mount_n gerizim_n alone_o we_o begin_v with_o the_o former_a be_v colony_n of_o assyrian_n plant_v by_o salmaneser_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o he_o have_v carry_v away_o into_o final_a captivity_n these_o at_o first_o be_v devour_v with_o lion_n say_v the_o 25._o scripture_n though_o 14._o josephus_n affirm_v that_o the_o plague_n the_o samaritan_n chronicle_n that_o the_o famine_n destroy_v they_o presumption_n in_o they_o to_o deviate_v from_o god_n word_n for_o though_o both_o plague_n and_o famine_n may_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v lion_n that_o be_v devourer_n yet_o such_o as_o confound_v they_o destroy_v god_n solemn_a quadripartite_a of_o his_o punishment_n make_v three_o member_n of_o his_o four_o sore_a judgement_n mention_v in_o the_o 21._o prophet_n coincidere_fw-la to_o interfeer_v yea_o run_v all_o into_o one_o afterwards_o a_o jewish_a priest_n be_v at_o their_o request_n send_v out_o of_o assyria_n to_o teach_v these_o samaritan_n the_o 27_o manner_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n he_o be_v call_v ezdras_n by_o â—â—_o epiphanius_n by_o other_o arab._n lun_n and_o by_o some_o zacharias_n but_o see_v god_n have_v 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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 city_n but_o great_a enough_o to_o give_v a_o check_n to_o the_o full_a speed_n of_o israel_n victory_n their_o loss_n here_o be_v inconsiderable_a 5._o in_o itself_o no_o more_o than_o thirty_o six_o man_n but_o dangerous_a in_o the_o consequence_n thereof_o such_o a_o flaw_n in_o their_o orient_a success_n make_v they_o cheap_a in_o the_o world_n valuation_n and_o the_o canaanite_n who_o hitherto_o have_v character_v they_o invincible_a in_o their_o apprehension_n begin_v hence_o to_o collect_v and_o conclude_v a_o possibility_n of_o conquer_a they_o yet_o not_o valour_n too_o little_a in_o such_o as_o fight_v but_o sin_n too_o much_o in_o some_o who_o stay_v at_o home_n cause_v this_o defeat_n achan_n be_v the_o man_n who_o in_o fine_a prove_v no_o whit_n rich_a for_o the_o gold_n or_o warm_a for_o the_o garment_n he_o have_v steal_v detect_v by_o lot_n accuse_v by_o his_o conscience_n convict_v by_o his_o own_o confession_n condemn_v by_o joshua_n he_o with_o his_o 24._o child_n and_o cattle_n be_v stone_v by_o the_o israelite_n the_o place_n of_o his_o execution_n be_v call_v the_o vale_n of_o anchor_n or_o the_o vale_n of_o trouble_n both_o because_o achan_n active_o have_v trouble_v israel_n with_o his_o sin_n and_o because_o here_o he_o be_v just_o trouble_v by_o they_o in_o his_o punishment_n as_o for_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o after_o age_n that_o the_o 15._o vale_n of_o anchor_n shall_v be_v a_o door_n of_o hope_n understand_v it_o mystical_o that_o the_o most_o deplorable_a and_o seem_o desperate_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n be_v capable_a of_o comfort_n and_o may_v in_o god_n due_a time_n be_v change_v into_o a_o prosperous_a condition_n achan_n thus_o punish_v how_o active_a be_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o free_v from_o the_o fetter_n of_o sacrilege_n a_z be_v quick_o conquer_v the_o
that_o be_v north-east_n 2_o another_o turn_v the_o way_n to_o bethoron_n that_o be_v full_a west_n 3_o the_o three_o to_o the_o border_n that_o look_v to_o the_o valley_n of_o zeboim_n that_o be_v southeast_n thus_o divide_v themselves_o they_o compass_v their_o end_n and_o destroy_v that_o necessary_a profession_n in_o all_o the_o land_n for_o the_o music_n of_o the_o harp_n may_v better_o be_v spare_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n than_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o hammer_n indeed_o i_o have_v hear_v that_o therâ—_n be_v a_o house_n on_o london-bridge_n build_v entire_o of_o wood_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o iron-naile_n therein_o therefore_o common_o call_v none-such_a for_o the_o rarity_n of_o the_o structure_n thereof_o but_o if_o any_o can_v show_v a_o civilise_a state_n extant_a on_o earth_n without_o the_o use_n of_o smith_n therein_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o nâ—neâ—such_n indeed_o yea_o the_o very_a philistine_n themselves_o though_o they_o suppress_v the_o military_a use_n of_o smith_n for_o matter_n of_o arm_n permit_v by_o way_n of_o lone_a their_o use_n to_o sharpen_v instrument_n of_o 20._o husbandry_n this_n not_o their_o bounty_n but_o policy_n suffer_v as_o be_v confident_a when_o the_o israelite_n have_v plough_v harrow_v &_o sow_v their_o ground_n reap_v house_v and_o thresh_v their_o grain_n than_o they_o at_o pleasure_n can_v come_v up_o to_o take_v bake_v and_o eat_v it_o themselves_o §_o 53._o so_o much_o for_o the_o city_n in_o benjamin_n dâ—â—g_v of_o who_o situation_n we_o have_v any_o certainty_n a_o second_o sort_n succeed_v know_v by_o their_o conjectural_a flag_n to_o be_v of_o doubtful_a position_n among_o these_o nob_n just_o claim_v the_o precedency_n make_v by_o we_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o anathoth_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n where_o ahimelech_n victual_v david_n and_o his_o man_n with_o 4._o shewbread_n and_o arm_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o 9_o goliath_n there_o keep_v for_o a_o monument_n let_v other_o inquire_v why_o david_n sling_n be_v not_o rather_o preserve_v for_o that_o purpose_n see_v it_o overcome_v the_o other_o a_o false_a brother_n be_v present_a by_o name_n doeg_n nation_n a_o edomite_n office_n master_n of_o the_o king_n herdsman_n who_o tell_v all_o and_o more_o than_o all_o to_o saul_n add_v of_o his_o own_o head_n that_o ahimelech_n 10._o inquire_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o sure_o i_o be_o doeg_n inquire_v not_o of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o tell_v so_o damnable_a a_o untruth_n hereupon_o saul_n condemn_v the_o priest_n to_o death_n and_o other_o decline_v so_o savage_a a_o service_n doeg_n undertake_v it_o kill_v fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n which_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n beside_o woman_n child_n suckling_n and_o cattle_n so_o voracious_a be_v the_o appetite_n of_o his_o sword_n and_o so_o active_a his_o cruelty_n when_o in_o commission_n and_o arm_v with_o authority_n §_o 54._o the_o reader_n eye_n may_v easy_o discover_v such_o place_n of_o uncertain_a position_n as_o remain_v zeboim_n and_o among_o they_o zemaraim_n so_o name_v in_o hebrew_n for_o plenty_n of_o wool_n thereabouts_o as_o woollwich_n in_o kent_n and_o woollton_n in_o dorsetshire_n be_v so_o call_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n we_o set_v zemaraim_n next_o bethel_n because_o name_v 22._o next_o unto_o it_o where_o some_o place_n the_o 18._o zemarite_n ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n as_o we_o have_v former_o cap._n observe_v nigh_o this_o city_n be_v a_o hill_n 4._o of_o the_o same_o name_n whereon_o king_n abijah_n stand_v &_o make_v his_o excellent_a oration_n want_v nothing_o but_o a_o better_a man_n to_o utter_v it_o immediate_o before_o his_o miraculous_a victory_n over_o the_o army_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n which_o though_o it_o sound_v like_o a_o country_n yet_o because_o go_v in_o 35._o equipage_n with_o other_o city_n may_v be_v conclude_v a_o city_n itself_o and_o what_o be_v valladolit_fw-la or_o vallis_n olitana_n in_o spain_n and_o vale-royall_a in_o cheshire_n but_o the_o former_a a_o fair_a city_n &_o the_o latter_a late_o a_o abbey_n now_o a_o village_n i_o be_o almost_o of_o opinion_n that_o this_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o solomon_n workman_n of_o who_o we_o 46._o read_v that_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n in_o the_o clay_n ground_n they_o cast_v all_o the_o brazen_a vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n do_v not_o the_o position_n of_o that_o place_n whereof_o before_z lie_v a_o little_a more_o northward_n we_o conclude_v with_o zeboim_n not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o city_n first_o 23._o burn_v then_o drown_v in_o the_o daed-sea_n but_o another_o probable_o build_v not_o far_o thence_o near_o the_o influx_n of_o jordan_n into_o the_o dead-sea_n §_o 55._o 18._o sâ—imei_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n be_v solomon_n purveyor_n in_o benjamin_n arm_n the_o arm_n of_o benjamin_n be_v gules_a a_o wolf_n salient_a argent_fw-fr in_o allusion_n to_o jacob_n word_n he_o shall_v 27._o ravine_v as_o a_o wolf_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v devour_v the_o prey_n and_o at_o night_n he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n sure_o the_o conformity_n hereof_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o person_n of_o benjamin_n who_o appear_v rather_o lamblike_a then_o wolvish_a in_o that_o little_a leave_v of_o he_o in_o scripture_n some_o conceive_v they_o have_v find_v the_o resemblance_n in_o the_o two_o saul_n of_o this_o tribe_n the_o one_o persecute_v david_n the_o other_o the_o son_n of_o david_n christ_n in_o his_o member_n with_o rage_v cruelty_n but_o to_o wave_v the_o various_a rabbinicall_a conceit_n hereof_o certain_o this_o as_o all_o other_o similitude_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o disgraceful_a but_o commendable_a quality_n of_o a_o wolf_n thus_o when_o god_n say_v of_o himself_o 15._o behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v injurious_o fraudulent_o mischievous_o but_o secret_o sudden_o irresistible_o this_o premise_a though_o wolf_n and_o fox_n general_o hear_v ill_a in_o scripture_n yet_o the_o former_a excel_v in_o sight_n descry_v thing_n at_o great_a distance_n in_o sleight_n of_o excessive_a agility_n of_o body_n &_o in_o might_n very_o strong_a in_o proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n thereof_o all_o which_o property_n discover_v themselves_o in_o the_o benjamite_n quick_a sight_v steady_a 16._o hand_a witness_v their_o good_a mark-man_n and_o stouthearted_a in_o a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o both_o their_o valour_n and_o success_n be_v foretell_v in_o this_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o here_o the_o map_n of_o judah_n be_v to_o be_v insert_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chap._n 13._o §_o 1._o judah_n quality_n foâ—rth_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leab_n his_o wife_n be_v general_o a_o well-natured_n man_n 26._o endeavour_v preservation_n of_o his_o brother_n joseph_n and_o a_o excellent_a speaker_n be_v the_o 18._o mouth_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n to_o josâ—â—h_v not_o that_o these_o his_o good_a quality_n which_o otherwhiles_o be_v allay_v with_o lust_n 24._o and_o cruelty_n be_v the_o cause_n buâ—_n rather_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n prefer_v he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n of_o this_o tribe_n threescore_o 4._o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o can_v out_o of_o egypt_n all_o which_o deserve_o die_a in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o disobedience_n the_o next_o generation_n descend_v from_o they_o be_v threescore_o and_o sixteen_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n §_o 2._o judah_n say_v the_o 2._o scripture_n prevail_v above_o his_o brethren_n tribe_n and_o of_o he_o come_v the_o chief_a ruler_n so_o that_o he_o may_v be_v trace_v all_o along_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n while_o they_o be_v in_o thâ—_n wilderness_n god_n order_v that_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n shall_v pitch_v first_o oâ—_n the_o 3._o east_n side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n perchance_o to_o denote_v that_o the_o 2._o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n shall_v be_v extract_v from_o that_o tribe_n when_o joshua_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o childreâ—_n of_o israel_n ask_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v go_v up_o first_o for_o we_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o candanite_n it_o be_v answer_v 2._o judah_n shall_v go_v up_o othniel_n the_o first_o judge_n be_v hence_o descend_v and_o david_n in_o who_o royal_a line_n the_o crown_n last_v for_o above_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o after_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n zorobabel_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o style_n of_o 1._o governor_n which_o office_n for_o some_o time_n continue_v in_o his_o family_n in_o a_o word_n beside_o prince_n so_o puissant_a be_v the_o tribe_n in_o general_n joab_n abishdi_n amasa_n etc._n
adventurous_a to_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n thereof_o so_o stifle_v and_o suffocate_a be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o in_o a_o word_n this_o sea_n have_v but_o one_o good_a quality_n namely_o that_o it_o entertain_v intercourse_n with_o no_o other_o sea_n which_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o providence_n of_o nature_n debar_v it_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o ocean_n lest_o otherwise_o it_o shall_v infect_v other_o water_n with_o its_o malignity_n nor_o do_v any_o healthful_a thing_n grow_v thereon_o save_v only_o this_o wholesome_a counsel_n which_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o this_o pestiferous_a lake_n for_o man_n to_o beware_v how_o they_o provoke_v divine_a justice_n by_o their_o lustful_a and_o unnatural_a enormity_n §_o 9_o heathen_a writer_n dead-sea_n tacitus_n and_o pliny_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o lake_n with_o the_o quality_n thereof_o but_o especial_o solinus_n who_o testimony_n but_o with_o some_o variation_n from_o scripture_n we_o think_v fit_a to_o insert_v 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direction_n ne_fw-la toto_fw-la coelo_fw-la errent_fw-la serve_v to_o lace_v their_o map_n that_o they_o grow_v not_o without_o form_n or_o fashion_n but_o be_v not_o reducible_a to_o a_o exact_a agreement_n more_o be_v the_o certainty_n of_o latitude_n the_o work_n of_o the_o next_o column_n as_o great_a their_o concernment_n in_o our_o description_n because_o effectual_a in_o the_o length_n of_o the_o day_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o climate_n in_o palestine_n it_o be_v situate_v for_o the_o main_a betwixt_o thirty_o one_o and_o thirty_o four_o the_o long_a day_n be_v fourteen_o hour_n and_o a_o quarter_n though_o the_o jew_n as_o if_o it_o be_v always_o equinoctial_a with_o they_o divide_v both_o day_n and_o night_n even_o into_o twelve_o hour_n so_o that_o the_o two_o overplus_n hour_n and_o the_o quarter_n fall_v under_o the_o nocturnal_a computation_n as_o
scraâ—â—_n in_o 〈◊〉_d quaest_n nona_fw-la nona_fw-la m._n arthur_n jackson_n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la deut._n 33._o 23._o 23._o judg._n 18._o 10._o 10._o jos._n the_o bell_n juda_n li._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 16._o in_o syria_n pa._n 755._o 755._o virgil_n virgil_n mat._n 10._o 5._o 5._o joh._n 4._o 4._o 4._o josh._n 19_o 33_o 34._o 34._o jos._n the_o bell_n juda_n li._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sâ—lin_n polyhist_o cap._n 35._o 35._o josh._n 3._o 15._o jer._n 12._o 5._o &_o 49._o 19_o etc._n etc._n etc._n zach._n 11._o 3._o 3._o 2_o king_n 5._o 12._o 12._o judg._n 18._o 28._o 28._o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n hist._n world_n world_n deut._n 33._o 22._o 22._o judg._n 18._o 30._o 30._o vid._n ejus_fw-la annot_n in_o loc_n predict_v predict_v judg._n 7._o 4._o 4._o 1_o king_n 12._o 29._o &_o 13._o 33._o 33._o luk._n 3._o 1._o 1._o mar._n 16._o 13._o &_o maâ—_n 8._o 27._o 27._o euseb._n hist._n eccles_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 14._o &_o niceph._n hist._n eccles_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 15._o 15._o mar._n 5._o 26._o &_o luke_n 8._o 43._o 43._o jer._n 50._o 44._o 44._o josh._n 11._o 1._o 4_o 5_o 5_o 2_o king_n 22._o 6._o 6._o jer._n 38._o 5_o 6._o 6._o gen._n 32._o 10._o 10._o biddulph_n tâ—av_n tâ—av_n biddulph_n trav_fw-mi p._n 103._o 103._o 〈…〉_z elucidat_fw-la teâ—_n sanc_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 10._o 10._o gen._n 37._o 13._o 17._o 17._o bâ—dduâ—ph_n ut_fw-la pâ—tus_fw-la pâ—tus_fw-la hen._n buntâ—u_o trau._n of_o câ—hrist_n pa._n 446._o kinnor_n in_o hebrew_a a_o harp_n harp_n mat._n 9_o 1._o compare_v with_o mar._n 2._o 1._o 1._o mat._n 4._o 13._o 13._o mat._n 8._o 5._o 5._o mat._n 8._o 14._o 14._o mark_n 2._o 1._o 1._o mat._n 9_o 18._o &_o mark_v 5._o 22._o 22._o mat._n 11._o 23._o 23._o â—_o hieron_n de_fw-fr loc_fw-fr hebr._n hebr._n mat._n 9_o 9_o &_o mar._n 2._o 14._o 14._o mat._n 17._o 24._o 24._o luke_n 8._o 3._o 3._o mat._n 17._o 27._o 27._o mat._n 26._o 29._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d ca._n 63._o concordance_n concordance_n josh._n 19_o 35._o 35._o 1_o kin._n 15._o 20._o john_n 12._o 21._o 21._o â—r_o sish_v house_n rather_o because_o on_o the_o lake_n this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v bear_v both_o both_o luke_n 9_o 10._o joh._n 1._o 44._o 44._o john_n 1._o 44._o 44._o mat._n 11._o 21._o 21._o mar._n 8._o 25._o 25._o gen._n 2._o 7._o 7._o biddulph_n trav_fw-mi pa._n 105._o 105._o tobit_n 5._o 12._o 12._o tobit_n 5._o 13._o 13._o mat._n 22._o 30._o 30._o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n hist._n world_n lib._n 2._o 1_o part_n pa._n 290._o 290._o cant._n 4._o 15._o 15._o num._n 13._o 22._o 22._o num._n 34._o 8._o &_o josh._n 13._o 5._o &_o jud._n 3._o 3_o 3_o ezek._n 47._o 20._o 20._o amos._n 6._o â—_o â—_o 2_o king_n 17._o 30._o 30._o jo_v 11._o 10._o 10._o adricho_n in_o theat_n ter._n sanc_fw-la in_o naphta_n naphta_n nat._n hist._n lib._n â—â—_o cap._n 2._o 2._o prov._n 6._o 6._o 6._o camb._n brit._n in_o cornwall_n cornwall_n jos._n the_o bâ—ll_n juda_n â—â—_o 7._o c._n 24._o in_o latin_a &_o ca._n 13._o in_o greâ—k_n greâ—k_n exâ—râ—_n 15._o diatâ—_n 20._o advers._fw-la baronium_n baronium_n 2_o sam._n 20._o 15._o 15._o 2_o sam._n 20._o 14_o 14_o 2_o king_n 15._o 29._o 29._o 2_o sam._n 20._o 22_o 22_o 1_o king_n 15._o 20_o 20_o 2_o king_n 15._o 29_o 29_o judg._n 4._o 11._o 11._o in_o his_o notâ—s_n on_o judg._n 5._o 23._o 23._o magell_a in_o textum_fw-la textum_fw-la pet_n martyr_n sâ—â—rar_fw-it &_o major_a pars_fw-la comment_n comment_n judg._n 5._o 23._o 23._o mat._n 21._o 20._o 20._o josh._n 12._o 19_o 19_o josh._n 11._o 1._o 1._o mat._n 7._o 7._o 7._o 1_o iâ—â—n_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o 2._o 2_o sam._n 24._o 6._o 6._o judg._n 4._o 2._o 2._o judg._n 4._o 6._o 6._o josh._n 20._o 7._o 7._o see_v the_o description_n of_o kedemoth_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n reuben_n judg._n 1._o 33._o 33._o josh._n 21._o 32._o 32._o 1_o chr._n 6._o 76._o 76._o 1_o king_n 4._o 15._o 15._o rehoboam_n basmah_n and_o tashah_n 1_o king_n 4._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 49._o 21._o 21._o in_o his_o comment_n on_o the_o place_n place_n judg._n 5._o 1._o 1._o see_v our_o description_n of_o ephraim_n paragraph_n the_o second_o second_o numb_a 1._o 41._o 41._o num._n 26._o 47._o 47._o luke_n 2._o 36._o 36._o gen._n 49._o 10._o 10._o deut._n â—3_n 24._o 24._o deut._n 28._o 23._o 23._o odyssâ—o_o 425._o 425._o judg._n 5._o 17._o 17._o judg._n 1._o 31._o 31._o judg._n 1._o 30._o salt_n and_o glass_n make_v in_o asher_n asher_n josh._n 11._o 8._o 8._o plin._n 〈◊〉_d 36._o nat._n hist._n ca._n 2d_o 2d_o josh._n 13._o 4._o 4._o tyr._n li._n 19_o bel._n sacr._n ca._n 11._o vast_a cave_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n canaan_n josh._n 10._o 23._o 23._o 1_o king_n 18._o 13._o 13._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 2._o 2._o judg._n 20._o 49._o 49._o gâ—og_n li._n â—6_n â—6_n psal._n 76._o 4._o 4._o mat._n 21._o 13._o the_o city_n enoch_n wrong_v place_v place_v io._n viterbien_n apud_fw-la naucler_n vid._n adricho_n in_o asher_n num_fw-la 39_o 39_o gen._n 417._o 417._o nat._n hist._n li._n 2._o cap._n 16._o 16._o gen._n 43._o 33._o 33._o josh._n 15._o 1._o 1._o 1_o chron._n 5._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 16._o 1._o 1._o 1_o chron._n 5._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 18._o 11._o 11._o josh._n 19_o 1._o 10._o &_o 17._o 17._o josh._n 19_o 24._o 24._o gen._n 30._o 13._o 13._o josh._n 19_o 32._o 40._o 40._o cant._n 5._o 2._o 2._o josh._n 21._o 31._o &_o 1_o chr._n 6._o 75._o where_o it_o be_v call_v hukok_n hukok_n josh._n 12._o 20._o 20._o 1_o chr._n 6._o 74._o 74._o or_o white_a nilus_n nilus_n nat._n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 19_o 19_o 1_o sam._n 5._o 2._o 2._o psal._n 115._o 7._o 7._o 1_o king_n 9_o 13._o 13._o numb_a 13._o 21._o 21._o josh._n 21._o 31._o 31._o mat._n 10._o 4._o 4._o josh._n 12._o 18._o 18._o 1_o king_n 20._o 1._o 1._o 1_o king_n 20._o 10_o 10_o 1_o king_n 20._o 27_o 27_o 1_o king_n 20_o 30._o 30._o 1_o king_n 22._o 31._o 31._o 1_o king_n 4._o 16._o 16._o seâ—_n niâ—_n fullâ—r_n misce_fw-la l._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o 6._o bel._n jud._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o 9_o act._n 11._o 19_o 15._o 3._o 3._o bochâ—_n geog._n sanc._n part_n 2_o dâ—_n lib._n â—_o cap._n 1._o pag._n 362._o 362._o 1_o king_n 5._o 6._o 18._o 18._o ezek._n 27._o 3._o 3._o isa._n 23._o 3._o 3._o ezek._n 2d_o 3._o 3._o ezek._n 27._o 5._o 5._o isa._n 23._o 8._o 8._o isa._n 23._o 3._o 3._o ezek._n 27._o 13._o joel_n 3._o 46._o 46._o ezâ—k_n 27._o 14._o 14._o 1_o tim_n 6._o 17._o 17._o ezek._n 27._o 7._o 7._o ezek._n 27._o 16._o 16._o ezek._n 27._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 10._o 4._o 4._o ezek._n 27._o 22._o gen._n 10._o 7._o psal._n 72._o 10._o 10._o ezek._n 27._o 19_o 19_o ezek._n 27._o 20._o 20._o nâ—h_o 13._o 16._o 16._o ezâ—k_n 27._o 22._o 22._o ezek._n 27._o 16._o 16._o bochar_n geog_n sanc._n lâ—b_n 3._o c._n 7._o 7._o ezek._n 27._o 22_o 22_o iust._n l._n 18._o p._n 196._o 196._o ezek._n 27._o 24._o 24._o ezek._n ut_fw-la pri_fw-la pri_fw-la ezek._n 27._o 15._o 15._o iliad_n 23._o 743._o &_o 6._o 289._o ody_n 15._o 114._o &_o 4._o 54._o 54._o josh._n 11._o 8._o 8._o ezek._n 27._o 12._o 12._o 13._o 13._o brochart_n geog._n sanc._n sanc._n ezek._n 27._o 18._o 18._o ezek._n 27._o 14._o 14._o ezek._n 27._o 21._o 21._o ezek._n 27._o 17._o 17._o ezek._n 26._o 2._o 2._o isa._n 23._o 9_o 9_o ezek._n 26._o 3._o 3._o josh._n 19_o 29._o 29._o ezek._n 30._o 18._o 18._o sir_n walter_n rawlegh_n 2_o book_n 76._o pag._n 285._o 285._o ezek_n 29._o 19_o 20_o 20_o isaiah_n 23._o 15._o 15._o ezek._n 26._o 14._o 14._o isaiah_n 23._o 15._o 15._o luke_n â—6_n 19_o 19_o act_n 12._o 20._o 20._o 1_o king_n 16._o 31._o 31._o isaiah_n 23._o 8._o 8._o isaiah_n 23._o 15._o revel_v 2._o 21._o 21._o 2_o king_n 9_o 35._o 35._o sands_n trau._n li._n 3._o p._n 216._o 216._o mat._n 11._o 21._o 21._o luke_n 11._o 27_o 28._o 28._o bradenback_n de_fw-fr teâ—_n sanc._n &_o sand._n trau._n pag._n 217._o 217._o cant._n 4._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 10._o 15._o 15._o isaiah_n 23._o 12._o 12._o ezek._n 16_o 44._o 44._o judg._n 18._o 7._o 7._o josh._n 11._o 8._o &_o 19_o 28._o 28._o lib._n 16._o 16._o lib._n 1._o â—_o 12._o 12._o ezek._n 28._o 22._o 22._o act._n 27._o 3._o 3._o mat_n 15._o 21._o 21._o obad._n ver_fw-la 20._o 20._o 1_o king_n 17._o 9_o 9_o luke_n 9_o 26._o 26._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o 4._o king_n 17._o 20_o 20_o judg._n 1._o 3â—_n 3â—_n stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n nic._n full._n lib._n 4._o misce._n cap._n cap._n 1_o mac._n 12._o 4._o 4._o act._n 21._o 7._o 7._o plin._n l._n 5._o c._n 19_o 19_o l._n 2._o bel._n jud._n cap._n 9_o 9_o psal._n 110._o 3._o the_o arm_n of_o asher_n asher_n gen._n 49._o 20
the_o populousness_n and_o puissance_n of_o zebulun_n zebulun_n num._n 1._o 31._o 31._o num._n 26._o 27._o 27._o judg._n 5._o 14._o 14._o psal._n 68_o 27._o 27._o 1_o chr._n 12._o 33._o 33._o judg._n 12._o 12._o the_o situation_n and_o sea_n convenience_n thereof_o thereof_o gen._n 49._o 13._o 13._o deut._n 33._o 18_o 19_o zebulun_n how_o border_v on_o sidon_n sidon_n gen._n 49._o 13._o 13._o bochar_n geog._n sacr._n par_fw-fr pri_fw-la pag._n 342._o the_o several_a measure_n and_o name_n of_o the_o galilean_a sea_n sea_n jos._n l._n 3._o the_o bell_n jud._n ca._n 18._o 18._o lib._n 5._o c._n 15._o nat._n hist._n hist._n de_fw-fr ter._n saâ—c_fw-la saâ—c_fw-la trau._n of_o patriarch_n p._n 446._o 446._o trau._n p._n 104._o 104._o josh._n 13._o 27._o &_o josh._n 19_o 35._o 35._o luke_n 5._o 1._o 1._o john_n 6._o 1._o 1._o mat._n 15._o 29._o 29._o luke_n 5._o 2._o 2._o maâ—ke_v 3._o 9_o 9_o luke_n 8._o 23._o 23._o mark_v 6._o 48._o 48._o act_n 27._o 37._o why_o our_o saviour_n traverse_v sea_n as_o well_o as_o land_n christ_n first_o voyage_n voyage_n luke_n 5._o 7._o the_o second_o voyage_n save_v peter_n peter_n mâ—t._n 14._o 24._o 24._o psal._n 77._o 19_o 19_o john_n 6._o 21._o the_o three_o voyage_n when_o christ_n be_v fast_o a_o sleep_n sleep_n mat._n 8._o 24._o 24._o mark_n 4._o 3._o 7._o 7._o mar._n 4._o 39_o 40._o why_o christ_n never_o sail_v after_o his_o resurrection_n resurrection_n mar._n 8._o 14._o 14._o john_n 21_o 4._o the_o method_n of_o the_o future_a description_n description_n vid._n tabulam_fw-la ter._n sanc._n sanc._n luke_n 4._o 29._o the_o situation_n and_o denomination_n of_o nazareth_n nazareth_n tom._n 1._o epi._n 17._o ad_fw-la marcellam_fw-la marcellam_fw-la cant._n 2._o 1._o 1._o mar._n 6._o 3._o a_o vulgar_a error_n error_n luke_n 4._o 34._o 34._o john_n 1._o 46._o 46._o john_n 19_o 19_o 19_o act._n 24._o 5._o christ_n no_o ceremonious_a nazarite_n nazarite_n numb_a 6._o 2._o 2._o mat._n 11._o 19_o 19_o luke_n 8._o 54._o 54._o mat._n 2._o 23._o 23._o isaiah_n 11._o 1._o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o christ_n preach_v in_o nazareth_n nazareth_n luke_n 4._o 20._o 20._o 2_o sam_n 17._o 7._o 7._o john_n 7._o 15._o why_o prophet_n without_o honour_n in_o their_o own_o country_n country_n heb._n 7._o 3._o the_o murder_a intent_n of_o the_o nazarite_n defeat_v defeat_v john_n 3._o 14._o 14._o see_v they_o on_o the_o place_n the_o travel_n of_o the_o chapel_n of_o lauretto_n lauretto_n see_v tâ—reâ—llinus_n his_o historia_fw-la laâ—rettana_fw-la laâ—rettana_fw-la 1_o tim._n 1._o 4._o joseph_n sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n brethren_n gen._n 37._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 42._o 21._o 21._o gen._n 37._o 25._o 25._o verse_n 22._o 22._o verse_n 26._o 26._o gen._n 37._o 25._o 25._o see_v description_n of_o ephraim_n tribe_n sephoris_n the_o great_a city_n in_o galilee_n galilee_n de_fw-fr bell_n jud._n lib._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d josh._n 19_o 13._o 13._o the_o birth_n placâ—_n of_o jonah_n 2_o king_n 14._o 25._o 25._o jonah_n 1._o 3._o 3._o jonah_n 4._o 9_o 9_o john_n 7._o 52._o 52._o mat._n 15._o 39_o 39_o mar._n 8._o 10._o bethulia_n the_o stage_n of_o the_o tragedy_n of_o holofernes_n the_o high_a seat_v city_n jotâ—pata_n the_o character_n of_o flavius_n josephus_n jew_n and_o priest_n son_n of_o maâ—tathias_n maâ—tathias_n though_o in_o his_o proem_n he_o promise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o add_v or_o diminish_v any_o thing_n thing_n in_o apparatu_fw-la numero_fw-la 84._o christ_n sermon_n on_o this_o sea_n sea_n mat._n 13._o 2._o 2._o exod._n 14._o 19_o 20._o tiberias_n nigh_o to_o which_o christ_n multiply_v the_o loaf_n loaf_n john_n 21._o 1._o 1._o joh._n 6._o 22_o 23._o 23._o m_o biddulph_n in_o his_o trau._n p._n 104._o m._n biddulphs_n eye-comment_n on_o our_o saviour_n sea-voyage_n sea-voyage_n mâ—â—_n 6._o 33._o the_o ancient_a river_n of_o kâ—shon_n kâ—shon_n judg._n 5._o 21._o 21._o gen._n 1._o 9_o 9_o vid._n eum_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la utrique_fw-la excâ—â—citus_fw-la concurâ—entes_fw-la manu_fw-la conserver_n unt_fw-la trâ—m_fw-la ibid._n the_o 2_o stream_n of_o kishon_n run_v into_o several_a sea_n sea_n bâ—â—eiden_fw-mi bachius_fw-la in_o ter_z sacr._n sacr._n mat._n 17._o 1._o mark_v 9_o 2._o luke_n 9_o 30._o 30._o in_o his_o description_n of_o palestin_n which_o be_v neither_o divide_v into_o lâ—aves_n page_n column_n nor_o chapter_n chapter_n mâ—t._n 7._o 7._o 7._o jam._n 4._o 3._o 3._o luke_n 9_o 33._o 33._o biddulphs_n trau._n p._n 101._o the_o city_n naim_n &_o judge_n elons_n sepulchre_n sepulchre_n luke_n 7._o 11._o 11._o judg._n 12._o 12._o the_o place_n where_o baal_n â—_z be_v slay_v by_o eliah_n eliah_n 1_o king_n 18._o 28._o 28._o 1_o king_n 17._o 7._o the_o god_n carmelus_n carmelus_n in_o vâ—spâ—siano_n cap._n 5._o the_o pleasure_n of_o carmel_n carmel_n amos_n 9_o 3._o 3._o 2_o king_n 19_o 32._o 32._o ibid_fw-la in_o the_o marginal_a note_n note_n vâ—de_fw-la â—abulas_fw-la adrichomii_fw-la cain_n caiaphas_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n gen._n 4._o 8._o 8._o joh._n 11._o 49._o 49._o heb._n 12._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr bell_n iâ—d_n liâ—_n 2_o cap._n 32._o 32._o john_n 2._o 1._o 1._o josh._n 19_o 11._o 11._o josh._n 12._o 22._o 22._o josh._n 21._o 34._o a_o churlish_a difficulty_n rather_o wave_v then_o satisfy_v satisfy_v tostatus_n &_o tremâ—llius_n in_o locum_fw-la chroniâ—oâ—um_fw-la who_o make_v dimnah_n the_o same_o with_o rimmon_n taboâ—_n with_o nahalol_n the_o arm_n of_o zâ—bulun_n zâ—bulun_n 1_o king_n 4._o 12._o issachars_n number_n and_o eminent_a person_n person_n gen._n 30._o 17._o 17._o numb_a 1._o 29._o 29._o num._n 26._o 25._o 25._o 1_o king_n 15._o 27_o 27_o 1_o king_n 1._o 4._o 4._o deut._n 33._o 18_o 19_o 19_o josh._n 19_o â—2_n his_o bound_n &_o fruitfulness_n fruitfulness_n psal._n 106._o 24._o 24._o gen._n 49._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 49._o 14._o not_o defective_a in_o valour_n valour_n judg._n 5._o 15._o excel_v in_o chronology_n chronology_n 1_o chr._n 12._o 32._o 32._o riuâ—t_n exerâ—_n in_o 49._o genâ—sios_fw-gr genâ—sios_fw-gr josh._n 19_o 18._o jezreel_n a_o regal_a city_n city_n josh._n 17._o 10._o 10._o 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o 27._o â—_o king_n 21._o 3._o naboth_n refusal_n defend_v jezebel_n murder_v of_o naboth_n naboth_n 1_o king_n 21._o 10_o 10_o 2_o king_n 9_o 26._o 26._o deut._n 24._o 16._o divine_a justice_n justice_n 1_o king_n 22._o 34._o 34._o 2_o king_n 9_o 24_o abaziahs_n double_a death_n reconcile_v reconcile_v heb._n 9_o 27._o 27._o 1_o king_n 21._o 1._o and_o his_o doublâ—â—â—riall_n doublâ—â—â—riall_n 2_o king_n 9_o 28._o 28._o 2_o chr._n 22._o 9_o the_o manner_n of_o lezebel_n death_n death_n 1_o king_n 19_o 2_o 2_o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 2_o king_n 9_o 31._o 31._o ibid._n vers_fw-la 35._o 35._o foot_n in_o thosâ—_n part_n naked_a iâ—â—andalâ—_n iâ—â—andalâ—_n 2_o king_n 10._o 8._o the_o blood_n of_o jezebel_n why_o require_v of_o jehu_n jehu_n hose_n 1._o 4._o the_o brave_a battle_n against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judg._n 10._o 1_o 2._o 2._o judg._n 5._o 19_o 19_o judg._n 5._o 14._o sâ—ars_n waâ—â—curs_n waâ—â—curs_n gen._n 15._o 5._o &_o 22._o 17._o kishon_n god_n bosom_n bosom_n judg._n 5._o 21._o kishon_n and_o engaâ—â—im_n engaâ—â—im_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 6._o josh._n 21_o 28._o 28._o biddulphs_n travel_n p._n 113._o 113._o idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la shâ—nem_fw-la abishag_n birthplach_v birthplach_v josh._n 19_o 18._o 18._o 1_o king_n 1._o 3_o 3_o psal._n 103._o 5._o 5._o 1_o king_n 2._o 23._o elisha_n his_o honourable_a land-lady_n land-lady_n 2_o king_n 4._o 17._o 17._o 2_o king_n 4._o 20._o restore_v to_o her_o lose_a possessionâ—_n possessionâ—_n 2_o kin._n 8._o 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 4._o 13._o 13._o 2_o king_n 4._o 10._o tabor_n a_o city_n city_n josh._n 19_o 22._o 22._o judg._n 8._o 18._o 18._o jer._n 46._o 18._o 18._o hos._n 5._o 1._o 1._o brocardus_n in_o descrip._n terrae_fw-la sanc._n itin._n ab_fw-la acone_n versuâ—_fw-la eurum_fw-la eurum_fw-la psal._n 89._o 12._o daâ—arah_n and_o tarichea_n tarichea_n josh._n 19_o 12._o 12._o josh._n 21._o 28._o 28._o 1_o sâ—m_n 28._o 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 29._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 29._o 11._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 31._o 9_o 10._o 10._o 2_o sam._n 1._o 10._o 10._o speed_z in_o the_o life_n of_o richard_n the_o three_o towards_o the_o end_n rain_v on_o mount_n gilboa_n gilboa_n 2_o sam._n 1._o 21._o 21._o descrip._n tâ—r._n sanc._n ab_fw-la acone_n versus_fw-la notum_fw-la notum_fw-la mat._n 17._o 20._o 20._o act._n 1._o 20._o 20._o psal._n 109._o 7._o 7._o 1_o king_n 5._o manassâ—h_o in_o issachar_n issachar_n josh._n 17._o 11._o 11._o ephes._n 1._o 11._o and_o how_o in_o asher_n asher_n viz._n 1_o chr._n 8._o 38._o &_o 1_o chr._n 9_o 44._o 44._o opus_fw-la est_fw-la quadringâ—ntis_fw-la camelis_fw-la onustis_fw-la commentariis_fw-la rationem_fw-la reddere_fw-la mar._n sutra_n cite_v by_o buxdor_n in_o thesauro_fw-la sol_fw-it 202._o 202._o 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o 27._o josh._n
ahazâ—ah_n have_v a_o martial_a interview_n with_o jehu_n and_o be_v both_o worsted_n by_o he_o here_o jehu_n with_o a_o shot_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n archery_n fatal_a both_o to_o 34._o ahab_n and_o his_o son_n wound_v jehoram_n to_o the_o 24_o heart_n and_o by_o special_a order_n to_o bidkarâ—_n captain_n command_v that_o his_o corpse_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o field_n of_o naboth_n the_o jezrâ—â—lite_a oh_o the_o exact_a topography_n observe_v in_o divine_a justice_n so_o accurate_a be_v god_n not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n but_o place_n of_o his_o punishment_n §_o 9_o great_a be_v the_o difficulty_n about_o the_o death_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n slay_v about_o the_o same_o time_n reconcile_v for_o whereas_o it_o be_v 27._o appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o he_o seem_v twice_o to_o die_v and_o that_o in_o far_o distant_a place_n 2_o king_n 9_o 27._o but_o when_o ahaziah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n see_v this_o he_o flee_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o garden-house_n and_o jehu_n follow_v after_o he_o and_o say_v smite_v he_o also_o in_o the_o chariot_n and_o they_o do_v so_o at_o the_o go_v up_o to_o gur_z which_o be_v by_o ibleam_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o megiddo_n and_o die_v there_o 2_o chron._n 22._o 9_o and_o jehu_n seek_v ahaziah_n and_o they_o catch_v he_o for_o he_o be_v hide_v in_o samaria_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o jehu_n and_o when_o they_o have_v slay_v he_o they_o bury_v he_o because_o say_v they_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n who_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n but_o all_o be_v reconcile_v if_o we_o take_v samaria_n not_o for_o the_o city_n so_o name_v but_o for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n in_o which_o notion_n ahab_n be_v style_v king_n of_o 1._o samaria_n that_o be_v the_o ten_o tribe_n whereof_o samaria_n be_v the_o metropolis_n in_o this_o acception_n megiddo_n and_o all_o the_o passage_n thereunto_o be_v in_o samaria_n where_o ahaziah_n hope_v in_o vain_a by_o his_o flight_n to_o hide_v and_o conceal_v himself_o §_o 10._o all_o thus_o agree_v concern_v the_o death_n doublâ—â—â—riall_n i_o hope_v no_o difference_n will_v arise_v about_o the_o burial_n of_o ahaziah_n though_o in_o one_o text_n his_o 28._o owâ—_n servant_n in_o another_o jehu_n 9_o his_o man_n be_v say_v to_o buâ—y_v he_o the_o one_o may_v do_v it_o by_o the_o leave_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o other_o and_o jehu_n his_o soldier_n do_v deliver_v ahaziah_n deâ—d_a corpse_n to_o his_o own_o servant_n to_o inter_v it_o in_o jerusalem_n §_o 11._o jezebel_n survive_v not_o long_o after_o death_n as_o jehu_n be_v enter_v jezreel_n she_o new_o paint_v entertain_v he_o with_o a_o taunt_n out_o of_o the_o window_n to_o try_v whether_o her_o tongue_n or_o his_o sword_n be_v the_o sharp_a we_o meet_v but_o with_o three_o principal_a speech_n of_o she_o in_o scripture_n the_o first_o a_o idolatrous_a oath_n and_o curse_n the_o 2_o god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o the_o next_o a_o mortal_a threat_n and_o loud_o lie_v if_o i_o make_v not_o elijah_n like_o ibidem_fw-la one_o of_o their_o life_n by_o to_o morrow_n this_o time_n the_o last_o a_o impudent_a and_o unseasonable_a jeer_n have_v zimri_n 31._o peace_n that_o slay_v his_o master_n present_o she_o be_v throw_v down_o headlong_o and_o the_o dog_n eat_v she_o up_o to_o the_o reversion_n of_o her_o 35._o skull_n palm_n of_o her_o hand_n and_o foot_n what_o hâ—d_n the_o poison_n of_o her_o paint_n 〈◊〉_d deep_o pierce_v into_o these_o the_o naked_a iâ—â—andalâ—_n part_n of_o her_o body_n that_o the_o dog_n be_v afraid_a to_o feed_v oâ—_n they_o however_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v jezebel_v skull_n may_v be_v wear_v as_o a_o deaths-head_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o wicked_a person_n abuse_v their_o power_n to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o certain_a ruin_n without_o serious_a repentance_n the_o head_n also_o of_o ahab_n child_n kill_v in_o samaria_n be_v lay_v in_o two_o heap_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o 8._o jezreel_n §_o 12._o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a jehu_n that_o see_v jehu_n be_v warrant_v by_o commission_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o ahab_n family_n and_o friend_n that_o god_n shall_v afterward_o threaten_v by_o his_o prophet_n i_o will_v 4._o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n but_o it_o seem_v though_o herein_o jehu_n his_o chariot_n go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o god_n command_n yet_o he_o do_v drive_v it_o on_o furious_o the_o pace_n of_o his_o own_o cruelty_n vainglory_n and_o ambition_n thus_o that_o officer_n be_v a_o murderer_n though_o act_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o withal_o he_o please_v his_o private_a malice_n in_o execute_v person_n condemn_v to_o die_v the_o matter_n of_o jehu_n his_o act_n be_v reward_v the_o manner_n revenge_v by_o god_n §_o 13._o the_o river_n kishon_n run_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o tribe_n 〈◊〉_d which_o enter_v in_o at_o naboth_n vineyard_n take_v his_o course_n northward_n with_o a_o wind_a channel_n not_o far_o from_o shamir_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n wherein_o tola_n the_o judge_n or_o rather_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o israel_n nothing_o of_o war_n be_v achieve_v in_o his_o government_n both_o dwell_v 2._o and_o be_v bury_v hence_o on_o his_o western_a bank_n kishon_n behold_v the_o place_n where_o barak_n fight_v that_o famous_a battle_n against_o sisera_n it_o be_v record_v to_o the_o commendation_n of_o such_o israelite_n 19_o as_o assist_v he_o that_o they_o take_v no_o gain_n of_o money_n indeed_o they_o of_o zebulun_n be_v by_o their_o calling_n 14._o such_o as_o handle_v the_o pen_n though_o now_o turn_v swordman_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o when_o man_n of_o peaceable_a profession_n be_v on_o a_o pinch_n of_o extremity_n for_o a_o short_a time_n force_v to_o fight_v they_o ought_v not_o like_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n to_o make_v a_o tradeto_o enrich_v themselves_o thereby_o see_v defence_n of_o religion_n life_n and_o liberty_n be_v the_o only_a wage_n they_o seek_v for_o in_o their_o service_n §_o 14._o in_o this_o most_o eminent_a battle_n waâ—â—curs_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n what_o be_v the_o numerous_a people_n of_o israel_n mean_v thereby_o who_o god_n 17._o promise_v to_o multiply_v as_o the_o star_n in_o heaven_n or_o be_v only_o the_o principal_a officer_n in_o their_o army_n intend_v therein_o sure_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o embrace_v the_o literal_a sense_n that_o those_o celestial_a light_n frown_v with_o their_o malignant_a aspect_n cause_v fright_n and_o fear_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o canaanite_n such_o as_o utter_o deny_v all_o influence_n of_o star_n on_o man_n mind_n show_v therein_o that_o the_o moon_n have_v make_v too_o much_o impression_n on_o their_o crazy_a judgement_n and_o lunatic_a opinion_n §_o 15._o but_o the_o river_n of_o kishon_n bosom_n be_v not_o only_o a_o spectator_n of_o this_o fight_n but_o also_o a_o actor_n of_o a_o principal_a part_n therein_o for_o when_o the_o canaanite_n rout_v in_o the_o battle_n assay_v to_o wade_v this_o river_n so_o to_o recover_v their_o country_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o stream_n thereof_o probable_o late_o make_v more_o deep_a and_o rapid_a with_o extraordinary_a rain_n the_o largess_n of_o some_o waâ—ry_a planet_n which_o fight_v for_o israel_n 21._o sweep_v they_o away_o so_o that_o what_o fragment_n of_o these_o canaanite_n be_v leave_v by_o the_o israelite_n sword_n glut_v with_o slaughter_n kishon_n be_v the_o voider_n to_o take_v they_o clean_o away_o §_o 16._o hence_o kishon_n engaâ—â—im_n run_v on_o by_o kishion_n the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o name_n be_v argument_n enough_o to_o place_v it_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o this_o river_n elsewhere_o 6._o call_v kedesh_n be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o city_n in_o this_o tribe_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n 28._o gershonite_n more_o east_n whereof_o lie_v another_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n engannim_n call_v jenine_a at_o this_o day_n be_v now_o a_o very_a pleasant_a 113._o place_n have_v fine_a garden_n orchard_n and_o water_n about_o it_o as_o it_o have_v its_o hebrew_a name_n from_o a_o fountain_n and_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o the_o country_n hereabout_o still_o retain_v more_o than_o the_o ruin_n of_o its_o former_a fertility_n a_o judicious_a ibidem_fw-la modern_a traveller_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o his_o whole_a journey_n from_o damascus_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o see_v not_o more_o fruitful_a ground_n and_o so_o much_o together_o than_o he_o do_v in_o two_o and_o twenty_o mile_n ride_v betwixt_o mount_n tabor_n and_o engannim_n §_o 17._o hence_o kishon_n continue_v his_o course_n northward_o birthplach_v leave_v the_o city_n 18._o shunem_n at_o some_o distance_n from_o his_o western_a bank_n the_o birthplace_n of_o abishag_fw-mi wife-nurse_n to_o king_n david_n
to_o procure_v 3_o heat_n to_o his_o decay_a age_n time_n be_v when_o he_o boast_v that_o his_o youth_n be_v 5._o renew_v as_o the_o eagle_n but_o eagle_n notwithstanding_o the_o often_o cast_v of_o their_o bill_n and_o year_n therewith_o be_v at_o last_o seize_v on_o with_o age_n and_o death_n as_o it_o fare_v then_o with_o decrepit_a david_n adonijah_n david_n son_n afterward_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o petition_v to_o have_v this_o abishag_fw-mi 23._o for_o his_o wife_n what_o be_v his_o fault_n incest_n or_o treason_n sure_o neither_o effect_v no_o nor_o attempt_v in_o any_o clandestine_v way_n without_o leave_n from_o the_o king_n let_v it_o suffice_v solomon_n see_v more_o than_o we_o in_o this_o matter_n his_o eye_n also_o not_o want_v the_o magnifying-glass_n of_o state-jealousie_n to_o improve_v his_o discovery_n herein_o but_o this_o accident_n be_v only_o the_o hilt_n or_o handle_n for_o solomon_n to_o take_v hold_v on_o adonijah_n former_a fault_n be_v the_o edge_n to_o 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symbolise_v with_o these_o name_n and_o i_o commend_v his_o industry_n not_o dare_v altogether_o to_o concur_v with_o his_o judgement_n conceive_v the_o subject_n in_o hand_n to_o want_v a_o bottom_n for_o any_o to_o build_v with_o certainty_n thereupon_o soon_o shall_v chemist_n fix_v quicksilver_n than_o geographer_n place_v these_o people_n in_o a_o settle_a habitation_n indeed_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o some_o 16._o town_n and_o castle_n no_o city_n they_o have_v perchance_o some_o strength_n to_o retire_v to_o but_o general_o 21._o saint_n hierome_n tell_v we_o they_o have_v neither_o door_n nor_o bolt_n but_o live_v in_o tent_n in_o desert_n place_n wherefore_o as_o foreiner_n for_o matter_n of_o clothes_n paint_v a_o englishman_n with_o a_o pair_n of_o shears_n in_o his_o hand_n tax_v therein_o his_o levity_n in_o follow_v fashion_n continue_v constant_a to_o no_o kind_n of_o apparel_n so_o we_o may_v present_v the_o ishmaelite_n beside_o a_o bow_n at_o
12._o 23._o 23._o judg._n 5._o 19_o 19_o josâ—_n 11._o 21._o 21._o psal._n 83._o 10._o 10._o josh._n 17._o 11._o megiddo_n a_o eminent_a city_n city_n 2_o chr._n 35._o 21._o josiah_n his_o death_n reconcile_v reconcile_v 2_o king_n 23._o 29._o 29._o 2_o chr._n 35._o 24._o 24._o 2_o king_n 22._o 20._o general_n grief_n thereat_o thereat_o see_v the_o sepâ—uâ—gints_n preface_n on_o the_o lamentation_n lamentation_n 2_o chr._n 35._o 25._o 25._o zech_n 12._o 11._o 11._o 1_o king_n 4._o 17._o the_o arm_n of_o issachar_n issachar_n 1_o kin._n 4._o 12._o 12._o 1_o king_n 4._o 11._o 11._o gen._n 49._o 14._o the_o remainder_n of_o manasseh_n manasseh_n josh._n 17._o 2._o zelophâ—hâ—ds_n daughter_n plea._n plea._n numb_a 27._o 2._o &_o 36._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 17._o 4._o 4._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1â—_n 1â—_n numb_a 2â—3_n caesarea_n build_v by_o herod_n herod_n act._n 23._o 35._o 35._o act._n 12._o 2._o 2._o act._n 12._o 23._o inhabit_a by_o pious_a people_n people_n act._n 10._o 1._o 1._o act._n 21._o 10._o 10._o act._n 21._o 9_o 9_o camden_n brit._n in_o brecknockshire_n saint_n paul_n his_o behaviour_n in_o caesarea_n caesarea_n act._n 24._o 25._o 25._o joseph_n lib._n 20._o 20._o act._n 25._o 23._o 23._o iâ—venal_n satyr_n 6._o 6._o translate_v by_o sir_n rob._n stapilâ—on_n stapilâ—on_n act._n 26._o 29._o the_o river_n kanah_n kanah_n act._n 23._o 23._o 23._o josh._n 17._o 9_o 9_o m._n sand_n in_o his_o travel_n pag_n sâ—gar_o a_o modee_a invention_n invention_n panciâ—ollus_n de_fw-fr râ—bus_fw-la inâ—ent_fw-la lib._n 2._o â—it_n 5._o gedeon_n of_o a_o thresher_n make_v judge_n israel_n sad_a condition_n condition_n judg._n 6._o â—_o â—_o judg._n 6._o 3._o 3._o judge_n 6._o 11._o gedeon_n army_n abridge_v abridge_v judg._n 7._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 7._o 5._o god_n condescension_n to_o gedâ—on_n gedâ—on_n judg._n 7._o 14._o 14._o judg._n 6._o 37._o 39_o the_o midianite_n assault_v assault_v judg._n 7._o 21._o 21._o seneâ—_n in_o troad_n improve_v his_o victory_n victory_n judg._n 7._o 2d_o gideon_n occasion_v idolatry_n idolatry_n judg._n 8._o 27._o 27._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibid._n v_o 32._o abel-meholah_a the_o place_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n 1_o king_n 19_o 19_o 19_o 1_o king_n 7._o 46._o 46._o â—_o king_n 2._o 8._o 8._o luke_n 9_o 62._o the_o vale_n of_o jordan_n jordan_n 1_o king_n 7._o 46._o 46._o john_n 3._o 23._o gath._n rimmon_n and_o the_o land_n of_o tappuah_n tappuah_n josh._n 21._o 25._o 25._o 1_o chr._n 6._o 70._o the_o mountain_n of_o oâ—adiah_n oâ—adiah_n judg._n 7._o 3._o 3._o judg._n 7._o 1._o 1._o 1_o kin._n 1â—_n 13._o 13._o mâ—t._n 10._o 41._o 41._o in_o epitaphio_fw-la paulae_fw-la &_o epist._n ad_fw-la â—â—arcellum_fw-la the_o rephaim_v their_o iron_n chariot_n chariot_n caesar_n de_fw-fr bâ—llo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diod_n sâ—c_n l._n 17_o plutaâ—chus_n in_o artaxâ—â—xi_n &_o all_o bethsan_n where_o bacchus_n hisn_a nurâ—e_n be_v bâ—iâ—d_v bâ—iâ—d_v josh._n 17._o 11._o 11._o 1_o sam._n â—1_n 12._o 12._o plin._n nat._n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 18._o bezek_n bezek_n see_v the_o description_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n moriah_n 1_o sam._n 11._o 8._o ephraim_n why_o account_v the_o elder_a elder_a gen._n â—8_o 14._o 14._o numb_a 1._o 33._o 33._o num._n 26._o 37._o 37._o psal._n 60._o 7._o a_o princely_a and_o puissant_a tribe_n tribe_n isa._n 7._o 2._o 2._o judg._n 8._o 2._o 2._o in_o gad_n §_o 20._o the_o ephraimite_n have_v a_o natural_a lisp_n lisp_n camd._n brit._n in_o lecest._n but_o be_v valiant_a and_o fortunate_a fortunate_a judg._n 4_o 5._o 5._o judg._n 12._o 15._o 15._o 1_o kin._n 11._o 26._o the_o bound_n of_o ephraim_n exactness_n why_o necessary_a herein_o ephraim_n particular_a bound_n bound_n hereof_o no_o doubt_n be_v hushai_n the_o archite_a gezer_n give_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o chr._n 7._o 24._o 24._o josh._n 12._o 1â—_n 1â—_n judg._n 1._o 29._o 29._o 1_o king_n 9_o 16._o 16._o josh._n 21._o 21._o ramathaimzophine_n ramathaimzophine_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 5._o 5._o 1_o sâ—m_n 1._o 19_o 19_o 1_o sam._n 7._o 17._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 1._o saul_n prophecte_n prophecte_n 1_o sam._n 19_o 21._o 21._o 1_o sam._n 10._o 10._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 16._o 14._o 14._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 1_o sam._n 28._o 20._o 20._o 1_o john_n 4._o 1._o arimathea_n arimathea_n mat._n 27._o 57_o shiloh_n why_o the_o fâ—rst_a place_n of_o the_o arkâ—s_n residence_n residence_n josh._n 18._o 1._o 1._o isâ—_n 8._o 6._o 6._o john_n 9_o 7._o here_o benjamites_n 〈◊〉_d they_o wife_n wife_n judg._n 21._o 23._o equivocation_n equivocation_n judg._n 21._o 1._o 1._o judg._n 21._o 20._o match-lottery_n goldenchance_n eli_n at_o shiloh_n connive_n at_o his_o wicked_a son_n son_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 7._o 7._o ibid._n v_o 15._o 15._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 1._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 13._o 13._o ibid._n v_o 22._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 11._o afterward_o sad_o destroy_v destroy_v 1_o sam._n 4._o 21._o shiloh_n sink_v in_o silence_n with_o the_o tabernacle_n tabernacle_n 1_o king_n 14._o 2._o the_o possession_n give_v to_o joshua_n joshua_n judg._n 2._o 9_o 9_o josh._n 19_o 49_o 50._o 50._o josh._n 24._o 30._o 30._o josh._n 24._o 33._o tirzah_n once_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n israel_n josh._n 12._o 24._o 24._o cant._n 6._o 4._o 4._o 1_o kin._n 14._o 17._o 17._o 1_o king_n 11._o 26._o 26._o 1_o king_n 15._o 21._o 21._o 1_o king_n 16._o 9_o 9_o 2_o chr._n 16._o 14._o 14._o justin._n lib._n 1._o 1._o 2_o king_n 9_o 31._o 31._o 2_o king_n 15._o 16._o private_a house_n on_o mount_n ephraim_n ephraim_n judg._n 19_o 1._o 1._o jud._n 18._o 2._o 24._o 24._o jud._n 4._o 5._o 5._o isaiah_n 7._o 9_o samaria_n build_v by_o omri_n omri_n 1_o king_n 16._o 24._o 24._o mic._n 6._o 16._o the_o stately_a building_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 1._o 2._o 2._o deâ—t_fw-la 22._o 8._o 8._o 1_o king_n 22._o 39_o 39_o 1_o king_n 16._o 32._o 32._o 2_o king_n 10._o 25._o 27._o 27._o 1_o kin._n 22._o 10._o the_o king_n of_o syria_n street_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n 1_o kin._n 20._o 34._o first_o siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n 1_o king_n 20._o 10._o 10._o 1_o king_n 20._o 21._o the_o second_o siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 7._o 17._o the_o three_o and_o last_o siege_n of_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 17._o 2._o a_o christian_a church_n in_o samaria_n samaria_n mat._n 10._o 5._o 5._o act._n 8._o 5._o 14._o 25._o &_o 9_o 31._o 31._o act._n 8._o 19_o 19_o act._n 2._o 4._o 4._o act._n 10._o 44._o memorable_a place_n near_o samaria_n samaria_n 2_o king_n 10._o 14._o 14._o 2_o king_n 7._o 3._o 4._o levit._fw-la â—3_n 46._o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n 2_o king_n 6._o 25._o 26._o 26._o 1_o king_n 21._o 1._o cursâ—g_v and_o blessing_n on_o ebal_n and_o gerizim_n gerizim_n josh._n 8._o 34._o 34._o deut._n 11._o 29._o 29._o josh._n 8_o 35._o 35._o deut._n 27._o 12._o 12._o deut._n 27._o 14._o how_o they_o may_v be_v hear_v form_n one_o mount_v to_o another_o another_o benjamin_n in_o 〈◊〉_d pa._n 38._o 38._o giraldus_n cambrensis_fw-la see_v camden_n britâ—in_a merionithshire_n a_o solmn_a altar_n build_v on_o mount_n ebal_n ebal_n deut._n 27._o 5._o 5._o josh._n 8._o 31._o 31._o deut._n 27._o 8._o 32_o two_o sect_n of_o samaritan_n the_o first_o idolater_n idolater_n 2_o king_n 17._o 25._o 25._o antiq._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 14._o 14._o ezek._n 1â—_n 21._o 21._o 2_o king_n 17._o 27_o 27_o contr._n haeres_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 5._o â—â—_o â—â—_o â—bn_n patrick_n in_o 〈◊〉_d arab._n arab._n 2_o king_n 17._o 29_o 30_o 31._o the_o second_o sect_n heretical_a heretical_a nehe._n 13._o 28._o 28._o anti._n jud._n li._n 11._o cap._n 7._o 8._o 8._o zemach_n david_n part_n prim_fw-la pag._n 26._o â—_o b._n b._n haeres_fw-la 9_o 9_o gen._n 35._o 4._o 4._o hot_v exercit_fw-la anti-mor_a samaritan_n for_o their_o own_o advantage_n falsify_v the_o text_n text_n john_n 4._o 20._o 20._o deut._n 27._o 12._o 12._o josh._n 8._o 30._o 30._o vid._n sam._n pent._n deut._n 27._o 4._o 1_o king_n 6._o 1._o 1._o gen._n 12._o 6_o 7._o 7._o psal._n 78._o 67_o 68_o 69._o 69._o josh_o 18._o 1._o josh._n 16._o 6._o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n sirach_n 2_o macc._n 6._o 2._o 2._o luk._n 9_o 53._o 53._o zemach_n david_n part_n 1â—_n pag._n 26._o 26._o eccles._n 50_o 25._o impudence_n to_o prefer_v the_o samaritan_n before_o the_o hebrew_n pentateuch_n pentateuch_n prov._n 30._o 21._o 23._o 23._o vide_fw-la exercit._fw-la hottingeâ—i_fw-la contra_fw-la moriâ—um_fw-la moriâ—um_fw-la rom._n 3._o 2._o 2._o amos_n 3._o 2._o dinah_n deflower_v in_o shechem_n gen._n 34._o 1._o 1._o gen_n 18._o 9_o 9_o gen._n 24._o 65_o 65_o gen._n 29._o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 13._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 34._o 25._o abimelech_n make_v king_n by_o the_o shechemite_n shechemite_n judg._n 9_o 6._o 6._o judg._n 4._o 7._o shechem_n sack_v by_o abimeleâ—h_n abimeleâ—h_n