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any_o that_o can_v tell_v they_o how_o long_o psal_n 74._o 9_o it_o be_v very_o sad_a with_o the_o church_n when_o there_o be_v a_o seal_v up_o of_o prophecy_n dan._n 12._o 4._o and_o she_o be_v plain_o benight_a in_o this_o way-less_a wilderness_n this_o darkness_n upon_o israel_n who_o be_v child_n of_o light_n and_o of_o the_o day_n 1_o thess_n 5._o 5._o can_v not_o but_o please_v the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o give_v he_o both_o light_n and_o fight_v of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o plot_n to_o make_v they_o both_o stumble_v and_o fall_v joh._n 3._o 20._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 11._o the_o 3d._a malady_n be_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v first_o touch_v for_o which_o vzzah_n perish_v 2_o sam._n 6_o 6._o 7._o and_o also_o take_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a 1_o sam._n 4._o 11._o which_o make_v the_o wife_n of_o phinehas_n to_o cry_v out_o ichabod_n that_o glory_n be_v depart_v from_o israel_n the_o greatness_n of_o her_o grief_n make_v she_o repeat_v 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bring_v it_o into_o the_o camp_n without_o due_a reverence_n 3_o and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o two_o prossligate_v priest_n all_o which_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o they_o and_o not_o a_o blessing_n when_o this_o ark_n of_o wood_n be_v make_v a_o idol_n by_o the_o israelite_n they_o fare_v worse_o and_o not_o better_o v._o 2_o 10._o notwithstanding_o its_o presence_n external_a privilege_n rest_v and_o trust_v in_o be_v more_o destructive_a than_o save_v rom._n 2._o 9_o and_o god_n just_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o philistine_n now_o the_o devil_n have_v get_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n into_o his_o own_o temple_n to_o wit_n the_o temple_n of_o dagon_n which_o they_o have_v
base_a and_o bloody_a wretch_n and_o his_o master_n think_v of_o nothing_o but_o revenge_n and_o satiate_v both_o their_o barbarous_a and_o brutish_a yea_o devilish_a blood-thirstiness_a they_o be_v unwitting_o make_v the_o executioner_n of_o god_n determine_v counsel_n and_o just_o declare_v sentence_n of_o god_n against_o eli_n family_n chap._n 3._o 31_o to_o 37._o 2_o as_o they_o serve_v god_n glory_n so_o they_o send_v david_n comfort_n abiathar_n god_n marvellous_o hide_v from_o their_o bloody_a hand_n he_o escape_v they_o according_a to_o god_n promise_n of_o preserve_v some_o of_o eli_n house_n chap._n 2._o 33._o and_o come_v to_o david_n with_o the_o ephod_n in_o his_o hand_n chap._n 22._o 20._o and_o 23._o 6._o this_o ephod_n have_v the_o breast_n plate_n with_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n in_o it_o exod_a 28._o 30._o the_o come_n of_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o comfortable_a to_o distress_a david_n now_o he_o have_v a_o highpriest_n abiathar_n with_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o prophet_n gad_n chap._n 22._o 5._o in_o his_o army_n by_o who_o he_o may_v consult_v with_o god_n in_o all_o his_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n chap._n 23._o 2_o 4._o and_o often_o saul_n strengthen_v david_n more_o by_o send_v this_o ephod_n than_o if_o he_o have_v send_v he_o as_o one_o say_v many_o thousand_o man_n and_o as_o he_o strengthen_v david_n so_o he_o weaken_v himself_o as_o he_o complain_v god_n answer_v he_o not_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n 1_o sam._n 28._o 6._o he_o have_v bereave_v himself_o of_o it_o by_o put_v abiathar_n to_o the_o run_v who_o bring_v it_o to_o david_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a evidence_n of_o saul_n fall_v and_o david_n rise_v saul_n have_v neither_o priest_n nor_o prophet_n to_o consult_v with_o when_o david_n have_v both_o hereupon_o he_o consult_v with_o a_o witch_n flectere_fw-la cum_fw-la nequeat_fw-la superos_fw-la acheronta_fw-la movebit_fw-la if_o god_n will_v not_o answer_v he_o the_o devil_n shall_v satan_n come_v up_o in_o samuel_n resemblance_n preach_v saul_n funeral-sermon_n he_o fly_v in_o battle_n fall_v upon_o his_o own_o sword_n so_o like_o the_o candle_n in_o the_o socket_n go_v out_o in_o a_o stink_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o plot_n he_o leave_v himself_o to_o the_o uncircumcised_a yea_o his_o body_n to_o a_o cold_a grave_a and_o his_o soul_n to_o a_o hot_a hell_n as_o a_o hypocrite_n matt._n 24._o 51._o and_o leave_v his_o kingdom_n to_o david_n the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o 14_o plot_n be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n who_o entrance_n to_o the_o kingdom_n be_v strong_o oppose_v not_o only_o all_o the_o time_n saul_n live_v be_v hunt_v like_o a_o partridge_n upon_o the_o mountain_n to_o be_v take_v and_o destroy_v but_o also_o after_o his_o death_n by_o abner_n under_o the_o hereditary_a title_n of_o ishbosheth_n a_o man_n of_o shame_n as_o his_o name_n signify_v a_o weak_a and_o unworthy_a man_n pass_v by_o mephibosheth_n the_o right_a heir_n because_o young_a and_o lame_a as_o hope_v to_o rule_v all_o under_o his_o empty_a title_n hereupon_o it_o be_v say_v 2_o sam._n 3._o 6._o that_o abner_n not_o ishbosheth_n make_v himself_o strong_a for_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n to_o bring_v about_o his_o own_o design_n and_o to_o fix_v himself_o fast_o in_o the_o saddle_n yet_o god_n do_v laugh_v this_o project_n to_o nothing_o the_o issue_n be_v though_o there_o be_v long_a war_n betwixt_o they_o as_o there_o be_v betwixt_o christ_n and_o antichrist_n the_o house_n of_o saul_n wax_v weak_a and_o weak_a and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n strong_a and_o strong_a 2_o sam._n 3._o 1._o so_o the_o stone_n dan._n 2._o weaken_v the_o beast_n kingdom_n gradual_o it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o consider_v how_o the_o lord_n baffle_v the_o devil_n here_o in_o send_v a_o evil_a spirit_n betwixt_o abner_n and_o ishbosheth_a as_o he_o have_v do_v betwixt_o abimelech_n and_o shechem_n judg._n 9_o 23_o 24_o 25._o which_o evil_a spirit_n be_v the_o devil_n that_o sour_a of_o sedition_n that_o great_a coal-kindler_n and_o makebate_n of_o the_o world_n 2_o sam._n 3.8_o 10._o god_n overrule_n the_o devil_n so_o as_o to_o make_v he_o destroy_v his_o own_o design_n by_o his_o work_v upon_o those_o man_n corruption_n who_o god_n have_v just_o give_v over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n and_o fill_v they_o with_o envy_n murder_n debate_v deceit_n malignity_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 1._o 28_o 29._o here_o abner_n the_o devil_n make_v first_o a_o atheist_n in_o act_v all_o along_o contrary_a to_o his_o conscience_n v._o 9_o 18._o he_o know_v that_o god_n have_v design_v david_n to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n who_o samuel_n anoint_v to_o be_v saul_n successor_n yet_o against_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o knowledge_n as_o well_o as_o against_o god_n express_a command_n he_o endeavour_v to_o set_v up_o ishbosheth_n 2_o the_o devil_n make_v he_o a_o ambitionist_n not_o only_o in_o advance_v this_o weak_a prince_n of_o small_a part_n and_o of_o no_o martial_a spirit_n he_o not_o fight_v in_o that_o fatal_a battle_n wherein_o his_o father_n do_v fall_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o dominus_fw-la fac_fw-la totum_fw-la lord_n paramount_n of_o do_v all_o but_o also_o in_o aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n itself_o by_o his_o lie_v with_o saul_n concubine_n who_o have_v two_o son_n which_o may_v give_v some_o colour_n to_o his_o claim_n when_o ishbosheth_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n who_o he_o have_v hitherto_o use_v only_o as_o a_o stalking-horse_n upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o devil_n divide_v the_o two_o grand_a plotter_n against_o david_n chap._n 3.7_o 8._o and_o so_o defeat_v his_o own_o design_n unlawful_a league_n never_o last_v long_o when_o thief_n fall_v out_o true_a man_n come_v to_o their_o own_o abner_n will_v now_o be_v godly_a who_o never_o have_v be_v so_o in_o help_v the_o lord_n to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o david_n which_o he_o have_v hitherto_o hinder_v he_o pretend_v all_o he_o now_o act_n be_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n but_o intend_v both_o revenge_n to_o ishbosheth_n and_o respect_n to_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o secure_v his_o present_a power_n and_o dignity_n of_o generalship_n but_o because_o he_o will_v have_v do_v david_n right_o with_o a_o evil_a mind_n it_o all_o turn_n to_o his_o own_o ruin_n and_o god_n will_v right_o david_n by_o a_o fair_a way_n than_o by_o abners_n persidiousness_n so_o vain_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o strive_v against_o god_n psal_n 2._o 1_o 2._o david_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o devil_n do_v come_v to_o his_o kingdom_n though_o by_o step_n and_o gradual_o ishbosheth_a be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n as_o well_o as_o abner_n he_o die_v in_o his_o sloth_n as_o he_o have_v live_v slothful_o all_o his_o day_n chap._n 4._o 5._o qualis_fw-la vita_fw-la finis_fw-la itá_fw-la as_o a_o man_n live_v so_o he_o die_v all_o israel_n then_o own_v and_o crown_v david_n cha._n 5._o who_o as_o soon_o as_o settle_v on_o the_o throne_n express_v his_o first_o care_n for_o the_o church_n and_o religion_n chap._n 6._o so_o bring_v the_o ark_n as_o they_o have_v bring_v he_o from_o hebron_n to_o jerusalem_n from_o kiriath_n jearim_n where_o in_o saul_n day_n it_o have_v be_v slight_v to_o obed-edoms_n and_o thence_o to_o zion_n a_o more_o public_a place_n than_o those_o private_a house_n wherein_o it_o have_v be_v before_o verse_n 17._o this_o be_v a_o joyful_a day_n to_o david_n and_o israel_n v._n 14_o 16_o 19_o and_o not_o be_v satisfy_v that_o himself_o shall_v dwell_v in_o a_o house_n of_o cedar_n while_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n presence_n dwell_v in_o a_o tabernacle_n he_o both_o design_n and_o vow_n to_o build_v it_o a_o temple_n chap._n 7._o 2._o psal_n 132._o 2._o nathan_n hinder_v this_o purpose_n and_o promise_n yet_o leave_v he_o vast_a provision_n for_o his_o son_n to_o perform_v it_o his_o psalm_n for_o the_o church_n and_o the_o church_n in_o a_o flourish_a condition_n notwithstanding_o all_o disturbance_n which_o solomon_n bring_v to_o her_o great_a glory_n and_o after_o advance_v to_o her_o hight_n the_o 3d._a branch_n of_o this_o 14_o plot_n be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_a before_o which_o satan_n have_v his_o fore-game_n to_o oppose_v as_o his_o after-game_n to_o depose_v the_o church_n glory_n the_o one_a his_o fore-game_n be_v in_o cause_v absolom_n and_o adonijah_n to_o exalt_v themselves_o both_o say_v i_o will_v be_v king_n that_o solomon_n may_v be_v put_v by_o and_o never_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o raise_v the_o church_n into_o a_o more_o glorious_a state_n than_o it_o have_v ever_o be_v in_o which_o satan_n design_v to_o ruin_n by_o insolent_a and_o arrogant_a absalon_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 10._o and_o by_o haughty_a &_o ambitious_a adonijah_n 1_o
father_n this_o son_n alone_o shall_v have_v both_o tear_n and_o a_o tomb_n for_o his_o goodness_n his_o other_o son_n shall_v have_v no_o sorrow_n but_o for_o their_o life_n and_o at_o their_o death_n no_o grave_n but_o the_o belley_n of_o dog_n and_o fowl_n v._o 6._o 11_o 12_o 13._o israel_n have_v cause_n to_o mourn_v when_o they_o have_v lose_v such_o a_o hopeful_a heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o four_o divine_a testimony_n against_o jeroboam_n idolatry_n be_v as_o 1._o against_o his_o altar_n 2._o against_o his_o arm._n 3._o against_o his_o heir_n so_o 4._o against_o his_o army_n jeroboam_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n raise_v a_o vast_a army_n no_o less_o than_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o to_o vanquish_v abijah_n while_o young_a and_o new_o steâ—t_v into_o his_o father_n rehoboam_n throne_n which_o be_v then_o empty_a by_o his_o father_n death_n young_a abijah_n raise_v a_o army_n to_o resist_v he_o which_o be_v but_o half_a as_o big_a as_o jeroboam_n yet_o 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18._o deo_fw-la confisi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la confusi_fw-la judah_n confide_v in_o god_n therefore_o be_v they_o not_o confound_v by_o israel_n true_a trust_v in_o god_n can_v never_o miscarry_v god_n be_v faithful_a and_o never_o fail_v the_o faith_n of_o his_o people_n he_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v 1_o pet._n 2._o 6._o the_o five_o and_o last_o divine_a testimony_n be_v against_o jeroboam_n himself_n god_n have_v let_v he_o blood_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o arm_n to_o cure_v he_o of_o his_o idolatry_n and_o strike_v the_o vital_a spirit_n out_o of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v up_o but_o now_o god_n come_v to_o strike_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o his_o body_n when_o neither_o ministry_n nor_o misery_n nor_o miracle_n nor_o mercy_n can_v mollisie_n and_o heal_v his_o impenitent_a heart_n neither_o the_o wind_n nor_o the_o sun_n to_o wit_n neither_o the_o blast_n of_o divine_a judgement_n nor_o the_o beam_n of_o divine_a mercy_n can_v make_v he_o cast_v his_o cumbersome_a coat_n of_o idolatrous_a worship_n but_o he_o will_v not_o though_o his_o hand_n be_v both_o wither_a and_o heal_v etc._n etc._n see_v god_n hand_n against_o he_o but_o will_v live_v and_o die_v in_o his_o idolatry_n therefore_o the_o lord_n smite_v jeroboam_n v._o 15._o and_o the_o lord_n strike_v he_o v._o 20._o that_o he_o die_v god_n give_v he_o two_o deadly_a blow_n upon_o his_o cheekbone_n as_o psal_n 3._o 7._o with_o his_o heavy_a hand_n so_o that_o he_o die_v not_o a_o ordinary_a but_o a_o sudden_a and_o violent_a death_n and_o that_o by_o a_o special_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n smite_v he_o as_o with_o a_o thunderbolt_n as_o he_o smite_v nabal_n that_o he_o die_v 1_o sam._n 25._o 38._o deadly_a disease_n be_v divine_a stroke_n as_o the_o pestilence_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d morbus_fw-la sacer_n or_o the_o divine_a disease_n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o scripture_n of_o what_o disease_n neither_o nabal_n nor_o jeroboam_n die_v and_o have_v his_o idolatry_n die_v with_o he_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o israel_n this_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 2_o kin._n 10._o 31._o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v oft_o add_v as_o jeroboam_n infamous_a stile_n 1_o kin._n 12._o 30._o and_o 13._o 34._o and_o 14._o 16._o etc._n etc._n so_o oft_o it_o sound_v in_o our_o ear_n make_v all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n sin_n his_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n after_o he_o there_o be_v not_o one_o good_a successor_n in_o his_o throne_n of_o apostasy_n until_o the_o captivity_n though_o god_n raise_v up_o sundry_a famous_a prophet_n as_o elijah_n elisha_n etc._n etc._n to_o reclaim_v they_o and_o though_o god_n do_v witness_v from_o heaven_n against_o they_o in_o his_o most_o severe_a judgement_n yet_o the_o perdition_n of_o one_o be_v not_o any_o avail_a caution_n to_o another_o for_o 2._o nadab_n take_v no_o warning_n at_o god_n judgement_n upon_o his_o father_n jeroboam_n and_o he_o be_v root_v out_o and_o all_o his_o house_n 1_o kin._n 15._o 27._o by_o baasha_n 3._o and_o the_o same_o judgement_n in_o the_o same_o word_n be_v threaten_v against_o baasha_n which_o have_v be_v against_o jeroboam_n because_o he_o persist_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n 1_o kin._n 16._o 3_o 4._o and_o 4._o ela_n baasha_n son_n be_v a_o sot_n in_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o be_v slay_v in_o his_o sin_n by_o his_o servant_n zimri_n v._o 9_o who_o 5._o succeed_v he_o but_o god_n soon_o cast_v that_o rod_n into_o the_o fire_n wherewith_o he_o have_v chastise_v the_o house_n of_o baasha_n v._o 10_o 11_o 12._o for_o omri_n the_o 6._o force_v he_o to_o burn_v himself_o with_o his_o palace_n v._o 18_o 19_o this_o omri_n make_v wicked_a statute_n mich._n 6._o 16._o and_o make_v undoubted_o as_o wicked_a a_o end_n qualis_fw-la vita_fw-la finis_fw-la ita_fw-la he_o live_v wicked_o v._o 25._o seek_v to_o outsin_v all_o his_o predecessor_n so_o die_v wretched_o though_o not_o that_o we_o read_v of_o by_o any_o violent_a death_n his_o son_n ahab_n the_o seven_o that_o none-such_a sinner_n succeed_v who_o be_v a_o uxorious_a man_n jezabel_n his_o wife_n stir_v up_o even_o to_o unparalleled_a wickedness_n v._o 31_o 32_o 33._o god_n set_v this_o black_a brand_n upon_o this_o virago_n jezabel_n 1_o kin._n 21._o 25_o 26._o who_o hold_v her_o husband_n in_o such_o slavery_n by_o a_o mischievous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o woman_n wear_v the_o breeches_n that_o for_o a_o quiet_a life_n with_o she_o he_o do_v not_o dare_v to_o deny_v she_o any_o thing_n that_o she_o will_v have_v do_v hereby_o he_o prove_v worse_a than_o his_o ancestor_n extort_v naboth_n vineyard_n and_o life_n from_o he_o where_o the_o dog_n lick_v his_o blood_n afterward_o yea_o and_o the_o dog_n do_v eat_v up_o jezabel_n also_o 1_o
kin._n 21._o 19_o 22_o 23._o with_o ch._n 22._o 38._o and_o 2_o kin._n 9_o 35_o 36_o 37._o so_o they_o who_o sell_v themselves_o to_o work_v evil_a and_o may_v have_v be_v sure_o they_o shall_v in_o time_n rue_v the_o bargain_n at_o length_n as_o they_o have_v make_v a_o match_n with_o mischief_n so_o god_n give_v they_o both_o their_o bellyfuls_a of_o it_o and_o fill_v they_o with_o the_o evil_n of_o their_o own_o way_n prov._n 14._o 14._o god_n arrow_n find_v out_o wicked_a ahab_n under_o his_o disguise_n which_o he_o do_v to_o evade_v micaiah_n prophecy_n of_o he_o a_o certain_a man_n draw_v a_o bow_n at_o a_o venture_n and_o smite_v ahab_n betwixt_o the_o joint_n of_o his_o harness_n 1_o kin._n 22._o 30_o 34._o this_o casual_a and_o contingent_a shot_n be_v guide_v by_o god_n to_o hit_v the_o mark_n to_o a_o hairs-breadth_n whereas_o the_o cast_n of_o saul_n javelin_n be_v three_o time_n guide_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o miss_v the_o mark_n of_o holy_a david_n body_n micaiah_n be_v imprison_v for_o foretell_v this_o fate_n v._o 26_o 28._o who_o will_v not_o rather_o be_v a_o micaiah_n in_o the_o goal_n than_o a_o ahab_n in_o the_o chariot_n god_n preserve_v the_o one_o in_o the_o former_a but_o wound_v to_o death_n the_o other_o in_o the_o latter_a then_o be_v god_n even_o with_o he_o for_o all_o his_o idolatry_n and_o impiety_n in_o persecute_v the_o prophet_n murder_v of_o naboth_n who_o doubtless_o have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n as_o righteous_a and_o so_o in_o a_o far_o better_a condition_n now_o than_o ahab_n be_v who_o have_v no_o hope_n but_o be_v drive_v away_o in_o his_o wickedness_n prov._n 14._o 32._o wicked_a man_n may_v have_v some_o advantage_n of_o the_o way_n but_o godly_a man_n have_v their_o advance_n at_o the_o end_n as_o ahab_n have_v sell_v himself_o to_o sin_n so_o god_n sell_v he_o to_o destruction_n and_o ahaziah_n the_o eight_o succeed_v he_o who_o be_v a_o soft-pated_n prince_n and_o low-spirited_a in_o lose_v no_o mean_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n by_o the_o rebellion_n of_o moab_n 2_o kin._n 1._o 1._o with_o ch._n 3._o 4_o 5._o and_o 2_o chro._n 20._o 1._o but_o above_o all_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a king_n like_a bird_n like_o egg_n he_o have_v as_o black_a a_o soul_n as_o his_o father_n ahab_n to_o live_v in_o his_o white_a ivory_n palace_n that_o ahab_n have_v build_v 1_o kin._n 22._o 39_o 52._o his_o sin_n find_v he_o out_o num._n 32._o 23._o as_o he_o be_v walk_v upon_o the_o lead_n of_o this_o stately_a palace_n he_o fall_v through_o a_o grate_n and_o catch_v his_o death_n which_o baalzebub_n of_o ekron_n can_v not_o prevent_v or_o rather_o the_o devil_n of_o acheron_n as_o hell_n be_v call_v by_o the_o poet_n virgil_n as_o above_o flectere_fw-la si_fw-la nequeo_fw-la superos_fw-la acheronta_fw-la movebo_fw-la this_o beelzebub_n or_o baalzebub_n be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o fly_n or_o jupiter_n stercorarius_n a_o dunghill_n deity_n for_o out_o of_o the_o dunghill_n have_v the_o fly_v their_o natural_a generation_n this_o devil_n can_v not_o take_v off_o that_o sickness_n which_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v lay_v on_o he_o and_o whereby_o he_o be_v disenable_v to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o rebel_a moab_n this_o pusillanimous_a prince_n jehoram_n the_o nine_o succeed_v who_o be_v more_o active_a than_o his_o brother_n ahaziah_n and_o not_o all_o out_o so_o bad_a as_o his_o parent_n ahab_n and_o jezabel_n for_o he_o destroy_v baal_n out_o of_o samaria_n yet_o not_o very_o much_o better_a than_o they_o for_o he_o continue_v jeroboam_n calf_n 2_o kin._n 3._o 2_o 3._o god_n like_v not_o that_o man_n shall_v make_v a_o straight_a furrow_n here_o and_o a_o balk_v there_o partial_a reformation_n discover_v hypocrisy_n wherefore_o god_n arrow_n find_v he_o at_o ramoth-gilead_n as_o it_o have_v do_v ahab_n his_o father_n at_o the_o same_o place_n and_o come_v to_o be_v heal_v of_o his_o wound_n at_o jezreel_n be_v there_o slay_v by_o furious_a jehu_n the_o ten_o who_o god_n raise_v up_o extraordinary_o to_o destroy_v ahabs_n posterity_n 2_o kin._n 9_o 1_o to_o 30._o 37._o and_o 10_o to_o 15._o he_o have_v a_o zeal_n indeed_o for_o the_o lord_n as_o jehoram_n have_v against_o baal_n v._o 16_o to_o 28._o yet_o prove_v he_o but_o a_o half_a reformer_n put_v down_o baal_n yet_o keep_v up_o the_o calf_n v._o 29._o lest_o it_o shall_v cost_v he_o his_o kingdom_n by_o israel_n repair_v to_o temple-worship_n notwithstanding_o this_o his_o dispensatory_a conscience_n because_o he_o have_v do_v well_o for_o the_o matter_n god_n give_v he_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o four_o generation_n v._o 30._o which_o be_v not_o grant_v to_o any_o other_o king_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o revolt_n to_o wit_n jehoaaz_v the_o eleven_o who_o do_v wicked_o and_o joash_n the_o twelve_o who_o ride_v in_o the_o same_o road_n 2_o kin._n 13._o 2_o 6_o 11._o and_o jeroboam_n the_o thirteen_o who_o do_v patrizare_n also_o and_o walk_v in_o his_o forefather_n step_n ch._n 14._o 24._o for_o which_o cause_n amos_n prophesy_v against_o he_o and_o be_v banish_v from_o bethel_n for_o it_o amos_n 7._o 10_o 11_o 12._o foretell_v a_o dreadful_a earthquake_n amos_n 1._o 1._o and_o jeroboam'_v death_n by_o the_o sword_n ch._n 7._o 9_o he_o succeed_v zecharias_n the_o fourteen_o and_o the_o four_o from_o jehu_n to_o who_o god_n will_v not_o be_v indebt_v for_o his_o good_a act_n but_o give_v he_o this_o reward_n yet_o this_o his_o last_o branch_n be_v wicked_a he_o be_v slay_v for_o his_o wickedness_n by_o shallum_n the_o fifteen_o ch._n 15._o 9_o 10._o who_o be_v pay_v home_o in_o his_o own_o coin_n by_o menahem_n the_o sixteenth_o who_o cruelty_n end_v with_o himself_o pekaiah_n the_o seventeen_o come_v on_o the_o throne_n but_o he_o not_o degenerate_v from_o his_o evil_a ancestor_n be_v soon_o put_v off_o by_o pekah_n the_o eighteen_o who_o be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o rest_n be_v traitorous_o slay_v by_o hoshea_n the_o nineteenth_o who_o be_v wicked_a also_o be_v carry_v captive_a by_o salmanezer_n of_o assyria_n 2_o kin._n ch._n 15._o and_o 16._o and_o 17._o thus_o israel_n provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_n as_o if_o they_o have_v do_v all_o this_o for_o that_o very_a purpose_n of_o cause_v god_n to_o cast_v they_o off_o and_o to_o write_v lo-ammi_n upon_o they_o by_o the_o forementioned_a earthquake_n the_o lord_n do_v plain_o foreshow_v that_o god_n will_v shake_v terrible_o the_o heaven_n of_o that_o church_n and_o the_o earth_n of_o that_o state_n and_o as_o god_n forewarn_v they_o by_o his_o work_n both_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a so_o all_o along_o by_o his_o word_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o both_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a prophet_n say_v to_o they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o live_v by_o god_n good_a law_n they_o shall_v not_o live_v in_o god_n good_a land_n etc._n etc._n hos_fw-la 9_o 3._o this_o hose_v who_o forewarn_v israel_n that_o their_o land_n will_v spew_v they_o out_o as_o god_n have_v threaten_v levit._n 18._o 26_o 28._o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o race_n of_o those_o prophet_n before_o isaiah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n hos_n 1._o 1_o 2._o and_o thus_o as_o under_o a_o hosea_n israel_n be_v possess_v of_o canaan_n numb_a 13._o 16._o and_o under_o a_o hosea_n they_o be_v dispossess_v of_o it_o 2_o kin._n 17._o 1_o 6._o so_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o hosea_n to_o blame_v their_o unthankfulness_n for_o the_o former_a and_o to_o declare_v the_o dreadfulness_n of_o the_o latter_a no_o doubt_n but_o the_o devil_n be_v much_o delight_v with_o this_o sad_a catastrophe_n of_o israel_n ejection_n out_o of_o canaan_n he_o always_o make_v mirth_n and_o merriment_n out_o of_o israel_n mourning_n he_o make_v comedy_n of_o their_o tragedy_n he_o have_v indeed_o so_o root_v and_o rivet_a idolatry_n in_o israel_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v root_v out_o but_o by_o root_n up_o the_o corrupt_a stock_n yet_o all_o along_o the_o reign_n of_o those_o twenty_o king_n of_o israel_n for_o so_o many_o tibni_n corrival_n to_o omri_n 1_o kin._n 16._o 21_o 22._o do_v exact_o make_v and_o often_o several_a stock_n yet_o all_o agree_v in_o jeroboam_n sin_n god_n raise_v up_o a_o race_n of_o prophet_n to_o give_v warning_n even_o from_o the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o cry_v against_o jeroboam_n altar_n 1_o kin._n 13._o and_o from_o elijah_n and_o elisha_n down_o to_o the_o last-of_a those_o king_n very_o few_o whereof_o die_v a_o dry_a or_o natural_a death_n 2_o kin._n 17._o 13_o 23._o god_n want_v not_o his_o witness_n though_o in_o sackcloth_n all_o that_o time_n his_o eye_n to_o israel_n even_o under_o great_a provocation_n be_v good_a while_o
care_n of_o his_o church_n and_o of_o his_o promise_n to_o abraham_n even_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v utter_o abandon_a they_o the_o same_o graciousness_n that_o have_v send_v prophet_n to_o they_o all_o along_o their_o revolt_n and_o a_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n at_o the_o same_o time_n their_o rejection_n be_v foretell_v isa_n 7._o 8._o within_o 65_o y._n of_o its_o come_n to_o pass_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o quite_o cast_v off_o the_o house_n of_o david_n till_o a_o virgin_n have_v bear_v a_o son_n and_o he_o to_o be_v god_n in_o our_o nature_n v._o 14._o and_o this_o son_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o bethelem_n one_o that_o shall_v tread_v down_o all_o the_o church_n enemy_n and_o be_v her_o peace_n etc._n etc._n micah_n 5._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o yet_o will_v be_v war_n to_o the_o assyrian_n in_o send_v lion_n among_o they_o as_o before_o all_o which_o do_v show_v that_o this_o ancient_a people_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v not_o altogether_o abandon_a and_o abolish_v but_o god_n reserve_v this_o honour_n for_o they_o to_o vouchsafe_v they_o a_o call_v to_o the_o participation_n of_o christ_n but_o more_o of_o that_o in_o new-testament-time_n ezek._n 37._o 16_o 19_o jer._n 3._o 12_o 13._o etc._n etc._n isa_n 11._o 12_o 13._o obad._n 20._o rom._n 11._o 15_o 26._o the_o seventeen_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n in_o judah_n defeat_v by_o god._n chap._n xvii_o when_o the_o devil_n see_v how_o successful_a he_o have_v be_v in_o debauch_v and_o destroy_v the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n he_o fall_v upon_o his_o 17_o plot_n against_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n which_o yet_o rule_v with_o god_n and_o be_v faithful_a with_o the_o saint_n hos_n 11._o 12._o god_n be_v sincere_o serve_v among_o they_o and_o they_o hold_v fast_o their_o first_o integrity_n the_o true_a religion_n be_v public_o profess_v and_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n be_v pure_o preserve_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n this_o make_v abijah_n the_o next_o to_o 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