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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d slay_v for_o his_o zeal_n to_o god_n which_o show_v the_o corruption_n of_o his_o name_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v also_o call_v merajoth_v and_o be_v the_o same_o with_o holy_a zechary_n as_o be_v attest_v by_o the_o forecited_n chronicle_n which_o place_v jojadah_n and_o his_o two_o son_n zechariah_n and_o phedajah_n contemporary_a with_o queen_n athaliah_n and_o king_n joash_n josephus_n in_o his_o greek_a copy_n name_v these_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nicephorus_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v jehojadah_n and_o his_o two_o son_n zechary_n and_o phedajah_n who_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o king_n selden_n copy_n of_o the_o seder_n olam_fw-la zuta_fw-la place_n jehosaphat_n jehojadah_n and_o phadea_n successive_o wherein_o admit_v one_o transposition_n jehojadah_n be_v place_v first_o jehosaphat_n may_v be_v put_v for_o zachariah_n his_o son_n express_o name_v in_o petavius_n 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to_o the_o praecise_a time_n and_o punctual_a place_n of_o the_o situation_n of_o each_o of_o these_o abominable_a idol_n for_o if_o the_o father_n have_v not_o so_o soule_o praevaricae_v his_o son_n probable_o have_v never_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o loin_n of_o god_n vengeance_n upon_o his_o kingdom_n nor_o the_o lash_n of_o those_o divine_a scorpion_n that_o in_o most_o righteous_a and_o just_a judgement_n whip_v off_o ten_o tribe_n at_o one_o blow_n from_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o day_n whereof_o we_o now_o proceed_v to_o speak_v the_o state_n of_o the_o temple_n under_o rehoboam_n the_o second_o king_n after_o its_o building_n 3029._o a.m._n 3029._o this_o famous_a fabric_n stand_v in_o its_o beauty_n unspoil_v of_o its_o ornament_n all_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n notwithstanding_o the_o grand_a provocation_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n 12.1_o 1_o chr._n 11.17_o cap._n 12.1_o and_o so_o persist_v during_o the_o three_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n 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part_n 1_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o §._o 10._o †_o 6._o 2_o chr._n 21.16_o and_o not_o of_o the_o aethiopian_n of_o africa_n who_o come_v against_o he_o with_o a_o million_o of_o man_n whence_o we_o learn_v that_o prosperity_n both_o in_o peace_n and_o war_n do_v crown_v the_o head_n of_o those_o magistrate_n that_o promote_v the_o purity_n of_o god_n worship_n asa_n the_o famous_a conqueror_n upon_o admonition_n of_o azariah_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o his_o rule_n and_o the_o three_o month_n of_o the_o sacred_a year_n put_v away_o all_o the_o abominable_a idol_n out_o of_o all_o his_o dominion_n 15.8_o 2_o chr._n 15.8_o and_o renew_v the_o brazen_a altar_n for_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o priest_n gather_v all_o his_o people_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o offer_v of_o their_o victorious_a spoil_n seven_o hundred_o ox_n and_o seven_o thousand_o sheep_n to_o the_o god_n of_o battle_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n between_o 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of_o the_o jew_n from_o all_o other_o man_n as_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n so_o in_o their_o ordinary_a course_n of_o life_n but_o especial_o in_o this_o that_o they_o worship_v none_o of_o the_o other_o god_n but_o one_o they_o chief_o honour_n and_o adore_v at_o that_o time_n viz._n of_o pompey_n war_n in_o judaea_n they_o have_v no_o image_n at_o all_o in_o jerusalem_n hold_v their_o god_n to_o be_v of_o a_o inestable_a and_o invisible_a essence_n exceed_v all_o other_o man_n in_o his_o worship_n unto_o who_o they_o have_v build_v a_o temple_n of_o great_a bulk_n and_o exceed_v beautiful_a hence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o heathen_n do_v so_o profane_o jeer_v at_o the_o jew_n for_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n to_o heaven_n as_o if_o they_o pray_v to_o the_o cloud_n so_o petronius_n flout_v at_o they_o 8o._o they_o satyr_n p._n 211_o ed._n franc._n 1621._o 8o._o et_fw-la coeli_fw-la summas_fw-la advocate_n auriculas_fw-la which_o we_o will_v translate_v to_o a_o more_o sober_a sense_n 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