Milton

Latin {¶14} 2 Reg. i. 2. — …. vi. 13. o vos lætantes de nihilo—. Et idololatrica. 2 Reg. i. 2. ite consulite Baalzebubum—. Plura de hoc infra, ubi de idololatria. SPES est qua Dei p…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} 2 Kings i. 2. — …oice in a thing of nought. Fourthly, a trust in idols. 2 Kings i. 2. go, enquire of Baalzebub—. More will be said on this subject hereafter, under the head of idolatry. HO…

Latin {¶19} 2 Reg. ii. 2, 4, 6. — …. 1 Reg. xix. 21. secutus est Eliam, et ministravit ei. et 2 Reg. ii. 2, 4, 6. non derelinquam te. SENIORUM. Prov. xvi. 31. corona ornatissima est canities, quæ in via just…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶19} 2 Kings ii. 2, 4, 6. — …ings xix. 21. he went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. 2 Kings ii. 2, 4, 6. I will not leave thee. The duties of the ELDER. Prov. xvi. 31. the hoary head is a crown of…

Latin {¶8} 2 Reg. ii. 9. — …, 29. seponam de Spiritu qui est super te, ponamque in iis—. 2 Reg. ii. 9. sit ergo, quæso, portio dupla de tuo Spiritu penes me. et v. 15. quievit spiritus Eliæ super Elisæum. H…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶8} 2 Kings ii. 9. — …of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them. 2 Kings ii. 9. I pray thee, let a double portion of thy Spirit be upon me. v. 15. the Spirit of Elijah doth rest upon Elisha…

Latin {¶2} 2 Reg. ii. 11. — …legem typus fuit Enochus cœlo receptus, Gen. v. 24. et Elias, 2 Reg. ii. 11. Ea perfici demum et consummari incipit ab adventu secundo Christi ad mundum judicandum, et resurrectione m…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶2} 2 Kings ii. 11. — …Enoch, Gen. v. 24. as it was under the law by that of Elijah, 2 Kings ii. 11. Its fulfilment and consummation will commence from the period of Christ's second coming to judgement, and…

Latin {¶8} et v. 15. — …i. 9. sit ergo, quæso, portio dupla de tuo Spiritu penes me. et v. 15. quievit spiritus Eliæ super Elisæum. Hæc omnia et hujusmodi multa alia de virtute et potentia Dei Patris fuis…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶8} v. 15 — …I pray thee, let a double portion of thy Spirit be upon me. v. 15. the Spirit of Elijah doth rest upon Elisha. Nothing can be more certain, than that all these passages, and many…

Latin {¶28} 2 Reg. ii. 15. — …benedicat tibi Jehova. et v. 7. legam quæso, et colligam—. 2 Reg. ii. 15. venientes obviam ei, incurvarunt se—. Luc. xiv. 9, 10. quum vocatus fueris, vade discubitum in ultimum locum—…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶28} 2 Kings ii. 15. — …v. 7. I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers. 2 Kings ii. 15. they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. Luke xiv. 9, 10. when thou art bidden,…

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Latin {¶23} 2 Reg. ii. 23, 24, 25. — …adolescentulos adhortare ut sint moderati. Opposita. 2 Reg. ii. 23, 24, 25. pueri parvi egressi e civitate illudebant ei—. 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9. natus octo annos—: et fecit quod ma…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶23} 2 Kings ii. 23. — …g men likewise exhort to be sober-minded. The reverse. 2 Kings ii. 23. there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him. 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9. Jehoiachin was eight ye…

Latin {¶2} 2 Reg. ii. 24. — …1. demittantur super eos prunæ—. et psalmis aliis permultis. 2 Reg. ii. 24. maledixit eis in nomine Jehovæ. Jer. xviii. 19, &c. idcirco expone filios eorum fami—; quia foderunt fossam…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶2} 2 Kings ii. 24. — …l upon them. Similar imprecations occur in many other Psalms. 2 Kings ii. 24. he cursed them in the name of Jehovah. Jer. xviii. 19, &c.....deliver up their children to the famine ....fo…

Latin {¶34} 2 Reg. iv. 1. — …uræ—: et Philemonis epistola. Et eorum qui solvendo non sunt. 2 Reg. iv. 1. creditor venit ad rapiendum duos natos meos sibi in servos. Matt. xviii. 25. jussit eum dominus ejus venundari…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶34} 2 Kings iv. 1. — …g the forfeiture, by insolvency, of the rights of freedom, see 2 Kings iv. 1. the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. Matt. xviii. 25. his lord c…

Latin {¶10} 2 Reg. iv. 15. — …olamus Deum, ut ei grati simus, cum verecundia et reverentia. 2 Reg. iv. 15. quum vocasset eam, stetit illa ad portam illius. Talis etiam apud gentes mulierum verecundia fuit: ut Homerus…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶10} 2 Kings iv. 15. — …we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear. 2 Kings iv. 15. when he had called her, she stood in the door. The same ideas of womanly decorum existed even among the Genti…

Latin {¶35} 2 Reg. v. 12. — …et quibus editum est inter edendum increduli videntur fuisse. 2 Reg. v. 12. annon melior est Abana—? Vocatio itaque eamque sequens in naturali homine alteratio, cum de naturali tan…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶35} 2 Kings v. 12. — …ve been in a state of unbelief at the time of its performance. 2 Kings v. 12. are not Abana and Pharphar better than all the waters of Israel? The call of God, and the consequent ch…

Latin {¶37} 2 Reg. v. 15, 16. — …annon facturus essem? In respuendo sanationis præmio Elisæus, 2 Reg. v. 15, 16. ut vivit Jehova ante quem sto, non sum accepturus—. In imperio orbis terrarum rejiciendo Christus, Matt. iv…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶37} 2 Kings v. 15, 16. — …? of Elisha in refusing a reward for the cure he had wrought, 2 Kings v. 15, 16. as Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none; of Christ in rejecting the empire of the worl…

Latin {¶29} 2 Reg. v. 17, 18, 19. — …sario sit, id licere ut credamus facit exemplum Syri Naamanis, 2 Reg. v. 17, 18, 19. cui hoc indultum est; neque hoc solum, sed ut peculiare etiam altare ex Israelitico cespite, incircumcisu…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶29} 2 Kings v. 17—19. — …e seems to be established by the example of Naaman the Syrian, 2 Kings v. 17—19. who was permitted, as an additional mark of the divine approbation, to construct for himself a…

Latin {¶38} 2 Reg. v. 20, &c. — …unt. Gen. xvi. 4. levis habita est hera ejus in oculis ejus. 2 Reg. v. 20, &c. dixit Gehazi minister Elisæi viri Dei, ecce cohibuit se dominus meus apud Naamanem Syrum istum, ne acciperet…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶38} 2 Kings v. 20, &c. — …reverse. Gen. xvi. 4. her mistress was despised in her eyes. 2 Kings v. 20, &c. Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman t…

Latin {¶16} 2 Reg. vi. 2. — …nec ligna cædendi nec domum ipsi suam fabricandi rudes erant, 2 Reg. vi. 2. exemplo Christi, qui et ipse faber fuit, Marc. vi. 3. Pauli, Act. xviii. 3, 4. qui cum in optimis esset artibus a…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶16} 2 Kings vi. 2. — …to be able to hew their own wood, and build their own houses, 2 Kings vi. 2. of Christ, who wrought with his own hands as a carpenter, Mark vi. 3. and of Paul, Acts xviii. 3, 4. to w…

Latin {¶13} 2 Reg. vi. 17. — …xii. 1, 2. acies Dei. Jos. vi. 2. princeps militiæ Jehovæ. 2 Reg. vi. 17. cum equis et curribus igneis. Psal. lxviii. 18. curruum Dei duæ sunt myriades. Luc. ii. 13. multitudo exerc…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶13} 2 Kings vi. 17. — …od's host. Josh. v. 15. the captain of the host of Jehovah. 2 Kings vi. 17. the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire. Psal. lxviii. 17. the chariots of God are twenty thous…

Latin {¶45} 2 Reg. vi. 32. — …esponde stolido secundum stultitiam ejus—. In Elia et Elisæo, 2 Reg. vi. 32. et sæpe alias. In Hanania, 2 Chron. xvi. 7. In Zacharia, cap. xxiv. 20. Isa. i. 10, 23. audite verbum Jehovæ—:…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶45} 2 Kings vi. 32. — …o his folly. This virtue is exemplified in Elijah and Elisha, 2 Kings vi. 32. and in many others; in Hanani, 2 Chron. xvi. 7. in Zechariah, xxiv. 20. Isai. i. 10, 23. hear the word of Jeho…

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Latin {¶11} 2 Reg. vi. 35. — …feremus vobis aquam? et percussit petram illam virga sua bis. 2 Reg. vi. 35. si Jehova faceret cataractas in cœlis, an posset esse res ista? Isa. vii. 12. non petam, neque tentabo Jehova…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶11} 2 Kings vii. 2. — …out of this rock? ......with his rod he smote the rock twice. 2 Kings vii. 2. if Jehovah would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? Isai. vii. 12. I will not ask, neither will I…

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Latin {¶38} 2 Reg. vii. 7. — …ii. Eph. v. 4. stultiloquium. Et taciturnitas nimia. 2 Reg. vii. 7. dies iste est dies boni nuntii, et nos taceremus? COMITAS est qua nos affabiles et facile adeundos…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶38} 2 Kings vii. 9. — …. 4. foolish talking. Thirdly, excess of taciturnity. 2 Kings vii. 9. this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace. COURTEOUSNESS consists in affability and…

Latin {¶23} 2 Reg. viii. — …Jehosaphati, qui filio Joramo uxorem ex Achabi filiabus dedit, 2 Reg. viii. Forma conjugii in mutua conjugum benevolentia, amore, auxilio, solatio consistit; ut ipsa institutio seu de…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶23} 2 Kings viii. — …hat, who gave his son Jehoram a wife of the daughters of Ahab, 2 Kings viii. The form of marriage consists in the mutual exercise of benevolence, love, help, and solace betwe…

Latin {¶25} 2 Reg. viii. 12. — …e figmentum ejus quid is sit facturus jam hodie antequam, &c. 2 Reg. viii. 12. novi illud malum quo affecturus es filios Israelis, &c. Tertio, sub notione VOLUNTATIS Deus est…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶25} 2 Kings viii. 12. — …now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 2 Kings viii. 12. I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel. III. With reference to the WILL,…

Latin {¶27} 2 Reg. viii. 12. — …mala Rex Hazael illaturus Israelitis aliquot post annos esset, 2 Reg. viii. 12. Nec tamen id propter Elisæi præscientiam necessario evenisse quisquam affirmaverit: eventus enim ille nihilo m…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶27} 2 Kings viii. 12. — …ring upon the children of Israel in the course of a few years, 2 Kings viii. 12. Yet no one would affirm that the evil took place necessarily on account of the foreknowledge of Elisha; for h…

Latin {¶12} 2 Reg. ix. 30. — …nodis capillorum et circumposito auro vel palliorum amictu—. 2 Reg. ix. 30. fucavit faciem, &c. Virtutes quæ in vitæ facultatibus modum servant sunt αὐταρκεία, pars…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶12} 2 Kings ix. 30. — …he hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel. 2 Kings ix. 30. she painted her face, &c. Moderation in the enjoyment of temporal possessions manifests itself in the…

Latin {¶7} 2 Reg. x. 16. — …s, ut ignis—. Et hypocriticus aut jactabundus; in Jehu, 2 Reg. x. 16. vide zelum meum. Sanctificatur Dei nomen cum verbis tum factis. Verbis, cum non nisi reverentiæ causa Deu…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶7} 2 Kings x. 16. — …Fourthly, an hypocritical and boastful zeal, as that of Jehu, 2 Kings x. 16. come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. The name of God is to be hallowed in word as well as in deed.…

Latin {¶16} 2 Reg. xi. 4, &c. — …ores et inferiores. TUTORUM officia. 2 Reg. xi. 4, &c. ostendit iis filium regis—. PUPILLORUM. 2 Reg. xii. 3. fecit Joas quod rectum videtur in oculis…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶16} 2 Kings xi. 4, &c. — …on. For the duties of GUARDIANS, see 2 Kings xi. 4, &c. he shewed them the king's son, &c. The duties of WARDS. 2 Kings xii. 2. Jehoash did that which…

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Latin {¶17} 2 Reg. xii. 3. — …i. 4, &c. ostendit iis filium regis—. PUPILLORUM. 2 Reg. xii. 3. fecit Joas quod rectum videtur in oculis Jehovæ omnibus diebus quibus docebat eum Jehoiada. PRÆCEPTOR…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶17} 2 Kings xii. 2. — …ewed them the king's son, &c. The duties of WARDS. 2 Kings xii. 2. Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of Jehovah all his days, wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed…

Latin {¶6} 2 Reg. xiv. 8. — …ero infert se, adeo præfidens est. Hujus exemplum est Amazia, 2 Reg. xiv. 8. age, videamus alter faciem alterius. Et Josias, 2 Chron. xxxv. 20, 21, 22. et quamvis mitteret ad ipsum legat…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶6} 2 Kings xiv. 8. — …geth, and is confident. This fault is exemplified in Amaziah, 2 Kings xiv. 8. come, let us look one another in the face; and in Josiah, 2 Chron. xxxv. 20—22. he sent ambassadors unto him…

Latin {¶14} cum v. 1. — …principalius, quamvis remotius, referendum est; 2 Reg. xvi. 2. cum v. 1. natus viginti annos erat Acha, cum ille (id est, pater ejus Jothamus) regnare inciperet, si ætatem Ezechiæ, qua i…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} v. 1 — …. thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. v. 130. the entrance of thy words giveth light, it giveth understanding unto the simple; whence it follows that the liberty o…

Latin {¶14} 2 Reg. xvi. 2. — …cedens, sed ad principalius, quamvis remotius, referendum est; 2 Reg. xvi. 2. cum v. 1. natus viginti annos erat Acha, cum ille (id est, pater ejus Jothamus) regnare inciperet, si ætatem…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} 2 Kings xvi. 2. — …to the principal word in the sentence, though more remote. See 2 Kings xvi. 2. compared with v. 1. twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, that is, Jotham the father of Ahaz, as…

Latin {¶20} 2 Reg. xvi. 7. — …&c. Amaziæ cum Israelitis, cap. xxv. 7, 8. Ahazi cum Assyriis, 2 Reg. xvi. 7. et quod Judæi cum Ægyptiis ambierunt, Isa. xxx. 2, &c. Et hæc vetita sunt, et infelices exitus habuerunt. Exod.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶20} 2 Kings xvi. 7. — …iah with the Israelites, xxv. 6—8. of Ahaz with the Assyrians, 2 Kings xvi. 7. and that which the Jews sought to contract with the Egyptians, Isai. xxx. 2, &c. These were unlawful, and led t…

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Latin {¶3} 2 Reg. xvi. 10, &c. — …ntiem tibi—. 1 Reg. xii. 31, 32. paravit domum excelsorum—. 2 Reg. xvi. 10, &c. quum vidisset altare—. 1 Chron. xv. 13. cum v. 15. irrupit Jehova Deus noster in nos, cum non requirerem…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶3} 2 Kings xvi. 10. — …o me. 1 Kings xii. 31, 32. he made an house of high places. 2 Kings xvi. 10. he saw an altar that was at Damascus, &c. 1 Chron. xv. 13, 15. Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for t…

Latin {¶11} 2 Reg. xvii. 2, 3, 4. — …tilitiæ reus, cum patrum causa tum sua dat pœnas regno exutus, 2 Reg. xvii. 2, 3, 4. Sic Manassis peccata in posteros redundarunt, ipsos tamen haud innocentes, cap. xxiii. 26. propter omnia…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶11} 2 Kings xvii. 2—4. — …sins and for those of his fathers, by the loss of his kingdom, 2 Kings xvii. 2—4. Thus too the sins of Manasseh were visited on his children, but they themselves were far from being innocent…

Latin {¶10} 2 Reg. xvii. 4. — …um erit. Exemplo sint tres reges, Hosea, Hezechia et Zedechia. 2 Reg. xvii. 4. invenit rex Assyriæ in Hosea conspirationem—; quare coercuit eum rex Assyriæ, et vincivit eum in carcerem.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶10} 2 Kings xvii. 4. — …his occurs in the three kings, Hoshea, Hezekiah, and Zedekiah. 2 Kings xvii. 4. the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea……therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in p…

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Latin {¶6} 2 Reg. xvii. 13. &c. — …aures ad audiendum, nec audierunt, quia domus rebellis sunt. 2 Reg. xvii. 13. &c. cumque contestaretur Jehova in Israelem et in Judam per omnes prophetas, dicendo, revertimini &c. non a…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶6} 2 Kings xvii. 13. — …ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house. 2 Kings xvii. 13. Jehovah testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn…

Latin {¶11} 2 Reg. xvii. 14. — …iniquitatem suam, etiamque propter iniquitatem patrum suorum. 2 Reg. xvii. 14. obduraverant cervices suas ut majores cervices suas. et Ezech. xviii. 4. en, omnes animæ meæ sunt, æque ani…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶11} 2 Kings xvii. 14. — …e iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. 2 Kings xvii. 14. they hardened their necks, like to the necks of their fathers. Ezek. xviii. 4. behold, all souls are mine;…

Latin {¶23} 2 Reg. xvii. 28. — …acturum esse mihi, eo quod est mihi hic Levita in sacerdotem. 2 Reg. xvii. 28. veniens unus ex illis sacerdotibus, quos deportaverant e Samaria, consedit Bethele, et docebat eos quomodo re…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶23} 2 Kings xvii. 28. — …Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. 2 Kings xvii. 28. then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them h…

Latin {¶24} 2 Reg. xvii. 33. — …t, non est consummatus in charitate. Et idololatricus. 2 Reg. xvii. 33. Jehovam reverebantur, et deos suos colebant ex ritu gentium quas deportaverant inde. Et rerum quarumc…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶24} 2 Kings xvii. 33. — …is not made perfect in love. Thirdly, a fear of idols. 2 Kings xvii. 33. they feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from…

Latin {¶14} cap. xviii. 2. — …inciperet, si ætatem Ezechiæ, qua is regnum iniit, perpendas, cap. xviii. 2. Sic 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9. cum ille regnare inciperet, cum 2 Reg. xxiv. 10. Psal. xcix. 6. Mosem, et Aharonem cum…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} xviii. 2. — …ears by considering the age at which Hezekiah began his reign, xviii. 2. See also 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9. when he began to reign, compared with 2 Kings xxiv. 8. Psal. xcix. 6. Moses and Aaron…

Latin {¶26} 2 Reg. xviii. 4. — …fuit; et tamen posteaquam adorari cœptus est, comminutus est, 2 Reg. xviii. 4. contudit etiam serpentem æneum quem fecerat Mosès. Male igitur idola vocantur a pontificiis libri lai…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶26} 2 Kings xviii. 4. — …molished, as soon as it became an object of religious worship, 2 Kings xviii. 4. he brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made. Hence the Papists err in calling idols th…

Latin {¶10} 2 Reg. xviii. 7. — …quare coercuit eum rex Assyriæ, et vincivit eum in carcerem. 2 Reg. xviii. 7. aderat Jehova Hezechiæ: quocunque prodibat, secundabatur: rebellavitque in regem Assyriæ, ut non serviret ei.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶10} xviii. 7. — …ore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. xviii. 7. Jehovah was with Hezekiah, and he prospered whithersoever he went forth, and he rebelled against the…

Latin {¶10} 2 Reg. xix. 6. — …4. educite execratorem: et Rabsacis cæterorumque Assyriorum, 2 Reg. xix. 6. propter verba quibus pueri regis Assyriæ maledixerunt mihi: et scribarum, Marc. iii. 22. dicebant, certe habe…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶10} 2 Kings xix. 6. — …amp. Such also was that of Rabshakeh and the other Assyrians, 2 Kings xix. 6. be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphem…

Latin {¶22} 2 Reg. xix. 15. — …puli terræ, Jehovam esse Deum ipsum, neminem esse præter eum. 2 Reg. xix. 15. tu es Deus solus omnibus regnis terræ. Isa. xliv. 1. præter me nullus est Deus. v. 3. an Deus est præter m…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶22} 2 Kings xix. 15. — …th may know that Jehovah is God, and that there is none else. 2 Kings xix. 15. thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Isai. xliv. 6. beside me there is no G…

Latin {¶2} 2 Reg. xix. 27. — …ia displicentiæ; Deut. xxxi. 21. me nosse figmentum ejus &c. 2 Reg. xix. 27. incessum tuum novi, etiam furorem tuum contra me. Apoc. iii. 1. novi opera tua, quod dicaris vivere, sed mor…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶2} 2 Kings xix. 27. — …xxxi. 21. I know their imagination which they go about, &c. 2 Kings xix. 27. I know......thy coming in, and thy rage against me. Rev. iii. 1. I know thy works, that thou hast a name th…

Latin {¶23} 2 Reg. xix. 35. — …xiv. 20. Viribus potentissimi; Psal. ciii. 20. 2 Pet. ii. 11. 2 Reg. xix. 35. 2 Thess. i. 7. Sunt velocitate summa quasi alis induti; Ezech. i. 6. Sunt numero pene innumerabili; Deut. xxxii…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶23} 2 Kings xix. 35. — …20. Most powerful in strength; Psal. ciii. 20. 2 Pet. ii. 11. 2 Kings xix. 35. 2 Thess. i. 7. Endued with the greatest swiftness, which is figuratively denoted by the attribute of wings;[^s…

Latin {¶12} 2 Reg. xix. 35. — …erosolymæ imminentem. Exercitus totos inopina clade sternunt: 2 Reg. xix. 35. et his similia. Ergo militari specie sæpius apparuerunt. Gen. xxxii. 1, 2. acies Dei. Jos. vi. 2. pri…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶12} 2 Kings xix. 35. — …lem. They lay waste whole armies with unexpected destruction. 2 Kings xix. 35. Compare also other passages to the same effect. Hence they are frequently represented as making their a…

Latin {¶11} 2 Reg. xx. 1. — …visset regnum tuum Jehova; nunc autem regnum tuum non stabit. 2 Reg. xx. 1. dixerat Deus Ezechiam statim moriturum; quod non est factum tamen; ergo nec simpliciter decretum. Mors Josiæ præc…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶11} 2 Kings xx. 1. — …but now thy kingdom shall not continue. Again, God had said, 2 Kings xx. 1. that Hezekiah should die immediately, which however did not happen, and therefore could not have been decreed wi…

Latin {¶14} 2 Reg. xx. 13, 14. — …eque spem ponant in divitiis incertis, sed in illo Deo vivo—. 2 Reg. xx. 13, 14. ad quos intentus Ezechia, ostendit iis totum gazophylacium suum—. Huic opponitur anxietas de victu…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} 2 Kings xx. 13, 14. — …minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God. 2 Kings xx. 13, 14. Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of his precious things. Opposed to thi…

Latin {¶33} 2 Reg. xxi. 6. — …ecromantes: nam abominationi est Jehovæ quisquis facit ista—. 2 Reg. xxi. 6. traduxit filium suum per ignem, præstigiisque et conjectionibus usus est, et instituit pythonem et hariolos. I…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶33} 2 Kings xxi. 6. — …these things are an abomination unto Jehovah. 2 Kings xxi. 6. he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spir…

Latin {¶4} 2 Reg. xxii. 19. — …aput meum, ut onus grave; graviores sunt quam perferre queam. 2 Reg. xxii. 19. quiæ mollitus est animus tuus, et demisisti te a facie Jehovæ cum audivisses ea quæ locutus sum contra hunc l…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶4} 2 Kings xxii. 19. — …over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 2 Kings xxii. 19. because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spak…

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Latin {¶24} 2 Reg. xxiii. — …, 2 Chron. xiv. 3. et xv. 8, &c. Jehosaphat; Ezechias; Josias, 2 Reg. xxiii. 2 Chron. xxxiv. 4, &c. totus populus, 2 Chron. xxiii. 17. et xxxi. 1. Cherubini idola non sunt dicendi; ne…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶24} 2 Kings xxiii. 1—25. — …sa, 2 Chron. xiv. 3. xv. 8, &c. Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah, 2 Kings xxiii. 1—25. 2 Chron. xxxiv. 4, &c. the whole people, 2 Chron. xxiii. 17. and xxxi. 1. The cherubic images over…

Latin {¶11} cap. xxiii. 26. — …peccata in posteros redundarunt, ipsos tamen haud innocentes, cap. xxiii. 26. propter omnia irritamenta, quibus irritaverat eum Manasses, cum Jer. xxv. 3, 4. &c. a decimo tertio anno Jos…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶11} xxiii. 26. — …is children, but they themselves were far from being innocent, xxiii. 26. compared with Jer. xxv. 3, 4. because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. From the thirt…

The two editions number this verse differently. Which numbering Milton was following here has not yet been checked:

Latin {¶11} 2 Reg. xxiv. 5. — …obis inde a diluculo indesinenter, nec tamen auscultastis. et 2 Reg. xxiv. 5. propter peccata similia omnino iis quæ fecerat Manasses. Itaque Josias rex bonus ejusque similes pœnarum magn…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶11} 2 Kings xxiv. 3. — …to you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. 2 Kings xxiv. 3. for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did. On the same principle the good king Josiah, and thos…

The two editions number this verse differently. Which numbering Milton was following here has not yet been checked:

Latin {¶14} 2 Reg. xxiv. 10. — …i. 2. Sic 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9. cum ille regnare inciperet, cum 2 Reg. xxiv. 10. Psal. xcix. 6. Mosem, et Aharonem cum sacerdotibus ipsius. Joan. viii. 44. mendax est, et pater ejus. Post…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} 2 Kings xxiv. 8. — …lso 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9. when he began to reign, compared with 2 Kings xxiv. 8. Psal. xcix. 6. Moses and Aaron among his priests. John viii. 44. he is a liar, and the father of it. Lastl…