Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	aaron_n	abraham_n	call_v	13	3	3.5425	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48431	The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.; Works. 1684	Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.; G. B. (George Bright), d. 1696.; Strype, John, 1643-1737.	1684 (1684)	Wing L2051; ESTC R16617	4,059,437	2,607

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horhagidgad_a the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n and_o be_v lament_v all_o that_o month_n chap._n xxi_o some_o canaanite_n be_v overcome_v here_o appear_v some_o glimpse_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n promise_n but_o the_o people_n turn_v clean_a back_n again_o they_o begin_v to_o murmur_v here_o the_o strange_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 5._o and_o the_o scornful_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v for_o manna_n show_v their_o scornfulness_n and_o fume_v seraphim_n nehashim_n fiery_a serpent_n or_o serpent_n of_o a_o flame_n colour_n sting_v the_o murmurer_n and_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n lift_v up_o and_o look_v at_o cure_v they_o a_o figure_n of_o better_a thing_n to_o come_v joh._n 3._o 14._o this_o brazen_a serpent_n seem_v to_o have_v name_v the_o place_n zalmonah_n num._n 33._o 42._o that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o the_o image_n and_o the_o come_n up_o of_o the_o serpent_n upon_o the_o people_n seem_v also_o to_o have_v name_v the_o place_n there_o about_o maaleh_n akrabbim_n the_o come_n up_o of_o the_o scorpion_n see_v josh._n 15._o 3._o from_o zalmonah_n they_o remove_v to_o pimon_n to_o oboth_n to_o ije_n aharim_n by_o the_o border_n of_o moab_n they_o be_v forbid_v to_o invade_v moab_n deut._n 2._o 9_o they_o pass_v the_o valley_n zare_v and_o here_o all_o the_o generation_n number_v at_o sinai_n be_v clean_o go_v deut._n 2._o 14._o they_o coast_n along_o moab_n and_o ammon_n and_o so_o to_o the_o other_o side_n arnon_n deut._n 2._o 13_o 18_o 24._o in_o numb_a 21._o ver_fw-la 14._o there_o be_v this_o geographical_a quotation_n take_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o describe_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n thus_o vaheh_n in_o suphah_n and_o the_o brook_n of_o arnon_n and_o the_o stream_n of_o the_o brook_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o dwell_n of_o be_v and_o lie_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o moab_n this_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v some_o book_n of_o remembrance_n and_o direction_n write_v by_o moses_n for_o joshua_n private_a instruction_n in_o the_o manage_n of_o the_o war_n after_o he_o see_v exod._n 17._o 14_o 16._o it_o may_v be_v this_o book_n be_v also_o call_v sepher_n jasher_n libre_fw-la rectus_fw-la or_o a_o directory_n for_o joshua_n from_o moses_n what_o to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o expect_v in_o his_o war_n and_o in_o it_o moses_n direct_v the_o set_n up_o of_o archery_n 2_o sam._n 1._o 18._o and_o warrant_v he_o to_o command_v the_o sun_n and_o to_o expect_v its_o obedience_n josh._n 10._o 13._o from_o thence_o they_o come_v to_o beer_n where_o the_o seventy_o elder_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n by_o moses_n appointment_n do_v bring_v forth_o water_n by_o the_o stroke_n of_o their_o staff_n as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o the_o stroke_n of_o his_o rod_n this_o great_a work_n and_o wonder_n and_o this_o great_a privilege_n bestow_v upon_o so_o many_o of_o they_o make_v all_o the_o people_n to_o sing_v for_o joy_n sihon_n and_o og_n conquer_v it_o be_v now_o six_o and_o twenty_o generation_n from_o the_o creation_n or_o from_o adam_n to_o moses_n and_o according_o do_v psal._n 136._o rehearse_v the_o durableness_n of_o god_n mercy_n six_o and_o twenty_o time_n over_o beginning_z world_n 2553_o moses_n 120_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n 40_o the_o story_n with_o the_o creation_n and_o end_v it_o in_o the_o conquest_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n the_o numeral_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n amount_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o six_o and_o twenty_o chap._n xxii_o xxiii_o xxiv_o xxv_o balaam_n can_v curse_v israel_n but_o curse_v amalek_n their_o first_o and_o rome_n their_o last_o enemy_n he_o foretell_v that_o israel_n shall_v be_v so_o prosperous_a and_o happy_a that_o he_o wish_v that_o his_o end_n may_v be_v like_o they_o he_o return_v to_o his_o own_o place_n chap._n 24._o 25._o that_o be_v say_v baal_n turim_n he_o go_v to_o hell_n as_o act_n 1._o 25._o he_o go_v not_o home_n to_o syris_n his_o own_o country_n but_o he_o go_v homeward_o and_o by_o the_o way_n fall_v in_o with_o midian_a and_o give_v they_o the_o curse_a counsel_n to_o entangle_v israel_n with_o their_o daughter_n and_o idolatry_n israel_n be_v yoke_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o baal_n peor_n not_o only_o to_o the_o idol_n but_o to_o the_o woman_n the_o old_a generation_n of_o wicked_a israel_n be_v utter_o go_v and_o this_o new_a generation_n that_o must_v enter_v canaan_n begin_v after_o their_o father_n with_o such_o course_n as_o these_o there_o die_v for_o this_o sin_n 24000_o man_n viz._n 23000_o by_o the_o plague_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 8._o and_o 1000_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n chap._n xxvi_o xxvii_o xxviii_o xxix_o xxx_o the_o people_n be_v number_v that_o must_v go_v into_o canaan_n as_o those_o have_v be_v that_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n one_o family_n of_o simeon_n that_o have_v go_v into_o egypt_n be_v extinct_a namely_o that_o of_o ohad_fw-mi a_o prince_n of_o simeon_n have_v be_v chief_a actor_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o peor_n chap._n 25._o 14._o it_o may_v be_v that_o utter_o root_v out_o his_o stock_n divers_a law_n give_v chap._n xxxi_o xxxii_o midian_a destroy_v though_o abraham_n child_n reuben_n gad_n and_o half_a manasseh_n have_v thereby_o the_o quiet_a settle_v beyond_o jordan_n when_o they_o say_v we_o will_v build_v we_o sheepfold_n and_o city_n chap._n 32._o 6._o and_o when_o the_o text_n say_v they_o do_v so_o ver_fw-la 34._o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o take_v course_n for_o such_o building_n for_o they_o themselves_o go_v over_o jordan_n and_o be_v in_o canaan_n war_n seven_o year_n chap._n xxxiii_o xxxiv_o xxxv_o xxxvi_o israels_n two_o and_o forty_o station_n from_o egypt_n to_o jordan_n the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o disposal_n of_o zelophohad_n daughter_n the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n be_v a_o rehearsal_n and_o explanation_n make_v to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o law_n give_v to_o their_o father_n the_o time_n of_o the_o book_n be_v but_o two_o month_n namely_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o their_o forty_o year_n divide_v into_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n his_o repeat_v the_o law_n and_o die_v and_o israel_n mourning_n thirty_o day_n for_o he_o there_o can_v be_v little_a dislocation_n of_o story_n expect_v where_o there_o be_v so_o few_o story_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v the_o less_o needful_a to_o insist_v much_o upon_o the_o book_n when_o that_o which_o we_o chief_o aim_v at_o in_o this_o undertake_n be_v already_o do_v namely_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o story_n in_o its_o proper_a method_n and_o order_n only_o some_o few_o thing_n it_o may_v not_o be_v impertinent_a nor_o unprofitable_a to_o observe_v 1._o whereas_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o explain_v this_o law_n chap._n 1._o 1._o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o he_o be_v over_o against_o suph_n in_o moab_n and_o not_o near_o the_o red-sea_n see_v numb_a 21._o 14._o vaheb_fw-mi in_o suphah_n world_n 2553_o moses_n 120_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n 40_o 2._o speak_v of_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o people_n out_o of_o canaan_n for_o their_o murmur_a at_o kadesh_n barnea_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n numb_a 14._o he_o bring_v in_o the_o story_n of_o his_o own_o exclusion_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n chap._n 1._o 35_o 36_o 37._o whereas_o it_o be_v not_o till_o eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o but_o thus_o close_a and_o concise_o do_v the_o scripture_n sometime_o use_v to_o speak_v in_o rehearse_v know_v story_n see_v act_n 7._o 7._o 3._o he_o speak_v to_o the_o generation_n then_o present_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v the_o generation_n that_o be_v already_o perish_v and_o consume_v in_o the_o wilderness_n see_v chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 26._o 27_o 34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n for_o he_o put_v the_o murmur_a at_o kadesh_n and_o the_o decree_n against_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n upon_o these_o man_n present_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v the_o man_n whereas_o those_o man_n that_o be_v proper_o concern_v in_o that_o business_n be_v already_o dead_a and_o go_v but_o he_o use_v this_o manner_n of_o stile_n 1._o because_o they_o be_v abundance_n of_o they_o capable_a of_o murmur_v then_o as_o well_o as_o their_o father_n they_o be_v many_o thousand_o of_o they_o indeed_o under_o twenty_o year_n and_o yet_o not_o so_o much_o under_o but_o that_o they_o can_v be_v and_o can_v show_v themselves_o as_o untoward_o and_o unlucky_a as_o they_o that_o be_v above_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o by_o this_o manner_n of_o expression_n moses_n will_v bring_v

be_v dart_v through_o david_n mourn_v sad_o for_o he_o because_o of_o the_o desperate_a condition_n in_o which_o he_o die_v shimei_n be_v pardon_v he_o come_v down_o first_o of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n to_o meet_v the_o king_n chap._n 19_o vers_fw-la 20._o here_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n be_v use_v for_o all_o israel_n except_o judah_n and_o set_v in_o opposition_n to_o judah_n joseph_n have_v be_v the_o prime_a family_n while_o the_o ark_n be_v in_o shiloh_n and_o all_o israel_n be_v name_v after_o it_o as_o psal._n 80._o 1._o but_o then_o god_n refuse_v joseph_n and_o choose_v judah_n for_o the_o chief_a psal._n 78._o 68_o 69._o and_o there_o begin_v and_o continue_v the_o difference_n and_o distinction_n betwixt_o israel_n and_o judah_n joseph_n and_o judah_n ephraim_n and_o judah_n for_o by_o all_o these_o name_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n style_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chap._n xx._n sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la rebell_v a_o man_n of_o benjamin_n by_o descent_n ver_fw-la 1._o but_o of_o the_o hill_n country_n of_o ephraim_n by_o residence_n ver_fw-la 21._o psal._n xxx_o with_o the_o three_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n read_v the_o 30_o psalm_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v by_o david_n when_o upon_o his_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n after_o his_o flight_n he_o purge_v and_o hallow_v his_o own_o house_n which_o have_v be_v make_v a_o stew_n by_o absalon_n psal._n iu._n with_o this_o chapter_n also_o read_v the_o four_o psalm_n make_v as_o the_o stile_n of_o it_o argue_v upon_o this_o rebellion_n of_o sheba_n as_o the_o three_o psalm_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o rebellion_n of_o absalon_n he_o check_v the_o people_n for_o despise_v his_o kingdom_n and_o harken_v after_o a_o kingdom_n that_o be_v but_o vanity_n as_o first_o absaloms_n and_o now_o shebas_n ver_fw-la 2._o he_o advise_v israel_n and_o judah_n not_o to_o sin_v in_o their_o anger_n 2_o sam._n 19_o 43._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v angry_a but_o sin_v not_o ver_fw-la 4._o he_o profess_v in_o ver_fw-la 7._o that_o since_o the_o time_n that_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o other_o provision_n increase_v to_o he_o from_o barzillai_n shobi_n and_o nahash_n 2_o sam._n 17._o 27._o etc._n etc._n that_o his_o heart_n have_v receive_v comfortable_a confidence_n and_o assurance_n of_o his_o restore_n again_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v still_o trust_v and_o depend_v upon_o that_o goodness_n and_o providence_n that_o have_v deliver_v he_o out_o of_o the_o other_o trouble_n and_o wrought_v those_o good_a beginning_n towards_o he_o chap._n xxi_o to_o vers._n 15._o david_n 36_o three_o year_n famine_n lie_v upon_o the_o land_n for_o the_o offence_n of_o saul_n he_o in_o a_o david_n 37_o zeal_n to_o israel_n and_o judah_n will_v expel_v the_o amorites_n and_o destroy_v they_o and_o david_n 38_o with_o they_o all_o wizard_n and_o witch_n and_o with_o they_o he_o also_o fall_v upon_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o destroy_v they_o though_o 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well_o about_o the_o time_n of_o these_o year_n chap._n xxi_o vers._n 15._o to_o end_n i_o chron._n xx._n vers._n 4._o to_o end_n those_o battle_n be_v of_o a_o uncertain_a date_n and_o therefore_o since_o there_o be_v no_o direction_n where_o to_o place_v they_o it_o be_v the_o safe_a way_n to_o take_v they_o in_o the_o order_n where_o they_o lie_v especial_o since_o both_o the_o book_n of_o samuel_n and_o the_o chronicle_n have_v lay_v they_o in_o this_o place_n the_o book_n of_o samuel_n reckon_v four_o battle_n and_o the_o chronicle_n but_o three_o for_o that_o wherein_o david_n be_v in_o danger_n and_o can_v not_o come_v off_o with_o honour_n and_o safety_n be_v omit_v the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n conceal_v sometime_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n as_o it_o mention_v not_o the_o fact_n of_o david_n with_o uriah_n and_o his_o wife_n nor_o the_o idolatry_n of_o solomon_n etc._n etc._n the_o book_n of_o samuel_n call_v elhanan_n the_o son_n of_o jaare_v oregim_v 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mich._n 5._o and_o for_o this_o come_n of_o elias_n do_v elias_n levita_n so_o hearty_o pray_v in_o tisbi_n in_o rad_a tishbi_fw-la elias_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o gibeah_n so_o let_v it_o be_v god_n good_a will_n that_o he_o may_v be_v with_o we_o in_o this_o time_n and_o let_v that_o verse_n be_v accomplish_v upon_o we_o behold_v i_o send_v you_o elias_n so_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o elias_n the_o author_n by_o these_o and_o divers_a other_o speech_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n which_o may_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n author_n show_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o that_o people_n concern_v the_o come_n of_o elias_n bodily_a before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o when_o the_o jew_n see_v so_o eminent_a a_o man_n as_o john_n the_o baptist_n come_v in_o so_o powerful_a a_o way_n of_o ministry_n so_o great_a a_o change_n of_o a_o sacrament_n and_o so_o strict_a austerity_n of_o life_n they_o question_v with_o themselves_o and_o with_o he_o 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that_o enoch_n and_o elias_n shall_v come_v visible_o and_o bodily_a to_o destroy_v antichrist_n to_o convert_v the_o jew_n and_o to_o build_v up_o the_o elect_a in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ._n he_o that_o desire_v name_n may_v see_v enough_o in_o bellarmine_n de_fw-fr roman_n pontif._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o where_o he_o prove_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n by_o this_o argument_n that_o elias_n and_o enoch_n never_o come_v against_o he_o in_o cornel._n a_o lapide_fw-la in_o apocal._n 11._o where_o he_o hold_v the_o two_o witness_n to_o be_v these_o two_o man_n enoch_n and_o elias_n it_o be_v somewhat_o beside_o our_o work_n to_o take_v up_o this_o controversy_n in_o this_o place_n but_o it_o may_v not_o be_v beside_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o reader_n to_o take_v up_o two_o or_o three_o consideration_n upon_o this_o matter_n and_o to_o ruminate_v and_o study_v upon_o they_o towards_o the_o confutation_n of_o this_o groundless_a opinion_n 1._o that_o the_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o which_o elias_n be_v promise_v to_o come_v be_v exceed_o mistake_v by_o those_o that_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o it_o mean_v only_o the_o day_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o may_v be_v prove_v at_o large_a by_o divers_a other_o place_n of_o scripture_n where_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v and_o the_o like_a misconstruction_n be_v there_o of_o the_o phrase_n in_o the_o last_o day_n by_o take_v it_o for_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o world_n whereas_o it_o mean_v only_o the_o last_o day_n of_o jerusalem_n 2._o those_o two_o witness_n mention_v rev._n 11._o upon_o who_o there_o be_v so_o various_a gloss_n and_o different_a opinion_n be_v picture_v and_o character_v out_o like_o moses_n and_o elias_n

have_v more_o clear_a prediction_n concern_v christ_n than_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n and_o yet_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v take_v in_o among_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v common_o divide_v they_o in_o their_o bibles_n and_o read_v they_o in_o their_o synagogue_n but_o they_o come_v under_o the_o three_o part_n cetubhim_n and_o therefore_o as_o by_o the_o law_n here_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v all_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n so_o by_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v all_o the_o old_a testament_n beside_o and_o so_o what_o be_v speak_v in_o a_o psalm_n be_v say_v to_o be_v speak_v by_o a_o prophet_n matth._n 13._o 35._o and_o daniel_n be_v call_v a_o prophet_n matth._n 24._o 13._o and_o so_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o book_n of_o job_n esther_n chronicle_n etc._n etc._n deserve_v the_o same_o name_n and_o this_o very_a consideration_n be_v argument_n enough_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o plead_v solomon_n salvation_n 2._o that_o christ_n be_v the_o general_a and_o chief_a subject_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o here_o be_v we_o get_v into_o a_o very_a large_a field_n if_o we_o will_v but_o traverse_v it_o to_o show_v how_o law_n and_o prophet_n in_o type_n and_o prophecy_n do_v speak_v before_o of_o christ_n but_o this_o consideration_n and_o particular_n of_o it_o will_v be_v continual_o occur_v and_o emerge_v as_o we_o go_v along_o 3._o that_o when_o nathaneel_n say_v that_o we_o have_v find_v he_o of_o who_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n do_v write_v jesus_n of_o nazaret_n he_o mean_v not_o that_o either_o moses_n or_o the_o prophet_n have_v so_o articulate_o name_v he_o but_o that_o jesus_n of_o nazaret_n prove_v to_o be_v he_o of_o who_o they_o have_v write_v and_o speak_v so_o much_o vers._n 46._o can_v there_o any_o good_a thing_n come_v out_o of_o nazaret_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v by_o nathaneel_n not_o only_o as_o refer_v to_o the_o poorness_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o city_n nazaret_n as_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o mention_v by_o the_o prophet_n to_o be_v a_o producer_n of_o any_o good_a nor_o likely_a in_o itself_o to_o be_v so_o be_v a_o place_n of_o a_o inferior_a and_o contemptible_a rank_n but_o as_o refer_v rather_o to_o the_o wickedness_n and_o profaneness_n of_o the_o place_n that_o it_o be_v so_o wretched_a and_o ungodly_a a_o city_n that_o it_o be_v unlikely_a that_o any_o good_a thing_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o it_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o place_n appear_v luke_n 4._o 29._o when_o they_o be_v so_o desperate_a as_o to_o go_v about_o to_o murder_n christ_n at_o his_o first_o appear_v among_o they_o vers._n 47._o compare_v jer._n 9_o 4_o 5_o 6._o behold_v a_o israelite_n indeed_o etc._n etc._n although_o this_o be_v the_o character_n of_o every_o true_a christian_a as_o esay_n 65._o 8._o and_o it_o be_v according_o conceive_v almost_o general_o by_o expositor_n that_o our_o saviour_n aim_v only_o at_o such_o a_o thing_n here_o namely_o that_o this_o be_v one_o that_o serve_v god_n sincere_o and_o with_o a_o good_a heart_n and_o this_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o god_n require_v a_o man_n to_o be_v in_o the_o profession_n of_o religion_n yet_o can_v i_o not_o apprehend_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sole_a and_o proper_a meaning_n and_o intention_n of_o these_o word_n for_o why_o may_v not_o the_o same_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o and_o to_o peter_n andrew_n and_o philip_n certain_o they_o be_v very_o sincere_a and_o upright_a towards_o god_n and_o be_v israelites_n indeed_o without_o guile_n or_o hypocrisy_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o nathaneel_n their_o fetch_v one_o another_o to_o christ_n and_o the_o readiness_n of_o they_o all_o in_o embrace_v of_o christ_n confirm_v this_o past_a all_o denial_n and_o it_o be_v hard_a and_o harsh_a to_o think_v that_o christ_n shall_v give_v that_o for_o a_o singular_a encomion_n to_o nathaneel_n which_o may_v general_o be_v give_v to_o any_o of_o his_o disciple_n when_o he_o name_v simon_n peter_n it_o be_v for_o some_o singular_a and_o peculiar_a respect_n and_o so_o when_o he_o name_v james_n and_o john_n boanarge_n and_o doubtless_o when_o he_o pass_v such_o a_o character_n as_o this_o upon_o nathaneel_n it_o be_v for_o some_o regard_n and_o respect_n in_o which_o he_o be_v difference_v from_o other_o man_n the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n therefore_o of_o this_o description_n of_o he_o by_o our_o saviour_n i_o conceive_v rather_o to_o be_v nathaneel_n uprightness_n and_o deceitlesness_n towards_o man_n than_o towards_o god_n though_o his_o uprightness_n and_o sincerity_n towards_o god_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v deny_v and_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v a_o common_a name_n and_o title_n which_o nathaneel_n have_v get_v among_o his_o neighbour_n and_o those_o that_o know_v he_o for_o his_o very_a honest_a upright_a and_o exemplary_a deal_n converse_n and_o integrity_n among_o they_o that_o he_o be_v common_o call_v the_o guiltless_a israelite_n as_o that_o roman_a be_v call_v verissimus_fw-la for_o his_o exceed_a great_a truthfulness_n and_o true_o to_o i_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o name_n that_o we_o find_v divers_a man_n in_o scripture_n to_o have_v have_v as_o some_o to_o have_v two_o name_n some_o three_o some_o more_o proceed_v in_o very_a many_o of_o they_o from_o this_o very_a cause_n and_o occasion_n namely_o their_o neighbour_n and_o acquaintance_n observe_v some_o singular_a quality_n in_o they_o and_o action_n do_v by_o they_o give_v they_o some_o denomination_n or_o other_o agreeable_a to_o that_o action_n or_o quality_n so_o gedeon_n come_v by_o his_o name_n jerubbaal_n judg._n 6._o 32._o and_o jerubesh_v 2_o sam._n 11._o 21._o so_o shemaiah_n the_o false_a prophet_n come_v to_o be_v call_v the_o nehelamite_n or_o the_o dreamer_n jer._n 29._o 31._o and_o divers_a other_o mention_v in_o scripture_n and_o in_o josephus_n some_o of_o which_o will_v be_v take_v up_o in_o their_o due_a place_n now_o it_o be_v a_o common_a title_n that_o nathaneel_n have_v get_v among_o all_o that_o know_v he_o to_o be_v call_v the_o israelite_n without_o guile_n our_o saviour_n when_o he_o see_v he_o come_v towards_o he_o call_v he_o by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o thereupon_o nathaneel_n question_n he_o how_o he_o come_v to_o know_v he_o that_o he_o can_v so_o direct_o hit_v upon_o his_o common_a denomination_n vers._n 48._o when_o thou_o be_v under_o the_o figtree_n i_o see_v thou_o this_o seem_v to_o refer_v not_o only_o to_o his_o be_v under_o the_o figtree_n but_o to_o some_o private_a and_o secret_a action_n that_o he_o do_v there_o and_o for_o which_o he_o go_v thither_o and_o as_o our_o saviour_n convince_v the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n by_o tell_v she_o of_o her_o evil_a action_n that_o she_o do_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o secret_a so_o do_v he_o nathaneel_n by_o hint_v some_o good_a thing_n that_o he_o do_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n under_o a_o figtree_n before_o philip_n light_n on_o he_o there_o as_o pray_v vow_v or_o some_o other_o action_n which_o none_o know_v of_o but_o himself_o and_o this_o appear_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o matter_n that_o christ_n aim_v at_o and_o that_o work_v in_o nathaneel_n for_o his_o conviction_n because_o that_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o christ_n may_v have_v be_v near_o the_o figtree_n himself_o as_o well_o as_o philip_n and_o he_o may_v see_v nathaneel_n and_o nathaneel_n not_o see_v he_o and_o so_o may_v nathaneel_n have_v suppose_v but_o when_o he_o tell_v of_o some_o secret_a action_n that_o pass_v from_o he_o under_o the_o figtree_n which_o his_o conscience_n tell_v he_o that_o no_o mortal_a eye_n can_v be_v conscious_a to_o but_o himself_o than_o he_o cry_v out_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n vers._n 49._o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n this_o he_o speak_v from_o 2_o sam._n 7._o 14._o psal._n 2._o 6_o 7._o &_o psal._n 89._o 26_o 27._o where_o god_n set_v his_o own_o and_o only_o beget_v son_n upon_o his_o hill_n of_o zion_n and_o throne_n of_o david_n and_o to_o rule_v over_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n for_o ever_o luke_n 1._o 33._o vers._n 51._o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v amen_o amen_n now_o because_o this_o manner_n of_o expression_n be_v exceed_o usual_a in_o the_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n through_o the_o gospel_n sometime_o single_a amen_o as_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o evangelist_n and_o constant_o double_v in_o john_n amen_o amen_n and_o because_o this_o be_v the_o first_o place_n according_a to_o our_o harmony-order_n and_o method_n that_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o word_n at_o

12._o 1_o 5._o 10_o 11._o mar._n 1._o 21._o from_o the_o chaldee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o stand_v up_o for_o to_o read_v 17._o and_o there_o be_v deliver_v unto_o he_o the_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n esaias_n and_o when_o he_o have_v 1._o have_v have_v have_v have_v have_v have_v gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v when_o he_o have_v unfold_v the_o book_n for_o their_o book_n in_o those_o time_n be_v not_o bind_v as_o we_o be_v now_o to_o open_v and_o turn_v over_o leaf_n but_o they_o be_v roll_v up_o as_o a_o roul_n of_o paper_n and_o hence_o be_v their_o book_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exekiel_n 2._o 9_o esay_n 8._o 1._o open_v the_o book_n he_o find_v the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v write_v 18._o humble_a 18._o 18._o 18._o 18._o 18._o 18._o the_o evangelist_n in_o this_o quotation_n from_o esay_n do_v follow_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n verbatim_o but_o only_o in_o that_o clause_n to_o set_v at_o liberty_n they_o that_o be_v bruise_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o greek_a and_o the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v not_o great_a they_o be_v only_o these_o 1._o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v upon_o i_o which_o the_o greek_a have_v utter_v by_o the_o single_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o common_o use_v that_o word_n to_o translate_v both_o adonai_n and_o jehovah_n by_o 2._o whereas_o the_o hebrew_n repeat_v the_o word_n jehovah_n again_o in_o the_o next_o clause_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v anoint_v i_o the_o greek_a have_v omit_v it_o the_o sense_n be_v clear_a enough_o though_o it_o do_v leave_v it_o out_o 3._o the_o hebr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o bind_v up_o it_o have_v render_v to_o heal_n bring_v the_o word_n up_o to_o its_o full_a sense_n 4._o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o humble_a it_o have_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o poor_a for_o it_o mean_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o humble_a the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o i_o because_o he_o have_v anoint_v i_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o poor_a he_o have_v send_v i_o to_o heal_v the_o break_a heart_a to_o preach_v deliverance_n to_o the_o captive_n and_o recover_v of_o sight_n to_o the_o blind_a to_o set_v at_o liberty_n they_o that_o be_v bruise_v 19_o to_o preach_v the_o acceptable_a year_n of_o the_o lord_n 20._o and_o he_o close_v the_o book_n and_o give_v it_o again_o to_o the_o minister_n and_o sit_v down_o and_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o synagouge_n be_v fasten_v on_o he_o 21._o and_o he_o begin_v to_o say_v unto_o they_o this_o day_n be_v the_o scripture_n fulfil_v in_o your_o ear_n 22._o and_o all_o bear_v he_o wintess_n and_o wonder_v at_o the_o gracious_a word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o they_o say_v be_v not_o this_o josephs_n son_n 23._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o will_v sure_o say_v to_o i_o this_o proverb_n 2._o proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n physician_n heal_v thyself_o this_o proverb_n the_o jew_n common_o utter_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phycisian_n heal_v thy_o own_o lameness_n tanchumah_n have_v it_o in_o a_o legendary_a story_n of_o a_o dialogue_n betwixt_o adam_n and_o lamech_n wife_n they_o fall_v out_o with_o their_o husband_n and_o will_v no_o more_o associate_v with_o he_o yet_o they_o will_v go_v to_o adam_n to_o ask_v his_o counsel_n adam_n advise_v they_o to_o hearken_v to_o their_o husband_n they_o answer_v he_o with_o this_o proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d physician_n heal_v thy_o own_o lameness_n thou_o part_v from_o thy_o mate_n a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o do_v thou_o teach_v we_o otherwise_o tanch_v fol._n 4._o col_fw-fr 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in_o legate_n ad_fw-la caium_fw-la but_o i_o say_v he_o that_o seem_v to_o outstrip_v the_o other_o in_o year_n and_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o from_o he_o look_v at_o the_o time_n when_o mark_n be_v bring_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a historian_n first_o into_o egypt_n and_o alexandria_n chronico_fw-la alexandria_n alexandria_n alexandria_n in_o chronico_fw-la eusebius_n for_o we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o with_o he_o only_o have_v place_v this_o at_o the_o three_o of_o claudius_n in_o these_o word_n marcus_n evangelista_n interpres_fw-la petri_n aegypto_n &_o alexandria_n christum_fw-la annunciat_fw-la and_o then_o be_v philo_n four_o year_n old_a than_o before_o to_o both_o which_o add_v what_o time_n will_v be_v take_v up_o after_o mark_n preach_v before_o his_o convert_n can_v be_v dispose_v into_o so_o settle_v a_o form_n of_o building_n constitution_n and_o exercise_n and_o then_o let_v indifferency_n censure_v whether_o philo_n that_o be_v so_o old_a so_o long_o before_o shall_v write_v his_o two_o book_n of_o the_o esseni_n and_o the_o therapeutae_n after_o all_o this_o but_o because_o we_o will_v not_o build_v upon_o this_o alone_a let_v we_o for_o the_o resolution_n of_o our_o second_o quaere_fw-la character_n out_o these_o man_n that_o be_v so_o high_o esteem_v for_o the_o pattern_n of_o all_o monastic_o and_o that_o in_o philo_n own_o word_n and_o description_n part_n iii_o the_o jewish_a history_n §._o 1._o the_o therapeutae_n they_o be_v call_v therapeutae_n and_o therapeutride_v say_v philo_n either_o because_o they_o profess_v a_o physic_n better_o than_o that_o profess_a in_o city_n for_o that_o heal_v body_n only_o but_o this_o disease_a soul_n or_o because_o they_o have_v learn_v from_o nature_n and_o the_o holy_a law_n to_o serve_v he_o that_o be_v those_o that_o betake_v themselves_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o course_n do_v it_o not_o out_o of_o fashion_n or_o upon_o any_o one_o exhortation_n but_o ravish_v with_o a_o heavenly_a love_n even_o as_o the_o bacchant_n and_o corybantes_n have_v their_o rapture_n until_o they_o behold_v what_o they_o desire_v then_o through_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o immortal_a and_o bless_a life_n repute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d themselves_o to_o die_v to_o this_o mortal_a life_n they_o leave_v their_o estate_n to_o son_n or_o daughter_n or_o to_o other_o kindred_n voluntary_o make_v they_o their_o heir_n and_o to_o their_o friend_n and_o familiar_n if_o they_o have_v no_o kindred_n when_o they_o be_v thus_o part_v from_o their_o good_n be_v take_v now_o by_o no_o bait_n they_o fly_v irrevocable_o leave_v brethren_n child_n wife_n parent_n numerous_a kindred_n society_n and_o country_n where_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v they_o flit_v not_o into_o other_o city_n but_o they_o make_v their_o abode_n without_o the_o wall_n in_o garden_n or_o solitary_a village_n affect_v the_o wilderness_n not_o for_o any_o hatred_n of_o man_n but_o because_o of_o

temple_n that_o we_o be_v survey_v which_o be_v the_o temple_n build_v by_o herod_n the_o temple_n that_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n though_o ezekiel_n speak_v of_o such_o pillar_n at_o the_o door_n of_o his_o temple_n chap._n xl._n 49._o yet_o because_o we_o desire_v to_o give_v account_n chief_o of_o what_o we_o find_v record_v in_o scripture_n concern_v the_o temple_n in_o general_n we_o can_v pass_v over_o two_o such_o memorable_a monument_n as_o these_o two_o pillar_n of_o who_o the_o story_n and_o relation_n be_v hold_v out_o by_o the_o scripture_n so_o large_o and_o exact_o 1._o these_o two_o pillar_n which_o be_v of_o brass_n consist_v either_o of_o they_o of_o two_o part_n the_o pillar_n itself_o and_o the_o boll_n and_o chapter_n that_o be_v set_v on_o the_o head_n of_o it_o the_o pillar_n itself_o be_v hollow_a the_o circle_n encompass_v the_o hollow_a four_o finger_n thick_a and_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o circle_a twelve_o cubit_n about_o jer._n lii_o 21._o 1_o king_n vii_o 15._o ibid._n 15._o 15._o 15._o r._n sol._n in_o 1_o king_n vii_o r._n leu._n gers._fw-la ibid._n the_o whole_a thickness_n or_o diameter_n of_o either_o pillar_n four_o cubit_n or_o three_o cubit_n and_o four_o five_o part_n of_o a_o cubit_n as_o be_v the_o reckon_n of_o levi_n gersom_a the_o chapter_n or_o boll_n likewise_o of_o either_o pillar_n be_v hollow_a and_o be_v a_o huge_a piece_n of_o brass_n boll_n or_o oval_a fashion_n which_o have_v a_o very_a large_a hole_n in_o it_o into_o which_o the_o top_n of_o the_o pillar_n be_v let_v and_o so_o this_o chapter_n sit_v upon_o it_o 2._o the_o length_n or_o height_n of_o either_o pillar_n be_v eighteen_o cubit_n beside_o the_o chapter_n for_o the_o text_n do_v clear_o reckon_v the_o height_n of_o pillar_n and_o chapter_n distinct_o now_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n sum_v the_o length_n of_o both_o pillar_n together_o and_o say_v they_o be_v five_o and_o thirty_o cubit_n high_a 2_o chron._n iii_o 15._o in_o which_o it_o come_v short_a a_o cubit_n of_o that_o account_n and_o sum_n that_o be_v give_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n and_o jeremiah_n which_o say_v that_o either_o pillar_n be_v eighteen_o cubit_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a of_o both_o be_v six_o and_o thirty_o but_o half_o a_o cubit_n of_o either_o pillar_n be_v take_v up_o and_o hide_v in_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o chapter_n that_o sit_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o that_o text_n in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n measure_v they_o as_o they_o stand_v with_o the_o chapiters_n upon_o they_o two_o and_o twenty_o cubit_n and_o a_o half_a high_a pillar_n and_o chapter_n and_o all_o 3._o the_o chapter_n or_o oval_n on_o the_o head_n of_o either_o pillar_n be_v call_v in_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o rabbi_n solomon_n render_v in_o the_o vulgar_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pumel_n kimchi_n a_o crown_n with_o which_o the_o chaldee_n agree_v who_o express_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corona_n but_o levi_n gershom_n more_o exact_o say_v it_o be_v like_o two_o crown_n join_v together_o it_o be_v a_o huge_a great_a oval_n of_o five_o cubit_n high_a and_o do_v not_o only_o sit_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o pillar_n but_o also_o flower_v or_o spread_v they_o be_v large_a about_o a_o great_a deal_n than_o the_o pillar_n themselves_o 4._o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v both_o in_o 1_o king_n vii_o 16._o &_o jer._n lii_o 22._o that_o the_o height_n of_o either_o chapter_n be_v five_o cubit_n and_o yet_o in_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 17._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o height_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v three_o cubit_n it_o be_v general_o and_o well_o answer_v by_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o low_a two_o cubit_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v plain_a and_o without_o any_o grave_v or_o imbroider_v but_o the_o three_o upper_a cubit_n be_v of_o such_o embroidery_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v and_o some_o of_o they_o do_v add_v it_o that_o the_o two_o low_a cubit_n be_v but_o the_o rise_n into_o the_o spread_a or_o belly_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o that_o they_o there_o be_v not_o reckon_v in_o that_o place_n but_o only_o from_o the_o belly_n upward_o the_o account_n be_v take_v 5._o the_o ingravery_n or_o embroidery_n or_o both_o of_o these_o chapiters_n be_v thus_o describe_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o various_a particular_n as._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o king_n vii_o 17._o which_o our_o english_a render_v net_n of_o checker-work_n and_o so_o the_o seventy_o use_v the_o word_n net_n also_o the_o original_a word_n do_v proper_o signify_v the_o inwrapping_a and_o infold_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o tree_n one_o within_o another_o as_o neh._n i._n 10._o gen._n xxii_o 13._o jer._n iu._n 7._o esai_n x._o 34._o as_o vine_n or_o thicket_n say_v 〈◊〉_d say_v say_v say_v michol_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kimchi_n explain_v the_o word_n that_o be_v catch_v and_o enfold_v one_o within_o another_o and_o so_o some_o other_o express_v this_o clause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o embroidery_n be_v like_o the_o branch_n of_o palm_n tree_n or_o like_o the_o handful_n of_o branch_n they_o use_v to_o carry_v in_o their_o hand_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n this_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o proper_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n that_o the_o chapiters_n be_v curious_o wrought_v with_o branch-work_n seven_o goodly_a branch_n stand_v up_o with_o their_o foot_n from_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o oval_n and_o their_o bough_n and_o leaf_n curious_o and_o love_o intermingle_v and_o inweave_v one_o with_o another_o and_o the_o word_n may_v not_o improper_o be_v translate_v thus_o for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n of_o their_o meaning_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o with_o thicket_n of_o branch-work_n and_o wreath_n of_o chain-work_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wreath_n of_o chain-work_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o deut._n xxii_o 12._o signify_v the_o fringe_n that_o they_o wear_v upon_o their_o garment_n for_o memorial_n of_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o according_a to_o such_o a_o sense_n be_v it_o to_o be_v take_v here_o that_o about_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v a_o curious_a fring_n or_o border_n of_o wreath_a and_o intwined_a work_n upon_o which_o border_n stand_v the_o foot_n or_o root_n of_o the_o branch-work_n speak_v of_o before_o and_o those_o branch_n from_o thence_o go_v upward_o spread_v upon_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o chapter_n and_o bow_v towards_o the_o top_n of_o the_o oval_n as_o the_o oval_n bow_v and_o they_o there_o grow_v into_o their_o contract_a top_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d two_o row_n of_o pomegranate_n be_v wrought_v artificial_o below_o the_o bough_n of_o these_o branch_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v the_o apple_n that_o those_o branch_n bare_a but_o only_o that_o they_o be_v not_o scatter_v dispersedly_z among_o the_o branch_n as_o apple_n use_v to_o be_v in_o their_o tree_n but_o be_v rank_v into_o two_o several_a row_n or_o border_n several_o below_o they_o but_o here_o we_o have_v need_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o text_n with_o much_o seriousness_n for_o in_o two_o thing_n about_o this_o very_a thing_n it_o speak_v obscure_o and_o with_o much_o difficulty_n for_o first_o in_o speak_v of_o these_o row_v it_o say_v that_o the_o chapiters_n be_v above_o or_o upon_o the_o pomegranate_n 1_o king_n vii_o 18._o now_o it_o be_v so_o harsh_a to_o hear_v of_o the_o chapiters_n be_v upon_o the_o pomegranate_n whereas_o it_o be_v most_o undoubted_a that_o the_o pomegranate_n be_v upon_o the_o chapiters_n that_o some_o copy_n as_o david_n kimchi_n tell_v we_o have_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o change_v the_o word_n and_o instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n to_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o pillar_n but_o as_o he_o well_o observe_v the_o masore_v by_o put_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o it_o or_o a_o note_n that_o it_o be_v not_o read_v so_o any_o where_o else_o do_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v and_o must_v be_v read_v so_o here_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n now_o the_o construction_n of_o this_o may_v be_v fetch_v from_o 2_o chron._n iii_o 16._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o put_v the_o pomegranate_n upon_o the_o chain_n that_o be_v the_o two_o row_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n be_v close_o above_o the_o fring_n or_o border_n of_o chain-work_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o bottom_n and_o basis_n of_o the_o embroidery_n and_o so_o the_o bulk_n and_o body_n of_o the_o chapter_n where_o the_o embroidery_n be_v be_v above_o

into_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chel_n be_v 14_o step_n or_o 7_o cubit_n 2._o cubit_n cubit_n cubit_n mid._n per._n 2._o or_o as_o the_o talmud_n more_o true_o reckon_v but_o 12_o step_n or_o 6_o cubit_n for_o every_o step_n be_v half_o a_o cubit_n rise_v and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chel_n be_v ten_o cubit_n broad_a it_o be_v level_a to_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o woman_n court._n the_o wall_n that_o encompass_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chel_n be_v not_o high_a as_o be_v the_o other_o wall_n about_o the_o temple_n but_o it_o be_v only_o as_o it_o be_v bar_n before_o the_o high_a wall_n of_o the_o court_n but_o of_o three_o cubit_n high_a the_o fashion_n or_o work_v of_o it_o be_v very_o curious_a wrought_v into_o pave_n or_o latices_fw-la or_o such_o open_a work_n that_o one_o may_v look_v through_o it_o as_o well_o as_o over_o it_o the_o passage_n into_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chel_n through_o this_o wall_n be_v many_o namely_o one_o before_o every_o gate_n that_o go_v into_o either_o of_o the_o court_n and_o there_o on_o either_o side_n the_o passage_n be_v a_o pillar_n set_v up_o with_o the_o inscription_n mention_v advise_v stranger_n to_o beware_v of_o the_o come_n upon_o the_o holy_a ground_n now_o in_o the_o syrogecian_a king_n time_n when_o the_o jew_n and_o jerusalem_n lie_v in_o subjection_n to_o those_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o wall_n that_o be_v the_o bar_n against_o stranger_n ibid._n n_o id._n ibid._n go_v any_o further_a be_v break_v by_o those_o king_n in_o thirteen_o place_n they_o scornful_o and_o disdainful_o and_o impious_o break_v upon_o the_o holy_a ground_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o jew_n make_v up_o the_o breach_n again_o and_o ordain_v thirteen_o adoration_n and_o orison_n to_o be_v make_v against_o the_o heathen_a kingdom_n upon_o any_o one_o come_v to_o any_o of_o the_o place_n where_o breach_n have_v be_v chap._n xviii_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o survey_v of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o come_v be_v proper_o two_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n for_o though_o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o distinction_n between_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o that_o the_o one_o be_v not_o the_o other_o and_o they_o that_o come_v into_o the_o one_o may_v not_o come_v into_o the_o other_o yet_o be_v the_o one_o so_o within_o the_o other_o and_o the_o partition_n between_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o so_o small_a and_o but_o one_o boundary_a that_o enclose_v they_o both_o that_o they_o be_v indeed_o not_o so_o very_o proper_o two_o court_n as_o two_o several_a place_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o the_o israelite_n to_o stand_v in_o in_o one_o court_n but_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v so_o true_o and_o apparent_o two_o different_a court_n that_o they_o lie_v one_o before_o another_o 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court_n of_o israel_n as_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o great_a court_n in_o contradistinction_n to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o priest_n 2_o chron._n iu_o 9_o and_o in_o that_o there_o be_v mention_v only_o of_o solomon_n building_n the_o inner_a court_n it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o he_o build_v but_o that_o court_n and_o that_o this_o that_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o be_v not_o extant_a in_o his_o time_n but_o take_v in_o and_o build_v afterward_o either_o by_o asa_n or_o by_o jehosaphat_n before_o that_o time_n and_o occasion_n that_o the_o text_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n speak_v of_o and_o so_o there_o come_v to_o be_v two_o court_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o king_n xxi_o 5._o 2._o it_o be_v call_v the_o outer_a court_n ezek._n xlvi_o 21._o loc_n 21._o 21._o 21._o mid._n per._n 2._o &_o kimch_n in_o loc_n as_o that_o text_n be_v general_o and_o true_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d further_a than_o this_o towards_o the_o temple_n be_v unaccessible_a to_o they_o only_o when_o a_o woman_n bring_v a_o sacrifice_n she_o may_v go_v into_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n as_o we_o have_v observe_v in_o another_o place_n this_o court_n lie_v at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v part_v from_o it_o by_o a_o high_a wall_n so_o that_o whosoever_o come_v to_o worship_n here_o can_v see_v nothing_o of_o the_o service_n in_o the_o other_o court_n and_o indeed_o hear_v but_o little_a unless_o they_o go_v up_o the_o step_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o look_v in_o for_o till_o you_o come_v to_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o gate_n that_o go_v up_o into_o the_o upper_a court_n it_o be_v but_o of_o the_o same_o holiness_n with_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n but_o beyond_o the_o middle_n it_o be_v holy_a the_o floor_n of_o this_o court_n be_v even_o and_o level_v throughout_o ant_n throughout_o throughout_o throughout_o mid._n ubi_fw-la ant_n and_o it_o be_v a_o perfect_a square_n of_o 135_o cubit_n long_o and_o 135_o cubit_n broad_a and_o it_o be_v curious_o flag_v with_o marble_n as_o indeed_o be_v all_o the_o space_n both_o court_n chel_n and_o the_o other_o space_n that_o be_v within_o the_o wall_n that_o encompass_v the_o holy_a ground_n and_o they_o have_v this_o tradition_n about_o the_o pavement_n of_o the_o court_n where_o the_o altar_n stand_v 1._o stand_v stand_v stand_v maim_v in_o beth_fw-mi habbech_n per._n 1._o that_o all_o the_o court_n be_v flag_v with_o fair_a stone_n and_o if_o any_o flag_n be_v loose_v although_o it_o lay_v still_o in_o its_o place_n yet_o be_v it_o

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mention_n mention_n jos._n antiq._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 2._o and_o relate_v how_o he_o provide_v chamber_n and_o diet_n for_o the_o septuagint_a translator_n or_o whether_o this_o gate_n be_v not_o so_o call_v in_o honour_n of_o seleucus_n nicanor_n the_o first_o king_n of_o syria_n who_o be_v a_o great_a favourer_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n 3._o nation_n nation_n nation_n ibid._n cap._n 3._o as_o the_o same_o josephus_n also_o relate_v but_o i_o shall_v leave_v the_o search_n after_o the_o etymology_n and_o original_n of_o the_o name_n to_o those_o that_o have_v mind_n and_o leisure_n thereunto_o it_o suffice_v to_o know_v the_o gate_n by_o its_o name_n which_o be_v so_o renown_v and_o famous_a in_o all_o jewish_a writer_n only_o as_o to_o the_o story_n about_o nicanor_n a_o grecian_a prince_n be_v slay_v here_o compare_v 1_o maccab._n vii_o 33_o 34._o etc._n etc._n joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 17._o before_o we_o part_v from_o this_o gate_n we_o must_v remember_v to_o 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three_o part_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o king_n house_n and_o a_o three_o part_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n etc._n etc._n 7._o and_o two_o part_n of_o you_o that_o go_v forth_o on_o the_o sabbath_n even_o they_o shall_v keep_v the_o watch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n about_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n  _fw-fr the_n two_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n now_o present_a namely_o that_o course_n that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o other_o that_o have_v serve_v their_o week_n and_o be_v now_o go_v out_o johoiada_n divide_v either_o of_o they_o into_o three_o part_n into_o six_o in_o all_o they_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n be_v to_o be_v 1._o a_o three_o part_n of_o they_o for_o the_o altar_n and_o service_n the_o priest_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o levite_n for_o singer_n and_o porter_n as_o in_o the_o constant_a duty_n and_o attendance_n for_o it_o be_v now_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o have_v it_o be_v any_o other_o day_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o jehoiada_n will_v neglect_v the_o affair_n of_o god_n though_o he_o go_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n but_o he_o provide_v for_o both_o so_o that_o the_o temple_n service_n may_v have_v its_o due_a attendance_n as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n coronation_n and_o therefore_o vers_fw-la 5._o of_o 2_o king_n xi_o be_v necessary_o to_o be_v render_v thus_o a_o three_o part_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v a_o three_o part_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n to_o attend_v the_o service_n as_o at_o other_o time_n and_o be_v so_o 2_o chron._n xxiii_o 4._o to_o be_v translate_v a_o three_o part_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n for_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o porter_n that_o be_v to_o attend_v the_o altar_n song_n and_o gate_n as_o in_o the_o constant_a service_n 2._o another_o three_o part_n for_o 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else_o for_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v guard_v by_o the_o porter_n of_o the_o course_n that_o come_v in_o as_o in_o the_o ordinary_a manner_n and_o there_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a guard_n add_v beside_o throughout_o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n and_o in_o the_o court_n of_o that_o course_n that_o be_v go_v out_o 2_o king_n xi_o 7_o 8._o 11._o therefore_o the_o gate_n sur_fw-mi or_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n which_o be_v guard_v by_o a_o three_o part_n of_o those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n can_v be_v suppose_v for_o any_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n since_o the_o temple_n be_v guard_v by_o two_o

they_o serve_v and_o indeed_o what_o need_v any_o gate_n here_o at_o all_o so_o far_o from_o the_o service_n and_o behind_o the_o temple_n there_o be_v indeed_o at_o the_o back_n of_o the_o court-wall_n in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o the_o north_n and_o south_n corner_n of_o it_o a_o building_n stand_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chel_n where_o the_o levite_n keep_v a_o guard_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o guard_n behind_o the_o mercy_n seat_n but_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n that_o there_o be_v any_o door_n out_o of_o it_o into_o the_o court_n and_o if_o there_o have_v be_v it_o be_v but_o a_o door_n and_o not_o a_o gate_n of_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n about_o the_o temple_n the_o record_n be_v thus_o 1._o thus_o thus_o thus_o mid._n per._n 1._o in_o three_o place_n the_o priest_n keep_v guard_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o chamber_n of_o abhtines_n in_o beth_n nitsot_v and_o in_o beth_n mokadh_n and_o the_o levite_n in_o one_o and_o twenty_o place_n five_o at_o five_o gate_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n four_o at_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o it_o within_o five_o at_o five_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n and_o four_o at_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o it_o without_o one_o in_o the_o chamber_n of_o corban_n one_o in_o the_o chamber_n over_o against_o the_o veil_n and_o one_o behind_o the_o place_n of_o the_o mercy_n seat_n chap._n xxviii_o the_o gate_n and_o build_n in_o the_o court-wall_n on_o the_o north-side_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o court_n where_o before_o we_o fall_v to_o survey_v of_o the_o gate_n and_o building_n that_o be_v there_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o look_v what_o we_o find_v there_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o in_o that_o passage_n of_o ezekiel_n chap._n 8._o vers_fw-la 3_o 5_o 14._o he_o bring_v i_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o inner_a courtgate_n that_o look_v towards_o the_o north_n where_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o image_n of_o jealousy_n which_o provoke_v to_o jealousy_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o son_n of_o man_n lift_v up_o now_o thy_o eye_n the_o way_n towards_o the_o north_n so_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n the_o way_n towards_o the_o north_n and_o behold_v northward_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o altar_n this_o image_n of_o jealousy_n in_o the_o entry_n and_o he_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n which_o be_v towards_o the_o north_n and_o behold_v there_o sit_v woman_n weep_v for_o tammuz_o here_o be_v two_o gate_n specify_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o court_n and_o they_o be_v call_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n towards_o the_o north_n because_o the_o one_o be_v over_o against_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o other_o over_o against_o the_o body_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o that_o over_o against_o the_o altar_n be_v the_o prophet_n first_o bring_v in_o his_o vision_n and_o there_o he_o see_v the_o image_n of_o jealousy_n not_o in_o this_o gate_n of_o the_o altar_n but_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n northward_o of_o this_o gate_n and_o of_o the_o prophet_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o it_o for_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o bring_v within_o the_o court_n at_o this_o gate_n but_o be_v set_v without_o it_o and_o there_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o look_v northward_o and_o there_o he_o see_v that_o image_n this_o be_v not_o any_o picture_n or_o image_n to_o represent_v jealousy_n by_o but_o it_o be_v call_v the_o image_n of_o jealousy_n because_o it_o provoke_v the_o jealous_a god_n to_o jealousy_n it_o be_v set_v even_o in_o his_o sanctuary_n and_o before_o his_o altar_n what_o idol_n this_o be_v be_v but_o lose_a labour_n to_o go_v about_o to_o determine_v i_o shall_v as_o soon_o conjecture_n molech_n as_o any_o other_o because_o that_o be_v the_o high_a idolatry_n and_o most_o provoke_a namely_o their_o burn_a of_o their_o child_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o because_o they_o be_v exceed_o taxable_a and_o tax_v for_o this_o idolatry_n whether_o there_o be_v this_o idol_n in_o the_o temple_n at_o this_o very_a instant_n when_o ezekiel_n have_v the_o vision_n which_o be_v in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n or_o whether_o the_o vision_n represent_v to_o he_o the_o idolatry_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o any_o time_n be_v not_o much_o easy_a to_o determine_v neither_o but_o be_v the_o idol_n what_o it_o will_v and_o mean_v he_o the_o time_n when_o he_o will_v it_o be_v no_o small_a abomination_n when_o a_o idolatrous_a chapel_n or_o mansion_n be_v erect_v in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n even_o face_v the_o very_a gate_n that_o open_v upon_o the_o altar_n this_o gate_n be_v the_o low_a north-gate_n which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v call_v the_o gate_n nitsot_v or_o of_o the_o song_n before_o the_o prophet_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o upper_a north-gate_n the_o text_n say_v he_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o court_n vers_n 7._o that_o be_v to_o the_o east-gate_n which_o be_v the_o common_a way_n of_o entrance_n and_o in_o that_o gate_n the_o sanhedrin_n use_v to_o sit_v in_o those_o time_n and_o there_o he_o see_v their_o council-chamber_n paint_v all_o about_o with_o imagery_n and_o the_o seventy_o member_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n themselves_o offer_v idolatrous_a incense_n then_o be_v he_o bring_v to_o the_o upper_a north-gate_n which_o open_v upon_o the_o body_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o he_o see_v woman_n weep_v for_o tammuz_o what_o tammuz_n be_v or_o what_o their_o weep_a mean_v it_o be_v not_o to_o our_o subject_n to_o insist_v upon_o here_o i_o will_v only_o leave_v the_o gloss_n of_o david_n kimchi_n upon_o this_o matter_n with_o the_o reader_n and_o trouble_v he_o with_o no_o more_o discourse_n about_o it_o some_o interpret_v it_o say_v he_o that_o they_o keep_v a_o feast_n to_o the_o idol_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o month_n tammuz_fw-fr other_o interpret_v the_o the_o word_n tammuz_v to_o signify_v burn_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dan._n iii_o 19_o meaning_n that_o they_o weep_v for_o he_o that_o be_v burn_v because_o they_o burn_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n in_o fire_n other_o that_o they_o have_v a_o trick_n to_o convey_v water_n into_o the_o idol_n eye_n which_o be_v call_v tammuz_n so_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o weep_v and_o to_o beseech_v they_o that_o they_o will_v serve_v he_o but_o our_o great_a wise_a man_n rabbi_n moses_n bar_n maiemon_n write_v that_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o ancient_a that_o there_o be_v a_o man_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a prophet_n who_o name_n be_v tammuz_n and_o he_o call_v to_o a_o certain_a king_n and_o command_v he_o to_o worship_v the_o seven_o planet_n and_o the_o twelve_o sign_n and_o the_o king_n slay_v he_o and_o on_o the_o night_n of_o his_o death_n all_o the_o idol_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v gather_v into_o the_o temple_n at_o babel_n to_o the_o golden_a image_n which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o image_n hang_v between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o the_o image_n about_o it_o it_o tell_v they_o what_o have_v happen_v to_o tammuz_v the_o prophet_n and_o all_o the_o idol_n weep_v and_o lament_v all_o that_o night_n and_o when_o it_o be_v morning_n they_o fly_v to_o their_o own_o home_n so_o this_o become_v a_o custom_n to_o they_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tammuz_fw-fr every_o year_n to_o bewail_v and_o lament_v tammuz_n but_o some_o interpret_v tammuz_n to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o beast_n which_o they_o worship_v thus_o may_v we_o suppose_v upon_o this_o text_n of_o ezekiel_n that_o in_o the_o temple_n before_o the_o captivity_n there_o be_v but_o two_o gate_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o court_n or_o at_o least_o there_o be_v not_o mention_v of_o any_o more_o but_o in_o the_o second_o temple_n there_o be_v three_o the_o name_n of_o they_o go_v from_o west_n to_o east_n be_v these_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mid._n per._n 2._o the_o gate_n of_o corban_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gate_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gate_n of_o the_o song_n now_o every_o one_o of_o these_o gate_n be_v own_v by_o a_o double_a name_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o corban_n be_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth_n mokadh_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d

text_n that_o say_v that_o it_o contain_v two_o thousand_o bath_n mean_v the_o common_a and_o constant_a quantity_n of_o water_n that_o be_v in_o it_o that_o be_v fit_a and_o serve_v for_o their_o wash_n and_o the_o other_o that_o say_v it_o contain_v three_o thousand_o bath_n mean_v that_o it_o will_v hold_v so_o much_o be_v fill_v up_o to_o the_o brim_n about_o the_o body_n of_o this_o huge_a vessel_n there_o be_v two_o border_n of_o engrave_v the_o work_n of_o which_o the_o book_n of_o king_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o chaldee_n and_o the_o jew_n interpret_v oval_n but_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n call_v they_o ox_n not_o in_o their_o full_a proportion_n but_o the_o head_n only_o and_o the_o rest_n in_o a_o oval_a in_o stead_n of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o be_v conceive_v by_o some_o that_o out_o of_o these_o head_n or_o out_o of_o some_o of_o they_o the_o water_n issue_v forth_o they_o be_v make_v as_o cock_n or_o conveyance_n for_o that_o purpose_n the_o supply_n of_o water_n to_o these_o huge_a vessel_n and_o that_o so_o abundant_o that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o always_o full_a but_o continual_o run_v out_o and_o yet_o be_v full_a still_o be_v from_o the_o well_o etam_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n in_o the_o treatise_n joma_n speak_v particular_o of_o this_o molten_n sea_n and_o how_o it_o be_v for_o the_o priest_n to_o bathe_v their_o body_n in_o against_o they_o come_v to_o the_o service_n it_o propose_v this_o question_n 5._o question_n question_n question_n talm._n jerus_n in_o joma_n per._n 3._o aruch_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maym._n in_o beth_n mikd._n per._n 5._o but_o be_v it_o not_o a_o vessel_n yes_o but_o rabbi_n jehoshua_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pipe_n of_o water_n come_v into_o it_o out_o of_o the_o well_o etam_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o dispute_n be_v this_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o bathe_v for_o purification_n in_o a_o vessel_n but_o in_o a_o gather_n of_o water_n upon_o the_o ground_n and_o how_o then_o may_v the_o priest_n bath_n in_o the_o molten_n sea_n which_o be_v a_o vessel_n to_o this_o rabbi_n joshua_n give_v this_o satisfaction_n that_o the_o sea_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o spring_n of_o water_n for_o water_n run_v into_o it_o continual_o out_o of_o the_o well_o etam_n and_o according_o water_v run_v continual_o out_o of_o it_o sect_n iu_o basin_n charger_n dish_n etc._n etc._n king_n ptolemy_n and_o queen_n helen_n table_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o either_o the_o number_n or_o the_o name_n or_o the_o several_a fashion_n or_o the_o several_a use_n of_o all_o the_o vessel_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n shall_v be_v give_v it_o be_v odds_n there_o be_v but_o a_o very_a few_o priest_n though_o they_o wait_v there_o that_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o precise_a distinct_a account_n about_o these_o thing_n therefore_o our_o go_v about_o to_o speak_v of_o they_o it_o be_v rather_o because_o we_o will_v not_o say_v nothing_o than_o from_o any_o hope_n or_o possibility_n we_o have_v to_o give_v a_o estimate_n or_o description_n of_o they_o any_o whit_n near_o unto_o the_o full_a their_o number_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o be_v reckon_v to_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o in_o ezr._n i._n 11._o and_o ninety_o and_o three_o be_v aver_v by_o the_o 3._o the_o the_o the_o tamid_n per._n 3._o talmud_n to_o be_v use_v every_o day_n about_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o in_o the_o treatise_n joma_n it_o appear_v that_o 3._o that_o that_o that_o joma_n per._n 3._o there_o be_v special_a vessel_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n and_o that_o king_n monobazes_n make_v golden_a handle_n to_o they_o and_o so_o other_o peculiar_a service_n have_v their_o peculiar_a vessel_n in_o so_o much_o that_o partly_o because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o employment_n of_o vessel_n at_o some_o certain_a time_n and_o partly_o because_o of_o the_o change_n of_o vessel_n at_o special_a time_n the_o number_n can_v not_o but_o be_v very_o great_a nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v suppose_v certain_a the_o piety_n of_o one_o or_o other_o still_o offer_v one_o vessel_n or_o other_o in_o devotion_n the_o several_a fashion_n and_o cize_n of_o they_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v guess_v at_o than_o determine_v and_o the_o use_n to_o which_o they_o be_v put_v must_v help_v we_o better_o towards_o such_o a_o conjecture_n than_o either_o their_o name_n do_v or_o any_o description_n we_o can_v find_v of_o they_o 1._o there_o be_v basin_n in_o which_o the_o blood_n be_v take_v when_o the_o beast_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v slay_v as_o exod._n xxiv_o 6._o and_o these_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n think_v to_o be_v those_o that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d agartalin_n ezr._n i._n 9_o 3._o 9_o 9_o 9_o talm._n jerus_n in_o joma_n per._n 3._o thirty_o agartalin_n of_o gold_n r._n samuel_n bar_n nachman_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o it_o they_o gather_v the_o blood_n of_o lamb_n a_o thousand_o agartalin_n of_o silver_n r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi lachish_n say_v it_o be_v that_o wherein_o they_o take_v the_o blood_n of_o bullock_n 2._o there_o be_v dish_n out_o of_o which_o the_o blood_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o these_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kephorim_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o ezra_n and_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mizrakim_n of_o which_o word_n there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n in_o the_o scripture_n i._n scripture_n scripture_n scripture_n r._n sol._n in_o ezr._n i._n kephorim_n say_v solomon_n jarchi_n be_v mizrakim_n and_o they_o be_v call_v kephorim_n which_o betoken_v cleanse_v because_o he_o that_o take_v the_o blood_n in_o this_o vessel_n wipe_v off_o the_o drop_n and_o blood_n that_o stick_v on_o his_o hand_n on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o dish_n which_o action_n we_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o handle_v the_o manner_n of_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n so_o that_o in_o these_o jew_n construction_n ezra_n reckon_v by_o name_n but_o the_o two_o sort_n of_o vessel_n that_o be_v first_o and_o most_o certain_o use_v in_o the_o service_n namely_o the_o great_a charger_n or_o basin_n in_o which_o they_o take_v the_o blood_n and_o the_o lesser_a dish_n out_o of_o which_o they_o sprinkle_v it_o and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o twelve_o prince_n offer_v at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n numb_a vii_o be_v these_o two_o sort_n of_o vessel_n the_o mizrakim_n be_v say_v to_o be_v before_o the_o altar_n zech._n fourteen_o 21._o 3._o there_o be_v great_a voider_n or_o tray_n as_o i_o may_v call_v they_o of_o gold_n or_o silver_n in_o which_o the_o inward_o of_o the_o beast_n be_v take_v and_o bring_v to_o wash_v and_o bring_v when_o they_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d go_v into_o the_o tankard_n that_o be_v the_o little_a vessel_n wherewithal_o they_o draw_v wine_n out_o of_o the_o tankard_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v myself_o nor_o the_o reader_n about_o this_o word_n nor_o about_o his_o opinion_n the_o translation_n that_o our_o english_a have_v make_v of_o it_o be_v not_o only_o very_o facile_a but_o also_o very_o warrantable_a 4._o there_o be_v vessel_n out_o of_o which_o they_o pour_v the_o drink-offering_a it_o may_v be_v those_o be_v they_o that_o josephus_n call_v phialas_fw-la vial_n 1._o vial_n vial_n vial_n jof._n aut._n lib._n 11._o cap._n 1._o as_o he_o reckon_v the_o holy_a vessel_n upon_o the_o place_n

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either_o just_o or_o prudent_o cast_v aside_o in_o the_o business_n of_o chorography_n whether_o among_o all_o the_o mean_v use_v for_o the_o correct_v and_o polish_n this_v the_o mean_n that_o the_o talmud_n afford_v shall_v with_o any_o merit_n or_o equity_n be_v only_o refuse_v why_o the_o jewish_a chorography_n of_o the_o jewish_a country_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v certain_o it_o be_v unjust_a out_o of_o prejudice_n to_o reject_v or_o out_o of_o ignorance_n not_o to_o entertain_v those_o thing_n which_o either_o may_v yield_v we_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o chorography_n of_o that_o land_n or_o stir_v up_o no_o unprofitable_a search_n into_o it_o if_o a_o man_n will_v engrave_v map_n of_o palestine_n sure_o it_o be_v very_o fit_a that_o he_o shall_v together_o with_o other_o consult_v those_o author_n as_o be_v the_o near_a witness_n inhabiter_n of_o the_o country_n and_o such_o who_o most_o studious_o and_o most_o religious_o describe_v it_o and_o though_o you_o esteem_v they_o not_o worthy_a of_o credit_n because_o they_o be_v jew_n yet_o certain_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o examination_n and_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o relate_v as_o they_o be_v chorographer_n when_o in_o the_o read_n of_o these_o writer_n i_o collect_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o meet_v with_o relate_v hitherto_o and_o compare_v they_o with_o the_o map_n and_o tract_n already_o publish_v i_o plain_o see_v if_o my_o eye_n deceive_v i_o not_o that_o very_o many_o thing_n may_v be_v fetch_v and_o draw_v out_o of_o these_o author_n which_o may_v correct_v the_o map_n very_o many_o thing_n which_o may_v discover_v place_n unknown_a very_o many_o which_o may_v fix_v those_o that_o be_v uncertain_a very_o many_o which_o may_v illustrate_v those_o that_o be_v certain_a and_o infinite_a thing_n which_o may_v some_o way_n or_o other_o hold_v out_o a_o light_n to_o chorography_n and_o if_o any_o dextrous_a and_o happy_a artist_n verse_v in_o the_o talmudic_n writing_n and_o skill_v in_o chorography_n will_v undertake_v a_o task_n and_o work_v of_o this_o nature_n i_o shall_v expect_v from_o such_o a_o hand_n a_o more_o polite_a and_o correct_a map_n and_o a_o more_o full_a plain_a and_o certain_a description_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n than_o any_o the_o christian_a world_n have_v yet_o see_v we_o be_v far_o from_o dare_v to_o enter_v upon_o such_o a_o thing_n nor_o be_v our_o hand_n sufficient_o teach_v for_o so_o great_a a_o work_n or_o indeed_o teachable_a that_o only_o which_o we_o have_v attempt_v in_o the_o follow_a century_n be_v this_o that_o by_o some_o instance_n we_o may_v a_o little_a demonstrate_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o speak_v concern_v the_o writer_n of_o the_o talmud_n and_o that_o some_o specimen_fw-la might_n be_v set_v before_o our_o eye_n whereby_o the_o reader_n may_v judge_v of_o their_o study_n style_n use_v benefit_n in_o the_o thing_n propound_v nor_o do_v we_o think_v it_o the_o part_n of_o modesty_n to_o burden_n the_o reader_n with_o too_o much_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o perhaps_o be_v of_o dubious_a acceptation_n with_o he_o nor_o the_o part_n of_o prudence_n to_o expose_v and_o commit_v together_o at_o once_o all_o that_o we_o have_v to_o one_o wind_n and_o fortune_n from_o our_o study_n may_v the_o xxii_o mdclviii_o we_o have_v quote_v josephus_n according_a to_o the_o distinction_n of_o chapter_n in_o the_o greek_a edition_n of_o frobenius_n anno_fw-la mdxliv_o a_o chorographical_n century_n search_v out_o some_o more_o memorable_a place_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n chief_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o talmud_n chap._n i._n the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n the_o jewish_a writer_n divide_v the_o whole_a world_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o the_o land_n that_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o heathen_a both_o which_o phrase_n the_o book_n of_o the_o gospel_n own_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n matth._n ii_o 20._o and_o it_o call_v the_o heathen_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o be_v without_o 1_o cor._n v._o 13._o 1_o tim._n iii_o 7._o etc._n etc._n and_o sometime_o the_o unbelieving_a jew_n themselves_o as_o mark_v iu_o ii_o they_o distinguish_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d israelite_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o book_n of_o the_o gospel_n own_v that_o phrase_n also_o mat._n vi_o 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o all_o these_o thing_n do_v the_o gentile_n or_o nation_n seek_v which_o in_o luke_n xii_o 30._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n hence_o the_o word_n world_n be_v most_o common_o use_v for_o the_o gentile_n joh._n iii_o 16_o 17._o 1_o joh._n ii_o 2_o etc._n etc._n somewhere_o

about_o the_o temple_n be_v more_o sacred_a than_o the_o court_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o hither_o no_o heathen_a nor_o any_o unclean_a by_o that_o which_o die_v of_o itself_o nor_o who_o lie_v with_o a_o menftrous_a woman_n may_v come_v above_o come_v come_v come_v come_v come_v come_v middoth_n in_o the_o place_n above_o from_o hence_o they_o ascend_v into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n by_o twelve_o step_n on_o the_o east_n it_o have_v only_o one_o gate_n call_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beautiful_a act._n iii_o 2._o in_o josephus_n the_o corinthian_a gate_n 14._o gate_n gate_n gate_n gate_n gate_n gate_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n 5_o cap._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n say_v he_o of_o the_o gate_n nine_o of_o they_o be_v every_o where_o overlay_v with_o gold_n and_o silver_n likewise_o the_o post_n and_o the_o lintel_o but_o one_o without_o the_o temple_n make_v of_o corinthian_a brass_n do_v much_o exceed_v in_o glory_n those_o that_o be_v overlay_v with_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o two_o gate_n of_o every_o court_n be_v each_o thirty_o cubit_n high_a and_o fifteen_o broad_a on_o the_o south_n be_v only_o one_o gate_n also_o and_o one_o on_o the_o north_n and_o gallery_n or_o court-walks_a within_o join_v to_o the_o wall_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o in_o the_o outer_a court_n but_o not_o ibidem_fw-la not_o not_o not_o not_o not_o not_o id._n ibidem_fw-la double_a before_o which_o be_v the_o treasury_n place_v or_o 1._o or_o or_o or_o or_o or_o or_o shekalim_fw-la cap._n 6._o hall_n 1._o thirteen_o chest_n call_v by_o the_o talmudist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schopharoth_fw-la in_o which_o be_v put_v the_o money_n offer_v for_o the_o various_a service_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o according_a to_o that_o variety_n the_o chest_n have_v various_a title_n write_v on_o they_o whence_o the_o offerer_n may_v know_v into_o which_o to_o put_v his_o offer_n according_a to_o his_o quality_n 5._o quality_n quality_n quality_n quality_n quality_n quality_n ibid._n hall_n 5._o upon_o one_o be_v inscribe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o new_a shekles_n into_o which_o be_v cast_v the_o shekel_n of_o that_o year_n upon_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o old_a shekles_n into_o which_o be_v gather_v the_o shekel_n owe_v the_o last_o year_n upon_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pigeon_n and_o turtle_n upon_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o burn_a sacrifice_n upon_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wood._n upon_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frankincense_n upon_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gold_n for_o the_o propitiation_n and_o six_o chest_n have_v write_v on_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluntary_a sacrifice_n 1._o sacrifice_n sacrifice_n sacrifice_n sacrifice_n sacrifice_n sacrifice_n middoth_n in_o the_o place_n above_o hall_n 5._o b●●h_o joma_n fol._n 16._o 1._o the_o length_n of_o the_o woman_n court_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o cubit_n and_o the_o breadth_n a_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o cubit_n and_o there_o be_v four_o chamber_n in_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o it_o each_o forty_o cubit_n but_o not_o roof_v see_v ezek._n xlvi_o 21_o 22._o at_o the_o south_n east_n be_v the_o court_n of_o the_o nazarite_n because_o there_o the_o nazarite_n boil_a their_o thank-offering_n and_o cut_v their_o hair_n and_o put_v it_o under_o the_o pot_n at_o the_o north_n east_n be_v the_o chamber_n of_o wood_n where_o the_o priest_n defile_v with_o any_o spot_n search_v the_o wood_n whether_o it_o be_v unclean_a by_o worm_n and_o all_o wood_n in_o which_o a_o worm_n be_v find_v be_v not_o fit_a for_o the_o altar_n at_o the_o north_n west_n be_v the_o chamber_n of_o the_o leprous_a at_o the_o south_n west_n be_v the_o chamber_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n on_o the_o high_a side_n we_o follow_v the_o version_n of_o the_o famous_a constantine_n l'empereur_fw-fr be_v the_o smooth_a and_o plain_a court_n of_o the_o woman_n but_o they_o bound_v it_o round_o about_o with_o a_o inward_a gallery_n that_o the_o woman_n may_v see_v from_o above_o and_o the_o man_n from_o below_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v mingle_v etc._n mingle_v mingle_v mingle_v mingle_v mingle_v mingle_v succah_n cap._n 5_o hall_n 2._o etc._n etc._n in_o this_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v celebrate_v the_o sacred_a and_o festival_n dance_v in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n call_v the_o pour_v out_o of_o water_n the_o ritual_a of_o which_o you_o have_v in_o the_o place_n cite_v in_o the_o margin_n above_o margin_n margin_n margin_n margin_n margin_n margin_n maimon_n in_o beth_n habbish_n in_o the_o place_n above_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v more_o sacred_a than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chel_n because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o who_o have_v contract_v such_o a_o uncleanness_n that_o be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v the_o same_o day_n may_v not_o enter_v into_o it_o chap._n xxx_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n or_o the_o east_n gate_n of_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n from_z hence_o they_o go_v up_o from_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n fifteen_o step_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 14._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o there_o be_v fifteen_o step_n say_v josephus_n ascend_v from_o the_o partition_n wall_n of_o the_o woman_n to_o the_o great_a gate_n concern_v these_o step_n the_o talmudist_n relate_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o dance_n just_a now_o mention_v speak_v thus_o 4._o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o succah_n cap._n 5_o hall_n 4._o the_o religious_a man_n and_o the_o man_n of_o good_a work_n hold_v torch_n in_o their_o hand_n dance_v and_o sing_v the_o levite_n with_o harp_n lyre_n cymbal_n trumpet_n and_o infinite_a other_o musical_a instrument_n stand_v upon_o the_o fifteen_o step_n go_v down_o out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n into_o the_o woman_n court_n sing_v according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o fifteen_o psalm_n of_o degree_n etc._n etc._n the_o east_n gate_n of_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n be_v call_v the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n 3._o nicanor_n nicanor_n nicanor_n nicanor_n nicanor_n nicanor_n middoth_n cap._n 2._o hall_n 3._o all_o the_o gate_n be_v change_v to_o be_v of_o gold_n except_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n because_o concern_v that_o a_o miracle_n be_v show_v other_o say_v because_o the_o brass_n of_o it_o do_v exceed_o shine_v 5._o shine_v shine_v shine_v shine_v shine_v shine_v sotab_v cap._n 1._o hall_n 5._o in_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n they_o make_v the_o suspect_a wife_n drink_v the_o bitter_a water_n they_o purify_v the_o woman_n after_o child_n birth_n and_o the_o leper_n of_o the_o miracle_n do_v about_o the_o fould_a door_n of_o this_o gate_n see_v constantine_n l'empereur_fw-fr middoth_n page_n 57_o and_o juchasin_n fol._n 65._o 2._o etc._n etc._n who_o also_o produce_v another_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n in_o these_o word_n in_o the_o book_n of_o josephus_n ben_fw-mi gorion_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n be_v so_o call_v because_o a_o miracle_n be_v there_o show_v namely_o that_o there_o they_o slay_v nicanor_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o grecian_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o asmonean_n which_o may_v also_o be_v see_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o tract_n taanith_n the_o history_n allege_v be_v thus_o 17._o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o bab._n taanith_n fol._n 18._o 2._o vid._n joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 17._o nicanor_n be_v one_o of_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o every_o day_n he_o wag_v his_o hand_n towards_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o say_v oh_o when_o will_v it_o be_v in_o my_o power_n to_o lay_v they_o waist_n but_o when_o the_o asmonean_a family_n prevail_v they_o subdue_v they_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o hang_v up_o his_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n upon_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n hence_o nicanor_n day_n be_v in_o the_o jewish_a calendar_n above_o calendar_n calendar_n calendar_n calendar_n calendar_n calendar_n joseph_n in_o the_o place_n above_o this_o gate_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n fifty_o cubit_n in_o height_n the_o door_n contain_v forty_o cubit_n and_o very_o rich_o adorn_v with_o silver_n and_o gold_n lay_v on_o to_o a_o great_a thickness_n ●_o thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n sanhedr_n ●●_o 11._o hall_n ●_o in_o that_o gate_n sit_v a_o council_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o as_o there_o be_v another_o in_o the_o gate_n of_o susan_n 1._o susan_n susan_n susan_n susan_n susan_n susan_n bab._n joma_n fol._n 11._o 1._o none_o of_o the_o gate_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o small_a scroll_n of_o paper_n fix_v to_o the_o post_n but_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n chap._n

he_o go_v back_o and_o burn_v it_o before_o the_o temple_n where_o the_o gloss_n thus_o zophim_n be_v a_o place_n whence_o the_o temple_n may_v be_v see_v but_o another_o gloss_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o thing_n here_o of_o that_o proper_a place_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a compass_n about_o the_o city_n wheresoever_o the_o city_n can_v first_o be_v see_v so_o r._n eliezar_n of_o abraham_n go_v from_o the_o south_n to_o jerusalem_n 31._o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n pirke_n r._n eliezar_n cap._n 31._o the_o three_o day_n they_o come_v to_o zophim_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o zophim_n he_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n sit_v upon_o the_o mount_n moriah_n chap._n xliii_o ramah_n ramathaim_n zophim_n gibeah_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a ramah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n jos._n xviii_o 25._o and_o that_o within_o sight_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o it_o seem_v judg._n xix_o 13._o where_o it_o be_v name_v with_o gibeah_n and_o elsewhere_o hos._n v._o 8._o which_o town_n be_v not_o much_o distant_a see_v 1_o sam._n xxii_o 6._o saul_n sit_v in_o gibeah_n under_o a_o grove_n in_o ramah_n here_o the_o gemarist_n trifle_n 2._o trifle_n trifle_n trifle_n trifle_n trifle_n trifle_n bab._n taanith_n fol._n 5._o 2._o whence_o be_v it_o say_v they_o that_o ramah_n be_v place_v near_o gibeah_n to_o hint_n to_o you_o that_o the_o speech_n of_o samuel_n of_o ramah_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o saul_n remain_v two_o year_n and_o a_o half_a in_o gibeah_n they_o blind_o look_v over_o ramah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o look_v only_o at_o ramah_n in_o ephraim_n where_o samuel_n be_v bear_v his_o native_a town_n be_v very_o often_o call_v ramah_n once_o ramathaim_n zophim_n 1_o sam._n i._n 1._o there_o be_v a_o certain_a man_n of_o ramathaim_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o two_o ramath_n which_o be_v surname_v also_o zophim_n a_o like_a form_n of_o speech_n be_v that_o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o of_o the_o two_o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n in_o law_n that_o town_n of_o samuel_n be_v ramath_n zophim_n and_o this_o of_o benjamin_n be_v ramath_n zophim_n also_o but_o by_o a_o different_a etymology_n as_o it_o seem_v that_o it_o may_v be_v from_o zuph_n saul_n great_a great_a grandfather_n whence_o that_o country_n be_v so_o call_v 1_o sam._n ix_o 5._o this_o from_o zophim_n of_o which_o place_n we_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n gibeah_n be_v saul_n town_n 6._o town_n town_n town_n town_n town_n town_n joseph_n d●_n bell._n lib._n 5._o c._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o town_n call_v gabath-saul_n this_o stynifi_v saulshill_n which_o be_v distant_a from_o jerusalem_n about_o thirty_o furlong_n hence_o you_o may_v guess_v at_o the_o distance_n of_o rama_fw-mi from_o jerusalem_n josephus_n call_v the_o neighbour_a place_n of_o gibeah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o long_a valley_n of_o thorn_n perhaps_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o valley_n under_o the_o rock_n seneh_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 4_o chap._n xliv_o nob._n bahurim_n that_o nob_n be_v place_v in_o the_o land_n of_o benjamin_n not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n whence_o jerusalem_n also_o may_v be_v see_v the_o word_n of_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v upon_o esa._n x._o 32._o do_v argue_v for_o so_o he_o speak_v senacherib_n come_v and_o stand_v in_o nob_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n before_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o say_v to_o his_o army_n be_v not_o this_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n against_o which_o i_o have_v raise_v my_o whole_a army_n and_o have_v subdue_v all_o the_o province_n of_o it_o be_v it_o not_o small_a and_o weak_a in_o comparison_n of_o all_o the_o fortification_n of_o the_o gentile_n which_o i_o have_v subdue_v by_o the_o valour_n of_o my_o hand_n he_o stand_v nod_v with_o his_o head_n against_o it_o and_o wag_v his_o hand_n up_o and_o down_o etc._n etc._n where_o kimchi_n thus_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v see_v from_o nob._n which_o when_o he_o see_v from_o thence_o he_o wag_v his_o hand_n as_o a_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v when_o he_o despise_v any_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o jarchi_n thus_o when_o he_o stand_v at_o nob_n he_o see_v jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n the_o 1._o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o bab._n sanbedr_n fol._n 94._o 2._o &_o 95_o 1._o talmudist_n do_v concur_v also_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o in_o his_o very_a word_n add_v this_o moreover_o that_o all_o those_o place_n which_o be_v number_v up_o by_o esaiah_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v be_v travail_v through_o by_o the_o enemy_n with_o his_o army_n in_o one_o day_n the_o tabernacle_n sometime_o reside_v at_o nob_n when_o that_o be_v destroy_v it_o be_v translate_v to_o gibeon_n 1._o gibeon_n gibeon_n gibeon_n gibeon_n gibeon_n gibeon_n maim_v in_o beth-habbechirah_a cap._n 1._o and_o the_o day_n of_o nob_n and_o gibeon_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o maimonides_n be_v seven_o and_o fifty_o year_n we_o meet_v with_o mention_n of_o bahurim_n 2_o sam._n xvi_o 5._o it_o be_v a_o levitical_a city_n the_o same_o with_o almon_n jos._n xxi_o 18._o which_o be_v also_o call_v aleme_v 1_o chron._n vi_o 60._o those_o word_n and_o david_n come_v to_o bahurim_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v in_o the_o book_n of_o samuel_n the_o chaldee_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o david_n the_o king_n come_v to_o almath_n where_o kimchi_n thus_o bahurim_n be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o benjamite_n and_o be_v call_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n aleme_v for_o bahurim_n and_o aleme_v be_v the_o same_o both_o sound_a as_o much_o as_o young_a man_n chap._n xlv_o emmaus_n kiriath-iearim_a from_z 4_o from_z from_z from_z from_z from_z from_z hieros_n sheviith_o fol._n 38._o 4_o bethhoron_a to_o emmaus_n it_o be_v hilly_a 13._o hilly_a hilly_a hilly_a hilly_a hilly_a hilly_a luk._n 24._o 13._o it_o be_v sixty_o furlong_n distant_a from_o jerusalem_n 27._o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n joseph_n de_fw-fr billo_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o eight_o hundred_o only_o dismiss_v the_o army_n vespasian_n give_v a_o place_n call_v ammaus_n for_o they_o to_o inhabit_v it_o be_v sixty_o furlong_n distant_a from_o jerusalem_n i_o inquire_v whether_o this_o word_n have_v the_o same_o etymology_n with_o emmaus_n near_o tyberias_fw-la which_z from_o the_o warm_a bath_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chammath_n the_o jew_n certain_o do_v write_v this_o otherwise_o namely_o either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o jerusalem_n talmudist_n in_o the_o place_n above_o cite_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o mishnah_n 4._o mishnah_n mishnah_n mishnah_n mishnah_n mishnah_n mishnah_n eruchin_n cap._n 2._o hall_n 4._o the_o family_n say_v they_o of_o beth-pegarim_a and_o beth_n zipperia_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o emmaus_n the_o gloss_n be_v this_o emmaus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n who_o inhabitant_n be_v israelite_n gentleman_n and_o the_o priest_n marry_v their_o daughter_n josephus_n mention_v some_o nobleman_n slay_v by_o simeon_n the_o tyrant_n number_n one_o aristeus_n who_o be_v 33._o be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 33._o a_o scribe_n of_o the_o council_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o extraction_n from_o ammaus_n by_o the_o same_o author_n be_v mention_v also_o 23._o also_o also_o also_o also_o also_o also_o ibid._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ananus_fw-la of_o ammaus_n one_o of_o the_o seditious_a of_o jerusalem_n who_o nevertheless_o at_o last_o flee_v over_o to_o cesar._n kiriath-jearim_a be_v before_o time_n call_v baale_a 2_o sam._n vi_o 2._o or_o baalath_n 1_o chron._n xiii_o 6._o concern_v it_o the_o jerusalem_n writer_n speak_v thus_o 3._o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o hieros_n sanhedr_n fol._n 18._o 3._o we_o find_v that_o they_o intercalate_v the_o year_n in_o baalath_n but_o baalath_n be_v sometime_o assign_v to_o judah_n and_o sometime_o to_o dan._n eltekah_n and_o gibbethon_n and_o baal_v behold_v these_o be_v of_o judah_n here_o be_v a_o mistake_n of_o the_o transcriber_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v write_v of_o dan_n jos._n xix_o 44._o baalah_o and_o jiim_v and_o azem_n behold_v these_o be_v of_o dan._n it_o shall_v be_v write_v of_o judah_n jos._n xv._o 29._o namely_o the_o house_n be_v of_o judah_n the_o field_n of_o dan._n in_o psal._n cxxii_o 6._o we_o hear_v of_o it_o the_o ark_n in_o ephrata_n that_o be_v shilo_n a_o city_n of_o ephraim_n we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o field_n of_o the_o wood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o kiriath-jearim_a 1_o sam._n vii_o 1._o etc._n etc._n chap._n

law_n be_v here_o teach_v and_o so_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n together_o render_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n complete_a chap._n xcviii_o some_o miscellaneous_n matter_n respect_v the_o face_n of_o the_o land_n 1._o let_v we_o begin_v with_o that_o canon_n concern_v read_v the_o book_n of_o esther_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o purim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d megill_n cap._n ●_o hall_n 1._o town_n that_o be_v begird_v with_o wall_n from_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n read_v it_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n adar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d village_n and_o great_a city_n read_v it_o the_o fourteen_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unless_o that_o the_o village_n anticipate_v it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o congregation_n you_o see_v a_o threefold_a distinction_n of_o city_n and_o to_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fortification_n or_o town_n gird_v with_o wall_n from_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n but_o whence_o shall_v we_o know_v they_o they_o be_v those_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n 2_o joshua_n joshua_n joshua_n joshua_n joshua_n joshua_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d artic_a 2_o which_o however_o in_o after_o time_n they_o be_v not_o begird_v with_o wall_n be_v nevertheless_o reckon_v under_o the_o catalogue_n of_o they_o as_o to_o the_o read_n of_o that_o book_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a city_n that_o be_v call_v a_o great_a city_n in_o which_o be_v a_o synagogue_n so_o it_o be_v define_v by_o the_o piske_n tosaphoth_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d piske_n tosaph_n artic_a 2._o that_o be_v a_o great_a city_n in_o which_o be_v ten_o man_n at_o leisure_n to_o pray_v and_o read_v the_o law_n see_v what_o we_o say_v concern_v these_o thing_n on_o matth._n chap._n iu._n vers_fw-la 23._o when_o we_o speak_v of_o synagogue_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d village_n that_o be_v such_o where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o synagogue_n yea_o say_v the_o piske_n harosh_n a_o fortify_v town_n wherein_o be_v not_o ten_o man_n of_o leisure_n or_o such_o as_o cease_v from_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o these_o make_v up_o a_o synagogue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v repute_v as_o a_o village_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o be_v add_v in_o the_o text_n of_o the_o mishna_n unless_o the_o village_n do_v anticipate_v it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o congregation_n be_v thus_o explain_v by_o the_o glosser_n when_o town_n gird_v with_o wall_n read_v the_o book_n of_o esther_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n and_o those_o that_o be_v not_o wall_v on_o the_o fourteen_o see_v esth._n ix_o 21._o and_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v before_o in_o the_o same_o text_n of_o the_o mishna_n that_o that_o book_n be_v read_v the_o eleven_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o day_n the_o wise_a man_n grant_v liberty_n to_o the_o village_n to_o preoccupate_v the_o read_n namely_o on_o that_o day_n wherein_o they_o resort_v to_o the_o synagogue_n that_o be_v either_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o week_n that_o go_v before_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n or_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o week_n which_o be_v day_n of_o assembly_n in_o which_o the_o village_n resort_v into_o the_o city_n to_o judgement_n for_o the_o second_o and_o five_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o judiciary_n consistory_n sit_v in_o the_o city_n by_o the_o appointment_n of_o ezra_n now_o the_o villager_n be_v not_o skilful_a in_o read_v therefore_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o they_o shall_v have_v some_o reader_n in_o the_o city_n etc._n etc._n ii_o let_v the_o canon_n and_o caution_n of_o the_o space_n and_o place_n next_o join_v to_o the_o city_n or_o town_n be_v observe_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bava_n bathra_fw-la cap._n 2._o hall_n 5._o a_o dovecoat_n be_v not_o build_v within_o fifty_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n and_o that_o least_o the_o pigeon_n may_v do_v injury_n to_o the_o garden_n that_o be_v sow_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o permit_v not_o a_o tree_n within_o five_o and_o twenty_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n and_o this_o as_o the_o gloss_n speak_v for_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o city_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o allow_v not_o a_o barn-floor_n within_o fifty_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n that_o when_o they_o fan_v their_o corn_n the_o chaff_n may_v not_o offend_v the_o citizen_n 4._o they_o permit_v not_o dead_a carcase_n or_o bury_v place_n nor_o a_o tanner_n shop_n to_o be_v within_o fifty_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n because_o of_o the_o stink_n nor_o do_v they_o allow_v a_o tanner_n workshop_n at_o all_o but_o on_o the_o eastside_n of_o the_o city_n r._n akiba_n say_v on_o any_o side_n except_o the_o west_n but_o at_o the_o distance_n of_o fifty_o cubit_n iii_o from_o the_o city_n let_v we_o walk_v forth_o into_o their_o plough_v ground_n and_o field_n here_o you_o may_v see_v in_o some_o place_n 4_o place_n place_n place_n place_n place_n place_n hieros_n sheviith_o fol._n 35._o 4_o certain_a token_n hang_v upon_o some_o figtree_n to_o show_v of_o what_o year_n the_o fruit_n that_o grow_v there_o be_v see_v what_o we_o say_v on_o matth._n xxi_o 19_o in_o other_o place_n you_o may_v see_v barren_a tree_n stigmatise_v with_o some_o mark_n of_o infamy_n 3_o infamy_n infamy_n infamy_n infamy_n infamy_n infamy_n ibid._n col._n 3_o a_o tree_n which_o shake_v off_o its_o fruit_n before_o they_o be_v ripe_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o mark_v with_o red_a and_o load_v it_o with_o stone_n you_o may_v see_v the_o plow_a and_o mow_v of_o their_o field_n the_o dress_n of_o their_o vine_n and_o their_o vintage_n to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o scribe_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o art_n of_o the_o husbandman_n or_o the_o vinedresser_n for_o such_o be_v the_o care_n and_o diligence_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o tradition_n concern_v tithing_n corn_n and_o fruit_n concern_v leave_v a_o corner_n for_o the_o poor_a concern_v the_o avoid_n of_o sow_v different_a seed_n and_o of_o not_o transgress_v the_o law_n concern_v the_o seven_o year_n that_o they_o may_v not_o plough_v nor_o sow_v nor_o reap_v but_o according_a to_o the_o traditional_a rule_n hence_o be_v those_o infinite_a dispute_n in_o the_o book_n peah_o demai_n kilaim_v sheviith_o 1._o sheviith_o sheviith_o sheviith_o sheviith_o sheviith_o sheviith_o peah_n cap._n 1._o of_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n to_o be_v leave_v what_o and_o how_o much_o the_o portion_n of_o it_o be_v and_o of_o what_o thing_n such_o corner_n ought_v to_o consist_v 2._o consist_v consist_v consist_v consist_v consist_v consist_v id._n cap._n 2._o of_o those_o that_o divide_v the_o field_n so_o that_o a_o double_a corner_n of_o it_o be_v due_a to_o the_o poor_a 3._o poor_a poor_a poor_a poor_a poor_a poor_a id._n cap._n 3._o whether_o a_o corner_n be_v due_a from_o bed_n of_o corn_n that_o grow_v among_o olive-tree_n whether_o from_o a_o field_n who_o sow_a and_o reap_v be_v various_a 1_o various_a various_a various_a various_a various_a various_a demai_n cap._n 1_o what_o be_v the_o tree_n who_o fruit_n be_v demai_n 2._o demai_n demai_n demai_n demai_n demai_n demai_n ●●_o cap._n 2._o of_o what_o thing_n be_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o demai_n 3_o demai_n demai_n demai_n demai_n demai_n demai_n ●ila●m_o c_o 3_o how_o long_o the_o same_o plot_n of_o ground_n may_v be_v sow_o with_o different_a seed_n so_o as_o not_o to_o offend_v against_o the_o law_n of_o sow_v different_a seed_n 5_o seed_n seed_n seed_n seed_n seed_n seed_n ibid._n c._n 4._o &_o 5_o how_o many_o vine_n make_v a_o vineyard_n of_o their_o row_n of_o the_o bed_n of_o the_o vineyard_n of_o sow_v within_o the_o press_n etc._n etc._n and_o innumerable_a decision_n of_o that_o nature_n which_o do_v so_o keep_v the_o countryman_n within_o bound_n that_o he_o can_v not_o plough_v nor_o mow_v his_o land_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n but_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o tradition_n 2._o tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n hieros_n peah_n fol._n 18._o 2._o the_o inhabitant_n of_o beth-name_a measure_v out_o a_o corner_n for_o the_o poor_a with_o a_o line_n and_o they_o give_v a_o corner_n out_o of_o every_o row_n abba_n saul_n say_v they_o make_v mention_n of_o they_o to_o their_o praise_n and_o to_o their_o dispraise_n because_o they_o give_v one_o part_n out_o of_o a_o hundred_o to_o their_o praise_n because_o measure_v with_o a_o line_n they_o collect_v and_o give_v a_o corner_n out_o of_o every_o row_n that_o be_v meet_v with_o a_o measure_n line_n they_o yield_v the_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o field_n to_o the_o

he_o propound_v more_o plain_o and_o familiar_o ii_o but_o however_o it_o be_v whether_o those_o thing_n be_v true_a indeed_o or_o only_o believe_v and_o conceive_v so_o by_o a_o most_o apt_a and_o open_a comparison_n be_v show_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v first_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n by_o the_o gospel_n and_o then_o seek_v for_o a_o seat_n and_o rest_n among_o the_o gentile_n and_o not_o find_v it_o the_o gospel_n every_o where_o vex_v he_o come_v back_o into_o the_o jewish_a nation_n again_o fix_v his_o seat_n there_o and_o possess_v it_o much_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v before_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o thing_n appear_v in_o that_o fearful_a apostasy_n of_o a_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o jew_n who_o receive_v the_o gospel_n and_o most_o wicked_o revolt_v from_o it_o afterward_o concern_v which_o the_o new_a testament_n speak_v in_o abundance_n of_o place_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o he_o sit_v and_o the_o whole_a multitude_n stand_v so_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o the_o master_n when_o they_o read_v their_o lecture_n sit_v and_o the_o scholar_n stand_v which_o honorary_a custom_n continue_v to_o the_o death_n of_o gamaliel_n the_o elder_a and_o then_o so_o far_o cease_v that_o the_o scholar_n sit_v when_o their_o master_n sit_v hence_o be_v that_o passage_n 15._o passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n sotah_n cap._n 9_o hall_n 15._o from_o that_o time_n that_o old_a rabban_n gamaliel_n die_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o law_n perish_v and_o purity_n and_o pharisaism_n die_v where_o the_o gloss_n from_o megillah_n write_v thus_o before_o his_o death_n health_n be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o they_o learn_v the_o law_n stand_v but_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a sickness_n come_v down_o into_o the_o world_n and_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o learn_v the_o law_n sit_v verse_n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o parable_n i._n no_o scheme_n of_o jewish_a retoric_n be_v more_o familiar_o use_v than_o that_o of_o parable_n which_o perhaps_o creep_v in_o from_o thence_o among_o the_o heathen_a end_v in_o fable_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o talmud_n just_a now_o cite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o time_n that_o r._n meri_n die_v those_o that_o speak_v in_o parable_n cease_v not_o that_o that_o figure_n of_o rhetoric_n perish_v in_o the_o nation_n from_o that_o time_n but_o because_o he_o surpass_v all_o other_o in_o these_o flower_n as_o the_o gloss_n there_o from_o the_o tract_n sanhedrin_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o three_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n or_o sermon_n be_v tradition_n a_o three_o part_n allegory_n and_o a_o three_o part_n parable_n the_o jewish_a book_n abound_v every_o where_n with_o these_o figure_n the_o nation_n incline_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o natural_a genius_n to_o this_o kind_n of_o rhetoric_n one_o may_v not_o amiss_o call_v their_o religion_n parabolical_a fold_v up_o within_o the_o cover_n of_o ceremony_n and_o their_o oratory_n in_o their_o sermon_n be_v like_a to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n indeed_o that_o they_o who_o be_v so_o give_v to_o and_o delight_v in_o parable_n and_o so_o dextrous_a in_o unfold_a they_o shall_v stick_v in_o the_o outward_a shell_n of_o ceremony_n and_o shall_v not_o have_v fetch_v out_o the_o parabolical_a and_o spiritual_a sense_n of_o they_o neither_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o fetch_v they_o out_o ii_o our_o saviour_n who_o always_o and_o every_o where_o speak_v with_o the_o vulgar_a use_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o speech_n and_o very_o often_o the_o same_o preface_n as_o they_o do_v in_o their_o parable_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o what_o be_v it_o liken_v etc._n etc._n but_o in_o he_o thus_o speak_v one_o may_v both_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a justice_n who_o speak_v dark_o to_o they_o that_o despise_v the_o light_n and_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n likewise_o who_o so_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o see_v and_o yet_o see_v not_o that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o shell_n and_o not_o see_v the_o kernel_n verse_n iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n some_o fall_v by_o the_o way_n side_n etc._n etc._n cocern_v the_o husbandry_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o sow_v we_o meet_v with_o various_a passage_n in_o the_o tract_n peah_o demai_n kilaim_v sheviith_o we_o shall_v only_o touch_v upon_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n under_o our_o hand_n do_v ready_o remind_v we_o of_o there_o be_v way_n and_o path_n as_o well_o common_a as_o more_o private_a along_o the_o sow_o field_n see_v chap._n xii_o 1._o hence_o in_o the_o tract_n 2._o tract_n tract_n tract_n tract_n tract_n tract_n cap._n 2._o peah_n where_o they_o dispute_v what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o divide_v a_o field_n so_o that_o it_o owe_v a_o double_a corner_n to_o the_o poor_a thus_o it_o be_v determine_v these_o thing_n divide_v a_o river_n a_o aqueduct_v a_o private_a way_n a_o common_a way_n a_o common_a path_n and_o a_o private_a path_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o place_n and_o the_o gloss._n verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o fall_v among_o stony_a place_n 1._o place_n place_n place_n place_n place_n place_n in_o hieros_n kilaim_v fol._n 27._o 1._o discourse_n be_v have_v concern_v some_o law_n of_o the_o kilaim_n or_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o different_a kind_n and_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n where_o among_o other_o thing_n we_o meet_v with_o these_o word_n r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi lachish_n say_v that_o he_o be_v free_v from_o those_o law_n who_o sow_v his_o seed_n by_o the_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o rock_n shelf_n and_o rocky_a place_n these_o word_n be_v speak_v according_a to_o the_o reason_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v very_o rocky_a and_o yet_o those_o place_n that_o be_v so_o be_v not_o altogether_o unfit_a for_o tillage_n verse_n vii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o fell_a among_o thorn_n here_o the_o distinction_n come_v into_o my_o mind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o white_a field_n that_o be_v which_o be_v all_o sow_v and_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o woody_a field_n that_o be_v in_o which_o tree_n and_o bush_n grow_v here_o and_o there_o concern_v which_o see_v the_o tract_n 2._o tract_n tract_n tract_n tract_n tract_n tract_n chap._n 2._o sheviith_n so_o there_o be_v very_o frequent_a mention_n in_o the_o talmudist_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bed_n in_o field_n and_o vineyard_n 2._o vineyard_n vineyard_n vineyard_n vineyard_n vineyard_n vineyard_n peah_o cap._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n 3._o thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n kilaim_v c._n 3._o and_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baldness_n in_o a_o field_n that_o be_v when_o some_o place_n be_v leave_v not_o sow_v and_o some_o place_n lying_z between_z be_v 4._o be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v kilaim_v c._n 4._o verse_n viii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n some_o a_o hundred_o etc._n etc._n these_o word_n be_v speak_v according_a to_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n concern_v which_o the_o talmudist_n speak_v much_o and_o hyperbolical_o enough_o which_o nevertheless_o they_o confess_v to_o be_v turn_v long_o since_o into_o miserable_a barrenness_n but_o be_v dim-sighted_a as_o to_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o 2._o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o hieros_n peah_n fol._n 20._o 1_o 2._o they_o treat_v of_o this_o matter_n and_o various_a story_n be_v produce_v which_o you_o may_v see_v we_o will_v only_o mention_v these_o two_o r._n jochanan_n say_v the_o worst_a fruit_n which_o we_o eat_v in_o our_o youth_n excel_v the_o best_a which_o we_o now_o eat_v in_o our_o old_a age_n for_o in_o his_o day_n the_o world_n be_v change_v r._n chaijah_n bar_n basilius_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o arbelite_n bushel_n former_o yield_v a_o bushel_n of_o flower_n a_o bushel_n of_o meal_n a_o bushel_n of_o bran_n and_o a_o bushel_n of_o course_n bran_n and_o a_o bushel_n of_o courser_n bran_n yet_o and_o a_o bushel_n of_o the_o course_v bran_n also_o but_o now_o one_o bushel_n scarce_o come_v from_o one_o bushel_n verse_n xiii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o seeing_z see_v not_o here_o you_o may_v observe_v this_o people_n to_o have_v be_v give_v up_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o deep_a sleep_n now_o a_o great_a while_n before_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v observe_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n will_v more_o easy_o appear_v rom._n xi_o where_o these_o very_a word_n be_v repeat_v if_o you_o there_o state_n aright_o the_o

gemara_n berac_n sol_fw-it 5_o 4_o the_o righteous_a even_o in_o death_n be_v say_v to_o live_v and_o the_o wicked_a even_o in_o life_n be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a but_o how_o be_v it_o prove_v that_o the_o wicked_a even_o in_o life_n be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a from_o that_o place_n where_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v he_o already_o dead_a that_o be_v here_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dead_a and_o whence_o be_v it_o prove_v that_o the_o righteous_a even_o in_o death_n be_v say_v to_o live_v from_o that_o passage_n and_o he_o say_v to_o he_o this_o be_v the_o land_n concern_v which_o i_o swear_v to_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n and_o to_o jacob_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o say_v to_o he_o go_v and_o tell_v the_o father_n whatsoever_o i_o promise_v to_o you_o i_o have_v perform_v to_o your_o child_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o babylonian_n be_v the_o same_o 1_o same_o same_o same_o same_o same_o same_o berac_n sol_fw-it 18_o 1_o the_o live_n know_v that_o they_o shall_v die_v they_o be_v righteous_a who_o in_o their_o death_n be_v say_v to_o live_v as_o it_o be_v say_v and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n the_o son_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●_o live_n man_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o little_a after_o the_o dead_a know_v nothing_o they_o be_v the_o wicked_a who_o even_o in_o their_o life_n be_v call_v dead_a as_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thou_o dead_a wicked_a prince_n of_o israel_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v common_o render_v profane_a in_o this_o place_n they_o render_v it_o also_o in_o a_o sense_n very_o usual_a namely_o for_o one_o wound_a or_o dead_a 2._o dead_a dead_a dead_a dead_a dead_a dead_a ibid._n col_fw-fr 2._o there_o be_v further_a divers_a story_n allege_v by_o which_o they_o prove_v that_o the_o dead_a so_o far_o live_v that_o they_o understand_v many_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v here_o and_o that_o some_o have_v speak_v after_o death_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxiii_o verse_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o moses_n seat_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v rather_o of_o the_o legislative_a seat_n or_o chair_n than_o of_o the_o mere_o doctrinal_a and_o christ_n here_o assert_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o persuade_v to_o obey_v he_o in_o lawful_a thing_n concern_v the_o chair_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v in_o bab._n succah_n 2._o succah_n succah_n succah_n succah_n succah_n succah_n fol._n ●1_n 2._o there_o be_v at_o alexandria_n seventy_o one_o golden_a chair_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o seventy_o one_o elder_n of_o the_o great_a council_n concern_v the_o authority_n of_o moses_n and_o his_o vicegerent_n in_o the_o council_n there_o be_v also_o mention_v in_o sanhedrim_n 6_o sanhedrim_n sanhedrim_n sanhedrim_n sanhedrim_n sanhedrim_n sanhedrim_n chap._n 1._o hall_n 6_o the_o great_a council_n consist_v of_o seventy_o one_o elder_n but_o whence_o be_v this_o number_n derive_v from_o that_o place_n where_o it_o be_v say_v choose_v i_o out_o seventy_o man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o moses_n be_v precedent_n over_o they_o behold_v seventy_o one_o what_o be_v here_o observe_v by_o galatinus_n from_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o aorist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sat_n i●_n too_o light_a and_o airy_a he_o say_v they_o sit_v say_v he_o and_o not_o they_o sit_v that_o he_o may_v plain_o demonstrate_v that_o their_o power_n be_v then_o cease_v 4._o cease_v cease_v cease_v cease_v cease_v cease_v chap._n 6._o book_n 4._o but_o if_o we_o will_v be_v so_o curious_a to_o gather_v any_o thing_n from_o this_o aorist_n we_o may_v very_o well_o transfer_v it_o to_o this_o sense_n rather_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n the_o worst_a of_o man_n have_v long_o usurp_v moses_n seat_n nevertheless_o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v they_o because_o by_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n they_o bear_v the_o chief_a magistracy_n concern_v their_o authority_n thus_o maimonides_n 1._o maimonides_n maimonides_n maimonides_n maimonides_n maimonides_n maimonides_n in_o mamrim_n cap._n 1._o the_o great_a council_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v 1_o tim._n iii_o 15._o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n the_o ground_n of_o the_o traditional_a law_n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o doctrine_n whence_o proceed_v statute_n and_o judgement_n for_o all_o israel_n and_o concern_v they_o the_o law_n assert_v this_o very_a thing_n say_v 11._o say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v deut._n xvii_o 11._o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o whosoever_o therefore_o believe_v moses_n our_o master_n and_o his_o law_n be_v bind_v to_o rely_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o law_n christ_n teach_v that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v as_o oracle_n but_o as_o magistrate_n verse_n iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heavy_a burden_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o talmudick_n language_n hence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o heavy_a prohibition_n 4._o prohibition_n prohibition_n prohibition_n prohibition_n prohibition_n prohibition_n jerus_n roshbashana●_n fol._n 56._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maim_v in_o mamr_n chap._n 1._o let_v he_o follow_v he_o that_o impose_v heavy_a thing_n there_o be_v reckon_v up_o four_o and_o twenty_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o weighty_a thing_n of_o the_o school_n of_o hillel_n and_o the_o light_a thing_n of_o that_o of_o shammai_n 2_o shammai_n shammai_n shammai_n shammai_n shammai_n shammai_n jerus_n jom_n tobh_o fol._n 60._o 2._o &_o sotah_n f._n 19_o 2_o r._n joshua_n say_v 4._o say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v ibid._n chap._n 3_o hall_n 4._o a_o foolish_a religious_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o crafty_a wicked_a man_n a_o shee-pharisee_a and_o the_o voluntary_a dash_v of_o the_o pharisee_n destroy_v the_o world_n it_o be_v dispute_v by_o the_o gemarist_n who_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d crafty_a wicked_a man_n and_o it_o be_v answer_v by_o some_o he_o that_o prescribe_v light_a thing_n to_o himself_o and_o heavy_a to_o other_o verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o make_v broad_a their_o phylactery_n these_o four_o place_n of_o the_o law_n exod._n xiii_o ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o exod._n xiii_o ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o deut._n vi._n ver_fw-la 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o deut._n xi_o ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o be_v write_v upon_o two_o parchment-label_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tephillin_n be_v carry_v about_o with_o they_o constant_o with_o great_a devotion_n be_v fasten_v to_o their_o forehead_n and_o their_o left_a arm_n to_o the_o forehead_n in_o that_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gloss._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bab._n taanith_n fol._n 16._o 1._o in_o the_o gloss._n where_o the_o pulse_n of_o a_o infant_n brain_n be_v this_o of_o the_o forehead_n be_v most_o conspicuous_a and_o make_v broad_a hence_o come_v that_o let_v no_o body_n pass_v by_o the_o synagogue_n while_o prayer_n be_v say_v there_o but_o if_o he_o have_v rhylactery_n upon_o his_o head_n he_o may_v pass_v by_o because_o they_o show_v that_o he_o be_v studious_a of_o the_o law_n 8._o law_n law_n law_n law_n law_n law_n maimon_n on_o tephilla_n chap._n 8._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o walk_v through_o bury_v place_n with_o phylactery_n on_o one_o head_n and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n hang_v at_o one_o arm_n 1._o arm_n arm_n arm_n arm_n arm_n arm_n bab._n berac_n fol._n 18._o 1._o they_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a phylactery_n that_o be_v observatory_n because_o they_o be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o law_n and_o perhaps_o they_o be_v also_o call_v preservatory_n because_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v some_o virtue_n in_o they_o to_o drive_v away_o devil_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o phylactery_n shall_v be_v repeat_v at_o home_o a-night_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o drive_v away_o devil_n 1._o devil_n devil_n devil_n devil_n devil_n devil_n jerus_n berac_n fol._n 2._o 4._o pisk_n in_o berac_n chap._n 1._o art_n 6._o rabben_n asher_n ibid._n chap._n 1._o col._n 1._o concern_v the_o curious_a writing_n of_o the_o phylactery_n see_v maimon_n on_o tephillin_n 2._o tephillin_n tephillin_n tephillin_n tephillin_n tephillin_n tephillin_n chap._n 1._o 2._o concern_v their_o string_n mark_v with_o certain_a small_a letter_n see_v

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o knowledge_n be_v snatch_v away_o he_o have_v forget_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o health_n he_o be_v so_o vehement_a and_o hot_a in_o discharge_v his_o office_n and_o in_o preach_v that_o he_o be_v transport_v beyond_o himself_o and_o his_o understanding_n be_v disturb_v that_o he_o neither_o take_v care_n of_o his_o necessary_a food_n nor_o of_o his_o sleep_n those_o his_o friend_n indeed_o have_v need_n of_o a_o apology_n that_o they_o have_v no_o sound_a nor_o holy_a nor_o wise_a conceit_n of_o he_o but_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o they_o think_v he_o to_o be_v fall_v into_o plain_a and_o absolute_a madness_n and_o pure_a distraction_n for_o he_o have_v converse_v among_o the_o multitude_n before_o at_o all_o time_n in_o all_o place_n and_o yet_o his_o friend_n do_v not_o say_v this_o of_o he_o but_o now_o he_o be_v retire_v to_o his_o own_o house_n at_o capernaum_n be_v he_o may_v just_o expect_v rest_n and_o repose_v yet_o the_o multitude_n rush_v upon_o he_o there_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o enjoy_v his_o table_n and_o his_o bed_n at_o his_o own_o home_n therefore_o his_o friend_n and_o kinsfolk_n of_o nazareth_n among_o who_o be_v his_o mother_n vers_n 31._o hear_v this_o unanimous_o run_v to_o he_o to_o get_v he_o away_o from_o the_o multitude_n for_o they_o say_v among_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v too_o much_o transport_v beyond_o himself_o and_o be_v forgetful_a of_o himself_o chap._n iu._n verse_n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o begin_v to_o teach_v that_o be_v he_o teach_v by_o a_o phrase_n very_o usual_a to_o these_o holy_a writer_n because_o very_o usual_a to_o the_o nation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieros_n sanhed_n fol._n 18._o 3._o rabh_n canah_n begin_v to_o be_v tedious_a in_o his_o oration_n that_o be_v he_o be_v tedious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n f._n 23._o 3._o that_o scholar_n begin_v to_o weep_v that_o be_v he_o weep_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d berish._n rabb_n §._o 33._o the_o ox_n begin_v to_o low_a that_o be_v he_o lowed_a when_o the_o tyrant_n letter_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o rabbin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o begin_v to_o weep_v 64._o weep_v weep_v weep_v weep_v weep_v weep_v ibid._n §._o 64._o that_o be_v they_o weep_v this_o our_o evangelist_n use_v also_o another_o word_n and_o that_o numberless_a time_n almost_o the_o other_o also_o use_v it_o but_o not_o so_o frequent_o namely_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d present_o which_o answer_v to_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o hand_n most_o common_a among_o the_o talmudist_n we_o meet_v with_o it_o in_o this_o our_o evangelist_n seven_o or_o eight_o time_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n and_o elsewhere_o very_o frequent_o and_o that_o not_o seldom_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o idiom_n more_o than_o out_o of_o any_o necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v verse_n iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o some_o fell_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 105._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rava_n mezia_n fol._n 105._o according_a to_o what_o fall_v the_o gloss_n there_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n which_o one_o sow_n and_o there_o the_o gemarist_n speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seed_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n that_o be_v that_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sour_a and_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seed_n fall_v from_o the_o ox_n that_o be_v that_o which_o be_v scatter_v and_o sow_o by_o the_o sow_a oxen._n for_o as_o the_o gloss_n speak_v sometime_o they_o sow_v with_o the_o hand_n and_o sometime_o they_o put_v the_o seed_n into_o a_o cart_n full_a of_o hole_n and_o drive_v the_o ox_n upon_o the_o plough_v earth_n and_o the_o seed_n fall_v through_o the_o hole_n verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o have_v not_o depth_n of_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v rocky_a who_o turf_n nevertheless_o be_v thick_a enough_o and_o very_o fruitful_a but_o this_o ground_n which_o the_o parable_n suppose_v want_v that_o thickness_n 1_o thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n thickness_n setah_n fol._n 34._o 2_o &_o chetub_n 112._o 1_o you_o have_v not_o a_o more_o fruitful_a land_n among_o all_o land_n than_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n nor_o a_o more_o fruitful_a country_n in_o egypt_n than_o zoan_n and_o yet_o hebron_n which_o be_v rocky_a exceed_v it_o sevenfold_a note_v that_o it_o be_v rocky_a and_o yet_o so_o fruitful_a verse_n vii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o thorn_n the_o parable_n suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o field_n not_o free_v from_o thorn_n 2._o thorn_n thorn_n thorn_n thorn_n thorn_n thorn_n see_v sheviith_n cap._n 4._o hall_n 2._o verse_n xi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o they_o that_o be_v without_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o without_o in_o jewish_a speech_n be_v the_o gentile_n a_o phrase_n take_v hence_o that_o they_o call_v all_o land_n and_o country_n beside_o their_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o the_o land_n will_v you_o have_v a_o exact_a instance_n of_o this_o distinction_n 2._o distinction_n distinction_n distinction_n distinction_n distinction_n distinction_n bava_n bathra_fw-la fol._n 27._o 2._o a_o tree_n half_a of_o which_o grow_v within_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o half_a without_o the_o land_n the_o fruit_n of_o it_o which_o be_v to_o be_v tithe_v and_o the_o common_a fruit_n be_v confound_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o rabath_n but_o rabban_n simeon_n ben_n gamaliel_n say_v that_o part_n which_o grow_v within_o the_o place_n that_o be_v bind_v to_o tithing_n that_o be_v within_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o be_v tithe_v that_o which_o grow_v in_o the_o place_n free_a from_o tithing_n that_o be_v without_o the_o land_n be_v free_a the_o gloss_n be_v for_o if_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v without_o the_o land_n it_o be_v free_a although_o the_o tree_n itself_o extend_v itself_o sixteen_o cubit_n within_o the_o land_n hence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v without_o be_v heathen_a book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d extraneous_a book_n of_o greek_a wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d wisdom_n wisdom_n wisdom_n wisdom_n wisdom_n wisdom_n aruch_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o common_a signification_n of_o the_o phrase_n and_o certain_o it_o foretell_v dreadful_a thing_n when_o our_o bless_a saviour_n stigmatize_v the_o jewish_a nation_n with_o that_o very_a name_n that_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v the_o heathen_n by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o without_o occur_v also_o in_o the_o talmudist_n when_o it_o signify_v the_o jew_n themselves_o that_o be_v some_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n 2._o nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n megill_n fol_z 24_o 2._o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o karaite_n who_o reject_v tradition_n there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o without_o be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wise_a men._n he_o that_o put_v his_o phylactery_n on_o his_o forehead_n or_o in_o the_o palm_n of_o his_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v he_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o karaite_n and_o he_o that_o overlay_v one_o of_o they_o with_o gold_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o his_o garment_n which_o be_v at_o his_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v he_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o that_o be_v without_o where_o the_o gloss_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v man_n who_o follow_v their_o own_o will_n and_o not_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wise_a men._n they_o be_v suppose_v to_o wear_v phylactery_n and_o to_o be_v jew_n but_o when_o they_o do_v according_a to_o their_o pleasure_n and_o despise_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n they_o be_v esteem_v as_o those_o that_o be_v without_o or_o heathen_n so_o be_v the_o whole_a jewish_a nation_n according_a to_o christ_n censure_n which_o despise_v the_o evangelical_n wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o parable_n i._o how_o much_o be_v the_o jewish_a nation_n deceive_v concern_v the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n they_o think_v his_o forerunner_n elias_n will_v explain_v all_o difficulty_n resolve_v scruple_n and_o will_v render_v all_o thing_n plain_a so_o that_o when_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v after_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v nothing_o obscure_a or_o dark_a in_o the_o law_n and_o in_o religion_n hence_o these_o expression_n and_o the_o like_a to_o they_o ult_n they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o bav_n mezin_n cap._n 1._o hall_n ult_n

place_n they_o common_o allot_v to_o he_o but_o this_o be_v not_o a_o place_n to_o dispute_v of_o such_o matter_n 24._o matter_n matter_n matter_n matter_n matter_n matter_n gul._n tyr._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 24._o pervenerunt_fw-la nicopolim_n etc._n etc._n they_o come_v to_o nicopolis_n now_o nicopolis_n be_v a_o city_n in_o palestine_n this_o the_o book_n of_o the_o gospel_n call_v emmaus_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o a_o village_n there_o through_o the_o plenty_n of_o good_a water_n and_o all_o necessary_a provision_n they_o enjoy_v a_o good_a comfortable_a night_n this_o author_n upon_o this_o occasion_n quote_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o sozomen_n in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o tripartite_a history_n which_o be_v in_o his_o five_o book_n chap._n 20._o wherein_o the_o water_n at_o emmaus_n be_v celebrate_v not_o only_o for_o their_o plenty_n but_o as_o they_o be_v wonderful_o wholesome_a and_o medicinal_a for_o thus_o he_o there_o be_v a_o city_n in_o palestine_n which_o now_o have_v the_o name_n of_o nicopolis_n of_o which_o the_o holy_a gospel_n make_v mention_v as_o of_o a_o village_n for_o then_o it_o be_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o call_v it_o emma_n the_o roman_n have_v sack_v jerusalem_n and_o gain_v a_o entire_a victory_n over_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o event_n of_o that_o war_n give_v this_o town_n the_o name_n of_o nicopolis_n before_o the_o city_n near_o the_o road_n where_o our_o saviour_n after_o he_o have_v arisen_a from_o the_o dead_a walk_v with_o cleophas_n make_v as_o if_o he_o be_v hasten_v to_o another_o town_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a medicinal_a spring_n wherein_o not_o only_a man_n that_o be_v sick_a be_v wash_v be_v cure_v but_o other_o sort_n of_o animal_n also_o of_o whatsoever_o disease_n they_o be_v afflict_v with_o the_o report_n be_v that_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v once_o go_v that_o way_n with_o his_o disciple_n turn_v aside_o to_o that_o fountain_n and_o have_v wash_v his_o foot_n in_o it_o the_o water_n have_v ever_o since_o retain_v a_o heal_a quality_n and_o virtue_n in_o they_o we_o leave_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o story_n to_o the_o relater_n of_o it_o only_o one_o thing_n we_o may_v observe_v from_o the_o hint_n he_o give_v we_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o in_o the_o evangelist_n time_n emmaus_n be_v but_o a_o little_a village_n whenas_o not_o long_o before_o it_o have_v be_v burn_v and_o destroy_v by_o varus_n 7._o varus_n varus_n varus_n varus_n varus_n varus_n joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 17._o cap._n 12._o and_o the_o excid_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o nor_o be_v it_o more_o strange_a that_o its_o ancient_a name_n emmaus_n shall_v change_v into_o nicopolis_n when_o the_o place_n itself_o become_v a_o roman_a colony_n 27._o colony_n colony_n colony_n colony_n colony_n colony_n i●_n de_fw-fr excid_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 27._o sect_n ii_o its_o situation_n ptolomey_n tell_v we_o something_o of_o its_o situation_n by_o its_o degree_n say_v emmaus_n 65._o 45._o 31._o 45._o as_o to_o the_o vicinage_n of_o country_n or_o place_n adjacent_a thus_o the_o jerusalem_n sheviith_n 4._o sheviith_n sheviith_n sheviith_n sheviith_n sheviith_n sheviith_n fol._n 38._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o bethhoron_a to_o emmaus_n it_o be_v hilly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o emmaus_n to_o lydda_n it_o be_v champagne_n and_o from_o lydda_n to_o the_o sea_n be_v valley_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v ptolomey_n more_o large_o thus_o he_o write_v jamnia_n 65._o 40._o 32._o 0._o lydda_n 66._o 0._o 32._o 0._o antipatris_n 66._o 20._o 32._o 0._o emmaus_n 65._o 45._o 31._o 45._o jerusalem_n 66._o 0._o 31._o 40._o although_o this_o account_n of_o the_o distance_n betwixt_o jerusalem_n and_o emmaus_n do_v not_o very_o well_o agree_v with_o what_o our_o evangelist_n and_o josephus_n have_v say_v yet_o may_v we_o learn_v from_o the_o place_n name_v along_o with_o it_o in_o what_o quarter_n of_o the_o heaven_n it_o be_v situate_v to_o all_o which_o we_o may_v add_v that_o of_o josephus_n antiq._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 11._o and_o 1_o maccab._n iu._n judas_n maccabeus_n engage_v with_o gorgias_n near_o emmaus_n the_o gorgians_n fly_v and_o the_o maccabeans_n pursue_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o far_o as_o gadaron_n gezer_n to_o the_o plain_n of_o edom_n azotus_n and_o jamnia_n i_o therefore_o recite_v this_o passage_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o emmaus_n lay_v towards_o galilee_n although_o from_o jerusalem_n it_o incline_v also_o westward_o for_o whereas_o consider_v the_o latitude_n of_o galilee_n extend_v itself_o from_o west_n to_o east_n there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v several_a road_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o this_o or_o that_o part_n of_o it_o so_o this_o through_o emmaus_n be_v one_o through_o beth_n horon_n another_o through_o antipatris_n a_o three_o if_o at_o least_o this_o last_o do_v not_o fall_v in_o with_o that_o of_o emmaus_n that_o passage_n in_o gul._n tyr._n make_v i_o think_v it_o may_v who_o describe_v the_o encamp_n and_o journeying_n of_o the_o croysade_n army_n tell_v we_o 22._o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 22._o relictis_fw-la a_o dextrâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n leave_v the_o maritime_a town_n antipatris_n and_o joppe_n on_o the_o right_n they_o pass_v through_o eleutheria_fw-gr and_o come_v to_o lydda_n which_o be_v diospolis_n and_o cap._n 24._o from_o whence_o take_v guide_v along_o with_o they_o person_n well_o skill_v in_o those_o place_n they_o come_v to_o nicopolis_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o emmaus_n from_o all_o which_o we_o may_v reasonable_o presume_v that_o the_o two_o disciple_n be_v go_v to_o emmaus_n not_o as_o to_o the_o utmost_a limit_n of_o their_o journey_n but_o as_o that_o lie_v in_o their_o way_n towards_o galilee_n sect_n iii_o some_o story_n of_o it_o also_o of_o timnath_n and_o mount_n gilead_n jud._n vii_o 3._o to_o what_o tribe_n emmaus_n belong_v will_v be_v something_o hard_o to_o determine_v because_o of_o the_o situation_n of_o bethoron_n which_o be_v in_o ephraim_n josh._n xvi_o but_o that_o the_o talmudist_n do_v clear_o enough_o say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o samaritan_n country_n 1._o country_n country_n country_n country_n country_n country_n erachin_n fol._n 10._o 1._o and_o succah_n fol._n 51._o 1._o they_o be_v servant_n of_o the_o priest_n say_v r._n meir_n but_o r._n jose_n say_v they_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o beth_n pegarim_n and_o beth_n zippory_n in_o emmaus_n who_o have_v place_v their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n with_o the_o priest_n the_o discourse_n be_v about_o the_o musician_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o dispute_n be_v whether_o they_o be_v levites_n or_o israelite_n particular_o native_n of_o emmaus_n and_o of_o those_o two_o family_n who_o for_o their_o purity_n be_v think_v worthy_a to_o be_v take_v into_o the_o affinity_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o priest_n themselves_o and_o this_o passage_n indeed_o put_v it_o out_o of_o all_o question_n that_o emmaus_n be_v not_o within_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n because_o it_o will_v be_v ridiculous_a to_o suppose_v that_o either_o samaritan_n woman_n shall_v be_v join_v in_o marriage_n with_o the_o priest_n or_o that_o samaritan_n man_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o play_v on_o the_o instrument_n in_o the_o temple_n emmaus_n therefore_o must_v be_v place_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o what_o it_o be_v call_v before_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o guess_v i_o conceive_v there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o this_o place_n in_o spihra_n 4_o spihra_n spihra_n spihra_n spihra_n spihra_n spihra_n fol._n 9_o 4_o r._n akibah_n say_v i_o ask_v rabban_n gamaliel_n and_o r._n joshua_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o shambles_n of_o emmaus_n when_o they_o go_v to_o receive_v the_o beast_n to_o make_v a_o feast_n for_o their_o son_n etc._n etc._n now_o rabban_n gamaliel_n and_o r._n joshua_n be_v both_o of_o jafneh_n so_o that_o by_o consider_v the_o situation_n of_o jafne_v we_o may_v more_o confident_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o emmaus_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o we_o have_v the_o same_o passage_n in_o maccoth_n fol._n 14._o 1._o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o large_a city_n for_o so_o josephus_n speak_v of_o it_o 18._o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o antiqu._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cassius_n disfranchise_v four_o city_n the_o great_a of_o which_o be_v gophna_n and_o emmaus_n and_o next_o to_o these_o be_v lydda_n and_o thamna_n orient_n thamna_n thamna_n thamna_n thamna_n thamna_n thamna_n notitia_fw-la i●per_fw-la orient_n under_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o palestine_n among_o the_o rest_n be_v ala_n antana_n of_o the_o dromedary_n of_o admatha_n where_o pancirole_v note_n that_o admatha_n in_o st._n jerom_n in_o his_o hebrew_a place_n be_v call_v ammata_fw-la this_o by_o the_o agreeableness_n of_o sound_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v our_o emmaus_n unless_o more_o

mention_v by_o st._n matthew_n and_o that_o most_o true_o the_o second_o in_o order_n but_o in_o st._n luke_n it_o be_v reckon_v the_o three_o add_v that_o when_o the_o devil_n have_v end_v all_o his_o temptation_n he_o depart_v from_o he_o for_o a_o season_n but_o now_o according_a to_o st._n luke_n how_o do_v christ_n get_v down_o from_o the_o pinnacle_n again_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v carry_v up_o thither_o by_o the_o devil_n and_o there_o according_a to_o his_o method_n in_o the_o story_n the_o temptation_n be_v end_v how_o then_o do_v christ_n get_v down_o again_o observe_v but_o what_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jesus_n return_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n into_o galilee_n and_o then_o join_v the_o story_n as_o they_o be_v join_v in_o st._n luke_n the_o devil_n set_v he_o on_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o urge_v he_o to_o cast_v himself_o down_o but_o when_o he_o can_v not_o persuade_v he_o he_o leave_v he_o stand_v on_o the_o pinnacle_n and_o all_o the_o temptation_n be_v end_v jesus_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n return_v into_o galilee_n may_v we_o not_o suppose_v that_o the_o evangelist_n will_v by_o this_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o christ_n after_o the_o temptation_n be_v end_v be_v carry_v through_o the_o air_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n into_o galilee_n as_o he_o have_v be_v catch_v up_o before_o by_o he_o and_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o wilderness_n yea_o and_o under_o that_o pretence_n or_o upon_o that_o occasion_n by_o the_o devil_n himself_o have_v be_v snatch_v up_o to_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o to_o a_o very_a high_a mountain_n verse_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d forty_o day_n etc._n etc._n moses_n in_o his_o deal_n with_o god_n fast_v forty_o day_n three_o time_n one_o after_o another_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o christ_n have_v withal_o so_o great_a a_o conflict_n with_o the_o devil_n to_o do_v it_o but_o once_o moses_n his_o first_o quadragesimal_n be_v exod._n xxiv_o 18._o his_o second_o time_n be_v after_o he_o have_v destroy_v the_o golden_a calf_n deut._n x._o 10._o the_o three_o be_v after_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n have_v be_v make_v anew_o exod._n xxxiv_o 28._o about_o that_o very_a time_n of_o the_o year_n wherein_o moses_n end_v his_o last_o forty-day_n fast_o christ_n begin_v his_o viz._n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o month_n tisri_n and_o how_o long_o he_o continue_v it_o on_o in_o the_o month_n marheshvan_n it_o be_v not_o difficult_a to_o apprehend_v verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o moment_n of_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o momento_n so_o the_o vulgar_a now_o what_o quantity_n of_o time_n a_o moment_n contain_v if_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o inquire_v the_o doctor_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o much_o be_v a_o moment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beracoth_fw-mi fol._n 7._o 1._o it_o be_v the_o fifty_o eight_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o eighty_o eight_o part_n of_o a_o hour_n very_o accurate_o calculate_v true_o verse_n xiii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o depart_v from_o he_o for_o a_o season_n the_o devil_n have_v now_o find_v by_o experience_n how_o much_o in_o vain_a it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o attempt_v our_o saviour_n by_o suggestion_n or_o those_o kind_n of_o allurement_n by_o which_o he_o inveigle_v mankind_n and_o therefore_o watch_v for_o a_o opportunity_n of_o try_v his_o art_n upon_o he_o some_o other_o way_n which_o at_o last_o he_o do_v both_o by_o himself_o and_o by_o his_o instrument_n and_o when_o that_o season_n draw_v near_o and_o the_o devil_n return_v to_o his_o proper_a business_n we_o find_v there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o satan_n enter_v into_o judas_n and_o that_o now_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n come_v joh._n fourteen_o 30._o verse_n xvi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o stand_v up_o to_o read_v that_o we_o may_v frame_v the_o better_a judgement_n of_o this_o action_n of_o our_o saviour_n let_v we_o a_o little_a look_n into_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o synagogue_n i._o they_o read_v stand_v up_o piske_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o rabbenu_fw-fr asher_n 3._o asher_n asher_n asher_n asher_n asher_n asher_n in_o megillah_n cap._n 3._o they_o do_v not_o read_v in_o the_o law_n otherwise_o than_o stand_v up_o nay_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o he_o that_o read_v to_o lean_v upon_o anything_o whence_o come_v it_o that_o he_o that_o read_v in_o the_o law_n be_v bind_v to_o stand_v up_o rabh_n abhu_n say_v because_o the_o scripture_n say_v do_v thou_o stand_v by_o i_o nor_o ought_v any_o one_o to_o lean_v any_o way_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o jerusalem_n r._n samuel_n bar_n isaac_n go_v into_o a_o synagogue_n he_o find_v one_o expound_v and_o lean_v against_o a_o pillar_n he_o say_v to_o he_o this_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o as_o the_o law_n be_v give_v with_o reverence_n so_o be_v we_o to_o handle_v it_o with_o reverence_n too_o they_o prefer_v the_o law_n above_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n above_o the_o hagiographa_n or_o holy_a 1._o holy_a holy_a holy_a holy_a holy_a holy_a see_v gloss._n in_o schabb._n 115._o 1._o write_n they_o yield_v that_o honour_n to_o the_o prophet_n that_o even_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v read_v but_o stand_v up_o whence_o that_o be_v particular_a which_o they_o say_v concern_v the_o book_n of_o esther_n 1._o esther_n esther_n esther_n esther_n esther_n esther_n megill_n fol._n 21._o 1._o a_o man_n may_v read_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o esther_n either_o stand_n or_o sit_v but_o not_o so_o out_o of_o the_o law_n christ_n in_o this_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o synagogue_n in_o that_o while_o he_o read_v the_o law_n he_o stand_v up_o while_o he_o teach_v it_o he_o sit_v down_o ii_o he_o that_o read_v in_o the_o prophet_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maphtir_n and_o be_v appoint_v to_o that_o office_n by_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n 2._o synagogue_n synagogue_n synagogue_n synagogue_n synagogue_n synagogue_n kiddushin_n fol._n 76._o 2._o rabh_n bibai_n be_v a_o great_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o take_v care_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o mar_n be_v a_o great_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o take_v care_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o town_n the_o gloss_n be_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n that_o be_v about_o the_o collector_n of_o the_o alm_n and_o the_o distribution_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o order_n of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o expound_v and_o read_v the_o prophet_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o christ_n do_v at_o this_o time_n offer_v himself_o as_o a_o maphtir_n one_o that_o will_v read_v in_o the_o prophet_n and_o preach_v upon_o what_o he_o read_v not_o before_o hand_n appoint_v to_o it_o by_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n but_o rather_o approve_v on_o when_o he_o have_v offer_v himself_o for_o those_o of_o nazareth_n have_v hear_v of_o some_o miracle_n he_o have_v wrought_v at_o capernaum_n vers_fw-la 23._o and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o they_o be_v very_o desirous_a to_o hear_v something_o from_o he_o answerable_a to_o those_o great_a thing_n he_o have_v do_v iii_o piske_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o megillah_n artic._n 22._o he_o that_o read_v in_o the_o prophet_n ought_v not_o to_o read_v less_o than_o one_o and_o twenty_o verse_n here_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o synagogue_n for_o he_o read_v but_o two_o verse_n and_o yet_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v both_o allowable_a and_o usual_a that_o be_v worth_a our_o take_a notice_n of_o which_o we_o meet_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d massech_v sopherim_n cap._n 12._o if_o any_o one_o expound_v or_o preach_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n they_o read_v out_o of_o the_o prophet_n three_o or_o five_o or_o seven_o verse_n and_o be_v not_o so_o careful_a to_o read_v just_a one_o and_o twenty_o if_o there_o be_v a_o interpreter_n or_o expound_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v there_o not_o always_o one_o on_o every_o sabbath_n day_n so_o that_o neither_o moses_n nor_o the_o prophet_n may_v be_v read_v unless_o one_o stand_v by_o that_o can_v expound_v it_o seem_v abundant_o evident_a both_o from_o the_o tradition_n and_o the_o rule_n that_o concern_v such_o a_o one_o these_o word_n therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v understand_v in_o such_o a_o sense_n if_o either_o the_o interpreter_n shall_v in_o his_o exposition_n enlarge_v himself_o into_o a_o sermon_n or_o any_o

〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o linen_n in_o which_o they_o wrap_v up_o book_n when_o it_o grow_v old_a they_o make_v shrowd_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o precept_n for_o this_o be_v to_o their_o disgrace_n the_o gloss_n add_v that_o they_o do_v it_o of_o the_o linen_n wherein_o they_o fold_v up_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n he_o who_o have_v suffer_v death_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n or_o magistrate_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o dead_a of_o the_o precept_n because_o he_o be_v execute_v according_a to_o the_o precept_n and_o such_o a_o one_o to_o they_o be_v our_o jesus_n now_o as_o to_o one_o that_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n by_o the_o magistrate_n they_o have_v a_o opinion_n that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o disgraceful_o they_o deal_v with_o he_o by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a atonement_n be_v make_v for_o he_o hence_o that_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v not_o open_o bewail_v he_o that_o that_o very_o set_v he_o at_o nought_o no_o man_n lament_v he_o may_v redound_v to_o his_o atonement_n and_o from_o thence_o perhaps_o if_o the_o woman_n at_o jerusalem_n have_v bewail_v any_o other_o person_n as_o they_o bewail_v our_o saviour_n that_o other_o person_n may_v have_v say_v you_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v not_o for_o i_o lest_o you_o cut_v short_a my_o atonement_n but_o christ_n speak_v to_o they_o upon_o a_o far_o different_a account_n and_o under_o this_o notion_n they_o wrap_v one_o that_o have_v be_v so_o execute_v in_o some_o ragged_a tear_v old_a dirty_a winding-sheet_n that_o this_o disgrace_n be_v throw_v upon_o he_o may_v augment_v his_o expiation_n but_o this_o good_a arimathean_a behave_v himself_o otherwise_o with_o jesus_n as_o have_v conceive_v quite_o another_o opinion_n concern_v he_o verse_n liv._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o sabbath_n draw_v on_o the_o vulgar_a read_v et_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la illucescebat_fw-la the_o sabbath_n begin_v to_o dawn_n not_o ill_o render_v beza_n read_v et_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la succedebat_fw-la and_o the_o sabbath_n succeed_v not_o proper_o one_o will_v have_v think_v it_o have_v be_v more_o congruous_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o begin_v to_o be_v dark_a towards_o the_o sabbath_n for_o the_o night_n before_o the_o sabbath_n be_v come_v on_o but_o i._o the_o sabbatical_a candle_n that_o be_v light_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v now_o set_v up_o 1._o up_o up_o up_o up_o up_o up_o schabb._n fol._n 34._o 1._o there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o it_o be_v necessary_a a_o man_n shall_v warn_v those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n of_o on_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o sabbath_n when_o night_n be_v come_v on_o have_v you_o pay_v your_o ten_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v you_o begin_v your_o erubhick_a society_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d light_n up_o your_o candle_n 5._o candle_n candle_n candle_n candle_n candle_n candle_n maimon_n in_o schab_n cap._n 5._o man_n and_o woman_n be_v bind_v to_o light_v up_o a_o candle_n in_o their_o house_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n if_o a_o man_n have_v not_o bread_n to_o eat_v yet_o he_o must_v beg_v from_o door_n to_o door_n to_o get_v a_o little_a oil_n to_o set_v up_o his_o light_n these_o thing_n be_v note_v the_o evangelist_n may_v not_o be_v improper_o understand_v thus_o the_o sabbath_n begin_v to_o shine_v with_o the_o light_n set_v up_o respect_n be_v have_v to_o these_o sabbath_n candle_n but_o i_o do_v not_o acquiesce_v here_o ii_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v call_v among_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pesachin_n fol._n 34._o 1._o light_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n they_o make_v a_o search_n for_o leven_n by_o the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n that_o be_v on_o the_o evening_n or_o in_o the_o night_n that_o immediatd_o precede_v that_o day_n so_o rambam_n upon_o the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o search_n for_o leven_n be_v in_o the_o night_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n although_o the_o eat_n of_o leaven_a bread_n be_v not_o forbid_v before_o the_o noon_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n but_o they_o institute_v this_o because_o it_o be_v most_o convenient_a search_v in_o the_o night_n time_n by_o candle_n light_n and_o at_o that_o time_n also_o all_o person_n be_v at_o home_n 10._o home_n home_n home_n home_n home_n home_n cherithuth_n fol._n 79._o 2._o &_o adaioth_n cap._n 4._o hall_n 10._o the_o woman_n that_o miscarry_v on_o the_o light_n i._n e._n the_o evening_n of_o the_o eighty_o first_o day_n the_o shammean_a school_n absolve_v she_o from_o any_o offering_n but_o the_o school_n of_o hillel_n do_v not_o the_o gloss_n have_v iit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o light_n of_o the_o eighty_o first_o day_n i._n e._n in_o the_o night_n of_o the_o eighty_o first_o day_n the_o question_n dispute_v there_o be_v this_o the_o woman_n that_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o girl_n be_v bind_v to_o the_o purification_n of_o eighty_o day_n when_o those_o day_n be_v at_o a_o end_n than_o she_o be_v bind_v to_o offer_v levit._n xii_o 5_o 6._o now_o therefore_o see_v the_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v on_o the_o eighty_o first_o day_n the_o question_n be_v what_o if_o the_o woman_n shall_v happen_v to_o miscarry_v within_o the_o very_a night_n that_o begin_v the_o eighty_o first_o day_n must_v she_o the_o next_o day_n offer_v one_o or_o two_o sacrifice_n one_o for_o the_o girl_n and_o one_o for_o that_o of_o which_o she_o have_v miscarry_v the_o shammean_a school_n will_v have_v but_o one_o but_o the_o school_n of_o hillel_n say_v two_o pesikta_n 4_o pesikta_n pesikta_n pesikta_n pesikta_n pesikta_n pesikta_n fol._n 10._o 4_o speak_v concern_v a_o vow_a sacrifice_n from_o levit._n vii_o 17._o have_v this_o passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v eat_v on_o the_o light_n i._n e._n the_o evening_n of_o the_o three_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o text_n say_v upon_o the_o three_o day_n it_o be_v eat_v until_o the_o three_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o eat_v on_o the_o light_n i._n e._n the_o evening_n or_o the_o night_n of_o the_o three_o day_n for_o then_o the_o three_o day_n be_v actual_o begin_v but_o now_o in_o this_o phrase_n they_o restrain_v the_o word_n especial_o to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n though_o sometime_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a night_n as_o in_o that_o tradition_n new_o quote_v concern_v the_o woman_n that_o miscarry_v and_o so_o the_o gloss_n upon_o pesachin_n maimonides_n of_o discourse_v 2._o i_o in_o hhamats_n umatsah_n cap._n 2._o about_o put_v away_o the_o leven_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n i._n e._n on_o the_o night_n that_o begin_v the_o fourteen_o day_n have_v this_o passage_n by_o prescription_n of_o the_o scribe_n they_o search_v for_o and_o cast_v out_o their_o leven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o night_n namely_o the_o beginning_n of_o that_o night_n that_o usher_v in_o the_o fourteen_o day_n much_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n the_o gemarist_n concern_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o light_n 2._o light_n light_n light_n light_n light_n light_n beracoth_fw-mi fol_z 3._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o come_v twilight_n to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d light_n from_o thence_o because_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o twilight_n in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o day_n prov._n vii_o 9_o rambam_fw-la think_v it_o so_o call_v by_o a_o rule_n of_o contrary_n for_o so_o he_o in_o pesachin_n 1._o pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n cap._n 1._o the_o night_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d light_n by_o the_o same_o rule_n that_o they_o call_v many_o other_o thing_n by_o their_o contrary_n but_o the_o gemarist_n upon_o the_o place_n affirm_v that_o the_o evening_n be_v not_o improper_o call_v light_n and_o prove_v it_o from_o that_o expression_n psal._n cxlviii_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praise_v he_o all_o you_o star_n of_o light_n however_o unsuitable_o therefore_o it_o may_v sound_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o greek_n or_o latin_n when_o they_o hear_v the_o evening_n or_o beginning_n of_o the_o night_n express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o with_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v a_o way_n of_o expression_n very_o usual_a and_o they_o can_v ready_o understand_v the_o evangelist_n speak_v in_o their_o own_o vulgar_a way_n when_o

among_o they_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o exact_o eleven_o then_o for_o thomas_n be_v absent_a joh._n xx._n 24._o 2._o when_o the_o eleven_o be_v mention_v we_o must_v not_o suppose_v it_o exact_o mean_v of_o the_o number_n of_o apostle_n then_o present_a but_o the_o present_a number_n of_o the_o apostle_n verse_n xxxvii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o suppose_v they_o have_v see_v a_o spirit_n whereas_o the_o jew_n distinguish_v between_o angel_n and_o spirit_n and_o daemon_n spirit_n be_v define_v by_o r._n hoshaiah_n 2._o hoshaiah_n hoshaiah_n hoshaiah_n hoshaiah_n hoshaiah_n hoshaiah_n beresh_a rabb●_n fol._n 34._o 2._o to_o be_v such_o to_o who_o soul_n be_v create_v but_o they_o have_v not_o a_o body_n make_v for_o those_o soul_n but_o it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o they_o include_v all_o spirit_n or_o soul_n under_o this_o notion_n when_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o apparition_n of_o ghost_n or_o decease_a person_n who_o once_o have_v a_o body_n be_v reckon_v by_o they_o under_o the_o same_o title_n nor_o do_v i_o apprehend_v the_o disciple_n have_v any_o other_o imagination_n at_o this_o time_n than_o that_o this_o be_v not_o christ_n indeed_o in_o his_o own_o person_n as_o new_o raise_v from_o the_o dead_a but_o a_o spectrum_n only_o in_o his_o shape_n himself_o be_v still_o dead_a and_o when_o the_o pharisee_n speak_v concern_v paul_n act_n xxiii_o 9_o that_o if_o a_o angel_n or_o a_o spirit_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o i_o will_v easy_o believe_v they_o may_v mean_v it_o of_o the_o apparition_n of_o some_o prophet_n or_o some_o other_o depart_v just_a person_n than_o of_o any_o soul_n that_o have_v never_o yet_o any_o body_n create_v to_o it_o i_o the_o rather_o incline_v thus_o to_o think_v because_o it_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o prove_v how_o deep_o impress_v that_o nation_n be_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o the_o apparition_n of_o depart_a ghost_n verse_n xliv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o in_o the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o psalm_n it_o be_v a_o know_a division_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o law_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o holy_a write_n by_o abbrevation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o their_o order_n need_v not_o be_v insist_v upon_o call_v common_o by_o we_o the_o pentateuch_n but_o by_o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n the_o heptateuch_n and_o by_o some_o christian_n the_o octateuch_n 1._o octateuch_n octateuch_n octateuch_n octateuch_n octateuch_n octateuch_n schabb._n fol._n 116._o 1._o r._n samuel_n bar_n nachman_n say_v r._n jonathan_n say_v wisdom_n have_v hew_v out_o her_o seven_o pillar_n prov._n ix_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o seven_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o book_n of_o number_n complete_v the_o seven_o book_n of_o the_o law_n but_o be_v there_o not_o but_o five_o book_n only_o ben_n kaphra_n say_v the_o book_n of_o number_n be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d three_o book_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o book_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o ark_n set_v forward_o chap._n x._o 35._o be_v a_o book_n by_o itself_o that_o verse_n and_o the_o follow_a be_v a_o book_n by_o itself_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n be_v a_o book_n by_o itself_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o account_v this_o period_n chap._n x._o 35._o 36._o too_o be_v one_o book_n by_o itself_o be_v partly_o because_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v put_v there_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n partly_o because_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o it_o have_v the_o letter_n nun_n invert_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o after_o the_o end_n of_o it_o in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o both_o place_n be_v set_v for_o a_o boundary_a and_o limit_n to_o distinguish_v that_o period_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n whatever_o therefore_o go_v before_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n to_o that_o period_n be_v reckon_v by_o they_o for_o one_o book_n and_o whatever_o follow_v it_o for_o another_o book_n and_o the_o period_n itself_o for_o a_o three_o eulogius_n speak_v concern_v dosthes_n or_o dositheus_n a_o famous_a seducer_n of_o the_o samaritan_n have_v this_o passage_n ccxxx_o passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n apud_fw-la phot._n cod._n ccxxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o adulterate_v the_o octateuch_n of_o moses_n with_o spurious_a writing_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o corrupt_a falsifying_n there_o be_v mention_n also_o of_o a_o book_n with_o this_o title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xxxvi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cod._n xxxvi_o the_o christian_n book_n a_o exposition_n upon_o the_o octateuch_n whether_o this_o be_v the_o octateuch_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v neither_o certain_a nor_o much_o worth_a our_o enquiry_n for_o photius_n judge_v he_o a_o corrupt_a author_n beside_o that_o it_o may_v be_v show_v by_o and_o by_o that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a octateuch_n beside_o that_o of_o moses_n now_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v ask_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o eulogius_n and_o that_o probable_o from_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o the_o thing_n shall_v divide_v the_o book_n of_o moses_n into_o a_o octateuch_n i_o have_v rather_o any_o one_o else_o rather_o than_o myself_o shall_v resolve_v he_o in_o it_o but_o if_o any_o consent_n that_o he_o own_v the_o heptateuch_n we_o have_v already_o mention_v we_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o reckon_v the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomy_n for_o the_o eight_o part_n aben_n ezra_n will_v smile_v here_o who_o in_o that_o his_o obscure_a and_o disguise_a denial_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o write_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o moses_n he_o instance_n in_o that_o chapter_n in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v guess_v as_o a_o testimony_n against_o it_o you_o have_v his_o word_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n a_o little_a from_o the_o begin_n 1._o begin_n begin_n begin_n begin_n begin_n begin_n cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o if_o you_o understand_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o twelve_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n of_o the_o twelve_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n for_o so_o his_o own_o countryman_n expound_v he_o thou_o will_v know_v the_o truth_n i._n e._n that_o moses_n do_v not_o write_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n a_o argument_n neither_o worth_n answer_v nor_o become_v so_o great_a a_o philosopher_n for_o as_o it_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a thing_n to_o suppose_v that_o chapter_n that_o treat_v of_o the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o moses_n shall_v be_v write_v by_o himself_o so_o will_v it_o not_o be_v much_o less_o ridiculous_a to_o affix_v that_o chapter_n to_o any_o other_o volume_n than_o the_o pentateuch_n but_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a subject_n for_o our_o present_a handle_n ii_o there_o also_o be_v a_o octatuech_n of_o the_o prophet_n too_o 2._o too_o too_o too_o too_o too_o too_o bava_n bathra_fw-la fol._n 14._o 2._o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v eight_o josuah_n judge_n samuel_n king_n jeremy_n ezekiel_n isaiah_n and_o the_o twelve_o for_o the_o historical_a book_n also_o be_v read_v in_o their_o synagogue_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o well_o as_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o who_o name_n be_v set_v down_o you_o will_v see_v the_o title_n prefix_v to_o they_o in_o the_o hebrew_n bibles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a prophet_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latter_a prophet_n the_o doctor_n give_v we_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o dispose_v the_o prophet_n in_o that_o order_n that_o jeremiah_n be_v name_v first_o ezekiel_n next_o and_o isaiah_n last_o which_o i_o have_v quote_v in_o note_n upon_o matth._n xxvii_o 9_o and_o let_v not_o the_o reader_n think_v it_o irksome_a to_o repeat_v it_o here_o supr_fw-la here_o here_o here_o here_o here_o here_o bava_n bathra_fw-la ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la whereas_o the_o book_n of_o king_n end_n in_o destruction_n and_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o jeremy_n treat_v about_o destruction_n whereas_o ezekiel_n begin_v with_o destruction_n and_o end_n in_o consolation_n and_o whereas_o isaiah_n be_v all_o in_o consolation_n they_o join_v destruction_n with_o destruction_n and_o consolation_n with_o consolation_n iii_o the_o three_o division_n of_o the_o bible_n be_v entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a write_n and_o here_o also_o be_v find_v a_o octateuch_n by_o some_o body_n as_o it_o seem_v though_o i_o know_v not_o where_o to_o

find_v it_o herbanus_n the_o jew_n beginning_n jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n oregent_n dial._n at_o the_o beginning_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o man_n excellent_o well_o instruct_v in_o the_o law_n and_o holy_a book_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o octateuch_n and_o all_o the_o other_o write_n what_o this_o octateuch_n shall_v be_v distinct_a from_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o indeed_o what_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o other_o writing_n beside_o shall_v be_v be_v not_o easy_o guess_v this_o octateuch_n perhaps_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v some_o reference_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hagiographa_n or_o holy_a write_n for_o it_o be_v probable_a enough_o that_o speak_v of_o a_o jew_n well_o skill_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n he_o may_v design_v the_o partition_n of_o the_o bible_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n divide_v it_o but_o who_o then_o can_v pick_v out_o book_n that_o shall_v make_v it_o up_o let_v the_o reader_n pick_v out_o the_o eight_o and_o then_o i_o will_v say_v that_o the_o other_o four_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o other_o write_n but_o we_o will_v not_o much_o disquiet_v ourselves_o about_o this_o matter_n it_o may_v be_v ask_v why_o these_o book_n shall_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o scripture_n when_o the_o whole_a bible_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a scripture_n nor_o can_v any_o thingbe_n more_o ready_o answer_v to_o this_o than_o that_o by_o this_o title_n they_o will_v keep_v up_o their_o dignity_n and_o just_a esteem_n for_o they_o they_o do_v not_o indeed_o read_v they_o in_o their_o synagogue_n but_o that_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v they_o of_o most_o holy_a and_o divine_a authority_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o they_o they_o confirm_v their_o tradition_n and_o they_o expound_v they_o mystical_o 2._o mystical_o mystical_o mystical_o mystical_o mystical_o mystical_o schabb._n fol._n 116._o 2._o yea_o and_o give_v they_o the_o same_o title_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n supr_fw-la scripture_n scripture_n scripture_n scripture_n scripture_n scripture_n bathra_fw-la ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la this_o be_v the_o order_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o hagiographa_n ruth_n the_o book_n of_o psalm_n job_n the_o proverb_n ecclesiaste_n the_o canticle_n the_o lamentation_n daniel_n the_o book_n of_o esther_n ezra_n and_o the_o chronicle_n it_o be_v here_o dispute_v that_o if_o job_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n why_o then_o be_v not_o his_o book_n put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o answer_n be_v they_o do_v not_o begin_v with_o vengeance_n or_o affliction_n and_o such_o be_v that_o book_n of_o job_n they_o reply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ruth_n also_o begin_v with_o affliction_n viz._n with_o the_o story_n of_o a_o famine_n and_o the_o death_n of_o elimelech_n son_n but_o that_o be_v say_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o affliction_n that_o have_v a_o joyful_a end_n so_o they_o may_v have_v say_v of_o the_o book_n and_o affliction_n of_o job_n too_o we_o see_v it_o be_v dispute_v there_o why_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n shall_v be_v place_v the_o first_o in_o that_o rank_n and_o not_o the_o book_n of_o job_n but_o we_o may_v inquire_v whether_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n ought_v not_o have_v be_v place_v the_o first_o rather_o than_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n iv_o in_o this_o passage_n at_o present_a before_o we_o who_o will_v think_v otherwise_o but_o that_o our_o saviour_n allude_v to_o the_o common_a and_o most_o know_a partition_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o although_o he_o name_v the_o psalm_n only_o yet_o that_o under_o the_o title_n he_o include_v that_o whole_a volume_n for_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n say_v that_o either_o he_o exclude_v all_o the_o book_n of_o that_o three_o division_n except_v the_o book_n of_o psalm_n which_o be_v not_o probable_a or_o that_o he_o include_v they_o under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o be_v not_o customary_a or_o else_o that_o under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n he_o comprehend_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o he_o do_v not_o exclude_v they_o reason_n will_v tell_v we_o for_o in_o several_a book_n of_o that_o division_n be_v he_o himself_o speak_v of_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o psalm_n and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o include_v they_o in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o prophet_n reason_n also_o will_v dictate_v because_o we_o will_v not_o suppose_v he_o speak_v different_o from_o the_o common_a and_o receive_a opinion_n of_o that_o nation_n there_o be_v very_o little_a question_n therefore_o but_o the_o apostle_n may_v understand_v he_o speak_v with_o the_o vulgar_a and_o by_o the_o psalm_n to_o have_v mean_v all_o the_o book_n of_o that_o volume_n those_o especial_o wherein_o any_o thing_n be_v write_v concern_v himself_o for_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o ruth_n as_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o history_n and_o the_o time_n of_o its_o writing_n may_v challenge_v to_o its_o self_n the_o first_o place_n in_o order_n and_o it_o be_v that_o kind_n of_o priority_n the_o gemarist_n be_v argue_v yet_o certain_o among_o all_o those_o book_n that_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o christ_n the_o book_n of_o psalm_n deserve_o obtain_v the_o first_o place_n so_o far_o that_o in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v understand_v so_o st._n matthew_n chap._n xxvii_o 9_o under_o the_o name_n of_o jeremiah_n comprehend_v that_o whole_a volume_n of_o the_o prophet_n because_o he_o be_v place_v the_o first_o in_o that_o rank_n which_o observation_n we_o have_v make_v in_o note_n upon_o that_o place_n verse_n xlv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o open_v he_o their_o understanding_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n and_o of_o prophecy_n be_v confer_v they_o speak_v with_o tongue_n and_o they_o prophesy_v act_v xix_o 6._o by_o prophecy_n nothing_o may_v be_v better_o understand_v than_o this_o very_a thing_n that_o the_o mind_n of_o such_o be_v open_v that_o they_o may_v understand_v the_o scripture_n and_o perhaps_o their_o speak_n with_o tongue_n may_v look_v this_o way_n in_o the_o first_o notion_n of_o it_o viz._n that_o they_o can_v understand_v the_o original_n wherein_o the_o scripture_n be_v write_v verse_n l._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o far_o as_o bethany_n how_o many_o difficulty_n arise_v here_o i._o this_o very_a evangelist_n act_n i._o 12._o tell_v we_o that_o when_o the_o disciple_n come_v back_o from_o the_o place_n where_o our_o lord_n ascend_v they_o return_v from_o mount_n olivet_n distant_a from_o jerusalem_n a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n but_o now_o the_o town_n of_o bethany_n be_v about_o fifteen_o furlong_n from_o jerusalem_n joh._n xi_o 18._o and_o that_o be_v double_a a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n ii_o josephus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n be_v but_o five_o furlong_n from_o the_o city_n and_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n be_v seven_o furlong_n and_o a_o half_a 6._o half_a half_a half_a half_a half_a half_a antiq._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 6._o about_o that_o time_n there_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n a_o certain_a egyptian_a pretend_v himself_o a_o prophet_n and_o persuade_v the_o people_n that_o they_o will_v go_v out_o with_o he_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v situate_v on_o the_o front_n of_o the_o city_n be_v distant_a five_o furlong_n these_o thing_n be_v all_o true_a 1._o that_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n lay_v but_o five_o furlong_n distance_n from_o jerusalem_n 2._o that_o the_o town_n of_o bethany_n be_v fifteen_o furlong_n 3._o that_o the_o disciple_n be_v bring_v by_o christ_n as_o far_o as_o bethany_n 4._o that_o when_o they_o return_v from_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n that_o they_o travel_v more_o than_o five_o furlong_n and_o 5._o return_v from_o bethany_n they_o travel_v but_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n all_o which_o may_v be_v easy_o reconcile_v if_o we_o will_v observe_v that_o the_o first_o space_n from_o the_o city_n towards_o this_o mount_n be_v call_v bethphage_n which_o i_o have_v clear_v elsewhere_o from_o talmudick_n author_n the_o evangelist_n themselves_o also_o confirm_v it_o that_o part_n of_o that_o mount_n be_v know_v by_o that_o name_n to_o the_o length_n of_o about_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n till_o it_o come_v to_o that_o part_n which_o be_v call_v bethany_n for_o there_o be_v bethany_n a_o tract_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o town_n of_o bethany_n the_o town_n be_v distant_a from_o the_o city_n about_o fifteen_o furlong_n i._n e._n two_o mile_n or_o a_o double_a sabbath_n day_n journey_n but_o the_o first_o border_n of_o this_o

passage_n over_o jordan_n among_o the_o various_a way_n of_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hebrew_n these_o two_o especial_o deserve_v our_o consideration_n at_o present_a bethbarah_a which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o judg._n vii_o and_o bethabarah_n or_o a_o place_n of_o passage_n where_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n they_o must_v both_o come_v under_o our_o enquiry_n while_o we_o be_v seek_v the_o place_n in_o hand_n and_o first_o of_o the_o latter_a doubtless_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o jordan_n but_o may_v be_v pass_v by_o boat_n from_o one_o side_n to_o the_o other_o as_o man_n different_a occasion_n may_v call_v they_o but_o we_o be_v now_o consider_v the_o public_a and_o common_a passage_n that_o lead_v over_o that_o river_n from_o one_o country_n into_o another_o i._o there_o be_v a_o bridge_n over_o jordan_n betwixt_o the_o lake_n of_o samochon_n and_o gennesaret_n in_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o damascus_n which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o jacob_n bridge_n of_o which_o our_o countryman_n biddulph_n who_o have_v himself_o travel_v over_o it_o speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o this_o rocky_a mountain_n run_v a_o pleasant_a river_n call_v jordan_n which_o divide_v syria_n from_o galilee_n over_o this_o river_n be_v build_v a_o goodly_a bridge_n which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o jacob_n bridge_n upon_o this_o twofold_a account_n 1._o because_o in_o this_o place_n jacob_n meet_v with_o his_o brother_n esau._n 2._o because_o here_o he_o wrestle_v with_o the_o angel_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o there_o be_v and_o be_v such_o a_o bridge_n i_o do_v not_o much_o question_n but_o for_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v as_o it_o be_v not_o much_o to_o our_o purpose_n to_o examine_v so_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v little_a else_o but_o conjecture_n in_o they_o ii_o jordan_n also_o have_v a_o bridge_n over_o it_o at_o chammoth_n near_o tiberias_n at_o the_o very_a efflux_n of_o the_o river_n out_o of_o the_o sea_n of_o gennesaret_n as_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v from_o the_o talmudick_n author_n against_o the_o mistake_n of_o the_o table_n which_o place_n tiberias_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n thence_o 8._o thence_o thence_o thence_o thence_o thence_o thence_o gullel_n tyr._n the_o bell_n sacr._n lib._n xvii_o cap._n 8._o tam_fw-la dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la quam_fw-la principes_fw-la omnes_fw-la tyberiadem_fw-la usque_fw-la perveniunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la circa_fw-la pontem_fw-la unde_fw-la ex_fw-la mari_fw-fr jordanis_n fluenta_fw-la se_fw-la dividunt_fw-la castrametatur_fw-la i_o e._n as_o well_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n as_o all_o the_o prince_n come_v even_o unto_o tiberias_n and_o pitch_v their_o tent_n near_o the_o bridge_n where_o the_o stream_n of_o jordan_n from_o the_o sea_n do_v divide_v themselves_o 21._o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o themselves_o and_o lib._n xviii_o cap._n 21._o juxta_fw-la tiberiadem_fw-la secus_fw-la pontem_fw-la unde_fw-la de_fw-la lacu_fw-la genezar_n jordanis_n fluenta_fw-la se_fw-la dividunt_fw-la cum_fw-la exercitu_fw-la sva_fw-la castra_fw-la locavit_fw-la i_o e._n with_o his_o army_n he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n near_o tiberias_n by_o the_o bridge_n from_o whence_o the_o stream_n of_o jordan_n from_o the_o lake_n of_o gennesaret_n do_v divide_v themselves_o read_v this_o and_o view_v the_o situation_n of_o tiberias_n in_o the_o table_n and_o correct_v the_o mistake_n iii_o that_o be_v a_o most_o know_v and_o frequent_a passage_n from_o jericho_n which_o we_o so_o often_o read_v of_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o yet_o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v be_v by_o boat_n than_o bridge_n see_v the_o 2_o sam._n xix_o 18._o and_o 2_o king_n ii_o 8._o sect_n iii_o the_o scythopolitan_a country_n there_o be_v a_o four_o and_o that_o the_o great_a passage_n betwixt_o chammoth_n and_o jericho_n but_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o either_o for_o the_o find_v out_o of_o which_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v what_o be_v intimate_v 1_o king_n iu_o 12._o and_o all_o bethshean_a which_o be_v by_o zartanah_n beneath_o jesreel_n and_o again_o 1_o king_n vii_o 46._o in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n do_v the_o king_n cast_v they_o in_o the_o clay_n ground_n between_o succoth_n and_o zarthan_a we_o will_v begin_v with_o bethshean_a i._o bethshean_n or_o scythopolis_n be_v in_o the_o lot_n of_o manasseh_n judg._n i._n 27._o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o do_v manasses_n drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethshean_a which_o be_v scythopolis_n so_o that_o it_o be_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o samaria_n though_o indeed_o one_o of_o the_o decapolitan_a city_n and_o within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o we_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o ii_o it_o be_v the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o samaria_n towards_o galilee_n 4._o galilee_n galilee_n galilee_n galilee_n galilee_n galilee_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o the_o bound_n of_o galilee_n on_o the_o south_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d samaria_n and_o scythopolis_n as_o far_o as_o the_o river_n jordan_n iii_o the_o city_n be_v half_o a_o league_n distance_n from_o jordan_n say_v borchard_n and_o yet_o extend_v its_o jurisdiction_n beyond_o jordan_n that_o of_o aethicus_n in_o his_o cosmography_n be_v well_o know_v fluvius_n jordanis_n say_v he_o etc._n etc._n the_o river_n jordan_n have_v its_o head_n in_o mount_n libanus_n run_v about_o to_o the_o lake_n of_o tiberias_n from_o whence_o go_v out_o have_v its_o current_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o scythopolis_n and_o issue_n in_o the_o dead_a sea_n jordan_n divide_v scythopolis_n in_o the_o midst_n not_o the_o city_n for_o that_o be_v at_o some_o considerable_a distance_n from_o the_o river_n but_o the_o country_n itself_o so_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n be_v on_o this_o and_o part_n of_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n it_o be_v a_o noble_a city_n of_o the_o syrogrecians_n and_o have_v considerable_a jurisdiction_n not_o only_o within_o the_o confine_n of_o manasses_n but_o extend_v itself_o beyond_o even_o to_o perea_n sect_n iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a plain_n the_o scythopolitan_a passage_n there_o of_o this_o great_a plain_n which_o take_v in_o the_o whole_a breadth_n of_o the_o country_n of_o manasseh_n from_o jordan_n towards_o the_o west_n a_o very_a long_a way_n josephus_n frequent_o speak_v describe_v the_o situation_n and_o portion_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n he_o thus_o express_v himself_o 1._o himself_o himself_o himself_o himself_o himself_o himself_o antiqu._n l●●_n v._n cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n extend_v itself_o in_o length_n from_o the_o river_n jordan_n to_o gadarah_n gazarah_n or_o gezer_n josh._n xvi_o 3._o and_o chap._n xxi_o 21._o in_o breadth_n from_o bethel_n and_o end_n at_o the_o great_a plain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n extend_v itself_o in_o longitude_n from_o jordan_n to_o the_o city_n dor._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o latitude_n from_o ephraim_n it_o reach_v to_o bethshean_a which_o be_v now_o call_v scythopolis_n so_o that_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o great_a plain_n to_o those_o that_o be_v journey_v from_o galilee_n begin_v from_o bethshean_a and_o extend_v itself_o in_o latitude_n to_o the_o confine_n of_o ephraim_n hence_o that_o which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o same_o josephus_n 1●_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n antiqh_o lib._n xii_o cap._n 1●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o pass_v over_o jordan_n come_v into_o the_o great_a plain_n before_o which_o the_o city_n bethsan_n lie_v or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o 1_o maccab._n v._n 52._o they_o go_v over_o jordan_n into_o the_o great_a plain_n before_o bethshean_a in_o the_o book_n of_o judith_n chap._n i._o vers_fw-la 8._o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a plain_n of_o esdrelom_n that_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o great_a valley_n of_o jezrael_n so_o jezrael_n in_o the_o place_n above_o quote_v 1_o king_n iu_o 12._o by_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d insomuch_o that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v of_o judah_n and_o his_o army_n for_o he_o it_o be_v who_o this_o passage_n concern_v that_o in_o his_o return_n from_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n he_o pass_v over_o jordan_n into_o this_o great_a plain_n and_o that_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v not_o very_o far_o from_o bethshean_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o great_a and_o common_a passage_n over_o jordan_n be_v hereabout_o by_o which_o not_o only_o the_o scythopolitan_o go_v over_o from_o their_o country_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n to_o that_o beyond_o but_o those_o also_o of_o samaria_n and_o those_o of_o the_o low_a galilee_n pass_v over_o here_o to_o perea_n here_o will_v i_o seek_v for_o jacob_n bridge_n where_o he_o pass_v over_o jordan_n with_o his_o staff_n when_o he_o go_v

the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n pliny_n have_v this_o hint_n prospicit_fw-la asphaltitin_n ab_fw-la oriente_fw-it 6._o nat._n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 6._o arabia_n nomadum_fw-la moab_n it_o be_v a_o meridie_n machaerus_n secunda_fw-la quondam_a arx_n judaea_n ab_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la the_o meaning_n of_o which_o be_v this_o that_o arabia_n of_o the_o nomads_n or_o moab_n situate_v on_o the_o east_n of_o asphaltites_n front_v it_o on_o the_o west_n and_o machaerus_n situate_v on_o the_o north_n front_v it_o on_o the_o south_n we_o meet_v with_o it_o in_o the_o talmudist_n under_o the_o name_n of_o macvar_n the_o mountainous_a country_n of_o peraea_n be_v the_o hill_n macvar_n and_o gedor_n the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la 4._o hierosol_n sheviith_o fol._n 38._o 4._o and_o jonathan_n upon_o numb_a xxxii_o 35._o instead_o of_o atroth_o shophan_v and_o jaazer_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maclelta_fw-mi of_o shophan_v and_o macvar_n to_o which_o jonathan_n add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d macvar_n of_o garamatha_n it_o be_v obvious_a enough_o how_o they_o come_v to_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d atroth_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maclelta_fw-mi as_o also_o onkelos_n have_v do_v viz._n because_o they_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o denote_v a_o crown_n by_o the_o chaldee_n word_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o signification_n but_o why_o jaazer_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d macvar_n onkelos_n upon_o the_o 3._o v._o of_o the_o same_o chap._n render_v jaazer_n and_o nimrah_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o shall_v translate_v the_o atrati_fw-la or_o denigrati_fw-la of_o the_o house_n of_o nimrin_n and_o ptolemy_n comment_v thus_o in_o arabia_n petraea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v all_o along_o that_o country_n certain_a mountain_n call_v the_o black_a mountain_n namely_o from_o the_o bay_n which_o be_v near_o pharan_n to_o judea_n but_o whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d macvar_n have_v any_o relation_n with_o blackness_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o dish_n or_o furnace_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o other_o to_o inquire_v so_o that_o we_o see_v herodium_n and_o machaerus_n be_v situate_v on_o the_o outermost_a coast_n of_o peraea_n towards_o the_o south_n or_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n near_o the_o shore_n of_o asphaltites_n or_o the_o dead-sea_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n we_o have_v describe_v by_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 21._o de_fw-fr excid_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 21._o etc._n etc._n there_o spring_n out_o near_o this_o place_n certain_a fountain_n of_o hot_a water_n of_o a_o very_a different_a taste_n some_o bitter_a some_o sweet_a there_o be_v also_o many_o spring_n of_o cold_a water_n etc._n etc._n compare_v the_o bitter_a water_n with_o the_o water_n of_o nimrin_n isa._n xv._o 6._o and_o the_o other_o with_o those_o of_o dimon_n v._o 9_o where_o quaere_fw-la whether_o dimon_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o dibon_n beth_n and_o man_n be_v alternate_o use_v that_o by_o that_o pronunciation_n it_o may_v agree_v more_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o water_n of_o dimon_n be_v full_a of_o blood_n while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o watery_a country_n be_v we_o not_o get_v among_o the_o river_n of_o arnon_n the_o learned_a beza_n comment_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o st._n joh._n iii_o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o there_o be_v much_o water_n there_o affirm_v it_o commenting_z thus_o multi_fw-la videlicet_fw-la rivi_fw-la quorum_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la tractu_fw-la circa_fw-la aroer_n fit_a mentio_fw-la in_o libris_fw-la mosis_fw-la namely_o many_o river_n of_o which_o also_o in_o that_o tract_n about_o aroer_n there_o be_v mention_n in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n confirm_v it_o when_o as_o macherus_n be_v the_o very_a utmost_a bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n towards_o moab_n according_a to_o josephus_n as_o also_o be_v arnon_n according_a to_o moses_n but_o here_o we_o find_v no_o place_n that_o be_v call_v either_o aenon_n or_o salim_n true_o indeed_o but_o the_o place_n for_o the_o very_a wateriness_n of_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v call_v aenon_n that_o be_v a_o place_n of_o spring_n and_o if_o salim_n may_v be_v the_o same_o with_o salamean_n here_o we_o have_v also_o the_o kenite_fw-la or_o salamaean_a gen._n xv._o and_o numb_a xxiv_o however_o in_o a_o thing_n so_o very_o obscure_v it_o be_v safe_a not_o to_o be_v positive_a and_o the_o reader_n be_v candour_n be_v beg_v in_o this_o modest_a way_n of_o conjecture_v the_o way_n we_o tread_v be_v unbeaten_a and_o deserve_v a_o guide_n which_o as_o yet_o we_o have_v not_o obtain_v sect_n vii_o the_o hill_n missaar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal._n xlii_o 6._o let_v we_o now_o however_o something_o beyond_o our_o bound_n pass_v from_o the_o first_o enter_v of_o the_o coast_n of_o moab_n towards_o the_o north_n to_o the_o utmost_a limit_n of_o it_o southward_o i_o will_v remember_v thou_o say_v the_o psalmist_n from_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n and_o of_o the_o hermonite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o hill_n mizaar_n where_o be_v this_o hill_n mizaar_n not_o to_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o what_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o borchard_n and_o other_o concern_v hermon_n near_o thabor_n by_o what_o authority_n i_o can_v tell_v as_o also_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hill_n misaar_n be_v render_v almost_o by_o all_o a_o little_a hill_n or_o in_o a_o word_n that_o the_o targumist_n and_o r._n solomon_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v mount_n sinai_n apollinarius_n that_o it_o be_v mount_n hermon_n it_o seem_v plain_o to_o be_v the_o hilly_a part_n of_o zoar_n whither_o lot_n will_v have_v flee_v if_o the_o straightness_n of_o time_n may_v have_v permit_v he_o gen._n xix_o 20._o o_o let_v i_o escape_v to_o this_o cicy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v it_o not_o mizaar_n or_o a_o little_a one_o so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hill_n misaar_n may_v be_v the_o same_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hilly_a part_n of_o the_o little_a city_n zoar._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o conjecture_n beside_o the_o agreeableness_n of_o the_o name_n may_v be_v especial_o these_o two_o i._o as_o hermonim_n or_o hermon_n be_v near_o the_o spring_n of_o jordan_n so_o the_o hilly_a part_n of_o zoar_n lay_v hard_o by_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o jordan_n in_o asphaltites_n and_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n or_o of_o the_o land_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n seem_v to_o measure_v out_o all_o jordan_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o from_o the_o very_a springhead_n to_o the_o furthermost_a part_n where_o the_o stream_n end_v ii_o as_o david_n betake_v himself_o to_o the_o country_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n towards_o hermon_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o his_o son_n absalon_n so_o be_v it_o with_o he_o when_o fly_v from_o saul_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o zoar_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o 3._o and_o so_o bewail_v his_o deplorable_a condition_n so_o much_o the_o more_o bitter_o that_o both_o those_o time_n he_o be_v banish_v to_o the_o very_a utmost_a country_n north_n and_o south_n that_o the_o river_n jordan_n wash_v sect_n viii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eglah_n shelishijah_n isa._n xv._o 5._o with_o the_o mention_n of_o zoar_n be_v this_o clause_n subjoin_v in_o esay_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eglah_o shelishijah_o or_o a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a so_o with_o the_o mention_n of_o zoar_n and_o horonaim_n the_o same_o clause_n be_v also_o subjoin_v in_o jeremy_n isa._n xv._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o fugitive_n unto_o zoar_n a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o it_o unto_o segor_n for_o it_o be_v a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n vulgar_a vectes_fw-la ejus_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la segor_n vitulam_fw-la conternantem_fw-la its_o bar_n be_v unto_o segor_n a_o heifer_n in_o his_o three_o year_n targum_fw-la ut_fw-la fugiant_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la zoar_n vitulam_fw-la trimam_fw-la magnam_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v fly_v as_o far_o as_o zoar_v a_o great_a heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a english_a his_o fugitive_n shall_v flee_v unto_o zoar_n a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a jerem._n xlviii_o 34._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o zoar_n to_o horonaim_n a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a vulgar_a a_o segor_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la horonaim_n vitulâ_fw-la conternante_fw-la from_o segor_n unto_o horonaim_n the_o heifer_n be_v in_o his_o three_o year_n and_o so_o other_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a what_o commentator_n say_v upon_o these_o place_n but_o why_o

so_o much_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o bethphage_n be_v which_o be_v the_o outmost_a part_n of_o the_o city_n towards_o the_o east_n for_o that_o be_v so_o call_v viz._n a_o place_n of_o green_a figgs_n from_o the_o figg-tree_n that_o grow_v near_o it_o in_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n so_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chaphenatha_n some_o part_n of_o that_o out-most_a coast_n towards_o the_o east_n and_o mount_n of_o olive_n so_o call_v from_o the_o date_n grow_v there_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chephanioth_n be_v frequent_o use_v among_o the_o talmudist_n for_o the_o date_n of_o palm-tree_n that_o never_o come_v to_o their_o full_a maturity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sort_n of_o ill_a palm-tree_n as_o the_o gloss_n in_o beracoth_n 2._o beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n fol._n 57_o 2._o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o palm_n that_o never_o ripen_v so_o aruch_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caphnith_n by_o a_o signification_n near_o akin_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hene_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ahene_n which_o denote_v the_o unripe_a date_n of_o palm_n from_o whence_o i_o suppose_v bethany_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n be_v derive_v so_o that_o some_o out-most_a part_n of_o the_o city_n and_o wall_n towards_o mount_n olivet_n be_v call_v bethphage_n from_o the_o figgs_n that_o grow_v there_o and_o another_o part_n of_o it_o chaphenatha_n from_o the_o date_n sect_n v._o the_o targumist_n jonathan_n upon_o numb_a xxxiv_o 8._o note_v moses_n have_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o mount_n hor_n you_o shall_v point_v out_o the_o border_n unto_o the_o entrance_n of_o hamath_n and_o the_o go_n forth_o of_o the_o border_n shall_v be_v to_o zedad_n but_o the_o targumist_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o mount_n umanus_n you_o shall_v point_v out_o your_o border_n to_o the_o entrance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o tiberias_n and_o the_o go_n out_o of_o that_o border_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tend_v from_o the_o two_o side_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o codcor_v bar_n zaamah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o codcor_n bar_v sinegoyra_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o divachenus_fw-la and_o tarnegola_n unto_o caesarea_n by_o which_o thou_o interest_n into_o abela_n of_o the_o cilician_o every_o word_n almost_o in_o this_o place_n must_v be_v consider_v as_o indeed_o almost_o every_o word_n of_o it_o be_v obscure_a i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tauros_fw-la this_o indeed_o be_v not_o so_o obscure_a but_o that_o every_o one_o know_v mount_n taurus_n so_o note_v by_o geographer_n and_o historian_n derive_v its_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o emphatical_o thence_o since_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d taur_n both_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriack_n signify_v a_o mountain_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d umanus_n neither_o be_v this_o so_o very_o obscure_a but_o that_o all_o who_o have_v turn_v over_o the_o jewish_a write_n do_v acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o mountain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d amana_n and_o who_o have_v turn_v over_o other_o book_n amanus_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o doubt_v they_o as_o well_o as_o myself_o can_v tell_v why_o the_o same_o targumist_n shall_v call_v mount_n hor_n where_o aaron_n die_v by_o the_o same_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d taurus_n umanus_n numb_a xx._n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o entrance_n of_o tiberias_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n the_o targumist_n shall_v be_v no_o better_o read_v in_o chorography_n than_o to_o mistake_v the_o read_n of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o place_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chammoth_n or_o the_o warm_a bath_n of_o tiberias_n when_o it_o be_v real_o hamath_n or_o antioch_n he_o be_v a_o blind_a geographer_n that_o bring_v down_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n to_o tiberias_n unless_o he_o mean_v something_o beyond_o our_o capacity_n to_o apprehend_v iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o two_o side_n it_o be_v plain_a here_o also_o that_o he_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zedad_n appellative_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o side_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o codcor_v bar_n zaamah_n if_o he_o do_v not_o blunder_v we_o do_v we_o only_o take_v notice_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zaamah_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sinegora_n do_v signify_v indignation_n and_o advocate_n perhaps_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o use_v in_o the_o rabbinical_a writer_n for_o accuser_n and_o advocate_n but_o what_o it_o shall_v signify_v in_o he_o he_o must_v show_v he_o a_o oedipus_n or_o some_o body_n else_o vi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divachenus_fw-la i_o suspect_v this_o to_o be_v greek_a viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o be_v intimate_v some_o back_n of_o a_o mountain_n either_o lift_v itself_o up_o or_o stretch_v itself_o out_o and_o this_o i_o suspect_v the_o more_o by_o the_o jerusalem_n version_n upon_o vers_fw-la 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o will_v thus_o render_v the_o border_n shall_v be_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o snowy_a mountain_n of_o caesarea_n where_o by_o caesarea_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v caesarea_n philippi_n where_o indeed_o the_o border_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o end_n but_o extend_v high_a and_o beyond_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o to_o upper_a tarnegola_n which_o be_v above_o caesarea_n i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o mount_n antilibanus_n the_o whiteness_n of_o libanus_n give_v it_o its_o name_n both_o of_o libanus_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o snow_n because_o its_o whiteness_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o snow_n upon_o it_o but_o by_o what_o derivation_n cydnus_n shall_v in_o the_o syrian_a language_n denote_v whiteness_n i_o confess_v it_o be_v beyond_o my_o skill_n in_o that_o tongue_n to_o know_v which_o yet_o solinus_n 41._o solinus_n solinus_n solinus_n solinus_n solinus_n solinus_n cap._n 41._o affirm_v it_o do_v whatever_o be_v white_a say_v he_o the_o syrian_n in_o their_o language_n call_v cydnus_n whence_o the_o name_n give_v to_o the_o river_n cydnus_n and_o it_o be_v worthy_a note_n that_o lebanon_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v often_o by_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antilibanus_n so_o deut._n xi_o 24._o jos._n i._n 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o talmudist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bala_n 1._o bala_n bala_n bala_n bala_n bala_n bala_n cholin_n fol._n 80._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o shee-goat_n of_o bala_n be_v in_o the_o gloss_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o shee-goat_n of_o lebanon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o glosser_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o bull_n of_o lebanon_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o signify_v a_o grove_n let_v i_o conclude_v the_o whole_a with_o a_o conjecture_n something_o extravagant_a which_o the_o mention_n of_o lebanon_n give_v rise_v to_o i_o suspect_v our_o europe_n do_v first_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o cold_a as_o that_o mountain_n do_v from_o the_o snow_n the_o phoenicians_n sail_v to_o hercules_n his_o pillar_n of_o which_o see_v the_o learned_a bochart_n have_v on_o their_o left_a hand_n the_o land_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cham_n heat_n or_o burn_a i._n e._n africa_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n the_o land_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d choreph_n winter_n or_o cold_a especial_o compare_v with_o the_o other_o heat_n from_o which_o word_n choreph_n probable_o our_o word_n europe_n take_v its_o original_n that_o very_o learned_a man_n derive_v it_o otherwhere_o and_o let_v he_o enjoy_v his_o sense_n while_o i_o beg_v leave_n to_o enjoy_v my_o conjecture_n horae_fw-la hebraicae_fw-la &_o talmudicae_n or_o hebrew_n and_o talmudical_a exercitation_n upon_o the_o evangelist_n st._n john_n chap._n i._n verse_n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o beginning_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bereshith_n in_o the_o beginning_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n gen._n i._n 1._o for_o the_o evangelist_n propose_v this_o to_o himself_o viz._n to_o show_v how_o that_o by_o the_o word_n by_o which_o the_o creation_n be_v perfect_v the_o redemption_n be_v perfect_v also_o that_o the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o holy_a trinity_n in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n

become_v our_o redeemer_n as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n he_o have_v be_v our_o maker_n compare_v this_o with_o ver_fw-la 14._o ver._n 1._o ver._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v with_o god_n dwell_v among_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v god_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o we_o behold_v etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n there_o be_v no_o great_a necessity_n for_o we_o to_o make_v any_o very_a curious_a enquiry_n whence_o our_o evangelist_n shall_v borrow_v this_o title_n when_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n we_o find_v it_o so_o often_o repeat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o god_n say_v it_o be_v observe_v almost_o by_o all_o that_o have_v of_o late_o undertake_v a_o commentary_n upon_o this_o evangelist_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v very_o frequent_o occur_v among_o the_o targumist_n which_o may_v something_o enlighten_v the_o matter_n now_o before_o we_o 17._o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o exod._n xix_o 17._o and_o moses_n bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o camp_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o meet_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n accept_v the_o face_n of_o job_n 9_o job_n job_n job_n job_n job_n job_n job_n xlii_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v 4._o scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v psal._n ii_o 4._o they_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o word_n 12._o word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n psal._n cvi_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o my_o word_n spare_v they_o 57_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o ezek._n xx._n 57_o to_o add_v no_o more_o gen._n xxvi_o 3._o instead_o of_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o the_o targum_fw-la have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o my_o word_n shall_v be_v thy_o help_n so_o gen._n thirty-nine_o 2._o and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v joseph_n helper_n and_o so_o all_o along_o that_o kind_n of_o phrase_n be_v most_o familiar_a among_o they_o though_o this_o must_v be_v also_o confess_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v sometime_o signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o i_o thou_o he_o and_o be_v frequent_o apply_v to_o man_n too_o so_o job_n vii_o 8._o thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o i_o targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o job_n xxvii_o 3._o my_o breath_n be_v in_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d targ._n two_o chron._n xvi_o 3._o there_o be_v a_o league_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n xxiii_o 16._o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n between_o he_o and_o between_o all_o the_o people_n and_o between_o the_o king_n targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o observe_v that_o in_o zach._n vii_o 12._o the_o targumist_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o word_n if_o at_o least_o that_o may_v in_o strictness_n be_v so_o render_v for_o by_o what_o have_v be_v new_o allege_v it_o seem_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v translate_v the_o lord_n by_o himself_o or_o the_o lord_n himself_o i_o observe_v further_o that_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n have_v mistake_v the_o vowel_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o habbak_n iii_o 2._o have_v render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o his_o face_n shall_v go_v a_o word_n when_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o prophet_n there_o be_v before_o his_o face_n go_v the_o pestilence_n verse_n iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o he_o be_v life_n the_o evangelist_n proceed_v from_o the_o creation_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n to_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o same_o word_n he_o have_v declare_v how_o this_o word_n have_v give_v to_o all_o creature_n their_o first_o be_v v._o 3._o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o he_o now_o show_v how_o he_o restore_v life_n to_o man_n when_o he_o lay_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n adam_n call_v his_o wife_n name_n hevah_n life_n gen._n iii_o 20._o the_o greek_a read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adam_n call_v his_o wife_n name_n life_n he_o call_v her_o life_n who_o have_v bring_v in_o death_n because_o he_o have_v now_o taste_v a_o better_a life_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n to_o which_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a our_o evangelist_n have_v some_o reference_n in_o this_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n life_n through_o christ_n be_v light_a arise_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o man_n fall_n and_o sin_n a_o light_n by_o which_o all_o believer_n be_v to_o walk_v st._n john_n seem_v in_o this_o clause_n to_o oppose_v the_o life_n and_o light_n exhibit_v in_o the_o gospel_n to_o that_o life_n and_o light_n which_o the_o jew_n boast_v of_o in_o their_o law_n they_o expect_v life_n from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o they_o know_v no_o great_a light_n than_o that_o of_o the_o law_n which_o therefore_o they_o extol_v with_o infinite_a boast_n and_o praise_n which_o they_o give_v it_o take_v one_o instance_n for_o all_o 3_o all_o all_o all_o all_o all_o all_o bereshith_n rabba_fw-mi sect._n 3_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n r._n simeon_n say_v light_n be_v write_v there_o five_o time_n according_a to_o the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o law_n i._n e._n the_o pentateuch_n and_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n wherein_o god_n busy_v himself_o make_v the_o world_n and_o there_o be_v light_a according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la wherein_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o darkness_n into_o light_n and_o god_n see_v the_o light_n that_o it_o be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_n which_o be_v fill_v with_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o god_n divide_v betwixt_o the_o light_n and_o the_o darkness_n according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o number_n which_o divide_v betwixt_o those_o that_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o those_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n and_o god_n call_v the_o light_n day_n according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v replenish_v with_o manifold_a tradition_n a_o gloss_n this_o be_v upon_o light_n full_a of_o darkness_n indeed_o verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o light_n shine_v in_o darkness_n this_o light_n of_o promise_n and_o life_n by_o christ_n shine_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o all_o the_o cloudy_a type_n and_o shadow_n under_o the_o law_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o those_o dark_a thing_n comprehend_v it_o not_o i._n e._n do_v not_o so_o cloud_n and_o suppress_v it_o but_o it_o will_v break_v out_o nor_o yet_o so_o comprehend_v it_o but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n there_o shall_v a_o great_a light_n appear_v i_o do_v so_o much_o the_o rather_o incline_v to_o such_o a_o paraphrase_n upon_o this_o place_n because_o i_o observe_v the_o evangelist_n here_o treat_v of_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o christ_n make_v himself_o know_v to_o the_o world_n before_o his_o great_a manifestation_n in_o the_o flesh_n first_o in_o the_o promise_n of_o life_n ver_fw-la 4._o next_o by_o type_n and_o prophecy_n and_o last_o by_o john_n baptist._n verse_n ix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o light_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n all_o the_o man_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 3._o world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n hieros_n sanhedr_n fol._n 26._o 3._o do_v not_o the_o sun_n rise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v one_o fly_v 4._o fly_v fly_v fly_v fly_v fly_v fly_v ibid._n fol._n 25._o 4._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n 1._o lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n rosh_n hashanah_n cap._n 1._o hall_n 1._o there_o be_v numberless_a example_n of_o this_o kind_n the_o sense_n

text_n agree_v with_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o finish_v his_o work_n on_o the_o six_o day_n etc._n etc._n you_o will_v say_v the_o greek_a version_n translate_v according_a to_o the_o samaritan_n text._n i_o say_v the_o samaritan_n text_n be_v frame_v according_a to_o this_o greek_a version_n who_o shall_v determine_v this_o matter_n between_o we_o that_o which_o go_v current_n among_o the_o jew_n make_v for_o i_o viz._n that_o this_o alteration_n be_v make_v by_o the_o seventy_o two_o 1._o two_o two_o two_o two_o two_o two_o megill_n fol._n 9_o 1._o &_o massech_v sopher_n cap._n 1._o but_o be_v it_o all_o one_o which_o follow_v the_o other_o in_o this_o agreement_n we_o next_o produce_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n gen._n ii_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n god_n have_v form_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o greek_a word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n god_n form_v as_o yet_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o samaritan_n text_n agree_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o will_v not_o inquire_v here_o which_o follow_v which_o but_o we_o rather_o complain_v of_o the_o boldness_n of_o both_o the_o one_o to_o add_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o yet_o which_o seem_v to_o persuade_v we_o that_o god_n after_o he_o have_v create_v adam_n and_o eve_n do_v over_o and_o above_o create_v something_o anew_o which_o as_o yet_o to_o i_o be_v a_o thing_n unheard_a of_o and_o to_o who_o be_v it_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n in_o my_o note_n upon_o matth._n iii_o 9_o i_o take_v notice_n out_o of_o the_o gloss_n upon_o bab._n beracoth_n if_o he_o be_v of_o any_o credit_n that_o there_o be_v heretic_n even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n who_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o world_n but_o this_o which_o indeed_o fall_v in_o with_o sadducism_n though_o the_o name_n of_o sadducee_n be_v not_o know_v then_o nor_o a_o long_a time_n after_o but_o as_o to_o their_o heresy_n when_o they_o first_o spring_v up_o they_o seem_v principal_o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o have_v deny_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n i_o know_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o jewish_a writer_n be_v take_v infinite_a time_n for_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a but_o it_o be_v very_o often_o take_v also_o for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o dead_a so_o as_o the_o one_o denote_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n the_o other_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o talmudick_n chapter_n helec_n where_o there_o be_v a_o discourse_n on_o purpose_n concern_v the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v they_o collect_v several_a argument_n to_o prove_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n of_o the_o dead_a out_o of_o the_o law_n for_o so_o let_v i_o render_v it_o here_o rather_o than_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o we_o may_v judge_v from_o that_o one_o agrument_n which_o they_o bring_v instead_o of_o many_o other_o viz._n 2._o viz._n viz._n viz._n viz._n viz._n viz._n sanhedr_n fol._n 90._o 2._o some_o do_v say_v that_o it_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o this_o scripture_n he_o say_v unto_o they_o but_o you_o do_v cleave_v unto_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v alive_a every_o one_o of_o you_o this_o day_n deut._n iu._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v plain_a that_o you_o be_v now_o alive_a when_o moses_n speak_v these_o thing_n but_o he_o mean_v this_o that_o in_o the_o day_n wherein_o all_o the_o world_n be_v dead_a you_o shall_v live_v that_o be_v you_o also_o though_o dead_a shall_v live_v which_o rather_o speak_v out_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n than_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n so_o our_o saviour_n answer_n to_o the_o sadducee_n matth._n xxii_o 31_o 32._o from_o those_o word_n i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n be_v fit_v direct_o to_o confute_v their_o opinion_n against_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o little_a either_o plain_o or_o direct_o so_o prove_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n but_o that_o the_o sadducee_n may_v cavil_v at_o that_o way_n of_o proof_n and_o in_o that_o say_n of_o the_o sadducee_n themselves_o concern_v the_o labourer_n work_v all_o the_o day_n and_o not_o receive_v his_o wage_n at_o night_n there_o be_v a_o plain_a intimation_n that_o they_o especial_o consider_v of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n and_o the_o non-resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n by_o consequence_n let_v the_o word_n therefore_o be_v take_v in_o this_o sense_n the_o sadducee_n say_v soul_n be_v not_o immortal_a and_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o angel_n nor_o spirit_n and_o then_o the_o twofold_a branch_n which_o our_o sacred_a historian_n speak_v of_o will_v the_o more_o clear_o appear_v when_o he_o say_v but_o the_o pharisee_n confess_v both_o it_o be_v doubtful_a from_o the_o word_n of_o josephus_n whether_o the_o essenes_n acknowledge_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n when_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o do_v most_o hearty_o own_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 12._o soul_n soul_n soul_n soul_n soul_n soul_n i●s_n de_fw-fr excide_n lib._n 2._o c._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o opinion_n prevail_v among_o they_o that_o the_o body_n indeed_o be_v corruptible_a and_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o do_v not_o endure_v but_o soul_n endure_v for_o ever_o immortal_a so_o that_o the_o question_n chief_o be_v concern_v about_o the_o soul_n imortality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o angel_n nor_o spirit_n they_o deny_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a and_o they_o deny_v any_o spirit_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n perhaps_o not_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o god_n mention_v gen._n i._n 2._o and_o it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o they_o take_v not_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o opinion_n from_o that_o deep_a silence_n they_o observe_v in_o moses_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o angel_n or_o spirit_n or_o from_o something_o else_o there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n in_o he_o of_o the_o apparition_n of_o angel_n and_o what_o can_v the_o sadducee_n say_v to_o this_o think_v you_o the_o samaritan_n be_v sadducee_n if_o so_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o the_o samaritan_n interpreter_n do_v once_o and_o again_o render_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d angel_n so_o gen._n iii_o 5._o you_o shall_v be_v as_o elohim_n samar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o shall_v be_v as_o angel_n chap._n v._o 1._o in_o the_o similitude_n of_o god_n samar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o similitude_n of_o angel_n so_o also_o chap._n ix_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o similitude_n of_o angel_n and_o wherever_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n the_o samaritan_n text_n retain_v the_o word_n angel_n too_o do_v not_o the_o sadducee_n believe_v there_o be_v angel_n once_o but_o their_o very_a be_v be_v for_o ever_o vanish_v that_o they_o vanish_v with_o moses_n and_o be_v no_o more_o do_v they_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o moses_n be_v mortal_a and_o perish_v with_o his_o body_n and_o that_o the_o angel_n die_v with_o he_o otherwise_o i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o art_n or_o wit_n they_o can_v evade_v what_o they_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n concern_v angel_n that_o especial_o in_o gen._n xxxii_o 1._o you_o will_v say_v perhaps_o that_o by_o angel_n may_v be_v mean_v good_a motion_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o pharisee_n themselves_o do_v sometime_o call_v evil_a affection_n by_o the_o name_n of_o devil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o evil_a affection_n be_v satan_n but_o they_o do_v not_o call_v good_a affection_n angel_n nor_o can_v you_o yourselves_o apply_v that_o passage_n so_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n meet_v he_o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o that_o place_n mahanaim_n i._n e._n two_o camp_n or_o two_o host_n one_o of_o those_o camp_n consist_v of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o own_o family_n and_o will_v you_o have_v the_o other_o to_o consist_v of_o good_a affection_n if_o the_o sadducee_n shall_v grant_v that_o angel_n be_v ever_o create_v moses_n not_o mention_v their_o creation_n in_o his_o history_n i_o shall_v think_v they_o acknowledge_v the_o be_v of_o angel_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o we_o do_v in_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n but_o that_o they_o conceive_v that_o after_o the_o history_n of_o

towards_o africa_n gauros_n melita_n from_o camerina_n lxxxiv_o mile_n from_o lilybaeum_n cxiii_o ptolemy_n reckon_v it_o among_o the_o maritime_a island_n of_o africa_n for_o thus_o he_o distinguish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d island_n adjacent_a to_o africa_n near_o the_o land_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o maritime_a island_n of_o africa_n among_o these_o late_a we_o find_v the_o island_n melite_n in_o which_o be_v the_o city_n melita_n 38._o 45._o 34._o 40._o chersonesus_n 38._o 40._o 34._o 45._o juno_n temple_n 39_o  _fw-fr 34._o 40._o hercules_n temple_n 38._o 45._o 36._o 06._o 6._o 06._o 06._o 06._o 06._o 06._o 06._o strab._n lib._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n before_o pachynus_n lie_v melita_n and_o gaudus_fw-la pliny_n call_v it_o gauros_n eighty_o three_o mile_n from_o both_o i._n e._n sicily_n and_o pachynus_n both_o be_v distant_a eighty_o eight_o mile_n where_o the_o latin_a interpr_fw-la say_v furlong_n make_v a_o very_a vast_a defect_n in_o the_o measure_n whereas_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o same_o strabo_n 17._o strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n ibid._n lib._n 17._o the_o distance_n between_o carthage_n and_o lilybeum_n of_o sicily_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o furlong_n or_o near_o two_o hundred_o mile_n and_o melita_n from_o lilybeum_n one_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o mile_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o island_n be_v situate_v almost_o in_o the_o middle_n between_o the_o sicilian_a and_o the_o african_a shore_n ancient_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o carthage_n and_o from_o they_o perhaps_o take_v the_o name_n of_o melita_n which_o in_o their_o language_n signify_v evasion_n or_o escape_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o escape_v from_o the_o mariner_n that_o sail_v out_o of_o africa_n escape_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o syrte_n it_o be_v certain_o a_o escape_n to_o paul_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v shipwrack_v with_o he_o in_o this_o place_n verse_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o the_o barbarous_a people_n etc._n etc._n col._n iii_o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greek_n barbarian_a scythian_a i._o the_o gentile_n be_v call_v by_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greek_n partly_o because_o the_o grecian_n excel_v all_o other_o nation_n in_o language_n and_o learning_n partly_o because_o the_o jew_n have_v so_o long_o lie_v under_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o greek_n the_o ptolomee_n on_o one_o side_n and_o the_o seleucidae_n on_o the_o other_o from_o whence_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o greek_n be_v common_o take_v by_o the_o rabbin_n for_o all_o kind_n of_o gentile_a learning_n wherein_o the_o grecian_n peculiar_o excel_v hence_o that_o passage_n 2._o passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n passage_n megillah_n fol._n 9_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beauty_n of_o japhet_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o sem._n the_o gloss_n be_v this_o be_v the_o greek_a tongue_n which_o be_v more_o elegant_a than_o any_o language_n of_o the_o child_n of_o japhet_n and_o aruch_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_a way_n of_o writing_n be_v most_o elegant_a and_o hence_o be_v it_o 2._o that_o the_o jew_n even_o while_o they_o be_v under_o the_o roman_a yoke_n count_v their_o year_n by_o the_o epocha_n or_o aera_fw-la of_o the_o greek_n that_o be_v the_o seleucidae_n whence_o that_o cavil_n of_o the_o sadducee_n 8._o sadducee_n sadducee_n sadducee_n sadducee_n sadducee_n sadducee_n jadaim_v cap._n 4._o h●l_n 8._o a_o certain_a sadducee_n say_v i_o rebuke_v you_o o_o you_o pharisees_n because_o you_o write_v the_o emperor_n with_o moses_n the_o gloss_n be_v in_o writing_n of_o contract_n they_o write_v the_o year_n of_o the_o king_n and_o this_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o also_o be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o israel_n viz._n that_o they_o may_v reckon_v according_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o seleucidae_n see_v josephus_n and_o the_o book_n of_o maccabee_n ii_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o the_o jew_n call_v all_o gentile_n greek_n so_o the_o greek_n call_v all_o other_o nation_n but_o their_o own_o barbarian_n 14._o barbarian_n barbarian_n barbarian_n barbarian_n barbarian_n barbarian_n ●●●_o 14._o strabo_n large_o discuss_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o name_n and_o he_o the_o reader_n may_v consult_v perhaps_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n may_v have_v some_o relation_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bar_n a_o chaldee_n word_n which_o signify_v without_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stranger_n or_o one_o of_o another_o country_n in_o the_o samaritan_n version_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bari_n a_o foreigner_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n be_v double_v denote_v a_o great_a foreigner_n but_o to_o let_v etymology_n pass_v i_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o syriack_n in_o that_o place_n of_o the_o colossian_n before_o quote_v instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greek_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arami_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barbarian_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joni_n or_o greek_a which_o be_v chiesty_n to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scythian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barbari_fw-la whence_o these_o inhabitant_n of_o melita_n shall_v be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barbarous_a people_n be_v something_o obscure_a when_o doubtless_o the_o island_n itself_o be_v under_o the_o roman_a jurisdiction_n which_o the_o very_a name_n publius_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o this_o island_n do_v make_v out_o however_o the_o inhabitant_n seem_v to_o be_v african_n bring_v over_o thither_o by_o the_o carthaginian_n when_o they_o have_v possession_n of_o that_o island_n for_o i_o hardly_o think_v st._n luke_n will_v call_v the_o roman_n barbarian_n when_o they_o be_v so_o very_o cultivate_v a_o nation_n and_o all_o people_n be_v ambitious_a of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o roman_a st._n paul_n himself_o have_v obtain_v it_o the_o people_n of_o melita_n perhaps_o be_v transplant_v out_o of_o barbary_n itself_o as_o that_o part_n of_o africa_n at_o length_n be_v call_v 2._o call_v call_v call_v call_v call_v call_v jevamoth_n fol._n 63._o 2._o the_o fool_n have_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o man_n of_o barbary_n and_o the_o man_n of_o mauritania_n that_o walk_v naked_a in_o the_o street_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o loathsome_a and_o execrable_a before_o god_n than_o he_o that_o go_v naked_a in_o the_o street_n verse_n iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vengeance_n suffer_v not_o to_o live_v that_o of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n be_v not_o much_o unlike_o this_o 2._o this_o this_o this_o this_o this_o this_o sanhedr_n fol._n 37._o 2._o &_o bemid_n rab_n fol._n 259._o 2._o although_o the_o sanhedrin_n be_v cease_v yet_o be_v not_o the_o four_o death_n cease_v for_o he_o that_o deserve_v ston_a either_o fall_v from_o his_o house_n or_o a_o wild_a beast_n tear_n and_o devour_v he_o he_o that_o deserve_v burn_v either_o fall_v into_o the_o fire_n or_o a_o serpent_n bite_v he_o he_o that_o deserve_v cut_v off_o with_o the_o sword_n be_v either_o betray_v into_o the_o power_n of_o a_o heathen_a kingdom_n or_o the_o robber_n break_v in_o upon_o he_o he_o that_o deserve_v strangle_v be_v either_o suffocate_v in_o the_o water_n or_o die_v by_o a_o squinancy_n verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n shake_v the_o beast_n off_o into_o the_o fire_n the_o first_o miraculous_a sign_n record_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v about_o a_o serpent_n exod._n iu._n and_o so_o be_v this_o last_o for_o they_o may_v both_o be_v reckon_v among_o mere_a sign_n verse_n x._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o honour_v we_o with_o many_o honour_n that_o be_v bestow_v many_o gift_n upon_o we_o 3._o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o bemidb._n rab_n fol._n 239._o 3._o manoah_n say_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o be_v thy_o name_n that_o when_o thy_o word_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v do_v thou_o honour_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v give_v thou_o a_o gift_n nor_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o other_o than_o we_o may_v do_v thou_o honour_n with_o some_o gift_n according_a as_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o honour_v i_o will_v honour_v thou_o numb_a xxii_o 16._o so_o 1_o tim._n v._o 3._o honour_n widow_n that_o be_v widow_n indeed_o verse_n xi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o sign_n be_v castor_n and_o pollux_n gemini_fw-la in_o the_o zodiac_n common_o picture_v sit_v

thither_o out_o of_o macedonia_n by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o he_o dream_v of_o verse_n xix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o their_o house_n so_o also_o it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v come_v back_o from_o rome_n that_o they_o have_v a_o church_n in_o their_o house_n rom._n xvi_o 5._o and_o the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o philemon_n philem_n vers_fw-la 2._o and_o see_v coloss._n iu._n 15._o but_o in_o what_o sense_n to_o understand_v this_o be_v somewhat_o obscure_a i._o perhaps_o there_o be_v in_o aquila_n house_n some_o which_o travail_v with_o he_o from_o rome_n be_v drive_v thence_o by_o the_o edict_n of_o cesar_n and_o board_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o house_n while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o banishment_n but_o what_o then_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o they_o when_o they_o go_v back_o to_o rome_n to_o their_o own_o dwell_n and_o also_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o house_n of_o philemon_n ii_o or_o perhaps_o aquila_n be_v the_o church_n host_n as_o gain_n be_v at_o corinth_n in_o who_o house_n be_v other_o man_n and_o woman_n appoint_v to_o that_o office_n with_o he_o and_o it_o may_v be_v he_o perform_v the_o same_o office_n at_o rome_n when_o he_o go_v back_o and_o it_o may_v be_v philemon_n do_v the_o same_o at_o coloss_n and_o thence_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n to_o he_o prepare_v i_o a_o lodging_n vers_fw-la 22._o but_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v somewhat_o uncertain_a nor_o can_v one_o see_v where_o to_o fix_v his_o foot_n let_v i_o therefore_o add_v another_o conjecture_n also_o iii_o it_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth_n midrash_n the_o divinity_n school_n or_o the_o chapel_n be_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o what_o the_o difference_n be_v between_o it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o synagogue_n now_o beth_n midrash_n be_v call_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v rabbanan_n the_o school_n of_o the_o rabbin_n and_o it_o be_v inquire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 2._o what_o what_o what_o what_o what_o what_o megill_n fol._n 2d_o 2._o be_v the_o school_n of_o the_o rabbin_n it_o be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o rabbin_n where_o the_o gloss_n why_o do_v they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divinity_n school_n be_v rabbanan_n namely_o because_o it_o be_v their_o house_n for_o any_o use_n in_o that_o place_n the_o gemarist_n treat_v of_o synagogue_n set_v apart_o for_o holy_a use_n and_o how_o far_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o put_v they_o to_o common_a use_n either_o when_o they_o now_o flourish_v or_o be_v fall_v to_o decay_v and_o antiquate_v as_o to_o sacred_a use_n and_o concern_v the_o beth_n midrash_n which_o be_v very_o near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o synagogue_n it_o be_v conclude_v as_o you_o see_v that_o it_o be_v as_o the_o very_a house_n of_o the_o rabbin_z teach_v in_o it_o and_o to_o be_v use_v by_o he_o for_o any_o use_n mention_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v rabbanan_n or_o beth_n midrash_n and_o the_o very_a thing_n concern_v which_o we_o now_o be_v speak_v bring_v to_o remembrance_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v abidan_n of_o which_o the_o talmudist_n write_v but_o in_o a_o double_a and_o various_a sense_n the_o mention_n of_o it_o occur_v in_o bab_n avodah_fw-mi zarah_n 2._o zarah_n zarah_n zarah_n zarah_n zarah_n zarah_n fol._n 17._o 2._o where_o it_o denote_v a_o heathen_a temple_n r._n eliezer_n ben_n parta_fw-la be_v examine_v by_o a_o roman_a magistrate_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n this_o be_v demand_v of_o he_o why_o do_v you_o not_o go_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v abidan_n the_o temple_n he_o answer_v i_o be_o a_o old_a man_n and_o i_o be_v afraid_a lest_o you_o shall_v tread_v i_o under_o foot_n to_o who_o the_o other_o reply_v be_v ever_o any_o old_a man_n tread_v under_o foot_n a_o miracle_n happen_v for_o that_o very_a day_n be_v a_o old_a man_n tread_v upon_o where_o the_o gloss_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v abidan_n be_v a_o house_n or_o temple_n where_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o honour_n of_o a_o idol_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o void_a dung_n that_o be_v sacrifice_n to_o a_o idol_n etc._n etc._n but_o elsewhere_o 1._o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o schabb._n fol._n 116._o 1._o it_o occur_v in_o another_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o book_n of_o the_o be_v abidan_n do_v they_o snatch_v they_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n or_o do_v they_o not_o snatch_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yes_o and_o no_o that_o be_v sometime_o they_o do_v and_o sometime_o they_o do_v not_o but_o what_o the_o book_n of_o the_o be_v abidan_n be_v the_o gloss_n teach_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o heretic_n write_v book_n of_o disputation_n to_o themselves_o against_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o place_n where_o the_o dispute_n be_v be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cherem_n among_o the_o hebrew_n as_o we_o may_v see_v abundant_o to_o omit_v all_o other_o example_n in_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o leviticus_n compare_v with_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o word_n be_v take_v in_o a_o threefold_a sense_n especial_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o the_o author_n of_o aruch_n note_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cherem_n and_o that_o from_o the_o author_n of_o tosaphoth_n 4._o tosaphoth_n tosaphoth_n tosaphoth_n tosaphoth_n tosaphoth_n tosaphoth_n ad_fw-la erachin_n cap._n 4._o i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o anathem_n or_o somewhat_o devote_v to_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v something_o which_o be_v consecrate_v to_o god_n necessary_o fall_v to_o the_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bab._n erachin_n fol._n 28._o 2._o the_o anathemae_n of_o the_o priest_n do_v not_o admit_v redemption_n but_o they_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o trumah_n or_o a_o oblation_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o anathema_n or_o that_o which_o be_v devote_v to_o the_o most_o high_a example_n of_o which_o you_o have_v levit._n xxvii_o 27_o 28._o etc._n etc._n where_o the_o seventy_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o anathema_n shall_v be_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n in_o bab._n nedarim_n 2._o nedarim_n nedarim_n nedarim_n nedarim_n nedarim_n nedarim_n fol._n 28._o 2._o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v devote_v to_o heaven_n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o anathema_n which_o be_v devote_v of_o man_n of_o this_o levit._n xxvii_o 29._o where_o again_o

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clause_n must_v be_v distinguish_v we_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n who_o be_v very_o fond_a and_o tenacious_a of_o our_o liberty_n and_o as_o far_o as_o concern_v ourselves_o we_o never_o be_v in_o bondage_n to_o any_o man_n the_o whole_a nation_n be_v infinite_o averse_a to_o all_o servitude_n neither_o be_v it_o by_o any_o mean_v lawful_a for_o a_o israelite_n to_o sell_v himself_o into_o bondage_n unless_o upon_o the_o extreme_a necessity_n 1._o necessity_n necessity_n necessity_n necessity_n necessity_n necessity_n maimon_n in_o avadim_n cap._n 1._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o israelite_n to_o sell_v himself_o for_o that_o end_n mere_o that_o he_o may_v treasure_n up_o the_o money_n or_o may_v trade_v with_o it_o or_o buy_v vessel_n or_o pay_v a_o creditor_n but_o bare_o if_o he_o want_v food_n and_o sustenance_n nor_o may_v he_o sell_v himself_o unless_o when_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n be_v leave_v not_o so_o much_o as_o his_o clothes_n then_o let_v he_o sell_v himself_o and_o he_o who_o the_o sanhedrin_n sell_v or_o sell_v himself_o must_v not_o be_v sell_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d open_o nor_o in_o the_o public_a way_n as_o other_o slave_n be_v sell_v but_o private_o verse_n xxxvii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o you_o seek_v to_o kill_v i_o from_o this_o whole_a period_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o whole_a tendency_n of_o our_o saviour_n discourse_n be_v to_o show_v the_o jew_n that_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o that_o serpent_n that_o be_v to_o bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o messiah_n else_o what_o can_v that_o mean_a vers_n 44._o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n but_o this_o viz._n you_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n verse_n xliii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o you_o can_v hear_v my_o word_n you_o may_v here_o distinguish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v the_o manner_n of_o speak_v or_o phrase_n use_v in_o speech_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o matter_n or_o thing_n speak_v isai._n xi_o 4._o he_o shall_v smite_v the_o earth_n with_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o mouth_n but_o they_o can_v not_o bear_v the_o smart_n of_o his_o rod_n they_o will_v not_o understand_v the_o phrasiology_n or_o way_n of_o speech_n he_o use_v verse_n lxiv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o muderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n idiom_n will_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o muderer_n from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o so_o christ_n in_o say_v this_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n as_o if_o adam_n fall_v the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o his_o creation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n i._o he_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n i_o e._n he_o do_v not_o continue_v true_a but_o find_v out_o the_o way_n of_o lie_v ii_o he_o do_v not_o persist_v in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v reveal_v concern_v man_n for_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n be_v call_v truth_n especial_o his_o will_n reveal_v in_o the_o gospel_n now_o when_o god_n have_v please_v to_o make_v know_v his_o good_a will_n towards_o the_o first_o man_n partly_o fix_v he_o in_o so_o honourable_a and_o happy_a a_o station_n partly_o command_v the_o angel_n that_o they_o shall_v minister_v to_o he_o for_o his_o good_a heb._n i._n 14._o the_o devil_n do_v not_o abide_v in_o this_o truth_n nor_o persist_v in_o this_o will_n and_o command_v of_o god_n for_o he_o envy_v the_o honour_n and_o happiness_n of_o man_n take_v this_o command_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o angel_n minister_a to_o he_o in_o so_o much_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n that_o swell_v with_o most_o envenom_a malice_n against_o adam_n and_o infinite_a pride_n against_o god_n choose_v rather_o to_o dethrone_v himself_o from_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o felicity_n than_o he_o will_v bear_v adam_n continuance_n in_o so_o noble_a a_o station_n or_o minister_v any_o way_n to_o the_o happiness_n of_o it_o a_o angel_n be_v uncapable_a of_o sin_v either_o more_o or_o less_o than_o by_o pride_n and_o malice_n verse_n xlviii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o be_v a_o samaritan_n and_o have_v a_o devil_n but_o what_o i_o pray_v you_o have_v a_o samaritan_n to_o do_v with_o the_o court_n of_o your_o temple_n for_o this_o they_o say_v to_o christ_n while_o he_o be_v yet_o stand_v in_o the_o treasury_n or_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n vers_fw-la 20._o if_o you_o will_v admit_v a_o samaritan_n into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o gentile_n where_o the_o gentile_n themselves_o be_v allow_v to_o come_v it_o be_v much_o and_o be_v indeed_o very_o questionable_a but_o who_o be_v it_o will_v bear_v such_o a_o one_o stand_v in_o the_o treasury_n which_o very_o thing_n show_v how_o much_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o rancour_n and_o mere_a malice_n they_o themselves_o not_o believe_v nay_o perfect_o know_v that_o he_o be_v no_o samaritan_n at_o that_o time_n when_o they_o call_v he_o so_o and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o our_o saviour_n make_v no_o return_n upon_o that_o senseless_a reproach_n of_o they_o because_o he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o worth_a the_o answer_n he_o only_o reply_v upon_o they_o that_o he_o have_v not_o a_o devil_n that_o be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o mad_a verse_n lvii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o be_v not_o yet_o fifty_o year_n old_a apply_v these_o word_n to_o the_o time_n of_o superannuate_v the_o levite_n numb_a iu._n and_o we_o shall_v find_v no_o need_n of_o those_o knot_n and_o difficulty_n wherewith_o some_o have_v puzzle_v themselves_o thou_o be_v not_o yet_o fifty_o year_n old_a that_o be_v thou_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o the_o common_a year_n of_o superannuation_n and_o do_v thou_o talk_v that_o thou_o have_v see_v abraham_n verse_n lviii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o abraham_n be_v i_o be_o they_o pervert_v the_o question_n christ_n have_v say_v abraham_n see_v my_o day_n on_o the_o contrary_n they_o ask_v he_o have_v thou_o see_v abraham_n this_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o be_v render_v from_o the_o single_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_n so_n the_o greek_a interpreter_n in_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n and_o ruth_n for_o you_o will_v seldom_o or_o never_o meet_v with_o it_o elsewhere_o judg._n vi_o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v tarry_v or_o sit_v here_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latin_a interpreter_n ego_fw-la quidem_fw-la manebo_fw-la ibid._n chap._n xi_o 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o i_o have_v not_o sin_v against_o thou_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latin_a ego_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la peccavi_fw-la tibi_fw-la ibid._n vers_fw-la 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o i_o have_v open_v my_o mouth_n greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latin_a et_fw-la ipse_fw-la aperui_fw-la os_fw-la ibid._n vers_fw-la 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o and_o my_o fellow_n greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latin_a ego_fw-la ipsa_fw-la &_o sodales_fw-la meae_fw-la ruth_n iv_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v redeem_v it_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latin_a ego_fw-la sum_fw-la redimam_fw-la as_o to_o this_o form_n of_o speech_n let_v those_o that_o be_v better_o skill_v in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n be_v the_o judge_n our_o saviour_n expression_n seem_v something_o more_o difficult_a because_o he_o do_v not_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o purpose_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v before_o abraham_n be_v i_o be_o verse_n lix_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o they_o take_v up_o stone_n etc._n etc._n will_v you_o also_o murder_v another_o prophet_n in_o the_o very_a court_n of_o the_o temple_n o_o you_o murderous_a generation_n remember_v but_o zacharias_n and_o sure_o that_o may_v suffice_v but_o whence_o can_v they_o get_v stone_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n let_v the_o answer_n be_v make_v from_o something_o parallel_n 1._o parallel_n parallel_n parallel_n parallel_n parallel_n parallel_n schabb._n fol._n 115._o 1._o it_o be_v story_v of_o abba_n calpatha_n who_o go_v to_o rabban_n gamaliel_n at_o tiberias_n find_v he_o sit_v at_o the_o table_n of_o jochanan_n the_o money-chang_a with_o the_o book_n of_o job_n in_o his_o hand_n targumise_v that_o be_v render_v into_o the_o chaldee_n tongue_n and_o read_n in_o it_o say_v he_o to_o he_o i_o remember_v your_o grandfather_n rabban_n gamaliel_n how_o he_o stand_v upon_o gab_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o they_o bring_v unto_o he_o the_o book_n of_o job_n

targumized_n he_o call_v to_o the_o architect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_n ramm_n he_o in_o under_o the_o foundation_n r._n jose_n say_v they_o whelm_v he_o under_o a_o heap_n of_o clay_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v there_o any_o clay_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o temple_n gloss._n there_o be_v mortar_n which_o they_o use_v in_o building_n it_o may_v be_v note_v by_o the_o by_o that_o they_o be_v build_v in_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o first_o gamaliel_n who_o sit_v precedent_n in_o the_o sanhedrin_n about_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o confirm_v what_o i_o already_o have_v note_v in_o chap._n ii_o 20._o and_o further_o let_v we_o see_v how_o they_o may_v have_v stone_n in_o readiness_n for_o they_o be_v now_o building_n and_o they_o may_v have_v piece_n of_o stone_n enough_o there_o chap._n ix_o verse_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o do_v sin_n this_o man_n or_o his_o parent_n i._o it_o be_v a_o receive_a doctrine_n in_o the_o jewish_a school_n that_o child_n according_a to_o some_o wickedness_n of_o their_o parent_n be_v bear_v lame_a or_o crooked_a or_o maim_v and_o defective_a in_o some_o of_o their_o part_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o they_o keep_v parent_n in_o awe_n lest_o they_o shall_v grow_v remiss_a and_o negligent_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o some_o rite_n which_o have_v respect_n to_o their_o be_v clean_o such_o as_o wash_n and_o purifying_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v give_v instance_n elsewhere_o ii_o but_o that_o the_o infant_n shall_v be_v bear_v lame_a or_o blind_a or_o defective_a in_o any_o part_n for_o any_o sin_n or_o fault_n of_o his_o own_o seem_v a_o riddle_n indeed_o 1._o nor_o do_v they_o solve_v the_o matter_n who_o fly_v to_o that_o principle_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n which_o will_v have_v the_o jew_n tincture_v with_o at_o least_o if_o we_o will_v admit_v josephus_n as_o a_o just_a interpreter_n and_o judge_v of_o that_o principle_n for_o thus_o he_o 12._o he_o he_o he_o he_o he_o he_o lib._n de_fw-fr excid_n ii_o cap._n 12._o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o pharisee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o be_v immortal_a and_o do_v pass_v into_o another_o body_n that_o be_v those_o of_o the_o good_a only_o observe_v this_o but_o those_o of_o the_o wicked_a be_v punish_v with_o eternal_a torment_n so_o that_o unless_o you_o will_v say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o some_o good_a man_n pass_v into_o the_o body_n of_o this_o man_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o be_v bear_v blind_a a_o supposition_n that_o every_o one_o will_v cry_v shame_n of_o you_o say_v nothing_o to_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n if_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n among_o the_o jew_n prevail_v only_o so_o far_o that_o they_o suppose_v the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n only_o pass_v into_o other_o body_n the_o very_a subject_n of_o the_o present_a question_n be_v take_v away_o and_o all_o suspicion_n of_o any_o punishment_n or_o defect_n happen_v to_o the_o infant_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o transmigration_n whole_o vanish_v unless_o you_o will_v say_v it_o can_v happen_v upon_o a_o good_a soul_n pass_v out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o good_a man_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o solution_n attempt_v by_o some_o from_o the_o soul_n pre-existency_a which_o they_o will_v pretend_v the_o jew_n have_v some_o smatch_n of_o from_o what_o they_o say_v about_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o goph_n or_o guph_n 1._o guph_n guph_n guph_n guph_n guph_n guph_n avodah_n zarah_n ●ol_n 5._o 1._o r._n jose_n say_v the_o son_n of_o david_n will_v not_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d till_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o goph_n be_v consummate_v the_o same_o passage_n be_v recite_v also_o in_o niddah_fw-mi 2._o niddah_fw-mi niddah_fw-mi niddah_fw-mi niddah_fw-mi niddah_fw-mi niddah_fw-mi fol._n 13._o 2._o and_o jevamoth_n 1._o jevamoth_n jevamoth_n jevamoth_n jevamoth_n jevamoth_n jevamoth_n fol._n 62._o 1._o where_o it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d asi._n there_o be_v a_o repository_n say_v r._n solomon_n the_o name_n of_o which_o be_v goph_n and_o from_o the_o creation_n all_o the_o soul_n that_o ever_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v be_v form_v together_o and_o there_o place_v but_o there_o be_v another_o rabbin_z bring_v in_o by_o another_o commentator_n that_o suppose_v a_o twofold_a goph_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o of_o the_o gentile_n be_v not_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o goph_n nay_o further_o he_o conceive_v that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n there_o will_v be_v a_o three_o goph_n and_o a_o new_a race_n of_o soul_n make_v r._n jose_n deduce_v his_o opinion_n from_o isaiah_n lvii_o 16._o miserable_o wrest_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o this_o sense_n my_o will_n shall_v hinder_v for_o the_o soul_n which_o i_o have_v make_v for_o so_o aruch_n and_o the_o commentator_n explain_v his_o mind_n grant_v now_o that_o what_o i_o have_v quote_v may_v be_v sufficient_a confirmation_n that_o the_o jew_n do_v entertain_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n pre-existence_n yet_o what_o concern_v the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n have_v with_o this_o place_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v not_o so_o quick_a a_o apprehension_n as_o any_o way_n to_o imagine_v unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o or_o that_o some_o soul_n come_v immediate_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n stain_v and_o defile_v iii_o i_o will_v therefore_o seek_v to_o untie_v this_o knot_n some_o other_o way_n 1._o i_o will_v have_v that_o passage_n observe_v which_o we_o have_v in_o vajicra_fw-la rabb_n 3._o rabb_n rabb_n rabb_n rabb_n rabb_n rabb_n fol._n 184_o 3._o and_o the_o day_n draw_v nigh_o in_o the_o which_o thou_o shall_v say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o eccl._n xii_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n wherein_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o merit_n nor_o demerit_n that_o be_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o wherein_o neither_o the_o good_a desert_n of_o the_o parent_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o child_n for_o their_o advantage_n nor_o their_o desert_n for_o their_o fault_n and_o punishment_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o r._n akibah_n in_o loc_n and_o they_o be_v his_o application_n of_o that_o passage_n in_o eccles._n and_o indeed_o his_o own_o invention_n but_o the_o opinion_n itself_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o merit_n nor_o demerit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v what_o be_v common_o receive_v among_o the_o jew_n if_o so_o then_o let_v i_o a_o little_a enlarge_v this_o question_n of_o our_o saviour_n disciple_n by_o way_n of_o paraphrase_n to_o this_o purpose_n master_n we_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o that_o these_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n we_o have_v also_o learn_v from_o our_o school_n that_o there_o be_v no_o imputation_n of_o merit_n or_o demerit_n from_o the_o parent_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n whence_o then_o be_v it_o that_o this_o man_n be_v bear_v blind_a that_o in_o these_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n he_o shall_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o some_o mark_n and_o imputation_n of_o fault_n or_o blame_v somewhere_o what_o be_v it_o his_o parent_n fault_n this_o seem_v against_o the_o receive_a opinion_n it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o he_o bear_v some_o token_n of_o his_o own_o fault_n be_v it_o so_o or_o no_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o conceit_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o infant_n when_o form_v and_o quicken_v in_o the_o womb_n may_v behave_v itself_o irregular_o and_o do_v something_o that_o may_v not_o be_v altogether_o without_o fault_n in_o the_o treatise_n last_o mention_v a_o woman_n be_v bring_v in_o complain_v in_o earnest_n of_o her_o child_n before_o the_o judge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o kick_v she_o unreasonable_o in_o the_o womb_n in_o midr._n cohel_n and_o midr._n ruth_n cap._n iii_o 13._o there_o be_v a_o story_n tell_v of_o elisha_n been_v abujah_o who_o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n and_o become_v a_o horrible_a apostate_n and_o among_o other_o reason_n of_o his_o apostasy_n this_o be_v render_v for_o one_o there_o be_v which_o say_v that_o his_o mother_n when_o she_o be_v big_a with_o child_n of_o he_o pass_v through_o a_o temple_n of_o the_o gentile_n smell_v something_o very_o strong_a they_o give_v to_o she_o of_o what_o she_o smell_v and_o she_o do_v eat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n grow_v hot_a and_o swell_v into_o blister_n as_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o serpent_n in_o which_o story_n his_o apostasy_n be_v suppose_v