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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o altar_n of_o the_o god_n call_v unknown_a in_o another_o place_n in_o his_o eliack_n discourse_v at_o large_a of_o the_o many_o altar_n that_o be_v near_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n at_o olympia_n he_o mention_n one_o close_a by_o the_o altar_n of_o jupiter_n olympius_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o altar_n of_o the_o unknown_a go_n wherefore_o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o crassus_n profess_v his_o want_n of_o knowledge_n to_o discern_v what_o god_n it_o be_v which_o the_o jew_n do_v worship_n the_o place_n be_v worth_a recite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n crassus_n spend_v many_o day_n in_o weigh_v the_o money_n of_o the_o goddess_n which_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o holy_a city_n step._n city_n plut._n in_o cras_fw-la p._n 1010._o edit_n h._n step._n and_o assign_v a_o set_a number_n of_o soldier_n to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o ruler_n afterward_o free_v they_o for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n whereby_o he_o lose_v his_o 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effingant_fw-la summum_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o aeternum_fw-la neque_fw-la mutabile_fw-la neque_fw-la interiturum_fw-la igitur_fw-la nulla_fw-la simulacra_fw-la urbibus_fw-la suis_fw-la nedum_fw-la templis_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o jew_n worship_v only_o with_o their_o soul_n and_o apprehend_v the_o deity_n to_o be_v but_o one_o they_o count_v such_o to_o be_v profane_a who_o do_v fashion_n image_n of_o the_o god_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n with_o perish_a matter_n the_o most_o high_a god_n they_o deem_v eternal_a unchangeable_a and_o immortal_a wherefore_o they_o have_v no_o image_n in_o their_o city_n much_o less_o in_o their_o temple_n diâ—n_v cassius_n shall_v bring_v up_o the_o rear_n who_o in_o the_o 36th_o book_n of_o his_o history_n speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o be_v of_o a_o diverie_a opinion_n speak_v
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ver._n 18._o homer_n of_o it_o in_o a_o day_n he_o that_o gather_v much_o have_v nothing_o over_o and_o he_o that_o gather_v little_a have_v no_o lack_n that_o be_v when_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n come_v to_o distribute_v a_o portion_n to_o each_o he_o set_v out_o a_o homer_n to_o every_o head_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n paul_n allude_v in_o the_o citation_n of_o this_o place_n when_o exhort_v the_o rich_a among_o the_o corinthian_n to_o help_v the_o poor_a out_o of_o their_o abundance_n that_o there_o may_v be_v 8.14_o be_v 2_o cor._n 8.14_o equality_n as_o of_o old_a among_o the_o israelite_n god_n will_v have_v those_o that_o gather_v more_o manna_n than_o other_o to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o such_o who_o have_v gather_v less_o so_o among_o christian_n god_n will_v have_v those_o that_o be_v rich_a by_o his_o blessing_n on_o their_o labour_n to_o assist_v the_o mean_a and_o poor_a with_o their_o riches_n but_o whereas_o 4.16_o whereas_o exod._n 4.16_o our_o translation_n say_v the_o people_n shall_v go_v out_o and_o gather_v a_o certain_a rate_n a_o 16._o a_o dr._n gell._n on_o the_o pentateuch_n p._n 224_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 16._o learned_a man_n render_v the_o word_n more_o strict_o according_a to_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o the_o day_n in_o its_o day_n conceive_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n point_v at_o a_o mystical_a understanding_n of_o the_o manna_n and_o that_o it_o do_v signify_v the_o bread_n that_o be_v to_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_z according_o ver_fw-la 16._o where_o we_o translate_v this_n be_v the_o thing_n he_o follow_v the_o hebrew_n praecise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v it_o this_o be_v the_o word_n and_o cite_v arias_n montanus_n turn_v it_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la the_o vulgar_a hic_fw-la est_fw-la sermo_n the_o seventy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la this_o be_v the_o word_n and_o in_o the_o verse_n before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v that_o bread_n as_o our_o lord_n speak_v of_o himself_o 15._o ver._n 15._o i_o be_o that_o bread_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n a_o second_o derivation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v from_o the_o same_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parare_fw-la praeparare_fw-la to_o prepare_v or_o provide_v it_o be_v such_o a_o bread_n as_o be_v prepare_v of_o god_n without_o the_o israelite_n toil_n and_o labour_n the_o three_o and_o most_o probable_a be_v from_o the_o interrogative_n in_o the_o 15_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man-hu_a 8.3_o ver._n 15._o deut._n 8.3_o quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la what_o be_v this_o for_o