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vivere_fw-la dicitur_fw-la priscillianus_n bishop_n of_o abila_n usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la to_o this_o very_a day_n be_v accuse_v by_o some_o of_o the_o gnostick_n heresy_n though_o other_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o what_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n priscillianus_n be_v slay_v by_o maximus_n the_o tyrant_n but_o seven_o year_n before_o st._n jerom_n write_v this_o we_o have_v touch_v upon_o this_o somewhat_o large_o because_o several_a place_n in_o the_o sacred_a historian_n be_v illustrate_v by_o this_o observation_n 8._o likewise_o they_o object_v the_o name_n of_o migdal_n hede_a gen._n 35.21_o that_o be_v the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n by_o which_o name_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v mean_v a_o tower_n upon_o one_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v call_v the_o sheep-gate_n but_o this_o be_v uncertain_a however_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v latter_a age_n the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o jerusalem_n consult_v our_o be_v 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be_v turn_v into_o a_o kingly_a government_n now_o moses_n not_o where_o tell_v we_o that_o such_o a_o revelation_n happen_v to_o he_o and_o indeed_o whoever_o will_v read_v over_o the_o nine_o verse_n wherein_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n be_v contain_v will_v soon_o be_v satisfy_v that_o there_o be_v no_o prophecy_n in_o the_o case_n for_o the_o sacred_a historian_n there_o speak_v as_o of_o a_o thing_n past_a and_o go_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o clear_o express_v for_o what_o more_o evident_a testimony_n can_v there_o be_v give_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v already_o past_a than_o these_o phrase_n and_o he_o die_v and_o there_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n some_o body_n who_o name_n have_v escape_v i_o solve_v it_o another_o way_n for_o he_o humble_o suppose_v that_o these_o king_n reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o different_a place_n and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o humble_o suppose_v he_o never_o read_v this_o chapter_n his_o head_n be_v certain_o fill_v with_o metaphysical_a contemplation_n to_o deal_v ingenious_o with_o the_o reader_n the_o best_a way_n to_o get_v clear_a of_o this_o difficulty_n will_v be_v to_o own_o frank_o that_o these_o nine_o verse_n from_o v._o 31_o to_o 39_o be_v add_v by_o some_o one_o who_o live_v after_o the_o kingly_a government_n be_v set_v up_o in_o israel_n 10._o some_o have_v object_v that_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 40.15_o which_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n can_v be_v say_v only_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o hebrew_n have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o the_o sacred_a historian_n who_o be_v late_a than_o moses_n accommodate_v joseph_n way_n of_o speak_v to_o the_o style_n of_o his_o own_o time_n but_o we_o have_v force_n have_v it_o be_v plain_a enough_o say_v our_o author_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o after_o joshua_n have_v lead_v the_o israelite_n into_o canaan_n all_o that_o country_n may_v be_v call_v and_o real_o be_v 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11._o in_o exodus_fw-la chap._n 6._o after_o the_o sacred_a historian_n have_v inform_v we_o of_o aaron_n and_o moses_n pedigree_n he_o thus_o go_v on_o v._o 26._o these_o be_v that_o aaron_n and_o moses_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n according_a to_o their_o army_n these_o be_v they_o that_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o egypt_n these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n now_o we_o do_v not_o urge_v the_o three_o person_n here_o say_v some_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a several_a historian_n have_v use_v but_o the_o demonstrative_a pronoun_n that_o and_o they_o which_o moses_n will_v scarce_o make_v use_n of_o while_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o write_v of_o himself_o but_o we_o must_v here_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o moses_n
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to_o a_o land_n inhabit_v they_o do_v eat_v manna_n until_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o joshua_n that_o manna_n do_v not_o cease_v till_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n to_o this_o some_o answer_n that_o moses_n fore-knew_a as_o be_v evident_a from_o number_n 14.33_o that_o the_o manna_n will_v cease_v after_o the_o end_n of_o forty_o year_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n enter_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o this_o be_v here_o relate_v and_o not_o foretell_v and_o therefore_o moses_n use_v the_o preterperfect_a tense_n comederunt_fw-la do_v eat_v for_o which_o reason_n i_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o say_v that_o this_o verse_n as_o well_o as_o some_o more_o have_v be_v add_v to_o the_o text_n by_o way_n of_o parenthesis_n occasion_v by_o what_o immediate_o go_v before_o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o a_o omer_n full_a of_o manna_n to_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o ark._n 13._o some_o person_n deny_v the_o follow_a verse_n to_o belong_v to_o moses_n but_o a_o omer_n be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n because_o when_o a_o measure_n be_v in_o use_n it_o be_v not_o customary_a to_o define_v it_o and_o therefore_o they_o believe_v that_o after_o the_o hebrew_n be_v scatter_v into_o several_a country_n and_o consequent_o begin_v to_o use_v the_o measure_n of_o other_o nation_n this_o be_v purposely_o write_v that_o they_o may_v understand_v which_o measure_n be_v mean_v in_o this_o history_n the_o same_o be_v observe_v about_o their_o money_n numb_a 3.47_o chap._n 18.16_o but_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o the_o jew_n use_v any_o other_o measure_n in_o palestine_n so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o necessary_a to_o define_v the_o old_a measure_n nor_o do_v a_o ephah_n seem_v to_o be_v better_o know_v than_o a_o omer_n but_o moses_n who_o institute_v the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n may_v design_o give_v a_o short_a description_n of_o the_o coin_n and_o 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