that_o order_n as_o p._n simon_n will_v have_v it_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o read_v the_o three_o verse_n aforesaid_a backward_o because_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o age_n do_v not_o name_v their_o child_n till_o after_o their_o circumcision_n but_o can_v p._n simon_n prove_v that_o in_o abraham_n time_n child_n be_v not_o name_v till_o after_o their_o circumcision_n may_v they_o not_o be_v number_v at_o their_o circumcision_n yea_o or_o before_o their_o circumcision_n in_o abraham_n time_n god_n leave_v it_o free_a unto_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o name_v their_o child_n at_o what_o time_n they_o please_v before_o at_z or_o after_o their_o circumcision_n and_o no_o man_n live_a can_v prove_v that_o in_o abraham_n time_n people_n be_v bind_v to_o name_v their_o child_n after_o their_o circumcision_n or_o that_o they_o general_o use_v so_o to_o do_v such_o argument_n as_o this_o of_o p._n simons_n deserve_v no_o answer_n but_o to_o be_v hiss_v at_o and_o his_o immodesty_n in_o 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that_o treat_v of_o the_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n be_v in_o its_o order_n because_o it_o be_v all_o set_v down_o before_o the_o offering_n of_o sacrifice_n or_o kill_v of_o beast_n and_o eat_v of_o bread_n mention_v verse_n 54._o as_o for_o verse_n 46._o there_o be_v nothing_o affirm_v in_o it_o but_o what_o be_v most_o true_a it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o jacob_n brethren_n gather_v stone_n it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o they_o make_v a_o heap_n and_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o they_o do_v eat_v there_o upon_o the_o heap_n but_o say_v p._n simon_n they_o do_v not_o eat_v till_o the_o alliance_n be_v make_v i_o answer_v nor_o do_v the_o historian_n say_v in_o verse_n 46._o that_o they_o do_v eat_v before_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v there_o he_o only_o say_v that_o they_o do_v eat_v upon_o the_o heap_n but_o do_v not_o say_v when_o and_o a_o little_a after_o in_o verse_n 54._o he_o tell_v we_o when_o it_o be_v they_o eat_v upon_o the_o heap_n to_o wit_n after_o the_o covenant_n 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all_o it_o be_v express_o declare_v when_o this_o feast_n upon_o the_o heap_n of_o stone_n be_v to_o wit_n after_o the_o covenant_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n be_v make_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o both_o party_n verse_n 53_o 54._o to_o conclude_v this_o answer_n let_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o verse_n 46_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o eat_v without_o mention_v the_o time_n when_o but_o verse_n 54_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o time_n when_o they_o eat_v without_o mention_v the_o place_n where_o that_o be_v without_o mention_v that_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o heap_n of_o stone_n and_o now_o why_o moses_n yea_o why_o god_n holy_a spirit_n may_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o both_o these_o 46_o and_o 54_o verse_n and_o of_o all_o that_o come_v between_o they_o it_o be_v above_o my_o capacity_n to_o understand_v i_o dare_v challenge_v any_o man_n to_o bring_v a_o argument_n from_o this_o place_n to_o prove_v that_o moses_n can_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n a_o argument_n i_o say_v that_o any_o man_n of_o judgement_n will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o four_o he_o object_n gen._n 35._o 28_o 29._o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n there_o relate_v seem_v to_o be_v out_o of_o its_o place_n say_v p._n simon_n because_o isaac_n die_v not_o at_o that_o time_n and_o that_o joseph_n be_v sell_v twelve_o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n begin_v but_o at_o the_o 37th_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n i_o answer_v the_o death_n of_o isaac_n have_v that_o place_n in_o the_o history_n which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o assign_v unto_o it_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v account_v to_o be_v its_o place_n which_o god_n wisdom_n by_o his_o prophet_n have_v put_v it_o in_o but_o say_v p._n simon_n isaac_n die_v not_o at_o that_o time_n i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o other_o time_n of_o his_o death_n mention_v there_o but_o that_o after_o he_o be_v one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n old_a he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v which_o be_v most_o true_a but_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o say_v by_o the_o sacred_a historian_n that_o isaac_n die_v at_o that_o time_n when_o his_o son_n jacob_n come_v unto_o he_o unto_o mamre_n for_o that_o have_v be_v false_a and_o i_o desire_v this_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o but_o say_v p._n simon_n joseph_n be_v sell_v twelve_o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n and_o yet_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n begin_v but_o at_o the_o 37th_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n i_o answer_v this_o be_v indeed_o true_a for_o isaac_n be_v sixty_o year_n old_a when_o jacob_n be_v bear_v gen._n 25._o 26._o and_o jacob_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47._o 9_o now_o 60_o and_o 130._o make_v one_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o which_o be_v but_o ten_o year_n more_o than_o the_o year_n of_o the_o age_n of_o isaac_n who_o die_v when_o he_o be_v one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n old_a that_o be_v ten_o year_n before_o jacob_n stand_v before_o pharaoh_n so_o that_o isaac_n must_v have_v die_v about_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n advancement_n in_o egypt_n as_o appear_v from_o gen._n 41._o 53_o 54._o compare_v with_o gen._n 45._o 6._o where_o we_o see_v that_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o two_o year_n of_o famine_n have_v pass_v from_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n advancement_n until_o the_o time_n of_o jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n isaac_n then_o live_v one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n can_v not_o die_v till_o about_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n advancement_n either_o the_o year_n of_o his_o advancement_n or_o the_o year_n before_o his_o advancement_n and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o year_n before_o his_o advancement_n that_o isaac_n die_v than_o it_o be_v about_o twelve_o year_n after_o joseph_n be_v sell_v that_o isaac_n die_v for_o joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v sell_v gen._n 37._o 2._o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v advance_v in_o egypt_n gen._n 41._o 46._o and_o consequent_o he_o be_v not_o advance_v till_o the_o thirteen_o year_n after_o he_o have_v be_v sell_v so_o that_o isaac_n die_v the_o year_n before_o his_o advancement_n he_o must_v have_v die_v twelve_o year_n after_o he_o be_v sold._n but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o purpose_n this_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n be_v out_o of_o its_o place_n for_o as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o be_v its_o place_n which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o assign_v unto_o it_o and_o there_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 35th_o chapter_n
body_n must_v have_v write_v those_o book_n and_o accommodate_v they_o to_o the_o ceremony_n and_o law_n which_o be_v already_o in_o use_n add_v thereunto_o those_o miracle_n the_o more_o to_o engage_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o observance_n of_o that_o law_n but_o all_o this_o be_v so_o far_o void_a of_o all_o probability_n that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o till_o now_o that_o dare_v in_o earnest_n assert_v it_o 37._o how_o can_v it_o be_v say_v for_o example_n that_o the_o pentateuch_n be_v write_v and_o publish_v long_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n and_o that_o it_o cause_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o law_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n which_o it_o contain_v then_o it_o must_v be_v say_v also_o that_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o religion_n be_v not_o make_v till_o long_o after_o moses_n and_o till_o that_o book_n have_v be_v publish_v but_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n absolute_o impossible_a for_o all_o the_o jew_n firm_o believe_v that_o their_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v make_v by_o moses_n as_o that_o book_n relate_v and_o it_o be_v not_o conceivable_a why_o or_o on_o what_o account_n they_o can_v have_v take_v up_o such_o a_o opinion_n if_o they_o have_v make_v they_o both_o themselves_o after_o they_o have_v see_v and_o receive_v that_o book_n which_o be_v now_o suppose_v not_o to_o have_v appear_v in_o the_o world_n till_o a_o long_a time_n after_o moses_n it_o will_v be_v doubtless_o one_o of_o the_o pretty_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o most_o unparalleled_a either_o that_o this_o book_n have_v be_v compile_v all_o at_o once_o and_o beforehand_o with_o that_o prodigious_a number_n of_o ceremony_n and_o law_n as_o already_o in_o use_n they_o shall_v afterward_o have_v be_v institute_v and_o settle_v or_o that_o be_v compile_v by_o degree_n and_o according_a as_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v institute_v and_o establish_v it_o shall_v always_o have_v have_v as_o they_o say_v a_o retractive_a effect_n or_o influence_n and_o have_v wrought_v backward_o so_o as_o to_o cause_v each_o of_o those_o institution_n to_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o moses_n 38._o likewise_o how_o can_v this_o people_n who_o at_o their_o first_o embrace_v of_o this_o law_n must_v at_o least_o have_v know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o it_o have_v be_v in_o use_n among_o they_o ever_o since_o moses_n his_o time_n and_o that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o continue_a succession_n of_o priest_n ever_o since_o aaron_n how_o i_o say_v can_v this_o people_n have_v be_v able_a to_o persuade_v themselves_o universal_o to_o believe_v that_o what_o be_v prescribe_v by_o that_o book_n have_v always_o be_v practise_v among_o they_o and_o that_o the_o priest_n who_o it_o ordain_v have_v receive_v their_o ministry_n from_o aaron_n by_o a_o uninterrupted_a succession_n and_o final_o how_o upon_o the_o same_o principle_n can_v all_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o family_n have_v suffer_v the_o tribe_n of_o levy_n and_o race_n of_o aaron_n to_o appropriate_v unto_o themselves_o all_o the_o privilege_n belong_v to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n 39_o there_o be_v no_o less_o absurdity_n in_o the_o other_o supposition_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o law_n have_v be_v give_v by_o moses_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n be_v preserve_v for_o a_o time_n among_o the_o jew_n by_o mean_n of_o tradition_n only_o and_o that_o afterward_o those_o who_o commit_v it_o to_o write_v add_v thereunto_o all_o those_o miracle_n for_o beside_o that_o even_o this_o will_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o miracle_n and_o a_o thing_n very_o hard_o to_o conceive_v that_o that_o people_n shall_v have_v receive_v a_o law_n so_o strict_a and_o severe_a as_o that_o be_v from_o a_o man_n who_o have_v do_v nothing_o extraordinary_a for_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v it_o from_o god_n how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o moses_n who_o doubtless_o have_v the_o use_n of_o writing_n shall_v have_v omit_v a_o thing_n so_o necessary_a and_o not_o have_v commit_v to_o write_v a_o law_n that_o contain_v so_o many_o observation_n so_o many_o ceremony_n and_o so_o many_o rule_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o have_v it_o always_o before_o one_o eye_n for_o fear_v of_o fail_v in_o some_o or_o other_o point_n of_o duty_n prescribe_v by_o it_o 40._o and_o indeed_o we_o learn_v also_o from_o the_o book_n itself_o that_o moses_n do_v not_o sail_v to_o commit_v it_o to_o writing_n moses_n as_o it_o be_v say_v deut._n 31._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o write_v this_o law_n and_o deliver_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levy_n and_o unto_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o command_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v before_o all_o israel_n in_o their_o hear_n at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o it_o be_v also_o say_v in_o i_o do_v not_o know_v how_o many_o place_n of_o that_o book_n that_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o write_v that_o which_o he_o reveal_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o mount_n if_o the_o jew_n than_o have_v receive_v that_o law_n from_o he_o only_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n how_o can_v they_o have_v ever_o receive_v a_o book_n which_o shall_v have_v contain_v a_o lie_n so_o gross_a &_o evident_a and_o which_o shall_v have_v carry_v in_o it_o a_o express_a order_n from_o god_n which_o their_o lawgiver_n have_v not_o obey_v 41._o that_o very_a order_n to_o read_v the_o law_n every_o seven_o year_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n as_o have_v be_v give_v by_o moses_n do_v further_a clear_o show_v that_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v change_v nor_o corrupt_v for_o it_o will_v have_v be_v impossible_a for_o such_o corruption_n not_o to_o have_v be_v discover_v or_o that_o be_v discover_v they_o shall_v have_v be_v suffer_v by_o a_o people_n devote_v to_o that_o law_n and_o who_o devout_a subjection_n to_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o their_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v of_o god_n and_o write_v by_o moses_n beside_o that_o those_o miracle_n be_v most_o visible_a to_o the_o eye_n scatter_v throughout_o the_o book_n repeat_v in_o divers_a place_n of_o they_o and_o link_v with_o the_o principal_a transaction_n therein_o record_v there_o have_v be_v a_o necessity_n of_o make_v a_o new_a book_n to_o take_v they_o in_o and_o not_o mere_o to_o alter_v for_o that_o purpose_n a_o old_a book_n which_o have_v be_v already_o receive_v 42._o the_o infidel_n than_o must_v yet_o once_o more_o return_v to_o that_o pretend_v vainglorious_a humour_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o maintain_v that_o the_o jew_n can_v easy_o suffer_v this_o falsification_n and_o that_o they_o be_v even_o glad_a that_o all_o those_o miracle_n be_v add_v to_o their_o law_n and_o that_o their_o chronicle_n be_v fill_v with_o they_o 43._o this_o may_v have_v some_o probability_n if_o the_o question_n be_v only_o about_o a_o matter_n of_o civil_a or_o political_a concernment_n as_o for_o example_n the_o roman_n can_v have_v be_v content_a that_o one_o shall_v have_v tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o aeneas_n and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o french_a will_v be_v well_o enough_o please_v that_o one_o shall_v derive_v their_o original_a from_o the_o trojan_n these_o be_v thing_n which_o please_v some_o man_n fancy_n and_o may_v pass_v without_o contradiction_n it_o be_v no_o body_n interest_n to_o oppose_v they_o and_o they_o do_v not_o interfere_v with_o other_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v establish_v and_o steadfast_o believe_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n and_o that_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o only_a considerable_a but_o as_o touch_v the_o jew_n a_o people_n so_o devote_v to_o their_o religion_n so_o faithful_a observer_n of_o the_o least_o tradition_n and_o to_o who_o lie_v be_v so_o severe_o forbid_v this_o supposition_n be_v altogether_o without_o any_o appearance_n of_o truth_n 44._o for_o i_o can_v believe_v that_o the_o infidel_n boldness_n to_o deny_v any_o thing_n that_o make_v 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