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their_o lord_n and_o god_n and_o they_o on_o their_o part_n shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o peculiar_a to_o have_v hold_v and_o enjoy_v their_o estate_n in_o fee_n from_o he_o for_o that_o in_o these_o jurall_a respect_n the_o israelite_n be_v call_v the_o righteous_a it_o may_v appear_v from_o divers_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n as_o psal_n 69.28_o let_v they_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o live_n and_o not_o be_v write_v vegnim_fw-la zaddikim_n with_o the_o righteous_a i_o e._n with_o the_o israelite_n who_o have_v the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n as_o the_o owner_n and_o freeholder_n of_o it_o for_o among_o the_o israelite_n and_o other_o nation_n the_o name_n not_o of_o the_o legal_o or_o moral_o righteous_a but_o of_o the_o jural_o righteous_a be_v write_v in_o book_n and_o enter_v into_o record_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o inheritance_n and_o privilege_n and_o psal_n 72.7_o in_o his_o day_n shall_v zaddik_n the_o righteous_a flourish_n i._n e._n literal_o in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n the_o israelite_n who_o be_v the_o right_a heir_n and_o owner_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v abound_v in_o peace_n but_o mystical_o the_o word_n refer_v unto_o christ_n and_o to_o the_o believer_n in_o he_o and_o psal_n 92.12_o zaddik_n the_o righteous_a shall_v flourish_v like_o a_o palmtree_n i._n e._n the_o israelite_n shall_v so_o flourish_v for_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o that_o place_n there_o be_v a_o reference_n quote_v to_o a_o parallel_a place_n hos_fw-la 14.5_o where_o the_o prophet_n mention_v the_o like_a blessing_n do_v instead_o of_o the_o righteous_a put_v the_o word_n israel_n i_o will_v be_v as_o the_o dew_n unto_o israel_n he_o shall_v grow_v or_o blossom_n as_o the_o lilly_n and_o psal_n 118.20_o this_o gate_n of_o the_o lord_n into_o which_o zaddikim_n the_o righteous_a shall_v enter_v i._n e._n the_o israelite_n shall_v enter_v who_o have_v the_o right_a of_o entrance_n for_o stranger_n have_v no_o right_a to_o enter_v 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thy_o people_n even_o all_o of_o they_o who_o have_v any_o right_n of_o inheritance_n in_o judea_n shall_v return_v from_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n and_o shall_v henceforth_o enjoy_v their_o estate_n for_o ever_o without_o any_o more_o captivity_n in_o all_o which_o passage_n the_o jurall_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n righteous_a be_v chief_o respect_v although_o the_o other_o two_o sense_n may_v be_v also_o include_v and_o under_o the_o word_n righteous_a in_o this_o jurall_a sense_n be_v comprehend_v not_o only_o the_o native_a israelites_n who_o descend_v from_o jacob_n but_o also_o those_o factive_a israelite_n who_o by_o nation_n or_o birth_n be_v alien_n become_v of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n profess_v it_o by_o the_o ceremony_n of_o circumcision_n and_o be_v thereupon_o by_o the_o septuagint_n call_v proselyte_n but_o by_o the_o rabbin_n gerei_fw-la zedek_n advenae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la i._n e._n stranger_n of_o right_n because_o they_o have_v a_o right_a interest_n 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