ipsius_fw-la deducit_fw-la maimon_n quem_fw-la semper_fw-la à _fw-la judaeis_n observatum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la docet_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la sapientes_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o terra-israelis_a hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la explicat_fw-la ad_fw-la tempora_fw-la abai_n &_o rabath_n aben_n ezra_n likewise_o say_v upon_o exod._n 12._o that_o the_o lord_n give_v commandment_n in_o the_o law_n of_o keep_v the_o feast_n at_o the_o appoint_a time_n dicit_fw-la enim_fw-la observa_fw-la mensem_fw-la abib_fw-la ut_fw-la facias_fw-la pesah_n domino_fw-la &_o si_fw-la tempus_fw-la abib_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la inventum_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la mensis_fw-la faciemus_fw-la pascha_fw-la mense_fw-la sequente_fw-la but_o high_a than_o all_o these_o do_v the_o testimony_n of_o elias_n scripturiarius_n bring_v we_o who_o as_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o that_o famous_a and_o illustrious_a antiquary_n mr._n selden_n in_o his_o accerptis_fw-la say_v praeceptum_fw-la hoc_fw-la sanctificandi_fw-la lunam_fw-la 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that_o decrease_v in_o her_o perfection_n the_o month_n be_v call_v after_o her_o name_n ecclus_n 43.7_o 8._o and_o so_o indeed_o it_o be_v for_o in_o scripture_n a_o month_n be_v call_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n jaerach_n from_o jareach_n luna_fw-la and_o in_o greek_a the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v luna_n also_o and_o so_o in_o job_n according_o the_o month_n be_v call_v moon_n as_o thus_o quis_fw-la ponetime_n juxta_fw-la luna_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la menses_fw-la antiquos_fw-la job_n 29.2_o the_o month_n likewise_o be_v sometime_o in_o the_o hebrew_n call_v hodes_n or_o chodesch_n which_o word_n do_v proper_o signify_v a_o renovation_n so_o that_o chodesch_n be_v as_o much_o as_o novilunium_fw-la or_o renovatio_fw-la lunae_fw-la in_o regard_n that_o on_o the_o first_o day_n thereof_o the_o moon_n or_o month_n be_v renew_v in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v use_v in_o 1_o sam._n 20.5_o and_o expound_v so_o by_o 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day_n and_o to_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o israel_n after_o which_o he_o
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ultimi_fw-la sed_fw-la iste_fw-la darius_n cujus_fw-la meminit_fw-la cap._n 12.22_o fuit_fw-la darius_n nothus_fw-la quod_fw-la vel_fw-la inde_fw-la potest_fw-la intelligi_fw-la quod_fw-la eodem_fw-la capite_fw-la v._o 23._o subdit_fw-la descriptos_fw-la esse_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la tempora_fw-la johannis_n summi_fw-la pontificis_fw-la be_v autem_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la sub_fw-la dario_n ultimo_fw-la sed_fw-la jaddus_n ejus_fw-la filius_fw-la quem_fw-la pverum_fw-la videre_fw-la potuit_fw-la nehemias_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la summum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la neque_fw-la etiam_fw-la illud_fw-la asserit_fw-la that_o be_v nehemiah_n do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o live_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o last_o darius_n but_o that_o darius_n which_o he_o mention_v chap._n 12.22_o be_v darius_n nothus_fw-la which_o we_o be_v give_v to_o understand_v even_o from_o that_o which_o he_o present_o subjoin_v in_o
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