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by_o a_o oath_n be_v faithful_o fulfil_v he_o just_o claim_v their_o fidelity_n to_o he_o upon_o that_o account_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n it_o be_v so_o often_o mention_v vi_o 10._o viii_o 1._o ix_o 5._o x._o 11._o xi_o 9_o 21._o xix_o 8._o chap._n xxxi_o verse_n 1._o and_o moses_n go_v and_o speak_v these_o word_n verse_n 1_o unto_o all_o israel_n by_o this_o it_o seem_v plain_a to_o i_o that_o after_o moses_n have_v renew_v the_o covenant_n with_o the_o people_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n he_o dismiss_v they_o and_o retire_v to_o his_o own_o tent._n but_o not_o long_o after_o give_v they_o a_o new_a summons_n as_o he_o have_v do_v xxix_o 2._o and_o go_v again_o to_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o they_o the_o lxx_o indeed_o seem_v to_o take_v the_o first_o word_n as_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o go_v on_o with_o his_o discourse_n for_o thus_o they_o render_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o finish_v speak_v all_o these_o word_n for_o which_o i_o see_v 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not_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o this_o promise_n which_o here_o be_v general_a in_o the_o next_o verse_n but_o one_o be_v particular_o make_v to_o joshua_n and_o renew_v to_o he_o by_o god_n himself_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n i_o josh_n 5._o and_o it_o be_v apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n unto_o all_o faithful_a christian_n to_o encourage_v their_o hope_n of_o be_v conduct_v through_o all_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n unto_o their_o heavenly_a inheritance_n xiii_o hebr._n 5._o verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o and_o moses_n call_v unto_o joshua_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o great_a reverence_n to_o his_o person_n and_o authority_n and_o follow_v his_o conduct_n as_o a_o leader_n appoint_v by_o god_n be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n he_o exhort_v he_o to_o give_v a_o good_a example_n to_o all_o the_o people_n these_o be_v the_o same_o word_n he_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o v._o 6._o for_o thou_o must_v go_v with_o this_o people_n be_v their_o leader_n and_o commander_n in_o chief_a by_o god_n special_a order_n xxvii_o numb_a 21._o unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v unto_o their_o father_n to_o give_v they_o viii_o 1._o x._o 13._o xxx_o 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o inherit_v it_o put_v they_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o iii_o 28._o verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n he_o it_o be_v that_o do_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o i_o josh_n 9_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o see_v v._o 6._o fear_v not_o neither_o be_v dismay_v the_o same_o which_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n v._o 6._o but_o be_v most_o necessary_a to_o be_v press_v upon_o he_o who_o by_o his_o undaunted_a resolution_n be_v to_o put_v courage_n into_o they_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v dismay_v be_v different_a in_o the_o hebrew_n from_o that_o v._n 6._o which_o be_v be_v not_o afraid_a but_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a use_n the_o same_o word_n to_o express_v both_o which_o denote_v such_o a_o consternation_n as_o disable_v a_o man_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a import_n of_o this_o word_n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n write_v this_o law_n some_o understand_v verse_n 9_o by_o this_o law_n only_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n for_o which_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n the_o scripture_n call_v all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o law_n st._n paul_n
for_o instance_n in_o iii_o galat._n 21._o ask_v this_o question_n do_v you_o not_o hear_v the_o law_n and_o than_o quote_v what_o we_o read_v in_o xvi_o gen._n 21._o and_o so_o nehemiah_n say_v x._o 34_o 35._o that_o they_o bring_v first-fruit_n unto_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n viz._n xiii_o exod._n 12._o xxiii_o 19_o and_o josiah_n put_v away_o the_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v perform_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o which_o we_o find_v xix_o levit._n 30._o xx._n 6_o 27._o and_o ezekiah_n also_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 3._o appoint_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o those_o require_v at_o state_v time_n to_o be_v offer_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o plain_o refer_v to_o the_o xxviiith_o and_o xxixth_o of_o number_n and_o joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n on_o mount_n ebal_n viii_o 30_o 31._o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o we_o find_v not_o where_o but_o in_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n xxvii_o 4._o and_o deliver_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n concern_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n see_v xvii_o 9_o it_o be_v probable_a moses_n have_v write_v most_o of_o these_o five_o book_n some_o time_n ago_o and_o so_o the_o forego_n word_n may_v be_v translate_v moses_n have_v write_v this_o law_n but_o do_v not_o finish_v they_o till_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o then_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n thus_o to_o understand_v it_o for_o he_o may_v have_v have_v time_n enough_o between_o this_o and_o his_o death_n to_o write_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n it_o be_v only_o say_v v._o 14._o thy_o day_n approach_v that_o thou_o must_v die_v which_o do_v not_o imply_v he_o be_v to_o die_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o week_n before_o his_o departure_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o deliver_v it_o unto_o they_o who_o alone_o may_v touch_v the_o ark_n in_o which_o this_o law_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v five_o 26._o the_o kohathite_n who_o be_v mere_a levite_n and_o not_o priest_n do_v carry_v the_o ark_n in_o their_o travel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n after_o the_o priest_n have_v cover_v it_o and_o put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o as_o i_o have_v show_v iv_o numb_a 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o serve_v only_o as_o minister_n to_o the_o priest_n who_o upon_o great_a occasion_n bear_v the_o ark_n themselves_o as_o when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n iii_n josh_n 3_o 6._o when_o they_o compass_v jericho_n vi_o josh_n 6._o and_o when_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v dedicate_v and_o the_o ark_n bring_v into_o it_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3_o 4_o 6._o when_o david_n indeed_o bring_v the_o ark_n to_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v say_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o priest_n also_o be_v summon_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o which_o show_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o as_o their_o servant_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 2_o 11_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o unto_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o deliver_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n as_o abarbinel_n and_o other_o of_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o preserve_v it_o safe_a near_o the_o ark_n v._o 24._o so_o he_o deliver_v another_o copy_n of_o this_o book_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o every_o tribe_n as_o the_o jew_n affirm_v in_o debarim_n rabath_n where_o they_o say_v and_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o moses_n before_o his_o death_n write_v thirteen_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o they_o add_v and_o have_v deliver_v one_o unto_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n give_v one_o to_o each_o tribe_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o it_o thus_o maimonides_n also_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o jad_n chazakah_n as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n arcae_fw-la foederis_fw-la cap._n 5._o the_o intent_n of_o which_o be_v i_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o each_o tribe_n may_v resort_v to_o it_o as_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v to_o resort_v to_o that_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n if_o they_o doubt_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v amiss_o by_o the_o error_n of_o transcriber_n ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n command_v they_o both_o the_o verse_n 10_o priest_n and_o the_o elder_n to_o take_v care_n of_o what_o follow_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n mention_v xv._o 1_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o they_o have_v gather_v in_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thereby_o have_v great_a leisure_n to_o attend_v to_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n read_v to_o they_o which_o 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matter_n but_o to_o read_v the_o law_n themselves_o to_o as_o many_o that_o be_v as_o can_v hear_v they_o appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n to_o read_v it_o in_o as_o many_o other_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o precept_n in_o order_n to_o which_o a_o pulpit_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n on_o the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n for_o they_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o defer_v it_o till_o the_o last_o because_o it_o be_v here_o say_v when_o israel_n be_v come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n not_o when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o depart_v as_o the_o jew_n observe_v the_o king_n go_v up_o into_o it_o the_o minister_n take_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n who_o give_v it_o to_o the_o sagan_n or_o vicar_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o he_o to_o the_o king_n who_o stand_v up_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o then_o sâ—t_v down_o to_o read_v all_o this_o express_v the_o reverence_n with_o which_o this_o holy_a book_n be_v deliver_v and_o likewise_o the_o reverence_n with_o which_o they_o approach_v to_o the_o king_n who_o they_o say_v begin_v to_o read_v at_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v a_o compendium_n of_o the_o law_n and_o proceed_v before_o he_o stop_v to_o those_o word_n vi_o 4._o hear_v o_o israel_n etc._n etc._n which_o have_v also_o read_v he_o omit_v the_o rest_n till_o he_o come_v to_o chap._n xi_o 13._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v diligent_o etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o 22d_o verse_n and_o then_o skip_v to_o fourteen_o 22._o and_o thou_o shall_v true_o tithe_v etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o section_n concern_v the_o king_n xvii_o 14._o and_o then_o the_o curse_n and_o blessing_n out_o of_o the_o xxviith_o and_o xxviiith_o chapter_n till_o he_o have_v end_v all_o that_o section_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o the_o mischna_n in_o the_o title_n sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n viii_o which_o wagenseil_n have_v late_o illustrate_v with_o most_o learned_a annotation_n and_o our_o dr._n lightfoot_n also_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o long_o ago_o in_o his_o temple_n service_n chap._n xvii_o sect._n i._n where_o he_o say_v the_o king_n may_v sit_v down_o if_o he_o please_v when_o he_o read_v but_o it_o be_v esteem_v more_o honourable_a if_o he_o stand_v as_o king_n agrippa_n do_v when_o he_o perform_v this_o office_n and_o before_o he_o begin_v to_o read_v he_o make_v a_o prayer_n to_o god_n
and_o all_o this_o he_o add_v be_v do_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n which_o well_o agree_v with_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n gather_v the_o people_n man_n and_o woman_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o do_v not_o contradict_v what_o i_o say_v before_o of_o his_o read_n it_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n for_o if_o the_o king_n be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n it_o be_v always_o do_v there_o if_o he_o be_v not_o then_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n as_o wagenseil_n observe_v out_o of_o maimonides_n ver._n 12._o gather_v the_o people_n together_o all_o that_o come_v verse_n 12_o to_o this_o feast_n can_v not_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n but_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a assembly_n probable_o in_o their_o synagogue_n for_o as_o many_o as_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n will_v hold_v meet_v there_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o the_o rest_n assemble_v in_o some_o other_o holy_a place_n such_o be_v their_o synagogue_n which_o philo_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o embassy_n to_o caius_n call_v place_n of_o secondary_a holiness_n and_o maimonides_n discourse_n at_o large_a of_o the_o holiness_n of_o synagogue_n and_o school_n in_o his_o book_n of_o prayer_n and_o the_o priest_n blessing_n cap._n xi_o see_v upon_o xix_o levit._n 30._o man_n woman_n and_o child_n though_o the_o male_n only_o be_v bind_v to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o great_a feast_n yet_o many_o devout_a woman_n go_v also_o voluntary_o as_o appear_v by_o hannah_n 1_o sam._n i._n 3_o 4._o and_o all_o the_o woman_n in_o jerusalem_n be_v likewise_o bind_v to_o attend_v at_o these_o solemnity_n with_o the_o child_n who_o be_v capable_a of_o instruction_n see_v viii_o nehem._n 2_o 3._o to_o who_o some_o person_n of_o authority_n read_v the_o law_n in_o their_o court_n while_o the_o king_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v read_v it_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n such_o as_o 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sect._n 7._o wisdom_n humility_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n contempt_n of_o riches_n love_n of_o truth_n a_o good_a fame_n and_o he_o be_v belove_v also_o of_o other_o ver._n 16._o and_o i_o charge_v your_o judge_n at_o that_o time_n verse_n 16_o saying_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o person_n and_o their_o endowment_n make_v they_o considerable_a so_o they_o be_v dignify_v with_o the_o honourable_a name_n of_o schofetim_o and_o be_v also_o call_v elder_n which_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n a_o title_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o in_o other_o nation_n hear_v the_o cause_n between_o your_o brethren_n this_o be_v a_o necessary_a quality_n in_o a_o good_a judge_n to_o give_v audience_n to_o every_o one_o that_o bring_v a_o cause_n before_o he_o and_o not_o to_o delay_v any_o man._n but_o the_o jew_n infer_v from_o these_o word_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o hear_v any_o man_n when_o his_o adversary_n be_v absent_a but_o both_o party_n be_v to_o be_v there_o 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13._o and_o he_o declare_v unto_o you_o his_o covenant_n which_o verse_n 13_o he_o command_v you_o to_o perform_v even_o ten_o commandment_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a law_n which_o they_o covenant_v with_o he_o to_o observe_v though_o afterward_o he_o add_v other_o after_o the_o tenor_n of_o which_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o xxxiv_o exod._n 27._o and_o he_o write_v they_o upon_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n xxiv_o exod._n 12._o xxxiv_o 28._o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n command_v i_o at_o that_o verse_n 14_o time_n to_o teach_v you_o statute_n and_o judgement_n that_o you_o may_v do_v they_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o you_o go_v over_o to_o possess_v it_o this_o do_v not_o signify_v that_o they_o themselves_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o ten_o word_n from_o mount_n sinai_n but_o be_v teach_v they_o by_o moses_n as_o maimonides_n fancy_n in_o the_o forename_a place_n for_o it_o plain_o relate_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o law_n which_o god_n immediate_o after_o give_v 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to_o worship_v they_o and_o serve_v they_o draw_v in_o entice_v and_o deceive_v as_o onkelos_n and_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o either_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o some_o evil_a genius_n or_o admiration_n of_o their_o splendour_n or_o imitation_n of_o other_o nation_n or_o a_o vain_a opinion_n that_o some_o divinity_n inhabit_v such_o illustrious_a body_n or_o out_o of_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o benefit_n mankind_n receive_v by_o they_o for_o the_o chief_a philosopher_n themselves_o be_v lead_v by_o their_o weak_a reason_n into_o this_o error_n as_o appear_v even_o by_o plato_n who_o say_v it_o be_v most_o just_a that_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v worship_v with_o all_o the_o god_n and_o demon_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o epinomis_n see_v eusebius_n in_o his_o praepar_n evang._n lib._n xiii_o cap._n xviii_o where_o he_o show_v how_o much_o better_o the_o hebrew_n speak_v in_o this_o matter_n and_o quote_v some_o 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son_n of_o god_n come_v to_o root_v it_o out_o for_o the_o essen_v the_o best_a sect_n among_o the_o jew_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v a_o tangle_n of_o this_o superstition_n as_o josephus_n represent_v they_o lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la cap._n vii_o some_o indeed_o excuse_v they_o as_o if_o they_o only_o admire_v the_o sun_n as_o the_o most_o excellent_a work_n of_o god_n which_o they_o express_v by_o some_o kind_n of_o adoration_n but_o josephus_n express_o tell_v we_o that_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o direct_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o they_o beseech_v he_o to_o rise_v and_o this_o stick_v still_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o some_o who_o profess_v christianity_n particular_o the_o follower_n of_o basilides_n and_o the_o manichee_n who_o call_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o sometime_o call_v the_o sun_n christ_n as_o theodoret_n tell_v we_o lib._n i._o cap._n xxvi_o and_o epiphanius_n and_o st._n austin_n say_v the_o same_o in_o more_o place_n than_o one_o no_o wonder_n therefore_o that_o julian_n the_o apostate_n shall_v say_v that_o god_n produce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o himself_o the_o sun_n the_o great_a god_n in_o all_o thing_n like_v unto_o himself_o for_o which_o he_o quote_v plato_n in_o his_o famous_a oration_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o sun_n where_o he_o say_v the_o same_o sun_n have_v fill_v the_o heaven_n with_o innumerable_a other_o god_n page_n 146._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a heaven_n be_v full_a of_o god_n from_o the_o sun_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v divide_v unto_o all_o nation_n under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n the_o sense_n be_v very_o plain_a that_o all_o nation_n under_o heaven_n have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v therefore_o to_o worship_v he_o alone_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o they_o all_o and_o have_v make_v they_o to_o be_v minister_n 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be_v virgoe_n observe_v that_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o bring_v their_o ox_n and_o their_o sheep_n to_o be_v sell_v at_o this_o time_n to_o those_o who_o come_v from_o far_o so_o that_o the_o mountain_n round_o about_o jerusalem_n be_v cover_v with_o they_o and_o not_o a_o bit_n of_o grass_n to_o be_v see_v he_o add_v also_o that_o whosoever_o do_v not_o come_v up_o to_o this_o feast_n all_o his_o good_n be_v forfeit_v and_o convert_v to_o sacred_a uses_n shebet_fw-la jehuda_fw-la p._n 378._o ver._n 8._o six_o day_n thou_o shall_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n and_o verse_n 8_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o solemn_a assembly_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n six_o day_n they_o shall_v conclude_v the_o solemnity_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n with_o a_o solemn_a assembly_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n with_o a_o restraint_n but_o still_o 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levit._fw-la 15._o see_v there_o begin_v to_o number_v the_o seven_o week_n from_o such_o time_n as_o thou_o begin_v to_o put_v the_o sickle_n to_o the_o corn._n for_o they_o begin_v to_o cut_v barley_n at_o the_o passover_n as_o be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o that_o joshua_n pass_v over_o jordan_n to_o enter_v into_o canaan_n in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n iii_o josh_n 15._o and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la when_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n as_o appear_v from_o five_o josh_n 10._o which_o month_n can_v not_o be_v call_v abib_fw-la or_o the_o month_n of_o new_a fruit_n if_o some_o corn_n be_v not_o then_o ripe_a viz._n barley_n this_o josephus_n confirm_v lib._n iii_o antiq._n cap._n x._o which_o must_v be_v understand_v as_o hermannus_n conringius_n observe_v in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr initio_fw-la anni_fw-la sabbatici_n etc._n etc._n of_o that_o sort_n of_o barley_n which_o be_v sow_o in_o autumn_n as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n in_o frisia_n which_o require_v a_o strong_a soil_n than_o that_o sow_o in_o the_o spring_n and_o produce_v a_o much_o rich_a crop_n see_v mr._n mede_n work_n p._n 355._o who_o observe_v how_o very_a different_a their_o climate_n be_v from_o we_o ver._n 10._o and_o thou_o shall_v keep_v the_o feast_n of_o week_n unto_o verse_n 10_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n be_v give_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o see_v xxxiv_o exod._n 22._o it_o be_v call_v also_o the_o feast_n of_o harvest_n see_v xxiii_o exod._n 16._o with_o a_o tribute_n of_o a_o free-will-offering_a of_o thy_o hand_n which_o thou_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n beside_o those_o offering_n which_o be_v prescribe_v xxiii_o levit._n 17_o 18._o xxviii_o numb_a 27_o etc._n etc._n the_o quantity_n be_v not_o direct_v but_o leave_v to_o every_o man_n piety_n and_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v he_o bring_v it_o be_v whole_o give_v to_o god_n and_o he_o that_o bring_v it_o have_v no_o share_n in_o it_o but_o god_n give_v it_o to_o his_o priest_n according_a as_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v bless_v thou_o though_o no_o quantity_n be_v prescribe_v yet_o god_n expect_v every_o man_n shall_v offer_v proportionable_o to_o his_o estate_n and_o they_o who_o have_v a_o religious_a sense_n of_o god_n goodness_n in_o blessing_n their_o labour_n no_o doubt_n acknowledge_v it_o by_o a_o liberal_a tribute_n ver._n 11._o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o verse_n 11_o god_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n and_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maidservant_n and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n etc._n etc._n this_o feast_n be_v make_v of_o such_o offering_n as_o be_v mention_v xii_o 7_o 17_o 18_o 19_o ver._n 12._o and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o verse_n 12_o bondman_n in_o egypt_n they_o be_v often_o put_v in_o mind_n of_o this_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o charity_n particular_o towards_o their_o servant_n see_v xv._o 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v observe_v and_o do_v these_o statute_n there_o be_v a_o particular_a reason_n for_o keep_v this_o feast_n because_o it_o be_v in_o remembrance_n of_o god_n give_v they_o his_o law_n from_o mount_n sinai_n where_o he_o speak_v with_o they_o himself_o ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v observe_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n seven_o day_n after_o that_o thou_o have_v gather_v in_o thy_o corn_n and_o verse_n 13_o thy_o wine_n this_o be_v the_o three_o great_a feast_n at_o which_o all_o their_o male_n be_v bind_v to_o appear_v every_o year_n as_o we_o read_v xxiii_o exod._n 16_o 17._o xxxiv_o 22_o 23._o of_o which_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n again_o xxiii_o levit._n 34_o 35_o 36._o and_o here_o v._o 16._o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o feast_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n and_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maidservant_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v the_o like_a law_n at_o athens_n where_o king_n 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in_o his_o arcadia_n and_o his_o attica_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o call_v jupiter_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o high_a or_o supreme_a and_o the_o same_o we_o read_v in_o st._n cyril_n against_o julian_n lib._n i._o see_v joh._n meursius_n de_fw-fr regibus_fw-la atheniensium_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n ix_o verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o keep_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v in_o order_n to_o which_o that_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v the_o more_o solemn_o it_o be_v once_o more_o enjoin_v and_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v in_o each_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n appoint_v in_o xxix_o numb_a from_o v._o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o be_v one_o of_o your_o own_o nation_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n like_a as_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v about_o i_o such_o as_o the_o edomite_n who_o have_v be_v govern_v by_o king_n before_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n see_v xxxvi_o gen._n 31._o ver._n 15._o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a set_v he_o king_n over_o thou_o enstall_n and_o receive_v he_o into_o the_o throne_n who_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v they_o can_v not_o elect_v who_o they_o please_v but_o the_o first_o king_n at_o least_o be_v to_o be_v appoint_v oy_fw-mi god_n himself_o who_o be_v their_o supreme_a governor_n so_o the_o people_n understand_v it_o when_o they_o desire_v samuel_n who_o be_v their_o chief_a ruler_n under_o god_n to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n 1_o sam._n viii_o 5._o but_o dare_v not_o to_o presume_v to_o set_v one_o up_o of_o themselves_o and_o to_o confirm_v they_o in_o this_o opinion_n samuel_n say_v to_o saul_n 1_o sam._n x._o 1._o 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abomination_n which_o no_o doubt_n have_v some_o relation_n to_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o be_v forbid_v to_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v be_v perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n thy_o verse_n 13_o god_n this_o show_v there_o be_v something_o of_o idolatrous_a worship_n in_o all_o the_o forename_a practice_n which_o if_o they_o follow_v it_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n to_o forsake_v the_o lord_n on_o who_o they_o be_v whole_o to_o depend_v and_o seek_v to_o he_o alone_o in_o the_o way_n which_o he_o have_v prescribe_v in_o his_o law_n for_o this_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n to_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o any_o other_o god_n nor_o with_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n that_o be_v use_v in_o their_o worship_n and_o therefore_o the_o lxx_o translate_v this_o word_n sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xxii_o job_n 3_o as_o well_o as_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o than_o they_o be_v perfect_a with_o god_n when_o they_o keep_v 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etc._n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n one_o belove_v and_o another_o hate_a that_o be_v less_o love_v as_o the_o word_n hate_v sometime_o signify_v xxix_o gen._n 31._o vi_o matth._n 24._o r._n solomon_n think_v that_o this_o case_n follow_v the_o other_o because_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o if_o a_o man_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v with_o too_o violent_a a_o passion_n towards_o such_o a_o woman_n as_o be_v beforementioned_a it_o may_v turn_v into_o hatred_n when_o he_o find_v she_o not_o to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o he_o and_o they_o have_v bear_v he_o child_n both_o the_o belove_a and_o the_o hate_a towards_o which_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o will_v be_v affect_v very_o different_o as_o he_o be_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o if_o the_o first-born_a son_n be_v she_o that_o be_v hate_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o case_n of_o leah_n and_o rachel_n ver._n 16._o then_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n to_o verse_n 16_o inherit_v that_o which_o he_o have_v that_o he_o may_v not_o make_v the_o son_n of_o the_o belove_a first-born_a etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v of_o son_n for_o daughter_n be_v not_o to_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n and_o he_o speak_v of_o son_n as_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v it_o bear_v before_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n to_o who_o he_o divide_v his_o inheritance_n for_o a_o posthumou_n son_n have_v not_o a_o double_a portion_n as_o the_o gemara_n upon_o bathra_fw-la say_v see_v selden_n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la cap._n vii_o p._n 29._o ver._n 17._o but_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a verse_n 17_o for_o the_o first-born_a which_o have_v his_o first_o love_n and_o be_v to_o enjoy_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o by_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v of_o all_o that_o he_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o when_o he_o die_v but_o not_o of_o that_o which_o be_v he_o in_o reversion_n after_o his_o death_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v the_o 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with_o his_o ass_n and_o so_o shall_v thou_o do_v with_o his_o raiment_n and_o with_o all_o lose_a thing_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o other_o case_n of_o like_a nature_n the_o same_o law_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v thou_o may_v not_o hide_v thyself_o pass_v they_o by_o with_o neglect_n or_o pretend_v they_o do_v not_o see_v they_o verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o thou_o shall_v not_o see_v thy_o brother_n ass_n or_o his_o ox_n fall_v down_o by_o the_o way_n and_o hide_v thyself_o from_o they_o turn_v away_o as_o if_o they_o do_v not_o see_v the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o thou_o shall_v sure_o help_v he_o to_o lift_v they_o up_o again_o this_o have_v be_v explain_v upon_o xxiii_o exod._n 5._o i_o shall_v only_o add_v here_o a_o famous_a example_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o piety_n in_o alphonsus_n king_n of_o naples_n who_o travel_v upon_o the_o road_n attend_v by_o a_o great_a number_n of_o courtier_n and_o see_v a_o poor_a ass_n with_o a_o burden_n fall_v into_o a_o deep_a slough_n when_o all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o pass_v by_o without_o any_o regard_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o place_n stop_v and_o go_v himself_o to_o the_o driver_n and_o lend_v he_o assistance_n to_o help_v the_o ass_n out_o of_o the_o dirt._n so_o david_n chytraeus_n upon_o this_o place_n ver._n 5._o the_o woman_n shall_v not_o wear_v that_o which_o pertain_v verse_n 5_o unto_o a_o man_n neither_o shall_v a_o man_n put_v on_o a_o woman_n garment_n for_o all_o that_o do_v so_o be_v abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o place_n plain_o indicate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o idolatrous_a custom_n which_o be_v here_o prohibit_v for_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v wont_a to_o speak_v in_o these_o term_n of_o utmost_a abhorrence_n concern_v such_o matter_n and_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a among_o the_o heathen_a than_o for_o man_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o several_a of_o their_o god_n to_o put_v on_o the_o garment_n usual_o wear_v by_o woman_n and_o woman_n those_o wear_v by_o men._n particular_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o venus_n woman_n appear_v before_o she_o in_o armour_n and_o man_n in_o woman_n apparel_n and_o thus_o the_o word_n literal_o run_v here_o in_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n shall_v not_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o a_o man_n so_o the_o word_n celi_n frequent_o signify_v armour_n as_o well_o as_o other_o sort_n of_o instrument_n nor_o a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o the_o steal_v of_o a_o woman_n see_v selden_n syntag._n ii_o de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n cap._n iu._n and_o thus_o maimonides_n say_v he_o find_v this_o precept_n in_o a_o old_a magical_a book_n that_o man_n ought_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o star_n of_o venus_n in_o the_o flower_v garment_n of_o woman_n and_o woman_n put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o man_n before_o the_o star_n of_o mars_n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxxvii_o servius_n also_o upon_o the_o second_o book_n of_o aeneiad_n mention_n a_o statue_n of_o venus_n in_o cyprus_n in_o which_o island_n be_v ancient_o many_o colony_n of_o phaenician_o to_o who_o the_o woman_n sacrifice_v in_o man_n garment_n and_o the_o man_n in_o woman_n many_o other_o nation_n do_v the_o same_o see_v j._n ger._n vossius_fw-la lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr orig._n &_o progr_n idol_n cap._n xxvii_o &_o xxxi_o but_o especial_o our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n lib._n ii_o cap._n xvii_o sect._n i._n etc._n etc._n but_o set_v aside_o all_o this_o every_o one_o know_v that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n of_o sex_n make_v by_o their_o habit_n it_o will_v open_v a_o door_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o impurity_n for_o which_o reason_n if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o this_o law_n be_v very_o wise_a and_o pious_a verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o if_o a_o bird_n nest_n chance_v to_o be_v before_o thou_o in_o the_o way_n in_o any_o tree_n or_o on_o the_o ground_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o place_n among_o other_o particular_o viii_o psal_n 8._o it_o appear_v the_o word_n tsippor_n signify_v all_o kind_n of_o bird_n and_o not_o only_o the_o small_a sort_n as_o some_o have_v imagine_v but_o he_o seem_v particular_o to_o speak_v of_o clean_a bird_n such_o as_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o eat_v and_o this_o precept_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v give_v to_o breed_v in_o the_o jew_n a_o sense_n of_o a_o divine_a providence_n extend_v itself_o to_o all_o creature_n and_o to_o teach_v they_o to_o exercise_v their_o dominion_n over_o they_o without_o any_o kind_n of_o cruelty_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o dam_n with_o the_o young_a r._n menachem_n mention_v both_o by_o drusius_n
who_o have_v the_o cognizance_n of_o common_a capital_a and_o penal_a cause_n in_o every_o city_n in_o the_o gate_n where_o the_o court_n sit_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o upon_o xvi_o 18._o and_o this_o may_v be_v add_v to_o what_o i_o note_v there_o that_o by_o this_o may_v be_v explain_v those_o word_n in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n v._n 4._o concern_v the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o be_v crush_v in_o the_o gate_n i._n e._n lose_v their_o cause_n and_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n and_o those_o of_o the_o wiseman_n xxii_o prov._n 22._o oppress_v not_o the_o afflict_a in_o the_o gate_n i._n e._n do_v he_o justice_n and_o not_o let_v he_o be_v overthrow_v because_o he_o want_v money_n to_o defend_v his_o cause_n this_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n from_o the_o very_a next_o word_n v._o 23._o for_o the_o lord_n will_v plead_v their_o cause_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 16._o and_o the_o damsel_n father_n shall_v say_v unto_o the_o elder_n i_o give_v my_o daughter_n unto_o this_o man_n to_o wife_n the_o jew_n say_v the_o mother_n have_v no_o power_n to_o espouse_v her_o daughter_n but_o the_o father_n only_o before_o she_o be_v of_o age._n verse_n 16_o mischna_n sotae_n cap._n iii_o sect._n viii_o where_o wagenseil_n note_v that_o the_o mother_n and_o brethren_n also_o have_v some_o power_n in_o this_o matter_n but_o such_o that_o the_o daughter_n within_o a_o time_n limit_v may_v make_v the_o contract_n void_a and_o he_o hate_v she_o have_v not_o the_o affection_n which_o a_o husband_n ought_v to_o have_v to_o his_o wife_n if_o she_o have_v no_o parent_n alive_a the_o judge_n appoint_v she_o a_o guardian_n and_o josephus_n say_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n be_v to_o patronise_v she_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v her_o parent_n ver._n 17._o and_o lo_o he_o have_v give_v occasion_n of_o speech_n against_o verse_n 17_o her_n see_v v._o 14._o he_o do_v not_o add_v what_o there_o follow_v and_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a name_n upon_o she_o i._n e._n accuse_v she_o public_o before_o you_o of_o adultery_n because_o it_o be_v sufficient_o comprehend_v in_o this_o say_v i_o find_v not_o thy_o daughter_n a_o maid_n as_o such_o and_o such_o give_v evidence_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v the_o token_n of_o my_o daughter_n virginity_n i_o have_v good_a witness_n to_o the_o contrary_a which_o be_v here_o ready_a to_o be_v produce_v before_o the_o court_n to_o disprove_v the_o former_a testimony_n and_o they_o that_o be_v the_o witness_n which_o the_o father_n produce_v shall_v spread_v the_o cloth_n before_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n though_o such_o token_n of_o virginity_n as_o be_v common_o understand_v by_o these_o word_n may_v always_o be_v find_v in_o those_o country_n be_v very_a consonant_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o chief_a arabian_a physician_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v out_o of_o avicenna_n and_o of_o the_o african_n and_o other_o people_n at_o this_o day_n as_o many_o author_n testify_v see_v joh._n geusius_fw-la de_fw-la victimis_fw-la humanis_fw-la pars_fw-la i._n cap._n ix_o and_o p._n ii_o cap._n ii_o and_o wierus_n l._n medicarum_fw-la observationum_fw-la sect._n de_fw-fr hymene_n especial_o in_o such_o virgin_n as_o the_o jew_n say_v be_v here_o mean_v who_o be_v under_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o though_o all_o that_o some_o physician_n and_o lawyer_n in_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_a be_v of_o no_o consideration_n yet_o there_o be_v weighty_a reason_n to_o incline_v we_o to_o think_v that_o no_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n will_v bring_v such_o a_o action_n against_o his_o wife_n wherein_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v cast_v whether_o his_o cause_n be_v right_a or_o wrong_n if_o these_o be_v the_o evidence_n whereby_o it_o be_v to_o be_v try_v for_o if_o he_o accuse_v she_o false_o he_o know_v her_o friend_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v the_o sheet_n wherein_o they_o lie_v when_o they_o be_v marry_v with_o such_o token_n upon_o it_o as_o will_v disprove_v he_o and_o render_v he_o guilty_a of_o defamation_n and_o if_o he_o have_v a_o just_a ground_n to_o accuse_v she_o because_o he_o know_v they_o can_v produce_v no_o such_o token_n yet_o this_o be_v no_o proof_n she_o have_v be_v vitiate_a since_o she_o be_v espouse_v to_o he_o for_o she_o may_v have_v be_v corrupt_v before_o and_o then_o he_o can_v not_o attain_v his_o end_n which_o be_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o she_o not_o by_o way_n of_o divorce_n for_o then_o he_o must_v have_v give_v she_o a_o dowry_n which_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o save_v but_o by_o have_v she_o put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o adulteress_n which_o v._o 21._o show_n to_o be_v the_o present_a case_n such_o evident_a reason_n as_o these_o have_v constrain_v the_o jew_n to_o understand_v these_o word_n not_o according_a to_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o they_o but_o figurative_o of_o such_o witness_n produce_v by_o her_o parent_n as_o convince_v the_o other_o of_o falsity_n so_o evident_o that_o they_o make_v it_o appear_v as_o plain_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n that_o be_v unfold_v and_o lay_v before_o man_n eye_n to_o view_v it_o and_o they_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n simlah_n which_o we_o translate_v the_o cloth_n favour_v this_o exposition_n for_o it_o never_o signify_v a_o sheet_n or_o a_o linen_n cloth_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v sadin_n fourteen_o judg._n 12._o xxxi_o prov._n 24._o but_o such_o cloth_n as_o man_n garment_n be_v make_v of_o which_o common_o be_v woollen_a not_o linen_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o this_o book_n x_o deut._n 18._o and_o in_o this_o very_a chapter_n v._o 5._o so_o that_o the_o sense_n be_v they_o shall_v produce_v evident_a proof_n and_o lay_v they_o before_o the_o court_n like_o a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n which_o be_v spread_v for_o all_o that_o please_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n or_o no_o i_o will_v not_o dispute_v but_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o mr._n selden_n lib._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n 1_o 2._o ver._n 18._o and_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n shall_v take_v that_o man._n verse_n 18_o if_o they_o be_v convince_v that_o he_o have_v accuse_v his_o wife_n false_o he_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o officer_n who_o execute_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o court._n and_o chastise_v he_o condemn_v he_o to_o receive_v forty_o stripe_n save_o one_o as_o both_o josephus_n and_o the_o talmudist_n agree_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o a_o scourge_n make_v of_o thong_n of_o a_o ox_n hide_n the_o woman_n be_v dismiss_v with_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n the_o form_n of_o which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o jewish_a ritual_n and_o as_o for_o the_o false_a witness_n against_o she_o they_o be_v condemn_v to_o be_v stone_v according_a to_o the_o law_n xix_o 18_o 19_o ver._n 19_o and_o they_o shall_v amerce_v he_o in_o a_o hundred_o verse_n 19_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o the_o father_n of_o the_o damsel_n who_o be_v to_o receive_v this_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o reproach_n which_o be_v throw_v upon_o his_o family_n it_o be_v something_o strange_a that_o josephus_n shall_v mention_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fifty_o shekel_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o her_o father_n when_o the_o scripture_n express_o say_v a_o hundred_o lib._n iu._n archeolog_n cap._n viii_o but_o it_o be_v suppose_v by_o some_o that_o he_o mean_v fifty_o beside_o her_o dowry_n which_o he_o be_v to_o have_v give_v she_o if_o he_o have_v put_v she_o away_o which_o that_o he_o may_v save_v he_o design_v to_o take_v away_o her_o life_n and_o therefore_o be_v punish_v double_a to_o what_o it_o will_v have_v cost_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v so_o wicked_a because_o he_o have_v bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n upon_o a_o virgin_n of_o israel_n lay_v the_o most_o infamous_a crime_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o innocent_a virgin_n and_o that_o out_o of_o hatred_n to_o she_o and_o love_n to_o his_o money_n for_o if_o he_o will_v have_v put_v she_o away_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o divorce_n no_o man_n can_v have_v hinder_v he_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v but_o then_o he_o must_v have_v pay_v she_o fifty_o shekel_n which_o they_o take_v to_o be_v the_o dowry_n of_o virgin_n mention_v xxii_o exod._n 16_o 17._o to_o keep_v which_o to_o himself_o and_o be_v rid_v of_o she_o he_o bring_v this_o scandalous_a action_n against_o she_o for_o which_o he_o be_v thus_o just_o punish_v and_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o wife_n he_o may_v not_o put_v she_o away_o all_o his_o day_n beside_o the_o two_o former_a punishment_n in_o his_o body_n and_o his_o purse_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o common_a benefit_n which_o
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they_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o traditional_a doctrine_n among_o they_o practise_v at_o this_o day_n that_o if_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n make_v a_o vow_n which_o afterward_o they_o wish_v unmake_v and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o any_o three_o person_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v break_v in_o this_o case_n they_o may_v go_v to_o a_o rabbine_n or_o to_o any_o other_o three_o man_n who_o hear_v their_o reason_n why_o they_o repent_v of_o have_v make_v such_o a_o vow_n and_o judge_v they_o good_a they_o may_v free_v they_o from_o their_o obligation_n say_v to_o such_o a_o person_n thrice_o be_v thou_o absolve_v from_o this_o vow_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o he_o be_v discharge_v thus_o leo_n modena_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n part_v ii_o chap._n iu_o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o neighbour_n vineyard_n than_o thou_o may_v eat_v grape_n thy_o fill_n at_o thy_o own_o pleasure_n this_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n take_v to_o be_v a_o law_n make_v in_o favour_n of_o poor_a labourer_n who_o be_v hire_v to_o work_v in_o their_o vineyard_n in_o the_o time_n of_o vintage_n who_o the_o owner_n may_v not_o hinder_v from_o eat_v as_o many_o grape_n as_o they_o please_v and_o the_o same_o hold_v good_a in_o olive_n fig_n date_n and_o all_o other_o fruit_n as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v at_o work_n but_o not_o after_o they_o have_v do_v work_v and_o if_o their_o master_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o so_o to_o do_v they_o be_v to_o be_v scourge_v with_o forty_o stripe_n save_o one_o for_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o deny_v they_o this_o liberty_n when_o the_o very_a ox_n be_v not_o to_o be_v muzzle_v whilst_o they_o tread_v out_o the_o corn._n see_v selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n 2._o p._n 670._o which_o must_v be_v confess_v to_o be_v as_o good_a a_o nature_a law_n as_o that_o of_o plato_n be_v harsh_n and_o unnatural_a which_o enact_v a_o servant_n shall_v receive_v as_o many_o stripe_n as_o he_o eat_v grape_n or_o figs._n see_v eusebius_n lib._n xiii_o praepar_fw-la evangel_n cap._n ult_n but_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o to_o restrain_v this_o indulgence_n only_o to_o hireling_n of_o who_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o in_o this_o law_n and_o therefore_o josephus_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v just_o enlarge_v this_o benefit_n lib._n iu._n archaeol_n cap._n viii_o to_o all_o traveller_n on_o the_o highway_n though_o they_o be_v not_o israelites_n to_o who_o and_o to_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n alone_o the_o jew_n consine_n this_o privilege_n but_o mere_a stranger_n of_o any_o other_o nation_n who_o have_v occasion_n to_o pass_v by_o a_o vineyard_n and_o need_v a_o refreshment_n which_o permission_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v great_a inconvenience_n if_o not_o mischief_n in_o it_o because_o they_o may_v tread_v down_o the_o vine_n and_o make_v great_a waste_n among_o the_o grape_n therefore_o by_o come_v into_o their_o neighbour_n vineyard_n be_v not_o mean_v go_v into_o every_o part_n of_o it_o with_o a_o liberty_n to_o pick_v out_o the_o best_a grape_n but_o only_o step_v aside_o out_o of_o their_o way_n into_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o vineyard_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o road_n and_o satisfy_v their_o hunger_n without_o enter_v further_o into_o the_o vineyard_n this_o make_v it_o no_o damage_n to_o the_o owner_n consider_v the_o great_a plenty_n of_o fruit_n in_o that_o country_n xxiv_o chapter_n xxiv_o but_o thou_o shall_v not_o put_v any_o in_o thy_o vessel_n they_o be_v only_o to_o eat_v for_o their_o present_a necessity_n or_o delight_n but_o not_o to_o carry_v any_o away_o with_o they_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o other_o or_o their_o own_o refreshment_n at_o another_o time_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o put_v any_o in_o their_o pouch_n or_o their_o garment_n or_o bosom_n or_o so_o much_o as_o carry_v away_o in_o their_o hand_n what_o they_o can_v not_o eat_v verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o when_o thou_o come_v into_o the_o stand_a corn_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n thou_o may_v pluck_v the_o ear_n with_o thy_o hand_n as_o the_o disciple_n of_o our_o saviour_n do_v when_o they_o walk_v through_o the_o corn_n xii_o matth._n 1._o which_o they_o may_v have_v justify_v by_o the_o strict_a rule_n of_o the_o pharisaical_a doctor_n who_o grant_v this_o privilege_n unto_o jew_n but_o not_o unto_o gentile_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o move_v a_o sickle_n into_o thy_o neighbour_n stand_v corn._n they_o may_v not_o cut_v down_o any_o corn_n but_o only_o pluck_v with_o their_o hand_n as_o much_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o satisfy_v their_o hunger_n or_o for_o their_o pleasure_n chap._n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o wife_n and_o marry_v she_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o understanding_n by_o take_v a_o wife_n his_o espouse_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o by_o marry_v she_o his_o complete_n the_o contract_n by_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v either_o after_o he_o have_v espouse_v she_o or_o after_o he_o have_v consummate_v the_o marriage_n that_o she_o find_v no_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n i._n e._n he_o dislike_v she_o or_o as_o it_o be_v express_v v._n 3._o hate_v she_o which_o signify_v either_o a_o absolute_a dislike_n to_o she_o or_o comparative_o with_o some_o other_o person_n who_o he_o like_v better_a because_o he_o have_v find_v some_o uncleanness_n in_o she_o this_o be_v assign_v as_o the_o reason_n and_o ground_n of_o his_o dislike_n which_o signify_v something_o odious_a to_o he_o though_o perhaps_o it_o may_v not_o be_v so_o to_o another_o who_o moses_n suppose_v she_o may_v marry_v after_o this_o husband_n have_v discharge_v she_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n indeed_o extend_v this_o liberty_n so_o far_o as_o to_o fancy_v they_o may_v without_o any_o reason_n at_o all_o for_o their_o mere_a pleasure_n part_n with_o their_o wife_n see_v buxtorf_n de_fw-fr sponsal_n &_o divortiis_fw-la sect._n 89._o but_o other_o be_v more_o modest_a and_o acknowledge_v that_o these_o word_n matter_n of_o uncleanness_n signify_v some_o weighty_a cause_n yet_o they_o distinguish_v between_o the_o first_o wife_n a_o man_n take_v who_o may_v not_o be_v put_v away_o but_o for_o some_o uncleanness_n and_o the_o second_o who_o may_v be_v put_v away_o for_o a_o lesser_a reason_n but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o school_n of_o hillel_n and_o the_o school_n of_o samai_n who_o the_o talmudist_n so_o much_o talk_v of_o about_o this_o matter_n of_o uncleanness_n yet_o both_o agree_v it_o have_v a_o far_o low_a signification_n here_o than_o in_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_n where_o it_o signify_v adultery_n incest_n or_o such_o like_a turpitude_n for_o if_o adultery_n have_v be_v here_o mean_v she_o may_v have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n or_o the_o mere_a suspicion_n of_o it_o try_v by_o the_o water_n of_o jealousy_n see_v buxtorf_n in_o the_o book_n beforenamed_n sect._n 90._o and_o our_o selden_n l._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n xx_o xxi_o abarbinel_n think_v the_o two_o plain_a cause_n of_o dislike_n signify_v by_o these_o word_n be_v either_o such_o behaviour_n as_o may_v make_v she_o suspect_v of_o impurity_n as_o go_v with_o her_o face_n uncover_v or_o her_o breast_n naked_a sport_v with_o young_a man_n or_o wash_v in_o the_o same_o place_n with_o they_o or_o have_v her_o arm_n bare_a or_o second_o when_o they_o be_v of_o such_o a_o different_a temper_n humour_n and_o disposition_n that_o they_o dislike_v and_o nauseated_a each_o other_o company_n and_o consequent_o live_v in_o continual_a brawl_n and_o contention_n and_o beside_o such_o moral_a cause_n they_o allow_v also_o such_o natural_a as_o make_v a_o woman_n offensive_a viz._n leprosy_n or_o some_o such_o disease_n in_o her_o body_n as_o he_o do_v not_o discover_v before_o marriage_n and_o sometime_o they_o extend_v this_o as_o far_o as_o to_o a_o stink_a breath_n then_o let_v he_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n whatsoever_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o husband_n dislike_n this_o law_n provide_v the_o wife_n shall_v not_o be_v damage_v by_o it_o be_v make_v rather_o for_o her_o advantage_n than_o her_o husband_n be_v viz._n to_o free_v she_o as_o dr._n hammond_n observe_v from_o the_o pain_n and_o vexation_n of_o her_o husband_n unkindness_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o see_v another_o take_v in_o and_o prefer_v before_o she_o and_o she_o may_v be_v perfect_o at_o liberty_n to_o leave_v one_o who_o do_v not_o love_v she_o and_o take_v another_o husband_n who_o may_v possible_o delight_v in_o she_o see_v answer_n to_o six_o query_n q._n iii_o cap._n ii_o some_o think_v that_o this_o custom_n of_o put_v away_o wife_n which_o they_o do_v not_o
like_a prevail_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o opinion_n have_v something_o to_o countenance_v it_o from_o the_o mention_n of_o divorce_n in_o several_a place_n xxi_o levit._n 14._o xxii_o 13._o xxx_o numb_a 9_o before_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n be_v write_v wherein_o he_o order_v a_o bill_n to_o be_v give_v in_o writing_n to_o discharge_v they_o if_o this_o be_v true_a it_o give_v a_o good_a reason_n why_o god_n be_v please_v to_o grant_v this_o permission_n because_o they_o be_v so_o settle_v in_o this_o practice_n that_o it_o be_v safe_a still_o to_o indulge_v it_o to_o they_o than_o quite_o to_o abolish_v it_o which_o he_o do_v with_o this_o caution_n that_o husband_n shall_v not_o discharge_v their_o wife_n with_o a_o word_n bid_v they_o be_v go_v out_o of_o door_n i._n e._n put_v they_o away_o rash_o and_o in_o a_o sudden_a fit_a of_o anger_n but_o first_o write_v they_o a_o bill_n contain_v their_o pleasure_n herein_o which_o be_v a_o deliberate_a act_n may_v possible_o hinder_v this_o divorce_n to_o which_o they_o may_v be_v prone_a in_o a_o passion_n but_o not_o after_o some_o consideration_n the_o form_n of_o this_o bill_n be_v in_o mr._n selden_n and_o exact_o scan_v lib._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n xxiv_o who_o observe_v also_o in_o another_o place_n of_o that_o book_n cap._n xix_o that_o as_o for_o five_o hundred_o year_n or_o more_o the_o roman_a state_n flourish_v without_o the_o use_n of_o divorce_n so_o for_o seven_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o make_n of_o this_o law_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o bill_n of_o divorce_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v till_o the_o day_n of_o isaiah_n see_v chap._n l._n 1._o and_o but_o rare_o afterward_o and_o give_v it_o into_o her_o hand_n say_v these_o or_o some_o such_o like_a word_n behold_v this_o be_v thy_o bill_n of_o divorce_n otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o good_a and_o there_o be_v to_o be_v at_o least_o two_o witness_n unto_o it_o as_o the_o jew_n say_v who_o make_v ten_o thing_n necessary_a which_o they_o think_v to_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o law_n itself_o to_o make_v the_o bill_n legal_a see_v selden_n in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n xxv_o and_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o house_n this_o dr._n hammond_n in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a look_v upon_o as_o a_o obligation_n upon_o her_o husband_n to_o furnish_v she_o for_o her_o journey_n to_o endow_v she_o and_o make_v provision_n for_o she_o for_o so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o send_v out_o signify_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o provide_v a_o viaticum_fw-la 1_o corinth_n xvi_o 6_o 11._o iii_o titus_n 13._o where_o it_o be_v explain_v by_o let_v nothing_o be_v want_v but_o the_o jew_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o divorce_n be_v perfect_a and_o legitimate_a before_o he_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o door_n for_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n in_o such_o a_o form_n as_o plain_o show_v their_o matrimony_n be_v dissolve_v and_o that_o she_o be_v no_o part_n of_o his_o family_n though_o he_o have_v not_o actual_o send_v she_o away_o yet_o if_o he_o keep_v she_o still_o in_o his_o house_n after_o this_o bill_n be_v deliver_v into_o her_o hand_n it_o be_v presume_v they_o cohabit_v together_o and_o he_o be_v to_o give_v she_o a_o new_a bill_n of_o divorce_n in_o all_o which_o i_o can_v see_v nothing_o like_o a_o command_n for_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n if_o they_o be_v disagreeable_a which_o the_o jew_n will_v fain_o extort_v out_o of_o these_o word_n and_o so_o they_o speak_v unto_o our_o bless_a lord_n xix_o matth._n 7._o though_o in_o another_o place_n they_o speak_v of_o it_o only_o as_o a_o permission_n x_o mark_v 3_o the_o plain_a intent_n of_o this_o law_n be_v this_o that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n as_o they_o be_v here_o suffer_v to_o do_v she_o may_v marry_v another_o man_n but_o if_o that_o new_a husband_n die_v she_o may_v not_o return_v to_o her_o first_o husband_n again_o see_v buxtorf_n the_o sponsal_n &_o divort._n p._n 107_o 108_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o show_v that_o moses_n rather_o suppose_v than_o permit_v divorce_n p._n 113_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o when_o she_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o his_o house_n so_o that_o it_o be_v public_o know_v she_o be_v no_o long_o his_o wife_n she_o may_v go_v and_o be_v another_o man_n wife_n the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n be_v whole_o break_v by_o the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n whereby_o he_o renounce_v all_o interest_n in_o she_o and_o express_o say_v in_o the_o very_a body_n of_o the_o bill_n as_o we_o speak_v it_o may_v be_v free_a to_o thou_o to_o marry_v with_o who_o thou_o will_v much_o more_o be_v the_o bond_n break_v by_o adultery_n for_o which_o our_o saviour_n give_v a_o man_n leave_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o take_v another_o see_v david_n chytraeus_n concern_v this_o matter_n p._n 117_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o report_v a_o very_a wise_a resolution_n of_o luther_n pomeranus_n and_o melancthon_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o criminal_a person_n verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o if_o the_o latter_a husband_n hate_v she_o and_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n and_o give_v it_o she_o in_o her_o hand_n and_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o house_n this_o show_n that_o no_o other_o way_n of_o put_v away_o a_o wife_n be_v allow_v but_o only_o this_o for_o as_o maimonides_n well_o observe_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlix_o if_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a to_o do_v it_o by_o bare_a word_n or_o simple_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o house_n any_o woman_n may_v have_v leave_v her_o husband_n and_o say_v she_o be_v put_v away_o both_o she_o and_o he_o that_o commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o pretend_v a_o divorce_n when_o her_o husband_n have_v give_v she_o none_o therefore_o the_o law_n wise_o provide_v none_o shall_v be_v put_v away_o but_o by_o such_o a_o bill_n as_o be_v beforementioned_a whereby_o a_o authentic_a testimony_n be_v give_v of_o it_o or_o if_o her_o latter_a husband_n die_v which_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n whereby_o she_o become_v free_a again_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v observe_v vii_o rom._n 2._o ver._n 4._o her_o former_a husband_n which_o send_v she_o away_o may_v verse_n 4_o not_o take_v she_o again_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n one_o will_v have_v think_v there_o can_v have_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o any_o man_n be_v desire_v her_o again_o who_o he_o have_v solemn_o send_v away_o with_o dislike_n but_o such_o be_v the_o levity_n and_o fickleness_n of_o humane_a nature_n the_o jew_n at_o least_o be_v so_o inconstant_a that_o it_o seem_v man_n sometime_o seek_v after_o that_o which_o they_o have_v reject_v and_o this_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o injustice_n in_o put_v away_o a_o wife_n without_o sufficient_a cause_n as_o by_o this_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o may_v not_o again_o enjoy_v she_o after_o that_o she_o be_v defile_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o former_a husband_n may_v not_o marry_v she_o again_o as_o the_o jew_n take_v it_o because_o by_o her_o second_o marriage_n she_o be_v defile_v which_o they_o say_v she_o be_v so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o have_v she_o again_o though_o she_o have_v be_v only_o espouse_v to_o a_o new_a husband_n who_o have_v never_o lie_v with_o she_o for_o they_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o her_o second_o marriage_n and_o second_o espousal_n but_o think_v a_o woman_n contract_v such_o a_o pollution_n by_o her_o second_o espousal_n that_o she_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o much_o pollute_v if_o she_o have_v play_v the_o whore_n after_o her_o divorce_n for_o in_o that_o case_n they_o say_v he_o may_v notwithstanding_o have_v marry_v she_o again_o but_o not_o after_o she_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o another_o thus_o mr._n selden_n report_v their_o opinion_n lib._n i._o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n xi_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o mahometan_n who_o be_v wont_v in_o many_o thing_n to_o ape_n the_o jew_n here_o quite_o differ_v from_o they_o allow_v a_o man_n liberty_n to_o take_v his_o wife_n again_o though_o he_o have_v divorce_v she_o three_o time_n now_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o a_o divorce_a woman_n be_v account_v defile_v or_o unclean_a after_o another_o man_n have_v marry_v she_o i_o suppose_v be_v that_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o solemn_a renunciation_n of_o her_o former_a husband_n on_o her_o part_n who_o have_v be_v renounce_v by_o he_o by_o the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n but_o he_o be_v not_o absolute_o renounce_v by_o she_o till_o she_o marry_v another_o whereby_o she_o be_v total_o alienate_v from_o he_o this_o make_v her_o unclean_a not_o in_o herself_o nor_o with_o respect_n to_o her_o
second_o husband_n who_o she_o marry_v nor_o with_o respect_n to_o any_o other_o man_n who_o may_v marry_v she_o without_o any_o pollution_n but_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o her_o first_o husband_n unto_o who_o by_o this_o law_n she_o be_v make_v unclean_a for_o so_o all_o thing_n forbid_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v account_v as_o appear_v from_o x_o act_n 14_o 15._o where_o all_o meat_n prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n be_v call_v unclean_a and_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v cleanse_v they_o by_o take_v off_o that_o prohibition_n for_o that_o be_v abomination_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o return_v to_o her_o first_o husband_n and_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n again_o for_o this_o say_v abarbinel_n be_v to_o imitate_v the_o egyptian_n who_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o take_v they_o again_o into_o their_o house_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o great_a filthiness_n but_o this_o intimate_v that_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v to_o any_o other_o man_n but_o keep_v herself_o free_a she_o may_v have_v be_v his_o wife_n again_o if_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o she_o and_o this_o show_v also_o that_o god_n intend_v to_o discourage_v they_o from_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n by_o make_v they_o uncapable_a after_o they_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o another_o for_o ever_o to_o enjoy_v they_o again_o though_o they_o grow_v very_o rich_a or_o otherwise_o desirable_a which_o incline_v many_o no_o doubt_n to_o consider_v well_o before_o they_o part_v with_o they_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o cause_v the_o land_n to_o sin_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n may_v by_o such_o a_o large_a indulgence_n have_v be_v tempt_v to_o pollute_v it_o with_o many_o sin_n and_o thereby_o bring_v god_n judgement_n upon_o it_o see_v iii_o jerem._n 1._o for_o as_o isaac_n arama_n gloss_n if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v prohibit_v a_o gate_n have_v be_v open_v unto_o vile_a man_n to_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o thereby_o fill_v the_o land_n with_o whoredom_n ver._n 5._o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o new_a wife_n the_o verse_n 5_o hebrew_n think_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o xx._n 7._o that_o whether_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o virgin_n or_o a_o widow_n he_o be_v to_o have_v the_o privilege_n here_o mention_v yea_o they_o extend_v it_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n but_o not_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v she_o who_o he_o put_v away_o and_o may_v take_v again_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v since_o that_o to_z another_z man._n for_o she_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o new_a wife_n he_o shall_v not_o go_v out_o to_o war_n see_v xx_o deut._n 7._o nor_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o business_n no_o public_a employment_n be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o he_o which_o may_v occasion_v his_o absence_n from_o his_o wife_n not_o so_o much_o as_o watch_v or_o such_o like_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v what_o be_v say_v about_o the_o fearful_a and_o timorous_a who_o be_v bid_v to_o return_v home_o from_o the_o army_n lest_o they_o dishearten_v their_o brethren_n xx._n 8._o and_o yet_o these_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o furnish_v the_o army_n with_o victual_n and_o water_n to_o clear_v the_o way_n and_o take_v up_o their_o quarter_n but_o a_o new_a bridegroom_n be_v free_a from_o all_o these_o only_o they_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o war_n by_o the_o divine_a commandment_n and_o one_o undertake_v voluntary_o unto_o the_o former_a of_o which_o they_o think_v this_o immunity_n do_v not_o extend_v but_o only_o to_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o margin_n these_o word_n be_v translate_v nor_o any_o thing_n pass_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o pay_v tribute_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a at_o home_n for_o one_o year_n the_o same_o time_n of_o freedom_n it_o be_v think_v reasonable_a to_o grant_v unto_o builder_n and_o planter_n because_o they_o be_v join_v with_o new_a marry_a man_n in_o the_o speech_n the_o priest_n make_v before_o they_o go_v to_o battle_n xx._n 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o shall_v cheer_v up_o his_o wife_n who_o he_o have_v take_v make_v much_o of_o she_o as_o we_o speak_v and_o so_o endear_v himself_o to_o she_o by_o his_o kindness_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o occasion_n of_o a_o divorce_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o which_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v intend_v that_o by_o so_o long_a a_o conversation_n together_o without_o any_o interruption_n they_o may_v have_v so_o perfect_a a_o understanding_n one_o of_o another_o and_o such_o a_o mutual_a confidence_n may_v be_v settle_v that_o he_o may_v not_o easy_o entertain_v any_o jealousy_n of_o she_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v absent_a in_o the_o war_n or_o elsewhere_o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o nether_a or_o the_o upper_a millstone_n to_o pledge_v this_o be_v a_o law_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o xx_o exod._n 26_o 27._o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o mercy_n beneficence_n and_o clemency_n towards_o the_o poor_a as_o maimonides_n speak_v more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap_n thirty-nine_o for_o he_o take_v a_o man_n life_n to_o pledge_v that_o be_v his_o livelihood_n by_o which_o he_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o starve_v by_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o take_v any_o other_o thing_n for_o a_o security_n by_o the_o want_n of_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v undo_v for_o instance_n they_o do_v not_o allow_v any_o man_n to_o seize_v upon_o the_o ox_n which_o be_v at_o plough_n he_o who_o break_v this_o law_n be_v scourge_v ver._n 7._o if_o a_o man_n be_v find_v steal_v any_o of_o his_o brethren_n verse_n 7_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n if_o he_o be_v either_o take_v in_o the_o fact_n or_o it_o be_v plain_o prove_v against_o he_o so_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o athenian_a law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o apparent_a man-stealer_n and_o make_v merchandise_n of_o he_o or_o sell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o man-stealing_a to_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o he_o either_o by_o exchange_v he_o for_o some_o commodity_n or_o sell_v he_o for_o money_n then_o that_o thief_n shall_v die_v this_o crime_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n though_o steal_v of_o beast_n or_o other_o thing_n be_v not_o see_v xxi_o exod._n 16._o because_o it_o be_v very_o heinous_a on_o a_o double_a account_n both_o by_o deprive_v the_o community_n of_o one_o of_o its_o member_n and_o make_v he_o a_o slave_n in_o another_o country_n and_o indeed_o the_o most_o moderate_a lawyer_n do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o secure_v man_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o thing_n very_o valuable_a but_o by_o inflict_v such_o a_o punishment_n on_o those_o that_o steal_v they_o thus_o after_o solon_n have_v temper_v the_o rigid_a law_n of_o draco_n which_o punish_v all_o theft_n with_o death_n by_o order_v in_o most_o case_n only_o the_o payment_n of_o double_a he_o enact_v the_o steal_n of_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v capital_a nay_o he_o make_v it_o a_o great_a crime_n to_o steal_v dung_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a value_n in_o that_o country_n which_o be_v very_o barren_a &_o need_v it_o for_o their_o ground_n how_o much_o more_o valuable_a be_v a_o man_n in_o all_o man_n account_n who_o if_o any_o man_n steal_v the_o law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o death_n shall_v be_v his_o punishment_n as_o xenophon_n report_v it_o and_o he_o be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man-stealer_n who_o not_o only_o by_o force_n or_o by_o fraud_n carry_v away_o a_o free_a man_n and_o sell_v he_o for_o a_o slave_n or_o suppress_v he_o but_o he_o who_o inveigle_v away_o another_o man_n servant_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o run_v away_o or_o conceal_v such_o a_o fugitive_n as_o samuel_n petitus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o pollux_n and_o other_o lib._n vii_o in_o leges_fw-la attica_n tit._n v._o p._n 533._o which_o make_v i_o think_v not_o only_o he_o that_o steal_v one_o of_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o he_o that_o steal_v a_o proselyte_n of_o any_o sort_n or_o the_o servant_n of_o a_o stranger_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o punishment_n mention_v in_o this_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o by_o these_o word_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o crime_n for_o they_o be_v never_o use_v in_o this_o book_n but_o when_o moses_n speak_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o some_o enormous_a sin_n see_v xiii_o 5._o xvii_o 7._o xix_o 19_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 8_o
ver._n 8._o take_v heed_n in_o the_o plague_n of_o leprosy_n that_o thou_o observe_v diligent_o this_o be_v the_o high_a legal_a uncleanness_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a caution_n be_v to_o be_v use_v to_o prevent_v its_o contagion_n and_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n they_o be_v constitute_v by_o the_o law_n the_o sole_a judge_n whether_o a_o man_n have_v the_o leprosy_n or_o no_o and_o be_v to_o order_v his_o separation_n from_o other_o if_o he_o have_v and_o frequent_o make_v inspection_n whether_o it_o spread_v or_o be_v at_o a_o stand_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o chapter_n of_o leviticus_n where_o there_o be_v law_n about_o house_n and_o garment_n as_o well_o as_o person_n infect_v with_o this_o disease_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o shall_v teach_v you_o to_o teach_v in_o this_o place_n signify_v to_o declare_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n by_o the_o judge_n of_o it_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n thus_o jehosaphat_n be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v his_o prince_n to_o teach_v in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o with_o they_o he_o send_v levite_n and_o priest_n 2_o chron._n xviii_o 18._o where_o r._n solomon_n note_n that_o it_o be_v the_o business_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v as_o be_v here_o write_v in_o this_o place_n which_o he_o quote_v and_o the_o prince_n go_v with_o they_o that_o none_o may_v disobey_v they_o but_o be_v constrain_v by_o their_o authority_n to_o do_v according_a to_o their_o command_n see_v mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o religious_a assembly_n chap._n ii_o p._n 22._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o in_o leviticus_n direction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n how_o to_o proceed_v in_o judge_a leprosy_n but_o no_o provision_n make_v till_o now_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v stand_v to_o their_o judgement_n they_o who_o imagine_v that_o the_o priest_n have_v the_o care_n of_o leper_n as_o their_o physician_n forget_v that_o no_o other_o disease_a person_n be_v order_v to_o repair_v to_o they_o which_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o cure_v they_o but_o only_o to_o preserve_v other_o from_o be_v defile_v by_o they_o and_o to_o do_v what_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o cleanse_n when_o they_o be_v heal_v by_o god_n as_o i_o command_v they_o so_o shall_v you_o observe_v to_o do_v they_o be_v so_o to_o observe_v the_o priest_n as_o to_o mark_v what_o god_n command_v and_o according_o obey_v they_o not_o against_o but_o according_a to_o his_o command_n ver._n 9_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v unto_o verse_n 9_o miriam_n by_o the_o way_n after_o that_o you_o be_v come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v mention_v that_o they_o may_v not_o think_v much_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o seven_o day_n when_o they_o be_v but_o suspect_v to_o have_v the_o leprosy_n and_o seven_o day_n more_o to_o make_v far_a trial_n and_o to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n when_o it_o appear_v plain_o they_o have_v this_o disease_n xiii_o levit._n 4_o 5_o 45_o 46._o since_o so_o great_a a_o person_n as_o miriam_n be_v exclude_v so_o long_o from_o the_o society_n of_o god_n people_n xii_o numb_a 15._o and_o this_o may_v be_v also_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o admonition_n to_o take_v care_n lest_o they_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n which_o bring_v this_o punishment_n on_o miriam_n or_o disobey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o may_v bring_v the_o like_a or_o some_o other_o judgement_n upon_o they_o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o when_o thou_o do_v lend_v thy_o brother_n any_o thing_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v into_o his_o house_n to_o fetch_v his_o pledge_n this_o be_v a_o very_a merciful_a provision_n for_o the_o poor_a who_o house_n he_o will_v have_v so_o privilege_v that_o no_o man_n may_v enter_v into_o they_o without_o their_o consent_n and_o there_o choose_v what_o he_o please_v for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o debt_n but_o he_o be_v to_o take_v what_o the_o borrower_n can_v best_o spare_v verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o thou_o shall_v stand_v abroad_o keep_v without_o door_n and_o the_o man_n to_o who_o thou_o do_v lend_v shall_v bring_v out_o the_o pledge_n abroad_o unto_o thou_o so_o the_o debtor_n not_o the_o creditor_n be_v to_o choose_v what_o pledge_n he_o will_v give_v for_o he_o best_o know_v what_o he_o can_v with_o most_o convenience_n to_o himself_o part_v withal_o and_o if_o it_o be_v sufficient_a the_o lender_n have_v reason_n to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o it_o verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o and_o if_o the_o man_n be_v poor_a thou_o shall_v not_o sleep_v with_o his_o pledge_n but_o restore_v it_o before_o night_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o life_n or_o health_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n demonstrate_v verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o in_o any_o case_n thou_o shall_v deliver_v he_o the_o pledge_n again_o when_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o that_o he_o may_v sleep_v in_o his_o own_o raiment_n and_o not_o to_o be_v force_v to_o borrow_v of_o other_o a_o necessary_a cover_v to_o defend_v he_o from_o the_o cold_a and_o not_o be_v able_a perhaps_o to_o procure_v it_o see_v xxii_o exod._n 26_o 27._o which_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v intend_v to_o keep_v they_o from_o take_v any_o pledge_n of_o a_o very_a poor_a man._n for_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v they_o every_o morning_n fetch_v a_o pledge_n and_o every_o evening_n carry_v it_o back_o again_o which_o will_v only_o create_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n and_o bless_v thou_o pray_v god_n to_o bless_v thou_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v righteousness_n unto_o thou_o before_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n procure_v thou_o a_o blessing_n from_o god_n who_o will_v esteem_v it_o a_o act_n of_o great_a mercy_n which_o be_v often_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o righteousness_n in_o the_o holy_a book_n cxii_o psalm_n 9_o x_o prov._n 2_o etc._n etc._n nay_o such_o like_a action_n be_v proper_o call_v tzedekah_n or_o righteousness_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o maimonides_n who_o observe_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n liii_o that_o this_o word_n do_v not_o mere_o signify_v give_v to_o every_o man_n his_o own_o for_o when_o a_o man_n pay_v the_o hireling_n his_o wage_n or_o a_o debtor_n pay_v his_o creditor_n that_o be_v not_o call_v tzedekah_n but_o what_o a_o man_n do_v out_o of_o pure_a love_n to_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n as_o when_o a_o man_n cure_v a_o poor_a wretch_n of_o his_o wound_n be_v proper_o call_v by_o that_o name_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o restore_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n pledge_n it_o shall_v be_v to_o thou_o for_o righteousness_n that_o be_v say_v dr._n hammond_n in_o his_o practical_a catechism_n that_o degree_n of_o mercy_n which_o the_o law_n require_v of_o every_o jew_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v account_v righteous_a but_o there_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o bounty_n beyond_o this_o called_z chusidah_fw-mi which_o be_v a_o excess_n of_o righteousness_n or_o goodness_n ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o hire_a servant_n verse_n 14_o either_o by_o put_v more_o work_n upon_o he_o than_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v or_o by_o detain_v his_o wage_n when_o it_o be_v do_v the_o latter_a of_o these_o be_v most_o proper_o here_o denote_v as_o const_n l'empereur_n observe_v out_o of_o d._n kimchi_n who_o in_o his_o book_n of_o root_n say_v the_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o word_n here_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o lie_v in_o this_o that_o the_o former_a signify_v to_o defraud_v the_o latter_a to_o take_v away_o by_o violence_n but_o the_o former_a signify_v to_o detain_v by_o force_n and_o the_o other_o to_o take_v away_o by_o force_n what_o belong_v to_o another_o and_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o allege_v this_o place_n in_o deuteronomy_n which_o he_o thus_o translate_v thou_o shall_v not_o detain_v by_o force_n the_o wage_n of_o the_o hireling_n which_o be_v express_v more_o clear_o iii_o malachi_n 5._o annot._n in_o bava_n kama_fw-la cap._n ix_o sect._n vii_o p._n 247._o that_o be_v poor_a and_o needy_a and_o therefore_o the_o more_o to_o be_v pity_v and_o not_o oppress_v either_o by_o give_v he_o less_o wage_n than_o another_o man_n when_o he_o ought_v rather_o to_o have_v great_a or_o by_o keep_v back_o his_o hire_n beyond_o the_o time_n wherein_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v for_o as_o the_o ancient_a lawyer_n say_v minus_n solvit_fw-la qui_fw-la tempore_fw-la minus_fw-la solvit_fw-la as_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o grotius_n upon_o five_o james_n 4._o whether_o he_o be_v of_o thy_o brethren_n or_o
of_o thy_o stranger_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o land_n within_o thy_o gate_n no_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v make_v between_o a_o natural_a jew_n and_o a_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n according_a to_o the_o general_a law_n xix_o levit_fw-la 34._o for_o such_o oppression_n may_v tempt_v they_o to_o do_v very_o wicked_a thing_n for_o instance_n expose_v or_o kill_v their_o child_n when_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o maintain_v they_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o be_v frequent_o guilty_a of_o this_o and_o think_v it_o no_o crime_n when_o their_o poverty_n constrain_v they_o to_o it_o see_v petrus_n petitus_fw-la lib._n iii_o miscell_n observe_v cap._n xvii_o where_o he_o produce_v many_o proof_n of_o it_o both_o out_o of_o greek_a and_o roman_a author_n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o at_o his_o day_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o either_o by_o contract_n or_o by_o natural_a equity_n and_o whether_o he_o have_v agree_v to_o serve_v he_o for_o a_o day_n or_o a_o month_n or_o a_o year_n at_o the_o time_n when_o his_o wage_n be_v due_a it_o be_v to_o be_v punctual_o pay_v unless_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v it_o remain_v in_o his_o hand_n for_o this_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o mercy_n but_o of_o justice_n to_o pay_v a_o hireling_n his_o wage_n neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a this_o show_v he_o speak_v particular_o of_o one_o that_o serve_v for_o a_o day_n wage_n and_o can_v not_o forbear_v the_o payment_n of_o it_o because_o he_o be_v so_o poor_a as_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v himself_o and_o family_n necessary_n without_o it_o and_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o it_o eager_o expect_v it_o as_o the_o support_n of_o his_o life_n so_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o with_o it_o he_o support_v his_o soul_n that_o be_v his_o life_n lest_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n make_v grievous_a complaint_n to_o he_o who_o make_v both_o rich_a and_o poor_a and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o god_n will_v hear_v his_o cry_n and_o severe_o punish_v thou_o see_v five_o james_n 4._o ver._n 16._o the_o father_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o verse_n 16_o child_n neither_o shall_v the_o child_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o father_n every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n this_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o common_a reason_n which_o be_v ancient_o express_v in_o this_o vulgar_a say_n noxa_fw-la caput_fw-la sequitur_fw-la and_o be_v excellent_o express_v by_o dion_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v every_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o misfortune_n which_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n think_v extend_v to_o the_o child_n of_o traitor_n unto_o who_o he_o allow_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o law_n as_o we_o read_v in_o so_o many_o word_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 6._o 2_o chron._n xxv_o 4._o and_o not_o only_a philo_n but_o diony_n hallicarnassaeus_n condemn_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o nation_n who_o put_v to_o death_n the_o child_n of_o tyrant_n or_o traitor_n see_v grotius_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n xxi_o sect._n xiii_o fourteen_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o god_n indeed_o threaten_v to_o visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o in_o this_o case_n jure_fw-la dominij_fw-la non_fw-la poenae_fw-la utitur_fw-la he_o use_v the_o right_n of_o dominion_n not_o of_o punishment_n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o thou_o shall_v not_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o stranger_n nor_o of_o the_o fatherless_a nor_o of_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v join_v with_o they_o v._o 19_o for_o such_o person_n common_o have_v none_o to_o stand_v by_o they_o and_o plead_v their_o cause_n and_o therefore_o the_o judge_n be_v to_o take_v the_o great_a care_n to_o see_v they_o have_v justice_n do_v xxii_o exod._n 21._o xxiii_o 9_o nor_o take_v the_o widow_n raiment_n to_o pledge_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o one_o that_o be_v poor_a as_o appear_v from_o v._o 12._o see_v xxii_o exod._n 21_o 26_o 27._o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o but_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o bondman_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o lord_n redeem_v thou_o thence_o therefore_o i_o command_v thou_o to_o do_v this_o thing_n the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o own_o miserable_a condition_n in_o egypt_n till_o god_n take_v pity_n upon_o they_o be_v to_o work_v compassion_n in_o they_o towards_o other_o in_o the_o like_o forlorn_a estate_n otherwise_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v they_o as_o they_o ought_v this_o be_v often_o urge_v as_o a_o reason_n for_o show_v mercy_n to_o stranger_n and_o such_o like_a helpless_a person_n particular_o in_o xix_o levit._fw-la 33_o 34._o and_o in_o this_o book_n x._o 19_o 20._o xv._o 15._o ver._n 19_o when_o thou_o cut_v down_o thy_o harvest_n in_o thy_o field_n and_o have_v forget_v a_o sheaf_n in_o the_o field_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v back_o again_o to_o fetch_v it_o there_o be_v many_o merciful_a law_n about_o the_o poor_a see_v xix_o levit._n 9_o 10._o xxiii_o 22._o they_o be_v all_o put_v together_o by_o mr._n selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n vi_o where_o the_o exposition_n the_o talmudist_n give_v of_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v so_o strict_a that_o it_o can_v do_v little_a good_a for_o they_o say_v a_o sheaf_n be_v not_o take_v to_o be_v forget_v unless_o not_o only_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o field_n but_o all_o the_o labourer_n forget_v it_o and_o if_o none_o of_o they_o remember_v it_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n that_o pass_v by_o that_o way_n come_v and_o give_v they_o notice_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o look_v upon_o as_o leave_v by_o forgetfulness_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o extend_v this_o law_n not_o only_o to_o sheaf_n of_o corn_n leave_v in_o the_o field_n but_o to_o bunch_n of_o grape_n and_o other_o fruit_n which_o be_v leave_v behind_o in_o their_o vineyard_n or_o orchard_n and_o it_o seem_v no_o unreasonable_a interpretation_n of_o this_o law_n that_o if_o a_o owner_n of_o a_o field_n or_o his_o workman_n call_v to_o mind_n before_o they_o be_v go_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o field_n that_o a_o sheaf_n be_v leave_v in_o such_o a_o place_n they_o may_v go_v back_o and_o fetch_v it_o but_o not_o if_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o city_n they_o that_o will_v see_v more_o case_n about_o this_o matter_n may_v look_v into_o maimonides_n de_fw-fr donis_n pauperum_fw-la translate_v by_o dr._n h._n prideaux_n cap._n v._o and_o his_o very_a learned_a annotation_n upon_o it_o josephus_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v interpret_v this_o law_n most_o charitable_o lib._n iu._n archaeolog_n cap._n viii_o where_o he_o say_v they_o be_v not_o only_o not_o to_o go_v back_o to_o fetch_v what_o they_o have_v forget_v but_o to_o leave_v on_o purpose_n corn_n and_o grape_n and_o olive_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o stranger_n for_o the_o fatherless_a and_o for_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v common_o put_v together_o as_o proper_a object_n of_o charity_n and_o be_v as_o mr._n selden_n speak_v a_o kind_a of_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o word_n poor_a that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n make_v their_o land_n still_o very_o fruitful_a which_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o their_o charity_n ver._n 20._o when_o thou_o beat_v thy_o olive-tree_n as_o verse_n 20_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o those_o country_n with_o stick_n to_o bring_v down_o the_o olive_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o the_o bough_n again_o not_o search_v the_o bough_n after_o they_o be_v beat_v whether_o any_o be_v leave_v it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o stranger_n etc._n etc._n who_o may_v go_v into_o the_o olive-yard_n after_o the_o owner_n have_v carry_v out_o his_o fruit_n and_o gather_v what_o they_o find_v still_o remain_v on_o the_o tree_n verse_n 21_o ver._n 21._o when_o thou_o gather_v the_o grape_n of_o thy_o vineyard_n thou_o shall_v not_o glean_v it_o afterward_o by_o make_v a_o new_a gather_n after_o the_o first_o but_o if_o the_o poor_a themselves_o leave_v any_o behind_o after_o the_o usual_a time_n allow_v for_o the_o gather_v such_o fruit_n or_o corn_n as_o be_v leave_v for_o they_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o owner_n to_o take_v it_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v either_o to_o pay_v the_o poor_a the_o price_n of_o it_o or_o to_o leave_v it_o for_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o bird_n for_o the_o command_n be_v say_v the_o jewish_a doctor_n who_o nice_o scan_v these_o thing_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o poor_a and_o
of_o what_o he_o say_v or_o rather_o that_o the_o next_o time_n he_o go_v up_o to_o worship_n at_o god_n house_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v this_o declaration_n before_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o be_v the_o most_o likely_a interpretation_n because_o these_o word_n before_o the_o lord_n be_v always_o so_o use_v in_o these_o book_n and_o unless_o they_o have_v be_v oblige_v to_o this_o their_o covetous_a and_o cruel_a disposition_n may_v have_v incline_v they_o to_o defraud_v the_o poor_a which_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v prevent_v for_o though_o man_n may_v have_v satisfy_v themselves_o in_o omit_v this_o profession_n if_o it_o have_v be_v leave_v mere_o to_o their_o own_o private_a conscience_n yet_o when_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o come_v and_o make_v it_o public_o at_o god_n own_o house_n as_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v it_o so_o few_o will_v be_v find_v so_o impudent_o profane_a as_o solemn_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n to_o god_n himself_o i_o have_v bring_v away_o the_o hallow_a thing_n thing_n separate_v by_o the_o divine_a commandment_n from_o their_o own_o private_a use_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a out_o of_o my_o house_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o they_o have_v gather_v and_o also_o i_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o the_o levite_n and_o unto_o the_o stranger_n to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o to_o the_o widow_n that_o be_v unto_o the_o refreshment_n of_o the_o poor_a so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n v._n 2._o which_o be_v worth_a the_o mention_v in_o the_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithing_n for_o the_o poor_a you_o shall_v give_v the_o first_o tithe_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o then_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o poor_a to_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n that_o they_o may_v eat_v in_o their_o city_n and_o be_v fill_v according_a to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n which_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n beforementioned_a fourteen_o 29._o i_o 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they_o with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n set_a yourselves_o sincere_o and_o hearty_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o ver._n 17._o thou_o have_v avouch_v so_o the_o hebrew_n verse_n 17_o word_n signify_v as_o job_n ludolphus_n observe_v who_o render_v it_o asseverare_fw-la seriò_fw-la affirmare_fw-la being_n the_o same_o with_o the_o french_a word_n avoüer_n and_o may_v be_v here_o translate_v thou_o have_v solemn_o profess_v or_o rather_o protest_v the_o lord_z this_o day_n the_o word_n this_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n but_o he_o say_v simple_o hajom_o not_o hajom_o hazeh_a the_o day_n or_o that_o day_n which_o signify_v the_o time_n when_o moses_n deliver_v these_o law_n from_o god_n to_o be_v thy_o god_n then_o they_o own_v he_o to_o be_v their_o king_n and_o governor_n for_o so_o the_o name_n of_o elohim_n proper_o signify_v dignity_n empire_n and_o authority_n as_o grotius_n observe_v upon_o xx_o exod._n and_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n before_o he_o expound_v these_o very_a word_n which_o say_v he_o have_v respect_n to_o god_n as_o their_o emperor_n who_o have_v the_o supreme_a government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n with_o a_o right_n and_o authority_n of_o constitute_a law_n and_o give_v mandate_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o that_o government_n sacror_fw-la elaeochrism_n p._n ii_o cap._n lii_o p._n 509._o see_v xxiv_o exod._n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o xxxiv_o 27._o and_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n by_o his_o way_n that_o author_n understand_v the_o moral_a precept_n write_v on_o table_n of_o stone_n to_o keep_v his_o statute_n the_o ritual_a precept_n and_o his_o commandment_n concern_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n and_o his_o judgement_n the_o political_a precept_n belong_v to_o their_o good_a government_n and_o to_o hearken_v unto_o his_o voice_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v declare_v from_o his_o oracle_n when_o they_o consult_v it_o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o and_o the_o lord_n have_v avouch_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o same_o time_n for_o the_o word_n this_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o lord_n assure_v the_o israelite_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n in_o a_o special_a manner_n provide_v they_o make_v good_a their_o promise_n of_o keep_v his_o commandment_n for_o the_o covenant_n be_v mutual_a see_v xxiv_o exod._n 3_o 7._o xix_o 5_o 6._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n these_o two_o verse_n in_o this_o manner_n you_o have_v take_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o reign_v over_o you_o to_o day_n that_o he_o may_v be_v your_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n reign_v over_o you_o a_o people_n dedicate_v to_o his_o name_n as_o his_o peculiar_a etc._n etc._n where_o memra_n the_o word_n can_v be_v understand_v other_o way_n than_o of_o the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o deity_n ver._n 19_o and_o to_o make_v thou_o high_a above_o all_o nation_n that_o he_o have_v make_v it_o be_v a_o pious_a note_n of_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a glory_n to_o the_o faithful_a than_o that_o they_o be_v peculiarly_a grateful_a devote_a dedicate_v verse_n 19_o obedient_a unto_o god_n as_o his_o child_n in_o praise_n and_o in_o name_n and_o in_o honour_n these_o word_n express_v his_o singular_a kindness_n to_o they_o in_o that_o though_o all_o nation_n be_v his_o be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o he_o the_o lord_n and_o governor_n of_o they_o all_o yet_o he_o promise_v to_o have_v such_o a_o special_a favour_n to_o they_o that_o all_o nation_n round_o they_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o speak_v with_o admiration_n of_o their_o happiness_n and_o the_o honour_n he_o have_v do_v they_o all_o this_o be_v include_v in_o those_o word_n beforementioned_a xix_o exod._n 5_o 6._o where_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n be_v explain_v that_o 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mount_n ebal_n v._o 4._o after_o the_o take_n of_o jericho_n and_o ai_fw-fr as_o appear_v from_o viii_o joshua_n 30._o for_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n give_v they_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v before_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v what_o be_v here_o require_v that_o thou_o shall_v set_v thou_o up_o great_a stone_n it_o be_v not_o say_v how_o many_o but_o some_o fancy_n there_o be_v twelve_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o pillar_n which_o moses_n employ_v xxiv_o exod._n 4._o when_o he_o make_v the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n but_o unless_o we_o can_v certain_o determine_v how_o much_o of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v write_v upon_o these_o stone_n we_o can_v give_v a_o good_a guess_n
hierom_n time_n to_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o signify_v not_o mere_o all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o these_o blessing_n and_o curse_n but_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n so_o that_o whether_o this_o whole_a book_n i._n e._n all_o the_o law_n contain_v in_o it_o write_v upon_o the_o pillar_n or_o only_o these_o blessing_n and_o curse_n the_o matter_n come_v to_o the_o same_o issue_n because_o all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o book_n be_v comprehend_v in_o this_o last_o curse_n yea_o all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o moses_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o very_o material_a neither_o whether_o only_o these_o curse_n and_o blessing_n be_v recite_v upon_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o ebal_n or_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o moses_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o about_o which_o the_o jew_n themselves_o differ_v but_o they_o that_o be_v of_o the_o latter_a opinion_n think_v it_o well_o ground_a upon_o viii_o josh_n 33._o where_o we_o read_v how_o joshua_n careful_o perform_v what_o moses_n here_o enjoin_v and_o that_o his_o word_n may_v not_o be_v forget_v moses_n seem_v to_o have_v order_v the_o continuance_n of_o this_o solemnity_n every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o twenty_o nine_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n the_o misâ—hna_n in_o sota_n which_o i_o have_v often_o mention_v conclude_v this_o matter_n with_o these_o word_n when_o the_o blessing_n and_o the_o curse_n be_v end_v they_o bring_v stone_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n which_o they_o plaster_v over_o and_o write_v upon_o they_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n in_o seventy_o language_n but_o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o the_o stone_n on_o which_o the_o law_n be_v write_v be_v different_a from_o the_o altar_n and_o be_v erect_v before_o the_o build_n of_o the_o altar_n the_o gemara_n there_o add_v cap._n vii_o sect._n xxiv_o that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o israelite_n there_o present_a stand_v bind_v one_o for_o another_o that_o be_v for_o the_o whole_a company_n that_o they_o will_v observe_v these_o law_n which_o i_o know_v not_o how_o they_o extract_v out_o of_o moses_n his_o word_n but_o their_o doctor_n frequent_o mention_v it_o in_o their_o book_n and_o make_v this_o pious_a use_n of_o it_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o security_n which_o they_o give_v for_o each_o other_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o reprove_v his_o neighbour_n if_o he_o see_v he_o offend_v unless_o he_o be_v content_a to_o undergo_v the_o punishment_n which_o be_v threaten_v unto_o the_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n and_o come_v under_o the_o curse_n xix_o levit._n 17._o and_o unto_o this_o they_o apply_v those_o word_n they_o shall_v fall_v one_o upon_o another_o as_o we_o true_o translate_v xxvi_o levit._n 37._o as_o if_o they_o signify_v every_o one_o shall_v fall_v by_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v by_o his_o brother_n crime_n for_o we_o all_o promise_v say_v they_o in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n cap._n iii_o sect._n vi_o and_o engage_v one_o for_o another_o and_o so_o from_o that_o time_n be_v punish_v one_o for_o another_o chap._n xxviii_o xxviii_o chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 1._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o this_o verse_n 1_o chapter_n he_o repeat_v with_o many_o enlargement_n the_o reward_n and_o penalty_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v and_o threaten_v in_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_n unto_o the_o observance_n or_o breach_n of_o the_o covenant_n they_o have_v make_v with_o god_n and_o here_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o promise_v in_o general_a the_o blessing_n which_o be_v more_o particular_o enumerate_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v diligent_o unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o observe_v and_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n see_v vii_o 12._o where_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v say_v only_o here_o he_o add_v the_o word_n diligent_o to_o make_v they_o attend_v with_o the_o great_a seriousness_n to_o what_o he_o deliver_v see_v chapt._n xi_o 13_o 22._o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v set_v thou_o on_o high_a above_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o bestow_v on_o they_o the_o follow_a blessing_n see_v vii_o 14._o they_o be_v already_o endue_v with_o singular_a privilege_n above_o other_o nation_n xix_o exod._n 5_o 6._o which_o by_o their_o obedience_n will_v be_v confirm_v continue_a and_o augment_v in_o great_a plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n ver._n 2._o and_o all_o these_o blessing_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o verse_n 2_o and_o overtake_v thou_o blessing_n that_o come_v unexpected_o and_o when_o we_o be_v not_o in_o pursuit_n of_o they_o be_v most_o welcome_a and_o high_o delight_v we_o and_o such_o god_n here_o promise_v to_o bestow_v on_o they_o by_o his_o gracious_a providence_n without_o their_o laborious_a and_o anxious_a seek_v after_o they_o by_o which_o very_a thing_n he_o set_v they_o above_o all_o nation_n for_o what_o they_o follow_v after_o eager_o and_o many_o time_n in_o vain_a he_o undertake_v shall_v come_v to_o they_o and_o prevent_v their_o desire_n if_o thou_o shall_v hearken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n so_o as_o to_o observe_v and_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n verse_n 3_o verse_n 3._o bless_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o bless_v shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o field_n that_o be_v in_o all_o their_o affair_n within_o door_n or_o without_o or_o whether_o they_o live_v by_o employment_n in_o the_o city_n or_o by_o husbandry_n in_o tilling_n the_o ground_n it_o be_v not_o a_o natural_a interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n which_o one_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n give_v of_o they_o in_o bava_n metzia_n where_o he_o expound_v bless_v shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o city_n thy_o house_n shall_v be_v so_o nigh_o unto_o the_o synagogue_n that_o thou_o need_v not_o be_v trouble_v by_o go_v a_o long_a way_n to_o it_o and_o bless_v in_o the_o field_n thy_o ground_n shall_v lie_v so_o near_o to_o the_o city_n that_o thou_o may_v quick_o bring_v the_o fruit_n it_o produce_v to_o be_v sell_v in_o the_o market_n but_o if_o he_o can_v have_v go_v on_o in_o this_o manner_n it_o have_v be_v something_o tolerable_a but_o he_o expound_v what_o follow_v in_o a_o most_o undecent_a manner_n see_v wagenseil_n upon_o the_o gemara_n of_o sota_n cap._n iii_o sect._n ix_o annot._fw-la 5._o verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o bless_v shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o prevent_a miscarriage_n when_o they_o be_v with_o child_n for_o a_o numerous_a progeny_n be_v promise_v afterward_o v._o 11._o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o ground_n this_o signify_v they_o shall_v have_v seasonable_a harvest_n and_o vintage_n for_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n comprehend_v not_o only_o all_o sort_n of_o corn_n but_o grape_n fig_n pomegranate_n and_o such_o like_a fruit_n which_o grow_v on_o tree_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o cattle_n by_o the_o word_n behemah_n be_v sometime_o mean_v all_o sort_n of_o brute_n creature_n in_o opposition_n to_o man_n sometime_o tame_a creature_n in_o opposition_n to_o wild_a beast_n but_o here_o all_o sort_n of_o domestic_a creature_n except_o kine_n sheep_n and_o goat_n viz._n ass_n and_o camel_n which_o jacob_n bring_v with_o he_o as_o well_o as_o ox_n and_o sheep_n when_o he_o come_v from_o laban_n into_o canaan_n xxxii_o gen._n 5_o 7._o and_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o kine_n the_o breed_n of_o these_o be_v very_o profitable_a be_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o riches_n not_o only_o of_o that_o but_o of_o other_o country_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o pausanias_n say_v of_o they_o see_v bochartus_fw-la p._n i._n hierozoicon_n lib._n ii_o cap._n xl._n in_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o sheep_n under_o the_o name_n of_o sheep_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v comprehend_v goat_n also_o all_o which_o god_n promise_v to_o increase_v that_o be_v to_o make_v they_o very_o wealthy_a and_o here_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v general_o husbandman_n or_o shepherd_n and_o do_v not_o common_o follow_v any_o other_o trade_n and_o therefore_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o they_o here_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o v._o 6._o where_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o business_n ver._n 5._o bless_v shall_v be_v thy_o basket_n the_o jerusalem_n verse_n 5_o targum_fw-la refer_v this_o to_o the_o basket_n wherein_o they_o carry_v up_o their_o first-fruit_n xxvi_o 2._o but_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translate_v it_o thy_o barn_n and_o so_o do_v the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n where_o they_o lay_v up_o their_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o
two_o lament_n 20._o iv_o 10._o but_o never_o so_o exact_o fulfil_v as_o in_o the_o last_o siege_n by_o the_o roman_n when_o a_o noble_a woman_n which_o full_o answer_v to_o this_o prophecy_n such_o person_n be_v very_o delicate_a do_v the_o very_a same_o as_o josephus_n relate_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o jewish_a war_n lib._n vii_o cap._n viii_o a_o most_o unnatural_a fact_n as_o he_o observe_v which_o be_v never_o commit_v either_o by_o greek_a or_o barbarian_a and_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v relate_v because_o it_o may_v seem_v incredible_a if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v many_o witness_n of_o it_o beside_o himself_o verse_n 57_o ver._n 57_o and_o towards_o her_o young_a one_o that_o come_v out_o from_o between_o her_o foot_n towards_o her_o newborn_a babe_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v welcome_v into_o the_o world_n with_o great_a joy_n but_o in_o this_o siege_n dispatch_v out_o of_o it_o to_o assuage_v the_o rage_n of_o their_o hunger_n in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o we_o take_v notice_n in_o the_o margin_n the_o word_n we_o translate_v young_a one_o proper_o signify_v the_o afterbirth_n and_o so_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o make_v this_o passage_n most_o plain_a that_o their_o hunger_n shall_v make_v they_o so_o unnatural_a as_o first_o to_o eat_v the_o afterbirth_n which_o come_v from_o they_o and_o then_o the_o child_n which_o be_v wrap_v in_o it_o and_o towards_o her_o child_n which_o she_o shall_v bear_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o child_n who_o cry_n for_o food_n they_o have_v no_o way_n to_o stop_v but_o by_o kill_v they_o and_o make_v they_o their_o own_o food_n so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n for_o she_o shall_v eat_v they_o for_o want_v of_o all_o thing_n have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v to_o eat_v for_o they_o have_v devour_v not_o only_o the_o leather_n of_o their_o girdle_n and_o their_o shoe_n and_o which_o cover_v their_o shield_n but_o the_o very_a stale_a dung_n of_o ox_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o most_o sordid_a of_o all_o live_a creature_n will_v not_o eat_v see_v josephus_n lib._n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n xvi_o lib._n vii_o cap._n vii_o secret_o it_o be_v not_o do_v secret_o for_o any_o other_o reason_n but_o least_o any_o body_n shall_v have_v a_o share_n with_o they_o and_o so_o make_v their_o hunger_n return_v the_o soon_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o conceal_v what_o they_o have_v do_v of_o this_o kind_n for_o the_o seditious_a people_n present_o smell_v there_o have_v be_v something_o boil_v get_v into_o the_o house_n when_o she_o have_v eat_v one_o half_a of_o her_o child_n and_o find_v the_o other_o half_a which_o she_o have_v leave_v till_o another_o time_n of_o which_o she_o invite_v they_o to_o eat_v in_o the_o siege_n and_o straitness_n these_o two_o word_n which_o be_v use_v here_o and_o v._o 53._o and_o 55._o may_v both_o relate_v to_o the_o grievous_a misery_n they_o shall_v endure_v when_o they_o be_v besiege_v v._o 52._o and_o may_v be_v translate_v in_o the_o pressure_n and_o strait_n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v distress_v thou_o in_o thy_o gate_n we_o have_v not_o such_o a_o account_n of_o their_o distress_n in_o other_o city_n as_o we_o have_v of_o what_o they_o suffer_v in_o jerusalem_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o innumerable_a multitude_n perish_v by_o famine_n as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o l._n vii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n vii_o and_o ineffable_a calamity_n thereupon_o happen_v for_o in_o every_o house_n where_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o food_n appear_v a_o war_n immediate_o begin_v and_o the_o dear_a relation_n fall_v to_o blow_n snatch_v away_o from_o each_o other_o the_o miserable_a support_v of_o life_n nor_o will_v they_o let_v those_o that_o be_v die_v expire_v quiet_o not_o believe_v what_o they_o affirm_v when_o they_o tell_v they_o they_o have_v no_o food_n in_o their_o house_n but_o the_o cutthroat_n come_v and_o search_v their_o very_a bosom_n as_o they_o lie_v draw_v their_o last_o breath_n whether_o they_o have_v not_o there_o hide_v some_o food_n verse_n 58_o ver._n 58._o if_o thou_o will_v not_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n among_o which_o those_o word_n be_v most_o remarkable_a xviii_o 15_o 18_o 19_o a_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_z thy_o god_n raise_v up_o unto_o thou_o like_v unto_o i_o unto_o he_o shall_v you_o hearken_v etc._n etc._n whosoever_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o word_n which_o he_o shall_v speak_v in_o my_o name_n i_o will_v require_v it_o of_o he_o that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god._n that_o be_v fear_v the_o great_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o their_o special_a benefactor_n who_o be_v most_o glorious_a in_o himself_o and_o to_o be_v most_o humble_o reverence_v by_o we_o for_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v god_n himself_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v sometime_o call_v haschem_n the_o name_n xxiv_o leu._n 11._o this_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o moses_n repeat_v this_o name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n so_o often_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o this_o book_n chapt._n vi_o vii_o viii_o ix_o etc._n etc._n in_o some_o of_o which_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o verse_n wherein_o we_o do_v not_o meet_v with_o these_o word_n and_o it_o be_v sometime_o repeat_v no_o less_o than_o three_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o verse_n xii_o 18._o xvi_o 15._o that_o god_n may_v be_v in_o all_o their_o thought_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o he_o may_v possess_v their_o heart_n ver._n 59_o then_z the_o lord_z if_o they_o still_o persist_v verse_n 59_o in_o their_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n after_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v and_o such_o unheard_a of_o calamity_n as_o they_o have_v suffer_v during_o the_o siege_n of_o that_o place_n he_o threaten_v to_o 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outrage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v possess_v with_o some_o fierce_a and_o seditious_a spirit_n as_o eusebius_n speak_v lib._n iu._n eccles_n hist_o cap._n ii_o whereupon_o marcius_n turbo_n be_v send_v against_o they_o and_o set_v upon_o they_o both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n with_o horse_n and_o foot_n make_v a_o vast_a destruction_n of_o they_o see_v dion_n lib._n lxviii_o and_o xiphilinus_n who_o describe_v their_o slaughter_n to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a that_o now_o be_v fulfil_v as_o the_o forename_a dr._n jackson_n think_v what_o moses_n foretell_v in_o this_o place_n the_o lord_z will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o indeed_o eusebius_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n that_o turbo_n destroy_v many_o thousand_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o many_o battle_n and_o in_o no_o small_a time_n the_o war_n be_v protract_v a_o great_a while_n to_o complete_a 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shall_v be_v kindle_v against_o they_o in_o that_o day_n so_o we_o read_v it_o be_v upon_o their_o very_a first_o apostasy_n to_o idolatry_n two_o judge_n 14._o and_o continue_v so_o in_o all_o age_n as_o we_o read_v frequent_o in_o that_o and_o the_o follow_a book_n see_v there_o v._o 20._o and_o iii_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v forsake_v they_o go_v no_o long_o before_o they_o against_o their_o enemy_n but_o deliver_v they_o up_o into_o their_o hand_n v._o 8._o and_o will_v hide_v my_o face_n from_o they_o withdraw_v my_o favour_n and_o protection_n so_o that_o they_o be_v devour_v as_o it_o follow_v by_o their_o enemy_n and_o wild_a beast_n and_o many_o evil_n and_o trouble_n beset_v they_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n signify_v come_v upon_o they_o on_o a_o sudden_a the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n express_v this_o in_o these_o word_n my_o face_n will_v i_o turn_v from_o they_o vii_o 22._o the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v the_o divine_a presence_n depart_v out_o of_o the_o sanctury_n and_o he_o leave_v it_o as_o he_o there_o speak_v to_o be_v pollute_v and_o defile_v by_o robber_n and_o so_o it_o here_o follow_v so_o that_o they_o will_v say_v on_o that_o day_n be_v not_o these_o evil_n come_v upon_o we_o because_o our_o god_n be_v not_o among_o we_o for_o whithersoever_o they_o go_v out_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o for_o evil_a as_o we_o read_v two_o judge_n 15._o which_o be_v so_o remarkable_a a_o change_n that_o it_o can_v not_o but_o at_o last_o make_v they_o reflect_v upon_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o as_o we_o find_v it_o do_v and_o move_v they_o to_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v iii_o 9_o 15._o iv_o 3_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 18._o and_o i_o will_v sure_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o they_o etc._n etc._n he_o repeat_v it_o again_o because_o they_o be_v a_o people_n dull_a of_o hear_v or_o the_o former_a word_n may_v relate_v to_o their_o first_o captivity_n and_o these_o to_o the_o last_o as_o they_o verse_n 18_o call_v it_o wherein_o they_o now_o be_v for_o they_o themselves_o take_v notice_n that_o these_o word_n have_v be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o many_o calamity_n which_o have_v befall_v they_o since_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n this_o appear_v from_o schebet_fw-la jehuda_fw-la where_o solomon_n virgoe_n quote_v this_o very_a verse_n to_o prove_v that_o their_o present_a suffering_n proceed_v not_o from_o nature_n but_o from_o a_o angry_a god_n more_o powerful_a than_o nature_n as_o he_o speak_v sect._n xiii_o ver._n 19_o now_o therefore_o write_v you_o this_o show_v these_o verse_n 19_o word_n be_v direct_v both_o to_o moses_n and_o to_o joshua_n who_o be_v to_o take_v care_n after_o moses_n his_o death_n to_o see_v this_o command_n observe_v this_o song_n for_o you_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o xxxiith_o chapter_n and_o teach_v it_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n make_v they_o get_v it_o by_o heart_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v put_v it_o in_o their_o mouth_n that_o they_o 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cap._n xxxii_o and_o plato_n himself_o lib._n ii_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la where_o he_o give_v a_o great_a many_o caution_n about_o this_o matter_n and_o conclude_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 657._o this_o must_v be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o god_n or_o some_o godlike_a man._n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v acquaint_v with_o what_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n or_o rather_o god_n himself_o here_o ordain_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v have_v this_o song_n in_o their_o mouth_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o preserve_v they_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n alone_o however_o this_o justify_v the_o admirable_a discipline_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o those_o ancient_a time_n who_o be_v teach_v by_o such_o hymn_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n among_o the_o heathen_a in_o future_a time_n think_v the_o best_a way_n of_o instruction_n for_o which_o reason_n as_o aristotle_n report_v in_o his_o problem_n sect._n xix_o probl._n 28._o people_z ancient_o sing_v their_o law_n as_o the_o agathyrsi_n he_o say_v continue_v to_o do_v in_o his_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v forget_v particular_o the_o law_n of_o charondas_n as_o athenaeus_n inform_v we_o out_o of_o hermippus_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v sing_v at_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o a_o glass_n of_o wine_n and_o be_v therefore_o write_v in_o some_o sort_n of_o verse_n or_o tuneable_a measure_n as_o our_o incomparable_a dr._n bentley_n have_v make_v it_o probable_a in_o his_o late_a dissertation_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o phalaris_n p._n 373._o tully_n also_o to_o add_v no_o more_o tell_v we_o that_o cato_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr originibus_fw-la report_n that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n among_o the_o old_a roman_n to_o have_v the_o virtue_n and_o praise_n of_o famous_a man_n sing_v to_o a_o pipe_n at_o their_o feast_n which_o he_o think_v they_o learn_v from_o the_o ancient_a pythagoroean_n in_o italy_n who_o be_v wont_v carminibus_fw-la praecepta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la occultiùs_fw-la tradere_fw-la to_o deliver_v in_o verse_n certain_a precept_n which_o be_v the_o great_a secret_n in_o their_o philosophy_n and_o compose_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o scholar_n to_o tranquillity_n by_o song_n and_o instrument_n of_o music_n see_v upon_o xxi_o numb_a 30._o concern_v this_o way_n of_o instruction_n that_o this_o song_n may_v be_v a_o witness_n for_o i_o against_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n testify_v that_o they_o be_v sufficient_o warn_v and_o can_v not_o complain_v that_o they_o be_v not_o teach_v their_o duty_n and_o tell_v their_o danger_n and_o reprove_v also_o their_o ingratitude_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n how_o ill_o they_o requite_v their_o god_n v._o 21._o ver._n 20._o for_o when_o i_o have_v bring_v they_o unto_o the_o
land_n verse_n 20_o which_o i_o swear_v unto_o their_o father_n that_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n vi_o 10_o etc._n etc._n xv._o 8_o 9_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v eat_v and_o fill_v themselves_o and_o waxen_a fat_a viii_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n xxvii_o 15._o then_o they_o will_v turn_v unto_o other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o etc._n etc._n against_o which_o he_o have_v most_o solemn_o foremarn_v they_o in_o the_o place_n beforementioned_a and_o xi_o 16._o xii_o 29_o 30._o ver._n 21._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o many_o evil_n verse_n 21_o and_o trouble_n be_v befall_v they_o that_o this_o song_n shall_v testify_v against_o they_o as_o a_o witness_n that_o they_o be_v most_o just_o punish_v for_o their_o foul_a ingratitude_n and_o unbelief_n with_o which_o this_o song_n upbraid_v they_o have_v tell_v they_o plain_o xxxii_o 18_o 19_o what_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o forsake_v he_o and_o at_o the_o delivery_n of_o it_o god_n have_v solemn_o say_v here_o v._n 17._o that_o when_o they_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o he_o he_o will_v forsake_v they_o and_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o they_o for_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v forget_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o their_o seed_n the_o calamity_n which_o fall_v upon_o they_o according_a to_o what_o be_v predict_v in_o this_o song_n bring_v it_o to_o their_o remembrance_n when_o they_o have_v forget_v it_o or_o do_v not_o regard_v it_o for_o these_o word_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o precept_n require_v they_o to_o remember_v this_o song_n but_o a_o prediction_n foretell_v that_o their_o misery_n shall_v not_o suffer_v they_o quite_o to_o forget_v it_o for_o i_o know_v their_o imagination_n which_o they_o go_v about_o even_o now_o before_o i_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v he_o see_v the_o secret_a inclination_n and_o design_n which_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o perceive_v that_o at_o that_o very_a present_a they_o hanker_v as_o we_o speak_v after_o 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this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n 26_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n not_o in_o the_o inside_n of_o it_o for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v put_v it_o into_o the_o ark_n but_o in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o be_v on_o the_o outside_n in_o a_o little_a box_n as_o jonathan_n and_o other_o expound_v it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o phrase_n with_o that_o 1_o sam._n vi_o 8._o where_o the_o philistines_n be_v say_v to_o have_v put_v the_o jewel_n of_o gold_n which_o they_o return_v for_o a_o sin-offering_a in_o a_o coffer_n by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark._n where_o none_o can_v put_v it_o but_o the_o high_a priest_n because_o no_o body_n else_o may_v go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v and_o therefore_o those_o priest_n who_o receive_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n from_o moses_n deliver_v it_o to_o eleazar_n to_o be_v there_o place_v see_v buxtorf_n histor_n arcae_fw-la cap._n v._o and_o huetius_n more_o late_o in_o his_o demonstratio_fw-la evangelica_n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n de_fw-fr can._n libr._n sacrorum_fw-la sect._n viii_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o r._n meir_n in_o both_o the_o talmud_n abarbinel_n himself_o and_o many_o other_o have_v be_v of_o opinion_n from_o this_o very_a place_n that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n be_v put_v into_o the_o ark_n itself_o be_v no_o less_o precious_a than_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v there_o but_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o ark_n save_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n v._n 10._o and_o their_o reason_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o the_o two_o table_n far_o excel_v this_o book_n because_o write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o other_o great_a doctor_n among_o the_o jew_n right_o place_v it_o without_o the_o ark_n as_o the_o very_a word_n of_o moses_n import_n that_o it_o may_v be_v there_o for_o a_o witness_n 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it_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n think_v when_o manasseh_n endeavour_v to_o destroy_v this_o authentic_a copy_n of_o the_o law_n as_o he_o have_v do_v all_o other_o that_o he_o can_v find_v and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o uncover_v the_o house_n there_o it_o appear_v ver._n 27._o for_o i_o know_v thy_o rebellion_n and_o thy_o stiff-neck_n i_o have_v be_v sufficient_o acquaint_v with_o your_o perverse_a disposition_n behold_v while_o i_o be_o yet_o alive_a with_o you_o this_o day_n you_o verse_n 27_o have_v be_v rebellious_a against_o the_o lord_n and_o how_o much_o more_o after_o my_o death_n for_o it_o be_v not_o
whence_o in_o the_o future_a tense_n and_o the_o plural_a number_n come_v jeshuru_n which_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o nun_n paragogicum_n as_o they_o speak_v make_v jeshurun_v that_o be_v the_o people_n who_o have_v the_o vision_n of_o god_n i_o know_v nothing_o more_o simple_a nor_o more_o probable_a than_o this_o which_o high_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n who_o have_v god_n so_o nigh_o unto_o they_o iu_o 7._o and_o their_o elder_n have_v have_v a_o sight_n of_o he_o xxiv_o exod._n 10._o be_v so_o ungrateful_a as_o to_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o worship_v other_o god_n some_o refer_v this_o kick_n to_o their_o revolt_n from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n when_o jeroboam_n to_o preserve_v his_o new_a kingdom_n set_v up_o the_o golden_a calf_n to_o prevent_v the_o return_n of_o the_o people_n to_o their_o old_a master_n by_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n thou_o be_v waxen_a fat_a thou_o be_v grow_v thick_a thou_o be_v cover_v with_o fatness_n this_o variety_n of_o 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maimonides_n himself_o mention_v those_o very_a word_n lest_o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o fill_v thyself_o etc._n etc._n very_o well_o observe_v that_o to_o prevent_v pride_n and_o apostasy_n which_o grow_v out_o of_o great_a plenty_n god_n command_v they_o to_o offer_v their_o first-fruit_n before_o he_o every_o year_n with_o a_o solemn_a confession_n how_o poor_a they_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o then_o raise_v by_o god_n to_o be_v a_o mighty_a people_n xxvi_o deut._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o end_n the_o passover_n be_v institute_v that_o they_o may_v remember_v the_o day_n when_o they_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n xvi_o deut._n 3_o see_v more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o .._o and_o light_o esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o their_o salvation_n as_o there_o be_v a_o progress_n in_o their_o insolent_a forgetfulness_n of_o god_n express_v in_o three_o phrase_n which_o may_v signify_v three_o degree_n of_o their_o stupidity_n waxen_a fat_a grow_v thick_a and_o cover_v with_o fatness_n so_o some_o observe_v as_o many_o degree_n of_o their_o rebellion_n first_o they_o kick_v against_o god_n i._n e._n throw_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o his_o law_n and_o refuse_v to_o observe_v they_o second_o they_o forsake_v god_n and_o fall_v into_o idolatry_n and_o last_o they_o light_o esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o their_o salvation_n where_o the_o hebrew_n word_n nibbel_n signify_v more_o than_o a_o light_a esteem_n for_o if_o it_o come_v from_o nebelah_n a_o dead_a carcase_n as_o some_o think_v it_o do_v it_o denote_v the_o great_a abhorrence_n nothing_o be_v so_o much_o abominate_v among_o the_o jew_n as_o a_o dead_a carcase_n the_o touch_v of_o which_o be_v the_o high_a pollution_n and_o thus_o j._n cocceius_n and_o campeg_n vitringa_n understand_v it_o who_o observe_v that_o this_o be_v never_o so_o fulfil_v as_o in_o their_o behaviour_n towards_o our_o lord_n christ_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o rock_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o so_o vile_o use_v by_o they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o most_o loathsome_a man_n upon_o earth_n so_o vitringa_n expound_v these_o word_n in_o his_o observe_v sacr._n lib._n ii_o cap._n ix_o p._n 173._o instar_fw-la flagitij_fw-la tractavit_fw-la rupem_fw-la salutis_fw-la suae_fw-la for_o this_o be_v a_o word_n use_v by_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o will_v express_v his_o utter_a detestation_n of_o nineveh_n and_o his_o deal_n with_o her_o according_a to_o her_o abominable_a wickedness_n iii_o nahum_n 6._o i_o will_v cast_v abominable_a filth_n upon_o thou_o and_o make_v thou_o vile_a etc._n etc._n and_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o disgrace_n he_o will_v put_v upon_o his_o own_o temple_n fourteen_o jerem._n 21._o the_o lxx_o indeed_o simple_o expound_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o depart_v but_o the_o last_o word_n they_o expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o god_n his_o saviour_n as_o onkelos_n also_o his_o most_o mighty_a redeemer_n which_o in_o the_o most_o eminent_a sense_n be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o none_o bring_v such_o salvation_n to_o they_o and_o wrought_v such_o a_o redemption_n for_o they_o as_o he_o do_v who_o be_v the_o stone_n which_o god_n lay_v in_o zion_n etc._n etc._n xxviii_o isa_n 16._o but_o instead_o of_o fly_v to_o he_o as_o man_n in_o danger_n do_v to_o a_o rock_n or_o strong_a fortress_n they_o not_o only_o reject_v he_o but_o abuse_v and_o put_v the_o high_a indignity_n upon_o he_o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o jealousy_n make_a he_o extreme_o angry_a with_o they_o for_o so_o jealousy_n be_v describe_v as_o the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n vi_o prov._n 34._o with_o strange_a god_n who_o they_o fall_v in_o love_n withal_o and_o worship_v this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o jealousy_n their_o falseness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v espouse_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n zar_n strange_a we_o sometime_o translate_v another_o xix_o job_n 27._o so_o that_o a_o strange_a god_n and_o another_o god_n be_v the_o very_a same_o lxxxi_o psal_n 9_o xx_o exod._n 3._o therefore_o god_n say_v he_o will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o another_o xlii_o isa_n 8._o and_o that_o their_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v multiply_v that_o hasten_v after_o another_o god_n xvi_o psal_n 4._o with_o abomination_n provoke_v they_o he_o to_o anger_n i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n their_o idol_n be_v call_v abomination_n because_o god_n exceed_o hate_v they_o vii_o 25._o 1_o king_n xi_o 5._o though_o r._n solomon_n and_o abarbinel_n by_o abomination_n here_o understand_v those_o filthy_a mixture_n forbid_v in_o levit._n xviii_o with_o witchcraft_n and_o such_o like_a wickedness_n and_o abarbinel_n refer_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o verse_n to_o the_o time_n under_o the_o first_o temple_n when_o they_o worship_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n and_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o it_o to_o the_o time_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n when_o though_o they_o be_v free_a from_o idolatry_n they_o be_v corrupt_v with_o other_o abominable_a filthiness_n ver._n 17._o they_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god_n verse_n 17_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schedim_v which_o we_o translate_v devil_n import_v as_o much_o as_o destroyer_n as_o the_o devil_n be_v call_v in_o the_o book_n of_o revelation_n ix_o 11._o evil_a spirit_n delight_v in_o mischief_n and_o lead_v those_o that_o worship_v they_o into_o perdition_n though_o some_o think_v they_o be_v call_v schedim_v ironical_o by_o way_n of_o scorn_n the_o true_a god_n be_v schaddai_n the_o omnipotent_a and_o all-sufficient_a and_o these_o call_v by_o way_n of_o mockery_n counterfeit_a god_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o help_v their_o worshipper_n nor_o be_v sufficient_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o either_o of_o these_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rejoice_v you_o gentile_n with_o his_o people_n but_o it_o must_v here_o be_v note_v that_o before_o these_o word_n the_o lxx_o have_v some_o other_o which_o be_v very_o remarkable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rejoice_v you_o heaven_n together_o with_o he_o and_o let_v all_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n worship_v he_o and_o then_o follow_v rejoice_v you_o gentile_n with_o his_o people_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n nor_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o yet_o the_o latter_a clause_n of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v all_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n worship_v he_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o hebr._n 6._o which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v take_v from_o hence_o out_o of_o the_o lxx_o for_o they_o be_v not_o where_o else_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o margin_n indeed_o of_o our_o bibles_n refer_v we_o to_o xcvii_o psalm_n 7._o but_o there_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lxx_o be_v otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worship_v he_o all_o you_o his_o angel_n which_o be_v in_o the_o second_o person_n whereas_o here_o and_o in_o the_o apostle_n the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o three_o we_o may_v therefore_o suppose_v rather_o that_o the_o lxx_o from_o ancient_a tradition_n among_o the_o jew_n add_v these_o word_n before_o they_o translate_v this_o verse_n to_o declare_v unto_o what_o time_n the_o fulfil_n of_o they_o shall_v principal_o belong_v for_o the_o xcvii_o psalm_n seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o descant_n as_o dr._n jackson_n word_n be_v upon_o this_o part_n of_o moses_n his_o song_n from_o whence_o the_o jew_n may_v learn_v the_o scope_n of_o it_o and_o according_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lxx_o here_o in_o this_o place_n rather_o than_o those_o of_o the_o psalmist_n because_o he_o will_v have_v the_o hebrew_n understand_v and_o consider_v that_o moses_n himself_o have_v predict_v the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o the_o psalmist_n afterward_o expound_v 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of_o israel_n by_o which_o the_o israelite_n shall_v have_v learn_v that_o as_o moses_n leave_v they_o short_a of_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o can_v not_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o so_o his_o law_n do_v not_o contain_v a_o perfect_a revelation_n of_o god_n will_n but_o they_o be_v to_o expect_v something_o beyond_o it_o chap._n xxxiii_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o and_o this_o be_v the_o blessing_n as_o jacob_n bless_v his_o child_n at_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o world_n when_o god_n have_v begin_v to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n of_o give_v he_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n so_o moses_n have_v see_v they_o vast_o increase_v and_o ready_a to_o enter_v upon_o the_o land_n promise_v to_o they_o xv_o gen._n 18_o etc._n etc._n take_v his_o farewell_n of_o they_o with_o a_o blessing_n pronounce_v upon_o the_o people_n in_o general_n and_o upon_o each_o tribe_n in_o particular_a which_o be_v in_o part_n prophetical_a as_o the_o blessing_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o encompass_v about_o with_o mountain_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o theatre_n abound_v with_o palm-tree_n and_o other_o garden-tree_n mix_v with_o they_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o stadia_fw-la and_o there_o be_v also_o he_o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paradise_n of_o balsam_n which_o be_v a_o rare_a aromatic_a plant_n like_v to_o the_o turpentine-tree_n who_o juice_n be_v of_o great_a virtue_n and_o value_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o odoriferous_a plant_n grow_v here_o some_o think_v this_o city_n have_v the_o name_n of_o jericho_n signify_v sweet_a smell_v so_o r._n judas_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o beracoth_n where_o he_o mention_n this_o tree_n as_o grow_v about_o jericho_n and_o thence_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n reach_v which_o signify_v a_o sweet_a smell_n this_o be_v more_o probable_a than_o the_o conjecture_n of_o d._n chytraeus_n who_o imagine_v jericho_n to_o come_v from_o 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as_o hottinger_n relate_v in_o his_o smegma_fw-la orientale_n cap._n viii_o p._n 456._o tell_v the_o story_n thus_o that_o joshua_n eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o elder_n accompany_v he_o to_o the_o mount_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o passion_n when_o they_o be_v to_o take_v their_o leave_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v part_v from_o he_o whereupon_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n come_v down_o which_o separate_v they_o from_o moses_n so_o that_o they_o see_v he_o no_o more_o this_o be_v the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v unto_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n say_v i_o will_v give_v it_o unto_o thy_o seed_n xii_o gen._n 7._o xiii_o 15._o xv._o 18_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v cause_v thou_o to_o see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n which_o the_o lord_n strengthen_v it_o be_v likely_a with_o a_o great_a vigour_n than_o usual_a that_o he_o may_v take_v a_o large_a prospect_n than_o other_o wise_a he_o can_v have_v do_v of_o this_o country_n or_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n 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10_o 11._o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n ix_o numb_a 20._o xiii_o 3_o etc._n etc._n which_o will_v warrant_v this_o interpretation_n that_o moses_n do_v not_o die_v of_o any_o disease_n nor_o be_v wear_v out_o with_o age_n but_o mere_o because_o god_n the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o all_o thing_n so_o order_v it_o but_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o have_v far-fetched_a conceit_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o moses_n from_o these_o word_n for_o because_o it_o be_v say_v he_o die_v all_o pi_n at_o the_o mouth_n as_o the_o word_n be_v literal_o in_o the_o hebrew_n of_o the_o lord_n maimonides_n himself_o say_v that_o their_o wise_a man_n think_v and_o he_o seem_v of_o their_o opinion_n that_o it_o signify_v the_o lord_n draw_v his_o soul_n out_o of_o his_o body_n with_o a_o kiss_n and_o thus_o die_v aaron_n and_o miriam_n but_o none_o beside_o they_o of_o aaron_n indeed_o it_o be_v express_o say_v he_o die_v all_o pi_n of_o the_o 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