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noah_n and_o they_o be_v that_o against_o idolatry_n against_o blasphemy_n against_o shed_v of_o blood_n against_o fornication_n and_o rapine_n and_o that_o concern_v judicatory_n but_o then_o noah_n receive_v the_o seven_o which_o forbid_v he_o flesh_n with_o the_o life_n or_o blood_n thereof_o gen._n 9.4_o thus_o thing_n stand_v until_o abraham_n time_n but_o he_o receive_v beside_o what_o be_v name_v before_o the_o precept_n of_o circumcision_n and_o practise_v that_o of_o morning-prayer_n after_o he_o isaac_n do_v set_v aside_o tithe_n 16._o this_o afternoon-prayer_n be_v call_v by_o the_o author_n of_o juchasin_n fol._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o maimonid_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o signify_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o nine_o hour_n or_o time_n of_o offer_v the_o continual_a or_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o there_o hornbeck_n mistake_v great_o when_o he_o render_v it_o by_o precatio_fw-la antelucana_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 1._o pro_fw-la conu._n judaeis_n vid._n abravenel_n in_o gen._n 24.63_o &_o pirke_n r._n elieser_n c._n 16._o and_o from_o he_o they_o have_v their_o afternoon-prayer_n jacob_n add_v the_o precept_n which_o forbid_v the_o eat_v the_o sinew_n that_o shrink_v and_o he_o appoint_v the_o evening-prayer_n amram_n in_o egypt_n receive_v other_o precept_n till_o moses_n come_v by_o who_o the_o law_n be_v complete_v i_o be_o not_o much_o concern_v to_o inquire_v how_o far_o this_o account_n that_o the_o jew_n give_v of_o the_o gradual_a dispense_n of_o their_o law_n be_v true_a i_o shall_v show_v you_o that_o god_n take_v this_o method_n in_o promise_v the_o messiah_n and_o give_v the_o jew_n notice_n of_o his_o come_n and_o that_o however_o the_o first_o promise_n be_v more_o obscure_a being_n more_o general_a and_o indeterminate_a yet_o afterward_o god_n give_v the_o jew_n a_o more_o particular_a and_o a_o more_o clear_a and_o express_a notice_n of_o he_o that_o they_o may_v and_o we_o also_o by_o a_o diligent_a compare_v of_o event_n with_o prediction_n know_v he_o when_o he_o come_v and_o to_o that_o purpose_n i_o shall_v lay_v before_o you_o what_o god_n do_v in_o the_o several_a age_n of_o the_o world_n the_o first_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v present_o upon_o adam_n transgression_n and_o he_o be_v promise_v as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n gen._n 3.15_o and_o this_o be_v do_v just_a upon_o man_n fall_n god_n take_v care_n betimes_o to_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o man_n recovery_n this_o only_a insinuate_v that_o he_o shall_v appear_v in_o our_o nature_n and_o overcome_v our_o enemy_n but_o it_o do_v not_o tell_v we_o of_o what_o family_n or_o lineage_n he_o shall_v be_v but_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n the_o
messiah_n be_v promise_v again_o and_o it_o will_v be_v worth_a our_o while_n to_o consider_v with_o what_o variety_n the_o promise_n be_v make_v the_o promise_n in_o one_o place_n run_v thus_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v gen._n 12.3_o this_o be_v the_o first_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n but_o then_o we_o find_v this_o promise_n renew_v afterward_o but_o yet_o different_o express_v in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v gen._n 22.18_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o variety_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o when_o the_o first_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v make_v to_o abram_n isaac_n be_v not_o bear_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v but_o after_o this_o abram_n name_n be_v change_v and_o isaac_n the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v bear_v and_o abraham_n have_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n offer_v up_o this_o 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to_o allow_v this_o liberty_n only_o in_o a_o useless_a old_a age_n or_o in_o extreme_a necessity_n but_o as_o that_o liberty_n be_v upon_o no_o account_n to_o be_v allow_v so_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o speak_v inconsistent_o with_o himself_o for_o elsewhere_o he_o do_v not_o only_o allow_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o kill_v himself_o 70._o seneca_n epist_n 70._o si_fw-la multa_fw-la occurrunt_fw-la molesta_fw-la &_o tranquillitatem_fw-la turbantia_fw-la i_o e._n if_o many_o trouble_n arise_v which_o disturb_v he_o but_o also_o when_o he_o suspect_v that_o trouble_n will_v come_v upon_o he_o for_o he_o go_v on_o thus_o nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o necessitate_v ultima_fw-la facit_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la primum_fw-la illi_fw-la caeperit_n suspecta_fw-la esse_fw-la fortuna_fw-la diligenter_n circumspicit_fw-la numquid_fw-la illo_fw-la die_fw-la desinendum_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la existimat_fw-la sva_fw-la refer_v faciat_fw-la finem_fw-la a_o accipiat_fw-la so_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n a_o man_n may_v lawful_o kill_v himself_o when_o ever_o he_o think_v it_o convenient_a this_o be_v a_o most_o wretched_a and_o detestable_a principle_n a_o manifest_a invasion_n of_o god_n peculiar_a and_o practise_v upon_o his_o prerogative_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mean_a thing_n to_o allow_v a_o liberty_n of_o do_v so_o great_a a_o evil_a to_o rid_v ourselves_o of_o some_o present_a trouble_n or_o some_o thing_n which_o we_o fear_v for_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n a_o man_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o kill_v another_o man_n who_o stand_v in_o his_o way_n and_o obstruct_v his_o ease_n and_o quiet_a and_o indeed_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o may_v do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o and_o choose_v to_o offend_v rather_o than_o suffer_v thus_o vain_a be_v those_o man_n who_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o divine_a revelation_n and_o follow_v their_o own_o foolish_a imagination_n who_o under_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o great_a degree_n of_o wisdom_n allow_v of_o the_o great_a immorality_n from_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n the_o unlawfulness_n of_o self-murder_n sufficient_o appear_v when_o god_n command_v not_o to_o kill_v he_o forbid_v self-murder_n as_o well_o as_o kill_v another_o man_n for_o if_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o ourselves_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o nine_o commandment_n which_o forbid_v our_o do_v it_o against_o our_o neighbour_n the_o kill_a ourselves_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o six_o 20._o aug._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 20._o as_o st._n augustin_n argue_v well_o and_o when_o after_o the_o flood_n the_o shed_n of_o man_n blood_n be_v forbid_v gen._n 9.6_o it_o be_v forbid_v for_o a_o reason_n which_o reach_v to_o self-murder_n as_o well_o as_o the_o kill_n of_o another_o for_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n make_v he_o man_n nam_fw-la si_fw-la homicida_fw-la nefarius_fw-la est_fw-la 18._o lactant._n de_fw-fr falsa_fw-la sapientia_fw-la c._n 18._o qui_fw-la hominis_fw-la extinctor_fw-la est_fw-la eidem_n sceleri_fw-la obstrictus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la necat_fw-la quia_fw-la hominem_fw-la necat_fw-la another_o principle_n full_a of_o impiety_n the_o stoic_n maintain_v and_o it_o be_v this_o that_o a_o man_n happiness_n be_v from_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o need_v not_o seek_v it_o of_o god_n or_o be_v behold_v to_o he_o for_o it_o so_o that_o upon_o the_o matter_n they_o teach_v man_n to_o live_v without_o dependence_n upon_o god_n vnum_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la 41._o seneca_n epist_n 31._o quid_fw-la votis_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la fac_n teipsum_fw-la felicem_fw-la ibid._n quam_fw-la stultum_fw-la est_fw-la optare_fw-la cum_fw-la possis_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la impetrare_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la elevandae_fw-la manas_fw-la epist_n 41._o quod_fw-la beatae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la causa_fw-la &_o firmamentum_fw-la est_fw-la sibi_fw-la fidere_fw-la i_o e._n there_o be_v one_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o basis_n of_o a_o happy_a life_n and_o that_o be_v that_o a_o man_n trust_v to_o himself_o and_o afterward_o he_o put_v man_n not_o upon_o prayer_n to_o god_n but_o upon_o make_v themselves_o happy_a and_o deride_v those_o who_o expect_v their_o happiness_n from_o above_o and_o seek_v it_o by_o prayer_n thus_o vain_a and_o haughty_a be_v these_o man_n who_o pretend_v to_o wisdom_n whereas_o in_o truth_n nothing_o speak_v true_a wisdom_n than_o for_o a_o creature_n to_o live_v in_o a_o constant_a sense_n of_o his_o necessary_a dependence_n upon_o god_n their_o condemn_v all_o passion_n be_v also_o a_o foolish_a and_o a_o evil_a principle_n 116._o seneca_n epist_n 116._o and_o very_o destructive_a of_o the_o great_a end_n of_o life_n they_o destroy_v the_o man_n in_o order_n to_o make_v he_o wise_a and_o pretend_v that_o to_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o wisdom_n which_o be_v the_o great_a folly_n and_o the_o way_n to_o happiness_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o most_o certain_a 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