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book_n of_o chronicle_n as_o far_o as_o they_o extend_v but_o who_o those_o traveller_n and_o expounder_n be_v or_o what_o authentic_a warrant_v those_o book_n bare_a he_o name_v not_o and_o therefore_o such_o testimony_n suffice_v not_o where_o to_o manifest_v josephs_n sonship_n unto_o eli_n let_v we_o insert_v the_o say_n of_o rabbi_n haccanas_n the_o son_n of_o neâ—…umiah_n a_o doctor_n of_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o jew_n eli._n there_o be_v a_o maid_n say_v he_o in_o bethlem_n of_o juda_n who_o name_n be_v mary_n the_o daughter_n of_o heli_n of_o the_o kindred_n of_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n who_o be_v betroth_v to_o joseph_n of_o the_o same_o kindred_n and_o tribe_n where_o by_o he_o we_o see_v that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o eli_n and_o by_o she_o joseph_n be_v his_o son_n and_o not_o by_o a_o second_o marriage_n or_o seed_n raise_v to_o the_o decease_a but_o rather_o by_o the_o law_n of_o matrimony_n as_o 1._o moses_n of_o levi_n be_v the_o son_n of_o jethro_n the_o madianite_n and_o 17._o david_n of_o judah_n be_v son_n to_o saul_n of_o benjamin_n and_o the_o same_o law_n that_o make_v joseph_n joseph_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eli_n make_v jesus_n likewise_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o repute_v and_o take_v let_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o latter_a jew_n witness_n whereof_o suidas_n report_v in_o a_o conference_n happen_v betwixt_o theodosius_n a_o eminent_a jew_n and_o one_o philip_n a_o christian_a merchant_n in_o the_o day_n of_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n who_o word_n to_o this_o effect_n be_v thus_o jesus_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n quoth_v the_o jew_n therewere_v two_o and_o twenty_o ordinary_a priest_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o any_o of_o they_o die_v the_o residue_n choose_v another_o in_o his_o place_n now_o it_o happen_v that_o jesus_n for_o his_o singular_a godliness_n and_o doctrine_n be_v choose_v by_o they_o and_o to_o the_o intent_n they_o may_v know_v the_o name_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o inregister_n it_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n they_o send_v for_o they_o and_o mary_n come_v thither_o alone_o because_o her_o husband_n joseph_n be_v then_o dead_a and_o she_o be_v ask_v the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n of_o jesus_n answer_v upon_o her_o oath_n that_o she_o have_v conceive_v he_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o report_v to_o they_o the_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n moreover_o she_o tell_v they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o come_v to_o her_o labour_n unlooked_v for_o and_o upon_o due_a inquisition_n thereof_o when_o all_o thing_n be_v find_v to_o fall_v out_o true_a they_o register_v his_o name_n in_o the_o register_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o these_o word_n jesus_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o of_o the_o virgin_n marie_n which_o register_n be_v save_v at_o the_o sack_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v afterward_o keep_v in_o the_o city_n tiberias_n and_o i_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a among_o the_o jew_n say_v theodosius_n have_v there_o see_v it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o ignorance_n that_o hold_v i_o in_o the_o jewish_a religion_n but_o the_o honour_n i_o have_v among_o my_o countryman_n by_o which_o and_o other_o their_o own_o testimony_n be_v evident_a how_o joseph_n be_v the_o son_n of_o eli_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n and_o how_o jesus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o mother_n both_o which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o not_o by_o any_o natural_a descent_n chap._n vii_o that_o christ_n jesus_n descend_v only_o of_o judah_n and_o take_v no_o part_n of_o his_o humanity_n from_o lâ—…i_n neither_o by_o his_o father_n nor_o by_o his_o mother_n that_o christ_n take_v any_o of_o his_o blood_n or_o humane_a nature_n levi._n either_o by_o father_n or_o mother_n from_o levi_n be_v more_o than_o the_o scripture_n do_v warrant_n god_n so_o distinct_o separate_a the_o genealogy_n of_o judah_n and_o levi_n for_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o mitre_n that_o not_o any_o can_v claim_v both_o by_o any_o due_a descent_n yet_o 44._o some_o without_o proof_n have_v imagine_v that_o anna_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o virgin_n marie_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o levite_n whereby_o christ_n jesus_n as_o they_o affirm_v be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n in_o a_o lineal_a descent_n from_o either_o tribe_n in_o which_o opinion_n suidas_n be_v so_o confident_a that_o opinion_n he_o say_v christ_n in_o the_o right_n of_o levi_n be_v choose_v a_o priest_n into_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o he_o by_o that_o authority_n in_o the_o synagogue_n at_o 16_o nazareth_n expound_v the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n and_o at_o 47._o jerusalem_n teach_v daily_o in_o the_o temple_n therein_o follow_v those_o that_o think_v marie_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n of_o levi_n because_o elizabet_n the_o wife_n of_o zacharie_n be_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o aaron_n and_o by_o the_o angel_n testimony_n 36._o cousin_n unto_o marie_n but_o that_o marie_n therefore_o shall_v be_v of_o levi_n it_o prove_v hot_a for_o albeit_o that_o daughter_n which_o ordain_v be_v inheriter_n be_v to_o bestow_v themselves_o upon_o man_n of_o the_o same_o tribe_n lest_o their_o 8._o possession_n shall_v be_v transfer_v or_o in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n revert_v unto_o the_o inheritance_n of_o other_o yet_o in_o other_o and_o especial_o those_o of_o the_o king_n and_o priest_n line_n we_o find_v the_o practice_n contrary_a and_o that_o virtuous_a woman_n without_o breach_n of_o this_o law_n do_v marry_v into_o other_o tribe_n for_o so_o do_v 23._o elisheba_n of_o judah_n match_n with_o aaron_n of_o levi_n and_o miriam_n of_o levi_n with_o hur_z of_o judah_n 21._o hezron_n of_o judah_n match_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasses_n and_o 27._o david_n take_v michal_n the_o daughter_n of_o saul_n to_o wife_n the_o mother_n of_o hiram_n a_o daughter_n of_o â—…4_n dan_n marry_v her_o second_o husband_n out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 14._o naphtali_n and_o jehoiada_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o levi_n marry_v 11._o â—…ehoshabeah_a the_o daughter_n of_o king_n jehoram_n oâ—…_n judah_n which_o thing_n haâ—…_n it_o be_v unlawful_a these_o godly_a person_n will_v never_o have_v do_v it_o and_o the_o oath_n have_v be_v needless_a which_o the_o israelite_n make_v in_o mixpah_n that_o 1._o none_o of_o they_o shall_v give_v their_o daughter_n to_o marry_v with_o the_o beniaminnite_n if_o the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v debar_v tribe_n from_o mixture_n before_o upon_o this_o warrant_n therefore_o elisabet_n must_v be_v hold_v a_o branch_n from_o judah_n levi._n and_o not_o the_o bless_a marie_n to_o be_v a_o bud_n from_o levi_n who_o parent_n be_v all_o of_o they_o know_v to_o be_v from_o zâ—…rubbabel_n david_n and_o judah_n by_o the_o rabbin_n own_o testimony_n and_o albeit_o that_o tribe_n match_v into_o tribe_n and_o judahs_n many_o time_n into_o that_o of_o levy_n yet_o so_o distinct_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n separate_v judah_n from_o levi_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o christ_n that_o of_o those_o mother_n whereof_o he_o come_v and_o take_v flesh_n none_o be_v record_v to_o come_v from_o levi_n nor_o indeed_o from_o any_o other_o tribe_n know_v of_o then_o from_o judahs_n except_v thamar_n rahab_n and_o ruth_n who_o be_v of_o canaan_n and_o moab_n and_o they_o by_o divine_a providence_n into_o judahs_n tribe_n be_v conjoin_v that_o so_o by_o they_o the_o gentile_n may_v have_v interest_n with_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o spiritual_a temple_n as_o they_o have_v be_v interest_v in_o the_o material_a temple_n who_o foundation_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o thresh_a floor_n of_o ornan_n the_o jebusite_n a_o canaanite_n 1._o the_o sceptre_n and_o censer_n
〈◊〉_d make_v reconciliation_n for_o all_o thing_n for_o though_o it_o be_v write_v write_v jeconiah_n childless_a yet_o be_v it_o afterward_o write_v the_o son_n of_o jeconiah_n be_v salathiel_n and_o his_o son_n zerubbabel_n a_o signet_n upon_o god_n finger_n â—…th_n rambam_n also_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o repentance_n bring_v in_o jeconiah_n for_o a_o example_n who_o say_v he_o be_v a_o signet_n pluck_v off_o and_o in_o zerubbabell_n be_v a_o signet_n place_v again_o and_o kimchi_n the_o spanish_a jew_n be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v he_o die_v childless_a that_o he_o will_v have_v the_o word_n assir_fw-fr in_o 1._o chro._n 3._o 17._o to_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o man_n &_o that_o man_n jeconiahs_n son_n but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o 21._o ephraim_n herein_o fight_v against_o manasses_n and_o manasses_n against_o ephraim_n for_o this_o be_v a_o principal_a point_n hold_v of_o the_o rabbin_z ancient_a rabbin_n that_o repentance_n can_v not_o put_v back_o a_o decree_n make_v with_o a_o oath_n and_o the_o babylonian_a thalmud_n in_o sanedrim_n expound_v assir_n for_o a_o adjective_n bind_v up_o or_o hard_o keep_v restraint_n or_o prisoner_n and_o not_o for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o man_n moreover_o their_o sedar_n olam_fw-la zuta_fw-la affirm_v that_o it_o be_v but_o the_o rabbin_n report_v that_o salathiel_n be_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o jeconiah_n and_o kimchi_n with_o salomoh_n jarchi_n upon_o the_o twelve_o of_o zacharie_n confess_v that_o nathan_n there_o name_v be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n who_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v mention_v as_o a_o principal_a man_n to_o zerubbabel_n unless_o he_o be_v of_o his_o family_n but_o as_o touch_v that_o it_o can_v not_o put_v back_o a_o decree_n make_v by_o oath_n do_v that_o of_o zedekiah_n and_o they_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o he_o make_v they_o the_o 8._o bad_a fig_n that_o can_v not_o be_v eat_v any_o better_a can_v that_o of_o 26._o moses_n notwithstanding_o his_o earnest_a prayer_n prevail_v for_o his_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n or_o the_o israelite_n whereof_o no_o doubt_n many_o be_v repentant_n to_o enter_v the_o rest_n when_o god_n have_v swear_v the_o contrary_a nay_o if_o 20._o noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n shall_v not_o be_v hear_v against_o god_n decree_n of_o famine_n pestilence_n and_o sword_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o jeconiah_n who_o repentance_n be_v not_o read_v of_o and_o who_o captivity_n remain_v thirty_o seven_o year_n in_o babylon_n even_o all_o his_o life_n long_o can_v alter_v god_n oath_n as_o touch_v posterity_n and_o yet_o these_o miserable_a oath_n man_n seek_v to_o continue_v a_o succession_n from_o this_o childless_a man_n for_o aben_n ezra_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o salomon_n song_n call_v the_o messiah_n solomon_n because_o say_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o son_n of_o solomon_n as_o from_o david_n he_o be_v call_v 25._o david_n the_o prince_n everlasting_a but_o have_v that_o rabin_n consider_v that_o no_o such_o promise_n be_v speak_v concern_v salomon_n son_n nor_o that_o prince_n david_n there_o name_v be_v name_v before_o that_o salomon_n house_n fail_v in_o jeconiah_n he_o may_v have_v know_v how_o christ_n have_v be_v salomon_n son_n his_o son_n he_o be_v indeed_o as_o a_o king_n and_o successor_n but_o not_o as_o a_o man_n as_o his_o heir_n to_o his_o crown_n but_o not_o of_o his_o loin_n and_o i_o can_v have_v wish_v that_o natural_o christian_n also_o have_v not_o be_v so_o forward_o in_o follow_v the_o rabbin_n herein_o and_o in_o urge_v the_o text_n of_o saint_n matthew_n in_o jeconiahs_n beget_v of_o salathiel_n somewhat_o too_o natural_o as_o lyra_n lucidus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d messeus_fw-la and_o many_o other_o have_v do_v who_o lean_a so_o waighty_o upon_o the_o outward_a phrase_n of_o beget_v that_o the_o main_a prop_n of_o divinity_n be_v thereby_o overburden_v for_o they_o by_o saint_n matthew_n and_o the_o first_o book_n of_o chronicle_n will_v make_v a_o line_n all_o and_o natural_a succession_n from_o jeconiah_n to_o salathiel_n as_o the_o rabbin_n have_v do_v and_o will_v continue_v salomon_n line_n unto_o joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o the_o virgin_n marie_n without_o breach_n of_o succession_n the_o word_n of_o either_o text_n be_v these_o in_o the_o chronicle_n thus_o and_o the_o son_n of_o jeconiah_n assir_n salathiel_n hâ—…_n son_n 1._o chron._n 3._o 17._o and_o in_o saint_n matthew_n thus_o and_o after_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o babylon_n jeconiah_n beget_v salathiel_n matth._n 1._o 12._o but_o if_o speech_n here_o speak_v must_v be_v take_v in_o a_o procreating_a sense_n than_o be_v zedekiah_n as_o well_o as_o salathiel_n son_n unto_o jeconiah_n for_o in_o the_o first_o of_o chronicle_n chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 16._o thus_o it_o it_o stand_v and_o the_o son_n of_o â—…oakim_n jeconiah_n his_o son_n zedekiah_n his_o son_n which_o zedekiah_n in_o the_o verse_n immediate_o before_o be_v say_v as_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v the_o 1._o son_n of_o josiah_n but_o in_o the_o seconâ—…_n of_o chronicle_n he_o be_v call_v the_o brother_n of_o jeconiah_n chap._n â—…6_n 10._o and_o yet_o in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o book_n of_o king_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o jeconiah_n his_o father_n 2._o king_n 24._o 17._o so_o that_o by_o these_o place_n hâ—…_n be_v both_o uncle_n brother_n and_o son_n to_o jeconiah_n and_o yet_o all_o of_o they_o tâ—…ue_n either_o in_o nature_n inheritance_n or_o succession_n and_o if_o these_o seem_v not_o strange_a in_o he_o nor_o that_o line_n why_o shall_v salathiels_n sonship_n be_v so_o natural_o urge_v in_o matthew_n who_o saint_n luke_n clear_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o neri_n and_o so_o do_v zachariah_n in_o name_v 11._o nathan_n for_o a_o chief_a family_n of_o david_n and_o that_o saint_n matthew_n mean_v consider_v no_o otherwise_o of_o beget_v then_o of_o heir_n to_o salomon_n crown_n appear_v by_o himself_o who_o in_o record_v his_o successor_n follow_v neither_o a_o natural_a succession_n nor_o a_o 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