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 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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 dizabah_n there_o be_v a_o place_n call_v hazeroth_n where_o they_o have_v encamp_v a_o long_a time_n ago_o xi_o numb_a 35._o xxxiii_o 17._o but_o it_o be_v in_o another_o wilderness_n far_o from_o this_o place_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o account_n moses_n give_v of_o their_o removal_n from_o that_o place_n to_o this_o where_o they_o now_o lay_v xxxiii_o numb_a 17_o 48_o 49._o and_o therefore_o i_o take_v this_o and_o the_o other_o three_o place_n here_o mention_v to_o have_v be_v frontier_n town_n in_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o this_o plain_a the_o last_o of_o which_o dizabah_n be_v translate_v by_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a as_o if_o it_o signify_v a_o place_n where_o there_o be_v mine_n of_o gold_n onkelos_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la who_o take_v suph_n to_o signify_v the_o red_a sea_n and_o paran_n for_o the_o wilderness_n through_o which_o they_o have_v come_v many_o year_n ago_o etc._n etc._n be_v force_v to_o 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according_a to_o what_o he_o say_v xx_o numb_a 16._o see_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n l._n see_v xiii_o numb_a 26._o by_o the_o way_n of_o mount_n seir._n the_o country_n of_o the_o edomite_n chapt._n ii_o v._o 12._o unto_o kadesh-barnea_a how_o they_o be_v order_v to_o come_v hither_o and_o what_o they_o do_v here_o he_o relate_v v._o 6_o 19_o and_o so_o proceed_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o several_a remarkable_a thing_n which_o befall_v they_o unto_o the_o time_n when_o he_o write_v these_o thing_n which_o he_o set_v down_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 3._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o forty_o year_n verse_n 3_o after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n in_o the_o eleven_o month_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o this_o forty_o year_n they_o come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n unto_o another_o kadesh_n xx_o numb_a 1._o from_o whence_o they_o remove_v to_o mount_n hor_n where_o aaron_n die_v on_o the_o 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chapter_n the_o great_a primate_n of_o ireland_n think_v he_o make_v to_o the_o people_n on_o the_o twenty_o of_o february_n and_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n as_o the_o reader_n may_v find_v in_o his_o annal_n that_o moses_n speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n according_a unto_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o in_o commandment_n unto_o they_o make_v a_o rehearsal_n of_o all_o that_o at_o several_a time_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o deliver_v unto_o they_o ver._n 4._o after_o he_o have_v slay_v sihon_n the_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n verse_n 4_o which_o dwell_v at_o heshbon_n about_o five_o month_n ago_o for_o it_o be_v after_o aaron_n death_n which_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n xxxiii_o numb_a 38._o and_o they_o mourn_v for_o he_o all_o that_o month._n see_v xxi_o numb_a 21_o etc._n etc._n and_o og_n the_o king_n of_o bashan_n which_o dwell_v at_o astaroth_n this_o be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o country_n of_o bashan_n xiii_o 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this_o be_v the_o great_a promise_n make_v to_o their_o father_n that_o he_o will_v make_v their_o posterity_n as_o numerous_a as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n xv_o gen._n 5._o xxii_o 17._o xxviii_o 14._o he_o will_v also_o bless_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o womb._n preserve_v they_o from_o miscarry_v that_o so_o they_o may_v multiply_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n thy_o corn_n and_o thy_o wine_n and_o thy_o oil_n by_o give_v they_o rain_n in_o due_a season_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 4_o 5._o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o kine_n the_o hebrew_n word_n segar_n which_o we_o translate_v increase_v the_o lxx_o vulgar_a and_o syriac_n render_v the_o herd_n but_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n translate_v it_o as_o we_o do_v the_o young_a one_o which_o the_o mother_n bring_v forth_o see_v bochart_n p._n i._o hierozoicon_n l._n ii_o cap._n xxx_o and_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o sheep_n the_o hebrew_n word_n ashtaroth_n comprehend_v focks_n both_o of_o sheep_n and_o of_o great_a cattle_n as_o the_o same_o bochart_n observe_v p._n 1._o hieroz_n l._n iii_o cap._n xliii_o and_o in_o his_o canaan_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o goddess_n astarte_n in_o those_o country_n be_v think_v to_o preside_v over_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o herd_n of_o oxen._n ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v above_o all_o people_n verse_n 14_o he_o promise_v to_o make_v they_o as_o singular_a for_o his_o favour_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o law_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v male_a or_o female_a barren_a among_o you_o or_o among_o your_o cattle_n see_v xxiii_o exod._n 26._o ver._n 15._o and_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v away_o from_o thou_o all_o verse_n 15_o sickness_n or_o remove_v from_o they_o the_o common_a disease_n and_o infirmity_n of_o mankind_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n as_o the_o scripture_n speak_v which_o tend_v manifest_o to_o their_o 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day_n of_o moses_n see_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la hebr._fw-la ritual_fw-la cap._n iii_o and_o will_v lay_v they_o upon_o all_o they_o that_o hate_v thou_o and_o thereby_o disable_v they_o to_o hurt_v his_o people_n ver._n 16._o and_o thou_o shall_v consume_v all_o the_o people_n which_o verse_n 16_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v deliver_v thou_o utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n when_o they_o have_v conquer_a they_o as_o he_o command_v they_o before_o v._o 7._o thy_o eye_n shall_v have_v no_o pity_n upon_o they_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o severity_n be_v because_o of_o their_o abominable_a wickedness_n as_o i_o there_o observe_v neither_o shall_v thou_o serve_v their_o god_n for_o that_o will_v be_v a_o snare_n unto_o thou_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o serve_v their_o god_n etc._n etc._n this_o severity_n be_v use_v to_o prevent_v their_o be_v entice_v by_o they_o to_o their_o idolatry_n if_o they_o have_v suffer_v they_o to_o live_v among_o they_o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o if_o thou_o shall_v say_v in_o thy_o heart_n these_o nation_n be_v more_o than_o i_o how_o shall_v i_o dispossess_v they_o if_o such_o a_o diffidence_n begin_v to_o arise_v in_o their_o heart_n as_o possess_v their_o forefather_n fourteen_o numb_a verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o but_o shall_v well_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v unto_o pharaoh_n and_o unto_o all_o egypt_n he_o require_v they_o immediate_o to_o expel_v all_o fear_n by_o faith_n in_o god_n which_o the_o remembrance_n of_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o if_o serious_o reflect_v on_o may_v well_o work_v in_o they_o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o the_o great_a temptation_n which_o thy_o eye_n see_v and_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o wonder_n and_o the_o mighty_a hand_n etc._n etc._n of_o all_o these_o he_o have_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n before_o iu_o 34._o and_o now_o renew_v the_o remembrance_n of_o it_o that_o the_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 the_o lord_z have_v anoint_v thou_o to_o be_v captain_n over_o his_o inheritance_n and_o say_v to_o all_o the_o people_n v._o 24._o see_v you_o he_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v and_o according_o when_o the_o lot_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v to_o show_v who_o be_v to_o be_v their_o king_n samuel_n bid_v all_o the_o tribe_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n v._o 19_o and_o when_o it_o fall_v upon_o saul_n and_o they_o can_v not_o find_v he_o they_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n and_z the_o lord_z answer_v where_o he_o be_v v._o 22._o in_o like_a manner_n when_o saul_n be_v reject_v the_o lord_n himself_o appoint_v david_n to_o be_v anoint_v their_o king_n and_o settle_v that_o authority_n in_o his_o family_n and_o to_o determine_v which_o of_o his_o son_n shall_v have_v it_o god_n himself_o appoint_v his_o immediate_a successor_n viz._n solomon_n for_o so_o david_n declare_v to_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o great_a man_n who_o he_o assemble_v before_o his_o death_n of_o all_o my_o son_n the_o lord_n have_v choose_v solomon_n to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 5._o and_o again_o xxix_o 1._o david_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n solomon_n my_o son_n who_o alone_o god_n have_v choose_v be_v yet_o young_a etc._n etc._n but_o though_o it_o be_v thus_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o kingdom_n yet_o god_n intend_v at_o length_n to_o make_v it_o hereditary_a as_o appear_v from_o v._o 20._o of_o this_o chapter_n one_o from_o among_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v thou_o set_v over_o thou_o i._n e._n say_v the_o tradition_n mention_v by_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o tosiphta_n the_o most_o select_a and_o choice_a person_n that_o can_v be_v find_v not_o one_o of_o mean_a extraction_n or_o employment_n this_o they_o fancy_n be_v mean_v by_o from_o among_o thy_o brethren_n thou_o may_v not_o set_v a_o stranger_n over_o thou_o which_o be_v not_o thy_o brother_n this_o the_o jew_n extend_v to_o all_o office_n whatsoever_o as_o maimonides_n report_v their_o sense_n see_v selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n xx._n p._n 647._o and_o by_o thy_o brother_n some_o of_o they_o understand_v one_o that_o be_v a_o israelite_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n though_o other_o think_v it_o sufficient_a if_o a_o king_n be_v a_o israelite_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n see_v there_o cap._n xxii_o which_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr succession_n ad_fw-la pontificat_fw-la lib._n ii_o he_o show_v be_v sufficient_a for_o any_o dignity_n among_o the_o israelite_n but_o only_o the_o priesthood_n see_v also_o lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ix_o n._n vi_o where_o he_o observe_v the_o talmudist_n say_v the_o great_a sanhedrim_n be_v
to_o see_v that_o no_o king_n but_o one_o thus_o qualify_v be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n which_o when_o there_o be_v such_o a_o court_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v true_a though_o all_o the_o power_n which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o their_o sanhedrim_n over_o their_o king_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v admit_v but_o be_v a_o apparent_a figment_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o bible_n that_o their_o king_n have_v that_o very_a power_n which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o the_o sanhedrim_n particular_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o solomon_n by_o his_o own_o power_n put_v abiather_n out_o of_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n 1._o king_n ii_o 6_o 26._o which_o judgement_n the_o talmudist_n say_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n in_o like_a manner_n other_o king_n judge_v prophet_n which_o they_o appropriate_a to_o the_o same_o court_n ver._n 16._o but_o he_o shall_v not_o multiply_v horse_n to_o himself_o verse_n 16_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a number_n determine_v but_o the_o jew_n well_o resolve_v that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o keep_v they_o for_o mere_a pomp_n and_o state_n but_o only_o so_o many_o as_o be_v for_o use_v and_o service_n to_o draw_v his_o chariot_n for_o instance_n and_o for_o the_o guard_n of_o his_o person_n but_o he_o be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o he_o do_v not_o burden_v his_o people_n by_o too_o many_o under_o this_o or_o any_o other_o pretence_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o keep_v up_o a_o body_n of_o horse_n for_o war._n for_o among_o the_o jew_n their_o army_n consist_v altogether_o of_o footman_n there_o be_v no_o breed_n of_o horse_n in_o that_o country_n and_o their_o people_n who_o be_v all_o husbandman_n and_o shepherd_n be_v accustom_v to_o labour_n and_o to_o run_v as_o swift_o as_o a_o horse_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 18._o xviii_o 19_o 22_o etc._n etc._n certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n they_o have_v no_o horseman_n in_o their_o army_n for_o when_o absolom_n lose_v the_o battle_n and_o flee_v it_o be_v upon_o a_o mule_n that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o escape_n and_o though_o solomon_n be_v so_o prodigious_o rich_a that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v forty_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n for_o his_o chariot_n and_o twelve_o thousand_o horseman_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o yet_o succeed_a king_n can_v not_o keep_v up_o such_o a_o expense_n but_o when_o they_o have_v occasion_n send_v for_o succour_n from_o egypt_n which_o common_o consist_v of_o horseman_n now_o one_o of_o the_o reason_n the_o jew_n give_v why_o their_o king_n be_v not_o to_o multiply_v horse_n be_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n for_o a_o horse_n be_v a_o stately_a creature_n his_o rider_n be_v often_o swell_a with_o a_o high_a conceit_n of_o himself_o as_o more_o than_o one_o of_o the_o heathen_a have_v observe_v see_v bochart_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n lib._n ii_o cap._n ix_o nachmanides_n give_v another_o good_a reason_n lest_o he_o shall_v confide_v and_o trust_v in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o horseman_n more_o than_o in_o god_n see_v schikard_n in_o his_o mischpat_fw-la hammelech_n cap._n iii_o theorem_fw-la x._o but_o the_o chief_a reason_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n himself_o in_o the_o next_o word_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o go_v to_o egypt_n with_o which_o country_n it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o have_v familiarity_n nor_o cause_n the_o people_n to_o return_v to_o egypt_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v multiply_v horse_n send_v his_o people_n thither_o to_o buy_v horse_n for_o he_o it_o be_v a_o country_n which_o abound_v with_o they_o as_o judaea_n do_v with_o ass_n for_o when_o sheshak_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o the_o greek_a writer_n call_v sesostris_n come_v against_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v threescore_o thousand_o horseman_n in_o his_o army_n 2_o chron._n xii_o 3._o which_o show_v how_o they_o abound_v with_o horse_n in_o that_o country_n in_o those_o day_n though_o in_o after_o time_n they_o do_v not_o care_n to_o breed_v they_o they_o may_v indeed_o have_v have_v horse_n out_o of_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o egypt_n but_o not_o so_o easy_o nor_o so_o good_a which_o make_v solomon_n send_v thither_o and_o pharaoh_n set_v a_o great_a price_n upon_o they_o because_o he_o know_v their_o value_n and_o that_o they_o can_v not_o furnish_v themselves_o so_o easy_o with_o they_o elsewhere_o 1_o king_n x._o 28_o 29._o forasmuch_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v henceforth_o return_v no_o more_o that_o way_n or_o the_o first_o word_n may_v be_v render_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n as_o he_o do_v now_o by_o he_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o maintain_v traffic_n with_o the_o egyptian_n at_o lest_o while_o they_o continue_v idolater_n we_o read_v indeed_o that_o many_o jew_n go_v thither_o and_o vrijah_n the_o prophet_n flee_v thither_o xxvi_o jerem._n 21._o of_o which_o the_o jew_n give_v this_o account_n first_o some_o say_v this_o be_v but_o a_o temporary_a constitution_n which_o be_v not_o to_o last_v always_o second_o they_o distinguish_v about_o the_o way_n of_o return_v thither_o conceive_v that_o they_o may_v not_o go_v thither_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n but_o they_o may_v out_o of_o another_o country_n whither_o they_o be_v drive_v maimonides_n think_v they_o may_v go_v thither_o as_o merchant_n but_o not_o fix_v their_o dwell_n there_o but_o the_o true_a meaning_n be_v that_o they_o may_v not_o voluntary_o go_v thither_o upon_o any_o account_n at_o least_o while_o they_o remain_v as_o i_o say_v so_o corrupt_v in_o their_o religion_n and_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v at_o this_o present_a for_o there_o be_v a_o express_a law_n xviii_o levit._fw-la 3._o according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o egyptian_n you_o shall_v not_o do_v see_v schickardus_n in_o the_o forename_a place_n p._n 78._o whence_o those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n where_o when_o he_o say_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v full_a of_o horse_n he_o add_v their_o land_n also_o be_v full_a of_o idol_n two_o isaiah_n 7_o 8._o for_o by_o multiply_v the_o one_o they_o multiply_v the_o other_o and_o therefore_o though_o david_n do_v reserve_v some_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n which_o he_o take_v in_o his_o conquest_n for_o his_o own_o use_n yet_o no_o great_a number_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 4._o but_o still_o great_a man_n ride_v upon_o mule_n two_o sam._n xviii_o 9_o 1_o king_n i._n 33_o 38_o 41._o as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n v._o 10._o x._o 4._o xii_o 14._o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o neither_o shall_v he_o multiply_v wife_n to_o himself_o this_o be_v not_o a_o prohibition_n to_o take_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o but_o not_o to_o have_v a_o excessive_a number_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a king_n who_o solomon_n seem_v to_o have_v imitate_v i_o see_v no_o ground_n for_o what_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o he_o may_v have_v eighteen_o see_v schickard_n in_o the_o book_n abovenamed_a cap._n iii_o theor._n ix_o selden_n vxor_fw-la hebr._n lib._n i._n cap._n viii_o buxtorf_n de_fw-fr sponsal_n pars_fw-la i._o sect._n 40._o for_o the_o proof_n which_o r._n solomon_n and_o bechin_n give_v of_o it_o be_v very_o weak_a which_o be_v that_o david_n have_v already_o six_o wife_n 2_o sam._n v._o 13._o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o offend_v god_n he_o will_v moreover_o have_v give_v he_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n i_o e._n say_v they_o twice_o as_o many_o wife_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 8._o much_o less_o be_v there_o any_o ground_n for_o what_o they_o say_v that_o if_o he_o take_v more_o than_o this_o number_n he_o be_v to_o be_v scourge_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n as_o he_o be_v they_o pretend_v for_o the_o breach_n of_o any_o of_o these_o precept_n here_o mention_v see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ix_o n._n v._n which_o grotius_n indeed_o endeavour_v to_o soften_v by_o affirm_v that_o these_o lash_n be_v no_o disgrace_n to_o he_o because_o he_o receive_v they_o voluntary_o in_o token_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o scourge_v by_o the_o common_a executioner_n but_o by_o such_o a_o person_n as_o he_o himself_o choose_v to_o give_v this_o correction_n and_o he_o receive_v also_o such_o a_o number_n of_o stripe_n as_o he_o himself_o please_v and_o no_o more_o lib._n i._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n iii_o sect._n xx._n but_o this_o be_v direct_o against_o maimonides_n who_o say_v in_o downright_a word_n that_o the_o sanhedrim_n appoint_v this_o chastisement_n as_o selden_n observe_v in_o another_o place_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ix_o n._n v._o and_o there_o be_v no_o example_n in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n of_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 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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 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any_o thing_n shall_v be_v vulgar_o know_v and_o convey_v down_o to_o posterity_n see_v demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n ii_o n._n xv._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o moses_n order_v the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n to_o be_v inscribe_v upon_o stone_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v all_o the_o law_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n not_o all_o the_o exhortation_n and_o historical_a passage_n which_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o this_o injunction_n that_o they_o shall_v write_v on_o the_o stone_n all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n when_o thou_o be_v pass_v over_o that_o thou_o may_v go_v in_o unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o they_o be_v go_v over_o jordan_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o direct_v these_o stone_n to_o be_v set_v up_o and_o this_o inscription_n make_v upon_o they_o which_o place_n be_v particular_o name_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o from_o these_o word_n fortunatus_n scacchus_n think_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o assert_v that_o none_o of_o the_o thing_n foremention_v be_v mean_v by_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n here_o command_v to_o be_v write_v but_o that_o upon_o the_o very_a top_n of_o these_o stone_n or_o the_o altar_n make_v of_o they_o as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o understand_v be_v write_v only_o the_o word_n of_o this_o covenant_n whereby_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n confess_v themselves_o to_o have_v receive_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n from_o god_n and_o to_o hold_v it_o on_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n unto_o he_o for_o so_o he_o interpret_v the_o word_n write_v upon_o they_o in_o summa_fw-la superficie_fw-la and_o to_o make_v we_o know_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n he_o think_v the_o follow_a word_n be_v add_v that_o thou_o may_v go_v in_o unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v declare_v who_o bring_v thou_o hither_o and_o give_v thou_o possession_n of_o this_o country_n and_o upon_o what_o condition_n viz._n that_o thou_o shall_v keep_v the_o command_v give_v to_o thou_o by_o god_n in_o horeb._n and_o therefore_o moses_n do_v not_o bid_v they_o write_v on_o the_o stone_n the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o law_n absolute_o but_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n where_o the_o demonstrative_a particle_n hazoth_v limit_n the_o sense_n to_o the_o present_a matter_n of_o which_o he_o be_v speak_v thus_o he_o myrothec_n 2._o sacror_fw-la elaeochrism_n cap._n lvii_o where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o strengthen_v this_o interpretation_n by_o observe_v that_o after_o this_o command_n for_o write_v this_o law_n upon_o the_o stone_n moses_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n speak_v unto_o all_o israel_n say_v take_v heed_n and_o hearken_v o_o israel_n this_o day_n thou_o be_v become_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o 10._o ver._n 4._o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o you_o be_v go_v over_o verse_n 4_o jordan_n that_o you_o shall_v set_v up_o these_o stone_n this_o phrase_n set_v up_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o pillar_n erect_v for_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o inscription_n may_v appear_v more_o fair_o upon_o they_o in_o mount_n ebal_n here_o the_o samaritan_n pentateuch_n have_v in_o mount_n gerizim_n which_o be_v a_o manifest_a corruption_n to_o justify_v their_o building_n a_o temple_n there_o which_o they_o pretend_v god_n command_v in_o these_o word_n ver._n 5._o and_o there_o shall_v thou_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o verse_n 5_o lord_z thy_o god_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o he_o a_o altar_n of_o stone_n upon_o which_o josephus_n himself_o fancy_v the_o forename_a inscription_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o so_o the_o talmudist_n also_o in_o mischna_n sota_n cap._n vii_o but_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o stone_n design_v for_o that_o use_n be_v to_o be_v set_v up_o before_o the_o altar_n be_v build_v the_o intention_n of_o it_o be_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v present_o that_o they_o may_v promise_v to_o observe_v the_o word_n which_o be_v there_o write_v thou_o shall_v not_o lift_v up_o any_o iron_n tool_n upon_o they_o see_v xx_o exod._n 25._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o thou_o shall_v build_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n of_o whole_a stone_n not_o hew_v nor_o polish_a whereby_o all_o manner_n of_o imagery_n be_v avoid_v such_o rustic_a altar_n of_o rough_a stone_n pile_v one_o upon_o another_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o heathen_a who_o seem_v to_o have_v imitate_v this_o pattern_n the_o form_n of_o one_o of_o they_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n have_v give_v we_o out_o of_o some_o ancient_a monument_n at_o brixia_n relate_v by_o octavius_n roscius_n see_v his_o forename_a book_n cap._n lix_n p._n 585._o such_o altar_n the_o israelite_n be_v permit_v to_o build_v upon_o some_o special_a occasion_n as_o gideon_n and_o manoah_n do_v vi_o judg._n 24_o 26._o xiii_o 19_o and_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n vii_o 17._o and_o saul_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 35._o and_o david_n 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 25._o and_o such_o a_o one_o moses_n himself_o build_v xxiv_o exod._n 4._o and_o as_o moses_n there_o set_v up_o twelve_o pillar_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n at_o horeb_n so_o the_o forementioned_a author_n think_v at_o the_o confirmation_n of_o it_o when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n they_o build_v not_o twelve_o altar_n but_o heap_v up_o twelve_o stone_n which_o make_v one_o altar_n without_o any_o cost_n at_o all_o bestow_v upon_o it_o and_o thus_o elijah_n take_v twelve_o stone_n and_o on_o a_o sudden_a build_v a_o altar_n with_o they_o when_o he_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v the_o israelite_n back_o again_o into_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 31_o 32._o and_o thou_o shall_v offer_v burnt-offering_n thereon_o as_o they_o do_v at_o horeb_n xxiv_o exod._n 5._o and_o as_o joshua_n do_v when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n and_o have_v build_v the_o altar_n here_o command_v viii_o josh_n 31._o which_o burnt-offering_n be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n sovereign_a dominion_n over_o they_o and_o that_o they_o hold_v this_o land_n of_o he_o as_o their_o supreme_a lord_n from_o who_o they_o have_v receive_v it_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o altar_n erect_v nor_o burnt-sacrifice_n offer_v till_o they_o come_v to_o ebal_n ver._n 7._o and_o thou_o shall_v offer_v peace-offering_n so_o verse_n 7_o moses_n also_o do_v at_o horeb_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n xxiv_o exod._n 5._o and_o so_o joshua_n do_v
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
consume_v and_o eat_v up_o which_o they_o do_v so_o entire_o that_o they_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o all_o people_n as_o a_o plague_n send_v by_o god_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v by_o joel_n his_o army_n ii_o 25._o so_o not_o only_o the_o hebrew_n but_o the_o arabian_n esteem_v they_o who_o say_v that_o some_o of_o they_o on_o a_o time_n fall_v before_o their_o prophet_n as_o he_o sit_v at_o meat_n with_o this_o inscription_n on_o their_o back_n i_o be_o god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o other_o beside_o i_o the_o lord_z of_o locust_n who_o nourish_v they_o and_o when_o i_o please_v send_v they_o forth_o that_o they_o may_v be_v food_n for_o the_o people_n and_o when_o i_o please_v that_o they_o may_v be_v their_o plague_n by_o eat_v up_o their_o food_n see_v bochartus_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n pars_fw-la ii_o lib._n iu_o cap._n vi_o verse_n 39_o ver._n 39_o thou_o shall_v plant_v vineyard_n and_o dress_v they_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n and_o pain_n about_o they_o after_o they_o be_v plant_v to_o make_v they_o fruitful_a but_o shall_v neither_o drink_v of_o the_o wine_n nor_o eat_v the_o grape_n not_o enjoy_v the_o least_o benefit_n by_o their_o cost_n and_o labour_n for_o worm_n shall_v eat_v they_o the_o hebrew_n word_n tholaath_v be_v a_o general_a name_n for_o all_o worm_n whatsoever_o but_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a sort_n that_o infest_a vine_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o lib._n iu_o cap._n xxvii_o where_o he_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o latin_n call_v this_o worm_n volvox_n and_o convolvulus_n because_o it_o wrap_v and_o roll_v itself_o up_o in_o the_o bud_n and_o eat_v the_o grape_n up_o when_o they_o grow_v towards_o ripeness_n as_o the_o roman_a author_n explain_v it_o ver._n 40._o thou_o shall_v have_v olive-tree_n through_o all_o thy_o verse_n 40_o coast_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o anoint_v thyself_o with_o 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thousand_o of_o which_o perish_v in_o this_o barbarous_a manner_n parent_n dare_v not_o mourn_v for_o their_o child_n nor_o child_n sigh_v for_o their_o parent_n when_o they_o see_v they_o hale_v to_o the_o place_n of_o torment_n so_o that_o their_o heart_n no_o doubt_n be_v ready_a to_o break_v with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n in_o short_a sic_fw-la eos_fw-la metus_fw-la exanimaverat_fw-la ut_fw-la vivi_fw-la non_fw-la multum_fw-la à _fw-la mortuorum_fw-la similitudine_fw-la distarent_fw-la fear_n have_v so_o dispirited_a they_o that_o the_o live_n in_o their_o aspect_n do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o dead_a which_o word_n of_o osorius_n in_o his_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la emanuelis_fw-la our_o dr._n jackson_n who_o relate_v this_o sad_a story_n out_o of_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o paraphrase_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o moses_n though_o osorius_n do_v not_o think_v of_o they_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o fail_v of_o the_o eye_n and_o sorrow_n 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