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four_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o naked_a intuition_n of_o eternal_a truth_n which_o be_v always_o the_o same_o which_o never_o rise_v nor_o set_v but_o always_o stand_v still_o in_o its_o vertical_a and_o fill_v the_o whole_a horizon_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o a_o mild_a and_o gentle_a light_n there_o be_v such_o calm_a and_o serene_a idea_n of_o truth_n that_o shine_v only_o in_o pacate_v soul_n and_o can_v be_v discern_v by_o any_o trouble_a or_o fluid_a fancy_n that_o necessary_o prove_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o permanent_a &_o stable_a essence_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o as_o simplicius_n on_o epictet_n well_o observe_v arise_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o some_o immovable_a and_o unchangeable_a cause_n which_o be_v always_o the_o same_o for_o these_o operation_n about_o truth_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o chronical_a energy_n
&_o puras_fw-la imagine_v &_o lumina_fw-la superna_fw-la ex_fw-la medio_fw-la splendoris_fw-la &_o puritatis_fw-la istorum_fw-la luminum_fw-la realium_fw-la visae_fw-la sunt_fw-la illis_fw-la similitudines_fw-la visae_fw-la sunt_fw-la illis_fw-la tale_n formae_fw-la quales_fw-la sunt_fw-la formae_fw-la humanae_fw-la by_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o refer_v to_o those_o image_n of_o the_o live_a creature_n represent_v in_o a_o prophetical_a vision_n to_o esay_n and_o ezekiel_n but_o general_o intimate_v thus_o much_o to_o we_o that_o the_o light_n and_o splendour_n of_o prophetical_a illumination_n be_v not_o so_o triumphant_a over_o the_o prophet_n fancy_n but_o that_o he_o view_v his_o own_o image_n and_o see_v like_o a_o man_n and_o understand_v thing_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n in_o all_o these_o prophetical_a vision_n chap._n iii_o how_o the_o prophetical_a dream_n do_v differ_v from_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o dream_n record_v in_o scripture_n this_o further_o illustrate_v out_o of_o several_a passage_n of_o philo_n judaeus_n pertinent_a to_o this_o purpose_n we_o have_v now_o take_v a_o general_n survey_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o prophecy_n which_o be_v always_o attend_v as_o we_o have_v show_v with_o a_o vision_n or_o a_o dream_n though_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o dream_n proper_o without_o a_o vision_n and_o here_o before_o we_o pass_v from_o hence_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o man_n distinction_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v of_o dream_n lest_o we_o mistake_v all_o those_o dream_n w_z ch_z we_o meet_v with_o in_o scripture_n &_o take_v they_o all_o for_o prophetical_a whereas_o many_o of_o they_o be_v not_o such_o for_o though_o indeed_o they_o be_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d send_v by_o god_n yet_o many_o be_v send_v as_o monition_n and_o instruction_n and_o have_v not_o the_o true_a force_n and_o vigour_n of_o prophetical_a dream_n in_o they_o and_o so_o they_o be_v wont_v common_o to_o distinguish_v between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v somnia_fw-la vera_fw-la and_o somnia_fw-la prophetica_fw-la and_o these_o maimonides_n in_o more_n nev_n par._n 2._o cap._n 41._o have_v thus_o general_o characterise_v quando_fw-la dicitur_fw-la deus_fw-la venit_fw-la ad_fw-la n_n in_o somnio_fw-la noctis_fw-la id_fw-la prophetia_fw-la minimè_fw-la nuncupari_fw-la potest_fw-la neque_fw-la vir_fw-la talis_fw-la propheta_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o holy_a writ_n that_o god_n come_v to_o such_o a_o man_n in_o a_o dream_n of_o the_o night_n that_o can_v be_v call_v a_o prophecy_n nor_o such_o a_o man_n a_o prophet_n for_o the_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o some_o admonition_n or_o instruction_n be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o such_o a_o man_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o a_o dream_n of_o this_o sort_n he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n hold_v those_o dream_n to_o be_v which_o be_v send_v to_o pharaoh_n nabuchadnezzar_n abimelech_n and_o laban_n upon_o which_o two_o last_v our_o author_n observe_v the_o great_a caution_n of_o onkelos_n the_o proselyte_n who_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o jewish_a learning_n by_o r._n eleazar_n and_o r._n joshua_n the_o most_o famous_a doctor_n of_o that_o age_n that_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o those_o dream_n of_o laban_n and_o abimelech_n he_o say_v et_fw-la venit_fw-la verbum_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la but_o do_v not_o say_v as_o when_o the_o dream_n be_v prophetical_a et_fw-la revelavit_fw-la se_fw-la dominus_fw-la beside_o a_o main_a reason_n for_o which_o they_o deny_v those_o dream_n to_o be_v prophetical_a be_v for_o that_o they_o that_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o they_o be_v unsanctified_a man_n whereas_o it_o be_v a_o tradition_n among_o they_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v not_o communicate_v to_o any_o but_o good_a man_n but_o indeed_o the_o main_a difference_n between_o these_o two_o sort_n of_o dream_n seem_v to_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o such_o as_o be_v not_o prophetical_a be_v much_o weak_a in_o their_o energy_n upon_o the_o imagination_n than_o the_o other_o be_v in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o want_v the_o strength_n and_o force_n of_o a_o divine_a evidence_n so_o as_o to_o give_v a_o plenary_a assurance_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o they_o of_o their_o divine_a original_n as_o we_o see_v in_o those_o dream_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 3._o v._o 5_o 15._o and_o ch_n 9_o 2._o where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o when_o he_o awake_v he_o say_v behold_v it_o be_v a_o dream_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v effectual_o confirm_v from_o the_o energy_n of_o the_o dream_n itself_o that_o it_o be_v a_o true_a prophetical_a influx_n but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o difference_n they_o be_v wont_v to_o make_v between_o they_o which_o be_v that_o these_o somnia_fw-la vera_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordinary_o contain_v in_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d something_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o void_a of_o reality_n as_o in_o that_o dream_n of_o joseph_n concern_v the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o eleven_o star_n bow_v down_o to_o he_o whereas_o his_o mother_n which_o shall_v there_o have_v be_v signify_v by_o the_o moon_n be_v dead_a and_o bury_v before_o and_o so_o uncapable_a of_o perform_v that_o respect_n to_o he_o which_o the_o other_o at_o last_o do_v upon_o occasion_n of_o which_o dream_v the_o gemarist_n doctor_n in_o berachoth_n c._n 9_o have_v frame_v this_o axiom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o there_o be_v no_o corn_n without_o straw_n so_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o mere_a dream_n without_o something_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d void_a of_o reality_n &_o insignificant_a according_o rab._n albo_n in_o maam._n 3._o c._n 9_o have_v frame_v this_o distinction_n between_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o mere_a dream_n without_o something_o in_o it_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o prophecy_n be_v a_o thing_n whole_o and_o most_o exact_o true_a the_o general_a difference_n between_o prophetical_a dream_n and_o those_o that_o be_v mere_o nouthetical_a or_o monitorie_a and_o all_o else_o which_o we_o find_v record_v in_o scripture_n philo_n jud._n in_o his_o tract_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o elsewhere_o have_v at_o large_a lay_v down_o the_o proper_a character_n of_o those_o that_o be_v prophetical_a he_o clear_o insinuate_v to_o be_v that_o ecstatical_a rapture_n whereby_o in_o all_o prophetical_a dream_n some_o more_o potent_a cause_n act_v upon_o the_o mind_n and_o imagination_n of_o the_o prophet_n snatch_v they_o from_o themselves_o and_o so_o leave_v more_o potent_a and_o evident_a impression_n upon_o they_o i_o shall_v the_o more_o large_o set_v down_o his_o notion_n because_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o clear_n of_o this_o business_n in_o hand_n and_o be_v i_o think_v much_o obscure_v if_o not_o total_o corrupt_v by_o his_o translator_n gelenius_n his_o design_n be_v indeed_o to_o show_v that_o moses_n teach_v these_o several_a way_n whereby_o dream_n be_v convey_v from_o heaven_n that_o so_o his_o sublime_a and_o recondite_v doctrine_n may_v be_v the_o better_o hide_v up_o therein_o and_o therefore_o sail_v between_o cabbalisme_n and_o platonisme_n he_o grope_v after_o a_o allegorical_a and_o mystical_a meaning_n in_o they_o all_o his_o first_o sort_n of_o divine_a dream_n he_o thus_o define_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o kind_n be_v when_o god_n himself_o do_v begin_v the_o motion_n in_o the_o fancy_n and_o secret_o whisper_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v unknown_a indeed_o to_o we_o but_o perfect_o know_v to_o himself_o and_o of_o this_o sort_n he_o make_v joseph_n dream_n the_o sense_n whereof_o be_v unknown_a to_o joseph_n himself_o at_o first_o and_o then_o run_v out_o into_o a_o allegorical_a exposition_n of_o they_o in_o the_o book_n entitle_v joseph_n the_o second_o kind_n be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n when_o our_o rational_a faculty_n be_v move_v together_o with_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o fill_v with_o a_o divinely-inspired_n fury_n do_v predict_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v in_o which_o word_n by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o mean_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o that_o which_o in_o a_o former_a book_n about_o the_o same_o argument_n he_o have_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mind_n of_o the_o universe_n which_o mingle_v its_o influence_n with_o our_o mind_n beget_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o prevision_n and_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o which_o other_o of_o his_o tribe_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la which_o it_o seem_v he_o understand_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la or_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o fall_v too_o much_o off_o from_o he_o into_o a_o contrary_a assertion_n his_o word_n be_v these_o more_o nev._n part._n 2._o c._n 41._o scito_fw-la quòd_fw-la omnium_fw-la eorum_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la qui_fw-la prophetiam_fw-la sibi_fw-la factam_fw-la esse_fw-la dicunt_fw-la quidam_fw-la eam_fw-la angelo_n alicui_fw-la quidam_fw-la verò_fw-la deo_fw-la opt._n max_n ascribant_fw-la &_o attribuant_fw-la licèt_fw-la per_fw-la angeli_fw-la ministerium_fw-la quoque_fw-la ipsis_fw-la obtigerit_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la sapientes_fw-la nostri_fw-la nos_fw-la erudierunt_fw-la quando_fw-la aiunt_fw-la et_fw-la dixit_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la scilicet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h._n e._n per_fw-la manus_fw-la angeli_fw-la gen._n 25._o 23._o for_o so_o it_o seem_v the_o master_n expound_v this_o place_n where_o god_n reveal_v to_o rebekah_n her_o future_a conception_n and_o progeny_n of_o a_o prophetical_a apparition_n by_o some_o angel_n though_o yet_o all_o agree_v not_o in_o it_o but_o it_o may_v be_v worth_a our_o while_n to_o hear_v out_o maimon_n who_o plead_v the_o authority_n of_o all_o jewish_a antiquity_n for_o this_o opinion_n that_o we_o have_v now_o lay_v down_o insuper_fw-la de_fw-la quocunque_fw-la scriptum_fw-la occurrit_fw-la quòd_fw-la angelus_n cum_fw-la eo_fw-la locutus_fw-la aut_fw-la quod_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ipsi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la revelatum_fw-la sit_fw-la id_fw-la nullo_n alio_fw-la modo_fw-la quà m_fw-la in_o somnio_fw-la aut_fw-la visione_n prophetica_fw-la factum_fw-la esse_fw-la noveris_fw-la etc._n etc._n moreover_o of_o whosoever_o you_o read_v that_o a_o angel_n speak_v with_o he_o or_o that_o something_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o by_o god_n you_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v perform_v no_o other_o way_n then_o by_o a_o dream_n or_o a_o prophetical_a vision_n our_o wise_a man_n have_v a_o discourse_n about_o the_o word_n that_o come_v to_o the_o prophet_n according_a to_o what_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o have_v declare_v that_o be_v concern_v the_o several_a way_n as_o buxtorf_n expound_v it_o by_o which_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v to_o they_o now_o this_o be_v say_v they_o four_o way_n the_o first_o be_v when_o the_o prophet_n declare_v he_o receive_v the_o word_n from_o a_o angel_n in_o a_o dream_n or_o in_o a_o vision_n second_o when_o he_o only_o mention_n the_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n without_o declare_v that_o they_o come_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o in_o a_o vision_n rely_v upon_o this_o know_a fundamental_a viz._n that_o there_o be_v no_o prophecy_n reveal_v but_o by_o one_o of_o these_o two_o way_n whereof_o god_n make_v mention_v say_v i_o will_v make_v myself_o know_v in_o a_o vision_n and_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n three_o when_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o angel_n but_o ascribe_v all_o to_o god_n as_o if_o he_o alone_o have_v convey_v it_o yet_o with_o this_o addition_n that_o it_o come_v in_o a_o vision_n or_o in_o a_o dream_n four_o when_o the_o prophet_n say_v absolute_o that_o god_n speak_v with_o he_o or_o say_v unto_o he_o do_v this_o or_o speak_v this_o make_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o either_o of_o angel_n or_o vision_n or_o dream_n and_o that_o because_o of_o this_o know_a principle_n and_o fundamental_a truth_n that_o there_o be_v no_o prophecy_n but_o either_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n or_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o angel_n thus_o maimonides_n who_o as_o we_o see_v pretend_v this_o to_o be_v a_o know_a thing_n and_o general_o agree_v upon_o by_o all_o jewish_a antiquity_n but_o before_o we_o go_v on_o to_o any_o confirmation_n of_o it_o it_o will_v be_v requisite_a a_o little_a to_o see_v what_o nachmanides_n his_o great_a adversary_n in_o this_o business_n allege_v against_o he_o which_o i_o find_v in_o his_o comment_n upon_o genesis_n 18._o which_o chap._n maimonides_n make_v to_o relate_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o prophetical_a apparition_n of_o three_o angel_n to_o abraham_n which_o promise_v a_o son_n they_o be_v say_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o and_o two_o of_o they_o to_o depart_v from_o he_o to_o sodom_n to_o be_v there_o entertain_v by_o lot_n who_o they_o rescue_v from_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o neighbour-citizen_n and_o lead_v he_o the_o next_o day_n out_o of_o the_o city_n before_o they_o bring_v down_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n upon_o it_o all_o which_o passage_n seem_v to_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o this_o apparition_n of_o angel_n be_v real_a and_o historical_a and_o not_o mere_o prophetical_a and_o imaginary_a wherefore_o nachmanides_n have_v get_v this_o unhappy_a advantage_n of_o his_o adversary_n pursue_v this_o mistake_n of_o he_o with_o another_o of_o his_o own_o as_o gross_a in_o a_o opposite_a way_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o behold_v a_o angel_n or_o have_v any_o conference_n with_o one_o be_v not_o a_o prophet_n for_o the_o business_n be_v not_o so_o as_o maimonides_n have_v determine_v it_o namely_o that_o every_o prophet_n receive_v his_o prophecy_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o angel_n our_o master_n moses_n only_o except_v for_o our_o rabbin_n have_v tell_v we_o concern_v daniel_n and_o his_o companion_n that_o they_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n more_o excellent_a than_o he_o because_o they_o be_v prophet_n and_o he_o none_o and_o therefore_o his_o book_n be_v not_o reckon_v among_o the_o prophet_n because_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n although_o he_o both_o behold_v he_o and_o have_v conference_n with_o he_o when_o he_o be_v awake_a thus_o we_o see_v nachman_n as_o clear_o expunge_v all_o those_o out_o of_o his_o catalogue_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o who_o any_o apparition_n of_o angel_n be_v make_v as_o maimon_n have_v put_v they_o in_o and_o pretend_v for_o this_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o talmudist_n who_o for_o this_o cause_n exclude_v daniel_n from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o as_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v reckon_v his_o book_n among_o the_o hagiographa_n because_o of_o his_o converse_n with_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n but_o all_o this_o be_v gratis_o dictum_fw-la and_o scarce_o bonâ_fw-la fide_fw-la for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o antiquity_n reckon_v upon_o zacharie_n as_o a_o prophet_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o vision_n be_v perpetual_o represent_v by_o angel_n but_o we_o shall_v a_o little_a examine_v that_o sentence_n of_o the_o talmudist_n which_o nachman_n find_v his_o opinion_n upon_o which_o i_o find_v set_v down_o massech_v megillah_n cap._n 1._o in_o the_o gemara_n where_o the_o master_n gloss_n on_o that_o dan._n 10._o 7._o and_o i_o daniel_n alone_o see_v the_o vision_n for_o the_o man_n that_o be_v with_o i_o see_v not_o the_o vision_n but_o a_o great_a quake_a fell_a upon_o they_o so_o that_o they_o flee_v to_o hide_v themselves_o here_o they_o inquire_v who_o those_o companion_n of_o daniel_n be_v and_o then_o pass_v their_o verdict_n upon_o he_o and_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v those_o man_n that_o be_v with_o daniel_n r._n jeremy_n say_v they_o be_v haggai_n zacharie_n and_o malachi_n they_o excel_v daniel_n and_o he_o also_o excel_v they_o herein_o they_o excel_v he_o because_o they_o be_v prophet_n and_o he_o none_o and_o in_o this_o he_o excel_v they_o that_o he_o behold_v a_o vision_n and_o they_o none_o thus_o those_o master_n who_o indeed_o deny_v daniel_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o according_o his_o book_n be_v by_o they_o reckon_v among_o the_o hagiographa_n yet_o they_o here_o give_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o for_o it_o but_o whereas_o nachman_n say_v that_o the_o vision_n of_o angel_n which_o daniel_n converse_v with_o be_v real_a and_o not_o imaginary_a or_o prophetical_a it_o be_v a_o manifest_a elusion_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o text_n which_o relate_v these_o apparition_n to_o have_v be_v in_o his_o sleep_n chap._n 10._o verse_n 9_o and_o when_o i_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o word_n than_o be_v i_o in_o a_o deep_a sleep_n upon_o my_o face_n and_o my_o face_n towards_o the_o ground_n and_o chap._n 8._o 18._o now_o as_o he_o be_v speak_v with_o i_o i_o be_v in_o a_o deep_a sleep_n this_o sleep_n be_v upon_o the_o 15._o exit_fw-la of_o his_o vision_n for_o so_o as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o there_o be_v a_o frequent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o a_o vision_n which_o begin_v upon_o the_o prophet_n while_o they_o be_v awake_a into_o a_o prophetical_a dream_n so_o chap._n 7._o verse_n 1._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n daniel_n have_v a_o dream_n and_o vision_n of_o his_o head_n upon_o his_o bed_n and_o in_o this_o dream_n and_o night-vision_n as_o in_o the_o other_o before_o mention_v a_o man_n or_o angel_n come_v in_o to_o expound_v the_o matter_n verse_n 15_o 16._o i_o daniel_n be_v grieve_v
eusebius_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o quadratus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o together_o with_o the_o daughter_n of_o philip_n have_v the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n so_o the_o report_n be_v this_o quadratus_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o live_v in_o trajan_n time_n which_o be_v but_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o century_n and_o a_o little_a after_o speak_v of_o good_a man_n in_o that_o age_n he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o strange_a and_o admirable_a virtue_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n as_o yet_o show_v forth_o themselves_o by_o they_o and_o the_o same_o author_n lib._n 4._o §_o 18._o tell_v we_o out_o of_o justin_n martyr_n who_o live_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o second_o century_n and_o then_o write_v his_o apology_n for_o the_o christian_n that_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n be_v still_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o not_o long_o afterward_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o remembrance_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n remain_v in_o the_o church_n hence_o the_o montanist_n be_v by_o some_o of_o the_o father_n prove_v to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o dissembler_n when_o they_o pretend_v to_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n for_o that_o it_o be_v then_o cease_v in_o the_o church_n and_o so_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o lib._n 5._o §_o 3._o and_o withal_o that_o montanus_n and_o his_o complice_n only_o take_v advantage_n of_o that_o virtue_n of_o work_a wonder_n which_o yet_o appear_v as_o be_v report_v though_o doubtful_o in_o some_o place_n to_o make_v a_o semblance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o then_o especial_o do_v montanus_n alcibiades_n and_o theodotus_n raise_v up_o in_o many_o a_o opinion_n that_o they_o prophesy_v and_o this_o belief_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o increase_v concern_v their_o prophesy_a for_o that_o as_o yet_o in_o several_a church_n be_v wrought_v many_o miraculous_a and_o stupendous_a effect_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n though_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o perfect_a agreement_n in_o their_o opinion_n about_o this_o to_o conclude_v this_o and_o to_o hasten_v to_o a_o end_n of_o this_o discourse_n of_o prophecy_n there_o be_v indeed_o in_o antiquity_n more_o frequent_a mention_n of_o some_o austin_n miracle_n wrought_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o less_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o prophetical_a virtue_n especial_o after_o the_o second_o century_n that_o it_o be_v rare_a and_o to_o be_v see_v but_o sometime_o and_o more_o obscure_o in_o some_o few_o christian_n only_o who_o have_v attain_v to_o a_o good_a degree_n of_o self-purification_n be_v intimate_v by_o that_o of_o origen_n in_o his_o 7_o the_o book_n against_o celsus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n xiii_o some_o rule_n and_o observation_n concern_v prophetical_a writ_n in_o general_n we_o shall_v now_o shut_v up_o all_o this_o discourse_n about_o prophecy_n only_o before_o we_o conclude_v it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o add_v a_o few_o rule_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o prophetical_a writ_n in_o general_n 1._o the_o first_o which_o yet_o we_o shall_v rather_o put_v under_o debate_n be_v concern_v the_o style_n and_o manner_n of_o language_v all_o piece_n of_o prophecy_n whether_o that_o be_v not_o peculiar_o the_o work_n of_o the_o prophet_n himself_o whether_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v that_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n dictate_v the_o matter_n only_o or_o principal_o yet_o do_v leave_v the_o word_n to_o the_o prophet_n himself_o it_o may_v be_v consider_v that_o god_n make_v not_o use_v of_o idiot_n or_o fool_n to_o reveal_v his_o will_n by_o but_o such_o who_o intellectual_n be_v entire_a and_o perfect_a and_o that_o he_o imprint_v such_o a_o clear_a copy_n of_o his_o truth_n upon_o they_o as_o that_o it_o become_v their_o own_o sense_n be_v digest_v full_o into_o their_o understanding_n so_o as_o they_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v and_o represent_v it_o to_o other_o as_o true_o as_o any_o can_v paint_v forth_o his_o own_o thought_n if_o the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o thing_n be_v once_o lively_a in_o the_o mind_n verba_fw-la non_fw-la invita_fw-la sequentur_fw-la and_o according_a as_o that_o matter_n operate_v upon_o the_o mind_n and_o fantasy_n so_o will_v the_o phrase_n and_o language_n be_v in_o which_o it_o be_v express_v and_o therefore_o i_o think_v to_o doubt_v whether_o the_o prophet_n may_v not_o mistake_v in_o represent_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o their_o prophetical_a inspiration_n except_o all_o their_o word_n have_v be_v also_o dictate_v to_o they_o be_v to_o question_v whether_o they_o can_v speak_v sense_n as_o wise_a man_n and_o tell_v their_o own_o thought_n and_o experience_n true_o or_o not_o and_o indeed_o it_o seem_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o these_o prophetical_a vision_n and_o dream_n we_o have_v discourse_v of_o wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o enthusiasm_n consist_v in_o a_o symbolical_a and_o hieroglyphical_a shape_a forth_o of_o intelligible_a thing_n in_o their_o imagination_n and_o enlighten_v the_o understanding_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o discern_v the_o scope_n and_o meaning_n of_o these_o visa_fw-la or_o phantasmata_fw-la that_o those_o word_n and_o phrase_n in_o which_o they_o be_v audible_o express_v to_o the_o hearer_n afterward_o or_o pen_v down_o shall_v be_v the_o prophet_n own_o for_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o as_o seem_v evident_a from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v represent_v always_o by_o word_n but_o by_o thing_n though_o i_o know_v that_o sometime_o in_o these_o vision_n they_o have_v a_o voice_n speak_v to_o they_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o voice_n shall_v so_o dilate_v and_o comment_v so_o large_o upon_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v fit_v the_o prophet_n shall_v do_v when_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o vulgar_a ear_n it_o may_v also_o further_o be_v consider_v that_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n general_o quote_v passage_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o they_o be_v translate_v by_o the_o lxx_o and_o that_o where_o the_o lxx_o have_v not_o render_v they_o verbatim_o but_o have_v much_o vary_v the_o manner_n of_o phrase_v thing_n from_o the_o original_a as_o have_v be_v abundant_o observe_v by_o philologer_n which_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o will_v have_v do_v have_v the_o original_a word_n be_v the_o very_a dictate_v of_o the_o spirit_n for_o certain_o that_o will_v seem_v not_o to_o need_v any_o such_o paraphrastical_a variation_n as_o be_v of_o themselves_o full_a and_o clear_a enough_o beside_o herein_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o weaken_v the_o authenticalness_n of_o the_o divine_a oracle_n and_o indeed_o have_v not_o the_o swerve_v from_o this_o notion_n make_v some_o of_o late_a conceit_n though_o erroneous_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o lxx_o to_o be_v more_o authentical_a than_o the_o hebrew_n which_o they_o will_v needs_o persuade_v we_o have_v be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o jew_n our_o saviour_n decline_v the_o phraseologie_n thereof_o beside_o we_o find_v the_o prophet_n speak_v every_o one_o of_o they_o in_o his_o own_o dialect_n and_o such_o a_o variety_n of_o style_n and_o phraseologie_n appear_v in_o their_o write_n as_o may_v argue_v they_o to_o have_v speak_v according_a to_o their_o own_o proper_a genius_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o jew_n themselves_o who_o be_v most_o zealous_o as_o be_v well_o know_v devote_a to_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n in_o all_o the_o prophet_n except_o moses_n and_o that_o part_n of_o moses_n only_a which_o contain_v the_o decalogue_n and_o hence_o we_o have_v that_o rule_n gem._n sanhedr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o form_n do_v not_o ascend_v upon_o two_o prophet_n neither_o do_v both_o of_o they_o prophesy_v in_o the_o same_o form_n which_o rule_n cocceius_n confess_v he_o know_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o but_o abarbanel_n who_o better_a understand_v the_o mind_n of_o his_o own_o compatriot_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o jeremy_n ch_n 49._o give_v we_o a_o full_a account_n of_o it_o upon_o occasion_n of_o some_o phrase_n in_o that_o prophecy_n concern_v edom_n parallel_n to_o what_o we_o find_v in_o obadiah_n from_o this_o congruencie_n of_o the_o style_n in_o both_o he_o thus_o take_v occasion_n to_o lay_v down_o our_o present_a notion_n as_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o former_a theorem_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prophet_n do_v not_o prophesy_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o moses_n do_v for_o he_o prophesy_v from_o god_n immediate_o from_o who_o he_o receive_v not_o only_o the_o prophecy_n but_o also_o the_o very_a word_n and_o phrase_n and_o according_o as_o he_o hear_v they_o so_o he_o write_v they_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o very_a same_o word_n which_o he_o hear_v from_o god_n but_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n they_o behold_v in_o
their_o vision_n the_o thing_n themselves_o which_v god_n make_v know_v to_o they_o and_o both_o declare_v and_o express_v they_o in_o their_o own_o phraseologie_n thus_o we_o see_v he_o ascribe_v the_o phrase_n and_o style_n every_o where_n to_o the_o prophet_n himself_o except_o only_o in_o the_o law_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v dictate_v totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la which_o be_v probable_a enough_o if_o he_o mean_v the_o law_n strict_o so_o take_v viz._n for_o the_o decalogue_n as_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a he_o do_v and_o again_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n themselves_o they_o see_v in_o prophecy_n but_o they_o themselves_o do_v explain_v and_o interpret_v they_o in_o that_o dialect_n which_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o they_o and_o this_o as_o he_o there_o tell_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o phraseologie_n occur_v not_o among_o the_o prophet_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o talmudist_n maxim_n we_o mention_v the_o like_o the_o jewish_a scholiast_n observe_v upon_o those_o false_a prophet_n who_o do_v all_o uno_fw-la ore_fw-la bid_v ahab_n ascend_v up_o to_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o prosper_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unus_n idemque_fw-la loquendi_fw-la modus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la reperitur_fw-la in_o duobus_fw-la prophetis_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o make_v it_o a_o argument_n that_o these_o be_v false_a prophet_n because_o they_o do_v idem_fw-la canticum_fw-la canere_fw-la for_o they_o all_o say_v go_v up_o and_o prosper_v and_o thus_o the_o heathenish_a philosopher_n plutarch_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v likewise_o concern_v his_o oracle_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o enthusiasm_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o two_o motion_n the_o one_o be_v impress_v upon_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v god_n organ_n the_o other_o arise_v from_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o prophetical_a enthusiasm_n like_v as_o also_o that_o which_o be_v amatorious_a do_v make_v use_n of_o the_o subject_a faculty_n and_o move_v every_o recipient_a according_a to_o its_o disposition_n and_o nature_n and_o thence_o he_o thus_o excuse_v the_o rough_a and_o unpolished_a language_n in_o which_o the_o oracle_n be_v sometime_o deliver_v most_o fit_o to_o our_o purpose_n describe_v prophetical_a inspiration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o neither_o the_o voice_n nor_o sound_n nor_o phrase_n nor_o metre_n be_v from_o god_n but_o from_o pythia_n herself_o god_n only_a suppeditates_fw-la the_o phantasm_n and_o kindle_v a_o light_n in_o the_o soul_n to_o signify_v future_a thing_n for_o all_o enthusiasm_n be_v after_o this_o manner_n hence_o be_v that_o old_a say_n of_o heraclitus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o king_n who_o oracle_n be_v at_o delphi_n neither_o plain_o express_v nor_o conceal_v but_o only_o obscure_o intimate_v by_o sign_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o first_o particular_a i_o shall_v add_v by_o way_n of_o caution_n we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o we_o can_v vary_v scripture-expression_n so_o secure_o with_o retain_v the_o true_a meaning_n except_o we_o likewise_o have_v as_o real_a a_o understanding_n of_o the_o sense_n itself_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v over_o who_o god_n also_o do_v so_o far_o superintend_v in_o their_o copy_n forth_o his_o truth_n as_o not_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o swerve_v from_o his_o meaning_n and_o so_o we_o have_v do_v with_o that_o particular_a 2._o in_o the_o next_o place_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n all_o prophetical_a writ_n we_o must_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o seem_a inconsistence_n in_o thing_n speak_v of_o if_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o examine_v they_o by_o the_o strict_a logical_a rule_n of_o method_n we_o must_v not_o therefore_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o any_o prophetical_a vision_n look_v for_o a_o constant_a methodical_a contexture_n of_o thing_n carry_v on_o in_o a_o perpetual_a coherence_n the_o prophetical_a spirit_n do_v not_o tie_v itself_o to_o these_o rule_n of_o art_n or_o thus_o knit_v up_o its_o dictate_v systematical_o fit_o frame_v one_o piece_n or_o member_n into_o a_o combination_n with_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o joint_n and_o sinew_n of_o method_n for_o this_o indeed_o will_v rather_o argue_v a_o humane_a and_o artificial_a contrivance_n than_o any_o inspiration_n which_o as_o it_o must_v beget_v a_o transportation_n in_o the_o mind_n so_o it_o must_v spend_v itself_o in_o such_o abrupt_a kind_n of_o revelation_n as_o may_v argue_v indeed_o the_o prophet_n to_o have_v be_v inspire_v and_o therefore_o tully_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la divinat_fw-la judicious_o except_v against_o the_o authenticalness_n of_o those_o verse_n of_o the_o sibylls_n which_o he_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o time_n and_o which_o be_v the_o same_o perhaps_o with_o those_o we_o now_o have_v because_o of_o those_o acrostic_n and_o some_o other_o thing_n which_o argue_v a_o elaborate_a artifice_n and_o a_o affect_a diligence_n of_o the_o writer_n and_o so_o indeed_o non_fw-la furentis_fw-la erant_fw-la sed_fw-la adhibentis_fw-la diligentiam_fw-la as_o he_o speak_v lumen_fw-la propheticum_fw-la est_fw-la lumen_fw-la abruptum_fw-la as_o be_v well_o note_v ancient_o by_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o the_o master_n of_o jewish_a tradition_n have_v lay_v down_o this_o maxim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la est_fw-la prius_fw-la &_o posterius_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la we_o must_v not_o seek_v for_o any_o methodical_a concatenation_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n or_o indeed_o in_o any_o other_o part_n of_o prophetical_a writ_n it_o be_v a_o most_o usual_a thing_n with_o they_o many_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o knit_v the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o time_n together_o nescit_fw-la tarda_fw-la molimina_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la gratia_fw-la be_v true_a also_o of_o the_o grace_n or_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n we_o find_v no_o curious_a transition_n nor_o true_a dependence_n many_o time_n of_o one_o thing_n upon_o another_o but_o thing_n of_o very_a different_a nature_n and_o that_o be_v cast_v into_o period_n of_o time_n seclude_v one_o from_o another_o by_o vast_a interval_n all_o couch_v together_o in_o the_o same_o vision_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o many_o place_n and_o therefore_o tell_v we_o non_fw-la curae_fw-la fuit_fw-la spiritui_fw-la prophetali_fw-la historiae_fw-la ordinem_fw-la sequi_fw-la and_o thus_o he_o take_v notice_n in_o daniel_n 11._o 2._o that_o whereas_o there_o be_v thirteen_o king_n between_o cyrus_n and_o alexander_n the_o great_a the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o but_o four_o skip_v over_o the_o rest_n as_o if_o the_o other_o nine_o have_v fill_v up_o no_o part_n of_o the_o interval_n the_o like_a he_o observe_v upon_o jeremy_n 21._o 1._o and_o otherwhere_o as_o likewise_o sudden_a and_o abrupt_a introduction_n of_o person_n mutation_n of_o person_n exit_n and_o intrat_n upon_o this_o prophetical_a stage_n be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o invisible_a manner_n and_o transition_n from_o the_o voice_n of_o one_o person_n to_o another_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n though_o it_o make_v no_o noise_n and_o tumult_n in_o its_o motion_n yet_o it_o be_v most_o quick_a span_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n it_o move_v most_o swift_o though_o most_o gentle_o and_o thus_o philo_n observation_n be_v true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o must_v be_v some_o kind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o prophecy_n as_o sit_fw-la philo_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o divine_a light_n arise_v upon_o the_o horizon_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n his_o own_o humane_a light_n set_v it_o must_v at_o least_o hide_v itself_o as_o a_o lesser_a light_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o occasus_fw-la heliacus_fw-la under_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o great_a and_o be_v whole_o subject_a to_o the_o irradiation_n and_o influence_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o go_v on_o therefore_o the_o set_n of_o a_o man_n own_o discursive_a faculty_n and_o the_o eclipse_v thereof_o beget_v a_o ecstasis_fw-la and_o a_o divine_a kind_n of_o mania_n 3._o the_o last_o rule_n we_o shall_v observe_v be_v that_o no_o piece_n of_o prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v or_o the_o mundus_fw-la animarum_fw-la for_o indeed_o it_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a to_o describe_v that_o or_o to_o comprehend_v it_o in_o this_o life_n and_o therefore_o all_o divine_a revelation_n in_o scripture_n must_v concern_v some_o state_n in_o this_o world_n and_o so_o we_o must_v understand_v all_o those_o place_n that_o treat_v of_o a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o such_o like_a and_o so_o we_o must_v understand_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n mention_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o that_o prophetical_a book_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n ch_n 21._o and_o thus_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_v universal_o to_o understand_v they_o according_a to_o
conclude_v that_o in_o those_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n there_o shall_v neither_o be_v merit_n nor_o demerit_n because_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o freewill_n which_o be_v the_o alone_a mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o both_o of_o they_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n that_o good_a or_o evil_n be_v to_o man_n that_o i_o may_v phrase_n it_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o stoic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d none_o prejudice_v or_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n hinder_v the_o exercise_n of_o this_o liberty_n neither_o from_o within_o nor_o from_o without_o none_o either_o in_o heaven_n or_o in_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thus_o the_o same_o nachmanides_n expound_v that_o solemn_a attestation_n deut._n 30._o 19_o wherein_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v call_v to_o witness_v that_o that_o day_n life_n and_o death_n be_v set_v before_o they_o as_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v now_o establish_v such_o a_o monarchical_a power_n in_o man_n which_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v in_o league_n withal_o and_o faithful_a to_o hereupon_o r._n saadia_n gaon_n so_o call_v by_o way_n of_o eminency_n doubt_v not_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o all_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n be_v that_o this_o liberty_n to_o good_a or_o evil_n be_v such_o a_o absolute_a kind_n of_o authority_n establish_v in_o a_o man_n soul_n that_o it_o be_v in_o a_o sort_n independent_a upon_o god_n himself_o this_o be_v as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o book_n call_v sepher_v emunah_n the_o meaning_n of_o that_o old_a and_o vulgar_a maxim_n among_o the_o jew_n sometime_o mention_v in_o the_o talmud_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d omnia_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la coeli_fw-la i._n dei_fw-la excepto_fw-la timore_fw-la dei_fw-la i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a there_o be_v another_o axiom_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o common_a which_o may_v seem_v partly_o to_o cross_v this_o and_o what_o hitherto_o have_v be_v speak_v viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o meaning_n of_o which_o be_v this_o that_o assistence_n be_v perpetual_o afford_v to_o all_o endeavour_n both_o of_o sanctity_n and_o impiety_n but_o maimonides_n have_v somewhere_o tell_v we_o and_o as_o i_o remember_v in_o his_o sepher_n hamedang_v how_o they_o mince_v the_o matter_n and_o mean_v nothing_o else_o by_o it_o but_o this_o that_o when_o man_n endeavour_v after_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o law_n god_n in_o a_o way_n of_o providence_n furnish_v they_o with_o external_n matter_n and_o mean_n give_v they_o peace_n and_o riches_n and_o other_o outward_a accommodation_n whereby_o they_o may_v have_v advantage_n and_o opportunity_n to_o perform_v all_o that_o good_a which_o their_o own_o freewill_n determine_v they_o to_o whereas_o wicked_a man_n find_v the_o like_a help_n of_o external_n matter_n and_o mean_n for_o promote_a and_o accomplish_v their_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a design_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o may_v lay_v a_o foundation_n of_o merit_n and_o build_v up_o the_o stately_a and_o magnificent_a fabric_n of_o their_o happiness_n upon_o the_o sandy_a foundation_n of_o a_o dead_a letter_n without_o they_o endeavour_v to_o strengthen_v it_o by_o as_o weak_a a_o rampart_n of_o their_o own_o selfsufficiency_n and_o the_o power_n of_o their_o own_o freewill_n able_a as_o they_o vain_o imagine_v to_o perform_v all_o righteousness_n as_o be_v adequate_a and_o commensurate_a to_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n in_o its_o most_o extensive_a and_o comprehensive_a sense_n and_o meaning_n rather_o look_v upon_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n as_o the_o rise_v of_o that_o giantlike_a freewill_n whereby_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o bear_v up_o themselves_o against_o heaven_n itself_o as_o be_v a_o great_a accessary_a to_o their_o happiness_n rather_o than_o prejudicial_a to_o it_o through_o the_o access_n of_o that_o multitude_n of_o divine_a law_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o and_o so_o they_o reckon_v upon_o a_o more_o triumphant_a and_o illustrious_a kind_n of_o happiness_n victorious_o to_o be_v achieve_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o own_o work_n than_o that_o beggarly_a kind_n of_o happiness_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o which_o come_v like_o a_o alm_n from_o divine_a bounty_n according_o they_o affirm_v that_o happiness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o reward_n be_v far_o great_a and_o much_o more_o magnificent_a than_o that_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o mercy_n chap._n iii_o the_o second_o ground_n of_o the_o jewish_a notion_n of_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n viz._n that_o the_o law_n deliver_v to_o they_o on_o mount_n sinai_n be_v a_o sufficient_a dispensation_n from_o god_n and_o all_o that_o need_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n and_o that_o the_o scope_n of_o their_o law_n be_v nothing_o but_o to_o afford_v they_o several_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o merit_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n concern_v merit_n and_o the_o reward_v due_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n their_o distinguish_n of_o man_n in_o order_n to_o merit_n and_o demerit_n into_o three_o sort_n viz._n perfect_o righteous_a perfect_o wicked_a and_o a_o middle_a sort_n betwixt_o these_o the_o mercenary_a and_o low_a spirit_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n a_o account_n of_o what_o the_o cabalist_n hold_v in_o this_o point_n of_o legal_a righteousness_n the_o second_o ground_n of_o that_o jewish_a notion_n of_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n be_v this_o that_o the_o law_n deliver_v to_o they_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n be_v a_o sufficient_a dispensation_n from_o god_n and_o all_o that_o need_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o for_o the_o advance_n of_o they_o to_o a_o state_n of_o perfection_n and_o blessedness_n and_o that_o the_o proper_a scope_n and_o end_n of_o their_o law_n be_v nothing_o but_o to_o afford_v they_o several_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o merit_n which_o be_v express_o deliver_v in_o the_o ult_n mishnah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o therefore_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n that_o so_o they_o may_v single_v out_o where_o they_o please_v and_o in_o exercise_v themselves_o therein_o procure_v eternal_a life_n as_o obadias_n de_fw-la bartenora_n expound_v it_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v perform_v any_o one_o of_o the_o 613_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n for_o so_o many_o they_o make_v in_o number_n without_o any_o worldly_a respect_n for_o love_n of_o the_o precept_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v this_o man_n shall_v merit_v thereby_o everlasting_a life_n for_o indeed_o they_o suppose_v a_o reward_n due_a to_o the_o performance_n of_o every_o precept_n which_o reward_v they_o suppose_v to_o be_v increase_v according_a to_o the_o secret_a estimation_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v of_o any_o precept_n as_o we_o find_v suggest_v in_o the_o mishnah_n in_o the_o book_n pirke_n avoth_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o famous_a r._n jehuda_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v careful_a to_o observe_v the_o lesser_a precept_n as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a because_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o reward_n that_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o precept_n here_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o this_o be_v a_o great_a debate_n among_o the_o jew_n which_o precept_n they_o be_v that_o have_v the_o great_a reward_n due_a to_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o in_o which_o controversy_n maimonides_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o this_o place_n thus_o resolve_v we_o that_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o reward_n that_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o negative_a precept_n may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o punishment_n that_o be_v consequent_a upon_o the_o breach_n of_o they_o but_o this_o knot_n can_v not_o be_v so_o well_o solve_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n because_o the_o punishment_n annex_v to_o the_o breach_n of_o they_o be_v more_o rare_o define_v in_o the_o law_n according_o he_o express_v himself_o to_o this_o sense_n as_o for_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o express_v what_o reward_n be_v due_a to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o all_o for_o this_o end_n that_o we_o may_v not_o know_v which_o precept_n be_v most_o necessary_a to_o be_v observe_v and_o which_o precept_n be_v of_o less_o necessity_n and_o importance_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n their_o wise_a man_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la operam_fw-la that_fw-mi praecepto_fw-la libre_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la praecepto_fw-la which_o he_o expound_v to_o this_o sense_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v exercise_v himself_o about_o any_o one_o precept_n aught_o without_o haesitation_n or_o dispute_n to_o continue_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o as_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n
portion_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o nowithstanding_n their_o sin_n now_o that_o maxim_n of_o they_o all_o israelite_n have_v a_o portion_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o mishnah_n l._n sanhedr_n c._n 11._o where_o it_o be_v put_v down_o as_o the_o most_o authentic_a opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n only_o some_o few_o there_o be_v there_o recite_v who_o be_v except_v from_o this_o happiness_n otherwise_o their_o great_a malefactor_n be_v not_o except_v from_o it_o for_o so_o obadias_n the_o bartenora_n unfold_v their_o meaning_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o such_o as_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o great_a synedrium_fw-la worthy_a of_o death_n for_o their_o wickedness_n these_o have_v a_o portion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v i_o know_v here_o that_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v be_v different_o represent_v by_o nachmanides_n and_o maimonides_n and_o their_o follower_n but_o whether_o maimonides_n his_o sect_n or_o the_o other_o prevail_v in_o this_o point_n it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a as_o to_o our_o present_a business_n see_v both_o side_n conclude_v that_o this_o seculum_fw-la futurum_fw-la or_o world_n to_o come_v points_z out_o such_o a_o state_n of_o happiness_n as_o shall_v not_o revolve_v or_o slide_v back_o again_o into_o misery_n and_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v what_o a_o lean_a and_o spiritless_a religion_n this_o of_o the_o jew_n be_v and_o how_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o souleless_a and_o liveless_a form_n of_o external_n performance_n which_o do_v little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o reach_n the_o inward_a man_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a bodily_a kind_n of_o drudgery_n and_o servility_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o model_n out_o religion_n to_o they_o matth._n 5._o he_o point_v they_o out_o to_o something_o full_a of_o inward_a life_n and_o spirit_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o may_v make_v they_o perfect_a as_o their_o father_n in_o heaven_n be_v perfect_a such_o dull_a heavy-spirited_n principle_n as_o this_o talmudical_a doctrine_n we_o have_v quote_v afford_v we_o be_v very_o like_a begin_v to_o possess_v the_o chair_n in_o antigonus_n his_o time_n who_o therefore_o put_v in_o this_o caution_n against_o part_n of_o it_o that_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v serve_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o merit_n and_o for_o hope_v of_o wage_n as_o out_o of_o love_n though_o his_o disciple_n sadoc_n and_o baithus_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n strain_v that_o sober_a principle_n too_o far_o may_v more_o strengthen_v that_o mercenary_a belief_n among_o the_o other_o doctor_n which_o they_o have_v before_o entertain_v but_o before_o i_o leave_v this_o argument_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o examine_v also_o what_o the_o cabbalistical_a jew_n thought_n concern_v this_o matter_n in_o hand_n which_o in_o sum_n be_v this_o that_o the_o law_n deliver_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n be_v a_o device_n god_n have_v to_o knit_v and_o unite_v the_o jew_n and_o the_o shechinah_n or_o divine_a presence_n together_o therefore_o they_o be_v please_v to_o style_v it_o in_o the_o book_n zohar_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_a monument_n we_o have_v of_o the_o jewish_a learning_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o treasure_n of_o life_n and_o as_o if_o the_o live_a god_n can_v be_v unite_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n by_o such_o a_o dead_a letter_n as_o this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v style_v by_o the_o apostle_n 2_o cor._n 3._o they_o be_v please_v to_o make_v this_o external_n administration_n the_o great_a vinculum_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o hominis_fw-la and_o to_o this_o purpose_n r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi jochai_n the_o compiler_n of_o the_o forequote_v book_n which_o be_v a_o mystical_a comment_n upon_o the_o pentateuch_n discourse_v upon_o those_o word_n deut._n 30._o 20._o he_o be_v thy_o life_n and_o the_o length_n of_o thy_o day_n upon_o which_o he_o ground_n this_o observation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o shechinah_n or_o divine_a presence_n be_v not_o where_o establish_v but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o thus_o magnify_v the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whosoever_o do_v exercise_v himself_o in_o the_o law_n do_v merit_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o upper_a inheritance_n which_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a kingdom_n above_o and_o do_v also_o merit_v the_o possession_n of_o a_o inheritance_n here_o below_o in_o this_o world_n where_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o the_o ancient_a jew_n look_v upon_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o be_v typical_a and_o significative_a of_o a_o high_a inheritance_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n both_o which_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o due_a reward_n of_o man_n work_n and_o therefore_o they_o talk_v so_o much_o in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o guardian_n angel_n which_o be_v continual_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o the_o herald_n and_o messenger_n of_o man_n good_a work_n to_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o further_o upon_o those_o word_n in_o levit._n 18._o 5._o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o if_o a_o man_n do_v he_o shall_v live_v in_o they_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o portion_n of_o israel_n be_v meritorious_a because_o that_o the_o holy_a bless_a one_o delight_v in_o they_o above_o all_o the_o idolatrous_a nation_n and_o out_o of_o his_o favour_n and_o goodness_n to_o they_o give_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o law_n of_o truth_n and_o plant_v among_o they_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o the_o schechinah_n be_v with_o they_o now_o what_o do_v all_o this_o signify_v thus_o much_o that_o since_o the_o israelite_n be_v sign_v with_o the_o holy_a seal_n in_o their_o flesh_n they_o be_v thereby_o acknowledge_v for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o that_o be_v not_o seal_v with_o this_o mark_n in_o their_o flesh_n be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o be_v the_o child_n of_o uncleanness_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o contract_v familiarity_n with_o they_o or_o to_o teach_v they_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n which_o afterward_o be_v urge_v further_o by_o another_o of_o their_o master_n whosoever_o instruct_v any_o uncircumcised_a person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o but_o in_o the_o least_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n do_v the_o same_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v destroy_v the_o world_n and_o deny_v the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a bless_a one._n all_o which_o plain_o amount_v to_o thus_o much_o as_o we_o have_v before_o out_o of_o the_o talmudist_n that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o israelite_n for_o this_o purpose_n to_o enrich_v they_o with_o good_a work_n and_o to_o augment_v their_o merit_n &_o so_o to_o establish_v the_o foundation_n of_o life_n &_o blessedness_n among_o they_o and_o to_o make_v it_o a_o medium_fw-la of_o the_o union_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n as_o r._n eliezer_n in_o the_o same_o book_n speak_v of_o the_o near_a union_n between_o these_o three_o the_o holy_a bless_a one_o the_o law_n and_o israel_n there_o be_v one_o passage_n more_o in_o our_o forenamed_a author_n r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi jochai_n at_o the_o end_n of_o parashah_n jethro_n which_o though_o it_o be_v more_o mystical_a than_o the_o rest_n yet_o may_v be_v well_o worth_a our_o observe_n as_o more_o full_o hint_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o law_n &_o set_v that_o forth_o as_o a_o absolute_a and_o complete_a medium_fw-la of_o render_v a_o man_n perfect_a upon_o which_o r._n jos._n albo_n in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr fundament_n be_v have_v spend_v two_o or_o three_o chapter_n thus_o therefore_o as_o if_o the_o law_n be_v the_o great_a magazine_n and_o storehouse_n of_o perfection_n our_o foresay_a author_n there_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o the_o israelite_n stand_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n they_o see_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eye_n to_o eye_n or_o face_n to_o face_n and_o understand_v all_o secret_n of_o the_o law_n and_o all_o the_o arcana_fw-la superna_fw-la &_o inferna_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o then_o he_o add_v that_o the_o same_o day_n in_o which_o the_o israelite_n stand_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o uncleanness_n pass_v away_o from_o they_o and_o all_o their_o body_n do_v shine_v in_o brightness_n like_a to_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n when_o they_o put_v on_o their_o bright_a shine_a robe_n to_o fit_v themselves_o for_o the_o embassy_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v send_v by_o god_n their_o lord_n and_o a_o little_a after_o thus_o and_o when_o their_o uncleanness_n pass_v away_o from_o they_o the_o body_n of_o the_o