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two_o lament_n 20._o iv_o 10._o but_o never_o so_o exact_o fulfil_v as_o in_o the_o last_o siege_n by_o the_o roman_n when_o a_o noble_a woman_n which_o full_o answer_v to_o this_o prophecy_n such_o person_n be_v very_o delicate_a do_v the_o very_a same_o as_o josephus_n relate_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o jewish_a war_n lib._n vii_o cap._n viii_o a_o most_o unnatural_a fact_n as_o he_o observe_v which_o be_v never_o commit_v either_o by_o greek_a or_o barbarian_a and_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v relate_v because_o it_o may_v seem_v incredible_a if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v many_o witness_n of_o it_o beside_o himself_o verse_n 57_o ver._n 57_o and_o towards_o her_o young_a one_o that_o come_v out_o from_o between_o her_o foot_n towards_o her_o newborn_a babe_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v welcome_v into_o the_o world_n with_o great_a joy_n but_o in_o this_o siege_n dispatch_v out_o of_o it_o to_o assuage_v the_o rage_n of_o their_o hunger_n in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o we_o 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besiege_v v._o 52._o and_o may_v be_v translate_v in_o the_o pressure_n and_o strait_n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v distress_v thou_o in_o thy_o gate_n we_o have_v not_o such_o a_o account_n of_o their_o distress_n in_o other_o city_n as_o we_o have_v of_o what_o they_o suffer_v in_o jerusalem_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o innumerable_a multitude_n perish_v by_o famine_n as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o l._n vii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n vii_o and_o ineffable_a calamity_n thereupon_o happen_v for_o in_o every_o house_n where_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o food_n appear_v a_o war_n immediate_o begin_v and_o the_o dear_a relation_n fall_v to_o blow_n snatch_v away_o from_o each_o other_o the_o miserable_a support_v of_o life_n nor_o will_v they_o let_v those_o that_o be_v die_v expire_v quiet_o not_o believe_v what_o they_o affirm_v when_o they_o tell_v they_o they_o have_v no_o food_n in_o their_o house_n but_o the_o 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their_o destruction_n and_o the_o application_n of_o this_o prophecy_n to_o this_o time_n may_v be_v confirm_v by_o a_o strange_a relation_n which_o we_o meet_v withal_o in_o their_o own_o book_n for_o in_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n one_o of_o their_o doctor_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o trajan_n come_v upon_o they_o with_o his_o army_n they_o be_v read_v these_o very_a word_n of_o the_o law_n v._o 49._o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v a_o nation_n against_o thou_o from_o far_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o understand_v have_v ask_v they_o what_o they_o be_v do_v he_o cry_v out_o here_o be_v the_o man_n point_v to_o himself_o who_o be_o come_v five_o day_n soon_o than_o i_o intend_v and_o immediate_o compass_v they_o about_o with_o his_o legion_n slay_v they_o
by_o a_o oath_n be_v faithful_o fulfil_v he_o just_o claim_v their_o fidelity_n to_o he_o upon_o that_o account_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n it_o be_v so_o often_o mention_v vi_o 10._o viii_o 1._o ix_o 5._o x._o 11._o xi_o 9_o 21._o xix_o 8._o chap._n xxxi_o verse_n 1._o and_o moses_n go_v and_o speak_v these_o word_n verse_n 1_o unto_o all_o israel_n by_o this_o it_o seem_v plain_a to_o i_o that_o after_o moses_n have_v renew_v the_o covenant_n with_o the_o people_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n he_o dismiss_v they_o and_o retire_v to_o his_o own_o tent._n but_o not_o long_o after_o give_v they_o a_o new_a summons_n as_o he_o have_v do_v xxix_o 2._o and_o go_v again_o to_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o they_o the_o lxx_o indeed_o seem_v to_o take_v the_o first_o word_n as_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o go_v on_o with_o his_o discourse_n for_o thus_o they_o render_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o finish_v speak_v all_o these_o word_n for_o which_o i_o see_v no_o warrant_n nor_o be_v it_o likely_a he_o can_v speak_v all_o that_o here_o follow_v at_o the_o same_o time_n ver._n 2._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o i_o be_o a_o hundred_o and_o verse_n 2_o twenty_o year_n old_a this_o day_n this_o show_v these_o word_n be_v speak_v not_o long_o before_o his_o death_n which_o be_v this_o year_n xxxiv_o 7._o manasseh_n ben_fw-mi israel_n will_v have_v we_o from_o hence_o observe_v the_o singular_a care_n god_n have_v of_o those_o who_o serve_v he_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n as_o moses_n do_v the_o day_n of_o who_o year_n say_v he_o be_v exact_o proportion_v for_o so_o these_o word_n be_v expound_v in_o sota_n cap._n i._o to_o day_n my_o year_n be_v complete_v to_o day_n i_o be_v bear_v and_o to_o day_n i_o shall_v die_v for_o he_o be_v bear_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o month_n adar_n and_o on_o the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n he_o die_v thus_o enoch_n he_o add_v live_v just_a three_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o year_n which_o be_v proportion_v to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o sun_n annual_a course_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-la termino_fw-la vitæ_fw-la sect._n v._n but_o as_o there_o be_v no_o great_a weight_n in_o this_o observation_n if_o it_o be_v true_a so_o that_o which_o he_o say_v of_o moses_n be_v evident_o false_a for_o he_o do_v not_o die_v this_o very_a day_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 14._o where_o he_o say_v the_o day_n approach_v that_o i_o must_v die_v therefore_o the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o i_o can_v no_o more_o go_v out_o and_o in_o discharge_v the_o office_n i_o have_v long_o sustain_v of_o your_o governor_n and_o leader_n see_v xxvii_o numb_a 17._o not_o because_o he_o want_v vigour_n either_o of_o body_n or_o mind_n for_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o xxxiv_o 7._o of_o this_o book_n but_o because_o god_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o permit_v he_o to_o conduct_v they_o any_o further_o as_o the_o follow_a word_n explain_v it_o also_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o i_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o this_o jordan_n the_o particle_n we_o translate_v also_o often_o signify_v for_o and_o be_v so_o translate_v by_o we_o in_o divers_a place_n particular_o in_o iii_o isa_n 7._o xvii_o jerem._n 8._o and_o be_v so_o take_v here_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n be_v plain_a and_o easy_a give_v a_o reason_n why_o he_o can_v no_o long_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o they_o as_o he_o have_v do_v because_o god_n have_v otherwise_o order_v have_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v not_o bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n which_o they_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o enter_v ver._n 3._o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n he_o shall_v go_v over_o before_o thou_o conduct_v they_o by_o the_o ark_n of_o his_o presence_n iii_o josh_n 5_o 11._o and_o see_v xxiii_o exod._n 23._o and_o ix_o deut._n 3_o verse_n 3_o and_o he_o shall_v destroy_v these_o nation_n from_o before_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v possess_v they_o xxxiv_o exod._n 11._o and_o joshua_n he_o shall_v go_v over_o before_o thou_o as_o their_o captain_n and_o leader_n when_o moses_n have_v leave_v they_o iii_o 28._o josh_n i._o 2._o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v when_o he_o be_v appoint_v the_o successor_n of_o moses_n xxvii_o numb_a 18_o 21._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v do_v unto_o they_o as_o he_o do_v verse_n 4_o to_o sihon_n and_o to_o og_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxiv_o numb_a 24_o 34_o 35._o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v they_o up_o before_o thy_o verse_n 5_o face_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v before_o vii_o 23._o where_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v deliver_v they_o unto_o thou_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v before_o thy_o face_n see_v ix_o 3._o that_o you_o may_v do_v unto_o they_o according_a to_o all_o the_o commandment_n which_o i_o have_v command_v you_o i._n e._n utter_o destroy_v they_o and_o their_o altar_n and_o image_n and_o grove_n etc._n etc._n see_v vii_o 2_o 3_o 5_o 27._o xii_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 6._o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n by_o faith_n in_o verse_n 6_o god_n which_o their_o forefather_n want_v be_v discourage_v and_o dare_v not_o go_v up_o and_o possess_v the_o land_n when_o god_n command_v they_o i._o 28_o 32._o fear_v not_o nor_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o be_v not_o affright_v much_o less_o dismay_v at_o their_o multitude_n their_o stature_n and_o strength_n when_o you_o go_v to_o fight_v with_o they_o the_o second_o word_n afraid_a only_o express_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o the_o same_o passion_n of_o fear_n signify_v be_v overcome_v with_o it_o for_o that_o be_v the_o import_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n aratz_fw-fr which_o original_o signify_v to_o prevail_v over_o another_o this_o he_o have_v say_v to_o their_o forefather_n i._o 21_o 29._o and_o after_o repeat_v to_o they_o iii_o 2_o 22._o vii_o 17_o 18_o 21._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n he_o it_o be_v that_o do_v go_v with_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o assurance_n before_o give_v they_o xx._n 4._o he_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o this_o promise_n which_o here_o be_v general_a in_o the_o next_o verse_n but_o one_o be_v particular_o make_v to_o joshua_n and_o renew_v to_o he_o by_o god_n himself_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n i_o josh_n 5._o and_o it_o be_v apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n unto_o all_o faithful_a christian_n to_o encourage_v their_o hope_n of_o be_v conduct_v through_o all_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n unto_o their_o heavenly_a inheritance_n xiii_o hebr._n 5._o verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o and_o moses_n call_v unto_o joshua_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o great_a reverence_n to_o his_o person_n and_o authority_n and_o follow_v his_o conduct_n as_o a_o leader_n appoint_v by_o god_n be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n he_o exhort_v he_o to_o give_v a_o good_a example_n to_o all_o the_o people_n these_o be_v the_o same_o word_n he_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o v._o 6._o for_o thou_o must_v go_v with_o this_o people_n be_v their_o leader_n and_o commander_n in_o chief_a by_o god_n special_a order_n xxvii_o numb_a 21._o unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v unto_o their_o father_n to_o give_v they_o viii_o 1._o x._o 13._o xxx_o 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o inherit_v it_o put_v they_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o iii_o 28._o verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n he_o it_o be_v that_o do_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o i_o josh_n 9_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o see_v v._o 6._o fear_v not_o neither_o be_v dismay_v the_o same_o which_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n v._o 6._o but_o be_v most_o necessary_a to_o be_v press_v upon_o he_o who_o by_o his_o undaunted_a resolution_n be_v to_o put_v courage_n into_o they_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v dismay_v be_v different_a in_o the_o hebrew_n from_o that_o v._n 6._o which_o be_v be_v not_o afraid_a but_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a use_n the_o same_o word_n to_o express_v both_o which_o denote_v such_o a_o consternation_n as_o disable_v a_o man_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a import_n of_o this_o word_n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n write_v this_o law_n some_o understand_v verse_n 9_o by_o this_o law_n only_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n for_o which_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n the_o scripture_n call_v all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o law_n st._n paul_n
for_o instance_n in_o iii_o galat._n 21._o ask_v this_o question_n do_v you_o not_o hear_v the_o law_n and_o than_o quote_v what_o we_o read_v in_o xvi_o gen._n 21._o and_o so_o nehemiah_n say_v x._o 34_o 35._o that_o they_o bring_v first-fruit_n unto_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n viz._n xiii_o exod._n 12._o xxiii_o 19_o and_o josiah_n put_v away_o the_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v perform_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o which_o we_o find_v xix_o levit._n 30._o xx._n 6_o 27._o and_o ezekiah_n also_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 3._o appoint_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o those_o require_v at_o state_v time_n to_o be_v offer_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o plain_o refer_v to_o the_o xxviiith_o and_o xxixth_o of_o number_n and_o joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n on_o mount_n ebal_n viii_o 30_o 31._o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o we_o find_v not_o where_o but_o in_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n xxvii_o 4._o and_o deliver_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n concern_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n see_v xvii_o 9_o it_o be_v probable_a moses_n have_v write_v most_o of_o these_o five_o book_n some_o time_n ago_o and_o so_o the_o forego_n word_n may_v be_v translate_v moses_n have_v write_v this_o law_n but_o do_v not_o finish_v they_o till_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o then_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n thus_o to_o understand_v it_o for_o he_o may_v have_v have_v time_n enough_o between_o this_o and_o his_o death_n to_o write_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n it_o be_v only_o say_v v._o 14._o thy_o day_n approach_v that_o thou_o must_v die_v which_o do_v not_o imply_v he_o be_v to_o die_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o week_n before_o his_o departure_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o deliver_v it_o unto_o they_o who_o alone_o may_v touch_v the_o ark_n in_o which_o this_o law_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v five_o 26._o the_o kohathite_n who_o be_v mere_a levite_n and_o not_o priest_n do_v carry_v the_o ark_n in_o their_o travel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n after_o the_o priest_n have_v cover_v it_o and_o put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o as_o i_o have_v show_v iv_o numb_a 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o serve_v only_o as_o minister_n to_o the_o priest_n who_o upon_o great_a occasion_n bear_v the_o ark_n themselves_o as_o when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n iii_n josh_n 3_o 6._o when_o they_o compass_v jericho_n vi_o josh_n 6._o and_o when_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v dedicate_v and_o the_o ark_n bring_v into_o it_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3_o 4_o 6._o when_o david_n indeed_o bring_v the_o ark_n to_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v say_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o priest_n also_o be_v summon_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o which_o show_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o as_o their_o servant_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 2_o 11_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o unto_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o deliver_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n as_o abarbinel_n and_o other_o of_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o preserve_v it_o safe_a near_o the_o ark_n v._o 24._o so_o he_o deliver_v another_o copy_n of_o this_o book_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o every_o tribe_n as_o the_o jew_n affirm_v in_o debarim_n rabath_n where_o they_o say_v and_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o moses_n before_o his_o death_n write_v thirteen_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o they_o add_v and_o have_v deliver_v one_o unto_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n give_v one_o to_o each_o tribe_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o it_o thus_o maimonides_n also_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o jad_n chazakah_n as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n arcae_fw-la foederis_fw-la cap._n 5._o the_o intent_n of_o which_o be_v i_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o each_o tribe_n may_v resort_v to_o it_o as_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v to_o resort_v to_o that_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n if_o they_o doubt_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v amiss_o by_o the_o error_n of_o transcriber_n ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n command_v they_o both_o the_o verse_n 10_o priest_n and_o the_o elder_n to_o take_v care_n of_o what_o follow_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n mention_v xv._o 1_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o they_o have_v gather_v in_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thereby_o have_v great_a leisure_n to_o attend_v to_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n read_v to_o they_o which_o 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who_o stand_v up_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o then_o sâ—t_v down_o to_o read_v all_o this_o express_v the_o reverence_n with_o which_o this_o holy_a book_n be_v deliver_v and_o likewise_o the_o reverence_n with_o which_o they_o approach_v to_o the_o king_n who_o they_o say_v begin_v to_o read_v at_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v a_o compendium_n of_o the_o law_n and_o proceed_v before_o he_o stop_v to_o those_o word_n vi_o 4._o hear_v o_o israel_n etc._n etc._n which_o have_v also_o read_v he_o omit_v the_o rest_n till_o he_o come_v to_o chap._n xi_o 13._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v diligent_o etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o 22d_o verse_n and_o then_o skip_v to_o fourteen_o 22._o and_o thou_o shall_v true_o tithe_v etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o section_n concern_v the_o king_n xvii_o 14._o and_o then_o the_o curse_n and_o blessing_n out_o of_o the_o xxviith_o and_o xxviiith_o chapter_n till_o he_o have_v end_v all_o that_o section_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o the_o mischna_n in_o the_o title_n sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n viii_o which_o wagenseil_n have_v late_o illustrate_v with_o most_o learned_a annotation_n and_o our_o dr._n lightfoot_n also_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o long_o ago_o in_o his_o temple_n service_n chap._n xvii_o sect._n i._n where_o he_o say_v the_o king_n may_v sit_v down_o if_o he_o please_v when_o he_o read_v but_o it_o be_v esteem_v more_o honourable_a if_o he_o stand_v as_o king_n agrippa_n do_v when_o he_o perform_v this_o office_n and_o before_o he_o begin_v to_o read_v he_o make_v a_o prayer_n to_o god_n
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merry_a but_o in_o learn_v the_o law_n of_o god_n see_v there_o p._n 53._o from_o the_o neglect_n of_o this_o precept_n their_o king_n become_v so_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o their_o obligation_n to_o observe_v they_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o good_a king_n josiah_n he_o be_v strange_o startle_v at_o what_o he_o hear_v read_v out_o of_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n when_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o temple_n where_o it_o have_v long_o lie_v without_o any_o knowledge_n of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_z his_o god_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n and_o these_o statute_n to_o do_v they_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o whole_a duty_n and_o perform_v it_o constant_o see_v i_o joshua_n 8._o ver._n 20._o that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o above_o his_o brethren_n verse_n 20_o not_o imagine_v himself_o to_o be_v above_o all_o law_n nor_o slight_v his_o subject_n as_o unworthy_a of_o his_o notice_n but_o take_v a_o due_a care_n to_o promote_v their_o happiness_n for_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v maimonides_n provide_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v great_a honour_n do_v he_o oblige_v all_o to_o reverence_v he_o so_o it_o command_v he_o to_o be_v lowly_a in_o heart_n and_o not_o to_o carry_v himself_o insolent_o let_v he_o be_v gracious_a and_o full_a of_o clemency_n to_o little_a and_o great_a so_o shall_v he_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o with_o the_o love_n and_o good_a wish_n of_o they_o all_o unto_o which_o nachmanides_n add_v this_o pious_a reflection_n if_o the_o scripture_n deter_v king_n from_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o heart_n how_o unbecoming_a be_v it_o in_o other_o man_n who_o be_v far_o inferior_a to_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o the_o commandment_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o the_o left_a neither_o by_o change_v the_o law_n on_o pretence_n of_o make_v better_a nor_o by_o abrogate_a 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order_v according_a to_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o command_v that_o god_n shall_v rule_v and_o the_o law_n but_o he_o that_o bid_v a_o man_n to_o rule_v without_o law_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v up_o a_o beast_n to_o govern_v xviii_o chapter_n xviii_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n he_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o win_v the_o love_n of_o his_o subject_n by_o humility_n and_o clemency_n as_o the_o same_o aristotle_n teach_v alexander_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n jedaja_n in_o his_o book_n call_v mibâ—har_n happeninim_n where_o he_o report_v a_o letter_n of_o he_o to_o that_o great_a prince_n advise_v he_o to_o gain_v the_o affection_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 no_o part_n of_o his_o family_n though_o he_o have_v not_o actual_o send_v she_o away_o yet_o if_o he_o keep_v she_o still_o in_o his_o house_n after_o this_o bill_n be_v deliver_v into_o her_o hand_n it_o be_v presume_v they_o cohabit_v together_o and_o he_o be_v to_o give_v she_o a_o new_a bill_n of_o divorce_n in_o all_o which_o i_o can_v see_v nothing_o like_o a_o command_n for_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n if_o they_o be_v disagreeable_a which_o the_o jew_n will_v fain_o extort_v out_o of_o these_o word_n and_o so_o they_o speak_v unto_o our_o bless_a lord_n xix_o matth._n 7._o though_o in_o another_o place_n they_o speak_v of_o it_o only_o as_o a_o permission_n x_o mark_v 3_o the_o plain_a intent_n of_o this_o law_n be_v this_o that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n as_o they_o be_v here_o suffer_v to_o do_v she_o may_v marry_v another_o man_n but_o if_o that_o new_a husband_n die_v she_o may_v not_o return_v to_o her_o first_o husband_n again_o see_v buxtorf_n the_o sponsal_n &_o divort._n p._n 107_o 108_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o show_v that_o moses_n rather_o suppose_v than_o permit_v divorce_n p._n 113_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o when_o she_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o his_o house_n so_o that_o it_o be_v public_o know_v she_o be_v no_o long_o his_o wife_n she_o may_v go_v and_o be_v another_o man_n wife_n the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n be_v whole_o break_v by_o the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n whereby_o he_o renounce_v all_o interest_n in_o she_o and_o express_o say_v in_o the_o very_a body_n of_o the_o bill_n as_o we_o speak_v it_o may_v be_v free_a to_o thou_o to_o marry_v with_o who_o thou_o will_v much_o more_o be_v the_o bond_n break_v by_o adultery_n for_o which_o our_o saviour_n give_v a_o man_n leave_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o take_v another_o see_v david_n chytraeus_n concern_v this_o matter_n p._n 117_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o report_v a_o very_a wise_a resolution_n of_o luther_n pomeranus_n and_o melancthon_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o criminal_a person_n verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o if_o the_o latter_a husband_n hate_v she_o and_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n and_o give_v it_o she_o in_o her_o hand_n and_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o house_n this_o show_n that_o no_o other_o way_n of_o put_v away_o a_o wife_n be_v allow_v but_o only_o this_o for_o as_o maimonides_n well_o observe_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlix_o if_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a to_o do_v it_o by_o bare_a word_n or_o simple_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o house_n any_o woman_n may_v have_v leave_v her_o husband_n and_o say_v she_o be_v put_v away_o both_o she_o and_o he_o that_o commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o pretend_v a_o divorce_n when_o her_o husband_n have_v give_v she_o none_o therefore_o the_o law_n wise_o provide_v none_o shall_v be_v put_v away_o but_o by_o such_o a_o bill_n as_o be_v beforementioned_a whereby_o a_o authentic_a testimony_n be_v give_v of_o it_o or_o if_o her_o latter_a husband_n die_v which_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n whereby_o she_o become_v free_a again_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v observe_v vii_o rom._n 2._o ver._n 4._o her_o former_a husband_n which_o send_v she_o away_o may_v verse_n 4_o not_o take_v she_o again_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n one_o will_v have_v think_v there_o can_v have_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o any_o man_n be_v desire_v her_o again_o who_o he_o have_v solemn_o send_v away_o with_o dislike_n but_o such_o be_v the_o levity_n and_o fickleness_n of_o humane_a nature_n the_o jew_n at_o least_o be_v so_o inconstant_a that_o it_o seem_v man_n sometime_o seek_v after_o that_o which_o they_o have_v reject_v and_o this_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o injustice_n in_o put_v away_o a_o wife_n without_o sufficient_a cause_n as_o by_o this_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o may_v not_o again_o enjoy_v she_o after_o that_o she_o be_v defile_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o former_a husband_n may_v not_o marry_v she_o again_o as_o the_o jew_n take_v it_o because_o by_o her_o second_o marriage_n she_o be_v defile_v which_o they_o say_v she_o be_v so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o have_v she_o again_o though_o she_o have_v be_v only_o espouse_v to_o a_o new_a husband_n who_o have_v never_o lie_v with_o she_o for_o they_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o her_o second_o marriage_n and_o second_o espousal_n but_o think_v a_o woman_n contract_v such_o a_o pollution_n by_o her_o second_o espousal_n that_o she_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o much_o pollute_v if_o she_o have_v play_v the_o whore_n after_o her_o divorce_n for_o in_o that_o case_n they_o say_v he_o may_v notwithstanding_o have_v marry_v she_o again_o but_o not_o after_o she_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o another_o thus_o mr._n selden_n report_v their_o opinion_n lib._n i._o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n xi_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o mahometan_n who_o be_v wont_v in_o many_o thing_n to_o ape_n the_o jew_n here_o quite_o differ_v from_o they_o allow_v a_o man_n liberty_n to_o take_v his_o wife_n again_o though_o he_o have_v divorce_v she_o three_o time_n now_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o a_o divorce_a woman_n be_v account_v defile_v or_o unclean_a after_o another_o man_n have_v marry_v she_o i_o suppose_v be_v that_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o solemn_a renunciation_n of_o her_o former_a husband_n on_o her_o part_n who_o have_v be_v renounce_v by_o he_o by_o the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n but_o he_o be_v not_o absolute_o renounce_v by_o she_o till_o she_o marry_v another_o whereby_o she_o be_v total_o alienate_v from_o he_o this_o make_v her_o unclean_a not_o in_o herself_o nor_o with_o respect_n to_o her_o
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
the_o seed_n which_o be_v come_v up_o to_o maturity_n see_v xi_o 14._o see_v the_o learned_a dr._n prideaux_n upon_o maimonides_n his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr donis_fw-la pauperum_fw-la cap._n i._o not._n 25._o and_o to_o bless_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n by_o these_o seasonable_a shower_n he_o bless_v their_o plough_v and_o sow_v and_o produce_v a_o plentiful_a harvest_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n viz._n their_o husbandry_n which_o include_v all_o sort_n of_o plantation_n as_o well_o as_o tillage_n ix_o gen._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v lend_v unto_o many_o nation_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o borrow_v a_o token_n of_o great_a riches_n see_v xv._o 6._o which_o all_o nation_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o blessing_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v with_o piety_n and_o therefore_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o jove_n pray_v he_o to_o bestow_v both_o virtue_n and_o riches_n upon_o they_o v._n 97._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o pertinent_a observation_n of_o maimonides_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o perck_n chelek_n in_o which_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n this_o be_v the_o meaning_n say_v he_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o threaten_n in_o the_o law_n that_o if_o they_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o precept_n he_o will_v further_o they_o with_o all_o good_a thing_n that_o shall_v furnish_v they_o therein_o and_o remove_v from_o they_o all_o that_o hinder_v they_o for_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v god_n as_o he_o ought_v when_o he_o be_v sick_a or_o oppress_v with_o famine_n or_o vex_v with_o war_n therefore_o god_n promise_v to_o remove_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o give_v they_o health_n and_o tranquillity_n that_o they_o may_v perfect_v their_o obedience_n and_o be_v worthy_a of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n to_o make_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o plentiful_o and_o to_o prolong_v man_n life_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o give_v they_o healthful_a body_n but_o that_o by_o all_o those_o thing_n they_o may_v be_v help_v and_o encourage_v to_o perform_v obedience_n to_o it_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o the_o head_n and_o not_o the_o tail_n this_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n which_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v above_o only_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v beneath_o for_o the_o head_n verse_n 13_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a part_n of_o all_o animal_n and_o the_o tail_n the_o last_o and_o low_a those_o person_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o head_n who_o command_n over_o other_o and_o those_o the_o tail_n who_o be_v subject_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o they_o shall_v rule_v over_o other_o nation_n as_o their_o lord_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n but_o other_o nation_n shall_v not_o lord_n it_o over_o they_o if_o that_o thou_o harken_v unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o observe_v and_o to_o do_v they_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n upon_o which_o all_o their_o happiness_n depend_v as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n v._o 1._o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v astray_o from_o any_o of_o the_o verse_n 14_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a see_v chapt._n v._n 32._o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a commandment_n of_o the_o law_n to_o serve_v no_o other_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n alone_o which_o while_o they_o observe_v he_o be_v please_v to_o bless_v they_o and_o to_o bear_v with_o many_o other_o sin_n which_o they_o commit_v upon_o which_o account_n this_o commandment_n be_v so_o often_o repeat_v as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o this_o very_a book_n vi_o 14._o vii_o 4_o 16._o viii_o 19_o ix_o 16_o 28._o xi_o 3_o 4_o 30_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o verse_n 15_o harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n and_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n especial_o that_o great_a commandment_n not_o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o that_o all_o these_o curse_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o overtake_v thou_o pursue_v they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o possible_o escape_v they_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v of_o the_o blessing_n v._o 2._o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o field_n as_o miserable_a that_o be_v every_o where_o as_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v they_o happy_a v._o 3._o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o curse_v shall_v be_v thy_o basket_n and_o thy_o store_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o barn_n be_v to_o have_v it_o full_a v._n 5._o and_o therefore_o the_o curse_n upon_o it_o be_v to_o make_v it_o empty_a verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o curse_v shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o threaten_v to_o consume_v their_o child_n their_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n with_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o come_v in_o and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o go_v out_o have_v no_o comfort_n in_o any_o undertake_n either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o in_o peace_n or_o in_o war._n verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o the_o lord_z shall_v send_v upon_o thou_o curse_v vexation_n and_o rebuke_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o know_v what_o these_o three_o word_n particular_o import_v the_o two_o first_o of_o they_o be_v very_o various_o translate_v the_o first_o of_o they_o meera_o seem_v to_o signify_v in_o general_a that_o god_n will_v blast_v they_o in_o all_o they_o design_v and_o go_v about_o for_o although_o the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a here_o render_v it_o famine_n and_o want_n yet_o elsewhere_o the_o lxx_o render_v it_o as_o we_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d curse_v and_o the_o next_o word_n mehuma_n they_o translate_v hunger_n but_o in_o other_o place_n the_o lxx_o render_v it_o by_o six_o or_o seven_o word_n which_o import_v the_o same_o with_o our_o english_a vexation_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trouble_n or_o disturbance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tumult_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d confusion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horror_n or_o affrightment_n etc._n etc._n which_o relate_v to_o great_a disorder_n disquiet_a and_o perplexity_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o the_o last_o word_n migher_v the_o vulgar_a translate_v as_o we_o do_v rebuke_n but_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consumption_n which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n for_o when_o god_n rebuke_n a_o man_n for_o his_o iniquity_n he_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n thirty-nine_o psal_n 11._o for_o god_n rebuke_n consist_v not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o sore_a affliction_n 2_o king_n xix_o 3._o xviii_o psal_n 15_o etc._n etc._n particular_o in_o disappointment_n and_o ill-success_n in_o their_o undertake_n and_o continual_a fear_n of_o worse_a for_o the_o future_a in_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n unto_o for_o to_o do_v in_o all_o their_o affair_n v._n 8._o they_o shall_v meet_v with_o trouble_n perplexity_n and_o defeat_v until_o that_o thou_o be_v destroy_v he_o threaten_v that_o this_o curse_n trouble_v and_o rebuke_v from_o god_n shall_v pursue_v they_o till_o they_o have_v complete_v their_o ruin_n and_o until_o thou_o perish_v quick_o when_o god_n begin_v to_o punish_v they_o after_o long_a patience_n with_o they_o he_o be_v quick_a in_o his_o execution_n and_o many_o time_n bring_v upon_o they_o sudden_a destruction_n so_o he_o threaten_v in_o zephaniah_n i._n 18._o that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o speedy_a riddance_n of_o all_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o though_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v not_o root_v out_o speedy_o but_o by_o degree_n yet_o they_o enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o short_a time_n in_o comparison_n of_o what_o god_n design_v if_o they_o have_v be_v obedient_a and_o in_o that_o time_n they_o be_v seldom_o without_o some_o trouble_n or_o other_o till_o they_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o their_o country_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o thy_o do_n whereby_o thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o follow_v after_o other_o god_n which_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n that_o bring_v they_o to_o desolation_n ver._n 21._o the_o lord_z shall_v make_v the_o pestilence_n cleave_v unto_o thou_o the_o pestilence_n be_v threaten_v in_o
and_o must_v relate_v to_o their_o rigorous_a usage_n which_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o many_o country_n in_o several_a age_n down_o to_o these_o latter_a time_n the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n it_o must_v be_v observe_v mention_n another_o bring_n into_o egypt_n literal_o understand_v in_o the_o massechta_fw-la beforenamed_n upon_o v._o 59_o where_o they_o say_v that_o as_o god_n forbid_v they_o three_o time_n to_o return_v into_o egypt_n which_o they_o there_o set_v down_o so_o they_o be_v force_v thither_o three_o time_n for_o their_o transgression_n against_o god_n first_o in_o the_o day_n of_o senacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n xxxi_o isa_n 1_o 3._o second_o in_o the_o time_n of_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o kareah_n xlii_o jerem._n 16._o and_o last_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n but_o this_o i_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o mistake_n for_o trajan_n rather_o kill_v all_o those_o who_o he_o find_v there_o than_o carry_v they_o thither_o as_o i_o note_v before_o with_o ship_n which_o seem_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n how_o different_a their_o condition_n be_v now_o become_v from_o what_o it_o be_v when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n without_o any_o ship_n for_o the_o sea_n give_v they_o a_o passage_n through_o it_o by_o be_v make_v dry_a land_n their_o be_v carry_v also_o thither_o by_o ship_n make_v their_o condition_n the_o more_o deplorable_a because_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n of_o escape_v out_o of_o they_o as_o there_o may_v have_v be_v if_o they_o have_v go_v by_o land_n by_o the_o way_n whereof_o i_o speak_v unto_o thou_o or_o to_o the_o way_n so_o the_o particle_n beth_fw-mi often_o signify_v xi_o gen._n 4._o xvi_o 22._o that_o be_v to_o the_o place_n whereof_o i_o say_v you_o shall_v see_v it_o no_o more_o again_o for_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o manifest_a allusion_n to_o what_o we_o read_v in_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 16._o and_o there_o you_o shall_v be_v sell_v unto_o your_o enemy_n for_o bondman_n and_o 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and_o partly_o by_o the_o weakness_n of_o other_o who_o stomach_n can_v not_o receive_v it_o l._n vii_o cap._n xvi_o by_o which_o a_o judgement_n may_v be_v make_v how_o little_a worth_n these_o vile_a wretch_n be_v as_o it_o here_o follow_v in_o after_o time_n i_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o course_n of_o this_o commentary_n how_o they_o be_v sell_v for_o slave_n in_o some_o place_n and_o in_o all_o use_v as_o no_o better_a benjamin_n tudelensis_n who_o go_v a_o pilgrimage_n to_o visit_v his_o countryman_n represent_v their_o condition_n as_o most_o miserable_a throughout_o the_o eastern_a empire_n and_o particular_o complain_v of_o their_o hard_a usage_n among_o the_o greek_n at_o constantinople_n within_o the_o wall_n of_o which_o city_n they_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o live_v nor_o to_o come_v thither_o but_o on_o occasion_n of_o traffic_n and_o business_n and_o that_o only_a by_o boat_n for_o they_o have_v their_o habitation_n in_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o island_n not_o a_o man_n be_v permit_v on_o horseback_n except_o only_o one_o solyman_n the_o emperor_n physician_n who_o advancement_n be_v their_o sole_a comfort_n in_o that_o miserable_a servitude_n under_o which_o the_o rest_n groan_v without_o any_o difference_n of_o good_a or_o bad_a as_o he_o acknowledge_v who_o be_v daily_o beat_v and_o abuse_v in_o the_o open_a street_n thus_o he_o confess_v though_o his_o principal_a design_n be_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o power_n they_o retain_v in_o the_o world_n itinerarium_fw-la p._n 27_o 28._o edit_fw-la l'empereur_n and_o no_o man_n shall_v buy_v you_o though_o some_o as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v sell_v at_o a_o very_a vile_a rate_n next_o to_o nothing_o yet_o other_o hang_v upon_o the_o seller_n hand_n as_o we_o speak_v the_o market_n be_v either_o so_o overstockt_v with_o their_o number_n that_o none_o will_v cheapen_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o or_o they_o be_v so_o contemptible_a that_o no_o body_n will_v give_v what_o be_v ask_v for_o such_o useless_a slave_n for_o as_o no_o money_n can_v purchase_v their_o peace_n and_o security_n from_o calamity_n so_o neither_o can_v their_o calamity_n though_o continual_o most_o grievous_a they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o dr._n jackson_n redeem_v their_o estimation_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o slay_a though_o their_o massacre_n be_v numberless_a extinguish_v that_o hateful_a and_o loathsome_a conceit_n which_o most_o man_n have_v entertain_v of_o they_o for_o in_o the_o fifteen_o century_n they_o be_v become_v so_o abominable_a that_o several_a doctor_n begin_v to_o hold_v it_o unlawful_a for_o christian_n to_o let_v they_o live_v among_o they_o particular_o the_o famous_a thomas_n turrecremata_fw-la inquisitor_n general_n forbid_v all_o man_n to_o have_v any_o deal_n with_o they_o or_o to_o afford_v they_o meat_n or_o drink_v or_o any_o thing_n else_o whence_o proceed_v the_o direful_a proscription_n which_o we_o read_v of_o in_o that_o age_n whereby_o they_o be_v force_v out_o of_o spain_n poland_n hungary_n and_o divers_a other_o country_n where_o they_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o live_v though_o with_o a_o note_n and_o character_n upon_o they_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o all_o other_o men._n i_o conclude_v my_o observation_n on_o this_o chapter_n with_o the_o remark_n which_o the_o same_o great_a man_n dr._n jackson_n make_v chapt._n xxii_o paragr_n 6._o that_o the_o extraordinary_a blessing_n and_o plague_n which_o be_v to_o overtake_v this_o people_n be_v here_o set_v down_o by_o moses_n although_o their_o blessing_n may_v have_v be_v more_o and_o more_o admirable_a than_o the_o curse_n that_o have_v befall_v they_o yet_o he_o either_o foresee_v or_o fear_v what_o will_v be_v rather_o than_o hope_v the_o best_a that_o may_v be_v be_v almost_o four_o time_n as_o long_o in_o enumerate_v their_o plague_n as_o he_o be_v in_o their_o blessing_n and_o so_o have_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o latter_a jew_n be_v four_o time_n as_o long_o as_o the_o prosperity_n of_o their_o worthy_a ancestor_n and_o since_o our_o saviour_n death_n all_o the_o plague_n which_o be_v in_o part_n fulfil_v before_o have_v be_v more_o than_o seven_o time_n multiply_v upon_o they_o for_o in_o their_o former_a overthrow_v or_o captivity_n though_o they_o suffer_v the_o violence_n of_o war_n yet_o after_o that_o storm_n be_v past_a so_o they_o do_v but_o submit_v to_o their_o conqueror_n they_o live_v well_o enough_o nay_o usual_o find_v more_o than_o ordinary_a favour_n at_o their_o hand_n but_o since_o our_o saviour_n death_n they_o have_v through_o all_o age_n be_v more_o and_o more_o miserable_a xxix_o chapter_n xxix_o the_o memory_n of_o their_o forego_v plague_n have_v be_v but_o a_o invitation_n to_o the_o like_a or_o worse_a and_o their_o continual_a bad_a usage_n prescribe_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o their_o abuse_n chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o talmudist_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n xxiv_o refer_v these_o word_n to_o the_o benediction_n and_o curse_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n which_o plain_o belong_v to_o what_o god_n deliver_v unto_o moses_n in_o mount_n sinai_n at_o the_o first_o which_o he_o have_v now_o repeat_v in_o this_o book_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o several_a blessing_n and_o curse_n to_o make_v what_o he_o say_v the_o more_o effectual_a which_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o make_v that_o be_v to_o renew_v for_o which_o end_n moses_n repeat_v the_o principal_a law_n of_o god_n and_o explain_v they_o in_o this_o book_n which_o be_v from_o thence_o call_v deuteronomy_n be_v a_o compendium_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n a_o breviary_n of_o the_o covenant_n compose_v for_o the_o familiar_a and_o daily_a use_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o land_n
represent_v as_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr iside_n &_o osiride_n but_o whether_o in_o such_o ancient_a time_n as_o this_o of_o moses_n it_o may_v be_v just_o doubt_v wood_n and_o stone_n silver_n and_o gold_n general_o they_o be_v make_v of_o wood_n or_o stone_n which_o sometime_o be_v silver_v or_o gild_v over_o and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v make_v of_o massy_a silver_n or_o gold_n yet_o be_v liveless_a thing_n they_o be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o afford_v they_o any_o help_n than_o the_o dung_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v a_o abominable_a thing_n to_o look_v upon_o dead_a matter_n as_o a_o god_n or_o to_o think_v he_o make_v his_o habitation_n there_o which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o heathen_a or_o will_v be_v represent_v by_o they_o they_o have_v no_o likeness_n at_o all_o unto_o he_o ver._n 18._o lest_o there_o shall_v be_v among_o you_o man_n or_o woman_n verse_n 18_o or_o family_n or_o tribe_n these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v connect_v with_o v._n 15._o as_o the_o principal_a end_n why_o he_o engage_v every_o soul_n of_o they_o to_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v revolt_v from_o he_o to_o serve_v any_o other_o god_n and_o the_o order_n wherein_o he_o place_v these_o word_n show_v that_o idolatry_n be_v of_o a_o very_a infectious_a nature_n spread_v itself_o strange_o from_o single_a man_n and_o woman_n unto_o family_n and_o at_o last_o into_o whole_a tribe_n who_o heart_n turn_v away_o this_o day_n from_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n who_o have_v a_o hanker_a as_o we_o now_o speak_v after_o other_o god_n which_o may_v afterward_o break_v out_o into_o idolatry_n to_o go_v and_o serve_v the_o god_n of_o these_o nation_n when_o the_o heart_n i._n e._n the_o mind_n will_n and_o affection_n be_v deprave_v man_n easy_o find_v occasion_n to_o follow_v whither_o they_o lead_v they_o and_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v 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bitter_a as_o gall._n which_o in_o x_o hosea_n 4._o we_o translate_v hemlock_n and_o common_o in_o scripture_n be_v join_v with_o wormwood_n as_o it_o be_v here_o ix_o jerem._n 15._o iii_o lament_n 19_o vi_o amos_n 12._o unto_o which_o idolatry_n be_v compare_v because_o it_o be_v most_o ungrateful_a and_o distasteful_a if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v unto_o god_n and_o produce_v bitter_a effect_n that_o be_v most_o grievous_a punishment_n unto_o men._n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o he_o the_o man_n speak_v of_o before_o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o root_n of_o bitterness_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n against_o idolatry_n which_o moses_n engage_v every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o renounce_v by_o make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n with_o god_n to_o worship_n he_o alone_o and_o dreadful_a imprecation_n upon_o themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o make_v good_a this_o covenant_n v._o 12_o 14_o 15_o 16._o xxvii_o 15._o that_o he_o bless_v himself_o in_o 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many_o other_o interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n seven_o or_o eight_o give_v by_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n beside_o other_o in_o christian_a writer_n which_o may_v be_v see_v in_o coccejus_n in_o his_o vltima_fw-la mosis_fw-la sect._n 134._o but_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o most_o easy_a at_o which_o the_o chaldee_n aim_v and_o the_o lxx_o if_o the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v omit_v which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n or_o the_o chaldee_n nor_o the_o vulgar_a latin_n and_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n as_o we_o translate_v they_o only_o invert_v they_o add_v thirst_n unto_o drunkenness_n the_o sense_n be_v as_o easy_a viz._n add_v more_o sin_n to_o the_o forego_n xxx_o isa_n 1._o and_o to_o be_v still_o inflame_v as_o the_o scripture_n speak_v with_o love_n to_o more_o idol_n after_o the_o service_n of_o many_o of_o they_o increase_v their_o altar_n as_o hosea_n speak_v like_o heap_n in_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o field_n x_o hos_fw-la 1._o xii_o 11._o dr._n jackson_n in_o his_o first_o book_n upon_o the_o creed_n chapt._n xxx_o paragr_n 4._o think_v the_o meaning_n be_v that_o posterity_n add_v to_o the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o ancestor_n for_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o their_o good_a land_n for_o their_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n their_o posterity_n say_v he_o continue_v exile_n and_o vagabond_n for_o their_o stubborness_n in_o like_a practice_n not_o be_v willing_a to_o this_o day_n to_o offer_v up_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n for_o their_o disobedience_n past_a but_o rather_o add_v thirst_n to_o drunkenness_n bless_v themselves_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o that_o curse_n promise_v peace_n to_o themselves_o though_o they_o walk_v on_o according_a to_o the_o stubborness_n of_o their_o forefather_n heart_n verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o the_o lord_z will_v not_o spare_v he_o that_o be_v not_o pardon_n or_o pass_v by_o his_o wickedness_n without_o punishment_n but_o then_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o that_o man_n these_o word_n import_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o anger_n that_o be_v the_o severe_a plague_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o anger_n of_o a_o incense_a majesty_n and_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n particular_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n shall_v lie_v upon_o he_o not_o only_o fall_v but_o remain_v upon_o he_o to_o his_o utter_a ruin_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v blot_v out_o his_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n by_o his_o name_n be_v mean_v himself_o so_o that_o this_o be_v a_o threaten_n of_o destruction_n to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n till_o there_o be_v no_o memory_n of_o he_o leave_v ver._n
21._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v separate_v he_o unto_o evil_n out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n though_o he_o offend_a verse_n 21_o never_o so_o secret_o for_o he_o speak_v of_o one_o that_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n v._n 19_o god_n threaten_v to_o make_v he_o a_o public_a and_o notorious_a example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v a_o singular_a condescension_n in_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o they_o but_o it_o contain_v not_o only_a blessing_n to_o the_o obedient_a but_o curse_n upon_o the_o disobedient_a the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v as_o certain_a as_o the_o former_a ver._n 22._o so_o that_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v of_o your_o child_n verse_n 22_o that_o shall_v rise_v up_o after_o you_o and_o the_o strange_a that_o shall_v come_v from_o a_o far_a land_n shall_v say_v that_o which_o follow_v v._o 24._o when_o they_o see_v the_o plague_n of_o that_o land_n this_o show_v that_o these_o threaten_n be_v denounce_v not_o mere_o against_o a_o simple_a idolater_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o make_v it_o his_o endeavour_n to_o draw_v other_o from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n not_o be_v content_a to_o be_v drink_v himself_o with_o heathenish_a superstition_n but_o zealous_a to_o intoxicate_a as_o many_o as_o he_o can_v with_o it_o and_o to_o root_v true_a religion_n out_o of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o sickness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v lay_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v the_o sickness_n wherewith_o he_o have_v make_v it_o sick_a i._n e._n the_o heavy_a punishment_n which_o he_o have_v inflict_v upon_o it_o and_o thereby_o make_v it_o a_o miserable_a nation_n ver._n 23._o and_o that_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v brimstone_n and_o salt_n and_o burn_v or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v be_v burn_v up_o with_o brimstone_n and_o salt_n for_o these_o make_v land_n verse_n 23_o barren_a and_o unfruitful_a as_o pliny_n particular_o observe_v of_o salt_n lib._n xxx_o cap._n vii_o omnis_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la reperitur_fw-la sal_fw-la sterilis_fw-la est_fw-la nihilque_fw-la gignit_fw-la all_o ground_n in_o which_o salt_n be_v find_v be_v barren_a and_o produce_v nothing_o see_v ix_o judge_n 45._o cvii_o psal_n 34._o xvii_o jerem_n 6._o xlvii_o ezek._n 11._o two_o zephan_n 9_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sow_o nor_o bear_v nor_o any_o grass_n grow_v therein_o that_o neither_o nature_n nor_o art_n will_v make_v it_o fruitful_a like_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n and_o the_o country_n about_o they_o which_o be_v the_o most_o beautiful_a of_o all_o other_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n xiii_o gen._n 10._o but_o on_o a_o sudden_a turn_v into_o a_o filthy_a stink_a lake_n where_o no_o creature_n neither_o fish_n nor_o fowl_n can_v live_v which_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v in_o his_o anger_n and_o in_o his_o wrath_n be_v high_o incense_v by_o their_o wickedness_n see_v gen._n xviii_o 20._o xix_o 24_o 25._o as_o he_o be_v by_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o more_o provoke_v because_o they_o have_v such_o a_o example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n continual_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o yet_o go_v on_o in_o their_o evil_a way_n till_o they_o bring_v the_o like_a judgement_n upon_o all_o judoea_n this_o be_v more_o exact_o fulfil_v in_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o roman_n than_o in_o their_o first_o by_o the_o babylonian_n for_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v lay_v waste_n and_o desert_v by_o its_o inhabitant_n and_o make_v a_o den_n of_o thief_n be_v bring_v to_o desolation_n by_o repeat_v return_n of_o war_n more_o especial_o in_o the_o time_n of_o adrian_n when_o julius_n severus_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o the_o forego_n chapter_n make_v such_o a_o devastation_n that_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v turn_v in_o a_o manner_n into_o a_o wilderness_n ver._n 24._o even_o all_o nation_n shall_v say_v all_o that_o be_v near_o they_o or_o come_v that_o way_n from_o far_a country_n as_o it_o go_v before_o v._o 22._o wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n verse_n 24_o which_o he_o former_o make_v so_o populous_a and_o plenteous_a and_o what_o mean_v the_o heat_n of_o this_o great_a anger_n these_o exceed_a dreadful_a calamity_n which_o evident_o proceed_v from_o a_o divine_a vengeance_n for_o the_o jew_n fight_v so_o valiant_o and_o defend_v jerusalem_n so_o resolute_o as_o appear_v by_o josephus_n that_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o want_v of_o arm_n nor_o the_o unusual_a terror_n of_o new_a machine_n but_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n provoke_v by_o their_o wickedness_n which_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_a cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n and_o indeed_o titus_n himself_o say_v as_o much_o that_o god_n fight_v for_o the_o roman_n and_o drive_v the_o jew_n from_o their_o fortification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o what_o can_v the_o hand_n of_o man_n or_o machine_n have_v do_v against_o such_o strong_a tower_n see_v chap._n xxxii_o v._o 22._o ver._n 25._o then_o shall_v man_n say_v because_o they_o have_v forsake_v verse_n 25_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n which_o he_o make_v with_o they_o when_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o account_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v give_v by_o the_o pious_a jew_n or_o by_o those_o who_o be_v make_v sensible_a when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o how_o steadfast_a god_n be_v in_o his_o covenant_n which_o contain_v curse_n as_o well_o as_o blessing_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v v._o 21._o and_o see_v vii_o 9_o 10._o xi_o 26_o 27_o 28._o ver._n 26._o for_o they_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o verse_n 26_o worship_v they_o who_o they_o know_v not_o this_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n that_o they_o seek_v for_o acquaintance_n with_o strange_a god_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n xii_o 30_o 31._o and_o who_o he_o have_v not_o give_v unto_o they_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n have_v not_o give_v or_o divide_v to_o they_o any_o portion_n that_o be_v never_o bestow_v any_o benefit_n upon_o they_o as_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n have_v do_v who_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n or_o more_o simple_o as_o bootius_n think_v the_o word_n will_v bear_v to_o who_o no_o worship_n belong_v verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o this_o land_n to_o bring_v upon_o it_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n so_o moses_n foretell_v they_o vii_o 4._o xi_o 16_o 17._o verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o the_o lord_n root_v they_o out_o of_o their_o land_n in_o anger_n and_o wrath_n and_o in_o great_a indignation_n here_o be_v one_o word_n more_o to_o express_v his_o 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this_o neglect_n ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n behold_v verse_n 14_o thy_o day_n approach_v that_o thou_o must_v die_v he_o admonish_v he_o that_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n upon_o earth_n be_v near_o when_o he_o must_v resign_v up_o his_o office_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o joshua_n who_o have_v be_v before_o appoint_v his_o successor_n xxvii_o numb_a call_v joshua_n and_o present_v yourselves_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o i_o may_v give_v you_o a_o charge_n this_o be_v do_v i_o suppose_v in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o people_n to_o who_o moses_n have_v be_v speak_v v._o 1_o 2._o to_o give_v joshua_n the_o great_a authority_n and_o to_o make_v he_o reverence_v by_o they_o when_o they_o see_v he_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o be_v their_o governor_n as_o he_o have_v be_v before_o ordain_v public_o by_o god_n order_n xxvii_o numb_a 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n and_o moses_n and_o joshua_n go_v and_o present_v themselves_o 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13._o and_o he_o declare_v unto_o you_o his_o covenant_n which_o verse_n 13_o he_o command_v you_o to_o perform_v even_o ten_o commandment_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a law_n which_o they_o covenant_v with_o he_o to_o observe_v though_o afterward_o he_o add_v other_o after_o the_o tenor_n of_o which_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o xxxiv_o exod._n 27._o and_o he_o write_v they_o upon_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n xxiv_o exod._n 12._o xxxiv_o 28._o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n command_v i_o at_o that_o verse_n 14_o time_n to_o teach_v you_o statute_n and_o judgement_n that_o you_o may_v do_v they_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o you_o go_v over_o to_o possess_v it_o this_o do_v not_o signify_v that_o they_o themselves_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o ten_o word_n from_o mount_n sinai_n but_o be_v teach_v they_o by_o moses_n as_o maimonides_n fancy_n in_o the_o forename_a place_n for_o it_o plain_o relate_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o law_n which_o god_n immediate_o after_o give_v 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the_o second_o commandment_n xx_o exod._n 3_o 4._o the_o likeness_n of_o male_a or_o female_a the_o representation_n of_o god_n in_o humane_a shape_n be_v first_o forbid_v because_o it_o be_v most_o common_a among_o the_o heathen_n therefore_o i_o can_v think_v this_o relate_v to_o the_o egyptian_a worship_n who_o honour_a ox_n as_o sacred_a to_o osiris_n and_o cow_n as_o sacred_a to_o isis_n unto_o which_o mr._n selden_n think_v the_o lxx_o have_v respect_n when_o they_o translate_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n syntag._n i._o cap._n iu._n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o the_o likeness_n of_o any_o beast_n that_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n or_o be_v to_o be_v here_o supply_v and_o in_o all_o that_o follow_v in_o this_o manner_n or_o the_o likeness_n of_o any_o beast_n that_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n or_o the_o likeness_n of_o any_o wing_a fowl_n that_o fly_v in_o the_o air_n where_o col_n tzippor_n canaph_n which_o we_o 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within_o their_o bound_n v._o 21._o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o represent_v their_o desire_n unto_o god_n after_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o xx_o exod._n 19_o so_o that_o he_o be_v true_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o they_o and_o stand_v also_o in_o a_o middle_a place_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n while_o they_o stand_v further_o off_o for_o you_o be_v afraid_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o fire_n xx_o exod_n 18._o and_o go_v not_o up_o into_o the_o mount_n xix_o exod._n 17._o xx._n 21._o ver._n 6._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o bring_v verse_n 6_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n this_o preface_n to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v explain_v xx_o exod._n 2._o ver._n 7._o thou_o shall_v have_v none_o other_o god_n before_o i_o verse_n 7_o see_v xx_o exod._n 3._o it_o be_v wise_o observe_v by_o grotius_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n xx._n sect._n xlv_o that_o true_a 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and_o make_v they_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o life_n vi._n chapter_n vi._n that_o you_o may_v live_v and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o you_o and_o that_o you_o way_n prolong_v your_o day_n in_o the_o land_n which_o you_o shall_v possess_v universal_a obedience_n he_o will_v have_v they_o sensible_a be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v they_o live_v happy_a and_o long_o in_o that_o good_a land_n which_o he_o be_v about_o to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o this_o he_o inculcate_n again_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n vi_o 3._o for_o all_o mankind_n think_v long_a life_n a_o very_a great_a blessing_n as_o appear_v by_o callimachus_n hymn_n to_o diana_n ver._n 132_o 133._o when_o he_o promise_v to_o those_o who_o she_o favour_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n they_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o their_o grave_n till_o they_o have_v reach_v a_o great_a old_a age._n chap._n vi_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o now_o these_o be_v the_o commandment_n the_o statute_n 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173._o and_o wagenseil_n upon_o sota_n p._n 899._o if_o the_o dead_a body_n lie_v near_a to_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gentile_n than_o they_o do_v not_o measure_n at_o all_o but_o it_o be_v presume_v the_o man_n be_v kill_v by_o they_o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o city_n which_o be_v next_o to_o the_o slay_v man._n from_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v presume_v the_o murderer_n come_v or_o be_v flee_v thither_o as_o abarbinel_v discourse_n even_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n who_o be_v different_a from_o the_o elder_n beforementioned_a see_v the_o forego_n verse_n for_o they_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o have_v see_v the_o body_n bury_v if_o there_o be_v no_o discovery_n of_o the_o murderer_n and_o
to_o have_v marry_v she_o but_o all_o this_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o famous_a abarbinel_n upon_o 2_o sam._n xiii_o to_o be_v very_o absurd_a and_o neither_o believe_v that_o david_n will_v have_v commit_v such_o a_o fact_n as_o to_o lie_v with_o a_o woman_n in_o her_o gentilism_n nor_o if_o he_o have_v that_o this_o child_n will_v have_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o gentile_a since_o he_o afterward_o marry_v her_o mother_n and_o therefore_o he_o take_v those_o word_n of_o tamar_n v._o 13._o speak_v to_o the_o king_n and_o he_o will_v not_o withhold_v i_o from_o thou_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a put_v off_o as_o we_o speak_v to_o get_v rid_v of_o his_o company_n which_o amnon_n understand_v very_o well_o who_o know_v he_o can_v not_o have_v she_o to_o wife_n proceed_v to_o force_v she_o ver._n 14._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o thou_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o verse_n 14_o she_o than_o thou_o shall_v let_v she_o go_v whither_o she_o will_n if_o at_o the_o month_n end_n or_o before_o his_o 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their_o sense_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o same_o word_n who_o think_v moses_n speak_v of_o his_o not_o like_v she_o after_o she_o be_v become_v his_o wife_n her_o humour_n manner_n and_o conversation_n be_v disagreeable_a to_o he_o in_o which_o case_n he_o be_v to_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n as_o he_o may_v do_v another_o wife_n but_o not_o keep_v she_o as_o a_o slave_n because_o thou_o have_v humble_v she_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o be_v a_o usual_a phrase_n for_o have_v have_v carnal_a knowledge_n of_o a_o woman_n as_o the_o scripture_n modest_o elsewhere_o speak_v in_o the_o like_a case_n it_o signify_v so_o in_o the_o very_a next_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n xxii_o deut._n 29._o xix_o judg._n 24._o xx._n 2._o and_o many_o other_o place_n where_o it_o be_v use_v for_o violence_n offer_v to_o a_o woman_n which_o be_v the_o great_a affliction_n to_o she_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n proper_o signify_v from_o which_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v depart_v in_o this_o place_n for_o it_o be_v sufficient_a affliction_n and_o humiliation_n to_o a_o captive_a woman_n as_o carpsovius_n observe_v in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o schickard_n book_n which_o i_o have_v so_o often_o name_v that_o after_o she_o have_v be_v bring_v into_o a_o soldier_n house_n and_o keep_v there_o a_o month_n have_v her_o head_n shave_v garment_n change_v etc._n etc._n in_o hope_n of_o marriage_n she_o be_v reject_v at_o last_o when_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v consummate_v and_o thus_o abarbinel_n here_o understand_v the_o word_n humble_v not_o of_o his_o lie_v with_o she_o but_o of_o all_o the_o forementioned_a condition_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o she_o as_o a_o preparation_n for_o his_o bed_n and_o of_o her_o disappointment_n after_o she_o have_v submit_v to_o be_v baptize_v and_o indeed_o the_o hebrew_n word_n denote_v any_o sort_n of_o affliction_n see_v i_o exod._n 11._o lxxxviii_o psal_n 8._o lxxxix_o 23._o xc_o 15._o xciv_o 5_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n one_o belove_v and_o another_o hate_a that_o be_v less_o love_v as_o the_o word_n hate_v sometime_o signify_v xxix_o gen._n 31._o vi_o matth._n 24._o r._n solomon_n think_v that_o this_o case_n follow_v the_o other_o because_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o if_o a_o man_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v with_o too_o violent_a a_o passion_n towards_o such_o a_o woman_n as_o be_v beforementioned_a it_o may_v turn_v into_o hatred_n when_o he_o find_v she_o not_o to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o he_o and_o they_o have_v bear_v he_o child_n both_o the_o belove_a and_o the_o hate_a towards_o which_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o will_v be_v affect_v very_o different_o as_o he_o be_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o if_o the_o first-born_a son_n be_v she_o that_o be_v hate_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o case_n of_o leah_n and_o rachel_n ver._n 16._o then_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n to_o verse_n 16_o inherit_v that_o which_o he_o have_v that_o he_o may_v not_o make_v the_o son_n of_o the_o belove_a first-born_a etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v of_o son_n for_o daughter_n be_v not_o to_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n and_o he_o speak_v of_o son_n as_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v it_o bear_v before_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n to_o who_o he_o divide_v his_o inheritance_n for_o a_o posthumou_n son_n have_v not_o a_o double_a portion_n as_o the_o gemara_n upon_o bathra_fw-la say_v see_v selden_n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la cap._n vii_o p._n 29._o ver._n 17._o but_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a verse_n 17_o for_o the_o first-born_a which_o have_v his_o first_o love_n and_o be_v to_o enjoy_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o by_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v of_o all_o that_o he_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o when_o he_o die_v but_o not_o of_o that_o which_o be_v he_o in_o reversion_n after_o his_o death_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a lawyer_n be_v lib._n the_o success_n cap._n vi_o p._n 24._o for_o he_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o his_o strength_n see_v xlix_o gen._n 1._o the_o right_a of_o the_o first-born_a be_v he_o by_o a_o very_a ancient_a custom_n antecedent_n to_o the_o law_n which_o make_v the_o first-born_a the_o head_n of_o the_o family_n and_o give_v he_o as_o much_o more_o as_o any_o of_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o estate_n belong_v to_o it_o that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o maintain_v and_o support_v the_o dignity_n of_o it_o xxv_o gen._n 31._o but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n and_o the_o inheritance_n be_v to_o be_v divide_v among_o daughter_n the_o elder_a daughter_n have_v not_o a_o double_a share_n of_o the_o estate_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n viii_o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a son_n by_o a_o stubborn_a son_n the_o jew_n understand_v one_o that_o will_v not_o do_v as_o he_o be_v bid_v and_o by_o a_o rebellious_a one_o that_o do_v what_o he_o be_v forbid_v and_o they_o imagine_v this_o law_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o forego_n about_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o soldier_n to_o a_o captive_a woman_n because_o the_o issue_n of_o such_o marriage_n common_o prove_v refractory_a or_o at_o least_o give_v their_o parent_n great_a trouble_n so_o schickard_n observe_v out_o of_o tanchuma_n and_o they_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o example_n out_o of_o scripture_n viz._n the_o two_o child_n of_o david_n absolom_n and_o tamar_n who_o be_v both_o bear_v of_o a_o captive_a woman_n make_v a_o proselyte_n the_o former_a of_o which_o conspire_v the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o other_o be_v ravish_v by_o amnon_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o death_n of_o some_o of_o her_o brethren_n mischpat_o hammelech_n cap._n v._o theorem_fw-la xvii_o which_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o father_n or_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o mother_n behave_v himself_o not_o only_o undutiful_o but_o cross_o to_o they_o and_o with_o such_o contempt_n of_o their_o authority_n as_o argue_v he_o have_v not_o only_o lose_v all_o filial_a affection_n and_o reverence_n to_o they_o but_o will_v if_o he_o can_v undo_v they_o and_o that_o when_o they_o have_v chasten_v he_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o they_o be_v never_o the_o better_a for_o admonition_n reprehension_n and_o correction_n which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v he_o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o then_o shall_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n lie_v hold_v of_o he_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n do_v in_o their_o qualification_n of_o this_o law_n that_o his_o parent_n be_v with_o
10_o ver._n 10._o thou_o shall_v not_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n together_o lest_o that_o law_n shall_v be_v violate_v which_o we_o read_v xix_o levit._n 19_o thou_o shall_v not_o let_v thy_o cattle_n gender_n with_o a_o diverse_a kind_n so_o some_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o even_o maimonides_n in_o the_o book_n foremention_v p._n iii_o cap._n xlix_o but_o it_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v respect_n to_o those_o magical_a rite_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a nation_n in_o those_o country_n who_o think_v their_o field_n will_v be_v more_o fruitful_a if_o according_a to_o some_o direction_n which_o have_v be_v give_v by_o their_o god_n they_o be_v thus_o plough_v for_o one_o not_o well_o think_v that_o man_n of_o themselves_o will_v join_v together_o two_o creature_n so_o different_a in_o their_o temper_n and_o motion_n to_o draw_v in_o the_o same_o yoke_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v lead_v to_o it_o by_o some_o superstition_n or_o other_o for_o their_o strength_n be_v 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allude_v to_o this_o when_o he_o say_v 2_o corinth_n vi_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o unequal_o yoke_v together_o with_o unbeliever_n which_o bochart_n himself_o think_v not_o improbable_a see_v hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n xiii_o and_o cap._n xl._n p._n 401._o where_o there_o be_v other_o reason_n of_o this_o precept_n ver._n 11._o thou_o shall_v not_o wear_v a_o garment_n of_o divers_a sort_n verse_n 11_o as_o of_o woollen_a and_o linen_n together_o the_o ancient_n think_v god_n intend_v hereby_o to_o teach_v his_o people_n simplicity_n in_o their_o manner_n see_v bochart_n in_o the_o same_o book_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n xlv_o p._n 491._o but_o there_o be_v something_o further_o in_o it_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v upon_o xix_o levit._n 19_o to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n and_o shall_v only_o add_v here_o that_o the_o jew_n carry_v this_o so_o far_o as_o not_o to_o sew_v a_o woollen_a garment_n with_o linen_n thread_n nor_o on_o the_o contrary_n ver._n 12._o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o fringe_n what_o these_o be_v be_v sufficient_o explain_v upon_o xv_o numb_a 38_o 39_o see_v there_o verse_n 12_o upon_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o thy_o vesture_n they_o wear_v long_a garment_n in_o those_o country_n as_o most_o people_n do_v still_o at_o this_o day_n and_o i_o suppose_v the_o garment_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v usual_o four_o skirt_n but_o perchance_o they_o some_o time_n have_v more_o or_o few_o than_o four_o and_o in_o this_o case_n if_o they_o have_v but_o three_o their_o doctor_n have_v resolve_v they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v any_o fringe_n for_o they_o but_o if_o they_o have_v five_o or_o six_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o annex_v they_o to_o the_o four_o most_o remote_a quarter_n in_o which_o the_o intermediate_v be_v include_v but_o this_o be_v a_o very_a unreasonable_a subtlety_n the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v put_v in_o remembrance_n of_o god_n commandment_n by_o these_o 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only_o in_o their_o synagogue_n or_o school_n at_o morning_n prayer_n every_o man_n put_v over_o his_o head_n a_o square_a woollen_a garment_n with_o the_o say_a tassel_n fasten_v at_o each_o corner_n which_o they_o call_v talith_a concern_v which_o bartoloccius_n in_o his_o late_a rabbinical_a lexicon_n tom._n i._n have_v a_o long_a dissertation_n p._n 576_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 13._o if_o a_o man_n take_v a_o wife_n and_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o have_v verse_n 13_o carnal_a knowledge_n of_o she_o and_o hate_v she_o do_v not_o like_o she_o but_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o she_o ver._n 14._o and_o give_v occasion_n of_o speech_n against_o she_o verse_n 14_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lay_v to_o her_o charge_n such_o thing_n for_o so_o word_n sometime_o signify_v as_o be_v opprobrious_a and_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a name_n upon_o she_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v bring_v forth_o a_o name_n of_o evil_n or_o infamy_n which_o signify_v as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v lib._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n i._n p._n 321._o the_o action_n itself_o which_o he_o bring_v against_o she_o in_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n this_o appear_v from_o the_o word_n follow_v and_o say_v i_o take_v this_o woman_n and_o when_o i_o come_v to_o she_o i_o find_v she_o not_o a_o maid_n this_o be_v the_o form_n wherein_o the_o action_n be_v lay_v against_o she_o as_o the_o same_o selden_n there_o observe_v in_o these_o word_n as_o the_o jew_n say_v have_v lie_v with_o this_o young_a woman_n not_o of_o full_a age_n as_o her_o husband_n i_o find_v not_o in_o she_o the_o token_n of_o virginity_n and_o make_v inquisition_n into_o the_o matter_n it_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o she_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o adultery_n after_o i_o have_v espouse_v she_o and_o these_o be_v the_o eye-witness_n of_o her_o guilt_n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o then_o shall_v the_o father_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o damsel_n take_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o token_n of_o the_o damsel_n virginity_n if_o the_o accusation_n as_o they_o say_v be_v to_o be_v make_v good_a by_o witness_n of_o her_o adultery_n than_o her_o defence_n be_v to_o be_v make_v no_o doubt_n by_o contrary_a witness_n who_o endeavour_v to_o disprove_v the_o testimony_n which_o be_v bring_v against_o she_o for_o so_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o interpret_v the_o word_n we_o translate_v token_n of_o her_o virginity_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v upon_o v._o 17._o the_o hebrew_n have_v many_o nice_a subtlety_n about_o the_o word_n damsel_n with_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n see_v selden_n in_o the_o forename_a place_n l._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n i._n unto_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n the_o court_n consist_v of_o xxiii_o judge_n
they_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o traditional_a doctrine_n among_o they_o practise_v at_o this_o day_n that_o if_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n make_v a_o vow_n which_o afterward_o they_o wish_v unmake_v and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o any_o three_o person_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v break_v in_o this_o case_n they_o may_v go_v to_o a_o rabbine_n or_o to_o any_o other_o three_o man_n who_o hear_v their_o reason_n why_o they_o repent_v of_o have_v make_v such_o a_o vow_n and_o judge_v they_o good_a they_o may_v free_v they_o from_o their_o obligation_n say_v to_o such_o a_o person_n thrice_o be_v thou_o absolve_v from_o this_o vow_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o he_o be_v discharge_v thus_o leo_n modena_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n part_v ii_o chap._n iu_o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o neighbour_n vineyard_n than_o thou_o may_v eat_v grape_n thy_o fill_n at_o thy_o own_o pleasure_n this_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n take_v to_o be_v a_o law_n make_v in_o favour_n of_o poor_a labourer_n who_o be_v hire_v to_o work_v in_o their_o vineyard_n in_o the_o time_n of_o vintage_n who_o the_o owner_n may_v not_o hinder_v from_o eat_v as_o many_o grape_n as_o they_o please_v and_o the_o same_o hold_v good_a in_o olive_n fig_n date_n and_o all_o other_o fruit_n as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v at_o work_n but_o not_o after_o they_o have_v do_v work_v and_o if_o their_o master_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o so_o to_o do_v they_o be_v to_o be_v scourge_v with_o forty_o stripe_n save_o one_o for_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o deny_v they_o this_o liberty_n when_o the_o very_a ox_n be_v not_o to_o be_v muzzle_v whilst_o they_o tread_v out_o the_o corn._n see_v selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n 2._o p._n 670._o which_o must_v be_v confess_v to_o be_v as_o good_a a_o nature_a law_n as_o that_o of_o plato_n be_v harsh_n and_o unnatural_a which_o enact_v a_o servant_n shall_v receive_v as_o many_o stripe_n as_o he_o eat_v grape_n or_o figs._n see_v eusebius_n lib._n xiii_o praepar_fw-la evangel_n cap._n ult_n but_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o to_o restrain_v this_o indulgence_n only_o to_o hireling_n of_o who_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o in_o this_o law_n and_o therefore_o josephus_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v just_o enlarge_v this_o benefit_n lib._n iu._n archaeol_n cap._n viii_o to_o all_o traveller_n on_o the_o highway_n though_o they_o be_v not_o israelites_n to_o who_o and_o to_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n alone_o the_o jew_n consine_n this_o privilege_n but_o mere_a stranger_n of_o any_o other_o nation_n who_o have_v occasion_n to_o pass_v by_o a_o vineyard_n and_o need_v a_o refreshment_n which_o permission_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v great_a inconvenience_n if_o not_o mischief_n in_o it_o because_o they_o may_v tread_v down_o the_o vine_n and_o make_v great_a waste_n among_o the_o grape_n therefore_o by_o come_v into_o their_o neighbour_n vineyard_n be_v not_o mean_v go_v into_o every_o part_n of_o it_o with_o a_o liberty_n to_o pick_v out_o the_o best_a grape_n but_o only_o step_v aside_o out_o of_o their_o way_n into_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o vineyard_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o road_n and_o satisfy_v their_o hunger_n without_o enter_v further_o into_o the_o vineyard_n this_o make_v it_o no_o damage_n to_o the_o owner_n consider_v the_o great_a plenty_n of_o fruit_n in_o that_o country_n xxiv_o chapter_n xxiv_o but_o thou_o shall_v not_o put_v any_o in_o thy_o vessel_n they_o be_v only_o to_o eat_v for_o their_o present_a necessity_n or_o delight_n but_o not_o to_o carry_v any_o away_o with_o they_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o other_o or_o their_o own_o refreshment_n at_o another_o time_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o put_v any_o in_o their_o pouch_n or_o their_o garment_n or_o bosom_n or_o so_o much_o as_o carry_v away_o in_o their_o hand_n what_o they_o can_v not_o eat_v verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o when_o thou_o come_v into_o the_o stand_a corn_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n thou_o may_v pluck_v the_o ear_n with_o thy_o hand_n as_o the_o disciple_n of_o our_o saviour_n do_v when_o they_o walk_v through_o the_o corn_n xii_o matth._n 1._o which_o they_o may_v have_v justify_v by_o the_o strict_a rule_n of_o the_o pharisaical_a doctor_n who_o grant_v this_o privilege_n unto_o jew_n but_o not_o unto_o gentile_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o move_v a_o sickle_n into_o thy_o neighbour_n stand_v corn._n they_o may_v not_o cut_v down_o any_o corn_n but_o only_o pluck_v with_o their_o hand_n as_o much_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o satisfy_v their_o hunger_n or_o for_o their_o pleasure_n chap._n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o wife_n and_o marry_v she_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o understanding_n by_o take_v a_o wife_n his_o espouse_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o by_o marry_v she_o his_o complete_n the_o contract_n by_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v either_o after_o he_o have_v espouse_v she_o or_o after_o he_o have_v consummate_v the_o marriage_n that_o she_o find_v no_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n i._n e._n he_o dislike_v she_o or_o as_o it_o be_v express_v v._n 3._o hate_v she_o which_o signify_v either_o a_o absolute_a dislike_n to_o she_o or_o comparative_o with_o some_o other_o person_n who_o he_o like_v better_a because_o he_o have_v find_v some_o uncleanness_n in_o she_o this_o be_v assign_v as_o the_o reason_n and_o ground_n of_o his_o dislike_n which_o signify_v something_o odious_a to_o he_o though_o perhaps_o it_o may_v not_o be_v so_o to_o another_o who_o moses_n suppose_v she_o may_v marry_v after_o this_o husband_n have_v discharge_v she_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n indeed_o extend_v this_o liberty_n so_o far_o as_o to_o fancy_v they_o may_v without_o any_o reason_n at_o all_o for_o their_o mere_a pleasure_n part_n with_o their_o wife_n see_v buxtorf_n de_fw-fr sponsal_n &_o divortiis_fw-la sect._n 89._o but_o other_o be_v more_o modest_a and_o acknowledge_v that_o these_o word_n matter_n of_o uncleanness_n signify_v some_o weighty_a cause_n yet_o they_o distinguish_v between_o the_o first_o wife_n a_o man_n take_v who_o may_v not_o be_v put_v away_o but_o for_o some_o uncleanness_n and_o the_o second_o who_o may_v be_v put_v away_o for_o a_o lesser_a reason_n but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o school_n of_o hillel_n and_o the_o school_n of_o samai_n who_o the_o talmudist_n so_o much_o talk_v of_o about_o this_o matter_n of_o uncleanness_n yet_o both_o agree_v it_o have_v a_o far_o low_a signification_n here_o than_o in_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_n where_o it_o signify_v adultery_n incest_n or_o such_o like_a turpitude_n for_o if_o adultery_n have_v be_v here_o mean_v she_o may_v have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n or_o the_o mere_a suspicion_n of_o it_o try_v by_o the_o water_n of_o jealousy_n see_v buxtorf_n in_o the_o book_n beforenamed_n sect._n 90._o and_o our_o selden_n l._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n xx_o xxi_o abarbinel_n think_v the_o two_o plain_a cause_n of_o dislike_n signify_v by_o these_o word_n be_v either_o such_o behaviour_n as_o may_v make_v she_o suspect_v of_o impurity_n as_o go_v with_o her_o face_n uncover_v or_o her_o breast_n naked_a sport_v with_o young_a man_n or_o wash_v in_o the_o same_o place_n with_o they_o or_o have_v her_o arm_n bare_a or_o second_o when_o they_o be_v of_o such_o a_o different_a temper_n humour_n and_o disposition_n that_o they_o dislike_v and_o nauseated_a each_o other_o company_n and_o consequent_o live_v in_o continual_a brawl_n and_o contention_n and_o beside_o such_o moral_a cause_n they_o allow_v also_o such_o natural_a as_o make_v a_o woman_n offensive_a viz._n leprosy_n or_o some_o such_o disease_n in_o her_o body_n as_o he_o do_v not_o discover_v before_o marriage_n and_o sometime_o they_o extend_v this_o as_o far_o as_o to_o a_o stink_a breath_n then_o let_v he_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n whatsoever_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o husband_n dislike_n this_o law_n provide_v the_o wife_n shall_v not_o be_v damage_v by_o it_o be_v make_v rather_o for_o her_o advantage_n than_o her_o husband_n be_v viz._n to_o free_v she_o as_o dr._n hammond_n observe_v from_o the_o pain_n and_o vexation_n of_o her_o husband_n unkindness_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o see_v another_o take_v in_o and_o prefer_v before_o she_o and_o she_o may_v be_v perfect_o at_o liberty_n to_o leave_v one_o who_o do_v not_o love_v she_o and_o take_v another_o husband_n who_o may_v possible_o delight_v in_o she_o see_v answer_n to_o six_o query_n q._n iii_o cap._n ii_o some_o think_v that_o this_o custom_n of_o put_v away_o wife_n which_o they_o do_v not_o
second_o husband_n who_o she_o marry_v nor_o with_o respect_n to_o any_o other_o man_n who_o may_v marry_v she_o without_o any_o pollution_n but_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o her_o first_o husband_n unto_o who_o by_o this_o law_n she_o be_v make_v unclean_a for_o so_o all_o thing_n forbid_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v account_v as_o appear_v from_o x_o act_n 14_o 15._o where_o all_o meat_n prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n be_v call_v unclean_a and_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v cleanse_v they_o by_o take_v off_o that_o prohibition_n for_o that_o be_v abomination_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o return_v to_o her_o first_o husband_n and_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n again_o for_o this_o say_v abarbinel_n be_v to_o imitate_v the_o egyptian_n who_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o take_v they_o again_o into_o their_o house_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o great_a filthiness_n but_o this_o intimate_v that_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v to_o any_o other_o man_n but_o keep_v herself_o free_a she_o may_v have_v be_v his_o wife_n again_o if_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o she_o and_o this_o show_v also_o that_o god_n intend_v to_o discourage_v they_o from_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n by_o make_v they_o uncapable_a after_o they_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o another_o for_o ever_o to_o enjoy_v they_o again_o though_o they_o grow_v very_o rich_a or_o otherwise_o desirable_a which_o incline_v many_o no_o doubt_n to_o consider_v well_o before_o they_o part_v with_o they_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o cause_v the_o land_n to_o sin_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n may_v by_o such_o a_o large_a indulgence_n have_v be_v tempt_v to_o pollute_v it_o with_o many_o sin_n and_o thereby_o bring_v god_n judgement_n upon_o it_o see_v iii_o jerem._n 1._o for_o as_o isaac_n arama_n gloss_n if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v prohibit_v a_o gate_n have_v be_v open_v unto_o vile_a man_n to_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o thereby_o fill_v the_o land_n with_o whoredom_n ver._n 5._o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o new_a wife_n the_o verse_n 5_o hebrew_n think_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o xx._n 7._o that_o whether_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o virgin_n or_o a_o widow_n he_o be_v to_o have_v the_o privilege_n here_o mention_v yea_o they_o extend_v it_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n but_o not_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v she_o who_o he_o put_v away_o and_o may_v take_v again_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v since_o that_o to_z another_z man._n for_o she_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o new_a wife_n he_o shall_v not_o go_v out_o to_o war_n see_v xx_o deut._n 7._o nor_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o business_n no_o public_a employment_n be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o he_o which_o may_v occasion_v his_o absence_n from_o his_o wife_n not_o so_o much_o as_o watch_v or_o such_o like_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v what_o be_v say_v about_o the_o fearful_a and_o timorous_a who_o be_v bid_v to_o return_v home_o from_o the_o army_n lest_o they_o dishearten_v their_o brethren_n xx._n 8._o and_o yet_o these_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o furnish_v the_o army_n with_o victual_n and_o water_n to_o clear_v the_o way_n and_o take_v up_o their_o quarter_n but_o a_o new_a bridegroom_n be_v free_a from_o all_o these_o only_o they_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o war_n by_o the_o divine_a commandment_n and_o one_o undertake_v voluntary_o unto_o the_o former_a of_o which_o they_o think_v this_o immunity_n do_v not_o extend_v but_o only_o to_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o margin_n these_o word_n be_v translate_v nor_o any_o thing_n pass_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o pay_v tribute_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a at_o home_n for_o one_o year_n the_o same_o time_n of_o freedom_n it_o be_v think_v reasonable_a to_o grant_v unto_o builder_n and_o planter_n because_o they_o be_v join_v with_o new_a marry_a man_n in_o the_o speech_n the_o priest_n make_v before_o they_o go_v to_o battle_n xx._n 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o shall_v cheer_v up_o his_o wife_n who_o he_o have_v take_v make_v much_o of_o she_o as_o we_o speak_v and_o so_o endear_v himself_o to_o she_o by_o his_o kindness_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o occasion_n of_o a_o divorce_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o which_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v intend_v that_o by_o so_o long_a a_o conversation_n together_o without_o any_o interruption_n they_o may_v have_v so_o perfect_a a_o understanding_n one_o of_o another_o and_o such_o a_o mutual_a confidence_n may_v be_v settle_v that_o he_o may_v not_o easy_o entertain_v any_o jealousy_n of_o she_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v absent_a in_o the_o war_n or_o elsewhere_o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o nether_a or_o the_o upper_a millstone_n to_o pledge_v this_o be_v a_o law_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o xx_o exod._n 26_o 27._o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o mercy_n beneficence_n and_o clemency_n towards_o the_o poor_a as_o maimonides_n speak_v more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap_n thirty-nine_o for_o he_o take_v a_o man_n life_n to_o pledge_v that_o be_v his_o livelihood_n by_o which_o he_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o starve_v by_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o take_v any_o other_o thing_n for_o a_o security_n by_o the_o want_n of_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v undo_v for_o instance_n they_o do_v not_o allow_v any_o man_n to_o seize_v upon_o the_o ox_n which_o be_v at_o plough_n he_o who_o break_v this_o law_n be_v scourge_v ver._n 7._o if_o a_o man_n be_v find_v steal_v any_o of_o his_o brethren_n verse_n 7_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n if_o he_o be_v either_o take_v in_o the_o fact_n or_o it_o be_v plain_o prove_v against_o he_o so_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o athenian_a law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o apparent_a man-stealer_n and_o make_v merchandise_n of_o he_o or_o sell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o man-stealing_a to_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o he_o either_o by_o exchange_v he_o for_o some_o commodity_n or_o sell_v he_o for_o money_n then_o that_o thief_n shall_v die_v this_o crime_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n though_o steal_v of_o beast_n or_o other_o thing_n be_v not_o see_v xxi_o exod._n 16._o because_o it_o be_v very_o heinous_a on_o a_o double_a account_n both_o by_o deprive_v the_o community_n of_o one_o of_o its_o member_n and_o make_v he_o a_o slave_n in_o another_o country_n and_o indeed_o the_o most_o moderate_a lawyer_n do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o secure_v man_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o thing_n very_o valuable_a but_o by_o inflict_v such_o a_o punishment_n on_o those_o that_o steal_v they_o thus_o after_o solon_n have_v temper_v the_o rigid_a law_n of_o draco_n which_o punish_v all_o theft_n with_o death_n by_o order_v in_o most_o case_n only_o the_o payment_n of_o double_a he_o enact_v the_o steal_n of_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v capital_a nay_o he_o make_v it_o a_o great_a crime_n to_o steal_v dung_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a value_n in_o that_o country_n which_o be_v very_o barren_a &_o need_v it_o for_o their_o ground_n how_o much_o more_o valuable_a be_v a_o man_n in_o all_o man_n account_n who_o if_o any_o man_n steal_v the_o law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o death_n shall_v be_v his_o punishment_n as_o xenophon_n report_v it_o and_o he_o be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man-stealer_n who_o not_o only_o by_o force_n or_o by_o fraud_n carry_v away_o a_o free_a man_n and_o sell_v he_o for_o a_o slave_n or_o suppress_v he_o but_o he_o who_o inveigle_v away_o another_o man_n servant_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o run_v away_o or_o conceal_v such_o a_o fugitive_n as_o samuel_n petitus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o pollux_n and_o other_o lib._n vii_o in_o leges_fw-la attica_n tit._n v._o p._n 533._o which_o make_v i_o think_v not_o only_o he_o that_o steal_v one_o of_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o he_o that_o steal_v a_o proselyte_n of_o any_o sort_n or_o the_o servant_n of_o a_o stranger_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o punishment_n mention_v in_o this_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o by_o these_o word_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o crime_n for_o they_o be_v never_o use_v in_o this_o book_n but_o when_o moses_n speak_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o some_o enormous_a sin_n see_v xiii_o 5._o xvii_o 7._o xix_o 19_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 8_o
ver._n 8._o take_v heed_n in_o the_o plague_n of_o leprosy_n that_o thou_o observe_v diligent_o this_o be_v the_o high_a legal_a uncleanness_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a caution_n be_v to_o be_v use_v to_o prevent_v its_o contagion_n and_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n they_o be_v constitute_v by_o the_o law_n the_o sole_a judge_n whether_o a_o man_n have_v the_o leprosy_n or_o no_o and_o be_v to_o order_v his_o separation_n from_o other_o if_o he_o have_v and_o frequent_o make_v inspection_n whether_o it_o spread_v or_o be_v at_o a_o stand_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o chapter_n of_o leviticus_n where_o there_o be_v law_n about_o house_n and_o garment_n as_o well_o as_o person_n infect_v with_o this_o disease_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o shall_v teach_v you_o to_o teach_v in_o this_o place_n signify_v to_o declare_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n by_o the_o judge_n of_o it_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n thus_o jehosaphat_n be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v his_o prince_n to_o teach_v in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o with_o they_o he_o send_v levite_n and_o priest_n 2_o chron._n xviii_o 18._o where_o r._n solomon_n note_n that_o it_o be_v the_o business_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v as_o be_v here_o write_v in_o this_o place_n which_o he_o quote_v and_o the_o prince_n go_v with_o they_o that_o none_o may_v disobey_v they_o but_o be_v constrain_v by_o their_o authority_n to_o do_v according_a to_o their_o command_n see_v mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o religious_a assembly_n chap._n ii_o p._n 22._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o in_o leviticus_n direction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n how_o to_o proceed_v in_o judge_a leprosy_n but_o no_o provision_n make_v till_o now_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v stand_v to_o their_o judgement_n they_o who_o imagine_v that_o the_o priest_n have_v the_o care_n of_o leper_n as_o their_o physician_n forget_v that_o no_o other_o disease_a person_n be_v order_v to_o repair_v to_o they_o which_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o cure_v they_o but_o only_o to_o preserve_v other_o from_o be_v defile_v by_o they_o and_o to_o do_v what_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o cleanse_n when_o they_o be_v heal_v by_o god_n as_o i_o command_v they_o so_o shall_v you_o observe_v to_o do_v they_o be_v so_o to_o observe_v the_o priest_n as_o to_o mark_v what_o god_n command_v and_o according_o obey_v they_o not_o against_o but_o according_a to_o his_o command_n ver._n 9_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v unto_o verse_n 9_o miriam_n by_o the_o way_n after_o that_o you_o be_v come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v mention_v that_o they_o may_v not_o think_v much_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o seven_o day_n when_o they_o be_v but_o suspect_v to_o have_v the_o leprosy_n and_o seven_o day_n more_o to_o make_v far_a trial_n and_o to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n when_o it_o appear_v plain_o they_o have_v this_o disease_n xiii_o levit._n 4_o 5_o 45_o 46._o since_o so_o great_a a_o person_n as_o miriam_n be_v exclude_v so_o long_o from_o the_o society_n of_o god_n people_n xii_o numb_a 15._o and_o this_o may_v be_v also_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o admonition_n to_o take_v care_n lest_o they_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n which_o bring_v this_o punishment_n on_o miriam_n or_o disobey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o may_v bring_v the_o like_a or_o some_o other_o judgement_n upon_o they_o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o when_o thou_o do_v lend_v thy_o brother_n any_o thing_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v into_o his_o house_n to_o fetch_v his_o pledge_n this_o be_v a_o very_a merciful_a provision_n for_o the_o poor_a who_o house_n he_o will_v have_v so_o privilege_v that_o no_o man_n may_v enter_v into_o they_o without_o their_o consent_n and_o there_o choose_v what_o he_o please_v for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o debt_n but_o he_o be_v to_o take_v what_o the_o borrower_n can_v best_o spare_v verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o thou_o shall_v stand_v abroad_o keep_v without_o door_n and_o the_o man_n to_o who_o thou_o do_v lend_v shall_v bring_v out_o the_o pledge_n abroad_o unto_o thou_o so_o the_o debtor_n not_o the_o creditor_n be_v to_o choose_v what_o pledge_n he_o will_v give_v for_o he_o best_o know_v what_o he_o can_v with_o most_o convenience_n to_o himself_o part_v withal_o and_o if_o it_o be_v sufficient_a the_o lender_n have_v reason_n to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o it_o verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o and_o if_o the_o man_n be_v poor_a thou_o shall_v not_o sleep_v with_o his_o pledge_n but_o restore_v it_o before_o night_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o life_n or_o health_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n demonstrate_v verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o in_o any_o case_n thou_o shall_v deliver_v he_o the_o pledge_n again_o when_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o that_o he_o may_v sleep_v in_o his_o own_o raiment_n and_o not_o to_o be_v force_v to_o borrow_v of_o other_o a_o necessary_a cover_v to_o defend_v he_o from_o the_o cold_a and_o not_o be_v able_a perhaps_o to_o procure_v it_o see_v xxii_o exod._n 26_o 27._o which_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v intend_v to_o keep_v they_o from_o take_v any_o pledge_n of_o a_o very_a poor_a man._n for_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v they_o every_o morning_n fetch_v a_o pledge_n and_o every_o evening_n carry_v it_o back_o again_o which_o will_v only_o create_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n and_o bless_v thou_o pray_v god_n to_o bless_v thou_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v righteousness_n unto_o thou_o before_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n procure_v thou_o a_o blessing_n from_o god_n who_o will_v esteem_v it_o a_o act_n of_o great_a mercy_n which_o be_v often_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o righteousness_n in_o the_o holy_a book_n cxii_o psalm_n 9_o x_o prov._n 2_o etc._n etc._n nay_o such_o like_a action_n be_v proper_o call_v tzedekah_n or_o righteousness_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o maimonides_n who_o observe_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n liii_o that_o this_o word_n do_v not_o mere_o signify_v give_v to_o every_o man_n his_o own_o for_o when_o a_o man_n pay_v the_o hireling_n his_o wage_n or_o a_o debtor_n pay_v his_o creditor_n that_o be_v not_o call_v tzedekah_n but_o what_o a_o man_n do_v out_o of_o pure_a love_n to_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n as_o when_o a_o man_n cure_v a_o poor_a wretch_n of_o his_o wound_n be_v proper_o call_v by_o that_o name_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o restore_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n pledge_n it_o shall_v be_v to_o thou_o for_o righteousness_n that_o be_v say_v dr._n hammond_n in_o his_o practical_a catechism_n that_o degree_n of_o mercy_n which_o the_o law_n require_v of_o every_o jew_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v account_v righteous_a but_o there_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o bounty_n beyond_o this_o called_z chusidah_fw-mi which_o be_v a_o excess_n of_o righteousness_n or_o goodness_n ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o hire_a servant_n verse_n 14_o either_o by_o put_v more_o work_n upon_o he_o than_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v or_o by_o detain_v his_o wage_n when_o it_o be_v do_v the_o latter_a of_o these_o be_v most_o proper_o here_o denote_v as_o const_n l'empereur_n observe_v out_o of_o d._n kimchi_n who_o in_o his_o book_n of_o root_n say_v the_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o word_n here_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o lie_v in_o this_o that_o the_o former_a signify_v to_o defraud_v the_o latter_a to_o take_v away_o by_o violence_n but_o the_o former_a signify_v to_o detain_v by_o force_n and_o the_o other_o to_o take_v away_o by_o force_n what_o belong_v to_o another_o and_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o allege_v this_o place_n in_o deuteronomy_n which_o he_o thus_o translate_v thou_o shall_v not_o detain_v by_o force_n the_o wage_n of_o the_o hireling_n which_o be_v express_v more_o clear_o iii_o malachi_n 5._o annot._n in_o bava_n kama_fw-la cap._n ix_o sect._n vii_o p._n 247._o that_o be_v poor_a and_o needy_a and_o therefore_o the_o more_o to_o be_v pity_v and_o not_o oppress_v either_o by_o give_v he_o less_o wage_n than_o another_o man_n when_o he_o ought_v rather_o to_o have_v great_a or_o by_o keep_v back_o his_o hire_n beyond_o the_o time_n wherein_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v for_o as_o the_o ancient_a lawyer_n say_v minus_n solvit_fw-la qui_fw-la tempore_fw-la minus_fw-la solvit_fw-la as_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o grotius_n upon_o five_o james_n 4._o whether_o he_o be_v of_o thy_o brethren_n or_o
about_o cleanse_v be_v not_o then_o deliver_v and_o fear_v not_o god_n this_o he_o make_v the_o four_o cause_n that_o though_o they_o fear_v israel_n who_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v in_o the_o face_n but_o cut_v they_o off_o behind_o yet_o they_o fear_v not_o god_n who_o have_v do_v such_o wonderful_a thing_n for_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o bring_v they_o thence_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o overthrow_v pharaoh_n in_o the_o red-sea_n which_o may_v have_v make_v they_o understand_v that_o he_o set_v up_o king_n and_o pull_v down_o king_n as_o daniel_n speak_v 2.21_o but_o instead_o of_o consider_v this_o they_o will_v have_v profane_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o speak_v by_o enslave_v those_o who_o he_o have_v but_o new_o deliver_v and_o continue_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o a_o glorious_a cloud_n unto_o all_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o they_o be_v original_o derive_v from_o the_o same_o stock_n with_o the_o israelite_n viz._n from_o isaac_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o rest_n from_o all_o thy_o enemy_n round_o about_a in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o god_n do_v not_o require_v they_o to_o put_v this_o command_n in_o execution_n immediate_o after_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o after_o they_o be_v well_o settle_v there_o so_o that_o there_o be_v some_o age_n pass_v before_o they_o go_v about_o it_o and_o then_o god_n himself_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o or_o rather_o strict_o enjoin_v it_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o saul_n their_o first_o king_n and_o we_o do_v not_o find_v they_o blame_v for_o not_o do_v it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 1_o 2_o 3._o thou_o shall_v blot_v out_o the_o remembrance_n of_o amalek_n from_o under_o heaven_n so_o god_n command_v saul_n in_o the_o place_n now_o mention_v utter_o destroy_v all_o they_o have_v and_o spare_v they_o not_o but_o slay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n etc._n etc._n for_o by_o the_o same_o justice_n that_o one_o person_n be_v cut_v off_o a_o whole_a family_n or_o a_o whole_a nation_n may_v be_v utter_o destroy_v that_o other_o family_n or_o nation_n see_v or_o hear_v god_n judgement_n upon_o they_o may_v be_v move_v to_o flee_v from_o that_o wickedness_n for_o which_o they_o be_v punish_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o maimonides_n p._n iii_o more_o nevochim_n cap._n xli_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v all_o that_o the_o talmudist_n say_v we_o may_v think_v there_o be_v some_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o endeavour_v to_o mollify_v the_o severity_n of_o this_o precept_n for_o they_o tell_v a_o story_n in_o bava-bathra_a of_o joab_n his_o master_n who_o teach_v he_o to_o read_v it_o thus_o blot_v out_o zachar_n the_o male_a of_o amalek_n not_o zecher_n the_o remembrance_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o tell_v we_o joab_n think_v to_o have_v kill_v he_o for_o lead_v he_o into_o a_o error_n thou_o shall_v not_o forget_v it_o this_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a precept_n but_o only_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o forego_n to_o imprint_v it_o more_o on_o their_o mind_n and_o heart_n and_o according_o the_o jew_n pretend_v to_o have_v have_v their_o heart_n so_o set_v upon_o it_o that_o when_o the_o officer_n be_v about_o to_o proclaim_v freedom_n from_o war_n to_o those_o person_n mention_v xx._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n they_o always_o except_v the_o war_n against_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o amalek_n in_o which_o every_o body_n be_v bind_v to_o assist_v xxvi_o chapter_n xxvi_o i_o shall_v end_v this_o matter_n with_o a_o observation_n of_o abarbinel_n that_o in_o this_o paragraph_n about_o amalek_n the_o injunction_n which_o god_n give_v to_o moses_n xvii_o exod._n 14._o be_v fulfil_v by_o he_o write_v this_o for_o a_o memorial_n in_o a_o book_n no_o other_o book_n say_v he_o be_v hereby_o mean_v but_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n which_o when_o moses_n write_v he_o be_v bind_v to_o 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be_v the_o most_o desirable_a as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la here_o observe_v of_o all_o other_o and_o covet_v by_o every_o one_o majori_fw-la aviditate_fw-la with_o a_o great_a appetite_n than_o ordinary_a nature_n itself_o direct_v man_n to_o offer_v they_o to_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o these_o be_v distinct_a from_o that_o mention_a xxiii_o levit._n 10._o be_v of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o principal_a of_o which_o be_v seven_n the_o jew_n common_o say_v these_o only_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v to_o god_n viz._n wheat_n barley_n grape_n fig_n pomegranate_n olive_n and_o date_n some_o of_o the_o doctor_n say_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v due_a and_o a_o question_n be_v raise_v whether_o a_o stranger_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v they_o or_o not_o some_o of_o they_o say_v no_o because_o they_o can_v not_o use_v the_o protestation_n mention_v v._n 3._o but_o the_o more_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o they_o may_v both_o bring_v first-fruit_n and_o use_v the_o protestation_n because_o abraham_n be_v also_o the_o father_n of_o stranger_n xvii_o gen._n 5._o and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v r._n bechai_n that_o be_v point_v at_o v._o 11._o of_o this_o chapter_n where_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o and_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v among_o you_o which_o thou_o shall_v bring_v of_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o in_o order_n to_o which_o they_o say_v every_o owner_n of_o land_n when_o he_o go_v into_o his_o ground_n and_o find_v any_o fig_n or_o bunch_n of_o grape_n or_o a_o pomegranate_n more_o forward_o than_o the_o rest_n he_o be_v to_o tie_v a_o rush_n about_o it_o and_o write_v upon_o it_o these_o be_v first-fruit_n so_o wagenseil_n and_o many_o other_o have_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o title_n biccurim_n cap._n iii_o and_o shall_v put_v it_o in_o a_o basket_n the_o quantity_n of_o each_o they_o say_v be_v to_o be_v at_o least_o a_o sixti_v 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the_o owner_n when_o he_o have_v empty_v it_o but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o wicker_n basket_n or_o such_o like_a the_o priest_n have_v it_o together_o with_o the_o first-fruit_n see_v wagenseil_n upon_o mischna_n sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n iii_o and_o shall_v go_v unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o name_n there_o the_o man_n himself_o be_v to_o go_v as_o the_o jew_n say_v with_o the_o basket_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o a_o great_a company_n be_v wont_a to_o go_v together_o who_o meet_v at_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o their_o province_n the_o time_n of_o go_v be_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n xxiii_o exod._n 16._o not_o before_o but_o at_o any_o time_n
of_o what_o he_o say_v or_o rather_o that_o the_o next_o time_n he_o go_v up_o to_o worship_n at_o god_n house_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v this_o declaration_n before_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o be_v the_o most_o likely_a interpretation_n because_o these_o word_n before_o the_o lord_n be_v always_o so_o use_v in_o these_o book_n and_o unless_o they_o have_v be_v oblige_v to_o this_o their_o covetous_a and_o cruel_a disposition_n may_v have_v incline_v they_o to_o defraud_v the_o poor_a which_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v prevent_v for_o though_o man_n may_v have_v satisfy_v themselves_o in_o omit_v this_o profession_n if_o it_o have_v be_v leave_v mere_o to_o their_o own_o private_a conscience_n yet_o when_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o come_v and_o make_v it_o public_o at_o god_n own_o house_n as_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v it_o so_o few_o will_v be_v find_v so_o impudent_o profane_a as_o solemn_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n to_o god_n himself_o i_o have_v bring_v away_o the_o hallow_a 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quid_fw-la addis_fw-la incestum_fw-la &_o adulterium_fw-la which_o show_v that_o there_o be_v unclean_a rite_n which_o accompany_v their_o offering_n and_o that_o they_o make_v they_o minister_v unto_o venus_n see_v the_o same_o learned_a author_n in_o the_o same_o place_n sect._n iii_o nor_o give_v aught_o thereof_o for_o the_o dead_a if_o this_o be_v the_o right_a translation_n of_o the_o last_o word_n for_o the_o dead_a st._n austin_n have_v give_v we_o a_o likely_a reason_n of_o this_o clause_n which_o be_v to_o profess_v they_o have_v not_o imitate_v the_o gentile_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o set_v meat_n and_o drink_n upon_o the_o grave_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o he_o tell_v we_o serm._n xv._o de_fw-la sanctis_fw-la but_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o set_v any_o part_n of_o their_o tithe_n or_o first-fruit_n upon_o they_o nor_o that_o they_o do_v it_o only_o in_o harvest_n time_n but_o rather_o common_a bread_n and_o wine_n which_o at_o all_o time_n they_o set_v upon_o their_o grave_n when_o they_o be_v inter_v and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v to_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o same_o excellent_a person_n observe_v sect._n iii_o and_o so_o it_o be_v a_o profession_n they_o have_v not_o offer_v any_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o hero_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o gentile_n particular_o to_o osiris_n for_o that_o they_o honour_v they_o with_o their_o first-fruit_n appear_v by_o a_o passage_n in_o porphyry_n lib._n iu._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n xxii_o where_o he_o mention_n three_o law_n make_v by_o triptolemus_n a_o ancient_a lawgiver_n among_o the_o athenian_n one_o of_o which_o be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o worship_v the_o god_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o draco_n thus_o expound_v as_o he_o show_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o that_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o honour_v the_o god_n and_o the_o hero_n of_o their_o country_n public_o according_a 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themselves_o and_o of_o their_o own_o integrity_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v proclaim_v aloud_o but_o when_o they_o make_v the_o forego_n profession_n at_o the_o present_n of_o their_o first-fruit_n v._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o own_o meanness_n and_o poor_a beginning_n and_o of_o god_n infinite_a goodness_n in_o their_o advancement_n they_o be_v to_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o say_v aloud_o my_o father_n be_v a_o syrian_a ready_a to_o perish_v etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o doctor_n resolve_v in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o mischna_n sota_n cap._n vii_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o look_v down_o have_v a_o gracious_a regard_n from_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n from_o heaven_n this_o be_v a_o humble_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o infinite_a majesty_n of_o god_n who_o though_o he_o be_v gracious_o
josh_n 33._o which_o can_v not_o have_v be_v unless_o it_o be_v place_v between_o the_o two_o mountain_n whereon_o they_o stand_v upon_o both_o side_n from_o the_o top_n to_o the_o bottom_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n that_o every_o one_o that_o stand_v on_o the_o side_n or_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n may_v hear_v what_o they_o say_v the_o priest_n be_v place_v so_o in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o valley_n that_o their_o voice_n may_v reach_v they_o all_o for_o which_o end_n they_o be_v advance_v perhaps_o upon_o a_o pulpit_n as_o ezra_n afterward_o be_v viii_o nehem._n 4._o and_o a_o signal_n likewise_o give_v when_o they_o shall_v say_v amen_n ver._n 15._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o make_v any_o grave_v or_o melt_a verse_n 15_o image_n the_o people_n upon_o the_o mountain_n be_v to_o bless_v as_o well_o as_o curse_v the_o mischna_n in_o the_o title_n sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n v._o right_o explain_v this_o that_o first_o the_o priest_n turn_v their_o face_n towards_o mount_n gerizim_n proclaim_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o make_v not_o any_o grave_v etc._n etc._n unto_o which_o all_o the_o people_n that_o stand_v there_o answer_v amen_o and_o then_o turn_v their_o face_n towards_o mount_n ebal_n they_o say_v these_o word_n curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o make_v etc._n etc._n to_o which_o they_o that_o stand_v there_o make_v the_o same_o answer_n see_v also_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la which_o paraphrase_n these_o word_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v odious_a and_o far_o to_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o same_o targum_fw-la interpret_v it_o the_o work_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o crafts-man_n a_o mere_a device_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o have_v divine_a worship_n give_v to_o it_o of_o any_o sort_n and_o put_v it_o in_o a_o secret_a place_n though_o he_o be_v not_o a_o public_a declare_v worshipper_n of_o image_n yet_o if_o he_o do_v it_o private_o in_o some_o closet_n of_o his_o own_o house_n or_o in_o any_o other_o secret_a place_n to_o conceal_v his_o wickedness_n though_o he_o escape_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o law_n which_o sentence_v open_a idolater_n to_o death_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o people_n the_o forename_a mischna_n and_o targum_fw-la say_v that_o the_o people_n on_o both_o mountain_n answer_v amen_o both_o to_o the_o blessing_n and_o to_o the_o curse_n which_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o what_o go_v before_o v._o 12_o 13._o shall_v answer_v and_o say_v amen_n express_v their_o consent_n to_o it_o for_o the_o word_n amen_o as_o the_o talmudist_n say_v in_o schebuoth_v have_v sometime_o the_o force_n of_o a_o oath_n sometime_o only_o declare_v consent_n and_o approbation_n and_o sometime_o be_v use_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o any_o thing_n a_o example_n of_o the_o first_o they_o think_v there_o be_v in_o five_o numb_a 22._o and_o they_o allege_v this_o place_n for_o a_o example_n of_o the_o second_o and_o for_o the_o three_o xxviii_o jerem._n 6._o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o set_v light_a by_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o interpreter_n that_o as_o the_o precept_n of_o honour_v parent_n stand_v next_o to_o the_o commandment_n concern_v the_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a to_o god_n xx_o exod._n 12._o so_o the_o curse_n pronounce_v against_o those_o who_o dishonour_v they_o be_v here_o place_v next_o to_o the_o curse_n against_o worshipper_n of_o image_n and_o as_o idolater_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n so_o be_v those_o that_o curse_v their_o parent_n xxi_o exod._n 17._o xx_o levit._fw-la 9_o and_o i_o may_v add_v from_o the_o forego_n word_n that_o though_o they_o do_v it_o ever_o so_o secret_o they_o lay_v under_o this_o curse_n and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v say_v amen_n but_o before_o this_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v they_o have_v say_v amen_n to_o the_o blessing_n opposite_a to_o it_o bless_a be_v he_o that_o set_v not_o light_o by_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n as_o be_v observe_v on_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v note_v concern_v the_o follow_a curse_n which_o be_v precede_v with_o a_o blessing_n till_o they_o be_v all_o end_v ver._n 17._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o remove_v his_o neighbour_n verse_n 17_o landmark_n etc._n etc._n against_o which_o there_o be_v a_o express_a precept_n in_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o this_o book_n xix_o 14._o and_o pellicanus_fw-la well_o observe_v that_o by_o this_o particular_a instance_n of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o injustice_n they_o be_v deter_v from_o all_o encroachment_n upon_o their_o neighbour_n possession_n ver._n 18._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o make_v the_o blind_a to_o wander_v verse_n 18_o out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o give_v he_o wrong_a direction_n or_o mislead_v he_o see_v xix_o levit._n 14._o some_o apply_v this_o to_o give_v pernicious_a advice_n to_o simple_a people_n which_o be_v certain_o worse_a than_o misguide_v of_o the_o blind_a because_o it_o lead_v man_n into_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o into_o danger_n ver._n 19_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o verse_n 19_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n these_o three_o i_o observe_v before_o xxiv_o 19_o be_v common_o put_v together_o as_o a_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o word_n poor_a who_o cause_n god_n himself_o undertake_v to_o plead_v x._o 18._o and_o see_v xii_o exod._n 21_o 22._o and_o therefore_o all_o good_a lawgiver_n have_v take_v special_a care_n of_o they_o particular_o of_o orphan_n concern_v who_o plato_n ordain_v that_o the_o conservator_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o their_o natural_a parent_n and_o look_v after_o they_o so_o well_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o fare_v the_o worse_a for_o want_v their_o father_n see_v lib._n viii_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la fol._n 926_o etc._n etc._n edit_n serrani_fw-la verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o lie_v with_o his_o father_n wife_n see_v xxii_o 30._o and_o xviii_o levit._fw-la 8._o verse_n 21_o ver._n 21._o curse_a be_v he_o who_o lie_v with_o any_o manner_n of_o beast_n etc._n etc._n xxii_o exod._n 19_o and_o xviii_o levit._fw-la 23._o this_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n out_o of_o a_o unaccountable_a pride_n apply_v to_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n who_o they_o call_v the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o if_o they_o be_v no_o better_a than_o beast_n with_o who_o they_o be_v not_o to_o marry_v verse_n 22_o ver._n 22._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o lie_v with_o his_o sister_n the_o daughter_n of_o his_o father_n or_o the_o daughter_n of_o his_o mother_n etc._n etc._n this_o have_v be_v explain_v also_o xviii_o levit._n 9_o verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o lie_v with_o his_o mother-in-law_n etc._n etc._n see_v xviii_o levit._fw-la 17._o and_o xx._n 14._o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o smite_v his_o neighbour_n secret_o etc._n etc._n though_o it_o be_v but_o with_o his_o tongue_n whereby_o he_o wound_v the_o same_o of_o a_o absent_a person_n but_o the_o word_n smite_v be_v often_o use_v for_o kill_v xxi_o exod._n 12._o xxiv_o levit._n 17._o of_o which_o if_o a_o man_n be_v guilty_a though_o he_o commit_v the_o murder_n so_o secret_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n yet_o he_o lay_v under_o this_o heavy_a sentence_n of_o god_n verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o take_v a_o reward_n to_o slay_v a_o innocent_a person_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o judge_n who_o for_o money_n not_o only_o give_v wrong_v judgement_n in_o other_o cause_n but_o condemn_v those_o that_o be_v not_o guilty_a to_o death_n see_v xxiii_o exod._n 7_o 8._o and_o in_o this_o book_n x._o 17._o xvi_o 19_o ver._n 26._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o confirm_v not_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o the_o word_n we_o here_o translate_v confirm_v be_v more_o plain_o translate_v perform_v in_o 1_o sam._n xv._o 11._o and_o so_o it_o certain_o signify_v here_o the_o perform_a verse_n 26_o of_o what_o god_n command_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o establishment_n of_o the_o law_n as_o disobedience_n be_v a_o subversion_n of_o it_o and_z as_o far_o as_o lie_v in_o the_o offender_n power_n a_o abolish_n it_o and_o take_v it_o away_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n exact_o translate_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n iii_o galat._n 10._o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o apostle_n add_v the_o word_n all_o as_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o samaritan_n do_v even_o in_o st._n
xxvi_o levit_fw-la 25._o where_o he_o say_v he_o will_v send_v it_o among_o they_o and_o here_o add_v that_o it_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v verse_n 21_o be_v incurable_a and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n judah_n confess_v that_o after_o they_o have_v be_v waste_v and_o break_v in_o piece_n by_o war_n they_o that_o flee_v into_o spain_n in_o the_o time_n of_o alphonsus_n be_v sweep_v away_o in_o great_a number_n by_o a_o plague_n and_o introduce_v one_o apply_v these_o very_a word_n as_o a_o prophecy_n of_o it_o which_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o note_v though_o this_o part_n of_o the_o prophecy_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o what_o have_v befall_v they_o since_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o but_o to_o the_o time_n before_o the_o first_o destruction_n when_o he_o often_o send_v a_o pestilence_n to_o destroy_v they_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 15._o fourteen_o jerem._n 12._o xxi_o 6_o 7_o 9_o and_o many_o other_o place_n of_o that_o book_n five_o ezek._n 12._o vi_o 11_o 12._o iv_o amos_n 10._o but_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v also_o that_o the_o greek_n call_v such_o unseasonable_a weather_n as_o destroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pestilence_n so_o plato_n lib._n x._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la say_v that_o which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o disease_n in_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v call_v pestilence_n in_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n the_o murrain_n also_o in_o cattle_n be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n which_o even_o the_o pagan_n thought_n be_v send_v by_o the_o anger_n of_o their_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o diana_n where_o he_o say_v verse_n 125._o that_o when_o she_o be_v angry_a pestilence_n eat_v up_o their_o cattle_n and_o hail_v destroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o she_o be_v well_o please_v she_o send_v fruitful_a season_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o happiness_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o hymn_n until_o it_o have_v consume_v thou_o from_o off_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o make_v a_o great_a destruction_n by_o sweep_v away_o many_o people_n the_o rest_n be_v reserve_v for_o other_o judgement_n which_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o a_o consumption_n verse_n 22_o and_o with_o a_o fever_n and_o with_o a_o inflammation_n these_o three_o word_n signify_v sore_a disease_n in_o man_n body_n the_o two_o first_o of_o which_o sachepheth_n and_o kaddachath_n we_o translate_v in_o xxvi_o levit._fw-la 16._o as_o we_o do_v here_o only_o the_o second_o of_o they_o we_o render_v the_o burn_a ague_n which_o here_o we_o translate_v fever_n unto_o which_o be_v here_o add_v dalleke_v which_o signify_v such_o a_o inflammation_n as_o be_v accompany_v with_o itch_a according_a to_o the_o lxx_o who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v extreme_o grievous_a because_o the_o scratch_n of_o it_o increase_v the_o inflammation_n and_o with_o a_o extreme_a burn_a and_o with_o the_o sword_n these_o two_o seem_v to_o relate_v unto_o the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o air_n by_o extreme_a heat_n and_o drought_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n chereb_n in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n for_o it_o signify_v both_o the_o sword_n and_o dryness_n as_o the_o first_o word_n charchur_n signify_v scorch_a heat_n which_o frequent_o cause_v disease_n for_o it_o be_v the_o double_n of_o the_o word_n charar_n it_o denote_v the_o extremity_n or_o high_a degree_n of_o it_o as_o all_o such_o word_n do_v of_o which_o bochartus_n have_v give_v many_o example_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o lib._n i._o cap._n xix_o and_o with_o blast_v and_o with_o mildew_n these_o two_o relate_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o follow_v upon_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o air_n as_o famine_n follow_v upon_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o first_o word_n schiddaphon_n the_o lxx_o and_o the_o other_o greek_a interpreter_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blast_v by_o bite_a wind_n though_o elsewhere_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v such_o bliting_a as_o come_v by_o heat_n and_o the_o second_o word_n jerakon_n which_o come_v from_o jerek_n herb_n or_o grass_n or_o any_o green_a thing_n seem_v proper_o to_o be_v express_v by_o the_o lxx_o who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o corn_n and_o grass_n and_o herb_n turn_v pale_a and_o wan_a for_o want_v of_o moisture_n and_o they_o shall_v pursue_v thou_o until_o thou_o perish_v these_o plague_n upon_o their_o body_n and_o upon_o the_o air_n and_o the_o corn_n and_o herb_n he_o threaten_v shall_v come_v upon_o they_o one_o year_n after_o another_o till_o they_o be_v consume_v verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o and_o thy_o heaven_n that_o be_v over_o thy_o head_n shall_v he_o brass_n that_o be_v as_o brass_n have_v no_o more_o moisture_n in_o it_o than_o brass_n have_v it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o air_n or_o cloud_n but_o thy_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o cloud_n which_o hang_v over_o their_o country_n shall_v be_v dry_a though_o they_o drop_v upon_o other_o land_n see_v fourteen_o jeremiah_n and_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v under_o thou_o shall_v be_v iron_n hard_o as_o iron_n for_o want_v of_o rain_n to_o soften_v it_o see_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 19_o the_o observation_n of_o maimonides_n be_v worth_a note_n upon_o this_o part_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o zabij_n a_o ancient_a sort_n of_o idolater_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n think_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n depend_v upon_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n and_o therefore_o their_o wiseman_n and_o their_o prophet_n as_o he_o say_v he_o find_v in_o their_o book_n particular_o in_o one_o concern_v the_o husbandry_n of_o the_o egyptian_n teach_v the_o people_n to_o keep_v festival_n in_o their_o honour_n because_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o which_o man_n subsist_v depend_v upon_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n in_o opposition_n to_o which_o god_n order_v moses_n to_o tell_v the_o israelite_n in_o his_o name_n that_o if_o they_o worship_v the_o star_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o rain_n the_o earth_n shall_v be_v barren_a the_o tree_n yield_v no_o fruit_n the_o season_n prove_v unhealthful_a and_o their_o life_n be_v shorten_v on_o the_o contrary_a if_o they_o worship_v he_o the_o lord_z of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o he_o alone_o they_o shall_v have_v shower_n from_o above_o the_o earth_n shall_v bring_v forth_o abundant_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v with_o healthful_a season_n sound_a body_n and_o long_a life_n for_o it_o be_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o law_n as_o his_o phrase_n be_v to_o root_v the_o forename_a false_a opinion_n out_o of_o man_n mind_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxx_o ver._n 24._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v the_o rain_n of_o thy_o verse_n 24_o land_n powder_n and_o dust_n that_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o long_a drought_n that_o instead_o of_o rain_n shower_n of_o dust_n blow_v up_o into_o the_o air_n by_o the_o wind_n shall_v fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o from_o heaven_n shall_v it_o come_v down_o upon_o thou_o till_o thou_o be_v destroy_v this_o seem_v to_o denote_v something_o more_o than_o the_o fall_n of_o cloud_n of_o dust_n wherewith_o the_o air_n be_v fill_v by_o high_a wind_n viz._n shower_n of_o ash_n which_o have_v sometime_o fall_v in_o great_a quantity_n as_o good_a historian_n testify_v nothing_o be_v more_o know_v than_o the_o vast_a cloud_n of_o ash_n which_o mount_v aetna_n have_v often_o vomit_v whereby_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o have_v be_v lay_v desolate_a and_o the_o like_a have_v be_v throw_v out_o by_o mount_n vesuvius_n which_o have_v reach_v as_o far_o as_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n see_v bonfrerius_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o judaea_n it_o must_v be_v a_o miraculous_a judgement_n there_o be_v no_o such_o mountain_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o make_v such_o evomition_n ver._n 25._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o be_v smite_v before_o thy_o enemy_n he_o say_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n xxvi_o levit._fw-la 17._o for_o to_o smite_v in_o scripture_n as_o i_o verse_n 25_o have_v before_o observe_v signify_v to_o slay_v or_o kill_v thou_o shall_v go_v
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viz._n juchasin_n schalscheleth_n hakkabala_n schebet_fw-la jehuda_fw-la and_o zemuch_n david_n wherein_o they_o have_v abundant_o confirm_v what_o tertullian_n say_v of_o they_o in_o his_o time_n dispersi_fw-la palabundi_fw-la &_o coeli_fw-la &_o soli_fw-la svi_fw-la extorres_fw-la vagantur_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la that_o be_v scatter_v straggle_v up_o and_o down_o uncertain_o banish_v from_o their_o own_o country_n they_o wander_v about_o the_o world_n without_o any_o king_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o captivity_n when_o nehemiah_n i_o 8._o confess_v these_o word_n be_v fulfil_v see_v ix_o jerem._n 16._o vi_o ezek._n 8._o xii_o 14_o 15._o verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o and_o thy_o carcase_n shall_v be_v meat_n unto_o all_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o unto_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n nothing_o be_v account_v a_o great_a calamity_n among_o the_o jew_n than_o to_o have_v their_o dead_a body_n lie_v expose_v to_o be_v bury_v 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and_o the_o vulgar_a add_v the_o word_n jugis_fw-la to_o signify_v that_o this_o be_v no_o small_a punishment_n and_o the_o itch_n the_o hebrew_n word_n chere_n signify_v as_o be_v general_o think_v a_o dry_a itch_n which_o be_v the_o most_o troublesome_a of_o all_o other_o whereof_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v heal_v this_o may_v refer_v both_o to_o the_o scab_n and_o to_o the_o itch_n beforementioned_a which_o proceed_v from_o such_o a_o corruption_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o they_o be_v as_o incurable_a as_o the_o leprosy_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o madness_n and_o blindness_n and_o astonishment_n of_o heart_n all_o these_o three_o relate_v to_o the_o mind_n the_o first_o of_o they_o import_v such_o a_o distraction_n in_o their_o thought_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o know_v what_o course_n to_o take_v when_o they_o consult_v for_o their_o safety_n the_o second_o such_o a_o stupidity_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o discern_v the_o true_a way_n but_o always_o take_v the_o wrong_n the_o three_o that_o amazement_n and_o horror_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o when_o they_o see_v themselves_o ruin_v by_o their_o own_o foolish_a counsel_n and_o mad_a contrivance_n a_o famous_a instance_n of_o which_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o trajan_n when_o they_o commit_v such_o outrageous_a massacre_n both_o upon_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n as_o dion_z a_o very_a sober_a author_n relate_v in_o cyrene_n and_o cyprus_n where_o great_a number_n of_o jew_n dwell_v after_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n that_o the_o lord_n no_o doubt_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o dr._n jackson_n on_o the_o creed_n b._n i._o chap._n xxvii_o have_v smite_v they_o with_o the_o madness_n and_o blindness_n of_o heart_n here_o threaten_v that_o they_o may_v hereby_o provoke_v that_o puissant_a emperor_n indignation_n which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v sleep_v but_o now_o pursue_v they_o throughout_o his_o dominion_n not_o only_o as_o enemy_n or_o rebel_n but_o as_o noxious_a creature_n to_o humane_a society_n with_o a_o revenge_n suitable_a to_o their_o former_a outrage_n and_o indeed_o this_o prediction_n be_v verify_v in_o their_o blind_a credulity_n which_o make_v they_o follow_v every_o one_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v their_o messiah_n which_o always_o bring_v great_a calamity_n upon_o they_o as_o r._n gedaliah_n himself_o confess_v in_o schalschetheth_n hakkala_fw-la where_o he_o mention_n no_o small_a number_n of_o these_o deceiver_n and_o show_v how_o many_o jew_n perish_v who_o follow_v they_o yet_o they_o be_v but_o a_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o a_o long_a catalogue_n that_o may_v be_v make_v of_o those_o pretend_a messiah_n see_v the_o learned_a wagenseil_n confutation_n of_o r._n lipman_n carman_n memoriale_a pag._n 233_o etc._n etc._n unto_o which_o i_o shall_v add_v only_o one_o observation_n more_o out_o of_o solomon_n ben_fw-mi virgae_fw-la who_o say_v in_o some_o place_n of_o germany_n they_o be_v possess_v with_o such_o a_o rabbis_n that_o they_o cut_v one_o another_o throat_n to_o avoid_v the_o oppression_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o burn_v themselves_o and_o their_o neighbour_n in_o their_o house_n set_v whole_a city_n on_o fire_n and_o perish_v in_o the_o flame_n such_o be_v their_o extreme_a rage_n and_o furious_a revenge_n on_o those_o christian_n who_o press_v they_o to_o change_v their_o religion_n many_o story_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n that_o author_n tell_v in_o his_o book_n entitle_v schelet_n jehuda_n where_o he_o have_v lxiv_o relation_n of_o the_o calamity_n which_o befall_v they_o in_o that_o and_o in_o other_o country_n but_o these_o word_n i_o doubt_v not_o be_v fulfil_v before_o in_o the_o first_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v for_o though_o we_o have_v not_o such_o particular_a relation_n as_o those_o now_o mention_v to_o illustrate_v they_o yet_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o their_o be_v mad_a by_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n fury_n xxv_o jerem_n 16_o 18._o and_o blind_a zephan_n i._o 17._o lament_n iv_o 14._o and_o astonish_v jerem._n iu._n 9_o ezek._n iu._n 17._o ver._n 29._o and_o thou_o shall_v grope_v at_o noon_n day_n as_o the_o blind_a verse_n 29_o grope_v in_o darkness_n this_o show_v the_o blindness_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n relate_v to_o their_o mind_n which_o be_v so_o darken_v that_o in_o the_o plain_a and_o clear_a thing_n they_o mistake_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o their_o preservation_n zephan_n i._o 17._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o prosper_v in_o thy_o way_n but_o quite_o contrary_a whatsoever_o course_n they_o take_v it_o turn_v to_o their_o undo_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v only_o oppress_v and_o spoil_v evermore_o one_o oppression_n follow_v upon_o another_o as_o the_o same_o dr._n jackson_n observe_v and_o such_o rapine_n be_v commit_v in_o several_a place_n upon_o they_o as_o only_o make_v way_n
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 of_o mind_n there_o be_v those_o who_o by_o a_o tremble_a heart_n understand_v the_o terror_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n so_o d._n chytraeus_n p._n 131._o and_o by_o fail_v of_o the_o eye_n may_v be_v understand_v the_o constant_a disappointment_n of_o their_o hope_n wherewith_o they_o be_v sometime_o feed_v by_o false_a messiah_n in_o several_a age_n which_o disappointment_n breed_v great_a sorrow_n of_o mind_n when_o after_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o some_o good_a the_o quite_o contrary_a come_v upon_o they_o ver._n 66._o and_o thy_o life_n shall_v hang_v in_o doubt_n before_o thou_o verse_n 66_o that_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v doubtful_a whether_o they_o shall_v live_v or_o die_v the_o next_o moment_n as_o it_o manifest_o happen_v in_o the_o forename_a massacre_n when_o they_o dare_v not_o fetch_v a_o sigh_n and_o yet_o can_v hardly_o avoid_v it_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o parent_n or_o child_n torture_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o same_o before_o the_o 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desist_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o moses_n command_v we_o a_o law_n he_o command_v they_o to_o observe_v that_o law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o depart_v from_o they_o this_o he_o do_v in_o this_o very_a book_n i._o 3._o v._o 1._o vi_o 1._o viii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n which_o be_v very_o usual_a throughout_o all_o this_o book_n even_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o jacob._n as_o a_o peculiar_a blessing_n which_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o they_o and_o on_o their_o posterity_n above_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n iv_o deut._n 8._o who_o as_o they_o have_v not_o this_o law_n give_v to_o they_o so_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o observe_v it_o as_o the_o jew_n themselves_o conclude_v from_o this_o very_a place_n nor_o do_v they_o force_v any_o body_n to_o embrace_v this_o law_n when_o they_o make_v a_o conquest_n of_o a_o 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verse_n 5_o be_v king_n that_o be_v under_o god_n the_o supreme_a ruler_n and_o governor_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o in_o his_o name_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n require_v they_o to_o observe_v these_o law_n which_o plain_o show_v he_o to_o have_v have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o all_o thing_n both_o civil_a and_o sacred_a which_o be_v excellent_o express_v by_o our_o mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o review_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n p._n 68_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v make_v a_o free_a people_n by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o intitle_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n upon_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o law_n have_v moses_n not_o only_o for_o their_o prophet_n and_o their_o priest_n for_o by_o he_o aaron_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v put_v into_o the_o priesthood_n the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o belong_v to_o it_o consecrate_v but_o also_o for_o their_o king_n their_o lawgiver_n their_o judge_n and_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o their_o force_n under_o god_n if_o not_o rather_o god_n by_o moses_n for_o we_o find_v that_o after_o moses_n his_o decease_n either_o god_n by_o some_o extraordinary_a signification_n of_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n stir_v up_o some_o man_n in_o his_o stead_n for_o the_o time_n or_o if_o there_o be_v none_o such_o rule_v their_o proceed_n himself_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n answer_v their_o demand_n and_o direct_v what_o to_o do_v and_o what_o course_n to_o follow_v in_o all_o the_o public_a affair_n that_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o that_o people_n whereupon_o when_o they_o require_v samuel_n to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n he_o declare_v it_o be_v not_o samuel_n but_o himself_o who_o they_o have_v reject_v because_o they_o have_v reject_v he_o who_o god_n have_v immediate_o set_v over_o they_o in_o his_o own_o stead_n by_o who_o death_n the_o power_n return_v to_o god_n as_o at_o the_o beginning_n concern_v the_o word_n jeshurun_n see_v xxxii_o 15._o and_o selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ii_o n._n 2._o when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v gather_v together_o to_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o to_o receive_v his_o last_o command_n see_v xxix_o 1_o 2_o 9_o 10._o xxxi_o 28_o 29._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v and_o let_v not_o his_o man_n be_v few_o in_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o verse_n we_o repeat_v the_o word_n not_o which_o be_v want_v in_o the_o hebrew_n without_o any_o necessity_n for_o the_o word_n may_v be_v thus_o translate_v exact_o let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v though_o his_o man_n be_v few_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n xlix_o gen._n 4._o that_o he_o shall_v not_o excel_v and_o yet_o shall_v live_v and_o not_o perish_v that_o be_v be_v in_o some_o measure_n a_o flourish_a tribe_n though_o not_o so_o numerous_a as_o some_o other_o see_v there_o and_o possible_o it_o may_v be_v here_o suggest_v that_o though_o they_o pass_v arm_v over_o jordan_n before_o their_o brethren_n to_o settle_v they_o there_o according_a to_o their_o engagement_n xxxii_o numb_v 27._o iv_o josh_n 12_o 13._o yet_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v perish_v but_o both_o they_o and_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n that_o stand_v behind_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o preserve_v ver._n 7._o and_o this_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o judah_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v judah_n shall_v be_v remarkable_o bless_v for_o these_o word_n this_o be_v the_o blessing_n be_v use_v of_o none_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n either_o of_o reuben_n which_o go_v before_o verse_n 7_o or_o the_o other_o that_o follow_v after_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o simeon_n who_o be_v next_o to_o reuben_n because_o that_o tribe_n be_v include_v in_o judah_n with_o who_o their_o possession_n be_v mix_v xix_o josh_n 1._o and_o therefore_o they_o go_v together_o to_o make_v expedition_n i_o judg._n 3_o judah_n also_o be_v here_o put_v before_o levi_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o royal_a tribe_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n which_o moses_n be_v assure_v god_n will_v fulfil_v and_o therefore_o pray_v as_o follow_v and_o he_o say_v hear_v lord_z the_o voice_n of_o judah_n grant_v his_o petition_n when_o he_o call_v for_o help_v against_o his_o enemy_n so_o onkelos_n paraphrase_n it_o hear_v his_o prayer_n when_o he_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n and_o bring_v he_o unto_o his_o people_n return_v he_o home_o in_o peace_n unto_o his_o people_n as_o the_o same_o onkelos_n expound_v it_o let_v his_o hand_n be_v sufficient_a for_o he_o to_o avenge_v he_o of_o his_o enemy_n as_o he_o also_o explain_v it_o and_o be_v thou_o a_o help_n to_o he_o from_o his_o enemy_n suffer_v they_o not_o to_o prevail_v over_o he_o but_o give_v he_o the_o victory_n when_o he_o fight_v with_o they_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n these_o two_o last_o passage_n let_v his_o hand_n exercise_v revenge_n upon_o his_o enemy_n in_o battle_n and_o do_v thou_o support_v and_o sustain_v he_o against_o those_o that_o hate_v he_o this_o be_v notorious_o fulfil_v in_o this_o tribe_n which_o be_v the_o most_o valiant_a and_o successful_a of_o all_o other_o for_o in_o all_o their_o war_n this_o tribe_n be_v the_o principal_a and_o the_o safety_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n seem_v to_o have_v depend_v upon_o this_o see_v i_o judg._n 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n xx._n 18._o and_o as_o these_o place_n show_v that_o this_o be_v the_o most_o considerable_a tribe_n before_o they_o have_v king_n so_o after_o that_o it_o be_v able_a together_o with_o benjamin_n to_o maintain_v its_o ground_n against_o the_o other_o ten_o tribe_n and_o all_o other_o opposer_n ver._n 8._o and_o of_o levi_n he_o say_v let_v thy_o thummim_n and_o verse_n 8_o thy_o urim_n be_v with_o thy_o holy_a one_o continue_v in_o this_o tribe_n the_o high_a dignity_n of_o consult_v with_o thou_o and_o receive_v direction_n from_o thou_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n concern_v the_o public_a safety_n or_o as_o some_o take_v it_o because_o thummim_n be_v here_o set_v before_o urim_n which_o be_v not_o in_o any_o other_o place_n make_v they_o upright_o and_o faithful_a as_o well_o as_o understanding_n and_o know_v in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n for_o though_o by_o holy_a one_o be_v principal_o mean_v the_o high_a priest_n who_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n anoint_v to_o be_v separate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n especial_o in_o this_o part_n of_o it_o to_o approach_v he_o with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o give_v aaron_n the_o name_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o lord_n cvi_o psal_n 16._o yet_o it_o comprehend_v
all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o conjunction_n with_o he_o for_o they_o be_v all_o separate_v unto_o the_o lord_n have_v signalise_v themselves_o as_o we_o speak_v by_o their_o early_a zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n when_o their_o brethren_n apostatise_v to_o idolatry_n of_o which_o moses_n take_v notice_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n who_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o etc._n etc._n regard_v that_o be_v no_o relation_n when_o they_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o god_n against_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n see_v our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n de_fw-fr leg._n hebr._n lib._n iii_o cap._n vii_o dissert_n vii_o where_o he_o treat_v also_o of_o these_o word_n as_o they_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o our_o lord_n christ_n the_o true_a holy_a one_o of_o god_n who_o be_v indeed_o a_o priest_n for_o ever_o holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n vii_o hebr._n 26._o who_o thou_o do_v prove_v at_o massah_n or_o who_o thou_o have_v thorough_o prove_v for_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v who_o in_o prove_v thou_o do_v prove_v the_o ancient_a interpreter_n not_o take_v massah_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n as_o we_o do_v but_o for_o try_v or_o prove_v and_o so_o indeed_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n seem_v to_o import_v the_o particle_n beth_fw-mi before_o massah_n be_v different_a from_o that_o before_o meribah_n which_o be_v all_o though_o we_o translate_v they_o both_o alike_o by_o the_o word_n at_o and_o thus_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n who_o thou_o do_v prove_v or_o try_v and_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o trial_n that_o be_v approve_v himself_o perfect_a or_o upright_o as_o onkelos_n express_v it_o this_o procure_v that_o tribe_n a_o blessing_n from_o the_o lord_n xxxii_o exod._n 26_o 29._o and_o bring_v they_o into_o special_a grace_n and_o favour_n with_o he_o as_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v holy_a one_o signify_v for_o it_o be_v not_o kadoth_a but_o chasid_v and_o with_o who_o thou_o do_v strive_v at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n though_o god_n do_v severe_o chide_v and_o reprove_v moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o this_o tribe_n when_o they_o be_v try_v at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n xx_o numb_a 12_o 13._o yet_o they_o do_v not_o forfeit_v their_o office_n by_o the_o offence_n they_o then_o commit_v and_o therefore_o moses_n pray_v it_o may_v still_o continue_v in_o aaron_n posterity_n ver._n 9_o who_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n verse_n 9_o i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o neither_o do_v he_o acknowledge_v his_o brethren_n nor_o know_v his_o own_o child_n this_o relate_v unto_o the_o impartial_a execution_n of_o judgement_n by_o the_o levite_n upon_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n xxxii_o exod._n 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o phinehas_n his_o zeal_n mention_v in_o numb_a xxv_o but_o that_o it_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o a_o more_o ancient_a judgement_n give_v in_o the_o case_n of_o judah_n and_o thamar_n as_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la fancy_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n viii_o n._n 2._o for_o they_o have_v observe_v thy_o word_n and_o keep_v thy_o covenant_n xxxii_o exod._n 28_o 29._o abarbinel_n and_o other_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o what_o follow_v verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o they_o shall_v teach_v jacob_n thy_o judgement_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n because_o they_o be_v so_o upright_o as_o to_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o dear_a relation_n in_o judgement_n therefore_o they_o be_v entrust_v with_o this_o office_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n the_o statute_n of_o god_n that_o be_v decide_v all_o controversy_n which_o arise_v about_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n so_o the_o jew_n expound_v it_o and_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o what_o we_o read_v in_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 9_o 10._o and_o many_o other_o place_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v in_o the_o place_n forename_a p._n 372_o etc._n etc._n and_o our_o mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o religious_a assembly_n chap._n ii_o where_o he_o observe_v the_o teach_v here_o mention_v consist_v in_o declare_v the_o meaning_n and_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n in_o matter_n doubtful_a as_o be_v apparent_a from_o x_o levit._fw-la 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o for_o though_o other_o may_v be_v member_n of_o their_o court_n of_o judgement_n yet_o they_o consist_v chief_o of_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o for_o teach_v the_o people_n in_o their_o religious_a assembly_n that_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o of_o the_o prophet_n for_o though_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v common_o priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v most_o free_a from_o the_o care_n of_o estate_n and_o inheritance_n and_o by_o their_o office_n in_o his_o ceremonial_a service_n come_v near_o to_o god_n of_o all_o other_o man_n be_v most_o likely_a to_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a degree_n of_o knowledge_n and_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o charge_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n in_o their_o assembly_n belong_v as_o well_o to_o those_o prophet_n who_o be_v not_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v see_v he_o p._n 25._o and_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v why_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n may_v have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n that_o be_v free_a from_o the_o trouble_n of_o plough_v and_o sow_v etc._n etc._n they_o may_v whole_o attend_v to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n and_o be_v able_a to_o teach_v israel_n god_n judgement_n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o they_o shall_v put_v incense_n before_o thou_o and_o whole_a burnt-offering_n upon_o thy_o altar_n this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a office_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o priest_n alone_o to_o offer_v incense_n on_o the_o golden_a altar_n and_o burnt-offering_n upon_o the_o brazen_a the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la thus_o paraphrase_n it_o they_o shall_v put_v incense_n of_o precious_a spice_n before_o thou_o to_o pacify_v thy_o anger_n and_o offer_v a_o most_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n upon_o thy_o altar_n ver._n 11._o bless_v lord_n his_o substance_n the_o word_n verse_n 11_o we_o here_o translate_v substance_n be_v translate_v wealth_n viii_o 17_o 18._o which_o consist_v most_o in_o cattle_n they_o have_v no_o land_n to_o till_o which_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o increase_v that_o they_o may_v have_v sufficient_a sustenance_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a fancy_n of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o whosoever_o offer_v incense_n grow_v rich_a and_o therefore_o no_o priest_n be_v suffer_v to_o offer_v incense_n more_o than_o once_o that_o so_o riches_n may_v be_v derive_v to_o they_o all_o thus_o they_o trifle_v while_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v on_o get_v money_n and_o not_o on_o grow_v good_a see_v sheringham_n on_o joma_n p._n 35_o 36._o and_o mauritius_n the_o sortitione_n hebraeorum_n cap._n xxiv_o sect._n iu._n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n all_o their_o ministry_n at_o the_o altar_n where_o the_o priest_n officiate_v or_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o which_o the_o levite_n have_v the_o care_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o they_o that_o rise_v against_o he_o and_o of_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o that_o they_o rise_v not_o again_o for_o they_o who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v enemy_n to_o religion_n and_o to_o all_o civil_a government_n which_o be_v chief_o administer_v by_o they_o as_o be_v before_o observe_v see_v xvii_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o ver._n 12._o and_o of_o benjamin_n he_o say_v he_o mention_n verse_n 12_o he_o next_o to_o levi_n because_o the_o temple_n in_o which_o the_o priest_n officiate_v be_v partly_o situate_v in_o his_o lot_n the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n or_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lxx_o interpret_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o he_o i._n e._n by_o the_o lord_n which_o signify_v the_o stability_n of_o his_o portion_n which_o have_v jerusalem_n the_o holy_a city_n in_o it_o as_o we_o read_v xviii_o josh_n 28._o for_o though_o mount_n zion_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v there_o lxxviii_o psal_n 68_o yet_o the_o city_n wherein_o it_o stand_v be_v not_o nay_o the_o ancient_n think_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n as_o kimchi_n observe_v upon_o that_o place_n beforementioned_a in_o joshua_n see_v upon_o xlix_o gen._n 27._o and_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o make_v one_o think_v that_o zion_n
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so_o much_o as_o a_o wrinkle_n in_o his_o cheek_n so_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n interpret_v the_o last_o clause_n other_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v so_o much_o as_o a_o tooth_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n see_v bocharius_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._n lib._n ii_o cap._n xlv_o p._n 506._o both_o onkelos_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la refer_v it_o to_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o countenance_n which_o continue_v to_o the_o last_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o heathen_a who_o be_v not_o whole_o unacquainted_a with_o this_o story_n but_o have_v not_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o it_o imagine_v that_o moses_n be_v trouble_v to_o die_v when_o he_o be_v so_o vigorous_a for_o trebellius_n pollio_n in_o the_o life_n of_o claudius_n say_v that_o the_o most_o learned_a mathematician_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o no_o man_n live_v beyond_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n for_o though_o moses_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n so_o he_o mistake_v 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