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the_o instance_n above_o that_o do_v in_o the_o least_o bear_v against_o moses_n for_o as_o i_o observe_v above_o moses_n do_v not_o write_v annal_n nor_o date_n those_o fact_n and_o may_v therefore_o insert_v they_o in_o that_o place_n of_o his_o book_n which_o he_o judge_v most_o reasonable_a 5._o iâ—_n be_v true_a that_o this_o author_n do_v produce_v one_o instance_n that_o look_v like_o a_o objection_n and_o i_o do_v grant_v that_o the_o place_n have_v a_o considerable_a difficulty_n attend_v it_o and_o that_o be_v what_o we_o read_v deut._n 10.6_o but_o because_o there_o be_v some_o difficult_a passage_n in_o the_o pentateuch_n must_v not_o moses_n therefore_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v the_o author_n at_o this_o rate_n we_o may_v discharge_v all_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n also_o but_o as_o to_o that_o difficult_a place_n it_o be_v very_o particular_o consider_v in_o the_o follow_a note_n on_o that_o chapter_n to_o which_o therefore_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n 6._o after_o all_o it_o be_v very_o unfit_a we_o shall_v prescribe_v law_n and_o method_n that_o god_n holy_a prophet_n be_v to_o use_v in_o reveal_v his_o will_n to_o we_o it_o be_v great_a sauciness_n in_o we_o to_o prescribe_v god_n be_v wise_a when_o he_o do_v not_o use_v our_o method_n obj._n xx._n the_o same_o author_n object_n the_o obscurity_n of_o these_o book_n as_o a_o argument_n that_o moses_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o they_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o obscure_a place_n in_o the_o pentateuch_n allow_v it_o to_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n for_o then_o the_o book_n be_v write_v above_o 3000_o year_n ago_o and_o that_o in_o the_o eastern_a country_n and_o in_o a_o language_n much_o different_a from_o the_o modern_a we_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o history_n of_o that_o age_n the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n and_o idiotism_n of_o the_o language_n in_o which_o it_o be_v write_v and_o therefore_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o mistake_v and_o many_o time_n at_o a_o loss_n where_o these_o book_n refer_v to_o some_o fact_n or_o record_n or_o rite_n and_o usage_n then_o well_o know_v but_o then_o as_o i_o intimate_v this_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o moses_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o it_o for_o this_o will_v oblige_v we_o to_o discharge_v all_o the_o ancient_a author_n which_o we_o do_v not_o understand_v 2._o beside_o this_o obscurity_n be_v very_o often_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o a_o fault_n or_o defect_n of_o the_o reader_n not_o to_o any_o defect_n or_o fault_n in_o the_o book_n the_o reader_n perhaps_o want_v skill_n and_o good_a judgement_n he_o do_v not_o use_v fit_a mean_n or_o sufficient_a diligence_n perhaps_o he_o be_v
2._o a_o fugitive_n i._n e._n thou_o shall_v wander_v about_o not_o have_v a_o settle_a and_o fix_a habitation_n 14._o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v from_o that_o land_n or_o ground_n where_o now_o i_o be_o and_o which_o i_o have_v till_v the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o be_v here_o render_v earth_n be_v not_o the_o same_o word_n which_o be_v so_o render_v v._o 12._o but_o a_o word_n of_o a_o narrow_a extent_n and_o which_o be_v render_v ground_n v._o 2_o 3._o and_o in_o those_o place_n it_o signify_v till_v ground_n and_o ground_n improve_v and_o be_v use_v with_o a_o particular_a reference_n to_o that_o very_a ground_n which_o cain_n till_v the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v v._n 11._o and_o though_o it_o be_v render_v earth_n there_o yet_o it_o may_v have_v be_v as_o well_o render_v ground_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o place_n mention_v and_o as_o it_o signify_v when_o cain_n be_v say_v to_o be_v curse_v from_o the_o earth_n it_o seem_v to_o refer_v especial_o to_o that_o ground_n where_o he_o than_o be_v and_o where_o he_o shed_v his_o brother_n blood_n and_o cain_n say_v here_o that_o he_o be_v drive_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n i._n e._n from_o that_o ground_n or_o land_n where_o he_o be_v for_o it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o large_a sense_n in_o which_o he_o be_v to_o be_v a_o fugitive_n and_o vagabond_n v._n 12._o from_o thy_o face_n shall_v i_o be_v hide_v i._n e._n i_o shall_v be_v separate_v from_o that_o place_n where_o thou_o have_v more_o peculiar_o manifest_v thyself_o this_o god_n do_v in_o his_o church_n and_o this_o he_o do_v at_o the_o altar_n or_o place_n where_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v see_v verse_n 4._o and_o gen._n 28.16_o 17._o every_o one_o that_o find_v whether_o man_n or_o beast_n the_o guilty_a man_n fear_v every_o thing_n and_o fly_v when_o no_o man_n pursue_v it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v more_o of_o mankind_n in_o the_o world_n than_o those_o who_o birth_n be_v express_o mention_v see_v verse_n 16_o 17._o and_o chap._n 5.4_o 15._o sevenfold_a i._n e._n abundant_o compare_v levit._n 26.28_o mark_n whether_o by_o over-awing_a the_o rest_n of_o the_o creature_n or_o what_o other_o way_n soever_o it_o be_v god_n think_v fit_a to_o preserve_v the_o first_o murderer_n alive_a as_o a_o last_a and_o sad_a example_n to_o the_o world_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o crime_n 16._o nod_n so_o call_v from_o cain_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o 17._o he_o build_v or_o he_o be_v build_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o do_v not_o appear_v from_o the_o original_a text_n that_o he_o finish_v it_o much_o less_o that_o he_o have_v a_o fix_a habitation_n there_o v._n 12._o 19_o two_o wife_n polygamy_n be_v a_o deviation_n from_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o marriage_n gen._n 2.24_o it_o be_v bring_v into_o use_n by_o cain_n offspring_n though_o it_o be_v afterward_o indulge_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o so_o be_v divorce_n also_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n matt._n 19.8_o 20._o have_v cattle_n or_o of_o shepherd_n and_o of_o such_o as_o feed_v cattle_n which_o agree_v with_o several_a ancient_a version_n 23._o and_o lamech_v say_v etc._n etc._n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o speech_n of_o lamech_n not_o be_v reveal_v it_o can_v be_v reasonable_o expect_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v positive_o determine_v the_o full_a sense_n thereof_o thus_o much_o seem_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v vaunt_a word_n intimate_v his_o expectation_n of_o god_n extraordinary_a regard_n to_o he_o though_o he_o have_v or_o shall_v kill_v a_o man_n as_o cain_n do_v many_o time_n beyond_o what_o he_o show_v to_o cain_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 24._o he_o seem_v from_o cain_n indemnity_n to_o encourage_v himself_o in_o his_o violence_n and_o wickedness_n 25._o call_v i._n e._n she_o call_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n which_o she_o do_v not_o do_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o adam_n as_o appear_v from_o chap._n 5.3_o 26._o then_o begin_v etc._n etc._n after_o seth_n and_o enos_n be_v bear_v religion_n do_v arise_v to_o a_o great_a degree_n than_o it_o have_v arrive_v to_o under_o the_o offspring_n of_o cain_n who_o be_v therefore_o only_o call_v the_o child_n of_o man_n whereas_o the_o religious_a offspring_n of_o seth_n and_o enos_n be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n ch_n 6._o v._n 2._o chap._n v._n the_o argument_n the_o genealogy_n the_o age_n and_o death_n of_o the_o offspring_n of_o adam_n by_o seth_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n be_v a_o account_n of_o the_o patriarch_n or_o principal_a head_n of_o family_n of_o those_o who_o continue_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n see_v the_o note_n on_o ch_n 6._o v._n 2._o the_o piety_n of_o enoch_n and_o his_o translation_n the_o birth_n of_o noah_n and_o of_o his_o son_n 1._o this_o be_v the_o book_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o adam_n in_o the_o day_n that_o god_n create_v man_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n make_v he_o he_o 2._o male_a and_o female_a create_v be_v they_o and_o bless_v they_o and_o call_v their_o name_n adam_n in_o the_o day_n when_o they_o be_v create_v 3._o and_o adam_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v a_o son_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n after_o his_o image_n and_o call_v his_o name_n seth._n 4._o and_o the_o day_n of_o adam_n after_o he_o have_v beget_v seth_n be_v eight_o hundred_o year_n and_o he_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 5._o and_o all_o the_o day_n that_o adam_n live_v be_v nine_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 6._o and_o seth_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n and_o beget_v enos_n 7._o and_o seth_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v enos_n eight_o hundred_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 8._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o seth_n be_v nine_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 9_o and_o enos_n live_v ninety_o year_n and_o beget_v cainan_n 10._o and_o enos_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v cainan_n eight_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 11._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o enos_n be_v nine_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 12._o and_o cainan_n live_v seventy_o year_n and_o beget_v mahalaleel_n 13._o and_o cainan_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v mahalaleel_n eight_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 14._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o cainan_n be_v nine_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 15._o and_o mahalaleel_n live_v sixty_o and_o five_o year_n and_o beget_v jared_n 16._o and_o mahalaleel_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v jared_n eight_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 17._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o mahalaleel_n be_v eight_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o five_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 18._o and_o jared_n live_v a_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o two_o year_n and_o he_o beget_v enoch_n 19_o and_o jared_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v enoch_n eight_o hundred_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 20._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o jared_n be_v nine_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o two_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 21._o and_o enoch_n live_v sixty_o and_o five_o year_n and_o beget_v methuselah_n 22._o and_o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n after_o he_o beget_v methuselah_n three_o hundred_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 23._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o enoch_n be_v three_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o five_o year_n 24._o and_o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n and_o he_o be_v not_o for_o god_n take_v he_o 25._o and_o methuselah_n live_v a_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o beget_v lamech_v 26._o and_o methuselah_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v lamech_v seven_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o two_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 27._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o methuselah_n be_v nine_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o nine_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 28._o and_o lamech_v live_v a_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o two_o year_n and_o beget_v a_o son_n 29._o and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n noah_n say_v this_o same_o shall_v comfort_v we_o concern_v our_o work_n and_o toil_n of_o our_o hand_n because_o of_o the_o ground_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v curse_v 30._o and_o lamech_v live_v after_o he_o beget_v noah_n five_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o five_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 31._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o lamech_v be_v seven_o hundred_o seventy_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 32._o and_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o noah_n beget_v shem_n ham_n and_o japhet_n 1._o the_o book_n of_o the_o generation_n i_o e._n the_o catalogue_n of_o those_o that_o after_o
5.16_o and_o one_o for_o he_o that_o have_v fail_v in_o trust_n and_o defraud_v his_o neighbour_n leu._n 6.2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o remain_a sort_n of_o bloody_a sacrifice_n viz._n the_o peace-offering_n the_o two_o last_o kind_n of_o offering_n viz._n that_o for_o sin_n and_o trespass_n suppose_v the_o offerer_n obnoxious_a and_o god_n to_o be_v displease_v and_o they_o be_v appoint_v for_o atonement_n and_o reconciliation_n but_o these_o offering_n suppose_v god_n reconcile_v to_o the_o offerer_n and_o he_o to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o in_o his_o favour_n and_o as_o a_o undeniable_a proof_n of_o that_o the_o offerer_n be_v here_o admit_v to_o partake_v of_o the_o altar_n for_o whereas_o in_o the_o holocau_v the_o altar_n consume_v all_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n neither_o priest_n nor_o people_n be_v allow_v to_o partake_v and_o in_o the_o sin_n and_o trespass-offering_n though_o the_o priest_n do_v partake_v yet_o the_o offerer_n have_v no_o share_n allow_v they_o in_o these_o peace-offering_n the_o offerer_n themselves_o be_v admit_v to_o partake_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o feast_v upon_o it_o they_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o that_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o favour_n and_o friendship_n for_o eat_v together_o be_v always_o esteem_v so_o and_o be_v therefore_o use_v of_o old_a in_o make_v covenant_n and_o agreement_n they_o who_o partake_v of_o the_o altar_n have_v fellowship_n or_o communion_n with_o god_n as_o they_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o table_n vid._n 1_o cor._n 10.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o there_o be_v three_o several_a sort_n of_o these_o peace-offering_n express_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n of_o leviticus_n ch_z 7.11_o 12_o 16._o viz._n the_o thanksgiving_n the_o vow_n and_o voluntary_a offer_v we_o must_v know_v that_o all_o these_o offering_n have_v relation_n to_o prosperous_a thing_n the_o first_o of_o these_o three_o to_o such_o as_o be_v already_o obtain_v and_o do_v therefore_o look_v backward_o altogether_o the_o other_o two_o look_v forward_o towards_o some_o good_a thing_n in_o hope_n or_o prospect_n the_o jewish_a writer_n observe_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o two_o latter_a of_o they_o in_o the_o manner_n after_o which_o the_o offerer_n oblige_v himself_o to_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o they_o he_o that_o make_v a_o vow_n say_v thus_o or_o to_o this_o effect_n behold_v i_o take_v upon_o myself_o a_o holocaust_n or_o a_o peace-offering_a to_o be_v offer_v but_o the_o voluntary_a offerer_n say_v behold_v such_o a_o beast_n be_v a_o holocaust_n or_o a_o peace-offering_a the_o difference_n be_v very_o considerable_a for_o in_o the_o first_o there_o be_v a_o obligation_n to_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o oblation_n in_o the_o second_o the_o individual_a beast_n or_o thing_n to_o be_v offer_v be_v name_v so_o that_o in_o the_o voluntary_a offer_n if_o the_o beast_n etc._n etc._n set_v aside_o for_o the_o offer_v shall_v 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