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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 thing_n thing_n separate_v by_o the_o divine_a commandment_n from_o their_o own_o private_a use_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a out_o of_o my_o house_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o they_o have_v gather_v and_o also_o i_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o the_o levite_n and_o unto_o the_o stranger_n to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o to_o the_o widow_n that_o be_v unto_o the_o refreshment_n of_o the_o poor_a so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n v._n 2._o which_o be_v worth_a the_o mention_v in_o the_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithing_n for_o the_o poor_a you_o shall_v give_v the_o first_o tithe_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o then_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o poor_a to_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n that_o they_o may_v eat_v in_o their_o city_n and_o be_v fill_v according_a to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n which_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n beforementioned_a fourteen_o 29._o i_o have_v not_o transgress_v thy_o commandment_n neither_o have_v i_o forget_v they_o neither_o do_v contrary_a to_o god_n precept_n nor_o forget_v to_o perform_v they_o either_o by_o keep_v these_o tithe_n to_o themselves_o or_o by_o bestow_v they_o otherwise_o than_o god_n appoint_v ver._n 14._o i_o have_v not_o eat_v thereof_o in_o my_o mourning_n verse_n 14_o after_o the_o general_a profession_n mention_v in_o the_o verse_n forego_v that_o they_o have_v bring_v all_o hallow_a thing_n out_o of_o their_o house_n and_o employ_v they_o as_o god_n direct_v they_o be_v to_o make_v three_o particular_a profession_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o verse_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a they_o have_v respect_n to_o some_o idolatrous_a custom_n which_o be_v in_o those_o day_n the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v that_o they_o have_v not_o eat_v thereof_o in_o mourning_n or_o in_o lamentation_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n oni_n signify_v very_o bitter_a grief_n and_o sore_a mourning_n such_o the_o egyptian_n make_v in_o harvest_n time_n when_o they_o offer_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o isis_n with_o doleful_a lamentation_n so_o diodorus_n siculus_n and_o other_o author_n tell_v we_o particular_o julius_z firmicus_n who_o severe_o reprove_v their_o folly_n or_o madness_n rather_o say_v cur_n plangitis_fw-la fruges_fw-la terrae_fw-la etc._n etc._n why_o do_v you_o bewail_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n why_o weep_v you_o at_o the_o growth_n of_o your_o seed_n etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v rather_o give_v thanks_o for_o these_o thing_n to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n who_o bounty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v lament_v but_o bewail_v rather_o your_o own_o error_n etc._n etc._n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o custom_n in_o the_o world_n when_o moses_n live_v it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v think_v that_o he_o teach_v the_o israelite_n to_o disclaim_v such_o senseless_a and_o impious_a practice_n and_o as_o the_o egyptian_n by_o this_o mourning_n acknowledge_v isis_n that_o be_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o these_o good_a thing_n so_o he_o require_v god_n people_n to_o bring_v in_o their_o harvest_n with_o the_o great_a joy_n and_o thanks_o unto_o the_o most_o high_a for_o there_o be_v no_o joy_n so_o great_a as_o that_o of_o harvest_n and_o vintage_n direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o heathen_a who_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o bacchus_n also_o with_o lamentation_n see_v our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n lib._n ii_o the_o ritual_a hebr._fw-la leg._n cap._n xxiv_o sect._n i._n nor_o take_v aught_o thereof_o for_o any_o unclean_a use_n as_o some_o of_o the_o old_a idolater_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v who_o separate_v some_o part_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n for_o magical_a purpose_n and_o some_o time_n for_o carnal_a and_o filthy_a so_o julius_n firmicus_n inform_v we_o who_o immediate_o after_o the_o mention_n of_o their_o lamentation_n when_o they_o gather_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n ask_v this_o question_n 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 to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o private_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v able_a with_o speak_v well_o of_o they_o and_o with_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o the_o annual_a offering_n see_v meursius_n in_o his_o themis_n attica_n lib._n i._o cap._n i._n but_o however_o we_o take_v this_o the_o giving_z any_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n either_o for_o the_o dead_a or_o to_o the_o dead_a shows_z there_o be_v such_o a_o superstitious_a custom_n unto_o which_o this_o clause_n have_v a_o manifest_a respect_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v the_o two_o former_a have_v so_o likewise_o but_o i_o have_v hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z my_o god_n and_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o perform_v all_o that_o god_n require_v and_o do_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o it_o all_o these_o word_n from_o v._o 13._o to_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v speak_v with_o a_o low_a and_o humble_a voice_n because_o they_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o commendation_n of_o 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
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 displeasure_n against_o they_o than_o be_v use_v before_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n etc._n etc._n v._n 23._o and_o they_o all_o denote_v the_o great_a plague_n threaten_v in_o xxvi_o levit._n and_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o another_o land_n as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n this_o may_v seem_v to_o relate_v only_o to_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n for_o after_o they_o be_v root_v out_o by_o the_o roman_n they_o be_v scatter_v into_o all_o land_n xxviii_o 63_o 64._o but_o consider_v what_o go_v before_o v._o 23_o 24._o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o quite_o root_v out_o many_o of_o they_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n when_o nabuchadnezzar_n conquer_v they_o till_o the_o desolation_n make_v by_o the_o roman_n i_o think_v these_o word_n relate_v to_o they_o also_o and_o another_o land_n be_v only_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o plural_a and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n understand_v it_o who_o quote_v these_o word_n cast_v they_o out_o into_o another_o land_n add_v which_o experience_n now_o prove_v to_o be_v true_a verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o the_o secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n but_o those_o that_o be_v reveal_v belong_v unto_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n the_o jew_n general_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o secret_a sin_n particular_o of_o idolatry_n speak_v of_o before_o v._o 19_o which_o belong_v unto_o god_n as_o the_o punishment_n of_o open_a sin_n belong_v unto_o they_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o law_n who_o command_v they_o to_o put_v to_o death_n he_o that_o seduce_v any_o person_n to_o idolatry_n and_o to_o raze_v the_o
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maimonides_n himself_o mention_v those_o very_a word_n lest_o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o fill_v thyself_o etc._n etc._n very_o well_o observe_v that_o to_o prevent_v pride_n and_o apostasy_n which_o grow_v out_o of_o great_a plenty_n god_n command_v they_o to_o offer_v their_o first-fruit_n before_o he_o every_o year_n with_o a_o solemn_a confession_n how_o poor_a they_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o then_o raise_v by_o god_n to_o be_v a_o mighty_a people_n xxvi_o deut._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o end_n the_o passover_n be_v institute_v that_o they_o may_v remember_v the_o day_n when_o they_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n xvi_o deut._n 3_o see_v more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o .._o and_o light_o esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o their_o salvation_n as_o there_o be_v a_o progress_n in_o their_o insolent_a forgetfulness_n of_o god_n express_v in_o three_o phrase_n which_o may_v signify_v three_o degree_n of_o their_o 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their_o salvation_n and_o so_o vile_o use_v by_o they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o most_o loathsome_a man_n upon_o earth_n so_o vitringa_n expound_v these_o word_n in_o his_o observe_v sacr._n lib._n ii_o cap._n ix_o p._n 173._o instar_fw-la flagitij_fw-la tractavit_fw-la rupem_fw-la salutis_fw-la suae_fw-la for_o this_o be_v a_o word_n use_v by_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o will_v express_v his_o utter_a detestation_n of_o nineveh_n and_o his_o deal_n with_o her_o according_a to_o her_o abominable_a wickedness_n iii_o nahum_n 6._o i_o will_v cast_v abominable_a filth_n upon_o thou_o and_o make_v thou_o vile_a etc._n etc._n and_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o disgrace_n he_o will_v put_v upon_o his_o own_o temple_n fourteen_o jerem._n 21._o the_o lxx_o indeed_o simple_o expound_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o depart_v but_o the_o last_o word_n they_o expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o god_n his_o saviour_n as_o onkelos_n also_o his_o most_o mighty_a redeemer_n which_o in_o the_o most_o eminent_a sense_n be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o none_o bring_v such_o salvation_n to_o they_o and_o wrought_v such_o a_o redemption_n for_o they_o as_o he_o do_v who_o be_v the_o stone_n which_o god_n lay_v in_o zion_n etc._n etc._n xxviii_o isa_n 16._o but_o instead_o of_o fly_v to_o he_o as_o man_n in_o danger_n do_v to_o a_o rock_n or_o strong_a fortress_n they_o not_o only_o reject_v he_o but_o abuse_v and_o put_v the_o high_a indignity_n upon_o he_o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o jealousy_n make_a he_o extreme_o angry_a with_o they_o for_o so_o jealousy_n be_v describe_v as_o the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n vi_o prov._n 34._o with_o strange_a god_n who_o they_o fall_v in_o love_n withal_o and_o worship_v this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o jealousy_n their_o falseness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v espouse_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n zar_n strange_a we_o sometime_o translate_v another_o xix_o job_n 27._o 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sect._n 7._o wisdom_n humility_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n contempt_n of_o riches_n love_n of_o truth_n a_o good_a fame_n and_o he_o be_v belove_v also_o of_o other_o ver._n 16._o and_o i_o charge_v your_o judge_n at_o that_o time_n verse_n 16_o saying_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o person_n and_o their_o endowment_n make_v they_o considerable_a so_o they_o be_v dignify_v with_o the_o honourable_a name_n of_o schofetim_o and_o be_v also_o call_v elder_n which_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n a_o title_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o in_o other_o nation_n hear_v the_o cause_n between_o your_o brethren_n this_o be_v a_o necessary_a quality_n in_o a_o good_a judge_n to_o give_v audience_n to_o every_o one_o that_o bring_v a_o cause_n before_o he_o and_o not_o to_o delay_v any_o man._n but_o the_o jew_n infer_v from_o these_o word_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o hear_v any_o man_n when_o his_o adversary_n be_v absent_a but_o both_o party_n be_v to_o be_v there_o 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of_o gilead_n where_o it_o join_v to_o libanus_n be_v their_o bind_v on_o the_o north._n ver._n 9_o which_o hermon_n the_o sidonian_n call_v sirion_n verse_n 9_o and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o xxix_o psal_n 6._o and_o join_v with_o lebanon_n for_o it_o be_v as_o much_o a_o part_n of_o libanus_n as_o of_o gilead_n these_o two_o mountain_n there_o meet_v together_o whence_o jeremiah_n call_v gilead_n the_o head_n of_o lebanon_n xxii_o 6._o because_o libanus_n begin_v where_o gilead_n end_v and_o the_o amorites_n call_v it_o shenir_fw-fr and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v xxvii_o ezek._n 5._o and_o have_v this_o name_n as_o bochart_n conjecture_n from_o the_o multitude_n of_o wild_a cat_n which_o be_v in_o this_o mountain_n for_o the_o arabian_n call_v that_o creature_n sinaur_n or_o sinar_fw-la see_v hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n iii_o cap._n fourteen_o ver._n 10._o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a all_o the_o flat_a verse_n 10_o country_n which_o the_o lxx_o thought_n be_v call_v misor_n for_o they_o retain_v here_o that_o hebrew_n word_n and_o all_o gilead_n i._n e._n all_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o he_o which_o be_v but_o half_o as_o i_o observe_v before_o ii_o 36._o and_o all_o bashan_n that_o part_n of_o his_o country_n which_o be_v proper_o and_o peculiar_o call_v basan_n which_o be_v the_o most_o rich_a and_o fertile_a as_o the_o word_n signify_v give_v denomination_n to_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n unto_o shalchah_n and_o edrei_n city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o og_n in_o bashan_n the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v mention_v xiii_o josh_n 11._o just_o as_o it_o be_v here_o as_o the_o bound_n of_o bashan_n towards_o mount_n hermon_n or_o lebanon_n so_o chytraeus_n a_o town_n in_o basan_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o libanus_n near_o to_o machati_n and_o edrâ—i_n be_v the_o place_n where_o they_o fight_v with_o og_n and_o overthrow_v he_o xxi_o numb_a 33._o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o for_o only_a og_n king_n of_o bashan_n remain_v of_o the_o 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another_o learned_a person_n andraeas_n masius_n upon_o the_o xiith_z of_o joshua_n can_v be_v confute_v which_o be_v that_o when_o the_o ammonite_n drive_v out_o that_o monstrous_a sort_n of_o people_n mention_v ii_o 21._o og_n may_v possible_o escape_v and_o so_o be_v say_v here_o to_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o giant_n who_o fly_v hither_o to_o the_o amorites_n be_v make_v their_o king_n because_o of_o his_o goodly_a presence_n and_o great_a valour_n but_o the_o ammonite_n keep_v his_o bedstead_n and_o show_v it_o as_o a_o monument_n of_o that_o illustrious_a victory_n which_o they_o get_v over_o the_o rephaim_n or_o as_o they_o call_v they_o the_o zamzummims_n in_o that_o country_n nine_o cubit_n be_v the_o length_n thereof_o and_o four_o cubit_n be_v the_o breadth_n thereof_o this_o be_v mention_v to_o show_v of_o what_o a_o vast_a stature_n og_n be_v for_o bedstead_n be_v according_a to_o the_o common_a custom_n make_v a_o three_o part_n long_o than_o the_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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to_o the_o famous_a goddess_n atazgatis_n which_o be_v a_o word_n make_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n addir-dag_n i._n e._n magnificent_a or_o potent_a fish_n see_v de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n syntag._n ii_o cap._n ii_o the_o egyptian_n be_v famous_a in_o aftertime_n for_o worship_v all_o sort_n of_o animal_n and_o if_o one_o can_v find_v they_o be_v so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n it_o may_v be_v assign_v as_o the_o most_o probable_a reason_n of_o his_o caution_v the_o israelite_n against_o these_o thing_n so_o particular_o they_o be_v late_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 19_o and_o lest_o thou_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n unto_o heaven_n verse_n 19_o from_o hence_o i_o believe_v that_o common_a speech_n among_o the_o arabian_n be_v derive_v take_v heed_n how_o thou_o gaze_v on_o the_o splendour_n of_o the_o star_n which_o be_v in_o the_o first_o century_n of_o arabic_a proverb_n set_v forth_o by_o erpenius_n prov._n xxviii_o who_o say_v he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o it_o but_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o caveat_n against_o idolatry_n to_o which_o the_o ancient_a arabian_n be_v addict_v and_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n even_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n the_o most_o ancient_a idolatry_n of_o all_o other_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n which_o begin_v among_o the_o chaldaean_n for_o there_o be_v not_o any_o god_n or_o goddess_n among_o the_o ancient_a gentile_n but_o have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o moon_n as_o gisbertus_n cuperus_n have_v very_o plain_o demonstrate_v in_o his_o harpocrates_n p._n 87_o etc._n etc._n 108_o etc._n etc._n and_o a_o very_a learned_a man_n of_o our_o own_o have_v late_o say_v a_o great_a deal_n on_o the_o same_o subject_a see_v appendix_n to_o the_o antiquity_n of_o palmyra_n cap._n iu._n by_o mr._n a._n seller_n and_o maimon_n more_n nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxx_o shall_v be_v drive_v to_o worship_v they_o and_o serve_v they_o draw_v in_o entice_v and_o deceive_v as_o onkelos_n and_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o either_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o some_o evil_a genius_n or_o admiration_n of_o their_o splendour_n or_o imitation_n of_o other_o nation_n or_o a_o vain_a opinion_n that_o some_o divinity_n inhabit_v such_o illustrious_a body_n or_o out_o of_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o benefit_n mankind_n receive_v by_o they_o for_o the_o chief_a philosopher_n themselves_o be_v lead_v by_o their_o weak_a reason_n into_o this_o error_n as_o appear_v even_o by_o plato_n who_o say_v it_o be_v most_o just_a that_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v worship_v with_o all_o the_o god_n and_o demon_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o epinomis_n see_v eusebius_n in_o his_o praepar_n evang._n lib._n xiii_o cap._n xviii_o where_o he_o show_v how_o much_o better_o the_o hebrew_n speak_v in_o this_o matter_n and_o quote_v some_o 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4._o by_o sign_n which_o be_v mention_v iv_o exod._n 9_o vii_o 9_o 10._o and_o by_o wonder_n this_o signify_v all_o the_o ten_o plague_n of_o egypt_n for_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o let_v the_o israelite_n go_v till_o god_n have_v multiply_v his_o wonder_n on_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n as_o we_o read_v vii_o exod._n 3._o x._o 1_o 2._o xi_o 9_o 10._o and_o by_o war._n this_o seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n where_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o fight_v for_o israel_n fourteen_o exod._n 14._o xv._o 3._o while_o they_o which_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n of_o all_o be_v deliver_v without_o strike_v a_o stroke_n and_o by_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o a_o stretched-out_a arm._n these_o be_v phrase_n which_o we_o often_o meet_v withal_o when_o moses_n speak_v of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n iii_o exod._n 19_o vi_o 6._o xv._o 12._o and_o many_o other_o place_n and_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o his_o mighty_a hand_n particular_o refer_v to_o the_o grievous_a murrain_n and_o the_o pestilence_n which_o be_v call_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n x_o exod._n 3_o 15._o and_o his_o stretched-out_a arm_n to_o have_v a_o particular_a respect_n to_o the_o kill_n of_o the_o first-born_a the_o angel_n that_o be_v go_v to_o smite_v jerusalem_n appear_v with_o a_o draw_a sword_n and_o his_o hand_n stretch_v out_o i_o chron._n xxi_o 16._o and_o by_o great_a terror_n wherewith_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o be_v stick_v who_o hear_v of_o these_o thing_n xv_o exod_n 14_o 15_o 16._o or_o else_o he_o mean_v the_o fright_v in_o which_o the_o egyptian_n be_v while_o they_o remain_v three_o day_n in_o most_o dismal_a darkness_n x_o exod._n 23._o for_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o verse_n signify_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o that_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n do_v for_o they_o in_o egypt_n before_o their_o eye_n verse_n 35_o ver._n 35._o unto_o thou_o it_o be_v show_v this_o be_v a_o particular_a kindness_n to_o the_o israelite_n which_o god_n never_o before_o manifest_v to_o any_o other_o nation_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n there_o be_v none_o else_o beside_o he_o that_o they_o may_v believe_v he_o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o worship_v none_o but_o he_o which_o two_o article_n say_v maimonides_n more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n xxxiii_o that_o god_n be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v but_o one_o be_v fundamental_o of_o religion_n which_o be_v know_v not_o only_o by_o prophet_n but_o by_o every_o body_n else_o verse_n 36_o ver._n 36._o out_o of_o heaven_n he_o make_v thou_o to_o hear_v his_o voice_n see_v xx_o exod._n 22._o that_o he_o may_v instruct_v thou_o teach_v they_o his_o will_n which_o be_v chief_o declare_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o upon_o earth_n he_o show_v thou_o his_o great_a fire_n he_o mean_v either_o that_o they_o see_v it_o as_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o earth_n or_o that_o it_o burn_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n in_o their_o sight_n xxiv_o exod._n 17._o and_o thou_o hear_v his_o word_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n ver._n 11_o 12._o and_o xx_o exod._n 18_o 19_o verse_n 37_o ver._n 37._o and_o because_o he_o love_v thy_o father_n therefore_o he_o choose_v their_o seed_n after_o they_o see_v xv_o gen._n 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o many_o other_o place_n in_o that_o book_n iii_o exod._n 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o bring_v they_o out_o in_o his_o sight_n with_o a_o mighty_a power_n for_o as_o he_o lead_v they_o the_o way_n out_o of_o egypt_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o of_o fire_n xiii_o exod._n 21._o so_o when_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n by_o pharaoh_n pursuit_n of_o they_o he_o come_v behind_o they_o and_o they_o march_v in_o his_o sight_n fourteen_o exod._n 19_o out_o of_o egypt_n this_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n as_o the_o high_a benefit_n never_o to_o be_v forget_v by_o they_o so_o g._n sckickard_n observe_v in_o his_o mischpat_fw-la hamelek_n cap._n iii_o theorem_fw-la x._o that_o they_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o this_o in_o the_o frontispiece_n of_o the_o decalogue_n xx_o exod._n 2._o in_o the_o institution_n of_o sacrifice_n xxii_o levit._n 33._o in_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o blessing_n xxvi_o 13._o and_o here_o in_o the_o enumeration_n of_o god_n wonderful_a work_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o commendation_n of_o his_o love_n vii_o deut._n 8._o in_o his_o dehortation_n from_o ingratitude_n viii_o 14._o in_o his_o institution_n of_o the_o passover_n xvi_o 6._o in_o the_o speech_n which_o the_o reprove_v angel_n make_v to_o they_o two_o judge_n 1._o in_o the_o hope_n he_o give_v they_o of_o victory_n over_o the_o midianite_n vi_o 9_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o their_o petition_n for_o a_o king_n i_o sam._n x._o 18._o and_o on_o a_o great_a many_o other_o occasion_n for_o this_o be_v velut_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la &_o initium_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o another_o learned_a german_a speak_v gierus_fw-la on_o ix_o dan._n 15._o the_o foundation_n as_o we_o 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where_o he_o have_v set_v down_o the_o reason_n which_o god_n himself_o give_v with_o his_o own_o mouth_n for_o the_o religious_a observation_n of_o this_o day_n because_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o this_o commandment_n be_v design_v to_o establish_v the_o four_o principle_n i_o mention_v that_o god_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n and_o sense_n of_o which_o as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o answer_n ad_fw-la orthodoxos_fw-la observe_v lxix_o this_o rest_n be_v institute_v to_o be_v observe_v with_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a sanctity_n it_o be_v of_o such_o great_a moment_n that_o the_o first_o sabbath-breaker_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n because_o the_o voluntary_a violation_n of_o it_o contain_v in_o it_o a_o denial_n that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v by_o god_n that_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maidservant_n may_v rest_v as_o well_o as_o thou_o mercy_n towards_o man_n as_o well_o as_o piety_n towards_o god_n be_v a_o reason_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o sabbatical_a rest_n ver._n 15._o and_o remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o servant_n in_o verse_n 15_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o from_o thence_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath-day_n this_o be_v a_o new_a ground_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n because_o god_n have_v give_v they_o rest_n from_o their_o hard_a labour_n in_o egypt_n which_o oblige_v they_o to_o keep_v that_o seven_o day_n which_o god_n appoint_v at_o the_o give_v of_o manna_n be_v the_o day_n on_o which_o he_o overthrow_v pharaoh_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n as_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n oblige_v they_o to_o keep_v one_o day_n in_o seven_o so_o our_o mr._n mede_n have_v explain_v it_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o fourteen_o exod._n 30._o and_o maimonides_n have_v something_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n xxxi_o see_v upon_o xx_o exod._n 11._o ver._n 16._o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n as_o the_o verse_n 16_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v command_v thou_o in_o the_o twenty_o of_o exodus_fw-la v._o 12._o see_v there_o to_o which_o i_o shall_v here_o add_v that_o the_o law_n of_o solon_n make_v those_o child_n infamous_a who_o do_v not_o afford_v sustenance_n to_o their_o parent_n and_o provide_v they_o a_o habitation_n and_o by_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o athens_n he_o that_o reproach_v his_o parent_n be_v disinherit_v if_o he_o strike_v they_o his_o hand_n be_v cut_v off_o if_o he_o leave_v they_o unburied_a he_o lose_v their_o estate_n and_o be_v banish_v his_o
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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a_o obscure_a notion_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n use_v no_o other_o language_n about_o it_o than_o what_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n the_o best_a of_o which_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o such_o thing_n as_o i_o have_v mention_v that_o they_o think_v we_o christian_n be_v not_o idolater_n though_o we_o believe_v three_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n which_o they_o fancy_v incline_v to_o polytheism_n because_o we_o believe_v the_o unity_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v save_v as_o well_o as_o they_o so_o j._n wagenseil_n show_v in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o sota_n cap._n vii_o p._n 751_o etc._n etc._n and_o arnoldus_fw-la in_o his_o spicilegia_fw-la after_o he_o p._n 1218._o ver._n 5._o and_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o verse_n 5_o all_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n our_o bless_a saviour_n allege_v these_o two_o verse_n xii_o mark_v 29_o 50._o look_n upon_o these_o word_n as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o first_o commandment_n for_o 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heart_n may_v be_v possess_v with_o a_o sense_n upon_o what_o term_n they_o be_v to_o enjoy_v it_o and_o he_o describe_v the_o place_n so_o particular_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o know_v they_o by_o the_o way_n where_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o on_o that_o side_n which_o incline_v to_o the_o west_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n the_o people_n particular_o so_o call_v who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n some_o of_o which_o live_v here_o in_o the_o east_n and_o other_o near_o the_o midland_n sea_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v upon_o xv_o gen._n 21._o which_o dwell_v in_o the_o champion_n over_o against_o gilgal_n some_o think_v these_o mountain_n be_v at_o such_o a_o considerable_a distance_n from_o gilgal_n that_o they_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v over_o against_o gilgal_n because_o this_o phrase_n signify_v they_o not_o to_o be_v far_o off_o one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o they_o translate_v these_o word_n look_v towards_o gilgal_n but_o it_o be_v 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god_n be_v about_o to_o bestow_v on_o they_o which_o he_o assure_v they_o they_o shall_v get_v possession_n of_o and_o settle_v themselves_o therein_o ver._n 32._o xii_o chapter_n xii_o and_o you_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o i_o set_v before_o you_o this_o day_n but_o then_o do_v not_o forget_v what_o i_o have_v so_o often_o say_v to_o you_o which_o he_o think_v he_o can_v not_o inculcate_v enough_o see_v verse_n 32_o iu._n 40._o v._o 32._o vi_o 1._o vii_o 11._o viii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o these_o be_v the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n verse_n 1_o which_o you_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o thy_o father_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v etc._n etc._n now_o i_o suppose_v he_o begin_v a_o new_a exhortation_n which_o he_o make_v to_o they_o at_o some_o small_a distance_n from_o the_o former_a and_o he_o enter_v upon_o it_o with_o the_o same_o word_n which_o he_o use_v 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lucian_n himself_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o man_n be_v then_o near_o to_o the_o god_n and_o so_o more_o easy_o obtain_v audience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o tacitus_n say_v the_o same_o in_o the_o last_o of_o his_o annal_n daemon_n also_o be_v wont_a to_o haunt_v wood_n and_o shady_a place_n and_o there_o appear_v to_o man_n and_o be_v think_v also_o to_o be_v the_o precedent_n of_o mountain_n other_o of_o wood_n and_o forest_n and_o according_o the_o heathen_a erect_a altar_n to_o they_o in_o these_o and_o such_o like_a place_n particular_o under_o great_a oak_n which_o be_v hold_v sacred_a place_n where_o their_o god_n be_v think_v to_o have_v a_o peculiar_a power_n by_o this_o law_n therefore_o god_n intend_v to_o root_v out_o this_o superstition_n and_o command_v his_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v build_v low_a and_o humble_a and_o though_o afterward_o the_o temple_n be_v set_v upon_o a_o hill_n there_o be_v only_o one_o and_o no_o more_o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v think_v to_o be_v out_o of_o any_o opinion_n that_o a_o hill_n be_v more_o sacred_a than_o another_o place_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n nothing_o can_v illustrate_v these_o word_n more_o than_o what_o pliny_n say_v in_o the_o twelve_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a history_n concern_v tree_n which_o thus_o begin_v haec_fw-la fuere_fw-la numinum_fw-la templa_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o god_n and_o even_o now_o the_o simple_a people_n after_o the_o ancient_a rite_n dedicate_v to_o god_n such_o tree_n as_o excel_v the_o rest_n nor_o do_v we_o more_o adore_v the_o image_n glitter_v with_o gold_n and_o ivory_n quà m_fw-la lucos_fw-la &_o in_o iis_fw-la silentia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la than_o we_o do_v the_o grove_n and_o the_o solemn_a silence_n therein_o and_o then_o he_o reckon_v what_o tree_n be_v peculiar_o sacred_a to_o jupiter_n apollo_n minerva_n etc._n etc._n conclude_v that_o several_a of_o their_o god_n such_o as_o the_o sylvani_n fauni_n and_o some_o of_o their_o nymph_n have_v their_o name_n from_o the_o wood_n this_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o notorious_a that_o in_o their_o most_o sacred_a solemnity_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o present_v the_o god_n who_o they_o worship_v with_o a_o crown_n or_o garland_n make_v of_o the_o bough_n and_o leave_n of_o such_o tree_n in_o which_o they_o be_v think_v to_o delight_v as_o to_o jupiter_n a_o crown_n of_o oak_n to_o apollo_n of_o laurel_n to_o minerva_n of_o olive_n to_o venus_n of_o myrtle_n to_o bacchus_n of_o ivy_n to_o rhea_n pan_n neptune_n and_o vulcan_n of_o pine_n etc._n etc._n see_v ezek._n spanhemius_fw-la upon_o callimachus_n his_o hymn_n to_o diana_n vers_n 200._o ver._n 3._o and_o you_o shall_v overthrow_v their_o altar_n and_o break_v verse_n 3_o their_o pillar_n and_o burn_v their_o grove_n with_o fire_n and_o you_o shall_v hew_v down_o the_o grave_a image_n of_o their_o go_n see_v vii_o 5._o and_o xxvi_o leu._n 1._o he_o mention_n all_o these_o so_o particular_o because_o this_o be_v the_o very_a foundation_n and_o hinge_n of_o the_o law_n as_o maimonides_n speak_v that_o all_o opinion_n of_o the_o sanctity_n of_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v blot_v out_o of_o man_n heart_n and_o the_o memory_n of_o they_o extinguish_v more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxix_o where_o he_o reckon_v abundance_n of_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n which_o be_v among_o the_o old_a idolater_n call_v zabij_n and_o destroy_v the_o name_n of_o they_o out_o of_o that_o place_n from_o this_o and_o such_o like_a place_n the_o jew_n have_v frame_v this_o affirmative_a precept_n that_o the_o gentile_a idolatry_n be_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o be_v destroy_v for_o these_o nation_n have_v forfeit_v their_o land_n by_o their_o abominable_a wickedness_n and_o god_n have_v bestow_v it_o upon_o the_o israelite_n who_o he_o take_v for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o among_o who_o he_o dwell_v and_o therefore_o call_v this_o his_o land_n see_v vii_o 6._o he_o as_o the_o king_n of_o the_o country_n may_v enjoin_v what_o order_n he_o please_v to_o have_v observe_v and_o it_o be_v of_o the_o high_a concernment_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o least_o footstep_n of_o the_o old_a idolatry_n leave_v in_o the_o country_n but_o that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o it_o and_z the_o lord_z of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v alone_o acknowledge_v and_o worship_v and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o this_o than_o at_o first_o sight_n may_v be_v imagine_v for_o as_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n be_v worship_v as_o the_o glorious_a body_n wherein_o their_o god_n inhabit_v which_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o the_o best_a of_o the_o heathen_a for_o this_o worship_n so_o their_o daemon_n be_v suppose_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o image_n and_o pillar_n which_o for_o
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the_o judge_n they_o be_v not_o to_o intercede_v for_o he_o nor_o say_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o favour_n nor_o assist_v he_o to_o defend_v himself_o neither_o shall_v thou_o conceal_v he_o dissemble_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v make_v against_o he_o and_o no_o doubt_n god_n intend_v by_o all_o these_o word_n to_o signify_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o his_o great_a enemy_n upon_o who_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o have_v no_o mercy_n but_o to_o prosecute_v he_o unto_o death_n as_o guilty_a of_o the_o high_a treason_n against_o the_o divine_a majesty_n ver._n 9_o but_o thou_o shall_v sure_o kill_v he_o not_o private_o as_o he_o entice_v other_o but_o by_o a_o legal_a process_n against_o he_o in_o a_o court_n of_o judgement_n and_o that_o not_o verse_n 9_o the_o high_a but_o in_o the_o court_n of_o xxiii_o who_o may_v proceed_v against_o he_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n vi_o the_o only_a difficulty_n be_v how_o to_o prove_v 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thou_o shall_v forthwith_o kill_v he_o and_o so_o the_o jew_n understand_v the_o hebrew_n phrase_n kill_v thou_o shall_v kill_v he_o i._n e._n immediate_o have_v he_o before_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n as_o the_o lxx_o understand_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inform_v thou_o shall_v inform_v against_o he_o that_o be_v without_o delay_n and_o according_o the_o jew_n add_v that_o after_o he_o be_v condemn_v he_o be_v immediate_o also_o put_v to_o death_n whereas_o in_o other_o crime_n the_o execution_n be_v respite_v after_o the_o sentence_n be_v pronounce_v for_o a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n that_o the_o man_n may_v have_v time_n to_o clear_v his_o innocence_n if_o he_o be_v able_a by_o any_o new_a proof_n such_o severity_n be_v but_o needful_a among_o a_o people_n prone_a to_o idolatry_n and_o encompass_v on_o all_o side_n with_o idolatrous_a nation_n verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o and_o thou_o shall_v stone_n he_o with_o stone_n that_o he_o die_v but_o if_o upon_o admonition_n 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design_n of_o the_o punishment_n she_o inflict_v on_o erysichthon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o other_o may_v shun_v the_o like_a transgression_n verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o and_o if_o thou_o shall_v hear_v say_v in_o one_o of_o thy_o city_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o to_o dwell_v in_o say_v if_o the_o infection_n be_v spread_v into_o a_o city_n or_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o it_o there_o be_v still_o more_o danger_n and_o great_a severity_n be_v to_o be_v use_v to_o prevent_v the_o whole_a country_n about_o it_o from_o be_v draw_v away_o from_o their_o allegiance_n to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o therefore_o upon_o such_o a_o information_n as_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n which_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o thou_o shall_v hear_v say_v give_v to_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n they_o be_v to_o do_v as_o be_v direct_v v._n 14._o ver._n 13._o certain_a man_n the_o child_n of_o belial_n so_o verse_n 13_o the_o most_o profligate_v wretch_n be_v 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vii_o 6._o as_o a_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v destroy_v the_o image_n of_o the_o heathen_a etc._n etc._n which_o show_v he_o be_v still_o speak_v of_o the_o idolatrous_a custom_n which_o they_o shall_v eschew_v because_o they_o be_v separate_v to_o god_n as_o a_o peculiar_a people_n by_o law_n different_a from_o all_o other_o nation_n the_o author_n of_o sepher_n cosri_n speak_v not_o amiss_o that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v call_v god_n segullah_n because_o they_o be_v elect_v by_o he_o to_o enjoy_v special_a privilege_n above_o other_o people_n and_o bring_v by_o he_o for_o that_o end_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n and_o then_o have_v his_o glory_n dwell_v among_o they_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n or_o thy_o creator_n and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o but_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n to_o show_v that_o this_o law_n be_v give_v peculiar_o to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v tie_v to_o it_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o god_n place_v his_o glory_n among_o they_o whereas_o if_o they_o have_v be_v bind_v to_o it_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o creation_n it_o will_v have_v belong_v to_o other_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o to_o they_o pars_fw-la i._o sect._n 27._o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v any_o abominable_a thing_n all_o the_o meat_n forbid_v by_o god_n to_o be_v eat_v be_v call_v abominable_a not_o mere_o because_o his_o prohibition_n make_v they_o so_o but_o because_o the_o gentile_a superstition_n have_v consecrate_v most_o of_o they_o to_o their_o god_n see_v upon_o xi_o levit._fw-la 2._o however_o after_o this_o law_n be_v give_v the_o jew_n be_v to_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o abominable_a by_o which_o mean_n they_o 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it_o be_v not_o very_o material_a what_o the_o word_n jachmur_n signify_v because_o we_o be_v not_o now_o concern_v in_o this_o law_n about_o difference_n of_o meat_n therefore_o we_o may_v follow_v our_o translation_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o and_o the_o famous_a bochartus_n have_v make_v it_o probable_a that_o it_o signify_v either_o a_o kind_n of_o deer_n or_o of_o goat_n p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n iii_o cap._n xxii_o and_o the_o wild_a goat_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n akko_n signify_v which_o be_v not_o where_o else_o to_o be_v find_v the_o same_o author_n prove_v in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n xix_o and_o the_o pygarg_fw-mi this_o be_v also_o a_o kind_n of_o doe_n or_o goat_n as_o he_o show_v cap._n xx._n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v dison_n we_o find_v mention_n of_o pygargus_fw-la in_o juvenal_n eleven_o satyr_n where_o the_o old_a scholiast_n give_v this_o account_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o deer_n quoe_v retriores_fw-la part_n albas_fw-la habet_fw-la who_o hinder_a part_n be_v white_a from_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n among_o the_o greek_n who_o call_v the_o buttock_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o wild_a ox._n so_o we_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n theo_n or_o tho._n but_o herein_o bochartus_fw-la dissent_v because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o creature_n in_o judaea_n as_o he_o observe_v there_o cap._n xxvi_o which_o be_v breed_v in_o cold_a country_n and_o therefore_o he_o reckon_v this_o also_o among_o the_o deer_n or_o goat_n cap._n xxviii_o and_o the_o chamois_n the_o hebrew_n word_n zemer_n he_o also_o think_v signify_v as_o the_o former_a a_o kind_n of_o goat_n or_o hart_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a variety_n in_o those_o country_n and_o this_o he_o think_v of_o all_o other_o be_v maximè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remarkable_a for_o jump_v which_o be_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n zemara_n in_o the_o arabic_a language_n see_v cap._n xxi_o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o and_o every_o beast_n that_o part_v the_o hoof_n and_o cleave_v the_o cleave_v into_o two_o claw_n and_o chew_v the_o cud_n that_o shall_v you_o eat_v he_o forbear_v to_o reckon_v up_o any_o more_o particular_n and_o only_o set_v down_o the_o general_a mark_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v know_v which_o he_o have_v deliver_v in_o xi_o levit._fw-la 3._o see_v there_o verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o nevertheless_o these_o shall_v you_o not_o eat_v of_o those_o that_o chew_v the_o cud_n or_o of_o they_o that_o divide_v the_o cleave_a hoof_n etc._n etc._n these_o exception_n from_o the_o general_a rule_n have_v be_v explain_v xi_o levit._fw-la 4_o 5_o 6._o verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o the_o swine_n because_o it_o divide_v the_o hoof_n yet_o chew_v not_o the_o cud_n it_o be_v unclean_a to_o you_o see_v upon_o xi_o levit._fw-la 7._o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o their_o flesh_n nor_o touch_v their_o dead_a carcase_n see_v xi_o levit._fw-la 8._o verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o these_o you_o shall_v eat_v of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o water_n all_o that_o have_v fin_n and_o scale_n shall_v you_o eat_v see_v xi_o leu._n 9_o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o and_o whatsoever_o have_v not_o fin_n and_o scale_n etc._n etc._n see_v xi_o levit._fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o of_o all_o clean_a bird_n you_o shall_v eat_v he_o do_v not_o name_v any_o as_o he_o do_v of_o beast_n but_o by_o enumerate_v those_o of_o which_o they_o may_v not_o eat_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v leave_v free_a to_o be_v use_v for_o food_n verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o but_o these_o be_v they_o of_o which_o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v the_o eagle_n the_o ossifrage_n and_o the_o ospray_n all_o these_o be_v mention_v just_a as_o they_o be_v here_o in_o xi_o levit._fw-la 13._o verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o glead_v and_o the_o kite_n and_o the_o vulture_n after_o his_o kind_n there_o be_v only_o two_o of_o these_o mention_v in_o xi_o levit._fw-la 14._o the_o last_o of_o they_o hadajah_n be_v there_o omit_v for_o it_o be_v so_o near_o to_o haajah_n which_o go_v before_o that_o the_o transcriber_n as_o bochart_n imagine_v may_v there_o leave_v it_o out_o but_o rather_o moses_n now_o add_v this_o sort_n of_o bird_n which_o be_v not_o so_o like_a in_o nature_n as_o in_o name_n otherwise_o he_o will_v not_o have_v distinct_o forbid_v it_o ver._n 14._o and_o every_o raven_n after_o his_o kind_n the_o same_o verse_n 14_o word_n with_o those_o xi_o levit._fw-la 15._o ver._n 15._o and_o the_o owl_n and_o the_o night-hawk_n and_o the_o verse_n 15_o cuckoo_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o bird_n mention_v in_o this_o and_o the_o three_o next_o verse_n 16_o 17_o 18._o be_v the_o very_a same_o which_o be_v forbid_v in_o xi_o levit._fw-la 16_o 17_o
to_o see_v that_o no_o king_n but_o one_o thus_o qualify_v be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n which_o when_o there_o be_v such_o a_o court_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v true_a though_o all_o the_o power_n which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o their_o sanhedrim_n over_o their_o king_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v admit_v but_o be_v a_o apparent_a figment_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o bible_n that_o their_o king_n have_v that_o very_a power_n which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o the_o sanhedrim_n particular_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o solomon_n by_o his_o own_o power_n put_v abiather_n out_o of_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n 1._o king_n ii_o 6_o 26._o which_o judgement_n the_o talmudist_n say_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n in_o like_a manner_n other_o king_n judge_v prophet_n which_o they_o appropriate_a to_o the_o same_o court_n ver._n 16._o but_o he_o shall_v not_o multiply_v horse_n to_o himself_o verse_n 16_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a number_n 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in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o horseman_n more_o than_o in_o god_n see_v schikard_n in_o his_o mischpat_fw-la hammelech_n cap._n iii_o theorem_fw-la x._o but_o the_o chief_a reason_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n himself_o in_o the_o next_o word_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o go_v to_o egypt_n with_o which_o country_n it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o have_v familiarity_n nor_o cause_n the_o people_n to_o return_v to_o egypt_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v multiply_v horse_n send_v his_o people_n thither_o to_o buy_v horse_n for_o he_o it_o be_v a_o country_n which_o abound_v with_o they_o as_o judaea_n do_v with_o ass_n for_o when_o sheshak_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o the_o greek_a writer_n call_v sesostris_n come_v against_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v threescore_o thousand_o horseman_n in_o his_o army_n 2_o chron._n xii_o 3._o which_o show_v how_o they_o abound_v with_o horse_n in_o that_o country_n in_o those_o day_n though_o in_o after_o time_n they_o do_v not_o care_n to_o 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abomination_n which_o no_o doubt_n have_v some_o relation_n to_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o be_v forbid_v to_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v be_v perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n thy_o verse_n 13_o god_n this_o show_v there_o be_v something_o of_o idolatrous_a worship_n in_o all_o the_o forename_a practice_n which_o if_o they_o follow_v it_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n to_o forsake_v the_o lord_n on_o who_o they_o be_v whole_o to_o depend_v and_o seek_v to_o he_o alone_o in_o the_o way_n which_o he_o have_v prescribe_v in_o his_o law_n for_o this_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n to_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o any_o other_o god_n nor_o with_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n that_o be_v use_v in_o their_o worship_n and_o therefore_o the_o lxx_o translate_v this_o word_n sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xxii_o job_n 3_o as_o well_o as_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o than_o they_o be_v perfect_a with_o god_n when_o they_o keep_v 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succession_n of_o prophet_n that_o shall_v be_v among_o they_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o go_v to_o such_o diviner_n as_o be_v famous_a among_o their_o heathen_a neighbour_n and_o thus_o many_o christian_a interpreter_n make_v out_o the_o connexion_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n but_o though_o this_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v intimate_v and_o this_o promise_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v partly_o verify_v in_o those_o prophet_n which_o god_n raise_v up_o from_o age_n to_o age_n after_o moses_n for_o further_a knowledge_n of_o his_o will_n as_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o saviour_n be_v in_o part_n verify_v in_o those_o judge_n and_o king_n by_o who_o god_n deliver_v his_o people_n from_o their_o enemy_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o single_a prophet_n more_o eminent_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o these_o word_n in_o their_o most_o literal_a sense_n can_v belong_v to_o any_o other_o person_n but_o the_o messiah_n so_o that_o albeit_o the_o continuance_n of_o prophet_n among_o this_o people_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v all_o occasion_n of_o consult_v sorcerer_n or_o witch_n yet_o the_o chief_a ground_n upon_o which_o moses_n dissuade_v they_o from_o such_o practice_n according_a to_o the_o literal_a connexion_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o do_v so_o i._n e._n to_o hearken_v unto_o observer_n of_o time_n and_o diviner_n be_v the_o consideration_n of_o their_o late_a mighty_a deliverance_n by_o moses_n the_o excellency_n of_o their_o present_a law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o for_o their_o direction_n and_o their_o expectation_n of_o a_o great_a lawgiver_n in_o future_a time_n when_o the_o first_o covenant_n shall_v wax_v old_a and_o prophecy_n itself_o for_o a_o long_a time_n fail_v as_o it_o do_v before_o the_o come_v of_o this_o great_a prophet_n the_o lord_n christ_n to_o this_o purpose_n dr._n jackson_n in_o his_o three_o 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of_o they_o like_o to_o moses_n who_o god_n himself_o distinguish_v from_o they_o all_o xii_o numb_a 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o according_o that_o divine_a writer_n who_o add_v those_o verse_n which_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o moses_n testify_v that_o there_o never_o rise_v in_o israel_n a_o prophet_n like_o to_o moses_n see_v xxxiv_o deut._n 10._o it_o be_v common_o think_v to_o be_v do_v by_o ezra_n who_o have_v effectual_o confute_v all_o the_o conceit_n of_o r._n bechai_n aben-ezra_n abarbinel_n and_o other_o jewish_a doctor_n who_o take_v either_o joshua_n or_o jeremiah_n to_o have_v be_v this_o prophet_n if_o joshua_n as_o some_o fancy_n add_v these_o word_n than_o he_o exclude_v himself_o from_o be_v the_o person_n nor_o do_v joshua_n act_v as_o a_o prophet_n but_o
as_o a_o judge_n or_o governor_n and_o jeremiah_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o abarbinel_n himself_o to_o be_v inferior_a to_o isaiah_n for_o though_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o commentary_n upon_o jeremiah_n he_o mention_n fourteen_o thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v like_a unto_o moses_n and_o say_v he_o prophesy_v just_o forty_o year_n as_o moses_n do_v yet_o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o lesser_a prophet_n he_o prefer_v isaiah_n before_o they_o all_o and_o censure_v the_o rudeness_n of_o jeremiah_n language_n in_o many_o thing_n prefer_v ezekiel_n to_o he_o so_o little_a do_v these_o doctor_n agree_v in_o their_o interpretation_n of_o this_o prophecy_n which_o can_v belong_v to_o none_o of_o their_o prophet_n which_o succeed_v moses_n who_o be_v all_o much_o inferior_a to_o he_o until_o he_o come_v who_o perfect_o resemble_v he_o but_o be_v much_o superior_a to_o he_o see_v v._o 18._o and_o thus_o the_o ancient_a jew_n understand_v this_o prophecy_n for_o though_o maimonides_n only_o say_v the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v endue_v with_o wisdom_n great_a than_o solomon_n and_o shall_v equal_v their_o master_n moses_n yet_o those_o before_o he_o proceed_v a_o great_a deal_n further_o this_o be_v a_o common_a say_n among_o they_o which_o abarbinel_n himself_o remember_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o small_a prophet_n he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o abraham_n lift_v up_o above_o moses_n and_o high_a than_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o ministry_n nor_o be_v the_o cabbalistical_a observation_n mention_v in_o baal-hatturim_a to_o be_v quite_o neglect_v which_o be_v that_o this_o verse_n begin_v and_o end_v with_o the_o letter_n nun_n which_o be_v the_o numeral_a letter_n for_o fifty_o import_v that_o to_o the_o prophet_n here_o promise_v shall_v be_v open_v the_o fifty_o gate_n of_o knowledge_n forty_o nine_o of_o which_o only_o be_v open_v to_o moses_n and_o that_o this_o verse_n also_o consist_v of_o ten_o word_n to_o signify_v that_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v this_o prophet_n no_o less_o than_o the_o ten_o commandment_n which_o observation_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v be_v weak_o ground_v but_o contain_v a_o most_o illustrious_a truth_n and_o show_v that_o they_o believe_v moses_n here_o speak_v of_o the_o messiah_n unto_o he_o shall_v you_o hearken_v as_o they_o have_v engage_v themselves_o to_o do_v it_o will_v appear_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o according_a to_o all_o that_o thou_o desire_v of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o horeb_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o assembly_n say_v let_v i_o not_o hear_v again_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n so_o we_o read_v xx_o exod._n 19_o where_o they_o make_v this_o request_n unto_o moses_n say_v speak_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v but_o let_v not_o god_n speak_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o die_v in_o which_o word_n the_o whole_a multitude_n bind_v themselves_o solemn_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v deliver_v not_o immediate_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n but_o by_o moses_n as_o be_v more_o full_o express_v in_o this_o book_n five_o deut._n 27_o 28_o 29._o where_o god_n high_o commend_v this_o good_a resolution_n in_o they_o as_o moses_n here_o observe_v again_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o they_o have_v well_o speak_v that_o which_o they_o have_v speak_v he_o approve_v their_o desire_n and_o resolve_v not_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o any_o more_o as_o he_o do_v from_o mount_n sinai_n with_o a_o voice_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o cloud_n but_o by_o moses_n himself_o while_o he_o live_v and_o afterward_o by_o one_o like_a to_o moses_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v ver._n 18._o i_o will_v raise_v they_o up_o a_o prophet_n from_o among_o their_o brethren_n these_o word_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o moses_n by_o god_n when_o they_o desire_v god_n will_v not_o speak_v to_o they_o any_o more_o immediate_o by_o himself_o but_o by_o a_o mediator_n then_o god_n be_v please_v to_o promise_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o they_o desire_v which_o be_v to_o raise_v up_o another_o prophet_n like_v to_o moses_n who_o shall_v acquaint_v they_o more_o full_o with_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n in_o as_o familiar_a a_o manner_n as_o moses_n do_v without_o strike_v any_o such_o terror_n into_o they_o as_o they_o be_v in_o at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n though_o the_o word_n of_o this_o prophet_n come_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n himself_o in_o which_o two_o thing_n the_o israelite_n excel_v all_o other_o nation_n i._n e._n in_o that_o they_o have_v such_o a_o excellent_a law_n deliver_v by_o moses_n which_o be_v to_o be_v better_v by_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n make_v by_o this_o prince_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o respect_n of_o both_o as_o the_o same_o dr._n jackson_n express_v it_o the_o name_n of_o soothsayer_n or_o sorcerer_n be_v not_o to_o be_v name_v in_o israel_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o nation_n that_o know_v not_o god_n much_o less_o expect_v such_o a_o mediator_n in_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n shall_v dwell_v as_o plentiful_o as_o splendour_n do_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n from_o who_o fullness_n ere_o he_o visible_o appear_v in_o the_o world_n all_o other_o prophet_n be_v illuminate_v so_o that_o moses_n himself_o and_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o follow_v he_o be_v but_o as_o messenger_n send_v from_o god_n to_o solicit_v his_o people_n to_o preserve_v their_o allegiance_n free_a from_o all_o commerce_n or_o compact_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n until_o the_o prince_n of_o glory_n come_v in_o person_n to_o visit_v they_o and_o dwell_v among_o they_o like_o unto_o thou_o this_o be_v well_o explain_v by_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o second_o lawgiver_n as_o moses_n be_v for_o in_o say_v not_o simple_o he_o will_v raise_v they_o up_o a_o prophet_n but_o like_v unto_o thou_o it_o must_v signify_v say_v he_o that_o this_o prophet_n shall_v be_v a_o lawgiver_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n which_o none_o of_o the_o prophet_n be_v till_o our_o saviour_n come_v neither_o isaiah_n nor_o jeremiah_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o law_n but_o only_o call_v upon_o they_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n whereas_o when_o the_o lord_n jesus_n come_v he_o give_v law_n to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o those_o far_o superior_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n who_o only_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n but_o our_o lord_n say_v i_o say_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v not_o lust_n and_o instead_o of_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v he_o say_v be_v not_o angry_a with_o thy_o brother_n etc._n etc._n whence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o who_o hear_v he_o be_v astonish_v at_o his_o doctrine_n and_o say_v that_o he_o speak_v not_o as_o the_o scribe_n who_o be_v expounder_n of_o the_o law_n but_o as_o one_o that_o have_v authority_n that_o be_v power_n to_o ordain_v and_o enact_v law_n and_o not_o only_o to_o explain_v those_o that_o be_v already_o write_v lib._n i._o demonstr_n evang._n cap._n vii_o &_o lib._n iii_o cap._n ii_o lib._n ix_o p._n 443_o etc._n etc._n see_v also_o what_o joh._n wagenseil_n have_v say_v upon_o these_o word_n in_o his_o annot._n in_o lipman_n carm._n memoriale_n p._n 548._o and_o will_v put_v my_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o he_o shall_v speak_v unto_o they_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v command_v he_o reveal_v the_o whole_a mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n xii_o john_n 49_o 50._o for_o he_o be_v herein_o like_a to_o moses_n though_o far_o superior_a to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v intimate_o acquaint_v with_o god_n counsel_n be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n i_o john_n 18._o and_o confirm_v all_o that_o he_o say_v to_o be_v from_o god_n by_o miracle_n and_o wonder_n and_o sign_n far_o more_o mighty_a than_o those_o of_o moses_n and_o more_o in_o number_n than_o have_v be_v wrought_v by_o all_o the_o prophet_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n particular_o he_o feed_v multitude_n with_o a_o little_a food_n which_o make_v the_o people_n cry_v out_o this_o be_v of_o a_o truth_n that_o prophet_n which_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o world_n vi_o john_n 14._o but_o above_o all_o this_o give_v they_o that_o bread_n from_o heaven_n of_o which_o the_o manna_n which_o moses_n give_v they_o be_v but_o a_o shadow_n as_o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o show_v the_o people_n upon_o their_o admiration_n of_o that_o miraculous_a feast_n he_o have_v make_v for_o they_o with_o five_o barley_n loaf_n and_o two_o small_a fish_n for_o he_o himself_o be_v that_o bread_n of_o life_n who_o nourish_v man_n soul_n with_o the_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n which_o he_o have_v in_o himself_o as_o he_o show_v by_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a which_o he_o himself_o predict_v
like_a beast_n but_o private_o in_o their_o tent_n thus_o maimonides_n himself_o more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xli_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a moses_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o any_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o camp_n but_o of_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o he_o return_v to_o his_o house_n where_o he_o be_v to_o dispose_v she_o in_o the_o manner_n follow_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o she_o shall_v shave_v her_o head_n these_o and_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v various_o interpret_v some_o take_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v to_o she_o with_o a_o design_n to_o abate_v his_o affection_n to_o she_o that_o he_o may_v not_o marry_v she_o at_o all_o and_o other_o to_o prepare_v she_o and_o make_v her_o fit_a for_o his_o bed_n for_o shave_v her_o head_n which_o every_o one_o know_v be_v use_v in_o mourning_n deprive_v she_o of_o one_o of_o her_o great_a ornament_n and_o make_v she_o less_o amiable_a and_o consequent_o may_v extinguish_v his_o affection_n which_o be_v kindle_v by_o her_o 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who_o have_v the_o cognizance_n of_o common_a capital_a and_o penal_a cause_n in_o every_o city_n in_o the_o gate_n where_o the_o court_n sit_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o upon_o xvi_o 18._o and_o this_o may_v be_v add_v to_o what_o i_o note_v there_o that_o by_o this_o may_v be_v explain_v those_o word_n in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n v._n 4._o concern_v the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o be_v crush_v in_o the_o gate_n i._n e._n lose_v their_o cause_n and_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n and_o those_o of_o the_o wiseman_n xxii_o prov._n 22._o oppress_v not_o the_o afflict_a in_o the_o gate_n i._n e._n do_v he_o justice_n and_o not_o let_v he_o be_v overthrow_v because_o he_o want_v money_n to_o defend_v his_o cause_n this_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n from_o the_o very_a next_o word_n v._o 23._o for_o the_o lord_n will_v plead_v their_o cause_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 16._o and_o the_o damsel_n father_n shall_v say_v unto_o the_o elder_n i_o give_v my_o daughter_n unto_o this_o man_n to_o wife_n the_o jew_n say_v the_o mother_n have_v no_o power_n to_o espouse_v her_o daughter_n but_o the_o father_n only_o before_o she_o be_v of_o age._n verse_n 16_o mischna_n sotae_n cap._n iii_o sect._n viii_o where_o wagenseil_n note_v that_o the_o mother_n and_o brethren_n also_o have_v some_o power_n in_o this_o matter_n but_o such_o that_o the_o daughter_n within_o a_o time_n limit_v may_v make_v the_o contract_n void_a and_o he_o hate_v she_o have_v not_o the_o affection_n which_o a_o husband_n ought_v to_o have_v to_o his_o wife_n if_o she_o have_v no_o parent_n alive_a the_o judge_n appoint_v she_o a_o guardian_n and_o josephus_n say_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n be_v to_o patronise_v she_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v her_o parent_n ver._n 17._o and_o lo_o he_o have_v give_v occasion_n of_o speech_n against_o verse_n 17_o her_n see_v v._o 14._o he_o do_v not_o add_v what_o there_o follow_v and_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a name_n upon_o she_o i._n e._n accuse_v she_o public_o before_o you_o of_o adultery_n because_o it_o be_v sufficient_o comprehend_v in_o this_o say_v i_o find_v not_o thy_o daughter_n a_o maid_n as_o such_o and_o such_o give_v evidence_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v the_o token_n of_o my_o daughter_n virginity_n i_o have_v good_a witness_n to_o the_o contrary_a which_o be_v here_o ready_a to_o be_v produce_v before_o the_o court_n to_o disprove_v the_o former_a testimony_n and_o they_o that_o be_v the_o witness_n which_o the_o father_n produce_v shall_v spread_v the_o cloth_n before_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n though_o such_o token_n of_o virginity_n as_o be_v common_o understand_v by_o these_o word_n may_v always_o be_v find_v in_o those_o country_n be_v very_a consonant_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o chief_a arabian_a physician_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v out_o of_o avicenna_n and_o of_o the_o african_n and_o other_o people_n at_o this_o day_n as_o many_o author_n testify_v see_v joh._n geusius_fw-la de_fw-la victimis_fw-la humanis_fw-la pars_fw-la i._n cap._n ix_o and_o p._n ii_o cap._n ii_o and_o wierus_n l._n medicarum_fw-la observationum_fw-la sect._n de_fw-fr hymene_n especial_o in_o such_o virgin_n as_o the_o jew_n say_v be_v here_o mean_v who_o be_v under_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o though_o all_o that_o some_o physician_n and_o lawyer_n in_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_a be_v of_o no_o consideration_n yet_o there_o be_v weighty_a reason_n to_o incline_v we_o to_o think_v that_o no_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n will_v bring_v such_o a_o action_n against_o his_o wife_n wherein_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v cast_v whether_o his_o cause_n be_v right_a or_o wrong_n if_o these_o be_v the_o evidence_n whereby_o it_o be_v to_o be_v try_v for_o if_o he_o accuse_v she_o false_o he_o know_v her_o friend_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v the_o sheet_n wherein_o they_o lie_v when_o they_o be_v marry_v with_o such_o token_n upon_o it_o as_o will_v disprove_v he_o and_o render_v he_o guilty_a of_o defamation_n and_o if_o he_o have_v a_o just_a ground_n to_o accuse_v she_o because_o he_o know_v they_o can_v produce_v no_o such_o token_n yet_o this_o be_v no_o proof_n she_o have_v be_v vitiate_a since_o she_o be_v espouse_v to_o he_o for_o she_o may_v have_v be_v corrupt_v before_o and_o then_o he_o can_v not_o attain_v his_o end_n which_o be_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o she_o not_o by_o way_n of_o divorce_n for_o then_o he_o must_v have_v give_v she_o a_o dowry_n which_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o save_v but_o by_o have_v she_o put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o adulteress_n which_o v._o 21._o show_n to_o be_v the_o present_a case_n such_o evident_a reason_n as_o these_o have_v constrain_v the_o jew_n to_o understand_v these_o word_n not_o according_a to_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o they_o but_o figurative_o of_o such_o witness_n produce_v by_o her_o parent_n as_o convince_v the_o other_o of_o falsity_n so_o evident_o that_o they_o make_v it_o appear_v as_o plain_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n that_o be_v unfold_v and_o lay_v before_o man_n eye_n to_o view_v it_o and_o they_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n simlah_n which_o we_o translate_v the_o cloth_n favour_v this_o exposition_n for_o it_o never_o signify_v a_o sheet_n or_o a_o linen_n cloth_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v sadin_n fourteen_o judg._n 12._o xxxi_o prov._n 24._o but_o such_o cloth_n as_o man_n garment_n be_v make_v of_o which_o common_o be_v woollen_a not_o linen_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o this_o book_n x_o deut._n 18._o and_o in_o this_o very_a chapter_n v._o 5._o so_o that_o the_o sense_n be_v they_o shall_v produce_v evident_a proof_n and_o lay_v they_o before_o the_o court_n like_o a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n which_o be_v spread_v for_o all_o that_o please_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n or_o no_o i_o will_v not_o dispute_v but_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o mr._n selden_n lib._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n 1_o 2._o ver._n 18._o and_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n shall_v take_v that_o man._n verse_n 18_o if_o they_o be_v convince_v that_o he_o have_v accuse_v his_o wife_n false_o he_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o officer_n who_o execute_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o court._n and_o chastise_v he_o condemn_v he_o to_o receive_v forty_o stripe_n save_o one_o as_o both_o josephus_n and_o the_o talmudist_n agree_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o a_o scourge_n make_v of_o thong_n of_o a_o ox_n hide_n the_o woman_n be_v dismiss_v with_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n the_o form_n of_o which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o jewish_a ritual_n and_o as_o for_o the_o false_a witness_n against_o she_o they_o be_v condemn_v to_o be_v stone_v according_a to_o the_o law_n xix_o 18_o 19_o ver._n 19_o and_o they_o shall_v amerce_v he_o in_o a_o hundred_o verse_n 19_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o the_o father_n of_o the_o damsel_n who_o be_v to_o receive_v this_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o reproach_n which_o be_v throw_v upon_o his_o family_n it_o be_v something_o strange_a that_o josephus_n shall_v mention_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fifty_o shekel_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o her_o father_n when_o the_o scripture_n express_o say_v a_o hundred_o lib._n iu._n archeolog_n cap._n viii_o but_o it_o be_v suppose_v by_o some_o that_o he_o mean_v fifty_o beside_o her_o dowry_n which_o he_o be_v to_o have_v give_v she_o if_o he_o have_v put_v she_o away_o which_o that_o he_o may_v save_v he_o design_v to_o take_v away_o her_o life_n and_o therefore_o be_v punish_v double_a to_o what_o it_o will_v have_v cost_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v so_o wicked_a because_o he_o have_v bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n upon_o a_o virgin_n of_o israel_n lay_v the_o most_o infamous_a crime_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o innocent_a virgin_n and_o that_o out_o of_o hatred_n to_o she_o and_o love_n to_o his_o money_n for_o if_o he_o will_v have_v put_v she_o away_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o divorce_n no_o man_n can_v have_v hinder_v he_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v but_o then_o he_o must_v have_v pay_v she_o fifty_o shekel_n which_o they_o take_v to_o be_v the_o dowry_n of_o virgin_n mention_v xxii_o exod._n 16_o 17._o to_o keep_v which_o to_o himself_o and_o be_v rid_v of_o she_o he_o bring_v this_o scandalous_a action_n against_o she_o for_o which_o he_o be_v thus_o just_o punish_v and_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o wife_n he_o may_v not_o put_v she_o away_o all_o his_o day_n beside_o the_o two_o former_a punishment_n in_o his_o body_n and_o his_o purse_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o common_a benefit_n which_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 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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
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it_o shall_v be_v when_o you_o be_v go_v over_o verse_n 4_o jordan_n that_o you_o shall_v set_v up_o these_o stone_n this_o phrase_n set_v up_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o pillar_n erect_v for_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o inscription_n may_v appear_v more_o fair_o upon_o they_o in_o mount_n ebal_n here_o the_o samaritan_n pentateuch_n have_v in_o mount_n gerizim_n which_o be_v a_o manifest_a corruption_n to_o justify_v their_o building_n a_o temple_n there_o which_o they_o pretend_v god_n command_v in_o these_o word_n ver._n 5._o and_o there_o shall_v thou_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o verse_n 5_o lord_z thy_o god_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o he_o a_o altar_n of_o stone_n upon_o which_o josephus_n himself_o fancy_v the_o forename_a inscription_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o so_o the_o talmudist_n also_o in_o mischna_n sota_n cap._n vii_o but_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o stone_n design_v for_o 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as_o gideon_n and_o manoah_n do_v vi_o judg._n 24_o 26._o xiii_o 19_o and_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n vii_o 17._o and_o saul_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 35._o and_o david_n 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 25._o and_o such_o a_o one_o moses_n himself_o build_v xxiv_o exod._n 4._o and_o as_o moses_n there_o set_v up_o twelve_o pillar_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n at_o horeb_n so_o the_o forementioned_a author_n think_v at_o the_o confirmation_n of_o it_o when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n they_o build_v not_o twelve_o altar_n but_o heap_v up_o twelve_o stone_n which_o make_v one_o altar_n without_o any_o cost_n at_o all_o bestow_v upon_o it_o and_o thus_o elijah_n take_v twelve_o stone_n and_o on_o a_o sudden_a build_v a_o altar_n with_o they_o when_o he_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v the_o israelite_n back_o again_o into_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 31_o 32._o and_o thou_o shall_v offer_v burnt-offering_n thereon_o as_o they_o do_v at_o horeb_n xxiv_o exod._n 5._o and_o as_o joshua_n do_v when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n and_o have_v build_v the_o altar_n here_o command_v viii_o josh_n 31._o which_o burnt-offering_n be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n sovereign_a dominion_n over_o they_o and_o that_o they_o hold_v this_o land_n of_o he_o as_o their_o supreme_a lord_n from_o who_o they_o have_v receive_v it_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o altar_n erect_v nor_o burnt-sacrifice_n offer_v till_o they_o come_v to_o ebal_n ver._n 7._o and_o thou_o shall_v offer_v peace-offering_n so_o verse_n 7_o moses_n also_o do_v at_o horeb_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n xxiv_o exod._n 5._o and_o so_o joshua_n do_v
when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n and_o they_o be_v offer_v as_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o bring_v they_o into_o that_o good_a land_n and_o shall_v eat_v there_o and_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n the_o sacrificer_n have_v a_o part_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n give_v they_o that_o they_o may_v feast_v with_o god_n in_o token_n that_o they_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o see_v vii_o levit._fw-la 5._o and_o therefore_o god_n order_v these_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v to_o this_o place_n where_o his_o law_n be_v to_o be_v inscribe_v upon_o the_o stone_n beforementioned_a that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o god_n promise_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n upon_o the_o condition_n that_o they_o observe_v his_o law_n may_v confirm_v their_o covenant_n with_o he_o when_o they_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o and_o be_v give_v to_o understand_v that_o god_n have_v perform_v what_o he_o promise_v expect_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v mindful_a of_o their_o obligation_n faithful_o to_o observe_v his_o divine_a law_n so_o that_o this_o altar_n may_v be_v proper_o call_v as_o the_o same_o fort._n scacchus_n term_v it_o the_o altar_n of_o confederation_n or_o confirmation_n of_o the_o covenant_n into_o which_o they_o have_v enter_v at_o horeb._n ver._n 8._o and_o thou_o shall_v write_v upon_o the_o stone_n all_o the_o verse_n 8_o word_n of_o this_o law_n very_o plain_o so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v read_v easy_o how_o the_o talmudist_n come_v to_o fancy_n they_o be_v write_v in_o lxx_o language_n i_o can_v imagine_v but_o such_o a_o conceit_n there_o be_v among_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ix_o p._n 396._o for_o so_o many_o language_n they_o think_v there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o bartenora_n say_v god_n will_v have_v every_o body_n that_o come_v into_o their_o country_n learn_v these_o truth_n if_o he_o please_v and_o no_o pagan_n be_v able_a to_o excuse_v his_o ignorance_n by_o say_v he_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o know_v they_o see_v joh._n wagenseil_n upon_o sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n v._o annot._fw-la v._o verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n speak_v unto_o all_o israel_n say_v it_o seem_v by_o this_o that_o moses_n and_o the_o elder_n v._n 1._o take_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o their_o assistance_n to_o deliver_v what_o follow_v take_v heed_n attend_v to_o what_o we_o say_v the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v find_v no_o where_o else_o and_o seem_v to_o belong_v to_o their_o outward_a posture_n and_o harken_v so_o as_o to_o consider_v this_o day_n thou_o be_v become_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n these_o word_n follow_v after_o the_o precept_n concern_v building_n a_o altar_n of_o confederation_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o relate_v unto_o that_o and_o therefore_o the_o word_n this_o day_n do_v not_o respect_n only_o that_o particular_a day_n on_o which_o moses_n speak_v this_o to_o the_o people_n or_o the_o day_n wherein_o god_n declare_v it_o but_o the_o day_n upon_o which_o such_o a_o altar_n for_o the_o renovation_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v to_o be_v erect_v when_o joshua_n be_v to_o speak_v these_o word_n for_o then_o and_o not_o before_o the_o blessing_n be_v pronounce_v to_o those_o that_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o curse_n against_o those_o that_o break_v they_o and_o god_n have_v not_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o they_o till_o they_o come_v over_o jordan_n therefore_o he_o do_v not_o order_v this_o altar_n to_o be_v build_v and_o these_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v whereby_o they_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o he_o and_o become_v his_o people_n by_o a_o new_a bond_n till_o their_o entrance_n upon_o the_o possession_n of_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v ver._n 10._o thou_o shall_v therefore_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n and_o do_v his_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n and_o the_o forego_n be_v plain_o word_n of_o a_o mutual_a covenant_n between_o god_n and_o they_o into_o which_o covenant_n they_o enter_v three_o time_n first_o at_o horeb_n xxiv_o exod._n and_o then_o just_a before_o moses_n die_v xxix_o of_o this_o book_n 1_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v into_o canaan_n viii_o josh_n 30_o 31_o etc._n etc._n and_o because_o the_o divine_a law_n deliver_v to_o they_o be_v confirm_v and_o ratify_v at_o all_o these_o time_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o those_o law_n be_v so_o frequent_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o when_o they_o transgress_v they_o they_o be_v say_v to_o break_v this_o covenant_n ver._n 11._o and_o moses_n charge_v the_o people_n the_o same_o day_n verse_n 11_o saying_n which_o charge_n i_o suppose_v the_o elder_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n deliver_v throughout_o the_o whole_a camp_n of_o israel_n v._o 1_o 9_o ver._n 12._o these_o shall_v stand_v upon_o mount_n gerizim_n verse_n 12_o this_o be_v a_o mountain_n upon_o which_o samaria_n be_v afterward_o build_v to_o bless_v the_o people_n by_o say_v amen_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o blessing_n read_v by_o the_o priest_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o people_n who_o stand_v upon_o the_o mountain_n that_o bless_v i._n e._n pronounce_v the_o blessing_n but_o the_o priest_n below_o v._o 14._o when_o you_o be_v go_v over_o jordan_n see_v v._o 2._o simeon_n and_o levi_n and_o judah_n and_o issachar_n and_o joseph_n and_o benjamin_n these_o six_o tribe_n who_o stand_v upon_o mount_n gerizim_n i._n e._n upon_o the_o top_n and_o on_o the_o descent_n of_o it_o down_o to_o the_o bottom_n be_v all_o descend_v from_o the_o son_n of_o the_o free-woman_n leah_n and_o rachel_n and_o therefore_o many_o think_v appoint_v to_o bless_v which_o be_v more_o honourable_a than_o to_o curse_v ver._n 13._o and_o these_o shall_v stand_v upon_o mount_n ebal_n to_o curse_v this_o be_v a_o mountain_n opposite_a to_o the_o other_o and_o there_o lie_v a_o valley_n between_o they_o abimelech_n verse_n 13_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v make_v king_n upon_o this_o mountain_n when_o he_o have_v kill_v all_o the_o son_n of_o gideon_n but_o jotham_n for_o it_o be_v do_v in_o the_o plain_n or_o by_o the_o oak_n of_o the_o pillar_n which_o be_v in_o schechem_n that_o be_v by_o this_o pillar_n on_o which_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v write_v ix_o judge_n 6._o whereupon_o jotham_n get_v upon_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o thence_o curse_v the_o man_n of_o schechem_n which_o show_v that_o the_o top_n of_o these_o mountain_n be_v not_o so_o far_o distant_a one_o from_o another_o but_o what_o be_v say_v upon_o the_o one_o may_v be_v hear_v by_o those_o who_o be_v on_o the_o top_n and_o the_o side_n of_o the_o other_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v such_o a_o valley_n between_o they_o that_o they_o can_v not_o present_o come_v at_o jotham_n to_o apprehend_v he_o but_o he_o have_v time_n to_o flee_v and_o get_v away_o after_o he_o have_v speak_v his_o apologue_n reuben_n gad_n and_o asher_n and_o zebulun_n dan_n and_o naphtali_n four_o of_o these_o be_v child_n of_o the_o handmaid_n and_o reuben_n have_v lose_v his_o dignity_n by_o go_v up_o to_o his_o father_n bed_n and_o zebulun_n be_v the_o young_a of_o leah_n son_n who_o be_v therefore_o choose_v rather_o than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o for_o this_o less_o honourable_a employment_n for_o otherwise_o there_o will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o equal_a number_n of_o tribe_n upon_o each_o mountain_n verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v the_o priest_n who_o be_v often_o call_v the_o priest_n the_o levite_n particular_o in_o that_o very_a place_n where_o we_o read_v of_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o command_n viii_o josh_n 33._o and_o the_o levite_n be_v among_o those_o that_o stand_v upon_o mount_n gerizim_n v._n 12._o who_o do_v not_o pronounce_v the_o blessing_n but_o answer_v amen_o to_o they_o yet_o the_o gemara_n upon_o sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n xxiii_o will_v have_v it_o that_o as_o many_o of_o the_o levite_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o minister_v that_o be_v all_o from_o thirty_o to_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n who_o be_v fit_a to_o carry_v the_o ark_n stand_v round_o about_o the_o ark_n with_o the_o priest_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v upon_o mount_n gerizim_n with_o the_o other_o tribe_n appoint_v to_o have_v their_o station_n there_o shall_v speak_v and_o say_v unto_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n the_o same_o gemara_n right_o gather_v that_o the_o ark_n with_o the_o priest_n be_v below_o in_o the_o valley_n between_o the_o two_o mountain_n because_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o place_n beforementioned_a that_o all_o israel_n and_o the_o elder_n stand_v about_o it_o viii_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
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
consume_v and_o eat_v up_o which_o they_o do_v so_o entire_o that_o they_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o all_o people_n as_o a_o plague_n send_v by_o god_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v by_o joel_n his_o army_n ii_o 25._o so_o not_o only_o the_o hebrew_n but_o the_o arabian_n esteem_v they_o who_o say_v that_o some_o of_o they_o on_o a_o time_n fall_v before_o their_o prophet_n as_o he_o sit_v at_o meat_n with_o this_o inscription_n on_o their_o back_n i_o be_o god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o other_o beside_o i_o the_o lord_z of_o locust_n who_o nourish_v they_o and_o when_o i_o please_v send_v they_o forth_o that_o they_o may_v be_v food_n for_o the_o people_n and_o when_o i_o please_v that_o they_o may_v be_v their_o plague_n by_o eat_v up_o their_o food_n see_v bochartus_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n pars_fw-la ii_o lib._n iu_o cap._n vi_o verse_n 39_o ver._n 39_o thou_o shall_v plant_v vineyard_n and_o dress_v they_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n and_o pain_n about_o they_o after_o they_o be_v plant_v to_o make_v they_o fruitful_a but_o shall_v neither_o drink_v of_o the_o wine_n nor_o eat_v the_o grape_n not_o enjoy_v the_o least_o benefit_n by_o their_o cost_n and_o labour_n for_o worm_n shall_v eat_v they_o the_o hebrew_n word_n tholaath_v be_v a_o general_a name_n for_o all_o worm_n whatsoever_o but_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a sort_n that_o infest_a vine_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o lib._n iu_o cap._n xxvii_o where_o he_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o latin_n call_v this_o worm_n volvox_n and_o convolvulus_n because_o it_o wrap_v and_o roll_v itself_o up_o in_o the_o bud_n and_o eat_v the_o grape_n up_o when_o they_o grow_v towards_o ripeness_n as_o the_o roman_a author_n explain_v it_o ver._n 40._o thou_o shall_v have_v olive-tree_n through_o all_o thy_o verse_n 40_o coast_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o anoint_v thyself_o with_o the_o oil_n though_o the_o country_n abound_v with_o these_o tree_n in_o all_o part_n of_o it_o they_o produce_v nothing_o but_o leave_n and_o a_o show_n of_o fruit_n which_o come_v to_o no_o perfection_n for_o thy_o olive_n shall_v cast_v her_o fruit_n be_v blast_v as_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la explain_v it_o in_o the_o very_a blossom_n or_o the_o bud_n drop_v off_o for_o want_n of_o rain_n or_o the_o fruit_n be_v eat_v with_o worm_n maimonides_n observe_v that_o the_o idolater_n in_o those_o country_n pretend_v by_o certain_a magical_a art_n to_o preserve_v all_o manner_n of_o fruit_n so_o that_o worm_n shall_v not_o gnaw_v the_o vine_n nor_o either_o bud_n or_o fruit_n fall_v from_o the_o tree_n as_o he_o report_v their_o word_n out_o of_o one_o of_o their_o own_o book_n which_o he_o name_v therefore_o to_o deter_v the_o israelite_n from_o all_o idolatrous_a practice_n moses_n here_o pronounce_v that_o they_o shall_v draw_v upon_o themselves_o those_o very_a punishment_n which_o they_o study_v by_o such_o mean_n to_o avoid_v more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxxvii_o ver._n 41._o thou_o shall_v beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n but_o thou_o verse_n 41_o shall_v not_o enjoy_v they_o for_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n which_o be_v threaten_v in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o fulfil_v in_o several_a invasion_n of_o their_o neighbour_n for_o the_o syrian_n no_o doubt_n carry_v captive_a more_o than_o that_o one_o little_a maid_n who_o wait_v on_o naaman_n wife_n 2_o king_n v._n 2._o and_o in_o other_o inroad_n upon_o they_o till_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n this_o we_o may_v be_v confident_a be_v a_o frequent_a calamity_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 26._o xv._o 37_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v never_o more_o remarkable_o fulfil_v than_o since_o they_o crucify_v our_o saviour_n their_o child_n have_v be_v take_v from_o they_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v before_o v._o 32_o 34._o and_o transport_v sometime_o into_o other_o place_n and_o who_o know_v whether_o many_o of_o their_o stock_n detain_v by_o king_n emanuel_n of_o portugal_n beforementioned_a have_v not_o be_v transport_v into_o america_n and_o whether_o many_o of_o the_o spanish_a colony_n have_v not_o a_o mixture_n of_o the_o jewish_a progeny_n in_o they_o as_o dr._n jackson_n observe_v manasseh_n ben_fw-mi israel_n i_o be_o sure_a endeavour_n to_o prove_v in_o his_o book_n call_v spes_fw-la israelis_fw-la that_o some_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v in_o america_n though_o how_o they_o come_v there_o he_o can_v give_v no_o account_n verse_n 42_o ver._n 42._o all_o thy_o tree_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n shall_v the_o locust_n consume_v so_o onkelos_n and_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n general_o translate_v the_o word_n tzelatzal_n which_o signify_v a_o peculiar_a sort_n of_o locust_n which_o fall_v upon_o tree_n as_o other_o upon_o the_o field_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v this_o name_n because_o these_o locust_n come_v in_o such_o thick_a cloud_n that_o they_o darken_v the_o sun_n the_o hebrew_a word_n tzalal_a signify_v to_o overshadow_v the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la translate_v it_o all_z your_o tree_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o your_o land_n shall_v spoiler_n possess_v i_o suppose_v these_o several_a judgement_n fall_v in_o the_o order_n wherein_o they_o be_v here_o mention_v in_o v._o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42._o there_o be_v first_o a_o great_a dearth_n of_o which_o we_o read_v 2_o king_n viii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o i_o joel_n 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n then_o many_o invasion_n of_o their_o country_n wherein_o several_a be_v carry_v captive_a by_o the_o band_n of_o moab_n upon_o the_o israelite_n 2_o king_n xiii_o 20._o and_o of_o the_o chaldaean_n syrian_n and_o ammonite_n who_o come_v upon_o judah_n xxiv_o 2._o and_o we_o read_v express_o that_o before_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n a_o great_a multitude_n be_v carry_v captive_a by_o the_o syrian_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 5._o after_o which_o more_o spoiler_n come_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jeremiah_n xii_o 12._o and_o a_o new_a famine_n fourteen_o 1_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o this_o 41st_o verse_n may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v fulfil_v ver._n 43._o the_o strange_a that_o be_v within_o thou_o shall_v get_v up_o verse_n 43_o above_o thou_o very_o high_a and_o thou_o shall_v come_v down_o very_o low_a there_o be_v no_o sore_a punishment_n to_o a_o proud_a people_n than_o to_o see_v those_o who_o be_v not_o only_o their_o inferior_n but_o much_o beholden_a to_o they_o as_o all_o stranger_n be_v to_o the_o jew_n among_o who_o they_o live_v mere_o by_o permission_n get_v up_o above_o they_o and_o become_v their_o superior_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o jew_n by_o their_o foolish_a endeavour_n to_o advance_v themselves_o raise_v a_o mere_a stranger_n to_o the_o high_a dignity_n who_o humble_v they_o into_o the_o low_a condition_n for_o this_o as_o that_o excellent_a person_n i_o have_v often_o mention_v observe_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o vespasian_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o command_v in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v a_o person_n of_o mean_a birth_n and_o obscure_a family_n have_v no_o thought_n of_o aspire_a to_o the_o imperial_a seat_n but_o by_o the_o unseasonable_a desire_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o exalt_v themselves_o above_o all_o nation_n they_o hoist_a he_o up_o to_o the_o most_o sublime_a pitch_n of_o greatness_n who_o be_v ordain_v by_o god_n to_o pluck_v they_o down_o from_o their_o seat_n and_o bring_v they_o beneath_o all_o people_n see_v dr._n jackson_n book_n i._o on_o the_o creed_n cap._n xxiii_o paragraph_n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n for_o he_o quite_o extinguish_v their_o glory_n which_o be_v their_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o likewise_o shut_v up_o and_o profane_v the_o temple_n which_o the_o egyptian_a jew_n have_v build_v in_o the_o country_n of_o heliopolis_n after_o it_o have_v stand_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n ver._n 44._o he_o shall_v lend_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v to_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v the_o tail_n thus_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n to_o exalt_v this_o people_n verse_n 44_o and_o humble_a their_o foe_n be_v quite_o invert_v as_o he_o also_o observe_v see_v v._n 12_o 13._o all_o the_o plague_n threaten_v to_o those_o who_o bare_a ill-will_n to_o zion_n light_v on_o they_o and_o their_o friend_n and_o all_o the_o blessing_n promise_v to_o such_o as_o pray_v for_o her_o peace_n be_v heap_v on_o those_o that_o wrought_v her_o ruin_n verse_n 45_o ver._n 45._o moreover_o all_o these_o curse_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o shall_v pursue_v thou_o and_o overtake_v thou_o till_o thou_o be_v destroy_v these_o punishment_n he_o mean_v shall_v not_o cease_v but_o follow_v one_o upon_o another_o
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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thing_n as_o the_o most_o sordid_a of_o all_o live_a creature_n will_v not_o eat_v see_v josephus_n lib._n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n xvi_o lib._n vii_o cap._n vii_o secret_o it_o be_v not_o do_v secret_o for_o any_o other_o reason_n but_o least_o any_o body_n shall_v have_v a_o share_n with_o they_o and_o so_o make_v their_o hunger_n return_v the_o soon_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o conceal_v what_o they_o have_v do_v of_o this_o kind_n for_o the_o seditious_a people_n present_o smell_v there_o have_v be_v something_o boil_v get_v into_o the_o house_n when_o she_o have_v eat_v one_o half_a of_o her_o child_n and_o find_v the_o other_o half_a which_o she_o have_v leave_v till_o another_o time_n of_o which_o she_o invite_v they_o to_o eat_v in_o the_o siege_n and_o straitness_n these_o two_o word_n which_o be_v use_v here_o and_o v._o 53._o and_o 55._o may_v both_o relate_v to_o the_o grievous_a misery_n they_o shall_v endure_v when_o they_o be_v 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 cutthroat_n come_v and_o search_v their_o very_a bosom_n as_o they_o lie_v draw_v their_o last_o breath_n whether_o they_o have_v not_o there_o hide_v some_o food_n verse_n 58_o ver._n 58._o if_o thou_o will_v not_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n among_o which_o those_o word_n be_v most_o remarkable_a xviii_o 15_o 18_o 19_o a_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_z thy_o god_n raise_v up_o unto_o thou_o like_v unto_o i_o unto_o he_o shall_v you_o hearken_v etc._n etc._n whosoever_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o word_n which_o he_o shall_v speak_v in_o my_o name_n i_o will_v require_v it_o of_o he_o that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god._n that_o be_v fear_v the_o great_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o their_o special_a benefactor_n who_o be_v most_o glorious_a in_o himself_o and_o to_o be_v most_o humble_o reverence_v by_o we_o for_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v god_n himself_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v sometime_o call_v haschem_n the_o name_n xxiv_o leu._n 11._o this_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o moses_n repeat_v this_o name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n so_o often_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o this_o book_n chapt._n vi_o vii_o viii_o ix_o etc._n etc._n in_o some_o of_o which_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o verse_n wherein_o we_o do_v not_o meet_v with_o these_o word_n and_o it_o be_v sometime_o repeat_v no_o less_o than_o three_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o verse_n xii_o 18._o xvi_o 15._o that_o god_n may_v be_v in_o all_o their_o thought_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o he_o may_v possess_v their_o heart_n ver._n 59_o then_z the_o lord_z if_o they_o still_o persist_v verse_n 59_o in_o their_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n after_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v and_o such_o unheard_a of_o calamity_n as_o they_o have_v suffer_v during_o the_o siege_n of_o that_o place_n he_o threaten_v to_o bring_v upon_o they_o more_o astonish_a judgement_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n even_o great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n though_o their_o great_a plague_n under_o vespasian_n by_o famine_n sword_n and_o pestilence_n have_v lessen_v their_o number_n exceed_o yet_o by_o the_o time_n of_o trajan_n and_o adrian_n they_o have_v like_o traitor_n take_v for_o a_o while_n from_o the_o rack_n to_o use_v dr._n jackson_n word_n recover_v strength_n enough_o to_o be_v put_v to_o great_a torture_n for_o than_o they_o be_v make_v a_o spectacle_n to_o the_o world_n of_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n again_o which_o they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o by_o their_o rebellion_n and_o show_v therein_o their_o natural_a strength_n by_o their_o grievous_a linger_a pain_n in_o die_v for_o not_o only_o in_o mesopotamia_n and_o in_o cyprus_n but_o especial_o in_o cyrene_n and_o throughout_o all_o egypt_n they_o break_v out_o into_o such_o outrage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v possess_v with_o some_o fierce_a and_o seditious_a spirit_n as_o eusebius_n speak_v lib._n iu._n eccles_n hist_o cap._n ii_o whereupon_o marcius_n turbo_n be_v send_v against_o they_o and_o set_v upon_o they_o both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n with_o horse_n and_o foot_n make_v a_o vast_a destruction_n of_o they_o see_v dion_n lib._n lxviii_o and_o xiphilinus_n who_o describe_v their_o slaughter_n to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a that_o now_o be_v fulfil_v as_o the_o forename_a dr._n jackson_n think_v what_o moses_n foretell_v in_o this_o place_n the_o lord_z will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o indeed_o eusebius_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n that_o turbo_n destroy_v many_o thousand_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o many_o battle_n and_o in_o no_o small_a time_n the_o war_n be_v protract_v a_o great_a while_n to_o complete_a 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
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19_o ver._n 19_o i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v this_o day_n against_o you_o that_o i_o have_v set_v before_o you_o life_n and_o death_n god_n angel_n and_o man_n be_v witness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v his_o duty_n see_v iu_o 26._o viii_o 19_o and_o therefore_o be_v own_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n xii_o numb_a 7._o bless_v and_o curse_v they_o be_v the_o same_o with_o life_n and_o death_n but_o he_o use_v several_a word_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a that_o both_o proceed_v from_o god_n the_o one_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n and_o the_o other_o of_o his_o anger_n and_o high_a displeasure_n therefore_o choose_v life_n that_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n may_v live_v that_o be_v choose_v to_o be_v obedient_a without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v happy_a or_o he_o wish_v they_o to_o set_v their_o heart_n on_o the_o happiness_n god_n have_v promise_v they_o that_o it_o may_v incline_v they_o to_o do_v 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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
land_n verse_n 20_o which_o i_o swear_v unto_o their_o father_n that_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n vi_o 10_o etc._n etc._n xv._o 8_o 9_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v eat_v and_o fill_v themselves_o and_o waxen_a fat_a viii_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n xxvii_o 15._o then_o they_o will_v turn_v unto_o other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o etc._n etc._n against_o which_o he_o have_v most_o solemn_o foremarn_v they_o in_o the_o place_n beforementioned_a and_o xi_o 16._o xii_o 29_o 30._o ver._n 21._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o many_o evil_n verse_n 21_o and_o trouble_n be_v befall_v they_o that_o this_o song_n shall_v testify_v against_o they_o as_o a_o witness_n that_o they_o be_v most_o just_o punish_v for_o their_o foul_a ingratitude_n and_o unbelief_n with_o which_o this_o song_n upbraid_v they_o have_v tell_v they_o plain_o xxxii_o 18_o 19_o what_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o forsake_v he_o and_o at_o the_o delivery_n of_o it_o god_n have_v solemn_o 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child_n of_o israel_n into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v unto_o they_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o captain_n of_o my_o people_n to_o lead_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o to_o give_v he_o success_n in_o all_o his_o enterprise_n which_o word_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o people_n as_o may_v be_v suppose_v from_o v._o 14._o make_v they_o ready_o submit_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o joshua_n and_o confide_v in_o his_o conduct_n ver._n 24._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o moses_n have_v make_v verse_n 24_o a_o end_n of_o write_v the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n until_o they_o be_v finish_v the_o whole_a book_n of_o his_o law_n which_o he_o put_v together_o before_o his_o death_n as_o i_o say_v on_o v._o 9_o ver._n 25._o that_o moses_n command_v the_o levite_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 25_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n see_v v._o 9_o ver._n 26._o take_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n 26_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n not_o in_o the_o inside_n of_o it_o for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v put_v it_o into_o the_o ark_n but_o in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o be_v on_o the_o outside_n in_o a_o little_a box_n as_o jonathan_n and_o other_o expound_v it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o phrase_n with_o that_o 1_o sam._n vi_o 8._o where_o the_o philistines_n be_v say_v to_o have_v put_v the_o jewel_n of_o gold_n which_o they_o return_v for_o a_o sin-offering_a in_o a_o coffer_n by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark._n where_o none_o can_v put_v it_o but_o the_o high_a priest_n because_o no_o body_n else_o may_v go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v and_o therefore_o those_o priest_n who_o receive_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n from_o moses_n deliver_v it_o to_o eleazar_n to_o be_v there_o place_v see_v buxtorf_n histor_n arcae_fw-la cap._n v._o and_o huetius_n more_o late_o in_o his_o demonstratio_fw-la evangelica_n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n de_fw-fr can._n libr._n sacrorum_fw-la sect._n viii_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o r._n meir_n in_o both_o the_o talmud_n abarbinel_n himself_o and_o many_o other_o have_v be_v of_o opinion_n from_o this_o very_a place_n that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n be_v put_v into_o the_o ark_n itself_o be_v no_o less_o precious_a than_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v there_o but_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o ark_n save_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n v._n 10._o and_o their_o reason_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o the_o two_o table_n far_o excel_v this_o book_n because_o write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o other_o great_a doctor_n among_o the_o jew_n right_o place_v it_o without_o the_o ark_n as_o the_o very_a word_n of_o moses_n import_n that_o it_o may_v be_v there_o for_o a_o witness_n against_o thou_o it_o be_v deposit_v in_o that_o place_n as_o a_o public_a record_n that_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v falsify_v or_o deprave_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n as_o abarbinel_n interpret_v it_o he_o may_v be_v convict_v out_o of_o this_o book_n which_o be_v sacred_o preserve_v to_o be_v produce_v as_o a_o witness_n against_o he_o or_o as_o the_o author_n of_o tzeror_n hammor_n express_v it_o that_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o lose_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n this_o copy_n keep_v under_o the_o care_n of_o the_o priest_n may_v remain_v to_o testify_v what_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o we_o see_v it_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n when_o it_o be_v casual_o find_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o they_o be_v about_o the_o reparation_n of_o it_o though_o i_o can_v say_v they_o find_v it_o in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n but_o rather_o upon_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o house_n or_o in_o the_o rafter_n where_o the_o priest_n have_v hide_v it_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n think_v when_o manasseh_n endeavour_v to_o destroy_v this_o authentic_a copy_n of_o the_o law_n as_o he_o have_v do_v all_o other_o that_o he_o can_v find_v and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o uncover_v the_o house_n there_o it_o appear_v ver._n 27._o for_o i_o know_v thy_o rebellion_n and_o thy_o stiff-neck_n i_o have_v be_v sufficient_o acquaint_v with_o your_o perverse_a disposition_n behold_v while_o i_o be_o yet_o alive_a with_o you_o this_o day_n you_o verse_n 27_o have_v be_v rebellious_a against_o the_o lord_n and_o how_o much_o more_o after_o my_o death_n for_o it_o be_v not_o
likely_a they_o will_v have_v a_o great_a regard_n to_o joshua_n than_o they_o have_v to_o he_o who_o have_v such_o near_a familiarity_n with_o god_n as_o never_o any_o man_n have_v ver._n 28._o gather_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o your_o tribe_n verse_n 28_o i_o suppose_v after_o moses_n have_v speak_v to_o the_o people_n what_o god_n order_v v._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n see_v there_o he_o dismiss_v they_o again_o that_o he_o may_v write_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n v._n 9_o and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o write_v this_o song_n which_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 19_o 22_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v do_v he_o be_v order_v here_o to_o summon_v all_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n and_o with_o they_o all_o the_o people_n come_v v._o 30._o that_o he_o may_v deliver_v to_o they_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n the_o song_n which_o he_o have_v write_v and_o your_o officer_n i_o have_v frequent_o observe_v that_o these_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rejoice_v you_o gentile_n with_o his_o people_n but_o it_o must_v here_o be_v note_v that_o before_o these_o word_n the_o lxx_o have_v some_o other_o which_o be_v very_o remarkable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rejoice_v you_o heaven_n together_o with_o he_o and_o let_v all_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n worship_v he_o and_o then_o follow_v rejoice_v you_o gentile_n with_o his_o people_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n nor_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o yet_o the_o latter_a clause_n of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v all_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n worship_v he_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o hebr._n 6._o which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v take_v from_o hence_o out_o of_o the_o lxx_o for_o they_o be_v not_o where_o else_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o margin_n indeed_o of_o our_o bibles_n refer_v we_o to_o xcvii_o psalm_n 7._o but_o there_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lxx_o be_v otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worship_v he_o all_o you_o his_o angel_n which_o be_v in_o the_o second_o person_n whereas_o here_o and_o in_o the_o apostle_n the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o three_o we_o may_v therefore_o suppose_v rather_o that_o the_o lxx_o from_o ancient_a tradition_n among_o the_o jew_n add_v these_o word_n before_o they_o translate_v this_o verse_n to_o declare_v unto_o what_o time_n the_o fulfil_n of_o they_o shall_v principal_o belong_v for_o the_o xcvii_o psalm_n seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o descant_n as_o dr._n jackson_n word_n be_v upon_o this_o part_n of_o moses_n his_o song_n from_o whence_o the_o jew_n may_v learn_v the_o scope_n of_o it_o and_o according_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lxx_o here_o in_o this_o place_n rather_o than_o those_o of_o the_o psalmist_n because_o he_o will_v have_v the_o hebrew_n understand_v and_o consider_v that_o moses_n himself_o have_v predict_v the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o the_o psalmist_n afterward_o expound_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o encompass_v about_o with_o mountain_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o theatre_n abound_v with_o palm-tree_n and_o other_o garden-tree_n mix_v with_o they_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o stadia_fw-la and_o there_o be_v also_o he_o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paradise_n of_o balsam_n which_o be_v a_o rare_a aromatic_a plant_n like_v to_o the_o turpentine-tree_n who_o juice_n be_v of_o great_a virtue_n and_o value_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o odoriferous_a plant_n grow_v here_o some_o think_v this_o city_n have_v the_o name_n of_o jericho_n signify_v sweet_a smell_v so_o r._n judas_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o beracoth_n where_o he_o mention_n this_o tree_n as_o grow_v about_o jericho_n and_o thence_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n reach_v which_o signify_v a_o sweet_a smell_n this_o be_v more_o probable_a than_o the_o conjecture_n of_o d._n chytraeus_n who_o imagine_v jericho_n to_o come_v from_o 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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 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