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scripture_n record_v he_o be_v undesigned_o slay_v by_o a_o archer_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o man_n life_n may_v be_v sometime_o shorten_v by_o chance_n or_o unexpected_a event_n soldier_n be_v in_o the_o great_a danger_n of_o these_o for_o as_o solomon_n observe_v the_o battle_n be_v not_o always_o to_o the_o strong_a eccl._n 9.11_o so_o r._n bahye_a note_n upon_o deut._n 20.5_o lest_o he_o die_v in_o the_o battle_n i._n e._n say_v he_o before_o his_o time_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o who_o die_v in_o war_n die_v before_o his_o time_n sect_n 4._o a_o man_n life_n also_o may_v be_v shorten_v by_o natural_a mean_n as_o one_a by_o a_o ill_a habit_n of_o body_n which_o often_o proceed_v from_o the_o parent_n for_o hippocraetes_n say_v a_o phlegmatic_a father_n beget_v a_o phlegmatic_a son_n and_o a_o colerick_n father_n a_o colerick_n son_n 2d_o by_o unwholesome_a air._n 3d._n by_o the_o disorder_n of_o our_o affection_n and_o a_o debauch_a way_n of_o live_v 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health_n by_o the_o quantity_n and_o quality_n of_o our_o food_n and_o in_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o eat_v hence_o david_n say_v psal_n 34.21_o evil_a shall_v slay_v the_o wicked_a i._n e._n such_o person_n do_v as_o good_a as_o kill_v themselves_o and_o hither_o may_v be_v refer_v all_o that_o do_v so_o as_o achitophel_n and_o other_o all_o these_o cause_n of_o a_o short_a life_n be_v best_a remark_v by_o maimonides_n in_o yada_n hazaka_fw-mi for_o in_o that_o book_n where_o he_o have_v prescribe_v most_o useful_a receipt_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n he_o add_v this_o whosoever_o observe_v these_o rule_n which_o be_v lay_v down_o by_o i_o i_o dare_v avouch_v shall_v never_o be_v sick_a all_o his_o life_n or_o want_v a_o physician_n but_o die_v of_o mere_a old_a age_n except_o
his_o body_n be_v infirm_a from_o his_o birth_n or_o a_o pestilence_n or_o a_o famine_n infest_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o he_o live_v here_o we_o may_v discern_v by_o what_o cause_n maimonides_n declare_v our_o life_n may_v be_v shorten_v viz._n by_o a_o ill_a complexion_n by_o a_o loose_a course_n of_o live_v by_o divine_a providence_n by_o plague_n or_o famine_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o show_v that_o our_o life_n may_v be_v prolong_v sect_n 5._o god_n in_o several_a place_n promise_v long_a life_n to_o good_a man_n and_o those_o who_o obey_v his_o law_n as_o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n likewise_o in_o deut._n 17.20_o and_o 22.7_o and_o in_o psal_n 91.16_o with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o prov._n 28.16_o he_o that_o hate_v covetousness_n shall_v prolong_v his_o day_n 9.11_o for_o by_o i_o thy_o day_n shall_v be_v multiply_v and_o the_o year_n of_o thy_o life_n shall_v be_v increase_v and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n this_o promise_n be_v express_o give_v by_o god_n to_o holy_a and_o religious_a men._n but_o for_o all_o this_o there_o be_v a_o great_a dispute_n among_o our_o doctor_n about_o the_o quality_n and_o form_n of_o this_o promise_n r._n moses_n gerund_n think_v it_o be_v extend_v to_o old_a age_n i._n e._n 70_o or_o 80_o year_n for_o which_o reason_n upon_o those_o word_n exod._n chap._n 23.26_o he_o say_v the_o meaning_n be_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v in_o battle_n or_o by_o pestilence_n or_o by_o change_n of_o air_n but_o by_o old_a age._n r._n david_n kimchi_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o declare_v it_o upon_o that_o text_n in_o 2_o sam._n 7.12_o when_o thy_o day_n be_v fulfil_v and_o thou_o shall_v sleep_v with_o thy_o father_n i._n e._n when_o thou_o be_v old_a and_o have_v live_v the_o long_a time_n which_o be_v usual_o 70_o year_n therefore_o whenever_o that_o expression_n of_o augmentation_n occur_v in_o 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god_n will_v not_o take_v he_o away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o day_n the_o cabalist_n upon_o that_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n chap._n 13.23_o there_o be_v that_o be_v destroy_v for_o want_n of_o judgement_n say_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o man_n often_o die_v before_o their_o time_n hither_o may_v be_v refer_v those_o person_n that_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o crime_n as_o joab_n shimei_n and_o many_o more_o concern_v these_o solomon_n observe_v prov._n 19.16_o he_o that_o despise_v his_o way_n shall_v die_v upon_o which_o word_n the_o learned_a aben_n ezra_n comment_v before_o his_o time_n because_o the_o council_n shall_v put_v he_o to_o death_n sect_n 3._o there_o be_v another_o way_n likewise_o by_o which_o life_n may_v be_v shorten_v and_o that_o be_v by_o chance_n or_o fortune_n for_o this_o reason_n r._n judah_n levita_n upon_o those_o ward_n of_o samuel_n or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o the_o battle_n and_o perish_v etc._n etc._n say_v that_o be_v a_o accidental_a death_n and_o r._n joseph_n albo_n affirm_v that_o it_o signify_v a_o death_n that_o happen_v by_o chance_n and_o without_o any_o antecedent_n offence_n and_o mere_o by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o celestial_a sign_n but_o that_o i_o may_v explain_v this_o thing_n more_o clear_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o the_o jew_n mean_v by_o chance_n and_o fortune_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o usual_o distinguish_v between_o fortune_n and_o chance_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o they_o attribute_v to_o inanimate_a and_o insensible_a creature_n for_o instance_n if_o tile_n fall_v from_o a_o house_n when_o the_o wind_n blow_n and_o kill_v a_o man._n here_o we_o have_v two_o thing_n 1._o a_o natural_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o the_o wind_n to_o blow_v 2._o that_o which_o may_v be_v