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12._o and_o give_v he_o cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o his_o boast_n of_o that_o church_n to_o the_o church_n of_o macedonia_n may_v come_v off_o but_o indifferent_o if_o the_o macedonian_n shall_v come_v with_o he_o to_o see_v how_o all_o thing_n be_v there_o 2_o cor._n 9_o 4._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o the_o good_a policy_n of_o just_a fear_n grief_n and_o prudence_n to_o send_v they_o by_o another_o way_n and_o he_o have_v very_o just_a cause_n to_o stay_v but_o a_o while_n when_o he_o come_v there_o from_o corinth_n in_o his_o short_a stay_n there_o he_o write_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o romans_z as_o have_v be_v well_o suppose_v by_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v assert_v by_o the_o postscript_n and_o may_v be_v conclude_v from_o these_o observation_n 1._o that_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v now_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o bring_v to_o the_o saint_n that_o benevolence_n that_o they_o of_o macedonia_n and_o achaia_n have_v collect_v for_o they_o rom._n 15._o 26._o the_o 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knowledge_n puff_v up_o now_o see_v what_o a_o cheat_n they_o be_v in_o this_o to_o themselves_o if_o they_o believe_v it_o themselves_o and_o to_o other_o that_o believe_v it_o in_o this_o argumentation_n i_o be_o holy_a therefore_o i_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n to_o the_o further_o confute_v of_o this_o add_v but_o two_o example_n 1._o the_o first_o adam_n he_o be_v as_o holy_a as_o create_v nature_n can_v be_v and_o yet_o have_v he_o the_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n not_o the_o spirit_n at_o all_o he_o be_v most_o holy_a yet_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n most_o full_a of_o knowledge_n yet_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n but_o all_o his_o holiness_n be_v found_v only_o in_o his_o nature_n as_o he_o be_v create_v god_n make_v he_o holy_a and_o leave_v he_o to_o stand_v upon_o his_o own_o holiness_n and_o have_v not_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n at_o all_o so_o he_o have_v great_a knowledge_n yet_o not_o the_o spirit_n of_o 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woman_n in_o their_o house_n and_o inner_a chamber_n for_o there_o also_o they_o use_v these_o rite_n when_o they_o pray_v and_o handle_v holy_a thing_n private_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o public_a assembly_n 1._o assembly_n assembly_n assembly_n assembly_n assembly_n assembly_n hieros_n auâ—â—ah_o zâ—râ—h_n fol._n 4â—_n 1._o rabban_n gamaliel_n journey_v and_o be_v ask_v by_o one_o that_o meet_v he_o concern_v a_o certain_a vow_n he_o light_v off_o his_o horse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o veil_a himself_o and_o sit_v down_o and_o loose_v the_o vow_n so_o r._n judah_n bar_n allai_n on_o the_o sabbath_n eve_n when_o he_o compose_v himself_o in_o his_o house_n to_o meet_v and_o receive_v the_o sabbath_n they_o bring_v he_o warm_a water_n and_o he_o wash_v his_o face_n and_o hand_n and_o foot_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o vail_v himself_o with_o his_o linen_n cloth_n of_o divers_a colour_n he_o sit_v down_o and_o be_v like_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n so_o in_o the_o example_n of_o nicodemus_n late_o produce_v he_o go_v into_o his_o school_n alone_o private_o and_o veil_a himself_o and_o pray_v so_o do_v man_n private_o and_o woman_n also_o on_o the_o contrary_a bare_n their_o face_n private_o a_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o the_o former_a namely_o that_o the_o man_n be_v veil_v for_o reverence_n towards_o god_n and_o as_o be_v ashamed_a before_o god_n but_o why_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o veil_v also_o the_o reason_n be_v more_o obscure_a a_o more_o general_a may_v easy_o be_v render_v viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o a_o woman_n be_v loose_v or_o free_a from_o the_o precept_n that_o be_v from_o very_a many_o rite_n to_o which_o man_n be_v subject_a as_o from_o the_o carry_n of_o fringe_n and_o phylactery_n from_o these_o or_o the_o other_o form_n and_o occasion_n of_o prayer_n and_o from_o very_a many_o ceremony_n and_o law_n to_o which_o man_n be_v bind_v 2._o bind_v bind_v bind_v bind_v bind_v bind_v in_o menachoth_n fol._n 43._o 2._o r._n meir_n say_v every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o these_o three_o benediction_n every_o day_n bless_a be_v god_n that_o he_o have_v not_o make_v i_o a_o heathen_a that_o he_o have_v not_o make_v i_o a_o woman_n that_o he_o have_v not_o make_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stupid_a or_o unlearned_a but_o rabb_n acha_n bar_n jacob_n when_o he_o hear_v his_o son_n say_v bless_a be_v god_n that_o he_o have_v not_o make_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unlearned_a stick_v at_o it_o and_o upon_o this_o reason_n as_o the_o gloss_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o woman_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o the_o precept_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o rude_a or_o unlearned_a man_n be_v capable_a deserve_o therefore_o god_n be_v bless_v that_o god_n make_v he_o not_o a_o heathen_a or_o a_o woman_n by_o this_o canon_n that_o a_o woman_n be_v loose_v from_o the_o precept_n they_o be_v exempt_v from_o cover_v the_o face_n during_o religious_a worship_n when_o that_o precept_n respect_v man_n and_o not_o woman_n but_o if_o you_o require_v a_o more_o particular_a reason_n of_o this_o exemption_n what_o reason_n will_v you_o find_v for_o it_o it_o be_v almost_o a_o even_o lie_v whether_o the_o canonist_n exempt_v woman_n from_o vail_v because_o they_o value_v they_o much_o or_o because_o they_o value_v they_o little_a in_o some_o thing_n they_o place_v woman_n below_o the_o dignity_n and_o without_o the_o necessity_n of_o observe_v those_o or_o the_o other_o rite_n and_o whether_o in_o this_o thing_n they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n or_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o attribute_v more_o to_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o face_n of_o woman_n than_o of_o man_n be_v a_o just_a question_n but_o whether_o the_o thing_n bend_v this_o way_n or_o the_o other_o the_o correction_n and_o warning_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v excellent_o suit_n to_o this_o or_o to_o that_o as_o it_o will_v appear_v in_o what_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dishonour_v her_o head_n dishonour_v her_o head_n what_o head_n that_o which_o she_o carry_v upon_o her_o shoulder_n or_o that_o to_o which_o she_o be_v subject_v as_o the_o man_n to_o christ_n the_o woman_n to_o the_o man_n that_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v especial_o of_o the_o late_a appear_v from_o the_o verse_n before_o and_o indeed_o from_o the_o whole_a context_n for_o to_o what_o end_n be_v those_o word_n produce_v vers_fw-la 3._o i_o will_v have_v you_o know_v that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o man_n etc._n etc._n unless_o that_o they_o be_v apply_v and_o make_v to_o the_o apostle_n business_n in_o the_o verse_n follow_v nor_o
therefore_o very_o much_o deceive_v who_o think_v that_o absalon_n let_v his_o hair_n grow_v out_o of_o pride_n when_o he_o do_v so_o indeed_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o vow_n at_o least_o a_o feign_a vow_n of_o nazarite-ship_n the_o jerusalem_n talmudist_n say_v very_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazir_n fol._n 51._o 2._o absalon_n say_v they_o be_v a_o perpetual_a nazarite_n very_o true_o i_o say_v in_o this_o that_o they_o assert_v he_o be_v a_o nazarite_n but_o of_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o his_o vow_n we_o will_v not_o here_o dispute_v see_v 2_o sam._n xv._o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v in_o tacitus_n a_o wicked_a votary_n not_o unlike_o he_o civilis_n by_o name_n of_o who_o thus_o he_o speak_v 14._o speak_v speak_v speak_v speak_v speak_v speak_v hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 14._o civilis_fw-la barbaro_fw-la voto_fw-la post_fw-la coepta_fw-la adversus_fw-la romanos_fw-la arma_fw-la propexum_fw-la rutilatumque_fw-la crinem_fw-la etc._n etc._n civilis_fw-la by_o a_o barbarous_a vow_n after_o arm_n take_v up_o against_o the_o roman_n lay_v down_o his_o long_a red_a hair_n the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o legion_n be_v at_o last_o execute_v the_o jew_n if_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v by_o the_o vow_n of_o a_o nazarite_n cut_v their_o hair_n very_o often_o and_o however_o they_o do_v it_o at_o other_o time_n certain_o always_o before_o a_o feast_n and_o that_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o feast_n that_o be_v approach_v whence_o a_o great_a suspicion_n may_v here_o arise_v that_o these_o corinthian_n by_o their_o long_a hair_n profess_v themselves_o nazarites_n these_o 1._o these_o these_o these_o these_o these_o these_o moe_v katâ—n_o cap._n 3._o hall_n 1._o cut_v their_o hair_n in_o the_o feast_n itself_o he_o that_o come_v from_o a_o heathen_a place_n and_o he_o that_o come_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o the_o excommunicate_a person_n who_o be_v loose_v from_o his_o excommunication_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o tradition_n be_v this_o those_z who_o be_v detain_v by_o some_o necessity_n before_o the_o feast_n that_o they_o can_v not_o cut_v their_o hair_n may_v cut_v it_o in_o the_o feast_n itself_o but_o if_o no_o such_o necessity_n hinder_v they_o cut_v their_o hair_n before_o the_o feast_n and_o common_o on_o the_o very_a eve_n of_o the_o feast_n 78._o feast_n feast_n feast_n feast_n feast_n feast_n piske_n tosaph_n at_o moed_n katon_n art_n 78._o when_o any_o man_n cut_v not_o his_o hair_n on_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o festival_n day_n but_o three_o day_n before_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o cut_v not_o his_o hair_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o feast_n we_o can_v here_o omit_v this_o story_n 1._o story_n story_n story_n story_n story_n story_n hieros_n avodah_fw-mi zarab_n fol._n 41._o 1._o a_o certain_a traveller_n who_o be_v a_o barber_n and_o a_o astrologer_n see_v by_o his_o astrology_n that_o the_o jew_n will_v shed_v his_o blood_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o proselytism_n namely_o when_o they_o circumcise_v he_o when_o a_o certain_a jew_n therefore_o come_v to_o he_o to_o have_v his_o hair_n cut_v he_o cut_v his_o throat_n and_o how_o many_o throat_n do_v he_o cut_v r._n lazar_n ben_fw-mi jose_n say_v eighty_o r._n jose_n ben_fw-mi r._n bon_n say_v three_o hundred_o verse_n xv._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d her_o hair_n be_v give_v she_o for_o a_o cover_v the_o daughter_n of_o nicodemus_n be_v reduce_v to_o miserable_a poverty_n go_v to_o rabban_n jochanan_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bab._n chetubb_n fol._n 66._o 2._o veil_a herself_o with_o her_o hair_n and_o stand_v before_o he_o the_o poor_a woman_n have_v no_o other_o vail_n therefore_o she_o use_v that_o which_o be_v give_v she_o by_o nature_n and_o she_o use_v it_o shall_v i_o say_v as_o a_o sign_n or_o as_o a_o instrument_n and_o mark_v of_o modesty_n and_o shamefacedness_n verse_n xxi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o one_o take_v before_o other_o his_o own_o supper_n i._o i_o wonder_v the_o agapae_n the_o love_n feast_n of_o which_o s._n judas_n speak_v vers_fw-la 12._o shall_v among_o interpreter_n receive_v their_o exposition_n hence_o in_o those_o feast_n say_v beza_n which_o they_o call_v agapae_n that_o they_o use_v to_o take_v the_o holy_a supper_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v from_o 1_o cor._n xi_o of_o which_o thing_n discourse_n be_v have_v in_o tertullia_n apologetic_n chap._n thirty-nine_o and_o in_o other_o writing_n of_o the_o ancient_n so_o he_o also_o speak_v at_o act._n ii_o 42._o and_o upon_o this_o place_n the_o apostle_n say_v he_o pass_v to_o another_o head_n of_o this_o discourse_n namely_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o which_o the_o love-feast_n be_v join_v etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o love-feast_n although_o they_o have_v be_v use_v a_o long_a while_n in_o the_o church_n and_o commendable_o too_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o yet_o the_o apostle_n judge_v they_o to_o be_v take_v away_o because_o of_o their_o abuse_n so_o also_o baronius_n the_o use_n of_o a_o most_o commendable_a thing_n persevere_v as_o yet_o in_o the_o church_n that_o what_o christ_n have_v do_v at_o his_o last_o supper_n and_o have_v admonish_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o that_o christian_n meet_v in_o the_o church_n shall_v sup_v together_o and_o withal_o shall_v receive_v the_o most_o holy_a eucharist_n which_o nevertheless_o when_o the_o corinthian_n fulfil_v not_o as_o they_o ought_v paul_n do_v deserve_o reprove_v he_o that_o shall_v deny_v such_o charitable_a feast_n to_o have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o church_n together_o with_o the_o eucharist_n certain_o will_v contradict_v all_o antiquity_n but_o whether_o those_o feast_n be_v these_o agapae_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n judas_n speak_v whether_o those_o feast_n have_v christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n for_o their_o author_n and_o whether_o these_o corinthian_a feast_n be_v such_o if_o any_o doubt_n he_o do_v it_o not_o without_o cause_n nor_o do_v he_o without_o probability_n believe_v the_o contrary_n of_o these_o corinthian_a feast_n here_o what_o sedulius_n say_v among_o the_o corinthian_n say_v he_o heretofore_o as_o some_o assert_v prevail_v a_o ill_a custom_n to_o dishonour_v the_o church_n every_o where_o by_o feast_n which_o they_o eat_v before_o the_o lord_n oblation_n which_o supper_n they_o begin_v a_o night_n and_o when_o the_o rich_a come_v drink_v to_o the_o eucharist_n the_o poor_a be_v vex_v with_o hunger_n but_o that_o custom_n as_o they_o report_v come_v from_o the_o gentile_a superstition_n as_o yet_o among_o they_o mark_v that_o i_o shall_v say_v from_o the_o jewish_a superstition_n the_o very_a same_o be_v in_o primasius_n ii_o if_o i_o may_v with_o the_o good_a leave_n of_o antiquity_n speak_v free_o that_o which_o i_o think_v concern_v the_o agapâ—_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n judas_n speak_v take_v it_o in_o a_o few_o word_n those_o agapae_n we_o suppose_v be_v when_o stranger_n be_v hospitable_o entertain_v in_o each_o church_n and_o that_o at_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o church_n and_o we_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o laudable_a custom_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n 2._o jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n jew_n gloss_n in_o bauâ—_n bathra_fw-la f._n 3._o 2._o in_o the_o synagogue_n they_o neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v etc._n etc._n but_o there_o be_v a_o place_n near_o the_o synagogue_n in_o which_o traveller_n be_v wont_a to_o sleep_v and_o eat_v hence_o that_o in_o pesachin_n 1._o pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n pesachin_n fol._n 101._o 1._o where_o it_o be_v ask_v why_o they_o consecrate_v the_o day_n which_o be_v usual_a over_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o it_o be_v answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o traveller_n also_o may_v do_v their_o duty_n who_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o feast_v in_o the_o synagogue_n here_o the_o glosser_n inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o the_o synagogue_n when_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o a_o open_a canon_n 1._o canon_n canon_n canon_n canon_n canon_n canon_n megil_n fol._n 28._o 1._o and_o at_o length_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o answer_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chamber_n which_o join_v to_o the_o synagogue_n be_v call_v synagogue_n also_o and_o from_o thence_o traveller_n hear_v the_o consecration_n there_o be_v therefore_o a_o certain_a hospital_n either_o near_a or_o join_v to_o the_o synagogue_n wherein_o traveller_n and_o pilgrim_n be_v receive_v and_o entertain_v at_o the_o common_a cost_n of_o the_o synagogue_n compare_v act._n xviii_o 7._o but_o now_o that_o a_o custom_n of_o so_o great_a charity_n be_v translate_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o persuade_v as_o also_o that_o
insist_v that_o our_o saviour_n hold_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o which_o he_o live_v in_o the_o public_a exercise_n of_o religion_n and_o i_o may_v add_v in_o conformity_n to_o the_o common_a custom_n of_o the_o nation_n in_o civil_a converse_n a_o observation_n that_o the_o text_n plain_o afford_v those_o consideration_n lay_v to_o it_o that_o i_o have_v mention_v for_o look_v upon_o this_o feast_n as_o a_o thing_n of_o religion_n and_o religious_a observation_n he_o be_v present_a at_o it_o as_o holding_z communion_n with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o public_a exercise_n of_o religion_n or_o look_v upon_o it_o only_o as_o a_o civil_a commemoration_n and_o of_o a_o civil_a institution_n he_o be_v present_a at_o it_o because_o he_o keep_v in_o conformity_n with_o the_o common_a custom_n of_o the_o nation_n in_o civil_a converse_n i_o begin_v with_o the_o former_a and_o we_o be_v upon_o a_o subject_a very_o seasonable_a in_o these_o time_n of_o our_o 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