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as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o xviii_o chap._n of_o exodus_fw-la but_o concern_v his_o return_n into_o his_o own_o country_n there_o be_v two_o opinion_n country_n of_o the_o return_n of_o moses_n father_n in_o law_n into_o his_o country_n both_o of_o the_o hebrews_n &_o our_o man_n some_o say_v that_o he_o return_v to_o dispose_v and_o set_v a_o order_n in_o his_o domestical_a thing_n and_o to_o make_v preparation_n for_o his_o family_n to_o journey_n with_o the_o israelite_n which_o thing_n be_v all_o finish_v almost_o in_o one_o year_n space_n he_o return_v to_o his_o son_n in_o law_n and_o go_v together_o with_o he_o and_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n and_o so_o they_o say_v although_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o history_n that_o he_o depart_v before_o yet_o it_o be_v true_o put_v in_o the_o book_n of_o num._n that_o moses_n speak_v with_o he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n from_o the_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v then_o 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and_o make_v oversear_n for_o pitch_v of_o the_o camp_n beside_o that_o they_o say_v that_o this_o man_n son_n &_o family_n be_v now_o at_o this_o present_a call_v kenites_n and_o i_o myself_o to_o say_v what_o i_o think_v true_a do_v much_o agree_v with_o this_o latter_a sentence_n for_o balaam_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o .24_o chap._n of_o num._n prophesy_v peculiar_o of_o the_o kenites_n prophet_n balaam_n the_o prophet_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o habitation_n in_o the_o most_o fence_a place_n and_z that_o they_o shall_v there_o abide_v till_o they_o be_v lead_v away_o captive_n by_o the_o assyrian_n &_o he_o join_v they_o as_o it_o appear_v manifest_o in_o that_o place_n with_o amelek_n for_o as_o i_o say_v before_o they_o inhabit_v all_o one_o land_n with_o the_o amelekite_n wherefore_o it_o be_v gather_v that_o jethro_n so_o depart_v from_o moses_n into_o madian_n to_o dwell_v there_o continual_o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v that_o balaam_n the_o prophet_n join_v the_o 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magistrate_n to_o repress_v it_o and_o to_o keep_v the_o true_a sound_a religion_n last_o paul_n teach_v father_n to_o instruct_v their_o child_n in_o discipline_n &_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n but_o a_o good_a magistrate_n be_v a_o father_n of_o the_o country_n wherefore_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n he_o ought_v to_o provide_v that_o subject_n be_v instruct_v as_o common_a child_n but_o king_n and_o prince_n which_o say_v that_o these_o thing_n pertain_v not_o unto_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v geve_v and_o sell_v bishoprike_v abbacy_n and_o benefice_n to_o who_o they_o think_v good_a neither_o think_v they_o that_o to_o be_v none_o of_o their_o office_n only_a religion_n they_o think_v they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o and_o they_o neglect_v to_o provide_v that_o they_o who_o they_o exalte_v to_o most_o ample_a dignity_n shall_v execute_v their_o office_n right_o wherefore_o this_o thing_n only_o remain_v for_o they_o even_o that_o god_n himself_o 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