erpenius_n and_o many_o of_o the_o jewish_a commentator_n such_o as_o r._n solomon_n and_o aben-ezra_n who_o give_v the_o same_o account_n of_o xxi_o leu._n 10._o where_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v require_v of_o the_o highpriest_n and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o let_v their_o hair_n grow_v on_o such_o occasion_n they_o determine_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n who_o be_v not_o to_o cut_v their_o hair_n all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o vow_n of_o separation_n which_o the_o jew_n say_v be_v at_o least_o xxx_o day_n vi_o numb_a 5._o therefore_o the_o priest_n be_v not_o to_o let_v their_o hair_n grow_v so_o long_o if_o they_o do_v they_o be_v uncapable_a of_o officiate_a only_o they_o make_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o common_a priest_n and_o the_o highpriest_n that_o this_o law_n do_v not_o bind_v the_o priest_n at_o all_o time_n but_o only_o in_o their_o course_n of_o ministration_n but_o the_o highpriest_n who_o presence_n be_v always_o necessary_a in_o the_o 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which_o be_v another_o rite_n of_o mourn_v not_o only_o among_o the_o jew_n but_o among_o all_o people_n in_o ancient_a time_n especial_o in_o the_o eastern_a country_n as_o every_o one_o know_v that_o have_v read_v any_o of_o their_o author_n see_v i_o job_n 20._o and_o it_o be_v use_v on_o many_o other_o occasion_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o funeral_n particular_o when_o any_o man_n blaspheme_v fourteen_o numb_a 6._o 2_o king_n xix_o 1._o when_o any_o ill_a tiding_n come_v which_o put_v they_o into_o a_o passion_n 2_o king_n v._n 7._o or_o any_o misfortune_n befall_v they_o xliv_o gen._n 13._o xi_o judg._n 35._o but_o be_v think_v so_o unseemly_a in_o a_o priest_n especial_o when_o he_o minister_v that_o the_o jew_n say_v they_o who_o garment_n be_v rend_v by_o accident_n be_v as_o uncapable_a of_o minister_a as_o they_o who_o rend_v they_o themselves_o in_o mourn_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o precept_n be_v as_o r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n well_o observe_v precept_n clv_o that_o it_o be_v not_o allow_v in_o those_o country_n for_o mourner_n to_o come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o their_o king_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o history_n of_o esther_n much_o less_o be_v it_o seemly_a for_o any_o that_o attend_v upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o come_v into_o his_o house_n in_o such_o a_o habit._n lest_o you_o die_v as_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n do_v for_o after_o such_o a_o monition_n as_o this_o they_o have_v high_o dishonour_v god_n if_o they_o have_v appear_v in_o his_o sanctuary_n in_o such_o a_o indecent_a manner_n and_o wrath_n come_v upon_o the_o people_n for_o want_v of_o priest_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o they_o when_o they_o offend_v but_o let_v your_o brethren_n the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n bewail_v the_o burn_a which_o the_o lord_n have_v kindle_v he_o do_v not_o prohibit_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v not_o priest_n to_o mourn_v for_o they_o but_o rather_o require_v it_o of_o they_o all_o that_o they_o 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minister_a in_o the_o sanctuary_n they_o shall_v not_o stir_v from_o their_o duty_n for_o that_o will_v have_v be_v to_o show_v a_o great_a affection_n to_o a_o dead_a friend_n than_o to_o the_o live_a god_n this_o appear_v to_o be_v true_a by_o the_o like_a command_n to_o this_o and_o in_o the_o same_o word_n lay_v particular_o upon_o the_o high-priest_n xxi_o 12._o for_o the_o anoint_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o you_o you_o be_v devote_v and_o consecrate_v by_o a_o solemn_a unction_n viii_o 10_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n which_o must_v not_o be_v omit_v out_o of_o respect_n to_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o for_o in_o this_o precept_n as_o r._n levi_n barcelonita_n observe_v precept_n clvii_o the_o dignity_n and_o majesty_n of_o the_o divine_a worship_n be_v consult_v which_o if_o his_o minister_n have_v desert_v on_o such_o occasion_n for_o a_o moment_n will_v have_v be_v bring_v into_o contempt_n for_o it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o declaration_n that_o there_o 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know_v be_v mean_v that_o liquor_n which_o be_v press_v out_o of_o grape_n and_o by_o schechar_n which_o we_o translate_v strong_a drink_n be_v mean_v such_o liquor_n as_o be_v make_v in_o imitation_n of_o wine_n of_o date_n or_o fig_n and_o many_o other_o sort_n of_o fruit_n also_o that_o which_o be_v make_v of_o honey_n which_o we_o call_v mede_n and_o metheglin_n there_o be_v many_o sort_n of_o such_o liquor_n mention_v by_o pliny_n in_o his_o natural_a history_n lib._n fourteen_o cap._n 16._o which_o he_o call_v vina_n factitia_fw-la when_o you_o go_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o perform_v your_o ministry_n at_o other_o time_n they_o may_v drink_v wine_n and_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o jew_n they_o do_v not_o
divine_a presence_n no_o more_o than_o the_o mother_n till_o the_o day_n abovementioned_a be_v accomplish_v ver._n 8._o verse_n 8_o and_o if_o she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v a_o lamb_n than_o she_o shall_v bring_v two_o turtle_n and_o two_o young_a pigeon_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o merciful_a provision_n for_o the_o poor_a sort_n as_o in_o other_o case_n v._o 7_o 11._o and_o from_o this_o very_a place_n we_o may_v learn_v in_o how_o mean_a a_o condition_n the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v who_o for_o her_o purification_n do_v not_o bring_v a_o lamb_n unto_o which_o her_o piety_n no_o doubt_n will_v have_v prompt_v she_o if_o she_o have_v be_v able_a but_o only_o this_o low_a sort_n of_o offer_v as_o we_o read_v two_o luke_n 24._o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o she_o and_o she_o shall_v be_v clean_o this_o sacrifice_n be_v as_o available_a as_o the_o other_o to_o restore_v she_o to_o communion_n with_o god_n people_n the_o greek_n imitate_v this_o among_o who_o the_o forty_o day_n be_v insignis_fw-la as_o censorinus_n speak_v famous_a or_o remarkable_a upon_o more_o account_n than_o one_o for_o woman_n with_o child_n do_v not_o go_v to_o the_o temple_n ante_fw-la diem_fw-la quadragesimum_fw-la before_o the_o forty_o day_n and_o after_o their_o delivery_n common_o they_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o go_v out_o till_o forty_o day_n more_o his_o word_n be_v quadraginta_fw-la diebus_fw-la pleraeque_fw-la foetae_fw-la graviores_fw-la sunt_fw-la nec_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la interdum_fw-la continent_n during_o which_o time_n their_o little_a one_o be_v sickly_a never_o smile_v nor_o be_v out_o of_o danger_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o that_o great_a physician_n celsus_n lib._n ii_o cap._n 1._o maxim_n omnis_fw-la pueritia_fw-la primum_fw-la circa_fw-la quadragesimum_fw-la diem_fw-la periclitatur_fw-la and_o therefore_o when_o this_o day_n be_v past_a they_o be_v wont_a to_o keep_v a_o feast_n as_o censorinus_n there_o tell_v we_o cap._n 11._o de_fw-fr die_fw-fr natali_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v likely_a they_o offer_v sacrifice_n also_o as_o the_o jewish_a woman_n do_v chap._n xiii_o ver._n 1._o verse_n 1_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v here_o god_n speak_v to_o aaron_n again_o as_o well_o as_o unto_o moses_n see_v xi_o 1._o because_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v peculiar_o concern_v in_o the_o follow_a law_n about_o the_o leprosy_n both_o in_o judge_v and_o cleanse_v of_o it_o ver._n 2._o verse_n 2_o when_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v in_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o flesh_n for_o there_o this_o disease_n lay_v and_o show_v itself_o a_o rise_a a_o scab_n or_o a_o bright_a spot_n the_o leprosy_n appear_v in_o one_o of_o these_o three_o form_n either_o as_o a_o tumour_n or_o swell_a or_o a_o scab_n or_o a_o bright_a spot_n in_o the_o skin_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o flesh_n like_o the_o plague_n of_o leprosy_n there_o be_v some_o swell_n and_o scab_n and_o spot_n which_o be_v not_o the_o leprosy_n but_o only_o like_o it_o and_o therefore_o moses_n here_o teach_v the_o priest_n how_o to_o discern_v between_o a_o true_a leprosy_n and_o the_o resemblance_n of_o it_o that_z according_o they_o may_v either_o pronounce_v a_o person_n clean_o or_o unclean_a shut_v he_o up_o or_o let_v he_o have_v his_o liberty_n shave_v he_o or_o let_v his_o hair_n grow_v plague_n of_o leprosy_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v pliny_n lib._n xxvi_o cap._n 1._o this_o disease_n be_v peculiar_a to_o egypt_n which_o he_o call_v genetrix_fw-la talium_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la and_o if_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n say_v true_a lib._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 27._o pharaoh_n who_o seek_v to_o kill_v moses_n be_v the_o first_o who_o be_v strike_v with_o this_o disease_n and_o die_v of_o it_o so_o false_a be_v the_o story_n of_o manetho_n who_o to_o hide_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o israelite_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n say_v that_o they_o cast_v out_o a_o company_n of_o leprous_a people_n of_o who_o moses_n be_v the_o captain_n out_o of_o egypt_n it_o be_v likely_a this_o disease_n spread_v into_o syria_n which_o be_v note_v likewise_o to_o have_v be_v much_o infest_a with_o such_o foul_a eruption_n in_o the_o skin_n which_o have_v as_o many_o various_a name_n as_o there_o be_v rise_n or_o break_v his_o out_o or_o spot_n there_o and_o be_v common_o all_o comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o leprosy_n as_o p._n cunaeus_n observe_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr republ._n judaeorum_fw-la cap._n ult_n but_o moses_n here_o distinguish_v they_o and_o seem_v to_o instruct_v the_o israelite_n that_o the_o leprosy_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v no_o common_a disease_n but_o inflict_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n so_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n understand_v it_o particular_o r._n levi_n barcelonita_n precept_n clxviii_o a_o leprous_a man_n ought_v not_o to_o look_v upon_o his_o disease_n as_o a_o 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very_a wall_n of_o their_o house_n and_o garment_n shall_v proceed_v mere_o from_o ordinary_a cause_n and_o therefore_o they_o think_v there_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o it_o then_o he_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o aaron_n the_o priest_n or_o unto_o one_o of_o his_o son_n the_o priest_n not_o to_o the_o physician_n but_o to_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v the_o only_a judge_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o true_a leprosy_n or_o no_o and_o if_o it_o be_v can_v best_o direct_v he_o to_o his_o cure_n by_o repentance_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o cleanse_v he_o when_o he_o be_v cure_v but_o they_o may_v resort_v to_o any_o priest_n whatsoever_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o talmud_n where_o there_o be_v a_o large_a treatise_n of_o this_o matter_n though_o he_o be_v maim_v in_o any_o part_n of_o his_o body_n and_o so_o unfit_a to_o minister_v at_o the_o altar_n provide_v his_o eye_n still_o continue_v good_a lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o num_fw-la 5._o ver._n 3._o verse_n 3_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v look_v on_o the_o plague_n in_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o flesh_n when_o there_o be_v a_o suspicion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o leprosy_n the_o same_o great_a man_n observe_v that_o this_o inspection_n may_v be_v make_v upon_o any_o day_n of_o the_o week_n but_o the_o sabbath_n or_o festival_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o night_n nor_o in_o any_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n but_o the_o ivth_o vth_o viiith_o and_o ixth_o for_o they_o account_v the_o morning_n evening_n and_o noon_n not_o such_o proper_a time_n to_o make_v this_o inspection_n which_o they_o say_v also_o may_v be_v make_v by_o any_o israelite_n though_o none_o but_o the_o priest_n can_v pronounce_v one_o clean_a or_o unclean_a for_o though_o perhaps_o the_o priest_n be_v ignorant_a and_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o be_v inform_v by_o wise_a person_n than_o himself_o yet_o that_o man_n who_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n can_v only_o direct_v he_o what_o to_o judge_v but_o not_o give_v the_o judgement_n according_a to_o that_o law_n xxi_o deut._n 5._o out_o of_o their_o mouth_n or_o by_o their_o word_n shall_v every_o stroke_n be_v try_v which_o particular_o relate_v to_o the_o leprosy_n xxiv_o 8._o and_o when_o the_o hair_n in_o the_o plague_n be_v turn_v white_a etc._n etc._n he_o begin_v with_o the_o last_o of_o the_o three_o indication_n of_o a_o leprosy_n viz._n the_o bright_a spot_n in_o which_o if_o the_o very_a hair_n be_v turn_v white_a and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o superficial_a whiteness_n but_o the_o spot_n seem_v to_o have_v eat_v deep_a into_o the_o very_a flesh_n than_o it_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v a_o true_a leprosy_n r._n levi_n barcelon_n express_v it_o thus_o when_o there_o be_v one_o or_o more_o place_n so_o white_a that_o their_o whiteness_n be_v
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the_o law_n be_v two_o numb_a 2._o that_o every_o man_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v pitch_v by_o his_o own_o standard_n with_o the_o ensign_n of_o their_o father_n house_n which_o law_n though_o give_v afterward_o yet_o they_o suppose_v be_v the_o rule_n before_o by_o which_o this_o man_n be_v condemn_v by_o those_o that_o hear_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n ver._n 11._o verse_n 11_o and_o the_o israelitish_n woman_n son_n blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o curse_a sentence_n be_v give_v against_o he_o he_o utter_v blasphemous_a word_n against_o god_n himself_o perhaps_o renounce_v the_o lord_n and_o also_o curse_v those_o judge_n that_o have_v condemn_v he_o the_o jew_n common_o think_v that_o this_o blasphemy_n be_v his_o pronounce_v the_o peculiar_a name_n of_o god_n which_o he_o hear_v at_o mount_n sinai_n when_o the_o law_n be_v give_v but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n for_o there_o be_v some_o reproachful_a word_n utter_v against_o god_n as_o well_o as_o against_o the_o judge_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 15._o and_o they_o themselves_o acknowledge_v that_o a_o proselyte_n be_v guilty_a of_o death_n whether_o he_o curse_v by_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n or_o any_o other_o as_o mr._n selden_n show_v lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n 12._o pellicanus_fw-la think_v it_o probable_a that_o this_o man_n mock_v at_o the_o forego_n law_n which_o be_v deliver_v about_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o contemn_v god_n himself_o when_o he_o be_v tell_v by_o who_o authority_n they_o be_v enact_v and_o they_o bring_v he_o unto_o moses_n if_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o strife_n be_v such_o as_o the_o jew_n imagine_v than_o mr._n selden_n think_v it_o high_o probable_a that_o the_o cause_n have_v be_v hear_v and_o judge_v by_o some_o of_o the_o lesser_a court_n establish_v by_o jethro_n advice_n xviii_o exod._n 21_o 22._o where_o the_o blasphemy_n have_v be_v so_o plain_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v convict_v of_o it_o but_o they_o doubt_v about_o the_o punishment_n of_o so_o high_a a_o crime_n refer_v the_o consideration_n of_o that_o to_o moses_n as_o the_o supreme_a judge_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v shelomith_n the_o daughter_n of_o dibri_fw-la of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n i_o see_v no_o reason_n of_o mention_v the_o name_n of_o the_o woman_n from_o who_o he_o be_v descend_v but_o that_o all_o may_v be_v satisfy_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o history_n ver._n 12._o verse_n 12_o and_o they_o put_v he_o inward_a commit_v he_o to_o prison_n that_o he_o may_v be_v secure_v till_o his_o punishment_n be_v declare_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v show_v they_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v expound_v to_o they_o viz._n by_o moses_n according_a to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v as_o the_o lord_z shall_v declare_v to_o he_o and_o so_o onkelos_n render_v they_o till_o the_o matter_n be_v expound_v to_o they_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v note_v here_o by_o a_o famous_a commentator_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 1._o that_o god_n be_v consult_v about_o this_o matter_n because_o they_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o he_o be_v to_o die_v for_o this_o crime_n or_o whether_o his_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n or_o otherwise_o whence_o jarchi_n say_v they_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o death_n or_o not_o and_o so_o theodoret_n q._n xxxiii_o in_o leu._n there_o be_v no_o law_n as_o yet_o about_o this_o matter_n but_o there_o be_v