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tie_n wherewith_o we_o be_v unite_v to_o you_o be_v due_a all_o that_o we_o study_v all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v if_o so_o be_v that_o all_o be_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o and_o when_o we_o desire_v to_o profit_v all_o if_o we_o can_v which_o become_v both_o a_o student_n and_o a_o christian_n to_o do_v by_o that_o bond_n and_o your_o own_o merit_n you_o be_v the_o very_a centre_n and_o rest_n of_o those_o desire_n and_o wish_n we_o be_v sufficient_o conscious_a to_o ourselves_o how_o little_a or_o nothing_o we_o can_v do_v either_o for_o the_o public_a benefit_n or_o for_o you_o yet_o we_o will_v make_v a_o public_a profession_n before_o all_o the_o world_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o study_n and_o before_o you_o of_o our_o inward_a and_o cordial_a affection_n let_v this_o pledge_n therefore_o of_o our_o love_n and_o endearment_n be_v lay_v up_o by_o you_o and_o while_o we_o endeavour_v to_o give_v other_o a_o account_n of_o our_o hour_n let_v this_o give_v you_o a_o assurance_n of_o our_o affection_n and_o may_v it_o last_v in_o katherine-hall_n even_o to_o future_a age_n as_o a_o testimony_n of_o service_n a_o monument_n of_o love_n and_o a_o memorial_n both_o of_o i_o and_o you._n from_o my_o study_n the_o calends_o of_o june_n 1658._o horae_fw-la hebraicae_fw-la &_o talmudicae_n or_o hebrew_n and_o talmudical_a exercitation_n upon_o the_o evangelist_n st._n matthew_n chap._n i._n verse_n i._o βίβλος_n γενÎσεως_n ἰησοῦ_n χÏιστοῦ_n the_o book_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o jesus_n christ._n ×¢_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ten_o a_o stock_n come_v up_o out_o of_o babylon_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d priest_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d levite_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d talm._n in_o kiddush_n cap._n 4._o art_n 1._o israelite_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d common_a person_n as_o to_o the_o priesthood_n such_o who_o father_n indeed_o be_v spring_v from_o priest_n but_o their_o mother_n unfit_a to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o priest_n marriage_n bed_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proselyte_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d liberti_n or_o servant_n set_v free_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothi_fw-la for_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o wedlock_n but_o that_o which_o be_v unlawful_a 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nethinims_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bastard_n such_o as_o come_v of_o a_o certain_a mother_n but_o of_o a_o uncertain_a father_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o be_v gather_v up_o out_o of_o the_o street_n who_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v uncertain_a a_o defile_a generation_n indeed_o and_o therefore_o bring_v up_o out_o of_o babylon_n in_o this_o common_a sink_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o the_o whole_a jewish_a seed_n still_o remain_v there_o may_v not_o be_v pollute_v by_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o ezra_n go_v not_o up_o out_o of_o babylon_n until_o he_o have_v render_v it_o pure_a as_o flower_n they_o be_v word_n of_o the_o babylonian_a gemara_n which_o the_o gloss_n explain_v thus_o he_o leave_v not_o any_o there_o that_o be_v illegitimate_a in_o any_o respect_n but_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n only_o and_o israelite_n of_o a_o pure_a and_o undefiled_a stock_n therefore_o he_o bring_v up_o with_o he_o these_o ten_o kind_n of_o pedigree_n that_o these_o may_v not_o be_v mingle_v with_o those_o when_o there_o remain_v now_o no_o more_o a_o sanhedrin_n there_o which_o may_v take_v care_n of_o that_o matter_n therefore_o he_o bring_v they_o to_o jerusalem_n where_o care_n may_v be_v take_v by_o the_o sanhedrin_n fix_v there_o that_o the_o legitimate_a may_v not_o marry_v with_o the_o illegitimate_a let_v we_o think_v of_o these_o thing_n a_o little_a while_o we_o be_v upon_o our_o entrance_n into_o the_o gospel_n history_n i._o how_o great_a a_o cloud_n of_o obscurity_n can_v not_o but_o arise_v to_o the_o people_n concern_v the_o original_n of_o christ_n even_o from_o the_o very_a return_n out_o of_o babylon_n when_o they_o either_o certain_o see_v or_o certain_o believe_v that_o they_o see_v a_o pure_a spring_n of_o jewish_a blood_n there_o than_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n itself_o ii_o how_o great_a a_o care_n ought_v there_o to_o be_v in_o the_o family_n of_o pure_a blood_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o untouched_a and_o clean_a from_o this_o impure_a sink_n and_o to_o lay_v up_o among_o themselves_o genealogical_a scrol_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n as_o faithful_a witness_n and_o last_a monument_n of_o their_o legitimate_a stock_n and_o free_a blood_n hear_v a_o complaint_n and_o a_o story_n in_o this_o case_n 71._o case_n case_n case_n case_n case_n case_n hiâ—â—â—â—_n kiddâ—â—_n fol._n 6â—_n â—_o bab._n ibid._n fol._n 71._o r._n jochanan_n say_v by_o the_o temple_n it_o be_v in_o our_o hand_n to_o discover_v who_o be_v not_o of_o pure_a blood_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n but_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v when_o the_o â—â—â—â—â—_o mâ—â—_n of_o this_o generation_n lie_v hide_v that_o be_v when_o they_o be_v not_o of_o pure_a blood_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o declare_v so_o much_o open_o concern_v they_o he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o r._n isaac_n who_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o family_n of_o the_o pollute_a blood_n that_o lie_v hide_v let_v it_o lie_v hide_v abai_o also_o say_v we_o have_v learn_v this_o also_o by_o tradition_n that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a family_n call_v the_o family_n of_o beth-zeripha_a beyond_o jordan_n and_o a_o son_n of_o zion_n remove_v it_o away_o the_o gloss_n be_v some_o eminent_a man_n by_o a_o public_a proclamation_n declare_v it_o impure_a but_o he_o cause_v another_o which_o be_v such_o that_o be_v
virulency_n and_o multitude_n of_o those_o that_o have_v embrace_v it_o apostatise_v from_o it_o and_o become_v its_o bitter_a enemy_n this_o double_a fruit_n of_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o root_n of_o bitterness_n viz._n their_o dote_a upon_o judaisme_n the_o word_n take_v in_o a_o civil_a sense_n as_o they_o account_v it_o a_o privilegial_a excellence_n to_o be_v a_o jew_n or_o in_o a_o religious_a sense_n as_o they_o expect_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o their_o judaical_a work_n so_o that_o the_o very_a season_n and_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n may_v very_o well_o give_v occasion_n unto_o the_o apostle_n to_o handle_v the_o two_o theme_n that_o face_v these_o two_o great_a delusion_n so_o copious_o in_o this_o epistle_n above_o all_o other_o place_n viz._n the_o cast_v off_o the_o jew_n and_o come_v in_o of_o the_o gentile_n to_o decry_v their_o boast_n of_o be_v jew_n and_o justification_n by_o faith_n to_o face_v their_o dangerous_a 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