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and_o he_o shall_v take_v the_o cedar-wood_n and_o the_o hyssop_n etc._n etc._n this_o whole_a verse_n be_v explain_v before_o v._o 6._o which_o differ_v not_o from_o this_o in_o any_o thing_n but_o only_o that_o the_o live_a bird_n be_v there_o mention_v in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o here_o in_o the_o last_o and_o in_o this_o verse_n be_v more_o distinct_o declare_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v dip_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_a bird_n and_o in_o the_o run_a water_n ver._n 52._o verse_n 52_o and_o he_o shall_v cleanse_v the_o house_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o bird_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v observe_v here_o more_o than_o before_o but_o only_o this_o that_o the_o house_n be_v say_v to_o be_v cleanse_v by_o the_o live_a bird_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o that_o which_o be_v slay_v its_o fly_v away_o be_v a_o declaration_n the_o house_n be_v free_a for_o any_o man_n habitation_n thus_o the_o scape-goat_n which_o be_v let_v 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leave_v unto_o his_o conscience_n to_o determine_v but_o his_o countenance_n discover_v it_o the_o continual_a flux_n make_v a_o great_a alteration_n in_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o his_o body_n for_o virulent_a gonorrhaea_n sometime_o last_v several_a year_n as_o th._n bartholinus_n say_v he_o know_v one_o that_o have_v it_o ten_o year_n and_o be_v reduce_v to_o skin_n and_o bone_n be_v frequent_o accompany_v with_o inflammation_n and_o ulcer_n in_o the_o neighbour_a part_n from_o which_o the_o filthy_a humour_n flow_v bartholin_n histor_n artatom_n cent._n ii_o hist_n xxxvi_o ver._n 5._o verse_n 5_o and_o whosoever_o touch_v his_o bed_n upon_o which_o he_o have_v lie_v shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v himself_o in_o water_n and_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_a which_o be_v the_o law_n in_o other_o case_n when_o man_n bid_v touch_v a_o unclean_a thing_n xi_o 28._o ver._n 6._o verse_n 6_o and_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o any_o thing_n whereon_o he_o sit_v that_o have_v the_o issue_n though_o he_o do_v but_o just_a sit_v down_o and_o do_v it_o ignorant_o present_o rise_v up_o again_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o know_v his_o error_n he_o become_v defile_v and_o may_v not_o go_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n till_o he_o be_v purify_v by_o wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o himself_o in_o water_n ver._n 7._o verse_n 7_o and_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o flesh_n of_o he_o that_o have_v the_o issue_n that_o be_v any_o part_n of_o his_o body_n ver._n 8._o verse_n 8_o and_o if_o he_o that_o have_v the_o issue_n spit_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v clean_a etc._n etc._n by_o the_o same_o reason_n if_o he_o blow_v his_o nose_n upon_o he_o it_o defile_v he_o then_o he_o shall_v wash_v his_o
the_o punishment_n of_o every_o one_o who_o kill_v another_o man_n ix_o gen._n 6._o so_o here_o he_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v who_o sacrifice_v any_o where_o but_o at_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n this_o not_o another_o punishment_n unless_o we_o suppose_v it_o relate_v to_o his_o posterity_n and_o therefore_o the_o first_o word_n shall_v be_v translate_v not_o and_o but_o for_o and_o the_o meaning_n either_o be_v that_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v pass_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o he_o or_o god_n will_v destroy_v he_o himself_o the_o latter_a sense_n be_v most_o probable_a because_o he_o threaten_v v._n 10._o to_o execute_v vengeance_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n upon_o he_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o eat_v blood_n it_o be_v think_v indeed_o by_o some_o that_o cut_v off_o do_v not_o signify_v death_n but_o as_o in_o other_o place_n of_o this_o book_n cut_v off_o be_v so_o evident_o join_v with_o death_n that_o 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to_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o v._o 7._o ver._n 5._o verse_n 5_o to_o the_o end_n or_o for_o this_o cause_n i._n e._n to_o avoid_v that_o heavy_a punishment_n beforementioned_a that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n may_v bring_v their_o sacrifice_n or_o shall_v bring_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translate_v it_o regard_v the_o sense_n more_o than_o the_o word_n ideo_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la offer_n debent_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o bring_v to_o the_o priest_n their_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n which_o they_o offer_v in_o the_o open_a field_n where_o the_o pagan_n erect_v their_o altar_n to_o procure_v fruitfulness_n to_o their_o field_n insomuch_o that_o libanius_n say_v in_o his_o oration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o temple_n or_o holy_a place_n be_v the_o very_a soul_n or_o life_n of_o the_o field_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o in_o they_o lay_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o husbandman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o old_a this_o idolatry_n be_v we_o can_v certain_o tell_v but_o it_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n among_o the_o israelite_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n xiii_o 27._o and_o hosea_n xv._o 11._o where_o he_o say_v their_o altar_n be_v as_o heap_n in_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o field_n that_o be_v there_o be_v abundance_n of_o they_o notwithstanding_o this_o early_a prohibition_n give_v by_o moses_n and_o among_o the_o gentile_n festus_n tell_v we_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o terrestrial_a god_n in_o terra_fw-la upon_o the_o very_a ground_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n here_o on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o field_n but_o to_o the_o infernal_a god_n in_o terra_fw-la effossa_fw-la in_o hole_n or_o pit_n dig_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o celestial_a in_o aedificiis_fw-la à _fw-la terra_fw-la exaltatis_fw-la in_o building_n exalt_v above_o the_o earth_n i._n e._n upon_o altar_n which_o have_v their_o name_n from_o hence_o ab_fw-la 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tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n unto_o the_o priest_n here_o seem_v to_o be_v another_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o offer_v in_o the_o field_n because_o god_n will_v have_v none_o but_o the_o priest_n man_n appoint_v by_o himself_o to_o attend_v for_o this_o purpose_n at_o his_o house_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o he_o according_a to_o the_o rite_n he_o have_v prescribe_v and_o offer_v they_o for_o peace-offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n upon_o these_o word_n nachmanides_n ground_n the_o forename_a opinion_n that_o whilst_o the_o jew_n continue_v in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o eat_v no_o meat_n at_o their_o own_o private_a table_n but_o what_o have_v be_v first_o offer_v to_o god_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n behold_v say_v he_o god_n command_v that_o all_o which_o the_o israelite_n do_v eat_v shall_v be_v peace-offering_n which_o be_v afterward_o alter_v when_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n and_o live_v remote_a from_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o such_o a_o custom_n prevail_v among_o the_o gentile_n who_o will_v not_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v at_o their_o table_n till_o they_o have_v offer_v bread_n and_o wine_n unto_o their_o go_n thus_o it_o be_v among_o the_o chaldee_n as_o appear_v from_o i_o daniel_n 8._o but_o then_o they_o have_v many_o altar_n every_o where_o even_o in_o their_o own_o private_a house_n whereas_o here_o in_o the_o wilderness_n there_o be_v but_o one_o altar_n which_o can_v not_o contain_v all_o the_o fat_a that_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v on_o it_o every_o day_n if_o we_o suppose_v the_o israelite_n to_o have_v common_o kill_v beast_n for_o their_o own_o eat_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o true_a opinion_n that_o they_o seldom_o or_o never_o do_v that_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o all_o the_o beast_n they_o kill_v be_v for_o sacrifice_n of_o which_o moses_n here_o speak_v so_o r._n levi_n barcelonita_n precept_n clxxxvii_o and_o other_o jewish_a doctor_n they_o be_v here_o forbid_v to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n any_o where_o without_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o mention_n indeed_o only_a peace-offering_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o be_v most_o common_a be_v offer_v not_o only_o for_o all_o the_o mercy_n they_o have_v receive_v but_o for_o all_o they_o desire_v to_o obtain_v from_o god_n as_o abarbanel_n observe_v upon_o the_o viith_z chapter_n of_o this_o book_n where_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o they_o be_v mention_v man_n be_v more_o forward_o also_o to_o bring_v these_o offering_n than_o any_o other_o because_o they_o be_v to_o have_v their_o share_n of_o they_o and_o feast_v upon_o they_o ver._n 6._o verse_n 6_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v sprinkle_v the_o blood_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n this_o depend_v upon_o the_o forego_n command_n of_o offer_v all_o their_o sacrifice_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o so_o the_o blood_n may_v be_v sprinkle_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o pour_v out_o at_o the_o 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they_o carry_v the_o two_o row_n of_o bread_n six_o cake_n apiece_o and_o the_o other_o two_o carry_v each_o of_o they_o a_o golden_a dish_n in_o which_o the_o frankincense_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o bread_n see_v dr._n lightfoot_n of_o the_o temple_n service_n chap._n 14._o sect_n 5._o be_v take_v from_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n at_o who_o charge_n they_o be_v provide_v though_o prepare_v by_o the_o levite_n see_v x_o nehem._n 32_o 33._o by_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o command_n which_o they_o have_v all_o agree_v to_o observe_v which_o require_v the_o shewbread_n to_o be_v set_v before_o the_o lord_n always_o xxiv_o exod._n 3._o xxv_o 30._o ver._n 9_o verse_n 9_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v aaron_n be_v and_o his_o son_n who_o as_o god_n servant_n eat_v of_o the_o bread_n which_o come_v from_o his_o table_n and_o they_o shall_v eat_v it_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n for_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n can_v be_v eat_v no_o where_o else_o see_v vi_o 26_o 29._o for_o it_o be_v most_o holy_a unto_o he_o see_v chap._n ii_o of_o this_o book_n v._o 3._o of_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n it_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a that_o this_o bread_n which_o be_v not_o burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n as_o meat-offering_n be_v shall_v be_v reckon_v among_o the_o offering_n make_v by_o fire_n for_o as_o the_o altar_n where_o those_o meat-offering_n be_v burn_v be_v call_v god_n table_n i_o mal._n 12._o so_o this_o table_n where_o the_o shewbread_n stand_v be_v real_o god_n altar_n insomuch_o that_o the_o bread_n which_o be_v set_v upon_o it_o before_o he_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o offer_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o frankincense_n set_v upon_o the_o bread_n as_o a_o part_n of_o it_o be_v real_o burn_v it_o may_v be_v call_v a_o offer_v make_v by_o fire_n thus_o the_o gentile_n also_o as_o a_o excellent_a person_n of_o our_o own_o have_v observe_v think_v table_n right_o dedicate_v unto_o their_o god_n to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o altar_n so_o macrobius_n say_v lib._n iii_o saturnal_a cap._n 11._o it_o evident_o appear_v by_o papyrian_n law_n that_o arae_fw-la vicem_fw-la praestare_fw-la posse_fw-la mensam_fw-la dicatam_fw-la a_o table_n consecrate_v may_v serve_v instead_o of_o a_o altar_n of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o juno_n populonia_n and_o then_o proceed_v to_o give_v a_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o altar_n and_o table_n eodem_fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la aedes_fw-la ipsae_fw-la dedicari_fw-la solent_fw-la be_v wont_a to_o be_v dedicate_v on_o the_o same_o day_n with_o the_o temple_n themselves_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o table_n hoc_fw-la ritu_fw-la dedicata_fw-la dedicate_v in_o this_o manner_n be_v of_o the_o same_o use_n in_o the_o temple_n with_o a_o altar_n see_v dr._n owtram_n de_fw-fr sacrificiis_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n 8._o n._n 7._o by_o a_o perpetual_a statute_n as_o long_o as_o these_o sacrifice_n last_v ver._n 10._o verse_n 10_o and_o the_o son_n of_o a_o israelitish_n woman_n who_o father_n be_v a_o egyptian_a go_v out_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n run_v thus_o and_o there_o go_v out_o the_o son_n of_o a_o israelitish_n woman_n and_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o egyptian_a man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o or_o among_z the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o last_o word_n signify_v that_o though_o his_o father_n be_v a_o egyptian_a by_o birth_n yet_o he_o be_v become_v a_o proselyte_n by_o religion_n and_o be_v one_o of_o those_o it_o be_v probable_a who_o go_v along_o with_o the_o israelite_n when_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n xii_o exod._n 38._o so_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n interpret_v this_o phrase_n among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n hence_o say_v he_o we_o learn_v that_o he_o be_v a_o proselyte_n of_o righteousness_n and_o aben-ezra_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o jew_n see_v a_o great_a many_o more_o in_o mr._n selden_n 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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