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243._o think_v that_o hezron_n be_v but_o his_o grandfather_n or_o great_a grandfather_n etc._n etc._n i_o say_v this_o be_v grant_v it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o kirjath-arba_a be_v first_o call_v hebron_n from_o hebron_n the_o son_n of_o caleb_n on_o the_o contrary_a hebron_n the_o son_n of_o caleb_n may_v take_v his_o name_n from_o the_o city_n hebron_n the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n the_o like_a seem_v to_o have_v happen_v unto_o gilead_n the_o son_n of_o machir_n 1_o chron._n 2._o 21._o he_o seem_v to_o have_v receive_v his_o name_n from_o mount_n gilead_n the_o place_n of_o his_o father_n inheritance_n deut._n 3._o 15._o for_o
that_o order_n as_o p._n simon_n will_v have_v it_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o read_v the_o three_o verse_n aforesaid_a backward_o because_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o age_n do_v not_o name_v their_o child_n till_o after_o their_o circumcision_n but_o can_v p._n simon_n prove_v that_o in_o abraham_n time_n child_n be_v not_o name_v till_o after_o their_o circumcision_n may_v they_o not_o be_v number_v at_o their_o circumcision_n yea_o or_o before_o their_o circumcision_n in_o abraham_n time_n god_n leave_v it_o free_a unto_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o name_v their_o child_n at_o what_o time_n they_o please_v before_o at_z or_o after_o their_o circumcision_n and_o no_o man_n live_a can_v prove_v that_o in_o abraham_n time_n people_n be_v bind_v to_o name_v their_o child_n after_o their_o circumcision_n or_o that_o they_o general_o use_v so_o to_o do_v such_o argument_n as_o this_o of_o p._n simons_n deserve_v no_o answer_n but_o to_o be_v hiss_v at_o and_o his_o immodesty_n in_o say_v that_o the_o sacred_a historian_n ought_v to_o have_v keep_v the_o order_n he_o speak_v of_o be_v to_o be_v lament_v by_o all_o that_o desire_v to_o fear_v god_n three_o he_o object_n gen._n 31._o 46._o this_o verse_n say_v he_o be_v methinks_v likewise_o out_o of_o its_o order_n as_o well_o as_o all_o the_o discourse_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o covenant_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n because_o they_o do_v not_o eat_v till_o the_o alliance_n be_v make_v answer_v here_o be_v a_o argument_n little_o better_o than_o the_o former_a only_o it_o be_v more_o modest_o propose_v they_o do_v not_o eat_v till_o the_o alliance_n be_v make_v ergo_fw-la all_fw-mi the_o discourse_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o covenant_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n be_v out_o of_o its_o order_n any_o man_n that_o attentive_o read_v the_o text_n of_o moses_n will_v conclude_v the_o quite_o contrary_a that_o see_v they_o do_v not_o eat_v till_o the_o alliance_n be_v make_v therefore_o all_o the_o discouse_n that_o treat_v of_o the_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n be_v in_o its_o order_n because_o it_o be_v all_o set_v down_o before_o the_o offering_n of_o sacrifice_n or_o kill_v of_o beast_n and_o eat_v of_o bread_n mention_v verse_n 54._o as_o for_o verse_n 46._o there_o be_v nothing_o affirm_v in_o it_o but_o what_o be_v most_o true_a it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o jacob_n brethren_n gather_v stone_n it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o they_o make_v a_o heap_n and_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o they_o do_v eat_v there_o upon_o the_o heap_n but_o say_v p._n simon_n they_o do_v not_o eat_v till_o the_o alliance_n be_v make_v i_o answer_v nor_o do_v the_o historian_n say_v in_o verse_n 46._o that_o they_o do_v eat_v before_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v there_o he_o only_o say_v that_o they_o do_v eat_v upon_o the_o heap_n but_o do_v not_o say_v when_o and_o a_o little_a after_o in_o verse_n 54._o he_o tell_v we_o when_o it_o be_v they_o eat_v upon_o the_o heap_n to_o wit_n after_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v so_o that_o here_o be_v nothing_o to_o cavil_v at_o and_o find_v fault_n with_o only_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v twice_o express_v in_o somewhat_o different_a word_n first_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v relate_v in_o general_a without_o tell_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o verse_n 46._o they_o take_v stone_n and_o make_v a_o heap_n and_o they_o do_v eat_v there_o upon_o the_o heap_n second_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o heap_n of_o stone_n and_o of_o their_o eat_n upon_o the_o heap_n be_v clear_v up_o and_o the_o time_n mention_v when_o they_o eat_v upon_o the_o heap_n there_o it_o be_v show_v that_o the_o heap_n of_o stone_n be_v by_o agreement_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n ordain_v to_o be_v a_o witness_n or_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o they_o two_o and_o their_o eat_n upon_o the_o heap_n be_v clear_o employ_v to_o have_v be_v a_o federal_a feast_n signify_v and_o seal_v up_o a_o last_a friendship_n between_o the_o party_n covenant_v and_o last_o of_o all_o it_o be_v express_o declare_v when_o this_o feast_n upon_o the_o heap_n of_o stone_n be_v to_o wit_n after_o the_o covenant_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n be_v make_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o both_o party_n verse_n 53_o 54._o to_o conclude_v this_o answer_n let_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o verse_n 46_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o eat_v without_o mention_v the_o time_n when_o but_o verse_n 54_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o time_n when_o they_o eat_v without_o mention_v the_o place_n where_o that_o be_v without_o mention_v that_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o heap_n of_o stone_n and_o now_o why_o moses_n yea_o why_o god_n holy_a spirit_n may_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o both_o these_o 46_o and_o 54_o verse_n and_o of_o all_o that_o come_v between_o they_o it_o be_v above_o my_o capacity_n to_o understand_v i_o dare_v challenge_v any_o man_n to_o bring_v a_o argument_n from_o this_o place_n to_o prove_v that_o moses_n can_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n a_o argument_n i_o say_v that_o any_o man_n of_o judgement_n will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o four_o he_o object_n gen._n 35._o 28_o 29._o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n there_o relate_v seem_v to_o be_v out_o of_o its_o place_n say_v p._n simon_n because_o isaac_n die_v not_o at_o that_o time_n and_o that_o joseph_n be_v sell_v twelve_o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n begin_v but_o at_o the_o 37th_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n i_o answer_v the_o death_n of_o isaac_n have_v that_o place_n in_o the_o history_n which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o assign_v unto_o it_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v account_v to_o be_v its_o place_n which_o god_n wisdom_n by_o his_o prophet_n have_v put_v it_o in_o but_o say_v p._n simon_n isaac_n die_v not_o at_o that_o time_n i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o other_o time_n of_o his_o death_n mention_v there_o but_o that_o after_o he_o be_v one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n old_a he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v which_o be_v most_o true_a but_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o say_v by_o the_o sacred_a historian_n that_o isaac_n die_v at_o that_o time_n when_o his_o son_n jacob_n come_v unto_o he_o unto_o mamre_n for_o that_o have_v be_v false_a and_o i_o desire_v this_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o but_o say_v p._n simon_n joseph_n be_v sell_v twelve_o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n and_o yet_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n begin_v but_o at_o the_o 37th_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n i_o answer_v this_o be_v indeed_o true_a for_o isaac_n be_v sixty_o year_n old_a when_o jacob_n be_v bear_v gen._n 25._o 26._o and_o jacob_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47._o 9_o now_o 60_o and_o 130._o make_v one_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o which_o be_v but_o ten_o year_n more_o than_o the_o year_n of_o the_o age_n of_o isaac_n who_o die_v when_o he_o be_v one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n old_a that_o be_v ten_o year_n before_o jacob_n stand_v before_o pharaoh_n so_o that_o isaac_n must_v have_v die_v about_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n advancement_n in_o egypt_n as_o appear_v from_o gen._n 41._o 53_o 54._o compare_v with_o gen._n 45._o 6._o where_o we_o see_v that_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o two_o year_n of_o famine_n have_v pass_v from_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n advancement_n until_o the_o time_n of_o jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n isaac_n then_o live_v one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n can_v not_o die_v till_o about_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n advancement_n either_o the_o year_n of_o his_o advancement_n or_o the_o year_n before_o his_o advancement_n and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o year_n before_o his_o advancement_n that_o isaac_n die_v than_o it_o be_v about_o twelve_o year_n after_o joseph_n be_v sell_v that_o isaac_n die_v for_o joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v sell_v gen._n 37._o 2._o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v advance_v in_o egypt_n gen._n 41._o 46._o and_o consequent_o he_o be_v not_o advance_v till_o the_o thirteen_o year_n after_o he_o have_v be_v sell_v so_o that_o isaac_n die_v the_o year_n before_o his_o advancement_n he_o must_v have_v die_v twelve_o year_n after_o he_o be_v sold._n but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o purpose_n this_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n be_v out_o of_o its_o place_n for_o as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o be_v its_o place_n which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o assign_v unto_o it_o and_o there_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 35th_o chapter_n
he_o object_n out_o of_o r._n moses_n cotsi_n exod._n 12._o 40._o where_o moses_n say_v that_o the_o sojourn_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n be_v four_o hundred_o year_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o kohath_n son_n of_o levi_n who_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o go_v into_o egypt_n live_v but_o one_o hudr_v thirty_o three_o year_n that_o amram_n live_v only_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o year_n and_o that_o moses_n be_v but_o eighty_o year_n old_a when_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o which_o make_v in_o all_o but_o three_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o answer_v this_o objection_n contain_v a_o great_a falsehood_n in_o affirm_v that_o moses_n say_v the_o sojourn_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n be_v four_o hundred_o year_n there_o be_v no_o such_o say_n in_o the_o text_n of_o moses_n the_o text_n say_v not_o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n sojourn_v four_o hundred_o year_n in_o egypt_n but_o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o sojourn_v or_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n their_o sojourn_v be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n here_o it_o be_v not_o say_v how_o many_o of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n be_v pass_v in_o egypt_n indeed_o there_o be_v some_o ambiguity_n in_o the_o hebrew_n word_n of_o the_o text_n if_o it_o be_v not_o well_o know_v that_o they_o sojourn_v in_o other_o place_n both_o in_o their_o own_o person_n and_o in_o their_o progenitor_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n as_o levi_n in_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n to_o melchizedec_n heb._n 7._o 9_o it_o may_v be_v think_v perhaps_o that_o they_o sojourn_v the_o whole_a four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n in_o egypt_n but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n notorious_a to_o all_o that_o they_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o elsewhere_o before_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a to_o think_v that_o the_o whole_a four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n sojourn_v be_v pass_v in_o egypt_n what_o pere_fw-fr simon_n intend_v by_o this_o objection_n i_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v for_o if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o moses_n can_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n it_o will_v equal_o prove_v that_o no_o prophet_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o which_o yet_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o own_o judgement_n if_o he_o believe_v what_o he_o write_v for_o as_o moses_n can_v not_o so_o no_o other_o prophet_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o any_o falsehood_n i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o to_o this_o objection_n because_o the_o reverend_n and_o learned_a dean_n of_o paul_n have_v answer_v it_o at_o large_a in_o his_o excellent_a letter_n to_o a_o deist_n unto_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n five_o he_o object_n gen._n 46._o 27._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o all_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n who_o go_v into_o egypt_n be_v seventy_o and_o nevertheless_o in_o count_v the_o number_n there_o relate_v they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v but_o sixty_o nine_o answer_v this_o difficulty_n if_o it_o deserve_v that_o name_n have_v be_v clear_v already_o where_o it_o be_v show_v that_o jacob_n himself_o do_v make_v the_o seventieth_n let_v any_o man_n count_v they_o and_o set_v aside_o jacob_n son_n wife_n and_o er_fw-mi and_o onan_n who_o die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o will_v find_v that_o the_o sum_n total_a take_v in_o jacob_n as_o head_n of_o his_o own_o house_n be_v just_a seventy_o six_o he_o object_n numb_a 3._o 39_o where_o be_v reckon_v twenty_o two_o thousand_o but_o if_o we_o join_v all_o the_o number_n together_o there_o remain_v three_o hundred_o above_o the_o account_n i_o answer_v by_o distinguish_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 39th_o verse_n thus_o all_o the_o male_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v number_v and_o be_v to_o be_v devote_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o exchange_n for_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v twenty_o two_o thousand_o and_o no_o more_o i_o grant_v it_o as_o be_v the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n all_o the_o male_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v number_v and_o be_v partly_o already_o holy_a and_o devote_v and_o partly_o to_o be_v devote_v unto_o the_o lord_n be_v twenty_o two_o thousand_o and_o no_o more_o i_o deny_v it_o as_o not_o be_v the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n i_o ground_n my_o distinction_n upon_o this_o that_o all_o the_o male_n of_o the_o levite_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o be_v number_v from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o now_o among_o they_o all_o of_o necessity_n there_o must_v be_v a_o certain_a number_n that_o be_v first-born_a male_n and_o all_o such_o first-born_a levites_n as_o have_v be_v bear_v from_o the_o time_n of_o israel_n come_n out_o of_o egypt_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o that_o reckon_n be_v already_o sanctify_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o be_v his_o own_o devote_v unto_o he_o as_o appear_v from_o exod._n 13._o 2_o 13._o and_o from_o the_o 13_o verse_n of_o this_o same_o three_o chapter_n of_o number_n these_o first-born_a levite_n than_o can_v not_o be_v substitute_v in_o the_o stead_n of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o so_o become_v holy_a and_o devote_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n for_o as_o first-born_a they_o be_v already_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v holy_a and_o devote_v unto_o god_n they_o therefore_o must_v have_v be_v except_v and_o leave_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o levite_n that_o be_v to_o be_v exchange_v for_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o so_o to_o be_v appropriate_v unto_o god_n and_o his_o service_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n but_o we_o plain_o see_v that_o three_o hundred_o levites_n be_v leave_v out_o therefore_o it_o be_v on_o this_o account_n that_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n already_o as_o they_o be_v first-born_a the_o rest_n that_o be_v not_o thus_o the_o lord_n already_o be_v fit_a matter_n to_o be_v sanctify_v and_o devote_v to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o the_o number_n of_o they_o all_o be_v twenty_o two_o thousand_o and_o no_o more_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n very_o observable_a in_o this_o chapter_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v express_o say_v of_o these_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o levite_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n verse_n 45._o therefore_o sure_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o levite_n can_v be_v include_v in_o that_o number_n of_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o since_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n already_o as_o well_o as_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o so_o can_v not_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o exchange_n for_o they_o 2._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o number_n of_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o levites_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o number_n of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v find_v to_o contain_v two_o hundred_o seventy_o three_o more_o than_o the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v to_o be_v exchange_v for_o they_o it_o be_v express_o order_v by_o god_n that_o this_o two_o hundred_o seventy_o three_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n shall_v be_v redeem_v with_o money_n at_o five_o shekles_n apiece_o by_o the_o poll_n verse_n 46_o 47._o which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o the_o three_o hundred_o levite_n leave_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o levite_n which_o be_v to_o be_v exchange_v for_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v purposely_o leave_v out_o in_o the_o cast_n up_o of_o the_o sum_n total_a as_o not_o be_v fit_a matter_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o exchange_n because_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n already_o as_o they_o be_v first-born_a if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v real_o thus_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v purposely_o leave_v out_o but_o will_v have_v be_v certain_o include_v in_o the_o sum_n total_a as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o particular_a sum_n that_o so_o there_o may_v have_v be_v enough_o and_o more_o than_o enough_o of_o levites_n to_o be_v give_v in_o exchange_n for_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o need_n of_o give_v five_o shekel_n a_o piece_n for_o the_o redeem_n of_o any_o of_o they_o but_o now_o if_o any_o ask_v why_o then_o be_v these_o three_o hundred_o first-born_a levite_n number_v at_o all_o why_o be_v they_o put_v into_o the_o particular_a sum_n of_o the_o male_n of_o the_o several_a family_n as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 22_o 28_o 34._o and_o yet_o leave_v out_o of_o the_o