year_n old_a numb_a 8._o 3._o their_o ministration_n at_o 30_o year_n the_o nethinim_n be_v hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n gibeonite_n they_o be_v call_v nethinims_n from_o nathan_n to_o give_v because_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n goodwin_n numb_a 18_o 16_o 16_o the_o coin_n in_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v either_o silver_n coin_n or_o gold_n coin_n their_o silver_n coin_n be_v these_o their_o first_o and_o great_a be_v shekel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o poiâ—e_v or_o weigh_v which_o be_v twofold_a regius_n siclus_n or_o the_o king_n shekel_n of_o comâ—mon_a use_n in_o buy_v and_o sell_v it_o value_v of_o our_o money_n one_o shilling_n three_o penny_n 2._o the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o double_v the_o former_a and_o be_v in_o value_n two_o shilling_n six_o penny_n on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o it_o be_v stamp_v the_o pot_n of_o manna_n or_o aâ—rons_n censer_n as_o other_o with_o this_o inscription_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o shekel_n of_o israel_n on_o the_o other_o side_n aaron_n rod_n hudding_n with_o this_o inscription_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o city_n jerusalem_n see_v aâ—sted_v in_o praecog_n theol._n and_o mr._n goodwin_n pag_n 327._o their_o second_o coin_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zuz_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n which_o be_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o value_n seven_o penny_n halfpenny_n zuz_n be_v derivid_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zuz_n to_o move_v for_o money_n be_v the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a of_o man_n appetite_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ceseph_n from_o casaph_n to_o breath_n to_o be_v intent_n on_o any_o thing_n money_n be_v the_o desire_n of_o every_o one_o and_o as_o hesiod_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n of_o mortal_n their_o three_o kind_n of_o coin_n be_v first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gerah_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d miscere_fw-la to_o mingle_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o commerce_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d agorah_n from_o agar_n to_o gather_v together_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kesiâ—a_o which_o signify_v a_o lamb_n a_o piece_n of_o money_n which_o have_v a_o lamb_n stamp_v on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o it_o so_o gen._n 33._o 9_o jacob_n buy_v a_o piece_n of_o grow_v for_o a_o hundred_o lamb_n that_o be_v for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n these_o three_o coin_n be_v in_o value_n of_o our_o coin_n oneâ—penny_n half_a penny_n twenty_o go_v to_o a_o shekel_n their_o gold_n coin_n be_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zahab_n a_o shekel_n of_o gold_n in_o our_o money_n fifteen_o shilling_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adaâ—kon_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o value_n also_o fifteen_o shilling_n this_o be_v persian_a coin_n their_o sum_n hence_o arise_v be_v two_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maneh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pound_n of_o gold_n 75_o pound_n of_o money_n 7_o l._n 10_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cicar_n a_o talon_n in_o gold_n 4500_o pound_n in_o money_n 375_o pound_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pioselyte_n be_v he_o who_o forsake_v gentilism_n turn_v to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d geâ—_n a_o stranger_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d guâ—_n to_o wander_v of_o these_o be_v two_o sort_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proselytus_fw-la foeâ—eris_fw-la a_o proselyte_n of_o tâ—e_v covenant_n he_o be_v tie_v to_o circumcision_n and_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o moses_n as_o r._n sal._n deut._n 2._o 3._o 14._o who_o name_v he_o there_o a_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n to_o who_o adoption_n three_o thing_n be_v necessary_a 1._o circumcision_n 2._o purification_n by_o water_n 3._o the_o blood_n of_o the_o oblation_n the_o second_o sort_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proselytus_fw-la porte_fw-fr a_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gateâ—_n deut._n 14_o 21._o he_o be_v not_o circumcise_v nor_o tie_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o moses_n his_o law_n but_o only_o to_o keep_v noah_n seven_o commendement_n which_o be_v these_o 1._o judgement_n for_o malefactor_n 2_o blessing_n the_o name_n of_o gâ—d_n 3._o to_o fly_v idolatry_n 4_o robbery_n 5._o bloodshed_n 6._o eat_v any_o member_n of_o a_o beast_n take_v from_o it_o alive_a 7._o not_o uncover_v one_o nakedness_n shindler_n in_o pentâ—g_v lot_n 1530._o 1530._o zach._n 2._o 6._o abâ—odach_n zaâ—ah_o deut._n 16._o jer._n 6._o 10._o act._n 7._o 52._o rome_n 2._o 28_o 29_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18._o 19_o col._n 1._o 14._o wise_a man_n deut_n 28._o 9_o tract_n berach_n de_fw-fr benedictionibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr sabâ—â—ho_n psal_n 121_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lam._n 1._o 5_o 6._o jet_n 15._o 1â—_n gen._n 27._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d what_o time_n 〈◊〉_d jew_n marry_v psal_n 57_o 1_o lament_n 219._o psal_n 42._o 9_o track_v san._n de_fw-fr judicibus_fw-la c_o 11._o lam._n 1._o 2._o 2._o wiseman_n psal_n 56._o 9_o 9_o the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n a_o book_n write_v by_o oâ—e_n of_o the_o scholar_n of_o r._n moses_n it_o contain_v the_o common_a place_n of_o divinity_n among_o which_o much_o philosophy_n morolity_n and_o cabbalistical_a nicety_n be_v intermix_v ezâ—k_n 9_o 4._o jâ—r_n 25._o 30._o psa_n 〈…〉_z orach_n chaym_fw-mi num_fw-la 2._o brandspiel_n c_o 16._o amos_n 6._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa_n 6._o 3._o amos_n 4._o 12._o psal_n 103._o 1._o mich._n 6._o 8._o levit._fw-la 20._o 25_o 2d_o tract_n talmud_n tanais_n dc_o jejunio_fw-la orach_n chaym_fw-mi num_fw-la 4._o brand_n spigel_n c._n 10._o prov._n 117._o de_fw-fr arba_fw-la cauphos_n &_o zizis_fw-la oâ—ach_v chaym_n n._n 8._o brandspiel_n c._n 48._o minhagimâ—_n p._n 6_o leu._n 15_o 37_o 28._o tract_n de_fw-fr sab._n cap._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d floruit_fw-la of_o their_o phylactery_n orach_n chajim_fw-la num_fw-la 25._o deut._n 6._o 6_o 7_o 8._o phylactery_n for_o the_o hand_n rabbi_n alphe_n tract_n de_fw-fr sabâ—_n c_o 6._o p._n 77._o isa_n 26._o 2._o tract_n berachos_n cap._n 1._o p._n 7._o exod._n 33â—_n 23_o tract_n de_fw-fr sab._n cap._n 18._o orach_n chaijm_n num_fw-la 8_o 9_o rutheni_n be_v a_o people_n of_o france_n dwell_v near_o xantoigne_n and_o avergne_n but_o in_o this_o place_n rather_o a_o people_n of_o livonia_n from_o whence_o the_o country_n be_v call_v russia_n orach_n chajim_fw-la nu_fw-la 46._o brund_n cap_n 41._o psal_n 55._o 15._o tract_n tâ—lâ—ud_n de_fw-fr benedictionibus_fw-la â—sa_fw-la 50._o 2._o tract_n berachos_n de_fw-fr benedictionibusp_n 6_o eccl._n 4._o 17._o exod._n 3._o 5._o psal_n 29._o 2._o yet_o the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d numb_a 2d_o 5._o psal_n 26._o 8._o soph._n 3._o 20._o hos_fw-la 14._o 3._o obad._n 2._o 1._o orach_n chajim_fw-la nu_fw-la 58._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d track_v de_fw-fr bebenedictionibus_fw-la cap._n 9_o orach_n chajim_fw-la nu_fw-la 113._o ezek._n 1._o 7._o isa._n 6._o 3._o orach_n chajim_fw-la nu_fw-la 125._o a_o sanctitas_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la the_o ward_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d radix_fw-la juniperorum_fw-la eorum_fw-la panis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tract_n de_fw-fr benedictione_n sect_n 9_o 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o faithful_a from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d extirpatus_fw-la est_fw-la excisâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o traitor_n backbiter_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d linguax_fw-la fuiâ—_fw-la detraxit_fw-la falsa_fw-la accusationâ—_n orach_n chajim_fw-la tract_n tal._n de_fw-fr benedict_v c._n 1._o exod._n 20._o 18._o psal_n 68_o 13._o ezek_n 8.14_o in_o tract_n joma_n job_n 14._o 16._o orach_n chajim_fw-la nu_fw-la 91._o &_o seq_n sam._n 3._o 41._o psal_n 119._o 109._o psal_n 35._o 10._o psal_n 130._o brund_n cap_n 41._o alas_o poor_a jew_n thou_o have_v never_o utter_v one_o amen_o attentive_o for_o the_o space_n of_o 1631_o year_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quid_fw-la requirit_fw-la thâ—_n rabbin_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d centum_fw-la requirit_fw-la so_o pervert_v the_o text_n 2_o sam._n 25._o 1._o isaiah_n 1._o 15._o cap._n 59_o 2punc_n 3._o oruch_n chaya_n num_fw-la 55._o deut_n 7._o 1â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d icr._n 9_o 12_o 13._o deu._n 29._o 24_o 25_o psal._n 84._o 7._o brand_n spiegel_n cap._n 43._o leu._n 1._o 43_o 44._o in_o tract_n gittie_n s._n 3._o &_o 5._o
by_o they_o bless_v and_o consecrate_v at_o length_n thanks_o be_v give_v the_o cup_n be_v fill_v the_o four_o time_n and_o the_o good_a man_n of_o the_o house_n take_v his_o cup_n into_o his_o hand_n sai_z pour_v out_o thy_o wrath_n upon_o the_o gentile_n 25._o and_o upon_o the_o kingdom_n that_o have_v not_o know_v thy_o name_n pour_v out_o thy_o indignation_n upon_o they_o and_o let_v thy_o wrathful_a displeasure_n take_v hold_v on_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n one_o run_v to_o the_o door_n unlock_v it_o and_o set_v it_o open_a thereby_o willing_a to_o show_v their_o great_a security_n in_o this_o say_n they_o curse_v all_o people_n which_o be_v not_o of_o israel_n more_o especial_o the_o christian_n hope_v that_o elias_n will_v come_v that_o very_a night_n and_o declare_v unto_o they_o the_o come_n of_o their_o saviour_n and_o deliverer_n the_o messiah_n as_o they_o also_o brag_v and_o boast_v in_o that_o prayer_n call_v azrob_fw-la nissim_fw-la thereof_o their_o reason_n be_v because_o all_o those_o famous_a deliverance_n so_o full_a of_o wonder_n which_o god_n wrought_v for_o the_o patriarch_n prophet_n and_o people_n of_o israel_n happen_v as_o upon_o this_o night_n they_o pray_v therefore_o that_o god_n will_v come_v again_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o this_o their_o calamity_n and_o punish_v the_o christian_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o he_o do_v the_o egyptian_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pâ—sse_v 48._o that_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o gate_n be_v open_v and_o the_o execeration_n be_v pronounce_v one_o of_o the_o household_n invest_v with_o a_o white_a linen_n garment_n run_v into_o the_o nursery_n that_o the_o infant_n may_v think_v that_o elias_n be_v come_v indeed_o and_o be_v about_o to_o take_v vengean_n e_o on_o the_o christian_n for_o a_o conclusion_n of_o all_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n say_v certain_a table-prayer_n at_o the_o period_n of_o the_o supper_n which_o he_o close_v up_o in_o this_o manner_n almighty_a god_n build_v again_o thy_o temple_n and_o that_o short_o very_o quick_o in_o these_o our_o day_n very_o quick_o now_o build_v again_o and_o that_o short_o thy_o holy_a temple_n omercifull_a god_n o_o great_a god_n o_o bountiful_a god_n o_o thou_o god_n that_o be_v high_o exalt_v o_o beautiful_a god_n o_o sweet_a god_n o_o virtuous_a god_n o_o god_n of_o the_o jew_n now_o build_v up_o thy_o temple_n very_o quick_o and_o with_o great_a expedition_n in_o these_o our_o day_n very_o quick_o very_o quick_o now_o build_v up_o now_o build_v up_o now_o build_v up_o now_o build_v now_o build_v up_o thy_o temple_n quick_o o_o strong_a and_o powerful_a god_n live_v god_n mighty_a god_n o_o god_n worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n o_o god_n of_o meekness_n o_o eternal_a god_n a_o god_n that_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v o_o god_n of_o comeliness_n god_n of_o majesty_n god_n of_o infinite_a riches_n god_n of_o surpass_a beauty_n o_o faithful_a god_n now_o build_v up_o thy_o temple_n short_o very_o quick_o very_o quick_o in_o these_o our_o day_n short_o very_o quick_o now_o build_v up_o now_o build_v up_o now_o build_v up_o now_o build_v up_o now_o build_v up_o thy_o temple_n speedy_o the_o orison_n end_v they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o rest_v and_o sleep_v in_o great_a security_n for_o they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o this_o night_n neither_o man_n nor_o devil_n can_v approach_v to_o do_v they_o any_o hurt_n this_o night_n be_v call_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o 12_o chapter_n lel_n schemarim_n the_o night_n of_o observation_n or_o preservation_n hereup_n on_o their_o mind_n be_v fraught_v with_o such_o a_o conceit_n they_o abandon_v fear_n leave_v open_a their_o gate_n and_o door_n all_o the_o night_n over_o to_o give_v a_o entrance_n to_o elias_n the_o prophet_n who_o as_o they_o assure_v themselves_o will_v come_v and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o this_o their_o misery_n thus_o the_o poor_a blirdfolded_a jew_n trouble_n and_o vex_v themselves_o with_o this_o their_o 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