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in_o the_o animal_n which_o any_o one_o may_v have_v discover_v at_o first_o sight_n in_o short_a most_o of_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o hebrew_n name_n be_v support_v by_o very_o slight_a conjecture_n and_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v obtrude_v as_o certain_o true_a upon_o such_o as_o be_v well_o skill_v in_o these_o matter_n not_o to_o repeat_v what_o we_o say_v before_o that_o but_o few_o of_o the_o animal_n have_v name_n immediate_o give_v they_o but_o only_o as_o our_o first_o parent_n take_v notice_n of_o they_o or_o know_v they_o by_o frequent_a experiment_n and_o he_o take_v one_o of_o his_o rib_n c._n 2.21_o from_o this_o or_o some_o such_o sort_n of_o a_o narration_n among_o the_o oriental_n plato_n in_o eusebius_n opinion_n praep._n evang._n l._n 12._o c._n 12._o seem_v to_o have_v take_v what_o he_o write_v concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o first_o man_n in_o his_o symposian_a where_o he_o suppose_v that_o he_o be_v at_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o man_n and_o woman_n grow_v together_o and_o that_o this_o animal_n afterward_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o part_n one_o of_o which_o become_v a_o man_n and_o the_o other_o a_o woman_n the_o ancient_a rabbin_n read_v this_o passage_n in_o plato_n as_o they_o be_v always_o fond_a of_o monster_n and_o prodigy_n they_o soon_o like_v it_o and_o endeavour_v to_o countenance_v this_o strange_a opinion_n by_o some_o place_n of_o scripture_n absurd_o apply_v as_o particular_o c._n 12._o male_a and_o female_a he_o create_v they_o now_o that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v first_o borrow_v from_o plato_n and_o afterward_o crust_v over_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bible_n to_o recommend_v it_o the_o better_a we_o shall_v be_v soon_o convince_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o rabbin_n have_v several_a other_o opinion_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n which_o they_o take_v original_o out_o of_o this_o philosopher_n and_o then_o publish_v they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o like_a therefore_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o wonder_v as_o the_o learned_a grotius_n do_v that_o the_o rabbinical_a exposition_n agree_v so_o well_o with_o plato_n doctrine_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o christian_a interpreter_n frequent_o expound_v the_o scripture_n so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o support_v the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o ancient_a or_o modern_a philosopher_n and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a c._n 2.25_o we_o use_v to_o blush_v when_o we_o be_v discover_v commit_v something_o which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n evil_a and_o consequent_o unlawful_a or_o when_o we_o do_v something_o which_o be_v indeed_o lawful_a but_o not_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n or_o at_o such_o a_o time_n neither_o of_o which_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v here_o for_o neither_o be_v it_o immoral_a â—o_o go_v without_o clothes_n neither_o if_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o do_v so_o before_o other_o be_v it_o unlawful_a before_o one_o wife_n alone_o it_o be_v therefore_o somewhat_o strange_a how_o our_o first_o parent_n shall_v afterward_o be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o nakedness_n when_o there_o be_v no_o more_o in_o the_o world_n but_o themselves_o cain_n bring_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n a_o offering_n ch_z 4.3_o grotius_n think_v this_o be_v do_v by_o no_o positive_a command_n of_o god_n but_o mere_o by_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n which_o suggest_v to_o he_o that_o as_o a_o conspicuous_a respect_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o his_o maker_n so_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o show_v it_o by_o offer_v those_o thing_n to_o he_o which_o be_v most_o esteem_v by_o men._n several_n ancient_a christian_n and_o jew_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n as_o outram_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr sacrificijs_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 1._o have_v show_v but_o other_o assign_v the_o original_a of_o sacrifice_n to_o a_o express_a command_n of_o god_n which_o i_o be_o the_o easy_a incline_v to_o believe_v because_o that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n after_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v guilty_a of_o so_o notorious_a a_o defection_n mankind_n in_o all_o probability_n be_v too_o rude_a and_o ignorant_a to_o find_v out_o of_o themselves_o that_o the_o beneficence_n and_o power_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o these_o external_a ceremony_n god_n who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feed_v they_o and_o be_v their_o governor_n as_o plato_n speak_v of_o the_o man_n of_o the_o golden_a age_n seem_v to_o have_v teach_v they_o these_o rite_n lest_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o shall_v forget_v their_o creator_n of_o the_o firstling_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o the_o fat_a thereof_o ch_n 4.4_o since_o eat_v of_o flesh_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v unknown_a before_o the_o flood_n therefore_o grotius_n suppose_v that_o no_o victim_n be_v sacrifice_v because_o nihil_fw-la deo_fw-la sacrari_fw-la solet_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la sit_fw-la hominum_fw-la as_o this_o reason_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v reject_v so_o he_o omit_v another_o of_o no_o less_o importance_n which_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o scarcity_n of_o creature_n in_o the_o beginning_n there_o be_v but_o small_a number_n of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o the_o munificent_a lord_n of_o the_o universe_n will_v have_v they_o lessen_v mere_o for_o his_o own_o honour_n since_o it_o will_v be_v so_o prejudicial_a to_o mankind_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n triptolemeus_n enact_v a_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o animal_n shall_v be_v hurt_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o worship_v the_o god_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n long_o after_o he_o draco_n command_v the_o same_o for_o which_o consult_v porphyrius_n de_fw-fr abstinentia_fw-la l._n 4._o varro_n de_fw-fr r._n r._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o speak_v of_o the_o ox_n hic_fw-la socius_fw-la hominum_fw-la in_o rustico_fw-la opere_fw-la &_o cereres_fw-mi minister_n ab_fw-la hoc_fw-la antiqui_fw-la manus_fw-la ita_fw-la abstineri_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la capite_fw-la sanxerint_fw-la siquis_fw-la occidisset_fw-la quâ_fw-la in_o re_fw-la testis_fw-la attice_fw-la testis_fw-la attice_fw-la testis_fw-la peloponneses_n to_o come_v now_o to_o abel_n oblation_n since_o the_o hebrew_n hhalab_n signify_v milk_n as_o well_o as_o fat_a i_o shall_v choose_v to_o render_v it_o by_o the_o former_a and_o believe_v that_o by_o a_o common_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o hebrew_n abel_n bring_v of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o milk_n thereof_o be_v put_v instead_o of_o abel_n bring_v of_o the_o milk_n of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n it_o be_v credible_a that_o god_n will_v have_v they_o signify_v by_o this_o rite_n that_o the_o increase_n of_o all_o creature_n be_v owe_v to_o he_o and_o perhaps_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o egyptian_n offer_v milk_n to_o their_o deity_n see_v diod._n bibl._n lib._n 1._o a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n shall_v thou_o be_v ch_n 4.12_o it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o here_o to_o observe_v that_o among_o the_o grecian_n and_o other_o people_n in_o the_o early_a time_n of_o antiquity_n murder_n be_v punish_v with_o banishment_n thus_o medon_n the_o brother_n of_o ajax_n be_v banish_v to_o phylace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d far_o from_o his_o native_a country_n have_v kill_v a_o man_n several_n example_n of_o this_o nature_n feithius_n have_v collect_v in_o his_o antiqu._n homer_n l._n 2._o cap._n 8._o and_o as_o the_o learned_a spelman_n have_v observe_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n it_o be_v not_o punish_v with_o death_n here_o in_o england_n shem_o ham_n and_o japhet_n c._n 5.32_o though_o we_o read_v that_o noah_n beget_v these_o three_o son_n after_o he_o be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v which_o of_o they_o be_v the_o elder_a however_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o the_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n belong_v to_o japhet_n from_o gen._n 11.10_o shem_fw-mi be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o beget_v arphaxad_a two_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n that_o be_v in_o the_o six_o hundred_o and_o second_o year_n of_o noah_n for_o the_o deluge_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o six_o hundred_o complete_o and_o therefore_o shem_n be_v bear_v to_o noah_n when_o he_o be_v five_o hundred_o and_o two_o year_n old_a and_o consequent_o be_v not_o his_o first-begotten_a since_o he_o begin_v to_o get_v child_n when_o he_o be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o as_o for_o ham_n he_o be_v express_o say_v gen._n 9.24_o to_o be_v the_o young_a whence_o it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o japhet_n be_v the_o elder_a who_o be_v therefore_o though_o by_o the_o bye_n call_v shem_n elder_a brother_n gen._n 10.21_o nevertheless_o either_o because_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v descend_v from_o shem_n