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to_o import_v in_o two_o deut._n 2_o 3_o 4._o from_o kadesh_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n country_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o edom._n when_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n moses_n speak_v of_o edom_n as_o govern_v by_o duke_n xv_o exod._n 17._o for_o the_o son_n of_o esau_n at_o first_o have_v no_o high_a title_n xxxvi_o gen._n 15_o etc._n etc._n not_o long_o after_o it_o seem_v their_o posterity_n become_v king_n and_o now_o nine_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n they_o be_v still_o under_o kingly_a government_n and_o this_o king_n to_o who_o moses_n now_o send_v messenger_n the_o great_a primate_n of_o ireland_n take_v to_o have_v be_v hadar_n the_o last_o of_o those_o that_o moses_n mention_n xxxvi_o gen._n 39_o who_o for_o his_o inhumanity_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v short_o after_o punish_v with_o death_n and_o the_o kingdom_n turn_v again_o into_o the_o government_n by_o duke_n for_o moses_n 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father_n after_o several_a removal_n from_o one_o part_n of_o canaan_n to_o another_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n which_o be_v so_o public_a a_o thing_n they_o be_v invite_v by_o pharaoh_n who_o send_v carriage_n for_o they_o that_o the_o edomite_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o and_o we_o have_v dwell_v in_o egypt_n a_o long_a time_n see_v xii_o exod._n 40_o 41._o and_o what_o i_o have_v observe_v there_o and_o the_o egyptian_n vex_v we_o and_o our_o father_n see_v i_o exod._n 11_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o and_o when_o we_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n he_o hear_v our_o voice_n two_o exod._n 23_o 24_o 25._o iii_o 7_o 8._o and_o send_v a_o angel_n see_v iii_o exod._n 2_o etc._n etc._n maimonides_n here_o by_o angel_n understand_v moses_n himself_o for_o the_o prophet_n be_v sometime_o call_v angel_n i._n e._n messenger_n send_v from_o god_n two_o judg._n 1._o this_o he_o assert_n in_o the_o first_o part_n and_o more_o than_o once_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o more_o nevochim_n but_o it_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a to_o think_v that_o moses_n will_v thus_o magnify_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n who_o understand_v not_o such_o language_n and_o can_v not_o but_o be_v more_o move_v to_o hearken_v to_o his_o embassy_n if_o he_o believe_v the_o israelite_n be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o heavenly_a minister_n who_o as_o other_o jew_n think_v be_v michael_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o heavenly_a host_n who_o they_o common_o understand_v by_o the_o angel_n here_o mention_v but_o many_o great_a man_n particular_o masius_n think_v this_o be_v short_a of_o the_o truth_n unless_o we_o understand_v by_o michael_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v as_o he_o speak_v the_o perpetual_a prince_n and_o director_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o though_o he_o be_v then_o proper_o make_v the_o messenger_n of_o the_o father_n when_o he_o take_v on_o he_o our_o flesh_n and_o dwell_v here_o among_o we_o yet_o from_o the_o 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feed_v with_o bread_n and_o water_n of_o affliction_n till_o his_o bowel_n be_v sore_o pinch_v etc._n etc._n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o jewish_a doctor_n mention_v by_o selden_n lib._n iu._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n 1._o verse_n 31_o ver._n 31._o moreover_o you_o shall_v take_v no_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o life_n of_o a_o murderer_n if_o a_o murderer_n will_v have_v give_v all_o his_o estate_n to_o save_v his_o life_n or_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n will_v have_v accept_v a_o compensation_n or_o free_o let_v he_o go_v the_o judge_n when_o they_o have_v find_v he_o guilty_a can_v not_o restore_v he_o to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n but_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v death_n for_o the_o life_n of_o he_o that_o be_v slay_v be_v not_o as_o maimonides_n speak_v part_v of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n but_o belong_v to_o almighty_a god_n who_o set_v such_o a_o value_n on_o a_o man_n life_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o price_n to_o be_v take_v for_o it_o see_v selden_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n p._n 470._o ver._n 32._o and_o you_o shall_v take_v no_o satisfaction_n for_o he_o that_o be_v flee_v to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n until_o the_o death_n of_o the_o highpriest_n no_o money_n be_v to_o purchase_v his_o liberty_n to_o dwell_v any_o verse_n 32_o where_o else_o but_o there_o till_o the_o time_n appoint_v by_o the_o law_n but_o this_o punishment_n for_o manslaughter_n be_v as_o indispensable_a as_o death_n for_o murder_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n happen_v to_o kill_v another_o in_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n to_o which_o he_o be_v confine_v he_o be_v force_v to_o flee_v to_o another_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o there_o abide_v till_o the_o death_n of_o the_o highpriest_n ver._n 33._o so_o you_o shall_v not_o pollute_v the_o land_n wherein_o you_o verse_n 33_o be_v for_o blood_n defile_v the_o land_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n be_v bind_v to_o prosecute_v the_o murderer_n unto_o death_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o country_n which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v have_v a_o gild_n upon_o it_o and_o that_o very_o grievous_a for_o they_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v which_o be_v say_v to_o pollute_v the_o land_n or_o they_o or_o god_n sanctuary_n viz._n idolatry_n xx_o leu._n 3._o all_o the_o filthiness_n that_o be_v forbid_v xviii_o 24_o 25._o and_o murder_v here_o mention_v more_o nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n 47._o and_o the_o land_n can_v be_v cleanse_v of_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v therein_o but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o he_o that_o shed_v it_o the_o same_o maimonides_n observe_v in_o the_o xli_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n that_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o universal_a justice_n to_o make_v a_o man_n suffer_v what_o he_o have_v make_v another_o suffer_v if_o he_o have_v hurt_v his_o body_n he_o must_v suffer_v for_o it_o in_o his_o own_o body_n if_o in_o his_o money_n his_o own_o purse_n must_v pay_v for_o it_o if_o he_o have_v take_v away_o his_o life_n he_o must_v die_v for_o it_o himself_o and_o the_o punishment_n can_v neither_o be_v mitigate_v nor_o any_o compensation_n accept_v for_o it_o for_o which_o he_o quote_v these_o word_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n resolve_v that_o if_o he_o that_o be_v murder_v shall_v live_v a_o few_o day_n or_o hour_n after_o his_o deadly_a wound_n and_o be_v in_o sound_a understanding_n shall_v desire_v he_o that_o kill_v he_o may_v not_o die_v for_o it_o declare_v that_o he_o free_o forgive_v he_o his_o desire_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v but_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o blood_n whether_o he_o that_o be_v slay_v be_v a_o great_a man_n or_o a_o mean_a a_o freeman_n or_o a_o slave_n a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o fool_n because_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n commit_v by_o man_n great_a than_o this_o be_v verse_n 34_o ver._n 34._o defile_v not_o therefore_o the_o land_n which_o you_o shall_v inhabit_v by_o suffer_v a_o murderer_n to_o live_v wherein_o i_o dwell_v this_o be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n elsewhere_o see_v v._n 3_o why_o they_o shall_v put_v all_o pollute_a people_n out_o of_o their_o camp_n because_o god_n dwell_v in_o they_o viz._n in_o his_o sanctuary_n which_o make_v this_o land_n be_v call_v the_o holy_a land_n and_o god_n possession_n 2_o chron._n xx._n 11._o for_o i_o the_o lord_n dwell_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v xxv_o exod._n 8._o the_o very_a same_o be_v practise_v among_o the_o athenian_n with_o some_o little_a alteration_n for_o demosthenes_n say_v it_o be_v one_o of_o their_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o who_o out_o of_o forethought_a kill_v a_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o he_o tell_v we_o also_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o judge_n to_o take_v money_n to_o remit_v the_o punishment_n after_o he_o be_v condemn_v though_o if_o the_o prosecutor_n compound_v with_o he_o or_o his_o friend_n beforehand_o and_o desist_v from_o the_o prosecution_n his_o life_n be_v save_v if_o he_o flee_v from_o justice_n all_o his_o good_n be_v confiscate_v and_o he_o forfeit_v all_o the_o right_n of_o a_o citizen_n both_o civil_a and_o sacred_a see_v sam._n petitus_fw-la his_o comment_n in_o leges_fw-la attica_n lib._n vii_o tit._n 1._o chap._n xxxvi_o chapter_n xxxvi_o ver._n 1._o and_o the_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o verse_n 1_o child_n of_o gilead_n the_o son_n of_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n etc._n etc._n not_o the_o father_n of_o those_o family_n who_o inheritance_n have_v be_v assign_v they_o already_o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n but_o the_o other_o half_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n who_o be_v to_o have_v their_o inheritance_n in_o canaan_n where_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n also_o have_v their_o portion_n as_o appear_v from_o xvii_o josh_n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n come_v near_o and_o speak_v before_o moses_n and_o before_o the_o prince_n the_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v meet_v together_o in_o a_o great_a assembly_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v about_o public_a affair_n see_v xxvii_o 2._o xxi_o xxxii_o 2._o ver._n 2._o and_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n command_v my_o verse_n 2_o lord._n this_o show_v that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o rest_n to_o give_v the_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n by_o lot_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v xxvi_o 52_o 53._o for_o there_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o these_o doubt_n be_v lay_v and_o my_o lord_n be_v command_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o give_v the_o inheritance_n of_o zelophehad_n which_o shall_v have_v fall_v to_o zelophehad_n have_v he_o be_v alive_a our_o brather_n so_o they_o call_v their_o near_a relation_n unto_o his_o daughter_n who_o petition_v he_o for_o the_o possession_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v their_o father_n and_o it_o be_v grant_v they_o see_v xxvii_o 6_o 7._o ver._n 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1_o corinth_n v._o 4._o 2_o cor._n ii_o 10._o council_n xv_o act_n 4_o 22._o other_o act_n 2_o corinth_n vii_o 19_o and_o herewith_o agree_v the_o primitive_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n for_o divers_a age_n whereby_o they_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o integrity_n of_o their_o proceed_n and_o by_o the_o same_o mean_v oblige_v superior_n to_o that_o integrity_n by_o make_v the_o proceed_n so_o manifest_a and_o so_o to_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o from_o this_o interest_n of_o the_o people_n in_o such_o act_v it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n that_o the_o people_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v demand_v what_o they_o have_v to_o say_v against_o ordination_n and_o marriage_n to_o be_v make_v see_v mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o right_n of_o the_o church_n in_o a_o christian_a state_n chap._n 3._o p._n 159_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o congregation_n shall_v restore_v he_o to_o the_o city_n of_o his_o refuge_n whether_o he_o be_v flee_v 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etc._n etc._n the_o law_n require_v he_o that_o be_v condemn_v of_o kill_v a_o man_n involuntary_o for_o some_o limit_a time_n to_o go_v away_o and_o keep_v at_o a_o appoint_a distance_n till_o he_o can_v make_v his_o peace_n with_o the_o kindred_n of_o he_o that_o be_v slay_v after_o which_o he_o may_v return_v again_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o shall_v abide_v in_o it_o not_o stir_v out_o of_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o city_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o suburb_n and_o the_o two_o thousand_o cubit_n which_o encompass_v they_o v._n 4_o 5._o within_o which_o bound_n he_o be_v to_o keep_v unto_o the_o death_n of_o the_o highpriest_n which_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n this_o look_n like_o a_o punishment_n to_o the_o manslayer_n whereby_o other_o be_v teach_v to_o be_v very_o watchful_a over_o themselves_o lest_o by_o negligence_n they_o chance_v to_o kill_v any_o body_n and_o so_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v their_o own_o home_n but_o maimonides_n take_v it_o for_o a_o prudent_a charity_n to_o 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the_o highpriest_n whensoever_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o high_a value_n may_v be_v set_v upon_o he_o and_o that_o it_o may_v represent_v our_o deliverance_n only_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n of_o which_o many_o great_a man_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o type_n or_o shadow_n though_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o signification_n of_o this_o in_o the_o n._n testament_n and_o since_o the_o great_a expiation_n which_o the_o highpriest_n make_v every_o year_n on_o the_o day_n of_o atonement_n do_v not_o procure_v such_o man_n their_o liberty_n i_o can_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o high-priest_n death_n but_o only_o as_o that_o which_o follow_v upon_o it_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n for_o the_o highpriest_n have_v a_o great_a power_n every_o where_o and_o particular_o in_o these_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n over_o who_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a it_o be_v possible_a the_o manslayer_n may_v be_v 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nicholas_n enlarge_v to_o forty_o thus_o among_o the_o heathen_a the_o bound_n of_o the_o refuge_n at_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n at_o ephesus_n be_v sometime_o more_o and_o sometime_o less_o as_o ritterhusius_n observe_v in_o his_o book_n beforenamed_n where_o he_o show_v how_o far_o it_o be_v extend_v by_o alexander_n and_o afterward_o far_o by_o other_o and_o tacitus_n lib._n iii_o annalium_fw-la mention_n a_o temple_n of_o she_o to_o which_o be_v grant_v by_o several_a emperor_n duobus_fw-la millibus_fw-la passuum_fw-la eandem_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la the_o same_o sanctity_n for_o two_o mile_n round_o about_o it_o verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o and_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n find_v he_o without_o the_o border_n of_o the_o city_n of_o his_o refuge_n and_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n kill_v the_o slayer_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o death_n the_o court_n of_o judgement_n be_v not_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n though_o perhaps_o he_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o judgement_n 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death_n of_o the_o highpriest_n after_o which_o if_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n kill_v he_o no_o doubt_n he_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v as_o a_o murderer_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o because_o he_o shall_v have_v remain_v in_o the_o city_n of_o his_o refuge_n until_o the_o death_n of_o the_o highpriest_n these_o word_n give_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v in_o this_o case_n because_o the_o manslayer_n be_v guilty_a of_o break_v another_o law_n and_o so_o in_o some_o sort_n accessary_a to_o his_o own_o death_n for_o he_o may_v have_v be_v safe_a if_o he_o have_v please_v but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o highpriest_n the_o slayer_n shall_v return_v to_o the_o land_n of_o his_o possession_n where_o he_o be_v not_o only_o to_o remain_v safe_a but_o to_o be_v restore_v to_o all_o his_o honour_n if_o he_o have_v any_o before_o he_o flee_v to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n ver._n 29._o so_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v for_o a_o statute_n 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