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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o sudden_a suffocation_n judas_n be_v choke_v or_o strangle_v i._n e._n say_v he_o he_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o sudden_a disease_n in_o his_o throat_n he_o die_v of_o a_o angina_n squinancy_n or_o some_o such_o violent_a distemper_n that_o unavoidable_o stop_v his_o breath_n so_o that_o be_v swell_v within_o by_o the_o air_n or_o spirit_n shut_v up_o he_o fall_v down_o and_o break_v his_o belly_n and_o the_o bowel_n gush_v out_o so_o this_o excellent_a critic_n he_o think_v judas_n expire_v as_o 23._o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 2_o sam._n 17_o 23._o achitophel_n be_v say_v by_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n to_o have_v do_v viz._n of_o some_o suffocate_a disease_n that_o be_v breed_v by_o some_o great_a grief_n of_o mind_n which_o be_v imply_v say_v they_o in_o the_o word_n chanak_n which_o be_v there_o use_v this_o suffocation_n or_o stifle_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v that_o machanac_n which_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n talk_v of_o 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strangle_v and_o suffocate_v i_o subscribe_v then_o to_o those_o learned_a critic_n thus_o far_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mean_v of_o a_o melancholy_a suffocation_n but_o i_o can_v go_v with_o they_o so_o far_o as_o to_o grant_v that_o this_o only_a be_v here_o mean_v and_o than_o judas_n die_v of_o this_o suffocation_n which_o be_v â—he_n thing_n that_o heinsius_n and_o grotius_n assert_v for_o as_o for_o our_o learned_a annotator_n he_o leave_v they_o here_o and_o be_v inclinable_a to_o attribute_v iudas_n death_n to_o something_o else_o as_o you_o shall_v hear_v present_o and_o true_o grotius_n likewise_o though_o he_o follow_v heinsius_n in_o his_o interpretation_n that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mean_v grief_n of_o mind_n add_v this_o of_o his_o own_o that_o judas_n have_v a_o sudden_a dangerous_a fall_n and_o therewith_o burst_v himself_o i_o grant_v that_o this_o suffocation_n be_v a_o preparatory_a death_n this_o make_a way_n for_o the_o halter_n and_o all_o that_o follow_v it_o but_o that_o which_o i_o assert_v here_o be_v that_o this_o suffocation_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o to_o that_o excess_n that_o he_o immediate_o die_v of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v idle_a to_o think_v that_o this_o suffocate_a grief_n alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n when_o we_o read_v of_o his_o fall_n down_o headlong_o and_o of_o all_o his_o bowel_n gush_v out_o these_o be_v never_o know_v to_o be_v concomitant_n of_o that_o distemper_n no_o history_n give_v we_o any_o instance_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fond_a and_o groundless_a to_o imagine_v that_o this_o suffocate_a passion_n be_v his_o fatal_a end_n that_o this_o be_v it_o which_o dispatch_v he_o what_o then_o do_v you_o will_v say_v i_o answer_v his_o hang_a himself_o i._n e._n his_o strangle_v
and_o the_o manner_n and_o event_n of_o it_o and_o what_o though_o papias_n and_o other_o lard_n the_o story_n of_o iudas_n hang_v himself_n with_o several_a fiction_n as_o that_o of_o the_o cart_n and_o his_o hydropic_a swell_v etc._n etc._n these_o we_o be_v to_o â—light_v and_o disregard_n but_o the_o plain_a truth_n we_o must_v retain_v viz._n that_o he_o end_v his_o life_n by_o that_o fall_n which_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o break_n of_o the_o string_n or_o noose_n with_o which_o he_o have_v think_v to_o dispatch_v himself_o this_o have_v be_v believe_v by_o the_o ancient_n as_o we_o have_v say_v and_o be_v embrace_v by_o several_a of_o the_o etc._n the_o isaac_n casaubon_n gerhard_n calixt_v diâ—tâ—ric_n etc._n etc._n modern_n though_o of_o late_a some_o have_v go_v another_o way_n and_o have_v invent_v new_a opinion_n of_o their_o own_o so_o then_o the_o full_a mean_v of_o both_o the_o text_n put_v together_o be_v this_o as_o i_o conceive_v judas_n after_o he_o have_v throw_v down_o his_o money_n the_o curse_a reward_n of_o his_o treachery_n depart_v and_o go_v both_o which_o word_n be_v very_o observable_a but_o be_v not_o sufficient_o distinguish_v by_o our_o translator_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o retire_v into_o some_o solitary_a place_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o matt._n 14._o 13._o john_n 6._o 15._o and_o in_o other_o place_n and_o it_o be_v the_o frequent_a denotation_n of_o the_o word_n in_o profane_a author_n thus_o he_o depart_v or_o rather_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v render_v go_v apart_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o solitariness_n as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o deep_a melancholist_n and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v to_o signify_v his_o wicked_a design_n he_o go_v i._n e._n he_o go_v away_o with_o a_o design_n and_o purpose_n of_o put_v a_o period_n to_o his_o life_n and_o according_o first_o he_o pine_v himself_o with_o excessive_a grief_n and_o melancholy_n and_o thereby_o fall_v into_o such_o fit_n of_o 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wit_n will_v give_v heed_n to_o what_o be_v mention_v by_o 56._o by_o 〈…〉_o â—rigen_n in_o â—tt_n tract_n theophyâ—â—_n in_o mat._n 27._o theophan_v homil_n 27._o zonar_n epist._n 56._o some_o that_o judas_n know_v christ_n will_v short_o descend_v into_o hell_n and_o deliver_v all_o person_n thence_o go_v and_o hang_v himself_o before_o our_o saviour_n death_n that_o he_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v in_o hell_n when_o he_o come_v thither_o and_o thereby_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o be_v save_v by_o he_o this_o be_v the_o complete_a interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n which_o i_o offer_v wherein_o i_o not_o only_o take_v in_o the_o full_a sense_n of_o both_o text_n which_o i_o see_v most_o expositor_n be_v defective_a in_o but_o i_o put_v a_o end_n to_o most_o of_o the_o dispute_n that_o have_v be_v raise_v about_o the_o interpret_n of_o these_o word_n for_o it_o have_v be_v warm_o controvert_v whether_o iudas_n death_n be_v by_o grief_n or_o suspension_n or_o by_o a_o precipice_n some_o have_v hold_v the_o first_o some_o the_o second_o only_o and_o other_o defend_v the_o last_o as_o most_o accountable_a but_o i_o maintain_v that_o his_o death_n be_v procure_v by_o all_o these_o three_o for_o in_o the_o way_n that_o i_o have_v explain_v they_o they_o be_v all_o three_o very_a consistent_a i_o do_v hereby_o silence_v the_o particular_a quarrel_n and_o pretence_n of_o critic_n against_o one_o another_o on_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o st._n matthew_n use_v have_v a_o double_a meaning_n have_v render_v the_o manner_n of_o iudas_n death_n uncertain_a among_o these_o author_n but_o i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o that_o word_n to_o another_o end_n viz._n to_o suggest_v to_o i_o that_o the_o double_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v attend_v to_o here_o i._n e._n we_o be_v hereby_o inform_v that_o this_o wretched_a caitiff_n be_v first_o suffocate_v with_o fit_n of_o despair_v sorrow_n and_o soon_o after_o attempt_v to_o end_v his_o day_n with_o a_o halter_n but_o as_o he_o hang_v and_o press_v himself_o down_o this_o crack_a or_o otherwise_o be_v unfastn_v and_o so_o he_o come_v tumble_v from_o his_o height_n then_o to_o this_o suffocation_n suspension_n and_o precipitation_n for_o it_o may_v be_v call_v so_o though_o it_o be_v not_o that_o precipitation_n which_o some_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v fancy_v he_o expire_v of_o be_v add_v a_o rupture_n and_o effusion_n of_o his_o bowel_n the_o last_o act_n of_o this_o tragedy_n for_o by_o be_v throw_v down_o he_o so_o wound_a and_o tear_v his_o body_n that_o these_o entrail_n soon_o find_v a_o passage_n by_o which_o they_o come_v forth_o this_o be_v the_o exposition_n which_o i_o give_v of_o the_o word_n and_o you_o see_v it_o be_v consistent_a with_o itself_o which_o can_v be_v say_v of_o some_o of_o the_o interpretation_n which_o have_v be_v mention_v and_o it_o be_v full_o adjust_v to_o the_o grammar_n and_o 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here_o be_v nothing_o contradictory_n in_o both_o these_o passage_n for_o in_o the_o one_o be_v set_v down_o what_o judas_n wilful_o attempt_v and_o do_v towards_o the_o procure_n of_o his_o death_n the_o other_o acquaint_v we_o what_o be_v the_o direful_a sequel_n of_o it_o the_o former_a relate_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o fatal_a tragedy_n the_o latter_a the_o end_n and_o catastrophe_n of_o it_o thus_o both_o these_o inspire_a author_n agree_v but_o if_o you_o understand_v the_o word_n either_o whole_o of_o precipitation_n proper_o so_o call_v or_o of_o melancholic_a suffocation_n you_o set_v these_o writer_n at_o variance_n and_o you_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o agreement_n yea_o you_o make_v they_o say_v that_o which_o be_v never_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o for_o as_o for_o iudas_n fling_v himself_n from_o a_o precipice_n there_o be_v not_o a_o single_a syllable_n in_o the_o relation_n give_v by_o these_o holy_a man_n that_o look_v that_o way_n or_o give_v the_o least_o hint_n of_o it_o beside_o hang_v himself_o be_v express_o mention_v in_o one_o of_o the_o text_n and_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o this_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o cast_v himself_o down_o from_o a_o precipice_n and_o as_o for_o melancholy_a suffocation_n it_o be_v never_o hear_v that_o this_o alone_o produce_v a_o total_a rupture_n of_o the_o body_n and_o a_o exclusion_n of_o all_o the_o bowel_n these_o must_v undoubted_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o another_o cause_n that_o d._n that_o tho._n gâ—idot_n m._n d._n physician_n who_o pretend_v to_o solve_v this_o by_o the_o instance_n of_o a_o bursten_a child_n who_o malady_n be_v cause_v by_o keep_v in_o the_o breath_n whereby_o the_o diaphragm_n be_v bear_v down_o and_o so_o by_o that_o violent_a depression_n the_o
word_n in_o ezra_n 10._o 8._o though_o we_o translaâ—e_v it_o to_o forfeit_v but_o the_o plain_a sense_n and_o render_v of_o it_o be_v this_o his_fw-la substance_n shall_v be_v destroy_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o achan_n wherefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n use_v here_o by_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_v to_o cherem_n the_o proper_a meaning_n of_o which_o word_n be_v destruction_n and_o we_o may_v far_o learn_v and_o be_v ascertain_v of_o the_o true_a and_o genuine_a meaning_n of_o this_o word_n from_o the_o law_n of_o cherem_n set_v down_o in_o leu._n 27._o 28_o 29._o which_o there_o signify_v a_o thing_n or_o person_n devote_v to_o destruction_n and_o also_o from_o the_o particular_a instance_n of_o this_o cherem_n as_o those_o idolatrous_a city_n mention_v in_o deut._n 13._o 15_o 16._o which_o be_v to_o be_v utter_o destroy_v and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o they_o neither_o inhabitant_n nor_o cattle_n be_v to_o be_v spare_v nay_o all_o the_o spoil_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o street_n and_o both_o city_n and_o spoil_n to_o be_v burn_v to_o aâ—hes_n the_o city_n shall_v be_v a_o heap_n for_o ever_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v build_v again_o and_o there_o shall_v cleave_v nought_o of_o the_o accurse_a thing_n the_o anathema_n to_o thy_o hand_n v._o 17._o jericho_n be_v a_o cherem_n curse_v and_o destine_v to_o destruction_n so_o aâ—alek_n be_v devote_v to_o be_v a_o cherem_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 3._o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o spare_v they_o not_o but_o sâ—ay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n etc._n etc._n charam_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n here_o use_v and_o hence_o perhaps_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o devota_fw-la capita_fw-la among_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n for_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a with_o the_o gentile_n to_o borrow_v some_o practice_n from_o 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infernal_a demon_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_v to_o the_o jewish_a cherem_n i._n e._n thing_n or_o person_n devote_v to_o utter_a destruction_n for_o the_o word_n cherem_n retain_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o verb_n charam_n which_o signify_v utter_o to_o destroy_v and_o that_o without_o mercy_n whence_o the_o critical_a hebrew_n tell_v we_o that_o charam_n be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o verb_n racham_n misereri_fw-la from_o charam_n the_o word_n chormah_n derive_v its_o pedigree_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v translate_v destruction_n in_o numb_a 14._o 45._o though_o you_o find_v it_o otherwise_o for_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a keep_v the_o hebrew_n word_n itself_o and_o our_o english_a translator_n follow_v it_o render_v the_o place_n thus_o the_o amalekite_n discomfit_v they_o even_o unto_o hormah_n whereas_o i_o conceive_v hormah_n or_o chormah_n denote_v not_o a_o place_n but_o death_n and_o destruction_n and_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v render_v thus_o the_o amalekite_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoâ—il_n 16_o in_o epâ—st_n â—d_a rom_n let_v he_o be_v separate_v from_o all_o let_v he_o be_v estrange_v from_o all_o loc_n all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o loc_n let_v he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o common_a body_n of_o the_o church_n say_v theodoret._n 3._o theodoret._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iâ—_n rom._n 9_o 3._o anathema_n be_v separation_n or_o alienation_n say_v theophylact_v and_o indeed_o among_o christian_a and_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n it_o have_v this_o peculiar_a denotation_n and_o be_v use_v to_o signify_v excommunication_n and_o as_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o church_n so_o likewise_o from_o christ_n himself_o second_o therefore_o let_v he_o be_v anathema_n i._n e._n let_v he_o be_v separate_v from_o christ_n let_v he_o have_v no_o part_n in_o jesus_n so_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n word_n before_o mention_a mâ—y_n be_v far_o mean_v i_o can_v wish_v that_o myself_o be_v anathema_n from_o christ_n i._n e._n 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text_n which_o be_v before_o we_o it_o refer_v to_o the_o primitive_a discipline_n of_o anathematise_v or_o excommunicate_v which_o be_v follow_v with_o most_o dismal_a effect_n particular_o with_o remarkable_a judgement_n on_o their_o outward_a man_n which_o be_v call_v by_o ignatius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o plague_n which_o the_o devil_n inflict_v let_v these_o execrable_a sinner_n who_o renounce_v their_o lord_n and_o saviour_n be_v plague_v with_o all_o those_o bodily_a malady_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n and_o debar_v of_o spiritual_a benefit_n let_v they_o suffer_v all_o the_o temporal_a evil_n and_o calamity_n of_o this_o life_n second_o a_o future_a eternal_a punishment_n in_o another_o world_n be_v here_o imply_v which_o make_v this_o denunciation_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v most_o astonish_a and_o dreadful_a if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o persist_v in_o this_o vile_a temper_n and_o 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