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shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o you_o till_o you_o die_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pollution_n or_o profanation_n of_o the_o divine_a name_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 2._o 24._o but_o be_v not_o that_o which_o be_v interdict_v to_o the_o noachid_n here_o in_o this_o second_o precept_n and_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a cleanse_v from_o the_o leprosy_n 2._o of_o king_n c._n 5._o v._n 18._o be_v bring_v for_o a_o example_n the_o difference_n be_v clear_o show_v by_o mr._n selden_n the_o jur._n nat._n &_o gent._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o who_o word_n therefore_o i_o here_o faithful_o translate_v the_o blasphemy_n or_o malediction_n by_o this_o precept_n forbid_v excision_n be_v that_o most_o horrible_a wickedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d execration_n of_o the_o divine_a name_n when_o any_o reproach_n and_o audacious_a contumely_n be_v open_o and_o malicious_o throw_v forth_o against_o god_n such_o as_o be_v cast_v 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hebrew_n word_n here_o use_v to_o express_v concupiscence_n most_o frequent_o to_o denote_v not_o those_o first_o and_o indeclinable_a motion_n alone_o but_o the_o permanent_a study_n and_o fix_a purpose_n to_o obey_v cherish_v and_o gratify_v they_o as_o in_o michaea_n 2._o yea_o more_o in_o this_o place_n seem_v to_o be_v note_v the_o act_n by_o which_o the_o wife_n or_o house_n etc._n etc._n of_o another_o man_n be_v indirect_o covet_v such_o be_v the_o sow_v or_o foment_v of_o discord_n and_o animosity_n betwixt_o husband_n and_o wife_n whence_o follow_v divorce_n promote_a suit_n at_o law_n and_o other_o artifices_fw-la of_o conceal_a iniquity_n and_o this_o to_o i_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o st._n mark_n 10._o 19_o expound_v this_o precept_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_o fraudem_fw-la feceris_fw-la defraud_v not_o which_o both_o the_o order_n of_o the_o law_n there_o recite_v show_v and_o because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v go_v before_o but_o although_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o precept_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o grosser_n interpretation_n they_o yet_o have_v philosopher_n of_o the_o sound_a judgement_n always_o hold_v that_o the_o mere_a purpose_n in_o lust_n or_o covet_v though_o it_o never_o proceed_v to_o act_v be_v sinful_a aelian_a say_v wise_o non_fw-la solùm_fw-la malus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la injuriam_fw-la fecit_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la facere_fw-la voluit_fw-la i_o quidem_fw-la judice_fw-la nay_o ovid_n himself_o though_o no_o example_n of_o chastity_n can_v say_v quae_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la licuit_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la illa_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la servaris_fw-la benè_fw-la corpus_fw-la adultera_fw-la mens_fw-la est_fw-la seneca_n the_o father_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o with_o equal_a elegancy_n incesta_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la sine_fw-la stupro_fw-la quae_fw-la cupit_fw-la stuprum_fw-la the_o son_n non_fw-la immeritò_fw-la in_o numerum_fw-la peccantium_fw-la refertur_fw-la quae_fw-la pudicitiam_fw-la timori_fw-la praestitit_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la and_o in_o another_o place_n of_o crime_n in_o general_a omnia_fw-la scelera_fw-la etiam_fw-la ante_fw-la effectum_fw-la operis_fw-la quantum_fw-la culpae_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la perfecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la so_o typhoninus_fw-la the_o lawyer_n affirm_v that_o a_o man_n be_v call_v a_o adulterer_n exit_fw-la animi_fw-la propositione_n sola_fw-la though_o he_o have_v never_o actual_o corrupt_v any_o mother_n of_o a_o family_n so_o also_o porphyry_n de_fw-la abstinentia_fw-la lib._n 1._o postquam_fw-la factis_fw-la abstinueris_fw-la abstinendum_fw-la &_o motibus_fw-la ac_fw-la maximè_fw-la ipsis_fw-la animi_fw-la morbis_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la prodest_fw-la factis_fw-la absistere_fw-la si_fw-la causis_fw-la unde_fw-la ea_fw-la proeedunt_fw-la astrictus_fw-la maneas_fw-la these_o philosopher_n than_o see_v far_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o concupiscence_n rabbin_n and_o require_v great_a purity_n of_o mind_n than_o the_o jewish_a master_n
and_o the_o portenta_fw-la veneris_fw-la or_o unnatural_a lust_n be_v also_o strict_o prohibit_v but_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o necessity_n that_o in_o so_o brief_a a_o decalogue_n all_o the_o crime_n that_o be_v afterward_o to_o be_v interdict_v shall_v be_v mention_v when_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o those_o be_v touch_v upon_o that_o may_v most_o hurt_v either_o piety_n or_o human_a society_n so_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o wound_n inflict_v but_o of_o murder_n which_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o violence_n offer_v to_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v the_o great_a in_o these_o word_n therefore_o be_v proper_o comprehend_v both_o the_o wife_n that_o yield_v the_o use_n of_o her_o body_n to_o any_o other_o man_n beside_o her_o husband_n and_o the_o man_n that_o polutes_n another_o wife_n both_o be_v condemn_v to_o suffer_v death_n levit._n 20._o 10._o which_o punishment_n the_o christian_a emperor_n constans_n and_o constantius_n long_v after_o introduce_v into_o the_o roman_a empire_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o theodosian_a code_n nor_o be_v this_o capital_a punishment_n to_o be_v think_v more_o severe_a than_o equity_n require_v if_o we_o well_o consider_v that_o commonwealth_n arise_v from_o and_o be_v conserve_v by_o marriage_n that_o their_o very_a foundation_n be_v shake_v by_o adultery_n that_o conjugal_a love_n be_v convert_v into_o mutual_a hatred_n that_o inheritance_n be_v alienate_v to_o a_o spurious_a issue_n while_o the_o right_a heir_n be_v supplant_v that_o whole_a house_n be_v fill_v with_o reproach_n and_o feud_n which_o descend_v to_o posterity_n and_o not_o seldom_o break_v forth_o into_o public_a misery_n and_o destruction_n of_o these_o dire_a mischief_n and_o a_o hundred_o other_o too_o many_o to_o be_v here_o in_o this_o brief_a and_o desultory_a discourse_n particular_o mention_v sad_a and_o tragical_a example_n occur_v in_o almost_o all_o history_n whether_o ancient_a or_o modern_a and_o the_o consideration_n of_o they_o make_v epicurus_n in_o the_o moral_a sentence_n ascribe_v to_o he_o to_o say_v what_o evil_a do_v it_o not_o draw_v upon_o a_o man_n to_o desire_v to_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o woman_n who_o company_n be_v interdict_v to_o he_o by_o the_o law_n doubtless_o a_o wise_a man_n must_v be_v deter_v from_o admit_v such_o a_o design_n into_o his_o thought_n if_o not_o by_o the_o manifest_a injustice_n thereof_o yet_o at_o least_o by_o the_o great_a solicitude_n of_o mind_n requisite_a to_o obviate_v the_o many_o and_o great_a danger_n that_o threaten_v he_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o it_o it_o be_v find_v true_a by_o daily_a experience_n that_o those_o who_o attempt_n to_o enjoy_v forbid_a woman_n be_v frequent_o reward_v with_o wound_n death_n imprisonment_n exile_n and_o other_o grievous_a punishment_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o for_o a_o pleasure_n which_o be_v but_o short_a little_a and_o not_o necessary_a to_o nature_n and_o which_o may_v have_v be_v either_o otherwise_o enjoy_v or_o whole_o omit_v man_n too_o often_o expose_v themselves_o to_o very_o great_a pain_n danger_n or_o at_o best_o late_o and_o bitter_a repentance_n chap._n viii_o the_o seven_o precept_n explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o our_o time_n this_o precept_n have_v be_v undue_o place_v after_o that_o against_o theft_n law_n philo_n tertullian_n and_o other_o clear_o show_v philo_n say_v true_o that_o he_o who_o commit_v homicide_n be_v guilty_a also_o of_o sacrilege_n in_o that_o he_o violate_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o then_o he_o most_o heinous_o sin_n against_o society_n to_o which_o all_o man_n be_v bear_v and_o which_o can_v consist_v if_o innocency_n be_v not_o safe_a from_o violence_n since_o nature_n have_v institute_v a_o certain_a cognation_n betwixt_o we_o it_o be_v a_o genuine_a consequence_n say_v florentinus_n most_o wise_o that_o for_o one_o man_n to_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o the_o blood_n of_o another_o be_v a_o high_a crime_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n then_o again_o he_o that_o assume_v to_o himself_o that_o power_n over_o the_o life_n of_o another_o how_o nocent_a soever_o which_o the_o law_n attribute_n only_o to_o the_o judge_n violate_v the_o civil_a law_n so_o that_o homicide_n be_v a_o crime_n against_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o humane_a society_n or_o civil_a government_n but_o by_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o kill_v be_v here_o signify_v law_n not_o every_o act_n by_o which_o the_o life_n of_o another_o be_v take_v away_o but_o the_o unlawful_a act_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_n have_v murder_v what_o therefore_o be_v do_v in_o defence_n of_o life_n or_o chastity_n be_v exempt_a from_o this_o law_n by_o that_o of_o exod._n 22._o 2._o and_o deut._n 22._o 26._o so_o be_v other_o kill_n that_o the_o law_n permit_v as_o the_o kill_v of_o he_o that_o attempt_v to_o seduce_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o strange_a god_n deut._n 25._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o the_o kill_v of_o a_o homicide_n be_v permit_v to_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n who_o be_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o person_n slay_v the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v also_o of_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n a_o special_a mandate_n to_o kill_v some_o people_n or_o men._n for_o there_o be_v no_o injury_n in_o what_o god_n command_v who_o have_v by_o high_a right_n most_o absolute_a dominion_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o all_o man_n even_o without_o cause_n give_v of_o the_o right_n of_o zealot_n derive_v from_o the_o example_n of_o phineas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n numb_a 25._o 11._o we_o have_v former_o speak_v in_o art_n 6._o of_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o disquisition_n chap._n ix_o the_o eight_o precept_n explain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v under_o the_o name_n of_o theft_n be_v comprehend_v all_o subduction_n or_o take_v away_o of_o the_o good_n of_o another_o public_a whether_o it_o be_v do_v by_o force_n or_o by_o fraud_n society_n to_o which_o as_o be_v just_a now_o say_v all_o man_n be_v bear_v can_v subsist_v unless_o every_o man_n possession_n be_v in_o safety_n he_o therefore_o that_o either_o by_o open_a violence_n or_o by_o privy_a steal_v take_v any_o thing_n from_o a_o private_a man_n at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o wrong_v he_o by_o invade_v his_o propriety_n and_o hurt_v the_o commonwealth_n by_o dissolve_v the_o common_a ligament_n or_o bond_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o safety_n of_o every_o man_n private_a right_n or_o propriety_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o he_o that_o indulge_v to_o himself_o that_o licence_n will_v if_o he_o can_v invade_v all_o thing_n of_o all_o man_n and_o by_o open_a force_n make_v the_o commonwealth_n his_o own_o for_o injustice_n strengthen_v by_o power_n become_v tyranny_n therefore_o interdict_v the_o seed_n of_o so_o great_a and_o pernicious_a a_o evil_n be_v to_o be_v early_o oppress_v and_o the_o diligence_n of_o all_o man_n to_o be_v excite_v to_o labour_n by_o faith_n make_v to_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v quiet_o keep_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v whatsoever_o they_o by_o their_o honest_a pain_n art_n and_o industry_n acquire_v to_o admit_v theft_n say_v paul_n the_o learned_a roman_a lawyer_n be_v prohibit_v by_o law_n natural_a and_o ulpian_n say_v that_o theft_n and_o adultery_n be_v by_o nature_n shameful_a and_o odious_a hebrew_n by_o the_o mosaic_a law_n the_o panishment_n of_o theft_n be_v various_a according_a to_o the_o quality_n and_o valour_n of_o the_o thing_n steal_v and_o some_o other_o circumstance_n but_o theft_n of_o the_o most_o precious_a thing_n of_o a_o man_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v plagium_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n exod._n 21._o 16._o and_o deut._n 24._o 7._o which_o abenesdras_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o this_o precept_n will_v have_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o de_fw-la pvero_fw-la of_o a_o boy_n or_o child_n that_o can_v speak_v theft_n of_o a_o man_n be_v interdict_v also_o by_o the_o roman_a law_n f._n f._n de_fw-fr furtis_fw-la 37._o 60._o so_o it_o be_v by_o our_o law_n which_o make_v it_o felony_n chap._n x._o the_o nine_o precept_n explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v against_o thy_o neighbour_n a_o false_a testimony_n neighbour_n here_o be_v neighbour_n a_o israelite_n of_o the_o same_o country_n as_o appear_v from_o exod_n 11._o 13._o and_o levit._n 19_o 18._o where_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o stand_v against_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n which_o according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o master_n be_v thou_o shall_v not_o stand_v a_o idle_a spectator_n when_o a_o israelite_n one_o of_o thy_o
be_v bear_v in_o the_o land_n or_o a_o stranger_n ex_fw-la proselytis_fw-la tam_fw-la domicilii_fw-la quam_fw-la justiciae_fw-la the_o same_o reproach_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n upon_o which_o law_n maimonides_n comment_v more_n neboch_n pa._n 3._o c._n 41._o say_v no_o man_n so_o sin_v but_o he_o into_o who_o soul_n another_o opinion_n that_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n have_v creep_v the_o scripture_n there_o speak_v also_o the_o cultu_fw-la extraneo_fw-la because_o that_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o law_n so_o that_o a_o balsphemer_n be_v equal_a to_o a_o idolater_n both_o deny_v the_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o all_o religion_n other_o sin_n commit_v from_o error_n or_o ignorance_n or_o force_v of_o concupiscence_n or_o pravity_n of_o manner_n be_v to_o be_v expiate_v by_o certain_a sacrifice_n or_o correct_v by_o other_o sort_n of_o punishment_n idolatry_n and_o blasphemy_n always_o to_o be_v punish_v by_o excision_n or_o cut_v off_o to_o be_v inflict_v by_o divine_a vengeance_n but_o blasphemy_n also_o by_o ston_a levit._n 24._o 16._o and_o these_o explication_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n seem_v to_o i_o sufficient_a to_o evince_v the_o equal_a obligation_n of_o these_o two_o precept_n concern_v divine_a worship_n and_o common_a to_o the_o noachides_n with_o the_o israelite_n i_o proceed_v therefore_o to_o the_o rest_n which_o concern_v the_o mutual_a office_n of_o men._n chap._n vi_o the_o three_o precept_n of_o spill_v blood_n or_o homicide_n that_o this_o precept_n also_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o moral_a discipline_n of_o the_o olâ—_n egyptian_n mosaic_a be_v evident_a from_o the_o precedent_a apology_n of_o the_o overseer_n of_o the_o obsequy_n in_o sacred_a use_n among_o they_o in_o which_o heâ—_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o defuntct_n make_v thiâ—_n profession_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o other_o man_n i_o have_v kill_v none_o and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d noachid_n belong_v that_o of_o gen._n 9_o 5._o i_o wiâ—â—_n require_v your_o blood_n of_o your_o life_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o incruent_a or_o bloodless_a homicide_n also_o of_o what_o kind_n soever_o some_o interpret_v it_o of_o suicide_n or_o self-murder_n whoso_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v not_o by_o judgement_n pronounce_v in_o court_n but_o by_o natural_a right_n of_o talion_n or_o like_v for_o like_v and_o this_o interdict_v be_v renew_v in_o the_o decalogue_n thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n and_o elsewhere_o more_o than_o once_o in_o the_o mosaic_a body_n of_o the_o law_n philo_z the_o jew_n the_o leg._n special_a precept_n 6._o interdict_a &_o 7._o say_v the_o expose_v of_o infant_n be_v among_o many_o nation_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o native_a inhumanity_n a_o vulgar_a impeity_n to_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v express_o forbid_v either_o to_o extingusih_o a_o foetus_fw-la in_o the_o womb_n or_o to_o expose_v child_n and_o tacitus_n can_v say_v hist._n lib._n 5._o augendae_fw-la multitudini_fw-la consulitur_fw-la no_o &_o necare_fw-la quenquam_fw-la ex_fw-la gnatis_fw-la nefas_fw-la egyptian_n also_o if_o we_o believe_v the_o record_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a the_o best_a of_o antiquary_n lib._n 1._o p._n 51._o be_v oblige_v to_o nourish_v all_o their_o infant_n for_o increase_v of_o mankind_n which_o high_o conduce_v to_o the_o felicity_n of_o their_o country_n voluntary_a or_o wilful_a murder_n be_v hebrew_n ex_fw-la foâ—ensi_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o sword_n but_o philo_n judaeus_fw-la de_fw-la leg._n special_a p._n 617._o say_v the_o murderer_n be_v to_o be_v suspend_v or_o hang_v upon_o a_o gibbet_n he_o that_o kill_v any_o man_n say_v moses_n levit._n 24._o 21._o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n you_o shall_v have_v one_o manner_n of_o law_n as_o well_o for_o the_o stranger_n or_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n not_o of_o the_o house_n as_o for_o one_o bear_v in_o your_o own_o country_n for_o so_o the_o master_n understand_v this_o text_n and_o as_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o homicide_n they_o have_v some_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o gentile_n live_v within_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o native_n and_o proselyte_n right_o circumcise_v again_o moses_n say_v numb_a 35._o 21._o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n shall_v slay_v the_o murderer_n when_o he_o meet_v he_o without_o any_o place_n of_o refuge_n now_o the_o right_n of_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o israelite_n belong_v no_o less_o to_o the_o gentile_n and_o proselyte_n of_o the_o house_n than_o to_o the_o hebrew_n themselves_o but_o whether_o it_o obtain_v among_o the_o noachides_n before_o the_o law_n or_o among_o the_o egyptian_n be_v uncertain_a but_o that_o name_n seem_v to_o derive_v itself_o not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o mosaic_a constitution_n as_o from_o a_o custom_n more_o ancient_a 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hence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o pilate_n have_v nail_v up_o certain_a shield_n or_o buckler_n in_o the_o holy_a temple_n the_o jew_n be_v unquiet_a and_o mutinous_a until_o he_o have_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v take_v away_o because_o there_o be_v in_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o countenance_n or_o face_n of_o some_o of_o the_o caesar_n emboss_v or_o prominent_a perhaps_o in_o messo_fw-la relievo_fw-la hence_o also_o herod_n have_v set_v up_o certain_a trophy_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v outrage_v by_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o jew_n until_o by_o expose_v they_o uncover_v he_o show_v that_o no_o image_n lay_v conceal_v under_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o golden_a eagle_n set_v up_o by_o the_o same_o herod_n over_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v throw_v down_o as_o repugnant_a to_o the_o holy_a law_n as_o josephus_n antiq._n l._n 17._o relate_v nor_o be_v this_o law_n unknown_a to_o tacitus_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n say_v nulla_fw-la simulacra_fw-la 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promote_v thou_o unto_o very_o great_a honour_n so_o cicero_n officior_fw-la 1._o treat_v of_o duty_n to_o kindred_n and_o near_a relation_n say_v necessaria_fw-la praesidia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la debentur_fw-la his_o maxim_n and_o hierocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n we_o shall_v high_o honour_v parent_n if_o we_o most_o ready_o serve_v they_o with_o the_o ministry_n of_o our_o body_n and_o the_o help_n of_o money_n here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o strange_a distinction_n make_v betwixt_o son_n and_o daughter_n by_o the_o egyptian_n in_o their_o law_n of_o nourish_a parent_n labour_v of_o old_a age_n or_o poverty_n and_o record_v by_o herodotus_n l._n 2._o 35._o nulla_fw-la est_fw-la necessitas_fw-la filiis_fw-la alendi_fw-la parent_n nolentibus_fw-la sed_fw-la filiabus_fw-la summa_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la nolint_fw-la son_n be_v under_o no_o necessity_n to_o feed_v and_o sustain_v their_o parent_n against_o their_o own_o will_n but_o daughter_n be_v most_o strict_o bind_v to_o nourish_v they_o though_o against_o their_o will_n a_o odd_a law_n this_o to_o impose_v the_o burden_n upon_o the_o weak_a sex_n and_o exempt_v the_o strong_a and_o the_o more_o admirable_a to_o i_o because_o no_o reason_n be_v add_v to_o it_o by_o herodotus_n nor_o can_v i_o fix_v my_o conjecture_n upon_o any_o that_o be_v probable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o this_o be_v here_o add_v out_o of_o deuteronomy_n for_o explication_n sake_n or_o perhaps_o ascribe_v on_o the_o margin_n from_o that_o place_n in_o epist._n to_o the_o ephesian_n 6._o 1._o 3._o many_o such_o additional_a clause_n be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thou_o may_v live_v long_o reverence_n here_o abenesdras_n note_v that_o god_n be_v wont_a when_o he_o forbid_v any_o thing_n to_o annex_v the_o penalty_n where_o he_o command_v the_o reward_n as_o in_o this_o place_n but_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o just_a now_o cite_v place_n to_o the_o ephesian_n note_v this_o more_o that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o commandment_n with_o promise_n the_o law_n in_o direct_a word_n promise_v only_o temporal_a felicity_n as_o st._n jerom_n observe_v l._n 2._o commentar_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la galat._n &_o 1_o dialog_n contra_fw-la pelagium_fw-la and_o st._n austin_n de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 10._o cap._n 15._o and_o of_o temporal_a felicity_n the_o principal_a part_n be_v long_a life_n which_o be_v general_o promise_v to_o those_o that_o keep_v the_o law_n as_o in_o levit._n 18._o 5._o and_o 25._o 18._o and_o in_o deuter._n 6._o 17._o 18._o and_o in_o ezech._n 20._o 11._o some_o expound_v the_o hebrew_n word_n that_o they_o may_v prolong_v thy_o day_n namely_o thy_o parent_n by_o their_o favour_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n but_o i_o fear_v lest_o this_o interpretation_n be_v too_o subtle_a and_o adhere_v rather_o to_o the_o seventy_o and_o other_o interpreter_n who_o take_v the_o hebrew_n word_n though_o of_o a_o active_a form_n in_o a_o passive_a sense_n viz._n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v prolong_v to_o absolom_n violate_v this_o precept_n his_o day_n be_v cut_v off_o or_o shorten_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o the_o land_n life_n in_o exile_n be_v not_o life_n but_o a_o long_a death_n therefore_o god_n promise_v to_o obsequious_a and_o dutiful_a child_n a_o long_a life_n and_o that_o too_o at_o home_n in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o ezechiel_n enumerate_v the_o cause_n of_o deserve_a exile_n put_v the_o contempt_n of_o parent_n in_o the_o head_n of_o the_o catalogue_n chap._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a land_n this_o also_o have_v be_v add_v from_o deut._n 8._o 7._o but_o deserve_o for_o that_o land_n be_v in_o those_o day_n true_o good_a and_o singular_o fertile_a abound_v with_o milk_n honey_n and_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n and_o the_o only_a land_n that_o produce_v balsam_n which_o it_o continue_v to_o do_v in_o good_a plenty_n down_o to_o the_o day_n of_o pliny_n who_o therefore_o praise_v it_o and_o do_v even_o at_o this_o time_n though_o in_o less_o quantity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v give_v thou_o law_n the_o present_a for_o the_o future_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o will_v come_v matth._n 3._o 2._o it_o must_v be_v something_o great_a and_o high_o estimable_a that_o god_n confer_v as_o a_o donative_n upon_o the_o posterity_n of_o those_o who_o he_o love_v above_o all_o other_o and_o to_o who_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v it_o but_o as_o god_n promise_v great_a blessing_n to_o those_o that_o observe_v this_o precept_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o threaten_v grievous_a punishment_n to_o those_o that_o contemn_v and_o revile_v their_o parent_n namely_o death_n by_o decree_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o the_o matter_n be_v by_o sufficient_a testimony_n prove_v against_o they_o exod._n 21._o 15._o 17._o and_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o bring_v to_o public_a notice_n divine_a wrath_n deut._n 27._o 16._o than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o dreadful_a and_o from_o which_o good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o chap._n vii_o the_o six_o precept_n explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n in_o the_o hebrew_n this_o precept_n be_v place_v next_o after_o that_o against_o murder_n and_o the_o greek_a copy_n also_o now_o keep_v the_o same_o order_n in_o the_o rehearsal_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o deuteronomy_n but_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v this_o transposition_n of_o these_o two_o precept_n a_o thing_n recent_a i_o must_v observe_v that_o philo_n in_o his_o time_n read_v they_o as_o we_o now_o do_v and_o that_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o among_o unjust_a fact_n adultery_n be_v the_o great_a and_o again_o after_o he_o have_v with_o admirable_a eloquence_n describe_v the_o many_o evil_a consequent_n of_o this_o crime_n he_o say_v meritò_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o hominibus_fw-la exosa_fw-la res_fw-la adulterium_fw-la inter_fw-la crimina_fw-la ordinem_fw-la ducit_fw-la mean_v the_o crime_n that_o be_v injurious_a to_o man_n nor_o do_v the_o ancient_a christian_n read_v they_o otherwise_o follow_v the_o greek_a code_o as_o appear_v from_o tertullian_n de_fw-la pudicitia_fw-la who_o say_v eo_fw-la amplius_fw-la praemittens_fw-la non_fw-la maechaberis_fw-la adjungit_fw-la non_fw-la occides_fw-la oneravit_fw-la utique_fw-la maechiam_fw-la quam_fw-la homicidio_fw-la anteponit_fw-la etc._n etc._n wherefore_o whenever_o the_o ancient_n bring_v in_o these_o precept_n in_o another_o order_n they_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o deuteronomy_n not_o out_o of_o this_o place_n of_o exodus_fw-la let_v we_o then_o since_o we_o may_v do_v so_o without_o injury_n to_o the_o diligence_n of_o the_o masoret_n follow_v the_o greek_a edition_n which_o we_o have_v take_v into_o our_o hand_n and_o which_o may_v be_v defend_v not_o only_o by_o its_o antiquity_n but_o also_o by_o this_o probable_a reason_n that_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n prefer_v chastity_n to_o life_n and_o that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o aristotle_n the_o crime_n that_o proceed_v from_o the_o desire_n of_o pleasure_n be_v more_o heinous_a than_o those_o that_o come_v from_o anger_n abenesdras_n think_v that_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v commit_v adultery_n all_o unlawful_a venery_n and_o simple_a fornication_n be_v signify_v but_o we_o find_v that_o among_o the_o hebrew_n that_o word_n be_v everywhere_o take_v only_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o adultery_n and_o so_o translate_v in_o this_o and_o other_o place_n by_o the_o greek_a latin_a and_o other_o interpreter_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o in_o the_o mosaic_a law_n there_o be_v a_o interdict_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o whore_n in_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o incest_n and_o marriage_n with_o strange_a woman_n that_o worship_v false_a god_n