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etc._n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n one_o belove_v and_o another_o hate_a that_o be_v less_o love_v as_o the_o word_n hate_v sometime_o signify_v xxix_o gen._n 31._o vi_o matth._n 24._o r._n solomon_n think_v that_o this_o case_n follow_v the_o other_o because_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o if_o a_o man_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v with_o too_o violent_a a_o passion_n towards_o such_o a_o woman_n as_o be_v beforementioned_a it_o may_v turn_v into_o hatred_n when_o he_o find_v she_o not_o to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o he_o and_o they_o have_v bear_v he_o child_n both_o the_o belove_a and_o the_o hate_a towards_o which_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o will_v be_v affect_v very_o different_o as_o he_o be_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o if_o the_o first-born_a son_n be_v she_o that_o be_v hate_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o case_n of_o leah_n and_o rachel_n ver._n 16._o then_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n to_o verse_n 16_o inherit_v 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show_v how_o they_o shall_v proceed_v against_o any_o particular_a person_n who_o apostatise_v from_o god_n ver._n 3._o and_o have_v go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o verse_n 3_o worship_v they_o either_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n or_o any_o of_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n the_o most_o ancient_a idolatry_n of_o which_o abarbinel_n make_v account_n there_o be_v ten_o sort_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v before_o iu_o 19_o and_o see_v xxxi_o job_n 26._o the_o forename_a doctor_n indeed_o place_n first_o the_o worship_n of_o angel_n about_o which_o i_o will_v not_o dispute_v but_o only_o observe_v that_o by_o condemn_v those_o who_o worship_v the_o host_n of_o heaven_n though_o very_o glorious_a creature_n moses_n suggest_v plain_o enough_o how_o vile_a they_o be_v who_o worship_v image_n of_o wood_n and_o stone_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v this_o be_v a_o way_n of_o speak_v in_o this_o language_n import_v the_o quite_o contrary_a which_o god_n have_v forbid_v and_o that_o most_o strict_o see_v xvii_o prov._n 21._o xxiv_o 23._o and_o many_o other_o place_n ver._n 4._o and_o it_o be_v tell_v thou_o thou_o have_v have_v information_n verse_n 4_o of_o such_o wickedness_n and_o thou_o have_v hear_v it_o and_o inquire_v diligent_o upon_o information_n they_o be_v to_o make_v diligent_a search_n whether_o the_o report_n be_v true_a or_o no._n and_o behold_v it_o be_v true_a and_o the_o thing_n certain_a they_o be_v not_o to_o proceed_v upon_o rumour_n nor_o yet_o to_o slight_v they_o but_o endeavour_v to_o be_v satisfy_v whether_o or_o no_o there_o be_v ground_n for_o they_o and_o if_o upon_o examination_n they_o find_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o do_v as_o be_v here_o direct_v that_o such_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v in_o israel_n so_o idolatry_n be_v frequent_o call_v see_v xiii_o 14._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o then_o thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o that_o man_n or_o that_o woman_n which_o have_v commit_v that_o wicked_a thing_n unto_o thy_o gate_n set_a they_o before_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o city_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v see_v xvi_o 18._o for_o particular_a person_n be_v try_v and_o sentence_v in_o the_o low_a court_n but_o a_o tribe_n or_o a_o city_n accuse_v of_o idolatry_n only_o by_o the_o high_a court_n of_o all_o as_o maimonides_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n inform_v we_o see_v selden_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n iu._n n._n 3._o and_o cap._n v._o n._n 1._o and_o shall_v stone_n they_o with_o stone_n that_o they_o die_v this_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o a_o particular_a person_n as_o a_o city_n fall_v to_o idolatry_n be_v to_o be_v kill_v with_o the_o sword_n and_o a_o false_a prophet_n who_o seduce_v other_o to_o idolatry_n to_o be_v strangle_v see_v xiii_o 5._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o three_o witness_n shall_v he_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n be_v put_v to_o death_n no_o man_n can_v be_v convict_v but_o by_o two_o witness_n at_o least_o and_o those_o of_o a_o competent_a age_n of_o good_a fame_n and_o not_o convict_v themselves_o of_o have_v bear_v false_a witness_n etc._n etc._n many_o other_o qualification_n of_o lesser_a moment_n the_o jew_n require_v in_o a_o witness_n which_o mr._n selden_n report_v and_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n xiii_o n._n 11._o but_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o witness_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n because_o chapter_n chapter_n though_o the_o witness_n be_v never_o so_o credible_a it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v be_v mistake_v but_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o two_o or_o three_o honest_a man_n agree_v in_o the_o same_o testimony_n shall_v all_o be_v deceive_v yet_o in_o pecuniary_a matter_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n say_v the_o testimony_n of_o one_o credible_a witness_n be_v sufficient_a to_o put_v a_o man_n to_o his_o oath_n for_o his_o purgation_n and_o they_o set_v a_o mark_n of_o infamy_n upon_o he_o who_o in_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o have_v such_o a_o single_a witness_n against_o he_o see_v maccoth_n cap._n i._o sect._n viii_o and_o j._n coach_n his_o annotation_n there_o ver._n 7._o the_o hand_n of_o the_o witness_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o verse_n 7_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n this_o be_v great_a reason_n that_o they_o may_v thereby_o still_o confirm_v the_o truth_n a_o certainty_n of_o their_o testimony_n by_o be_v the_o first_o executioner_n of_o the_o sentence_n which_o no_o man_n will_v easy_o venture_v to_o be_v who_o be_v not_o sure_o they_o have_v testify_v the_o truth_n and_o afterward_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o people_n from_o hence_o some_o infer_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n at_o a_o public_a feast_n so_o shall_v thou_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o see_v xiii_o 5._o ver._n 8._o if_o there_o arise_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o in_o verse_n 8_o judgement_n now_o he_o return_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n which_o he_o have_v order_v to_o be_v erect_v in_o all_o their_o city_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n xvi_o 18._o who_o may_v find_v some_o cause_n to_o be_v so_o difficult_a that_o they_o can_v not_o determine_v they_o between_o blood_n and_o blood_n the_o jew_n i_o think_v interpret_v this_o absurd_o concern_v menstruous_a woman_n and_o the_o token_n of_o virginity_n see_v mr._n selden_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ii_o when_o there_o be_v a_o plain_a and_o obvious_a meaning_n of_o these_o word_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o doubt_n whether_o a_o man_n have_v commit_v wilful_a murder_n or_o only_o casual_a and_o consequent_o whether_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n or_o be_v take_v from_o it_o between_o plea_n and_o plea._n as_o the_o former_a word_n belong_v to_o criminal_a cause_n so_o these_o 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it_o wherein_o they_o now_o be_v for_o they_o themselves_o take_v notice_n that_o these_o word_n have_v be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o many_o calamity_n which_o have_v befall_v they_o since_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n this_o appear_v from_o schebet_fw-la jehuda_fw-la where_o solomon_n virgoe_n quote_v this_o very_a verse_n to_o prove_v that_o their_o present_a suffering_n proceed_v not_o from_o nature_n but_o from_o a_o angry_a god_n more_o powerful_a than_o nature_n as_o he_o speak_v sect._n xiii_o ver._n 19_o now_o therefore_o write_v you_o this_o show_v these_o verse_n 19_o word_n be_v direct_v both_o to_o moses_n and_o to_o joshua_n who_o be_v to_o take_v care_n after_o moses_n his_o death_n to_o see_v this_o command_n observe_v this_o song_n for_o you_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o xxxiith_o chapter_n and_o teach_v it_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n make_v they_o get_v it_o by_o heart_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v put_v it_o in_o their_o mouth_n that_o they_o 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cap._n xxxii_o and_o plato_n himself_o lib._n ii_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la where_o he_o give_v a_o great_a many_o caution_n about_o this_o matter_n and_o conclude_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 657._o this_o must_v be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o god_n or_o some_o godlike_a man._n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v acquaint_v with_o what_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n or_o rather_o god_n himself_o here_o ordain_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v have_v this_o song_n in_o their_o mouth_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o preserve_v they_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n alone_o however_o this_o justify_v the_o admirable_a discipline_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o those_o ancient_a time_n who_o be_v teach_v by_o such_o hymn_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n among_o the_o heathen_a in_o future_a time_n think_v the_o best_a way_n of_o instruction_n for_o which_o reason_n as_o aristotle_n report_v in_o his_o problem_n sect._n xix_o probl._n 28._o people_z ancient_o sing_v their_o law_n as_o the_o agathyrsi_n he_o say_v continue_v to_o do_v in_o his_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v forget_v particular_o the_o law_n of_o charondas_n as_o athenaeus_n inform_v we_o out_o of_o hermippus_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v sing_v at_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o a_o glass_n of_o wine_n and_o be_v therefore_o write_v in_o some_o sort_n of_o verse_n or_o tuneable_a measure_n as_o our_o incomparable_a dr._n bentley_n have_v make_v it_o probable_a in_o his_o late_a dissertation_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o phalaris_n p._n 373._o tully_n also_o to_o add_v no_o more_o tell_v we_o that_o cato_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr originibus_fw-la report_n that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n among_o the_o old_a roman_n to_o have_v the_o virtue_n and_o praise_n of_o famous_a man_n sing_v to_o a_o pipe_n at_o their_o feast_n which_o he_o think_v they_o learn_v from_o the_o ancient_a pythagoroean_n in_o italy_n who_o be_v wont_v carminibus_fw-la praecepta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la occultiùs_fw-la tradere_fw-la to_o deliver_v in_o verse_n certain_a precept_n which_o be_v the_o great_a secret_n in_o their_o philosophy_n and_o compose_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o scholar_n to_o tranquillity_n by_o song_n and_o instrument_n of_o music_n see_v upon_o xxi_o numb_a 30._o concern_v this_o way_n of_o instruction_n that_o this_o song_n may_v be_v a_o witness_n for_o i_o against_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n testify_v that_o they_o be_v sufficient_o warn_v and_o can_v not_o complain_v that_o they_o be_v not_o teach_v their_o duty_n and_o tell_v their_o danger_n and_o reprove_v also_o their_o ingratitude_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n how_o ill_o they_o requite_v their_o god_n v._o 21._o ver._n 20._o for_o when_o i_o have_v bring_v they_o unto_o the_o
land_n verse_n 20_o which_o i_o swear_v unto_o their_o father_n that_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n vi_o 10_o etc._n etc._n xv._o 8_o 9_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v eat_v and_o fill_v themselves_o and_o waxen_a fat_a viii_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n xxvii_o 15._o then_o they_o will_v turn_v unto_o other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o etc._n etc._n against_o which_o he_o have_v most_o solemn_o foremarn_v they_o in_o the_o place_n beforementioned_a and_o xi_o 16._o xii_o 29_o 30._o ver._n 21._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o many_o evil_n verse_n 21_o and_o trouble_n be_v befall_v they_o that_o this_o song_n shall_v testify_v against_o they_o as_o a_o witness_n that_o they_o be_v most_o just_o punish_v for_o their_o foul_a ingratitude_n and_o unbelief_n with_o which_o this_o song_n upbraid_v they_o have_v tell_v they_o plain_o xxxii_o 18_o 19_o what_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o forsake_v he_o and_o at_o the_o delivery_n of_o it_o god_n have_v solemn_o 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child_n of_o israel_n into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v unto_o they_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o captain_n of_o my_o people_n to_o lead_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o to_o give_v he_o success_n in_o all_o his_o enterprise_n which_o word_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o people_n as_o may_v be_v suppose_v from_o v._o 14._o make_v they_o ready_o submit_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o joshua_n and_o confide_v in_o his_o conduct_n ver._n 24._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o moses_n have_v make_v verse_n 24_o a_o end_n of_o write_v the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n until_o they_o be_v finish_v the_o whole_a book_n of_o his_o law_n which_o he_o put_v together_o before_o his_o death_n as_o i_o say_v on_o v._o 9_o ver._n 25._o that_o moses_n command_v the_o levite_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 25_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n see_v v._o 9_o ver._n 26._o take_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n 26_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n not_o in_o the_o inside_n of_o it_o for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v put_v it_o into_o the_o ark_n but_o in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o be_v on_o the_o outside_n in_o a_o little_a box_n as_o jonathan_n and_o other_o expound_v it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o phrase_n with_o that_o 1_o sam._n vi_o 8._o where_o the_o philistines_n be_v say_v to_o have_v put_v the_o jewel_n of_o gold_n which_o they_o return_v for_o a_o sin-offering_a in_o a_o coffer_n by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark._n where_o none_o can_v put_v it_o but_o the_o high_a priest_n because_o no_o body_n else_o may_v go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v and_o therefore_o those_o priest_n who_o receive_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n from_o moses_n deliver_v it_o to_o eleazar_n to_o be_v there_o place_v see_v buxtorf_n histor_n arcae_fw-la cap._n v._o and_o huetius_n more_o late_o in_o his_o demonstratio_fw-la evangelica_n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n de_fw-fr can._n libr._n sacrorum_fw-la sect._n viii_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o r._n meir_n in_o both_o the_o talmud_n abarbinel_n himself_o and_o many_o other_o have_v be_v of_o opinion_n from_o this_o very_a place_n that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n be_v put_v into_o the_o ark_n itself_o be_v no_o less_o precious_a than_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v there_o but_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o ark_n save_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n 1_o king_n viii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n v._n 10._o and_o their_o reason_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o the_o two_o table_n far_o excel_v this_o book_n because_o write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o other_o great_a doctor_n among_o the_o jew_n right_o place_v it_o without_o the_o ark_n as_o the_o very_a word_n of_o moses_n import_n that_o it_o may_v be_v there_o for_o a_o witness_n against_o thou_o it_o be_v deposit_v in_o that_o place_n as_o a_o public_a record_n that_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v falsify_v or_o deprave_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n as_o abarbinel_n interpret_v it_o he_o may_v be_v convict_v out_o of_o this_o book_n which_o be_v sacred_o preserve_v to_o be_v produce_v as_o a_o witness_n against_o he_o or_o as_o the_o author_n of_o tzeror_n hammor_n express_v it_o that_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o lose_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n this_o copy_n keep_v under_o the_o care_n of_o the_o priest_n may_v remain_v to_o testify_v what_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o we_o see_v it_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n when_o it_o be_v casual_o find_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o they_o be_v about_o the_o reparation_n of_o it_o though_o i_o can_v say_v they_o find_v it_o in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n but_o rather_o upon_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o house_n or_o in_o the_o rafter_n where_o the_o priest_n have_v hide_v it_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n think_v when_o manasseh_n endeavour_v to_o destroy_v this_o authentic_a copy_n of_o the_o law_n as_o he_o have_v do_v all_o other_o that_o he_o can_v find_v and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o uncover_v the_o house_n there_o it_o appear_v ver._n 27._o for_o i_o know_v thy_o rebellion_n and_o thy_o stiff-neck_n i_o have_v be_v sufficient_o acquaint_v with_o your_o perverse_a disposition_n behold_v while_o i_o be_o yet_o alive_a with_o you_o this_o day_n you_o verse_n 27_o have_v be_v rebellious_a against_o the_o lord_n and_o how_o much_o more_o after_o my_o death_n for_o it_o be_v not_o
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