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the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o what_o wisdom_n be_v in_o they_o say_v the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n jer._n 8._o 9_o indeed_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a wisdom_n in_o they_o who_o reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o word_n believe_v and_o practise_v be_v our_o wisdom_n and_o our_o understanding_n and_o make_v we_o a_o wise_a and_o understand_a people_n deut._n 4._o 5_o 6_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v sure_a make_v wise_a the_o simple_n psal_n 19_o 7._o if_o ever_o then_o we_o will_v be_v true_o wise_a let_v we_o against_o all_o tentation_n to_o the_o contrary_a esteem_v high_o of_o and_o adhere_v steadfast_o unto_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o truth_n for_o it_o be_v they_o that_o be_v able_a to_o make_v we_o wise_a unto_o salvation_n through_o faith_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o if_o what_o i_o have_v here_o write_v do_v contribute_v any_o thing_n towards_o the_o help_a of_o christian_a reader_n to_o keep_v up_o in_o their_o soul_n a_o due_a esteem_n of_o and_o reverend_a regard_n unto_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o towards_o the_o strengthen_n of_o they_o against_o tentation_n to_o unbelief_n i_o have_v obtain_v my_o end_n and_o desire_v they_o to_o let_v i_o have_v the_o help_n and_o benefit_n of_o their_o prayer_n but_o let_v he_o have_v all_o the_o praise_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n unto_o who_o be_v glory_n in_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n jesus_n throughout_o all_o age_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la exod._n 5._o 1_o 2_o 3._o &_o 7._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o &_o 3._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o &_o 4._o from_o 1_o to_o 9_o &_o 6._o from_o 1_o to_o 8._o deut._n 4._o 9_o to_o 24._o 24._o exod._n 20._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n v._n 20_o 22_o 23._o &_o 23._o 13._o deut._n 4._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o &_o 7._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o &_o 12._o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o &_o 18._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o deut._n 4._o 32_o to_o 41._o exod._n 20._o 24_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n deut._n 4._o 7._o 7._o exod._n 20._o 17._o leu._n 19_o 17_o 18._o 18._o exod._n 21._o 13._o deut._n 19_o 19_o levit._fw-la 25._o 23_o etc._n etc._n etc._n exod._n 21._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 15._o 12_o to_o 19_o &_o 24._o 14_o 15._o 15._o deut._n 15._o 6_o to_o 12._o exod._n 22_o 25_o 26_o 27._o 27._o exod._n 22._o 21._o levit._fw-la 19_o 33._o 34._o 34._o exod._n 22._o 22_o 23_o 24._o 24._o exod._n 20._o 12._o &_o 22._o 28._o deut._n 17._o 11._o 11._o deut._n 1._o 16_o 17._o &_o 17._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o &_o 25._o 1._o
few_o in_o which_o the_o israelite_n can_v not_o be_v deceive_v that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v we_o and_o oblige_v we_o to_o believe_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o moses_n as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n who_o will_v reveal_v himself_o to_o man_n since_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n once_o violate_v suffice_v to_o teach_v we_o and_o make_v we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v something_o above_o nature_n and_o never_o man_n before_o jesus_n christ_n appear_v so_o visible_o to_o have_v be_v entrust_v with_o the_o power_n of_o that_o lord_n of_o nature_n as_o this_o man_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o 26._o it_o may_v be_v some_o will_v rather_o choose_v to_o say_v that_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o moses_n shall_v have_v deceive_v the_o jew_n but_o that_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o they_o themselves_o have_v help_v on_o the_o cheat_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v look_v upon_o that_o heap_n of_o miracle_n as_o fabulous_a as_o they_o be_v as_o a_o thing_n that_o may_v make_v they_o to_o be_v admire_v by_o other_o nation_n but_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o desire_n of_o devise_v to_o one_o self_n some_o ground_n of_o doubt_v what_o ever_o it_o be_v that_o can_v produce_v such_o a_o fantastical_a supposition_n for_o of_o all_o the_o supposition_n that_o infidelity_n can_v suggest_v this_o certain_o be_v the_o most_o undefensible_a we_o shall_v show_v by_o and_o by_o that_o this_o people_n can_v not_o have_v contribute_v their_o help_n to_o this_o imposture_n by_o suppose_v that_o present_o or_o some_o time_n after_o moses_n his_o death_n and_o the_o law_n be_v already_o establish_v among_o they_o some_o new_a upstart_n devise_v such_o a_o strange_a way_n to_o make_v they_o considerable_a and_o famous_a in_o the_o world_n and_o by_o prove_v that_o their_o love_n to_o their_o nation_n will_v have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o induce_v they_o to_o consent_v to_o it_o as_o that_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o that_o alone_o will_v have_v be_v a_o invincible_a obstacle_n thereunto_o which_o be_v no_o less_o true_a with_o respect_n to_o moses_n than_o it_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o any_o other_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o infinite_o less_o probability_n that_o the_o first_o jew_n will_v consent_v to_o any_o such_o thing_n for_o who_o can_v imagine_v that_o they_o will_v have_v plot_v with_o moses_n to_o bring_v themselves_o in_o subjection_n to_o a_o law_n which_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o mere_a product_n of_o his_o invention_n and_o that_o for_o the_o same_o law_n of_o which_o they_o have_v such_o a_o opinion_n they_o will_v have_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v use_v so_o rigorous_o as_o that_o a_o mere_a omission_n in_o ceremony_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o that_o without_o murmur_a or_o repine_v at_o it_o what_o more_o can_v be_v do_v or_o suffer_v on_o the_o account_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o serious_o manage_v and_o believe_v and_o that_o be_v find_v to_o be_v establish_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n beside_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o rare_a sight_n indeed_o to_o see_v five_o or_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n all_o agree_v to_o report_v a_o know_a falsehood_n and_o that_o none_o of_o they_o all_o nor_o of_o their_o posterity_n shall_v ever_o contradict_v it_o and_o give_v the_o rest_n the_o lie_n 27._o for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o those_o miracle_n whereof_o every_o particular_a person_n of_o that_o numerous_a people_n all_o encamp_v together_o can_v not_o but_o have_v know_v the_o falsity_n if_o they_o have_v be_v false_a and_o which_o yet_o he_o be_v to_o authorize_v as_o have_v see_v it_o with_o his_o own_o eye_n or_o as_o have_v be_v do_v in_o his_o own_o or_o his_o father_n time_n what_o a_o work_n than_o have_v this_o be_v for_o moses_n to_o make_v sure_a of_o so_o many_o person_n and_o especial_o among_o a_o people_n so_o difficult_a to_o be_v govern_v and_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o among_o so_o many_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v either_o some_o conceit_a fellow_n or_o some_o sober_a understand_a man_n that_o set_v himself_o to_o oppose_v such_o a_o design_n whosoever_o shall_v have_v undertake_v to_o do_v so_o he_o must_v be_v very_o ignorant_a of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n who_o can_v see_v that_o such_o a_o one_o will_v quick_o have_v have_v as_o many_o follower_n as_o moses_n or_o at_o least_o that_o he_o will_v have_v be_v desirous_a to_o acquaint_v posterity_n with_o this_o imposture_n and_o that_o he_o will_v have_v easy_o accomplish_v his_o desire_n or_o purpose_n to_o do_v so_o 28._o beside_o what_o can_v be_v a_o more_o proper_a and_o likely_a mean_n to_o render_v the_o jew_n ridiculous_a among_o all_o nation_n so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o be_v a_o fit_a mean_n to_o make_v they_o be_v admire_v and_o how_o blind_a must_v they_o have_v be_v not_o to_o have_v see_v this_o for_o instance_n what_o will_v the_o egyptian_n have_v say_v concern_v all_o those_o plague_n which_o moses_n say_v he_o bring_v upon_o they_o concern_v that_o death_n of_o all_o their_o first-born_a and_o that_o drown_v of_o pharaoh_n army_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o how_o come_v all_o those_o other_o nation_n who_o they_o brage_v to_o have_v conquer_v in_o so_o extraordinary_a a_o manner_n to_o be_v so_o enchant_v as_o to_o let_v so_o many_o fabulous_a story_n pass_v in_o the_o world_n without_o contradiction_n unless_o they_o be_v also_o in_o the_o plot_n against_o themselves_o and_o be_v as_o real_a enemy_n to_o and_o hater_n of_o their_o own_o fame_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v imagine_v and_o suppose_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v ridiculous_o in_o love_n with_o they_o 29._o man_n may_v invent_v fable_n i_o confess_v yet_o they_o do_v not_o carry_v they_o to_o that_o excess_n when_o they_o will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o above_o all_o they_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o place_v the_o first_o rise_v of_o they_o in_o far_o distant_a time_n and_o to_o vail_v they_o with_o the_o obscurity_n and_o darkness_n of_o many_o remote_a age_n but_o as_o man_n never_o design_v to_o pass_v for_o knave_n or_o fool_n so_o they_o never_o invent_v such_o fabulous_a story_n as_o may_v be_v gainsay_v and_o prove_v false_a by_o live_a witness_n yea_o by_o whole_a and_o much_o concern_v nation_n as_o for_o instance_n it_o have_v be_v a_o pretty_a project_n in_o the_o moor_n when_o they_o be_v return_v into_o africa_n after_o they_o have_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o spain_n if_o they_o have_v undertake_v to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o they_o come_v out_o of_o it_o voluntary_o by_o miracle_n like_a to_o moses_n his_o miracle_n and_o that_o after_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n have_v open_v itself_o to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o passage_n they_o see_v it_o close_o again_o to_o drown_v a_o army_n of_o i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n that_o pursue_v they_o and_o yet_o the_o design_n we_o speak_v of_o have_v be_v no_o less_o extravagant_a in_o the_o jew_n for_o we_o must_v not_o represent_v unto_o ourselves_o those_o so_o remote_a time_n although_o gross_a or_o rude_a as_o so_o dark_a as_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v in_o those_o time_n man_n hear_v from_o one_o another_o they_o have_v the_o same_o interest_n and_o the_o same_o passion_n that_o we_o have_v they_o see_v what_o they_o see_v and_o feel_v what_o be_v to_o be_v feel_v as_o well_o as_o we_o do_v 30._o these_o two_o hypothesis_n then_o must_v be_v absolute_o abandon_v neither_o be_v moses_n a_o impostor_n that_o deceive_v the_o jew_n neither_o be_v the_o jew_n in_o confederacy_n with_o he_o to_o carry_v on_o the_o plot._n there_o remain_v nothing_o to_o be_v object_v but_o that_o moses_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n that_o bear_v his_o name_n or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o be_v but_o since_o his_o death_n that_o all_o those_o miracle_n which_o it_o contain_v have_v be_v add_v to_o it_o this_o be_v unbelief_n last_o refuge_n but_o reason_n 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