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branch_n round_o about_o thy_o table_n priamus_n also_o be_v renown_v of_o the_o poetes_n because_o he_o have_v fyfty_a child_n romaâ—â—_n the_o law_n of_o child_n â—en_o the_o romaâ—â—_n the_o roman_n make_v a_o law_n call_v the_o law_n of_o three_o child_n for_o if_o any_o at_o rome_n have_v three_o child_n a_o live_v they_o be_v excuse_v from_o personal_a office_n throughout_o italy_n to_o obtain_v that_o liberty_n four_o be_v sufficient_a but_o in_o a_o province_n five_o be_v require_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o code_n of_o those_o which_o have_v deserve_v a_o excuse_n by_o the_o number_n of_o child_n in_o the_o law_n de_fw-fr personalibus_fw-la and_o eosvero_n but_o there_o be_v some_o which_o do_v hate_v plentiful_a fruit_n because_o they_o have_v no_o confidence_n in_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o do_v despair_v that_o they_o shoulh_o be_v able_a to_o nooryshe_v they_o issue_n they_z sin_n which_o hatâ—_n plentiful_a issue_n and_o there_o be_v other_o which_o be_v infect_v with_o this_o wicked_a affection_n because_o they_o desire_v to_o avoid_v the_o trouble_n of_o bryng_v they_o up_o and_o be_v afraid_a that_o they_o shall_v leave_v their_o child_n beggar_n behind_o they_o but_o this_o thing_n happen_v unto_o they_o because_o they_o do_v evyll_n esteem_v the_o benefit_n of_o god_n neither_o understande_v they_o what_o great_a honour_n and_o dignity_n he_o geve_v they_o parent_n what_o be_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o parent_n as_o often_o as_o they_o have_v issue_n as_o god_n be_v the_o father_n of_o man_n so_o also_o will_v he_o have_v man_n to_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v understande_v by_o the_o fatherlye_o love_n or_o affection_n what_o mind_n and_o benevolence_n god_n bear_v towards_o us._n ¶_o the_o xiii_o chapter_n 1._o but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n continue_v to_o commit_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n fourtye_n year_n 2_o and_o there_o be_v a_o man_n in_o zorah_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o danite_n name_v manoah_n who_o wife_n be_v barren_a and_o bear_v not_o 3_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o the_o woman_n and_o say_v unto_o she_o behold_v now_o thou_o be_v barren_a and_o bear_v not_o but_o thou_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n 4_o and_o now_o therefore_o beware_v that_o thou_o drink_v no_o wine_n nor_o strong_a drink_n neither_o eat_v any_o unclean_a thing_n 5_z because_o lo_n thou_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o no_o razor_n shall_v come_v on_o his_o head_n for_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v a_o nazarite_n unto_o god_n from_o his_o birth_n and_o he_o shall_v begin_v to_o save_v israel_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n other_o this_o affliction_n of_o the_o israelit_v be_v long_o than_o the_o other_o god_n afflict_v the_o israelite_n and_o deliver_v they_o to_o their_o enemy_n because_o they_o return_v to_o their_o old_a nature_n and_o forget_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n woorshyp_v idol_n and_o this_o affliction_n dure_v fourtye_n year_n we_o read_v of_o none_o long_o than_o this_o from_o the_o death_n of_o abdon_n the_o last_o judge_n even_o almost_o unto_o hely_n this_o affliction_n endure_v because_o samson_n do_v not_o full_o deliver_v the_o people_n he_z in_o deed_n smite_v the_o philistine_n but_o he_o do_v not_o utterlye_o repel_v they_o from_o oppress_v of_o the_o hebrews_n this_o word_n zorah_n be_v a_o name_n of_o a_o place_n and_o not_o of_o a_o famelye_a as_o we_o shall_v afterward_o understand_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n the_o learnede_a sort_n do_v to_o this_o place_n refer_v those_o
that_o be_v of_o all_o the_o tribe_n most_o populous_a and_o noble_a unto_o which_o afterward_o come_v the_o kingdom_n they_o inquire_v not_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o war_n but_o which_o tribe_n shall_v begin_v the_o battle_n first_o against_o the_o enemy_n sin_v why_o they_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o victory_n wherein_o the_o israelit_v sin_v they_z nothing_o doubt_v of_o the_o victory_n neither_o demand_n they_o any_o thing_n concern_v it_o they_o see_v that_o their_o quarrel_n be_v just_a they_o see_v also_o that_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n and_o multitude_n and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o overcome_v so_o few_o wherefore_o they_o pray_v not_o unto_o god_n to_o geve_v they_o the_o victory_n which_o be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n as_o r._n levi_n ben_fw-mi gerson_n affirm_v wherefore_o god_n be_v offend_v suffer_v they_o twice_o to_o fall_v before_o their_o enemy_n and_o that_o wonderfullye_o for_o god_n hate_v nothing_o more_o than_o pride_n and_o to_o much_o trust_n in_o our_o own_o strength_n he_o will_v also_o have_v man_n know_v that_o victory_n be_v both_o to_o be_v require_v kimhi_n d._n kimhi_n and_o also_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o at_o his_o hand_n only_o but_o kimhi_n say_v that_o other_o think_v that_o this_o so_o great_a misfortune_n of_o war_n happen_v because_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o micha_n the_o israelite_n as_o though_o god_n shall_v in_o this_o manner_n have_v deal_v with_o they_o you_o will_v avenge_v the_o injury_n do_v unto_o a_o man_n be_v a_o levite_n but_o you_o neglect_v and_o wink_v at_o the_o contumely_n which_o i_o suffer_v at_o the_o danite_n hand_n who_o public_o worship_v idol_n either_o of_o these_o sentence_n be_v very_o likely_a although_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o text_n howbeit_o this_o we_o may_v affirm_v that_o there_o be_v some_o certain_a cause_n whereby_o god_n be_v excedinglye_o provoke_v of_o the_o israelite_n but_o what_o those_o cause_n be_v though_o we_o know_v not_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n for_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n be_v hide_v and_o obscure_a order_n at_o the_o length_n require_v this_o that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v first_o avenge_v the_o contumely_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o afterward_o of_o the_o levite_n but_o this_o be_v sufficient_o declare_v in_o the_o text_n omit_v what_o thing_n the_o israelite_n have_v omit_v that_o they_o at_o those_o two_o first_o time_n come_v not_o unto_o god_n earnest_o enough_o they_o come_v in_o deed_n but_o they_o neither_o fast_v nor_o kill_v sacrifice_n nor_o make_v any_o prayer_n as_o far_o as_o the_o holy_a history_n declare_v but_o at_o the_o last_o have_v already_o two_o overthrow_n all_o of_o they_o with_o a_o lowly_a and_o humble_a mind_n come_v unto_o god_n all_o pray_v together_o and_o fast_o these_o thing_n seem_v sufficient_o to_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v not_o before_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v for_o if_o they_o have_v have_v true_a faith_n they_o will_v have_v before_o also_o proclaim_v both_o common_a prayer_n and_o also_o fast_v mourn_v fast_a and_o prayer_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o faith_n and_o true_a repentance_n these_o thing_n for_o that_o they_o have_v not_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o therefore_o they_o receive_v so_o great_a loss_n at_o the_o first_o and_o second_o conflict_n this_o thing_n also_o may_v be_v a_o cause_n for_o that_o they_o make_v war_n to_o much_o secure_o and_o contemptuous_o as_o they_o which_o do_v put_v their_o confidence_n in_o the_o number_n and_o strength_n of_o their_o own_o man_n wherefore_o they_o contemn_v the_o enemy_n much_o the_o contempt_n of_o enemy_n hurt_v very_o much_o than_o the_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o unprofitable_a to_o those_o that_o shall_v fight_v for_o contempt_n of_o the_o enemy_n engender_v negligence_n in_o the_o host_n 26_o then_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n ascend_v and_o all_o the_o people_n and_o they_o come_v into_o 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