child_n of_o israel_n and_o also_o unto_o pharaoh_n so_o these_o word_n have_v respect_n to_o both_o part_n of_o the_o forego_n objection_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o lay_v his_o command_n upon_o they_o strict_o require_v they_o to_o obey_v he_o which_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n than_o we_o meet_v withal_o before_o in_o the_o forego_n injunction_n either_o in_o v._o 6._o or_o 11._o and_o make_v i_o think_v this_o verse_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a recapitulation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v as_o some_o take_v it_o but_o a_o enforcement_n of_o what_o he_o have_v before_o command_v and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o suppose_v he_o now_o give_v they_o authority_n to_o threaten_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o obey_v ver._n 14._o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o their_o father_n house_n the_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o several_a family_n of_o israel_n the_o son_n of_o reuben_n the_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 9_o where_o the_o son_n of_o reuben_n be_v reckon_v up_o in_o this_o very_a order_n in_o which_o they_o be_v here_o mention_v again_o to_o introduce_v the_o genealogy_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v choose_v by_o god_n to_o be_v the_o deliverer_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v sit_v to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o stock_n though_o not_o of_o the_o elder_a family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o god_n promise_v when_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n that_o he_o will_v sure_o bring_v he_o up_o again_o xlvi_o gen._n 4._o that_o be_v in_o his_o posterity_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o manifest_o the_o work_n of_o god_n if_o they_o that_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o it_o have_v not_o be_v of_o his_o posterity_n ver._n 15._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v mention_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o in_o the_o same_o order_n that_o they_o be_v in_o genesis_n xlvi_o 10._o ver._n 16._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n have_v brief_o set_v down_o the_o head_n of_o the_o two_o elder_a family_n of_o israel_n he_o enlarge_v now_o upon_o the_o three_o from_o which_o he_o himself_o be_v descend_v gershon_n kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la these_o three_o be_v mention_v also_o in_o the_o xlvi_o gen._n 11._o as_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o levi_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n he_o be_v think_v to_o have_v live_v the_o long_a of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n none_o of_o who_o age_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n but_o only_o he_o and_o joseph_n who_o levi_n survive_v twenty_o seven_o year_n though_o he_o be_v much_o the_o elder_a brother_n kohath_fw-mi also_o the_o second_o son_n of_o levi_n attain_v near_o to_o the_o same_o age_n with_o himself_o v._o 18._o and_o his_o grandson_n moses_n his_o father_n live_v just_a so_o long_o as_o levi_n do_v v._o 20._o next_o to_o levi_n the_o long_a liver_n of_o all_o jacob_n son_n be_v naphthali_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o tradition_n in_o r._n bechai_n who_o say_v he_o live_v to_o the_o age_n of_o a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o age_n of_o kohath_n ver._n 17._o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n libni_n and_o shimi_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n from_o who_o descend_v two_o family_n mention_v afterward_o iii_o num._n 18_o 21._o ver._n 18._o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n amram_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v the_o most_o numerous_a offspring_n of_o all_o levi's_fw-la son_n iii_o numb_a 28._o from_o the_o elder_a of_o which_o moses_n come_v and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o kohath_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n he_o set_v down_o the_o age_n of_o none_o but_o only_o of_o levi_n his_o great_a grandfather_n and_o kohath_n his_o grandfather_n and_o of_o amram_n his_o father_n and_o primate_n usher_n make_v account_n that_o kohath_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a when_o jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n and_o live_v there_o a_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n and_o die_v thirty_o two_o year_n before_o moses_n be_v bear_v see_v chronolog_n sacra_fw-la cap._n xi_o ver._n 19_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n mehali_n from_o this_o mehali_n it_o be_v think_v spring_v the_o famous_a singer_n heman_n who_o compose_v the_o lxxxviii_o psalm_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33._o and_o mushi_n from_o who_o descend_v ethan_n who_o compose_v the_o lxxxix_o psalm_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 44._o ver._n 20._o and_o amram_n take_v he_o jochabed_a his_o father_n sister_n to_o wife_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n dod_n signify_v a_o uncle_n and_o therefore_o some_o will_v have_v the_o word_n dodah_fw-mi in_o this_o place_n to_o signify_v only_o his_o uncle_n daughter_n so_o the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o but_o moses_n tell_v we_o so_o express_o that_o she_o be_v bear_v to_o levi_n in_o egypt_n xxvi_o numb_a 59_o that_o it_o unavoidable_o follow_v she_o be_v sister_n to_o amram_n father_n which_o the_o forename_a great_a primate_n maintain_v cap._n viii_o of_o the_o same_o book_n against_o scaliger_n and_o pererius_n who_o will_v have_v jochabed_a call_v levi_n his_o daughter_n only_o as_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v call_v jacob_n son_n which_o will_v make_v a_o very_a easy_a sense_n as_o i_o observe_v ii_o 1._o if_o it_o will_v consist_v with_o those_o word_n in_o number_n xxvi_o 59_o who_o her_o mother_n for_o that_o must_v be_v understand_v bear_v to_o levi_n which_o show_v she_o be_v his_o daughter_n and_o thus_o r._n solomon_n understand_v it_o and_o so_o do_v tostatus_n and_o cajetan_n and_o divers_a other_o who_o our_o usher_n there_o mention_n and_o see_v our_o most_o learned_a selden_n l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n ix_o p._n 584._o which_o show_v how_o sincere_a a_o writer_n moses_n be_v who_o do_v not_o stick_v to_o relate_v what_o may_v be_v think_v in_o after_o age_n when_o the_o law_n against_o such_o marriage_n be_v enctae_v a_o blot_n to_o his_o family_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v one_o syllable_n in_o commendation_n of_o his_o parent_n though_o their_o faith_n deserve_v the_o great_a praise_n as_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n show_n xi_o 23._o but_o moses_n as_o jac._n capellus_n true_o observe_v do_v not_o write_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n but_o for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o church_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2481._o and_o she_o bear_v he_o aaron_n and_o moses_n this_o show_n that_o god_n exact_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n of_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o servitude_n in_o the_o four_o generation_n xv_o gen._n 16._o i._n e._n the_o four_o from_o their_o descent_n into_o egypt_n for_o moses_n be_v the_o four_o from_o levi_n be_v his_o great_a grandson_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o amram_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n the_o very_a same_o age_n with_o his_o grandfather_n levi_n v._o 16._o ver._n 21._o and_o the_o son_n of_o izhar_n korah_n etc._n etc._n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o uncle_n son_n but_o say_v not_o one_o word_n here_o of_o his_o own_o who_o be_v not_o to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n nor_o to_o be_v advance_v to_o any_o other_o office_n such_o be_v his_o humility_n and_o generous_a love_n to_o his_o country_n that_o he_o only_o seek_v the_o good_a of_o that_o but_o nothing_o for_o his_o own_o family_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o son_n of_o uzziel_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v another_o of_o his_o uncle_n who_o posterity_n he_o mention_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v how_o god_n bless_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n notwithstanding_o the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v at_o schechem_n and_o the_o punishment_n his_o father_n denounce_v against_o he_o for_o it_o xlix_o gen._n he_o say_v nothing_o of_o hebron_n another_o of_o his_o father_n brother_n because_o perhaps_o he_o die_v childless_a or_o his_o child_n have_v no_o issue_n ver._n 23._o and_o aaron_n take_v he_o elisheba_n daughter_n of_o aminadab_n sister_n of_o naashon_n to_o wife_n though_o he_o say_v nothing_o here_o of_o himself_o yet_o he_o relate_v particular_o what_o concern_v aaron_n who_o he_o show_v be_v match_v into_o a_o honourable_a family_n with_o the_o sister_n of_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chief_a commander_n of_o their_o host_n when_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o egypt_n i_o numb_v 7._o ii_o 3._o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o he_o think_v may_v breed_v in_o posterity_n a_o great_a reverence_n to_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o family_n of_o aaron_n and_o
iii_o hierozoic_n c._n 6._o p._n 1._o he_o shall_v serve_v he_o for_o ever_o till_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n or_o till_o his_o master_n die_v for_o his_o son_n be_v not_o to_o detain_v he_o when_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a unless_o he_o will_v release_v he_o or_o he_o be_v redeem_v ver._n 7._o and_o if_o a_o man_n sell_v his_o daughter_n to_o be_v a_o maid-servant_n beside_o the_o two_o former_a sort_n of_o person_n sell_v to_o be_v servant_n there_o be_v a_o three_o here_o mention_v which_o be_v thus_o expound_v by_o the_o hebrew_n that_o she_o be_v to_o be_v a_o virgin_n under_o age_n that_o be_v less_o than_o xii_o year_n old_a and_o a_o day_n for_o if_o she_o be_v more_o than_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o sell_v she_o and_o when_o she_o come_v to_o be_v of_o age_n it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o her_o servitude_n as_o well_o as_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n do_v or_o redemption_n or_o the_o death_n of_o her_o master_n beside_o her_o father_n may_v not_o sell_v she_o unless_o he_o be_v reduce_v to_o extreme_a poverty_n if_o he_o do_v without_o such_o necessity_n he_o be_v force_v by_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n to_o redeem_v she_o and_o she_o be_v not_o to_o be_v sell_v neither_o unless_o there_o be_v some_o hope_n her_o master_n or_o his_o son_n may_v take_v she_o to_o wife_n she_o shall_v not_o go_v out_o as_o the_o man-servant_n do_v there_o be_v other_o and_o better_a condition_n for_o she_o than_o for_o the_o servant_n mention_v v._n 3_o 4._o particular_o her_o master_n can_v not_o marry_v she_o to_o any_o body_n but_o to_o himself_o or_o his_o son_n ver._n 8._o if_o she_o please_v not_o her_o master_n who_o have_v betroth_v she_o to_o himself_o this_o show_v she_o be_v sell_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o presumption_n he_o will_v take_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n and_o there_o be_v such_o a_o previous_a agreement_n about_o this_o that_o there_o need_v no_o other_o espousal_n but_o if_o after_o this_o he_o change_v his_o mind_n and_o do_v not_o like_o she_o enough_o to_o make_v she_o his_o wise_a then_o god_n ordain_v as_o follow_v then_o shall_v he_o let_v she_o be_v redeem_v she_o be_v to_o serve_v her_o master_n six_o year_n if_o she_o be_v sell_v for_o so_o long_o unless_o she_o be_v redeem_v which_o her_o master_n be_v here_o require_v not_o to_o refuse_v or_o manumit_v or_o set_v free_a by_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n or_o by_o the_o death_n of_o her_o master_n or_o which_o be_v peculiar_a in_o this_o case_n the_o sign_n of_o she_o be_v ripe_a for_o marriage_n appear_v see_v selden_n in_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v to_o sell_v she_o to_o a_o strange_a nation_n he_o shall_v have_v no_o power_n no_o man_n have_v power_n to_o sell_v a_o hebrew_n servant_n to_o one_o of_o another_o nation_n and_o therefore_o by_o a_o strange_a people_n as_o the_o word_n be_v here_o in_o the_o hebrew_n must_v be_v mean_v a_o israelite_n of_o another_o family_n that_o be_v not_o of_o her_o kindred_n nor_o have_v any_o right_n of_o redemption_n see_v he_o have_v deal_v deceitful_o with_o she_o frustrate_v her_o hope_n of_o marry_v she_o ver._n 9_o if_o he_o have_v betroth_v she_o to_o his_o son_n which_o be_v expect_v from_o he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o marry_v she_o himself_o he_o shall_v deal_v with_o she_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o daughter_n if_o the_o word_n he_o relate_v to_o the_o father_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o shall_v give_v she_o a_o portion_n as_o if_o she_o be_v his_o own_o daughter_n if_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o son_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o shall_v treat_v she_o like_o a_o wife_n ver._n 10._o if_o he_o take_v he_o another_o wife_n her_o food_n etc._n etc._n if_o after_o the_o son_n have_v marry_v she_o he_o take_v another_o wife_n beside_o he_o be_v still_o to_o perform_v to_o this_o all_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o a_o wife_n viz._n give_v her_o food_n and_o raiment_n and_o at_o certain_a time_n which_o be_v determine_v by_o law_n in_o some_o country_n cohabit_v with_o she_o as_o her_o husband_n from_o this_o place_n the_o hebrew_n have_v make_v a_o general_a rule_n that_o these_o three_o thing_n be_v owe_v to_o all_o wife_n from_o their_o husband_n viz._n alimony_n clothes_n and_o the_o conjugal_a duty_n for_o howsoever_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a understand_v the_o last_o word_n the_o hebrew_n general_o take_v it_o for_o that_o which_o st._n paul_n call_v due_a benevolence_n 1_o cor._n vii_o 3._o see_v selden_n de_fw-fr vxor_fw-la hebr._n l._n iii_o c._n 4._o now_o what_o be_v account_v alimony_n and_o sufficient_a for_o clothes_n he_o show_v cap._n 5._o and_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o other_o cap._n 6._o the_o hebrew_n word_n gonata_n which_o we_o translate_v duty_n of_o marriage_n proper_o relate_v to_o the_o state_v and_o determine_v time_n wherein_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o therefore_o here_o signify_v the_o use_n of_o marriage_n certo_fw-la tempore_fw-la &_o modo_fw-la as_o bochart_n have_v well_o expound_v it_o l._n ii_o canaan_n c._n 11._o many_o indeed_o will_v have_v it_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o which_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o habitation_n as_o if_o it_o signify_v here_o the_o cohabitation_n of_o a_o man_n with_o his_o wife_n but_o aben-ezra_n rather_o refer_v it_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d time_n whence_o gonat_n signify_v the_o set_n and_o appoint_a time_n wherein_o every_o thing_n be_v do_v and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n use_v the_o word_n goneta_fw-mi for_o the_o term_n prescribe_v to_o every_o thing_n as_o the_o same_o author_n observe_v that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v in_o due_a time_n and_o manner_n theodorick_n hackspan_n think_v moses_n here_o speak_v of_o the_o father_n to_o who_o all_o the_o precedent_n and_o subsequent_a act_n belong_v and_o not_o to_o the_o son_n ver._n 11._o and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o these_o three_o to_o she_o i._n e._n neither_o marry_v she_o to_o himself_o nor_o to_o his_o son_n nor_o suffer_v to_o be_v redeem_v then_o she_o shall_v go_v out_o free_a without_o money_n when_o she_o come_v of_o age_n and_o be_v ripe_a for_o marriage_n she_o be_v to_o be_v set_v free_a and_o pay_v nothing_o for_o her_o freedom_n nay_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o be_v to_o give_v she_o something_o as_o appear_v from_o xv_o deut._n 12_o 13_o 17._o what_o the_o sign_n of_o puberty_n be_v mr._n selden_n show_v lib._n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la c._n 9_o ver._n 12._o he_o that_o smite_v a_o man_n so_o that_o he_o die_v that_o be_v commit_v wilful_a murder_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n wheresoever_o we_o find_v this_o word_n mave_v death_n absolute_o without_o any_o addition_n it_o always_o signify_v strangle_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o r._n levi_n barzelonita_n but_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n will_v not_o have_v this_o law_n extend_v unto_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n much_o less_o to_o gentile_n who_o if_o any_o israelite_n kill_v he_o be_v not_o to_o suffer_v death_n for_o it_o see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iu._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 1._o but_o plato_n in_o his_o book_n of_o law_n l._n ix_o p._n 872._o have_v determine_v more_o just_o than_o these_o rabbi_n that_o in_o the_o case_n of_o murder_n the_o same_o law_n shall_v be_v for_o stranger_n and_o for_o citizen_n ver._n 13._o and_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v not_o in_o wait_n do_v not_o design_n to_o kill_v another_o but_o god_n deliver_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n but_o he_o happen_v as_o we_o speak_v to_o kill_v a_o man_n by_o that_o action_n which_o aim_v at_o another_o end_n this_o the_o scripture_n express_v more_o religious_o by_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o every_o thing_n that_o fall_v out_o who_o permit_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v mention_v xix_o deut._n 5._o whereby_o a_o man_n be_v kill_v without_o the_o intention_n of_o he_o who_o be_v about_o such_o action_n then_o i_o will_v appoint_v he_o a_o place_n whether_o he_o shall_v flee_v he_o may_v flee_v to_o one_o of_o the_o place_n which_o i_o will_v appoint_v for_o his_o security_n which_o place_n the_o jew_n say_v be_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o levite_n while_o they_o continue_v in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n there_o be_v city_n appoint_v for_o this_o purpose_n as_o we_o read_v xxxv_o numb_a 11_o 12._o xix_o deut._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o involuntary_a kill_a man_n the_o hebrew_n make_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o place_n of_o refuge_n to_o belong_v only_o to_o one_o of_o they_o for_o the_o rest_n do_v not_o need_v they_o as_o mr._n
any_o but_o those_o who_o have_v be_v always_o breed_v up_o in_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o his_o divine_a majesty_n which_o give_v they_o such_o courage_n that_o as_o chytraeus_n express_v it_o in_o herodotus_n his_o phrase_n which_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o with_o st._n peter_n five_o act_n 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o make_v account_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o those_o of_o man_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o king_n command_n by_o do_v contrary_a unto_o god_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o king_n call_v for_o the_o midwife_n send_v out_o a_o summons_n to_o appear_v before_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o why_o have_v you_o do_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n their_o be_v question_v for_o their_o disobedience_n make_v their_o constancy_n the_o more_o remarkable_a ver._n 19_o for_o they_o be_v lively_a and_o be_v deliver_v ere_o the_o midwife_n come_v in_o unto_o they_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o these_o midwife_n tell_v a_o lie_n but_o only_o conceal_v some_o of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v not_o unlawful_a but_o commendable_a when_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o innocent_a for_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n may_v be_v such_o as_o they_o here_o describe_v though_o not_o every_o one_o of_o they_o the_o hebrew_n word_n chajoth_v signify_v three_o thing_n either_o vivace_n i._n e._n lively_a or_o obstetrices_fw-la midwife_n as_o kimchi_n tell_v we_o or_o animantia_fw-la live_v creature_n the_o lxx_o follow_v the_o first_o notion_n and_o so_o do_v we_o which_o be_v very_o proper_a aquila_n follow_v the_o second_o who_o translate_v this_o passage_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o can_v do_v the_o office_n of_o midwife_n themselves_o and_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n before_o we_o can_v get_v to_o they_o thus_o the_o vulgar_a also_o take_v it_o they_o have_v skill_n in_o midwifery_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n as_o several_a other_o jew_n do_v take_v it_o in_o the_o 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bring_v forth_o out_o of_o their_o womb._n which_o place_n our_o gataker_n mention_v in_o his_o cinnus_n p._n 213._o say_v it_o be_v credible_o report_v by_o those_o who_o have_v live_v there_o a_o great_a while_n that_o the_o irish_a woman_n sometime_o rise_v from_o table_n and_o be_v deliver_v and_o return_v to_o the_o company_n again_o before_o all_o be_v take_v away_o ver._n 20._o therefore_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o the_o midwife_n etc._n etc._n he_o reward_v their_o service_n whereby_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n still_o more_o multiply_v and_o wax_v very_o mighty_a ver._n 21._o because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n he_o make_v they_o house_n these_o word_n seem_v to_o declare_v wherein_o god_n reward_v they_o which_o be_v in_o make_v they_o house_n some_o indeed_o particular_o mr._n calvin_n refer_v this_o to_o the_o israelite_n because_o the_o word_n they_o be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n and_o therefore_o can_v they_o think_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o midwife_n but_o 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pharaoh_n charge_v all_o his_o people_n say_v every_o son_n etc._n etc._n not_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v his_o end_n by_o the_o midwife_n he_o command_v every_o body_n to_o inform_v his_o officer_n when_o any_o hebrew_n woman_n fall_v in_o labour_n and_o appoint_v searcher_n it_o be_v likely_a to_o examine_v whether_o they_o be_v deliver_v of_o male_a or_o female_a and_o to_o act_v according_a to_o what_o be_v here_o order_v some_o that_o understand_v the_o forego_n word_n of_o the_o israelite_n make_v this_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o thereby_o the_o family_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v increase_v not_o diminish_v pharaoh_n take_v a_o new_a course_n and_o charge_v all_o his_o people_n to_o see_v that_o do_v which_o the_o midwife_n refuse_v the_o jew_n in_o the_o book_n call_v the_o life_n of_o moses_n say_v that_o many_o of_o their_o people_n upon_o this_o decree_n of_o pharaoh_n resolve_v not_o to_o marry_v or_o not_o to_o come_v near_o their_o wife_n and_o those_o who_o do_v be_v force_v to_o have_v they_o bring_v to_o bed_n alone_o and_o throw_v their_o child_n into_o the_o field_n where_o the_o angel_n take_v care_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v confute_v by_o what_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o fond_a of_o such_o fable_n that_o in_o one_o of_o their_o medraschim_n or_o book_n of_o homily_n they_o say_v god_n make_v milk_n to_o come_v out_o of_o one_o stone_n and_o honey_n out_o of_o another_o to_o suckle_n they_o while_o they_o lay_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n see_v buxtorf_n of_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n synag_n judaic_n cap._n vii_o chap._n ii_o ver._n 1._o and_o there_o go_v a_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v tell_v both_o the_o man_n name_n and_o the_o woman_n who_o he_o marry_v vi_o exod._n 20._o xxvi_o numb_a 59_o where_o amram_n grandson_n of_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v moses_n his_o father_n and_o jochabed_a daughter_n of_o levi_n to_o have_v be_v his_o mother_n so_o amram_v marry_v his_o father_n sister_n as_o the_o text_n express_o tell_v we_o which_o moses_n be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o not_o to_o conceal_v though_o it_o may_v not_o be_v for_o his_o credit_n in_o future_a age_n when_o such_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v by_o that_o law_n which_o he_o give_v they_o from_o god_n though_o practise_v before_o the_o give_n of_o his_o law_n see_v selden_n l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 9_o the_o jew_n also_o fancy_v his_o mother_n jochabe_v to_o have_v be_v bear_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n come_v into_o egypt_n make_v the_o birth_n of_o moses_n a_o miracle_n because_o she_o must_v be_v by_o that_o account_n a_o hundred_o and_o
senseless_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v upon_o that_o ground_n they_o make_v she_o a_o proselyte_n also_o and_o say_v in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o talmud_n before_o mention_v call_v sota_n cap._n i._n of_o the_o gemara_n sect._n 40._o that_o she_o go_v into_o the_o river_n to_o purge_v herself_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o her_o father_n house_n i._n e._n to_o become_v a_o proselyte_n who_o be_v receive_v in_o follow_v time_n into_o the_o jewish_a religion_n by_o baptism_n and_o her_o maiden_n walk_v along_o by_o the_o river_n side_n while_o she_o wash_v herself_o in_o a_o private_a place_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v make_v by_o the_o king_n for_o that_o purpose_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o she_o wash_v herself_o public_o in_o the_o river_n but_o in_o some_o enclosure_n whereby_o she_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o company_n for_o zoan_v or_o tanis_n the_o royal_a city_n it_o be_v certain_a lay_v near_o the_o river_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o king_n garden_n extend_v themselves_o to_o the_o very_a bank_n of_o it_o where_o convenient_a bathing-house_n be_v contrive_v for_o himself_o and_o the_o royal_a family_n to_o bathe_v in_o the_o river_n when_o they_o please_v patricide_n seem_v to_o say_v that_o the_o river_n run_v through_o the_o city_n or_o by_o the_o side_n of_o it_o for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v the_o ark_n be_v put_v in_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n nile_n where_o the_o water_n be_v shallow_a in_o the_o city_n of_o tzana_n which_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n elmacinus_n another_o arabian_a writer_n as_o hottinger_n observe_v in_o his_o smegma_fw-la orientale_n l._n i._o c._n 8._o p._n 400._o and_o when_o she_o see_v the_o ark_n among_o the_o flag_n in_o such_o a_o bathing-house_n as_o i_o suppose_v she_o to_o have_v now_o be_v there_o be_v latices_fw-la through_o which_o she_o can_v see_v what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o river_n though_o no_o body_n 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who_o make_v she_o to_o be_v now_o proselyte_v but_o have_v no_o other_o foundation_n and_o behold_v the_o babe_n weep_v there_o be_v nothing_o strange_a in_o this_o that_o a_o babe_n which_o perhaps_o have_v be_v a_o good_a while_n without_o the_o breast_n shall_v weep_v but_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o pharaoh_n daughter_n shall_v not_o find_v it_o till_o tear_n run_v down_o its_o cheek_n because_o this_o help_v to_o move_v her_o compassion_n towards_o it_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o she_o have_v compassion_n on_o he_o resolve_a to_o preserve_v he_o contrary_a to_o her_o father_n order_n and_o say_v this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v child_n none_o else_o she_o think_v will_v expose_v so_o goodly_a a_o child_n and_o she_o be_v confirm_v in_o her_o opinion_n when_o she_o find_v he_o be_v circumcise_a as_o the_o same_o r._n jose_n conjecture_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v we_o have_v no_o good_a reason_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v as_o yet_o receive_v circumcision_n ver._n 7._o then_o say_v his_o sister_n to_o pharaoh_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n we_o can_v think_v his_o sister_n will_v be_v so_o imprudent_a as_o to_o step_v in_o immediate_o upon_o the_o find_n of_o the_o child_n and_o ask_v if_o she_o shall_v call_v a_o hebrew_n nurse_n for_o it_o but_o stay_v some_o time_n that_o she_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o but_o what_o she_o hear_v they_o say_v till_o they_o have_v try_v other_o nurse_n as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n in_o sota_n understand_v it_o cap._n i._n sect._n 43._o who_o breast_n the_o child_n refuse_v to_o suck_v she_o take_v the_o opportunity_n to_o ask_v if_o she_o may_v see_v for_o a_o nurse_n among_o the_o hebrew_a woman_n josephus_n say_v the_o very_a same_o ver._n 8._o and_o pharaoh_n daughter_n say_v unto_o she_o go._n it_o be_v likely_a that_o miriam_n address_v herself_o to_o she_o so_o discreet_o that_o it_o move_v she_o easy_o to_o agree_v to_o her_o proposal_n though_o a_o 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only_o than_o their_o philosopher_n and_o poet_n but_o than_o most_o of_o their_o god_n as_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n demonstrate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n i._o strom._n p._n 323._o and_o what_o learning_n there_o be_v now_o in_o egypt_n be_v not_o certain_a for_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n that_o the_o wisdom_n st._n stephen_n speak_v of_o comprehend_v the_o knowledge_n of_o so_o many_o thing_n as_o some_o learned_a man_n be_v please_v to_o ascribe_v to_o they_o in_o those_o day_n and_o she_o call_v his_o name_n moses_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n be_v give_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o she_o say_v because_o i_o have_v draw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o water_n this_o name_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mashah_n which_o be_v never_o use_v in_o the_o bible_n but_o for_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o water_n 2_o sam._n xxii_o 17._o xviii_o psal_n 17._o lxiii_o isa_n 11._o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o any_o other_o language_n for_o the_o original_n of_o his_o name_n which_o philo_n josephus_n and_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n will_v have_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n they_o say_v signify_v water_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v save_v so_o that_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o save_v from_o the_o water_n or_o preserve_v from_o drown_v it_o may_v be_v say_v indeed_o that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a she_o will_v give_v he_o a_o name_n from_o any_o other_o language_n than_o her_o own_o but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o word_n mashah_n from_o whence_o this_o name_n most_o natural_o flow_v and_o to_o
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be_v deny_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o bear_v his_o name_n because_o he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o disciple_n that_o testify_v these_o thing_n etc._n etc._n xxi_o 24._o and_o beside_o this_o the_o history_n of_o succeed_a age_n show_v we_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o which_o moses_n have_v say_v of_o himself_o for_o if_o he_o have_v not_o tell_v we_o what_o his_o progeny_n be_v we_o see_v by_o what_o we_o read_v in_o justin_n and_o corn._n tacitus_n and_o such_o like_a author_n what_o false_a account_n we_o shall_v have_v of_o he_o for_o justin_n from_o trogus_n pompeius_n make_v he_o as_o i_o observe_v before_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n nay_o the_o jewish_a writer_n have_v be_v so_o fabulous_a that_o we_o shall_v have_v learn_v as_o little_a truth_n from_o they_o if_o moses_n have_v not_o tell_v it_o we_o himself_o ver._n 28._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o day_n when_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n etc._n etc._n have_v finish_v the_o 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v._n 13._o to_o deliver_v a_o new_a message_n unto_o pharaoh_n ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n we_o read_v the_o very_a same_o v._o 12._o which_o make_v i_o think_v this_o be_v not_o a_o new_a objection_n but_o mere_o a_o recital_n of_o what_o he_o have_v object_v there_o see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v on_o the_o forego_n verse_n behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 12._o chap._n vii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n he_o receive_v new_a order_n from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n before_o who_o he_o stand_v vi_o 12_o 30._o see_n mark_v what_o i_o say_v in_o answer_n to_o all_o thy_o objection_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n therefore_o why_o shall_v thou_o fear_v to_o appear_v before_o he_o who_o be_v but_o a_o man_n moses_n be_v not_o call_v absolute_o a_o god_n but_o only_o a_o god_n unto_o pharaoh_n which_o denote_v that_o he_o have_v only_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o god_n over_o he_o or_o rather_o he_o be_v god_n ambassador_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o his_o name_n with_o a_o power_n ready_a to_o execute_v all_o that_o he_o desire_v for_o the_o humble_v of_o pharaoh_n and_o punish_v his_o disobedience_n to_o his_o message_n and_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n let_v therefore_o the_o uncircumcision_n of_o thy_o lip_n be_v no_o long_o a_o objection_n for_o he_o shall_v interpret_v thy_o mind_n as_o prophet_n declare_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n some_o slight_a wit_n have_v from_o this_o place_n also_o draw_v a_o argument_n that_o this_o book_n be_v not_o write_v by_o moses_n but_o by_o some_o other_o author_n long_o after_o his_o time_n because_o the_o word_n
this_o place_n chap._n xxi_o verse_n 1._o now_o these_o be_v the_o judgement_n thou_o shall_v set_v before_o they_o by_o judgement_n be_v mean_v such_o political_a law_n which_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o give_v for_o the_o determination_n of_o difference_n among_o the_o people_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v just_o and_o peaceable_o govern_v which_o though_o they_o be_v not_o speak_v with_o such_o pomp_n and_o majesty_n as_o the_o x._o commandment_n be_v and_o much_o less_o be_v the_o ceremonial_a precept_n deliver_v with_o such_o solemnity_n yet_o the_o israelite_n believe_v that_o they_o come_v from_o the_o same_o authority_n though_o speak_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o mount_n private_o and_o not_o in_o the_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o people_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o submission_n to_o these_o no_o less_o than_o to_o the_o other_o law_n and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o it_o be_v their_o own_o desire_n not_o to_o hear_v god_n voice_n any_o more_o but_o to_o be_v instruct_v by_o moses_n what_o god_n require_v and_o they_o promise_v to_o obey_v it_o xx._n 19_o ver._n 2._o if_o thou_o buy_v a_o hebrew_n servant_n etc._n etc._n or_o a_o slave_n some_o person_n sell_v themselves_o by_o reason_n of_o poverty_n of_o which_o sort_n the_o hebrew_n understand_v that_o law_n xxv_o leu._n 39_o other_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n which_o be_v in_o case_n of_o a_o theft_n they_o have_v commit_v for_o which_o not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v satisfaction_n unto_o he_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o damage_n they_o be_v condemn_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n of_o these_o they_o interpret_v this_o place_n and_o xv_o deut._n 12._o but_o this_o sale_n they_o say_v do_v not_o extend_v to_o both_o sex_n for_o a_o woman_n be_v not_o to_o be_v sell_v for_o theft_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n he_o shall_v go_v out_o free_a for_o nothing_o if_o the_o damage_n be_v so_o great_a that_o his_o six_o year_n service_n have_v not_o satisfy_v for_o it_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v long_a and_o his_o servitude_n also_o may_v end_v soon_o by_o manumission_n or_o redemption_n or_o the_o death_n of_o his_o master_n if_o he_o be_v a_o gentile_a or_o a_o proselyte_n nay_o if_o he_o be_v a_o hebrew_n his_o death_n put_v a_o end_n to_o it_o in_o case_n he_o leave_v not_o son_n and_o his_o master_n also_o be_v bind_v to_o maintain_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n if_o he_o have_v any_o all_o this_o time_n give_v they_o food_n raiment_n and_o a_o dwelling_n though_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v his_o servant_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 7._o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o he_o set_v this_o law_n in_o the_o first_o place_n because_o mercy_n next_o to_o piety_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a virtue_n and_o god_n will_v have_v his_o people_n say_v r._n levi_n barzelonita_n adorn_v with_o and_o full_a of_o the_o noble_a quality_n which_o be_v benignity_n and_o mercy_n this_o year_n of_o release_n also_o be_v a_o sacred_a year_n the_o whole_a land_n be_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n so_o that_o no_o man_n may_v challenge_v any_o right_a or_o propriety_n in_o it_o to_o sow_v his_o field_n or_o reap_v that_o which_o grow_v of_o itself_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v sacrilege_n for_o any_o master_n to_o keep_v a_o servant_n from_o his_o freedom_n when_o the_o year_n come_v which_o be_v the_o lord_n release_n as_o we_o read_v express_o xxv_o leu._n and_o xv_o deut._n whence_o it_o be_v that_o because_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o profane_a as_o to_o break_v this_o law_n and_o not_o give_v their_o servant_n liberty_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o xxxivth_z of_o jeremiah_n god_n punish_v they_o with_o a_o captivity_n of_o lxx_o year_n in_o which_o the_o land_n lie_v waste_v till_o it_o have_v fulfil_v the_o year_n of_o rest_n which_o they_o will_v not_o observe_v as_o mr._n mede_n have_v true_o note_v discourse_v xxvi_o latter_a end_n ver._n 3._o if_o he_o come_v in_o by_o himself_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v a_o single_a man_n without_o a_o wife_n so_o he_o be_v to_o depart_v but_o if_o he_o be_v a_o marry_a man_n when_o he_o be_v sell_v as_o the_o master_n be_v not_o to_o let_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n want_v food_n and_o raiment_n and_o habitation_n while_o he_o continue_v his_o slave_n so_o when_o he_o be_v free_a he_o be_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o they_o or_o detain_v they_o from_o their_o father_n and_o husband_n xxv_o leu._n 41._o ver._n 4._o if_o his_o master_n have_v give_v he_o a_o wife_n unto_o such_o a_o servant_n as_o this_o who_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n his_o master_n may_v give_v a_o gentile-maid_n to_o wife_n and_o no_o other_o hebrew_n but_o such_o as_o he_o may_v marry_v a_o gentile_a that_o he_o may_v beget_v child_n of_o she_o who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o master_n servant_n or_o slave_n for_o ever_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n say_v the_o master_n can_v not_o do_v this_o unless_o such_o a_o servant_n have_v a_o lawful_a wife_n and_o child_n before_o of_o his_o own_o who_o be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v from_o he_o but_o he_o may_v beget_v child_n for_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o master_n who_o can_v not_o impose_v upon_o he_o more_o than_o one_o maidservant_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n he_o that_o sell_v himself_o also_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o this_o law_n but_o as_o his_o master_n can_v not_o impose_v a_o wife_n of_o this_o sort_n upon_o he_o so_o neither_o be_v he_o bind_v when_o the_o servant_n go_v free_a to_o bestow_v any_o gift_n upon_o he_o which_o be_v due_a only_o to_o he_o that_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o court_n for_o theft_n xv_o deut._n 12._o to_o who_o the_o ancient_a jew_n say_v he_o be_v to_o give_v thirty_o shekel_n and_o she_o have_v bear_v he_o son_n or_o daughter_n during_o his_o service_n the_o wife_n and_o child_n shall_v be_v his_o master_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o wife_n be_v a_o slave_n as_o well_o as_o himself_o when_o he_o marry_v she_o and_o she_o be_v give_v to_o wife_n mere_o that_o he_o may_v beget_v slave_n of_o she_o who_o therefore_o continue_v with_o the_o master_n as_o well_o as_o their_o mother_n when_o the_o man_n have_v his_o liberty_n for_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o he_o as_o his_o master_n good_n who_o have_v such_o a_o power_n over_o they_o that_o he_o may_v circumcise_v they_o as_o he_o do_v his_o own_o child_n without_o their_o consent_n see_v selden_n l._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 7._o and_o de_fw-la uxore_fw-la hebr._fw-la l._n i._n c._n 6._o p._n 39_o ver._n 5._o and_o if_o the_o servant_n shall_v plain_o say_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v say_v shall_v say_v i.e._n stand_v in_o it_o as_o we_o speak_v and_o steadfast_o resolve_v by_o say_v it_o not_o in_o a_o fit_a but_o constant_o i_o love_v my_o master_n my_o wife_n and_o my_o child_n etc._n etc._n if_o his_o love_n to_o such_o a_o wife_n and_o child_n who_o be_v not_o proper_o his_o own_o be_v great_a than_o his_o love_n to_o liberty_n which_o make_v he_o still_o desire_v their_o company_n and_o choose_v to_o stay_v with_o his_o master_n who_o have_v be_v so_o good_a to_o he_o ver._n 6._o his_o master_n shall_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o judge_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v he_o be_v not_o fraudulent_o or_o forcible_o detain_v against_o the_o law_n but_o with_o his_o own_o consent_n or_o rather_o at_o his_o desire_n he_o shall_v also_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o door_n or_o the_o door-post_n after_o the_o case_n have_v be_v hear_v and_o the_o judge_n have_v give_v sentence_n and_o his_o master_n shall_v bore_v his_o ear_n through_o with_o a_o awl_n in_o token_n that_o he_o be_v now_o affix_v to_o his_o house_n and_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o step_v over_o the_o threshold_n without_o his_o leave_n but_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o will_n for_o ever_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o one_o that_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o court_n not_o of_o he_o that_o sell_v himself_o and_o though_o the_o hebrew_n take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o mark_n of_o infamy_n set_v upon_o a_o man_n who_o choose_v servitude_n before_o liberty_n yet_o it_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o love_n to_o his_o master_n i_o can_v think_v that_o they_o intend_v by_o this_o act_n to_o disgrace_v he_o but_o look_v upon_o it_o only_o as_o a_o solemn_a addiction_n of_o he_o to_o his_o master_n service_n which_o be_v do_v it_o be_v likely_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o judge_n this_o custom_n of_o bore_v the_o ear_n of_o slave_n last_v a_o long_a time_n after_o this_o in_o syria_n and_o arabia_n as_o bochartus_n show_v out_o of_o juvenal_n sat._n 1._o and_o petronius_n l._n
time_n that_o it_o have_v be_v know_v to_o push_v but_o if_o the_o ox_n have_v former_o be_v know_v to_o be_v so_o unruly_a and_o he_o have_v be_v tell_v of_o it_o and_o yet_o do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o prevent_v further_a mischief_n than_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o ox_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o jewish_a doctor_n indeed_o have_v soften_v this_o by_o divers_a exception_n as_o first_o they_o say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o ox_n have_v push_v upon_o three_o several_a day_n for_o though_o it_o appear_v he_o push_v a_o great_a many_o time_n in_o one_o day_n it_o will_v not_o make_v the_o man_n liable_a and_o second_o it_o be_v to_o be_v testify_v not_o only_o to_o the_o owner_n but_o before_o the_o magistrate_n that_o he_o have_v push_v so_o often_o and_o last_o they_o interpret_v the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n the_o owner_n also_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n of_o punishment_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v they_o leave_v he_o to_o god_n see_v bochart_n in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o l._n ii_o c._n 40._o but_o though_o abarbinel_n propound_v this_o as_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o wise_a man_n yet_o he_o be_v sensible_a of_o its_o absurdity_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o god_n do_v decree_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n shall_v be_v execute_v upon_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o ox_n only_o he_o think_v that_o he_o remit_v something_o of_o the_o strictness_n of_o it_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o there_o be_v three_o case_n here_o mention_v relate_v to_o this_o matter_n one_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n where_o the_o ox_n be_v order_v to_o be_v stone_v another_o in_o this_o where_o the_o owner_n be_v also_o make_v liable_a to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o a_o three_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n where_o a_o pecuniary_a mulct_n be_v only_o set_v upon_o he_o ver._n 30._o if_o there_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n than_o he_o shall_v give_v it_o for_o the_o ransom_n of_o his_o life_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v there_o may_v be_v a_o case_n wherein_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o ox_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o only_o be_v fine_v though_o the_o ox_n have_v be_v wont_a to_o push_v and_o he_o be_v tell_v of_o it_o and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n law_n which_o be_v give_v by_o constantine_n l'empereur_n be_v not_o unreasonable_a upon_o bava_n kama_n c._n 4._o sect_n 5._o either_o the_o knowledge_n which_o the_o owner_n have_v of_o the_o ill_a condition_n of_o his_o ox_n be_v certain_a or_o uncertain_a and_o his_o carelessness_n in_o prevent_v the_o mischief_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v be_v great_a or_o lesser_a and_o the_o friend_n of_o he_o that_o be_v kill_v press_v the_o strict_a justice_n or_o be_v content_a to_o remit_v it_o in_o the_o former_a case_n if_o the_o knowledge_n be_v certain_a the_o carelessness_n very_o gross_a and_o the_o friend_n be_v strict_a in_o the_o prosecution_n he_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n but_o if_o otherwise_o he_o be_v punish_v only_o by_o set_v a_o fine_a upon_o he_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o forego_n law_n may_v prove_v too_o rigorous_a in_o many_o case_n as_o if_o the_o ox_n push_v be_v provoke_v or_o break_v loose_v when_o he_o be_v tie_v up_o or_o be_v let_v go_v by_o the_o negligence_n of_o a_o servant_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o god_n permit_v the_o judge_n to_o accept_v of_o a_o ransom_n as_o they_o see_v cause_n which_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v according_a as_o the_o sanhedrim_n think_v meet_v so_o jonathan_n whatsoever_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o fine_a whatsoever_o it_o be_v and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o he_o that_o be_v kill_v if_o a_o man_n wife_n be_v kill_v the_o jew_n say_v it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o her_o father_n family_n and_o not_o to_o her_o husband_n ver._n 31._o whether_o he_o have_v gore_v a_o son_n or_o have_v gore_v a_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n because_o what_o be_v say_v v._n 29._o of_o kill_v a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n may_v have_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o father_n or_o mother_n of_o a_o family_n who_o loss_n be_v great_a and_o their_o life_n most_o precious_a therefore_o the_o same_o law_n be_v here_o extend_v to_o the_o child_n yet_o both_o jonathan_n and_o onkelos_n consine_n it_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israelite_n as_o if_o all_o mankind_n beside_o be_v nothing_o worth_a see_v bochartus_n in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a ver._n 32._o if_o a_o ox_n shall_v push_v a_o manservant_n or_o a_o maid-servant_n etc._n etc._n whether_o the_o servant_n be_v of_o great_a or_o lesser_a value_n say_v maimonides_n the_o punishment_n be_v the_o payment_n of_o thirty_o shekel_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o ox_n half_o the_o price_n of_o a_o freeman_n who_o be_v estimate_v he_o say_v at_o sixty_o shekel_n more_o nevoch_n p._n iii_o c._n 40._o he_o add_v in_o another_o place_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o pecuniary_a mulct_n that_o the_o owner_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o pay_v this_o ransom_n unless_o the_o ox_n kill_v the_o man_n out_o of_o his_o own_o ground_n for_o if_o he_o be_v kill_v within_o in_o the_o owner_n ground_n the_o ox_n indeed_o be_v stone_v but_o no_o ransom_n be_v pay_v divers_a other_o case_n he_o mention_n in_o that_o book_n as_o l'empereur_n observe_v upon_o bava_n kama_n p._n 85._o where_o he_o take_v notice_n that_o solon_n himself_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o law_n concern_v the_o mischief_n do_v by_o cattle_n as_o plutarch_n relate_v in_o his_o life_n ver._n 33._o and_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v open_v a_o pit_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o street_n or_o public_a highway_n as_o jonathan_n right_o interpret_v it_o for_o if_o he_o open_v or_o dig_v a_o pit_n in_o his_o own_o ground_n he_o be_v not_o concern_v in_o this_o law_n though_o another_o man_n beast_n fall_v into_o it_o and_o not_o cover_v it_o if_o he_o do_v cover_v it_o convenient_o though_o in_o time_n the_o cover_n grow_v rot_v and_o a_o beast_n fall_v into_o it_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v it_o good_a as_o maimonides_n resolve_v the_o case_n ver._n 34._o the_o owner_n of_o the_o pit_n shall_v make_v it_o good_a etc._n etc._n there_o be_v so_o many_o case_n arise_v upon_o this_o law_n that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o number_v they_o maimonides_n have_v amass_v together_o abundance_n belong_v to_o this_o matter_n with_o wonderful_a accuracy_n as_o bochartus_n observe_v who_o have_v transcribe_v a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o l._n 2._o c._n 40._o p._n 391_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 35._o if_o one_o man_n ox_n hurt_v another_o that_n he_o die_v which_o equal_o belong_v to_o all_o other_o cattle_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v for_o the_o law_n mention_n a_o ox_n only_o for_o example_n sake_n they_o shall_v sell_v the_o live_a ox_n and_o divide_v the_o money_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o ox_n that_o be_v kill_v be_v worth_a as_o much_o more_o as_o the_o other_o yet_o satisfaction_n be_v to_o be_v make_v 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be_v do_v constant_o the_o former_a verse_n speak_v of_o the_o hurt_n do_v by_o a_o beast_n that_o be_v not_o wont_a to_o push_v and_o this_o of_o the_o hurt_n do_v by_o one_o that_o be_v notorious_o mischievous_a and_o according_o great_a damage_n be_v give_v in_o this_o latter_a case_n than_o in_o the_o former_a and_o by_o this_o general_a rule_n the_o jew_n regulate_v all_o other_o case_n make_v those_o mischief_n that_o be_v do_v by_o beast_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o hurt_v or_o be_v of_o a_o hurtful_a nature_n to_o be_v punish_v above_o as_o much_o more_o than_o the_o mischief_n do_v by_o a_o
whatsoever_o be_v desire_v all_o this_o he_o say_v he_o take_v out_o of_o their_o book_n then_o extant_a from_o which_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o all_o idolatry_n shall_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o no_o virtue_n shall_v be_v ascribe_v to_o any_o star_n of_o do_v good_a or_o hurt_n to_o man_n which_o opinion_n lead_v man_n to_o their_o worship_n it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o all_o witch_n and_o wizard_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n because_o they_o be_v idolater_n though_o after_o a_o peculiar_a and_o different_a way_n from_o that_o wherein_o the_o vulgar_a worship_v idol_n and_o he_o think_v that_o a_o witch_n be_v rather_o mention_v than_o a_o wizard_n though_o both_o intend_v because_o man_n be_v natural_o more_o tender_a towards_o the_o female_a sex_n and_o apt_a to_o favour_v they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o if_o moses_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v kill_v even_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o crime_n but_o afterward_o xx_o leu._n 27._o he_o command_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o be_v stone_v other_o of_o the_o hebrew_a doctor_n particular_o r._n levi_n barzelonita_n give_v this_o reason_n why_o witch_n be_v not_o to_o live_v because_o they_o direct_o thwart_v god_n most_o bless_v who_o make_v all_o thing_n when_o he_o create_v they_o for_o such_o and_o such_o purpose_n which_o they_o pervert_v and_o by_o device_n of_o their_o own_o make_v to_o serve_v other_o end_n which_o god_n never_o design_v precept_n lxii_o but_o this_o they_o can_v not_o do_v without_o the_o help_n of_o evil_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o their_o crime_n consist_v in_o enter_v into_o a_o familiarity_n and_o a_o league_n with_o they_o who_o assistance_n upon_o such_o occasion_n they_o invoke_v which_o be_v in_o effect_n a_o renounce_n of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o impiety_n which_o have_v overspread_v the_o whole_a world_n especial_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o it_o and_o as_o for_o the_o roman_n we_o 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persuade_v other_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o they_o for_o if_o a_o man_n see_v any_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n waxen_a resemblance_n make_v and_o set_v either_o at_o their_o door_n or_o in_o the_o turn_n of_o the_o way_n or_o at_o the_o tomb_n of_o their_o ancestor_n none_o can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o neglect_v these_o thing_n because_o he_o know_v not_o what_o efficacy_n be_v in_o they_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v even_o such_o people_n who_o use_v these_o sort_n of_o witchcraft_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n if_o they_o be_v professor_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o if_o they_o be_v simple_a people_n he_o leave_v the_o judge_n to_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o find_v reason_n ver._n 19_o whosoever_o lie_v with_o a_o beast_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o be_v so_o infamous_a a_o sin_n and_o such_o a_o dishonour_n to_o nature_n and_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n as_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la well_n gloss_n that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_v such_o a_o person_n shall_v live_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o die_v without_o mercy_n see_v xviii_o leu._n 23._o xx._n 15_o 16._o where_o this_o be_v more_o large_o handle_v ver._n 20._o he_o that_o sacrifice_v unto_o any_o god_n save_v unto_o the_o lord_z only_o he_o shall_v be_v utter_o destroy_v sacrifice_n be_v the_o principal_a act_n of_o worship_n in_o those_o day_n include_v in_o it_o all_o other_o act_n of_o worship_n and_o divine_a service_n which_o they_o be_v require_v to_o pay_v to_o the_o lord_z alone_o xx._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o punishment_n of_o do_v otherwise_o be_v not_o enact_v till_o now_o of_o which_o he_o treat_v more_o large_o xvii_o deut._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n see_v there_o ver._n 21._o thou_o shall_v neither_o vex_v a_o stranger_n nor_o oppress_v he_o here_o be_v two_o distinct_a command_n the_o first_o of_o which_o not_o to_o vex_v a_o stranger_n the_o hebrew_n will_v have_v to_o consist_v in_o not_o upbraid_v he_o with_o his_o former_a state_n of_o heathenism_n nor_o give_v he_o any_o approbrious_a word_n as_o say_v remember_v what_o thou_o be_v or_o what_o thy_o father_n do_v and_o this_o be_v neither_o to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n nor_o to_o a_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n as_o far_o as_o mr._n selden_n can_v judge_v of_o their_o opinion_n herein_o l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 4._o the_o second_o not_o to_o oppress_v he_o consist_v in_o not_o use_v he_o hardly_o in_o their_o deal_n with_o he_o by_o make_v he_o pay_v for_o instance_n for_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o it_o be_v worth_a which_o the_o same_o mr._n selden_n l._n vi_o c._n 5._o p._n 690._o think_v the_o hebrew_n be_v of_o opinion_n belong_v only_o to_o their_o usage_n of_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n who_o be_v perfect_o in_o their_o communion_n but_o this_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a for_o as_o r._n levi_n barzelonita_n himself_o observe_v by_o thus_o treat_v any_o proselyte_n they_o may_v endanger_v their_o return_n to_o paganism_n again_o out_o of_o indignation_n to_o be_v so_o despise_v and_o much_o more_o when_o they_o see_v they_o be_v wrong_v which_o god_n take_v care_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v because_o they_o be_v more_o helpless_a than_o other_o man_n and_o have_v few_o friend_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o this_o precept_n as_o the_o jew_n themselves_o have_v compute_v be_v inculcate_v in_o one_o and_o twenty_o place_n see_v particular_o xxiii_o 9_o xix_o leu._n 33._o for_o you_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o more_o powerful_a reason_n to_o more_o they_o to_o treat_v stranger_n kind_o than_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o own_o oppression_n in_o egypt_n from_o which_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o mere_a mercy_n of_o god_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o imitate_v ver._n 22._o you_o shall_v not_o afflict_v any_o widow_n or_o fatherless_a child_n give_v they_o no_o trouble_n either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n as_o the_o same_o r._n levi_n interpret_v it_o precept_n lxv_o but_o in_o all_o their_o commerce_n with_o they_o in_o buy_v fell_n or_o any_o other_o intercourse_n to_o treat_v they_o not_o only_o civil_o but_o kind_o and_o benign_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o precept_n say_v he_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a because_o widow_n and_o orphan_n have_v few_o or_o none_o to_o protect_v they_o or_o plead_v their_o cause_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n take_v care_n of_o they_o as_o if_o their_o husband_n and_o parent_n be_v yet_o alive_a ver._n 23._o if_o thou_o afflict_v they_o in_o any_o wise_a by_o give_v they_o ill_a language_n or_o by_o infult_v over_o they_o or_o destroy_v their_o good_n much_o more_o if_o 〈◊〉_d man_n smite_v they_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n as_o nachmanides_n interpret_v it_o and_o they_o cry_v at_o all_o unto_o i_o a_o child_n say_v the_o same_o r._n levi_n cry_v to_o his_o father_n and_o a_o wife_n to_o her_o husband_n but_o the_o widow_n and_o the_o fatherless_a cry_n unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v hear_v they_o for_o i_o be_o merdiful_a i_o will_v sure_o hear_v they_o punish_v you_o for_o your_o ill_a usage_n of_o they_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 24._o and_o my_o wrath_n shall_v wax_v hot_a this_o signify_v their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d send_v upon_o they_o from_o god_n who_o order_v no_o penalty_n to_o be_v inflict_v by_o their_o judge_n because_o he_o intend_v himself_o to_o be_v their_o avenger_n and_o that_o in_o a_o very_a remarkable_a manner_n by_o serve_v they_o in_o their_o kind_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o i_o will_v kill_v you_o with_o
1._o or_o be_v jethro_n father_n and_o so_o the_o grandfather_n of_o these_o young_a woman_n which_o drusius_n think_v most_o probable_a misaell_n centur._n 2._o c._n 69._o he_o say_v how_o be_v it_o you_o be_v come_v so_o soon_o to_o day_n it_o seem_v moses_n not_o only_o valiant_o defend_v and_o protect_v they_o but_o so_o vigorous_o assist_v they_o also_o in_o all_o their_o business_n that_o they_o dispatch_v it_o soon_o than_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v ver._n 19_o and_o they_o say_v a_o egyytian_a so_o they_o take_v moses_n to_o be_v by_o his_o speech_n and_o his_o habit_n and_o perhaps_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o come_v out_o of_o that_o country_n deliver_v we_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o shepherd_n this_o justify_v what_o i_o say_v ver._n 17._o that_o these_o shepherd_n belong_v to_o some_o other_o prince_n in_o those_o part_n who_o be_v wont_a it_o seem_v to_o infest_v those_o that_o be_v weak_a and_o that_o moses_n by_o his_o extraordinary_a courage_n drive_v they_o away_o and_o also_o draw_v water_n enough_o for_o we_o etc._n etc._n they_o have_v draw_v water_n before_o ver_fw-la 16._o which_o the_o shepherd_n take_v from_o they_o and_o he_o now_o do_v it_o with_o great_a expedition_n and_o in_o great_a plenty_n ver._n 20._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o his_o daughter_n where_o be_v he_o this_o be_v a_o form_n of_o chide_v as_o philo_n observe_v or_o upbraid_v for_o their_o ingratitude_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v why_o be_v it_o that_o you_o have_v leave_v the_o man_n suffer_v he_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o field_n you_o ought_v as_o philo_n explain_v it_o to_o have_v invite_v he_o to_o my_o house_n and_o if_o he_o have_v decline_v it_o to_o have_v entreat_v and_o urge_v he_o to_o it_o call_v he_o that_o he_o may_v eat_v bread_n go_v back_o as_o he_o go_v on_o with_o all_o speed_n and_o pray_v he_o to_o come_v and_o refresh_v himself_o and_o receive_v my_o thanks_o which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o this_o show_v moses_n have_v do_v they_o some_o considerable_a service_n ver._n 21._o and_o moses_n be_v content_a to_o dwell_v with_o the_o man._n after_o some_o conversation_n with_o he_o raguel_n like_v moses_n so_o well_o that_o he_o offer_v he_o such_o term_n as_o he_o accept_v and_o become_v one_o of_o his_o domestic_n and_o he_o give_v moses_n zipporah_n his_o daughter_n the_o divine_a writer_n do_v not_o relate_v all_o the_o passage_n of_o a_o story_n as_o other_o author_n delight_n to_o do_v but_o only_o the_o most_o material_a therefore_o we_o be_v to_o suppose_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n to_o have_v precede_v this_o which_o be_v not_o accomplish_v present_o after_o he_o be_v entertain_v into_o reuel_n house_n but_o after_o he_o have_v have_v much_o experience_n of_o moses_n his_o other_o virtue_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o valour_n though_o the_o observation_n of_o philo_n here_o be_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n of_o a_o great_a genius_n quick_o show_v themselves_o and_o be_v not_o make_v know_v by_o length_n of_o time_n and_o therefore_o he_o think_v that_o revel_v be_v strike_v first_o with_o admiration_n of_o his_o goodly_a aspect_n and_o then_o of_o his_o wise_a discourse_n immediate_o give_v he_o the_o most_o beautiful_a of_o all_o his_o daughter_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n not_o stay_v to_o inquire_v of_o any_o body_n what_o he_o be_v for_o his_o own_o most_o excellent_a quality_n sufficient_o recommend_v he_o to_o his_o affection_n l._n i._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la moses_n p._n 611._o ver._n 22._o and_o she_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n gershom_n etc._n etc._n this_o word_n gershom_n signify_v a_o desolate_a stranger_n which_o he_o make_v the_o name_n of_o this_o child_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v not_o only_o in_o a_o foreign_a country_n remote_a from_o his_o own_o people_n but_o in_o a_o place_n where_o he_o have_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o earn_v by_o his_o labour_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o in_o a_o 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who_o succeed_v he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o give_v they_o any_o ease_n that_o he_o lay_v more_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o they_o and_o they_o cry_v this_o signify_v they_o lay_v under_o the_o most_o grievous_a oppression_n which_o grow_v intolerable_a and_o their_o cry_n come_v up_o unto_o god_n a_o cry_n that_o come_v up_o unto_o god_n signify_v in_o the_o holy_a language_n the_o loud_a and_o sore_a cry_n see_v xix_o gen._n 13._o by_o reason_n of_o the_o bondage_n this_o may_v be_v refer_v both_o to_o their_o cry_n and_o its_o come_n up_o to_o god_n who_o resolve_v speedy_o to_o free_v they_o from_o such_o unsupportable_a burden_n ver._n 24._o and_o god_n hear_v their_o groan_a and_o god_n remember_v his_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v four_o different_a word_n in_o these_o two_o last_o verse_n viz._n hear_v remember_v look_v upon_o they_o have_v respect_n unto_o they_o which_o every_o one_o of_o they_o signify_v god_n kind_a intention_n towards_o they_o but_o seem_v also_o to_o i_o to_o denote_v that_o the_o divine_a providence_n determine_v to_o proceed_v gradual_o in_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o their_o cruel_a servitude_n for_o when_o he_o say_v god_n hear_v their_o groan_a the_o meaning_n be_v he_o favourable_o condescend_v to_o grant_v their_o petition_n which_o be_v the_o first_o step_n to_o their_o deliverance_n and_o then_o he_o remember_v his_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n this_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o because_o he_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o ancient_a promise_n to_o their_o forefather_n which_o be_v a_o further_a assurance_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o then_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o i._n e._n take_v notice_n of_o their_o affliction_n and_o hard_a labour_n as_o maimonides_n explain_v it_o more_o nev._n p._n 1._o c._n 48._o which_o be_v another_o motive_n to_o relieve_v they_o and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n god_n have_v respect_n to_o they_o which_o import_v that_o he_o determine_v to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o they_o and_o that_o include_v all_o blessing_n in_o it_o for_o so_o this_o phrase_n to_o respect_v another_o signify_v as_o bochartus_n have_v show_v from_o many_o instance_n particular_o xxv_o psal_n 12._o lxvi_o isa_n 2._o hierozoic_n p._n 1._o l._n ii_o c._n 49._o chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o now_o moses_n keep_v the_o flock_n so_o moses_n be_v take_v from_o the_o sheepfold_n as_o david_n be_v in_o after_o time_n to_o be_v the_o ruler_n of_o god_n people_n lxxvii_o psal_n 70._o for_o as_o hunt_v of_o wild_a beast_n say_v philo_n be_v proper_a to_o man_n of_o a_o martial_a genius_n and_o fit_v man_n to_o be_v captain_n and_o general_n of_o army_n so_o the_o feed_n of_o sheep_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o best_a exercise_n and_o preparation_n for_o a_o kingdom_n and_o the_o gentle_a government_n of_o mankind_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n have_v the_o same_o notion_n and_o the_o same_o word_n l._n i._o strom._n p._n 345._o god_n power_n also_o 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