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the_o sense_n be_v where_o he_o will_v make_v his_o dwell_a place_n by_o settle_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n there_o which_o be_v the_o token_n of_o his_o presence_n this_o place_n at_o first_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v mizpeh_n and_o afterward_o shiloh_n and_o when_o that_o be_v destroy_v the_o ark_n remove_v to_o several_a place_n kirjath-jearim_a mizpeh_n gilgal_n nob_n gibeon_n the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n till_o at_o last_o it_o settle_v at_o jerusalem_n where_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v god_n say_v to_o solomon_n i_o have_v choose_v this_o place_n to_o myself_o for_o a_o house_n of_o sacrifice_n 2_o chron._n vii_o 12._o which_o be_v the_o plain_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n choose_v a_o place_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o even_o unto_o his_o habitation_n shall_v you_o seek_v and_o thither_o thou_o shall_v come_v this_o explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o place_n where_o he_o will_v put_v his_o name_n viz._n the_o place_n where_o his_o 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they_o give_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n see_v xviii_o numb_a 11_o 12._o and_o xviii_o deut._n 4._o xxvi_o 4_o 10._o and_o your_o vow_n and_o your_o free-will-offering_n which_o be_v comprehend_v before_o under_o the_o name_n of_o sacrifice_n but_o here_o more_o particular_o express_v to_o signify_v that_o though_o they_o may_v choose_v whether_o they_o will_v offer_v they_o or_o no_o or_o whether_o they_o will_v vow_v they_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o choose_v the_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v offer_v if_o they_o vow_v or_o be_v dispose_v to_o it_o but_o must_v be_v determine_v by_o this_o law_n and_o the_o firstling_n of_o your_o herd_n and_o of_o your_o flock_n this_o show_v that_o the_o heave-offering_n of_o their_o hand_n comprehend_v only_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n beside_o which_o these_o firstling_n also_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n xviii_o numb_a 15_o 16_o 17._o ver._n 7._o and_o there_o you_o shall_v eat_v their_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n 7_o thing_n 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about_o cleanse_v be_v not_o then_o deliver_v and_o fear_v not_o god_n this_o he_o make_v the_o four_o cause_n that_o though_o they_o fear_v israel_n who_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v in_o the_o face_n but_o cut_v they_o off_o behind_o yet_o they_o fear_v not_o god_n who_o have_v do_v such_o wonderful_a thing_n for_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o bring_v they_o thence_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o overthrow_v pharaoh_n in_o the_o red-sea_n which_o may_v have_v make_v they_o understand_v that_o he_o set_v up_o king_n and_o pull_v down_o king_n as_o daniel_n speak_v 2.21_o but_o instead_o of_o consider_v this_o they_o will_v have_v profane_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o speak_v by_o enslave_v those_o who_o he_o have_v but_o new_o deliver_v and_o continue_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o a_o glorious_a cloud_n unto_o all_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o they_o be_v original_o derive_v from_o the_o same_o stock_n with_o the_o israelite_n viz._n from_o isaac_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o rest_n from_o all_o thy_o enemy_n round_o about_a in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o god_n do_v not_o require_v they_o to_o put_v this_o command_n in_o execution_n immediate_o after_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o after_o they_o be_v well_o settle_v there_o so_o that_o there_o be_v some_o age_n pass_v before_o they_o go_v about_o it_o and_o then_o god_n himself_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o or_o rather_o strict_o enjoin_v it_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o saul_n their_o first_o king_n and_o we_o do_v not_o find_v they_o blame_v for_o not_o do_v it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 1_o 2_o 3._o thou_o shall_v blot_v out_o the_o remembrance_n of_o amalek_n from_o under_o heaven_n so_o god_n command_v saul_n in_o the_o place_n now_o mention_v utter_o destroy_v all_o they_o have_v and_o spare_v they_o not_o but_o slay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n etc._n etc._n for_o by_o the_o same_o justice_n that_o one_o person_n be_v cut_v off_o a_o whole_a family_n or_o a_o whole_a nation_n may_v be_v utter_o destroy_v that_o other_o family_n or_o nation_n see_v or_o hear_v god_n judgement_n upon_o they_o may_v be_v move_v to_o flee_v from_o that_o wickedness_n for_o which_o they_o be_v punish_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o maimonides_n p._n iii_o more_o nevochim_n cap._n xli_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v all_o that_o the_o talmudist_n say_v we_o may_v think_v there_o be_v some_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o endeavour_v to_o mollify_v the_o severity_n of_o this_o precept_n for_o they_o tell_v a_o story_n in_o bava-bathra_a of_o joab_n his_o master_n who_o teach_v he_o to_o read_v it_o thus_o blot_v out_o zachar_n the_o male_a of_o amalek_n not_o zecher_n the_o remembrance_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o tell_v we_o joab_n think_v to_o have_v kill_v he_o for_o lead_v he_o into_o a_o error_n thou_o shall_v not_o forget_v it_o this_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a precept_n but_o only_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o forego_n to_o imprint_v it_o more_o on_o their_o mind_n and_o heart_n and_o according_o the_o jew_n pretend_v to_o have_v have_v their_o heart_n so_o set_v upon_o it_o that_o when_o the_o officer_n be_v about_o to_o proclaim_v freedom_n from_o war_n to_o those_o person_n mention_v xx._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n they_o always_o except_v the_o war_n against_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o amalek_n in_o which_o every_o body_n be_v bind_v to_o assist_v xxvi_o chapter_n xxvi_o i_o shall_v end_v this_o matter_n with_o a_o observation_n of_o abarbinel_n that_o in_o this_o paragraph_n about_o amalek_n the_o injunction_n which_o god_n give_v to_o moses_n xvii_o exod._n 14._o be_v fulfil_v by_o he_o write_v this_o for_o a_o memorial_n in_o a_o book_n no_o other_o book_n say_v he_o be_v hereby_o mean_v but_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n which_o when_o moses_n write_v he_o be_v bind_v to_o mention_v this_o precept_n about_o amalek_n which_o he_o do_v in_o this_o place_n and_o if_o we_o suppose_v that_o he_o immediate_o write_v a_o distinct_a history_n of_o this_o matter_n yet_o he_o insert_v it_o afterward_o into_o the_o pentateuch_n both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_n chap._n xxvi_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o thou_o be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o possesse_v it_o and_o dwell_v therein_o when_o they_o have_v a_o settle_a possession_n of_o the_o several_a inheritance_n which_o fall_v to_o their_o share_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o that_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v not_o mean_v mere_o of_o the_o first_o first-fruit_n they_o shall_v have_v after_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o canaan_n but_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n they_o shall_v have_v every_o year_n which_o be_v the_o most_o desirable_a as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la here_o observe_v of_o all_o other_o and_o covet_v by_o every_o one_o majori_fw-la aviditate_fw-la with_o a_o great_a appetite_n than_o ordinary_a nature_n itself_o direct_v man_n to_o offer_v they_o to_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o these_o be_v distinct_a from_o that_o mention_a xxiii_o levit._n 10._o be_v of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o principal_a of_o which_o be_v seven_n the_o jew_n common_o say_v these_o only_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v to_o god_n viz._n wheat_n barley_n grape_n fig_n pomegranate_n olive_n and_o date_n some_o of_o the_o doctor_n say_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v due_a and_o a_o question_n be_v raise_v whether_o a_o stranger_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v they_o or_o not_o some_o of_o they_o say_v no_o because_o they_o can_v not_o use_v the_o protestation_n mention_v v._n 3._o but_o the_o more_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o 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this_o be_v the_o great_a promise_n make_v to_o their_o father_n that_o he_o will_v make_v their_o posterity_n as_o numerous_a as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n xv_o gen._n 5._o xxii_o 17._o xxviii_o 14._o he_o will_v also_o bless_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o womb._n preserve_v they_o from_o miscarry_v that_o so_o they_o may_v multiply_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n thy_o corn_n and_o thy_o wine_n and_o thy_o oil_n by_o give_v they_o rain_n in_o due_a season_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 4_o 5._o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o kine_n the_o hebrew_n word_n segar_n which_o we_o translate_v increase_v the_o lxx_o vulgar_a and_o syriac_n render_v the_o herd_n but_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n translate_v it_o as_o we_o do_v the_o young_a one_o which_o the_o mother_n bring_v forth_o see_v bochart_n p._n i._o hierozoicon_n l._n ii_o cap._n xxx_o and_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o sheep_n the_o hebrew_n word_n ashtaroth_n comprehend_v focks_n both_o of_o sheep_n and_o of_o great_a cattle_n as_o the_o same_o bochart_n observe_v p._n 1._o hieroz_n l._n iii_o cap._n xliii_o and_o in_o his_o canaan_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o goddess_n astarte_n in_o those_o country_n be_v think_v to_o preside_v over_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o herd_n of_o oxen._n ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v above_o all_o people_n verse_n 14_o he_o promise_v to_o make_v they_o as_o singular_a for_o his_o favour_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o law_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v male_a or_o female_a barren_a among_o you_o or_o among_o your_o cattle_n see_v xxiii_o exod._n 26._o ver._n 15._o and_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v away_o from_o thou_o all_o verse_n 15_o sickness_n or_o remove_v from_o they_o the_o common_a disease_n and_o infirmity_n of_o mankind_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n as_o the_o scripture_n speak_v which_o tend_v manifest_o to_o their_o increase_n and_o multiplication_n and_o will_v put_v none_o of_o the_o evil_a disease_n of_o egypt_n which_o thou_o know_v upon_o thou_o neither_o those_o blotche_n or_o boil_n which_o god_n by_o a_o immediate_a hand_n smite_v they_o withal_o ix_o exod._n 9_o xv._o 26._o nor_o any_o other_o which_o they_o in_o that_o country_n be_v subject_a unto_o peculiar_o their_o filthy_a ulcer_n call_v aegyptiaca_n and_o syriaca_n as_o casaubon_n observe_v upon_o persius_n sat._n v._o p._n 467._o with_o which_o the_o priest_n of_o isis_n be_v wont_a to_o threaten_v and_o terrify_v poor_a people_n if_o they_o do_v not_o worship_v she_o in_o opposition_n to_o which_o our_o very_a learned_a dr._n spencer_n think_v god_n make_v this_o special_a promise_n to_o his_o people_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o all_o such_o evil_a disease_n if_o they_o keep_v themselves_o pure_a from_o that_o egyptian_a idolatry_n which_o be_v very_o ingenious_a if_o the_o worship_n of_o isis_n be_v so_o ancient_a as_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n see_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la hebr._fw-la ritual_fw-la cap._n iii_o and_o will_v lay_v they_o upon_o all_o they_o that_o hate_v thou_o and_o thereby_o disable_v they_o to_o hurt_v his_o people_n ver._n 16._o and_o thou_o shall_v consume_v all_o the_o people_n which_o verse_n 16_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v deliver_v thou_o utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n when_o they_o have_v conquer_a they_o as_o he_o command_v they_o before_o v._o 7._o thy_o eye_n shall_v have_v no_o pity_n upon_o they_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o severity_n be_v because_o of_o their_o abominable_a wickedness_n as_o i_o there_o observe_v neither_o shall_v thou_o serve_v their_o god_n for_o that_o will_v be_v a_o snare_n unto_o thou_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o serve_v their_o god_n etc._n etc._n this_o severity_n be_v use_v to_o prevent_v their_o be_v entice_v by_o they_o to_o their_o idolatry_n if_o they_o have_v suffer_v they_o to_o live_v among_o they_o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o if_o thou_o shall_v say_v in_o thy_o heart_n these_o nation_n be_v more_o than_o i_o how_o shall_v i_o dispossess_v they_o if_o such_o a_o diffidence_n begin_v to_o arise_v in_o their_o heart_n as_o possess_v their_o forefather_n fourteen_o numb_a verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o but_o shall_v well_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v unto_o pharaoh_n and_o unto_o all_o egypt_n he_o require_v they_o immediate_o to_o expel_v all_o fear_n by_o faith_n in_o god_n which_o the_o remembrance_n of_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o if_o serious_o reflect_v on_o may_v well_o work_v in_o they_o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o the_o great_a temptation_n which_o thy_o eye_n see_v and_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o wonder_n and_o the_o mighty_a hand_n etc._n etc._n of_o all_o these_o he_o have_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n before_o iu_o 34._o and_o now_o renew_v the_o remembrance_n of_o it_o that_o the_o experience_n they_o have_v of_o god_n power_n and_o goodness_n may_v banish_v all_o fear_n out_o of_o their_o heart_n verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o moreover_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v send_v the_o hornet_n among_o they_o raise_v up_o enemy_n which_o they_o think_v not_o of_o to_o infest_v they_o that_o be_v unusual_a swarm_n of_o hornet_n and_o of_o a_o unusual_a bigness_n it_o be_v like_a which_o come_v like_o a_o army_n upon_o they_o see_v xxiii_o exod._n 28._o until_o they_o that_o be_v leave_v and_o hide_v themselves_o from_o thou_o be_v destroy_v which_o shall_v pursue_v those_o that_o flee_v from_o the_o israelite_n and_o sting_v they_o to_o death_n in_o their_o lurk_a holes_n ver._n 21._o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v affright_v at_o they_o let_v verse_n 21_o all_o this_o inspire_v you_o with_o courage_n for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v among_o you_o a_o mighty_a god_n and_o a_o terrible_a the_o sovereign_n of_o the_o world_n of_o who_o goodness_n you_o have_v have_v such_o long_a experience_n dwell_v among_o you_o and_o conduct_n and_o lead_v you_o wheresoever_o you_o go_v and_o who_o can_v stand_v before_o he_o see_v xvii_o exod._n 7._o ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n will_v put_v out_o these_o verse_n 22_o nation_n before_o thou_o by_o little_a and_o little_a thou_o may_v not_o consume_v they_o at_o once_o lest_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n increase_v upon_o thou_o be_v not_o discourage_v though_o they_o be_v not_o destroy_v all_o at_o once_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n against_o that_o concern_v which_o see_v xxiii_o exod._n 21._o where_o this_o verse_n be_v explain_v ver._n 23._o but_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v deliver_v they_o verse_n 23_o unto_o thou_o and_o shall_v destroy_v they_o with_o a_o mighty_a destruction_n until_o they_o be_v destroy_v in_o time_n he_o will_v deliver_v they_o all_o up_o into_o thy_o hand_n and_o thou_o shall_v so_o over_o power_n they_o as_o to_o leave_v none_o of_o they_o remain_v ver._n 24._o and_o he_o shall_v deliver_v their_o king_n into_o thy_o verse_n 24_o hand_n as_o he_o do_v we_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n xii_o 7_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n where_o xxxi_o king_n be_v enumerate_v who_o be_v conquer_v by_o he_o and_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v their_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n there_o shall_v no_o memory_n of_o so_o much_o as_o the_o name_n of_o such_o man_n be_v leave_v any_o where_n there_o shall_v no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o thou_o until_o thou_o have_v destroy_v they_o the_o king_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o country_n be_v destroy_v their_o victory_n be_v easy_a over_o the_o rest_n verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o the_o grave_a image_n of_o their_o god_n shall_v you_o burn_v with_o fire_n this_o he_o have_v require_v before_o v._o 5._o but_o mention_n it_o again_o to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o perform_v their_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o which_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a god_n will_v not_o destroy_v the_o 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the_o jew_n do_v not_o differ_v in_o its_o form_n or_o substance_n from_o that_o which_o common_o fall_v in_o those_o country_n and_o do_v so_o at_o this_o day_n but_o herein_o consist_v the_o miracle_n that_o he_o give_v it_o they_o in_o a_o prescribe_a measure_n and_o so_o abundant_o as_o to_o suffice_v such_o a_o vast_a number_n and_o that_o every_o morning_n in_o all_o season_n of_o the_o year_n this_o make_v it_o a_o divine_a manna_n for_o the_o common_a fall_v only_o in_o small_a quantity_n and_o not_o always_o but_o at_o some_o time_n in_o the_o year_n that_o he_o may_v humble_v thou_o this_o word_n be_v common_o understand_v of_o humble_v by_o affliction_n which_o may_v seem_v not_o to_o belong_v to_o manna_n for_o that_o be_v a_o singular_a benefit_n be_v a_o excellent_a nourishment_n and_o of_o a_o delicious_a taste_n but_o they_o have_v nothing_o else_o beside_o this_o to_o live_v upon_o be_v soon_o tire_v with_o it_o as_o we_o find_v xi_o numb_a 6._o and_o much_o more_o 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sense_n of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o his_o mercy_n to_o they_o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o but_o thou_o shall_v remember_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n for_o it_o be_v he_o that_o give_v thou_o power_n to_o get_v wealth_n continual_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o they_o owe_v all_o they_o have_v and_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o to_o his_o almighty_a providence_n without_o who_o they_o can_v never_o have_v get_v possession_n of_o this_o land_n nor_o have_v prosper_v in_o it_o that_o he_o may_v establish_v his_o covenant_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o own_o unworthiness_n also_o which_o will_v make_v they_o more_o grateful_a to_o he_o of_o all_o the_o blessing_n god_n have_v bestow_v on_o they_o and_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o his_o mere_a goodness_n and_o fidelity_n to_o his_o promise_n for_o they_o have_v be_v a_o murmur_a and_o rebellious_a people_n ver._n 19_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o thou_o do_v at_o all_o 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he_o be_v about_o to_o destroy_v they_o and_o when_o he_o begin_v he_o destroy_v they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a vii_o 22._o and_o there_o be_v still_o more_o to_o be_v destroy_v so_o shall_v you_o perish_v because_o you_o will_v not_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o they_o shall_v perish_v as_o those_o nation_n do_v because_o they_o fall_v into_o their_o sin_n ix_o chapter_n ix_o chap._n ix_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o hear_v o_o israel_n he_o begin_v a_o new_a exhortation_n to_o they_o at_o some_o distance_n of_o time_n from_o the_o former_a but_o still_o aim_v at_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n thou_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n this_o day_n that_o be_v short_o not_o long_o hence_o for_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v precise_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o eleven_o month_n of_o the_o last_o year_n of_o their_o travel_n and_o they_o pass_v not_o over_o 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only_o to_o bless_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o levite_n who_o sing_v praise_n and_o give_v thanks_o continual_o to_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n as_o i_o suppose_v they_o do_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o i_o find_v no_o example_n of_o the_o use_n of_o this_o expression_n in_o this_o sense_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v son_n of_o levi_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v so_o call_v when_o moses_n mention_n this_o part_n of_o their_o office_n xxi_o deut._n 5._o verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o wherefore_o levi_n have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o his_o brethren_n because_o god_n will_v have_v they_o only_o attend_v to_o this_o service_n and_o not_o look_v after_o other_o affair_n particular_o of_o guard_v the_o sanctuary_n and_o keep_v constant_a watch_n there_o to_o secure_v all_o the_o holy_a thing_n especial_o the_o ark_n which_o they_o take_v care_v none_o shall_v meddle_v withal_o and_o 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and_o elath_n on_o the_o south_n as_o j._n wagenseil_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o confutation_n of_o that_o blasphemous_a book_n call_v toldo_n jeschu_n pag._n 22._o verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o and_o thou_o shall_v bestow_v that_o money_n for_o whatsoever_o thy_o soul_n lu_v after_o for_o ox_n or_o for_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n purchase_v such_o provision_n as_o they_o most_o delight_v in_o of_o all_o meat_n that_o god_n law_n allow_v and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v there_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n make_v a_o holy_a entertainment_n at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v thou_o and_o thy_o household_n man-servant_n and_o maidservant_n as_o well_o as_o son_n and_o daughter_n xii_o 18._o together_o with_o the_o levite_n widow_n orphan_n and_o stranger_n ver._n 27._o and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n thou_o shall_v not_o forsake_v he_o they_o be_v always_o to_o be_v invite_v to_o these_o feast_n see_v xii_o 19_o for_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o they_o verse_n 27_o be_v whole_o devote_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o see_v xii_o 19_o ver._n 28._o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o verse_n 28_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a tithe_n from_o that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o second_o tithe_n pay_v every_o year_n but_o the_o very_a same_o which_o every_o three_o year_n be_v not_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n but_o to_o be_v employ_v to_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o their_o own_o city_n and_o house_n for_o thus_o they_o explain_v it_o that_o in_o the_o three_o year_n after_o the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o in_o the_o six_o year_n the_o tithe_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v and_o there_o spend_v in_o feast_n before_o god_n be_v to_o be_v spend_v upon_o the_o poor_a in_o every_o town_n where_o they_o that_o pay_v the_o tithe_n live_v but_o every_o first_o second_o four_o and_o five_o year_n from_o the_o year_n of_o release_n it_o be_v spend_v in_o holy_a entertainment_n at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o the_o year_n of_o release_n itself_o which_o be_v every_o seven_o year_n no_o tithe_n at_o all_o be_v pay_v of_o any_o kind_n because_o all_o lay_v common_a so_o that_o every_o year_n the_o owner_n of_o the_o ground_n set_v out_o a_o second_o tithe_n but_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o carry_v it_o every_o year_n to_o jerusalem_n for_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o seven_o year_n four_o of_o those_o year_n only_o be_v appoint_v for_o their_o journey_n thither_o and_o two_o they_o stay_v at_o home_n see_v selden_n of_o tithe_n and_o lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n p._n 693._o but_o this_o be_v contradict_v by_o other_o great_a man_n particular_o by_o bishop_n mountagu_n who_o assert_n these_o to_o be_v two_o distinct_a tithe_n see_v p._n 332_o etc._n etc._n especial_o p._n 346._o and_o those_o that_o follow_v and_o josephus_n seem_v plain_o to_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n p._n 349._o old_a tobit_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o tithe_n i._o 8._o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o same_o year_n i._n e._n of_o the_o three_o year_n and_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o within_o thy_o gate_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o place_n where_o god_n house_n be_v but_o to_o be_v spend_v at_o home_n verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o and_o the_o levite_n because_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o see_v v._o 37._o and_o the_o stranger_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n which_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v eat_v and_o be_v satisfy_v this_o tithe_n be_v not_o spend_v in_o joy_n and_o gladness_n as_o the_o second_o tithe_n be_v v._n 26._o when_o they_o go_v to_o god_n dwell_v place_n but_o mere_o in_o the_o relief_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n who_o otherwise_o may_v have_v be_v force_v to_o beg_v or_o to_o serve_v stranger_n and_o thereby_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v pervert_v from_o their_o religion_n that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n which_o thou_o do_v this_o tithe_n the_o jew_n say_v be_v call_v the_o consummation_n of_o tithe_n because_o herein_o the_o love_n of_o their_o neighbour_n be_v most_o eminent_o apparent_a for_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o themselves_o have_v no_o share_n in_o this_o as_o they_o have_v at_o the_o feast_n upon_o the_o second_o tithe_n but_o be_v whole_o spend_v upon_o the_o person_n here_o name_v who_o heart_n can_v not_o but_o be_v move_v to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o his_o blessing_n upon_o they_o in_o all_o their_o labour_n which_o he_o here_o promise_v to_o bestow_v chap._n xv._o xv._o chapter_n xv._o verse_n 1._o at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n it_o verse_n 1_o appear_v from_o v._o 9_o that_o this_o phrase_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o every_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v make_v a_o release_n perfect_o free_a their_o brethren_n from_o all_o their_o debt_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o creditor_n this_o year_n be_v famous_a not_o only_o for_o this_o but_o for_o let_v servant_n go_v free_a as_o some_o think_v xxi_o exod._n 2._o and_o for_o let_v their_o ground_n rest_n xxv_o levit_fw-la 34._o and_o for_o read_v this_o law_n public_o to_o all_o the_o people_n xxxi_o deut._n 10._o ver._n 2._o and_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n
god_n he_o now_o begin_v in_o this_o chapter_n to_o admonish_v they_o about_o their_o great_a feast_n which_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v whereby_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o one_o only_a god_n which_o mosesstill_n pursue_v to_o press_v upon_o they_o for_o in_o the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la the_o lord_n thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v ordain_v by_o night_n for_o then_o pharaoh_n press_v they_o to_o be_v go_v when_o he_o see_v his_o first-born_a slay_v in_o the_o night_n xii_o exod._n 29_o 30_o 31._o and_o then_o they_o immediate_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o their_o journey_n and_o borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n jewel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n v._o 35._o insomuch_o that_o moses_n call_v this_o a_o night_n much_o to_o be_v observe_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o night_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o their_o generation_n xii_o exod._n 42._o though_o it_o be_v daylight_n before_o they_o begin_v their_o march_n as_o we_o read_v there_o v._o 22._o so_o that_o moses_n bid_v they_o remember_v the_o day_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o exod._n 3._o which_o comprehend_v both_o that_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v day_n and_o night_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o thou_o shall_v therefore_o sacrifice_v the_o passover_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n the_o word_n passover_n signify_v here_o not_o only_o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v proper_o call_v pesach_n or_o passover_n which_o be_v offer_v on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n at_o even_o but_o all_o the_o paschal_n sacrifice_n which_o follow_v after_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o word_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o herd_n which_o sacrifice_n be_v appoint_v for_o all_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n xviii_o numb_a 17_o 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n see_v bochartus_fw-la in_o his_o hierezoicon_n p._n i._n l._n ii_o cap._n 50._o where_o he_o show_v at_o large_a that_o the_o word_n passover_n be_v here_o a_o general_a word_n comprehend_v the_o particular_n aftermentioned_a p._n 565_o 566._o and_o thus_o translate_v these_o word_n which_o he_o justify_v by_o many_o like_a instance_n thou_o shall_v therefore_o sacrifice_v the_o passover_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n viz._n of_o the_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o herd_n which_o last_o word_n be_v add_v exegetical_o to_o explain_v what_o that_o passover_n be_v which_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n such_o sacrifice_n as_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o solemn_a passover_n of_o ezekiah_n 2_o chron._n xxx_o 22._o and_o of_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 7_o 8_o 9_o where_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n give_v to_o the_o people_n and_o to_o the_o priest_n ox_n as_o well_o as_o sheep_n lepesachim_n for_o the_o passover-offering_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n xviii_o john_n 28._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o jew_n will_v not_o go_v into_o the_o judgment-hall_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v defile_v but_o that_o they_o may_v eat_v the_o passover_n i._n e._n these_o passover-offering_n which_o be_v holy_a thing_n of_o which_o none_o may_v eat_v in_o their_o defilement_n in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o name_n there_o at_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o have_v be_v often_o say_v xii_o 5_o 11_o etc._n etc._n where_o all_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o thou_o shall_v eat_v no_o leaven_a bread_n with_o it_o that_o be_v with_o the_o passover_n beforementioned_a which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o herd_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o passover_n for_o with_o the_o lamb_n they_o can_v not_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n seven_o day_n it_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v present_o in_o the_o evening_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v after_o which_o follow_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o can_v not_o be_v eat_v so_o long_o with_o the_o passover_n unless_o passover_n signify_v all_o the_o seven_o day_n sacrifice_n seven_o day_n thou_o shall_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n therewith_o see_v xii_o exod._n 15._o xiii_o 6_o 7._o even_o the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v insipid_a and_o also_o heavy_a upon_o the_o stomach_n and_o not_o easy_o digest_v whence_o it_o have_v the_o name_n of_o matzah_n because_o it_o be_v lumpish_a and_o can_v not_o rise_v as_o leaven_a bread_n do_v for_o thou_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o haste_n want_v time_n to_o put_v any_o leaven_n to_o their_o dough_n xii_o exod._n 34_o 39_o that_o thou_o may_v remember_v the_o day_n when_o thou_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n that_o their_o affliction_n there_o and_o their_o speedy_a deliverance_n from_o thence_o may_v never_o be_v forget_v for_o their_o eat_v this_o bread_n seven_o day_n together_o every_o year_n one_o will_v think_v can_v not_o but_o make_v great_a impression_n on_o their_o mind_n and_o the_o more_o to_o imprint_v the_o sense_n of_o god_n mercy_n there_o the_o master_n of_o every_o family_n when_o he_o break_v this_o bread_n at_o the_o paschal_n feast_n and_o give_v every_o one_o a_o piece_n of_o it_o say_v this_o be_v the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n which_o your_o father_n do_v eat_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n so_o maimonides_n and_o other_o tell_v we_o see_v xii_o exod._n 17._o ver._n 4._o and_o there_o shall_v no_o leaven_a bread_n be_v see_v with_o verse_n 4_o thou_o in_o all_o thy_o coast_n seven_o day_n see_v xii_o exod._n 18_o 19_o 20._o xiii_o 3_o 7._o neither_o shall_v there_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o thou_o sacrifice_a the_o first_o day_n at_o even_o remain_v all_o night_n until_o the_o morning_n this_o be_v a_o plain_a description_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n which_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v in_o the_o even_o wherein_o it_o be_v sacrifice_v xii_o exod._n 10._o which_o he_o forbear_v here_o to_o call_v the_o passover_n though_o that_o name_n proper_o belong_v to_o it_o because_o he_o have_v call_v other_o sacrifice_n by_o that_o name_n v._n 2._o and_o will_v not_o have_v they_o confound_v verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o thou_o may_v not_o sacrifice_v the_o passover_n within_o any_o of_o thy_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o not_o at_o home_n as_o they_o do_v when_o they_o first_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v now_o require_v to_o be_v all_o offer_v at_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o be_v say_v before_o xii_o 5_o 11._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o but_o at_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o name_n in_o there_o thou_o shall_v sacrifice_v the_o passover_n from_o whence_o maimonides_n infer_v that_o even_o whilst_o high-place_n be_v allow_v the_o passover_n can_v not_o be_v kill_v any_o where_o but_o at_o the_o sanctuary_n if_o any_o man_n do_v offer_v it_o in_o a_o private_a high-place_n he_o be_v beat_v as_o he_o say_v in_o his_o treatise_n concern_v the_o passover_n cap._n i._n sect._n 3_o at_o even_o at_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n between_o the_o two_o evening_n concern_v which_o see_v xii_o exod._n 6._o after_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n they_o begin_v to_o kill_v the_o passover_n and_o continue_v this_o sacrifice_n till_o sunset_n at_o the_o season_n that_o thou_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n then_o they_o be_v prepare_v themselves_o for_o their_o journey_n and_o have_v warning_n to_o be_v ready_a and_o eat_v the_o lamb_n with_o their_o staff_n in_o their_o hand_n as_o man_n go_v forth_o to_o travel_v xii_o exod._n 11._o though_o they_o do_v not_o actual_o go_v forth_o till_o the_o next_o morning_n verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o and_o thou_o shall_v roast_v and_o eat_v it_o in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v see_v xii_o exod._n 8_o 9_o and_o thou_o shall_v turn_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o go_v unto_o thy_o tent_n unto_o their_o own_o habitation_n which_o be_v call_v tent_n because_o they_o have_v no_o other_o dwell_n when_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v the_o only_a doubt_n be_v whether_o he_o permit_v they_o to_o go_v home_o the_o next_o morning_n after_o the_o even_o beforementioned_a or_o the_o morning_n after_o the_o whole_a feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n be_v over_o it_o seem_v most_o reasonable_a to_o expound_v it_o of_o the_o former_a that_o if_o man_n occasion_n call_v they_o home_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o stay_v any_o long_o at_o the_o place_n where_o the_o sanctuary_n
xxviii_o jer._n 11._o or_o prophecy_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o idol_n suppose_v baal_n all_o these_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n but_o he_o that_o suppress_v his_o prophecy_n like_a jonah_n or_o despise_v the_o word_n of_o a_o prophet_n or_o do_v not_o observe_v his_o own_o word_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n see_v selden_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n vi_o n._n i._n ver._n 21._o and_o if_o thou_o say_v in_o thy_o heart_n how_o shall_v we_o verse_n 21_o know_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v which_o be_v but_o a_o reasonable_a question_n there_o be_v as_o great_a care_n necessary_a not_o to_o hearken_v to_o falsehood_n as_o to_o be_v attentive_a unto_o truth_n and_o this_o relate_v unto_o such_o prophet_n as_o come_v to_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o if_o a_o man_n come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o any_o other_o god_n there_o need_v no_o other_o mark_n to_o discover_v he_o to_o be_v a_o impostor_n ver._n 22._o when_o a_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o verse_n 22_o lord_n predict_v some_o wonderful_a thing_n to_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o a_o token_n he_o be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o deliver_v what_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n if_o the_o thing_n follow_v not_o nor_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v for_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v he_o he_o will_v have_v accomplish_v what_o he_o give_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o mission_n which_o not_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n who_o speak_v out_o of_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o here_o the_o jew_n distinguish_v between_o a_o prophet_n who_o predict_v evil_a thing_n as_o famine_n or_o pestilence_n etc._n etc._n and_o one_o that_o predict_v good_a thing_n as_o rain_v when_o there_o be_v great_a need_n of_o it_o and_o fruitful_a year_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o former_a sort_n do_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v present_o a_o false_a prophet_n because_o god_n be_v very_o merciful_a and_o often_o repent_v he_o of_o the_o evil_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o nineveh_n but_o in_o the_o latter_a case_n if_o any_o one_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n he_o foretell_v do_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o deceiver_n which_o they_o understand_v also_o of_o the_o very_a time_n and_o place_n when_o and_o where_o he_o say_v the_o thing_n he_o predict_v shall_v be_v fulfil_v and_o here_o they_o bring_v in_o the_o example_n of_o hananiah_n the_o son_n of_o azure_a mention_v before_o xxviii_o jer._n 11._o and_o see_v v._o 8_o 9_o of_o that_o chapter_n but_o this_o do_v not_o give_v we_o the_o true_a difference_n for_o both_o god_n promise_n and_o threaten_n many_o time_n depend_v upon_o a_o condition_n as_o appear_v from_o that_o famous_a 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sacrifice_n which_o lie_v before_o he_o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o elijah_n if_o it_o have_v not_o come_v down_o he_o will_v have_v be_v no_o more_o own_v for_o a_o true_a prophet_n than_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n and_o as_o maimonides_n well_o observe_v if_o a_o prophet_n word_n be_v fulfil_v in_o one_o or_o more_o thing_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v a_o true_a prophet_n unless_o every_o thing_n he_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n come_v to_o pass_v which_o he_o prove_v from_o those_o word_n concern_v samuel_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 19_o 20._o the_o lord_z let_v none_o of_o his_o word_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o all_o israel_n know_v that_o samuel_n be_v establish_v to_o be_v a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o jew_n also_o make_v this_o addition_n to_o the_o rule_n foremention_v of_o try_v prophet_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n v._o n._n iii_o that_o whatsoever_o prophet_n have_v the_o testimony_n of_o another_o undoubted_a prophet_n be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o true_a prophet_n by_o which_o rule_n they_o may_v have_v know_v the_o great_a prophet_n who_o god_n promise_v to_o they_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n for_o john_n the_o baptist_n who_o the_o whole_a nation_n take_v for_o a_o prophet_n testify_v to_o they_o that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ._n and_o beside_o all_o other_o undoubted_a mark_n of_o his_o be_v send_v of_o god_n his_o rise_n from_o the_o dead_a which_o he_o himself_o foretell_v be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v all_o man_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o say_v for_o though_o every_o prediction_n of_o what_o afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v will_v not_o necessary_o prove_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n yet_o the_o fulfil_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o thing_n not_o one_o of_o which_o fail_v as_o be_v say_v before_o of_o samuel_n especial_o of_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o this_o which_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v but_o by_o a_o almighty_a power_n be_v a_o 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tradition_n but_o conform_v to_o all_o the_o rite_n of_o moses_n so_o that_o if_o in_o conclusion_n we_o shall_v grant_v that_o moses_n in_o the_o 15_o and_o 16_o etc._n etc._n verse_n speak_v of_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o shall_v succeed_v he_o which_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o do_v not_o principal_o intend_v the_o jew_n be_v impious_a in_o reject_v our_o saviour_n who_o come_v as_o a_o prophet_n to_o they_o and_o have_v all_o the_o mark_n that_o a_o prophet_n can_v have_v of_o his_o be_v send_v from_o god_n but_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v it_o presumptuous_o for_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o high_a presumption_n and_o arrogant_a pride_n for_o any_o man_n to_o pretend_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n when_o he_o have_v not_o send_v he_o which_o be_v do_v two_o way_n as_o the_o jew_n interpret_v this_o either_o when_o a_o man_n speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o which_o be_v false_a or_o when_o he_o pretend_v that_o to_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o he_o which_o be_v reveal_v by_o god_n to_o another_o see_v xxii_o jerem._n 30._o both_o these_o be_v impudent_a impostor_n and_o according_o to_o be_v treat_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o have_v no_o reverence_n or_o regard_n to_o he_o though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o confident_a nor_o be_v afraid_a to_o lay_v hold_n of_o he_o and_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v he_o before_o the_o sanhedrim_n to_o have_v their_o sentence_n pass_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o though_o he_o have_v never_o so_o powerful_a a_o interest_n to_o support_v he_o and_o preserve_v he_o from_o punishment_n thus_o maimonides_n in_o the_o forename_a preface_n
therefore_o by_o maimonides_n particular_o apply_v to_o such_o uncleanness_n yet_o mr._n selden_n have_v well_o observe_v that_o it_o signify_v all_o manner_n of_o filthiness_n and_o therefore_o be_v well_o so_o translate_v by_o we_o both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o matter_n of_o divorce_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v by_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n iii_o 5._o to_o name_n no_o more_o where_o the_o nakedness_n of_o niniveh_n which_o god_n say_v he_o will_v show_v to_o all_o nation_n signify_v all_o the_o murder_n robbery_n deceit_n and_o other_o great_a wickedness_n which_o abound_v in_o that_o city_n see_v vxor_fw-la hebr._n lib._n iii_o cap._n xxiii_o and_o thus_o abarbinel_n here_o extend_v it_o to_o all_o the_o horrid_a sin_n which_o be_v usual_o commit_v in_o the_o camp_n of_o idolater_n and_o turn_v away_o from_o thou_o as_o prince_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v when_o they_o see_v any_o thing_n offensive_a to_o they_o and_o the_o meaning_n be_v he_o will_v not_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o enemy_n as_o he_o promise_v before_o but_o give_v they_o up_o into_o their_o hand_n i_o conclude_v all_o this_o matter_n with_o the_o word_n of_o r._n zacharias_n in_o pirke_n eliezer_n cap._n xliv_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n in_o which_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n dwell_v encompass_v the_o camp_n of_o israel_n round_o about_o and_o make_v they_o like_o a_o city_n gird_v about_o with_o a_o wall_n that_o no_o enemy_n may_v assault_v they_o but_o this_o cloud_n throw_v all_o uncleanness_n out_o of_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n for_o they_o be_v holy_a and_o he_o quote_v this_o place_n for_o it_o ver._n 15._o thou_o shall_v not_o deliver_v unto_o his_o master_n the_o verse_n 15_o servant_n which_o be_v escape_v from_o his_o master_n unto_o thou_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n understand_v this_o of_o a_o servant_n of_o another_o nation_n who_o be_v become_v a_o jew_n who_o his_o master_n if_o he_o go_v to_o dwell_v out_o of_o judaea_n may_v not_o carry_v along_o with_o he_o against_o his_o will_n and_o if_o he_o flee_v from_o he_o when_o he_o have_v carry_v he_o he_o may_v not_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o but_o suffer_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n which_o they_o understand_v also_o of_o a_o servant_n that_o flee_v from_o his_o master_n out_o of_o any_o of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gentile_n into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o safe_a refuge_n to_o he_o see_v selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n juxta_fw-la discipl_n hebr._n cap._n viii_o p._n 711._o ver._n 16._o he_o shall_v dwell_v with_o thou_o even_o among_o you_o verse_n 16_o have_v embrace_v the_o jewish_a religion_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v in_o one_o of_o thy_o gate_n where_o it_o like_v he_o best_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v abridge_v of_o his_o liberty_n but_o permit_v to_o settle_v himself_o where_o he_o please_v in_o any_o part_n of_o their_o country_n thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v he_o for_o there_o be_v a_o express_a law_n against_o all_o manner_n of_o injury_n or_o hardship_n put_v upon_o stranger_n xix_o levit._n 33_o 34._o ver._n 17._o there_o shall_v be_v no_o whore_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o israel_n nor_o a_o sodomite_n of_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n or_o a_o whremonger_n of_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n as_o the_o last_o part_n verse_n 17_o of_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v translate_v with_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v translate_v no_o whore_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o israel_n so_o bonsrerius_n true_o observe_v and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o the_o seventy_o translate_v it_o and_o several_a other_o version_n mention_v by_o mr._n selden_n lib._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n xxiii_o p._n 487._o which_o sort_n of_o person_n moses_n will_v not_o have_v to_o be_v tolerate_v among_o the_o israelite_n as_o they_o be_v among_o the_o egyptian_n many_o of_o which_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v sextus_n empiricus_n be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v it_o a_o reproach_n for_o woman_n to_o prostitute_v themselves_o that_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o honourable_a and_o glory_v in_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lib._n iii_o pyr._n hypot_n cap._n xxiv_o p._n 152._o and_o great_a reason_n there_o be_v for_o this_o prohibition_n because_o by_o whoredom_n family_n be_v confound_v and_o destroy_v as_o maimonides_n observe_v and_o their_o issue_n be_v look_v upon_o by_o all_o man_n as_o alien_n so_o that_o none_o will_v own_v they_o as_o their_o kindred_n and_o their_o neighbour_n become_v stranger_n to_o they_o than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v worse_o for_o they_o and_o for_o their_o parent_n for_o which_o cause_n say_v he_o all_o public_a stew_n be_v disallow_v among_o the_o israelite_n who_o have_v this_o benefit_n by_o it_o among_o other_o that_o many_o brawl_n and_o quarrel_n fight_n and_o bloodshed_n be_v prevent_v which_o frequent_o happen_v when_o several_a man_n be_v assemble_v at_o the_o same_o time_n contend_v for_o the_o same_o woman_n for_o so_o the_o scripture_n say_v five_o jeremiah_n 7._o they_o assemble_v by_o troop_n in_o the_o harlot_n house_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a mischief_n and_o that_o the_o distinction_n of_o family_n may_v be_v preserve_v both_o whore_n and_o whoremonger_n be_v here_o condemn_v and_o no_o other_o conjunction_n permit_v but_o with_o a_o man_n be_v own_o wife_n public_o marry_v for_o if_o a_o private_a marriage_n have_v be_v sufficient_a many_o will_v have_v keep_v woman_n in_o their_o house_n as_o their_o whore_n and_o pretend_v they_o be_v their_o wife_n therefore_o after_o a_o man_n have_v private_o espouse_v a_o woman_n he_o be_v bind_v public_o to_o keep_v his_o wedding_n thus_o that_o great_a man_n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlix_o and_o see_v selden_n lib._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n juxta_fw-la disc_n hebr._n cap._n iu._n p._n 554._o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a than_o be_v such_o person_n as_o prostitute_v their_o body_n in_o honour_n of_o venus_n and_o of_o priapus_n and_o such_o like_a filthy_a deity_n of_o which_o sort_n there_o be_v both_o male_n and_o female_n consecrate_v to_o such_o impure_a service_n and_o this_o be_v practise_v even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o history_n of_o those_o who_o commit_v fornication_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o moab_n who_o expose_v themselves_o in_o honour_n of_o baal-peor_n for_o their_o lie_v with_o they_o be_v account_v idolatry_n and_o such_o there_o be_v at_o last_o among_o the_o israelite_n as_o appear_v from_o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 24._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o where_o we_o read_v that_o the_o house_n of_o the_o sodomite_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o be_v by_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o show_v they_o be_v not_o vulgar_a but_o consecrate_a sodomite_n or_o whoremonger_n i_o need_v not_o mention_v the_o heathen_a writer_n who_o tell_v we_o this_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o religion_n among_o they_o see_v our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr leg._n hebr._fw-la ritual_fw-la cap._n xxii_o and_o heideggerus_fw-la in_o his_o histor_n patriarch_n exercit._fw-la i._o sect._n xi_o where_o he_o observe_v a_o great_a many_o very_a learned_a man_n understand_v this_o very_a place_n not_o mere_o of_o vulgar_a whore_n but_o of_o such_o as_o i_o have_v mention_v which_o be_v famous_a in_o ancient_a time_n among_o the_o phaenician_o babylonian_n and_o other_o nation_n who_o strabo_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n viii_o geograph_n where_o he_o say_v pag._n 378._o that_o at_o corinth_n there_o be_v a_o temple_n so_o rich_o endow_v that_o it_o maintain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d above_o a_o thousand_o of_o these_o consecrate_a whore_n who_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n have_v dedicate_v to_o the_o goddess_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o seafaring_a man_n who_o arrive_v in_o great_a number_n at_o this_o port_n part_v with_o their_o money_n easy_o and_o lib._n xii_o speak_v of_o comana_n he_o say_v there_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o woman_n there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o maintain_v themselves_o by_o prostitute_v their_o body_n and_o most_o of_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacred_a person_n this_o city_n be_v a_o little_a corinth_n to_o which_o great_a number_n of_o people_n resort_v at_o their_o festival_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o harlot_n which_o be_v here_o sacred_a to_o venus_n p._n 559._o and_o the_o like_a account_n we_o find_v in_o athenaeus_n lib._n xiii_o deipnos_n cap._n vi_o where_o he_o say_v they_o that_o go_v to_o pray_v there_o be_v wont_v for_o the_o obtain_v their_o petition_n to_o
sota_n and_o indeed_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o rational_a than_o this_o that_o their_o neighbour_n make_v great_a gain_n by_o merchandise_n such_o as_o the_o sidonian_n tyrian_n and_o those_o that_o live_v upon_o the_o red-sea_n and_o the_o egyptian_n they_o shall_v not_o borrow_v money_n of_o the_o israelite_n for_o nothing_o so_o it_o be_v no_o less_o reasonable_a the_o israelite_n themselves_o who_o chief_a profit_n be_v by_o husbandry_n and_o breed_n of_o cattle_n shall_v have_v money_n lend_v they_o free_o by_o one_o another_o without_o any_o interest_n their_o land_n not_o be_v a_o country_n of_o traffic_n whereby_o money_n may_v be_v improve_v as_o in_o other_o country_n for_o by_o the_o law_n of_o other_o nation_n as_o grotius_n observe_v on_o vi_o luke_n 35._o that_o usury_n be_v odious_a which_o be_v practise_v upon_o husbandman_n abarbinel_n also_o be_v so_o tender_a in_o this_o point_n as_o to_o say_v that_o usury_n have_v something_o in_o it_o so_o unequal_a at_o least_o as_o it_o be_v common_o practise_v that_o god_n do_v not_o permit_v the_o israelite_n to_o exercise_v it_o among_o all_o their_o neighbour_n but_o only_o upon_o those_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n of_o canaan_n and_o thus_o far_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n that_o every_o one_o who_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n be_v not_o to_o be_v deem_v a_o stranger_n a_o edomite_n for_o instance_n be_v call_v their_o brother_n in_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o this_o precept_n thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o edomite_n in_o like_a manner_n say_v he_o neither_o do_v the_o ishmaelite_n come_v under_o the_o name_n of_o stranger_n nor_o other_o people_n but_o those_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o this_o opinion_n leo_n modena_n follow_v in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n part._n ii_o cap._n v._o where_o he_o say_v by_o the_o word_n stranger_n in_o this_o place_n none_o other_o can_v be_v mean_v but_o only_o those_o seven_o nation_n from_o who_o god_n command_v they_o to_o take_v away_o even_o their_o life_n and_o that_o it_o be_v only_o their_o present_a distress_n in_o which_o they_o have_v no_o other_o way_n of_o livelihood_n leave_v that_o make_v they_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o those_o among_o who_o they_o live_v in_o which_o i_o think_v he_o be_v mistake_v though_o this_o doctrine_n be_v better_a nature_a than_o that_o of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v so_o full_a of_o hatred_n to_o we_o christian_n who_o they_o call_v edomite_n that_o they_o deprive_v we_o as_o wagenseil_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a of_o the_o name_n of_o brethren_n and_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o oppress_v we_o with_o usury_n of_o which_o number_n be_v r._n bechai_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o old_a nitzacon_n set_v forth_o by_o wagenseil_n ancient_a than_o that_o of_o lipman_n set_n forth_o by_o theodorick_n hackspan_n who_o be_v so_o full_a of_o malignity_n that_o he_o shut_v his_o eye_n against_o the_o light_n which_o he_o plain_o see_v for_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o edomite_n be_v their_o brethren_n and_o consequent_o that_o moses_n require_v the_o jew_n not_o to_o take_v usury_n of_o they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v ancient_o unlawful_a but_o then_o he_o pretend_v that_o they_o forfeit_v this_o privilege_n by_o not_o come_v to_o help_v to_o preserve_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n from_o be_v destroy_v yea_o by_o rejoice_v at_o their_o ruin_n and_o fear_v this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v he_o have_v devise_v this_o justification_n of_o their_o usury_n that_o the_o edomite_n have_v make_v themselves_o stranger_n by_o the_o neglect_n of_o circumcision_n see_v p._n 139._o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n unto_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o charity_n to_o their_o poor_a brethren_n have_v many_o promise_n of_o a_o great_a reward_n and_o this_o law_n be_v make_v peculiar_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o such_o person_n as_o appear_v by_o those_o place_n beforementioned_a both_o in_o exodus_fw-la and_o in_o leviticus_n it_o extend_v indeed_o to_o all_o but_o chief_o be_v intend_v as_o a_o provision_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a who_o they_o be_v not_o to_o neglect_v for_o god_n order_v they_o all_o to_o live_v together_o as_o brethren_n child_n of_o the_o same_o father_n and_o indeed_o they_o be_v all_o rich_a and_o poor_a descend_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o original_a and_o therefore_o he_o design_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o indifferent_a person_n unrelieve_v among_o this_o people_n upon_o who_o he_o have_v heap_v so_o many_o blessing_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o slavery_n of_o egypt_n have_v plant_v they_o in_o the_o good_a land_n promise_v to_o their_o father_n to_o which_o purpose_n all_o those_o precept_n be_v give_v which_o require_v they_o to_o lend_v gratuitous_o to_o their_o poor_a brother_n to_o restore_v the_o pledge_v leave_v with_o they_o to_o leave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n unreaped_a not_o to_o gather_v the_o glean_n of_o the_o harvest_n and_o vintage_n to_o observe_v the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o of_o jubilee_n and_o such_o like_a peculiar_a provision_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n that_o they_o may_v share_v in_o the_o happiness_n which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o his_o elect_a people_n ver._n 21._o when_o thou_o shall_v vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o a_o thing_n lawful_a and_o possible_a and_o by_o a_o person_n who_o have_v power_n to_o make_v it_o and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o another_o who_o have_v power_n to_o verse_n 21_o make_v it_o void_a see_v xxx_o numb_a 2._o thou_o shall_v not_o slack_v to_o pay_v it_o lest_o they_o shall_v prove_v less_o able_a and_o so_o be_v unwilling_a to_o perform_v what_o they_o have_v vow_v or_o shall_v perhaps_o forget_v it_o if_o they_o lose_v the_o thing_n they_o vow_v whilst_o they_o delay_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v the_o value_n of_o it_o which_o be_v one_o difference_n between_o a_o vow_n and_o a_o free-will-offering_a that_o in_o the_o latter_a case_n as_o maimonides_n say_v if_o that_o which_o he_o design_v be_v steal_v or_o die_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v reparation_n the_o same_o author_n apply_v this_o to_o a_o vow_n a_o man_n make_v of_o give_v a_o alm_n to_o a_o poor_a body_n suppose_v a_o shekel_n which_o he_o be_v to_o bestow_v immediate_o if_o any_o poor_a body_n be_v at_o hand_n if_o not_o he_o be_v to_o separate_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o by_o till_o he_o meet_v with_o one_o etc._n etc._n cap._n viii_o de_fw-fr donis_n pauperum_fw-la sect._n 1_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o demand_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o be_v his_o own_o and_o it_o will_v be_v sin_n in_o thou_o be_v punish_v by_o god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o thou_o for_o the_o wrong_n thou_o have_v do_v he_o ver._n 22._o but_o if_o thou_o shall_v forbear_v to_o vow_v it_o shall_v be_v no_o verse_n 22_o sin_n in_o thou_o god_n be_v so_o very_o merciful_a as_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v he_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o lamb_n he_o accept_v of_o turtle_n and_o young_a pigeon_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n in_o that_o country_n and_o if_o this_o be_v beyond_o his_o ability_n but_o he_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o testify_v his_o affection_n to_o god_n by_o a_o free-will-offering_a he_o be_v please_v to_o accept_v a_o oblation_n of_o bread_n bake_v in_o a_o oven_n or_o pan_n or_o any_o other_o usual_a way_n and_o if_o this_o be_v too_o heavy_a he_o accept_v of_o bare_a flour_n without_o put_v he_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o bake_v it_o for_o he_o will_v have_v man_n to_o be_v easy_a in_o his_o service_n and_o all_o their_o offering_n to_o be_v free_a and_o cheerful_a and_o therefore_o tell_v they_o here_o that_o if_o they_o vow_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o he_o he_o will_v not_o take_v it_o ill_o of_o they_o nor_o impute_v it_o to_o they_o as_o a_o sin_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlvi_o verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o that_o which_o be_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n thou_o shall_v keep_v and_o perform_v even_o a_o free-will-offering_a according_a as_o thou_o have_v vow_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v to_o make_v they_o consider_v well_o beforehand_o what_o their_o ability_n be_v and_o not_o rash_o resolve_v and_o promise_v any_o thing_n for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o vow_v the_o small_a matter_n yet_o have_v once_o vow_v they_o be_v no_o long_o free_a but_o bind_v to_o make_v it_o good_a though_o it_o prove_v very_o chargeable_a to_o
after_o till_o the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n which_o be_v in_o our_o november_n after_o which_o they_o be_v not_o accept_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o go_v up_o with_o a_o bullock_n before_o they_o who_o horn_n be_v gild_v and_o head_n crown_v with_o a_o olive_n garland_n with_o music_n and_o sing_v in_o the_o way_n the_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o cxxii_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n see_v wagenseil_n in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a and_o selden_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-la synedriis_fw-la cap._n xiii_o n._n iii_o with_o dr._n lightfoot_n in_o his_o temple-service_n and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o think_v fit_a to_o note_v that_o the_o heathen_a in_o all_o probability_n from_o hence_o derive_v the_o custom_n of_o carry_v their_o first-fruit_n as_o a_o tithe_n every_o year_n unto_o the_o island_n delos_n where_o apollo_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v his_o special_a residence_n and_o this_o not_o only_o from_o the_o island_n thereabouts_o and_o the_o neighbour_a country_n but_o from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o jew_n we_o find_v every_o where_o send_v from_o the_o country_n where_o they_o dwell_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n every_o year_n instead_o of_o first-fruit_n and_o tithe_n unto_o jerusalem_n which_o privilege_n the_o roman_n allow_v they_o after_o they_o have_v conquer_v they_o as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o lib._n vii_o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n cap._n xiii_o that_o heathen_a custom_n now_o mention_v be_v express_v by_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n upon_o delos_n in_o those_o remarkable_a word_n v._o 278_o 279_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n of_o which_o be_v this_o that_o first-fruit_n be_v send_v for_o tithe_n every_o year_n from_o all_o country_n not_o only_o from_o the_o east_n and_o west_n and_o south_n but_o from_o the_o north_n also_o and_o they_o be_v send_v with_o such_o joy_n as_o the_o jew_n express_v on_o this_o occasion_n for_o all_o city_n he_o say_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o we_o read_v in_o several_a author_n that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o call_v they_o solemn_z embassy_n send_v from_o several_a people_n by_o choose_a person_n unto_o delos_n to_o celebrate_v there_o the_o feast_n of_o apollo_n with_o music_n and_o dance_a etc._n etc._n particular_o the_o athenian_n peloponesian_o and_o messenian_n etc._n etc._n of_o who_o see_v ezek._n spanhemius_fw-la in_o his_o observation_n on_o callimachus_n p._n 487._o and_o which_o be_v most_o strange_a the_o hyperborean_n a_o very_a northerly_a people_n send_v frugum_fw-la primitias_fw-la to_o this_o island_n as_o pliny_n and_o i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o other_o author_n testify_v only_a what_o he_o call_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n they_o call_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o holy_a thing_n as_o the_o same_o excellent_a person_n observe_v there_o p._n 490_o 492_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v do_v to_o testify_v their_o honour_n to_o this_o god_n and_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o priest_n and_o other_o minister_n who_o attend_v upon_o he_o there_o for_o delos_n of_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o barren_a isle_n the_o soil_n be_v dry_a and_o stony_a and_o call_v therefore_o by_o callimachus_n v._o 208._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v other_o footstep_n of_o this_o among_o the_o heathen_a the_o mystica_fw-la vannus_fw-la jacchi_fw-la mention_v by_o virgil_n in_o his_o georgic_n be_v nothing_o else_o according_a to_o servius_n but_o be_fw-mi vimineum_fw-la a_o wicker_n basket_n in_o which_o their_o first-fruit_n be_v carry_v see_v the_o same_o spanheim_n p._n 495._o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o the_o priest_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n who_o be_v then_o in_o attendance_n at_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o particular_o appoint_v to_o wait_v for_o their_o come_n when_o they_o enter_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n they_o sing_v the_o second_o verse_n of_o psalm_n cxxii_o our_o foot_n shall_v stand_v in_o thy_o gate_n o_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o they_o go_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o sing_v the_o whole_a hundred_o and_o fifty_o psalm_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o enter_v the_o court_n of_o israel_n the_o levite_n begin_v to_o sing_v xxx_o psal_n 1._o i_o will_v extol_v thou_o o_o lord_z my_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o follow_a confession_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v make_v by_o they_o with_o the_o basket_n on_o their_o shoulder_n to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o humility_n as_o maimonides_n interpret_v it_o his_o word_n be_v these_o while_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o carry_v their_o basket_n on_o their_o shoulder_n and_o in_o that_o manner_n to_o proclaim_v the_o divine_a benefit_n it_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o affliction_n and_o tribulation_n when_o god_n have_v give_v he_o ease_n and_o rest_n from_o they_o this_o the_o law_n take_v care_n of_o in_o several_a place_n as_o when_o it_o say_v thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o servant_n etc._n etc._n with_o this_o intention_n that_o he_o who_o live_v in_o riches_n and_o pleasure_n may_v be_v secure_v from_o the_o vice_n which_o spring_n from_o thence_o such_o as_o pride_n haughtiness_n apostasy_n and_o the_o like_a according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v in_o this_o book_n viii_o 12._o lest_o thou_o eat_v and_o be_v full_a &_o and_o xxxii_o 15._o jesurun_n wax_v fat_a and_o kick_v etc._n etc._n to_o prevent_v which_o god_n command_v the_o first-fruit_n to_o be_v thus_o offer_v every_o year_n to_o his_o divine_a majesty_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o i_o profess_v this_o day_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n that_o i_o be_o come_v into_o the_o country_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o our_o father_n for_o to_o give_v we_o this_o be_v a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o god_n faithfulness_n to_o his_o promise_n whereby_o they_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o be_v faithful_a unto_o he_o of_o who_o they_o hold_v this_o good_a land_n by_o his_o gracious_a and_o free_a gift_n and_o hold_v it_o by_o this_o tenure_n of_o pay_v to_o he_o this_o yearly_a rent_n ver._n 4._o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v the_o basket_n out_o of_o thy_o verse_n 4_o hand_n and_o set_v it_o before_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n after_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v say_v the_o basket_n be_v take_v down_o from_o their_o shoulder_n and_o every_o one_o hold_v his_o basket_n by_o the_o handle_n or_o the_o rim_n of_o it_o the_o priest_n put_v his_o hand_n under_o it_o and_o wave_v it_o about_o according_a to_o the_o prescription_n in_o the_o law_n while_o the_o man_n recite_v the_o follow_a word_n v._o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n this_o wave_a be_v a_o manifest_a token_n that_o it_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n their_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n of_o who_o they_o hold_v this_o land_n ver._n 5._o and_o thou_o shall_v speak_v and_o say_v before_o the_o lord_z verse_n 5_o thy_o god_n audible_o pronounce_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n a_o syrian_a ready_a to_o perish_v be_v my_o father_n their_o father_n jacob_n be_v not_o a_o syrian_a by_o birth_n for_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o divers_a country_n as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v with_o regard_n either_o to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n or_o of_o his_o education_n or_o of_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n which_o occasion_v three_o country_n to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n viz._n bethlehem_n nazareth_n and_o capernaum_n see_v his_o phaleg_n lib._n ii_o cap._n v._o thus_o jacob_n who_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o canaan_n be_v notwithstanding_o call_v a_o syrian_a because_o he_o live_v twenty_o year_n with_o his_o uncle_n laban_n who_o be_v a_o syrian_a xxv_o gen._n 20._o and_o consequent_o jacob_n mother_n be_v so_o as_o be_v both_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o his_o child_n who_o be_v bear_v there_o except_o benjamin_n but_o he_o be_v more_o particular_o here_o call_v a_o syrian_a to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o poverty_n when_o he_o go_v first_o into_o that_o country_n and_o there_o live_v as_o a_o servant_n under_o a_o hard_a master_n which_o be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n ready_a to_o perish_v that_o be_v very_o poor_a and_o reduce_v to_o great_a strait_n be_v force_v to_o flee_v from_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o brother_n esau_n and_o to_o travel_v on_o foot_n to_o padan-aram_n which_o be_v comprehend_v ancient_o under_o the_o name_n
of_o syria_n xxxii_o gen._n 10._o where_o he_o be_v so_o cruel_o use_v by_o his_o uncle_n laban_n xxxi_o 7_o 39_o 40_o 41._o that_o onkelos_n take_v these_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v ready_a to_o perish_v in_o a_o active_a sense_n for_o he_o that_o destroy_v another_o for_o by_o the_o syrian_a here_o he_o understand_v laban_n who_o be_v so_o call_v as_o i_o note_v before_o xxviii_o gen._n 5._o as_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v the_o syrian_a that_o be_v laban_n seek_v to_o destroy_v my_o father_n for_o as_o he_o use_v he_o barbarous_o when_o he_o be_v with_o he_o so_o he_o follow_v after_o he_o when_o he_o go_v away_o with_o a_o mind_n to_o ruin_v he_o and_o thus_o manasseh_n be_v israel_n understand_v it_o and_o many_o other_o mention_v by_o fesselius_n which_o be_v the_o sense_n also_o of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a syrus_n persequebatur_fw-la patrem_fw-la meum_fw-la and_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n though_o he_o bring_v he_o from_o laban_n with_o great_a substance_n yet_o as_o he_o be_v still_o but_o a_o sojourner_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n so_o he_o be_v force_v by_o famine_n to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n for_o sustenance_n and_o sojourn_v there_o with_o a_o few_o they_o be_v but_o seventy_o person_n and_o live_v there_o as_o stranger_n all_o which_o they_o now_o be_v bind_v to_o commemorate_v for_o their_o humiliation_n before_o god_n which_o i_o observe_v before_o out_o of_o maimonides_n which_o may_v move_v they_o the_o more_o to_o exalt_v and_o magnify_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o they_o who_o have_v make_v they_o as_o it_o follow_v a_o mighty_a nation_n for_o this_o confession_n consist_v of_o these_o two_o part_n their_o own_o unworthiness_n and_o god_n great_a goodness_n and_o become_v there_o a_o nation_n great_a mighty_a and_o populous_a see_v i_o exod._n 7._o ver._n 6._o and_o the_o egyptian_n evil_a entreat_v we_o and_o afflict_a verse_n 6_o we_o and_o lay_v upon_o we_o hard_a bondage_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o in_o make_v they_o so_o numerous_a be_v the_o occasion_n of_o sore_a affliction_n than_o either_o they_o or_o their_o father_n have_v endure_v see_v i_o exod._n v._o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n the_o remembrance_n of_o this_o be_v exceed_v useful_a to_o stir_v up_o their_o gratitude_n to_o god_n not_o only_o for_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o egyptian_a slavery_n but_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o country_n of_o their_o own_o most_o plentiful_o store_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o good_a thing_n ver._n 7._o and_o when_o we_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o verse_n 7_o our_o father_n the_o lord_n hear_v our_o voice_n and_o look_v upon_o our_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n have_v acknowledge_v their_o low_a and_o poor_a and_o distress_a condition_n now_o they_o proceed_v to_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n wonderful_a goodness_n which_o appear_v the_o more_o in_o relieve_v they_o when_o they_o be_v utter_o helpless_a see_v two_o exod._n 23_o 24_o 25._o iii_o 7_o 8._o ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n bring_v we_o forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n verse_n 8_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o with_o a_o stretch_a out_o arm_n and_o a_o great_a terribleness_n etc._n etc._n see_v iu_o 34._o and_o vii_o 19_o this_o be_v so_o vehement_o inculcate_v upon_o they_o as_o maimonides_n speak_v in_o the_o place_n forename_a that_o they_o shall_v remember_v the_o day_n they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n xvi_o 3._o x_o exod._n 2._o which_o it_o become_v they_o especial_o to_o remember_v at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o may_v demonstrate_v the_o truth_n of_o prophecy_n both_o concern_v punishment_n and_o reward_n verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o and_o have_v bring_v we_o into_o this_o place_n and_o give_v we_o this_o land_n even_o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n as_o they_o remember_v the_o terrible_a plague_n upon_o egypt_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n so_o they_o commemorate_v the_o singular_a blessing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o and_o now_o behold_v i_o have_v bring_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o thus_o they_o conclude_v this_o solemn_a rite_n as_o they_o begin_v it_o v._n 3._o with_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o they_o hold_v this_o land_n of_o god_n as_o the_o supreme_a lord_n and_o that_o by_o his_o free_a gift_n and_o thou_o shall_v set_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v say_v these_o word_n they_o leave_v the_o basket_n by_o the_o altar_n as_o the_o jew_n say_v where_o it_o have_v be_v place_v v._o 4._o and_o then_o the_o priest_n set_v it_o before_o the_o sanctuary_n where_o god_n dwell_v by_o his_o special_a presence_n there_o and_o worship_n before_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n they_o make_v a_o profound_a reverence_n towards_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n by_o bow_v their_o body_n as_o low_o as_o they_o can_v and_o so_o go_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v and_o this_o outward_a act_n of_o worship_n no_o doubt_n be_v accompany_v in_o all_o good_a man_n with_o humble_a thanks_o to_o god_n for_o his_o benefit_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o they_o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o every_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o thy_o house_n thou_o and_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v among_o you_o they_o be_v to_o make_v a_o feast_n at_o the_o time_n of_o offer_v these_o first-fruit_n and_o there_o to_o entertain_v the_o levite_n and_o the_o stranger_n as_o well_o as_o their_o own_o family_n these_o feast_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o provision_n mention_v xii_o 6_o 7._o xvi_o 10_o 11_o 12._o beside_o which_o the_o bullock_n which_o go_v before_o they_o when_o they_o carry_v up_o the_o first-fruit_n from_o their_o several_a city_n be_v offer_v for_o a_o peace-offering_a when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n xiii_o p._n 203._o ver._n 12._o when_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o tithing_n all_o verse_n 12_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n for_o there_o be_v a_o second_o tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v after_o the_o first_o to_o the_o levite_n as_o be_v observe_v above_o xii_o 6._o and_o be_v plain_o speak_v of_o fourteen_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n which_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o consummation_n or_o finish_v of_o tithing_n as_o i_o observe_v there_o v._o 29._o and_o so_o these_o word_n may_v be_v translate_v when_o thou_o have_v finish_v all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithing_n every_o three_o year_n the_o second_o tithe_n beforementioned_a be_v to_o be_v employ_v to_o a_o peculiar_a use_n see_v xix_o 28_o 29._o as_o it_o follow_v here_o in_o the_o next_o word_n so_o the_o jew_n expound_v it_o who_o sense_n our_o mr._n mede_n express_v in_o a_o few_o word_n for_o two_o year_n together_o they_o pay_v the_o levite_n tithe_n and_o the_o festival_n tithe_n but_o in_o the_o three_o year_n they_o pay_v the_o levite_n tithe_n and_o the_o poor-man_n tithe_n that_o be_v what_o be_v wont_v in_o other_o year_n to_o be_v spend_v in_o feast_v be_v whole_o spend_v every_o three_o year_n upon_o the_o poor_a b._n i._o discourse_v xxxii_o p._n 228._o but_o there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v they_o be_v bind_v every_o three_o year_n to_o pay_v this_o poor_a man_n tithe_n beside_o that_o to_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o festival_n tithe_n about_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o here_o dispute_v and_o have_v give_v it_o to_o the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n that_o they_o may_v eat_v within_o thy_o gate_n and_o be_v fill_v according_a to_o the_o commandment_n fourteen_o 29._o see_v there_o verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o then_o thou_o shall_v say_v as_o they_o be_v every_o year_n to_o make_v the_o forego_n profession_n when_o they_o bring_v their_o first-fruit_n so_o they_o be_v to_o make_v another_o profession_n which_o here_o follow_v every_o three_o year_n when_o the_o course_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o tithing_n as_o mr._n mede_n there_o express_v it_o be_v come_v about_o before_o the_o lord_n this_o sound_n as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o make_v this_o profession_n before_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n at_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o seem_v to_o confute_v the_o common_a exposition_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n that_o this_o tithe_n of_o the_o three_o year_n be_v not_o to_o be_v spend_v there_o but_o at_o home_n within_o their_o own_o gate_n but_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v that_o every_o man_n be_v private_o to_o make_v this_o solemn_a profession_n as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n who_o know_v the_o truth_n
the_o seed_n which_o be_v come_v up_o to_o maturity_n see_v xi_o 14._o see_v the_o learned_a dr._n prideaux_n upon_o maimonides_n his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr donis_fw-la pauperum_fw-la cap._n i._o not._n 25._o and_o to_o bless_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n by_o these_o seasonable_a shower_n he_o bless_v their_o plough_v and_o sow_v and_o produce_v a_o plentiful_a harvest_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n viz._n their_o husbandry_n which_o include_v all_o sort_n of_o plantation_n as_o well_o as_o tillage_n ix_o gen._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v lend_v unto_o many_o nation_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o borrow_v a_o token_n of_o great_a riches_n see_v xv._o 6._o which_o all_o nation_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o blessing_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v with_o piety_n and_o therefore_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o jove_n pray_v he_o to_o bestow_v both_o virtue_n and_o riches_n upon_o they_o v._n 97._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o pertinent_a observation_n of_o maimonides_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o perck_n chelek_n in_o which_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n this_o be_v the_o meaning_n say_v he_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o threaten_n in_o the_o law_n that_o if_o they_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o precept_n he_o will_v further_o they_o with_o all_o good_a thing_n that_o shall_v furnish_v they_o therein_o and_o remove_v from_o they_o all_o that_o hinder_v they_o for_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v god_n as_o he_o ought_v when_o he_o be_v sick_a or_o oppress_v with_o famine_n or_o vex_v with_o war_n therefore_o god_n promise_v to_o remove_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o give_v they_o health_n and_o tranquillity_n that_o they_o may_v perfect_v their_o obedience_n and_o be_v worthy_a of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n to_o make_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o plentiful_o and_o to_o prolong_v man_n life_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o give_v they_o healthful_a body_n but_o that_o by_o all_o those_o thing_n they_o may_v be_v help_v and_o encourage_v to_o perform_v obedience_n to_o it_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o the_o head_n and_o not_o the_o tail_n this_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n which_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v above_o only_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v beneath_o for_o the_o head_n verse_n 13_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a part_n of_o all_o animal_n and_o the_o tail_n the_o last_o and_o low_a those_o person_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o head_n who_o command_n over_o other_o and_o those_o the_o tail_n who_o be_v subject_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o they_o shall_v rule_v over_o other_o nation_n as_o their_o lord_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n but_o other_o nation_n shall_v not_o lord_n it_o over_o they_o if_o that_o thou_o harken_v unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o observe_v and_o to_o do_v they_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n upon_o which_o all_o their_o happiness_n depend_v as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n v._o 1._o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v astray_o from_o any_o of_o the_o verse_n 14_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a see_v chapt._n v._n 32._o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a commandment_n of_o the_o law_n to_o serve_v no_o other_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n alone_o which_o while_o they_o observe_v he_o be_v please_v to_o bless_v they_o and_o to_o bear_v with_o many_o other_o sin_n which_o they_o commit_v upon_o which_o account_n this_o commandment_n be_v so_o often_o repeat_v as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o this_o very_a book_n vi_o 14._o vii_o 4_o 16._o viii_o 19_o ix_o 16_o 28._o xi_o 3_o 4_o 30_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o verse_n 15_o harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n and_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n especial_o that_o great_a commandment_n not_o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o that_o all_o these_o curse_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o overtake_v thou_o pursue_v they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o possible_o escape_v they_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v of_o the_o blessing_n v._o 2._o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o field_n as_o miserable_a that_o be_v every_o where_o as_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v they_o happy_a v._o 3._o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o curse_v shall_v be_v thy_o basket_n and_o thy_o store_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o barn_n be_v to_o have_v it_o full_a v._n 5._o and_o therefore_o the_o curse_n upon_o it_o be_v to_o make_v it_o empty_a verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o curse_v shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o threaten_v to_o consume_v their_o child_n their_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n with_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o come_v in_o and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o go_v out_o have_v no_o comfort_n in_o any_o undertake_n either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o in_o peace_n or_o in_o war._n verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o the_o lord_z shall_v send_v upon_o thou_o curse_v vexation_n and_o rebuke_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o know_v what_o these_o three_o word_n particular_o import_v the_o two_o first_o of_o they_o be_v very_o various_o translate_v the_o first_o of_o they_o meera_o seem_v to_o signify_v in_o general_a that_o god_n will_v blast_v they_o in_o all_o they_o design_v and_o go_v about_o for_o although_o the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a here_o render_v it_o famine_n and_o want_n yet_o elsewhere_o the_o lxx_o render_v it_o as_o we_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d curse_v and_o the_o next_o word_n mehuma_n they_o translate_v hunger_n but_o in_o other_o place_n the_o lxx_o render_v it_o by_o six_o or_o seven_o word_n which_o import_v the_o same_o with_o our_o english_a vexation_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trouble_n or_o disturbance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tumult_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d confusion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horror_n or_o affrightment_n etc._n etc._n which_o relate_v to_o great_a disorder_n disquiet_a and_o perplexity_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o the_o last_o word_n migher_v the_o vulgar_a translate_v as_o we_o do_v rebuke_n but_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consumption_n which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n for_o when_o god_n rebuke_n a_o man_n for_o his_o iniquity_n he_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n thirty-nine_o psal_n 11._o for_o god_n rebuke_n consist_v not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o sore_a affliction_n 2_o king_n xix_o 3._o xviii_o psal_n 15_o etc._n etc._n particular_o in_o disappointment_n and_o ill-success_n in_o their_o undertake_n and_o continual_a fear_n of_o worse_a for_o the_o future_a in_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n unto_o for_o to_o do_v in_o all_o their_o affair_n v._n 8._o they_o shall_v meet_v with_o trouble_n perplexity_n and_o defeat_v until_o that_o thou_o be_v destroy_v he_o threaten_v that_o this_o curse_n trouble_v and_o rebuke_v from_o god_n shall_v pursue_v they_o till_o they_o have_v complete_v their_o ruin_n and_o until_o thou_o perish_v quick_o when_o god_n begin_v to_o punish_v they_o after_o long_a patience_n with_o they_o he_o be_v quick_a in_o his_o execution_n and_o many_o time_n bring_v upon_o they_o sudden_a destruction_n so_o he_o threaten_v in_o zephaniah_n i._n 18._o that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o speedy_a riddance_n of_o all_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o though_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v not_o root_v out_o speedy_o but_o by_o degree_n yet_o they_o enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o short_a time_n in_o comparison_n of_o what_o god_n design_v if_o they_o have_v be_v obedient_a and_o in_o that_o time_n they_o be_v seldom_o without_o some_o trouble_n or_o other_o till_o they_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o their_o country_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o thy_o do_n whereby_o thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o follow_v after_o other_o god_n which_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n that_o bring_v they_o to_o desolation_n ver._n 21._o the_o lord_z shall_v make_v the_o pestilence_n cleave_v unto_o thou_o the_o pestilence_n be_v threaten_v in_o
out_o one_o way_n against_o they_o and_o flee_v seven_o way_n before_o they_o though_o they_o march_v out_o in_o a_o great_a body_n against_o their_o enemy_n he_o threaten_v that_o they_o shall_v soon_o be_v disperse_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o of_o their_o enemy_n be_v against_o they_o for_o that_o expression_n be_v remarkable_a the_o lord_n shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o be_v smite_v see_v v._o 7._o and_o shall_v be_v remove_v into_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v something_o more_o than_o be_v threaten_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 33._o signify_v not_o only_a their_o dispersion_n into_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o their_o be_v toss_v up_o and_o down_o like_o vagabond_n from_o one_o country_n to_o another_o without_o any_o certain_a settlement_n which_o have_v be_v notorious_o verify_v since_o their_o last_o dispersion_n by_o the_o roman_n of_o which_o they_o themselves_o have_v give_v we_o large_a account_n in_o several_a book_n viz._n juchasin_n schalscheleth_n hakkabala_n schebet_fw-la jehuda_fw-la and_o zemuch_n david_n wherein_o they_o have_v abundant_o confirm_v what_o tertullian_n say_v of_o they_o in_o his_o time_n dispersi_fw-la palabundi_fw-la &_o coeli_fw-la &_o soli_fw-la svi_fw-la extorres_fw-la vagantur_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la that_o be_v scatter_v straggle_v up_o and_o down_o uncertain_o banish_v from_o their_o own_o country_n they_o wander_v about_o the_o world_n without_o any_o king_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o captivity_n when_o nehemiah_n i_o 8._o confess_v these_o word_n be_v fulfil_v see_v ix_o jerem._n 16._o vi_o ezek._n 8._o xii_o 14_o 15._o verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o and_o thy_o carcase_n shall_v be_v meat_n unto_o all_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o unto_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n nothing_o be_v account_v a_o great_a calamity_n among_o the_o jew_n than_o to_o have_v their_o dead_a body_n lie_v expose_v to_o be_v bury_v only_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o bird_n and_o beast_n and_o therefore_o jeremiah_n threaten_v this_o as_o the_o utmost_a punishment_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n xxii_o 19_o xxxvi_o 30._o and_o the_o psalmist_n bewail_v it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o forest_n judgement_n that_o be_v befall_v they_o lxxix_o psal_n 2_o 3._o and_o no_o man_n shall_v fray_v they_o away_o that_o be_v no_o man_n take_v so_o much_o compassion_n upon_o they_o as_o to_o chase_v they_o away_o and_o to_o inter_v the_o remainder_n which_o the_o bird_n and_o beast_n have_v not_o devour_v ver._n 27._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o why_o the_o verse_n 27_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la shall_v here_o in_o a_o particular_a manner_n say_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o i_o can_v imagine_v unless_o it_o be_v to_o suggest_v that_o he_o be_v their_o conductor_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v the_o person_n more_o especial_o concern_v to_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o shameful_a ingratitude_n to_o their_o deliverer_n see_v v._o 68_o with_o the_o botch_n of_o egypt_n some_o take_v this_o to_o signify_v the_o leprosy_n unto_o which_o they_o in_o that_o country_n be_v subject_a other_o that_o boil_v break_v out_o with_o blain_n wherewith_o god_n smite_v the_o egyptian_n ix_o exod._n 9_o etc._n etc._n for_o that_o be_v call_v schechin_n as_o this_o be_v and_o with_o the_o emerods_n the_o hebrew_n word_n apholim_n be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o but_o here_o and_o i_o sam._n v._o 6_o 9_o 11._o and_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o history_n which_o most_o interpreter_n and_o not_o without_o reason_n think_v signify_v those_o painful_a tumour_n in_o the_o fundament_n which_o sometime_o turn_v into_o ulcer_n see_v bochartus_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._n lib._n ii_o cap._n xxxvi_o and_o with_o the_o scab_n the_o lxx_o here_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n garab_n as_o they_o do_v also_o xxi_o levit._n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fierce_a or_o malignant_a scab_n and_o the_o vulgar_a add_v the_o word_n jugis_fw-la to_o signify_v that_o this_o be_v no_o small_a punishment_n and_o the_o itch_n the_o hebrew_n word_n chere_n signify_v as_o be_v general_o think_v a_o dry_a itch_n which_o be_v the_o most_o troublesome_a of_o all_o other_o whereof_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v heal_v this_o may_v refer_v both_o to_o the_o scab_n and_o to_o the_o itch_n beforementioned_a which_o proceed_v from_o such_o a_o corruption_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o they_o be_v as_o incurable_a as_o the_o leprosy_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o madness_n and_o blindness_n and_o astonishment_n of_o heart_n all_o these_o three_o relate_v to_o the_o mind_n the_o first_o of_o they_o import_v such_o a_o distraction_n in_o their_o thought_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o know_v what_o course_n to_o take_v when_o they_o consult_v for_o their_o safety_n the_o second_o such_o a_o stupidity_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o discern_v the_o true_a way_n but_o always_o take_v the_o wrong_n the_o three_o that_o amazement_n and_o horror_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o when_o they_o see_v themselves_o ruin_v by_o their_o own_o foolish_a counsel_n and_o mad_a contrivance_n a_o famous_a instance_n of_o which_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o trajan_n when_o they_o commit_v such_o outrageous_a massacre_n both_o upon_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n as_o dion_z a_o very_a sober_a author_n relate_v in_o cyrene_n and_o cyprus_n where_o great_a number_n of_o jew_n dwell_v after_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n that_o the_o lord_n no_o doubt_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o dr._n jackson_n on_o the_o creed_n b._n i._o chap._n xxvii_o have_v smite_v they_o with_o the_o madness_n and_o blindness_n of_o heart_n here_o threaten_v that_o they_o may_v hereby_o provoke_v that_o puissant_a emperor_n indignation_n which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v sleep_v but_o now_o pursue_v they_o throughout_o his_o dominion_n not_o only_o as_o enemy_n or_o rebel_n but_o as_o noxious_a creature_n to_o humane_a society_n with_o a_o revenge_n suitable_a to_o their_o former_a outrage_n and_o indeed_o this_o prediction_n be_v verify_v in_o their_o blind_a credulity_n which_o make_v they_o follow_v every_o one_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v their_o messiah_n which_o always_o bring_v great_a calamity_n upon_o they_o as_o r._n gedaliah_n himself_o confess_v in_o schalschetheth_n hakkala_fw-la where_o he_o mention_n no_o small_a number_n of_o these_o deceiver_n and_o show_v how_o many_o jew_n perish_v who_o follow_v they_o yet_o they_o be_v but_o a_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o a_o long_a catalogue_n that_o may_v be_v make_v of_o those_o pretend_a messiah_n see_v the_o learned_a wagenseil_n confutation_n of_o r._n lipman_n carman_n memoriale_a pag._n 233_o etc._n etc._n unto_o which_o i_o shall_v add_v only_o one_o observation_n more_o out_o of_o solomon_n ben_fw-mi virgae_fw-la who_o say_v in_o some_o place_n of_o germany_n they_o be_v possess_v with_o such_o a_o rabbis_n that_o they_o cut_v one_o another_o throat_n to_o avoid_v the_o oppression_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o burn_v themselves_o and_o their_o neighbour_n in_o their_o house_n set_v whole_a city_n on_o fire_n and_o perish_v in_o the_o flame_n such_o be_v their_o extreme_a rage_n and_o furious_a revenge_n on_o those_o christian_n who_o press_v they_o to_o change_v their_o religion_n many_o story_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n that_o author_n tell_v in_o his_o book_n entitle_v schelet_n jehuda_n where_o he_o have_v lxiv_o relation_n of_o the_o calamity_n which_o befall_v they_o in_o that_o and_o in_o other_o country_n but_o these_o word_n i_o doubt_v not_o be_v fulfil_v before_o in_o the_o first_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v for_o though_o we_o have_v not_o such_o particular_a relation_n as_o those_o now_o mention_v to_o illustrate_v they_o yet_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o their_o be_v mad_a by_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n fury_n xxv_o jerem_n 16_o 18._o and_o blind_a zephan_n i._o 17._o lament_n iv_o 14._o and_o astonish_v jerem._n iu._n 9_o ezek._n iu._n 17._o ver._n 29._o and_o thou_o shall_v grope_v at_o noon_n day_n as_o the_o blind_a verse_n 29_o grope_v in_o darkness_n this_o show_v the_o blindness_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n relate_v to_o their_o mind_n which_o be_v so_o darken_v that_o in_o the_o plain_a and_o clear_a thing_n they_o mistake_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o their_o preservation_n zephan_n i._o 17._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o prosper_v in_o thy_o way_n but_o quite_o contrary_a whatsoever_o course_n they_o take_v it_o turn_v to_o their_o undo_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v only_o oppress_v and_o spoil_v evermore_o one_o oppression_n follow_v upon_o another_o as_o the_o same_o dr._n jackson_n observe_v and_o such_o rapine_n be_v commit_v in_o several_a place_n upon_o they_o as_o only_o make_v way_n
21._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v separate_v he_o unto_o evil_n out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n though_o he_o offend_a verse_n 21_o never_o so_o secret_o for_o he_o speak_v of_o one_o that_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n v._n 19_o god_n threaten_v to_o make_v he_o a_o public_a and_o notorious_a example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v a_o singular_a condescension_n in_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o they_o but_o it_o contain_v not_o only_a blessing_n to_o the_o obedient_a but_o curse_n upon_o the_o disobedient_a the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v as_o certain_a as_o the_o former_a ver._n 22._o so_o that_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v of_o your_o child_n verse_n 22_o that_o shall_v rise_v up_o after_o you_o and_o the_o strange_a that_o shall_v come_v from_o a_o far_a land_n shall_v say_v that_o which_o follow_v v._o 24._o when_o they_o see_v the_o plague_n of_o that_o land_n this_o show_v that_o these_o threaten_n be_v denounce_v not_o mere_o against_o a_o simple_a idolater_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o make_v it_o his_o endeavour_n to_o draw_v other_o from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n not_o be_v content_a to_o be_v drink_v himself_o with_o heathenish_a superstition_n but_o zealous_a to_o intoxicate_a as_o many_o as_o he_o can_v with_o it_o and_o to_o root_v true_a religion_n out_o of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o sickness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v lay_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v the_o sickness_n wherewith_o he_o have_v make_v it_o sick_a i._n e._n the_o heavy_a punishment_n which_o he_o have_v inflict_v upon_o it_o and_o thereby_o make_v it_o a_o miserable_a nation_n ver._n 23._o and_o that_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v brimstone_n and_o salt_n and_o burn_v or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v be_v burn_v up_o with_o brimstone_n and_o salt_n for_o these_o make_v land_n verse_n 23_o barren_a and_o unfruitful_a as_o pliny_n particular_o observe_v of_o salt_n lib._n xxx_o cap._n vii_o omnis_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la reperitur_fw-la sal_fw-la sterilis_fw-la est_fw-la nihilque_fw-la gignit_fw-la all_o ground_n in_o which_o salt_n be_v find_v be_v barren_a and_o produce_v nothing_o see_v ix_o judge_n 45._o cvii_o psal_n 34._o xvii_o jerem_n 6._o xlvii_o ezek._n 11._o two_o zephan_n 9_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sow_o nor_o bear_v nor_o any_o grass_n grow_v therein_o that_o neither_o nature_n nor_o art_n will_v make_v it_o fruitful_a like_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n and_o the_o country_n about_o they_o which_o be_v the_o most_o beautiful_a of_o all_o other_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n xiii_o gen._n 10._o but_o on_o a_o sudden_a turn_v into_o a_o filthy_a stink_a lake_n where_o no_o creature_n neither_o fish_n nor_o fowl_n can_v live_v which_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v in_o his_o anger_n and_o in_o his_o wrath_n be_v high_o incense_v by_o their_o wickedness_n see_v gen._n xviii_o 20._o xix_o 24_o 25._o as_o he_o be_v by_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o more_o provoke_v because_o they_o have_v such_o a_o example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n continual_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o yet_o go_v on_o in_o their_o evil_a way_n till_o they_o bring_v the_o like_a judgement_n upon_o all_o judoea_n this_o be_v more_o exact_o fulfil_v in_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o roman_n than_o in_o their_o first_o by_o the_o babylonian_n for_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v lay_v waste_n and_o desert_v by_o its_o inhabitant_n and_o make_v a_o den_n of_o thief_n be_v bring_v to_o desolation_n by_o repeat_v return_n of_o war_n more_o especial_o in_o the_o time_n of_o adrian_n when_o julius_n severus_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o the_o forego_n chapter_n make_v such_o a_o devastation_n that_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v turn_v in_o a_o manner_n into_o a_o wilderness_n ver._n 24._o even_o all_o nation_n shall_v say_v all_o that_o be_v near_o they_o or_o come_v that_o way_n from_o far_a country_n as_o it_o go_v before_o v._o 22._o wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n verse_n 24_o which_o he_o former_o make_v so_o populous_a and_o plenteous_a and_o what_o mean_v the_o heat_n of_o this_o great_a anger_n these_o exceed_a dreadful_a calamity_n which_o evident_o proceed_v from_o a_o divine_a vengeance_n for_o the_o jew_n fight_v so_o valiant_o and_o defend_v jerusalem_n so_o resolute_o as_o appear_v by_o josephus_n that_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o want_v of_o arm_n nor_o the_o unusual_a terror_n of_o new_a machine_n but_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n provoke_v by_o their_o wickedness_n which_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_a cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n and_o indeed_o titus_n himself_o say_v as_o much_o that_o god_n fight_v for_o the_o roman_n and_o drive_v the_o jew_n from_o their_o fortification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o what_o can_v the_o hand_n of_o man_n or_o machine_n have_v do_v against_o such_o strong_a tower_n see_v chap._n xxxii_o v._o 22._o ver._n 25._o then_o shall_v man_n say_v because_o they_o have_v forsake_v verse_n 25_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n which_o he_o make_v with_o they_o when_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o account_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v give_v by_o the_o pious_a jew_n or_o by_o those_o who_o be_v make_v sensible_a when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o how_o steadfast_a god_n be_v in_o his_o covenant_n which_o contain_v curse_n as_o well_o as_o blessing_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v v._o 21._o and_o see_v vii_o 9_o 10._o xi_o 26_o 27_o 28._o ver._n 26._o for_o they_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o verse_n 26_o worship_v they_o who_o they_o know_v not_o this_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n that_o they_o seek_v for_o acquaintance_n with_o strange_a god_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n xii_o 30_o 31._o and_o who_o he_o have_v not_o give_v unto_o they_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n have_v not_o give_v or_o divide_v to_o they_o any_o portion_n that_o be_v never_o bestow_v any_o benefit_n upon_o they_o as_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n have_v do_v who_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n or_o more_o simple_o as_o bootius_n think_v the_o word_n will_v bear_v to_o who_o no_o worship_n belong_v verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o this_o land_n to_o bring_v upon_o it_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n so_o moses_n foretell_v they_o vii_o 4._o xi_o 16_o 17._o verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o the_o lord_n root_v they_o out_o of_o their_o land_n in_o anger_n and_o wrath_n and_o in_o great_a indignation_n here_o be_v one_o word_n more_o to_o express_v his_o displeasure_n against_o they_o than_o be_v use_v before_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n etc._n etc._n v._n 23._o and_o they_o all_o denote_v the_o great_a plague_n threaten_v in_o xxvi_o levit._n and_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o another_o land_n as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n this_o may_v seem_v to_o relate_v only_o to_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n for_o after_o they_o be_v root_v out_o by_o the_o roman_n they_o be_v scatter_v into_o all_o land_n xxviii_o 63_o 64._o but_o consider_v what_o go_v before_o v._o 23_o 24._o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o quite_o root_v out_o many_o of_o they_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n when_o nabuchadnezzar_n conquer_v they_o till_o the_o desolation_n make_v by_o the_o roman_n i_o think_v these_o word_n relate_v to_o they_o also_o and_o another_o land_n be_v only_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o plural_a and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n understand_v it_o who_o quote_v these_o word_n cast_v they_o out_o into_o another_o land_n add_v which_o experience_n now_o prove_v to_o be_v true_a verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o the_o secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n but_o those_o that_o be_v reveal_v belong_v unto_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n the_o jew_n general_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o secret_a sin_n particular_o of_o idolatry_n speak_v of_o before_o v._o 19_o which_o belong_v unto_o god_n as_o the_o punishment_n of_o open_a sin_n belong_v unto_o they_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o law_n who_o command_v they_o to_o put_v to_o death_n he_o that_o seduce_v any_o person_n to_o idolatry_n and_o to_o raze_v the_o
which_o be_v call_v go_v a_o whore_v from_o he_o as_o have_v be_v often_o note_v notwithstanding_o all_o the_o mean_v he_o have_v prescribe_v to_o prevent_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o add_v one_o more_o which_o be_v the_o learning_n they_o the_o follow_a song_n notwithstanding_o which_o he_o foresee_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o survive_v he_o they_o will_v forsake_v he_o and_o worship_v other_o god_n see_v cvi_o psal_n 36_o 38._o after_o the_o god_n of_o the_o stranger_n of_o the_o land_n this_o be_v a_o unusual_a phrase_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o what_o he_o call_v in_o other_o place_n strange_a god_n though_o some_o think_v it_o import_v peculiar_o the_o god_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v the_o former_a inhabitant_n but_o be_v expel_v become_v stranger_n of_o the_o land_n and_o thus_o onkelos_n seem_v to_o have_v understand_v it_o who_o translate_v it_o after_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v a_o high_a aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o shall_v worship_v such_o god_n as_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o protect_v their_o servant_n whither_o they_o go_v to_o be_v among_o they_o this_o seem_v to_o countenance_v the_o forego_n exposition_n and_o god_n charge_v they_o in_o future_a age_n with_o this_o as_o a_o very_a great_a guilt_n that_o they_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o the_o amorites_n in_o who_o land_n they_o dwell_v vi_o judge_n 10._o and_o will_v forsake_v i_o for_o he_o look_v upon_o himself_o as_o forsake_v that_o be_v not_o worship_v if_o they_o worship_v any_o other_o god_n with_o he_o xx_o exod._n 3._o and_o break_v my_o covenant_n which_o i_o have_v make_v with_o they_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n in_o the_o covenant_n as_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v that_o they_o shall_v worship_v he_o alone_o xx_o exod._n 22_o 23._o xxiii_o 32_o 33._o v_o deut._n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n vi_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o then_o my_o anger_n shall_v be_v kindle_v against_o they_o in_o that_o day_n so_o we_o read_v it_o be_v upon_o their_o very_a first_o apostasy_n to_o idolatry_n two_o judge_n 14._o and_o continue_v so_o in_o all_o age_n as_o we_o read_v frequent_o in_o that_o and_o the_o follow_a book_n see_v there_o v._o 20._o and_o iii_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v forsake_v they_o go_v no_o long_o before_o they_o against_o their_o enemy_n but_o deliver_v they_o up_o into_o their_o hand_n v._o 8._o and_o will_v hide_v my_o face_n from_o they_o withdraw_v my_o favour_n and_o protection_n so_o that_o they_o be_v devour_v as_o it_o follow_v by_o their_o enemy_n and_o wild_a beast_n and_o many_o evil_n and_o trouble_n beset_v they_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n signify_v come_v upon_o they_o on_o a_o sudden_a the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n express_v this_o in_o these_o word_n my_o face_n will_v i_o turn_v from_o they_o vii_o 22._o the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v the_o divine_a presence_n depart_v out_o of_o the_o sanctury_n and_o he_o leave_v it_o as_o he_o there_o speak_v to_o be_v pollute_v and_o defile_v by_o robber_n and_o so_o it_o here_o follow_v so_o that_o they_o will_v say_v on_o that_o day_n be_v not_o these_o evil_n come_v upon_o we_o because_o our_o god_n be_v not_o among_o we_o for_o whithersoever_o they_o go_v out_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o for_o evil_a as_o we_o read_v two_o judge_n 15._o which_o be_v so_o remarkable_a a_o change_n that_o it_o can_v not_o but_o at_o last_o make_v they_o reflect_v upon_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o as_o we_o find_v it_o do_v and_o move_v they_o to_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v iii_o 9_o 15._o iv_o 3_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 18._o and_o i_o will_v sure_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o they_o etc._n etc._n he_o repeat_v it_o again_o because_o they_o be_v a_o people_n dull_a of_o hear_v or_o the_o former_a word_n may_v relate_v to_o their_o first_o captivity_n and_o these_o to_o the_o last_o as_o they_o verse_n 18_o call_v 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 may_v sing_v it_o and_o thereby_o preserve_v it_o in_o their_o memory_n for_o it_o have_v be_v always_o think_v the_o most_o profitable_a way_n of_o instruct_v people_n and_o communicate_v thing_n to_o posterity_n by_o put_v they_o into_o verse_n and_o especial_o child_n and_o young_a people_n be_v best_a teach_v in_o this_o way_n and_o the_o great_a moment_n any_o thing_n be_v of_o the_o more_o careful_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v preserve_v which_o plato_n himself_o think_v can_v be_v do_v by_o no_o better_a mean_n than_o this_o and_o therefore_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o song_n which_o he_o will_v have_v compose_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o people_n he_o will_v have_v it_o enact_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o all_o man_n and_o child_n whether_o bond_n or_o free_a male_a or_o female_a shall_v be_v bind_v through_o the_o whole_a city_n to_o sing_v such_o song_n and_o never_o cease_v so_o to_o do_v etc._n etc._n see_v eusebius_n lib._n xii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n 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
these_o munition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o what_o can_v man_n hand_n or_o machine_n do_v against_o such_o tower_n which_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o be_v relate_v not_o only_o by_o s._n chrysostom_n sozomen_n socrates_n but_o by_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n himself_o a_o heathen_a historian_n lib._n xxiii_o begin_n how_o that_o when_o julian_n the_o apostate_n order_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v rebuilt_a terrible_a globe_n of_o fire_n burst_v out_o prope_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la from_o the_o very_a foundation_n which_o overturn_v all_o burn_v the_o workman_n and_o make_v the_o place_n so_o inaccessible_a that_o they_o desist_v from_o the_o attempt_n the_o certainty_n of_o this_o have_v extort_a the_o same_o confession_n from_o the_o jew_n themselves_o david_n ganz_n in_o his_o tzemach_n david_n and_o r._n gedaliah_n in_o schal_n hakkabala_n though_o they_o pretend_v the_o building_n go_v on_o and_o be_v finish_v but_o after_o many_o year_n overthrow_v by_o a_o earthquake_n verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o i_o will_v heap_v mischief_n upon_o they_o which_o shall_v miserable_o oppress_v and_o crush_v they_o and_o spend_v all_o my_o arrow_n upon_o they_o his_o judgement_n and_o plague_n be_v oft_o compare_v to_o arrow_n shoot_v at_o they_o vii_o psal_n 12_o 13._o xxxviii_o 2._o xci_o 5._o and_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o a_o archer_n who_o shoot_v till_o he_o have_v empty_v his_o quiver_n and_o have_v not_o one_o arrow_n leave_v verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o they_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o hunger_n this_o verse_n and_o the_o next_o explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o arrow_n which_o be_v here_o enumerate_v and_o first_o he_o threaten_v a_o famine_n with_o which_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v burn_v either_o because_o these_o judgement_n be_v compare_v to_o fire_n v._o 22._o or_o because_o extreme_a hunger_n parch_v the_o inward_a part_n and_o make_v the_o visage_n as_o black_a as_o a_o coal_n as_o jeremiah_n 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so_o much_o as_o a_o wrinkle_n in_o his_o cheek_n so_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n interpret_v the_o last_o clause_n other_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v so_o much_o as_o a_o tooth_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n see_v bocharius_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._n lib._n ii_o cap._n xlv_o p._n 506._o both_o onkelos_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la refer_v it_o to_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o countenance_n which_o continue_v to_o the_o last_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o heathen_a who_o be_v not_o whole_o unacquainted_a with_o this_o story_n but_o have_v not_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o it_o imagine_v that_o moses_n be_v trouble_v to_o die_v when_o he_o be_v so_o vigorous_a for_o trebellius_n pollio_n in_o the_o life_n of_o claudius_n say_v that_o the_o most_o learned_a mathematician_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o no_o man_n live_v beyond_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n for_o though_o moses_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n so_o he_o mistake_v 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therein_o but_o he_o do_v not_o consider_v say_v that_o medrasch_n that_o as_o moses_n die_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o month_n so_o he_o be_v bear_v on_o the_o same_o first_o day_n ver._n 9_o and_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n be_v full_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n to_o take_v the_o government_n upon_o verse_n 9_o he_o and_o manage_v it_o prudent_o as_o soon_o as_o moses_n leave_v they_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v mention_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v they_o want_v a_o head_n to_o conduct_v they_o as_o their_o neighbour_n possible_o may_v imagine_v when_o the_o news_n come_v of_o moses_n his_o death_n for_o as_o the_o samaritan_n tell_v the_o story_n in_o hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orientale_n p._n 462._o when_o they_o hear_v the_o lamentation_n which_o the_o whole_a congregation_n make_v for_o moses_n they_o begin_v to_o rejoice_v and_o gather_v their_o force_n together_o to_o set_v upon_o the_o israelite_n as_o want_v a_o leader_n but_o they_o soon_o find_v themselves_o mistake_v joshua_n have_v take_v the_o charge_n of_o they_o and_o be_v endue_v with_o his_o spirit_n for_o moses_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o he_o whereby_o he_o commit_v to_o he_o the_o supreme_a authority_n after_o his_o departure_n and_o implore_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o qualify_v he_o for_o it_o for_o power_n to_o execute_v any_o office_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v give_v by_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n whereby_o they_o be_v ordain_v and_o appoint_v to_o it_o and_o this_o be_v a_o rite_n of_o prayer_n also_o as_o many_o have_v observe_v for_o the_o obtain_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o discharge_n of_o that_o office_n and_o though_o no_o word_n of_o prayer_n be_v mention_v yet_o the_o very_a lay_v on_o of_o hand_n denote_v it_o as_o our_o learned_a dr._n outram_n observe_v from_o this_o very_a place_n and_o from_o ay_o tim._n v._o 22._o lib._n i._n de_fw-fr sacrif_n cap._n xv._o n._n viii_o of_o moses_n his_o lay_v on_o hand_n upon_o joshua_n we_o read_v xxvii_o number_n 18_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o be_v solemn_o also_o a_o little_a before_o moses_n his_o death_n present_v unto_o god_n by_o his_o own_o command_n xxxi_o of_o this_o book_n 14_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n obey_v he_o as_o their_o supreme_a governor_n according_a to_o god_n command_n deliver_v to_o moses_n xxvii_o numb_a 20._o xxxi_o deut._n 23._o see_v 1_o josh_n 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 10._o and_o there_o rise_v not_o a_o prophet_n since_o in_o verse_n 10_o israel_n like_v to_o moses_n this_o be_v a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o the_o promise_n god_n make_v by_o moses_n that_o he_o will_v raise_v up_o a_o prophet_n like_o to_o he_o xviii_o deut._n 15_o 19_o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o fulfil_v either_o in_o joshua_n or_o in_o samuel_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a write_v this_o chapter_n as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o the_o best_a of_o the_o jew_n confess_v shall_v not_o be_v fulfil_v till_o messiah_n come_v thus_o the_o author_n of_o sepher_n ikkarim_n lib._n iii_o cap._n xx._n it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o a_o prophet_n shall_v at_o last_o arise_v like_a to_o moses_n or_o great_a than_o he_o for_o the_o king_n messiah_n shall_v be_v as_o great_a or_o great_a therefore_o these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expound_v as_o if_o there_o shall_v never_o be_v such_o a_o prophet_n but_o that_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o follow_a prophet_n till_o the_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n none_o shall_v arise_v like_a to_o moses_n but_o after_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o like_o he_o or_o rather_o great_a than_o he_o who_o the_o lord_n