every_o one_o deperit_fw-la &_o perditè_fw-fr amat_fw-la love_n and_o zealous_o affect_v and_o commit_v adultery_n and_o fornication_n with_o all_o every_o one_o in_o the_o darkness_n in_o the_o secret_a closert_n of_o his_o own_o imagination_n ezech._n 8.12_o in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o brothelhouse_n the_o stew_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n whence_o proceed_v the_o issue_n of_o a_o wicked_a life_n and_o action_n lenonum_fw-la pveri_fw-la quocunque_fw-la in_o fornice_n nati_fw-la o_o israel_n the_o lord_n require_v all_o thy_o love_n all_o thy_o zeal_n as_o his_o own_o and_z according_a to_o his_o command_n to_o be_v bestow_v upon_o thy_o neighbour_n let_v we_o o_o let_v we_o be_v zealous_a for_o our_o god_n every_o one_o against_o his_o cozbi_n the_o lie_a thought_n of_o the_o midianitish_a woman_n as_o phineas_n be_v according_a to_o god_n testimony_n of_o he_o 25.11_o numb_a 25.11_o phineas_n have_v cause_v my_o wrath_n to_o be_v turn_v away_o from_o upon_o the_o 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but_o because_o the_o people_n be_v then_o gather_v and_o retain_v together_o and_o so_o the_o chald._a paraph._n express_o render_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d collecti_fw-la eritis_fw-la you_o not_o money_n shall_v be_v gather_v now_o because_o this_o collection_n and_o retention_n be_v on_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n as_o s._n john_n call_v it_o john_n 7._o therefore_o one_o of_o our_o old_a english_a translator_n turn_v the_o word_n the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o feast_n 2._o this_o collection_n retention_n or_o conclusion_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v on_o the_o eight_o day_n which_o day_n be_v supernumerary_a and_o above_o the_o number_n of_o the_o feast_n which_o consist_v of_o seven_o day_n as_o appear_v levit._n 23.34_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n shall_v be_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n for_o seven_o day_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o afterward_o thrice_o ver_fw-la 40_o 41_o 42._o you_o shall_v 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heart_n like_o pharaoh_n or_o nabuchadnezzar_n for_o in_o his_o whole_a story_n it_o may_v be_v note_v that_o he_o never_o name_n or_o own_v god_n unless_o haply_o when_o he_o swear_v away_o his_o birthright_n gen._n 25.33_o but_o jacob_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o his_o whole_a history_n acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o good_a which_o befall_v he_o especial_o gen._n 32.9_o 10._o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o merit_n for_o with_o my_o staff_n i_o pass_v over_o this_o jordan_n and_o now_o i_o be_o become_v two_o band_n and_o in_o his_o discourse_n with_o esau_n these_o be_v the_o child_n which_o god_n have_v gracious_o give_v thy_o servant_n gen._n 33.5_o and_o verse_n 11._o god_n have_v deal_v gracious_o with_o i_o and_o according_o isaac_n though_o he_o bless_v both_o jacob_n and_o esau_n yet_o in_o blessing_n jacob_n he_o name_v the_o lord_n and_o god_n gen._n 27.27_o 28._o see_v the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v therefore_o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o blessing_n esau_n he_o use_v neither_o name_n verse_n 29.40_o but_o our_o translator_n here_o make_v esau_n say_v i_o have_v enough_o when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v much_o and_o they_o make_v jacob_n say_v i_o have_v enough_o when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v all_o thing_n ver._n 11._o howbeit_o let_v we_o improve_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o translator_n to_o the_o best_a they_o may_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enough_o which_o be_v much_o imply_v that_o he_o who_o have_v much_o aught_o to_o be_v satisfy_v and_o to_o think_v he_o have_v enough_o they_o may_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enough_o which_o be_v all_o thing_n imply_v that_o he_o who_o have_v enough_o be_v satisfy_v and_o desire_v no_o more_o he_o indeed_o have_v all_o thing_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v desiderium_fw-la sold_n 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