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and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o to_o be_v expect_v but_o leave_v we_o the_o mysterious_a signification_n and_o come_v to_o the_o historical_a truth_n lydiat_a think_v that_o menon_n the_o first_o king_n reign_v over_o all_o egypt_n by_o what_o variety_n of_o name_n soever_o call_v wherein_o there_o be_v find_v very_o great_a variety_n as_o he_o show_v be_v the_o man_n that_o marry_v isis_n and_o common_o receive_v to_o be_v osiris_n or_o serapis_n for_o these_o two_o be_v both_o one_o but_o other_o conjecture_v that_o serapis_n be_v represent_v bear_v a_o bushel_n upon_o his_o head_n do_v fair_o signify_v joseph_n who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o benefactor_n to_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o egypt_n and_o to_o king_n pharaoh_n himself_o and_o that_o especial_o in_o provide_v corn_n for_o they_o against_o the_o seven_o sore_a year_n of_o famine_n and_o that_o by_o a_o wise_a manage_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o seven_o plentiful_a year_n and_o this_o have_v peculiar_a reference_n to_o 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as_o satan_n have_v never_o bring_v any_o to_o serve_v he_o by_o sacrifice_n the_o ancient_a heathen_n by_o light_n of_o nature_n discourse_v against_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o such_o a_o service_n as_o we_o read_v in_o diodorus_n siculus_n if_o god_n have_v not_o go_v before_o they_o in_o this_o instruct_v adam_n and_o the_o patriarch_n even_o till_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n after_o this_o manner_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o noah_n leave_v this_o course_n by_o tradition_n to_o his_o posterity_n as_o augustine_n write_v to_o the_o like_a purpose_n ep._n 49._o ad_fw-la deo_fw-la gratias_fw-la hoc_fw-la sanè_fw-la praetereundum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v have_v not_o the_o devil_n those_o rebellious_a angel_n conceive_v that_o temple_n priesthood_n sacrifice_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n pertain_v thereunto_o be_v due_a to_o one_o that_o one_o true_a god_n they_o will_v never_o have_v urge_v their_o worshipper_n to_o ordain_v any_o of_o these_o thing_n to_o they_o in_o like_a sort_n the_o devil_n have_v never_o bring_v they_o to_o build_v temple_n for_o this_o use_n and_o service_n if_o god_n have_v not_o take_v order_n with_o his_o people_n to_o build_v a_o sanctuary_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o may_v dwell_v among_o they_o and_o according_o though_o heathen_n have_v temple_n before_o solomon_n build_v that_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o this_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o high_a place_n which_o king_n solomon_n build_v for_o his_o outlandish_a wife_n 1_o king_n 11.7_o 8._o and_o by_o the_o philistines_n who_o have_v a_o house_n for_o dagon_n 1_o sam._n 5.2_o and_o judge_n 16.27_o and_o 9.27_o we_o read_v how_o the_o people_n go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o their_o god_n and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o curse_a abimelech_n and_o vers_fw-la 46._o of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n berith_n and_o judg._n 8.33_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o find_v sufficient_a evidence_n of_o any_o temple_n in_o use_n with_o any_o before_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v make_v and_o that_o to_o this_o end_n that_o god_n may_v dwell_v among_o they_o exod._n 25.8_o and_o as_o schindler_n write_v on_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v aedificium_fw-la instar_fw-la templi_fw-la ex_fw-la lignis_fw-la confectum_fw-la atque_fw-la it_o a_o constitutum_fw-la ut_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la in_o part_n ac_fw-la rursus_fw-la compingi_fw-la ac_fw-la quocunque_fw-la liberet_fw-la deferri_fw-la posset_n a_o structure_n temple-like_a make_v of_o timber_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o may_v be_v take_v asunder_o in_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o and_o again_o compact_v together_o that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n whithersoever_o it_o please_v god_n to_o have_v it_o carry_v a_o notable_a instruction_n that_o god_n will_v be_v a_o sanctuary_n unto_o they_o and_o dwell_v among_o they_o in_o all_o place_n whithersoever_o they_o shall_v come_v ezek._n 11.16_o and_o among_o other_o temple_n of_o the_o gentile_n whereof_o we_o read_v in_o history_n one_o be_v portatile_a a_o portable_a temple_n and_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o temple_n bear_v or_o draw_v by_o certain_a yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o that_o in_o phoenicia_n which_o be_v the_o country_n of_o palestine_n this_o eusebius_n testify_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o evangelical_n preparation_n and_o chap._n 10._o and_o such_o a_o tabernacle_n the_o scripture_n often_o call_v by_o such_o a_o word_n as_o be_v usual_o render_v by_o temple_n as_o 1_o sam._n 1.9_o and_o 3.3_o and_o 2_o sam._n 6.17_o and_o in_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n endite_v it_o be_v find_v very_o frequent_o for_o we_o know_v that_o in_o his_o day_n there_o be_v no_o other_o temple_n than_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o though_o it_o be_v sometime_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o david_n to_o build_v a_o house_n to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n 7.2_o 1_o king_n 8.17_o 18_o 19.2_o sam._n 7.2_o when_o as_o yet_o the_o ark_n of_o 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