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sect._n 7._o wisdom_n humility_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n contempt_n of_o riches_n love_n of_o truth_n a_o good_a fame_n and_o he_o be_v belove_v also_o of_o other_o ver._n 16._o and_o i_o charge_v your_o judge_n at_o that_o time_n verse_n 16_o saying_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o person_n and_o their_o endowment_n make_v they_o considerable_a so_o they_o be_v dignify_v with_o the_o honourable_a name_n of_o schofetim_o and_o be_v also_o call_v elder_n which_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n a_o title_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o in_o other_o nation_n hear_v the_o cause_n between_o your_o brethren_n this_o be_v a_o necessary_a quality_n in_o a_o good_a judge_n to_o give_v audience_n to_o every_o one_o that_o bring_v a_o cause_n before_o he_o and_o not_o to_o delay_v any_o man._n but_o the_o jew_n infer_v from_o these_o word_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o hear_v any_o man_n when_o his_o adversary_n be_v absent_a but_o both_o party_n be_v to_o be_v there_o 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himself_o in_o the_o follow_a paragraph_n 4_o 5_o 6._o ver._n 3._o neither_o shall_v thou_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o verse_n 3_o thy_o daughter_n thou_o shall_v not_o give_v to_o his_o son_n nor_o his_o daughter_n shall_v thou_o take_v to_o thy_o son_n see_v xxxiv_o exod._n 15._o some_o of_o the_o jew_n think_v they_o may_v marry_v with_o they_o if_o they_o become_v proselyte_n of_o justice_n as_o they_o call_v those_o who_o receive_v circumcision_n and_o undertake_v to_o observe_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o they_o that_o think_v this_o be_v not_o lawful_a yet_o think_v that_o they_o may_v marry_v with_o the_o child_n of_o such_o proselyte_n see_v selden_n lib._n v._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n etc._n etc._n cap._n fourteen_o xv._o and_o the_o talmudist_n say_v this_o law_n do_v not_o extend_v to_o proselyte_n who_o may_v marry_v with_o any_o of_o these_o nation_n as_o he_o show_v there_o cap._n xviii_o ver._n 4._o for_o they_o will_v turn_v away_o thy_o son_n from_o 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13._o and_o cut_v down_o their_o grove_n there_o be_v the_o same_o mention_n of_o asherim_n which_o we_o translate_v grove_n in_o the_o place_n last_o name_v only_o another_o word_n for_o cut_v down_o see_v there_o but_o mr._n selden_n both_o there_o and_o here_o understand_v by_o asherim_n wooden_a image_n of_o astarte_n a_o great_a goddess_n worship_v in_o that_o country_n for_o which_o among_o other_o reason_n he_o give_v this_o that_o gideon_n be_v say_v to_o have_v throw_v down_o the_o altar_n of_o baal_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n that_o be_v by_o it_o so_o we_o translate_v it_o vi_o judg._n 25_o 28._o where_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o last_o word_n be_v alau_n which_o signify_v upon_o it_o and_o not_o by_o it_o and_o so_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o the_o asherah_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o altar_n must_v not_o signify_v a_o grove_n but_o a_o image_n and_o none_o more_o likely_a than_o that_o of_o astarte_n see_v de_fw-fr 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whence_o it_o be_v that_o as_o the_o israelite_n be_v call_v god_n people_n so_o that_o country_n be_v call_v his_o land_n lxxxv_o psal_n 1._o for_o there_o he_o dwell_v by_o his_o special_a presence_n and_o the_o king_n of_o that_o country_n be_v call_v god_n king_n xviii_o psal_n 50._o and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o sit_v on_o god_n throne_n and_o to_o be_v nelech_n le_fw-fr jehovah_n king_n for_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 8._o and_o the_o kingdom_n be_v call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n xiii_o 8._o and_o therefore_o with_o this_o argument_n asa_n address_v himself_o to_o god_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n fourteen_o 11._o for_o help_n in_o time_n of_o distress_n because_o he_o be_v their_o god_n and_o will_v not_o he_o hope_v let_v their_o enemy_n prevail_v against_o himself_o and_o according_o these_o enemy_n be_v say_v to_o be_v destroy_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o before_o his_o host_n v._o 13._o jehoshaphat_n also_o exhort_v the_o judge_n in_o that_o book_n to_o great_a 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173._o and_o wagenseil_n upon_o sota_n p._n 899._o if_o the_o dead_a body_n lie_v near_a to_o the_o country_n of_o the_o gentile_n than_o they_o do_v not_o measure_n at_o all_o but_o it_o be_v presume_v the_o man_n be_v kill_v by_o they_o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o city_n which_o be_v next_o to_o the_o slay_v man._n from_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v presume_v the_o murderer_n come_v or_o be_v flee_v thither_o as_o abarbinel_v discourse_n even_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n who_o be_v different_a from_o the_o elder_n beforementioned_a see_v the_o forego_n verse_n for_o they_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o have_v see_v the_o body_n bury_v if_o there_o be_v no_o discovery_n of_o the_o murderer_n and_o
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that_o be_v poor_a as_o appear_v from_o v._o 12._o see_v xxii_o exod._n 21_o 26_o 27._o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o but_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o bondman_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o lord_n redeem_v thou_o thence_o therefore_o i_o command_v thou_o to_o do_v this_o thing_n the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o own_o miserable_a condition_n in_o egypt_n till_o god_n take_v pity_n upon_o they_o be_v to_o work_v compassion_n in_o they_o towards_o other_o in_o the_o like_o forlorn_a estate_n otherwise_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v they_o as_o they_o ought_v this_o be_v often_o urge_v as_o a_o reason_n for_o show_v mercy_n to_o stranger_n and_o such_o like_a helpless_a person_n particular_o in_o xix_o levit._fw-la 33_o 34._o and_o in_o this_o book_n x._o 19_o 20._o xv._o 15._o ver._n 19_o when_o thou_o cut_v down_o thy_o harvest_n in_o thy_o field_n and_o have_v forget_v a_o sheaf_n in_o the_o field_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v back_o again_o to_o fetch_v it_o there_o be_v 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be_v apply_v to_o vespasian_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o command_v in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v a_o person_n of_o mean_a birth_n and_o obscure_a family_n have_v no_o thought_n of_o aspire_a to_o the_o imperial_a seat_n but_o by_o the_o unseasonable_a desire_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o exalt_v themselves_o above_o all_o nation_n they_o hoist_a he_o up_o to_o the_o most_o sublime_a pitch_n of_o greatness_n who_o be_v ordain_v by_o god_n to_o pluck_v they_o down_o from_o their_o seat_n and_o bring_v they_o beneath_o all_o people_n see_v dr._n jackson_n book_n i._o on_o the_o creed_n cap._n xxiii_o paragraph_n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n for_o he_o quite_o extinguish_v their_o glory_n which_o be_v their_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o likewise_o shut_v up_o and_o profane_v the_o temple_n which_o the_o egyptian_a jew_n have_v build_v in_o the_o country_n of_o heliopolis_n after_o it_o have_v stand_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n ver._n 44._o he_o shall_v lend_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v to_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v the_o tail_n thus_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n to_o exalt_v this_o people_n verse_n 44_o and_o humble_a their_o foe_n be_v quite_o invert_v as_o he_o also_o observe_v see_v v._n 12_o 13._o all_o the_o plague_n threaten_v to_o those_o who_o bare_a ill-will_n to_o zion_n light_v on_o they_o and_o their_o friend_n and_o all_o the_o blessing_n promise_v to_o such_o as_o pray_v for_o her_o peace_n be_v heap_v on_o those_o that_o wrought_v her_o ruin_n verse_n 45_o ver._n 45._o moreover_o all_o these_o curse_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o shall_v pursue_v thou_o and_o overtake_v thou_o till_o thou_o be_v destroy_v these_o punishment_n he_o mean_v shall_v not_o cease_v but_o follow_v one_o upon_o another_o
two_o lament_n 20._o iv_o 10._o but_o never_o so_o exact_o fulfil_v as_o in_o the_o last_o siege_n by_o the_o roman_n when_o a_o noble_a woman_n which_o full_o answer_v to_o this_o prophecy_n such_o person_n be_v very_o delicate_a do_v the_o very_a same_o as_o josephus_n relate_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o jewish_a war_n lib._n vii_o cap._n viii_o a_o most_o unnatural_a fact_n as_o he_o observe_v which_o be_v never_o commit_v either_o by_o greek_a or_o barbarian_a and_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v relate_v because_o it_o may_v seem_v incredible_a if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v many_o witness_n of_o it_o beside_o himself_o verse_n 57_o ver._n 57_o and_o towards_o her_o young_a one_o that_o come_v out_o from_o between_o her_o foot_n towards_o her_o newborn_a babe_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v welcome_v into_o the_o world_n with_o great_a joy_n but_o in_o this_o siege_n dispatch_v out_o of_o it_o to_o assuage_v the_o rage_n of_o their_o hunger_n in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o we_o 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besiege_v v._o 52._o and_o may_v be_v translate_v in_o the_o pressure_n and_o strait_n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v distress_v thou_o in_o thy_o gate_n we_o have_v not_o such_o a_o account_n of_o their_o distress_n in_o other_o city_n as_o we_o have_v of_o what_o they_o suffer_v in_o jerusalem_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o innumerable_a multitude_n perish_v by_o famine_n as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o l._n vii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n vii_o and_o ineffable_a calamity_n thereupon_o happen_v for_o in_o every_o house_n where_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o food_n appear_v a_o war_n immediate_o begin_v and_o the_o dear_a relation_n fall_v to_o blow_n snatch_v away_o from_o each_o other_o the_o miserable_a support_v of_o life_n nor_o will_v they_o let_v those_o that_o be_v die_v expire_v quiet_o not_o believe_v what_o they_o affirm_v when_o they_o tell_v they_o they_o have_v no_o food_n in_o their_o house_n but_o the_o cutthroat_n come_v and_o search_v their_o very_a bosom_n as_o they_o lie_v draw_v their_o last_o breath_n whether_o they_o have_v not_o there_o hide_v some_o food_n verse_n 58_o ver._n 58._o if_o thou_o will_v not_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n among_o which_o those_o word_n be_v most_o remarkable_a xviii_o 15_o 18_o 19_o a_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_z thy_o god_n raise_v up_o unto_o thou_o like_v unto_o i_o unto_o he_o shall_v you_o hearken_v etc._n etc._n whosoever_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o word_n which_o he_o shall_v speak_v in_o my_o name_n i_o will_v require_v it_o of_o he_o that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god._n that_o be_v fear_v the_o great_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o their_o special_a benefactor_n who_o be_v most_o glorious_a in_o himself_o and_o to_o be_v most_o humble_o reverence_v by_o we_o for_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v god_n himself_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v sometime_o call_v haschem_n the_o name_n xxiv_o leu._n 11._o this_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o moses_n repeat_v this_o name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n so_o often_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o this_o book_n chapt._n vi_o vii_o viii_o ix_o etc._n etc._n in_o some_o of_o which_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o verse_n wherein_o we_o do_v not_o meet_v with_o these_o word_n and_o it_o be_v sometime_o repeat_v no_o less_o than_o three_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o verse_n xii_o 18._o xvi_o 15._o that_o god_n may_v be_v in_o all_o their_o thought_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o he_o may_v possess_v their_o heart_n ver._n 59_o then_z the_o lord_z if_o they_o still_o persist_v verse_n 59_o in_o their_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n after_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v and_o such_o unheard_a of_o calamity_n as_o they_o have_v suffer_v during_o the_o siege_n of_o that_o place_n he_o threaten_v to_o 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outrage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v possess_v with_o some_o fierce_a and_o seditious_a spirit_n as_o eusebius_n speak_v lib._n iu._n eccles_n hist_o cap._n ii_o whereupon_o marcius_n turbo_n be_v send_v against_o they_o and_o set_v upon_o they_o both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n with_o horse_n and_o foot_n make_v a_o vast_a destruction_n of_o they_o see_v dion_n lib._n lxviii_o and_o xiphilinus_n who_o describe_v their_o slaughter_n to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a that_o now_o be_v fulfil_v as_o the_o forename_a dr._n jackson_n think_v what_o moses_n foretell_v in_o this_o place_n the_o lord_z will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o indeed_o eusebius_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n that_o turbo_n destroy_v many_o thousand_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o many_o battle_n and_o in_o no_o small_a time_n the_o war_n be_v protract_v a_o great_a while_n to_o complete_a their_o destruction_n and_o the_o application_n of_o this_o prophecy_n to_o this_o time_n may_v be_v confirm_v by_o a_o strange_a relation_n which_o we_o meet_v withal_o in_o their_o own_o book_n for_o in_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n one_o of_o their_o doctor_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o trajan_n come_v upon_o they_o with_o his_o army_n they_o be_v read_v these_o very_a word_n of_o the_o law_n v._o 49._o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v a_o nation_n against_o thou_o from_o far_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o understand_v have_v ask_v they_o what_o they_o be_v do_v he_o cry_v out_o here_o be_v the_o man_n point_v to_o himself_o who_o be_o come_v five_o day_n soon_o than_o i_o intend_v and_o immediate_o compass_v they_o about_o with_o his_o legion_n slay_v they_o
that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o hearken_v and_o keep_v his_o precept_n the_o heaven_n be_v forbid_v to_o give_v they_o rain_n and_o the_o earth_n to_o bring_v forth_o fruit._n the_o gloss_n also_o of_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la be_v not_o amiss_o that_o moses_n be_v short_o to_o die_v call_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n which_o endure_v through_o all_o age_n to_o be_v witness_n against_o they_o when_o he_o be_v go_v but_o the_o follow_a observation_n be_v too_o curious_a that_o isaiah_n when_o he_o prophesy_v i._n e._n be_v far_o remote_a from_o the_o heaven_n and_o near_o to_o the_o earth_n call_v upon_o the_o heaven_n to_o hear_v and_o the_o earth_n to_o give_v ear_n or_o attend_v whereas_o moses_n quite_o contrary_a approach_v now_o very_o near_o to_o the_o heaven_n call_v upon_o they_o to_o attend_v or_o give_v ear_n and_o be_v in_o spirit_n remote_a from_o the_o earth_n bid_v it_o hear_v ver._n 2._o my_o doctrine_n shall_v drop_v as_o the_o rain_n my_o speech_n shall_v 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all_o his_o way_n be_v judgement_n he_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o great_a reason_n and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o exact_a justice_n a_o god_n of_o truth_n who_o be_v faithful_a to_o his_o promise_n and_o without_o iniquity_n and_o never_o deceive_v or_o wrong_v any_o man._n just_a and_o right_o be_v he_o nor_o will_v he_o punish_v any_o man_n without_o a_o cause_n or_o more_o than_o he_o deserve_v maimonides_n take_v the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n he_o be_v the_o rock_n to_o signify_v the_o first_o principle_n and_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n without_o himself_o for_o so_o the_o word_n rock_n be_v use_v when_o god_n bid_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n look_v to_o the_o rock_n out_o of_o which_o they_o be_v hew_v li_n isa_n 1._o that_o be_v to_o abraham_n their_o father_n from_o who_o they_o be_v descend_v and_o so_o he_o think_v it_o signify_v v._o 18._o of_o this_o chapter_n of_o the_o rock_n that_o beget_v thou_o thou_o be_v unmindful_a i._n e._n of_o god_n the_o author_n of_o their_o be_v and_o again_o v._o 30._o their_o rock_n i._n e._n the_o lord_n sell_v they_o see_v more_n nevochim_n p.i._n chap._n xvi_o and_o then_o by_o the_o next_o word_n his_o way_n be_v perfect_a he_o think_v be_v mean_v that_o as_o he_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n so_o there_o be_v no_o defect_n or_o superfluity_n in_o his_o work_n for_o he_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o i_o gen._n 31._o god_n see_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v very_o good_a see_v there_o p._n ii_o cap._n xxviii_o and_o p._n iii_o cap._n xxv_o and_o as_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n be_v most_o perfect_a so_o be_v his_o work_n of_o providence_n for_o he_o govern_v the_o world_n with_o the_o great_a judgement_n and_o justice_n so_o he_o seem_v to_o understand_v the_o next_o word_n p._n iii_o cap._n xvii_o all_o his_o way_n be_v judgement_n we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o method_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o judgement_n yet_o no_o injustice_n or_o iniquity_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o but_o all_o the_o evil_a and_o all_o the_o good_a that_o befall_v any_o man_n or_o the_o whole_a church_n proceed_v from_o the_o just_a and_o equal_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o more_o large_o cap._n xlix_o our_o narrow_a mind_n can_v apprehend_v either_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o work_n or_o the_o equity_n of_o his_o judgement_n for_o we_o apprehend_v his_o admirable_a work_n only_o by_o part_n whether_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n or_o the_o celestial_a sphere_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o apprehend_v but_o a_o little_a of_o his_o judgement_n for_o that_o of_o which_o we_o be_v ignorant_a in_o both_o be_v far_o more_o than_o that_o which_o we_o know_v of_o either_o i_o conclude_v this_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o author_n of_o sepher_n cosri_n part_n iii_o sect._n xi_o he_o that_o believe_v this_o that_o all_o god_n work_n be_v perfect_a and_o his_o way_n judgement_n will_v always_o lead_v a_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a life_n all_o affliction_n will_v be_v make_v light_n to_o he_o nay_o he_o will_v rejoice_v that_o his_o iniquity_n be_v hereby_o alleviate_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v reward_v for_o his_o patience_n which_o he_o teach_v man_n by_o his_o example_n and_o thereby_o justify_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n with_o respect_n to_o which_o i_o suppose_v the_o jew_n now_o begin_v the_o prayer_n which_o they_o make_v at_o the_o burial_n of_o their_o dead_a with_o this_o verse_n of_o moses_n his_o song_n which_o prayer_n they_o call_v tzidduck_n haddin_fw-mi i._n e._n just_a judgement_n as_o leo_n modena_n observe_v in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n part_v v._o chap._n viii_o verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o they_o have_v corrupt_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o justify_v this_o translation_n nor_o that_o in_o the_o margin_n he_o have_v corrupt_v himself_o maimonides_n translate_v they_o better_o make_v these_o word_n a_o question_n and_o the_o next_o word_n a_o answer_n to_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n do_v he_o i._n e._n god_n the_o rock_n before_o speak_v of_o do_v he_o any_o hurt_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n shech_v with_o lame_v after_o it_o signify_v to_o hurt_v or_o destroy_v xxxii_o numb_a 15._o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 10._o as_o joh._n cocceius_n observe_v in_o his_o vltima_fw-la mosis_fw-la sect._n 701._o and_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v be_v god_n to_o blame_v for_o the_o evil_n that_o befall_v he_o i._o e._n israel_n unto_o which_o the_o answer_n follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n which_o we_o thus_o translate_v their_o spot_n be_v not_o the_o spot_n of_o his_o child_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o sentence_n be_v lo_o i._n e._n not_o or_o no._n which_o the_o accent_n tipcha_n as_o they_o call_v it_o under_o it_o shows_z be_v not_o to_o be_v join_v with_o the_o word_n that_o follow_v banau_n mumam_n but_o take_v by_o itself_o be_v a_o denial_n of_o the_o forego_n question_n and_o these_o word_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v translate_v no._n his_o child_n be_v their_o blot_n i._n e._n all_o the_o evil_a that_o befall_v they_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o child_n wickedness_n and_o so_o these_o word_n be_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o with_o those_o of_o solomon_n xix_o prov._n the_o foolishness_n of_o man_n pervert_v his_o way_n and_o his_o heart_n fret_v against_o the_o lord_n he_o complain_v of_o god_n when_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o himself_o see_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xii_o onkelos_n translate_v it_o thus_o they_o corrupt_v to_o themselves_o not_o to_o he_o child_n that_o serve_v idol_n i_o e._n as_o paulus_n fagius_n
all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o conjunction_n with_o he_o for_o they_o be_v all_o separate_v unto_o the_o lord_n have_v signalise_v themselves_o as_o we_o speak_v by_o their_o early_a zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n when_o their_o brethren_n apostatise_v to_o idolatry_n of_o which_o moses_n take_v notice_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n who_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o etc._n etc._n regard_v that_o be_v no_o relation_n when_o they_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o god_n against_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n see_v our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n de_fw-fr leg._n hebr._n lib._n iii_o cap._n vii_o dissert_n vii_o where_o he_o treat_v also_o of_o these_o word_n as_o they_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o our_o lord_n christ_n the_o true_a holy_a one_o of_o god_n who_o be_v indeed_o a_o priest_n for_o ever_o holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n vii_o hebr._n 26._o who_o thou_o do_v prove_v at_o massah_n or_o who_o thou_o have_v thorough_o prove_v for_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v who_o in_o prove_v thou_o do_v prove_v the_o ancient_a interpreter_n not_o take_v massah_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n as_o we_o do_v but_o for_o try_v or_o prove_v and_o so_o indeed_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n seem_v to_o import_v the_o particle_n beth_fw-mi before_o massah_n be_v different_a from_o that_o before_o meribah_n which_o be_v all_o though_o we_o translate_v they_o both_o alike_o by_o the_o word_n at_o and_o thus_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n who_o thou_o do_v prove_v or_o try_v and_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o trial_n that_o be_v approve_v himself_o perfect_a or_o upright_o as_o onkelos_n express_v it_o this_o procure_v that_o tribe_n a_o blessing_n from_o the_o lord_n xxxii_o exod._n 26_o 29._o and_o bring_v they_o into_o special_a grace_n and_o favour_n with_o he_o as_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v holy_a one_o signify_v for_o it_o be_v not_o kadoth_a but_o chasid_v and_o with_o who_o thou_o do_v strive_v at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n though_o god_n do_v severe_o chide_v and_o reprove_v moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o this_o tribe_n when_o they_o be_v try_v at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n xx_o numb_a 12_o 13._o yet_o they_o do_v not_o forfeit_v their_o office_n by_o the_o offence_n they_o then_o commit_v and_o therefore_o moses_n pray_v it_o may_v still_o continue_v in_o aaron_n posterity_n ver._n 9_o who_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n verse_n 9_o i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o neither_o do_v he_o acknowledge_v his_o brethren_n nor_o know_v his_o own_o child_n this_o relate_v unto_o the_o impartial_a execution_n of_o judgement_n by_o the_o levite_n upon_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n xxxii_o exod._n 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o phinehas_n his_o zeal_n mention_v in_o numb_a xxv_o but_o that_o it_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o a_o more_o ancient_a judgement_n give_v in_o the_o case_n of_o judah_n and_o thamar_n as_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la fancy_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n viii_o n._n 2._o for_o they_o have_v observe_v thy_o word_n and_o keep_v thy_o covenant_n xxxii_o exod._n 28_o 29._o abarbinel_n and_o other_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o what_o follow_v verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o they_o shall_v teach_v jacob_n thy_o judgement_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n because_o they_o be_v so_o upright_o as_o to_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o dear_a relation_n in_o judgement_n therefore_o they_o be_v entrust_v with_o this_o office_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n the_o statute_n of_o god_n that_o be_v decide_v all_o controversy_n which_o arise_v about_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n so_o the_o jew_n expound_v it_o and_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o what_o we_o read_v in_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 9_o 10._o and_o many_o other_o place_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v in_o the_o place_n forename_a p._n 372_o etc._n etc._n and_o our_o mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o religious_a assembly_n chap._n ii_o where_o he_o observe_v the_o teach_v here_o mention_v consist_v in_o declare_v the_o meaning_n and_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n in_o matter_n doubtful_a as_o be_v apparent_a from_o x_o levit._fw-la 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o for_o though_o other_o may_v be_v member_n of_o their_o court_n of_o judgement_n yet_o they_o consist_v chief_o of_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o for_o teach_v the_o people_n in_o their_o religious_a assembly_n that_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o of_o the_o prophet_n for_o though_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v common_o priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v most_o free_a from_o the_o care_n of_o estate_n and_o inheritance_n and_o by_o their_o office_n in_o his_o ceremonial_a service_n come_v near_o to_o god_n of_o all_o other_o man_n be_v most_o likely_a to_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a degree_n of_o knowledge_n and_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o charge_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n in_o their_o assembly_n belong_v as_o well_o to_o those_o prophet_n who_o be_v not_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v see_v he_o p._n 25._o and_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v why_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n may_v have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n that_o be_v free_a from_o the_o trouble_n of_o plough_v and_o sow_v etc._n etc._n they_o may_v whole_o attend_v to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n and_o be_v able_a to_o teach_v israel_n god_n judgement_n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o they_o shall_v put_v incense_n before_o thou_o and_o whole_a burnt-offering_n upon_o thy_o altar_n this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a office_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o priest_n alone_o to_o offer_v incense_n on_o the_o golden_a altar_n and_o burnt-offering_n upon_o the_o brazen_a the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la thus_o paraphrase_n it_o they_o shall_v put_v incense_n of_o precious_a spice_n before_o thou_o to_o pacify_v thy_o anger_n and_o offer_v a_o most_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n upon_o thy_o altar_n ver._n 11._o bless_v lord_n his_o substance_n the_o word_n verse_n 11_o we_o here_o translate_v substance_n be_v translate_v wealth_n viii_o 17_o 18._o which_o consist_v most_o in_o cattle_n they_o have_v no_o land_n to_o till_o which_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o increase_v that_o they_o may_v have_v sufficient_a sustenance_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a fancy_n of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o whosoever_o offer_v incense_n grow_v rich_a and_o therefore_o no_o priest_n be_v suffer_v to_o offer_v incense_n more_o than_o once_o that_o so_o riches_n may_v be_v derive_v to_o they_o all_o thus_o they_o trifle_v while_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v on_o get_v money_n and_o not_o on_o grow_v good_a see_v sheringham_n on_o joma_n p._n 35_o 36._o and_o mauritius_n the_o sortitione_n hebraeorum_n cap._n xxiv_o sect._n iu._n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n all_o their_o ministry_n at_o the_o altar_n where_o the_o priest_n officiate_v or_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o which_o the_o levite_n have_v the_o care_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o they_o that_o rise_v against_o he_o and_o of_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o that_o they_o rise_v not_o again_o for_o they_o who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v enemy_n to_o religion_n and_o to_o all_o civil_a government_n which_o be_v chief_o administer_v by_o they_o as_o be_v before_o observe_v see_v xvii_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o ver._n 12._o and_o of_o benjamin_n he_o say_v he_o mention_n verse_n 12_o he_o next_o to_o levi_n because_o the_o temple_n in_o which_o the_o priest_n officiate_v be_v partly_o situate_v in_o his_o lot_n the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n or_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lxx_o interpret_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o he_o i._n e._n by_o the_o lord_n which_o signify_v the_o stability_n of_o his_o portion_n which_o have_v jerusalem_n the_o holy_a city_n in_o it_o as_o we_o read_v xviii_o josh_n 28._o for_o though_o mount_n zion_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v there_o lxxviii_o psal_n 68_o yet_o the_o city_n wherein_o it_o stand_v be_v not_o nay_o the_o ancient_n think_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n as_o kimchi_n observe_v upon_o that_o place_n beforementioned_a in_o joshua_n see_v upon_o xlix_o gen._n 27._o and_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o make_v one_o think_v that_o zion_n