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the_o people_n and_o sanctify_v they_o to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n and_o let_v they_o wash_v their_o clothes_n and_o be_v ready_a against_o the_o three_o day_n for_o the_o three_o day_n the_o lord_n will_v come_v down_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n according_o the_o people_n have_v prepare_v themselves_o on_o the_o three_o day_n according_a to_o onkelos_n exod._n nineteeen_o 17._o moses_n bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o camp_n to_o meet_v the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o the_o people_n only_o see_v thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o the_o mountain_n smoke_v and_o feel_v the_o earth_n quake_v under_o they_o they_o also_o hear_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o trumpet_n which_o so_o affright_v they_o that_o they_o remove_v and_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n and_o say_v to_o moses_n speak_v thou_o to_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v but_o let_v not_o the_o word_n from_o before_o the_o lord_n speak_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o die_v exod._n xx_o 19_o according_a to_o onkelos_n in_o one_o of_o clark_n various_a readins_n moses_n therefore_o according_a to_o jonathan_n on_o deut._n v._n 5._o stand_v between_o they_o and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o show_v they_o the_o pithgama_n the_o matter_n and_o word_n that_o be_v speak_v to_o he_o from_o the_o lord_n what_o they_o be_v we_o read_v exod._n xx_o 1_o etc._n etc._n where_o according_a to_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n speak_v the_o tenor_n of_o all_o these_o word_n say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n then_o follow_v the_o ten_o commandment_n common_o call_v the_o decalogue_n that_o it_o be_v
have_v commune_v with_o man_n ever_o since_o his_o fall_n into_o sin_n upon_o this_o ground_n malachi_n ch_n three_o v._n 1._o name_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o angel_n or_o messenger_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o prophecy_n be_v own_v to_o this_o day_n by_o the_o jew_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o messiah_n isaiah_n ch_n lxiii_o v._o 9_o name_n he_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o save_v and_o redeem_v the_o israelite_n according_a to_o what_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n exod._n xxiii_o 23._o my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o exod._n xxxiii_o 14._o my_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o the_o primitive_a christian_n never_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o angel_n which_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o desert_n and_o guide_v the_o israelite_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n st._n paul_n say_v express_o thus_o much_o 1_o cor._n x._o 9_o when_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o israelite_n tempt_v christ_n in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o their_o rebellion_n lorinus_n himself_o quote_v some_o place_n from_o the_o most_o ancient_a father_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v it_o on_o act_n seven_o and_o i_o show_v before_o that_o st._n paul_n have_v affirm_v nothing_o upon_o this_o point_n but_o according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o the_o jew_n it_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o seem_v strange_a that_o st._n stephen_n do_v distinguish_v the_o angel_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v from_o the_o lord_n himself_o when_o he_o name_v he_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o son_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v send_v by_o the_o father_n but_o because_o they_o so_o partake_v of_o the_o same_o divine_a nature_n that_o they_o be_v in_o reality_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n bless_v for_o ever_o the_o son_n in_o this_o regard_n may_v well_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n jehovah_n if_o it_o be_v ask_v why_o moses_n do_v rather_o call_v he_o a_o angel_n than_o otherwise_o i_o answer_v that_o he_o do_v so_o for_o these_o two_o reason_n first_o because_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v not_o so_o clear_o reveal_v under_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o do_v not_o so_o well_o suit_n that_o oecomy_n second_o because_o god_n since_o he_o create_v the_o world_n common_o employ_v angel_n in_o those_o work_n which_o be_v not_o above_o their_o power_n and_o capacity_n it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o he_o appear_v to_o man_n use_v the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n either_o to_o form_v the_o voice_n and_o the_o word_n which_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o prophet_n or_o to_o make_v the_o body_n or_o the_o figure_n under_o which_o he_o appear_v it_o be_v object_v in_o the_o last_o place_n that_o st._n paul_n seem_v to_o suppose_v that_o a_o angel_n give_v the_o law_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n and_o not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o that_o angel_n be_v call_v god_n because_o he_o speak_v in_o god_n name_n thus_o gal._n iii._o 19_o he_o say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n heb._n two_o 2._o that_o it_o be_v speak_v by_o angel_n and_o heb._n i_o 1_o 2._o make_v opposition_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n he_o say_v to_o elevate_v this_o last_o above_o the_o former_a that_o god_n have_v former_o speak_v to_o man_n by_o his_o prophet_n have_v in_o these_o last_o day_n speak_v to_o we_o by_o his_o son_n which_o can_v not_o be_v true_a if_o he_o have_v before_o make_v use_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o give_v his_o law_n to_o the_o jew_n the_o socinian_o look_v upon_o this_o argument_n as_o unanswerable_a and_o the_o truth_n be_v it_o have_v impose_v upon_o many_o learned_a writer_n as_o lorinus_n grotius_n and_o other_o but_o it_o will_v be_v no_o difficult_a business_n to_o answer_v it_o if_o it_o be_v observe_v first_o that_o it_o have_v be_v always_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o old_a jew_n that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o jehovah_n himself_o second_o that_o it_o be_v likewise_o their_o opinion_n that_o jehovah_n who_o give_v the_o law_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 3_o that_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o moses_n deut._n xxxiii_o 2._o that_o when_o the_o lord_n come_v from_o sinai_n and_o rise_v up_o from_o seir_n he_o come_v with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o saint_n from_o his_o right_a hand_n go_v a_o fiery_a law_n i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o prove_v those_o three_o thing_n to_o convince_v any_o man_n that_o when_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v speak_v by_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o mean_v only_o that_o they_o be_v present_a as_o witness_n where_o it_o be_v give_v not_o that_o they_o represent_v god_n person_n the_o first_o appear_v by_o philo_n who_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o speak_v when_o he_o give_v the_o law_n de_fw-fr migrat_fw-la abrah_n p._n 309._o d._n e._n f._n and_o de_fw-fr decal_n p._n 576._o d._n c._n and_o p._n 593._o f._n he_o speak_v by_o a_o voice_n which_o he_o create_v and_o lib._n de_fw-fr praem_n p._n 705._o the_o targum_fw-la affirm_v the_o same_o that_o jehovah_n reveal_v himself_o with_o multitude_n of_o angel_n when_o he_o give_v his_o law_n 1_o chron._n xxix_o 11._o the_o second_o be_v clear_a by_o hag._n two_o 6._o where_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o the_o time_n when_o he_o bring_v his_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n say_v that_o he_o have_v shake_v the_o earth_n which_o relate_v to_o his_o give_v the_o law_n as_o appear_v from_o psal_n lxviii_o 8._o and_o heb._n twelve_o 25_o 26._o where_o st._n paul_n apply_v that_o place_n to_o our_o saviour_n and_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v also_o by_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o author_n of_o rabboth_n fol._n 135._o col_fw-fr 3._o onkelos_n deut._n four_o 33_o 36._o the_o people_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o also_o deut._n v._n 24._o and_o likewise_o exod._n xx_o 7._o deut._n v._n 11._o and_o vi_o 13._o where_o the_o three_o commandment_n be_v mention_v in_o these_o word_n none_o shall_v swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o three_o point_n be_v evident_a according_a to_o the_o constant_a maxim_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o shekinah_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v always_o accompany_v with_o several_a camp_n of_o angel_n who_o attend_v he_o and_o execute_v his_o judgement_n those_o thing_n be_v note_v i_o maintain_v that_o when_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o the_o law_n have_v be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n iii._o 19_o the_o text_n must_v be_v render_v between_o angel_n as_o st._n paul_n have_v use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n two_o 2._o not_o to_o say_v by_o many_o witness_n but_o among_o or_o before_o many_o witness_n 2_o that_o when_o st._n paul_n speak_v heb._n two_o of_o the_o word_n that_o have_v be_v speak_v by_o angel_n he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n but_o of_o the_o several_a threaten_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o prophet_n to_o who_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d send_v his_o angel_n to_o bring_v back_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n from_o their_o wickedness_n and_o of_o the_o several_a punishment_n which_o fall_v upon_o israel_n and_o be_v inflict_v by_o angel_n as_o executor_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v so_o necessary_o or_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o save_v st._n paul_n from_o have_v contradict_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n for_o he_o suppose_v ch_n twelve_o 25_o 26._o that_o it_o be_v jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shake_v the_o earth_n in_o which_o he_o follow_v the_o word_n of_o haggai_n the_o prophet_n and_o of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n lxviii_o 8._o and_o who_o can_v reconcile_v that_o with_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o many_o angel_n ordain_v the_o law_n do_v they_o all_o personate_v god_n in_o that_o occasion_n no_o body_n have_v ever_o imagine_v such_o a_o thing_n it_o can_v be_v object_v to_o i_o that_o st._n paul_n oppose_v the_o person_n of_o jesus_n to_o moses_n as_o it_o have_v be_v do_v by_o st._n john_n ch_z i._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o grace_n and_o truth_n by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o reason_n be_v clear_a and_o it_o be_v because_o he_o oppose_v the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o condemnation_n moses_n have_v be_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n but_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o second_o although_o both_o
the_o time_n to_o have_v be_v 430_o year_n from_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n at_o his_o come_n into_o canaan_n till_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n which_o be_v but_o 50_o day_n after_o their_o come_n up_o out_o of_o egypt_n in_o like_a manner_n from_o tradition_n they_o fill_v up_o that_o place_n gen._n iu._n 8._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o cain_n talk_v with_o abel_n his_o brother_n by_o add_v the_o word_n which_o he_o speak_v let_v we_o go_v into_o the_o field_n this_o insertion_n be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o alexandrian_a lxx_o but_o the_o samaritan_n have_v it_o in_o their_o bibles_n and_o they_o have_v it_o there_o in_o s._n hierom_n time_n it_o be_v also_o extant_a in_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la 125._o lib._n qd._n det_fw-la p._n 120_o 124_o 125._o philo_z the_o jew_n philosophise_n on_o these_o word_n much_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o do_v the_o targum_fw-la 4._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o have_v have_v very_o common_a among_o they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n this_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o samaritan_n woman_n to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n joh._n four_o 25._o where_o she_o say_v i_o know_v that_o when_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v he_o will_v tell_v we_o all_o thing_n for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o where_o plain_o say_v yet_o the_o samaritan_n know_v full_a well_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v explain_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o traditional_a sense_n of_o that_o prophecy_n in_o deut._n xviii_o 15_o 18_o 19_o which_o have_v be_v so_o constant_o refer_v to_o the_o messiah_n that_o we_o find_v till_o this_o day_n in_o the_o midrash_n upon_o ecclesiast_fw-la c._n 1.9_o that_o the_o last_o redeemer_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o first_o that_o be_v moses_n and_o in_o consequence_n of_o this_o knowledge_n common_o receive_v among_o the_o jew_n 34._o joh._n twelve_o 34._o do_v they_o of_o christ_n time_n hold_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o which_o their_o posterity_n not_o know_v how_o to_o reconcile_v with_o their_o notion_n of_o the_o messiah_n they_o fancy_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v die_v after_o a_o long_a reign_n and_o leave_v his_o crown_n to_o his_o child_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o sanhedrin_n answer_v herod_n without_o delay_n mat._n two_o 5_o 6._o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v at_o bethlehem_n according_a to_o micah_n prophecy_n though_o it_o be_v not_o plain_o say_v in_o the_o text_n of_o that_o prophecy_n micah_n v._n 2._o hence_o also_o it_o be_v that_o john_n baptist_n mat._n iii._o 5_o 6._o find_v the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o dispose_v to_o repentance_n that_o they_o may_v escape_v god_n judgement_n threaten_v on_o the_o nation_n at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n according_a to_o joel_n prediction_n recite_v act._n two_o 26._o and_o that_o other_o prophecy_n in_o malach._n four_o 5._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o john_n the_o baptist_n send_v his_o disciple_n to_o our_o saviour_n to_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n or_o no_o our_o saviour_n give_v they_o this_o answer_n mat._n xi_o 4._o go_v and_o tell_v john_n the_o thing_n which_o you_o hear_v and_o see_v the_o blind_a receive_v their_o sight_n the_o lame_a walk_n the_o leper_n be_v cleanse_v the_o deaf_a hear_v the_o dead_a be_v raise_v and_o the_o poor_a have_v the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o they_o this_o be_v common_o take_v to_o be_v a_o quotation_n from_o isaiah_n xxxv_o 1._o there_o some_o indeed_o of_o these_o character_n do_v point_n out_o the_o messiah_n but_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o content_v himself_o with_o those_o but_o add_v other_o that_o be_v not_o in_o that_o text_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o but_o such_o as_o no_o doubt_n the_o jew_n have_v at_o that_o time_n in_o their_o common_a tradition_n this_o remark_n be_v of_o great_a moment_n to_o confound_v the_o boldness_n of_o some_o critic_n as_o grotius_n who_o suppose_v that_o some_o place_n in_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n which_o show_v that_o they_o be_v exact_o acquaint_v with_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o prophet_n upon_o the_o divinity_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o messiah_n such_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la and_o in_o baruch_n have_v be_v foist_v in_o by_o christian_n in_o those_o book_n when_o to_o the_o contrary_n they_o be_v to_o judge_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v lay_v aside_o these_o book_n for_o that_o very_a reason_n viz._n because_o they_o be_v a_o strong_a proof_n that_o the_o apostle_n do_v apply_v the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o synagogue_n before_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v from_o hence_o that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n mat._n xi_o show_v the_o multitude_n that_o john_n baptist_n be_v the_o messenger_n promise_v by_o god_n in_o malach._n iii._o 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