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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cheble_a hammeshiach_n the_o pang_n or_o dolour_n of_o messiah_n insomuch_o that_o they_o say_v very_o happy_a shall_v he_o be_v that_o shall_v not_o see_v they_o and_o in_o who_o time_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v and_o concern_v they_o say_v he_o it_o be_v say_v in_o their_o gospel_n woe_n or_o alas_o who_o shall_v live_v with_o or_o in_o the_o time_n of_o those_o great_a affliction_n which_o shall_v be_v see_v in_o the_o last_o day_n which_o be_v the_o pang_n or_o dolour_n of_o messiah_n which_o by_o tradition_n they_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o word_n which_o he_o mention_n though_o they_o be_v not_o literal_o find_v in_o the_o gospel_n yet_o may_v as_o the_o sense_n thence_o be_v collect_v as_o a_o summary_n inference_n out_o of_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v as_o in_o mat._n xxiv_o mar._n xiii_o and_o luk._n 21._o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o buxtorfius_n that_o the_o word_n 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o our_o saviour_n use_v in_o his_o description_n of_o those_o day_n of_o his_o come_n in_o judgement_n to_o the_o jew_n that_o here_o call_v likewise_o the_o day_n of_o his_o come_n and_o appearance_n do_v proper_o and_o particular_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chebel_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chabalim_fw-la or_o in_o construction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cheblo_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cheble_a as_o they_o denote_v bitter_a pang_n as_o of_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n and_o so_o use_v for_o any_o great_a pain_n or_o affliction_n so_o that_o if_o that_o tradition_n among_o they_o be_v ancient_a than_o christ_n come_v and_o the_o gospel_n it_o may_v not_o improbable_o be_v think_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v
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the_o wicked_a speak_v much_o among_o themselves_o so_o these_o also_o do_v but_o contrary_a thing_n they_o against_o god_n justice_n kimchi_n these_o in_o vindication_n of_o it_o believe_v what_o the_o prophet_n say_v and_o expect_v the_o completion_n of_o it_o and_o what_o they_o say_v be_v not_o in_o vain_a to_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n hearken_v and_o hear_v it_o but_o before_o we_o proceed_v to_o those_o word_n we_o may_v here_o take_v notice_n that_o as_o abarbinel_v as_o we_o show_v differ_v in_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nidbar_n in_o the_o 13._o verse_n so_o here_o he_o go_v much_o more_o wide_a from_o they_o take_v it_o in_o clean_a another_o signification_n from_o that_o which_o he_o himself_o give_v it_o
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be_v take_v with_o or_o above_o his_o former_a legal_a wife_n to_o fit_v it_o to_o that_o construction_n violence_n cover_v etc._n etc._n another_o meaning_n may_v be_v according_a to_o the_o same_o notion_n give_v agreeable_a to_o that_o construction_n let_v he_o put_v she_o away_o and_o cover_v the_o wrong_n towards_o or_o against_o his_o wife_n call_v his_o garment_n viz._n by_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d al_n may_v signify_v towards_o or_o against_o the_o same_o meaning_n will_v be_v easy_o apply_v to_o such_o other_o rendring_n as_o be_v give_v and_o warrant_v by_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n as_o come_v full_o home_o to_o it_o which_o from_o the_o 10t_n h_o verse_n to_o these_o inclusive_o be_v a_o reproof_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o that_o time_n for_o their_o injury_n do_v to_o their_o lawful_a israelitish_n wife_n by_o either_o illegal_o put_v they_o away_o that_o they_o may_v take_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o strange_a god_n or_o 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