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horites_n and_o the_o moabite_n to_o the_o emims_n and_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n to_o the_o zamzummims_n and_o the_o caphtorim_n to_o the_o avim_n by_o which_o their_o fiaith_n may_v still_o be_v more_o confirm_v that_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n though_o never_o so_o mighty_a shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o they_o ver._n 25._o this_o day_n will_v i_o begin_v to_o put_v the_o dread_n of_o thou_o verse_n 25_o and_o the_o fear_n of_o thou_o upon_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n especial_o upon_o the_o canaanite_n wno_n be_v strike_v no_o doubt_n with_o terror_n by_o this_o conquest_n as_o they_o have_v be_v by_o all_o that_o befall_v the_o egyptian_n two_o josh_n 10_o 11._o who_o shall_v hear_v the_o report_n of_o thou_o this_o explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o hyperbolical_a expression_n before_o go_v the_o nation_n under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n that_o be_v as_o many_o as_o shall_v hear_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o shall_v tremble_v and_o be_v in_o anguish_n because_o of_o thou_o as_o woman_n in_o travel_n be_v ver._n 26._o and_o i_o send_v messenger_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n verse_n 26_o of_o kedemoth_n there_o be_v a_o city_n of_o this_o name_n mention_v by_o joshua_n xiii_o 18._o from_o whence_o this_o wilderness_n have_v its_o denomination_n some_o take_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o call_v jeshimon_n xxi_o numb_a 20._o unto_o sihon_n king_n of_o heshbon_n with_o word_n of_o peace_n a_o friendly_a message_n desire_v there_o may_v be_v no_o quarrel_n between_o he_o and_o the_o israelite_n who_o desire_v nothing_o but_o the_o common_a office_n of_o humanity_n verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o let_v i_o pass_v through_o thy_o land_n which_o be_v the_o direct_a way_n to_o the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n i_o will_v go_v along_o by_o the_o high_a way_n not_o turn_v into_o the_o field_n or_o vineyard_n as_o it_o be_v express_v xxi_o numb_a 22._o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v double_v bederech_v bederech_n by_o the_o way_n by_o the_o way_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o vehement_a affirmation_n to_o assure_v they_o they_o will_v not_o stir_v out_o of_o the_o highway_n i_o will_v neither_o turn_v unto_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a not_o step_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n call_v the_o king_n highway_n which_o be_v free_a for_o all_o people_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o thou_o shall_v sell_v i_o meat_n for_o money_n that_o i_o may_v eat_v etc._n etc._n they_o offer_v to_o pay_v for_o whatsoever_o they_o want_v which_o be_v include_v in_o meat_n and_o drink_n only_o i_o will_v pass_v through_o on_o my_o foot_n bare_o have_v a_o passage_n through_o his_o country_n verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o as_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n which_o dwell_v in_o seir_n and_o the_o moabite_n which_o dwell_v in_o be_v do_v unto_o i_o he_o do_v not_o mean_a that_o they_o grant_v israel_n a_o passage_n through_o their_o country_n but_o that_o they_o do_v not_o deny_v to_o sell_v they_o meat_n and_o drink_n for_o their_o money_n as_o they_o pass_v by_o their_o coast_n until_o i_o pass_v over_o jordan_n unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n give_v we_o this_o be_v say_v to_o move_v sihon_n to_o consent_v to_o their_o desire_n by_o let_v he_o understand_v they_o intend_v nothing_o against_o his_o country_n be_v secure_a of_o a_o settlement_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n unto_o which_o they_o pray_v he_o to_o let_v they_o pass_v quiet_o ver._n 30._o but_o sihon_n king_n of_o heshbon_n will_v not_o let_v we_o verse_n 30_o pass_v by_o he_o refuse_v to_o agree_v to_o this_o reasonable_a demand_n for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n harden_v his_o spirit_n and_o make_v his_o heart_n obstinate_a etc._n etc._n give_v he_o over_o to_o his_o own_o inflexible_a humour_n which_o be_v set_v upon_o violent_a course_n from_o which_o god_n do_v not_o divert_v he_o because_o he_o intend_v to_o destroy_v he_o but_o rather_o order_v thing_n so_o that_o his_o mind_n shall_v be_v enrage_v and_o disturb_v and_o so_o unable_a to_o consider_v thing_n prudent_o and_o discern_v what_o belong_v to_o his_o peace_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a that_o can_v be_v mean_v by_o harden_v his_o spirit_n and_o make_v his_o heart_n obstinate_a which_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n can_v be_v ascribe_v unto_o god_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n may_v just_o be_v inflict_v by_o he_o upon_o sihon_n for_o his_o former_a sin_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o behold_v i_o verse_n 31_o have_v begin_v to_o give_v sihon_n and_o his_o land_n this_o be_v say_v when_o moses_n see_v he_o come_v out_o to_o battle_n against_o they_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n at_o which_o time_n he_o be_v say_v to_o begin_v to_o give_v they_o his_o country_n because_o he_o have_v absolute_o resolve_v it_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a so_o confound_v his_o force_n that_o they_o be_v as_o good_a as_o already_o conquer_v before_o thou_o into_o their_o power_n that_o they_o may_v go_v into_o it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n begin_v to_o possess_v that_o thou_o may_v inherit_v his_o land_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n he_o bid_v moses_n begin_v to_o possess_v i._n e._n prepare_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o see_v iii_o 2._o ver._n 32._o then_o sihon_n come_v out_o against_o we_o he_o and_o all_o verse_n 32_o his_o people_n to_o fight_v at_o jahaz_n see_v xxi_o numb_a 23._o ver._n 33._o and_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n deliver_v he_o before_o we_o and_o we_o smite_v he_o and_o his_o son_n and_o all_o his_o people_n they_o win_v the_o field_n and_o kill_v he_o his_o verse_n 33_o son_n and_o all_o that_o come_v out_o to_o fight_v with_o they_o and_o r._n solomon_n say_v his_o son_n be_v like_o himself_o very_o great_a men._n verse_n 34_o ver._n 34._o and_o we_o take_v all_o his_o city_n at_o that_o time_n after_o this_o victory_n they_o take_v his_o whole_a country_n as_o be_v relate_v xxi_o numb_a 24_o 25._o and_o the_o city_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v mention_v xxxii_o 34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n and_o utter_o destroy_v the_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o little_a one_o of_o every_o city_n we_o leave_v none_o to_o remain_v they_o be_v part_n of_o those_o wicked_a people_n the_o amorites_n who_o god_n have_v condemn_v to_o utter_v destruction_n for_o the_o amorites_n come_v out_o of_o canaan_n and_o take_v this_o country_n from_o the_o moabite_n and_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n verse_n 35_o ver._n 35._o only_o the_o cattle_n we_o take_v for_o a_o prey_n unto_o ourselves_o etc._n etc._n they_o have_v the_o divine_a warrant_n for_o this_o no_o doubt_n as_o they_o have_v for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o the_o people_n verse_n 36_o ver._n 36._o from_o aroer_n which_o be_v by_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n this_o river_n divide_v moab_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sihon_n xxi_o numb_a 13_o 24._o upon_o which_o the_o city_n of_o aroer_n stand_v which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o sihon_n though_o belong_v former_o to_o the_o moabite_n and_o from_o this_o city_n that_o be_v by_o the_o river_n this_o some_o take_v to_o be_v the_o city_n be_v xxi_o numb_a 15._o but_o i_o think_v these_o word_n shall_v rather_o be_v translate_v even_o the_o city_n in_o the_o river_n meaning_n aroer_n still_o as_o a_o remarkable_a place_n be_v encompass_v with_o the_o river_n xii_o josh_n 2._o for_o be_v i_o think_v be_v never_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v the_o capital_a city_n of_o moab_n even_o unto_o gilead_n iii_o chapter_n iii_o for_o half_a of_o gilead_n belong_v to_o the_o country_n of_o sihon_n xii_o josh_n 2._o and_o give_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n xv_o josh_n 2._o and_o the_o other_o half_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o og_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o same_o place_n xii_o josh_n 5._o and_o be_v give_v to_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n xiii_o josh_n 31._o ver._n 37._o only_o unto_o the_o land_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n verse_n 37_o thou_o come_v not_o that_o be_v into_o no_o part_n of_o their_o country_n which_o be_v then_o in_o their_o possession_n but_o all_o that_o the_o amorites_n have_v take_v from_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o gadite_n xiii_o josh_n 25._o nor_o unto_o any_o place_n in_o the_o river_n jabbok_n to_o no_o place_n beyond_o that_o river_n which_o be_v the_o border_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n xxi_o numb_a 24._o xii_o josh_n 2._o nor_o into_o the_o city_n of_o the_o mountain_n much_o less_o into_o the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o amorites_n nor_o unto_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n forbid_v we_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o all_o whatsoever_o the_o
lord_n our_o god_n command_v we_o i_o e._n not_o to_o meddle_v withal_o chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o then_o we_o turn_v and_o go_v up_o by_o the_o way_n of_o verse_n 1_o bashan_n and_o og_n the_o king_n of_o bashan_n come_v out_o against_o we_o etc._n etc._n see_v xxi_o numb_a 33._o where_o there_o be_v the_o very_a same_o word_n ver._n 2._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o fear_v he_o not_o verse_n 2_o for_o i_o will_v deliver_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o word_n in_o xxi_o numb_a 34._o only_o there_o he_o say_v i_o have_v deliver_v he_o into_o thy_o hand_n that_o be_v resolve_v to_o do_v it_o which_o may_v interpret_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 31._o concern_v sihon_n verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o so_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n deliver_v into_o our_o hand_n og_n also_o the_o king_n of_o bashan_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxi_o numb_a 35._o verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o and_o we_o take_v all_o his_o city_n at_o that_o time_n all_o the_o city_n etc._n etc._n threescore_o city_n see_v upon_o xxxii_o numb_a 41._o all_o the_o region_n of_o argob_n a_o small_a province_n lie_v between_o jordan_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o gilead_n a_o little_a above_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n which_o region_n be_v afterward_o call_v trachonitis_n from_o the_o asperity_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o kingdom_n of_o og_n in_o bashan_n belong_v to_o his_o kingdom_n in_o bashan_n v._o 13._o and_o 1_o king_n iu_o 13._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o all_o these_o city_n be_v fence_v with_o high_a wall_n gate_n and_o bar_n etc._n etc._n so_o they_o be_v describe_v 1_o king_n iu_o 13._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o and_o we_o utter_o destroy_v they_o etc._n etc._n for_o they_o be_v amorites_n and_o therefore_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v part_n of_o the_o seven_o nation_n of_o canaan_n devote_v to_o destruction_n see_v ii_o 34._o verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o but_o all_o the_o cattle_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n we_o take_v for_o a_o prey_n to_o ourselves_o as_o they_o have_v do_v before_o when_o they_o destroy_v sihon_n and_o his_o people_n ii_o 35._o verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o we_o take_v at_o that_o time_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o two_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n the_o land_n which_o be_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o two_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o gad_n and_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n v._o 12_o 13._o if_o man_n be_v not_o blind_v with_o prejudice_n they_o can_v not_o but_o see_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o word_n beeber_fw-ge in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o book_n be_v right_o translate_v on_o this_o side_n for_o beyond_o jordan_n as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o signify_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n these_o two_o king_n have_v no_o possession_n nor_o do_v moses_n make_v any_o conquest_n there_o from_o the_o river_n of_o arnon_n unto_o hermon_n this_o river_n be_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o country_n on_o the_o south_n and_o hermon_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o gilead_n where_o it_o join_v to_o libanus_n be_v their_o bind_v on_o the_o north._n ver._n 9_o which_o hermon_n the_o sidonian_n call_v sirion_n verse_n 9_o and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o xxix_o psal_n 6._o and_o join_v with_o lebanon_n for_o it_o be_v as_o much_o a_o part_n of_o libanus_n as_o of_o gilead_n these_o two_o mountain_n there_o meet_v together_o whence_o jeremiah_n call_v gilead_n the_o head_n of_o lebanon_n xxii_o 6._o because_o libanus_n begin_v where_o gilead_n end_v and_o the_o amorites_n call_v it_o shenir_fw-fr and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v xxvii_o ezek._n 5._o and_o have_v this_o name_n as_o bochart_n conjecture_n from_o the_o multitude_n of_o wild_a cat_n which_o be_v in_o this_o mountain_n for_o the_o arabian_n call_v that_o creature_n sinaur_n or_o sinar_fw-la see_v hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n iii_o cap._n fourteen_o ver._n 10._o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a all_o the_o flat_a verse_n 10_o country_n which_o the_o lxx_o thought_n be_v call_v misor_n for_o they_o retain_v here_o that_o hebrew_n word_n and_o all_o gilead_n i._n e._n all_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o he_o which_o be_v but_o half_o as_o i_o observe_v before_o ii_o 36._o and_o all_o bashan_n that_o part_n of_o his_o country_n which_o be_v proper_o and_o peculiar_o call_v basan_n which_o be_v the_o most_o rich_a and_o fertile_a as_o the_o word_n signify_v give_v denomination_n to_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n unto_o shalchah_n and_o edrei_n city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o og_n in_o bashan_n the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v mention_v xiii_o josh_n 11._o just_o as_o it_o be_v here_o as_o the_o bound_n of_o bashan_n towards_o mount_n hermon_n or_o lebanon_n so_o chytraeus_n a_o town_n in_o basan_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o libanus_n near_o to_o machati_n and_o edrâ—i_n be_v the_o place_n where_o they_o fight_v with_o og_n and_o overthrow_v he_o xxi_o numb_a 33._o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o for_o only_a og_n king_n of_o bashan_n remain_v of_o the_o 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their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n xv_o gen._n 13_o 14._o xxii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 9_o know_v therefore_o that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n he_o verse_n 9_o be_v god_n he_o exhort_v they_o therefore_o to_o preserve_v this_o sense_n in_o their_o mind_n that_o their_o god_n be_v the_o only_a god_n the_o faithful_a god_n which_o keep_v covenant_n and_o mercy_n with_o they_o that_o love_v he_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n who_o will_v not_o only_o faithful_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n but_o do_v abundant_o more_o than_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o those_o that_o cleave_v unto_o he_o alone_o and_o serve_v no_o other_o god_n for_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o second_o commandment_n that_o be_v peculiar_o mean_v by_o love_v he_o to_o a_o thousand_o generation_n see_v xx_o exod._n 6._o ver._n 10._o and_o repay_v they_o that_o hate_v he_o punish_v all_o verse_n 10_o idolater_n who_o be_v peculiar_o call_v hater_n of_o god_n as_o 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statute_n and_o the_o judgement_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o do_v they_o all_o the_o law_n of_o god_n see_v vi._n 1._o especial_o this_o great_a commandment_n to_o have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o he_o verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o wherefore_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o you_o harken_v to_o these_o judgement_n and_o keep_v and_o do_v they_o that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v keep_v unto_o thou_o the_o covenant_n and_o mercy_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n as_o faithful_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o they_o as_o he_o do_v to_o their_o father_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o he_o will_v love_v thou_o continue_v his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o bless_v thou_o and_o multiply_v thou_o
with_o the_o golden_a calf_n xxxii_o exod._n 20._o and_o jacob_n in_o ancient_a time_n bury_v all_o the_o strange_a god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o earring_n that_o be_v in_o their_o ear_n xxxv_o gen._n 4._o and_o josiah_n in_o future_a age_n burn_v every_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v employ_v to_o idolatry_n even_o the_o vessel_n that_o be_v make_v for_o baal_n as_o well_o as_o the_o image_n etc._n etc._n and_o stamp_v they_o to_o powder_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 4_o 6_o 14_o 15._o nor_o take_v it_o unto_o thou_o lest_o thou_o be_v snare_v therein_o be_v draw_v into_o a_o conceit_n that_o there_o be_v something_o sacred_a in_o it_o and_o so_o tempt_v to_o worship_v it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n whatsoever_o have_v be_v employ_v to_o such_o idolatrous_a worship_n be_v so_o detestable_a unto_o the_o divine_a majesty_n that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o convert_v to_o any_o ordinary_a and_o common_a use_n but_o utter_o destroy_v ver._n 26._o neither_o shall_v thou_o bring_v a_o abomination_n into_o verse_n 26_o thy_o house_n and_o therefore_o he_o require_v they_o not_o to_o bring_v any_o of_o that_o silver_n and_o gold_n which_o have_v belong_v to_o those_o idol_n which_o he_o call_v a_o abomination_n into_o their_o house_n to_o be_v employ_v unto_o any_o private_a use_n whatsoever_o so_o the_o jew_n understand_v these_o word_n have_v make_v from_o hence_o one_o of_o their_o affirmative_a precept_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v seek_v the_o least_o profit_n or_o benefit_n from_o any_o thing_n appertain_v to_o a_o idol_n lest_o thou_o be_v a_o curse_a thing_n like_o it_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v idolatrous_a be_v a_o cherem_n devote_v to_o destruction_n as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o last_o word_n it_o be_v a_o curse_a thing_n which_o no_o man_n may_v meddle_v withal_o xiii_o 17._o if_o he_o do_v he_o become_v a_o accurse_a thing_n i._n e._n be_v devote_v to_o destruction_n as_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v this_o be_v apparent_a afterward_o in_o the_o example_n of_o achan_n in_o the_o vii_o josh_n who_o take_v a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n and_o a_o babylonish_n garment_n for_o his_o own_o private_a use_n when_o it_o have_v be_v make_v a_o cherem_n by_o god_n express_a command_n vi_o josh_n 17._o and_o therefore_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n but_o thou_o shall_v utter_o detest_v it_o and_o thou_o shall_v utter_o abhor_v it_o not_o only_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o useless_a and_o unprofitable_a but_o as_o hateful_a and_o execrable_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v entire_o destroy_v all_o this_o tend_v to_o their_o preservation_n in_o the_o true_a religion_n which_o teach_v they_o to_o have_v every_o thing_n contrary_a to_o it_o in_o the_o utmost_a detestation_n insomuch_o as_o maimonides_n interpret_v this_o precept_n in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxxvii_o that_o if_o any_o man_n break_v such_o image_n viii_o chapter_n viii_o or_o melt_v they_o down_o and_o then_o sell_v the_o silver_n and_o gold_n he_o commit_v a_o abomination_n and_o the_o price_n of_o this_o be_v mingle_v with_o his_o other_o riches_n prove_v the_o rust_n of_o they_o all_o this_o he_o think_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o bring_v a_o abomination_n into_o their_o house_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o bring_v a_o blessing_n as_o the_o heathen_a imagine_v that_o it_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o all_o that_o they_o have_v the_o jew_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o all_o this_o after_o they_o have_v severe_o smart_v for_o their_o idolatry_n that_o they_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o use_v any_o vessel_n that_o have_v be_v employ_v in_o sacrifice_v to_o a_o false_a god_n nay_o to_o warm_v themselves_o with_o the_o wood_n of_o a_o grove_n that_o be_v cut_v down_o or_o to_o sit_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o for_o coolness_n sake_n while_o it_o be_v stand_v or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o use_v the_o ash_n of_o the_o wood_n that_o be_v leave_v after_o the_o grove_n be_v burn_v see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n juxta_fw-la discipl_n hebr._n cap._n vii_o pag._n 215_o 216_o etc._n etc._n chap._n viii_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o all_o the_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n shall_v you_o observe_v to_o do_v he_o seem_v still_o to_o press_v they_o to_o have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o observe_v the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o especial_o the_o first_o of_o they_o vi._n 4_o 5_o 6._o for_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o late_a end_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o he_o have_v a_o regard_n to_o that_o that_o you_o may_v live_v long_o and_o happy_o for_o life_n every_o one_o know_v frequent_o signify_v all_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n as_o death_n signify_v all_o manner_n of_o misery_n and_o multiply_v which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o long_a and_o happy_a life_n and_o go_v in_o and_o possess_v the_o land_n etc._n etc._n or_o after_o you_o go_v in_o and_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o your_o father_n see_v vi_o 18._o ver._n 2._o and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v all_o the_o way_n which_o verse_n 2_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o these_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n whereby_o they_o be_v severe_o punish_v for_o the_o rebellion_n of_o their_o forefather_n against_o he_o which_o shall_v be_v a_o admonition_n to_o they_o to_o be_v more_o dutiful_a other_o expound_v it_o of_o the_o care_n of_o god_n over_o they_o in_o provide_v for_o they_o and_o protect_v they_o as_o well_o as_o lead_v they_o by_o a_o glorious_a cloud_n all_o that_o time_n which_o do_v well_o enough_o agree_v with_o what_o follow_v see_v ii_o 7._o to_o humble_v thou_o or_o to_o afflict_v thou_o with_o tedious_a wander_n up_o and_o down_o backward_o and_o forward_o without_o any_o certain_a dwelling-place_n and_o prove_v thou_o to_o try_v whether_o they_o will_v be_v better_o by_o be_v keep_v so_o long_o out_o of_o the_o good_a land_n promise_v unto_o they_o and_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n whether_o thou_o will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n or_o no._n god_n know_v perfect_o how_o they_o be_v dispose_v towards_o he_o but_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o they_o shall_v know_v themselves_o better_a and_o posterity_n be_v instruct_v by_o their_o behaviour_n ver._n 3._o and_o he_o humble_v thou_o and_o suffer_v thou_o to_o verse_n 3_o hunger_n he_o afflict_v thou_o by_o suffer_v thou_o to_o want_v bread_n to_o eat_v xvi_o exod._n 2_o 3._o and_o feed_v thou_o with_o manna_n but_o it_o be_v that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o make_v a_o bountiful_a provision_n for_o such_o a_o vast_a multitude_n of_o people_n as_o be_v feed_v by_o he_o every_o day_n from_o heaven_n and_o teach_v they_o to_o depend_v on_o his_o good_a providence_n which_o thou_o know_v not_o neither_o do_v thy_o father_n know_v xvi_o exod._n 15._o he_o make_v a_o unusual_a as_o well_o as_o a_o unexpected_a provision_n for_o they_o that_o he_o may_v make_v thou_o know_v that_o man_n do_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n only_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o our_o common_a food_n that_o preserve_v we_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n do_v man_n live_v but_o by_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o for_o so_o word_n often_o signify_v which_o god_n shall_v please_v to_o command_v to_o give_v we_o nourishment_n this_o be_v a_o wonderful_a encouragement_n to_o obedience_n that_o god_n will_v rather_o work_v a_o miracle_n than_o suffer_v they_o to_o want_v necessary_n and_o by_o a_o light_n aerial_a sort_n of_o bread_n give_v they_o as_o great_a strength_n and_o vigour_n as_o the_o most_o solid_a nourishment_n be_v wont_a to_o afford_v they_o the_o remembrance_n of_o which_o can_v not_o but_o excite_v their_o posterity_n to_o love_n god_n and_o serve_v he_o if_o they_o often_o and_o serious_o reflect_v on_o it_o verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o thy_o raiment_n wax_v not_o old_a upon_o thou_o neither_o do_v thy_o foot_n swell_v these_o forty_o year_n these_o be_v two_o other_o wonderful_a benefit_n which_o if_o well_o consider_v can_v not_o but_o incline_v they_o to_o be_v obedient_a to_o he_o who_o multiply_v miracle_n to_o nourish_v and_o strengthen_v their_o faith_n and_o hope_n in_o he_o the_o jew_n to_o increase_v the_o miracle_n say_v their_o clothes_n enlarge_v as_o they_o grow_v big_a from_o child_n to_o man_n and_o so_o do_v their_o shoe_n also_o but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o this_o for_o the_o clothes_n and_o shoe_n of_o those_o man_n that_o die_v may_v serve_v their_o child_n when_o they_o grow_v up_o to_o their_o stature_n and_o it_o be_v sufficient_o amaze_a without_o such_o addition_n that_o their_o clothes_n shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o decay_v nor_o their_o foot_n by_o so_o long_o travel_v in_o hot_a
god_n he_o now_o begin_v in_o this_o chapter_n to_o admonish_v they_o about_o their_o great_a feast_n which_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v whereby_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o one_o only_a god_n which_o mosesstill_n pursue_v to_o press_v upon_o they_o for_o in_o the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la the_o lord_n thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v ordain_v by_o night_n for_o then_o pharaoh_n press_v they_o to_o be_v go_v when_o he_o see_v his_o first-born_a slay_v in_o the_o night_n xii_o exod._n 29_o 30_o 31._o and_o then_o they_o immediate_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o their_o journey_n and_o borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n jewel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n v._o 35._o insomuch_o that_o moses_n call_v this_o a_o night_n much_o to_o be_v observe_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o night_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o their_o generation_n xii_o exod._n 42._o though_o it_o be_v daylight_n before_o they_o begin_v their_o march_n as_o we_o read_v there_o v._o 22._o so_o that_o moses_n bid_v they_o remember_v the_o day_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o exod._n 3._o which_o comprehend_v both_o that_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v day_n and_o night_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o thou_o shall_v therefore_o sacrifice_v the_o passover_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n the_o word_n passover_n signify_v here_o not_o only_o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v proper_o call_v pesach_n or_o passover_n which_o be_v offer_v on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n at_o even_o but_o all_o the_o paschal_n sacrifice_n which_o follow_v after_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o word_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o herd_n which_o sacrifice_n be_v appoint_v for_o all_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n xviii_o numb_a 17_o 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n see_v bochartus_fw-la in_o his_o hierezoicon_n p._n i._n l._n ii_o cap._n 50._o where_o he_o show_v at_o large_a that_o the_o word_n passover_n be_v here_o a_o general_a word_n comprehend_v the_o particular_n aftermentioned_a p._n 565_o 566._o and_o thus_o translate_v these_o word_n which_o he_o justify_v by_o many_o like_a instance_n thou_o shall_v therefore_o sacrifice_v the_o passover_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n viz._n of_o the_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o herd_n which_o last_o word_n be_v add_v exegetical_o to_o explain_v what_o that_o passover_n be_v which_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n such_o sacrifice_n as_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o solemn_a passover_n of_o ezekiah_n 2_o chron._n xxx_o 22._o and_o of_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 7_o 8_o 9_o where_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n give_v to_o the_o people_n and_o to_o the_o priest_n ox_n as_o well_o as_o sheep_n lepesachim_n for_o the_o passover-offering_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n xviii_o john_n 28._o where_o it_o be_v say_v 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and_o eat_v it_o in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v see_v xii_o exod._n 8_o 9_o and_o thou_o shall_v turn_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o go_v unto_o thy_o tent_n unto_o their_o own_o habitation_n which_o be_v call_v tent_n because_o they_o have_v no_o other_o dwell_n when_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v the_o only_a doubt_n be_v whether_o he_o permit_v they_o to_o go_v home_o the_o next_o morning_n after_o the_o even_o beforementioned_a or_o the_o morning_n after_o the_o whole_a feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n be_v over_o it_o seem_v most_o reasonable_a to_o expound_v it_o of_o the_o former_a that_o if_o man_n occasion_n call_v they_o home_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o stay_v any_o long_o at_o the_o place_n where_o the_o sanctuary_n
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nation_n who_o put_v to_o death_n the_o child_n of_o tyrant_n or_o traitor_n see_v grotius_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n xxi_o sect._n xiii_o fourteen_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o god_n indeed_o threaten_v to_o visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o in_o this_o case_n jure_fw-la dominij_fw-la non_fw-la poenae_fw-la utitur_fw-la he_o use_v the_o right_n of_o dominion_n not_o of_o punishment_n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o thou_o shall_v not_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o stranger_n nor_o of_o the_o fatherless_a nor_o of_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v join_v with_o they_o v._o 19_o for_o such_o person_n common_o have_v none_o to_o stand_v by_o they_o and_o plead_v their_o cause_n and_o therefore_o the_o judge_n be_v to_o take_v the_o great_a care_n to_o see_v they_o have_v justice_n do_v xxii_o exod._n 21._o xxiii_o 9_o nor_o take_v the_o widow_n raiment_n to_o pledge_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o one_o 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 for_o the_o stranger_n for_o the_o fatherless_a and_o for_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v common_o put_v together_o as_o proper_a object_n of_o charity_n and_o be_v as_o mr._n selden_n speak_v a_o kind_a of_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o word_n poor_a that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n make_v their_o land_n still_o very_o fruitful_a which_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o their_o charity_n ver._n 20._o when_o thou_o beat_v thy_o olive-tree_n as_o verse_n 20_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o those_o country_n with_o stick_n to_o bring_v down_o the_o olive_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o the_o bough_n again_o not_o search_v the_o bough_n after_o they_o be_v beat_v whether_o any_o be_v leave_v it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o stranger_n etc._n etc._n who_o may_v go_v into_o the_o olive-yard_n after_o the_o owner_n have_v carry_v out_o his_o fruit_n and_o gather_v what_o they_o find_v still_o remain_v on_o the_o tree_n verse_n 21_o ver._n 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sufficient_a if_o they_o be_v such_o as_o they_o call_v elder_n of_o the_o street_n or_o common_a men._n see_v lib._n i_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n xv._o and_o lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n vii_o n._n iii_o and_o say_v my_o husband_n brother_n refuse_v to_o raise_v up_o unto_o his_o brother_n a_o name_n in_o israel_n he_o will_v not_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o my_o husband_n brother_n she_o be_v to_o put_v in_o a_o bill_n of_o complaint_n against_o he_o in_o these_o word_n verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o then_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v call_v he_o and_o speak_v to_o he_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v summon_v to_o appear_v before_o they_o together_o with_o the_o woman_n who_o they_o say_v be_v to_o be_v fast_v and_o two_o witness_n at_o the_o least_o she_o open_v the_o whole_a matter_n and_o then_o the_o question_n be_v ask_v whether_o it_o be_v three_o month_n since_o her_o husband_n death_n which_o be_v to_o be_v allow_v to_o see_v whether_o she_o prove_v with_o child_n 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ver._n 19_o and_o to_o make_v thou_o high_a above_o all_o nation_n that_o he_o have_v make_v it_o be_v a_o pious_a note_n of_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a glory_n to_o the_o faithful_a than_o that_o they_o be_v peculiarly_a grateful_a devote_a dedicate_v verse_n 19_o obedient_a unto_o god_n as_o his_o child_n in_o praise_n and_o in_o name_n and_o in_o honour_n these_o word_n express_v his_o singular_a kindness_n to_o they_o in_o that_o though_o all_o nation_n be_v his_o be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o he_o the_o lord_n and_o governor_n of_o they_o all_o yet_o he_o promise_v to_o have_v such_o a_o special_a favour_n to_o they_o that_o all_o nation_n round_o they_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o speak_v with_o admiration_n of_o their_o happiness_n and_o the_o honour_n he_o have_v do_v they_o all_o this_o be_v include_v in_o those_o word_n beforementioned_a xix_o exod._n 5_o 6._o where_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n be_v explain_v that_o 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the_o seed_n which_o be_v come_v up_o to_o maturity_n see_v xi_o 14._o see_v the_o learned_a dr._n prideaux_n upon_o maimonides_n his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr donis_fw-la pauperum_fw-la cap._n i._o not._n 25._o and_o to_o bless_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n by_o these_o seasonable_a shower_n he_o bless_v their_o plough_v and_o sow_v and_o produce_v a_o plentiful_a harvest_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n viz._n their_o husbandry_n which_o include_v all_o sort_n of_o plantation_n as_o well_o as_o tillage_n ix_o gen._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v lend_v unto_o many_o nation_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o borrow_v a_o token_n of_o great_a riches_n see_v xv._o 6._o which_o all_o nation_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o blessing_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v with_o piety_n and_o therefore_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o jove_n pray_v he_o to_o bestow_v both_o virtue_n and_o riches_n upon_o they_o v._n 97._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o pertinent_a observation_n of_o maimonides_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o perck_n chelek_n in_o which_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n this_o be_v the_o meaning_n say_v he_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o threaten_n in_o the_o law_n that_o if_o they_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o precept_n he_o will_v further_o they_o with_o all_o good_a thing_n that_o shall_v furnish_v they_o therein_o and_o remove_v from_o they_o all_o that_o hinder_v they_o for_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v god_n as_o he_o ought_v when_o he_o be_v sick_a or_o oppress_v with_o famine_n or_o vex_v with_o war_n therefore_o god_n promise_v to_o remove_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o give_v they_o health_n and_o tranquillity_n that_o they_o may_v perfect_v their_o obedience_n and_o be_v worthy_a of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n to_o make_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o plentiful_o and_o to_o prolong_v man_n life_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o give_v they_o healthful_a body_n but_o that_o by_o all_o those_o thing_n they_o may_v be_v help_v and_o encourage_v to_o perform_v obedience_n to_o it_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o the_o head_n and_o not_o the_o tail_n this_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n which_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v above_o only_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v beneath_o for_o the_o head_n verse_n 13_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a part_n of_o all_o animal_n and_o the_o tail_n the_o last_o and_o low_a those_o person_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o head_n who_o command_n over_o other_o and_o those_o the_o tail_n who_o be_v subject_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o they_o shall_v rule_v over_o other_o nation_n as_o their_o lord_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n but_o other_o nation_n shall_v not_o lord_n it_o over_o they_o if_o that_o thou_o harken_v unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o observe_v and_o to_o do_v they_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n upon_o which_o all_o their_o happiness_n depend_v as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n v._o 1._o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v astray_o from_o any_o of_o the_o verse_n 14_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a see_v chapt._n v._n 32._o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a commandment_n of_o the_o law_n to_o serve_v no_o other_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n alone_o which_o while_o they_o observe_v he_o be_v please_v to_o bless_v they_o and_o to_o bear_v with_o many_o other_o sin_n which_o they_o commit_v upon_o which_o account_n this_o commandment_n be_v so_o often_o repeat_v as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o this_o very_a book_n vi_o 14._o vii_o 4_o 16._o viii_o 19_o ix_o 16_o 28._o xi_o 3_o 4_o 30_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o verse_n 15_o harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n and_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n especial_o that_o great_a commandment_n not_o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o that_o all_o these_o curse_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o overtake_v thou_o pursue_v they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o possible_o escape_v they_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v of_o the_o blessing_n v._o 2._o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o field_n as_o miserable_a that_o be_v every_o where_o as_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v they_o happy_a v._o 3._o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o curse_v shall_v be_v thy_o basket_n and_o thy_o store_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o barn_n be_v to_o have_v it_o full_a v._n 5._o and_o therefore_o the_o curse_n upon_o it_o be_v to_o make_v it_o empty_a verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o curse_v shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o threaten_v to_o consume_v their_o child_n their_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n with_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o come_v in_o and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o go_v out_o have_v no_o comfort_n in_o any_o undertake_n either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o in_o peace_n or_o in_o war._n verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o the_o lord_z shall_v send_v upon_o thou_o curse_v vexation_n and_o rebuke_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o know_v what_o these_o three_o word_n particular_o import_v the_o two_o first_o of_o they_o be_v very_o various_o translate_v the_o first_o of_o they_o meera_o seem_v to_o signify_v in_o general_a that_o god_n will_v blast_v they_o in_o all_o they_o design_v and_o go_v about_o for_o although_o the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a here_o render_v it_o famine_n and_o want_n yet_o elsewhere_o the_o lxx_o render_v it_o as_o we_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d curse_v and_o the_o next_o word_n mehuma_n they_o translate_v hunger_n but_o in_o other_o place_n the_o lxx_o render_v it_o by_o six_o or_o seven_o word_n which_o import_v the_o same_o with_o our_o english_a vexation_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trouble_n or_o disturbance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tumult_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d confusion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horror_n or_o affrightment_n etc._n etc._n which_o relate_v to_o great_a disorder_n disquiet_a and_o perplexity_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o the_o last_o word_n migher_v the_o vulgar_a translate_v as_o we_o do_v rebuke_n but_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consumption_n which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n for_o when_o god_n rebuke_n a_o man_n for_o his_o iniquity_n he_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n thirty-nine_o psal_n 11._o for_o god_n rebuke_n consist_v not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o sore_a affliction_n 2_o king_n xix_o 3._o xviii_o psal_n 15_o etc._n etc._n particular_o in_o disappointment_n and_o ill-success_n in_o their_o undertake_n and_o continual_a fear_n of_o worse_a for_o the_o future_a in_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n unto_o for_o to_o do_v in_o all_o their_o affair_n v._n 8._o they_o shall_v meet_v with_o trouble_n perplexity_n and_o defeat_v until_o that_o thou_o be_v destroy_v he_o threaten_v that_o this_o curse_n trouble_v and_o rebuke_v from_o god_n shall_v pursue_v they_o till_o they_o have_v complete_v their_o ruin_n and_o until_o thou_o perish_v quick_o when_o god_n begin_v to_o punish_v they_o after_o long_a patience_n with_o they_o he_o be_v quick_a in_o his_o execution_n and_o many_o time_n bring_v upon_o they_o sudden_a destruction_n so_o he_o threaten_v in_o zephaniah_n i._n 18._o that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o speedy_a riddance_n of_o all_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o though_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v not_o root_v out_o speedy_o but_o by_o degree_n yet_o they_o enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o short_a time_n in_o comparison_n of_o what_o god_n design_v if_o they_o have_v be_v obedient_a and_o in_o that_o time_n they_o be_v seldom_o without_o some_o trouble_n or_o other_o till_o they_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o their_o country_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o thy_o do_n whereby_o thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o follow_v after_o other_o god_n which_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n that_o bring_v they_o to_o desolation_n ver._n 21._o the_o lord_z shall_v make_v the_o pestilence_n cleave_v unto_o thou_o the_o pestilence_n be_v threaten_v in_o
thousand_o of_o which_o perish_v in_o this_o barbarous_a manner_n parent_n dare_v not_o mourn_v for_o their_o child_n nor_o child_n sigh_v for_o their_o parent_n when_o they_o see_v they_o hale_v to_o the_o place_n of_o torment_n so_o that_o their_o heart_n no_o doubt_n be_v ready_a to_o break_v with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n in_o short_a sic_fw-la eos_fw-la metus_fw-la exanimaverat_fw-la ut_fw-la vivi_fw-la non_fw-la multum_fw-la à _fw-la mortuorum_fw-la similitudine_fw-la distarent_fw-la fear_n have_v so_o dispirited_a they_o that_o the_o live_n in_o their_o aspect_n do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o dead_a which_o word_n of_o osorius_n in_o his_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la emanuelis_fw-la our_o dr._n jackson_n who_o relate_v this_o sad_a story_n out_o of_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o paraphrase_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o moses_n though_o osorius_n do_v not_o think_v of_o they_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o fail_v of_o the_o eye_n and_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n there_o be_v those_o who_o by_o a_o tremble_a heart_n understand_v the_o terror_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n so_o d._n chytraeus_n p._n 131._o and_o by_o fail_v of_o the_o eye_n may_v be_v understand_v the_o constant_a disappointment_n of_o their_o hope_n wherewith_o they_o be_v sometime_o feed_v by_o false_a messiah_n in_o several_a age_n which_o disappointment_n breed_v great_a sorrow_n of_o mind_n when_o after_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o some_o good_a the_o quite_o contrary_a come_v upon_o they_o ver._n 66._o and_o thy_o life_n shall_v hang_v in_o doubt_n before_o thou_o verse_n 66_o that_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v doubtful_a whether_o they_o shall_v live_v or_o die_v the_o next_o moment_n as_o it_o manifest_o happen_v in_o the_o forename_a massacre_n when_o they_o dare_v not_o fetch_v a_o sigh_n and_o yet_o can_v hardly_o avoid_v it_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o parent_n or_o child_n torture_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o same_o before_o the_o breath_n be_v out_o of_o their_o torture_a body_n and_o thou_o shall_v fear_v day_n and_o night_n and_o shall_v have_v no_o assurance_n of_o life_n so_o it_o be_v then_o none_o of_o they_o know_v who_o will_v be_v next_o seize_v in_o those_o three_o day_n butchery_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o some_o of_o their_o banishment_n which_o they_o be_v tell_v shall_v be_v the_o best_a remedy_n for_o the_o evil_n impend_v over_o they_o as_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n speak_v who_o tell_v we_o sect._n xxiii_o that_o the_o reason_n which_o some_o prince_n give_v for_o their_o expulsion_n out_o of_o their_o territory_n be_v to_o prevent_v their_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o people_n who_o be_v most_o furious_o set_v against_o they_o ver._n 67._o and_o in_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v say_v will_v verse_n 67_o god_n it_o be_v even_o that_o they_o may_v not_o see_v those_o miserable_a spectacle_n which_o they_o hope_v will_v end_v in_o the_o night_n when_o man_n go_v to_o rest_v and_o at_o even_o thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n be_v afraid_a of_o unseen_a danger_n to_o which_o the_o night_n may_v give_v a_o opportunity_n or_o that_o they_o may_v not_o see_v their_o way_n when_o they_o flee_v by_o sea_n and_o land_n from_o one_o country_n to_o another_o as_o they_o be_v force_v to_o do_v very_o often_o for_o abarbinel_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o xl_o isaiah_n 11._o reckon_v up_o four_o universal_a banishment_n out_o of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o live_v the_o first_o out_o of_o england_n the_o next_o out_o of_o france_n the_o three_o out_o of_o asia_n germany_n tuscany_n lombary_n and_o savoy_n and_o the_o last_o out_o of_o spain_n when_o he_o himself_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o be_v constrain_v to_o leave_v that_o country_n and_o know_v not_o whither_o to_o go_v he_o have_v give_v we_o a_o lively_a description_n of_o that_o calamity_n like_a to_o which_o he_o say_v none_o have_v ever_o befall_v they_o since_o they_o be_v banish_v their_o own_o country_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n which_o he_o write_v the_o very_a next_o year_n after_o their_o expulsion_n 1493._o and_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n have_v transcribe_v in_o his_o own_o word_n a_o decree_n be_v make_v and_o proclaim_v public_o that_o all_o the_o jew_n shall_v either_o change_v their_o religion_n or_o quit_v the_o country_n in_o three_o month_n time_n abarbinel_n have_v then_o a_o place_n in_o the_o court_n where_o he_o petition_v the_o king_n and_o beseech_v his_o minister_n and_o counsellor_n to_o revoke_v the_o edict_n and_o be_v content_a with_o their_o estate_n which_o they_o offer_v to_o he_o but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o old_a and_o young_a man_n and_o woman_n and_o he_o among_o the_o rest_n go_v away_o on_o foot_n upon_o one_o day_n not_o know_v whither_o to_o go_v some_o go_v into_o portugal_n other_o into_o navarre_n where_o they_o conflict_v with_o many_o calamity_n for_o some_o become_v a_o prey_n or_o perish_v by_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n and_o therefore_o other_o commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o sea_n hope_v to_o find_v a_o quiet_a seat_n in_o some_o other_o country_n but_o on_o the_o sea_n they_o meet_v with_o new_a disaster_n for_o many_o be_v sell_v as_o slave_n when_o they_o come_v on_o any_o coast_n many_o be_v drown_v many_o burn_v in_o the_o ship_n which_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n in_o short_a all_o suffer_v the_o just_a punishment_n of_o god_n the_o avenger_n as_o he_o speak_v for_o after_o all_o this_o a_o plague_n come_v and_o sweep_v away_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o miserable_a wretch_n who_o be_v hate_v by_o all_o mankind_n so_o that_o all_o that_o vast_a number_n perish_v by_o one_o calamity_n or_o other_o except_o a_o very_a few_o he_o that_o will_v see_v more_o of_o the_o woeful_a misery_n of_o this_o people_n may_v look_v into_o schebet_n juda_n sect._n liii_o where_o he_o show_v what_o befall_v those_o who_o go_v to_o seek_v new_a habitation_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o fess_n where_o they_o live_v a_o long_a time_n upon_o grass_n and_o eat_v its_o very_a root_n and_o then_o die_v and_o their_o body_n lay_v expose_v none_o be_v so_o charitable_a as_o to_o bury_v they_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o heart_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v fear_v and_o for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o one_o of_o these_o seem_v to_o refer_v to_o their_o dreadful_a apprehension_n in_o the_o night_n and_o the_o other_o to_o the_o lamentable_a spectacle_n they_o behold_v in_o the_o day_n and_o the_o simple_a meaning_n of_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v weary_a of_o life_n have_v no_o comfort_n either_o day_n or_o night_n ver._n 68_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o into_o egypt_n verse_n 68_o again_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la translate_v it_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o back_o again_o he_o that_o be_v who_o conduct_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n in_o a_o glorious_a cloud_n will_v punish_v they_o for_o their_o foul_a offence_n against_o he_o by_o bring_v they_o again_o into_o bondage_n there_o this_o be_v first_o fulfil_v after_o the_o desolation_n make_v by_o titus_n when_o there_o be_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o v._o 62._o above_o ninety_o thousand_o carry_v captive_a and_o many_o of_o they_o transport_v into_o egypt_n as_o josephus_n relate_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n of_o his_o seven_o book_n concern_v the_o war_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o here_o manasseh_n ben_fw-mi israel_n have_v a_o very_a pertinent_a observation_n that_o vespasian_n transport_v they_o into_o many_o and_o various_a region_n but_o egypt_n be_v only_o here_o name_v the_o more_o to_o reproach_v the_o jew_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o shall_v be_v carry_v into_o that_o land_n as_o captive_n out_o of_o which_o you_o come_v in_o a_o triumphant_a manner_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-la termino_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la sect._n 3_o which_o may_v incline_v one_o to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o our_o dr._n jackson_n who_o observe_v how_o cruel_o they_o be_v use_v here_o in_o england_n and_o many_o other_o country_n conclude_v that_o this_o island_n and_o every_o place_n of_o europe_n wherein_o their_o condition_n of_o life_n have_v be_v more_o hard_a and_o burdensome_a than_o their_o forefather_n be_v in_o egypt_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v that_o egypt_n into_o which_o god_n threaten_v here_o to_o bring_v they_o in_o ship_n and_o indeed_o we_o do_v not_o read_v of_o their_o be_v carry_v into_o egypt_n after_o vespasian_n time_n though_o it_o be_v set_v down_o here_o as_o a_o punishment_n to_o come_v upon_o they_o after_o a_o long_a train_n of_o other_o misery_n
for_o instance_n in_o iii_o galat._n 21._o ask_v this_o question_n do_v you_o not_o hear_v the_o law_n and_o than_o quote_v what_o we_o read_v in_o xvi_o gen._n 21._o and_o so_o nehemiah_n say_v x._o 34_o 35._o that_o they_o bring_v first-fruit_n unto_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n viz._n xiii_o exod._n 12._o xxiii_o 19_o and_o josiah_n put_v away_o the_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v perform_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o which_o we_o find_v xix_o levit._n 30._o xx._n 6_o 27._o and_o ezekiah_n also_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 3._o appoint_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o those_o require_v at_o state_v time_n to_o be_v offer_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o plain_o refer_v to_o the_o xxviiith_o and_o xxixth_o of_o number_n and_o joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n on_o mount_n ebal_n viii_o 30_o 31._o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o we_o find_v not_o where_o but_o in_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n xxvii_o 4._o and_o deliver_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n concern_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n see_v xvii_o 9_o it_o be_v probable_a moses_n have_v write_v most_o of_o these_o five_o book_n some_o time_n ago_o and_o so_o the_o forego_n word_n may_v be_v translate_v moses_n have_v write_v this_o law_n but_o do_v not_o finish_v they_o till_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o then_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n thus_o to_o understand_v it_o for_o he_o may_v have_v have_v time_n enough_o between_o this_o and_o his_o death_n to_o write_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n it_o be_v only_o say_v v._o 14._o thy_o day_n approach_v that_o thou_o must_v die_v which_o do_v not_o imply_v he_o be_v to_o die_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o week_n before_o his_o departure_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o deliver_v it_o unto_o they_o who_o alone_o may_v touch_v the_o ark_n in_o which_o this_o law_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v five_o 26._o the_o kohathite_n who_o be_v mere_a levite_n and_o not_o priest_n do_v carry_v the_o ark_n in_o their_o travel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n after_o the_o priest_n have_v cover_v it_o and_o put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o as_o i_o have_v show_v iv_o numb_a 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o serve_v only_o as_o minister_n to_o the_o priest_n who_o upon_o great_a occasion_n bear_v the_o ark_n themselves_o as_o when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n iii_n josh_n 3_o 6._o when_o they_o compass_v jericho_n vi_o josh_n 6._o and_o when_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v dedicate_v and_o the_o ark_n bring_v into_o it_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3_o 4_o 6._o when_o david_n indeed_o bring_v the_o ark_n to_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v say_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o priest_n also_o be_v summon_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o which_o show_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o as_o their_o servant_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 2_o 11_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o unto_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o deliver_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n as_o abarbinel_n and_o other_o of_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o preserve_v it_o safe_a near_o the_o ark_n v._o 24._o so_o he_o deliver_v another_o copy_n of_o this_o book_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o every_o tribe_n as_o the_o jew_n affirm_v in_o debarim_n rabath_n where_o they_o say_v and_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o moses_n before_o his_o death_n write_v thirteen_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o they_o add_v and_o have_v deliver_v one_o unto_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n give_v one_o to_o each_o tribe_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o it_o thus_o maimonides_n also_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o jad_n chazakah_n as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n arcae_fw-la foederis_fw-la cap._n 5._o the_o intent_n of_o which_o be_v i_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o each_o tribe_n may_v resort_v to_o it_o as_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v to_o resort_v to_o that_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n if_o they_o doubt_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v amiss_o by_o the_o error_n of_o transcriber_n ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n command_v they_o both_o the_o verse_n 10_o priest_n and_o the_o elder_n to_o take_v care_n of_o what_o follow_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n mention_v xv._o 1_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o they_o have_v gather_v in_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thereby_o have_v great_a leisure_n to_o attend_v to_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n read_v to_o they_o which_o when_o man_n mind_n be_v also_o free_v from_o care_n by_o the_o release_n of_o their_o debt_n be_v likely_a to_o make_v a_o great_a impression_n upon_o they_o ver._n 11._o when_o all_o israel_n be_v come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o verse_n 11_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v at_o this_o feast_n and_o at_o pentecost_n and_o the_o passover_n xvi_o 16._o thou_o shall_v read_v this_o law_n before_o all_o israel_n in_o their_o hear_n this_o order_n be_v direct_v not_o to_o all_o israel_n but_o to_o a_o particular_a person_n plain_o import_v that_o the_o supreme_a governor_n whosoever_o he_o be_v have_v this_o charge_n lay_v upon_o he_o to_o take_v care_n these_o law_n shall_v be_v read_v at_o this_o solemn_a time_n that_o all_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v they_o and_o therefore_o i_o think_v the_o jew_n right_o say_v that_o their_o king_n when_o they_o have_v they_o be_v bind_v not_o only_o to_o look_v after_o this_o matter_n but_o to_o read_v the_o law_n themselves_o to_o as_o many_o that_o be_v as_o can_v hear_v they_o appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n to_o read_v it_o in_o as_o many_o other_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o precept_n in_o order_n to_o which_o a_o pulpit_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n on_o the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n for_o they_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o defer_v it_o till_o the_o last_o because_o it_o be_v here_o say_v when_o israel_n be_v come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n not_o when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o depart_v as_o the_o jew_n observe_v the_o king_n go_v up_o into_o it_o the_o minister_n take_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n who_o give_v it_o to_o the_o sagan_n or_o vicar_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o he_o to_o the_o king_n who_o stand_v up_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o then_o sâ—t_v down_o to_o read_v all_o this_o express_v the_o reverence_n with_o which_o this_o holy_a book_n be_v deliver_v and_o likewise_o the_o reverence_n with_o which_o they_o approach_v to_o the_o king_n who_o they_o say_v begin_v to_o read_v at_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v a_o compendium_n of_o the_o law_n and_o proceed_v before_o he_o stop_v to_o those_o word_n vi_o 4._o hear_v o_o israel_n etc._n etc._n which_o have_v also_o read_v he_o omit_v the_o rest_n till_o he_o come_v to_o chap._n xi_o 13._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v diligent_o etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o 22d_o verse_n and_o then_o skip_v to_o fourteen_o 22._o and_o thou_o shall_v true_o tithe_v etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o section_n concern_v the_o king_n xvii_o 14._o and_o then_o the_o curse_n and_o blessing_n out_o of_o the_o xxviith_o and_o xxviiith_o chapter_n till_o he_o have_v end_v all_o that_o section_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o the_o mischna_n in_o the_o title_n sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n viii_o which_o wagenseil_n have_v late_o illustrate_v with_o most_o learned_a annotation_n and_o our_o dr._n lightfoot_n also_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o long_o ago_o in_o his_o temple_n service_n chap._n xvii_o sect._n i._n where_o he_o say_v the_o king_n may_v sit_v down_o if_o he_o please_v when_o he_o read_v but_o it_o be_v esteem_v more_o honourable_a if_o he_o stand_v as_o king_n agrippa_n do_v when_o he_o perform_v this_o office_n and_o before_o he_o begin_v to_o read_v he_o make_v a_o prayer_n to_o god_n
these_o munition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o what_o can_v man_n hand_n or_o machine_n do_v against_o such_o tower_n which_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o be_v relate_v not_o only_o by_o s._n chrysostom_n sozomen_n socrates_n but_o by_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n himself_o a_o heathen_a historian_n lib._n xxiii_o begin_n how_o that_o when_o julian_n the_o apostate_n order_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v rebuilt_a terrible_a globe_n of_o fire_n burst_v out_o prope_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la from_o the_o very_a foundation_n which_o overturn_v all_o burn_v the_o workman_n and_o make_v the_o place_n so_o inaccessible_a that_o they_o desist_v from_o the_o attempt_n the_o certainty_n of_o this_o have_v extort_a the_o same_o confession_n from_o the_o jew_n themselves_o david_n ganz_n in_o his_o tzemach_n david_n and_o r._n gedaliah_n in_o schal_n hakkabala_n though_o they_o pretend_v the_o building_n go_v on_o and_o be_v finish_v but_o after_o many_o year_n overthrow_v by_o a_o earthquake_n verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o i_o will_v heap_v mischief_n upon_o they_o which_o shall_v miserable_o oppress_v and_o crush_v they_o and_o spend_v all_o my_o arrow_n upon_o they_o his_o judgement_n and_o plague_n be_v oft_o compare_v to_o arrow_n shoot_v at_o they_o vii_o psal_n 12_o 13._o xxxviii_o 2._o xci_o 5._o and_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o a_o archer_n who_o shoot_v till_o he_o have_v empty_v his_o quiver_n and_o have_v not_o one_o arrow_n leave_v verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o they_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o hunger_n this_o verse_n and_o the_o next_o explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o arrow_n which_o be_v here_o enumerate_v and_o first_o he_o threaten_v a_o famine_n with_o which_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v burn_v either_o because_o these_o judgement_n be_v compare_v to_o fire_n v._o 22._o or_o because_o extreme_a hunger_n parch_v the_o inward_a part_n and_o make_v the_o visage_n as_o black_a as_o a_o coal_n as_o jeremiah_n speak_v iv_o lament_n 8._o and_o devour_v with_o burn_a heat_n with_o fever_n and_o calenture_n as_o they_o be_v call_v in_o hot_a country_n and_o with_o bitter_a destruction_n with_o the_o pestilence_n which_o he_o call_v bitter_a because_o it_o be_v incurable_a and_o i_o will_v send_v the_o tooth_n of_o wild_a beast_n upon_o thou_o this_o be_v another_o of_o the_o sore_a judgement_n which_o god_n threaten_v to_o their_o disobedience_n see_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 22._o upon_o which_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o magician_n be_v wont_a to_o promise_v they_o by_o their_o art_n to_o free_v their_o city_n field_n and_o plantation_n from_o lion_n and_o serpent_n and_o such_o like_a hurtful_a creature_n unto_o who_o power_n god_n deliver_v they_o because_o they_o forsake_v he_o and_o follow_v idolater_n and_o magician_n more_o nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxxvii_o with_o the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n of_o the_o dust_n who_o bite_n be_v deadly_a and_o they_o be_v expose_v to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o to_o wild_a beast_n when_o they_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v into_o wilderness_n and_o hide_v themselves_o in_o den_n and_o cave_n where_o some_o of_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v be_v devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n and_o bite_v by_o serpent_n which_o lie_v lurk_v in_o those_o hole_n so_o cooceius_fw-la in_o his_o vltima_fw-la mosis_fw-la sect._n 1271._o where_o he_o note_v also_o that_o this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o part_n when_o they_o be_v throw_v by_o the_o roman_n to_o wild_a beast_n in_o the_o theatre_n as_o josephus_n relate_v lib._n vi_o de_fw-la bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la cap._n xvi_o xx._n ver._n 25._o the_o sword_n without_o and_o terror_n within_o shall_v verse_n 25_o destroy_v they_o can_v not_o where_o be_v safe_a for_o in_o the_o field_n the_o sword_n of_o their_o enemy_n cut_v they_o off_o and_o at_o home_n they_o do_v not_o think_v themselves_o secure_a in_o their_o close_a chamber_n but_o die_v with_o fear_n or_o make_v away_o themselves_o lest_o they_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o seek_v to_o destroy_v they_o see_v i_o lament_v 20._o or_o perhaps_o by_o the_o terror_n within_o may_v be_v mean_v famine_n and_o pestilence_n vii_o ezek._n 15._o both_o the_o young_a man_n and_o the_o virgin_n the_o suckling_n with_o the_o man_n of_o grey_a hair_n he_o threaten_v to_o deliver_v they_o into_o such_o merciless_a hand_n as_o will_v spare_v none_o nor_o make_v any_o difference_n of_o sex_n or_o of_o age._n this_o huetius_n refer_v to_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o his_o demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr ix_o cap._n clxxiii_o and_o abarbinel_n also_o confess_v it_o be_v then_o fulfil_v verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o i_o say_v i._n e._n resolve_v i_o will_v scatter_v they_o into_o corner_n i_o will_v make_v the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o to_o cease_v from_o among_o man_n utter_o destroy_v they_o so_o that_o not_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v and_o if_o any_o remain_v they_o shall_v sculk_v and_o not_o dare_v to_o appear_v among_o men._n verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o enemy_n he_o that_o be_v omnipotent_a be_v not_o capable_a of_o fear_v any_o thing_n but_o he_o speak_v in_o our_o language_n and_o give_v this_o reason_n why_o he_o do_v not_o make_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o nation_n because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v their_o enemy_n insult_v and_o grow_v outrageous_a in_o their_o insolent_a language_n even_o against_o himself_o of_o which_o we_o find_v a_o instance_n xxxvii_o isa_n 28_o 29._o lest_o their_o adversary_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o strange_o ascribe_v all_o this_o to_o their_o false_a god_n as_o cocceius_n understand_v it_o which_o be_v call_v strange_a god_n v._o 16._o and_o lest_o they_o shall_v say_v our_o hand_n be_v high_a imagine_v their_o own_o power_n and_o valour_n have_v destroy_v the_o jew_n as_o both_o the_o assyrian_n and_o chaldaean_n boast_v x_o isa_n 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n i_o habak_v 15_o 16._o and_o 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or_o the_o ripeness_n thereof_o as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o canaan_n and_o for_o the_o good_a will_n of_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o bush_n that_o be_v of_o god_n who_o majesty_n as_o onkelos_n paraphrase_n dwell_v in_o the_o heaven_n and_o be_v reveal_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n iii_o exod._n 2_o 4._o that_o be_v the_o schechimah_n there_o appear_v in_o a_o most_o glorious_a manner_n and_o the_o lord_n tell_v moses_n he_o be_v there_o present_a who_o good_a will_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o blessing_n for_o to_o it_o they_o owe_v their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n which_o god_n then_o promise_v to_o moses_n out_o of_o the_o bush_n he_o wish_n may_v be_v the_o peculiar_a portion_n of_o joseph_n let_v the_o blessing_n come_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o joseph_n the_o word_n blessing_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o this_o be_v connect_v with_o the_o forego_n word_n may_v be_v think_v a_o prayer_n that_o the_o good_a will_n of_o god_n the_o fountain_n as_o i_o say_v of_o all_o blessing_n may_v rest_v upon_o joseph_n or_o as_o onkelos_n translate_v it_o let_v all_o those_o thing_n beforenamed_n come_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o joseph_n and_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la expound_v it_o let_v all_o these_o blessing_n come_v and_o be_v make_v perfect_a upon_o the_o head_n of_o joseph_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o he_o that_o be_v separate_v from_o his_o brethren_n that_o be_v say_v the_o same_o targum_fw-la upon_o he_o that_o be_v make_v ruler_n over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o splendid_a in_o the_o honour_n give_v he_o by_o his_o brethren_n see_v this_o explain_v upon_o xlix_o gen._n 26._o ver._n 17._o his_o glory_n be_v like_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o bullock_n verse_n 17_o the_o ancient_n think_v there_o be_v so_o much_o majesty_n in_o the_o countenance_n of_o a_o bull_n especial_o of_o a_o young_a bullock_n in_o its_o prime_n lift_v up_o its_o head_n that_o they_o make_v it_o a_o emblem_n of_o kingly_a power_n as_o bochartus_n have_v show_v out_o of_o several_a good_a author_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n xxix_o and_o according_o here_o it_o signify_v that_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n shall_v have_v royal_a authority_n establish_v in_o it_o for_o he_o do_v not_o compare_v the_o person_n of_o joseph_n to_o a_o young_a bullock_n though_o he_o be_v a_o goodly_a man_n eminent_a for_o his_o beauty_n and_o comely_a proportion_n thirty-nine_o gen._n 6._o but_o the_o tribe_n which_o spring_v from_o he_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n who_o glory_n he_o here_o compare_v to_o that_o of_o a_o young_a bullock_n and_o its_o glory_n consist_v in_o its_o strength_n the_o power_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o joseph_n be_v hereby_o denote_v which_o be_v so_o great_a
the_o blessing_n wherewith_o jacob_n his_o father_n bless_v they_o in_o a_o land_n of_o corn_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la make_v more_o express_a mention_n of_o the_o word_n fountain_n israel_n shall_v dwell_v by_o himself_o secure_o from_o the_o fountain_n of_o benediction_n wherewith_o jacob_n bless_v they_o in_o a_o land_n produce_v wine_n and_o oil_n and_o the_o heaven_n above_o be_v command_v to_o send_v dew_n and_o rain_n upon_o they_o ver._n 29._o happy_a be_v thou_o o_o israel_n he_o be_v not_o verse_n 29_o able_a further_o to_o express_v their_o happiness_n and_o therefore_o break_v out_o into_o admiration_n of_o it_o exciting_a they_o thereby_o to_o be_v deep_o sensible_a of_o it_o and_o affect_v with_o it_o who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o who_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o god_n as_o he_o say_v before_o v._o 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o iu._n 7_o 8._o a_o people_n save_v by_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v be_v redeem_v by_o his_o mighty_a power_n so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la who_o redemption_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v out_o of_o egypt_n be_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v preserve_v they_o ever_o since_o and_o will_v still_o protect_v they_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v this_o r._n isaac_n in_o chissuk_n emuna_n p._n i._o cap._n xviii_o say_v signify_v the_o spiritual_a blessing_n god_n bestow_v on_o they_o for_o true_a felicity_n say_v he_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o victory_n over_o enemy_n and_o plenty_n of_o corn_n or_o such_o like_a thing_n of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n but_o in_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o which_o no_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n be_v secure_a but_o the_o jew_n which_o make_v moses_n say_v he_o break_v out_o into_o these_o word_n o_o happy_a people_n save_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v among_o all_o people_n be_v there_o any_o save_v like_a to_o thou_o this_o he_o say_v because_o christian_n be_v wont_a to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o fix_v their_o mind_n whole_o on_o the_o corporal_n felicity_n which_o their_o law_n promise_v they_o which_o make_v he_o look_v about_o to_o find_v out_o all_o that_o he_o can_v draw_v to_o a_o high_a sense_n and_o he_o fix_v so_o much_o upon_o these_o word_n that_o he_o repeat_v it_o again_o a_o little_a after_o that_o the_o salvation_n here_o promise_v be_v everlasting_a and_o yet_o his_o eye_n can_v not_o be_v open_v to_o see_v that_o this_o salvation_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o they_o by_o the_o messiah_n and_o that_o our_o lord_z jesus_n be_v he_o who_o gospel_n be_v as_o full_a of_o such_o promise_n as_o their_o law_n be_v of_o the_o promise_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o oil._n the_o shield_n of_o thy_o help_n to_o defend_v they_o from_o all_o the_o assault_n of_o their_o enemy_n he_o add_v this_o say_v the_o same_o r._n isaac_n to_o show_v that_o they_o to_o who_o he_o promise_v spiritual_a blessing_n be_v not_o thereby_o put_v out_o of_o hope_n of_o temporal_a for_o the_o people_n that_o be_v save_v by_o the_o lord_n have_v he_o also_o for_o their_o shield_n and_o their_o sword_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o who_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o thy_o excellency_n to_o cut_v their_o enemy_n in_o piece_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v glory_v and_o boast_v in_o magnificent_a victory_n over_o they_o or_o as_o onkelos_n translate_v it_o from_o his_o presence_n be_v all_o the_o victory_n of_o thy_o valiant_a men._n and_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v be_v find_v liar_n unto_o thou_o find_v themselves_o deceive_v in_o all_o their_o vain_a hope_n of_o save_v themselves_o or_o hurt_v the_o israelite_n or_o shall_v be_v so_o afraid_a of_o they_o that_o with_o feign_a story_n they_o shall_v court_v their_o friendship_n as_o the_o gibeonite_n do_v or_o more_o simple_o shall_v submit_v to_o they_o though_o not_o hearty_o yet_o out_o of_o fear_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v xviii_o psal_n 44._o lxvi_o 3._o and_o other_o place_n and_o thou_o shall_v tread_v upon_o their_o high_a place_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o their_o king_n as_o both_o onkelos_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la understand_v it_o take_v bamoth_a here_o for_o great_a man_n in_o high_a station_n and_o thus_o joshua_n do_v as_o we_o read_v x_o josh_n 21._o xxxiv_o chapter_n xxxiv_o but_o this_o word_n common_o signify_v either_o strong_a hold_n or_o place_n of_o idolatrous_a worship_n which_o neither_o their_o great_a man_n nor_o their_o god_n themselves_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o preserve_v from_o ruin_n chap._n xxxiv_o verse_n 1._o and_o moses_n go_v up_o have_v thus_o declare_v verse_n 1_o his_o affectionate_a concern_v for_o the_o happiness_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o he_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o all_o the_o people_n and_o go_v up_o whither_o god_n have_v command_v he_o xxxii_o 49_o etc._n etc._n from_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o which_o be_v their_o last_o station_n before_o they_o enter_v into_o canaan_n xxxiii_o numb_a 48_o 49_o 50._o where_o god_n deliver_v several_a command_n to_o they_o xxxv_o numb_a 1._o xxxvi_o 13._o and_o where_o moses_n speak_v to_o they_o what_o we_o read_v in_o this_o book_n i_o deut._n 5._o unto_o the_o mountain_n of_o nebo_n which_o be_v the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n as_o appear_v from_o xxvii_o numb_a 12._o compare_v with_o xxxii_o deut._n 49._o near_o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n xxxii_o numb_a 38._o xv_o isa_n 2._o to_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n which_o be_v the_o very_a top_n of_o the_o mountain_n nebo_n see_v iii_o deut._n 27._o xxi_o numb_a 20._o that_o be_v over_o against_o jericho_n a_o famous_a city_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n i_o see_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n accompany_v he_o hither_o as_o josephus_n tell_v the_o story_n with_o so_o many_o tear_n that_o moses_n weep_v also_o and_o have_v beseech_v they_o not_o to_o take_v his_o departure_n so_o heavy_o he_o dismiss_v they_o together_o with_o the_o elder_n and_o remain_v there_o alone_o and_o the_o lord_z or_o as_o jonathan_n have_v it_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v accompany_v he_o with_o his_o bless_a presence_n through_o the_o wilderness_n show_v he_o all_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n unto_o dan._n god_n have_v often_o promise_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o good_a land_n promise_v to_o their_o father_n though_o not_o be_v permit_v to_o enter_v into_o it_o xxvi_o numb_a 12._o iii_o deut._n 27._o and_o now_o fulfil_v his_o word_n and_o give_v he_o a_o full_a prospect_n of_o it_o bid_v he_o first_o look_v northwards_o through_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o gilead_n which_o comprehend_v all_o that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a on_o this_o side_n jordan_n where_o they_o now_o be_v to_o the_o land_n of_o naphtali_n which_o be_v in_o the_o upper_a galilee_n beyond_o the_o sea_n of_o genesaret_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o utmost_a northern_a border_n which_o be_v then_o call_v laisch_n and_o afterward_o dan_o xix_o josh_n 47._o xviii_o judg._n 28._o and_o in_o latter_a time_n cesaraea_n philippi_n the_o mention_n of_o dan_n which_o be_v not_o the_o name_n of_o this_o place_n till_o after_o that_o tribe_n have_v conquer_v laish_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n shows_z that_o this_o be_v not_o write_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o book_n no_o more_o than_o what_o we_o read_v v._o 5_o 6_o 10._o of_o his_o death_n and_o burial_n etc._n etc._n unless_o we_o suppose_v moses_n to_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o own_o death_n and_o burial_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n which_o be_v not_o probable_a but_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a by_o samuel_n who_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o write_v by_o divine_a authority_n what_o he_o find_v in_o the_o record_n which_o be_v leave_v by_o joshua_n and_o other_o who_o succeed_v he_o who_o give_v a_o account_n of_o moses_n his_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o of_o all_o that_o be_v do_v after_o till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n ver._n 2._o and_o all_o naphtali_n and_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n verse_n 2_o and_o manasseh_n have_v see_v the_o northern_a part_n he_o bid_v he_o turn_v his_o eye_n towards_o the_o midland_n country_n where_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v situate_v and_o all_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n which_o lie_v southerly_a unto_o the_o utmost_a sea_n by_o which_o some_o understand_v the_o salt_n sea_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o south-border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n xxxiv_o numb_a 3._o but_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o western_a part_n of_o canaan_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o mediterranean_a or_o midland_n
know_v face_n to_o face_n or_o as_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr think_v it_o shall_v be_v translate_v who_o know_v the_o lord_z face_n to_o face_n this_o be_v one_o pre-eminence_n of_o moses_n above_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o he_o converse_v more_o familiar_o with_o god_n than_o any_o of_o they_o do_v see_v xii_o numb_a 8._o which_o place_n explain_v this_o for_o to_o know_v he_o face_n to_o face_n be_v to_o speak_v familiar_o to_o god_n and_o to_o hear_v god_n speak_v in_o like_a manner_n unto_o he_o and_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la expound_v these_o word_n only_o instead_o of_o the_o lord_n he_o say_v who_o know_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n talk_v with_o he_o and_o deliver_v to_o he_o most_o excellent_a law_n for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o his_o people_n in_o which_o law_n he_o still_o live_v they_o all_o remain_v upon_o record_n to_o this_o day_n when_o the_o law_n of_o all_o the_o famous_a lawgiver_n who_o the_o gentile_n honour_v as_o god_n be_v obliterated_a but_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o in_o this_o wherein_o moses_n excel_v all_o the_o prophet_n our_o bless_a saviour_n far_o transcend_v he_o for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n i_o joh._n 18._o and_o speak_v what_o he_o see_v and_o hear_v etc._n etc._n iii_o joh._n 11_o 32._o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o in_o all_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o wonder_n which_o the_o lord_n send_v he_o to_o do_v the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la have_v it_o which_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n send_v he_o to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o all_o his_o servant_n and_o to_o all_o his_o land_n see_v iu_o 34._o vi_o 22._o vii_o 19_o in_o these_o sign_n and_o wonder_v moses_n excel_v all_o the_o prophet_n do_v more_o miracle_n than_o all_o that_o succeed_v he_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n xxxv_o but_o our_o bless_a saviour_n excel_v he_o in_o this_o as_o well_o as_o they_o do_v more_o wonder_n than_o all_o the_o prophet_n put_v 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king_n xxiii_o 6._o and_o selden_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n syntagma_n ii_o cap._n ii_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o ancient_a in_o the_o east_n than_o altar_n with_o grove_n of_o tree_n about_o they_o which_o make_v the_o place_n very_o shady_a and_o delightful_a in_o those_o hot_a country_n they_o be_v so_o often_o join_v in_o scripture_n that_o it_o will_v be_v tedious_a to_o number_v all_o the_o place_n xxxi_o exod._n 13._o xii_o deut._n 3_o vi_o judge_n 25_o etc._n etc._n cadmus_n be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o have_v bring_v this_o custom_n into_o greece_n out_o of_o the_o east_n and_o they_o plant_v the_o tree_n so_o thick_a and_o they_o be_v so_o large_a and_o shady_a as_o to_o make_v the_o place_n very_o dark_a and_o solemn_a whereby_o a_o kind_a of_o horror_n be_v strike_v into_o those_o who_o go_v into_o they_o and_o they_o become_v hereby_o the_o fit_a for_o the_o devil_n to_o play_v his_o prank_n there_o and_o for_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o obscene_a and_o uncouth_a rite_n whereby_o he_o be_v worship_v for_o the_o gentile_a custom_n have_v make_v these_o place_n proper_a to_o the_o infernal_a god_n and_o ancient_o consecrate_v they_o as_o sepulcher_n or_o temple_n for_o their_o hero_n that_o the_o israelite_n therefore_o may_v be_v preserve_v from_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o dead_a and_o from_o filthy_a lust_n by_o both_o which_o they_o afterward_o pollute_v themselves_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o place_v a_o grove_n near_o to_o god_n altar_n nay_o so_o much_o as_o any_o tree_n as_o the_o word_n may_v be_v translate_v for_o the_o heathen_a thought_n there_o be_v a_o sacredness_n in_o tree_n themselves_o which_o they_o dedicate_v to_o their_o god_n and_o honour_a several_a way_n see_v xii_o 2_o 3._o and_o therefore_o the_o jew_n say_v they_o may_v not_o plant_v tree_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n or_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n as_o they_o call_v it_o for_o the_o ornament_n or_o beauty_n of_o god_n house_n and_o they_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o it_o be_v a_o idolatrous_a rite_n to_o plant_v tree_n near_o their_o altar_n that_o the_o people_n may_v there_o meet_v together_o see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n vi_o p._n 186._o and_o dr._n spencer_n lib._n ii_o cap._n xvi_o sect._n 1_o 2._o and_o more_o late_o ezekiel_n spanhemius_fw-la in_o his_o most_o learned_a observation_n upon_o callimachus_n have_v show_v that_o they_o plant_v odoriferous_a tree_n in_o some_o grove_n to_o make_v they_o more_o invite_v whence_o the_o grove_n dedicate_v to_o pallas_n be_v call_v by_o that_o poet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o chat_n may_v signify_v only_o a_o grove_n consecrate_v by_o many_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o vulgar_a grove_n be_v plant_v with_o pine_n fir-tree_n cypress_n laurel_n olive_n vine_n and_o other_o lovely_a tree_n especial_o oak_n which_o grow_v to_o a_o great_a height_n in_o which_o both_o altar_n and_o temple_n be_v erect_v see_v in_o hymn_n in_o dianam_fw-la vers_fw-la 38._o p._n 156._o and_o in_o palladem_n vers_fw-la 61._o p._n 595._o and_o in_o cererem_n vers_fw-la 38_o 39_o p._n 689._o where_o he_o mention_n the_o black_a poplar_n as_o a_o tree_n of_o which_o her_o grove_n consist_v under_o the_o shade_n of_o which_o the_o nymph_n delight_v to_o dance_v at_o noon_n and_o thence_o these_o shady_a place_n consecrate_v to_o their_o god_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o their_o refresh_a coolness_n as_o he_o observe_v out_o of_o athenaeus_n ad_fw-la v._n 47._o p._n 695._o and_o indeed_o nothing_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n than_o that_o these_o grove_n relate_v to_o idolatry_n for_o all_o pious_a prince_n take_v they_o away_o and_o bad_a one_o plant_v they_o see_v 1_o king_n xviii_o 4._o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 14._o 2_o chron._n fourteen_o 3._o xv._o 16._o and_o they_o be_v frequent_o join_v with_o statue_n and_o image_n both_o here_o and_o vii_o 5._o xii_o 3._o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 22_o ver._n 22._o neither_o shall_v thou_o set_v thou_o up_o a_o image_n the_o hebrew_n word_n matzebah_n be_v common_o translate_v by_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pillar_n and_o so_o we_o translate_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n for_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o set_v up_o the_o statue_n of_o a_o man_n or_o any_o other_o creature_n so_o it_o be_v as_o contrary_a to_o religion_n to_o set_v up_o a_o pillar_n or_o a_o altar_n or_o any_o such_o like_a structure_n for_o public_a assembly_n to_o be_v hold_v about_o they_o though_o they_o worship_v there_o the_o true_a god_n so_o maimonides_n report_v the_o sense_n of_o their_o doctor_n a_o statue_n or_o pillar_n signify_v any_o work_n raise_v up_o that_o religious_a assembly_n may_v be_v make_v there_o though_o they_o be_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n for_o this_o be_v a_o practice_n among_o idolater_n and_o so_o pausanias_n confess_v in_o achaicis_n that_o in_o the_o most_o ancient_a time_n among_o all_o the_o grecian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rude_a stone_n have_v divine_a honour_n give_v they_o instead_o of_o statue_n or_o image_n see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n vi_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o maimonides_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o planet_n cap._n vi_o sect._n 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o diony_n vossius_fw-la his_o annotation_n there_o which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n hate_v hence_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v that_o this_o be_v a_o idolatrous_a practice_n which_o be_v more_o odious_a to_o god_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o thus_o the_o israelite_n we_o see_v understand_v it_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v arm_n against_o their_o brethren_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n when_o they_o hear_v they_o have_v erect_v a_o altar_n there_o take_v it_o to_o be_v such_o a_o structure_n as_o be_v here_o forbid_a but_o be_v appease_v when_o they_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v not_o intend_v for_o worship_n xxii_o josh_n 18._o xvii_o chapter_n xvii_o chap._n xvii_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o thou_o shall_v not_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n any_o bullock_n or_o sheep_n wherein_o be_v any_o blemish_n have_v warn_v they_o as_o he_o have_v do_v often_o against_o idolatrous_a practice_n he_o here_o interpose_v a_o caution_n against_o profaneness_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a disrespect_n to_o he_o to_o offer_v he_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o perfect_a the_o heathen_n be_v ashamed_a of_o such_o sacrifice_n wherein_o be_v any_o blemish_n of_o this_o see_v xxii_o levit._n 20_o etc._n etc._n or_o any_o evil-favouredness_a in_o the_o hebrew_n any_o evil_a thing_n or_o matter_n that_o be_v if_o it_o have_v any_o disease_n or_o be_v sick_a for_o that_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n this_o be_v more_o than_o be_v say_v in_o leviticus_n where_o the_o word_n be_v for_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v acceptable_a for_o you_o for_o here_o he_o express_v the_o great_a disdain_n and_o abhorrence_n of_o such_o sacrifice_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o if_o there_o be_v find_v among_o you_o within_o any_o of_o thy_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o in_o any_o city_n or_o town_n within_o their_o country_n man_n or_o woman_n that_o have_v wrought_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n now_o he_o return_v to_o the_o business_n of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v the_o wickedness_n here_o say_v to_o be_v wrought_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o word_n in_o transgress_v his_o covenant_n for_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o he_o xx_o exod._n 22_o 33._o upon_o this_o all_o depend_v so_o that_o the_o whole_a covenant_n be_v void_a if_o they_o serve_v other_o god_n which_o be_v so_o foul_a a_o sin_n that_o he_o will_v have_v none_o spare_v who_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o maimonides_n think_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxxvii_o why_o he_o here_o say_v man_n or_o woman_n because_o man_n be_v natural_o more_o tender_a towards_o the_o female_a sex_n and_o inclinable_a to_o be_v favourable_a to_o they_o against_o which_o he_o warn_v they_o in_o case_n of_o idolatry_n and_o of_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n in_o which_o two_o case_n only_o he_o use_v these_o word_n he_o have_v show_v in_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v with_o he_o that_o seduce_v other_o to_o idolatry_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o pretend_a prophet_n or_o a_o private_a man_n v._o 1_o 9_o 10._o and_o then_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o a_o whole_a city_n that_o be_v seduce_v v._o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n and_o now_o he_o
to_o see_v that_o no_o king_n but_o one_o thus_o qualify_v be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n which_o when_o there_o be_v such_o a_o court_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v true_a though_o all_o the_o power_n which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o their_o sanhedrim_n over_o their_o king_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v admit_v but_o be_v a_o apparent_a figment_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o bible_n that_o their_o king_n have_v that_o very_a power_n which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o the_o sanhedrim_n particular_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o solomon_n by_o his_o own_o power_n put_v abiather_n out_o of_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n 1._o king_n ii_o 6_o 26._o which_o judgement_n the_o talmudist_n say_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n in_o like_a manner_n other_o king_n judge_v prophet_n which_o they_o appropriate_a to_o the_o same_o court_n ver._n 16._o but_o he_o shall_v not_o multiply_v horse_n to_o himself_o verse_n 16_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a number_n determine_v but_o the_o jew_n well_o resolve_v that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o keep_v they_o for_o mere_a pomp_n and_o state_n but_o only_o so_o many_o as_o be_v for_o use_v and_o service_n to_o draw_v his_o chariot_n for_o instance_n and_o for_o the_o guard_n of_o his_o person_n but_o he_o be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o he_o do_v not_o burden_v his_o people_n by_o too_o many_o under_o this_o or_o any_o other_o pretence_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o keep_v up_o a_o body_n of_o horse_n for_o war._n for_o among_o the_o jew_n their_o army_n consist_v altogether_o of_o footman_n there_o be_v no_o breed_n of_o horse_n in_o that_o country_n and_o their_o people_n who_o be_v all_o husbandman_n and_o shepherd_n be_v accustom_v to_o labour_n and_o to_o run_v as_o swift_o as_o a_o horse_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 18._o xviii_o 19_o 22_o etc._n etc._n certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n they_o have_v no_o horseman_n in_o their_o army_n for_o when_o absolom_n lose_v the_o battle_n and_o flee_v it_o be_v upon_o a_o mule_n that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o escape_n and_o though_o solomon_n be_v so_o prodigious_o rich_a that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v forty_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n for_o his_o chariot_n and_o twelve_o thousand_o horseman_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o yet_o succeed_a king_n can_v not_o keep_v up_o such_o a_o expense_n but_o when_o they_o have_v occasion_n send_v for_o succour_n from_o egypt_n which_o common_o consist_v of_o horseman_n now_o one_o of_o the_o reason_n the_o jew_n give_v why_o their_o king_n be_v not_o to_o multiply_v horse_n be_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n for_o a_o horse_n be_v a_o stately_a creature_n his_o rider_n be_v often_o swell_a with_o a_o high_a conceit_n of_o himself_o as_o more_o than_o one_o of_o the_o heathen_a have_v observe_v see_v bochart_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n lib._n ii_o cap._n ix_o nachmanides_n give_v another_o good_a reason_n lest_o he_o shall_v confide_v and_o trust_v in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o horseman_n more_o than_o in_o god_n see_v schikard_n in_o his_o mischpat_fw-la hammelech_n cap._n iii_o theorem_fw-la x._o but_o the_o chief_a reason_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n himself_o in_o the_o next_o word_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o go_v to_o egypt_n with_o which_o country_n it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o have_v familiarity_n nor_o cause_n the_o people_n to_o return_v to_o egypt_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v multiply_v horse_n send_v his_o people_n thither_o to_o buy_v horse_n for_o he_o it_o be_v a_o country_n which_o abound_v with_o they_o as_o judaea_n do_v with_o ass_n for_o when_o sheshak_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o the_o greek_a writer_n call_v sesostris_n come_v against_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v threescore_o thousand_o horseman_n in_o his_o army_n 2_o chron._n xii_o 3._o which_o show_v how_o they_o abound_v with_o horse_n in_o that_o country_n in_o those_o day_n though_o in_o after_o time_n they_o do_v not_o care_n to_o breed_v they_o they_o may_v indeed_o have_v have_v horse_n out_o of_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o egypt_n but_o not_o so_o easy_o nor_o so_o good_a which_o make_v solomon_n send_v thither_o and_o pharaoh_n set_v a_o great_a price_n upon_o they_o because_o he_o know_v their_o value_n and_o that_o they_o can_v not_o furnish_v themselves_o so_o easy_o with_o they_o elsewhere_o 1_o king_n x._o 28_o 29._o forasmuch_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v henceforth_o return_v no_o more_o that_o way_n or_o the_o first_o word_n may_v be_v render_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n as_o he_o do_v now_o by_o he_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o maintain_v traffic_n with_o the_o egyptian_n at_o lest_o while_o they_o continue_v idolater_n we_o read_v indeed_o that_o many_o jew_n go_v thither_o and_o vrijah_n the_o prophet_n flee_v thither_o xxvi_o jerem._n 21._o of_o which_o the_o jew_n give_v this_o account_n first_o some_o say_v this_o be_v but_o a_o temporary_a constitution_n which_o be_v not_o to_o last_v always_o second_o they_o distinguish_v about_o the_o way_n of_o return_v thither_o conceive_v that_o they_o may_v not_o go_v thither_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n but_o they_o may_v out_o of_o another_o country_n whither_o they_o be_v drive_v maimonides_n think_v they_o may_v go_v thither_o as_o merchant_n but_o not_o fix_v their_o dwell_n there_o but_o the_o true_a meaning_n be_v that_o they_o may_v not_o voluntary_o go_v thither_o upon_o any_o account_n at_o least_o while_o they_o remain_v as_o i_o say_v so_o corrupt_v in_o their_o religion_n and_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v at_o this_o present_a for_o there_o be_v a_o express_a law_n xviii_o levit._fw-la 3._o according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o egyptian_n you_o shall_v not_o do_v see_v schickardus_n in_o the_o forename_a place_n p._n 78._o whence_o those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n where_o when_o he_o say_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v full_a of_o horse_n he_o add_v their_o land_n also_o be_v full_a of_o idol_n two_o isaiah_n 7_o 8._o for_o by_o multiply_v the_o one_o they_o multiply_v the_o other_o and_o therefore_o though_o david_n do_v reserve_v some_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n which_o he_o take_v in_o his_o conquest_n for_o his_o own_o use_n yet_o no_o great_a number_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 4._o but_o still_o great_a man_n ride_v upon_o mule_n two_o sam._n xviii_o 9_o 1_o king_n i._n 33_o 38_o 41._o as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n v._o 10._o x._o 4._o xii_o 14._o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o neither_o shall_v he_o multiply_v wife_n to_o himself_o this_o be_v not_o a_o prohibition_n to_o take_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o but_o not_o to_o have_v a_o excessive_a number_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a king_n who_o solomon_n seem_v to_o have_v imitate_v i_o see_v no_o ground_n for_o what_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o he_o may_v have_v eighteen_o see_v schickard_n in_o the_o book_n abovenamed_a cap._n iii_o theor._n ix_o selden_n vxor_fw-la hebr._n lib._n i._n cap._n viii_o buxtorf_n de_fw-fr sponsal_n pars_fw-la i._o sect._n 40._o for_o the_o proof_n which_o r._n solomon_n and_o bechin_n give_v of_o it_o be_v very_o weak_a which_o be_v that_o david_n have_v already_o six_o wife_n 2_o sam._n v._o 13._o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o offend_v god_n he_o will_v moreover_o have_v give_v he_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n i_o e._n say_v they_o twice_o as_o many_o wife_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 8._o much_o less_o be_v there_o any_o ground_n for_o what_o they_o say_v that_o if_o he_o take_v more_o than_o this_o number_n he_o be_v to_o be_v scourge_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n as_o he_o be_v they_o pretend_v for_o the_o breach_n of_o any_o of_o these_o precept_n here_o mention_v see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ix_o n._n v._n which_o grotius_n indeed_o endeavour_v to_o soften_v by_o affirm_v that_o these_o lash_n be_v no_o disgrace_n to_o he_o because_o he_o receive_v they_o voluntary_o in_o token_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o scourge_v by_o the_o common_a executioner_n but_o by_o such_o a_o person_n as_o he_o himself_o choose_v to_o give_v this_o correction_n and_o he_o receive_v also_o such_o a_o number_n of_o stripe_n as_o he_o himself_o please_v and_o no_o more_o lib._n i._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n iii_o sect._n xx._n but_o this_o be_v direct_o against_o maimonides_n who_o say_v in_o downright_a word_n that_o the_o sanhedrim_n appoint_v this_o chastisement_n as_o selden_n observe_v in_o another_o place_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ix_o n._n v._o and_o there_o be_v no_o example_n in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n of_o