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another_o learned_a person_n andraeas_n masius_n upon_o the_o xiith_z of_o joshua_n can_v be_v confute_v which_o be_v that_o when_o the_o ammonite_n drive_v out_o that_o monstrous_a sort_n of_o people_n mention_v ii_o 21._o og_n may_v possible_o escape_v and_o so_o be_v say_v here_o to_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o giant_n who_o fly_v hither_o to_o the_o amorites_n be_v make_v their_o king_n because_o of_o his_o goodly_a presence_n and_o great_a valour_n but_o the_o ammonite_n keep_v his_o bedstead_n and_o show_v it_o as_o a_o monument_n of_o that_o illustrious_a victory_n which_o they_o get_v over_o the_o rephaim_n or_o as_o they_o call_v they_o the_o zamzummims_n in_o that_o country_n nine_o cubit_n be_v the_o length_n thereof_o and_o four_o cubit_n be_v the_o breadth_n thereof_o this_o be_v mention_v to_o show_v of_o what_o a_o vast_a stature_n og_n be_v for_o bedstead_n be_v according_a to_o the_o common_a custom_n make_v a_o three_o part_n long_o than_o the_o 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it_o etc._n etc._n according_a to_o their_o own_o desire_n but_o on_o condition_n they_o shall_v help_v their_o brethren_n to_o conquer_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n see_v xxxii_o numb_a 20_o 21_o 22._o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o but_o your_o wife_n and_o your_o little_a one_o and_o your_o cattle_n for_o i_o know_v you_o have_v much_o cattle_n shall_v abide_v in_o your_o city_n which_o i_o have_v give_v you_o see_v xxxii_o numb_a 16_o 24_o 26._o verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o until_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v rest_n unto_o your_o brethren_n as_o well_o as_o unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n bring_v they_o to_o a_o settlement_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o give_v they_o a_o peaceable_a possession_n of_o it_o after_o which_o we_o read_v that_o joshua_n dismiss_v these_o tribe_n and_o send_v they_o to_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n xxii_o josh_n 4._o verse_n 21_o ver._n 21._o and_o i_o command_v joshua_n at_o that_o time_n about_o that_o time_n when_o by_o god_n order_n he_o appoint_v joshua_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n and_o take_v he_o to_o be_v his_o associate_n in_o the_o government_n xxvii_o numb_a 18_o etc._n etc._n thy_o eye_n have_v see_v all_o that_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o these_o two_o king_n so_o shall_v the_o lord_n do_v unto_o all_o the_o kingdom_n whither_o thou_o pass_v this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o charge_n which_o by_o god_n command_n he_o give_v to_o joshua_n at_o that_o time_n xxvii_o numb_a 19_o 23._o ver._n 22._o you_o shall_v not_o fear_v they_o for_o the_o lord_z your_o verse_n 22_o god_n fight_v for_o you_o this_o be_v part_n of_o the_o charge_n itself_o which_o he_o have_v hear_v he_o give_v all_o the_o people_n eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n ago_o i._o 21_o 29_o 30._o ver._n 23._o and_o i_o beseech_v the_o lord_n at_o that_o time_n verse_n 23_o saying_n be_v tell_v by_o god_n at_o the_o same_o time_n xxvii_o numb_a 12_o 13._o that_o he_o shall_v short_o die_v and_o only_o see_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o not_o enter_v into_o it_o moses_n make_v his_o humble_a supplication_n to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v not_o execute_v the_o sentence_n which_o he_o have_v denounce_v against_o he_o for_o the_o word_n beseech_v signify_v supplication_n to_o one_o that_o be_v offend_v ver._n 24._o o_o lord_n god_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v verse_n 24_o thy_o servant_n thy_o greatness_n and_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n in_o subdue_a the_o two_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n for_o what_o god_n be_v there_o in_o heaven_n or_o in_o earth_n that_o can_v do_v according_a to_o thy_o work_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o might_n he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o those_o time_n when_o man_n worship_v many_o god_n of_o several_a sort_n none_o of_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v be_v able_a to_o bring_v to_o pass_v such_o thing_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v ver._n 25._o i_o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o good_a verse_n 25_o land_n that_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n to_o see_v be_v here_o to_o enjoy_v it_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v to_o do_v for_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v up_o into_o a_o mountain_n and_o behold_v it_o but_o threaten_v he_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o it_o which_o threaten_v he_o may_v well_o think_v be_v reversible_a as_o other_o have_v be_v against_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n upon_o his_o prayer_n for_o they_o though_o they_o have_v more_o high_o offend_v the_o divine_a majesty_n than_o he_o have_v do_v for_o though_o he_o doubt_v at_o the_o first_o especial_o when_o he_o see_v no_o water_n come_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n at_o the_o first_o stroke_n yet_o he_o present_o recover_v himself_o and_o smite_v it_o the_o second_o time_n believe_v god_n will_v relieve_v they_o that_o goodly_a mountain_n most_o think_v that_o he_o desire_v to_o go_v so_o far_o into_o it_o as_o to_o see_v the_o place_n where_o god_n intend_v to_o settle_v his_o divine_a presence_n which_o prove_v to_o be_v mount_n moriah_n but_o nothing_o be_v know_v of_o this_o a_o long_a time_n after_o unless_o we_o suppose_v it_o be_v reveal_v unto_o he_o that_o where_o abraham_n offer_v isaac_n there_o the_o lord_n will_v dwell_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o he_o mean_v that_o goodly_a country_n full_a of_o noble_a mountain_n for_o thus_o the_o word_n mountain_n be_v often_o use_v particular_o xiii_o numb_a 29._o where_o the_o spy_n say_v the_o amorites_n dwell_v in_o the_o mountain_n i._n e._n in_o that_o mountainous_a part_n of_o canaan_n and_o lebanon_n he_o desire_v to_o go_v through_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o far_o as_o lebanon_n which_o be_v the_o most_o northerly_a part_n of_o it_o famous_a for_o goodly_a cedar_n as_o the_o mountain_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v in_o the_o south_n of_o canaan_n verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o but_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a with_o i_o for_o your_o sake_n see_v i_o 37._o and_o will_v not_o hear_v i_o refuse_v to_o grant_v my_o petition_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o let_v it_o suffice_v thou_o 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that_o i_o will_v bring_v my_o people_n thither_o under_o his_o conduct_n though_o i_o deny_v thou_o entrance_n into_o it_o ver._n 29._o so_o we_o abide_v in_o the_o valley_n over_o against_o verse_n 29_o beth-peor_a it_o be_v likely_a that_o there_o be_v a_o temple_n build_v to_o baal-peor_n which_o front_v this_o valley_n for_o so_o beth_n signify_v a_o house_n or_o temple_n of_o peor_n which_o give_v the_o name_n to_o a_o city_n wherein_o it_o stand_v which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o reubenites_n xiii_o josh_n 20._o in_o this_o valley_n moses_n be_v bury_v xxxiv_o 6._o where_o he_o make_v this_o most_o excellent_a exhortation_n to_o all_o the_o people_n chap._n iu._n verse_n 1._o now_o therefore_o hearken_v o_o israel_n having_n verse_n 1_o commemorate_a several_a benefit_n which_o god_n have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o since_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n at_o mount_n sinai_n with_o several_a severe_a punishment_n which_o 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18_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o keep_v all_o his_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o they_o keep_v themselves_o from_o idolatry_n unless_o they_o also_o execute_v his_o vengeance_n upon_o idolater_n for_o the_o inflict_a the_o punishment_n beforenamed_n be_v as_o right_v in_o his_o eye_n as_o the_o observance_n of_o any_o other_o of_o his_o precept_n chap._n fourteen_o verse_n 1._o you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o verse_n 1_o god_n so_o the_o lord_n have_v own_v they_o to_o be_v when_o he_o send_v moses_n unto_o pharaoh_n to_o command_v he_o to_o dismiss_v israel_n tell_v he_o he_o be_v his_o son_n even_o his_o first-born_a iv_o exod._n 22_o 23._o this_o be_v a_o good_a reason_n therefore_o why_o they_o shall_v own_v no_o other_o god_n but_o he_o and_o consequent_o follow_v none_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o idolatrous_a people_n but_o be_v whole_o govern_v by_o his_o law_n you_o shall_v not_o cut_v yourselves_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o forbid_v the_o make_v any_o incision_n in_o their_o body_n as_o the_o heathen_a do_v at_o least_o in_o future_a time_n who_o mark_v themselves_o thereby_o to_o belong_v to_o such_o and_o such_o god_n for_o the_o israelite_n have_v receive_v the_o mark_n of_o god_n in_o their_o flesh_n by_o circumcision_n which_o oblige_v they_o to_o receive_v no_o other_o if_o the_o follow_a word_n do_v not_o plain_o determine_v this_o to_o their_o cut_a themselves_o for_o the_o dead_a which_o have_v be_v sufficient_o explain_v in_o xix_o levit._fw-la 28._o yet_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o note_v that_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la expound_v this_o of_o incision_n here_o and_o there_o for_o idolatry_n and_o it_o may_v be_v further_o observe_v that_o the_o heathen_a be_v wont_a to_o cut_v themselves_o in_o pang_n of_o devotion_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 28._o as_o well_o as_o when_o they_o be_v full_a of_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n 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razor_n or_o they_o use_v any_o art_n by_o plaster_n or_o ointment_n to_o make_v the_o hair_n fall_v off_o it_o be_v the_o same_o crime_n as_o maimonides_n say_v that_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o idolatry_n for_o this_o be_v practise_v not_o mere_o to_o make_v themselves_o look_v rueful_o but_o there_o be_v some_o respect_n to_o their_o god_n in_o it_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n it_o be_v here_o prohibit_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o after_o time_n the_o gentile_n pull_v off_o their_o hair_n or_o cut_v it_o off_o and_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o face_n or_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o dead_a or_o in_o their_o sepulcher_n to_o pacify_v the_o infernal_a god_n we_o find_v instance_n of_o it_o in_o homer_n and_o likewise_o they_o make_v incision_n in_o their_o flesh_n and_o spill_v their_o blood_n at_o funeral_n with_o the_o same_o intention_n to_o appease_v the_o god_n below_o and_o make_v they_o kind_a to_o the_o dead_a see_v our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n lib._n ii_o cap._n xii_o sect._n 2_o 3._o all_o which_o show_v that_o moses_n still_o pursue_v the_o argument_n which_o he_o begin_v at_o the_o six_o chapter_n and_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o to_o press_v upon_o they_o the_o strict_a observance_n of_o the_o first_o commandment_n insomuch_o that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o use_v any_o of_o the_o rite_n which_o be_v use_v at_o their_o funeral_n by_o those_o that_o worship_v other_o god_n ver._n 2._o for_o thou_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_z verse_n 2_o thy_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n unto_o himself_o above_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n the_o very_a same_o word_n in_o a_o manner_n we_o have_v before_o
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worship_v they_o to_o god_n who_o they_o know_v not_o or_o as_o the_o word_n may_v be_v translate_v god_n that_o know_v not_o they_o that_o be_v have_v never_o bestow_v any_o benefit_n upon_o they_o for_o as_o it_o follow_v they_o be_v new_a god_n never_o before_o hear_v of_o by_o their_o ancestor_n new_a god_n that_o new_o come_v up_o such_o as_o jeroboam_n calf_n invent_v out_o of_o his_o own_o brain_n and_o the_o god_n of_o other_o nation_n moloch_n and_o baal_n which_o be_v new_a to_o the_o israelite_n and_o have_v not_o be_v know_v among_o they_o for_o the_o doemon_n god_n be_v of_o no_o great_a antiquity_n bel_n or_o baal_n as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o the_o chaldee_n dialect_n the_o first_o king_n of_o babel_n after_o nimrod_n be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v ever_o deify_v as_o mr._n mede_n observe_v or_o repute_v a_o god_n after_o his_o death_n whence_o all_o other_o daemon_n be_v call_v baalim_fw-la as_o all_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v call_v caesar_n from_o the_o first_o 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