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and_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o tyrant_n by_o permission_n the_o first_o be_v send_v &_o anoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n &_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o realm_n wherein_o they_o reign_v but_o the_o other_o as_o scourge_n for_o to_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o those_o country_n wherein_o they_o tyrannize_v of_o such_o we_o may_v say_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o boniface_n the_o eight_o they_o enter_v in_o like_a fox_n rule_n like_o lion_n and_o die_v like_o dog_n and_o yet_o though_o they_o be_v wicked_a the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o bow_v their_o neck_n unto_o they_o because_o s._n paul_n say_v 1._o say_v rom._n 13_o 1._o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n for_o howsoever_o they_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n their_o sovereignty_n either_o active_o or_o passive_o be_v derive_v from_o god_n by_o who_o king_n do_v reign_v and_o this_o power_n of_o god_n thus_o communicate_v be_v in_o they_o absolute_a and_o independent_a judah_n as_o 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word_n there_o be_v two_o question_n propound_v the_o first_o be_v by_o jew_n who_o deny_v this_o prophecy_n of_o the_o come_n of_o messiah_n to_o be_v fulfil_v and_o the_o second_o by_o christian_n who_o demand_v how_o this_o prophecy_n of_o judah_n be_v accomplish_v for_o the_o first_o when_o the_o jew_n since_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v urge_v with_o this_o text_n of_o scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o messiah_n be_v already_o come_v they_o cavil_v and_o say_v that_o by_o the_o word_n shebeth_n which_o signify_v a_o sceptre_n or_o a_o rod_n be_v only_o understand_v that_o affliction_n which_o the_o jew_n shall_v endure_v till_o messiah_n indeed_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o shebeth_n or_o a_o rod_n betoken_v
manifest_a that_o she_o aim_v at_o glory_n and_o victory_n over_o her_o sister_n not_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o propagation_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n from_o this_o example_n of_o jacob_n some_o have_v conclude_v that_o polygamy_n be_v lawful_a unto_o us._n but_o let_v such_o opinionist_n know_v that_o a_o general_n canon_n can_v be_v infringe_v by_o a_o particular_a example_n if_o we_o can_v claim_v the_o same_o dispensation_n that_o the_o patriarch_n have_v than_o i_o grant_v that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v many_o wife_n but_o we_o can_v for_o now_o there_o be_v no_o nation_n more_o peculiarlie_o god_n people_n then_o another_o as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n 35._o christ_n acts._n 10_o 35._o but_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v he_o &_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o he_o furthermore_o our_o saviour_n cancel_v the_o dispensation_n when_o he_o say_v concern_v the_o husband_n &_o the_o wife_n 19.5_o wife_n mat._n 19.5_o they_o twain_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n not_o only_o now_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v against_o polygamy_n but_o it_o seem_v also_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o by_o socrates_n be_v call_v a_o permanent_a and_o firm_a edict_n of_o god_n and_o by_o s._n paul_n the_o law_n write_v in_o our_o member_n cause_v the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v infidel_n to_o make_v decree_n against_o polygamy_n nuptijs_fw-la polygamy_n cod._n lib._n 5._o alt_z 5._o de_fw-la incestis_fw-la &_o inutilibus_fw-la nuptijs_fw-la brade_v such_o with_o infamy_n as_o have_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o and_o when_o as_o 31._o as_o socrat._n in_o hystor_n eccles_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 31._o valentinian_n a_o christian_a emperor_n to_o cover_v his_o own_o filthiness_n have_v beside_o his_o legitimate_a wife_n severa_fw-la take_v also_o to_o wife_n a_o young_a maid_n call_v justina_n make_v a_o law_n that_o every_o man_n may_v lawful_o have_v two_o wife_n this_o law_n publish_v by_o he_o be_v not_o only_o reject_v 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judge_v his_o people_n may_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n be_v paraphrase_a first_fw-mi dans_fw-fr tribe_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n shall_v afford_v a_o judge_n or_o one_o that_o shall_v be_v a_o prince_n and_o ruler_n of_o his_o people_n this_o be_v accomplish_v in_o 16.31_o in_o judg._n 16.31_o samson_n who_o judge_v israel_n twenty_o year_n and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a glory_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n for_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n simeon_n gad_n and_o as_a be_v the_o more_o ignoble_a because_o god_n do_v not_o raise_v up_o any_o out_o of_o they_o to_o judge_v israel_n second_o dan_n shall_v judge_v his_o people_n that_o be_v to_o say_v locum_fw-la say_v rab_n solomon_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la one_o of_o his_o family_n shall_v be_v avenge_v upon_o the_o philistine_n for_o their_o hatred_n and_o cruelty_n against_o israel_n and_o this_o be_v samson_n than_o who_o never_o be_v there_o any_o israelite_n more_o miraculous_o victorious_a 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out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n herein_o teach_v we_o first_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o a_o accepter_n of_o person_n for_o the_o ostentation_n of_o birth_n and_o parentage_n in_o his_o eye_n be_v but_o a_o bubble_n and_o worldly_a possession_n and_o wealth_n like_o chaff_n or_o dust_n before_o the_o wind_n second_o he_o instruct_v hereby_o all_o great_a family_n how_o they_o shall_v behave_v themselves_o towards_o their_o inferior_n judah_n though_o he_o have_v the_o kingdom_n though_o joseph_n have_v obtain_v the_o birthright_n and_o though_o levi_n be_v invest_v in_o the_o priesthood_n yet_o must_v neither_o levi_n joseph_n nor_o judah_n contemn_v dan_n the_o son_n of_o a_o concubine_n because_o he_o also_o as_o well_o as_o they_o shall_v judge_v his_o people_n and_o deliver_v israel_n it_o be_v ordinary_a among_o we_o one_o to_o debase_v another_o as_o the_o ephraimite_n do_v the_o gileadit_n say_v 12.4_o say_v judg._n 12.4_o you_o gileadite_n be_v runagate_n of_o ephraim_n among_o the_o ephramite_n and_o among_o the_o manassite_n so_o the_o nobleman_n scorn_v the_o gentleman_n and_o the_o gentleman_n overlooke_v the_o farmer_n as_o the_o jew_n contemn_v the_o galilean_n and_o all_o this_o be_v because_o of_o a_o little_a eminency_n in_o birth_n and_o blood_n which_o be_v nothing_o for_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o in_o nature_n between_o one_o man_n and_o another_o i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o king_n who_o be_v too_o too_o much_o conceit_v of_o his_o own_o worth_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o descent_n and_o he_o on_o a_o time_n do_v boast_v that_o he_o can_v draw_v his_o pedigree_n even_o from_o noah_n ark_n his_o fool_n or_o jester_n hear_v he_o answer_v he_o thus_o then_o of_o necessity_n we_o be_v kinsman_n for_o my_o ancestor_n likewise_o come_v from_o thence_o and_o thus_o be_v his_o vainglory_n check_v by_o the_o tongue_n of_o follie_n this_o world_n be_v a_o theatre_n the_o earth_n be_v a_o stage_n our_o life_n a_o tragedy_n and_o 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nor_o wealth_n she_o be_v tie_v to_o neither_o for_o as_o worthy_a man_n both_o for_o policy_n at_o home_n as_o for_o war_n abroad_o have_v be_v breed_v in_o cottage_n as_o in_o palace_n as_o then_o jacob_n will_v not_o that_o dan_n shall_v be_v contemn_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o son_n for_o his_o mother_n sake_n who_o be_v but_o rahels_n handmaid_n so_o god_n will_v that_o such_o as_o be_v of_o great_a birth_n shall_v forbear_v to_o vilify_v other_o of_o mean_a descent_n because_o in_o his_o sight_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o mankind_n the_o king_n &_o the_o beggar_n be_v all_o one_o dan_fw-mi shall_v be_v a_o serpent_n by_o the_o way_n &_o a_o adder_n by_o the_o path_n bite_v the_o horse_n heel_n so_o that_o his_o rider_n shall_v fall_v backward_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v both_o general_o
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wine_n or_o of_o the_o colour_n as_o ink_n or_o of_o the_o smell_n as_o oil_n but_o water_n when_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o leave_v neither_o substance_n nor_o taste_v nor_o colour_n nor_o smell_v behind_o it_o so_o reuben_n be_v utter_o bereave_v of_o all_o his_o prerogative_n the_o birthright_n the_o priesthood_n and_o the_o kingdom_n but_o i_o think_v that_o the_o first_o exposition_n be_v most_o consonant_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o jacob_n who_o have_v first_o in_o these_o word_n thou_o be_v light_a as_o water_n lay_v open_v his_o intemperancie_n do_v in_o this_o speech_n follow_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v excellent_a punish_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o preheminencie_n because_o thou_o wente_v up_o to_o thy_o father_n bed_n &c_n &c_n here_o jacob_n give_v instance_n of_o reubens_n lightness_n for_o which_o he_o be_v deserve_o degrade_v and_o put_v from_o all_o his_o prerogative_n the_o history_n of_o his_o offence_n be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o five_o and_o thirtith_a chapter_n of_o genesis_n 35.22_o genesis_n gen._n 35.22_o there_o it_o be_v write_v that_o when_o jacob_n dwell_v beyond_o migdal-ede_a reuben_n go_v and_o lie_v with_o bilha_n his_o father_n concubine_n and_o it_o come_v to_o israel_n ear_n in_o which_o foul_a and_o detestable_a act_n three_o sin_n be_v enfold_v first_o adultery_n in_o that_o he_o violate_v another_o man_n wife_n for_o bilha_n howsoever_o she_o be_v call_v a_o concubine_n yet_o she_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o jacob_n this_o only_a be_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o name_n a_o wife_n be_v she_o that_o be_v first_o a_o freewoman_n and_o public_o marry_v a_o concubine_n a_o bordwoman_n and_o only_o private_o contract_v second_o incest_n for_o he_o leie_v with_o his_o father_n wife_n who_o be_v therefore_o his_o mother_n in_o law_n this_o be_v a_o vile_a sin_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o s._n paul_n exaggeration_n of_o it_o say_v 5.12_o say_v 1._o cor._n 5.12_o it_o be_v hear_v certain_o that_o there_o be_v fornication_n among_o you_o &_o such_o fornication_n as_o be_v not_o once_o name_v among_o the_o gentile_n that_o one_o shall_v have_v his_o father_n wife_n and_o afterward_o he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v determine_v in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o deliver_v he_o that_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n unto_o satan_n three_o contumely_n for_o reuben_n be_v so_o far_o from_o honour_v his_o father_n which_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o child_n that_o herein_o he_o dishonour_v he_o in_o defile_v his_o bed_n even_o as_o afterward_o 16._o afterward_o 2._o sam._n 16._o absalon_n do_v in_o lie_v with_o his_o father_n concubine_n 5.18_o concubine_n isa_n 5.18_o woe_n unto_o they_o say_v isaiah_n that_o draw_v iniquity_n with_o cord_n of_o vanity_n and_o sin_n as_o with_o cartrope_n reuben_n then_o must_v needs_o be_v curse_v in_o join_v these_o three_o sin_n together_o adultery_n incest_n &_o contumely_n for_o with_o three_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o three_o great_a dignity_n the_o birthright_n the_o priesthood_n and_o the_o kingdom_n in_o this_o speech_n of_o jacob_n to_o reuben_n we_o may_v observe_v four_o thing_n first_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n do_v very_o sharp_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o fault_n wherein_o we_o gather_v that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o wise_a father_n to_o censure_n &_o rebuke_v a_o wicked_a son_n and_o to_o chastise_v he_o according_a to_o his_o merit_n for_o such_o as_o soothe_v their_o son_n in_o their_o folly_n and_o wink_v at_o their_o child_n misdemeanour_n be_v ever_o by_o they_o as_o just_a scourge_v beat_v for_o their_o connivencie_n remember_v 3._o remember_v 1._o san_n 3._o heli_n remember_v 13.14_o remember_v 2_o sam._n 13.14_o david_n heli_n lay_v the_o reins_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o two_o son_n they_o run_v into_o slander_n and_o he_o stay_v they_o not_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o eli_n that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o house_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v with_o sacrifice_n nor_o offering_n for_o ever_o and_o what_o a_o lamentable_a end_n befall_v both_o he_o and_o his_o son_n they_o be_v both_o slay_v in_o the_o battle_n against_o the_o philistine_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o eli_n himself_o astonish_v with_o the_o report_n fall_v backward_o and_o break_v his_o neck_n as_o for_o david_n it_o be_v the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o absolom_n who_o he_o so_o dear_o love_v and_o therefore_o too_o easy_o pardon_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n ammon_n shall_v rise_v up_o to_o trouble_v all_o israel_n and_o spoil_v he_o of_o his_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n we_o therefore_o say_v the_o wiseman_n 30.11.12.13_o wiseman_n ecclus._n 30.11.12.13_o laugh_v not_o with_o thy_o son_n lest_o thou_o be_v sorry_a with_o he_o and_o lest_o thou_o gnash_v thy_o tooth_n in_o the_o end_n give_v he_o no_o liberty_n in_o his_o youth_n and_o wink_v not_o at_o his_o folly_n bow_n down_o his_o neck_n while_o he_o be_v young_a and_o beat_v he_o on_o the_o side_n while_o he_o be_v a_o child_n lest_o he_o wax_v stubborn_a and_o be_v disobedient_a unto_o thou_o and_o so_o bring_v sorrow_n unto_o thy_o heart_n chastise_v thy_o child_n and_o be_v diligent_a therein_o lest_o his_o shame_n grieve_v thou_o also_o solomon_n say_v 22.13_o say_v pro._n 22.13_o foolishness_n be_v bind_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o child_n but_o the_o rod_n of_o correction_n shall_v drive_v it_o away_o from_o he_o in_o this_o excellent_a aphorism_n of_o the_o wiseman_n we_o may_v see_v how_o all_o child_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o 51.1_o their_o psal_n 51.1_o inbred_a and_o natural_a corruption_n draw_v from_o the_o loin_n and_o teat_n of_o their_o parent_n be_v prove_v and_o addict_v to_o sin_n 15.25_o sin_n exod._n 15.25_o but_o correction_n alter_v nature_n and_o cast_v they_o in_o a_o new_a mould_n like_o
tribulation_n &_o oppression_n for_o so_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o second_o psalm_n where_o david_n say_v 2.9_o say_v psal_n 2.9_o thou_o shall_v bruise_v they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n &_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n yet_o it_o can_v bear_v that_o meaning_n in_o this_o place_n for_o the_o word_n follow_v nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n do_v show_v that_o it_o be_v here_o take_v for_o a_o sceptre_n rather_o than_o the_o rod_n of_o affliction_n second_o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n read_v the_o word_n thus_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n after_o that_o messiah_n be_v come_v for_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v restore_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n thus_o they_o imagine_v and_o dream_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o temporal_a monarch_n but_o this_o do_v flat_o repugn_v both_o the_o meaning_n of_o jacob_n &_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n which_o can_v bear_v any_o such_o interpretation_n three_o rabbi_n solomon_n grant_v that_o according_a to_o this_o prophecy_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v continue_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n till_o messiah_n come_v but_o yet_o he_o deni_v that_o messiah_n be_v come_v because_o as_o yet_o in_o those_o region_n which_o lie_v about_o media_n assiria_n babylon_n and_o mount_v caucasus_n the_o jew_n have_v regiment_n and_o principality_n but_o this_o be_v most_o ridiculous_a for_o it_o be_v notorious_o evident_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o they_o have_v no_o commonwealth_n in_o chanaan_n the_o land_n of_o promise_n of_o which_o place_n only_a jacob_n speak_v &_o if_o they_o have_v any_o regiment_n in_o the_o province_n about_o media_n assiriah_n babylon_n &_o mount_v caucasus_n it_o be_v not_o absolute_a for_o they_o be_v tributary_n and_o subject_n to_o other_o king_n as_o to_o the_o persian_a the_o great_a turk_n &_o other_o four_o some_o hebrew_n take_v shiloh_n for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o that_o city_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n continue_v a_o long_a time_n whereupon_o they_o make_v this_o exposition_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v that_o be_v to_o say_v till_o saul_n be_v anoint_v king_n in_o shiloh_n and_o till_o hieroboam_n be_v make_v king_n over_o israel_n in_o this_o short_a gloss_n there_o be_v many_o error_n first_o neither_o saul_n nor_o hieroboan_n be_v create_v king_n in_o shiloh_n but_o 10.17_o but_o 1._o sam._n 10.17_o the_o one_o in_o nizpeh_n 12.25_o nizpeh_n 1._o reg._n 12.25_o the_o other_o in_o sichem_n second_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o affirm_v that_o the_o sceptre_n be_v take_v from_o judah_n and_o give_v to_o saul_n before_o judah_n have_v any_o regal_a authority_n for_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o while_n israel_n be_v rule_v by_o judge_n most_o of_o they_o be_v of_o other_o tribe_n judahs_n authority_n over_o his_o brethren_n begin_v to_o be_v absolute_a only_o in_o david_n &_o his_o posterity_n &_o as_o for_o hieroboam_n though_o the_o 12_o the_o 1._o reg._n 12_o ten_o tribe_n call_v he_o unto_o the_o assembly_n and_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n yet_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n &_o benjamin_n follow_v the_o house_n of_o david_n in_o which_o family_n the_o sceptre_n continue_v till_o the_o come_n of_o shiloh_n three_o shiloh_n the_o city_n in_o the_o time_n of_o k._n saul_n be_v forsake_v and_o become_v desolate_a the_o come_n of_o shiloh_n then_o be_v improper_o take_v for_o the_o ruin_n and_o desolation_n thereof_o five_o some_o by_o shiloh_n understand_v nabuchadnezzer_n the_o king_n of_o the_o chaldean_n who_o be_v send_v by_o god_n to_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o hieremiah_n &_o ezechiel_n therefore_o say_v they_o this_o be_v jacobs_n meaning_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v he_o shall_v bereave_v judah_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o jul._n in_o 2._o reg._n 25._o cyril_n alex._n lib._n 8._o cont_n jul._n k._n zedekiah_n who_o have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o be_v bind_v and_o carry_v away_o captive_a to_o babylon_n after_o who_o say_v they_o no_o of_o david_n posterity_n reign_v over_o the_o jew_n this_o be_v also_o the_o opinion_n of_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la as_o cyrill_n say_v here_o we_o may_v see_v the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n who_o rather_o they_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v the_o messiah_n to_o be_v come_v will_v wrest_v the_o scripture_n against_o all_o reason_n that_o by_o shiloh_n can_v be_v mean_v nabuchadnezzar_n the_o word_n follow_v be_v a_o pregnant_a proof_n which_o be_v these_o and_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o he_o or_o according_a to_o s._n hieroms_n translation_n he_o shall_v be_v the_o expectation_n of_o the_o gentile_n now_o this_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n for_o all_o nation_n be_v so_o far_o from_o desirng_n or_o expect_v he_o as_o they_o account_v he_o a_o most_o deadly_a enemy_n and_o a_o bloody_a tyrant_n rejoice_v over_o he_o when_o he_o be_v fall_v into_o misery_n say_v 14.12_o say_v isa_n 14.12_o how_o be_v thou_o fall_v from_o heaven_n o_o lucifer_n again_o whereas_o they_o affirm_v that_o after_o the_o captivity_n of_o zedekiah_n none_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n or_o lineage_n of_o david_n sway_v the_o jewish_a sceptre_n i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a untruth_n for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n the_o jew_n that_o remain_v for_o seaventie_o year_n be_v permit_v to_o choose_v themselves_o a_o governor_n of_o the_o house_n judah_n who_o they_o call_v manmonoth_v call_v thalmud_n in_o tract_n sanh-ca_a dinei_n manmonoth_v reschgaluta_n and_o after_o their_o delierie_a 1.1_o delierie_a ezr._n 2.2_o agg._n 1.1_o zerubabel_n the_o son_n of_o selathiel_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o judah_n and_o a_o captain_n nad_z lawgiver_n to_o the_o people_n last_o some_o of_o they_o say_v that_o this_o promise_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o regal_a authority_n in_o judah_n until_o the_o messiah_n come_v be_v only_o conditional_a if_o their_o sin_n do_v not_o deserve_v otherwise_o but_o no_o such_o condition_n can_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o jacob_n for_o he_o speak_v absolute_o that_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v furthermore_o though_o god_n sometime_o make_v both_o conditional_a promise_n and_o commination_n yet_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o promise_n concern_v the_o messiah_n be_v ever_o absolute_a as_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o the_o root_n or_o stock_n of_o david_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n and_o that_o till_o the_o come_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a shiloh_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n concern_v the_o second_o question_n it_o arise_v among_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n who_o be_v much_o trouble_v about_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o prophecy_n namely_o how_o and_o when_o it_o take_v place_n the_o israelite_n have_v four_o kind_n of_o governement_n the_o first_o by_o moses_n and_o josuah_n who_o be_v captain_n and_o this_o continue_v threescore_o and_o six_o year_n for_o moses_n rule_v they_o forty_o year_n and_o josuah_n twenty_o six_o the_o second_o be_v by_o judge_n from_o othoniel_n unto_o samuel_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n the_o three_o by_o king_n till_o the_o captivity_n to_o wit_n from_o saul_n to_o zedechiah_n five_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o year_n &_o the_o four_o by_o priest_n that_o be_v as_o king_n until_o herod_n five_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n now_o these_o alteration_n of_o the_o state_n of_o israel_n be_v consider_v wherein_o we_o find_v that_o unless_o it_o be_v only_o under_o the_o king_n the_o government_n be_v least_o of_o all_o exercise_v by_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n i_o will_v know_v how_o this_o can_v be_v justify_v that_o the_o sceptre_n do_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o messiah_n come_v eusebius_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o by_o these_o word_n of_o jacob_n euangel_n euseb_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-la praepar_fw-la euangel_n the_o sceptre_n be_v not_o strict_o and_o necessary_o tie_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n till_o the_o come_n of_o messiah_n but_o only_o a_o principality_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n which_o may_v be_v though_o the_o other_o tribe_n have_v sometime_o the_o regal_a authority_n but_o this_o be_v not_o probable_a for_o the_o word_n sceptre_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o regal_a rod_n or_o as_o the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o a_o prince_n do_v manifest_o note_v a_o supreme_a power_n &_o sovereignty_n now_o how_o can_v judah_n have_v the_o principality_n or_o be_v account_v the_o
chief_a tribe_n when_o another_o have_v the_o imperial_a authority_n see_v then_o that_o till_o the_o time_n of_o david_n the_o sceptre_n be_v never_o in_o judah_n but_o only_o when_o othoniel_n and_o ibzah_n do_v judge_n israel_n how_o can_v the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n be_v fulfil_v this_o exposition_n of_o eusebius_n then_o do_v no_o whit_n at_o all_o clear_a this_o point_n in_o controversy_n wherefore_o i_o think_v with_o pererius_n that_o the_o meaning_n of_o jacob_n be_v this_o when_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v absolute_o possess_v of_o the_o sceptre_n it_o shall_v keep_v it_o continual_o till_o shiloh_n come_v there_o be_v a_o beginning_n of_o judahs_n principality_n when_o after_o the_o death_n of_o josuah_n his_o tribe_n be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o be_v as_o a_o captain_n to_o the_o rest_n and_o likewise_o in_o the_o government_n of_o othoniel_n and_o ibzah_n but_o when_o david_n be_v anoint_v and_o install_v then_o be_v the_o sceptre_n confirm_v in_o he_o and_o entail_v as_o it_o be_v to_o his_o posterity_n wherein_o it_o continue_v without_o any_o interruption_n till_o zedekiah_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o babylon_n but_o afterward_o how_o it_o remain_v until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o family_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o great_a matter_n in_o question_n as_o i_o say_v before_o all_o those_o seventie_o year_n wherein_o the_o jew_n be_v captive_n in_o babylon_n those_o that_o be_v leave_v behind_o by_o nabuzaradan_a to_o dress_v the_o vine_n and_o to_o till_o the_o land_n have_v evermore_o license_v to_o choose_v themselves_o a_o governor_n of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n who_o they_o call_v reschgaluta_n and_o after_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n zerubabel_n of_o the_o same_o tribe_n be_v their_o captain_n and_o other_o after_o he_o until_o we_o come_v down_o to_o the_o maccabee_n who_o be_v both_o captain_n and_o priest_n for_o that_o they_o be_v as_o rabbi_n kimhi_n hold_v apostate_n rab._n cimhi_n come_v in_o agg_n joseph_n lib._n 13._o &_o 14._o antiq_n cyrill_n lib._n 8._o cont_n julian._n apostate_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o by_o the_o father_n side_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n and_o from_o these_o man_n down_o to_o hircanus_n and_o aristobulus_n who_o herod_n slay_v there_o continue_v still_o the_o same_o line_n as_o josephus_n declare_v s._n cyrill_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o posterity_n of_o zerubabel_n hold_v the_o sceptre_n and_o exercise_v princely_a authority_n till_o herod_n but_o josephus_n that_o write_v the_o history_n of_o that_o nation_n avouch_v the_o contrary_a affirm_v that_o the_o chief_a government_n be_v in_o the_o maccabee_n and_o their_o line_n who_o be_v of_o levi_n and_o that_o aristobulus_n the_o son_n of_o hircanus_n the_o son_n of_o simon_n be_v the_o first_o levite_n that_o wear_v a_o crown_n in_o who_o race_n it_o continue_v till_o the_o reign_n of_o herod_n if_o then_o the_o levite_n sway_v the_o sceptre_n 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