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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o pihel_n signify_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o kall_n didicit_fw-la in_o pihel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o cause_v he_o to_o learn_v dan._n 1._o 3_o 4._o nabuchadnezzar_n command_v also_o penaz_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o teach_v they_o learning_n and_o the_o language_n of_o chaldea_n that_o honourable_a courtier_n be_v not_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o teach_v the_o child_n of_o the_o captivity_n himself_o but_o he_o do_v it_o by_o other_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n say_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v cure_v naaman_n of_o his_o leprosy_n the_o maid_n expon_v it_o thou_o shall_v cure_v he_o by_o another_o elisha_n shall_v cure_v he_o pilate_n scourge_v jesus_n but_o livius_n say_v the_o judge_n say_v to_o a_o burrio_fw-la i._o lictor_n colliga_fw-la manus_fw-la so_o deut._n 31._o 22._o moses_n therefore_o write_v this_o song_n the_o same_o day_n and_o teach_v it_o v_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teach_v they_o this_o song_n and_o put_v it_o in_o their_o mouth_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o moses_n in_o his_o own_o person_n can_v teach_v the_o people_n and_o put_v this_o song_n in_o their_o mouth_n therefore_o he_o behoove_v to_o teach_v they_o by_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o 24._o 25._o 2._o the_o hebrew_n may_v read_v so_o but_o he_o send_v to_o his_o prince_n for_o the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o note_n of_o the_o accusative_a case_n of_o the_o dative_a of_o the_o genitive_n or_o of_o the_o accusative_a case_n with_o a_o certain_a motion_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o david_n or_o of_o david_n valet_fw-la haebraeis_n inquit_fw-la schindlerus_n ad_fw-la in_o well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d super_fw-la and_o it_o note_v a_o motion_n to_o a_o thing_n gen._n 2._o 22._o &_o aedificavit_fw-la he_o make_v the_o rib_n in_o a_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jud._n 8._o 27._o and_o gideon_n make_v it_o in_o a_o ephod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o sam._n 4._o they_o anoint_v david_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v king_n then_o it_o must_v be_v read_v he_o send_v to_o the_o prince_n benchail_n etc._n etc._n to_o teach_v in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n v_o 8._o and_o with_o they_o he_o send_v levite_n v_o 9_o and_o they_o teach_v in_o judah_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o signification_n in_o the_o text_n that_o the_o prince_n teach_v robinson_n prince_n and_o judge_n be_v to_o open_v and_o expone_fw-la the_o law_n by_o which_o they_o govern_v else_o they_o govern_v with_o tyranny_n answ._n judge_n be_v to_o convince_v the_o thief_n and_o the_o murderer_n 1._o in_o a_o coactive_a way_n not_o in_o a_o ecclesiastic_a way_n 2._o as_o these_o sin_n be_v troublesonie_n and_o hurtful_a to_o the_o state_n and_o commonwealth_n 3_o that_o other_o may_v fear_v to_o hurt_v the_o state_n by_o the_o like_a sin_n not_o that_o the_o malefactor_n may_v be_v convert_v to_o god_n and_o their_o 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