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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 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be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o this_o in_o the_o frontispiece_n of_o the_o decalogue_n xx_o exod._n 2._o in_o the_o institution_n of_o sacrifice_n xxii_o levit._n 33._o in_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o blessing_n xxvi_o 13._o and_o here_o in_o the_o enumeration_n of_o god_n wonderful_a work_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o commendation_n of_o his_o love_n vii_o deut._n 8._o in_o his_o dehortation_n from_o ingratitude_n viii_o 14._o in_o his_o institution_n of_o the_o passover_n xvi_o 6._o in_o the_o speech_n which_o the_o reprove_v angel_n make_v to_o they_o two_o judge_n 1._o in_o the_o hope_n he_o give_v they_o of_o victory_n over_o the_o midianite_n vi_o 9_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o their_o petition_n for_o a_o king_n i_o sam._n x._o 18._o and_o on_o a_o great_a many_o other_o occasion_n for_o this_o be_v velut_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la &_o initium_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o another_o learned_a german_a speak_v gierus_fw-la on_o ix_o dan._n 15._o the_o foundation_n as_o we_o may_v call_v it_o and_o the_o beginning_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n found_v by_o god_n which_o comprehend_v in_o it_o abundance_n of_o miracle_n far_o exceed_v all_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n ver._n 38._o to_o drive_v out_o nation_n before_o thou_o great_a verse_n 38_o and_o mighty_a than_o thou_o be_v so_o mighty_a that_o they_o fright_v their_o father_n from_o attempt_v the_o conquest_n of_o they_o xiii_o numb_a 28_o 29_o 31._o to_o bring_v thou_o in_o to_o give_v thou_o their_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n that_o be_v as_o he_o have_v give_v they_o a_o late_a experiment_n by_o overthrow_v the_o two_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o give_v they_o their_o land_n for_o a_o possession_n verse_n 39_o ver._n 39_o know_v therefore_o this_o day_n and_o consider_v it_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n in_o heaven_n above_o and_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o be_v none_o else_o be_v sensible_a therefore_o and_o settle_v this_o 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that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v all_o good_a and_o may_v prolong_v thy_o day_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v all_o long_a i._n e._n never_o end_n verse_n 41_o ver._n 41._o then_o moses_n sever_v three_o city_n i_o observe_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o this_o book_n that_o moses_n do_v not_o deliver_v all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o book_n in_o one_o continue_a speech_n but_o at_o several_a time_n as_o appear_v even_o by_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o call_v all_o israel_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n which_o suppose_v that_o after_o this_o preface_n in_o these_o four_o chapter_n he_o dismiss_v they_o to_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v say_v and_o then_o some_o time_n after_o assemble_v the_o people_n again_o to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o so_o earnest_o press_v they_o to_o observe_v but_o between_o these_o two_o time_n after_o he_o have_v speak_v all_o 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and_o stony_a place_n have_v the_o least_o swell_a in_o they_o or_o as_o some_o translate_v it_o grow_v callous_a there_o be_v those_o that_o refer_v this_o last_o clause_n not_o to_o their_o foot_n but_o to_o their_o shoe_n according_a to_o what_o we_o read_v xxix_o 5._o ver._n 5._o thou_o shall_v also_o consider_v in_o thy_o heart_n often_o reflect_v and_o ponder_v verse_n 5_o that_o as_o a_o man_n chastn_v his_o son_n so_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n chastn_v thou_o all_o the_o affliction_n which_o god_n have_v send_v upon_o they_o he_o will_v have_v they_o think_v be_v not_o for_o their_o undo_n but_o for_o their_o amendment_n and_o correct_v what_o be_v amiss_o in_o they_o and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v thankful_o acknowledge_v as_o well_o as_o his_o benefit_n ver._n 6._o therefore_o thou_o shall_v keep_v the_o commandment_n verse_n 6_o of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o fear_v he_o howsoever_o therefore_o he_o deal_v with_o they_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v lead_v they_o to_o obedience_n in_o the_o repetition_n of_o this_o so_o often_o moses_n do_v but_o practise_v his_o own_o lesson_n which_o he_o have_v teach_v they_o vi_o 7._o that_o they_o shall_v teach_v these_o word_n diligent_o to_o their_o child_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 7._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o into_o a_o verse_n 7_o good_a land_n therefore_o there_o be_v the_o great_a need_n they_o shall_v enter_v into_o it_o with_o the_o pious_a resolution_n beforementioned_a to_o fear_n god_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n otherwise_o they_o will_v be_v in_o great_a danger_n to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o such_o plenty_n and_o variety_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n as_o this_o land_n afford_v a_o land_n of_o brook_n of_o water_n of_o fountain_n and_o depth_n that_o spring_v out_o of_o valley_n and_o hill_n the_o hebrew_n word_n tehom_n which_o we_o translate_v deep_a and_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n depth_n signify_v sometime_o those_o great_a cavern_n of_o water_n 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chron._n xxxi_o 5._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o israel_n bring_v in_o abundance_n the_o first_o fruit_n of_o corn_n wine_n oil_n and_o honey_n or_o date_n as_o we_o there_o translate_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o a_o land_n wherein_o thou_o shall_v eat_v bread_n without_o scarceness_n be_v in_o no_o want_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o provision_n which_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o bread_n thou_o shall_v not_o lack_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o no_o other_o convenience_n of_o life_n a_o land_n who_o stone_n be_v iron_n and_o out_o of_o who_o hill_n thou_o may_v dig_v brass_n where_o there_o be_v useful_a mineral_n as_o plentiful_a as_o stone_n be_v in_o other_o place_n these_o be_v the_o rather_o mention_v because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o mine_n in_o egypt_n where_o they_o have_v long_o dwell_v and_o be_v store_v with_o plenty_n of_o other_o thing_n xi_o numb_a 5._o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a after_o a_o 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his_o commandment_n and_o his_o judgement_n and_o his_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n he_o will_v have_v their_o thanksgiving_n for_o his_o benefit_n leave_v such_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o mind_n as_o shall_v make_v they_o careful_a to_o yield_v he_o a_o entire_a obedience_n ver._n 12._o lest_o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a verse_n 12_o and_o haste_v build_v goodly_a house_n and_o dwell_v therein_o feast_v in_o stately_a house_n wherein_o they_o enjoy_v their_o ease_n ver._n 13._o and_o when_o thy_o herd_n and_o thy_o flock_n be_v multiply_v verse_n 13_o and_o thy_o silver_n and_o thy_o gold_n be_v multiply_v and_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v be_v multiply_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o two_o verse_n be_v when_o they_o have_v great_a abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n within_o door_n and_o without_o ver._n 14._o then_o thy_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o which_o be_v verse_n 14_o a_o usual_a effect_n of_o great_a riches_n as_o euripides_n observe_v in_o that_o know_v say_v of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wealth_n breed_v pride_n scorn_n and_o contempt_n of_o other_o this_o moses_n kotzensis_n think_v so_o great_a a_o sin_n that_o he_o put_v it_o among_o the_o negative_a precept_n and_o pretend_v he_o be_v warn_v in_o a_o dream_n so_o to_o do_v though_o maimonides_n and_o other_o have_v omit_v it_o and_o when_o he_o awake_v he_o be_v confirm_v in_o it_o by_o read_v a_o place_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la upon_o sota_n cap._n i._n which_o say_v wheresoever_o we_o find_v these_o word_n in_o scripture_n take_v heed_n lest_o there_o be_v a_o prohibition_n as_o there_o be_v v._o 11._o and_o here_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o pride_n for_o whosoever_o be_v proud_a he_o shall_v be_v bring_v low_a as_o the_o gemara_n there_o add_v which_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o word_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n xviii_o st._n luke_n 14._o and_o thou_o forget_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n this_o be_v another_o common_a effect_n of_o large_a possession_n which_o make_v the_o owner_n of_o they_o fall_v into_o sloth_n and_o luxury_n and_o such_o forgetfulness_n of_o the_o donor_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n that_o they_o trust_v in_o uncertain_a riches_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v and_o not_o in_o the_o live_a god_n imagine_v now_o they_o can_v never_o want_v not_o because_o god_n be_v so_o good_a but_o because_o they_o have_v such_o store_n of_o good_a thing_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n which_o bring_v thou_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n no_o wonder_n if_o they_o forget_v all_o his_o former_a benefit_n when_o they_o be_v unthankful_a for_o the_o present_a verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o who_o lead_v thou_o through_o that_o great_a and_o terrible_a wilderness_n see_v i_o 19_o wherein_o be_v fiery_a serpent_n see_v xxi_o numb_a 6._o and_o scorpion_n these_o be_v common_o join_v with_o serpent_n in_o scripture_n even_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n x_o luke_n 19_o xi_o 12_o 13._o be_v find_v in_o the_o same_o place_n especial_o in_o this_o desert_n of_o arabia_n and_o drought_n the_o hebrew_n word_n tsimmaon_n signify_v a_o dry_a place_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o cvii_o psal_n 33._o xxxv_o isa_n 7._o and_o that_o best_o agree_v with_o what_o here_o follow_v where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n who_o bring_v thou_o forth_o water_n out_o of_o a_o rock_n of_o flint_n from_o which_o one_o will_v have_v soon_o expect_v fire_n than_o water_n xx_o numb_a 11._o who_o feed_v thou_o in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o manna_n which_o thy_o father_n know_v not_o v._o 3._o the_o great_a salmasius_n in_o a_o treatise_n on_o purpose_n about_o manna_n have_v say_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o manna_n which_o god_n send_v
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ver._n 8._o and_o we_o take_v their_o land_n from_o they_o and_o give_v it_o for_o a_o inheritance_n unto_o the_o reubenites_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxxii_o numb_a 33._o and_o iv_o deut._n 12_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o keep_v therefore_o the_o word_n of_o this_o covenant_n and_o do_v they_o preserve_v they_o in_o memory_n so_o as_o to_o make_v good_a your_o engagement_n which_o you_o pass_v to_o god_n in_o horeb_n which_o moses_n be_v now_o about_o to_o renew_v and_o lay_v a_o fresh_a obligation_n on_o they_o for_o most_o of_o they_o be_v a_o new_a generation_n and_o now_o go_v to_o enter_v upon_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o
21._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v separate_v he_o unto_o evil_n out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n though_o he_o offend_a verse_n 21_o never_o so_o secret_o for_o he_o speak_v of_o one_o that_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n v._n 19_o god_n threaten_v to_o make_v he_o a_o public_a and_o notorious_a example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v a_o singular_a condescension_n in_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o they_o but_o it_o contain_v not_o only_a blessing_n to_o the_o obedient_a but_o curse_n upon_o the_o disobedient_a the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v as_o certain_a as_o the_o former_a ver._n 22._o so_o that_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v of_o your_o child_n verse_n 22_o that_o shall_v rise_v up_o after_o you_o and_o the_o strange_a that_o shall_v come_v from_o a_o far_a land_n shall_v say_v that_o which_o follow_v v._o 24._o when_o they_o see_v the_o plague_n of_o that_o land_n this_o show_v that_o these_o threaten_n be_v denounce_v not_o mere_o against_o a_o simple_a idolater_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o make_v it_o his_o endeavour_n to_o draw_v other_o from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n not_o be_v content_a to_o be_v drink_v himself_o with_o heathenish_a superstition_n but_o zealous_a to_o intoxicate_a as_o many_o as_o he_o can_v with_o it_o and_o to_o root_v true_a religion_n out_o of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o sickness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v lay_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v the_o sickness_n wherewith_o he_o have_v make_v it_o sick_a i._n e._n the_o heavy_a punishment_n which_o he_o have_v inflict_v upon_o it_o and_o thereby_o make_v it_o a_o miserable_a nation_n ver._n 23._o and_o that_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v brimstone_n and_o salt_n and_o burn_v or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v be_v burn_v up_o with_o brimstone_n and_o salt_n for_o these_o make_v land_n verse_n 23_o barren_a and_o unfruitful_a as_o pliny_n particular_o observe_v of_o salt_n lib._n xxx_o cap._n vii_o omnis_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la reperitur_fw-la sal_fw-la sterilis_fw-la est_fw-la nihilque_fw-la gignit_fw-la all_o ground_n in_o which_o salt_n be_v find_v be_v barren_a and_o produce_v nothing_o see_v ix_o judge_n 45._o cvii_o psal_n 34._o xvii_o jerem_n 6._o xlvii_o ezek._n 11._o two_o zephan_n 9_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sow_o nor_o bear_v nor_o any_o grass_n grow_v therein_o that_o neither_o nature_n nor_o art_n will_v make_v it_o fruitful_a like_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n and_o the_o country_n about_o they_o which_o be_v the_o most_o beautiful_a of_o all_o other_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n xiii_o gen._n 10._o but_o on_o a_o sudden_a turn_v into_o a_o filthy_a stink_a lake_n where_o no_o creature_n neither_o fish_n nor_o fowl_n can_v live_v which_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v in_o his_o anger_n and_o in_o his_o wrath_n be_v high_o incense_v by_o their_o wickedness_n see_v gen._n xviii_o 20._o xix_o 24_o 25._o as_o he_o be_v by_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o more_o provoke_v because_o they_o have_v such_o a_o example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n continual_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o yet_o go_v on_o in_o their_o evil_a way_n till_o they_o bring_v the_o like_a judgement_n upon_o all_o judoea_n this_o be_v more_o exact_o fulfil_v in_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o roman_n than_o in_o their_o first_o by_o the_o babylonian_n for_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v lay_v waste_n and_o desert_v by_o its_o inhabitant_n and_o make_v a_o den_n of_o thief_n be_v bring_v to_o desolation_n by_o repeat_v return_n of_o war_n more_o especial_o in_o the_o time_n of_o adrian_n when_o julius_n severus_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o the_o forego_n chapter_n make_v such_o a_o devastation_n that_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v turn_v in_o a_o manner_n into_o a_o wilderness_n ver._n 24._o even_o all_o nation_n shall_v say_v all_o that_o be_v near_o they_o or_o come_v that_o way_n from_o far_a country_n as_o it_o go_v before_o v._o 22._o wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n verse_n 24_o which_o he_o former_o make_v so_o populous_a and_o plenteous_a and_o what_o mean_v the_o heat_n of_o this_o great_a anger_n these_o exceed_a dreadful_a calamity_n which_o evident_o proceed_v from_o a_o divine_a vengeance_n for_o the_o jew_n fight_v so_o valiant_o and_o defend_v jerusalem_n so_o resolute_o as_o appear_v by_o josephus_n that_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o want_v of_o arm_n nor_o the_o unusual_a terror_n of_o new_a machine_n but_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n provoke_v by_o their_o wickedness_n which_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_a cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n and_o indeed_o titus_n himself_o say_v as_o much_o that_o god_n fight_v for_o the_o roman_n and_o drive_v the_o jew_n from_o their_o fortification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o what_o can_v the_o hand_n of_o man_n or_o machine_n have_v do_v against_o such_o strong_a tower_n see_v chap._n xxxii_o v._o 22._o ver._n 25._o then_o shall_v man_n say_v because_o they_o have_v forsake_v verse_n 25_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n which_o he_o make_v with_o they_o when_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o account_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v give_v by_o the_o pious_a jew_n or_o by_o those_o who_o be_v make_v sensible_a when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o how_o steadfast_a god_n be_v in_o his_o covenant_n which_o contain_v curse_n as_o well_o as_o blessing_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v v._o 21._o and_o see_v vii_o 9_o 10._o xi_o 26_o 27_o 28._o ver._n 26._o for_o they_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o verse_n 26_o worship_v they_o who_o they_o know_v not_o this_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n that_o they_o seek_v for_o acquaintance_n with_o strange_a god_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n xii_o 30_o 31._o and_o who_o he_o have_v not_o give_v unto_o they_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n have_v not_o give_v or_o divide_v to_o they_o any_o portion_n that_o be_v never_o bestow_v any_o benefit_n upon_o they_o as_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n have_v do_v who_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n or_o more_o simple_o as_o bootius_n think_v the_o word_n will_v bear_v to_o who_o no_o worship_n belong_v verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o this_o land_n to_o bring_v upon_o it_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n so_o moses_n foretell_v they_o vii_o 4._o xi_o 16_o 17._o verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o the_o lord_n root_v they_o out_o of_o their_o land_n in_o anger_n and_o wrath_n and_o in_o great_a indignation_n here_o be_v one_o word_n more_o to_o express_v his_o displeasure_n against_o they_o than_o be_v use_v before_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n etc._n etc._n v._n 23._o and_o they_o all_o denote_v the_o great_a plague_n threaten_v in_o xxvi_o levit._n and_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o another_o land_n as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n this_o may_v seem_v to_o relate_v only_o to_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n for_o after_o they_o be_v root_v out_o by_o the_o roman_n they_o be_v scatter_v into_o all_o land_n xxviii_o 63_o 64._o but_o consider_v what_o go_v before_o v._o 23_o 24._o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o quite_o root_v out_o many_o of_o they_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n when_o nabuchadnezzar_n conquer_v they_o till_o the_o desolation_n make_v by_o the_o roman_n i_o think_v these_o word_n relate_v to_o they_o also_o and_o another_o land_n be_v only_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o plural_a and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n juda_n understand_v it_o who_o quote_v these_o word_n cast_v they_o out_o into_o another_o land_n add_v which_o experience_n now_o prove_v to_o be_v true_a verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o the_o secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n but_o those_o that_o be_v reveal_v belong_v unto_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n the_o jew_n general_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o secret_a sin_n particular_o of_o idolatry_n speak_v of_o before_o v._o 19_o which_o belong_v unto_o god_n as_o the_o punishment_n of_o open_a sin_n belong_v unto_o they_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o law_n who_o command_v they_o to_o put_v to_o death_n he_o that_o seduce_v any_o person_n to_o idolatry_n and_o to_o raze_v the_o
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 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solemn_o caution_v they_o to_o beware_v of_o v._o 23._o and_o shall_v do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n by_o imitate_v the_o idolatrous_a custom_n of_o other_o nation_n verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v against_o you_o this_o day_n a_o solemn_a kind_n of_o asseveration_n that_o as_o sure_o as_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v endure_v they_o shall_v utter_o perish_v that_o you_o shall_v soon_o utter_o perish_v from_o off_o this_o land_n whereunto_o you_o go_v etc._n etc._n as_o soon_o as_o the_o measure_n of_o your_o iniquity_n be_v fill_v up_o you_o shall_v speedy_o be_v destroy_v without_o remedy_n which_o the_o hebrew_n refer_v to_o the_o captivity_n by_o salmaneser_n and_o nabuchadnezzar_n after_o they_o have_v be_v almost_o eight_o hundred_o year_n in_o this_o country_n and_o so_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v remain_v long_o in_o the_o land_n verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v scatter_v you_o among_o the_o nation_n see_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 33._o and_o you_o shall_v be_v leave_v few_o in_o number_n among_o the_o heathen_a etc._n etc._n xxvi_o levit._fw-la 22._o verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o there_o you_o shall_v serve_v god_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n wood_n and_o stone_n etc._n etc._n the_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o which_o he_o threaten_v to_o abandon_v they_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o their_o apostasy_n from_o god_n and_o the_o heathen_a sometime_o compel_v they_o to_o worship_v their_o god_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o three_o of_o daniel_n which_o neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v nor_o eat_v nor_o smell_v this_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o most_o stupid_a idolatry_n to_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v if_o they_o fall_v from_o god_n see_v xxi_o numb_a 29._o ver._n 29._o but_o if_o from_o thence_o than_o shall_v seek_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n when_o they_o be_v scatter_v among_o 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and_o all_o his_o household_n etc._n etc._n particular_o slay_v all_o their_o first-born_a and_o spare_v those_o of_o the_o israelite_n the_o memory_n of_o which_o he_o order_v to_o be_v preserve_v by_o give_v their_o first-born_a unto_o he_o xiii_o exod._n ver._n 23._o and_o he_o bring_v we_o out_o from_o thence_o that_o he_o verse_n 23_o might_n bring_v we_o in_o to_o give_v we_o the_o land_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n abarbinel_n fancy_n of_o give_v they_o the_o judgement_n beforementioned_a god_n bring_v we_o out_o say_v he_o to_o place_v we_o in_o this_o good_a land_n and_o settle_v we_o here_o under_o a_o government_n of_o our_o own_o now_o civil_a society_n can_v be_v preserve_v without_o just_a judgement_n and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v live_v in_o good_a order_n god_n give_v we_o these_o political_a law_n ver._n 24._o and_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o to_o do_v all_o verse_n 24_o these_o statute_n to_o fear_v the_o lord_n our_o 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the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o understand_v it_o and_o to_o take_v in_o this_o sense_n these_o word_n may_v be_v thus_o expound_v if_o we_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o these_o commandment_n god_n will_v account_v we_o a_o righteous_a people_n and_o be_v kind_a to_o we_o before_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n as_o he_o have_v command_v we_o have_v a_o sincere_a respect_n to_o god_n in_o all_o that_o we_o do_v chap._n vii_o verse_n 1._o when_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bring_v thou_o verse_n 1_o into_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o that_o be_v when_o he_o have_v put_v they_o into_o possession_n of_o it_o and_o have_v cast_v out_o many_o nation_n before_o thou_o the_o hittite_n and_o the_o girgashites_n and_o the_o amorites_n and_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzites_n and_o the_o hivites_n and_o the_o jebusite_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v ten_o nation_n inhabit_v this_o country_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n but_o three_o of_o they_o be_v either_o wear_v out_o since_o that_o time_n or_o be_v but_o a_o small_a people_n be_v incorporate_v with_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o kenites_n and_o the_o kenezites_n see_v xv_o gen._n 19_o be_v not_o mention_v after_o that_o time_n and_o the_o rephaim_n possess_v but_o a_o little_a part_n of_o canaan_n the_o great_a body_n of_o they_o be_v in_o bashan_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n where_o moses_n now_o be_v see_v upon_o xv_o gen._n 19_o seven_o nation_n great_a and_o mighty_a than_o thou_o the_o amorites_n alone_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v mighty_a than_o the_o israelite_n for_o there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o five_o king_n of_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o mountain_n x_o josh_n 5_o 6._o beside_o those_o in_o other_o part_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o seven_o nation_n be_v much_o superior_a to_o they_o in_o strength_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o when_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v deliver_v they_o before_o thou_o thou_o shall_v smite_v they_o and_o utter_o destroy_v they_o etc._n etc._n he_o still_o pursue_v his_o intention_n to_o preserve_v in_o they_o a_o due_a care_n to_o observe_v the_o first_o commandment_n of_o which_o he_o begin_v to_o treat_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n for_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v to_o destroy_v these_o seven_o nation_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v seduce_v by_o they_o to_o serve_v other_o god_n v._o 1._o but_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o first_o to_o offer_v they_o term_n of_o peace_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n in_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n be_v a_o question_n which_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o resolve_v in_o another_o place_n upon_o xxiii_o exod._n 33._o certain_a it_o be_v that_o if_o they_o refuse_v their_o offer_n there_o be_v the_o great_a reason_n to_o be_v severe_a to_o they_o and_o without_o offer_v they_o any_o term_n god_n may_v in_o justice_n order_z the_o israelite_n to_o destroy_v they_o for_o every_o king_n have_v power_n in_o his_o dominion_n to_o cut_v off_o evil-doer_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o the_o king_n of_o king_n who_o may_v order_v who_o he_o please_v as_o other_o king_n do_v to_o be_v executioner_n of_o his_o vengeance_n upon_o these_o seven_o nation_n for_o their_o abominable_a idolatry_n beastly_a lust_n and_o horrid_a cruelty_n and_o other_o suchlike_a sin_n of_o which_o they_o be_v guilty_a this_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o moment_n that_o god_n order_v moses_n to_o give_v they_o this_o charge_n some_o time_n ago_o xxxiii_o numb_a 52._o which_o he_o now_o renew_v thou_o shall_v make_v no_o covenant_n with_o they_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o live_v with_o they_o in_o the_o same_o country_n xxxiv_o exod._n 12._o nor_o show_v mercy_n to_o they_o for_o that_o have_v be_v cruelty_n to_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n to_o spare_v such_o incurable_a idolater_n how_o far_o the_o talmudist_n extend_v this_o see_v in_o diony_n vossius_fw-la upon_o maimonides_n treatise_n of_o idolatry_n p._n 139._o and_o maimon_n himself_o in_o the_o follow_a paragraph_n 4_o 5_o 6._o ver._n 3._o neither_o shall_v thou_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o verse_n 3_o thy_o daughter_n thou_o shall_v not_o give_v to_o his_o son_n nor_o his_o daughter_n shall_v thou_o take_v to_o thy_o son_n see_v xxxiv_o exod._n 15._o some_o of_o the_o jew_n think_v they_o may_v marry_v with_o they_o if_o they_o become_v proselyte_n of_o justice_n as_o they_o call_v those_o who_o receive_v circumcision_n and_o undertake_v to_o observe_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o they_o that_o think_v this_o be_v not_o lawful_a yet_o think_v that_o they_o may_v marry_v with_o the_o child_n of_o such_o proselyte_n see_v selden_n lib._n v._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n etc._n etc._n cap._n fourteen_o xv._o and_o the_o talmudist_n say_v this_o law_n do_v not_o extend_v to_o proselyte_n who_o may_v marry_v with_o any_o of_o these_o nation_n as_o he_o show_v there_o cap._n xviii_o ver._n 4._o for_o they_o will_v turn_v away_o thy_o son_n from_o follow_a verse_n 4_o i_o that_o they_o may_v serve_v other_o god_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v great_a danger_n if_o they_o love_v their_o wife_n that_o they_o may_v draw_v they_o to_o their_o idolatry_n in_o which_o they_o be_v so_o root_v that_o there_o be_v little_a hope_n of_o convert_v they_o to_o the_o true_a religion_n therefore_o this_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o love_n of_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n for_o the_o preserve_n of_o which_o in_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v forbid_v such_o marriage_n xxiii_o josh_n 11.12_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o natural_a equity_n that_o they_o shall_v abstain_v from_o such_o familiarity_n with_o those_o who_o will_v certain_o undo_v they_o which_o make_v abraham_n before_o this_o law_n charge_v his_o son_n isaac_n not_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n from_o among_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o same_o care_n be_v take_v of_o jacob._n and_o when_o this_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v abolish_v the_o apostle_n warn_v christian_n themselves_o against_o such_o unequal_a match_n 2_o corinth_n vi_o 14._o the_o danger_n of_o which_o david_n have_v note_v cvi_o psal_n 35_o 36._o so_o will_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o you_o etc._n etc._n see_v vi_o 15._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o but_o thus_o shall_v you_o deal_v with_o they_o or_o therefore_o thus_o shall_v you_o deal_v with_o they_o that_o be_v to_o prevent_v the_o forementioned_a mischief_n he_o order_v they_o to_o leave_v no_o relic_n of_o their_o idolatry_n remain_v you_o shall_v destroy_v their_o altar_n the_o very_a same_o precept_n xxxiv_o exod._n 13._o and_o break_v down_o their_o image_n the_o very_a same_o word_n with_o these_o be_v in_o xxiii_o exod._n 24._o only_o there_o it_o be_v say_v quite_o break_v down_o and_o in_o xxxiv_o exod._n
the_o jew_n do_v not_o differ_v in_o its_o form_n or_o substance_n from_o that_o which_o common_o fall_v in_o those_o country_n and_o do_v so_o at_o this_o day_n but_o herein_o consist_v the_o miracle_n that_o he_o give_v it_o they_o in_o a_o prescribe_a measure_n and_o so_o abundant_o as_o to_o suffice_v such_o a_o vast_a number_n and_o that_o every_o morning_n in_o all_o season_n of_o the_o year_n this_o make_v it_o a_o divine_a manna_n for_o the_o common_a fall_v only_o in_o small_a quantity_n and_o not_o always_o but_o at_o some_o time_n in_o the_o year_n that_o he_o may_v humble_v thou_o this_o word_n be_v common_o understand_v of_o humble_v by_o affliction_n which_o may_v seem_v not_o to_o belong_v to_o manna_n for_o that_o be_v a_o singular_a benefit_n be_v a_o excellent_a nourishment_n and_o of_o a_o delicious_a taste_n but_o they_o have_v nothing_o else_o beside_o this_o to_o live_v upon_o be_v soon_o tire_v with_o it_o as_o we_o find_v xi_o numb_a 6._o and_o much_o more_o do_v it_o seem_v a_o affliction_n to_o they_o to_o live_v upon_o one_o thing_n alone_o for_o forty_o year_n together_o and_o god_n intend_v by_o it_o to_o humble_v they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o be_v extraordinary_a kind_n to_o they_o and_o that_o he_o may_v prove_v thou_o whether_o they_o will_v be_v thankful_a that_o they_o be_v not_o starve_v and_o submit_v to_o his_o wise_a providence_n and_o obey_v his_o law_n which_o they_o have_v the_o great_a reason_n to_o observe_v because_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o owe_v their_o very_a life_n and_o be_v to_o he_o every_o moment_n for_o without_o new_a supply_n every_o day_n from_o heaven_n they_o have_v be_v famish_v in_o that_o desolate_a wilderness_n and_o do_v thou_o good_a at_o thy_o latter_a end_n that_o in_o conclusion_n his_o kindness_n to_o they_o may_v be_v more_o thankful_o receive_v and_o more_o safe_o enjoy_v so_o maimonides_n expound_v this_o passage_n in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxiv_o god_n be_v please_v to_o accustom_v they_o to_o labour_n in_o the_o wilderness_n that_o he_o may_v increase_v their_o happiness_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o this_o be_v certain_a a_o transition_n from_o labour_n to_o rest_n be_v far_o sweet_a than_o continual_a rest_n nor_o can_v they_o so_o easy_o have_v subdue_v the_o land_n and_o overcome_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o unless_o they_o have_v endure_v some_o hardship_n in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o rest_v and_o idleness_n take_v away_o man_n courage_n but_o labour_n and_o hard_a fare_n augment_v it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o good_a say_v he_o which_o be_v in_o the_o issue_n to_o redound_v to_o they_o by_o this_o wise_a dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v in_o thy_o heart_n my_o power_n and_o the_o might_n of_o my_o hand_n have_v get_v i_o this_o wealth_n such_o vain_a conceit_n be_v apt_a to_o arise_v in_o man_n mind_n if_o they_o preserve_v not_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o his_o mercy_n to_o they_o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o but_o thou_o shall_v remember_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n for_o it_o be_v he_o that_o give_v thou_o power_n to_o get_v wealth_n continual_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o they_o owe_v all_o they_o have_v and_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o to_o his_o almighty_a providence_n without_o who_o they_o can_v never_o have_v get_v possession_n of_o this_o land_n nor_o have_v prosper_v in_o it_o that_o he_o may_v establish_v his_o covenant_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o own_o unworthiness_n also_o which_o will_v make_v they_o more_o grateful_a to_o he_o of_o all_o the_o blessing_n god_n have_v bestow_v on_o they_o and_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o his_o mere_a goodness_n and_o fidelity_n to_o his_o promise_n for_o they_o have_v be_v a_o murmur_a and_o rebellious_a people_n ver._n 19_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o thou_o do_v at_o all_o 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he_o be_v about_o to_o destroy_v they_o and_o when_o he_o begin_v he_o destroy_v they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a vii_o 22._o and_o there_o be_v still_o more_o to_o be_v destroy_v so_o shall_v you_o perish_v because_o you_o will_v not_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o they_o shall_v perish_v as_o those_o nation_n do_v because_o they_o fall_v into_o their_o sin_n ix_o chapter_n ix_o chap._n ix_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o hear_v o_o israel_n he_o begin_v a_o new_a exhortation_n to_o they_o at_o some_o distance_n of_o time_n from_o the_o former_a but_o still_o aim_v at_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n thou_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n this_o day_n that_o be_v short_o not_o long_o hence_o for_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v precise_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o eleven_o month_n of_o the_o last_o year_n of_o their_o travel_n and_o they_o pass_v not_o over_o 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art_n about_o that_o river_n do_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o for_o the_o high_a it_o flow_v the_o more_o ground_n it_o natural_o water_n and_o make_v fruitful_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o industry_n sometime_o have_v prevail_v when_o nature_n have_v fail_v insomuch_o that_o as_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o country_n have_v be_v water_v in_o the_o small_a rise_n of_o nile_n as_o in_o the_o high_a which_o be_v effect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o cut_n and_o bank_n which_o be_v make_v by_o art_n for_o before_o the_o time_n of_o petronius_n he_o say_v there_o be_v the_o great_a fruitfulness_n when_o nile_n rise_v fourteen_o cubit_n and_o when_o it_o rise_v only_o eight_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o government_n there_o be_v as_o great_a plenty_n when_o it_o rise_v only_o twelve_o cubit_n and_o no_o man_n feel_v any_o want_n when_o it_o rise_v only_o eight_o this_o be_v by_o the_o care_n and_o industry_n of_o the_o 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so_o much_o of_o our_o religion_n when_o they_o be_v man_n and_o woman_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v mere_a child_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n limmathtem_n in_o this_o verse_n you_o shall_v teach_v they_o the_o jew_n have_v frame_v a_o conceit_n that_o their_o talmud_n have_v its_o name_n signify_v teach_a and_o instruction_n as_o r._n jechiel_n say_v in_o his_o disputation_n with_o nicolaus_n pag._n 9_o speak_v of_o they_o when_o thou_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n etc._n etc._n take_v all_o occasion_n to_o inculcate_v these_o precept_n upon_o they_o see_v vi._n 7._o and_o upon_o their_o daughter_n as_o well_o as_o their_o son_n though_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n common_o fancy_n there_o be_v no_o command_n to_o instruct_v their_o daughter_n in_o the_o law_n see_v mischna_n sota_n cap._n iii_o sect._n iu_o with_o wagenseil_n annotation_n and_o the_o gamara_n there_o p._n 471_o &_o 501._o verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v write_v they_o upon_o the_o door-post_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o upon_o thy_o gate_n see_v vi_o 9_o by_o this_o mean_v god_n word_n be_v so_o root_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o parent_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o dr._n jackson_n as_o to_o bring_v forth_o this_o good_a fruit_n in_o their_o practice_n the_o seed_n of_o it_o may_v be_v sow_o in_o the_o tender_a heart_n of_o their_o child_n and_o be_v propagate_v from_o one_o generation_n to_o another_o verse_n 21_o ver._n 21._o that_o your_o day_n may_v be_v multiply_v and_o the_o day_n of_o your_o child_n in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o your_o father_n to_o give_v they_o nothing_o be_v wont_a to_o move_v man_n more_o than_o love_n to_o themselves_o and_o love_n to_o their_o child_n who_o they_o love_v next_o to_o themselves_o as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n upon_o the_o earth_n as_o long_o as_o this_o world_n shall_v last_v which_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o david_n express_v in_o this_o 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happiness_n see_v v._o 13._o &_o x._o 20._o to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n in_o observance_n of_o his_o law_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o true_a love_n to_o he_o and_o to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o so_o as_o to_o serve_v no_o other_o god_n but_o to_o persevere_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n alone_o the_o jew_n make_v this_o one_o of_o the_o dcxiii_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n as_o they_o count_v they_o distinct_a by_o itself_o but_o they_o interpret_v it_o foolish_o of_o stick_v to_o the_o cabala_n of_o their_o wise_a man_n whereby_o they_o fancy_v themselves_o unite_v unto_o god_n ver._n 23._o then_o will_v the_o lord_n drive_v out_o all_o these_o verse_n 23_o nation_n from_o before_o you_o as_o he_o have_v often_o promise_v vii_o 23._o xxiii_o exod._n 27._o and_o you_o shall_v possess_v nation_n great_a and_o mighty_a than_o yourselves_o vii_o 1._o ver._n 24._o every_o place_n wherein_o the_o sole_n of_o your_o foot_n verse_n 24_o shall_v tread_v shall_v be_v you_o that_o be_v every_o place_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o word_n from_o the_o wilderness_n viz._n of_o sin_n which_o be_v on_o the_o south_n of_o canaan_n and_o lebanon_n which_o be_v its_o bound_n on_o the_o north._n from_o the_o river_n the_o river_n euphrates_n which_o be_v the_o eastern_a limit_n when_o in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n their_o empire_n reach_v hither_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n unto_o abraham_n in_o xv_o gen._n 18._o even_o unto_o the_o uttermost_a sea_n shall_v your_o coast_n be_v which_o be_v now_o call_v the_o mediterranean_a or_o the_o midland_n sea_n which_o bound_v it_o on_o the_o west_n see_v xxxiv_o numb_a 6._o where_o it_o be_v call_v the_o great_a sea_n and_o in_o that_o chapter_n the_o bound_n of_o their_o country_n round_o about_o be_v describe_v verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o there_o shall_v no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o you_o see_v vii_o 24._o for_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n shall_v 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be_v when_o a_o cause_n come_v before_o they_o upon_o a_o appeal_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o criminal_a to_o disobey_v every_o sentence_n of_o the_o supreme_a court_n but_o only_o such_o as_o these_o or_o to_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v make_v which_o be_v to_o be_v no_o where_o else_o but_o at_o god_n dwell_v place_n or_o to_o the_o thing_n about_o which_o the_o decree_n be_v make_v which_o some_o will_v have_v to_o be_v only_o weighty_a matter_n and_o the_o act_n of_o contumacy_n also_o be_v consider_v for_o he_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n they_o say_v unless_o in_o open_a court_n he_o declare_v a_o contrary_a sentence_n the_o death_n he_o suffer_v be_v strangle_v and_o he_o can_v suffer_v in_o no_o other_o place_n but_o where_o this_o high_a court_n sit_v see_v selden_n of_o all_o these_o in_o the_o place_n beforementioned_a n._n two_o iii_o iv_o five_o vi_o and_o it_o may_v be_v further_o observe_v that_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o power_n and_o 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he_o give_v by_o resist_v the_o high_a authority_n and_o thereby_o break_v the_o bond_n of_o unity_n and_o peace_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o do_v no_o more_o presumptuous_o this_o punishment_n be_v intend_v to_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o all_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o adventure_v to_o oppose_v the_o supreme_a authority_n and_o for_o this_o end_n the_o offender_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o custody_n as_o r._n aquiba_n understand_v this_o till_o the_o next_o great_a feast_n either_o of_o the_o passover_n or_o pentecost_n or_o tabernacle_n and_o then_o execute_v when_o the_o whole_a nation_n i._n e._n all_o the_o male_n be_v present_a this_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n n._n vii_o be_v the_o most_o receive_a opinion_n though_o r._n jehuda_n say_v they_o do_v not_o make_v the_o sentence_n sharp_a by_o a_o long_a delay_n but_o execute_v it_o present_o and_o for_o the_o further_a publication_n of_o it_o they_o send_v letter_n to_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o city_n of_o israel_n to_o give_v notice_n that_o such_o a_o man_n be_v execute_v at_o such_o a_o time_n for_o this_o crime_n see_v selden_n there_o n._n viii_o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o and_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o and_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o shall_v dwell_v therein_o when_o they_o have_v conquer_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v settle_v in_o it_o and_o shall_v say_v i_o will_v set_v a_o king_n over_o i_o the_o jew_n common_o from_o this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n fancy_n that_o god_n command_v they_o to_o make_v a_o king_n when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o have_v a_o quiet_a possession_n of_o it_o follow_v herein_o the_o gemara_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n cap._n ii_o insomuch_o that_o they_o have_v presume_v to_o make_v this_o a_o affirmative_a precept_n that_o a_o king_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v choose_v and_o quote_v this_o place_n for_o it_o to_o which_o some_o learned_a man_n among_o christian_n have_v seem_v to_o incline_v particular_o petrus_n cunaeus_n lib._n de_fw-la republ._n hebr._n cap._n fourteen_o and_o guil._n schikardus_n in_o his_o jus_fw-la regium_fw-la cap._n i._n theor._n i._n but_o abarbinel_n himself_o contradict_v this_o and_o so_o do_v josephus_n who_o observe_v that_o god_n intend_v they_o shall_v keep_v their_o present_a government_n but_o if_o they_o will_v have_v a_o king_n he_o shall_v be_v one_o of_o their_o brethren_n for_o thus_o he_o interpret_v this_o place_n lib._n i._o antiq._n cap._n viii_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o affect_v any_o other_o government_n but_o love_v the_o present_a have_v the_o law_n for_o their_o master_n and_o live_v according_a to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o god_n be_v your_o ruler_n and_o then_o he_o add_v but_o if_o you_o desire_v to_o have_v a_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o be_v one_o of_o your_o own_o nation_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n like_a as_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v about_o i_o such_o as_o the_o edomite_n who_o have_v be_v govern_v by_o king_n before_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n see_v xxxvi_o gen._n 31._o ver._n 15._o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a set_v he_o king_n over_o thou_o enstall_n and_o receive_v he_o into_o the_o throne_n who_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v they_o can_v not_o elect_v who_o they_o please_v but_o the_o first_o king_n at_o least_o be_v to_o be_v appoint_v oy_fw-mi god_n himself_o who_o be_v their_o supreme_a governor_n so_o the_o people_n understand_v it_o when_o they_o desire_v samuel_n who_o be_v their_o chief_a ruler_n under_o god_n to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n 1_o sam._n viii_o 5._o but_o dare_v not_o to_o presume_v to_o set_v one_o up_o of_o themselves_o and_o to_o confirm_v they_o in_o this_o opinion_n samuel_n say_v to_o saul_n 1_o sam._n x._o 1._o the_o lord_z have_v anoint_v thou_o to_o be_v captain_n over_o his_o inheritance_n and_o say_v to_o all_o the_o people_n v._o 24._o see_v you_o he_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v and_o according_o when_o the_o lot_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v to_o show_v who_o be_v to_o be_v their_o king_n samuel_n bid_v all_o the_o tribe_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n v._o 19_o and_o when_o it_o fall_v upon_o saul_n and_o they_o can_v not_o find_v he_o they_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n and_z the_o lord_z answer_v where_o he_o be_v v._o 22._o in_o like_a manner_n when_o saul_n be_v reject_v the_o lord_n himself_o appoint_v david_n to_o be_v anoint_v their_o king_n and_o settle_v that_o authority_n in_o his_o family_n and_o to_o determine_v which_o of_o his_o son_n shall_v have_v it_o god_n himself_o appoint_v his_o immediate_a successor_n viz._n solomon_n for_o so_o david_n declare_v to_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o great_a man_n who_o he_o assemble_v before_o his_o death_n of_o all_o my_o son_n the_o lord_n have_v choose_v solomon_n to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 5._o and_o again_o xxix_o 1._o david_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n solomon_n my_o son_n who_o alone_o god_n have_v choose_v be_v yet_o young_a etc._n etc._n but_o though_o it_o be_v thus_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o kingdom_n yet_o god_n intend_v at_o length_n to_o make_v it_o hereditary_a as_o appear_v from_o v._o 20._o of_o this_o chapter_n one_o from_o among_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v thou_o set_v over_o thou_o i._n e._n say_v the_o tradition_n mention_v by_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o tosiphta_n the_o most_o select_a and_o choice_a person_n that_o can_v be_v find_v not_o one_o of_o mean_a extraction_n or_o employment_n this_o they_o fancy_n be_v mean_v by_o from_o among_o thy_o brethren_n thou_o may_v not_o set_v a_o stranger_n over_o thou_o which_o be_v not_o thy_o brother_n this_o the_o jew_n extend_v to_o all_o office_n whatsoever_o as_o maimonides_n report_v their_o sense_n see_v selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n xx._n p._n 647._o and_o by_o thy_o brother_n some_o of_o they_o understand_v one_o that_o be_v a_o israelite_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n though_o other_o think_v it_o sufficient_a if_o a_o king_n be_v a_o israelite_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n see_v there_o cap._n xxii_o which_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr succession_n ad_fw-la pontificat_fw-la lib._n ii_o he_o show_v be_v sufficient_a for_o any_o dignity_n among_o the_o israelite_n but_o only_o the_o priesthood_n see_v also_o lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ix_o n._n vi_o where_o he_o observe_v the_o talmudist_n say_v the_o great_a sanhedrim_n be_v
his_o people_n by_o a_o gentle_a government_n which_o be_v far_o better_a than_o to_o rule_v tyrannical_o by_o force_n and_o violence_n for_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o have_v possession_n of_o their_o body_n when_o the_o true_a possession_n be_v to_o be_v master_n of_o their_o heart_n get_v possession_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o clemency_n and_o that_o will_v draw_v their_o body_n along_o with_o they_o chap._n xviii_o verse_n 1._o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n and_o all_o the_o verse_n 1_o tribe_n of_o levi._n or_o even_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi._n see_v xvii_o 9_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o inheritance_n with_o israel_n asdruball_n have_v be_v say_v xviii_o numb_a 20._o and_o here_o in_o this_o book_n x._o 7._o which_o make_v it_o the_o more_o necessary_a moses_n shall_v remind_v the_o people_n of_o that_o maintenance_n god_n have_v appoint_v for_o they_o which_o unless_o it_o be_v due_o give_v they_o religion_n can_v not_o be_v support_v and_o consequent_o the_o government_n of_o which_o he_o have_v be_v speak_v will_v be_v quite_o confound_v they_o shall_v eat_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n not_o the_o burnt-offering_n which_o be_v whole_o god_n but_o all_o other_o offering_n of_o which_o a_o share_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n xviii_o numb_a 9_o 10_o 11_o 18_o 19_o and_o his_o inheritance_n that_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v before_o who_o have_v reserve_v certain_a oblation_n to_o himself_o and_o bestow_v they_o upon_o the_o priest_n they_o be_v mention_v xviii_o numb_a 8_o 9_o and_o v._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o where_o he_o first_o speak_v of_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o the_o first-born_a which_o be_v all_o bring_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o he_o give_v to_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o heave-offering_a unto_o the_o lord_n v._o 24._o where_o he_o say_v i_o have_v give_v they_o to_o the_o levite_n to_o inherit_v so_o these_o two_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n and_o his_o inheritance_n comprehend_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o his_o minister_n whether_o priest_n or_o levite_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o therefore_o shall_v they_o have_v no_o inheritance_n among_o their_o brethren_n the_o lord_n be_v their_o inheritance_n as_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_z have_v give_v they_o that_o part_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o offering_n which_o be_v peculiarly_a his_o own_o and_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v their_o inheritance_n because_o they_o enjoy_v his_o inheritance_n as_o these_o holy_a thing_n be_v call_v in_o the_o forego_n word_n see_v xviii_o numb_a 20_o 24._o and_o xiii_o josh_n 14_o 33._o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o priest_n due_a from_o the_o people_n beside_o those_o thing_n that_o god_n give_v they_o which_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o he_o from_o they_o that_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v simple_o a_o sacrifice_n xvii_o levit._n 5_o 8._o xv_o numb_a 3._o in_o which_o the_o people_n have_v a_o considerable_a interest_n whether_o it_o be_v ox_n or_o sheep_n under_o sheep_n be_v comprehend_v goat_n also_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v see_v iii_o levit._n and_o they_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o priest_n the_o shoulder_n together_o with_o the_o breast_n as_o we_o read_v vii_o leu._n 32_o 33_o 34._o and_o the_o two_o cheek_n and_o the_o maw_n these_o be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n before_o but_o be_v now_o add_v to_o their_o portion_n be_v account_v the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o beast_n for_o as_o the_o cheek_n be_v the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o shoulder_n and_o breast_n the_o best_a of_o the_o other_o member_n of_o the_o body_n so_o the_o maw_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o entrail_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v p._n iii_o more_o nevochim_n cap._n thirty-nine_o by_o the_o maw_n be_v mean_v the_o stomach_n and_o in_o beast_n that_o chew_v the_o cud_n who_o have_v four_o stomach_n that_o which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n the_o low_a of_o they_o which_o have_v this_o name_n because_o the_o digestion_n which_o be_v begin_v in_o the_o other_o be_v here_o perfect_v and_o complete_v and_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o part_n of_o the_o entrail_n be_v account_v by_o the_o ancient_n a_o great_a dainty_a as_o bochartus_n prove_v out_o of_o aristophanes_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 45._o p._n 505._o ver._n 4._o the_o first-fruit_n also_o of_o thy_o corn_n of_o thy_o wine_n verse_n 4_o and_o of_o thy_o oil_n see_v xviii_o numb_a 12._o to_o which_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o add_v this_o out_o of_o maimonides_n who_o have_v distinct_o represent_v the_o order_n wherein_o all_o oblation_n be_v make_v that_o after_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v gather_v every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o bring_v a_o fifty_o part_n of_o they_o as_o a_o first-fruit_n to_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v call_v trumah_n gedolah_o the_o great_a oblation_n of_o which_o moses_n speak_v in_o this_o place_n and_o next_o of_o all_o he_o separate_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a from_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v maaser_n rishon_n the_o first_o tithe_n and_o give_v to_o the_o levite_n xviii_o numb_a 24._o then_o out_o of_o what_o remain_v another_o ten_o part_n be_v take_v call_v maaser_n sheni_fw-la the_o second_o tithe_n which_o be_v every_o three_o year_n give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o in_o the_o two_o intermediate_v year_n spend_v in_o feast_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n fourteen_o deut._n 28._o so_o that_o for_o instance_n if_o a_o man_n have_v press_v out_o a_o hundred_o and_o two_o log_n of_o oil_n he_o send_v two_o of_o they_o as_o first-fruit_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o then_o ten_o more_o as_o tithe_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o deduct_v nine_o part_n more_o out_o of_o the_o residue_n for_o the_o poor_a 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priest_n be_v provide_v with_o clothes_n as_o by_o other_o offering_n with_o food_n and_o the_o wool_n also_o as_o they_o call_v it_o of_o goat_n which_o be_v shear_v in_o these_o country_n be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o fleece_n of_o sheep_n verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v choose_v he_o out_o of_o all_o thy_o tribe_n to_o stand_v to_o minister_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o god_n and_o to_o bless_v the_o people_n in_o his_o name_n he_o and_o his_o son_n for_o ever_o the_o family_n of_o aaron_n of_o which_o he_o be_v principal_o speak_v who_o when_o they_o be_v few_o in_o number_n all_o minister_v unto_o god_n but_o afterward_o they_o take_v their_o course_n of_o attendance_n and_o as_o the_o jew_n say_v there_o be_v eight_o course_n before_o moses_n die_v four_o of_o the_o family_n of_o eleazar_n and_o as_o many_o of_o ithamar_n which_o in_o david_n time_n be_v enlarge_v into_o four_o and_o twenty_o course_n see_v selden_n lib._n i._n de_fw-fr succession_n in_o pontificat_fw-la cap._n i._n ver._n 6._o and_o if_o a_o levite_n by_o a_o levite_n he_o seem_v here_o to_o mean_v a_o priest_n see_v v._o 1._o for_o they_o only_o can_v minister_v verse_n 6_o unto_o god_n and_o the_o levite_n minister_v unto_o they_o come_v from_o any_o of_o thy_o gate_n out_o of_o all_o israel_n from_o any_o city_n in_o any_o tribe_n of_o israel_n where_o he_o sojourn_v i._n e._n leave_v the_o country_n where_o he_o have_v be_v wont_a to_o live_v and_o come_v with_o all_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o mind_n unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v with_o a_o sincere_a affection_n to_o devote_v himself_o to_o
it_o seem_v to_o have_v indemnify_v he_o if_o he_o kill_v he_o before_o he_o get_v thither_o whereas_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o death_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o hate_v he_o not_o in_o time_n past_a which_o in_o his_o rage_n the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n do_v not_o consider_v and_o therefore_o be_v guilty_a before_o god_n of_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n though_o the_o law_n do_v not_o punish_v he_o for_o it_o ver._n 7._o wherefore_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v verse_n 7_o separate_v three_o city_n for_o thou_o to_o prevent_v which_o mischief_n god_n command_v not_o mere_o one_o but_o three_o city_n and_o those_o in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o country_n where_o man_n may_v find_v safety_n if_o they_o make_v haste_n to_o flee_v to_o they_o ver._n 8._o and_o if_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n enlarge_v thy_o coast_n verse_n 8_o as_o he_o have_v swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n and_o give_v thou_o all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v unto_o thy_o father_n as_o far_o as_o unto_o the_o river_n euphrates_n xv_o gen._n 18._o xxiii_o exod._n 31._o i_o deut._n 7._o ver._n 9_o if_o thou_o shall_v keep_v all_o these_o commandment_n to_o verse_n 9_o do_v they_o which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o to_o walk_v ever_o in_o his_o way_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o condition_n upon_o the_o performance_n of_o which_o depend_v the_o enlargement_n of_o their_o border_n which_o be_v more_o full_o express_v xi_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o so_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n in_o xv_o gen._n 18_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o include_v in_o it_o this_o condition_n thou_o shall_v then_o add_v three_o city_n more_o for_o thou_o beside_o these_o three_o we_o do_v not_o read_v of_o any_o more_o add_v to_o these_o though_o their_o border_n be_v enlarge_v in_o david_n and_o solomon_n time_n and_o that_o as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n but_o those_o nation_n which_o they_o subdue_v be_v only_o make_v tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o do_v not_o people_n and_o possess_v those_o country_n and_o consequent_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o such_o city_n there_o unless_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o country_n as_o they_o be_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v._o 1._o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o that_o innocent_a blood_n be_v not_o shed_v in_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o as_o there_o will_v if_o upon_o supposition_n of_o such_o a_o enlargement_n of_o their_o border_n there_o have_v be_v no_o city_n near_a to_o flee_v unto_o than_o these_o six_o which_o be_v sufficient_a only_o for_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o land_n they_o possess_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n where_o they_o now_o be_v and_o so_o blood_n be_v upon_o thou_o the_o gild_n and_o punishment_n of_o blood_n in_o not_o take_v care_n of_o the_o safety_n of_o innocent_a person_n verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o but_o if_o any_o man_n hate_v his_o brother_n and_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o and_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o mortal_o that_o he_o die_v and_o flee_v unto_o one_o of_o these_o city_n when_o there_o be_v a_o manifest_a design_n of_o kill_v another_o and_o know_v hatred_n he_o that_o commit_v the_o murder_n be_v to_o receive_v no_o benefit_n by_o his_o flee_v to_o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o then_o a_o man_n be_v judge_v to_o hate_v his_o brother_n when_o for_o three_o day_n together_o he_o have_v never_o speak_v to_o he_o though_o they_o have_v keep_v one_o another_o company_n as_o i_o observe_v before_o out_o of_o mr._n selden_n lib._n iu._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n ii_o p._n 473._o verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o then_o the_o elder_n of_o this_o city_n shall_v send_v and_o fetch_v he_o thence_o demand_v he_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n to_o which_o he_o flee_v that_o he_o may_v be_v send_v to_o they_o and_o try_v by_o they_o whether_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o wilful_a murder_n or_o aught_o to_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o protection_n be_v innocent_a of_o that_o crime_n xxxv_o numb_a 12_o 24._o it_o be_v likely_a there_o be_v probable_a reason_n give_v why_o he_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o murder_n and_o therefore_o they_o desire_v the_o matter_n may_v be_v examine_v otherwise_o if_o the_o case_n be_v know_v to_o be_v like_o that_o in_o v._o 5._o they_o do_v not_o make_v this_o demand_n and_o deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n that_o he_o may_v die_v that_o be_v if_o they_o find_v he_o guilty_a of_o wilful_a murder_n otherwise_o they_o be_v to_o deliver_v he_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n and_o restore_v he_o to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n that_o he_o may_v not_o die_v xxxv_o numb_a 25._o ver._n 13._o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_v he_o nor_o take_v any_o verse_n 13_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o life_n of_o a_o murderer_n as_o the_o law_n be_v xxxv_o numb_a 31._o but_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n from_o israel_n by_o put_v he_o to_o death_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o thou_o by_o have_v no_o guilt_n upon_o they_o as_o they_o have_v when_o they_o let_v this_o crime_n go_v unpunished_a ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o remove_v thy_o neighbour_n landmark_a verse_n 14_o which_o they_o of_o old_a time_n have_v set_v in_o thy_o inheritance_n etc._n etc._n the_o jewish_a doctor_n think_v that_o this_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o to_o the_o term_n or_o bound_n which_o be_v set_v by_o joshua_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o country_n which_o no_o man_n may_v take_v away_o for_o that_o make_v he_o both_o guilty_a of_o theft_n and_o also_o of_o the_o breach_n of_o this_o precept_n and_o consequent_o he_o incur_v a_o double_a punishment_n and_o be_v whip_v twice_o as_o much_o as_o another_o offender_n see_v selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n iii_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n this_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o greek_n as_o appear_v by_o plato_n lib._n viii_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n let_v no_o man_n presume_v to_o remove_v the_o bound_n of_o land_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o be_v true_o to_o remove_v thing_n immovable_a i._n e._n to_o unsettle_v and_o overturn_v all_o thing_n numa-pompilius_n therefore_o make_v this_o crime_n capital_a which_o make_v josephus_n his_o explication_n of_o these_o word_n seem_v more_o reasonable_a than_o that_o of_o the_o talmudist_n who_o extend_v this_o precept_n to_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o their_o neighbour_n nation_n who_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o war_n and_o insurrection_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o covetousness_n of_o man_n who_o will_v thus_o enlarge_v their_o territory_n lib._n iu._n archaeol_n cap._n 8._o which_o may_v be_v think_v a_o reason_n why_o moses_n join_v this_o to_o the_o forego_n precept_n about_o punish_v murder_n and_o make_v this_o one_o of_o the_o curse_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o pronounce_v and_o consent_n to_o it_o at_o their_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n xxvii_o deut._n 17._o which_o they_o of_o old_a time_n have_v set_v in_o thy_o inheritance_n which_o thou_o shall_v inherit_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o determine_v this_o precept_n peculiarly_a to_o the_o preserve_v the_o bound_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o by_o those_o of_o old_a time_n they_o understand_v joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o divide_v the_o land_n and_o fix_v every_o once_o lot_n but_o it_o be_v as_o necessary_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o other_o country_n as_o that_o which_o be_v their_o proper_a inheritance_n for_o as_o josephus_n true_o observe_v they_o that_o remove_v the_o bound_n of_o land_n be_v not_o very_o far_o from_o subvert_v all_o law_n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o one_o witness_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o they_o that_o give_v their_o testimony_n in_o any_o cause_n always_o stand_v up_o against_o a_o man_n for_o any_o iniquity_n or_o for_o any_o sin_n a_o single_a witness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v as_o sufficient_a to_o convict_v a_o man_n of_o any_o offence_n whatsoever_o whither_o in_o civil_a or_o in_o criminal_a matter_n for_o a_o inquisition_n into_o the_o fact_n one_o be_v enough_o but_o not_o for_o the_o condemnation_n of_o he_o that_o be_v accuse_v yet_o in_o pecuniary_a matter_n one_o witness_n be_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o purge_v himself_o by_o a_o oath_n see_v
xvii_o 6._o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o three_o witness_n shall_v the_o matter_n be_v establish_v the_o accusation_n shall_v stand_v or_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n ver._n 16._o if_o a_o false_a witness_n rise_v up_o against_o any_o man_n to_o verse_n 16_o testify_v against_o he_o that_o which_o be_v wrong_a in_o any_o matter_n whether_o against_o god_n or_o against_o man._n for_o though_o one_o witness_n can_v not_o condemn_v another_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v he_o be_v a_o false_a witness_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o condemn_v himself_o ver._n 17._o then_o both_o the_o man_n between_o who_o the_o controversy_n verse_n 17_o be_v that_o be_v the_o accuser_n and_o the_o person_n accuse_v shall_v stand_v before_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v to_o come_v in_o case_n obscure_a to_o the_o supreme_a court_n where_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v settle_v who_o sit_v it_o be_v likely_a at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n see_v xvii_o 8_o 12._o and_o so_o may_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o try_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o judge_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n this_o they_o all_o understand_v of_o the_o high_a court_n which_o consist_v partly_o of_o priest_n and_o partly_o of_o other_o great_a person_n who_o he_o call_v judge_n under_o which_o name_n the_o whole_a court_n be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n see_v xvii_o 8._o and_o selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n viii_o n._n 2_o 3._o ver._n 18._o and_o the_o judge_n the_o court_n beforenamed_n verse_n 18_o who_o be_v all_o whether_o priest_n or_o other_o comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o judge_n shall_v make_v diligent_a inquisition_n for_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o prove_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o false_a witness_n and_o therefore_o the_o matter_n be_v bring_v before_o this_o supreme_a court_n and_o behold_v if_o the_o witness_n be_v a_o false_a witness_n and_o have_v testify_v false_o against_o his_o brother_n if_o upon_o strict_a examination_n he_o be_v find_v to_o have_v give_v a_o false_a evidence_n against_o his_o brother_n in_o a_o matter_n which_o touch_v his_o estate_n or_o his_o body_n or_o his_o life_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o then_o shall_v you_o do_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o have_v think_v to_o have_v do_v unto_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v say_v maimonides_n if_o he_o design_v to_o have_v take_v away_o his_o brother_n life_n he_o be_v to_o lose_v his_o own_o if_o to_o have_v have_v he_o scourge_v he_o be_v to_o be_v lash_v himself_o if_o to_o lose_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n he_o be_v to_o be_v fine_v the_o very_a same_o sum._n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xli_o but_o though_o in_o most_o case_n a_o false_a witness_n be_v to_o suffer_v the_o very_a same_o kind_n of_o punishment_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v bring_v upon_o another_o if_o his_o testimony_n have_v not_o be_v disprove_v yet_o in_o some_o it_o be_v not_o exact_o observe_v as_o if_o one_o false_o accuse_v a_o priest_n daughter_n of_o play_v the_o whore_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v burn_v as_o she_o shall_v have_v be_v but_o to_o be_v strangle_v as_o a_o adulterer_n so_o j._n coach_n observe_v upon_o the_o title_n maccoth_n ad_fw-la cap._n i._n where_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o false_a testimony_n be_v handle_v but_o some_o foolish_a decision_n be_v make_v by_o the_o rabbin_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o sadducee_n as_o he_o observe_v in_o his_o annot._n 20._o in_o sect._n 6._o among_o the_o athenian_n there_o be_v a_o action_n lie_v not_o only_o against_o a_o false_a witness_n but_o against_o the_o person_n who_o produce_v he_o upon_o who_o they_o set_v a_o fine_a and_o they_o be_v make_v infamous_a and_o if_o they_o be_v find_v thrice_o guilty_a of_o this_o crime_n not_o only_o they_o but_o their_o posterity_n be_v make_v infamous_a throughout_o all_o generation_n as_o sam._n petitus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o andocides_n and_o other_o lib._n iu._n in_o leges_fw-la attica_n tit._n vii_o p._n 359._o it_o be_v something_o strange_a they_o be_v not_o more_o severe_a against_o such_o offender_n many_o of_o their_o law_n be_v plain_o borrow_v from_o moses_n and_o among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n false_a witness_n be_v throw_v down_o from_o the_o tarpeian_a rock_n as_o a._n gellius_n tell_v we_o lib._n xx._n cap._n i._n which_o be_v alter_v indeed_o in_o latter_a time_n for_o such_o punishment_n as_o the_o judge_n think_v they_o merit_v but_o he_o there_o tell_v phavorinus_n that_o if_o the_o old_a punishment_n have_v continue_v to_o their_o day_n they_o shall_v not_o have_v have_v so_o many_o false_a testimony_n give_v as_o they_o then_o see_v so_o shall_v thou_o put_v the_o evil_a away_o from_o among_o you_o this_o may_v be_v understand_v either_o of_o the_o false_a witness_n or_o of_o his_o crime_n the_o guilt_n of_o which_o be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o it_o ver._n 20._o and_o those_o that_o remain_v the_o remainder_n verse_n 20_o of_o israel_n who_o see_v he_o suffer_v in_o his_o kind_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n the_o end_n of_o punishment_n be_v to_o deter_v other_o from_o such_o wickedness_n see_v xiii_o 11._o xvii_o 13._o and_o shall_v henceforth_o commit_v no_o more_o any_o such_o avil_n among_o you_o learn_v to_o beware_v by_o other_o man_n suffering_n ver._n 21._o and_o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v he_o speak_v to_o verse_n 21_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v not_o out_o of_o compassion_n to_o moderate_v the_o punishment_n but_o make_v it_o equal_a to_o the_o damage_n he_o intend_v to_o another_o example_n he_o give_v of_o this_o in_o the_o word_n follow_v life_n shall_v go_v for_o life_n eye_n for_o eye_n tooth_n for_o tooth_n hand_n for_o hand_n foot_n for_o foot_n concern_v this_o lex_fw-la talionis_fw-la see_v xxi_o exod._n 23_o 24_o 25._o xxiv_o levit._n 19_o 20._o and_o see_v grotius_n on_o five_o matth._n 38_o 40._o where_o he_o well_o observe_v that_o the_o party_n injure_v may_v forbear_v to_o require_v this_o punishment_n but_o the_o judge_n if_o it_o be_v require_v can_v not_o deny_v to_o inflict_v it_o xx._n chapter_n xx._n chap._n xx._n verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o when_o thou_o go_v out_o to_o battle_n against_o thy_o enemy_n who_o either_o invade_v they_o as_o in_o xi_o judge_n or_o with_o who_o they_o have_v a_o just_a quarrel_n because_o of_o injury_n do_v they_o without_o satisfaction_n such_o as_o that_o mention_v 2_o sam._n x._o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o see_v horse_n which_o the_o israelite_n want_v as_o i_o observe_v upon_o xvii_o 16._o their_o army_n consist_v of_o footman_n who_o be_v take_v from_o the_o plough_n or_o from_o the_o sheepfold_n and_o chariot_n which_o carry_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o man_n in_o they_o and_o when_o they_o be_v falcati_fw-la as_o they_o call_v they_o be_v very_o formidable_a for_o they_o make_v terrible_a slaughter_v among_o the_o enemy_n cut_v down_o man_n as_o we_o 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term_n of_o peace_n etc._n etc._n only_o they_o think_v the_o ammonite_n and_o moabite_n be_v to_o be_v except_v by_o that_o law_n xxiii_o 6._o yet_o they_o temper_v it_o thus_o that_o if_o those_o nation_n desire_v peace_n of_o themselves_o it_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v to_o they_o though_o not_o offer_v and_o the_o most_o ancient_a writer_n of_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o joshua_n send_v three_o message_n to_o the_o seven_o nation_n of_o canaan_n before_o he_o invade_v they_o though_o he_o undertake_v the_o war._n with_o a_o command_n from_o god_n to_o destroy_v they_o viz._n if_o they_o do_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o summons_n which_o be_v send_v they_o either_o to_o flee_v or_o to_o make_v peace_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o two_o first_o message_n the_o next_o be_v a_o denunciation_n of_o war_n against_o they_o as_o they_o say_v in_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n quote_v by_o mr._n selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n xiii_o and_o see_v the_o learned_a j._n wagenseil_n in_o annot_n upon_o sota_n p._n 845._o maimonides_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o gibeonite_n have_v not_o hear_v of_o these_o proclamation_n which_o make_v they_o use_v craft_n to_o procure_v mercy_n from_o the_o israelite_n but_o p._n cunaeus_n think_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o they_o have_v refuse_v at_o first_o to_o submit_v to_o joshua_n summons_n but_o see_v he_o victorious_a they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o that_o artifice_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n when_o they_o can_v not_o hope_v for_o peace_n by_o any_o other_o mean_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr republ._n hebr._n cap._n 20._o ver._n 11._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o it_o make_v thou_o a_o answer_n verse_n 11_o of_o peace_n and_o open_a unto_o thou_o accept_v of_o the_o condition_n offer_v to_o they_o which_o be_v three_o first_o that_o they_o shall_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o seven_o precept_n of_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n and_o consequent_o renounce_v 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it_o will_v make_v no_o peace_n with_o thou_o but_o will_v make_v war_n against_o thou_o than_o thou_o shall_v besiege_v it_o without_o any_o further_a summons_n to_o yield_v upon_o condition_n of_o peace_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o when_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v deliver_v it_o into_o thy_o hand_n of_o which_o they_o be_v not_o to_o doubt_v v._o 4._o thou_o shall_v smite_v every_o male_a thereof_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n which_o be_v a_o just_a punishment_n for_o their_o obstinacy_n of_o which_o the_o man_n who_o be_v here_o condemn_v to_o destruction_n be_v the_o author_n and_o suffer_v the_o more_o just_o because_o they_o be_v tell_v no_o doubt_n beforehand_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o yield_v when_o condition_n be_v offer_v to_o they_o they_o must_v expect_v this_o execution_n verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o but_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o little_a one_o who_o have_v not_o offend_v by_o reject_v condition_n of_o peace_n nor_o can_v do_v any_o harm_n and_o by_o little_a one_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v male-children_n as_o well_o as_o female_a and_o the_o cattle_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o city_n even_o all_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o money_n householdstuff_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o good_n shall_v thou_o take_v unto_o thyself_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v grant_v to_o they_o as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n in_o the_o war._n ver._n 15._o thus_o shall_v thou_o do_v unto_o all_o the_o city_n which_o verse_n 15_o be_v very_o far_o off_o from_o thou_o which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o city_n of_o these_o nation_n this_o clemency_n to_o the_o woman_n and_o little_a one_o be_v limit_v to_o those_o that_o be_v not_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n be_v order_v to_o be_v otherwise_o treat_v for_o by_o the_o law_n of_o war_n among_o all_o nation_n the_o conqueror_n may_v use_v those_o who_o he_o subdue_v as_o he_o please_v see_v grotius_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n iu._n sect._n v._n where_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o quote_v that_o say_n of_o marcellus_n in_o livy_n quicquid_fw-la in_o hostibus_fw-la feci_fw-la jus_o belli_fw-la defendit_fw-la whatsoever_o i_o have_v do_v with_o enemy_n the_o right_a of_o war_n defend_v it_o ver._n 16._o but_o of_o the_o city_n of_o these_o people_n which_o the_o verse_n 16_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v give_v thou_o for_o a_o inheritance_n the_o city_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n thou_o shall_v save_v alive_a nothing_o that_o breathe_v i._n e._n neither_o man_n woman_n nor_o child_n as_o we_o speak_v but_o their_o cattle_n except_o in_o few_o case_n when_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v a_o cherem_n i._n e._n accurse_a be_v not_o to_o be_v kill_v as_o appear_v from_o xi_o josh_n 14._o and_o this_o slaughter_n of_o all_o the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o in_o case_n they_o do_v not_o surrender_v when_o they_o be_v summon_v but_o reject_v the_o condition_n of_o peace_n that_o be_v offer_v to_o they_o after_o this_o no_o mercy_n be_v to_o be_v have_v upon_o they_o see_v xxiii_o exod._n 32._o in_o which_o their_o condition_n be_v worse_a than_o any_o other_o people_n who_o man_n be_v only_o to_o be_v slay_v v._o 14._o but_o not_o woman_n and_o child_n for_o which_o difference_n there_o be_v a_o great_a reason_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v present_o but_o if_o we_o can_v see_v none_o we_o ought_v to_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o god_n command_n who_o as_o he_o be_v most_o just_a and_o merciful_a so_o have_v a_o great_a right_n over_o man_n than_o we_o have_v over_o beast_n as_o grotius_n well_o observe_v who_o allege_v many_o example_n of_o the_o like_a practice_n in_o the_o heathen_a world_n both_o among_o greek_n and_o roman_n see_v l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n iu._n sect._n ix_o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o but_o thou_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v they_o after_o they_o have_v slight_v all_o offer_n of_o peace_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n indeed_o have_v be_v so_o merciful_a as_o to_o think_v this_o be_v not_o a_o command_n but_o a_o permission_n which_o warrant_v they_o to_o kill_v all_o without_o any_o distinction_n of_o sex_n or_o age_n yet_o do_v not_o so_o enjoin_v it_o but_o that_o they_o may_v after_o they_o have_v take_v a_o city_n spare_v such_o as_o repent_v and_o offer_v to_o become_v proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n one_o will_v think_v which_o ancient_o prevail_v as_o selden_n observe_v lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n xvi_o because_o we_o find_v the_o relic_n of_o these_o people_n often_o mention_v in_o the_o bible_n and_o this_o be_v agreeable_a also_o to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n that_o such_o as_o beg_v mercy_n shall_v be_v spare_v which_o flow_v from_o the_o ancient_a right_n which_o such_o person_n be_v think_v to_o have_v to_o it_o as_o david_n chytraeus_n observe_v out_o of_o thucydides_n lib._n iii_o and_o the_o know_a verse_n of_o the_o oracle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o hurt_v supplicant_n who_o be_v sacred_a and_o acquit_v of_o their_o offence_n he_o do_v not_o mention_v the_o place_n where_o this_o oracle_n be_v utter_v but_o ezekiel_n spanhemius_fw-la have_v late_o observe_v out_o of_o pausanias_n that_o it_o be_v at_o dodone_n see_v observationes_fw-la in_o callimachi_n hymnum_fw-la in_o dianam_fw-la vers_fw-la 123._o where_o he_o note_v that_o from_o hence_o jupiter_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o be_v account_v a_o severe_a and_o implacable_a avenger_n of_o all_o violence_n do_v to_o supplicant_n and_o they_o be_v supplicant_n say_v the_o same_o chytraeus_n who_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o acknowledge_v they_o deserve_v punishment_n give_v themselves_o up_o to_o the_o
sota_n and_o indeed_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o rational_a than_o this_o that_o their_o neighbour_n make_v great_a gain_n by_o merchandise_n such_o as_o the_o sidonian_n tyrian_n and_o those_o that_o live_v upon_o the_o red-sea_n and_o the_o egyptian_n they_o shall_v not_o borrow_v money_n of_o the_o israelite_n for_o nothing_o so_o it_o be_v no_o less_o reasonable_a the_o israelite_n themselves_o who_o chief_a profit_n be_v by_o husbandry_n and_o breed_n of_o cattle_n shall_v have_v money_n lend_v they_o free_o by_o one_o another_o without_o any_o interest_n their_o land_n not_o be_v a_o country_n of_o traffic_n whereby_o money_n may_v be_v improve_v as_o in_o other_o country_n for_o by_o the_o law_n of_o other_o nation_n as_o grotius_n observe_v on_o vi_o luke_n 35._o that_o usury_n be_v odious_a which_o be_v practise_v upon_o husbandman_n abarbinel_n also_o be_v so_o tender_a in_o this_o point_n as_o to_o say_v that_o usury_n have_v something_o in_o it_o so_o unequal_a at_o 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mean_v but_o only_o those_o seven_o nation_n from_o who_o god_n command_v they_o to_o take_v away_o even_o their_o life_n and_o that_o it_o be_v only_o their_o present_a distress_n in_o which_o they_o have_v no_o other_o way_n of_o livelihood_n leave_v that_o make_v they_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o those_o among_o who_o they_o live_v in_o which_o i_o think_v he_o be_v mistake_v though_o this_o doctrine_n be_v better_a nature_a than_o that_o of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v so_o full_a of_o hatred_n to_o we_o christian_n who_o they_o call_v edomite_n that_o they_o deprive_v we_o as_o wagenseil_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a of_o the_o name_n of_o brethren_n and_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o oppress_v we_o with_o usury_n of_o which_o number_n be_v r._n bechai_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o old_a nitzacon_n set_v forth_o by_o wagenseil_n ancient_a than_o that_o of_o lipman_n set_n forth_o by_o theodorick_n hackspan_n who_o be_v so_o full_a 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reward_n and_o this_o law_n be_v make_v peculiar_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o such_o person_n as_o appear_v by_o those_o place_n beforementioned_a both_o in_o exodus_fw-la and_o in_o leviticus_n it_o extend_v indeed_o to_o all_o but_o chief_o be_v intend_v as_o a_o provision_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a who_o they_o be_v not_o to_o neglect_v for_o god_n order_v they_o all_o to_o live_v together_o as_o brethren_n child_n of_o the_o same_o father_n and_o indeed_o they_o be_v all_o rich_a and_o poor_a descend_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o original_a and_o therefore_o he_o design_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o indifferent_a person_n unrelieve_v among_o this_o people_n upon_o who_o he_o have_v heap_v so_o many_o blessing_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o slavery_n of_o egypt_n have_v plant_v they_o in_o the_o good_a land_n promise_v to_o their_o father_n to_o which_o purpose_n all_o those_o precept_n be_v give_v which_o require_v they_o to_o lend_v gratuitous_o to_o their_o poor_a brother_n to_o restore_v the_o pledge_v leave_v with_o they_o to_o leave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n unreaped_a not_o to_o gather_v the_o glean_n of_o the_o harvest_n and_o vintage_n to_o observe_v the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o of_o jubilee_n and_o such_o like_a peculiar_a provision_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n that_o they_o may_v share_v in_o the_o happiness_n which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o his_o elect_a people_n ver._n 21._o when_o thou_o shall_v vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o a_o thing_n lawful_a and_o possible_a and_o by_o a_o person_n who_o have_v power_n to_o make_v it_o and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o another_o who_o have_v power_n to_o verse_n 21_o make_v it_o void_a see_v xxx_o numb_a 2._o thou_o shall_v not_o slack_v to_o pay_v it_o lest_o they_o shall_v prove_v less_o able_a and_o so_o be_v unwilling_a to_o perform_v what_o they_o have_v vow_v or_o shall_v perhaps_o forget_v it_o if_o they_o lose_v the_o thing_n they_o vow_v whilst_o they_o delay_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v the_o value_n of_o it_o which_o be_v one_o difference_n between_o a_o vow_n and_o a_o free-will-offering_a that_o in_o the_o latter_a case_n as_o maimonides_n say_v if_o that_o which_o he_o design_v be_v steal_v or_o die_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v reparation_n the_o same_o author_n apply_v this_o to_o a_o vow_n a_o man_n make_v of_o give_v a_o alm_n to_o a_o poor_a body_n suppose_v a_o shekel_n which_o he_o be_v to_o bestow_v immediate_o if_o any_o poor_a body_n be_v at_o hand_n if_o not_o he_o be_v to_o separate_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o by_o till_o he_o meet_v with_o one_o etc._n etc._n cap._n viii_o de_fw-fr donis_n pauperum_fw-la sect._n 1_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o demand_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o be_v his_o own_o and_o it_o will_v be_v sin_n in_o thou_o be_v punish_v by_o god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o thou_o for_o the_o wrong_n thou_o have_v do_v he_o ver._n 22._o but_o if_o thou_o shall_v forbear_v to_o vow_v it_o shall_v be_v no_o verse_n 22_o sin_n in_o thou_o god_n be_v so_o very_o merciful_a as_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v he_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o lamb_n he_o accept_v of_o turtle_n and_o young_a pigeon_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n in_o that_o country_n and_o if_o this_o be_v beyond_o his_o ability_n but_o he_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o testify_v his_o affection_n to_o god_n by_o a_o free-will-offering_a he_o be_v please_v to_o accept_v a_o oblation_n of_o bread_n bake_v in_o a_o oven_n or_o pan_n or_o any_o other_o usual_a way_n and_o if_o this_o be_v too_o heavy_a he_o accept_v of_o bare_a flour_n without_o put_v he_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o bake_v it_o for_o he_o will_v have_v man_n to_o be_v easy_a in_o his_o service_n and_o all_o their_o offering_n to_o be_v free_a and_o cheerful_a and_o therefore_o tell_v they_o here_o that_o if_o they_o vow_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o he_o he_o will_v not_o take_v it_o ill_o of_o they_o nor_o impute_v it_o to_o they_o as_o a_o sin_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlvi_o verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o that_o which_o be_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n thou_o shall_v keep_v and_o perform_v even_o a_o free-will-offering_a according_a as_o thou_o have_v vow_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v to_o make_v they_o consider_v well_o beforehand_o what_o their_o ability_n be_v and_o not_o rash_o resolve_v and_o promise_v any_o thing_n for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o vow_v the_o small_a matter_n yet_o have_v once_o vow_v they_o be_v no_o long_o free_a but_o bind_v to_o make_v it_o good_a though_o it_o prove_v very_o chargeable_a to_o
second_o husband_n who_o she_o marry_v nor_o with_o respect_n to_o any_o other_o man_n who_o may_v marry_v she_o without_o any_o pollution_n but_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o her_o first_o husband_n unto_o who_o by_o this_o law_n she_o be_v make_v unclean_a for_o so_o all_o thing_n forbid_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v account_v as_o appear_v from_o x_o act_n 14_o 15._o where_o all_o meat_n prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n be_v call_v unclean_a and_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v cleanse_v they_o by_o take_v off_o that_o prohibition_n for_o that_o be_v abomination_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o return_v to_o her_o first_o husband_n and_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n again_o for_o this_o say_v abarbinel_n be_v to_o imitate_v the_o egyptian_n who_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o take_v they_o again_o into_o their_o house_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o great_a filthiness_n but_o this_o intimate_v that_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v to_o any_o other_o man_n but_o keep_v herself_o free_a she_o may_v have_v be_v his_o wife_n again_o if_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o she_o and_o this_o show_v also_o that_o god_n intend_v to_o discourage_v they_o from_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n by_o make_v they_o uncapable_a after_o they_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o another_o for_o ever_o to_o enjoy_v they_o again_o though_o they_o grow_v very_o rich_a or_o otherwise_o desirable_a which_o incline_v many_o no_o doubt_n to_o consider_v well_o before_o they_o part_v with_o they_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o cause_v the_o land_n to_o sin_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n may_v by_o such_o a_o large_a indulgence_n have_v be_v tempt_v to_o pollute_v it_o with_o many_o sin_n and_o thereby_o bring_v god_n judgement_n upon_o it_o see_v iii_o jerem._n 1._o for_o as_o isaac_n arama_n gloss_n if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v prohibit_v a_o gate_n have_v be_v open_v unto_o vile_a man_n to_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o thereby_o fill_v the_o land_n with_o whoredom_n ver._n 5._o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o new_a wife_n the_o verse_n 5_o hebrew_n think_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o xx._n 7._o that_o whether_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o virgin_n or_o a_o widow_n he_o be_v to_o have_v the_o privilege_n here_o mention_v yea_o they_o extend_v it_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n but_o not_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v she_o who_o he_o put_v away_o and_o may_v take_v again_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v since_o that_o to_z another_z man._n for_o she_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o new_a wife_n he_o shall_v not_o go_v out_o to_o war_n see_v xx_o deut._n 7._o nor_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o business_n no_o public_a employment_n be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o he_o which_o may_v occasion_v his_o absence_n from_o his_o wife_n not_o so_o much_o as_o watch_v or_o such_o like_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v what_o be_v say_v about_o the_o fearful_a and_o timorous_a who_o be_v bid_v to_o return_v home_o from_o the_o army_n lest_o they_o dishearten_v their_o brethren_n xx._n 8._o and_o yet_o these_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o furnish_v the_o army_n with_o victual_n and_o water_n to_o clear_v the_o way_n and_o take_v up_o their_o quarter_n but_o a_o new_a bridegroom_n be_v free_a from_o all_o these_o only_o they_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o war_n by_o the_o divine_a commandment_n and_o one_o undertake_v voluntary_o unto_o the_o former_a of_o which_o they_o think_v this_o immunity_n do_v not_o extend_v but_o only_o to_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o margin_n these_o word_n be_v translate_v nor_o any_o thing_n pass_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o pay_v tribute_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a at_o home_n for_o one_o year_n the_o same_o time_n of_o freedom_n it_o be_v think_v reasonable_a to_o grant_v unto_o builder_n and_o planter_n because_o they_o be_v join_v with_o new_a marry_a man_n in_o the_o speech_n the_o priest_n make_v before_o they_o go_v to_o battle_n xx._n 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o shall_v cheer_v up_o his_o wife_n who_o he_o have_v take_v make_v much_o of_o she_o as_o we_o speak_v and_o so_o endear_v himself_o to_o she_o by_o his_o kindness_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o occasion_n of_o a_o divorce_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o which_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v intend_v that_o by_o so_o long_a a_o conversation_n together_o without_o any_o interruption_n they_o may_v have_v so_o perfect_a a_o understanding_n one_o of_o another_o and_o such_o a_o mutual_a confidence_n may_v be_v settle_v that_o he_o may_v not_o easy_o entertain_v any_o jealousy_n of_o she_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v absent_a in_o the_o war_n or_o elsewhere_o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o nether_a or_o the_o upper_a millstone_n to_o pledge_v this_o be_v a_o law_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o xx_o exod._n 26_o 27._o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o mercy_n beneficence_n and_o clemency_n towards_o the_o poor_a as_o maimonides_n speak_v more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap_n thirty-nine_o for_o he_o take_v a_o man_n life_n to_o pledge_v that_o be_v his_o livelihood_n by_o which_o he_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o starve_v by_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o take_v any_o other_o thing_n for_o a_o security_n by_o the_o want_n of_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v undo_v for_o instance_n they_o do_v not_o allow_v any_o man_n to_o seize_v upon_o the_o ox_n which_o be_v at_o plough_n he_o who_o break_v this_o law_n be_v scourge_v ver._n 7._o if_o a_o man_n be_v find_v steal_v any_o of_o his_o brethren_n verse_n 7_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n if_o he_o be_v either_o take_v in_o the_o fact_n or_o it_o be_v plain_o prove_v against_o he_o so_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o athenian_a law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o apparent_a man-stealer_n and_o make_v merchandise_n of_o he_o or_o sell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o man-stealing_a to_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o he_o either_o by_o exchange_v he_o for_o some_o commodity_n or_o sell_v he_o for_o money_n then_o that_o thief_n shall_v die_v this_o crime_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n though_o steal_v of_o beast_n or_o other_o thing_n be_v not_o see_v xxi_o exod._n 16._o because_o it_o be_v very_o heinous_a on_o a_o double_a account_n both_o by_o deprive_v the_o community_n of_o one_o of_o its_o member_n and_o make_v he_o a_o slave_n in_o another_o country_n and_o indeed_o the_o most_o moderate_a lawyer_n do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o secure_v man_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o thing_n very_o valuable_a but_o by_o inflict_v such_o a_o punishment_n on_o those_o that_o steal_v they_o thus_o after_o solon_n have_v temper_v the_o rigid_a law_n of_o draco_n which_o punish_v all_o theft_n with_o death_n by_o order_v in_o most_o case_n only_o the_o payment_n of_o double_a he_o enact_v the_o steal_n of_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v capital_a nay_o he_o make_v it_o a_o great_a crime_n to_o steal_v dung_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a value_n in_o that_o country_n which_o be_v very_o barren_a &_o need_v it_o for_o their_o ground_n how_o much_o more_o valuable_a be_v a_o man_n in_o all_o man_n account_n who_o if_o any_o man_n steal_v the_o law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o death_n shall_v be_v his_o punishment_n as_o xenophon_n report_v it_o and_o he_o be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man-stealer_n who_o not_o only_o by_o force_n or_o by_o fraud_n carry_v away_o a_o free_a man_n and_o sell_v he_o for_o a_o slave_n or_o suppress_v he_o but_o he_o who_o inveigle_v away_o another_o man_n servant_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o run_v away_o or_o conceal_v such_o a_o fugitive_n as_o samuel_n petitus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o pollux_n and_o other_o lib._n vii_o in_o leges_fw-la attica_n tit._n v._o p._n 533._o which_o make_v i_o think_v not_o only_o he_o that_o steal_v one_o of_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o he_o that_o steal_v a_o proselyte_n of_o any_o sort_n or_o the_o servant_n of_o a_o stranger_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o punishment_n mention_v in_o this_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o by_o these_o word_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o crime_n for_o they_o be_v never_o use_v in_o this_o book_n but_o when_o moses_n speak_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o some_o enormous_a sin_n see_v xiii_o 5._o xvii_o 7._o xix_o 19_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 8_o
of_o thy_o stranger_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o land_n within_o thy_o gate_n no_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v make_v between_o a_o natural_a jew_n and_o a_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n according_a to_o the_o general_a law_n xix_o levit_fw-la 34._o for_o such_o oppression_n may_v tempt_v they_o to_o do_v very_o wicked_a thing_n for_o instance_n expose_v or_o kill_v their_o child_n when_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o maintain_v they_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o be_v frequent_o guilty_a of_o this_o and_o think_v it_o no_o crime_n when_o their_o poverty_n constrain_v they_o to_o it_o see_v petrus_n petitus_fw-la lib._n iii_o miscell_n observe_v cap._n xvii_o where_o he_o produce_v many_o proof_n of_o it_o both_o out_o of_o greek_a and_o roman_a author_n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o at_o his_o day_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o either_o by_o contract_n or_o by_o natural_a equity_n and_o whether_o he_o have_v agree_v to_o serve_v he_o for_o a_o day_n or_o a_o month_n or_o a_o year_n at_o the_o time_n when_o his_o wage_n be_v due_a it_o be_v to_o be_v punctual_o pay_v unless_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v it_o remain_v in_o his_o hand_n for_o this_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o mercy_n but_o of_o justice_n to_o pay_v a_o hireling_n his_o wage_n neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a this_o show_v he_o speak_v particular_o of_o one_o that_o serve_v for_o a_o day_n wage_n and_o can_v not_o forbear_v the_o payment_n of_o it_o because_o he_o be_v so_o poor_a as_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v himself_o and_o family_n necessary_n without_o it_o and_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o it_o eager_o expect_v it_o as_o the_o support_n of_o his_o life_n so_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o with_o it_o he_o support_v his_o soul_n that_o be_v his_o life_n lest_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n make_v grievous_a complaint_n to_o he_o who_o make_v both_o rich_a and_o poor_a and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o god_n will_v hear_v his_o cry_n and_o severe_o punish_v thou_o see_v five_o james_n 4._o ver._n 16._o the_o father_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o verse_n 16_o child_n neither_o shall_v the_o child_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o father_n every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n this_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o common_a reason_n which_o be_v ancient_o express_v in_o this_o vulgar_a say_n noxa_fw-la caput_fw-la sequitur_fw-la and_o be_v excellent_o express_v by_o dion_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v every_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o misfortune_n which_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n think_v extend_v to_o the_o child_n of_o traitor_n unto_o who_o he_o allow_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o law_n as_o we_o read_v in_o so_o many_o word_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 6._o 2_o chron._n xxv_o 4._o and_o not_o only_a philo_n but_o diony_n hallicarnassaeus_n condemn_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o 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 many_o merciful_a law_n about_o the_o poor_a see_v xix_o levit._n 9_o 10._o xxiii_o 22._o they_o be_v all_o put_v together_o by_o mr._n selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n vi_o where_o the_o exposition_n the_o talmudist_n give_v of_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v so_o strict_a that_o it_o can_v do_v little_a good_a for_o they_o say_v a_o sheaf_n be_v not_o take_v to_o be_v forget_v unless_o not_o only_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o field_n but_o all_o the_o labourer_n forget_v it_o and_o if_o none_o of_o they_o remember_v it_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n that_o pass_v by_o that_o way_n come_v and_o give_v they_o notice_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o look_v upon_o as_o leave_v by_o forgetfulness_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o extend_v this_o law_n not_o only_o to_o sheaf_n of_o corn_n leave_v in_o the_o field_n but_o to_o bunch_n of_o grape_n and_o other_o fruit_n which_o be_v leave_v behind_o in_o their_o vineyard_n or_o orchard_n and_o it_o seem_v no_o unreasonable_a interpretation_n of_o this_o law_n that_o if_o a_o owner_n of_o a_o field_n or_o his_o workman_n call_v to_o mind_n before_o they_o be_v go_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o field_n that_o a_o sheaf_n be_v leave_v in_o such_o a_o place_n they_o may_v go_v back_o and_o fetch_v it_o but_o not_o if_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o city_n they_o that_o will_v see_v more_o case_n about_o this_o matter_n may_v look_v into_o maimonides_n de_fw-fr donis_n pauperum_fw-la translate_v by_o dr._n h._n prideaux_n cap._n v._o and_o his_o very_a learned_a annotation_n upon_o it_o josephus_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v interpret_v this_o law_n most_o charitable_o lib._n iu._n archaeolog_n cap._n viii_o where_o he_o say_v they_o be_v not_o only_o not_o to_o go_v back_o to_o fetch_v what_o they_o have_v forget_v but_o to_o leave_v on_o purpose_n corn_n and_o grape_n and_o olive_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o shall_v 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 21._o when_o thou_o gather_v the_o grape_n of_o thy_o vineyard_n thou_o shall_v not_o glean_v it_o afterward_o by_o make_v a_o new_a gather_n after_o the_o first_o but_o if_o the_o poor_a themselves_o leave_v any_o behind_o after_o the_o usual_a time_n allow_v for_o the_o gather_v such_o fruit_n or_o corn_n as_o be_v leave_v for_o they_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o owner_n to_o take_v it_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v either_o to_o pay_v the_o poor_a the_o price_n of_o it_o or_o to_o leave_v it_o for_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o bird_n for_o the_o command_n be_v say_v the_o jewish_a doctor_n who_o nice_o scan_v these_o thing_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o poor_a and_o
shall_v lay_v a_o fine_a or_o a_o mulct_n upon_o she_o for_o her_o immodesty_n which_o be_v suitable_a to_o their_o interpretation_n of_o that_o law_n xxi_o exod._n 24._o eye_n for_o eye_n tooth_n for_o tooth_n etc._n etc._n see_v l'empereur_n on_o bava_n kama_n p._n 198._o but_o it_o be_v a_o intolerable_a presumption_n in_o maimonides_n to_o say_v that_o if_o any_o one_o interpret_v this_o of_o a_o proper_a abscission_n of_o the_o woman_n hand_n though_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o say_v the_o lord_z have_v say_v unto_o i_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v cut_v off_o her_o hand_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o the_o word_n sound_n i._n e._n literal_o as_o we_o speak_v and_o do_v a_o miracle_n to_o confirm_v it_o he_o be_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o lie_a prophet_n and_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n because_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o their_o elder_n so_o he_o write_v in_o seder_n zeraim_n translate_v by_o our_o famous_a mr._n pocock_n p._n 15._o &_o p._n 38._o upon_o which_o principle_n they_o kill_v our_o bless_a saviour_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v in_o thy_o bag_n divers_a weight_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v a_o stone_n and_o a_o stone_n for_o their_o weight_n then_o be_v make_v of_o stone_n as_o be_v we_o now_o common_o of_o lead_n or_o brass_n a_o great_a and_o a_o small_a to_o buy_v in_o commodity_n with_o the_o great_a and_o sell_v they_o out_o again_o by_o the_o small_a which_o be_v then_o and_o be_v now_o a_o usual_a way_n of_o cheat_v ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v in_o thy_o house_n divers_a measure_n verse_n 14_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o hebrew_n a_o ephah_n and_o a_o ephah_n for_o this_o be_v the_o most_o know_a measure_n among_o they_o by_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o measure_n be_v make_v see_v xvi_o exod._n 36._o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o lucius_n ampelius_n think_v mochâ—s_n that_o be_v moses_n who_o by_o ancient_a writer_n be_v call_v moschos_n be_v the_o inventor_n of_o weight_n and_o measure_n because_o he_o take_v such_o pious_a care_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o deceit_n in_o they_o as_o the_o most_o learned_a huetius_n observe_v in_o his_o demonstr_n evangel_n prop._n iu._n cap._n viii_o n._n 16._o ver._n 15._o but_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o perfect_a and_o just_a weight_n verse_n 15_o and_o a_o perfect_a and_o just_a measure_n neither_o too_o scanty_a nor_o too_o large_a see_v xix_o levit._n 35_o 36._o where_o all_o these_o three_o verse_n be_v sufficient_o explain_v that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o charity_n be_v necessary_a to_o prolong_v their_o happiness_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n xvi_o 20._o ver._n 16._o for_o all_o that_o do_v such_o thing_n and_o all_o that_o do_v verse_n 16_o unrighteous_o all_o that_o any_o way_n wrong_v their_o neighbour_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n this_o be_v a_o expression_n common_o use_v to_o declare_v god_n hatred_n of_o all_o idolatrous_a practice_n see_v xviii_o 9_o 12._o ver._n 17._o remember_v what_o amalek_n do_v unto_o thou_o by_o verse_n 17_o the_o way_n when_o you_o be_v come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n the_o jew_n have_v frame_v three_o precept_n out_o of_o this_o and_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n one_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v remember_v what_o amalek_n do_v unto_o they_o which_o maimonides_n according_a to_o their_o oral_a tradition_n refer_v to_o the_o mouth_n that_o they_o shall_v always_o be_v talk_v of_o what_o amalek_n do_v to_o they_o the_o second_o not_o to_o forget_v it_o which_o he_o refer_v to_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o let_v slip_n out_o of_o their_o mind_n the_o hatred_n amalek_n have_v to_o they_o and_o the_o three_o that_o they_o shall_v blot_v out_o their_o remembrance_n from_o under_o heaven_n i._n e._n utter_o destroy_v they_o and_o leave_v none_o of_o they_o remain_v but_o none_o of_o the_o jew_n have_v explain_v this_o better_a than_o abarbinel_n who_o inquire_v why_o such_o severity_n be_v express_v against_o the_o amalekite_n when_o the_o edomite_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o race_n be_v deal_v withal_o very_o favourable_o as_o we_o read_v before_o xxiii_o 8._o observe_v four_a reason_n give_v here_o by_o moses_n himself_o why_o they_o shall_v remember_v when_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o able_a to_o effect_v it_o to_o exterminate_v this_o nation_n for_o that_o be_v the_o single_a precept_n he_o give_v they_o in_o charge_n only_o he_o bid_v they_o not_o forget_v what_o amalek_n have_v do_v to_o deserve_v that_o heavy_a sentence_n long_o ago_o pass_v upon_o they_o and_o remain_v on_o record_n xvii_o exod._n 14_o 15_o 16._o confirm_v with_o a_o solemn_a oath_n though_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o execute_v it_o till_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n the_o first_o of_o these_o reason_n be_v because_o whereas_o man_n undertake_v war_n against_o other_o either_o to_o defend_v their_o own_o country_n or_o to_o subdue_v their_o enemy_n country_n the_o amalekite_n come_v forth_o against_o the_o israelite_n without_o any_o such_o cause_n for_o the_o israelite_n do_v not_o pass_v by_o their_o country_n and_o consequent_o give_v they_o no_o apprehension_n of_o a_o invasion_n nor_o have_v the_o israelite_n then_o possession_n of_o any_o land_n of_o their_o own_o which_o may_v tempt_v the_o amalekite_n to_o covet_v it_o and_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o it_o but_o they_o undertake_v this_o war_n with_o a_o petulant_a malice_n only_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o slavery_n again_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n here_o intimate_v in_o this_o verse_n remember_v what_o amalek_n do_v to_o thou_o etc._n etc._n unto_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v add_v that_o their_o barbarity_n be_v much_o aggravate_v by_o their_o assault_v they_o when_o they_o be_v new_o deliver_v from_o grievous_a oppression_n and_o be_v unaccustomed_a to_o war_n and_o without_o any_o provocation_n ver._n 18._o how_o he_o meet_v thou_o by_o the_o way_n this_o the_o verse_n 18_o same_o abarbinel_n take_v to_o be_v the_o second_o cause_n of_o god_n high_a displeasure_n against_o amalek_n that_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o all_o country_n before_o they_o begin_v a_o war_n to_o denounce_v it_o by_o herald_n show_v the_o ground_n of_o it_o they_o rise_v up_o against_o the_o israelite_n unexpected_o which_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o the_o base_a treachery_n which_o he_o think_v be_v intimate_v in_o these_o word_n he_o meet_v thou_o by_o the_o way_n that_o be_v on_o a_o sudden_a by_o surprise_n without_o any_o notice_n by_o a_o declaration_n of_o war._n he_o may_v have_v add_v that_o they_o do_v this_o when_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o a_o journey_n and_o have_v travel_v a_o great_a way_n and_o in_o a_o wilderness_n where_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o refreshment_n but_o be_v very_o unfit_a for_o fight_v then_o say_v one_o of_o their_o rabbin_n in_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n xliv_o they_o come_v like_o a_o bear_n in_o their_o way_n to_o devour_v the_o mother_n with_o the_o child_n and_o smite_v the_o hindermost_a of_o thou_o even_o all_o that_o be_v feeble_a behind_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v faint_a and_o weary_a this_o he_o make_v the_o three_o cause_n that_o they_o do_v not_o offer_v they_o a_o pitch_a battle_n but_o only_o fall_v upon_o their_o rear_n as_o we_o speak_v and_o there_o cut_v off_o such_o as_o lag_v behind_o through_o feebleness_n and_o weariness_n be_v unable_a to_o march_v so_o fast_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n this_o be_v a_o very_a sober_a sense_n suitable_a to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n in_o x_o josh_n 19_o but_o what_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o the_o amalekite_v cut_v off_o the_o privy_a member_n of_o certain_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n in_o derision_n of_o circumcision_n be_v disow_v by_o other_o of_o they_o as_o have_v no_o foundation_n see_v schickard_n in_o his_o jus_fw-la regium_fw-la p._n 112_o 113._o where_o carpzovius_fw-la observe_v this_o be_v only_o a_o fancy_n of_o their_o midraschim_n or_o preacher_n wherewith_o they_o entertain_v the_o people_n in_o their_o sermon_n on_o occasion_n of_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v cut_v off_o the_o hindermost_a which_o r._n zacharias_n much_o better_a interpret_v in_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n xliv_o where_o he_o make_v it_o to_o signify_v all_o that_o be_v behind_o the_o cloud_n which_o protect_v those_o who_o be_v under_o it_o as_o those_o be_v who_o go_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o uncleanness_n to_o wash_v themselves_o but_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o ingenious_a conceit_n for_o the_o law_n
about_o cleanse_v be_v not_o then_o deliver_v and_o fear_v not_o god_n this_o he_o make_v the_o four_o cause_n that_o though_o they_o fear_v israel_n who_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v in_o the_o face_n but_o cut_v they_o off_o behind_o yet_o they_o fear_v not_o god_n who_o have_v do_v such_o wonderful_a thing_n for_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o bring_v they_o thence_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o overthrow_v pharaoh_n in_o the_o red-sea_n which_o may_v have_v make_v they_o understand_v that_o he_o set_v up_o king_n and_o pull_v down_o king_n as_o daniel_n speak_v 2.21_o but_o instead_o of_o consider_v this_o they_o will_v have_v profane_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o speak_v by_o enslave_v those_o who_o he_o have_v but_o new_o deliver_v and_o continue_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o a_o glorious_a cloud_n unto_o all_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o they_o be_v original_o derive_v from_o the_o same_o stock_n with_o the_o israelite_n viz._n from_o isaac_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o rest_n from_o all_o thy_o enemy_n round_o about_a in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o god_n do_v not_o require_v they_o to_o put_v this_o command_n in_o execution_n immediate_o after_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o after_o they_o be_v well_o settle_v there_o so_o that_o there_o be_v some_o age_n pass_v before_o they_o go_v about_o it_o and_o then_o god_n himself_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o or_o rather_o strict_o enjoin_v it_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o saul_n their_o first_o king_n and_o we_o do_v not_o find_v they_o blame_v for_o not_o do_v it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 1_o 2_o 3._o thou_o shall_v blot_v out_o the_o remembrance_n of_o amalek_n from_o under_o heaven_n so_o god_n command_v saul_n in_o the_o place_n now_o mention_v utter_o destroy_v all_o they_o have_v and_o spare_v they_o not_o but_o slay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n etc._n etc._n for_o by_o the_o same_o justice_n that_o one_o person_n be_v cut_v off_o a_o whole_a family_n or_o a_o whole_a nation_n may_v be_v utter_o destroy_v that_o other_o family_n or_o nation_n see_v or_o hear_v god_n judgement_n upon_o they_o may_v be_v move_v to_o flee_v from_o that_o wickedness_n for_o which_o they_o be_v punish_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o maimonides_n p._n iii_o more_o nevochim_n cap._n xli_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v all_o that_o the_o talmudist_n say_v we_o may_v think_v there_o be_v some_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o endeavour_v to_o mollify_v the_o severity_n of_o this_o precept_n for_o they_o tell_v a_o story_n in_o bava-bathra_a of_o joab_n his_o master_n who_o teach_v he_o to_o read_v it_o thus_o blot_v out_o zachar_n the_o male_a of_o amalek_n not_o zecher_n the_o remembrance_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o tell_v we_o joab_n think_v to_o have_v kill_v he_o for_o lead_v he_o into_o a_o error_n thou_o shall_v not_o forget_v it_o this_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a precept_n but_o only_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o forego_n to_o imprint_v it_o more_o on_o their_o mind_n and_o heart_n and_o according_o the_o jew_n pretend_v to_o have_v have_v their_o heart_n so_o set_v upon_o it_o that_o when_o the_o officer_n be_v about_o to_o proclaim_v freedom_n from_o war_n to_o those_o person_n mention_v xx._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n they_o always_o except_v the_o war_n against_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o amalek_n in_o which_o every_o body_n be_v bind_v to_o assist_v xxvi_o chapter_n xxvi_o i_o shall_v end_v this_o matter_n with_o a_o observation_n of_o abarbinel_n that_o in_o this_o paragraph_n about_o amalek_n the_o injunction_n which_o god_n give_v to_o moses_n xvii_o exod._n 14._o be_v fulfil_v by_o he_o write_v this_o for_o a_o memorial_n in_o a_o book_n no_o other_o book_n say_v he_o be_v hereby_o mean_v but_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n which_o when_o moses_n write_v he_o be_v bind_v to_o mention_v this_o precept_n about_o amalek_n which_o he_o do_v in_o this_o place_n and_o if_o we_o suppose_v that_o he_o immediate_o write_v a_o distinct_a history_n of_o this_o matter_n yet_o he_o insert_v it_o afterward_o into_o the_o pentateuch_n both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_n chap._n xxvi_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o thou_o be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o possesse_v it_o and_o dwell_v therein_o when_o they_o have_v a_o settle_a possession_n of_o the_o several_a inheritance_n which_o fall_v to_o their_o share_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o that_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v not_o mean_v mere_o of_o the_o first_o first-fruit_n they_o shall_v have_v after_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o canaan_n but_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n they_o shall_v have_v every_o year_n which_o be_v the_o most_o desirable_a as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la here_o observe_v of_o all_o other_o and_o covet_v by_o every_o one_o majori_fw-la aviditate_fw-la with_o a_o great_a appetite_n than_o ordinary_a nature_n itself_o direct_v man_n to_o offer_v they_o to_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o these_o be_v distinct_a from_o that_o mention_a xxiii_o levit._n 10._o be_v of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o principal_a of_o which_o be_v seven_n the_o jew_n common_o say_v these_o only_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v to_o god_n viz._n wheat_n barley_n grape_n fig_n pomegranate_n olive_n and_o date_n some_o of_o the_o doctor_n say_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v due_a and_o a_o question_n be_v raise_v whether_o a_o stranger_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v they_o or_o not_o some_o of_o they_o say_v no_o because_o they_o can_v not_o use_v the_o protestation_n mention_v v._n 3._o but_o the_o more_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o they_o may_v both_o bring_v first-fruit_n and_o use_v the_o protestation_n because_o abraham_n be_v also_o the_o father_n of_o stranger_n xvii_o gen._n 5._o and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v r._n bechai_n that_o be_v point_v at_o v._o 11._o of_o this_o chapter_n where_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o and_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v among_o you_o which_o thou_o shall_v bring_v of_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o in_o order_n to_o which_o they_o say_v every_o owner_n of_o land_n when_o he_o go_v into_o his_o ground_n and_o find_v any_o fig_n or_o bunch_n of_o grape_n or_o a_o pomegranate_n more_o forward_o than_o the_o rest_n he_o be_v to_o tie_v a_o rush_n about_o it_o and_o write_v upon_o it_o these_o be_v first-fruit_n so_o wagenseil_n and_o many_o other_o have_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o title_n biccurim_n cap._n iii_o and_o shall_v put_v it_o in_o a_o basket_n the_o quantity_n of_o each_o they_o say_v be_v to_o be_v at_o least_o a_o sixti_v part_n and_o they_o may_v be_v all_o put_v into_o the_o same_o basket_n provide_v they_o be_v not_o mingle_v but_o preserve_v distinct_a barley_n be_v lay_v at_o the_o bottom_n and_o then_o wheat_n and_o next_o olive_n and_o above_o they_o date_n and_o then_o pomegranate_n and_o last_o of_o all_o fig_n and_o grape_n be_v hang_v on_o the_o outside_n and_o leave_v of_o palm_n or_o other_o tree_n put_v between_o every_o kind_n of_o first-fruit_n r._n bechai_n say_v that_o the_o rich_a bring_v these_o fruit_n in_o basket_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n that_o be_v cover_v with_o gold_n or_o silver_n as_o maimonides_n speak_v and_o we_o read_v of_o the_o like_a golden_a basket_n carry_v by_o virgin_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o bacchus_n at_o athens_n see_v ezek._n spanhemius_fw-la on_o callimachus_n his_o hymn_n to_o ceres_n p._n 733._o now_o if_o the_o basket_n here_o mention_v be_v make_v of_o these_o or_o any_o other_o metal_n the_o jew_n say_v the_o priest_n be_v to_o restore_v it_o to_o the_o owner_n when_o he_o have_v empty_v it_o but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o wicker_n basket_n or_o such_o like_a the_o priest_n have_v it_o together_o with_o the_o first-fruit_n see_v wagenseil_n upon_o mischna_n sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n iii_o and_o shall_v go_v unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o name_n there_o the_o man_n himself_o be_v to_o go_v as_o the_o jew_n say_v with_o the_o basket_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o a_o great_a company_n be_v wont_a to_o go_v together_o who_o meet_v at_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o their_o province_n the_o time_n of_o go_v be_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n xxiii_o exod._n 16._o not_o before_o but_o at_o any_o time_n
after_o till_o the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n which_o be_v in_o our_o november_n after_o which_o they_o be_v not_o accept_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o go_v up_o with_o a_o bullock_n before_o they_o who_o horn_n be_v gild_v and_o head_n crown_v with_o a_o olive_n garland_n with_o music_n and_o sing_v in_o the_o way_n the_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o cxxii_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n see_v wagenseil_n in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a and_o selden_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-la synedriis_fw-la cap._n xiii_o n._n iii_o with_o dr._n lightfoot_n in_o his_o temple-service_n and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o think_v fit_a to_o note_v that_o the_o heathen_a in_o all_o probability_n from_o hence_o derive_v the_o custom_n of_o carry_v their_o first-fruit_n as_o a_o tithe_n every_o year_n unto_o the_o island_n delos_n where_o apollo_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v his_o special_a residence_n and_o this_o not_o only_o from_o the_o island_n thereabouts_o and_o the_o neighbour_a country_n but_o from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o jew_n we_o find_v every_o where_o send_v from_o the_o country_n where_o they_o dwell_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n every_o year_n instead_o of_o first-fruit_n and_o tithe_n unto_o jerusalem_n which_o privilege_n the_o roman_n allow_v they_o after_o they_o have_v conquer_v they_o as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o lib._n vii_o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n cap._n xiii_o that_o heathen_a custom_n now_o mention_v be_v express_v by_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n upon_o delos_n in_o those_o remarkable_a word_n v._o 278_o 279_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n of_o which_o be_v this_o that_o first-fruit_n be_v send_v for_o tithe_n every_o year_n from_o all_o country_n not_o only_o from_o the_o east_n and_o west_n and_o south_n but_o from_o the_o north_n also_o and_o they_o be_v send_v with_o such_o joy_n as_o the_o jew_n express_v on_o this_o occasion_n for_o all_o city_n he_o say_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o we_o read_v in_o several_a author_n that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o call_v they_o solemn_z embassy_n send_v from_o several_a people_n by_o choose_a person_n unto_o delos_n to_o celebrate_v there_o the_o feast_n of_o apollo_n with_o music_n and_o dance_a etc._n etc._n particular_o the_o athenian_n peloponesian_o and_o messenian_n etc._n etc._n of_o who_o see_v ezek._n spanhemius_fw-la in_o his_o observation_n on_o callimachus_n p._n 487._o and_o which_o be_v most_o strange_a the_o hyperborean_n a_o very_a northerly_a people_n send_v frugum_fw-la primitias_fw-la to_o this_o island_n as_o pliny_n and_o i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o other_o author_n testify_v only_a what_o he_o call_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n they_o call_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o holy_a thing_n as_o the_o same_o excellent_a person_n observe_v there_o p._n 490_o 492_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v do_v to_o testify_v their_o honour_n to_o this_o god_n and_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o priest_n and_o other_o minister_n who_o attend_v upon_o he_o there_o for_o delos_n of_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o barren_a isle_n the_o soil_n be_v dry_a and_o stony_a and_o call_v therefore_o by_o callimachus_n v._o 208._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v other_o footstep_n of_o this_o among_o the_o heathen_a the_o mystica_fw-la vannus_fw-la jacchi_fw-la mention_v by_o virgil_n in_o his_o georgic_n be_v nothing_o else_o according_a to_o servius_n but_o be_fw-mi vimineum_fw-la a_o wicker_n basket_n in_o which_o their_o first-fruit_n be_v carry_v see_v the_o same_o spanheim_n p._n 495._o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o the_o priest_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n who_o be_v then_o in_o attendance_n at_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o particular_o appoint_v to_o wait_v for_o their_o come_n when_o they_o enter_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n they_o sing_v the_o second_o verse_n of_o psalm_n cxxii_o our_o foot_n shall_v stand_v in_o thy_o gate_n o_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o they_o go_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o sing_v the_o whole_a hundred_o and_o fifty_o psalm_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o enter_v the_o court_n of_o israel_n the_o levite_n begin_v to_o sing_v xxx_o psal_n 1._o i_o will_v extol_v thou_o o_o lord_z my_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o follow_a confession_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v make_v by_o they_o with_o the_o basket_n on_o their_o shoulder_n to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o humility_n as_o maimonides_n interpret_v it_o his_o word_n be_v these_o while_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o carry_v their_o basket_n on_o their_o shoulder_n and_o in_o that_o manner_n to_o proclaim_v the_o divine_a benefit_n it_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o affliction_n and_o 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be_v a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o god_n faithfulness_n to_o his_o promise_n whereby_o they_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o be_v faithful_a unto_o he_o of_o who_o they_o hold_v this_o good_a land_n by_o his_o gracious_a and_o free_a gift_n and_o hold_v it_o by_o this_o tenure_n of_o pay_v to_o he_o this_o yearly_a rent_n ver._n 4._o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v the_o basket_n out_o of_o thy_o verse_n 4_o hand_n and_o set_v it_o before_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n after_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v say_v the_o basket_n be_v take_v down_o from_o their_o shoulder_n and_o every_o one_o hold_v his_o basket_n by_o the_o handle_n or_o the_o rim_n of_o it_o the_o priest_n put_v his_o hand_n under_o it_o and_o wave_v it_o about_o according_a to_o the_o prescription_n in_o the_o law_n while_o the_o man_n recite_v the_o follow_a word_n v._o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n this_o wave_a be_v a_o manifest_a token_n that_o it_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n their_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n of_o who_o they_o hold_v this_o land_n ver._n 5._o and_o thou_o shall_v speak_v and_o say_v before_o the_o lord_z verse_n 5_o thy_o god_n audible_o pronounce_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n a_o syrian_a ready_a to_o perish_v be_v my_o father_n their_o father_n jacob_n be_v not_o a_o syrian_a by_o birth_n for_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o divers_a country_n as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v with_o regard_n either_o to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n or_o of_o his_o education_n or_o of_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n which_o occasion_v three_o country_n to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n viz._n bethlehem_n nazareth_n and_o capernaum_n see_v his_o phaleg_n lib._n ii_o cap._n v._o thus_o jacob_n who_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o canaan_n be_v notwithstanding_o call_v a_o syrian_a because_o he_o live_v twenty_o year_n with_o his_o uncle_n laban_n who_o be_v a_o syrian_a xxv_o gen._n 20._o and_o consequent_o jacob_n mother_n be_v so_o as_o be_v both_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o his_o child_n who_o be_v bear_v there_o except_o benjamin_n but_o he_o be_v more_o particular_o here_o call_v a_o syrian_a to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o poverty_n when_o he_o go_v first_o into_o that_o country_n and_o there_o live_v as_o a_o servant_n under_o a_o hard_a master_n which_o be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n ready_a to_o perish_v that_o be_v very_o poor_a and_o reduce_v to_o great_a strait_n be_v force_v to_o flee_v from_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o brother_n esau_n and_o to_o travel_v on_o foot_n to_o padan-aram_n which_o be_v comprehend_v ancient_o under_o the_o name_n
of_o syria_n xxxii_o gen._n 10._o where_o he_o be_v so_o cruel_o use_v by_o his_o uncle_n laban_n xxxi_o 7_o 39_o 40_o 41._o that_o onkelos_n take_v these_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v ready_a to_o perish_v in_o a_o active_a sense_n for_o he_o that_o destroy_v another_o for_o by_o the_o syrian_a here_o he_o understand_v laban_n who_o be_v so_o call_v as_o i_o note_v before_o xxviii_o gen._n 5._o as_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v the_o syrian_a that_o be_v laban_n seek_v to_o destroy_v my_o father_n for_o as_o he_o use_v he_o barbarous_o when_o he_o be_v with_o he_o so_o he_o follow_v after_o he_o when_o he_o go_v away_o with_o a_o mind_n to_o ruin_v he_o and_o thus_o manasseh_n be_v israel_n understand_v it_o and_o many_o other_o mention_v by_o fesselius_n which_o be_v the_o sense_n also_o of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a syrus_n persequebatur_fw-la patrem_fw-la meum_fw-la and_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n though_o he_o bring_v he_o from_o laban_n with_o great_a substance_n yet_o as_o he_o be_v still_o but_o a_o sojourner_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n so_o he_o be_v force_v by_o famine_n to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n for_o sustenance_n and_o sojourn_v there_o with_o a_o few_o they_o be_v but_o seventy_o person_n and_o live_v there_o as_o stranger_n all_o which_o they_o now_o be_v bind_v to_o commemorate_v for_o their_o humiliation_n before_o god_n which_o i_o observe_v before_o out_o of_o maimonides_n which_o may_v move_v they_o the_o more_o to_o exalt_v and_o magnify_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o they_o who_o have_v make_v they_o as_o it_o follow_v a_o mighty_a nation_n for_o this_o confession_n consist_v of_o these_o two_o part_n their_o own_o unworthiness_n and_o god_n great_a goodness_n and_o become_v there_o a_o nation_n great_a mighty_a and_o populous_a see_v i_o exod._n 7._o ver._n 6._o and_o the_o egyptian_n evil_a entreat_v we_o and_o afflict_a verse_n 6_o we_o and_o lay_v upon_o we_o hard_a bondage_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o in_o make_v they_o so_o numerous_a be_v the_o occasion_n of_o sore_a affliction_n than_o either_o they_o or_o their_o father_n have_v endure_v see_v i_o exod._n v._o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n the_o remembrance_n of_o this_o be_v exceed_v useful_a to_o stir_v up_o their_o gratitude_n to_o god_n not_o only_o for_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o egyptian_a slavery_n but_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o country_n of_o their_o own_o most_o plentiful_o store_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o good_a thing_n ver._n 7._o and_o when_o we_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o verse_n 7_o our_o father_n the_o lord_n hear_v our_o voice_n and_o look_v upon_o our_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n have_v acknowledge_v their_o low_a and_o poor_a and_o distress_a condition_n now_o they_o proceed_v to_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n wonderful_a goodness_n which_o appear_v the_o more_o in_o relieve_v they_o when_o they_o be_v utter_o helpless_a see_v two_o exod._n 23_o 24_o 25._o iii_o 7_o 8._o ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n bring_v we_o forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n verse_n 8_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o with_o a_o stretch_a out_o arm_n and_o a_o great_a terribleness_n etc._n etc._n see_v iu_o 34._o and_o vii_o 19_o this_o be_v so_o vehement_o inculcate_v upon_o they_o as_o maimonides_n speak_v in_o the_o place_n forename_a that_o they_o shall_v remember_v the_o day_n they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n xvi_o 3._o x_o exod._n 2._o which_o it_o become_v they_o especial_o to_o remember_v at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o may_v demonstrate_v the_o truth_n of_o prophecy_n both_o concern_v punishment_n and_o reward_n verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o and_o have_v bring_v we_o into_o this_o place_n and_o give_v we_o this_o land_n even_o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n as_o they_o remember_v the_o terrible_a plague_n upon_o egypt_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n so_o they_o commemorate_v the_o singular_a blessing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o and_o now_o behold_v i_o have_v bring_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o thus_o they_o conclude_v this_o solemn_a rite_n as_o they_o begin_v it_o v._n 3._o with_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o they_o hold_v this_o land_n of_o god_n as_o the_o supreme_a lord_n and_o that_o by_o his_o free_a gift_n and_o thou_o shall_v set_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v say_v these_o word_n they_o leave_v the_o basket_n by_o the_o altar_n as_o the_o jew_n say_v where_o it_o have_v be_v place_v v._o 4._o and_o then_o the_o priest_n set_v it_o before_o the_o sanctuary_n where_o god_n dwell_v by_o his_o special_a presence_n there_o and_o worship_n before_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n they_o make_v a_o profound_a reverence_n towards_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n by_o bow_v their_o body_n as_o low_o as_o they_o can_v and_o so_o go_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v and_o this_o outward_a act_n of_o worship_n no_o doubt_n be_v accompany_v in_o all_o good_a man_n with_o humble_a thanks_o to_o god_n for_o his_o benefit_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o they_o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o every_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o thy_o house_n thou_o and_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v among_o you_o they_o be_v to_o make_v a_o feast_n at_o the_o time_n of_o offer_v these_o first-fruit_n and_o there_o to_o entertain_v the_o levite_n and_o the_o stranger_n as_o well_o as_o their_o own_o family_n these_o feast_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o provision_n mention_v xii_o 6_o 7._o xvi_o 10_o 11_o 12._o beside_o which_o the_o bullock_n which_o go_v before_o they_o when_o they_o carry_v up_o the_o first-fruit_n from_o their_o several_a city_n be_v offer_v for_o a_o peace-offering_a when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n xiii_o p._n 203._o ver._n 12._o when_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o tithing_n all_o verse_n 12_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n for_o there_o be_v a_o second_o tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v after_o the_o first_o to_o the_o levite_n as_o be_v observe_v above_o xii_o 6._o and_o be_v plain_o speak_v of_o fourteen_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n which_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o consummation_n or_o finish_v of_o tithing_n as_o i_o observe_v there_o v._o 29._o and_o so_o these_o word_n may_v be_v translate_v when_o thou_o have_v finish_v all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithing_n every_o three_o year_n the_o second_o tithe_n beforementioned_a be_v to_o be_v employ_v to_o a_o peculiar_a use_n see_v xix_o 28_o 29._o as_o it_o follow_v here_o in_o the_o next_o word_n so_o the_o jew_n expound_v it_o who_o sense_n our_o mr._n mede_n express_v in_o a_o few_o word_n for_o two_o year_n together_o 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this_o purpose_n other_o think_v only_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v here_o intend_v which_o be_v the_o principal_a word_n of_o the_o covenant_n as_o moses_n call_v this_o law_n xxix_o 1._o but_o josephus_n l._n iu._n archaeol_n cap._n ult_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o he_o mean_v the_o curse_n which_o here_o follow_v from_o v._o 15._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n which_o be_v no_o improbable_a opinion_n they_o contain_v several_a select_a precept_n and_o the_o last_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o respect_v the_o whole_a law_n of_o moses_n v._o 26._o but_o however_o we_o understand_v this_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o before_o the_o use_n of_o paper_n be_v find_v out_o the_o ancient_n particular_o the_o phoenician_n and_o egyptian_n be_v wont_a to_o write_v their_o mind_n upon_o stone_n as_o a_o great_a many_o author_n testify_v mention_v by_o huetius_n who_o observe_v that_o this_o custom_n continue_v long_o after_o the_o invention_n of_o paper_n especial_o if_o they_o desire_v any_o thing_n shall_v be_v vulgar_o know_v and_o convey_v down_o to_o posterity_n see_v demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n ii_o n._n xv._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o moses_n order_v the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n to_o be_v inscribe_v upon_o stone_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v all_o the_o law_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n not_o all_o the_o exhortation_n and_o historical_a passage_n which_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o this_o injunction_n that_o they_o shall_v write_v on_o the_o stone_n all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n when_o thou_o be_v pass_v over_o that_o thou_o may_v go_v in_o unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o they_o be_v go_v over_o jordan_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o direct_v these_o stone_n to_o be_v set_v up_o and_o this_o inscription_n make_v upon_o they_o which_o place_n be_v particular_o name_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o 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bring_v thou_o hither_o and_o give_v thou_o possession_n of_o this_o country_n and_o upon_o what_o condition_n viz._n that_o thou_o shall_v keep_v the_o command_v give_v to_o thou_o by_o god_n in_o horeb._n and_o therefore_o moses_n do_v not_o bid_v they_o write_v on_o the_o stone_n the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o law_n absolute_o but_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n where_o the_o demonstrative_a particle_n hazoth_v limit_n the_o sense_n to_o the_o present_a matter_n of_o which_o he_o be_v speak_v thus_o he_o myrothec_n 2._o sacror_fw-la elaeochrism_n cap._n lvii_o where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o strengthen_v this_o interpretation_n by_o observe_v that_o after_o this_o command_n for_o write_v this_o law_n upon_o the_o stone_n moses_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n speak_v unto_o all_o israel_n say_v take_v heed_n and_o hearken_v o_o israel_n this_o day_n thou_o be_v become_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o 10._o ver._n 4._o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o you_o be_v go_v over_o verse_n 4_o jordan_n that_o you_o shall_v set_v up_o these_o stone_n this_o phrase_n set_v up_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o pillar_n erect_v for_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o inscription_n may_v appear_v more_o fair_o upon_o they_o in_o mount_n ebal_n here_o the_o samaritan_n pentateuch_n have_v in_o mount_n gerizim_n which_o be_v a_o manifest_a corruption_n to_o justify_v their_o building_n a_o temple_n there_o which_o they_o pretend_v god_n command_v in_o these_o word_n ver._n 5._o and_o there_o shall_v thou_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o verse_n 5_o lord_z thy_o god_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o he_o a_o altar_n of_o stone_n upon_o which_o josephus_n himself_o fancy_v the_o forename_a inscription_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o so_o the_o talmudist_n also_o in_o mischna_n sota_n cap._n vii_o but_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o stone_n design_v for_o that_o use_n be_v to_o be_v set_v up_o before_o the_o altar_n be_v build_v the_o intention_n of_o it_o be_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v present_o that_o they_o may_v promise_v to_o observe_v the_o word_n which_o be_v there_o write_v thou_o shall_v not_o lift_v up_o any_o iron_n tool_n upon_o they_o see_v xx_o exod._n 25._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o thou_o shall_v build_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n of_o whole_a stone_n not_o hew_v nor_o polish_a whereby_o all_o manner_n of_o imagery_n be_v avoid_v such_o rustic_a altar_n of_o rough_a stone_n pile_v one_o upon_o another_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o heathen_a who_o seem_v to_o have_v imitate_v this_o pattern_n the_o form_n of_o one_o of_o they_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n have_v give_v we_o out_o of_o some_o ancient_a monument_n at_o brixia_n relate_v by_o octavius_n roscius_n see_v his_o forename_a book_n cap._n lix_n p._n 585._o such_o altar_n the_o israelite_n be_v permit_v to_o build_v upon_o some_o special_a occasion_n as_o gideon_n and_o manoah_n do_v vi_o judg._n 24_o 26._o xiii_o 19_o and_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n vii_o 17._o and_o saul_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 35._o and_o david_n 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 25._o and_o such_o a_o one_o moses_n himself_o build_v xxiv_o exod._n 4._o and_o as_o moses_n there_o set_v up_o twelve_o pillar_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n at_o horeb_n so_o the_o forementioned_a author_n think_v at_o the_o confirmation_n of_o it_o when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n they_o build_v not_o twelve_o altar_n but_o heap_v up_o twelve_o stone_n which_o make_v one_o altar_n without_o any_o cost_n at_o all_o bestow_v upon_o it_o and_o thus_o elijah_n take_v twelve_o stone_n and_o on_o a_o sudden_a build_v a_o altar_n with_o they_o when_o he_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v the_o israelite_n back_o again_o into_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 31_o 32._o and_o thou_o shall_v offer_v burnt-offering_n thereon_o as_o they_o do_v at_o horeb_n xxiv_o exod._n 5._o and_o as_o joshua_n do_v when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n and_o have_v build_v the_o altar_n here_o command_v viii_o josh_n 31._o which_o burnt-offering_n be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n sovereign_a dominion_n over_o they_o and_o that_o they_o hold_v this_o land_n of_o he_o as_o their_o supreme_a lord_n from_o who_o they_o have_v receive_v it_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o altar_n erect_v nor_o burnt-sacrifice_n offer_v till_o they_o come_v to_o ebal_n ver._n 7._o and_o thou_o shall_v offer_v peace-offering_n so_o verse_n 7_o moses_n also_o do_v at_o horeb_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n xxiv_o exod._n 5._o and_o so_o joshua_n do_v
god_n promise_v both_o to_o fill_v and_o to_o preserve_v from_o fire_n or_o thief_n or_o other_o disaster_n and_o thy_o store_n the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o all_o that_o be_v remain_v of_o which_o they_o have_v not_o present_a use_n but_o keep_v till_o they_o have_v occasion_n for_o it_o so_o it_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o want_v but_o still_o have_v something_o lie_v by_o they_o in_o store_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o above_o what_o they_o need_v ver._n 6._o bless_a shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o come_v in_o and_o bless_v shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o go_v out_o this_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la interpret_v of_o their_o enter_v into_o their_o school_n and_o go_v home_o again_o but_o it_o rather_o verse_n 6_o signify_v they_o shall_v have_v good_a journey_n when_o they_o have_v occasion_n to_o travel_v and_o find_v all_o safe_a when_o they_o return_v home_o or_o be_v prosperous_a both_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o in_o time_n of_o war_n when_o they_o be_v say_v in_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n to_o go_v out_o against_o their_o enemy_n or_o it_o may_v signify_v in_o general_a good_a success_n in_o all_o their_o affair_n which_o be_v express_v by_o the_o phrase_n of_o come_v in_o and_o go_v out_o xxxi_o 2._o 2_o sam._n iii_o 25._o but_o i_o see_v no_o ground_n to_o think_v that_o it_o relate_v to_o traffic_n or_o manufacture_n for_o they_o be_v of_o little_a use_n among_o a_o people_n who_o plain_a way_n of_o live_v make_v few_o thing_n necessary_a but_o what_o every_o man_n can_v make_v himself_o and_o therefore_o we_o find_v by_o ezekiel_n who_o describe_v chapt._n xxvii_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o merchandise_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o mart_n of_o tyre_n that_o the_o israelite_n carry_v nothing_o thither_o but_o wheat_n and_o honey_n and_o oil_n and_o balm_n v._n 17._o which_o be_v the_o commodity_n the_o earth_n itself_o produce_v verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o the_o lord_z shall_v cause_v thy_o enemy_n that_o rise_v up_o against_o thou_o to_o be_v smite_v before_o thy_o face_n god_n have_v promise_v before_o that_o when_o they_o go_v up_o to_o serve_v he_o at_o their_o solemn_a festival_n their_o enemy_n shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o desire_v their_o land_n xxxiv_o exod._n 24._o and_o now_o he_o assure_v they_o that_o when_o they_o do_v invade_v their_o country_n they_o shall_v not_o prevail_v but_o be_v overthrow_v by_o they_o they_o shall_v come_v out_o against_o thou_o one_o way_n and_o flee_v before_o thou_o seven_o way_n he_o not_o only_o promise_v they_o victory_n but_o a_o complete_a victory_n for_o flee_v seven_o way_n i._n e._n many_o way_n import_v a_o total_a overthrow_n which_o make_v every_o man_n shift_n for_o himself_o as_o soldier_n do_v when_o they_o be_v entire_o rout_v ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v command_v the_o blessing_n upon_o thou_o protect_v they_o in_o their_o enjoyment_n by_o his_o verse_n 8_o sovereign_a power_n and_o providence_n when_o otherwise_o they_o will_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n in_o thy_o storehouse_n the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o vulgar_a cellaria_fw-la which_o signify_v place_n wherein_o other_o good_n be_v lay_v up_o within_o door_n as_o corn_n be_v in_o barn_n without_o v._o 5._o and_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n unto_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o undertake_n and_o employment_n and_o he_o shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o make_v they_o live_v long_o therein_o ver._n 9_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v establish_v thou_o a_o holy_a verse_n 9_o people_n unto_o himself_o confirm_v they_o in_o that_o noble_a relation_n wherein_o they_o stand_v to_o he_o see_v vii_o 6._o fourteen_o 2._o as_o he_o have_v swear_v unto_o thou_o see_v vii_o 12._o if_o thou_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n he_o have_v separate_v they_o from_o all_o people_n by_o peculiar_a law_n and_o privilege_n for_o this_o purpose_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v govern_v by_o he_o and_o be_v obedient_a to_o he_o and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n no_o body_n can_v see_v any_o reason_n to_o make_v this_o a_o special_a precept_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o contain_v all_o the_o duty_n owe_v to_o he_o whether_o by_o his_o way_n we_o understand_v those_o divine_a quality_n of_o mercy_n holiness_n goodness_n and_o truth_n whereby_o we_o approach_v to_o he_o or_o as_o the_o word_n way_n be_v common_o use_v in_o scripture_n his_o divine_a precept_n whereby_o he_o come_v as_o it_o be_v unto_o we_o and_o declare_v his_o mind_n and_o will_n towards_o we_o by_o conformity_n to_o which_o we_o become_v like_o he_o in_o those_o divine_a quality_n for_o that_o be_v the_o entire_a meaning_n of_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n order_v all_o our_o action_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o holy_a will_n whereby_o we_o resemble_v he_o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o be_v round_o about_o they_o or_o shall_v have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o they_o shall_v see_v that_o thou_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v convince_v that_o you_o be_v after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n the_o lord_n people_n fourteen_o 1._o xxvi_o 18._o for_o wheresoever_o we_o read_v that_o a_o person_n or_o thing_n have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n call_v upon_o it_o or_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o it_o be_v he_o as_o the_o city_n call_v by_o god_n name_n xxv_o jerem._n 29._o be_v the_o city_n of_o god_n where_o he_o dwell_v viz._n jerusalem_n and_o thus_o the_o ark_n be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n call_v on_o it_o 1_o chron._n xiii_o 6._o i._n e._n be_v the_o lord_n ark_n or_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o as_o here_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o people_n call_v by_o his_o name_n so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o christian_a church_n xv_o act_n 17._o for_o the_o very_a same_o phrase_n as_o mr._n mede_n observe_v be_v use_v of_o the_o like_a relation_n that_o man_n have_v unto_o that_o which_o be_v they_o thus_o jacob_n say_v xlviii_o gen._n 16._o that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v on_o the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v he_o as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n be_v which_o show_v these_o be_v word_n of_o adoption_n see_v discourse_n i._n p._n 7._o and_o shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o thou_o not_o dare_v to_o do_v thou_o any_o hurt_n or_o fear_v to_o have_v thou_o their_o enemy_n verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v make_v thou_o plenteous_a in_o good_n bestow_v on_o they_o abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n that_o their_o heart_n can_v desire_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n by_o give_v they_o a_o numerous_a and_o healthy_a issue_n whereby_o they_o shall_v be_v multiply_v like_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n or_o the_o sand_n on_o the_o seashore_n according_a to_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 5._o xxii_o 17._o and_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o cattle_n which_o he_o promise_v likewise_o to_o increase_v exceed_o and_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o ground_n which_o shall_v afford_v large_a crop_n of_o corn_n and_o great_a store_n of_o all_o other_o fruit_n every_o year_n in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o give_v thou_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o send_v unto_o other_o country_n to_o procure_v food_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o father_n jacob_n but_o have_v enough_o in_o their_o own_o land_n to_o support_v they_o all_o though_o never_o so_o numerous_a ver._n 12._o the_o lord_z shall_v open_v his_o good_a treasure_n unto_o verse_n 12_o thou_o the_o heaven_n to_o give_v thou_o rain_v unto_o thy_o land_n the_o heaven_n or_o the_o air_n be_v call_v the_o good_a treasure_n of_o god_n because_o there_o he_o gather_v together_o great_a heap_n of_o cloud_n from_o whence_o he_o inrich_v the_o earth_n with_o fatten_a shower_n of_o rain_n which_o when_o he_o withhold_v he_o be_v say_v to_o shut_v up_o this_o treasure_n xi_o 17._o and_o when_o he_o bestow_v it_o to_o open_v it_o that_o his_o people_n may_v be_v sensible_a of_o their_o dependence_n upon_o his_o bounty_n for_o that_o blessing_n as_o well_o as_o other_o which_o he_o dispense_v as_o he_o please_v in_o its_o season_n the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n as_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o the_o former_a fall_v in_o autumn_n after_o the_o seed_n be_v sow_o to_o make_v it_o take_v root_n and_o spring_v up_o the_o latter_a fall_v in_o the_o spring_n time_n to_o bring_v
xxvi_o levit_fw-la 25._o where_o he_o say_v he_o will_v send_v it_o among_o they_o and_o here_o add_v that_o it_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v verse_n 21_o be_v incurable_a and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o schebet_n judah_n confess_v that_o after_o they_o have_v be_v waste_v and_o break_v in_o piece_n by_o war_n they_o that_o flee_v into_o spain_n in_o the_o time_n of_o alphonsus_n be_v sweep_v away_o in_o great_a number_n by_o a_o plague_n and_o introduce_v one_o apply_v these_o very_a word_n as_o a_o prophecy_n of_o it_o which_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o note_v though_o this_o part_n of_o the_o prophecy_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o what_o have_v befall_v they_o since_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o but_o to_o the_o time_n before_o the_o first_o destruction_n when_o he_o often_o send_v a_o pestilence_n to_o destroy_v they_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 15._o fourteen_o jerem._n 12._o xxi_o 6_o 7_o 9_o and_o many_o other_o place_n of_o that_o book_n five_o ezek._n 12._o vi_o 11_o 12._o iv_o amos_n 10._o but_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v also_o that_o the_o greek_n call_v such_o unseasonable_a weather_n as_o destroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pestilence_n so_o plato_n lib._n x._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la say_v that_o which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o disease_n in_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v call_v pestilence_n in_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n the_o murrain_n also_o in_o cattle_n be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n which_o even_o the_o pagan_n thought_n be_v send_v by_o the_o anger_n of_o their_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o diana_n where_o he_o say_v verse_n 125._o that_o when_o she_o be_v angry_a pestilence_n eat_v up_o their_o cattle_n and_o hail_v destroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o she_o be_v well_o please_v she_o send_v fruitful_a season_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o happiness_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o hymn_n until_o it_o have_v consume_v thou_o from_o off_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o make_v a_o great_a destruction_n by_o sweep_v away_o many_o people_n the_o rest_n be_v reserve_v for_o other_o judgement_n which_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o a_o consumption_n verse_n 22_o and_o with_o a_o fever_n and_o with_o a_o inflammation_n these_o three_o word_n signify_v sore_a disease_n in_o man_n body_n the_o two_o first_o of_o which_o sachepheth_n and_o kaddachath_n we_o translate_v in_o xxvi_o levit._fw-la 16._o as_o we_o do_v here_o only_o the_o second_o of_o they_o we_o render_v the_o burn_a ague_n which_o here_o we_o translate_v fever_n unto_o which_o be_v here_o add_v dalleke_v which_o signify_v such_o a_o inflammation_n as_o be_v accompany_v with_o itch_a according_a to_o the_o lxx_o who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v extreme_o grievous_a because_o the_o scratch_n of_o it_o increase_v the_o inflammation_n and_o with_o a_o extreme_a burn_a and_o with_o the_o sword_n these_o two_o seem_v to_o relate_v unto_o the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o air_n by_o extreme_a heat_n and_o drought_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n chereb_n in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n for_o it_o signify_v both_o the_o sword_n and_o dryness_n as_o the_o first_o word_n charchur_n signify_v scorch_a heat_n which_o frequent_o cause_v disease_n for_o it_o be_v the_o double_n of_o the_o word_n charar_n it_o denote_v the_o extremity_n or_o high_a degree_n of_o it_o as_o all_o such_o word_n do_v of_o which_o bochartus_n have_v give_v many_o example_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o lib._n i._o cap._n xix_o and_o with_o blast_v and_o with_o mildew_n these_o two_o relate_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o follow_v upon_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o air_n as_o famine_n follow_v upon_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o first_o word_n schiddaphon_n the_o lxx_o and_o the_o other_o greek_a interpreter_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blast_v by_o bite_a wind_n though_o elsewhere_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v such_o bliting_a as_o come_v by_o heat_n and_o the_o second_o word_n jerakon_n which_o come_v from_o jerek_n herb_n or_o grass_n or_o any_o green_a thing_n seem_v proper_o to_o be_v express_v by_o the_o lxx_o who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o corn_n and_o grass_n and_o herb_n turn_v pale_a and_o wan_a for_o want_v of_o moisture_n and_o they_o shall_v pursue_v thou_o until_o thou_o perish_v these_o plague_n upon_o their_o body_n and_o upon_o the_o air_n and_o the_o corn_n and_o herb_n he_o threaten_v shall_v come_v upon_o they_o one_o year_n after_o another_o till_o they_o be_v consume_v verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o and_o thy_o heaven_n that_o be_v over_o thy_o head_n shall_v he_o brass_n that_o be_v as_o brass_n have_v no_o more_o moisture_n in_o it_o than_o brass_n have_v it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o air_n or_o cloud_n but_o thy_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o cloud_n which_o hang_v over_o their_o country_n shall_v be_v dry_a though_o they_o drop_v upon_o other_o land_n see_v fourteen_o jeremiah_n and_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v under_o thou_o shall_v be_v iron_n hard_o as_o iron_n for_o want_v of_o rain_n to_o soften_v it_o see_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 19_o the_o observation_n of_o maimonides_n be_v worth_a note_n upon_o this_o part_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o zabij_n a_o ancient_a sort_n of_o idolater_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n think_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n depend_v upon_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n and_o therefore_o their_o wiseman_n and_o their_o prophet_n as_o he_o say_v he_o find_v in_o their_o book_n particular_o in_o one_o concern_v the_o husbandry_n of_o the_o egyptian_n teach_v the_o people_n to_o keep_v festival_n in_o their_o honour_n because_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o which_o man_n subsist_v depend_v upon_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n in_o opposition_n to_o which_o god_n order_v moses_n to_o tell_v the_o israelite_n in_o his_o name_n that_o if_o they_o worship_v the_o star_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o rain_n the_o earth_n shall_v be_v barren_a the_o tree_n yield_v no_o fruit_n the_o season_n prove_v unhealthful_a and_o their_o life_n be_v shorten_v on_o the_o contrary_a if_o they_o worship_v he_o the_o lord_z of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o he_o alone_o they_o shall_v have_v shower_n from_o above_o the_o earth_n shall_v bring_v forth_o abundant_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v with_o healthful_a season_n sound_a body_n and_o long_a life_n for_o it_o be_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o law_n as_o his_o phrase_n be_v to_o root_v the_o forename_a false_a opinion_n out_o of_o man_n mind_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxx_o ver._n 24._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v the_o rain_n of_o thy_o verse_n 24_o land_n powder_n and_o dust_n that_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o long_a drought_n that_o instead_o of_o rain_n shower_n of_o dust_n blow_v up_o into_o the_o air_n by_o the_o wind_n shall_v fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o from_o heaven_n shall_v it_o come_v down_o upon_o thou_o till_o thou_o be_v destroy_v this_o seem_v to_o denote_v something_o more_o than_o the_o fall_n of_o cloud_n of_o dust_n wherewith_o the_o air_n be_v fill_v by_o high_a wind_n viz._n shower_n of_o ash_n which_o have_v sometime_o fall_v in_o great_a quantity_n as_o good_a historian_n testify_v nothing_o be_v more_o know_v than_o the_o vast_a cloud_n of_o ash_n which_o mount_v aetna_n have_v often_o vomit_v whereby_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o have_v be_v lay_v desolate_a and_o the_o like_a have_v be_v throw_v out_o by_o mount_n vesuvius_n which_o have_v reach_v as_o far_o as_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n see_v bonfrerius_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o judaea_n it_o must_v be_v a_o miraculous_a judgement_n there_o be_v no_o such_o mountain_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o make_v such_o evomition_n ver._n 25._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o be_v smite_v before_o thy_o enemy_n he_o say_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n xxvi_o levit._fw-la 17._o for_o to_o smite_v in_o scripture_n as_o i_o verse_n 25_o have_v before_o observe_v signify_v to_o slay_v or_o kill_v thou_o shall_v go_v
city_n that_o apostatise_v unto_o it_o xiii_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n and_o their_o negligence_n in_o do_v their_o duty_n in_o this_o particular_a make_v idolatry_n spread_v among_o they_o to_o their_o utter_a ruin_n but_o these_o word_n may_v be_v understand_v as_o a_o further_a answer_n to_o such_o inquiry_n as_o that_o v._o 24._o in_o which_o if_o men_n persist_v and_o still_o ask_v but_o why_o do_v god_n thus_o punish_v his_o own_o people_n with_o such_o unusual_a severity_n when_o there_o be_v many_o idolatrous_a nation_n far_o worse_a than_o they_o who_o continue_v still_o in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o be_v not_o thus_o root_v out_o moses_n bid_v they_o silence_v such_o demand_n and_o rest_v satisfy_v in_o this_o that_o we_o can_v give_v a_o account_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o god_n have_v not_o reveal_v particular_o why_o he_o punish_v some_o people_n when_o he_o spare_v other_o who_o be_v as_o bad_a but_o must_v mind_v our_o own_o duty_n which_o he_o have_v plain_o reveal_v unto_o we_o that_o be_v as_o moses_n conclude_v this_o chapter_n to_o do_v after_o all_o his_o commandment_n which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o in_o his_o law_n believe_v he_o will_v great_o reward_v the_o obedient_a and_o terrible_o punish_v one_o time_n or_o other_o all_o those_o that_o transgress_v it_o there_o may_v be_v also_o a_o more_o obvious_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n if_o we_o translate_v they_o as_o some_o great_a man_n have_v do_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n be_v reveal_v to_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n thus_o onkelos_n who_o judgement_n be_v very_o valuable_a which_o grotius_n follow_v and_o before_o he_o forsterus_n and_o paulus_n fagius_n represent_v it_o as_o a_o commodious_a sense_n and_o make_v it_o the_o same_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n cxlvii_o 20._o he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o nation_n xxx_o chapter_n xxx_o etc._n etc._n for_o this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a favour_n to_o the_o jew_n that_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n before_o keep_v secret_a in_o his_o own_o breast_n he_o now_o manifest_v to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v know_v how_o to_o order_v their_o life_n so_o as_o to_o please_v he_o but_o this_o make_v they_o liable_a to_o be_v punish_v more_o grievous_o than_o all_o other_o people_n if_o they_o do_v not_o observe_v his_o will_n which_o he_o most_o gracious_o discover_v to_o they_o and_o if_o we_o can_v give_v any_o credit_n to_o the_o jew_n who_o say_v that_o all_o word_n in_o the_o bible_n that_o have_v extraordinary_a point_n upon_o they_o of_o which_o there_o be_v but_o ten_o in_o the_o pentateuch_n and_o these_o word_n lanu_fw-la ulebenu_fw-la to_o we_o and_o our_o child_n be_v the_o last_o of_o they_o denote_v something_o peculiar_a and_o extraordinary_a i_o shall_v think_v that_o they_o relate_v to_o the_o revelation_n to_o be_v make_v by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o great_a prophet_n promise_v to_o they_o chapt._n xviii_o unto_o which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o give_v heed_n the_o most_o dreadful_a punishment_n will_v be_v inflict_v on_o they_o as_o we_o see_v they_o have_v be_v for_o many_o age_n and_o be_v not_o yet_o end_v chap._n xxx_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v come_v upon_o thou_o the_o blessing_n and_o the_o curse_n which_o i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o god_n at_o the_o first_o bestow_v great_a and_o singular_a blessing_n upon_o they_o but_o when_o they_o grow_v so_o insensible_a of_o his_o mercy_n as_o to_o violate_v the_o covenant_n he_o have_v make_v with_o they_o than_o he_o send_v his_o curse_n which_o he_o have_v threaten_v upon_o they_o which_o be_v complete_v in_o their_o expulsion_n out_o of_o the_o good_a land_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o especial_o in_o their_o last_o expulsion_n by_o the_o roman_n which_o be_v rather_o a_o extirpation_n and_o thou_o shall_v call_v to_o mind_n in_o the_o hebrew_n bring_v back_o to_o thy_o heart_n as_o we_o observe_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o 1_o king_n viii_o 47._o where_o there_o be_v the_o very_a same_o phrase_n and_o there_o translate_v shall_v bethink_v thyself_o that_o be_v reflect_v serious_o both_o upon_o the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n and_o consequent_o consider_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o fulfil_v both_o in_o which_o consideration_n repentance_n and_o conversion_n to_o god_n begin_v see_v xviii_o ezek._n 28._o among_o all_o the_o nation_n whither_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v drive_v thou_o where_o they_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o often_o think_v of_o all_o the_o blessing_n they_o have_v enjoy_v in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o may_v have_v still_o enjoy_v if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v disobedient_a and_o all_o the_o curse_n which_o have_v befall_v they_o till_o they_o be_v drive_v from_o thence_o and_o have_v pursue_v they_o ever_o since_o see_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 40_o etc._n etc._n iv_o deut._n 29_o 30_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o and_o shall_v return_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n verse_n 2_o and_o shall_v obey_v his_o voice_n according_a to_o all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n thou_o and_o thy_o child_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n repentance_n be_v complete_v by_o forsake_v their_o idol_n and_o return_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n alone_o and_o by_o obey_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o command_n and_o teach_v their_o child_n to_o do_v the_o same_o and_o all_o this_o with_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n this_o they_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n after_o they_o be_v carry_v captive_a to_o babylon_n since_o which_o time_n we_o read_v nothing_o of_o their_o idolatry_n but_o they_o fall_v into_o other_o sin_n which_o stop_v their_o ear_n to_o that_o great_a prophet_n the_o lord_n christ_n when_o he_o come_v to_o they_o for_o which_o they_o be_v punish_v to_o this_o day_n and_o will_v be_v till_o they_o repent_v and_o obey_v he_o ver._n 3._o then_z the_o lord_z thy_o god_n will_v turn_v thy_o captivity_n that_o be_v bring_v those_o that_o be_v carry_v captive_a back_o again_o to_o their_o own_o land_n thus_o the_o word_n verse_n 3_o captivity_n be_v use_v fourteen_o psal_n 7._o iv_o ephes_n 8._o and_o have_v compassion_n upon_o thou_o these_o word_n express_v the_o spring_n of_o all_o their_o happiness_n viz._n the_o divine_a compassion_n in_o pardon_v their_o sin_n which_o have_v be_v very_o provoke_v and_o will_v return_v and_o gather_v thou_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o compassion_n in_o their_o restitution_n and_o recollection_n again_o into_o one_o body_n after_o their_o dispersion_n from_o all_o the_o nation_n whither_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v scatter_v thou_o this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o part_n when_o they_o return_v from_o babylon_n for_o than_o they_o who_o be_v scatter_v in_o other_o country_n flock_v again_o to_o they_o and_o will_v be_v more_o complete_o fulfil_v when_o they_o shall_v believe_v on_o our_o bless_a saviour_n verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o and_o if_o any_o of_o thou_o be_v drive_v out_o unto_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o heaven_n from_o thence_o will_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n gather_v thou_o and_o from_o thence_o will_v he_o fetch_v thou_o unto_o this_o promise_n nehemiah_n plain_o allude_v in_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n to_o prosper_v his_o endeavour_n for_o the_o restoration_n of_o jerusalem_n i_o nehem._n 8_o 9_o and_o find_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o confirm_v by_o the_o king_n be_v gracious_a concession_n to_o he_o he_o go_v about_o the_o work_n though_o one_o who_o be_v account_v a_o prophet_n yea_o several_a of_o the_o like_a quality_n dissuade_v he_o from_o the_o enterprise_n as_o likely_a to_o prove_v dangerous_a to_o his_o person_n vi_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n ezra_n also_o tell_v we_o how_o cyrus_n make_v a_o proclamation_n throughout_o all_o his_o kingdom_n which_o be_v very_o large_a that_o all_o the_o jew_n may_v return_v if_o they_o please_v into_o their_o own_o country_n i_o ezra_n 1_o 4._o 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redeemer_n which_o in_o the_o most_o eminent_a sense_n be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o none_o bring_v such_o salvation_n to_o they_o and_o wrought_v such_o a_o redemption_n for_o they_o as_o he_o do_v who_o be_v the_o stone_n which_o god_n lay_v in_o zion_n etc._n etc._n xxviii_o isa_n 16._o but_o instead_o of_o fly_v to_o he_o as_o man_n in_o danger_n do_v to_o a_o rock_n or_o strong_a fortress_n they_o not_o only_o reject_v he_o but_o abuse_v and_o put_v the_o high_a indignity_n upon_o he_o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o jealousy_n make_a he_o extreme_o angry_a with_o they_o for_o so_o jealousy_n be_v describe_v as_o the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n vi_o prov._n 34._o with_o strange_a god_n who_o they_o fall_v in_o love_n withal_o and_o worship_v this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o jealousy_n their_o falseness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v espouse_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n zar_n strange_a we_o sometime_o translate_v another_o xix_o job_n 27._o so_o that_o a_o strange_a god_n and_o another_o god_n be_v the_o very_a same_o lxxxi_o psal_n 9_o xx_o exod._n 3._o therefore_o god_n say_v he_o will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o another_o xlii_o isa_n 8._o and_o that_o their_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v multiply_v that_o hasten_v after_o another_o god_n xvi_o psal_n 4._o with_o abomination_n provoke_v they_o he_o to_o anger_n i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n their_o idol_n be_v call_v abomination_n because_o god_n exceed_o hate_v they_o vii_o 25._o 1_o king_n xi_o 5._o though_o r._n solomon_n and_o abarbinel_n by_o abomination_n here_o understand_v those_o filthy_a mixture_n forbid_v in_o levit._n xviii_o with_o witchcraft_n and_o such_o like_a wickedness_n and_o abarbinel_n refer_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o verse_n to_o the_o time_n under_o the_o first_o temple_n when_o they_o worship_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n and_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o it_o to_o the_o time_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n when_o though_o they_o be_v free_a from_o idolatry_n they_o be_v corrupt_v with_o other_o abominable_a filthiness_n ver._n 17._o they_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god_n verse_n 17_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schedim_v which_o we_o translate_v devil_n import_v as_o much_o as_o destroyer_n as_o the_o devil_n be_v call_v in_o the_o book_n of_o revelation_n ix_o 11._o evil_a spirit_n delight_v in_o mischief_n and_o lead_v those_o that_o worship_v they_o into_o perdition_n though_o some_o think_v they_o be_v call_v schedim_v ironical_o by_o way_n of_o scorn_n the_o true_a god_n be_v schaddai_n the_o omnipotent_a and_o all-sufficient_a and_o these_o call_v by_o way_n of_o mockery_n counterfeit_a god_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o help_v their_o worshipper_n nor_o be_v sufficient_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o either_o of_o these_o
all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o conjunction_n with_o he_o for_o they_o be_v all_o separate_v unto_o the_o lord_n have_v signalise_v themselves_o as_o we_o speak_v by_o their_o early_a zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n when_o their_o brethren_n apostatise_v to_o idolatry_n of_o which_o moses_n take_v notice_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n who_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o etc._n etc._n regard_v that_o be_v no_o relation_n when_o they_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o god_n against_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n see_v our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n de_fw-fr leg._n hebr._n lib._n iii_o cap._n vii_o dissert_n vii_o where_o he_o treat_v also_o of_o these_o word_n as_o they_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o our_o lord_n christ_n the_o true_a holy_a one_o of_o god_n who_o be_v indeed_o a_o priest_n for_o ever_o holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n vii_o hebr._n 26._o who_o thou_o do_v prove_v at_o massah_n or_o who_o thou_o have_v thorough_o prove_v for_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v who_o in_o prove_v thou_o do_v prove_v the_o ancient_a interpreter_n not_o take_v massah_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n as_o we_o do_v but_o for_o try_v or_o prove_v and_o so_o indeed_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n seem_v to_o import_v the_o particle_n beth_fw-mi before_o massah_n be_v different_a from_o that_o before_o meribah_n which_o be_v all_o though_o we_o translate_v they_o both_o alike_o by_o the_o word_n at_o and_o thus_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n who_o thou_o do_v prove_v or_o try_v and_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o trial_n that_o be_v approve_v himself_o perfect_a or_o upright_o as_o onkelos_n express_v it_o this_o procure_v that_o tribe_n a_o blessing_n from_o the_o lord_n xxxii_o exod._n 26_o 29._o and_o bring_v they_o into_o special_a grace_n and_o favour_n with_o he_o as_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v holy_a one_o signify_v for_o it_o be_v not_o kadoth_a but_o chasid_v and_o with_o who_o thou_o do_v strive_v at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n though_o god_n do_v severe_o chide_v and_o reprove_v moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o this_o tribe_n when_o they_o be_v try_v at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n xx_o numb_a 12_o 13._o yet_o they_o do_v not_o forfeit_v their_o office_n by_o the_o offence_n they_o then_o commit_v and_o therefore_o moses_n pray_v it_o may_v still_o continue_v in_o aaron_n posterity_n ver._n 9_o who_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n verse_n 9_o i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o neither_o do_v he_o acknowledge_v his_o brethren_n nor_o know_v his_o own_o child_n this_o relate_v unto_o the_o impartial_a execution_n of_o judgement_n by_o the_o levite_n upon_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n xxxii_o exod._n 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o phinehas_n his_o zeal_n mention_v in_o numb_a xxv_o but_o that_o it_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o a_o more_o ancient_a judgement_n give_v in_o the_o case_n of_o judah_n and_o thamar_n as_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la fancy_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n viii_o n._n 2._o for_o they_o have_v observe_v thy_o word_n and_o keep_v thy_o covenant_n xxxii_o exod._n 28_o 29._o abarbinel_n and_o other_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o what_o follow_v verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o they_o shall_v teach_v jacob_n thy_o judgement_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n because_o they_o be_v so_o upright_o as_o to_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o dear_a relation_n in_o judgement_n therefore_o they_o be_v entrust_v with_o this_o office_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n the_o statute_n of_o god_n that_o be_v decide_v all_o controversy_n which_o arise_v about_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n so_o the_o jew_n expound_v it_o and_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o what_o we_o read_v in_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 9_o 10._o and_o many_o other_o place_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v in_o the_o place_n forename_a p._n 372_o etc._n etc._n and_o our_o mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o religious_a assembly_n chap._n ii_o where_o he_o observe_v the_o teach_v here_o mention_v consist_v in_o declare_v the_o meaning_n and_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n in_o matter_n doubtful_a as_o be_v apparent_a from_o x_o levit._fw-la 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o for_o though_o other_o may_v be_v member_n of_o their_o court_n of_o judgement_n yet_o they_o consist_v chief_o of_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o for_o teach_v the_o people_n in_o their_o religious_a assembly_n that_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o of_o the_o prophet_n for_o though_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v common_o priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v most_o free_a from_o the_o care_n of_o estate_n and_o inheritance_n and_o by_o their_o office_n in_o his_o ceremonial_a service_n come_v near_o to_o god_n of_o all_o other_o man_n be_v most_o likely_a to_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a degree_n of_o knowledge_n and_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o charge_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n in_o their_o assembly_n belong_v as_o well_o to_o those_o prophet_n who_o be_v not_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v see_v he_o p._n 25._o and_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v why_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n may_v have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n that_o be_v free_a from_o the_o trouble_n of_o plough_v and_o sow_v etc._n etc._n they_o may_v whole_o attend_v to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n and_o be_v able_a to_o teach_v israel_n god_n judgement_n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o they_o shall_v put_v incense_n before_o thou_o and_o whole_a burnt-offering_n upon_o thy_o altar_n this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a office_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o priest_n alone_o to_o offer_v incense_n on_o the_o golden_a altar_n and_o burnt-offering_n upon_o the_o brazen_a the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la thus_o paraphrase_n it_o they_o shall_v put_v incense_n of_o precious_a spice_n before_o thou_o to_o pacify_v thy_o anger_n and_o offer_v a_o most_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n upon_o thy_o altar_n ver._n 11._o bless_v lord_n his_o substance_n the_o word_n verse_n 11_o we_o here_o translate_v substance_n be_v translate_v wealth_n viii_o 17_o 18._o which_o consist_v most_o in_o cattle_n they_o have_v no_o land_n to_o till_o which_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o increase_v that_o they_o may_v have_v sufficient_a sustenance_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a fancy_n of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o whosoever_o offer_v incense_n grow_v rich_a and_o therefore_o no_o priest_n be_v suffer_v to_o offer_v incense_n more_o than_o once_o that_o so_o riches_n may_v be_v derive_v to_o they_o all_o thus_o they_o trifle_v while_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v on_o get_v money_n and_o not_o on_o grow_v good_a see_v sheringham_n on_o joma_n p._n 35_o 36._o and_o mauritius_n the_o sortitione_n hebraeorum_n cap._n xxiv_o sect._n iu._n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n all_o their_o ministry_n at_o the_o altar_n where_o the_o priest_n officiate_v or_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o which_o the_o levite_n have_v the_o care_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o they_o that_o rise_v against_o he_o and_o of_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o that_o they_o rise_v not_o again_o for_o they_o who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v enemy_n to_o religion_n and_o to_o all_o civil_a government_n which_o be_v chief_o administer_v by_o they_o as_o be_v before_o observe_v see_v xvii_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o ver._n 12._o and_o of_o benjamin_n he_o say_v he_o mention_n verse_n 12_o he_o next_o to_o levi_n because_o the_o temple_n in_o which_o the_o priest_n officiate_v be_v partly_o situate_v in_o his_o lot_n the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n or_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lxx_o interpret_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o he_o i._n e._n by_o the_o lord_n which_o signify_v the_o stability_n of_o his_o portion_n which_o have_v jerusalem_n the_o holy_a city_n in_o it_o as_o we_o read_v xviii_o josh_n 28._o for_o though_o mount_n zion_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v there_o lxxviii_o psal_n 68_o yet_o the_o city_n wherein_o it_o stand_v be_v not_o nay_o the_o ancient_n think_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n as_o kimchi_n observe_v upon_o that_o place_n beforementioned_a in_o joshua_n see_v upon_o xlix_o gen._n 27._o and_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o make_v one_o think_v that_o zion_n
in_o the_o place_n forename_a and_o in_o other_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n comprehend_v mount_n moriah_n also_o on_o which_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v 2_o chron._n iii_o 1._o which_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o consequent_o the_o temple_n be_v situate_v in_o this_o tribe_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v cover_v he_o all_o the_o day_n long_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o majestical_a presence_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v a_o shield_n over_o he_o to_o defend_v he_o continual_o as_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la expound_v it_o and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n for_o the_o divine_a majesty_n say_v onkelos_n shall_v dwell_v in_o his_o country_n it_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n where_o it_o stand_v upon_o mount_n moriah_n as_o the_o head_n of_o a_o man_n do_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n as_o dr._n lightfoot_n gloss_n in_o his_o temple_n service_n p._n 145._o edit_fw-la 1._o or_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v here_o shoulder_n may_v signify_v as_o it_o be_v translate_v in_o other_o place_n side_n xxxiv_o numb_a 11._o or_o border_n and_o nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o that_o the_o divine_a habitation_n be_v in_o the_o border_n of_o benjamin_n who_o lot_n touch_v judah_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v so_o unite_v to_o it_o that_o when_o the_o rest_n fall_v off_o from_o judah_n the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n always_o adhere_v to_o it_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n which_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n give_v of_o this_o verse_n and_o very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o any_o other_o but_o only_o mention_v a_o conceit_n of_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la who_o by_o the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n here_o understand_v david_n who_o dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o benjamin_n though_o the_o king_n of_o that_o tribe_n persecute_v he_o for_o god_n cover_v and_o protect_v he_o continual_o from_o violence_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v strange_a that_o a_o man_n otherwise_o judicious_a and_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o jewish_a learning_n shall_v propound_v this_o as_o the_o best_a interpretation_n he_o can_v think_v of_o when_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o a_o blessing_n upon_o benjamin_n in_o it_o ver._n 13._o and_o of_o joseph_n he_o say_v this_o tribe_n follow_v verse_n 13_o next_o his_o lot_z fall_v near_o to_o benjamin_n who_o lie_v between_o judah_n and_o joseph_n bless_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o land_n he_o foretell_v that_o this_o tribe_n shall_v be_v situate_v in_o a_o most_o plentiful_a country_n and_o enrich_v by_o the_o divine_a blessing_n upon_o it_o for_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o heaven_n send_v fruitful_a shower_n from_o heaven_n for_o the_o dew_n together_o with_o the_o evening_n and_o morning_n dews_n which_o be_v no_o less_o refresh_n to_o the_o earth_n than_o rain_n and_o for_o the_o deep_a that_o couch_v beneath_o he_o mean_v spring_n of_o water_n which_o burst_v out_o of_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n ver._n 14._o for_o the_o precious_a fruit_n of_o the_o sun_n who_o kindly_a heat_n bring_v they_o forth_o and_o make_v they_o grow_v to_o maturity_n verse_n 14_o and_o the_o precious_a thing_n put_v forth_o by_o the_o moon_n for_o all_o fruit_n be_v plump_v by_o the_o moon_n cool_a and_o fatten_a moisture_n in_o the_o night_n which_o be_v digest_v by_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o day_n or_o this_o passage_n may_v relate_v to_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o fruit_n which_o be_v produce_v every_o month._n so_o onkelos_n interpret_v it_o it_o produce_v also_o sweet_a fruit_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o every_o month._n for_o the_o word_n jerachim_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n signify_v moon_n i_o e._n month_n and_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la translate_v it_o in_o every_o new_a moon_n which_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a month._n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o and_o for_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o the_o ancient_a mountain_n and_o for_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o last_a hill_n such_o as_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o samaria_n and_o bashan_n which_o be_v exceed_v fruitful_a in_o grape_n and_o olive_n and_o such_o like_a excellent_a fruit._n and_o call_v ancient_a and_o last_a because_o they_o be_v make_v together_o with_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o beginning_n and_o not_o mount_v cast_v up_o by_o the_o art_n of_o men._n see_v xlix_o gen._n 20._o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o for_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o seem_v to_o relate_v to_o their_o arable_a land_n which_o he_o foretell_v shall_v bring_v forth_o great_a store_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o corn._n the_o word_n mege_v which_o we_o translate_v precious_a be_v repeat_v five_o time_n in_o these_o three_o last_o verse_n signify_v that_o which_o in_o its_o kind_n be_v most_o excellent_a and_o eximious_a as_o that_o great_a man_n ezekiel_n spanhemius_fw-la observe_v upon_o callimachus_n his_o hymn_n to_o diana_n v._o 245._o where_n mention_v several_a instrument_n of_o music_n among_o the_o greek_n who_o name_n come_v from_o the_o hebrew_n he_o think_v one_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o athenaeus_n say_v but_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v whether_o a_o wind_n or_o string_a instrument_n come_v from_o this_o hebrew_n word_n mege_v for_o it_o be_v not_o of_o a_o greek_a original_a and_o in_o iv_o cant._n 13._o this_o word_n be_v translate_v pleasant_a as_o all_o music_n be_v but_o that_o especial_o which_o be_v make_v by_o this_o instrument_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o plato_n who_o take_v it_o for_o a_o string_a instrument_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anacreon_n say_v he_o have_v one_o of_o twenty_o string_n as_o spanhemius_fw-la note_n upon_o the_o hymn_n in_o delum_n p._n 472._o and_o fullness_n thereof_o by_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v mean_v either_o the_o plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o its_o fruit_n 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
foot_n in_o oil._n be_v plant_v in_o a_o rich_a soil_n full_a of_o olive_n tree_n which_o shall_v make_v oil_n so_o plentiful_a that_o they_o may_v not_o only_o wash_v their_o face_n but_o their_o foot_n in_o it_o onkelos_n translate_v he_o shall_v be_v nourish_v with_o the_o delight_n of_o king_n ver._n 25._o thy_o shoe_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n or_o as_o in_o the_o margin_n under_o thy_o foot_n shall_v be_v iron_n which_o have_v make_v some_o think_v these_o mineral_n be_v dig_v out_o of_o libanus_n near_o to_o which_o lie_v the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n verse_n 25_o who_o according_a to_o this_o exposition_n tread_v upon_o a_o soil_n full_a of_o iron_n and_o brass_n but_o no_o author_n bochartus_n say_v mention_n any_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o brass_n of_o libanus_n and_o therefore_o some_o understand_v by_o these_o expression_n the_o barbarous_a people_n that_o dwell_v in_o galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o press_v the_o asserite_n as_o a_o iron_n shoe_n or_o fetter_n do_v the_o foot_n but_o the_o arabic_a here_o by_o minal_a which_o we_o translate_v shoe_n understand_v a_o bolt_n or_o bar_n and_o render_v this_o passage_n thy_o bolt_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n that_o be_v as_o onkelos_n express_v it_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o strong_a as_o iron_n and_o brass_n and_o so_o kimchi_n expound_v the_o word_n of_o jonathan_n who_o interpret_v it_o thy_o habitation_n shall_v be_v as_o strong_a etc._n etc._n say_v the_o meaning_n be_v their_o country_n shall_v be_v as_o well_o fence_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o brazen_a or_o iron_n wall_n and_o r._n solomon_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n see_v hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o lib._n vi_o cap._n xvi_o but_o i_o have_v observe_v that_o the_o same_o bochartus_fw-la acknowledge_v in_o his_o phaleg_n that_o sarepta_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v zarephath_n 1_o king_n xvii_o 9_o a_o city_n of_o sidon_n have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o brass_n and_o iron_n which_o be_v here_o melt_v be_v in_o great_a plenty_n in_o that_o country_n as_o the_o hebrew_n gather_v from_o this_o blessing_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n who_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o place_n iron_n and_o brass_n be_v under_o thy_o shoe_n as_o he_o there_o interpret_v it_o lib._n iu._n cap._n xxxiv_o and_o so_o a_o very_a learned_a man_n long_o before_o he_o david_n chytraeus_n expound_v these_o word_n and_o add_v this_o observation_n nam_n sidon_n &_o sarepta_n quae_fw-la à _fw-la metallis_fw-la excoquendis_fw-la nomen_fw-la habet_fw-la in_fw-la tribu_fw-la asser_n fuerunt_fw-la for_o sidon_n and_o sarepta_n which_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o melt_v of_o metal_n there_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n and_o as_o thy_o day_n so_o shall_v thy_o strength_n be_v the_o same_o chytraeus_n expound_v it_o all_z the_o time_n of_o their_o life_n they_o shall_v retain_v the_o same_o vigour_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o onkelos_n as_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n so_o shall_v thy_o strength_n be_v and_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la more_o express_o such_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o youth_n such_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o their_o old_a age_n or_o simple_o these_o word_n signify_v that_o this_o tribe_n shall_v grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a which_o hottinger_n seem_v to_o have_v aim_v at_o when_o he_o propound_v this_o exposition_n in_o his_o smegma_fw-la orientale_n cap._n vii_o as_o be_v thy_o day_n so_o be_v thy_o riches_n and_o wealth_n masius_n quite_o contrary_a upon_o xix_o josh_n 31._o interpret_v these_o word_n to_o signify_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v perpetual_a conflict_n with_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n all_o which_o various_a interpretation_n proceed_v from_o the_o uncertain_a signification_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n daba_n which_o we_o render_v strength_n verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o god_n of_o jeshurun_n and_o now_o have_v bless_v every_o particular_a tribe_n he_o conclude_v with_o this_o general_a demonstration_n of_o their_o happiness_n that_o their_o god_n be_v not_o like_o the_o god_n of_o other_o nation_n but_o supereminent_a in_o all_o perfection_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v bless_v as_o the_o same_o chytraeus_n explain_v it_o who_o have_v he_o propitious_a to_o they_o as_o their_o father_n their_o keeper_n their_o defender_n avenger_n and_o saviour_n from_o all_o their_o enemy_n who_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n in_o thy_o help_n who_o command_v in_o the_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o send_v help_v and_o succour_v to_o thou_o from_o thence_o by_o thunder_n lightning_n and_o hailstone_n as_o we_o read_v he_o do_v in_o many_o place_n xviii_o psalm_n 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n lxviii_o 33_o 34_o 35._o and_o as_o he_o that_o ride_v upon_o a_o horse_n turn_v he_o this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n as_o he_o please_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o maimonides_n in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n i._o cap._n lxx_o so_o god_n by_o his_o power_n and_o pleasure_n command_v the_o heaven_n and_o be_v not_o fix_v to_o they_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o which_o be_v the_o foolish_a opinion_n of_o the_o zabij_n but_o as_o the_o rider_n be_v far_o more_o honourable_a and_o excellent_a than_o the_o beast_n on_o which_o he_o sit_v and_o of_o a_o quite_o different_a species_n from_o it_o so_o god_n be_v represent_v by_o this_o metaphor_n though_o but_o in_o a_o weak_a manner_n as_o separate_v from_o the_o heaven_n and_o of_o a_o more_o excellent_a nature_n far_o transcend_v they_o which_o be_v but_o the_o instrument_n he_o use_v to_o fulfil_v his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n and_o in_o his_o excellency_n on_o the_o sky_n or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v word_n for_o word_n and_o in_o his_o magnificence_n the_o cloud_n from_o whence_o he_o send_v such_o storm_n and_o tempest_n as_o demonstrate_v his_o power_n ver._n 27._o the_o eternal_a god_n be_v thy_o refuge_n or_o dwell_v verse_n 27_o place_n to_o who_o they_o may_v always_o betake_v themselves_o for_o safety_n and_o never_o fail_v of_o it_o xc_o psalm_n 1._o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v the_o eternal_a god_n be_v the_o habitation_n or_o dwell_v place_n from_o whence_o the_o jew_n have_v frame_v this_o maxim_n to_o preserve_v all_o man_n from_o have_v low_a thought_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o be_v contain_v in_o any_o thing_n god_n be_v the_o place_n wherein_o the_o world_n dwell_v and_o not_o the_o world_n the_o place_n where_o god_n dwell_v so_o maimonides_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a out_o of_o bereschit_n rabath_n and_o underneath_o be_v the_o everlasting_a arm_n to_o support_v all_o those_o with_o a_o unwearied_a power_n and_o care_n who_o commit_v themselves_o unto_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v thrust_v out_o the_o enemy_n from_o before_o thou_o as_o he_o have_v carry_v they_o through_o the_o wilderness_n with_o a_o unwearied_a care_n so_o he_o promise_v god_n will_v expel_v the_o canaanite_n and_o make_v room_n for_o they_o in_o their_o country_n and_o shall_v say_v destroy_v they_o give_v the_o israelite_n power_n as_o well_o as_o authority_n to_o root_v they_o out_o for_o to_o say_v here_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o do_v and_o therefore_o signify_v execute_v their_o destruction_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o israel_n thou_o shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n alone_o live_v in_o quiet_a and_o peace_n separate_a from_o all_o other_o people_n or_o the_o divine_a protection_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o their_o security_n this_o rasi_fw-la think_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n iu_o 25._o but_o other_o of_o they_o think_v it_o be_v still_o to_o be_v fulfil_v the_o fountain_n of_o jacob._n that_o be_v his_o posterity_n who_o flow_v from_o he_o as_o a_o river_n from_o a_o fountain_n xlviii_o isaiah_n 1._o li._n 1._o cocceius_n think_v these_o word_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o forego_n in_o this_o manner_n israel_n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n alone_o by_o the_o fountain_n of_o jacob_n that_o be_v by_o god_n but_o though_o this_o may_v have_v some_o countenance_n from_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n as_o i_o shall_v observe_v present_o yet_o must_v go_v the_o other_o way_n there_o be_v the_o like_a expression_n in_o lxviii_o psal_n 26._o bless_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o congregation_n from_o the_o fountain_n of_o israel_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n you_o that_o be_v of_o the_o fountain_n of_o israel_n i._n e._n be_v derive_v from_o he_o as_o your_o father_n shall_v be_v upon_o a_o land_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n also_o his_o heaven_n shall_v drop_v down_o dew_n in_o a_o fruitful_a country_n upon_o which_o the_o heaven_n shall_v drop_v down_o refresh_a dew_n onkelos_n paraphrase_n the_o whole_a thus_o israel_n shall_v dwell_v secure_o alone_a according_a to_o