of_o israel_n by_o which_o the_o israelite_n shall_v have_v learn_v that_o as_o moses_n leave_v they_o short_a of_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o can_v not_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o so_o his_o law_n do_v not_o contain_v a_o perfect_a revelation_n of_o god_n will_n but_o they_o be_v to_o expect_v something_o beyond_o it_o chap._n xxxiii_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o and_o this_o be_v the_o blessing_n as_o jacob_n bless_v his_o child_n at_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o world_n when_o god_n have_v begin_v to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n of_o give_v he_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n so_o moses_n have_v see_v they_o vast_o increase_v and_o ready_a to_o enter_v upon_o the_o land_n promise_v to_o they_o xv_o gen._n 18_o etc._n etc._n take_v his_o farewell_n of_o they_o with_o a_o blessing_n pronounce_v upon_o the_o people_n in_o general_n and_o upon_o each_o tribe_n in_o particular_a which_o be_v in_o part_n prophetical_a as_o the_o blessing_n of_o 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on_o it_o and_o rise_v up_o from_o seir_n unto_o they_o and_o shine_v forth_o from_o mount_n paran_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o the_o forego_n word_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n come_v down_o on_o mount_n sinai_n and_o thence_o deliver_v his_o command_n to_o the_o israelite_n and_o espouse_v they_o for_o his_o people_n but_o how_o he_o rise_v up_o from_o seir_n unto_o they_o the_o country_n of_o edom_n and_o shine_v from_o paran_n the_o country_n of_o ishmael_n be_v not_o so_o easy_a to_o understand_v the_o jew_n indeed_o who_o be_v wont_a to_o solve_v all_o difficulty_n by_o invent_v what_o they_o please_v be_v not_o trouble_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o these_o word_n which_o signify_v they_o fancy_v that_o the_o divine_a glory_n first_o reside_v upon_o mount_n seir_n where_o god_n propound_v his_o law_n to_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n but_o they_o will_v not_o have_v it_o because_o they_o find_v these_o word_n in_o it_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v he_o go_v therefore_o to_o paran_n and_o offer_v it_o to_o the_o child_n of_o ishmael_n but_o they_o refuse_v it_o also_o because_o they_o find_v these_o word_n in_o it_o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v so_o he_o come_v to_o sinai_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o israelite_n who_o say_v all_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v will_v we_o do_v xxiv_o exod._n 3._o thus_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la and_o pirke_n elieser_n and_o some_o other_o more_o ancient_a author_n with_o this_o addition_n that_o he_o offer_v the_o law_n to_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o they_o reject_v it_o because_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v have_v none_o other_o god_n but_o i_o but_o this_o look_n so_o like_o a_o fable_n that_o some_o of_o themselves_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o and_o have_v give_v a_o better_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n though_o i_o can_v say_v the_o true_a one_o for_o thus_o abraham_n peritsol_n expound_v they_o the_o true_a law_n come_v out_o of_o sinai_n to_o the_o 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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 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and_o make_v they_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o life_n vi._n chapter_n vi._n that_o you_o may_v live_v and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o you_o and_o that_o you_o way_n prolong_v your_o day_n in_o the_o land_n which_o you_o shall_v possess_v universal_a obedience_n he_o will_v have_v they_o sensible_a be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v they_o live_v happy_a and_o long_o in_o that_o good_a land_n which_o he_o be_v about_o to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o this_o he_o inculcate_n again_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n vi_o 3._o for_o all_o mankind_n think_v long_a life_n a_o very_a great_a blessing_n as_o appear_v by_o callimachus_n hymn_n to_o diana_n ver._n 132_o 133._o when_o he_o promise_v to_o those_o who_o she_o favour_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n they_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o their_o grave_n till_o they_o have_v reach_v a_o great_a old_a age._n chap._n vi_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o now_o these_o be_v the_o commandment_n the_o statute_n 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give_v you_o about_o my_o worship_n v._o 28._o and_o see_v iu_o 2._o thou_o shall_v not_o add_v thereto_o nor_o diminish_v from_o it_o they_o be_v not_o to_o add_v any_o other_o rite_n of_o worship_n of_o their_o own_o devise_v or_o from_o the_o idolatrous_a custom_n of_o those_o country_n nor_o omit_v any_o of_o those_o which_o god_n have_v command_v they_o to_o use_v for_o if_o they_o have_v use_v any_o of_o the_o gentile_a ceremony_n whereby_o they_o honour_v their_o god_n it_o will_v easy_o have_v introduce_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n themselves_o and_o if_o they_o have_v omit_v any_o of_o the_o rite_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v some_o other_o will_v have_v easy_o step_v into_o their_o room_n which_o be_v use_v by_o idolater_n maimonides_n from_o these_o word_n labour_v to_o prove_v the_o eternity_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o it_o be_v very_o strange_a that_o so_o great_a a_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o blind_a as_o not_o to_o see_v what_o some_o of_o his_o 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the_o foul_a idolatry_n in_o israel_n as_o appear_v from_o 1_o king_n xviii_o 19_o where_o we_o read_v of_o no_o less_o than_o four_o hundred_o prophet_n of_o baal_n and_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o prophet_n of_o the_o grove_n that_o be_v of_o other_o false_a god_n particular_o astarte_n as_o mr._n selden_n conjecture_n in_o his_o syntagma_n ii_o de_fw-la diis_fw-la syris_n cap._n ii_o and_o there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o a_o man_n be_v a_o false_a prophet_n than_o if_o he_o endeavour_v to_o draw_v they_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o other_o god_n or_o if_o he_o pretend_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o any_o other_o god_n xviii_o deut._n 20._o or_o if_o he_o command_v they_o to_o offer_v such_o sacrifice_n as_o god_n abhor_v thus_o aristander_n as_o david_n chytraeus_n note_v discover_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n though_o he_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n for_o he_o require_v humane_a sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v as_o 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