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after_o they_o have_v destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o and_o house_n full_a of_o all_o good_a thing_n which_o thou_o fill_v not_o etc._n etc._n in_o this_o and_o what_o follow_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o verse_n he_o set_v forth_o the_o great_a bounty_n of_o god_n to_o they_o who_o intend_v to_o enrich_v they_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o good_a thing_n without_o any_o labour_n of_o their_o own_o to_o purchase_v they_o verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o then_o beware_v lest_o thou_o forget_v the_o lord_n which_o bring_v thou_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n in_o prosperity_n we_o be_v too_o prone_a to_o forget_v our_o benefactor_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o preserve_v a_o awful_a sense_n of_o he_o in_o thy_o mind_n and_o be_v constant_a in_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n which_o be_v never_o more_o necessary_a than_o when_o they_o enjoy_v so_o many_o blessing_n from_o he_o 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statute_n and_o the_o judgement_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o do_v they_o all_o the_o law_n of_o god_n see_v vi._n 1._o especial_o this_o great_a commandment_n to_o have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o he_o verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o wherefore_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o you_o harken_v to_o these_o judgement_n and_o keep_v and_o do_v they_o that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v keep_v unto_o thou_o the_o covenant_n and_o mercy_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n as_o faithful_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o they_o as_o he_o do_v to_o their_o father_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o he_o will_v love_v thou_o continue_v his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o bless_v thou_o and_o multiply_v thou_o
first_o hear_v of_o their_o sin_n xxxii_o exod._n 11_o 12_o 13._o and_o the_o next_o morning_n after_o he_o have_v break_v the_o calf_n and_o do_v execution_n upon_o the_o offender_n v._o 30_o 31_o 32._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n i_o do_v neither_o eat_v bread_n nor_o drink_v water_n xxxiv_o exod._n 2_o 28._o because_o of_o all_o your_o sin_n which_o you_o sin_v in_o do_v wicked_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n he_o spend_v this_o time_n very_o much_o in_o earnest_a supplication_n to_o god_n to_o forgive_v not_o only_o this_o but_o all_o their_o other_o sin_n whereby_o they_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v cast_v off_o by_o he_o for_o they_o provoke_v he_o at_o marah_n xv_o exod._n 23._o and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n xvi_o 2_o 3._o and_o at_o massah_n xvii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o for_o i_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o anger_n and_o hot_a displeasure_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a against_o you_o to_o destroy_v you_o which_o god_n have_v express_v both_o before_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n and_o after_o xxxii_o exod._n xxxiii_o 3_o 5._o insomuch_o that_o the_o lord_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n and_o will_v not_o for_o the_o present_a dwell_v among_o they_o v._o 7._o but_o the_o lord_n hearken_v unto_o i_o at_o that_o time_n also_o see_v xxxiv_o exod._n 8_o 9_o 10._o where_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o he_o expect_v they_o shall_v be_v more_o faithful_a hereafter_o in_o observe_v their_o covenant_n with_o he_o particular_o this_o part_n of_o worship_v no_o other_o god_n see_v there_o v._o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o ver._n 20._o and_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o aaron_n to_o have_v destroy_v he_o etc._n etc._n this_o show_v the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o sin_n which_o have_v like_a to_o have_v cost_n aaron_n his_o life_n though_o he_o mere_o comply_v with_o the_o impetuous_a verse_n 20_o desire_n of_o the_o people_n out_o of_o fear_n and_o want_v of_o courage_n to_o resist_v they_o ver._n 21._o and_o i_o take_v your_o sin_n so_o idol_n be_v term_v verse_n 21_o in_o xxxi_o isa_n 7._o the_o object_n or_o occasion_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n the_o calf_n which_o you_o have_v make_v and_o burn_v it_o with_o fire_n and_o stamp_v it_o and_o ground_n it_o very_o small_a etc._n etc._n this_o he_o do_v before_o he_o go_v up_o the_o second_o time_n into_o the_o mount_n xxxii_o exod._n 20._o and_o i_o cast_v the_o dust_n thereof_o into_o the_o brook_n that_o descend_v out_o of_o the_o mount_n from_o the_o rock_n which_o moses_n smite_v with_o his_o rod_n xvii_o exod._n 6._o which_o constant_o supply_v they_o with_o drink_n which_o for_o the_o present_a they_o can_v not_o have_v but_o mix_v with_o their_o sin_n as_o we_o read_v xxxii_o exod._n 20._o ver._n 22._o and_o at_o taberah_n beside_o this_o great_a sin_n verse_n 22_o commit_v at_o horeb_n he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o several_a other_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o humble_v and_o have_v no_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o righteousness_n remain_v in_o they_o see_v concern_v this_o xi_o numb_a 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o at_o massah_n as_o the_o forego_n sin_n be_v commit_v after_o the_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n so_o this_o be_v before_o it_o xvii_o exod._n 7._o and_o at_o kibroth_n hattaavah_o you_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o wrath_n this_o provocation_n be_v immediate_o after_o that_o at_o taberah_n xi_o numb_a 33_o 34._o all_o which_o three_o place_n have_v their_o name_n from_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n or_o from_o their_o punishment_n ver._n 23._o likewise_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o all_o when_o the_o lord_n send_v you_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a say_v go_v up_o and_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v you_o verse_n 23_o xiii_o numb_a 1_o 2_o 3._o then_o you_o rebel_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n and_o you_o believe_v he_o not_o nor_o hearken_v to_o his_o word_n fourteen_o numb_a 1_o 2_o 3._o of_o which_o unbelief_n god_n there_o complain_v v._o 11._o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o you_o have_v be_v rebellious_a against_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o day_n that_o i_o know_v you_o to_o comprise_v all_o in_o a_o few_o word_n you_o have_v be_v a_o disobedient_a people_n ever_o since_o i_o be_v acquaint_v with_o you_o so_o he_o suspect_v they_o will_v prove_v iv_o exod._n 1._o and_o upon_o the_o first_o disappointment_n find_v it_o to_o be_v true_a five_o exod._n 24_o 25._o verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o thus_o i_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o lord_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n as_o i_o fall_v down_o at_o the_o first_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v he_o will_v destroy_v you_o have_v interpose_v some_o other_o instance_n of_o their_o rebellious_a disposition_n beside_o their_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n he_o return_v to_o what_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o say_v concern_v his_o intercession_n with_o god_n for_o a_o pardon_n which_o he_o can_v not_o obtain_v without_o long_a importunity_n for_o we_o can_v from_o these_o word_n gather_v as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n do_v that_o moses_n be_v three_o time_n in_o the_o mount_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o same_o time_n which_o he_o mention_v v._n 18._o and_o if_o we_o shall_v think_v he_o intend_v any_o other_o we_o may_v conclude_v he_o be_v four_o time_n in_o the_o mount_n so_o many_o day_n and_o night_n because_o he_o mention_n it_o over_o again_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n x._o 10._o because_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v he_o will_v destroy_v you_o xxxii_o exod._n 10._o xxxiii_o 5._o this_o wade_v he_o so_o earnest_a to_o obtain_v a_o assurance_n from_o god_n that_o he_o will_v continue_v to_o be_v as_o gracious_a to_o they_o as_o he_o have_v be_v of_o which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o some_o hope_n before_o he_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n see_v xxiii_o exod._n 17._o xxxiv_o 9_o 10._o ver._n 26._o i_o pray_v therefore_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v verse_n 26_o o_o lord_n god_n destroy_v not_o thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n which_o thou_o have_v redeem_v through_o thy_o greatness_n etc._n etc._n he_o use_v the_o same_o argument_n in_o his_o petition_n for_o they_o when_o he_o go_v into_o the_o mount_n the_o second_o time_n which_o he_o have_v urge_v before_o he_o come_v down_o the_o first_o time_n from_o it_o xxxii_o exod._n 12._o ver._n 27._o remember_v thy_o servant_n abraham_n isaac_n verse_n 27_o and_o jacob._n the_o very_a same_o he_o have_v say_v there_o v._o 13._o and_o look_v not_o unto_o the_o stubborness_n of_o this_o people_n nor_o to_o their_o wickedness_n nor_o to_o their_o sin_n he_o pray_v that_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n to_o their_o pious_a forefather_n will_v move_v he_o to_o overlook_a the_o high_a provocation_n of_o their_o posterity_n which_o he_o aggravate_v in_o several_a word_n the_o more_o to_o humble_v they_o and_o to_o magnify_v god_n mercy_n in_o grant_v they_o a_o pardon_n the_o word_n stubborness_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o their_o very_a evil_a disposition_n of_o mind_n and_o their_o wickedness_n to_o all_o their_o undutiful_a murmur_n and_o their_o sin_n to_o their_o idolatry_n which_o be_v often_o call_v in_o scripture_n peculiarly_a by_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o high_a provocation_n from_o whence_o spring_v all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n thus_o jeroboam_n be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n to_o be_v worship_v ver._n 28._o lest_o the_o land_n whence_o thou_o bring_v they_o verse_n 28_o out_o say_v because_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o promise_v they_o and_o because_o he_o hate_v they_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o out_o to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n x._o chapter_n x._o the_o sense_n of_o this_o also_o he_o have_v before_o urge_v xxxii_o exod._n 12._o ver._n 29._o yet_o they_o be_v thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n verse_n 29_o which_o thou_o bring_v out_o by_o thy_o mighty_a power_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v redeem_v by_o he_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n separate_v from_o all_o other_o people_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a xix_o exod._n 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o beside_o have_v repent_v of_o this_o sin_n in_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n god_n have_v again_o own_v they_o to_o be_v his_o and_o promise_v his_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o xxxiii_o exod._n 14._o insomuch_o that_o moses_n there_o say_v before_o he_o go_v into_o the_o mount_n again_o v._o 13._o consider_v
come_v that_o the_o physician_n have_v obtain_v his_o end_n he_o change_v the_o diet_n and_o permit_v his_o patient_n what_o he_o former_o forbid_v and_o prohibit_n that_o which_o he_o former_o permit_v which_o exact_o agree_v to_o what_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v do_v chap._n xiii_o xiii_o chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1._o if_o there_o arise_v among_o you_o in_o future_a verse_n 1_o time_n a_o prophet_n one_o that_o pretend_v to_o have_v a_o message_n from_o god_n deliver_v to_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n or_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o there_o be_v a_o constant_a succession_n of_o prophet_n to_o who_o god_n reveal_v his_o mind_n several_a way_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o preserve_v they_o in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o instruct_v they_o in_o their_o law_n and_o admonish_v they_o on_o some_o occasion_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v which_o be_v the_o more_o necessary_a because_o there_o be_v such_o kind_n of_o person_n among_o the_o gentile_n or_o a_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n who_o pretend_v god_n have_v appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n as_o he_o do_v unto_o jacob_n xxviii_o gen._n 11._o and_o reveal_v his_o mind_n to_o he_o such_o there_o be_v in_o jeremiah_n time_n xxix_o jerem._n 8._o and_o give_v thou_o a_o sign_n foretell_v something_o or_o a_o wonder_n by_o what_o follow_v one_o will_v think_v this_o belong_v to_o the_o forego_n word_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o he_o foretell_v some_o wonderful_a thing_n which_o shall_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v or_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v shall_v work_v a_o miracle_n unto_o which_o the_o heathen_a do_v not_o so_o much_o pretend_v as_o they_o do_v to_o prediction_n which_o be_v common_a among_o they_o ver._n 2._o and_o the_o sign_n or_o the_o wonder_n come_v to_o pass_v whereof_o verse_n 2_o he_o speak_v unto_o thou_o the_o event_n confirm_v the_o prediction_n so_o that_o he_o seem_v a_o true_a prophet_n say_v let_v we_o go_v after_o other_o god_n which_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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approbation_n wherewith_o you_o apprehend_v it_o etc._n etc._n for_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a weakness_n to_o suffer_v even_o a_o miracle_n to_o shake_v their_o faith_n after_o it_o have_v be_v confirm_v by_o so_o many_o miracle_n ver._n 4._o you_o shall_v walk_v after_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n verse_n 4_o follow_v the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o maimonides_n interpret_v it_o declare_v by_o himself_o more_o nevochim_n p._n i._o cap._n xxxviii_o which_o be_v a_o plain_a and_o more_o genuine_a interpretation_n than_o that_o of_o the_o gamera_fw-la of_o sota_n cap._n i._n sect._n 52._o where_o r._n chama_fw-la expound_v it_o of_o imitate_v god_n in_o clothing_n the_o naked_a visit_v the_o sick_a bury_v the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n for_o beneficence_n be_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n which_o be_v a_o pious_a sense_n but_o not_o here_o intend_v and_o fear_v he_o worship_v he_o alone_o vi_o 2._o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n the_o great_a of_o which_o 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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 by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o one_o and_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o two_o that_o be_v a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v separate_v for_o pious_a and_o charitable_a use_n see_v schickard_n in_o his_o jus_fw-la regium_fw-la cap._n iu._n theorem_fw-la xv._o and_o the_o first_o of_o the_o fleece_n of_o thy_o sheep_n shall_v thou_o give_v he_o this_o be_v comprehend_v under_o first-fruit_n but_o never_o particular_o mention_v before_o now_o and_o though_o the_o quantity_n be_v not_o mention_v yet_o the_o jew_n have_v adventure_v to_o determine_v that_o less_o than_o one_o fleece_n in_o sixty_o be_v not_o accept_v for_o so_o they_o say_v of_o all_o other_o first-fruit_n that_o a_o sixti_v part_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v the_o least_o that_o any_o man_n give_v and_o he_o be_v account_v a_o covetous_a man_n if_o he_o give_v no_o more_o they_o that_o be_v indifferent_o good_a give_v a_o fifty_o part_n and_o liberal_a person_n the_o forty_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o 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out_o one_o way_n against_o they_o and_o flee_v seven_o way_n before_o they_o though_o they_o march_v out_o in_o a_o great_a body_n against_o their_o enemy_n he_o threaten_v that_o they_o shall_v soon_o be_v disperse_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o of_o their_o enemy_n be_v against_o they_o for_o that_o expression_n be_v remarkable_a the_o lord_n shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o be_v smite_v see_v v._o 7._o and_o shall_v be_v remove_v into_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v something_o more_o than_o be_v threaten_v xxvi_o levit._fw-la 33._o signify_v not_o only_a their_o dispersion_n into_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o their_o be_v toss_v up_o and_o down_o like_o vagabond_n from_o one_o country_n to_o another_o without_o any_o certain_a settlement_n which_o have_v be_v notorious_o verify_v since_o their_o last_o dispersion_n by_o the_o roman_n of_o which_o they_o themselves_o have_v give_v we_o large_a account_n in_o several_a book_n viz._n juchasin_n schalscheleth_n hakkabala_n schebet_fw-la jehuda_fw-la and_o zemuch_n david_n wherein_o they_o have_v abundant_o confirm_v what_o tertullian_n say_v of_o they_o in_o his_o time_n dispersi_fw-la palabundi_fw-la &_o coeli_fw-la &_o soli_fw-la svi_fw-la extorres_fw-la vagantur_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la that_o be_v scatter_v straggle_v up_o and_o down_o uncertain_o banish_v from_o their_o own_o country_n they_o wander_v about_o the_o world_n without_o any_o king_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o captivity_n when_o nehemiah_n i_o 8._o confess_v these_o word_n be_v fulfil_v see_v ix_o jerem._n 16._o vi_o ezek._n 8._o xii_o 14_o 15._o verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o and_o thy_o carcase_n shall_v be_v meat_n unto_o all_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o unto_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n nothing_o be_v account_v a_o great_a calamity_n among_o the_o jew_n than_o to_o have_v their_o dead_a body_n lie_v expose_v to_o be_v bury_v 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sea_n which_o be_v hereby_o mean_v ver._n 3._o and_o the_o south_n and_o after_o he_o have_v see_v verse_n 3_o the_o south_n which_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o simeon_n inhabit_v he_o bid_v he_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o valley_n of_o jericho_n all_o the_o region_n about_o jordan_n especial_o the_o lovely_a plain_n of_o jericho_n which_o be_v very_o much_o celebrate_v by_o other_o author_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n which_o be_v often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n sometime_o without_o and_o sometime_o with_o the_o name_n of_o jericho_n i_o judge_n 16._o iii_o 13._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 15._o which_o be_v so_o call_v because_o a_o multitude_n of_o palm-tree_n grow_v about_o it_o as_o strabo_n as_o well_o as_o josephus_n testify_v in_o his_o geograph_n lib._n xvi_o p._n 763._o where_o he_o describe_v this_o plain_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o encompass_v about_o with_o mountain_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o theatre_n abound_v with_o palm-tree_n and_o other_o garden-tree_n mix_v with_o they_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o stadia_fw-la and_o there_o be_v also_o he_o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paradise_n of_o balsam_n which_o be_v a_o rare_a aromatic_a plant_n like_v to_o the_o turpentine-tree_n who_o juice_n be_v of_o great_a virtue_n and_o value_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o odoriferous_a plant_n grow_v here_o some_o think_v this_o city_n have_v the_o name_n of_o jericho_n signify_v sweet_a smell_v so_o r._n judas_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o beracoth_n where_o he_o mention_n this_o tree_n as_o grow_v about_o jericho_n and_o thence_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n reach_v which_o signify_v a_o sweet_a smell_n this_o be_v more_o probable_a than_o the_o conjecture_n of_o d._n chytraeus_n who_o imagine_v jericho_n to_o come_v from_o 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as_o hottinger_n relate_v in_o his_o smegma_fw-la orientale_n cap._n viii_o p._n 456._o tell_v the_o story_n thus_o that_o joshua_n eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o elder_n accompany_v he_o to_o the_o mount_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o passion_n when_o they_o be_v to_o take_v their_o leave_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v part_v from_o he_o whereupon_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n come_v down_o which_o separate_v they_o from_o moses_n so_o that_o they_o see_v he_o no_o more_o this_o be_v the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v unto_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n say_v i_o will_v give_v it_o unto_o thy_o seed_n xii_o gen._n 7._o xiii_o 15._o xv._o 18_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v cause_v thou_o to_o see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n which_o the_o lord_n strengthen_v it_o be_v likely_a with_o a_o great_a vigour_n than_o usual_a that_o he_o may_v take_v a_o large_a prospect_n than_o other_o wise_a he_o can_v have_v do_v of_o this_o country_n or_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o he_o lay_v a_o map_n of_o it_o before_o his_o eye_n wherein_o every_o part_n of_o it_o be_v exact_o describe_v but_o that_o may_v have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n without_o go_v up_o into_o a_o mountain_n therefore_o the_o other_o be_v more_o reasonable_a that_o he_o strengthen_v his_o visive_a faculty_n with_o a_o great_a power_n to_o see_v the_o whole_a country_n in_o its_o length_n and_o breadth_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n have_v be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o put_v both_o together_o as_o j._n bened._n carpzovius_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o several_a of_o they_o upon_o schickard_n jus_fw-la regium_fw-la cap._n v._o theorem_fw-la xvi_o p._n 285._o who_o thus_o speak_v god_n show_v he_o the_o whole_a land_n as_o in_o a_o garden_n plot_n forty_o mile_n in_o breadth_n and_o as_o many_o in_o length_n and_o give_v his_o eye_n such_o a_o power_n of_o contemplate_v the_o whole_a land_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o see_v hill_n and_o dale_n what_o be_v open_a and_o what_o be_v enclose_v remote_a or_o nigh_o at_o one_o view_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o thither_o this_o he_o have_v often_o say_v to_o he_o and_o now_o mention_n it_o that_o he_o may_v die_v in_o a_o comfortable_a sense_n that_o he_o have_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n to_o he_o and_o consequent_o carry_v this_o belief_n along_o with_o he_o into_o the_o other_o world_n that_o he_o will_v make_v good_a the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o their_o father_n of_o bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n and_o there_o fulfil_v all_o that_o he_o have_v foretell_v verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o so_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o god_n himself_o call_v he_o after_o his_o death_n in_o the_o next_o book_n i_o josh_n 2_o 7._o as_o the_o most_o eminent_a minister_n of_o he_o that_o he_o have_v hitherto_o employ_v in_o israel_n but_o the_o observation_n of_o r._n bechai_n be_v not_o well_o found_v that_o he_o be_v not_o call_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n till_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o then_o admit_v unto_o the_o near_a familiarity_n with_o the_o divine_a majesty_n for_o though_o these_o very_a word_n be_v not_o use_v yet_o the_o lord_n call_v he_o my_o servant_n moses_n which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n xii_o numb_a 7._o die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n for_o this_o country_n be_v so_o still_o call_v because_o it_o ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o moabite_n see_n xxi_o numb_a 26._o from_o who_o sihon_n have_v take_v it_o as_o israel_n now_o have_v take_v it_o from_o he_o so_o that_o he_o real_o die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la expound_v this_o very_o sober_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v as_o the_o lord_z have_v determine_v and_o declare_v he_o shall_v xxxii_o 49_o 50._o and_o so_o this_o phrase_n be_v common_o use_v in_o this_o very_a book_n xvii_o 6_o 10_o 11._o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n ix_o numb_a 20._o xiii_o 3_o etc._n etc._n which_o will_v warrant_v this_o interpretation_n that_o moses_n do_v not_o die_v of_o any_o disease_n nor_o be_v wear_v out_o with_o age_n but_o mere_o because_o god_n the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o all_o thing_n so_o order_v it_o but_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o have_v far-fetched_a conceit_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o moses_n from_o these_o word_n for_o because_o it_o be_v say_v he_o die_v all_o pi_n at_o the_o mouth_n as_o the_o word_n be_v literal_o in_o the_o hebrew_n of_o the_o lord_n maimonides_n himself_o say_v that_o their_o wise_a man_n think_v and_o he_o seem_v of_o their_o opinion_n that_o it_o signify_v the_o lord_n draw_v his_o soul_n out_o of_o his_o body_n with_o a_o kiss_n and_o thus_o die_v aaron_n and_o miriam_n but_o none_o beside_o they_o of_o aaron_n indeed_o it_o be_v express_o say_v he_o die_v all_o pi_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v of_o miriam_n and_o yet_o they_o will_v have_v she_o to_o have_v have_v the_o same_o favour_n that_o be_v they_o die_v say_v he_o of_o too_o much_o love_n from_o the_o pleasure_n they_o have_v in_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n which_o apprehension_n of_o god_n conjunct_a with_o the_o high_a love_n to_o he_o he_o think_v be_v call_v kiss_v i_o cant._n 2._o let_v he_o kiss_v i_o with_o the_o kiss_n of_o his_o mouth_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n li._n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n though_o no_o doubt_n moses_n depart_v this_o life_n in_o a_o most_o delectable_a sense_n and_o taste_v of_o the_o divine_a love_n have_v no_o unwillingness_n to_o
know_v face_n to_o face_n or_o as_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr think_v it_o shall_v be_v translate_v who_o know_v the_o lord_z face_n to_o face_n this_o be_v one_o pre-eminence_n of_o moses_n above_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o he_o converse_v more_o familiar_o with_o god_n than_o any_o of_o they_o do_v see_v xii_o numb_a 8._o which_o place_n explain_v this_o for_o to_o know_v he_o face_n to_o face_n be_v to_o speak_v familiar_o to_o god_n and_o to_o hear_v god_n speak_v in_o like_a manner_n unto_o he_o and_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la expound_v these_o word_n only_o instead_o of_o the_o lord_n he_o say_v who_o know_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n talk_v with_o he_o and_o deliver_v to_o he_o most_o excellent_a law_n for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o his_o people_n in_o which_o law_n he_o still_o live_v they_o all_o remain_v upon_o record_n to_o this_o day_n when_o the_o law_n of_o all_o the_o famous_a lawgiver_n who_o the_o gentile_n honour_v as_o god_n be_v obliterated_a but_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o in_o this_o wherein_o moses_n excel_v all_o the_o prophet_n our_o bless_a saviour_n far_o transcend_v he_o for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n i_o joh._n 18._o and_o speak_v what_o he_o see_v and_o hear_v etc._n etc._n iii_o joh._n 11_o 32._o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o in_o all_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o wonder_n which_o the_o lord_n send_v he_o to_o do_v the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la have_v it_o which_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n send_v he_o to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o all_o his_o servant_n and_o to_o all_o his_o land_n see_v iu_o 34._o vi_o 22._o vii_o 19_o in_o these_o sign_n and_o wonder_v moses_n excel_v all_o the_o prophet_n do_v more_o miracle_n than_o all_o that_o succeed_v he_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n xxxv_o but_o our_o bless_a saviour_n excel_v he_o in_o this_o as_o well_o as_o they_o do_v more_o wonder_n than_o all_o the_o prophet_n put_v together_o have_v do_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o far_o great_a also_o than_o they_o xxi_o joh._n ult_n ver._n 12._o and_o in_o all_o that_o mighty_a hand_n and_o in_o all_o that_o great_a terror_n which_o moses_n show_v as_o the_o former_a verse_n relate_v to_o what_o he_o do_v in_o egypt_n so_o this_o have_v respect_n unto_o their_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o to_o all_o that_o befall_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n both_o at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n and_o afterward_o till_o this_o time_n so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la expound_v these_o word_n in_o all_o that_o strong_a hand_n and_o in_o all_o those_o great_a vision_n which_o moses_n manage_v and_o onkelos_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a maimonides_n insist_o much_o upon_o this_o that_o moses_n wrought_v all_o his_o miracle_n public_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v witness_n of_o they_o and_o so_o our_o saviour_n common_o wrought_v his_o till_o they_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o in_o their_o synagogue_n at_o their_o public_a feast_n when_o there_o be_v the_o great_a concourse_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o in_o this_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n like_o unto_o moses_n though_o infinite_o superior_a which_o some_o of_o the_o old_a jew_n can_v not_o but_o discern_v as_o i_o observe_v upon_o chap._n xviii_o when_o upon_o these_o word_n of_o isaiah_n lii_o 13._o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v and_o extol_v and_o be_v very_o high_a they_o thus_o gloss_n in_o tanchuma_n which_o be_v a_o ancient_a book_n among_o they_o this_o be_v the_o king_n messiah_n who_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o abraham_n extol_v above_o moses_n and_o be_v very_o high_a above_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o ministry_n upon_o which_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la thus_o gloss_n and_o conclude_v his_o commentary_n as_o i_o shall_v do_v i_o with_o these_o word_n what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v above_o the_o angel_n let_v the_o jew_n 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so_o much_o as_o a_o wrinkle_n in_o his_o cheek_n so_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n interpret_v the_o last_o clause_n other_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v so_o much_o as_o a_o tooth_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n see_v bocharius_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._n lib._n ii_o cap._n xlv_o p._n 506._o both_o onkelos_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la refer_v it_o to_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o countenance_n which_o continue_v to_o the_o last_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o heathen_a who_o be_v not_o whole_o unacquainted_a with_o this_o story_n but_o have_v not_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o it_o imagine_v that_o moses_n be_v trouble_v to_o die_v when_o he_o be_v so_o vigorous_a for_o trebellius_n pollio_n in_o the_o life_n of_o claudius_n say_v that_o the_o most_o learned_a mathematician_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o no_o man_n live_v beyond_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n for_o though_o moses_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n so_o he_o mistake_v 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